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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

One good point about books is that
they can be laid aside when necessary.
When you attend the theater, no
matter how poor the play, you must
sit the thing through.
IF you 60 to banquet, and are
bored by the interminable introduc-
lions of the POSTMASTER, there Is moth
ing much to do but remain seated.
It is not customary to leave orator1oS
fiat, nor to HE ones self out of an
opera house just because the prima
donna sings off key.
With a book, however, everything is
different.
The reader may lay down his volume
at will, whether through necessity or
caprice. sure that when he goes back
to it he will find it there waiting for
him.
A plate of ice cream which has been
cast aside melts; cigar allowed to
go out becomes a stencil In the nostrils:
flowers left unattended in vase fade.
A book, however, Is just the same
good book, Indifferent book, bad book,
which it was before neglect came into
its life.
This is too little appreciated.
We are used to regarding books as
personal belongings. when the enrernal
truth y that thcN CHIEFLY belong 10
those who wrote them.
The rest OF uG are let IL or a eooo
thing through sufferance, combined
with the price of admission.
We may make them wholly ours.
perhaps, by proper appreciation. but
Short of that they still belong to the
writer's.
Above all. they are entities.
A book has a personality OF Its own,
which it envolves out of what the
Perhaps the reader, too, transfers
something to 1t. A book may be shame
faced or bold. outspoken or craven. &C
cording to the temperament OF Its
owner.
we have entered houses in which the
very books seemed to shrink back into
their shelves as if afraid to assert them
selves for fear some heavy-handed son
of toll might land on them with crush
ing force. A.
We have visited homes where the
books seemed to smile. so lovingly had
thew been treated, so Respondent were
they from the care and attention when
they had received.
Appreciation! All, there Is something
which makes even a book smile. When
one thinks OF all the IluLIldil hSAAiS" "A'c
never receive so much AS word OF
praise. although perhaps they often de-
Serve a bookful. one is inclined to be
lieve that nothing would do more for
this old world than increasing the
amount of appreciation i'll IT at any
given time.
X
Since a book has personality or itS
own, it leads an independent existence
and is not dependent upon the whmS
of human beings as much as booklovers
like to believe.
We have seen old books in second
hand racks looking as clipper and fresh
as If they had only yesterday come from
the printers smelling ever SO sweetly OF
ink and the presses.
Because a book is independent, self
sufficing. exemplifying Emerson'S essay
on reliance, it may easily be left TO It's
own mystic nominations whenever the
reader chooses.
1t may be we'll, as previously enuncl-
ated in this column, to plunge boldly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Mr.. Hoover Returns.

For the first time since his election
Pres.dent-elect Herbert Hoover iS II
Washington. Ae Is here now, not off,
cially but In his capacity &C priv@tS
citizen. He Is avoiding any sembiance
of seeking to lead In governmental
matters, recognizing the fact that there
is but one President of the United States
and that President Coolidge fills that
Office.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Hoover'S evident
desire to remain as far as possible IN
the background during this interlude
between his election and his Inaugural
ton, it is quite evident that he Will be
sought by party leaders during his stay
in Washington. Some Of them desire
to know his position with regard to
legislation. Others have friends whom
they would like to see appointed to
cabinet positions.
Mr.. Hoover's presence in Washington
while ne is still Presi6ent-elect is not
without precedent. although generally it
has been a practice for PreSidentS-elect
not to make their entry into Washington
until the time of their Inauguration. The
late President Harding. for example, was
a member of the Senate at the time of
his election, and he continued to serve
as Senator during part of the short
session of Congress which followed his
election as President
The President-elect is no stranger to
Washington. He has made it his home
practically since the entry Of the United
States into the World War. and for the
last eight years he has lived here as
Secretary of Commerce. Washington
welcomes him. He has returned from
journey that carried him to many of
the countries of Central and South
America and which has done much
already to cement friendly ties between
the American republics.
The election of Republican TO the
presidency last November continues in
power the Republican party. The Gov
eminent of the United States is to be
carried on along the lire Of Republican
principles. 1t is but. natural that the
present administration should wish to
consult with the next Chief Executive
in regard to policies and appointments,
some of them of great Importance,
which must carry over into the Hoover
administration. The Government Of
the United States must have con-
tinuity. 1t does not break off suddenly
at the close of March 8 once every
four years and start all over again. So
1t is both natural and proper that the
views of the President-elect In regard
to public matters and policies should
be sought at this time. 1t In no way
infringes upon the rights of the Presi-
dent. Nor can it be characterized as
an affront TO his dignity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

ahead, especially in fiction, in order to
secure the sense of continuity which
such works demand, but 1t must be
admitted that there are times and oc-
casions when this pleasing hypothesis
cannot be put into effect
Suppose a neighbor drops in just as
one is getting the heroine out of dam
ger. There Is nothing to do but close
the book and let the sweet lady remain
in peril until the next opportunity Of
fers to rescue her.
Perhaps when that time comes around
one will have cooled a bit-he does not
not. In that case, the book may be
left closed with the best will in the
| world.
Hero, heroine, action-all may be left
on ice, as it were, with the secure feeling
that when one Is again moved to pick
I'D the thread of that romance, all Of
them will be waiting there precisely
as they were left days, weeks, months.
or even years before.
X X X y
Three months ago We read with a
great deal Of pleasure fully seven
eighths of Alexandra Dumas "Olympe
de Cleves," but baked on the last
eighth because we old not have the
hear 10 xiii the hsro. the poor San
nlcrs.
aomatn.n. WHISPERED tAat 9arnie:e
was going TO get his hsao cut oil,
| whereupon Olympic would retire to 6
nunnery. This threatened unhappy
ending was too much at variance with
the care-free atmosphere which had
cone before. 1t was more than we could
stand. Hence we closed the book re-
gretfully, but none the less firmly, de-
| termined that If we could not preserve
the happiness of the lovers in any other
| way we would DO so by leaving the
| book unfinished.
A bookmark was placed at a GER
tain page In the second volume. Some
times We look at it, 1t is safe. 1t Is
static. 1t belongs with the imperish-
able things which time cannot stale
or custom wither. What difference
does 1t make whether we ever finish
it? Happy or unhappy ending, it re-
mains one of the best stories ever
written by the incompatible Alexandra.
In placing hot works aside to cool of 3,
remember the bookmarG.
Bookmarks are old fashioned, per-
haps. but none the less convenient and
necessary to the proper enjoyment or
those volumes laid aside from time 10
time.
1t is nothing less than downright per-
picking to attempt 10 gather up the
loose ends of story plot when one
fairly bursts to go ahead with the story.
Some readers waste years going back
over chapters they have already read.
| They do not know exactly where they
left off. nor precisely where they ought
to begin
So they painfully null it all over
again, :
The one sure way to prevent this is
to use a bookmark. Any bit OF paper
will do. There is no necessity for using
a formal mark"
A neatly torn scrap of paper makes
the best of all bookmarks. because 1t lies
| fiat. is easily noticeable, and does not
mar the pages.
Since a reader never knows, when he
lays aside book. how long time VIII
elapse before he picks it up again, ne
| ought to use bookmark. and not trust
to his memory, to find his place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Action of High Court Awaited
In Bootleg Conspiracy Case

and make him guilty along with the
seller In present law"
If Congress should enact such a
law, in the opinion of the Birmingham
News, enforcement officers would then
have the dual duty of detecting the
buyer as well as the seller. Whether
or not the liquor buyer would BE- more
impressed by such a law than the lio-
uor seller is by the law as 1t now reads
IS question possible OF lively differ
enceS OF opinion. Possibly other Fed
eral courts may adopt the ruling OF the
Philadelphia Judge and proceed to penal
ize the liquor buyer as we'll as the liauo-
seller. In case this is done. the dockets
CT Federal courts are likely TO become
congssted.'
Whether the buyer is as bad mo-
rally as the seller, and hence should be
brought within the penalties of the
Law. suggests the Baltimore Sun. may
De debated, but Congress did not SO de-
clare To say that it did seems 10 De
another case OF judge-made Law. :
II makes another crime, and one Of
which millions are guilty. But il is not
at all clear that prohibition enforce
ment Will be so greatly aided by the de-
cision as 10 warrant calling it one Of
the most important developments yet
witnessed in preventing bootlegg;ng.
The buyer will be no easier to trace
than the seller, whose activities have
had so much to do with breaking down
the Law. A possible and interesting Sc
Quel OF the decision. however. may be
an amendment of the VolStead act 7atlv
putting the buver and seller in the same
category. which Congress has often been
urged 20 do
The declaration OF the lower court
that the mere purchase OF liquor is not
an ofTenSs" is discussed by the Norfolk
Ledger DiSpatch. with the statement:
In ali probability if this case reaches
the Supreme Court. it will sustain the
decision of the lower court holding
that the purchaser was guilty of a con-
spiracy which led to the transportation
CT liquor. Ii probably will not pass on
the 'obiter dictum' relating 10 the pur-
chase OF liquor voiced by the lower
court But II case involving an al
Legged conspiracy between a seller and a
buyer comes before il squareiy. then.
as the old phrase Of the lawyers ms il.
Let the buyer beware" The ConnsllS-
Vile Courier holds that unless the d.
cisicn can be broadensd 10 include both
classes Of transactions. 1T viii not very
materially aid IN the cause CT Law en-
forcement."
Nearly every bootleg sale involves
the transportation factor" maintains
the Memphis Commercial Appeal and
the Shreveport Journal concludes: The
courts decision NAV eventually be main
tanned. but meanwhile there promises 10
be a powerful fight against IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

regardless of theory. There is too good
a pragmatic argument in favor Of 1t.
Nevertheless, the working of the new
French system deserves study. The fall
libility of evidence is notorious, The
military mind Is far from the ideal
type of mind to consider fine points of
behavior. 1t is. essentially, practical
mind. The practical is not always the
legally ethical.
The effects of a single unjust de-
cision may be far-reaching. Such a
false step produces a man with a
grudge against society which is almost
certain eventually to be satisfied. Also.
it might be said. the type of personality
most likely to commit military offenses
is the type which the professional SOL
dicr Is least capable of judging fairly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
The Country and the Cruisers.

The sort of misleading ammunition
which the anu-preparedneSS group Is
using 10 torpedo the cruiser bill Is
typified by the official announcement
of the Citizens Conference" which
assemblies in Washington tomorrow for
the purpose Of sinking the Coolidge
naval program. 1T is the Idea OF this
conference" its sponsors state for
publication. that while the country Is
generally opposed to the cruiser bill, a
burden is placed upon the country to
impress the Senators with the coun-
tIy's desire IN this matter"
What is the justification for cocksure
assertions that the country is generally
opposed to the cruiser bill"? The
measure now under fire came TO the
Senate after it received the approval
OF the lower branch of Congress nearly
a year ago. The House of Representa-
tiyes on March IT, 1928. passed the
cruiser bill by the overwhelming vote
OF 287 to 5s--a majority OF roundly
five to one.
Far from indicating that 1.-The country
generally is againS. the cruiser bill, the
House roll call reflected public senti-
ment in its favor such as is seldom
recorded on behalf of congressional
measures The vote in the branch of
the National Legislature which is directly
responsive to the popular will shows th2
unsoundneSS of the contention that
the country generally" disapproves
of the administrations plan to bring the
United States Navy within at least gun
shot of Washington treaty strength.
It may not be unknown to the dis
tinguished men and women at the anti
cruiser conference that the people Of
the United States recently elected a
President. They chose candidate who
unequivocally espoused strong defense at
sea. They elected Herbert Hoover Mr..
Hoover declared In his speech of accept
ance at Palo Alto on August IL:
There are two cooperating fac
tors In the maintenance of peace
the building of good viii by wise and
sympathetic handling of International
relations, and the adequate prepared
ness for defense. We must not only
be Just: we must be respected. -
We have been and we are particularly
DESTROYS of furthering the limitation
OF ornaments, But In the meantime
We know that in an armed world
there Is only one certain guarantee Of
FrnaHnr1---QnG nrnnaTpEnrCS
for defense. - 4" We earnestly wish
that the burdens and dangers OF
armament upon every home In the
world might be leSSened. But we
must and shall maintain our naval
defense and our merchant marine in
the strength and efficiency which
will yield to us at all times the
primary assurance of lihsrty-that
is. of national safety.
Mr. Hoover is in Washington this
week as PreSident-eleet because some
100000 out of 100000 of his fellow
citizens believed. with other things.
Ii his views on national defense. I'm
eueSttonshly they also believe. as PreSi-
dent Coolidge declared on Armistice
day. that world standards Of defense
require us 10 have more cruisers" II the
United States is not TO fall hopeleSsly
below the 5-S--3 ratio fixed by the
Washington Conference on Limitation
OF Naval Armament
The anu-cruiser contereeS should
walk wsrily tomorrow before trurpeting
that the country generally" opposes the
cruisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Military Trials.

The I'D court-martisl system Of the
French army has been abolished.
In its place, starting with the new
year. has been instituted system of
military trials which gives the accused
Q much greater assurance of fairness
and seems designed to eliminate some
of the gross miscarriages of justice
which took place III the past
In substance. the new method pro-
vides that an accused soldier shall be
tried. prosecuted and defended by men
with professional training as lawyers,
that he will have an adequate oppor-
tunity for appeal and that there will
be no departure from the strict rules
of evidence.
This represents notable step ahead
which Is likely eventually 10 influence
the military trial procedure Of other
nations-poSsihly. even. of the United
States.
The American Army came out of the
war with good reason 10 be proud Of
its court-msrrial system. The assertion
that no injustices were perpetrated on
individuals would be ahSurds Any trial
machinery which would function per-
tectiy under the stress ana strain OF
war would DC 8 superhumsU creation.
There was. however, very little criu-
eiSEn. There were no outstanding legal
atrocities such as were reported ii the
French and British armies. and such
As certainly must have taken place in
the armies OF the enemy.
Army officers sometimes boast that q
general court-martlal provides as fair
a trial as Is possible fox any civil court
The accused, j, IS true. has fewer loop
holes Of legal technically by which TO
escape II he IS guilty. On the other
hand. there is less restriction against
/ going behind the evidence and consid-
| ering extenuating circumstances. The
/ innocent man has less 70 fear. The
CRITICALLY. In fact, the innocent man
very seldom would be brought to trial
| because OF the practice Of intensive in
! vestigatloa of the circumstances before
/ the court-martial is ordered Much the
! same holds true for the special court
/ martial. The summary court-marTial,
/ Of course. Is only a disciplinary expe-
diem. which deals mostly with trivial
ogenSsS and the efficacy Of which de-
pcn6s very largely on the common
sense Of the men who conduct IL
The American Army hardly can Be
expected TO revise radically its court
martial system Sc present u woE2S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pSuANDER JOHNSON.
Why Hurry?

Why Hurry:
North Wind starts a-howlin'.
Clouds shut out the sun,
Snowfiakes will be prowlin'
An 1t ain no use 10 run.
Pullln' up the kivver
When the days works done;
You may have 10 shiver
But 1t ain no use TO run.
Dreamin' of the May day.
When life seems like fun.
Tine soon brings that play day
So. it ain no use 70 run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

1t is now doubted whether Mr.. Mel
lon paid $l.o00,000 for Raphael Even
an old master may call for SO high a
price as to cause discriminating in
weston TO consider the possibility Of its
being an incident in undue market in
fiation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

When he becomes Vice President.
Senator Curtis will have a new auto
mobile paid for in cash. despite the
pride which any good motor salesman
would take in gaining publicity by let
ting him have one for nothing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

A national campaign every four years
at least seems very necessary to enable
a number of statesmen to render 1t I'M
eQuivocally clear what party they be-
long to. And even the campaign itself
may leave the matter slightly in doubt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

II is. of course. hoped that the in
coming President will take advantage
of the inaugural enthusiasm for brief
relaxation prior TO what is generally
regarded as likely TO be long period
of extra hard work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
I'M OIhcr States and Canada
Member q, the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
&c the use for republication OF ell r%Ss dIi"
gu enes CREDITED 10 i or not ota".SisS crsG-
tied In thta paper and also tee loca. tSws
published herein. All rights OF p.oilchtIon q
special dispatches herein are also reHHrved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

There can be no doubt as to q tenn
psrate mode Of expression during the
debate on hand. When a peace pact Is
under discussion nothing could be more
1ncongruous than the suggestion of a
Possible fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

A merger should be made the
means Of reducing cost to the ultimate
consumer. 1t sometimes needs great
moral fortitude on the part of finance
to pass alopg the benefit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

Counting the time required for studi-
Gus research as we'll as speeehmaking.
there is no chance of a five-hour work
tng-dsy limit fer statesman who has
gene into oratoricai action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Autos for Tigers

Prom the Fort Worth Rssora-Ts.sxrar.
Tigers are said TO kill 10000 ue,o,A
in Irdia every year Wanted 10 swan
$4,000 autos for 10000 tigers Enough
to boot 10 make the trade even. Address
U. S. a
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Pearly Crossing Gates

From the Topeka Daily Capital
The Illinois Commerce Commission Is
going 10 adopt a new style OF gates for
railroad crossings. The suggestion tina.
they be trimmed with pearl is not with
out its merits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

Were PreSidsnt-elect Hoover man
a. indoient inclinationS he could find a
cabinet already made for him by any
one OF q hundred iorecasters.
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Call for COMMITTEES.

From the indianapolis SSsr.
Il IS reported thas Queen Marie NAV
revisit the United States. 80 ,nas All
members should hold Themselves il,
readiness Tor . general naoaS.syassaa az
the reception committee.
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1928 Had Five Such.

From the Roanoke Times
An exchange has already figured out
that there are four months in 1879
which have five pay days each This
seems to assure prosperity IN The New
Year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

Extraordinary activities among gun
men plainly show overproduction in the
branch Of American industry manufac-
turing automatics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
Taken IS Personal.

You have great regard for your
secretary"
Il have" answered Senator Sorghum.
Her mind Is OH my business and she
has very tactful method Of holding
ME 10 my duty"
I'm what way?"
when she practices for typewriter
speed she rattlss of the line. Now is
the time for all good men to come to
the aid of the party"
Jud TUnkins says man who side
steps responsibility may find himself
like an engine of the track humping
the ties.
Drop in Prices.
We now observe with glad surprise
Occasion 10 eccnomiEe.
The dinner charges, We perceive,
Are less than those on New Year eve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

"A five-hour work day" said Unca
Eben, may be bout sn de strain l
ought 10 stand. but Esye-hour poker
game doat seem Ike nuasa az al"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd st.
CHICAGO once. Tower Building
European once: "a Resent St.. london.
England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

The truth IS completely beautiful"
said HI Ho. the sage OF Chinatown.
only when ii proves the same as what
We wish 30 believe"
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Drop in Prices.


why do you dance 50 often with my
friend, FIhh,ebrane?"
He likes 10 talk" answered Miss
Cayenne. y like music and I can't
hear the hand play unless can keep
his mind on his feet.
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kAtBkAAAtN NEFt q kEN~8"AfAA"
The plot Is growing thicker,
Men wonder, as they wait,
II they'd solve problems quicker
BY shortening debate.
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Rate nv Mail-PayabIe I'm Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

AsHING TON, D. C.
MONDAY. January z, 1929
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THEODORE w. MOVES. :. /. Editor