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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
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Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

improvements. 1t is felt that the pro-
vision OF better and more abundant
accommodations for hotel jewellers will
be the incentive for many more af-
fluent foreign tourists to visit Vene-
zuela, especially because of it's incom-
parable native attractions, and the
proximity of the United States to it's
shores. The net profits from the loans
or shares will be added to the capital
funds for certain period, and no loans
will be made for longer term than
10 years, secured by adequate second
mortgage.
New York Bank
Opens New Branch in Buenos Aires.
La Nacion, Buenos Aires.-The Ma
tional City Bank of New York has
opened at No. 161 Gale Pueyrredon
its eleventh local branch office and
counting house. This will conveniently
permit the banking services of this
helpful institution to be enjoyed in the
new western quarter of the capital.
Every assistance and facility offered at
the main bank, situated. as is we'll
known, at the corner of Bartolome
Mitre and San Martin, will be afforded
by the new location.
The new building is an attractive and
commodious structure, and its doorway
is an accurate replica, though some
what smaller, of the entrance to the
mother institution in the City of New
York, in North America. The interior
is replete with every requisite for COM
fort, and for the prompt and scientific
transaction of modern banking and
commerce.
4
Celebrate Final
Campaign Against French.
Ell Dictamen. Vera Cruz-They cele-
brated in Puebla and in Coscoma-
tepec de Bravo the anniversary of the
final campaign against the French in
1866. which began, with the famous
conflict of the 5th Of May. The glori-
Gus advance made by the gallant forces
of the republic against the Napoleonic
troops, the first soldiers of the world"
will never be forgotten as long as Mex
leo survives. The ceremonies began
with reveille at in the morning, May
10, and continued with program of
music cannonades and patriotic
address. in which the entire population
took part. These battles marked the
final overthrow of Macmillan, and the
of President Juarez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Gen. Smith DorT;en.

Stxte-l years ago this month the
name Of British major general was
on the whole worlds lips and on the
nerves of the. German high command
Horace Smith-Dorrien, commander of
that gallant army Of Britain's FIRST
Hundred thousand" which saved the
DAY at Mons and la Cateau. Smith
Dorrien, who faced unframed great
dangers in war, was killed in a prosaic
automobile smash in England on Tues
day, The "Contemptibles." the Kaiser
had just dubbed the logged force of
Tommies who barred the way of the
Prussian Guard in the earliest furious
hghting in Belgium and France. Gen.
Won Kluck, the German commander
who lost the first Battle of the Marine,
acquired higher opinion of the troops
thrown across the Channel to stem the
onrushing tide Of feldgrau Won Kluck
placed an eminent estimate on Gen.
smith-Dorrien in particular 1t was
the latter's stand at La Cateau, Won
Kluck later said, which saved the
entente
Field Marshal Sir John French was
commander in chief of the British
Expeoitionary Force catapulted into
France as a desperate emergency meas
ure of aid to Joffre. Smith-Dorrien
was at the head Of its Second Corps.
French maintained that retreat from
La Csteau on August IS, 1914, was a
necessity Smith-Dofrien, whose force
was directly involved, held that for him
and his army retirement vas virtue lily
impossible. In view of the fact that
the Kings regulations clothed him with
authority, as supreme commander IN
the spot, TO override Sir John Frencts
orders, Smith-Dorrien decided to hold
On. We will stand and fight" he tcld
his men
They did so. Although nov UNI sr-
sally agreed that his tenacity saved
the whole British position at a crucial
hour and checked the German advance
on a most vital scale, Trench cha "sed
that Smith-Dorrien had "riskcd a Sec
ond Sedan"-the fatal engc cement in
the Franco Prussian War of 1901.
which spelled Frances doom. Tho
Second Army Corps leaders reply to
this taunt was that IL nc had continued
to retreat with his exhausted men. me
weuld have courted Certain disaeter'
In his memoirs Smith-Do-riep wrote
that Il was his f-..h n The 5rEsh in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Vacation.
They told him that he needed rest.
He hurried far away
Where DER the oceans foamy crest
The wholesome breezes play.
He shot the chutes. he looped the loop
He Joined the macy dance;
He saw the side show minstrel troupe,
And watched the ponies prance.
He ate hot sausages and things
He neer had seen before; @
He won cane by throwing rings
Until his arms were sore.
He walked the boardwalk all day long,
And heard the music play
Where rival organs big and strong
In strong discord grind away.
He drank long mixtures filled with ice,
Ate Holsters and sardines;
He dallied with the cards and dice
And played the slot machines.
He tried to keep the pace in vain.
He did his level best.
He had to hurry home again
Because he needed rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
The Triangle Traffic Problem.

An article in today's Star. one of the
series discussing the elaborate report
recently prepared on solving some of
the city's parking problems, describes
the difficulties in handling traffic to be
encountered when the Governments
building program in the Avenue tri-
angle is completed. Unfortunately, the
report does not go much beyond de-
scription of the difficulties. No con-
crete program of what to do about 1t
has yet been formulated. There have
been many suggestions and it is time for
definite agreement on adoption of the
best.
The article today for instance, quotes
the parking report as inviting attention
70 the fact that the large Government
departments, employing thousands Of
workers, and located within the businc :
district. create double leads" of traf-
nc. These burdens are felt in traffic
movement during peak hours" the re-
port says, but more critically in con-
nection with the automobile terminal
facilities. The problem will be greatly
intensified III the near future through
the construction of the triangle group,
which will concentrate in the central
business district additional thousands
Of employees. The location of this group
Eng Immediately adjacent to the area
OF most concentrated business activity
and in district where traffic and park
ing conditions already are very difncult,
presents traffic questions OF serious i'm
portance"
But what is going to be done about it?
New Government buildings are already
completed or nearing completion with
In the triangle. Every month finds
changes. But while it has been decided
in advance that there will be some 23,-
600 employees housed in the triangle
group, and while it has been definitely
ascertained that about 2s.6 per cent
OF these depend on their own cars for
transportation to and from work and
that at least 5,428 an-day parkers must
either be provided for or forced to leave
their cars far from work, no decision
mas oeen made on meeting the problem.
The parking committee found that
curb parking would be out of the oues-
ton, and dismissed as Impractical the
suggestion that park space to the west
and south of the triangle group be con-
v.rted into storage garages. It has left
to another COMMITTEES, of which Col. U.
S. Grant, Sd, is chairman, adoption of
plan for dispos:ng of the parked
automobiles of Government workers,
and how to arrange for mass transpor-
tation facilities within the triangle.
The bast solution will no doubt follow
continued study. But the solution
should be reached white the layout of
the new group of buildings is still on
paper. Some method OF avoiding undue
congestion and continued trafic snarls
within the new tria ngIe Is as important
as the appearance and the location of
the buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

The approaching marriage Of Henry
L. Mencken creates a sensation in the
literary and philosophical world. 1t is
suggested that behind his whitening
satire on marriage and domestic life
there mas been a milder Mencken, and
that his latest step was to have been
expected. 1t is even asserted that re-
cent utterances from the editor of the
American Mercury have given pre-
monitions of new purpose in life.
Mr.. Mencken stands revealed. He
is convicted on his own testimony,
says the Harrisburg Telegraph. The
Louisville Times suspects him OF pos
sessing a mellow, lenient contempla-
tom" instead of feeling las angry as
he writes" The Springfield (Mass)
Union considers the possibility that he
believes he possesses the power of de-
tachment to a degree which will per-
nit him to enjoy and be edited by the
spectacle of himself in such position. "
The Columbus Ohio State Journal
suggests that 1.-The ghost of NietzSche,
Mencken's guiding spirit, should hang
it's head in shame" But the Fort
Wayne News-Sentinel imagines the
shades of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
chuckling-with their grim old heads
together"
$50 Mr.. Mencken, arch foe of
boobery, enfant terrible of American
letters high priest of bachelorhood, IS
going to get married." exclaims the
Raleigh News and Observer. 'Chuckles
in waste places, ironic glee in the in
tellectual desert to which this Olympian
Jove long ago consigned innocuous
everyday mortals, all the hopefuls who
have dared risk their thoughts on pa
per. Yes. sir, Mr.. Mencken is going
to come down off Olympus and wed!
Perhaps he won't do it like mere NOR
tails. There's his past to consider.
There1l be a difference of stage set
ting. but, after all, he's going to get
married"
Game the Summer, as the Holly
wood title writer's were wont to say"
muses. the Hartford Times. Game the
gentle zephyrS waiting the overpower-
ing fragrance of roses on moonlit nights
and came the first STRINGS of the ten
der passion in the breast OF the hard
hearted sWaShbuckler who had solemn
lv and publicly foresworn domesticity
for male society, the wassail bowl, the
flagon and the Vitriol-dipped pen.
Perhaps under the gentle influence of
his new estate the sage may even md
it not impossible some time to say
few kindly words about the yokels.
Democrats, Republicans. Socialists,
Methodists college professors. office
holders, traffic cops. drys, modernists,
medievaliStS. chiropractorS, realtors,
press agents and the great host OF
others who so long have been the tar
gets for his barbed shafts"
A change has been suspected by the
Bebit Daily News, which ayers that
there has been less vitriol i'll his
editorial inkpot," and holds that these
symptoms must have been disturbing
to Mr.. Mencken's admirers among the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Vermont. where the mercury often goes
far below zero. The best grade Is that
which remains practically uncnangeo
at these low temperatures. A single
drop to this oil is enough to Iuorlcate
a watch.
@. How can raw foods such as fruits,
lettuce celery, etc. be disinfected before
being put into refrigerator?-D. ID:
A. The Home Refrigeration Service
says that raw foods should be washed
thoroughly. then immersed for MN
uteS in stone jar filled with a 1resn
chloride of lime solution, half an ounce
of lime to two gallons of water. Food
flavor or quality will not be harmeo
and the germs viii be destroyed.
@. What foreign languages are the
most necessary for a singer to KNOW
M. K. NJ.
A. The Musician says that italian,
German and French are the most
important.
@. To settle a friendly argument;
was Patrick Henry a DESCENDANT Oh
A. Patrick Henry was the son Of
John Henry. a Scotsman. who served
in Virginia as county surveyor, colonel
and fudge of q county court. HIS
mother was of Welsh descent. Patrick
Henry belonged to the Church OF Eng
land. Brlnton Church in Williamsburg,
Va, contains a pew with q silver
marker bearing the patriots name.
< ". What q was the a0Fdl'n kn0''-
A. This expression has its origin IN
the tale of Gordius, Phryg1an peasant
owner of a yoke of oxen, who became
King. He dedicated his car and oxen
- t1oa HTop nf the VnEe Uag
! tied so skillfully that an oracle declared
/ that whatsoever should unloose 1t
would be ruler of Asia. When Alex
ander the Great came to Gord1um, ne
| cut the knot in two with his sword and
applied the prophecy to himself
@. Where did Velasquez study to be
a painter?-S. w. K.
| A. Albert Hickman says that Velas-
quez-"one of the greatest painters of
| all timeS-was virtually self-taught.
save for little instruction he received
| from some local painters in his birth
place."
O. What proportion of the English
| speaking people of the world live in the
! United States?-H. r.
A sixty per cent live in the United
States.
| q. WHAT did the CaplJol OF Ln0
| United States cost and at what value u
it now aSSeSsed?-J. p.
| A. The cost of the Capitol, including
| the grading of the grounds, alterations
and repairs, up to 1927, was $2,433,-
84413. In 1927 the assessed value Of
the Capitol Building and grounds was
given as $S7,5Oo,Ooo.
@. What breed are racing pigeons?
How fast do their wings move in
| flight?-J. E.
| A. A pigeons wings move at approx
mately $50 to 200 times a minute in fast
| flight The Bureau of Biological Survey
| says that racing pigeons are bred only
| from birds with known records and that
no breed besides the homing breed Is
used for racing pigeon breeding today.
| O. In what States are the infant
mortality rates the lowest?-T. D.
| A. The Child Health Association sa
that as group the cities of the Pacific
Coast continue their undisputed leade"-
ship as the banner home for babie1.
/ Oregon and Washington lead the pr,
ceSsion. with the cities of Minnesota
third place. Vermont, Utah and Cal
/ fornia cities show the same avera,
rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

What is your question? Whatever it
may ss~unless IL be a request Tor legal
medical or financial advice, 1t Will De
answered without cost to you, and you
will receive the reply in a personal
letter. Write your question clearly ana
briefly, inclose 2-cent stamp for return
postage. aud address The Evening star
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Haskln'
director, Washington, D. G.
Q. What is dead reckoning in air.
plane travel?-E. w. M.
A. Dead reckoning means navigating.
or laying the course. taking into con-
sideration the following factors: AIT
speed of the plane, true course from
starting point to destination, magnetic
variation at start and at destination
which would affect reading OF compass,
miles between start and destination.
wind, its direction and velocity (th1s
would affect speed and direction OF
travel ofhtplane) Considering these
factors, one would figure what the true
direction would be, then, applying the
variations what the magnetic direction
would bet then, applying the compare
tive speed and direction OF the plane
and how much he would have to crab"
it to keep him on his course, he would
get his compass reading for his night
$1,000
to make II. That is dead reckoning.
Q. WHAT'S the source Of the remark.
Twenty million Frenchnen can't be
wrong"?-E. II. B.
A. 1t is song in the musical com
edy, Tour OF Paris"
Q. Who is the Minister to Pana-
ma?-F. N.
A. The Hon. Roy T. Davis of
Missouri has been Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plcnipotentiary to the
Republic of Panama since December 16,
1929.
@. Does the color of a persons
clothes make him easier or harder to
see on a highway at night?-P. M. L.
A. There is q decided difference.
Light colored clothes are protection
to a pedestrian.
@. How high, Is the fog over New
foundland? What is the difference
between fog and, clouds?-J. E. H.
A. The fog near Newfoundland is
sometimes 5000 feet high. There is no
cept that when a, cloud formation is low
and is unbrokenf it is called fog.
@. Were soldiers during the World
War paid while confined in disciplinary
barracks?-J. II D.
A. Soldiers Who were thus confined
were paid only from the date OF their
restoration to active service.
@. How do Brazil nuts grow?-G. M
A. The Brazil nut grows in a heavy
shell IKE a coconut shell except that
it is smooth, and the meat of the nut
is arranged within the shell like the
parts of an orange.
@. When was Aguinaldo captured?
What has become of him?-A. E. o.
A. Aguinaldo was captured on March
%, 1901. He took the oath of ale
glance on April g. He has retired from
public life, and was recently married.
@. Why was Wall Street, New York
City, so named?-G. A. p.
A. 1t was so named because it fol-
lows the line of the early city wall
across Manhattan Island.
@. What kind of oil is used in
watcheS?-R. P.
A. The oil used in watches-or that
which should be used-comes from a
cavity in the jawbone of the porpoise or
the blackfish. The best quality is rare.
Cape Cod fishermen bring in most OF
it. To be tested, it is taken up into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

-Four hundred and thirty-eight men,
more than ever before IN the history Of
the institution, worked their way
through Princeton last year. The boys
are steadily getting on to what fine
handicap this gives them over their
non-employed classmates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

What is the idea in being presented
at the Court of st. James's?" some
one writes to a question -and-answer
department That is a query that
United States Ministers and Ambassa-
doris have been YEARLY propounding to
themselves for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

If any more proof of pollution in
Rock Greek were needed, the presence
of suckers there is about conclusive
These fish. which seem to be a sort of
trial-sample turned out by nature, will
thrive where self respecting angle
worm would, fguratively, turn up his
toes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

President Hoover's ears are sympa-
thetically attuned to the swelling cho-
rus. rising from all p:rts of the land,
OF Nobody knows how dry I am" He
has seen droughts in all parts Of the
world and he knows how terrible they
can be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

The Prince of Wales is to throw off
his heavy ceremonial yoke and, for a
brief period, be boss of his own time,
state London dispatches. Even prince
ought to have a day off occasionally,
Just like his butler and chauffeur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

From the kalamazoo Gazette.
Whoever would have thought that the
time would come, right in the middle of
the picnic season. when a good, drench-
ing rain would be regarded with unsni-
nous delight?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Pursuit of the Practical.

You are not saying as much about
the trusts as you used to-"
mo" answered Farmer Corntossel.
There's altogether too much tempta-
ton for a man to keep chasin' octopuses
when he, ought to be pickin' potato
bugs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

In the big Balkan checkers tourna-
ment Carol, having made the king row,
is clamoring to be crowned irrespective
of a reconciliation with Helen. It is
thought by many that he will be jumped
eventually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

The plant pethologist at Pennsyl-
van:a State College verifies the story of
half baked apples hanging from fruit
trees. Along about September Is an
other half baked crop will come under
his observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
A Criterion.

What makes you think that Mr.,
Scadds is not a man of influence in this
community"
Because" answered Miss Cayenne,
Il have observed that he never runs his
automobile at any greater speed than
that permitted by the law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
An Epicure.

THAT man is what I call real
epicure," remarked a grandstand spec
tator as a man left at the close of the
seventh inning.
"Indeed?"
Yes. He would rather eat than see
base ball game"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Finance.

Some people by investments win;
OF this there isn't any doubt.
You go and put your money In
And wonder who will take it out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

A submarine aircraft carrier is soon
to be an accepted fact, according to
Navy Department officials. Old Mother
Nature already has produced a perfect
one in the chrysalis of the dragon fly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Reform.

What we want" said the disconnected
citizen, is reform"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum,
I'VE want it; but each of US is convinced
that the wrongs in which he is inter
ested ought to wait until all the rest
have been attended to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Real Punishment, Indeed.

from the Omaha World Herald
To make the punishment fit the crime
Wes.chester County, N. y, is placing
radio receivers N every cell oi its new
oil "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use tor republication Of all news ets-
patches credited 70 it or not otherwise cred
r,sS,. - ms paper rnq siso me i2esi ews
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
But Can He Stay That Way?

From the Albany Evening News.
Now a professor says a man can
marry on $25 a week That is Just the
trouble-ne ca. marry on nothing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

Page Florida and California.
From the Pocatello Idaho Tribune.
According to reports from Georgia,
the popcorn has been popping ON the
stalks out in the fields. 1t Is now time
for Kansas to come through with a re-
port of the hens laying hard-boiled eggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

Oh, never be a CRATER!
IT'S a way with danger fraught,
It's palace when you're lucky
And a prison when you're caught.
Some men can't talk wifout usin'
long words" said Uncle Eben, "jes de
same as some men has to take a whole
day fob piece of work dat dey ought
to do in half an hour"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

@. Does the color of a persons
clothes make him easier or harder to
see on a highway at night?-P. M. l..
A. There is a decided difference.
Light colored clothes are q protection
to a pedestrian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

@. How high, is the fog over New
foundland? What is the difference
between fog and; clouds?-J. E. H.
A. The fog near Newfoundland is
sometimes 5000 feet high. There is no
difference between fog and clouds ex-
cept that when a, cloud formation is low
and is unbrokenf it Is called fog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

Q. WHAT'S the source Of the remark.
Twenty million Frenchmen can't be
wrong"?-E. II. B.
A. 1t is a song in the musical COM
edy, Tour of Paris