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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

OF many authors, it has a universally
that gives 1t place in every period and
with every race. Even the stories con-
tained in the Old Testament. we read
again and again, and there is about
them freshness that suggests that
human nature while affected by
changing customs and usages remains
essentially the same.
The Bible as book has entered
more largely into the worlds litera-
ture than any other book. A distin-
guished Englishman maintained that
II the Bible were lost to the world the
substance of 1t could be recovered from
It's literature. In the utterances of our
public men it is suggestive to note how
frequently and readily they adorn their
announcements concerning govern
ment with passages or illustrations
taken from Holy Writ. We recall that
the late President Hadley of Yale in
one OF his addresses maintained that
no man might consider himself well
educated who lacked fairly accurate
knowledge of this great book. We look
to other books for information and for
intellectual refreshment, we turn to
this book for inspiration and direction,
especially in the great crises OF life.
A touching incident in the closing
months of the late President Wilson's
life comes to mind. lifelong student
OF the Bible. he found it increasingly
difncult to read, as was his wont, dur
ing those late and critical days. Hear
ing Of this, child sent him a little
book Of devotions that contained three
scriptural passages for each day. This
little book became very precious to him
and afforded him for daily reading that
comfort and support that the long years
OF close Bible study had given him.
Doubtless this devotional book meant
more to him in the time of his supreme
need than the many volumes that filled
the shelves Of his splendid library
Fragmentary and detached as the pas
sages were. they contained those deep
and eternal principles that constitute
at once lifes greatest security and
peace.
1t is our conviction that this Book
Of Books" is being more widely read
and pondered today than at any time
in our generation. 1t is the book for
every age and every situation.
I'VE praise Thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

wrought further destruction and loss Of
life. The list Of the Fall hurricanes
is a long one. New Orleans was swept
by a terrific stern on September 10,
1915. It was in August Of the same
year that Galveston was laid waste.
On September 3 a hurricane swept
Corpus Christi. There was q hurri-
cane of major proportions that hit the
Louisiana coast in September of 1921.
The Tampa hurricane, . year later, oc-
Cured in October.
The breeding place of most Of these
hurricanes lies of the western coast
Of Africa and In the western third Of
the Caribbean. Those originating OF
the coast Of Africa follow relatively
straight line westward until they enter
the Caribbean, and q chart of the
courses of these past storms shows
how many and nov varied are the
directions they may follow then.
Protection apparently lies, first, in
the construction of buildings that are
more capable of withstanding the ter
rife force of the wind and, secondly,
in needing the warnings that science
has enabled the Weather Bureau to
send in advance. According to officials
here, the storm that destroyed q por-
ton of Belize was known to be On Its
way fully two days before it struck,
and Belize was warned that it lay in
the path Of the hurricane. Yet in
Belize, as elsewhere, one of the ter
rifying aspects Of the calamity is the
apparent suddenness with which it
struck and the number of helpless
victims, totally unprepared, caught in
horror from which there was no
escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
LIES INDISPENSABLES
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN D. D, ILL., D,
Bishop of Washington
THE GREATEST BOOK.

More and more today we are being
compelled to reappraise those things
that in more normal times we have
accepted without much thought or Sc
rious consideration. The whole world
situation is driving men to think more
deeply about what are really life's in
dispensables. In looking over the
record of the past we note how
thoughtlessly and careleSsly we accept
ed and adopted certain theories of life
and made them our own. No one who
is living in this present world of ours,
that is so full of situations that are
tense and critical, can afford to dis
regard or disesteem those vital things
that are basic. Certainly among those
things that are fundamental to life as
we conceive it is the Bible. AS book
it is wrought into the warp and wool
Of our life. Indifferently as we may
regard it. infrequently as we may read
it, it occupies a place that Is at once
been repeatedly attacked and its theo-
ries concerning life both questioned
and refuted. In some periods it has
been boldly affirmed that its influence
was no longer recognized, and that its
dogmatic statements had ceased to be
operative. AS one considers it simply as
a book, it is amazing to note how it
has survived these repeated attacks.
Voltaire dared a century ago to affirm
that Christianity as a system would
not survive so years Others have
made like statements and still the sys-
tenn prevails and the book that con-
tains its principles Is the worlds best
seller.
True. this ancient book has had
many interpreters, good and bad, and
theories concerning its inspiration have
differed widely The preachers them
selves in various periods have differed
in their interpretations OF the sacred
text, and now and again societies and
organizations have been formed whose
theory and practice have been based
upon some overstrained and exagger-
ated passage All this has wrought
confusion in the mind of the great
body OF the laity. and yet in spite OF
all this the book survives, its teach
ings widely prevail and institutions
founded upon its precepts exercise their
beneficent influence the world around.
One Of the most striking things about
this book is its adaptability to every
age and every situation. Old as 1t Is,
and representing as it does the work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
Another September Catastrophe.

There Is bitter irony now in the
British foreign Office handbooks OBJ
servation that British Honduras Is
practically free from hurricanes. Earth
ouakes are slight. The long line Of
Gays acts as a protection to its coast
and provides comparative calm water;
and it enjoys the advantage Of deep
estuaries." For not only did Belize,
capital of British Honduras, suffer the
full force of one OF the two hurricanes
tnat swept the Caribbean last Thurs
day, but it's major loss of life and
property damage is reported to have
followed with the tidal wave that
rushed in on the tail of the blow.
None of the centers of population
bordering on the Caribbean and the
Gulf of Mexico seems to enjoy even
relative safety from what have become
seasonal calamities in that part Of the
world. Every September brings with
It the danger. Safety depends upon
the caprice of the winds. AS was the
case In Porto Rico three years ago
this month, years of tranquil build
ing and development seem destined
for the full force of some Grant storm.
II was on September II. 1925, chat
Florida was laid waste by a great
hurricane, and a second storm that
broke On September 10 two years later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
Rats and the League.

A feature Of the work Of the League
Of Nations has been the formation
Of MANY committees to study q variety
Of subjects.
While the orderly functioning OF ma
tions has been the main aim of the
organization. its members have realized
that nothing which affects the health
and welfare of human beings is beyond
its scope.
Hence there has been a special COM
mittee at work for the past two years
looking into the best ways OF killing
rats, especially those undesirable in
ternational travellers which infest ships
Surg. Gen. Cummings of the United
States Public Health Service is chair
man of this committee. The latest
development Is an intense study by
experts In New York. who have come
to that city from France, Germany,
Holland, Spain and Great Britain.
New forms of fumigants and their
safe handling are engaging the atten-
ton of the distinguished doctor men,
bers of the committee.
The success Of the United States in
barring from its shores the rodents
which carry the deadly bubonic plague
has made this country a leader In this
work The use Of hydrocyanic gas in
destroying rats in vessels arriving here
is receiving the closest study from the
visitors
For hundreds Of years the rat was
regarded as an undesirable but inescap-
able passenger aboard ships. He was
tolerated in much the same way that
mankind ashore put up with flies.
Science, however, said that the fly
had to go, and he has gone-at least
from the modern homes, as the result
Of all-over screening.
The ships rat is not so easily kept
out, and total determination is the goal,
as yet not achieved The rat serves
no good purpose in the world, as far
as men know, and does inestimable
harm. Life will be better when it is
wiped out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
New Battle Over Prohibition
Looms i'm Democratic Party

first place in the campaign it becomes
more evident, day by day, that prohibit
ton will be the bone of contention In
the National Convention TIE party will
be single-minded in dealing with the
depression: that will be easy. Prohibl-
ton will start the fighting. whatever Is
done II Roosevelt maintains his lead
and declares for a wet policy to satisfy
the Smith wing and the East, he will
encounter trouble with the drys. II he
tries to take middle f-the-road course
to keep peace in the Democratic family,
he may appease the drys, but start
trouble with the vets. That holds true
for any other candidate
Baker is more emphatic than Roose-
welt in his declaration against national
prohibition and makes stronger appeal
to some of the vet factions. The ex-
IRENE vets are afraid of Roosevelt on
that issue.
McAdoO Sounded Out.
It is impossible to see how the party
is going to avoid another battle like
those of 1924 and 1923. Smith has not
declared for Roosevelt and that is
viewed in New York as significant. The
extreme drys like Senator Morrison OF
North Carolina. Senator Sheppard OF
Texas and the Anti-Saloon League lead
FRS are not quite satisfied with Roosevelt,
but would prefer him TO Smith. They
are taking no chances. however, and
are now organizing their bloc, which
has functioned effectively in two con-
ventions. It is understood that this
group is negotiating with William G..
McAdoo with the idea of making him
its leader or possibly candidate for the
nomination McAdoo is said to be will
ing to try again, but declines to make
an active campaign. The drys unques-
tionably will be in the minority in the
convention. but formidable minority.
Much has been made this week OF a
report heard in Washington that the
Smith Raskob group is helping the New
ton Baker candidacy. II has been no
secret for months that the national
chairman prefers Baker or Owen Young
to Roosevelt But the new interpreted
ton given in Washington is that this
preference indicates that Smith has
eliminated himself as a candidate. Such
a conclusion is not seen as justified at
this time. The first and most natural
move for those not enthusiastic over
Roosevelt would be to lend encourage
ment to some other candidate.
tCopyriEht, 1917
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which the National government is
bound to take
Opponents of an immediate election
argue that a political crisis at this
moment, with the possibility of a Labor
victory, would imperil the Snowden
scheme, revive world suspicious of
British credit and lead a flight from
the pound in more aggregated form
than that which brought the recent
crisis. Moreover. the defeat of Labor
in November. though probable. is not
certain, since the Conservatives viii
60 to the country on a protectionist
platform which will destroy the pres
ent alliance with the Liberals, who
still support free trade.
New perpleXity is introduced into
the situation by the fact that Hender-
son. though a free trader, is advising
Labor to fight the election on a 10 per
cent tariff AS an alternative to accept
ing cut in the dole. If Labor accepts
this policy, the country will have the
strange spectacle OF both Labor and
brands of protection. with the Liberals
intervening in defense of free trade.
coupled, perhaps, with the advocacy of
total prohibition of the importation CT
luxuries.
Whatever the result, it is regarded as
a certainty now that tariffs in some
form are inevitable The slump of
exports is so formidable that the bal
ance of trade is now definitely unfa-
vorable and protection is being urged
as necessary to enable the country to
restore trade equilibrium, without
which financial stability is insecure.
While the National government exists
this great issue is in cold storage,
neither Snowden nor the Liberals being
prepared to make the plunge
A further complication is the re-
sumption of the Indian conference. in
volving the fate OF that dependency.
1t is feared an election would destroy
the prospects of settlement, on which
Premier MacDonald's heart chiefly is
set. But this Is onl an additional in
centive to Churchill and the back
bench Conservatives to force an inme-
diate election. There Is doubt as to
whether Baldwin is strong enough to
hold the party in check.
kcopyright, 1873 -. -.--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
British Situation Is Held
Still Critical in Dole Cut
BY A. G. GARDINER.

LONDON. September 12.-The press
OF the country welcomed Philip Snow
denis supplementary budget this week
with an overwhelming chorus Of APP
proval as a heroic step to restore sta
bility to British credit.
The scene when the chancellor of
the exchequer resumed his seat was
unprecedented. He had just announced
the imposition of new burdens amount
ing to $3.50, 100000 on all classes OF
society, and the whole ministerial
benches rose and cheered as If the
minister had won a reSounding victory.
The incident revealed that profound
anxiety prevailed in regard to the
peril of collapse of sterling and re-
lief that. at whatever sacrifice, the peril
had been removed.
Situation Still Critical.
But the situation is still critical. The
crux of the struggle is the dole. On this
issue the Labor party threw over Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald and Chan
cellor Snowden and forced the expedi-
ent OF coalition government. The
party is savagely resentful of Snowden' s
cuts in the dole and is raising the cry
that international bankers are arrayed
against the working classes.
Arthur Henderson, as leader OF the
opposition is in a difficult position. He
disavows belief in a bankers conspiracy
to dictate to this country, recognizes
the gravity of the crisis and the neces-
sity of stabilizing British credit,
acknowledges that he agreed in the
Labor cabinet to nine-tenthS of Snow
den'S proposals and admits he would
have Joined in the national government
if the Labor unions had been willing.
But, having surrendered to save the
party from disruption, he is helpless in
the hands of the extremists, who
threaten reputation Of SnoWden'S
economies on the dole.
The uncertainty of the situation turns
on the question of general election.
Can the government survive long
enough to consolidate its position and
enable Snowden to carry through the
proposed conversion of the public debt,
which Is the next step necessary TO put
British credit on firm foundation?
Tories May Force Election.
Stanley Baldwin Sir Herbert Samuel
and other Conservative and Liberal
colleagues of Premier Macdonald
favor the continuance of the National
government until the financial posi-
ton is established beyond attack, but
Winston Churchill and the bulk of the
Conservatives want an immediate APP
peal to the country and are determined
to force a November election. They
believe a victory over Labor is certain
in the present mood of the country
and that delay will only involve the
Conservatives In the unpopularity that
inevitably awaits the drastic measures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
His Waterloo.

His Waterloo.
There was hardly any peril that this
fellow wouldn't dare.
He was big and he was brawny and he
never seemed to care
How great the odds against him. In
an ordinary fray
He welcomed opposition with q soul
serenely gay.
He would chase the raging lion. He
would tame a bucking colt.
He would lead a trusty squad against
an army in revolt.
In single handed combat he was never
known to quit
He'd whip three people twice his size
and still feel fresh and fit.
At last he came to grief, as people gen.
orally do.
1t wasn't very long before he met his
Waterloo.
He trembles and he quails before the
stern, relentless eye
OF fragile little woman who Is scarcely
five feet high.
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Noise and Health.

Superintendent Of seventy-nine OF
the leading hospitals of New York City
have just supplied the municipal Noise
Abatement Commission with some
startling evidence Of the effects of
noises upon public health, especially
upon the condition Of persons under
going treatment In hospitals. The con-
sensus Of these expert opinions Is that
almost every kind Of noise that goes
to make up a great city's roar. ranging
in volume from the rattle and back
fire of heavy trucks to the waiting of
cats and the shrieking of ambulance
sirens, is a definite detriment to the
well being and progress of the sick.
Fifty-four of the hospitals report that
the effect of noise on their patients is
important or serious" especially in SO
far as the din disturbs sleep or shocks
the nervous system. In a statement
submitting the hospitals testimony to
the authorities. the Noise Abatement
Commission says: Many we'll people
will be forced into hospitals by the
same noise that will hinder their recov-
cry. The situation, then, Is grave not
only for those already sick"
Trucks that backnre or that clatter
from loose parts were named by the
hospital superintendents as among the
worst offenders in the noise nuisance
The din Of general trafic, in fact, was
mentioned as q serious source Of dis
turbance to the sick. Horn blowing
the roar Of motor cycles, the grinding
Of gears and brakes on motor buses.
these are among the deafening and
obnoxious sounds heard on hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
Will Mr.. Capone Go Erect

II Is only natural to wonder whether
the Governments roseate picture of Al
Capone behind the bars was not a
mirage after all. When Federal Judge
Wilkerson refused TO acknowledge a
bargain" with Public Enemy No. /,
some mental acrobatics TO understand
how q man who pleads guilty to a
charge, under certain circumstances,
may change that plea to one of not
open court that he Is guilty as charged
may change his mind and say. on Sec
ond thought. that he is not guilty after
all. But having been informed on good
form and in keeping with the best of
legal traditions, the lay public has
sought to adjust itself to a policy OF
watchful waiting for the result of the
various maneuvers.
Thursday a Federal grand jury from
which Federal prosecutors had sought
reindictments of Mr.. Capone OIL some
Ave thousand alleged violations OF the
prohibition laws. failed to find the in
dictments and sought TO make a report
instead. Judge Wilkerson refused to
accept the report, explaining thot a
Federal court may receive no written
reports from grand iuries-a matter o.:
more than passing interest. In view Of
some unique papers prepared by Dis
trict Of Columbia grand juries. He is
interested, said Judge Wilkerscn. only
in indictments And these have not
been forthcoming.
Capone Is still facing an indictment
for having conspired to violate the pro-
hibition law In some five Thousand cases
during the last ten years. He is to be
tried before a jury of his peers on this
indictment, provided motions to quash
that indictment are not granted, and
still later will be tried on another in
dictment charging evasion of income
tax payments He is still at liberty
under bond and the public prints are
graced with his picture. surrounded by
his body guards. attending charity base
ball games and INDUCING in the other
forms Of recreation available to free
citizens.
The real test Of the Governments
efforts to put Mr. Capone in jail will
come with the trials. Up to now the
prospect of getting a jury from the
citizens Of Chicago and vicinity that
would find him guilty has been any
thing but hopeful. Every member OF
the panel has before him a vivid under
standing Of the possible fate that might
lie In wait for him around the corner
from the court house The grand jury S
failure to find indictments on the Gov
ernment's liquor charges raises doubt
both as to the strength Of the Govern
ment's case and the strength Of mind
Of Chicago jurors.
The only silver lining to this cloud
that can at present be discerned is the
fact that If Capone does 60 free the
weaknesses Of our legal machinery will
be so clearly demonstrated and there
will be such strong public demand for
their remedy, that appropriate action
will follow. Everybody knows that Ca
pone ought to be in jail and there Is
no logical reason why he should not
have been there long ago. There may
be plenty of legal reasons, of course,
which have little in common with logic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

view of the Avenue as he went down
and Of the people walking beside him.
There was not much Of incident on the
passage to the depot. The driver went
over the soft sawdust that had been
laid upon the crossings Of interesting
the crowd became larger still. 1t poured
up from below the Avenue but there
was no noise. At 7th street there
was a noiseless rush of men and boys
from the market house Past 7th
street about 500 people were as close to
the car as they could get"
The removal of the President to the
railroad car was easily effected and the
train was at once started. 1t arrived
at Elberon at 1909 pm. and at lao
the President was In his room In the
cottage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

The thermometer has registered its
usual September postscript to the Sum-
ner reminder of the importance Of
parking spaces in big city buildings for
the future.
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Persistence.

IT shall continue to call at your house
whether you forbid me or not"
You will do nothing Of the kind"
exclaimed naughty Gwendolin.
I'll call even oftener than usual.
And you'll be glad to see, me, too. I'm
going to get q job as letter carrier"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

The man who is officiating as mayor
Of New York in Mr.. walkers absence
is commanding a great deal of atten-
ton. This need not disturb the light
hearted James, who is too popular an
actor to fear an understudy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

1t would not be remarkable II Stain,
as a highly eficient business man,
should again feel need of the services
Of an expert prospectus writer like
Trotsky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

Chile is engaged in negotiations with
Russia, being willing to take a chance
on the communism for the sake of the
commerce.
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The End of Vacation.

Back to the old accustomed grind
From sea or sylvan hooks.
Twas there we left our cares behind;
Likewise our pocketbooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13

when that man asked you for seri-
Gus advice you insisted on lending him
money"
Yes" replied Mr.. Dustin stax.
Sometimes a lift is Of more value than
an 'uplift.'"
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Not the Usual Thing.

"Chillum Is q very original person.
What makes you think SOP"
He looked me over after my Summer
vacation without telling me that he
never saw me looking so we'll"