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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

viii have the place Of honor at the
speakers table Of the American Law
Institute banquet In Washington tomor-
row night. Her subject is not an
nounced, but the expectation Is that
she will deal primarily with prohibition.
She Is the woman member Of the
Wickersham Commission and distin-
guished herself last January by submit
ting the shortest report turned in by
any of the commissioners. It was only
l3l words long and was wet. Miss
Comstock held that 1.-The conditions
which exist today in respect to enforce
ment, and which, In my opinion, can
be modified only slightly by improve
mentS in administration, tend to under
mine not only respect for law but more
fundamental conceptions of p ersonal
integrity and decency." She added that
she favorS IAN immediate attempt at
change"
On Central Park West, New York
City, the entire block between Eighty
sixth and Eighty-seventh streets Is now
occupied by skyscraper apartment
building which Is being widely adver-
tiSed under the name Of "the White
House." The publicity says: You don't
have to be President Of the United
0gS1UCS 70 live III LL1C WIllLS
4 y y
Although qualification exists in WASH
ington over the decision of the Hoover
(Boulder) Dam contractors to pay a
minimum wage of so cents an hour for
unskilled labor, workers organizations
are warning JobleSs men not to be de-
luded by the prospects Of employment
at Las Vegas and the dam site. Don
Cameron, a representative Of the United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
Of America, recently made q personal
investigation Of conditions in the dam
region. He describes 1t as "a cemetery
In which lie buried the hopes Of many
hundreds Of workers who have Travelled
there from all sections of the country
in search Of jobs" On arrival, lured by
advertisements that work was waiting
for 10000 men at minimum Of SIS per
day, they learned that there were al
ready many more laborers on hand
Vegas Is crowded with the hungry and
the poor.
Possibly Nick Longworth had some
portents Of his early demise, for, unlike
most Speakers of the House, he had his
portrait painted for the Speakers lobby
IN the Capitol about two years ago.
Two oil paintings of him were done,
one by Baron Doblhoff of Austria and
one by John Clark Hidden, young Wash
ington artist, now domiciled in New
York. The Doblhoff picture was ac-
cepted and q $4,000 appropriation made
for its purchase by Congress. It now
hangs over Nick's vacant chair in the
Speakers Office in the Capitol and will
soon be hung In the Speakers lobby.
The Hidden portrait, which now rests
In the office Of the architect of the
Capitol, Is, SO far as generally known,
the only other oil painting of the loved
Longworth extant.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
Queens and Photographers.

The thriving little city Of Winchester
has made . fete Of the bursting into
bloom Of the millions Of apple blossoms
that adorn the Shenandoah Valley and
established 1t as an annual attraction
that beckons thousands Of tourists.
And. like many other American institu-
tons, the pretty custom has become o
me advertising medium for that Sec
ton Of Virginia. An unheard-of incl
dent. however, marked the ceremony
Just come TO q close and takes high
rank among all the precedents ever
established in the land Of the free and
home Of the brave. The photographer
were chased away from the coronation
Now, TO understand the enormity OF
this drastic action, 1t must be 1emem-
bered that scores Of photographers were
present, including among them those
eristocrats Of the camera world, the
movie men. Permitted to take pictures
the scenes Of Winchester's queens and
blossoms and other Embellishments
would have been flashed on the screens
before the eyes Of millions In al
corners Of the world. The word win.
chester" and the word apple" not Il
mention such words Is valley" "ehen.
andoah." Virginia" etc.. would have
been wr1ttSn across the receptive mint
Of the Nations consuming public, ant
any good Chamber Of Commerce sec
Rotary can explain what that means.
But the photographers were cbaset
away from the feature scene! Hard
boiled policemen hurried them on tn
neld. with such explanations as "Or
ders u ordersl" than which there 4
nothing more arbitrary and final. tn
movie men, with becoming dignity
folded their equipment and stole ava,
10 trains that would take them to place
where photographers are really appre
ciated.
The possible reason for this strange con
duct on the part Of the policemen. carry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

about the city's willingness and ability
to patfonize the things that merit
patronage. But II there Is . sympa.
thetic and interested audience In WaAh-
ingten, It Is also O discriminating audi
ence. possessed of rare ability to
choose between those things that are
really worth while and those things
that must depend for their success
chiefly upon the rather intangible ele-
nlent Of civic pride.
washington will take full pride In
any orchestra that deserves it or In any
orchestra that indicates an inherent
ability capable Of development through
skill and training. The great orches-
tras are not born TO fame overnight,
but through the years Of their develop
ment have had the support Of loyal
communities. II the National Sym
phony Orchestra plays It's part, there
Is little doubt that this community will
enable It to meet what, for all Of US,
are great expectations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
Butler Entertains Country
With Many Forms of Activity

army of half a million, or even mil
lion-could scour the Nicaraguan jungle
clean, but Smedley Butler could go
through by himself and bring back a
brace of Sandinos in his teeth. And he
could have full and uncensored latitude
as to epithets, no bar to cussing, ana
the whole wide landscape for speech
making and a third Congressional Medal
at the end Of the road, II any,"
X x X
Passing Judgment on the requisition
made fer the services Of Gen. Butler at
the head of police affairs in oregon,
the Seattle Daily Times remarks: THAT
he can give oregon the kind of service
it is seeking is not necessarily to be
doubted, because of Gen. Buffers con-
versational proclivitieS. There Is an
other angle to the matter, however, TO
which Oregon may not yet have given
thought, but which inspires some ap-
prehension among friendly neighbors.
Oregon has not been known as par
ticularly obStreperouS commonwealth.
Quite to the contrary, its people have
been regarded as more than ordinarily
peaceable and law-abiding. The need OF
State police force to maintain order
has not been generally apparent, much
less the need of calling upon the high
est and most variously advertised talent
in the country to organize the force.
Bringing Gen. Butler to oregon invites
national attention and involves the
chance of adverse as well as Of destr-
able publicity"
Gen. Butler has been deeply inter-
eSted in police work." records the Eve
ming Bulletin in Philadelphia, "since his
experience as director of public safety
here He learned in Philadelphia some
thing about the conditions, absent in Q
military establishment, which compli-
cate the handling of a civilian force,
and about the obstacles politics throws
in the way Of efficient and conscientious
performance of police duty. He has
come to the conclusion that the ulti-
mate solution of the law enforcement
problem in this country is the substitu-
ton of a mobile State force, whose units
could constantly be shifted, for munici-
pal police. He may be too sangutne
about the certainty of elimination Of
politics under this system, and in any
case his ideas are probably too radical
for wholesale acceptance anywhere at
this time. But any organization or re-
organization of State police forces any,
where will interest him immensely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
SANDER of Public Men.
From the Pasadena Star-News.

From the Pasadena Star-News.
Reckless, ruthless assailing Of men In
public life Is perniciouS thing, essen
TALLY cowardly unless 1t be backed by
prompt and convincing proof, with the
proof produced so that the accused may
defend himself and so that the public
may know the nature Of the charges
and the nature of the proof, If any, In
support Of the charges. The United
States Constitution and laws hereunder
wisely provide for freedom Of speech
and OF the press. This freedom, how
ever, rightfully Is curbed so that 1t may
not become license unjustly, untruth-
fully and hurtfully to attack any man,
in his character, in public or private
life. Men and women have every right,
in law and morals, to be protected IN
their good name against the slanderer
and scandalmonger. There Is no war
rant In law or justice for vilification OF
any man or woman without basis OF
fact. The common law wisely provloes
penalties-even severe punishment In
fragrant cases Of libel. The law pro-
tects real property and all tangible pos
session. Does it not as well protect tnaG
which is much more important, more
valuable and more sacred than houses
or lands, silver OK golda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Don't put all your eggs in one
basket"
There is no more time-honored say
ing, but it is open to question whether
1t applies to much else besides eggs.
Marriage, home, work, church, friends,
even Paradise, are excellent examples OF
putting all your eggs in one basket with
great profit.
When tie proverb which was meant
for eggs is transferred to cover a null
titude of human activities, 1t begins to
get into difficulties.
Certainly a measurable amount Of
innate snrewdnesS is shown by diversin-
cation, especially in money matters, but
it Is questionable whether loyalty and
faith are not far better virtues.
If loyalty and faith, as practiced In
the use of one basket, are abused by
others, 1t is neither a reflection upon
the one nor the other, but of the bas-
ket itself and upon him who drops It.
* y \
Suspicion of the basket, therefore, Is
the root of the old aphorism.
Wisdom Is justified Of her children,
and no doubt the penny-wise knowledge
Of mankind has done well to evolve
such a saying, as far as 1t goes.
The trouble with 1t Is that 1t does
not go far enough.
Faith and trust would be back num-
bers If we forever listened to such
advice.
Man would crawl through the world
worse than the serpent through Eden
If he felt that no basket was big
enough and strong enough to take al
he had.
Persistently comes the reply, Yes
Well, let 1t.
Experience has shown almost every
thing, for that matter.
There Is no great thing. no small
thing, no good thing. no bad thing, nc
honest thing, no dishonest thing, nc
beautiful nor no ugly thing which
experience has not at some time OF
other produced from her ever-grindine
mill.
The flow of the years and the desires
of human beings, the one working on
every single thing and eventuahty
which mankind seems able to achieve
either in goodness or rottennesS.
Thousands Of years ago great man
sat at his palace window and wrote
down the thought, There Is no new
thing under the sun"
Everything was old then, 1t is older
now; what never changes Is desire, 10Y
atty. faith, fraud, deceit, honesty, pu-
rity, crookedness.
X \ \ X
The human emotions stand sure
What grows out Of them is what life Is
Battle we never so much beneath our
electric sun lamps, amazing invention
Of this age, we have no more sense
of sunshine than did the simple shep-
herd on the hills Of Judea 1000 years
ago.
It Is questionable whether the re-
Spouse to mighty grafton today Is any
greater, If as great, than the reply OF the
people to Moses, when he arose In his
majesty and might and said, This day
set before you life and death"
The wind blows from the west and
goes around to the north, and comes
bask to the west again, as the Preacher
said SO many, many years ago.
Facets change, but life changes lit
tie. The right-thinking person still
stands firmly by faith and loyalty, as
opposed to q crawling caution.
y X
Caution again sticks up its head,
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
A National Symphony Orchestra

There have been few, II any, local
enterprises Of the sort ever launched
with as hopeful signs Of success Is
those attending the proposed Nationaa
Symphony Orchestra. And now that
the suarantors have done their part
no wen In contributing the money
necessary at least TO assure the forma-
ton Of an orchestra for q season OF
concerts next Winter. the responsibility
for making It q permanent institution
IN the Capital viii, in large measure
rest upon the city's music lovers
There Is every reason TO, believe that
washington II at last promised SYM
phony orchestra Of its own.
Announcements from those fostering
this project state that Of the $4,000
necessary for the success Of the under
taking, something IN excess OF &SS.OoC
has already been guaranteed. viii
pledges that are expected 70 raise thii
total before the FIRST concert mex
winter. The balance. It Is believed. VII
come from the sale Of tickets. tn
establishment Of . permanent crches
ira Of the sort In washington, however
win, Of course, depend on more thar
mere ability 70 meet expenses durinI
the 1irst year, The excellence Of tn
musicians and the willingness Of wash
tngtonians 10 pAtr0nise the concert
are equally important factors IN max
ing the experiment . success.
As for the patronage, the variCu
musical concerts by visiting orchestra
and musicians last year were considers
extraordinarily successful, despite tn
business depression. There Is no douh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
SHOOTING STARS.
~ PKM.ANDER JoHNsoN.


Advice.
Advice is something very nne.
Most people sometimes need It.
Yet as It's passed along the line
There are but few who heed It.
The warrior gets advice In bales.
The statesman always hears It.
Whenever any project fails
The wise ones show what Queers 1t.
There's many an honest man and true
Who scorns to seem q sl1irker
And seeks instruction with . view
To be q willing worker.
But lofty analysts Of fate
VIII often leave you Surly.
Most good advice arrives too late
Or else It lands too early.
And even when It seems TO touch
Your needs you learn to hate it;
You find they hand you out so much
You can't accommodate It!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

washington is the worlds greatest
storehouse Of all kinds OF knowledge
| You can draw on 1t free OF cnargt
| through our bureau there. Any ques-
| ton Of fact you may ask VIII pe an
swered promptly in q personal letter tc
you. Be careful to write clearly, gave
your full name and address, and lnclose
2-cent stamp for reply postage. oG me
your inquiry to The Evening star IN
formation Bureau, Frederic J. HaSkln
director, washington, d. G.
@. In auction bridge I bid q spade
holding the king. My partner put down
the other four honors. How much &c
| they COUNT. o. r.
A. Honors in auction bridge are
counted by the side which holds them
Since YOU had one and YOUR partner
four, they counted 90.
O. Who was the English music hal
artist who came to this county about
rs or 80 years ago and attracted atten-
, ton with the song There Was I Wait
in at the Church"2-S.
A. It was Vesta lilly.
@. How long is the count Of 10 In a
prize fight supposed to take?-S. s. s.
| A. According to the Marquis ol
Oueensberry rules, a man knocked down
must rise In 10 seconds or the contest
| Is lost.
@. What Is 'Botticino marble"?-L.
p. r.
A. The Bureau Of Mines informs us
| that Botticino marble is a cream-col-
ored variety of italian marble with
brown markings. This marble is popu-
lar in this country for interior decorat-
| ing because of its beautiful coloring and
stcfo nf
| interior construction In this marble Is
the interior Of the Grand Central Sta
ton in New York City. which is consid-
/ cred one Of the most beautiful stations
in the country.
@. What is the record number of
persons carried across the ocean by one
ship?-T B. F.
A. When the Leviathan carried her
record breaking contingent Of soldiers
she also carried the officers and crew,
to the number of 2,076, making a grand
total of 1858 souls on board, the great
est number carried across any ocean by
any ship on any trip.
@. Why Is the plimsoll line marked
on the outside of Ships?-C. F. s.
A. 1t indicates the limit OF sub
mergence allowed by law.
q. When was Sixteenth street In
Washington, D. c.. called the Avenue of
the Presidents?-C. c. 0.
A. It bore this designation from
March 4, 1913, to July %, 1914.
Q. Why do we write from left to
right?-J. H. G.
A. There has been considerable va
Ration from time to time in the direc-
| ton of writing. The Greeks at first
wrote from right to left, and afterward
adopted the method called boustrophe-
don, from the motion of the OK plow-
ing-that is, alternately from right to
| left and from left to right. Writing
| from left to right is believed to have
been introduced in the time OF Homer
| by Pronapides Of Athens.
@. How high is the Pitt Cathedral Of
| Learning?-W. e. B.
| A. The Cathedral of Learning at the
University of Pittsburgh Is 38 stories
1 500 feet high.
| @. Please tell something of the life
/ Of Comdr. Danenhower, who Is going
with the Wilkins exposition to the
/ North Pole.-R. H.
/ A. Lieut.. Comdr. Sloan Danenhowel
i is an Annapolis graduate Of 1907. He
Is a veteran submarine technician, sor
4 Of Lieut.. Danenhower, who was nav1-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

How strongly geographical location
influences q citizens attitude toward
trafhc problems has been artlessly evil
denced recently. On the same night that
the Dupont Circle Citizens Association
whose members live near the center OF
things, protest all-night parking, men,
beers Of the Washington Highlands or
ganiSation, who must bring their cars
into town for considerable stay, go on
record against parallel parking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Presidential elections loom in France.
It would be but simple justice to give in
again-out-again Aristide BRAND, twelve
times premier, etc., nice steady Job
and the same locker for . period Of
some years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Just as the Senators" thought they
had the Yankees" permanently cowed
the New York sluggers went on O
rampage with an eight-run inning that
proved for the hundred thousandth
time that base bali is just about the
most uncertain thing in human expert
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Mayor walker the other day welcomed
the Lord Mayor Of Liverpool to Man
haitian and for once was completely
Swallowed by the sartorial splendor Of
the distinguished visitor. Now New
Workers are wondering whether Jimmy
win not apply for the appointment OF
. mace bearer and the construction Of
an ohacial bat Of gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

One way In which the late George r.
Bakers plainly equipped bank keeps
down overhead Is by having only two
vice presidents. Such, coupled with q
lot Of Cireassian walnut and monster
murals, are apt to run into big money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Far-famed "June week" Is approach
ing at Annapolis. 1t IS thought that
If this year any young lady visitors feel
that they just must sample Naval Acad-
envy food, their blue-clad Swains will
institute curb service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

That catch phrase Of the "mauve
decade" How would you like to be
the iceman7" takes on q gloomy tinee
In these days of ever-incTeasing re-
frigerating machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
His Line q ThouKht.

II suppose you are thinking up new
things to tell the people out home"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum. I'm
trying to md some way to take back
what told them when was there
before"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Married on q Dare" that ail.too-
common headline. Is overfrequently
followed by either annulment or divorce
on the peoples time and largely ct
their expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

'"The tranquility Of Venezuela" states
one Of her cabinet ministers. cannot be
disturbed BY adventurers." Just where
has he been the past forty or nifty years2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
Loud Voices.

From, the Springfield (Mass.) Union.
A professor has perfected q device to
measure the volume Of applause in an
audience In deciding debates, which
opens up vast new field for profitable
employment to hog callers and leather
lunged Soap-hox oratora
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Secretary Mellon speaks in public 80
rarely that whatever he says Is sub
5ected TO the most searching analysis
for meanings that perhaps are not in
fact intended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Normandy may be all right for its
chimes and its draft-horses. but when
1t comes to apple blossoms, give Ameri-
cans the Valley Of Virginia every time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
A Continent Proportion.

whats that new structure you have
put up ON the hill there2"
"well." replied Farmer Corntossel, "if
rent 1t this Summer, It's o bungalow.
II I don't, its o barn."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08
Needs a Suit First.

From the Roanoke Times.
Gandhi draws the line ut wearing .
stiff shirt. This convipceS Us that there
must be much good IN his cult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

The fruit crop Is Q great success
Throughout this broad and blossom
ing land,
Though some Of Us, we must confess,
Won't see the fruit until its canned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Fate by MaiE--Payable In Advance
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

The climate follows out q plan
That's heree-we cannot doubt SCI
I'm glad I'm not the weather man
Who has TO talk about 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

Some chillun," said Uncle Eben,
''learn 10 talk befo' deg is two years
old, but mighty few Of 'em learns to
say anything wuf AStenin' TO by de
time dey 3 NfN."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

EDO you tzy to cheer your husband
up when he Is worried about the cares
Of business2"
Eyes," replied young Mrs. TOrkins.
1.-THE cares Of business don't give me
% much trouble. But cheering him up
when the home team strikes . losing
streak Is some problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-08

II wonder II Shakespeare was as bad
an actor As they say?"
"He must have been. No real actor
would have permitted 20 little to be
published about him."
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rHroDoRE W. MOVES. Editor
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Miss Ada Louise Constock, Lift. D.,
LII. D., president Of Radcliffe College,