Evening star., 1923-01-28
ORD comes from Paris that
Europe has been excited
for ten days or more over
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NNf Europe has been excited
for ten days or more over
the report that Herbert
hoover was about to sail for the
other side. It is easy to understand
this excitement. Europe looks upon
secretary Hoover as the one man in
this country who really understands
Europe and who sympathizes with
her various ills and ailments. Eu-
rope feels that when Hoover reaches
her soil the time will have arrived
when the United States intends to
DO something very definite in the
way OF foreign relations.
All of which is very, very true. 1t
can be put down now as an unas-
sailable fact that when Herbert
Hoover, in his official capacity as a
member Of President Harding's cab
met. sets sail for Europe he will
carry in his pocket something decid-
edly real in the way of an American
foreign policy. Mr.. Hoover will not
60 abroad with merely a negation on
his lips. A visit by President Hard
ing himself could hardly be regard
ed by Europeans as of more impor-
tance than trip by Mr. Hoover
Even the rumor of such a trip by the
Secretary OF Commerce, whose relief
work made his name known from
one end or the eastern hemisphere to
the other, sends a thrill through Lon
don. Paris and Berlin, to say nothing
OF the lesser capitals.
The latest rumor has not been In
sistent enough to call forth a denial
n Mr q
any sort of a discussion of the Eu-
ropean situation at this time. The
Secretary knows, however, the i'm
portance that would be attached TO
anything he might say. There is no
question but that a good deal OF
upon him to visit Europe in the near
future SO that he may observe" and
advise" even in a personal capacity
This the Secretary will not do. The
United States and Europe itself may
take IL for granted that il. and when.
Mr.. Hoover sails eastward from New
York the administration European
policy or ideas have crystallized into
something definite and immediate
This information is vouchsafed by
those who know Hoover the best
They say he is an engineer and can
work only on a concrete plan.
The fashioned "hooch-hound,"
the fellow who could scent the alco-
holic stuff from afar and who could
be the first to lineup at the bar
when a good spender hove in sight,
can get a good job just now in the
prohibition enforcement service. The
service wants some keen sniffers.
sharp men, who know the
aromas of all the most popular brands
of home brew. And very soon IL you
see a strange looking person hanging
about the corner or the front gate
with nose lifted to the breeze. you
can put him down as a "hooch- hound"
on the Job, and you had better her
metically seal the kitchen or the cell
lar If you happen to have anything
Recent decisions Of the high courts
in what is known as the boiling
raisins" case have resulted in new
orders being sent to prohibition en-
forcement officers telling them that
IL they smell anything suspicious
about a house, be 1t dwelling or shop.
they can enter such house, trail the
odor to its lair and il they find any
apparatus for the making OF alco-
holic beverages at work. they may
arrest tne owner or the place or
any one else who happens to be on
the premises and in a position 10
know about the brew on the fire.
IT seems that in the boiling
raisins' case a prohibition officer
passing a dwelling throught he de-
tected the odor of boiling raisins.
He halted, shifted about a little more
and then became convinced that he
smelt boiling raisins. Instinctively
he knew that boiling raisins meant
no good to the Volstead act He
smashed into the house and found a
still At work. Naturally the case was
fought. 1t was contended the prohi-
bition agent had no right to enter
the home without a search warrant.
The courts have held that where a
man Is trained in smelling, where his
olfactory nerves are attuned to the
whifs that are waited from the old
copper pot, and all it's new relations,