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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
Cleveland Takes Steps
To End Crime Endemic

From the Fort Worth Record Telegram.
Cleveland, Ohio, is making an effort
to rid itself Of the crime wave by tax
ing drastic measures against the car
rying Of concealed weapons. The au-
thoritieS are attempting TO increase the
police force the while the prosecuting
attorneys office is delivering to the
grand jury every case where the prin-
cipal participant was in possession of
pistol. either on his person or in his
automobile.
They have declared that ANY per-
son at large carrying a concealed
weapon Is potential murderer" On
that hypothesis the plan for cleaning
the city Of "gangsters" and their meth
ods Is erected. They say, confidently.
that all pistol toters" will be given
prison sentences, particularly those
Ohio does not have q State law max
ing robbery with firearms" . capital
onense. Texas has.
1t only goes to show what authorities
can do when the pressure from q tired
public becomes sufficiently heavy. They
are tired of criminal activity in Cleve-
land. II the State had a weapon as
heavy and as keen as the Texas statute
they would be happy 10 use 1t in
Cleveland.
ANY person at large carrying con-
cealed weapon Is q. potential murderer"
is the only sane definition of the act.
Pistols were made for the sole purpose
OF providing handy method by which
one human being can kill another.
That oft-quoted old epigram Of "a pis-
tol makes all men the same size" Is
utterly fallacious. It makes a criminal
Q bigger man than law-Ahiding citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
Short Cruises Bolster
Revenues of Ship Lines

From the New York Herald Tribune.
The sudden appearance Of the week
end cruise" Is g.. new and odd phe-
nomenon In the shipping trade, though
ono In which 1t is not difacult to trace
cause and effect. On the day that q
first-class North Atlantic liner like the
Majestic arrives with what is said to be
her smallest passenger list since the
war, another liner, the Belgenland, is
withdrawn from the North Atlantic al
together and put into the short cruise
service to Halifax. As the chairman Of
the Cunard dryly informed his stock
holders a few days ago, revenues from
the established services are bad, but
the company is devising new forms of
travel which would appeal especially to
millions of Americans who have never
been at sea-"
Cunard Is announcing its week end
cruises In the star ships Of its North
Atlantic service; American ship owners
have been stirred to q not unnatural
protest over this invasion Of q field
which might seem to be peculiarly their
own and they are themselves hurryin9
to exploit it. Clyde-Mallory has lust
Onrounced three-day cruise to Hall
fax under the American nag, Other
American lines will doubtless show equal
initiativ though they are handicapped
W tAECA AaSA Va b3Ic large, nlGnsSDeeO
tonnage which Is necessary II one i to
combine week end cruise" schedule
with regular North Atlantic run-the
essence Of Cunard's innovation.
We have so often spoken of the large
modern liner as floating hotel" that
II seems little surprising that the dis
ccvery was not made sooner that they
could be operated as such. The modern
liners combine romance with comfort.
change and sea air with safety, and a
note OF exotic adventure with An the
amusement facilities and ciyiIiSed al
versions OF Broadway. For years people
have been travelling in them as much
for the sake Of the travelling As for THE
purpose of getting anywhere. as the
longer. cruises have already amply
proved. 1t Is not strange that in times
when plans for round-the-worId tours
or European trips have had 10 be can
celed, passengers will appear in crowds
ltr q prefer passage costing Compare
lively little. Shipping companies seem
to be just learning modern industry's
lesson that when old markets fan new
ones can be developed by ingenuity and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

Cross is letter from Clara Barton. the
first president Of the organization. It
was written from the Ohio River 1T
Evansville, Ind, on May ~, 1884, TO A.
s. Solomons of Washington, one of the
two original vice presidents of the Red
Cross, at the end OF the society's first
great relief expedition-to the MiasiS-
sippi flood sufferers. Miss Barton said /:
This expedition has settled the status
Of the Red Cross both with the people
and the Government. We know now
what We can do and that we can do
what any other body Of relief can do:
that we can manage both our work and
our finances, and neither beg nor 90
bankrupt, nor embezzle, nor in any way
disgrace ourselves. I am not ashamed
to take my little corps back to Wash
ington. not afraid to be questioned. In.
deed, ought to be questioned, and that.
seriously. by those who administer
public relief and vote upon it."
4 X
This years Institute Of Politics. at
Wtlliamstown, Mass, marks the begin
ming Of its second decade OF existence.
With keen recognition of Americas
growing interest in those questions, the
institutes opening program, on July 80,
VIII zeal with The Economics of Fas-
nisn" and The Economies of Capital
ism" DR.. Alberto de Stefani of Rome
VIII discuss FaScism. The lecturer on
Communism has not yet been an
nounced. One of the foreign speakers
on capitalism is DR.. Gustav Stolper of
Berlin. There is also to be a special
conference on India and National
ISM
a distinguished British military ofa-
Ger was recently invited, during q visit
IN washington, to run down to the Mid
dIeDurg. Va, hunting country for
days sport. He was in such a hurry to
reach his host on time that he was
picked up by yigilant Virginia motor
cop for speeding. The Britisher pleaded
guilty on the spot, agreed without uuib-
bic to pay the flne and then proceeded
to get chummy with his captor. Hay-
ing identified himself as a British war
veteran, the cop asked him II he be-
!onged 70 the American Legion. NO"
he replied. but I'd like toll" There
upon the policeman took his application
for membership in the local post.
(Copyright 1917
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tail regardless Of cost, for off-stage ae-
cessories to create atmosphere for the
inspiration Of the performers, for au-
thentic properties" sometimes made
financial success impossible regardless
OF the merits of the play He was a
strange combination Of spender and
saver, indulging himself absurdly in
some particulars of production and
denying himself real necessaries in
others.
1t has been said that Belasco made
his stars conform slavishly to his own
ideas Of presentation until they became
as marionette representatives of his
concept. Again 1t has been claimed
for him that he did more for his actors
fame and success than they themselves
Controversy always RACED regarding
him and his works. He was constan tly
in litigation. Scarcely did he produce
single play without being accused of
plagiarism. 1t is now cited that he
never lost case of this character. He
did not particularly resent legal at
tackS. but utilized them for exploita-
ton Of his wares.
Belasco was too emotional to be an
idealist. He dramati0ed himself, per-
haps sincerely, but there was always In
the public mind the feeling that he was
throughout his managerial career play
ing role upon a stage greater than
his own, the role Of Americas foremost
producer, with stars and playwrights
and artists as his supporting company.
And while the show lasted it entertained
II 1t did not actually inspire the Ameri-
can theater public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
SHOOTING STARS.


Retrospecti0n.
o Father Time, o Father Time.
wish that you would stay
Or turn yourself about and climb
Awhile the other way,
And take US back
Along the track
Into the long ago,
When all our race
Pursued the pace
Which we consider slowl
o Father Time, o Father Time,
We long to hear again
The gay or sentimental rhyme
In innocent refrain.
When grlesonne truth
For eager youth
Was not considered best.
We know too much.
Reverse the clutch
And give our minds q rest!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
Proud to Be Optimist,
SAYS Charles Schwab
rom the indianapolis star.

FROM the Indianapolis Star.
Charles NJ Schwab, speaking ct q
dinner Of the Bureau Of Advertising Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association in New York, said. Il am
proud of my reputation Of being an
optimist" Then he proceeded to live
up to his reputation by saying that
never In his life was he more optimistic
than at present. He urged the need for
a hopeful outlook at this time and less
talk about depression. Mr.. Schwab,
who Is chairman Of the Board of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, has been
through eras Of slack business before
and knows how to take advantage Of
them to get ready for the reaction that
is bound to come.
Mr.. Schwab's company, which Is the
second in importance in the steel in
dustTy. along with the United States
Steel Corporation and some other IN
dustr1al leaders have utilized dull
periods as opportunities for plant re-
construction and expansion. His COM
pAny IL less than 80 years old, yet 1t
has doubled and redoubled its business
repeatedly to keep pace with the pos
veIopment. The ingot production Of
the country was little more, than
$4,000. 600 when his company was or
ganized and in 1929 1t was more than
$1,000, 900 tons.
The captains Of industry like Mr..
Schwab have reached their present Do
sitions because of their optimism. They
would have been left far behind In the
race II they had not exercised fore
sight and had the financial courage to
take advantage Of what was plainly In
the future. Mr.. Schwab classes man.
agement rs one Of the three legs Of the
industrial stool. The others are capital
and labor. Able management involves
more than waiting for something to
turn up or standing with hands folded
and bewailing present depression.
Money and men are required to make
up and equip q great army, but o great
army well equipped win depend on
leadership for It's results. The generals
and tacticians who see farthest ahead
will be the victors, In industry as in
war. Mr.. Schwab has demonstrated
year after year and under conditions
more adverse than those existing to-
day 1t Is always safe to bank on the
future In this country. He has proved
that there always has been profit In
optimism and sees no reason to believe
there Is about TO be an exception 10
the rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
responsibilities Of
The Makers of Laws
TO the EDITOR Of Ths star:

To the Editor Of The star:
why complain against 1awlessness.
business depression and myriads Of
other phenomena we don't like when
we have not been mindful Of the para
mountness Of law itself Is q sacred
principle Of power; which when used
but when misused can also destroy7 Do
we realize the sacred responsibility Of
the act of lawmaking? Does the law
maker sufficiently understand the ma
ture and the constitution Of souls we
carelessly speak Of A. men and women2
Do we not read in an old American
grammar the saying. "A soul Is greater
cared sufsiciently to diagnose the causes
Of our suffering. II they be due penalty
for wrongs committed against innocent
souls among us? Is there no invisible
yet ail-Seeing Presence to restrain the
unrighteouS, be they men or nations?
Some rs years ago a New York judge
stressed the importance OF using utmost
discretion in making new laws. He
realized fully how much OF evil IL d.
rectly created by the very law origi-
nally intended to prevent A certain
Mr.. Baldwin, fellow worker with Prof.
Coue, explained this paradox as 1.-The
law Of reversed effort" Thus doctors
do unwittingly help to produce more
diseases ministers more atheists, and
lawmakers create lawbreakers. It is
simple, after all. when we stop to notice
that the human mind is like the key
board Of an organ or piano and will
respond to every tune played on 1t.
Thus, when the doctors discourse on
disease, they unwittingly increase It;
when criminologists harp on their sub
ject, the universal keyboard Of SenSi-
tives responds and plays their music
you know what that means. Now, re-
versing the process. turning from phe-
nomena, legislators making laws with
humane motives to assist the people
in their endeavors to be usefu and
happy. every soul Is touched rs by
magic finger, plays to the tune Of help
fulness. Every one assists every other
one. We all want TO do more buying,
more trusting and be more law-abiding.
P. CALPAKIAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

1t appears that the facial expression
embodied IN the celebrated Houdon
statue of George Washington was one
worn during an argument over a horse
trade. 1t Is highly probable. judging
from results, that an aching tooth was
bothering many another famous char
acter at the time his likeness was
caught by painter or sculptor. And in
similar works Ct art today what might
at hrst glance be taken for = deep
crouch may be nothing but the close
proximity Of March IS, June IS, Sep
tember IS, or December Is and ~
combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

What do you need to know? L. there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles your Is there
delay7 submit your question to Fred
eric J. Haskin, director Of our WASH
ington Information Bureau. He is en-
ployed to help you. Address your In
quiry to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic J.. HaSkin, direc-
tor, washington, d. c., and inclose 2
cents IN coin or stamps for return
postage.
Q. What country has the best condi-
lions for radio receptiOn?-J. X
A. II Is reported that Sweden has the
best atmospheric conditions.
@. What Is the largest gate for q
wrestling match?-G. J. G..
A. Jack Curley OF Madison Square
Garden says that the wrestling bout
which drew the largest crowd was the
Gotch-H ackenSchmidt fight promoted
by him at Comiskey Ball Park in Chi
cago on Labor day of 1911. Thirty
thousand fans paid admission, and the
receipts were $4,000.
Q. Where was Edward Box inter
red?--R. C.
A. Mr.. Box was buried in q crypt in
front OF the north door of the Sane
tuary in Mountain Lake, Fla.
q. What Il the present title Of the
former King of Spain7-P. L. T.
A. King Alfonso is now known as the
Duque de Toledo.
Q. What are the things / should take
into consideration in purchasing a
house for my own use?--J. X.
A. Authorities suggest you should ana
lyze the house for these elements OF
value: Location. appearance, materials
workmanship. floor plan, structural
features and mechanical installations.
@. Has there been President of the
United States who had black eyes?-
L. A. c.
A. The question of the color Of the
eyes and hair Of some of the early
Presidents Is not stated definitely.
There Is. however, one definite state
ment Of q dark-haired, dark-eyed PreSi-
dent. In THE Age of Hate" by George
Fort Milton, describing Andrew John
son, Mr.. Milton cites from authentic
source the reward offered for the appre-
hension Of Andrew johnson, in COM
pany with another apprentice. who ran
away from his employ. In the notice
the master tailor reversed the descrip-
ton Of the two apprentices. He had
William Of dark complexion, black hair
and eyes, and Andrew, very fieshy,
freckle-faced, light hair and fair COM
plexion. The reverse Is known to be
true.
@. What is book machine?-L. O.
A. 1t Is typewriter so arranged that
tipping may be done in a book.
Q. Is Wheeler Field in Honolulu an
Army post?-M. C.
A. It is an Air Corps reservation I'M
der the Army. 1t Is not garrisoned at
the present time.
@. What Is the story which gave rise
TO the nickname, Me Too" Platt?-
G; T. r.
A. In about 1881 President GARFIELD
appointed . man by the name Of Robert
son IS collector of the port OF New
York. At that time there were two fac
tons In the Republican party, and one
OF these factions opposed the appoint
ment OF this man. Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas H. Plat were both Senators
from New York. Senator Conkling pro-
tested and fought against this appoint
ment. Senator Plat merely agreed with
his colleague. Thomas Mast, who was
famous cartoonist at that time, in his
cartoons labeled Senator Plat as ME
TOO" The nickname stuck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

@. Is there o rule Of auction under
which a player can call for new deal
II he Is dealt q hand that does not
contain single face card2-d. II. =.
A. There Is no such rule for q new
deal. One of the famous hands occa-
Sionally held by auction players Is the
Marlborough, which does not contain q
card Of higher value than the nine.
@. In Madison's day, how long q
Journey was it from New York to WASH
ington. D. CIV 3.
A. A quick trip was made by wash.
ington Irving, who was en- route only
So hours
q. How long ago did Dorothy Arnold
disappear?-R. ]. r.
A. She left her home in New York
City on December IL, 1910, and dis
appeared completely.
@. What is the victoria period in
furniture?-H. d.
A. 1t extends from 1927 TO 1900.
Midvictorian Is about the time of the
Civil War, and is usually the time asso-
| ciated with plush-covered atrocities and
poorly designed machine-made flrni-
ture.
Q: Who named the city of Providence,
r. I?-S. B.
A. It was the nrst settlement and
mother town OF Rhode Island. Founded
in 1888 by Roger williams, he named u
Providence I'm gratitude to his Supreme
Deliverer.'
@: What Is meant by bootleg saso-
line 20. L.
A. There are two kinds. One Is
gasoline smuggled into q state and
SOLD tax-free to a dealer. The second
Is gasoline unlawfully substituted In dis.
pensing devices bearing the trademark
ana brand name OF established COM
panies.
O. Who said, In part, MY tongue
| cleave to the roof OF my mouth and
my right hand lose its cunning"7--
| G. II. w.
A. 1t is in the Bible. The 18Th
Psalm, NTH and sixth verses. are IF
forget thee, o Jerusalem, Let NV
right hand forget her skill. Let nv
tongue cleave TO the roof Of my mouth,
II remember thee not: II prefer not
Jerusalem Above my chief JOY" The
Psalms are accredited to King David.
q. What is the oldest cemetery In
Washington, d. CO. B.
A. John Clagett Proctor in wash
tngton, Past and Present" says: Land
was donated for Rock Greek Church IN
1920. and there was Suf1cient ground
around the church for the Cemetery.
which has received the dead for over
200 years. Richard Queen also pro-
vided land for . Roman Catholic
chapel near Langdon, and burials were
no doubt made thereat In due time.
These two places are, therefore, the
earliest places Of interment in the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia, and the custom Of
providing sites for graves was thus
started, and continued around the early
churches Of the Federal City"
A. B. 0A'
A. The Catholic Encyclopedia savs
that hair shirt was O garment AZ
rough cloth made from goats hair and
worn In the form Of shirt or 4 rtrele
around the loins by way Of mortifica-
ton and punishment.
@. Was the Isthmus of Darien thu
P. s. -
A. The Isthmus of Darien did NOT
cover the entire territory of what IL
now the 1sthmus Of Panama. The
Isthmus OF Darien Is properly that
portion between the Cults of Uraha
and San Miguel. IS miles In minimum
width. 1t was named by the Spaniards
after its discovery by Balboa, 1918.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

The Field Museum, Chicago, rejoices
in possession Of specimens Of one Of
the rarest Of antelcpes, the "Bongo. "
Remember the time when Col. Roose-
welt was globe-hunting and this ami
NAL, like the man-eating fish of the
River Of Doubt, was considered mag
mary? Some explorer may yet send
in q "Whimetit," a creature that the
newspaper comedians at that time
coupled with the "Bongo."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL.

The desire to take the opposite side
Of any question seems to be born in
some persons.
The Opposite side" of course, means
the negative to popularity held opin-
ion.
For instance. there was John Dome,
who wrote an essay In favor of women
using rouge.
He did this in the seventeenth CEN
tury, when the use of cosmetics was
frowned upon.
II the Dean lived today, when every
woman rouges. at least in moderation.
perhaps he would take the other side.
and earnestly inveigh against the prac-
ticS.
This contrariness is part and parcel
Of the mind of many human beings
Without 1t in operation, many wrongs
would never get righted.
Such persons make every one really
look at a proposition, which otherwise
would be smothered in the gross opin-
ion CT mankind.
Majorities do not mean correctness
Psychological factors which are being
investigated. but which have not been
solved. enter in to make many O popu-
lar opinion merely a landslide.
The voice of the people Is the voice
Of God" 1t is said. but 1t means little
more than the current expression.
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be
wrong"
These are merely attempts to bolster
up the vogue OF numbers. But God
Bible, II there yet remained 5000 who
did not bow the knee TO Baal.
y
The tendency of the average person.
that great man in the street" about
whom we read so much, Is to resent him
who differs.
Those who are not for me are
against me" seems to be his root idea
And this idea. like most ideas. may
be questioned, in all sincerity and
truth. Often enough those who are
against one do one the most service.
This Is most clearly seen. perhaps, in
the case Of the struggling author. espe-
ciAlly the writer Of fiction, either the
short story " the novel.
Consider the teller Of tales, the anna
teur teller Of tales. He bears down upon
one with his manuscript.
Give me your honest opinion Of
this" he says.
You shrink inwardly.
You know. as every one knows, that
he does not want q frank opinion at all
Praise Is what he desires and If you
do not give it to him, he will 60 away
to some one else who will
The worst critic the aspiring writer
can select is not some uncouth person
who will tell him the truth. but the
nice, kind fellow who viii feed him
"applesauce"
The curious part Of the matter Is that
the young author realizes himself, In
the depth of his heart and brain, that
his production II not very good,
He knows what he wants to achieve,
or thinks he does, but there Is q wide
gulf between desire and achievement.
His inner sense tells him that the
thing Is not good; but he hopes against
hope that he is mistaken: and how easy
is it to regard ones self at fault In such
cases!
The amateur short story writer's
heart expands, as he listens to the sweet
words Of praise from soma one who, he
knsws, Is not capable of distinguishing
good work from bad.
~
Most Of US are done the BIZ st service
in this curiously shifting world by the
men and women who tell us the truth
whether We like 1t or not, so long as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

TrAnspaciic dispatches announce
that North ManchuriA expects the re-
turn of prosperity this year. Many
folks thought that perhaps that was
where It had been for the past couple
OF years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

II is announced that the portable
school houses Of the National Capital
are TO be eliminated by 1892. Henry
Ford Is hereby warned TO get in his
application for one to add to his COL
lection Of quaint early Americana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

Douglas Fairbanks Is planning q
Summer tour through Holland, switzer-
land and Italy. II he fails TO throttle
himself down, he Is likely to jump clean
out Of one of the first two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

Sweden must be q happy land for
juveniles. Some one deliberately named
one of its big oil tAnkers, recently
burned ut sea, Castor" Evidently they
must use something else there. and
whatever 1t be, 1t must be more pleas
ant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

It Is . curious phenomenon in how
many revolutions one or more factions
are intently bent on the destruction of
church property only to come to their
senses q few decades later and bitterly
regret the usually irreparable damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15

The Navy Is preparing for the use Of
the President boat SO small in COM
parison with the departed Mayfiower
that 1t might well be elassed as q
"yachtlet." A good name for such Q
modest craft would be violet"