Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1930, Page 8

'THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY......November 28, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES.. The Evening Star N per Company Bustness ORer 11 St and Pennsylvania Ave. New T} ice: 110 East e: Lake Michigan Butlding. ice._ 14 Regent 8t.. London, en iInd per month ‘The Sunday St o PR Y MU SR Payable in Advance. Rate Maryiana and_ Viegin y and 8t B All Other States and Canada. JY I‘. Sunday.:] sr. 8. 1mo., §1 00 Bl e R Member of the Associated Press. The Associated 1o the Albe 401 Tepaitation ol Al Rews i ubieation atches ited it or not otherwise e sm e AN Fiehts of S et 181 3 P ication of in. tches herein also reserved. = 1 mo. 1 mo. 11mo: 400 World Court. Special sessions of the Senate to deal with treaties with foreign nations have proved themselves to be time-savers. ‘When the Senate meets without the House, it cannot ,give its attention to legislative measures. It must confine its activities purely to Yexecutive” mat- ters, matters that are sent to it for ap- proval by the President. These are limited to treaties with other nations and to appointments to Federal office, One important proposed compact with foreign countries awaits action by this Government—the protocol providing for American adherence to the Permanent Court of International Justice, the more formal name for the World Court. Con- sideration of the proposal to have the United States become a member of this tribunal under the provisions of the revised statutes of the court including the “Root formula” has been postponed, first in order to give the Congress time to &ispose of farm relief and tariff legislation and finally to permit the Senate to dispose of the London naval treaty. The World Court protocol presses for action. It is quite clear, however, that if President Hoover were to send the ‘World Court protocol to the Senate for ratificatior at the regular session of Oongress which begins on Monday, it might lead to such prolonged debate ity of the Senate, there is to be a de- termined opposition, capable of delaying s vote on the protocol for weeks and even months, if other matters are be- fore the Senate for consideration at the same time. ‘The obvious remedy for the situation is & special session of the Senate, called Mr. T il ds vote, it is evident that small minority of the upper house delay action on a treaty for a very eonsiderable period. ‘The Root formula, designed to cover the Senate reservations adopted in 19326 to the first protocol providing ad- herence to the World Court, has been approved by the administration and by leading Democratic Senators, among them Senator Bwanson of Virginia, who wrote the reservations adopted four years ago. It appears to meet success- fully the issue of “advisory opinions” which may be given by the World Court to the League of Nations and to member nations. Under these conditions, the The court is 3 United States does co-oper- ate today with the League of Nations up international agree- to better relations be- the nations. Yet such co-opera- t resulted in bringing this country into the affairs of the league. country is strongly in favor of American adherence to the World Court with proper safeguards. In the end, such adherence may be expected. ————————— Stalin is not generally rated high s & statesman, but he is an undisputed marvel at formulating a prospectus for political finance. —_—at——————— Produce Market Site. ‘The matter of selecting a site for the so-called Farmers’ Market or Prod- been controversial missioners having found that the site cannot be purchased within the limita- tions of the appropriation made by Con- gress, they must resort to condemna- tion proceedings, and in the event that the award also exceeds the appropria- tion, the question again will be pre- sented to Congress. ‘When the item of the Farmers' Mar- ket came up in Congress last year it was developed by Mr. Simmons that eitizens’ organizations of the District had recommended delay in selecting a site and had opposed the site in South- sale and commission merchants, and thelr business has in some degree de- pended upon the business of these men. | The subject afforded opportunity for some rather acrimonious debate on the floor of the House. Mr. Simmons did .Bditor | not mince words in describing the nature of the appropriation, and charges were freely made that the deal was tied up with the railroads and was more for the benefit of the constituents of some Congressmen than for the benefit of the farmers from adjacent States or for the people of Washington who were called upon to foot the bill. Nevertheless, the appropriation was made. The chief argument in its behalf was that Con- gress had already authorized the project and fallure to make the appropriation would be bad faith. Congress frequently criticizes the high prices demanded for land pur- chased by the Government. What will be its reaction if the condemnation jury fixes & higher price for this particular site than Congress has appropriated? It would obviously afford the members of Congress an excellent excuse for striking out the appropriation, and there would be few in the District who would question the wisdom of permit- ting it to lapse. But in this particular case there are other interests at work than the mere wishes of the citizens of the District of Columbia. It is alto- gether probable that the influence of those who have agitated the Southwest Market site in the past will prevail and the land will be bought no matter what it costs. But in the meantime the subject is due for another airing on the floors of Congress. The result will be interesting. ——————————— Two Vital Recommendations. Despite the fact that Dr. Miller Me- Clintock, traffic specialist of Harvard University, is in disagreement with some features of the joint report of the Commissioners’ Special Traffic Com- mittee and the Trafc Advisory Councll, he is thoroughly in line with two of its vital recommendations. These concern the left-hand turn and the passage by Congress of a measure to force the showing of financial responsibility by those convicted of major offenses in the operation of their motor cars. Wash- ingtonians have fought vigorously to bring about these two changes. Dr. McClintock’s support is therefore en- couraging in the extreme. For the past few years the rotary left-hand turn used in this city has been a source of annoyance and danger both to local residents and the large army of tourists visiting the National Capital. Unsound in principle, difficult of execution and unnecessarily con- gesting to traffic, the rotary turn has been persistently championed by the trafiic office in spite of the fact that it is used in no other city in the country with the exception of Cleveland. All sorts of arguments for its retention have been put forward by local traffic offi- eclals, but none of them are sufficient to overcome the demand for uniformity in traffic regulation. In so far as the safety financial re- sponsibility measure is concerned there is little, it any, difference of opinion. Sponsored by the American Automo- bile Association after an intensive study by a special committee the members of which were appointed from all sections of the country, the law has already been adopted in twelve States and the prov- ince of Ontario, Canada. It was in- troduced in Congress last Winter, has passed the House unanimously, received & favorable report from the Senate Dis- trict Committee, and is now on the Sen- ate calendar for action. It is one’ of the most important pleces of District legislation and should receive the early attention of the Senate at the forth- coming short session. If these two recommendations were the only ones acted upon by the Com- missioners and Congress, Washington would be immeasurably improved from a traffic standpoint. It would immedi- jately lose its unenviable standing of being a city which had no regard for uniformity of regulation with the rest of the United States—and uniformity in connection with traffic means safety —and a community which is content to permit the deadly combination of the reckless, insolvent motorist to go his unhampered way. But these will not be the only ones. The traffic prob- lem in the National Capital has been given & most intensive study during the past Summer and Fall and the Com- missioners, taking the best of the sug- gestions from the traffic bodies as well a8 from Dr. McClintock, are in a posi- tion to bring about vast improvement all along the line. Washington awaits their decisions with confidence and interest. ———— et A law to prevent racketeering, as proposed by a Michigan member of Congress, would strike gangsters with no new terror, as they already make a practice of breaking every existing law that relates to curbing crime. The Army-Navy Building. Tt is doubtful that any decision will be reached at the hearing tomorrow in the office of Senator Smoot of the Public Bulldings Commission on the site for the contemplated Army and Navy Bullding. But the various suggestions for the location of this great structure will be discussed and there should be interesting developments. The new bullding has not yet been authorized by Congress, but it has already come to be regarded as one of the chief projects in connection with the Federal pro- gram. The problem of so placing the bullding that it will be convenient to the personnel of the two departments, but at the same time set in surround- ings adequate for its size, contains ad- mittedly perplexing difficulties. ‘The sites so far given chief attention are the “Sputhwest” location, in the territory south of the Mall between the Capitol and the Smithsonian; the corner of Seventeenth street and Penn- sylvania avenue, which obviously would mean use of practically the whole block between Seventeenth, Eighteenth, F or G street and Pennsylvania avenue; the land lying generally between the In- terior Department and the Naval Hos- pital and the north side of Pennsyl- vania avenue west of Sixth street. Some of these may be considered as out of the question almost from the start, and other locations will probably be suggested. The bullding as now planned would exceed in size the De- partment of Commerce structure, which is the largest of the Government build- THE EVENING cause of its proximity to other large buildings, and the Public Buildings Commission will avoid the danger of attempting to crowd too many monu- mental structures within limited space. Should discussion of the Army and Navy Bullding and site at the hearing tomorrow indicate the wisdom of be- ginning its construction in the rela- tively near future, it will be placed on the program of projects to be presented to the short session of Congress. These already include plans for a Coast Guard Bullding at the apex of the “Avenue Triangle”; plans for a central heating plant in Southwest Washington be- tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets and an increased authorization for the Department of Agriculture extensible building, one of the largest bulldings on the list. The authorized cost of the Department of Commerce Building is $17,500,000. As the Army and Navy Building would be even more expensive, its authorization at the coming session of Congress would add materially to the expenditures to which the Federal Government has been committed. ‘The Army and Navy Building is nat- urally linked with the projected remod- eling of the State, War and Navy Build- ing. The future use of that structure, when new housing for the Army and Navy Departments has been provided, should be carefully considered. The State Department has been overcrowded for so long that the provision of ad- ditional space would be welcome in- deed. But in addition to giving the State Department more room, 1t is planned to move a part, at least, of the Executive Offices from the White House to the State, War and Navy Building. And no plans for future use of this building should be considered comvlete unless they provide reception rooms and state dining halls, the lack of which has been embarrassing for many years. The Pan-American Union, fortunately, has been able to supply the need to some extent, but it has its own im- portant functions. The new State De- partment Bullding should be adequately equipped to meet all requirements in entertaining foreign visitors and pro- viding it meeting places for distin- guished international gatherings. e Eminent Soviet citizens broadcast confessions of treason with alleged cer- tainty of being executed when their public performance is concluded. There is, of course, the possibility that they will be hidden from public view and allowed to live as & reward for turning state’s evidence. In any event, their drama represents the most graphic political performance yet attempted before the microphone. ‘The University of Missouri takes as its president a man without a college degree. In this it is only following suc- cessful experiments on the part of cer- tain foot ball squads, which have ac- quired skilled mentors who never played the game. Such cases, however, are and always will be exceptional. In the long run the fellow who has pounded the pavement makes the best police chief. ——————— “Jumping Joe” Savoldi's latest three jumps were among his most spectacular ones—into matrimony, out again and clear over to a professional team. Well, anyhow, Uncle Sam did not educate him, as he did Lieutenant-to-be Chris- tian K. Cagle. Jockey Sande, who rode Gallant Fox, has educated himself in musfc. He may sing some good melodies, but never any words that will compare in effect with his own famous “giddap!” A change of climate that relates only to a drop in temperature will not satisfy those regions that are still awalting opportunity to announce that the drought is fully ended. The average observer would regard King Carol's job as easy enough to fill. So strong is habit that his particular public cannot see the matter just that way. —_— et Like others who have risen to great fame, the White House dinner turkey did not survive long enough to be conscious of his prominence. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. By an Anti-Extra Sessionist, Thanksglving dinner cheered us. Our hearts it served to touch, But as the good things neared us, We didn't take too much. Of many another blessing Our thought is largely such; It may become distressing If we demand too much. In Congress we take pleasure And yet we must not clutch For superabundant measure, We do not want too much. Limiting the Requifements. “You have made a great point of your experience as & farmer.” “Yes” answered Senator Sorghum. “My constituents are straightforward and practical. They say we have enough great statesmen who know how to run governments. What they want is some plain energetic ritizen who can show ’em how to run a farm.” Jud Tunkins says the day after Thanksgiving always finds a lot of us thinking how much more thankful we might have been if the luck had broke better. Freedom of Speech. A lawyer by the hour would speak. And to restrain him none will seek. A man for jury service due May simply say a word or two And feel reproof’s relentless touch Because he talked by far too much! Less Rhythm but More Thrill “We never hear the merry sound of sleighbells any more.” ‘“True,” answered the lady from Chi- cago,” but don't you think the sound of automobiles filled with gunmen is more exciting?” “To admit that you are wrong,” sald H! Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “may show that you are very fearless or some- what scared.” Men and Motors. ‘We thought the auto, when first known, Would be a killer on its own, In heartlessness it goes its way— ‘The passengers who choose, may slay. “Times is always hard,” said Uncle man dat wop't get in- but & soft job* STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘The thermometer is an instrument every one can read, often with benefit, always with interest. ‘There has been a great deal of talk during recent years of precision in- struments. Almost any gadget which does any- thing for humanity is termed a “pre- cision instrument,” as if there were some magic in the name. All the time the good old thermome- ter has been going right ahead tellin, us how hot we &re tn Summer ang how cold in Winter, oo There are some who think that most thermometers are by no means entitled to the word “preeision” in it of lhem.h ‘These declare that most le’s home thermometers are nowrlomfnr& Just as Alexander Pope said, that all men swear by their watches, Al'.hm:‘gh no two of the instruments keep the same time, so these critics of thermometers are wont to say that the variations in thermometer read- ings are notorlous. Y ‘The point is, however, that the value of the home thermometer lies chiefly in its use as a means of comparison. It may be true that your own pet Tegisters 5 degrees below the “officlal” of the Weather Bureau and 10 degrees lower than the instrument owned by Neighbor Jones. But that it has gone down 40 de- grees overnight tells a story all by itself. The, Weather Bureau “official” seems higher than the 1" told off by the layma: in- strument. As for Neighbor Jones’ scale and tube of mercury (or red liquid, whatever it is—and we belleve it to be alcohol), he bought it for 39 cents, as he himself admitted, and no doubt it takes liber- ties with meteorological changes. ‘There is a great deal of simple satis- faction in possessing a thermometer which registers lower or higher, accord- ing to the season, than any one else's instrument. Men have been known to be willing to fight to back up their thermometers. In some sections of the country it is killing offense, ranked with man & liar or worse, to in- sinuate that his outdoor thermometer does not tell the truth. ‘The peculiar thing is that few own- ers have checked their scales and tubes with a standard, sworn-on-the-Bible instrument, one which tells the truth and the whole truth, without regard for the feelings of its owner. Yet these persons commonly are the most touchy about the integrity of their own little degree tellers. It is a case of “Love me, Tespect my thermometer,” with them. 1If you should tell them that their old- est boy is given to constructing fabri- cations out of the whole cloth, as we say, they would agree with you, partly because they know you to be right. ‘Tell them, on the other hand, that the thermometer on your back porch registered a low of 19 degrees this morn- ing, when they have just declared that theirs sank to no lower than 24 ees, they will pop up immediately with a frozen look and a remark to the effect that your instrument is a liar and the father of all liars, and has no truth in it LI Most householders do not get the maximum help or entertainment out of thermometers because they do not have enough of them. One thermometer per house is not enough. A pair is a minimum for complete D. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1930. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. thermometer enjoyment, and three or four are better. We would not go to the extent of the clock manufacturers, who guilelessly\| tell us that there ought to be a clock in_every room. ‘We do not believe in such a superflu- ity of thermometers, nor that there should be one on every side of the house, in order to compare north with south’'and east with west. But there should be one good indoor thermometer and one good outdoor temperature indicator at the least, for it is by comparing outdoors with in- doors that keenest pleasure and the greatest profit come. o Many home owners believe they ean sn along without an indoor thermome- | . “Oh, T know when I feel chillyl” these will declare. Often they would be surprised, if a thermometer were put to work, to dis- cover that the temperature in their living room was nearer 85 degrees than the theoretical 70 which they fondly suppose they possess. Again, one may be . suffering from the beginnings of a cold and feel chilly when every one else in the house is half smothered. ‘The human skin, whlile often a good enough “indicator of temperature changes, is just as likely to be “off” as not, owing to & multiplicity of fac- tors, ranging all the way from inner !;c:}; heat to the lack of proper under- vear, * ok ok ok A reliable outdoor thermometer, on the other hand, will prevent many per- sons from plunging into heavy under- clothing at the first seasonable change. ‘The fashion of weart; flannels has gne out with most city folk who work steam-heated offices. The Ilatest medical belief is that the skin should be given a chance to breathe, at all seasons of the year, and that additional warmth should be supplied it during really cold weather through the wear- ing of heavier outergarments. With a good thermometer placed out- side a window, where it will get the north and west winds, which are what one must face when walking along, the householder may, in comfort, survey the state of the weather and decide with accuracy whether he should wear his topcoat this morning or his greatcoat, if one is fortunate enough to have one. If he hasn’t, he can slip on a sweater. His associates at the office may decide he looks like the Anclent Mariner, but, at least, he is warm if not fashion- able. . * ok k% Few tenders of hot-water heating plants seem to Tealize that there is an exact relationship between the temper- ature of the water in the boiler, of the temperature outdoors and of the room temperature. Yet close observation, if one is inter- ested enough to run a furnace with some approach to sclentific exactness, will reveal a series of water tempera- tures to give certain room temperatures when the weather is so m or so much, or so much outdoors. Set of wind and other factors must be taken into consideration (to say nothing of the state of one's pocket- book); but, in the main, these rela- tlonships may be charted as pre- cisely as the log of a modern radio set. ‘Thermometers are responsible for this exact knowledge. Always they rove interesting, and sometimes amuse- ing, home companions. Buy one now! as the ads say. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. As Washington fills up for the con- gressional session with visitors from all parts of the country, they register sur- prise at the generally omnipresent evi- dence of prosperity in the National Cap- ital. The District of Columbia happens to be one of the very few spots in the whole country, if not the only one, that have not been heavily hit by business de- on. There is some unemployment —variously estimated at anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 persons—and there are regular patrons of establishments where free food is disj . But nothing ap- proximating the black conditions prev- alent elsewhere are to be found ‘Washin, . _That circumstance is due primarily to the fact that the backbone of business here is the custom of the Government's grand army of_employes. ‘Their jobs have gone on. Their pay has not been cut. Their purchasing er remains undiminished. = Retail iness was 2 per cent better in October, 1930, than in October, 1929. One department store’s volume was more than 20 per cent better. * K K K One day not long ago & man who turned out to be a fanatical antl-to- bacconist—advocate of & twentleth amendment to prohibit the manufacture and use of cigarettes—strolled into the Supreme Court section of the Capitol on a sight-seeing tour. He found him- self in the chambers of one of the as- sociate justices. The air was unmis- takably ~ redolent of cigarette smoke. The foe of the weed sniffed it contemp- tuously. “Nobody but a fool or & dude would ever smoke cigarettes!” the visi- tor volunteered to a clerk work in the office. About that time a stately, elderly gentleman entered the room. He'd the stranger’s remark. Smilingly he ejaculated, “Well, my friend, I've smoked cigarettes for years, and nobody ever called me adude!” He was Oliver Wendell Hoimes, dean of the bench. * x ok * Karl von Lewinski, the German law- yer who won for his government what's sald to be the largest claims case ever submitted to internatiénal arbitration— the $40,000,000 litigation re- cently decided against the United States—has just returned to Washing- ton from Europe. Herr von Lewinski was, until lately, German consul gen- era! at New York and the Reich's counsel on the American - German Mixed Claims Commission. He and Mme. von Lewinski—the latter a former Miss Pomeroy of Colorado—have, for the past six or seven years, been popu- lar members of Washington official so- clety. Herr von Lewinski is about to retire from his government's service and enter private law practice in Berlin. * K Kk 5 Somebody asked Representative Sol Bloom, Democrat, of New York, who adorns the House Committee on For- elgn Affairs, why it's the “Foreign Re- lations” Committee in the Senate and “Foreign Affairs” Committee in the House? Bloom sald the only reason he could think of is that “Senators are too old for affairs.” * ok ok Ok Secretary Hurley and other brass hats at the War Department are won- dering what sort of treatment the New York police are going to hand Army when it plays Navy on December 13. Here's why. When Notre Dame and Army clashed in Yankee Stadium last ayor “Jimmie” Walker put in a ‘m. M id at West Point for a tler of boxes |if that would have stretched nearly down one whole side of the gridiron. The Academy authorities were sorry, but they couldn’t assign Hizzoner more than & pair of boxes, Later in the week, when the Cadets came to town for the game, they found that practically no arrangements whatever had been made for their progress through the crowded streets leading to the playing fleld. An adequate motor-cop escort in particular was lacking. Automobiles and pedes- trians filed at will through the long disconcerted blue-clad marchers. from Notre Dame ar- uad” is & good sized corps in itself—there’s sald to have been almost a motor cop aplece to ‘Then Mayor Jimmie's R AR T = Representative Will R. Wood, Repub- lican, of Indiana, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and chairman of the Republican Congres- sional Campaign Committee, had a little fight all of his own for re-election. He came through handily, winning by 6,500 votes over his Democratic op- ponent, Charles J. Murphy, of Brook- ston. In congratulating Wood, Murph; telegraphed: “Jimmie Smith lived 1 miles west of Brookston. Dan O'Con- nor lived 2 miles east of Jimmie. Jim- mie sold a hog. When he passed Dan's place he was asked how much the hog in | would weigh. In the evening, when Jim- mie returned, Dan asked the weight of the hog. ‘Well’ ‘he didn’t weigh as much would, but then I didn't think he would.” I didn't get as many votes last Tuesday as I thought I would, but then I didn't {.h(nk I would. Please accept congratu- ations.” . * ok kK President Hoover isn't particularly fond of handshaking or photograph bees at the White House. It is of re- cent record that he apparently goes through the ordeal something like & man walking in his sleep. At any rate, according to the official journal of a certain national organization which met at Washington and wound up with a photographic seance on the White House lawn, this is what happened: “After being drilled and focused for about 15 minutes, our 500 dele- gates were admonished to hold their positions and smile for another 20 minutes. At the end of this time President Hoover appeared, walking briskly and flanked by his secre- tary and some Secret Service men. Mr. Hoover took his place in the center of the group. The cameras shot revolvingly. The President then turned to the president of our con- gress and asked: ‘What is this? A convention?” Upon being told just what it was, Mr. Hoover said some- thing about being happy to meet, us and returned to his office at the same brisk 8.” (Copyright, 1930 |Black Tom Explosion Verdict Called Just From the Philadelphia Record. It happened in 1916—the Black Tom explosion. Millions of dollars’ worth of war mu- nitions were destroyed—sugar, salt, flour and ammunition. Forty-two insurance companies were intimately concerned in finding the cause of the explosion. Was it acci- dental or an act of German sabotage? Ervin_J. Smith of the International Secret Service okays the Mixed Claims Commission’s verdict that Germany was not guilty of touching off that artificial voleano. He says it can be laid to the account of the Jersey skeeter, ‘Watchmen guarding the railroad yards where the perishables and explosives were stored were pestered by clouds of mosquitoes that, infe: the marshy lands about the railroad yards on the lower edge of Jersey City. "They made smudge fires. A spark from one of the fires ignited some loose excelsior under a car on a siding. The car was loaded with small shells. They let go, and soon the whole freight yard was an inferno of powder flash and screaming shell. ‘That's the story as the detective works t out. ‘When Black Tom quiet again $22,000,000 worth of had been turned into nothing acres of smoldering, sizzling waste. With the Lehigh Valley Railroad keen to gain indemnity for its loss and the 42 insurance companies def ly seeking every bit of evidence tending to prove the explosion was caused by " man agents, it séems fairly likely that their failure so to prove demonstrates the righteousness of the Mixed Claims Commission’s finding. And thus endeth one little episode-in the history of the four years in which the nations devoted their whole ener; to war’s work of destruction. - msunmeledtolmwu that cost monumental as & measire of muzu and billions, but therefore all |the folly of war, Applied Logic Urged For Social Problem To the Editor of The Star: Some day our efforts to solve the social problem are going to be sincere. So far the powers that be have deluded themselves into the belief that they per- sonally profit by humanity’s present alignment. When they become enlight- ened enough to perceive that the “for- tunate” and the “successful” invaria®ly suffer as much because of our antique fiscal regime—only in other ways—as do the roor and the lowly, all persons will pull for the installation of a state of permanent good times. Now, the farce of pretending our social evils have no antidote is likely to become more and more an indictment of those conservatives who refuse to wake uj ‘Thelr attitude is scarcely more defensible than that of those fatu- ous souls who ignore the very existence of any “soclal” (governmental) evils. I venture to assert that when our lords - .d masters get through feeling around with' every conceivable court- ve for the cure of “un etc., they will get their and their coats off and apply fast logic in a ‘way to the the first time in the history of tbz’ ‘world. s . course, various {losophers an: mhm ve done 50, with the result our “statesmen” will only follow in the footsteps of tfiose obscure thinke 3 who from time to time challenged a stone-deaf world with inspired sparks of wisdom. If our Congressmen could by any chance be taught the elementary rules of logic, they might be able to grasp the following structure of pure reason—absolutely irrefutable, provided we stick to the said rules. By the sure “process of elimination,” all systems of cosmic reform can be quickly reduced to three. Needless to say, these three must be economic re- forms. It is a waste of time to prove the obvious fact that the world's troubles are economic. There are, then, only three outstanding plans for social amelioration which logically attempt to show the cause of unethical wealth dis- tribution, our specific, prime economic trouble, These are Socialism, the single tax, and money reform. Investigation of the above soon re- wards us with & modus operandi for choosing the right plan for human sal- vation. ~ All three are seductive and have many adherents. They are o convincing that the keenest savant alive would find it impossible to refute any one of from the conservative, status quo point of view. The only way & logical reform plan can be refuted is by the application of a better reform plan! Many an argumentative duffer belonging to the conservative school has found out this elementary truth—much to his d it. Albeit, here is an original digest the three most impressive and likely reform ideas now before the world: Socialism contends that mom:mly of the “tools of production,” resulting in an unearned increment, “profits” is the disturbing factor in human affairs; the single tax philosophy claims that mo- n‘:‘]n‘ly of choice portions of land, re- sulting in an unearned increment, % ant influence; money reform avers that monopoly of money (gold money), resulting in an unearned increment, “interest,” is the :]luu of all the distempers of civiliza- on. ‘There is no possible question about the existence of unearned increment. Even the most reactionary financiers of our generation use this expression, not fully perhaps the danger to em| dander uj their own form of income is pure e there is no ethical justification for un- earned money, of any sort or under any designation, in a typical democracy such as ours. Our task is simplified as soon as we examine these three great reform ideas ease of betterment plans, for provi 1 of not confining ourselves to the fleld of all-comprehensive reform. I am a money reformer because— after literally thousands of verifications and reverifications—I find Socialists cannot prove that profits, generally are unearned; that single taxers, although they can prove ground rent is fundamentally unearned, can- not prove the single tax would be an equitable adjuster of social conditions, and, finally, because no one has ever been able to prove that even 1 per cent of in way, shape or manner; and because it is readily demonstrated that interest can be nationally eliminated by a just, sound, sensible and ethical alteration of the flsc. Abolishing rent would not abolish interest, be it noted. But abol- ishing interest would ultimately cause ground rent to r. Single taxers dismiss this whole line of thought with the absurd contention that “interest is natural” ~Again, money reform is re- form by boon and not by deprivation. And we certainly have had quite enough of the restriction and deprivation kind of “improvement.” Months, years, or possibly centuries, from now the “best minds” no doubt will discover in thefr own conceit a process of thought identical with the above. One thing is certain—the real origina- tors of great cosmic messages may ex- pect only the cross of martyrdom. They are lucky if they escape severe punish- ment for trying to make the whole world happy. Their one reward is the satis- hc'!-‘lqon of finding and knowing the truth. But all humanity suffers with them. “Rome burns” while our politicians fid- dle, and it is my fervent hope that the dawn of human enlightenment is al- ready breaking through the long night of greed, ignorance, &m. ¢l and despair. F. GIAICH. New Center Market Is Urged for Capital To the Editor of The Star: Will the City of Washington realize it has a problem of today, not to- morrow, in replacing Center Market? It s not a question of some ane trg:ll to sell a plot of land. Convention Hall is built—a new cold storage plant—and can be used at once. e more pro- gressive dealers have engaged stands and will move in a body. I hear they will change the name to Center Market, replacing a landmark that is a part of ‘Wat n. Cannot the next block be bought and a one-story building cover- ing half the space to accommodate the other dealers—the other half, sheds bullt for the farmers—they must have s place at once. They de- serve & living and we people of Wash- ington need them. BERTHA O'TOOLE. “Vanishing”’ Indian Idea Disproved by Figures From the Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock). When Will Rogers, in his comment on the Indian memorial convention in Oklahoma recently, sald, “We don't need & memorial; we “f:; del:d y':’tl.dbu: are just getting started,” he truth which is little realized. The myth of the “vanishing” Indian per- sists despite the fact that census reports show his tribe is increasing. The United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs reports an Indian popu- lation of about 360,000 and there is now an increase of about 1,500 annually. Furthermore, the birth rate of the In- dians has exceeded the death rate for the last 15 years. A contemporary points out that, of course, there were more Indians in this country before the coming of the white man—about 846,000, it is estimated. But the pressure of white settlement caused a dwin of this number and lo‘nmu the m out. In reality, the Indian is doing just as Rogers said, “just getting started.” It has been a tribute to the hardiness of his race that his le have survived against the treatment suffered at the hands of the white man. History tells of many races that have vanished from the face of the earth under less trying conditions. = | 35.000 tons of vanishing, terest & year is earned in any | e that he was dying | .. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. for return postage. Q._What year did Bo McMillin and 2" Praying Colonels beat Harvard?— . M. A. It was in 1921 that Centre College defeated Harvard. Q. In what quantities do women use rouge, face powder and vanishing cream?—O. H. A. It is estimated that 2,000 tons of rouge, 4,000 tons of face powder :nn: other facial creams are by American women. m Q. What State is nearest the Gulf S T Gulf Steeam s nearest o the % ul State of Florida. Q. Is there a stone closely resembling the diamond?. Is it valuable?—N. C. A. The gem stone nearest in a) - ance to the diamond is colorless on. ‘The index of refraction of this mineral approaches that of the diamond, but it lacks the dispersive properties of the diamond and does not show the bright red and blue flashes of the latter stone. ‘The gzircon has a hardness less than that of the diamond. These stones are found in Teylon, but are usually ob-|ghg)) tained by decolorizing colored by careful heating. They are st 65 called Madura diamonds. They are classed as semi-precious stones and are valued at about $10 per carat. Q. Who was it who said “So little done, so much to do!"?—] A. Cecil Rhodes, British statesman, is sald to have uttered these words as he died at Mulsenberg, near Cape Town, March 26, 1903. What does ’t‘h-' Scottish word A. Spere means search, inquiry, to ask, question, and, also, to ask in mar- riage. & Q. Which one of his wives did Henry VIII divorce in order to marry Anne Boleyn?—A. 8. D. A.” Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn. Q. Is it eorrect1w say “Henry and of | myself were there"?—L. M. ‘A. Substituting. a reflexive pronoun for the simple personal pronoun is re- arded as objectionable. “Myself” may ge used where there is & true reflexive construction or, for emphasis, with the pronoun I or me to which it refers. Thus, it is correct to say “Henry and I gl be there” and “I myself will be ' Q How did William Penn acquire the territory that became the present State of Pennsylvania?—V. B. A. William Penn inherited from Ad- miral Penn, his father, a claim against the crown of 16,000 pounds. King Charles II gave him the land in settle- ment of the claim. Q. What was the old Sugar House at Charleston, 8. C.?>—R. L. C. A. The Sugar, House was the name given to the Work House, & place of detention for fugitive slaves and the punishment of slaves and free negroes. It was here that the lashes were ap-|and the plied, and hence the name Sugar House. The Work House was under the care of & commission of five citizens, with Q. What is the frequen gl s B ot g the greatest distance?—R. D, W. A. The Bureau of St icy of from 1,000 to 3,000 cycles & second. The soprano high C is ap- ately at the lower of mmm Q. Please give the particulars of the Nobel Foundation.—P. L. N. A. The Nobel Foundation (Nobel- stiftelsen) was established in pursuance of the provisions of the will of Alfred Nobel, who was born in Stockholm in 1833 and died at San Remo in 1896. By this will, dated November 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel bequeathed the whole of his fortune (more than 30,000,000 kroner) to & fund the interest of which shall be annually paid out to those who during the immediately preceding years “have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” The interest is divided into five equal parts, to be allotted as fol- lows: “One part to the person who shall have made the most im t discov- ery or invention in domain of person who e most important discove main of physiology or medicine, one part to the person who shall have pro- duced in the fleld of literature the most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency and one part to the person who shall have done most to promots the fraternity of nations, the abolition or diminution of standing armies and the formation and propagation of peace congresses.” 0% Who wrote “0ld Dan Tucker"?— ‘A Dan Emmett, the minstrel. Q. How many Presidents of the United States had been signers of the Declaration of Independence?—I. G. F. A. Two—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Washington and signed the Constitution. Q. How are eggs graded?—W. E. Z. A. The Department of Agriculture says that the commercial grading of eggs, as used in different large con- suming markets, differs to some extent in the detail of the des with the different markets. The general basis, however, on which grading is done is the same and takes into consideration certain quality factors. The primary ality factors considered are: The co! tion of the shell, the condition of the air cell, or, in othet words, the fullness of the ; the condition of the yolk, the cont of the white and the con- ditlon of development. In addi- tion, n other characteristics, such as size, weight and color, are given con- sideration and have an influence upon market value or price. . Please the advant of g-: .I&”'flhlflrfi.— A listed ‘Among the sdvantages may be the low cost, ald to ventilation - flct!mt the fireplace “Q:.kle; 1t ce. Its disadvantages lo'.ei”dmey. uneven heating and fre- required. quent care Special Session Discussion - Extends to Many Questions Discussion of the possibility of fallure to complete the required program of legislation in the short session of Con- gress has resulted in some condemna- tion of Senator Borah, who protested against curtailment of free speech in forts to confine the work to urgent rellef matters and sspmpdlmm in order to avold & session. While support of & limited is ovsly expressed, the 's position also is defended. It is recognized that Senator Borah is opposed to filibuster- o Mx. Boran,” the New York i dent), “the plan of Times _(indepen id 1¢ vel 's business is ‘su- first aid for everybody’ ot S perlative imnud-n«.' He buster and not suppose the Demo- crats will, but he is convinced that the Progressives will insist on the consid- e ers which e fegards s of ma ch he pressing.” The Times mentions Mus- cle Bhoals, debenture and lame ducks as among the suggested questions, and concludes that “the consideration of any of them would mean days and weeks of debate.” Emphasizing the “obvious duty of the short session,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer (independent Democratic) lists appropriation bills and unemployment legislation and concludes: “Neither of these duties requires an undue amount of time. They are the first obligation of Congress to the Nation. When these duties are completed such measures as the Muscle Shoals bill and Senator Bo- rah's farm rellef plans are entitled to have their day.” “With the Nation in the business po- sition it is,” ucardm&h the Worcester Evening Gazette (independent), “team- work among all departments of the Government is especially desirable. To have the Senate hold up necessary bills, bills essential to the very ca on of the Government business, would more than likely aggravate the existing con- ditions. Certainly it wouldn’t help them . The Milwaukee Sentinel (inde- pendent) comments: “To pass appro- priation bills hurriedly and inconsider- ately would be a bad tl , of course. But there is ample time for the consider- ation of these and other measures if united, patriotic effort is made in Con. ss to get work done instead of talk- ng interminably about it. That is all that is sought to b: I:C(zmpllahed." * “Judging by the experience of recent years,” suggests the Hartford Courant (independent Republican), “the Demo- crats might be expected to throw their influence on the side of the progressives, but the. political situation may dictate other strategy at the present time. While the party is by no means united on policy, it cannot but recognize that its hopes for 1932 in large measure de- pend upon its abllity to impress the country with its responsibllity, its con- servatism and its trustworthiness. Noth- ing would be so inimical to such a rep- | PIan utation as a renewal of the coalition with the Progressives for the purpose of forcing an extra session for the discus- sion of matters which inevitably would disturb business.” Advising that the cloture rule should be put into force, the St. Louls Globe- Democrat (independent) decla: It is much to be hoped that the non-radi~ cal members of the Senate, who consti- tute at least three-fourths of it, will take this step to prevent an extra ses- sion. There is no occasion whatsoever that is now discernible for an extra is no , stand, for the extra session of Congress, for which agitation has begun. West- ern insurgents, who are agitating for it, take themselves t00 seriously when they Ink can offer soverel for the from which the country is to recuperate. These ills are not political; u:ey‘-r: e:onomu." “The theery of a free-spesch guarantee in parliamentary procedure, a8 jt applies in the Senate, is undoubtedly d,” in Times (independent) holds that “the legislative game is one of give and take, and it is hard to play it successfully any other way.” The Syracuse Herald (in- dependent) feels that statements by Bemlfill‘; Borah l.nd':v-d).:h ;‘sunu” tm n opposition purpose velo midable & cg:leum of unfini le lation at the short session that self-interest will convince the President of the expediency of calling an extra session of the Congress newly elected by the voters.” “The rmlcl.l session,” lares the (independent Democratic), “should be cted Supply bills other roul measures should not halted for any reason. In the present temper of the country any tie- up of such ation might have a dis- turbing eff all out of to its real importance. This does not mean that under proper circumstances Sena- tors and Representatives may not ex- press their views on other subjects and the opinion of the Ann Arbor Daily r'lamlb(lndependent). which it s le to conceive of a st in ynlimited debate th % Trom disaster~ The o seek action on them.” Emphasis upon Senator Borah's prom- ise that there will be no filibuster is placed by the San Francisco Chronicle (independent), with the added com- ment: “For which the country breathes a sigh of relief. For, when it comes to extra_sessions, Borah is in a class by ‘himself as an l‘:n.h:;t};, 'fle'sl fl;a busy boy who brought ut the last extra luyfllon and he did it without the aid °§|:z$ g S Bcate ks the t ives ho) 3 rest of tgla wungy. ma thi extra sessions are not what been cracked up to be.” Customers Blamed For Ticket Scalping From the Milwaukes Sentinel. An Eastern narrative of how theatrical ticket scalpers are being circumvented by & system of telegraphed orders re- deemed at the box offices tells that the scalpers obtained n of some of the telegraph orders and sold them at her prices “to willing purchasers.” ht there, it seems to us, lies the root of the entire ticket scalper roblem. “Willing purchasers” are ready to pay extra prices for seats even in the face of an effort to save them from the extortion of the ticket speculator. ‘There can be no sales where there are no buyers and if a few “willing pur- chasers” would cease to be willing to the extent at least of co-operating with theater managements in efforts to get rid of the scalping evil the business soon be ‘would It has, of cy=se, been charged— sometimes, we suppose, with justice— that theaters have been in collusion with the scalpers. However, the telegraph indicates an end of collusion if it ever prevailed. Anyway, the remedy for this evil is to rei to provide th~ market. - Disabled Veterans To Get Pacific Home Prom the Portland Oregon Journal. Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest Uncle Sam will bulld & new national m. Until the an- nouncement is made there will be wild hubbub. After that all but the success- ful advocates will nurse their dis- sppointments. But Gen. Hines and Surg. Gen. Cumming cannot be swayed by purely local considerations. There are conditions that will control the plncl.n&ol the home and to which even the officials of the Veterans' Bureau must bow. Convenient location in re-