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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Wickersham Talk Held Due
To New Interest i'm Dry Law

harmfulness to the American people"
The Gazette takes exception to his adj
vice to the press to exercise its power
Gin behalf, not Of unrestricted license,
but of observance of the law and
makes the statement: "It is true that
q considerable portion of the daily press
of the country is not dry. This is par
ticularly true of the press OF the larger
cities. But there Is vast difference
between lack Of sympathy with and
argument against the prohibition laws
and such doctrines as those which have
been preached"
With similar protest, the Fort Worth
Record Telegram contends that 1.-THE
facts are that the American newspapers
have done more for temperance and the
consequent elevated standards OF gen.
eral morality and living ethics than any
other force in existence" That paper
argues further: IF prohibition is TO
become effective it viii not arrive by
any route than its own merits. News
papers are mirrors Of the daily human
events. All the naturalization possible
cannot equal the stark Illustration OF the
lessons taught by the crime news col
umns. The greatest harm possible for
the newspapers to perpetrate on the
American public would be the repression
and subversion of the true news facts
resulting from the actions of prohibition
enforcement and the reactions Of the
American people"
The Long Beach Press Telegram
maintains that "the press Of the Nation
holds a tremendous responsibility, and
in the main 1t is true to its trust, yet
there are sensational exceptions which
well may cause alarm" Insisting that
most of the newspapers Of the country
lent aid in advocating enforcement
when the Constitution was changed,
the Green Bay Press-Gazette charges:
1.-THE Government has led the process
sion In compromising prohibition and
placing enforcement In bad repute.
When it win not do its duty, how can
it consistently appeal to the people to
do theirs?" asks that paper.
1.-THE Wickersham statement may be
trial balloon" suggests the Providence
journal, with the conclusion that II so,
ut is of greatest significance, in that it
is really the first break In the unaf1i-
nous chorus of prominent administra-
ton officials that there would be no
change in the law" The Flint Journal
links it with the thought that "Ameri-
can citizens are trying desperately to
view the subject In the cold, clear light
of open day for the first time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Every person has his memory flowers
Perhaps the most universal Of these
Is the lilac, which now is in full bloom
pertaining the air with its inimitable
odor.
II is safe to say that TO most people
the lilac brings back memories Of
childhood, when hearts were young y
What q clean, delightful, delicate
scent the lilac has, one which never
vet has been bottled, with all due re-
spect to the art of the perfumer!
Even the French, masters at that
sort of thing, have failed to get the
exact pungent daintiness Of their IA
nous "lilas."
But how, indeed, can any one hope
to catch Spring in bottle?
No doubt some scientist has analysed
the perfume Of the lilac, and can &C
count for its exact difference from the
odor of the rose, or of the violet, or
the honey smell of sweet alyssum.
Most Of us are willing to call 1t dis
tinctive and let it go at that. There is
no other fragrance In the world exactly
like it. Truly, It may be called unique.
The lily of the valley Is violent, in COM
parison, Even the delicate odor OF
certain varieties Of the Iris possesses
n1uSklike tone.
The lilac is one of the few flowers
which carry their dewlike character
from the garden into the house, bring
character of the out Of doors, bit OF
the ozone which springs up around
growing things.
In rooms It does not become over
towering, as does the hyacinth, but
sends forth its delicate trends to calm
and soothe the olfactory nerves and
charm the mind through subtle ways
as yet unknown to science.
The lilac has never taken its right
full place in literature, but no doubt a
great poet shall yet arise who will sing
its beauty in masterful verse.
To date Walt Whitman's elegy on
President Lincoln is the only master
work In which the lilac plays an i'm.
portant part. But when Lilacs Last
in the Door-yard Bloom'd' Is TOO
mournful, by reason of its theme, to
make it the perfect ode on the lilac.
surely the lilac is the flower Of hope
and love, of childhood and happy
memories; its true poem at last must
incorporate these thoughts.
From this standpoint the selection
of the lilac as a theme or motif for 9
threnody was mildly deplorable-yet
who would ask that Whitman had done
otherwise?
when lilacs last in the door-yard
bloom'd,
And the great star early droop'd In the
western sky In the night.
I mourn'd--ard yet shall mourn with
ever-returning Spring.
I'm the door-yard fronting an old farm
house. near the whitewash'd palings.
Stands the lilac bush, tall-growtng
with heart-shaped leaves OF rich
green,
With many a pointed blossom, rising
delicate, with the perfume strong
love,
with every leaf a miracle-and from
this bush in the door-yard,
With delicate-colore blossoms, and
heart-shaped leaves Of rich green
A sprig, with its flowers, break"
One of the finest things ever written
about the lilac is by Prof. Frank A
Waugh, In his book on Hardy Shrubs.
We quoted 1t In this column year ago
but It so expressed the character of this
flower that we are glad Of the oppor-
tunity of giving 1t again:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
China Gains Tariff Freedom,

In announcing before the special
session Of the Diet at Toxic the con-
clusion Of tariff agreement between
China and Japan. Baron Shidehara
japanese foreign minister, makes known
an event of SURPRISING Importance in
the Far East. Japan is the last of the
old treaty powers" to come to terms
with China in the field of customs tiu-
ties. Chinese tariff autonomy is now
an accomplished fact. The United
States and Great Britain more than q
year ago took the lead in recognizing
the Marking governments demand fol-
untrammeled fiscal sovereignty. As
long as Japan failed to acknowledge II
China's new status In the world was
seriously impaired.
Because of their geographical lrox-
unity and racial oropinquity the eco
nomic relations between China and
Japan are peculiarly close. The Chinese
market is correspondingly vital factor
| in Japanese export trade. How It can
be affected to Japan's disadvantage
was. vividly demonstrated during the
existence Of the long and costly coy.
colt on Japanese goods which the Chi
nese imposed as a reprisal for Japan's
military reoccupation of Shantung two
years ago.
The Sino-Japanese treaty now ready
for signature is the outcome Of the in
ternational tariff conference at Peiping
in 1925. That conference on its part
was the result of the steps initiated al
the Washington conference Of 1922
when China fought so valiantly for re-
lief from the burdens Of both extrater-
ritoriality and foreign tariff domlna-
ton. Now that she has recovered her
tariff freedom Cf1ina's efforts to secure
her liberty Of action in the field If legal
administration will doubtless be re-
doubled.
The powers have repeatedly expressed
their readiness to relinquish their ex-
traterritorial rights when the Chinest
system of justice permits them to dc
so with safety to the interests Of their
nationals. That time is still remote
If the civil unrest and military disorder
which are once more widely prevalent
in many provinces, continue to paraiyze
the normal development Of the new
China. The legal rights Of foreigners
to say nothing Of their physical secu-
rity, will remain in chronic jeopardy
as long as the Marking authorities prove
incapable Of holding the rapacious and
rebellious war lords in check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Still a Friend in Need.

Inspector Shelby's philosophy, as ex-
pressed before House subcommittee
conducting hearings on a bill to estab-
lish a national training school for po-
licemen in Washington, seems to be
that the policeman has become a sort
of goat for a public that is fed up on
having to abide by so many laws and
regulations. Once looked upon as q
friend and protector of the good citizen,
he now is regarded as zealot with an
overtime parking ticket in his hand,
bent on placing the civilian behind the
bars. His popularity, in consequence,
has received telling blow.
Mr.. Shelby is sincere and conscien-
tious-so much so, In fact, that one
fears he has assumed an all too gloomy
view Of the situation. One who has
spent as many years as he has as q
public ofiicer-and. like other public Of
ficefs, has received more brickbats than
bouquets from those whom he serves
Is apt to fall into such frame of mind
ana Ieel tLldL oil Is iOSC.
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Shelby and
his fellow officers on the force should
find comfort in the thought that the
average citizen merely takes it out on
the Police Department, just as he takes
it out on the base ball team and the
weather The Police Department is one
- ~ y
and kick about that we have. The
citizen who is caught for overtime park
ing knows deep down in his heart that
parking regulations are necessary and
he had no business parking overtime.
But when he is caught he is always sure
Of q receptive and sympathetic audience
to hear his tale of woe and to applaud
him when he belabors the police for
trihing with "his" automobile. when
they should be spending their time ar
resting the other fellow who also parked
overtime and got away with it.
Citizens have not lost their respect
for and reliance upon the police. They
become righteously impatient with dis
courteous, bullying, oficious and stupid
members of the force and they become
suspicious and indignant when an off,
Ger disgraces his uniform by breaking
the law. Butt these are ailments to be
commended with in any large body of
men. and they can be fought, II not
completely cured.
Cheer up, Inspector You and your
men still remain the first on the help
wanted list when there is q strange
noise in the basement or trouble is in
the wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
A Floating finder Box.

A marine disaster that will probably
never rate with the great horrors OF
the sea occurred the other night in
Long Island Sound. Yet it was one OF
the most tragic of happenings, no less
terrible because of its comparatively
smaller scale than some Of the catas-
trophies that have made history. A
small freight steamer named the
Thames. running from New York to
New London, caught fire in the night
when OF Stamford and within q few
minutes she was o roaring furnace,
aname throughout. She was headed
for the shore and grounded on reef.
Ten OF the twenty-six men aboard
members of the crew. were saved. The
other sixteen are missing. probably I'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

/; This is special department devoted
to the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiza-
! ton in Washington to serve you IN any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
your address clearly, and inclose cents
in coin or stamps for reply. Send to
| The Evening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskin, director. Washing
ton, D. c.
q. Is It considered ill-bred to COM
plain to an usher when people persist
in talking while attending talking
picture?-J. G.
A. The people who are talking are
the ones who are ill-bred. The man.
ayers Of many motion picture houses
request the disturbers to be quiet or
leave.
@. Which one of the Gilbert and Sui
| Ivan operettas contains q song whose
tune is the same as the well known
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here"?--
o. A. o. "The Pirates of rensance." The
song is sung by the pirate chorus In
the last act, and Is called Come,
Friends, Who Plow the Sea-" It Il
based on an old English air.
@. Which of the gospels in the New
Testament are known as synoptic?--
A. A. c.
A. The synoptic Gospels are Mat
thew, Mark and Luke, and are so named
on account of their many agreements
in subject, order and language. These
three Gospels consist largely Of facts
and chronology. The Gospel Of John
differs from them in being given up to
narrative and records Of the discourse
of Christ.
@. What vitamin is found in yeast?-
A. Yeast is an excellent source OF
vitamin B. Vitamin A also Is contained
in yeast.
q. Where is the forestry exhibit
truck which, was in Florida during the
Winters. A. w.
A. The American Forestry AsSocia-
ton says that tt is now on a 4,000-mile
| tour which will take it from Florida to
Minnesota. going by way of Memphis,
! Little Rock, st. Louis, Indianapolis and
Chicago, after which 1t will be seen In
the East. Equipped with all the newest
devices for sight and sound effects. Its
purpose is to instruct people concerning
proper care and use OF forest land. IT
lays StShG SVICoo Ol1 pACNCAvAOAA "a AOAScs
| fires.
@. What Is the name Of the noun
| tain In Chile which resembles Japan's
| Fujiyama?-C. +.
A. Mount osorno is often called
Chile's Fujiyama.
Q. Why are pheasants' eggs usually
Matched In incubators or under hens?--
| w. S.
A. This Is due to the fact that pleas
| ants seem to lose their maternal In
stinct in captivity, and as consequence
| 1t Is necessary to resort to other means
of Matching and rearing. q
@. Is there sale for coca-cola out
side of the United States?-A. H. s.
A. The Coca Cola Company says that
its product Is selling In increasing vol
! ume In rs foreign countries, and thai
! the consumption In Montreal, Canada
| Is heavier than in Miami. Fla.
@. How are arrangements made to
! borrow books from the Library Of Con-
! gress?-L. B.
A. The general public cannot draw
books from the Library OF Congress
This privilege is limited to Congress.
men, persons in public ONCE and . Ger.
tain few engaged in special research
work. There Is, however, a system o.
interlibrary loans, whereby individuals
requiring q book that cannot be ordi'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Memorable Journey.

McmULdDAc SUuEhCys
A picture of distant day
That Recollection brings
Tells of q blossom sweetly gay
And OF q bird that sings.
The old canal boat made start
should have been at school.
The Cap'n had q kindly heart
And let me ride the mule.
I've Travelled in motor car
Luxurious and swift.
Palatial ships that sailed afar
Have given me lift.
New friends and pleasures / have met
Where lavish fancies rule,
And yet / never shall forget
The Cap'n and the mule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Shorter working hours for members
of Congress cannot be hoped for at
present. Such suggestion is imprac-
tical so long as Congress is expected
to know everything that il going on
and to supervise all the details.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Sensational writer's who love to dwell
ON the fact that famous author
served a prison sentence for an offense
of which many believed him innocent
should not encourage any impression
that underworld magazines regard a
penitentiary as hopeful training school
for good literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

The Prohibition party. once SO ia
nous, Is still In existence. 1t suffered
the fate that 50 often awaits initiative
thought and dropped out Of sight when
the idea It advocated became big
enough to be taken up in real politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Italians are still stronger in their
love of music than in their admiration
for politics. Much as they respect
Mussoliui's authority, few of them will
admit that he is in reality as great q
man as Verdi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
The Study Of Crime.

oh, cruel gangster, have a heart
And cease to play a sinful partl
If you from morals claim release
Oh. think of those Of the policel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

A genuine mystery is distinguished
usually not by the absence of clues. but
by the presence of superabundance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

An appropriation bill sometimes has
to be looked at twice before 1t can be
decided whether it will bring new hap
piness or cause more worry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Doubt exists as to whether it will be
possible to show the Antarctic explorers
a climate here preferable to the one
:hey left behind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
And Mean II.

From the South Bend Tribune.
Ambassador Morrow says his French
has grown worse during the London
Naval Conference, but no doubt he can
still say mo security pact. In French
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

As accomplished arboriculturists the
japanese would confer great favor by
inyenting an anti-freeze mixture for
fruit trees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Spirit of What?

From the Omaha world-Herald.
Crush, II you will, the dandelion, but
do 1t with respect. It has the spirit
which has made our land what it e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Preference for Home Talent.

Preference for Home Talent.
Would you like to be motion picture
starr"
mo-" answered Miss Cayenne.
Mother is so old-fashioned that she
thinks local gossips can get one talked
about sufficiently without hiring press
agent" -.
,
eff you think not Of the future" said
HI Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, 'be not
surprised If the future takes no care
Of YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Didn't Even Crackle.

From the Duluth Herald.
Money talks. But the way those old
dollars disappeared was patheticalIy
noiseless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

when you has work to do" said
Uncle Eben, don act like you thought
it was an enemy. Treat it like friend
dat helps take care Of ydG".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Sympathetic Impulse.

Enough Of trouble can't find.
SO to grand opera am inclined,
To hear of some poor luckless churl
Who had a quarrel with his girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Jud Tunkins says he knows all ABOUT
farming, but to make the old place pay,
he's got to start over and learn to be a
financier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26
Status Positively Defined.

Status Positively DcHhcus
"You enjoy aviation?"
YES" declared Senator Sorghum.
Its a comfort to have it perfectly
that the pilot is the boss and
that there Is no question OF social
precedence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-26

Into the heart of the Central American
tropics, on an island IN the Panama
Canal Zone, DR.. Frank NJ. Chapman has
retired to observe the wild life of the
region. The cabin which he has built
on this island he calls MY Tropical Air
Castle" and in a book newly published
under that title DR.. Chapman describes
his adventures on the island. DR.. Chap
man has included in his book aStound-
ing photographs which were taken by
means of hidden automatic cameras
worked by traps sprung by the animals
themselves.
The poetry Of Alexander Pope Is not
usually considered to be of the inspired
type, but Edith Sitwell, In her biography
Alexander Pope" treats 1t with enthu-
siasm. Even Popes contemporaries,
who fiattered him partly because they
admired his mechanical couplets and
partly because they feared his sharp
Miss Sitwell. She is convinced that
poetic standards have changed for the
worse since the time of Pope, and
blames Matthew Arnold, with his schol-
arly poetic criticism, for the change
This general blighting and whitening
Of the poetic taste is the result of the
public mind having been overshadowed
by such Aberdeen granite tombs and
monuments as Matthew Arnold; Is the
result also of the substitution of scholar
for poet, Of school inspector for artist"
y
1.-THE true way TO make biography a
fine art Is to be fine artist" says
Gamaliel Bradford in the Writer. "That
is, to center your whole life for the time
on that one subject, to bend all your
powers. all your energies, all your hopes,
to the portrayal Of that subject, to en-
tering into 1t, understanding 1t, living
with 1t. Only so will you be able to make
others live with It and In 1t. For the
supreme object Of all art Is the repro
diIction Of life" Mr.. Bradford's latest
bCok is Daughters Of Eve"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Good Friday

~prostrating themselves, today COM
memorated the death Of Christ in
all the churches OF Rome and
throughout the Catholic world.
Rome's commemoration OF Good
Friday was, as always, particularly
impressive because Of the number
of purported relics of Christ's pas
sion and death to be found here. A
great procession OF penitents" COM
posed OF thousands Of clergy and
|laymen, wended its way to Santa
Croce In Gerusalemme, where q
comparatively large piece Of what
Is said to be the cross Of Calvary
has been kept for centuries.
The Scala Santa, or holy stair
case. enshrined In the church just
across the way from st. John Later
an. was the goal OF thousands Of
penitents, both italian and foreign.
The tradition Is that the staircase
Is the very same that Christ ascend
ed In the praetorium Of Pontius
Plate in Jerusalem. on his way to
appear before the Roman magis-
trate. The steps. all Of marble. were
assumed to have been brought to
Rome by st. Helena. mother Of
Constantine. the first Christian IN
|peror.
All day the pious pilgrims as
cended those stairs on their knees,
praying fervently at each pause.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
BRISBANE MAY
VISIT VALLEY
Columnist Postpones Trip
Until After Tour Of
- Europe

Arthur Brisbane. nationally IA
frous columnist. may visit Browns
VILE. but not Immediately.
Pressing engagements in New
York and q trip to Europe interfere
4 with his acceptance Of the invita-
ton issued him by the local Cham
Der OF Commerce. according TO a
letter received here.
Il thank you for your very kind
letter OF April 5 which was forward
ed TO Chicago where I have received
&c on my way back to California"
ne writes in his letter to @. G.
HRichar@cn. Brownsville secretary.
The plan that you suggest is
most tempting. I hope that I may
be able, at some time, tc undertake
the complete journey.
AT this time I could not make
any definite arrangements for It.
M have been away from New York a
treat deal Of this winter. a~i must
tay very closely now. until the
lines comes for my trip to Europe
Agi the spring. / am taking some Of
My children abroad.
Il believe it would be a good
thing for this country If more
Americans understood the possible
ties in Mexico. and the extremely
pleasant character OF the Mexican
people"
The itinerary suggested by Mr..
Richardson for Mr.. Brisbane's trip
here included a complete inspection
OF the Valley, and sidetrips by air
into northern Mexico.