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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

called O boob" Which means that
not overmuch is expected. If we are
a nation of boobs, then perhaps the
world would be better of for more
boobery. Whatever may be the failure
Of the immediate present to demon
strate extraordinary business ability on
the part Of the Nation, there is pretty
fair record Of achievement and, despite
the passing phase of depression, a bright
prospect of future accomplishments.
and principles Of government and busi-
ness management. Shaw may join in
the Russian Communist diatribe against
capitalism" But despite the pinch
to all the other countries in the world,
Russia included notwithstanding the
clamors Of her press agents, the mass
of the American people are not shaken
in their faith in the fundamentals Of
the American system.
Shaw was running true to his form
in broadcasting his srnartly phrased in
dictment of the non-Russian modes Of
government. He Is a Snowman, bark
ing his own wares outside Of the tent.
Perhaps he has fooled himself with
his harangues. Maybe he has come to
believe that he is the cleverest man who
speaks and writes the English language
today But such performances as that
of yesterday will serve to diminish the
numbers of those who are disposed to
agree with him in that particular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
A Horse Runs Away
On Busy Broadway
From the Rochester Times Union.

From the Rochester T1meS-Union.
A lean, lanky, speckled nag-of-a-
horse, whose only claim to fame had
been to draw laundry hack for 10
years, took the bit in his teeth and
showed New Yorks Broadway what a
real horse race looks like-free Of
charge.
If there was a depression on in this
country the nag paid no attention to
it. He went through Times Square
like Congress going through the Treas
urys bank roll. He knocked down a
news stand like James Goodwin Halls
plane hitting a Long Island bungalow,
and laid out three widow women (no
Tiny tots') for the ambulance. By
ISLANDERS stood in q cold sweat. Some
had never seen a horse run.
Six blocks up Broadway the critter,
having shown what he could do, aban-
doned the project and stood ready to
bow to applause. But all he got was
a few dozen strong hands from trafdc
cops. Then he was led back to OBJ
scurity, to draw the eternal wet wash.
The casual reader might wonder,
this nag can shake OF a 10-year equine
inferiority complex amid 10000 gasoline
buggies and 10000 doubters, a great
big country like the United States ought
to be able to shake on its complex
that two-year depression has got
both its shoulders fiat on the mat.
But what Wall Street probably Is
thinking about In this connection Is
that it wished 1t had had billion bucks
right on that horses nose.
That's what makes life interesting.
You never can tell when a horse or Q
nation is going to stage comeback"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
New Pressure Regulations.

The Public Utilities Commission has
made permanent its temporary order
relating to allowable gas pressure mini
NUNS and maximums, permitting maxi
mum pressures to stand at eight inches
and increasing the minimum pressure
from two to three inches. In explana-
ton, it seeks to remove what may be a
popular misunderstanding of the tech
nical subject of gas pressures by ex-
planning that low pressure IS more I'M
desirable than high pressure.
1t is doubtful that many persons have
been led to believe that relatively high
gas pressure is in itself a thing to be
avoided or that it alone is responsible
for unduly high gas bills resulting from
waste or inefficient combustion. AS one
understands the pressure business from
the various experts who have from time
to time sought to explain 1t, the proper
adjustment of gas appliances is more
important than the maximum allowable
gas pressure. And while 1t is generally
understood that the gas company, in
seeking to furnish an adequate flow of
gas to all points, had to increase its
gas pressure, the Public Utilities Com
mission fails to explain why the gas
company was permitted TO exceed pres
sure regulations without making the
preliminary adjustment Of appliances.
That, as a matter of fact, was the real
point in the recent row over gas pres
sures.
Instead of telling the people of WASH
ington that the flame on the gas stove
can be adjusted up or down by turning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
"a Years Paying Off
Fathers 100000 Debt

From the wilkes-Barre Times-Leader.
The papers carried little story from
Long Island the other day that con-
tanned encouragement for cynical
world. It told how a Long Island man
had succeeded in paying the last cent
of 100000 debt Of honor" be-
queathed to him by his father, who had
been head of chain of banks that
failed and who on his deathbed begged
his son to see to it that the depositors
were paid in full.
1t took the son just - years to do
the job; but he did 1t, and the last
depositor has been paid, and the debt
has been wiped out. And it occurs to
us that the sense of moral responsibility
which inspired this man and his father
before him Is less rare in the business
world than we ordinarily suppose.
Stories of this kind are not unusual.
There are plenty Of ''hard-boiled" bust
ness men who realize that an obligation
not binding in law can be morally bind
ing. Business is not always the cut
throat game that some Of its critics
pretend 1t Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
An Ambitious Flyer.

Mai. James H. Doolittle Is an ann
bilious flyer. One Of the foremost au.
thorities on blind" flying In the
world, one time winner of the famed
Schneider Cup race, and more recently
the holder Of the transcontinental
speed record, when he crossed the
United States in eleven hours and f1f-
teen minutes, beating Capt. Frank
Hawks record by more than an hour,
Doolittle is not yet satisfied. He now
plans, and the start is set for Monday,
to drop in on the capital of Canada, the
Capital Of the United States and the
capital of Mexico in one day, a flight of
twenty-five hundred miles, which he
hopes will require less than twelve
hours.
Aviation needs such men as Hawks
and Doolittls and the rest of the small
group who, by their exploits, show the
way to safety and speed in the air.
Every flight they make offers fresh
proof that the art of flying is progress
ing rapidly and this progress is reflected
In the growth Of commercial transport
In all parts Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Clifford Commission Advice
On Buying Impresses Nation

as they are now there is a real induce
ment to make them. Fer such, It Is q
pity to allow q state Of mind to delay
purchases which would help to give the
general buying movement momentum"
insists this journal.
Stating that there Is more to the
story than this" the Wheeling Intel
ligencer suggests that "f the consunn.
ing public is to undertake greater pur-
chases the great industries and the
wealthy individuals must lead the way.
and notes that "it is not very con-
vincing to the man in the street to
urge that he spend more money when
he Is either idle, working part time or
at reduced wages while the great cor
porationS and wealthy individuals are
restricting their own expenditures"
This paper calls attention to the fact
that when Mr.. Clifford talks about the
lower cost Of living he neglects to
mention that telephone service. such
as provided by the great corporation he
heads; gas, electricity and other utility
services cost just as much as they did
in boom times. If the cost Of living has
been reduced generally, then Mr.. Gift
ford's corporation and kindred interests
are enjoying increased profits" claims
this paper.
The Portland Oregon Daily Journal,
does not consider they will meet the
situation Of the need that IS immediate
and pressing. with Winter almost here
and 100000 out of work. This paper,
therefore, argues: "Since the Federal
Government has met economic and
financial emergencies when certain in
dustries needed aid, since It met the
emergencies of the war and since it
has met similar emergencies in other
countries, how on earth can it sit back
and deny the needed aid when q serious
business depression Is on in the United
States and since hundreds Of thousands
Of Americans are threatened with desti-
tuition this Winter?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Geld and Silver.
The values that things used to show
Are changing here and there,
And price tags as they come and 60
May land most anywhere.
The corn IN opulence will CLEAN
Out yonder in the field;
And here a standard true would seen
Unto the world revealed.
A touch of glistening frost will make
The yellow seem more bright
AS early morning comes to wake
The world with gentle light.
The symbols that are here displayed
Bring cheer to every eye
With gold. and silver. too. arrayed,
Beneath the Autumn sky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Senator Tom Walsh. Democrat, of
Montana, carries a handsome gold
headed ebony walking stick, for the
continued possession of which he thanks
Washington police efficiency. A couple
of years ago, after paying an evening
call in Massachusetts avenue, the Sen
ator found his car, which he pilots
himself, missing from the place where
he'd parked it two hours before. He
phoned police headquarters. Well
have your car for you in the morning"
was the reply. Sure enough. while the
Montana sage was shaving about Z
am, next day, his telephone rang. and
this was the message: This is the
seventh precinct. Your car has been
recovered" In it was Senator Walsh's
priced cane, bequeathed to him many
years ago by his old law partner in
Helena.
As lasting testimonial to the friend
ship between the Marquis de Lafayette
and George Washington, Lafayette Col
lege. at Easton, Pa, under the leader
ship Of President William Mather Lewis
Is promoting a project to have the
replica Of Mount Vernon now at the
Colonial Exposition in Paris moved to
Chavaniac, France. Chavaniac is the
birthplace of Lafayette, and. if DR..
Lewis plan pans out, the Paris Mount
Vernon will be used as one of the
school buildings at the Lafayette Col
lege there. Through American gener-
oSity the chateau of the Marquis de
Lafayette at Chavaniac has been reno
waited and turned into a Franco
American memorial to Washington's
great Gallo lieutenant During the
Winter it Is a college, while during the
b. mr.
nourished and underdeveloped French
children are housed and instructed at
a minimum fee. During his trip to
France last Summer DR.. Lewis discov-
cred that the greatest need of the COL
lege is preventorium. If Mount YER
non is transplanted to Chavaniac the
building will be used for that purpose.
Gov. Richie Of Maryland, who led
on the other night at the series of
Governors dinners to be held during
the Fall and Winter by the National
Woman's Democratic Club, Invested
himself Of striking (Democratic)
phrase. He called "the United States
leaderless country in q planless
world"
~. s. Navy Review Is the name OF
a sprightly new weekly now being pub
lished in Washington "in the interests
Of United States sea power" It's edi-
tor Is Maj. Harvey L. Miller, q war
time. two-fsted fighting Marine David
A. Smiley, formerly editor in chief of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger and
later general manager Of the North
American Newspaper Alliance, has just
become publisher of the Navy Review.
The periodical has stripped for action
against administration plans to cur
tail naval expenditure
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

and another for those he does not like
but tries his best to use the same
standard on all people.
- ~
Often he finds this Of immense diff
ficulty.
1t is one thing to aim to be fair
and quite another to be fair.
Talk not about being a good man.
but be SUCH" said Marcus Aurelius O
long time ago.
Surely there is q difference between
the TWO, but one Is necessary to the
other, and sometimes he who does the
most talking ends up by doing the most
doing!
Being fair to the other fellow, in
most OF the ordinary walks of life,
consists largely of trying to be fair to
him.
II one actually succeeds, sometimes
that Is not as much as making the at
tempt. It often Is impossible for human
beings to be just, SO curiously con-
stituted are we, but any one can try TO
be fair.
This decent attempting, what Is it
but species of that overcoming which
the Bible praises so highly?
Here Is fellow one does not like.
$40 0Oyo 0OihCbAhAB Vi dOCo cOAhC-
thing which rubs one the wrong way,
as the saying says.
Instantly the mind puts a most un-
favorable construction on 1t.
Just what might have expected
from him." says the vigilant mind.
One part of the mind says that.
The other, and more worthy part,
declares: We'll, let us see. What would
l have done in a similar case? If
had said that, what would have made
me say that?"
brain correctS and chastizes the in
philosophy and psychology in equal
measure, but it Is an honest attempt
to put an idea into words, and ideas
are hard things to put into words, for
words are not ideas, but only the best
approach to them we have. The dream
of mankind Is the apprehension Of
thought without the intermediary Of
words.
The individual life Is a queer mix
ture of two critical attitudes; one, that
reserved for ones self, partly offensive,
partly defensive; two, that reserved
for others, largely critical.
This critical faculty Is, seldom in
voked in regard to ones self. except
where life forces one TO take it up in
a throe Of self-defense.
1t Is extremely natural, however, to
be on the alert about other people. The
divine ego will not permit one to be
too critical about itself Gas witness
Robert Burns lines about 20 would
some power" etc.. but renders it very
easy-indeed pleasant-to be censorious
about the other fellow
Some one asks for specific examples
Any one can think up a dozen in a
dozen minutes. out Of his own life; We
give but one here, which had to do
with two eminent gentlemen, both
with sons In their own professions.
One wanted to bring the son of the
other into q public performance with
his father, upon which the latter de-
INJURED. The first thought he did it
out Of jealousy, and thereafter thought
less of him. AS a matter of fact, the
father was tremendously proud of his
son, but held an idea, successfully held
by generations Of his breed, that one
should not bring ones family into the
public eye, parade ones loved ones, and
therefore ones emotions and loves, be-
fore the general public. An old-fash-
Toned idea, perhaps, but a noble one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

the valve. the Public Utilities Commits
sion might have made it plain to the
gas company that deviations in the al
lowable pressure range will not be per-
mitted hereafter without formal per-
mission, and never permitted without
notification and . proper adjustment.
by the gas company, Of appliances that
would be affected by a change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Some of the homes of Russia are re-
ferred to as not being required to con-
form to standards of neatness. This
may be due to reluctance on Stains
part to interrupt conditions to which
more or less conspicuous elements Of
the population have been described by
travellers as conforming for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Expert accountants are men of pa
tient industry in working out compli-
Gated calculations. Suggestions of debt
cancellation will cause unprecedented
demands on the bookkeepers OF the
world,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

, applied to the mountainous and pic.
turesque district of Greece, inhabited
by simple, pastoral people, distin-
guished for contentment and rural hap
| pineSS.
@ Is Boulder City, New, to have o
city managerial. p.
A. Secretary Wilbur of the Depart
ment Of the Interior has appointed Sims
Ely as city manager of this new town.
Mr. Ely will be in charge Of the organ
ization Of Boulder City and its opera
Is under construction.
Q. Should wooden garments be dried
slowly or rapidly?-C. N.
A. To avoid shrinking they should
be dried slowly in q place Of medium
temperature.
@. Are the new $500 900 and 81 ,ooo,.
600 bills issued by the Treasury bills In
the sense Of being a circulating cur
rency?-A. A. B.
A. The new treasury bills are noe
currency in the sense Of Treasury notes
or bank notes. They represent a form
OF public debt security, and while ne
gotiable readily are not of the currency
type.
Q. Why is there a scarcity of wild
ducks this year?-J. D.
A. 1t Is due to the cumulative ef-
fects OF drought drainage and over
shooting. Sportsmen are being asked
to take less than the limit this Fall
and the hunting season has been short
ened in an effort to correct this
shortage.
Q. What Is glass paper?-E. r.
A. GlaSs-paper consists Of thick car
fridge paper coated with powdered glass.
@. How long has the pari-mutuel
scheme of betting on horse races been
in use?-F. @.
A. 1t has been used in France since
1866.
G. Where is the coolest place that
people actually live?-L. r.
A. Verkhoyansk, in the Province Of
Yakutsk. Siberia, is believed to be the
coolest inhabited spot In the world. It
is known as the Pole Of Cold, and tenn
peratures as low as go F. have been
recorded.
Q. How many Indians were used in
the roundup at Pendleton, Greg, this
year and were they paid for their serv-
1ces?-C. B. T.
A. A record number Of 1880 Indians
were camped at Pendleton this year,
and, as usual, they were paid in cash
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program.
Q. Are Pullman sleeping cars used ON
any English Railroads.&c.. w. N.
A. Sleeping cars built by the Pullman
Co. Of America were introduced on the
Midland Railway of England in 1874
They are now operated on the Midland,
the Southern, the London and North
eastern, the Metropolitan and the Great
Southern Qreland) Railways.
@. When was the eruption Of Mont
Pelee in the early 1900s which de-
stroyed ST. Pierre, Martinique?-E. D. j.
A. 1t occurred on May 8, 1902.
Q. How are people punished in Soviet
prisonS?-E. NJ. E
A. 1t has been noted by students Of
the question that the prison system, or
rather the system of correction. of the
Soviet Union is in accord with the most
modern concepts of penology. 1t elm
mates the element Of punishment and
has as its aim rather the rehabilitation
Of the prisoner and his return to the
activities Of normal citizenship.
@. How does the consumption of
kerosene compare with that of gaso-
line?-E. M.
A. In 1929 the apparent consumption
Of kerosene was 1896, 900 barrels. The
apparent consumption for gasoline in
the same year was 37l 1852, 900 barrels,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

If. AS has been reported, the once
implacable Chinese tongs have decided
as result Of Asiatic hostilities, to make
peace among themselves, War may at
last claim some little credit as a civil
LIKING influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

When men at Detroit adopted the
simplified slogan, I'VE want beer" terse
phraseology did not permit them to in
clude Eight wines" The trade boost,
therefore, could not cover French bev-
erages and went entirely to Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Soviets Ban Heat.

From the Salt Lake City Deseret News.
For the good of Soviet Russia and
the nve-year plan. house heating has
been banned in Moscow, regardless Of
freezing temperatures. Now If they
would forbid eating, itiSmight solve the
probleuA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

There could be no further doubt that
Edison was failing in strength and con-
seriousness when the physicians bull
letins were permitted to elaborate at
much length on the depressing news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

BY promising to secure national
unity to Germany, Hitler stands ready
to back an implied self-estimate that
promises a career as great as that Of
Bismarck himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Nations that start wars are often
overgenerous in readiness to invite
the whole world to step forward and
share in glory the value of which is
now considered doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Believes "Bilr" Forgotten.

From the st. Louis Times.
It may be that the world series o.
the Lindbergh trip distracted public in
tereSt, but it seems that proper atten-
ton has not been given to Alfalfa Bills
failure to get dollar oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Solving a Situation.

oIVuUVNUHs
When any crisis comes to view
Folks say they know just what to do
To meet the most exacting case
And benefit the human race.
And yet the orator may reach
No further than a fluent speech,
And seem to think all's well because
Kind friends are there with the ap-
plauSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

Capones trial brings to Chicago's rec
objection the old wild Western days
when q prudent judge required all
weapons to be checked outside the court
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

All kinds Of currency are alike in one
respect. No kind as a rule Is easily
acquired. This simple fact. aside from
calculations as TO ratio, is its chief ele-
ment of value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
New Costume.

Unless the weather makes a change
And checks this Summer climat
strange,
Old Santa Claus. that patient man,
May want q straw hat and a fan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of ell news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights Of publication of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Matter Of Dignity,

"Dou you carry q gun?"
Certainly not" answered the gang
ster. II employ men to carry my guns.
just as hire porters to carry my other
luggage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Seeking Happiness.

What made you refuse to marry
Dustin Stax?"
Hes uncomfortably well off," an
swered Miss Cayenne. "You can't ex-
pect a man to make home happy or be
the life of the party when he insists on
turning off the radio so he won't be dis
turbed while he worries about his taxes. !"
There is confusion" said Hi Ho. the
sage of Chinatown. when Wisdom vain
ly strives to show authority or when
Authority does not succeed in showing
wisdom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

when Old Man Worry knocks at yoh
door," said Uncle Eben. shut him out
an be thankful you didn' find him
waitin inside for you"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

when funds that are boarded
through fear are turned into useful
channels Of trade" according to the
Harrisburg Telegraph, there Is at once
loosening of the bands that restrict
all activities and accentuate a difficult
situation" The Lowell Evening Leader
is of the opinion that in many families
"replacements which would have been
made without thought under ordinary
circumstances have been neglected"
when, as a matter of fact, with prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Ambition Clings.

Ambition Clings.
MY colleague is occasionally annoy
ing" remarked Senator Sorghum, but
1 can't help liking him for his youthful
buoyancy."
But he is pretty well along in years 3"
That makes no difference. He re-
tains his boyish hopes and ideals. He
thinks that some day he may be Presi-
dent of the United States, the same az
he thought the first day he went to
school,"
Jud Tunkins says one of the smartest
financiers he knows is a woman who
can manage a two-dollar bill so as to
make it buy dinner for the whole family.