Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1930, Page 8

A-8 THE EVENING STAR, WASH NGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1930. e e e e e e e e e ] | Morning Edition. (-3 {THE EVENING STAR With Sunday WASHINGTON, D. down with newspapers, tape and the contents of trash baskets. 3 ‘This method of welcome has become 80 well established that in future the FRIDAY..........June 20, 1930/ mportance of a feat will be measured THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editer —_— Rate by Carrier Within the O1t; y. e Frenine Star 48¢ per month e Evening and (when 4 Sundays) . “The Evening and 60c per month Suny lays) 65¢ per month Ter col The Sund: S e y Collection made at :h$ 3f gucn month. @iders maz be sent in by mail or elephons Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. and Virginia. $10.00; 1 mo.. g&c 26. 1mo., 8: 1 mo.. 4 All Other States and Canada E“’ And Sunday. 1r.. £12.00, B s sr mo. 75 ndas only A BE iR I Member of the Assoclated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled 2o the use for republication of all news dis- paiches credited to it or not etherwite cred- tea in this hts of publication of 150 1eserve 3 d. The Market Investigation. Representative Sabath 6f Illinois has proposed an inquiry by a special com- mittee of the House into stock mar- ket “crashes” which have appeared with considerable regularity during the last eight months. The most recent “crash” occurred the day that President Hoo- wer's determination to sign the tariff bill was made known to the public. In more than one mind the suspicion has arisen that the announcement the tariff bill was to be signed was used as a “blind” by unscrupulous operators in the market who had planned to force prices down for their own benefit. Congressional investigations have been made of a myriad of subjects and for all kinds of reasons. But this is one eongressional investigation that could well be undertaken. Furthermore, there is sound reason for such an investiga- tion—a desire for full information by Congress to ald in writing legislation ‘which might improve the situation. The stock market is said to be reflective o} business conditions in the country. But 1t is also reflective of the gambling pro- pensities of large traders. Sometimes the two are confused. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, former Secretary of the Treasury, and chairman of the House committee on banking and currency when the Federal Reserve act was written into law, with- in a few days has introduced in the Senate & bill which would amend, in many important particulars, the bank- ing laws and also would curtail the loans which may be made by member banks of the Federal Reserve system to brokers for speculative accounts. His bill would undertake to prevent mem- ber banks from borrowing on their di- rect notes at Reserve Banks or lending funds to brokers for speculative pur- poses. In offering his bill Senator Glass indicated, however, that he thought it might be necessary to make still more drastic restrictions on brokers’ loans. For many years the Virginia Benator has denounced the use of Federal Reserve funds to carry on spec- ulative operations on the stock market. His new bill may, if enacted into law, help the situation. But it looks as though the American public might need still further protection in this matter. A thorough ventilation of the periodic “breaks” in the stock market doubtless would be of great value. No one ‘wishes to interfere with legitimate trad- ing or would argue that the country should be deprived of the stock market 83 a means of transacting a great vol- ume of business. But there is a wide difference between legitimate trading and gambling. The short seller of stock, which he does not possess, and his efforts to beat down the prices ©f stock for his own profit or the profit of & “ring” come under the head of gambling. This kind of gambling has been given respectability of a sort, spurious, indeed, but nevertheless rec- ognized because of the fact that it has been transacted on the Stock Exchange and frequently by men of great means. It is no less reprehensible on that ac- count. A “rigged” market, used for such gambling purposes, differs only from & crooked poker game in the ex- tent of its transactions. —_— mte——————— A program that features the Dawes melody is always attractive. The world | of art has lost something by the de- mands of routine duty which an Am- bassador must meet, regardless of the nspirations of talent. o No dry candidate has yet shown a grateful sentiment for the little old Prohibition party that still puts a ticket in the fleld and holds itself in readiness to bestow its influence where it may appear to be deserved. e Enthusiasm by the Ton. New York's now accepted method of welcoming returning heroes by shower- ing them with trash somehow suggests | the picture of that gathering of heroes that some day will take place in Elysium, ‘where men who scratched their mark on dusty earth will foregather to talk it over. One sees Columbus, for instance, discussing with some of the latter-day heroes the measure of enthusiasm he provoked and turning away, blushing and speechless, over the mention of ticker tape. “I received fifty tons of trash,” Ger- trude Ederle might say. “What did you get?” “Aw, well,” Columbus will stammer, and unobtrusively sneak off to sit down on the edge of a cloud and sympathize with Napoleon, Hannibal and Jonah, none of whom received so much as an old newspaper. Comparisons are often embarrassing, especially in the matter of popularity, but an interview published in the New York World with the commissioner of street cleaning should be preserved as & matter of current history. One finds that while Byrd, who has flown over two Poles, as well as the Atlantic, re- ceived seventy tons of trash to welcome him back, Lindbergh's 1,800 tons still hold the record. but they measured up well. Unfortunately, the! provided such an instance. tonnage of Queen Marie's welcome and the depd weight of Miss Ederle’s popu- larity were not preserved accurately, Admiral Byrd's welcome, one is gratified to learn, brought no telephone directories en|ple, are giving testimony as to the in- by the tonnage of trash. In order to preserve the honesty of such expres- sions, however, New York should im- mediately adopt stringent regulations against “repeating” in trash bestowal It would be a relatively simple matter, for instance, for some shyster hero to plant thousands of unemployed along the roofs of buildings and pay them for dumping tons of paper into Broadway during the official reception after set- ting & new world's record for pole sit- ting. This devious method might raise the tonnage enthusiasim high above what it actually amounted to, and if Lindbergh or Byrd demanded a recount the resulty would be equally mislead- | ing. The matter should be looked into. ———————— The Gas Company Merger. ‘The only regrettable feature of the fight now pending on merger of the gas companies and the new rates pro- | posed by the new ownership is that it comes so late in @ session of Congress that finds the members anxious to quit and head for the hustings. If the is- sues that now threaten reorganization of the gas company could have been | developed and discussed several months ago in Congress local gas consumers might now be enjoying the reduced | rates promised. As it is, there must be quick work or the gas company merger will die for the time being. The gas company would have done well to have filed its proposed rate re- ductions with the Public Utllities Com- mission some time ago. As it is, there is no assurance that the Public Utilities Commission is going to approve them. The rate schedule itself is disappoint- ing and the small consumer, who needs more help than anybody else, finds himself in the position of paying more for gas under the new rates than under the old, although the price of the com- modity itself is reduced. Senator Howell's amended merger bill, which also undertakes to name the rates, is founded on the assumption that this is the one and only oppor- tunity placed in the hands of the con- {sumers for bargaining with the new company. After the merger is ap- proved the gas consumers will take what they get. If it is merger or no merger, the new company is obviously willing to grant every reasonable con- cession. Senator Howell now demands these concessions—not only for their immediate effect upon the rates for gas, but for the protection they tend to set up against future manipulations that might disturb the rate structure. 1f the merger fails at this session of Congress, the price of the delay will not be exorbitant and the gas con- sumers will be willing to pay it in the hope of obtaining a better bargain than the one indicated by the com- pany's proposed rate achedule. ———e— Monocacy Bridge Collapse. Close inquiry should be instituted into the collapse of the bridge over the Monocacy River, on the highway be- tween Washington and Frederick, ves- terday, which caused the death of three men. This structure, though' under re- pairs, was in service. A stone-laden truck, driven upon it carefully, evident- 1y caused it to collapse. The deduction is that the bridge was in a weak con- dition, perhaps due to the making of the repairs. Possibly it had deteriorated in use. In any case, it was obviously not strong enough to stand the strain of ordinary traffic, and should not have been in service. Somebody erred in judgment in keeping the bridge in com- mission in & condition in which it could not withstand the strain of traffic. Only by a narrow margin was a greater casualty record averted yesterday, & motor car containing four persons being halted with its front wheels hanging over the edge of the river embankment just as the bridge fell. This highway is much used, its daily trafic comprising' thousands of vehicles in transit north and south from and to Washington. ‘The oollapse of the Monocacy Bridge is cause for disquietude lest other struc- tures may be in a similar condition in- volving a grave menace to the public safety. All viaducts in Maryland should be inspected thoroughly to, determine whether there is peril in their continued use. ——— . A serious responsibility has been forced upon New York City. Welcom- {ing a hero is not an easy matter, in view of the standards of spontaneous enthusiasm established by the reception } to Lindbergh. It must be admitled that the Big City never fails to make a handsome showing. e o e hibias An exceedingly prominent career may | yet enable Senator Hiram Johnson to { bring California into equal importance with Ohio in influencing the Nation's destinies. — e Primaries call for settlement of fights within parties which may be even more flerce than the eventual fight between parties. Suffering as an Entertainment. Prom the dawn of civilization human suffering has evoked delight. Primeval man rejoiced in the agonles of those who were hurt, and modern man has not lost this capacity for pleasure in the pains of others. The spectacle of & person severely injured in the street always draws & crowd, intent upon wit- nessing the throes of the victim and perhaps the gore from his wounds. Sports that are possibly productive of casualties are more, largely patronized than those in which there is no risk to the players. Motor races, with their high percentage of risk to the competi- tors, draw great throngs of people, most of whom hope to see & “spill.” manifests itself along other than lines of physical pain. The mental agonies of those who have been unfortunate are relished by the modern prototypes of the spectators at the Roman torture games. Nothing is to them more de- lectable than a court trial in which witnesses tell ‘of their shame and trou- bles and sorrows. New York has just A\ former judge and some associates are now on trial for fraud in connection with a finance corporation which they pro- moted and “milked” to the tune of $400,000. Witnesses, mostly poor peo- This craving for the sight of suffering One of them, demanding the oppor- tunity to talk freely, and granted full sway on the witness stand, was so vehement in her statement of misfor- tune that the crowd in the court room began to laugh. A news report of the incident proceeds: “1 see people laughing” she said, glaring at the crowd packing the court room. “I don't see anything to laugh about. It was money from my blood and sweat they took.” The crowd tit- tered again and the witness stopped, while her face grew red. ~1 am not educated,” she said slowly. “I don’t know how to explain in Eng- lish good. Maybe that is why they laugh. All I know is that they took away my money, the money of my chil- dren. It is hard for me to talk, my heart hurts me so, It feels like it's shivering.” Again the crowd laughed and the witness began to laugh, too—weakly and with a touch of hysteria, and for no apparent reason. This little bit of comedy, so highly enjoyed by the crowded court room, is what fills the chairs in our halls of Jjustice. Few, i¢ any, think of the sor- row, the suffering, the privation lying behind the broken words of witnesses. It is so excruciatingly funny to hear the English language quaintly used and to see a witness dramatizing her agony. It is better than a talking picture., And vet those who laugh would be greatly shocked at the suggestion that if they were stripped of their clothes and clad in skins and placed on rocky ledges in & mountain glen they would be roaring with delight.at a murderous battle be- tween two brutes of the caveman period in just the same spirit that they laugh now at the woes of the victims of man's cupidity. e Hail, Admiral Byrd! All the world loves a hero and the disfranchised citizens of Washington are no exception to the rule. Their plaudits rang today in the ears of a young Amer- ican, Rea? Admiral Richard E. Byrd, who measures up in full degree to the Ropular idea of what a hero should be. The explolts of Byrd and his men in Antarctica were peaceful achievements, and the adulation of their countrymen is gratifying proof that nowadays men and women do not look upon valor in battle as the sole badge of heroism. “Dick” Byrd has crammed into his still youthful life enough accomplish- ment to halo a dozen men in glory. He flew a plane across the North Pole. He carried out & daring transatlantic east- bound flight. He comes home now, freshly laurel-crowned, from a two-year expedition to the South Pole, which pro- duced important scientific, geographica! and perhaps even political results. He brings his whole band of fellow adven- turers with him, safe and sound, despite rigors and perils indescribable and al- most unendurable, Byrd and his comrades have proved that they are of the stuff heroes are really made of. Virginia, which claims the intrepid sailor, and all the States which had sons in his party, have rea- son to be proud of the breed they typify. The National Capital, which is privi- leged to greet them, hails them as men who do honor to the virtues we are pleased to look upon as of the American bone and sinew. —————————— Chidago. and New York years ago engaged in more or less friendly con- troversy as to which city was the leader in wickedness. By the police records it looks as if Chicago wins. ———r . A “tariff war” is-threatened. For- tunately for the world, it is & kind of war that can be managed with intelli- gent discretion without the physical employment of explosives. ———.—— Pennsylvania is “the Keystone State” and continues to hold a place of solid responsibility whenever the tariff is under - consideration. ————— Pennsylvania statesmen may differ a5 to minor details, but they always agree on the advantages of a high tariff, r.———— ‘The stock ticker registers conditions as they come and go. It is never sus- pected of subservience to propagandist influence. —————— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Motion. There are great planets out in space Which I shall never see. They set a swift and startling pace— But what is that to me? ‘When to my desk I have to go Upon & journey far, I am contented just to know ‘That I can catch a car. ‘The relativities that rule The ways of space and time Contrive to send me back to school Where Science seems sublime. And yet I do not care at all For any distant star ‘Whdse name I never quite recall, If I have missed my car. Relapsing Into Silence. “What are you going to tell your con- stituents when you get home?” “Nothing,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “I'm tired of trying to please a political public and finding my com- pensation, even if I'm in luck, less than that of a regular radio entertainer.” Jud Tunkins says he tries to return good for evil, but merely creates sus- picion that he is engaged in selling a gold brick. In Debate. To any antagonist polite 1 sing the ancient song: “Why is it I am always right, And you are always wrong?” Among Strangers. “Why do you stop at every filling station?” “Because,” -answered Mr. Chuggins, “the filling stations are what make travel worth the trouble. They permit us to look forward to meeting strangers who are sure to be friendly and polite.” “If you find that you lack a friend,” said HI Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “ask yourself whether you have de- served one.” Badge of Office. A poet laureate must be Slight in affairs of state; Not much a poet, men agree, But mostly laureate. bloc, as it were, although thousands of ' trusting of their money to the judge. them were torn up and contributed by The majority of them are of foreign the page to the litter that fluttered origin, speaking English with difficulty. ¢ “De man dat wants de best of every bargain,” said Uncle Eben, “has to be watched foh fear he'll get to playin’ wit loaded dioa” THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Discovering resemblances, fancied or otherwise, between animals and human beings seems to be one of the chief diversions of visitors at the National Zoological Park these days. We were out there Sunday, and it seemed as i every other person in front of the cages was comparing some ani- mal or other to some human being, celebrated or unknown. “Oh, he looks like Charlie Chaplin!" screamed a big girl in a flaming red dress as she caught sight of one of the huge brown bears. Perhaps neither the bear mor the motion picture favorite would have agreed with the verdict. Certainly we could not. If there was a thing about that bear that looked like Chaplin, we could not | for the life of us see what it was, un- less it was the way he shuffied across his cage. % % x Now, just why is it that human beings want to see such resemblances in the brute creatures? ‘The animals certainly are enough in themselves without needing the aid of human likeness. Yet the wart hog, one of the ugliest | creatures alive, we heard compared with another popular motion picture star, ‘whose name we will not mention, as the comparison was so far-fetched. And there was one peculiarly fat beast, the name of which we have for- gotten, which was likened to a certain Jimmie, a rather plump young man of uncertain age, last name unknown. “Oh, it looks just like Jimmie!"” screamed a young lady in the party of five, which included three girls, Jimmie and another gentleman. * ok ok % Jimmie did not look a bit pleased. woman note this fact than she re- doubled her belief that the tapir, or whatever it was, did look for all the world like James. “Jimmie, he looks just exactly like| you!” she shrieked, amid the laughter | of the other three—not four. Jimmie tried to “laugh it off,” but there is little real fun, after all, in be- ing compared to a shapeless animal with a tough hide which appeared to have been dipped into melted butter for the occasion. It was hot at the Zoo Sunday, espe- cially near the new bird house, with its bright blue doors and variegated door frame. ‘The casual visitor wonders if that door has any real background in tropi- | cal art. Certainly it is vivid enough, | and attracts attention. It would “go” better with its surroundings if at least two good trees were planted near it. . e Planting trees in the National Zoo- logical Park seems like carrying the well known coals to Newcastle. | There are few such places in the| world, one may believe, any better | “treed” than Washington's own Zoo- | logical Gardens. i Two Phitadelphians on the car riding | to the park were discussing the Na-| tional Capital. “Do you know what makes this city 80_beautiful?” one inquired. ‘The other looked inquiringly respectful. Sympathetic as nearly everybody in Congress is with the veterans' relief legislation now awaiting end-of-the-ses- sion enactment, leaders are treading warily lest it become the openinr wedge for a fabulous World War pension sys- tem. There.are whispers on Capitol Hill of an entirely new and crystalliz- ing compensation scheme which might some day call for $300,000,000 of an- nual fresh expenditure. It could only be met, authorities declare, by a huge bond issue. Ordinary Treasury revenue would not approximately suffice. Even on the limited scale of ald at present under consideration, a substantial def- icit is almost unavoldable. As the Spanish War Veterans’' bill recently proved, a presidential veto cannot hold back gensxon money, once Congress takes the bit in its teeth and determines to vote it. But how House and Senate would react to another huge, enduring compensation proposition is a matter on which opinions widely differ, N ‘There is to be no hiatus whatever between the adjournment of the reg- ular session of Congress and convening of the Senate special naval treaty ses- sion. If.the Fourth of July comes along about that time, as it prospectively will, no allowance will be made on account of the holiday, and business will pro- ceeds with only the one day's respite. Senator Watson, Republican majority | leader, is hopeful that Saturday, June 28, may see the end of the story, as far as the present session is concerned, permitting President Hoover to call the senatorial boys back to school two days later, viz, on June 30. Then it's to be full steam ahead with the naval pact— or, at least, as full as Senator Hiram Johnson et al. permit. Watson, being an invincible optimist, Jhinks Senators will content themselves with 10 days’ treaty talk. But he is hearing of hor- rendous and staggering ‘“revelations” which pact opponents purpose spilling, and that may prolong the agony. Ad- ministrationists’ chief fear is possible lack of a quorum. * K ok ok Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, gifted wife of the junlor Senator from New Hamp- shire, is about to publish a novel of political life, pivoted on Washington. Its name is “Queen Anne’s Lace,” and it has been running serially in the maga- zine of which Mrs. Kefes is an asso- ciate editor. Her hero, coming up from behind in typically American fashion, reaches the White House, and his ex- periences as President cap the climax of the story. Mrs. Keyes recently re- turned from a year's literary expedi- tion through South America. One of her sons was graduated this month from the Harvard Law School. When he was a boy his mother taught him all about the precept of the Spartan mother who, having inhibitions against alibis, told one of her sons, as he made off for the wars, to come home “with his shield or on it.” The day young Keyes got his law sheepskin at Harvard he tele- graphed his mother, “With my shield.” * oK K X A man of particularly persuasive and persistent manner recently attempted to pry his way into a private audience with President Hoover. Secretary Aker- son, now a past master in the gentle art of warding off pests at the execu- tive offices, told the caller day after day that his aspiration to see the President was in vain. Finally he imparted to Akerson the “real” purpose of his per- severance. “I want Mr. Hoover to lay the corner stone of a church,” he said. George thought that entitled the fellow to a presidential three minutes and let him pass. The visitor remained at Hoover'’s desk more than an hour. “What on earth did he want with you all that time?” the secretary asked the chief when the caller had gone. “He was trying to sell me some life insur- ance,” the President chuckled, “and I got a great kick out of his ‘line.’ " * o ok % Numerous Wilsonians in Washington have just been interviewed by “Tom" Steep, well known New York news- paper man and traveler, who came in quest of personal data and recollections about the World War President. He and another writing man have been commissioned by Bernard M. Baruch to collect a mass of human interest and anecdotal material about Woodrow Wilson, which Baruch is assembling for the eventual purpose of publishing and distributing among the late Chief Executive's close friends throughout the country and the world. Washing- ton has recently heard of an_anony- mously written book entitled *“Shackles of the Flesh,” which purports to deal No sooner did the brixhz-eyedlh young | pets. in intimately biographical fashion with It's the trees,” went on the first. “Everywhere you there are trees.” He waved out the window. “Just look at those.” ‘Maples?” inquired the other. " said the fir “Trees other. * k% % It must have been “Mildred day” at the Zoo, for almost ev:riv“ether girl and woman seemed to bear that name, if our ears were up to their usual standard. “Oh, Mildred, look at this!"” and “Hey, Mildred, here's a funny one!" rang on the air from all sides. ‘We suppose there were women there with other names, but surely Mildred held the first place on the air. We would not go so far as to say that most Mildreds are fat. That would not be the truth, aad we aim to tell the truth. But surely Mildred is a comfortable sounding name, one calling for a cer- tain pleasant disposition and appear- ance, in which no Mildred at the Zoo Sunday seemed to be lacking. There was even one child, about 8 years old, who spent her time swing- ing from a bough of a pine tree—her name was Mildred, too. * x % % We went over to the lion house to find out’ whether some sightseer might not be tempted to compare the big Bengal tiger with Douglas Fairbanks. But nothing like that happened. The vigitors were too much interested in the baby lions. The cats always are a favorite, and no wonder, for they are among the most beautiful and interest- ing animals, especially so on account of their gelationship to the household The cheetah looks rather more like a dog than a cat. His build is canine, and he holds his head and walks in a| doglike manner. Two elderly gentlemen, who looked as if they might work in the brick busi- ness during the week, paused in re- spectful admiration. “That fellow is the flercest of the animals,” sald onme, indicating the cheetah. We don't- know whether this is good 2zoology or not, but certainly the cheetah would be a tough customer to meet in a big fleld. I Y ‘Two playsome jaguars hissed at each other in true fejine style. One would take a slap at the other’s tail, where- upon the offended fellow would hiss and throw himself upon the other. Their play was exactly that of two house cats, but accompanied with more snarling and hissing. Despite their snarling jaws, however, they seemed in no particular danger of getting down to real fighting. The lion cubs were engaged in their favorite occupation of learning how to roar in jungle fashion. There is some-'| thing comical about such large sounds from such small creatures. The cheetah seemed to be looking | through the crowds to some unknown | place far, far away—its native haunts, long lost—but was it only the keeper coming with its dinner? WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. the life of Woodrow Wilson, though he is not depicted by name. Rk o A contributor to these observations, who read Secretary of the Navy Adams’ bathtub quip about Dwight Morrow's absent-mindedness, passes along this one: Morrow, then & Morgan banking partner, arrived one day in Philadel- phia. His secretary in New York was astonished to receive the following Wwire: “Have reached Philadelphia. ‘What am I to do here?” The secretary replied: “You are on your way to a speaking engagement in Princeton this evening.” * K ok ok Dr. George M. Kober, dean emeritus of the medical school of Georg~town University, heads a_ committee of “Friends of Gen. von Steuben,” formed by members of the Germania Club of Washington. The committee is about to extend an invitation to President Hoover to participate in the celebra- tion of the 200th anxlvernry of Steu- ben’s birth, to be held before the monu- ment of George Washington's great German lleutenant in Lafayette Park on November 15, 1030. Dr. Kober and his colleagues believe the Steuben cere- mony will be a fitting curtain-raiser to the Washington Blcmh:ury of 1932. * % Political Washington notes with in- terest the candidacy of former Sena- tor Giibert N. Hitchcock of Nebraska for the seat now held by Senator George W. Norris; Republican Progres- sive. Hitchcock is & seasoned Nebraska campaigner; and if the Democrats en- Joy the support, as it is rumored they will, of the Republican regulars against Norris, there should be a battle royal out where the corn is husked. (Copyrignt, 1930.) ——— Beyond Money. From the Baltimore Evening Sun. The Scotch and the Irish, for once, are in harmony. They are united in grief because, in Scotland, Ben Lomond will shortly be sold, and in Ireland the Earl of Kenmare has decided to put up his beautiful Lakes of Killarney to the highest bidder. . ‘The American, casting aboyt for some- thing on which to lavish his rever- ence, has a hard time finding anything. He stands in awe at the Niagara Falls, but his heart hardly goes out to it. He feels & certain interest in the Rocky Mountain National Park, stimulated mostly by the railroad advertisements, but it is a mild interest and no more, Perhaps the most authentic national shrine is Plymouth Rock. But any one who has gazed upon this unprepossess- ing stone, lying on the shores of the mudhole which calls itself Plymouth Harbor, quickly loses what interest he had in it. ‘There is nothing in America properly to be compared to Ben Lomond and the Lakes of Killarney, which are woven into the very cloth of Scotch and.Irish tradition. So we cannot, perhaps, feel quite as they do at the prospect of their desecration.” Yet the Irish and the Scotch themselves must know that Ben Lomond and the Lakes of Killarney'| have a value which is beyond money. Their value lies in the sentiment and the memories which they invoke. Nothing, not even their sale to Ameri- can millionaires or realtors, can kil that. ) Back on the Seas. From the Wheeling Intelligéncer. At the present time the ocean-goingy American merchant fleet employed in established lines in foreign and non- contiguous trades consists of 671 ves- sels of 3,865,000 gross tons. This shows a 500 per cent increase in numbers and nearly 550 per cent in tonnage since 1914." With few exceptions these ves- sels are of 2,000 gross tons and over and 60 per cent of the number and 65 per cent of the gross tonnage are now under private ownership. 1t is certain that without the strong support of the Government the mer- chant marine would have reverted to the humiliating and eostly ition it occupled before the war. e Ameri- can people have benefited by the mis- takes of the past. They are convinced that the economic progress, trade sta- be largely as- sured by the ce of an ade- quate American merchant marine. —r———— And on Credit. From the New Castle News ‘The way some ! milies keep up a front imposes A great straln on the shops they deal v th. State Department And Foreign Bonds To the Editor of The Btar: American people should object e “;m;q that is provided by the su- pe: of the State Department over the sale of these foreign securities in the United States. It is & well known fact th&t most of these securities are sold upon a commission basis. The in- ternational bankers, who unload them upon the American people, get their commission whether the securities are sound or not. Immediately after the war many mil- lions of dollars of bonds of the city of Warsaw, Poland, were sold in this coun- try, payable in Polish marks. Poland then adopted the simple expedient of abandoning the mark and substituting the zloty, with the result that the bonds proved to be practically worthless, and American investors lost many millions of dollars. Europe is already too heavily indebt- ed to us, and it is highly desirable th this Govefnment supervise the secu- ritles offered, since, otherwise, it may find itself in a position of either having to protect 1its citizens’ investments abroad by force or of abjectly confess- ing that it is impotent to give its citi- zens any protection. 'The latter would undoubtedly be what would happen, that having been already demonstrated in Mexico. F. G. CAMPBELL. o Movies of Animal Experimentations To the Editor of The Star: If vivisection is really necessary for medical science, motion pictures should be made of each case and copies of the film studied, to avold a repetition of torture. The friends of animals are growing in numbers and influence, with no thanks to religion or politics. Re- member the suffragettes of 19167 No- body is opposing them now. THOS. W. GILMER. ) Hoch-Smith Resolution o e . Decision Is Praised From the Chicago Daily News. In a_unanimous opinion the United States Supreme Court has nullified the Hoch-Smith resolution _directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider actual conditions in agricul- ture in passing upon ratlroad freight rates. The resolution was approved by Congress as a farm-relief measure and ll’p‘ll: "mmmiulon interpreted it in that spirit. ‘The Supreme Court holds the inter- pretation to be erroneous. It declares that the resolution was not an amend- ment of the transportation act, which provided for rates sufficient to yield the carriers a reasonable return but a sort of general instruction to the commis- slon to take the needs of the farmers into account while determining rate questions. To take a situation into ac- count is one thing; to make it deter- ;'nlmtll)\;e and fiteétend special privi- leges because o some! entirel; different. ¥ ¥ The Supreme Court has treated the transportation act liberally and con- structively. It has sustained the meas- ure in principle and in every important articular. Rate structures carefully uilt up should not be undermined for the benefit of any grm:r or industry. Farm relief, to be sound and genuine, must not involve injustice to any other interest. —— e Multiple Tax Evil Dealt Severe Blow From the Chicago Daily News. Whether or not the majority of the United States Supreme Court, in its recent decision involving the validity of a section of the Missouri estate tax law, stretched to unjustifiable lengths the constitutional provision prohibiting States from depriving any -person of property without due process of law, is & question which laymen must leave to learned judges and ‘' erudite lawyers. Justices Holmes, Brandeis and Stone, in their dissenting opinion, which crit- isized the decision sharply, asserted that the majority's action reversed a settled rule of law and at the same time in- vaded the soverelgnty of the States. If the three protesting justices are right, the court sooner or later will return to the traditional view of the question in controversy, But it is well bear in mind that the decision is sound eco- nomically, for it takes a significant ste) toward the abolition of oppressive double and triple taxation. The issue in the case was whether the State of Missouri had the right to levy an inheritance tax on the personal property—stocks and bonds—of a wom- an who had never lived in Missouri, having resided and died in Illinois, but who had kept part of her intangible personalty in a Missouri safe-deposit vault. The court held that the guar- anty of due process of law in the Fed- eral Constitution forbade such taxation of non-residents. Plainly, the decision should tend ma- terially to lessen the recognized and de- plored evil of multiple State taxation of | 1%, estates of deceased persons. Such a consummation is much to be desired. In time it will have to be brought about, if necessary, by suitable amendment of the Federal Constitution, ot A New Rail Plan, Prom the Baltimore Sun. The Taplin plan to build fifth trunk line in the East has not been viewed seriously heretofore, though Balti- more has been interesied in the Propoul because the Western Maryland is essen- tial to its accomplishment. This road would give an outlet to Tidewater. Frank E. Taplin, president of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia, has now laid before the Interstate Commerce Commission the outline of his scheme with a view to obtaining consent tc carrying it out. It embraces the Wabash, Western Mary- land, Lehigh Valley, Wheeling & Lake Erie and Pittsburgh & West Virginia. An important development was the statement of Mr. Taplin that negotia- tions are under way to acquire the hold- ings of the Pennsylvania Co. in the Wabash and the Lehigh and the Penn- road Corporation's holdings in the Pittsburgh & West Virginia, and that he believed, if his plan worked out, the Pennsylvania's interest in these car- riers would be relinguished. The infer- ence is that the Pennsylvania's objec- tions to a fifth trunk line would be eliminated provided such a system were in hands friendly to it. e Taplins have shown faith in their own ability to make & place in the sn by building a 32-mile link between the Western Marylanda and the Pitts- burgh & West Viginia. And they come from Cleveland, where the Van Sweringens demonstrated that it is pos- sible to start with a shoestring and in a short pericd of time create a rail system which ranks with the greatest in the country. In the circumstances, the attitude of the Interstate Commerce Commission on this flproponl will be of considerable significance to Balti- more. e Effect of the Cone. From the Terre Haute Star. If Adam fell for a pine cone instead of an apple, as & Danish scientist de- clares, it is much easier to explain the foolishness of his descendants. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ‘Take advantage of this free service. If you are one of the thousands have patrenized the bureau, write us again. If never used service, begin now. It is maintained for your benefit. Be'sure to send your name and address with your question, and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for return gutll!. Address The Eve- ning Star Information Bureau, Fred- eric J.Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. Is Ernest Hemingway's novel, “A Farewell to Arms,” to be dramatized?— D. leted the dramatization of this ar novel. It is announced that the play will be produced this Fall. Q. w::{ do some flowers fade so quickly after they are picked?—A. F. L. ‘There are two mistakes com- monly made in cutting flowers for in- door uss. One is to wait until they are fully oPpened, often until they have been open for several days, before cut- t | ting them. The other is to cut them | during the heat of the day, when they are in ideal condition to wilt. Most flowers are best cut when in full bud or just as they are beginning to open. There are, of course, some exce] to this, such as dahlias, which do not expand fully until after three to five days after the buds have unfolded. As a general rule, flowers will open more nearly perfect and will last longer if taken just as the buds are expanding and with fairly long stems. Q. Please give some of Marshal Foch’s famous orders.—M. S. A. Four his orders or articles which have become world known are: “Any one could do the same.” “When & man of ordinary capacity (I repeat— of ordinary capacity) concentrates all his faculties m& Ill] his mnx{)l of l]:- tainment of a single wrg:u, )y work- ing hard and without ing diverted from his goal, he'is bound to attain that goal.” “Above all, lose no time. You tell me you have no men. You have! Their numbers are insufficlent? Be- lieve me, go on! It is with the survivors that battles are won. Obviously, an undertaking cannot be commenced with no resources, but it is concluded with none left. You know victorious armies “Everything goes forward.” This ‘was spoken as a general order .for the general advance. e Q. Where is the longest paved road in the world?>—E. B. A. 1t is said to be U. 8. Route No. 40, from Wilmington, Del., to St. Marys, Kans, a distance of 1,254 miles. Q. Is the sound film ever used to record legal contracts?—A. N. L. A A anent sound film contract was recorded when Mary Lewis, opera star, was engaged to appear in talking pictures. Both the offer and accept- ance were stamped on a film in picture and synchronization. Q. How should gray hair which is almost white be shampooed?—D. H. A. shampoo white hair prepare some soft water, either by boiling or by the addition of boric acid, and when dissolved add a small amount of bicar- bonate of soda. The water should be about body temperature, 98 degrees Fah- renheit, never hot. Thoroughly wet the hair. Now use any good toilet soap, or, if preferred, tincture of green soap; a flolunfrmx makes a good soap for white hair. et the hands and apply the lather (not the soap) to the hair. Let the lather remain in place for three to five minutes, then wash it off. Then take a little laundry blue, a small ball being sufficlent for a number of wash- ings, and add to fresh softened water, just sufficient to make a clear sky-blue tint; then wash the hair well with this colored water. Again repeat the latter process described above and in exactly who | have the | snow-white and full of I . O. A. Laurence Stallings has just com- |pe have always been ragged and d\rthy;t' bt J. HASKIN. the same manner. If these instructions been vrvun{ carried out, the scalp should be clean and the hair uster, 1nigd o the Hop lanrussere N guage?—P. N, A. The American Bible Soclety re- cently completed the first publication Iof the four Gospels into the language of the Hop! Indians. For many months the proofs of the Gospels passed back and forth between the translator and | the headquarters of the soclety in New York City in order to perfect the type- setting. The difficulty of the task may thered from the text of the first Beatitude, which follows: “Pas Hikwait « an ookiwyaquam hahlaypit epya, pi oveqatsit anqw monwatunatya hapi pumuy himuamniq'o.” Qé Do women buy more than men?— ‘A More than 85 per cent of the |country's retail buying is done by | women. Q. What s the difference candlepower and watt>—E, H. A. Candlepower is the illuminating power, as of a lamp or gas flame, reck- between ns | Oned in terms of the light of a standard candle. Watt is the practical unit of | electric pewer, activity, or rate of work equivalent to 10.7 ergs or 1 joule per second, or approximately 1/746 of a | horsepower. | Q. What are some of the uses of | sawdust?—L. D. M. A. Besides the more common uses of sawdust, it 18 commercially valuable as the basis of various manufactures. Oxalic acid is manufactured on a large scale from wood sawdust. Sawdust s also used in the “carbonating” stage of the process for the manufacture of sc'a ash. The sawdust of mahogany and rosewood is used in dressing furs, and the Iflll\ fragments of some woods, such the pencil cedar made by saw cuts or the turning tool, yield perfumes. Q. What is the name of the German army officer who po"gularlud the so- cllledhpnllce dog in the United States? A. This has been accredited to Capt Max von Btephanitz, the world author- ity on shepherds. Thirty-one years ago e formed his famous Soclety for Ger- man Shepherds, which grew from a small local club to an organization with headquarters in Munich and all over the world. Q. Are there any Harvey dining places except on the Santa Fe?—C. 8. A. In addition to the Harvey hotels and dining stations on the Santa Fe, the company operates the restaurants and shops in the Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis and Kansas City union stations. Q. What {s the world's record for typewriting, and who holds it?—P. G. T. A. One hundred and thirty-five words a minute is the new world's record for typing. This was attained by George L. Hossfleld, September 28, 1929, in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Hossfield also held the record for the following years: 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926 and 1927. from straight mdini‘ ‘matter. writing lasted for one hour. Q. For what price were slaves sold at the time of the Civil Was . D. A. The price of a slave at the time of the Civil War varied much as any other commodity. would. An old -and decrepit slave would be almost without value, while a_young, personable, able- bodied slave might bring as high as $1,000, and in some cases a young and attractive female would hxnl much more. Q. What does the proper name “Nile” mean?—E, J. D. A. It is from a Semitic word, “Nihal" which means “river.” Lack of sympathy for the presidential hopes of former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri is expressed bfl a large part of the public following his speech at Sedalia, where he addressed a rally of his home State Democrats. Lack of constructive policies is charged in com- I ments. It is intimated, however, from | many sources that the ‘“‘breaks” were with him in the matter of publicity when an “S O 8" interfered with re- ception of his address at various points. The issue of more effective Government supervision of broadcasting is raised. “The candidacy of Senator Reed” says the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat (Democratic), ““can be inspired by noth- ing other than the belief that the peo- ple are on the verg of a revolt against their oppressors. rhaps they are, but not as Reed and his backers see it. * ¢ * What the people are interested achs and gasoline and oil for their flivvers. Jim Reed doesn't know how to lead that kind of a political campaign without muddling the voters with ora- abou Lhaflpullnl of the divine #* while a member of the Senate,” accord- ing to the Port Huron Times-Herald (independent), “but chiefly for his spectacular manner of fighting the ad- ministration, rathet than for any con- structive work he did. And while Amer- ica dearly loves a fl,hur, ‘we rather pre- fer one who fights for something rather than against.” That paper suggests, however, that the 8 O 8 was “a good break for him, even if it did prevent a lot of people from hearing his speech”; that “the subsequent publicity was something that could not be bought with money.” * ok ok x ‘That his speech “sounded very much like an opening #rgument for the pr cution” is the conclusion of the Kala. mazoo Gazette (independent), which also feels that “if that was what he intended, the great American public will not suffer in the next two years from lack of entertainment.” The Grand Rapids Press (independent) calls it “a grand speech,” and hears “the hungry Missouri Democrat howling in delight and hope,” though it feels that “Mr. Reed never understates but calls things, if possible, by names they never have been called before.” The Milwau- kee Sentinel (independent) remarks: “A lot of us who admire Jim Reed for many things and who derive an unholy satisfaction from his castigation of his opponents hardly feel sure that that remedy would entirely fill the bill.” “Like Senator Borah,” Houston Chronicle (Democratic), “Reed was a one-man show, touchy of inter- ference from other assoclates of his party. Unlike Borah, he.did not seem ever to control himself to the point where he could discuss principles rather done in Democratic political circles. Picturesque and brilliant and highl, capable, yet dogmatic and &msud iced, he was for many years a striking figure at the National Capital. But the Demo- cratic party needs new blood, new lead- ership. It cannot come from those who would keep old wounds open.” * ok % % e will have to convince the coun- try,” according to the St. Louis Times (Republican), “that a man 71 years young—for that will be his agé in 1932 savee s Strange Interlude? From the Detroit News. A local college boy wants to go for his vacation this Summer to a place he has never been before. In a spirit of helpfulness his father suggests home. . oo Like Father, Like Son. Prom the Ann Arbor Daily News, No doubt Knute Rockne, attending his son’s graduation exercises, congratu- ated the youngster upon his passing abllity. is not too old to get the nomination. No man ever has been elected President 80 late in life.” On the other hand, the Buffalo Evening News (Republican) avers that “his friends might he is not a bit older than he was 40 years ago, and probably no one would be disposed to, argue the point.” The Providence Journal (independent) ob- serves that “up to the nt time Gov. Roosevelt of New York has been more frequently mentioned in connection with the nomination than any other party leader, with Gov, Ritchie of Maryland Reed Candidacy But Radio S O S Aids Cause in is bacon and beans for their stom- | bass thinks the | than personalities. * * * His day is| rm that | do Criticized, been either a coincidence or “s sorry joke,” the Charleston Evening Post (in= dependent Democratic) argues: “If that w'fi::min;uwbedone.m;.nm wi stamped as a propaganda syse tem, and public favor to it will dissle rcu rapldly. It is incredible that radie nterests should have thought this sort of thing could be done without such protest as to more than offset the stifling of Senator Reed's attack on the- radio interests.” * k% ‘The Rochester Times-Union (inde- ndent) holds that “more harm has en done radio interests through the blunder than if Senator Reed had talked twice as long and twice as loud about their sins.” The Charleston Daily Mal (independent Republican) maintains that “it stands to reason that the S O 8 should not be abused or perverted to e uses.” The Fort Wayne News- Sentinel (Republican) asks: “‘How eas- ily can 8 O 8 calls stop programs, and how important must they be in order to arrest criticlsm of radio interests?” That paper adds that the incident “‘opens the general question of the pro- priety of establishing more effectivé control of all radio by Government agencies.” A similar position.is taken by the Detroit Free Press (independent). “No better way of giving the speech the widest possible publicity could have been devised,” thinks the New York World (independent), while the Lynch- burg Advance (Democratic) is im- pressed by the same fact, and the Balti- more Sun (independent Democratic) suggests that it was “a little more luck than Jim could have hoped.” The Manchester Union (independent Repub- lican) agrees that “the former Senator 1s in receipt of publicity that may not hurt him a bit in his candidacy.” The Omaha World-Herald concludes that “Senator Reed has been furnished with a large supply of additional fuel for future use.” The San Francisco Call- Bulletin “cannot blame Senator Reed for thinking that the odds must be about 487,463 to 1 against a ship calling for help just at that particular time.” ‘The possibilities impress the Indian- apolis Star (independent Republican) | as “interference with the freedom of ra~ dio broadcasting,” and appeal to the Asbury Park Press (independents Demo- cratic) as_“an intellectual menace,” while the South Bend Tribune (inde- pendent Republican) points out the severe penalties for deliberate action in that line. Stock Market Antics. From the Asbury Park Pry Does the stock market inspire busi- ness or does business set the direction and the pace for the stock market? That is a question as difficult to an- swer as that ancient riddle about th order in which the chicken and th egg came. The latter still worries thy scientists and the other keeps the « economists divided into two schools of thought and theory. As to the relationship between the stock market and business, there is evi- dence to support both sides of the “Black October” of last year followed by a sharp decline in business, and since then both securities and business have recovered slowly. But at present business is actually doing better than stocks Speculators and investors are sur- prised and disgusted over the current antics of the stock market, They can * neither fathom nor foresee the sharp wnward that are occurring with ahnoying frequency. The banks are ful! of idle money. The Federal Reserve cannot find borrowers. And bankers know that the economic basis, of the country is sounder than rock. Back of the puzzling situation prob- ably is the fact that memories of the crash last Fall will not vanish and that it is easier to t paralyzi also talked of.” Assuming that the 8 O 8 might have u fear into people’s mxn& than to it out. i branches . ‘The record was made by plain copying * \