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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

ment of a committee, which within a
year formed the Chamber OF Commerce
of the United States-now q vast
phalanx of more than 1900 otganiza-
ton members and nearly 100000 bust
ness firms and individuals.
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William Jennings Bryan lived to see
any number of his so-called "isms"
translated into the law OF the land
among them, prohibition, woman suf-
rage. primary elections, popular choice
OF United States Senators ct al Now
comes a Bryanite, and deposes to this
observer that President Hoover has
stolen a leaf out of the late Peerless
Ones" political notebook. Some 20
years ago" this informant states, when
Bryan was advocating the guaranteeing
OF bank deposits. publicity for campaign
funds and the publication of an ON
clal Federal gazette. he also advocated
publishing the names of sponsors and
lndorSers OF Federal judicial appolntees.
lt does not appear that he succeeded
III getting Mr. Wilson to do so, but MIR.
Hoover has adopted the plan"
Although Brig. Gen. Frank r. Mccoy.
Y. 3. A., seems to be on the inside
track Tor the governor general of the
philippines, he is said to have a worthy
rival in the person OF Maj. Gen. Doug
las Macarthur. now commanding the
Philippines department of the Army
Macarthur, who is the youngest officer
of his rank in our military establish
ment, Is credited with lofty ambitions,
Close friends quote him as having his
eye on nothing less than the White
House-eight years hence. The way
they dope it out is that Gen. MacAr-
thur thinks he could mount into a
cabinet portfolio-State or War-after
brilliant career In the governor gen.
erals palace at Manila and then
make" the presidency. Evidently he
has adopted William Howard Taft as
his model Mrs. Macarthur Is well re-
membered as the belle Of Washington
four or five years ago when she was
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks.
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Midspring visitors to the White
House offices from now on will be par
doned If they think it's a branch of
the Navy, for the police sergeants on
duty there have just been put in new
uniforms. The main change is the
roll-down collar, double breasted tunic.
which takes the place Of the old-type
coat buttoned tight around the neck.
Sergt. Clarence Dalrymple, with six
service stripes representing 80 years of
duty at the White House and Sergt.
Ernest Seaman. with stripes betoken-
ing quarter of century Of service,
can now easily be mistaken for admit
rails. It's these obliging and tactful
bluecoats whom the Nations hand
shakers must pass before gaining the
presence. Probably several
million Of them have done so in the
course Of time.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

Often when one confesses not having
read some new book a kind friend will
cry, in plying accents. why. you have
missed one OF the best books of recent
years!"
Then one Is fortunate If he happens
to have the sort of temperament which
revels in missing the best books, or what
some call the best books. or even what
the general public calls the best books.
No doubt some of them are the best
books. But what of 1t? 1t is literally
not possible for any one reader TO mat
ter how much of a bookworm he is, to
do more than touch the so-called high
spots
There are so many new books. and
each one of them so great-according
to the puhlisher--that there isn't a
chance for the perspiring reader to get
caught up on last years books, let alone
the swarm which is current.
DR.. Samuel Johnson discussed this
matter. and came to the conclusion that
the thing was wild goose chase. You
will find it in James Boswell's account
1t was q wild goose chase in 100, and 1t
Is wild goose chase now.
In the first place nobody knows which
are the true best books" Even the
self constituted book selection commit
tees. which specialize in this sort of
thing, never pick the same titles.
If reader happens to belong to one
book club, he Is advised to read so-and-
so. and If he is a member of another
he is told that the best bet" of the
month is thus-andthus.
At his favorite book store he will find
any number of extras. depending upon
the interest of the book clerk and the
ability Of the department buyer. Have
you read this, and this, and this? Each
one Is wonderful, how are you to know
which is the most wonderful?
Some readers bent on keeping up with
the new books specialize on well known
writer's Thus one is always safe select
ing novel by Galsworthy. Even the
name of that eminent writer to the
foreword Of somebody elSe's book is
enough to make 1t successful.
This method Of keeping up with the
latest books is eminently safe and sane.
1t permits one to talk fiuently in COM
pany. with the certainty that at least
few will have read the same book
What is the good Of having read a new
book il none of your friends has read
it?
This seems to be the real cry of the
book ambitious What Is the good of
having read a new book if none of your
friends has read it?" They want to
talk, not read, or, at least, TO talk after
they have read.
\
Every one knows the same feeling
and need in relation TO the drama. Halt
the fun in seeing new show is to be
able to discuss it with your friends
atterward. Not Just a one-sided con-
versation, in which you do all the tell
ing. but a real talk, In which one will
recall one incident. the other another,
with mutual enjoyment and under
standing.
Living over past sporting events in
conversation helps account for their
popularity. If human beings were for
hidden to talk about the game after
ward base ball would be wiped out Of
existence in no time.
II one may judge from morning-after
discussions of wild parties" of the
night before, at least hree-fourths Of
the real enjoyment Of such affairs lies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Abolition of Tea Tax by Britain
ROuses Memories of u. s. Past

Abolition Of the British tax on tea
causes Americans to fiutter the pages
OF history with q reminiscent smile. al
though at the same time the striking
of this item from the governments bud
get is appreciated as an@ astute and
timely political stroke in the midst Of q
campaign.
1.-THE British ministry announces the
abolition of the tax on tea just 15e
years too late" remarks the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Had the action been
taken before December Is, t773, there
never would have been a Boston tea
party, and think what q difference
that might have made in history"
THE destinies of the British people
seem to revolve more or less around
the tax on tea" says the Yakima Repub-
lie. "a little difference over that ques-
ton during the reign of George III led
to consequences seemingly not of major
importance at the time, but of great
magnitude in the course of world events
later. Had that tea tax not been i'm
posed this entire country might well
have remained under the British crown
to this day and we might be singing
God Save the King instead Of The
Star Spangled Banner"
But that's all over now" the Co
lumbus (Ohio) Dispatch observes. land
these united Colonies, who settled the
tea tax question in their own way some
150-odd years ago, congratulate their
cousins across the sea on their victory
for human liberties" somewhat de-
layed victory, as the Boston Evening
Transcript points out: "England-so
the sarcastic Yankee patriot may re-
mark-haS now progressed as far as
the year 1773. She abolishes the tea
tax 1855 years after Boston abolished it."
Referring to the fact that winston
Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer.
who made the announcement, Is half
American" the New York Evening
World says: ITO Americans the most
interesting feature of the repeal Of the
tax on tea is that 1t Is brought about
by q representative of the nation which
furnished the men, In Indian disguise,
who once dumped tea In Boston Harbor
because Of q tea tax. 1t is an American
gesture"
The incident causes the New York
Evening Post to indulge In some his
torical citations: Used as o beverage
by the Chinese since the sixth century.
known to the Portuguese as early as
the sixteenth, introduced to Europe by
the Dutch in the early seventeenth. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
The Repara tions Conference,

! Without undue pessimism over the
, cabied reports from Berlin and Paris. il
/ cannot but be admitted that the worlds
| high hopes for the early discovery of
an equsble and final solution Of the rep
alations problem are in grave danger
OF not being realized as the outcome of
the current conversations. And without
, undue precipitsncy in Judgment, 1t nav
already be asserted that the worlds dis
appointment in this prospect will in
| evitably be attended by a condemnation
of the German stiff -necked insistence
upon their own estimates as to their
ability to pay.
The committee Of experts has pa
tiently and sympathetically heard those
estimates. The very essence of the
present conference is the fact that no
one can effectively argue that German
opinion in a matter of such intensely
personal interest should be final. It
was In view Of this fact that the ex-
perts entered upon their study Of the
lcng-sustained economic debate between
Germany and the nations to whom Ger
many is in debt And If it be true. as
all are apparently agreed, that eco
nomic, political and financial stability
in Europe hangs upon compromise
between the conflicting claims of debtor
and creditors, Germany assumes re-
sponsibility for which she will be held
to account in refusing to acquiesce in
fundamental of any arbitration. That
fundamental is that Judgment as to the
merits of the case presented by either
of the directly interested parties shall
be left to third less directly interested
arbitrator.
1t is quite true that the current con-
versations in Paris do not actually take
the shape of an arbitration. But, in
essence, II there has been any basis for
the hope for their successful outcome
they must have been SO regarded by
the participants. The composing of
radical differences OF opinion as to how
many millions of dollars Germany can
pay annually to nations who feel that
they can never be adequately compen-
stated by the nation they believe to have
plunged them into their present diff
culties. could only he SO achieved.
II the conference ends without def
mite accomplishment, 1t is difficult to
see wherein Germany would have done
aught save injure both her standing
and her interests. Her creditors would
have no recourse save to fall back upon
the original Dawes plan, relief from
the terms Of which Germany has in
sisted is imperative. 1t is In this fact
and In the consciousness that DR..
Schachts "ultimatum" may prove in
the end to have been only another of
those diplomatic gestures called by non
diplomats bluffs that hope for a last
minute patching up Of the Paris con-
ference must lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Daylight Saving Held
Best for Majority

From the Newark Evening News.
Again great numbers of people in
this country 60 on daylight saving time
by putting the clock ahead one hour.
FIRST made a national war regulation
in 1918, after peace came 1t was con-
tinued in many sections of the land by
State laws or local ordinances, until
today something like $4,000 600 of the
country's population accept it as a reg
ular Summer visitor Hereabouts it viii
continue until 2 am, September 20.
There are many persons, especially in
the agricultural counties, who oppose
daylight saving and whose opposition Is
continuous despite repeated setbacks
They have valid reasons, too. But the
majority Of city and suburban residents
favor 1t for the opportunity 1t affords
for longer enjoyment of the evening
hours. transportation companies have
solved the problem in various ways, none
difficult in practice. Mothers OF young
children complain 1t Ia hard to get the
youngsters to bed on Winter schedule,
but Summer has followed Summer with
out serious results.
AS an astronomical problem 1t Is no
more arbitrary In solution than the
standard times for the four main subdi-
visions Of the United States, accepted
without question for many years. on
the whole. daylight saving has proved
itself to be for the haeeatest good Of the
greatest number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Risky Riding.

SO ubiquitous has become the motor
ear and its attendant traffic problems
that sometimes the very existence OF
the horse is almost forgotten. He is
still with us, however; is still ridden
enthusiastically here in the District,
and in connection with his utilization
there has arisen a serious problem, re-
ports of which are beginning to come
to attention. Briefly, this disagree
able and entirely remediable situation
has to do with the treatment of eques-
TRANS In Rock Greek and other parks.
Juveniles are the culprits. At this
season Of the year the parks swarm
with them. Nest of them have never
been on a horse and fail entirely 20
appreciate the fact that, no matter how
gentle by nature or how well trained,
he is the possessor Of nerves, Of emo
lions and of reflexes which often run
away with him and make him In turn
run away with his rider. 1t is great
lark to some Of these youngsters to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

| throw q glistening new ball just in
front of horses nose or to shy clod
of earth at him or to let out a sudden
yell virtually in his ear. That the re-
suits of these performances have so far
not been more serious speaks we'll for
the equestrian ability of the young peo-
pie of Washington and for the care
and vigilance exercised by riding teach
ers.
Often one OF the latter will have In
charge dozen or more children, some
of them of tender years Suddenly
steed Is out of control or having a nerv-
Gus spa5m. On investigation the cause
is found to be some lad, ignorant or
worse, who had deliberately frightened
the animal and thereby risked its
riders neck. To permit such stu
alton to continue is fair neither to the
teacher. the rider nor the well mean
Ing steed, all of whom are sticking as
much as possible to the bride paths
and Winding their own business. Re-
ports as to the increasing frequency of
these occurrences have reached parents
and are causing them iustifiable anxiety.
Once it vas habit to fling missiles at a
motor car and TO chant cheerfully.
Get horsel" Now the shoe is on the
other foot and the equine, perhaps be-
cause of his very novelty to certain eyes.
commands an undue attention which is
and dangerously ex-
pressed. The sooner the park authorities
devote a little intense application to
THIS problem the better for all con-
ceTned. Deliberately startling a val
liable horse bearing a precious human
freight is highly serious risdemeanor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Child Health Dav.

without comfortable complacency II
may BE- said that Washingtcn's cbserv-
ance OF May l as Child Health Day each
year becomes more gratifying by rea-
son OF the fact that renewed activity
and interest on the part of the many
agencies contributing to child welfare
an enlightened attitude toward the
problem Of safeguarding the health of
children and the general betterment of
living conditions have made every 6ay
OF every year child health day. But
the observance OF this one day in the
calendar can we'll be made the occasion
for directing and renewing public atten-
ton to that thought expressed in Presi-
dent Hoover's proclamation that "the
march forward of our country must be
upon the feet OF children" These feet
must be sturdy and strong, trained and
ready to negotiate the rough and
treacherous places that lie along the
line of march.
This day may also be used as a point
from which one may look back over
what has been accomplished and for
ward to what remains to be done. In
the flve-year period from 1901 to 1905
the death rate among children in the
District was two hundred and sixteen
per thousand: from 1906 to 1910, one
hundred and eighty-one: from 1911 to
1915, one hundred and nineteen, and in
the last four years the trend downward
is indicated as follows: 1925. S73:
1926. 845; 1927. 66.s. and 1928,
64.5. And while the rate continues
downward there is comfort in the
thought that no irreducible minimum
in infant mortality has ever been es-
tablished. 1t is always possible to ex-
tend the goal from year TO year: always
possible to believe that the next twelve
months will witness more children of
every thousand born alive and well than
in the preceding twelve months.
To those agencies such as the organi-
cations which coordinate their actiV-
ties under the Council of Social Agen-
cies, to the physicians of the city, the
Health Department, the school authori-
ties and the interested bureaus of the
Federal Government goes the greater
part of credit for the successful and
unceasing campaign to protect. the lives
and better the health of children. The
establishment of prenatal clinics, the
education Of mothers in caring for the
health of their children and the un-
ceasing vigilance exercised by the au-
thorities and volunteer workers sys-
tematically to examine children and
care for the youthful victims of dis
ease have all contributed to the reduc-
ton of infant mortality, together with
such factors as better homes. better
milk and water supply, greater purity
in food and more improvement in sani-
tary conditions. The acme Of perfec-
ton in extending such sound princi-
piles is yet to be reached. 1t may never
be reached. But the right road to fol-
low has been plainly marked. Upon the
zeal and generosity with which the COM
munity supports those constantly en-
gagged in widening and smoothing this
road depends the rapidity of our APP
proach toward a goal which is IS yet
only beginning to show over the horizon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

which has not either an airport in OPP
Grafton or one under construction.
Probably no testimony taken during
these hearings on the Washington air.
port has so impressed the commission
with the Importance of the job on
which they are engaged and given the
public greater confidence In the future
Of ps enger transportation as the great
opportunity in aviation as the appear
ance CT the worlds most famous air.
man. He spoke with confidence, be-
cause he knows his subject; he inspired
confidence, because the public knows
he knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Lindbergh as Counselor.

The versatile Lindbergh appeared in
a new role at the Capitol yesterday as
counsellor 10 the special joint commits
sion headed by Senator Bingham max
ing an intensive study Of the airport
needs of the National Capital. He made
a profound impression on the COM
mission, demonstrating an exhaustive
knowledge of the minute details Of the
science of aviation.
He gave the commission important
advice. He spoke not only with certain
knowledge of conditions as they now
exist, but as prophet who has studied
out the trend of aviation development
and foresees tremendous opportunities,
with the National Capital as one of the
great aviation depots of the world.
Lindhergh emphasized that two of
the prime considerations in selecting a
site for Washingtons airport are size
and distance from the center of the
city. explaining that the location must
be close enough so that the advantage
in time gained by flying from another
city may not be lost because of delay In
getting from the landing field to the city.
He admitted no disadvantage in having
two airports in Washington, as has been
proposed at the hearings, one on the
water front and the other on higher
ground in the outskirts, pointing out
that undoubtedly Washington will be-
fore long need both. He explained to
the commission that in this country we
have no airports as yet that can be
compared with the principal ones In
Europe. In the same connection. urging
the need for proper airport facilities
here, he stressed the fact that he does
not know of hy large city in the
United States, except the Capital City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

spirit of his artistry and for It's tools as
we'll. That may be true. It looks true.
Yet, the mere reader, the lover of great
literature. will read this man in JOY for
the realism that he secures for even the
most romantic and exotic of his inven-
tons. And "Salammho" is Just that,
the most exotic and romantic OF the
Flaubert novels. Yet 1t IL as vivid In It's
effect as are the other Of this mans
novels, those Of which Madame Bo-
vary" Is the representative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

1t has been the privilege Of CALVIN
Coolidge to elevate the standard Of
American literature in one respect: He
has demonstrated that the highest mag
azine rate may be commanded without
resort TO underworld fiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

Little restriction is placed on tobacco.
A young man is not asked to refrain
from smoking in the ordinary sense OF
the word. He is earnestly advised how
ever, to avoid the smoke screen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

Youth was once advised to "go West
and grow up with the country" Now
the young man or woman goes to Los
Angeles and tries to grow up with the
movies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

found its way to England about 1850.
Taxation followed swiftly upon teas
first arrival, although for long time it
remained a curiosity"
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle finds II a
curious reflection that Britain herself
has meekly borne such taxation and
has not had free tea for 800 years"
AS the Atlanta Journal says now: "Staid
Britishers are aghast! They cannot re-
member. they cannot find in history
any time when tea was not taxed. It
has always been, in the eyes Of the
government financiers. an ideal tax. FOR
It Is clear, totally unincumbered profit"
The jackson Citizen Patriot notes in
this connection that 1.-The Liberals and
Laborites are indignant that a tax with
such a historical background should be
eliminated, and the Jersey City Jour-
nal suggests that tea tax in England
To-Day may become as hot a subject of
debate as 1t was with the colonists be-
fore the Revolution" The Savannah
Morning News asks, Won't 1t be some
thing amusing If the lifting of the tea
tax wins for Churchill's party, Just as
that same sort of tax helped to stir up
the patriotism OF Americans in pre-
Revolutionary days.
"A coffee-drinking Nation like ours
cheapening of the price of teal means
IN country where tea enters the din
ing room In the morning and the Office
IN the afternoon" says the New York
sun, while the Utica Observer DISPATCH
points out that no single item OF re-
lief In the cost of living could affect
more individuals in that country" The
Ottawa Journal declares that tea is as
much part of England as cricket. or
rugby. or well kept hedges. The miner
ana the cotton worker drink as much
tea as the Tory squire. but while the
aooiltion OF the duties may not mean
mucn IN the country house." the Cana
dian paper adds. 1T means a great deal
In the miners cottage, ana IL is in the
miners cottage that Mr.. Baldwin must
get votes"
On the question of the vote-eettinp
Importance Of the governments. an.
nouncement, the Kalamazoo Gazette
observes that every public man In the
United States knows that tax reduction
on the eve OF q congressional election
y nearly always good politics from the
standpoint OF the incumbent regime. It
Is particularly effective II the tax re-
duced Is one which has been collected
from the great mass of the people.
Englands duty on tea falls within this
classification" continues that paper.
The British take their tea SERIOUSLY
and Its sudden injection into the cam
paign shows that 1t promises to be a
mainstay in the race" says the Hart
ford Daily Times, as 1t notes that the
British voters will have to choose be-
tween cheaper tea for all or promised
road work for many unemployed"
The Springfield Daily Republican
cans the abolition Of the tax "the ardent
Irritation with the 'fiapper vote over
the tea cups" The Cincinnati Times
Star credits the government with play-
ing "shrewd politics" while the SPRING.
Held (Ohio) Sun, looking at the matter
from another angle, that Of the soivency
OF the British Empire, says, Removal
81 the tea tax 10 healthy sign"