Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1930, Page 8

+ ; W A-8 THE EVENING STAR’ With Sunday Morning Edition. WASEINGTON, D. c. TUBSDAY November 25, 1980 —— THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor e Sroaae] The Evening Star N-O-;rp- Company A e Wikl e i . .60¢ per month per month Associated H’? 18 el!ill ly entit 1 - e S Farmers and Farm Board. After all, it is the farmers and not the politicians whom the Federal Farm Board is out to help and please. Prac- tically ever since its organization & year and a half ago, the body set up to sdminister the agricultural marketing act has been under ceaseless fire. Chairman Legge snd his colleagues have been pilloried as incompetent, in- effectiye, and worse, and the act itsell assailed as a dismal failure. Demands for the abolition of the board and all the chances are slim that would be irrevocably in the negative. If “implementation” is to take the shape of consultation among the signatory powers, that would be & debatable matter, to which earnest scrutiny could and would be given at ‘ashington. There have already been informal negotiations to that end be- tween the American and French gov- ernments. At the Quai d'Orsay there is now apparently & hope that Uncle Sam may be willing to take up these non-committal pourparlers where they were broken off. At the London Naval Conference last ‘Winter there were incessant sugg-stions that either France or Italy, or both, emergency, our answer States would persuade itself to enter & consultative pact. At one time, during those tortuous days on the Thames, the American delegation seemed minded to consider such a way out of the five- power dilemma. But word was wafted from Washington that the Senate was hostile to anything even remotely savor- ing of entangling commitments in Europe, and the delegation underwent f.dunnofhe.n. There can hardly be any doubt that President Hoover favors some sort of machinery which would insure the prompt transfer to some recognized international body of any conflict which menaced world peace. He is known to be heartily devoted to the theory that a speedy “mobilization of public opinion” is likely to prove an effective method of holding back the dogs of war. If PFrance or any other government has plans for giving effect to “consuitation” along such lines, the Hoover adminis- tration unquestionably would mot hesi- tate to lend its adhesion. its works now and then echoed across the country and through Washington. Today there appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture & seasoned son of the sofl—“Sam” H. ‘ Thompson of Illinols, veteran presi- dent of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Together with other farm organization leaders, he came at the call of Chairman McNary, to advise with the committee as to the desirabil- ity or otherwise of revising the dutles and prerogatives of the Parm Board by further acts of Congress. Is the board making good? Is it really -ro- leving agriculture, as Congress in- tended, or is it not? As f€r as the American Farm Bu- reau Federation and its 1,200,000 mem- bers are concerned, President Thomp- son’s answers to these questions are tingly in the afirmative. Des- perate as agriculture’s plight still is, he holds that it would have been im- measurably worse except for the marketing act and what the Federal Parm Board has done in pursuance thereof. Mr. Thompson states that the American farmer today, despite his con- tinuing trials and’tribulations, includ- | to non-intoxicating fruit juices and| g prices, is “less hysterical” than er of the business world. “ The considers that his outlook, on better than it has been REped ¢ il ¢ leader from the high authority that farmers are now road leading to direct and own business. the mercy of the narrowing the between H g il 2 £ their firm ‘They i i 82 sl 18 : H ig g 2 i 1 i g i 5? 55 &g £ ] i E § B : i L £ E E trade—hostility the board is snd irresistibly developing the o0~ operative marketing idea. Through its establishment of central marketing sgencies at numerous strategic points the farmer is enabled as never before to be master of his own selling destinies. | the board’s activity in this | especlally its most recent' fiyer in wheat, undoubtedly accom- plished its purpose, viz, the avoidance of what might have been a disastrous panie and a slump in prices wholly un- warranted by actual conditions. These conditions include the circumstance that the American farmer at present u' virtually on & “domestic basis.” He is mot burdened with an exportable sur- As between the views of & dirt farmer and s politician “agin the Government” on principle, the ordinary taxpayer is lkely to prefer the judgment of the farmer as to what Uncle Sam is doing, tial rise in the wheat mar- Tressury deficit would be automatically Implementing the Pact. ‘War-fatigued Europe craves guaran- foes of peace 50 hungrily that it is easy 5 “implementing” the multilateral treaty war as an instrument of Grape Concentrate Sales. An article in The Sunday Star, written in OCalifornia, shed interest- ing light on the now famous ‘“‘grape concentrate” sales from the view- point of the grape gro ‘The growers, through their aided co-operative, plan to market the con- centrate through drug store fountain sales by the glass, the glasses to con- tain nothing more startling than non- alcoholic grape juice. Th:y plan to boom the concentrate as the proper foundation for jellies—possibly ples, puddings and punchless punch. It developes that the sale of the ingredi- ents in kegs is a side issue entirely, and they cannot help it if the stuff in kegs is permitted to undergo natural processes in the home and turn into wine. The growers hope that many large kegs will be sold nevertheless. The Federal prohibition authorities | are watchfully waiting. Their attitude toward the keg-sales campaign is for ‘e present guided by a circular letter written by Dr. Doran in 1929, defining the section of the Volstead law relating cider. This makes it permissible to manufacture ‘“non-intoxicating” fruit juices and cider in the home on three conditions, the first being “that such cider and frult juices shall be non- intoxicating in fact.” The letter pro- ceeds to warn agents that “the ship- ment of juice grapes, grape juice and concentrates by carload lots or other- ‘wise for resale for that purpose—manu- facture of non-intoxicating juices, etc., within the home—is entirely within the law, and you will, therefore, unless the purpose and intent to violate the law is apparent, not interfere with the lhluun\ or removal thereof * * *; nor will you interfere with such manu- facture and use in the home, unless upon such satisfactory evidence of the unlawful sale of such non-intoxicating fruit juices or cider in or from such home.” ‘The question seems to be whether there is sufficient “purpose and intent” to violate the law evident in the sales of the grape concentrate as advertised to warrant Pederal interference. But in plain words, if the Federal authori- ties do not know why persons buy grape concentrate in kegs, or what their in- tent is or the intent of those who mar- ket it in kegs, they are the only ones who do not. ‘This is probably what sticks in the craw of such prominent dry leaders as Dr. Clarence True Wilson and Dr. F. Bcott McBride. It is doubtful if either believes that wholesale or harmful in- ebriety will follow on the heels of the sale of grape concentrate in kegs to the relatively few who so choose to buy their grapes. But if the Volstead act permits the manufacture of home wine, or the large-scale and open sale of ma- terials that no sane man can sensibly argue are intended for anything but the manufacture of home wine, the Vol- stead Iaw or some other law enforcing & constitutional amendment forbidding the manufacture of intoxicating bever- ages ought to say so. It is not to be denied that the at- titude of enforcement officials is chang- ing. The famous experiment of John Philip Hill of Baltimore and the Su- preme Court decision upholding seizure of kegs, corks, etc., as intended for man- ufacture of beer, are hard for the pub- lic to reconcile with the open sale of such material as grape concentrate in kegs, duly advertised as “port,” “sherry” and other flavors. ‘The point of view of many others, in addition to the outspoken drys, is that if the Volstead law cannot be enforced in regard to the home manufacture of wine or the home brewing of beer, or if it is now impossible or even unwise to prohibit the sale of materials neces- sary for such manufacture, & vote by Congress should either supply the legal methods and machirery now lacking for enforcement or else state clearly the status of home brewing and home wine making, and vhat can and cannot be done in furnishing the homes with the necessary materials. Dr. Wilson characterises the grape concentrate campaign as the most seri- ous threat to prohibition enforcement since the Volstead law's passage. It is » threat, not as regards the consequences to those who make wine, but to respect for the law and faith in the desire | to enforce it according to the letter and ! sptrit. Students of immigration agree that the really fortunate citizens are those who early and avoided the rush. Safeguarding the House. The fact thet 2o ene was Wnjumed, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, N EMB'LR 25, 1 when four including the pilot, might have been, nothing to do with the case except to make it more inter- esting. The mother had turned off the gas stove and left the house just before the fall. When the airplane hit, the home was drenched with gasoline. The wom. an’s son had not returned for his usual nap and her daughter missed a train from New York, or she would have been in the path of the wreck. ‘These facts, while of great human in- terest, are secondary to the plain one that homes should not be molested from the air in times of peace. Every agency, both Federal and State, should be turned to safeguarding the American home from the result of acci- dents in the air. Few houses, even those of the wealthy, are so constructed as to be able to gpist the impact of a falling airplane, espe- clally of the engine. The ordinary house roof can be smashed through in such wise as easily as if it were made of paper. This makes it all the more imperative that every practical step should be taken to fore- stall such accidents, It is much to the credit of aviators, as a class, that the number of such ac- cidents 50 far has been few. But as the Nation becomes more airminded the chances for such occurrences will in- crease. There could be few disasters more terrible than to have an airplane plunge through the roof of an occupled house. The perpetual menace would weigh heavily on thousands of sensitive minds. ‘What the steps are which will safe- guard American property and lives in this respect must be left to the proper authorities, but that such steps should be taken there can be no doubt, and they will not be taken completely until the freak aspects of such accidents are disregarded and attention paid only to the serious side. e Chicago protests that its greatness as & news center accounts for the prom- inence given it in reports of crime. Editorial genius has before it & mag- nificent task in the developing and popularizing of a more substantial type of news. The political battle of Ruth Hanna McCormick and James Hamilton Lewis had not the slightest hint of underworld recklessness, yet nothing could have been more picturesque or remorseless. ——————— Is there any possible way to remove from the minds of talking picture pro- ducers this firm idea: that, when the scene of & plot is, for instance, Sweden, and all the actors are supposed to be Swedes, the effect is enhanced by the inclusion in the cast of a couple of comedians talking English withf a strong Scandinavian accent? e Pilms are involved in an anti-trust battle. The movie lawyers who regard the “old octopus” as a bygone feature in public interest will begin to com- plain that, like the camera directors, they are compelled to use old material when what they want is new stuff. e Historians may find it difficult to un- derstand why this era, with unlimited resources, with plenty of work to be done and vast numbers of men eager to do it, should by some complication of economics have developed an unem- | ‘ployment problem. ———e—————— Lenin continues to be deeply revered art _THIS AND THAT - BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘The compelling interest of inner con- struction in writing has never been sufficiently stressed. It is something above mere sentence bullding, as important as that is. It l'].ll"\da apart from wit, or pathos, or plot. ‘This interest of which we speak lies, rather, in mental approaches of the writer to his subject. It is per] best exemplified in recent years “The Story of San Michele,” by Dr. Axel Munthe. When all’ due credit is given to the Swedish doctor for his charming Eng- lish style, there remains an appeal which is unexplained. ‘We name {t, although perhaps we may not be able to explain it, the com- pelling interest 8f inner construction. ‘There are scores of books, of course, which hinge entirely upon this quality. Perhaps every good book does, some extent, but only one, every now and then, to the supreme extent in- dicated. “San Michele” is one. * ¥ X % ‘The mental approaches of a writer, which give a work this charm of inner construction, depend on humor, honesty H‘d gentleness, and certain other qual- ties. A certain gayety of spirit must be there, perhaps best shown in whim- sicality. In “The Story of San Michele” the good doctor, who gracefully allows every reader to do good deeds vicariously, presents us with his goblin, now beloved the world around. No amount of pointing to the sen- tences, and declaring they are grace- fully itten, will explain the precise charm of Dr. Munthe's goblin, who sits on the foot of his bed and listens to his watch. ‘The charm here Is that of our secret inner construction, which depends upon the man behind the words. Perhaps better than any writer, Dr. Munthe manages sentiment without sentimen- tality. Not one of his hundreds of thousands of readers, it is safe to say— even those who are good in the writing game—could duplicate his achievement, mainly because_ they would fall into mawkishness the moment they essayed his devices. His untold love for the Countess and his loss of her are given without the slightest approach to anything which might savor of the overdone, the mawk- ish, sentimental touch which disfigures the writings of many who know better but who cannot help themselves. ‘The extreme example of the semti- mental run wild is the work of the typical “sob sister” of journalism. For- tunately the type is tending to pass. Amateur correspondents often fall into the same error. It is a difficult one even for the veteran. ‘The writer of “San Michel who disclaims being an author, but turns out to be one in a large degree, slips over the pitfall of sentimentality by a wholesome, honest approach to the theme of help for the unfortunate, the downtrodden, the sick, the dying. The little creatures of earth, which stir all persons of good will to pity, are written about by Dr. Munthe with a combination of humor, honesty and gentleness which transcends anything of its kind done in years. Even in sadness he possesses & gay- ety of spirit which outshines all else. It is the compelling interest furnished :1:'“ by & paramount inner construc- n. good company at::rrel with that admirable institution, sentence. The matter perhaps would not need mentioning were it not for the fact that every once and a while one runs head on into a plece of writing in which & writer calmly, despite the work of Kip- ling, Shakespeare, Shaw—in fact, every writer who ever wrote—insists on writ- ing groups of woods without verbs. Sometimes such a herder of groups of images will have no subject, another time no predicate, always no verb. We are treated to such an opening as this: “Falling leaves in a city. Keen scent of burning leaves,” etc. One wonders why, since the so-called ;flu:hhls gone to :l;e h’wblelcf mak- g groups words look like nnuncze by providing capitals and pe- rlods, he—or she—insists on cheat! 10 | himself—or herself—by refraining so carefully from verbs. If old Dan Chaucer found the stand- ard sentence a mighty, mighty useful thing in expressing thought, why cannot our Pet Aversion find their use ex- 00 of the worl masterpieces invariably vsed sentences, why cannot this Com- pleate Writing Ass go and do likewise? The only answer available is that such a misguided person is aware that he or she cannot write; that he has no real thoughts about anything, and, above all, that he possesses no ability at inner construction so essential to writing work. * k % X This compelling interest of inner construction dances over the words and sentences of good writing like a bright but soft light. h.:!'is the soul of every book which t. It is, after all, what stirs us, what brings tears to our eyes, what-sends shivers up our back. It is what the translators had who gave us the King James version of the Bible. Every one of the real classics of lit- All at poems capable of giving the exaltation of mind and heart which great poetry alone can give possess gxe interest of secret inner construc- jon. The common expression, ‘“reading between the lines,” means nothing else. ‘What can we read ‘“between the lines” except the inner grace of mind and heart of the author? His grammar might be atrocious, his ideas sledgehammer blows to the ortho- dox, but his work would be as a shining light in a dark land. The words say one thing, ah yes, but the spirit behind the words says a to- tally different thing, yet one with what the words say! One cannot explain precisely what this spirit says, because no two readers will read it exactly alike. But that it says something, and says it divinely well, all discriminating per- sons will be willing to admit. Read the majestic poetry of that man or men we call Isaiah. “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sor- rows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chas- tisement of our peace was upon him; | and with his stripes we are healed.” Call it the compelling interest of in- ner construction, or inspiration, the re- sult is the same. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands E MATIN, Paris—The Feder- ation of Women's Clubs of America in Russis. Political economists deny | o o that his plans have worked Well, but | op t5 his prestige has am endurance that comes from being founded on resplen- dent publicity, —————————— A biplane crashed a house at Ridge- field, N. J., from roof to basement. The most determined prohibition agent will admit that this is & rather rough method of investigating & private cellar. B S SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. . Racketeers. In history’s memorable years ‘We did not call them “Racketeers.” “Qutlaws” and “robbers” w- would see And hang them to the nearest tree. 1In their gay life we did not mix And give them powers in politics. At many a bandit we would scoft Because his head had been lopped off. ‘Withont his head, he must confess, He could not show great cleverness. ‘We sang of pirates and by chance Made cut-threats heroes of romance— That was when life was held more dear And Killers were not so sincere, Of criminals in days gone by We made strange pets—we now ask why— And like spoiled children, rude indeed, No discipline our morons heed. i Those fugitives of other years Re-incarnate as Racketeers. Done Intentionally. “Yoy have sald some very nonsensical things in your speeches.” “Intentionally,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “In studying the requirements of my time I have lecided that the great demand s not so much for poli- ticlans as for comedians.” Jud Tunkins says the intellectual benefit from midnight oll depends on whether you buy it from the grocery store or from s filling station. Endless Perseverance. The world will thrive beyond a doubt Mbre beauteous than it was before. 1t some laws do not quite work out, ‘The books have always room for more. Great Affairs. “Do you like to discuss political affairs?” “Not those of Europe,” answered Miss Cayenne, “except in the cases where ancient families have avoided getting their political affairs mixed up with their love affairs.” “He who is truly wise,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “conceals his wisdom when men engaged in conten- tion seek some one to decide their disputes.” ‘Permanent Question. As men contend for pelf er pow’r ‘They never leave at a loss, As to the question of the hour, Which is, “Who's going to be boss?” “If you wants to convince a friend dat it's wrong to gamble,” said Uncle Eben, “pick out & day to talk to him Jes’ after he's done guessed away his last dollan.” 4 lace that more g'rench woman smile. It is quite evi- dent, indeed, that °if the American woman no longer any homing in- stinct, the French has woman is of a very different, mentality. Women ¥ pursuits and occupations not domestic arrange to keep an anc part of their affection and ivity for their house or apartment. They believe, in short, that the true triumph of fem- inine industry is not to dedicate them- selves wholly to a life at home, or a life away from home, but to combine and reconcile the two for perfect hap- iness. P * K * x Bogota Terrorized By Crime a la Chicago. Diario Del Comercio, Barranquilla. Bogota is being converted into a city just like Chicago. odor of the crimes committed in that devoted capi- tal, according to the reports of our correspondent, becomes every day more overpowering. Dally murders are & part of the program and under condi- tions so mysterious that the police ap- pear to be completely outwitted and run about in vain seeking the perpe- trators. The robberies, too, are the despair of the detectives, who can either find no clues to the thieves or cannot follow the clues they find. fu- deed, it is difficult to imagine how Bogota could be more victimized by the outiaws if the eity had no pplice pro- tection at all. At present jewelry stores seem to be the focal points of the greatest depre- dations, These establishments yield the richest rewards in the smallest compasses, circumstances which assist the miscreants in escaping with the plunder and successfully concealing it. But no shop or business is safe, and the more one has to lose, the more acute his nervousness and apprehen- sion that he will be the next victim of these bold marauders. Cross-bars_on the doors of private houses are becoming more numerous and more formidable. In the whole town locksmiths are the only people who are making any money. One “Chicago” bandit, in the full light of day, entered one of the most central ! in Bogota, pointed a re- volver at the proprietor and took the sum of $30 in current money from the refiwle]'r. Whe‘thar Chll:;gu are actually immigraf , or ‘whether local "r':a!’ have in- spired to more stupendous by reading of the exploits of their brethren in_the North American city—the re- sults so far as the citizens are con- cerned are exactly the same. * kK K Porto Ricans Need Training in Home Life. El Progreso, San Juan—Patriotic Porto Ricans are eager that their island should advance rapidly along the only fine of material progress pos- sible in the modern world—that is, fi’lmuih industrialization and highly organ] more than production. ‘These call for additional investments of mainland u%:l and other external stimulants. latter may be essen- tial at the moment, and should be en- by nt and skillful ublieity. Porto Rico is as yet one of most poorly advertised places of equal unity and attractiveness under the American flag. But real progress calls for something subtler and mmolm'ggmm;l ’;hnn thur;m training peop! a new of life. This means mass education and self-discipline focused upon the ideal of try where every family in its pot, but slnd to ‘economic fit and independence for the island as well as for the individual is a patriotic duty. ‘The Jibaro "(ul‘h mso‘. ':: lacm v-_ll_m 'fl'?t ambition. that his b} EAEEER EE a coun has not only & fowl books on its shell. is miseral because he does not Even French | ho are employed the most in | think to employ his frequent periods of enforced idleness to make it better. A Corsican or & Mallorcan drifts into Porto Rico as penniless as any of the natives and in a few years is occupy- a cottage with a garden and is surrounded with all the essentials of simple, rustic comfort. Strangely enough, what the jibaro cannot do at home he accomplishes when he emi- grates to & country where the standard | of living is higher. He strives to make | himsel the social equal of his more well-to-do lml‘edllaled neighbors, * % ¥ Foot Ball Season In Uruguay at Height. Imparcial, Montevideo.—The foot ball season is in full swing in Uruguay. Clad in heavy sweaters and woolen trousers, the candidates for the national team at their camp of concentration are going through every day their heavy road work with a gest and enthusiasm inspired by the recent chilly weather. The wonderful team we had last season will be still further strengthened and improved, and an even more sensa- tional showing is e ted, especially muu'{?ehu it, to some extent, at least. | 5! | passed out Nterally om h“le in view of the fact t perfect har- mony and a grand optimism prevail among all those who have shown thetr willingness to participate with skill and muscle in this patriotic activity. We have no doubt that when the selections are made, those unfortunates eliminated as the country's defenders on the foot ball field will yield with- out demur to the superiority, however slight, of those chosen to stand the onslaught of alien and invading teams. * K K K Ladies Who Excel In Greek Are Superior. Le Matin, Paris—It is with due re- gard and pride that we must consider the successes attained by women in the Intellectual world. And it is true we contemplate the achievement of Mile. David, the youthful student of 17, who has just carried off the first and secogd prizes in a general competition, open to all, for compositions respectively in Latin and Greek poetry. If there is to be any way In the future of reconciling the excessive physical and social activities of the modern young woman with the demure studiousness and domesticity that char- acterized her sister of former times, it is in the glory and reputation attaching to intellectual conquests like that of Mlle. David, which prove conclusively that there are victories and triumphs in life quite apart from the transitory fame that comes from piloting an air- ship or swimming the Channel. In the masculine domain of sport; chess- master’s reputation survives longer than a pugilist's, and so ladies who excel in Greek are superior to those that win the plaudits of the tennis court. To sing and rock the cradle is good, but the women of tomorrow will rock the cradle while they study to scale the heights of a divine phiosophy beside ! which conquests of the air and fleld and flood are ‘nln‘ indeed. * % Ministers Exol Letters on Frait Fly. El Telegrafo, Guayaquil—The Min- ister of Agriculture has sent a note to the Minister of Ecuador in Chile, ad- vising him that the fruit fly has ap- peared in the valleys of the Azapa and Lluta Rivers and in the province of Arica. The plague first became notice- able in May last, and appears to have been introduced in shipments of citrous fruit, such as pomelos, tangelos and limes from Chile. The Ecuadorian Minister at Santlago has been urged to take up the ter with the proper authorities in Chile, to see that sub- fruit fly before tion in this country. Dying Becomes Profitable. Prom the Plorence (Ala.) Herald. Observance of all the health rules would probably cause us to live lon than we afford. i Beating One’s Creditors. Prom the Birmingham News. i to tion car while the sta- kS sit man [ % ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. political substance by o and formal | paper—service. d States of Europe. advocacy of a Uni This high pronouncement offered a def- inite and concrete political objective in | ki: solution of the European situation. A situation of immediate dilemma, mov- ing swittly toward less than & menace of continental catastrophe. A world menace as well, since nations and continents neither rise nor fall to themselves alone. “The United States &f Europe by M. Herriot—ex-premier, statesman, schol- ar, ve inmml.lmmlc thmry"lng practice—comes pt support of the Briand p! i Simultaneously published all over the world, it offers to political students of interna outlook and concern a meeting point of concurrent investigation in.o & political | program of astounding scope and of & significance which at bottom comes nothing short of revolution itself. An enormous change has in me times come gradually over the world it- self. As a whole or in its parts it is no longer of purely political design and essence. Rather is it a gigantic eco- nomic institution bent upon supplying human needs. ‘This change has come about through the slow 1ift of the com= mon people in intelligence, in freedom of speech, in voting upon many ques- tlons—not necessarily political ques- tions, but distinctly self-liberating nev- ertheless—by daily use of innumerable Iabor-saving devices, by the increase of leisure and pleasure as legitimate part of every man's life. Political and party rivalries in claim of pol itical righteousness no longer serve even the commoner as any sort of sound in human existence. _Such, sketchily, is the foundation of M. Herrlot's inspired kil of the European scene. e the “groundvork of his advocacy basis for & United Europe. Far-seeing and fair-dealing in true statesmanly way, in approach and treatment, as the Prenchman wont to be, M. Herrlot first takes into account the true substance of European tness, First, pays homage to this 5 S, Jeorce i come Europe for its art, 3 . mbu}t)leou to sclentific research and its methods of production and tl ity of its wares, both intellectual and material — priceless things, these, wolrnmeumd fairly and treasured at all 3 d this the suthor spreads the continent itself as a natural fleld of co- operation .and union. No impassable mountains or or other mon- strous legacies of nature to intervene inst accommodations and federations the peoples themselves. No obstacles inf d by the Lord of Creation to exact separations here any more than in the vast expanse from Which the United States of America was formed, with federation the foundation of the government, inner spirit of the country itself. Therefore, it turns out that separations and exclusions in the European domain have all been man- made. Dynasties, rival as- irants for rule and dominion, with the Kl!'fl-llfl. ‘war sequences of such eoun- tering _claims and demands, have wrough :{o-om damage to the unity of Marope. e barriers set up among countries possess NO of s sible elements of separation have added to the animosities of the situation. Customs demands, with jealousy and greed as their destructive ultimate, have added enormously to the acute sensi- tiveness of rival nations. One right here that, but for the statesman- ship of George Washington, the same prolific seed of strife and disintegration would have operated against the soli- darity of our own United States. ‘Well, monarchies and dynasties as devices of dominion. and rule have been ren- dered ' * innocuous Inte: agencies operating for the people. 8o it is left herc for M. Herriot to bring out for d s-'on such other obstacles to Europ=an federation as actually and potently stand in the way of litical "fulfillment. That the question has from time to time n posited and then laid aside under the difficulties surrounding its conversion into a program of governmental activ- ity, the writer makes summarily definite passing from these theoretical views to a clarification of the real necessities underlying an_economic solidarity of Europe. Here his field is an open an active one, for the subject since the World War has been one of almost con- stant l?ggon from leaders in Euro- ‘World economics is a wide-open sub- ject, the uppermost concern of states- man and student. Therefore, material— abundant, concrete, selective—is ready to the hand of M. Herriot, or another po- eat operaf times, individual plants, organization profit system. Q. How many words does the average person use?—L. D. A. Only an estimate is possible. C. L. Bushnell in “Good English for Every One” estimates that the average person uses about 5,000. Q. When a city is granted a charter must it adopt the kind of charter 1- fled by the State Legislature, or can it frame its own charter?—F. D. C. number of a choice of these. I city of a certain class is tted to frame its own when it is_approved by the voters, goes into effect, provided it does not conflict with lew legislatures specify charter forms for cities of various classes. Q. When and where was Jesse James born?—C. B. A. Jesse James was born in 1847 in ‘Ghlvutz?mmtv. Mo. He was killed April Q. Where is the National Sylvan Theater?—S. M. A. It is within the W: Mon- ument Grounds in Washis D. C. It is the first venture of the United States Government into the theatrical field, and is scarcely more than & grassy platform nestling in a hollow south of the Monument. The first performance was given June 2, 1917, All concerts perf to the public. Q. Are the Bermudas coral islands?— 8. E. B, & group of islets, about A. The Bermudas are about 360 coral islands and 20 of which are inhabited. Q. Did Gorgas do any work in South Africa?—H. D. 8. A. After the completion of the Pan- ama Canal, Gorgas went to South Africa to fight pneumonia in the and dia- mond mining fields. Due to his efforts, the death rate dropped from 350 rrr 1,000 to 3 per 1,000, and the death rate from all diseases to 6 per 1,000. Oxford University bestowed upon him the gree of doctor of science. Q. Was Gen. Forrest considered a fine officer?—W. E. N. Although without milit train- , he was ranked as one of the best alry leaders in the Civil War. Sher- “the most remarkable ed -on either side.” the South, and one Confederate chief- Q. What is the Banft Hot Springs?—B. L. A. One is 114 degrees Fahrenheit and the other 195 degrees. They contain alkaline carbonated sulphurated water, which is used for bathing and drinking. ; i; meant by “double en- A. It has the same meaning as'the expression, “double meaning”—a word or phrase that can be interpreted in either of two ways, one of which is often of doubtful propriety. . What happens when jewels taken fr:sn smugglers are not ?—F. A. If not they are for- feited and sold at port where they were seized. de- | Newcastle” mean?—O. K. g ‘This usictan American debut November 7, anm%m “Liltle Lord I tized by fts author, mmno-xmmnu%n? Y / Does banyan tmEr;: on kv g ¢ banyan tree is/a xnu. of not larger E the leaves. in pairs from the axils Q. Did Monroe receive the full e clectoral college When Be wes A Montos' Teoetved. &l but of the electoral college. 5 i Q. Were automoblles ever barred from gen{u Park in New York Oity?—B. A. In 1809 an ordinance of the City of New York barred Central Park o horseless vehicles. | Q. What was the origin of the ques- uog‘nid answer column in newspapers? A. Jjohn Dunton’s Athenian Mercury, begun in 1690, was similar to the ques- tion -ncdu:mwu department of modern a loop was attached for the cord. The tip of the hor. was through and & wooden stopper e opening. what was the “Stuts . R. anww Q. What does it cost to take sus of the United States?—L. A. The 1920 census cost $23,000,000. The cost of the 1930 census is not known as yet. Q. Must & member of I’-hll he repre- & cen- Q. What does “CL?yl;( coals to public auction at the wooden buttons, who may be impelled to make use of | Engl it for this or that of its powerful and pertinent application. In conjunction, therefore, with his within the fleld, this writer quotes own researches | f from many speakers | country. freely and aptly final | and writers upon the subject. By this means readers are enabled to come into a community of seasoned and expert opinion, gathered by M. Herriot to {lluminate and strengthen his own con- el 3 ‘Trade and money—these the founda- Production and distribution, on | with thons. the one Mand. Finance in its flexible accommodations of credit, loans and general exchanges, on the other. m looks like & most material basis upon which to build national prosperity, na- tional salvation. It is or it would be that if with the common material well- being of a people there did not come also intellectual awakening and the spiritual growth that lies in a love of art and letters and in the sense of an individual sharing of life that is in- herent in every man and woman. Bod- ily wellbeing—enough to eat, a place to sleep, clothes to wear, a little put by for that later day—these the best of all foundations for national wth, for national dignity through Ividy human effort. However, this study is far, very far, indeed, from the business of ting pictures and spreading utopian dreams. It is, on the contrary, a plain study of the European fleld as a whole in its capabiliities of substantial contribution to the economic demands, not of Eu- rope alone, but of the world as well. The field covers the earth itself. A fleld of amazing productivity in in- ventions, in sclence converted to the uses of man, a fleld of phenomenal intellectual activity, and one, too, of ruthless rivalries and competitipns. Carefully through this field by way of the major activities of modern life, by way also of the acpabilities of the Euro- pean people to achieve, to accommodate one stone. g to his prophetic utterance, this special strife is to begin in the month of May, 1932. ‘Perfidious is to fight shoulder to shoulder with Germanr, Austris, Hun- gary, Italy and Soviet Russia. The tri- color of France is to wave at the head of the opposing column, in which will found Poland, Belgium, Rumania and ‘zechoslovakia. ~Gen. Ludendorffl pic- tures & defeated and s devastated and all but annihilated. So far as Europe is concerned, this war is to be inclusive and free for all. Even the British dominions are to have no part in it. And, thank goodness, the United States is not expected to respond to_Ludendorfl’s bugle!” earth, never to ity Journal remarks that “the general probably figuressthat this will happen because he is getting too old to turn the tide of battle in country’s favor.” The Asheville Times, observin; that “there are many pessimists al today,” and that Gen. Ludendorff “evi- dently proposes to be a strong contender for first prize ng them,” concedes its aristocratic inherences to the work in | popular sing hand—by way of these broad lines does M. Herriot examine painstakingly the stock in trade of Europe for so great an enterprise as the United States of Eu- rope. Not only is the study in the tho ’&m’ Gucts placed beside: thelr pare 0se - allels other 5 les. s the calculation—the Ways of thinking, the value of ta- tions, the usefulness of One way to meet all of your creditors . be n_your to his c utter- | P& S RE e ,,,Ludendofff Draws Smiles With His Prediction of War haps even a veteran soldier times ha for tha ve respect & Which is the better part of valor.” “As a student of world litics national psychology,” in fh:dwlnhnm the Springfield Massachusetts Republi- can, “Gen. Ludendorftl did not during the World War, and & convine- | her practical sound sense and of philanthropie intent, for the of national E L i