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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

eminent should only extend its extraor-
binary aid to few natural air trans
portation routes.
For about ten years now the efforts
Of the Government and private indus
try 10 establish airmail routes have
been largely pioneering in character
Now the days Of pioneering are over
But during the past ten years the people
of the country have been led to believe
that one of their chief duties as cit
liens lay in mailing everything via the
airmail. The Importance of combining
airmail communications TO those act
ually requiring speed of transmission
has never been mentioned. On the
other hand, the propaganda has been
directed toward getting every mailable
object, from chicks to birthday greet
ings, aboard an airplane. Mr.. Glover
hints at q reversal Of this policy. The
postal authorities evidently believe that
there are not only unnecs Ssary airmail
routes In operation now, but that too
much unimportant and trivial matter is
being carried by the airmail. Along
with o curtailment OF Government mail
contracts, there may come a system
atized effort to confine the use of the
airmail to really important matter.
At least two companies have recently
asked the Government for airmail con-
tracts. guaranteeing TO transport the
mails at cost, or $210 a pound. The
rate now being paid may be too high.
Aviation progress may justify cut in
the contract rate. But the postal au-
thorities must study and know their
ground thoroughly before advocating
any restriction OF the use OF the airmail.
After educating the people to use Of
the airmail 1t is gesture of QueS-
tionable benefit to turn about face and
tell them they are using it unneces-
sarily. No subsidy will yield the Gov
eminent higher returns in the end than
money devoted to encouraging air
transportation. A deficit incurred in
such activity needs no apology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

been wasted. But Congress will find
them ready and willing to continue the
cooperation offered in the past The
present session should not come to a
close without seeing the passage of
much needed blue sky" or kindred
legislation.
The Attorney Generals third recon-
mendation, and in the eyes of many
his most important proposal, is for
the passage OF additional legisla-
ton designed to strengthen the en-
forcement of the dry laws. The meat
OF this new law would be found in
the authority to be vested in members
OF the Metropolitan Police Department
to do work now performed by Federal
prohibition agents aud a relatively
small group of city policemen deputized
TO assist them.
/ recent grand jury recommended
that such legislation be enacted, and
the executive heads of the Police De-
partment are known to favor it. The
number Of men assigned TO dry law
enforcement here has been inadequate
If the prohibition laws are to be en-
forced, the step favored by the Attorney
General-and already contained In leg
islation tentatively prepared by Sem
ator Howell-should be taken.
But along with this step there must
be another. The Metropolitan Police
Department is already undermined.
There are not enough policemen to
give the city needed protection. The
heads of the Police Department have
made formal recommendations for
more men. They should be provided.
Nothing Of any great Importance is to
be accomplished by putting extra men
on prohibition work. thus reducing the
already slim remainder available for
general police work. unless the force is
increased.
II all policemen are to be given the
status of prohibition agents, there must
be more policemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
WindOwless Homes to Solve
Future Ventilation Problems

ing. outside will be condensers which
will receive and reflect the light from
the sky through these transmission
lenses to diffusing reflectors within the
room, which will light the entire room
with uniform brilliancy.
ReflectOrs to Shift.
A photoelectric cell, sensitive to
either luminous or ultra violet light In
tensity, harneSsed to the control mocha
nism, will shift the refiectors to posi-
tions favorable to receiving the best
ref1nements suggested would regulate
glare in the middle of the day and
light during warm weather.
Predictions of DR.. Hartman and
others are upheld by engineers Of the
United States Bureau Of Standards,
who issued the following statement:
I'm 1000 AID, and possibly sooner.
artificial ventilation and sunlight will
be used exclusively in huge structures,
such as hotels and apartment houses.
Looking out Of windows really is the
only use for them. as more efficient
ventilation and lighting already is pro-
vided by artificial means"
So important has the necessity of
providing clean air and sunlight be-
come in New York that the Regional
Plan of New York and its enVirons
declared: "It is essential that the
benefits of sunlight be secured for the
houses in which people live and the
places In which they work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
The Capitol Fire.

Every indication points to the fact
that the fire at the Capitol last eve
ming, which fortunately did but slight
damage, chiefly to contents and but
little to the structure, was caused by
an accident, possibly to carelessneSS in
the disposal of smoking materials. The
close coincidence of this blaze and that
which on Christmas eve swept the Elk
ecutive Oface Building prompted at the
outset the thought of possibly in
cendiary origin However, the execu-
tive offices' fire is attributed to q
structural cause and that of last eve
ming at the Capitol likewise is traced to
an origin that is wholly innocent Of
criminal intent.
Nevertheless. 1t Is passing strange that
these two buildings, representing the
legislative and the executive branches
Of the Government-virtually the judi
cial as well, owing to the present Occu-
pancy of the Capitol by the Supreme
Court-should have been attacked by
flames so nearly simultaneously. Both
of them were badly wrecked by fire in
1914, when the British troops occupied
Washington for a brief period during
the War with England. There was
then no chance coincidence, it being
the deliberate purpose of the invaders
to wreck, II not wholly to destroy, the
American Capital.
This Capitol fire win prove to be a
blessing If the disclosure effected by 1t
Of flre-inviting conditions leads to cor
rections. Much Of the damage done
by the flames and by the water used in
extinguishing them was inflicted upon
the documents and records stored beneath
the Studio" where the blaze started.
Nor Is this the only place in the Capt.
toll where similar conditions exist, tons
of papers being stored in several Sec
tons, some of them of known value,
some of possible value and some Of no
value whatever But all OF this mate
rial, whatever its record or historical
importance, Is q menace to the Struc-
ture.
A committee on the disposition Of
useless executive papers" is maintained
as one of the standing committees of
the House of Representatives. There Is
no such committee for the disposition of
useless legislative papers. Yet the Cap>
itol is packed with them, and their pres
ence in the building-or even the pres.
ence of semi-uSeless papers that should
be stored elsewhere-is an invitation
TO disaster.
In q building Of such age and such
historic Importance, not to speak Of its
utility, there should be the utmost pos
sible safeguards against FIRE. Infam-
mable materials, trimmings, furniture
contents generally, should be reduced to
the absolute minimum. The most
Scrupulously constant and faithful watch
, should be kept over every portion Of
the structure. It would seem from the
! reports Of yesterdays blaze at the Capt.
toll that the fire had been in progress
7 for more than an hour before the alarm
was sounded. Searching inquiry into
! the cause Of this delay in the discovery
of the fire is imperatively demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ANY reader can get the answer to any
question by writing to our Information
Bureau in washington, D. C. This
offer applies strictly to information.
The bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles
nor undertake exhaustive research on
any subject. Write your question plain
ly and briefly. Give full name and
address and inclose cents IN coin or
stamps for return postage. The reply
Is sent direct to the inquirer. Address
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. HaSkin, director, Washing
ton, D. G.
@. What does Yehudi, the given name
of the violin prodigy. mean?-S. t.
A. Yehudi Menuhin is the son OF
Jewish parents who gave him the name
Yehudi because 1t is Hebrew for Jew.
@. What Is person called who Is an
habitual criminal?-P. T.
A. A confirmed criminal is called q
recidivist. In the United States the
term is also applied to person serving
a second term in prison.
Q. How many women attend school
in the Sorbonne?-S. p. A.
A. This year there are more than
10000 co-eds in the Sorbonne. This is
in striking contrast to conditions Is
years ago when only SO women were
taking courses there.
@. Are Christmas carols always SUD-
posed to be joyful?-W. w. S.
A. The carol was originally joyous
dance, sign of liberation from the
religious austerity of the Puritan era
Percy Dearmer, writing in 1.-THE oxford
Book of Carols" says, The CAROL by
forsaking the timeless contemplative
melodies of the church, began the era
OF modern music, which throughout has
been based on the dance"
@. What is the largest cemetery in
France?-B. J.
A. The new cemetery of Thiais, near
Paris, Is said to be the largest cemetery
in France. 1t covers lot hectares in
one plot of ground and is noted for its
great beauty as we'll as size.
Q. What was Henry Ford's scheme
for issuing paper money!. B.
A. When Henry Ford was seeking to
buy the Muscle Shoals plant in Ala
bama from the Government he suggest
ed that the $40,000,000 necessary to
complete the dam could be issued in
greenbackS based on the potential earn
ings Of the plant. He stated at the
time that the currency could and should
be based on natural resources. The
idea is not a new one. Fiat money has
been tried out repeatedly.
O. Why wasn't a place farther West
chosen for the Capital of the United
States?-W. T. S.
A. When the National Capital was
established at Washington the country
west of the Mississippi was scarcely in
habited except by Indian tribes, there
fore Washington was centrally located
with respect to the States then in ex-
istence. The question of moving the
National Capital to more central po-
sition has repeatedly been discussed
but the Importance of the question is
not so paramount at the present time
because of the development of trans
portation and communication. Since
the construction of railroads and the
Inauguration of the telephone. wireless
biography and wireless telephony as
well as the telegraph, the Capital OF
the United States can be kept in con-
slant communication with any part OF
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

the eighteenth amendment? Senator
Harris demands that Judge Mccormick
be removed from the Presidents COM
mission on crime because the judge re-
marked that the commission regarded
liquor conditions and Government law
leSSness as major issues. OF what
genuine use would q commission be II
1t were not free to form its own
opinions?"
The Charlotte Observer expresses the
view that DIR. Dorsn, Assistant Secretary
Lowman and Attorney General Mitchell
have made records for consistent pur-
pose to do the best they could with the
machinery at hand to enforce prohibit
ton; that they have at least proved
faithful and honest The Milwaukee
Journal however, believes that "a con-
WINGED public opinion is the only real
enforcer of laws, and public opinion in
this case refuses to be sufficiently
aroused" The Utica Observer Dispatch
takes the position that Senator Borah
agrees with one OF the lines OF attack
laid down by the wet propaganda y
That paper asks, rs 1t just possible
that the Senator has been influenced
by this propaganda, or has he accurate
information on which to base his judy
ment?"
"It is not simply coincidence, per-
haps," states the Chattanooga Times
that all Of this congressional beating
of the prohibition tOm-tom is being
done by Senators from dry agricultural
States. II they have failed to give their
constituents the relief they promised
they can at least whoop 1t up for pro-
hihition, in the hope of Transforming
| agrarian displeaSure into dry alarm and
transferring the resentment of their
constituents from themselves to the ad-
ministration."
The attack on Judge Mccormick Sug-
gestS to the Little Rock Arkansas Demo-
crat that 1.-The report of the Law En-
forcement Commission must be agree
able to the prohibitionists or 1t will
not be accepted" and that his oppo-
nents apparently subscribe to the
theory that a prohibition officer can dc
no wrong"
The Chicago Daily News declares;
Judge McCormicks reported observa-
lions deprecating reckleSsness and law
lesSneSs on the part Of prohibition
agents expressed the sentiment Of i'm
partial and unprecedented persons. They
did not challenge the merits Of prohibi-
ton. That agents OF the law must
themselves respect the law is an axiom
which requires neither defense nor ex-
PLANTATION" The ASbury Park Pres:
concludes that the time when liquor
law enforcement rings with sincerity
| has not yet arrived. and until 1t does
| periodic charges OF inefnciency anc
hypocrisy will be q true reflection Of the
| facts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
Husbands Aid Makes
Homework Like PLAY

From the Topeka Daily Capital
Are housewives worth their salt?"
the topic Of sociology lecture at
Northwestern University, in Chicago,
has created stir among housewives in
that city, including brides, who counter
on the implication against their pro-
fession by testimony that bubbles do
homework" in cooperation with their
wives and take the drudgery out We've
been married three years." says Mrs.
Evelyn Gray of Chicago, land we have
always done the houSework together.
It's Just like fun. I don't even have to
ask 1t of him."
Mrs. Elsie Palm joins the chorus of
many housewives of that model domes-
tic city. MY husband and l." she re-
ports, play together and work together.
alone it's drudgery. but when hubby
lends q hand-ah, it's real sport then"
Mrs. Ruth Boudreau remarks of her
model husband: "He Just plunges in,
and the houSework Is done in no time.
That gives time for recreation, chiefly
hiking" I'm thankful I've got q real
man for a husband" says MRS. Laura
De Lacy, land he helps me with every
thing" But Mrs. Minnie L. Peterson,
who goes $3.50 with her husband, says
that Sans sure prince. He not only
helps with the housework, but II I'm
tired he'll do 1t ALL"
There seem to be innumerable Chi
cago husbands who help with the house.
work and are not ashamed of so doing.
Here is a hint as to what makes the
difference between marriages that turn
out a success and other marriages that
go on the rocks of failure. Not that
husbands necessarily help with the
housework, but that they look upon the
partnership in that spirit.
Mrs. Arthur J. Todd. wife of the pro-
lessor in Northwestern In whose class
the subject first. doomed up with such
impressive effect, gives her testimony
that "a husband should be first aid to
his wife in bathing the baby, busting,
sweeping. cooking and hopping the
kitchen floor" No doubt many college
teachers come up to the requirement.
All OF which recalls the wisecrack:
If you see your wife hopping up the
floor, mop up the floor with her" Not
q bad rule, II taken literally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
Business in Order.

Inc senate reaSSembleS Monday with
the tariff bill still pending. In the
ofnng, however, looms the possibility OF
q surge Of debate on the question of
prohibition enforcement and prohibition
itself. The question is whether the de-
bate Of prohibition is to delay further
consideration of the tariff bill. Under
the Senate rules members of that body
are not confined, in their discussions
on the floor, to the matter before the
Senate. It is as easy for q United
States Senator to rise in his place and
discuss prohibition while the wool
schedule of the tariff bill is the pending
business as it is for a blacksmith to
break an egg with q sledgehammer.
The fear Of Senators who actually wish
to have the tariff bill, promised long
ago to farmers and those induStrialiSis
who have suffered from foreign COM
petition, put through the Senate is that
the wet and dry question may come up
ut this time and prevent the considera-
ton of anything else.
With the present agitation over pro-
hibition enforcement due to a nare-up
among the dry Senator'S themselves, the
threat Of long debate is even greater
than II 1t was merely question raised
between the vets and the drys. Ap-
parently there Is nothing practical the
senate can do about prohibition en-
forcement Just at this time. There is
no legislation pending, and none is TO
come before the Senate until after q
joint committee Of the two houses has
had an opportunity to receive the rec
concentrations of the President and his
Law Enforcement Commission.
But the recent charges brought by
number of Senators against the
administration of the prohibition laws
have charged the atmosphere about the
Capitol, even in these holidays. The
Name Of debate may burst forth spon-
taneously soon after the body meets,
and once the wet and dry question is
up 1t is likely to prove q tough job
TO stem the tide of debate However,
Senator Watson Of Indiana, the Repub-
lican leader. has called q conference
OF the Republicans for Monday to seek
70 impress upon them the need of pro-
ceeding with as little delay rs possible
to dispose Of the tarin bill. His party,
In control Of the House and Senate,
VIII be held responsible for whatever is
done or Is not done. For q year
now the country has been walt
ing for the limited tariff revision
which was promised. It is q con-
tribution which the Congress can
make, II it wishes, to the cause of
stabilization Of business which was
shaken in recent months by the up
heaval In the stock market.
Doubtless prohibition enforcement is
subject which should be thoroughly
discussed in the Senate and out of It,
But there is time for everything. The
orderly procedure of the business of the
Senate demands that the tariff bill be
acted upon now. Politics may, in some
quarters, demand delay of the tariff
Dill. Nobody wishes to be accused of
Alibustering against the tariff bill
Prolonged discussion Of prohibition
enforcement at this time, however
would prove as effective as a direct
nlibuster in preventing early action on
the tariff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

Q. Who founded the Jesuit order?-s
A. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder Of
the Society Of Jesus or Jesuits, was
born in 1891 of noble house at the
castle OF Loyola. Spain. He was SOL
der, and desperately wounded in the
war with France. and during his con-
valescence determined to become a
knight Of Christ" He reported divine
visions and commissions, and after
much hardship succeeded in founding
an order which devoted itself to the
extension of the faith, particularly
undertaking missionary work. This is
one OF the most powerful of the Roman
catholic religious organizations.
Q. BY what rule should a person be
guided. in adopting a trade mark. in
endeaVoring to avoid infringement of a
trade mark already in use by some one
| else?-H. p.
A. The courts have said that a per-
son entering a field of endeayor al
ready occupied by another should. in
the selection OF trade name or trade
mark, keep far enough away to avoid
all possible confusion. Whether there
is an infringement of a trade mark
does not depend upon the use of iden-
tical words, nor on the question as to
whether they are so similar that a per-
/
into the belief that 1t was the other,
The courts incline to hold that infringe
ment occurs If one adopts a trade
name or q trade mark so like another
In form, spelling or sound that q per-
son with a not very definite or clear
recollection as to the real trade mark, is
likely to become confused or misled.
Q. When was the jefferson Memorial
| Foundation formed?-F 6
A. 1t was formed April 10, 1923, on
the lBOth anniversary of Thomas JET
ferson's birth. 1t has acquired Jeffer-
sons home, Monticello, and is devoting
its efforts to its upkeep and restora-
ton.
@. Why were Tories so called?-w. d.
| A. The nickname was first given by
the Wings about 1879 to their adver-
saries, to confuse them with outlaws in
the Irish bcgs, who were called Tories.
@. How long have college board ex-
aminations been in general use?-I. L.
A. In June, 1916, the examinations
prepared by the College Entrance Ex-
animation Board were adopted as the
standard Of admission for colleges.
Q. Is there name for fish which 20
from salt water to fresh to spawn
F. r.
A. Such fish are termed anadromous
hSh. The Pacific salmon and the shad
are examples. Fish which 60 from
fresh water to salt to spawn are called
catadromous. The eel is an example.
Q. When will the next eclipse Of the
sun take p1ace?--I. r.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
the next eclipse of the sun will be on
April %, 1890. 1t will be total along
a very narrow path in the Western
part Of the United States.
Q. How many people spend vacations
on dude ranches?-J. J. C.
A. The American Mntorist says that
in 1928 the Dude Ranc rs Association
| had 100 members and that the number
Of the people who spend their vacations
on these ranches runs into the tens Of
thousands.
Q. How many enumeratorS will be
needed for the 1880 census?-C. r. S.
| A. Approximately 100, 900 enumerators
| will be required for local purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Another Gentle Saint.
There's many another mirth day
To cheer the Wintry scene.
Well hail the honored birthday
With homage all serene.
And there's another day we'll greet
With sentiment so fine.
Again We'll be rejoiced to meet
Our friend st. Valentine.
His lay Is slight and fieeting.
His pictured worth Is small.
But heartfelt is his greeting
A greeting best Of all.
We're grateful for the days Of cheer
Awaiting still in line.
Though frivolous. we'll hold him dear
Our friend st. Valentine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
Vault Is Advocated
To Keep u. S. Papers

From the Buffalo Evening News.
The executive ofices. which have
been burned, had no such historic asSo-
Citations as attached to the White House
proper. 1t Is reflection on the building
inspection and Waterman service, how
ever, that such fire should have gain
ed start enough to be destructive. Much
correspondence and other documents
relating to former Presidents have
burned. The Capital should have vault
space for the storage of papers that
are worth preserving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

Airplane crashes continue In distress
mig news prominence. One Of Lind
Dergh's best contributions to aeronautics
was his advice to devote more attention
70 general safety conditions and less
TO efforts to duplicate his own brilliant
feat. He studied its hazards with
minute care and does not regard it as
an everyday enterprise even for his
own superior skill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04

Discussion of reparations at The
Hague again calls attention to war as
demonstration which involves trench
dous expense and whose Dement'S are In
most instances extremely doubtful. 1t
arises because of q primitive inclination
to believe that it Is easier to fight
blindly than to think intelligently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-04
Should Have Known.

From the Fort Wayne News-sentinel.
While bathing at French seaside
resort, an income tax collector was at
tackled by q Shoal of jellyfish, but one
on any such occupation should have
known just exactly what to do under
the circumstances.