Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1929, Page 8

O . THE EVENING THE EVENING STAR | ifor of the commerciel and industrial|a niche in the history of the times | S Sendey Mirsieg S0e. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY.........April 26, 1929 THEODORF W. NOYES....Editor [ The Evening Star Newspapsr Compan J1en s, Butiness Smeer ey and Pennssivants Ave - 110 East 4; ork Office: t 5 Office* Lake Michigan Buildins. n Office: 14 Regent St.. London. Englan: icago uropeas Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Bvening Star,....... 43¢ ver month e Eveninl and sy sier ° - undass r mon The Evenin e 85 per month 108 per copy e at the end of each month. e sent in by mall or telephone Orders may Main 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 1ly and Sunds! 1 yr, §10.00; 1 mo., 88%¢ "J only . 1 yr., $6.00. 1 mo., 50c ay only 1 yr., $4.00; 1 mo. 40c : Bl All Other States and Ca: Dallr and Sunday.. glfl’ only . . junday only Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of zll news dis- atches credited to it or not otherwise ered- ted in this paper and aiso the iocal news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. | trian control was, perhaps, the most|farm relief may, with the earnest pa- e “The Symbol of America.” There was one inspiring and predom- inant note sounded by guished speakers who stood on the platform in the auditorium of the Na- tional Chamber of Commerce last night addressing an audience limited in size only by the receptive power of its radio sets. Each of them chose to describe some phase in the task of building the American Capital. But all of them em- phasized their conception of Washing- ton as.the common property of the American people, the Nation's City or, as President Hoover expressed it, “the symbol of America.” The lonely keeper of a lighthouse somewhere off the coast of Maine, the farmer in some forgotten | vices and it shall be unlawful for any _ hamlet in Texas, the mountaineer in| the backwoods of Tennessee and the | those distin- | centers of the country. No comment on this fine statement |‘1n necessary. But it is interesting to re- | call that toward the close of a century |of neglect of. Washington and the be- ginning of another era now past, a plan such as Mr. Medary suggests was adopt- °d in 1878 by an enlightened Congress: that the principle of that plan was re- afirmed by many Congres: that the principle remains written as a part of organic law never repealed. and that. if it were not for annual violations of it in the District appropriations bill, {that plan would be in effect today. It | was never, however, a plan to “segre- |gate” the interests of the community land those of the Nation. It was far more generous, called for mueh more from the community. But it was fair. It was right. It was founded on experi- | ence, thought and patriotic sentiment. oo o Controlling the Walker. Of the ten suggestions to improve traffic conditions in Washington which | were made by C. P. Clark. assistant | general manager of the American Au- tomobile Assoclation, at the meeting | recently of the SBociety of Automotive ! {Bnnlneer;. the one reiating to pedes- |important. As Mr. Clark sges it, and ‘mcldenmlly the traffic office as well, friction in the great movement of | | vehicles can never be eliminated while | one class of street user is entirely un- | regulated. | The pedestrian control regulation has | At the close of his carcer he was the | | recognized leader of a progressive ele- | ment which was irrespective of political | party allegiance. Aimost his final effort | was to unite this group behind him ' Some people seem to have a positive | and win to the office of Chlef Execu- | tive. His candidacy for the presidency fon an independent progressive ticket. | l:e{;l\ns for pum&g‘ the wrong interpre- &« ation on everything. » however, was thrust upon him by the | ®ge® o0 iing attention on s minor | groups then clamoring for recognition | point they deftly take the attention which they insisted had been denied | from the major issue. them by the two old political parties,| And thus they cause a great deal of STAR, WASHINGTON, Senator La Follette dreamed of the | (rouble in & world where words and | cstablishment of a great progressive iparty, a new political organization | which should include in its ranks pro- | gressives from both Republican and | Democratic parties as well as independ- . ents. Nearly five million men and wom- en cast their ballots for the Senator from Wisconsin, but his own State was the only one which gave him its elec- toral votes. The effort to establish e this defeat at the polls. still lingers. Farm relief is an old question: one whose answer was for centuries considered fmpossible. The present era has solved many difficult problems and new, progressive party subsided after But the idea | | events are tenuous enough without out- i side aid. | Often these people are kind and gen- itle. men and women who would not | willingly harm a fly. | " “Their thought processes are blunder- | ing, rather than intentionally harmful, i but the net result of their work is the | same in either case— | Misunderstanding. * % k *x Persons who achieve these mischie- | vous results specialize in misunderstand- ing what they read, see and hear. Perhaps the one crowning fault re- | | sponsible is a misplaced sense of humor. One o often hears a sense of humor upheld as the Lghtener of burdens, and the fewel of the poor, that there is some | hesitaney in speaking against it. A “good sense of humor,” however, is | | ceptible of being either good, bad or in- | different. like most other qualities in life, sus- |k D. C, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Here the person who puts the wrong interpretation on things fairly shines, because there is nothing in black and | white which may be shown afterward. Then f{t word against yours, with the taking the hindmost. * ok ok % ‘The malicious form of this person is what the French term the agent rovocateur. The Romans had a sim- iar gentleman whose duty was to pro- voke some one into ing & I3 word against Caesar. Often the agent was a soldler, who, in conversation ith his fellow soldiers or with the residents of a conguered town, would let fall a few remarks intended to egg on the others to invective against the congueror, There is probably no group which does not have at least one who insisis on creating misunderstanding at any cost. No doubt he has in the back of his head the idea that by revealing the inimical sentiments of a fellow he will create good will for himself. Often he fails lamentably, because those in authority do not so easily all” for this sort of thing as these misguided snoops fancy. The only sure remedy against this becomes a question of hi devil This same sense of humor may be helpful in one person, harmful in an- other. It may cheer up the downcast or provoke a serious man to assault and battery. A sense of humor ’!x on= lhln; wu};l; -av | Kindly man and distinctly another w The plan to put redio on ratiway [ % S00" ntinciive mental reactions trains warrants an immediate protest | e cryel, from all large pictorial advertisers. With | Kk K ticnce now in evidence, take its place along with the achlevements once deemed beyond human capacity. A —— {had rough sledding in Washington ! When Congress enacted the traffic lnw: it gave specific permission to control the | |walker. A feeble attempt was then | made by the sithorities, but soon no | cne, least of all the pedestrian, was | paying any attention o it. | In the District traffic* code at the | present time is the following regulation applying to pedestrians: Pedestrians shall have the right of way at all cros§walks except those con- trolled by traffic officers and traffic de- person to cross the roadway through moving traffic on any street upon which traffic is controlled by electric signal proud booster of a thriving metropolis | lights. on the West Coast heard something| gy persons probably realize that Jast night that must have drawn them| g, o regulation is mylm books. It closer together—made them feel more like Americans. The President of the can hardly be considered strange that this is #0 because it is yet to be en- | attention riveted on song and u,ory,'1 ‘Even this distinction, however, is not | pessel 7" | enough, for it leaves out of account our | passengers cannot be exgected to give | Litiih i eman who insists on putting | proper consideration to the big HIgn- | {pe crnasis on the Wrong (hine. boards along the right of way. 1 he is reading an article on a sub- S5 5t /o ject which is plainly stated in the first King Tut was only a boy compelled | sentence, and carefully worked out from | to wear a jeweled crown and golden that point, he will skip over th~ thesis earrings. No real boy of the present inor statement in’| era would harbor a wish to exchange his Boy Scout suit even for such mag- nificent apparel. — - Income tax receipts exceed expecta- | tions. How far income taxes might be reduced if the revenues due from sur- reptitious alcoMol could be collected is one of those problems that defy re- search, and select some ml paragraph 64. ‘Then, without reference to what hl&‘ gone before or should come after, he will discuss the entire treatise on the ground of the sixty-fourth paragraph. | ‘This ig literally what he does with | such an article, and figuratively what he achieves with all topics of conver- sation or writing. “Oh. ho, ho!” he roars. “Look here what it says!” And away he goes on the erumb of information which he h: dragged apart from the whole loaf knowledge. | * x X % | “Did you see where So-and-So callad fyou a June bug?’ he asks the victim. S e United States Senators are expected United States, the Secretary of the; Treasury, a Senator, a Representative | and a prominent citizen, speaking as directors of a great corporation to its stockholders, told them of the new structures planned here as a monument , Tepresenting the achievements and suc- cess of their great enterprise. Introducing President Hoover last night, Secretary Mellon, the moving spirit behind this great gathering of Americans, declared ‘that history was repeating itself, and he recalled that meeting of Government officials twenty- five years ago when the theme of dis- cussion, then as now, was the needs of * Washington and the necessity of de- veloping the city in accordance with the plans of the founders. But there are those among us here in Washington who choose to believe that it was new history written last night; that while there have been many meetings in the i past of stanch advocates of the devel- opment of Washington, while there have | ‘been many plans drawn and schemes Jaid and brave words uttered, there was never so fine a sentiment, supported by such practical thought and tangible evi- dence of progress, as that which marked last night’s meeting. The development of Washington as a Nation's Capital 1‘5 awakening again, but at the dawn of a| new era. The rising sun brings into re- lief a rosy and premising horizon, The speech®s last night were typical of those who made them. The Presi- dent’s short address placed before his | audience a vision bullt on statistics and | facts. He declared that “Washington is i pelling walkers to observe, not only the | forced. The regulation as it stands means absolutely nothing. It is gen- jerally conceded that a regulation of any kind which is not enforced should be repealed. The same reasoning ap- plies to the pedestrian regulation. It would be far better to enforce it, however. and to strengthen it by com- | traffic lights, but traffic policemen. 1t | is not an unusual sight to observe a line of cars facing the Go or Green signal held up by a sauntering group of pedes- trians, who have just enjoyed right of way by the Red or Stop signs which motorisis are forced to obey. Particularly is this condition to be noted at Dupont Circle, where the traf- fic lights have been installed solely for the protection and convenience of the walker. The pedestrians at this point dodge through green light traffic de- spite the fact that a few seconds later they would be accorded clear passage across the sireet. This practice is not only dangerous for the walker, but de- prives motorists of the right to pro- ceed unrestricted on the groen signal. Other cities have found pedestrian regulation a boon to both walkers and motorists, It has prevented eccidents and promoted the smooth movement of traffic. Washington, if it seriously goes about the task of regulating the un-: regulaled walker, will not be conducting an untried experiment. It has been proved successful and is the logical means to avoid accident and conges- tion. ) not only the Nation's Capital; it is the College men might add to the| to deliberate with fearless conscience. ‘This implies a certain obligation to (Or one of the victims, rather. for So- and-8o undoubtedly is the other vic- | person is to have as little to do with | him as possible, and then with fear | | and trembling, lest what must be said | is twisted into something entirely op- | posite. The desire for fun, however, is at the base of this evil, in most of the cases run into in ordinary life. Did | you ever stop to think how few actua: | villains one ordinarily meets? | % % ¥ Some folks are so bubbling over with good humor—at some one else’s ex- pense--that they, are never satisfied 2t i3, bud must make it over rer 1o their heart's desire. In this process they run the risk of absolute | falsification with a good heart. Is it not astonishing that the person who secks only amusement can be such a close relation to the provocative agent bent on ill? Yet such is the case. It is Just as easy to create trouble “in fun” as in deadly earnest. Sometimes one is inclined to think that the patently evil person is much to be preferred, since he may be watched for and guarded against.. He is a foe and may be treated as such. The friend who insists on creating | mischief catches one off-guard, as it | were, then soaks & straight right to the | jaw, laughing gayly at one’s conster- | nation, declaring that it is all in fun and should so be taken. It is difficult to handle such a customer. His many | good points are not forgotten—but why does he insist on being disagreeable? It he says that what he does or says is tim.) “He called me a June bug?” says the other, speedily becoming insulted. “Yes, he called you a June bug.” Put thus bluntly, is it any wonder listen respectfully to what sounds like a good tip from a well informed source. R S et Einstein is a comparatively young symbol of America. By its dignity lndl Nation's literary prestige by reverting architectural inspiration we -umul-v,ei to the old ides that a knowledge of pride in our country, We eNCOUrBEe | Greek and Latin is to be sought as & that elevation of thought and character | soundation of rhetorical style for future which comes from great architecture.”| gopareq | At the same time the President pointed | out that “agricuiture is housed in forty- | Every now snd then s liquor truck six different places in the city and the | gets into, serious trouble because cir- ‘Treasury in twenty-seven places.” Sec- | mmnm;' did not permit it to have retary Mellon, with a modesty that hl!.‘ & Sogation employe on’board. become characteristic, restrained his re- e s man and there are admiring hopes that he will live long enough to explain his theory in terms that the average in- telligence may comprehend. —————————— In a few weeks currency will employ smaller bills and to that extent will harmonize with the smaller market baskets that have gredually come into evidence. s Classical statesmanship was proffered by Al Smith, but Tammany after one campaign program indicated a prefer- ence for Jimmy Walker jazz, ‘The old feuds were mild affairs com- pared to the vengeful determination of gangsters when a traitor to & nefarious compact is discovered. ——————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Springtime Enthusiasm. A man with fingers blackened, And with dank and dusty hair, His pace serenely slackened Just beside the cellar stair. “I know,” said he, “that sorrows will come knocking at my door, But, just the same, I needn't tend the furnace any more. “I don't care about the flowers; I don't care about the bees, Nor the rainbows and the showers, Nor the birds up in the trees, But there's now no further danger that a wintry blast will roar. At last, T find I needn't tend that furnace any more. “Now Destiny is shaping Promises of bliss 50 rare, | that he becomes somewhat irked? Yet if our prize specimen had gone to the trouble to give the entire quotation the other would have felt very much pleased, because the June bug was brou in only for purposes of con- trast. Every one knows how single, detached sentences from the Bible may be used in support of almost any thesis. Much the same thing can be done with any "m"f. or speech in dally life. Especially the dally talk and | chitchat capable of being twisted and | distorted. i | Senator Brookhart’s break with the President on the farm bill — coming close at the heels of the rejection by the Senate agriculture committee of Mr. Hoover's plea to discard the export debenture feature—simply goes to show that the old cleavage of ideas as to farm relief is as wide and persistent as ever. The leopards have not changed their spots, and only the political exi- gencies of the last campalgn brought antipathal leaders into a common fold. Brookhart charges the President with breach of his campaign pledge to the farmers. .But Mr. Hoover was exces- sively eareful to couch his farm pledge in broad terms, and to avoid specific commitments. It now appears that the President’s farm program, when cast in legisiative mold. does not differ in prineiple from the Coolidge farm posi- tion. Mr. Hoover has been more per- suasive in its presentation, and seems | destined to succeed where Mr. Coolidge failed, in obtaining from Congress farm lation in harmony with his ideas. e standard of opposition, raised n the Senate this week, may check the | momentum of the Hoover farm bill, but | does not seem destined to change its pattern in the final show-down. * x X % Senator James Couzens of Michigan | not harmful, he is only hiding his head | in the sand and refusing to look at the truth. The atmosphere of many a home is charged with thunder clouds because some one in the family circle insists on | considering minor statements and is- sues instead of major ones. The sime holds true in hundreds of offices where men of all conditions meet without any real ties to hold them together. The minor point — the little thing — the lesser—the bit of foolishness which should 'be overlooked—by concentrating on these and totally ignoring the best, any one may create trouble, discontent and unhappiness. The sad thing is when a really decent and inherently kindly man lends himself, in a moment of misguided fun, to creatirg il feeling. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS It is interesting to chronicle that the 6-year-old son of Michael MacWhite, the new Minister of the Irish Free State. and his charming wife—noted in her own right as a landscape eriist-—does not yet speak or understand a word of English. Nor is the conversation in the MacWhite household carrfed on in Gaelic, Ireland’s native tongue. French, the language of the diplomatic service, is the medium of exchange, and the youngster knows no other language yet but French. This is easily explained by the fact that the boy has reared since babyhood in Geneva, where the brilliant Irishman was stationed for seven years as the Free State's envoy to the League of Nations, B ‘Those members of Congress who are advocating making the horde of census jobholders subject to civil service are not entirely altruistic. Some of them are convinced that it is a safe escape from the hot water they will be in, if the one hundred and twenty thousand extra census jobs are distributed as po- litical patronage. The bulk of these pay roll places are enumerators paid on & per name basis, whose pay roll con- nection will last less than a month, and whose total stipend will be less than $100. But the scramble for these tid- bits is already on in full force. Appli- cations are pouring in by the thousands cssumes the chairmanshlp of the inter- il it e migmed state commerce commiitee, Wwith a marks to a brief explanation of the; meeting, with no allusion to the fact/ that he conceived the plan of bringing | e ———— Another law that appears to demand especial enforcement facilities is that against indiscriminate weapon carrying. it about. Senator Smoot and Repre-| sentative Elliott explained those tech- | i nieal aspects of the Washington plan| Robert Marion La Follette. which, as members of Congress, they| The Senate paused in its labors yes- bave done so much to forward. | terday to do honor, along with many 1t was Milton B. Medary, that valua- others, to the memory of the late Sen- ble citizen who has served his Capital | ator Robert Marion La Follette. The 80 well as a member of the National occasion was the unveiling of a statue Capital Park and Plahning Commission, | of Senator La Follette in Statuary Hall, who presented a side of the picture of | the gift to the Nation of the State of Capital development that is only too| Wisconsin. apt to become lost to sight and buried| Senator La Follette fought for what ynder the press of more colorful sub-|he belfeved to be right. There were | « jects. The iniportihce of his remarks | thousands who believed him to be mis- Justifies the lengthy quotation which | taken in his views. But there were none follows: to deny he was courageous, No one It would seem wise for us to think ’&‘hlllznlvd his honesty of purpose. And From that gloomy cave down there. A cave where fires are fitful and where ashes strew the floor. Hall, gentle Spring! I needn't tend the furnace any more!” Material Consideration. The artist for reward is stron, Though well he loves his music sweet. The robin warbles all day long, But he does not forget to eat. The Incorrigibles. Those folks that simply won't behave— Oh, how they fret our minds, And cause us spprehensions grave Of all degrees and kinds! We send them protests and we show How generous is our way, As we forbear to aim a bow And plunge them In dismay. strong division of opinion within the committee as to the expediency of go- | ing ahead at the special session with | consideration of the important subjects | on the committee calendar. The new chalrman is in favor of buckling down to work. Some of his colleagues argue | otherwise, in view of the fact that no legislation on any subject before the committee can be effectuated until the regular session next Winter. Chairman Couzens puts his own bill providing for the establishment of a communications commission to embracs control of tele- | graph, tclephone, wireless and radio, at | the top of the list in order of impor- | tance. He is anxious for early hearings and a prompt and favorable report on this proposition, which he feels is of | paramount necessity, and admits of no | delay. O | Second only to the communications | commission is the railway consolidation | bill, which Congress toyed with during | the entire Coolidge administration with- | and the tens of thousands. The Census Bureau asserts that it is utter nonsense to enmesh in civil service red tape the short-lived army of enumerators. Prob- ably Congress will accept that view, but not without considerable talk and much plous preachment, concerning the violation of the civil service principle— ppointments on a merit basis. * K K Rapid progress is being made in in- stalling the air-cooling devices which are warranted to lower the temperature | in the Senate chamber, no matter how torrid the debate, nor how bright the sun. A further reason in the opinion of the bystanders to fear that the Sen- ate may stay in session all Summer. (Copyright, 1929.) ———— Big Figures Now Fail to Startle Country From the St. Louls Times. ‘The greater corporaiions of this tre-| mendous Nation have ceased to cansider of 'h'h w',fh'“,"{,’" ln! ghe {’u"m n:; l":‘[thouundj of workers believed implicitly ‘was though. ol )y its founders al a1 puiie works or legistation affecting | ' the Senator from Wisconsin. The the city to have in mind the dignity | tributes delivered to hisx memory yes- and distinction of its ltimate charicler | terday included words of prase from as a natlonal city distinguished from She groat commercial citiss which Justly | Dmocrats and Republicans slike, and and fitingly express their raison detre, all mentioned the passion with which each in its own way. There should be |Senator La Follette fought for the bet- :-m cmmcu:\g rgtk;l&:,l ‘“‘lh“"';l‘m‘“‘;!!'rment of those who toll in America erests—as the Cap on the e - the Nation's Capitol, so the city must|and throughout the world. One quo- slways be the Nation's City. It was, (ation from the late President Woodrow founded for this purpose and construc- | Wilson In itself was the epitome of tion nobly begun and its future left in{ . = < faith and trust to the successors of the ! praise which may be accorded a man founders. Washington is the place|in public life who fights the battles of Where it seems to me more than any-| the common people. Mr. Wilson said: yhere clse all the men who rk.x::filml;g “I take off my cap to Bob La Follette y anne | and power live today in the life lht)"momcnl from the goal he set out to have put into it in. | TeACh. He has walked a straight line The costs of bullding and maintaln-| ¢, ¢ i spite of every temptation to ing a Nation's Capital have been the Subject of much controversy, and it is| tun aside. I have sometimes thought not my purpose to discuss the merits|of Senator La Follette climbing the en offered. i upon the character of the Capital of the | at, called back — going steadfastly on application of certain principles de-|and on, and not allowing himself to be mands careful l'on’\\dlfr’l';l n Wlflsf'm‘\:!-;drner d for a single moment for fear ton should not only be the seat of the i 5 National Government, but should also|he &lso should harken and lose all his invite as its guests the national orgar power to serve the great interests to 2ations having to do with the arts and | which he has devoted himseif.” Fnees fo e gy ;'fl';“;‘]"l‘;“,‘,l The Wisconsin Senator. throughout become the cultural center of the Na-|his long career in public service, never tion, the housing of such interests re- did allow himself 10 be deflected from | quires the creation and maintenance of | \ne purpose to which he was devoted. streets and utilities, police and fire pro- out any action or much progress, spite repeated proddings from ti President. As to the proposals to regu- late the coal industry, a subject which We show them what the laws recite, And what the prophets tell, Jur words are earnest, though polite, Respect they must compel. The most of men their best will do ‘To be benignly brave; But they are baffled by the few ‘Who simply won't behave, these are destined to slumber for 1| | next six months in any event. The committee may decide to tackle the communications commission subject at onge. It may renew its desultory ex- am’nation of the railway consolidation bill. But it is going to leave coal alone Senator Couzens observes sagely that the coal industry, like the agriculture, desperately needs relief, but also, like | the agriculture, there is no agreement 1 28 to remedies, and a growing convic- | tion that the difficulties are economic and beyond the reach of leg'slative 5. Too Far Ahead. April sings a gentle tune, And May is mild, as well; But what we may expect in June No mortal tongue can tell, -5y 3 Making It Hot for All From the Helena. Mont. Record-Herald. T The two people able to make it hot- | ¢~ fa test for you @ have her own who can. ok K K proposal to build a national hall a me, a woman who can't|George Holden Tinkham of Massachu- ay and a reformer getts, in a bill filed in the House last R il I acas al the last session over the stat- Star Falls OF Ladder. the Capitol dome. Some Bay Staters From the New Bediord Evening Standard. |proposed the removal of the State's rep- Reading that one of the lesser cellu- |resentation in the collection, statues of lold stars got hurt in her home at|Gov. Winthrop and Samuel Adams, in Hollywood by falling off & ladder, some order to m’{ak,:r;flg;o for nd.ggr: :x:m;,:’n one has inquired what she was doing | heroes e » 4 on it. Like &n ambitious girl of eonrse, !gfinuc:a fi:::u%:;e Jor Winthrop and sl vas tryi to cl i 9 . Hepy s mb fo the top. ) Clling controversy was fast and furl- lous. Opposition to any change in the “heroes” already on exhibit was forth- coming. Others advocated abolishing the entire collection, and dubbed Stat ary Hall the “@amber of Horror: | v PO Modern Going to Market. From the Hamiton. Ont., Spectator. The recent debacle on the stock ex- roposed by Representative | eck, is the aftermath of an amusing | |uies which adorn Statuary Hall beneath | tection and many other obligations of a city government. and it would seem as if a plan could reasonably be de- Perhaps no greater tribute could be| puid him than to mention the victories | which he accomplished in the way of | change was best deseribed, we think, | by the fellow who said, “A lot of little pigs went to market.” Now Mr. Tinkham proposes a hall of fame to house all of the present collec- tion gnd such accretions to it as the | their financial operations in million or | hundred million dollar blocs. They | think now in billions. A billion dollars |is a lot of money. For one thing, it is eame in for much publicity last Winter, | 8 thousand times a million, and there | | was once a period when a million dol- | lars could wear a semblance of respect- } abllity. | The United States Steel Corporation |owes & considerable funded debt. A | meeting of its stockholders in Hoboken | authorized an increase in its common ock which soars into huge figures. This increase would add 5,000,000 ares (o the present 7,500,000 out- standing. Excellent authority concurs that this new common stock can read- ily be marketed at the price of $110 a ! share. The current price in the Street | was $188. Here are some more stunning figures |in_this colossal financial operation. The | sale of 5,000,000 shares at $110 a share would add the better part of a billion dollars to the corporation's surplus. Some of this could be spent to pick up outlying minor debts. The increase of the common stock issue naturally would tend to reduce its present market price. But the stockholders could stand for that, no matter at what agreed valua- tion they were invited to trade in their old holdings for the new. President Farrell of the Steel Corpora- tion stated ‘that this year's sales of its varied products will at the present rate attain a total of $1,500,000,000, and that its plants are running at 96 per cent of their capacity. It also has enough |orders unfilled to carry it to the middle of August. It should be marked that these conditions are the reflection of the advance in Steel common in six months from $150 a share to the neigh- borhood of $190. FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929. 45 Years War Planning Worth 45 Years to Pay To the Editor of The Star: ‘The meeting of financial experts in Paris has failed to bring about an agree- ment between Germany and her cred-. itors. Manifestly, Germany does mnot intend to pay. It is equally certain that if Germany does nof pay, the European ! nations will pot pay us. We have lost the friendship of our associates in the Great War by our policy of refusing to recognize their difficulties and insisting upon payment of their debts. The time is coming when, in our own interests and for the sake of the world, we should take active steps to settle the question of the allied debts and the German reparations. Why not call a | meeting of the debtor and creditor ni tions, including Germany? Recognize that Germany cannot pay her debis in cash; remind her that for 45 years she withdrew a million of her young men from production and supported them from taxes levied by the state and taught them how to destroy other peo- ple’s property. They learned their les- son, they destroyed the property, and now they are cailed upon to pay for it. Germany cannot say that she cannot support 1,000,000 of her young men from | her taxes. If, then, she occupy their time not in learning to destroy but in | teaching them to produce, their product for 45 years will pay the German obli- gations. Let us then af ! | 3 i gree that claims on Ger- | many shall be legal tender in payment of allied indebtedness. If this plan be ccepted and carried out the European nations will be out of debt. We wiil hold probably 50 per cent of the claims | on Germany, France and England the balance. Then agree with Germany as to what goods shall be delivered to rep- resent the product of the million men; goods to be delivered fob. at German port or on the cars at frontfer station. | Turn the goods of different kinds over fo committees representing the pro-| ducers of simiiar products and pay them a good commission for selling the goods. It you do this you will find but little | objection to the plan on the part of the | producers. Agree with the nations whose debts are paid that such German i goods 2s their nationals buy shall be b‘ougm from the creditors’ representa- tives. Germany was 45 years in preparing | for the war. Let her be 45 years in paying for the war. She can, and prob- ably will, earry out this plan, bacause it will tend to keep her people employed | and her machinery running. Remember that German will be sold whether we carry out this plan or not. Under the “Dawes plan” gold is col- | lected and deposited in & German bark | and a check glven for it to the repara- tions committee, but the gold cannot be sent out of Germany. All the commit- tee can do with it is to sell exchange to buyers throughout the world who want to buy or who have bought German goods. It is a round-about way of tak- ing goods in payment and thus col- lecting & large proportion of German currency in. the bank while awalting distribution, which upsets German busi- ness, and no doubt this has become | unbearable. If the goods be taken di- | rectly in payment it will not be neces- sary to withdraw currency from circula- tion. Consider that we have .been | obliged to extend the payment of income | taxes over the year, because if the en- tire sum were collected in the bank once 8 year in order to meet the payment business would become impossible. If we consider this we can form some idea of how Germany must have suffered. If we carry out this plan, or some modification of it, Europe will be re- leved from the blight of the enormous debts that now hang over her. For us it will mean thst we shall probably re- celve payment of the debts due us from | Europe. and we will at least regain the | friendship of our neighbors which we have lost, or nearly lost. In any event, we will have eontributed a great con- structive act toward settling the dis- turbed finance of the world. ROBERT M. THOMPSON., Farmer to Use Golf Clubs to Kill Snakes, From the Atlanta Journal. Golfers everywhere (depending large- | 1y on their last recorded score) will| greet with approval the news that an Alabama farmer, who is the unexpected ‘are 5018 miles of surfaced roads in ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ‘What do you need to know? Is there some point about your business or per- sonal life that puszies you? Is Something you want to know without delay? Submit your question to Fred- eric J. Haskin, director of our Washing- ton Information Bureau. He is em- ployed to help you. Address your in- auiry to The Evening Star Information Bureau, Prederic J. Haskin, director. Washington, D. C.. and inclose 2 cents | in coin or stamps for return postage. | Q. How many automobile factories are there in South America, and how many miles of surfaced roads?—C. A. W. A. There are no local manufacturing companies in America, American companies maintain 12 as- semblv plants in that country. There South America. | Q. How can motion_pletures be ! shown in a light room?—R. W. D. A. Daylight screens have been de- veloped to a point where it is possible to project picturés on them in the dif- fused daylight of a room with thor oughly factory results. To do this requires projection from the rear of the | screen. Darkness is required back of the screen between the projector and screen. | Q. Why is the adlective “good” used A. The word “good” synonym for “holy.” Q. Does sound have weight?—D. G. A. the ether. It has no weight. break?—H. W. in the name “Good Friday'?—M. A. W. is used as a Government by the American Minis- Sound consists of vibrations in ' Cuban question. Q. What caused this Mexican out- BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN, |1s known as the “De Soto Oak.” Cien | Nelson A. Miles made his headquariers there ' under this tree for a while during the war wih Q. How much paper dollar?—L. V. A. The estimated cost of making pa- per. money O currency per piece is 17 | cents. This inciudes paper, printing engraving, issue and redemption. . When were the Barnum & Bailr: and Ringling Circuses combined>—R. S A. James A. Balley died in 170° 91 it cost to make a known as the “Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bafley Circus.” Q. Is a proton larger than an atom —C. L. B. A. A proton is an electrically charged particle or component of the atom. The proton carries a positive charge of elec- tricity. Q. How can I get rid of the ice on anexlmne pipes In my refrigerator?— 'A. In order to defrost the pipes, stop the motor anl let the jce meit of. Q t was the Ostend Manifesio? —N. N. A. The Ostend Manifesto was a dis- patch sent in 1854 to the United Sta.es | ters, at the courts of Great Britain | France and Spain, who had met In the City of Ostend for conference on the The dispatch stated that if Spain would not sell Cuba, the United States “would b~ ified under the laws of seif-preservation to take the island by force and prevent it be- ing Africanized like Haiti" It advised fiering Spain $120,000,000 for the izland. This recommendation was not accepted by the Congress. P | Q By what sort of majority w g. Pflow many stomachs has a sheep? he pm{:thon amendment, adopted’— —B. P, B. A M, A. A sheep has four stomachs, each | A The prohibition amendment was of which has a different function. | adonted by extraordinary majorities Q. How may the heating elements 2 Lio ("8 OF Ge mempers preech 0“;”%;‘;:'2:;’_b;l)'flt“"‘""—""'dufi,-&‘nm:lm}m majorities in twenty-thres used. Any particles burned to ch“‘twen(y- TR W may be brushed out. | Q Vz’liwn wor? mnr&l{o-mpp@d stands - and tables popular?—W. K. M. Q. How should . " thei g A. They were at the height of their A. The religious situation in Mexico explains in part the unrest and rebel- lion. A much greater factor is the desire of many different leaders to obtain political control. d flower garden popularity in the 1970s. A. Wild flower gardens need little care outside of the usual watering, weeding and application of manure or Bone meal, but neither manure nor lime Q. What is the object of the National eographic Soclet; M. B. A. The National Geographic Society | o | should be applied under anv circum- | was founded in 1888. The object of the stances to plants requiring acld soil, a8 | society is to obtain and disseminate {both are fatal to them, Acid-loving plants should be given every Fall a mulch of needles or sawdust. aying oak leaves. pine | bers' undertaking distant t Aluminum sulphate | geographical knowledge. This is at- tained in the first instance by mem- st their own expense in some cases, and can be used if these are not available. | in others assisted by the funds of the | soclety or grants from the Government: Q. What became of George Wash- and in the second Instance by lectures laves?—J. K. R. ington's s A. His will included the followin, provision: “Upon the decease of my | wife, it is my will and desire that all | slaves whom I hold in my own right | shall receive freedom.” Provision was made for the maintenance of such slaves as could not care for themselves. Q. When was the first penitentiary built in Ohio?—L. K. b A. The first penitentiary tuilding in Ohio was begun in 1813 and completed in 1815 at Columbu: Q. Where are the Water Torii which appear in so many Japanese paint- ings?—W. A. C. A. The Bacred Island of Miyajima in the Inland Sea of Japan is the home of the familiar Water Toril. Q. What is oldest known fresco?—W. A, A. Ruth de Rochement says in “Evo- lution of rt,” “The oldest known fresco that deserves to be called a painting belongs to Roman times and represents a Roman marriage ceremony—the ‘Aldo- brandini Marriage.’ now in the Vatican.” Q. What relation was Amy Lowell to Abbott Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University?—G. T. A. Amy Lowell (1874-1925), was the sister of Abbott Lawrence Lowell. Q. Where is the De Soto Oak?—Z. H. A. In Florida, in Tampa Bay Park. discoverer of a huge assortment of clubs, will use them to kill snakes. That vast and dejected group, the duffers will in particular argzl-ud this idea. Breathes there the golfer with game so secure that never to himself hath de- termined to convert his mashie into a garden tool, or his brassie into a rug beater? 1dly, at the day's end, every despondent duffer has considered novel means of humiliating. his clubs, but sel- dom have these dreams of retaliation vaulted to the level of snake killing. ‘The farmer, who has no grudge what- ever against golf clubs, is prepared to | avenge the wrongs of thousands. More- over, he may start a fad that will prove disastrous for snakes. A fooded river | |brought him a queer collection of | sticks, which he had no pressing need “DI in his affairs. Fortunately, the flood | brought him no balls, s0o he was not tempted to use the clubs for their | original purpose. Then, he would have | become one of an army of plodders, 1ing alternate discouragement and jul {lation such as few men can endure un- scathed. Instead, he is an individual, | one who has a choice collection of | clubs devoted to the extermination of | | harmful snakes. { One phase of the story which will | strike many as surprising is that & man exists who does not know what a golf | club is for, and will not begin to swing | them at imaginary tee-up balls at every | n‘pportunll.yA In many ways this gen- tleman will be the recipient of consid- erable envy. But we must remember, while contemplating the novelty of the episode, that no rabid golfer has yet i had a chance to get to him and whis- | per temptation into his ear. It would | be an excellent joke, appreciated hugely by the snakes, if this man were to emerge from his farm a few months from now a skilled golfer, able to tri- umph over his country’s best. | | | Bank (ih;rter R;‘fusal Fails to Daunt Town! From the Asbury Park Evening Press. Announcement that the Comptroller | of the Currency has refused to grant a | charter for the institution of a bank in the community will find small favor with residents of Oakhurst. Prior to this, prospects for establishing the in- stitution appeared highly favorable. A group of leading business men spon- | sored the project, and the enthusiastic | support which they received indicated that there would be little difficulty in consummating it. However, the Federal authorities have objected, and although the custom of withholding the reasons lying behind the action has been fol- lowed, it must be assumed that they were valid. Efforts to establish a na- tional bank in Asbury Park are also understood to have falled. But the temporary setback to estab- lishing a bank in Oakhurst will not discourage those who planned the insti- tution. Although the Comptroller of the Treasury has refused the necessary charter, the attempt to improve the | borough's banking facilities holds much | significance. Among business men there has arisen a civic consclousness which clearly reflects the growth of the com- munity. Asbury Park is undergoing a period of intense development, and no- where is this more clearly manifest than in the adjacent towns. Each has profited by increased population and a subsequent rise in business, and among | these growing suburbs Oakhurst holds | s | | | | even engage in perfunctory applause at atorial resentment at the preference given the House or denotes a real differ- cn::r o(‘ lrxncnel Acter of farm legislation s not known, but the attitude of the Senate, under | either assumption, is ominous. there is & e spreading oak which is sald to have the resting place of De Soto on his first trip to Florida. It delivered and works issued under the uspices of the soclety, or by papers ead and commented on at periodical meetings. Q. Of what fraternal orders is Presi- dent Hoover a member?-—S8. H. A. President Hoover belongs to no fraternal organizations. Q How many editions have been published of the Encyclopedia Brit- i annica?—C. F. A. Twelve editions have been issued, and the thirteenth is in preparation. Q. How many people take the flights over Wi atmm Hoover PField ir a day?—O. 3 A. The mamagement says that on clear Saturdays and Sundays the average number of pasengers is about 600. Q. How many kinds of birds are there in the United States?—L. M. J. A. The American Ornithological Union lists 768 species of birds in the United States. There are also a great many subspecie: 3 has the Robinson Circus been on the road? When was Barnum's Circus started”—M. K. A. It has been on the road for more than 100 years. P. T. Barnum st the greatest shown on earth in 1871. Q. Is is possible to sail directl l!lAnllsl.l'lll ':l'nerlcl‘.‘~0. B. iy 3 gs are made from Moscow, Charkov, Kiev, Leningrad, Minsk, Odes- sa, Saratov, While there are differing views as to | the effect of President Hoover's mes- | sage to Congress on -ggricultural aid,| newspaper comment reflects a wide. spread feeling that his policies are in | the direction of putting increased effi- | clency into farming. One view from ths i Middle West is that he would give the producers of the basic products indus- trial control over their affairs. “The President’s program will mean much or little,” in the opinion of the Houston Chronicle (Democratic), “ac- cording to how Congress sees fit to carry out his general gflncmlu into specific acts. And the President’s farm relief program, if adopted as outlined in the farm bill now before the House, will mean much or little, according to how its very general principles are put into effect by the proposed farm board. Gen- eral authorization now, with specific ex- ecutive acts to come later, scem to be the program. As a consequence the public will have to wait a good while to pass judgment on the wisdom or weak- nesses of the measures passed.” “Success or fallure would rest with the Federal Farm Board personnel,” suggests the San Antonio Express (in- dls:p&:drr'\; ‘Der;l:cntlc)‘,wélh the con- clusion that “the outstandi roblem has to do with marketing.” nB’:l.'l’lpe Butte Dafly Post (Republican) states: is, in his mind, purely a ‘business propo- sition,’ calling for the application of business principles and policies, rather than the devious and dublous methods of ‘political expediency.’ now to see what measure of intelligent co-operation he may expect from the Congress.” * ok ok x “Its most hopeful and interesting feature is the broad plan marketing of farm products,” says Elmira Star-Gazeétte (independent), while the Schenectady Gazette (inde- pendent Democratic) agrees with the President that “‘the troubles eannot be cured in a day,” but holds that “some- | thing can be done—farmers and farm organizations can be helped properly in overcoming inequalities which they have !!?ced’ Ioan ln"l.d“meg The Newark | “vening News (independent) recognizes is::e n:ntg?):mm"nflu of ;he marketing % e ng he expec Congress to unda‘rtake.‘ xpe‘u i Referring to the measure before the lower branch of Congress, the Kansas City Journal-Post (Independent Re- publican) remarks: “But for this bill the message could be very properly criticized both as to manner and mat- ter. The Senate sat silent during the reading of the message and it did not its close. Whether this signifies sen- inion as to the cha * ok ox x “If the kindly expressions of President Hoover and members of pported by practical measures at the It remains | Congress are’ and to see his lation without ‘Majority Accepts Message As Hoover Limit on Farm Aid ing a sound industrial syste - culture.” The Birmin, hm g ocratic) concludes that “through co. perative marketing he seems to see th ultimate solution of the farmers' diffi- culties.” That the President maintains a po- | sition on the side of Government aid | rather than control is the interpreta- tion by the Bangor Commercial (Repub- lican) and St. Louls Globe-Democrat (independent). To the Cincinnati Times-Star (Republican) “it is an adroit document™ and “it is now Con- gress’ lead”; while the South Bend Trib- une (independent. Repubiizan) empha- sizes the suggestion of “a farm board not as a cure-all but as an instrument for application of remedtes.” Rejection of the “equalization fee” is linked by the New York Evening Post (independent) with the statement that “this comes after the enunciation of a large program for farm relief which will seem to many urbanites to have both its paternalistic and its class- privilege side.” The Toledo Blade (in- dependent Republican), however, feels that “a President who thus calmiy and understandingly approaches a problem which long has baffled Congress and the administration at Washington may be relied upon to approve, if the oppor- tunity is presented, a sane relief plan which does not depend for the success of its operation upon imposition at the outset of some tax or fee upon the |farmer.” ‘The Sioux Talls Argus- 1I#lder thinky that “th» farm board does not offef as roseaie a picture as "-l:.'n‘}f:rm L’t::’drh; res,” but that | “‘nef 'S nvolve th - tached to the two nthers,"l e * k% % “Since the farmers themselves have | S0 far proposed nothing save the kind of assistance which Mr. Hoover regards | a8 obnoxious, it is not easy to see how progress is to be made,” advises the Baltimore Sun (independent Demo- cratic), while the Lansing State Jour- nal (independent) views the President's position‘as “like that of a physician who prescribes more careful diet, change of scene, fresh air and sunshine and free- dom from worry, while his critics want A nmglflc pill that will relieve the head- ache.” The State Journal adds that the President evidently believes there is no such pill of permanent worth.” The Yakima Morning Herald (inde~ pendent) offers the comment, “Wa wonder if he is any more certain in his mind than other politicians about what can be done artificially through Gov- ernment agencies to make the dollars grow on the fruit trees and the half- dollars spring up in the wheat fields Praise for the suggestions of the Ex- ecutive comes from the Adrian Daily Telegram (ind>pendent Republican) and Salina_Journal (independent Republic- an). The Nashville Banner (independ- |ent) is convinced that “the President has placed himself the farm relief issue tically the united s in a pesition upon to command prac- upport of his party views carried into legis- serious delay.” The cial session,” declares the Sloux City | Muskegon Chronicle ( independent ) states that “his vision of the possibil~ ities of the provosed Federal Farm Board in determininz the quantity of production required by the market and for the elimination of wasteful market- ing practices, now eating up the farm- er’s profits, encompasses a broader 'Borizon than any of us had > vised by which the natig and local | 5 T eats e e efnitely seteated | legislation for the people, the adoption permitting the Capital to be built as | ©f ideas in legisiation which when he | generously as it may wish of the love first advanced them were scorned "iP of a whale Nation, without complica-| Jistic | fion, with the finances of the Disiriei | it soclalistic and destructive of | yyjiong of doliars - when the new paper | week, a fine marble repiica, done by Joe reaffirming the original hope that Wach - (he order of our civilization. currency beging to displace the old ' Davidson. the noted scu'ptor, nf the late ! ington should never become a compet- Senator La Follette hewed for himself after July A, »—oes Billions to Burn Sooi passing years may bring. Each State Frl\'fl(' ed to donate two statues, and G all have exhausted thelr quota— tom the Bpringfid, Mass.. Rapubll here are about 60 statues there now. There'll be it maney to burn— [ A notable addition was unveiled this It is accepted by the well informed |a prominent place. Tribune (independent), “the meaning that there is no “boom” in all this.| Despite the Government's failure to|clearly will be a new era of industrial Steel keeps on climbing because its|approve of the establishment of a bank | solidarity for the Middle West. Without mills are running near to capacity and |at the present time, due to the ex!siinz | esking or expecting miracles from the it has a market for its output which is | financial stringency, the fact that local | Covetnment. this newspaper is thor- stiffly holding its own. residents consider it necessary fore- joughly convinced of the great benefits to This is a great country—great in'casts widespread Interest and confl- be achieved, cven from modified d- Robert M. La Follette, “Fighting Bcb,” many ways. dence. S way, In ¥ Rlem of establish- . L is not t i yas