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Is the Purchaser Guiltyi

The Government Is to reopen a case
involving the guilt Of the purchaser of
liquor shipped to him at his own re-
quest, it is now reported. The case is
that Of Alfred e. Norris Of New York.
The Supreme Court is to be asked to
review the decision Of the Circuit Court
Of Appeals, which reversed the convic-
ton Of Norris on a charge of conspiracy
to transport liquor. While the Norris
case, as 1t was brought by the Govern
ment, involved only the question of con-
spiracy to transport liquor, it hits close
to the guilt of a purchaser of liquor, q
question which has been forced into the
limelight by the introduction Of q bill
by Senator Sheppard of Texas making
purchasers Of liquor guilty under the p o.
hibition laws along with the bootleggers.
Further, the opinion has been expressed
by a Judge in Kentucky that the pur-
chaser of liquor is guilty under existing
law, and the judge has directed q grand
jury so to hold.
Section six of title two. Of the Vol
stead act says that no one shall manu-
facture, sell, transport or purchase
liquor without a permit. 1t is that Sec
ton Of the law which is relied upon par
ticularly to reach the purchaser Of ille-
gal liquor. Senator Sheppard is con-
WINGED, as are other members of Con-
gress supporting the dry cause, that this
section Of the law is suficient to enable
the Government to prosecute purchasers
as well as bootleggers Of liquor. The
Texas Senator. however, has introduced
his bill specifically declaring the pur-
chaser guilty so that there may be nc
chance of a dispute as to the intention
Of Congress.
For a decade the effort to enforce
prohibition through prosecutions fol
law violations kas been directed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Finish the Groundwork First.

Secretary Wilbur has disposed Of the
proposal to establish radio univer-
sity" with a $4,000. 900 endowment, by
clubbing 1t premature and suggesting
that no undertaking of such magnitude
be attempted without preliminary study
OF the possibilities. At his suggestion
the advisory committee on education by
radio has appointed another subcom-
mittee, which it is expected will recon-
mend the establishment, within the
Bureau Of Education, Of a division of
research and information by radio. This
new division would be aided in its study
by an advisory committee including rep
resentatives Of educational institutions,
broadcasting organizations and the gen.
eral public.
The aims and hopes Of the proposed
radio university" have not been made
clear, and as the plan will not mate
rialize in the immediate future, nothing
is to be gained now by analysing them.
Secretary Wilbur's characterization Of
the scheme as premature is true in
more than one sense. It Is premature
to talk OF spending $1o,ooo,oo0 on q
doubtfully practical system Of dissent
mating university education, until we
have spent the last cent that can be
spent on making our present public
school system available to every boy
and girl in the country. It will be time
enough to collect a huge endowment
for the propagation Of knowledge
through the air after we have perfected
the ways and means for propagating
knowledge through the little red school
house.
The percentage of illiteracy among
children In the cities and in rural COM
munities is far too high and the per-
centage Of school attendance Is far too
low. Lowering the one and raising the
other provides an objective that Is
worth striving for, and until we are
nearer that goal than now, 1t will be
difhcult to create any great amount of
enthusiasm for a plan that embraces
q brand-new educational problem of
which nothing is known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
''NEAR ATTAINMENT
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d, ILL., D.
Bishop Of Washington

upon them, and in the crisis they fail.
Many adventures there have been who
have set bravely forth to make q new
discovery discovery that must prove
benenclal TO the race-but long waiting
and exhaustive search wore out their
patience, and when the object Of their
search seemed just over the horizon,
they turned their vessels about-they
failed TO attain. How frequently it hap
pens tnat the promising valedictorian
of class, when the worlds severe tests
are applied, shows incapacity to meet
them and suffers disappointment.
We are standing again on the thresh-
old OF another new year. The days
that lie ahead will unfold to our vision
new experiences and new happenings.
In self-conf1dence we feel assured that
We can make the grade; that we can
meet every test and survive eyerv trial
We stand in profound admiration of
the great Master of Life. We ap-
prove the many Christian institutions
that are attempting to set forth His
NE principles; we gladly commend
them TO the members of our household:
yes, we reverently study the Master Of
Men who 'spake as never man snake. {"
Beyond this attitude of deep adrnira-
ton and reverence, like the scribe of
old, we fan to 60. We almost enter
into fellowship with Him and acknowI-
edge Him as Lord and Master. We
are not far from the kingdom of God.
only far enough to be outside the magic
circle OF His mighty influence. we are
almost persuaded" but not quite.
One of the tragedies of life is near
attainment. To come within Seeming
reach of the object of our search and
then to fail reminds us of the old
verse:
"Of all sad words,
OF tongue or pen,
The saddest are these.
1t might have BEEN"
II our quest is greater satisfaction
the attainment Of q peace of mind
that Is sustaining and refreshing. we
must come to some definite decision
with reference to Him who stands be-
! lore the world as its divinest Teacher.
us supreme Master and its uplifted
Savior. w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
A Memorial to Witches,

A proposal has been fled in the
Massachusetts, House Of Representatives
to erect . memorial on Gallows Hill, in
Salem, to the witches who were hanged
there, Gin recognition Of their sublime
spiritual victory"
some meaning. However involuntary
may have been the contribution Of these
queer" unfortunates, the executions
were the central factors in an intel
lectual and spiritual victory which New
England would be justified in symbol
izing by q permanent memorial.
If we can disengage ourselves from
present habits Of thought and take on
those of three centuries ago. the Salem
witchcraft prosecutions appear in q
somewhat different light. Then belief in
the malignant powers Of certain individ-
uals was common sense" It was an
1nbuilt part of the intellectual struc-
ture Of the normal, conservative, sub
stantial citizen. It was logical" Puri-
tan fanaticism against a background OF
dark, mysterious forests, in whose
gloomy hollows lurked dreaded, half.
human creatures worshiping strange
gods, incorporated in the culture pat.
tern which the colonist had brought
with him from the English villages
hardly could have led to any other be.
lief.
The people of Massachusetts, did no
fall into a sudden frenzy of blood lust
They simply proceeded according to thu
evidence. taking appropriate measures
for their own self-preservation. When
their conduct is compared with that o.
their contemporaries In nearly every Eu.
ropean country and when it is consid
cred that their environment gave then
. far sounder logical basis for their be-
liefs, it becomes evident that they acteC
moderately, reluctantly and mercifull,
according to their best lights.
The belief, as has been pointed out, il
such as would normally result from tn
environmental stimuli flowing in tn
contemporary patterns. But Massachu
betts provided what England, France ant
Germany could not provide at the tim
1.-THE intellectual force to destroy thes
thought patterns. an intelligence grea
enough to overcome logical deduction
Folks were led to see the absurdity o
common sense.
And when this happened the witch
craft prosecutions stopped& suddenly
and with this, superstition( in NeV
England sank to very low elp. Unit
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Changes Occurring in Lineup of Both
Friends and Opponents of Prohibition

who are going along with what is large
~ their own handiwork In the Prohi-
billion Bureau and the Department of
justice and who are betting their pro-
hloltory money on President Hoover.
AT the far top end Of the spectrum,
which might be called the ultraviolet
end, are the new prohibitionists," the
all or nothing drys," who maintain
that after supposed efforts by President
Wilson and BY President Harding and
by President Coolidge and by President
Hoover and after the expenditure of
vast sums OF enforcement money by
these four successive Presidents, we are
stlll, so to speak, governmentally, in
this matter, "all wet"
The manifest undercurrent of poten-
tial agreement between the "Wets" and
the new prohibitionists" is what par
ticularly engages the attention and the
curiosity OF Washington. The Bureau
OF Prohibition is now being reorganized
into conformity with the civil service
laws and will presently for the first time
have totally tested civil service per-
sonnet. The Department of Justice is
now being recognized toward prohi-
bitory efficiency by Attorney General
Mitchell with a zeal which, according
to the best prohibitory observers, has
never before been equaled by any Attor-
ney General. When these changes have
been accomplished there will then never
theleSs-in the opinion of those same
anti-wet observers-be lot of drinking
and a very large lot of 1t. in wet States
and even in wet communities in dry
States. There is not a really experienced
dry leader in Washington who thinks
that the Federal Government can ever
by itself make this country totally dry
in the absence of strong local prohibi-
tory effort. When it thus irrefutably
appears that the Federal Government
is not the complete, or even the MAN.
answer to the problem it is calculated
here that advocates of a modification
Of Federal prohibition enforcement the
DRY will appear not only among the
"wets," but also among the new pro-
hibitionists," who cannot endure a state
of things less than approximately per-
feet.
(Oopyright, io30.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
The Governments Archives,

Two recent fires in public buildings,
the executive ofices and the Capitol,
give emphasis to the urgent need Of
the Government for an archives build
ing where the important records and
non-current departmental files may be
kept in security. Congress has appro-
priated 100000 for the construction
Of such building, with a cost limit
of 5000 900. The site has been chosen,
comprising the squares lying between
Ninth and Tenth streets and Pennsyl-
vania and Louisiana avenues. The
greater part Of the land has been &C.
quired and the remainder will soon
be in Government title. The plans
for the structure are being drawn and
probably within year work Will be
started on the construction.
Thus at last the Government IS soon
to have a storage place for its papers,
its records Of the past, the incunabula,
as It were, Of national organization.
There are many tons Of these docu-
ments, letters, printed matter, books.
Doubtless some Of this material could
safely be destroyed, and perhaps when
the time comes to transfer it from its
present hazardous places of storage to
new housing there will be . careful
sorting that will lessen the bulk Of
the permanent collection.
The material that was damaged at
the Capitol Friday night may rot have
any value whatever. It Is doubtless an
old accumulation Of printed matter.
Such documents. for which there will
probably never be . call, should be
cast away when the time comes for
the shifting Of the really important
collection to another storage place.
That place, however, will not be IN
the archives building, according to
present plans, but in the House Once
Building, soon to be expanded.
The White House files are Of excep-
tional Importance. Probably most Of
the record material Of the executive
onices finds permanent storage in the
State Department files. But that de-
partment Is now 30 housed as to have
the poorest Of accommodations for doc
umentary caretaking. Whether the
executive ofices remain where they
are or are housed in a new State De.
partment building or are given q new
separate housing of their own-which
they should incorporation should be
made for the secure preservation Of the
files that are now exposed to the danger
Of complete destruction.
The Government Of the United States
has been remarkably fortunate in that
it has lost little of its historic docu-
mentary material. But that good for
tune cannot be expected to continue
indefinitely. The new building pro-
gram, including provision for hall
of records, assures early relief from
the anxiety regarding the public flles
which has been 50 keenly felt for many
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Tert, st. Mark, Eiii.34: "Thou art
4lOf fur fann.. L.. - &c.

TeIt, st. Mark, Eiii.34: "ThOu art
not far from the kingdom OF God"
One Of the most striking things about
the ministry Of the Master was the
gentlenesS and consideration he showed
IN dealing with those who came to Him
WIN their questioningS and doubts. He
never repealed men or women. There
was winsomeness about His method
tnat made those who came to Him with
their Tears and embarraSSments feel
aitogether at ease. In the present in
stance 1t was scribe, a man doubtless
OF much learning who had ventured to
come to Him with evident sincerity,
seeking to know what the new Teacher
regarded aS@the fundamental and in
olspensable things in the law. Speak
ing OF that the scribe would readily
understand, Jesus rehearsed for him
the two great laws of His people,
namely, the worship Of and obedience
70 the one true God, and second, mans
onngation to his fellow men. With
alacrity the scribe acknowledged the
wise judgment of the Master. Jesus,
observing that he answered discreetly,
SAID, Thou art not far from the king
dom Of God"
The questioner was on the HIGHER
levels In his search for truth. He was
standing in the presence Of the worlds
sublimest Teacher, but there is no evi-
dence that he benefited by his in
qu1ry. He failed of attainment. The
incident Is highly illustrative of a COM
mon experience that comes to many of
US. We reach a certain stage in life
where we seem to be about to enter
some new land of promise. We give
evidence of long preparation and mt
ness, but just at the point where we
are to accomplish the end we have in
view something happens, we fail of
attainment. How many scientific men
nave through long hours worked in
their laboratory, hoping day by day
TO attain the end of their search only
to find that when it seemed in sight,
they were incapable Of securing it.
There are others who through long
study approach a place of excelling
power and usefulness, and when they
seem to have all the essential gifts and
attributes sudden test is imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Ex-President. u. S. Grant. who had
returned in September to the United
Co., States from his trip
uIanLS around the world. arrived
Visit in Washington for the
first time after leaving
the White House, December 20, 1879,
and remained for a couple of days as
the guest Of Gen. Beale at % Lafayette
square, corner Of jackson place and H
street. That Gen. Grants visit to the
South, which started from Washington,
had political significance with refer
ence to the presidential nomination in
1880, was generally accepted. The Star
Of December 80, 1879, says:
Just now, in what may be called the
dull season, so to speak, in q political
sense, 1t is OF interest to catch the drift
OF sentiment which grayitateS toward
the all-abSorbing and interesting presi-
Dental question. Men of one decided
sentiment today change on the sue
ceeding day and the merest circumstance
seems to control the tide. The Grant
men, those who will listen to no other
candidate, talk with a refreshing con-
f1dence of his nomination. The plan Is.
they say. that before the middle of
March his nomination will be assured.
They say that in New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois and Indiana the conven-
ions VIII ~ : / III February and the
delegat = - Led instructed to vote for
Grant, and that he will thus early in
February have pledged to him over half
enough votes to give him the nomina-
ton. 1t is asserted that Senators Conk-
ling and Cameron have already arranH-
ed for conventions in New York and
Pennsylvania, respectively, In Febru-
airy, that Indiana is already being ma
nipulattd to hold its convention the same
month and that Senator Logan has
promised to see to 1t that Illinois fol-
lows suit
Then, again, say Grants friends, II
the plan succeeds, the States which hold
their conventions subsequent to Feb
ruary will naturally want to 90 with
the popular tide and hence the influence
Of four great States declaring for Grant
in February will be felt upon all the
others. Why said an enthusiastic
Grant man today, I believe that by the
middle of March 1t will be shown 80
definitely that Grant is to be the nom
inee that Sherman will get out Of the
race, Blaine will be reconciled to take
the second place on the ticket and when
the convention meets in June there will
be but one name before the convention
and that will be Ulysses s. Grant"
But alas for the well laid plans Of
the Grant men! Their favorite had only
304 out Of $40 votes on the FIRST ballot
at Chicago in June, with Blaine a
strong second with 284 and Sherman
third with 90. James A. Garfield OF
Ohio was nominated on the thirty-sixth
ballot, receiving 3o9 votes to 3O6 for
Grant.
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spontaneous or, at any rate, look that
way.
But we are all growing used to mike
mechanics" he added hopefully, and
not because I'm prejudiced-motion pic
lures are better today than they ever
were before. They'll get better yet"
\
But they'll never supplant the reg
ular stage" said Jeanette Macdonald.
in the next bungalow dressing room,
because they are a separate thing, Just
as statue Is different from . por-
trait.
THE great attribute of the stare Is
life; you really see live actors. And
that this attribute is a powerful draw
ing card Is shown by the thousands of
movie fans who flock to see a movie
actor make personal appearance. Yet
1t Is far more dif1cult to act in the
talkies than to act on the stage. / And
that some Of the notes in nv voice
register better in the mike than others.
md that q tone loud enough to hit
the last row OF the balcony In q theater
Will practically tear the mike asunder.
and I md that q tone hardly audible
In the NTH theater row Is wonderfully
loud on the mike.
Also, I find that I can't move nv
head and throat around In front of the
mike as do on the stage. II bothered
me at FIRST, and sometimes I still feel
=, a. II were singing with stiH neck
tcopyrtSht, iSso.l <.
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comparatively recently, at least, few
parts Of the earth have been 80 free
Of it.
The State most asSuredly owes a
memorial to the Calvinist ministers and
puSfc oficials who accomplished the
tremendoG- H. 3tual feat of discover
ing the fallacy of witchcraft beliefs in
the face of overwhelming evidence to
the contrary and who were able to con-
vince the population at large that it
should follow a star Of broader vision
rather than its eyes and ears. This IN
deed constituted q sublime spiritua!
victory"
These men were far ahead Of their
time. The world has not yet caught
up with them. For it is obvious that
a very large number Of Americans still
hold logically the same opinions as the
Salem witch hangers and have been
unable to adjust the evidence Of their
senses to the broader vision.
Much of mankind still is cropping
forward toward the sublime spiritual
victory which Massachusetts, Puritanism
achieved nearly three centuries ago.
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Washington Cathedral.

Work on the great Washington O..
tnedral upon Mount st. Alban &C
Forward apace. Already construction
has so far progressed that standing il
the completed apse one can adequately
envision the dignity and perfection o.
the finished structure. Where centurie.
were required for the erection of tn,
Old World cathedrals decades will SUI.
nee for the leading religious edifice o.
America. And this without loss t.
either the delicacy of workmanship OIL
the durability of structure.
How great the interest throughout the
Nation in the cathedral may not be
generally appreciated in the National
Capital. One token of this interest is
to be found In the Cathedral Book OF
Remembrance. which already contains
upward Of 10000 names, each a contrib
utor to the fund with which cost OF
building is met. More than 100000
worshipers and pilgrims visited Mount
st. Alban during the past year. Every
State in the Union is represented in
each Of these groups.
Yet perhaps no greater evidence of
the rightful prominence the cathedral
undertaking occupies in the national
consciousness is available than is a
small brochure recently issued by the
cathedral executive committee. In this
volume are recorded the expressions of
few Of the many leaders Of our Ma
ton who have voiced their conception
Of the importance Of Washington Ca
thedra1 to the destiny Of America. The
six most recent Presidents, together
with representative selection Of other
leaders whose vision Of national trends
Is broad and clear, herein set forth
their viewpoint as to the Importance Of
the cathedral in the cause Of the spirit
ual life Of our country.
1t Is impossible here adequately to
record these expressions. Yet upon their
perusal this almost identic thought Is
seen to pervade each: Washington, as
the Capital Of this great Nation, must
be made to express the ideals Of our
country. 1t Is hitting that here should
rise city Of great beauty, dominated
by many monumental buildings which
assert the power and dignity Of the
state. 1t is equally hitting, and even
more essential, that above these Illus
trations Of the temporal power of
America should rise vast cathedral
as q monument to the spiritual in
tegrity and historic faith Of the Nation.
This is the consensus Of the leaders
of American thought and life. 1t should
ard win be the opinion of every
thoughtful citizen as he contemplates
the foundations upon which the power
Of his country stands.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Imagining Things.
The fancy that cheers,
You may find growing sad
And awakening fears
That the luck will be bad.
The sunshine will quit
With the smile that 1t brings
When in shadows you sit,
Just imagining things.
The day will be dark
And the news will be grim.
You have aimed at a mark
That grows distant and dim.
The bell that should chime,
With deep sorrowing sings,
When you put in your time
Just imagining things.
Our Joys are all true
And their influence lives.
The griefs are but few
And q solace it gives
To know that each ghost
Which forebodingly clings
Is made UP for the most
OF imagining things.
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Money in the Treasury Is guarded
with the utmost care and with elabo-
rate mechanism. The precious records,
often threatened by the firebug. should
have the benefit Of corresponding pre-
cautions. Money can be replaced-the
records cannot.
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II Is obviously the duty Of Washing
ton, d. c., to become q model city. It
Is observed at close range by many
thousands Of visitors each week who
come. not to enjoy extraordinary gaye-
ties, but to study the traditions of pa
triotism 50 closely woven into its his
tory.