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jxd THE EVEN ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1930. ot THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON. D. G, THURSRAL JO4 F OO ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS | THE EVENIN With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY.......July 31, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business O wew York SMice: 110 Last 42nd St v Yor ; : ' Lake Michigan Bulldine. uropean Office 14, Regent 8. Londoi, Engiand. Rate by Carrier Within the City. E‘ Jrenine Star . 45¢ per month ening and_Sunday Siar a7 sy Bia 00 POF month 3 Sc per month e Sunday Star ... ... c rer copy Collection made st the end of each n.onth Siders maz be gent in by mall or teledhené tional 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Vir, Il 4, Bunday. ...} 7r- 8 ily only . E- as only 1l All Other States and Caj ily and Sunday..l $12.00; L\z only .. i Jandas’ only Member of the Associated Press. “The Associated Press ix exclusively entitled 10 the vse for republication of il news cis- atches eredited to it or not otheiwise cred- in this paper and also the local rews published herein. Al rights of Sublication cf #pecial dispatches herein are also ieserved. nada. Trade With Rus Doubtless it would be cutting off our | mnose to spite our own face if embar- goes on Russian lumber, coal and man- ganese were to result in curtailing our $100,000,000 export trade with the So- | viet. But in light of some unblush- ing testimony given in New York yes- | terday by Arthur Garfield Hays, de- scribed as counsel for the Revolutionary Age and the Communist Party, United States of America—majority group— there is a strong temptation to tell Red Russia to go hang with its business. Mr. Hays said in Federal Court that the aim of the Communist party “even- tually” is to overthrow the Government of the United States. The Communist counsel was good enough to admit that overthrcw “at present” is out of the question, because the leaders “are not foolish enough to believe it could be accomplished except by force.” Then Mr. Hays made the naive plea that the post office authorities ought not to pre- vent dissemination of Communist lit- erature, any danger involved through its distribution being remote! President Hoover has just proclaimed that there is no intention of barring Russian imports into the United States on the mere ground that the American people do not happen to like the So- viet form of government. It was added at the White House that, after all, our farmers, merchants, manufacturers and exporters are profiting from the big- gest volume of business America ever ¢id with Russia. If there is any inter- ference with goods of Russian origin at the customs houses, it will be only because they run counter to prohibi- tions, like the ban on convict-made wares, which apply to all countries and to interstate commerce within our own domain. The United States, in other words, will engage in no discrimination against products sent us by the Soviet. It will strike many observers as & very timely coincidence that Communist spokesmen have disclosed Communist designs on American institutions at the same moment that the question of Rus- sian trade with the United States is under discussion. Over and over again Moscow reafirms its unflagging allegiance to the principle of “world revolution.” That “revolution” is sys- tematically fomented and definitely fi- panced in and by Russia. The sinews of the Soviet's projected war on “capi- talism” are derived to no inconsiderable extent from profits on Russian trade, domestic and foreign, which is ex- clusively under government—Communist government—control. Every dollar of profit on Russian trade In or with the United States is a dollar for the war-chest of the “wnrld revolution.” We now have it on in- disputable authority that it is in par- ticular a dollar for overthrow of Amer- ican institutions. It was Calvin Coolidge Wwho said, when the Soviet launched one of its drives for American diplomatic recog- nition, that the United States “would not barter American principles for trade advantages.” S “Ma* Ferguson of Texas finds politics| & good deal like housekeeping. She is no sconer through one primary than; she has to fight in another, just like sooking and cleaning and laundering. ro— The Chinese Tragedy. Developments in China most re- | eently reported are of a character to | distress grievously those who wish well for that unhappy land. Violent out- | breaks of savagery in Hunan Province, | centering in Changsha, the capital, | have cost many native lives, ecunt-{_ less values in property and infinite. damage to the prestige of orderly gov- ernment. ‘The foreigners located there, | with the possible exception of four | who persist in remaining despite the perils, have been safely evacuated by | the foreign warships, which managed to make their way up the Siang, one | of the aMuents of the Yangtze, and to escape before the fall of the water left| them stranded. An American river| gunboat, engaged in this service, re-| turned with an exceptional rise in the | water and was fired upon by Com- munists, five sallors being wounded. This is but the latest instance of the violence that is raging in the interior of the southern and central portion of China. The “war” in that region is being carried on by the Communists, | whose slogans are translations from the Russian. In the north a campaign is being bitterly fought, with the usual Chinese intervals for recuperation, be- tween armies of the Nationalist gov- ernment at Nanking and those of the Northern war lords, Yen Hsi-shan and Feng Yu-hsiang. The immediate fleld of the campaign is in Shantung, peren- nial fighting ground of the revolutions. ‘The Northerners recently captured Tsinan, tpe provincial capital, and are now holding it against the forces of Chiang Kai-Shek, the Nationalist Presi- dent. Two serious misfortunes have recent- 1y occurred to the Nationalist cause, one political and the other military. ‘The former is the joining of the North- erners by Wang Ching-wei, leader of the left wing of the Kuomintang, which is the party-government of China. He has been “abroad” for some time, which means an exile of security in Japan, and now unites with Yen and Peng and will aid them in establish- ing an independent government at g j fight on two fronts simultaneously. the Nationalist Army in Eastern Shan- tung, supporting the forces now fight- ing for the recapture of Tsinan, has quit his command and announced his intention to go “abroad,” abandoning Tsingtao, which he was defending, to the Northerners. This leaves a gap in the rear of the Nationalist Army and exposes the vitally fmportant rail port of Tsingtao to capture by the insurgents. Unless this situation can be quiekly corrected the Shantung campaign of the Nationalists is imperiled. The loss of Shantung by the Nationalists would give the Northerners control of four ‘of the most important provinces of that part of China, Shensi, Shansi, Chid— in which Peking and Tientsin are lo- cated—and Shantung, with Honan in the balance, but in large measure oc- cupied by Northern forces. Thus pressed in the north by the in- surgents, who are bent upon splitting off a large section of the country, and {in the south by the Communists, who {are bent upon destroying Nationalist government in Fukien, Kiangsi, Hunan, Kwangsi and Kwangtung, the govern- ment of Chiang Kai-Shek is in a pre- carious position. Its chief advantage thus far has been the possession of an “interior” position, from which it could But if Tsingtau is lost, a great part of this advantage passes, for it will then no longer be possible to ship troops and muniitons for the Shantung campaign by sea. PR Ss aR The Oracles Speak. “Through no fault of their own, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison have become oracles. They answer questions. Their | answers are gobbled up and swallowed like grains of corn thrown in the poultry yard. Why this should be is no great mystery. Both Henry Ford and Thomas Edison are extraordinarily suc- cessful men, Nearly everybody wants to be successful and the slightest hint that Mr. Ford and Mr. Edison are going to divulge the secret of success draws a crowd. The trouble is that the secret always remains hidden after the tnterview. G ST AR reported. Han Fu-chu, commander a!' Laurel with the Baltimore-Washington boulevard. Almost simultaneously with the reconstruction of the latter highway, work was likewise started on this con- nection and a motorist desiring to drive from Washington to Baltimore can find no direct way to reach Laurel, where the major boulevard is completed, unless he plows over his choice of one of two roads under construction. Of course there still remain the Ellicott City route and the Ridgeville and Frederick routes, to Baltimore, but they are much longer and not nearly as desirable. It does seem that a little foresight could have avoided much public inconvenience. sy ————— ‘Was It the Homing Instinct? Perhaps it was what in science is known as the homing instinct that caused a woman to set out afoot from Baltimore for Kansas with her paralyzed husband in a child’s small express wagon. Possibly the maneuver was a shrewd method of attracting helpful at- tention. One will never know for a certainty. The case, however, is in- teresting because of the utter folly of the attempt of a woman to walk more than fifteen hundred miles with = | their boyhood days know how nicely a “traller.” She could perhaps make ten miles a day in such circumstances, which would, without interruptions, make the trip cover one hundred and fifty days, or five months. Ten miles a day would not be too low an estimate for a walker in this condition. And, moreover, it would be almost a certainty that she could not haye kept going, day after day, at that or any other rate. especially without funds. Iliness, foot trouble, hardship would check her ad- vance. Five months, moreover, would bring her into the late Autumn, virtually into Winter, with its hard going on the road and its rigors of weather. Assiming that the undertaking was genuine, it must be that the woman was quite unaware of the magnitude of the task she had set for herself. She and her crippied husband had come East in a friend's motor car and, staying longer than was at first planned, the family funds had been depleted beyond the point of buying transportation back home. This circumstance suggests that The man who would like to be a Henry Ford or a Thomas Edison feels that something has been left out. He has asked for bread and received some homely philosophy that leaves hlm‘ still hungry. Mr. Ford's solution “of business dif- ficulties,” for instance, is “new indus- trial leaders, leaders who will sense what the people need and give it to them cheaply. What are the needs? In my particular case, motor cars. I am in the business of making automobiles because I believe I can do more good that way than any other. And there are many other needs. For instance, only about one family in ten has a bathtub. They should be made cheap- er so that everybody could have one.” Mr. Ford may be in the business of making automobiles because he be- lieves he can do more good that way than in any other, though that fact might be debated. And $2.98 bath- tubs would help. But his solution “of business difficulties” is not worth as much as a 1914 Model T, because Mr. Ford fails to produce the new indus- trial leaders who find out what the peo- ple want “and give it to them cheaply.” He might have suggested a like remedy for the drought. It consists, simply, in giving us rain. Mr. Edison says that development of the machine age will affect the average individual by increasing his opportuni- ties and increasing his leisure and he will be likely to use this leisure wisely “if he shuns whisky.” Undoubtedly the machine age is increasing leisure, but to say that it will be used wisely by the individual who “shuns whisky” sets up a rule that is too simple to work. Shun- ring whisky is one of the easiest things to do, but using leisure profitably or wisely is the hardest. So many people have so much leisure nowadays that a great many of them are wondering if leisure is not glutting the market. One should not blame Mr. Ford and Mr, Edison for silly answers, however. The questions, most of them, are silly. What the people want to know from Mr. Ford is whether he ever intends to make & six-cylinder automobile, an eight, or is the Model A here to stay. And from Mr, Edison some further talk along the subject of making rubber from American weeds, which he said was the scientific problem of most inter- est to him. If Mr. Ford and Mr. Edison would confine their oracular utterances to themselves and their work they would both speak with authority. Every- their stuff. ] Two women, weighing together nearly | 400 pounds, have ascended a giant ‘oak down in North Carolina with the an- nounced intention of clinching the tree-‘ sitting championship. It is believed| that two women, with each other to do it, too. Remember Stockton's char- acters, Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, who, suspended in life-preservers, plac- the Pacific? .- A Dangerous Road. The serious injury in an automobile accident of & young Virginian on the Baltimore-Washington road draws at- tention to the dangers of this highway, especially for night driving, while it is in the process of being widened. Much of the work has already been completed and soon a fine forty-foot boulevard will be available for travel between the two cities. In the meantime, however, great care should be exercised by mo- torists and by the workmen in order that a tragic list of casualties will not be the price of the new road. Blinded by the headlights of an approaching car, Robert Mackey drove headlong into a wheelbarrow and barrel of tar that had evidently been left too near the right of way by careless workmen, It was just the kind of accident to be expected under such conditions as have obtained on this road during the widen- ing work. ‘While there is no disposition to chide Maryland authorities for the manner in which they go about their highway im- provement construction, because Mary= land has one of the best systems of roads of any State and is constantly seeking to improve it, it does appear that with the widening scheduled be- tween Washington and Laurel it was not an especially good policy to close off, or practically so, the only other road by which Laurel can be con- body admits that they certainly kr\owl talk to and neighbors to talk about, can | idly gossiped their way nearly across venlently reached from Washington. the traller trip afoot was a publicity gesture, to elicit sympathy and ald. At any rate, the brief start ylelded results, and now the police of Baltimore are endeavoring to secure the assistance of relatives in Kansas. In no circum- stances could the spectacle of this woman walking the roads across country hauling her husband in a child’s cart be permitted. ——— & A New York Communist has admitted that the purpose of his party is to overthrow the Government of the United States, but that, inasmuch -as nobody expects this to happen right away, there is mo harm in delivering seditionary mail matter to,the party leaders. And that is just another proof of the total incompetence of the person in question for citizenship. e ‘The Wisconsin fisherman who packed ' a can of sardines in a barrel and sent it to a friend who asked for a portion of his catch, the friend paying the freight, had a sense of humor even if he lacked in luck with the line. ———— Pictures of the interlor of R-100, the British dirigible now heading West| toward Montreal, suggest that the day of de luxe air travel is at hand.| Until the prices of transportation are | considerably less than de luxe, however, | there is little danger of overcrowding the air lanes. ———ate—— Announcement that former Gov. Al Smith is to take a hand in the State| campaign in behalf of Gov. Roosevelts | re-election is calculated to cause some tremors of apprehension in a few circles: of political receptivity. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. No Use. What's the use o’ kickin® When the air is soft an’ warm, An’ the sky is blue above you Without a hint o' storm? When the waves are softly singin’ As they sparkle in the light; ‘What's the use o' kickin’ 'Cause the fish don't bite? The fun of goin’ fishin’ Is to find a good excuse | !!h To sit and watch the ripples When the line is hangin’ loose; To fecl the breezes blowin’ An’ sense such calm delight That you never think of kickin' "Cause the fish don't bite. There's many an ambition Which is but & fruitless quest. But this world is full of sunshine An’ of beauty an’ of rest. AR’ we've had the fun of livin', Though we ain't successful quite, An’ there ain't no use o’ kickin' ‘Cause the fish don't bite. Sure of One Thing. “Are you happy, now that you are rich?” asked the old-time friend. “I don’t know as I'm happy,” answer- ed Mr. Cumrox, “but I'm dead sure I'm not as discontented as I would be if I was broke.” In Demand. “Why is young Mr. Skiggs such a great social favorite?” “He can eat anything that ever came out of & chafing dish and act as if he enjoyed it.” The Modern Million. A millionaire, they say, could try A “stand pat” play in days gone by; But now a million has no chance— It's one white chip in high finance. Theory Demonsirated. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. Fallure to get to sleep on a hot night, may not always be due to the heat.| Too many glasses of iced tea for supper | have been known to be the cause, owing to the caffeine content, making for poor, restless or no slumber at all. It 'then becomes the solemn duty of the insomniac to keep track of all the noises made in the neighborhood, and to place his failure to go to sleep upon each one of them in turn. The heat he rules out, as the very| night before, which was even hotter, he slept like a top. Those who recall top can “sleep,” spinning around with- out moving in the horizontal, or wob- bling on its point. The would-be slceper falls one- quarter asleep time and time again, | only to wake up at the slightest sound. Now there are plenty of sounds, rang- ing all the way from the slight and meager to the loud and robust. Even such breeze as there is brings the magnified roar of a distant trolley, which ordinarily is never heard. But tonight it grinds out in defiance of the heat. A scientist is experimenting with rubber wheels and other devices for silencing street cars. Why not? Only we wish he would experiment on milk Wagons, t0o. e It is far too early for milkmen, how- ever. They will come along just when all the other noises die down. Just now the chief diversion is a modified “wild party” which is being held somewhere in the offing. There is just one light, and the sounds must come from there. Some more of these young-old people trying to pretend that they are very flaming. ‘What a travesty to brand the younger generation as “wild,” when every one of them is safely in bed, while their 40-year-old and older elders do their best to imitate what they suppose to be their salient characteristics! The holders of this mild “wild party” are trying their best to be kind to the neighbors. But their laughter rings out every now and then, just enough to keep one who can't sleep wide-awake. ‘Too bad, but hot nights were ever thus. In those darkened windows yonder other people are sleeping, or trying to sleep. Just how many fall into the first classification, and how many into the second, there is no way of telling, for few will arise from their couches to “shush” the nighthawks. Earlier in the evening an intrepid soul, in the majesty of her wrath, had gone to the window and sent forth a mighty “shu-s-s-sh” winging over the waves of hea Is it necessary to add that it was never heard? . *xeE ‘The non-sleeper, trying to force his way to Slumberland. closes all the windsws. Now he will smother. It be- comes a speedy choice between com- parative quiet, on the one hand, and a bit of air, on the other. One cannot have both. So he opens the windows, to discover that he had attributed the “wild party” to the wrong parties. They have a light, but must be reading or something. The noise is coming from a home where a dim light burns. Muffled voices come from persons who are trying their best to be quiet. He cannot accuse them of having no thought or con- sideration for others. Are they not speaking low, and is not their laughter hushed to a discreet middle register? But how far a slight noise carries on a hot night! And he, trying to go to sleep, cannot blame them for attempting to enjoy themselves, if ey can. He falls into his perpetual wonder, why some people must never begin “party” until every one else has retired. | What is it that they do or say which | they could not as well say or do be- | fore midnight? And, above all, how are they able to | down, thank Heaven! . TRACEWELL. get up tomorrow morning so early, and to look S0 bright and chipper? A super- breed, evidently—the members of which would be the first to vell if their ; own repose was interfered with. * x X % Well, at last everything is quieting ‘There ought to be ‘several hours of quiet, between the present hour, whatever it is, and the | first coming of the first band of hardy milkmen. Quiet should reign for a time, at least—but what is that? The roar of a motor car, away off in the distance, | but plainly coming near, and nearer— now it is in the alley—now it stops with a great sputtering. Oh, yes, that is the Marmadukes coming home from a party, wild or otherwise! Probably otherwise, for the Marmadukes are nice young folk. One recalls now that they had gone across city to fetch Maybelle, a faithful African, early In the evening. It was the duty of the dusky May- belle to stay with the heir of the Mar- madukes. But by the time the family got home Maybelle long had been sound asleep. ~Mr. Marmaduke, of course, had his key to the front door in his pocket, but it was too much trouble to walk around. He would hammer & bit on the back door, which was properly locked, and resisted all his efforts to cajole it into opening. Rap! Rap! Rap! The notes echoed like the clang of the anvil in “Robin Hood.” Rap! Rap! Rap! One-fourth of those asleep nearby woke up with a start. Rap! Rap! Rap! Now half who had been asleep were awake. kK ox Marmaduke played his Now M;. trump card. "M';ybellel" he yelled, at the top of is voice. 5 sll"cnme in a long, loud and prolonged scream, which startled babies out of their slumbers and made ther. scream, o Giverybody heard it except Maybelle. Again it came: “May-be-e-e-e-elle!” The' echoes died away, lingeringly, caressingly, but Maybelle, carefully guarding the Marmaduke helr, heard t. e Matmaduke was forced to do what he should have done in the fiist place— walk around the block and open his own front door with his own front door key. ivzlump, clump, clump—his_footsteps proceed in orderly fashion. Now he is making the turn—clump, clump, clump —off in the distance the dull xumble of the milk wagons is beginning—clump, clump—now he falls over a scooter left on the pavement. 1t is the sound of a key—softly, in the distance—it turns, a door creaks open. Marmaduke is within. The back door opens with a protest all its own. Mrs. Marmaduke enters, after carefully slamming the screen door. Well, that's over! Now it is the turn of the milkmen, and right royally do they enter upon their appointed task of dispensing the best of all foods. Much may be forgiven the milkmen, after all. It may be asked of them, more truly than of Omar’s vinter, what do they buy one-nalf so precious as the | thing they sell? * At last the clanking of bottles and { rattling of crates ceases. He will be a great_inventor, indeed, who devises a clankless bottle and a rattleless crate. Silence and fatigue—these at last conquer the heat and the effects of too much iced tea, too much caffeine, set- ting nervous systems on edge. Just when one goes to sieep one does not know, for one never catches one's self at the precise moment of falling asleep. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands VENING TIMES, Glasgow.—An| objection was put forward by James Blackwood, commercial traveler from Leeds, when he was charged at Stirling Burgh E Police Court recently with leaving his car in Dumbarton road longer than was necessary for the loading or unloading of goods. “1 had great provocation from the policeman,” said the respondent. “He called me by my Christian name. ¥ consider that was an insult. The Burgh prosecutor: “What is the insult? Are you afraid or ashamed to give your Christian name?” Respondent: “No, sir; but I do not care Kvor any one but a friend to ad- dress me by it.” ‘The Burgh prosecutor: “You are compelled to give your Christian name to the constable, Respondent: “The constable got my full name from my motor license. Then he addressed me by my Christian name; that is what I object to.” ‘With reference to the charge, Black- wood asked what commercial travelers | who used their cars in the course of their business were to do. Judge Derrick replied that the streets were not intended for the parking of |} cars for any length of time, and that commercial travelers had to be as re sonable, and were as amenable to the law as any other mortals. A fine of 20 shillings ($4.85), was imposed, which Hon. Mr. Blackwood, Esquire, paid immediately. He neg-| lected to bow to the arresting constable, | however, as he left the court room. | * Seek Facts In Comic Opera Display. Cologne Gazette.—Accused of sup-| pressing facts in connection with the voyage of his vessel to Venezuela last | July, and of not making all necessary entries in his log book, Capt. Zipplitt of the steamer Falke is being examined before a civil court in Hamburg. It seems that the unusual number of 150 passengers came on board just before the boat left the Venezuelan port for the return trip, all of whom seemed to be under the direction, to some extent, of a supercargo named Delgado. The second day out these 150 voy- agers all appeared in military uniforms and equipped head to foot with helmets, swords, revolvers and spurs. The com- pany 1ooked like the persons in a comic opera or participants in a military masquerade. Capt. Zipplitt was much alarmed at the demonstration at first, thinking that the masqueraders intended to take ssion of the ship and break out the “red” flag. The captain could give no | clear answers to questions about this coterle, not seeming to know where they came from or what became of them.| further than that they all dispensed with their uniforms when arriving near | “Do you believe that any one can put people to sleep by means of hypnotism?” “Yes,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Mr. Dulboy was talking about it yesterday. I felt sieepy before he had spoken 20 words.” Lucky. “Was your husband lucky during the last race meeting? “Yes,” answered young Mrs. Torking. “He sprained his ankle and couldn’t st- tend.” Unique. ‘The man who never made mistakes Exclaimed in much distress: “I fear I'll have to make some breaks Or die of loneliness. “Dar ain’t much use o' givin' advice, said Uncle Eben. “If it goes right de an’ if it goes the shores of Europe. The government is anxious to have all the curious details of the case, and particularly if there were concealed shipments of arms on board, and what | disposition was made of them. S Watch Who Guard Cars. El Commercio, Lima—OQur corre- spondent at Calino (chief seaport of Peru), who knows that city well, in- forms us that on the Plaza Grau and in the vicinity of the moving picture houses along the Avenida Saenz Pena there gather daily numbers of small boys who fight among themselves for the rights to guard automobiles sta- tioned along the thoroughfares while their owners are in the theaters and other places of recreation, These self-appointed custodians keep an eye on the cars, and when the own- ers rc:gpe-r expect a remuneration. When this is not forthcoming, however, Police Boy or equipment. The depredations of these little “pigeons” have recessitated the stationing of police in the district mentioned to watch those who watch the cars. The police are now respon- sible for any damages sustaned by the vehicles, ok ox % Brick Wall Ruins Natural Scenery. Falastin, Jaffa—In Palestine we have all the attractions, spiritual, nat- ural and archeological for drawing tourists, but instead of exploiting these pleasant and interesting features we rather compel the tourist to cut short his stay, Sarona, for instance, is a suburb of Jaffa and a very pleasant place to walk in the evening. Close by flows a river, the Auja, winding and making waterfalls, but a saunter upon its bank is ruined by finding before us an ugly 3-foot single brick wall, hide- ously painted, and on it the offensive announcement, “No Permission.” One could hardly refrain from de- molishing that disfiguring bit of cheap ¢ | bricks and lime which denied access to a scene of natural and historic beauty: We should make all the attractions of our country, whether of historic, re- igious, architectural or scenic nature, accessible and free. Antiquities and natural scenery should not be spoiled by commercial enterprise and _disfigure- ment, It is the rural and esthetic amenities that benefit most the wearied ones of other countries that travel here for rest and change. ——r————— | “Orthodox” Left Turn Is Rated as Unsafe ‘To the Editor of The Star: The writer of the article about the abolishment of the safe and sane rotary left turn, now in uce here, has very aptly described the “orthodox” left turn to be adopted soon. He states: “The driver would advance on a green light to the center of the intersection, turning sharp into the stream of traffic proceeding on his left.” “Into the stream of traffic!” happens, then, when he turns into a stream of motorists advancing, as they have & right to do, on a green light? Does he have the right of way, even though he is breaking one of the car- dinal principles of safe traveling, going against a red light? You might also have added that he turns into the stream of deluded pedes- trians who think that a green light means that it js safe to cross. When the “orthodox” turn goes into effect, October 1, you had better reserve some of your valuable space to recount the increased accidents to both motor- Ists and pedestrians which will result. What do a few deaths or broken limbs amount to. though, as long as we are A. M. LEWERS. ‘What *“orthodox"? A Protest Against The Price of Bread To the Editor of The Sta Can't we have a campaign on the price of bread? Wheat has steadily come down in 10 years, but we still pay the same price ‘for our pound loaf. I have been told that American wheat is shipped to London and the bread made therefrom is sold for 4 cents a Efll» Of course, labor is cheaper, but h;ere 15 no excuse for the price we have been paying. Some one is making & haul” out of it, MRS. C. M. CLARK. ) Silent One Would Be Be From the Haverhill Gazette. tter. the youngsters run along e the ve- hicles and damage them all they can, piiher by _scratohin paint wi To be consistent, California should let Tt of it Incre r:greunuuonln B s The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. The Democrats are still seeking to put salt on the tail of the dove of peace. Somehow or another the dove is illusive. Take the recent rumpus in Worcester, Mass., where the Democratic leaders from all over the State met to harmo- nize their differences and to pick can- didates for Governor, Senator, lieuten- ant governor and other State offices. It broke up in & row, a real row. in which first flew. That was not all. Before the fighting began, various speakers pro- ceeded to sav just what they thought ]lb(;ut &ets:;‘ua‘!lon and more r‘."“‘”“i arly about their opponents. The greal trouble of the Demoerats i Massachu- setts today is found in the fact that the Boston organization wants to swing the whole State Democratic party. It's something like the trouble between the Republican organization in Philadel- phia and the rest of the Republicans in nnsylvania. It's the city against the State. But that is not all. Some of the Democrats in Massachusetts are not Irish-Americans. Now the question is, shall there be a “balanced” ticket—i.e., a ticket on which the Irish and the Yankees are both represented—or is it to be an “all-green” ticket? * K ok K The Massachusetts Democrats have a Senator, David I. Walsh, one of the- most effective and efficient of the 96 men who sit in the Senate. Mr. Walsh is of Irish extraction. It has been sug- gested that perhaps it would be wise to put up a man with a Yankee name for the Senate seat mow held by Senator Gillett, certainly if the Democratic candidate for Governor is to be former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald of Boston. Maybe they will and maybe they won't. Marcus A. Coolidge is one of the Yankee breed put forward as & senatorial possibility, but a lot of the Democrats are seeking to hang crepe on Mr. Coolidge. Senator Walsh gave the Democrats of his State something to think about when he told -the “harmony” meeting in Worcester that they must not make the mistake of thinking that Massa- chusetts had definitely turned to the Democratic party merely because it had been carried for Al Smith in 1928. The coming election in the Bay State is of particular interest to determine just to what extent the commonwealth has turned Democratic. It elected a Re- publican Governor and other State officers in 1928 while it was casting its electoral votes for Al Smith and elect- ing Senator Walsh again, * ok K x ‘The Democrats, in the coming sena- torial campaign in Massachusetts, will have the wet end of the prohibition question. Willlam M. Butler, former Senator and the probable nominee of the Republicans, has come out dry. So | has Gov. Allen. This may help the Democrats te swing the senatorial elec- tion, for there are a lot of wet Repub- licans just about sore enough to vote the Democratic ticket on the wet issue alone. On the other hand, if the Dem- Y:Mstfi ‘r;:w m ms]c.h among themselves, wi a ublican T, hibition or no prohlblgon_ 7 * ok ok K ‘The Democrats in Colorado fell out a couple of days ago over the wet-and- dry question. Meeting in party conven- | tion at Colorado Springs, the Democrats | voted down a proposal, made by the wet members of their party, to place in their platform a demand for repeal of prohibition, by a vote of 800 to 175. And the Democrats livened the occasion by fist fights there as they did in Wor- cester. These Democrats get a lot of fun out of life, even if they do not win as many elections as the Republicans. When the Demoorats determined to nominate Gov. “Billy” Adams to suc- ceed himself, they very largely gave over the chance of defeating the Republican who will be nominated in place of Sen- ator Phipps. “Billy” Adams, the most | popular politician in the State, could be elected to any office, it is said. If he chose to come to Washington as Senator, he could come. But he prefers to stick around Colorado. Furthermore, the de- termination to run Gov. Adams for Governor makes it hard to nominate Alva Adams, his nephew, for the Sen- ate, although Alva would make a good candidate. Alva served for a year or two in the Senate sometime ago and he is popular and successful in the State. * k% K | BY FREDERIC ‘There is no other agency in the world that can answer as many legiti- mate questions as our free Informa- tion Bureau in Washington, D. C. This highly organized institution has been built up and is under the personal direction of Prederic J. Haskin. By | keeping in constant touch with Fed- eral bureaus and other educational en- terprises it is in a position to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Submit your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free disposal. There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Address ‘The Evening Star Information Bureau, ;redenrlcc.]. Haskin, director, Washing- Q. What is it about a high aeroplane ride which sometimes cures deafness?— . A. C. A. The Public Health Service says: “A small percentage of impairment of hearing and deafness is due to hys- teria, and such cases might be im- proved by the fright and shock of an aeroplane flight. This has occurred in hysterical aphonia. In our opinion, one flight at a high altitude, of about one-half hour, would show whether or not this maneuver would helr the case. If it did so, the flights could be con- tinued until a cure resulted.” Q. Where are Stations DFE, XDA and EAQ?—C. B. A. Station DFE is in Germany. Sta- tion XDA is in Mexico. Station EAQ is in Spain, Q. Why are the riders in horse races called jockeys?—J. B. A. Jockey is the diminutive of the common Scotch name Jock. As boys were usually the riders, the diminutive was applied to them. Q. How long would a 100-watt electric bulb have to burn to consume one kilowatt hour?—J. N. A. It would have to burn steadily for 10 hours, Q. What kind of money is used in Cuba?—A. C. A. An act approved October 29, 1914, established a new monetary system for Cuba. “Its basis shall be gold, and the unit shall be the peso weighing 1.6718 grammes or 1.5046 fine grammes,” and “gold coins of 5, 10 and 20 pesos shall be of the same shape, weight and value as the corresponding coins of the United States of America.” “National cur- rency and that of the United States of America shall be the legal tender for the payment of obligations.” The money in circulation consists of do- mestic coin, United States coin and United States currency. The denom- inations of gold coins are 20, 10, 5, 4, 2 and 1 peso, with the respective equal in United States of $20, $10, $5, $4, 32 and $1. The silver coins are in 40 centavos, 20 and 10, with the equivaient in United States money of 40, 20 and 10 cents. Minor coins are in denominations of 5, 2 and 1 cen- tavo, with the equivalent in United States money of 5, 2 and 1 cent. Q. Has a play ever been broadcast by television?>—T. G. A. By means of the Baird television Luigi Pirandello’s “The Man mitted recently by television over a sta- zlo'ul the British Broadcasting Corpo- rat Q. What is haggis?—K. J. L. A. A dish consisting of a calf’s, sheep's or other animal's heart, liver and lungs boiled in the stomach of the animal with seasoning of pepper, salt, onions, etc., chopped fine with suet and oatmeal. It is considered peculiarly a Scottish dish. Q. How large are the Au Sable State Forest and the Hardwood State Forest in Michigan?—M. C. A. The American Forestry § Associa- tion says that the purchase of an addi- tional 1,575 acres in the Au Sable State Forest and an additional 476 acres in the Hardwood State Forest has been authorized by the Michigan Conserva- tion Commission. With these purchases Michigan now owns 40,575 acres in the Au Sable Forest and 41,036 acres in the Hardwood Forest. Q. Why does gazing at t;e sun cause And now the proposition is advanced that the Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee has not the power to elect a successor to | Claudius H. Huston, who is expected to resign August 7, when the Executive Committee meets. One theory goes fur- ther and holds that the committee has not the authority to accept a chair- man’s resignation, but that it must be accepted by the National Committee itself, Sounds as though an effort was on after all to keep Mr. Huston on the Job as national chairman until the snow | fifes. 'An examination of the resolution ' adopted by the National Committee, delegating authority to the Executive | Committee, however, does not appear to ' bear out these contentions. The only thing which the Executive Committee cannot do under the resolution is to is- sue the call for the next national con- vention of the G. O. P, The chances are that when the Executive Committee convenes, choice will be made for a new National Committee ' chairman, The choice appears already to have been made—Senator Fess of Ohio. After all, the choice finally rests with the President, and the President has given his O.K. to Mr. Fess. The Republicans have been in a worse stew than the Democrats over this Huston affair. First it was to get Mr. Huston to agree to step out, and then it was to pick a successor to him. i * kX % omas Pryor Gore, former Senator from Oklahoma, appears to have staged a comeback in the Democratic primary held in his State Tuesday. In a field of 10 candidates for the senatorial nomi- nation, three of whom were former governors, Gore, who is blind, has run ahead. He will have to fight it out in A run-off primary on August 12 with his nearest competitor, however. Charles S. Wrightsman, a Tulsa ofl operator, is expected to be in the run-off with Gore, The latter was one of the first two Sen- ators from Oklahoma after that State was admitted to_the Union. He was cted twice, his last term expiring March, 1921, He was defeated for re- nomination in 1920. This year he has taken the wet end of the prohibition question, according to all reports. His Republican opponent will be Senator W. B. Pine, who had a lead in the primary sufficiently great not to make it neces- fary for him to o into a run-off con- est. * Kk ox ¥ The Democrats have bee counting on picking up & senatorial seay in Oklahoma this year. It is, indeed, considered one of th ir best bets, on the theory that Oklahoma is distinctly Southern and Democratic. Mr. Pine, however, is likely to give the Democratic nominee plenty to do before this elec- tion is over. Much will depend upon how strongly the ~pporters of all these Democratic candidates for Senator are willing to back the successful nominee. Furthermore, there will be an independ- ent _candidate in the field, former Gov. Jack Walton, one of the governors who caused a row and was ousted from his gubernatorial job some years ago. % * % Washington still remembers “Alfalfa Bill" Murray, who served two terms in the House here from Oklahoma, more than 10 years ago. It looks now as though Murray had a good chance for the gubernatorial nomination on the Democratic ticket. He, too, may have to go into & run-off. Tor & time he was | in Southeast Bolivia, since he left the House, engaged in colonizing that sec- tion of the South American country. He came back to this country, however, and the lure of politics got him again. - The Bang-Up Age. From the Loulsville Courler-Journal, ‘The bursting of a paper bag causes more pressure on the brain than mor- phine, act And e & person to sneeze’—B. P. K. A. This is because gazing in the sun stimulates certain nerves in the eyes and perhaps in the nose. Who owns the land around the system, ‘With a Flower in His Mouth” was trans- | C. A. L. J. HASKIN.: North Pole is owned by different na- tions. The United States owns Alaska. Canada owns some of the far northern territory. Denmark owns Greenland. Russia owns the land Bering Straits westward. Norway owns Spits- bergen. Iceland is a sovereign state under Christian X of Denmark. There is no knowledge of land nearer the North Pole than the places just listed. . What was the significance of the so-called liberty cap on some of the colonial flags?>—W. C. A. In ancient times when a slave was freed he was permitted to wear a blue cap as a sign that he was no longer a slave. Hence the color blue and a cap have long been symbolical of the idea of liberty. Q. What is the difference between a | “minister with portfolio” and a _“min- | ister without portfolio”>—G. B. F. A. "Minister with portfolio” is the term given to a member of the British cabinet who has jurisdiction over & special department. “Minister without portfolio” is a term given to a minister of the British cabinet who has no spe- cific department over which he has jurisdiction. Q. Was Lady Hamilton, who had_the famous love affair with Admiral Nel- son, ever put in prison?—R. E. 8. A. Lady Hamilton was imprisoned for debt in 1813, serving about one year. Q. How are the gate receipts divided in the games played by the American League?—G. W. S. A. Organized base ball divides gate receipts on the following basis: per cent to the home team and 40 per cent to the visiting team. Q. How many American officers were killed or wounded. in ‘action during the World War?—A. W. A. Officers killed in action, 1,883; died of wounds received in action, 559. wounded, not mortally, 6,471. Q. What King was known as “the Fowler"-—B. N. G. A. Henry I, chosen German King in 919, was called “the Fowler.” Q. Was David Garrick an English- man or a Frenchman?—L. K. O. A. David Garrick was an man, but he was descended from & French family named Garric or Gar- rique of Bordeaux, which had settled in England on the Revocation of the Ediet of Nantes. Q. What are the five strongest ani- mal hairs? Vegetable fibers?—C. D. T. A. One authority suggests the fol- lowing order for vegetable fibers: Abaca, henequen, ixtle, ramie, hemp. For animal hairs Matthews gives the fol- lowing order of strengths for equal cross sections: Alpaca, Saxony merino, mohair, Northumberland, Australian merino. Q. Is the number of Negro churches decreasing?—W. H. A. In 1916 there were 39,502 churches for Negroes, with a membership of 4,602,805, In 1926 the number of churches had increased to 42,585, hav- ing a membership of 5,203,487. Q. How many of Princess Pat's bat- talion survived the World War?— A. At the time that the Duke of Connaught was governor general of Canada a battalion of light infantry of the Canadian Army was named for his daughter, Princess Patricia. She was appointed its honorary colonel. During the World War this battalion distin- guished itself exceedingly in the Ypres section and was practically decimated. Only eight of the battalion survived, but they retur _with their colors un- scathed.” They_ Were reviewed the Princess Pat, who isinow Lady Ram- sey, in London. Q. Are Diesel engines ever used on airplanes?—D. G. . A. Several manufacturers are offer- ing planes equipped either with Diesel engines or gasoline motors. Q. How can polson ivy vines be de- stroyed?—T. D. A. Crude oil or low-grade kerosene sprayed on the vines will smother them. Cut the vines away near the ground if possible. Q. In _measuring the height of & l;m;, 'lv‘vhen is the measure taken?— A. Horses are measus terms hands, a hand being lrza‘ch‘:. and 0?: Q. Nol}h Pole?—H. E. J. hefght is taken from a point at the withers dropped perpendicularly to the The teerritory surrounding the ground. Instinet Challenges Science In Baby Pro Not until Baby Bamberger or Baby Watkins becomes “the perfect image of his father,” as pointed out by the Ann Arbor Daily News, will the Chicago maternity hospital mystery be solved. The public is unable to decide on the evidence available whether the babies were mixed or were properly delivered to their respective families. In the de. velopment of the controversy it is con- ceded that science has failed to conquer maternal instinct, and that the mothers decline to be influenced by the decision of a large majority of the learned ex- perts called into the case. On the matter of resemblance between father and son, the Ann Arbor paper holds that “while there is plenty of ex- cuse for impatience, there is no real reason for despair,” and that “‘unfortu- nately no foolproof scheme has been devised to guarantce infant identities in a place where infants abound.” The Cincinnati Times-Star remarks that “judging by descriptions of the infants, it would seem that neither family stands to lose,” for they “are said to be blue-eyed, pink-cheeked, curly-haired and healthy, credits, both, to any house- hold. ‘The Springfield Republican is “im- pressed by the new factor that has been introduced by modern maternity hos- itals into the problem of accounting Fur unexpected talent, genius and great- ness of future heroes, leaders, teachers and prophets of mankind, paper continues: f Abraham Lincoln had been born in & maternity hospital, the later discussion of the hereditary source of his ability, or genius, might easily have been affected by che possi- bility that he and another baby had been swapped by their unsuspecting parents at the time of their birth. * * * The thought that 100 per cent certainty is guaranteed to no system of baby identification may distress thousands of adoring parents. Yet, if every one in the future is to be born in hospitals, the problem of making parentage secure re- mains for science to solve.” “We can sympathize with the feclings of the 12 gentlemen who contributed their time and learning to the issue,” says the Atlanta Journal. “Their task was tremendous. They have been com- pared to Solomon, but Solomon had only to evoke evidence of maternity from a mother who knew the child was hers. Here there were two children and two mothers, and the elements of the problem increased on & geometrical scale until the decision bes e, we dare elght times as difficult n awful doubt” is the theme of the Haverhill Gazette, while the New York Herpld Tribune thinks that “no known scientific procedure or combination of ures is te, at present, for complete assurance,” and the New York “the physicians should do everything in their power to dispel doubt, to convince the mothers,” concluding that if by some chance they choose wrong, not so much harm is done as if y cl right and the mnu to the agony do not believe em.” In criticism of this the Boston blem at Chicago of the scientific deter- mination of truth.” “Here are two human mites,” de- clares the Utica Observer-! teh, “that look so nearly alike that even their parents cannot tell them apart. But who would dare to suf it to either set of parents that one baby ‘is just as good as the other'? What be- comes of the theory that environment, not_heredity, is the deciding influence in human character? Let some scien- tific theorist try to argue -with these parents that it makes no difference which baby they take; that it all de- mndn not ou how they were born, but W they ‘are brought up. Let them undertake to prove that any child can be shaped into any form the parents desire; that blood and heredity have nothing to do with it. The theory is all right so far as the theoretical chil- dren of theoretical parents are con- cerned. But here are two real chil- dren of real parents. Theory goes up against instinct, the one unanswerable argument.” * Kok Failure of selence in the face of pa- rental confidence is emphasized by the Charlotte Observer, while the Milwau- kee Journal exclaims: “A mother’s heart versus a blood count under a micro- scope! That can have but one end- " The Cleveland Plain Dealer de- es: All the logic in the world has vet swayed a mother’s intuition, And when two intuitions clash, science and logic and reason might just as well 80 llbut l‘or a ;\'llk “In view of the human tendency to drift into the uultu};e that a good ysys- tem can never fail" suggests the Bal- timore Sun, “it may be good discipline for the profession to have a mistaken- baby story once in a while. But it is rough on the Watkinses Bamher- gers. ‘The Indianapolis ments: “The human equation is by means_infallible and anv let-down the efficiency of those intrusted with specific tasks will produce the di- lemmas of which Chicago now providés a prominent example. Fortunately for the peace of mind of most parents, :hé average hospital demonstrates such care in identifying babies that dis- tressing mistakes are seldom made.” Systems approaching perfection, which_have been introduced into various local hospitals and which involve such devices as beads, fingerprints, foot- prints, tags and wrist clasps, are men- tioned by the Fort Wayne News. 1t nel, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Allentown Call. The Albany Eve- ning News refers to the method by which hospital babies “may-be branded b};“thhe use of a violet ray,” the mark of whic no in is of the opinion that the Chicago case “should inspire all maternity hospitals to insure against further cradle con- fusion.” The attitude of parents toward the scientific tests introduced in this case inspires the statement by the Columbus Ohio State Journal: “They can’t be &:lyne‘dr_ nlleud a dlfl::alllt tm‘:; which e called upon to do—to trade baby which they have come I pt is surprised at “the sudden 3 obscurantism' sy Sf prolessin upon as their own for another because _a ‘few ho-