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Evening star., 1928-03-25

Closing Of the Eotunda u the New
National Museum 70 visitors. as a
measure Of precs1tlon, does not Imply
that that structure IL 10 danger Of COL
lspss. A slight structural fault has de-
ysioDee watch can and viii be correct
90. and % avoid any chance Of nishAp
tbs space involved Ia cleared and In 4
Shoft time corrective measures will be
applied, 10 restore the rotunda 70 full
stability
There IA no ground for concern on
tne score u the foundations Of the MI
scum, although 1t stands in an area
known " nave been At one time occu-
ped by 8 boey Of water. II is be-
Aeyea taat Ia snclsnt days the Poto~
mac spread widely through what ls nov
nss center Of the city. 1ne nne oi r
street was. u IL estimated, the bank Of
the Fiper. The ground 10 the south Of
mai Lire and west u the Capitol is
SHOWN 70 be of az sIluyiaI character.
Most u the larger structures stana-
tng In this space, the former river basin.
era sEAoGsa On pilings. gnach run dDwn
70 bed roek or hard pan no doubt al
~ ths new buildings that are now being
pisnnec for the great Government
EsouD Ia the Mail-Ayenue triangle End
IN tpe Hall Itself wlll be thus bsSed
UDen Dals~sad-ooncrets tootings. There
Il no reason ~ doubt their stability
IN only "a single instance wac there
Rgy question of tas adequacy ot the
Foundation That was the F0St once
Building. the great tower u which be
gan 70 staow signe " settlement shortly
sftsr completion 1'hs downward move
Hsent continued for slight distsnce
and caused t3e cracking ~ the mar
goNer courses u the granite walls. the
eTsek continuing through the joinia
hstEss1 las larger nzenabsIa Careful
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Fate

A. North Carolina woman. dead al the
age OF niAsty years. lodged the measles
her whole lifetime. only 70 die Of them at
iast. She Stunned human society, fear
ing the measles. She lived the life Of
hermit. almost because she was
afraid of this one disease A week ago
she fell iii~~the measles had sought her
out Yesterday Ehe died Of them That
which she had feared had come upon
her,
Many viii hold this " be sn example
Of the fearful irony NJ life, showing the
workings of fate. and the poor chance
which any human being has OF escaping
II. Others viii regard the whole thing 81
coiBejdsHes After all. ninety years is a
/ good, ripe age Tor human being Ninety
years measles Of no measles. IL 3 great
many years 70 1--we IN this breathing.
coiorful world, with itS green OF Spring
it@ white Of Winter, its brown oi Au-
tuBn.
Perhaps. II one must fear something
II 10 much better ~ fear d disease-~r
even II one is ~ die Ot IL at last
than " 60 through life fearful Of things
thai are not worthy of fear Measles, al
ItS best. is no easy disease Strong young
/ men have feared IT. Yearly It strikes
down into hospitals the healthy and
/ vigorous.
Yet there can be little doubt that thf
wonlaps mental attitude did, 10 some
4 measure al least, make hef susceptible
Doctors daily encounter infectious dis
| eases, bus TsTsly catch" them. not only
Evening star., 1928-03-25
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REP. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, III. D.,
Bishop Of WashingtOn

Chapel. Shut away from the world by
unbroken silence, Beethoven produces
his glorious symphonies. In lonely exile,
Victor Hugo, master of fiction, produces
one of the greatest works in our litera-
ture-namely, LES Miserables."
Out of service covering approx
mately three brief years. Jesus of Naza-
reth, at the beginning of His mighty
work, betook Himself to the silences of
a wilderness. Our deep religious con-
victions are not born in places where
life is strenuous and pressing. The
depth and permanence Of them Is large
ly determined by our capacity for de-
tachment and reflection. Some one has
finely said recently, IF you are never
solitary you are never religious" To
catch any adequate vision of the mean
ing OF life and its purpose, to have any
fair conception of its ultimate destiny,
calls for and demands hours Of repose
and reflection and the cultivation of
the finer things of the spirit. Our de-
votional habits, whether in our homes
or in our churches, are characterized
by too much haste. We think too much
OF the value of crowds, We need less Of
noise and confusion and more of quiet
and the sense of that peace which
passeth all understanding. BE still
a4lN hllOW tLldt i dID GOu. Ills lS al
imperative demand, though we may not
lightly esteem or practice it. Growth,
mental and spiritual, is determined by
our recognition of the value of silence
and meditation.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish waysl
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
Drop Thy still dews of quietness
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and
stress
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty Of Thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our de-
sire
Thy coolneSs and Thy balm.
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retife;
Speak through the earthquake, wind
and fire,
o still, small voice of calm!"
Evening star., 1928-03-25

Poland, and Congress authorized him to
accept them.
DR.. Cumming is a fellow of the
American College of Surgeons, a fell
low Of the American College of Ply
sicians, has represented the United
States at the Pan-American Sanitary
Conference, at the immigration Con-
ference in Rome, and at the Once In
ternational which proposed the new
International Sanitary Treaty. and is
vice president of the health section
Of the League of Nations.
During his administration the Public
Health Service has scored many notable
accomplishments 1t reorganized the
hospital division and expanded its
facilities TO meet the emergency of tenn
porarily caring for ex-Service men and
women who were beneficiaries of the
Veterans Bureau. 1t completed the
national quarantine system by taking
over into Federal control the last State
owned quarantine station in operation.
which was located at the port of New
York.
1t established a national leprosarium
for the care OF leperS in the United
States. successfully controlled out
breaks of bubonic plague at New Or
leans, Beaumont Galveston. Pensacola
and Los Angeles: erected new marine
hospitals at Cleveland and Detroit, in
augurated the plan of assigning medical
officers to American consulateS abroad
in connection with the medical exami-
nation of intending immigrants prior
to their departure for the United States,
and developed and expanded important
research and investigative activities
DIR. Cumming was born at Hampton,
Va, in 1869.
Evening star., 1928-03-25
This and That
By Charles Z. TraceureH.

The rusty black cat went speeding
down the alley, heading east, with Little
Nipper he of the light gray and black
striped tiger coat, in hot pursuit.
No sooner had this pair disappeared
behind garage lhan Peter the Great
came in sight, his huge tan spotted
legs working with the rhythm Of pis-
tons.
After him sped old Malt. his green
eyes glowing in the depth Of his fur.
One by one they ran by and van
ished behind the garage. nlotted out
by the severe workings of physics. in
volving the use of very material ga
rage and much speed on the part OF
is busy legs.
JACK spratt came out on his porcn
Just in time to see the tip Of Old Mats
gray tail vanish.
Jacks gooseberry-green eyes gicwed
with interest.
His snowy shirt front fairly shone
with whiteneSS.
He looked around. as il to say. Well
III so over there and see what IS going
on"
Behind the garage the four tom eats
sat in what might be described as q
rough circle.
Another cat convention vas in prog
rsSS
What were you chasing me for, you
Sap2" growled Blackie, giving Little
Ntpper an evil look. Blaekie Is con-
siderable Of clown; his hind legs are
unusually long, when he friSks around
shey give him an awkward appearance.
'Aw. ShuckS." grfnned Nipper. Can't
fellow have a little fQnS"
al awfN ae ffys& 4Bp.1
Blackle, as he kept wary eye on Peter
and Old Malt. But why don't you
chase Peter. here9"
Nipper hooked extremely innocent
something that costs him no effort az
all. because he looks 50 anyway. Hs
Is cat who Will always possess that
little kitten look"
why were you chasing me2" ne
asked Peter the Great
The Boss OF the Alley looked angry
for second, then condescended %
smile
Il like TO see you run. Nipper." ne
admitted,
Then he began 20 growl
What ! want 90 know" he con-
tinued glaring wiekedly at Old Malt. Is
why yen were chasing me9"
The accent Peter the Great put upon
that last word showed the eoaysnEsca
that he meant business.
His eyes had narrowed 20 Sits, his
large right paw was raised plSs a
fraction of an inch nom the ground,
who are yous@ glowered Old Matt
as he caused his ears ~ lie aeranssy
back on his head He had fought Peter
To = StandStil the day before, ard
evidently he felt ne could do tt again
Who am II" throated Peser, Who
AM"
Tic checked at the indignity. We
started forward
Al thiS instant Jack Spratt eau-
siotlSly rounded the garage. ana sat back
ON his launches, peter che Great for
got his ganccr, Old Malt his spleen,
Little Ntpper meowea hello" Elaekte
remained respectful
Hello, Jack" said they all ThtS
VAS the famous Jack SpFatt. the only
cat in the world that gets veal cUtlet
for dinner, with styloin steak ea alter
nate evenings,
Hello, Spgatt, old cat. how are yONe~
asked Peter, gTaeiosESly.
lily. Jackie" ehi,ned in Old Malt.
lo, Jack" aeowSd NtppeE
How ~do~you-CSSN MIR. Spratt,~ purr@d
HlaSkle,
Evening star., 1928-03-25
The Golden Rule OF Driving.

Golden Rule driving is simply con-
Siderate driving It is safe driving
with thought always for the fact that
human lives are exposed, 1t is the
kind Of driving that is demanded on
the part of others by those who are
afoot in the streets or awheel in their
own machines
II everybody followed the Golden
Rule In handling a motor car. there
would still be few accidents due to
mechanical failures. perhaps to slip
perry streets and to sudden dense con-
gestion But these accidents would be
very few in number. They would be
the irreducible minimum due to the use
of high-powered vehicles in restricted
spaces occupied by great numbers of
people.
The Golden Rule campaign Of The
Star, marked by features that are de-
signed to arouse general public atten-
ton. is aimed especially at the saving
of the lives of children Even with the
most careful driving there will still be
accidents with the little folks as VIC
tins. for they are prone to dart into
danger In the streets. giving even the
most careful motorists no chance to
avoid them. However, If every driver
held this possibility in mind and kept
his car under perfect control at all
times the chances of hitting a child
would be lesssned greatly
This campaign is addressed not alone
to the motorists, but to the parents of
the children of Washington. who owe
it to their offspring to warn and train
them to the point of greater care in
using the streets. Most drivers are
parents. A great percentage of the
parents are drivers. 1t is possible thus
to see this problem from both sides.
Drive as you would have others
drive" is the rule which it is hoped 10
impress deeply upon the minds of Wash
ingtonians during these days while the
golden car is traversing the streets of
the city as a reminder of the obliga-
ton that rests upon every motorist. II
is simple rule. easily memorized and
learned and in fact easily followed.
Most accidents are due to haste. to
impatience TO get ahead. to cut the
corners, to save minutes The motor
car makes for speed, but it can be so
managed as to make speed with safety
There is a great difference between
speed and haste. 1t is haste that kills,
the haste that is needless of others
rights. needless of ones own risks
needless Of the Golden Rule.
BY print, by motion picture. and by
the golden car itself, The Star hopes
during this week to drive home to
every Washingtonian the truth that the
right to drive through the streets of the
Capital and through the roads of the
nearby country is qualified by the obli-
CATION TO respect the rights Of all others.
old and young, and especially the young.
Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Sweeping changes in the Federal
trust laws are proposed by lead
ing lawyers of the country, acting
through the American Bar Association.
The changes contemplate the legal
ization of certain "monopolies" and
combinations" which can prove that
price-fixing is "in the public inter
est" The most startling innOVa-
ton projected Is law which would
permit so-called trusts to earn a maxi
mum fixed reasonable return" Of per-
cent. This suggestion is based on the
famous rate clause of the Esch-Cum-
Minis transportation law, which gives
railroads the right TO "a fair return"
upon the aggregate value Of their prop
erty. This return Is fixed at 512 per
cent.
Proponents of trust-law reforms also
contemplate reorganization of the Fed
eral Trade Commission. Instead of 5
members, as at present, the commits
sion would consist of IL members, only
5 Of whom would have TO be of the
same political party. AS now organ
lzed, as many as members may
be OF one political faith. The sug-
gested reorganization would divide an
11-member Federal trade body into
members representing labor. indus
try, the science of political economy,
2 finance and 3 the people and consum-
ing public.
**
These and correlated propositions
during the past few days underwent
consideration by the committee on COM
merce Of the American Bar Association
at New York. Committee members
announced that they are specifically
engaged upon such amendments to the
trust laws as will legalize reasonable
contracts" between trade combinations
and buyers of their outputs Their aim
is to bring within the law certain cor
porate practices In the field of price
fixing" which are now held to be in
unlawful restraint Of trade"
Benjamin A. Javits of the New York
bar came before the Bar Association
committee with the most concrete pro-
posalS. Speaking for a group of trade
associations, he pleaded for drastic
amendments to the Sherman act, the
Clayton act and the Federal Trade
Commission act. These are the laws
which seek to curtail monopoly. Mr.
Javits' plea In effect was that the Sher-
man and Clayton acts should be altered
W ACSnAAhC COuiHIidJ1UIlSs COlltIdCtS OI
attempts to restrain trade, provided
such combinations or contracts are in
the public interest. The argument il
that any law which would bring about
lowering of prices. improvement of serv.
ice. raising Of quality standards. in
creasing OF wages. shortening of hours
less waste OF time, space or materials
and generally improve living standards
or labor conditions would in fact be in
the public interest"
y 4
1t was also Mr.. JavitS who proposed
an per cent return on trade combina-
tons investment. Such q guarantee
of profits he told the Bar Association
committee, would take much of ths
guess. hazard and chicanery out oi
business. Men would know that, after
every reasonable provision for eontin-
geneieS. they would still be entitled Il
an 8 per cent return. This would put
Evening star., 1928-03-25

officials hold that the recipient of un-
solicited merchandise may use Il with
out payment, throw II In the ash can.
or do otherwise with Il as he chooses.
according to his sense Of morals, Pest
ago usually Is ineloSed for the return
of unsolicited merchandise II Il is not
TO ha retained and money order or
check sent In payment, but the trouble
TO which q professional" bundle
wrapper Is put b. return goods, even
when an envelope IL inolosad, cauSes
delay In some of these transactions, and
then come the "follnw-up" letters. IL
Ii not In all cases that these letters are
pleasant, particularly the second or
third III the serlea
The Post once Department has an
interesting exhibit Of these follow-up
letters IN one case, the unhappy re-
eiplent af a package az goods which he
had not requested was told that eols
leetor would be sent who might not
get the money but who can talk IN a
loud voice and inform all the neigh.
hoTs"
The business ot merchandising
through mailing lists and sendlng guods
Oh approval without request has grown
rapidly, There are at least 100 firms
thna en8agad on All extensive scale and
many mere others or a smaller scale,
and the aggregate hNalnesa runs we'll
into the milliens es dellara annually.
tvepsNxAs, iNee,A
Evening star., 1928-03-25
Dreiser's Picture of Russia.

0AN&SCA kNtUAN Vi 0uSSlds
Together with other newspapers of
the North American Newspaper All
ance. The Star is publishing a series
Of articles on conditions in Russia by
Theodore Dresser. an outstanding
American author, who some months
ago was invited by the Soviet govern
nent at Moscow TO visit that country
for the purpose of viewing and depict
ing the situation there. These articles
were all read in advance Of puhlica-
ton, and with the exception of some
matters which were later eliminated.
were found TO be highly informative of
the present state of affairs In Russia
The passages that were excised from
the text were expressions Of individual
opinion by Mr.. Dresser, rejecting his
own rather advanced views concerning
American conditions and extolling GER
tain features Of the Soviet regime.
which. it was thought, were not suit
able for presentation to The stars
readers.
It is 10 be assumed that Mr.. Dresser
has written this survey Of Russian con-
6itions ccnScientiously, without preju-
dice and without influence by his So
Wet hosts whose invitation he accepted
on the condition that he should 60
wherever he wished, see whatever he
desired. talk with waomsoever he might
select as spokesman for the people or
for any particular class, and in fact
be wholly q free agent in the investi-
CATION Yet one may reasonably be-
heve that the invitation to him was
inspired by the belief at Moscow that
he would be likely to see things In
the Land Of the Soviets with q sympa-
thetic eye.
The picture that Mr.. Dresser paints
OF Russia under Soviet rule-which is
a. stern and 3nfiexihle q rule as was
ever that Of the Czars-does not differ
IN any material degree from others that
have been drawn by his predecessors
IN this line Of investigation. He shows
an operating organization that has
maintained itself for q decade, with a
steadily changing formula; an intensive
cultivation Of the Communist thought
anong the people, with an educational
system that Is calculated to evolve Q
new generation Of confirmed Com
nauniSts: an effective leveling process
which crushes initiative and reduces
the population to q low mediOcrity OF
etncsencys an ardor Of propaganda for
the spread Of Communism into other
countyies-sn short q surprisingly sue
ceSsfm experiment IL by success Is sig
nined the accomplishment Of the aims
Of Lenin and his associates In revclu-
taon.
But this picture Is not one that elicits
the admiration Of the Western World
Il is not . picture pleasant TO behold
It 10 not . complete picture. Though
i shows that terrible suffering stiII
prevails ia Russia. that deep degrada-
ton obtains among great numbers Of
the people, that morality has become
immortality. IL does not tell the whole
story. There Is In it nothing to cause
any apprehension in this country lest
the Soviet ideal and principles should
attract and seduce the American people.
Indeed this very exposition OF the state
Of things IN Russia Is likely 70 intensity
tae feeling In this country that Soviet
Ism. whatever 1t may have done 10 i'm
prove the condition Of soms of the
Russian people, ia blighting bane 70
Evening star., 1928-03-25
FEDERAL TRUST LAW CHANGES
PROPOSED BY 5AR ASSOCIATION

more truth into business" When Rush
c. Butler of Chicago, chairman Of the
Bar Association committee, expressed
doubt that Congress would ever limit
corporation profits TO 8 per cent, M.
Javits retorted: IF the Federal Reserve
Board can limit bank earnings and the
Interstate Commerce Commission can
limit railroad profits. 1 hold that the
Government can limit ordinary business
profits"
Various prominent members OF the
American Bar Association present at
the New York committee meeting in
dorsed the general proposition 70 make
reasonable price fixing" legal. Among
them we're Chairman Butler of the
commerce committee, julius Henry CO.
hen, distinguished New York corpora
ton lawyer and author Of Law and
Order in Industry; Thomas w. Davis,
leader of the Wilmington IN. c. bar,
and Arthur NJ. Geary of Portland, Greg
Murray T. Quigg, editor Of Law and
Labor, opposed the proposal. IF you
permit the little fellows to hx prices"
he says, you must permit the big fell
lows to do so. Thus you would solidify
the control they now have over the sit
uation." Another opposition voice was
that Of Gilbert H. Montague, chairman
of the committee on antitrust laws of
the New York Merchants Association.
His view Is that the Nations industries
and businesses now find themselves in
substantial harmony with existing laws"
and that disturbance and uncertainty
would inevitably follow any drastic tam
pering with them.
Huston Thompson, former chairman
M Federal
an irrepreSsible foe Of monopolistic in
dustrial practices. when asked by this
writer to comment on the American
Bar Association plans, said:
Eight years ago many master minds
in the legal world indorsed the slogan,
More business in government and less
government III business.
** Z
After eight years under the policy
of this slogan, the special interest bUSi-
ness groups have reached an inpsSse
created by their own actions. They are
now begging the Government to take q
dominating control of their fortunes,
not only in the coal and oil industries,
but in other industries. Apparently
their lawyer representatives are being
driven by their employers TO make the
approach easy by letting down the bars
Of the antitrust laws
The records Of the Federal Trade
Commission show where again and
again it tried to solve the riddle Of pre-
venting one competitor from selling be-
low cost in order to injure the other. Il
failed because this thing called cost is
like quicksilver It never remains sta
| tionaFy and il could not be policed
Costs upon which prices are based have
way of not staying put. Those OF to-
day would be unfair tomorrow and no
Government department on earth could
supervise such a situation in which
there are hundreds of commodities
whose price conditions are changing
| daily No economist of any name has
ever discovered any other sound method
| of handling the question Of prices ex-
| cepl through the free play of eompeti-
| ton and the Law Of supply and de-
| mand."
tCopyright. 1881
Evening star., 1928-03-25

but perhaps more because they take
proper precautions.
II the North Carolina woman had
feared less and studied the disease
more, perhaps she would have lived to
be one hundred years old, and have
died of that which all do die of in the
last analysis, Just plain heart failure.