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that the postwar period has seen @
world discouraged and diSilN1sioned
ana lacking in that warmth that grows
out OF an enthusiasm for great princi-
pies, policies and personalities.
There seems TO be much Of sterility
ana barrenneSs in the life OF today.
Our finer feelings are suppressed and
in our efforts after things practical we
are starving the emotions and sub
tracing from life one of its divinest
experiences. An age where reason, and
reason alone, Is given the supreme place
Is one that takes from life that which
renders 1t colorful and interesting. We
sometimes wonder whether we are not,
even in our conceptions Of the Chris
tian religion and Of the Master Him
self, attempting TO reduce 1t all to the
formula Of cold logic. That there is
something which proceeds from the life
OF Jesus that Is different from that
which comes to us from any other per-
sonality q warm glow and life-giving
power is demonstrably true. What He
was and did ana said renders Him ut
terly unique among all the worlds great
leaders and teachers. Men have at
tempted to compare Him with other
notable teachers of ethics but He diff
fers from them all, in that His life
pervades all His teaching, imparting to
1t a quality that renders it altogether
unique. To think Of the story ia the
gospels Is simply the record of One
who takes His place among the worlds
great thinkers and teachers Is one
thing; to feel the captivating power
that proceeds from this life and to
make 1t our own Is quite another.
h Reverently rs we may regard the
New Testament rs q book, taken either
as literature or philosophy, 1t is insuffi-
cient in and by itself to effect far
reaching changes in our life and out
look. Considered as the portraiture of
One whose vivid and vivifying person.
atty still persists and is operative in
the worlds thought and action, it as
sumes @ different and more command
ing place. One does not have to 20 far
to cite the miraculous power that pro-
ceeds from this life, power that re-
generates and renews those who come
under its spell, changing their whole
thought, habit and practice. while We
may ind 1t difncult TO define 1t. we are
still able to say with the highway pill.
grims Of old, Did not our hearts burn
within US as He talked with US on the
way?"
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHLANDER JOHNSON.
Outlaws.

Outlaws.
When Uncle Jahes says it's time
To clean his favorite pipe
He acts like he was bent on crime
OF most dreadful type.
Aunt Jane says, ''Smokin's . mistake, !"
An Cousin Sallie calls,
PA, If you must, for PHYS sake,
Put on some overallsi"
he hooked some hairpins from the
shelf.
The little scissors, too,
Ma has TO manicure herself
Have disappeared from view.
He has some wires long and short
If Uncle Jabez fools
Around too much he'll be In court
For havin' burglars too!s.
He went out by the kitchen door
An no one said, "Good-by."
They jes' said, Change your clothes
before
You think Of DRAWN nigh
Us people that are neat an clean.
Remember, II you can,
That II you give dogs nicotine
Each drop win XIII mani"
But Uncle Jabes answers not.
With slow and cautious tread
He finds quiet, shady spot
Behind the carriage shed.
We sneak like Injuns. I must call
II see any one.
don't like srnokin' pipes at al,
But cleanin' 'em is fun.
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the Department Of Commerce, SAYS:
Imagine the effect If all our railway
rolling stock were rebuilt on lighter
wcight basis, equipped with pneumatic
tires, each car motorized. Suppose the
delivery of merchandise without relaan-
ding. direct from rail to the door Of the
consignee, merely by removing the easily
adjustable fianges from the car wheels
and driving the loaded vehicle to des-
tination. The possible effect on rain VS..
motor truck competition might be tre-
mendous."
In connection with the use Of old rub
Der, the scientific research agency of the
Department Of Commerce has just made
@ study OF reclaimed rubber, and finds
that while II Is not equal TO new rub
Der IN strength, stretch and resistance
to abrasion Il may be used successfully
for many products In which softness and
fiexibility are important. Reclaimed
rubber. moreover. thiS study shows can
be processed more readily and at less
cost than crude rubber.
tocpyrishA ieei.l
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interstate Bus Regulation.

At O meeting held In this city the
other night under the auspices Of the
Washington Board Of Trade a repre-
sentative Of one Of the leading bus COM
panies Of the United States declared
that proper interstate regulation OF
the bus transportation business" would
be welcomed by most of the large oper-
ators, but that such regulation should
be In the hands Of those who UNDER
stand the problems Of bus Transports
ton and bodies which are not preiu-
diced against the bus. Though the
Interstate Commerce Commission was
not mentioned, the inference was plain
that the bus interests are unwilling to
submit TO the regulation of their oper-
a&ions by that body, which has from
its creation been engaged In the super
vision Of railroad rates and services.
The implication Is that there Is q preju-
dice against the newer form of trans
portation on the part of this body.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was created under the third clause
Of Section 8, Article I, OF the Constitu-
ton, which gives to Congress the power
Ito regulate ccmmcrce with foreign ma
lions and amcng tn: several States and
with the Indian tribes" When the
Constitution was drafted and adopted
commerce" was conducted by sailing
ships and by anirnsl-drawn vehicles
When the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission was created the railroad had
become the principal means Of trans
port. The stage coach and the Wagon
had been displaced. Steam had replaced
sails on the water. Nevertheless, thu
authority given by the Constitution II
the Congress remained effective.
Since the creation Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission the motor ca
has become q practical means Of trans
port and the airplsne has been de-
veloped. Both are now engaged Il
commerce, In the transport Of person
and Of goods. Logically the supervision
Of these means Of transportation, en-
gaged 10 interstate comuierce. wcul'
fan under the jurisdiction Of the bod
already existent. It appears, however
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site for the establishment Of o farmers
market. It was another 10 watch for
the commercial development Of market
sites, the trend Of the maxket-patroniz-
ing public, the movements at the farm
ers themselves after their loss of the
old space on what Is now Constitution
avenue Considered Judgment urged
delay in carrying out the proposal that
the District 90 into the business of
building market for the farmers adj
jacent to a wholesale market developed
by the railroad interests.
But Congress, in the face Of out
spoken criticism and denunciation of
the measure from its members and
without receiving any pleas from the
taxpayers, went ahead and appropriated
the local taxpayers money for the pur-
chase Of ground and the construction
OF farmers market adjacent to a site
developed by the railroad interests.
In the meantime the District expert
enced difficulty in getting the land.
The owners held their land for a high
price. Why should they not hold it for
a high price? BY congressional man
date 1t had to be bought, and there was
no stipulation, except the amount Of the
appropriation, of what constituted its
fair value. One plot Of ground was Of
fered for more than $4,000, and has
now been bought for $4,000. Con-
domination awards for other land total
si75,00o. The condemnation award for
one plot IL $32,5o0, a. against cur
rent assessed value Of 5000. And still
the District has not been able to pay
for all the land needed and ut the same
time retain the balance of the appro-
priations necessary for the construction
work. Some of the land is therefore to
be loaned" the District by the owners
with the prospect that Congress will
buy 1t later.
In the meantime extensive CONNER
cial development Of q market site has
already been accomplished in Northeast
Washington. A farmers market has
been provided there. and at no expense
to the taxpayers. Public patronage has
been increasing. Additions are already
being planned. The question now Is
not where the farmers viii 50. This
question is whether the farmers. and
their patrons. viii 60 to the Southwest
site when it Is built.
The willingness Of the Southwest site
developers to reduce the original price
Of some land by - per cent and to loan
other land to the District until 1t can be
paid for may have been due to the fact
that had this not been done. the Com
missioners would have to 90 to Con-
gress again and ask for the appropri-
alton Of more money. And the last
time the Commissioners did that the
nature of the ensuing debate was pain
ful to the ears.
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A GLOWING PERSONALITY
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES Z. FREEMAN, D. D.. IL. D.
Bishop Of Washington.

Tert. "Did not our hearts burn
tpithin us tDIliIe he talked NTH US by
the tDdy."-St. John. rrtU.52.
The relation of Jesus to what some
one has called the deepest experiences
of life was intimate fId practical. II
Is interesting to notA how repeatedly
His great utteranceS are identified with
the most commonplace experiences oil
those to whom He ministered. AS q
matter of fact, His greatest single
utteranceS were given in places that
were obscure and to a people who were
pursuing the ordinary humdrum habits
Of life. The above passage Is Illus
trative of this.
On the day Of His resurrection, so
the narrative runs, He Joined two
lonely peasants who,>. Saddened by the
tragedy Of Good Friday, were vending
their way to their humble home in the
village of Emmaus. Joining them on
their sad pilgrimage. He talked to them
about the events that had attended
His own tragic death, attempting to
reason with them as to the irresistible
logic of the happenings that had be-
wildered them. AS He walked ana
talked with them, we read that their
eyes were holden that they did not
know Him. It was only at the end
Of their walk, as they constrained Him
to enter with them their humble home,
that He was made known to them as
they broke bread at the evening meal.
Immediately His identity was disclosed
He was parted from them. Surprised
and amazed by their extraordinary ex-
perience, they had but one word to
express their deeper feelings: did not
! our hearts burn within us as He talked
with us by the way?" What they had
failed to perceive and understand as
the Stranger talked with them on the
highway was suddenly revealed to them
In the closer intimacy OF the home.
How often 1t happens in life that we
get our finer impressions and inspira-
| tons in the aftermath OF some STIR
ring experience. It frequently happens
| that we are so close to the events In
which we participate, or play . part,
that their larger significance Is not
disclosed TO us until we have oppor-
tunity for more serious reflection. A
phrase that Is frequently on our lips
today is, "disillusionment." Indeed, O
very notable writer has contributed a
serious and highly reflective book bear
ing this title. 1t is very largely true
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Control Of life currents by x-rays
is possible in plant life, according to
new revelation in pure science which
has been made under the auspices OF
the Department OF Agriculture. The
experiment which has shown this con-
sisted Of the changing Of a plant from
an annual into perennial. The ex-
pertinent. unless 1t later proves o freak
and not capable Of repetition, Is regard
ed a. revolutionary.
The picture presented by this il
appalling. II the X-ray Is capable OF
performing such fundamental miracles
what can IL not do In other forms OF
lifee fre-determination Of sex ID
scarcely more fundamental than the
change IN plant nature from annual
to perennial.
The experiment was conducted by
DR.. l.. E. Randolph. cytologist Of the
Department OF Agriculture and re-
search professor Of Cornell University
For some time he has been experiment.
ing with the effects of the X-ray or
the heredity of plants, but Pgymalion
could scarcely have been more surprised
when his marble statue Of Galatea came
TO LIE than the professor was when
he altered the whole career Of the plant
on which he was bending his efforts
The experiment was made with the
plant Euohlaena. This Is q plant similar
IN structure and appearance to corr
ana Is, in fact, the nearest botanical
relation to that great American grain
staple. Corn is distinctly an annual
1t must be planted every year. It i:
seasonal plant which comes up In
the Spring, grows through the Summer
months, putting cut its blossom In the
form OF the tasSel and its fruit in the
form OF ears. Any barefoot boy who
has walked through a field from which
corn has been harvested knows that
there Is no life in the remaining roots;
that they are as hard 10 The toes a;
spike -toothed harrows. The Euchlaena
so far, has had precisely the same life
cycle. the same botanical character
iStics.
After q few minutes Of treatren,
with X-rays. however, the entire char
acter OF the Euchlaena has been changed
by the wizardry Of DR.. Randolph. Seeds
OF the plant which had been treated
were planted in the usual way and
titled just az corn Is cultivated. Quite
early, however, the close attention bent
upon the experimental plants was re-
warded with discovery that new and
remarkable effects were observable. The
plants began to take on the character
istics Of perennials.
Economic Aspects Of Discovery.
The seeds Of perennial plant viii,
like those OF an annual, produce new
plants, but the big difference between
the two classif1cations is that this type
Of reproduction Is not necessary. Pc
rennials can and do reproduce from
their own roots. 1t was found that
after the Euchlaena had gone through
its normal life cycle It attained O new
identity. The original part Of the plant
acted precisely as an annual. That part
died at the end Of the season. Mean
time, in the period Of growth, IL had
developed such characteristics of the
perennial that 1t had put out self-repro-
ducfng roots, an entirely independent
set. These roots lived on after the
normal period and started new cycle
Of plant life.
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s41 .4s5 Disfranehised Americans.

Statistics for the District of Columbia,
iust MADE public by the director Of
Uncle Sans nose-counting department
the Bureau Of the Census, disclose that
washington contains 341 ,465 politically
lost souls--men and women Of voting
age who, by an intolerable anomaly
are deprived Of the franchise. OF this
anything but grand total, 10000 are
males and 100, 656 females. They COM
prise rs hapless and helpless COM
munity 90 il to be found on the face OF
the American earth. They are far and
away-through no fault Of their own
the ignobiest section Of the Republics
great legion Of 72,94s,624 citizens clas-
SIZED. because "21 years and over" a.
persons Of voting age.
The month of October viii usher IN
a year of festivities COMMUNICATING the
foundation Of the United States. They
will begin on October 10 with the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary OF
CORVALLIS surrender at Yorktown. II
viii not be long afterward when 1882
marking the bicentenary OF George
Washington's birth, viii dawn. Through
out next year, TO the extent that the
Nations energies are not absorbed by
economic rehabilitation and the vieissi-
tudes of a presidential campaign, the
welkin will ring with apotheoses Of al
that was wrought by the Father OF his
Country.
Nothing achieved by George Wash
ington outranks in magnitude his trt-
umphant establishment Of the principle
that taxation without representation is
tyranny. 1t was tyranny In i776 and 1t
would be tyranny in 1891. As far as
the people Of the District Of Columbia
are concerned, 1t Ia q tyranny that
persists. In these very days, Wash
ingtonians are lined up in the cor
ridors Of the District Building meekly.
waiting their turn 70 pay semi-annual
taxes, due by midnight OF September
3o--taxes levied upon them without
representation Of any sort or guiSe.
on the fifteenth OF this month thous-
ands of them paid their quarterly OF
senai-annual stipend of income taxes
into the Federal Treasury-taxes i'm
posed by q Congress in the selection OF
which they were without voice or vote.
The residents Of the Federal area. be-
cause they yield 70 no element Of the
enfranehised American community In
patriotism and civic duty, ere pre-
pairing TO celebrate wortniiy the George
, washington Bicentennial anniversary
How much more becomingly, with what
glorined pride. would they join with
the rest Of the country on that joy
GUS occasion, II they could do 50 as
fuII-ranoplied citizens, instead Of men
and women deprived Of citizenship's
most priceless privileged
The time Is ripe for the Nation, act
ing through Congress, to right the
wrong under which s4l,46S Washing
tonians unjustly suffer. The hour
strikes when these Inundated Amer
leans should rise In their impressive
strength and demand that the immortal
affirmation in the Declaration Of In
dependence-that "all men are created
equal"-be converted from q copybook
maxim into q constitutional actually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Many judges spend their Summer va
cations reading law books. And with
al this preparation there viii be deei-
sions handed down calling for dissent
ing opinions. Human disagreement
forms the basic need Of law and Is
never entirely absent ut any stage Of
its procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Having heard mildly faceticus refer
ence by ex-secretary Newton Baker 10
his personal association with the ngure
Of Mars, the veterans at Detroit showed
their liking for classic lore by turning
their neurological interest almost en-
tirely to Gambrinus.
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that any government formed without
his consent will have to reckon with
him as the most formidable leader OF
the opposition. Such an event would
throw him into the arms Of Labor,
which would give Labor the adet1p
Il laciS and him the party he-need&
tcopyrisht, issi1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Psychologists, after some further re-
search, may ind that one way to re-
viye the health and spirits Of patient
is to make the family doctor quit Is
suing daily bulletins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

The term balance Of trade" takes
on new meaning when it comes TO adj
justing reduced wage TO . more lib
eral buying capacity.
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Bonus is subordinated suficiently TO
leave the initial letter Of beer" alone
as the busy B In the Legionnaire bon
net.
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Water power ID being closely studied.
including the power that has been sx-
egeaeed by water" In stocks.
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No Sphinx.

"You never seemed to care TO be re-
garded as q sphinx In politics"
NO" replied Senator Sorghum.
1--WE seen q sphinx. A sphinx hasn't
any conversational ability whatever, and
Is without ideas TO express II it had"
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The man whose energies are bent
on claiming everything in sight
Can never hops TO b. content,
As avarice guides his fancy's flight.
OF peace his mind will find dearth
While nursing aspirations fond.
For, even when he owns the earth,
He strives to grasp the stars beyond.
de man dat sits aroun' waittn' fob
opportunities" said Unele Eben, rs
mighty liable 10 dose on a. not recog-
nize 'enAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

An Other States and Canada.
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Prohibition cuts across both parties
and yet the position Of the Democrats
u more easily determined than that OF
the Republican party. President Hoover
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Ref@ring 10 Nlaie new Kkneh .ear, y.
q. Holt. chi1 Of the rubbef 'Mvisaon 81
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Incorrigibility.

do you intend to lead e different
afe?"
IT do" declared Bill the Burg.
whats the use o. goin' on bein' a
wicked safe-b.ow.r when there is 80
many ways Of breakin' the law that's
less risky and more profitable7"
Jud TinlZins says he doesn't like
amateur classic dancing because it re-
minds him Of the way Summer boarders
act Of an evening when the mosquitoes
are bad.
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ined by hands that once signed world-famous
names.
Scattered in various parts of the mansion are
to be seem
A marble bath Of the Caesars
room OF paintings after Landseer
Four rare jade-green Chinese Celadon vases
OF the Sung Dynasty, 1860 AID
Two highly priced bronzes, the tiger and the
lion, by Braye, the Michelangelo of animals
A collection of Dutch, French and Swedish
copper cooking vessels each of which appears
large enough for a community kitchen
An old English refectory table about is feet
long with top of oak six inches thick, SCARED
and marked by ancient users
Tall wooden French church candlesticks;
Spanish chests, some more than 400 years old;
cut velvet screens, gold embellished; old Dutch
cabinets with the patina Of age; twelve dainty
Dresden fgurines representing the apostles
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the work OF MeisSen-and many more things
beautiful, rare and out Of the ordinary.
For the carvings used as built-in decorative
motif. Mr.. Vanderbilt employed Karl Bitter,
the famed Austro-American sculptor, who later,
after his winning design in open competition,
executed the Aston Memorial Gates in Trinity
Church, New York City
Richard w. Hunt, member of famous
family of New York architects, evolved the
plan of the mansion following a visit with Mr.
Vanderbilt to the Chateau Blois the seat Of the
Orleans family in France. AS this place came
near to fitting the vision previously formed by
young Vanderbilt, Mr.. Hunt impressed by the
dignifed and stately appearance of the famed
old French structure, followed similar lines-in
fact. the wing built by Francis was almost
literally reproduced, to lend Biltmore House an
air of the Renaissance ~
-. Frederick Law olpsted. planner nt .NeW