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Evening star., 1928-12-07
Oregon to the Front.

In The Star recently wriser called
attention to the fact that the two COM
mittees of Congress which will monopo-
lize the spotlight for the indefinite future
are both headed by chairmen from
oregon. The Senate committee on agri-
culture has Senator Charles l.. McNary,
Republican, as its chief, while the
House committee on ways and means
is led by Representative Willis c. Haw-
ley, Republican.
Mr.. McNary will have charge of i'm
pending legislation for farm relief, as
BELTS one of the parents of that unfor-
tunate congressional founding, the late
McNary- -Haugen bill or bills. Mr.
Hawley will sooner or later lend his
name to a revised tariff measure, anC
thus take his place in legislative his
tory alongside Mckinley, Dingley, Un'
derWood and Fordney.
When the late Ezra Meeker recently
was gathered to his fathers, his passing
occasioned Nation wide thought Of tn
Evening star., 1928-12-07

Oregon In which he was so famous q
pioneer. In 1852, when Meeker arrived
along the trail in a covered wagon
Oregcn's population was 10000. Today
seventy-six years later. the State has
an estimated population of close to a
million It's premier city of Portland is
one of the great ocean ports of the
Pacific Coast, and as fair and metro
politan community as the great North
west contains.
In 184S Oregon was represented in
Congress by a delegate. In 1928 the
Columbia River Commonwealth is a
sovereign State, with two United States
Senators and three members OF the
House of Representatives. Oregon 5
prominence and effectiveness in the
legislative branch of the Federal or
ganization are graphically exhibited in
the persons of Senator McNary and
Representative Hawley and in the seats
of the mighty which they now so honor
ably fill.
Westward, indeed, the course Of
American empire takes its way.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Three Great Rulers
Of Mexico EulOgized
rrom the Los Angeles Evening Express.

From the Los Angeles Evening Express.
Good fortune smiles on Mexico. The
land proves as reSourceful OF great and
good men as of the material things for
which men strive. After travail such
as few nations have borne and sur
vived. the republic has emerged tri-
unphant, under leadership Of her own
sons strong and able men, worthy OF
the tasks they were called to perform:
Obregon was first. Truly the man OF
the hour-bold, at times seemingly reck-
less in his daring defiance OF the estap-
lished order and tradition. but always
knowing the road over which ne leo
his people out of the chaos OF cen.
turies of superstition and decaoe OF
revolution. Then Gales, more calcu-
lating. treading with more caution, but
keeping unswervingly to the same road.
And now Gil, who aScendS to the preSl-
dency Friday, a worthy third OF the
trinity of great leaders that the need OF
Mexico has called forth.
The fact that Gil steps peacefully into
the place of the murdered Obregon IS
the best proof of the greatness OF Obre-
gon and Gales. They had prepared the
way. When Obregon fell at the hand
of fanatic, in the old condition chaos
would have returned. Revolution would
have followed disorder and the presi-
dency again become the prize of him
who could fight his way to Chapultepec.
But they had created a new condition.
an ordered state of the public mind, and
Gil comes in peace to the presidency,
and. unless his past proves no index
to the character of the man, peace
fully will surrender tl,o high office when
the people shall again have selected one
to take his place, to complete the term
for which Obregon had been chosen.
And the United States, second only
to Mexico itself, is to be congratulated
on the new happy condition in the sis
ter republic. Good order and prosper.
ity across the border is a guarantee OF
peace and good order on this side.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Urbanites Spurred
By Noise S'COcktails''
BY E. Z. FREE, PHI. d.

A little noise may have much the
same effect on person as cocktail
or a cup of coffee-it may stimulate
his mind and body to higher degree
of activity. Absolute quiet, which is
what many noise -wracked city dwellers
believe that they desire. might be the
worst thing in the world for their
efficiency.
Like the supposed merits Of fieas on
a dog, a certain moderate amount OF
noise may be useful stimularft for
normal. successful human activity. So
suspects DR.. F. C. Dockeray, professor
of psychology at the Ohio Wesleyan
University Delaware. Ohio, who Is
studying the psychological effects OF
noise in cooperation with the COM
mittee on the elimination OF harmful
noise-a committee of the Nat1onai
Safety Council.
II seems to be a general laws Of the
human mind. DR.. Dockeray believes.
that some outside stimulus is necessary
to spur human beings to their best et-
| forts. This stimulus may be PROVIDED
| it is probable, by many things Whlcn'
| in greater intensity, Woulo De nali.aui' M;
Preliminary tests with normal mdl-
viduals doing work in noisy and in
uuiet surroundings indicate that tne
best work is done when there is is some some
! noise. but not too muci4. 1t is not even
imnossible, from the psychologist s
viewpoint, that city noise is beneficial
factor in stimulating the energy OF the
urban population.
The line between this beneficial stim-
ulation and the greater stimulation that
would be harmful probably is a very
thin one. 1t may be also that 1t off
fers for different people, so that an
amount of noise which would be harm
less or beneficial to one person might
, be too much for another. The exact
amounts of noise which are just right
for average individuals will need to be
determined, DIR. Dockeray believes, by
further psychological experiments. In
the meantime reduction of the average
city noise Is probably worth aiming at,
but not reduction to the point of abso-
lutte quiet.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Noah's Ark Is Sought
For Chicago Exhibit

From the Fort Worth Record-Telegram.
Archeologists in airplanes are going to
ride circles around the slopes OF Mount
Ararat in a search for the ark, which
carried the parents and parents-in-law
of Ham, Shem and Japhet with the
worlds greatest menagerie out OF the
high water of the period. The ark Was
so we'll made, the seachers believe. that
it is still in something OF preservation.
There has been no way for 1t to have
come down from the mountain resting
place. so the excuse Is sufficient Tor
searching party.
It will be great discovery-if they
find it. There will be little chance of
confusion. ANY vessel they find lodged
on that mountain ought to quality as
the ark. If it happened that Noah had
carved the name over the main en-
trance, 1t would still be there. It
might be that the boys-particularly
Japhet-might have carved their 1nl-
tials and their wives on the walls some
where-they not having passed beyond
the honeymoon stage Of loves old sweet
song. That would be positive identiti-
cation--even though they have neglect
ed to immortalize those girls names.
Were they ~Mehitabel, Anastasla and
Zenobia or Jane, Gladys and Mabel!
We maybe Will know II they nno Ihe
ark.
The world will follow the daily radio
reports of that expedition with more
interest than any now going on. Inc
promoter of the project says 1t is Tor
the purpose of bringing the ancient
passenger vessel to Chicago as an at
traction for the imminent Worlds Fair.
That is the reason for certain as
surance that 1t will be found. We
would not be surprised If something ie-
sembling a Cardiff giant Is not found
in the hold--a stowaway who got
trampled to death by an elephant or
rammed by q sea-sick rhinoceros, or
something.
When an expedition starts out look
ing for something to make Chicago
fair famous we are frankly on the
bull" side of the market. 1t may not
be much of one-but it will be an ark.
Evening star., 1928-12-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swerS appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modate a fraction of such requests.
The answers published are ones that
may interest many readers. rather than
the one who asks the question only.
All questions should be accompanied
with the writer's name and address and
cents in coin or stamps for reply.
Send your question to The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Frederic j. HaSkin,
director, Washington, D. G.
@. Do civil service employees have to
have their fingerprints taken?-C. N.
A. While those already under civil
service were not required to submit
fingerprints, as fast as the innovation
can be made, fingerprints Of appointees
will be taken and filed. With this sys-
tenn in effect, criminals will not risk
detection by applying for appointments
under civil service.
9. Are parrots often hatched in cap
tivity?-D. B.
A. They are seldom born in captiv-
ity, but Nature Magazine records a
case of a parrot Matched in a San An
tonic shop.
O. Is 1t possible for an American
woman to lose her citizenship auto
matically through marriage?-A. D. w.
A. According to the Gable act, an
American woman who marries an alien
ineligible for United States citizenship
loses her citizenship
@. What is the denomination of the
10 1-N or IA EAr tl11
United States?-C. G.
A. The $5 postage stamp is the high
est issued at present.
@. Where did Edwin A. Robinson
write "Tristram"?-R. E.
A. "Tristram" was written In the
poets studio at the Mcdowell Colony
Peterborough, N. H.
@. When was the dispensary system
of selling liquor tried in South Caro-
lina?-P. E. S.
A. The dispensary act was passed
December "a, 1892, and became effective
July l., 1893. 1t was pet project OF
the late Senator Ben Tillman'S, then
Governor of South Carolina. The Law
was suspended April 81, 1894, to August
|, 1894. then was more or less effective
until 1902, when all except five dispen-
saries were voted out of existence. Al
fairs drifted along in this shape until
September Ia, 1915, when South Caro-
lima voted Statewide prohibition, which
took effect January l, 1916.
O. Are excursion trips by boat as
popular as they were before the advent
of the automobile ?--L T. D.
A. While many people do take au
tomobile trips, the transportation O.
passengers on excursion vessels reache:
enormous proportions. During the. fis
cal year ending June 30, 1928, ther;
were 5,085,111 such passengers.
@. Why is China called the Celes'
tial Empire?-C. p.
A. This name is applied to China
because of the title "Tien Chao" (Heav'
enly Dynasty which the Chinese give
to their country.
@. How is Nine. Curie's name pro-
nounced?-M. E.
A. Curie is pronounced as II spelled
koo rec, giving the 90 the same SOUND
as in the word cook"
@. Why aren't clouds frozen wher
in an atmosphere below 80 degreeS?-
II. K
A. The Weather Bureau says thai
clouds in an atmosphere whose tenn
perature is below 80 degrees generally
do consist of particles of snow.
@. What is a pariah?-C. NJ
A. The word is used to mean an out
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Pass the Dale Bill.

In all Justice the House leaders
should allow a vote to be taken In the
House as soon as possible on the Dale
bill to liberalize the Civil Service retire
ment law and do fuller and more equi-
table justice to the army Of faithful
veteran employees.
This measure passed the Senate IN
the last session 1t was unanimously
reported by the House Civil Service
committee. The House rules committee
ordered a special rule giving 1t priv
iIered status for consideration In the
House. This rule was never presented
by Chairman Smell for action In the
House, being held up, 1t was generally
understood, at the request Of the Pres
ident to avoid passage Of the measure
over his veto.
The great majority of members OF
the House have placed themselves on
record urging passage of this measure,
and no serious opposition has been
shown by any member.
Today an impressive committee
representing hundreds of thousands OF
Civil Service workers through the ma
tional officers OF t.aeir respective or
ganizations-Such as the navy yard
workers, the postal clerks and carriers
the railway mail clerks, rural carriers
and others-has had q conference
with Chairman Lehlbach and other
members of the House Civil Service
committee Chairman Lehlbach pre-.
sented In the House an even more lib.
eral measure, for which the Dale bill
was substituted, and was the principal
| spokesman before the rules committee
setting forth why the special rule
should be ordered.
The Dale bill provides for maximum
Evening star., 1928-12-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

A man walking down historic Penn
sylvania avenue, where soon another
| Inauguration parade will wend its way,
raised his head suddenly and shifted
the air.
A Whit of something aromatic,
pungent, cooling. waited into his
nostrils, and then was gone. but 1t was
way odors have of doing.
He hadn't smelled a cubeb cigarette
since he was a child, but 1t is fra
GRANGE not easily forgotten. 1t Is prob
ably true that it is never forgotten.
Is there a man alive who did not
smoke at least one cubeb cigarette when
he was boy? Maybe the youngsters
do not indulge in cubebs any longer, but
in the old days they were quite the
thing.
At least once in every boys lifetime
1t became necessary to smoke cubeb
cigarette.
If memory serves us right, they were
purchased at drug stores. In those
Gays tobacco cigarettes were frowned
upon for the young. Disapproval was
| SO hearty and SO unanimous that no
| regular kid thought of missing the
opportunity Of indulging in a substitute
The cubeb stage came after the corn
silk stage. The latter was more com
mon in small towns, where rows oi
corn were more easily reached.
Lives there boy with soul SO dead
who cannot remember when he said
to some other boy, Let's make some
cornsilk cigarettes!"
Tne pretty brown strands of cOrnSilk
rolled easily into elongated cones which
fitted neatly into rolled papers. AS
one. recalls. cornsilk cigarettes were not
SO hot" They were smoked more out
OF bravado than anything else.
X x X X
The cubeb cigarette was better but
had a medicinal taste which somehow
kept boy from smoking more than a
pack of them.
AS far as memory serves, there were
no repeats. None was ever needed
however, to keep freshly in mind or In
the nose, rather, the memory of the
aromatic berries of Piper cubeba.
This small climbing shrub is native
been successfully transplanted to other
tropical countries. We do not know
whether it will grow in this country,
but it probably would in the South.
The leaves are supposed to be very
bright and green, but it is the fruit, or
berry, which gives the cubeb, as COM
monty called, place in the dictionaries
and encyclopedias.
The crushed berry has various me-
dicinal uses. It's smoke is held to have
a palliative effect in some affections of
the respiratory passages.
Many flowers are aromatic in them
selves and some have berries or seeds
which are highly so. Quite by accident
we discovered last Summer that the
tiny seed pods of the Calliopsis are
fragrant when burned.
Smoking a cigarette, we idly touched
the glowing end to a dried pod, when
1t caught fire and began to smolder,
giving off a pleasant though pungent
odor.
A handful of the pods was gathered,
in the fond belief that the experiment
would be further tried in an incense
burner, but the seeds are still sitting In
the saucer on the shelf.
Y II u
Mans keen nose has allowed few of
the aromatic plants to get away from
him. From the pleasant mint of julep
Evening star., 1928-12-07
Friends of World Court Hope
President Will End Impasse

which states that mo progress has
been made during the last two years
toward showing foreign powers that the
United States Is disposed to accept the
mediation of an international court;
and by the Terre Haute Star (inde.
pendent Republican,, which declares:
In raising the question as to the exact
significance of our fifth reservation.
the World Court nations, having ac-'
cepted all the reservations in princi--
ple,' asked for a further exchange of
views, which would eliminate ground
for misapprehension. That courteous
and wholly proper request was denied
and We remained outside the court hes
cause we declined to discuss the mean
ing of our terms" "
Unqualified disapproval of any move
comes from the Akron Beacon Journal,
independent Republican, with the ass
SertiOn: I'VE took an awful bite Of
that dreadfully sour European apple
and the great rank and file of the
ordinary American people want no more
OF It, Indeed, the one thing for which
today we can give profound thanks IS
that we escaped from the League OF
Nations or any Of its subsidiaries"
If there remains real work to be,
done in composing differences and req
moving doubts" in the Judgment Of
the Baltimore Sun independent Dems
ocratic). then We shall be agreeably
amazed in case 1t should turn out that
Mr.. Coolidge is able to do in three
months the work that he has been
unable or unwilling to do in upward
of three years"
The New Orleans Item (Democratic1
argues: UNLESS Mr.. Coolidge has
sound but secret reason to believe that
the other powers would now waive their
objections to receiving the United
States into the courts fellowship on its
own terms. his move remains only a
graceful gesture of friendly feeling
toward other peoples by a retiring
Chief Magistrate. For neither have we
seen any indication that our people or
the Senate have undergone any change
of view on the subject" Ed
Unless the public comes to the sup
port of the idea more than 1t has since
Americas first decision to stay out, it
will hardly be eXpedient for the Senate
to press the matter further" AYERS the
Lansing State Journal independent
and the Waterloo Tribune
independent Progressive) thinks that
there would appear to be nothing the
President can do about making the
United States member of the court.
in so far as Congress is concerned"
Evening star., 1928-12-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ministration. He organized the service,
Withdrew from q business that was
making him probably so times his Fed
eral salary and began developing an
organization which Is today as efficient
as any branch of Uncle Sans Govern
ment. Mather became the most sue
cessful lobbyist for the public welfare
in Washington. He made ceaSeless
drive against those who were trying to
use the Governments lands and water
power for private profit, instead of
leaving them free for peoples play
grounds in their natural state. Mather,
like Coolidge, was Fourth of July
baby. He was born In California and
made fortune out of the borax trade.
There1l be mighty few countries
If any-represented at the forthcoming
international conference on civil aero
nautics at Washington by quite so re-
nowned a delegation as the spokesmen
for the u. S. A. Orville Wright,
pioneer of flying, and Charles A..
Lindbergh are the aces of the Ameri-
can representation. Wright will stand
out in special relief because the con-
ference Is part of the Governments
official commemoration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the famous BROTH
ers' maiden fight at Kitty Hawk in
1903. Our three executive air secre-
taries-MacCr Cracken, Warner and Davi-
son-are other American delegates, who
include In addition Harry F. Guggen-
helm, head of the Foundation for Aero
nautics; Senator Bingham, the aviator
of the upper house of Congress, and
Nelson T. johnson, Assistant Secretary
of State. Johnson is to see that the
Yankees at the conference don't do any
undiplomatic nose dives.
Cabinet prospect No. BOIL Is Adolph
c. Miller, member of the Federal
Reserve Board, who Is honorably men,
toned as possible Hoover choice for
Secretary of the Treasury. The sug-
gestion doubtless springs from the
president-elect's we'll known admira-
ton for Miller's financial skill. The
Reserve Board member happens also to
be Californian, whichll be no disqual-
ification at the White House after
March 4 next. Mr. Miller Is in his
hfteenth successive year on the board,
which keeps the pendulum of the
American financial system swinging in
the right direction. BY profession he's
college professor, having taught
finance and economics in his day at
Harvard, California, Chicago and
Cornell.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1928-12-07

cast. or one despised by society. This
is not what the word meant originally.
since a pariah was not an outcaSt nor
the lowest in caste rank, but member
CT a low caste in Southern India and
Burma, just below Sudra rank.
c. G. G'"' - VIC -"S u '''O
A. 1t is an abbreviation for the Latin
'ibidem," which means "in the same
place
Q. Why are carnations called pinks?
N. M. s
A. This name is derived from the +
verb pink" meaning to puncture or
pierce, and the flowers we're so called Y
on account of the jagged edges of the 4
petals.
@. How much are the diamonds A
owned in the United States valued at?-
D. NJ.
A. Nations Business says that dia- &
n1onds to the value of $4,000, 100000 are j;
now owned in the United States. 1t is
estimated that 30 per cent of the worlds +
diamond output comes to America. &
| Pearls and emeraldS are marketed here
to the same extent.
| @. Which division of the American
alLly 1tcIu IIiOSJ duNdIlCeQ
| at the time of the armiStice Pr. j. NJ.
! A. The Department of War says that
because of the irregularity of the line
| it is impossible to state which division
| of the American Expeditionary Forces
| held the furthermoSt advanced position
at the time of the armiStice. There we're
| sd different American organizations To-
Gated at various points along the west
ern front at that time.
@. How long did it take Edmund =
Burke to deliver his speech, "Conc!lia-
ton With the Colonies" in Parliament
March %, 1775?-F. A. H.
A. 1t is said that it took Edmund
Burke two and one-half hours to de-
liver this speech.
@. What varieties of coniferous trees
are best suited for windbreaks?-E. A. N.
A. Trees which have dense foliage
that is retained over Winter and whose
lower branches hang on for a period of
| years are the best for windbreaks.
These are spruce, frs, hemlocks, Doug
las fir, arborvitas, cedars and Monte
rey cypress. The white pines are nearly
as good and Scotch pine is very ef-
tective up to II or Is years of age.
@. Please describe the early Colonial
bed that was fastened up against the
wall in the daytime NJ
A. The turn-up bedstead was popular
in New England. This" writes Alice
Morse Earle, was a strong frame filled
with network of rope, which was fas-
tened at the bed head by hinges to the
wall BY night the foot of the bed
rested on two heavy legs. BY day the
frame, with its bed furnishings, was
hooked up to the wall and covered with
homeSpun curtains and doors" These
beds were in the kitchen. the place
chosen because the room was the warm
est in the house
@. What is the name of the song
which begins I'm the evening by the
moonlighr"?-C. E. j. ,
A. 1t is sometimes listed as South
ern Memories" and sometimes as I'm
the Evening"
@. What salary does Justice Of the
Supreme Court receive?-E. K.
A. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States has a salary
of $20,500 year. Each associate
justice receives $4,000.
Q. How many families in the United
States are said to possess two auto
lnobiles?-F. S.
A. More than 100000 families now
possess two or more cars. according TO
estimated figures gathered from reliable
sources.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

A baby gorilla may pine away and die
for lack of human affection to which It
is accustomed. Whatever may be the
degree of Importance attached to the
theory Of evolution. this relationship,
sentimental rather than physical, is
one that psychologists can hardly afford
to overlook.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

A spirit Of generosity and good will
bef1tting the holiday season is expressed
In the readiness to heed the warnings
Shop early" and Mail early" Old
friend Santa Claus, instead Of an indi-
vidual myth, becomes q manifestation
Of coordinate enterprise, In which the
shops and the post ONCE are important
factors.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

The anxiety OF all England concerning
the health Of the King Is an assurance
that, in spite Of social agitations, it is
still possible for o monarch 50 to con-
duct himself as to retain the love OF all
his people.
Evening star., 1928-12-07

Being President Of the United States
is no easy task. President-elect Hoover
has evidently decided to give its respon-
sibilities and relationships In the West
ern Hemisphere as much study as
possible