Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1930, Page 8

amount to that” which was about THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, FRIDAY, which was formed a year or so ago, THE EVENING STAR |and they put enough in the checks to| American Artista Professional Leagte, Morning Editien. With_Sunday WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY.....September 26, 1830 THEODORE W. NOYES, ...Editor The Bl R nets omee Py an Buidlie Chicago Sutidis European ' Rate by Carrier Within the City. e B 45¢ per imonth o Even (when 4 60c per month ice: Lake Michisan Office; 14 Regent St.. gland. LT or ielen) 9 v BT PRy A Rate by Mall—Payable in Ads T wy ’;‘T' 8unda: ay only "\ il B ® | would get my ‘chips’ and get them ter- 814,000, There is only one additional para- graph that Olara should. have written. Through some oversight she falled to say that “I found the people at all those tables were doing what they call ‘gambling.’ By that I mesn I would do what they call ‘betting,’ that when the ‘dealer’ had given me some cards the total of these cards, according to the funny value they put on each one, would be nearer twenty-one than his were. If they were, he would give me back my ‘chips’ and seme of his ‘chips,’ too, and it was so much fun getting the dealer’s ‘chips’ But sometimes he ribly fast and before I kriew it he got about all the ‘chips’ I had and I found | they actually tried to make believe the | ‘chips’ represented money. It has| taught me a great lesson and I do not like that game they call ‘gambling’ and they are mean old things to try to take my poor little money.” nllember .', ‘,!" Assoclated e e Associatec Tess is exel entit) to the use for republication Ofl‘r {\!I! fl\ atches credited Lo it or not JUNCHWIse Dublished herein ANl righis of pubfication b rein: Al righis o Bpecial “dispatches hereln are 418g TSt Fve The New Gas Rates. The Public Utilities Commission has ordered sensible changes in the gas rates proposed by the company, and the new schedule is as satisfactory as any that continues to be based on the valu- ation of 1917, plus additions and bet- terments. To attack the new rates in- volves an attack on the rate base, which Woet-Dry Fight in the East. The wet onslaught this year is threatening dry control of the great populous Republican area which lies between the Atlantic Ocean on the East and the Mississippi River on the West and between Canada on the North and the Mason and Dixon line on the South. This may in part explain the last ditch fight which the dry organization lead- ers in New York are now planning if the Republican State convention adopts a plank in the party platform calling for “repeal” of the eighteenth amend- Temains unchanged,’and is not directly concerned in the present issue. The new rates should be regarded merely a8 an incidental benefit to the public resulting from the company’s policy in popularizing the use of gas. Whether they are still too high, despite the re- ductions to affect the bills of the ma- Jority of consumers in the District, depends upon the adequacy of the valuation. The Public Utilities Com- mission will doubtless take this under consideration later and in its discretion may order a revaluation. It is well to remember that the gas eompany has come forward voluntarily with its new schedule of rates. The changes were not initiated by the Public Utilities Commission and would not be immediately effective if the com- pany had not offered to make them. ‘The commission’s duty in studying the new schedule has been to look a gift horse in the mouth, not only for the purpose of finding out what the motive behind it is, but to make sure that it will not develop dangerous tendencies and cavort off in some unexpected direction to the sorrow and grief of the beneficiaries. The gas company has not to Washington disguised as & :mnthmpm organization determined lower the cost of living by reduc- the price of gas. It has come here effective a sound business of which is to popu- mum charge of 75 cents is approved by the commission, but much of the ob- jection to that rate is removed by the commission’s order permitting the con- sumer who pays this minimum rate to use an actual 75 cents’ worth of gas, Instead of the maximum of 500 cubic feet originally proposed by the gas com- pany. Seventy-five cents’ worth of gas amounts to 832 cubic feet, which the consumer is permitted to use when he pays the minimum charge. B As it affects the commercial and in- dustrial use of gas, the new schedule will bring about some reduction. An- other beneficial reform in this case, however, is that the consumer is charged for the actual amount of gas he uses, the cost scaling down with additional use, as in the case of the telephone and electric light rates. Under the old schedule, it sometimes paid the large consumer to waste gas in order to push his consumption up to a point where & lower rate would apply and thereby reduce his total bill The only consumers who will pay more under the new schedule are those who now pay less than 75 cents a month for gas. There are 13,000 of these in the District, most of them the occu- pants of small apartments. Their in- crease will be the difference between ment. It is quite true, as the dry leaders will argue, that New York, New Jersey and several of the other States in this territory have been wet in sentiment for a long time and that the present swing is merely what might be expected. But notwithstanding this existence of wet sentiment in the past the drys have been able to impose their will on the Republican organizations in these States. Their grip has weakened, apparently. The wet Republicans in New York to- day prefer to take their chances with & wet platform and & wet candidate in the coming gubernatorial election, rather than to continue to go along with the drys. This may mean sure defeat for the Republican nominee, if the ardent drys place in the fleld an independent Republican dry for gov- ‘ernor. If dispatches from New York are cor- rect, the Republican State Convention today will adopt a “repealer” plank in its platform. Purther, it will nomi- nate Charles H, Tuttle, United States attorney, who has declared for the re- peal of the eighteenth amendment, as the Republican candidate for Governor. And that, so as the Republican or- ganization of State is concerned, spells defeat for the drys. They may succeed, it is true, in bringing about the victory of Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt, who is to be the Democratic can- the Republican vote dent candidate. But, witlr headquarters in New York City, and now has a membership of some two thousand, both professional and lay members, the former being those who actually practice art professionally, and the latter those who are concerned in the advancement of the interests of | art and artists, has gone straight at | the matter of bettering the relations between artists and those who market their wares. It has just adopted forms of contract for use by its members and members of the Art Dealers’ Association and the League of Antique and Deco- rative Arts. This contract form, when signed and witnessed as in other busi- ness transactions, establishies the terms of gale, the per cent of commission to be charged by the dealer, the degree of risk to be assumed by dealer or artist and all other matters effecting the business relationship between the producer and the medium of sale to the eventual owner. These contract forms simply bring the matter of art dealings to a business basis. The absolute need of the artist of course, is'a market, which he may find through the medium of a dealer, or an exhibition, or direct contact with a purchaser. In the history of art there are pitiful tales of the exploitation of creators of beauty by business agents, dealers and middlemen. The artists got mere pittances for their works, which were then sold for many times those amounts, works that perhaps in later years went to galleries or connoisseurs for fabulous prices. The artist got. what he could, and that was very little, The dealer got what he could, and that was a great deal more. This \organization has already ac- THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Why don't some people who sell things take the trouble to learn some- thing about ll’l‘: things they are at- tempting to se! ‘!'Rey hold up the article, catalogue at you in lieu of We recall'the time the electric refriger- ator salesman contented himself with hauling forth a tray of ice cubes. He jammed the receptacle under our nose, and said: “See?” We saw, all right, but it wasn't enough. Every time we asked him a question he smiled brightly, pulled out the tray and held it up for inspection. ‘e discovered afterward that he was only 18 years old and had been taken “on” only that morning, so we forgave him, But somehow we still picture him foreYer hauling out an ice tray, holding “é:: with a cherubic smile and saying, * % wE Not long ago we purchased the best litle radio gadget we have run into for a long time. Buying trick articles for radio sets is one of our hobbies. We have purchased more miles of wire, etc., than any radio “fan” in the world, we imagine. e Mostly the things we bought didn't “work,” or, if they did, not well enough to permit one to call them a success. But this jigger, we are glad to an- nounce, functions. It is a “tone control” which made a set two years old sound as deep, low and soft as some of the newest ones. As most radio “fans” know, most sets have either one or two power tubes. The jigger under discussion has two wires, or “leads,” for connection to the grid prong of each of the two power tubes. If the set has but one power tube, the other lead goes to the ground. * % kX ‘The salesman, a very pleasant young man, showed us just how to install the or poke & knowledge. complished some material suecesses for the benefit of American artists. has been instrumental in seeuring in, the new tariff enactment a twenty per cent duty on imported paintings and drawings for reproductions and designs suitable for textile manufactures. It has also secured the passage through the House of Representatives on the eve of adjournment in July of the Vestal design copvright bill, to end the pirating of designs by giving the artist the same kind of protection now enjoyed by authors. The final enactment of this measure by the present Congress is ex- pected. American art will develop most surely through the material success of its prac- titioners. They should have the utmost protection from fraud, exploitation, un- fair competition and piracy. B ‘Tea is the only beverage favored by Sir Thomas Lipton. If he is presented with a loving eup in this country, it will not be necessary for him to take it home in order to have it filled with & congenial draught. S Dialing on the telephone helps to relieve unemployment. It consumes time agreeably, like solitaire, with a pleasant hopefulness on the part of the subscriber that he has caught the cor- Tect combination. —— e A New York judge disappears. Diffi- g i i Jersey, i the repeal of eighteenth amendment and later nomination over the dry major- Republican organization over and adopted a the party platform. set the pace for the New York Republicans. In Connecticut, al- though the Republicans nominated a dry for Governor, they adopted & “moist” platform., Pennsylvania Re- publicans nominated the dry Gifford Pinchot for Governor, but it was in a three-cornered race with the wet Mr. Phillips and the “moist” Mr. Brown, and Gov. Pinchot's victory was a plu- rality victory, not & majority, Farther north, in Massachusetts, the wet Re- publicans polled for their candidate for Senator Eben S. Draper, only 17,800 less votes than did the dry Republicans for Willlam M. Butler. Moving farther West, it is found that the Republican organization in Illinois is pledged to support repeal of the eighteenth smendment if the State votes for such repeal in a referendum to be held in November, Michigan Re- publicans in & primary corgist went strongly for the wet Senat¥ Couzens and against the dry Chase S. Osborn, and in Wisconsin both the candidates for the Republican nomination for Governor came out wet. The winner, culty in finding him has called atten- tion to the fact that the courts do not slways find reliable assistance from the detectives. A survey of the economic situation may yet reveal the suggestion that there are too many revolvers in circu- lation with no possible function in le- gitimate employment, ————————— Importance of farming industry is emphasized by the fact that the Sec- retary of Agriculture is now the member of the cabinet who succeeds in retain- ing the spotlight. ————. ‘There may be more beauty contests another year, although the results have been so great that it may be doubted whether there are still beauties to be discovered. ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Blossom and Snowflake. Our tastes must change. As Summer fades ‘We miss the blossoms fair, And yet the Autumn, with its lights and shades, Brings beauty bright and rare. And Winter, from the threat so torrid As we behold the bower, Promises ere long the snowflake that shall be More beauteous than a flower. Obtrusive Ideas. “Why do you insist on interfering in politics?” “I don't,” answered Senator Sorghum, “I thought I had built up a rather reliable vote-getting business in my old home ‘surroundin; ‘What I object to what they now pay and the‘minfmum | o) 1. pollette, declared more | is the way politics threatens to interfere rate of 75 cents. Those who pay be- tween 75 cents and $1.50 under present rates will recelve no reduction, and there are 18,000 of these consumers in the District. The reduction in rates will affect some 69,000 consumers whose bills now exceed $1.50 a month. The average gas bill will be reduced by 86 cents, the majority of consumers will ‘benefit and those who pay an additional few cents will not be seriously hurt. ———e— Bobby Jones is a conservative influ- ence in modern sport. He plays the old- fashioned game and does not permit himself to be involved in the ornate complications of miniature golf. ————— Beautiful But—TUnlucky. Clara Bow is beautiful, but nobody would call her dumb—if they have taken the trouble to read her prepared statement explaining her unfortunate experience in playing “a little at a game called ‘twenty-one’ which they call there ‘black jack.’” For through strongly for repeal than did his op- ponent, Gov. Kohler. Evidences are at hand that the wet sentiment among the Republicans in Vermont and New Hampshire is on the gain, although Maine Republicans have remained steadfast in their sup- port of the dry laws. In Ohio and In- diane. the G, O. P. clings also to the dry cause. 2 Under the circumstances it is not strange that the dry organizations are fighting today with their backs to the wall to stall off wet control of the Re- publican organization in the Empire State. They have long ago lost their grip on the Democratic organizations in this great territory of the North and East, if they ever had such a grip. These populous States not only have large votes in the national party con- ventions which nominate for President and Vice President, but they also have large votes in Congress. ————- Pride was shown by Mussolini in light of temptation by that scheming villain, Will Rogers, and now folks are saying. oh, such horrid things! Business Methods for Artists. ‘While art will never be made a busi- in my affairs.” Jud Tunkins says hoss racing is good, moral discipline for & man in the habit of attaching too much importance to his private opinions. i Unappreciated Attention. ‘They say a liking a responsive kindness brings. And yet I cannot see use of fiies, mosquitoes and small winged things Who seem so fond of me. A Unchallenged Achievement. ‘““Were you ever a real cowboy?” “Why rake up the past?” asked Cactus Joe. “Haven't I made good as a real wild west movie actor?” “He who says he has no regrets'” | sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “has asked no more of life than a tombstone and an epitaph.” Ode to a Candidate. Oh, do not be dejected. Defeat may bring new might. And if you get elected, You'll start another fight, “If you knows anything dat will help a friend,” sald Uncle Eben, “tell it and “I began to play & little at a game | ness, yet business methods are being|run. You's lable to lose yoh helpful- called ‘twenty-one,’ which they called | applied to art in this country. Ameri-|ness if you leaves time for an argu- | s isps Clara. “They | :an artists have organized themselves ment to git started.” ces to play with into a group to compel the observance cks in blank, tell- | of business principles in dealings be- the had It amount of tween themselves and the publie. have This long- been Ducks Flying Hi Prom the Helens, Mont., Record-Herald, ' Now that the u|™ jll'er on a set with two power tubes. “But mine has only one power tube,” e sald. His face fell. “Then you can't use it,” he declared, | ti positively. We were disappointed. We had had visions of our old set sounding as full of bass as a bullfrog at eve. “You don't mind me taking one of ‘Why should he have waited for a cus- tomer to point out to him that he could sell the jigger, after all? Here was a good article, made to get the customers coming and going, as the phrase has it. If your set had two power tubes, as many of them do, the jigger was di- vinely made for it. If, on the other hand, it had but one power tube, as many sets have, it was Just as divinely cut out to work. We proved to our own satisfaction later that it would work, and work well. It not only lowers the pitch, but it smoothes out the surface nojses, as they are ealled, even r:dt:cln: the static, * What we cannot understand is how any one can attempt to sell lnnhln{ without first learning all he can abou it. Maybe if we had ever tried can- vassing or selling over a counter we would understand how that could be. But for the life of as we are unable to understand how one can be so lacking in curiosity. Is it because so many salesmen are not interested in what they sell? Here was a radio man—or at least customers have a right to think he was such—who never once happened to be curious about what was to be done with the jigger if the radio set had but one power tu;;. H Yet offhand one ht k that world be the very nmnnmwfim which would present itself to a c% next to the ever important one, it ;v‘rn" R ut no, here he was, probably a nice young fellow, with plenty o(y sense, mnme interested in radio, we hope 8o, without one thought of what would happen if the customer's set had but one power tube. He thought hlc"hu' “Then you can’t usem By 'hyl didn’t it occur to him manufacturer chance like % poing o Paa s going up & that? If ‘the one gadget wouldn't work on all types of sets, surely the makers must have two t; of gadget. “Get them coming and .&!. It is the mental end of mass produc- *xoxow Every one has gone into a store and forced to lon. had the experience of point out to & clerk som: shelves which he should than the these advertising circulars?” we asked. | bettes “Oh, no, help yourself,” he said, but in a voice from which sales interest had departed. Idly we turned over the leaflet, and the first thing that caught our eye was the following: “If your set has only one power tube, connect one lead to the grid prong, eut Off the end of the other lead and fasten to the ground.” * ok K X “This leaflet says you can use it on a set with one power {ube,” we called. “Does it?” exclaimed the lesman,” in a volee in which enthusiasm and dis- appointment struggled for mastery. Eagerly he seized the plece of paper, and quickly he read the above words. is “All you have do is cut this end off,” he cried, enthusiasm in the lead, “and put it around your ground connec- tion. We have sold a lot of these things, and every one is with them. I sold & man a set the other day by at- taching one; he sald he didn't want it until I put this thing on it. Then he was enthusiastic about it.” What worried us about the young man, was not that he didn’t know, but that he hadn't got up enough enthu- slasm himself to read the leaflet first. ‘The State Department takes issue with the critics of the administration’s hands- 'y toward Cubs and with the of revolution and bloodshed on island. It sees no cause for alarm and no occasion for l;n even 1"; mof nvgm@hlng X recent outburst from Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts, issued here on his return from a visit to Cuba, as- nrun’nfluc poverty and ruin stalked hand in hand with usurpation and tyr- anny, received wide publicity in this country and abroad. Walsh said g rev- olution to overthrow the Machado rule was in the making and he called on the United Sfates to take a hand to in- sure free elections, else bear the re- sponsibility and blame if chaos came. Undersecretary of State Cotton promptly countered with the reminder that American Ambassador Guggenheim had just been here for conference with the department, had brought the ad- ministration’s first-hand information as io Cuba right up to date, and that this information indicated there was nothing to worry about, Those who shared the Walsh view of the situation observed that the Ambassador had been absent from his post vacationing in this coun- try, and was not conversant with latest developments on the island. Demo- cratic Senator King of Utah, frequent critic of American.policies abroad, after | {he conference with Walsh, said he would g0 to Cuba himself soon to get his own verification of the situation. A fine air- ing of this subject is in prospect when the Senate reconvenes. Cuban elections are scheduled for November, so by the :ime Congress gets around to tal ahout Cuba very likely the present crisis will have passed qr the worst eventuated. * F ok % Whatever may be effect in other quarters of the admin- istration’s attack on alleged short sell- ing by the Russian Soviet in the Chi- wheat pit, it is bound to bring aid and comfort to the Senate Demo- crats and insurgents, who have lm:a been agitating for legisiation designe to curtail or prohibit short selling of commodities and securities. Pending is the Caraway “bill to largely restrict dealing in wheat and cotton “futures,” and the Brookhart bill to prohibit short ulllnf of stocks. Business and finan- clal Interests have strongly opposed such legislative nostrums. Republican regulars have in the past given them no support. But it will be difficult to meet the contention that if short sales of a few million bushels of grain by the Russians drove down the price and hurt the American farmer (this being the gravamen of Secretary Hyde's cl s), then short selling from any quarter is injurious to the farmer's in- terest. Similarly stock market bear drives hurt the investor. So Messrs. Caraway, Brookhart et al. are jubilant over the Russian episode, and {lrdin( their loins for a new drive to put their bills through under claim of implied administration * % ok X The resignation of Leland Harrison as Minister to Uruguay just announced marks the retirement from the Amer- ican Foreign Service of another of the romising group of career diplomats of long experience, whose exodus from the der the present administr n has been so marked. Mr. Harri son's diplomatic experience dates from the time he graduated from Harvard, in Oupltal se_Asslsant Secretary of State ‘apital as Te! o EK".‘ years back. His South American assignment proved unwelcome. For one thing, the expenses incident to the Uruguay post were a too-heavy drain on his private resources. No other residence being available, he found himself plgnl rent for a hotel suite at the rate of $18,000 a year. He sought a transfer, and when this was not lmhccm\n’ l'm :el‘ll‘fled. Eliot Wadsworth of Boston, one-time Stone & Webster , Assistant Becretary of the Treasury under Hard- ing and Cooli with Humltle diplo- matic and banking experience at home thie wosk as l"l’l:-lpecnul!:d rreseniative 3 week as Tepi Santo Domingo to examine and report on the financial situation of the stricken Caribbean island republic at he same time that the Re :g:n A . ting Mr, Wads- tive in_the in many cases, wif sizes, colors, fabrics, etc. A customer never knows what harrassments the clerk faces, so his criticisms should be charitable, ex- pressed in a spirit of help, rather than mere caprice .or empty resentment. Heads of departments often get “bright ideas,” which in development turn out to be duds. One retail establishment instructed its clerks to greet all customers with the stock salute, “May I serve you?” Teserted his Dasasing, and the “slogun” Tresen! pl , Al e “d P lasted about two days, when an order was quietly issued to abandon it. If we were running a retail establish- ment we would make our clerks smile, and we would inveigle them into being interested in what they were sell WRC and apply for & job. service, if elected, as seems gahbh. His Republican colleague in dis- trict will be Christian A. Herter, once & Hoover private secre and since then a Hoover political utenant in Massachusetts. Messrs. Wadsworth and Herter are a strong team evidently who do not disdain humble places in public * ok ok % Herbert Hoover, jr., is compelled to relinquish a business career of great prom to devote the next few years to regaining his health. The doctors in’ announcing this week that their diagnosis disclosed an incipient 3 culosis expressed confidence that g plete recovery would be achieved in time. Previously young Herbert's hear- had been badly impaired by ear trouble and recurring intestinal dis- orders had made heavy inroads on his constitution. He is to remain in bed at the Rapidan Camp until cold weath- er and then move to a different cli- mate. This marks the third time the Virginia mountain lodge has been uti- lized as a convalescent retreat for mem- bers of the President’s family. Allan Hoover was in seclusion there for sev- eral months last year suffering from a stomach ailment and Mrs. Hoover was an invalid there last Spring recuperat- ing from the effects of her fall in White House. * ok k¥ "'Ihemflholufemmndllm but they grind exceeding fine.” was the reflection of George Holden Tinkham, M. C., baski in the baths at Virginia. Hot Spri while reading the press reports of the latest troubles which have befallen Bishop James Cannon, jr. Mr. Tinkham started after the bishop's scalp two ‘!In ago, when the latter was at the eight of his power as Wi lobbyist, influential Southern political erusader and hlsn churchman. The Cannon episode of the Caraway Senate over the dam. The blsnop. waa topsled over . s} ‘was topp! from his political throne and exited from Wasl ton, but escaped un- frocking at the hands of the church. Criminal prosecution at the hands of the Department of Justice sought by Tinkham also failed to materialize. Now the . bishop is hurrying home from Brazil with his bride to face new charges preferred by his church col- leagues. It appears that the last of ;he: rdC'mmon business has not yet been * ok ok X Such Washington newspa corre- spondents as elect to wcug;rmy the President to Cleveland next week will be favored with choice seats for the opening world series e. Mr. Hoover is stopping off at Philadelphia to see tmmlnd the official party will be han ly entertained there. “Some of the correspondents hit on the happy idea of covering the President as far as Philadelphia_and taking in the game and then turning back. But Secretary Akerson saw through this little strata- gem and passed out the word that there Would be no base ball tickets except for | peri those representatives who were wotng the whoe ro i ole route. (Copyright. 1930.) e Needs Data on Loafers. From the New York Times. The University of Pennsylvania pro- fessor who told a New Haven audience \that “what America needs is more loafers” should be nted with the statistics of unemployment. s Real Ruler Omitted. From the Asheville Times. Mr, Gerard has offered no explana- tion for his strange omission the the of names of of women's styles 'lmme" mlw"nflrumd A.ger- ———— Candidates and Taxes. Pmn"lm Anm Arbor Daily N “State tax not cl head- line. And here we were .:t'pcun. cane hy to be abolished. e Case for Humane Society. From the San Bernsrdino Sun. A New ith | ing the homes, with the Traffic Bureau Bureau Government a Burden on People To_the Editor of The Star: Last night I read with interest and satisfaction your editorial “Running Afoul of the Law.” The most lawless ¢lty has been discovered. It is a hope- ful sign when The Star begins to sense even dimly the dangers of bureau- cratic government. The principal job of every legislative body in the Unii States for the past 25 years has been to nullify one of the most important principles underlying the Constitution and to combine in the same individual legislative, executive and judicial pow-! ers. When a legislature gives to a u the power to “make necessary rules and regulations,” the bureau im- mediately appropriates the rights which the people previously thought they had in the particular fleid of activity which the bureau is given power to regulate, and instead of having rights the people find that they have merely privileges which are doled out by the bureau with an eye always on the main chance— to make a showing of busy business to present to the Committee on Appro- priations at the next session. One of the most useless (from the standpoint of public welfare) encroach- ments on the right of the public to use the public highways the recent monopolization e Trafic Bureau of John Marshall place and the north side of O street for its so-called “ex- amination” of permit applicants. By making parallel parking on John Mar- shall place they have deprived us of the equivalent of four blocks of K1 space; by monopolizing the .¥.ich le of C street from Third street to John Marshall place they have taken another block and a half, so that we have been deprived of five and a half blocks of parking space in this con- gested section for the aggrandizement of the Traffic Bureau, Any permit m'ucun who can't drive up John hall place with right-angle park- ought not to drive at all. I have nof e condition of C street every day since this rule went into effect, and often an I seen the north side halt occupied, much leas. A rule or tion & bureau ought not to sn of ‘s law passed Fave the.stnc. a legislature it has been dwl‘:;afl :uloubll proof should be upon the bureau to show the propriety of the! rule rather than upon the citizen to show the impropriety of it. With the Prohibition Bureau invad- appropriating ' the streets, with the | ever-increasing number of permits and licenses, taxes and fines, penalties and punishments, what is mate goal of the unfortunate public that pays the bills to suj our flour- ishing bureaucratic a: racy? HOWARD B. SMITH, Unwarranted liecurrence Of War-Time Psychology To_the Editor of The Star: With reference to the report from Hague on the front of your Friday issue on the proceed before the American-German Mixed Claims Commission, which is at present hold- ing its session in the International Pal- ace of Peace there, I beg to call your lmtion r Il:nmc '%'mu.': telegram your caption o question you used the word “Hun” in to and the Ger- mans. As a German resident, repre- senting a leading German paper, the Koelnische Zeitung, I am deeply grieved to have to witness such a recurrence to Jeading. Amsrican baper. pubianes. 1a erican . pul the Capital of the t‘;.nft':d States, and I think many other Germans and Ameri- cans will feel as I do. I had believed that the days of such language were s a1 & reporier o Germany on Amari asa Tmany on - can affairs heretofore un‘yu had par- ticular satisfaction in informing ~the German people that the spirit of the Derience of st Fridey has mads me lence oy e me doubtful. It may interest you and your readers to know that the so-called sabotage claim which is dealt with by the Mixed Claims Commission at its present final session was voluntarily allowed by Ger- it to the commis- | sion, although the time allotted for| such submission had long lapsed, be- cause the German government desired that the allegations on which the claim was based should be cleared up by judicial decision. The German gov- ernment might in complete justification have refused to acknowledge this late claim, which, moreover, is presented by insurance companies for the puigon of recovering payments made by them 12 years , Which latter payments ;;e.re part of the ’:mmmn:enu of ;lht: urance comj against vast prof collected by tg:; during the war. It is for the ):Im:lf.‘hnu p':)ldproveithlt the dlmuuw ] ey the insurance companies at that time were caused by German acts, and, although I am not conversant with the exact present sit-: uation, I submit that there is very n.‘w‘ counter evidence in rebuttal of the allegations of the claimants which should in an impartial report be taken into consideration to the same extent as statements issued by the claimants. DR. GEORG BARTHELME, o Street Cars Doomed to Pass, Says Rider To the Editor of The Star: Behind the Plow one of the local exped! stunt, especially if it applied , wWhich are the greatest traffic in this city with one-man 5 The peper falls, however, to men- tion that the Boston Elevated Railway has just reduced its local fare to 5|pyns cents to promote business in several of the component towns of that great o Somehow it is not convenient for argument that the fact that persons do not operate their private autos to save money should penetrate the minds of the traction people. Private autos are operated to save what is more valuable ~—time and physical annoyance. Inci- dentally, those who are in fair circum- stances also save money, for to them “time is money.” 1If it takes 40 min- utes to go somewhere by street car and 10 by auto, the autoist can afford to ;':y to{nm;‘m ;nn?’ also spend five or n minutes to s parl ce. The conservation of his h:nlm&‘n.o! no mean consideration, as I have ex- lenced. The traction £Wc and giving as little as would wants to stand or sit in their teeth-rattling vehicles for pleasure? ‘Their business is on the down F‘d" and before many years they will be ordered off the streets, partly because their screeching, rattling cars furnish cent of the noise which we are ing to notice and to eliminate from the city. When a car pesses Ninth -and G streets at midnight /You cannot - hear conversation any !g.ter than at midday. Trylgwjor"mmé_ Hurricanes and Bills. From the Plint Daily Journal. A sclentist'’s plan to use storms to break hurricanes giv idea lumn“gnlqunnto'lth‘::on bills. Lipton Denied Cup He Wants. Prom the ‘::nu Jeamal Seems that Sir Thomas Lipton is to T led be hm den! tha_ cup that would —————— The Age of Discretion. - Prom the Akron Beacon s ol E RS T a8 } 3 generally | G to be the ulti- | B eataof ehort | d. | appeared before ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC Did you ever write a letter to Fred- eric J. Haskin? You can ask him any question of fact and get the answer in & personal letter. Here is a great edu- cational idea introduced into the lives of the most intelligent people in the world—American newspaper readers. It is a part of that best purpose of a news- paper—service. There is no charge ex- cept 2 cents in coin or stamps for re- turn postage. Address Frederic J. Has- kin, director, The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Washington, D, C. Q. What was George Sand's real name? Who were her parents?—T, L. A. George Sand was Mme. Lueile Aurore Dudevant (nee ). She was the daughter of urice Dupin, & retired leutenant, and of Sophie Delaborde, the daughter of a Paris bird-fancier. ?. What is the meaning of the letter C in a circle as seen on newspaper cuts?—T. P, D. A. The letter C inclosed within a cir- cle that is found on newspaper cuts, prints, etc, means that that particular Pplcture has been registeted in the copy- right office. Q. Where did. Bobby Jones go to schoel?>—F. C. A. < A. He attended Tech High School at Atlanta, Ga., rceived a B. 8. at Georgis School of Technology, B. 8. at Har- vard University and studied law at Emory University. Q. Please give a short biography of David Manners, who appeared in “Journey's End."—R. M. A. David Manners, whose real name is Acklom, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 30, 1902, but lived most of his life in New York City. He was educated in public schools and the Uni- \'mll{ of Toronto. He has been a fore- man in a lumber camp, a cowboy guide in Arizona and pi . Persuaded by & screen test, he was in “Journey's End,” “SBweet Mamma,"” “Troopers Three,” * ‘Truth About ‘Women," “He Knew Women” and “Kis- He is 6 feet tall, weighs 160 pounds and has light brown hair and gray eyes, He is married to Suzanne Bushnell, Q. How much playgrouhd space is adequate for schools?—E. M. mi on City i T Sl o e, P many cities are 1, pl about & mile apart in areas; 25 acres for junior high school and playfields about ‘every 2 miles, and 40 acres for senior high schools and Junior colleges 3 miles apart. Q. Is the vitamin content of spinach or other greens reduced by the addi- ton of vinegar?—L. A. H. A. Vinegar used on greens will destroy the vitamins. Generally, the more acid the product the less danger there is of vitamin destruction. Q. Are telephone writers used to any great extent?—H. L. M. 3 A. The use of telephone typewriter service increased more rapidly during 1929 than ever before, approximately in! 7,500 new units being placed in opera- tion. The principal users of this serv- ice are banks, brokers, manufacturing concerns and news distributing agen- cles. Its value in police work is also receiving increased recognition. 3‘ What was the date of the earth- quake in Japan about seven years ago? How many lives were lost>—J. F. A. The earthquake in Japan occurred J. HASKIN. 'mber 1, 1923, lives was 99,331, Q. What 'is the Stone of Scone and where is {t?—E. K. A. Scone, in Perthshire, Bmtllx‘ was the site of an old abbey and the Place of residence of the early Kings of Scotland. It was also the scenc of their coronation. A “stone of des- tiny” was part of the coronation chair. This stone was carried off by of land in 1296 and W:J“m nstgr A'},I:q. where 1 re- mains under coronation chalr of the British Kings, Q. What material is used for flour onf says that flour mills 371 en the ma shrunk it measures 36 lneh::c Eledd..“u Q. How much time between the time Schubert’s * ished Sym- phony” was composed and the time it ‘was performed?—T., N. M. A. The two movements of this swaw phony were composed by Schubert in 1822 and the work was not performed until 1865. Q. When was the first descent. in parachute from an_airplane made Who made it?—Y. R. W. A. The first parachute descent from an airplane was made in 1912 at St. Louis by Capt. Berry. ‘What person has the most him in the new Who?—A. B. A, With 108 lines, Dr. Willlam E. Barton ranks first in ‘space in the 1930~ 31 edition of Who's Who in America. Next is Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, with 105 lines, and Samuel Untermeyer Is third, with 102. Q. Was one of President Grant's sons his secretary while he was Presi- dent?—A. C. C. A. Ulysses 8. Grant, jr, was his father’s secretary during his presiden~ tial term. Later he ;mcmed law, dealt in real estate and took a great interest in Ing:gncnn politics. He died in California tember 25, 1929. ufimm Zm the Slamese twins so A. They were born in Siam. These children, joined together from birth, were exhlt;nfd. lhng the :;; m lamese twins, now meaning of children so united. Q. What became of the submarine Deutschland?—D. B. L. A In a report submitted by the American consul at Liverpool to the consul general in London, dated June 27, 1922, it is stated that the ex- German supersubmarine Deutschland was put up for auction and sold for £200. It is understood that she was to be broken up and sold for scrap. Q.Hnnw are pineapples propagated?— A. provu?hd s, Suskers ‘The crown is the leafy of the fruit just below which schnutorm and these are left in the ld when the fruit is ered. These are termed slips. In axles of the leaves are buds and those de near the ground make stro: and are termed suckers. Buds devel- oping from an underground part sre rattoons. The number of .Dfl\ Q. Did the New England States have normal rainfall last Spring?—C, H. P, A. The normal for the New England States from January 1 to July 31 is about 24.00 inches. The amount recorded from January 1 to July 31, 1930, was about 85 per cent of the nor- Attack on Columbus; wRecord Fails to Change His Standing More humorous than otherwise are the comments on charges from an in- vestigator in South America, who, by reason of personal research, believes that Columbus had visited this conti- nent before 1492 as a corsair and that he was a Catalonian outlaw of the sea. 1t is conceded by part of the public that he may have known of earlier voyages in this direction, but most comments agree that the public prefers its 1492 without “‘debunking.” “In any case, he started something,” contends the Chicago Daily Tribune, “and as America’s first booster he is deserving of attention. He gave the Atlantic Ocean a western edge and Eu- rope a subject for conversation that has lasted 400 years. As the first visiting European to our shores he returned with many stories of the strange folk who lived here. Whether he lectured in America on our bad manners, lack of taste, slang, dollar chasing, nasal tones and other errors, after the usual cus- tom of European lectures, ,is not clear. He probably first observed these qtulm.les. and later lecturers have found it unnecessary to observe anything else since, As a Spaniard Columbus will have sympathies with old still extant al our shores. The tango and the re the Rio Grande. Tequilla and tortillas still are consumed.” “We have always stood for educa- tional and , put great reliance in scientific_research,” confesses the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Hard as it will be, we can, in time, we suj , learn to regard the discoverer of America as & Catalonian corsair instead of the son of a Genoese wool weaver. The adven- turous spirit whom we had always thought of as befriended by 8§ royalty could finally, we guess, & rebel against King Juan II of A n. Evidently we could make up our minds to supplant the voyage of the Nina, and Santa Maria by way of the Canary Islands and Sargasso Sea with & trip of Danish seamen via Iceland, Greenland and Labrador. But as for accepting a date other than 1492— never! t year is one of the eternal verities. It bel to the stars. A beacon light to children groping in the dim corridors of history, its fixity steadies men and women shaken by the constant flux of a changing world. We serve notice here and now—1492 to the end of time.” il * * ‘The gmflmu involved are reviewed by the New Orleans Tribune, with the statement as to the recent announce- ment of research: director of the Peruvian National Li- brary, came to America in 1492, but he ought not to have made a fuss about it. ® had come here before, by way of Greenland, but went home to xurage and sald noth: about it. When he inand and Isabel therefore, he was beutnr on a sure thing, given decent ing weather. And finally, he wasn't the son of a oese weaver, but a Catalonian cor- s S0, uan 0 j gonia. Our thanks to the Peruvian savant. Columbus has at last been ‘modernized.” As for Willlam Tell and all like heroes, when did you last see Santa Claus? Columbus is_refashioned to fit modern skepticism. He was just & four-fi racketeer who put over a fast one on a king and queen, ind an admirals badge by Dling ove an 's pul over a trip he ly had made once. ot, huh? Now all we need know is, lady in the case?” “Thus does the thirst for knowledge,” Iaments the Los Angeles l"{,“" “‘once more ‘knock into a cocked hat' one of the world's pet beliefs.and puts it among the tales that might be ol as Mun- chausian. The good forth documentary evidence to support his claims, and avers still pther - ments of like import exist. We dislike to have the knowledge obtained when first we began to study about this old ution still flourish south of [ that begins to make us doubt even what we see and hear’. The controversy is due to rage so long as there is any person will- ing to argue or write about it, and there is sure to be a glflebotnmy of ink to prove or disprove the learned Peruvian's charges. And when it is all over the world will llme‘ reck 21 the outcome.” * K % “Columbus was an adventurer,” agrees the Syracuse Post-Standard. “He made many voyages prior to the one financed )y Queen Isabella. It is known that he voyaged into the northern seas; but all records, up to those which Dr. Ulloa declares he has discovered, agree that he did not reach Iceland, much less the American continent. The controversy is, in fact, about as important as the Shakespeare-Bacon quarrel which has been ra for years. Perhaps Bacon was Shakespeare, or Shakespeare Bacon, but the important fact is that the world has the fruits of genius, We have the Shakespeare plays, we have America. Details are of minor importance.” “When Columbus sailed from Spain in his epoch-making voyage,” in the ) n of the Charleston Daily Mail, 'he may have had more than an inkling there was land to the westward; nor would it be uniikely that he thought this land was India. Certainly that was what he called it. He evidently had India in mln' &l Nu:erth&xu. 1t w; the voyages o lumbus open the New World to European gueul‘;: and settlement. In our modern.vernac- ular, he put the New World on the map.” "gt is highly probable,” concludes the Buffalo Evening News, “that Columbus did know of the Norse voyages, though the assertion that he actually had made a trip to the North American coast with the Norse is opposed by the gen=- eral evidence that they had ceased - voyages to Greenland and Vinland long before the time of Columbus. Their familiar records all when navigation was chiefly by oar- power, Columbus belonged to the age of sall . In any case, informa- tion which Columbus may have had about the Norse explorations would that he used knowledge of the Norse trips, which had been available to all mqumn{ scientists and sailors for sev- eral centuries.” Woman of 60 Jailed For Son Missing School From the Oakland Tribune. aged 60 in jail because her son, Just short of 18, was not in school. Blame for the out act which was remedied as soon as court heard the story, is not so much on the law as upon the methods, ‘& lack of methods, of administering it in the particular n. It woul been possible, had the woman known it, for her to ha & dispensation ‘rmlmor brings | pulsory High Cost of Dressing. From the Bt. Louls Globe-Democrat. The International Wool b3 with our &Em’-m o it of i