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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Massacre i'm Chicago
Laid Partly to Laxity

From the Baltimore Sun.
The lawless gangs infesting Chicago
have outdone themselves in the latest
massacre in which seven men were
lined up and killed-murder by whole
sale, marking complete breakdown
of law as it affects the sinister forces
fighting to control Chicago's bootleg
liquor traffic
A crime of this character cannot be
dismissed with the complacent thought
that, as a result. there are so many less
criminals to contend with, and that
society Is not particularly concerned
when liquor law violators shoot each
other to death. 1t is murder, and If
the guilty cannot be seized and proper
ly punished no one can be certain that
they will confine their lawless activities
to Wreaking vengeance on their own kind.
The decent citizen is not safe where
mobs hold sway. Nothing is more Ger
tain than that his enjoyment of safety
in person and property Is intimately
linked with the protection the law
should afford against all violence, no
matter how low and depraved individ-
uals be.
1t is manifest that Chicago. with its
great foreign population hostile to
prohibition. has peculiarly difficult
problem to contend with. But its
CHASTITY failure to hold in check the out
RACES that follow fast, one on the heels
of another, must be due in part to
laxity in administration of the criminal
law. If the sequel to the community's
delinquency Is such shocking tragedy. it
Is telling reminder for all other
cities of the consequences that may en-
sue when justice is contaminated at the
source and the agencies of the law be-
come corrupted or atrophied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Differences Without Rancor
Mark Cruiser Building Debate

other, III raise you one and added a
dreadnaught to their rapidly growing
fleets. Won TirpitZ and Lord Fisher had
good time with their blueprints, but
in the end the people footed the bill.
They always do"
In England and the United States
the jingoes have had their way" ex-
claims the Louisville Courier journal.
They have oyerridden the wishes of the
leading figures in the British govern
ment just as they set at naught the
recommendations of President Coolidge -
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle says a naval
race actually is under way: 1.-The Brit
iSh government announces the expected
thing in telling the House of Commons
that it will lay down two cruisers and
various auxiliary vessels this year as
proposed. In other words, race in
ornaments is under way Neither
Britain nor the United States has the
slightest use for these money-wasting
fighting machines unless they propose
to fight each other. They will be obso-
lete before they are completed, and their
uselessness will be apparent long before
they are launched"
The Rochester Times Union suggests:
Our relations with Great Britain, while
automatically correct and friendly, are
undeniably affected for the worse by
mutual misunderstanding Less care
less talk. less of emphasis upon irnagi-
nary dangers and decent reluctance
to impute evil where evil cannot be
proved would help to improve matters"
The Muncie Star also says. Continued
airing Of the supposed controversy sows
only the seeds of international friction"
Neither Of these papers. however, OPP
poses the cruiser building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
The, tuberculosis Sanitarium.

The House is to be commended for
its quick action recently in passing
the measure for construction of chill
dren's tuberculosis sanitarium. AS the
Senate has inserted in the District APP
preparation an amendment covering the
same ground, it is to be hoped and ex-
pected that the close of this session of
Congress will mean that this much
needed institution has been provided.
It has been cause OF lending
regret and embarrassment to the Dis
trict that there exists in this city no
institution prepared or equipped to take
care of children suffering from this
dread disease in its advanced stages,
while the facilities provided for adj
ministering preventive treatment have
been inadequate.
The work of private agencies in con-
Quoting Summer health camps has
proved by irrefutable facts and figures
the good results to be obtained by SCI
entific care and treatment of children
afflicted with incipient tuberculosis
The trouble has been that the Summer
health camps have been unable to ex-
tend their good work throughout the
Winter, and that children often lose
during the Winter months all the gains
made during the Summer
The children's sanitarium, or pre-
ventorium, in conjunction with the two
health schools now maintained, should
mean the salvation of more than one
young life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
'FlOcculatiOn'' i'm Eve
May Cause Cataract

That the new science of colloid chem
istry may be the road to knowledge of
the causes, or even of the cure. of one
of the dreaded conditions of old age.
the cataract of the human eye, is
suggested by studies of living eyes I'M
DER powerful microscopes reported by
the Partisan oculiSt, DR.. Jacques MawaS,
IN q recent book. Dead eyes, taken
INTO laboratories to be examined micro
scopically by old-fashioned methods.
have not yielded as much information
as oculists would desire about what the
eye tissues are like when still alive.
To meet this need, instrument makers
and oculists have gradually developed
special microscopes and powerful cleo
trio lamps which can be used on the
eyes of living human beings and which
permit much of the internal structure
OF the eye to be seen. BY these in
Struments DR.. MawaS has discovered
that the lens of the eye and its sur
rounding fluids are normally in the
colloidal condition called a sol" which
IS a clear. apparently uniform LIQUID.
When inflammation occurs DR.. MaWas
discernS millions of tiny particles, APP
parently solid. This is precisely what
happens, colloid chemists have learned.
when sol" undergoes what is called
hocculation." developing a vast cloud
of solid particles or 'flocks." In ordi-
nary colloidal solutions this is often
brought about by acids or by other
chemicals. What causes 1t in the eve
is still unknown, but Dr. Mawas con-
cludes that the change has much to
do with the cause of cataract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Railroad Consolidation.

The consolidation or unification of
railroad systems in the United States
still remains problem, although six
years ago the Congress declared for the
principle and instructed the Interstate
Commerce Commission to draft plan.
On Saturday the Senate committee on
interstate commerce reported favorably
q bill which goes much further in the
matter of the proposed consultations.
1t seeks to bring about by compulsion
the means of providing for condemna-
ton proceedings in cases where there
is resistance to the plans of unification
which have been worked out and APP
proved. 1t also directs the Interstate
Commerce Commission to report "a plan
or plans" for railroad consultations.
The dif1culty so far, it is said, toward
obtaining a plan has been to fix on a
plan that has the support of a ma
jority of the commission. 1t is now pro-
posed that more than one plan may be
presented by the commission.
1t is not expected that this measure
will be taken up for consideration at
the present session. 1t may not be taken
up in the special session of Congress
which is to convene this Spring, de-
pending largely upon what may be the
attitude of President Herbert Hoover
If Mr.. Hoover insists that the activities
of the Congress be confined to farm
relief and tariff revision, it is expected
that the Republican leadership in botf
the Senate and House will stand bach
of him in this demand. However, i
Mr.. Hoover is willing and the oppor'
tunity arises in the Senate, the railroad
consolidation bill may be given a da!
in the upper house during the specia
session. Mr.. Hoover, it is reported, IA
vors the principles involved in railroad
consultations. on the theory that IL
this manner the weaker railroads ma.
be maintained and the facilities en-
larged which they offer to the people III
tie territory they reach by uniflcatior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Complaint Is Made
On Smoke Nuisance

To the Editor OF The Star:
Most fragrant violations of the law
are openly going on unchecked which
are injuring the health and damaging
the property of the entire community.
refer to the soft-coal smoke nuisance.
On every hand can be seen chimneyS
belching forth dense clouds of black.
gritty smoke, covering our walls with
CRIME, obscuring the sun and breeding
"fiu" conditions.
believe that the Department of
Health is doing valiant work in trying
to cope with this growing evil, but I
am told that only two smoke inspectors
are available, who are overtaxed, and
the cooperation of citizens and organi-
cations is urgently needed in reporting
offenders, who are subject to fines.
Is ut true that retail business in
Washington is poor because our Win
ter tourist trade is falling off and
wealthy residents are closing up their
houses and moving away? One hears
this on every hand. Then it would
seem very important for the Chamber
Of Commerce to look into the reason,
and / think they would find the chief
one to be that Washington is rapidly
losing its reputation as beautiful city,
fit setting for wealth and leisure, and
taking on the uninviting appearance of
a factory town.
MRS. CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

@. How long and high is the wailing
Wall?-L. j. II.
A. The Place Of wailing is an IN
closed place near the Mosque Of Omar
in Jerusalem, where the Jews congregats
every Friday to lament the fall of Israel
and pray for its restoration. The wall
in front of which they gather is 156
feet in length and SO feet in height.
The nine lowest courses of stone consist
of large blocks. Above there are is
courses of small stones. Some of the
lower courses may have belonged to
Herod's temple.
@ What causes the play of colors
in film Of oil spread over water?--
H. N.
A. The difference of refraction of
| light in oil and water causes an inter-
ference of the light waves.
@. How far does a rural mail car
rier travel on his route? What salary
does he get?-N. S.
| A. The standard rural mail delivery
service route is "a miles. For this route
the salary is 81 800 a year. An addi-
tional $50 a year is added for every mile
over the "a. An equipment allowance of
4 cents mile is also given. Routes I'M
der the standard number of miles are
graded accordingly.
@. How many miles do trains travel
| in the United States in year?-
NJ. B. S.
A. In 1927 passenger trains travelled
| 578,355.32 miles, and freight trains
598, 434. 584 miles.
Q. What countries have recognized
| the Soviet governmental. C. H.
| A. Great Britain recognized the Rus
sian Soviet government February l.
| 1924, and broke relations in May, 1927.
| The following countries have recognized
it: Germany, Austria, Turkey. Esthonia,
Lithuania, Latvia, Finland Persia, At
| ghanistan, Poland, Italy, Uruguay,
Greece, Sweden, China. Denmark,
France, Japan, Norway and Mexico.
@. How far must one be able to see
! ahead in order to drive 40 miles an
! hour in reasonable safety?-G. C.
| A. The Bureau OF Standards says that
| in order to drive 40 miles per hour in
| safety at night. it is necessary to have
light that will make all objects upon
| the road visible to the eye which lie
within a distance of 300 to 500 feet,
J depending upon road conditions; the
/ greater distance is probably the mini
mum safe distance for foggy weather,
with the roads likely to be slippery.
No type of light is known which may
| be produced with the facilities general
| ly available as automobile equipment
which will fulfill the requirements.
| @. Explain how Johns Hopkins Uni
/ verSity is financed. G. H.
| A. Johns Hopkins University at Bal
/ timore, Md, in non-sectarian, and pri-
vately controlled. 1t receives some
state aid but is supported chiefly by
/ income from endowment funds. Courses
in liberal arts. medicine, hygiene. pub
/ lie health, engineering, business and
| education are offered.
@. Who appoints the governors OF
| Italy's African colonies?-M. H.
| A. There are four Italian colonies
| in Africa. Their governors are ap-
pointed by the Italian government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

According to a bulletin issued by
Frederick j. Libby, the pacifist COM
mander- n-chief, the anti-preparedness
group has not yet thrown up the sponge
THE passage of the cruiser bill by the
Senate defiantly thunders Libby, with
the time clause retained contrary to the
wishes of President Coolidge and Presi-
dent-elect Hoover, has by no means
ended the controversy over this I'M
fortunate and ill-timed measure" Then
the pacifist faithful are exhorted to
beseech their Representatives and Sena-
tors, as well as the President, to defeat
the appropriations necessary to start
five OF the new cruisers Immediately
and five more before June 80, 1880.
X X y X
Mrs. Edward E. Gam, the sister of
Vice President-elect Curtis, is to be
accorded full family honors by being
permitted to ride down PENNSYLVANIA
avenue with the presidential inaugural
party on March 4. 1t will mark a prece-
dent, for never before has any relative
below the rank of wife been allowed
to participate in the triumphal caval-
cade in which the incoming and out
going Presidents and Vice Presidents
are the principal figures. Mrs Gam is
oiily q Hail -SlSIeT OF senator curtis, ana
does not share his Kaw Indian blood.
Mr.. Gam. according to reports, will
also have place in the inaugural pa
rade-which shows that even the
humble brother-i law breed has come
into its own.
X X
Sir Esme Howard, the British Am
baSSador. who has suddenly been pitch
forked into the naval limelight, re-
Gently had his term at Washington ex-
tended to the end of 1929. He had ar
ranged to retire from the diplomatic
service at the end of last year, but was
prevailed upon by Downing Street to
prolong his mission in Washington. The
British government felt that important
developments might ensue with this
country during the present year and
evidently concluded that Howard, be-
cause of his complete familiarity with
the situation, ought to be left to handle
it. Sir Esme is completing his forty
fourth successive year in the British
diplomatic service. AS to the present in
cident, it may be said that he is not in
the habit Of making false steps.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Good Chance to Shout
Passed Up by Mules
From the Charlotte On. c. News

From the Charlotte IN. c. News
Two mules down in Sharon, s. c..
had a chance to be very happy (but
probably they weren'D as they pulled
down the main street a 90-horsepower
biplane which had made forced land
ing In a field near town. The mules
hauled it to a stretch Of hard surfaced
road. whence 1t could take off salts
factorily.
No doubt the r1ales regarded the
affair as just another hard Job that
they had to do. and pulled only because
they had to. But if they had been rea-
soning brutes. wouldn't they have strut
ted In the glory OF their superiority 70
modern invention. which must have ex-
actly proper conditions in order to start
or stop? However, being mules. they
didn't give a thought to that problem
or eny other.
Mules don't.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Mr.. Hoover Comes Home.

The President-elect is due in Wash
ineton tomorrow from his months
soiourn in Florida, to spend his final
fortnight as a private citizen. He Is
coming home Within the District OF
Columbia, Herbert Hoover has had his
vine and fig tree for the past twelve
years. Palo Alto claims his nominal
allegiance and voting residence, but No.
$500 S street northwest Is the place
where the incoming Chief Engineer of
the Republic has hung up his coat and
hat since 1917.
That domiciliary circumstance is in
teresting, and even important, because
Of the suggestion that Mr.. Hoover's
arrival in washington so far in advance
of inauguration day is violative Of prece-
dent and possibly displeasing to Mr..
Coolidge. Viewed solely from the stand
point of the fact that the National
CAPITAL is the President-elect's actual
dwelling place, his presence here before
March would be unquestionably
justifiable. All dressed up for his
impending duties, he has hardly any
where else to go. 1t was in washington
that Hoover lived when nominated for
the presidency, and, except for the
deplorable plight of the District OF
Columbia as a voteless void in the
Union, the probability is that the Cali
fornian would have been here when he
was elected.
There happens to be a contemporary
precedent for Mr.. Hoover's presence in
washington in mid-February. 1t was
set by Mr.. Taft The statesman who
succeeded President Roosevelt and now
adorns the Chief Justiceship OF the
United States came to Washington on
February is, l909-at almost the exactly
corresponding date which will md
President-elect Hoover here. ct. r."
registered no displeasure over the
unusually early arrival of his successor.
One is safe in assuming that Calvin
Coolidge likewise is not irked by the
coming of the White House heir twelve
or fourteen days sooner than ancient
custom prescribed for the advent Of the
President
Times change, and we change with
them. Because our Presidents by ira
dition did not hitch their horses IN
Washington until the witching eve OF
Inauguration day, there is no reason
why in these ultra-modern times they
should not park their cars in Washing
ton well before that time. The Federal
machine has grown into a mighty organ
ism. AS matter of practical mechanics,
vital interests of the state can now
adays be served by an incoming Presi-
dent who gathers up essential ends
before the oath-taking hour, instead Of
leaving them to be collected hastily
afterward.
Herbert Hoover, the engineer, has
gone about things in just that way. He
spent ten days here in January. He
put in some useful strokes for himself
and for the politicians who bearded him,
patronage minded. He has now assigned
himself another pre-inaugural period at
the scene Of his fast onrushing burdens.
No one who knows the President-elect
inagines 1t will be breathing spell. It
will be another working time, with
heavy drafts on the midnight incandes-
cent. The profit will be the Nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

that he has been steadfastly anti-bunk.
II he has crusaded, his jousts have not
been with windmills.
The Senate will miss him when he
goes. And he is going out as Senator
Jim Reed of Missouri; not as the one
time suave candidate for a presidential
nomination, role that he was never
destined to fill, in which he seemed so
palpably restrained that ones SYM
pathy went out to him for. what he
must have suffered.
Because he goes off the political stage
as the fiery Reed of Missouri he leaves
his name behind him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is a special department devoted
to the handling of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
ton in Washington to serve you in any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
your address clearly and incloSe cents
in coin or stamps for reply. Send to
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. HaSkin, director, Washing
ton, d. G.
@. When will Oberammergau present
Its next Passion Playa. l.. S.
A. The next Passion Play at Oberam-
mergau will be from May II, 1880. to
September %, 1880.
@. What is the longest period a stu
dent ever spent in one college?--A r. j.
A. Probably the late Dr. William Gull
len Kemp held the record for the longest
career of college study in America
! At the age of 18 a legacy bequeathed
him stated income as long as he re-
manned In college. AS a consequence
| he attended classes at Columbia Uni
versity for so years, acquiring in that
time score of degrees.
@. Are more crimes punishable by
death In England or in America PM. B.
A. The only crimes for which capital
punishment may now be inflicted. ac-
cording to the law of England, are high
treason and murder BY United States
statutes nine crimes may be so punished
including treason, murder, arson, rape
piracy and robbery of the mail.
@. What flag now in use was adopted
| first?-H. E. S.
| A. The flag of Denmark is said to be
the Oldest unaltered flag in the world
| Its cross dates back to 1919. The
Italian flag dates back to 1910.
Q. What will take the odor out of
| banana oil?--G. B.
A. Nothing. Banana oil is a definite
| chemical compound. It's odor is as
much part OF 1t as its other properties
| @. When was the Yale School of
| Nursing founded?-P. N. r.
! A. The Yale School of Nursing was
organized in 1928 and is equal in stand
| ing with other professional schools of
the institution. Two years of college
work are required for admission.
@. Where is the largest poultry farm
| In this country?-R. F.
A. The largest of which we find record
or 10000 chickens.
@. What is the process called when
cream comes to the top of the milk
r. S. G.
| A. The process is called Dreaming"
@. Is it correct to say person is ell
in bed" or sick in bed"?-C. Nice.
A. The words sick" and ill" are en-
ployed with little distinction in the
United States. In Great Britain. how
ever, 'ili'' is always used to mean "ill
health" whereas sick" is used in the
sense of being nauseated."
| @. How much did the United States
pay Great Britain for transporting our
troops?-E. j. D.
! A. There were 1,108,345 individuals
transported overseas under the British
| flag, at cost to the United States of
sol 1872, 900, slightly more than s83 per
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
Puzzled by Radios
Appeal for Minister

To the Editor of The Star
One of the most recent problems of
our alleged civilization is touched upon
with interesting detail in letter I have
received from lady in Western town.
I quote:
Il can't figure out why otherwise
intelligent people let radio run all the
time, but they do. Our preacher does:
they don't even turn 1t off when they
sit down to meal. and he asks the
blessing real loud to the accompaniment
of Memphis Blues. or rs She My Girl
Friend?' or whatever happens to be
coming" j. NJ, ALDRICH,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
System of Salaried
Jurors Is Proposed

To the Editor of The Star:
Has the subject of electing jurors
ever been discussed seriously? 1t seems
to me that II we had so men on an
annual salary. IL could be picked for
almost any case that would insure a
fair trial.
1t would certainly result in getting
better men, would eliminate skulldug-
gerry. both in selecting the panel and in
selecting the jury, and. I believe, would
save a vast amount of money in the
long run.
What is there against 1t?
A. l., HODGES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Man With the Moving Van.
When you from the White House are
going"
Said the man with the moving van,
You'll surely discover me showing
I'm doing the best that I can.
Your favorite books I can carry,
And many souvenir.
But behind you, I know, there must
tarry
Some things to be held most dear.
Il can't take away the affection
wouldn't do so, If I could
That must linger in fond recollection,
An influence. kindly and good.
I can't send along the impressions
That memory gently will scan.
You must leave us your finest posses
SONS
Said the man with the moving van.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Octogenarians pass on, regretted by
the world for the loss of their usefulness.
The vitality, as in the case of Melville
z. Stone, powerful newspaper influence.
that enables men to do work worth
Will. enables them to live long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Cold weather reports from all parts OF
the world call for sympathy and assist
ance. Eccentricities of climate leave
Washington, D. c., again especially
favorable to those who select the United
States Capital for Winter residence.