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China's Courts.

An important aspect of the abolition
of extraordinarily by the government
of China is indicated in the course Of a
dispatch from Tientsin to the effect
that foreigners long resident in China
and familiar with the Chinese DISPOSE
ton believe that the decree Of the
Marking government will encourage
continued apathy toward reforms in
the judiciary" In other words, it is
feared that this mandate putting an
end to "extrality" in foreign courts will
remove all incentive for the develop
ment of competent, honest and de-
pendable judicial system.
If the government at Marking can,
with one sweeping action, actually abol-
ish extraordinarily and international
courts there will be no particular reason
to carry on the movement for q reform
OF the judiciary, which is one of the
most vital necessities of China today.
Chang Kai-Shek, the President at
Marking, may in his forthcoming pro-
cram of reform include the courts. He
may proclaim with the full authority OF
the Nationalist government changes in
the methods of selecting judges and the
re- aods of conducting trials But that
vii not of itself cure the evil 20
which the Chinese judiciary system Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
Opportunity "Knocksn Rut Once.

Arthur ShireS, that shrinking violet
OF the diamond and the ring, has Just
about decided that as . pugilist he is
a good base ball player. Shires, It NAV
be recalled, came into the American
League last year as FIRST baseman Of
the Chicago White Sox. He was q good
prospect and soon was appointed cap
tain OF the team. This honor did not
diminish his confidence in himself in
the slightest-in fact, it vastly increased
1t, due perhaps to his misinterpreta-
ton of captains duties. Evidently
imagining himself the president. gen.
eral manager, secretary-treasurer and.
IN fact, the poSSessor of all the titles
on the club, he proceeded to demon
strate his hitherto latent pugilistic abil-
ity by twice backing the eyes of Man.
ager Lena Blackburne.
Delighted with his prowess in this
line, Mr.. Shires decided that 1t was only
a step for him to bring Gene Tunney
out of his retirement and fiatten him
on the mat before the idolatrous gaze
Of thousands of fght-fans who would
be Justify shouting 'Attaboy Shires."
Accordingly, he picked a manager and
the manager picked a nice set-up for
him in his initial encounter. This
youth, as "set-ups" generally do, grace
fully Succumbed before the fury" OF
the onslaught of the Great One, and
the battle light famed anew In the
Shires optics. But, alas and alack, his
manager matched him against a pro-
fesSional foot ball player-and foot ball
is a VIGOROUSLY rougher game than
base ball. And it was here that Shires
met his Waterloo and became 50 punch
drunk that the ring, according to all
reports, holds no further allure for him
at least with fighters of ability.
1t seems a pity, in way, that just
because Shires was knocked out once
he is forswcaring the art of pugil-
ism. Unquestionably there are many
others who would take exceeding pleas
ure in emulating the feat of the pro-
fessional foot bali player. In fact. II
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A Unique Investigation.

Senator Sackett of Kentucky, whom
President Hoover has chosen to repre-
sent his country in Germany, viii leave
behind him fond remembrances for his
manner of handling the proposed in
vestigation of local police and of condi-
tons in the United States attorneys
ohlce. The subcommittee of the Senate
District committee, of which he served
as chairman, distinguished itself in a
way that, for Washington, has been
unique
Given a resolution from the Senate
which directed the subcommittee to 90
on general fishing expedition for
trouble in the law enforcement agencies
of the Capital, the investigators have
declined to indulge themselves In the
accepted manner by sitting as a court
martial and summoning anybody and
everybody who knew or thought he
knew something shady. Instead, the
subcommittee has begun its investiga-
ton by formally inquiring for specific
Information from the agencies involved
in the inquiry. The reports thus re-
ceived will enable the subcommittee
to decide what course to pursue In
bringing into the open anything wrong,
together with such remedies as may
suggest themselves.
There has never been any objection
to investigations of local conditions by
Congress. They are necessary from
time to time and 1t Is natural that
Congress, charged with the response
bility of governing the Capital, should
undertake them when there is any hint
of suspicion that they will be useful.
The objection has been to the manner
in which these local investigations
ordinarily are conducted. They usually
become sensational orgies of half-baked
charges and countsr charges. Names
and regulations of respected men are
banded about on loose tongues, the
accusers are protected and shielded
from ordinary responsibility, and when
the smoke clears and the debris Is
removed the only casualties are apt to
be innocent men.
Senator Sackett's subcommittee has
conducted itself with q dignity that
commands respect. If it finds any
dirt, Washington wants it swept out.
But in the process there is no good rea-
son to raise a lot Of dust that will
settle again as soon as the mood Of the
moment wears of.
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Dogs and Goats"

Many readers of the daily newspapers
may have happened to notice items ap-
pearing on successive days which started
up in their minds q logical train OF
thought. The two items In question
emanated from points far apart. The
first. from st. Louis, Mo-, told of the
merciful execution Of dog which had
been found with It's lips firmly sewed
together with stout thread and, conse-
quently, almost starved. The second,
from London, told of the revival of the
old custom of using the cat-o'-nine-
tails on male perpetrators of brutal
crimes.
Magistrates at Leeds, Liverpool and
other points, not to mention Old Bailey
in London, have not hesitated recently
to impose sentences of nogging on Of
tenders Of whose crimes brutality has
been the outstanding feature. These
are all men, of course, for since 1871 1t
has been illegal to fiog a woman, no
matter what the offense.
Citizens having in mind the intense
sufferingS of this st. Louis animal have
pledged rewards for the capture of its
tormentor running into hundreds Of
dollars. What his punishment may
turn out to be, when and If apprehend-
ed, is not stated, but there must be
many persons ardently wishing that in
this particular case the penalty could
be an old-time fiogging, with lashes
laid on by a brawny and dog-loving
minion of the law.
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subject. For 1t Is far cry from procla-
nation TO enforcement.
Nor Is there likelihood Of success in
the effort TO reform the judiciary by
placing a date for the attainment Of tlas
ideal. That Is Q favorite practice in
China-prograns are set in terms of
years, even as In this country, and full
flllment Is regarded as assured by the
mere fact Of setting the date. The chief
inducement to bring the courts In
China UP to the point of dependability
for the security Of foreign interests is
to make the abolition of extraterritorial-
ity dependent upon that accomplish
ment.
The most progressive and affiuent of
Chinese business men, especially those
in the treaty ports" where extraterri-
toriality prevails, do not wish the aboli-
ton Of extraordinarily for they them
selves are under its protection to a
large degree. In the native courts they
find scant justice II their opponents are
influential or INSCRIPTIONS. Judgments
In their favor may be postponed Of exc
cution indefinitely through "cumshaw."
1t viii be difficult procedure to re-
form the Chinese judiciary. The Amer
lean court system is none too effective
after nearly hundred and fifty years
Of independent establishment. The
Chinese court system virtually is only
about thirty years old under the new
dispensation. The most sincere friend
ship for China prompts the hope that
this recent mandate of the Marking
government is merely gesture, ex-
pressive Of the entirely laudable aspira-
ton for complete territorial integrity
and national independence.
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q. IS. A. and "No Neutrals. :"

New Year eve surcease has been
brought to the palpitating and patriotic
hearts of American isolationists by
Secretary Stimson. The British white
paper, proclairning that in future wars
there will be mo neutrals," has been
formally interpreted by the State De-
partment and pronounced non-dele-
FERROUS, as far as America is concerned
In future, as In the past, at least in
so far as the British foreign ONCE mani
festo Is concerned, Uncle Sam will re-
main at liberty to carry either arms or
olive branches, as he pleases. Our
hands, says Secretary Stimson In effect,
are and ever shall remain free.
Specifically the chief of the State De-
partment points out that the white
paper is merely an elaboration Of obli-
cations created by the League of Ma
tons. AS the United States is not a
member Of the League, Downing streets
dissertation on the subject Of League
commitments neither interests nor af-
fects this country. Nor Is there any
thing in the white paper. Col Stimson
reminds us, which Is contrary to the
United States position as a signatory
Of the Kellogg BRAND pact.
Timorous American commentators
read into the British document the
contention that in any future war there
could be no neutrals. Col. Stimson
says that it had apparently been as
sumed here that this assertion had
been made by the British government
as general fact, without any lirnita-
tons, and that the British government
contended that this situation followed
as q result of the execution Of the
Kellogg BRAND pact"
Having carefully digested the white
paper, the Secretary of State comes to
the conclusion that the assumptions Just
mentioned, as to the position of the
British government, are unfounded.
London is addressing itself exclusively
to its fellow-members Of the League of
Nations. Its argument, based on the
sanctions articles Of the covenant, is
simply that las between League mem
bers there can be no neutral rights,
because there can be no neutrals."
And then, to reassure all whom 1t
may concern in the Senate and else
where, Secretary Stimson gives this
parting pledge: THE British govern
ment's argument thus does not apply
to the position of the United States as
a signatory Of the Kellogg BRAND pact.
AS has been pointed out many times,
that pact contains no covenant SINH
lar to that in the covenant of the
League of Nations providing for joint
forceful action by the various sigma
tories against an aggressor."
There would seem to be no cause
whatever, now, why the hardest-shelled
irreconcilable on Capitol Hill should
not contemplate happy New Year.
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looks very much Is II Shires, II he re-
tires, is passing UP the opportunity 10
participate in another battle Of the
century" Think of the drawing card
that would be furnished by q bout be-
tween Shires and "Bossy" ellis, mayor
Of Newburyport, Mass, who attained his
ONCE mainly by punching the then
mayer in the eye.
Both Of their claims to pugilistic
prominence were made, 1t would seem,
in much the same way. A citizen
punching his mayor is very little differ
emit from a ball player punching his
manager, and unquestionably the pub
lie would enjoy seeing them punch each
other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
St. Nicholas and Nicotine.

As an afterclap of Christmas comes
an item from Battle Greek, Mich. an
nouncing protest by the superintend-
ent of the Calhoun County Council of
Religious Education against advertise
ments showing st. Nicholas enjoying
cigar. The dispatch asks the broad
question If Santa Claus smokes and
requests any one having authoritative
Information on that point to communi-
cate with the local city officials.
ITO mislead children into believing
that the symbol of the Christmas spirit
should smoke is to faunt the sacred
memories Of childhood" declares the Of
fetal Of the religious education or
ganization. He probably meant to say
'shout" instead of Haunt" and If he
had added the word cigars" he would
have been in strong position.
It happens that the personal APP
pearance Of good Saint Nick has been
forever crystallized in the minds Of all
Americans by Clement Moore in his
immortal poem, "a Visit From St
Nicholas" from which are hereby
quoted two lines that ought for all time
to settle the question:
'"The stump of pipe he held tight in
his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head
like wLSath."
Mr.. Moore, so far as known, Is the
only American ever to have actually
glimpsed Santa and talked with him;
every child who can understand Eng
lish has been brought up on his de-
scription, and what he says goes and
will continue to go. The Battle Greek
mans point as to cigars is a good one;
cigars and cigarettes, never; a short
pipe, alwaysl
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

There il no other agency In the
world that can answer as many legiti-
mate questions as our free information
bureau in Washington, d. G. This
highly organized institution has been
built up and Is under the personal
direction Of Frederic ]. Haskin. BY
keeping in constant touch with Federal
bureaus and other educational enter
prtses 1t Is in q position to pass on to
you authoritative information of the
highest order. Submit your queries to
the stan OF experts whose services are
put at your free disposal. There is no
charge except cents in coin or stamps
for return postage. Address The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. HaSkin, director, Washington, D. G.
Q. What is the nationality Of John
Gilbert, the motion picture starr
NJ. c.
A. He is an American Of English
descent. He was born in Utah.
q. Do the girls at Smith College ride
bicycles?-W. c. M.
A. This form of transportation 1,
very popular ut Northampton. It i,
said that at least 211 bicycles are In
daily use by the students of Smith Col
lege. Last Spring Q fete called q
Bicycle" was held on the campus.
Q. That woolaroc Is an Indian
word is a coincidence. The followinc
explanation OF its adoption as the name
for Goebels plane Is herewith SUBJ
mitted.-N. e. K.
A. Art Goebel, pilot Of the Woolaroc
says that the name Of his plane is Q
coined word, q combination of woods
lakes and rocks. 1t Is the name of the
estate of the man who financed his
Pacific flight.
9. Why Is the Arctic Ocean SC
A. Arctic is from the Greek arctos
q bear, the reference being to the
northern con ellation Of the Great
Bear. AntaEG &c means opposed to
Arctic"
Q. Do the male or female beavers
build the dams?-L. @. H.
A. The Bureau Of Biological Survey
says that both males and females work
on dams and houses, as far as is known
g. Is the blood really thicker than
water?-J. X.
A. The Public Health Service say,
that blood Is really thicker than water
q. why are the letters on the key
board OF a typewriter arranged as they
are instead OF In alphabetical order?-
r. P.
A. The keyboard of q typewriter /:
so arranged that the letters which are
most frequently associated may be most
easily reached by the fingers.
@. Please state how large ston,
Mountain iS?-J. G. S.
A. Stone Mountain Is q massive dome
OF muScovite granite, in De Kali
County, Ca, and Is said to be the larg.
est in the world. It Is about Is mile:
east Of Atlanta. 1t rises about TOO feet
above the comparatively level surround.
ing country, and its bulk has been esti.
mated as more than 1000 900 900 cubic
feet.
@. Are fewer portable cameras sole
now than were 10 or 20 years ago?-
j. w.
A. There has been no decline in pop.
ular demand. It Is now many times
what it was 10 or 20 years ago.
@. Are sweet potatoes hurt by storaR,
In cold place?-M. p.
A. After digging, the sweet potatoe.
should be kept at q temperature Of II
or rs degrees until they are cured. Il
they are to be palatable. Allow q sweet
potato to become chilled, even afte,
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the curing stage, and the delicate flavor
Is destroyed.
q. What is the derivation of the word
"wop"?-T. r.
A. It is shortened from "wappa-
rouSa," q Sicilian localism for a good
for-nothing fellow. ..
Q. What States have training on
school ships for the Navy?-H. A. B.
A. There are only three States in
the United States which maintain
school ships which train men for the
Navy. These are Massachusetts,, New
York and Pennsylvania. Only resi-
dents Of the State can apply.
@. What use can be made of left
over cooked cereals?-A. j.
A. The cooked breakfast foods may
be sliced and fried when cool. These
may be served either with o couple of
strips Of bacon, or in the case Of grits
some people prefer them with q sweet,
such as molasseS, strip or jelly.
Q. Does q flying fsh really use its
ms as wings?-J. l..
A. Flying fish have long winglike
inns. and are capable Of leaving the
water and moving some distance
through the air. It Is chiefly by the
motion Of the tail before they entirely
leave the water that the momentum
for these flights is acquired. Whether
It is increased by the vibrations of the
pectoral rms is matter Of dispute.
@. How many languages are there
among the ESkimos?-F. d. r.
A. The Eskimos speak one language
from eaSternmost Greenland to far
theSt Alaska, as do also a few hundred
people in Siberia, on the other side OF
the Bering Straits. In order to get
along reasonably well, an Eskimo must
have ut the tip Of his tongue n much
larger active vocabulary than that Of
an average business man who speaks
English.
@. Why is there so much opposi-
ton to high school fraternities ana
sororttieS when such college orRanizas
| tions are allowed?-W. 8.
A. 1t is believed that, because Of the
immature Judgment Of secondary school
students, high school fraternities and
soror1ties develop SnobbishneSs, ana
thus defeat the spirit Of democracy that
should prevail.
9: What is the record for driving
A. The Worden-Allen Co. in MIL
waukee, Wis, which handles all kinds
OF work where rivets are driven. tells
| w VAC ACSOA0 AOE 4 k1lAu, D nOuI&
day, Is around the 1000 mark.
although in one case, where all arranRe-
mentS were made for the man inside.
1t reached 1900. The 1000 record was
made in the shipyardS at Newark. The
Worden- Allen record was 1900 until
beaten by Newark. It is our UNDER
standing that the average run of rivets
400. O~'
9. What causes oil to now from oil
wells?-K. G.
A. The gas In the oil forces IL ont
OF the sand through the well, II the
gas. pressure on field is lost, the wen
is lost.
@. Are wages for women IN this
country on an equal basis with pay for
| men?-A. N. =
A. The practice still obtains to nav
women at wage standard below that
paid to men.
@. What is the May walk" taken at
Antioch College?-R. S. H.
A. Horace Mann began this custom
In the early days of the college. II Ia
an annual walk through the Rlens 10
Clifton. The scenery Is unusually
| beautiful,
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did play fast and loose with whatever
engagement he might for the time have
on hand.
Well, here 1t Is, o brilliant story.
drawn in essence from a single charac-
ter Of the past century. And by way
Of this personal story hire Is, too, a
vivid panorama of the VS. {. lay of
American history-the yesiertiaY which
produced the today of our own national
outlook and ideals and performances.
It Is called biography. It is life itself,
concentrate In . picturesque and prolni.
nent flgure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Same Old Year.
Ringing in the New Year morn,
With q joyous chime!
Skies are gray and all forlorn
In a frosty cline.
In a day of two we'll find
With a sense Of cheer
It's like what we left behind
It's the same old year.
Same old sorrows, same old Joys,
That We used to know.
Same old girls and same old boys,
In LIES merry show.
Recollection now awakes
Bygone hope or fear
Same successes--Same mistakes
It's the same old year!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

1t has been demonstrated that the
possibilities of size In airplanes is ex-
traordinary. Conservative flying experts
declare that increased size means in
creased weight and more danger in case
OF motor trouble. The demand for the
present appears to be better rather than
bigger planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

India is engaged In political up
rising. Some Of the princes with ire
mendous fortunes are probably being
studied as possible contributors to cam
paign funds to be handled by q new
line of bosses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

1t is still difhcult for Paris to under
stand Americans because so many visi-
tors from this continent appear to be
chiefly interested in o drink or q d.
Vorce
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And No Counting.

From the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat.
Now that the new golf ball is larger
all that is needed is to make the, clubs
bigger. the fairways wider, the distances
shorter and the holes twice as big.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

A trafhc ofiicer finds the streets al
most deserted on a holiday and is able
to wish the motorist a Happy New Year
without chalking his tire or handing
him q ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

A certain philosophy distinguishes the
expressions of Senator Borah which
makes him appear ever hopeful of hui
manity even when sometimes disap-
pointed in 1t.
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Doesn't Need II,

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
South Australia has offered q bonus
Of SIS. 900 for discovery Of oil. But it
isn't the man who discovers oil who
needs any bonus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

Students Of market fluctuations are
shout unanimous In the opinion that
1880" may be relied on as q lucky
number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
A Tip to the /. C.. C..

From the Des Moines Tribune Capital
The Interstate Commerce Commission
can do all the allocating of railroads it
wants TO, but the palms of Pullman
porters viii lock as large as ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

For long time the Chinese had the
reputation Of being extraordinarily hon
est. OF later years they appear unable
to trust one another or anybody else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

nothing to hope for in the dinner party
waiting to welcome in the New Year.
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More Varietv Renue~tes

More Variety Requested.
The gayeties to music set
Have q familiar cheer.
I hope few new tunes they'll get
To sing, another year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
Brotherhood,

Brotherhood.
value his successes new
Which Fame is happy to discuss.
And his mistakes value, too
They prove he's human, just like us
Happy New Year!" said Uncle Eben.
AN OATS one blessed remark you kin
make wifout risk Of startin' an argu-
mert."
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Delicate Data.

statistics are valuable in q political
discussion"
Usually" said Senator Sorghum.
But when you are telling about dim
culties Of prohibition enforcement, 1t
isn't always in the best taste to be ex-
plicit about dates and names"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

No elf-Delusion.
you have a number Of young men
always anxious to call at our house"
YES" said Miss Cayenne. I'VE
have by far the best radio set for miles
around"
1T would be happier for the world"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, III
writer's of laws could be rs well re-
membered as poets and romancers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31

Jud Tunkins says the big doin's on
New Years eve are going to make him
wish he hadn't gotten that alarm clock
for q Christmas gift.