Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1930, Page 8

A-8 D. = 7 C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1930. R e e e e smooth out * | thought was WASHINGTON, D. C. |ronised a bootlegger .o 31, 193018780 quantities FRIDA' January 31, b THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor | lswful pursuits if {THE EVENING STAR :":"‘ SNSHER ST S 0o - Yith Sunday Morsing Editien. s Y1t 58 85¢ per month | the next day, and the day following, the s iy sad §f cae month | crowds diminished. Within & short s " time the situstion was reversed and large numbers of Canadian citizens flocked over the river to America, where they could get “real” stuff. Before Ontario backslid and flopped wet again, “Four point four” beer had lapsed into a state of innocuous desue- tude. The brightest thing about it was the foam. in Al Rate fll—h‘:&“' vance. and Sundsy.....}1 yr.. $10.00: 1 me. Ena}n oty * 7o a8 e All Other States and Canada. E..&La‘ Sund rn.:fimilg: By Sty 7o B iEe: Member of ihe Associated Press. o ..’B;.‘.'.."?:.“‘ HW'&“:ES Costly Circumlocution. pauchte choafad o't o7 85 omeriered | Aner v years of investigation of pub L] fléflflflfl“‘fi:};g&,fi the practices of the American Associa~ tion of Advertising Agencies, the Amer- The Cramton Bill Passes. .“:: :;:‘"m‘“:’: “'um“m In passing the Cramton park bill Yes- | oreanisations, the Federal Trade Com- terday the House approved a sensible | nioeinn has dismissed the “case” against compromise on the question of future |ioee ggencies and organizations. The Power or navigation development of the | commission announced no decision on Potomac. While authorizing the pur-|ins goore of the falrness:or unfairness chage of land slong the Potomac, around | of the praetices alleged, but confined and below Great Falls, for park pur-| jeeit to the finding that it lacks poses, Congress reserves the right at|jyricqiction. Thus after half a decade some future time to permit the use of | of costly proceedings, costly to both the land and river for other purposes. | Government and defendants, the matter That is sensible enough. No one can | 5 gropped for want of authority and no foresee accurately what will be the de- | juqgment is rendered as to fact. It mand for power development along the | nas been & very disappointing pro- Potomac in the next fifty years, or of | ceeding. what importance the Potomac Will 88- | That there was no ground in fact or sume in & network of inland Waterways. | in law for the complaint of unfair On the other hand, the need for ac- | practices brought against the publishers quisition of this territory for park pur-|association and the advertising associae poses is at the moment pressing. I's|tion was clearly demonstrated in the yro wviation because of question. Train perfection of the present systems, occur from time to time, but there is no diminution of travel for that reason. Ships gcollide and sink in heavy fogs, yet no one would think of giving up a Europesn trip because of that. In the final analysis it is only when an attempt. is made ap- parently to “cover up” that confidence is lost. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, enthusiasm of book reviewers would Jupon it, took it home, and lfinpol:fic the night to finish Middie West. “No has interested me half as randmother Brown's Hun- to the sterling book men- mly ilh.h;lkt: but that any one, espe- 3 e X S ere are some typical sentences from fresh ad: its in New York book.:’ pages of some of the newest formance.” ju o “A sound and brilliant brimming human in- it “A book wi men! throbb! tion flesh and blood l‘” mw'-ug than the fanciful fabrics of intellect, it ful- :ldlls the );’nphecm that his most excited lote hundreds of other in- The airplane-traveling public is not | 5hO ding the best of modern equip- d the most skilled of pilots for es. And there would seem no ‘way to engender this conviction to refuse full and complete inves- tigation after every accident. ———— One of the points to be considered by Filipinos is the question of whether their independence, once established, could be made the subject of guarantee by & responsible insurance company. ———————— There are frequent references to the Russian crown jewels as still safely guarded in spite of the fact that there . | 18 no one left with a.strictly legal right commercial interests that might mean | gion underteok this inquiry the Departe irretrievable loss of the Potomac gorge |ment of Justice had investigated the to the people in whose keeping it should | same matter on the complaint of certain be. The Cramton bill, as amended,|advertisers and had found no grounds vests the right of priority in land pur- | for prosecution. The plea that the chase in the hands of the Park and | Federal Trade Commission had no Planning Commission, and the commis- | jurisdiction was immediately advanced sion will continue to have.that right | by the defendant parties and was denied until the burden of proof, as Repre- | by the commission, with one of its sentative Bankhead of Alabama sald | members voting otherwise and presente yesterday in debate, is met from some |ing a dissenting opinion on this very other source to set it aside. score. Now after much circumlocution As for the pressing need to buy the | the commission returns to the beginning jand now, Representative Dallinger|of the case and throws.it out of court explained during debate that “Not|on the very grounds that it has previ- only is it going to cost us more if | ously rejected. It has been, to repeat, | we delay the passags of this'bill, but |a very disappointing proceeding. it is going to be impossible to preserve| The Federal Trade Commission was the beauties of the Potomac Valley.|created for the purpose of insuring gentlemen who are familiar with | against unfair practices in trade and National Capital park, situstion | business, preventing the employment of that right here in the city of | “trust” procedures, detecting and check- because of the delay om|ing methods inimical to free competi- Rock Creek Park | tion. It has rendered some valuable encroached upon | seryices. It has corrected abuses, has ent, which not | given vitality to the anti-trust laws, Of course, every defendant has his right f trial and his innocence is sssumed TN igegi L by 1 body—administrative, judi~ quasi-judicial—~that procceds on guilt does injustice EF} g g | «EF i i MLl i i gi i it guarding t and unst. | those who go hatless in the Winter are tractive m“u‘n?re “M“‘lt’-o years the!sn insult to the intelligence of “God- interests seeking to build this bridge | fearing citizens,” the head man of that have been working, and doubtless have | ¢ity has submitted a resolution to the spent a lot of money. Now, with prac- | city counell which declares in effect tically no warning, and when nearly | that the hatless brigade in the Winter ready to begin construction, they are|shall be declared insane and placed be- same time, construction |and that bare-headedness for men and private . interests is | women in warm weather is still con- es the only way to secure tran- | sidered the style in the thriving Penn- ., After they are |sylvania city. y acquire them when| While the adoptien of this resolution But the point here is|is somewhat doubtfyl, it is not such a not want the toll {bed idea at that to call attention te bridge built, the time to say so was the absurd anomaly of heavy-overcoated two years ago, not now. and galoshed youths parading the years before the en- | streets in Winter time with tresses wav- Washington Memorisl | ing {n the breeze. Washingtonians do project s realized, even if|not know how many of the species completes action on the Cram- | Wilkes-Barre bogsts; but it is a smaller bill at this session. Representa- | city and it would appear reasonable to of Virginia, discussing the | suppose that if the mayor is concerned sction between the Federal | gbout the habit there he woyld be lit- the States of Mary«|erally bowled over if he eould look over necessary befare the | the National Cepitsl brand on F street. ht, called attention t0| ~ After all “to hat or not to hat” nar- rows down to & question of good taste. While it may not injure the health of those whe go hatless, it eertainly makes them conspicuous, and eonspicuousness in itself is lack of good taste, Washing- ton could well do without its sheiks of this kind; but it is hardly likely that either the munjeipal government or Congress will follow the lead set by the mayor of Wilkes-Barre. It requires patience to be a good re- porter at the London conference. The capable scribe gets first-hand informa- tion from so many sngles that it may become difficult to restrain an inclina- Getting Excited on 2.75 Beer. |gion to offer suggestions on his own The most potent thing about 2,75 | account. eer is its abllity to stir up a rew every I time it 1s mentioned. The most mys~ Destruction of “Evidence.” terious thing about this brew 1 the| o \nseemly haste with which the Teputation that it hes gained as being ' .oy iqence” in airplane wrecks is de- one of the panaceas that would s0lve, | ;ioueq 45 attracting national attention. all the troubles nd | onq the latest example, probably the 4 most flagrant and inexcusable, has ealled forth congressienal demands for possibility of 2.75 per cent | gn investigation, A few days ago & and Why | commercjal plane crashed in Kansas, that the radieal wet|yiljing five persons. Weather conditions discontent in a steln | were apparently of the best, so that and forever after | this factor could not be held respon- intergsting subject | sible, Investigating bodies, hurriedly around the fireside—but|appointed, were eager for this reasen to examine the wreck to ascertain if once giry Provinee of On- | pessible the csuse of the disastrous experiencing some of the fs- eraek-up. But when the probers of prohibition the peo- reached the scepe, there was mothing But if Congress will do its part by completing action on the Cramton bill Bow, the time will be shortened, ——— Higher mathematics canpot be dis- pensed with in naval training. It asserts itself even in seeking relative measurements of fopnage. ——e—. LN any one should become excited g_ES g § i | i i E= H ggs 5§ g g lzgg [ ! to wear them. ————e A lonely animal, unidentified in the night, arouses the game hunters, who find the chance of shooting one another avallable without a journey to ‘the dis- R tant forests, —.——— Prohibition altercation becomes seri- ous, It is not to be classed, in terms of anclent slang, as idle’ bar room chatter. Many a statesman feels justified at | dash, feeling crowded in having to study the tariff and prohibition enforcement both at once. Schicol transfers call for a study of geography on intimate local lines. ———t SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Dazsled. I traveled back to the old home town, Where we used to wait till the moon shone down, To serenade with a tune so gay, Or take joy rides with a hoss and sleigh. ‘That old town ain't what it used to be. Its bulldings high I was proud to see. But I got confused when I saw the sights Where it's all filled up with electric lights! 1t's got & paper that sits up late And makes up talk ‘bout affairs of state. 1t's got a tavern which seme folks think The bellboy runs when he gets 3 wink, The motor cars make an awful din. There's a cop in wait to run you in, And I can't quite set myself to rights With the home town filled with electric lights. Daty. “Do you think & member of Congress ought always remember his duty?” “Presently,” apswered Senator Ser- ghum, “he’ll be obliged tos There isn't going to be any more freedom of the port.” Jud Tunkins says & man who insists on knocking would be worth while if he would rest his voice and provide him- self with ¢ hammer and nails. Skid Chains. Through snowdrifts goes this whirling As onward into space it's hurled. For chains it should put in & bid— How terrible if it should skid! Up to the Minute. “Are you interested jn this year's new designs?” asked the gracious salesman. “Yes,” answered Mr. Chuggins. “I have hitched the flivver in the garage. What I'm inguisitive about at the mo- ment is the 1930 model snow plow,” “Beware of inflloting an injury in re- venge,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of China- town, “lest you doom yourself tp the distress of contemplating distress you vainly long to relieve.” - Lawbreaker and Police. ‘The lawbreaker wanders abroad on the earth. ‘We vainly request him to cease. We lift up our voices for all we are worth, Inquiring, “Where are the police?” “Dar is mighty few of us,” sald Uncle Eben, “dat lives fur enough in de past to take a set of sleigh bells serious.” Boy, Page Will Rogers. Prom the Savanmah Morning News. A cowhoy out Tucson way the other day - with a base ball bat Won s golf me, scoring 90. No telling what he ould have made with a lasso, Publicity Stunt? From the Muncie Morning Star. If they don’t tell who killed ond Tayloy soon, the American lic may begin to suspeet another publieity stunt. Too True to Be Funny. Prom the Grand Rapids Press. M % —————— They're Blamed Enough. From the New York Nvening Post. Pa ever, we lerstand, has rlllflr::mu! the wl!e‘:nd ) the o 52" hat don's. Conern least, What a Discovery! From the Macon ?.:fnuh,t # estigator who s ve Inve pen s umu.-a'-vtu fer mo school Aln't mmnm weaderful? books. AN man gets positively stoop- | day. sider, especially the booklover, as & neat Back Patting Soclety—you pat me to- day, and T'll pat you tomorrow, or the next day. * X ¥ ¥ . rs do not ‘pounce T pigs, bul p:::‘“ may upon pigs, lern readers make a more sensible approach to _their reading matter. ‘The fact of one’s sta; FETTT f?iggfii his| we have the full T No, sir, that is the stock in trade of a good meulnnu book reviewer now- adays. ~Way sentences are no good. Moderation is no good. of judgment is no No is any good except su- gum, has lnterelteg Shakespeare an ‘Three Musketeers” bers. ‘The only book is the book of the mo- ment. Somehow the obdurate pro- spective reader must be forced, com- , to know it at its true worth. The dumb fellow is utterly incapable of having any judgments of his own. And since we must tell him What's What About Literature, let us do it with , verve and a'few other simflar qualities. This line of procedure will get us quated by the publishers in their ads, will make the Srospect think that we know it all will please the Little Literary Gods of New York. Splendid! * % % ¥ “There is not a dull page in the No one writing today, of course, could write such tun!fnlhh’th!.u a8 a dull page. ‘The ll#nlm of Franklin W. Fort of his post as secretary national , announced _this ‘week, comes a8 no surprise. Mr. Fort, an active Hoover lieutenant in the Representative New Jersey from of ublican mpaign along Work, the national chairman, since retired; James W. Good, the Western campaign manager, since deceased; Col. | cord. Danov van, since retired; Mrs. Wille- brandt, since retired, and Senator . Mr. Fort has bheen anxious to relinquish his committee place for the past year, but has refrained from doing 8o lest such a step nhmudfl}a‘e gl:con- strued as betoke) a ween himself and Mr, 3 . He now pleads the pressure of private business and the heavy burden op'fl his legislative duties. | pjs With his retirement only Mrs. Alyin T. Hert, national vice chairman, and James Prancis Burke remain of the 1928 line- d Mrs. Hert's resignation is on g awslting woannhm opportunity to d his , but the immedia outlook in New Jersey for this evzml'l‘- ality is none too promising. T * ok * ¥ ther announcement of the week of mueh politieal s nee to Senator George H. Moses, irman of the Republican senatorial eommittee. Follos his widely publicized wise- crack that sons of the wild jackasses are now wild in the Senate, reports were rife that he would be de) 88 committee chairman, but his resignation was neither asked nor vol- unteered. It now transpires that Sen. ator Moses is intending to travel in Europe this Summer, and that a vice n of the senatorial eommitt is to be selected to ecarry on in his absence. The naming of & vice chair. man is something of an innovation, so far s& the senatorial committee is con- cerned. Anof * kK ok Al et g the naval parl 8 ht this week on Senator Joseph ‘!E %lmnn .of Arkansas, an picture him as occupying a highly umcfu in the Amerigan delegation and, in consequence, in the entire con- lermun‘:. ’klh I:;“ w:l“ flmuflud to l'z on n y, spesking American and Canadian radio audi- ences over the Columbia Breadcasti! System. Philip Spewden, ¢hancellor of the exchequer in the Maedonald cal inet, will deliver the international radio talk over the Columbia heok-up the following Sunday, and subsequentl; Secretary Stimson, Premier M: ald, Archbishop Canterbury, Lloyd Geerge, Winston = Churchill, Bernard Shaw, Lady Astor, the Duke of York and others in & galaxy of astars will be heard around the ‘world, broadcasting from London on the Sunday programs. * % ¥ x Becretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams is due for a big lu?nu when he returns from London. He will dis- cover that & move is afoot to draft him for the Republican senatorial nomina- tlotn in huhn.mv- E%l:?n o{'lluunhu; setts as a y solution for a mos unhappy mun‘t'ron. ‘The Adams boom, whieh 15 entirely without his knowledge, may not go far, but has great potential possibilities. In its inception- it is anajogous to the New im'uy situation, where factional Republican differences and prohibition imperiled ' Republican chances of retaining the Senate seat, and Ambassador Dwight Morrow was projected into the situation to save the . If Secretary Adams ghould emer from the London Qenference with & crown of Jaurels and helgh prestige whic! tageously capitalized, po! cles of 30 a eal place for finmfifl togs, trr;:;;echuot t:ih al res, o Taries do hot come until September. * k % * The referendum in Massachusetts s L el of e ;mua d the :{un&on of fl;e that the repeal make one tired if it did not|Hu viewer, should “pounce” |the b- | the construction here ‘of Dicks . oF D, alive as dull pleases another. What im; other as fine strikes the m Only one gifted with omniscience has any right to use words so flowingly, so w:&m:llfin 80, m:xh.meg. A man merely op! book he has n'ld should reu.l: s few 0. the it narrath quality, whatever fllnt"n':"e'nhng. but Tt is not oo sound and ment, but must have exorable movement.” no mere blood; su othing tion with and na dullness Mm. the petty littleness which dis even our best . Life on there to the tune of ‘may ent,” “grand” and “glorious.” those i pettifogging fellows Wwho wrote in the past somehow are eclipsed. Don’t we say they are? Do We even mention 1’t!1m7 g Vi exceeds e: rather than Ju:g' eu:ku -;pm P of lves full cry after the new. This is the Cult worst. American g8 Wi e, the sophisticates of today f¢ t th the past and the future, and live golely in the present. But, since this glittering Present sinks into the Past, since the Future still remains out there, despite the Present is always ve alr l"h'udy ‘made fect; lern book reviewers, as & n'mugI d stop cr{lu \aa & perfection whic not , 88 if the reading publie composed solely of fools to be led their mental noses, the public might :o some ret,ll ideas about books wigh- g them. readin, Every booklover knows that you know about a book until you read it. m it is too late—in some instances. critics, with their large, fat, ¢ ping words, have gone back on us. mass production may sway us, after a fashion, but we are suspi of gmn. S EETTTm g 8 chusetts will make the sixth State which declines to give the Federal Gov- ernment any local aid in enforeing hibition. never had s enforcement act, and New York, consin, Montana and Nevada have pe- pealed their own State enforcemen statutes. Republicans in Massachusetts are badly split on the prohibition isst whlcl]; o in elec a Gillett, who is successor tiring of his own ac- . No_ wet Tef Ciocted, "sccoraing to. the J fiains. Hence the casting candidate who is neither * ok ox ok “The breach between East and West |} has grown wider,” says Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas in the February issue of the monthly magazine which besrs ame. “A new division of ‘gnor EErely hops. Fepui .xu:lded'mg‘u; cere! ican leaders| the wisdom lnnhe pa ich a preoccupation must thyob, | bo 4 qwmu:mz.l put apple sauce on = Christ ue, augurs badly for their success|ing has to Senator 5 néuu g 3,28 iis i iy §8 53 ] E : i : 5 éé £ i §§§ ?:g-s. iga H 5 H i g 3 £ £: Eg HH 5t g 5 | i E g fhf i FTE *.’2 E g4 npg’ §=§ i d £ ¥ o i ] b ggés ‘would received of §' the annuity allowed annum, or $45 per month, an which would give ths old man or woman haps ‘would be able ir bread on . mlmn and the ever-glorious Fourth of July, Now I stand for adding the so-called bonus to the basic pay in computing annuities. If there is a Senator or member of Congress who votes it—I am sure there will not know his name, and give to defend his vote, if he % 8 k3 s 5%8s 5 g Disarmament Urged As Security Move To the Editor of The Star: Sir: “Security” still seems the sole subject that will interest the statesmen g'-hered at the London Conference. hat does “security” mean, and how is it to be attained? Germany, almost wholly since 1918, sings no “security” song! holds good - ever been settled by war tha could not have been settled and if after, not_before Another American President proposed -mnznnnf‘ better, a msmug of world society on a basis of co-operation and reference of interna- tional differences to a Permanent Court of Justice. Such a court has been estab- lished and no nation has gainsaid its de:dl:‘lun s re recently, in France's.very cs) ital, a most impressive array of wfi statesmen solemnly signed pact of Paris, or Kellogg pact, binding every nal to outlaw war; mnever to take part therein, except In self-defense. lines. | Obviously, with no aggressor, no war! the possibi of situation, and t:ng u‘-.q:-nltyy." f. Oliver M. W, Sprague of Har- University has been engaged by the Bank of England as the bank’s ece- nomic adviser and some sections of the h press are excited and in- . Says London Evening News: “The bank's choiee is menacing, because it vaguely suggests that Amer- portans Toriot 1A ihe Vord. thars the nf wol n Britii and that doliars now talk loudss in world finance than pounds, It is none the less disturbing to learn that ths Bank of England must seek abroad for economic and statistical inspira- toe | ton. mr.mm'-hoonmmu- ean banking are dard works on the subject. (Cepyright, 1990.) —_— e ‘White Fishing Bill Deserves Support Prom the Sesttle Daily Times. ‘Washington’s delegation in should give wholehearted support to the bill introduced by Representative White of Msine which provides for a|Of five-year construction and maintenanee rogram for the Bureau of Fisheries. he measure, which recently was re- ported from committee with a recom- mengation for passage, makes possible & fisheries laboratory and the concentration of re~ search aetlvitles now scattered from Alasks 18, rman suggested :fi:z .h.be mld: use of the 7 acres of land on the eastern arm of Lake Union which has been relinquished by the War Department to the Bureau of Fisheries. The erection of a laboratory on that site would be convenlent to the University of Wash» ington, Such an institution would be :( t'g;aumhle value to the fishing in~ ustry. ‘The White bill does not make definite provision for a laboratory in Seattle, but it is known that the Bureau .of Pisheries long has hed that project in mind. The measyre authorizes the con~ struction of fisheries laboratories and hatcherles in various States where fish are propagated. It may be taken for W that }l'c Il.o admirably suited needs of sclence and would be shasen, i But, whether a laborato; lished here or el should be is estab~ here, thé White bill It is of vast im- portance to the ge m‘on'hnhoouuwm the people of this State, —————— e Aid to Employment. he | From the Sloux Falls Dally Argus-Leader. ‘The White et s o i stimulate w‘" The repa should give employment to many. ——.e—s A Christmas Joy. Prom the Boston Evening ‘Transcript. D the ymmgm who d net lfeve in Santa Claus wloye;e :et.igx flannel M'&ntflmflhm be just & = work Imn "hlo;:él u“vm to P Ives re- 4% armaments after Germany disarmed. Beyond all these verbal pledges to disarm arises the wmumn'ptul that the battlefield of the f@ture will be jn the air, the latest development being the Dornler flying boat, capable of ear- nm:flmothghexma:flmor 0] = compounds. What "seeu- Fity" can trontier forts, hmuhmor mi of armed men offer aga! a nocturnal attack on Paris or Londen by an air fleet so ? If the solemn outlawry of war by all nations furnishes no “security,” what g:n fum.I;h ucv&y:h Du-‘n::;nent i provides national ummyp.“ " EDWARD BERWICK. Favors Short School Day For Pupils Under Nine To the Editor of The Star: ‘There has much adverse of late owmm the i rodes Hage onty e mou! thooig ave 0 a day. Am I mp“::'n‘ in District who thinks hours » day enoygh for any child under 0 years? course, though, I think those should be mornm'l[_ hours always. Is the T, B. M. the only one '3 reaches his home at nl{he with frazsel nerves? Go to school some day with your 6-year-old and observe the 'T; centration yequl to learn to read present metheds. Yet all of us know children who manage in two semesters, with enly three hours’ daily instruetion, to learn to read simple books. Many can even write a simple letter after one year's schooling. What more wmanm babies o‘l"d 6 e e away m e, conf 1ous] g al rs in ent el loy. Pergonally, I think all children 8 vears and under should return to their homes at noon for a hot lunch and an hour’s rest. They should then be allowed to follow their own t for several hours with 1t and hindrance as . We ups often feel the need of solitu & better acquaintance with How much more so & little his way in & grewn-up werld, at every turn, and moved a chessman? Sometimes it appears that the persons ‘Wwho eomplain schop] day ly desire not so much morg kno'll:;lle '{lo‘r thfil: chi{g.‘ but 7 ‘“nurge” W) ve of responsibility. Undwamuy ‘we m’aafiuu nc‘mlglmuuww‘hm our children are safe l, children Wi and stronger an they “just grew” It Had to Be Brilliant. From the Indlanapolis Star. A . says that clevflm & brilliant o :;nu the sky at 5:30 a. ;‘n.hmt it; | and gelection n’:c t’.&:z m 2‘ 9 ore | Sope lvey. cufa"%u?"" to around ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN, erie J. , divector, Washington, D. and inclose 2 cénts in coin of stamps for postage. Q. How long have needles been made of metal?—M. B. the Miss Germany to compete in Paris| A, no for the title of Miss Europe. of th mfi th.u“”;nm. {he Banft ons & needle 2 e oivgl e BATO ater car- | istorlo times they used bones, eithr of i o e 8 8 gt How does a company list its stock mt% New York Stock Exchange?— 'A. The New York Stock Exchange provides forms giving all the require- ments for listing of stocks on the Q. How many books are there in the of Congres?—J. B. A. It contains over 3,900, books and pamphlets, as well as maps, e s St m:.,ooo Q. Is an etude meant for comcert w;m.m orum.uy;"s'n'h:lu was written for th technical I by whom was the Wash- ingion Ditch dugr—r o, B. of de: udy was arpeggio and trill. Composers its. ibiliti Wueml ties themes and power. Such etudes found a place of welcome in concert repertoires. A. It 15 pronounced suf-a-ree, with accent on the first syllable, or sa~fa-ree, broad a's and accent on second syl- what meaning was the word as 8 n'l,ma’lur 8 soldier in the ar?— % of ma X A Matross is & word of Danish origin. The term was applied to cne of the w‘l‘- diers in a train of artillery who assisted the gnnen in loading, firing and g the guns. Q. If hair seals are of little value for glr.flvhnt is their commercial value?— A. It is understood that the only im-. portant hair-sealing grounds remainin, of commercial value lie in the Nort intic n off coasts of New- Q Wmhll :n'.'lu mmm?n Ki LR N Aar) among the stars hmn u’;“ A zone 16 degrees wide, 8 d on of the ecliptic, is ea the is Candlemas?—R. O. G. ©Observed on February 2. §¢ iégi LEN E;g? : pE?o 8280 2o k5 g ., has elected president of associaf City Manager Proves Failure Full Public Support Without g -t i ois g. o g £ o i g | 3 : 1 £ g i t home to the people that men, nwoma of hine, lents,” grgues the Erie -Herald, and the Detroit Free nds that “neither the city- T plan nor any other form of rl government can of itself onest and efMelent sdministra- E. Morgan as the new city manager, the | tlon to a community in which venal, Cleveland Plain Dealer declares: “With- | crafty and unscrupulous politicians are out regard to opinions or sympathies| allowed to obtain control of public af- touching the Hopkins ouster, the ‘rov fairs.” The Chatta es ple of Cleveland wish well for Mr. Mor- | dorses this view, and adds that it “is a . e s sieced o A1 the btes | leron whi Chiianoogs iesued soms unicipal job—i DS gov- rs ago, and which, 3 :Immexftnlgb—innéhm. Being an intel- | it will not seon forget.” ligent and observing gentleman, : 's en do not like the knows the difficulties to be encoun , | city-manager {sl:n avers the Chicay Some of these (d Ft “smu ‘r,: the voters hav rvlng i ““u?:hfi‘c” v of manager, a e sent some an une hich | faithless men to the council,” and that “a it city manager cannot please & par- tisan or’ ignoble council majority and remain a it city manager.” “The need of good men in the ecouncil is upheld also by the South Bend Tribune, the Seattle Daliy Times and the -Syracuse Herald. Lauding the city - manager principle if properly applied, Des Moines Tribune-Capital feels sure that "1.1 all the wastes of American munici- pal hemmt, nothing else gives so 2| Civil War Veterans Held in Need of Aid To the Editor of The Star: I see in your paper that Congress has an idea to help the veterans of former wars. The Civil War veterans gre in their eighty-fifth year and there is not - One among them who does not need ints out, & "’4&2 :‘nlr::.!ll!r,‘mafl_ hel& Any man that has seen service the | 1S in feeble health and needs more or here | 1ess help. There is not a veteran left who is able to pay from dollars for & room and for food, doc- tor's bills, clothing and medicine.’ It is . | time something was done to them out. Seventy-two dollars a month will ll;nc pay the !r;m livingvas che;p- AS & man L. ere are only a few of us left ufl have only a n!wnly time HEw muni¢ friends now e: toward them ed.’ action against ‘Mr. Hopkins," ears. However, as Mr. Hopkins himself fi“ an in: office poor old for a different Tam ing 1 ol o L e, e v L e interest” and eral res| e b it g. iy LA cities have done so0.” Bl i e i :E\'ne.h:x; pidl i "“fl e o) - ; t”"me wnh:g-nh‘? the clml‘::a Su, Parallel. ggests a Parallel. sityation is that the chflhr."wlun - 2o o Tewritten to create oy e 7 [ttt e S— Billboards Stand the Stapw. Prom the Tulss World. Many of our in the e P RS Ao B Y