Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1930, Page 8

HE EVENING STAR ]outstanding services on the Federal re- WasEinaeTON DC YHURSDAY. August 28, 1930 — e THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor ity. ;4% rer month -60c per month L) per month .5¢ per eopy sach month. sent in by mail or ielephone Mall—Payable in Advance. ryland and Virginia. 1mo., 88¢ 1mo; 1mol. 40c Rate All Other States "Y and 1y 1.00 on'y 75¢ ay oms X 86c Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press 1s exclusively entitled $0 the Uss for republication of all news ¢ (ches credited (0 It or not Otherwise cr SBlished ‘hereis. ALl T1ehs of Buniication of S of Bublication o Eoeclal “Gispatches herein are also eserved. Unemployment Insurance. Gov. Roosevelt, addressing the con- Wention of the New York State Federa- tidn of Labor, promised that he will Boek the establishment of a State- Bupervised system of unemployment in- Burance and expressed the hope that the mext session of the Legislature “‘will take up a practical, definite study of unemployment insurance, avolding, of course, any form of dole, and basing their investigation on sound insurance lines under which the Stafe, the em- Pployer and the employe will all be joint premium payers.” ‘The Governor anticipates immediate Bttack upon his proposal as savoring of *polshevism,” not to mention socialism, paternalism and other fearful “isms’ that are supposed to be waiting around the corner to doom just such experi- ments at the outset. But intelligent eriticism will not depend upon the *jsms” at all. If unemployment insur- Bnce can be made as practical and as workable as workmen's compensation laws, for instance, and other forms of in- demnity against the hazards of life and industry, no reasonable objection will lis against it. The difficulty is that ®experiments in unemployment insur- ance have not progressed far enough 0 prove whether its practice is as hope- ful as the theory. Germany and Great Britain have Probably gone further in State-admin- istered unemployment insurance than 's two million unemployed and England's Are not encouraging testimonials, Trade fnions have “written” unemployment Msurance for years, and their “benefit” Bunds for the relief of members out of ‘work, either through strikes or let- Bowns in employment, are, of course, Well known. The first attempt at com- *pulsory unemployment insurance was mide in St. Gall, Switzerland, as far yback as 1805, but the scheme falled After two years of operation. Under e “Ghent system” municipalities and ‘bther local authorities supplemented from local revenues the benefits paid fy trade unions or other voluntary un- amployment funds, and this system of to-operation between local suthorities #nd trade unions has received its great- @t support in Belgium, Holland and Prance. In England some fourteen acts of Parliament have dealt with unem- ployment insurance since the prineipal et of 1920, which repealed all former es exist outside of Great Britain, Rassia, Italy, Austria, Poland, Irish #Free State and Germany, while volun- tary systems, aided by the state, are in operation in Denmark, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Bel- glum, Czechoslovakis and Switzerland. Compulsory unemployment insurance has made no headway in the United States, though in times of unemploy- ment it has been frequently discussed. Public sentiment, shared by trade un- dons and employers alike, has been Bgainst it. The President’s Unempldy- ment Conference of 1921 provided for an exhaustive study of the various types of unemployment insurance, but | refrained from recommending State in- purance. Several voluntary plans have gome into existence in the United States since 1920, but they are limited to sin- gle plants or portions of an industry and in 1929 covered less than 150,000 persons. Gov. Roosevelt mentions one of the companies experimenting with the principle, the General Electric Co. but the most extensive system employ- od in this country is in the men’s cloth- ing industry, by agreement between the Elothing manufacturers and the Amal- pamated Clothing Workers of America #nd covering about 60,000 persons. Previous attempts to introduce State unemployment insurance in Massa- ehusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Penn- sylvania, Minnesota and Connecticut have fafled. But the theory is still Beld out as one of the most effective provisions for relief of the unemployed. It does not prevent unemployment, and ¥ngland's experience has shown that lsome of the companies entering into the agreement were prevented, by busi- mess depression, from carrying their #nd of the load. ——— e ZInsurgents are not always accurately niormed. Some of the East Indian tribes offered apology and laid down their arms as soon as they felt ac- curately informed as to what the fight- ing was supposed to be about. Much 'lfluld be prevented in the way of hos- flities if the procedure could be ren- @ered more studious and less impetuous. —— e Gov. Young'’s Resignation. ‘The resignation of Roy A. Young, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, to become Governor of.the. Federal Re- serve Bank at Boston, calls attention, for the thousandth time, to the sad fact that not even Uncle Sam can keep & g00d man down, He can certainly not keep him down to & $12,000 & year salary. Like countless Pederal ofecials before him, Gov. Young transfers from the + Potomac to the Charles in order that while he is still in the prime of life he may command a salary commensurate with his capacity. The Bostgn Reserve institution will probably pay him four or five times his Washington wage. lent Hoover accepts My. Young's ition with mm& relilc- ¥ serve Board, rendered as they were, par- ticularly during the past year, under conditions of unparalleled stress. The fact that the country's financial fabric has weathered the 1929-30 slump in se- curities and business is a lasting tribute to the Federal Reserve system and to the men who have borne its immense responsibilities, Gov. Young's letter of resignation discloses that he would have left the Government service earlier, but was loath to do so while credit conditions were strained. “Now, however,” he tells the President, “it is clearly evident that the credit structure of the country is in an easy and exceptionally strong con- dition.” No statement from an au- thoritative quarter in recent times carries greater reassurance to the Amer- fean people than this plain-spoken re- cital of a fact which lies at the root of the economic situation. Gov. Young's talents are not lost to the country by his departure for Bos- ton. The Bay State metropolis is the ‘hub of commerce and finance as well as of culture in the Northeastern sec- tor of the United Siates. The times have been notably out of joint in New England for several years. The ten- tacles of the Federal Reserve system are far-spreading. It must be a satis- faction to the whole reglon which the Boston Federal- Reserve Bank serves that & man of Gov. Yourg's established ability is to be at the helm there. - Mayor Walker Passes the Buck. Possibly there is no cornection what- eve: between the two incidents, but a con~ ference just been held by Mayor Walker of Greater New York with two hundred representatives of civic and mercantile interests on the subject of grafting and corruption in the city service will in- evitably have in the public mind a re- lation to the investigation about to be made by direction of the Governor into place-buying in the metropolis. For the Tammany organization, of which the mayor is the representative in office, is involved in both the distribution of judicial positions and in the marketing of favors and privileges under the mu- nicipal administration. » In his talk to the representative citi~ zens yesterday Mayor Walker frankly admitted that there is graft in New York. He said that he has been in- quiring into the matter and has found that bribes have been given and gifts have been made to the municipal of- ficlals for privileges and advantages. The commissioner of accounts, who has been specifically carrying on this in- vestigation, has found that n the ma- Jority of cases the man who has either given or offered & gratuity or a bribe will not make a complaint. His un- willingness makes it impossible to run down the incident and “‘to dispose of the services of the man who accepted.” So the mayor asks these representative New Yorkers to go back to their organ- izations and enlist them in the eampaign for honest administration, to seek out the bribe givers so that the bribe takers can be punished. Mayor Walker is entirely correct in his statement that the municipal graft- ers cannot be discavered, convicted and unless the offerers of bribes complain. But it is rather a case of passing the buck, so to speak, to put the responsibility for checking this form of dishonesty upon the citizens. The fact is that the graft habit has become more or less fixed under the long-con- tinued Tammany administration; of which Mayor Walker is the present head. Favors and privileges, both with- in and beyond the law, have been ob- Jects of barter for years. Invasionsand evasions of the law have been paid for with only & perfunctory measure of concealment. This immediate reaction against the crookedness that has be- come virtually systematic is due to rev- elations incident to an income tax evasion inquiry and prosecution in the course of which it has been shown that the person accused reaped a rich har- vest in fees as intermediary between favor-seekers and municipal authori- ties. He was, in short, a veritable broker of city favors. Some months ago & fire occurred in Manhattan with & serious loss of life due to the absence of certain fire-prevention appliances, the lack of which was attributed dis- tinctly to the enjoyment of immunity for which fees had been paid by the proprietors. Now the Governor has instituted an inquiry into judicial merchandising— no less than nine members of the ju- diclary are now accused of having pur- chased their places—and the mayor is asking the business community to run down the grafters. New York, in short, is being put through one of its almost peripdical inquisitions. This is a double- barreled one and maybe it will yield results. But, then, there have been others, some of them dazzlingly fllumi- nating in their revelations of heavy and gross corruption—end Tammany is still running the city. v It may be misleading to refer to an underworld leader as & master mind in the event of his attracting most at- tention for the hash he makes of his own affairs and the affairs of those who trusted him. ————————— His success in defeating “Ma” Fergu- son may lead his loyal following to call for the support of the political family for “Pa” Sterling. r——— Enterprise to Defend the Cup. Without waiting for the conclusion of the scheduled series of races be- tween the four competitors for the role of defender of the America’s Cup in the forthcoming contest with S8hamrock V, the committee in charge has chosen Enterprise, the first ‘announcement to that effect being brief, without any ex- planation of the abandonment of the program. It now develops that this decision was precipitated by observa- tion of the success of Shamrock V yes- terday in making headway in the light- est of airs. Enterpriseé had already derhonstrated superior speed to. ber American rivals in running before the wind as well as in tacking when the wind was brisk. Her contests in the elimination trials had been chiefly with Weetamoe, which she had beaten in varfous conditions after certain changes had been made in her. But Enterprisehad yet decisively to meet Yankee, which had outsailed Whirlwind in their con- tests, and it was expected that these two would fight it out for the honor of the defense in a concluding series of races. Every evidence, however, THE EVENING assured it would be the part of wisdom to name her definitely as the defender without further delay and so give her crew the longer period of intensive training. 8o it will be Enterprise against Shamrock V on the 13th of September, when the gun ciacks for the beginning of ® competition begun eighty years ago, a competition that has in the latter years been marked by an exhibition of the gamest sports- manship the world has perhaps ever known in the persistent challenging of Sir Thomas Lipton, whose fifth con- tender has just crossed the seas seek- ing the most famous trophy in the history ‘of sport. ————— e The Proteus of the Screen. Readers of the biographical sketches of Lon Chaney, the actor, whose death occurred the other day in Los Angeles, will doubtless have been impressed by two facts considerably differentiating | tyPe him from many of his fellows of the art in which he had become a supreme exponent. One of these facts is that Chaney 1s survived by his only wife, his companion for nearly & quarter of a cen- tury, once his dancing partner in his early thespian days. While many others who are now or who have been famous in the “picture world” have made & mockery of marriage, Chaney remained different. Again, it is noted that throughout his career of success with the motion pictures Chaney avolded rather than sought publicity for him- self and his work. He was, in short, definitely the artist rather than the seeker for fame or notoriety. He was satisfled with his own artistic success. It is most gratifying that this success enriched him and enabled him to be- stow many gifts upon friends and bene- factions for the aid of fellow artists of the screen. Lon Chaney was & conscientious ar- tist in impersonation. He had become through long study and practice an ex- pert in the art of make-up. He had d¥ veloped an extraordinary capacity for disguise through control over his fea- tures. Called in the high-pitched lan- guage of motion picture advertising “the man with a thousand faces,” he was in fact seemingly limitless in his pro- tean capacity for impersonation. To every role which he assumed he devoted himself with the thoroughness of the scholar and the fineness of the artist. His pictures are records of a high mark in cinema art. ——oe—. Newspaper writers have thelr strict ethical standards. Every one who makes & profession of print knew that Lon Chaney was doomed. Not one of them was persuaded, for the sake of a sen- sation, to destroy his hope of health by publishing the fact. ——————— Men described as students are in evi- dence in Peruvian disturbances. In numerous nations social complications are sometimes threatened because so- called students develop sudden impulses for a rough vacation. ————— It is not easy to decide what intel- lects lead in any time. Andree’s career 18 not to be measured in terms of per- sonal advantage, yet his heroic example will b# an inspiration to thousands. | PRy ‘The label on a prohibition automo- bile will have much more genuine mean- ing than the labels on some of the wares it is pursuing. Not ocontent with geographical im- mensity, Texas is indomitably ambitious to render its political and sociological influence proportionate to 1ts sise. In time of drought a cup of water be- comes even greater than before as an evidence of human kindness and charity, SHOOTING STARS, BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, 05 il . After the Voyage. I've heard “old Triton blow his wreathed horn” Out on the waves of which good Wordsworth told—.. T'd rather listen to the note of scorn From the policeman’s whistle shrill and bold. I'd rather hear the airship's mighty drone Or dodge when auto signals rudely sound ‘Than be upon the ocean, all alone, ‘Where fabled gods and goddesses abound, I greet with joy the signals “Go” and “Stop” Instead of constellations great or small. Instead of myths, I crave the honest cop— And I am but a landsman, after all! Confidences. “You attach great importance to broadcasting.” “I do,” answered Senator Sorghum. “In days gone by you were advised ‘to | I tell your troubles to & policeman.’ Now you proceed to tell them to the radio.” Jud Tunkins says a night club isn't 50 bad until a racketeer cuts out the “club” and substitutes a gun. The Big Struggle. Although the crops have caused unrest, ‘This much will I make bold to elaim; It humankind will do its best, The corn and wheat will do the same. Encouraging an Author. “How was your novel received?” “Very favorably,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Critics said it was immeoral.” “Which was very kind of them. That line of comment was what gave my simple, soul-confession most of its popularity.” Titles of Power. The term “Dictator” oft we hear. Its power that we seek to stress May fade in turn—for it is clear That titles oft prove meaningless. “Reprove not the fault of a friend,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “Were he devoid of fault, he might prove too proud for simple friendship.” Family Quarrels in Evangelism. To be a great evangelist In piety you should persist, And heed Commandments Ten—ncr try In wrath to black a parent’s eye. pointed to the superiority of Enter- prise over Yankee as a light weather bost, and it was therefors concluded “Speakin’ of invenf Eben, “de man dat ventin' nuffin' but said Uncle his time in- stand STAR, WASHINGTON, I € THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, Men and women of good will who operate automoblles ought to give pet animals & chance. ‘They should slow down when they see & ¢ g or cat in the road. Especially -t night, when lights glare, the creatures ought to be given an op- portunity to make up their minds which way to y go. Unlike human beings, animals have 1o _comprehension of modern speed. They still live in a world of legs and feet, with which high speeds are scarcely possible. ‘Their apprehension is geared down to leg-runnine speed. Let no motorist of good will forget * K Kk ok It will be noticed that we specify the of automobile operator who will be considerate of animals which may dart across the road. ‘The other type of driver is beyond h%; of appeal. e sad fact is that many drivers of fin, mind and sensible heart permit themselves to be pushed into the other classification. “You have to be a hog, like the rest of them,” is the common complaint of motorists of all ages, degrees of culture, refinement, and so on. You do not. Plenty do not. But far too many fail to slow down when they see an animal in the road. Used to rapid driving, they keep right ahead aftcr they see a dog, or cat, or squirrel, or maybe rabbit, enter the roadway. er crippled, maimed thing left squirming in the road. No, it does not make pleasant reading, but it makes a far worse sight to all those who love animals. . e A human being, if struck and knocked down, has some one to come to his aid, but the friendless creatures of forest and field must lie where they fall or drag themselves away to die by the roadside. Even loyal lovers of animals are some- times put in a position in which they fall for the flash of an eye to do what their heart dictates. ‘When they come to themselves they are too far down the road to do any good. A man who has an especial fond- negs for cats was riding recently at night with some friends when the driver 8 & small vet cat crossing the road. It was in a populous residence neighbor- , Scores of people were on the Hs‘wnllu. Cars and busses came in a ‘The small cat was sighted as much as & block away. The operator say it start and saw that it had time to cross, but did not cut down on the speed of the car in the slightest. ‘The result was that when the cat, becoming confused by the glare of the car lights, hesitated and then started back, much as a human being might have done in the same situation, it was struck. ‘Those who looked back saw the small creature writhing in the road. The first instinct was to stop and help it, the second was to belleve that it was a pet cat, and the third was that some one surely would rescue it. ‘The result—negative enough—was that the car was & block away before these confused thoughts came to anything at all. When one is riding in another is| and no other. person’s car one scarcely likes to issue commands, * ok x * ‘The cat would have been saved if the driver had slowed up. But the cars were following at & ¢ pace behind? Well, let them. Animals at least should be given a chance to save themselves, which Lh!s will surely do if given a chance. ut their mentalities cannot cope with 25 or 30 miles an hour. Buch ds are slow for an automobile, but :Eey are tremendous for & dog or cat. ‘We heard of a similar case from the lips of a kind-hearted fellow who was driving up from lower Maryland. It was at night. As he was making 40 miles an he chanced to see two round, green lights in the He knew at once that it was some creature. Slowing down. he brought his car a halt in front of the two little Sure enough, there was & beautiful hunting dog, run over, unable to move, but its eyes open. It probably had its back broken. “Poor doggy; poor old d " sald the driver, getting down and patting the beast on the head. ‘The dog licked his hand. “Poor 1" repeated the man. He filled his radiator cap with water and held it to the dog’s mouth. Gratefully the dog drank several cap- fuls of water. “I wish I knew what to do with you, poor fellow!” mused the car owner. ‘The looked at him with dog's eyes, wi are not exactly like the eyes of any other animal Just how cases is dependent upon the one man It is easy enough to say what one would do when it is the other fellow doing it. What thé¢ man finally did was to carry the Injured dog to the roadside. He put several thicknesses of newspaper beneath him and left him with a prayer. ‘ Bie * Such cases show one thing—that those who really cate for animals should do something toward giving strays a chance to get across the road. Tt is all very well to say, “Oh, he will make it all right!” but in far too many cases he or she will not make it. Life is something of & gamble for all of us. City life has no greater danger than the motor-car menace. With the animals it becomes extrahazardous for the reasons menti ‘They have no way of estimating the speed of the .Il‘.nng monster coming down upon them. Even the most experienced alley cat, a veteran of many battles with fellow cats and with recalcitrant garbage can tops, .will become confused upon occa- sion. ‘The driver of good will-—and we in-~ sist that this appeal is to such only— will think twice before continuing his speed. Once we saw & bus driver slow down for & squirrel. If he had not, doubt he would have cut the furry creature in $wo. We saw a motorman stop for a cat. He brought his car to a complete stop in the middle of & block. He was & man of good will, Respect for life is something which a man has or has not. But if one has it, why sully it with automobile speeds which, maintained, take away an animal's chance for life if it becomes confused? One can never know when & dog or cat will e confused in the road. One can never know it about himself. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands APAN ADVERTISER, Tokio.—In this land of the proverbially re- tiring woman, the news of her impending political enfranchise- ment, even in local matters, lays & severe strain upon the credulity of many readers. However, if reports are to be trusted, politicians are now preptnnf the public for precisely this eventua “{i ‘Amazement grows apace when it is learned further that the leaders of both parties in Parlia- ment are determined to bestow this po- litical blessing on Japan. If it is true that the Minseito and the Selyukai (the wn.lu of the government and Left- ln’) are uniting to promote this pro- posal, then the old adage that politics makes strange bedfellows is about to Teceive impressive confirmation. Such of peaceful collaboration between normally discordant political groups tends to weaken materially all skepticism " the ultimate Teconciliation of the and the lamb. While we had not supposed that the day of votes for women was imminent in Japan, yet the idea of the politiclans can very clearly seen. woman vote and she surely will in japan before 1940, her gratitude can be ufiiulhed at a very high figure, and no politician, of any party, cares to be placed in'a position that precludes the partisan benefits resulting from that i ok ox % Escorted Home ‘The Dally Herald, London.—A settler in Mombasa, British East Africa, re- Iates & th experience. Returning hom: ulnni‘- e path from a visit to a neighbor, he suddenly became aware of a soft “pad-padding” by his side. Still swinging his hurricane lan- tern, and without altering his stride, he glanced to the right out of the corner of his eye, and beheld a fully grown lion keeping pace with him through trees and bush. A moment later he was to discover that the lion's marching on the other side of his path! For a moment he contemplated mak- ing a dash for it—but only for a mo- ment. He realized such a step would be almost certainly fatal, So he continued on his way as if nothing untoward was happening, and, with heart pounding ke a hammer, managed to reach his bungalow without being attacked. * ok k ok Metered Telegraphic Seryice for Spanish Press. A B C, Madrid.—~The director gen- eral of communications has advised the pers and periodicals that the of state has signed a royal en- actment,i establishing a metered _tele- graphic service for the press. Here- fter all telegraphed news items or other copy will be cha for transmis- sion, 2 tas and centimos (32 cents) for each five minutes’ use of the line or for each 100 words. ‘The Baron de Rio Tovia, director general of communications, likewise an- nounces that at an early date a decree will be issued which will obviate the payment of the surtax on outgoing ‘messages in currency. Hereafter stamps of the value of 5 centimos will be issued, which, when affixed to the communica~ tion, will efféct the same compensation as the money, gnd will be a great con- venience to messengers and postmen handling these transmissions. A B C has urged insistently the adoption of this last reform, which will end the ancient custom, very incon- venient and unsatisfactory to the mes- sengers, who formerly received these fees in cash, and generally upon their status and independence. R Not at All Bad, Especially for One-Armed Man. ‘The l?uueltln, k?y&‘ney‘.‘—“hndlu h.v: been whooping y press abou the sad state of Australlan letters, with & consensus of opinion that things are not what were in our young days Neither, matter of that, is bas- soon playing, or the national debt. The whether or no the change is an improvement remains moot. If poetry, for example, is indeed at a low ebb in this country, the reason lies in an apparent dearth of poets, but, for all I know, the continent may be thronged with them. However, as most of them have private incom the h}:mu: of keeping body and soul T, have been known to put own’ name at the bottom of rhymes I have made, and some people have alleged that they were really not at all bad, especially for a one-armed man. * % % % Val ‘Linked To Santiago by Auto. El Mercurio,, Santiago.—Touring car service is to be established between Val- araiso and Santiago, running vehicles tween the two cities on a regular sched- ule dally. The route will be via Casa- blanca, and the time required between the two cities will be two hours, or pos- sibly a lttle more, but in any event will be a much quicker trip than by rail, One of the cars is already under construction, and will be & commodious and luxumauumeql:lplfio ating eight persons, and having also & large com- partment for luggage. * K k% Parrot Theory Receives Tremendous Joit. El Mundo, Havana.—The long-enter- tained theory that old parrot never can learn to talk has lately received a tremendous jolt. A student in juris- ce has just been graduated by iden m law faculty of the University of | . Havana at the age of 85. True, Senor Bernardo Castillo is not a parrot, but if & man of 85 can study and complete examinations in legal lore we believe that nothing is impossible and that a gmn of equal or greater age can learn speak Spanish! For Senor Castillo has not only acquired a knowledge of the anclent science, but his attain- ments were of a high order, surpass- ing the marks made by many other members of his class. And now, in the late autumn of life, he is setting about the practice of the profession he is so well qualified for—an example many & younger man in any walk of life would do well to emulate. s * Historic Names ¥, Sbould Get Preference. El Mercurio, Santiago.—In the prep- arations being made for the renumber- ing of the houses of Santiago, in ac- cordance with the new and systematic order, quite a few requests have been made with reference to changing,the names of some of the streets. In fmost cases the names suggested to replace the present names are those havini some particular significance or interes to individuals. Where these changes would mean the elimination of present names of ancient Colonial _tradition, either of locality or person, we do not favor the revision, and particularly not of the names of thoroughfares ecalled after celebrated men, such as Del Peumo, Cenizas, Baratillos, S8auce, Can- adilla, O'Higgins and Manuel Montt. Of the last two, however, two or three streets in diverse quarters of the city 1 same names. There is, for in- stance, an Avenida O’'Higgins and two Calles O'Higgins and two Calles Montt m an Avenida Montt, repetitions h occasion much inconvenience and Undoubtedly the names of these streets could be changed to ad- vantage, to the end that no two thor- oughfares of the city bear the same name. ‘Where new additions are opened in the suburbs, there should be no objection to the previous or present owner of the district bestowing upon the principal street either his own name or that of his wife. Such a practice maintains in proper fashion the origin of the new acquisition and they are certainly as priate designations as any others it could be bestowed. But the names of all historic figures, of all people illustrious in the national I.\(h should be granted the preference, and the older streets especially should never be renamed for any others. This is the practice in London, Berlin, Brus- sels and New York and all the other citles of the United States. Paris has been prone of late to name her streets far one may go in such| G0, Tor 0| perhaps more honor ol' mn'y orgot~ should THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. unapposed Tor perclection o the ‘Ben or : & ate. The Democrats of the State ap- tly have determined that it is a less task to place a candidate fleld against Senator Borah—and it is. Furthermore, the activities of the senior Senator from Idaho have been by 1o means distasteful to many of the Democrats in Idaho and out of it. Since the Hoover administration came chairman mittee has been in opposil administration on a number of m&: estions that have come bef te, including farm relief and the tariff, not to mention the nominations at Chief hes treaty, negotiated by President Hoover and the American delegation to the conference, held in London, was not the warmest, though he did support the treaty. * % x =% There are & lot of Democrats who would have been well pleased if the Democrats of Nebraska been will- ing to indorse the nomination of Sen- ator George Norris this year and let it go at that. Nwrl.;n L:h m:cml;e of. mtg‘: Progressive group e Senate Wi has played ball with the Democra minority rather than with the admin- istration forces. Norris, however, in 1928 came out flat for the election of Al Smith, the Democratic candidate swing his Bmif the other hand, was one of the most effective of all the Republican campaigners for the election of Pru‘lde‘nt‘m::nr. 1t is 23 years since Senator Borah was first elected to the United States Senate. He has three times been re- elected and he is now nominated for his fifth term of six years. In all the time he has been in the senn':h he has :‘sn mmmeg o with the Progressive group. But he heen & law unto hmulr. sometimes failing to go along with the other Pro- ssives. He has become an institu- jon in the Semate. It is im e to think of the Senate without thinking of Borah. He is one of the out orators of & body which over its entire history has beén famous for orators. He speaks rarely, but when he does he is the more effective because of his longer silences, As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Borah occuples a position of it im- rtance in the dealings of coun- Ty with other natlons. Ile is con- stantly consulted, not only by the - clals of the State Department, but also by private American citizens who have business abroad and by representatives of other countries, To Senator Borah than to any other member of the Senate belongs the vic- tory of the “irrecon over Wood- row Wilson and the of the of Versailles of the League of Nations when those cts, intertwined as they were, were fore the Senate, Reed of Missouri, the late Senator La Follette of Wiscon- sin, Johnson of California and others t parts in that arguments the case against the en States into the League the deep impression on & country which at first been ready to accept the treaty and the !.ell’\l;- wihite The Senate for years has. held one or more firebrands from the South. Picturesque, demagogic, but always virile, Senator Cole Blease of Sou Carolina has the %nuen of being one of the fleriest of the lot. And mow his tenure of office is threatened. He has been fighting for his political life for weeks and apparently must ocon- tinue the fight anothe? two weeks. In & three-cornered primary Blease has finished first, but without enough votes to give him a majority, His opponent in the run-off two weeks hence will be former Representative James F. Byrnes, who served in the House for 14 years. If all the anti-Blease voters cast their votes for Byrnes, it m'f-h" hard for the sitting Senator. e which has been waged in South lina this Summer has been one of treme bitterness. Should Blease and Senator “Tom” Heflin of Alabama be eliminated the line of firebrands which has been maintained for many years would be broken, unless Gov. H“‘i Long of Louisiana should win over tor Ransdell. ‘Pitchfork” Ben Tilliman of | %8s South Carolins, Jeff Davis of Arkansas, Tom Watson of Georgia—all have 3 * k%X New Hampshire is s an active | Southern campaign this Summer, with Republican nomination for Gov- ernor as Senator Keyes, Re- mflun. who comes up for re-election year, is without opposition and his nomination is considered Peeiar organisetion and e slidpet regular o ization an ipat- mzh&vrgmmwwofiww governorship race lormer Gov, John G. Winant. - Winant is the choice of the lve wing of the party, of which former Gov. is also -a leader. Ri against him is Arthur P. Morrill, who the backing of Senator George Moses and the so- called regulars. Winant also has to face the handicap of tradition in New Hampshire that & man should serve but a single term as Governor of the State. For half a century this tradition has continued unbroken. Winant was Gove ernor & few years ago and sought re- nomination and re-election, but failed. Now he is seeking to & come- back.” If he is successtul, is likely to be a candidate for the senatorial ;.‘umuuuan two years hence against oses. Winant became Governor in 1925 and served two years. He is only 40 years old now, but a millionaire, with a for- tune made in oil since the World War. In that war Capt. Winant served with distinction, enlisting first in the French Army and then in the American Army after this country got into the struggle. ;‘n }‘;Ia campai for the nomination e w regulation of the public utilities. There is a third candi- date for the Republican nomination for Governor—Dr. th K. Moore, & sci- ::Nlt “1: a ol .y If Winant wins e nomination, mean a jolt for the leadership of Senator Moses in New Hlmgllhlre. ‘Winant's itest ob- stacle in his race for Mflfi:‘“fl s "’3' ‘:lha"onem ’ apa oy aw are apa- thetic, feeling, it is said, that they P.np:u sty o e S lor a n - tion is Albert & other is Fred E. Noone, who is alw some office and never lso for the ays running for ding, is & can- is opposed in that race by landin, - Admittedly. Blandia and Small have been “drafted” Democratic State Committee will recelve the nominations for Governor and Senator. They are do! nothin, in the way of :Impll[nlnl.h‘ b * % ¥ ‘The death of former ‘Thomas surl&n of lioum Dakota, who had been practicing law in Washington since his retirement from the Senate five years ago, will be. regretted not only by his former colleagues, but also by the rank and file of the civil service employes of the Federal Government. He had . | tidns. Senate, | over from paign, in|tion of fact you tic | cans equivalent to | Vi ipshire, but the | the 8 " Noone, and the| the and the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ‘Washington is the world’s greatest storehouse of all kinds of knowledge. You can draw on it free of charge through our bureau there. Any ques- may ask be an- swered promptly in & personal letter to you. Be careful to write clear] ,g\: your full name and address, and incl 2-cent stamp for postage. Send your ing to The ing Star In- formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. Did Canada build the mooring mast where the R-100 landed?—E. T. A. The $750,000 mooring mast at St. Hubert Airdrome, Montreal, was built by the Canadian government, with aid from American engineers and su - vision bv Maj. H. G. Scott, who was aboard the R-100 on its voyage. The :Ims dirigible was docked in 27 min- tes after the first landing line was dropped. Q. Where is there a statue to un- married mothers?——0, T. G. A. In Lille, France, there is a statue of a mother and child which is dedi- cated to war mothers who were without benefit of clergy. Q. How much money have Americans invested in the Isle of Pines?—J. E. R. A. American investments there amount to $21,000,000. Al ut 700 native Ameri- ve there. The island is under the government of Cuba. Q. What is a “Oanterbury trot"?— A. It is a gentle gallop. such as is to have nwuuabym ‘when to the shrine of ‘Thomas & Becket, at Canterbury. Q. What is the depth of Sanm Frei- cisco Bay?—P. W. J. A. The waters of £an Franciico Bay are generally shallow far out from the hore, but the Golden Gate and the part of the bay adjoining San Francisco, as well as a central channel running Ihrvu&t,\ i ; whole length, have a depth of 30 to more than 100 feet. Q. What was the difference between the major and minor prophets?—A. R. 8. ‘A The major prophets, Scording to Jewish belief, rece' 1 direct instruc- tlons from God, and were given politi- cal authority transcending that of kings or military rulers. The minor prophets did not have the power to command ce as .did the major hets. ‘The ma Moses, Samuel, Xl and Jeremiah; the minor prophets in- cluded Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonas, Zephanian, Zacharias, Nahum, thkkuu k, Sophonias, Haggal and Mal- acl Q. Where fvas the placed called “No Man’s Land” near Texas?—N. L. C. A. No Man's Land was the region 170 miles in lepgth and about 35 miles in width north®f Texas. It was added States in 1850 and made a part of Oklahoma in 1890. Betweon these years the district was under no form of govérnment and became a re- sort of outlaws. Q. Where is the pet ce: metery spoken in O. O. MecIntyre’s column?—N. | J.D. A. It is the Hartsdale Canine Ceme- tery at Hartsdale, N. Y. J. HASKIN. Q. What is pectin, the substance used ?-—M. H. B. ubstance which appears in many vegetable tissues as a constituent of tle sap or cell wall. Hard, ripe apples or oranges and lemons are usually used in the making of Apples need not be peeled, yellow rind of oranges or lemons is not used, nor the edible fruit. The white peel is the part used. Q. What are the duties of men in the Coast Guard?—E. P. b A. The daily routine of all men in the Coast Guard Service is not the In eral the duties of the be classified as fol- lows: Rendering assistance to vessels in distress and saving life and prop- erty; destruction or removal of wrecks, derelicts and other floating dangers to navigation; conduct of international ice patrol in North Atlantic Ocean; ex- tending medical aid to American vessels engaged in deep-sea fisheries; protec- tion of the custors revenue; prevention of smuggling; operating as & part of the Navy in time of war or when the President shall direct; suppression of mutinies on merchant vessels; protec- tion of game, seal and otter fisheries in Alaska: enforcement of laws and regu- lations governing merchant vessels, mo- tor m,':nchonn of vessels in navi- gable waters, immig=ation quarantine, neutrality, regattas and marine parades. Q. Did the Boy Si who went with Admiral Byrd's with it or nturxi w,}l‘n the City of New York left? A. Paul Siple went to Little America with the expedition and stayed until it returned. Q. Who is Amgelo Patri?—J. M. M. A. Angelo Patri is a teacher and suthor, born in Italy, November, 1877, ds an A. B. degree, College of o 3 L, M., Columbia Univer- . He was for some years principal in New York Public School No. 4, and later devoted his entire attention to authorship and editorial writing. Q. How is mint sauce made?—W. E. A, A. Add one ublufoonml of pow-: dered sugar to one-half cupful of vine- ’nr and pour over one-fourth cupful of finely chopped mint leaves. Let stand . about 30 minutes in warm place to in- fuse, If vinegar is very strong, dilute with water. Q. What was the co.troversy over % dxz)nh of Washington Irving Bishop? D A. Bishop died in & coma following a cataleptic trance soon after giving & strenuous de tion of mind-read- ing at the Lambs’ Club, May 13, 1889, ormed by several cept in captivity. Tigers are native only to mE:n and Southern Asia and the adjacent islands. Q. Will the mothers of the unknown soldier dead be sent on a pilgrimage to France?—D. Q. A. The Cemeterial Division of the m her view of case. Romance of Sea Emphasized In Rescue of 300 From Tahiti Drab incidents of modern seafaring are forgotten by the world as romance is seen in the rescue of more than 300 persons from the liner Tahiti after the radio had called other craft to the aid of the vessel in distress. Added force is ven to the incident by the fact that rescue ship, the liner Ventura, was a bitter rival of the doomed craft. The loss of the Tahiti occurred in one of the loneliest parts of the Pacific Ocean. Referring to the fact that “the man- and masters of the two shij sea a des E:Ll‘r had slip) & 3| ken, water was pouring in and by its impact breaking down one suj y water-tight compartment after another. Capt. Meye on the tura, 750 miles or more away, heard. O 8. Instantly, regardless of des- tination, inconvenience or loss, he put about his ship. An epochal race be; ~—the competitor ship against disaster. i * The Tahitl rests upon the bot- tom of the Pacific. But her officers and crew—all souls—are safe on the Ven- tura. Competition ends and brother- shmdo sh_,‘ln. at the emergency call of “It was another wireless victory in life saving,” says the Pasadena Star- News, observing that “radio prevented a great disaster,” and stating that “in the old days perhaps all the engers and summon help,” The Jackson Citizen-Patriot remarks that “it is cus- tomary to say that modern inventions have robbed the sea of its old romance,” but, rohm.nl out that “when the Tahiti finally went under the water, all of her people were safe on other boats,” that nlmr declares: of ‘That, in its own way, quite as thrilling and glamorous as anything that the old days of wooden ships and square sails can offer. To fight wind, wave and thirst in an open boat. over hundreds of miles of hostile | %0 sea Is adventure, no doubt; but isn't it also adventure to send a call for help through the empty air and to hang 317 lives on the sputter of an electzic spark in the cabin of a sinking ship? ‘The wirel any way you look ? is a miracle. An age that can snatch hundreds of people from death in mid- ocean by means of a miracle is an age in which romance is far from be- ing dead.” * ok ok % With a similar tribute to the of radio, the Charleston (W. V-e.\ pom’wer Mail describes the rescue as “a re- minder that while science and invention -une "tention of the country was turned from some endurance exploits to the “en- durance and fortitude shown by men crowding steam and engines, to th. res- cue. Even from one of the loneliest parts of the broadest sea,” continues the Tribune, “word came of the plight of the Tahiti. The world knew that for ® fl?w mhoktgull it all TS musf small boats; that the for distress had been heard, and e';l‘l: the Ventura and other craft were break- 811 records to be there in time to help.” -gnuflu for a modern saga of the sea, of he as thrilling as any of clents sang,” avers the !:.mm il Probably the bitte: o ?g ok Tness is a hang- t, | tect.” press, “was made when flashed through the distress, and instant] of them hundreds of miles away, catch- . ing the soul-stirring 8 O 8, turned their courses .apd raced a through desolate, uncharted wastes the ocean to the rescue. A romance the sea such as the tive of a Conrad mever conceived was en. acted in life under the Southern Cross. * * * The rescue furnishes a chapter in maritime history, and thing more, hat because th the world of No tale of the sea is more romantie than the daily newspaper reports of the ' wreck of the Tahiti and the race of the Ventura to her rescue.” * ok ok ¥ “In contrast to the masters of several ships that have gone down times,” n:tyn the Houston teh, “Capt. Totten comes out of this tragedy With the praise of the world in his ears. But the heroism of the captain and his crew and the fact that no lives lost will not and should not thorough investigation in of the sinking. Why should a en the D port? Was there the inspection? Why were the bulkh not capable of holding back the water? Is that not what bulk~ heads are for? There was fallure some- where, either of man or material. To out which and where is a duty ) e e ‘enting a disaster of this kind,” o “The rescue was a brilliant achieve- men:.." according t?n :h.u‘ Seattle Dally &-Ily cmmed"&c vessel ey T e, as The Roanoke World-News calls it “s {nljor triumph of wireless communica lon, as it is a major triumph of sea~ manship,” and the Columbtis Ohio State Journal explains: “It has come be expected t in times of emer~ gehcy on the sea ship crews shall rise to heroic deeds, but such is not always the Mbut' Dhcipllnfi m’:fis: always of . Prezuen ly wing ship- les drift back of cowardice, tance the picture was per- “The officers and cre 'w of the Ven- tura have gained laurels and lddndwu :.:: r&r:.u‘e of this country’s merchant n-,":'nh Lhehldd::uwmm t: ago her would not have been heard, as few ves« sels plytn’ the South Pacific then car- ried wireless sets. This country has been foremost in urging better facili- All sis- lude a foc- Aind that ties for protecting life at sea. able vessels ohm:ld ;e.nq“‘ wireless, particularly in na: ot e St g y only a im0 Bl V. act histery and tradition of there has been nothing more m":.?n'." —— e America’s Chief Need Is -Roads in Wide Spaces To the Editor of The Star: ews 15 im- mfi“fiflla