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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
District Is Scored
For Open Trash Heau
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Public attention ought to be called
70 the disgraceful plumber yard which
tne Dlstrlct government maintains at
the corner OF Bryant and Sixth streets
northwest. Its uglineSs beggars descrin-
ton. Discarded wagons, Wheelbarrows.
garbage carts, bedsteads, batl1tubs. rust
ed irons and tins and worn-out irnpIe-
mentS and utensils In every stage Of
dnapidation are so displayed that thew
would make o street sweeper turn his
head. The District government would
not permit O junk dealer to maintain
such 9 nuisance. certainly not within
Q resloentlal area. II such q nuisance
were attempted In any block where the
District authorities live, it would be re-
moved before the end Of dog DAYS,
The upper portion of this block Is
occupied BY intelligent, progressive
property holders ana taxpayers. Freed
mems Hospital Il directly opposite.
whose patients eyes fall ever and anon
on this unsightly pile, the sight of
which Is enough to make the well sick
To the south there Is o Baptist Church.
below which Is o row OF residences.
Howard University, with its beautiful
grounds and buildings, Is located 10 the
northeast. Hundreds Of students pass
and repass this nuisance on the way to
ana from scnool. Personally, so two
blocks out OF the way to avoid such
ugliness.
We are hearing q great deal about
making Washington the most beautiful
city IN the world. I hereby invite the
members Of the Planning Commission.
the District Commissioners and, indeed
any citizen Of civic appreciation and
spirit to drive by and take q view of the
bad example which the municipality is
setting. After this inspection they could
nave no doubt as to where this process
Of Identification should begin.
AS one moves about the city he
notices that filling stations are always
beauty spots. The material In which
they deal-gas, oil and grease-,is re-
pugnant to the senses of sight, smell,
touch and taste. Actuated by the COM
mercial motive, these repugnances are
glozed over and covered up by q fair
exterior. Why, then, should not the
municipal authorities, exemplars Of civic
pride, ct least hide the hideousness Of
this junk heap from public viewP
. KELLY MILLER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Sacco.Vanzetti Again.

Tonight in Boston THE Sacco-Van-
zetti National League" is staging q me-
mortal meeting on the occasion of the
third anniversary of the execution of
the good shoemaker and the poor fish
peddler" in Massachusetts on August 20,
1927. Proceedings will be held in the
historic Old South Meeting House. Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, Haywood Brcun,
Editor Du Bots of The Crisis and former
Mayor Henry T. Hunt Of Cincinnati,
chairman Of the National Mooney Bill
ings Committee, are the advertised
speakers, Robert Morss Lovett, chairman
Of the Sacco-Vanzetti League, will pre-
side. A film Of the funeral procession Of
the executed men will be shown for the
first time. Edna st. Vincent Millay will
include, in the reading of her poems on
the case, a new and unpublished sonnet
inspired by Vanzetti's letter from Jail.
just what the promoters Of this mo-
mortal ceremony hope to accomplish
is not quite clear. Most Americans, who
took no fanatical side, one way or the
other, in the Sacco-Vsnzetti turmoil
hoped 1t would eventually pass into the
limbo of the forgotten. The League,
which bears the mems names. is ap.
parently determined to keep the issue
or what they ailege was the issue. alive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Hull's Nomination for Senate
Occasion of Unusual Tribute

"rIis easy victory agrees the Roa-
noke Times independent Democrattc),
assures Tennessee Of the services Of o
United States = lator who will take
high rank among the foremost members
Of the upper branch Of Congress" The
Times recalls that elm 1923 he was Ten
nessee's favorite SON for the prest-
DENTAL nomination" The Charlotte
him as spresidentiai timber.
For industry, consistency and his
vigorous personality" thinks the De-
troit News (independent, HUI ranks
high among men respected In Washing
tom for years, regardless Of party. For
grasp of the tariff and Government
financial questions he is the logical sue
cessor to the late Senator Underwood
Of Alabama. More such men are needed
at the toy in public life at time when
the theory seems to prevail that ma
tional party's sails can be set to catch
popular breeze. In minority or by an
overturn placed In Senate majority,
Hull, O Democrat, by attachments and
experience both, IL o well equipped man.
Running for the Senate, he scored an
easy success in the Tenrl bsee primary.
An encouraging phase of national poll
tics appears on occasions in the sue
cesses before large celebrates Of such
exceptionally qualified aspirants FOR
higher political honors."
The New York Times independently
believes that Tennessee Democrats have
done much TO raise the Senate level of
industry, intelligence and gentility,"
while the Raleigh News and Observer
Oemocratic) holds that Tennessee has
rendered service to the country" that
Mr.. Hull's income tax law sis the model
for all such laws" and that ain ripe
knowledge and sound wisdom he ranks
with such tariff Mminaries as Roger
@. Mills, John q. Carlisle, william L.
Wilson, Oscar Underwood and Claude
Kitchin."
The Hartford Times Independent
Democratic) states that his election viii
assure an addition to the intellectual
strength, moral fiber and good sense Of
the Upper House" The Chattanooga
Times independent Democratic) con-
cludes that "amid the welter Of ma
chine politics. his selection IL refresh
ing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Track-Line Delays and Buses.

Yesterday morning an incident &C.
CURED In the daily transportation pro-
cedure In this city which causes many
to think anew Of the possibility Of the
eventual abandonment Of rail traction"
as a means Of moving people through
the streets. A short circuit occurred
close to one of the busiest junction
points in the city and for an hour the
cars were blocked on three branches of
the system for many squares, virtually
putting the entire system out of COM
mission for that period. Shortly after
the difficulty was corrected and the cars
moved again another trouble occurred,
and q second delay resulted, Of shorter
duration. A loss Of time was suffered
by the travelling public and q loss Of
fares was felt by the company.
The underground electric system IN
vogue In Washington Is Is near to me-
chanical perfection as 1t is possible to
bring any method Of transportation. It
Is. however, still subject to arrangement
as Is any method Of transit. The dis
ablement Of any unit, or the failure Of
the current over any part or over all
the system, stops the service. In the
case Of the disablement Of o unit every
thing behind that unit Is checked. The
delay may be brief. or protracted, but
until the fault Is corrected not only the
original cripple" Is stopped but the
cars behind In q constantly lengthening
space.
It Is this element of reliance upon O
clear track and an unbroken circuit
that lessons the efficiency Of the tracked
system as compared with the untracked,
the motor bus line. In the latter. the
disablement Of one unit merely means
loss Of time for those who occupy Il,
and usually brief period at that. The
cripple" Is abandoned and its passen-
gers are transferred to the following
unit, or to an emergency bus sent on
phone call in relief. The route Is not
blockaded by any single failure.
This is self-evident condition.
Whether the percentage Of trouble on
the rail line Is such as to warrant
eventual abandonment of that method
Is q matter Of individual Judgment.
But it does not require many such
protracted and extensive hold-ups as
that Of yesterday to create q public
sentiment favorable to the independent
unit method as against the tracked
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
No "Ghost Writing" for Him.

Former Gov. Alfred z. Smith of New
York, candidate for President In 1928,
objects to having any ghost writer"
compose his political sentiments. He
wants TO do his own writing, as he does
his own speaking. At any rate, If any
one does any ghost writing" for him,
he wants to know who it Is.
On Wednesday night the Joel Parker
Association, an ancient in New Jersey
politics, held its flfty-second annual
outing at West Orange. Mr.. Smith had
been invited to attend. A telegram came
on the eve Of the meeting. signed by his
name, expressing regrets and sounding
Q ringing slogan of confidence in
Democratic victory in 1882. The mes
sage went on with resounding state
ment of Democratic principles, brought
in the names of Thomas jefferson,
Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland and
woodrow Wilson, and enunciated this
article Of faith: ITO my mind the
Democratic party will soon be in ma
tional control and will make this q
happy as well as prosperous Nation
These were cheering words to the
Joel Parkerites. They rushed the tele-
gram to the newspaper Offices and
broadcast 1t to the country. 1t was
played up In the news on Thursday
morning. 1t set Democratic heads t.
nodding in hearty approval and it sci
Republican tongues to wagging ii
refutation and denial. But when it CANT
to the notice of the former Governor
busy with his new sky-scraper OF
Fifth avenue. he blinked and perhaps
said some curt words of indignation ant
issued a statement that completely
Tepudiated the Joel Parker telegram
he had sent no such message. He di'
not disayow the sentiments containe
IN It, but he did deny authorship.
Now Q research Is being conducted :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

when extended for some special reason,
don't guarantee anything except an
expedited" inspection.
Il 4 y
Women in the administration set,
especially those who may aspire to in
vitations to the Rapidan, are quietly
taking up horseback riding, II they
haven't done 1t before. The why and
wherefore Of this sudden equestrian zeal
Is that Mrs. Hoover Is an ardent rider,
and generally invites her woman guests
to ioin her in q canter at the camp.
While complete freedom prevails there
the invariable rule for guests Is 90
exactly as you please-there's natural
inclination to join the First Lady In
one Of her favorite pastimes. Mrs.
Hoover hasn't so far succumbed to the
revived popularity Of side-saddle riding
for women.
The local department Of the American
Legion has Just adopted q resolution in
favor of legalized boxing under certain
conditions. in the District Of Columbia.
At present Washington devotees Of the
cauliflower industry must journey into
Maryland or Virginia II they want to
see q prize fight--as many Of them do.
The Army and the Navy not only per-
NIT pugilism, but encourage 1t. One
night recently at the historic infantry
post ct Fort Washington, on the Mary
land side Of the Potomac near the
Capital, there was thrilling fistic car
nival. Staged by the Veterans Of For
Patch, commander of the fort, q
card of half dozen bouts was car
ried out under auspices which Tex Rick
ard and the New York Milk Fund them
selves might envy. The sport was fast,
furious and clean. The arena was
pitched, as the 24-foot ring Of Queens
berry tradition would have 1t, In the
democratic wide open and under the
stars. Kleig lights threw picturesque
glamour over the embattled scene. Maj.
Patch's arrangements were noteworthy
In one "ringside seats" didn't
mean maybe, as they do at Yankee Sta
dunn or the Polo Grounds, where some
times they are block away from the
main proceedings.
Thomas D. Thatcher, solicitor gen.
eral Of the United States, paid subtle
tribute at Chicago yesterday to the
British lawyers attending the Ameri-
can Bar Association meeting. DISCUSS
ing President Hoover's survey Of bank
Thatcher said: 1--WE are accustomed in
this country to look with admiration
upon the enforcement, administration
and observance Of law In England, and
to take pride in the fact that our in
situations are rooted in English soil.
But we have too long neglected the
English peoples example in dealing
with and solving the problems which
now confront us. There Is not line
or O word In the statement addressed
to the House Of Commons by Joseph
Chamberlain In 1883, when he brought
forward his bill for the reform of the
English bankruptcy law almost so years
ago, which needs to be altered In ana
lying the problems now facing the peo-
pie OF this country, If they are resolved
to have o good bankruptcy law"
Copyright, ls30)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
Battle of Kings Mountain
Fought i'm North Carolina
To this Editor Of The star:

10 tu9 &olt0r OF Tho @I9xs
A statement was recently printed as
signing by inference the battle Of Kings
Mountain to South Carolina, which ID
misleading, as the battle took place on
the North Carolina side Of the boundary
line between the two Sta. :.
There is village in CASTOR County,
N. O., known as Kings Mountain; also
q low mountain ridge running south
west from CASTOR County, N. c., into
York County, 8. @. It was on this
ridge, near the border line Of the two
States, but in North Carolina, that the
battle of Kings Mountain was fought
on october z, 1880. between about 900
Americans, under Sewer, Shelby, Camp
bell and Williams, and LOO British,
under Ferguson. The British killed I'd
wounded were $50 and GOA prisoners
after one hours fighting. The Ameri-
can loss was as, although there were
large numbers wounded.
This was one Of the most brilliant
victories Of the war, and precipitated
the downfall OF British power In the
South and led to the surrender Of Lord
CORVALLIS ct Yorktown, Va, soon after
ward. bringing the war to q Gloss and
establishing our independence.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LANIER-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC ]. HAsKrN.

what DO you need 70 lEnow3 u there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles your - there
something you Gant 10 know without
delay? Submit your question 70 Fred
eric J. Haskin, director OF our WASH
ington Information Bureau. He IN en-.
ployed TO help you. Address your In
qutyy TO The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskn. drector.
in coin or stamps for return postage.
@. What n the average length Of
program furnished daily over the colin-
try by Tadio2--L. O.
A. About 10 hours.
@. What II meant BY "valorization'
In respect to the coffee industry7-C. M.
A. Valorization 10 the maintenance
of an artificial price for any product by
government action. In the coffee indus
try it refers to the control of the coffee
crop In the state of Sac Paulo. Brasil.
This method has been invoked ut IN
tervals since 1900.
q. At what time ID the carlton ct
Valley Forge played?--S. O. u.
A. Familiar hymns and patriotic airs
are played every hour on the hour from
10 o'clock until sunset, when The Star
Spangled Banner" concludes the days
program.
@. Who was Emily Faithfull7-C. w.
A. Emily Faithful was an English
philanthropist, who lived from 1885 "a
1895. She took great interest In work
ingwomen, and In 1850 set up in Lon
don O printing establishment for women.
Shortly afterward she was appointed
d. -
queen Victoria. She lectured widely,
both in England and the United States,
on feminist subjects.
@. VIII you please suggest menu
for q high school cafeteria?-S. D.
A. A typical menu follows: Corn
chowder, S cents; chicken . 10 king, 10
cents; scalloped tomatoes, 8 cents: fruit
salad. 10 cents; lettuce salad sandwich,
cocoa, 5 cents; milk, s cents; fruit
tapioca, with cream, cents; cookies
three for cents; heels Of bread, with
butter, / cent; fruit, cents; ice cream
10 cents; ice cream, small scoop, .
cents.
q. who fxed the date for Easter
| Sunday?-W. r.
A. the date of Easter Sunday was
fixed by the Council of Nicaea, 326 AID,
as the first Sunday after the first full
moon following the vernal equinox, &C.
curing ON or about March Al.
q. Does the United States owe money
| to any country?-J. T..
A. The United States owes no money
to any foreign country. ,.r.e
q. Please tell something about
Sheridan's Ride.-M. 3. Mem.
A. Sheridan's Ride was immortalized
In Thomas Reads famous poem "Sher-
idan's Ride" This ride was Q famous
incident Of the battle Of Cedar Greek,
Va, october 10, 1854. Sheridan'a
Army, which was encamped ut Cedar
Greek In the Shenandoah Valley, was
surprised before dayhreak and defeated
by the Confederates under Gen. Early.
Sheridan, who was ct Winchester, 20
miles from the field, on his return from
q visit to washington, heard the sound
of battle and rode rapidly to the scene
Of action. As he galloped past the re-
treating soldiers. he shouted, Face the
other way, boysi We are going backt
He reformed his corps, and before the
close Of the day had gained . decisive
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22

be the acrimonious consequences what
they may.
mo doubt can exist" says Gardner
Jackson, a member Of the Boston Me-
mortal Committee, that the state Of
mind underlying the killing Of Sacco
and vanzetti persists strongly in Amer
lea. The August 22nd meeting
has an added significance this year
because, finding expression within the
walls of building made historically
sacred during the American Revolution,
1t comes in the midst of the tercen-
tenary Of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Z" . We invite all persons interested
In the cause Of American justice to at
tend"
The "cause of American Justice
Justice under the constitutional law
was fully indicated in the long drawn
out Sacco-Vanzetti trial. The accused
had their full and untrammeled day in
court-many days. Thanks to the zeal
of their advocates and friends, the case
eventually was Invested of its character
as a common murder trial and elevated
to the rank of a clean-cut issue be-
tween the majesty of the law and the
sovereignty of the State. on the one
hand, and, on the other, the capacity
of an organized and highly vocal oppo-
sition to circumvent the law by intimi-
dating those charged with the solemn
responsibility of enforcing it.
Tonights affair in Old South Meet
ing House may do credit to the humani-
tartan impulses of its supporters, but
it is hardly a spectacle designed to pro-
mote domestic tranquility in an hour
when America has great need Of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22

q. what Per cent Of al college stu.
8 Ssr u are entirely 'slf-suPD0rtns'-
"A. More than IS per cent are en-
tireiy self-supporting.
a. I: Mardi oras celebrated In
A. It IL, especially In Rome and
Venice. where public carniyals are held.
@. Are deer increasing or decreasing
IN the United States?-W, 8. T,
A. In both 1923 and 1929, they
showed 2 per cent gain. Practically
all the national forests contain deer.
O. What Is the origin Of the legend
about st. Swtthin's Day?-A. K.
A. st. swithin was an English bishop
OF Winchester. At his request, he was
buried after his death outside his
church atVNinchester, When. Q CEN
tury later, he was canonized. his body
was exhumed and buried within the
church. There Is legend that this
was 10 have been done on July IS, but
which continued for 40 days. This has
given rise TO the popular superstition
that II IL rains on st. SwithifI's day, 1t
continues TO rain for 20 days after
ward.
q. what does r stand for IN the
name Of Booker T. Washinston?-B.
T. II.
A. His middle name was Ialiaferro.
O. what Is the name given In Eng
land TO the loose peasant blouse worn
by workmen?-L. r. A.
A. It Is known as smock &rock,
q. why Is the United States Public
Health Service In the Department Of
the Treasury?-T. @.
A. It really dates back to 17se. when
Congress passed an act for the relief
Of sick and disabled seamen. This
small beginning accounts for the pres
ent location Of the bureau in the Treas
ury Department, the Customs Service
having always been closely connected
with the Treasury.
O. Please tell something about Mount
Athos. Greece. q 1t true that no wora-
an has ever been there2-J. K. L.
| tory stretching 20 miles out Into the
Aegean Sea. It Is the home Of the
| greatest monastic community in any
| Christian land. Nearly 5000 monks
dwell in this republic. Athos and all
| its buildings are owned by the 20 soy
ereign monasteries Of the Orthodox
Church that rule the peninsula. The
| greek governor generals TelaGon 70 the
administration Is that Of q minister
plenipotentiary. In thousand. years
| only one woman has set foot on Athos.
| She was the wife Of Lord Stratford de
| Redcliffe, British minister ct Constanti-
nople during the Crimean War, and was
| permitted to land as special favor 70
| her husband. Others claim TO have
been there. but the authorities ut Athos
deny their assertions. According 70
| tradition. the first religious settlements
were made dtfing the reign Of Constal.
| tine. It is known, however, that 81.
Athanasius established the great mon
astery Of Layra In 969 and 1t n sim
standing.
q. what Is CALIFORNIA; system %
numbering auto license plates?-S. i.
A. It provides for registration Ct
| 2,O70 900 motor vehicles without exceed
| ing six characters on any plate. The
| first plate Is No. TAI. Then the NUM-
| beers run from that to 9A99-99. Then
| the series shifts to 1B1 and goes up 10
9B9s-s9. and so on through the whole
! alphabet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Head Of the Family.
Way over yonder in de wes'
De sun he say goodnight:
De clouds dey pile de kivers up
Sos he kin sleep all right.
He travel far, he travel fas'
Across de sky all day;
He reckons dat he'll jes' turn In.
Too tired fob work or play.
But Mrs. Moon, she come along,
A-lookin' mighty fine.
An all de family Of stars
Is startin' out to shine.
Dey've sent him rom de sky,
While all his kinfolks gathers 'roun
To laugh an jollify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22

discover the sender Of the message. who
IL taking liberties with the name Of
Smith, Who Is making free with his
thoughts and ideas and political
precepts2 The Ex-Governor wants to
know. and quickly. Because II one can
get away for few hours with this sort
Of thing all, sorts Of mischief may be
wrought hereafter by volunteer spokes-
men. So the ghost hunt is on, and
like most ghost hunts 1t is likely to be
a futile one. But the former Governor
hopes that this affair viii teach the
public not to accept at face value state
ments that are supposed to emanate
from him, until verified by his indorse-
ment In person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-22

It is a constant surprise to oldsters,
used to gaff topsails, fore staysails,
baby jib-topsails. etc., how much the
modern cup defenders and challengers
resemble the simplest Of toy-store boats.
They are almost modernistic in appear
ance and they just will not look right
to the old dodgers who can recall Vigil
liant and Valkyrie III. Bowsprits seem
to have gone the way Of steam Cow
catchers." But at least the sails are
raised and sheets are hauled by real
sneaker-shod seamen and not by
noisome donkey engines.