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The Word Series.

The 1891 world series has turned
out to be q battle royal between two
fighting ball teams. First, the Phila-
delphia Athletics took the lead by
trouncing the st. Louis Cardinals. 6-2,
in the initial encounter. 1t looked as
If the experts who predicted that the
Quaker City nine would run away with
the series were right. The next day
the tide shifted and st. Louis shut out
Philadelphia by score Of 20. In the
third game st. Louis was again
victorious by q score of So, and II
appeared that the show was almost
over. But Philadelphia rallied and
took the fourth game, 80, making the
count two games apiece. Yesterday
when st. Louis won by the score OF 5-l
the representatives of the Middle
Western city again became one-up on
their Eastern rivals and now need only
single triumph to carry OF the world
championship banner.
1t IS The very uncertainty OF the game
that makes base bah so fascinating
The series which is probably the fresh
est in the memory Of washingtonians
although none remembers it with any
particular enthusiasm, was the 1925
struggle for the championship of the
base ball universe between Washington
and Pittsburgh. No set Of games could
probably better demonstrate the vaga.
rieS Of fortune Of the national pastims
than this. washington won the first
lost the second and won the next two
needing only one more win to capture
the nag. But, to the CONSERVATION oil
all local fans, Pittsburgh walked on
with The next three encounters and the
National Capital finished second
So when Philadelphia and st. Loui.
resume their fight in the Mound CITY
tomorrow only a rash person would
prophesy the result. Philadelphia must
win two straisht-and it is fully capa-
hle OF doing it-while st. Louis will be
acclaimed the 1891 champions If it |:
victorious IN only one. Whichever way
1t goes, q base ball-minded Nation /,
waiting with its applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Daniel Chester French.

In the death of Daniel Chester French
america loses one of the greatest artists
ever known in this country, o sculptor
CT rare genius. He developed his talent
for modelling figures at an early age,
whiting the form of a frog out of a
turnip. This precocity proved to be an
index of a gift that, trained by study
under masters of the art. yielded works
of enduring merit in the course Of half
a century of active artistic endeavor.
From the Minute. Man" at Ls.ing-
ton, executed when French was only
twenty-three, to the colossal Lincoln
which is eilshr.ned in the Memorial in
this city ranges q long series of re-
markable achievements. FteIch ap-
preached every commission reverently
and in a spirit Of dedication. He studied
his subject thoroughly, acquainted him
self with III. history of the event that
was to be expressed in permanent ma
terial and with the character of the in
dividual who was to be portrayed. He
worked with care, yet diligently. He
eschewed tricks thst in lesser artist.
have served to create sensations es-
tranecus to the trus spirit of the sub
;ect. In his latter years he saw the
advent of style of sculpture in which
the eccentricities OF innovators found
expression IN Rrotesque forms yiolstive
Of the true principles Of art. HIS works
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will live in high esteem, while those Of
the so-called moderniStS win pass into
the junk heap Of neglect or condemna-
ton.
Daniel Chester French's work reelected
the man Of high character, fine tenn
permanent. deep understanding and
sound taste. The Minute Man" Of
Lexington marches to victory as French
marched to success and undying fame.
The Lincoln" sits in contemplation
with the >poise and understanding with
which French wrought all his works for
fifty years. Between these two are
many achievements. from which Amer
lea is enriched in art and inspired for
generations to come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Freshman Choice Plan
For Chicago u. Praised

From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
We hope that President Hutchins'
725 freshmen at the University Of Chi
cago know what they want. For these
next four years are gcing to put ter
rible strain on uncertainty.
They can elect what courses they
choose, attend lectures whenever they
feel like 1t, and read whatever books
suit their fancy. A generous offer like
that to the gay dogs of cur day would
have filed the village tavern to over
flowing and made The night hideous
with song. But times and taverns have
changed.
The free and easy system has been
carefully devised by President Hutchins
and his able staff, which has kept the
frailty Of freshmen constantly before It.
And even If it doesn't work It's good:
for the report made by the faculty
on each of the first 325 is, I'VE don't
know anything about him." which is
equivalent to an old-fashioned proba-
ton. Well, until they know something
about him, he must address himself
solely to academic pursuits, forswearing
all others until he is noticed. Suppose
jolly good riddance! ,t4
Four hundred continue toward the
survival Of the fittest. And by the
senior year-at conservative estimate
rs are left. Twenty-Five out of seven
hundred and twenty-five. An excellent
percentage of cream" Chicago's finest
The more stringent colleges turn out
no higher, and in the meantime clog
up the system with lot of deadwood.
Advice, coddling, threats and humilia-
tons may possibly redeem a few, but
as general rule those who come up
for an education. as President Hutchins
has figured out, get 1t essentially on
their own.
And he has chosen o scheme Of
wholesome contacts rather than coef-
cion to lure the waverers toward the
light. It ought to work more hand
somely than the overseer system. Twen-
ty-flvel' Chicago University would be
worth saving for even one highly edu-
Gated man out of TBS. Any university
would.
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into the box until something like a
hundred thousand dollars accumulated,
! and then he rented safe deposit box,
and whenever he needed money to pay
bill, or to complete real estate trans
action he would take the money neces-
sary from either the box at home or
the box at the bank, deposit 1t In bank
and draw check against 1t. A FER
fcctly simple system and one worthy of
commentator as evidence Ct q careful
business dealer.
Unfortunately spirit Of skepticism
prevails In inQuisitorial circles regard
ing the possibility of saving so large
an amount Of money out of mere salaries
and fees and commissions. Unhappily,
too, the fact will oatrude' itself into the
situation that all during these years
Mr. Farley was the virtual owner of a
club in Manhattan, club where
pleasant pastimes were engaged in by
gentlemen who regard the law against
gambling as an obnoxious interference
with their personal liberties. The fact
that Mr.. Farley all these years held in
fluential positions in the metropolitan
administration and in the political Or
ganization that has more or less con-
trolled it may hsve had something to do
with the success Of this haven Of ref
uge. 1t may have contributed to the
success of that institution and perhaps
to the golden flow into the wonder box.
Mr.. Farley was asked In the course Of
tie questioning about a raid that some
intrusive policeman made uron his club
at two o'clock on the morning of May
80, 1926. Thirty prisoners were taken
in that raid. Mr.. Farley now remem-
bers nothing of them save that they
were gentlemen of his acquaintance
Who were engaged in the innocent &C.
cupation OF packing up some $4,000
base ball bait, $4,000 rubber balls, 5000
skipping ropes ana some May poles and
canopies for use at the May day party
to be given on the afternoon Of that
same day for tie children Of Mr.. Far
leys district. From this benevolent
task, of course, could come no portion
OF the wealth that was flowing into
the wonder box at home and into the
! safe deposit box and into the bank ac-
count to which he now POINTS as proof
OF his honest thrift.
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We shington's Stadium.

The Roosevelt Memorial Associations
lengthy consideration Of the form Of
memorial that 1t would choose to COM
memorate the great President has been
linked, for many years. With the pro-
posal for a public stadium. This has
not been due to espoussl of such plans
by the Roosevelt Memorial Association,
but to the Board of Trades efforts to
have the association interest itself in
the stadium project as an appropriate
memorial. Announcement of the asso-
cations general plans for the purchase
of Analcstan Island and its treatment
as park serves to re!egate the stadium
project for the time being. The sta
dunn, at least, is definitely out of the
picture, as far as Analcstan Island
and the Roosevelt Memorial Association
are concerned.
But the decision is not without its
advantages to Washington. There have
always been sound objections to the
choice Of Analostan Island as the site
for a great stadium. It's relative isola-
ton, for one thing, would provide trafnc
dinhculties not entirely to be overcome
by the completion of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge and the system Of
riverside drives. And the unspoiled
natural beauty of the island and its
advantages for the sort Of park planned
by the Roosevelt Memorial Association
would, of course, be destroyed by the
construction there of a stadium and
the roadways that would have to be
built to make 1t accessible.
On the other hand, with Analostan
Island removed rs a possibility. the
other site for the projected stadium
will henceforth receive undivided sup-
port. This site lies at the end of East
Capitol street in Anacostia Park. The
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has considered it as the
Ideal location, providing. as it does. q
water course for aquatic sports and
enough land for other sports. 1t was
this site that the Beard of Trade
sought to interest the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association in developing as a
stadium. And it Is this site that win
always be held, in mental reservation
at least. for the stadium that WASH
ington will some day build.
Plans for a stadium are still before
the Board of Trade as one of It's chief
projects in the development of the
Capital. 1t is generally recognized as
coming within the scope of demands
that the future will supply. 1t should
be public undertaking, providing
adequate facilities for many of the
great athletic and other events that
would come to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Man, FL, Reported Able
To Speak Is Languages

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
Unusual in a country where linguistic
accomplishments are not conspicuous
IS the achievement of Avery De Witt
Of Brooklyn. who has just reached vot-
ing age.
He is said to have mastered no less
than Is languages. German, French
and Spanish he studied in school. His
knowledge Of the others, he claims, was
acquired on his own through the use of
a key to linguistic study which he de-
visSd.
Mastery of IS languages, one suspects,
may be overStating his accomplish
ments. But to have attained even q
working knowledge of SO many tongues
entities him to distinction. It Is un-
derstood that he aspires to the diplo-
matte service. And, without question
he ought to be.a valuable man for such
career.
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Sheriff Farley's Wonder Box.

In these days Of depression and tight
money, frozen assets and that sort Of
thing, 1t is refreshing to learn OF thrift
end saving at the rate disclosed in the
course of the examination by Judge
Samuel Seabury, special investigator Of
the New York State inquiry into metro
politan affairs, of Mr.. Thomas Farley,
now sheriff Of New York County. After
= good deal of maneuvering, backing
and f1lling, protesting and refusal to
testify regarding his personal affairs,
Mr.. Farley yesterday disclosed that In
six and three quarters years, during
all Of which period he held public ofics
at salaries ranging from $500 to
$4,000 a year he was by careful man.
asefnent enabled to deposit in bank no
less than $360,660 A bit of figuring
enabled Judge Seabury to work out the
fact that of this amount $53,16611
came from salaries. Then there was about
e2s.o00 that was yielded by real estate
transactions. A simple mathematical
calculation discloses that this left some
32Ts,41l-the eleven cents may as well be
dropped from the reckoning-that came
from some other source and at the rate,
. bit Of division reveals, of something
like s4l, 400 . year Where did this
come FROM. Judge Seabury wanted to
knew. Out Of his strong box. his good
box" his wonder box" Mr.. Farley
answered, the box he kept at home and
into which he had dropped from time
70 time surplus from his earnings as
business agent of the Cement and Con-
crete workers Union. He explained his
Methc4. 1s put these amounts in cash
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Beta Kappa members are in who's
IN. r. l..
| A. It is estimated that rs per cent Of
the hats sold to men are size 6%.
@. Was the man who invented the
Brsille System blind hirnself?-F. H. I.
A. Louis Braille, the Frenchman who
devised this system Of reading and writ
ing for the blind, was blinded when hut
years old. While playing In his
fathers harness-making shop, he took
up q sharp instrument which slipped
and put out one Of his eyes. Through
sympathetic Inflammation the sight Of
the other eye was lost.
@. Why was the type of architecture
termed Gothic given that name?-T.
C. A.
A. Originally the term was applied
in contempt by adherents of the class
zeal school which accepted the Roman
esque style. They considered the
pointed arch barbarous and grotesque,
therefore Gothic. 1t soon made a place
for itself and was widely employed
throughout Europe in the construction
of cathedrals, churches and abbeys.
Q. Do wild animals live longer in
their wild state than In captivity
M. Z. H.
A. Some wild animals are so fretful
in captivity that their lives are short
ened materially. This Is true Of foxes
and monkeys. Elephants and snakes
do not seem to suffer much from cap
tivity, but are strongly inclined to long
| lives in any environment The NOR
tally among wild animals in geological
parks Is very high.
q. How should houses be built In or
der to receive the most sunlight, directly
north, south, etc, or on a diagonal?-
j. G. N.
A. Their orientation should be north
and south, east and west.
Q. How long does a company make
parts for an automobile after the model
is discontinued?-I. J. D.
A. 1t is required to make parts for
i've years.
Q. On what wave length does the
Lindbergh plane oroadcast?-E. r. B.
A. A special group Of wave lengths,
| including the 500-kilocycle (600-meter)
distress or s o s frequency, on which
all stations must maintain a watch,
was used by the Lindberghs. They
| transmitted on 1888, 500, $3.50, 1913,
$3.50 or 1920 kilocycles. according to
the channel that suited their needs best
at particular moment.
Q. What is meant by ear-marked
goldf-N. G. H.
A. In international trade gold must
| be shipped when the merchants OF one
country owe a large difference to those
| Of another country; that is, when the
trade account does not balance. It -
dangerous to ship gold because ships
sink sometimes. Instead OF making
actual shipments, especially when the
balance is expected to swing back again
before long, gold is ear marked. That
means, although it Is not actually ship
ped, it is placed in a vault and marked
as belonging to certain owners abroad.
O. How fast can giraffe rIm?-W. A.
! A. Giraffes are capable Of a speed OF
! 30 miles an hour.
! Q. What is meant by buying a pig in
a pcke?-E. A.. J.
A. The word poke is Celtic term
meaning a bag or sack, and the phrase
to buy a pig in a poke means to pur-
chase and pay the price Of an article
which IL not seen or the value Of which
has not been first determined.
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An al Capone juror can scarcely be
comfortable while studying the facial
expression OF the Lord of Gangland.
scowling glance may be nervously
interpreted to mean that he is select
ing victims to be waited on by his corps
OF private eXecutioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

Everybody will want to honor the
gallant transpacific flyers, Pangborn
and Herndon. BY way of showing that
all Is forgiven, Japan might add to the
pleasure of prize winning by presenting
them with an especially fine photograph
album.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

Having deci:ed on the relative value
of gold and silver--a bigger problem in
relatively than any Einstsin ever under
took to SOLICITATIONS will be expected
to arrange for the purchasing public to
acquire a reasonable supply of both
metals for marketing purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

If William Jennings Bryans silver
views become popular, some influential
admirer may undertake the colossal task
Of reviving his economical idea of the
dollar dinner as the scene of a politi-
cal roundup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

Much viii be accomplished If states
men can be persuaded to iron out op-
posing ideas in conference instead OF
leaving hope Of Cancellation to lengthy
arguments at the public expense.
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Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

the police has been unable to control
these elements.
In Bilboa the authorities have insti-
tuted an offensive upon all undesirables,
with the likelihood of depopulating the
city If the campaign Is strictly adhered
to- In Santurce there has been an
other Communistic perturbation. An
archists have reared their evil heads
in Almeria and Barcelona and escape
the clutches of the police despite the
Cunningly devised traps laid for them.
These discordant entities seem to
sense the presence Of the constituted
authorities and know when the hand of
the law Is near, even though there is
no visible evidence Of 1t. Barcelona,
too. has been Uttered with handbills
and placards urging all the urban work
cTs to take vigorous measures against
the owners and operators Of factories
and industries. demanding either in
creaSeS in pay or no reduction in the
former rates
In Zamora Communist agitators are
hoping to enlist the sympathies Of their
brethren in Portugal in an imminent
threat against the national government,
and in Madrid and most of the other
large cities normal life no longer is
possible because Of interference with
the telephones, tramways railroads and
other public services.
Even the stevedores, miners. mat
makers and farm laborers are joining
In the general pandemonium of impos-
sible demands. In Barcelona the very
unemployed are organizing to make
more effective their protests to the mu-
nicipal government. In the Plaza de la
Kepublica a vast concourse Of men
without work demanded reinstatement
OF the dole in a menacing demonstra-
tion. They had been told that these
payments would be discontinued and
that instead all would hereafter be
given meals at the Parque School.
In some other cities strikes of men
who might otherwise be working have
shut of the supply Of gas, electricity
and even water. Fortunately, these de-
plorable conditions are not simultaneous
phenomena everywhe'e, for when a new
strike or disturbance breaks out in one
Quarter one is terminated and condi-
lions become more tranquil somewhere
else. So long as this saving balance is
maintained, there is hope that we shall
eventually emerge from cur diiscom-
futures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

Railroads, m seeking settlement OF
differences among themselves, have sub
stituted mergers for the old-time rate
wars which, in the end, profited nobody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

AS steel is either prince or pauper
and cotton either king or serf, the tariff
Is to the reading public either a plod-
ding machine or q dynamo OF interest
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And Lots of Other Things,

From the Dayton Daily News.
Some one has remarked that at so
man knows as much about the world
as he is ever likely to, the reason being
that he is then too old to Join the NaVIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHJLANDER JOHNSON.
Fishermen All.

Fishermen All.
Vacation ends. No more we'll stray
Where fish declare a holiday
And call on weary men to dream
Or plan, beside the lake or stream.
Well put away the rod and line
OF gay, yet practical design,
And for our fish once more We'll wait
In market, with q coin for bait.
But, though we quit the simpler game,
Wen go on fishing just the same.
Wen fish for social compliments,
Well FISH for dollars and for cents,
Wen fish for smiles we'll fish for signs.
Well fish for plaudits Of the wise
And, as the profits tempt anew.
The plaudits Of the foolish too.
In patience we must often wait
And rail at luck and change the bait.
few will bring handsome string
And others never catch a thing.
But, wet and weary, homeward stray
Resolved to FISH another day.
So Mortal Destiny contrives
To keep us fishing all our lives.
Reliable Results.
Now men of wisdom rise anew
To get the world in line,
And while the deeds are sometimes few,
The words are always fine.
Market Menagerie.
When speculation nils the air
Now comes Bull and then a Bear
And also, with q greed profound,
A Pig is always lowering round.
Ratio.
"Have you studied the ratio under
contemplation between silver and gold?"
said the man who always knows lots OF
questions but no answers.
IT have studied that ratio all my
life," replied Senator Sorghum, mot
only rs q financial but as a rhetorical
ratio"
THE two are very different"
Il find remarkable similarity; about
sixteen notes of silver-tongued oratory
to one Of golden silence"
Jud Tunkins says the difference be-
tween the high pressure salesman and
the bill collector Is that the collector
doesn't feel the need of easing you
along with funny stories.
"A philosopher" said Hi Ho the sage
of Chinatown, seeks to build q bar
ricade of WORDS which is quickly over
thrown when a man of action gives
command"
Case In Point.
Some of the difficult problems OF
life solve themselves, If we only let them
| aicne."
very true" commented Miss Cayenne
Thank Heaven we're ut least through
| for the present, with the mathematical
calculations required by daylight saving
| timel"
"A woman has a pufick right to d.
! last word" said Uncle Eben, when q
man ccmas home after westin' oil hi
biggest talk Ia Q crap ganiEe
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British Farmers
Appeal for Relief.

lie Matin. Paris-A hundred repre-
sentatives of farming interests in Eng
land, Of all ranks, have petitioned the
government. exhorting it to apply some
special measures to agricultural relief
before the adjournment Of Parliament.
Maj. Braithwaite, Deputy from York
shire, who is the author of the appeal,
will discuss with the prime minister
the grave crisis which confronts all the
farmers in Great Britain.
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Market Menaeefie

When speculation nils the air
Now comes a Bull and then a Bear
And also, with a greed profound,
A Pig is always lowering round.