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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02

] lobbying is ofncially recognized. Under
La Follette,s blessings, the Legislature al
Madison few years ago enacted a
lobby law, fixing the status and regular
izing the practices Of professional
lobbyists.
Under the Bill Of Rights, the people
have the right to petition the Govern
Every lobbyist or propaganda who
has exercised his wits or spent his
money in Washington could undoubt-
eddy produce an alibi in support of the
contention that he was within the in
alienable privilege of Article of the
ten original amendments to the Con-
stitution-viz, that he was bent upon
redressing q grievance.
A grievance can be made to cover a
multitude Of dins. A shipbuilding in
dustry. to cite a current example, might
hold that the din 1t made in Washing
ton on behalf of the Jones' White mer-
chant marine bill was sent up on be-
half of a situation-the condition of
American shipping-which was griev-
ance that cried to high Heaven for
redress. Agriculture, plainly enough,
has a grievance. The highly organized
campaign it has waged on capitol Hill
and at the White House-for the past
six years had solely as its objective the
redressing Of the farmers grievance.
Industry is asking for higher tariffs in
order that its particular grievance may
be redressed. Like agriculture, industry
has lobbied and propagandized.
No harm, possibly some good, may
come out of the Senate's investigation
of one of Washington's historic insti-
buttons. That is problematical. What
is in no wise uncertain is that the Sem
ate has nosed its way into a path that
is almost endless and one with ramih-
cations illimitable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
Charles J. Bell.

A resident of Washington for nearly
fifty years, and active in participation
in its business affairs throughout hat
period, Charles j. Bell was one Wthe
Capitals most valuable and highly
esteemed citizens. He came here as q
young man to make his home at the
seat of government, being interested In
the development Of the telephone, which
was given its initial practical demon.
STATIONS and put to its first real serv-
ice here. From then on to virtually
the end of his life, which closed yes
terday to the deep sorrow of the COM
munity. Mr. Bell was one of the most
active members of the business organ
ization of the Capital.
In the course of the many years OF
his local residence, Mr.. Bell touched
virtually all the lines Of civic develop
ment. He was thorough in his partici-
patton in whatever cause or interest
with which he was associated. He &C
quainted himself with the fundamental
principles Of each movement and enter
prise in which he engaged. With ex-
ceptionally clear vision he perceived
the merits of worthy works, and many a
local undertaking for the betterment OF
social conditions in Washington has
succeeded In large part through his
active participation, his always generous
financial assistance and his sagacity
and skill of administration.
AS the years passed and he became
less definitely concentrated upon the
conduct of the business matters which
we're his direct and immediate con-
Germ, Mr.. Bell entered more fully into
the community services, for the ad-
vancement of which he was SO well
qualified. His individual acquaintance
widened and his eminently superior
personal qualities became more fully
and widely recognized. General grief
was felt when a few months ago i'll
health compelled him to suspend many
of his activities. It was, however, hoped
that he would regain his strength and
be restored to duty, as it were, in COM
munity work. But the contrary &C.
Cured. Death came yesterday after a
long struggle, and today Washington
mourns the passing of its good friend,
its steadfast servant, its loyal citizen.
To his bereaved family are extended the
condolences of understanding sorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
Society and the Law.

The newly formed Institute Of Law
at Johns Hopkins University Ia work.
ing out program for "a scientific
study of the effects of law on society
and a means of determining the causes
of existing social ills and seeking a
more practical adjustment of law and
its administration to modern life"
A national advisory committee, con-
sisting Of such men as Justice Pierce
Butler, Charles Evans Hughes, George
w. Wickersham and Newton D. Baker,
has been named to aid in developing
this program. The proposed study Is
urgently needed as a means of re-
orienting to each other the law and
the people.
Law is in constant danger of break
ing loose from its moorings-the funda-
mental principles Of human society
upon which it is founded. Once it has
secured its independence of such
fundamentals it is likely to become
irresponsible. 1t must be brought back
every now and then and secured once
again In its proper relation to the other
factors of human society.
The building up of a code of laws
is normally an evolutionary process,
its progress determined by conflicts
and completes Of social forces. The
law cannot be a self-contained entity.
When it gets free of the forces which
were ordained to create it the result
is an abnormality, the voice Of an
irresponsible tyranny. Law, like fire.
must be kept the servant and not the
master of society.
Consequently 1t is highly advisable
to check at intervals on the status
and progress Of the Law, that 1t may
be kept in its place among the social
sciences. Law can no more violate
the fundamentals of sociology and
social psychology than medicine can
violate the fundamentals of physiology
and anatomy-that Is, without &C.
complishing great deal Of mischief.
At times there appears a tendency,
especially among lawyers whose edu-
cation has been largely confined within
the narrow limits of the law itself, to
regard it as a self-sufdcient entity, and
to check proposed new statutes merely
against old precedents rather than
against the natural laws Of human
relations.
A primary purpose Of the study,
carried out by men with q broad
philosophical background, will be to
restore the law to its proper place
among the sciences, to change the ar
rogance of the master to the humility
of the servant Of society. Laws are
made for men, not men for laws. The
statutes continually must be squared
with the realities Of human conduct,
human desires and human ideals If
they are to be expected to function
effectively In any society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
Declares Present Navy
instruction Is Obsolete

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Last Sunday morning went to Ar
lington and saw the Tomb Of the I'M
known Soldier and the many memo
rails to the heroes Of the wars Of the
Union.
In the afternoon went to An
napolis, and among the splendid build
inss Of the Naval Academy I felt
strangely depressed.
Why did not these great structures
move me with pride and inspiration?
Alas, they, too. are monuments to a
dead past! Mausoleun1S for ideas that
are dead, but not yet buried! For these
splendid young men are being educated
in D school Of warfare that Is as an
tiquated today as the ships of Nelson
that fought ut Trafalgar.
Who can seriously think In terms Of
eight-inch guns, Of parity" Of arma-
ment and fleets, when such weapons of
war have taken their place with bows
and arrows?
A friend, Of high standing in the
Navy, writes me Of the next battle of
Jutlarld," and how the several divisions
will attack and defend.
There will be no next battle Of Jut-
land. Our floating collins would be
destroyed from the air hours before
they could form battle line.
JOSEPH DRExM HOLMES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02

to carry the walking crowds and the
subways, surface lines and elevated
roads to transport them. The New
National City-Farmers' Trust Building
with its 925 feet in seventy-one stories
will impose q heavy tax in the financial
district. The new Empire State Build
ing, with its thousand feet and eighty
stories, will lay a still heavier tax upon
the facilities in the Fifth Avenue dis
trict.
OF course, there is limit, somewhere
But as long as New York continues to
grow upward instead Of outward that
limit will remain Just ahead of the
finals of the highest peaks Of the latest
monstrosities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02

designs on China and on Chinese lead
ers.
Meet Washington's brand-newest and
most exclusive social group "the
Thirty-two Club" Its objects have been
tersely, though unofncially, described as
playing golf in foursomes and dabbling
in politics. The organization gets its
name from the fact that 1t is supposed
to meet at least 80 times year-on Sun
day mornings and holidays. The definite
purpose of the club is to shoot a fore
noon Of golf in eight foursomes. The
Burning Tree Golf Club, on the out
skirts Of the Capital, is their happy
hunting grounds. Play, beginning at
$50 am, Ia preceded by breakfast and
lasts till noon. After the 18 holes
there's O round table for discussion Of
the state Of the Union. The Thirty
two Club Is bipartisan. Its shining
lights include c. Bascom Slemp Of "the
new Republican South; Judge John
Barton Payne, Virginian, Democrat and
Red Gross chairman, and Claudius H.
Huston Of Tennessee. new Republican
national chairman. The Burning Tree
course has never ratified the nineteenth
amendment. Women may not play
on It.
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, one Of
Americas best known clubwomen,
who has often functioned ofncially
at Washington, has just been named
as organized wonen's" direct rep
resentative In the motion picture In
dustry. Her job is 10 interpret to the
makers Of the pictures the feelings and
wishes Of womanhood In regard to that
mediums development to its highest
usefulness" Mrs. Winter heads COM
mittee Of 10 other well known feminist
leaders. A resident Of Minneapolis and
graduate of Wellesley, Mrs. Winter Is q
past president Of the General Fedora
ton Of Women,s Clubs. She was
member Of the American Advisory Com
mission at the washington Armament
Conference Of 1922.
(Copyrisht. 1890
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

It was with feeling somewhat akir
to horror that he caught himself buy.
ing magazines just to look at the pic
lures.
He, who had scorned such things
buying magazines just to please hi
eyes!
It wasn't the magazines or their pic.
lures which worried hint was him
self.
The magazines were the usual run
some distinctly highbrow, Of the self.
called quality group" others Of more
popular appeal.
Most OF them were Allied with fine
photographs Of men and women III the
popular eye, as the peculiar phrase
has 1t.
There were all kinds of action pic
lures, glimpses into strange places fal
and near, photographs of lands never
to be seen actually, pictures illustrating
stories, and so on.
There was no reason for any one tc
be ashamed of reading such magazines
even the slightest of them, or Of look
ing at those photographs.
No reasons, alas, except one-him-
self!
He could recall that time he approved
of joke in one of his favorites.
1t was years ago. The drawing show
ed well dressed young man, reproving
with extended arm, a newsboy.
II never read" the young man was
declaring, in his best naughty manner
He had shown 1t to friends, and hac
declared that it pictured perfectly q
large section Of the public OF the pres
ent day.
They not only did not read, he had
said, but they actually took pride IN
not reading.
They were too busy with superficial
things to bother with a mental activity
which actually demanded bit OF brain
work.
And here he was at last, in precisely
the same class!
The Thought had come to him as he
looked at the neat pile OF magazines on
his favorite coffee table. =
The table usually held anything ex-
Notorious Is the difficulty of dispos-
ing of monthly and weekly magazines In
the average household.
A weak attempt was made few years
90 to house them in magazine racks
but fortunately they are going out"
The best disposed magazine rack was
something of nuisance. The big books
oUldlleI AlLCSb AIA0 ll1C AAtbAC OkACe
were continually getting in the way OF
the big ones.
The saddest thing about the average
magazine is that there Is little, II any
thing, to be done with 1t after one has
read tor looked at the pictures.
Ambitious persons sometimes proceed
to store them in attics, but when the
heirs come along they Immediately send
them to the Salvation Army, so what's
the use?
X X
He caught himself up sharply.
Yes, he had been buying magazines
simply to look at the pictures-read the
pictures, as some say.
There Is much good reading In pho
tographs.
The meditative mind can get q great
deal out Of a good picture.
When one passes up all or most OF
the text, however, he is running into
danger, and 1t is about time that he
realized 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
The Lobby Investigation.

As the shades of night were falling
over Capitol Hill yesterday the United
States Senate embarked upon a venture
that will lead it down long, long trail
before the journeys end. It adopted
without roll call the Caraway reso-
luton to investigate lobbying in Con-
gress. The Arkansan's proposal dates
back to last Winter. It was supposed tc
have gone the way of many resolu-
ton and been forgotten, but the Shearel
naval propaganda inquiry, with Its
revelations of a merchant marine lobby
and concurrent talk of the tariff lobby
galvanized the Caraway project into life
The investigation it now authorizes
is assigned to the Senate judiciary COM
mittee, of which the veteran and vigor-
Gus Senator Norris of Nebraska Is chair.
man. The caliber of the Republican
Proeressives committee colleagues Il
such that any probe it tackles is bound
to be ably prosecuted. It's Republican
membership includes Senator Borah Of
Idaho. Among the Democrats Is Sena-
tor Walsh of Montana, who proved his
investigatory mettle in the Teapot Dome
affair. If lobbying in washington Is at
length to be tackled, hammer and tongs,
the men to WELD them are assuredly
Of the type to which the job has been
Entrusted.
The institution of the lobby-"propa-
randa," is merely Its modernistic name
is as old as the Republic itself. In
herently, and conducted within limits,
the lobby is not wholly illegitimate
concomitant of a democratic govern
ment. In Wisconsin, fountainhead OF
Western progressiyism inkssir time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02

Not for the sake Of the writers, or the
publishers. These gentlemen can take
care of themselves very well. Theirs
Is not the danger.
After a writer has done his best he
must resign his wares to the gentle read
ers OF the world. Whether or not they
read him Is something else again.
| AS for the publishers, they are astute
gentlemen, who gamble with popular
approval.
The reader, blessed soul, reads fol-
his own sake.
When he finds himself looking at
pictures only, he is getting, If he has
| not already got, into the state of mind
Of the child who lcks all the icing of
the cake.
When he comes to himself in this
fashion he will be inclined to do one of
two things. either to forget about 1t or
to give UP magazines entirely.
think, than to merely read pictures.
That way danger lies.
X II X 4
Happily there Is another solution.
This solution involves some thought,
the very thing that the man has been
shrinking from. Every one has heard
ing anything by certain age.
Not every one, however, has applied
the theory to his own life. Often the
realization that he bought an expensive
magazine and looked only at the pic
lures will be the turning point.
The first thing one must do, when
he gets to this stage in his progress
through the reading world, is to make
lordly determination.
al De - -
that he will do more than simply look;
he will read, else he has wasted his
money.
The neat sections of type which are
packed around the pictures have a
meaning and a purpose, after all. They
are there to be read, and read they
shall be. even at the cost Of solid de-
termination.
Next 70 courage, there is nothing so
satisfying as determination. The brave
man knows something. only brother
mined person has q sense OF Satisfac-
ton which is passed around only among
the determined.
Now, there are all types of determine
ton, ranging from the heroic resolve
of some brave heart in mortal anguish
to the easy, comfortable kind of de-
termination involved in making up ones
mind to do a good deed.
When the good deed contemplated is
toward ones self, the determination be-
comes peculiarly satisfying. for there Is
no denying that man Is first Of all in
terested in himself.
This homely incident of the magazine
! illustrates this very well. He who sud-
denly woke up TO the fact that he was
buying magazines regularly, not to read.
but simply to look at the "picturs," had
the opportunity Of being good to him
self by making q resolve.
Once resolving, he was placed In q
position where he could do further good
to himself by keeping his resolve. He
not only would enjoy the photographs,
but he would read, too.
He would read! He would get him
self back to the position he was In
years ago, before the inertia Of life,
with relentless age and time, had
threatened him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02

Whatever moral risks the night clubs
are allowed to take. they have no right
to take greater fire risks than other
places Of amusement. This seems to
be the majority sentiment which the
recent Detroit tragedy has evoked.
Some do not fail to note the sinister
significance of windows barred to keep
the patrons safe from the law likewise
kept them from escape. taking toll
of nearly a score Of lives.
Investigating horrors of this kind is
one of the best things we Americans
do" in the opinion of the New Bed
ford Standard, which suggests the 'ob-
vious offhand conclusion that night
club, when crowded, is pretty bad
fire risk" and adds: "Theater audiences
are pretty effectually protected, and in
some respects the night club is worse
hazard than a theater." The Lima
News agrees that "such places owe
their patrons as many safeguards as do
theaters and other places of amuse-
ment." The News cannot understand
to exist q place in its very heart where
scores OF persons gathered regularly,
which had every evidence OF being
death trap in case of fire.
TT should 60 without saying" ac-
cording to the Richmond News-Leader,
that it Is practicable and necessary to
provide adequate exits for all assembly
rooms, especially for those above the
ground level. That is an old, old story,
but one that the whole grim experience
of the country has not sufficed to i'm
press on the man who wants to crowd
the largest possible number of Gus
toners into his resort"
The Asheville Times comedies the ex-
istence ut the Detroit club Of a back
stairway, untouched by flames, with
double doors leading to it from the
dining room through the kitchen" and
quotes the commissioner Of buildings as
stating that every one overlooked 1t
or no one knew about It," A remark
able remark" from that Official is that
"the building conformed to the Detroit
fire laws" but the Times states: "It.
is vitality important that people keep
their heads in case Of fire. It is equally
important that buildings be made as
safe as possible and that exits be
marked SO that they cannot escape
notice, even In q panic"
Although frequenters of night clubs
will, perhaps, not give much serious
thought to the construction of the
buildings they enter" thinks the Rock
Island Argus, "it Is the bounden duty
of municipalities to see to 1t that places
Of this character, which are frequently
crowded with people on pleasure bent,
should be as safe as human precau-
lions can, make them. There should
be numerous exits and they should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
Skyscraping.

Plans were filed yesterday In New
York City for the erection of a proposed
building in the financial district to
house q recently effected combination
Of banks. It is to comprise seventy-one
stories and to rise 925 feet above the
street It will be the highest structure
in New York, if built according to plans
and If not exceeded by another that is
in the initial stage of design and for
which a site is in preparation. This is
the new Empire Building, to replace the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. At the head Of
the company planning this structure is
former Gov. Alfred e. Smith. Next to
him in the administrative line Of the
company Is John J. Raskob, chairman
of the national Democratic committee
during the campaign for the election of
Mr.. Smith to the presidency. Yesterday
these two late campaign comrades
united in delivering the first strokes in
the demolition of the old hotel building.
The Empire State, it is understood, will,
if built in accord with first plans, rise
1000 feet above the sidewalk, with
eighty stories.
What will be the end of this COMPETE
ton in skyscraping? There must be a
physical limit, though none seems now
to be In sight. New plans advance over
old buildings by scores of feet, not by
inches. Engineering finds no insuper-
able problems in the matter of provsd-
ing foundations or insuring against
dangerous structural stress or vibration.
Higher and higher they go, these tow
ers, and the wonder is that they are
leaping skyward SO swiftly.
But there is another question in the
matter, Of grave importance. What
about the congestion Of trafic due to
the intensifying congestion incident to
these immense creations Of brick and
stone, steel and concrete? With every
additional story q heavier burden Is
placed upon the capacity Of the steeets
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great, may be a potential factor in the
result, II the contest is really as close
as 1t has been declared to be.
The new Tammany 1eadership-not
the leadership Of the New Tammany''
has given former Leader Judge George
w. Olvany and Surrogate Foley the
"high hat" according to reports from
the metropolis. The method Of high
hating these gentlemen, it Is said, was
merely to fall to admit them to con-
ference on the nomination of candi-
date for Supreme Court justice. Some
of the district leaders passed Mr.. Oh
vany and Mr.. Foley without a word of
greeting" says the New York World.
There has been q ranking undercurrent
of strife in Tammany for months. When
Judge Olvany retired as leader, there
was bitter fight over his successor. and
finally John r. Curry, a district leader,
was elected. How much effect, If any,
this feeling will have in the coming
mayoralty election remains to be seen.
Mayor Walker was reported to be
furiously angry over the treatment &C
corded Olvany and Foley. If there Is
any break In the Tamn1any ranks on
election day, It may be Walker who will
SUITES, ID he 70 seeking to succeed him
seas.