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Evening star., 1930-12-03
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

among farmers. He Is at present in
the Far West and is interesting big
audiences of dirt farmers throughout
the wild jackaSs regions in his concep-
ton of agriculture's future.
One Of the former members Of the
Senate who exercised his eternal floor
privilege this week was Walter E. Edge
of New Jersey, American Ambassador
to France. He turned up for the Davis
debate and the reading of President
Hoover'S message. Before settling him
self in one of the cozy corners Of the
chamber the debonair Ambassador was
the center of a buzzing group Of old
senatorial crorlies. Edge drove to the
HiH in squiffy new automobile with
a license tag that made the Capitol
cops scratch their heads. They'd never
seen anything like it before. 1t was
about foot square, with series OF
white letters on a field of brown. They
read, 'CD-RD," and no number was
attached. Inquiry of the chauffeur de-
veloped that cd" is the Partisan des-
ignation for corps diplomatique," but
he couldn't clear up the "RD." The
Ambassador bought the car the other
day In Atlantic City and a6ixed the
tag, which he'd brought over from Paris
for the purpose. The buggy will ac-
company him back to Paris this month.
X X
"Tom" Shipp, who once was a Wash
ington newspaper correspondent and
private secretary to Albert j. Beveridge
and is now one of the barons of the
publicity racket, gave unique beefsteak
dinner one night this week. A client of
Shpp's is one of the big Chicago pack
ing firms. AS token of special esteem,
they notified Tom" they were sending
him the finest steak ever hacked from
the side of COW. In order that it
might not deteriorate in ordinary
transit, it was dispatched to Washing
ton by airplane Toms" guests found
the steak all it was carved up to be, and
big enough fer a regiment.
X X \ X
Senator Robert j. Bulkley. Democrat,
of Ohio. gets most Of the hn1elight in
the newly convened Upper House. For
a hroad-shouldered husky, over feet
tall, the man who rode into Office on
the crest Of the recent Buckeye wet
wave turns out to possess voice almost
as gentle as woman'S.
tCopyrieht. 1900
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Bar Members Wet Verdict
Studied as Voice of Experts

handling Of its most pressing social
problem" In the extent to which the
members of the association voted, the
Free Press finds an indication that the
members of the legal fraternity in
America take the wet-and-dry prob
lem seriously as q national problem,
and recognize their responsibility in the
premises" It argues that the verdict
should be highly Illuminating for any
body who is trying to arrive at dis
passionate conclusion regarding prac-
tical merits and demerits."
This is no hurried verdict" In the
Judgment Of the Providence Journal.
1T represents the calm conclusion Of
one Of the most learned Of our profess
sions, a profession intimately concerned,
not only with the practice but with the
results OF the law, and eager for the
maintenance Of orderly conditions
throughout the Republic. The lawyers
OF the country are well qualified to
reach q sensible decision in such q mat
ter, and their wisdom in declaring
themselves by so overwhelming q ma
jortty against the amendment cannot
be lightly impugned"
Many of the non-voting IS per cent"
says the Chicago Daily Tribune, doubt
less held the opinion that the Bar Asso-
ciation is body existing solely for the
consideration of purely professional
questions, a view we are very glad Is
not shared by the great majority of the
association. In holding the referendum
and voting upon it the American bar
accepts its larger responsibility for pub
lie leadership in the field Of govern
ment and the administration Of law, a
responsibility it cannot evade without
seriously injuring the just influence and
prestige Of the profession and refusing
a service the Nation greatly needs and
rightly expects from it,
The Columbus Ohio State Journal
calls the vote one that represents the
conclusion of representative group of
thinking Americans"
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Of the total cost of the Municipal Gen.
ter would only be fair.
As long as lump sum practice Is the
accepted practice, and until Congress
returns to the self-imposed mandates
of an unrepealed statute, the lump sum
should be increased, either on the basis
recommended by the Bureau of Eff
cheney, which is to take into account
the extraordinary amount of expend-
tturss occasioned by the fact that this
is the National Capital, or by singing
out for special financing those national
or semi-national projects, such as the
widening of B street and the building
of the Municipal Center, the nature of
which in simple justice demands an In
crease In the Federal contribution above
the 20 to rs per cent represented In the
inelastic lump sum.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Theatrical Producers
Get Bishops Warning

From the Los Angeles Evening Express.
Theatrical producers the country over
will do well to give serious thought to
the warning by Bishop Manning of
New York that if there is not an inns
mediate house-cleaning from within
there will be fronA without which will
put an end to theN"orgy Of filth, de-
generacy and corruption" on the stage.
The bishop spoke at the memorial serv-
ices of the Episcopal Actors Guild, thus
giving his warning first-hand. There is
menace to public taste and public
morals in the plays of the kind that
have become together too common,
those of dull, disproportionate and in
artistic dwelling upon matters of SEX
which Bishop Manning says are sin
against art as well as against ,decency
and God. While there are less of such
plays in Los Angeles than New York,
still there are more than enough Of
them h@e.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Sets French Conservatism
Above Fascist Radicalisrn
From the Indianapolis Star.

from the Ind1anRpohs Star.
1t is reassuring to note the supremacy
OF conservative sentiment for peace in
France in comparison with the militant
TRADES OF Premier MuSSolini in Italy
and the radical nationaliSm of Fascist
groups in Austria and Germany. The
French Parliament has shown q cred-
liable desire to abjure petty politics in
behalf of q constructive diplomatic and
financial program. Attacks have been
launched against the Tardieu regime,
but the Premier and his Ministers have
been sustained in all formal votes Of
confidence.
This showing is remarkable in view
Of the frequent predictions that M.
BRAND, the French Foreign Minister,
would fail to survive growing political
opposition. Criticism resulted in the
resignation of the Finance Minister,
but with that exception the Tardieu
cabinet seems fairly we'll intrenched. It
Is French sentiment for peace which
has upheld M. BRAND at time when
Fascist gains and Italian threats are
adding to the difficulties Of the dis
armament conferees at Geneva.
The French Foreign Minister'S pro-
posal to create a United States of Eu-
rope has fallen on deaf ears, although
his efforts to promote Continental
friendship cannot fail to bear fruit in
conservative circles. While party lines
were somewhat tightly drawn whe-: the
Chamber of Deputies proceeded to q
vote of confidence, the Foreign Minister
emerged with a personal triumph. One
of the Deputies paid him a tribute in
the following epigram: "You will have
the votes of those who are your critics
and you will have the good wishes Of
those who vote against you"
The action of the French Chamber
should go far to relieve tension on the
Continent. Serious problems confront
European statesmen, but the situation
is not so serious as some of the alarm
lists intimate. The friends of peace
surely outnumber the German treaty
revisionists, the balance of power group
among the Mediterranean agitators, the
Hitler Fascists and the disarmament
disputantS. Much Of recent radical talk
may be discounted as made for home
consumption.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

| circle, however, and this in part helps
to counteract the force Of gravity and
prevents the plane from sliding side
ways toward the ground. In other
| words, the plane travels about In q cir.
Gle and is jammed against the air 90
II 1t were an automobile travelling about
the inside Of q racing bowl.
@. How much food does a person eat
in q year?-G. H. b.
A. 1t is estimated that the average
| individual consumes 1855 pounds Of
food in year.
@. How many copies Of McGufeys
Readers were used in this country?-
T. F.
A. Estimates range from 7O,ooo,ooo to
| 10000, 900 and upward. The American
Book Co. officials have estimated the
combined sales of McGuffey's Readers.
| Primers and Spelling -bcoks between
1885 and 1920 at 100000.
@. Where was Sarah Bernhardt
| buried?-F. A. b.
A. She died in Paris. March 81, 1898,
at the age q 76. Her funeral service
| was held At &C. Francois de Sales
| Church, Paris. She Is buried at Pere
La Chaise Cemetery, where her remains
were placed in the family vault.
Q. How does Germany rank In po-
tential military power?-G. S.
A. The total military nlan-power Of
Germany is estimated at 100000.
-Four nations rank ahead of her in
actual number of soldiers available.
The percentage Of military man-power
Of Germany as compared with the pop
ulation Is 1878 per cent. Sixteen ma
tionS rank ahead Of Germany in per-
centage of military man-power.
@. How many homes in the United
States are wired for electricity?-H.
Med.
A. The total number Of homes wired
for electricity in the United States In
1929 was 19,012,664. There are 24,35I,-
676 homes in the United States.
@. How long does it take q ship to
go through the Panama Canal?-J. 8.
A. 1t takes from 10 to IL hours fov
a ship to go through the Panama Canal.
The time of passage through the locks
Is three hours.
@. Please explain the process Of pre-
pairing real sealskin fur.-G. w. NJ.
A. Sealskin is obtained by dressing,
which neceSSitateS the removal Of the
coarse water hairs which grow beyond
the fur. 1t is accomplished by shaving
down the flesh side of the skin to cut
Oh the rootS OF the nalrS, Wntcn grow
deeper than the fur. The hairs are
then pulled out, and the fur, originally
rusty brown, is dyed black, the process
requiring seven dippingS. Both these
processes are trade secrets, and they
require great care and skill. Expert
enced and successful work at once dou-
bles the value of the skin.
O. In a series OF words should the
word before the land" be followed BY
q comma?-A. E. D.
A. When a series Of nouns, ad-
verbs or adjectiveS precedes the con-
| junction "and,' the last adjective, adj
verb or noun before the conjunction -
separated from the conjunction by Q
comma.
@. How large a school Is Notre
Dame?-G. B.
A It has an enrolment Of about
5000.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Trial Balloons.

European diplomacy has undergone
many changes of trend and method
since the World War. but in one notable
respect the leopard has not changed its
spots. 1t Is still addicted to sending up
trial balloons. In less aeronau ical Ian
guage, trial balloons mean the practice
Of governmentS-in this case, foreign
ofiices-in launching suggestions for the
sole purpose OF observing their effect
abroad. If the effect is good, the su2
gestions usually eventuate in definite
projects. II they are not cordially re-
ceiyed, the suggestions are unceremo-
niously dropped.
During the past week half a dozen Of
these trial balloons have been in the air
each Of them headed in the direction of
the United States. Secretary Stimson
counted that day lost whose low de-
scending sun witnessed no puncturine
denial by the State Department done
The most interesting balloon ascension
was In Paris. There, under M. Tardieu's
highly official auspices, a proposal was
made that France and the United States
should ally themselves, as the worlds
two nrincipal gold powers" to place an
embargo on future loans to foreign gov
ernments that might use the money fol
productive, ie., military expan.
sion. purposes. Washington knows no.h-
ing of such Franco American scheme
and, Of course, would not become 6
party to anything of the sort. ever
though both the Coolidge and Hoover
administrations practically laid dowr
such q policy for the United States.
Another European trial balloon. airnet
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Atlantic city is supposed to have
more girls In it who try to look Like
Greta Garbo than any other city IN
the country.
Just how this leadership is arrived at
we do not know. Just how such gen
eralities get into circulation Is some
thing of a mystery.
Take the statement, which once had
wide credence, that there are more
tiger-striped house cats in Washington
than any place else in the United
States.
Such statement is impossible to
prove, since there is no feline census.
bold writer who believed 1t, and who
wrote it.
Once written, it was accepted by
others. who found it easier and more
pleasing to keep it in circulation than
to attempt to disprove 1t.
AS matter of fact, theY are certain
sections of shis city, which we once
passed through daily on bus. where
black and white cats far outnumber all
other types.
Probably sCme worthy sire once in
habited the neighborhood who strongly
marked his offspring. At any nate, one
sees black and white cats sitting all
Numbered up on doorsteps, sleeping
calmly in windowsills out of dogs way,
they cross streets.
Generalities always are dangerous,
yet they offer a great temptation, both
to writers and speakers.
There is something satisfying, sooth-
ing, in a broad statement which Jumps
things of.
With a good generality there is no
hemming or having, no going around
in circles, or beating around the pro-
verbal bush.
A generality permits one to make a
point, and, what is more, to make 1t
inclined to make them than speakers,
for they must put the thing down in
black and white, where 1t stares up at
them.
1t stareS up at the reader, too.
The speaker, on the other hand, can
say in flowing numbers what he be-
lieves, as broad assumption which
seems to include all mankind, and, un-
less his hearers are unusually astllte,
the chances are decidedly that he viii
get away with it,
The word general" means completely
or approximately universal, including or
affecting all, c. nearly all, parts. A gen.
erality means the applicability to a
whole class Of instances.
Alexander Pope must have had the
generality In mind when he wrote that
"A little learning is dangerous thing"
A generality. about anything, is danger
Gus, largely because it is, in most cases,
an untruth, or at least not proved.
Mostly the generality is untrue be-
cause 1t is arrived at so easily-and so
hastily. Man is by nature inclined to
jump to conclusions.
Let him happen to notice three or
four red-headed women, Immediately
he proclaims that there are more red
headed girls In Washington than ever
before"
The truth may be that there are, by
actual count, thousand fewer red
heads this year than last, but Just be-
cause he happened to see three or four
of them in a row, he generalizes on his
findings.
\ X X y
The more sweeping a generality is,
as general thing, the more pleasing it
is to the one who proclaims it. A short
look over history shows that many Of
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Convict Labor In L. S.
Highway Work Is Cited

To the Editor Of The Star:
In your paper of November 81, 1880,
page A-8, second column, third para
graph, you express an opinion in a
sentence, the second sentence. that
needs correction. The sentence Is a
follows:
1.-THE embargo applies to goods turned
out by convict hands in any country" :"
To which should be added, Except
ours" For example: The Baltimore
Boulevard beyond Hyattsville to Laurel
was constructed this Summer. Any one
reeing the size of the job would jump
IA the conclusion that it certainly must
fin uish employment to a number Of
idIe hands. 1t did. But the idle hands
that. found occupation in building the
road. in the vicinity of Hyattsvtlle at
least \ ere the hands of convicts, with
a few ea ceptions. The foreman and, I
InderstaA d, the few men at the concrete
mixers we1e not convicts. These were
white men. The colored workers I
talked witlr were from reformatory
up the road. \ Their pay was so cents a
day
"workingman" W 10 might have secured
a job. II. Y. MacDOFF.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Change in the Country Store.
think upon the days Of yore
When in the good old country store
The words of wisdom we would hear
With now and then a song of cheer.
A touch Of hunger no one knew,
For we had cheese and crackers too,
But that was several years ago
Before they got radio.
We give attention most profound
AS words of wiser men resound.
Our gift Of eloquence and song
And now put back where they belong
While men accounted truly great
Instruct the people of the State.
We simply keep the fire aglow
And listen to the radio.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This bureau does not give advice, but
1t gives free information on any sub
ject. Often, to be accurately informed
is to be beyond the need Of advice. and
information is always valuable, whereas
advice may not be. In using this serv-
ice be sure to write clearly, state your
inquiry briefly and inclose 2-cent stamp
for reply postage. Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.
@. Will Bobby Jones be barred now
from playing In the big golf tourna-
mentS?-G. H.
A. Mr.. Jones has announced his re-
tirement from tournament play because
his acceptance of a motion picture con-
tract might lead to questioning of his
status as en- amateur. The question of
his being barred would not be decided
unless he sought to enter an amateur
tournament. He can, Of course, play in
any open tournament. nor would that
necessarily constitute him a professional
unless he accepted cash prize In event
Of winning.
@. What is the extent Of the forest
lands in BraZil?-L. K. J.
A. Brazil has a forest area Of ap-
proximately one billion acres.
@. What is the highest price ever
paid for painting by an American
artist?-R. T. Y.
A. Records in private sales are not
complete. The highest price ever paid
at a public sale for q painting by ar
American artist was $4,000, which
Samuel Waldo's portrait Of Andrew
Jackson brought last year.
@. Who finished the Washington
Monument?-J. G. c.
A. Gen. George w. Davis was the
engineer who completed the Washing
ton Monument The total cost was
81, ,1B7, ,71O31. OF this. 100000 was
raised by individual free-will offerings
and the remainder was appropriated by
Congress.
@. When was the harp FIRST used9-
D. S. A.
A. The exact date has not been de-
termined, but there are records Of the
harp prior to 5000 BIC.
O. What Is put in silk materials to
make theHn seem heavier?-E. r.
A. Silks are weighted by the addition
of solutions Of tin or iron salts. They
make the silk seem heavier, with more
body. However, they decrease the
wearing quality Of the silk.
@. Some years ago heard q humor-
Gus story about Theodore Roosevelt's
falling down in an attempt at a rectta-
ton in school. Can you refresh my
memory?-R. e. w.
A. Perhaps you refer to the New York
Suns story about Roosevelt's attempt
to recite Marco Bozzaris." Roosevelt
got as far as Greece. her knees
when his memory failed him. He re-
peated in a louder voice, Greece, her
knees" and again stopped. The
teacher, after a second or TWO, came to
his rescue with the suggestion. Grease
her knees once more, Theodore; per-
haps she'll go then"
@. Please tell me why there Is no lift
on the wings Of an airplane when 1t is
in a 90-degree banked curn.-H. T. T.
A. When an airplane is on 90-degree
banked turn in a vertical bank. there
is no lift upward on the wing. There is
lift inward toward the center Of the
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Men who have been meeting In the
United States Capitol for years form
strong friendships. They display ag-
gressive eloquence in differences OF
opinion, but leave any truly tempera-
mental asperities to the general popu-
lace that does not understand how
voting can be taken otherwise than
seriously.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

As a labor leader, Mr.. Doak has been
active though not identified with the
formal procedures Of the A. F. OIL. AS
Secretary Of Labor it will be his bust
ness to represent the interests Of labor
as a part Of the Nations economic force.
regardless of established afiliations.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Approaching an Agreement.

IT have forgotten more about states
manship than you ever knew" said
the rude visitor.
in the first place." answered Senator
Sorghum; "but there is no doubt in my
mind about your having forgotten it."
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Mrs. Keith Miller had q narrow
escape as gale swept the course OF
her flight and dropped her airplane
near the Bahamas. Woman being more
courageous in some respects than man,
we may expect this sky expert to 60
on flying regardless of masculine pro-
tests that she ought not to force her
lIIek
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Intimations that New York capital
contemplates practical ownership of car
lines in Washington, d. c., may en-
courage FAINT hopes that the New York
custom of a nickel carfare may yet be
locally established.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Denmark has become involved in
political controversy relative to its in
ternal affairs. The decision to eliminate
battleships with view to avoiding for
eign entanglements could not go so far
as to provide assurance that local dis
sensions would not receive their usual
measure Of consideration.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

BY observing the recent career of
James j. Davis, Mrs. Ruth Mccormick
may get an approximate idea of how
much anxiety she would have had to
experience had she been elected to the
United States Senate.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

The expert accountant in politics used
to devote his calculations to campaign
prophecy. Now he finds far more elab-
crate figuring required to get data about
the sums expended in campaign.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Having "stormed the Capitol" the So
called Communists did not create
enough storm to destroy hopes based
on predictions that it will be a mild
Winter.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Also Gains ! the Nerves.

From the Fort Wayne rTs ws-sentinel
It's a complex world. Scarcely does
the nationwide antf-A'oise campaign
get under way than we are informed
that celery is an exceAent practical
remedy for rheumatism.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

From the Jackson Citizen Patriot. \
It is said that whiskers areA coming
back into popularity this year ~ the
University of Kentucky. We s. 1oulo
think they would be quite a hal1h cap
especially to the quarterback.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Jud Tunkins says he is sorry Einstein
couldn't bring his violin along because
he believes he would have enjoyed that
more than his theory.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Suggestion Inspires Thought.

From the st. Louis Times.
Missouri is to lose three Congress-
men and California is to gain nine,
which will be a loss or gain for US
when we are able to ideRAify the miss
Ing. -
Evening star., 1930-12-03
ObstructiOnist.

Thought can't be successfully led
BY one with words direct,
Whose speech is largely limited
To saying. "I object"
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Taking No CHANCES.

Taking No Chances.
why did you refuse an offer to go
into moving pictures?"
I'D rather go on" said Miss Cayenne,
imagining what a great star 1 might
have been, rather than risk realiz ng
what a nop actually was"
Men who were truly great centuries
ago." said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
ARE not esteemed As great as the pa
tient scholar who succeeds in spelling
out their names on old monuments"
Evening star., 1930-12-03

A lame duck cannot fly; and, in fact
does not desire to do so.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
For Whom?

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Although fines for overparking have
been cut from So to 81, running through
red light Is still to be classed aS q
luxury.
Evening star., 1930-12-03
Intellectual Power.

Money becomes a force, they say,
When energy is great or small;
The dollar we keep hid away
Is just the same as none at all.
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Unemployment" said Uncle Eben, sis
a word dat ain gineter fool nobody If
you tries TO use it to disguise plain
loafin'."
Evening star., 1930-12-03

Rate by MaiI-Payable In Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
RsIIy snd nDIv Sunday W. ssSoo iS CO. mo mo &c sSc
Sunday only ........ - yr.. S4.00; ] mo-. 4oc