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Left Turn Uniformity.

With the traffic committee OF the
Washington Board of Trade in line, one
more civic organization has joined the
ranks of advocates for the return to
the system of making the left-hand turn
formerly used in this city and which is
now practiced by every, large city In
the country save Cleveland and the
National Capital.
Approved by the Hoover conference on
street and highway safety after thorough
considerat ton, the inside left turn prin-
ciple Is accepted almost universally
throughout the United States and in
the interest of uniformity local motorists
have been waging an unremitting cam
paign to persuade the District Com
missioners and local traffic authorities
to give UP their pet scheme, the funda-
mentally wrong outside left turn, which
Is now being used in this city.
The chief argument of the traffic Of
fee against going back to the inside
left turn is that pedestrians will not be
protected as much they are at pres
emit. This argument woulx carry more
weight II stat{slcs could be shown from
the hundreds of cities that use the In
side turn which would demonstrate in
juries and fatalities from this cause, but
there are no figures of this kind and
probably few II any accidents. And
even more emphasis could be placed or
| the argument that Washington SHOULD
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Free and Equal"

"All men are born free and equal"
Thomas Jefferson penned these words
in a sublime enthusiasm, his mind rid
ing on the fiood-tide Of that philosophy
which in few years was destined to
break on the cliffs Of tradition in the
foam and fury known as the French
Revolution.
1t generally has been agreed that the
author Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence overstated what he wanted to say.
Few, even among his closest associates,
could have accepted the statement lit
orally. Nothing could have been further
from the real sentiments of George
Washington. During the years since
those words were penned the increas-
ing weight of science has been added
to ordinary observation in the scales
against JefferSon's sweeping statement
There Is an enormous mass of scientific
data to prove conclusively that not all
men are born free and equal. and that
no laws or articles of education can
make them so. Limitations-especially
intellectual limitations-are assumed to
be fixed broadly at birth.
Now comes DR.. Paul F. Furfey Of
Catholic University with experimental
evidence which tends strongly to show
that jefferson was nearer the truth
than he himself probably suspected. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

was dealing In rhetoric and sentiment
DR.. Furfey is dealing with exact meas
urements. Working with several hun
dred infants in local hospitals and or
phan asyluns, DR.. Furfey has gathered
data which indicate that the degree Of
intelligence is not fixed during the first
two years of life, but is the product of
the education and environment of cradle
days. It soon becomes fixed In most
cases-but that is another matter.
The evidence, 1t is true, is far from
conclusive. Or. Furfey's tests probably
need further valuation, and certainly
more widespread application. But 1t
cannot be denied that they open up a
field for research work Of the utmost
interest and Importance. If the intel
ligence of the individual largely is de-
termined by environmental factors of
early childhood-those mystical two or
three years when the mind is appar-
emily a closed book-then those factors
themselves can be studied and manip-
ulated.
When the child is old enough to enter
kindergarten, the degree of intelligence
has been circumscribed. Under ordinary
circumstances it will not change greatly
thereafter. A succession of intelligence
tests probably will show a close cor
relation as the years go by. The forger
of intelligence must strike in the first
and second years.
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not follow the rest of the country In
the making Of an inside turn If the traf-
hc director could point to strict pedes-
TRAN regulations in the National Capt.
| tai.
1t is certainty that If the Commits
sioners would enact and enforce pedes-
TRAN regulation so that green light
motor traffic would mean uninterrupted
any kind Of a turn that an ingenious
mind could conceive. As it is at present,
however, pedestrians pay not the Slight
est attention to the automatic signals or
to the traffic officers control. and even
green light travel means nothing more
than an endless succession of stops and
starts.
1t is the same in all cities which do
not regulate the walker. but so far there
has been no showing that the funda-
mentally correct inside turn Is respon-
sible for pedestrian annoyance, injury
or death. The stream Of walkers con-
tinues undated regardless Of lights or
traffic officers, and motorists know that
they must protect the rights of this class
of street user. That some motorists are
criminally careless in the operation of
their cars does not mean that the sup
posedly safe outside turn system is cor
rect, because this kind of driver is
likely to MAIN or kill a pedestrian on
straightaway or in making the per-
Missile right-hand turn.
Latest reports from the Traffic Bureau
are that despite the fact that the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. the traffic
committee of the Board of Trade and
other organizations have gone on record
for uniformity throughout the United
States in regulations for the control of
motor cars, it intends to stand solidly
back Of its policy to disrupt the correct
driving practice of every Washingtonian
on the score that it is protecting pedes-
TRANS" In answer to that allegation 1t
might be pointed out to the local au-
thorities that If they were solely con-
cerned with keeping the present left
hand turn because of this protection,
the authorities Of practically every other
city in the United States Should be in
dicted for a shocking record of callous-
ness regarding the walker. But 1t is
hardly possible that Washington and
Cleveland alone are right and the rest
Of the country is wrong.
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Hoover .shuns "Dramatics."

Revelations of the new era at the
daily. but none is of more interest than
the latest development. The President
announces that he is not addicted to
"dramatics," and that in particular
there is to be no dramatic or drastic
drive" to enforce prohibition. Herbert
Hoover, the country is now informed,
has no ambition to personify a presi-
Dental Carrie Nation, hatchet-armed.
either actually or metaphorically. He
is ardently consecrated to law enforce
ment, but is not going about the BUSH
mes Of achieving it with either brass
bands or brass knuckles.
Perhaps Mr.. Hoover has taken occa-
s,on to divest himself Of any suspected
spectacularism by current hkening OF
his methods with those Of Theodore
Roosevelt. Americans associate ORA
matics" with the life and times OF that
strenuous statesman. His cotempo-
raries will come nearer the mark IN
SCCrGQlblIR MI 11OONNA "ASN~
veltian ideals rather than with Roosevelt
tan practices. The new President,
though in Office barely fortnight. has
eiven incessant evidence of progress
sivisnn. 1t is natural to read into Mr..
Hoover's maiden moves along major
lines the spirit that inspired 1T. R."
and made him the idol OF his genera
ton. But the. comparison cannot be
carried beyond that.
The President bespeaks the co-opera-
ton of the press and all decent Ameri-
can citizens in working out the problem
of law enforcement He guarantees them
that. in 50 FAR as in his power lies. the
problem will be tackled without the aid
of limelight, stage thunder and other
theatrical effects. Nj. Hoover wants 10
reduce crime in the United Statesmen
booze crime exclusively, but all crime.
He thinks that matter -of-fact, Flooding
ways and means to that end are vastly
preferable to stagecraft. His plea is a
warning to sensationalists, fanatics and
Utopians, as well as to lawbreakers.
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Getting Ready for Guests.

Visitors to Washington during IN
auguration time were subjected TO q
trying experience with bad weather. On
inauguration day the rain interfered
with the enjoyment Of the program.
The city itself was not in its normal
beautiful Spring attire. That was two
and a half weeks ago. Now the Capitai
hears a different aspect, more lovely
and improving daily. Not only Is the
weather better, but the foliage is coming
into evidence more strongly with each
day. The city is putting on its vernal
robes.
A glimpse out of any upper window
that gives upon a public park will show
the signs Of Spring development that
now abound. The tree masses have
taken on a hue Of green, replacing the
gray of Winter. With every hour the
leaves advance. In another week they
will be casting shadows on the ground
In a little while the cherry trees will be
blooming. Then, indeed, will Washing
ton be ready to receive its guests, beauty
seeking, from all parts Of the country.
There Is reason to look for a great
visitation this year. For washington Il
especially interesting with newly IN
stalled President in the White House
Indeed, by another week the pilgrimages
will have started as the young people
OF the schools on Easter vacation VII
head toward the Capital by the thou
sands. And from then on until the
Summer opens, others will come in great
groups from all the States.
These visitors this year will see Wash
ington in transformation. They will see
evidences Of the great building program
now under way, busy scenes of construc-
ton that, while for the present unlovely
and unpleasant, give promise OF the
new Washington that is now rapidly
coming into being.
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''Tom' Taggart's Death Marks.
Passing of Political Bosses

The last of the great old-fashioned
bosses In American political life passed
with the death of Thomas Taggart OF
Indiana. TON" Taggart has been
called the best of his type. Comments
on his death emphasize his loyalty to
party and to political associates and
the scrupulous care with which he al
ways kept his word. Through such
qualities he held his place in the Middle
West as the Warwick of his day.
He was one Of the most extraordi-
nary men that Indiana has known" in
the opinion of the Indianapolis News,
which offers the analysis: His mas
terry OF men was not laborious or
sought his leadership and when he had
spoken there remained no room for
disSension. When he was ap-
pointed United States Senator he filled
the requirements, nobly, making Sec
ondary to the country's needs all purely
party or personal preferences. Few
men OF his time were more widely
known personally or more affectionately
regarded"
THE end of an era" appears to the
Detroit News to be marked by his
death, and that paper, referring to those
who have been called Warwicks and
have welded very great power very
automatically" continues: among the
chieftainS surviving in either party In
these recent years only Taggart attained
mastery that ranked him in the War
wick class. Taggart 'reigned' in his day
In Indiana and goes to his grave as the
last of the bosses. 1t seems the end
of the era because, as the acknowledged
bosses have disappeared like lights ex-
tinguished, their successors have not
arisen"
'In his lifetime" recalls the New
York Times, he made governors and
Senators, at least two Vice Presidents
and some presidential nominees. In
1904, when he was national chairman,
his move to Alton B. Parker came
strategically and with powerful effect.
At Baltimore in 1912, when Mr.. Tag
CART swung. the nomination OF Woodrow
Wilson followed closely. If the late
Senator Ralston had permitted himself
to be made an active candidate in 1924
many observers believed that Taggart
would have made him the beneficiary
of the Smith-McAdoo struggle, as in
deed he greatly helped to make John w.
Davis"
HE maintained his standing and
leadership over q long period and was
more than once the Warwick of the
Democracy of the Nation whose Presi-
dent making abilities were recognized"
declares the Rock Island Argus, while
the Flint Daily Journal calls him "the
Democratic leader Of the Middle West
and a power in any convention he at
tended"
cit may be said for him." according
to the Indianapolis Star, that II all
political leaders in this and other
orable and minded as Mr.. Tag
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The Summer White House.

1t may be a little late to put the
question. But, after all, what is a Sum-
mer White House? Upon a satisfactory
definition of that term the fate of
Mount Weather seems to hang.
If Summer White House means a
place where a President may go to
forget his troubles through recreation,
solitude and communion with fish and
bubbling brooks, President Hoover, for
one, sees nothing attractive in Mount
Weather. If Summer White House
means another Federal building, equip
ped as country mansion and within
easy automobile distance of Washing
ton, to be used or not to be used as
the President sees At, the building at
Mount Weather, for which Congress
has appropriated forty-eight thousand
dollars, still may be refurbished and
hereafter known as the Summer White
House.
President Hoover, 1t Is understood,
finds no enticement in Mount Weather
as place Of real recreation and rest.
There are, In the first place, no fish
In the second place. President Hoover
prefers to rough it bit when he goes
fishing, and does not relish the thought
of acting the part Of q President at a
Summer White House when he leaves
Washington on a holiday. If the money
appropriated should be spent on Mount
Weather. one wonders what use Presi-
dent Hoover would find for 1t.
But 1t would be extremely unfor-
tunate If the idea of O permanent Sum-
mer White House were allowed to die
because President Hoover prefers to
spend his playtime elsewhere than
Mount Weather. When President Cool
idge suggested the Summer White
House, he advanced good reasons for it.
He envisioned q place near Washington
that offered the benefits of change; that
promised refreshing relief from hot
Summer days in the Capital and that
could be reached in q relatively short
drive by motor. He did not suggest
Mount Weather. The responsibility for
choosing location rested with Con-
gress. and Congress chose Mount
Weather, the chief reason for the choice
being, apparently, that Mount Weather
was available.
| A Summer White House is not, nee
essarily, penitentiary, in which Presi-
dents will be sentenced to spend all
their time away from the Capital. They
could leave 10 a. will and 60 fishing
hunting or take trips to the seashore
and still violate no law. For that rea-
son it is hoped that President Hoover
will have Mount Weather remodeled
and conditioned or else suggest to Con-
gress that the money already available
could better be used in another and
better location.
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put through at the coming special ses-
sion. Senator McNary is ready to go
along with the administration. He be-
lieves in getting through some legisla-
ton for the farmers If it does not go
as far as he believes 1t should. never
theless he will support it. Should Mr..
Haugen come round to the same POSI-
ton, perhaps the bill will again bear
the old title. McNary- Haugen bill, which
would be a strange situation In view of
the struggles in the past over farm
legislation. There have been indica-
tions. however. that 1t may be necessary
10 attach some other name to this meas
ure, which after all is likely to be Mr..
Hoovers. although he is not planning to
draft any measure. but to leave the
subject to Congress, with certain lirni-
tations.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the sick and the needy in hospitals and
elsewhere.
Q. What does "farina" literally
MEANT. D.
A. Literally, the word means meal
or flour formed from grain, when
ground
@. What painter won the title of
"the Darling Of the Papacy"?-W H. H.
A. Raphael.
@. How many boys belong to the
Junior Traflc Patrol in Chicago
A. There are nearly 5000 Junior
patrolmen in Chicago. Their duty is
mainly to see children safely across
streets going to and coming from school.
@. When will the annual Ponce de
Leon Pageant be held?-M. A. G.
A. 1t will take place April 2, 3 and
4, in st. Augustine. Fla.
@. Why is there such a drive for
determination of rats when the Govern
ment states that bubonic plague is
under control?-P. L.
A. The Public Health Service says
that while bubonic plague is under con-
troll In this country, there will be scat
tered infection until rats are externi-
mated. Rats are an unnecessary and
intolerable burden, costing the people
Of this country millions Of dollars a
year in food.
@. Is it proper to wear the wedding
ring first on the finger or the engage
ment ring?-L. D.
A. The usual custom Is to wear the
wedding ring first and the engagement
ring above 1t. The engagement ring Is
removed before or during the marriage
ceremony, then replaced after the we'd
ding ring has been put on.
@. What is me meaning of "Cajun"?
w. L. F.
A. This is Louisiana word applied
to a reputed descendant Of the Acadian
French.
@. When did the furniture maker,
Sheraton. hve?-L. c. p.
A. He was born In 1851 and died
In 1906.
@. How many Indians we're there in
the United States when Columbus came
over?-E. K.
A. Only an estimate can be given.
Probably there were about $4,000.
@. Is there any fractional United
States currency outstanding MICA.
A. There is 81 ,992,473 worth Of frac-
tional United States currency that has
not been redeemed. No premium is
paid by the United States Treasury for
this, but it will redeem it. Currency
of the Confederacy is not redeemable
by the United States Treasury.
Q. What is Brocas convolution?-
A. In 1861, Paul Broca, an eminent
French anthropologist, made and an
nounced the discovery of the fact that
the seat of articulate speech Is in the
third convolution of the left frontal
lobe Of the brain. 1t still bears the
name "Convolution Of Broca."
@. How are torpedoes and depth
charges fired?-w. s. L.
A. The propelling force of a torpedo
is the steam turbine which turns the
propeller. The compressed air originally
starts the mechanism which fires the
torpedo. The gyroscope Is used to reg
ulate the direction. It is kept at the
correct depth by hydrostatic piston
arrangement. aimed by torpedo di-
rector installed on board ship The
depth charges are dropped or shot from
gun exploded by action of water pres
sure at the depth set on mechanism on
the depth charge
@. In game of auction bridge. can
person bid more than seven, when
willing to take the penalty that would be
involved for being set?-I. H. C.
A. Rule 81 Of Laws of Auction
Bridge deals with the impossible bid.
It says that a bid of more than seven
Is void, and provides choice of penal
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Call.

The Call.
Now, many a song
Is sounding strong
Among. the budding branches.
The frogs, so gay,
Lift up a lay
Out in their sedgy ranches.
The kindly breeze,
In sounds that please,
Announces the permission
70 Danish cares,
AS it declares,
''It's time to 60 a-fishin?i"
It's time to rise
With precepts wise,
The country to be saving.
It's time to still,
With patriot skill,
All anarchistic raving.
It's time to cling
To anything
For which the heart Is wishin'
With earnest call
And, best Of all. 2.
It's time to 60 a-fishin'l
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The really coy and confidential White
House breakfast, regardless of bacon,
eggs, etc, as hitherto announced. will
defer to presidential proclivities for rod
and line and have fish on the menu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

In order to relieve his mind, Einstein
plays the violin. A composition by him
might be subtly enlightening. Ancient
scholars reckoned music as branch of
mathematical science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

Air raids on Torreon include nom
combatant victims. The great problem
of modern civilization continues to be
the reasonable protection of innocent
bystanders.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

Occasional intrusions of national
issues do not prevent the question Of
who is going to be the real boss Of
Tammany Hall from being the real
question in New York politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

AS Washington, D. c., advances into
the big city class, 1t must expect more
and more of the agitations in police cir
cles, characteristic of metropolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

Old John Barleycorn, always busy
body in politics, is threatening to make
legation table beverages a means of
interfering even In diplomatic relation
ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

Any one inquiring at Tammany Hall
can have authoritative information that
ex-Gov AL Smith has no intention Of
retiring from politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

When Trotsky was thought to be IN
wild flight. he was merely seeking con-
genial seclusion for himself and tipping
machine.
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MICRoT0RIAL.
Reparations Calculations,

REpdTdtIUHS OnhCuAdttVuSs
When reparations are discussed,
The prospects brightly glisten-
Yet to the future still we trust,
And stop and look and listen.
And when at last there's drawing nigh
A happy elimination,
Nothing we'll know was hindered by
Too much precipitation.
Our Four Billions In Diamonds.
This land, where magnificent fortunes
are shown,
Has four billion dollars in diamonds
alone.
And If all at time to display them
we'd try,
The gems would outglitter the stars in
the sky.
But the jewels are left In a vault hid
away,
And paste limitations are worn on dis
play,
Lest some bold racketeer should crash
into ball
And carry of diamonds, lady apd all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

duced in rank to the usual designation
Of bandits and outlaws.
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How to Enjoy Movies.

From the Ohio Daily News
Opticians say movies can be enjoyed
better by closing one eye; and II that
doesn't work, 1t is just as well to close
both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-20

There was no battle necessary for the
fall of Torreon. 1t did not really fall.
II was only pushed.
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Ear on Political Ground.

From the Muncie Morning Star.
King Boris Of Bulgaria Is said to be
troubled with rheumatism of the ear.
This democratic monarch must have
had It on the .polittcal ground.
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Trouble With Drama.

From the Florence Herald.
The trouble with the legitimate drama
Is that SO much of it is illegitimate.
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Congeniality.
"You say you wish to marry my
daughter?" said Mr.. Dustin Stax.
YES" answered the young man with
the sky-blue suit Of clothes.
Are your tastes and ideals similar in
art and literature?"
eyes. We both like the same comic
strips"
1T is easy to worship our ancestors"
said HI Ho, the sage Of Chinatown.
They are no longer rivals"