Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1930, Page 8

A-8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY........July 8, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening g:: “l:eglmp.m Company X ylvanis .. ook Sl T gl Gl Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Evenine Star_..........45 ver month lzl,l) im per month 5 per month [Fettion made st the ernid of each morth © 3 4 Orders may e sent in by mall of telephone NAtions] 5000, Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dally lnt} Sunda: iy only - Sunday only All Other States and Canada. .1yr., $12.00: 1 mo., 1. $8.00: 1 mol yr., $5.00; 1 mo. mo’t 1mo.. 40¢ $1.00 5 iS¢ Sunday only 50c Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news ofs- atches credited to it Or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the local rews published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. = Things Left Undone. The tie-up over the lump sum in the District bill has had the unfortunate effect of centering attention upon only one of the many important legislative items concerning the District of Co- lumbia. It now has reached the point where, if Congress successfully nego- tiates this last hurdle, other things kicked over in the excitement will be forgotten. ‘This session of Congress has done a great deal for the National Capital in authorization of additional projects un- der the building program. But several bills, affecting merely the taxpaying residents of this community, have not recelved the attention they deserve. One must look for other Congresses to do what this one now has failed to do. At the outset of the session the usual amount of attention was directed to the need for passage of some law regulating the sale of securities in the District, and the usual optimistic prophecies were made that the time had arrived ‘when something was to be done. The usual bills were introduced and studied. ‘The usual statements were made re- garding the need for correcting admit- tedly bad conditions. It was empha- sized, as usual, that the District is with- out any of the protective measures ' against sale of fraudulent or worthiess securities that many of the States have adopted with success. But the closing days of the session have come around again, and the District remains w=hout any legislation aimed at the dealers in worthless securities who are peculiarly free, in Washington, to work their vari- ous “rackets” without interference from the authorities. At the outset of the session the real estate business in the District was given & wholesale indictment, and one not familiar with true conditions was left under the impression that the majority ©of men in the real estate business were actuated solely by sinister motives when renting an apartment or selling & house. Something, undoubtedly, must be done! The real estate men, prob- ably more anxious than anybody else for legisiation that would protect hon- est business by establishing standards and check-ups on those engaged in it, assisted in the drafting of what they considered good legislation, and the bills were introduced. But the session now comes to a close without any legis- Iation regulating the real estate busi- ness and with the bills in dusty pigeon- extra innings, being won by in the twelfth, won by clean hitting that set in after two were out, hitting that came when the hopes of the crowd were at the lowest ebb by reason of apparently winning runs for the enemy scored in the first half of the inning. That was an ideal finish. Had the program ended right there everybody would have gone home happy. But there was more to come, that sec- ond game, itself a thriller, and, but for the good fortune that prevailed for Washington throughout the day, a lost hope by reason of a fluky play. Ap- parently tucked away by a score of three to nothing, suddenly the freakishness of base ball made that game a doubtful proposition. The enemy scored three runs for a tie. Immediately the chal- lenge was accepted and the home talent produced two runs by hard hitting. And Just there is where the day failed of complete success. For this alternation occurred in the eighth inning, whereas for truly dramatic effect it should have happened in the ninth. The playing of the ninth was a bit of an anti-climax, sheer defensive work. It was a pity that the two games were not each won in the last stand of went to W THE EVENING represents our chief motor car State, thinks that Italy's action may be a maneuver to force American manufac- turers to establish more and more plants abroad in order to hold the big trade they have bullt up over there. A United States which has waxed fat on protection can hardly criticize the Old World for going in for the same prin- ciple on its own lines. President Hoover had all these considerations, which are self-evident, in mind when he urged Congress, at the outset of the special session & year and a quarter ago, to tread warily in revising the tariff structure, lest the foundations of our foreign trade be weakened. It is too early to speculate on the eventual consequences of the Hawley- Smoot law, as far as our exports are concerned. Many authorities, basing their confidence on the past, contend that matters will slowly, but steadily, adjust themselves here and overseas to the new situation now created. “Abroad"” will think twice and thrice before cut- ting off its nose to spite its own face— its nose in this instance being the rich American market. The pickings to be had in this land of fabulous purchas- ing power will not lightly be sacrificed the home team at bat, for that would have made the day perfect in artistic detail. But nobody complains. There was glory enough and there were thrills enough as it was. And tomorrow is another day, and the hope of the faith- ful is that something of the same sort may happen then, with New York as victim. Pennant thoughts are frankly entertained by Washington this year, and these occasional winnings of double- headers surely encourage them. — A Construction Boom. Every time a house is built, a road laid down, or a bridge thrown across a stream, thousands of hands are at work, somewhere, making possible the new construction. Many wheels turn, too, for materials must be transported by rall, truck or steamer. When build- ing is booming, the foundations of eco- nomic well-being are sound and grow It was a graphic account of present conditions in the construction industry that his study in the White House the other nighttothe Governor’s Conferenceat Salt Lake City. Exactly six months ago, on January 1, there set in, largely at the President’s instigation, an organized ef- fort to promote “prudent expedition of construction” in the fleld of public works. To that end, Mr. Hoover invited State and municipal governments to co- operate. He urged them in particular to break with the old habit of curtailing public expenditure at moments of de- pression. In time of slack, the Presi- dent declared in effect, put the people’s money to work and increase, instead of diminish, employment. ‘The results of this “sound economic policy,” Mr. Hoover told the Governors over the radio, are now manifest. Since the beginning of the year $1,700,000,000 has been expended or contracted for in new public works and betterments by National, State and local governments. This exceeds even the boom year of 1929 by more than $200,000,000. The President is confident that the remain- ing six months of 1930 “promise even greater results.” ‘The Chief of the national adminis- tration does not disguise the need of extraordinary effort all along the line “in this time of stress. In the same passage he speaks of “adversity.” But in such teamwork as the Governors of the States are displaying in the domain of constructive works President Hoover sees ground for “faith in early recov- ery.” holes. Under the Borland law, inequitable enough in its original conception, other inequities have developed and prop- erty owners as well as the tax-gather- ing municipality have been left holding the bag. Assessments have been levied against property owners that will not hold water in the courts. Scores of cases have gone into the courts and have been decided against the District, ‘while many more cases have been taken into the courts that cannot be reached for decision because of the resulting congestion. The District authorities have been seriously embarrassed by a law that demands collections from property owners to finance street work authorized by legislation, but which ‘will not stand the test in the courts. Early in the session the District wathorities proposed certain amend- ments to the Borland law designed to gt around the points raised by the courts. But this is only another piece of legislation that Congress, in its ex- citement over other matters, has failed | to touch. It half the amount of time and energy consumed by members of Con- @ress in berating the District for its shortcomings was devoted to correcting them, the District would be better off. The conditions at the end of this ses- slon, with the municipality functioning ‘without authorization for spending a penny, and with many important bills left out in the cold while a tremendous racket ensues over the expenditure of one million dollars in a session that has authorized or spent hundreds of mil- lons, remain ironical commentaries on the system of government in the Capi- tal, for which the National Legislature 18 exclusively responstble. ——————— ‘The primaries system enables politics to make two elections grow where, before, there was only one. et — Just Short of the Ideal. By only & slight fraction did yester- day’s performance at the base ball park in this city fall short of the ideal of the loyal local patrons of the game. Two contests were played, and both were ‘won by the home team. That in itself should have sufficed to mark the oc- sasion as worthy of record. The two wvictories occurred while the two near- est competitors for the league leader- ahip were splitting their own double- beaders, winning and losing one each, 80 that the double win for Washington gave it & gain of a full game in the race. That helped to cheer the pen- nant hopes of the community. Then, again, these two victories were scored over a team that has been perennially a thorn in the flesh of Washington, a team that has spilled the beans for the pro- verbially the hardest team in the American League for Washington m';menu may be inspired to follow suit. beat, though not itself remarkable in|American automobile exports to France strength. And, finally, both games were . and Great Capital combination repeatedly, At the turn of the half year and the outset of a new fiscal year for Uncle Sam the presidential message to the Governors strikes a timely, a sane and a stimulating note. ———————————— ‘Nobody takes more pride in the beauty of Washington, D. C., than the Capitol Hill statesman who is being visited by his constituents. In calling attention to the advantages offered to the Natlon's citizenship by the center of Govern- ment, he is not always explicit in defin- ing the terms on which the expenses 1 ought to be met. ——r——— Boycotting the American apple is going to bring forward the question cf whether some of the expressions of diplomatic cordielity are to be typified by the colloquial term, “Apple sauce.” P — A congressional tendency to linger in | Washington during the Summer Is | naturally stimulating an interest in the possibility of more and better golf links. ———r———————— Law-abiding citizens in Chicago are |in large majority. They somehow fail | to secure the preponderance of publicity | to which they are justly entitled. Tariff Reprisals. The Hawley-Smoot tariff chickens | are coming home to roost. Italy has | | just retailated against the new Amer- | | fean customs law by raising her rates, on imported automobiles between 110/ and 120 per cent. This week also brought news of British and Argentine embargoes against American apples. Canada several weeks ago announced | countervatling duties on all Yankee | products or produce similar to Hawley- | Smoot rates on Canadian commodities. | The Prench National Customs Commit- | withdraw most-favored-nation _treat- France on “equal tariff terms.” Re- | prisals against our new rates on French | imports are mainly in mind. Italy's thrust at American autos is of | special interest because it hits at the principal export article in the category of our manufactures. Sales of motor cars and parts abroad are in excess of | $500,000,000 & year. Shipments to Italy do not comprise a vital portion of that trade, but they are upward of $2,000,- 000, according to American figures, and | much bigher than that by Italian calcu- lation, which seems to include the value of parts and accessories. As a gesture, Rome's action far out- | strips its specific importance. Our two | largest producers now have branch plants | at Trieste, which were established, no doubt, in intelligent anticipation of & |retalatory tariff policy in Italy. The disturbing feature of the automobile ! | reprisal rates Italy has instituted les in the danger that other European govern- | Our forefathers' | tee yesterday urged the government to | | ment from all countries refusing to meet | because rates on cheese, lace, clocks, sandals, corn or worsteds happen to be prejudicial to foreign manutacturers of those articles. Yet current and cumulating events are proving that the tariff is a sword which can cut two ways. If it begins to cut too seriously into the export prosperity of American industry, the flexible provision of the law will have to be invoked. It looks as if there is no time to be lost in setting the flexible wheels to turning. e, Leeching on the Hunters. Virtually the entire country is watch- ing sympathetically and encouragingly the remarkable performance of the Hunter brothers, who are engaged in a phenomenal endurance flight near Chi- STAR., WASHI NGTON. D.. €., THURSDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘There is a young man who, having grown into sturdy and good-looking manhcod, has become so enamored of himself that he fails either to see or speak to acquaintances. ‘We pass a discussion of this common phenomenon. What interests us is his failure to utilize the two most distin- }'Ill!hed traits of his distinguished ather. ‘The Old Man is, above all, shrewd and affable. The fact that he is affable shows that he is shrewd. It is only the young whippersnapper in business who sticks his head into the air. The amazing thing is that industry is filled with these young fools. who some- how have got the idea that God only created one in His image. ‘The curious thing is that such young fellows often are by no means the sons of rich men, nor are they possessed of any peculiar ability. Yet there is perhaps no establishment in which at least one of this brand does not crop up annually. Often enough he crops out, too, be- fore the year is over. What else could be expected? * Kok % Sometimes he reforms, and then you see a real guy, as the expression has it, for the very qualities which made ¢ semi-snob out of him combine to make him worthwhile, when kept in place. This specimen is only a semi-snob, not the real dyed-in-the-wool snob The true snob, perhaps best grown in h!:’r;zlsnd, has something charming about He is so high-and-mighty that even who resent his manner and actions tend to respect him for them. ‘The real snob in action and repose shows the instincts of a gentleman. always respected in this rough world of ours, The semi-snob, or imitation snob. only apes so much of the real snob's manners and behavior as to enable him to vent his spleen on the world for :e:'ni‘a no farther advanced in it than The semi-snob invariably makes the careful observer feel as if he were try- cago. When the two pilots passed the 420-hour mark and began to make new records hourly there was widespread and genuine rejoicing. As the days have passed since and the record has gone higher and higher, to pass the 500-hour mark, the hope has been uni- versal that these youths might carry on to set a score that would stand for a long time to come. And this hope has been accompanied by the desire that the lads would earn a large sum as a result of their venture. Now there is a reaction of disappoint- ment at the intrusion of selfish com- mercialism into the endeavor. Leeches have attached themselves to the Hunter family to bleed them of the profits of this enterprise. All sorts of competitive schemes to share in their winnings and to batten off the interest in their per- formance have sprung up at the airport where the fiyers are grinding out the hours aloft. Thousands of spectators the purveyors of food and drink have swarmed all over the place, jostling and quarreling over booth sites. A sheriff appeared yesterday on the scene to serve & writ of some kind relative to the pos- sible division of the profits. A disputa- tion between two rival broadcasting companies distracts attention from the fiight itself. Flight managers have been ousted by self-appointed competi- tors. Meanwhile the members of the Hunter family, brothers in the air, brothers on the ground, mother and sis- ter, are bewlldered by this clamor and quarreling. Where is the sporting spirit of the American people that should be mani- fested on such an occasion, to let a truly great feat proceed without interruption or distraction? The intrusion of con- cessionaires, of broadcasters, of business managers, of claimants is not in accord with the spirit of the enterprise itself. The general hope is that the Hunters will reap a large reward for their ven- ture and thelr success, and that the leeches will get nothing. —————— There is every effort to be polite in connection with the departure of troops, No German has gone quite so far as to offer the solicitous inquiry, “What is your hurry?” ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Great and Glorious Day. When first we established the Fourth of July As a date of historical fame, statements no one could deny. They rank in respect still the same. Those words immense Of truth profound ! Showed wealth of sense And not much sound. We're sending the rocket up into the sky. Explosions we gayly arrange. Our patriotism no one can deny, ‘Though its ways of expression seem strange, Joys that abound In moods intense Are sometimes sound Instead of sense. Tests of Quality, “Do you regard prohibition as a noble experiment?” “I do,” answered Senator Sorghum, “In big towns, where they have gangs, prohibition calls not only for moral fortitude, but for physical courage.” Jud ‘Tunkins says what holds him as | & radio listener is partly the entertain- ment and partly his natural hopefulness. Nothing to Pay. | The lightning bug bright Says, “What could be sweeter! T've plenty of light And I carry no meter!” Indifference to Wealth. “Would you marry for money?” “No,” answered Miss Cayenne. *“I have already refused two men who boasted of being among the most pros- perous bootleggers in the community.” “He who thinks before he speaks,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, | “takes & lesson from the careful marks- man who studies his aim.” Burden of Responsibility. The tariff problem is not shirked In statesmanlike endeavor. Expert accountants, overworked, Must now work more than ever. firitain are extensive. Any close and hard fought, marked by bril- ‘ raise in rates by them, comparable to liant fielding, brilliant pitching and the Itallan increases, would be serious. management to beilliant batting. And one of them Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, who kind of & nolse. “De banjo,” sald Uncle Eben, “is kind have been attracted to the scene, and | ghig | fulfil] ing to conceal something. He is the sort of person who invariably is ashamed of his fine old parents, who Whshing o put mim Sarosgh coege,” was college. All b mlzhur education does for him s to make him—and God forgive him for it!—ashamed of persons who cut wood and who take in washing. Once we knew a young man whose parents, in humble circumstances, did as much for him, and he rewarded them by turning the conversation with his snappy young friends when the subject of parents came up. * ok ok % The young man in business who puts on exalted airs—generally over noth- ing—is making a big mistake. How can he tell, at the beginning )o]llmt;h career, who will be able to help Often. the very man upor. whom his success will hinge is an inconspicuous %enueml.n without bells, who does not low his own horn and who above all makes no specialty of helping ambitious young fellows. He helps them, just the same. He goes out of his way to help them, but he seldom & chance to help type, for the good and simple reason, as Penrod said, that the young man will not let him. No doubt this unfortunate manner is put on in certain instances to cover up & shy nature. This is unfortunate. Shyness, even in men, and even in men in business, is not a bad sort of trait. Some of the biggest men in Highlights TAR-BULLETIN, Honolulu.—It ap- pears that the police of Honolu? are making a special effort to compel pedestrians in the down- signals. Pedestrians in this town never have observed the “stop” and ‘go” s when it was not convenient and safe to do so. We are still “small-town- minded” and cross the street when and where we seem to think it safe to dodge between the cars, One reason there are fewer accidents from this cause is that traffic goes in most cities. But if the movement of automobiles is to be speeded up llong the main arteries of Honolulu as it should be to avold con- gestion the time is coming when peo- ple on foot must observe the rules as much as the cars. At present, any mo- torist passing through town than a slow speed is taking of bumping into some one. The process of educating our mblle to rules for the pedestrian undoul will be a slow one, but it is a step in the right direction. In the long run, the pedestrian loses no time and gains much in safety by abiding by the regulations. L Strikers’ Children Distributed Among Workers. El Sol, Madrid.—There have arrived at Valencia two more truckloads of boys and girls, coming from Sagunto, to be distributed among the families of workingmen in the former city. These are the children of strikers of the shops of Sagunto and are temporarily dis- posed of in this way because the strikers are unable any longer to main! them. * % % ¥ ‘Woman Jurors Untrue to Tradition, Comercio, Lima—At Detroit re- cently the plaintiff in a suit for non- {mene of promise of matrimony has been indemnified to the fairly reason- able amount of $450,000 by the decision of the jury that considered the case. ‘The most curious aspect of the out- come is that the jury was composed of elght women and four men. Untrue to tradition, which recites woman’s un- kindness to woman, the feminine ma- Jority on the 1ur,1lrl undoubtedly deter- mined the triumph of the petition for damages lodged by the pulchritudinous plaintiff. e * “Yoyo” Gains Freedom From Jail for Mexican. El Universal, Mexico City.—One of our countrymen, who has been a pris- oner in a Texas jail, is free and fa- mous now for having invented a toy. | This is the famous “Yoyo" aerial top, or spinning toy, constructed out of two discs or spools' of wood connected by an axle. This top is capable of the most amazing gyrations, which are controlled or instigated by a thread or string, the ends of which are either held in the hands or attached to two wooden sticks. In the United States everybody is en- tertaining himself with this toy. Men, women and children are lplnn%n in the parks, streets and offices. de- vice is not only sclentific and interest- ing, illustrating, as it does, all the prin- ciples of the pe and the e ics of rotation, but is exceedingly di- verting as well, and great skill can be acquired either in keeping the discs APlnmnx in thac l.li' or on 'th‘ |§lfll o; on the ground, always returning an never out of restraint of the Iunz that operates it. e Mexican prisoner who invented this trinket to while away some of his idle hours in jail was pardoned as the Tesult of his ingenuity. This is all we are able at present to narrate regarding the latest No American eccentricity, which prom! shortly to invade the playgrounds, | :mmes and club rooms of our own coun- ry. | L German Physician o' like a human bein* dat needs expert keep it makin' de right » Perfects Heart Stimulant. Le Matin, Paris.—We learn that & German physician, Dr. Forssmann, has Just perfected & new way of town section to observe traffic|th traffic in town is slow, as downtown | trod America are mild-mannered men, often small in stature. of Curtis, A. Atwater Kent and Andrew Mellon. Some of our finest business types are men of an almost difident approach. If the naturally shy young man would attempt to imitate these, instead of putting on a “front” of indifference, he might get somewhere. * x % % Indifference to others is about the worst approach a youngster could adopt in modern business. He had better be breezy even to the point of vulgarity. ‘The “go-getter” is still a good solid American type, despite the fun that has been poked at his adamant head. He does not mind and collects divi- dends on the advertising. It would seem to be a simple matter of expediency for the newcomer to any orglnlnfi%zn to ldopthl“poglcy"?f ordi- nary politeness, especially e mat- ter of recognition of the older “hands.” As Dbefore stated, one never can tell. The very man you :I. up today may be in a position to help you tomorrow. One would not xuchr. & crass policy of fawning, but simply one of common sense courtesy. The industrial world has every need of politeness. It has not been very many years since great institutions, including some in the Gov- ernment, found it necessary to warn all employes to be polite to the general pubg:. the ultimate consumer, in other words. Think of the absurdity, after consid- enw more than a century of na- tional life, that any organization would find itself warning its employes to be polite, courteous! “Why, those qualities should have been ingrained in Amer- ican business by this time! The fact that they were not pointed to the inclusion of too many bright young men who looked into their mirrors and 8ot the “swell head” over what they saw there. * ok % % Affability is common sense, horse sense and any other kind of sense one cares to call it. It includes ordinary Ppoliteness, courtesy and amiability, At no time in the history of the world have there been more sources of Irritation. Noises of all types have in- creased a thousandfold. The grouch an office mate displays in the morning may be a hang-over from last night's forced radio diet via a neighbor. You can ip] methods of information and have their perils, 'in that the human gn{fl let:‘ldnmfll-':mmd nL:n"l bill are, tending cause intellectual indigestion. ‘The so-called fast pace of modern living, in thrall to mechanical devices of all kinds, tends to set the national nerves on end. Often these devices create new noises, thus causing a viclous circle of effect within effect. For all these reasons, and many more, it behooves most people to keep an unusually good hand on the control of their tempers. One can even get into a dispute about the South Pole these days, since all of us were there by means of the splendid movie. The best way to keep one's touchy temper in hand is to be affable to as many people as possible. This does not mean that one must go around grin- ning like a Cheshire cat. It is a meth- od of living. It presupposes an interest h\_rl;‘um;n g]flnnéh e trouble with our up-stage youn, man, and all his lellowl‘pll that he g to_have become inter- ind. Th):t may come later, better hurry up. Human beings are interesting, even 1t - like them. me of the increase its dissemi on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands uflnz stimulants to the heart without injection or assimilation through the digestive tract. Ex) enting upon himself by means only of a local anes~ etic, he inserted a long flexible rub- caliber into a vein e pushing it via the course f ying vein until the outlet of the tube arrived in the right cavity of the heart, without any untoward sen- sation more than a slight feeling of warmth and an inclination to cough, Which had & favorable stimulation upon the heart impressions, without the in- uction of any drug. This method of stimulation he believes preferable to any other for quick and direct action, * % k% Austrian Exports Directed to American Market. Vienna Herald—In the last few years Austrian exports have been more’lnd rected to the American market. the first three-quarters of 1927 exports to the United States were val- cents. e value of exported goods to the same country in the W‘Imflflnfllfl&l period of 1928 ‘and 1929 reaches for the nine months in each year 57 million schillings. The exfiom to British India rose from 18.7 million schillings in 1927 to 26.9 million schil- lings in 1929; the exports to t in period from 10 to 15 million ; to Argentina from 9.6 to 12.1; from 2.7 to 4.8, and to Aus- tria from 2.5 to 3.1 million schillings. Trade with Japan, however, has de- Creased, owing to the more efficient home industries in that country. Aus- tria’s exports to Japan fell in the first three-quarters of 1927 from 11.9 mil- lions to 4.4 million scl . Trade With the Dutch Indies also showed a de- fiurf:'mm-qn-m o7 1935 weve waleig of we! at 1,609 million of “whien schillings, of which goods valued at 157 million schillings went overseas, * x ¥ % Object Lesson Taught by Flowers. Le Matin, Paris—We are beginn! to see the charming flowers of the Springtime, the hyacinth, the tulip and the crocus. The stems of the plants are fllled with buds, where they grow tered places, ready to burst t too prematurely, it that are approaching. beholds them, can nn'e be sad? What a lesson of trust and op- timism these fragile blossoms should teach us, thus showing their confidence in bright days ahead, in spite of all the cold and all the menacing changes of our unstable climate. These simple flowerets know, as we should know, that, however discouraging the outlook, ul- timately all will be delightful and se- rene. “Can one be optimistic,” you ask, “when one is nearly dying with the cold?” “Yes” we reply, “that is the time for optimism. Optimism looks out of present troubles and discomforts to future happinesses.” * % ok oA Ireland’s Chance to Profit in World Markets. Irish Independent, Dublin. — Beef, mutton and lamb are going to cost the British housekeeper more, for the rea- son that there is a world shortage. In- quiries in the British and Irish mar- kets show that there has been a grad- ual increase in the price of all classes of meat, imported and home-grown, during the past few months. There is also no immediate prospect that the public will be able to buy more cheaply. This decline is not merely a phase, but is attributed to many causes. A score of years ago the United States ‘was a large beef-exporting country. To- day she is a big importer, her supplies coming from Australia, Canada and New Zealand. There are 7,000,000 head of cattle less in the United States than Sreasing ‘and. ‘population Mcreasing and pop N increasing in beef and mutton ral countries, it Ireland’s chance to p: in the world’s JULY 3, 1930. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the Republican National Committee, whose Cyrus | resignation has been urged by a number of prominent Republicans because of the unfavorable publicity given to Mr. Huston's activities as president of the Tennessee River Improvement Associa- tion, has oéme to the fork in the road where he must either take himself out of the picture, be forced out or declare himself in permanently. He has called a meeting of the officers of ti.e Repub- lican National Committee, for Monday. With them will meet the chairmen of the House and Senate campaign com- riittens, Senator Moses and Represent- ative Will Wood. Republican leaders at the Capitol insist that Mr. Huston has given to them no intimation that he intends to resign when he has talked over plans for with them. Nevertheless some of these leaders say they believe that Mr. Hus- ton is going to resign. o A suggestion has been put forward that the Republicans take a leaf out of the Democrats’ book. Soon after the close of the 1928 campaign, there were demands from many of the Democrats, particularly in the South, that John J. Raskob, a wet, give over the post of Democratic national chairman. Mr. Raskob, however, had a debt to pay off, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, rolled up during the Smith campaign for President. He was re- garded as the big money man and the Democrats were as anxious that he should handle this debt as they were to get him out of the chairmas Mr. Raskob remained on the job and has materially reduced the debt of the party. But Mr. Raskob has been in the background to a very great extent. The Democrats set p a new executive to organize and to campaign against the Republican foe. He is Jouett Shouse, former member of the House and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Wilson administration. He was made chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of the Democratic National Com- mittee and given carte blanche to ahead and patch up the badly split Democratic party. Mr. Shouse has been yery active, traveling through the coun- try and conducting through his head- quarters here, under the direction of Charles Michelson, director of publicity for the National Committee, an effective publicity campaign. * % % ¥ ‘The suggestion made now by some Republicans is that the Republicans find a Jouett Shouse to take the helm in the offices of the National Committee and that Mr. Huston, if he retains the title of national chairman, be allowed to fade into the background and to ap- pear little in the coming congressional campaign. It has been reported that such a proposal will be advanced at the meeting to be held here Monday, but so far the report has not been confirmed. One prominent Republican leader ex- pressed the opinion that it would be ad- visable to have an active chairman of the Executive Committee of the Repub- lican National Committee, but rather as an ass it to the national chair- man. The view of this leader was that even under such a plan, Mr. Huston's resignation would be expected. * ok kX Mr. Huston, on the ground that he has done nothing wrong and that he should not be forced to resign the chairmanship, thereby giving himself a black eye, has held fast to the office, despite the recommendations, if not re- quests, which have come to him from different Republican sources that he re- tire “for the good of the party.” Th time is at hand, however, when the period of drifting must come to an end. It is gnite true that the House Repub- licans have a campaign committee of their own and that the Senate Republic- ans also have such a committee to look after their campaign. The National Committee, however, has come to have a distinct function in the congressional elections. It helps both the congres- sional committees and it aids in co-or- dinating the work, raises the money, etc. The Democrats will certainly be aided by the activities of their National Committee the coming campaign. The Republicans hope to be able to ob- tain assistance from their national or- ganization. To do so, however, that or- ganization must have an active head. It is no secret that the Republican na- tional headquarters here have been just marking time for months, If Mr. Huston is going ahead with this work, it 1s time for him to do so, the Repub- licans say, or else give way and let some one else lo*\t.‘ o * ‘The Senate Lobby Committee, headed by Senator Caraway of Arkansas, Demo- crat, proved to be an effective political weapon. Its inquiry into the Muscle Shoals lobby was the net which brought Mr. Huston before the committee and gave him the undesirable publicity which has been the cause of the de- mand, in some quarters, for his resig- nation. The Senate Lobby Committee also turned up a lot of information about tariff making that has not been leasant for the Republicans. The ishop Cannon incident, however, has taken & little starch out of the com- mittee. There has been a great stir in many newspapers about the un ity of the Republican administration. Most of the reports, however, have been pub- lished in newspapers frankly antago- nistic to Mr. Hoover, either because of his stand on prohibition or because he is a Republican or because he l\lvfi:fld the London Naval Treaty and - ence to phe World Court under the Root formula. Mr. Hoover has not been able to get along with the Senate, is one complaint. Nevertheless, an examina- tion of the records will not show that the Senate has succeeded in defeating the President in important matters, ex- cept in one appointment to the Supreme Court. The talk now is that the people will go to the polls in the November election and register their disapproval of the administration by sending a lot of Democrats and insurgent Republic- ans to the Senate and House. The Democrats undoubtedly will pick up & number of seats in the House now held by Republicans, and their chances of victory in a number of senatorial con- Ing | focts appear good. But this will be due to the swingback of the political pen- dulum and also the business depression, rather than to any active opposition on the part of the people to the Hoover administration. Furthermore, it re- mains to be seen just how much of a swing the pendulum is to take. * xR % Whether Dwight W. Morrow’s vie- tory in New Jersey was a wet victory or merely a personal triumph, the New Jersey Republican State Convention, by an overwhelming vote, has adopted ‘the stand taken by Mr. Morrow on the subject of repeal or amendment of the eighteenth amendment and written it into the Republican State platform. ‘There is not the slightest doubt that thousands of drys voted for Morrow, not because he was wet, but because they admired the man. There are drys, however, who are inclined to views of Mr. Morrow on prohibition, believing that his suggestions look to a program which would remove present intolerable conditions and at the same time not throw the country or the individual States back to the old saloon days. * ok ok % Senator “Jim" Couzens of Mic! is to have opposition in the Repu!:lmllmn senatorial primary in his State Septem- ber 2. Former Gov. Chase S. Osborn has announced his candidacy against Mr. Couzens. In the opinion of informed po- litical observers, however, that's about all the good it will do Gov. Osborn. Couzens is expected to win the nomina- tion by a substantial majority. Th present Governor, Fred W. Green, at one time intimated he might come out muué Senator Couzens. But he thought better of it. Osborn was Gove ernor of Michigan from 1910 to 1912, In 1916 he entered a three-cornered race for the senatorial nomination with Henry Ford and Truman H. Newberry, who won the nomination and was the into cam- his seat. Osborn ran the coming campaign | g ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ‘What may be, medical is mr question? Whatever it un] it be & uest for legal, B Lanc) (a1t Wil Do answered without cost to you, and you will receive the reply in a personal let- ter. Write your question clearly and briefly, inclose 2-cent stamp for return tage, and address The Evening Star gg;omnflm Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D, C. Q. How large is the swimming pool at Cisco, Tex.?—W. McN. A. This pool is 267 by 700 feet. It is formed on the base of a dam, and while not originally constructed for this purpose it has been used for swimming. Pt of Hings? 1 8 of —L. . A. Horse racing has been called the rt of Kings because it has been one of their amusements since the earliest dawn of civilization. Thothmes I of the eighteenth tian dynasty left & pa- pyrus letter telling of his conquest of Mesopotamia, and priding himself upon the acquisition of the racing horse (the Arab) and being the first to introduce him in Africa. Somewhat later the rec- ords tell of King Solomon’s buying horses from Egypt and paying as much as $3,000 for some of them. Among the Greeks horse racing was introduced into the Olympic games in the thirty-third Olympiad (648 B.C.). Q. How much money was raised by community chests in 1929?—B. 8. A. There were 322 community chests, and the total receipts were about $70,- 000,000. Of these, 129 community :minued baout 84 per cent, or $58,~ Q. Must merchant ships salute Navy ships upon the high seas?—E. R. E. A. The Bureau of Navigation says that there is no law compelling a mer- chant ship to salute a Navy ship. Q. Is there any hope of the return of orchestras to the theaters?—B. H. A. At the convention of the Mu- siclans’ Protective Union it was found that orchestras of musicians are being brought back to the theaters, including those having sound equipment. This is influenced somewhat by - larity of the presentation and vaude- Tl plcturs progsam: The” savertsing program. The g sponsored by the American Federation S M o one ice & newspaper de- cided to uct & ocam) of its own to test the public feel orcl The. results were 80 over- whelmingly in favor of the return of musicians to the theater that two the- aters immediately restored their or- chestras. Q. Who is the Governor of Hawall? A. The present vernor is Mr. Lawrence M. Judd, assumed office July 5, 1929, and whose term is from 1929 to 1933. Q. At a dining table where men and women are seated alternately, should all the women be served first>—D. A. 8. A. Guests at table are served in reg- ular sequence regardless of sex. Q. How is helium extracted?—L. J. B. A. The isolation of helium in the pure state is a matter of some difficulty. ‘To begin with, some mineral con ing the gas, like cleveite or uraninite, is finely powdered and heated with dilute sulphuric acid, the air being excluded and the expelled gas being collected over mercury. The gas—mostly helium, but containing also nitrogen and other horse racing called the | G. H. J. HASKIN. | atmospheric constituents—is next trans ferred into an evacuated vessel |filled with a mass of charcoal a | cooled from the outside with liquid a! |the charcoal gradually absorbs eve: | thing except the helium and part of | the neon, and if the process is repeated several times, nothing but pure heliur | remains behind unabsorbed. the oldest hieroglyphic in L. B, Q. What is existence?—R. | A. Hieroglyphics on predynastic vases, which are now in the Metropol- |itan Museum, are classed as the oldest | hieroglyphics extant. Q. What are preference shares?—A. J. A. The term is used in England as the equivalent of the American pre- ferred stock. These rank ahead of the ordinary shares, besides very often be- | ing entitled to a cumulative dividend, Q. At what angle are the lenses of a stereo camera set and how far apart? I wish to use two small cameras to make stereopticon pictures.—S. M. A. The Eastman Kodak Co. says that it is not necessary to set the lenses at an angle when making stereo pictures. ‘Theoretically, tI separation of the lenses should be led according to the subject, but for practical pu: it has found a separation of 35-16 inches to be satisfactory. It is possible to use "Ynt small !fi)x’ cameras and take stereo plctures. S necessary to transpose the pictures when mounting them. Q. How was the magnolia tree named?—G. B. R. A. Tt was named for Pierre a French botanist of the early seven- teenth century, Q. What is a hotar?>—M. A. A. A hotar is a Hindu priest—one of the 16 season priests who offer inter- cessory prayers. Q. What is the shortest distance across the United States from coast to coast?—D. R. 8. A. The shortest distance between the Atlantic and Pacific is 2,152 miles— Charleston, 8. C,, to S8an Diego. Q. How old is Janet Gaynor?—L. A. A. She was born in Philadelphis, Pa, October 6, 1907, and has red-gold hatr and brown eyes. She is married to Lydell Peck, & San Francisco attorney, Q. Are there any bicuspids in the first set of teeth?—B. A. R. A. There are not. The —generally appear by the end of the first year. The second pre= molars appear about the third year. There are 20 deciduous or baby teeth, Q. How many automobiles are thers in Italy?—J. M. A. The total number of motor ve- hicles Italy during 1020 ‘was 230,509, Q. Under British law, does an eldest son inherit the entire estate of his fa- ther?—C. B. G. A. The British law of ogeniture is still in force. Under law all real estate goes to the eldest son except for the dower right of the wife, which ex- pires at her death. In the case of money, a man may leave his money where he wishes with the exception that he cannot divert from the estate any money proceeding from that source. In the event of a man’s dying without will leaving money alone, it would be di- vided among the children, subject to the dower right of the wife. Doctors Get Support in Fight Against Government Control Shisiacts ot v e e blic in a , made a e De- ?r‘:m eonum.?on of the American Medi- cal Association, that centers for the treatment of cases be established under control of the profession. tion from the retiring president o’ the assoclation, Dr. Malcolm L. Harris of , is offered as a l:u:ns‘o( mdi- vunz Government control of medi- cine, ared to be a tendency in this T TR N ted subject was brou up 3 T A medi- cal men protect themselves against ex- plnlh:lon thxg‘uufl;1 clsln;lm upon I‘czhelr skill by hospil ving service. “The problem Dr. Harris discusse says the Lincoln State Journal, “is be- ing worked on by various organizations outside the profession. Some medical centers are being worked on or planned with an endowment sufficient to bear the burden the middle-class worker cannot bear. Medical men, however, have not, as a group, given the problem much attention. Dr. Harris has pointed the need of immediate study, since the profession’s independence is threatened, and suggests a remedy that may serve, if tried, to stem the tide.” Value is found by the Newark Eve- ning News in the contention by Dr. Morgan that “if public philanthropy or taxation suj these hospitals the doctor’s ministrations, as part of the service, should be paid for out of the institution’s funds. Not an illogical viewpoint,” continues the News, “and this may have much to do with the problem which disturbs Dr. Harris. * ¢ * The latter’s suggestion may have value, particularly as to the more cost- 1y surgical and other speclalties of mod- ern medicine. His fears, except to the extent that they are realized in the free hospital clinic, probably are mnot grounded in any immediate prospect. Dr. Morgan’s implication that the Phy. siclan is worthy of his hire, even if the patient is & pauper, is more promising of rellef.” * Kok % Observing that the association at its convention named a bureau of econom- ics to study the major blem of pub- lic_health, the Louisville Courier-Jour- nal advises that “on the newly estab- lished bureau falls the responsibility of preserving the freedom of the medical profession,” and offers the judgment as to the future: “The doctors admit that their efforts are not entirely altruistic. They are concerned more with the wel- fare of the medical profession than with that of the patients from the middle classes. They are endeavoring to solve the high cost of sickness blem before legislators put their hands to it, before medicine and surgery are controlled by the State. England is on the verge of Socialism in this respect and individ- ualism and individual initiative in med- icine are threatened.” ‘The bellef that “the demand for bet- ter care of those unable to pay is exert- ing the pressure for a revision of medical economics” is voiced by the St. Paul Dispatch, with the contention . that “medicine, of course, must be demo- cratic to the extent of making the best of practice available to all,” and recog- nition of fact that “individual physicians have been left to their own devices in providing for those who can- not pay the accepted scale.” The South Bend Tribune points out that “members of the medical assoclations should face i i traceable tn Jarge Part 3o thels m 1S able, rge 3 eir ';'L‘n ilure to lay the truth before the public”; that “the profession, under its ethical code, has not d fees blicly or acquainted the public with Z"n‘e extent and nature of the various medical services.” “Government control of medicine and enlistment of physicians in the Govern- in that contest. Osborn was also a candidate for the vice-presidential nom: ination in 1928. He will run as al dry, it is said. Mr. Couzens declared | sometime ago for beer. But he has | sald he will do nothing about prohibi- tion until the State of Mi acts to its constitutional provision for prohibition. Doubtless Mr. Couzens will ment service,” g to the Rochester Times-Union, “are not, as yet, desirable. This, some day, conceivably may come to pass, but meantime many changes will have to take place. It would be vastly better if the physicians would organize and reduce medical treatment and hospitalization nearer a common standard—a standard which the r and the ‘white collar’ class could meet more eo:weniem‘.ly." * k% % “The American public,” avers the Chicago Dally News, “joins with the medical profession in deprecating the growth of paternalism and burcaucracy in the United States and in demanding fair play for every liberal profession and every legitimate interest. But it expects broad-minded and candid treatment of any important problem facing the medical or any other profession, or the business world, and voluntary co-opera= tion 1n wise efforts to solve the problem, That constitutes the best insurance against State action.” “The idea of exclusive or dominant system of State-owned and State-ad- ministered medicine certainly is to be combated,” asserts the Bufl:{o Eve News, while conceding that “it must be admitted that much of the marvelous experimental study provided by chari- table and semi-charitable institutions, hot to mention governmental grants.” The News adds, “There will be littie critical opinion on the efforts of doc- tors to maintain their own economic independence of Government.” As to the establishment of medical centers for high-grade service at fees within = patients' ‘means, the Detroit News states: “The plan sounds purpose~ ful and progressive. For one thing, the great humanitarian work every physi clan assumes when he adopts his pro- fession would be spread equitably over all the members of a local association, instead of forming an undue burden for those who voluntarily assume the task of good Samaritan. For another thing, the profession, in assuming control of such an important social activity, would meet in great measure the second phase of the problem as voiced by Dr. Morgan when he said that the hospital, originally an asylum for the ing t sick, has become today ‘the elaborate nursing home of the well-to-do.’ The Milwaukee Sentinel is convinced that “if a way can be found to enable the man of moderate means to obtain medical and hospital attention, at rates which are not prohibitive, the trend toward assumption by the State of the care of private health will be definitely arrested.” ———— Sloganeering Difficulties, From the Utica Observer-Dispateh, Jewelers are getting restless with their slogan, “Gifts that last.”” “The latest model” is what sells the cars. ——omes Cellar Campaigning. From the Muncie Star. Instead of conducting front-porch campaigns, these wet candidates pre- sumably hold forth in the cellar, Memorial and Memorial Day. From the Des Moines ‘Tribune-Capital. After a while we may be having a memorial day for those wi Memorial day races. e Hanging Kidnapers. From the Loulcville Times. Down in Mexico they are hw kidnapers to trees as a ;n.mznl. el that's about the best way to have them hanging around. i Flexibility of Flexible Clause. From the Louisville Courler-Journal. The way it can be twisted aroun that flexible provision in the tarift llvedl' up to its name. e oxreumayaPES. S Where They Catch Prom the Toledo Blade. Detective stories are to Crooks. be chea) Iot of Democratic votes when it comes time to h =t e, It is in detective you know,