Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1930, Page 46

THE EVENING STAR ! ‘With Sunda; Edition. WASHINETON, D. C. SUNDAY.....November 80, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor The Evening Star R Carrier ity. g 3t qree waiee 0,00, R T aerion mad af the end sent in by mi per Company th "60c per month 65¢ per month per copy e ey 3 or Tereohons | Rate by Mafl—Payable in Advance. . ‘lmfll‘l:(.l Yirginia. ml\m ;3 Bl 1yr.. $10. 1yr. All Other States and Canada. i d Bund: : 108 | vised the people of Washington and| anything less than the stored-up Pr l: el itled ¢ o Berein ALl f16hts of publict tohes hereln are lso iese: o= -+ A Loss to the Bicentennial. | ‘The resignation as assoclate director of the Bicentennial Commission of Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, is the most serious setback received by a body which up to this time has not been particularly suoccessful in moving forward. Col Grant bases his resignation wholly on 4 the press of other duties. Every one | realizes, of course, the importance and | the multitude of tasks that fall to his Jot. But his acquisition as co-director of the Bicentennial Commission was considered at the time as supplying a necessary link between the Nation-wide and the National Capital observance of the bicentennial year, between the legislative and the executive branches of the Federal Government, and, in addition, secured the services of an able end peculiarly qualified official in directing the commission’s preparatory work. As such, Col. Grant's appoint- ment was important and the duties of the job were extraordinarily important. His resignation, however, has been earefully considered and submitted only after he had convinced himself that he could not fulfill his obligations to the issued in bicentennial year of pam- # i E | | i i &I | £ i i a sl !?!g vebf {1 t i H 4 f | {] i 1] fg 4 i i g E | i ] H1] ;;;!gg’% il i i § i | i2 ¢ § i 4 1 i I | patriotic observance will naturally de- than he is now time he exacting duties as & of Congress. ‘commission it find it advis- that the time for the celebra- nearing, to engage the services executive to Sake over the tedious work of definitely its form and scope. Such a ld set up an efficlent organiza- and, being responsible to the com- devote all of his time to assur- & movement that not be allowed to slip into failure. ocelebration in 1932 is for the part designed as a stimulating patriotism, and patriotism is s rather intangible emotion. It can and does find tangible expression. Ade- quate expression of patriotism and all that it implies must be the keynote of the bicentennial year. — et A visit to this country may enable Einstein to call to popular attention £ for this year's holiday season abundantly prove. The Alley Problem. A movement for the betterment of . |in close touch with the problems of the cannot be evicted from their habitations without being offered some place else to live. ‘This substitution of new—and better —homes for old is the stumbling block of rehabilitation of the alleys. The problems involved are many, ranging from those of pure economics to those of social service. All the factors involved hinge squarely on human beings, who, in the last analysis, are notoriously difficult “subjects,” when considered objectively. The faith of the residents of Wash- THE thoughts under the surface of folk-lore and custom. Nor can the knife of the anatomist penetrate to its seat iff the sulci and gyri of the brain, It is certain -that this intangible quality of conscience has been in the world far longer than 5,000 years, even if we accept the contention that it is a product of social evolution and not a constituent of the original nature of things. We are not sure that there is not something closely approaching it among the higher animals, Dr. Breasted hardly would advance the contention— SUNDAY LSTAR WASHINGTON OVEMBER _ 30, CONFIDENCE VS. FEAR BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, LL. D, Bishop of Text: “Cast not away your confl- , which hath great recompense of reward.”—Hebrews, z.35. Fear paralyzes and deadens ambi- tion and destroys initiative. Confidence is the elixir of life that eliminates fear and gives courage to carry on. When ington that these inhabited alleys will | the cryptic nature of a news dispatch | fear lays hold of an individual, a com- some day be eliminated is made the;O"“ the telegraph wires makes it a|munity or a nation it stops the wheels stronger by such continued interest as POOr medium for complicated ideas— [of progress, renders all effort futile and manifested over the years by the Monday Evening Club. r——e— Pending District Legislation, | Realizing that the session of Congress | which gets under way tomorrow will last only three months, Chairman Capper of the Senate District Committee has ad- local officials to concentrate their ef- forts on a limited program of the more important bills for the District. i The Kansas Senator, who has been | National Capital for a decade, gives sound advice when he says that the best results will be accomplished at this short session by centering efforts on the measures already pending in the House and Senate, together with any new questions of an emergency or mon-con- troversial nature which may be submit- ted by local authorities, When 1t is borne in mind that the group of appropriation bills to meet the expenses of the Government for the next fiscal year will have to be given the right of way, there will not be a great deal of time for general legiila- tion. It should also be remembered that bills not enacted into law by March 4 would have to be reintroduced and go through all of the preliminary legisla- tive stages again in the new Congress, no matter how far they had progressed in the present Congress. ‘There are a number of important District bills either already on the House and Senate calendars from the last session or awalting committee ac- tion following hearings held earlier this year. There is logic in the suggestion that, in the limited time of a short session, attention be focused on these measures with which the members of both houses are already familar, rather ‘Washington the Goal. ‘The Washington Board of Trade has started a commendable campaign—of value to the National Capital and of educative value to all the people of the is especially timely, because the of such & campaign should be ell evidenced at the time of the cele- of the bicentennial of Wash- ington's birth in 1932, when the com- mission now promoting Nation-wide celebration of that anniversary looks to & grand climax in having as American citizens as possible pligrimage to the city Washington and to his tomb, at Mount I City is already recog- great convention city of eountry; the business capital organized business has estab- national headquarters, and & religious life. more than 2,000,000 visitors ‘Washington by train, while numbers came by motor cars, during the past 10 years the tour- here has grown 50 per cent, general passenger travel by railroads has decreased 35 per cent. ‘Washington, with its great Federal and municipal building program, its parkway, Mount Vernon Highway, Ar- lington Memorial Bridge and other im- portant development projects, is offering increasing and enlarging attractions for all visitors at a time when the Capital City is coming into its own for carry- ing out the plans of the founding fathers after a long period of “arrested development.” All of the upbuilding, expansion, per- manent public improvement program is being rushed forward in order to have the “Most Beautiful City in the World,” as nearly as possible the surpassing city, that Washington planned by the time the world and his neighbor come here in 1932 to pay reverential tribute to “The Father of His Country.” ‘The Board of Trade is doing a great public service in letting the people of the entire country know that now is the time to be planning a trip to the world’s greatest shrine of patriotism— ‘Washington, D. C. — e New York City does not often man- age & national political campaign with great practical success. But always manages to throw in a few picturesque touches that indicate great enjoyment of the occasion. "o It is evidently the opinion of the court that an overtalkative jury candi- date ought not to be allowed to add in burdensome measure to “the law's delays.” EE?E 8 E‘E E% N ge s Es ot Noraw-tmmshnwnbyun.‘ Mabel Willebrandt for a pint flask, but she has developed moral toleration for & whole barrel of grape juice with an alcoholie future. —_—rar————— el ! it i g well-being of the city. ulet development was the Housing Com- Monday Evening Club to calling for the elimi- tary oceu- small houses members, il g2 -4 : | N1 555 L i i approach slums, is not one which can be ” i Although forward-minded citizens for pany years have recognized the menace ‘of these bypaths, they have at the same The Origin of Conscience. “Conscience origin set at 3000 B. C.” says a newspaper headline. 1t precedes an account of s lecture by Dr. James H. Breasted of the Univeisity of Chicago on recent discoveries by that the origin of conscience was con- pressions of the concept of good and evil. The most primitive races, with no written symbols, have it. ‘We are by no means in a position yet to discard the “categorical imperative.” But if we turn boldly to the alternative we hardly can consider conscience as ex- perience of mankind from the begin- ning, which constitutes a standard which measures automatically the be- i havior of the moment. In this concept conscience becomes a growing quality, which has been growing sjnce man ap- peared and will continue to grow until he disappears. ] Only a few decades ago the girl who played croquet dn & hoydenish manner got the lingering lorgnette stare. To- day there are only three athletic sports that have not been thoroughly and com- petently entered by the fair sex—foot ball, boxing and wrestling, and even the lest two have been dabbled in. Tennis, swimming, track athletics, hockey, bas- ket ball, soccer, golf, archery, bowling, riding, even base ball—the list is & long one and bodes well for future genera- tions, e Blahtaawpor‘mymdmvywb- motions, the Prince of Wales has been advanced by his Masonic colleagues to Royal Arch Grand Superintendent of Surrey. It begins to look as if that young man would succeed in life. This title is pretty nearly as impressive as a lot he has already, and even better than some, = ————— According to recent newspaper arti- cles, the United States is attempting to chart future earthquakes, while France, now so prosperous, has learned how to prognosticate and prepare for business slumps. Many of us would like to make an even swap with our former ally and take a chance on the quakes. —————— The new Secretary of Labor is ex- .| pected to represent the wisdom of the President in the selection. Organized labor undoubtedly has wisdom that can be valuable in this connection, but it is expected to operate In an advisory capacity. ————— The Russian public worships the memory of Lenin. Those who have followed him in political leadership have used the methods of fear he some- times employed without building, up the confidence of personal attachment. -t A good nickname for that new Mexi- can foot ball team, which, un the tutelage of the old Yale player, Root, seems destined to go far in more senses than one, would be “the Jumping Beans.” e eee Dr. Einstein dreads his coming re- ception in New York. It must be pretty flerce for a man whose mental processes transcend the universe itself to get socked in the head with a telephone book. Good roads were once demanded mostly for the benefit of the farmer. They are now looked on as a part of & great financial plan for averting industrial depression and relieving un- employment. e Congress has never yet succeeded in achieving such & degree of popularity as to create overwhelming demands for extra sessions. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. ‘Winter Song. We start anew—the Summer song Proved disappointing, sad and long. A wintry lay is on its way Which will be beauteous and more gay. Nature, whom often a friend we find, Has proved capricious and unkind And left the blooming once so sweet To wither in remorseless heat. Since Nature falled us as & friend Our human efforts we’ll extend And seek the cheer made by ourselves. | Robin Goodfellows, gnomes and elves We will impersonate and see How Nature less than Art may be, And call the northern wind to show How joys may blossom 'mid the snow. Athletics in Moderation. “Do you think you ought to take more exercise?” “No,” answered Senator S8orghum. “I have had to curb my athletic inclina- tion at times for fear I might slip out of the political columns into the sport- Jud Tunkins says old-fashioned fid- dlers don’t appeal to his sense of music. They get him so much interested in by- gone days that he feels like wearing old-fashioned earmufls. A Cup Deserved. Sir Thomas Lipton—health to you! Your fame—you'll neer outlive it! Belect & cup that pleases you And we will gladly give it! Late Hours. “Does your wife allow you to stay out late at night?"” “She positively insists on my doing 50,” answered Mr. Meekton. “She de- mands that I accompany her to all the archeologists in Egypt. Prof. Breasted is credited with saying that coffn in- seriptions and writings on papyrus ¢at- ing from approximately 3,000 years be- fore the birth of Christ contain the first suggestions of & dawning concept of re- sponsibility for behavior extending be- yond the immediate consequences. But this hardly can be considered the origin of consclence, the differentiation in the mind of good and evil per se, even from the most mechanistic point of view. This origin is beyond the reach of spades of archeologists. It is not hidden in graves. It is beyond the reach, moreover, of those who venture into the paleontology of the u-u:cm.m-mmm ?E' ‘be among the city’s poorest, mind, uncovering the fossils of ancient example.” large public meetings.” Endless Chain. ‘With trouble we must deal anew With a courageous heart. Before one accusation’s through A dozen more will start. “A monument,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “too often reminds us of some one whose actual work in life has been forgoiten by the throng.” “A boy dat minds his father,” sald Uncle Eben, “puts a heap of 'sponsi- bility on de old genman in way of keepin’ hisself up to form good shadows every pathway of life. The | temporary with the first written ex- psychologist tells us that the fear com- plex is responsible for many of ‘the mis- eries and misfortunes that attend our vay. It is curious how insidiously this fear element spreads over a community rendering men and women impotent to properly discharge their obligations or <0 meet the issues of dally life. “He who heslitates is lost,” is an old adage. Slo ness to act is largely born of fear. Pro- crastination likewise, which has been called “the thief of time,” arises from a like cause. A too precipitate action that has behind it nothing of mature Judgment or reflection may imperil a situation. We are not commending this course. Between this and the practice of hesitant action, the unwillingness to take & forward step where large issues are involved, there is a sound and com- mendable middle course. We are being told just now that, one of the primary causes of business depression accom- panied by widespread restlessness is a universal fear that something is im- pending that even the best of our prophets cannot forecast. It is not a local condition, but {nmuculy world- wide. The wheels of industry ars be- ‘ng retarded, if not paralyzed, by rea- son of this mental outlook. To use the language of Holy Writ, “Men’'s hearts are failing them for fear, and for look- ing for those things which are coming on the earth.” When these situations have arisen hitherto, confidence has been restored and fear dispelled by the Wwise counsel and leadership of a few daring and aggressive people. Panics that threaten the financial stability of & W ashington. community have been arrested by a This deepening concern, this fear arises largely out of a lost confidence in human nature. In other words, a feeling that moral stability and moral worth have been gravely impaired. The groundwork of all normal life and of all those things that concern our security and our happiness resides in character. It was this that prompted the late Mr. Morgan to say to & senatorial commit- tee that when a loan was sought by his great financial house the thnr that transcended every form of collateral was the moral worth or character of those seeking the loan. Of recent years we have made haste so rapidly that we have come to rely largely upon the evi- dences of our own material prosperity. We had come to think that stability, ::urlty and pros) e gual rity were dhfllbybulfieumdmm ro- as a people was conditioned solely by our adherence to the slogan “Business as usual.” Suddenly fear overspread the country and confidence was dissipated. ‘The present situation is compelling us to more sober thinking, and we cannot but realize that “where there is no vision the people perish.” et living faith in ‘That religion and God, daily z\cueefl and exemplified, are immediaf related to our prosper- ity, and is becom! more and more evident. It was sald of old, “Man shall not live by bread alone.” This we are coming to realize is more than an anclent word, the significance of which has a bearing upon modern life. We shall not see the sent shadowy condition of the world bright- ened, or its fears dispelled, until we |return to those wholesome ways and | bractices that in other days marked the | development and enrichment of our life as a people. We are seeking to ease our present situation by lgp]ying to it panaceas and remedies that are de- signed to ease the pain and stay the concern, but these remedies will prove of little avail until we once in re- store those that sta and enrich character. Fight Over Special Session Marks Opening of Congress BY WILLIAM HARD. Congress meets tomorrow torn be- tween two forces. One force demands, in effect, a minimum of new legisla- tion, in order that the appropriation bills may be successfully passed and a special session avoided next Summer. The other force demands immediate attention to what it claims are immedi- ately essential measures for the coun- try's benefit, even if a special session should thereupon become necessary. The confusing and yet possibly de- cisive factor in the situation is that many Senators and Representatives who do not desire a special session are, nevertheless, individually insistent upon certain new legislation which they per- sonally consider to be urgently de- manded by the country’s instant needs. The primary thought of the moment is, therefore, the list of new legislative measures about to be pressed forward by their authors, irrespective of the question whether those authors are in favor of a special session or not. A part of that list herewith follows, arranged under general topical headings: Silver Question Raised. ‘World Trade-—A resolution by Sen- ator Pittman of Nevada requesting the President to enter into negotiations with foreign powers to restore the nor- mal price of silver, in order to restore the normal buying power of India and China and numerous other foreign countries in the purchase of American 0ods. o Also a bill by Senator Oddie of Ne- vada to exclude all Russian goods from importation into this country on the ground that such importations provide the Russian government with resources not only for world-wide propaganda, but also for world-wide undermining of the gold standard of values. National Defense.—Under this head- ing a severe three-cornered fight is im- minent among () those who wish to build the Navy up to parity with the British under the London treaty, (b) those who are determined in the name cf peace to build no new ships at all, | pani and (c) those who in the name of economy want to build some ships but not enough to be equal with the British. Caribbean Responsibility.—A consid- crable debate is in prospect over the troubled situation of Cuba, where, it is claimed, on the one hand, that Presi- dent Machado deserves the continued support of our State Department and, on the other, that President Machado is ruling in flagrant violation of the rights supposedly guaranteed by the United States to the Cuban people un- der the so-called “Platt amendment” embedded in_ the fundamental treaty between the United States and Cuba. Plea for Porto Rico. Additionally, under this heading, Gov. Roosevelt of Porto Rico will urge upon Congress a further financial con- sideration of the desperate economic condition of the Porto Rican people. Asiatic Responsibilities.—There will be a continuance of the effort to ex- clude Filipinos from the United States, and this will give rise automatically to 2 renewal of the effort to emancipate th]e Filipino completely from American Tule. Immigration.—A bill by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania suspending all immi- gration for two years, with Filipinos in- cluded in the suspension. Also a bill by Representative Johnson of Wuhlnfbon accelerating the depor- tation of aliens about to be sentenced to Judicial punishment for crime. Also bills by Representative Cable of ©Ohio and others for the annual enroll- ment of allens in order that aliens who have entered this country in violation of our immigration laws may be more readily detected and deported. Wet-and-Dry Plans. Prohibition.—The demand by the De- partment of Justice that it be given 500 new prohibition enforcement o . ‘The demand by Senator Tydings of Maryland that the Federal Government cease to “poison” alcohol, which is cer- tain in some part to be diverted to bev- erage purposes, The demand by Senator Bingham of Connecticut that 4 per cent beer be legalized and that the prescribing of malt liquors as well as spirituous liquors for medicinal purposes be also legalized. The further consideration of prohi- bition enforcement improvements sug- gested by the President's Law Observ- Pla ance Commission. Under this headin; it 1s to be remarked that both the spe- cial friends and the special foes of pro- hibition regard it as the dominant prob. lem of the next ?mldenull election and therefore properly the dominant theme for present debate. Preparations for Coming Elections.— Remarks and proposals by Senator Nye of North Dakota regarding the cure fxr campaign expenditure evils disclosed by his committee investigations. Control of Elections. Bills by Senator Cutti of New Mexico for better Meu]n‘conmfl in general of elections to Federal offices. Efforts by many Senators and Rep- resentatives to revise the recently an- nounced apportionment of Representa- tives and of electoral votes to the various States. 1s from many influential uarters that aliens be excluded from the populational calculations upon which the apportionment of electoral votes in the next presidential election shall be based. Constitutional amendment by Sena- tor Norris of Nebraska to make Con. gresses elected. Agriculture —Bill for another install ent of $250,000,000 for the upkeep the operati of the Federal Farm Board. it Bill by Senator Caraway of Arkansas forbidding “short-sale” gambl op- erations in agricultural commodity ex- changes. Bill by Senator Capper of Kansas for g:n: 50,000,000 bushels of Farm rd wheat to the destitute and starving. Exports by Farmers. Bill probably by Senator Borah of Idaho for flci]ibltll:gel‘flcu]turll ex- ports through the debenture plan. Labor and Unemployment.—Bill by Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania for reducing the work week of postal employes to 44 hours in order to spread employment opportunities. Bills by Senator Wagner of New York for better organized employ- ment-finding exchanges and for better organized works. Senate Judiciary Committee bill (arising out of proposals of Senator Shipstead of Minnesota) for the re- striction of judicial injunctions. Earnestly backed proposals for Fed- eral studies of unemployment insurance and of old-age insurance. | Demand by Mississippl Valley in- | terests that $100.000,000 a year for five years be spent on waterways develop- | ment. Rapidly growing movement for large Federal bond issues to raise money for | speedy completion of road plans and waterway and flood-control plans and public buildings plans to give employment and revive business. Shoals Bill Coming Up. Bills to expedite legal powers of Gov- | ernment in securing land for public | buildings and other public works. Muscle Shoals.—Rival bills for pri- vate operation and for public opera- tion of Muscle Shoals power plant. So much for these bills, and there are at least 20 others of equal interest and intricacy, including the bills of BSenator Couzens of Michigan on inter- state control of motor busses and power companies and communications com- les, and also inclu his urgent views on railroad consolidation. On top of all of which there are the intentions of Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, who says that hardly any of the bills in hand have anything to do with our fundamental economic problems and that he proposes to call the attention of Congress to the cen- tral theme of proper governmental ef- forts to prevent the recurrence of busi- employment-giving . public Public Shows Interest In Railway Problems BY HARDEN COLFAX. A portion of the public, as well as the railroads, seems to be pressing for action of some sort with regard to the consolidation of the Interstate Commerce Cot on. Coincidentally, | rallroad executives have come for- ward with a 'mand that gress afford the roads sweeping leg- islative relief from growing competition }7] u:’ml_.v.‘n, busses, pipe lines and ether| act Investors and those served by the! railroads are almost as anxious as the | railroad executives themselves for some definite solution of the carriers’ prob- {lems. They realize that the roads are not making adequate profits in many instances and that the only hope for satisfactory net rates lies not so much in higher rates as in curtailed expenses. Consolidation is rogarded by most economists as p-.marily for the purpose of affecting reductions in overhead. One the notable obstacles which must be overcome before the consolida tion of the Eastern trunk line railwa is likely to be consummated concerns the fate of the Wheeling & Lake Erle. road is important, because its 516 miles of track traverse important indus- trial regions, touching Lake Erie at the industrial and shipping centers of Cleveland and Toledo. This railroad has been the bone of contention be- tween the &wflul Eastern rallways. Under i Wheeling & Lake Erie is the Wabash-Seaboard sys How- ever, it is understood that the Nickel controlled by the Van Sweringen interests, owns certificates of deposit for Wheeling stock held by & trustee, which account for a controlling interest. The Nickel Plate has given no indications to the commission of willingness to sell these Wheeling hold- ings to any road picked to form the nucleus of the Wabash-Seaboard system. Opposed to the Nickel Plate in effort to acquire this small but neces- sary d are the Taplin brothers ?‘l‘u Cleveland, who are now steering th: s irginia. Just who is alding the Tap- lins in their efforts to secure control of the Wheeling & Lake Erie is not blicly known, but it is declared to one of the great basic trunk lines of Eastern territory. ‘The mileage of the Wheeling & Lake Erie includes two main lines and vari- ous branch lines, as well as terminal property at Cleveland. One main line extends from Toledo to Aetnaville, Ohio. The Wheeling was valued at $41,417,800 by the Interstate Commerce Commission as of June 30, 1918. . of the of duction. We had grown opulent, smug | thai and self-confident, and our development | He 1930—PART TWO Capital Sidelights P. KENNEDY. ‘The dozen or more new members of Congress who are coming into the House to fill vacancies have been scurrying around to get acquainted thaoughout - the Government service and to “learn the ropes” so as to be able to give the best service to their constituents. They are finding out a surprising lot of things the -Govern- ment is doing and acquiring some amazing bits of information gleaned from the experts and specialists who have devoted their lives to working for Uncle Sam in an effort to improve the | especially in the United States. condition of their fellow men. Representative William J. Granfield of Springfield, Mass., who came in as a Democratic victor from a rock-ribbed Republican district in the last session of Congress, says in all his ex- perience as an athlete in training he never had so much “leg work” and hard physical endurance tests “making "the rounds” in the National Capital, doing all the little errands t his voters back home requested. sald, also, that never in a similar period of only & few months had he Tun into so much valuable general in- formation that he just had to assim- ilate—so that his brief experience in Congress has given him a broad bulk of useful information. He is now back on the job adding to his store of post- graduate erudition in Uncle Sam'’s big university of knowledge. * ok ok K Then there is E. W. Goss, the new Republican member from Connecticuf who fills the vacancy caused by the death on a train of Rev. James P. Glynn, who had. been attending a col- league’s funeral. Here are a few stray bits of varied information regarding the activities of one Federal depart- ;nvnl that came across his desk one ay. “A rat may be worth as much as $300 or $400 in Some cases,” an official in the Biological Survey of the De- partment of Agricuiture .old him. “At least}.‘ l':, would have been worth that he added, showing the records of a merchant who had grad- ually killed off all the rats in his store exc:rt one old gray-beard who evaded 1 traps and decoys and poisoned bait. A check-up showed that this single rat did more than $300 damage. Next we learned that more than 20,- 000,000 acres of land in 27 States were Just surveyed during the last fiscal year by the soil survey division, working under the direction of Dr. Henry G. Knight, chief of the Bureau of Chemistry and Solls, who explained that this survey was of great importance in the immedi- ate future because of the unprecedented adjustment taking place in agriculture and because it supplies the information upon which the Nation’s inevitable land classification must be based. Then he heard a human-interest ani- mal story about a wolf attacking a cari- bou and becoming ingloriously impaled on the horns of & big bull after having terrorized Santa Claus’ timid reindeers, slaughtering them right and left. The caribou was unable to free himself from the mortally wounded enemy upon his horns and, unable to run, walked about for days with bowed head endeavoring to knock off the burden against each tree as he passed. Representative Goss heard a'so the story of O. M. Pratt, a lumberman of Holderness, N. H., who for 30 years has been growing his trees as a permanent crop, practicing practical and profitable forestry, as reported by J. C. Kircher, regional forester of the United States Forest Service. Today Mr. Pratt ranks as an authority on growing timber for profit. He started when techifcal for- estry was in its infancy now has 1,800 acres of timber which he is man- 2ging for continuous production. At his little sawmill he recently demonstrated to Federal foresters how pruning con- verted the butt log from knotty lumber, worth m.ga thousand, to clear lum- ber, worth $60. He has found also that his hardwoods mixed in with pines yield & good profit when cut into apple bar- rel staves. ‘Then he was shown the correspond- ence between Yuen-ting Yeh of the ministry of industry, commesce and labor, Republic of China, with the Fed- eral Food and Drug Administration in ‘Washington, which disclosed impres- sively how the Federal tea act assures the United States of quality product, whereas only a few years ago this coun- try was the dumping ground for the world's worst tea. Dr. A. E. Taylor, in charge of the administration’s import office, showed the new Representative that so impressive has been this bit of legislation that today the United Staf denies entry to very little tea, because the producers know it must be up to strict standards. More than 84,000,000 pounds of tea were examined during the fiscal year ended June 30 last. Only about 207,000 pounds were rejected be- cause of inferior quality and but 360 pounds because they failed to meet the administration’s standards of purity. 3 e ¥f Wage Is High Enough. From the New Castlo News. If the stipend is attractive enough, a small boy can rake a lawn so thor- oughly as just about to eliminate if from the immediate vicinity. This Is Bargain Day. | Prom the Detroit News. We expect to walk into a place any day for a pound of liver and have the butcher wrap it in & couple of stock certificates. commission on December 10. The Nickel Plate representatives will offer opposition to this proposal. The struggle for this rallway has been going on for a long period. Some years ago the Nickel Plate, Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central Rail- roads purchased joint control of the Wheeling, a large part of that raflway’s stock being relinquished by the Rock fellers. Each trunk line purchased one-third interest despite the opposi tion of the Taplins. Shortly thereafter the presidents and senior vice presi- dents of these three roads sought per- mission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to hold positions as direc- tors of the Wheeling. These appli- cations were denied. The commission finally ordered the roads to divest themselves of their hold- ings in the Wheeling. All three roads sold their stock in the Wheeling to the Alleghany Corporation. This stock was then purchased by the Nickel Plate and turned over to a trustee to be held until final ition of the Wheeling by the commission, and represented a setback for the Taplin interests. This was fol- lowed by an application on the of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia for ai thority to acquire control of the Wheel- ing. This application has been long held without action. When the Wheeling was assigned to the same u::lgm undo; Ghow - 's lan as ittsburgh & Wes! fm Taplins held that such an - tion was a definite decision of the com- mission as to the final ition of the road and that the Nickel Plate should be willing to sell its holdings to the rallroad which the commission decided would form the nucleus of the new system. The Wabash and the Nickel Plate then also filed lications to purchase the road, and Whenun, road itself burst into the foreground of the picture and petif the commis- sion to dismiss all three applications. Later, both the Nickel and the Wi pplications, abash withdrew their but the Nickel Plate remained as an ob- Jjecting intervener in the 3 The struggle over _the ‘Wheeling 18 now about to enter its final stage. Unless the commission grants the Taplin application to purchase the road, the plans for a 50-railroad sys- tem in Eastern territory and the Tap- ling’ plan to form a Wabash-Seaboard system, built up around the Pittsburgh & West Virginia, which ‘would be pur~ chased back from the it, | it upon surfaces. THE AGE OF THE METAL HPUSE BY FREDERIC As & means of catching up with the tremendous overproduction which has |1t brought depression in mining and metal manufacture, a concerted effort is being made to increase the use of various metals in buil . The proposed de- velopment is of special interest because of the effect its adoption is likely to have upon the architecture of the Nation, This is an age in which steel con- struction has become highly developed, ‘hat can scarcely be very greatly intensified to l?eed up consumption of build! metal. It is in other directions thal the introduction of more metal into buildings will be The skeleton steel construction in a modern sky- scraper has created a new type of architecture in producing the spiring in ftowers of our great cities. Yet the metal itself is not visible. The steel girders are all incased in brick, stone of concrete. They contribute immense strength, make great heights possible and conserve space, but, so far as the exterlor is concerned, they do not alter the appearance of surfaces. A steel- skeleton building covered with brick walls “looks no different, for example, than Tattersall Tower, an ancient Eng- lish castle of great height, constructed of brick but entirely without steel. The object of the new campaign for increased metal consumption is to in- troduce metal in additional ways, using It is in this manner that the architecture of the the made of steel plates closely fitted together inst the weather. In the larger cities where land costs millions of dollars an acre every inch of space must be conserved. | Euro) A brick, stone or concrete wall takes up probably 20 times as much space in a large building as a steel wall would. This is not a fantastic suggestion. A skyscraper now is under construction in Chicagoe which is being built of metal throughout; skeleton, walls, floors, cellings and roof. An idea of the effect of steel as an exterior surface may be obtained from gl‘:“ steel helmet on the urch in This development, so now as a means of sorption of lmeu{ t,mu uses r’n in- creasing employment, i3 s remi- niscent of an earlier p.";"n:f in the history of American architecture when the introduction of metal altered the appearance of buildings. Recalls Cast Iron Era. The reason was, in some respects, similar. There was no great over- production of metal, but there what might be called overproduction of opportunity. Many rich deposits of iron ore had been found in various sections of the country and improved rocesses of and_casting iron Was | be J. HASKIN. iron land Forge, Va, is a city which takes its name from the old forge es- tablished there in the early Colonial days. Elizabeth Furnace, Pa, is still another. Structural steel in the early days was unknown. Iron was cast, but the necessity for obtaining & market for the product of some 200 forges result- ed in the designing of architectural features which still persist in the sur- viving old houses of the perod. Any ome at all fam with the cities and towns east of the Mississippi River has seen many remarkable and often beautiful examples of cast-iron balconies, portico columns, ornamental fences, gates and the like. A two or three balconied veranda would be con- structed entirely of cast iron, the metal cast in an_elaborate pattern of clim! sign. New York City uzndx of these porticoes to show on its older houses. The Chelsea district has many survivals of the most elaborate cast-iron work. So have Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Iron Deer and Metal Furniture. In the South, where porticoes and verandas and galleries were more spa- clous than in the North, the use of and similar archif mn-mo( Charleston and of New Orleans are famous not only among architects and appreciate™ of fine architectural design in the Unii>d States, but also in pe. When old houses have been demolished in these Southern cities ex- amples of this superb work have been preserved as museum pieces. The use of iron developed so far that the most outstanding architectural monument of the Nation, the dome of the United States Capitol at Washing- ton, was made of unbi:on‘ From the qu exterlor covering. It colors & beautiful green when exposed to the weather and needs no painting. Paint tends to prevent rust. Aluminum also is being introduced as an exterior building material. Metal roofs are expected to be introduced more generally, especially since so many flat-roofed bulldings now are designed so that the roof itself may used as & veranda or even a planted Interior finish is method of metal consumption. d been introduced. There was a | crease graat access of output and ways had to be devised to take advantage of the product. ‘There were mlan’y‘lron 1 thirteen original States and been many in the Colonies in pre-revolu- tionary days. Pennsylvania, land States. ey leposits of they had ironmasters who knew their business. For example, #bnhlm l}é:’ coln’s ancestors were Virginia - masters owning forges. The existence of these numerous forges, fallen into disuse, is kept in the mem- ory by place names they left. Probably the most famous, because of its as-ociation with George Wi and the Revolutionary War, is Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. deed, O ‘Washington, father of George W: ington, was himself part owner in the had of nishings. It is especially adaptable dwhen :we according to the futuristic Back at that time when cast-iron porticoe: and balconies were being built by the thousands of tons another out- let for iron uction was found in that remark: now long | houses possibility of even this fashion in sculpture coming back is suggested by the circumstance that at least one foundry in the United States still finding customers for iron in New Jersey. Fifty Years Ago In The Star “Last Saturday’s Star uttered, in the vigorous words of ‘Olivia,’” says & let- igned by More of the "G;M;"'l:d. print- School System. ed in The Star of November 27, 1888, “some terrible truths concerning public school system. Boston perfected that system up to its present adaptabil- ity to murdering the bodies and minds and souls of children. She held on to it until she found it was driving her children to idiocy, mania, death, or an attenuated and udlfl:umm‘e. Nov;,l ite her strong preju avor of that originate in Boston, she is taking the back track with celerity; she is shortening and simplifying book lessond and introducing physical and industrial training. I hope we shall not wait to see our children falling into strange comas, or dying, raving of algebra, or developing the intellect at the expense of morals, manners and e, fore we follow Boston in her new de- parture. The moral education which children in our public schools give each other is such that many good its. prefer to dren rather learned at school. “Thank God! our next President has the good heart and clear head to have seen twenty-three years ago the right order of education. In an address to Hiram College in 1867 Gen. Garfield said: ‘The student should study first what he most needs to know; the order o!c‘rhiunndlxhouldbol.hzorderolhu work. Ject the noxious and to select the nutritive, tees will applaud that undefended and indefensible outrage upon the laws of zhylu:u and intellectual life which eeps a little child sitting in silence in a vain attempt to hold mind to the words of a printed page for six hours out of the twenty-four. Thus are u‘:-ndered those thrice precious He“Cager Spiit, with imsaiable cure its eager sp! curi- osity, hungers and thirsts to know the what and the why of the world and its wonderful furniture. We silence its sweet clamor by cramming its hungry mind with words, em‘l:x. unmeaning bread we give it a words. It asks stone. It is to me a perpetual wonder that any child’s love of kno'ledf‘: e vives the outrages of the school house. u In its issue of November 27, 1888, The Star reprints from the St. Louis Republican the following parody en- “To dnv."\;‘mwhv. that is the Whethér 't safer in the to take The :wtulhmk of for a straight, Or, standing pat, to raise ‘em all the And thus, by blufing, get it. To draw— h{lsby.ufium No more—and by that skin to get & full Or two pair, or the fattest bouncin’ That luck is heir to—'ts a consumma- Dmmi.:'.o be wished. To draw, to mm&wuns—m.un For in that draw of three what cards When 'we have shuffied off the uncer- Must fitmi‘m There's the re- Which calamity otyp bob-tatled For whe would bear the helming | The reckless straddle, the wait'om the The T ’D"m That patient marit of the bluffer Difficulties of Soviet Regime Are Analyzed BY GERVILLE REACHE, A FPoremost Journalist of Prance. Sensational news, which remained unconfirmed, buzsed along the cables all week regarding troubles in Russia. ‘The starting point was a complete but relatively brief interruption of all com« munications between Moscow and the rest of the world. But, even when communications are perfectly assured, reports are extraordi- narily divergent and contradictory re- garding the situation in Russia. As an example, we have the rather favorable information brought back by James D. Mooney, vice president of the General Motors Corporation, returning from & long journey in Russia, and, contrarily, the very pessimistic statements made by Leslie Urquhart and by the English engineer, Frank Woodhead, to the Lon- don Daily Tel h. Between these P e e o fomend & & vy ancih From Soviet statistics and documents themselves it is not easy to draw con- clusions, though some of these docus= ments are singularly significant. Con- cerning cereals, for example, Soviet tistics indicate that in 1928-20 tion was 16,000,000 tons, incls 000,000 tons of wheat and Unprovided with that ‘nstinct| were obtained. which enables the lower animals to re- | years | o the ffn:m ‘kets of mar} and a revision of the list of liquidated i ligy AilE: i