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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEwELL.

"You buy a boat" was the univer-
sal cry sometimes in horror. sometimes
in mockery, but always in astonish-
ment. what do you know about sail
ing q boat?"
Nothing" came the cheerful re-
Spouse.
mot with a small boat. They are
built so that you can't turn 'em over"
Who told you that?"
"a sailor friend Of mine"
Some sailorl"
"Ten years on the old Texas" This
established the authority of the sailor
friend, who knew his cutters and his
SloopS.
What you want" said the sailor from
the old Texas, sis Star boat"
Good name. What's Star boat?"
Small sloop, 221a feet long, built ex-
actly the same the world around; raced
in the Chesapeake, in the Mediterra-
mean"
Sounds great. Was that little boat
I saw in the channel a Star boat?"
mo-" said Barnacle Bill. There
will be-"
IT wouldn't be surprised" smiled the
enthusiast.
Later he got to thinking that a boat
2212 feet is a pretty long boat for a
man who has never sailed one.
His mind kept going back to the
small craft in the channel.
AS far as he knew, she might be
that long, for distances are difficult to
judge on the water, but she seemed
shorter.
He pictured himself going for a sail,
some cool Autumn day. with breeze
blowing. but not too sharply, rufaing
the water, but not too much.
The little boat leaned over, as the
wind struck the big sail. He would go
lacking around, first one way and then
another
The shippers Of the international
yachts would have nothing on him,
when 1t came to the pure essence of
sailing.
His theoretical mind told him that
the essence of sailboating was in. a
small boat, as we'll as In big boat.
Boat, water, sail, wind, man.
Those were the five essentials.
Blue skies, white clouds, sunshine
these might be thrown in for perfect
measure, but they were not necessary.
If one wanted to sail a boat, how
ever, he had to have the boat-and the
boat had to have water to sail in, sails
to catch the wind, wind to be caught,
and man to handle sails and tiller.
He recalled, almost with tremor of
anticipation, the pictures of sailboats
which he had drawn by the hundred
during grade school days.
They were all schooner yachts, child
hoods favorite rig.
He had never had q boat-never
been near a boat-when suddenly the
sight of a tiny affair in the channel
had set his mind and heart at work.
Would he ever own boat? Neptune
alone knew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Woodrow Wilson's War Industries Board
has just been comfnuning with Presi-
dent Hoover on ways and means for
coping with unemployment and other
depression problems. Baruchs loyalty
to the Democratic party is beyond ques-
ton. What's thought at national head
quarters Of his willingness to assist in
checking the Hoover panic"-and on
the eve of election, at that-would be
excellent material for one of Charley
MichelsonS devastating handouts. /"
Charley is one Of Barney's duck-shoot-
ing comrades.
It's safe bet that clifford Pinchot
would give good deal just now to I'M
say, blot out and forever have forgotten
a phrase of his in March, 1927, when,
as Governor of Pennsylvania, he sent
Senator-elect Wares credentials to the
United States Senate. After stating
that Ware appeared" to have been
elected ION the face of the returns"
Pinchot referred to the election as
partly bought and partly stolen" That
will probably cost Clifford 100000 nor
NAL Republican votes in Philadelphia
County on November 4. Washington
politicians think Pinchots neck has
probably been saved by the decision of
the Mellon-Reed faction in Pittsburgh
to support the regular Republican
ticket. The Allegheny County crowd is
less anxious to reward Pinchot than to
humble Ware.
(Copyright, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Drought and Insects.

i Nature seems especially malicious
toward the farmers of Virginia and
Maryland this Fall, heaping upon their
heads misfortune after misfortune until
many Of them hardly can avoid read
ing into her behavior a purposive per-
versity.
Through the Summer they, suffered
equally with the rest of the country
from the unprecedented drought. But,
with pastures burned and corn with
cred, they fought on courageously
against the unkind elements. Sooner
or later rain would come. There would
be Q chance for Winter wheat and rye.
Perhaps a little late corn could be
saved.
The months passed. From the blight
cd hillsides Of Kentucky and Southern
Ohio the drought was lifted. In mid
September the soft green mantle OF
April wa spread over the pastures The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

, the present time It cannot be put on
much longer, and the sooner the ques-
ton is tackled the sooner viii condi-
tions show improvement Some contro-
versy probably exists as the bound
aries of the area in which parking
should be banned but little, if any, as
to the indisputable fact that conditions
here have just about reached the acute
stage and that the time Is ripe for
action.
TRAFFIC in downtown Washington
moves at snails pace, particularly at
peak periods. The curbs, except where
restrictions are placed, are lined with
parked vehicles. Would-be parkers
cruise slowly around in an effort to find
a space, delaying the traf1c stream.
Double parking is prevalent and despite
its wide streets the National Capital can
hardly boast Of the speed of its moving
traffic In comparison with far more
congested cities.
Unquestionably, all-day parkers must
bear the brunt Of the blame for the
situation and in this connection the
Commissioners Traffic Committee has
! recommended that all parking be
banned in the business section from
eight until nine-thirty am. This rec
concentration is based on the theory
that most of those who use the public
thoroughfares as daytime garage must
be in their Offices before thirty
and that consequently the new rule will
break up the practice.
Regardless of the success of this re-
striction, If it is accepted by the Com
missioners, the streets will still be lined
with parked cars during the daytime
when traffic is at its heaviest and steps
should be taken to work out a logical
solution to the problem. The trafic
Office has already gone ahead on the
theory that when conditions become In
tolerabie the parkers must go, and when
this occurred on the south side of F
street between Thirteenth and Four
tenth the street was promptly swept
clean of standing vehicles. Whether
this procedure should be followed block
by block or whether by q drastic ruling
parking should be prohibited in desig-
mated area is moot question. In any
event, no time should be lost in seek
ing a solution to an increasingly diff
cult problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

acutely the effects Of q worId-wide
slump. Such conditions are fuel to
contents"
Notwithstanding the economic con-
oltlons, the Omaha World-Hernid
points to the greatness of the natural
resources OF that country, and remarks:
WIN It's 1000 miles Of Atlantic Ocean
coast line, its noble mountain ranges
Its 10000 miles of navigable inland
waters, its fertile valleys and prolific
plains, 1t Is a land Of opportunity. It
mas great mineral resources, vast. IN
developed Water-power possibilities. and
the surface Of the agricultural wealth
mas been hardly more than Scratched
1t. is already the greatest coffee pro-
queer In the world, and its rubber pro-
ouctlon has grown to large propor-
lions. For time, at least, its people
must turn from the peaceful occupation
OF developing the latent resources of
their land to arbitrating in blood the
Claims OF two conflicting parties
Tne issues are vague, but the revo-
luton stands as striking evidence of
the TACT that revolutions in Latin Amer
lea seem indispensable to progress !"
AYERS the Harrisburg Patriot, while the
worcester Evening Gazette suggests
that there are, it appears, people on
each side who really believe there Is
something involved in the quarrel that
is worth fighting over" with the re-
suit that TO compromise, for either
faction, means surrender" The Buff
1aIo Evening News interprets the situa-
tlon as AN expression of the idea that
the possession OF governmental power is
prize to be used by those who hold or
can win it for their own enrichment"
The Asheville Citizen Times sees back
OF these events the fact that 1.-The mod
ern world is more restless, more cos
mopoltan and more prone to change
IMAM was ever the case before" As to
the military participants, the Richmond
News Leader offers the theory, The
troops Of the active army serve. in the
main, In the states where they have
lived, and as states rights are very
strong in Brazil, it may well be that
IN the present uprising, many of the
troops have considered that they owed
their first allegiance to their state and
not to the central government"
AS Americans have some heavy IN
vestments in Brazil" declares the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, naturally the
are concerned over anything that dis
turbS stability, while recognizing. of
course, that the people Of the country
have right to shape their own govern
ment. In this connection, there Is re-
assurance IN the record of the recent
revolution in respect of international
relationships" Listing the various in
terests in the United States that are
represented in Brazil, the st. Paul Dis
patch concludes, I'm view of these
facts, 1t is easy to understand the State
Departments meticulous efforts to sup
port the established order in Brazil"
The Asbury Park Press holds that the
successful faction will hardly risk the
intervention Of this country and Great
Britain by endangering foreign invest
ments."
THE world needs ness strife" asserts
the Champaign News-Gazette. 1.-THE
opportunity for putting American ideals
into active operation were never better
than at the present time, in connection
with the South American situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Every one knows how a new word,
once 1t strikes ones fancy, crops UP
half dozen times within q few days.
The explanation is not that the word
is being used more, all of q sudden,
but that one simply never noticed it
before.
The same thing applies to hobbies.
Let q man become interested in sail
boating, Immediately he discovers
chosen spirits everywhere.
Men he never imagined knew a
sheet" from an anchor begin to talk
glowingly of the joys of taking q small
boat out in a blow.
X X X X
Like gun, like fishing tackle, sail
boat appeals to the primitive in man,
that solid primitive which still makes
the human world 60 round.
1t does not matter, either, whether
the boat be small or large. A very
small one will do.
We know a staid city man who was
riding around East Potomac Park. He
came to the Washington Channel.
There were several beautiful yachts
there, one of which seemed ready for
a trip to any seas.
But this boat did not interest him.
What caught his eye was a tiny sail
boat not more than 20 feet long, with
one big sail.
Look at that boatl" he said to his
companion.
The other looked His glance said,
as well as glance can, We'll, what of
it?"
The enthusiast leaned forward.
isn't she a beauty" he breathed.
Very NICE" commented the other.
Look at her go through the water"
Very pretty"
The enthusiast sighed.
III bet you could have lot Of fun
with that boat" he said. How much
do you suppose it cost?"
When one begins to inquire costs, he
Is in danger of purchase.
The other, with the usual tender So
licitude for another mans money, re-
piled shortly, "oh, you wouldn't want a
sailboat!"
why not?"
you would rather have a motor
boat"
Not on your life" said the other,
rallying at once to the defense of all
boats with sails. There is something
elemental about a sailboat. I always
wanted to sail boat, but never got
around to it,"
How could you run it?"
'"Oh, would have to have some one
to teach me for a while, of course, but
don't imagine there is anything espe-
cially difficult about sailing! don't
mean to win races, but just to have
pleasure. What do you think that boat
would cost?"
THAT boat?" The other spoke with
some contempt. ut Is nothing but a
fat rowboat with centerboard. ]
should saw about $40"
The next day the gentleman as
tonished his friends by announcing to
all and sundry that he was going to
buy boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Congested Section Parking

A definite indication of the trend of
trafic thought in regard to parking was
given by committee deliberations at the
sixth International Road Congress
which has recently ended its sessions
in this city when the conclusion was
reached that growing traffic demands
spell the doom of congested district
parking in large cities. Recognizing
that parking is a secondary and inferior
use of public streets, it was generally
agreed that it may be restricted or
prohibited when it interferes with trafnc
requirements and that the day is not
far distant when each city viii have
to face the situation squarely.
washington is now in exactly the
position outlined. The parking situa-
ton in the congestion section should be
given the most serious consideration at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
Brokers' Competition
With Growers Is Hit
10 the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Having just read in The Star an ar
ticle headed Farmers Market Protest
Is Filed" by the commission merchants,
I wish to voice what, at least, one
farmer thinks of such disgusting doings.
The complainant brings out the infor-
nation about a load of spinach recently
bought in Philadelphia and sold on the
Farmers Market. No news, that!
Everybody outside of the marketmas-
ter has been wise to that racket these
many years. You may ask why not
the marketmaster or law? Well, it's
easy enough to get information in a
general knowledge sort OF way to con-
vince the public as to the guilt or almost
all wrongdoing, but getting proof suf-
ficient to satisfy court is quite another
story. The fellow who goes out to defy
the law makes 1t a part of his business
to blind the eyes of the law. Each
farmer selling produce on the Farmers
Market" signs contract to sell only
the products of his farm. If everybody
lived up to the contract, then there
could be none of this "bootlegging" of
produce on the market, but folks whose
conscience gets out of alignment at
the first sound of easy coin climbing
soon forget the importance of such
agreements carrying their names.
I've often wondered how a man could
have a truckload of produce on the
market every market day from an acre
plot and not be detected. I'm glad the
commission merchants are beginning
to notice this deplorable state of af-
fairs. / realize it's not fair for them
IN Ha0nen nd m aT,J.xy
on business against this illegal compe-
tition and believe every fair-thlnking
reader will agree we nearby truck
growers are being imposed upon when
we are compelled to produce under
heavy expense and sell against such
heartless competition. OF course, the
nearby gardeners have been away short
on supplying the market with choice
vegetables this season and have no de-
sire to stand in the way of real farmers
from a distance taking advantage of
such slackness, but We hate to have our
business destroyed by a lot of unscrupu-
lous guys who never hesitate to buy
and sell against us wherever they can
get the best chance to make a profit,
whether Florida or New Jersey.
Since several years have been spent
in getting our market removed to a
suitable point-Water street-let's hope
We can cut out such destruction before
moving there. have no quarrel with
an enterprising truck owner who pre-
fers to haul produce rather than pro-
duce it, but I do feel we are justified
in holding out for our rights to the
Farmers Market against such compe-
tition. If they cannot be apprehended
by law, then, at least, set aside space
for them, labeled Brokers Row. or
some such way to distinguish from the
real farmer. OF course, many of them
would be hard still to separate, but all
law can be enforced If the people will
work with the law Now, farmers, let's
pull with the commission merchants for
our protection.
PERRY D. SKINNER,
Anacostia, D. c., r. 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

phase of the red fox. It Is dark all
over. with silver hairs intermixed, but
not red, and the tip of the tail Is gen.
orally, but not always, white. The
guard hairs which give the silver APP
pearance to the pelage are not entirely
white, but are black with q white band,
and some guard hairs are entirely black.
O. What did a plantation DESIGNATE
in the early days in New England
A. A plantation was formerly in New
England q small unchartered district
with local government.
Q. What makes thing burnP-L. C.
A. A flame is the result Of a chemical
combination of gases with atmospheric
oxygen.
Q. What is meant by a pie-crust
A. A pie-crust top is the distinguish
ing name given to q special form of
decorative rim or border used around
the top Of more elaborate tripod tables.
They preceded the carved or frettcci
gallery and the Chinese style.
@. How is oil loaded on a tanker Mt
Tampico. Mexico?-W. d.
A. Some companies use a pipe line
which extends about a quarter Of the
way into the river, and some companies
have piers where tankers are loaded.
The steel pipes have a flexible hose on
the end Of them which leads directly
into the ship. In this way an enormous
amount OF oil can be loaded in a day.
@. What is the correct pronunciation
Of Caribbean?-J. v. s.
A. While English dictionaries indi-
cate that the accent is on the syllable
be" in the word Caribbean" It Is to be
observed that travellers returning from
the Caribbean Sea usually change their
pronunciation to a form of local usage
and accent the syllable rib"
Q. How many graduates are there
each year from the schools Of Jour
nalism in this country?-L. M.
A. There are 20 four-year university
schools Of journalism, including the
two-year schools that require two years
OF previous college work. These schools
graduate about 1000 students each
year.
@. Did the title Queen Of Heaven
originate with the Roman Catholic
Church, addressing the Mother OF
Christ?-S. w.
A. On the contrary, there Is evidence
that the Egyptians In invocations to
the OeltleS USED the term queen OF
Heaven" and in jeremiah Wills 1t is re-
corded: "In the streets of Judah and
the streets Of Jerusalem, the children
gather wood and the fathers kindle the
f1re, and the women knead the dough-
to make cakes to the queen of heaven: -
also xliv.1T: I'VE will certainly perform
every word that has gone forth out of
our mouth, to burn incense unto the
queen Of heaven"
Q. How is the name Of the town
West Bromwich In England pro-
nounced?-M. N. G.
A. According to the manual of the
British Broadcasting Co. there are four
possible recommendations of Bromwich-
Brommich, Brummidge, Bromnidee and
| Brummich.
9. Why do they call It rouge?-
j. A. r.
A. Because of its color, rouge being
French for red.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Pessimisn.

A Pessimism.
How fond illusions are dispelled
As years go fieeting byl
Our good old hero Santa Claus,
He was the first to ny.
Then, one by one, receptions ned
Till nearly all we know
Is comprehended in a list
OF things that aren't so.
How brave in youth We seek the truth
And when at last It's found
IT'S of a blossom rudely touched
Whose petals strew the ground.
The wisdom that is vaunted most
BY mortals here below
Is but recognition of
The things that aren't so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Thousands Of Government experts
are working constantly for the oenent
of all citizens of the United States.
They will work directly for you II you
viii call for the fruits Of their labors
through our Washington Bureau. State
your inquiry briefly, write clearly, and;
inclosing 2-cent stamp for personal
letter in reply. address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j..
Haskin, director, Washington, D. @.
@. Has Paris a suburb which CORE
spends to Hollywood2-E. s.
A. The motion picture suburb OF Paris
Is De Joinville.
@. Are the Philippine Islands in
creasing in population to any great ex-
tent?-F. @.
A. According to the 1880 census the
population Of the Philippines Is 12,604,-
100. In 1920 it was 10,35O, $40.
@. Did the Man in the Iron Mask"
actually wear . mask Of iron?-W. s.
A. He wore q black velvet mask.
@. Who wrote "Curfew Must Not
Ring Tonight"?-C. w. H.
A. It was written by Rose Hartwick
Thorpe.
O. Did George Washington hunt to
hounds up to the time Of his death?-
A. His last hunt to hounds was prob
ably in 1885. He was then So years old.
@. When did whitelaw Reid become
Ambassador to Great Britain?-H. G.
A. Reid was a special ambassador on
the occasion of Queen Victoria's Jubilee
in 1897 and again at the coronation OF
King Edward in 1902. In 1905 he be-
came Ambassador to Great Britain.
@. How is the Europa propelled
r. S. 2.
A. The Europa is an oil-burning
vessel. Her propellers are unusual, In
that two of them rotate outward, or
away from the ship, and two inward.
or toward the ship. 1t is equipped
with high-pressure steam turbines, and
it Is said that her engines develop
20, 600 more horsepower than her sister
ship, the Bremen.
q. What is water made off,. X. L.
A. Water Is q chemical combination
OF two gases, hydrogen and oxygen.
@. From what countries are most Of
the foreigners in Mexico?-G. B.
A. The percentages of white people In
Mexico of foreign birth are in the order
named: SpaniardS, Americans, Guate-
malans, Chinese, Germans, French,
English and Italians.
@. What is the length of the Roanoke
River?-V. c. D.
A. The Roanoke is about 400 miles
in length and has a drainage area of
9,237 square miles.
Q. What color is a genuine silver
foxy. G.
A. The name silver fox, as commonly
used by frlrriers, includes the dark
phases Of the ordinary red fox, vari-
ously called silver. silver-gray, silver
black or black. The color of the red
fox Of the Northeastern States and of
its allies Of the colder parts of North
America varies from red to black, and
these extremes, with the graduation
between them, form four more or less
distinct phases, known, respectively, as
red, cross or patch, silver and black.
The silver fox, therefore, Is q color
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

the Progressive forces in the @. o. p.
as well as for the drys. The Progress
sives, however, have a terrible time
getting altogether behind any one can
didate A good many of them doubt
less will urge the nomination of George
w. Norris of Nebraska for President
when 1882 rolls round, particularly II
he is reelected to the Senate, as he is
confidently expected to be elected.
X X X
"Keeping up with Jones" is the latest
task of the voters in West Virginia. j.
Elwood Jones, millionaire coal operator,
is the Republican candidate for the
Senate in the State, opposing former
Senator M. M. Nicely. Every one knows
Nicely. But no one, apparently, knows
Jones. He lives in town which bears
the euphonious name Switchback And
even Swttchback was not known to the
voters until it was bruited abroad that
1t was the hqme Of the Republican
nominee for Senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

A spokesman of the German Fascist
party declares that his country's saliva
ton lies, in the abrogation of the treaty
of Versailles, which he declares both
immoral and void. Disorderly human
characters sometimes are favored by
the suspension of their sentences, but
nations scarcely ever. This treaty may
be immoral, although that is debatable,
but if it is void then the Notre Dame
ball carriers run backward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Both the Harvard and Princeton geo.
logical expeditions are back after their
Summer trips with glowing tales of
western dinosaur deposits. The sons Of
Eli have not yet been heard from, pro-
vided they went. However, it is not
fossils which produce among the Big
Three Locomotives" Long Cheers" or
the intimidating "Brecky- Cock"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-20

Leopold and Loeb have been de-
NOTED from their soft snaps out in
Joliet Prison and have been put to
hard work, due to various derelictions.
Perhaps eventually they will perform
some act so heinous that they will be
executed for It,