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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
The First DaY of Dialing.

Downtown Washington probably en-
joyed its new toy yesterday. The dial
telephone was source of great enter
tainment for thousands of people who
played with it with all the zest of a boy
with a new red wagon Despite warn
ings and pleas by the telephone COM
pany. the new device was handled as
plaything, and in consequence all rec
ords were broken for local telephony,
more than $4,000 dial calls being made
changes that are now equipped. Natu-
rally this tremendous volume of phon-
ing congested the system and slowed up
the service, mechanical and manual. AS
q result there probably are some today
who feel that the dial system is not
successful In point of certainty or ex-
petition. But even few hours showed
a difference yesterday, the afternoon
service being much speedier than in the
morning, the play spirit having exhaust
ed itself to large extent. Indeed, when
only necessary calls were made those
using the dials found the service prompt
and, but for some arrangements due to
tinkering with the apparatus, certain
Taken altogether, the first day of dial
ing in Washington was satisfactory. The
system withstood the strain of a heavy
volume of experimental calling, and
probably by the end of today enough
local phone users will have become &C
quainted with the dials for downtown
use to assure smooth and satisfactory
service when the new system is extended
throughout all the exchanges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Costly Spring Fires.

Reports continue to bring accounts
of serious devastation by fire in The
Eastern States. Tens of thousands Of
acres are being swept by the flames in
forest land and many villages and
towns have been caught in the sweep
of the fires, with heavy destruction of
property. The cause of this extraordi-
nary prevalence Of fire in the seaboard
States is the drought. Rainfall Is nifty
per cent below normal this season, and
in consequence the ground Is dry and
underbrush is like finder. The leaves
of last year and fallen branches are
kindling for the flames, and, starting
from accidental causes, such as care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

What the heart writes, the mind will
understand; what the brain writes, it
may not
That is why Thornton Wilder was
right when he spoke Of "the simple
notation of the heart"
The emotions still remain the main
spring of human conduct.
The search of life is for happiness,
but the main thing is not happiness,
,, but to know when one is happy.
Nor will happiness come out Of any
number of machines, else this age would
be the happiest for human beings ever
known.
Emotions are feelings which stir or
shake up, as the Latin derivation from
''emovere, emotum," shows.
The dictionary (most Unconditional of
creations) defines an emotion as ANY
of the feelings of joy, grief, fear, hate,
love, awe, reverence; any of the feel
ings aroused by pleasure or pain, &C
tivity or repose."
Emotion, Webster tells us, is con-
seriousness attendant upon other forms
of consciousness Gas perception or idea
tion) to which 1t gives their feeling
tone.
This feeling tone" is the emotion,
the last arbiter. after all, of thoughts
and deeds, the true custodian of happi-
ness.
One of the finest things about the
emotions is that essentially they have
no self-consciousness about them.
The animals have their emotions, the
same as we do.
They hate, show joy, even grief, and
possess many of the other emotions de-
pendent upon the states of pleasure or
pain, activity or repose.
Pleasure, pain. activity, repose-
those may be called the big four" of
everyday life; for, with dictionaryish
comprehensiveness they take in almost
everything a human being can be or do.
In these activities animals and men
are brothers under the skin. 1t is
scarcely possible to believe that hu-
man being knows more Joy upon re-
union with friend than does ones
honest dog Tige when he hears his
masters footsteps coming up the drive
Yet this joy is not dependent upon
self-consciousneSs, for the dog has none.
He does not know that he is a dog or
that his master is man. In these re-
lationships he has no problems at all
but accepts life as it comes-one time
careSs. another a blow.
X
And there have not been wanting
philosophers to suggest that the ami
mails have decidedly the best of it, too.
But the matured thought of humanity
decides that self-consciousness, permit
ting the entrance of good and bad, sin
and rectitude, was not bad thing,
after all.
1t must be accepted principally be-
cause there is no getting out of it)
with the understanding that it adds
both to the sorrow and JOY of life, that
1t gilds both the pain and the pleasure,
heightens the activity and softens the
repose. But it is not emotion in itself.
The sensible man is not ashamed of
his emotions, but rejoices in them,
knowing that they are a part of the
divine plan, as mysterious and nom
understandable as that plan is.
Where one may not know he may
feel, and where he may feel he may
live: and what is more, he may know
distinctly that he is alive.
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lessly thrown matches and cigarettes.
the fires have spread swiftly and de-
structively.
These fires are not in isolated regions,
but are in most cases close to habita-
tons and along highways. 1t is alto
gether probable that they have been
started by pleasure parties afoot in the
woods or motoring on the roads. A
glowing cigarette stump tossed out Of
moving car may easily start flame
in dry material on the roadside, which,
running with the wind, will get into
woodland area and in very short time
set acres afiame. Surely these fires do
not start by spontaneous combustion or
the suns heat. The hand of man is
responsible in every case, and it is
usually needless hand.
1t is too soon to estimate the damage
that has been done by these Spring
fires 1t will doubtless mount high into
the millions More than eight thou
sand acres have been burned over in
the Frederick, Md, watershed. At pres
ent over $4,000 acres have been burned
in Southern New Jersey A dozen
towns in Suffolk County, Long Island,
have been damaged and property of
high value destroyed. Heavy loss has
been suffered in Staten Island. Nassau,
N. H, has $500 homeless people as
result of blaze there that cost more
than $4,ooO,oOo. These are but few
of the items in the fire toll in forest
and in town and the tale is not con-
cluded. Only general rain through
out the Eastern seaboard can definitely
put an end to this sad visitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

certain to invite reprisals were written
into the bill.
Without waiting for the new law
to come into effect, the Canadian gov
eminent has struck back 1t has pro-
mulgated and already put into force
an extensive series Of Canadian coun-
tervailing duties which can, and will,
be invoked against corresponding duties
levied against Canadian exports to
other countries. Thus the Dominion
seems to shift the responsibility for
Canadian American tariff hostilities
upon our shoulders. 1t says to us, in
so many words, that Canada will i'm
pose extra burdens on American goods
sent to her only in the event Canadian
goods sent to us are subjected to coun-
tervailing duties on this side of the
border.
While some $300,000000 worth of
American exports are potentially affect
ed by Canada's plans, 1t is not ex-
pected by authorities that American
trade as a matter of fact will be dam
aged to any appreciable percentage of
that volume. What Canada buys from
us is largely of the character of in
dispensable goods. Preferential rates on
British imports and the deliberate poll
icy of widened "inter-empire" trade
which the Mackenzie King govern
ment at Ottawa has set out to promote
are not likely to cause reduction of
Canadian purchases Of our wares to
any disastrous extent.
Even if such result were to ensue,
it would be insignificant compared to
the far greater damage to Canadian
American friendship. Anything SAVIOR
ing of tariff conflict between our great
border neighbor and ourselves would
be nothing short of calamity if it
were to undermine our mutual relations.
We pride ourselves upon being bust
ness nation as well as an idealistic
one. Commercial nations should COM
port themselves as business men do.
What business men never do is de-
nberately to aggravate or irritate their
patrons, to say nothing of their best one.
In the case of customer, who is
in addition a friendly neighbor, the
excuse for ungenerous treatment is i'm
measurably less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Increase the Judges

1t is doubtful if any single member
of Congress has devoted more time and
study to the causes of congestion of the
District Supreme Court than Repre-
sentative Simmons of Nebraska. His
sympathy with the legislation, now pend
ing, for the addition of two more judges
to this court, and his determination
to fight for its passage, will prove of
valuable assistance. Mr.. Simmons ale
glance is helpful to any cause.
The days are already nearing when
Congress must hasten action on this
and other local measures to prevent
their loss in the log jam that always
marks the closing hours of session.
The bill for two more judges has been
favorably reported from the House ju-
dietary committee and is on the House
calendar. On the other side of the
Capitol, the bill is in the hands of sub
committee of the Senate judiciary COM
mittee. The House may take action on
the measure next Monday. It's passage
by the House should serve to expedite
its action through committee in the
Senate, and tits to be hoped that the
House will act favorably.
1t is improbable that the strong
friends of the District in Congress who
urge this legislation believe that the
mere addition of two judges will auto
matically clear up the accumulated
litigation. But the additional judges
will help greatly, and nothing should
be delayed that will assist in curing the
disgraceful conditions that now exist.
The District Supreme Court was es-
tablished in 1868 with five judges. Be-
tween 1879 and 1880 it was reorgan-
lied and given six judges. Until 1929
an interval of half century-the
number of judges remained at six, and,
according to Justice Hitz, "the BUSH
ness of the court increased like the
traffic on the streets" The court is
court of general original jurisdic-
tion, with all the jurisdiction Of
Federal court, Federal district court
in the States and all the jurisdiction
of a State court Of general r'Adic-
ton. Because this is the Sc " The
Federal Government, it ha o large
and growing jurisdiction that no other
court has anywhere. These facts, to-
gether with the unhappy conditions
that have resulted, should be generally
known by now. There is no contro-
versy with the merits of the legislation.
Its passage, while there is time, should
be fastened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
Book Treasure Should
Be Bought for Nation
From the Milwaukee Journal.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
Congress is asked to appropriate ST.
100000 for the purchase of the Vollbehr
collection of 5000 fifteenth century
books, including the finest specimen of
the Gutenberg Bible now in existence.
The collection would be placed in the
Library OF Congress as permanent ac-
QUESTION of rare books for the Nation.
million and'a half dollars is rood
ly sum. But from the testimony of ex-
perts who have been called the collec-
ton is worth it, and more. The Guten-
berg Bible alone, the only three volume
set Of that first masterful printing that has
come down to us, is valued at 81 900 900.
That leaves 100000 for the other 1899
books, which include such documents as
the celebrated letter of Columbus to the
queen OF Spain. Earliest printed edi-
lions OF Caesar, Cicero, Homer, Horace,
LlVy-the list is long and the collection
as whole is a priceless treasure.
-, Inc next question, of course, is, even
though the price be right, does America
want to spend so much money on a book
collection? We should be willing to do
so, especially when the opportunity
comes to acquire the last great library
OF early books that may ever be offered.
The Library of Congress, a national
institution, housed in one of the most
beautiful buildings in America, is a fit
ting place to deposit such a collection
The library now has many valuable ex-
hlbits, such as the library of jefferson
and the papers of Washington. But, due
to congressional delay, it has lost many
other opportunities. An instance was
the failure of Congress to appropriate
even 81 900 for the purchase of the orig
maj copy of Washington's Farewell Ad-
hA ir@N
private collector for more than twice
the sum.
Congress should not miss the opportu-
nifty to bring to this country a collec-
ton so rich in history literature and the
art of printing that, while its value must
of necessity be measured in dollars, it
is really priceless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

Childhood is a period of unrestrained
emotions, young manhood Is time OF
their repression, middle age the period
for regaining the emotional content OF
living, and old age the time for making
the best of them.
The time will come, If it is not here,
for making the sentimentalist the Judge
of life. not the butt OF sneers. Too
long has the man or woman of emo
tional temperament been held up to the
scorn of the realist, as he chooses to
call himself.
Such people are the salt of the earth,
for they keep alive in the machine age
the things of the human spirit.
1t is they who are responsible for
great hospitals where the manned and
unfortunate whom relentless efficiency
would doom to quick extinction are
treasured against the day of Judgment.
x X X *
The mind is cruel, the emotions have
the opportunity of being kind.
One loves with the heart, not with
the mind. There is no why or where
fore with love, but only simple I'M
derstanding of the fact of itself.
1t is this simplicity, this determina-
ton along one road. which has ever
confounded the hard thinkers of this
life.
1t stands utterly above expediency,
knows nothing of subterfuge.
1t calls itself love at one end and
same everywhere and always; and If it
is not, it is not love, but its counter
felt, of which many exist.
x * X X
One has but to think of the great
books of the world, the most sublime
music, to know that emotion, not in
teiligence, is at their very hearts core
While men like to pretend that intelli-
gence is the root of all good and evil
attributing masterpieces to mind at
work, the truth would seem to be that
mind, great as it is. is but the instru-
ment of execution.
The real work is done by the emo
tionS, working through the mind and
nerves. What palpitating, shaking emo
lions besieged Isaiah when he wrote
the grand poetry which goes by his
name! eve are aware that some think
he was not one man, but many men,
but it makes no difference)
The power of the Bible lies not in
it's intellectual content, but in its emo
ton, clothed in such language as only
comes to writer's when hearts and minds
are deeply stirred.
X X X X
Think of the great books of all ages,
large and small, whether of Rome,
Gree rndia, England. France, Amer
lea, of the first century of our
era e latest, and you will de-
eide notions alone possess the
poweI make a work great, and espe-
cially to hold them firm in the esteem
of readers of all generations.
We love and hope because these emo
tons come natural to men, and we use
our brains and muscles in accordance
with their dictates; and then in pride
we attribute the result to mind and
muscle.
But pleasure and pain, activity and
repose, with their attendant complexi-
ties, still hold the helm of life Einstein S
theory may gain our attention during
peaceful hours, but when the clouds
darken we ask for the simple heart
ache of Lead, Kindly Light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is a special department, devoted
solely to the handling OF queries. This
uaper puts at your disposal the services
of an extensive organization in Wash
inpton to serve you in any capacity that
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YOUR inquiry, for direct Teply. Address
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ton, D. G..
@, Is there photograph record OF
King Georges speech at the opening OF
the Naval CONFERENCE.-THE. E. N.
A. A photograph record was made
of the speech, which was broadcast at
the opening of the conference.
@. What time of year do children
grow the most rapidly?-O; V. S:
Nylin. saws that children grow most
rapidly in height in the Spring and put
on weight fastest in the late Fail and
in the Winter.
O. When did the first Hessian SOL
diers come to America during the Revo-
lution?-F. j. G.
A., On August IS, 1776, the first
division of Hessians, numbering 5000,
landed on Staten Island.
@. What do they mean when they
talk about clothes made from sunshine?
ID. A. w.
A. THAT expression has been used in
referring to cellulose products, because
| without sunshine cellulose would not be
stored up in plants.
@. What was the valance called
| which was hung across the fireplace on
Sunday in colonial days?-N. T.
A. 1t was called a ruff1ed pawn. 1t
was a short petticoat or valance, gath
cred full on a string and hung across
| the mantel in Dutch colonial homes.
| When the weeks cooking was finished,
the fireplace was thus decorated for the
! Sabbath.
@. Please give the names of the pres
| idents of Sears, Roebuck g. Co.. and of
Montgomery Ward & Col. r.
A. Julius Rosenwald is the president
| of the former and George B. Everitt of
the latter company.
@. Are there any members of the
Greedy expedition now living?-J. H.
! A. Gen. A. w. Greedy and Gen. d. l..
Brainard are the two living members of
| the Arctic expedition of 1881 "a. Five
other men, Henry Biederbeck, Francis
! Long, Maurice Council, Julius r. Fred
erik and Joseph Ellison, survived the
| expedition, but have died since.
@. How is the word "kimono" pro-
nounced?-B. p.
| A. The Japanese pronunciation is
"kim-o-no," with accent on the first
syllable, but the English pronunciation
is "ki-mo-no," with accent on the Sec
ond syllable.
@. Where are the Moon Mountains?
M. H.
A. The Moon Mountains are in
| Northern Brazil, near British Guiana
There Is a range of mountains called
Mountains of the Moon in Africa, near
the headwaters of the Nile. There also
is range of mountains called Craters
of the Moon in Central Idaho.
@. Can arrows with metal shafts be
shot with as great accuracy as arrows
with wooden Shafts?-E. E. S.
| A. A metal shaft may be shot with
! accuracy, but not so consistently as the
wooden shaft. The reason is that the
metal shaft does not have the power of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06

ing to uncertainty in estimating the
ultimate result, the Waterloo Tribune
asks: will we all eventually be grouped
| into big cities? Or will the cities in
| their turn begin to split up as improve
| ment in transportation continues?" The
Walla Walla Bulletin, taking up the
same alternatives, concludes: Either
thing can happen. Just at present,
however, the former tendency seems the
, stronger"
so long as people in large numbers
continue to go to the suburbs for the
purpose of establishing homes, having
their gardens and enjoying a degree Of
privacy and independence they cannot
have in the cities. we need not worry
much about the cities or the villages"
advises the Harrisburg Telegraph. The
New Orleans Item Tribune argues as
to the conditions and the results: 1.-THE
reasons for desertion of the hamlets
are easy to discern-motor transporta-
ton, the attraction of motion picture
theaterS in the larger towns, the value
to education of school district CONSOLE
cations which enable single group of
schools In one town to serve better the
children of a large countryside than a
dozen scattered little red schoolhouses'
ever did. All these changes have i'm
proved the lot of the rural dweller.
while the cost to him has been insig-
niflcant beside the benefits"
villages hold their own where they
nave some reason for their being"
states the Cincinnati Times-Star, while
agreeing that otherwise the tide of the
times sets remorselessly against them"
The Boston Transcript declares that
their decline may be counted as evil
dence of progress"
"The chief concern" contends the
kansas City Times, should be directed
to the cities. Have they become sufi-
GENTLY aware of the conditions that are
faced? How long and to what extent
VIII they be able to adapt themselves to
their growing population, to a rate of
increase that in the last census period
was Slightly more than nine times that
OF the rural districts? To what degree
can urban industry absorb the popula-
ton overflow from the country? How
VIII the cities deal with the unemploy-
ment problem, mainly their own? The
mere physical accommodation of citv
population is of relatively minor conse-
quenee. Urban housing, health, santa
ton, food supply sources. transportation
ana other matters are having effective
attention. The suburban trend. a coun-
Ter movement to rural-urban migration.
has served to check and Substantially
relieve congestion and it's attendant ills.
City health conditions, for example.
usually are superior to those in the
country, while educational and other
faculties give the urban areas an adj
vantage and make them constant lure
10 the outsider. But the questions
chiefly that of employment, remain
What will an increasingly urpanizr,,
country be able to do about the situa-
tlon? It will be test of city, hence
national, leadership"