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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
COST OF ATTAINMENT
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d. H. p :
Bishop of Washington

only In so far as we obey the rules.
Writing to his young converts, the great
apostle tells them that salvation. which
is the attainment of life here as well
as hereafter, Is a thing that calls for
work. 1t may be a laudable thing to
seek
ITO be carried to the skies
On howery beds of ease"
but the gospel plan Of attainment does
not contemplate such method. Much
has been said and written-too much
concerning comfortable gospel" No
reading that We have done, no expert
ence or observation that we have had
such a conviction The gospel
way, as conceived by Christ, is an ex-
acting one. 1t calls for something more
than creedal profession, something
more than an act of worship OCCASION
ally INDUCED in. We know of nothing
that calls for more Of self-imposed dis
cipline, self-Sacrifice and persistent ef-
fort than that which leads to the at
tainment of Christian character. The
proof of the value of Christian faith
and practice is inevitably disclosed in
what 1t produces in the way of re-
formed habits. II to be a Christian
does not mean to differentiate us from
those who are governed by no such
rules OF conduct, then 1t is thing
valueless and unworthy of our high en-
deavor.
Conversion, that marks a transition
in life, may be an abnormal experience;
it may be identified with q definite
period; but conversion means more
than q turning about. It means the
aSsiduous and unchanging prosecution
OF new way Of life. Conversion rightly
conceived Is a process that has O be-
but has no climax until the
end Of the way is reached. It Is an
evolution, an unfolding, a maturing and
ripening Of character. That this evo-
luton contemplates an obligation is
clearly evident. The element of hope
in the apostles dictum is in the words
1T Is God which worketh in you" The
implication of this is that in the out
working Of the fine things of character
we may have the assurance of divine
Life rightly conceived is
partnership with God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Traffic At the Zoo.

1t is altogether probable that the
bison, the elk, the bears and the yak
have quit gossiping about the new
reptile house at the Zoo this morning
and are feverishly discussing the diffi-
culties that confront the completion of
the Rock Creek Potomac driveway be-
cause of the closing of Of that portion
of the drive that runs through their
own reservation. One of these difiicul-
ties is that heavy traffic through the
Zoo, especially at night, would keep
the animals awake. The animals at
the Zoo are naturally pleased that, of
all the inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia who have no voice in the
government Of their own affairs, they,
and they alone, are about the only ones
whose rest and sweet repose at night
have been considered in the arrange
ment of traffic highways.
But it is altogether probable that DR..
Mann Is more concerned with the
physical difhculties of handling traf1ic
within the reservation Of the Zoo
logical Park than he is about the re-
sulting disturbance to the sleep of the
animals. The animals at the Zoo, like
their human friends, may get used TO
it in time and be able to sleep through
the clang and the clatter of automo-
biles. But there Is q real problem
connected with traffic through the Zoo.
The new road south Of the Zoo that
has recently been completed, which fol-
lows Rock Greek as far as Massachu-
sets avenue, is a fine. wide highway.
At the Zoo boundary 1t connects with
the relatively narrow road that for
years mas served the purposes of carrying
trafic through the grounds. The Zoo
road is too narrow to accommodate the
trafic that viii be routed over the Rock
Greek Potomac parkway. The resulting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Manufacturers Find
Home Markets Best
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

The foreign trade Of the United
States has not suffered materially from
the depression which has existed in all
countries since last October. But in
that interval the attitude of the United
States has changed materially with re-
gard to foreign trade. A year ago Sell
the surplus abroad" was the slogan. To-
day 1t Is q bromide.
American manufacturers and mer-
chants have come % the conclusion that
this country is the best and surest Gus
toner that any merchant can have In
stead of trying to develop new foreign
markets, the trend has been to press
sales in domestic markets and let the
foreign trade go. This has been most
apparent in the reports Of foreign gov
ernmental representatives to the De-
partment of Commerce.
The radio manufacturers for q time
decided that the practically obsolete
battery sets could be sold In Europe,
where comparatively few houses are
wired for electricity. This worked out
for time, but these same radio manu-
facturers found that an equal amount
OF sales effort devoted to local fields
yielded profits which could not be ap-
preached in foreign countries. Some
radio manufacturers are opening Euro
pean factories and branches, but every
one Of them has been subsidized in one
way or another, and some one else is
carrying the expense bag. The same
thing applies to automobiles.
Two Of the leading producers of au-
tomobiles have extensive foreign fac
tories. But their sales forces have not
been able to report the same volume of
business, relative to the investment in
CURED, that the domestic factories have
produced. The manufacturers are not
abandoning the foreign field, but they
are curtailing their expenses In foreign
territory for they realize that the same
money here will yield better returns.
The banking fraternity, both here and
abroad Is all excited over the move
ment OF gold The producers of this
country are sizing up the situation:
they are ignoring the movement Of gold
and are asking, How about the move
ment Of goods2" Gold is pegged at
$2O.67 an ounce and has been for years.
This Is fictitious value, since in most
instances gold Is produced in conjunc-
ton with other metals and costs more
than $20.67 to put into the minis.
The now of gold has been toward
France and the upited States, because
those countries had more things to sell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
House Versus Senate.

The battle over President Hoover's
emergency relief legislation program,
raging for several days in the Senate,
has apparently entered a new phase.
The Senate, having revised the Presi-
dnt's program to suit itself, now finds
itself face to face with the House. It
II one thing to defy the President, but
quite another thing to compel the House
70 accept the Senate's will. The House
Is backing up the President, who has
charged certain members of Congress,
apparently members of the Senate with
proposing raids on the Federal Treas
ury for relief Of unemployment and the
drought, raids intended to make political
capital. Instead of accepting the SEN
ate amendments to its emergency ap-
preparation bill for governmental con-
struction work, the House has turned
them down and sent the bill to con-
ference.
One Of the Senate amendments takes
away from the President the right to
allocate the money provided to the va
rious projects for river and harbor i'm
provement. highway construction, food
relief work, ETC., as need demands. This
seems particularly stupid amendment,
brought about in part by the resentment
Of the Senators whose feelings were
rllfied the other day when Mr.. Hoover
issued statement charging that some
Of them were playing politics at the
expense Of human misery" The Demo-
cratic New York World. which cannot
conceivably be called supporter of Mr.
Hoover. says editorially: THE result-of
the Senate's amendments thoroughly
unsatisfactory. An essential factor in
any effective system of emergency relief
Ia hexibility of funds This fiexibility
the Senate has destroyed, apparently
for no reason except to show that it
can be quite as angry as the President"
It is one thing to be angry and an
other to make mistakes. The Senate
has made o mistake. It Is the part Of
the House 10 rectify it.
President Hoover recommended to the
Congress that o sum Of $2s ,000, 600 be
set UP for relief Of the drought-stricken
areas Of the country. The Senate has
put through o bill for $50 100000. The
House IL about to consider . measure for
$50 200. 900, laying aside the Senate bill
for it's own. Here again the Senate and
the House may come into violent con-
hict. Appropriations originate in the
House. The Senate may block legisla-
ton because it viii not agree to the
terms approved by the House. But
blocking legislation designed to relieve
suffering from unemployment and
drought is not likely to be popular
throughout the country.
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work out your oDn life: for it is
God that iDorketh in you. PHIL
ippidnS, ii.12,13.
Attainment of any sort is q costly
thing. Shortly before his death in an
interview with the late Chief Justice
Taft the question was asked as to what
he traced his own remarkable career.
With characteristic modesty, he an
swered the query by quoting the aphor-
ism: "a man gets out of life precisely
what he puts into it," He then went
en- to say to the young interviewer, in
tracing his career as we'll as the careers
of other men, that he had always
observed attainment of any kind
was bought at high price. This Is
made evident in any study of those
whose lives have measurably achieved
the thing they sought.
From the beginning to the end to at
tain distinction, or even to reach the
higher levels, calls for painstaking study
and self-imposed discipline. There is
no royal road to knowledge" We may
wish to secure a place of advantage OF
one kind or another, but preparation is
two-thirds of the battle. If prepared
ness is good for the Nation, 1t is better
for the individual. The artist must
needs spend long hours in the study of
bklC IHdSbSTS. L lie WJlJ6T II1uSI Il6EQS
study those whose genius has been
widely recognized The athlete who
would fit himself for the contest must
endure hardness and follow rules of alb
stinence and self-control that At him
for the struggle. The musician, even
though he have the genius of a Pade-
rewski, cannot relax If he would hold
his public. There are no exceptions.
All forms Of attainment In any sphere
have their price, and it Is a high one.
There are no easy byways that lead to
distinction of any sort. Now and again
we discover one whose natural genius
fits him to adjust himself to certain op-
portunities, but he is the exception and
not the rule.
The development Of character, like
the development Of any other gift or
quality of mind, is conditioned; it is
not attained simply because we wish for
1t. Aspiration is an indispensable ele-
ment in 1t, but aspiration Is fulfilled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
Cooperation That Embarrasses
Is Manipulated by Democrats

first place, the Democratic senatorial
leadership proved that it was not dom
mated" by the Republican President. In
the second place there was no "frustra-
ton" OF President Hoover's basic pro-
gram and he was left to get all possible
credit for it from the contented-and
al possible blame from the disconnected
what will now proceed to happen is
precisely what happened about the tar
III Enough Democrats voted for the
tarin In the Senate to pass it; and then
the Democratic leadership used the pas
sage OF 1t as prime argument against
the Republicans in the ensuing cam
paign. If that outcome was luck, it is
repeating itself. The policy of the reg
uIar Republicans in not coming further
10 the relief of the States in the matter
OF road building at this time has been
brought to legislative success with the
nelp OF Democratic votes; and it will be
used against the Republicans BY the
Democratic leadership in every State
sno IN every county in 1882 as an as
serted proof Of Republican bondage to
Feoeral housekeeping millionaires.
Remaining Part UnchaIIenged.
Inc remaining part of the unemploy-
ment relief bill-the part appropriatinr
S25, 500 900 for rivers and harbors. in the
matter OF navigation and in the mat
Ger OF hood control-went through the
senate unchanged and virtually unde-
DaCeo. IL Is the one part of the bill
mat represents both real additional ex-
penSe 10 the Federal income taxpayers
and real opportunity of enlarged en-
pIoyment In cost, it Is approximately
equal to the emergency expenditures
now ABOUT to be made on new build
ing Tor unemployment relief by the
three universities, Harvard. Chicago
ana Minnesota. The Democratic sena-
torlal leadership did not Join Senator
Snlpstead OF Minnesota in pressing for
immediate completion Of our authorized
out procrastinatingly pursued gigantic
waterways plans. 1t remained with
PRESIDENT Hoover on the side Of econ
omy and cautiea. 1t financially agreed
with him. Politically. it rescued the
country from his czaristic "despotisn.
The Dill originally provided, for in
stance, that the President could take
million dollars assigned to the bill to
0etterlng a road and could shift it to
lettering q river if the river plan
seemed Immediately more feasible than
the road plan. This projected exercise
OF legislative power by the President
was struck from his grasp by an amend
ment proposed by "Co-operator" Robin
son himself. The money must now be
spent within the partitions legislativelv
sanctioned. The Presidents "usurpa-
tons" have been CHALLENGED and
checked.
In summary:
The relief bills are providing a mini
mum OF Federal cost and a maximum
bf Democratic campaign augmentation
without any Democratic responsibility
Tor any actual grief to the Federal in
come taxpayers. Comparatively and
non-co-operatively. Senator Robinson
ends the week a successful Democrat,
(CopyriRht, 1e3OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

membered that one Of Col. Lindbergh's
few accidents was brought about by the
same cause and that the colonel, land
ing his light plane on it's one good
wheel and tail skid, suffered q broken
arm in the crash.
So, all in all, 1t was the good old
combination of luck and skill that
saved the passengers and pilots from
injury or death on the now famous
trip. Luck that the passenger was
versed in the intricacies Of airplane
construction and that he was sitting in
the particular position that enabled him
to observe the trouble. Nine out of ten
other men or women might never have
noticed 1t and normal landing under
the circumstances would have been
potentially fatal Skill because the pilot
was able, even with the terrific handi-
cap OF heavy ship, to put 1t down with
damage only to the plane. Many other
pilots might not have been able to ac-
complfsh it. 1t was a great combina-
ton, indeed, that co-operated to turn a
near-tragedy into q slight mishap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

congestion within the Geological Park
can easily be imagined.
One of the purposes of the Rock
Creek-Potomac parkway Il to offer an
unimpeded boulevard that skirts the
city traf1ic and In future will permit a
relatively free run from the Maryland
suburbs beyond Sixteenth street to
Potomac Park. In addition to a scenic
drive, it offers the advantages of q
boulevard.
DR.. Mann's refusal to lift the blockade
that now prevents use of that part of
the connecting parkway now completed
will serve the useful purpose of CENTER
ing public attention on the trafdc prob
lem in the zoo-a problem that will be.
Of course, satisfactorily solved in time
either by construction of a new road
which is already planned but not
appropriated for, or by widening the
Zoo road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

which the rest of the world had to buy
than they had things to buy which
other countries had to sell. But the
TACT remains that the remainder of the
world has not the money to buy the
surplus produced by France and the
United States.
With this knowledge in view, the re-
luctance OF American manufacturers to
adventure into foreign fields Is thor
oughly explained. Foreign trade Is a
lesSenlng factor, because America is its
own best customer. This does not mean,
OF course. that foreign developments can
be overlooked by the American BUSH
ness man.
The chief foreign development of the
year has been the advent of Soviet Rus
STA into the commercial field. Probably
no one in the world regretted more
polgnantly the CommuniStic outburst
which marked the opening of Congress
than the Russian government. That
government now realizes that Great
Britain and the United States are inn
mune from propaganda OF the Commu-
nlst1c sort. These countries have at
this moment three or four of their best
minds in RusSia-incidentally totally
opposed to the Soviet plan-engaged in
Trying TO analyze. RuSSia's problems and
tel the Russians how the western world
thinks.
The overthrow Of world govern
mentS" has fallen fat as q pancake.
The Moscow authorities know 1t, and
they are concentrating every effort on
an appeal to the pocketbook. They do
not call 1t a threat, but they have
learned from their psychologists that
only in business way can an effect
be produced. They figure that II thew
can gain world markets by price-cut-
ting they can keep them when price
increases meet higher operating costs.
This is the gravest danger which the
foreign trade of the United states faces
today. vs.
ff4nnvrfohh FaaAN
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Einstein.

One Of the sprightly accounts of Prof
Albert Einstein's arrival in New York
last Thursday began as follows:
Surrounded by q small mob of
reporters, publicity men, photoGra-
piers and movie operators in the
drawing room of the liner Belgenland.
which brought him here from Ant
werp for his second visit to the
United States in ten years, Prof,
Elnstein was called upon within the
brief quarter Of an hour to define
the fourth dimension in one word.
state his theory of relativity in one
sentence, give his views on prohibi-
ton, comment on politics and re-
ligion, and discuss the virtues of his
violin. He was also requested to
answer many other questions, some
OF which he took seriously, but most
OF which he parted with jest He
faced the interview bewildered, but
with good nature"
The American people are confident
they at least sincerely hope-that the
eminent German mathematician, whose
mind works in terms of unreasonable
time and space, does not mistake his
tumultuous welcome at New York for
just another circus greeting to q
celebrity by our paper-throwing me-
tropolis. It Is far more than that. It
has deep and o significant meaning
It denotes the very lively interest that
is felt in this country in science and all
its inscrutable wonders and mysteries.
The theory of relatively is, Of course,
millions Of miles beyond the grasp OF
the average American. He Is not con-
cerned with 1t per Sc. What does fas-
cinate the average man, woman and
child is the consciousness that in AL
bert Einstein there has come to our
shores a person whom posterity may
rank with Aristotle, Copernicus and
Newton-among whom G. Bernard
Shaw, indeed, has already stationed
him.
Because Americans feel that Elm
STEMS place among the worlds i'm
mortal and truly great is already as
sured, they are deyouringly concerned
in all he Is and says and does He must
be prepared for . continuance in
crescendo Of our keen enthusiasm over
him. It Is q form Of hero worship
that reflects worthy appreciation of
brain at the hands of Nation little
too prone now and then to glorify mere
Drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Misnomer.
There comes a substance very strange
About this time of year
Whose name they surely ought to
change.
They call 1t Christmas cheer"
Nobody seems to know at all
What its ingredients are.
They're possibly wood alcohol
And kerosene and tar.
They have decided it's a sin
These human lives to waste.
So they will put some garlic in,
Which should improve the taste.
But what brings forth serious sigh
And seems surprising queer,
1t Is this great bafling question: Why
Is 1t called Christmas cheer'?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Prof. Einstein Is the recipient of
sincere but embarrassing compliment
when asked to explain his ideas. 1t
Is estimated that half dozen persons
are competent to understand them.
This half dozen might be organized
into q corps of instructors who would.
by an endless chain" system, render
other instructors competent 10 convey
the coveted information to the general
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Some Congressman remember their
Bible as we'll as the United States
Constitution, and in discussing the
pay of Government workers believe
that the laborer is worthy of his hire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Economic conditions have attained
degree of industrial complication that
can no longer be measured of by the
ticker tape in the stock brokers' once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

The Senate Is compelled to admit
that United States craftsmanship has
an abundance Of things to worry about
besides the eighteenth amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Awarding the Nobel prize is q
ceremonial process which calls upon
an author TO forget his Main Street"
and assume dignities BETTING the oc-
caSion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

A cheaper street railway fare for
school children may mean many car
loads of civic intelligence for the
future.
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Has Swell Switch. Too.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Radio: A wonderful invention that
enables you to hear things YOU would
not listen to otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

From the Indianapolis Star
The President desires a balanced bud
get, which should not be so difficult
with a delicately balanced Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Jud Tunkins says the airplane gets
you where you're goin' at tremendous
speed, even If 1t happens to be the next
world.
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FaYorite Sport.

What Is your favorite sport?"
Miniature golf," answered Senator
Sorghum. ut makes me think Of some
of these Investigations in which SO much
ingenuity is shown In devising some new
twists that will make the game Of poll
tics Just little bit harder"
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Apples vs.. Wolf.

Fram "a Fort Wayne News-sentinel.
The UNEMPLOYMENT wolf Is being bone
bardsa With pretty red apples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-14

Oar Is leap o. folks" said Uncle
Eben. dat never did learn to read an
write. Every one Of EN- viii tell you,
son, dat when you hides away FUN
goin' 70 school. YOU ain dom iEohsef no
fayosss
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Foot Ball Interference.
From the GAINESVILLE Daily Gazette.
Those early-to-bed folks have had 20
get something new since night foot bail
came in.
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Grand Transforms tioE

And 30 the good old story goes,
As politics q spell extends,
They who were friends have turned to
foes,
And, later foes are seen as friends.
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Modern Art.

How do you like being a motion pic
ture starr"
FIRST rate" answered Cactus Joe.
1T makes you glad you was once .
cowboy where you could think undis-
turbed and develop ideas on real modern
art for the benefit of the public"