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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRICEWELL,

A soft, low voice is q luxury which
only the rich man can afford.
He who has an economic struggle
| ahead of him ought to adopt early, II
| he has it not. loud, heavy tone.
Preferably it should have some quail
| ties of intimidation.
A bit of quarrelsomeness In 1t viii
| not hurt thing.
| Above all. a young man ought to cul-
! tivate the loud voice, so that there can
| be no mistake on the part OF any one
about what he says.
He might as well be heard as not.
| A good, sonorous, ringing voice, which
I attracts attention, commands attention
X x
Commanding attention is, after all
! as necessary for a human being as fol
an advertisement.
| A good ad attracts attention, some
way or other, and a man must do the
same.
The loud voice here commended need
| not be a blatant voice, an arrogant
| voice. nor yet a superior voice.
! Such qualities are Of the mind and
heart, not of the vocal chords.
What a young man who has his way
to make in the world ought to see to
in this respect. is simply that he talk
out like man.
If he doesn't, some one VIII accuse
him Of mumbling.
/ And who wants to have it said OF
/ him. that he is rnumbling, when al
he is doing is speaking in a cultivated
| fashion?
A cultivated voice properly may be
loud enough to be heard easily.
! II you will watch the people who get
| the clerks attention in the stores you
will see that almost invariably the man
who gets waited on first is the fellow
who walks up and demands service In
good, round old-fashioned voice.
Boys born in the country and small
towns ordinarily have a good handicap
! in this matter. City atmosphere tends
to represS a good. healthy voice. The
youngster calling from field to field has
TO speak up, as it were, to make himself
! heard
| He Is not abashed by the presence
/ OF others, and especially strangers. The
small town boy feels more at home, one
may believe, in his world, than tho
average city youth. At least, it VIII
| take the city boy more years TO fine
| himself.
1t is significant. perhaps. that the
Tom SawyerS and the HuckleberrJ
Firms and the Penrods are small town
boys. There can be no doubt of it
either, that all of them sang out theil
wishes in loud, firm tones.
| X *
If a weak voice Is insignificant, 9
! loud voice is significant.
Just what it IS significant Of is an
| other matter. Perhaps the average au-
! ditor feels that where there is so much
vigor of expression there must be some
inner yigor of mind and the physica
ability to take ready action.
There must be a balance to the LOUD
voice, of course. Simply to scream. a.
so many children do. instead of talkine
calmly TO each other, is not what We
mean.
No, loud voice may be cultivated
| too
But make no mistake about 1t, Il
must be aimed at the many, not the
one.
Perhaps that is the worst defect Of
| the too low, too precisely cultivated
voice, which mainly is directed to one
| ear and one ear alone.
Sometimes at theater you hear some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H.1SKIN.

TAKE advantage of this free service
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again. If you have never used the serv-
ice, begin now 1t is maintained for
your benefit. Be sure to send your name
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Star Information Bureau, Frederic j
Haskin, director, Washington, D. G.
@. Has Spain eyer before decreed
the exile Of large numbers OF her pop
ulation for religious reasons as she Is
now proposing to exile $4,000 Catholic
priests and nuns?-T. b.
J. A. In the reign Of Ferdinand and 1sa-
bella Spain. then wholly controlled by
Catholics, expelled all Jews.
@. What state imposes the highest
tax on gasoline and for what purposes?
L. M.
A. Florida has imposed a tax OF
cents a gallon on all gasoline sold In
the State. 1t Is estimated to produce
50 100000 q year. OF the tax, cents
will go to the State Road Department
3 cents to the counties and l cent to
the general treasury. The tax expires
by limitation July /, 1888.
@. When did Georges Carpenter en-
ter the prize ring?-W. d.
A. The first recorded fight OF
Georges Carpenter was in 1907.
q. What tree is it whose branches
take root?-E. X.
A. The banyan tree. Its branches
send roots downward. which, when they
have became rooted, become props, and
in this manner the tree spreads over a
great surface and endures for many
ages.
Q. What is meant by unearned in
crement?-A. M.
A. 1t is the term applied to the ex-
tent to which the value Of real prop
erty increases independent of any ex-
Denditure of labor or capital upon 1t by
its possessor.
- @. When were ship subsidies FIRST
granted in the United States?-B. S.
A. The first act of the First Congress
passed on July 4, 1889, included clause
allowing 10 per cent discount OF tar
if duties on all goods imported In ships
built and owned by American citizens
@. What per cent Of the food pur.
chased goes to hotels and restaurants:
w. D.
A. They consume about rs per cent
Of total amount.
@. Where was the flrst windmill built
in America?-J. S.
A. The first one was built in Virginia
at Windmill Point. on the James River
in 1921 by Gov. Sir George Yeardley.
G. To what race do Italians belongs
r. L. s.
A. They belong to the Caucasian race
@. What are isomerism and allot-
ropism?-V. w.
A. 1someriSm refers to substances
which are made up Of the same chem
ical elements in the same proportion
but in which the atoms are differently
arranged so as to produce substances
having different physical and chemical
properties. Examples are methyl ether
and ethyl alcohol. The formula for
both of these is CO H6O. Allotropism
is the occurrence Of the same chemical
substance in different forms. For ex-
ample, carbon appears as a diamond,
as charcoal, as graphite, etc.
@. How many miles Of surfaced
roads has the United States?-R. A. H.
A. The total highway mileage in the
United States is 5000. 900. OF this
total 100000 miles of highway are sur
faced.
@. What was bounty jumper In
the Civil wars. X. S.
"A He was one who upon payment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
The Firemen's Parade.

Washington's annual firemen'S pa
rade has established itself, within the
short space OF nine years, as one Of
the most remarkable demonstrations
in America Nowhere else can one find
its duplicate and the only logical ex-
PLANTATION OF it's unique success is that
it has somehow struck the popular
fancy. The people like to watch the
firemen parade and the flremen enjoy
parading. Otherwise. the grand show
on the Avenue that drew some ten
thousand participants and several score
thousands OF spectators yesterday would
never have been possible. and in its
ctead one would have found the same
sort OF demonstration that Ser8t
A. j. Bargagni set out to stage nine
years ago.
That first parade was intended as a
sort of muster of the firemen Of Wash
ington and the immediate vicinity, ar
ranged primarily to stimulate the sense
of cooperation and interdependence
among all the fire fighters Of this area.
who might some day be called upon
to pool their energies and resources in
combating great confiaeration. IL
is doubtful if anybody ever dreamed
| that the original parade would assume
! the proportions of yesterday, when flre
companies from as far away as North
ern New York. Ohio and North Caro-
lima journeyed to Washington to take
| their places in procession that re-
; uuired nearly three hours to pass given
point When one considers the fact
| that all the expenses OF travel and OF
manufacturing the floats were borne BY
the firemen. with no hope Of remunera-
| ton beyond the expectancy OF winning
| one OF the relatively small cash prizes
donated by the Washington Board OF
| Trade, the spirit that drew them hence
! is all the more interesting.
And the parade itself is a brave sight.
| More than any Of the other professions
that are associated with Americas his
| toric parade ground. the firemens
parade is symbolic of the people. There
| is a fine disregard of formality and
| rules. AS late as this morning The Star
could find from none OF the officials in
charge an accurate estimate of the
number of companies represented, the
exact number of firemen participating
or even the number of floats that WED
for the honors and awards. The fire
men themselves, clean-cut young men
( whose pride in their organizations
| brought them here, were given free rein
| to let their sense of the artistic and
| their inventive genius lead them where
it would, and the resulting floats were
| enough to repay any foot-sore spectator.
Sergt Bargagni, who originated the
firemens parade and who has worked
more than anybody else to make it a
success, believes that solid foundations
have been laid for an even more i'm
pressive ceremony next year, and invi-
tations to come to Washington will be
issued to f1remen from coast to coast
One day may not be enough-already
he plans for a three-day fete. Every
! body wishes him luck and there is
| enough substance to his past accom-
plishments to guarantee that most CT
! his dreams will come true. and that
| future Labor days will find the Nation S
| firemen parading up the Avenue, with
| the President leading their grand
! march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Of bounty enlisted in the Army and
afterward deserted from the service
Usually man who did this success
fully once repeated the performance
until he had accumulated quite a sum
OF money or was caught at the game.
q. Who was the first woman who
made press agent.ng" q profession?-
I. L.
A. Nellie Revell was the first woman
press agent in this country.
@. What is meant by goyim?-N r.
A. 1t Is a term applied by Hebrews
to all outside their faith
Q. Do all mammals have four
limbs? -P. C..
A. Normally they are four In num-
Der, but the hind pair are suppressed
in whales and Sea-cows The limbs
assume the form Of legs for terrestrial
progression, wings for flight and pad
dies for swimming. There are about
600 genera and 5000 species OF NAM
mails extant
q. Is the "Beaux Arts" in Pr,
government institution?-W. N
A. The Beaux Arts is one of the fl"e
academies Of the InStitut de France.
1t Is subsidized by the governm mt
The general fund OF the institut is
managed by committee of 10 under
the presidency of the minister Of
public instruction. Each of the acade-
mics has an independent government
The subjects taught at the Beaux Arts
are painting, sculpture, architecture,
engraving and music.
O. Is Ingersoll's wife still nving?-
A. Mrs. Eva A. Ingersol, widow Of
Col. Robert C. Ingersoll, died on Feb
ruary 2, 1923.
O. What is the difference between q
thief and a robber? IS. A. L.
A. A thief is one who deprives
another Of property secretly or without
open force, as opposed TO a robber. who
uses open force or violence. A burglar
is thief who forces an entrance into
a building.
O. How is Samuel Pepys name pro-
nounced in England?-M. S.
A. At the university where Pepys
was educated the name continues 10
his day.
Q. What is meant by the viscosity OF
| o liquid?-M. H. o.
A. 1t Is the measure Of its resistance
to flow.
O. What is the greatest number-pas-
SengerS and crew-ever transported
across the Atlantic in a ship?-G. K.
| A. The average passenger capacity OF
great ocean liners is 1900. When the
| Leviathan carried her reccrd-bre aking
contingent of soldiers she also carried
the officers and crew to the number of
| 2,078, making a grand total of 1859
souls on board, the greatest number
carried across any ocean by any ship
on any trip.
@. Why are the faces of dice so num-
bered?-J. 8.
A. 1t Is not known how and in what
manner dice actually originated.
Wherever dice have been found in the
tombs Of ancient Egypt, IN Greece, or in
, the Far East, they differ in no material
respect from those in use today. They
were probably evolved from knuckle-
bones. 1t is certain that dice games
were played in times prior TO those Of
which we have any written record. The
fact that dice have been used through
cut the Orient from time immemorial
seems to indicate an Asiatic origin.
@. Did the Indians in Iowa have to-
tenn poles w. J. w.
A. They had no totem poles. these OBJ
jects being erected solely by the In
dams of the North Pacific Coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PKILANDER JOHNSON.
Monumental Patti

Monumental Patience.
Oh, Patience on a monument
Was found from day to day.
The SHOWS of Winter came and went,
So did the flowers Of May.
1 said. "Oh, Patience, why not fee
And get a change of scene?"
Quoth Patience, Il must strive to be
A model all serene.
The statesman needs a guide to show
The way, when Duty calls.
Throughout the seasons he must go
And stand in marble halls
And he must smile though griefs abound
Nor hint of discomfort.
Like Patience still he must be found
Upon monument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
The Summer Car.

The Summer Car.
Oh, life is gay and festive
When the crowds begin to meet,
And the men and women gather
Six or seven in a seat.
On each others feet we trample;
achievements soon appear,
While the overworked conductor
Jams his elbow in your ear.
Somewhere there are breezes blowing
Somewhere there are stars agleam:
Somewhere there are skies all smiling
Somewhere In a distant dream.
You can tell when you are moving
BY the rattle and the jar
When fresh air you're vainly seeking
in the open Summer car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Acting mayor of New York is Joseph
v. Mckee, who is said to enjoy playing
polo before breakfast. Polo is generally
regarded as a rough game. AS such it
may be considered good preliminary ex-
ercise for days duty in the mayor S
Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

II was Undbergh's intention to 60 on
and see the world after he reached
Paris by plane. His plans we're inter
nIpted, but ne is now carrying them
out with more brilliancy than he then
dreamed was possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Every effort will be made to restore
customary conditions OF competent
ouietude such as will permit the police
force to give undivided attention to the
preservation of order when the George
washington anniversary celebration is
held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
History Made While We Wait

Are you q student Of history?"
Il surely am. I'm reading the news
paper faithfully, every day.
Il like q man dat tells de truth" said
Uncle Eben, because ! kin trust him
An don't mind man dat tells a false
hood, cause I kin ketch him at it. But
de man dat mixes up de two IL terrible
hard 10 keep u with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Every citizen is urged to study econ
omy. The close Of a vacation season
calls on the head of many a family
as he inspects the bills to consider the
subject on terms of especial intimacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Uncle Sam can be relied on to face
deficit without great agitation. Com
pared to other ordeals he has met, the
prospect of a deficit may be classed as
a minor emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Prohibitions avowed purpose is to
avoid decentralization. In line With this
purpose is Director Woodcock's decision
that the development of a good decoy
may produce a bad citizen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
The Cotton Dilemma.

From the Worcester Evenins Gazette.
And the worst thing shout the re-
fusal of those cotton planters TO pillow
up a third Of their crop is that the
Federal Farm Board can't call out the
Regular Army 10 make them Do T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Events move rapidly in the domain
OF crime, where a man ranked as a
leader one day becomes fugitive from
justice the next--if he is not the CEN
trail figure of funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Era of Commissions.

From the Fort Worth star-Teiegram.
If things ever get Strengthened out,
isp't it reasonable to suppose-or hope
that somebody always will remember
that this was all era of commissions
and investigating committees?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Conscientious.

Conscientious.
DO you always keep the promises you
make before election?"
We'll" replied Senator Sorghum, Il
Go my best. If I can't keep them I am
willing to make them over again as
often as may be desired"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
"Earihnuake Bill Murray.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
In considering possible reasons for
the earthquake that wrecked some
buildings In Texas. We think Okla
homa's Governor should not DO over-
looked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

For some years the results of investi-
CATION have consisted largely in turning
up material for still further investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

Three per cent beer is relied upon
by its advocates to do away with the
racketeer's too tempting 800 per cent
profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
The Cynic ChurI.

Don't you approve Of votes for
vomen?"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Growcher. "A
vote is about the least expensive novelty
my wife ever took fancy to-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

A triumphant occasion is hopefully
reported every time the Nautilus sue
ceeds in getting out of the repair shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Quenched Enthusiasm.

He writes very uninteresting love let
ters." said the sentimental girl.
You mustn't blame him for that" an
swered Miss Cayenne. He once served
IN the jury in breach Of promise case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Musical Appreciation.

rs you boy Josh fond of music?"
Il should say So" replied Farmer
CorntosSel. when one o. these here
musical comedies comes along Josh
wants to be right up as close to the or
chestra as possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Braves the Tiger.

From the Savannah Morning News,
Somebody has slipped Tvs" in be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Faith in Treaties.

Prom the Worcester Daily Telegram.
France seems to put more faith in
peace treaties than the pople who sign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
French Taken to Task
For War Memoirs.

The Bulletin. Sydney, N. S. w. From
a letter to the EDITOR Bulls Run"
Still another British general has been
taken to task for his memoirs of the
Great War-no less warrior than
Johnny French. whose 1914" published
IL years ago, has been made the SUBJ
ject of bitter attack by Sir John For
tescue. This litter at man long dead
Is author Of a History of the Brit
ish Army" but seems to have done
most Of his soldering as librarian at
Windsor from 1905 to 1925. Among
other comments, he refers to the field
marshals book as "the work Of Mono
maniac" Haig was Enthusiastically
far-sighted when he willed that his war
memoirs should remain in cold storage
until so years after his death.
y X x \
Would Have Sisters Teach
Blind 10 Read and Work.
Ell Mercurio. Santiago.-In one of
our recent editions We gave some tenta-
tive information regarding the noble
initiative of the Society Of Santa Lucia
III bringing to Chile some Of the sisters
of the religious order of the Francis
cans to take charge of the Home for
the Blind. which the aforesaid society
maintains. Under the benevolent con-
troll Of these women II Il hoped that
an institution which had formerly been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
7 HIsH INDEPENDENT.

uation with much anxiety, and de-
sireS TO urge potato growers 10 spare
no efforts to protect this most i'm
portsnt crop. Since the early spray
ings new foliage will have devel-
oped. and it is OF vital Importance
to protect this as well as the older
foliage by further spraying. The
general yield will probably be light,
and prices should, accordingly, be
Of any additional spraying that may
be given.
Japanese J0bleSs
In Excess Of 400,
Asahi, Toxic translation from
vernacular daily by the Japan Ad-
vertiser. Tokiol The number Of I'M
employed in Japan in May was over
400, 600, according to figures published
by the social bureau of the ministry
of home affairs. This figure is not
large. considering the gravity of the
unemployment situation in western
countries The number Of unemployed
in the United States and Britain ex-
ceeds the 1000 900 mark.
Now nobody would take the figures of
the social bureau at their face value.
They do not include vast numbers of
pclSUlio WIZ arc lSHipOtd lAy VA
employment. They also do not take
into account an ever-increaSing number
of school graduates and members of
the intelligentSia who are idle. If &C
curate figures we're available, the total
of unemployed persons in Japan would
be considerably greater than the ngure
arrived at by the social bureau.
Anyway, the statistics Of the bureau
are enough to show that the unem-
ployed situation in Japan is assuming
serious proportions. At the end of
September, 1928, when the unemploy-
ment statistics were first published, the
number Of unemployed was only
100000.
There are observers who hold the
government blamable for this state of
affairs. They hold that the authorities
have not done what they should for
the relief of the unemployed. They
are right. The government laid plans
for the relief of the situation, but they
have yet to materialize. And. accord
ing to present indications, 1t Is highly
doubtful If the measures will be ef-
fected during the year. 1t is time that
the government did some hing for the
relief Of the unemployed. The enter
prises proposed by the government in
order to create jobs for idle workers
are said to cost approximately 100000
600. This is not a large amount, for
whom work must be found. But 1t
will be something. We hope the au-
thoritieS will act promptly in consider
ing the number of persons launching
relief measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
Rate BY Carrier within the City.

Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Daiiy and Sunday 80 yr, $1,000: mo- 80
HAaiIs rfAlY Sc 20: mo- 5Ot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

@. Did the Indians in Iowa have to-
tenn poles w. J. w.
A They had no totem poles. these OBJ
iectS being erected solely by the In.
dams of the North Pacific Coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

wAsHIN GToN, D. C.
TUESDAY. %. September s, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

@. How many miles Of surfaced
roads has the United States?-R. A. H.
A. The total highway mileage in the
United States is 303O. 900. OF this
total 5000 miles of highway are sur
faced.
@. What was q bounty jumper In
the Civil wars. X S.
A. He was one who upon payment