Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1930, Page 8

~ A-8 THE EVENING WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY....October 16, 1030 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Offiee using 8t. and Pennsyl ice: 110 Ei Mich! ce: lan Rate by Carrier Within the City. oo Frenme star. 45¢ ver month undars) Tooc a ".Le\:nbln and Buridas’ 8iai —— 5 "85¢ per month The Bunday St Coilection, mads at i ST cnels maneh, TS may gfiuon.l]lll y sent in by mail or telephone Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. ally snd Sunday.... 1 vr., £10.00: mo., 85¢c 11 1l vo EL » All Other States and Canada. .00. 1 mo., Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusivel. titled to *he use for republication of all {!!""S flfx- atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- DuBliched herein A siehts of Bublicetion of " AT Fiehts of Publication o Bpecial ‘dtspaiches herein are iso Teserved: — Germany's Woes. Expectations that the recent Fascist- Communist specter in Germany would sooner or later assume really menacing form have promptly materialized. In accordance with the government's plan, Dr. Paul Loebe, Social Democrat, was yesterday re-elected President of the Reichstag. But balloting proceeded and ended amid tumult that promises end- less chaos in the Reich Parliament. Even the election of Pranz Stoehr, Na- tional Socialist (Facist), as first vice president, in accordance with the cus- tem which assigns that office to the second strongest party, did not curb the frenzy of the Hitlerites. Forthwith they resorted to tactics which, if continuously pursued, are ca- pable of deadlocking parliamentary pro- cedure indefinitely. It is a bleak outlook. Chancellor Bruening was + huge gas-filled bags present a tempting duced to get it into the air at the start. The ill-fated Shenandoah, sister ship of the Los Angeles,.encountered a some- what similar storm a few years ago over Ohio. But although the Shenandoah broke in half in mid air and there were many fatslities, it never took fire and { the survivors were able to “free balloon” to earth. That might well have been the experience of those aboard the R-101 had it been filled with hellum. Regardless of the expense, however, and of its restricted lifting capacity it ! would seem that helium should be used in all lighter-than-air craft. There are certainly enough hazards in this type of fiying without adding the dread one of searing flame. Dirigibles, by their very size and lightness, are unwieldy and difficult to handle in heavy winds. The surfece for nature's pranks. Their con- struction, while the sturdiest that man has yet devised, is not proof against the tearing forces of a storm, as witness the damage to the fin of the famous Graf- Zeppelin on one of its ocean crossings and the similar damage to the R-100 in its recent flight from England to Can- ada. Of course helium will not remove the possibility of these accidents, but its use will obviously eliminate one of the gravest perils of all, the dread specter of all-consuming fire. Driving Out the Wolves. ‘The reason resentment against “‘short salling” and “bear raids” on the market has never been taken very seriously in the past is that the whole thing is forgotten and forgiven as soon as the skies clear and stocks begin to rise again. When times are good everybody laughs at a pessimist, but when times are bad he is regarded as a prophet of evil, It is natural, however, that the full measure of condemnation should descend now on the practice of short selling, with little attempt to differen- tiate between the fundamental necessity of the practics in preserving a “free and open” market and the reprehensible scheduled to present the government's finance-reform program to the Reichs- tag today. The signals were set in Ber- lin for a repetition of yesterday's ob- structive and destructive maneuvers. Hitler and his Communist co-wreckers obviously are bent upon rule or ruin. Beyond the Bismarck Platz Berlin was the scene of other tempestuous events, partly parliamentary and partly economic-industrial. The Prussian Diet, like the Reichstag, is under Social Dem- ocratic domination. There, too, the Fascist-Communist oppositioh organized a demonstration which blocked all pos- sibility of business. It was the Prussian government’s ban on the wearing of Fascist and Communist uniforms in the Diet that turned that chamber into a house of snarl and altercation and tactics of organized speculators who deliberately run down the price of securitiss on the strength of alarming rumors and whispered tales of impend- ing disaster, And if the officials and defenders of the New York Stock Ex- change would spend less time upholding the economics and sanctity of short selling' as a principle and devote some extraordinary energy to exposing and punishing those who abuse it, the stock market and the country at large would ben=fit. That there is abuse now is pretty THE EVENING STAR |would have had to be materially re-|street for moving traffic. The natural reply of the Commissioners would appear to be that another comimittee of its full committee has recommended the creation of more loading wones in each’block in the congested section. By past experience, however, it has been shown that little attention is paid by motorists to the boundaries of these entirely useless for the purpose for which they were designed. As a matter of fact, only theoretical success can be obtained by s ban on double parking, either for commercial or private vehicles. If the merchant wants to get gcods out of his store he ,1'5 quite likely to “take a chance” and | order his truck to pull up and get them, and if a private owner wishes to deal in a certain store he is just as likely to pull up'in front of it and wait the two or three minutes that it takes “friend wife” to make a purchase. Antl with Washington's wide streets neither merchant nor motorist wili consider that he has committed a heinous crime. Of ccurse, no commercial vehicle should be left unattended for any appreciable length of time and no private vehicle should ever be left without a driver when parked abreast. Furthermore, there should be no double parking at all when it obviously disturbs the stream of moving traffic. But @i long as curb parking is per- mitted in the downtown congested sec- tion, judicious and discreet use of double parking both by merchant and zones and that in many cases they are | private owner will probably be the order of the day. And for this reason there would seem to be little necessity for a change of regulation. ———— Every American dollar sent to Rus- sia in trade is a contribution of fifty cents toward a world revolution; all credit extended there hastens the day when Americans will be driven from their homes and their cars confiscated, declares an exiled Russian princess. She has been through it and what she says may be taken as a tip direct from the feedbox. To many Americans the con- fiscation of the car would be & far more terrible blow than the loss of the home. —— A Chicago cop'’s gun jams so that he is at the mercy of robbers and is shot down. That seems to be one town where every policeman ought to be equipped with two revolvers and al- most any other sort of portable weapon, including the much-heralded “death ray,” if that ever materializes. —_— ————————— The late Jack Donahue was not only a great dancer and a great laugh- getter—he had, speaking in a sporting generally admitted. The fluctuations in stocks themselves might be considered as prima facie evidence. Nobody seems to condone such abuse. Everybody con- demns it and resents it. As for the public, which became & heavy investor forced an adjournment. The enemies of parliamentary government have lost no time in giving practical effect to their aversion. As if these purely political woes were not enough, the Reich authorities found themselves simultaneously faced by a strike of 126,000 metal workers in Ber- lin. It was called by the men’s union— a Social tic organization ordi- narily in support of the government— on account of the wage cut proposed by Chancellor Bruening as an integral portion of the national fiscal recon- struction plan. Unless President Hindenburg and his cabinet can evolve ‘ways and means of propitiating organ- ized labor, their hopes of continued So-, cial Democratic adherence in the Reichstag and the Prussian Diet will prove illusory. It is & situation a Bis- marck himself would find desperate, One is not surprised to learn that Germany's ‘“elders” are distracted to the point of despair, Time is the pan- acea likely to be invoked. At any rate, 1t is planned to adjourn the Reichstag today immediately after the reading of the government's finance proposals— provided the Fascists and the Commu- nists permit even that formality to be gone through with. A cooling off pe- riod, Berlin evidently thinks, may sug- gest a way out of difficulties which now bear all the earmarks of an impene- trable impasse. 2 ———— A charming touch in connection with the recent great thanksgiving services held in observance of the reconstruc- tion and preservation of St. Paul's Cathedral in London was the presence, in & special section, of the craftsmen who had performed the intricate work of reconstruction. Apparently in Britain the laborer is not only worthy of his_hire, but of honor also. et The headline “Golf Ball Hits Ca- nadian Official” is reminiscent of the familiar example of what is news given by Dana of the Sun, using the instance of the dog bitten by the m: “Canadian Official Hits Golf Ball” distinctly lacking in news value. e Mr. Pabst would appear to win the 1930 prize for the world's greatest optimist. is ) Helium Exportation. With the full horror of the tragedy of the R-101 being brought home to Americans by the graphic pictures of the disaster which have just reached this country, it is a satisfaction to know that this Government has placed no obstacles in the way of the expor- tation of helium, a non-inflammable gas, to European nations desiring it for their lighter-than-air vessels. When the hydrogen-filled R-101 ended its short career on that dark and stormy night, with a loss of forty-eight lives, it was the belief of many Americans that a ban existed on the exportation of helium and it was strongly urged that it be lifted. The President, how- ever, in recent utterances, has made it quite clear that there is sufficient of this gas adequately to supply the United States Army and Navy and that the Government has never stood in the way of the development of a private helium industry based on an export business, 8o it appears that not only is Amer- ica producing a plentiful supply of this precious gas, but is perfectly willing to have it used by other nations. The { are plenty who are willing so to fix the in securities in the relatively Tecent past and for the first time learned to study the stock market, the psychological ef- fects of bear raiding are neither to be denied nor discounted. Instead of buy- ing—and depression will be over when the public' begins to buy—the public reads of another crash in stocks and tles up all its loose coin in a sock. The public has come to regard the stock market as a ‘true index to prosperity, and whether the index is right or wrong has nothing to do with it. ' “I personally do not believe that it is proper for persons to sell stocks in & volume and in a manner that is calculated to depress prices artificially,” said President Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange a few days ago. But “the prohibition of all short sell- ing, which might result in the destruc- tion of the market, is too high a price to pay for the elimination of the few who abuse this legitimate privilege.” ‘That s undoubtedly sound logic. But rather than a medical sense, a great heart. His life story should be en in- spiration to the laggard, a rebuke to the hypochondriac. —— - An ancient tooth taken at a depth of 1,200 feet from an artesian well be- ing drilled on the Jersey Coast has greatly interested sclentists. Possibly it is a remnant of some ancient statute “with teeth in it” They bury those regularly in that region. ————— Astronomers announce that one part of the sun's atmosphere consists of a layer of vaporized iron 600 miles in depth. A few invigorating deep breaths of that might make a new man of Mussolini. B —— Advices from Philadelphia as to the attitude of forty-seven out of forty- eight Republican ward leaders in the city indiéate that Candidate for Gov- ernor Gifford Pinchot may shortly be enabled to resume his deep-sea diving. STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1930. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. They go In tomato and come out pickle, Such is the kitchen miracle being achieved in many a home these Au- tumn days. Perhaps “pickle” is not exactly the proper name; maybe it is “relish,” or “French relish,” but it has all the ap- pearance and taste of pickle. Back where we came from they called it “chowchow,” and no doubt they still do. Chowchew is the name we prefer, not only because we were brought up on it, but because it best suits the sub- stance. * X K % Imagine a dish of crystal, within whose curved barders re) an_ ap- petizing mound of sweet relish, or chow- chow, dark green in color, promising just the proper amount of “bite” for meats and so on, sending up a savory fragrance. . Onion is there, too, but only as a promise. We fought against the onion, believing the thing has no place in human food, but were told that it gives a certain taste which nothing else could bring. 4 Our pleas, that we did not like onion, were met with the rejoinder that we would never be able to taste it. “Then why put it in?” But such a question has no standing in the art of cookery. Many innocent things, such as & pinch of salt, are put in for the sole purpose, we understand, of not being tasted. Perhaps they are similar to certain agents in chemistry, which are inert in themselves, but enable two other elements to work magic changes. ¥ x & Nice green tomatoes furnish the base of good chowchow, as we insist on calling it, whether rightly.or wrongly. ‘These tomatoes are chopped, either with a chopper or by means of a meat grinder. In the old kitchen days, be- fore the world got to believing 8o stren- uously in modernity, the tomatoes were chopped ruthlessly with a chopper. It was the standard way of doing the job, and no one would have thought of changing the process. Then some one discovered fhat a meat grinder, adjusted in a certain ‘way, would do the work as expeditiously and a great deal more neatly. A crock, still preferably with blue lines around it, is placed at the spout or receiving end of the grinder and the tomatoes are fed in at the other. .k Just what happens next we are a bit hazy about, but we believe enough salt ‘water is put on the tomatoes to cover them. Then they are permitted to stand all night in their brine. ‘This process is to take away the bit- terness of the green tomatoes. In the morning the brine, containing all the bitterness, is drawn off. Now we have the pure essence of chowchow, but still as far from chow- chow, or pickle, or sweet relish, as any- thing could well be. ‘The next step is to take good vinegar and pour over the concoction. Into this are put all sorts of spices. t00. R A good plan, we have been to weaken the vinegar by ha i down on the amount of splces the whole is boiled. An expert chowchow maker of the old school can tell how the dish will taste Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands OLOGNE GAZETTE.—The Up- per-Bavarian costume is fast becoming the mode of Fifth avenue. Soon, spparently, it will predominate. Already that thoroughfare of style and elegance Jooks more like a college campus than a street in New York City, and this gay and juvenile effect has resulted from the prevailing fashion of short trousers. Men wear them everywhere—golf knick- ers—plus-fours—Manchester “shorts”— ———— Flogging 1is suggested as a punish- ment for gangsters and racketeers. What we ought to have is a first-class “Devil's Island.” We have the devils in what the officials of the New York Stock Exchange may or may not realize is that once public sentiment becomes really aroused and sufficiently outraged over the abuses of short selling, it is not going to stop short of prohibition or anything else to clean up the abuse. The depression will loom large in the debates in Congress this Winter. It can be taken for granted that if de- pression can be blamed on anything so tangible as practices condoned by the New York Stock Exchange, and there blame, legislative remedies will be pro- posed thick and fast; an investigation of the New York Stock Exchange has been proposed, and the time is ripe for these to meet with favor. It is not known what subjects were discussed by President Hoover, Mr. Whitney and Allen Lindley, chairman of the Exchange Business Conduct Committee, at their conference Satur- day night. The President might have told them both that it is more desira- ble, from their point of view, to find ways and means of ending abuses of short selling than to wait sround and have somebody else do it for them. Defense of the principle of short selling is neither here nor there. A confession by the Stock Exchange offi- ls that they are unable to corral the wolves and get rid of them is merely an invitation for somebody else to do it for them. The process will no doubt become unduly drastic., T el ‘The favorite cuss word out in Arizona, once noted for her varied and lurid vocabulary, seems to be the compar- atively mild but pregnant phrase, “Not by a damsite.” —_— e Double Parking. The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association has taken exception to the recommendation of the Commissioners’ Trafic Advisory Committee that double parking for commercial vehicles be banned. In a letter to the city heads the association points out that with the curb space almost constantly occupled by private cars the barring of double parking will mean that deliveries will be delayed and a heavy burden of addftional expense inflicted on the merchants. The assoclation strongly recommends the strict enforcement of the present regulation in lieu of the substitution of a new one and claims that conditions will be materially im- proved if this is done. The present rule permits commercial vehicles to park “fiy in the ointment,” however, is that helium is four times as expensive and has ten per cent less lifting power than hydrogen. The R-101, it is thought, failed to ride out the storm because it could not attain sufficient altitude with the heavy lo2d it was carrying. While it would not have burst into flames present conditions for (been is to permit parking abreast for the ground if it helium, the total et oy abreast for loading or unloading, but prohibits double parking by private plenty to occupy it. e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Obscurity. "Tis good to be obscure. No brazen band Doth blare its harmonies so ill-ad- vised. No hypocritic mercer shakes your hand And fawns in hope of being adver- tised; No suave Polonius fondles every whim And quits you when your sway is at an end; No courtier at your elbow snug and trim May crowd away the frank and faith- ful friend. No throng awaits all thoughtlessly to cheer, As thoughtlessly one day perchance twill chide. No vain ambition tempts your course too near The treacherous shallows and the rocks of pride. *Tis sweet, no doubt, to hear the world- lings call, Although they may forget you in a year And e'en revile. It's pretty good withal To live and love and toil and be ob- scure, How it Happened. “How did you get into politics?” “Nobody in regular business seemed to need me,” answered Senator Sorghum, “so I was forced to assume that my ! country called me. Jud Tunkins says & stupid man al- ways has friends, in accordance with the old theory that misery loves com- pany. Relativity in Finance. | Prosperity is something fine, We often pause to boast of it; Yet each complains, all down the line, ‘That some one has the most of it. Talent Appreciated. “I am now a radio announcer!” “All right, Josh,” answered Farmer Corntossel. ’I1 listen to you. You al- ways did have a talent for stoppin’ regular work to make room for your personal conversation.” “Wisdom,” says Hi Ho, the sage of | Chinatown, “is what wise men know how to use in order to conquer fools.” Contrasts. What contrasts strange our statesmen see ‘While traveling on in glory's path. One day they're shaking hands in glee owners. In some respects the protest is sound. Merchants must get their goods in and out of their stores in order to continue in business. And the only way under them to do ~periods when it does not shut off this. brief And next they're shaking fists in wrath. “Prohibition,” said Uncle Eben, “‘won’t be & success until de bootlegger kin be pervented f'um showin' off a roll of ‘same.” P p o all of these and many modifications throng shops, offices and sidewalks. Most business men wear their golfing outfits to their desks, and hasten with- out change of costume from their aery business posts to the magnetic links. Pormer President Coolidge wears knee- breeches upon his frequent visits to New York, thus indorsing the mode. which in many instances is exemplified by very curtailed “stove-pipe” knicker- bockers and & considerable expanse of bare legs. In reality, the college vogue, Another feature made safe for democ- racy by the late President ‘Wilson in his Professional days, has captured not only New York, but the whole country. Right now, we might say, America is in short pants! The growing intrigue be- fween sports and business has led the | Nation to adopt the one apparel suit- able for both vocations. * K K K Chief Constable Must Pay for Privilege. The Daily Herald, London.—The re- port was |;ued tecently of the special committee appointed by the Bristol City Council to investigate allegations against J. H. Watson, the former chief con- stable, who resigned in March. It states that Mr. Watson Wi not Justified in using policemen, firemen and ¢ty vehicles for private purposes. ‘The committee deprecates his conduct in this respect and recommends that he should be required to compensate the corpora- tion to the extent of 1516 pounsu, 11 shillings, 11 pence. Mr. ‘Watson's de- fense was that he was exercising the privileges attaching to his position, but the committee could not find that such privileges were authorized or exercised by former city constables. 'The report states that Mr. Watson had two official motor cars and his daughter a two-seater. These officials’ cars were used for private purposes on numerous occasions, a policeman acting as chauffeur, petrol being supplied and repairs carried out at the police station. Official cars were used by Mr. Watson for a tour of his family in Scotland and for another to Cornwall. Mr. Watson sent an official car from Bristol to East- bourne to bring his mother to Bristol, and two weeks later the same car took her back. Members of the fire brigade erected a garage at Mr. Watson's house —a construction which must now be paid for by Mr. Watson at trade union wages. * ok ok X People Running Into Debt Booked for Disaster. The Bulletin, Sydney—“There is nothing wrong with us in particular,” some of Mr. Lang's followers are telling us—-this depression is world-wide.” Therefore, they argue, since we have not committed any special sin, nothing is called for in the way of special ex- piation. It is quite true there is a world-wide depression. Britain, _Germany, the United States, South America and Ja. pan all report exceptionally numerous unemployed. It is true, too, that Aus- tralia is as badly hit as most. Its wool is worth a third less than it was a few years ago; its wheat has to be sold at a price that does not show the basic wage to thousands of producers; its metals have slumped from 30 to 60 per cent below post-war levels. On top of these falls in market prices most of the con- tinent has suffered from unprecedented droug'm—- drought that has lasted five years! Even assuming, then, that general de- pression is all that is the matter with us, our share of it would be more than the average. But if all the world had mumps, some poor devil would have a broken leg as well, and it is a sad but solemn truth that the mere fact a man has a broken ltg’do- not prevent him run over a motor truck, it in its way. Indeed, one trouble 0 likely to breed another that long ago h:mblyror six months hence by tasting it before it is made. ‘Tastes as to chowchow resemble tastes for limeades. It is customary now in drug stores for the fellow in the silly white hat to ask, “Do you want it sour, medium or sweet?” ‘With chowchow it is the same. Some like it snappy, others medium, others without any bite at all. As for us, we prefer a medium bite, hence chowchcw manufactured for our consumption has its vinegar content cut down by half, its spices reduced largely, and its onion almost—but not quite—left out. * * x No matter what & man may think of | himself. so long as he has chowchow made for his especial benefit, he amounts to_something in the world. He may take pride in the dish of relish set before him, knowing that in every spoonful it reflects his own tastes. His individuality is written all over that chowchow, In leiters a saucer wide. No other human being could claim his chowchow, no other could take it away from him (except with words of praise). Not every man may be a king, not every one may enjoy chowchow at every meal. There are benighted men in this fair land of freedom who never have tasted this dish, will not know what we are writing about, will sneer heartily at the idea of there being a food taste which they have missed. * X % % in the world quite like that of chow- chow, or what we call chowchow. Pumpkin ples are great, especially with @ glass of ice-cold milk; hot but- tered popcorn is delicious, a really good steak is fine, crisp bacon and frizd eggs just_hit the spot sometimes. These have their innings, along with Yet we submit that there is no tas-=~ hot soda biscuits smothered in good butter. Or what is better, before one goes to bed, than a glass of bread and milk? But chowchow, in the dietetic scheme of things, has a tang akin to the salt breeze of the Atlantic. It brings just a glint_of tears to the eyes, probably that well concealed onion. ‘The boiling in vinegar has taken from the relish every tinge of harshness, of bitterness, leaving only & softly melting taste, which “goes” with a great many things that human beings eat. x x X % They do say that a bit of red peppers, incorporated into the body and being of the chowchow, gives it an added ap- pearance, but we are more familiar with the all-green. As an addition to cream cheese or cottage cheese sandwiches, particularly on broyn bread, chowchow gives the finishing touches. There is a knack at eating chowchow. The blunderer not familiar with it will eat it soppingly, but the experienced | will permit the surplus vinegar to remain in the dish. ‘Thus he gets the pure essence of chow- | chow, than which there is no more de- | liclous taste during Autumn and Winter. We have but one additional warning— | 0 not eat too much of it. Cike all good things, even fried corn ush, it must be handled with dis- Just as one should not call for wove ioan two dozen slabs of fried | 7.1, 80 he should content himself with !'a pint of chowchow for dinner, some wise man declared that troubles never come singly. If wool had kept its old price the Langs of London would probably mnot have worried about Australia’s debts. It was when prices began to slump | ried. And then they found that, year by year, for many years past, Australia has been importing about 40 millions (pounds) more than it had been ex- porting, or, in other words, had been running up debts to the tradesmen that much in excess of its earnings. A people running into debt in that fashion is booked for disaster whether there is any world-wide depression or not. Having two lots of trouble to get out of, there is a call, not to do noth- ing, but to do a lot. * K X % Wealthy Planters Seek Modern Conveniences. La Nacion, Buenos Aires—Since the installation of central water works in most of the larger towns in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe, which enables city dwellers to have cold, and in some instances hot, running water in their own nomes, quite a number of the well-to-do planters are seeking the same conveniences for their coun- try estates. In most cases windmills supply the power necessary for pump- ing water from wells or rivers into the habitation, and also about the do- main; in other cases stationary gaso- line engines do this pumping, and in the more complete rural water systems botlers are included, in which the water is warmed by oil burner or electric heat. This furnishes hot water in abundance, at all hours, in all the faucets connected to the heating tank. The gauchos and vauqueros (peasantry and herdsmen) have been recovering somewhat from their astonishment at these supernatural devices which at the touch of a finger produce water hot or cold. At first some of them de- sired similar appliances for their own that the Langs of London became wor- | huts, thinking the tap itself furnished the element without any auxiliary ap- paratus. * koK ¥ Erect Monument | To Balboa After 400 Years. El Mercurio, Santiago.—Vasco Nunez de Balboa was an intrepid and yet a gay adventurer. Though exposed to all the hardships and perils that must | be encountered in the exploration of a virgin wilderness, he never faltered| in his march, and “through it all ex- hibited the genial attributes of his nature in encouraging and solacing his companions. Now, after 400 years, it is proposed to erect a heroic bronze statue in his honor upon the lofty peak where first, in traversing the Isthmus, he beheld the Great Pacific. From time to time such a project has been considered, that the efMigy of this glorious discoverer might stand forever, facing the mighty ocean which he was the first of all those brave voyagers to find, and that the whole world might see him there, upon that famous spot, clad in glitter- ing armor as of yore. This statue, which will show the vigorous features and, too, the pleasant expression of the bold explorer, will be erected at the initiative of the President of Pan- ama, Don Florencio H. Arosemena, by a national commission, which already has searched carefully for the authentic site of the monument, which both his- tory, tradition and probability prove to be the summit of an Isthmian moun- tain, near the present town, Las Cruces. Here Balboa first saw the Pacific, the discovery so essential in the develop- ment of the new hemisphere, Septem- ber 1, 1513. ; e Annually Permanent Tariffs. ‘The Oklshoma City Daily Oklahoman. Soon we shall have another tariff board to settle the tariff question per- ‘manently once more. pradanibon e Permit Duce Will Deny. Prom the Port Worth Star-Telegram. solini has failed, like the others, pre- the reason that no it Mussolini’ The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. «J, Ham” Lewis—now referred to in more dignified manner as J. Hamilton Lewis—has the same fire and punch and quick tongue as of old when he amused the Senate and the galleries with his rapleriike thrusts at the Republican opposition. The Democratic candidate for the Senate in Illinois has shown himself well able to carry on a brisk campaign, despite the fact that 12 years have rolled by since he left the Senate and many more years since he first served in Congress as a member froni the State of Washington. He has as his opponents two women, whom he refers to gallantly as “the ladies,” Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick and Mrs. Lottie Holman O'Neill. There was fear at first that the rivalry of the two wom- en might eclipse the campaign_which the former Senator is waging. But “J. Ham” is managing to keep himself in the limelight. Indeed, probably no, more widely advertised adversaries than Lewis and Mrs. McCormick have ever contested for a Senate seat. Senator Lewis was among the last of the Senators to be elected by the State Legislature. The amendment to the Constitution providing for the direct election of Senators became effective in 1913, and it was comparatively early that year that Senator Lewis was chosen by the Illinois Legislature after a prolonged fight. _were two vacancies at the time. Lorimer, Republican Senator, had been eased out of the Senate by vote of that body, fol- lowing charges that his election had been bought two years earlier. The Bull Moose had split the Republican party and the Democrats were clamor- ing for recognition in the choice of & Senator. After weeks of argument and jockeying, the Legislature agreed to send Senator Lewis to Washington for the Jong term and Lawrence Y. Sherman, Republican, for the short term, filling the Lorimer vacancy. Sherman later was re-elected for a full six-year term. Down in Oklahoma there is another picturesque and veteran _politician attempting to stage & comeback—in fact, two of them. The first is “Alfalfa Bill' Murray, Democratic nominee for Gov- ernor of & State which has impeached more Governors than any other. The second is the former blind Senator, Thomas P. Gore, the Democratic nomi- ator. S Ao ife Bl 1s Hkely to win the ne “Alfalfa Bil" gubernatorial contest, although the Republicans have put forward a strong candidate, Ira_ A. Hil, & Cherokee banker. But Bill, who more than & dozen years ago Was & member of the House, seems to have landed in the political campaign at & seasonable time. He had not long returned from Bolivia, broke, after having tried his hand at a land colonization project in that country. Before he left this country he sold out his farming interests for $200,000, He left his money behind in Bolivia, however. “Alfalfa Bill” decided to go Into the primary, although he had no organization or money. In & field of half a dozen or more candi- dates he won a plurality and in the run-off primary he had a ‘majority. “Alfalfa Bill” in his speeches prom- ises to relieve the :.lxlply:‘:l A;: tl:l.r tax burden, particularly e farmers. He is not so much interested in taking the taxes off the rich ofl operators. Lanky, tousle - headed, ~with baggy clothes and a prominent nose and a typical drooping mustache of the old West, now turning gray, Bill is more in keeping with the days of the famous Oklahoma run—the land rush when the Territory was opened up for settle- ment in 1889—than with the sky- scrapers which adorn Oklahoma City and other cities of the State today. If he is elected Governor it will be a vic- tory after three starts for Bill in the gubernatorial race. He tried twice be- fore to land the job, but failed. He hes a following among the people. Senator Gore is fignting it out with Senator Pine, Repubiican, the incum- bent. Senator Pine's Republicanism sits lightly upon him in this race. In- deed, some of the reports are to the effect that Senator Pine, who belongs to the insurgent Republican group.in the Upper House which joined forces with the Democrats during the last two sessions of Congress, is trying to prove himself a better Democrat than is Senator Gore. This may be good politics in a State which is genérally conceded to be Democratic. The Demo- crats have fought each other so often and so bitterly there, however, that in more recent years Republican Senators have been elected. The State was greatly interested in the effort made in the last session to place a duty on oil. It failed and Senator Pine has been criticized for the failure. The big prize politically in Chicago is the oftice of mayor. The election takes place next Spring for a four-year term. The next mayor will be "the chief executive of the city during the World's Fair for which hundreas of millions of dollars’ worth of contracts will be made. William Hale Thompson, “Big Bill,” if signs are not misleading, will be a candidate to succeed himseli. The primary will be bitterly fought as usual, Bill may resurrect the World Court and King George of England, his favorite campaign issues, when the time comes, Doubtless he is counting on some measure of support from Mrs. McCormick if she is elected Senator with his support in November, al- though Mrs. McCormick has stoutly denied there is any allegiance between herself and Bill and the city hall gang. Here and there talk is springing up that Senator Charles S. Deneen may seek to come back politically next year by being a candidate for mayor of Chi- cago himself. If he goes into the race with Thompson there is likely to be a lively fight. The Democrats in the end may have a good deal to say about the choice of a Republican nominee for mayor and also about who is elected. They will trot out a candidate them- selves. Despite the fact that two years ago there was a great reform movement which cracked the Thompson-Crowe- Barrett organization, conditions have not been improved in the city mate- rially. There is plenty of reason for another drive against the “organiza- tion” and the gangs. The Democrats are really worried about the senatorial race in Montana. Senator Thomas J. Walsh, first of the Senate's great investigators, appears to be in some danger of defeat. He is up against Justice Albert J. Galen of the State Supreme Court. Galen is widely popular. He is Catholic like Senator ‘Walsh, but unlike him he 6 a wet and opposed to the eighteenth amendment. The State in two referendums has voted wet. Senator Walsh last Spring said in Washington that he would abide by a decision of the voters in an- other referendum on the liquor ques- tion. Senator Walsh, however, has long been a dry. Furthermore, the voters are asking why it is necessary to have a third referendum on the subject. Galen is a typical Westerner and has been a wonderful horseman. Walsh has the advantage of the depressed business conditions and the general Democratic trend this year. He has a national reputation, won in Washing- ton, which will probably be worth many votes to him. Senator Borah of Idaho, it had been reported, would go into Montana to speak for Senator Walsh, although Borah is a Republican. But Mr. Borah, it now appears, is going to do no such thing. Mr. Borah has never yet left the party reservation when it comes to elections. He may take a crack at the Republican administration _from his place on the floor of the Senate, but out in Idaho he is still a Republican. He is up for re-election himself this year. An_easy walkaway for him, it is true. But he is not going out to make speeches for Democratic candi- dates for the Senate even though he may admire Senator Walsh and others of the opposition party. The women are being urged in Illinois to vote for Mrs. McOormick for the Senate ‘“be- cause she is & woman” David E. Shanahan, Speaker of the House in the ucn&ouflmn.hw-mm that if they do not seize nity to elect s woman to_ the i ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FWIMC 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 & great edu- cational idea introduced into the lives of the most intelligent people in the world—American newspaper readers. It s a part of that best purpose of a newspaper — service. ‘There is no cherge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. _Address Frederic J. Haskin, director, The Evening Star | Information Bureau, Washingto: ! n, D. C. Q. How many feet of film are there in a feature-length photoplay?—T. C. . There are about 7,000. To pro- duce this footage it is usually necessary to take 100,000 to 150,000 feet of neg- ative, The 7,000 feet of the finished feature is made up of many short scenes pleced together. There are as many as 200 to 500 scenes in the aver- age film. Q. Is a book considered published | when it leaves the hands | er?—F. W, when it is offered for sale. Q. What is the name of Soviet Russia’s secret service organization? —W. C. C. A. It is known as Ogpu. Q. How did George Willlam Russell get the pseudonym AE?—N. T. A. His_earliest literary effort was signed AEon. The printer could not decipher his handwriting, so set up only the first two letters. Russell adopted this and used it for subsequent work. in the United States for the past decade compared with the consumption before the World War and during.the war?— W. H. A of cotton 4,911,300 yunning bales during the 10 years 1904-05 to 1913-14. The average annual cotton consumption for 1916-17 and 1917-18 was 6,677,000 running bales. The average annual consump- tion from 1920-21 to 1929-30 was 6,303,- 000 bales. Q. Where was the first communion service held on American soll?—L. T. A. The fust was that held on the little island in the James River, where the settlement of Jamestown was built. On June 11, 1607, the Rev. Robert Hunt administered the Anglican com- munion to the little band, who knelt on !the ground under a ship's sail to re- ceive it. L W, The average annual consumption Q. Why won't asbestos burn?—S. G. A. It 15 a mineral, and, like most | minerals, is incombustible, Q. How long does it take to make a hula skirt?>—B. K. A. To make a real hula costume it requires from 40 to 80 ti plant leaves, depending on the size of the dancer. It takes approximately. three hours to weave & skirt, the life of which is three days. Q. How long has the organization, Better Homes in America, been_estab- lished? Who is its president?—F. 8. A. Better Homes in America was founded in 1922. Dr. Ray Lyman Wil- bur, Secretary of the Interior, is presi- dent. Q. What was the object of Edward . Harkness' gift of $10,000,000 to Great Britain?—G. M. A. From time to time Mr. Harkness, American philanthropist, has given gen- erously toward public service in Eng- land. In endowing with $10,000,000 the of the print- | A. The publication date is the time Q. How has the cotton consumption | in the United States was| J. HASKIN. Pilgrim Trust for “ the fu- ture well-being of by helping the country’s present needs” he en- ables the trustees of the fund to do fur- ther charitable and educational work in that country. Mr. Harkness states in the | preamble to his trust deed that be- | cause Britain spent her resources free- |1y in the common cause during the war and has since maintained honor- ably and without complaint, the wfix which has greatly inc: the - culties of life for her people, he deems it right for a private American citisen to _show his admiration by a gift to help her meet some of the more urgent . Is it true in olden times | libraries kept the books chained to the shelves?>—C. F. | ""A. In public libraries 'during the Middle Ages books were often chained | to their shelves. It is said that the | volumes in the library at Oxford were secured in this manner. | Q. Which letters in the | most frequently used?—L. 3 A. According to printers’ experience “E"” is used most frequently. Taking “E" | as a base at 1,000 times, the other let- ters follow in this order: T, 770; A, 728; 3 H N, 670; H, 540; H 280; 236; W, 190: Y, 184; P, 168; G, 168; V, 158; B, 120; K, 88; J, 85; Q, 50; X, 46, and Z, 22. Q. Please give a blography of Poker Al E. E. B | A. Poker Alice Tubbs was a pictur- esque character of the old West whers she was a fixture in the mining camps of the gold rush era. She was born | in Devonshire, England, and came to the United States with her family. She died February 27, 1930, in Rapid City, S. Dak. Q. What type of man is best as an airplane pilot>—E. W. | A. It has been said that Col. Lind- | bergh demonstrates the perfect type of nerve, | air pilot. He is young, of | daring, alphabet are G. 8. , level-headed, clear-eyed and practical-minded. Q. Where is the state of Minas Geraes?—C. W. A. It is in Brazil. Minas Geraes is north of the cities of Rio de Janefro and Sao Paulo. It is bounded on the north of the State of Mahia and on the west by Matto Grosso. It is fifth of the states in area and ranked first in population in 1920. It has rich iron deposits and was the location of Bra- zil's once rich gold mines, now ex- hausted. Q. Who was the little boy who was buried in Arlington Cemetery and was called the Little Corporal?>—V. C. D. A. The Little Corporal was the son of Sergt. Lankton, Gen. Per- shing’s orderly during the World War, and was always called Little Corporal by the general. He is buried in the civilian portion of the Fort Myer post section of Arlington. Q. How does France arrange tariff matters>—P. W. A. A. France has a flexible tariff. It is not necessary for extended to be held before a change can be as in this country. A tariff rate can be quickly changed by ministerial action to meet the domestic industrial situa- tion from a protective point of view. Q. Should: sprouted guuu be used to feed chickens?—D. B. B. A. The Department of Agriculture says that sprouted grains are extensively and with excellent results in feeding chickens. The recommendation made by Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the United States Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, that the law forbidding the exportation of heltum gas to foreign countries be repealed in the interest of humanity and the development of lighter-than- air craft falls on sympathetic ears in America, horrified at the recent de- struction of the British dirigible, R-101, “The virtual certainty-that the highly inflammable hydrogen with which the dirigible was inflated was Tesponsible, at least for the large loss of life, em- phasizes anew the unsuitability of this dangerous gas for aircraft,” says the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and it feels that, “despite selfish considerations, this country should not continue to prohibit helium export when it might avert air tngedl‘l{e that which be- fell the R-101." the opinion of the Morgantown Dominion-News, the acci- dent “demonstrates that dirigible opera- tion with anytbing except mon-inflam: mable gas is entirely too hazardous for anything short of emergency use, such as might be required by war-time actfi- ties.” As the Cleveland News puts it: “Substitution of helium for hydrogen. in all airships constructed from now on, would seem to be a step in pro- tecting lives, and advancing the art of air transport in all parts of “the world.” That the law against exporting helium was at one time just and necessary is conceded. But has that time passed? Many newspapers think so and give their reasons for this opinion, Newark Evening News explains: “When that law was put in effect, the cost of producing helium was high, and the known sources were limited. Insuf- ficlent was produced for the needs of our own dirigibles, and for a while the gas had to be piped from the Shenan- doah to the Los Angeles, one craft earthbound while the other employed the helium. Today,” this paper con- tinues, “a surplus of the isolated ele- ment has caused the two great Govern- ment plants at Fort Worth and Amaril. lo in Texas to shut down from time to time, never to work at full capacity.” The Chicago Daily News also is sure that “we have more helium gas than we need,” and the Jersey City Journal quotes naval officers as belleving “the gas could be exported without jeopardiz- ing our supply.” * ok ok Kk * Expressing its confidence that “when it comes to acting for the saving of life, the American people have never taken a selfish or timid view,” the Pitts- burgh Post-Gazette approves the export of the gas. “If America can contribute anything to the science of aviation and.to the preservation of human life, in time of peace, it seems that the sug- guestion of Rear Admiral Moffett should be given careful consideration,” advises the Hamilton Evening Journal. Sup- porting this viewpoint also, the Danbury Evening News points out that “other nations are forced to use inflammable gases now, and will in the future, un- less we come to their rescue with our helium.” Such action by America “ac- cords with the dictates both of human- ity and of scientific progress,” says the Buffalo Evening News, while that “it seems no more than international comity” is the opinion of the Richmond News Leader. To those who would fear that the g: would some day be used against us lor Hartford Daily Courant says, “As ng as we continue to hold the key to the world's helium resources we control the extent to which that gas may be used,” this fact putting us “in a posi- put a woman on the ticket, women don't care; they are not interested.”: Mrs. MeCormick herself has not stress- ed the fact that she is a woman and therefore entitled to the Fptlt of the women. The argument, if advanced strongly, might easily result in turn- The weekly plot to assassinate Mus- | State, who describes himself as a prac- | ing men away from a woman candidate the women | for office. A battle of the sexes 4 along sex lines, would at the be some- advan- ‘The | Export of Helium Proposed For Lighter-Than-Air Craft s tion to make certain that the = T exported in amounts sufficient on! the commercial needs of the imj countries. At any time we could off such exports.” In similar vein speaks the Imllmg; olis Star, “If we were at war, or Lk to become involved in war with any nation, it would be the part of policy and national safety to prevent the ex- port of helium. We are not at war,” continues this paper, “and none of the airships under construction are in amy danger of becoming a menace to us.” The Monroe Evening News suggests that “the exportation of an effective lifting gas that has all the wml. of safety might very properly as a discreno{l'nr'y‘mtu?cfiun of our z:r Department oreign nations un- derstanding that it is a favor that might be W"-hd:l'n :l :ur pleasure.” * While helium is non-explosive, any popular conception that it would not burn if ignited should be dispelled, in the opinion of the Terre Haute Star, which says, “An airship buoyed up by helium would not explode, as did the British dirigible, but it would burn if once afire, as many of the materials I most such craft are light and in- flammable.” Then, are dirigibles de- pendable, even though the use of helium should become universal? Disct | this question, the Erie Dispatch-Hi remarks, “It would be idle to deny that this disaster, following a dozen other similar peace-time catastrophes with loss of life, will deal a severe blow to the prospects of aviation by lighter-than- air machines. Apparently they have some distance to go before becoming reasonably safe for passenger travel,” asserts this paper. “Will new confidence be justified by the use of helium, plus that additional factor of safety, Diesel engines burning heavy oil?” asks the St. Louis Daily | Globe-Democrat. “It is not the American way—not, indeed, the way of civilized man—to let 1nitial dangers and failures hamper the fullest possible development of new forms of transportation,” concludes the Philadelphia_Evening Bulletin. ‘The San Francisco Chronicle, refer- ring to other disasters, feels that “acci- dents, sometimes dreadful ones, cannot be avoided,” and asserts that “every step of progress has been marked by tragic lessons.” ‘The Akron Beacon Journal quotes the Zeppelin experts of its own city as pointing out that “fins and control sur~ faces of the ship were smaller than Zep- pelin builders have found necessary, and consequently the great air liner did not respond well to its helmsman.” That paper adds that “the one clear - sumption is that the safety of airships depends most upon the skill of their commanders, their instinct of knowing what to do in time of dire emergeney, and the sturdiness of materials and de- sign employed in construction.” While recognizing the value of the proposal to supply helium from the United States, the Toronto Daily Star says: “Canada in Alberta is wi $25,000,000 worth of natural gas every year and one-third of 1 per cent of the vast quantities turned loose is helium. Prof. McLennan is responsible for the statement that Canada has enough helium to meet all the needs of the empire. Canada ought to do something about it.” Best of the Worst. Prom the Morsantown, W. Va.. Dominione Rews. . ‘When a man says he is making the best of it he usually means he has gob the worst of it. Alabama Moves Up. From the Sen Antonlo Express. Alabama advances from hteenth to fifteenth rank among the States fopuhdm. and none challes its place at the head of the alphabetically, ———— Prodigal Different Now. Fiom the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.