Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
POLICEMEN SALUTE
HE CORCE6E.


erected 1913 years ago at an approx
mate cost of $1,800,000. Raised as a
memorial to the soldiers of France, it
it visited annually by hundreds of
thousands Of tourists.
Since November II, 1920, the monu-
ment has acquired a new significance,
for beneath the stone floor an I'M
known warrior was entombed that day.
At the head of the tomb an eternal
flame burns, providing an almost weird
sight for those who stand uncovered
before 1t.
No more appropriate spot In all Paris
could have been chosen by the au-
thorities for the final rites over the late
allied leader. All funerals are impress
sive, whether they be those of humble
slaborers or those of kings. Somehow
it has always seemed that the European
is especially reverent. On innumeraole
occasions we have seen pedestrians un-
acquainted with the deceased raise their
hats at the passing of cortege. Police
men salute as the hearse goes by.
Mourners and friends in slow-moving
procession follow the dead to the last
resting place.
In one of London's main thorough
fares, near Downing street, a monument
stands. Hundreds of buses pass 1t
daily. The observing stranger will note
that, as buses and pedestrians pass. the
men remove their hats. Unless the
tourist knows that the cenotaph Is a
war memorial to the British dead he
will wonder at the courtesy. Once &C
ouainted with its significance, he too,
will doff his hat when passing.
In one country in which we Travelled
land perhaps there are othersl 1t Is
the custom for those passing funeral
to step to the bier and aid in carrying
1t a few feet. It matters not whether
one knew the deceased or whether he
was stranger.
A reader says that he has just learned
that So 1-6 per cent OF all the. species
of the animal world are insects. IN
spite of that" he continues, i KNOW
some real nice people"
* X ~
Ignorance may not always be bliss, but
Il has caused heroism to blossom when
knowledge might have sent the wise one
in hasty retreat. A certain high school
boy of muscular proportions had peen
reared by his family to regard paclflsm
as a quality to be cherished ana prac-
ticed. From his infant days ne mao
been admonished to avoid controversy
especially with his fists: A soft answer,
he was sold, invariably turned away
wrath.
Sometimes he found that the other
fellow didn't know this. The youth,
while he did not grow up to be sis, :"
nevertheless carefully contrived to es-
cape trouble with other lads.
One day a strange fellow came to
town and moved into his neighborhood.
For some reason the stranger did not
develop a fancy for the high school
boy. In fact, he evinced every 1ndi-
cation of hostility. The newcomer was
a tough-looking egg" He usually wore
a red sweater and pulled a capacious
cap over one ear. He was the persona
fication of aggressive pugnacity.
It wasn't long before he began to
show his fangs, and several other
neighborhood boys walked blocks out
of their way to avoid contact with the
hostile one. The situation was becom-
ing strained. Even the parents beganNto
take notice. This condition lasted for
several weeks, until most OF the LADS
became demoralized.
One afternoon the young pacifist de-
cided to take action. While the opera
ton might be temporarily painful, the
result would justify the effort. The
tough guy was standing on the corner
searching for trouble. In less than
three shakes of a sleeps tail he
stumbled on it in the person of the
high school youth, who, without pre-
liminary negotiations, punched the
tough on the jaw.
The sweatered one staggered under
the impact of the blow, and before he