Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1929, Page 8

‘THE EVENING STAR o WD Sundey Morning Kdithen. ‘WASHINGTON, D. G THURSDAY......April 18, 1929 THEODORF W. NOYES....Editor The lvnlu-!tltr Newspaper Company 8t. and Pennssivanta Ave. ork’ Sffce: 110 n Office Lake Michigan Buildins. : 14 Ofice 14 ngent”S1. London, Rate by Carrier Within Ty Preoioe Star,. ening and Siii (rhen 4 Sundasp) - The Evening and Sunday Star (yhen § Sund The Bunday Sta Collection max ich 3 ‘Orders may be sent In by mail or telephone Main 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. S, 47 and Sunday....1 yr. $10.00: | mo. fi ¥ only 11 r. 36000 s day only . 1 yr. $4.00i 1 mo., Daily and Sunday..l yr. $12. aily only 15r., $8.00; 1 mo, unday only 151 $5.00; 1 mo, 60c Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press is cxclusively entitled to the use for republication of sl news dis- atches credited to it or not otherwise ered- ted in this paper and aiso the local news puclished herein. . All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. —_—— The 38th Continental Congress. For the thirty-eighth year the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution in congress assembled are meeting in Washington and with the dispatch and facility peculiar to this group of well organized women are transacting the business which brings them together. From the casual reading of headlines, which reflect the more colorful aspects of these anmual congresses, one might believe that the chief business is the election of the officers and the airing of controversial views. As a matter of fact, these are only incidental. No organiza- tion._ could have attained the influence and the strength of the Daughters of the American Revolution merely by en- gaging in year-to-year political battles or taking one side or the other in the discussion of current affairs. Something far more significant and fundamental serves to hold the D. A. R. together and long since provided the nucleus for its remarkable growth. One hears little of the widespread educa- tional work sponsored by the Daugh- ters; of their support of various Ameri- canization schools and their missionary work among the aliens who come to America to be Americans and whose children will be Americans. One hears little of their work to preserve the. tra- ditions of an earlier America and to keep fresh the memories of men and deeds and places that played a part in the founding of the country. But these are the elements that have contrib- uted to.the growth and present-day strength of the D. A. R. These are the elements which will bind great-great- great-great-granddaughters to the same purpose that bound the original daugh- ters of a day that is past. Other wars have been fought, other wars have been forgot, since that first ‘War of the Revolution that marked the birth of a nation. Times and condilions | the one-time Labor chancellor of the have changed, events have been di- rected into new channels. But the same ideals which bound men and women together in the youth of the Republic, gave them the strength and courage to dare new things, still hold and are alive today. No one need waste sleep over doubt as to the future of the Daughters | of the American Revolution. The pro- tection of the ideals of the founding|. fathers, the perpetuation of their phi- losophies of the rights of men, are great tasks, requiring for their performance unceasing vigilance and activity. Work aplenty lies ahead for the Daughters. ————— An April chill suggests inquiry as to the need of pelar exploration in quest of climatic adventure. ——————— The Debenture Plan. ‘The export debenture plan of alding the farmers who send surplus wheat or other surplus crops abroad has been seized upon by some of the old support- ers of the equalization fee of the Mc- Nary-Haugen farm bill of the last Con- gress. They wish to incltde it in the Senate bill and to have it written into law. Yet it was only a year ago that the McNary-Haugenites were declaim- PET <987 | to be an infringement upon the privi- 98¢ [ upon its prerogatives. One was a con- very considerable extent. Supporters of the debenture plan in the Senate, however, are inclined to laugh at this’ suggestion, holding that instead of rais- ing revenue, the debenture plan con- templates expenditure of revenue. How- ever, it is quite clear that if placed in effect the debenture plan would ma- terially reduce the actual revenues of the Government. No one would sug- gest that the Senate originate a meas- ure for the reduction of ‘axes, which also is a proposition to reduce revenue, not to “raise” it. ‘The House has, time and again, de- clined absolutely to receive measures from the Senate which it considered lege of the House to originate legisla- tion raising revenue or originating ap- propriation bills, ‘which is a corollary 'matter. During the last Congress, the House, by resolution, refused to consider and sent back to the Senate two meas- ures which it dcemed an infringement current resolution, offered by Senator McMaster of South Dakota, calling for a revision of the tariff in certain par- ticulars, and the other a measure which dealt with merchant marine income tax exemption. If the House “gets its back up” with regard to the debenture export plan, the Senate would have a difficult time having the matter considered by that body. In the operation of the debenture plan, a farmer who had wheat he de- sired to export would receive a de- benture certificate, valued at 21 cents per bushel, cr one-half the tariff im- posed on wheat imported into this country. These debenture certificates he could dispose of to those who wished to pay tariff duties on imports, and the purchasers of the debenture certificates, in turn, would use them to pay these import duties. o The British War Debt. It appears that the reparations dis- | cussions now tapering to a finish at Paris are not the only debt-revision plans under way in Europe. This week's proceedings in the House of Commons revolve chiefly around the British war debt to the United States. That tidy little obligation, the principal of which is $4,074,818,358, and funded interest, $525,181,641, became the 'basis of the Mellon-Baldwin funding agreement at ‘Washington on June 19, 1923. ‘The British debt is by far the largest owing to the United States Treasury, accounting for more than forty per cent of ail the obligations due us from | our war associates, and was the first one to be funded. For six years John Bull has been faithfully fulfilling his burdensome duty under the funding settlement, calling for the semi-annual discharge of heavy interest and sinking- | fund payments. The British assented to terms which turned out to be far more onerous than those which the United States in the meantime has ex- acted from our other European war creditors. Discussion in Parliament was pre- cipitated on Tuesday by a speech from exchequer, Philip Snowden. Mr. Snow- den declared that the Labor party and the ephemeral MacDonald cabinet of 1924 had never subscribed to the famous Balfour note of 1922. Therein Great Britain announced that she would eol- lect from European nations only enough of the war debts owing to her to cover British payments to the United States. Yesterday two conspicuous members of the Baldwin government, Sir Austen Chamberlain and Winston Churchill, bitterly assalled Mr. Snowden’s state- ment. They accused the Laborites of fostering a policy of repudiation which would imperil British world prestige. To that taunt Ramsay MacDonald, the Labor leader, forthwith retorted that his party in no wise cherishes the notion of repudiating British debt covenants. ‘The motive underlying the Conserva- tive “minigters’ attack on the Labor group umably is the supposition that the MacDonald cohorts, now the second largest parliamentary faction, are thinking of waging the impending general election campaign on a plat- form of revision of Britain's American debt. The funding of that gigantic obligation is a matter of direct concern to every Briton, for the annuities which ing loudly the fact they would stand for no governmental subsidy to aid the farmers. What they wanted was an “equalization fee” which would lay the cost of handling the exportable erop surpluses upon the whole group of farmers raising that surplus. The ex- port debenture plan is & governmental subsidy. It proposes to withhold from the Treasury the money which would otherwise go into revenues of the Gov- ernment through the collection of tar- iff duties on all kinds of imports into this country. The equivalent of these tariff duties it proposes to pay to the farmers exporting wheat or other prod- uce, in order to prevent these farm- ers from losing money on these ‘when sold in the world market. The danger lurking in the adoption have to be met at Washington comprise & very considerable item in the bill the British taxpayer has to foot. It is expected that Premier Baldwin, when he addresses the House of Com- mons today and outlines the Conserva- tive party’s election program, will dis- cuss the American debt. It was funded here under his personal auspices. Though no responsible British states- man would publicly avow it, the terms of that settlement rankle unceasingly in John Bull's breast. In that breast are latent longings that some day the settlement will be reconsidered and to Britafn’s advantage. While it would not become British dignity to beseech Uncle Sam for such a revision, it is an open secret that of such & plan lies in the possibility | concessions not only would be welcome, that. it may encourage overproduction | but are considered by the average of various crops by the farmers. Such|Briton as a right which cannot, and overproduction would not only help to}should not, permanently be withheld drain the Treasury under the export|by “the richest Nation on earth. debenture plan, if the surpluses were | Coupled with this belief is the expec- all shipped abroad, but would have a | tation that sooner or later all war debts tendency in the end to break the do- | Will be pitched into & common pod! and mestic market and shove prices to a |either canceled all around or be radi. lower level. cally “revised.” ‘The House committee on agriculture and the House leaders have turned their backs on the export debenture plan. If the Senate committee and the Senate | wtn watretnas, - o be Plaved itself should insist upon: placing the # debenture plan in the farm bill, there . Y is the prospect of an epoch-making row The Retirement Bill. between the two . houses. The only| Legislation to lberalize the civil thing that might prevent such a row | 5ervice retirement law, and thus do would be the expressed approval of the | More equal justice to all employes who | debenture plan by President Hoover | have given the best years of their life ¥ House apparently is in- | 0 the Government service, is to be . tent upcn drafting and sending to the | Tévived and given the earliest possible White House a bill which will receive | consideration in the present Congress. | It will not, however, be passed at the Base ball is & game that calls for re- [ of the| Senator Dale’s announcement that arm bill, but | on this, the first day for introducing raise the ques- | bills in the Senate, he intends again to constitutional privilege of | present - the retirement bill which to originate all revenue bills, | passed the Senate in the first session the Senate should persist in adopting | of the Seventieth Congress and has since debenture plan. The Constitution | been awaiting action by -the House, iy oy i L *fl'-nmmmmm not probable With haughty footstep I will stray. I look disdainful on the rest Of mortals. With a pride intense, . leaders to hold the session exclusively to the special legislation for which it was called—farm relief, tariff, and pos- sibly reapportionment. In the House an even more pro- hibitive conditiorr exists, sincs only four of the standing committees have heen organized and there is no civil service committee to consider this legislation. Chairman Lehlbash of the civil service committee in the last Congress, who will doubtless continue as chairman in the regular sessions of the Seventy- first Congress, is still giving careful study to the retirement problem and is ready to introduce the liberalising measure and give it committee con- sideration just as soon as the committee is organized. During the two sessions of the Seventieth Congress, with the Dale bill liberaiizing the existing retirement law | already passed*by the Senate, the over- | whelming majority of House members were pledged to vote in favor of this measure. The House rules committee ordered a special rule to give this meas- ure privileged status. The House lead- ers, however, by one excuse after an- other, prevented the measure coming up for a vote, begause it was under- stood that President Coolidge was op- posed to it and would veto it. The House leaders realized that the House would pass the measure over the Presi- dent's veto if afforded the opportunity. In the closing days the retirement measure was passed by & practically | unanimous vote under suspension of the rules, which meant that it must have & two-thirds vote. It received a “pocket veto” from the President through his failure to sign the bill after it had been approved by both houses of Congress. Friends of the Government employes are insisting, and are already besleging the new Congress, that the liberalized retirement bill, so overwhelmingly ap- proved by both Senate and House mem- bers, should be passed early in the De- cember session; that it must not be sidetracked by House leaders but al- lowed to come fairly to a vote, be trans- mitted to the President and given a fair opportunity to be passed over the presidential veto—if there is one. But there is no intimation that President Hoover would veto this measure. In fact, it is believed that in the Decem- ber session he will be in favor of its early passage. It is well for the friends of the em- ployes, however, to keep this matter conspicuously before the attention of the members of Congress, and to re- canvass the veteran members and to line up the new members so that by their favorable votes they may decisively pass | this most meritorious measure at the proper time. ———re All that Trotsky seems to be asking, at present, is a doctor and a nurse. Even implacable political enmity might be expected- to grant so humble a re- quest. —_— e ‘While asserting undoubted leadership in finance, there is not much remaining hope that Charles Dawes will succeed in setting the, fashion in tobacco pipes. ———wt— Racketeers operate in all the larger cities. Thelr absence is now regarded merely as a small-town indication. ‘Wall Street cannot stop speculation, but a unanimous boycott by speculators might stop Wall Street. Chinese warfare exemplifies & condi- tion of national unrest that long ago became chronic. B SHOOTING STARS, BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. April. The springtime days for which we ‘waited long Have offered only a relentless chill; Even the robin, once so gay with song, Has uttered nothing but a fleeting trill. The dogwood petals flutter to the ground. We tell of skies that should be all aglow— In irony, so beauteous yet profound, ‘The very blossoms imitate the snow. Political Equality. “How do you account for the man who votes dry and yet takes a drink?” “A statesman,” said Senator Sor- ghum, “must avoid giving offense. Whatever the sentiments regardin, prohibition may be, one man’s vote is just as good as another’s.” Jud Tunkins says a prohibition agent has to use sagacious secrecy .to keep from serving a night club as an un- compensated ad writer. * A Social Pride It Will Insure, When the Best Seat You Can Secure. Into my dairy lunch, each day, And choose the chair which suits me ‘best. I show my social precedence. . Mugic-Weary. “Do you enjoy music when you are t luncheon?” “No,” answered Mr. Chuggins. “I listen for hours to the rhythm ef the motor. When I sit down in the dining room I'd like just to stop and look.” m “Our ancestors elaim our deference,” | Which sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “and so we proceed, while praising their | say virtues, to make their old mistakes.” A Diplomat for His Position May Yet v Depend on Prohibition, A diplomat requires some nerve, If he a nation’s need. would serve. He'll show more pluck and have more luck, Perhaps, if he can drive a truck. “A man dat is satisfied wif hisself,” ’ of dollars & month to take care of the “It is of the greatest importance that we attach many_persons the land,” says Prof. L. H. Bailey in the introduc- tion to his “Manual of Gardening,” re- vised edition. “I ‘am convinced that an interest in gardening will naturally take the place of many desires that are much more difficult to gratify, and that lie beyond the reach of the average man or_woman.” Many desires that are difficult to gratify and that lie beyond the reach of the average man or woman Most peo{pe are not in the tHinking of desires in any such light; the modern American spirit has be- lieved, or professed to believe, that every one can get what he wants, it he works hard enough and gets the “breaks.” ‘We are told that “he can who thinks he can” and are advised from the hcusetops that nothing is impossible to him who is willing to think a thing | effort. out and then work for it. * ok K K The plain truth, however, is that everything is not possible to every man, no matter how faithfully he v%i’ , or how great his dreams and aspirations. We all talk about “the average man,” but few are willing to .dm!t.'s:n they n::‘e “it” Like so many other phrases, ey average man” slips from the tongue easily, but no one wil nlr;n:ll" in the d:elh’)w'n nhou.un‘ly e ‘et, thousands of men—and very fine men, too—are average men in every sense of the term. There is nothing derogatory in it, but merely a plain tion of the fact that certain turns of birth and fortune, or certain abilities, 1éft cortain men’ above the average, ot mznnd i fence the word “usual” nearl, the w—cu}lm -ve::lgz man, who y\sfl:: because of a gene: formll - vailing standards, | oy e pre ‘The average man of today is able to gratify a desire for a personal vehicle of transportation, ie., the automobile whereas the horse and c: of a quarter of a century ago was beyond the means of the average citizen. He might go to & livery stable and hire & horse and rig on Sunday, but that was lul“::lr as hedever 8ot to owning some! possesse on! few in any communit; b’ Skl ot St * X K K Te Temain many desires as dif- ficult. to gratify, and that lle beyond the reach of the average man or woman, The desire for palatial homes and broad :fi: in and near great cities is one of A desire for costly jewels on the part of women of average homes is another such desire difficult of attainment, and sure only of trouble and heartache. Guy de Maupassant’s classic story, “The ]?ol'"'tlond Necklace,” is an instance in int. Those who sigh for ways of life an living which are both yb!eyond thclg purses and their physical means would do better to take to heart Prof. Bailey’ wise words, and to concentrate on a garden, where one may achieve much in little. Garden desires are not difficult to gratify, and lie well within the reach of the average man or woman, Ask any realtor! * ok ok ok One of the most disheartening sights in the civilized world is a community of average persons who haven't enough common scnse to keep their lawns and BY PAUL V. Dr. 1 airs, with the ‘ultimate objective of civilizing the In Bureau may be abolished within 25 years. It centers in this pro- Wilbur, has announced a new lor administration of Indian af- | 270, gram: “The fundmx;m aim of the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs shall be to make of the Indian a self-sustaining Ameri- can citizen just as rapidly as this can be brought about. The Indian shall no longer be viewed as a ward of the Na- tion, but shall be considered as a tential citizen. As rapidly as possible, he is to have the full responsibility for himself. Leadership should be given the Indians, rather than cus ip. stock is of excellent quality. The Indian It can readily merge with that of the Nation.” * % k% All the world loves an ist. This is indeed an “Injun” istration, with & “good Injun,” very much alive, second in rank in the Nation, and head of that body which even the new Am- bassador to the Court of St. James once declared ought to reform its rules, be- come really civilized, and bear its own responsibility for what the oratorical fillibusters compel it to do. Now that the Senate has been cap- tured by an Indian, after the Indian influence shall have tamed that tribe, the administration will proceed to re- organize the nature of the original In- dians. This is not the whim of a new Sec- retary, but the ripened plan of the Board of Indian Commissioners ap- pointed by Congress to consider the problem. - Secretary Wilbur hopes to find his job far easier than will Chief Curtis that of taming the Senate. ‘There are not so many Indians in existence as there are people in the City of Washington. It costs a million Indians. Congress refuses to let us, therefore, “the Nation’s wards” of the National Capital, break out of the res- ervation and have a part in self-ad- ministration until it tries it out with the more tractable and fewer tribal In- dians. All Indians are citizens and can vote, but does that argue that the same liberty and authority should be intrusted to the semi-barbarous Dis: trict. of Columbians? x X k¥ The announcement, going into detalls of the new policy, says: “Viewed over a term of years, the Indian agent, as such, with his abnormal powers, shal be nsed with.” be that will apply likewise to our Dls,{.ct ‘Commissioners, too, but not so soon. is is how such a plan strikes one otTau old Indian agents, Leo Crane, who, in his book, “Indians of the En- chanted Desert,” temar! coneerning Indians of Arizona, over whom for eight years as agent of the first of these up in 1894, but the its allotment plan, second and MO8t | egs, ‘and probably, if . THIS AND Ti BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, 1 habit of | gh BACKGROUND OF EVENTS ‘The new Secretary of the Interior,)of the Nation's wards, so that | Prior IAT “State Socialism” ; In Education Decried tor of The Star: ’ the ts of a 7-year-old Wihin ihree daysof (oo the. con: or con- terraces in first-class condition, - and | sequences. Axku’i' what objection thereby keep their Eropeny values up. | had to sen the child to school, the They will eagerly to a gpeaker at | father replied that he did not want & group m tell them how to have | he; p when it comes to the ‘hers in the city schools Fod lawns, bul ndividual effort™ to get them they fall down, and their yards “boom.” Children can be taught to play and yet respect beauty in the shape and | form of beautitul lawns and terraces, | the but it seems to be “the easiest way” to allow them to grow up without such training and the gress without the in- valuable care which the little ones can ve. Walk into another community, how= ever, and see as many children, and yet see the lawns beautiful and the terraces unmarred. Are these a dif- ferent brecd of children? - No. They are exactly the same sort of young- sters, but their co-operation has been asked—and secured—in the community e . * ok ok ok Instead of pining away because some one else has more money, a bigger car, a finer home, or is able to take more “trips,” the average man or woman would do better to grow finer flowers and let the rest of the world wag along. Few men feel abused because they cannot own yachts, yet there are very few who do have them; most men could no more hope to sail their own yacht than own the Capitol grounds. What strikes the avg as an impossibility in case seldom harasses him; what worries him is the thing he feels he might have and per- haps ought to have, but has not. It is precisely here that gardening soothes ‘the haughty spirit of man, at the same time it occupies his hands and mind. There is something about work- ing with the soil which takes away pride, humbling the proud of spirit to ntg:oper appreciation of themselves and of 3 * ¥ k % An interest in gardening will natu- rally take the place of other desires, if it be a real interest, but it will not do 80 if it is trumped up as the result of & brief enthusiasm. Active examples in & neighborhood may incite a few to go out and do like- wise, but these will fall when the hot Summer comes. The only snuléw garden interest is personal in- res Here again all sorts of queer side is- sues enter. One man will care not about his personal appearance, but keep his home and his grounds spick and span. He does not mind if his trousers are not pressed, but if his flower borders are grown over with grass he becomes restive. Another home owner will spend all his money on his back, as the saying is, and leave his back yard to resemble a hog pen. Many men will spend hours upon hours washing their automobile who would not put in 10 minutes cutting the grass. ‘Thus gardening, and its attendant home-making, can be no sure cure for the evils which beset the world—evils which arise in part because too many men and women have desires which are difficult to gratify, which in fact lie be- yond the reach of the average person. ‘The fine common sense of gardening will save many a person from the heartaches of life, so that he who grows a flower also sows seeds of content in his own mind and heart. And the harvest from that garden far surpasses any other. . COLLINS. in 1900 there were g office, rather vague and unreliable, with the census of 1850 touching high-water mark with & guess of 400,764, followed by a report of the Indian office. in 1860 indicating only 254,300. All the statii- tics appear unreliable, but it is obvious that the Indians are not * out.” On the other hand, they do not, as & class appear to be forgetting their own rites and preferences, bred from cen- turies of Indian ancestry. Now, all within 25 years, it is pro- to cease treating them as unre- generated “barl " and throw them upon In the quarter- tury program, it is proposed that the several States shall care for the Indians within their boundaries, in the matter of schools, under the supervision of the Federal Bureau of Education—in the face of State opposition to standardizing edi by putting a school teacher into the President's cabinet. The health program of the Indians “should be placed under the Public Health Service.” White folks will de- pend upon their paid doctors, as “medi- cine men,” but Indians would look to the Federal Health Service, even after all n agents cease to exist. * Xk % ‘The bane of allotment in severalty has been the white schemer who lies in wait to cheat the Indian out of his land and other property, as soon as the In- dian gains title which he can transfer. A case is cited in which an Indian owned land on which there was timber appraised at $18,000; he sold it to & white man for $500. Indians have no conception of values, even after a cen- tury of Government guardianship. However, it is proposed that a sur- vey be made of all Indian laws, and that new laws be enacted to safeguard the next generation, 25 years hence, m: Indians discreet by statute. * ok k ok In a magazine article two by George Vaux, jr., chnlrmln”‘o': .tg: Board of Indian Commissioners,, there appeared a review of the work of the Indian Bureau, in which this paragraph .nnlel“i:d: ften intim: that, in view % often A of the compnrntively'fi:uu number of Indians, the amount of money and ef- 11 | fort expended upon them is very far out of proportion to the practical re. sults produced. The Government an- nually appropriates some ten or twelve million dollars for the activities of its Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many people seem to suppose that if it were efficiently managed, the Indlans, blem and & Gove‘n;‘mem burdu . them | tention of y | vast intercourse on the Canadian bor- | will old t; 1925. there were only |t children are leading a healthy, simple, normal life in the care of wise parents. are learning to obey, to observe, to at- tend and to work. In order that the m:lod of education may be prolonged, parents are removing them at once to a distant State, hoping that their existence may be overlooked for a little while b‘y the suthorities in this land of the free. Who owns the child? Danton, in a moment of folly in the French Revoiu- tion, cried out that the children belong to the state. The sentiment is revolt- ing. Such a monopoly the state has no right to claim, the parents no right to yleld. We have no right to tol- erate that the state should uncondi- tionally assume the rights and dutles of teacher, and a te to itself com- plete -control; in r words, a mo- nopoly of education. When the state claims the exclusive right of ‘forming the minds and hearts of the young it i it “Fie parents have s tile 1o its claim. ve 8 show for the rights they demand and exercise. This letter is nmot a complaint, a murmur, & lamentation, nor a groan. It is an lrluunnl.‘ slldt the editor of the Country Gentleman to me: "A‘Ihl:rly The idea of state socialism as regards schools has been completely sold to the people of America and con- ditions will have to get bad before people will consent to any changes.” ELLA FRANCES LYNCH, Founder National League of Teacher- Mothers. s oo Be Kind to Animals ¢ Is Plea to Mothers To the Editor of The Stars ‘The coming of Spring and the signs on the street cars remind us that once again Be Kind to Animals Anniversary week is with us, which was opended by Humane Sunday on the 14th. We are becoming increasingly interested in this occasion, devoted to considering the welfare of our four-footed and feathered friends and helpers, in line with a simi- lar annual week devoted to child wel- fare. Though the week's name empha- sizes kindness to animals, the event is also dedicated to the whole humane movement, which, of course, sponsors both child end animal protection and humane education of old and young. ‘The kindness messages are being dis- seminated in many yays, including through the various religious channels, the home and school, by radid, the press, moving pictures, etc. I feel sure they will be welcomed by us more and more through the years, convincing us that the humane example is & valuable asset in helping our children hood and womanhood mothers of the world in their homes we look for the greatest influence for such training. Our public parks offer fine opportunity for one phase of this and I am glad to notice so many mothers taking advantage of it. It is indeed a beautiful and touching sight, these bright Spring days, to see these mothers with their happy little children literally surrounded by cooing pigeons, chirping sparrows and frisky squirrels. By gladly g:vidtn' the crumbs and peanuts for little tots to toss to the pretty crea- ures, they are not only giving present delight, but they are helping to build for them characters and_future happiness, for themselves, their humble speechless little friends and their fellow men. So fill our parks with such glad scenes and let us rejoice in and encourage the instinctive sympathy and kind tenden- cies of little chffdren and growing boys and girls, that the selfish and unkindly thoughts which may also be present in their natures will not be given the chance to overrule and blight their priceless lives. o VIRGINIA W. SARGENT. Clearer Understanding . With Canadians Urged Prom the Manchester Union. A new phase of the Canadian im- migration problem has just been dis- posed of in the decision of the Immi- srluon Board of Review in the St. lohnsbury gase. This case involved the right of an American contractor to employ Canadians on this side of the line. The specific instance was the employment of more than 100 Cana- dians by a large construction concern engaged in building two dams on the Connecticut River for the New Eng- land Power Associates. Some months ago a charge was laid against this concern that it had conspired to defeat the United States allen contract labor law, and about 40 of the workmen were taken into custody and released on the company’s bond, while the re- mainder left the United States qf their own accord. This incident was given considerable prominence in the Cana- dian newspapers at the time of its oc- currence. By the ruling of the board of re- view, the charge against the company is dropped, and the deportation pro- ceedings are withdrawn. It appears that many of the men against whom the warrants were issued were engineers, whose services were necessary to the company, which is a Canadian concern. The case, however, brings to atte flm‘@ me&d of :m clearer un‘(ll‘elsun of regulations governing inter- course on Canadian border, Much agitation has been aroused in Canada of late by frequent controversies over border crossings that might be reduced if the regulations were more clearly de- fined. The contract labor law specifical- ly prohibits the entry of aliens who have been “induced, assisted, encourag- ed or solicited to migrate to this coun- try by offers or promises of employ- ment.” This provision Is necessary for the protection of American labor. Furthermore, there was an understand- Ing with the company building the Connecticut dams, that so far as was practicable it should employ local la- bor. It does not appear that the com- has in any t violated the contract labor law. entered the country to work for their regular employer, and without any in- remaining here. Some were employed in the labor turnover in the supposition that they were residents of the United States. It is impossible to avoid & certain percentage of con- troversies of this sort, in view of the der, but the most careful provision ype. “Civilization is a long and slow proc- | conflict with the dispassionately we view the whole subject, we shall forced to arrive at the conclusion that it is more to be wondered at that the Fuiher than that we should feel 1t has we unduly slow.” T 1 h'n,hwm per cent of the Ot Bpantis embassy sdviss that em| v since Spanish is the national age of the country it is spoken by the mlfi of the country with the excep- of a few scattered ps in the Pyrenees. Of those s} Spanish, between 75 and 80 per ceni also and write it. Q. Who is Clotilde Zanetta?—L. E. M. A. Clotilde Zanetta is & Chil- ean sculptor who has favor by in Clement J. Barnhorn, who hes permit| lacing of two of her figures, “The Vi ” and “St. Joseph,” by his own lece, “The Cruci- Y fixion” group, in the new church of Senta Monica. Miss Zanetta has also designed figures for the altar of the Gothic chapel of the Fenwick Club, in Cincinnati. The charm of her work lies in the extreme height and slenderness of her figures, as well as the pure beauty | of expression found in their faces. Q. Can you explain why a large bond firm in Washington, D. C., whose sales- men have been from Pennsyl- vania, s still allowed to sell its securitics in that State !hgggl: the mails?—B. A. The Post ent says that it “would not be in a position to intelligently answer such a hypotheti- cal question without the facts showing particularly the basis for any action which might have been taken by the State of Pennsylvania in the case. The depariment has authority to issue so- called fraud orders against any person or concern found to be operating a fraudulent scheme or lottery through the mails. If any one feels that he been defrauded by any person or con- cern using the mails for such purpose he is at liberty to file a complaint to that effect, which should contain a full statement of the facts, together with any evidence in his The matter will then be investigated and action under the laws herewith taken should the facts warrant.” Q. Are razor-back hogs a particular kind of hogs?>—R. C. A. The razor-back hog is a hog of no distinct breed, which is found in the South. Ordinarily, it is allowed to get most of its food by foraging. These hogs are usually not confined to lots or pens, as those of the recognized stand- ard breeds found on hog farms. In different sections of the South they are known by other names, such as “piney wood rooters,” “rakestraws” and “guinea Any ‘reader can get the answer to| any question by writing to our Infor- mation Bureau in Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to informa- tion. The bureau cannot give advice | on legal, cal and financial matters. It does attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor undertake exhaustive re- search on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address a2nd inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. ‘The reply is sent direct to the inquirer. Address The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. What is the inside of a loaf of bread called—the part that is not the crust? s, A. The soft, inner part of the loaf, as distinguished from the crust, is call- ed the “crumb.” Q. Please explain the difficulty that ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN, Sod it | aecoraea upon the diplomal hostess of the Vice President should be accorded the same courtesies that would l&fl{ivmmfihew‘deotnflum- len Q. How much money do Americans have invested in Camada and New- foundland?—R. M. A. The approximate smount of investments in Canada and Newfoundland is between $3,000,000,000 and $3,500,000,000. Q. Which city is older, Paris or Ber- lin?—C. 8. A. Paris was first mentioned in au- thentic history in the year 53 B.C. The history of the City of Berlin dates from the early part of the thirteenth century. Q. How is Melba toast made?— . E B A. Melba toast is made by taking sandwich bread and slicing it thin; then the edges are cut off, the bread laced in oven and baked until rown. Q. Will the Prench franc be brought back to its former value?—L. D. H. A. It probably will not, since it is stabilized at a new value and is, in & way, & new monetary unit-so far as value is concerned. Q. Why isn't a picture of President H;rdl;g hung in the White House? A. Congress has not yet decided upon the official portrait of President Hard- ing. It will be added to the collection when ready. President Wilson's por- has | trait has been hung this past Winter. Q.’Is there an established ecelor for flowers for Mother's day?—S. E. H. A. White flowers are worn for mothers who are not living, and pink or red for those living. Q. How many miles can & horse travel in an hour?—E. L. K. Py A. Hone-mm's“nnmds are made for distance rather for a period of time. A horse has been known to travel approximately 21 or 22 miles an hour. A horse has made as high as 1 mile in 1 minute 35)2 seconds. Q. What is the difference between probation and parole?—C. J. S. A. Quoting Judge Kavanagh: “Pro- bation lets one who has been adjudged gullty of crime go from the courtroom without any punishment at all. Parole means forgiving the rest of the punish- ment after a guilty person has suf- fered a part.” Q. What is the air played by the chimes of the Westminster clock? I heard it broadcast over KDKA—I M. A. The chimes of the Westminster clock are the same as the Cambridge chimes, which are founded on a phrase in the opening symphony of Handel's air, “I know that my Redeemer liveth,” and arranged by Dr. Crotch for the clock of Great Saint Mary’s, Cambridge. Q. Who is now the Governor of Alaska?—A. M. A. P A. The present governor is George Alexander Parkes. He was appointed by President Coolidge, June, 1925. Q. Is the past tense of the verb “ate” properly pronounced “et”?—L. H. K. A. It is given in most dictjonaries, and is the pronunciation usually ac- corded the word in England. Amer- ica, the long sound of the “a” is pre- e; arose concerning the social status of | ferred. the Vice President's sister—S. D. A. Vice President Curtis informed Secretary Kellogg that he had appoint- | G ed his sister, Mrs. Gann, to act as his official hostess. The Vice President asked at the same time that steps be taken to have Mrs. Gann accorded full recognition as his official hostess. Mr. Kellogg notified the Vice President that | he would inform the diplomatic corps of this designation and that Mrs. Gann | should be given recognition as his of- | ficlal hostess. He stated at the same time that although Mrs. Gann would act as the Vice President’s hostess, this fact could not affect the question of her seating at table, as, in accordance with long-established international cus- tom, she could not be seated befors the wives of Ambassadors or Ministers. ‘The Secretary informed the dean of the diplomatic corps accordingly. The Vice President protested. The diplomats de- cided to await a ruling of the new Sec- retary of State Stimson. Secretary Q. What is meant by & freeholder?— . 8. A. He is one who has a life estate in real property. Q. What proportion of our popula- tion graduates from high school and from college? What proportion are women?—M. K. A. Of the entire population, 2.14 per cent are college graduates and 6.22 per cent are high school graduates. About 30 per cent of the college graduates are women, but about 55 per cent of the high school graduates are girls. Q. Please name some famous dia- monds that are white and flawless.— G. Y. A. The term “first quality” signifies & stone absolutely white and free from all flaws and imperfections. The finest old East Indian, the Jagers-fontein, the Rivers and the Blue Wesselton diamonds are all approximately one grade. Sinclair Jail Decision Hailed With Satisfaction by the Press I the decision of the Supreme Court that Harry F. Sinclair, multimillionaire oll man, must serve three months in jail for contempt of the Senate, the press finds with great satisfaction proof y jail in the United States. “Jail sentence for this particular mil- lonaire is in the interest of good gov- |/ ernment,” avers the Philadelphia Eve-. ning Bulletin. “When wealth is de- voted to sinister , and when it is used to corrupt government and public administration, and, when sus- picion is created, twiddles its fingers at government and assumes that the au- thority of the people has no right to inquire as to its acts, as if there were some superprivilege in the possession of millions, it is a good thing to have the law go to the limit in the maintenance of the integrity of its power.” Answering the questions asked by him by the Senate committee would have been somewhat embarrassing to Sin- clalr, suggests the Kansas City Journal Poss, “but not nearly so g as staying in jail will be. The ‘advice of counsel’ turns out to have been the bad guess of counsel” that paper con- the same time noting that the decision “will strengthen inquisitorial au- thority of Congress. “Justice has been slow,” remarks the Albany Evening News. “Indeed, it has gone very far astray in some of the oil cases, but it is proved again that the United States is still bigger than any wealthy individual, and, although sl ustice’ survives. The Nation has bees skeptical, but it finds that its Supreme Court functions.” “The most important effect of this decision,” in the judgment of the New- ark Evening News, “Is that it sustains the right of congressional committees to compel answers from recalcitrant wit- nesses.” The St. Paul Daily News sees in this “a blow at government by, for and of the Sfl"“!std few.” The New York Sun finds that “the Supreme Court has decided that the right of the Senate to obtain information cannot be abrogated by the fact that such in- formation may have a bearing on a criminal case in which the witness is concerned.” The Sun concludes, “In the meantime Sinclair will have to adapt himself by deay to a regimen not Siberian and by night to a cot just about the size of the berths in the pri- vate car Sinoco.” Other comment on tinues. “He paid them & munificent | 4" gtrengthening of powers of Con- m m.':t?i %gu‘:gdm:mgknu% gress is from the Nachville Banner, Port Just one, x‘nwlm 1‘ v’{’m’"g’ of- mw News and Salt Lake Deserec’ fense, & cloar ing of the Govern-| “The Louisville Courier-Journal main- ment of the United States,” reflecting | taing that “he should not needlessly be an attitude which is more common | gbjected to humiliation, but there is no with criminals and the fanatical anar- | reason why his cot should have a silk chists than with the worthy and repu- | qujjt o & leather matiress, or his cell wing the acts of all the defend- | tue ook Sslnnd Aveus noide that Af Mr. Sinclair serves out his sentence the incident may teach other men in ‘big business’ that it would be wise to the powers of a Senate com- le | mittee.” ) Others who would make the case an example are the Santa Barbara Daily The | News, the Charleston Daily Mail and nmmwum’mmy ik 1t a “mighty ot “m! encouraging to know that constituted law can really defeat the effort of any lnfllvidun;nor o;;p"of indis suc- pfln‘nhzfi 8] that “ninety days is sure, but the stigma of