Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1930, Page 8

A-S8 ‘THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY : JANUARY 29, '1930. M——“L—*—**—”—‘— {THE EVENING STAR [the second case the gypsies took the|that Alba is one of the most popular With Sunday Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY. .January 20, 1980 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor The Evening .s“hr N 11th Bt. and Pennsylvania /1 New York Office: 110 East 42nd ‘8t. icago Office: Lake Mich Buliding. e 14 Lon per Company ot St.. 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While there are other sections of Benator Howell's prohibition enforce- ment bill for the District sure to be controverted, that part of section ten ‘which broadens the premises of prob- able cause for the issue of search war- Tants contains enough fuel to feed the flames of debate in and Jut of Congress for many a long day to come. The Volstead law confines the issue of search warrants of private dwellings to cases where evidence of sale exists. Senator Howell’s bill adds these words: “Or a still or distilling apparatus is un- Jawfully set up or being used therein, or intoxicating liquor is unlawfully de- livered thereto or removed therefrom.” When Sepator Howell's bill was for- warded to the Attorney General for comment he opposed this addition on three grounds. He felt that it would Tesult in the search of many homes of persons not commercially engaged in liquor traffic, that it would apply more stringent regulations to the District of Columbia than exist anywhere else in the United States, and that it would breed ill feeling and antagonism to the law. Opposed to the Attorney General's sentiment in this regard is the philoso- phy of such determined drys as Dr. Clarence True Wilson, who recent- ly wrote a magazine article on en- forcement in the District and who expressed the thought that the tradi- tion that a man's home is his castle covers entirely too much moonshining in Washington. The practical difficulties of enforce- ment which led Senator Howell to pro- pose his radical measure consist in the fact that illicit liquor manufactur- ers do, for a fact, set up stills and other such paraphernalia in homes that are protected from search because there exists no evidence of sale within the premises, and that while a known boot- legger may be seen entering a private dwelling with & package under his arm that resembles a quart of liquor wrap- ped in brown paper, the mere fact that he is thus seen does not constitute probable cause upon which to base a search warrant or to molest the boot- legger on the spot. No one will debate the fact that the fourth amendment does protect moon- shiners and bootleggers who, under the eighteenth amendment, should be put behind the bars. But the question is whether, in de- vising ways and ‘means legally to get &t these malefactors, there will not result more harm than good. It is not the language of Senator Howell’s bill that lights & firebrand. It is the danger of abuse. It is possible that the old Writs of Assistance were de- vised for good reasons. But never- theless the fear and hatred of the writs grew because in time “every man prompted by revenge, il humor, or wantonness to inspect the inside of his neighbor's house” could get s Writ of Assistance, and when the Bill of Rights was written the fourth amend- ment was included. Provided Senator Howell’s section ten becomes law, its effectiveness will, of course, depend in large measure upon the view taken by Police Court judges and United States commissioners as to ‘what constitutes probable cause for sus- pecting that a still is operating In a private dwelling and that it is liquor, and not ginger ale or soda water, that is being “unlawfully delivered thereto or removed therefrom.” For the issue of the search warrant will not be left wholly to the suspicious policeman. ‘The courts have invariably held that no vague or general warrant is suffi- clent, and that the letter of the Con- stitution must be closely followed, placing the burden of proof upon the claimant seeking to make seizure. If Senator Howell's bill could be ap- plied only against professional boot- leggers, the ends might justify the means. But it will not and it cannot. ‘There will be abuse and innocent per- #ons will be deprived of their rights. Other provisions of Senator Howell's bill are drastic enough without section ten. That scction should not remain @s it is written, —————— Game Lunters have pretty well tamed the great open spaces. Any one now desiring to find a wild animal at large ®oes to the densely populated centers. ——————— Bunko “Blessings.” ‘With all the warnings that have been given about the risk of letting strangers handle money in any form or for any purpose, the tricksters seem to find lit- tle trouble in making victims. There are many forms of the trick of ex- changing valueless for valuable pack- ages and all of them are constantly being worked. The latest case is that of & woman who let a gypsy pronounce a benediction over her funds. The vic- tim nhad $700 and by some hook or crook the “Romany” made the owner of the money belleve that it was necessary or desirable to “bless” it. The gypsy ‘woman, taking the package of bills in her hands, pronounced some mumbo Jumbo over it and when the job was finished the owner had a bunch of ‘worthless paper and the gypsy had the | money and the parcel away with a promise_to return them later, which, of course, they did not do. ‘The found pocketbook trick has been worked over and over again, and with publicity in most cases—in some the victims are too ashamed of themselves to make report. There is no end to the swindling. Just so the green goods game was played for years until finally one of the intended victims, well aware of the trick of substituting packages, shot the swindier to death. The case was widely advertised and thencefor- ward the crooks dropped “green goods™ as too dangerous. Matching pennies with strangers and all other forms of gambling diversions have cost the innocent participants heavily. Incredible faith in the honesty of wholly unknown people i’ manifested folks. This gypsy money-blessing trick is as old as the hills. The sharpers play on the superstitions and the avarice of their victims. They wheedle them into the most amazing acts of confidence. The keeping of money in bulk in any quantity in the home; or on the per- son, is a bad practice. Cash should be put into the bank in sdfes or savings deposits. A bank can make a more effective blessing upon property of this kind than any stranger. But this les- son of the safe keeping of savings is a hard one to learn. The woman who lost $700 to & gypsy will perhaps now start an account in a bank, a real one and not one of the “Kingfish” type. B —— The Automobile Show. ‘Washington's big annual automobile show is reaching the half-way mark, and if the attendance so far is any criterion, all records will be broken by the end of the week. It has often been said that when a person has seen one exhibit he has seen them all, but crowds at the shows in New York, Chicago and ‘Washington increas: instead of diminish year by year, and interest is keener than ever. From ten o'clock in the morning, when the Auditorium opens its doors, until closing time at night a constantly milling crowd seeks to view its favorite cars and if attendance rec- ords are broken it is likely that selling records will also go by the board. Despite the recent stock market crash the automobile industry is faciig a bright year. ‘The motor car is now ac- cepted as a necessity. Families which in the past believed that two or more cars was a sign of insufferable “high- hattedness” are realizing that the ex- igencies of present-day life demand greater ease of transportation and sales are jumping accordingly. Even with only two in a family there are frequent cases of both husband and wife owning and driving cars. The old days when hubby drove off to work early -in the morning leaving friend wife to depend on whatever means of city transporta- tion were available would seem to be definitely on the wane. Hubby drives off, but a little later, after household duties are done, the “better half” gets and democratic men in Spain. It was only a few days ago that Primo de Rivera indicated his intention to hold on tnless and until the heads of the army and navy desired his re- tirement. This statement was evidently an invitation to the military and naval chiefs to declare their support of the premier. They remained silent and this was apparently accepted as tanta- mount to condemnation. De Rivera was called to power—some say he called himself to power—in 1923 when Spain was in a desperate situation. irit of revolt prevailed. The Span- ish military campaign in Morocco had gone badly, with heavy losses and dis- graceful defeats. Spain trembled on the brink of political chaos. De Rivera prevented disaster. He took hold with & strong hand and ruled ruthlessly. It i8 a striking fact that Gen. Berenguer, now his successor, was one of his first victims. Berenguer had been high com- missioner. in Morocco, and after De Rivera’s accession to supreme power he ‘was impeached by the Senate on the ground of being responsible for a costly military defeat, was convicted, removed from the active list of the army and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment which was later commuted. Yet now, upon his retirement, De Rivera, through his public statement, says of his suc- cessor: “I am highly pléased with the selection, for there is no man better fitted for the place.” - ‘With this graceful gesture De Rivera passes from the stage. But perhaps only for a while. his health is impaired, a “diplomatic iliness” without doubt, he may be ex- pected to seek restoration to the office from grave reactions. ——— v mends to the State of Idaho every man who shows a badge and says, “Honest, I am a prohibition agent!” . —_— Spain introduces a new chapter in !modern history. The sight of a King accepting the resignation of a Dictator i# something calculated to make Italy marvel. —vaee Communists who attack government get into trouble by making speeches from soap boxes instead of using the saucy magazines. ——ate After throwing a London conference meeting open to the press, the next problem will be to make it sufficiently interesting to keep the reporters awaks. —————— ‘There is no excuse for sardonic ret‘er- ence to persons who do not know what to do ‘with their money so long as the practical and sincere philanthropy of the Community Chest is available, —e—e A dry agent is now expected to work Intrigues were rife and a i { ‘Though he says that | 8Tl tens. Senator Borah is a dry ltlmmlfl.llu';sm the sol but that does not mean that he com- |so often better than the new. by personal example as well as by pre- cept. out her mittens, buttdns up her coat, and off she goes. Such marked improvement has taken place in the construction of automobiles during the past decade. that. aby car at. the show will give satisfactory perform- ance over a long period. After all, a moforist wants an automobile to “take him there and bring him back.” That is his purpose in buyirig privaté trans- portation. From the cheapest to the most expensive, every car on the market today will do exactly that. Naturally the automobile is not perfect. And it probably never will be. But for day- in-and-day-out satisfaction it has created its own niche in the lives of the civilized peoples of the world. ‘To Washington dealers who each year stage a fine exhibit at considerable ex- pense must go a great deal of credit. The shows here, although smaller, com- pare favorably with the great New York and Chicago spectacles. Every Wash- ingtonian is a potential motor car buyer and as such it behooves him to keep abreast of the times by a visit this week to the Auditorium. Safety Zones and Crosswalks. E. D. Shaw, secretary of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association, has written the Commissioners suggest- ing the need of more safety zones on Connecticut avenue, one of the main arteries of the city, carrying a heavy volume of trafic. In his letter Mr. Shaw points out that st the present time there is lack of uniformity in the creation of zones and that both pedes- trians and motorists are confused. In the snow and ice at this time of the year Mr. Shaw contends that a real traffic hazard is created. Mr. Shaw's point is - well taken, but he could go even further and suggest that as soon as the weather. breaks o general “paint-up” campaign for all safety zones might be inaugurated by the District. Safety zones are certainly far more important than crosswalks and yet more attention seems to be paid to the latter, even to the extent of sub- stituting small metal buttons for the white paint. Few, #f any, safety zones are marked by buttons.. In the Spring when the general re- furbishing of the city takes place, it is to be hoped that either buttons or fresh paint will be used with a free hand to mark off safety zones. If both zones and crosswalks cannot be treated at the same time the cross- walks should be allowed temporarily to suffer neglect. No protection whatever is offered the pedestrian in a crosswalk; what little protection he has he must seek in a safety zone. The answer is too obvious to require further comment. ——eeee Aviation has become so big a propo- sition that Lindbergh cannot be ex- pected to give personal attention to every flight. Many ill-prepared hop- offs might be prevented if he could do so. . Peaceful Revolution in Spain. A change of ministry at Madrid has been effected quietly, although it 15 practically a revolutfén. Premier Primo de Rivera, dictator since 1923, has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted, and the King has named Gen. Damaso Berenguer as his suc- cessor. De Rivera himself proclaims his own retirement and that of his cabinet. His successor, long his arch- $700 and was far away. Only a short enemy, proceeds with the building of SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Peace Program. g When with a conference we're through, Again we will have one or two. B From every {ll the world will cease, And then at last we'll all have peace, We'll make bootleggers bold behave, The Communists no more will rave. From lobbying we'll find release— And then at last we'll all have peace, Our songs and pictures will not be Temptations to a third degree. Our Wall Street lambs won't lose their fleece— And then at last we'll all have peace. Teaching the-Teachers. “What we need is a campalgn of edu- cation!” “Very true,” sald Senator Sorghum. “And some of us chaps who are sup- posed to instruct the masses need to take a few lessons, same as other peo- ple.” Jud Tunkins says the feller who keeps sayin’ there is plenty of time is gen- erally one who has missed his train and is sittin’ around waitin’ for the next one. Hope of Synthetic Rubber, When Winter time our patience tires, We hear important news, And say, “All is not lost! For no monopoly conspires To make our overshoes Prohibitive in cost.” Longer. “Dresses will be longer.” “Yes,” answered Miss Cayenne, “and so0 will father's face when bills for extra material come along.” © “There is one thing worse than de- feat,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chhma- town, “and that is a victory dishonor- ably won.” Old-Timers. My Radiol My Radio! My heart you've often broke ‘With dear old songs of long ago And many an anclent joke. “Don’t be afraid to tell de truth,” sald Uncle Eben, “but don’t be in such a hurry 'bout it dat you ain’ positive "bout all de details.” ———— Hereafter Is Soon Enough. From the San Antonio Evening News. A syndicate will turn out cuckoo clocks hereafter. No matter; the cuckoo itself was standardized fully a million years ago. Can’t Blame Senate This Time. Prom the Lowell Evening Leader. It is evident that the fire in the Capitol In Wasl was not due to 2 hot box on one of the wheels of legislation. Linguistic Americanism. From the Buffalo Evening News. Americanism: Al of our children learning Latin, French, German, Span- ish; nobody learning to speak English, except the alien. — ———— ——— Perfume and Perfume. Prom the Philadeiphia Evening Bulletin Permits for the manufacture of per- fume h'on:o alcohol do not contemplate its use perfume the consumer's breath. ——— It’s a Funny World. time before & report of this case|s new ministry, his first selection being | From the Montans Record-Herald. ’ bundi of clothing were !nvolvflfiln ticular importance in view of- the fact e Teached the police another one was re- | the Duke of Alba as minister of pub-| Many persons do not seem to be which ten dollars and & lic education, an appointment of par- uhnwuumm:mm-nhq have made a failure of e THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, Booklovers everywhere should take to heart the words of Joseph W. Lippin- coft of Philadelphia, who retired last week as president of the National Asso- clation of Book Publishers. % Addressing the association at a meet- ing in New York, Mr. Lippincott spoke as follows concerning the danger of the “new book” hue and ery of the present era of book publishing, selling and buy- el g: “Intellectual progress is speeding up— it is on the trot. We are getting some- where with literary endeavor. The phrase, ‘Here is something new,’ is ap- parently the ‘open sesame’ to sales, however, and there is danger that this may be carried too far. “We know that the fine things in lit- erature of yesterday may never be sur- passed. The best deserves to be pre- sérved. The crude and ephemeral will always fall by the wayside. “l am not sure that this' cry for something new is beneficlal, for I ques- tion whether, under such circumstances, the worthy will get their rightful share.” * % ok % ‘This is an interesting statement, com- ing as it does from the head of one of America’s oldest publishing houses. ‘There is nothing in it, of course, which has not been known to one class of booklovers for several years, just how many it would be difficult to say, for the thing has been growing insid- iously. ‘The so-called book clubs brought the matter to a head. The two leaders, first in the fleld, specialized in supplying readers everywhere with the new books, t.hed very newest books, hot off the e. The third club (we believe it was the third) evidently saw what Mr. Lippin- | cott saw, because it offered both old and new books, almost making it a condi- which he has held for six years and in | o0 that the subscriber should purchase some “standard work” for every new which he has undoubtedly saved Spain | pook he bought. Newness has its appeal. One has but to think of babies, puppy dogs and kit- The trouble, in the book field, lemn fact that the old is A book, unlike a baby, is no growing affair. What it is when it comes from the press is what it will always remain. A book is man’s best bid for im- mortality, according to some. Surely he who writes something beloved of his own and later generations has made for himself a monument whioch will long outlive the pyramids. ‘The huge stones of those tombs will be crumbled into sand before the world of reading men will forget Shakespeare, Bunyan, Dante and the others whose written word no man of sense is willing to let die. * % ok % The appeal of the new book is in- sidious. Who is there who has ndt felt it? The difficulty seems to lie in the fact that some of us feel it so much more than others, There are two classes of booklovers, whom we risk naming, as follows: 1. The wise. 2. The foolish. Surely he is a fool who, knowing how to read, confines his attentions strictly to the “very latest things,” to the utter confusion of great and worthy books published 56, 100, 150, 200, 500 years ago, a thousand years ago, two thou- sand years ago. Fhe very fact that Time, the final judge of merit, has passed favorably upon so many and such accomplished writings ought to, and does, add a flavor to the best rks _of past years. Stephen Crane’s “Red Badge of Courage” s not exactly “new,” but it is mighty good. Olive Schreiner’s “aidry of an African Farm” was first published about 1881, as’'we recall, but it is far, far bet- ter than some of those stories put out last year, Better not only in itself, but better for the reader. Yes, better for the very reader who, mistakingly, feels that be- cause a thing is new it must somehow be_better, Better especially for that sad soul who feels that he is “keeping up with books” by buying only such volumes as bear recent imprints. It is like keeping up with the “latest popular songs,” an impossible task, as any one knows who listens to the dance orchestras over the radio. e T ‘The foolish booklover is a fool only in relation to the wise. He is far wiser than the person who buys no books at all. Yet he is simple in his pristine be- lief that the satisfaction of being ahead of somebody else is the only thing that counts. < Surely that is half, if not three- fourths, of this danger that may be carried too far—‘“here is something new.” The desire to be “in the know” 1; as besetting in bookdom as in sport- lom. Nor can anything be said of this state of mind in itself. The new game, the game of the day, is the most interesting g-ul‘nz ever played, let he deny it who will. ‘To read the new magazines, see the new plays, sing or play the new songs, read and talk about the new books— we all know these states of mind and appreciate them for such worth as they have, but when they are carried too far, as Mr. Lippincott says, we have s"mething else again, and in the latter > a danger which threatens both reader and writer alike and casts its burden upon both the living and the lead. The joke of the whole matter is that this America is getting to be so large and has gone in so heavily for mass production of everything, from automo- biles to thoughts (Mr. Lippincott says we are “on the trot,” and he is about right), that to know anything any more really means very little. Ask a friend if he saw the Blahville- Jahville foot ball game and he will an- swer, “No, but I saw Smithville beat Jonesville.” Ask him if he has read So-and-So in. the current number of Blink’s and the chances are 10 to 1 that he will not have; that he will have read a very fine ariicle in Jink’s Review instead. Ask a fair lady if she likes the new fox trot, “Sweeter Than Sweet.” She will say, “No; but have you heard ‘I Call You Beautiful'?” Speak to & {riend about the new novel, “The Mid-~ 'llil‘ht Bell”; he will have read “Iron an.” So all along the line you are left with your little bit of knowledge, trying to k to some one who has another bit of knowledge. You go along side by side, but you seldom meet. The field is too large.” One would have to put in 18 hours a day reading the new, newer and newest books in order to be sure of hav- ing read the very one that Bill Jones has read. And, of course, if you have not read that one, you have wasted your time—as far as Jones is concerned. Then there is the matter of simple worth, - In the field of books it is more than true that “the fine things of yes- terday may never be sui L” One might wish to be as sure of all things as he is of the certainty that the true best books of the centuries will never be excelled. There may be other books, but these cannot be greater, because the old stand firmly for what they are. That is why, above everything eise, we love the classics, let the youngsters sneer their flll. They are as they are for what they are, and Time itself cannot change them. The new books are very well in their way, but so are tge 80od old books. Let us never forget WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS Mr. Hoover's efforts to impose the principles of modern business efficiency upon the Government service have pre- cipttated all sorts of outcries. A White House card catalogue of departmental employes is brought to light and as- sailled by administration critics as of sinister implications. Inquiries into the war service records and prohibition pro- clivities of deputy U. S. marshals are likewise viewed with suspicion. The as- sertion of Attorney General Mitchell that the personal habits with reference to liquor, and the personal opinions with reference to prohibition, of the ap- pointees of his department would hence- forth be a matter of Government con- cern, is viewed by the captious as in some way or other infringing on per- sonal liberty. Private business univer- sally sanctions the -practice of private employers who catalogue their employes, who require questionnaires, and who maintain whatever espionage seems de- sirable over their personal habits, but any such course by the Government is resented. At the moment the Capital finds itself quite excited on this score. It is a rare week these days which does not bring a tempest in a teapot. * ok x x ‘The appointment of Col. John L. De Witt from the Infantry to be quarter- master general, with the rank of major general, surprised the Army, which still c{g)fl to uulold mt'l:nt:lhn ‘llfl’flmlt% should largely r e choice of bureau heads. Forty colonels in the Quartermaster General's Department were d over in the selection of Col. De Witt and he was in ninetieth place in the roster of Infantry colonels listed in the order of seniority. In the selection of Brig. Gen. Lytle Brown to be chief of Engineers a host of officers in the Engineers’ branch were passed over. Gen. Brown came from the line. Nor has the Army yet forgotten the selection of Col. Stephen O. Fuqua to be chief of Infantry at a time when he stood in 159th place in order of seniority. But in Army pro- motions, as_elsewhere in the Govern- ment, the Hoover policy is to pick the best ‘man for the job, regardless of other considerations. Here again effi- clency is the watchword. * k% % ‘Though Senator Lawrence C. Phipps, Repuhéh:ln, of Colorado, declines to con- firm it, & well authenticated report is current that he does not intend to seek re-election and that his present disposi- tlon is to retire at the expiration of his present term a year hence. He will then have served 12 years. He is one of the country’s richest men, with large pri- vate interests more than sufficient to occupy his time, and is quite out of sympathy with the rising tide of Re- publican insurgency. Ex-Gov. Sweet of Colorado is generally spoken of as the probable Democratic senatorial nominee this year, but there has been no talk as_yet of Republican candidates for Senator Phipps’ seat because of the as- sumption that :w w:: t: Tun again. 2 * Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau, cites some significant figures with reference to the extent that World War veterans have made loans upon their bonus _certificates. Nearly one-half of the 3440,634 holders of such certificates had borrowed on them up to January 1. The number of loans in November and December were twice the number in the corresponding months of 1928 gnd the amount of loans dou- bled. early 170,000 applications for loans were received in the first 10 days of this month. This is three times the number of loans for the entire month of December and far in excess of all loans in the entire month of January, 1929. Approximately $160,000,000 has been advanced on the certificates since the loan feature became operative, in April, 1927. The increase in recent months ks ‘the far-reaching ex- tent of the financial distress which fol- lowed in the wake of the stock market debacle. * ok ok ok ‘This week marks the hundredth anni- oration in the Senate replying to Sena- tor Hayne of South Carolina. The ora- tion, familiar to every American school- boy, has been ranked with the finest and greatest of all ages. It is interest- ing to recall in this connection that Hayne's speech which pyovoked Web- ster’s reply had for its text the chary that New England, through the tarr; act of 1828, had sought to hurt the interests of the South and the West. Though & century has elapsed, that charge still persists and has been re- peated in many forms during the debate of the current itariff bill. Unfortunately for New England, she lacks a present- day Daniel Webster. R The story is told of Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, illustrative of his robust spirit, of how he braved the Ku Klux Klan at a time when the Klan was all-powerful in Okla- homa, and religious intolerance there was at its fiercest. Col. Hurley, born of Roman c.!hnllcglr!nh, but reared from babyhood by Baptist missionaries in the then Indian Territory, had not identified himself with either Catholic or Protestant faith. Then came the day when the question was a red-hot issue, political and social, in his city of Tulsa. Col. Hurley promptly en- gaged a pew in the leading Catholic church, and, although, it is said, he seldom attended, he took this means to show his colors. o* * X X ‘The portions of Washington Cathe- dral on Mount 8t. Alban now struc- turally complete' include the entire foundation, three crypt chapels, the nave crypt, the apse, the choir, the children’s chapel and part of the great plers at the crossing. It is hoped to complete the transepts prior to Febru- ary 22, 1932, Meantime the stream of pligrims and worshipers who visit the edifice increases with each passing month. Bishop Freeman estimates tha the average for the coming year will be more than 1,000 daily. In 1920 err:om by actual count were welcomed to Bethiehem Chapel. (Copyright, 1930.) “Little Art Gallery” Is Community Aid From the Des Moines Tribune-Capital. An Eastern art critic has given high praise to the ‘“unpretentiosness, the practicality, the undaunted enthusiasm with which Edward Rowan has made the Little Art Gallery of Cedar Raplds uscful to the people and helpful to the creative artists.” The secret of the Little Gallery’s suc- :fn“ is partly revealed as the critic con- ues: “For it is not the rurpoqe of the Little Gallery to be merely a pleasant orna- ment in the life of Cedar Rapids. Its management is thoroughly awake to the advantages of the artists and the com- munity to be derived through the pur- chase of paintings, sculpture and prints.” The Little Gallery was established only a year or two ago as an e: - ment by a natlonal federation of artists and art enthusiasts. It was o in Cedar Rapids as a representative Mid- western city having a representative po- tential interest in art. But it is some- thing more than a gallery; it is a civic institution, a virile enterprise, and as such has become a part of the lives of the citizens. Mr. Rowan has, without doubt, ®een a principal factor in its success, He did not wait for the people to come to the gallery; instead he took it to them. He has talked most inter- estingly about artists and their works before civic clubs, schools and women's omnlnunm and Qas made art a living thing for his hearers. He has encour- aged timid patrons, developed their tastes and beautified their homes with his suggestions as to paintings and sculpture, The art rm{eulon has long had a reputation for being a pecuniary fail- ure. The Little Gallery's theory is that ns financial returns will increase ly with cun be aroused. The mutuality of euterprise. - guarantees cul community and stimulation to the artis- m (;“:l It is to be that the le Gallery's success bring many of its kind to other, ‘ Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln. ‘The Republicans up in the second district _of Massachusetts have nom- inated Fred D. Griggs of Springfield to run for the House seat made vacant by the death of the late Representative Kaynor. The nomination of Griggs, a former member of the State Legisla- ture, is not surprising. The surprise came when Griggs announced a short time before the primary election, which was held yesterday, that he would sup- port amendment of the Volstead act. He was running against a wringing wet, Frank T. Hinckley, for the Republican nomination. Mr, Griggs been known as a . ‘The drys today are claiming that his victory over Hinckley |is a dry victory. But some of the ex- treme drys do not look on Mr. Griggs today as an entirely satisfactory can- didate. Whitfleld Reed, a young attorney in Springfi¢ld, has given notice that he will run as an independent dry candi date in the special election, provided he can get into the race through peti- tion. ke ‘The election will be held February 11 and may give some indication of the extent that the wet sentiment has permeated even Western Massachusetts. ‘The Democratic nominee, Willlam J. Granfield, is an announced wet. He ran in a three-cornered race yesterday against two other wet Democrats for the nomination. There was a much larger vote cast in the Republican pri- mary than in the Democratic yesterday, something like two to one, which might indicate a Republican victory. the bone dry independent, should get'| into the race, it is possible he might attract some of the votes of drys who have been angered because of the state- ment made by Griggs that he would vote for 'modification of the Volstead act. The district voted “wet” in the referendum held in 1928 on the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, although there were many ballots cast in the election of that year which did not register a preference in that referendum. Griggs’ statement that he would vote for modification, however, is an indi- cation of the extent to which the wet and dry issue is stirring politics in the Bay State. Louis K. Liggett, the Re- publican national committeeman, was in Washington last week to talk over the situation with the members of the Mas- sachusetts delegation in Congress and with President Hoover. He said while he was here that “prohibition would be a dominant issue” in the campagin next Fall. He went further and said he be- lieved that the referendum, which would be held at that time on the proposed repeal of the State prohibition enforce- ment act, would be carried by the wets. His statements created much excite- ment in Massachusetts, where 65 to 75 per cent of the Republican voters are supposed to be dry. Massachusetts has & senatorial election coming on, to fill the seat now held by Senator Gillett, who has announced he will not be a candidate to succeed himself. * ok K ok ‘The suggestion that Secretary Chatles Franeis Adams of the Navy Depart- ment be a candidate for the senatorial nomination has gained more circulation among the Republicans. While it is understood that Mr. Liggett did not at his conference with the Massachusetts delegation put forward any particular| candidate for the .senatorial nomina- tion, it is also understood that he did discuss the possible nomination of Mr. Adams. The Secretary of the Navy, 1f put forward by the Republicans, might be a strong candidate. It would appear that his nomination would satisfy the Hoover Republicans in Massachusetts, since Mr. Hoover picked him for mem- bership in his cabinet. “Purther, Mr. Adams has an historic name and comes of an historic Massachusetts family. He is said not to have beena pro- nounced dry, although, of course, he :s supporting enforcement of the dry laws. He might, it is said, dttract some of the Democratic voters as well as the Republican. * ok kK ‘The Republicans elected their candi- date to fill the vacancy in the House caused by the death of the late Repre- sentative Willlam W. Griest of Penn- sylvania without difficulty. The new member of the House is J. Roland Kinzer. The district is strongly Re- publican. Mr. Kinzer was opposed at the polls yesterday by George W. Hensel, jr., Democrat. If there be any upset of the Repub- lican control of Congress in the election next November, it has not yet been indicated by the results of by-elections held to fill vacancies in the House caused by death. The Democrats are the Kentucky seats which were lost to them in the Hoover landslide of 1928, and probably the North Carolina and Virginia seats, though the Republicans have a fighting chance in some of the latter districts. But that would be merely the normal swing back of the political pendulum. * ok kK Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, N. Y., veteran member of the Democratic na- tional committee, was in Washington | Monday on his way to Florida. He views the Democratic situation in his own State as highly satisfactory. He insisted that everybody in New York conceded the re-election of Gov. Prank- lin D. Roosevelt. If he is correct, and Gov. Roosevelt is re-elected, thers seems no doubt but what the New York Gov- ernor will have strong support for the presidential nomination in 2. New York the Republicans are still ap. parently unsuccessful in getting to- gether. The wet and ‘dry question has upset the apple cart for them just as it has for the Republicans of Massa- chusetts. Whether the Republicans of New York will ever get together, until some strong, dominant figure arises to lead them in the State, is a problem. Tk ok ok ox : Mr. Mack said among other things while he was in Washington: “I believe in a fair tariff to protect American in- dustry, but not a robber tariff.” This seems to be becoming more and more the point of view of the Democrats. The Question of overthrowing. the protective tariff system which has been built up in this country is being abandoned by the Democrats. The only question now is whether the Democrats or the Repub- licans can write the best and fairest protective tariff. Both ‘clalm they are A No. 1” tariff writers. Senator Cope- 1and, another Democrat from New York, takes much the same position as Mr. Mack. He is -‘l‘x,oted as saying: . “It would be absurd to stand for a low tariff merely because of a fetish.” Doubtless this would be rank heresy to the ears of some of the old Democrats who fought years ago for free trade or for a tariff for revenue only. The stand of the Democrats is making the tariff issue a trifle obscure for the voters to pass upon in the coming campaign. For ex- ample, Senator Copeland has announced he will vote for a duty on cement be- cause the cement manufacturers on the Atlantic Coast are being pushed to the wall by the foreign manufacturers. Other Democrats have supported tariff in- creases on various items in the tariff bill during its consideration in House and Senate. Republicans will right mary. with Mr. Mack in his declaration rotect American | hard long for a “fair tariff to industry” and will declaim, too, against a “robber tariff.” * K ox Senator “Tom” Heflin of Alabama is confronted with an important de- cision which he is expected to make within a short time. Either he must ek _to run for renomination within the Democratic party or he must run as an Independent candidate in the gereral election next December. is bemng urged by some of his friel to run within the party—bidding his supporters stamp his name on the bal- lot in the Democratic primary in de. flance of the ruling of State execu- ifh If Reed, | sure to win back several, if not all, of | America: ‘Take advantage of this free service. If you are one of the-thousands who have patronized the bureau, write us again. If you have never used the serv- ice, begin now. It is maintained for your benefit. Be sure to send your name and address with your question and in- close 2 cents 2:1 ‘c;)!m 91;: ut;mpsl loraze- turn postage. ss The Evening Star lnlonl:lo:tlnn Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. . What is a signature song?—R. A, 2 Thhhlf:lglourmnndhuud ways used to open and close a certain broadcast. Radlo listeners recognize many programs by their signatures, Q. How much was distributed in | Christmas savings clubs this season?— B 2 . Mare than 8,000 banks distributed $600,000,000 to 9,000,000 members of Christmas clubs—10 per cent more than & year ago and five times more than in 1920. Q. What is the religion of Frederic J. Haskin?—T. C. A. Mr. Haskin does not belong to any church. His mother was a Methodi: Q. Is it true that most of toda: big business men were born poor?—P. G. A. In tracing the origin of the 50 foremost business men in America, B. C. Forbes has stated that of this number 24 were born poor, 17 in moderate cir- cumstances and 9 were born rich. Q. What is the most popular play on the legitimate stage at present?—O. T. F. A. The war drama “Journey’s En is having long runs in many countries and is doubtless being seen by more people than any other play at this time. Q. What is the membership of the National Press Club?—W. C. A. At the annual meeting on January 18 the number of members of all grades was reported as 2,078. The National Press Building, in which the club is lo- cated, is the most valuable property in the District of Columbia which is not Government-owned. The valuation of this huge structure in round numbers is $11,000,000. Q. How long have artichokes been generally used in the United States? —A. K. A. John Randolph, jr., writing what has been called the “earliest American book on kitchen gardening,” in Virginia about 1765, discussed the cultivation of artichokes as if they were as common as cabbages. It is noted that Thomas Jefferson mentioned them among the vegetables common in the Washington City markets when he was President. Rheims Cathedral?—J. F. W. A. The Rheims Cathedral of the thir- teenth century, although it lacks the towers of the original design, is one of the finest specimens of Gothic archi- tecture. It is 453 feet long. The elabo- rate west facade with its 500 statues and rose window is familiar photo- graphic rroductions to practically all of the civilized world. This facade is flanked by two towers. The cathedral is famous as the church in which the French Kings were crowned. Q. What_are the total assets of the George A, Fuller Co.?—T. M. . annual statement of this com- ANSWERS TO QU Q. What kind of architecture is the| F. W. ESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. pany and its subsidiaries gives its total assets as $128,415,025. Q. How many nurses are graduated each year?—M. M. A. The number varies, but it is be- lieved that about 25,000 will be gradu- ated this year from the training schools of the country. Q. Who designed the draped throne oAr g-;;.nleon in the Tuileries Palace?— 'A." Percier and Fontaine, premier ll'ch“QC'Jl of the Prench Empire period, e 3 for ‘the music that is selected and al- | gciorel Q. Is Treasure Island, about which Stevenson wrote, a real palace?—B. K. A. Treasure Island existed only in the imagination of the author. . Q. What part of North America was once covered by the ice sheet?—H. L. A. In North America three ice have been identified. The Labradorean Northern' Quches, whenee 1t somsed. m ', Whence in every direction to the south. Its flow covered most of Eastern Canada and reached as far as New York and Cin- cinnatl. The Keewatin sheet, radiating from_relatively low nd to west of the Hudson Bay, on the one hand came into confluence with the Labradorean sheet and on the other hand met the third sheet. The Cordilleran diverges from an ag§is southwest of the Rocky Mountains and in its full development may have come in contact with the Keewatin. In the southwest it reached Vancouver and the Pacific Ocean. The driftless area of Wisconsin 300 miles within the lobate front of the Kee- watin and the Labradorean sheet was left untouched. Just why this area es- caped is by no means clear. Q. Is there pink grapefruit? o iere 4 ? - 3 ere & species of grapefruit the pulp or flesh of which is of a pinkish tinge. The food value is the . same as the golden grapefruit. pink iety is being grown to some extent, especially in Texas. Q. Are fireflies of any value?— S. A H. A. They destroy larvae and_insects, which are their natural food. In addi- tion to this, they have a value, dead or alive, in China and Japan, where they are used in the manufacture of drugs, poultices and pills peculiar to the prac- tice of Chinese medicine. Firefly grease (hotaru-no-abura) is used by Woodworkers for the purpose of impart- ing rigidity to objects made of bent bamboo. In China and Japan the catching and selling of fireflies during the Summer months is of such extent as to be considered an industry. The chief center of the industry is in the region about Ishiyama, near the Lake of Omi, where a number of merchants ship the fireflies to Osaka and Kyoto. Each house employs from 60 to 70 fly- catchers, and experts are known to catch as many as 3,000 in a single night. Q. Is the Twentieth Century Ex- ress often late? Do such trains pay lfik l;%e o_;‘t'ne h:‘: wcl:ln late—J. C. . e entie tury train was late once last Decemm on one or two other occasions in previ- ous years. Extra-fare trains always pay their 80 much per passengers minute for every minute the is behind lqhedule.r’ e Can Banish America is unable to accept without & protest the action of the Law School 2t Northwestern University in an- nouncing that Blackstone should be banished as obsolete. While it is ad. mitted that the mulf of statutes and commissions with judicial func- tions has conditions, it is maintainéd that the old master’s princi- al‘es h-un furnish the background of e law, v “With Willlam Shakespeare put upon the shelf of the American stage,” the Pasadena = Star - News sees another “movement to dethrone - a traditional master in his field.” That paper makes the protest: “Blackstone’s celebrated ‘Commentaries’ may be out of date— or not up to date—in some particulars. But it should be American law is based upon English law, and that the bases of English and n law are identical, and that the principles of law, laid down so admirably and so learnedly by Sir Wil- liam Blackstone, are principles which don’beeomelmewlthl or obso- lete #ff"their application in the admin- istration of justice between man and man, in all generations. Methods and ways and means of applying law change with the changing customs and devices of successive generations. But fundamental principles of law are as abiding, in perpetuity, as the Ten Com- ‘mandments.” % w * Quoting Dean Green of Northwestern to the effect that “Blackstone's day is not our day, and his law cannot be our law,” the Cincinnati Times-Star agrees, with reservations, stating: *As a matter of fact, for a long time his law has not been law for the English courts. His Commentaries always were more of a handbook for the lay reader than a text book for lawyers. There | were some things he never grasped, and he has been called a good deal of an old Tory; but the clearness of his ex- gosiuon. the charm of his style and is historical sense have made his work unrivaled in its sphere. For genera- tlons after it has lost its anclent au- thority in our courts, 1t will help shape political thinking and legislative philos- ophy. The present age, as Dean Green points out, problems unknown to the British commentator, and ways of solving them that would be abhorrent to him. To a degree blic boards and commissions are ing the place of courts. Property rights in the air, which Blackstone thought reached as far as to Heaven itself, Have been modi- fled by the airplane and radio. Some time the phflmoph{“(ll any) underly- ing these changes legal conceptions and methods may be set forth in com- If he goes into the Democratic primary, in spite of the dictum of the State executive committee, it is believed he may wih the nomination. If an effort is made not to count the ballots cast for him by the Democratic election officials, Senator Heflin doubtless would be able to make himself heard about it, bath in Alabama and in the Senate. If he were beaten, he could still charge fraud and run as an Independent candidate later. ‘The primary this year comes in August in Alabama. In presidential election years, the primary is held in May. The members of the State executive com- stan likely to have a according to regom. for thousands of Democrats will register their disapproval of the situation which they have brought sbm:t in the State. * ok * Over in the eighth congressional dis- trict of Virginia can tes for the Democratic nomination to the House to succeed Representative J. Walton Moore, who has announced he will not again run for office, are growing in number. Mr. Moore's decision has been a matter of much regret to Re- publicans as well as to Democrats of his district, who look upon him as an able representative and legislator. The name of Harry M. Keyser of tive col'&n’lltke that no man who op. . An. Inde. finaenz candidate, Senator Heflin is ing told, would have & hard row to plow in Alal which has been wedded 5o long t: e Democratic party. Church, a lawyer and assistant general the | Tobot.” Falls | trqf Public Doubts That Lawyers 01d Blackstone mentaries of equal scoj stone’s. But the time * X * % confront the law gradu- Kahsas City J - with Black- not yet.” “Peril may es the ates,” Post, “ e 1s. to be literal iy et g R a o the law. But one can pass remembered that | 8T8 d not be learned in the no matter how well he mastered particular cases he had before the courts. ' He would be only a high-grade Maj. Bruce Craven, writing in pion of (s $6kES of lam i the conce) of the s of law e + “Blackstone did not live in our day, but we yet use the same phraseology in conveying real estate fo; the very good reason that it is. the real estate. A man has the e to live and to the fruits of labor. A man's house still it his castle, and would be except for the cloud of legal fritterings that surround the weightier matters. The essential principles of real law do not with the things of the moment, and there will be no progress in the simpli- fication of law and procedure and en- forcement until we are able to dis- tinguish between what is truly law and t.l'mt private and local by-laws that are not.” * ok ok ok “The tendency, means,” according to the Springfield Illinois State Journal, passing law, the “‘the tioner who was the mightiest man at the bar in the early days of the present century. No longer will it be possible for an able man, e?ulpped only with an instinctive sense of justice and an ac- quaintance with Sir William's p: ts, to gain eminence as a practitione: Fhe man who knows the law because he has a knowledge of what the law ought to be already is out of the running. He is unable to co:n'reu with the lawyer who has abandoned the reasoning route and Who devotes his energies to acquainting himself with new statues and catalogu- ing recent decisions affecting cases in which he is interested.” lawyers,” suggests the Loulsville Times, “would find that most of their ways of making a lving had been taken away. They would have little or no income from former sources of revenue. Trust companies, title com- panies, banks, consolidations: now do through a few lawyers a vast amount of business once scal among la; numbers. There will be thése who will S fam! wyer. . Bul join old-time family doctor. “Each was use- ful and faithful in his day; neither would have a chance in these days of hl;h'Lye specialized legal and medical pris A “Constitutions have been rewritten,” remarks the (Missouri) Leader, “and by men who never heard lo! Blackstone. strument to express the statute and the best informed lawyer admits he is at sea as to what it is all about. The basis of law now is for the majority to- make lawful all that it wants and unlawful all that it does not want, and with this as a starting point, why Blackstone?” . The Evansville Courler concludes: “All problems still go back to the courts for ultimate jud{ment on basic is true that the ldmm frotie: B;"s"u has spread through on of justice has more varied agencles than ever bdgfe. counsel of the Washington Rallway & Co., has been put forward re- cently by some of his nomination. He himself has made no announcement, however. Circuit. Jud Smith of Alexandria and State Senator Frank Ball of Arlington County are beth in the rege. e 2 et stone, The courts have not broken down, but they need help. Don't scorn Biack- though. He had I worth readi