Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1930, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASBHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY. «+s.May 18, 1830 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor The Evening Star Ne per Company Business Ofice: and Pennsyivania Ave Office: 110 East 42nd Bt. Michigan Bullding. egent 8t., London, Within the City. p 48¢ ver month nday ‘8 60c per month per month c per copy $nd of each mouth y mall or telephoue Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland ia. and Virgin 1yr.. $10.00 All Other States and Cana {ly and Sunday. ] yr. $1.00: 1 mo., $1.00 iy Joaly D dyrl 8800° 1mo. 8¢ ay only 1¥r, $5.00; 1mo. 80c Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is cxclusively entitled B0 the use for republication of ail news dis- tches credited fo 1t or not otherwicr cred- itea 1n this paper and also the local 1ews published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. = The Duty of the Confefees. The Senate wrote a number of im- portant changes in the District bill, but Wwhen the measure goes to conference in & day or so the one vital and funda- mental point of difference from the House bill lies in the amount of the lump sum. Much has been said, as always, about the impending “fight” between the con- ferees over the lump sum; the determi- nation of those selected to represent the House to hold out to the last ditch against an increase, the equal insistence of the Senators to have it increased. ‘These attitudes have become traditional by reason of past actions and suffer a fault common to most traditions in the fixation of ideas without regard to con- siderations of the present. ‘The hope of the District, however, is that the conferees will meet on this bill with the sole object in view of taking the action most beneficial to their Capts tal as regards its adequate maintenance and growth and of consistently coupling, with theéir undisputed power to govern, the rights of the governed to just and equitable consideration. For six years now the House has had its way. It has kept the Federal con- tribution down to an amount that may have been adequate in 1925, when the appropriations to be shared between the United States and the District were $31,000,000. But for the next fiscal Year, now being appropriated for, these sppropriations have grown to $42,000,- 000. Reason, fairness and the proper maintenance and growth of the Ameri- can Capital demand that the lump sum be increased in some proportion to the ! diminishing the increased water rents by the House, will be written into the 1931 bill as finally agreed upon, and that in the meantime some really exhaustive study of financing the Water Department may be undertaken with s view to bringing the price of water down to cost. ‘| great, even in the aggregate. Parity. Secretary Stimson, head of the Ameri- can delegation to the London Naval Con- ference, has described “parity” between the navies of America and Great Britain as “equality in naval strength.” It is both & fair and a practical interpretation. And especially is it practical. Appearing be- fore the Senate foreign relations com- mittee yesterday the Secretary of State began his statement in explanation of the London naval treaty now before the committee for consideration. Efforts have been made, both in this country and in England, to show that the “parity,” the agreement on all categories of naval vessels as between the two na- tions, is not fair. Quite. naturally Mr. Stimson has undertaken to disabuse the minds of Americans on this subject. At the Washington Conference Charles Evans Hughes, then Secretary of State and now Chief Justice, laid down the principle that in seeking to fix ratios for the naval powers it was necessary to take into consideration the existing naval strength of each power—not the strength to which that power might have built had it so desired. It was a practical method of dealing with a vital question. The decision to deal with the question of “parity” between America 1and Great Britain at London by using actual naval strength as a yardstick was equally practical. American critics of the London naval treaty have sought to show that the treaty is not fair to the United States and favors Britain because it limits the number of ten-thousand-ton cruisers which the United States may build and because it provides for the construction of a number of smaller cruisers by this country. They argue that the United States, as compared to Great Britain, has few naval bases and coaling sta- tions and therefore needs cruisers of greater sailing radius. Britain, they maintain, can meet her naval needs with the smaller cruisers because: of her many bases, scattered around the world. The treaty as a matter of fact author- ires the United States to build eighteen of these ten-thousand-ton cruisers. Britain is allotted fifteen of the larger cruisers and more tonnage in the smaller vessels, although Britain may, if she sees fit later, come to eighteen ten-thousand- ton cruisers and reduce the number of the total tonnage of smaller cruisers until it equals the tonnage allotted the United States. In every way this ap- pears to be a reasonable adjustment. Mr. Stimson pointed out that if other problems than actual naval strength increase in the amount demanded from the unrepresented community of Wash- Angton taxpayers. This increase the Benate has determined shall be $3,000,- 000. That amount is a compromise between what the law, never repealed, would fix as the United States share and the sum that the House has arbi- trarily set down. + Approaching the matter with an open mind, as they should, the House con- ferees can do no other than agree to this increase. The evils of the lump- sum principle itself become more ap- parent every year, with the plecemeal destruction of the idea of partnership between the Federal Government and the local community in supporting the Capital City. New legislative proposals threaten the District by placing the llon’s share of financing projects, na- tional or semi-national in their concept, upon the shoulders of local taxpayers ‘whose direct benefit therefrom is either intangible or questionable. Old legisla- tive practice for the District, evolved under the fair system of fixed ratio and eonsisting in financing national or semi- national undertakings through the local supply bill, is continued, while the fixed ratio has been relegated. ‘Together with the unjust application of an unscientific principle has been the practical result of reducing the amount ©f money available for wise expenditure, Justified by needs, upon the Capital. The expedient and equitable remedy for this condition is the Senate's in- crease of the lump sum. ——— e When Dr. Work stepped on a loose plank and slipped into the stream he remained entirely cheerful, reflecting no doubt on how much more serious it were taken into consideration in arriving at “parity” between the navies of America and Britain, Including ‘the naval bases of Britain, other issues would be raised properly by the British. They would be able to argue, he sald, that the problem of naval defense for the United States with its great pro- duction of all essentials, including food, is a vastly different affair from the problem of naval defense of Britain, which 1s insular, without the power of producing food necessary for the people of the United Kingdom. Britain also has powerful neighbors at her back door and America has not. The United States is entitled to naval parity with Britain in any agreement that may be reached limiting naval strength. It is a principle that has been freely accorded by the British government. The American delegation has brought back to this country a treaty which gives that parity. It will be for Congress and the President to see that this country builds up to such parity. The treaty is opposed by those who are against any naval limitation, believing that this Nation should be left to build as large a fleet as it deems necessary, without regard to the wishes or fears of others. Yet his country has initiated and signed a treaty which re- nounces war as a means of settling in- ternational disputes. The time has not come, and probably never will come, when navies will be done away with. But the bullding of greater and greater navies can only result in creating sus- picion and fear and in destroying that | international confidence which is neces- sary to continuance of international peace, e S S * might have been to step on a loose plat- form plank. ‘Water Rate Compromise. Benator Howell's amendment to the District bill is a more acceptable so- lution of the problem of raising revenue for the Water Department than the general increase in water taxes pro- posed by the House. It does create an additional, and probably a permanent, tax. But the effect is not, as at first eonstrued from the committee hearings, to levy a separate tax upon property Dolders in the sense that real estate or other taxes now are levied. It taxes the whole community of taxpay- ors by levying a so-called hydrant tax, computed on the basis of $46 per hy- drant, against the general revenues of the District, and transfers ‘the total, $234,600, to the credit of the Water Department. The United States Gov- ernment, a large property holder in the District and a beneficlary of fire pro- tection, contributes to the payment of this tax in the same proportion that # contributes to the general revenues of the District. ‘The Star's contention has been that the capital expenditures made by the Water Department should not be financed from earnings, but from the general Tevenues of the District. Senator How- ell's amendment increases the revenues of the Water Department from other sources and thereby lessens the demand upon revenues from sale of water slone. The principle could logically be extended by levying a temporary “water plant improvement tax” against the general revenues of the District, and abandoning it when the improvements now contemplated are paid for. The evil that results from financing Water De- partment extensions from earnings of the Water Department is that rates for * water, which should tend to decrease toward the desideratum of free water, actually increase. Increasing rates for water to pay for these Improvements is short-sighted and illogical, and, in the ease of the District Water Department - places a wholly unfair burden on the Jocal consumers. . Tt 18 to be hoped that Senator Howell's @muendment, with its resuiting effect of One of the advantages of being a modern poet laureate is the fact that & once hard-working bard is no longer ex- pected to~gTite much poetry. ——o— — A Week of Housecleaning. Next Monday will start “Clean-Up week” in Washington. The people of the Capital will be urged by the Com- missioners to clean up their premises, collect and dispose of all trash, scrub the dirty places, trim the hedges and the lawns, put things in order generally. It is hoped that with this beginning may come the habit of cleanliness in civic housekeeping, and that the shabby, ugly, disfiguring conditions may not re- cur. This hope is qualified, however, by the reflection that it takes more than a single “Clean-Up week” to teach the lesson of good order. If Washington is to be made clean and kept clean some- thing more than an annual good-ex- ample endeavor for seven days must be had. Vice President Curtis, an official ‘Washingtonian of many years of resi- dence, writes the following message to the dwellers of the Capital on this sub- Ject: Hundreds of thousands of visitors are drawn to Washington each year. beauty of the city, with its monumental buildings, national parks and other ob- jects almost sacred historic interest, is & stimulus to the patriotism of almost any ttue American. Upon us who have the privilege of residing within this Na- tional City rests a responsibility of maintaining its beauty at the highest possible standard. Loyal support of all should be given to the District Commis- sioners not only during the special week of May 19, which they have designated for civic beautification, but throughout the entire year. This is not merely a matter of gather- ing up and destroying or otherwise dis- posing of the 'trash that has collected and been allowed to remain in public view. It is not simply a question of sprucing up the fronts of houses, There are the front yards to be put in order, grassless plats to be sodded or seeded for lawn, tangles of vines to pe trimmed or torn down, higgledy-piggledy fenses to be straightened. There are, in fact, a thousand and one things to be done in general to put premises in decent order. Landlords should do their bit toward i THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. city order, by making repairs to prem- | ises, setting outside blinds straight that are now askew, patching up decrepit porches, painting walls. Tenant occu- pants should co-operate by keeping premises in order once they are straight- ented out by owners. ‘The cost of city housecleaning is not To the individual the bill of expense for the necessary -sprucing up of property is very small. Most of the expenditure is in physical labor. And there is scarce- ly a householder who will not be bet- ter for the exercise of “Clean-Up week. It is impossible to be proud of the city, however enthusiastic one may be regarding the evolution of the Capital's great building equipment, so long as slovenly conditions exist throughout both business and residential sections. II the present summons of the Commis- sioners, so strongly seconded by the Vice President, is generally heeded and the city is put in orter in every block next week then it will be possible to feel safe in showing visitors around the Capital, in every quarter, without dodging dirty corners. o Safe Flyi g. When Col. Lindberg!: flew across the Atlantic he was christened “Lucky Undy” This cognomen stuck to him for some time after his epochal feat. But as the expert and the layman began to ponder on the ability it took to blaze the way on an uncharted course of over thirty-three hundred miles of the At- lantic Ocean the colonel was less and less often referred to as “Lucky.” When he came back to this country and made his trip to Mexico and Soyth America the title that had been first given him was relegated to the limbo of forgotten things. In the past month the colonel has shown just what makes him the out- standing flyer that he is. From Cali- fornia to New York, breaking the world record by more than three hours, and from New York to Panama over & new course that required the most expert navigation and back again to the East- ern metropolis in a space of time of less than three weeks surely demonstrates abllity of the highest degree. Always on schedule and amasingly free from acci- dent, Lindbergh, single handed, has probably given the public more confi- dence in flying than any other individ- ual. “Lucky” is no more. In his place is a man who by sheer skill and good equipment has given the world a lesson in safe flying. ——————————— ‘The burglarious person operating in the Senate Office Building is not exactly complimentary in attaching more im- portance to Senatqr Hiram Johnson's private correspondence than to his memoranda for public utterances. —————————— No man has given his opinions to the public more freely than Charles Evans Hughes. His record of beliefs was an open book, and his return to the Su- preme Bench is the more remarkable a triumph on @u account. Physicians continue to make remark- able discoveries without finding any re- liable substitute in health promotion for frésh air, sunshine and a clear con- science. oo The advice of Horace Greeley still holds good. Every eminent personage with a political future to consider finds 1t desirable to go West and keep growing up with the country. —_— e Intense interest centers on Oberam- mergau. The greatest drama in the world has, after all, nothing to do with Broadway. o A frosty Springtime worked havoc with a large amount of valuable vegeta- tion without walting for the Japanese bestle. ——— o In discussions that arise at intervals the naval ratio takes on in a consider- able degree the aspect of a sliding scale. OGO — SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Precept and Practice. How are our earnest efforts spent To make this good old world content? ‘What are we doing, friends so grave, ‘To make this bad old world behave? Do we endeavor as we should Always to set examples good? Or do we gayly condescend To copy what we reprehend? Do we go forth with purpose strong In battle brave 'gainst what is wrong, Or does our personal striving cease The | While we leave all to the police? Spelling Test. “Are you in favor of spelling bees?” “Very much,” answered Senator Sorghum. “If every one had to know how to spell all the words he uses speeches wouldn't be nearly so long nor so frequent.” Jud Tunkins says daylight saving makes life a little easler excepting when you are anxious to know exactly what time it is here or in some other town. y Queen. ‘The May Queen did her pretty part, And yet her joy but slight is. The cold wave took another start— She now has tonsillitis. Hardest Part of the Acting. “Is the movie actress vain and super- cilious?” “Not naturally. She only seems that way. ‘For what reason?” “She’s trying to live up to the repu- tation of being as superlatively silly as the publicity experts have represented her.” “Progress is most admirable,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “Yet to explore the sky with kites gave our ancestors a more serenely innocent | P! pleasure than we are now deriving from airplanes.” Historic Puzale. From time to time men look for war. And thén, before they're through with it, They cry, “Oh, what is all this for? We don't know what to do with it!” “De man dat's careless wif his time,” sald Uncle Eben, “ain’ likely to be care- less wif his money, 'cause he mos'ly ain’ got any.” r——— Reasonable Conclusion. 2 Gt TR o so they can have one. dry, me- um and web From Ma; TUESDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “You don't have to shove so,” said the irate middle-aged gentleman, turn- ing around to the young man In the tweed suit. “And you don’t have to get sore over nothing. either,” snapped back the lat- ter. “What's the matter? Has the heat gone to your head?” “There is more than one way to get through a street car,” rejoined the elderly one. “I agree with you. I shoved a bit hard, and I beg your pardon. What more is there I can do?” ‘The elder of these two street car riders gave a last relenting glare, and without further comment took his seat. The younger, being of a philosophical turn of mind, fell to wondering why it is that hot weather makes for hot “It is just the nature of the cuss, 1 suppose,” he reflected, referring to man- kind in general, not to the individual. x* ek Manipulation of one's self aboard a public vehicle, street car or bus, is some- thing which scores of thousands of per- sons must achieve every day, and yet which seldom is discussed in the public prints. Like running a furnace, which most persons seem to think far beneath their dignity, handling one’s self with dex- terity aboard a street car is a real sub- ject for consideration. Here one makes more contacts, second for second, than any place, except at a foot ball game or in a circus tent. Utilities have achieved perfection, al- most, in the fine art of cramming as many human beings as possible into a given space. ‘The marvelous construction of the molecule, with its millions of atoms (or is it the other way around?) is no whit superior to some of the public vehicles we have ridden 'on in our time, * k x % The art of getting along with one's fellow strangers is one requiring wit, tact, diplomacy, and sometimes push and shove, “A soft answer turneth away wrath” on a street car quicker than any place else. ‘When the fat lady treads on your toes and you suspect that she does it on purpose because you will not get up and give her your seat, do not fiy into a ‘That would be silly, because you know rum.bl{, well why she did 1f. Merely draw in the offending foot as hastily as possible, pretend that it doesn’t hurt to the"beat of your ability, and smile, smile, smile. . Above all, never emulate the example of the young man in the tweed suit, quoted at length above. His repartee was good, but his atti- tude was in error. He forgot all about the soft answer business. o When the elderly gentleman “You don’t have to man would have done better to have met the remark with a polite stare, as if he never had the slightest suspicion that the oldster was talking to him. One must remember that life is too short to be getting into rows every day Wwith strangers over practically nothing. It is bad enough to quarrel with the folks you know. unlr;"gf tyz;unl !?}l&w x;: the tweeds had ediately replied our par- don,” it would have b!ebr:‘wzll. Ipt is true that it is a high-sounding, stagy fhrne. one which is perhaps too much or ordinary, everyday usage; but, on the other hand, it is amgzing what an said shove s0” the young | impression it makes on the average Pardon” uitered i low, ‘1 beg your lon,” uf L) 'y intense voice, goes over magically. Any one may try out the effectiveness of these two utterances almost any day, and will see at once the difference in effect. Wo do not say it is right, but 1t is s0. * * % ok Cascading the newcomer off your right or left elbow, as the case may demand, is one of the greatest tricks of street car or bus riding. Buppose you are seated on the left- hand side, by the window. There is a vacant seat, of course, to your right. Here comes a large gentleman who physically demands three-fourths of a seat, and who, if one may judge from his appearance, feels that he is en- titled to a full seven-eighths. We have even seen majestic ladies who plainly indicated by their very|p; presence that they felt that one should get up and give them the entire seat. When the would-be seat mate starts to sit down, deftly elevate the elbow slightly, not enough to attract his at- tention, but still enough to make him sit on it. ‘The chances are that he will immedi- ately move over without waiting to see just what he is touching. Passengers aboard public vehicles are a tremendously touchy crowd. They re- sent even the tickle of a newspaper on their necks. Once the seat mate has taken his proper amount of space, the elevated elbow may be lowered to its proper position. One should always keep it ready, however, to give him a poke in the ribs in case he seems to believe that you have hogged more seat than is due you. Another little trick which makes for great comfort in public vehicles is this: Never in the first instance move over toward a window as far as you can go. If you do, when the aforementioned fat lady sits down beside you, you will have no place into which to withdraw. It is not so much a matter of satisfy- ing the proprieties or the adjustment of two human beings to what they may regard as an insufficlent amount of space as it is of satisfying the ego of the fat lady. If she thinks that she is making you move over, she will be perfectly satis- e S T ways keep a few inc! left, and when she sits down fi move over, although not in too great a hurry, so that she can in turn move sideways a Dbit. This pleases her immensely, doesn't hurt vou, and makes the world bright and happy—a splendid result to secure from so slight a trick, every one will admit (except, maybe, the fat lady). * K ok % ‘To some these little problems of every- day life may seem too slight and trivial for notice, but § is the trifes which make up life, as the old sundial says. Many persons refuse to gtudy their furnace, with the result that home heat- ing with them is simply a hit and miss proposition of' ups and downs, too cold | Purpose one hour, too hot the next, whereas the man who is interested in everythin evolves a system whereby he reduces his labor and. at the same time keeps his home at a uniform temperature day -n_g_h nmtm N B e street car or bus passenger who does not find himself above the study of interesting trifles of human conduct soon discovers ways and means to make his daily trips enjoyable and profitable. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From E MATIN, Paris.—It is necessary to have been a practitioner of “medicine in the heroic days of the cabriolet to appreciate the services which the modern au- tomoblle renders to both patients and doctors. Formerly, when those conva- lescent from injuries or serfous illness needed an outing, the best they could get was a dreary turn amid familiar, tiresome. aurmun&ing at the rate of 10 or 12 kilometers &n hour. Now long trips at an exhilarating speed are possible to all, assisting them in rapid recovery of their health, in the bracing oxygen, flowery vistas and bright sunshine of the rural districts. And the luxurious comfort of the mod- ern car, even at the highest speeds, re- places the agonizing jolts and jars of the ancier‘nuvemcle, ;lhlch v;asmlrz- quently a fatigue even for e in ro- bust health. S As for people who are well, the au- tomobile furnishes not only access to pure air and healthful sun rays, but the operation of the car, requiring, as it does, both legs and arms and hands and feet, furnishes sufficient exercise for almost any individual. It is also a valuable assistance in the development of judgment, vision, alertness and im- perturbability. The automobile makes one's life daily a series of delightful, benefiting and edifying experiences. * ok % % Jugoslavia Increases Police Budget. La Macedoine, Geneva, Switzerland (published extraterritorially on account of censorship).—In spite of the very high figure for illiteracy in Jugoslavia (52 per cent illiterates, of which total the Serbian provinces count 75 per cent), and in spite of the fact that the police and gendarmes occupy the first place in the budget in comparison with other states, it is significant that in the new municipal budgets the amounts al- lotted to the ml‘fll are augmented, while those destined for public instruc- tion are reduced by some 6,000 dinars, though the number of puplls in the schools is greater than ever, * ko Cobbled Streets of Prague Likely to Remain. Central European Observer, Prague.— Fortunately for the lovers of the plc- turesque, the stone-cobbled pavements of Prague are likely, except in the main streets, from which they have already been removed, to remain for some time. One treads everywhere on fascinating patterns worked in small black and white or brown and white stone blocks. Tk2 most curious example of this va- riety of paving is that found on one of the busiest bridges over the Vitava. Here there are mosaics of little fishes with cloven tails, rows upon rows of them, to remind the by, maybe, of the possibility of ing nearby. Other changes have taken place, however, in Prague, even if the medieval paving does largely remain the same. Whereas flve years ago German was little heard in the streets, today it stands almost shoulder to shoulder with Czech. The result of this admixture of Slav and Germanic cultures should be, as President Mas has pointed out, a widening of the horizon and a spir- itual enrichment for all parts of the pulation. Prague cannot forever have eyes in the past, rich though this {ll! may be. “It is dth! econorimc l:enteir of an energetic and progressive people and must adapt !LT to modern thought, but it can do this without de- zru;t g from the lure and glory of its past. As yet, Prague is not awake to met- mflm charges for food or service. er in a smart restaurant, accom- panied by red Czech wine and completed with coffee, turns out to cost less than a teashop lunch for four Lon don. *Ak k% Steamer Detained for Carrying Opium 3 North China Standard, Peiping.— The 8. 8. Ta Tung, a British steamer between Yangtze ports, was de- mfi by the S h.‘po customs au- thorities on her ival at that is alleged, 7,000 piculs (a ving on board, it pounds) of opk fimaud‘l.tm opium poppy, valus than $100,000. Newspapers of Other Lands City Officials To Dajermine Street Paving. El Dictamen, Vera Cruz—In the state Legislature at Jalapa it was de- cided that the munhl&n authorities shall have the right to determine in all cities of the State of Vera Cruz what streets are to be paved, without get- ting the permission of the people abu ting upon the thoroughfare. Heretofore in the cities of Jalapa, Vera Cruz, Ori- zaba and Cordoba, a majority vote of the population has decided what streets were to be paved and the material to be used, for the work. From now on paving of the public streets will be handled ex- clusively by the city officials, and the principal consideration, after a neces- sity for paving, will be what funds available for the work. These officials will be free to use asphalt, macadam or block as seems best to sult the exigencies of the occasion. x #Ee Object to Non-Use Of Wharves to Load Fruit. El Dia, Quito—We wish to call atten- tion to some abuses which are milital against the commercial development of the country. These are the tariffs raised against the exportation of certain prod- ucts and the excessive charges made by the custom house authorities for trans- fer of commodities from the wharves to the steamers. This last imposition is particularly noticeable in the case of fruits exempt from other export assess- | ¢, ments. These ‘proceduru naturally are in restraint of trade as the prices of our exports must be increased to the foreign market, which means fewer shipments. These methods are particularly objec- | 4 tionable and unjust when the shippers in loading their export duty-free fruits do not make use of the government wharves, but load direct from one vessel to another without lighter service. We respectfully submit these observations to the minister of agriculture, in the hope that he will consider them and try to relieve shippers of these unjust penalties in carrying on the nation's business. Relief is also sought for those who use their own facilities in trans- porting their export shipments from dock to vessel. Rescue of Thrush Seen Revealing Hidden Trait From the Akron Beacon Journal. Chicago knows now of a truth that “there is a divinity that marks the spar- row's fall. The story of a thrush, cap- tive in the 23-story hollow square of a skyscraper and unable to lift itself to freedom, whose plight enlisted the aid of the fire department and of the hundreds of tenants of the building, was an_example in point. The whole city had a related interest in the effort to save the life of this bird. For a mo- ment its fate overshadowed all other popular concerns. When a community can muster so much of applied effort and sympathy in & cause so trivial as this it should not confess its failure to meet much larger lems. There is, for example, the incident of law- lessness and official misrule, of human distress and individual interest, of con- tempt for human life, and the breakin down of reverence for institfitions lns customs upon which the integrity of government rests. e soul of a city that could go into such collective ec- stasy for the welfare of a bird ought to be able to marshal its resources to bring solution to these larger affairs that are no less a challenge to its attention. May Be Flaunted. From the Muncie Star. Law observance may not be materially improved by the census order that wom- en give their correct ages. And Not So Clear! From the oakland Tribune S5 e ec] another thing 80 black as ltvl:.u been painted. v ——atie How It Carries On. YWhesling Intelligencer. he 5 a1 MAY 13, 1930. raphy. Illustrated. The Merrill Co. Interest in an autoblography spreads and deepens when readers are able to draw from it a sense of individual par- taking in its main substance or of de- riving personal benefit from its record of useful achievement. Self-advantage is an inclusive and abeorbing prepos- session. ‘The high mark of Dr. Harvey Wiley's autoblography is reached with the story of his 30-year fight for “pure food.” A finally successful cam through whose issue the public is now protected by law from rmful food adulterations and methods of food preservation. It is at this point that the people begin to feel a sense of part- nership with Dr. Wiley in his pure-food Togram. Not far behind us is that historic legislative struggle. In outline, there- fore, it is famillar to the majority. However useful an outline may be defining plans and setting their limits, it, nevertheless, is lacking in power to bestow a vivid reality u{:}n the matter in hand. For such desirable actuality of effect this framework must be filled in with personality and color, with action and incident and circumstance. ‘These vitalizing forces are assembled in full measure with the effect that, by way of print, this scientist and his work are delivered to readers, alive Forgotten news- paper accounts come back into the ¥resene serving as points of attachment or this fresh and full account of the battle for pure food. Here are arrayed the opposing forces. Here are set out the persistence and ingenuity of at- tack. Here by name and date and activity are outstanding figures in the legislative combat. Oh, it was a great fight! Again it is re-embodied in every detail and in its outcome with a joy of recital, in a virility of projection that makes the whole an immediate combat, enlisting & fervor of participation in readers over this struggle for their own ‘well-being. Leading up to this climax in the of- ficlal career of Dr. Wiley may be found the common run of biographic fact— ancestry, childhood, preparatory school- ing, ultimate choice of occupation and its pursuit. Leading away from this high point stands the plain account of fleld 1 urryl: tl:l e for g on the espol life work—that of promoting the wel- fare of the American household by way of a better knowledge of certain facts about foods and narcotics, Having se- cured protection by law in respect to i these matters, Dr. Wiley’s next project was to increase the common store of knowledge concerning them. To meet this purpose, the scientist turns teach- er again, editing a magazine for wide spread of his lessons, lecturing all over | ! country to meet the same end. And, so, the story comes to pause. In addition to the sound substance of the Siriking personality of is own, Detnite s personality of its own. ul and forthright speech are its outstanding externals. A keen wit that makes battle at a hundred inte— now with rapier, now with bludgeon. A lusty fighter who accords to combst no amenity whatever. Almost a battle cry of victory is this story of winning a single 30-year struggle for the people. Yet, a plain tale of actual fact. ‘There are certain intangibles flowing from this autoblography that are deeply significant and widely applicable to all of us. Let us look at one or two of these. Pirst, there is the spirit of Dr. Wiley in separating himself from the Government service. Contention leaves, of necessity, a residue of remembering, of resentment, on both sides of tI case; of listless co-operation, of indif- ferent zeal. All bad. All waste, sald Dr. Wiley. A Government bureau is an agent. ting for the public, not an Tor the settlement of personal He did not say exactly , by lea the service without ill will and in a fine dignity of loyal devotion to his former position. Rejecting offers that are likely to come to the Government ex- from business on the outside, this man-without-a-job looked about in stolc_composure for the place from which he could carry on as he had begun. ‘This is one of the “intangibles” that can be used by every one placed in a position something like this one. No one wants to be a parable or an exemplar. Nevertheless, here is & point of profound practical meaning for the use of many a man or woman set down in an immediate difficulty. Again, in lecturing throughout the country, he came upon & great truth. More than Nothing less that in teach- ing the rubuc along his own crusading line he learned more:about it than he taught. Every teacher in the world knows this. This is first to mention it. these wide journeyings and t! numerable contacts with people of all sorts, Dr. Wiley comes into a robust and communicable conviction that it is share. “I have a_higher re- gard for our citizens from having met so many hundreds of thousan of them * * * and seeing just what splendid men and women our country produces. It he future which will require a great of Communism and hard times and unsound political economy to take out of me.” More in the same strain, pitched to the same high and hopeful key. And here is a good place to stop this somewhat sketchy survey—ex- cept to say that here is a sturdy book for Americans to read, both for its substance and ‘or*iu‘ sp‘u'm e triumph,” from Gandhi's ives me an inspiration for | J ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ). HASKIN, ton, D. C. Q. Who won the 72-hole match be- tween Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones several years r-(o ‘which was played in Florida?—L. F. A. The match was played in the 8) of 1926. Thirty-six holes were st Sarasota, Fla., and 36 at Pasa- dena, Fla. The final result was Hagen defeated Jones, 12 up and 11 to play—72 Q. What is the purpose of a super- charger on an airplane or racing car?— W. L. A, A. The function of the supercharger used on airplanes and racing cars is to supply air for combustion. It is fed directly to the carburetor. . What r did the explosion of themrth gl”luly fireworks on Salem Common occur?—M. C. A. It occurred in 1889. . How man! d firemen are there inqflu fire glp:lgm'l of the United tates?—E. E. 8. 5 A. The lmm!lmml Amh.tlg;x“?l hte: there are ap - mately 33,000 paid .nnmcn in the United States. That office has record of sal- aried firemen in about 700 cities. It is under the impression, however, that or stain was not used until much later; say, 1740. 4 Q. Have any hnm- more letters l: tahell' alphabets English has?— A. A number of languages have al- phabets containing more letters than the English alphabet, as, for instance, the n, which has 35. Other Slavic languages allled to the Russian also have more characters. The Chi- nese far exceeds in the number of char- acters the alphabet of any other lan- guage. Q. What proportion of the listed in “Who's Who in Ameri born in the United States?—P. D. A. Of the persons included in the volume 89.77 birth. people was per cent are of native Q. Is it correct to say “We will have & friend for dinner”?—C. A. M. A. “We will have & friend for din- ner” would imply that the friend is to be eaten. Say “We will have a friend at dinner,” or “We have invited a friend to dinner.” . Q. Please give some information about President Van Buren's old home in New York State—H. E. B. A. It is called Lindenwald, and is located within two miles of the village of Kinderhook, in Columbia County, N. Y. The house is on the old Post road. ‘The mansion is now owned by a Dr. Birney, who has lived there for several years, leaving only this Winter. Lin- denwald has seven rooms and two large halls on the first floor, and five rooms and a hall on the second floor. The third floor is the attic, containing a few rooms. There is a basement. The mansion was not bullt by Van Buren, there are probably two or three hundred more small towns employing from one to three or four firemen of which the association has no record. . Is & person with fair complexion, u:?n hair and blue eyes a “blond” or & “blonde”?—M. E. A. 1t depends u| the sex. “Blond” is masculine and “blonde” is feminine. Q. Who won the national anthem e op T T aradye: Gt 1661 Omistilil otes says and Frederick H. Martens will divide the $3,000 prize for s national anthem offered by the Brooks-Bright Founda- tlon. The song, for which Mr. Martens has written the words and Mr. the music, is entitled “America.” “Hymn of Preedom, A. Baker, won second pl money, totaling $6,000 and cove: other awards, was given by Mrs. Flor- ence Brooks-Aten of New York. She established the foundation in 1923 to promote better understanding between the United States and Great Britain. Q. In what line are there the most chain stores in Great Britain?—F. T. A. The grocery business comes first. ‘There are 414 grocer orgwnmuans, hav- ing 6,017 branches. and shoes come second, with 226 organizations and 3,600 . ‘There are 25 lines of business that have what are known as “multiple shops.” Was the woodwork painted or ed in the early New England homes?—T. R. 8. A. Pine but by William H. Van Ness, with whom Van Buren studied law in New York. There are some 200 or more acres in the property. In the hall the wall paper is the original, an Alsatian hunting scene, full of color and most charming. Some hangings and carpets which are there now are those of Van Buren's, as well as some furniture, including the bed on which the former President died. Q. What proportion of the manu- scripts submitted to them do magazines act: buy?—S. H. J. A, t would Q. What did the Clayton act do in the way of m the Sherman anti-trust law?—F. G. N. A. The Clayton act of 1914 prohibits local price on, tying con- tracts, holdihg companies and interlock- ing directorates. . Q. How old was Marie Bashkirtseff when she died, and when was her diary published?—G. M. B. A. Marie Bashkirtsef! died at the age of 24. Her diary was published in 1887, walls and ceilings were generally used in early New - | was land homes. In most cases the - work had no finish at all. Sometimes they were rubbed with ofl or wax, but the wood was ia its natural color. Paint Effects of Gandhi’s Arrest Widely Disc]lssed in America That the world-wide interest in the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi, leading fig- ure in the Nationalist campaign in Indis, is to be found also in America is shown by the extensive comments on the editorial pages in this country. The character of the man himself, the cause he represents, the future of India and the patience that has been exer- cised by the British government in dealing with Gandhi and his efforts to overthrow British control are “After ition, whether B’,‘,"’" would be the tish rule, the India authorities have chounflthmr eom;:e." says the Dlytg‘l; Dally News, as d"noned i~ hl:l ‘I‘:nprbonment i creased” 3 this,” the afimt Pree Press asks, fuel to the fires of rebellion he has lighted? That is a question which in- terests not only 250,000,000 people in Indis, but in the world,” the Free Press declares. That “the arrest constitutes s signal own_ stand- the Kalamazoo idealist to the t, is the opinion of mw,llnu"buln( an In similar vein the Brool Eagle {omn out that “the Indian gov- erment has jgiled a man, but cannot R A that Gan I g o1 ible Gandhi at Springfield Republican thinks that "whmr"u‘nndm’a arrest was wise is one of those hard political problems which usually can be answered only by the event. British rule in India,” it continues, “is & legal fact of long stand- ing; until it is replaced, measures to maintain it and preserve order cannot ered wrong. But neither can LINCOLN AT GETTYSBURG. Wil- llam E. Barton. Illustraf Bobbs-Merrill Co. “Lincoln at Gettysburg™is the ninth study produced by this Barton—Boswell to Abraham Lincoln. “The Life of Lin- coln” served as a foundation for the various special themes that have risen from it. Primarily, the book in hand is an expert examination of the great Gettysburg address. Pursuing every trail, hunting down every item of re- liable information upon the subject, Mr. Barton is able to give authentic ac- count of what Lincoln intended to say ul that occasion, what he did 3 what he was reported to have said, and, finally, what he wished he had said, A certain pattern and quality of mind will follow this investigation with zeal and deep satisfaction. But there are others, many others, who will :ipprs- clate, even more deeply, the vivid pic- ture that Mr. Barton has created of that day, of Gettysburg itself, of the midwar desolation and discouragement, of Lincoln as a faintly negligible par- ticipant in the dedicatory services of that famous battlefield. I doubt if any- where can be found a more realistic and immediate picture of any point in the war period than this author has been able to evoke from that occasion. The retreat of Lee, an ominous token, the slaughter of the battle—these give the atmosphere of both sadness and foreboding. Then comes the story of how Gettysburg came into being as the first national burying ground. And, then, the one set day of dedication, when America’s greatest orator, Edward Everett, was the central figure of the occasion. _ And, finally, the few words that the President of the United States was asked to say. And much of this book is given over to that ech as it has been rescued from legend and hear- say to_take its place as authentic his- tory. Yet, after all, it is the picture in its clear detail that will stay by many & reader long after the ins and outs of mhl expert testimony as to the ad- itself will hg: been Imnan‘.. One surpassing truth emerges business of mslutlnunn—we have the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lin- colni That is an imperishable glory for America, for humanity. So, while the specialists rejoice, :vplpmprllmy. in triumph set out by William Barton, rest of us will hold deep in our hearts picture that this same author produced for us to remember, the of that one Gettysburg day and that it implies. be consid the efforts of !namm.m:nou to win independence be red wrong.” Thus this paper sees “no clear-cut issue of right and wrong involved, but only a question of e cy.” ithough Gandhi had violated the “salt laws,” he was not arrested for this overt act, as were some of his followers, and his own sons earlier, but was de- y violent mobs of fanatics, whether led by t:r pacific Gandhi or some other volatfle and erratic product of the race,” contends the Utica Observer- Dispatch, -ymg further, hang and some order, ' to her . and ‘other nationalities within that country and to the natives themselves.” Especially is this true, since, as the Louisville Courler-Journal points out, “over the greater extent of the empire there is no sign of trouble.” discussed. l“d.g Thesital doubtful | Indian Gandhi at large or Gandhi in | ning ter menace to and m upon %; Indian ruder now in prisol a modern saint, peac] character, thought, ué(ro'n and ideals. his Brif masf him i To arrest such foundly. ?:1? a political offense, which liberately committed for the cause self-rule by his people, is a matter great consequence. The British are the shrewdest governors in the world If they can work thes the situation precipitated b: of Gandhi, without drenc! in blood, that will be a masterpiece of statecraft.” Handling of Prisoners Regarded as Difficult From the Oincinnati Star-Times. It seems reasonably clear that the people of Ohlo want two things done about the handling of prisoners in the penitentiary. the t ce they want order m’;mmd, mh‘l'.‘he authorities, not the convicts, in charge. In the second tained under the Bombay decree of 1827. Under this law, the Richmond News Leader explains, “for reasons of state the government may take into custody whom it has not it evidence to convict, or any pemson egiint whom forma sirable. Where arrest is ordered under this decree, habeas corpus cannot issue, and no appeal is allowed. The govern- ment may hold or release at discretion, with the single proviso that the per- son so restrained by the state shall be accommodated in the style to which he is accustomed, and shall be granted an_ap| ite allowance for the sup- port of his family.” That the “British have played a shrewd and intel t hand” is the statement of the vidence Evening Bulletin, which sees in their patlence a wise course that “has broken up the Gandhi melodrama, by re! to play rt of the villain,” and thus “has all moderate opinion from being pushed, by pressure of popular indig- nation, into the camp of the extremists.” moderates may thus be ex- is expected before the month, a readier and safer remedy and a solution without bloodshed whici the British government as well as the sober population of India is seeking,” says the New York Sun. This report is to be followed by a round-table conference in London, for concessions to Indian self-government, with domin- ion status the ideal in view, several editors explained. problem in India is the most difficult, both because India contains nearly a sixth' of the world’s tion, and because, owing to the sity of its people, is no one to speak tor‘nm wuntr{h?‘- a :h’ole. 'rh: process of working out is one of the greatest feats to be accomplished,” | declares the Newark Evening News, dis- cussing self-government in that coun- try. r"‘orut. Britain cannot loosen her Indian government and turn its direc- \ e, want new prison facilities provided so that the majority of pris- oners who are not hard-boiled trouble- makers will finish their terms something what is to be the end of our problem? It is not the State, but of the Nation. sentimentalism is our worst fault. We refuse to send murderers to the electric chair, but cheerfully consisn them to life imprisonment, thinking that that gets the the easiest and most humane way. a result our penitentiaries are with desperate criminals for whom holds little Proper conditions and 1o healthful work, pre(mm;. should make our penitentiaries no longer npllco&rnmr!orth;“hnur element e Chain Gang Right “Merger.” Pr;:” the Port len:’ News-Sentinel. that u‘.mgr o) 1 is mc em in the good old-fashioned “chain gang.” Spring Freeze a Little Late, ium the Da¥ton Daily News. For some mtl‘nal.‘ot other the some of the base ball L of games,