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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Representative William E. Hull of Il
linois will arrive in Washington Monday
and will reopen his apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel, where he will be
joined the following week by Mrs. Hull.
Representative Hull recently returned to
his home in Peoria from trip to Cali
fornia, where he had a conference with
President-elect Hoover just prior to the
latter's departure for his tour of South
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Mrs. T.. H. Caraway, wife Of Senator
Caraway of Arkansas, will return to-
morrow from New York, where she at
tended the Leland Stanford foot
ball game. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Representative and Mrs Henry Allen
Cooper have returned from their home
in Racine, Wis, and are at their apart
ment at the Hotel Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Senator and Mrs. Glenn
OF Illinois in City.
Senator and Mrs. Charles F. Glenn
have come from Illinois and are estab-
lished at the house PALS California
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Senator and Mrs. Edwin s. Brous-
sard have as their guest Mrs. Louis
Valet of New Iberia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Representatives Listed
f, Among Late Arrivals.

Representative and Mrs. Harcourt ].
Pratt of New York have arrived in
Washington from their home in High
land, N. Y, and are again in residence
at the Mayflower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Representative Charles E. Winter has
returned from Casper, Wyo., and is at
Evening star., 1928-11-19

treating the abnormalities and curing
them If he can.
One man says that certain mental
abnormality is due to the fact that the
victim is in love with his grandfather
and does not know it, while another
insists that it probably is due to an
organism of somc lind that gets into
the blood stream. ''-tever the cause,
it has changed the course of human
history over and over again. Perhaps
the only person qualified to write his
tory. after all, is the psychiatrist. Lit
tie as he confessedly knows about 1t,
he understands better than anybody
else the forces molding human be-
havior, of which history is the record.
The Importance of co-ordinating the
different viewpoints. so far as is possi-
Bile at this time, hardly can be ex-
aggerated. The conference in Washing
ton, which doubtless will serve as the
first of many such conferences, may do
much toward such coordination of con-
flicting theories, the earnest purpose
of each of which is to open gate for
explorers into the mysterious realm of
human consciousness.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
A Psychiatric Conference.

Washington two years hence will be
the scene of notable world confer
ence. At the annual meeting of the
National Committee for Mental Hy-
giene in New York Thursday it was
announced that $4,000 already has
been donated to defray the expenses
of an international gathering of psyche
pathic specialists here the first week
in May, 1880.
There are few subjects in greater
need Of coordination. Psychiatry, like
other branches of medicine, has made
great advances during the present
century, but it still is burdened with
great masses of semi-mystical theory,
out of which its practitioners are
striving to evolve specific remedies.
There are numerous theories, the fore
most exponentS of which are widely
scattered throughout the world. The
heads of the various schools are Jealous
for their own explanations of mental
abnormalities-so much so that their
zeal sometimes seems to have an al
most religious tone. The theories are
interesting, just as theological or phil.
osophical arguments were interesting
Some of them mean very little, how
ever. to the matter -of-fact practitioner
Gpcn whom falls the task Of eEtuall!
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Declares Institute
Of Health Essential
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
One of the most important of the bills
coming up for consideration in the next
Congress is that of Senator Joseph E.
Ransdell, creating national institute
of health, whose proposed function is
to make intensive researches into the
causes and prevention of disease.
Hitherto this normal responsibility of
government has been more or less
handicapped by lack of sufficient funds
to meet it's demands The Ransdell bill
contemplates not only the creation of
this particular department of scientific
research but the appropriation of suffi-
cient funds to properly equip and
operate it. Such step by our Govern
ment will prove of vast benefaction not
only to our own people but to the world
at large.
When we reflect upon the far-reaching
effects of the labors of this proposed
scientific department upon the conServa-
ton of the physical strength of the
citizen. the increased efficiency of serv-
ice the great saving of life and the
vast reduction in human suffering, we
may readily understand the wisdom of
establishing it as an integral part of
our governmental system
One of the most vital subjects. coming
within the scope and probable investiga-
ton of such a department of science,
though not specifically referred to in
the Ransdell bill, will be that of institu-
tional hygiene. None can successfully
deny that this branch of public hygiene
is greatly in arrears This is even true
of our institutions for caring for the
sick 1t requires no special medical
training to know that danger to the
sick. particularly to the surgically sick,
turks in institutions where the science
of sanitation has failed to keep pace
with general medical progress. The
overcrowding of hospitals today, along
with the failure of medical science to
work out more advanced system of
effective hospital sanitation, has not
redounded to the advantage of our sick.
The present gesture at sanitation is
misleading, as it is largely perfunctory
Antiseptic surgery has been largely re-
placed by aseptic surgery, yet how is
this latter possible under present condi-
tlons? 1t is evident we cannot give this
matter too much concern.
We are thus confronted with prob
lens Of the first maonit"da But how
are we to solve them? Our t.--''+ hope
lies IN an awakened science, whic. such
an institute as contemplated :, tha
Ran,sdell bill will undoubtedly ..ccom
plish
This great altruiStic cause would he
carried through more successfully if the
pubic press of the country gave it the
publicity 1t deserves. But to the great
power. Of the press the people should
add their own influence. The citizen
VINO appreciates the invaluable service
Of such a Federal health institute as
contemplated in this bill can rendey
great assistance by briefly communi.
eating with United States Senators and
congressman requesting that they give
the matter their prompt and earnest
consideration, with view to aiding the
effectuation of this needed legislation.
E. P. LOWE, M. D,
Evening star., 1928-11-19
A Housecleaning Needed.

An investigation of confectionery
stores and soft drink shops located near
schools is to take place in Chicago fol-
lowing the death of a student after an
argument with the proprietor of one Of
these establishments. "He got my boy
drunk, cheated him in dice game and
then killed him." said the bereaved
father "Other young boys and girls
from the school get drunk in that mans
place"
Unscrupulous shopkeepers in the
vicinity of schools are the bane of every
city. In Washington the selling of
lewd magazines to school children has
been the subject of strenuous action by
the authorities, but in other communi-
ties storekeeperS have been shown to
have dispensed liquor and dope and to
have provided back rooms for card
games and general meeting places.
1t is impossible to estimate the harm
done by such establishments. The i'm
mature mind is incapable of separating
right from wrong and the students fall
easy prey to the habits urged upon
them by these despicable characters.
The Chicago case should certainly serve
TO cause other cities to undertake a
general housekeeping for the benefit
of the future citizens of the country.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today.

Belgians weep and cheer, and hail our
men as saviors, as the American Sd
Army OF Occupation marches toward
the Rhine. Some 200 French and Bel
gian towns and villages, more than l00.-
600 civilians so far liberated.
Ships carrying 100000 tons of foods for
the peoples of Northern France, Bel
gtum and Austria are en- route from
this country. proceeding under sealed
orders to Gibraltar and Bristol Channel
ports, and on arrival will await word
from Food Administrator Hoover as to
their final destinations. Metz came
back to France today as Gen. Petain
and his conquering poilus entered the
metropolis OF Lorraine amid the cheers
and tears of the populace. 1t is AZ years
since 1t was taken away from France.
No Americans were included in
the triumphal entry into Metz because
II was most fitting that the ceremony
which meant TO France the croWning
victory be purely French. Amer
leans and British at Tulgas on the
Dvina River in North Russia hold their
positions against Bolshevist attacks and
lntlict severe losses. Total of
British losses in killed on all fronts dur
ing the war was 658,665, it was an
nounced in the House of Commons to-
day. Total British casualties, killed,
wounded and missing. was 3,049,99l, of
which 142Y 2Yp4 were officers.
Evening star., 1928-11-19

while their respective States were piling
up maJorltles for Hoover they were run
nlng tens OF thousands of votes ahead
OF Smith and winning All three of
them are relatively young men and be-
long 10 the progressive wing of the
Democratic party. Wheeler is 46. Dill.
"A, and Connally, 81. 1t will be difficult
for any reorganized Democratic party
TO eliminate them from consideration
When the time comes to choose new
captains. Senators Copeland of New
York, Ashurst of Arizona, Kendrick of
Wyoming, King of Utah, Swanson of
Virginia and Trammell of Florida are
other Democrats reelected to the Sem
ate on November 6 from States which
HooVerized that day But of the batch
the victories of Wheeler and Dill are re-
garded the most striking.
i x X
Mrs. Hoover's favorite story about her
distinguished husband concerns the
early days of their married life Their
hrst-born, Herbert, jr., was only 10
weeks Old when Mr.. Hoover was ordered
ABOARD to Burma. on his first i'm
portant foreign engineering job. Mrs.
Hoover took with her all the available
baby formulas" which she thought a
an exotic cline. They proved effective
and the youngster thrived like green
bay tree. One day Hoover surprised his
wife by announcing that he'd been
spending the previous night in an ana
lytlcal examination of the formulas.
''LoI" he asked, ''are you sure we ought
to go on with these things? I've figured
out that, at his present rate of growth,
the BOY will weigh over 800 pounds by
the time he's 81" Herbert, jr has
turned out to be a Stalwart young
American-hes father himself now
put MS daddy's fears regarding excessive
avoirdupois proved to be unfounded.
Never before in the Nations history
were the President of the United States,
the only living ex-President and the
President-elect all residents of WASH
ington at one and the same time. This
IS the present situation Messrs. Cool
idge, TAFT and Hoover are householders
IN the District Of Columbia and have
called it home for years. though retain
ing voting domiciles in the States.
X X
Senor DR.. Don Ricardo j. Alfaro, the
Minister OF Panama at Washington.
calls this observers attention to the
fact that President Leguia of Peru is
not the only Latin American chief ex-
ecutive who will be able to talk fluent
English to President-elect Hoover. The
President of Panama, Senor Florencio
Harmodio Arosemena, DR.. Alfaro points
out. not only speaks perfect English. but
three other foreign languages besides.
AS Panama has couple of delicate
questions pending with the United
States, English will come in handy
when Hoover and Arosemena get to-
gether, The President of Panama, like
Hoover, happens to be an engineer.
(Copyright 1929 u
Evening star., 1928-11-19
An Historic Voyage Begins,

Today a citizen of the United States
sails on a battleship from San Pedro,
Calf, for a tour of the Central and
South American States Unusual facil-
tiles are provided by this Government
for the visit. For this American is not
merely a citizen but is the prospective
Chief Executive of the country, having
Just been elected to that office by the
votes of the people. He goes therefore
as one who, though not yet in office.
is soon to be at the head of the state.
He goes now because in accordance with
the unwritten law of the land, broken
only once, he cannot leave this coun-
try's soil while President.
Mr.. Hoover's voyage to the Southern
republics is more than gesture. 1t Is
a genuine manifestation of the keen
interest which the United States takes
in the welfare and progress and de-
velopment of Latin America. This is
a natural interest. The contiguity and
proximity of the States that comprise
the Western Hemisphere place them in
harmonious relationship. They have
no universally common bond of Ian
guage, but they have, despite the wide
range of climatic conditions, ranging
from almost arctic to equatorial,
mutuality of civilization. Steadily dur
ing the past half century they have
drawn closer together in spirit. Deter
rents have occurred from time to time
in the form of misunderstanding and
misconceptions, but these have been
corrected with better knowledge and
through fuller intercourse.
This voyage of the President-elect,
under official auspices, is proclama-
ton virtually to the effect that the
welfare of the Latin American republics
is the first concern of the United States
in its international relationships. 1t is
a declaration of faith in the future of
those States. 1t is an announcement
to the world that whatever else may
betide the United States will seek first
Of all the maintenance of sincere good
faith in all dealings with them. Mr..
Hoover cannot speak until after March
4 next with the definite authority of
the United States Government, but with
the mandate of the election of fort
night ago as his guarantee of early
responsibility he will address himself
to the people of Central and South
America with the authority of the peo-
pie of this country.
This is an unusual and exceptionally
interesting and important departure.
With one accord the North Americans
wish Mr.. Hoover bon voyage, even as
in short time those of Central and
South America will be giving him
cordial and sincere greetings.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Inexcusable Uncertainty.

Pennsylvania has just ushered in its
deer hunting season. Four fatalities
were reported as due directly or indi-
rectly to this long-awaited opening.
Other States are yet to be heard from,
and doubtless they, too, will unfold a
tragic tale. This commonwealth, by the
way, has more deer and more hunters
than almost any other.
There is one cause for rejoicing, not
withstanding the sorrowful endings of
four of the Keystone States inhabitants.
and that is that no one of them was
shot by another hunter laboring under
the illusion that his sights were lined
up on deer or other wild animal Two
men died Of heart failure due to excite
ment. One man was killed by the acci-
dental discharge Of a gun in the hands
of companion, while a four-year-old
lad lost his life when a rifle which was
being cleaned went off.
1t was not so long ago when the
opening day of sport in almost any State
bore its tale of hunters killed and
manned because others, careless or ex-
citable, shot without sufficient >prelim-
mary scrutiny. In some sections this
| slaughter passed the bounds of all rea-
son. There will probably always be
cases of this sort recorded as long as
men go a-hunting, but the old days of
blazing away at anything that moved
seem to have passed into limbo. Les
sons driven home to members of rod
and gun clubs have borne fruit, while
the custom, sometimes enforced by law,
of wearing crimson headgear or upper
clothing has undoubtedly saved many
a good mans life.
When all is said and done, there Is
no possible excuse for such killing
based on optical error. There lives no
man or woman or boy eligible to re-
ceive a cunning permit who cannot tell
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Hand Print on Glass
Endures for 80 Years
BY E. E. FREE, PHI. ID.

A curious incident for which no ex-
pert in the chemistry of glass has vet
suggested completely satisfactory en-
pianatlon is reported by M. Viel a citi-
zen or Bucharest Rumania, to the
ParlS scientific journal La Nature.
When he was boy, M. Viel writes. he
CHANGED to melt the hoar frost from a
gla@ window pane, one cold Winter
Gay, by placing his warm hand against
the frost. Afterward, when warmer
weather had melted all the frost from
tne pane, every one was aStoniShed to
see the print Of the boys hand appar-
entity etched. into the glass exactly
where the hand had been placed to
melt the frost.
In spite of repeated washing this
mysterious hand print could not be re-
moved. After 80 years, M Viel asserts,
II still Is family visible on the pane, dis
closing slightly iridescent colors when
the rays of the sun strike it at Just
the right angle. Circumstances exist, M.
Vlel reports, which make it virtually
impossible for him to be mistaken about
the origin of the print. The beginning
Of natural explanation of the mystery
may possibly be provided by the fact,
we'll known to glass experts. that glass
sometimes absorbs tiny amounts of
compounds of potassium or sodium
present in human perspiration. These
might act, also. to make the glass
slightly irideScent, as M. Viel reports.
Evening star., 1928-11-19

the difference between a man and a
deer when he shall have a fair, suff-
GENTLY near and sufficiently lengthy
sight of either. And until he does, his
trigger-f1nger should remain outside the
guard. He may, by this wise delay, lose
the biggest and handsomest buck he
ever encountered. What of it? 1t is up
to him to wait until he knows positively
and beyond peradventure of doubt ex-
actly what he is aiming or intending to
aim at Then, and only then, may he
shoot.
Further fatalities will doubtless be
reported from various game areas, but
it is hope not at all beyond the bounds
of possibility that some season in the
near future may see whole States with
out a single case of the old plea, 81
thought he was deer" Hunting is a
mans sport; it can never be freed from
certain hazards. But that hazard
whereby the hunter may himself be
hunted must be once and forever re-
moved.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
West Point Cadet
Foot Ball Expenses
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Huldah w. Randell is amused un-
der your caption" breaks out with a
combination of cacoethes scribendi and
cacoethes carpendi, and discovers
mares nest. Mr.. Haskin, you can't fool
the generation of today"--no, sir. They
know everything, even the things that
aren't so. BY the way, Mr.. Haskin
might have made inquiries of those
who know and given a correct answer.
Why not admit that We the tax
payers, pay these unnecessary ex-
penses?" asks the lady with the writer's
itch-Simply because the cadets fare to
foot ball games is not paid out of the
appropriations made by Congress for
the maintenance of the Military Acad-
emy. nor out of any other congressional
appropriation. And that's that.
JOHN W. ERLANGER.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Writer Points Out
Foot Ball Paws Wav
To the Editor of The Star:


Huldah w. Randelrs statement in
last nights Star that the poor, burden
bearing taxpayer foots the travelling
bill when the Army travels with its
cadets to alien fields is lake Izaak WAL
tons fish stories-very interesting, but
untrue.
1t seems to be the vogue among
some of our citizens to hurl verbal
brickbats at our collegiate foot ball
teams. The truth is that the wonder
ful game of foot ball has gripped the
interest of the American people to
such an extent that stupendous
crowds assemble weekly all over the
land to view the combats. The poor
players, of course, bask in the sunshine
OF transitory fame, but what of the
great buildings and structures of edu-
cation. that the result of their efforts
makes possible?
West Point, like other collegiate in
stitutions in the country, is able to
finance all other sports from the foot
ball receipts, without calling on the
college itself for money. If the letter
writer above referred to will investigate
further 1t will be found that if the
student body's travelling expenses are
paid the money comes from the ath-
letic associations funds. and not from
the taxpayers. JOHN THORNTON.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Tainted Money Remarks
Evoke Comment i'm Reply
To the Editor OF The Star:

~ VIZ 1AuAtOi VI Inc Quar-.
Permit me to remark, with reference
to the editorial in Thursdays Star"
about Tainted Money" that most of
the money handled may be more or
less tainted is an absurd assumption.
The pieces of money per Sc of course
cannot become tainted. But the direct
source of money may be tainted and
that is the test of whether the Ken
lucky ministers were right or not in
voting against its acceptance. If they
believe that horse race gambling is
wrong, and they undoubtedly do, then
they were right and consistent in vot-
ing as they did Should they accept
money from such source and then
preach against that form of gambling
you no doubt would be one of the first
to remind them that they we're willing
TO accept money obtained from racing.
Such money to them is in exactly the
same category as the money derived
from the gentleman burglar" or hi
Jacker. Criticism of the Louisville min
lister can be justified only upon the
theory that you believe that the end
Justtf1es the means, which is not ac-
cepted by right-thinking people.
A. M. LEVERS.
Evening star., 1928-11-19
Enthusiastic Approval Given
Hoover's South American Trip

Rarely has any action in public life
received such instant and general ap-
proval as has the announcement Of
President-elect Hoover's goodwill trip
to South America. Some observers see
evidence that Mr.. Hoover intends to lg-
more the past and establish his own
policies in connection with foreign re-
lations affected by the Monroe Doctrine.
His prestige and his honest concern
for future betterment of relations al
ready good will add another stone to
the structure of Pan-American conf
dence all enlightened Pan-American
statesmen diligently are laboring to
erect" states the New York Sun, while
the Roanoke World-News holds that
"Mr Hoover can render no larger serv-
ice to the Nation prior to his inau-
guration than by goodwill tour OF
the countries to the south of us, with
which we should be on q much more
friendly basis than we are at present"
1T is his purpose" thinks the Albany
Evening News. ito know South America
as he knows other continents, and South
America will know him as Europe knows
him. AS President he will have a grasp
of world affairs and international rela-
tions such as no other President has
had"
There is no service he can render
the Western Hemisphere at this time"
in the opinion of the Fort Worth Rec
ord Telegram, so fraught with posi-
bilities for the general good. 1t is some
thing that has not been done before.
1t is something that any American
President should experience if he
earnestly wishes to learn the meaning
of the Monroe Doctrine"
X X X
IF he can contrive an arrangement
and an understanding which will wipe
out fear on their part and all reason
for fear on our part, he will have built
doctrine which will carry the name
of Hoover as far down the path of
history as the name of Monroe has
gone" according to the Dayton Daily
News, and the Morgantown New Do
minion sees a demonstration that he
will not be governed by the dead hand
OF tradition or a servile compliance with
past policies"
He viii have resources of his own to
draw upon" AYERS the Roc!; Island Ar