Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1930, Page 6

, 4 -4 the Labor loser at Shipley directly WABHINGTON, D. C. | BATUBDAY....November 8, 1080’ D All Other States and Canada. and mymday i!;.* mo., ¥ kil -~ mo.. mo.. Member of the Asseciated Press. . M sty s Daper SR P Local Unemployment Relief. In Washington, as elsewhere, relief of unemployment resolves itself into & matter of centralized and co-ordinated community effort, directed toward the solution of the twofold problem of pro- viding jobs for the jobless and the necessities of living for those faced with a grave emergency and possible nfl-'-l ing. The meeting In progress today between the Commissioners and & com- mittee of citizens is designed to reach & common starting point and possibly to perfect a local organisation of cit~ isens which would co-ordinate the ac- tivities of the many individuals and agencies that are doing fine, if inde- pendent, work in connection with un- employment relief. As far as the municipal government 18 concerned, its contributions should be the leadership that the Commis- sloners may offer the unorganised cit- foens, and the release of whatever funds are available for public works. The District government is already speeding up the letting of contracts for public works appropriated for by the Congress, expediting, wherever it Is possible, the spending of money that Congress has said might be spent. It should be remembered that unemploy- ment in Washington will not increase the amount of this money released bY | gignatures. the municipality. The Commissioners will only spend mow what they would 0 release extrs funds for employment an. construction projects, or to provide Just as necessary that there be a clear understanding of what the Commission= of citizens and business men, meet response. The Community Chest organization should be asked to cu- operate and advise. It is essential that the facts relating to local unemploy- ‘ment be obtained; that the people be up, to take care of suffering in its vari- ous forms. In times of stress the ma- chinery will function smoothly, provided there is fuel to run it. | If a committee of citizens, under the | feadership of the Commissioners, could concentrate its efforts upon a careful survey of the situation in Washington, sad from the facts obtained formulate & program of relief, much can be ac- complished. Before the community eln. strike efiectively, it must be shown ‘where to deliver the blow. A number of low-grade pugilists seem | £0 be taking a happy ride on two high- ' grade causes—milk fund sua anti-un- employment. MacDonald in Extremis. Downfall of the British Labor govern- ment has been foreshadowed so often before, only to have the prophecy beljed by events, that recurring omens need to be viewed with caution. There was another specim:n of handwriting on the wall at a by-election in England yesterday. The Shipley seat, ‘considered safely Labor, was lost to the Conservatives. Commentators in London rushed to the conclusion, in accordanes ‘ promises of non-obstruction amount to, capital letters and punctuation marks.” | tion with now ume-honored practice, that “the position of the Ramsay MacDonald menaces continued Labor government ' Britain—the unemploym:nt crisis— is undoubted:y an increasing peril. To attributes his defeat. Mr. MacDonald’s second premiership is about to enter Oonservatives. | MacDonald’s this so-cailed ' | mediate anti-Labor coslition with the If he can, and does, knell may ring ere long. The oricoming new year is fixed with definiteness as the period of new Brit- ish elections. Were it not for the Im- perial Conference and the impending | Indian “round table,” most authorities | think the parties would go to the coun- try at once. Labor's outlook at best is gloomy. Scasoned and shrewd poli- tician that he is, Mr. MacDonald must envisage clearly the Damocietian sword. ————— Democratic Promises. Leaders of the Democratic party, in a statement full of moderation, have pledged their party not to throw & monkey wrench into the legislative business of the Government in the next Congress. They place in their state- ment the interests of the country, the need for improvement in business con- ditions above the mere interests of party politics. They promise co-opera- tion with the Republican administra- tion and with the Republicans in Con- gress in legislative matters. The country quite naturally will hope that the Democrats in Congress will live up to the promises now made for them by their titular leaders—Alfred E. Smith, presidential nominee in 1928; John W. Davis, presidential nominee in 1924, and James V. Cox, presidential nominee in 1920; the Democratic leaders of the Senate and House, Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas and Representative Garner of Texas, respectively, and the men who led the fight in the cam- paign just closed, John J. Raskob, chatrman of the Democratic National Committee, and Jouett Shouse, chair- man of the National Executive Com- mittee. It is an imposing array of 'The statement emanating from these leaders of the Democracy is based on large measure dominate both Houses of OCongress in the next Congress. the Democrats will not have , unless some of the Republican insurgents side with them. This is equally true In the next House of + s cannot do as that there be knowl- | Representatives, uniess contests brought | the Federal Reserve System, which was set up during the Wilson administration. | How long are the Republican insur-| Ammkotuloulndoublehlm‘} with the Democrats if the Democrats suddenly turn conservative? pointees to important places merely because these appointments are madc by s President of the opposite party. Nevertheless, the Democrats reserve the right to determine whether these appropriations are ‘‘necessary” whether the appointees are “fit” If there comes a difference between the Republican executive and the Repub- licans in Congress and the Democrats over these matters, will the Democrats resolve the doubt in their favor? And if they do, will there be a deadlock? Only time will show. Definite pledges not to demand & gen- eral revision of the tariff are interest- ing. They are ready to rid the exist- | |ing tariff law of its “enormities,” but that is as far as they plan to go. Should the Democrats undertake revi- sion of the tariff, it will be interesting to see whether they are better able to limit the number of changes in the law than were the Republicans in the pres- ent Congress. The Democrats will have an oppor- |tunity to demonstrate in the coming |session of Congress' just what these In the Senate they will again have coll-! trol—with the Republican insurgents at f It is astounding how much more du- rable aimost any brand of paint is when it is spilled in the wrong place instead of applied to the right one. upon its third calendar year. It was back into power in May, 1929, on ve of hope that a Labor regime, of would know how to cope with itry's vast joblpss situation. But that fhe MarDnona'dites have cone trived to do & i ke p up the dole, with relentless sapping of taxpay.rs' Y. of down. Trade has Leisurely Diplomacy. 3 Mnumoluuanbonnml across South America like a pairie fire, the diverting suggestion has found ex- pression that an entirely new type of diplomacy is necessary for the Unlmd' States, 1f American interests in Latin women make haste slowly. bustle, as Northerners indulge in them, are declasse in our Southern latitudes, where no harm is seen, now and then, in not doing today what can just as well be attended to some other time. ‘The Latins have not always evinced a liking for high-pressure North Amer- foan methods. ‘The direct-action efficiency. The “Southern gentleman” may be the ideal American diplomat. these factors considered. As an ex- ponent of the doctrine that many, if not all, things come to him who waits and does mot hurry, the son of the sunny, and apparently resolidified, South certainly has much to recom- mend him as an envoy to peoples of similar predilections. The most outstanding success we have achieved in Latin America in con- temporary times—in Mexico—was won by an American diplomat of Southern blood. Dwight Morrow was born in West Virginia of Virginia parents. There may be something in this Dixie diplomatic proposition. ———ee e ‘The beautiful Gothic architecture of Yale University's recently erected build- ings is denounced as lifeless and de- cadent in & new literary magazine spon- SaitunbayY, l BY CHARLES B. TRACEWELL. At this time of year Nature has & way of asserting herself. Even the drought held out so long that one got used to it. Clear skies and no rain the weather formula. Autumn is such a contrast, however, that even the most apathetic knows that it is here. ‘When one of these cold winds gets to wi through the trees, and chas- ing the fallen leaves up the street, there is no doubt. in any one's mind that something is happening in the weather way. | ‘ufiher is, after all Nature's voice. It is her common speech to her chil- dren. The ancients had their Pan, god d. in the country, or, at the suburbs, where there are plenty of trees, to appreciate just what the wind can do. ‘Within the “city proper,” ‘whatever that means (and no one seems to know street lamps of a new ved concrete streets, curl brick houses, TowW on row. But out in the suburbs the wind comes W the it every tree in its path; and every tree, as if realizing what the wind is up to, sets up a stiff resistance, calling on its long tap-roots to hold firm, while it gives swishingly with its upper branches, rather more to placate the wind than anything else. * % ok % The other evening, when the wind came up in Maryland, after a day of comparative calm, during which the lowest registered by. the most approved thermometers was 50 degrees, the per- son of inquisitive mind was led to think of the curious word “sough.” Wind is forever soughing through the trees, in certain types of fiction. Trees are the only things, evidently, that winds will sough through. They will not sough anything else at all. No well bred wind would think of do- ing it. But the word expresses very well the noise which & fair wind can make when darting rapidly through the pride of the forest. No matter whethe: nounces the word as suf, sow, or sooch, 1t means a low whistling, rushing sound. And that, dear -friends, expresses it very well. Imagine the new suburbanite, snugly wrapped up in bed, listening % the wind come up through Montgomery sored by a couple of undergraduates, Coun! who would have preferred the inspira- tion for the new structures to be found in factories, power houses, bridges and other examples of “the architecture of today.” Most of those fortunate enough to have seen the Harkness Quadrangle and similar structures will give them cheerful permission to go out and look at the Yale Bowl all day. e we——————— A skilled but crooked engraver can toll for months to make a piece of paper France, Zealand, the Irish Pree State and Now we know that our current In order to surpass the details given by the young woman victim of Wash- ’s latest kidnaping, it will be nec- for the next youthful stayaway be a gingerbread house and an old witch. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Fate of a Flower, Found a big chrysanthemum Sent by sister’s beau. *Twas as heavy as they come; Weighed a pound or so. ‘Though it made a real hit, That chrysanthemum, Wondered what to do with it, "Twas so cumbersome. Into various rooms it went. Bpace we couldn't spare. To the kitchen it was sent; “Thought "twould cheer ‘em there. From its dignity it takes A pathetic drop. Pastened to a pole it makes Quite a handy mop. Influential Utterances. “Did your campaign speeches have sny real influence?” “I won't say they changed the minds of many suditors” admitted Senator Sorghum, “But I am depending on them to give me the benefit of a favor- able impression on the minds of my new colleagues.” “Where King Solomon showed most smartness,” sald Jud Tunkins, mirth and laughter? before. A “What is your favorite poem?” “I haven't any,” answered Mr. Cum- rox. “Poetry always strikes me as merely an effort on the author’s part to show off how much he knows about A Deep-Laid Scheme. “What made you vote for that man “An’ 1 took a good deal of satisfaction in puttin’ him where he'll have every chance to show hisself up en' prove my assertion.” Official Culpability. 80 many reckless motorists we find That every now and then we need a new law; And {f the trafic cop should speak his mind, He's pretty sure to violate a blue law. Unem>loyment has gone up, |countries are to be properly safeguarded. “Dar's too much sdvice,” said Uncle ity. o Bing (he prcmion 2 b pression it making at least 60 miles an hour. It starts off soughing mildly, but soon it works up a terrible sough, indeed. 1t sufs, it sows, it sooches for all it is worth, until the new suburbanite has to ind himself rem! that glitters is not gold, just as skim milk sometimes masquerades as cream, 80 & wind is one sort of wind in the city and distinctly another wind in the country. ok ox % The good old country wind then roars in between the two tall locust trees. and it roars out from the same as if madly determined to scare the fledg- ling suburbanite out of his warm bed. through as if bent on tearing down | for r one pro- | RArt forcibly that, just as all | fact, consider for d and sway, and rustle, and do all that sort of thing, just as trees have insisted on doing these mil- lions of years. No, he will stay in bed, with the light all these ':ell'! has earned for its au- thor the Nobel prize in literature. Good boy! ‘The suburbanite is as proud of that ward, almost, as if he had written ‘Babbitt” himself, for has he not been :nln, around ever since 1922, boring is friends wtih his belief that “Bal bitt” was the “great American novel,” it there ever was to be such a thing? Yes, he had never wavered in his al- leglance. The advent of “Arrowsmith” and of “Elmer Gantry” left him un- abbitt,” he said, was Sin- , in Burope, . Surely, there is no mystery about it. “Babbitt” is Zolaesque, foreign in mood and conception, although treating of the American scene. Those who hand out the Nobel prize in literature would have given it to Emile Zola for his t “L'Assommoir,” and his “Nana” or “Germinal.” “Bab- bitt” is their successor. x k% ‘Nature asserts herself at this time of the year in other wa too. The sparkle she puts into the air she fain would put into the blood of human beings by causing them to extend their rusty legs in the healthful exercise of walking. A ccuntry road, even a modern, well ved country road, is the best place ?o.r real walking. Fast-running motor cars cannot wholly spoil it. One merely steps well over to one side and hopes that the driver will have pity. A hu- man being is so small and soft, after all, and an automobile is so hard and fast, as it were. Here one comes on & smash-up at the corner. It is all over now, but the participants are standing, as they al- ways do stand, in groups, I tently at their machines and at each other. And, as usual, several of the ts are very quiet, while one the talking. } It is interesting to speculate on this accident, which, let it stated again, was_quite static by the time of the ar- rival of the pedestrian. The big truck is on the road, the sedan is up against the telephone post. The car's right fender and hood are much the worse for sudden wear and tear. Did the truck and the car come to the same point about the same time. and did the car, in an effort to avoid butting into the side of truck, veer to the left and strike the pole? Every one knows that the road is too narrow. and very one knows that most drivers on it go too fast. Why, then, do not all drivers it from side streets come b'nn absolute halt, as the signs demand! It is an academic question, of course; pedestrian leaves it to the ot and goes on along the re by flexing the muscles the rate of some 128 bend, doing his best | o Lack of Sincerity Charged NUV ivm bt 8, 1vol. THE LIBRARY TABLE By the Booklover More chronicles of the Rakonitses and Czelovars have been added to the family saga by G. B. Stern in “Mosalc.” We made the acquaintance of these two striking families of Austrian Jews, descendants of Simon Rakonitz and Babette Weinberg of Pressburg, in “The Matriarch” and “A Deputy Was King.” In “The Matriarch” Anastasia Rakonits was the benevolent family tyrant who rules all the men of the family and all the younger generation and aspired to have her home the center of all family life. In “A Deputy Was King Anastasia was succeeded in her func- tions by her granddaughter, Tonl Ra- konits, who, though a modern, Was & startling replica of her grandmother. Dominating women were characteristic of the Rakonitz and Omelovar fam- illes. In “Mosaic” the part is pl by Berthe COzelovar, . born el, o of Lena_Rakonitz, daughter on and Babette, and Jules Michel. Berthe is married early to Konrad Czelovar, gay Viénna rake, who is always faithful to her when he is at home in Paris, but is altogether u faithful when he is away on his fi quent trips. Berthe is intuitively con- scious of it all, but makes allowance for temperament. She herself has tem- perament, of a different kind, but equally demanding concessions. She conceives of herself as a fascinating genius who has escaped public great- ness only because she has chosen to sacrifice herself by marriage. She: has a grievance against life and all moth- ers has no children, when she has also conceived of herself as & benevolent matriarch, real head of all her family connections. Who evey heard of a matriarch with no children of her own? The first two years her morriage are spent in London, where she does not get on at all well with the London branch of the Ra- Kkonitzes, because they do not realize that she is wonderful and spoil her. They are busy, instead, in spoiling Elsa, born & Vienna Czelovar, the young wife of middle-aged Albrecht Ra- konits, and Berthe's sister-in-law. Rivalry springs up between Berthe and Elsa, which endures a lifetime. * K x * ‘i Berthe persuades her husband that she cannot be tlx,:\:&y away from her beloved native , 80 they return there and take up their abode with her ts, the good bourgeois Michels, and her sister Letti, who has always al- lowed Berthe to guide her. The Michel apartment, Seize Rue Caumont, near the Arc de Triomphe, is the bac! ind of mostof the story. Here the Michel parents and Berthe's husband, Konrad, dle; from here Letti goes to marry Ad- rien Levine, whom she leaves after two ;:ul because her conscience troubles r for taking him away from his mis- tress with whom he has lived for years; here Letti returns with her small son, Etienne; here Berthe, Letti and Etienne live for many years together, with Ber- the as “Old Man Business' supporting the family by selling antiques; here, mistakenly, Etienne brings his young Wife, Camiile de Jong, a second or third of the San Remo bug:h tfl‘e trl"lf In less than & year Cam rical, and makes her Remo, because -envelo) lng(. o of In Mussolin’s Defense Talk == ‘Mussolini’ in sin- Vew of the Based in view of the fact that i was upon apparent desire to consolidate the Italian people. It is pointed out that while the dis nations of war tendencies, leaders of great nations were a new advance toward peace. Nevi ess, & cisturbing element is recognized. Quoting the statement that ‘“all things are possible,” the Harford Times states: “We cannot deny that Fascism as a governmental may have in it something that is to spread beyond Italy and convulse peoples for which the experience is not now dreamed. The famous ‘march to Rome’ may have its emulations. Yle't‘mz desire gt u;- rovul of Burope is for peace and war- ares that are moral and constitutional by fire and sword. Terre Haute Star as that paper holds that scarcely claim of nality for this rm— cedure,” in view of the fact that “it is the favorite method of those bent on armed conquest to assume that the other side is the aggressor. ‘The Star offers the explanation: ‘“Recognizing the economic depression from which the boasted Fascist efficiency has failed w0 rescue the country, he pointed out re- cently that if ‘unforeseen and irrepar- able events did not occur, such as & ,’ the people could look forward to a recovery. He estimated that three years would be required to attain ‘rel- ative prosperity.’ Italy has been suf- fering from bankruptcies, unemploy= men’ and depleted state revenue. Un- der such conditions it is natural for the Fascist leader to beat the tom-toms and raise the population to a state of exaltation in the effort to divert public thought from unsatisfac- tory domestic conditions. Such bom- bast is chiefly for home consumption. demonstrates that Pascist Italy, like all the other countries, is having its troubles.” * x % Reference to “one of the best tricks in the pack of any dictator” is made by Tribune, which suggests “how much of truth and how wuch of astute politician is in the talk something for a world, and the fu- , to judge.” The Tribune continues: t same time leading men in three t pations were talking more than way around the world by radio. it Hoover, Prime Minister Mac~ ?oum. and Premier '}‘l:mmchl r?:l japan were sounding sane constructive words for ce, ples for the continuance internatie orts to settle arguments by arbitra- tion and reduce armaments to a point below which jon would be poor . The carried the hope for ture, while a dictator, broadcast- inig in Italy, added so much more to the causes for apprehtnsion in a situa- which bothers the wise men of 'lut find this new factor of disturb- ‘ance setting us all going around the old ' the Milwaukee of & be heard with a mock Crosse Mussolini " since “the rank anhd file able ates theories: “Being inventor and Fascism, Mussolini is deflan blemishes. ctator was accusing other | of the y Duce is in any way conside: many’s interests, even those of a Germany, in talking of treaty revision. Rather, they interpret his speech as an to encourage German Fascism in r to worry France still more and’ to make her more eager for an agree- ment with Italy. Once these two na- tions are reconciled, the German Lib- erals give , Mussolini’s friend- ship lor Germany will quickly lose its ardor. “Fortunately for Europe,” lares the Asheville Times, “the still dominant German leaders take no stock in Il ing to capitalize German radicalism the sake of negotiating a favorable Admittil adding that “one mln! tain, and that is that Italy, Germany and Hungary will stand together in|you. matters of European policy.” The Okla- homa City Oklahoman avers: “Im- probable as it is, it is not entirely im- possible that the lads of our grammar schools may some day be marci into & maelstrom created by the dictator who is now teaching Italians to hate their neighbors and long for a war of con%\:est. Many an American who once laughed at the Kaiser's pretensions is sleeping today on the face of France.” Gesture by Barbers Noble but Needless Prom the Lincoln State Journal. ‘The decision of the barbers of Sparta, Mich., to accept & bushel of wheat for & haircut and give a cash bonus of 27 cents may be classed as a noble ges- ture, but a foolish one. Wheat has been bringing 67 cents there and hair- cuts 40 cents. The barbers, according oney me present plight of the agricultural in-|look from dustry. But where will the industry profit? The farmer can sell his wheat, pay cash for his haircut and still have 27 cents left. And what will the bar- bers do with the loose wheat they take in except cart it to the local elevator and take their money for it. And the farmer is far equipped to handle the than is the average barber. If, in the arrangement, there was any profit for the farmer, the plan would meet approval, but as outlined it is merely _.a return to old-time trading ANSWERS TO QUEST%ONS 1 BY FREDERIC Thousands of Governmen! constantly for the cltizens of the United States. will work directly for you if you call for the fruits of their labors through our Bureau. State your ine quiry briefly, write cidarly and, inclose- ing 2-cent stamp for a personal letter in reply, The Evening Star In- formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. What are the names post- tions of the foot ball Dhyersmm known as the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame?—R. K. A. The Four Horsemen were: Stuhldreher, quarterback, of Massillon, Ohlo; Don Miller, halfback, of Deflance, Ohio; Jimmy Crowley, halfback, of Green Bay, Wis, and Elmer Layden, fullback, of Davenport, Iowa. . What proportion of & man's in- come should be spent for life insur- ance?—G. H. A. From 2 to 3!; per cent of an in- come of $1,000 up to from 6 to 10 per cent of a $10,000 income, according to conservative life insurance authorities. e How 18 “Beaulieu” pronounced?— ‘A “Beaullew” in England is nounced as if it were spelled “Bewly.” according to the Brit! Broadcasting Co. Q. Please tell something of the li‘e nnz WB? of \n.ry‘ 4 c:llun. 8. m_of evolutionary stock in Illinois in 1868, Mary Hunter moved to California at the age of 18 and lived for 16 years in the California desert. She was married in 1891 to 8. W. Austin and had one child. It was after the loss of this child that her literary ca- reer began. In 1918 Mrs. Austin seiected Santa Fe, N. Mex., as her home. Her house, Casa Querida, is in old Spanish colonial style, Among her works are: “The Land of Little Rain,” “The Chil- Borders,” “Eve: and “Starry Advemurelt!m Q. What are or were the “Apostle” spoons?—L. J A. The Apostle spoons are souvenir birth-spoons, each one of which bears a representation of one of the apostles. Q. How far is it from YoAkun_Afi‘u?—H. J. G. st . e steamship distance from ll:’e"l'“\'ol'l to Yokohama is 11,169 statute Q. Is the castor oil plant grown t_.lt‘mgnéud States to my:'ren extent?— ‘A" About half the demand of ‘:ml:flun m‘l‘l"::; uir!i mekc by crops m‘# ansas, , Oklah - 3 . ¥ oma and ad. Q. Please give some facts about Charles Wakefleld Cadman, com- mA xl "A‘:ml:al;llnx '—E. M. = . Accor “Who Is Who in Music,” the composer and organist was born in Johnstown, Pa. He studied with Leo Oehmler, W. K. Steiner, Luigi-Von Kunits. He was for 12 years organist at East Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. From 1908 to 1910 he was music critic for the Pittsburgh Dis- patch. He is a contributor to many musical publications and considered an authority on American Indian folk songs. Two of his nd operas have been produced, “ 'wis,” by the litan %fl Co., and “Witch by Chicago Olvic Opera Co. He lives at Hollywood, Calif. Q. How fast do fish swim?—R. B. who in | foreign o5 1. 048] it ris are benét of 41| fshes es, sex, wa logical condition: salt water fishes known to attain a speed approximately 60 miles per hour. reau Pisheries says that the dolphin and carp are said to | outswim the fastest vessels. Q. What is triestrac?—~W. H. A. This is the onomatopoeic name given in PFrance to the game called here backgammon. | Q. What is the origin of the word | “Hoosler"?—C. W. R. A. The in of the word “Hoosler” is obscure. It first appeared in lit- erature January 1, 1833, in a poem by John Finley, entitled “The Hoosler's Nest,” and soon afterward the newspa- pers were discussing the origin of the term. Among th; theories suggesied is one advanced by James Whitcomb Riley, according to whom the earlier settlers were so pugnacious that they even bit off the ecars of their op- ponents. Any one, therefore, the ear lying uf;‘m a dramshop floor would merely inquire “Whose ear?” Another idea is that the term came from the custom of Indiana settlers of answering & knock at the door by calling, “Who's yere Q. What proportion of -closed n cars are manufactured in nited States?-—F. C. V. A. The figures for 1928 were 3,564,- 462 closed cars to 460, open cars. Q. Where is the largest grapevine in California?>—R. M. A, Plant Industry < o the ‘The Bureau says that the largest grapevine is at the Alisa School House in Carpinteria, Calif. It requires more than one-h: acre of ground and ylelds on the av- erage of 10 tons of grapes per annum. One year the yield was as high as 14 tons. The first election of Santa Barbara County, a gathering of about 800 people, was held beneath this grapevine, Q. For what purpose was the Amer- fcan Grand Opera Co. formed?—E. H. A. It was organized for two pur- poses. One was to give dylgun( Ami n a on would not ‘be“able tongues. Thi nis existencé now,’ st . T g German and Italian. Q. What are the greatest shipbuilding countries of the world?—F. A. A. The United States, Germany, Italy lead in shipbuilding. Q. When did the Louisiana Lottery” eelLu!openuM in the United States? A. The Louisiana State Lottery was in full operation up to 1890, when an act of Congress barred it from the use of the United States mails. After this its activities were removed to Hongduras. ‘What was Paris called in the time ?—A. J. W. the first Gallic 3 ; the first century there was reference to Lutetia as & Roman town. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands NOITE, Rio .de Janerio.—The vehicle tecently de- creed by the municipal author- ities amounts almost to a tyr- According to the new ite of the car or truck been examined by the official inspectors and pronounced in perfect condition for control and op- eration. This has resulted in a stand- ardization of adjustment which has proved unsatisfactory and inconvenient to drivers who prefer a certain re- sponsiveness and flexibility in their ti | machines. Under the present order carburetor .| garages, in ith | spection: is to be ulomm “l’( 'd had ur own ), you' nl:‘hyto have been able to live with . I don’t believe it, though. . . . You can't go on—terrorizing people like that. . . . Why can’t you put up with it (having no sons), instead of always trying to an somebody else’s? . . . People can’t live with you, so you'll be alone.” her heavy body tment at Seize ting her key in the lock, the '.‘;wuum of the cold, empty apartment and won- will be able to start the tchen. kil she with joy. ‘It is I had when I heard the door, that it ht be you.'” After her first relief is over and the first stirrings of renewed self-respect have begun Berthe back at Sel frank with you,” Letti says, amusing Tt;:eeu (h;twedso'k “1 was bored. y were see me. nioe room, in front of a, though it was mournful to the window at nothing but . . But it was ‘not minded . but to life of one's own—a week enough! They treated me like an old woman. . . . I could not sit down without that a thoughtful grandchild arrived with shawls to lay round my knees and shoulders. Sent by Camille, with the kindest of intentions. . they are old “‘:; with produce in an age when money is o easily available for trading purposes. ———— Santa Claus No Worry. Prom the Akron Beacon Journal. Don't worry. The discovery that there is no Santa Claus never causes permanent depression. e Club Opposes Suicide. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. i Aned ‘;nd*uldda M;luh" has b.ien lorm! Akron, . Expulsion for violaf pledge, probably. Pt B s sd Plus Four. Fromithe Florence Alabama Herald, A Georgia woman declares four rob- bers have been into her refrigerator lately, not counting the ice man. Begging Taught in China. Prom the Memphis Commercial Appeal. China h l.ehool_hbll:lfl.wmch will teach the students of ‘nm%” y do. . . . But as for living, let that continue to be our own affair. . . . Here, there is always some distraction, some event and we two are the center of it. . . . And then ‘les clients’ all day long, and the con- stant ‘va et vient’ of furniture.” So the curtain falls uj the two sisters re- established in Rue Caumont, with their antiques and their clients and their friends Seustment s S Sentition of the tires, glass, X must conform to the ideas of the traf- fic department, thus "’""""fi, car owner or driver many fEmaSnlrenns vel an X out the placard is considered a serious infraction of the law, so all to the in- stations, and thence to the consequence. If this in- made a permanent fea- ture of the c regulations, more agents must be put to work to’care for the demands upon them. kg * k x ¥ Extreme in Either Length of Skirts Faulty. m’n‘ Matin, g;r:.—lwmhfiun in gen- appear very wel a the dll:oomnmn of the Engl the upon one of the days of the Ascot races, were obll to drag their long trains mud of the course. One would suppose, on hearing the Ebulllom of the masculine coterie, that ng dresses were a recent invention of the feminine tollette, instead of the identical costume the vanishing of which they accompanied with so many laments a few years ago. Before that, age succeeded age without a single short skirt being seen anywhere. What proves, then, this mischance? Two things: First, that the extreme in either trend is faulty, and that there is a happy mean in skirt length between the audacious garment that reaches only | the to the knee and the superfluous and embarrassing robe of a length im- ‘measurable; second, that if the vogue of today is a return to the styles of old, femininity will soon find & way for their furbelows and nux;::ry to defy the tem- even as s of - their 930 gowns defied the universal flood when worn upon the Ark. * k% % Stock Market Crash Makes American Girl Sad. Daily Mail, London.—When the stock market declines and business fails to rosper, the American girl, fearing dis- veled locks, is sad. She who never scorns the art that aids a natural beauty is at her wits’ end how to pay the high prices that beauty shops demand. In careless days before last living was easy, the ‘would pay as much as a week in the 80 that her haiz should be well groomed, her skin clear and smooth, her finger- P Faday few womi their own y few en earning living would spend as much as one gmndlwr.veekont.h-lrlppemnw ‘et the habit, once formed, cannot be ed, and for some months wom- en of moderate means have been sighing and their little excite- ments. * ok ok * wAm mlvxfie;‘nlu bet: cer the rs ween d-llld’- Victoria and the World War is Edwardians,” by V. Sack: villegWest. It is a sad for those the beauty of the old estates for it describes their down: Wgiaz 27 g for an “imj ble appearance at re- duced nfiu?‘m Personal ce seems to be imj it factor in reten- t that far more fem- EEEEEE | the reverse of this policy, extreme, is ‘:zt pulchritude tained by the %umm adjuncts and powder. Unfortunate that who prefers to market her in vulgar competition and lic m. rather than to reserve vt‘fi'm ent of paint ‘woman - L3 g o be a bejeweled and gaudily appareled mannequin a synthetic love- liness before len‘n.on-seehn‘ public. as well-as the condition of | Blamed accessories and motor, practically all other countries of the world is due in large part to what Wwe may designate as the restrictive fal- lacy of “hand-to-mouth buying.” While 7 ot o be. advor advo~ cated, the present practice of buying only for the moment both causes one* to pay higher prices for articles and commodities for immediate use, and rapid consumption, and also, by lessen- ing demand, reduces the employment normally afforded by agriculture and manufacture. Thus our excessive parsi- mony describes a vicious circle. Those of our social fabric who have money to | spend and who do not spend it in acquiring national products and native help and service suffer in their self- impased orivations, and the rer classes suffer because they can no longer realize from their only asset, their :fil. ingness to wvork, Let those whom for- tune has favored untie their purses, that they and all their fellowmen may con- tinue to prosper in their various states of life. e Price Drop May Follow Gold Supply Decrease” Prom the New York World, ‘The steady recession in commodity Prices nas started a new discussion of the gola standard which sometimes has famillar ring of the 1890s. Gold now, as in the da: agitation, is growing its proauction is g pace with the growth of the world’s commerce. It for this reason gold becomes dearer, :nddough will buy more than formerly, 2 means p By that nrlce} have This matter has attracted more at- tention In Europe than in the Un: States, possibly because Europe, in re- turning to the gold standard, has felt the pinch of a readjustment of prines to a gold basis. Within the past fivé years about 30 nations have gone back . to the gold standard, and they hat been engaging in a scramble for gol for reserves against their credit cur- rency. ‘Fhis struggle at times has been pmvoené:: of mugl il feeling, espe- clally ween ance A and Great There seems to be no prospect t gold production will be A:rmms (lhr:- and bnlllny parlor | media increased slightly in rs the outlook t.h{re- after is for a decline which may become yery ced after 1940. If this e R A I 2