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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

shortly" retire from the Supreme
Court. Such report has required an
nually for the past dozen years with
faithful regularity and without the
slightest effect. Sooner or later it will
prove true. Certainly whether the date
be near or far 1t Is nearer now than it
ever was before. Meantime Justice
Holmes. now in his eighty-eighth year.
carries on with apparently undimin-
marvel Of the age. During the Coolidge
administration Chief Justice Rugg of
the Massachusetts, Supreme Court was
usually mentioned" as the probable
successor to Justice Holmes. Now
Washington gossips with the name of
Curtis D. Wilbur, who left the Coolidge
cabinet to take place on the Federal
bench in California. as Mr.. Hoover's
likely selection for the Supreme Court.
if and when Justice Holmes presents his
resignation.
According to Walter Winchell, Broad
way columnist, Mabel Walker WILLIE
brandt received $4,000 for her syndi-
Gated series of articles on prohibition
enforcement. Her veracity is called
into question by James Francis Burke
of Pittsburgh. legal counsel Of the
ANCpublACdh Ole
Is denounced by F. Scott Mcbride of
the Anti-Saloon League, and a former
prohibition officer in st. Louis now
threatens million-dollar libel suit.
Too bad the late T. r. Is not alive to
say to Mabel, Perfectly bully!" At
any rate, there is ample indication
that her story Is proving tremendously
interesting to the country. and this
observer opines that the lady barrister
takes deep satisfaction in her handi-
work.
No time is being lost in carrying
forward the erection Of the annex"
to the House Office Building on Capitol
Hill, which Congress authorized for
itself last February. The annex" is
to cover two city blocks and will nearly
triple the existing office accommoda-
lions and committee room facilities Of
the lower branch of Congress. Even
though construction goes ahead at top
speed, it will be two years, and per-
hapS three, before the new building
is ready. Its cost viii run around
$4,000, COG. Demolition Of the tempo
rary wartime buildings between the
Capitol and the Union Station Plaza is
progressing rapidly. The new home for
the Supreme Court Is at last approach
ing reality. BY the time another pres
idential Inauguration rolls around, Cap
itol Hill will present greatly enhanced
architectural magnifcence.
Copyright, 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
Popular Imagination Stirred
By Efforts to Save Olympia

Prom the decks of the Olympus" says
the Rock Island Argus. Admiral Dewey
gave the command, You may fire when
you are ready, Gridley.' Such a ship
with such associations should not be
strapped. It should be pre-
served as long as its component parts
will hold together at some port-Phila-
delphia, perhaps, or New York. Too
many of our ships with precious and
inspiring associations have been junked."
Linking the Olympia with the Oregon.
the Columbus Ohio State Journal holds
that lit is worth great deal to a nation
to have the hearts of the people stirred
as these ships stirred them"
There is need for an Oliver Wendell
Holmes" in the opinion Of the San
Antonio Evening News. Ito write a stir
ring ode to save another Old IronsideS.'
To be sure. other historic vessels have
been lost or have gone to the junkman.
But let us save what battle relics we
have" The Birmingham News advises,
The circumstances are direct appeal
to sentiment and to the traditional in
the heart of every proud American"
The Grand Rapids Press suggests that
IF the Olympia is to be preserved, the
probable best location for tying 1t up
would be in the Philippines"
Reviewing the attempts to save the
Constitution, the New York Sun, how.
ever, concludes: Under the circum-
stances it might be good idea for those
DESTROYS Of saving the Olympia to wait
until the Constitution is out of danger.
If sentiment must be served in this
material way. it should at least be
served chronologically."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21

psychologist Pavlov. who will contribute
to the proceedings his most recent work
on the mechanistic basis of the activ-
,ty Of the cerebral hemispheres, which
may stand out to future generations as
the most significant scientific advance
Of the present generation. Already 1t
has resulted In clearing away much
mystery and superstition concerning the
phenomena of mind-and Pavlov has
done little more than point the way to
those who will come after him. But he
has furnished rational explanation
or rather the possibility Of q rational
explanation-of such matters as char
acter and temperament.
The field of the psychologist extends
all the way from the wriggling Of an
earthworm to the composition Of
sonata. It is not surprising that at is
impossible for any single human being
to be familiar with all its branches"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21

its veterans association, was q resident
of this city at the time Of his death
several years ago. He had served two
tours of duty as adjutant general Of
the District of Columbia Militia and
was regarded as bona fide Washing
tonian. The division association, at
memorial services Sunday, paid tribute
to his memory by placing a wreath on
the massive stone erected, year ago,
over his grave in Arlington, and also a
wreath on the tomb Of another COM
rade, the Unknown Soldier. At the
opening business session yesterday, Dis
trict Commissioner Taliaferro paid
eloquent tribute to the division and
its achievements.
Washington, the National Capital, is
glad to welcome to its midst, for the
first time, the members of a division
that always moved forward" It hopes
they will come again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
Welcome to the "Eightieth"!

For the first time Washington well
comes to the heart of the Nation for
mer soldiers Of the 8Oth (Blue Ridge)
Division, assembled here for their tenth
annual reunion.
Other fighting divisions of the World
War have held reunions in Washington,
and the National Capital has greeted
them with pride. It is particularly
pleased to hold out its arms in well
come, for the first time, to the members,
their relatives and friends, of the S0th
Division Veterans Association. The
8oth was an outstanding division of the
draft. 1t was not "a Regular Army. di-
vision" nor "a National Guard divi-
sion" It was division of young Amer
leans, drafted from the farms of Vir-
GINA, the mines of West Virginia and
the steel mills of Western Pennsylvania.
Yet this division is credited with serv-
ing Gin the line" as often as any divi-
sion of the A. e. F., was Gin the line
when the armistice was signed and ade-
ouately lived up to its motto, THE
Eightieth Division always moves for
ward"
The late Erig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett,
L. S. A., who commanded with con-
sr.cucus gallantry and ability the 16oth
infantry E-Izade Ct the GothtDivision
se-,s. t-----n i.1-77i I Of tlac division and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKlN.

| u A.
A. It was originally the design Of q
man named John Rose, well known
English potter. Later the name was
changed from the Rose pattern to the
Indian tree pattern.
O. Are American children Of today as
tan as they were generation ago?-
A. The Public Health Service says
that, as a whole, American children Of
today are probably little taller than
children OF the same age were one gen.
Grafton back because Of improved sani-
tary conditions and health habits.
@. Has straight flush always beaten
four aceS?-T. T.
A. The earliest editions of Hoyle which
include this game state that a straight
flush is a better hand than four aces
The ranking of the hands is arranged
according to the probability Of holding
the combinations. The odds against
holding straight flush are 64,999 to !.
The odds against four aces are 4.164 to /.
O. How does the number of mercan-
tile firms in the United States now
compare with the number at the time
of the Civil WARP. A.
A. r. @. Dun & Co. says that In 1866
there were about 100000 firms In bust
ness. The number has increased each
year, with the exception of a few years
of trade depression, until in 1921 1t was
1929, 304.
O. What is the difference between ale
and beer?-W. T. K.
A. Ale seems to have been the gen.
eral name in England for malt liquor
before the use of hops was introduced
from Germany in 1924. Thereafter the
English equivalent, beer, was used for
German bier made from hops. Nova
days ale signifies kind Of top ferImen-
tation beer containing more or less hops
and high percentage of alcohol.
@. What French liner has drug store
aboard and also a physician who spe-
cializes in the relief of seasickness?-
P. S. M.
A. The chief surgeon Of the he de
France, DR.. Joseph Bohec, is widely
known as a specialist in seasickness.
He won the Blache prize for the most
useful discovery and the best work in
medical therapeutics done by French
navy or merchant physician by his
treatise on NAL de Mer." The he de
France carries flrst-class drug store.
@. Is tennis game that Is popular
In many countries? w. o. G.
A. 1t is sufficiently popular In Is
countries to be entered in internation-
al competitions.
Q. How long is the James River
Bridge and what did it cost?-R. H.
A. It is 5l2 miles long and cost
100000.
@. Who Is called the Father Of Tree
Surgery?-A. F. G.
A. The late John Davey Is thus des-
ignated. This Kent, Ohio, horticulture
list, who died in 1928, advanced and
proved the theory that trees that had
been injured or had become diseased
could be treated or operated upon and
saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
Growth of Physiology.

Understanding of the extremely COM
plicated phenomenon of life is proceed
ing apace. Notable contributions, both
theoretical and practical, may be ex-
pected from the deliberations Of the
1000 delegates to the World Physio-
logical Congress in session at Harvard
University this week.
AS yet science hardly has scratched
the surface of the subject. But Prof.
August Krogh of the University of
Copenhagen, former Nobel prize win
ner, in addressing the opening meeting
of the congress. declared that "it is i'm
possible for any single human being to
be familiar with physiology in all its
branches"
The laboratories of the world have
been active during the past two decades.
Information has piled up faster than
appreciation of its significance. It is
not unlikely that work already in ex-
istence contains clues Of revolutionary
import concerning the essential nature
of life itself-waiting for the proper
correlation and Interpretation. Some Of
the most striking advances in human
knowledge in the future must be ex-
pected in this field.
Physiology is concerned with the
mechanism of life itself and all its
manifestations. It declines to beg the
question, but proceeds relentlessly to
tear away the curtain of mysticism
which SO long has obscured many Of
the reactions to its environment of mat
ter in the living state. There is little
likelihood that it can proceed indefinite
ly. Probably there always viii remain
an element of mysticism in certain
aspects of the subject. But the end is
not yet in sight, and is not apt to be
for centuries to come.
Perhaps the most distinguished dele
gate at the congress is the Russian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

It Is too much trouble" Simple rhythm,
with q bit Of melody, and o few bar
barrie harmonies. satisfy him in the
music line.
A great symphony leaves him cold,
as the saying Is. He wonders what
| 1t is all about" and rather feels that
those who seem to know are putting
| it on" for his benefit. The better and
| best music Is too complicated for him
to understand" Always ne wants to
understand music, rather than to listen
to 1t.
|. The drama is no less a fertile field Of
| misery for the highbrow whose life is
cast among lowbrows. Here he finds
Shakespeare let severely alone. The
i purple pages" OF the great poet cast
no glamour. and he who is able to find
them is just little odd, If not entirely
queer.
The motion picture, with It's swift ap-
peal to the emotions, is swallowed
whole, bad points with good points, and
others must accept It In similar literal
fashion or be regarded with grave sus-
picion. Why, didn't that last film cost
million dollars to make?
1t Is not alone in regard to the arts,
however, that the highbrow is Ill at
ease. The mass effects of Standardized
ton Of the American mind bear heavily
down upon him. He finds that his
| lowbrow friends believe almost all that
they read, or hear, or are told, so long
as 1t comedies with the great mass
trends Of public thinking.
Any attempt on his part to think for
himself is regarded as visionary"
(Twenty years ago he would have been
means little any more.) He finds that
high living and straight thinking are
held to be little better than putting
on airs"
The best protection of the highbrow
among lowbrows is that which comes
from his own personality. II he sticks
| firmly to his own conviction and pref
erences he will And in the long run
that others respect him for 1t.
Often the lowbrows will admit.
among themselves, that he has good
taste, although the chances are that
they will never tell him as much. one
or two of them may 90 so far as to envy
him his happiness with his great ac-
quaintances.
They call him "finicky," when the
truth is that he appreciates the small
niceties of life and living which 90 to-
gether to make UP civilization. Outside
civilization there is another code, and in
us workings man may stumble across
greater misery, but it is questionable
whether he will meet larger amount of
ordinary, everyday sorrow than is the
lot of the honest highbrow among low
brows In civilization.
His only salvation is to present a
solid front to the attacks made against
him. These mass aggressions often will
cause him to wonder. to believe that he
would be happier II he gave in and be-
came as those around him.
His fate is otherwise. He Is as he Is,
just as they are as they are. Their
happiness consists largely in being
themselves, his must consist entirely OF
being himself. His last sadness is that
he cannot find his likes, although he
knows them to exist. Often when he
meets them, he does not care for them,
and goes back sadly to his old play
mates, making the best Of their hon.
esty and Observation-Disclosures, estimable
qualities, after all, in the business of
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
Police Head Puts Two
Horns on Family Car

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Police Commissioner Pierce Of Los
Angeles seems to have started some
thing by fitting his automobile with two
horns, one for himself and one for his
wife.
If this were only a device to co-ordi-
nate the man at the wheel with the
back seat driver, it would be important
enough But it strikes us as having the
germ of even. a larger. idea. We look
to see it taken up by police officials
everywhere, especially for application to
sirens.
We have long felt that sirens are too
sparingly used, but with only one siren
to car too much should not be ex-
pected. Commissioner Pierce, however,
gives the cue. Let every sirenized car
be equipped not merely with a siren
each for the driver and his wife, but
with q siren for each Of the children
and the dog.
This would give every member of the
family something to play with and
would fill up those occasional moments.
so annoying to the public, when there
are no sirens sounding to soothe the
savage breast. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
Frankly Admits Life
Secrets UnsOlved
From the Toledo Blade.

From the Toledo Blade.
Addressing 5000 physicians attend
ing the convention of the American
Medical Association In Portland, Greg,
DR.. Morris FiShbein, eminent physician
professor Of medicine, editor and au-
thor, made this confession:
"The mysterious secret Of life, that
unknown living force which causes man
to survive for three score years and ten,
more or less, has been the object of
intensive search from almost the be-
ginning of time.
Throughout the ages men have
craved and sought some miracle that
would aid them in living beyond the
allotted span, always searching for some
elixir OF life that would afford them
years eternal.
Despite all this, and despite the ad-
vance in knowledge and improvement
in facilities for experiment, we are no
nearer the coveted prize than mans
earliest ancestor"
This frank admission that the life
secret is inscrutable is In no wise dis
creditable. Rather 1t emphasizes the
stark honesty of leaders in the medical
profession in contrast with the prepos-
ferrous claims Of quacks. It inspires
greater confidence in reputable doctors.
Though they have failed to fathom
the depths of profound mystery and
are unable to iengthen greatly the span
Of human life, they have been making
life cleaner, stronger and more worth
while for uncounted millions since
Moses began the practice Of preventive
medicine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
u. S. Power Held Due
To Political Unity
From the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal.
The world power of the United States
today is usually ascribed to economic
conditions, many of which have de-
veloped since the Great War, or to
natural resources, physical advantages
and fortunate geographic situation.
But Norman Angel, writing in the
London Spectator, advances different
reason. The supremacy of the United
States he attributes primarily to q po-
litical pact, which has given rise to an
economic order. Thus:
THE States have political unity; Eu-
rope has not. If the course of historic
cal development in North America had
been more like that in South America.
so that English-speaking America had
been as much divided as Spanish
speaking America; If. In what is now
the United States, there existed not one
nation but a dozen rival nations-we
should not be talking about American
power and its dominance in the world.
North America would figure for very
little more in such terms than does
South America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21

The fate Of the highbrow among
1owbrows Is the worst In civilization.
Often 1t may occur right in ones own
family.
To be q highbrow among high
brows Is one thing, and to be q low
brow among lowbrows is another, but
to be q highbrow among lowbrows Is
something else again.
Note that these terms are given their
everyday meanings in a general sense,
"highbrow" denotipg one who is
studious by nature, "lowbrow" one who
Is not.
If one chose to carry the definitions
further he could run into more con-
troversy than Prof. Rogers aroused
when he advised young men to be snobs
Every one, however, has q pretty
just as he has a plain conception of
"lowbrow." 1t Is when one at
tempts to work out the idea to details
that he runs into trouble
We propose to go up no such blind
alley. We know what highbrow is,
how he acts. how he thinks. and Sc
does every reader. We know, too, as
does every reader, Just what low
brow is, how he thinks, how he acts.
1t will be possible to discuss these
two groups without attempting ex-
IldubUlNC uCAAilCAOLlC, WLBCII "OulO CCANC
only to befog the issue, which is simply
that of the misery entailed upon a
highbrow among lowbrows.
4 + X \
It Is quiet sort Of misery, Of course.
Perhaps there is no physical pain to
it when every one around one ignores
the books which one loves.
Time, which heals everything, soon
builds up toughened mental fiber, a
sort of calloused intellectual epidermis,
which serves to withstand the Bullets
of indifference.
It is the indifference Of others which
hurts. Every one has right to think
as he pleases. to like what he pleases,
but the dyed-in-thc-wool highbrow
cannot understand how others can
scorn what he likes.
He finds the great books, for instance.
of such supreme merit that he could
not overlook them II he would. He is
not unaware of the fact that his own
bent, or disposition, presupposes him in
their favor
Their quality, however, is so appar-
ent to him. so overwhelming, that he
cannot understand how others who can
read at all fail to be attracted by them.
He appreciates TIE decency Of the
lowbrows, who do not openly criticize
him for liking what he does like. A
lowbrow Is not at all what he is pic
tured. in many cases.
Often his respect for great literature
is painful in the extreme. II he would
cry it down, in boorish fashion, he
would be easier to bear.
Instead of speaking against the book
or books, he fails to make any comment
at all He SneakS Of the latest "m0vie +"
or comparative cost Of tires.
One feels as If these things really
amounted to something, whereas the
book one loves is not to be seriously
considered in polite society. This is
the way he feels, of course, II he per-
mits others to impress themselves too
wildly upon him.
1t Is the same In relation to music.
Here is an art more intangible than
literature, one which demands either
more intuitive appreciation or greater
study, or both. The lowbrow Will not
care for 1t, either because he has no
appreciation or will not build it up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21

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
Frederick j. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, %. G.
@. What cities have the largest air
ports in the United States?-D. E. M.
A. The four largest in the United
States are located at Oakland, Calf. !;
Ell Paso. Tex; Houston, Tex, and Co
lumbus, Ohio.
@. In what States of the Union are
oranges grown?-W. M.
A. Oranges are raised in the south
ern part of California, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana
and Texas. They are too delicate to
grow farther north than the 32d par
allel.
Q. Do swallows carry bedbugs?-J. w.
A. Swallows do not carry bedbugs.
However, they have their own parasites,
which resemble bedbugs.
9, When was the woolworth Building
built?-H. H.
A. The foundations Of the woolworth
Building we're laid on November IS,
1911, and the tower was completed in
July, 1912. The estimated cost Of the
building was $l2,00o,0o0.
Q. Please give some information
about Valdez, Alaska.-E. H.
A. Valdez, Alaska, Is town on Prince
william Sound. 1t is the most north
erly port open during the Winter and
is on the great interior Alaskan stage
route. The junction of the cable and
land lines is made here. 1t has pop
ulation of 500.
@. Is 1t true that land cannot be
bought in the city of BALTIMORE
p. C. W..
A. Land in the city Of Baltimore is
owned by the city. One may own a
house, but must pay rent on the ground.
@. Why was the type of architecture
termed Gothic given that name?-C. r.
A. Originally the term was applied in
contempt by adherents of the classical
school which accepted the Romanesque
style. They considered the pointed
arch barbarous and grotesque, therefore
Gothic. 1t soon made a place for it
self and was widely employed through
out Europe in the construction of ca
thedrals, churches and abbeys.
@. Were annuities known before life
insurance was issued?-M. B.
A. Annuities are much older. Pos
sibly they were known to the AsSyrians
and Babylonians The first record of
an annuity Is in Rome in 40 BIC.
@. When was the first organization to
promote peace started?-T. H.
A. william Allen and Joseph Price
organized peace society in London In
1916, ard the first peace society on the
European continent was established in
Geneva in 1880.
@. Who designed the Indian tree pat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Pleasures Of Hope.
The katydid Is singing strong,
With promising so gay,
That Autumn soon must bring along
The brisk and frosty day.
And presently an end We'll see
To sorrow and unrest,
And LIES great pleasure seems to BIZ
Just hoping for the best!
Well have the mechanisms tanned,
Along with the thermom;
The motors will no more be blamed
While hurrying to or from.
Well look for Santa Claus and snow
Still with a youthful zest-
The greatest pleasure that we know
Is hoping for the best!