Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1930, Page 8

THE BVENING STAR oS Seuidsy Migsiay gitls. WASHINSTON D. C. e e e husbangry of Gandhi, “The Big W, WOLES. . . ;Bdltor [ SOUL" 1s undoubtedly as true. That the sulien seeds of revolt are dirr EviiniNd & visible op the placid banks of the | horrors and suffering ushered in at Thames, Serajevo. Jugoslavia 1s now counted among the | plarited In the soll ‘of India is ints- | European “democracies” which tolerate 1080 | Putable. That they are sprouting under | a dictatorial form of government. But even dictatorships cannot afford to But ) snap thelr fingers in the face of en- what Englishmen conterid, and what is | lightened international opinion. That Company- | less generally umderstood in the United | opinion is trying its best to forget the feader ‘61 an ‘almost hopelessly miriority élement of the Indian people. " |~ Satistaction with “the British yoke" the City. is declared in Lomdon as likely to en- (se-por menth | qyre as long as British policy fs matked . “,"Mir"“"'m -unrelenting strength and firmness, uenwm The intellectuals, who form -the back- & Rate by Carrier Within -Star. e‘.‘»m’. bone of the Gandhi movement, will b ¢ | never rally & dangerously formidable S body of national suppoft &8 long as Rate by Mall_Payable in | British rule remains tock-ribbed. Any 7 ":' . concession distinguishable as weakness, fi-- vy BE accerding to the Englishman who knows e T his Inats, will be the signal for an ac- oession of genuine strength which the independence campaign is now alleged ¢ 40 Tack. Time will tell whether the recent led | suggestion of “dominion status” for In- d: |'dts, which was. forthcoming from Lord 1dts of pubncattnal | Irwin), the viceroy, is interpreted as that 18 _are slss 1eseived. |yngication of submissiveness and yield- ) ing which m: Englishman consider Attacking the Supreme Court. | rata1 to §r,m:l? auth‘x:m. It 15 her The assault upon the Supreme Gourt { gentus for compromise which since time ©f the United States, delfveted in thé ] imyiemorfal has been the crown jewel Senate of the United States,-since-the { of Britain's statesmanship: It weuld All Other States and Canada. fly and Sun 3. $12.00; 1 1iro. yonly nomingtion "of CharlesEvans Hughes | be {n steict accord with its past achieve- | ators States; 4 that the Mahatme is the | “grim and immense tragedy” of 1914-18 énd to “refurnish its mind,” as Prime Minister Macdenaid pleturesquely puts it, anent all and sundry associated with it. Owing its existence to the blood and treasure which the allied and asso- clated peoples poured forth in its be- half, the neéw afid powerful Jugoslav state can at least now pay a decent respect for the susceptibilities of a world unminded at this late day to per- petuate the rancors which began with the crack of Princip's pistol. The Faithful Eighty-Four. The Senate for two days past has been discussing the qualifications of Charles Evans Hughes to be Chief Justice. The debate has developed from a moderate beginning into an ex- tensive and sweeping exhibition of ora- tory. To meet the requirements of the debaters the Senate is sitting in con- tinuous executive session, with open doors—fortunately for the country, with open doors, 30 that the exact words of the profound discussion may be known to all. It would seem as though Sen- would persist in their presence, to be Chief ‘Justice was taken up for | ments .if it found ways and means of | would cling to their seats in order to oohsideration, is both astenishing and | conciliating unfortunate. Have been confined to the qualifica- tlons of thie appointee of Hoover, ‘has gone far afield. Senator Brookhart of Towa said in ihe Senete, “The Supreme Court of the United States is now divided into two political parties.” He went further and said | mission against the practice of sub- that the Supreme Court today repre- fmetering eleetflc current in apartmient sents the only real political 8ivigion { hotles, “Which Will ‘be made in & case on which the sun never sets. ——— e tcaee Electricity as a Commodity. to intervene on the strength of his con- tention that the outcome of the case will formation of such = party has been | have g vital effect on electric rates for achieved, not where Pofitical paréles public at large, Submetering hgs led to other court electric light companies have come up new | against the same situation that faces progressive party now found in the | them here. Electricity is sold at whole- membership -of the-Supreme Gourt is- sale rates to the owmers of” apartment not in the majority. Mr. Brookhart | houses, who submeter its flow to ten- one of those who weuld |ants of the building. The tenants are out of the Suprente Court.|charged the usual retall rates and the finds that the mem- | apartment house owner pockets the dif- new political division in | ference. Court_are Mr. Bride's belief is that submeter- Wefidel Holmes, Brandeis|ing it exfenisively . The conservative Or °re-|jords, will come to exercise & general | effect on the returns of the electric light g 3 I !ES? H B i creased fee represented in retail rates, %0 | the electric light company will get the perty, | smaller fee represented in wholesale rates. This will tend to diminish a §158 on the profits of the electric light com- pany, a diminished- return would- influ- ence & tise th rates. £ iy Fis F1 i E g | i g 1 8 i é § 8 i § ¥ 2 ; '§ £ £ i $ i it ' i i from the sale of purchaser buying installment plan. in his electric by apartment .has cut out the direct between the retail con- and the electric light company, ting the convenient practice of fixtures and paying for them the monthly light bills. ‘Submetering does create a middle- who s at all rates. individual retail consumer one way the other. If proof exists that the £F i 3 P fe | i ig E - 1 E Hl M i f d it ¥ 2 E 2 ; § E i igs i ;~ L | : 3 | tiie e =§§ PEE §n the general public’s lighting bills, ever, the custom should be abol- ished. Opposed to this is the fact that the electric light company encourages the purchase of electricity at wholesale rates, although the company, in the submetering case, is a party to the Pub- lic Utilities Commission’s cause. ‘The root of the matter lies in whether g8 long before the Senate is voting for or against nominees because they are Republicans or Democrats. Indeed, Senator Dill of Washington, & progressive Democrat, in his discus- sion of the Supreme Court yesterday, commodity on the one hand, but at the same time seek to discriminate against & class of those who so buy their com- modity and resell it at a profit. ——————— Colleges encourage discussion of stand- ards of morality. This does not suggest an abandonment of interest in the classics, which offer arguments on all sides of the subject. There is, however, the possibility that this line of expres- sion will cause lterary censors to add ing matter. ] A Provocative Memorial. On February 2 there was solemnly unveiled at Serajevo a tablet in memory of the murderers of Archduke Francis ¢ | Ferdinand and his consort on June 28, 1914. The tablet was set up on the very scene of the crime which rang up the curtain on the World War. Speeches and demonstrations were forbidden by the Jugoslav government, but the mere fact that the Belgrade authorities per- mitted the glorification of Princip, which takes the form of an enduring memorial, justifies wonder as to why they allowed it even to be fashioned and put in place. ‘The London Times does not go too far when it describes the whole epi- sode as “indecent, ill-advised and in- sultin Even sincere friends of Jugo- slavia, and there are many in the United States, are shocked by recur- ring exhibitions of Serbian nationalist indifference to the good opinion of the world. Their sensibilities are par- ticularly offended by public exaltation of political murder on the theory that it serves national ends. Popular ebul- litions during the recent trial of Rat- chitch for the murder of the Croat deputies in the Skupshtina were typical Mr. Hughes to be Chief Justice has be- come more and more a question of poli- tics. And it is because of politics that the opposition has been able to roll up something akin to & snowball. A frank plea to the Democrats of the Senate to align themselves against Mr. Hughes as Democrats was made by Senator ‘Wheeler of Montana. He warned the Mr. Hughes. He pleaded with his col- leagues 0 win partisan favor with the _people by opposing Mr. Hughes' nomina- ———raee— The “Crisis” in India. Naval Conference delegates in London and the numerous American observers on duty there at this time express emazement over the conspicuous ab- sence of anything savoring of British hero. It is comprehensible that the deed of Princip and his accomplices fifteen and @ half years ago lives in superpatriotic Serb memory as an act of imperishable glory. But in an age like the present, praéliced by land-1 at wholesale rates mdi It does not affect will have a direct effect | to the difficulties of an already perplex- | J longings for independence | miss nothing of the flood of eloquence The debate, whith-nught { in ‘India; while keeping that mighty | and- the profundity of wisdom. But _country part and parcel of the empire | scemingly, from the story told by the Congressional Record, a perversity .of spirit prevalls, to tempt Senators out of the chamber into committee rooms, The fight of the Public Utilities Com- | Into lobbies, into smoking rooms, any- where but the great hall of legislation itseM. Yesterday, immediately after the fall | 1o of the gavel a quorum call was sounded by Mr. Fess. Eighty-four Senators re~ sponded to their names, thirty-six more than a bare quorum. Those faithful eighty-four answered to the roll call five more times during the day. They would have had to answer once more, shortly after Mr. Dill began his speech, but that' Mr. Johnson withdrew his proposed quorum call. Still, before Mr. Dill had finished Mr. Norris thought that at least a quorum should listen to his golden words, and the bell was rung and the eighty-four said “Here!” Then when Mr. Brookhart took the floor Mr. Nye kindly gave him a whole audience by summoning the eighty-four from their nooks and corners. Again, when Mr. Glenn started to speak Mr. McNary per- formed the same office of courtesy, and whep _Mr. Blaine turned the tap of his eloquence Mr. Bratton had the bells rung for the eighty-four. And finally at the conclusion of Mr. Blaine's remarks when it appeared that a vote might be taken, Mr. John- son, thwarted earlier of his quorum- calling purpose, had a quorum sum- moned, the same eighty-four. Fer be it from any one to suggest that this was a filibuster. Still a quorum call is a quorum call and has its effect upon the clock. ) ‘There would be no flaw in this argu-| Farmers are being advised to take up tebut for the fact that the electric | banking on the theory, perhaps, that a company has steadily encouraged |man who can hold down mortgages the purchase of current at wholesale | sufficleritly to let bim keep on farming] rates. This has increased the use of |must have latent talents calculated to brought added re- [make him a high-power financier, —e i Machinery is sald to be making em- ployment scarcer. Inventors are doing eyerything possible to create enough number of persons busy running them and keeping them in repair. ————— stalled in the Supreme Court it is prob- able that he can hear a political band wagon roll by without even going to the window to see what it looks like. o Doubts are expressed as to whether nwlubeueuy'amnecon(rull model assembly as it will be to ‘make Washington, D. C., a model ecity. o SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Continued Story. How often will a story strange Through many thrilling pages range! How often do I wonder why “To Be Continued” meets my eyel And yet I always walt to learn Just how the plot is going to turn, And eagerly attention lend Until I meet those words, “The End.” As life unfolds, intent are we On guessing what the plot will be, At last admitting, with a smile, The guessing makes the tale worth while. Satisfactory Discussion. “How did you come out in your tarift argument?” inquired the unworldy person. “First rate,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “Did you get it finally settled?” “Certainly not. It is all there and as good as new. You know I have de- pended on that argument for many years to keep me in public attention.” Jud Tunkins says he hopes they'll get armaments measured up so that they can decide who has the best hand by fight. Fiction and Truth. Detective fiction that you dead with glee May often leave you feeling rather sad, When in 50 many real crimes you see Detective smartness going to the bad. Utilizing Material. “What are you going to do with your parrot?” “I intend to call in a stenographer,” sald Miss Cayenne, “and see if I can't sell some of his choice line of talk to a current sensational magazine.” “The man who never contradicts you,” said Hi Ho, the sage of China- town, “may seem to flatter when in of the spirit which has now enshrined | ¢ality he s too indolent even for con- the sssassin at Serajevo as & national | Versation. Words and Principles. ‘To words of public quarrels High principles you fix, And some of them are morals, And some are politics. which already seems almost & genera- | “Dar is mo' true love shown,” said tion distant from the war, there is|Uncle Eben, “in choppin’ wood foh de small understanding for, and less sym- kitchen stove dan dar is 4n. makin' up nwmmmmuam-vmuu" 1 new machines' to keep an unlimited | tell When Charles E. Hughes is again in-| tonians P, AVASHET D L GabstXy ki THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, Nothing quité can take the place of the human voice. It survives "the assaults of books, talkies, silent scregm-¢soen we Wil be BiEeF B autienits tle -accents of reality—ah, lhereh};gu have it] e It been sald t a great operatic singer m\lldn-ldlmlrtn tones to bring the tears to the eyes of listeners. We heard Bryan spedk—the feécol- lection of what Tié said was so easy that it came under the classification of natural "“& Tike breathing. * x No one need fear, then, the extinc- tion of the spoken drama, It is rather safer to predict its-large revival. Civic theaters of various types are increasingly successful in the larger cities and on the 3 Shakespeaze, in the hands of a few sterling “attors, continues to delight America. * Grand opera, despite its artificiality, or maybe because of it, goes a.henii merrily, year after year. Singers in recital always draw crowds, it can OB ‘make of s exoept the power of t&e ‘hw;n_n;x voice? ik ‘This appedl 1s so all-persuasive that the"best WAY W/ undersand Hts full It is & paradox of action; learn to Ehl:mpw: ‘better by mot geing to see This, of course, demands an explana- tton. 'How 1s it possible for one. to acted “drama respect by fo‘mf e old answer, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” will not do. It never explained anything in love, let alone in the arts. But the ‘way-to love the drama is to forego it for a number of years. must never be forgotten ~that we of the cities are the children of the cities and of all that goes with them. ‘We accepted the theater as a natural part of everyday life. We grew too discriminating because we had seen too many plays. of ‘Worst of all, we had heard too many | to be voices. We took to the movies with a whoop, because we Were tired of the ‘hman voice. ‘We had gone through one of those queer eycles of the human mind, run- ning from pleasufe " to disgust. We were tired, tired of the endearing voices of human beings, so tired that we called it “ranting.” * ok ok % ‘That queerest of animdls, the thea- tergoer, who dutifully went to “Berkeley Square” it opened here and not particularly because he wanted to, can never know the thrill which comes to the former playgoer who, not having stepped inside a theater for five vears, goes at last to see “Strange Interlude.” 'fhhmmly actually tflxi_nh. He had quit the plays because the plays went back on him, or, at least, he thought they had. Why should he run fo every new play as men in offices leap to win- dows when the fire engines roar by? He took pride in sidesteppirz the drama, fighting for its life with the screen. The tragedy of the conflict left him cold. The stage, with its manner- isms, its hollowness, at last was get- ting its Just deserts. The sly vulgarity “bed room” farces made him tired. He preferred smut out-and-out, i any. The so-called legitimate drama got along- the best it could without E:b patronage. As far as he could se¢, he had to admit, it got along very well. From time to time he read the howls of those l'm} !.fl of th; Ameri- can people, in an_art way, but stock companies seemed’ be doin, well, thank you!- He discovered that art, as exempli- fled in the spoken drama, did yery well, even though he never once step- ped instde a theater door. At last got to the point where buildings given over to theatrical enterprises were just so many buildings by the city curb and nothing more. * ok ok % ‘The theatrical addict will say he was mad, but he was far from it. In the | hold va:t }"’?;’fli}“ 01:‘ the American fly- wheel of bus . he was never missed. “He stmply pleased himselt, ot once the most important, the most and the most terrible of businesses. Any one who has never tried to please himself absolutely can know nothing of the difficulty of it. It is much easier to say, “Oh, thank you, I will be glad to go!” when & friend invites you to the theater, than to think ‘up some magnificent lle on the spur of the moment and get 1t off with aplomb: “Oh, I would be- de- lighted to go, but I have an important meeting tonight—board of directors— yes, very unusual, night meeting, quite exceptional, of course, but—-" So much easier to _go and be bored than stay and be blamed. The wear and tear- of life comes as often- from polite refusals as defter acceptances. It is one thing to knew how to live to r!!ue one’s self, and quite another to live to please one’s friends. The high- est life “consists in reconciling the two. * Ok ok In the theater at last, our magnificent wight—and we really think there was something magnificent about him — settled down to infinite enjoyment. eat. many people, inc) Minute by minute he began to Bamit e’ icers 14 the servics or he menor |SitY to himself that this heroic play on the stage before him (no less heroic than |y, O'Nelll's nine-acter) was really worth seeing, after all, It was not worth seeing, he told him- self, because it enabled him to talk about it to others who had seen it, or “in the know” with those who had had the personal satisfaction of seeing it when it was “new.” No, it fYIng, principally, be= cause of those guthentle human voices coming to him over the footlights, voices not strained through film, or conveyed through the medium of elec- tricitv but voices projected as sound ‘waves through the personal and physi- cal force of the speakers, ‘The words “nuance” and “timbre” f;rme utlofl him, while Nina was l;nténg sf -They were good wards, but they did ‘not express enough. ~Few words hit more than the shell of a meaning, If 'y _cause movements i the mind layers of humanity they are good words. Bigger and better than nuances, or even timbre, quality, is the human voice itself. It is our means of contact, mifrd with mind. Without it, for all its faults, we would be reduced to the scale of oysters, and sit side by side on the interesting shores of life without once knowing each other. The spoken drams, &s-a-refiection of this life of ours, has its place in the universe, largely because of the power and beauty of the human voice, strange, close, vibrant, cruel, loving, all inclusive, giv- ing us a chance, at least, of knowing and joving one another. LONDON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Ishbel Macdonald is the official hostess of the Naval Conference. The prime minister’s daughter has mnever fully overcome a natural shyness despite her seven or eight years in the official lime- light, but ‘ashi n's hectic ex- perlenicés last October Visibly “broad- ened” Ishbel. to have rather an amazing memory. Though many hundreds of Washing- were presented to her at the British embassy and elsewhere during her father’s visit, she remembers the names of nearly everyl American conference delegation whom she met on the Potomac or the Rapidan four months ago. * K kX One evening, at the end of January, when the men of the American and British delegations were “ it at the welcoming dinner of the Pil- grims’ Soclety, Mrs. Dawes and Miss Macdonald hit on a joint scheme to en- tertain the womenfolks. Each gave a am| at No. 10 Downing streef for the respective delegation wives. After dinner, about 9:30 o'clock, it was ar- ranged that the ladies should join forces at the embassy to look at the private showing of a new American lm specially loaned to Mrs. Dawes for occasion. Other American and British ladies were invited to meet the women of the conference. * ok ok % Signor Dino Grandi, the “baby” of the conference, has resorted to rather neat tactics to ingratiate hl.mseléwwfl.h mnomm the American and British. B; he makes Japanese, for English is their second m. % bearded young :lhletmt‘)t ussolini delegation conspicuously s in Italian. He in ly speaks En lish. His command of it is good, a little halting. Grandi could talk French as fluently as M. Tardieu him- self, but he prefers to use the language surest to be well and promptly under- stood by Messrs. Stimson, Macdonald & Co. " The youthful Roman foreign minister has scored heavily with his little linguistic coup. * ok ok ¥ Senator Joe T. Robinson mensely amused the other night when, in company with four other lawyer- members of the American delegation— Messrs, Dawes, Morrow, Reed and Adams—he attended a dinner of the famed Middle Temple Benchers. Their host was Gen. Dawes, who was admitted was im- means of to membership in the Temple a couple & showdown instead of a Dl P of weeks ago. noticed, to consternation, that the toast to the King was drunk sitting. Explanations ensued. It appears that one of the Charleses—TI or II, eth saith not— was being entertain Benchers. When the time came to pro- pose the I toast, the King himself was so that he couldn't get to his feet. Thereupon, to the stupefaction of his majesty's still more or less subjects, Charles blurted out: “Oh, drink it sitting down! What do I care?” or words to that effect. At any rate, ver since then the Middle Temple nchers have drunk the health of Britannic majesty while remaining seated. * ¥ ¥ % Herbert F. Wright of the State De- partment at Wi n is attached to the American delegation, with the rank and title of “editor.” It is his job to assemble all the bibliography of the conference as , including it & Bepil e v man from the Tiber. the glittering Guildhall banquet on the night of Jan- 23 four of the lord mayor’s silver- powdered. - | war, Miss Macdonald proves | i, at dinner by the | Keec! uation in time to keep & stentorian- toned announcer from pulling a boner. * ok ok X wonders how long it will ‘merchant mafine propo- lerence l‘meu"l:lt. Merchant lhlflh“ :hr:’ not wb; ps in peace uuhc can converted into auxiliary cruisers carry: g guns in the twinkle of a war-time eye. Our British cousins are fairly per- turbed at the moment over the men- acing rise of the German merchant marine, and particularly over the fact that the Bremen now holds the su- premacy of the merchant sea. Both great British transatlantic lines are now planning to lay down ships which will match or outstrip the Bremen. The White Star projects - the Oceanie of 60,000 tons, and the Cunard is figuring on two vessels of the same intic dimensions. Meantime the Prench are flumm‘ of laun ice. States Lines expect to lay down a couple of 60,000-ton monsters during 1930. Brassey’s Naval and Shi) Annual, Britain’s marine Bible, tab- ulates the world’s seven it ships as follows; Leviathan, 59,957 tons; Ma- jestic, 56,621; Berengaria, 52,226; Bre- men, 51,656; Olympic, 46,439;-Aquita- nia, 45,647, and Ile de France, 43,548. * ok ok % Discovery that Alfred Tennyson was a poet at the age of 14 and wrote a blank-verse play of merit entitled “The Devil and the " disputes interest in London with the Naval Conference. It is an ished story about the troubles of a flend placed in cha of magician’ Everyl be before ‘will | Sition will prance into the a 's wife while her is away on a journey. It is full of youth- ful exuberance and high spirits. (tlh:fl !ol!owln‘% . evil” practically keep his shirt on”: Peace, Antonio! Why, thou art 80, man, by Reau- mur’s scale, And more than twice as much by Fahrenheit, And the unconquerable turbulence And violent usage of your flery temper, Expanded by the heat of passion, tube of temperance. ‘Will burst Methinks Your e '-'5".’:."’1&%" an, sd our he: oul 3 thence should issue b The subtle liquid which distends you so. (Copyright, 1930.) Words of Praise for the New People’s Counsel ‘To the Editor of The Star: I have read with regret your editorial on the appointment of Richmond B. h as people's counsel of the Dis- trict of Columbia in & recent issue of ‘The Star. As one who literally teethed on The Star, I have learned to expect— and I have not often been dis- T | appointed—a. calm, dispassionate and fair consideration of matters that affect the welfare of this city. This editorial 1s not fair to Mr. Keech; is not a fair r= statement of his experience and cer- g Very | ypyin trying | tary » 3. bIUAKY 13, 1986, Ne Criticism- of Army Men in Local Press To the Editor of The Star: In the press reports carrying the statement mmde by Secretary of War Hurley, in defense of the appointment . Gen. Crosby &s District Com- Sl is stated that this defense missioner, it is made “ of the press 8 wldier.” This ¢ S Wadninglon all the odmimient made the ‘ashington press and several statéments by the press outside of Washington on this subject, and I have. yet to find a singlé Tiné that in any’ way re ‘upon. - profession of the soldier. Quite to the contrary, the comment is based on other grounds. It is no refle on the profession of the soldier when comment or objec- tion is voiced as to his availability to created and intended for. it is no reflection the pre Siement, it i confment ou k I have read careful . leader in mmcxvm:’euu. Ad- mittedly, a mflh.;?- e Frwn is moré capable hetter fitfed for leadership in the fleld in which he has been schooled and trained—namely, the Army or Navy—than in the civilian- trained person. It follows that a civillan educat?d and tralned person is better qualified and fitted for leader- ship in fields outside of the military [vocations, and the fact that sych mili- tary men as those mentioned by the Secretary made good as leaders in fields outside of the profession in which they had been schooled and trained g&a not disprove wh-:‘ T have Just said, ause t.%cu course, excep- tions to al nfl;."' A In any event, it is reasonable to suppose that in framing the organic act by which two of our Commissioners are require be-civitlans, INETS of that act had in view precisely the facts which I have briefly outlined above. The statement is also made that Gen. Crosby will become a civilian upon his retirement on the 21st of March., This statement has been challenged by & -some of But, granting that, he may technical sald to be a civiian, and, #f so, tg letter of the law may permit his ap- pointment, the fact remains, and this view is concurred in B“:M ‘ajorit; n; ‘thh: x)aeople. tlil:t alm or l’ph‘& o law would not B-'mi of his appointment, because ?fi efl&nfi that the provisions of the act contemplate the appeint it ‘of two Comunissioners Wi are ct -trained. Since, therefore, the question availability. has been ralsed since the question is at least a debatable one, it would s':‘eem the part of wisdom no appointment. - Es) clally is this true at this Dlrl.icu‘l‘:; time when so much stress is being bml&ht dm b!bnlru on the desirability of an; and a1 violations” of “Hhy . Siwhisench amendment. In other words, if one law can be overridden or isr ded those persons do 1ot subscribe Wholeheartedly to the righteousness of the eighteenth amendment may ask the question: Why lay sd -tmich stress on the obedience to Other laws at the hifl%u complied wit] opinion people? of law when same e are not h, at least in the and views of a great many W. PARROTT. till the National Anthem Whatever Was Its Origin To the Editor of The Star: I have been a reader of The Star for over five years and now have my first kick coming, over your article in The Sunday Star of February 2, 1930, about “The Star Spangled Banner” by some of our self-anointed sanctimonious sa- Vviors of our “nauthorized an- miluk.'haemlnnuolpeole are 5 how long have they bepen naturalized; do they come from Musso- lini or the Reds of Russia, or worse; are they just parasites of society? th;tmhlvm dtone for this coun- 41 es -fault with way g’ run? e is The most one can say for them is that they are conscientious objectors. Do you know that “The Star Span- gled 5“‘1?1,“; closes the day, all over this woj or, Army, N aud "Marifié ol Bih"uu Unlted‘gblET Do they know that all great men re- spect and honor to it, that the President of the United States does so, and our present President’s religion is not a military or warlike one? Does he sham his reverence when he Ber o e uapiog ot s i es” @ A kg tar Spangled Banner”? Have they seen men who offered their all to this country, some whé made the supreme sacrifice, others who lived Spangled ::d tears flot with heart swelling hearts with pride gratitude; men who are be alive and hear this hor- le‘{'eh nnthemt of ours? e worst these scoffers can :b:'x'.fi.’fi l;;:hl:htl;e tune orlglnlt.edulxyl ar room, years ago. In spite of this fact, it is lybuum and lmplrlnfi tune, and although a tune can no doubt be composed that has more harps and angels in it, yet could it 3: more :ppr riate? r country, after it was taken away from the Indians, was founded in strife, shut down internal strife and strove with other countries in the World ‘War for , that nations might outlive future wars and oppressions; the above strife was motive, of this country,” Rothing country, nof that any American cannot stand up and face the world with pride of coun- try and race, and who can help being trains of “The Star u& the people for a song of i to keep this same safe from an invading foe, and who would do so again, would vote for “The Star Spangled Banner” as is, tune and words, for our national an- them if given the opportunity to do so, and not for silly and sentimental rea- sons, but with a high sense of honor and love of country; ‘The Star Spang] FRANK I. HASTINGS. Prof. Ragatz and His Course Are Defended To the Editor of The Star: A few days you item in vlhlc‘lfn Mrs. tainly not designed to encourage him.|Speel Those of us who know Richmond B. Keech and love him for his high character and manly qualities, admire his ability and astuteness in his pro- fession and respect him for his intelli~ gence, energy and loyalty, know that he will not be swerved from his duty to the people of the District of Celumbia. He will render high service in this new g job that will bring credit to the ecity s :’;d Justify the President's confidence As a man and as a native son he deserves better at your hands. JOSEP] 'H W. SANFORD. ———era. And a Grand Slam. Prom the Seattle Daily Times. ‘When the bridge player who has tak- meets the man e the en his lessons radio wmhuhu-nw the weekly pe- riodicals— tug of %;nounce‘d Prst.l' ‘ashington Unive: on the history of “his like he is a Russian,” and accusing him of being a &mnnm I had rather expected ofliut:w r;ore on crléla subnf:, but, as n a5 rmit me, as & student of c:‘:pw- during th2 past four years and a to_deny these absurd ‘This her groun mentlll. Ragetz.” He is & member of a country. grandfa an officer in the Civil War, and his ancestors and relatives are fou: many prominent bankers, d law- yers, clergymen and of his brothers & now comments reflect, perhaps-unwittingly; | & | ? | Brown University, Columbie Universit by those in authority | § ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ;. HASKIN. ‘There-is no other cy in the world that can answer as many legitimate questions .as our free Information Bu- resu fn Wi n, D. C. This highly organized institution has been built up and is-uridet” the personal direction of Frederic J. H: N Bflsep‘ng in con- stant touch Ped’ al bureaus and other educational énterprises 1t'is in & pesition. to pass-on to you authoritative information of the st order. Sub- mit, your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free dis- posal: There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return post- age. Address The Evening Star Infor- mation Buréau, Frederic J. Haskin, di- réctor, Washington, D. C. dog How klll'h PPr_irnkNFI! and what he weigh?—P. T. N. A. This well known actor is 6 feet 180 pounds and has red hair and biue eyes. He has piayed in vaudeville, legitimate, musicel comedy and motion pictures. Q. How often does the United States rine Band broadcast?—J. E. W. A. Tt usually broadcasts twice a week, once over WRC and once over Q. What city or town in California is ular comic strips.—H, §. S. A. Chula Vista is the most southerly municipal incorporation ¢n the Western Q. Name some women who draw pop- ular comie. H. 8. 8. efi.. The products- were merchants in nearby towns. ) ‘jars drinking glasses. Steigel glass pieces in any col- lection are e‘g';fl!se‘réiplem. Q. How Iarge have hailstones been o e oW N, A. the' largest of there is record is one that fell in a storm in Nebraska in 1928. It was 17 inches in circumference and weighed 1% pounds. " Q. Are there skylarks in the United A. The skylark has not been intro- duced into the United States. Amq to imauguration before senger, mail and New York, Rio and B The project will ¢onnect Buenos Aires with Miami, Fla. will be selected later for a con! of the line to New York. will be 9,000 mites: A, So far womén have Tiot excelled in Wil this field of expression.~ All of the well Khown features @f this sort are drawn by men. Q: Where was Charles Evans Hughes educated?- A. He attended _Colgate Doiversty, He received the degree of LL. D. from Brown in 1906, Columbia, Knox and La< fayette in 1907, Union and Colgate in 1908, Georgia in 1909, Williams College and Haryard and. University of Penn- :ylvt;n‘lnu iln 1910, Yale in 1915, Untver- 1923, Amherst and Princeton in 5 He was doctor. honoris ¢ausa University in 1922, Dartmouth in | in thre oy o e s f the transport 1] an o 3 of line. Most of the planes, which repre- sent an investment in 000, are fiying boats or amphibians, all of the routes are over- water, ex- cept the transcontinental route across the southern part of South America, What is the rarest book the wo%d?——l,. K. t » greatest A. 1t is said that the world printed treasure is the Guten' ¢ volumes, owned by the ! 117; lBrusuls and University of Louvain | he 924, 'He was admitted to the New York bar in 1884 and practiced law in New York until 1891 and again from 1893 to 1906. At various times he has lectyred at college: Iaw schools. Q. Should & dog Be taught to bring game to his master?—F. H. AA dog should not be taught to bring in the gdme. THhe reason for this 1§that when thie dog points where the hunter gets the game,. it is ml’efl'wlfi annoying to have the dog dashing bacl and forth loo! for the game and brin: it to the master. In the case . if “the goes affer “the killed he will usually frighten the rest of the flock, ‘giving the Hunter lpog:chl_i{uclbfln Wh 4 gréat Q. How much goid and silver money is ltlh"e in th.ed world?—J. J. B . The world monetary stock in gold and silver year ending .me 30, 1929, was $10,526,000,000 in gold and $4,000,000,000 in siiver; United States $4,379,000,000 n and $845,000,000 in silver. gold Q. How many molds did Steigel use when making rlass?—R. C. E. A, exact ni made 82 visits to Europe. ivania | 67 years old, the record Sentiment Not _%Guelulwmmnmdu? A, Different kinds of atoms may vary in size, but atoms of same kind are uniform. e Q. In making a vinegar rinse for halr, ho ich 1 cips ot s 1o four cups of water m: a gar rinse, for “the | of Ppenitent one. improbable, Q. Does Charles abroad often?—C. N. R. A. Mr. Schwab says that he high ‘Laws Aeclaims The Star Spangled Banner ‘The 5,000,000 petitioners whe legislation a f-g:flzing "'ThozukB{:: Spangled Banner” as the national an- them have caused considerable com- delay no longer in Spangled nmfir- ment, but not much serious consider- | the ‘ation. Most people think that the as enshrined in the people's mum' needs no law. “What could & law do for “The Star | otos Spangled Banner’?” , AL ady, & law would not make us love it more. We have no law providing for a national - Bl day, but try to quit it! A law might forbld the music's use in the Army for the beautiful ceremony called ‘Betreat.’ And then, indeed, the coun- try would be moved. Some 5,000,000 citizens were easily persuaded to a petition to make it the national anthem. If 5,000,000 citizens want it, ‘The Star Spangled Banner' is the national anthem.” The Journal also argues: “You cannot take.the starry out of the hearts of Americans, those who have been long absent from their country, and they will tell you that when once more they caught sight of Old Glory waving in the breeze, it brought to their hearts a thrill which nothing else can give.” * * K K “During the World War,” recalls the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, “no act of Congress was needed to bring the people to their feet at the first prelim- inary notes of ‘The Star Spangled Banner,’ and there couldmbe x;o.le&n- plaint of lukewarmness toware er Ir mem‘r:;!mm of t.h; Jusic makes it more s! e, o mucl the better. The improved melody will inevitably work its way into popular favor. Meanwhile the bill should: be consigned fo the limbo of unnecessary law, to be resurrected only ‘if and when’ the American due reverence for * Banner’ and ‘Old Glory." m.pn-nvggn fln’:ob’be pumped into the ple by passing laws.” pcgvmx or without law, the New Bed- fo!‘d.g:-lndlrdwfibelllhevm that “ res- ent agitation ave no pract sults,” and that paper contends that “simply an act of Congress cannot sud- denly create tl;;l. ll'l’ liltn could not create strong feeling among ts choosing— only time can do that.” * K K K ‘Taking a more favorable position, the Cleveland News declares: “There are cogent reasons why Congress should hemistry at the University of Wiscon- :m, and another is secretary of the American Bible Bbclelj. the Statement dhat he i PIOPSFAAISE: e statemen a A I have been & student in seven of his courses, and he has at all times been h‘:kvo y&}g ".”u}'fi"fm of ol; student who has en statements. Prof. as the students affectionately is & campus idol, and while he reputation for being “stiff,” his classes are among the largest on the campus. But a short time ago he was voted the most popular teacher at the school. As to his scholarship, the fact that his latest book was awarded a prize by the American Historical Association and was published by the Century com- pany should speak for itself, as should the further fact that he was a) ted editor of the American Historical ‘Asso- clation last month. ‘The whole fuss over this course strikes me as stupid. It is nothing new. {wmmll' took it of him at George know hi 1 get upset over it at He teaches the subject impartially, us- ing the wntm ormation available. The '8 Fay the World War” and Slosson of - gan’s “Twentieth Century Europe,” are used the over. Sersiy voug inquiry at the university. I eople shall fail in | swing, e Star Spangled | to I| heart and bring tears asks W of | ‘opera is a relic as anthem, wheth in the form of ment or not.” * k ¥ % “One may with confidence that because ‘the American ‘The Star Spangled Banner,” notes 1l, even 1‘1 Indlvfll':fi o the Chicago . The Salt Lake Deseret News holds that “in spite of all criti- cism, it Has a wonde; inspiring that causes the listener to come tion and the hat to be lifted from the head almost instinctively.” ‘The downward revision of this im.-- suggests the Spokane Spokesman-Re. view, “may be a potent argument official recognition of “The Star 8, Banner’ as our national anthem. It Ethim g o8 9ric soprane can a sing all the wn; o 'EAI: the same time it must be remembered B B S aely maR gl 3 any revision downward make the lower levels ummmm basso pt ‘The able o for gemb! Chc e of the to growl ‘At the l'fl'lgf?: ing’ The interesting feature of the preunteunwflxh'.hunniumy People really like ‘“The Star. sw keep 1:!:‘3‘ .b':lnz }o 't:l‘ . m su) lant s 'pplanted by some News won- ders if some different *“woul make the patriotism ve.l.lmup in e to eyes,” and if the greatness of the co could be expressed in the 'm_d.?wntry “Oh, sy, can you see b s early light e g for “The only law that is needed,” re- marks the Ann Arbor Dally News, i one that will in some way dispense with the cumn;:‘ of ricvadhu Atll;e ‘words out of s0n| 3 eris Itizen %finn %0 kiow” them by o the 010 1ne can 1o Gons ovs e can notes eliminated e i 100,000,000 Americans i Amirings Yl » “Per] But Not Reduced. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gusette, Galll-Curci is quoted as W that of the pest” The 1t’s a Sign of Something. From the Terre Haute Star, ‘The round robin at the naval high cost is now, loctors, reeommend rguch action to Mrs. Speel professors. One wmmfl&mm-m@w&? professor of “ARTHUR HENDERSON, should not be mistaken early sign of Spring. o