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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
The Two Elements.

The work of the Presidents National
Commission on Law Observance and
Enforcement begins with the good will
of the better citizens Of the entire coun-
try, but one wonders what the less well
inclined citizens think about it.
Is there such thing as organized
crime" in this country, or is that only
another one of the many picturesque
phrases which assail the American
mindP Perhaps this will be gone into
by the commission.
If there Is such criminal organiza-
ton, it is not likely that it is permit
ting the National Commission on Law
Enforcement to get to work without
making It's own plans
Stranger things might happen than
secret convention of the crooked ele-
ments of the country, in order to select
a counter-commission to oppose what
the Presidents commission shall do.
This is an age of cooperation, and
what is sauce for the goose is sauce
! for the gander, too. Great business
| men have shown the practicability OF
| men who think the same way getting
together annually to talk things over. A."
Such meetings are held in the day.
light, but it is to be feared that a
similar convention of criminal elements
would be simply gathering in back
room somewhere.
The Presidents commission brings q
stir of faith to, millions of hearts and
minds Xhieh ha!sys IN lay and oEasE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
Newton at White House
Known as LiaisOn Officer

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Walter H. Newton, the Chief Exec
utive's third secretary, will be a liaiso1
officer, a go-between, a contact man for
the President and executive depart
ments. In this capacity he is certain to
become the private information bureau
for the White House on what has been
done. what is being done and what s. Is
planned to do In each cabinet members
particular branch Of the Government.
Naturally, a man in such a position
as that created for Mr.. Newton should
be able to relieve the President of a
great deal of personal attention to de-
tail In a measure he should become
the Presidents alter ego. Heads Of Ger
tain independent agencies like the Ship
ping Board and Veterans Bureau have
in the past made their reports person.
ally to the President. rather than to
Congress. The job Of keeping a finger
on the pulse Of these departments would
be that Of the liaison secretary.
The executive departments make
their reports annually to Congress and
else. However, the President, who ap-
points them, is held responsible, or
theoretically held responsible. by the
third secretary's task probably would
be to keep in touch with what the de-
partments are doing and what they
intend to do. rather than to digest re-
ports OF past performances.
Newton's services may be made most
useful to the President in the work Of
recognizing and realigning the ad-
ministrative machinery Of the Govern
ment-work which Mr.. Hoover has
promised to perform and which he is
highly capable Of performing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

the Chief" knows why, and he isn't
telling.
Representative James L. Whitley,
Republican, of New York, is the author
of a brochure entitled Evolution OF
Knocker." For several years Mr.. Whit
ley, who is Rochester man and lawyer
by profession, says he's taken a stand
in spreading the gospel of boosting VS..
knocking" The preface to his
brochure, which is Allied with epigrarn-
matte philosophy, says: Join the army
of boosters and continue your member.
ship until the hardware stores beat
their hammers into trumpets and their
rip-saws into bass drums. Lend your
aid. so that the monotonouS rappingS
of the knockers of old will be replaced
with the joyous melody OF sound pro-
duced by vast army of boosters"
k*
Andrew Furuseth of Washington and
San Francisco, veteran president OF the
International Seamen's Union, Is at
tending the twelfth conference OF the
League of Nations Labor Bureau at
Geneva this month. The other day he
startled the conference by stating that
between 10000 and $4,000 undesirable
aliens are bootlegged into the United
States annually as "seamen" shipping
out of Bremen, Antwerp, Amsterdam
and Hamburg. Furuseth, youngster
of 70 or whereabouts. spent five or six
days in each of the ports just men
toned, spying out the land for himself
before going to Geneva. Senator Henrik
Shipstead of Minnesots once was asked
whom he considered 1.-The smartest man
in the United States" The Farmer
Labor statesman replied unhesitatingly,
Andy Furuseth" He's been fighting
the seamen's battles for nearly half a
century and is still going strong.
William G. McAdoo has q double on
Capitol Hill-Senor Felix Cordova
Davila, resident commissioner Of Porto
Rico and its accomplished spokesman
on the floor of the House Of Representa-
tiveS. He's not as tall as wv. Co." but
enough like him in the face to be taken
for the Californian's brother. Senior
Davila was reelected last November to
serve another four years in the Amer
lean Congress, having been elected first
! to the Sixty-fifth and came back sue
cessively. He is a lawyer, 81 years old,
and was judge of several Porto Rican
courts.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
A Traffic Bottleneck,

One of the important recommended
tions of the joint committee of the
street and traffic committees of the
Washington Board Of Trade concerns
the removal of the street-car loading
platform in front of the Mayhower
Hotel. This recommendation was made
following a tour of the city yesterday
by members of the committee, Capt.
H. c. Whitehurst, co-ordinator and chief
engineer of the District, and w. C. Har-
land, director of traffic. Immediately
following the tour a meeting was held
and suggestions were made to rid the
city, as far as possible, of traffic bottle
necks on main arteries.
There is no question but that the sit
uation in front of the Mayfiower pre-
sents a problem that should be solved
at the earliest possible moment. Con-
necticut avenue at this point is especial
ly wide, but the width of the thorough
fare merely complexities conditions, in
asmuch as the loading platform, in con-
junction with the heavy traffic at the
entrance, throws what were formerly
two or three lines of traffic into a single
lane, and sometimes causes complete
stop. Taxicabs do rushing business at
the entrance to this hotel, not only
the taxicabs with special parking privi-
leges, but the cabs which cruise con-
tinuously around the block in search
of business. Private cars are also users
of the Connecticut avenue entrance. So
with vehicles of all types either slow
ing down or stopping and the street
car platform narrowing the thorough
fare, one of the worst bottlenecks in
Washington is to be seen.
1t may be an expensive procedure to
remove the platform. 1t is constructed Of
concrete. However expensive it may be, no
delay should be brooked in remedying
this bad situation. 1t will be far cheap
er in the long run to move Washing
tons traffic expeditiously than to put
up with a condition that has no place
in a progressive community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
Flatworm's Ability
To Learn Is Shown
BY E. L. FREE, Phi. d.

The lowly fatworn, popularity famous
for supposed immortality because OF It's
ability to consume its own body IN time
of famine and reduce itself to a tiny
living globule able to regenerate whole
new worm when food is plentiful, is not
too lowly to get an education. BY ex-
periments carried out on marine spe-
cies Of these worms living in Monterey
Bay, in California, and reported through
the Wistar Institute of Philadelphia, H.
Virnet Hovey of the University of Ore
gon has proved not only that the tiny
brain of the f1atworm can learn but
| that It learns in a way which seems
| fundamentally like the way in which
| things are learned by higher animals
and man. FlatWorrns show, Mr.. Hovey
| discovers, ability 70 acquire what psy-
| biologists call conditioned refeXes,"
| like the famous dogs of Prof. Ivan
Paylov, whose mouths learned to water
at the sound of a bell, because that
bell had been sounded Just before sew
eral previous meals. His f1atworns are
characterized, Mr.. Hovey reports, by two
| habits. They tend to move when light
| falls on them. They tend to stop NOV
| ing, on the other hand, whenever they
are touched. BY simultaneously touch
| ing the worms and exposing them to light
Mr.. Hovey succeeded in mixing up these
two impulses in the worms tiny brain,
so that the light-created impulse to
move was overridden or conditioned
by the touch-created impulse to stand
still. Like a naturally skittish horse
carefully trained not to be afraid of
blowing newspapers, these educated
f1atworms learned to stand still under
light ray instead of running away in
what for them is the natural manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
Hats Off to the Horse
And Lovers of Horses
From the Detroit News,

From the Detroit News.
We are glad to note that the horse
show still continues to be one Of the
most popular and brilliant social events
of the season in many sections Of the
country. There always has been and
always will be a very great love for the
horse among all classes of people, and
nowhere Is there any such chance of
expressing the feeling as at an event
like the annual show which was given
at the Michigan State College recently.
There the animal can be seen at his
best; there comes the highest and most
perfect product of careful breeding, and
there more than anywhere else can be
seen his almost human knowledge of
his surroundings and his quick response
to the admiration that he feels is being
lavished upon him on all sides.
It has been truly said that in no
other way could the ancient Greeks
have so perfectly symboliZed poetry, the
highest form of human expression, as
by the winged horse, Pegasus. Combin-
Ing symmetry OF form with fleetness,
strength and endurance. the horse ap-
peals at once to the universal sense OF
beauty and utility.
In both painting and literature the
horse impartS an added charm and
nobility wherever it makes its appear
ance. The picture of Washington
which is indelibly impressed upon the
memory is the one in which Stuart
painted him in company of his snow
white steed. The reader of "Sheridan's
Ride" is thrilled by the imaginary hoof-
beats Of the black war horse, Rienzi
rather than by the figure of Little
Phil" In the race to Cedar Creek.
Since man first subjugated the horse
they have been inseparable in every
field Of effort, in the triumphs of war
and in the arts of peace-until the
automobile came. If their development
has not been co-equal, at least 1t may
be said that the intellectual develop
ment Of man has not been more marvel
Gus than the physical development OF
the horse. Writing Of winner of the
Derby, an eminent English admirer OF
the thoroughbred once said Clean OF
limb. deep-chested, round barreled
broad-faced, intelligent, with dispo-
sition rejecting that of his master and
the spirit of Mercury mirrored in his
eyes, he is the poetry of animal motion
thing of beauty worthy of the admira-
ton and homage of the thousands who
make in his honor festival of beauty
and fashion"
1t is peculiarly appropriate that the
tribute paid 10 the morse on Such ar
occasion as that which drew so many
visitors to East Lansing should be ir
the nature of a society function, "fol
man Ito quote the English panegyrist
of the horse AGAIN. has always associ-
ated the nobility of the horse with his
own aspirations Of gentility. In the
Spanish word 'cabellero,' a horseman,
which Is synonymous with gentleman,
is to be found an etymology which fol
many generations has been recognized
as accurate and appropriate"
We raise our hat not only to the
thoroughbred horse, but to those who
annually celebrate in such high anc
chivalric fashion the inestimable con.
tribution which he has made to the
material and esthetic progress of man
kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

They find it difficult to believe that
crime is organized. In the same sense
that honorable business is organized.
They believe that crime is misled in
dividualism, and that the cooperation
of all the better elements of society to
put down the sporadic manifestations
Of rampant ego gone off on the wrong
tangent, the crooked path to cruelty,
harm and deEth. will not be in vain, but
will result surely in a better America
with the true type of controlled freedom
which this country was founded to
manifest to the world,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

"all out" is said TO attain 26 miles an
hour. At such times 1t is generally De
lieved to derive no small help from It's
wings, used as sails.
@. Does Ringing Bros and Barnuy
& Bailey's Circus give street parader
R. NJ.
A. It has given no street parades
since 1920. The size Of the show anG
weight of the equipment are such that IL
takes the entire time to get ready for
the afternoon performance.
@. Is Knoxville the only city that
has mail boxes on its street cars? Why
is 1t done?-C. r.
A. The editor of the Electric Railway
Journal says that 1t is his belief that
mail boxes on street cars are used In
Des Moines. Iowa, and st. Petersburg.
Fla, as well as in Knoxville. Your
question as to why they are used in
Knoxville probably can be best answered
by saying that their use Is heritage
from bygone days. At one time the
practice was followed in a considerable
number of American cities, although 1t
was never really widespread. Presurr1-
ably the idea was that most cars would
pass some central point where collec-
ton could be made and that mail put
on board the car in outlying sections of
the city would be conveyed rapidly to
the central collection point. AS sub
stitute for pillar boxes, however. the
| street car box Is open to the objection
! that the sender of the letter must wait
for car to come along, whereas he
| can deposit his letter in a pillar box
at any time. AS a facility In addition
to the pillar box, street car mail box
| simply adds to the problem Of mail col
| lection. Moreover, in recent years the
| heavy automobile traffic in the city
streets has complicated the problem Of
| collecting from car mail boxes. At the
same time the development of the auto
mobile has gimplified the problem of
collecting from pillar boxes. Hence. the
discontinuance Of the use of mail boxes
on street cars appears to have been
natural development.
@. What kind of potatoes make the
best potato chips?-M. A.
A. Green Mountain potatoes and
Rural New Workers are considered
among the best varieties for potato
chips.
Q. How should a white boy makeup
to take a negro part In play?-R.
A. The Art Of Makeup says: 'For
a negro makeup do not use black
grease paint or burnt cork; they are
for the minstrel. Use q dark or medium
brown. Do not leave makeup of the
lips in the attempt to make thick lips.
You will have the minstrel effect again.
Cover the lips with the brown and use
false teeth to make them appear heavy.
Do not make the eyebrows heavy"
O. Please give the real names of
John Gilbert, Nancy Carroll, Billie
Dove, Marion Davies, Richard Dix,
Anita Page and Joan Crawford.-M.
v. A.
A. We submit the following list of
motion picture stars, together with
their names: John Gilbert, John
Pringle; Nancy Carroll, Nancy Lahiff:
Billie Dove, Lillian Bohny; Marion
Davies, Marion Douras: Richard Dix,
Ernest Brimmer; Anita Page, Anita
Pomares; Joan Crawford, Lucille LIE
Sueur.
@. Are snakes poisonous to them
Selves?-E. c. G.
A. The Biological Survey says that
snakes have resistance to their own
poison, like all poisonous animals. How
ever, they can be killed by a great
amount of their own poison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
Fort Worth's Record Flight
Is Milestone i'm Air Advance

now set. but without exciting the pro-
found interest which has been mani
tested in this case"
1.-The most pleasing thing about the
whole affair" as observed by the
Houston Chronicle. sis the fact that
neither r. l.. Robbins nor James Kelly
had any important financial backing
when they set out to wing their way
into aerial immortality. They smashed
the record on a shoestring in a rebuilt
monoplane." The Dallas Journal also
sees the event as made all the more
remarkable by the fact that the two
pilots" The Texarkana Gazette de-
scribes the achievement as "a demon
stration Of what individual perserver-
ance and grit can accomplish"
X \ r Il
when the American people fully un-
derstand that there Is no more danger
in flying under proper conditions in a
we'll serviced plane than there is In mo-
toring under proper conditions In a well
serviced automobile" says the Great
Falls Tribune, "a new era Of trans
portation will have been opened, the
ultimate possibilities Of which 1t is diff
f1cult for us at present to conceive"
The San Antonio Express also states
InaC ILllS 1edC PROMISES IuTtneE lnPOI-
tant developments for commercial avia-
ton. which everywhere will benefit by
the Texas pilots achievement" and the
Shreveport Journal feels that 'there Is
no end of the possibilities growing out
of the records established"
The Manchester Union presents the
summary: They have triumphed over
weather conditions. They have shown
the ability of aviators to stand up un-
der the strain Of several days flight. In
all this they have done their part to
convince such doubters as may have
been left to question the possibilities
of covering great distances In heavier
than-air machines"
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commander in chiefs advice and revised
the tariff unlimitedly.
Not long ago Senator Blease, Demo
crat, of South Carolina, announced
that, whatever his own views on prohi-
bttion may be, he consistently votes dry
in the Senate because his State Is
politically dry and he regards himself
bound to respect its sentiments. Sen
ator Blease's views of congressional
representatives obligations coincide
with those of Mrs. Owen.
Senator Borah, Republican Progress
sive of Idaho, than whom the United
States boasts no more astute expert
in constitutional government, is the
political maverick par excellance. Mr..
Borah refuses to recognize the inviola-
biity either of party dicta or State
prejudices. When he last stood for re-
election to the Senate, he told Idahoans
that If they wanted a Senator who
would obey orders-those of the Re
publican party or Of the people of Idaho
on given occasions, they would better
vote for somebody else. If they pre-
ferred a Senator who would yield al
legiance exclusively to his own con-
science and Judgment, from case to
case, Mr.. Borah said he thought he
might measure up to such specifications
He was triumphantly reelected.
After all, does it not get down to this?
Do constituencies send messenger
boys or leaders to Congress? Do they
want the mass mind to prevail. or do
they, theoretically at. least, choose to
represent them at Washington. states
men and stateswomen qualified to point
the way?
Probably the country will continue
for some time to pause for a reply.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

This is a special department devoted
solely to the handling of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
of an extensive organization in Wash
ington to serve you in any capacity that
relates to information. This service is
free. Failure to make use of 1t deprives
you Of benefits to which you are entitled
Your obligation is only 2 cents, in coin
or stamps, inclosed with your inquiry
for direct reply. Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, director. Washington, D. G.
@. What part of the Constitution
bears upon the question Of quizzing
made upon the fioor?-H. 3.
A. According to the Constitution of
the United States, Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall not be questioned in
any other place for any subject Of de-
bate in either House"
@. Why does gasoline wagon carry
chain which drags upon the ground?-
K. K.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that gasoline trucks are equipped with
static electricity on the truck.
@. Has Mount Everest ever been
climbed to the very top?-A. C.
A. Mount Everest has not been sue
cessfully climbed. Three attempts were
made to climb tin 1921 an elevation
of $4,000 feet was reached, in 1922
27,3oo feet and in 1924 $4,000 feet.
@. How many business failures were
there in 1929?-F. M. B.
toll fatl u, a.
States for the year 1923 numbered 49,
842.
@. When was the amnesty proclama-
ton made during the Civil War;
V. L. H.
A. The original amnesty proclamation
at the close of the Civil War was made
by President Lincoln on December 8
1863. Another proclamation bearing on
this was made March 26, 1864.
@. How is Sir Arthur CUTLER
COUGHS last name pronounced2-J. S. A
A. 1t is pronounced as If spelled
"Kootch."
@. Are there more licensed pilots
than there are licensed planes?-R. r. l.
A. There are approximately 5,671
licensed pilots and 1000 licensed air
planes at the present time.
@. What country invented punctua-
TOMB. G.
A. AS early as the fourth century
BIC. Greeks we're beginning to punctu.
ate slightly, but it was in Alexandria
that an organized system Of punctua.
ton was being developed.
@. Are any of the veterans of the
Mexican War still liying?-F. J. w.
A. There are two veterans surviving
Owen Thomas Edgar, Washington, D
c., aged 81, and william F. Buckner
Paris, Mo, aged 1902.
Q. How many children Of school age
are there in China?-F. S.
A 1t is estimated that there are ap-
proximately 100000 children Of schoo
years in China. The new school sys.
tenn, although developing rapidly
reaches only 100000.
@. What is the average weight of ar
ostrich, and how fast can it travel?-
H. l..
A. A full grown male bird stand.
some 8 feet high, from the crown Of it,
head to the ground. and weighs about
300 poundS. IT'S speed, when running