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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
Who Shall Decide?
e Newark Evening News.

From the Newark Evening News.
Sir Arthur Eddington says the world
is coming to an end. DR.. Robert A.
Millikan says it is not. TITS, says Ed
dington. 'Tain't, says Millikan. IT'S,
Arthur comes back, snappily, and not
only that, but the whole universe will
become q uniform featureless mass in
thermodynamic equilibrium.
That is the last word. so far. While
Milliken is looking through his diction-
airy and thesaurus for bigger and bet
ter last words, let us beg the boys to
stop quarreling before they do to sci
ence what the Kilkenny cats of Wash
ington have done to the Republican
party. What difference does 1t make,
in either event? If the world is going
to go to pot in a couple of million
years, Sir Arthur won't be around to say,
II told you So" nor will any Of us be
on hand to watch the spectacle. And
If the old universe continues to do bust
ness at its old stand infinitely, there
will still be scientists on hand in the
year 200o1931 to predict its doom just
the same. Who cares2
Sir Arthur has eight degrees and is
an +. r. s. Dr. Millikan has sixteen
degrees, nine of them Sc. DIS. That
ought to give him an edge en- his Brit
ish disputant, ku. Who's Who also lists
among Sir Arthur's h3nors that of
Chief Wranglcr." So DR.. Millikan
might as we'll give up looking through
his word books for something to match
"thermodynamic equilibrium" There's
no use bucking the Chief Wrangler Of
the British Isles, because even II he
was converted, he couldn't admit II
without losing his title =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

eSting that has developed under pro-
hibition. It's nature is such that it
makes Senator Tydings of Maryland
representative Of one point of view, and
Senator Sheppard of Texas, representa-
tive Of the opposite point Of view, see
eye to eye Both of them agree that
something should be done. The prac-
teal thing that can be done Is to take
the step recommended by the Wick
ersham Commission and amend the Vol
stead act as to cider and fruit Juices by
making some uniform provision for a
fixed alcoholic content. In other words,
the Volstead act should either prohibit
or sanction such practices as those
represented In the sale Of California
grape concentrates. There should not
be so much uncertainty as to the legality
Of the sales as to constitute what the
Wickersham Commission correctly calls
an Invitation to hypocrisy and evasion. :"
There Is no doubt that the we'll
organized sale Of California grape con-
centrate, and the careful advertising
that accompanies such sale, are author
lied by the Prohibition Bureau and that
under the Volstead act the sales may
be construed as perfectly legal. But
the Wickersham Commission states
facts that are obvious to everybody.
why home wine making should be
lawful while home-brewing of beer and
home-distilling of spirits are not" it
says, why home wine making for home
use is less reprehensibla than making
the same wine outside the home for
home use, and why it should be penal
to make wine commercially for use in
hom:S and not be penal to make in
huge quantities the material for wine
making and set up an elaborate selling
campaign for diSposing of them is not
apparent. If, as has been decided, the
provision means to sanction home
making of wine of crater alcoholic
conteHt than permitted by section l,
it is so arbitrary, so inviting of evasion.
and so contrary to the policy announced
in section (of the Volstead acD that
it can only be source of mischief"
There may be little harm from the
sale of materials for the manufacture
Of home wine, and there may be little
damage to the cause of temperance by
drinking the wine so manufactured.
But respect for the law as whole
suffers when the law permits what can
only be honestly construed as clever
and ingenious plan to evade the laws
intent.
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The New District Justice.

President Hoover has made a most
gratifying selection in filing the
vacancy on the District Supreme Court
created by the promotion of Justice
HitS to the District Court of Appeals.
James NJ. Proctor, whose nomination
has Just gone to the Senate, is not only
a Washingtonian and thus replaces a
Washingtonian on the District bench,
but he is exceptionally qualified for the
judicial assignment by reason Of his
intimate knowledge of District law and
practice and his extensive acquaintance
with the personnel of the District bar.
He has, moreover, the confidence of the
legal fraternity and enjoys the highest
respect Of the community. 1t is espe-
cially fitting that so capable jurist as
Justice Hitz should be succeeded in the
District Supreme Court by one who
possesses in the same degree qualiflca-
tons for this responsible duty.
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infinitely TO their credit that they bear
it willingly, cheerfully and in a splen-
did spirit of public service. This time
these Washingtonians Of greater wealth
have done their share. have added to
their usual scale Of contribution. But
their subscriptions would not have suf-
feed by a great percentage to I'LL the
Chest, with its added Red Cross re-
quirement. More than a million had
to come from the others, the Wash
ingtonians Of proportionately slender
means, the small-salaried people, many
Of whom have extra burdens to bear
In these times Of Nationwide economic
stress. They have met the requisition
splendidly.
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The OVERLOOKING Chest.

The confidence felt from the outset
Of the campaign that the Community
Chest would be filled to the last dollar
of requirement has been justified by
the event. The latest audit of the sub
Scriptions indicates a surplus of sew
eral thousand dollars. All of this ex-
cess beyond the 1850, 154.40 stated at
the outset as the specific goal of the
Grive will be helpful, however, in meet
ing deficiencies that may occur in the
failure of the fulfillment of pledges. In
every large public subscription endeavor
a margin is always to be allowed to
compensate for lapses, due to the death
Of subscribers, to misfortunes or to
negligence.
1t is in order now formally 10 thank
those who have contributed TO the sue
cess Of the Chest, those who organized
the canvsssing force and led and in
spired it during the campaign, the So
l1citors themselves and chiefly those
who gave. Probably never before has
Washington been so thoroughly covered
in Q Embarrassing campaign. Never
before have so many individuals con-
tributed to any cause in the history
OF the Capital. This was perhaps due
TO the exceptional conditions making
. large subscription essential and to the
zeal and enterprise of those who car
ried the plea and sought contributions.
Washington is not a rich city. It's
individual average of wealth is COM
paratively small. There are relatively
few residents Of large fortunes. In
most cases Of public subscription these
few bear the major burden. and IL d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
A Common-Sense Agreement.

An adjustment Of the differences be-
tween the Senate on the one hand and
the House and the President on the
other over relief legislation has been
reached. It is a common sense agree
ment. There is no suggestion Of Fed
eral dole" contained in the proposed
legislation. At the same time 1t will
permit the people of the drought
stricken area to use m3ney borrowed
from the Federal Treasury to buy food
for themselves as we'll as for the live
stock on their farms, a provision for
which the Senators have contended
from the start. No mention Of food is
contained in the language of the agree
ment, but 1t has been interpreted on all
sides that the farmers in the stricken
areas Of the country may use money
borrowed from the particular $2o,000,-
900 set up to purchase not only food but
other necessities. The whole plan looks
to Government aid In rehabilitation"
of the farms. AS the Republican leader,
Senator Watson, aptly remarked, it is
dead farmers.
Under the terms of the agreement
the $45,o0o,0oo already appropriated for
relief in the drought-striken area is
made available for the purchase Of feed
for live stock other than work stock.
Originally the feed purchased with
money obtained from loans derived from
that fund could only be used to pur-
chase feed for work stock.
The Democratic leaders Of the SEN
ate have announced their satisfaction
with the agreement. at the White
House the view is taken that there has
been no surrender Of principle; that no
precedent has been set looking to a
Federal dole to the distressed in this
country. The work of charity, of pro-
viding food, clothing and shelter for
the destitute in this country will be
continued by the American Red Cross
and by the local charitable and State
organizations. The Federal Govern
ment will not dabble in such work. The
adjustment now reached leaves the Red
Gross free to continue its work Of re-
lief, a work which it has been carry
ing on with signal success.
At one time when it looked as though
Congress had become involved in a
snarl which could not be untangled,
cool heads tackled the problem. The
result should be eminently satisfactory
to all parties. In addition to speeding
relief legislation, the agreement, it is
hoped, will end the possibility of a spe-
cial session of the Congress this Spring,
a special session which, with very few
exceptions, members Of Congress them
selves do not wish, and against which
the opinion Of the country is strongly
set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

novelist was born in 1888 and died In
1888. His novels possessed but moderate
literary merit, but were wholesome and
usually Of absorbing interest.
Q. What do the whistle signals on a
train mean?-T. S.
A. The code of signals, uniform on
all railroads is: Two blasts (train
standing, proceed; two blasts (train
running. stop; three blasts (train
Standing, back up; three blasts Ctrain
running, stop next station; four blasts
(train standing, test brakes; four blasts
ttrain running. decrease speed. five
blasts (tratn running. increase speed:
six blasts ttrain running, turn OF
steam. seven blasts (train running,
send more steam eight blasts (train
running), brakes sticking.
O. What did the name Accomack
mean? It was the Indian name for the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Vir-
ginia.-V. T.
A. 1t meant "Other-side land" This
peninsula is separated from the rest Of
these States by Chesapeake Bay.
@. How much gasoline is used in
A. In 1929, gasoline consumption in
Canada amounted to COL ,225, 227 gallons.
Q. How thick must ice be to su- 7ort
a man?-F. w. B.
A 1t is a generalization to say that
l II Inch ice will support man; 10
inch ice will support a crowd.
@. How many Negroes are there In
the United States Navy?-O. N.
A. On July !, 1880, there were 462
Negroes in our Navy.
Q. Please give a biography of Chavez.
the aviator who attempted to fly across
the Alps.-D. c. S.
A. Georges Chavez was born in Paris
in 1887, of Peruvian parentage. He first
attracted attention when he raised the
British altitude record to $3.50 feet
August 3, 1910. On the 23d of Septem-
Der, 1910, he set out to fly across the
Alps in a Bleriot monoplane. Prizes had
been offered by the Milan Aviation
Committee for a flight from Brigue,
Switzerland, over the Simplon Pass to
Milan, a distance of "a miles with a
minimum height of $500 feet above sea
level. Chavez started at 1870 pm. on
the 23d, and Al minutes later
reached Domo d'Ossola, IS miles distant.
He descended, numbed with cold. and
smashed his machine on landing. break
ing both his legs and sustaining other
injuries. He died in hospital on the
9th of September. 1t was said at the
time that the wings of his machine COL
lapsed when it was about 80 feet from
the ground.
@. Is the popularity Of kindergartens
increasingly. N.
A. Kindergarten enrolment has In
creased more than so per cent during
the past 10 years.
@. How many packs of playing cards
are made in a year?-N. D. j.
A. A revenue stamp is necessary upon
every pack offered for sale. The total
number Of packs upon which tax was
paid in 1880 was 47,895,217. In 1929
the number was 81 ,878, 1892.
@. Is the new governor general Of
Australia a Jew?-J. A.
A. Sir Isaac Alfred IsaacS is a Jew
and is the first native-born governor
general of Australia.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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ter to The Evening star 1n1ormatlon
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Washington, D. c.
@. Are the regular telephone wires
used for radio broadcasttng? -W. M; o.
! A. They differ in no way except they
are reserved for radio use only.
c. When was Richard E. Byrd made
rear admirable. 5. K.
A. His status on the expedition to
| the South Pole was commander ana In
December. 1929, he was promoted by
Congress to the rank OF rear admiral.
@. When was the expression "E
Pluribus Unum" first used?-W. A. r.
A. The phrase is found in the Latin
poem, "Moretum," ascribed to Vergll,
line 1O3.
@. Are there any words associated
| with the carlton of Big. BENIN. T. L..
A. The following are the words as
sociated with Big Ben: I'm all the press
of multltudinouS days, Nor fails the
breath of prayer, the sound of praise,
Serene above the city, day and night.
The chimes ring out with every quar-
ters fight; o Lord our God, Be thou
our guide, That by thy help, No loot
may slide"
@. What was the occasion upon
which an invitation to the White House
sent Senator Tillnan was recalled
A Mark Sullivan in "Our Times"
saws: when Senator Tillman OF South
Carolina engaged in a fst-hght on
the Senate floor, Roosevelt TOOK as
approving notice; to Tillman, ne con-
veyed through Democratic Senator
an opportunity to withdraw his pre-
vious acceptance of an invitation to a
White House dinner for Prince Henry
of Prussia. Tillman would not with
draw his acceptance, so Roosevelt WITH
drew the invitation"
@. Was Guthrie ever the capital OF
the State of Oklahoma?-M. M.
A. Guthrie the capital OF the Terri
tory of Oklahoma, was made the cap
ital of the new State of Oklahoma by
the enabling act of 1906, but in 1910
It was voted to remove the capital to
Oklahoma City, where it has since
| remained.
O. Who was the last soldier killed in
the Revolutionary War?-W. H. T.
A. Hawthorne's History of the United
States says that the last man killed in
the Revolutionary War was a Maryland
officer named Wilnlot, in skirmtsh at
James Island about the end Of 1882.
O. What are the names of the royal
houses of Sweden and Norway?-F. T.
A. The royal house Of Sweden is
named Bernadotte. The royal house Of
Norway is Schleswig- Holstein-Sonder-
burg Glucksburg.
@. What was the early name for
Calcutta, India?-L. G.
A. The first trading station, set up by
Job Charnock in 1890, was known as
Kalikuta.
@. When did E. P. Roe live?-A. K.
A. This American clergyman and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

The sense of smell has never had its
rightful place In the thoughts OF the
majority Of mankind.
It is not enough to smell, but one
properly must know that he smells, and
be appreciative Of the odor If pleasant
to him.
Too many people go through life
smells, loudly explaining, "Phew!"
What they should do, for their own
benefit, Is to be no less noisy in their
demonstrations over the lovely scents OF
every day which occur everywhere.
Consider the fragrance of fresh air
"I am in love with it," said Walt
Whitman. Il could live with it for
ever"
The cir has no smell, you say?
That is where you are wrong
The fresher it is, the finer it's fra
GRANGE is to the discriminating.
Almost any one can smell fresh air
on a frosty morning.
Ozone, they say.
But it takes the connoisseur of odors
--odeurs, as they put it in French and in
the perfumery ads-to smell an ordinary
morning.
Smelling the sweetness of dawn
There is an occupation for you, one
which has in it many rich rewards.
If you dislike the smell of onions, or
cabbage cooking, you will all the more
appreciate the freshness of Winter
morning.
The air smells good, not in a negative,
sterile way, lacking an odor, but with a
positive beauty of its own, charm
composed of fresh air molecules, or how
ever you want to explain it.
Happily the nostrils demand no ex-
PLANTATION. So much is true of all the
senses, if one has enough common sense
not to apologies for their gifts.
The scent of fine cay is no less deli
cate than the fragrance of lilacs, sweet
est of the Spring smells.
X
why has mankind drawn up for
itself a semi-horror, a nice. neat re-
pugnance against the good word
smell?
With characteristic pessimism 1t has
agreed to be hastily nice in the use
of the word, using it for bad odors
alone and preferring fragrance and the
like for pleasant smells.
But it won't 90.
There are nice smells and unpleas-
ant smells, and each is as charac-
teristic as the other.
One would dislike to be in the posi-
ton OF the gentleman in Alexander
Pope's poem who died of an "aro-
matte pain
Or be one CT those persons who are
unable to appreciate the good smells
Of the every day.
X X X
Household doors are beautiful mostly,
not only in themselves, but in relation
to the homely but good things from
which they emanate.
Food, of course, comes Immediately
to mind. To mind is where all good
smells come at last. 1t is their home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Now.
In earnestness men paused to read
The urgent call for good deed.
The generous spirit was so great
That no one seemed to hesitate.
How"
The most important word was NOW"
What progress kindly care would make
Gould we avoid each small mistakeI
But men who heed the impulse true
Will be forgiven for few
Small errors, If our heads we bow,
In reverence for the great word NOW"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
Evasion of the Law,

The quicker there is showdown on
the federally financed sale Of grape
concentrate, the better it will be for
all concerned, and the Senate debate
on that subject. the bringing of the
sales campaign to washington and the
candid statements of the Wickersham
Commission on the anomalous condi-
tions resulting from this new venture
all point to q settlement.
The issue u one Of the most inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

Soviet Russia honors the memory of
Lenin with unfaltering reverence. In
lands where freedom of expression is
held inviolable, it is possible to ridicule
men venerated as true patriots in a
manner which even Russian recklessness
would never tolerate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

There is no one who prefers a dole
to earning opportunity. There are
enough captains of industry in this coun-
try to establish employment systems
which will enable pride of workmanship
to hold its place when the first shock
of disaster has been cared for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

Some Of the stories around which
great operas have been written were
not, when first made public, regarded as
strictly moral. A censorship Of the
theater qualified to go deeply into the
subject of playhouse proprieties would
require a profundity Of scholarship not
readily available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

Many homicides remain mysteries
forever in spite of a concentration of
public interest that might be expected
to go far toward disclosing the truth.
With thousands of citizens eager, but
powerless, to disclose the facts, the
police must be regarded as excusable in
some degree for being baffied in their
researches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

Descriptions of Bishop Cannon refer
TO him as appearing ill-humored. Any
candid person will admit that he has
had very little in recent experience to
inspire him with lght-hearted hopes Of
being regarded as the life of the party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
The Irreplaceable Loss.

From the Worcester TeleRram.
: Two collegians, students at Amherst
and Dartmouth, had their fur coatS
stolen from the cloakroom at a Nouns
Holyoke dance recently. 1t must b.
terrible when college boy finds him
self automatically suspended from col.
lege activity by such an event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

The Prince of Wales is referred to as
the travelling salesman Of good will. He
draws rather heavy expense account
which his firm will be only too glad to
meet, in view of the recognition he can
claim as a business promoter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
"l787 and Today
BY RANDOLPH LEIGH,
Director National and International Or1oricaL Contests

NOTE-This Is one OF q series of
articles dealing Nth the making
and expansion OF the Constitution
and designed to aid participants in
securing q background for their
iDorE in the National Oratortcdl
Contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
The Birthday Month.

In February comes the thought
That bids us contemplate,
In days that are with Duty fraught,
The memories Of the great,
Who Iabored each with loyal heart,
And taught us one and all
That each must strive to do his par
Alert to Duty's call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07

In metropolitan circles a question
appears to be coming up as to whether
graft is to be regarded as a Eeprehensi-
BILE exception to the rule or as an estab-
lished custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
Recinrncitv Lacking.

We are q little disappointed that the
BelgianS and Armenians have not at
least adopted resolutions of sympathy
toe The suffering people g AEksReaae-
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CREDIT Where IL Is Due.

II very much enjoy reading about this
film star who is now having so much
celebrity" said Miss Cayenne.
She is your favorite picture starr"
Not exactly. But she has my IA
vorite press agent ~
1T IS often better to suffer in silence"
said Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown,
than to utter protest which cannot
be proceeded with except in conflict
with some one more expert in quarrels."
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And yet they never do.

Rain has got to be 30 scarce" said
Uncle Eben, dat all de comfort you
has Is dat nobody IS gineter bother to
borrow ych best umbrellas
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Superabundant Energy.

Our honored statesmen are all right
As they their ways pursue.
Sometimes you think they're going to
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Jud Tlnkins says the games are diff
ferent since the racketeers got busy. A
man used to be able to buy gold brick
and go on about his business, but now
he's liable to be taken for a ride" and
put on the spot"
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