Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1930, Page 38

THE mge STAR ‘With Edition. WASEINGION, D. C. BUNDAY.......October 10, 1980 THEODOBE W. NOYES....Editor oF The Evening Star Newspaper Company Office: R Lol the ver month ver copy & 'S el of elepbons d =o..m Al Other States and Canada. Ell! and Sunday..l yr. $12 00; 1 mo.. $1.00 ily on) Lee . i m¢ 5¢ only 1yr., S T, Aesated iy sxchons s or not othes - i EE.‘ oo paper and also the local new: pul % }sfi" Fishts of publication of Mflu eréln sre. s1s0 recerved. Control of Local Affairs. ‘The Board of Trade investigation of Budget Bureau control of local estimates and budgets, which naturally extends to controtl in other matters, should prove of value for the light that it will throw upon a constantly broadening process of nationalizing the affairs of this community of American citizens. The investigation might take in the part that another Federal bureau, the Bureau of Efficiency, has come to exercise in municipal business. But, after all, the ~important question is not whether ‘Washingten is controlled by one or a dozen Federal bureaus and Federal but why some of the power n such control is not are the Com- The one thing emphasized through- out is the lack of power, even of ex- pression, on the part of the taxpayers themaseives. There are many cooks with their fingers in the ple. But those who i iéfiflg E 4 i if 'Y § 3;;%%; I fl%i‘ than injury to the local community. There would be no constitutional dif- ficulties involved, and as the action of citizens in every case would be ad- visory, no curtailment of the power either of the appointing executive or the legislating Congress would result. It would provide an excellent medium for experiment here with some sem- blance of representation, in preparation for that day when Washingtonians will be given the right to representation in Congress and a vote in national affairs. Such methods of obtaining the ad- vice and consent of taxed Americans here in matters that directly concern their welfare, and in which they now are voiceless, are more important even than the number or nature of the PFederal bureaus concerned in the busi- ness of governing the American Capital. —————————— Get an eyeful of this item: Cuba has ping season to this country with ten thousand tons of grapefruit. ———tt The Fate of Races. the racial stocks of Western Europe, He postulates for races sn evolu- tionary cycle running through the three stages of birth, maturity and decline. This has obtained in the civilizations the past which arose in Mesopotamia, and Rome. The decline tinue the tradition. Thus Greece arose on the boundary line of the Mesopo- tamian population, through mixture of the Aryans from the north with the decadent Minoan populace, first cousins of the Assyrians and the Chaldeans. Rome arose similarly on the boundary the QGreek racial stock and the present nations of Northern and Cen- tral Europe on the boundary line of Rome, During the last century there was scant reason to believe -that one of THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. lent to “pigeon-toed,” whereas it means the opposite. Yet, in & way, they are right, for a foot can slue in or out.;. AN sorts of chin-beards go by the “imperial,” when & glance ab “su- thentic portrait of Napoleon IIT" will show the distinctive raplerlike whisker which he aftected and popularised. While on the subject of whiskers, one is reminded of “sideburns,” a phrase today far more prevalent than “burnsides,” which is correct. Any likeness of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, who made prom- » | inent, if he did not invent, that curious rapidity. The outlook for the future was not that there would be too-few ‘Western European white men, but not enough land in the world to support them. The other races afforded little occasion for worry. Wherever the white man went, it was demonstrated, the native population tended to die off. It could not compete with the superior race. This was happening in North America, Australia and New Zealand, and among the brown peoples of the Pacific islands. But, Prof. Gini poinis out, the tide seems to have turned. Some of the supposedly inferior races are displaying an unexpected biological resistance— and this means eventually every other sort of resistance. Certain resistant groups are forming and consolidating their positions on the boundaries of various zones of Western European white population—notably the Bantus of South Africa, some of the half-breed peoples of South America, the Chinese and Japanese, and the Malayan people of the Island of Java. Of course there is no conscious striving for mastery. The working of these fundamental forces behind history never is conscious. The drama of time is played so realistically that we are aware only of the scenes and events— never of the cosmic plot responsible for it all. Disarmament at Geneva. delegation is headed by that vet- of many a Geneva hattlefleld, Ambassador Hugh Gibson, and includes our Minister to Switserland, Hugh Wilson, who knows the League ropes at close range. Aiding Messrs. Gibson armaments. Air armaments are on the agends as well, and, of course, the League has never abandoned its pur- pose of tackling world naval limitations on its own account, too. ‘With Europe aflame with internal | § i £ £ it § | g ‘5 i Ef 1 ¥ i 5 E bone. It is barely of national polioce proportions. It can hardly be fur- decimated without destruction. American influence and good offices are sure to be proffered at Geneva in the direction of helping Europe to turn more swords into ploughshares, but.the United States cannot move effectively in that direction. We have already set the rest of the world a practical ex- ample in purely military limitation and disarmament. ———— “Prom what plants is laundry starch made?” writes an inquirer to a ques- -and-answer department. Men who send their “boiled” shirts to cer- tain laundries would be likely to answer “thistledown.” Facial Fallacies. “Keep & stiff upper lip!” exhorts the cheerful one to the fellow in trouble, or i : i el spies 5 55057 F HOHT “pigeon-breasted” immediately convey their unmistakable meaning. “Bullet- headed” means that & man’s head is shaped as bullets were a century more ago and not at all as today. Yet it is surprising and luxuriant “facial foliage,” will show the origin, which is testified to by living persons who recall distinctly when and why the phrase first became current in | of this country. “Gimlet-eyed” tells, its own story— sharp and piereing, like the little tool, but “jimber-jawed” is more baffiing. Originally it was “gimmal-jawed,” yim- mal meaning joined work whose parts work within each other. A mian pos- LOST C., ARTS! BY THE RIGHT l;l" JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, LL. D, ishop of Text: “There are diversities of “This is & leaderless age.” This was the statement made tb me by one of the foremost financiers of his time. He followed it by making a hasty survey of conditions that existed in various spheres o activity. He was a man who had a wide field of observation, and in his own particular occupied a commanding position. His citation is interesting and suggestive, but a note ran through his observa- . It reminded me of what a dis- tinguished English -writer said at the of the World War, name sessing the usual lower jaw which fs | Stan smaller than and works within his up- per one is, therefore, technically as much jimber-jawed as the man whose lower jaw and teeth encircle the upper, vet the latter only appears eligible for this alliterative expression. “Pot- bellied” and “spindle-shanked,” while possibly inelegant, are as apt as “wall- eyed” is having to do with the cclor and expanse of the irls and not with the angle which the pupll is held. The list is only at - long one and susceptible not of enf speculation, but of considerable correc- prrer oo You little time for the refinements of art,| tion. ———— A bold thief seined out and stole no fewer than twenty-three thousand small trout temporarily inhabiting a pond on a golf course near Madison, Wis. The | b8 local Izaak Walton -League- which planted them is highly indignant, and, unless its reputation for efficiency has been exaggerated, will probably sée to | 100K ou taken up one of these as an avocal , or had you a] your splended brain them, you, too, might large contribu- ely, | material conditions Washington. afionnfl within himself cgtcmu af which he had never dreamed. This is suggestive of what some one once said, “There are stops in our organ that we have never drawn and that may contain our divinest harmonies.” However pes- simistic my friend may Frave been con- cerning the leaderless character of our age, he said something that made us deeply reflective. One wonders whether an age such as ours, especially here in America, that is giver so completely to the pursuits of business, of improving and making money, is not f of & man in like|in situation who, long past middie life, art as an avocation. He had it that he is caught and receives just|he punishment. For the latter is sug- gested an exclusive diet of menhaden and suckers for the rest of his life. Or, like the captive cormorant, he might be sentenced to spend the rest of his days fishing and giving up his catch to more worthy persons. —_————— ‘The century-old nursery rhyme about Jack and Jill having to ascend a hill in order to fetch & pall of water be- comes an actuality with the achool children of Prince Georges County, Maryland. Not only is the most rigid economy as to the commonest of liquids necessary, but the youngsters must bring their own fluid refreshment to classes with them, just as they do their books and lunches. —————— A saxophone player of Hampstead, England, has completed the world's smallest locomotive. It is but two inches long and pulls & train weighing two ounces over a quarter-inch track. Its construction must have taken many hundreds of hours of close application. If only more saxophone players would spend their time like that! ———— Music, through loud speakers to be installed in the New York Pennsyl- vania station, is to soothe the im- patience of folks waiting for trains. OCTOBER 19, 1930—PART TWO. Capital Sidelights n!-’m P. KENNEDY. Benjamin “‘errone- Hfiw by many to be an athe- ' ed the attention of the Con- stitutional Convention to the fact that had been made after small progress 0 | four u?fln weeks because “we have not_hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to fllumine our understandings,” is pointed out b resentative James M. Beck, former tor general of the United States, in his standard work on “The Constitution of the United States, Yes- terday, Toda d 3 Mr. his colleagues in the convention, “Do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance?” And PFranklin pronounced this conviction: “That God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire rise without His ald?” Pranklin Cause of Brazilian Rovolutioq' BY FREDERIC can urged that “henceforth prayers implor- ing the assistan e ice of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, he held in this assembly every morning, before business.” ‘we proceed to An_“implous” mecM 0Q.Iumnder was K Hamilton is also refe by Mr. Dayton, ungest member of the convention. l’lg records that Hamilton that they the busi- | & care—that they dme‘! saying, coveres of the New Worl 1d coneeml.n; . To - not see the necessity of calling in for- | land fixed his d wl impertinent and impious speech. * ok k¥ Representative R. Walton Moore of Vvirginia, when his attention was directed by Mr. Beck to Thackeray’s character- ization of Washington in “The Virgini- ans,” said he never hears the name of | o Thi Plans for Relief Being Made u..,;m As Unemployment Continues ‘The leading authorities of the Fed- eral Government have abandoned hope peculiarly American. Our greatest labor Ex economist, Dr. John R. Commons of the | Chief his ‘Wis: of & sufficient business revival to bring | consin unemployment to an end during the coming Winter and they are preparing to co-operate as vigorously as possible with local authorities throughout the country in emergency work relief meas- ures. It is expected mittees and county committees and city ‘whole course of events of the present busi- that State com- | J Sta rnmen again denounced the governmentalized unemployment insurance systems of Europe and again advocated his theory that loss of employment by a working- his loss of a log or of an arm is today a lability upon busi- ness through automatic accident com- boen'r-dudlymw tal authorities of the coun- e i o, e themsel ding largely upon izations of private bus- Among suggestions -for ftems | por in the are “When That MIE:‘ Choo-Gboo e Tae B Leaves for Alabam’,'" * Jones” | Jantes L. and “In the Baggage Coach Ahead.” ———ee— Although chief executives to the | Operati south of him have been tangoing and maxixeing out of the picture, Presi- dent Machado apparently has not the slightest intention of learning or prac- ticing that Oubanols glide. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Falling Leaves. The Autumn leaves sre falling— A melancholy sign! ‘The frosty breeze is calling ‘To bid us all repine. Yet 'mid these sad surprises, As leaves a-drifting go, The simple question rises: ‘Why should they not do so? OH, wherefore should we grumble? ‘Their lightness leaves no dread That some of them may tumble And knock us on the head. ‘We'll cease the sorrowing chatter, Since seasons must be changed, Rejoicing that the matter Has been 50 well arranged. Relaxation. “T suppose you would be terribly dis- appointed if you were not returned to Congress,” “I'm not sure,” replied SBenator Sor- ghum. “Sometimes I think it would be 8 relief to lay off for a term and critl- cize the other fellows.” Uncle Bill Bottletop says the only alooholic percentage’ a bootlegger takes into considerstion is sn enormous per- centage of profit. Difficult Position. Afar I dare not roam, Because of coin that must be spent. T dare not stay at home, Because I can't afford the rent! Helping the Hands. “Is your boy Josh a help to you?” “Yes,” replied Farmer Corntossel. “I dunno’s I could get along without him. He assists in keeping the hired hands happy and contented by comin’ home evenin’s and playin' pinochle with them.” The Sosp Box. As orators direct mankind Along the paths of human hope ‘The box asserts itself, we find, As more important than the soap. Unanimity. “How is your wife going to vote?” “Henrietta,” replied Mr. Meekton, with dignity, “will vote the same way | direc that I do.” “And how will you vote?” “I believe in feminine intuition. I shall vote in the way that Henrielta suggests.” Rackets as Noisemakers. From the Charlotte News. B If it isn't asking too mut few ‘York Noise Commission ivesti- g'na“m or two rackets 1t dis- Friendliest Fish Found. Prom the Oincinnat! Times-Star. it is now seen, a large amount of dis- tress that can be remedied only i efforts such as those of the and of other private voluntary groups. In some urban the distress is even more acute, according to most accounts ht hel':z.'.hlnln the lican political apprehension and Demo- cratic political satisfaction are being exhibited in exaggerated form, but that substantial suffering from unemploy- ment not only exists but during the ‘Winter months will continue to exist and will increasingly require civic attention. ‘The mmmihe result here is entrance into the problem of civic committees such as the one, for instance, which this last week was formed in New York City under the management of some 20 distin- iulahed business men for the raising of 150,000 weekl: be a Py roll for some 10,000 heads of familles who otherwise would be un- employed. Such committees are an extension of the movement long ago initiated under suggestion from Presi- dent Hoover. ‘The President at that time the Governors of States to appoint State committees to mobilize and to stimulate the employment-giving facilities of both public enterprises and vate enter- rises within their Stal b%nr:cdlfl'&li the proposition that unempl business phenomenon and that the cur- ing of it in this emergency and u'g l"t\y is & burden that will have Test principally es shouls ‘The Go Pederation of in firm accord. The administration continuously pointed out that in the t furnishing of employment the public works of the country, Federal and local, could never be more than a small fraction of the total bulk of the private un 7 th Zhich employment coul and en- 1 . The administration has simi- Bt T e of any sc! - em;%’ymen insurance funds to which there would be contributions from gov- ernmental treasuries. The Ame; l.ll!flwl(.:'li the prine the remedies and fallures. essence has the also | fact that the products of employment will inesome considerable throughou ::gn'rdu it the Winter can hardly farther at this season than it has al- ready fEssd "é% 253 - E?- ) B 55 ested | vise to example, one of the factories is geared so out a finished automobile every seconds of an eight-hour dns concern has been totally e to sell | & finished automobile every four seconds of an eight-hour day, and what is fll.nld in production efficlency is often lost in distribution waste. Every time an article hands it costs money, and it is an undeniable rough - too hands. before. th many 0 c In addition to this, ar likely that s ce, ratio of loss which has come quotations of wheat and flvur‘w'rbh s taken merely as an example and applies to scores of other commodities % In the days of the 5-cent loaf of turned out in the most unhealthy dlll’- rotein content of flour was & the baker. roundings and under the most filthy Cvery Joat 1s thoroughly mainiatned and every ly balanced. The raw materials are under constant scrutiny.. The mixing and baking is done under the most hygienic conditions. The loaves are prevent infection and are del all costs money. Wraj to distributed gfl’-fll the of ad, flumg’fi‘tmmmuum former Representative Tincher of Kan- sas called the attention of the Federal in home State college agriculture are working outside of continental United States, in Hawali and the Phil. Canada, India, the knowledge also that the t | Federal Government & ———— e Lieutenants Now Popular. From the Oincinnat! Times-Star. Reports from American con- ventions are that World War leu- tenants have lost most of their legendary unpopularity. -l o {0k 1) rE§§f§§§?§§§Ez=? g . Many large and rich families elr mnrkoflntm di'rlul\‘d by & chauf- have . In certain local- FrBie habare to lation, | : i | i ] é i i E i #88 g gi -3 i ‘words mines.” mfinx tering uy ?opulmm.‘pr‘cmfiemy ideas for developmen! ony and turned to ; £l £ E H T £ g 58 z§§ : : g? g gk g 8 §gn. T 4 i T ] : : gs g | i 1 2 § i § EH HH &g?igs T Ly 13 ] E J. HASKIN. Y of certain trees. A few uses for strange substance were found, but not many. Molded overshoes and a few other objects were made, including erasers, but so little was known about that as late as 1850 British im- turned its attention to a fresh spring of riches, The nation again leaned on single prop—rubber. The rubber forests did not become exhausted as the gold mines had, but an Englishman had taken some sprigs of the Hevea Bra- and they 2 i k § { i i! | i i £ i g8 E’ ! B ! £t 4] i 1 MU i H 3 8 H o { g g g 3 | £ E : i gé 3 : i d g% i § o f Chief German Worry | BY DR: GUSTAY STOLPER. BERLIN, Qoteber 18— Through Chane H 28 2 B g § H i i E%E al: i é;fi i B i L gE gggg i ! gagt EF i Fig | | itk sfgég L 8;&&2 i g g i £ i H ] I