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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

One of the saddest things about
growing older-we won't say old-is Il
] md ones self hating the snow, thu
white, cleaning. beautiful, fairy snow.
If there is any natural phenomenon
which ought to be welcomed by man.
kind, it is the fall of this fragile white
stuff out of the clouds.
The snow brings a sense of mystery
to earth with 1t, as 1t glides noiseleSsly
bushes, lawns, sidewalks, streets.
The child who stands expectantly be-
hind windows knows as much about II
as the meteorologist squirting at his
barometer.
The latter may have pushed back the
mystery slightly with we'll chosen words
but he finds himself, in the last analy-
sis in the position of the scientist who
really knows less about more.
Science, standing awestruck before It's
test tubes, ought to be, and often is
more religious than 1t is given credit
for being
The modern light specialist, who car
analyze the rays of the sun, knows that
the rays which cannot be seen by the
human eye constitute that portion OF
the octave which tans the human skin
Is even more truly a worshiper of the
sun than those ancient men who blindly
credited the solar orb with powers be-
longing solely to God.
The growing (let us hope expanding)
city man finds himself coming to hate
the sight of snow, and even as he does
so he is oppressed with sadness.
He can recall the days before yester-
day, when he, too, stood at window
wide eyed, eager for its continuance
yet hopeful, too, that it might end in
time for a frolic.
In those days parents regarded the
snow not altogether as an unmixed
blessing. Despite the heaVv underwear
OF the period, the caps with earmuffS
and the overshoes, boys and girls had a
habit Of catching colds and sore Threats.
What has become of the typical "Sore
throat of the early nineties? In those
days no Winter was complete without
every child getting at least one severe
touch.
The standard remedy-at least in the
small towns of the country-was an
iron gargle, vile of taste and smell, and
ugly to the sight.
The action of this concoction was
inimical to the teeth, so that a mouth
wash Of bicarbonate of soda was in or
der Immediately after the gargling.
Cnu0ren mated this remedy almost
as much as they did castor oil, with
much reason on their side.
Today child may be given any one
OF many pleasant antiseptics. which are
more ef1cient than the old-time iron
remedy ever thought of being.
His training against sore throat was
begun early, with the inclusion in his
diet Of plenty of vitamins, including
A, B, C and even D. via the orange, to-
mato and spinach routes.
Sore throat, while not gone, is much
less in evidence than two decades ago.
Do children have Group any more, or at
least as much as they once did?
A bottle Of sirup of squills was stand
ard in the medicine cabinet Of 1894, etc.
y
The child of today, however, has
made a poor trade If he has exchanged
sore throat for spinach!
Let those who will praise this ubiqui-
tous greenery, to US it is much less
than nothing at all, since there is so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
Familiar Characters
Pass as Briggs Dies

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
A truthful recorder of the American
scene has passed on in the death of
Clare Briggs. With him viii be mourned
the host of characters which he created
and made familiar to newspaper read
ers all over the country since he began
cartooning in st. Louis more than 80
years ago. 'Mr. and Mrs." whom every
one recognizes as the people next door
have come to the end of their familiar
domestic scenes. No more will We enjoy
the disclosures of what goldfish thinks
about, or a saxophone player, or a night
club doorman. The last pleasant rem
iniscence OF the Days of Real Sport"
has been recorded. That series will long
be remembered by its tag line, "Yoo-
hoo, Skin-nay; come on overt" with
which an exuberant boy summoned his
buddy TO behold new wonders Of their
little world.
Briggs welded no satiric Hogarthian
pencil; his field was gently humorous
transcription Of human behavior in this
and the previous generation. Each epi-
sode In Amt It Grand and Glorious
FeelingP was . genre novel with .
happy ending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

hat in England and no doubt viii be
hard to get rid Of.
Can 1t be that the wearing of these
curious medieval abSurdities at the
German university was forbidden on
esthetic grounds? To tighten the bur-
den Of this long deferred prohibition,
students were given permission to wear
their corps costumes over the week
ends.
\ =.
MatrimOny Simple. After All.
Sydney Bulletin.-There are two en-
gagged members of Brisbane Queens
land) business mans ONCE staff who
came together In q curious way. He is
q very shy and reserved man and, lack
ing the nerve to propose to any Of the
girls Of his acquaintance, advertised his
desire. to meet young lady, view mat, /"
In daily paper. From a sheaf of re-
plies he selected the one which seemed
most promising and appointed a meet
ing place. The girl turned UP, and, to
his amazement, he found that she was
quiet, reserved typist in the next ONCE
|. to his, whose aloofnesS had always dis
couraged the first and faintest ap-
proach to intimacy. Jill was quite so
surprised as Jack, but 1t did not take
them long to discover that they were
made for one another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

The ambition of the average man, if
he be blessed at all with male children,
Is to raise up son who shall be a
credit to him, to his family, to his
community and possibly to his country.
1t is a laudable aim and one we'll
worthy Of attainment. To raise sue
cessfully several such sons is CORE
spondingly desirable. In this regard is
to be acclaimed Right Rev. Bever-
ley d. Tucker, Bishop Of the Diocese
Of Southern Virginia, one of the best
known clergymen Of the South. whose
reputation was firmly established in
the National Capital, who died at an
advanced age a few days ago.
Nine sons and four daughters were
born to Bishop Tucker and his wife, al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

little to what Is already known on the
subject Is the opinion Of the Hartford
Times, the Atlanta Constitution. the
Louisville Courier Journal and the Iit-
Tie Rock Arkansas Democrat. The New
YORK Evening Post AYERS "The com
mission has failed in courage and failed
IN candor. 1t has shown neither states
mansnlp nor leadership" The Omaha
World-Herald proclaims: "Americans
well may thrill with pride tn heinoIS
their President and his Law Enforee-
menG Commission taking so bold and
CANDID q stand on the prohibition
"A report that the agencies Of Law
enforcement have been overtaxed ~,
prohibition and other criminal law. ~
the Federal Government was hardIv
MOFtn making asserts the Newark
Evening Evening News, while the Cincinnati
1H . holds that lit seems rather
q. Lutue ming. and the Charleston
evening Post concludes: ct Il plain
from the preliminary report nnade Nv
the commission that, were it required
az this moment to stand and 'deiIveT
Judgment, 1t would be bound tn saw
tnat prohibition was a pretty sorryy
anar. The commission does not hite
us thumb at prohibition-but It bites
It's Jnum0."
;, Political opponents who now trv n
Throw doubt on the Presidents mo-
lives and to make it appear that his
commission was something that Il
was never intended to be-" according
70 Ine Utica Observer Dispatch, "are
merely proclaiming their own disap-
polntment at their failure to bulge the
ETesldent In his stand on Prohibition
Inc santa Barbara Daily News emnha
sizes that there will be ciisappointment.
at the report because it is 81 gen-
erai IN It's terms and so lacking in
positive recommendations, yet points
out That 1T does carry with IL An
appeal for better machinery to make
effective the laws Of the Nation"
IT Is not the last word of a conn
mission which has but started nnon
It's labors," suggests the Oakland
tribune. The Muncie Star explains
that the division of the cornmission's
work into II phases Of law enforcement
should remind a few hasty critics that
the prohibition law is not the only
one on the statute books" The Sai,
francisco Chronicle recognizes that sit
Iouno the subject large and very COM
made in this preliminary report are
without prejudice to later conclusions g
The Scranton Times states: cit seems
quite plain to us that the commission
Is very much in doubt whether the
law"
The Fort Wayne News-Sentine. sayss
What lies ahead? Be not too inn
patient! For a solid decade you have
seen abuses. There is a dawn beyond.
This cannot go on forever!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
Panthers and Pigs.

The mysterious panther" of the
Northeast is developing a decided appe-
tite for pig. Doubtless the beast has
never read Lambs dissertation on roast
pork, but evidently its appetite is not
flnicky.
Every night the panther finds him
self q nice pig and proceeds to tear its
head on at one blow. This feat, accord
ing to the wise. proves it to be a panther
rather than large tomcat, as was mis-
takenly supposed.
At any rate, it proves the panther to
be unerring. Consider for a moment
the plight of the animal, with every
mans hand raised against him. It is a
hard Winter. and pigs are not to be had
on every corner.
II one would find dinner, one must
go where dinner is. Accordingly, the
astute Northeast panther goes to the
nearest pigpen and thereupon makes his
selection.
What can dog lovers say for the
I twelve dogs which are said to have
"barked furiousIy" upon the panther,s
last pig expedition? 1t would seem that
q round dozen dogs could handle almost
any panther. especially when it was full
Of pig.
Yet the panther secures his meal and
beats graceful retreat, accompanied by
the loud barks Of the worthy dogs. Nc
doubt he is grinning q true panther
grin as he contemplates the barkines
Of the dogs and the shootings of the
citizens. Partners and pigs have long
been known to be hostile to each other
The roaming panther of the Northeast
Is but another chapter in an old story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Of the conspicuous people-this Is the
critics key to the heart of the reader
Gossip Nothing else. Yes, We all say
that we despise gossip. but we do not
True, we steer clear of slanderous and
obscene charges, but to know the init
mate truths of this celebrity or that
one-clothes, lovers. marriages. divorces,
professional career-all these are q Joy,
partly, take It, because these things
In q way enlighten us about ourselves,
and that, after all, Is the supreme In
terest with every one, whether he rec
ognizes this as q fact or not. Well,
whatever you want to know about
chiefly and properly about certain
celebrities-here 1t Is. Rodin. Flau-
bert, Baudelaire, Anatole France, De
Maupassant, George Sand, o. w. los
car Wilde), Nietzsche, Villiers de L'Isle
Adam, Shaw and Strindberg others,
too-in q book of gorgeous quality by
man who Is first Of all knowing, then
human and kindly, then so at ease
with his material as to give the effect
Of being actually among them, Of plac-
ing you, too, actually among them. A
superb. critic and the most companion
able Of men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
Law Enforcement Report
Meets Praise and Criticism

Predictions Of bitter debate over the
report OF President Hoovers Law En-
forcement Commission are made, al
though many papers hold that it lacks
specific conclusions, and adds nothing 10
known facts. Favorable comment on sug-
gestions for changes in administrative
and court methods is made, though the
possibility of obtaining adequate en-
forcement Is questioned.
It Is agreed by the Charlotte OBJ
server and the st. Louis Times that the
report opens the way to agitation and
bitter debate. The Asheville Times pre-
diets months Of debate in Congress over
ways and means of clearing up court con-
gestion and blocking some Of the hum
dreds of smuggling roads into Canada
and Mexico" The Oklahoma City
Times declares: THE business will
face new difnculties, if the Federal
Government takes advantage Of all the
bettermentS suggested, but q business
that defies the law will be defiant still. .
X ~
when the people are divided as
evenly as they are, and one faction
bitterly assails the law and encourages
its violation, and another as bitterly
champions it and demands its enforce
ment, a situation is created that cannot
be cured by changes in court procedure
or administrative methods" states the
New Bedford Standard. The Allentown
Call advises that ma jority opinion
either vitalizes law or makes 1t a dead
letter."
is that it holds out no hope to the vets
of modification of the fundamental
policy Of prohibition. Its recommenda-
tions are not for relaxing the laws, but
for stiffening up enforcement" says the
Kansas City Times, while the SPRING
field Illinois State Journal sees the
report as approval of the Presidents
proposal that the law be given a fair
trial" and the Chicago Daily News In
terprets the report as giving pronini-
ton a much better chance than 1t has
had SO far" The Flint Daily Journal
lauds the element of fairness. open
mindedneSs and clear thinking which
permeates the report"
%% -
"It probably will draw the fire Of
extremists on both Sides" in the opinion
of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The Providence Bulletin, however, well
comes 1t "ss a clarifying contribution
to the whole problem" The Buffalo
Evening News sees 1t Charged with
Implications which cannot fail to inn
press thoughtful citizens" The Mil
waukee Journal declares: "All in all,
these proposals are so sane and so
constructive that both vets and drys
can accept them without major res
ervation. Congress should adopt them
one and all, without delay, and we
shall take a step forward in the ex-
That the report adds nothing or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

@. How can "etc." be the abbrevia-
ton for land so forth"?-H. n. @
A. 1t stands for the Latin words "ot
things"
@. How many physicians are there in
the United States?-M. K.
A. According to the 1929 American
Medical Directory there are 152,503 ply
siclans in the United States.
@. Do light blue and dark blue sap
pnires come from the same placer
A. The cornnower blue or dark velvet
blue type is brought from Ceylon. The
light blue and peacock blue sapphires
come from Burma.
@. Why isn't the earth,s orb,t mar
fectly roundup. c. r.
A. The Naval Observatory saws Il has
been proved, first by Sir Isaac Newton.
that a spherical body attracted gravita-
tlonally only by another spherical body
VIII move In a circle, ellipse, parabola
or hyperbola, but this proof Is a mat
ter Of higher mathematics. The orbits
OF the planets are not perfect ellipses.
because the elliptical motion of each of
tnem tnat would result from the at
traction OF the sun alone is disturbed
BY the attraction of the other planets.
Q. Why are various selections of nu-
sic called "Humoreske"?-P. T.
A.. Groves Dictionary Of Music and
Musicians says Of the word "Humor-
eske" (Humoresque) "A title adopted
by Schumann for his OBJ. 20 and on. az.
No: 2, the former for piano solo, the
latter for piano, violin and violon-
cello. Heller and Grieg have also used
the term for pianoforte pieces-Op a.
and Opp. Q and is, respectively, There
Is nothing particularly humorous in
any OF these, and the term Caprice
might equally well be applied to them.
66uDmsten also entitled his Don
t9ulxote' Humoreske,' but the 'humor'
Is there Of more obvious and bois-
ferrous kind"
O., What is the horsepower necessary
In the engine Of an airplane to raise
= total load Of 5000 pounds 400 feet
In one minute?-M. E. II.
A. After the plane is in level fight
1t would take an 18-horsepower motor
to raise . load Of 5000 pounds 200 feet
In the air in one minute.
@. Did Secretary Of state stimson
serve in the World War?-F. d. M.
A. Henry Lewis Stimson has the title
OF colonel, which he received during the
France.
q. How long has Washington and
Lee University borne its present manner
-. r.
A. 1t was given this title in 1871. The
school was established as Augusta Acad-
envy IN 1749 and chartered in 1882.
George Washington rendered financial
assistance and the name was changed in
1898 to washington Academy. In 1914
the name was changed to Washington
College. Gen. Robert K. Lee was made
president in 1865, and after his death
the name became Washington and Lee
University.
q. Has a line any dimension except
length?-L. M
"A. In mathematics a line is defined as
having length, but neither breadth nor
thickness.
Q. Is this the Seventy or Sew
enty-f1rst Congress?-H. NICE.
A. The second session of the SEVENTY
1rst Congress is now sitting. The term
OF the Congress is two years. March 4,
1923. closed the period of 14O years OF
the Congress. The special session called
by President Hoover began the Seventy
first Congress.
@. Does Betty Compson actually play
the violin in. Street Girl"?-F. g.
A. She does. Betty Compson was 4
vaudeville violinist before going into
the movies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Kerhip- Mop.
In tossing pennies long ago
Ny luck was always bad.
My hopes would generously glow
And later leave me sad.
Misfortune could not outstrip,
For 1t would never stop.
My penny first went up "kerfip,"
And then came down "kerfiop."
IT'S thus with peasants and with kings
Ambitions rise or fall.
Success its splendid banner filings,
And then backs to the wall.
When in finance I took q dip.
I feared no market drop.
The bull-tossed prices rose "kerfip,"
And then came down "kerfop."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Of whom are living. OF the former,
four are clergymen, one is physician,
one a lawyer, one q teacher and two
are successful business men. OF four
clergymen, one is now Bishop Of vir-
sinia. while another is rector OF q
church here in the District of Column
bia. The physician heads a great hos
pital in China.
To pass from this world in the full
ness of years and after a lifetime Of
conscientious labor, leaving behind
numerous sons so accomplished and SO
eminent, is to have lived life to be
envied indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Americans willing to get up long
before daybreak could enjoy the privi-
lege Of hearing King George v open the
naval conference. The experience was
worth resetting the alarm clock, even
though it was pretty well understood in
advance that he would not permit him
self at this time to open UP with any
really startling remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
Votes for the
District of Columbia

From the GAINESVILLE, wis, Gazette, January
10, 1880.
the residents OF the city OF washington
ID. c., and the environment OF the Ma
tional Capital which makes the District
OF Columbia, should not be allowed q
vote. When one takes up his residence
there IN private life he loses his citizenl
ship. He isn't represented even By
the delegate which is permitted a ter4
ritory. He might as well live In Kanis
chatka as far as citizenship Is COM
cerned. To grant the District suffrage
seems TO be an act against which there
Is no argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Rumania is afraid Russia and Turkey
are cultivating friendly relations.
Friendships. do not last very long in
that part Of the world, but may,
nevertheless, be sufficiently enduring to
formulate plans for taking some other
nation for q ride"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

The White House is to have special
facilities for distributing cold air In
Summer. They will prove a comfort,
although it is hard in the present state
of temperature to give the idea ali the
credit that is due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

"High-brow drinkers" are made the
subject of an attack by Senator Shop
pard. Many will dispute the right of
any one who swallows the liquor now
in circulation to be classed with the
superintellectuals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21


~OLOGNE GAZETTE: OF the
prizes awarded from the funds
left by the Swedish philan-
~ thropist, Herr A. B. Nobel, for
the promotion of science, social
service and humane latters, five have
been awarded to German literateurs. The
latest German winner Of a prize for
writing Is Thomas Mann, whose phil
osophic and sociological dissertations
have been considered by the judges the
most valuable literary productions Of
the year In the interests of peace and
human concord. MommSen was the
first German writer to receive q Nobel
prize for literature in 1902; next was
Rudolf Eucken In 1908; then Paul
Hevse in 1910, and Gerhardt Haupt-
mann, in 1912. France has also won
FIVE Nobel prizes for literature, while
England has won but two. Rudyard
Kipling and George Bernard Shaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use Tor republication of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not other wise cred.
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights Of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Time Is precious and, with so much
to discuss. it is not likely that delays
at dinner will be threatened because of
arguments about social precedence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Great cordially is reported among
the delegates to London. The spirit of
optimism early established is expected
to set the pace for the entire meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

Let me know the books that are in
greatest demand" said Miss Cayenne.
Here's one that just came In. Do
you want it?'
mo. Those are the volumes I wish
to avoid. I am tired of reading all
kinds Of literary improprieties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21

One great dinaculty about airplanes
is that there are not enough Lindberghs
to ny all Of them.