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Evening star., 1928-06-03
Emergency Anesthetics.

The history Of &neSthesiz gained .
new chapter recently when q quick
w1tted member Of the Washington fire
department sent ia a slurry-caIi for q
generous &ii-dAy sucker Wi9eTewitn 10
change 70 contsnted gurgiings the slowis
os small boy w1ose fo0t had been
inezticabiy caught In a water ps2e.
Perhaps alesshesia is not absolutely
the correct word, inaEmuch ss the lad
Was suffering discomfort and tedium
rather than pain. None the less. Ia
naentAtionE were In the ascendant and
the brave fire-ngnters who were sum-
EnoEaed 70 dig uD ceaeat sidewalk and
teFTa-cotta pipe thus worked unhar-
r0wed by cFaes of childish woe.
ADyhow. snesthetacs, Dalliatiyes, So
Dgfifles and even distractions ytaen
pain is u be borne may ali be grouped
iD ne same general class. whether they
BeFk Diysiokg1csiIy Or mentally. Goms
curious things have been used IN
enaeFEenctes. Most doctons agree that
gkiEkY IL deDresSafL rather thar
. stinlI2nt Perhaps because NJ thai
very tart an odc pint Of quart around
camp Ass often enabled q wounded
Hoscsn&9 or sDDrlsaSA 70 undergo aG
I emergency oDeTation that otheryiss
would hare been uns<aTabie.
orle ianky New England nountaineer
/ now yfih-bfsded and white -beaFded
tells With Drade now when his ieg WA
smDutsthd i4 fis yGgtii he played on
/ nis fiddle the whole time, he offeTl
this a. &p Indication ~ bardifDod, bul
the fset ~ ttst the dis9&cting flBgeriDe
! oDera1loflE, togstfleT with the soothing
Strains, snte1 81 q mild aps9tfetic
Steady drawing on Dige ~ cigar hai
often tide1 the victim oYeT siniiial
enleFgefeies Chewing g0g Ia Drett!
good. too. OTae ~ tiAe hest anegsltetiei
knswD. and Dr0Dsbay ttss nasss aaeisn
Evening star., 1928-06-03

come then-the nickels and, from the
plutocratS. the dimes. Nowadays per-
haps one machine Is encountered in q
| week, and then usually In the suburbs.
and hauled and operated by one man
| whose snowy hair was black years ago
In Naples or in Sicily. In the more
thickly settled portions of the District
the motor horns and exhausts make
unproductive the most rhythmic and
sympathetic turning of the handle.
It is probable that some distant day
will see the last of these street pianos
60 to some museum or into the hands
of some connoiSseur of early Americana,
like Henry Ford. Judging. however. by
the way the small and correctly termed
hand organ" often with an accom-
panying monkey as grizzled as its mas
ter, has hung on, this day is still some
what distant. There are Juvenile music
lovers in the outskirts who relish the
pounding strains of this ccntyaption
even better than those emanacing from
the radio or the most improved OF
talking machines. Perhaps it is the
personal contact connected with the
pressure of the dime, begged from
father or mother-it may even be as
high as quarter now-into the grimy
hand. or dropped to be caught skill
fully in the shapeless chapeau. which
means more to small persons than any
amount of intramural classic symphony.
Anyhow. to hear the intermezzo from
"Cavalleria Rusticana" or THE Wear
ing of the Green" ground out, often in
harmoniously. by a street piano in this
year Of grace causes wistful smile to
many a Washingtonian and, if he be
afoot. an involuntary half motion
toward the trousers pocket.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

certain commodities in which the United
States was particularly interested, prin-
cipally electrical and other machinery,
we're given higher duties than heretofore.
resulting In tariff advantage TO German
ana British competitors. there being no
commercial treaty between France and
the United States. In dollars and cents,
American exports of these commodities
to France aggregated only about s10,-
O0O.O annually In value. but the prin-
ciple OF apparent discrimination was
such that the State Department made
representations to the French govern
ment The old and lower duties were
restored on nearly all OF these commod-
tiles OF American origin, and the ground
work for commercial treaty was laid.
AT that time the French government
pointed TO certain rates of the Amer
lean tariff on commodities In which its
nationals are particularly interested, and
requested reductions. AS the United
States tariff contains no trading pro-
visions, this request could not be met,
but the flexible provisions of the law
were emphasized
k%#
France now asks reductions In duty
OF from Is To so per cent of the pres
ent rates on silk goods, laces and tulles,
cotton Velvets and plushes, perfumery,
wainuts, kitchen and butcher knives.
china and porcelain ware, peanut oil
and other commodities. In ali. 90 para
graphs of the tariff act are involved.
Annual imports of these commodities
from France total something more than
$40 900 900.
BY this application the French have
reversed their former attitude toward
the United States Tariff Commission,
whose agents heretofore have been un-
able to secure cooperation In their in
vestigations In France. The French
obviously have been impressed by the
thoroughness OF the commission In its
costs Investigations and must believe
In the fairness OF that agency, else
they would not intrust their case to
such hands.
And the French also must believe
they have a good case. Changes under
the flexible tariff cannot be made ar
bitrarily. they can be made only to
equaliZe costs OF products Of similar
articles here and abroad
There is reason TO suspect some OF
the rates involved In the French COM
munication will be found too high.
silks and iaees for instance, have been
given rather heavy duties. under both
Republican and Democratic tariff acts,
as luxuries. II would not be astound-
ing TO discover that some of these
rates more than eaualige the differ
ence In costs OF production.
tuopsrtsht, ivaa.l s.u-
Evening star., 1928-06-03
Muse Masters Of Long Ago.

$Hlaey-zgu6y7 w&s me name, en-
tEeiy erroneous. usually applied In tiae
1a1 s&ys W TIE street Dasn0 of pleasant
epesnory, a feature ~ me per1>1 wien
WaEaane4eEaGE3 E&aks6 aD me street,
carried tsse9E own ns&Tksg b&sEssS an1
read Ia the 1ssiy seEs1&1ers u &
Ws&ssnEson BASE S&1a team nrLeiy In
txsncf1s1 in tysifEn instead Of eighth
pi&ls. On & EpFlng 9r Summer eve
x1nz. sfssn t0e g11a1ovs SsTs oDesAea
S11e enc 0as tla2nDang hSgfs ~ the
i.ef11e horses naa<e bit h mild cseo"
DiXony. 1Se ws& scarcely ever 0gt of
hearing ~ oze u tiaeak machines srae
many T. grewp~s2D reSs1ent of to1Sy a.
& eSasl1 geht Dsezsspt9y " gsesD W tssfir
distant tsukl3tg
10 t3aosk 1syE their D'1slDeas yss "
h-A6S tks1 q agsw ~ tgo Wa usually
ln charge. of4e v eTssk sgsd onf W ooi-
Ices tls DeEn4ss~1sss. ttssy sefs vel
Evening star., 1928-06-03
More Efficiency in the Schools.

It is gratifying that the chairmen Of
the House and Senate subcommittee
on District appropriations are interest
ing themselves in the proposal to
establish a business department in the
public school system. The need Of such
a department has been lJng felt While
the appointment of Mai. w. o.
wilmarth some time ago as an assistant
superintendent of schools In charge of
business affairs constituted a step in
the right direction, his jurisdiction and
authority do not extend far enough.
The greater part Of the control over
the more than $4,000, 900 expended
annually on the school system comes
under the District Building. More than
once the Board Of Education has seen
1T to protest against system which
gives the administrative heads of the
schools no say and no authority In the
control Of their available appropriations.
At the same time, there are extended
periods in every year where the super
intendent'S time Is so occupied with ad-
ministrative details Of school business
that he Is left virtually no time to give
the educational facilities. Creation of
a business department as part Of the
school system would have the effect OF
centralizing authority and responsibility
as well as relieving the superintendent
from many Of the burdensome details
which now require his attention.
Senator Phipps and Representatives
Simmons and Holiday favor lifting the
discriminatory rule against out-of-town
teachers who seek positions IN the DIS.
trict schools. There are undoubtedly
times when such rule works q hard
ship on school authorities who seek to
iii specialized positions by bringing In
teachers when there is no comparably
trained material available from the
normal schools. But it must be renem-
bered that the normal schools here are
maintained At the expense Of the tax
payers and their graduates form q sup
ply of teaching material already ex-
ceeding the demand, In consequence Of
which many Of the school systems Of
the States are supplied, in part, with
teachers trained here. II the existing
rule which assures normal school
graduates positions In the Washington
school System, as vacancies occur. h
abolished Ia favor Of . competitive ex-
animation basis. II is probable that the
standard Of teaching personnel would
be raised But this should be determined
concluziyely before step Is taken which
would materially lessen the already
Diminished chances for employment at
home enjoyed by graduates Of the Dts-
xsct normal schools.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
Under the Microscope.

The people Of ether cities In this
country are 30 much occupied with
attending 70 their own affairs that they
have little interest and less time 10
devote 70 the government Of their CON-
mon property. tie City Of Washington.
II they knew more about the conditions
1ndeE which the people Of Washington
live; II they we're acquainted With some
cf the phases Of goyernmentaI admins
ssstaon peculiar TO Washington alone,
they would inquire more closely To find
II eTesythsng Is As Il should be and the
result would be beneficial 70 Washington.
The Institute for Government Be
search which makes partial use Of It's
endowment by studies IN government
administration, has Just published an
extensive voiunae on the District which
puts every p1ece q Its governing ma
ckza1& Under ne microscope. The hook
h not critical, merely descriptive. forms
few opinions and suggests 10 changes.
But sss intelligent analysis of the goy-
eETskcent o. tie District tnapsse& the
source u weaknesses, leaving those wao
read 70 fogna TIER own opinions.
II = UnAeEssoo1 txzss tsaas first work
u ~ ~ followed ~ another volume
which VIII cAscs&ss renaeties for sorne
Of the apparent f&zl!E Egcn studies os
ne DassrIcs are q great value. TYas
District has neseg suffered from intel.
hge2t eg5tscssm- TIE bare of ~ life
hsE seen hastily reacbe1 conclusions
sxzs9DDortef Dy facts, bit built On .
Scsnos1iEz q vague and soEnetinaeG
weird szkcsex.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
The Pedestrian Regulation.

Although the Commissioners turned
down the recommendation of the traffic
Office to put teeth in the regulation
governing pedestrians, it is apparent
that they acted wisely when they de-
cided not to abolish the rule altogether
but to leave it as it is at present While
there is a we'll defined traffic theory
that pedestrians at officered or auto
matically lighted intersections should
be required to obey signals in the same
way as motorists and to suffer the
same penalties for disobedience. there
Is the alternative plan of having O
toothless and unenforceable regulation
which, while not effective In preventing
violations, has the redeeming feature OF
clearly defining the rights of motorists
and pedestrians at such intersections.
The present regulation reads as fol-
lows:
Pedestrians shall have the right of way
at all crosswalks except those controlled
by traffic officers and the traffic de-
person TO cross the roadway through
moving traffic on any street upon which
traffic is controlled by electrical signal
lights.
Reduced TO its simplest essentials this
regulation. which the Commissioners re-
fuse to tamper with. means that pedes-
TRANS may violate the rule without fear
Of arrest, but in case of accident the
motorist will have as his defense the
expressly worded clause which forbids
walkers TO cross street against the
red light in moving traffic It appears
probable also that the regulation Will
likewise serve the motorigt at intersec-
tons controlled by traffic officers.
Neither the strict rule for pedestrian
control as used In other cities nor the
rule which is In effect In Washington
Is designed 10 tarasg the walker. II is
simply an attempt on the part of traffic
authorities TO harmonic to the best
Of their ability the various users Of the
street to prevent accidents. That is its
sole purpose. Unfortunately. however.
there Is q feeling among some pedes-
trans that motorists are arrogant, Eu-
percilious and bent upon running them
down. In q few isolated cases II Is un-
doubtedly true that notorist. realizing
that the frail human must give way,
drives roughshod through pedestrian
traffic, but this type should not be used
By pedestrians as the measuring stick
for the attitude Of all drivers.
In this era Of speed there must be
cooperation TO prevent an epidemic Ct
accidents as serious as any plague tina:
has befalIen mankind since the begin
ming Of civilization. In the spirit oi
harmony which should prevail On the
streets today, the nnotorist should zeal
oslsiy guard the rights OF the walker
and, In the same spirit Of cooperation
the walker. realizing the exigencies oi
modern trafiic, should do his share To
promote frictionless now Of travel.
1t would seem, therefore. TO be ap-
propraate for both nnotortgt and pedeg-
tran 70 work together and apply the
Golden Rule, do unto others as you
would they should 90 unto you"
Evening star., 1928-06-03
His Workmanship"

A German philosopher says, GOD
sleeps in the stone, dreams in the ami
NAL and wakes in the man" Thus, in
an ascending scale we have the reve-
lation of God To the mind of the
apostle the dignity of man resides IN
the fact that he is an example OF God' S
workmanship. The consciousness of his
origin must be the determining factor
in his life Frederick the Great had
this in mind when he said, Il must
show myself a king, because my trade
is royalty" The Apostle John declared,
I'VE know that we are OF God" and
again he maintained, Now are we the
sons of God, and 1t doth not yet ap-
pear what we shall be-" There can be
no question about it, those who have
lifted the world to higher visions OF
seeing. thinking and living have been
the men who believed that in them
selves resided something of divinity
They believed in what some one has
called their divine ancestor" It was
this sense of background that gave
weight and force to their accomplish
ments. The classroom and the labora-
tory are not the only sources of au-
thority. We have known men who had
little contact with these and yet they
betrayed In their persons elements Of
SLTeuBJn ana pEESudSiVc POWeAo 0lidI
gave them a hearing and large in
fluence AS Matthew Arnold puts 1t,
THE power not of ourselves" that is
the gift of God, is the strange and SUBJ
tie influence that gives force and di-
rection to what we do. MIR Moody was
master of assemblies not because OF
his wide learning and scholarship, but
because men recognized in his person
and in his words that which spoke Of
and exemplifled a God-empowered life.
/ think it was Thackeray who once
said, God writes letter OF credit on
some mems faces that is honored wher-
ever presented" Such people seem to
carry in their very persons the evi-
dences of the creative genius that gave
them being That there "are faces
that are gospels" is clearly evident It
is not, however. so much beauty of face
and form that constitute the hallmark
Evening star., 1928-06-03
France Asks Changes
in u. S. Tariff Rates
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

Shall milady bedeck herself in soft
silks and laces of French manufacture
at lower cost than now? Shall the
butcher buy imported knives cheaper?
Shall the baker obtain from the same
source his porcelain pans at less ex-
pense? These are some Of the uues-
tions involved in the application OF the
French government for changes in the
United States tariff act.
Far-reaching consequences may fol-
low this request. for the door has been
opened 10 other governments whose ma
tionalg are interested In American Gus
toms duties.
Heretofore. the tariff, in its interna-
tional aspects. has been the subject Of
diplomatic exchanges merely; now the
situation Is presented where foreign
government Is able TO submit requests
for lower rates Of duty and other read
1ustments with perfect propriety under
the very machinery OF the tariff act
itself. That the requests come by way
OF the State Department does not alter
| the fact that in reality the French
government is applying for relief under
United States law.
No longer may 1t be said with ac-
curacy that the tariff is q purely do
mestic question. OF proper concern TO
foreign governments only In the event
OF unjust discrimination as between
them and other foreign governments.
involved In this development In the
cordial relations between the American
ana French governments there may be
interpreted a far-reaching alteration OF
the tariff policy OF the United States,
potentially at least
France has asked that the flexible
provisions OF the American tariff ACT
DC exercised To reduce the rates Of duty
ON o list OF commodities In which her
nationals are interested as exporters to
| this country, and for the removal or
mobilization OF certain regulations fol-
imports which she considers discrimi-
| natory against her prtliucts.
The Tariff Commission, 10 which. as
| the agent Of the President under the
! flexible tariff, the State Department re-
| ferred the French communication, last
week took up the matter and started
the cases through the preliminary roti-
tine. IL may be expected that every In
| quiTy sought by the French government
| will be ordered under the flexible tarifi
| provisions, which authorize the Presi.
dent, after an investigation by the Tar
| III Commission 10 ascertain differences
| In costs OF production OF any dutiAblt
commodity here and In the principal
competing country abroad. 10 change
| The rate OF duty up or down within q
range OF so per cent Of the rate named
| In the act, so as TO equalize such diff
feTences. The French complaints Of dis
elimination In regulations probably will
have To be considered by other agencies
the Department OF Agriculture. for ex-
| ample, Is charged with responsibility for
plant quafantines, one OF the matters
| mentioned by the French government.
Last Fall the French government put
| into effect new commercial treaty
] with Germany and In its administration
Evening star., 1928-06-03
This and That
BY Charles E. Troceren.

When enc uses the term garden
animals" he refers chiefly to dogs, cats,
rabbits, chickens and moles. These
are the creatures which may be found
now and then in every city garden.
Moles and chickens are the worst
pests in q well cultivated garden. but
luckily are not met with so much any
more, especially in urban yards. The
rabbit Is most frequently confined.
This leaves the dog and the cat the
two standard garden animals. Between
the two. there can be little doubt which
one Is most at home in the garden.
Dogs and gardens simply do not 60
together. The small city back yard at
its best Is no place for a doe. 1t does
IN give scope to the ambling genius
t@ the average variety Even the So
called toy dogs are cramped in a city
back yard.
This restriction results in an abb
normal interest on the part of the pet
in vegetation. Especially II that best
OF available fertilizers is used, bone
meal, the dog takes an almost perverted
interest in flowers.
Ones neighbor's dog will stick his
head through the fence frantically in
an effort to lap UP some Of the fine
meal; and In his own yard he viii roll
on seedlings and otherwise damage
vegetation.
Perhaps the worst trick of all the dog
plays on q garden is that of digging
up plants by the roots. We remember
Boston terrier which succeeded In
destroying a whole row OF cosmos by
ofr Nf {ttV| ttSe ot
stalks and dragging them to earth.
Gladiolus bud spikes seem TO be an
especial tidbit for the average back yard
dog. He ooes not realize, of course.
that the bulb has taken 10 to 80 days,
or maybe 90 or more. to bloom.
One suspects that the average dog
would not care whoop If he did COM
prehend the difficulties Of home flori-
culture. He is bored to distraction. he
who was made to course over the
plains, and run his legs off In pursuit
Of the festive rabbit.
Out of sheer ennui he falls back on
digging up rosebusheS by the roots.
We know dog that recently uprooted
and devoured two rosebushes. roots.
thorns, and all AS to the rest Of the
mischief a dog can do In garden, 1t
is too well known to need mention.
The house cat. on the other hand,
Is the natural friend of the garden.
His grace makes him careful of all
flowers
The comic papers are full, of course.
OF pictures OF irate housewives scat
ting" cats from flower borders, but
every one who has carefully observed
gardens In relation to cats know per-
fectly we'll that this joke Is hugely
overdrawn.
The cat Jack Spratt has been living
IN a garden for five years. and with
one single small exception has never
damaged either grass or flowers,
When one recalls that perhaps q
score of Jacks four-legged brothers
roam the same garden every night as
we'll as the other yards of the vicinity,
without doing the slightest observable
damage. II may be seen that one Is
right In believing that the best garden
animal Is the domestic cat
This Is only what one would expect
from the creature that appreciates a
home even more than q man.
The garden. being Lart of the well
appointed home. meets the hearty ap-
proval OF the family cat He viii be
discreet In the taking OF his dust rolls.
and viii give an almost human consId>
Evening star., 1928-06-03
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILAsDER JoHssog.
Gratitude,

Gratitude.
A rose looks forth, In splendid style.
Above the hedge. with radiant smile.
And. In It's beauty, seems 10 be
A benefactor. bright and free.
But patiently we deiyed TO make
A soil ft for that beauty's sake,
And strove TO rout each insect clan
Who, ruthless. an attack began.
And nov the rose. in silent grace,
Mods, as sunbeam gilds the place
Where perfumed breezes sweetly stir
II seems TO say, Il thank you, sir"
Evening star., 1928-06-03

of ALL however, is to have very pretty
girl assisting at the performance. 1t Is
remarkable what marvels Of fortitude
the male animal will show under such
circumstances. and It Ia just as true to-
day, when the tired business man sits
in his denhsts chair. as 1t was In the
cave beside the roaring fire when the
victim Of the hazard Of the days hunt
ting or the days battle underwent the
rude surgery Of his comrades
Evening star., 1928-06-03

Grafton to the necessities OF plant
growth.
II at times the house cat seems To
DC hurting the garden. remember that
philoSophic sentence. ~ am old. and
nave had many tfouhleS-~moSt OF
which never happened"
The little damage that cat may do
! N garden will be taken care OF by
nature, who loves her own. but SoIne-
now she cannot do much with a rose
oush which a hoiSteTauS dog has dug
up oy the roots and promptly consumed
Evening star., 1928-06-03

ANY sensible politician must admit
that representing the farmer as a man
who chews a straw and sits idly on
the fence discussing queer economies
has become an entirely obsolete form
Of humor.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

A true patriot thinks but little of his
own physical comfort Otherwise, there
might be a movement to shift conven.
ton dates to May or even April, when
there is a reasonable chance of an oc-
casional cool period.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

Boulder Dam advocates have little
10 fear from schoolbooks 30 long as
the newspapers contribute expert talents
in making public topics genuinely in
teregting.