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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Warning About Car Titles

Again the Trafic Bureau has found
it necessary to warn motorists OF the
results of procrastination In regard to
the titling Of their cars. Only three
| months remain before the first of
the year, and in that time more than
ninety thousand motorists must secure
their titles or they will ind themselves
without 1882 license tags. Applications
are coming in at the rate of only seven
hundred a day. 1t can readily be seen
that this number must be almost dou-
bled to get every one in under the wire
before the new year begins.
Whether Washington motorists are
greater procrastinators than those in
other localities is a question, but it
is certain that procrastination in this
| respect will force many automobile
: owners to lose the use OF their cars
for an undetermined period while the
| harassed staff OF clerks at the Traffic
Bureau strives to keep pace with the
last-minute volume OF business. The
National Capital has had many similar
NNPCAAChNCS WIN lLo lAObOl 1918 III COb-
nection with the buying of tags, and the
Commissioners have been lenient in
giving the late corners some extension
Of time. In this case, however, there
is nothing the Commissioners can do
| about it. The law passed by Congress
states very clearly that no car shall be
driven on the streets OF Washington
without q title of ownership after
January l, 1892.
So 1t is up to the motorists to look
out for themselves. With the continued
publicity given the matter, the reason
ableness OF the law and its value to the
motorists in protecting them from buy
ing stolen cars, little sympathy will be
extended to those who are without titles
Everything has been done that can be
| done by District officials to make it con-
venient and easy to secure the proper
! registration. An adequate staff is on
hand to serve the needs OF motorists.
| 1t is distinctly up to them. therefore,
to make use promptly of the facilities
! that have been provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
The World Series.

The 1891 base ball classic gets under
way today with Connie Mack's Sensa-
tional Athletics tackling "Gabby"
Streets st. Louis Cardinals for the right
to be acclaimed world champions The
/ Philadelphia team. composed Of sea-
sonsd veterans and fashy rockies, is
predicted by most experts to emerge the
winner, but nothing is more uncertain
than base ball, as has been proved many
times before, and the 1881 st. Louis ag-
gregation may prove to be the team to
upset all calculations. Connie Mack
is trying for his third consecutive
world championship, a feat that has
never before been accomplished, and
it is on this fact that st. Louis sup
porters are counting to turn the tables
for the Representative Of the Middle
Western metropolis.
Each team has its recognized stars
names known to all fandom, and each
team this year possesses the leading
| batter of the respective circuits. Sim
mons of the Athletics leads the Ameri-
can League and Hafey Of the Cardinals
the senior loop. The Mack men are
! conceded thorough pitching superiority.
In Grove and Earnshaw both of whom
beat the st. Louisians last year in the
world series, Philadelphia can call into
! action two of the best pitchers in base
| ball. and not only that but the schedule
| is so arranged that these two could
pitch the entire series if necessary. st.
J Louis has an imposing stan of twirlers,
| but none who can compare individually
with either Of the Athletics stars.
i Haines, who is Streets pitching star,
] is out of the series with a lame arm.
In defensive play the Cardinals can
claim the advantage. With Adams or
High, Frisch, Bottomley and Colbert
! they present a tight infeld and one
! that is likely to cut off many potential
Philadelphia hits. Defensively the out
fields are about on par. although the
smuggling Simmons is likely to give the
Athletics an advantage In batting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
The Prevailing Wage Scale.

The Commissioners proclamation of
a prevailing wage scale il the District
should serve at least to bring a final
test Of the workability as we'll as the
validity Of the Davis Bacon law, which
requires that the prevailing wage scale
shall be paid by contractors on Gov
eminent work. The principle of that
law is good one. 1t should serve to
prevent the importation of cheap labor
that completes on an unfair basis with
local labor. 1t should serve to prevent
unfair competition among the contrac-
tors who bid on municipal projects.
1t should serve TO prevent the reduc-
tion of standard OF living that de-
rends upon the payment of standard
and recognized wage scale.
Whether it will prove successful de-
bends upon the court tests Of tire law
tAat. obviously, become probable with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! man coffee, with the caffeine out
there were few brands on the market
We had not tried.
And We had discovered what, no
doubt, every earnest coffee drinker has
found out for himselD that the course
Of true coffee drinking never yet ran
smooth.
One pound Of it will be delicious. and
one swears that he has found his brand
for life.
! The next will be not quite 30 good,
and one looks around for a new sort.
/ Or is IL that ones taste becomes
vitiated for any one OF O hundred DIFF
! ferent reasons?
= New Orleans coffee" we said, smack
ing our lips in anticipation.
Good and strong. no doubt. one
would have to be careful and not use
| too much of it.
The next time we saw our friend we
looked casually at his hands to see II
they bore a small package which by
any chance might resemble coffee, but
they were innocently empty.
We rather thought he looked guilty,
but perhaps that was q reflection Of our
own mood. One can be entirely wrong
about such things, Of course.
The next time We glimpsed him he
] hurried past as II attempting to evade
] our notice.
But New orleans coffee, or the pros
pect OF New orleans cofiee. still smelled
good to our sensitive nostrils.
Perhaps he fancied we were shining
at him in order to ferret out coffee.
Despite the absurdity Of the feeling,
we rather felt that he should have
brought 1t after promising 1t.
1 A promise Is a promise, amt 1t?
/ Well, Isn't 1t?
The mechanics OF the morals OF the
thing 60 something along this line:
The average human being Is a great
deal more sensitive than he likes to
admit, either to others or to himself.
Especially to himself.
He Is q curious mixture, compounded
not altogether of the inferiority COM
pick OF the psychologists, nor yet en-
tirely Of the craving for superiority, on
which they also place great store.
Almost every man has some OF each
In his mental makeup. At one time
/ he swayS one way. at another the other,
and sometimes not even the pSychol-
ogiStS themselves could tell which way
he Is going.
Happy is the manor is he TO be
/ pitied?-who does not so far partake
/ VI OdA Coinihol4 nun on I4otule LAaC He
will not mind when he fails TO fulfill a
small promise.
The rest of us, however will so mind,
and all the more, too because the prom
Use is very small and the total result
more or less negligible.
1t is common with human beings to
exaggerate trif1es into large matters.
! Here is q small expansion which works
both ways, happily, If scrupulously full
filled Unhappily, to some extent, II
forgotten.
He who is faithful in small things.
he will be faithful in large So the
world has liked to think, and it be-
hooyes most OF us no coubt, to take
particular care of the small promises
OF tie everyday, so that when our turn
comes to make good in larger spheres
We shall have had some good expert
ence behind us
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Philadelphia is superior in the catching
department because Of Mickey Coch-
rane's sensational work during the past
few years
In any event, it should be q great
series, and the forty thousand or more
fans who witness today's game are eager
Cor the thrills Of championship base
ball. The national pastime never seems
to lose It's lure for a large percentage
CT the population, and this year Is no
exception. Besides those fortunate
enough to be inside the park, millions
will be listening to play-by play radio
reports. Base ball for the year will
soon be over, but 1t always goes out In
a manner to whet the appetite for the
opening Of the next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

FROM the New York Sun.
Senator Glass of Virginia, whose
opinions on finance are usually inter-
esting, believes that Congress will have
to increase taxes. He thinks that we
should do what the British have done
increase the rates in the lower brackets
as we'll as in the upper. He regards
this as necessary. not merely for the
sake OF the revenue but because Amer
leans should be made to feel a "di-
rect and personal interest In their Gov
eminent through taxation" thus pro-
voking more intense interest in the
selection of their public servants.
This argument is not new, OF course.
1t was the one thing which made con-
sentative students of taxation doubtful
Of the wisdom of the income tax law
passed in February, 1925. Before that
the exemption for married men and
heads Of families was $4,000 and for q
single person $1,000. These were raised
to $4,000 and $500, respectively The
result was startling. The personal in
come tax returns dropped from 1862
1888 for 1924 to 4,17l ,051 for 1925. More
than three million persons had been
released from the vexatious shackles of
the law. Forty-three per cent of those
who had been making returns gained
freedom from the headaches and ex-
pense attending the payment Of the
Federal tax. At the same time. however,
they doubtless lost personal interest in
what Congress was doing with tax
money. They were we'll out of it. so
why should they worry?
1t is, or was, an axiom that every tax
should reach everybody from whom 1t
can be collected without loss. But the
United States was doing so well in
1925, and the taxpayers, big and little
mad done so nobly in paying on the war
debt, that the Coolidge administration
felt that the Treasury could safely alb
solve the low bracket folk from further
impost. In prosperous times this ides
was borne out by the returns, but there
was that loss Of interest of which Mr.
Glass speaks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
David Starr Jordan Lauded
As Great Leader of Humanity

haps best known-that OF an advocate
Of world peace. Stating that early in
his life he concluded that 1t was posi-
BILE 10 abolish war" the Salt Lake City
Deseret News says: IAN his love Of the
beautiful the artist in him. hated the
uglineSS Of war: all that was human and
just in him hated its violence. pain and
needless grief" The Buffalo Evening
News credits him with having been "a
full quarter Of a century ahead of his
time in de- clipping the spirit which now
is embodied in the Kellogg BRAND peace
pact"
But with all his zeal for peace he was
ever loyal to his country. as shown both
at the time OF the war with Spain and the
World War. The San Francisco Chron-
icle recalls: Having opposed the
Spanish War with all his energies, when
1t did come DR.. Jordan refrained from
public criticism. I would he wrote
put no obstacle in the way of men en-
gagged in loyal service DR..
Jordan's zeal against war subjected him
to riotouS protest at meetings he held
in Eastern cities early in 1917. But
once the United States was in he ut
tered the striking declaration. Our
country is now at war and the only way
out is forward This single sentence
seen against his profound hatred OF
war. reflects the greatness OF his soul"
The Scranton Times calls attention
to the fact that ten years after the be-
ginning OF tAe war the Senate ana As
Semblv Of California adopt, a joint
resolution praising him as ii: ideal of
American character and for mis- great
work in attempting to rid the world Of
the scourge Of war"
From Kipline's "Recessional" the
Worcester Evening Gazette quotes: The
tumult and the shouting dies. the cap
tainS and the kings depart" and adds /:
And so quiet shall fall at last upon the
political and economic and racial con-
fiicts that marshal the peoples OF the
earth in warlike camps. But there IS
one sword that Is never to be returned
to the scabbard while the arch enemy
Of human happiness remains alive 1t
is the sword Of reconciling truth that
DR.. Jordan welded and now bequeaths
to other hands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. What sort Of fruit Is the Gala
mondin?-B. r. s.
A. The calamondin is a variety Of
citrus fruit Citrus mitisD which ia
unique among citrus fruits in being
the hardest Of the acid species now
being grown in America. Its dense
head with bright green leaves. upright
habit and small fruits resembling tam
gerineS in shape and color make Il one
OF the most ornamental of the citrus
allies. The fruits are bright orange
red, to IL inches in diameter, with
deep orange flesh. The juice is we'll
f1avored and very acid. 1t is valuable
garden fruit adaptable to those sec
tons where the satsuma and kumqust
are grown and is unsurpassed anon
Alternating fruits.
O.: What is meant by piling ossa
on Pelion?
A. Mount Olympus, according to
Greek mythology, was the home Of
the gods. Ossa and Pelion were
nearby mountains. Pelion had a net
summit and Ossa was conical. Accord
ing to the tale. the giants Ephialtes
and Otus arranged to pile Ossa upon
Pelion in order to reach the top Of
Olympus.
@. Why are nufders not used on
airplanes?-W. G. A.
A. The common method Of muhhing,
which Is to insert resistance in the eX-
haust line so that the fluctuations IN
pressure which produce the noise are
reduced. Is Objectionable in an airplane,
since resistance causes a back pressure
Muffers OF this type are heavy, which
fact Is another reason for their being
impracticable for airplane use.
@ When will Easter Sunday come in
1922. H
A. March ~.
@. What is the most frequent cause
OF forest fires?-W N.
A. Careless smokers are responsible
for more fires and greater losses than
any other cause. On protected areas
smokers cause 17,46o forest fires, or
more than 20 per cent of the fires re-
ported.
@. When was the Cathedral Of Notrs
Dame built in Paris?-W. z.
A. The present cathedral was begun
in 1853 and the towers were finished in
1925. The first church upon this site
was built upon the ruins of temple Of
Jove about 375.
@. Who pays air mail pilots?-G. B.
A. They are paid by the private COM
panies which hold the Government
contracts.
@. Has an amendment to the Con-
Stitution ever been repealed?-H. c.. N.
A. Up to the present time no amend
ment to the Constitution has been re-
pealed.
Q. How are sponges treated after
they are brought out Of the sea?-B. S.
A. TO cure sponges they are first
spread about the deck Of the vessel on
which they are taken in their natural
upright position, So that they will die
and while decomposing allow the soft
ened animal matter to run OF freely.
When they have been several days in
this position they are taken to the shore
and thrown into the water in little pens
called "krasls" (corrals), where the re-
naming substance is soaked and
squeezed cut. the sponges being removed
at intervals and beaten with a stick to
facilitate the process
Q. What part of beef Is called the
undercut?-J. o. T.
A. 1t is another name for the lower
or under side of a sirloin and Is the
same as flllet or tenderloin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

the application OF the prevailing wage
schedule-aS outlined-to bids. on
municipal public works.
On the advice OF the Secretary OF
as the prevailing wage scale" rates of
pay that are substantially the union
scale. Disputes may be expected as to
whether this Is in reality, the prevailing
scale. The law provides for reference to
the Secretary of Labor of questions aris-
ing as to what is the prevailing scale,
and he will naturally be expected to
back up his recommendation. In case
an appeal is taken from his decision by
some contractor the courts may have
to settle the questions whether. in the
first place, he can be required to pay a
prevailing wage" and, secondly, whether
that prevailing wage" can be laid down
by the Secretary OF Labor. regardless
OF tho fact that Congress directed him
to do it,
But the court tests OF the law, II there
are TO be any. will come later. For the
time being the Commissioners have re-
moved a glazing inequality by stating
the prevailing wage scale. Contractors
competing for municipal works con-
tracts may now base their bids on an
established and agreed upon cost Of
labor, without facing the uncertainty of
subsequent discovery that they are pay
ing more or less than the prevailing
wage" The action Of the Commission
ers is in line with the amendment to
the Bacon Davis law sought by the As
ISOLATED General Contractors, who now
demand that the Federal Government
state the prevailing wage when it in
yites bids on public works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Whatever one offers TO do, even at
| random, he should fulfin scrupulouSly.
Forgetfulness in such matters is just
one OF the many small ways in which
| life Is made unpleasant.
We had this strikingly brought out
in our own experience recently, and
will relate the incidents, not that they
are any thing in themselves. but solely
because every one else has had similar
experiences.
Talking with a talented young man
who Is very much interested in books,
as young men are likely to be, we asked
him II he had read so-and-so.
No. he had not.
On the spur OF the moment we said
that We would bring 1t to him. And we
meant 1t.
1t was another case Of out of sight
out Of mind.
Never once did we think Of our prom
Use until several weeks later. when we
CHANGED to see the young fellow.
He said nothing. but our guilty con-
science made us feel as II he did not
greet US quite as cordially as usual.
Mentally We promised our inner self
to bring that book to him the very next
| day.
Well. you know how 1t is.
l VIC 1Ol BOb OH ubOuL bAlC bO0A
and the reader until several days later
when we saw him again
BY this time the thing had got on
! our nerves. 1t irritated us so much
that We promised our inner self with
out putting it into so many mental
words that we surely
Would not bring him the book at all
! y
Nor have we. nor Go We intend Ia
| now: and yet no doubt we should.
The Joke comes in right here:
Recently we purchased a pound OF q
| special brand of coffee and were lug
| ging it homeward when We CHANGED to
! meet a friend in an elevator.
Yum! Yum" he said, SHINING APP
preciatively. "Coffee"
We admitted as much.
TN bring you some real coffee" he
Z, popped out on the so-called spur OF the
moment.
We wished he had not.
We wished the moment had not been
wearing spurs or something.
No coffee would we ever receive, as a
! sample or otherwise, We were fully
| aware.
Had we not promised the young fell
! low a book. and had We not honestly
7 IllCdIlJ W NJ lux IllAl lAlC SaAO
| Had We ever done so?
| Would we ever do so?
And more, were we not rather re-
senting his subsequent attitude. which
| perhaps We imagined, and which in any
! case was entirely our own making?
|
"I'll bring you some real coffee" said
the kind friend in the elevator, mean
! ing it, too.
We felt for him
Everybody means such promises, OF
! course. They are not intended for airy
! nothingS. but are based on a solid de-
sire to share a good thing with friend
Cordially We thanked our friend for
| his intentions. Yes. We went on, we
had tried every single brand OF coffee
! in the world. we thought.
! Arabian coffee. hot of the desert;
! French coffee. with chicory in it; Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Stop q minute and think about this
fact. You can ask our Information
Bureau any question Of fact and get
the answer back in q personal letter
1t Is a great educational idea intro
duced into the lives of the most intel
ligent people in the world-American
newspaper readers. 1t is a part OF
service. There Is no charge except
2 cents in coin or stamps for return
postage. Get the habit of asking uues-
lions. Address your letter to The Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
kin, Director. Washington, D. G.
q. Who played Mary Jane in
"Huckleberry Finn"?-S. X.
A. Charlotte v. Henry.
@. How many women were carrying
life insurance in l930?-R. G.
A. There are no compiled figures
Based on the experience of few OF
the larger life insurance companies, il
Is estimated that about 1874 per cent
carry insurance.
O. What Is bull fighting called in
Spain? How many bulls are killed in
q year?-D. j. r.
A. Bull fighting, the national Span
AcSA OPOAbs - CoAlCo O4QA OhIldQuld
Spain. About 800 bulls are killed an
nually in Spain. At least six bulls are
killed at each corrida (bull fight).
Q. Where Is the largest copper mine
In the Eastern United States?-G MEG.
A. The outstanding copper mine in
the East is the Fontana Mine. on Eagle
Creek, in Swain County, N. C.
@. What is the record attendance
for a colored college foot ball game
last year?-G. H.
A. The largest attendance was that
tators saw the Wilberforce -Tuskesee
scoreless game in Chicago.
q. Please describe the Rocky Noun
tain jumping mouse.-D. L.
A. This tiny animal looks like a
kangaroo and hops about, using its
tiny forelegs as hands rather than
feet
~, g; What l. the purpose of yom
The American Hebrew says: Judaism
lays emphasis on the call to the in
dividual sinner and transgressor for a
direct. personal Strengthening out Of his
moral and ethical account with men
and with God. This is the reason why
fasting became one of the chief OBJ
servanoes of Yom Kippur. Let a man
realize what a puny weakling he be-
comes when self-deprived of food and
drink for "a hours and he will be more
likely to confess his wrongdoing; to
repent the damages his selfishness and
acquisitiveness may have visited on
others, and repair them; to seek and
to grant forgiveness. Let him for the
space Of consecutive hours In the at
mosphere Of house of worship medi-
tate on his deeds and misdeeds Of a
l2-month that is past; devote himself
wholly to a contemplation of the nu-
merouS opportunities for wellbeing
and welldoing which he cast aside for
whatever reasons; place himself frankly
before the bar OF his own conscience
being at the same time his own ac-
cuSer and his own judge, and. at the
end of the Atonement day, he will
emerge better, a finer, a more sancti-
ned spiritual being"
@. Does history mention nurse
OF Romulus and Remus other than
the VOLTS W.
A. They are said to have had a nurse
named Acca Laurentia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Four Hundred Miles an Hour

The British are at it again, not
content with the 379-mile -an-hour speed
of their Schneider Cup racing plane
the ship that by its rare performance
gave permanent possession OF the famed
trophy to England. Tests have been
conducted during the past week which
resulted yesterday in Flight Lieut.. G.. H
Stainfcrth pushing the new world
record for the straightaway up to 4o8
miles an hour. The daring flyer made
four successive laps OF the three-kilo-
meter course at Calshot the best OF
which was at the rate of AIS miles an
hour.
1t has long been the dream Of flyers
to reach the 400-mile- an-hcur mark
and to England and its racing team must
go the credit for making it possible
The Britons at the present time are
supreme in the field of speed, in the
air, on the land and in the water, and
other nations must become imbued with
the same spirit II they ever hope to
offer serious competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Wage earners are advised to refrain
from excessive economy, but to promote
the business activity on which their
earnings must depend, by buying
Franklin was a philosopher pledged to
thrift, but it was the kind Of thrift that
prepares for a rainy day such as has
been threatening in financial skies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Modern Pikers.

From the Jersey City Journal.
Many a gang killer must be wearing
a smaller hat today after reading about
the discovery in German library of
a 1881 newspaper detailing the career
Of Christmas Genipperteinga. sixteenth
century Bluebeard, who slew 964 men
and women.