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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Why are human beings so happy If
they can but look alike. dress alike. live
alike, even think and talk alike?
conversely. why do they resent the
upon any difference in dress. or in liv-
ing habits, become angry when others
dlner with them in ideas, especially
during conversation?
An amazing amount of time. effort
and thought is put forward every wear
by the tribe OF mankind in the pursuit
of similarity.
One might think that distinction was
the last thing the average man OF
woman wanted or appreciated. to Judge
by tne Stuolous care most of us take
TO offer no handle for criticism through
difference of any sort
Inc truth seems to be that difference
is. indeed, the most feared quality
among men. We feel safe with the IA
miliar, Ill at ease, afraid before the nm
known--which is Just another way of
saying the different.
4 X X
If there were any proof needed of
mans klnShip to the animals, it would
be found In huge measure in this very
trait OF humanity, even after all these
centuries.
Variation from type, either in ap-
pearance or habits, is visited among
animals with resentment amounting
to physical harm and even death. The
lame or crippled animal is speedily
right.
Those most animal of the ancient
Greeks. the Spartans, had little If any
use for the individualized child. He
was neither wanted nor tolerated. A
severe standard of physical and mental
characteristics, mostly useful in war,
was demanded Of each and every
youngster.
Those who could meet the grade. as
some say nowadays, were rewarded with
the full rank of man." according to
the Spartan ideals.
These peoples, first in civilized times,
enunciated the doctrine that man Is
Tor war, ana woman for the warrior.
Yet surely there must have been GER
tain boys, sports" from the old heroic
breed, who neither cared for war nor
regarded women as simply something
to raise up another warrior.
There must have been a young
spartan, every now and then, who
looked upon some one maiden as q
friend and comrade, one to whom he
preferred to go before all others, not for
pleasures sake, nor even for the duty
OF raising up more children for the
state, but above all and before all be-
cause she met certain needs {. affec-
ton
Yet such q Spartan, as judged by the
all-inclusive trend for similarity of the
tribe, was bad Spartan, a traitor both
to himself, his comrades and the state,
X
His crime. of course, would have been
that Of difference.
Today one sees IL. rather simply and
in the pure state, in the Scorn visited
upon those who dare to differ with the
herd wearing of hair.
Let a young man. strictly Winding his
own business, walk along one Of our
downtown streets closely muffied in an
oyercoat, but without a hat, during a
snowstorm, at least out of 10 passers-
by will brand him as ass.
And this, In spite Of the fact that the
young fellow Is as healthy as a pig,
never suffers from q cold or sore throat,
has a wonderful complexion, and may
even be alive today because his physi-
clans several years ago ordered him to
go hatless.
If any adventuresome person wishes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

tlFaoe OF abuse Of Foreign Secretary
henderson, interlarded in the usual
Ahiro international style with char
acteristic thrusts at the evils OF
capitalism"
Atnough the British government does
not propose for the moment to bestow
any Iurtner notice upon the incident.
the foreign secretary's action in taking
II up with the Russian envoy is a matter
IN itself Of flrst-rate significance. 1t
indicates that Downing Street has its
eye carefully peeled in the soviets
direction, and is not disposed to stand
any more of the subversive nonsense
which ended in the severance of previ-
Gus Anglo-Russian relationship ARGOS
House affair in London.
Even at this early stage of Britain's
reawakening to the Third International's
incurable perfidy, there are signs that
the fresh experiment of diplomatic rela-
lions with Moscow may come to sud-
Den collapse. If the experiment proves
enduringly successful, it will be rather
conclusive proof that the age of mira
Giles Is not past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Another Triumph for Conservat;o,

fortunate, indeed, can those rom.
paratively few count themselves VIII,
thursday afternoon witnessed at tn,
inferior Department the formal trans.
Ter OF the 10000 acres of former State
land to be the nucleus of the Great
smoky Mountain National Park, which
once 1t has been made accessible by q
proper system Of highways, will become
one OF the most notable public domin-
IONS IN America. It was an inspiring
occasion, and therein may rejoice not
only the ofdcials representing the Fed
eral Government and the two donor
states, Tennessee and North Carolina
but all residents Of the United States.
whether or not they shall ever be for
tunate enough to visit this fascinating
region.
The Government acquired title to
these more than two hundred square
miles early in January, but the formal
tender Of the huge public playground
TOOK place only a day or two ago. An
important milestone in park progress
was passed when the governors of the
TWO States involved In the transfer pre-
Sented the necessary deeds to Secretary
Wilbur. There is as much more land
TO be acquired as the total already
owned in order to round out this great
park to desired proportions, but there
seems no doubt that it will be obtained.
The region has been described as one
concerning which it Is next to innpossi-
bic not to become lyrical, unless one be
so thoroughly awed that any lyrical
tendencies depart promptly from him.
Much Of the land has never been seen
by the eyes of a white man. save
through the lens of an aerial camera.
1t lies in the largest wilderness area
remaining east Of the Mississippi. The
right to purchase the land has been
fought successfully through various
courts. The victory is one in which not
only every North Carolinian, every
Tennessean, but every American and
many thousands of foreigners may re-
joice.
The thanks of the whole people to
those who have labored to fulfll this
dream Of q great playground in the
East were cordially expressed by secre-
tary Wilbur, who declated, This hour
marks historical occasion in the
progress Of conservation" and who paid
high tribute not only to the Legislatures
and parks commissions of both South
ern States, but also to the public
spirit shown by the Laura Spellmar
Rockefeller Memorial and by Johr
D. Rockefeller, jr., through their gen.
erous contributions to the acquisition Of
this national treasure.
Both governors have expressed con.
idence that at an early date sufficient
additional acreage will have been &C.
quired to permit the national park
ofncials to proceed with the develop.
ment Of the region on basis compare
bic with the Yellowstone and othel
similar great tracts in the West. Ther'
is little doubt that very many nov
alive, and by no means youthful. vii
enjoy opportunity to traverse this his
toric, yet primitive and beautiful, regior
in comfort and with consequent benefi
and inspiration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
The Right to Drink,

Representative James M. Beck of
Pennsylvania. former Solicitor General
Of the United States. argued before the
House yesterday against a continuance
OF national prohibition. He went far
back into the history of man to prove
that there are certain rights of the
person with which the State has no real
right to interfere, or that the races
have declined to permit the State TO
interfere with. One of these rights, ac-
cording to Mr.. Beck, is the right to
drink alcoholic beverages. In his argu-
ment he complained that a mere ma
jority has no real right to impose its
will upon q minority in this matter.
Presumably he argued that a majority
Of the people of the United States did
not have a right to impose its will upon
q minority of the people.
Mr.. Beck was greatly exercised be-
cause, through the prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution and the Vol
stead act, the States are losing their
powers and their moral consciousness
as States and ARE fast becoming little
more than police provinces" He sug-
Rested that the self-respect of the peo-
pie would be restored by repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment and thus leave
20 the States the adjustment of the
problem, in accordance with their local
conditions and several necessities"
II this means anything-and pre-
gumably it does, coming from Mr.
8eck-it means that the several States
are to determine for themselves whether
they shall have prohibition or not. But
Il the right to drink is one Of thoSt
SnaIlenable rights which should not b'
0enied a minority Of the people in thu
United States, as Mr.. Beck declares
Why should it be denied a minority o
the people in State Of the Union?
Mr.. Beck's argument were carried log
ically to its conclusion, he would no
leave it in the power of the individual
States to trample upon the rights o
The minority in this way. Rather woult
he have the Constitution amended 81
Is not to permit any State to adop
prohibition. In that way alone could h
safeguard to the minority of peopl
In q State the right to drink alcohol
beverages when the desire comes upol
them.
The difficulties Of bringing about
repeal Of the eighteenth aniendmen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

may be depended upon to render faith
tul and effective service"
=, IL is evident that in order to make
the eighteenth amendment and VOL
stead act effective" argues the Provi-
dence Journal, some of the sincerest
friends of these enactments are i'm
pressed with the necessity of revann-
ing our legal machinery all along the
me. And, OF course, there is also the
necessity OF transforming our social
practlces and, in short, remodeling orr
ndtIohaI customs. Putting it in an
oCner way, national prohibition goes
athwart our whole American scheme of
tningS, and to enforce it in ANYTHING
IKE businesslike and efficient fashion
would require such a turnabout and
oVerturn OF established habits and
tneorles as Is absolutely impracticabIe /"
IL is not nearly so absurd, not nearly
so obnoxious, not nearly so repurnant
70 sense OF justice and the proprieties. I"
aSSerCS tne Omaha World-Herald, cas-
70 nave the homes of citizens raided
and searched by enforcement agents
whose breath smells Of whisky, or to see
citizen prosecuted for the illegal pos
session OF liquor by q Federal ATTORNEY
who Is guilty Of the same offense. When
such things happen, the effect on popl-
Jar respect Tor prohibition law is devas-
tdGlIlB.
On the other hand, the Cleveland
Plain Dealer pictures the experience of
an officer who might meet the newly
established test: zone can see the en-
barrassment of these 100 per cent dry
agents when they make a seizure of
what they really think is whisky but
are prevented by Rule 89672 from SUBJ
Jecting 1t to the logical and time-hon-
ored test. Their strength might be
tne strength OF ten because their hearts
are pure but we have q sneakinr he
lief that when the news OF Mr.. Mitchell's
plans went forth the biggest laugh came
from the bootleggers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

through the regular channels provided
for changing the Constitution appear to
Mr.. Beck insurmountable at this time.
Indeed, he sees little hope, If any, for
such q repeal in the future. His rem
edy, therefore. is the repeal of the Vol
stead act, on the theory that If there
is no enforcement law, then there Will
be no prohibition. II there were no
police. criminals might do as they
please, until the people themselves I'M
dertook to deal with them. The OPP
ponentS of the idea now advanced by
Mr.. Beck as the practical way of deal
ing with the prohibition tangle doubt
less will say that If Congress is to pay
no respect to the eighteenth amend
ment. it might pay Just as little respect
to the amendment which abolished
slavery and that institution might
again flourish in the United States.
Representative Beck is a Republican.
He predicted dire things for the G. o. p.
unless it disassociates itself entirely
from the cause of prohibition. He said,
perhaps remembering q remark made
by another Republican on another &C.
casion, cit cannot forever be half-wet
and half-dry." While Mr. Beck did not
specifically say that the Republican
party, to live, must become entirely
wet" that is the unacceptable implica-
ton. Certainly, judging from the con-
text OF his speech, he does not believe
that the party can become entirely dry
and live. Perhaps he intends to read
all Of the drys out of the Republican
party and thus preserve it. Yet Mr..
Beck does not appear to be one of those
who would have the tail wag the dog.
Prohibition is still in the expert
mental stage, despite the fact that a
decade has passed since the. national
cry law went into effect. 1t NAV
always be in an experimental stage. for
man has sought for centuries to deal
with the traffic in alcoholic LIQUOR. But
one thing appears to be rather certain
a majority will continue to rule and
impose its will upon the country in this
matter as long as the present form of
government stands, despite the objec-
lions OF Mr.. Beck. When a majority
decides, II ever, that it no longer de-
sires prohibition, then prohibitions davs
Will be numbered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Secret Investigations.

a policy that encourages the secre
investigation of the administration O.
various Offices in the District govern
naent In order TO check up on the of.
Metals who appear to defend their esti.
mates before the committees of Congress:
contains certain dangers that will o.
course be borne in mind by those who
direct the Investigators.
1t will be granted, for instance, that
If morale and dignity amount to any,
thing more than figures of speech. one
Of the quickest ways to undermine one
and to belittle the other is to let it be
known that a number of nameless
agents have been turned loose on a
fishing expedition for the gathering of
various facts and fancies that may be
used to croSS-examine those who ap-
pear before the committees.
1t viii be granted that such secret in
veStigations tend to stimulate the tale
bearing instincts of disconnected subor-
dinates, quick to pick flaws and run
with them to Capitol Hill, instead of
working with their constituted superiors
TO correct faults themselves or to sue-
geSt remedies.
1t viii be granted that any praise
worthy enthusiasm for his work that
may exist on the part of a municipal
employe will receive a disheartenins
shower of cold water when he learns
that his actions have been secretly
noted by investigators and carried, with
the individuals interpretations, to the
committee rooms Of Congress, where the
employe Is Unexpectedly asked to ex-
plain and to justify them.
The business Of sending an agent
with note book to the District Su-
preme Court TO check up on the time
spent on the bench by the justices
during one week has at least served
to satisfy public curiosity on that point,
though the simpler procedure might
have been to ask the justices them
selves. At the same time that partic-
ular bit Of espionage seems rather
wasteful Of somebody's time and
prompts the natural inquiry as to who
watched the watcher.
The committees Of Congress charged
with the duty Of legiSlating for the Dis
trict viii be applauded in their efforts
to bring more efnciency into the adj
niinistration Of public ofices and the
expenditure of public funds. The more
doubling Thomases there are on these
committees the better. 1t is also to
be borne in mind that the members
Of these committees, like generals or
great executives, must depend for much
Of their information upon reports from
the firing line. But experience has
shown that attempts to inculcate a
spirit Of loyalty to service among the
workers and to reward diligent en-
deavor with even a word of approval
viii accomplish more in the end than
the most highly organized and sys-
tematically reporting secret service
that is, unless the object of the secret
service Is the taking of scalps instead
Of an efncient Government organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the
answers appear in the newspaper. The
space Is limited and would not accom-
modate a fraction Of such requests.
The answers published are ones That
may interest many readers, rather than
the one who asks the question only. All
questions should be accompanied by the
writer's name and address and cents
in coin or stamps for reply. Send your
question to The Evening Star 1nforma-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. HaSkin, direc-
tor. Washington, d. G.
q. What kind Of steak is minute
steak?-A. H.
A. It Is a small, individual steak. 1t
NAV be either a piece of porterhouse or
small tenderloin. 1t gets its name
from the fact that it can be cooked in
very short time.
@. How thick are the walls Of the
Washington Monument?-F. l.. F.
A. Its height from the moor OF en-
trance to tip Is SIS feet SIS inches
| The walls are Is feet in thickness al
the entrance and taper to 18 inches at
the top of the shaft.
@. How many kinds Of postage
stamps have borne George Washington
portrait?-L. II.
A. Thirty-nine different domestic
postage stamps have borne his portrait
@. What is Alaskas best cropP-
A. Perhaps no crop is more generally
cultivated than the potato. It Is i'm.
portant commercially.
q. What river is called China''
l GANRnWHy0-
A. The Hwang Ho Is SO called be.
cause it is the source of many Of the
floods which devastate the Northern
China plain. 1t is also called Ungovern'
able and Scourge of the Sons Of Han.
9. Who composed the Lost Bat
talion?-J. D.
A The Lost Battalion was the bat
talon under the command of Lieut.. Col
OF the 307th and S08th Infantry, It'll
Division, A. z. F.
9. Is there really a planet nance
Vulcan?-W. B. L.
A. The supposed discovery Of tn
planet Vulcan In 1859 has never beer
confirmed.
q. What Is the difference between
an octopus and devilhsh? How Iarg
does each grow?-F. r. d.
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries SAYS tina
there Is no difference between the devil
fish and the octopus. In some part
OF the country where the devilfish /
abundant. It ranges from Z to 8 feet ant
weighs from SO to go pounds.
@. Please give biography of D,
Mary Walker. E. A.
A. DR.. Mary Walker Uas hor,, 4,
Oswego. N. Y. 1882. She became
graduate physician at 90 years of az
with degree from Syracuse Medics
College. New York. She Commence
practice in Columbus. Ohio, but 500
returned to Rome, N. Y, where sh
practiced for some years. At the out
break OF the Civil War abe was coT,,
miSsioned as first lieutenant to Serv
on the surgical staff of the Unto
: forces. She always appeared in maj
attire. After four years service she wa
awarded Congressional Medal {
Honor for bravery. She then took /
the lecture field, appearing in male al
. tire. in either frock coat or evenin
: dress. She died in February, 1919.
@. Can . drinking glass be broke
by the vibrations of q note of a yioIi
or clarinet?-E. v. M.
J a. The Bureau Of Standards does M
, oeEieve " possible to break a drinkin
glass with the vibrations of a note of
. violin or clarinet. The vibrations ar
not sustained for q SUFFICIENT length q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

AS Chief Justice, Charles E. Hughes
can lead a life Of comparative repose
unless another campaign gives him the
thrill that an old fire horse feels when
he hears the engines coming down the
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

1t is possible that . number Of in
nocent rabbits have escaped while
huntsmen concentrated attention on the
mysterious prowler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

All kinds Of elegant office furniture
are at the disposal Of Col. Lindbergh,
who prefers to avoid the close atmos-
phere Of an ONCE and to take the fresh
air In q glider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Detective stories convey the impress
sion that the solution Of crime is in
evitable. Unfortunately criminals are
not inclined to attach serious impor-
lance to literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Paris fashions say that skirts will be
longer. The announcement Is cautious
ly made at period Of the year when
outdoor sports are not q dominant in
duence on attire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Psychoanalysis should be able to do
something with the would-be assassin
who regards himself as an extra added
attraction in q political celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

1ntelligently organized charity is one
Of the most notable expressions of a
time remarkable for intensive organiza-
ton in every field Of human endeavor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Only Fixed Ones.

From the Shreveport Journal
The telephone company boasts that
during 1929 1t set up more than q mil
lion poles In the United States, and we
presume that ApeAn't take into account
those In our Neighborhood, which have
been moved three or four times each. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Calendar.
Blossoms are hidden over there
BY hills so gaunt and proud.
The rainbow with its colors fair
Waits just beyond the cloud.
SO am plodding toward the May
That banishes our grief,
As from the calendar, each day,
tear another leaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Occasionally an clipping couple Is so
careless as not to leave q telegraph adj
dress to which forgiveness can be
promptly forwarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
An Expert.

From the Detroit News.
A double-checking system Is where
the weather forecaster has the very
latest in meteorological instruments Of
all kinds and case of rheumatism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

OF her time in the country, sometimes
In the woods, where she car writs
without distraction from city happen.
ings. Before "Jalna," she wrote three
novels, Explorers Of the Dawn '.pos-
session" and s"Delight.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

Most important discoveries in polar
regions are those relating to lost ex-
plorers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

One Of the easiest things an eminent
legislator does is TO find something new
% investigate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Fish and Geography

Give thanks. o fisher friend of mine,
For transportation far and fine!
Though frozen be this neighborhood,
Somewhere the fishing's always good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
At Che Sandwich Counter

81 have to be more careful about what
! eat"
"Reducing?"
eyes. Not weight, but expenses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

at is WISE" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, ito think twice before giving
to charity and with each thought to
double the amount"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Unanimous Preference,

Our plans are for complete release
From wars that all regret.
With every one desiring Peace,
How can they be upset?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08
Human Uncertainty.

AWMIMM UNCERTAINTY
"You have learned q great deal about
human nature during your public ca
reer."
"A great DEAL" agreed Senator Sor-
ghum. But not enough to enable me to
feel confident at any time as to how the
crowd is going to vote at coming cleo
ton"
Jud Tunkins says book censor ought
to be paid extra for engaging In NOR
ally hazardous occupation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

"A good preacher" saidRUncle Eben,
don't have to holler Todd so as TO
keep you rum going to Sleep"
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