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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

May 10, 1904 practice of tale
bearing, petty complaints and charges
of apprehension, inefficiency, ETC., on
the part of some Of the clerks in the
Government service against their fellow
employees has recently come into vogue
and is arousing considerable criticism.
especially among officials to whose
notice 1t has come. 1t is declared that
this practice, which is not only objec-
tionable in itself, but often leads to
great injustice to deserving persons, has
become so annoying to the heads Of
several departments that effectual
measures will be taken to stop it.
In some Government offices, employees
have already been given to understand
by their superiors that unless this tale
bearing, etc, stops, the persons re-
sponsible will be adequately punished
II these petty complaints are not dis
continued, 1t is intended first to repri-
mand the offenders. and, If that does
no good. to remove them from their
positions. All back-biters in the Gov
eminent service are warned to be care
full
A correspondent at Mount Pleasant,
D. G.. writes to The Star that while the
inhabitants of that village are enjoying
bIlc SWcCb IlSluS dIIdyCu III living
green" the borders of that settlement
are expanding rapidly this Spring. Mr..
S. P. Brown, the original proprietor of
the town. is reported to have sold half
acre tract to John B. Bloss, and other
real estate transactions are recorded.
President Grant this afternoon re-
ceived a delegation from the national
executive committee of colored men, APP
pointed by the recent colored conven-
ton. The delegation laid before the
President various questions pertaining
to the interests of the recently free
colored people in this country.
A long address was submitted to the
President calling his attention to re-
ports that colored men would not be
appointed to Federal office and asking
him to consider seriously this question
before making appointments, so that
colored men might be given their rights
as American citizens, especially in the
matter Of holding public office. The
delegation was headed by George T.
Downing of Rhode Island, as president
President Grant promised to give due
weight to the representations Of the
delegation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Famous Wits of History
Retorts of Diogenes Tub-Dweler Of Ancient Greece,
Sound Like Modern wise Cracks"
J. p.
BY J. P. GLASS

He was once a member of an audience
which was listening to a reader who
had been going on at great length. The
reader finally accidentally gave a
glimpse of blank page at the end of
the book.
Courage, my lads" called out Dioge-
mes to the audience, II see land ahead"
Some one asked him the proper time
to breakfast. He replied:
IF you are rich, whenever you choose
If you are poor whenever you have any
thing to breakfast upon"
Once he begged that beautiful
statue be made a gift to him.
why do you make such an unreason-
able request?" he was asked.
Because I am practicing diSappoint-
ment."
Coming out of a BATH Diogenes was
asked, Are there many men inside?"
To which he replied, mo, but there are
a lot of people there"
Seeing the officials taking to prison
a steward who had stolen q cup, he re-
marked, Here are the big thieves car
rying off the little thief"
Being asked If he could explain the
pale color Of gold, he rejoined that it
was because so many were always plot
ting against 1t.
Seeing some women who had been
hanged on the boughs of an olive tree,
he exclaimed, IT wish all trees bore that
kind of fruit"
Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Straig Int Talks to Women About Money
BY MARY ELIZABETH ALLEN.

is greatly inadequate to meet this
charge. 1t may be added, spectators
exclusively buy stocks on margin, be-
cause investors buy their stocks or Sc
curities outright to hold
Now suppose the woman above who
bought her 100 shares at $40 and paid
$500 reads one day her stock has gone
down to 81 per share. Her broker
will probably call her by phone and tell
her she must have $3.50 more up" with
her broker or she will be sold out.
This point needs explaining to a great
many women. First, brokers deposit the
stocks they buy for margin buyers for
security against the money they Dor
row to carry them. For example, If
you buy a stock as above, the board or
committee of the exchange that controls
the loans made to members may decide
on your particular stock they will lend
up to so per cent of the value of the
stock, and by that they mean market
value. When the price goes down, your
broker must get more money to secure
the loan on your stock.
On stock selling at $40 he borrows
IS. When the stock declines in price
to 81 he can only borrow $3.50 on each
share. In other words, to hold the 100
shares. for you he must get 81 so more
per share, or $50 in ali. It is hoped
this will explain two Of the most COM
mon mysteries in the financial world.
1t is true some brokerage houses may
carry their own margin accounts, but
they perforce have certain limits too,
and ask for additional margin money
when their risk passes what they con.
slider a reasonable limit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

are interested in physical culture or
beauty culture must also recognize the
Importance Of correct eating.
1t may be little difncult for the
layman in such matters to follow the
arguments of professional dietitians in
regard to the proper balancing of the
diet. We have been told of the neces-
sity for including balanced rations of
proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Then
yitamins were discovered and their i'm
portance was demonstrated. Mineral
salts also must find place In the daily
diet Menus planned solely by calories
have had their day Of popularity.
Still another approach to the problem
of selecting the right foods is based
upon combinations of foods in the light
of their acid or alkaline forming prop
critics. THE power of the blood to
resist disease depends upon its degree
of alkalinity." says DR.. Sheridan G.
Waite, and he advocates the use of four
parts of alkaline forming foods to one
part Of acid-forming foods in the daily
diet Of the average person.
The alkaline Reforming foods include
acid and subacid fruits, like oranges.
apples, pears, etc; non-starchy vegeta-
bles like asparagus, carrots. spinach, ETC.,
ripe bananas, dates, figs, raisins and po-
tatoes when eaten with their skins. The
acid-forming foods are proteins (meats,
cheese, white Of eggs. fish, game, nuts,
etc.; starchy vegetables and cereals,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Sunday morning pop was reeding
parts Of the Sunday paper and throw
ing parts of it back on the floor, and
ma was looking out the living room
window, saying, What lovely morning,
Willyum, its Spring, Spring is the ony
werd that describes it.
All rite, let's call 1t Spring, pop sed
keeping on Teeding the Sunday paper,
and ma sed, feel aWt to do some
thing to celebrate such a perfeck day,
and 1 know just what I'm going to do.
too, I'm going to take your picture, Will
yum, 1 remember there's a film in the
camera with more exposures on it, so
come rite down in the back yard, WILL
yum.
Who, me? Yee gods, pop sed, and
ma sed, Now Willyun. your not going
to deny the call of Spring just from
laZiness, so the sooner you 60 down the
sooner 1t will be over. III go and get
the camera, she sed.
WITCH she did, and pop went down
in the yard and ma came down with
the camera and aimed it at him. say
ing, Now smile, Willyum, try to look
little more like Spring.
All rite, Ill think of liver and onions,
pop sed. And he smiled q big smile
and ma sed, Are you reddy?
zee gods. now I've wasted a good
smile, of corse I was reddy. did you
think was rehearsing? pop sed. Step
on the gas. wunt to get back to my
paper, he sed.
All rite. have little patience, Rome
wascnt made in minnit, ma sed. Are
you reddy? she sed
For Peet sake I've never been any,
thing elts but reddy. pop sed, and ma
sed, All rite, then smile agen.
cant, my face won't werk any more.
1t may never werk again, your running
1t out here, pop sed and Ma sed, Don't
be rediculisS, smile
WITCH pop did, and ma sed, Are you
reddy?
No. and Ill never be reddy agen, I'm
through, pop sed, and ma sed, We'll as
matter of fact so am /, because I
just notice that there no film In here
after all, must of been thinking of
the time before this. o well, we've
been out in the Spring air anyway, she
sed.
I hope we've both cawt a cold, that's
way feel, pop sed. And he went
in and got behind the Sunday paper
agen and stayed there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

Diogenes, the cynic, who lived in a
tub for a time to accuston himself to
all sorts of weather, was one Of the
whites of the early Greeks. Sold to
Xeniades, Corinthian, as a slave, he
tutored his masters sons, but had plenty
of time left to teach the multitude that
avoidance Of physical pleasure is vir-
tue and to make clever remarks. Alex
ander the Great said, IF I were not
Alexander I would be Diogenes."
Strangely, the two died on the same
day.
Many of Diogenes' verbal shots sound
amazingly like modern wisecracks. This,
for instance, is very twentieth century:
When some one accidentally gave the
philosopher a knock with a beam and
then called out, Take care" he asked,
Are you going to hit me AGAIN."
To friend who was having his shoes
put on him by servant, Diogenes said:
you'll want help next in blowing your
nose"
Alexander the Great came to see him
and found him Sbasking contentedly in
the sunshine.
ASK me-" said Alexander, ANY favor
you please"
Just stand out of the light" retorted
Diogenes.
Listening to a man delivering a lee
ture on the heavenly bodies, he observed
How long is it since you came down
from the SKYE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Breathing and Blood Pressure.


When . reader notices something
about high blood pressure here and
writes to ask what's good for it,
can't tell him the remedy, because I
don't know Of any.
When q reader tells me he has high
blood pressure or that his physician
says so, have some general advice for
him II he wants 1t, though, of course, I
cannot surmise from this distance what
ais the reader.
Sometimes I fear readers who have
high blood pressure or, worse, who i'm
agine they have it, will suffer some dire
complication by reason of a sudden in
crease Of the pressure on receipt OF my
answer to q request for remedy
They take 1t so i'll that hold myself
out as a real doctor and all, yet can't
tell q person a remedy for such sim
pie trouble. AS a matter of fact, 1t Is
precisely because I am That l cant
ask any real doctor if that is not so.
Now, friends with high blood pressure
or even Just an obsceSsion thereof
come up closer and listen carefully, FOL
I have brand new remedy for you
today, and like all my remedies this
one will do you no harm If it does YOU
no good. I am glad to say that Thu
new remedy for high blood pressure
cannot be bought in any drug store moi
can 1t be administered by a doctor o.
a nurse. You have to take 1t yourself
If you want to try 1t, and 1t doesn'
cost a red cent. do not say it is alb
SoSutely foolproof, as are some Of m
remedies. but believe Il Is simple "a!
lNySsAt7sHs~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Everyday Psychology
Base Ball and Politics.
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

Base ball and politics are cut out of
the same psychological cloth. They
exist and flourish because of Identical
mind-Stuff. The mental processes which
operate in the one are comparable with
those that operate in the other. Base
ball managers and politicians share the
same personality traits, cherish the
same philosophy of life. The fans and
the voters also compare favorably on
these points. You can make these COM
parsons step by step from the sandlot
to the Yankee Stadium, from the ward
caucus to a national convention.
Base ball and politics are power
generators. That's why both are so
often called machines. When the sea-
son in either case is on, these machines
extract from the fans or the voters,
as the case may be, the necessary
energy to keep them headed toward
their respective goals.
In base ball, this energy Is called
support of the public; in politics,
loyalty" Take this energy away, and
both machines begin to rattle and
finally go to pieces.
Base ball machines and political ma
chimes flourish only when they succeed
in setting themselves up as symbols of
power combined with winning tactics.
Their respective followers are not con-
cerned about the ethics Of the pro-
cedure. The one big idea is to win.
When the home team wins, the rooter
feels the glow of an expanding ego.
When the candidate is successful, the
voter feels that he has demonstrated
a personal strength in which he takes
a pardonable pride. II the candidate
is defeated, he feels that he has wasted
his vote"
Politics is as much a matter of sport
as is base ball. Nothing appeals to the
gambling instinct so much as these
two pastimes. Men have been known
to go unshaved for three months in
payment for their bad Judgment on a
political race Others have been known
to roll peanut six blocks with a tooth
pick in payment of base ball wager
Base ball and politics are comparable
on these scores: the expression Of per-
sonal power, the thrill of taking a
chance, the exaltation of the desire To
win.
copyright, 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. d.

safe enough to merit the widest publi-
cation.
OF course, I might name the remedy
in single line and be done with 1t,
but IL did so, am certain, lot of
people who ought to know this remedy
and use it would never learn of 1t at
all. I have had a lesson about this
way of prescribing ideas, and know
how it works. For years I have tried
to drive home to readers the physi-
illogical truth. that almost anybody, II
he has a mind to, may get along quite
comfortably and enjoy the best of
health without the help of physic in
any way, shape or manner. No one,
apparently, ever took that seriously,
until happened to present the simple
truth in another way, with a lot OF
argumen9 and explanation; then, to my
surprise, It began to take, and people
began to assure me that they had found
was right about 1t.
This remedy for high blood pressure
is a simple physiological truth that
might be expressed in less than dozen
words, but I'm not going to kill 1t that
way, for believe it is valuable remedy
and I want to persuade as many per-
sons as possible to use 1t. I offer you
| Just one thought to turn over in your
mind: Patients with uncomplicated
hypertension (high blood pressure with
out associated organic disease) are
usually low breatherS; that Is, their
breathing habit is both slow and
! shallow.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

thing as colorful envelope lining or
paper book cover may supply the in
spiration for the design to be carried
out.
Such a spread need be nothing more
complicated than lengths of sateens
stitched together and adorned with discs
of bright colors In varying sizes, or all
alike, distributed alIyost at random upon
the surface. Some can overlap. The
whole gives the festive effect of toy
balloons let loose upon a holiday.
If hangings of the same are placed
at the window and an occasional cush-
ion carries the color into other parts of
the room, something very smart is
achieved. If an even more moderniStic
feeling is desired, squares can supplant
the circles, or both be employed In
bizarre manner.
For those who have little money, and
an artistic sense, a tie-dyed bedSpread
Of unbleached cotton cloth, dipped in a
colorful bath gives result which sug-
gestS luxury and smartnesS. An article
upon tie-dying will appear later in this
department, the principle being that at
intervals sections of the cloth are tied
to prevent absorption of color, leaving
a regular, but indefinite pattern, when
the part is released after dying.
(Copyrigit, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Explaining the Margin

One of the mysteries of the financial
world to a great many women is the
margin. When friends tell them they
have bought stocks on margin they nod
with simulated understanding and go
on wondering what it means, If any,
thing. There is another class of women
who cannot for the life of them under
stand why money is sometimes called
to maintain their margins. Well, let's
see what 1t is all about.
When one buys stock on margin 1t
means she is not paying the full price
of the stock. She buys. for example,
100 shares of stock selling at $40 a
share, but only pays $500. The other
$500 is actually being borrowed from
her broker, who is said to be carrying
her"
He carries her. so to speak. by bor-
rowing in turn the money necessary to
make up the difference between what
she pays him to buy the stock and the
price of the stock. He charges her
whatever call money" costs him. This
varies from to 20 per cent, but last
year it averaged some AZ per cent.
If the stock pays a dividend it is
probable the dividend will defray the
expenses of carrying the stock. In
many instances, however, the dividend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

candidate have been attested to before
hand and the ceremony is merely Q
formality.
The real value and true Justification
of all initiation ceremonies is to be
found In the fact that they create a
fellow feeling. There is no better way
to solidify the group. The secret part
is especially useful. Having a common
secret Is bond of unity. It Is exelu-
sive. 1t narTows the field. One cannot
be loyal to all mankind as effectively as
he can to the members of his family
and his club, with whom he has secrets
and condolences.
Copyright, 1890
A six-mile walk is required TO pass
all the stands of the British industries
fair in London this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
Beauty From Foods.

II you want a smooth, clear skin you
must learn to choose the right diet. It
makes great difference to beauty as
well as to health how you select your
menus. Indeed. each meal may be q
real beauty treatment or, II poorly plan
ned, may be the cause of your complex
ion blemishes and sallownesS. Doctors
realize that foods can build health or
cause disease; dentists know that diet
affects the teeth and gums, and all who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

Prices realized on Swift a. Company
sales Of carcass beef In washington, D. c.
for week ending Saturday, May II, 1929, or
shipments sold out, ranged from 2l.4o cents
to $500 cents FER pound and averaged ALL
cents per pound.-Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

Dried sea grass of a common variety
has become one of the most valued In
sulators used by builders against sound
heat and cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

The Duke and Duchess Of Montrose
have learned the deaf and dumb finger
language as an aid to them In their
philanthxopic, work among deaf mutes.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-03

him. to say nothing of criminal negligence. The claim Of the state that ordinary negligence would not have caused the fatality was so ab- surd if did not merit an answer. h. sad.
 Attorney Gahncy replied that he had not made the claim that there WAS criminal negligence simply be- cause q man vas killed. As q mat ter Of fact, he said. Dr. O'Neil must have been driving at a fast rate Of speed, much faster than he should have been driving
 Logan OF Proper Side
 Attorney Danahcr called the courts attention 10 the testimony of Dr. O'Ncil. Miss McCabe, LouEhlin, and Officer Douglas that the eel Hslon occurred on the side Of the highway where Logan had every right to be driving. and there would have been no collision had Dr, O'N,il sta-eI on the side of the road he should have been on. Re- gardlc4s of Lcran's condition as to aobricty. he vas on the right side Of the road and Dr. O'Neil was not.
 Attorney D"nahor, referring 10 Judge Els disbelief Of Logan's tcsti- mony as 10 his trip about the streets of Waterbury with Fay prior 10 th" accident, regretted that the court was skoptical. Your honor does not often reach such judgments, he said. to which Judge Ellis replied by asking the attorney if he really felt that Logan had been perfectly frank with the court. Your honor I talkcd with him 25 times and he never varied one bit from that story" the attorney replied.
 Arguments Are Concluded
 Attorney Berry rose to make an other argument when Attorney Danahcr concluded, but Attorney Cafcncy objected, saying the state had the right to open and close and defense counsel should not be per mitted to speak further. Judge Els replied that he vas ready to decide the cases without further argument, and he did so.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-03
London IrieyeS

London, Oct. 3 Pt-London politi- cal circles today received word of the death of Dr. Gustav Strescmann, German foreign minister, with deep regret The Riech's strong man. as he was called, was familiar to most politicians here as the strong est exponent of Gcrmany's recent foreign policy, that of consolidating her former enemies rather than of resisting them.
 Arthur Henderson, foreign minis ter in the new labor British gov crnment, said his death was "a loss not only 10 his own people but to the peoples of Europe and of the world. The work he has done in recent years has been for Germany and also for mankind at large.
 He was true hero of peace. His name will live in history as one of the great architects of European solidarity and good will as long as men remember the deeds of our day and generation"
 Snowdcn Moved
 Philip Snowdcn. chancellor of the eXchcqucr, was much moved and eX- pressed his profound regret. al though he commented that he was not surprised as he realized during the separations meeting at the Hague, pr. Stresemann was strug gling from a serious illness. q had the highest admiration for his char acter and his ability" MT. Snowden said.
 His death is an irreparable loss not only 10 Germany but to Europe. It is particularly unfortunate at this time when there are a number of very important problems on>the way 10 settlement I can only add that I feel his death not merely as q great statesman but as of a personal friend"
 David Lloyd George, former coali- i ton premier and liberal leader, said: "Dr. Stresemann's death is a disas- | ter for the peace of Europe. He was a great conciliator and l am sorry, very sorry 10 hear the news. | He rendered an immortal service to the cause of European and world peace."
 Graham Sorry
 William Graham, president of the board of trade, said the news would ho received with universal regret Beyond all doubt Dr. Stresemanr was committed to high ideals foi European reconstruction. To him the idea of a European federation based on the experience of individ- ual countries was remarkably req and there was little doubt that if ht