Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1928, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J]. HASKIN. THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C WEDNESDAY .December 19, 1828 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company ce: York Office: 11 Chicago Office: To wer Building. Buropean Office; 14 Regent B Ensiand. 8t.. London. Rate by Carrier Within the City. e B iadiy e O Tooih days) .. .80c per month The Sunday Star s per ccpy Collection made at’the end of eash mouth. Qrders may be sent in by mail or teleshone ain Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dafly and Su 1 ¥r..$1000: 1 mo., B3¢ Daily only . 6.00: 1 mo.. £0¢ Sunday only 3400; 1 mo.. 40¢ All Other States and Canada. Datly and Sunday..l yr..$12.00: 1 mo.. $1.00 Daily only .. 1yr., $8.00; 1 mo. 78 Sunday only 1 yr. 15.00; 1 mo. S50 ‘Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press {s exclusively cntitled | to the use for republication of all raws dis- patches credited to it or not otharwise crec- d in this paper and also the local re publication of 1so reserved. = The Treaty and the Navy. The Kellogg treaty renouncing war has received the overwhelming support of the Senate foreign relations commit- tee. It goes to the Senate from com- mittee without reservation and with- out amendment, and in its present form doubtless will be ratified, when the hair | splitters have had their say, and when the supporters of the naval building bill have been assured that the measure will pass. The treaty was held before the Sen- ate committee for two weeks. This is not an unreasonable time for a treaty which is considered of great impor- tance. However, in a short session of | Congress time is the essence. It is re- markably easy for measures to be lost in & jam at the close of such a session, with the annual appropriation bills de- manding and obtaining the right of way. For this reason Chairman Borah of the foreign relations committee and other supporters of the treaty will urge that it be given prompt consideration in the Senate. At one time the hope was expressed that the Senate would ratify the pact before Christmas, offer- ing it as a gift of peace and good will to the world. But with Congress ready | to recess on Saturday for the holidays, hope of such action has practically been abandoned. The large majority by which the treaty was approved in the foreign re- lations committee is clearly indicative of what may be expected in the Senate itself, once the treaty is brought to a vote. Fourteen of the Senators were recorded in favor of the treaty, two against it and two failed to vote one way or thé other. The last two were Senator Moses of New Hampshire and Senator McLean of Connecticut, Re- publicans. The two Senators voting sioner Cuno H. Rudolph efforts were afoot to obtain a banner, that official having submitted to Congress a bill looking to, that end. Designs good, in- different and bad—though few of the latter—have been proposed or offered from official, semi-official and private sources. More than one appropriately embodies the coat-of-arms of George Washington. Prize contests have been proposed. The artist who prepared the designs for the Flag Book aforemen- tioned has said that at that time he noticed the lack of a proper District flag and later he sent to The Star sev- eral tentative simple and effective de- signs. The Daughters of the American | Revolution have used their utmost en- deavors to establish an official dis- tinctive banner and have sponsored leg- islation looking to that end, the meas- ure having once progressed so far as passage by the Senate and a favorable report by the House District committee. Even some cities, like Baltimore, pos- sess distinctive and appropriate em- { blematic banners of their own. There | 1s actually time between now and March 4 next for the proper authorization, de- sign and manufacture of a District flag, but that such a sequence will occur is entirely unlikely. It is not too early to- day, however, for the proper officials and other proponents of the idea to initiate efforts which shall have borne fruit by the same date in 1933. ——or—. Bolivia's Wise Decision. Bolivia has accepted the Pan-Ameri- can Arbitration Conferesnce’s good offices in adjustment of its military dispute with Paraguay, and the chances now are strongly, if not absolutely, in favor of a peaceful settlement. In a message addressed to Secretary Kellogg. as president of the conference, the Bolivian government limits its ac- ceptance of conference mediation to an investigation of the attack on Fort Van- guardia by Paraguayan forces—the im- mediate cause of the recent sanguinary clashes between the two countries. The resultant conflict is described by Bolivia as an act of “unjustified aggression.” ‘The La Paz government’s vigorous language on that score indicates plain- ly its expectation that the Washington conference’s inquiry will find Paraguay guilty and justify Bolivia in demanding that “moral reparation” hitherto de- manded as the price of peace. The basic issue of the boundary controversy, Bolivia's note to the conference points out, is not immediately at stake. Since 1927 it has been a subject of arbitral consideration by Argentina, under an agreement signed by both Bolivia and Paraguay. All else may be relegated for the time of disastrous high water. After leaving the mountains and entering the canyon region, the river picks up a great quan- tity of silt which deposits along the lower end of :'s course. By building up its own river bed in this fashion, the river becomes very unstable in its lower course, ‘The Imperial Valley is sep- arated from the river only by a low range of sand hills. The valley is actually below sea-level and the river flows from one hundred to three hun- dred feet above the floor of the valley. A part of the flow of the Colorado River is diverted into a canal at a point just above the international boundary. This- canal runs through Mexico and re-enters the United States, where its waters are used for irrigation in the Imperial Valley. It is now pro- posed to build an all-American canal. As payment for the right of way of the old canal, Mexico has the use of one-half of the water from the canal. Arizona In its fight against the John- son-Swing blll has urged that it be guaranteed a share in the river's flow large enough to make possible exten- sive irrigation projects in the future, although the State is not yet ready to use large additional quantities of water. Nevada has a similar interest and both wish to be safeguarded in the amount of water power for industrial and min- ing purposes. The bill as it has been amended takes care of the demands of these States in large part. The dam, which will be erected prob- ably at the Black Canycn site, which iIs thirty miles away from Boulder Can- yon, is to be twice as high as the highest dam now in existence. The entire project is to cost in the neigh- borhood of one hundred and sixty-five million dollars. It is expected, how- ever, that in the course of fifty years the entire sum will be repaid to the United States Government. The de- velopment of hydro-electric power either by the Government or by pri- vate enterprises is left optional in the bill. .o It must be admitted that at least one monarch is a success. The world re- joices in any happiness the King of England may enjoy and honestly sym- pathizes when hours of illness befall him. Even the citizen radically - in- clined fair-mindedly admits that there is no fault in being born to a throne, and that there is great honor due to one who holds his relationship to the people in terms of affectionate sym- pathy. —— e It is declared in sensational sugges- tions that great cities may eventually be destroyed by dropping TNT from afreraft. The instinct of self-preserva- being to the realm of secondary con- siderations in presence of the outstand- ing fact that in all probability war has been averted in South America. That is no mean achievement for the con- ference of the eighteen American re- publics, which a week ago laid aside all the other business awaiting them in Washington and concentrated on an urgent, vital and tangible peril to peace in the Western Hemisphere. It was & sunreme test. Pan-America suddenly against the treaty in committee were both Democrats, Reed of Missouri and Bayard of Delaware. Senator Moses is strongly in favor of immediate action on the crufser bill for the Navy, and his activitiés, which have been in part responsible for the delay in_reporting the treaty to the Senate, have been due in no little part to his desire to bring the cruiser bill before the Senate as its unfinished business before the tréaty, renouncing all war, shall have been taken up in that body. There is no good reason why the treaty and the cruiser bill should not go along together. Thé treaty is re- garded as @ great step toward interna- tional amity. The United States Navy needs new and modern cruisers. It is essential that the pending bill should pass. The treaty leaves every nation free to fight & defensive war, although it pledges all that sign to abstain from waging an aggressive war. The United States will go to war only as a meas- ure of defense. But it must be in a position to defend itself. The “will of the majority” must eventually rule. Nobody wants war and everybody desires peace. A Decorous Device for the District. Flags, as always, will be the out- standing feature of the forthcoming inauguration, in so far as color is con- cerned, in both ceremontes and in public decoration. Naturally the National Emblem and the tricolor bunting will predominate, but other designs, appro- priate, traditional and inspiring, will also be seen at frequent intervals. Here will be scen the special ensign of the President, of cabinet officers; the colors of Army branches and marching units and probably of many of the forty- right soverelgn States. Any authorized flag of the District of Columbia, seat of the Nation's Capital, wherein the whole celebration will occur, will not be noted because it does not exist. With the ceremonies but a little less than three months off, it would be highly desirable if the District owned & proper flag which it, as host of the pccasion, could unfurl in conjunction with the Stars and Stripes. It is on just such occasions as this that the need is most acutely felt. That it does not possess one is not the fault of many interested persons, including members of Congress. But it is such a compara- tively simple and inexpensive matter to authorize the design of a banner that Congress, in the stress of greater busi- pess, has brushed the matter aside: The District of Columbia has utilized more than one stop-gap design or com- position in the way of a semi-official emblem. In the Flag Book published by the National Geographic Magazine a decade ago no D. C. banner is shown or described, although the flag used by the, local National Guard, principal item of which is George Washington’s juvenile hatchet, is. On a business men’s “booster” trip down the Potomac a few years ago a worthy, although not particularly distinctive, banner was de- signed, was furnished by a public- spirited citizen, and was unfurled from the steamer, which also bore the Dis- trict Commissioners’ to accompany and contrast with the displayed banners representative of the Old Dominion and the Old Line State. The official seal of the District formed the device, with and dramatically found itself face to face with a chance to function actually, instead of academically, in the domain of conciliation. The opportunity was . Peace, not war, has won. The result is the writing of & mighty chapter of pan-American history with- in the brief span of ten days. The Bolivian-Paraguayan imbroglio may not be the last of its kind to imperil inter- American relations. But its prospective- 1y bloodjess adjustment sets a mark which cannot fail to be a guldepost of transcendent value for the future. A word of commendation is due the League of Nations, along with the major credit belonging to the pan-American nations themselves. Bolivia's capitula- tion to wisdom was made, as she points out in & note to M. Briand, president of the League Council, “in accord with the lofty suggestions” that the good offices of the pan-American conference be accepted. . Bolivia's high-mindedness is equaled only by the sagacity of the League in recognizing pan-America’s ability and determination to remain the arbiter of pan-American destinles. —————————— A good-will journey to South America would, of course, be more effectual if some of the inhabitants could quit quarreling long enough to ascertain ex- actly what is going on. ————— Boulder Dam. The Boulder Dam bill, so long fought In the Senate, has finally been sent to the President for his approval. When the measure is signed, as it is predicted it will be, it will launch a tremendous engineering project which is expected to benefit millions of people who live in or near the Colorado River basin. * The bill, which authorizes a vast project to deal with the flood waters of the Colorado River, the construction of a great plant for the development of hydro-electric power, and contem- plates the irrigation of hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the States through which the Colorado River flows, has been whipped into shape, which satisfles the States in- volved, even Arizona. The measure has been pressed for approval by Senator Hiram Johnson of California in the Senate and Representative Swing of the same State in the House—the John- son-Swing bill. California has a peculiar interest in the measure, which does not apply to the other States. Not only does it wish water for irrigation and power from the great dam which it is pro- posed to rear, but it wishes to protect the sixty-five thousand people who live in rich Imperial Valley from the pres- ent dangers of a disastrous flood. In that valley four hundred thousand acres of land are under cultivation, and the total property value is esti- mated at one hundred million dollars. ‘The Colorado River has its source in the high mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. It has & few tributaries in New Mexico. The river's flow is in a southwesterly direction through Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. After crossing the Mexican boundary, it flows for a hundred miles and empties into the Gulf of California. The great river has an annual average discharge of seventeen million acre-feet of water. The flow varies, however, sometimes reaching twenty-five million acre-feet and sometimes running as low as nine buff, white and two shades of blue for a background. No official “O. K.” has vet been put on this, however. tion will inevitably intervene. Even the most remorseless aviator will require an earth on which he can alight in safety. —_——————— A great historic epoch is promised in the expectation that Herbert Hoover will make his good-will career as Presi- dent as brilllantly influential as that of his preliminary endeavors as Presi- dent-elect. THIS AN BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. The art of relaxing, so unconscious in a cat, must be learned patiently by a human being. Whereas most children and a few of their elders are able to relieve com- pletely all muscular tension when going to sleep, perhaps the great majority of ersons over 30 vears of age are vic- tims of an inability to relax. The pernicious part of it all is that very few restless sleepers realize that there s anything the matter with them in this respect. They would assert immediately, if questioned, that of course they are com- pletely relaxed—that is the reason they go_to bed. Certainly such “relaxation” is better than none at all, but it is very far from the complete loosening of tensions which is secured by an animal when it lies down to slumber. In the class of animals, of course, must be included all healthy children and such of their elders as have been able to keep intact youth’s utter re- laxations. All such “let themselves go” when they go to bed, with the result that they immediately fall asleep. No sooner does their head hit the pillow than their eyes close and they begin the rhyth- mical breathing characteristic of such a state. * koK X Many an adult who little suspects that he is not relaxed when trying to go to sleep will find the following to be an interesting experiment: Deliberately starting with the toes, mentally concentrate on one part of the body after another, giving the com- mand to muscles there to relax. Now this is not hokum, but merely a plan to secure a desired result, one that ac- tually works. This is important, in a world where so many “plans” do not pan out, as the saying is. The best way to give such a com- mand is simply to allow the muscles under review to feel as if they were sinking down through the bed. This effect cannot be secured completely by a general order to the entire body. Some relief of muscular tensions may be ef- fected by such a procedure, but it will be incomplete in comparison with the part-by-part method. Begin at the left foot and repeat (mentally) the name of the portion of the body where relaxation is desired, such as left toes, ankle, left knee, hip, ribs, left shoulder, left elbow, left hand, left side of the neck, mouth, eyes, throat. It §s surprising how tense one will discover the body to be. There is a fancy medical name for it, which we have forgotten—anyway, it makes no difference what the name is, what counts is the condition itself and its relief. After the left side of the body is put through its relaxing paces, always keep- ing before one the image of sinking through the bed, the right side is gone through with in similar manner. After the plan is tried for a few moments one will catch relaxed portions tightening up again. This results be- cause persons in modern life live per- petually on the alert. Those more in- clined to be “nervous” than others lived more tensed than others. Yet even the healthiest men and women will dis- cover that they seldom completely re- lax, even when trying to do so, if they will follow out this scheme. * ok ok * ‘This plan of conscious relaxation is not original with the writer here. We first heard of it some 15 years ago in an article by Dr. John Harvey Ke?loggA Recently, in a New York newspaper, we saw a Jong article by some one or other D THAT detailing “new discoveries” along the lines of relaxation. In the main the theories were exactly the same as out- lined, with special emphasis on the ne- cessity for relaxing the eyes and the throat, if sleep is to be secured by the method. The entire process was “played up” as a possible relief for in- somnia. There can be little question that em- phasis on the eyes and throat is par- ticularly needed. A brief trial by any one will convince him, we believe, that the eyes must be relaxed time and time again before anything approaching complete lack of muscular tension is secured. The relaxation of the throat, particularly the back portion thereof, is important. There is probably some very close connection between these areas and the brain—certainly the proximity of eyes, throat and brain is apparent enough—which seems to make com- plete relaxation an essential to sleep. Those who can secure this naturally without thought are lucky. Those whom modern living has made tense, however, may do a great deal by taking thought. It is not so much a question of mind over matter, which some of us accept only theoretically, as it is of using the wonderful mind of man o do its own biddings. Sleep is a command of the mind, but one which tensed muscles sometimes thwart. If the same | mind can then tell the muscles to relax, and they obey, more or less completely, sleep will come to the weary. * koK K There is, of course, danger that some exceptionally nervous constitutions will make themselves more nervous than ever by attempting this sort of con- scious relaxation. This feeling of nervousness may/be relieved, if not en- tirely removed, by slightly moving the particular muscles under mental sur- vey. If the toes, for instance, a slight wiggling of the same will do away with nervous tensions. The whole point of the process is to rid the body of tighten- ings brought about by 16 or more hours of wakefulness on one’s feet. If, in se- curing this desired effect, nervous ten- slons are added when only partially suc- cessful muscular relaxations are secured, it may be questioned whether the cure is not worse than the ill. As a matter of plain fact, however, there is nothing either “faddy” or fool- ish about this method. It is such plain common sense that almost any one will benefit by trying it. Please do not ex- pect miracles. It will be found that if the eyes are closed, and the body is in a comfortable sleeping position, and the parade of the muscles is carried out, the relief of tensions will be noticeable. In many cases sleep will result at cnce. An advantage of this method is that it takes the mind off other things, such as business or the worries of the day, and otherwise occupies it. This is better than “counting sheep,” etc. The great gain, of course, is the actual relaxation of muscles secured. It will be found by most people that the three most tensed areas are the eyes, the throat and the neck, particularly the back of the neck. One may return time and time again to these, to discover each time that they need relaxing. There is no magic in this scheme. It is carried out best by simply allowing the muscles to feel that they are sinking downward. We say “allow the muscles to feel” because there is intelligence in them as well.as in the brain. It comes from the mind, in the last analysis, being connected to it by the most wonderful telegraph system in the world. Try this plan tonight and see if it doesn’t help you. Even athletes will receive benefit, since they have the most muscles. It needs & brave man for chief of police in New York. Mr. Whalen has figured on many reception committees. The underworld is waiting to learn how far he ean go with the salutation, “Welcome to our penitentiary!” —_————————— When Vice President Dawes retires from the senatorial scene he will nat- urally wonder whether Mr. Curtis will lend a favorable ear to a “my policies” discussion. —_—a—————— A few investigations might warrant several United States Senators in join- ing on departure in the tune of “Auld Lang Syne.” el e Gunmen are so active as to call re- newed attention to the laws against weapon carrying as among those hard to enforce. The law misses many criminals. Un- derworld characters often meet the ends of justice in a rough, inadequate way by taking one another for “a ride.” —_————————— ‘Wall Street has been entirely frank with its public. No broker has ever pretended that a market could go one way all the time. e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Facing the Enemy. For every ill that comes to mind, Science a remedy will find. Remember how, in days gone by, We bravely joined to “Swat the Fly.” ‘Though we have made the Fly behave, ‘We still encounter dangers grave, As the Pneumonia germ draws near To vitiate the atmosphere. 8o, Sclentists, please gather 'round And lend intelligence profound, A noble purpose to affirm. Oh, teach us how to Swat the Germ! Speechification. “You have made a number of great speeches!” “I'm going to tell you a secret,” sald Senator Sorghum. “I never made but one speech. I have been repeating it over and over again, only in different words.” Jud Tunkins says he used to “play poker for fun.” He quit when he got into a company that regarded a marked deck as a good joke. Reformatory Urge. That we may labor and reflect, ‘We must see something to correct. If everything were quite O. K. ‘What would we do from day to day? Locating the Home. “Home is where the heart is!” ex- claimed the sentimentalist. “Perhaps,” answered Miss Cayenne. “My impression is that the average new home is somewhere between the deli- catessen shop and the beauty parlor.” “Money is not always a friend,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “When ill-employed it may prove sadly treach- erous.” Customs That Change. We ctand, with sentiment so strange, Cbserving customs as they change. % Even the weather, all agree, | 1Is not like what it used to be. Widely Differing In Prohibition Funds Debate A tremendous difference between the Federal prohibition authorities’ esti- mate of the cost of effective enforce- ment of the liquor laws and the amount Congress is likely to appropriate is the subject of widespread argument. It is predicted that the appropriation will be about 12 per cent of the $300,000,000 figure proposed by Dr. Doran. Some critics say it is an outrage to with- hold the funds needed. Others insist that it is not any particular amount of money, but a completely different official and public attftude, that is es- sential before there can be real prohi- bition. “It is folly to contend that any sum is required for the adequate enforce- ment of the Volstead act” says the Atlanta Journal (Democratic). “‘Money isn't the only question involved in prohibition enforcement. The success of the effort depends very largely upon the efficiency and honesty with which it is attempted. There are those who believe, and with good reason, that the Government has never made a sincere, honest_effort to enforce the law.” “Prohibition enforcement is possible only where public opinion sanctions it, and not always then, as witness po- litically dry States where liquor is ob- tainable by those who demand it,” re- marks the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (inde- ndent), and the Chicago Daily bune (Republican) adds the opinion: “Prohibition enforcement is dealing with crime only in a most restricted sense. It s encountering a resisting citizenship, otherwise orderly and law- ful, to which the Volstead act is of- fensive in principle and practice.” * Kk K K “Neither Congress, the administra- tion nor the prohibition unit” states the Boston Transcript (inde- pendent), “knows what to do with this enforcement problem. It is, in the last analysis, ‘up’ to the peo- ple to decide what they want in the matter of genuine enforcement, but they have at present no means of cx- pressing themselves. * * * There has been too much loose prohibition senti- ment and not enough of a solid, col- lective character to inform Congress what it should do with the problem.” The Kalamazoo Gazette (independent) expresses the hope that at least “when the President-elect assumes office, he will use all the influence at his com- mand to end the sham sort of ‘en- forcement’ from which the country has suffered.” “The prohibition law has to do with the moral and social welfare of the peo- le,” declares the Oklahoma City Okla- omen (independent), “but law en- forcement involves the very life of the Government itself. Let the Nation ad- mit its inability to enforce one law, and it will soon reach the point where it can enforce no law at all.” The Rock Island Argus (independent) asks, “Can the country afford merely to stand still on the prohibition question?” That paper adds: ‘“Ideal enforcement will probably never be realized under the most favorable conditions—that is, there will always be evasions and viola- tions to some extent. In fairness this must be acknowledged. But, as things m;’el, liquor is almost universally obtain- able.” * ok Kk “The prohibitionists are timid souls!” exclaims the Charleston Evening Post (independent Democratic), with the comment that “they ought to give the thing a real trial, regardless of ex- pense.’ “Let the Government undertake gen- uine enforcement,” urges the Philadel- Phh Record (independent Democratic). “Whatever the cost, the unde would be worth while, because it wor settle one way or the other an endless controversy and wipe out an intoler- able disgrace, Either prohibition would become a fact or a drastio change would be forced. When will Congress have the courage to face this issue honestly?” | The Omaha World-Herald (inde- million. The project proposed in the Boulder Dam bill would in great meas- ure preserve the flood waters for irri- “De man dat always tells de positive truth,” said Uncle Eben, “has to do so much serious investigatin' dat he ain’ As far back as the days of Commis- gatiop and do away with the danger g'inter find time to talk much.” munz) presents the query: “If pro- | ition is the undiluted blessing its sul assert, would it not be worth ,000,000 or $300,000,000 Would it not be ‘a good buy’ at that price? These questions ere asked in | to Views Aired good faith, out of a sense of puzzle- ment and bewilderment produced by an indefensible and thoroughly obnoxious. condition.” The Syracuse Herald (in- dependent) asks, “If it is true, as many contend, that the late election involved a clear mandate for earnest and effective enforcement, why halt at | h a limit which means nothing but a virtual waste of public money on an inadequate and futile program?” * K K K Charging hyproerisy in the provision | 32! of a smaller amount for enforcement, the New York Evening World (inde- xndent) argues, “If prohibition can enforced for $300,000,000 a year, how dare a dry Congress app! te less?” The Hartford Courant (independent Republican), also demanding the end of “pharisaism and hypocrisy,” wishes to know, in the light of the election, why Congress “should hesitate for one moment to appropriate the $300,000,000 needed to end the grave abuses.” The Cincinnati Times-Star (Repub- lican) thinks that “a statute against crime that is avowedly enforced one- ninth has some inherent defect,” and that “perhaps it is in the definition of the crime.” “No one has seriously that Congress appropriate that sum for pro- hibition,” the Asheville Times (inde- pendent Democratic) remarks, and it concludes that “enforcement of pro- hibition will imp along as usual, in the absence of some other as yet unknown method of having the law obeyed.” The Cleveland News (independent Re- publican) agrees that the smaller ap- }wuprhfion “can hardly buy more ef- ective reform enforcement than usual.” Even the hundreds of millions do nof appeal to the St. Louls Times (Repub- lican), for it asserts: “The Times be- lieves that neither $300,000,000 a year nor a thousand million a year ~an ef- fect a thorough enforcement of the pro- hibition laws. * * * The effects of the law have been to produce within the ranks of Federal em;layes as corrupt and shameless a horde of bribe takers as ever degraded positions of trust.” The Akron Beacon Journal (Republi- can) predicts, “Year by year the costs will rise until soon prohibition will be the most costly part of our Govern- ment and still liquor will then be just as_plentiful’as now.” In support of the present service rendered, the Santa Barbara Daily News (independent Democratic) quotes with satisfaction from the report from . Doran, prohibition chief, the esti- mate that “the amount of liquor brought into the country is less than one-eighth of that smuggled in a year 8go.” ‘War Maps Interesting. From the Lansing State: Journal. The Lrlubllz: is getting almost as good in South American geography as it was in that of Western Europe 10 years ago. e Burn Candle at Both Ends. From the Tulsa Dally World. The problem of Christmas gift selec- tlon isn’t so terrible when one goes about it sensibly. For instance, a man can buy her a cigar lighter and she can provide him with a smoking set. ——o— What Every Office Needs. From the South Bend Tribune. They say a new treatment immunizes dogs against distemper. What a boon suffering humanity on Monday morning! fi A Taste of Hereafter. From the Louisville Times. Greater love hath no man than that he smoke evefinchristmu cigar of the box given to by his wife. ‘Would Paper a Lot of Rooms. From the Florence Herald. "ministration. The wets will continue to | Republicans on record against a greater ‘The salary of President Doume! of France has been increased to 1,800~ 000 francs a year. Wonder how much that would be in money? 2 Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln, “A balanced budget or more money to enforce prohibition” was the title of the latest political comedy to be played in the Senate and House. The Senate, on the instance of the wringing-wet Senator Bruce of Mary-| land, had raised the ante for prohibition enforcement to $270,000,000. But the House, following budget recommenda- tions, had placed the usual $13,500,000 in the Treasury and Post Office appro- priation bill. When the bill went to con- ference, the Senate amendment was stricken out, and the conference report caused an uproar when it was presented in both houses. The wets had their op- portunity. They roared that the drys did not really wish to enforce the pro- hibitory laws; that it was entirely oh-l vious thet the prohibition laws were be- ing vioiated and the country going to “the demnition bow-wows” on that ac- count. When it came to & show-down in the Senate and the House, many of the ardent drys were found voting with the wets for the increased appropriation. However, not enough of the drys gave their support, and the bill will become a law carrying the $13,500,000 instead of the larger surh. * k ok K 1t is apparent, however, that the ques- tion of greater Government expendi- tures for the enforcement of pro- hibition is to become & real issue. It is a matter to which Mr. Hoover, the President-elect, may have to give par- ticular attention. There is gamg to be a real demand that “something be done What do you need to know? 1Is there some folnt about your business or personal life that puzzles you? Is there something you want know without delay? Submit your question to Frederic J. Haskin, director of our Washington Information Bureau. He is employed to help you. Address your inquiry to The Evening Star Informa- tion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, di- rector, Washington, D. C., and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Q. In the song “Comin’ Through the Rye” is Rye a river or a fleld of grain?— 8. W.S. A. It refers to the fording of the little River Rye. Custom e lished a toll of kisses to be exacted from lassies who were met in crossing the stream on the stepping stones. Q. What is the jade figure in the Smithsonian that is said to be the old- est object found in America?—H. B. S. A. The Smithsonian Institution says: “The inquirer probably has reference to the Tuxtla statuette. This object was found in the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. It is carved from jadeite, and represents as birdlike deity with human head. On the front and sides are Maya hieroglyphics, including one correspond- ing to the date 98 B.C., which makes the Tuxtla statuette the oldest dated monument thus far found in America. ‘We have thousands withaut date which are much older.” Q. What is the name of the Euro- pean country that has no railroads?— about prohibition” under the next ad-| g~y insist that present conditions in the country are intolerable, with bootleg- gers available in every city. The drys also will'demand that something dras- tic be done to bring about stricter en- forcement of the laws. The guess has been hazarded by enforcement officers that it will take an annual appropri- atfon of $300,000,000 to “dry up” the country. That is a lot of money. However, the ardent drys will be entirely willing to make such an expenditure, and the wets will likely be willing to have it tried out, with the idea that many of the taxpayers may object to such an expenditure, and also with the idea that not $300,000,000, nor $600,000,000, could actually make the country dry if the sentiment of the people in some of the States is strongly against pro- hibition. The Democratic supporters of Gov. Al Smith of New York in the recent presidential campaign took not a Tittle delight in placing the administration appropriation for prohibition enforce- ment. At the same time, the situation was not a little embarrassing to some of the Democratic Senators and Rep- resentatives from the South, which showed its adherence to the principle of prohibition so decidedly in the re- cent election. They found it necessary for once to vote wl{n:hltshelr wetlocsl; leagues in support of proposal. close was the affair in the Senate that the conference report was adopted by the marrow margin of three votes only. The Senate divided almost entirely on party lines, with two Republicans only supporting the Bruce amendment and two Democrats only voting against it. The Republicans voting against the conference report were Senators Jones of Washington and Norris of Nebraska, both ardent drys. The two Democrats who voted for the conference report were Senators Kendrick of Wyoming and Reed of Missouri. P At the conclusion of the roll call, Senator Jones of Washington, an in- fluential member of the Senate com- mittee on appropriations and Republi- can whip of the Sen-‘e, made the fol- lowing significant statement: “ should like to say I voted against the adoption of the conference report because I belleve that the amount for prohibition enforcement should be in- creased at least to $25,000,000 or $30,000,000, believing that when th> next administration comes in we will have a better recommendation for the enforcement of the law in the way of adequate appropriation.” It seems quite likely that the pro- ibition issue will continue to bob up in politics during the next four years, although in the recent election the “dry” candidate for President over- whelmingly defeated the “wet” candi- . The, wet cam&dnu ml::gooz very large popular vote, some 15,000, men and women supporting him. It is quite true that many of them voted for Gov. Smith, not because of his opposition to prohibition, but in spite of it. Nevertheless, in many of the States, hundreds of thousands of the votes were cast by opponents of prohibi- tion for Gov. S*mlth. .t * The case of William S. Vare, Senator- elect from Pennsylvania, still lags, and gives promise of continuing to lag, until Mr. Vare improves in health or until Pennsylvania itself gets exeited about being represented by only one Senator instead of two. The Reed slush fund committee has tried for several days to | has hold a meeting to determine what shall be its course with reference to Mr. Vare. A meeting may be held today if other business does not hold members of the committee on the floor of the Senate. One of the members of this committee, at least, believes that, in view of the fact that Mr. Vare is at present partially paralyzed, no_effort should be -made now to carry the case to the floor of the Senate. There is an impression that the matter may be allowed to run along for some time yet, particularly as committee has decreed and the Senate has agreed that Mr. Vare should have an opportunity to speak for himself on :he floor of the Senate in his own de- ense. That is an impossibility, it is said, in his present state of health. However, Senator Reed of Missouri, who is leave the Senate March 4, is naturally anxious to have the Vare case disposed of. It was his committee which in 1926 held the investigation that resulted in charges of gross expenditure of money and corruption in campaign which led to the nomination of Mr. Vare for Sen- ator, and_whose earlier reports led to the denial to Mr. Vare of the right to be sworn in when he presented himself in the Senate at the opening of the present Congress. Unless some action is taken in his case at the present ses- sion, an entire Congress—two years— will have passed with Pennsylvania hav- but a single representative in the upper house—Senator David A. Reed. * k¥ X Farm legislation at this session is walting_on word from the President- elect. It is bpcoming, more and more apparent that, unless some message, either a public statement or assurance conveyed to Senate leaders that the pending McNary bill is satisfactory to Mr. Hoover and that it should be passed at the present session, nothing is likely to be dohe. There are strong elements in Congres! which desire a special ses- sion of the new Congress soon after Mr, Hoover shall have been inaugurated. It does not take muth of a filibuster, concealed or open, to prevent action on important meastres in a short session which by law ends March 4. Some of the supporters of farm legislation prefer that it should be undertaken at a spe- clal session. Many of the members of the Senate and House are deman a revision of the tariff in a s')fi:hl session e i action in the their enemies who to say about them. * k¥ X Senator Shortridge, California, - was | one of the ardent supporters .of Mr. for election to the fa is to have its the |ship of the to | the cruiser bill await A.. There are no railroads in Iceland. Recently, however, a Norwegian com- pany contracted to build a railroad from Reykjavik, the capital, to Thojorsaa, a distance of 50 miles. Construction is to begin May 1, 1929. How many people can be seated in the new auditorium of the Shrine Temple in Los Angeles?—N. C. B. A. The seating plat shows 6457 seats, with room on the stage for 1,200 additional seats. This is probably the greatest seating capacity of any aua.- torium now built. Q. Has Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader of the United States Marine Band, been a soloist in any other band?—B. W. A. He has served as solo cornetist in the following organizations: H. Coldstream Guards Band, London, Eng- land; Duke of Marlborough's Private Orchestra, Blenheim Palace; soloist and assistant director of the Canadian Kiltles Band. He also was leader of the 15th United States Cavalry Band ;’ndc the Elks’ Band of Washington, Q. What #re automobile roads caled in Italy?—C. R. A. They are known as “autostrada.” Autostrada are not a part of the state highway system, but are owned, con- trolled and operated by private con- cerns. The state pays an annuity to the operating companies and they are permitted to impose and collect tolls. Eventually the state will own the roads. Q. Where are the largest oil flelds in South America?—M. M. A. The largest oil flelds South Amlerlcl are near Maracaibo, in Vene- zuela. Q. Has the President the power to raise and lower the tariff?—J. S. N. A. Under the Harding - M tariff act of 1924 the President may, on the advice of the Tariff sion, provide for raising the existing tariff on any certain Nclwe 50 per cent of the existing tariff rate. Q. What is a pylon in architecture?— A W. A. It is a gateway building having & truncated pyramidal form, or, more often, two such truncated pyramids, with a gateway between them. Q. When a recipe calls for saleratus what can be used?—C. 8. . . This {5 an old term for what is now known as ‘“cooking ," or “baking soda.” M. | that the seeds cannot sprout. Monument in Providence dedicated and how much did it cost>—G. F. S. A. It was dedicated on October 16, 1877. 1Its cost was $18,500. Q. Is the public school system of Nic- aragua being improved?—R. J. A. A. Of late the government of Nic- aragua has made considerable effort to secure competent instructors and an in- creasing number of school buildings. The people of Nicaragua are approxi- mately 50 per cent illiterate. Q. When did President his trips to Paris?>—V. B. L. A. President Wilson left the United States for Paris on the George Wash- ington on December 4, 1918, at the head of the American Commission to Nego- tiate Peace. He arrived at Brest De- cember 13 and at Parls December 14. He feturned to Boston on February 24, 1919. He left the second time on March 5, arrived in Paris on March 14, signed the peace treaty on June 28, 1919, and returned to the United States, arriving in New York July 8, 1919. ‘Wilsor: make L. Q. What accounts for yellow stains ap- pearing on clothes when being ironed? I am sure they are not iron rust stains—J. R. A. When a material has not been rinsed sufliciently and is ironed with soap still in U e fabric, yellow stains sometimes appear. Ordinary laundering often re- moves them, and bleaching in the sun will help if the stain is persistent. This condition may be avoided by thorough rinsing of clothes. 2 Q. What makes children bowlegged?— H. A. This condition is due to allowing & child to walk too early, or to rickets, or, rarely, to muscular contraction be- fore the child is put on his feet. Q. What is the real name cf the “Little Church Around the Corner” and where is it?>—G. C. A. This name is given to the Church of,the Transfiguration, which is in New York City on Twenty-ninth street, a short distance east of Fifth avenue. Q. Can one grow pines by planting cones?—J. M. A. It might be possible to start a pine in this way, but not practical. Usually a cone after being buried be- comes damp and clcses in such a way Cones should be dried in the sun, the seeds shaken out and planted. Q. Is Spanish leather genuine leather? —A. T. A. This is a trade name applied to genuine leather which has been given a certain process in dressing. Q. Who crowned King George of Great Britain?—V. T. A. The Most Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, the 80-year-old Archbishop of Canterbury who has recently resigned. Q. Have telegrams in facsimile been sent by radio?—E. S. M. A. There are several systems avail- able for facsimile transmission by radio. The methods developed by C. Francis Jenkins and the Radio Cor- poration of America are experimentally used by the Navy Department in the exchange of messages and in the re- ception of weather maps on ships. The Post Office Department was the first to transmit and receive telegrams by radio in facsimile. Q. In what country is the folding bicycle used?—B. A. R. A. It has been introduced in France. 1t may be folded up and packed in a suit case. The weight is about 20 pounds. Q. Do the fat, or the thin, live longer?—R. C. A. Elderly persons live longer, ac- cording to some authorities, if they are thin. It is believed that young people will do better if they are slightly over- weight. This gives a reserve of in- ternal food to draw on for extreme exertions which are more frequent in the young. National health would benefit if young people were willing to ! be plump and old people determined to Q. When was the Roger Willlams be WASHINGTON BY FREDERIC Barring only the Hoover cabinet, no other topic arouses more continuous speculation in Washington than dent Coolidge’s occupation after March 4, 1929. he will say on the ject is that one guess is as d as an- other. The President does lend a good deal of basis for the exmcuunn that he and Mrs. Coolidge will pitch their tent at Northampton, Mass., at least for a time. It understood that a whole tarload of personal belongings already been shipped to North- The dge ampton for storage. law office in the old home town has | P main been intained, with the President’s name on the door. The Vermonter will retire to private life a pretty rich man. Friends estimate his fortune at something around $400,000, which will him a handsome income even the unlikely event that he dedicates lammfiu:“mqeum Stoms, whou Mr. Goolidge’ about Mr. 'S future activities include the chairman- American Telephone & ‘Telegraph Company’s board and the presidency of the National Life In- surance Co. of Vermont. * ok ok K The American Les has mobilized to oppose the pacifist drive against ipproval of the Senate. The Le s national legislative committee is calling upon its numerous branches throughout the g::‘c:’ s‘t.;'o ulzmphlm:mbers of u°|€ ng appeals for the cruiser measure, rmrdlmfethe Kellogg anti-war pact and in advance of the ratification of the treaty if possi- ble. The Legion favors the multilateral pact, having indorsed it at the recent national convention in San Antonio, but it takes the view that the needs of the country at sea are such that the cruisers should be t, as }) 5 Senator Hale, . Republican, of Maine, chairman of the Senate naval affairs committee, heartily welcomes the sup- port of the Legion. He regards it a very effective offset to the opposition of the various and vigorous anti-pre- pa groups. OBSERVATIONS WILLIAM WIILE. Politics is rigidly excluded from the ublic schools of the District of Co- lumbia, but if there's anything in names, Central High School, Washing- ton, ought to be a G. O. P. stronghold. Its two assistant principals are Helen M. Coolidge and Lawrence G. Hoover. * X ok ¥ Reversing its ordinary effect, sugar threatens to embitter the United States relations with the Philippines. Trouble revolves around the resolution of Repre- [-sentative Charles B. Timberlake, Re- ublican, of Colorado, to permit the importation into this country duty free of 500,000 tons. of Filipino sugar a year. American and Cuban sugar interests are apparently in league to see that it is barred out altogether. Senators Smoot of Utah are named as the villains the plot to keep America safe for the domestic beet and cane in- dustry. Men who understand the de- pendence of the Philippines upon the American market assert that the ban on their sugar can lead to unfortunate conu&n:nm to ourselves. Our trade with Filipinos is attaining important dimensions. It is argued that if we arbitrarily diminish their puying power by curtalling the market for one of their rflnclpll industries, we shall kill one of the geese that lay some of our golden eggs. * Kk X One of the presidential election wise- cracks just making the rounds is to the effect that Al Smith was defeated by the four R's—Rum, Romanism, Raskob and “Raddio.” . A fifth R was not entirely disconnected with events on November 6—viz.,, Republicans. * ook % Axdrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, has a new hobby, about which he delights to wax eloquent. It is the great Federal building scheme in Wash- ington, which some day will carry out the most important features of the long- neglected plan of George Washington and his architect, Maj. L'Enfant, for the development of the National Capi- * k kX Representative Charles M. Stedman, Democrat, of North Carolina, one of the veterans of the House, is facing gresses. which since time immemorial turned in heavy Democratic major- ities, gave Maj. Stedman a lead of only 588 votes on November 6. There are intimations, though not yet official, that his Republican opponent, June H. Hardin (a man), may contest the elec- tion. Maj. Stedman is, in point of lg. the oldest member of Congress. He 's to him to portray the great Confederate leader in war films. ;end 'zvexat;‘nlly to California. nator Shortridge came to - ton to gkw' the oath of oflawm- tal. Mr. Mellon's vivid deseription of the project, in an address at the an- nual founder’s exercises of the Car- negie Institute, Pittsburgh, last Oc- tober, has just been read into the Con- gressional Record by Senator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia, and made a public document, Mellon sym-= pathizes cordially with the view of President Coolidge that Washington ar- chitecturally should “express the soul of America.” At dinner parties nowa- days the man or woman who finds him- self iiext to the Secretary of the Treas- ury usually is regaled with a glowing account of the future magnificence of * ok ok John Dewey of Columbia -who president of the Prof. Dewey's fear are maneuvering to “American _intervention, supervision of elections, and financial control” in bolhnol the South Amtflflg CAC]