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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Several correspondents have ap-
preached us with the following ques.
ton:
What is the best way to handle dogsq
The best way, to handle a dog, II it L
strange one, is with gloves, club OF
very loud voice.
Personally, we prefer the last.
Suppose you are walking along q
country lane, minding your own bust
ness, at peace with the world and hop
ing the surrounding world Is at peace
with you.
You are listening to the early call OF
the cardinal, loveliest of birds in these
parts.
The air is balmy for this time Of the
year; there is more life, as you say, to
it, and the first of the flowers have
managed to poke their greeneSt noses
through the dry soil.
Suddenly a great, rough, burly form
bursts through the Shrubbery to your
right. It is honest Fido, descending
upon you with fire in his eye and
something suspiciously resembling foam
on his lips.
mice doggie," you say in a mild
"Woof, wool, woof!" banks Fido, ca
vorting in circles, each time little
nearer.
Obviously he is having such sport
that you dislike attempting to dissuade
him from it.
But his insistence angers you.
He is fool dog; no doubt he takes
you for a tramp or something.
Some dogs, like some people, are fools.
Once having got into their heads
that they must guard their masters
property, they guard it against all and
sundry, without the slightest ciscrimi-
nation.
Thus arose the favorite police maxim,
that little dog in the house IS better
than big one outside. Police know
that big dogs on the outside have a
tendency to indulge in too much in
vestigation.
This gives thieves and other culprits
chance to plant long knife between
their ribs, to throw blankets ever their
heads; and in other ways to put them
out Of the running.
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The little dog in the house, on the
other hand, sets UP terrific yapping
at the slightest stir outside, thus scar
ing both the householder and the In
truder.
No doubt the latter is frightened the
most because he knows that he cannot
get at the dog to silence it. without
running into the master Of the house,
whom he pictures waiting for him in
the dark with big AS in each hand.
Regardless of the truth Of this latter
picture, the safe position of the inside
dog is undisputed. There he can bark
his head of in security, whereas If he
were outdoors, no matter II he were
as large as a Newfoundland, he could
be lured away with a succulent chop,
or maybe piece of candy.
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But to get back to our dog Of the
sidewalk, along which our correspond
ing reader is going.
He becomes peeved at the irsistence
OF the creature in barking at him.
Almost it becomes a downright per-
brute.
Whats the matter with you, boy?"
ne asks, in a firmer tone.
The boy barks all the louder. as II
to say, Nothing is the matter with
me. you mutt, but what is the matter
with you?"
Now, none of us likes to be called a
mutt. We suspect that not even a dog
likes that epithet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

a name for q soldierl) will preside at
the Washington festivity. The speech
OF the evening will be delivered by
Maj. Gen. Douglas Macarthur, the new
chief Of staff. Maj. r. I. SaSse, foot
ball coach at West Point, will talk of
Army's grtdiron glories, past and to
come. A program of entertainment,
TO be distinguished by some surprises,
Is being arranged by the statuesQue
Lieut.. Col. P. D. GlaSSford of the gen.
eral stan, who is shortly leaving the
Army to devote himself to his eminent
talents as q painter and decorator.
y
One Of the most authentic close-ups
of business conditions in the United
states VIII be had over at the De-
partment Of Commerce this week, when
DR.. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary,
holds O three-day conference with the
heads OF the departments 40 regional
offices scattered all over the country.
Chambers OF Commerce in many cities
now maintain so-called cooperative"
ofhces, which work closely with the
Department of Commerce. Representa-
tives Of these unofficial agencies are
on hand, too. One of the special treats
DR.. Klein Will stage for his f1eldestaf
Is tour OF the mammoth new de-
partmental building, which will be &C.
cupied some time this year.
\ 4
Lloyd A. Free, son of Representative
Free. Republican, of California, once a
Western. High School boy in Washing
ton and Phi Beta Kappa, class Of 1880,
at princeton, Is now a professor at
misunderstanding School of Public
Affairs" in Peiping formerly Peking)
China. 1t Is one of the colleges of
Yenching University. With an endow-
ment OF $4,000, 000-odd and a plant
valued at $2,500,000, Yenching's build
ings, in adapted Chinese style, have
been compared by Princetonians with
their own beautiful campus in New
Jersey. Mr.. Free is the first Princeton
teaching fellow" at Yenching. His
theme Is political science.
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Mrs. Michael Pym, an Englishwoman
who has become an American citizen
and now resides in Washington, has
just produced a book, entitled "The
Power of india" in which she takes a
bit of the gilt of the ideal figure Of
Mahatma Gandhi, which the world has
fashioned for itself. Mrs. Pym recently
spent two years in India, and had many
opportunities of contact with Gandhi.
"1'he ugly, little Tolstoyan poser, self
conscious, shifty, destructive, unpleas-
antly unctuous, yet imposing himself
as a sort of saint upon thousands Of
people In the West who don't know
him, because he personif1es the elements
that made Christianity-at the expense
Of Christ" Those are the concluding
words of Mrs. Pym's chapter on 1.-THE
Great Soul" =,
AE pouI r,laudel French Anohassad dor
at washington, Is one of the Capital's
indefatigable walkers. He apparently
has no other pastime but his daily con-
stitutionals Usually they take him far
out north of Sixteenth street, past Wal
ter Reed, and into the adjacent Rock
Creek Park country. Generally, too,
he is by himself, and philosophical
meditation preoccupies him.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

We become Justly indignant.
Shut UP that racket" we proclaim
In still louder tones.
Fido comes menacingly nearer,
"Woof, wool, woofi" he shouts, each
wool louder than the one preceding it.
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The time has come for our trump
card.
go homeI" we adjure him in our
very f1rmest tones. go home!"
Meaningly we point TO the west.
Maybe he lives east, but we point the
other way in hopes that he viii run as
far as possible.
This time we seem to have made
some impression on him.
| He has stopped running, now, and
stands glazing at us, of an evident half
a mind to disobey, half mind to go
home.
60 home!" we repeat, flushed with
triumph.
"Woof, wool, woofl" he starts up,
beginning to run violently again.
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But not to the west.
He runs directly south, at which
point Of the compass we move slowly
east.
BY this time we are longing for a
club. But that, we realize, would be
silly, for we have never hit q dog in
our life, thinking too much Of him.
II we had on pair of horsehide
| gloves, we might give him a few deft
Slaps, but Shaping with the bare hand,
in view Of his splendid teeth, Is hazard
Gus.
We decide TO ignore him.
Yes, that will be best. We will ignore
him, and thus let him know that he
does not, after all, own this thorough
fare.
"Woof, wool" he filings after us. in
derision.
Loftily we refuse to answer. It
wouldn't do any good, anyway. Argu-
ment is wasted on some dogs.
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Seriously speaking, the best way to
handle dogs Is to show no fear Of them.
This Is sometimes difficult precept
to follow, especially with these large
| fellows that side up to you and smell
suspiciously at the rim of your hand.
Perhaps there Is not one person out
Of ten, even among those who know and
love dogs, whose involuntary reaction
Is not to withdraw the hand.
Yet this action should be avoided, for
it gives the ill-bred and unframed dog,
of which there are many, due to the
ignorance Of their owners, the feeling
that you are lifting the hand to strike
him.
On the other hand, never attempt to
pet strange dog. There are signs to
this effect put up at bench shows, but
there will be none on the huge police
dog which darts down the steps at you
Probably the best way to handle
such dogs is to march steadily forward,
without looking to left or right firm
In the hope that the big fellow will use
his good canine common sense and let
you go about your business unmolested.
In nine hundred and ninety-nine
cases out of a thousand he does,
and you do. In the home handling of
dogs, as on the street, there is seldom
need to strike one. A folded newspaper,
held at the tail end of the animal, and
whacked vigorously against the hand,
will give the dog all the benefit of COR
poral punishment without the hurt.
This method is used by some Of the
most successful breeders.
This action must be accompanied by
firm command or admonition. Always
use this tone for command or admo-
milton, and never use it at any other
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Mr.. Justice Holmes.

"I used TO say when I was young"
Mr.. Justice Holmes once wrote, that
truth Is the majority vote Of that ma
ton that can lick all others" One
cannot say in what degree age has
modified that opinion. But since his
youth Justice Holmes has spent good
many years in fighting to uphold the
truth, without bothering himself great
deal as to whether the truth is what he,
personally, would like it to be. With
out crusading he has championed the
crusade of the majority, whenever that
majority has formed an opinion and
expressed it in law, unless it can be
said that a rational and fair man nee
essarily would admit" that the law In
question would infringe the funda-
mental principles as they have been
understood by the traditions Of our
people and our law"
whether in the long run 1t Is wise
for the workingmen TO enact legislation
Of this sort is not my concern, but ]
am strongly Of opinion that there IL
nothing in the Constitution Of the
United States to prevent It," But ]
had thought that the propriety Of the
exercise Of q power admitted TO exist
In some cases was for the consideration
Of Congress alone and that this court
always had disavowed the right to In
trude It's Judgment upon questions Of
policy or morals. 1t Is not for this
court to pronounce when prohibition Is
necessary TO regulation If 1t ever may be
necessary-to say that 1t is permissible
as against strong drink but not a
against tie product Of ruined lives
sTt VIM need more than the nineteenth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Thomas report on his journey through
the region" in the opinion of the
Scranton Times, which declares as to
the difficulties involved: Tribes living
on the border Of the desert have been
openly hostile for generations to ex.
ploration Of the great waste by Euro
peans. Thomas had to make his plans
with the greatest secrecy. The wild
Bedouins who infest the region are
highly superstitious about the desert
which, according TO local tradition, also
has long been used by robbers and
other fugitives from justice in escaping
the authorities"
1.-THE tribes are Ishmaelites of the first
order" records the Charleston wv. Va.)
Daily Mail, land their hand is still
against all others, as in the days when
the Hebrew annalists in the far past
scendants of the IL sons of Isfmael,
son Of the outcast Hagar. The Arabs
stin claim that these II sons of Ish-
mael were heads Of the original Arabian
tribes. Any attempt to penetrate the
secrets OF the desert which the tribes
wish to withhold Is not only dangerous,
but nearly an impossibility. But Ex-
plorer Thomas was well equipped for
the work. He Is an Arabian scholar,
knows the languages of the Arabian
tribesmen, the meaning Of their words
and their shades Of meaning. He a
well acquainted with Arab customs, and
then, most of all perhaps, he has
wonderful art of adaptation, without
which mere knowledge would be vain.''
He blazed trail that may lead to
the discovery Of matters of large inter-
est to Psychologists and geologists,"
states the Buffalo Evening News, with
the comment on the results: 1.-The world
now knows that q great salt lake z
miles long lies in the dead heart Of
Arabia that bird and animal life Of
distinctive species and a few nomad
tribes OF men still hover in the vast
sandy stretches, and that sea-shell fog-
sis lie on the sands far inland. It Is
thought that legendary city, Urbar, q
lost Atlantis of prehistoric Arabia, may
lie buried in the desert"
He discovered that the singing
sands, which natives believed were
ghosts singing over the ruins Of an an.
Client city, were a natural phenomenon
caused by the wind whistling like q
siren among Gins of sand" emphasizes
the Providence Bulletin in the course
OF review of the explorers report, and
the Rochester Times-Union concludes:
1T is doubtful if Mr.. Thomas dit
coverteS will prove Of any commercial
use. The lost City of Urbar' may be
purely legendary among the Arabs. Still
ne has added to human knowledge Of
the worlds surface, and by his daring
expolit risen to niche safe In the ex.
plorers' hall OF fame"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Poets and Governors.
m the Anpleton post.Crescent.

From the Appleton Post.Crescent.
One of the interesting stories Of the
Winter is the news that the Governor
Of New Mexico has appointed Witter
Bynner, poet, to his oficial star with
the rating of colonel.
All Governors, so far as We know,
have their stats, and most Of them
honor various prominent citizens in
their respective States by making ON
GERS out Of them; but this is the first
time, to our knowledge, that poet has
been so honored. It looks like a good
idea.
OF course, not every State has poet
worthy Of the rank of colonel. The
modest gold bar of q second lieutenant
would be ample for the run of mine
versifler, and there are some who would
have to be content with q noncom'i
rating. But the idea 10 attractive. We
are thrilled, for instance, at the thought
Of dainty Edna st. Vincent Millay be-
coming q major general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

Expert researchers, who can get you
any information on any subject, are at
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A 2-cent stamp win bring you per-
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readers use this great service. Try 1t
today. Make your inquiry easily read
and easily understood and address The
Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin, director, Washing
ton, D. c.
@. Why are cowboy songs often sung
over the radio?-T. w.
A. Cowboy songs are interesting
chiefly as human documents, for the
light that they throw on the conditions
of frontier life, and for their reflection
Of the old-time cattle baron and his
crew. The whole cycle of the COWBOYS
experience-its monotonv. its fun, its
heroes, its love affairs, its dangers and
the epic Of the long drives overland
from Texas to Montana--is set forth in
the songs made and sung by the men
themselves.
@. When did the cherry trees in
Washington begin to bloom last Year,
F. @. L.
A. On the last day Of March, 1880,
the single blossoms were In bloom and
they lasted about 10 days. The double
blossoms usually come out about two
weeks after the single ones. The dates
depend upon weather conditions.
@. What is the record size for a pair
Of elk antlers?-N. w.
A. The largest pair of elk antlers
recorded by the Government was pur-
chased In Colorado Springs In 1897 for
the Emperor of Germany. Their
length Of beam was 671s inches and
there were IL points. Seven or eight
points on antlers are not unusual.
@. How much water power has been
developed in the United states'-
A. According to an oflcial estimate
Of the Geological Survey January 81,
1880, 13,807,778 horsepower had been
developed In water power IN the United
States. The potential water power In
the Unitsd States is $4,000, 900
horsepower.
@. Is It correct to stir coffee clock
wise or IN the opposite direction2-W. p.
A. There Is no hard-and-fast rule
in regard to the way in which coffee Is
stirred. Whichever way Is the more
graceful Is the one to use. OF course,
one needs to be careful about stirring
consptcuously.
@. What Is the derivation Of the
word "vitaphone"?-Z. S. P.
A. "Vitaphone" is a coined word de-
rived from vita, meaning life, and phone,
meaning sound.
@. How many commemorative
stamps are struck Of one kind?-E. @.
A. The number of commemorative
stamps to be issued is specified by the
Post Once Department. The number
Is not always the same, as there Is a
greater demand for certain types of
commemorative stamps.
@. What is the myth or legend con
nected with Burne-Jones 1.-THE Golden
Stairway"?-A. r.
A. There Is no legend connected
with 1t. The painting was originally
called THE Kings Wedding"
Q. What constitutes an educated
man?-D. L. H.
A. William H. Danforth selected the
following from The Marks Of an Edu-
Gated Man: An educated man cult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Thoughts Of Long Ago.
We laughed about the telephone.
Electric lights might do
For scientific work made known
To the enlightened few.
An auto run by gasoline
Made a derided show.
Airplanes in dreams alone were seen
But that was long ago.
We thought Sir Isaac Newton knew
Why stars sped on through space.
To ancient patriots were due
A thought Of reverent grace.
And good old Texas once believed
Strong drink made babies grow.
Alas, how we have been deceived
BY thoughts Of long ago!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
La Guardia and Raskob.

If the Democrats have their Raskob,
the Republicans have their La Guardia.
The fiery Representative from New
York City has issued statement urging
call of the Republican National Com
mittee to discuss the prohibition issue.
Mr.. Raskob, chairman Of the National
Committee Of the Democratic party,
was able to bring about meeting Of
his committee by the simple expedient
Of issuing a call and letting it become
known that It was proposed TO discuss
party policies at the meeting. Mr.. La
Guardia has not a chance Of bringing
about gathering of the Republican
clans to discuss prohibition, or any
other policy Not while Senator Simeon
D. Fess Of Ohio continues to be chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee. Mr.. Fess is as dry as Mr.. La
Guardia and Mr. Raskob are wet. He
does not intend to stir up the prohibi-
ton issue in the Republican party at
this time. Indeed, the Republican
leaders today are rather well satisfied
over the ruction that Raskob's recent
meeting Of the Democratic National
Committee has developed anew among
the Democrats.
Robert H. Lucas, the executive direc-
tor Of the Republican National Com
mittee, does not believe that the @. o.
p. committee should undertake to for
mulate policies for the party any way.
In this he takes his stand along with
those Democrats who insist that Mr..
Raskob Is all wrong In seeking to have
q National Committee have the right
and the duty Of recommending policies
to the National Convention. II Mr..
Lucas and Senator Fess have their way
no meeting of the Republican National
Committee Is likely TO be held until
next Winter, when the committee Is
expected to meet, probably in Wash
ington, to select q city for the National
Convention in 1892. Despite the fact
that Senator Fess is anxious to be
relieved Of the Job of national chair
man, it looks now as though he would
continue in that Office for some time to
come. The Republicans have Congress
OF their hands, so to speak. They are
anxious to give the country political
rest and let industry get down to the
business Of providing jobs for all the
voters in the next election.
Mr.. La Guardia in his statement
calling for a meeting of the Republi-
can National Committee to discuss pro-
hibition has but one thought in mind
to prevail upon the committee and the
party to assume a favorable attitude
toward the wet cause. He Is predicting
that the nomination Of a dry Republic
can on q dry platform next year will
mean the loss Of the country to the
@. o. p. He insisted that the nomina-
ton Of a dry for President would see
New York, New Jersey and half dozen
other States go Democratic. The Re-
publican leaders, however, are not pre-
pared to lose the Middle West and the
West, nor are they prepared to affront
large part Of the Republicans in
States of the North and East who are
still strongly committed to the dry
cause. They have ridden along sue
cessfully in the last two or three ma
tional campaigns, declaring for law en-
forcement. They may be driven into
q different course next year, but it does
not seem probable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Lecturing comes easy to Smedley
Butler. He may not be able to utilize
some of the topics with which his fame
is associated at present, for conditions
often shift rapidly and leave matters
OF immediate interest on the shelves
OF Renaissance. But the gallant Ma
rine may be relied on to keep in touch
with current events and demonstrate
sufhcient versatility to give audiences
their moneys worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

then killing of Mrs. Mccormick in the
general election by supporting James
Hamilton Lewis, Democrat. Now he
has won the Republican nomination for
mayor by minority vote against two
one of whom was supported
by the Chicago Daily News and the
other by the Chicago Tribune. But now
that Thompson has accomplished all
this. he finds his enemies uniting against
him. His efforts to get a third, indie
pendent candidate into The field have
been unavailing so far. @Tony" Ger
mack, the Democratic rlominee, is
Democratic leader in Cook County. Re-
puhlicans who wish to get rid of Thomp-
son even more than to beat 81 Demo-
crat are lining up for CermacN The
slogan Is to kiil OF "Thompsonim."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Four daughters have been awarded
by Heavenly authority to the Empress
Of Japan. Recognition of women in
political authority has not progressed
in the Far East. But one of
these four daughters may, in the
course of further change such as Japan
has experienced, add to the luster of
statecraft and literature by attaining
a position ranking her in history with
Queen Elizabeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09
Plays and Politicians.

If Shakespeare could be here once more
To write again just as Of yore,
When we proceed TO advertise
A stage that morals supervise,
He'd pause, ere offering many play,
To ask: What will the censors say?
must hook up my genius fine
With some one with more power than
mine.
I'll need, for my poetic tricks,
A certain pull in politics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Maryland Democrats may feel that
Mr.. Raskob and Al Smith have not
gone as far as they might In courte-
Gus acknowledgment of the fact that
their views on prohibition indorse those
which Gov. Richie has earnestly and
eloquently expressed for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

A policeman's lot Is not q happy
one in cases that compel a New York
oncer Of the law to notify some old
personal friend and political patron
that he is expected to report for in
vestigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

Photographs of Democratic national
committeeman usually show them smil-
ing. The perfection of the camera
requires q public man to measure his
facial expression as well as to weigh
his words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-09

In considering the desirability of
trading with Russia many American
statesmen remember that there are
tricks in all trades" and fear that Soviet
Russia knows entirely too many of
them.