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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
No "Boloney" Modesty Here.

William L. Ward of Port Chester,
N. Y. has just been reelected by
reclamation for his thirty-third term
as chairman Of the Westminster County
Republican committee. When notified
OF this action. he told the committee:
ITO be perfectly frank with you, I
think you did very wise thing. You
elected me because you want Republican
victories, and because you think that
sometimes I am honest and decent.
That's the nearest III come to speak
ing of what's been going on in the
county"
This frankness Is refreshing. Many
times the recipients OF organisation
honors fail to be quite honest in their
Acknowledgements. They are prone to
declare that the distinction that has
just been accorded to them Is unde-
served, that they shrink from the re-
sponsibility, that they think others than
themselves should have been chosen in
recognition of abilities and serviceA
And more to the same effect. But Mr..
Ward-who, by the way. Ia we'll known
in Washington through his frequent
visits here-suffers from no inferiority
complex. He knows he is good, and he
makes public avowal of this faith in
himself and his approval Of the correct
appraisal of his talents by his fellow
Republicans Of Westminster County.
Nobody can quarrel with this atti-
tude of frank self-approval. 1t is far
more wholesome than the mock modesty
of those who pretend to demur to rec
ignition and preferment and advance
ment. The drafted for duty" posture
is not nearly so convincing as those
who adopt 1t think. AS a rule 1t is put
into the "boloney" category, whereas
nobody can ever doubt the sincerity Of
such statement as Il think you did a
very wise thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
Gust Politics" in New York.

A little less than year ago man
was shot In a room in a hotel in New
York City, dying two days later from
his wounds. He was well known In the
underworld as a gambler. One man was
caught and indicted for the murder.
Another was caught, but after police
questioning was released and was later
indicted, but he has not been recap
tured. The district attorney has an
nounced that he will not press the
trial of the man already held until the
other can be captured. That is the So
called Rothstein case that for time
seemed to be Just another metropolitan
mystery, but that has now come to the
front as a scandal"
A mayoralty campaign is in progress.
Mayor Walker is candidate to succeed
himself, and one of his opponents Is
Richard e. Enright, former commits
sioner of police, who is conducting a
militant canvass of the biz city In terms
of savage attacks upon Tammany Hall.
He has specialized In the shortcomings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27

Experience is a great teacher, they
say, but It Is a question whether much
that It teaches Is not worthless.
The School of Hard Knocks has as
many useless courses as any educational
institution.
The trouble with Experience, as a
teacher. is that by the time one amasses
the information, he is too old to use It.
II Experience, the dear teacher. could
give all her lessons early in life, and
be done with 1t, the average person
might get a great deal more help from
her.
She strings them out, however, much
in the manner Of an exceptionally long
correspondence course, so that by the
time the pupil finishes the thing he has
forgotten what the first part was about.
Experience must be taken with the
proverbial grain of salt, In order that
common sense may at all times rule.
Common sense IL better than ex-
perience, since what 1t teaches is handy
at the very time q man needs 1t,
never have q chance to be put into
operation.
It Is with Experience as with rep
artee. one always thinks OF the thing
which should have been said an hour
or day late.
\
50 many Of Experiences lessons are
never repeated.
The scholar is not called upon to
place himself In the old situation, so
that his knowledge does him little, II
any, good.
Perhaps in another life his experience
may come in handy. but the time, the
place and the girl are never together
again in this.
Indifference and Humor are the two
enemies of Experience. They are the
Bad Boys OF her school. No sooner does
Teacher put q nice lesson on the black
board than one or the other takes a
hand.
what difference does it makeP"
sneers Indifference. II won't meet this
situation again in life, and even II I
do there Is no telling how will act"
Humor sticks out his tongue, makes a
wry face, and whispers. We'll. we'll,
giving her neat little lessons. Ha, ha,
hal"
The sad truth IL that often the les
sons Of Experience clash with the hopes
Of humanity. Experience has an i'm
polite way Of slapping one on the nose,
to enforce her commands. and the
average human being does not care to
be slapped on the nose, even In the In
terest Of truth.
Truth IL something more honored In
theory than in fact. Many talk about
truth, but few know what they are
talking about. What is truth to one
man Is only the bunk" to another.
When PLATE asked his famous ques-
ton, he propounded the worlds most
lasting riddle. What Is Truth, In
deed? In politics one great body Of
voters believes it holds the solution to
national and international affairs; an
other body as fervently believes that
just the opposite is the true solution.
Thus 1t may be believed that even
when Experience does her teaching in
true form, her busy self-appointed help
ers interpret the lessons as they wish.
It is with the daily life of human
beings however, that we are most con-
cerned. Politics, art. literature, archi-
lecture. drama. radio-these learn from
Experience, too. but mostly they are
able to take care of themselves.
Often the individual does not seem
to learn from Experience. Take the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
A Mission of Hope.

On the eve of embarking for the
United States tomorrow. Mr.. MacDon-
aid has issued his farewell message 10
the British people. 1t is Of no less in
terest to us.
II go on a voyage of exploration" the
prime minister says THE United States
and ourselves, having the same objects
to establish peace amongst the ma
lions and induce them to feel sense Of
security-shotild proclaim them with
united voice. Good and cordial rela-
lions between US two can improve the
outlook for peace and give the world an
energetic faith. instead Of hesitating
skepticism."
Mr.. Macdonald adds that ne Is
headed our way ito see what can be
DONE" and asks, who dares TO say that
success Is impossible?" Thus the British
premier sets the hallmark on his jour-
ney. It is a mission Of hope. Hope,
where good will Is present. IL always
justified If any international Under
taking in our time was ever more
bulwarked with good will than the
naval negotiations about to be coll
Quoted by President Hoover and his dis
tinguished guest from overseas, the
memory fails to recall it.
Doubling Thomsses may read comfort
for themselves in the guarded good bye
greetings Of Mr.. Macdonald TO his
countrymen. They may point with self
satisfaction to his failure to speak in
terms Of sunny optimism on the con-
crete and complicated issues involved
in the cruiser discussion.
But they have no real leg to stand on.
craftsmanship. on the eve of critical
conversations between responsible lead
ers, talks the language Of caution.
Craftsmanship has another inviolable
rule: It is not accustomed to send A
supremacy high official emissary acros.
three thousand miles Of ocean on any.
thing likely to eventuate as q fools
errand.
Let us, with Mr.. Macdonald, also
have hope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
Protest Against Slaughter
OF Pets i'm Mt. Pleasant

To the Editor of The Star:
Can nothing be done to stop the
wholesale massacre Of dogs and cats In
Mount Pleasant? Last week six dogs
between Irving street and Columbia
road were poisoned. and last Spring
eight cats-my beautiful Maltese among
them-were poisoned. All died in con-
vulsions,
A crowded city is no place for ami
mails, know. but since we have them
with us. let us be humane.
There are all kinds of noises IN our
city streets. In the crowded section
where live. there is radio playing, there
is loud laughter and honking of auto
mobile horns until late at night.
There Is no thought for those who
go early to bed. yet the bark of a dog
or the cry Of cat is frequently fol-
lowed by torture and death. Is there
not lack Of mutual consideration?
Let those who own animals try to keep
them in the house at night, remember
ing always they are what God and evo-
luton has made them.
There are hospitals for our sick, and
a big country to live in
This one-sided complaint makes me
think Of the woman who wanted her
nelghbors to keep quiet between and
in the afternoon. because she wanted
to sleep. She said she knew she would
not hear sound in the back room. but
she wanted to sleep in the front one.
Secretary Davis says he hopes the
time will come when people will live in
the country and come to the city only
for supplies.
I hope the time will come when there
will be mutual consideration. The man
who dashed a cats brains out against
tree because she disturbed him in the
morning. the man who threw boiling
water on dog and the man who kicked
a starved. tottering kitten into the street
with his heavy boot in later civilization
will be punished as they deserve.
The mills Of God grind slowly, but
they grind exceeding small.
KATHARINE BIRNEY SEP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
The Key.Witness.

As the grand jury is yet to report
It's findings on the mysterious McPher-
son case 1t is well to refrain from ex-
tensive comment at this time upon
series Of incidents that have no prece-
dents In the history of crime investiga-
ton In Washington.
But there is one development in the
case, 20 astonishing to all who have
followed II closely that it becomes out
standing. It overshadows most Of the
other clues and near clues. theories
and charges that the grand jury is so
thoroughly and righteously running to
earth.
This development concerns the state
ment by Policeman Allen that on the
night Mrs. Mcpherson is supposed to
have come to her death he, policeman,
saw a man leave window OF the
apartment and descend, by way Of a
roof, to the ground. One of the pc
culiar phases Of this important state
ment is that the significance and value
of such testimony have more or less
become buried beneath maze @ con-
flicting statements and theories as to
whether a man, standing where Police
man Allen stood, could have seen a
man leave the window in question.
But that is relatively unimportant.
Here we have the case Of a woman
found strangled to death. Thirty-six
hours after she died her body is dis
covered. Headlines fare with the news
Of the discovery Two days&later
coroner's inquest is held and the death
is laid to suicide Officer Allen. attend
ing the inquest as a spectator. remains
silent concerning the fact that on the
night the woman met her death he saw
a man leave the apartment. After the
inquest Oficer Allen places certain
theories before an assistant United
States attorney. Still he remains silent
concerning the fact that he saw a man
leave the apartment. A few days later
he places the case before a United
States Senator. Still he remains silent
concerning the fact that he saw man
leave the apartment. After the case is
reopened, Ohicer Allen, in company
with newspaper reporters, vigorously
conducts a one-man hunt for missing
facts. Still ne remains silent concern
ing the fact that he saw a man leave
the apartment. Last Monday he told
reporters that he would produce wit
nesses who would swear they saw a
man leave the apartment. Still he
remains silent concerning the fact that
he, himself, was an eyewitness. And
now, with the grand jury investigating,
Allen reveals himself as the eyewitness.
He explains his secrecy with the state
ment that he did not want to reveal
what he knew until he had completed
his own investigation.
In the opinion of many this impor-
tant testimony by Of1icer Allen is easily
the outstanding development in the
Mcpherson case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
HoOver's Post Office
''RefOrm" Is Discussed

From the Baltimore Sun.
President Hoover's proposal to put the
postal service on business basis" is
subject to somewhat conflicting inter-
pretations. Some view it primarily as
a plan to inaugurate a postal account
ing system that will show clearly what
services are provided at q profit or
loss. and why. Others see it as a de-
sign to convert the postal service into
a forgetting" business organization,
operated on the proflt-making prin-
ciple.
II accounting reform is the main
feature Of the plan, It is q good one.
When the Post ONCE Department ad-
ministers subsidies to the merchant ma
rine, commercial aviation and certain
types of publications there Is no
into postal deficit which obscures the
true nature of the transactions. They
should be clearly labeled, no matter how
much the subsidy recipients resent it.
II, however. the President has in mind
for the Post Office to adopt the cardinal
principle of busineSs-make a profit or
cont produce-he is moving on to ex-
tremely doubtful ground. He Is pro-
posing revolutionary change in Gov
eminent which would shift its major
objective from service to money max
ing "a change which, logically ex-
tended, would require the State De-
partment or the Navy to show o profit
or close up shop.
In view of his necessary familiar
ity with traditional policy of operat-
ing the Post ONCE for public service and
not profit. 1t seems altogether unlikely
that President Hoover entertains the
idea, attributed to him by some, Of try
ing to convert the postal service into a
money making institution. And 1t is
even more unlikely that he could sue
coed even If he harbored such . no
ton.
In dealing with postal deficit Of
$135, 900. 900 the major consideration is
not its size but what the public is get
ting for its money. At present that
is not clear because of loose methods
of presenting Federal accounts. When
the accounts are ironed out, all sub
sides labeled and the operating effi-
cheney of the Post Once clearly pictured,
1t will be time to decide on postal rate
changes. And 1t may be good public
policy TO ignore What is conventionally
regarded as sound business" In adjust
ing these rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27

of the police and the prosecuting or
sarisation Of New York County. He has
made the Rothstein case one Of his SUBJ
jects of discussion, and charged that
the real story Of the tragedy and subse-
quent handling Of the affair by Tam
many oficials would, II told, reveal q
shameful state of corruption. He has
gone so far as to declare that Rothstein
had loaned large sums of money to adj
ministrative officials of New York and
also to judges, and that the inertia in
the case Is due to unwillingness to allow
the facts to become known in the course
Of trial. Enrieht offers to 60 before any
investigator designated by the governor
and tell all he knows and all that he
has been told regarding this affair. The
acting governor has stated. however,
that ne will take no action on these
charges on the ground that they are
lust politics"
Enright undoubtedly knows a great
deal about New York's police admins
tration and about the relations of the
underworld to oficialdom. He probably
has no expectation whatever of being
elected mayor. Perhaps he only wants
to figure in the center Of n sensational
investigation. The country at large
Ia not keenly concerned about the
Rothstein case or the sins or short
comings of Tammany a. local infiu-
ence or the inadequacies Of the New
York police end prosecuting depart
ments. But 1t Ia interested. as in
phenomenon Of American municipal
politics, in how Tammany operates as
a controlling power in the largest city
of the United states. And so 1t rather
hopes for another searching inquiry
into municipal affairs in New York such
A. the one that revealed the machina-
lions of the Croker regime quite num-
Der Of years ago. Whether Enright's
charges are Just politics" or not. they
may, II he persists sufficiently, evoke
an investigation Of this sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Jones at No 10 Downing street and took
him over along with the rest OF his
majesty's government. Jones. like his
present chief. is of humble origin. AS
his name indicates. he's a Welshman
like Secretary Of Labor Davis, having
been born as the son of a coal miner
in Rhymney Valley. Wales.
\ =
William Jennings Bryan is no longer
the only boy orator" to MAKE the
Congressional Record. A lad literally
answering that description has just
been 1mmortalized by having his prize
effort on the platform published in the
official gazette Of the House and Senate.
He Is Lex King Sout<r of William Jewell
College, Liberty, Mo. Early this Sum-
mer Souter won the national inter-
collegiate oratoricah contest on the Con-
stitution, held at Los Angeles. Souter
was given first place by six of the seven
judges, an achievement not heretofore
duplicated in a final contest. Souters
ability was passed upon by 18 judges,
and he received first place from l6 of
these judges. Senator Halves. Demo-
crat. of Missouri. secured the insertion
of the winning grafton in the Congress
Sional Record.
All Wilsonians in Washington, and
many other places, are observing with
pride the spirited rejoinder just made
by Joseph P. Tumulty to Prof. Walter
B. Pitkin of Columbia University. Pit
kin recently asserted in his book. The
Psychology of Happiness" that Wood
row Wilson was the victim of a secret
inf1rmity." The war Presidents devoted
secretary attacked Pitkin's statements
in hammer and-tongs fashion, claiming
in so many words that the professor
had simply added to the Nations al
ready ample supply of bunk. One of
the infirmities Wilson had, Tumulty adj
mitted. was being bored whenever he
read such stuff as Pitkin's." Tumulty
dares Pitkin to produce chapter-and-
verse evidence of the "infirmity"
charge, and the professor says he's try
ing to get the sources Of his informa-
ton to permit him to spill the beans.
X
The very latest fashion note in the
Senate is the brand-new mustache
sported by Senator Clarence C. Dill,
Democrat. of Washington. For the past
two years the boyish statesman from
Spokane has been doing his best to
overcome his youthful appearance. One
OF his recourses was to get married. Dill
was only IS last week.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
Punishment for Recklessness.

The driver of q bus operating be-
tween Washington and Baltimore was
yesterday in the Baltimore court found
guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to
eighteen months in the House of Correc-
ton. He had driven his bus at a high
rate of speed up hill and, while try
ing to pass another automobile, col
lided with motor car and caused the
death of It's driver and the serious in
jury of another. Before pronouncing
sentence the Judge told the defendant
that he was extremely fortunate that
the accident was not much more seri-
Gus, as 1t might have resulted in the
death of almost score of persons.
While probably the penalty imposed
In this case was adequate to serve as
warning. It may be suggested that the
measurement of the offense by the
scale Of the number Of victims is Alto
gether wrong. The offense consisted
In reckless driving regardless Of results.
Had there been no deaths. had there
been merely a destruction of prop
erty, the drivers act in propelling his
heavy vehicle over hilltop on the
wrong side OF the road deserved pun
ishment. and as serious punishment as
that administered for the death Of his
victim.
To put scale Of liabilities into eff
feet in terms of the number of lives
destroyed through a reckless act is to
weaken the law. Reckless driving
should be punished regardless Of the
consequences. In the case of a 'loss
Of life the offender should not be adj
Judged In terms Of numbers. In the Bal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27
Man to Man.

From the Butte Daily Post.
When Premier Macdonald comes to
Washington next month, London adj
vices say,'he is not going to bring along
a staff of naval or technical experts.
He doesn't consider that necessary.
His equipment will be approximately a
suit case and golf bag. There will be
little ceremony. 1t will be just Ramsay
Macdonald paying a friendly visit to
Herbert Hoover and talking things over
man to man.
This is shockingly informal to a Ger
tain type of diplomatic mind. Yet 1t is
In this very fashion that some of the
most notable feats Of international
craftsmanship since the war have been
accomplished. More than one European
crisis has been adjusted by BRAND OF
France and Stresemann Of Germany
holding a social confab without even
the presence of secretaries. 1t may be
that out of informal conversations at
the White House and in the Presidents
Virginia camp may come final adjust
ment of the perplexing armament
problem.
What diplomacy needs more than
anything else is the human touch Men
as individuals usually get along pretty
well together. But statesmen often
seem to forget, when they assemble in
their solemn conclave, that nations are
only collections Of men and women.