Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1930, Page 8

- - |A—8 !THE EVENING STAR ., WASHINGTON, D. C. .July 10, 1030 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor ¥ N Com e Evening .t‘h‘: ewgpeper pany 8t and Pennasiviniy Ave, ke :-.llnnt nd St. an Builaing. Rate by Carrier Within the City. 8t.. London. ar. . .45¢c ver month m £ ega Bunday Btar o o .’l'll . . .80¢ per month d_Sus 8t (W ‘lafll!" 65¢ per month y P . S¢ rer eopy o ey S ionel 8000, Rate Mail—Payable in Advance. nd and Virginia, any. ... 1ar ; of the Associated Press. ted Press s exclysively entitied r Jepulieation all news o ed to it or not otherwise cred- htl‘zlmrl?‘n 2iso_the local rew, in. of publication lispatches herein are Also reserved. Fact-Finders or Tax-Finders? Not much comfort i to be derived by the District taxpayers from the rec- ords 6 the members of the House of Representatives who have been named ®y the Spéaker as the Committee of Seven for inquiry into the fiscal rela- Hions Between the District and the Fed- ‘eral Government. So far as their past perforinances are disclosed, a majority of the seven are addicted to the view that the District is entitled to cer- tainly no motre than the nine millions ‘adopted by the House as the arbitrary Yump sum of Federal contribution, per- haps not “even to fine million,” as Representative Cramton said in the ‘House last Thursday. And it is some- ‘what dispiriting to note that members ‘who have in the past spokén and voted “in favor of a larger equity for the Dis- eriét in its treatment by Congress are ‘ecnspicubusly abeent from the Commit- tee of Béven. But it 18 even yét possible that the ‘Conimittee of Seven may attack its task ™ 4 true spirit of fact-finding, taking s mandate from the following some- ‘What cumbersome language of the au- Rthorfrihg and directing resolutio "Whose duty it shall be to investigate various elements, factors and con- ditions which may be deemed pertinent Bhd essential to the accumulation of Wata and information bearing upon the ‘question of fiscal rélations bétween the 'nited States and thé District of Co- lumbia.” This phraseology is suscepti- ble of a flexible ifterpretation. The ommittee is to investigate “various ele- ments, factors and cohditions.” Just ‘what “elements, factérs and condi- tlons”? Those that “may be deemed pertinent and essential” Deéemed by whom? By the committee. “Pertinent @nd essential” to what? “To the e- tumulation of data and information bearing upon the question of fiscal re- Iations between the United States and the District of Columbia.” Strict in- terpretation of this clause sighifies that Aven Bullding and Twelfth street and be- tween Seventh and Tenth streets will be scenes of activity. The sites for these constructions have been practically all acquired and will be available by the first of January. One of them, that for the Department of Labor, cannot be used until the new home of the for- mer owner, now under construction, is occupied. In ample reason for the execution of contracts, which will doubtless be let in the Autumn, land will be ready for starting work on all six units, A seventh item in the program under the Treasury of particular interest is the remodeling of the State, War and Navy Department. This so-called tri- departmental structure is to be hence- forward known as the State Department and will be trimmed and pruned of its architectural excrescences to con- form in a measure to the simple styles of its immediate neighbors. Meanwhile, upon Capitol Hill the Supreme Court and the House Office Bulldings will be progressing, and in a short time the Municipal Center will begin to evolve in the squares of land lying south of the court house. Verily the transfor- mation of Washington is now under way on a large scale. . = —————— Exit the “Check-off.” One of the most momentous deci- sions in the history of American indus- trial strifé has just been made at New York. The anthracite wage conference between operators and men succeeded in sbolishing, at least by name, the “check-oft” system, ‘which since time immemorial has been a bitter cause of dispute and prolonged strikes in the hard coal fleld. A : A rose by any other name is said to smell as sweet. The “check-off,” as a term, is t6 disappear, at the urgent de- mand of the operators, but the scheme which it denotes—diversion by the em- ployers from the weekly pay envelope of & sum équivalent to union dues—will be perpetuated. “Any name but ‘check-off,'” insisted the operators. “Any name you'wish, o long as we et {t.” was the sententious rejoinder of the men. Whatever it is to be called heneeforth, owners and workers are prepared to regard the check-off as “an arrangement for collection of dues on & réasonable basis.” Anthracite operators for thirty years have stubbornly held that it was not to their interest “to help the union build up a treasury with which to fight us.” Min€é-owners have now come to the conclusion, in the name of peace in the industry, that anything which may make for stabilization in time of distress is for the common good. The consumer of coal, 7Ho, in the last analysis, pays the freignt when operators and men fall out, will breathe a fervent Amen to all this. From the miners’ standpoint it was always held that, human nature being what it is, it was necessary, if the union and the union principle were to be preserved, to evolve ways and m for forcing union men to pay dues and thus remain in good standing. Cone vérsely, every miner who fell out of the the Committee of Seven is to decide ‘What faets are essential and pertinent %o the accumulation of data and infor- matioh. Then, when it has sifted out the pertinent afd essentidl from the hon-pertinent and non-essential—per- haps in accord with a point of view fa- vorable to the fixed idea of the House heretofore—it is to recommend to the House “what amount, in their judgment, the United States should contribute an- hually toward the development and Maintenance of the municipality.” This is all rather complex. There ‘Mmust be decision first as to what facts and data are essential and pertinent. Heretofore many facts and data bearing on this question have been submitted to the House by the District in support ©of its plea for fiecal equity, all quite per- tinent to the determination of the prop- er amount of the fiscal contribution of the Federal Government, only to be swept aside and ignored. 1Is that to be the course now of the fact-finding Com- mittee of Seven? Perhaps the Commit- tee of Seven will take its mandate from the final clause of the second section of the resolution, which authorizes and empowers 1t: To in te fully the various forms ©f munic! taxation and sources of fevenue of the District of Columbia and to recommend to the House such new forms of taxation and sources of rev- enue and/or such changes in existing forms of taxation and sources of rev- €nue as to them may seem just and fair. The Committee of Seven may thus be both & fact-finding and a tax-finding body. The District hopes that it will find the facts so fully and completely that it will decide that it is unnecessary to find new taxes, as indeed it is neces- sary if the equity of Federal contribu- tion to District administration is main- tained. ———— Respect for executive sessions does Rot prevent certain Senators from in- sisting that there are times when of- ficial secrecy should not be encouraged too far. Large Scale Transformation, Even with several of the units of the Government building program physically in evidence, it is difficult for Washing- fonians to realize that this profect of housing the Federal activities adequately for the first time in the history of the Government is actually under way and Progressing steadily and uninterruptedly. Secretary Mellon's announcement the other night that contracts have been, or within thirty days will be, made with private architects for complete plans for 8ix monumental new structures and for the remodeling of another carries the story along one more chapter. These Seven plans are in addition to bullding projects under way in other hands than those of the Treasury Department, the Supreme Court Buliding, the House Office Building and the Municipal Cen- ter. Thus ten definite construction en- ferprises are now in hand ‘The plans that are now to be drawn Wnder Treasury direction are for the Department of Labor, the General Ac- eounting Office, the Post Office Depart- meng, the Department of Justice, the Archives Building and the Public Health Service. In addition, a structure is to be created in the form of a wing con- necting the Department of Labor and the General Accounting Office on B street, affording space for an auditorium for Government uses. With these plans all under way at' beings. union ranks because of dues delinquency was that much gained, from the opera- tore’ standpoint, for the non-union cause. Enlightenment has finally dise placed short-sightedness in the opera- tors’ camp, and the check-off, under & more fragrant title, will live on, to the profit, be it hoped, of operators, of miners and of the coal-using public which 50 long stood helplessly on the fuelless sidelines while “baron and serf” bickered out their differences. Congratulations! Congratulations are in order for the traffic office, the police, the motorists and pedestrians of Washington upon the low fatality record for the past month. According to figures compiled by M. O. Eldridge, assistant traffic director, the National Capital has the lowest per- centage of fatalities of any city of three hundred and fifty thousand or more population. Washington, with its 11.6 traffic fatalities per one hundred thousand population, is approached only by Boston, with 14.1. Cleveland had the worst record, with 28.3, closely fol- lowed by Buffalo, with 274. Other large cities and their percentages are: New York, 22.3; Chicago, 24.5; Balti- more, 15.1; Philadelphia, 10.3; Min- neapolis, 18.9; Kansas City, 10.5; Pitts- burgh, 20. Indianapolis, 25.4; San Francisco, 19.4; 8t. Louis, 16.2; Detroit, 26.5; New Orleans, 22; Newark, 21.3, and Milwaukee, 18.6. Probably the most amazing feature of these totals is that Boston, with its enormous volume of traffic and its nar- row downtown business streets, ranks next to the District in point of safety. It is truly a record that the Massachu- setts city may well be proud of. The National Capital, entirely different in the character of its trafic flow, even in the congested district, affords an in- teresting comparison to its next ranking rival and brings to the front the ques- tion of whether the necessary slowness of traffic on narrow streets is more conducive to safety than the freer movement on wide thoroughfares. On the basis of percentages it would appear that the city with the quicker-moving traffic was the safest, which corresponds to the generally’ accepted opinion that congestion breeds accidents. But none can depreciate the fine record set up by the New England metropolis. Beveral committees, some of them official and some representing the vari- ous civic organizations, are at work studying the traffic situation in the National Capital and it is probable that interesting recommendations will come out of this concentrated effort for im- provement. There is every reason to believe, therefore, that Washington in the future may set up an even more enviable record in prevention of acci- dent and promotion of safety. e — A few of Chairman Huston’s friends are frank in suggesting that he is en- titled to give up his place on the Na- tional Committee end join a Don't Worry Club. A Fitting Anniversary. It was especially fitting that the highest mountain peak ever surmounted by man should be accomplished on the anniversary of the death of two famed climbers who perished in the attempt to scale the greatest mountain of them all after reaching an altitude greater than that ever before trodden by human On June 8 of this year ence and funds appropriated for start- Mount ‘Jonsong, 24,300 feet high, was ng the constructions it is likely that topped by the main party of an ex- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO! before the beginning of 1631 the Mall- | pedition representing four nations al- ue areas between the Commerce | though two of the climbers had reached the peak on June 3. On June 8, 1924, the advanced camp of the Mount Everest expedition was pitched at 27,000 feet by two men, George Leigh Mallory and Arthur Comyn Irviné, the highest altitude ever climbed by humans. The peak of the majestic mountain which i has successfully fought off every at- tempt to reach it was 2,002 feet above them. Early in the afternoon they be- gan the final effort. They were watched by other members of the party through binoculars and were seen toiling slowly toward the summit. Soon they disap- peared from view to meet death in an icebound and windswept vastness. The towering peak still remains supreme. Mount Jonsong is approximately fifty miles from Everest and the mem- . bers of the expedition which was led | successfully by Prof. Gunther O. Dyren- furth, from their lofty height, had a clear view of the col, which is the final resting place of Mallory and Irvine. Previous to the conquering of Jonsong the next highest peak to be ascended was Trisul, which towers 23,406 feet into the sky. The Jonsong expedition, there fore, which was composed of the famous climbers of five nations, holds the undisputed record of ascending the highest peak, although several camps on the various Mount Everest expedi- tions were pitched at greater altitudes. Mountain climbing is a fascinating sport, but climbing in the Himalayas is likewise a dangerous one. It takes stern stuff to tackle these lofty summits and congratulations on a splendid hchidvement must be accorded the Dyrenfurth party. . The Atlantic Flight. While the crash of Maj. C. 8. Wynne- Eyton, Welsh airman, at St. John's, Newfoundland, is much to be deplored, it may be the means of saving another good fiyer from a watery grave. The major was planning a European flight in his tiny land plane and was making tests of its performance when he smashed it on the take-off. Luckily he was not seriously injured, due chiefly to the heroic éfforts of those who pulled him out of his ship three minutes before the gasoline tank exploded. ‘The point of the matter is, however, that no more attempts to fly the Atlantic should be made in single- motored land planes. It has been done to the satisfaction of every one and there is no earthly reason to do it again. The Atlantic flight has cost too many valuble lives already and am- bitious flyers should let well enough alone. Maj. Wynne-Eyton is exceed- ingly fortunate that he is alive after his crash. Let him ghink twice before he essays the Atlantic, ——— . Einstein’s theory is not readily under- stood. Many ordinary minds regard it as no more of a mathematical mystery than calculations involved in the estab- lishment of a reliable naval relativity. — e, Market tipsters continue to volunteer information as to how prices will go. They assume to be philanthropists, con- tent with modest pay and willing to allow others to make the fortunes, R i not. Determination is shown by Senator Hiram Johnson in reminding the public that the Pacific Coast has many great 1nterests to be considered aside from the motion picture industry. — e ————— A large number of lawyers are re- tained by Al Capone. The fact will help to explain to many ultimate conSumers why bootleg liquor, inferior in quality, is so high in price. r————— Common sense, discretion and cour- tesy are commended to the police force by Commissioner Crosby. The formula is brief. Yet it covers every require- ment. ———— Many citizens of Washington, D. C., g0 away during July and August. The custom is now applauded because it leaves more parking space for tourists. - Costa Rica desires to return to the League of Nations, in accordance with the well established principle that every little bit helps. — SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDEP JOHNSON, Boat Building. Noah said, “Let’s build a boat. This weather—we should heed it. We ought to get some craft afloat, "Cause probably we'll need it.” A big discussion then urose Concerning his intentions, And people asked him to disclose Its probable dimensions. Then Noah stopped his work to say: “Let toil be undiminished. 1t for long conference we delay, We'll never get it finished.” “Where are you going for your Sum- mer vacation?" “Summer vacation!” echoed Senator Sorghum sadly. “There isn't any such thing. With a Fall campaign coming on, Summer is the time when I have to work the hardest.” Jud Tunkins says he dosn’t care if the fish don’t bite. If they did they'd merely wake him up. New Version. “Where are you going, my pretty maid?" “I'm going a-voting, sir,” she said. “May 1 go with you, a vote to toss?” “You will, if you know who now is boss.” Modified Benefit. “The radio reaches into every home.” “Yes,” answered Mr. Meekton, “even during the dinner hour. It brings many a smile; but it spoils many a waffle.” “We study the heavens faithtully,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, ‘vet neglect the earth on which we ! live among our fellow men.” Verbal Mystification. An orator will sometimes shout In phrases that are new. I don't know what he talks about And he seems that way, too. “I don’ want to be no boss,” said Uncle Eben, “an’ do all de worryin® while de plain workin' folks is takin’ all de vacations.” ke S Change Them Too From the San Bernardino Sun. Chicago changes police heads, but the gangsters stand pat. e D. C., THURSDAY, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. e biggest mouthful of nothing in lhrh'nrld is the standard remark. “Now, if there is anything I can do for you, don't hesitate to let me know. No one knows how many times this has been sald in the history of the world. No doubt the ancient Romans, when they wanted to be particularly nice to a neighbor, declared, “Now i you want to use my chariot, just let me know.” But it is sure that his neighbor never availed himself of the offer, Since those days men and women of all na- tions have been making the same sort of half-way offers, which really mean nothing, and are so accepted. The question is, then, why are they ade? ‘The overlay of politeness alted upon human beings is responsible for a sentence which has arrived at a modern point of nothingness. Perhaps it is better to say it than One is at least going through the motions of courtesy. The sneaking part of it is that the one who makes it can adopt an offended air, if ques- tioned, and declare that he really did mean it. Words are full of similar abuses. The history of nations is merely one long battle over words. At varlous times in the centuries single words have loomed larger than men or na- tions, Trick combinations of syllables have eaused whole nations to go to war, and have resulted both in far-reaching re- forms as well as abuses. Yet exactly the same principle is in- volved in the ordinary everyday polite- ness, “Now, if there is anything I can do for you, let m:’ knu"v.“ * % % mi He who makes the offer knows full well that there is scarcely a chance that the other will take him up on it. And the one to whom it is made knows the same. Hence the whole affair, both offer and acceptance, is & mockery, one of these little comedies of manners in which elvilized menkind delights. Perhaps each one who offers, and each one who solemnly accepts, feels that there may be a chance, after all, that the one might be able to do some- thing for him, on the one hand; that the other might be able and willing to accept, on the other. Yet the average human heln!reil L constituted that nothing but d ne. cessity will pre upon him to go out of his way to solicit a favor of another, even though it has been of- fered to him. He feels, and rightly, that if the other really means to do it he should follow up his good intentions with ac- tions, and not place upon him ‘the onerous burden of the demand. It takes courage to ask another human being for & favor, either for the use of his automobile or of his base ball pass. Even when a favor or aid has been offered by another, and that without asking, it takes something resembling courage to remind him of the fact. One feels instinctively that the burden of the remembtance is upon him, be- cause of his offer. In other words, When he put himself in the fole of donor, it was his duty to go ahead and make the gift come true. Short of that, one may feel, he should have refrained altogether from sug- gestion. Having made no offer, would be under no obligation, but, hav- lnkmlde one, it is up to him to make it become a reality. ‘Thus once more one sees the ml of the gift. To give often is to , in more senses than one. To give, éven the highest services, is t6 ftisk los- ing the human touch, that intangible sense which somehow binds the crea- tures called men together. He who would make gifts of any kind must be a superior person, not intel- | lectually, perhaps, but rather as regards those gifts of the human spirit which '"m'fl: x&m’k‘m .u‘hn mve,";r even to promi ve, not a ht thing, mere words, but & deed, & fact .n’f‘#. one faces with another. The addition of one and one may result in decidedly more than two, as every one knows, f | despite the laws of mathematics. * % % % It will be realized that we have drawn up here the perfect behavior of perfect human beings in a perfect world. As long as all are imperfect, it will be un- derstood that only the exceptional man or woman acts in the way outlined. ‘The old world wags along with most persons solemnly declaring, “Now, if there is anything I can do for you, just let me know”; and the moment the statement is made, it is forgotten, both by the speaker and the hearer. ‘The averags person to whom such a remark is made accepts it at its face value. He as solemnly thanks the other, and as quickly forgets it. Suppose it is the offer of the use of a car for a spe- cial occasion. When the hour arrives, he calls a taxicab. Yet occasionally one finds a person who speaks our key sentence with surety, with conviction, and, above all, with intention. He is sure that he means it, his tonhe carries conviction, and he intends to put it into force. He does not wait for the other to re- mind him of his promise. Meaning what he said, he keeps in mind what he said. He makes it his duty to try to do what he offered to do. He refuses, by an easy remark, to put the burden of asking upon his friend. Repetition, he finds, is the solution of & problem which hé means solve properly. Having made the offer, he finds occasion to repeat it, at critical times. Thus he shows the other that he meant what he said. But this is not all. Restatements of the original offer are but the second step. The third comes when he actually performs the service, without waiting for the other to rémind him of it, or forcing him to humiliate himeelf by asking for it. Since these are human matters, the individual reactions of human beings will modify these actions in various ways. There are certain persons who ask no more than an offer to prod the donor into making it. Their opposite is the person who is shy to the point of failing to ask for a favor which his tflf‘n wants to render him, 18 with these modest persons that the affirmative step must be taken. The happy thing is that the act fills them with * gratitude. Their eyes at last have seen a human being who means what he says. They not only have the happiness which comes with the acceptance of a gift without strings, as the saying is, but they are pleased with a sense of importance which does not often éome mx rénen and women of theéir type of mind. They realize that their other good friends, one and all, offered what they offered out of politeness. This one, and this one alone, did what he did because he wanted to do it, because he wanted to_help them. Now there are few elations which come to a human being greater than the feeling that he is a person of some importance in the world. she who offers help, and on giving it without bei the offer, achieves two thih . He does what he says he will do, keeps his word, but more, even, than that, hé helps by his deed to ?iv: a fellow hus man being a sense of sélf-importance, When one takes into consideration the vast amount of downtrodding which has gone on since human tribes came into existence, it will be realized that he who gives a fellow human being a decent and honest sense of self-impor- tance has given him a supergift. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands B SOIR, Brussels.—During the last year the Hotel des Monnaies (na- tional mint) struck 14,915,000 1-franc pieces, 1,000,000 half- franc (50 centime) pieces, 17, 404,000 pieces of 25 centimes, and 9, 760,000 pieces of 10 centimes. This issue of Belgian money has given & solvent advantage of 13,640,613 francs to government credits, distributed be- tween the national sinking fund, and a special reserve fund created in 1921. The total amount of the natio: sink~ ing fund on January 1, this ye: was 42,000,000 francs ($5,880,000). The moneys, in the reserve funds total 136,650,278 francs, so it can be readily seen that government finances are_recovering a stable equilibrium. For the Kongo, the Hotel des Mon- naies struck 10,012,500 pieces of 1-franc and 7,620,000 pieces of 50 centimes. At the request of the Polish government our mint also is striking several million silver pleces of the value of five slotys: ] Requests Back Vacation Pay in Latin. Star-Bulletin, Honolulu,—All v.he; languages spoken in Hawali proved in- | sufficient for Lawrence Kalelopu, for- mer employe of the waterworks depart- ment, who chose Latin to write to the board of supervisors his repeated request for $262.50 in six weeks' back vacation pay, accumulated during the years 1926 and 1927. Refused his claim a year | letter: “Ad Honores Suas, Maiorem et Su-| pervisores. Civitatis et Comitatis Honoluluensis. | mici magni et boni. “Hance epistolam vobis scribo in re compensationis mei, hebedomis sextilis vacationis, quae vos me_ debetis. “Mementole verbum Domini nostri, ‘Redde Caesari res Caesaris et Deo res Dei,’ ergo meo redde quam meus est. Bi justitiam amatis, justitiam flatis. “Gratia Domini Jesus Christi sit cum vobis, nunc et in hora mortis vestris, Amen. ale in amicitia sempiterna. urentius Kaleipuensis filius. “As repeated requests of the p: written in the King's English, have ap- parently fallen on deaf ears, the above, couched in the language of the Caesars, may be productive of better results.” | * ok % % | Weather is Always Conversation Topie. El Nuevo Diario, Cardcas.—There %, | lle instruction a | lips of female t, in the majority of cases, been torn down by persons who wish to nullify this sort of advertising. ‘We allow ourselves to call attention to the lack of ccurtesy manifested by such unfair behavior. and also to the danger to the tranquillity of the city when one party takes such im- | Kroper advantage of another one. Po- itical contests can be waged with the | utmost civility. Each side should have perfect liberty in expressing its ideas wvithout the interference of flgzo:ln. fac- tions. Propaganda should be mutually respected. L Paris Newspaper Urges Removal of Signs, Le Matin, Paris—I just missed ting, the other evening, an “I" on top of the skulll I don't mean an egg from the nest of & sparrow or awallow. These birds don't build their nests alony the boulevards, but a letter “I"—ety- mologically the Greek fota; a large gild- ed “I" made of fron and torn froj place in a gigantic sign by the force of the wind. The “I" passed 8o close to me it knocked my hat off, and made me fall backward. A young' lady belfeved, from this gesture, that I had been et .t.he struck, and her shrieks would have done | :red" to a Wll!ll of lamenutlun! So vercome was she at the dreadful - sibility that she had to recline for ql:ll::e some time upon the cape of a [ darme who had dashed to the scenc. But enough of pleasantry! If chance had synchronized just a little better ave succumbed to that ing vowel, and the young lady 12 hlve “had ter weighed a heavy poundage. Amidst the blasts and nmrms,:,o( er%;t the sailors trim their sails. Haul down, then, your sign boards, and all your aerial phrasings, for the wind. unre- strained, is well able to bring about that you may have to pay heavy dam- 'uhr:ab l.c‘l‘(d hrm"r“ twhe:: it hurtles upon s of unfortunate passersb - ples of heavenly nlpn.bez S * k% ox Teachers Protest Ban on Use of Lipstick. El Sol, Madrid.—The ministry of pub- t Angora, Turkey, has ::eh:: cu-md ine fln the chers and puplls, un- der heavy penalties, e u:’r:er! ::d puplls protest the edict, claiming that this beautifying relieves the :uxte:e garb necessarily wo 4 Ing the schools, " " " those Attend prohibited the was such an indifference (or perhaj such a preference) to the recent cold weather at the end and beginning of the year, that it was scarcely com- mented on, except for passing remarks on the street corners. Now, however, with the advent of the present intensely hot period, hardly any other topic monopolizes so much of conversation, or occupies so much space in the papers. And what pains us all the more is the constant assurances of the statisticians that in no other year at this time did the thermometer register a temperature of such suffocating proportions. From the way these “experts” consult the thermometer, one would think that in- strument were responsible for the weather, and that it had decided of its own volition to attain heights of meteorological distinction never at- tained before. We believe we would not be so hot—or so cold—if we did not consult the degree of our discomfort in the thermometer, and measure our afflictions by the rise and fall of the mercury. We may as well endure the hot spell uncomplainingly, as the only | Temedy for it will be found in the per- fect land of the stars, and when Heaven | wills! * ok ok % Prnplrllll Should Be Respected. Diario Del Comercio, Blrnnquflh.—-‘ Various gentlemen have come to us com- plaining that placards and posters af- fixed to walls and the like, a com- mittee of the Conservative party, have, ' s How or Where? From the South Bend Tribune. Incomplete census figures indiea - 700,000 population for New York ‘El:}' h:‘l‘: ;"f,k" yjt kmél": difficult for one of New Yorl to kn other half lives. i il ————— Encouraging From the Florence. Ala., Herald. A Kansas man has received niten- tary sentences aggregating 22 years. But he'll probably get about a hundred years off for good behavior, r—oes ook Works Both Ways, From the Buffalo Evening News. ‘The rarest of all rare creatures is the man who gets a lot of money without letting a lot of money get him. e Put Wings on Crib From the Bay City Times. Probable comment of the Lindberghs as_their child sleeps: baby drone.” ) It Is Needed Prom the Akron Beacon-Journal. The most charitable explanation is that the boss of the radio station is too kind to say “no.” m its | ago, Kaleiopu now writes the following | ith that falling “I" we certainly would | would have had ! | something to cry about in earnest, for “Listen to the | JULY 10, 1930 Kentucky waAs ohe of the border States which went overwhelmingly for President Hoover in 1928. The Repubil- can sweep that year carried out of of- fice & half dozen Democratic members of the House and placed as many Re- publicans in their seats in the National Legislature. The Democrats this year are counting on regaining all the seats in the House which they lost two years ago. Furthermore, they say that they are going to elect a Democratic Senator to take the place formerly held by the Ambassador #0 Germany, Mr. Sackett, and at present kept warm by Senator Robsion. It seems reasonable to sun- pose that the political pendulum wiil swing back in this “off year, when there is no national election, and that the Democrats will regain their old House seats. Whether they will be able to carry the State against Robsion, however, is something else. According to Matt Chilton, Repub- lican national eommitteeman for tucky, in Washington to attend the Re- publican pow-wow called by National Chairman Claudius H. Huston, the Re- publicans have & good chance to elect Senator Robsion, now serving by ap- pointment. In substantiation of his claim he calls attention to the fact that the Republicans have registered this year some 83,000 more voters in Louis- ville, the largest city of the Blue Grass State, than have the Democrats. He insists that the Democratic organization in that city is more or less flat on its back, and that the Republicans are just the reverse This will be good news to the Republican genatorial campaign committee, which has considered that Kentucky ‘was, after all, likely to prove 2 losing battieground this year, *x k% Senator Robsion has been & leader in his congressional district for years and represented it in the House before he Wwas appointed to the Sénate. It is the eleventh congressional district, the mountain district of the State, and a Republican stronghold. Robsion is an active éampaigner and his supporters expect him to give a good account of himself in the coming political battie. His opponent _for the long term, Judge Mills Logan, has been attorney general of the_Statd and 1 both popular and able. There will be no prohibition issue mixed up ih the ItrugSlt Between the two men, it is sald. Former Senator Ernst, Republican, was elected in 1920, although Cox carried the State for the Democrats by a scant 3,000 votes ever Harding. He was defeated six years later by Senator Barkley. But Barkley's lead was less than 20,000 votes over Erns In 1924 Ambassador Sackett, Republican, was elected to the Sgnate over his Democratic opponent, former Senator Stanley, by more than 25,000 votes. This was anothér presidential ‘5::“' and_Coolidge had the better of hn W. Davis by about 24,000 votes. Two yeafs Ago Mr. Hoover rolied up a tremendous lead over Al Smith in Ken- tucky, something like 177,000 votes. Kentucky obviously is a_battleground between the two major political parties, ln;i th: !mlwflell_hcuntesl this year 18 not yet over. e Democrats havé showed their récuperative powers sifice the Hoover election by sénding & mem- ber of their party to sit in the House following the death of one ®f the Re- publicans elected to that body in 1028, * ok ok % . W. Roark, Republican, who was elected in_the third district, died in mfl 1929, and in June, John W. Demograt, whom Roark had de- feated, was elected again to the House by about 1,025 lead over his Republi- can opponent. While the Democrats may be expected to win baek the othar five old seats they held in the House, now occupled by Reépublicans, i de- velops that in one or two of thes con- gressional districts there is Domocratic strife, and the Republicans are going to do the best they can to hold onto their Tongresemen in those districts, * x kX Gov. W. J. Bulow, Democrat, who has_twice been elected chief executive | of South Dakota, this year is making & bid to come to Washington as Sen- ator in place of Senator McMaster, Re- publican progressive. although it has a Democratic govern is usually réckoned a Republican State. This year the senatorial race is some- what of an enigma, according to lead- ing politicians. In the first place, Gov. Bulow 15 a great vote getter. He tells | the voters funny stories in & “L they understand and appreciate. He is also a shrewd politician. He 18 German descent, and it is understood that many of the German-Americans will support him in his race. Furthermore, there are & number of stalwart Repube licans, of the lar brand, who do not like Senator McMaster because he is & progressive and has bucked the administration with considerable ease | and delight. McMaster, on the other | hand, was governor of the State before | he became Senator. He made himself & reputation as an independent and progressive governor and many of the | independent voters will follow him this | year. Furthermore, there are, it is said, |88 many Democrats who will vote for | MeMaster as there are Republicans who will vote for Bulow. South Da- kota, like Kentucky, this year looks | like a real battlegfound in the sen- atorial election, * ok Kk Senator Willlam J. Harris of Georgia, who this year 1s seeking renomination | and re-election, is sticking to his job here in Washington, notwithstanding the bitter fight which has been launched against him by former Gov. John M. Slaton, alded and abetted by former Senator Hardwick. Senator Harris, however, has issued to the people of | Georgia & public statement in which he | charges that Slayton is attempting to buy & seat in the Senate and accusing him of I expenditures in his cam- . imary- in Georgia comes eptember 10. just two months away. If the Senate 15 able to adjourn by the end of another two-week period, Sen- ator Harris will still have six weeks in | which to get into the State for a final drive. His friends in the meantime are campaigning vigorously for him. The entry of Slayton into the race has stirred up a bitter row among the Demo- crats of the State. But the general im- pression has been that Senator Harris will win handily when the showdown comes, * ok ok % | Senator “Tom” Heflin's troubles ap- | pear to multiply this year. In the first | place the Democratic State Committee determined to prevent him from run- | ning in the Democratic primary in Au- gust for the senatorial nomination. Then the courts upheld the State Com- mittee, although they did not go into the merits of the case, and now Senator Hugo Black, colleague, has_come out with a statement that the Demo- !crats should vote in the primary and not remain away from the polls as has been urged by Senator Heflin and his running mate for governor on an inde- pendent ticket, Hugh Locke. If the Democrats go into the primary in large s 1t is expected they will do, Heflin-Locke independ- ent ticket will appear to be sealed. Sen- ator Black in his statement announced |that “Alabama is now and will remain a Democratic State. It is my bellef is of vital importance to the {;mguu and development of Alabama hat we have a full vote of the Demo- crats in the August Black pointed out tha of local officials are to be nominated in the coming primary as well as can- | didates for Senator and governor. * ok ok X While Senator Heflin thundered against Al Smith, the Democratic nomi- nee for President in 1928, Senator Black merely announced during palgn that he was a Democrat and said nothing more. Both Heflin and Black have had support from much the same groups in the State in the past. Heflin's effort now is to be returned to the Senate despite his falling away from the Democratic national ticket in 1928. zh:mmm:“;“z who “r‘emnmeq rerull'-'l" u ast presidential campa: are bl’lm in their opposition to Nmp o ANSWERS TO . BY FREDERIC return fage. Al |.|= Star fi“fim\m Bureau, Frederic 3 ‘Washington, D. C. Q. Of what value are vacations?— D A. The Public Health Service says that a vacation is one of the most im- portant of our social institutions. In & world that 18 so arranged that people are compelled to work during the greater portion of the year, a change, & rest, & vatation, if properly taken makes the work possible. Every man and woman is entitled to a vacation. Every woman engaged in maintaining a home is entitled to a tion. 1t is not necessary to go long distances, but it is necessary to get out in the open. A vacation should be a time sct aside for the building up of that reserve of health and bodily vigor necessary to carry le through the long periods of work which must follow before the next vacation season rolls around. Q. How many planes in the United States are now carrying mail?—W. H. K. 'A.” There are about 300 mail planes now in operation. Q. What per cent of wood alcohol is used when grain alcoho! is dena- tured?>—R. H. H. A. The Bureau of Prohibition says that several formulae for denatured c&l- cohol have been authorized by it - taining wood alcohol, but the maximum quantity authorized for any one form- uld is approximately 9.1 per cent. Q. I have heard that the English word “gentleman” has been put into *!Pn;neh language. Is this true?— A. Withih the last few years the French Academy has officially received the wortl “gentieman” into the French language and incorporated it intc the famous dictionary of that institution. An interesting feature of this is the definition given, since there has always been more or less discussion as to {lln what constitutes a gentleman. In dictionary he is defined as “one in whom are combined a certain elevation of character %fi A& certain elegance of manners.” s 15 believed by many :‘uchomles to be a most apt descrip- ion. Q. What was the maiden name of Martha Washington's mother?—L. W. K. Mrs. John Dandridge, the mother of Martha Washington, was Frances, the daughter of Orlando Jones, a bur- gess from King William County, Va. Q. What is the SlEAll instrument?- . _The piccolo is the highest pitched musical instrument, Q. When was the first almanac pub- lished in this eountry?—F. D A. The first almanac in thhtounbry Wwas published by William Pleree of Cambridge in 1639. Q. Do tall buildings sWway, in the wind?— A. Tall %te buildings that are bullt of steél are flexible, since the steel has high elasticity. Therefors, in & ifi wind where the total side pressure Inl{ amount hundreds of tons the steel ¢ | fhe ést pitehed mu- | pate! RS e vy | the QUESTIONS J. HASKIN. most modern buildings the movement is 80 very slight as to be unnoticeable, extept by instrumental measurement. Q. What did_the influenza epidemic right after the World War cost the in- surance companies of this country?— A D. A 8. A. The influenza loss to insurance companies in 1918-19 was approximately $110,000,000 to the companies doing business in New York State, and these ympanies carry about 90 per cent of surance in force. Q. Where in this country was the first Jaw passed against cruelty to ani- mals?>—N. 8. G. A. The earliest was passed by the Massachusetts Colony in 1841, providing ““That no man shall exercise any tyranny or cruelty toward any brute creatures which are usually kept for the use of man.” Fhe Tignt B y—\;e Q. ‘"A‘. 'nve-" zm"&h. 6th, 11th and 18th Hussars and the 17th Lancers. Q. What is -thi ;og_ulnlvn of Man- chester, N. H>—Y. 3 A. The preliminary figures of the 1930 census place the population of Manchester at 76,886, . Who invenudl nrpghesnl;ed the ury-vapour arc lamp?—D. H. l\\!Al"C ; Uopo‘;lzr Hewitt in 1901. Q. Do many Americans live abroad?— . D. E T A rt from the seasonal tides of wurlst‘g"l\'el. 392,668 American citizéns femain abroad in permanent residence. The gréatest number, according to the figures compiled by the State Depart- ment, based upon reports from 330 con- sulates, is found in Canada, where 234,- 147 of our citizens reside. Europe is next with 77,063. Mexico and Central America total 10,614; the Caribbean js- lands, 19,570; South America, 12.136; Asia, 24,110; while Afriea reports 3,673, and Australasia and Oceania, 2,337. Q.l How go cnva = kee Indlans rank In intelligence?—T. G. L A. The Gherokees were the ’lmt and most nt Indian tribe - nally east the Alleghenies, fihlu the highest in culture and intellectual receptivity north of Mexico. Q. Can a ship be held in the Sar- gasso Sea by the tangle of weeds found there?—C. W. P. A. The widely credited possibility of ships becoming embedded in the weeds and being unable to escape was dis- proved by the expedition of the Mi- chael Sars under the direction of Sir Johh Murray in 1910, which found the suiface covered with weeds only hes, not continuously. The Bes expedition later, verified this statement. Q. Can a glider increase its altitude by means of a horizontal wind?—E. D. T 'A. It cannot. It would be necessary to get into a rising current of air. Q. What troops wore the Lorraine Cioss a8 ignia during the World War?--C. K. M. A. It was adopted as a shoulder- 8feeve insignia of the 79th Division of the A E. F. This cross is described as Vice which was originally the mbol of the triumph of the House of N jou France, through Charles the framéwork will bend over before it. Wind pressure is not constant, and the d, ke of Normandy, in the fif- | teenth century. Courage, unselfish public service and nthusiastic devotion to purity in manu- | factured products are credited to Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, famous among American chemists, who died after a distinguished career, which in- cluded duties under the Federal Gov- ernment. It is declared that his poli- cies, at first fought hy producers, have since contributed to fne success of those who were reluctant .o accept them, “His usefulness s a public servant has been far-reaching, and its benefits will eontinue to bz enjoyes ity declares the Philadelp! Builetin, with thr. added tribute: “Every table in the lead has benefited from Dr. Wil Q labors to eriforce the results of his laboratory tests And bar deleter! ous adulterants or chemical preservi tives which were deemed injurious to the human system. islation upheld him, and the Depar of Justice has been vigllant to enforce the prinep'es that emanated from his laboratory.” “The memory of Dr. Wiley will live long After those who opposed him have been forgotten,” says the Madison Wi consin State Journal, Ynlnlln' out that “his motto was that all 60ds and dru should be sold under terms that would give the consumer knowledge of their ingredients,” and that “he did not be- lieve that the sale of food products should ever be permitted under sub- terfuge or in a manner giving any o +portunity for misleading the purchase: The Columbia (8. C.) State emphasi: the fact that “nowadays much of th regulation for which he pleaded is a ccmplished from within by the Indus- tries themselves, through their own vol- untarily imposed codes of practice,” A % Obsml z.ll:"i "l.hanksu!,o D{A V;';l‘;y. is 8 t the law now to put a lying label on a food or drug package,” the Duluth Herald finds it “amazing that there was a time when there was no law against it.” The Anniston Star aiso remarks that, in the former days, “adulterated foods were sold indiscrimi~ nately, and remedies for practically all the ills the human flesh is heir to were being dispensed under labels that claimed cures where cure often was im- pessible, and hid ingredients that were caleulated to do more harm ! That paper would place such benefac- tors in the Hall of Fame, with “a nook in the hearts of the people.” The New Orleans Tribune credits him with being “one of the first to educate the public in a matter which had been regarded as the sacred province of physician and pharmacist.” The Toledo Blade recalls that “the activities that brought him into public notice also worked to his disadvantage politically,” but that he *“has left a record of strenuous work in behalf of | the people’s physical well-being.” The doctor’s genius “for capitalizing his ven- | tures into the fleld of regulation” is mentioned by the Akron Beacon Jour- nal, with the conclusion that the work “needed his fighting quality to interest the public in its necessity,” “The laws he formulated and which | stand today unchallenged throughout the length and breadth of this country constitute his most lasting monument,” asserts the Houston Chronicle, while the Hartford Times volces the judg- ment, “In view of the immense ex- pansion that has taken place in the use of canned goods in recent times, it would be impossible to - estimate the boon which Dr. Wiley bestowed upon the American people in giving them the protection in law which science so clear- iy proved it was their privilege to en- y.” That he lives on 1n the system he created is the verdict of the La Crosse | Tribune, while the Altoona Mirror sug- gests that there is “a present urgent | need for an energetic renewal of the important and useful work to which he devoted some of the most active and useful years of his life.” “He was one of the great benefactors of his age” in the opinion of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and the | Little Rock Arkansas Democrat proclaims that he “deserves to be ranked among the Nation's most valiant fighters—a crusader in the true sens: of the word.” As to his record the Louisville Times says: “He was a Chevalier du Merite ‘Permanent Pure Food Polic Declared Dr. Wiley’s Legacy - TSRS sponding ‘mieimber' of the School of Chemical Science of the Museo de La Plata of the Argentine Republic, & ! medalist of the Physico - Chemical Academy of Italy and was the author of books upon hygiene which were read in many languages.” In addition to these marks of distinction, the Scranton | Times recalls that he “had been' hos ored by many universities with degree * X K % Of his three decades in offics, the MancRester Union states thet “the period was sometimes called his “Thirty Years' War,'” and adds: “The term ives a pretty good idea not only of 8 militancy but also of the character of the opposition he had to meet. In one of his biggest fights two cabinet officers indorsed a board's findings that he should be ‘permitted to resign,’ but President Taft took the other view, sus- tained Dr. Wiley and paid high tribute to his services Soon after, however, | Dr. Wiley offered his resignation and took up the duties of a contributing editor.” 3 ‘The Charlotte Observer finds that “the movement which Dr. Wiley initiated has resulted in much gocd to the general public through having | raised the standards of both drugs and foods—a standard from which recession is not at all likely to be encountered.” “As the leading protagonist of purity in foods, he impressed nlmlrlf his d d persistence, his scientific thor- oughness and his capacity for gaining results upon the Nation.” says the Pitts- burgh Post-Gazette, while the Raleigh News and Observer gives the appraisal: “Dr. Wiley was one of the strong, re- sourceful ‘and useful men of his gen- eration, a man who set up influences for the betterment of the conditions of health which will not die. He had orig- inality and vigor and a personality that made him a power.” In estimating his influence the Roch- ester Times-Union holds that “he lived to see some of the more progressive fac- tors in the food industry starting a campaf to set up still higher stand- ards which will define quality as well s freedom from adulteration or harm- ful impurities.” The Cleveland News attribu his success to the fact that vthe country had unlimited confidence in his judgment and integrity,” while the Geneva Daily Times avers that “he never ceased his vigilance, and once in 8 while he dropped the genial tone of his later years and in the uplifted hand one saw again the shining sword.” — et $200,000 Is Estimated Cost of King’s Illness Prom the Rock Island Argus. It s said that the recent illness of King George V of Great Britain cost the royal exchequer about $200,000. In ‘Buckingham palace a private pharmacy was established where drugs for the use of his majesty were com- pounded. This caused an expense of not less than $15.000, as the pharmacist had two assistants. Lord Dawson of Penn gave all his time to the King for several months and his "“llm $70,000. ®ley Hwitt gave up his time to the kingly ratient and received $2,500 & month. Sir Hugh Rigby performed three operations, and, strange as it may seem, received a fee of but $25 each. Lionel Whitby, a bacteriologist, treated the King’s blocd and his bill was $10,000. The patient received several ra; treatments at a total cost of $10,000. A staff of six nurses was employed— reduced to four after the crises had }nurdm:nd &a nun:s were paid usual ees with a bonus of $500 each wi th? were ]diamlurd. o ventilating system for the royal bed chamber was built b, who received $20,000. Wi e Later as the King made progress toward recovery, he was removed to Craigwell House, and this removal was at an expense of $7,500, as the King was conveyed to his new abode in a specially constructed ambulance, Some express wonder that Agricole and a che\lu&ol the Legion of Honor 4n Franoe was a corre- the King survived all these ministrations—and doctors' bills, 1§