Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1930, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY....March 12, 1030 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor Rate by Carrier Within the City. LR S e o Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. ’fl ind and Vir; A e All Other States and © Bl . h N THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930 mot-xmunfluammune'mmm.n nmuml of duping an innocent buyer of prop- | with expedient measures, none satis- erty as to its value. factory, until now at last it is about to H. L. Rust, sr., prominent local mort- | possess and use a pair of furnaces that gage banker, contended at the hearing | will care for all the combustible trash. that this simulated transaction clsuse | It should share this facility with the was 80 generally worded that legitimate | neighbors, upon fair terms of rental, business as well as an act of misrepre- | thereby insuring cleanliness in the ad- sentation might be subjected to serious | jacent areas to the extent that the harassment, trouble and litigation. It was pointed out also by Mr. Petty that the use of “straw” parties or refuse is collected. ——t——— Nature’s Tribute to Taft. agents of a buyer of property at times| Nature's tribute to William Howard 18 necessary in the assembling of 1arge | Taft at the hour of his burial yester- sites for new developments, where pleces | day was dramatic, A storm eloud gathe of property in the site to be acquired, |ered and broke as the cortege passed owned by & number of persons, could | from the Capitol. A gale swept across not be purchased at a reasonable figure the city, driving full into the faces of the one | it all knew who was buying up the par- soldiers and saflors forming the escort. cels and for what pnrpose. The Dis- | The skies were } surging trict and Federal Governments know of | clouds. Wu::d"b:“:g:: of cere- the difficulty of assembling large sites | monial preparation and the servicss at at reasonable prices. If this clause would work undue hardship on legitimate business, it cer- tainly should be reworded or even left out of the license measure. The effec- tiveness of the measure would not suffer ' | to any great extent, ington of being “asleep” as to their re- sponsibilities in 1932. He urged that Washington immediately undertake, with becoming speed, its own prepara- tions for comfortably and sdequately housing and accommodating the influx of Americans who will journey to the Capital during the bicentennial year. Mr. Bloom can rest assured that Washington will, 8s it has done before, pert in fulfilling the duties 1932. If & lack of action in work in stimulating interestand preparing the way generally for the real work that must follow. But Mr. Bloom and Col. ‘who recently have been placed of formulating and carrying te program of activity, must have felt more or less handi- if I i Commission was appointed in 1926, the District Commissioners likewise named & local eommittee consisting of twelve who stand to go ahesd. made i i % i | r Bggd i i ] The bill is designed primarily to pro- vide a definite, positive means of run- ning the rascals out of the local fleld. A code of unfair practices is set up in the bill, favored both by the realtors and by Mr. Brinkman, under which & dealer’s license could first be suspended and later revoked after public hearing. Other drastic measures are also favored. The House District committee, under the able guidance of Acting Chairman McLeod of Michigan, who has displayed a real interest in District affairs, should promptly report out a well considered lcense measure. Political Commitments Barred. ‘The United States definitely, accord- ing to dispatches from London, is not to enter intd any agreement at the London Naval Conference involving political commitments. This declination to en- ter into such agreements includes join- ing with France, Britain and Italy in & treaty providing for “consultation” in the event war is threatened. The stand taken by the American delegation at London, which obviously must have the i church and the progression to Arling- ton the storm prevailed. Then, just as the last rites were performed, as the volley of rifie shots rang out, as “Taps” was sounded, the Western sky lightened and the rays of the sun appeared again. Washington has witnessed muny im- pressive spectacles upoh occasions of public rejoicing and public mourning. But never before has there been quite so profoundly stirring a scene as that of the march westward of the escort | accompanying the body of the late President and Chief Justice along Pennsylvania avenue. The wet pave- ment reflected the forms of the troops and musiclans as they breasted the gale and with diffieulty maintained their ranks. The guidons of the units of the soldiery whipped in stiff lines. The eerie light of the storm-hidden sun played upon the cortege to give it an aspect of unreality. And the throbbing notes of the funeral hymns to which the escort marched seemed to come from an infinite distance. It was & scene for a great painter, such a genius of the brush, perhaps, as Jean Baptiste Detallle, whose work in depiction of incidents of war in France stands out pre-eminently for its drama and stirring effect. The long, straight avenue, with its background of Capitol facade and dome, the leafiess trees bending before the gale, the moving shadows upon the rain-drenched pave- indorsement of the national administra- tion in Washington, is in line with the ?‘k?'m““"u“"""u b s to hold aloof from European politics and entanglements with the nations of the old world. B France has put forward as the price % mummumvmwummm’wummh a picture never to be forgotten, perhaps some day to be preserved in art! And yet the memory of William How- ard Taft, taken thus to his last rest- of her cutting her navy to figures Which ing place through the storm, is one of ' | are in accordance with the views of the serepity, of blessedness and of love. British and the Americans a proposal that, Minit b Mhmm'-t:‘b;hmmmmma written. But the American delegates have made it clear that if the United States should enter into an agreement for consultation in the event France and another nation became involved in serious disputes under such conditions, the United States would be bound to go to the aid of France. For —_— et ——————— Welcome to Explorer Byrd by New Zealand is not halted by Dr. Cook's re- appearance in public life and the inei- dental reminder of the slight error into which Denmark fell in extending so en- thusiastic a welcome. The suthenticity i would be said that France had re. |Of 8Very step in the Byrd expedition was rsonal- duced her naval tonnage, ton hicn, | usTanteed from the start by pe she might now bulld, with the under- |1tV 80d by sclentific equipment. standing that she was to have something in exchange, and that that something would be assistance in the event of war, In this light, the proposal for & con- sultive agreement assumes a very dif- ferent aspect from a mere mutual agree- ment to discuss differences if ens. It is an aspect which ld make this country loath to agree to & consult- ive treaty. For it would be regarded as little short of s military allisnce. 1 3 i g 3 5 £ o] gf i i é | ! i 5 H H gsF | & ] E : & i : S 8 i fef i by reckless conversation. A Res] Estate License Law. 1t is to be hoped that the House Dis- triet committee will act quickly in pre- matter into the hands of the full Dis- triet committee. Oscar H. Brinkman, former secretary of the Senate District committee, Who -McLeod bill. ‘The one major point of difference of opinjon appears to be inclusion of & threat- | ©0°¢ ——— Although unconscious at’the time of setting an aviation altitude record, Miss Elinor Smith is justly proud. It is the ———t— It was at first suspected by New York that Grover Whalen would prove a kind of kid glove official. There are situa- tions which he is likely to handle with- out any gloves at all, e 4 France since the close of the great war. By the exercise of a peculiar talent Prance has suffered often in the past, for publicity Trotsky manages to derive the battlefield frequently of Europe. It| gvertisement from the fact that he is is possible to sympathize with her in not going anywhere, this demand. But the United States has taken the position that the mations of Europe should make their own guaran- tees, should adjust their differences without drawing this country into the vortex of European politics. This is a ety SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. ‘The Seriousness of Nonsense. wise policy and one that is not likely to| A little nonsense now and then be abaridoned. Is much to be desired, Refusal of the United States to enter | And by the very wisest men into political commitments at the Lon- Is frequently admired. don Naval Conference was clearly indi- | But this esteem, alas, doth move cated early in the sessions. It was| Some folks, in press and rhyme, & matter that had to be threshed out.|To seek superior wit to prove If it is found impossible for the British,| wWith nonsense all the time! the French, the Italians and possibly the Spaniards to arrange & four-power | 1t Creeps into the speeches long Mediterranean treaty, then in all prob- abllity there will be no political agree- ments entered into at London. There definite agreement to limit the tonnage Designed to win applause. | Sometimes 1t makes an effort strong To break into our laws. " | remains, however, the possibility of a | Though nonsense well employed may cure Humanity's distress, vies of the five powers taking | AD overdose is almost sure e iore toMue: To cause uneasiness. the figure set by her for total tonnage, excess it is said. The hope of the nations is that not only will it be pos- for the navies, but possible to bring a of reduction in the interests of and a relief of the tax burdens peace on the peoples of these nations. ——— ive by Intellectual Combat. “Did that debate you got into result in proving anything?” “It wasn't intended for that purpose,” replied Senator Sorghum. “It was designed to show which of us had the | ha best supply of adjectives.” Jud Tunkins says & man always handicaps himself a little when he A number of dissenting opinions have | parts his name in such & way as to been written or concurred in by the|make it sound lik veteran Oliver Wendell Holmes. A dis- senting opinion has great value as an plece of poetry. A Curious Custom. assurance that both sides of a question | The janitor who saved his coal have been intelligently heard and con- scientiously studied. ————— A new ultra-violet ray is expected to detect counterfeit money and adulterat- ed whisky. Additional safegusrds are needed to protect innocent persons from taking either of them. ————————— ‘When as much as a week elapses without bringing news of a narrow es- cape by Lindbergh, a fear arises that he is not well enough to be up andthe crities storm,” ‘When Wintry winds held bitter sway Turns loose the steam beyond control Upon each warm and humid day. Mute Astonishment. “Why don't you ladies thank & man who gives up his seat in a street car,” asked the censorious person. “As & rule, we can’t,” replied Miss “We're so surprised it takes | be Cayenne. our breath away.” “In self-approval\ we roam snd let id Hi Ho, the sage around, taking his daily quota of risks.|of Chinatown. “While charity begins ———————— Share the Incinerators! A blill is pending in Congress to per- mit Arlington County, Va., and Prince | The Bpring has brought remorseful pain, | 75/ Georges County, Md., to use, on a rental at home, it's different with reform.” The Old Story. As clearly was predicted; basis, the two trash incinerators that | The early robin once again are to be erected in the District Pall. The Commissioners are now con- next| With chilblains is afficted. “De one man dat sho nuff believes sidering this measure, for report upon it. | in signs,” saig Uncle Eben, “is de man There is excellent reason why this |dat makes a good livin’ paintin’ ‘em.” bill should become law. The Capital PSSt should offer every possible facility to| Would Pay Of U. S. Debt. the adjacent counties of Maryland and Virginia to dispose of their refuse in & cleanly, orderly manner. At present From the New York Evening Post. It is estimated that more than 4,000,- -words have been used so far the Senate debate on the .. unsightly spectacles are offered at the | ternal revenue tax on very doors of Washington by accumula- tions of insanitary trash of all sorts. These “dumps” are an offense to the District as well as to the counties them- selves. Incineration of refuse is the only de- ess might do a lot for the Treasury— .'imunmnn. e S That's the Achievement. prom the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator. cemonstrate that ‘would ' Presi some called fools nu’m noth- cent manner of disposal. The District ygther be should have had an equipment for this 1ng at all. ~thought in its pages and binding. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. The classic instance of the mistreat- ment of books comes from the life of no less a man than Willilam Words- worth, the great poet. Coleridge tells it. 1t seems that once upon a time the man who sang so sweetly of immor- tality came into the possession of & ut; of books with uncut pages. ‘While buttering his toast one morn- ing he took down the first volume and | procakd:’dr to cut the pages with the e. un‘i";h anecdote causes those who love books to shudder. Much may be for- given a poet—truly he is not like other men—but that any one should s0 careless as to cut book pages with a | buttered knife is unthinkable. | Yet right here in Washini similarly mistreat books. ere is a bookshop here where the proprietor will show you & beautiful volume, one of & fine set, ruined by utter indifference. This book, too, had uncut pages. One day a man entered the shop.| looked along the shelves, and at last| came to the book in question. He took | it down in his left hand. Using the index finger of his right hand as an impromptu paper-cutter, the fellow deliberately slashed and mangled page after page, until a clerk | good t he was doing. happened to seiw:u' 4 8 Such examples of book mutilation are extreme. Atgachu of public libraries are always on the lookout in the reading rooms for sly persons who use a wet string to cut illustrations from books. The most common instances of book misuse, however, come in the every- day life from persons who like books and who do not realize that they are misusing them. Right here it may be well to admit that there are, in the main, two divi- sions of human beings when it comes to the use of any article. The one comprises those men and women who take care of things, the other those who do not ‘There are many in-between cases, but | the mtwtou will do for the presen on. Thus some men keep their safety razors so spick and n that after 10 years of use they might be put back in the show windows and sold for new, whereas other shavers so mistreat their razors that instruments look old and worn. Books, being need more careful treatment. Any gnle-nm shows up more quickly with em. Just where the dividing line should be drawn between average care and finickness is a difficult question, one which must be answered by every man from his own ition. Yet there id seem to be a point here, as with more durable les, beyond which one may go Wi gor:gflety. And the ownership of the ought to have something to do with it. Most readers take better care of Public Library books, simply because they belong to the library and they are :“upomibu for their condition on re- rn. Perhaps & man has a right to destroy his own books as his fancy dictates, but he should be more careful with those of his friends, and he has no right whatever to soil or otherwise mis- treat those in stores. * % ok A book is a work of art, to begin with. It is a work which represents the best thought of a group of men as to binding, printing, general make-up, and s0 on. Even the carelessly put out book has a great deal of earnest and | the case. bother. | the front and inside of two weeks the |from deal more than the average man has among men. ‘What gives a book distinction is that }:fl 1‘; & reflection of a mind. Good, book may be any of these. !um ever it is, it comes from a similar hu- man mind. When the mind of man joins hand with art, servant of beauty, the chances are very'fian. that the resulting pro. _tliuc'.h;: :. mg;uwm. worth while, n so far as human can achieve et s Wiy & book thing af why a a8 a is distinct from a book as & book. He who does not see this must study the matter until he does. A horse is a horse, but it also is a beast of burden. A book is a book—that is, has a certain 5 content—but also it 15 a tI , an article to be well cared for in a book- case, to be loved for itself and handled with ination. * k% % “Oh, to handle books carefull a bore!” some one says. “I would rather ?;ln read than be afraid to handle em.’ Yet babies are handled carefully, and books are even less defenseless than babies. Just as no one thumps a baby down, but puts it down tenderly, so books deserve careful treatment. ‘This kindness to books may become such a part of a reader that it is no .bcx‘:"nr @ bore, but becomes a normal lon. ‘When it does, he no longer will a book that has never before mbun opened and with one mighty wrench break its backbone squarely asunder. He will no more think of so treatin, a book than he would any other friend. He will realize that a new book is rather stiff in its joints, and that these must be limbered up a bit before it is really readable—in a physical sense. This is such an easy trick that it is a mournful fact that it is not known to thousands of booklovers, yet such is one do is open back covers carefully, g;:flfllnl each down on the table. Then in to press down a page at the front, then a page at the back, con- tinuing until one, finally arrives at the center of the volume. If one likes the exercise and the quiet moments, he may the book against is such “Beauty and Splendor” of the Nation’s Capital To the Editor of The Btar: It has been 22 years since I hive been in Washington. So at the very first o] “;n I 'eqbw'o the Capitol the Mali, that front vard of our Na- oo AR tion, 8o as to carry away with me a|Of &1 extensive proud cm of the’ beauty of our nati head. And, oh, such a beautiful picture! From the Capitol steps we see two belching, grimy smokestacks framing the Monument, the lagoon and the et reme, © o artistic e e. Leaving the Capitol, I walked toward D. ¢C. the Monument. ! Beauty and splendor—nothing but beauty and splendor! Broken, ill-kept walks and lawns; torn-down, iron railings; barn- yard or factory type fences; cheap- looking, barrack-type stucco buildings that any department would blush to admit was theirs, so they have not named them, but followed the Army plan of designating them by a big letter on a white board; heavy power cables, strung on wonderfully _constructed wooden su) such as may still be found in the rear of substations on some of our cheap, backwoods trolley llnel': Andl—awm;der of ‘:ll wonders!—a most cont powerhouse, supp! wbox‘:flen lueaww the two smoke- stacks mentioned above. I do not know of any important, money-mad corporation that would tol- erate such junk in the neighborhood of their main office buildings. But we, & great Nation, put it in our front yard. Do y? not think u:uth are :nufiuuum- ous and generous us every * citizen and every resentative of .,,nt ;}a—;'_:en‘:ha WO - every nation on earth to enjoy to the| “A. The Weather Bureau says that tull such evidences of our asininity? |within two hours after ‘motning It the men who sponsored such plans | oheervations have been taken are still in the Government employ, We | gre telegraphed from the forecast cen- should givethem medals—putal0-pound | ters to about 1,600 principal distribut- medal around each neck and then drop towns, whence they are further them in the middle of the Potomac, 3 | qisgeminated by telegraph, telephone, % used to do cats that would not|radiograph, radiophone and Th e house-broke. forecasts are delivered early in the day, e the cat is not enough. | generally none later than 6 p.m. on the The biouse needs cleantng. of issue, and are available to more ‘Tear down umlf.hny fences and signs, | than 5,500,000 telephone subscribers repair walks and lawns, get that power- | within an hour of issue. This house and its cables out of the front|of forecast distribution is wholly under yard at once, and as quickly as = TRIbie raore. the Ly wy‘m the supervision and mainly at the ex. comparable with our other structures. Yours for a Bf and Better Wash- ington! . P. ROSECRANS, Q. At what tage of polo games are blows ncmd petween piayers intentionally?>—G. F. M. {, A The United States Polo Associa- tion says that the percentage of blows exchanged between players in the where the blows are has never assumed sufficient importance to enter the field of statistics. Q. What is “Tata Sons, Ltd."?—E. B. A. This is by the late Jamsetji N. Tata, a Parsi merchant and industrial pioneer. The arters are in y, and the com| is estimated at $250,000,000, provid employment for nearly 250,000 people. Q. How m“}fl miles of roads are there in the Philippines?—C. W. H. A. There are 5,800 es ofmxublk. roads in the Philippines; 3,032 les. foot and horse tr: further safeguard by pressing down the pages rllncm e wml‘u + Jjourneying reve: 3 through the volume from the last page to the first. ‘This will make any book “lie flat” and help preserve it from the onslaughts of thna “"11:" and indifferent p:hr; ‘bnek of the finest book ever turned out rom & press. ‘The reader here used to jackets on books, and invariably take th | them off his own, but in the process of much lending he has come to realize that a_good, stout jacket is a free gift from the publisher. The real booklever will never handle any book, his own or another's, with buttery or sticky fingers, but there are thousands of readers loose in the land who have no such inhil Often their progress through a work can bedtnud by ;‘ trail of chgml':‘!'c. smeared on after page; or by but- ter, or by m:. or by—Heaven help books!—apple juice. Coffee or chocolate a decent book may stand, but apple and butter make it feel squeamish. Good books have told us this in confidential moments, and we are passing the information on for the good of the general public. If one must eat while reading, let him select chocolates, or even a cup of A book is a thing, not just a book. In other words, it has viduality among other books, perhaps a great dwindled almost to R e s o alance aha Farm Board has been exhausted in loan commitments. The e immediate disposal of the board. makes a further dent in Uncle Sam's depleted bank roll. * k¥ % In comparison with other drafts on the Treasury, the paltry $150,000 addi- hich Congress 15 ne hrough and to bring them home at its conclu- slon, 18 but & drop in the proverbial bucket. But Congress in its mood is apt to talk more about the hotel bills of the naval delegates than about the Farm Board’s extra hundred million. At least congressional approval of a further appropriation for naval pariey expenses offers a plausible pre- text for the knockers to get out their mmers. * % ¥ % Former Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, after some months of watchful waiting, convinced that the Regu\fll.cln primary ibernatorial contest to be a finish ht between the Vare and the Grundy factions, has finally shied his hat into the ring, in the hope that in a three- corne: contest he can bring home the bacon. Secretary of Labor Davis, convinced that the state of Mr. Vare's health is going to keep Vare out of the senatorial contest, has finally concluded to throw down the gauntlet to Mr. Grundy and to battle him for the Senatorship. Thus is the stage set for another Pennsylvania political drama comparable in intensity and excitement, and very likely in cost, too, to the 1926 show when Pepper, Pinchot, Vare, Fisher and Beidleman came to grips. Primary day is May 20, so it will not wait. Presumably before on the stump in Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis will resign his Tllce in the cabinet which he has held for nine years under three Presidents, though as yet that is simply presumptive, * ok ok % ‘The latest turn in affairs in the Sen- ate tariff wun war has led the phrase makers to label the newly formed vo combination the “billion-dollar bloc.’ h, Prmbme, el s S cans, who suc a beating in the earlier s of the contest, with recruits from the Young ‘Turks and from the farm bloc, plus a handful from the Democratic section of the ll'fnllmnud coalition. as this is written it is in control of the tariff bill's destiny, has rewritten upward the rate on sugar, restored a duty on cement, and is conniving to give and hides, and other free list commodi- ties, the benefits and bounties of tariff r.mucuvn. ““All for one and one for all!” the pledge and password of this new bipartisan East-West North-South vot- ing combination, W ‘The twentieth annive foundiny lebr present ized the | strong in front of coffee, but let him defer the eating of bread and butter, hot buttered popcorn, or apples, until another time. the air again next week on March 19 over the Columbia system, when, as President of the American Red Cross, ites in the dedication of the building erected at the Cross, the Red corner stone of which was laid by President Coolidge two years ago. The late Chief Justice Taft presided at corner stone laying exercises. When the Red ns its annual convention here May 5, Mr. Hoover will again it and address the country via the radio. ‘The President is at his best when with great human welfare lfnoh- lems, non-controversial, non-political, melllnl to the hearts of d for betterment of mankind. LE 30 Nearly half a million replies to a prohibition questionnaire have been collected and tabulated by the Path- finder, an old-established periodical which circulates extensively in rural communities. Approximately three out of every five either recorded themselves as satisfied with prohibition as is or in favor of stricter enforcement, and were to the Nation is still “dry at heart.” perhaps the most astonis] feature of the results of this particular refer- endum was that a little better three out of every hundred who replied recorded themselves as in favor of the return to the open saloon, that five ou of every hundred advocated the legal. rivate sale of liquors drinking places, and tha out of every hundred favored either Gov- ernment sale of light wines and beers or of hard liquor, or both. So both sides in the wet and dry battle will find in the figures plenty to crow over. * ‘What must have been the emotions of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes as he entered his ninetieth year last Saturday, when the angel of death, hovering close, snatched away, in the space of a few hours, two of the little band of nine who com| that highest earthly at non- than | alike, in this chance to work. R d Work "'% Phere. a5 Tour commeretsl proc ationed Work Best ing pepe wood. esses of making p-p&: % v Your | United States, case ven intentionally b of | as ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Q. How long and wide i the Holy o it SRR Q. Which- country the most e e Beain neads 186 i, Nozt Hungary, in the order named. Q. Where m—l;;e Curle born?— a7 8he was born tn Warsaw in 1867, an Indian house, founded | ceremony capital of their undertakings mad ing Q. What is the inside of a part that is crust?—R. G. A. g A. The soft, inner part of the loaf, from the crust, . What was the population nn?hnt city of Al-hu:g—-ifl C. A. At the height of Athens’ state the mail. e | eXp] How is the paper made which is|of are known as , Unemployment Cure |giphite. the: sulphate, snd the sods To the Editor of The Star: PRDSes : A Bill to provide $50.000000 for |50 the menufacture of certe’ln graces <dole” is now hefore . BUt [woods, News, cheap and Secretary Davis thinks money | cheap catalogue papers are made mostly should be spent in public lnrmmnu, of thereby aiding the, unemployed in a 'wsxoun ‘mannef, ‘The dwood It is encouraging that the powers |of .fi“’ifl pulping p: .the that be have come to realize and to|pulp yield is by far the . 'The admit that there is a situation of un- | quality of the pulp, however, is so low employment, which Mr. Green of the |that even in cheap papers it is not American Federation of Labor estimates | strong enough to use Io‘ne. and consid- to be as high as 43 per cent in the mmnmuu-uwndm building trades. fibered pulp must be d It 1s impossible that either the “dole” % — or such a trivial sum on public improve- What is the on the mfl mfl!{mg«:t m a:ch: Forrd e x- monument at Chickamauga?— ly not s af root of | . B. I. the matter. The truth seems to be| A. It is: “This shatt shall point to that, while many industries are turning exciling scenes that blend with out as much or more of their product |visions long since For mems than ever before, new processes and |i8 only friend that grief can the invention (St new machinery have its own. enal 'm o 80 with fewer men. throne To oppose the introduction of new |, WEO I8 the helr to the Wi | processes the Netherlands?—H. W. F. machinery and labor-saving A. The heir is the Princess Juliana. 3 Ay« the textiles) is to stand squarely in the way_of . Yet if labor-saving machinery deprives the worker of his job and at the same time prevents him ;mx: obtaining mth.;iulm is undamentally wrong our indus- trial For ed TS 2 § T i Hi] Many Think Hoover Entitle Country-wide expressions of bu::a: as to the first year of the | Un- |tion of President Hoover are le "vietims | 10T & tone of sincerity, in which there rogress. Our ingenuity has the need for labor that many inted com- mumm-t.hepoim'r:cmem is too short a time to determine the ‘We see some with full dinner e others are om ts of White House policies. Favor- statements are based on a belief in to the individual, the ultimate are many and far- Iormmnuly. however, we are the of our own p: partisan :' reduced large proportion of the rations. resull ‘When an accident at sea precipitates | 4pe a shortage of food, do we deprive cer- tain of those on board entirely while the rest have full rations? &Mo::r?? lies the difference in this world Buffalo Evening News remarks that “Mr. Hoover has taken the wise But there is no food shortage—not in | course in refusing to become excited or this country. There is no shortage of | resentful, and in allowing his nents money. Whny should we ration it? upon themselves the public re- The dole is certainly nothing but an h_inevitably inefectual and harmful form of ration- | less and endless talkers. It may well ing money. A poisonous drop in the | happen that the results in the coming bucket. It is dangerous. It is fraught | months will add this attitude to the Wwith all the evil consequences of Com- | record of Hoover successes.” m:nhm It el":eu':ucud u::’ drones at * K K K expense o e industrious. An; “ form of money distribution, except th.y | More time, more based on industry and ability, mines the very foundations of ou. ivil- ization. the M On the other hand, there is a short- | .. age of work. Why not ration it? Why not reduce the hours of labor in all industry, not excepting the Gov- ernment itsel, to the point where all who will can work? Let us have no dole for the drones. Let us share, and share more ~ | cpinions concerning him can be formed,” thinks the n Eagle, while And let our reward be according to 5 our contribution in effort and mnmli‘ BIEN. Thanks for the Crusade Against the Smoke Evil To the Editor of The Star: Hats off to Health Officer Fowler and his staff for their conscientious and effective anti-smoke campaign di- rected without fear or favor against little and big offenders alike! Apartment house agents, hotel keep- ers and department store managers are very short-sighted in their failure to co-operate in the crusade for a cleaner Prosperity mm-ip.n the clouds of polit- “It can be truly said,” according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, “that his larger plans are either in of application or are still to be rated, and no just aj made of the character of his adminis- tration. Any judgment, therefore, is premature.” Calling the first year “one of trial and adjustment,” and believing that “as his term proceeds he may see the necessity of asserting that leader- which lies latent in him,” the Hartford Courant “looks forward with continued confidence.” * ¥ ¥ % 'f-lflm'l' the Suj r:me ;‘Yhudlclll countl 6 Was pre or the passing of Chief Jun‘:d::‘ ‘Taft, but the terribly sud- den death of Justice Sanford could |1 have been no less than a grievous blow, all the more severe for being so wholly unexpected. That Justice Holmes at his advanced age withstood this double . | shock, on a day which it had been in- tended should be one of tion and felicitation, is mony of his marvelous vitality which has served him and served his country 80 long and so well. (Copyright, 1930.) oo A Prophet of London Failure Tells Why To the Editor of The Star: Beveral months ago I said to some political and newspaper men: ‘“Lon- don has no chance of success.” Why? Because lacking of logic, with uiet celebra- tes! a | inadequate preparation, without, equi- Ubrium. Effectively, we are there to make the right re- spected.” go?"t"umm x“.:f“x w‘i“t.fiw;;fa: m?'.'i’. ellows. ennn:n mlolmly. However, &8 anybody, us Vi ofl and lumber | to the Here is all the London problem. The United States and England in refusing real guaranties show that they ‘are convinced of the danger; moreover they seem to encol France to be menace so near and 80 certain that nobody dare scarcely any guaranty to help her. In such eventually France has only one politic—struggle for life. J. REHBOCK, ¥ 1y the United States and England say to France: “Red: of the District am of defense, you have n o fear, you have the Kellogg pact an city, for they are ruining Washington's | P, Dest, 1cord.”, avers the Charles- reputation throughout the country as :fl:‘ Mmm g’ mm&:fl affair: 8a attractive place to visit, and it 18| yyeitide toward the London conference Tom the vistors that much of their | gideq greatly in making it own revenue 15 derived. that endeavor to start with anks from many grateful of success. * * * He readers for The Star's splendid editorial entitled “Smoky Uncle Sam.” A little more good work of this sort and we shall once more have a city fit to live in, free f: the ful and unhealthful to ruin it, not only for visitors, but as a desirable place of residence for persons with any stand- ards of cleanliness. A. M. GHENT. .t Congress Should Pass the McLeod Auto Safety Bill To the Editor of The Star: Permit me to offer congratulation ufon your forceful and lost:c-l editorial of Monday, “A Strange ision,” re- lating to the McLeod automobile safety|the coming three years of the Presi- bill. Congress should at this session de:l'l t&fm'}l,“b&luwfllml." The New- some hope has impressed good intent or not this view is correct “Convincing tests of the effectiveness of the ";l;ethm mzlmd V{hm:’;‘lm- reasoning President,” says the cago Daily News, “will be awaited with interest by the public. and of the ite party support, 8 year may be too short a time for measuring him accurately.” The French deputies should Tealize * %k ok ok “If business ‘picks up,’ ” as viewed gy that their country is sup) to the Roanoke World-Ni 3 in scrapping ships rather &‘.’E"’ cabinets. | stock will come h:k: u.i‘i’.' oont?nuu l: - oover's Sufficient Unto the Day. o ——————— Wrong Kind of Scrapping. Prom the Terre Haute Star. by less gifted ddn‘hllbg‘til That he is a wizard Poor Pickings. morta] ‘Thal From the Detroit Free Press. (mtr&} concede achievement it h‘! i believed administration to demongtrate whether g In view of the| S iy purpose dominates them, it is & fair guess that| i, To More Than One-Year Test ite test.of an sdministration are the e the Rutland Her- Arelis Stax. the Pitiburgh Post-Gasstie, apol 3 the Savannah Press, the Albany Eve- ning News, the Kalamazoo Gasette, Butte Daily Post, the Jersey City Jour- nal, the Providence Bulletin, the - cuse of clear- tience, Lack krowledge, Wil be required before. fair | the Atianta Consti can party.” The L concludes that “the dnveg' by a blast from the Senate.’ ore complimentay is the lthle-nnz r that possible for | isposed the Nation with the fact that he is a the of tions, ver, a warmer and & heartier support,” avers Seattle Times, while the Beloit News believes moc! “there has been in commerce were not myasteri- Tesults ate condemned by Hard to Understand. It must be discouraging to a Chicago | is no longer dit to find nothing but tax anticipa- its on & “prospect.” bany pers which hold that tion warran ! - Among newspa) single year is not sufficient for an ade- L]