Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1931, Page 8

g THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1931 THE EVENING STA {1n his cel last week. His son, the old| the emergency, ¥ he finds that 1t 1s THIS AND THAT Passenger Loss Laid RI necessary to do 80, and then let the ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. 3 : y To Car Fare Raise ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS i priest All, aged 64, was one of those country go ahead and do the job. WASHINGTON, D. C. | hanged on February 3. All was the FRIDAY.....,. .February 6, 1031 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company ‘Business Office: ind Pennsylvania Ave. 110 East 42nd 8t. e Michigan Building. ghicago e ropean Office: 14 Regent 8., London, England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. o ng Star............. 45¢ per month Th Evening nd sunday Sia (when 4 Sundays) 60c per month lns and Sun when jundays) .. 5¢c per month The ay B0 Der copy Colleztion made af the end of ench month. mdlrl ‘may be sent in by mall or telephone tional 5000 Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. 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Whoever started the report of instability was singularly mis- taken regarding the conditions, and probably unaware of the exceptional character of the institution itself, which stands among the soundest of its kind in the country. Nor did the fomenters of this rumor of danger to depositors, #t would seem, know that there was mot the slightest connection between the institution and the real estate mortgage corporations which have lately failed. These facts, the soundness of the institution itself, its high reputa- tion in the community and its im- munity from the peril of dealings with weakened and insolvent companies, sug- gest that the endeavor to “break” the building assoclation—if there was such & deliberate attempt—had its origin in sources alien to the city, if not to the courtry. The theory that this pernicious proj- ect was undertaken by social revolution- lsts or Communists is not extreme. In other cities bank runs have been traced directly and unmistakably to agitators of this character. In New York re- cently several of thes: runs occurred which were instigated by squads of rumor-spreaders, who went to their wicked task directly from Communist meetings. Until this present incident Washington has been immune from such activities, Now that this evilly fomented panic opirit has spent itself and confidence has been restcred in, it is to be hoped, not only the institution under fire, but others in Washington, it behooves all persons who have relations and deal- ings with financial establishments to be on their guard against the folly of heeding unfounded rumors, malicious reports, confidence-shaking whispers. ‘There is always time to inquire and as- certain the facts. There is always, some one who can be consulted with confidence regarding the integrity of an instituticn. There is always a per- son of experience and dependable judg- ment who can be quickly reached for | information and advice. This experience has not been without fts value to the community. It hasshown that the banks of Washington are in sound condition, that they enjoy the | confidence of the Treasury of the United States under which they are supervised and controlled. It has demonstrated that the overwhelming majority of the people of the District | have confidence likewise in the financial institutions. Had it been otherwise this run on the Perpetual Building Associ- ation, although absolutely unwarranted would have spread to affect other financial centers, perhaps to the point of disaster. It may almost be sald that this demonstration was worth the anx- fous hours of the period of panic and. the sacrifices that were entailed in checking it. R An ancient phrase designated a com- | plicated question as something Lha'i would “puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer.” At present conditions appear calculated | to puzzle New York City lawyers as much as those of any other city. —————————— The Terrible Turk. Mustapha Kemal Pasha, President of the Turkish “Republic,” abolished the Tez and introduced other manuesun':n.sl of modernity into what was formerly | the Ottoman Empire, but hangman’s| news from there this week indicates| that some of the barbaric customs of old still survive. In the cold gray dawn of last Tuesday twenty-seven residents of the old Turkish town of Menemen were executed on the gallows and their| Mfeless bodies left dangling from the | gibbets all day as a warning to oiher traitors to the “republic.” | On the breast of each of the hanged! men after executiop there was placed | a placard on which the words, in Latin| characters, “Thus end traitors to Tur- key,” were inscribed. The victims of the wholesale execution went to their | doom in expiation of the crime of at-| tempting to restore the caliphate. Fee- | ble as their effort was, Mustapha Kemal resorted to swift and exemplary pun- ishment of them. It is barely six| ‘weeks ago—on December 23—that the outbreak occurred. The particular act’ of treason for which the rebels of Men-| emen were hanged was the decapitation of a young ermy officer who attempted | to warn the suthorities of the revolt, the aim of which was to protest against Kemal's “western innovations” and ad- vocate the restoration of Islam’s “golden | age” Originally thirty-seven persons, re-| oldest of the group of doomed men ,and their leader after the death of his | father, The others were the village tailor, junkman, butcher, candymeker and other tradesmen. Kemal's henchmen at Menemen overlooked no detail that could add to the hideous terror which they meant the executions to sow throughout ail ‘Turkey. sent to the exact places in the town where each had taken part in the re- | volt and there they were executed by baggy-trousered Gypsy hangmen. To prevent any possible disorder, the townsfolk, most. of whom were relatives or friends of the prisoners, were or- dered to remain indoors until after the executions had taken place. day long the bodies swung in the wind, by the Turkish Parliament at Angora, to dark as an example for religious follow the example of rebellion. Europe since the World War—the con- for democracy.” The legalized mas- | sacre of Menemen, reading like & chap- {ter of medieval horror, reminds us that {althcugh the result of the armistice | was to rewrite the map of Eur-pe and et up “republics” where they had not existed before, it did not usher in every- where an era of civilization or civilized practices. 2 e Gl o Municipal Center Financing. As Representaive Simmons has ex- plained to the House, the appropriations for the Municipal Center in the next five cr six years will prcbably be be- tween two and two and a half millions annually. As one “offset” to this large drain in District revenues, the Federal Government is expected to reimburse the District for the present Municipal Building. The fair “sales” value of the Municipal Building is estimated at a figure between four and six million dol- Jars, But is it not time—now that the District has really started on this $22,- 000,000 project—for some definite as- surances regarding the cash that the District can count on from the Munici- pal Building transfer? It is revealed in the hearings on this year’s District bill that the “sale” of the Municipal Building to the United States will be a matter of negotiation between the Municipal Government and the Treasury Department. Heretofore the | Commissioners considered the deal as| necessitating special legislation, and they have been waiting for the legis- lation. Mr. Simmons introduced a bill two years ago to indemnify the Dis- trict for loss of the present adminis- tration building. veloped, however, that the transfer of building and cash or credit between the District and the Treasury will pro- ceed as any other transfer of any other real estate in the triangle area. This being the case, the Commission- ers should lgse no time in instituting the negotiz'!ons, with the purpose in mind of determining once and for all the exact terms of the trade. The terms, of course, should be most gen- erous and attrictive to the District. The District is being forced out of its home by the demands for more room frem Uncle Sam; it is being forced into a hkuge and costly building development by the demands for appropriate and beautiful structures from Uncle Sam. There should be ample consideration given to these facts, which demand compensation over and above the mere assessed value of the present Municipal Those marked to die were, An| for the order of execution, approved | prescribed that they must not be cut, {down until they had served from dawn | reactionaries who might be tempted 1o | Mustapha Kemal is one of the dicta- | f|tors who have vaulted into power in flict waged to “make the world safe | It has singe de-| It is clear that if it became neces- | sary for the President and the Federal | Government to render a greater meas- ure of aid than has been provided in the bills now enacted into law for loans to farmers in the drought-stricken area, and for construction work to help out the unemployed in many parts of the country, it would be necessary to call | Congress into special session in the | Spring, if nothing were done now. Ap- parently all sides to the present con- | troversy are against a special session. It has been held over the head of the President, and later over the head of the Senate, as a threat in order to bring compliance. If the desire not to bring a special session is sincere, as it seems to be, an authorization, accom- | panied by an appropriation if necessary, giving the President power to do what may beccme necessary—although th President and many members of Con; gress do not belfeve it will become nec- | essary—seems to fit the situation. The negotiators are at work on an | “‘adjustment” of the differences between the Senate and the White House and the House. Since both sides appear to have taken a stand on principle and principle must not be compromised, it is necessary to bring about an adjust- ment instead of a compromise. A com- mon sense agreement should be reached which does not commit the country to a “dole” system, but which at the same time will give ample assurance that the situation will b dealt with. e Nathan Straus during his lifetime ance with his personal wishes, thus preventing a possibility of future com- | plications and misunderstandings. A wise man as well as a philanthropist, he | took precautions to make sure that his good thoughts would survive him in practical expression. ———— Drought sufferers are disappointed by the failure, up to date, of the ground hog myth. Sunlight on February 2 has been followed by no snows worth men- tioning at a time when the farmers, discouraged by lack of moisture, would welcome even a blizzard. —————— “Mappy New Year!” was the cus- wmary greeting in Congress only & little more than a month ago. It lasted | only long enough to run into the ground hog’s prediction of rough weather, — —at——— There is objection to hearing the former Kaiser of Germany over radio Yet there is no man whose remarks, under the circumstances, would seem likely to be more innocuous. ] Einstein has a new theory. The few | iwlm could understand the first one like this still more because it is considered even harder to elucidate. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Always a Way. Although the journey may be long ‘Where obstacles delay, This much you know—you can't be wrong— Somewhere there is a way. ‘The morrow often strange may seem Amid perplexing doubt, But if you do not drift and dream, There's always some way out. Though dangers may appear to be All swiftly drawing near, If men in fortitude agree, ‘The dangers disappear. In cheer life’s journey we'll pursue Nor falter on the way. Building. If the Treasury's terms are not as attractive s the Commissioners consider they should be, there should be an appeal to Congress. ‘The people of this community have been committed to an enormously ex- pensive undertaking, many times as costly as it would be if built on a mere utflitarian scale. They will buy this Municipal Center at the sacrifice of other local improvements for which there is & mcre tangible need. The Commissioners will do well to de- termine, 2s quickly as possible, what part of the burden of Municipal Center building is to be borne by the Federal Government, for which, primarily, the Municipal Center is being built. o An airplane that can be packed in & small tube and carried on a submarine is being tested. The old inventors who floundered from roofs and cliffs with inadequate wings may yet prove that t! devices like that of Langley needed only the right kind of an engine to make them work vt It is stated thet Owen D. Young is ¢ that he will not appear as a presi- ential candidate. Mr. Young is a close student and a clear reasoner. But no man is wise enough to say that the future may not find him in unexpected public relationships g Secking an “Adjustment.” Out of the controversy over rellef measures which has held the Congress in its grip for weeks a common sense understanding secms finally to be emerging that something should be done and an adjournment of Congress had without the spectre of a special ses- sion ahead. The controversy reached its peak when members of the two Houses began calling each other names and Senator Borah of Idaho shouted his defiance of the House and the Presi- | dent in this controversy. The country is fed up on oratory which brings no relief, and is anxious for necessary legislation and then a period of quiet. Ultimatums have been delivered on both sides. The. negotiators are at work seeking to bring forth an agreement which shall not make any of the par- ticipants in the ultimatums look too foolish: Many an ultimatum js de- livered in haste and repented at lelsure. President Hoover has said that he believes the country and the people can do the job of caring for the destitute without 2 Federal appropriation of public | money. He has added, however, that he is as much opposed to suffering and | .| starvation as any member of the Senate .| or House and that sooner than sce the American people starve he will call upon Congress and tap all the resources of of the gallows, dropped dead as the | Aeath the President in position to deal with will become Though rough the scene with land- marks few, Somewhere there is a way. Time-Consuming Gossip. “Do you believe all the stories that are told in politics?” “I try to forget most of them,” an- swered Senator Sorghum. “Some of the gossip sounds significant and interest- ing. But a statesman has to draw the line somewhere. A man can't put in his entire life investigating.” Jud Tunkins says the only way to avold a possible contention is to go through life without anything that somebody wants. Increasing Difficulty. Einstein has a theory new. I-will confess, oh brother, It's harder to explain to you, I find than was the other. Mzking & Pet of Him. “Is your wife fond of dumb animals?” “I think she is,” answered Mr. Meekton, “but I'm not sure. Anyhow, she very seldom lets me tall “Men sometimes frighten themselves,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “be- cause imagination i3 strong and they desire excitement.’ Confidence Disappointed. Everybody thinks that he Knows what a government should be, But no one that mankind has met Has ever made one perfect yet. I ain’ tryin’ to reform nobody,” sald Uncle Eben, “’‘cause I's jes’ selfish enough to bilieve dat if I has any good {ideas for moral improvement, I kin | mebbe take de benefit personally.” ——t—————— Not Altogether Clear. | Prom the Janesville Gazette. Every time the conference in London settles the Indian question another grain of dirt is found in the bottom of the glass. s | Beards in Russia. | Prom the Altoona Mirror. ! | In Russia, where they have banished Santa Claus, long-bearded natives are said to find it increasingly difficult to evade suspicion. MREPURTRN An Excellent Guess. From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. A scientist is reported to have found a substance “like rubber only much {more durable.” A cold fried oyster, | probably! A Formula. From the San Bernardino Sun. The automotive industry seems to have overlooked a simple way of get- ting back into city production and giving business a boost. Just trade new cars even for old ones. the Federal Government to prevent such a calamity. Some of the Democrats have taken the President at his word. The sensible thing, under all the cir- cumstances, would appear to be to place —on— Plenty of Marks. From the Toiedo Blade. Hit-skip autolsts need have no fear that the visible supply * pedestrians exhausted. 0, . BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Faces in a crowd— ‘What is more interesting than to re- solve each individual countenance into & human being, as it were, and to try t distinguishes it from the other faces? attempt this self-imposed iscover that it is by no means an easy cne, for it involves an under- standing of physiognomy far beyond the average person. We speak here not of the study of faces to the point of deciding the hid- den traits of mind and heart, but sim- iply that interesting phase which every | one unconsclously carries out for him- self in the course of the day. Why is it we like one face, and do not care for another? Why do we think we would find & friend in one person, and just the opposite in an- | other? And why, above all, are most of us discover we really like the one whose | face we did not fancy, and dislike the person we found so charming at first? e A study of faces in crowds may be carried on almost any place, of course. The streets, a theater, a crowded store, the huge waiting room at the Union Station, these are a few of th places where human faces may be seen on parade, as it were. Perhaps it is the very fact that they are on view which gives to each one a certain amount of woodenness which the beholder must try to penetrate. A favorite ground for the study of the human face in Washington is F street, long noted for its promenade. This street nearer approaches the happy gayety of certain Parisian boulevards, or the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, than “Walking P st which many ye tain ameunt of fli b that sort of thing tyle. Young people no longer fiirt. Had you ever thought of that? The’ may and do “pet,” and that sort of thing, but flirting, as an art, has gone out, and no_mistake about it. Everybody expects to be looked at, on F street, and no one gives a whooj whether they are or not, and this ap- plies both to men and women. On F street one still gets a sense of life and movement, of thousands of persons going somewhere, no one seems to know exactly where. Each person, however, more or less knows where he is going, and perhaps that is all that counts. These hurrying faces, what a study they are! Here is a schoolgirl, with her books under her arm. Three or- four years from now she will be a beautiful woman. At present she is a child, with wide eyes looking around at so much commotion, wondering about all who ass. She has the good mouth and eyes of the good woman. There is no mistak- ing them. They cennot be faked, nor covered up. Nor hidden. ¥y Sometimes while king in a crowd, or standing wztching it go by, one wi be overcome for a time by the feeling that mostly the faces are not good. ‘We do not mean “good” so much in a a_phrase , orought ational | bestowed most of his fortune n accord- | L, OteF thoroushfare In the National moral sense as lacking in certain ami- able qualities which go to make life more pleasant to all. These faces, we tell ourself, are hard, ruthless, unpitying, selfish. 'The men and women behind’ them are bent only on their own aims. They have no time for others. Ignorance! ‘That, we tell ourself, with no little self-contentment, is what is written over the majority of these faces. These people are “all dressed up,” but they have no inteilectual place to go. They are the rank and file, and no doubt we would be astonished if we could realize fully how little they had read, how few great songs they had | heard, or how few of the great men and women of history they knew anything about at all. Univerzal education, we keep on tell- | ing ourself, has passed over their heads |as a stream, in which they swam well | enough to keep afloat during the re- | quired years. As soon as they could, most of them got out of it, either through work or | graduation, or both, and now they are | giad forever to be rid of the intellectual grind. "hey have reverted, we tell ourself, to | the primal instincts, and are living nice | animal lives to suit their individual fan- cles. e g e Then we realize that this poor opinion of our fellow human beings is in itself | an individual reaction based on dislike | and fear of the mob. | The mob takes away individuality, |and without individuality a human be- | ing is nothing but a part of the mob. | It takes but the emergence of one |likable face from the mass to change | the current of thought, and put the sunshine back into life. Such pessimistic thoughts as the foiegoing are based on the flow of hu- man beings, unknown, unknOwable, imply faces in a sea of faces. Just one face is enough to transform | the mob into a human being. This is | a greater change than that of any ma- | gician. It is a transformation Which | may come at any street corner. | The mob resolves itself into a Fuman | being, and one can feel at home with a human being. This being may be man or_woman, little girl or little boy. The sight of this face, whoever it is, restores bne's faith in humanity, It is a deep bell, sounding forth happiness 1t is a flower, growing out of a flow- | ing river. It is a chord of sweet music, arising | suddenly from the senseless hum of a | ground bass. | This face transforms the spectator | instantly from a pessimist to an op- | timist, ‘makes a misanthrope into a humanitarian, and creates a philan- thropist where before stood only a critic. Surely that is a great deal for one | face to do, but it is being done every | day, on almost every street, in every crowd, at every theater. ‘This action is far above mere liking, and has nothing at all to do with the | curious manifestations known as sex. 1t is, rather, the deep-seated brother- hood of man, about which there has been so much written and_ spoken. For did any one think the brother- hood of man lived only in books? Why, it is to be found on any street corner! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Lieut. Col. Campbell B. Hodges, U. 8. A., who is investigating drought con- ditions in the Southwest for President Hoover, was born and reared in the stricken region—in a northern parish of Louisiana, adjacent to the Arkansas border. In addition to that qualifica- tion for the job, Col. Hodges is one of the President’s favorite fact-finders. He has functioned in that capacity re- peatedly since he became the chief White House military aide. One of Hodges' most important activities on Mr. Hoover's behalf was to assist in the reorganization of the veterans’ admin- istration, with resultant economies of far-reaching magnitude. The bachelor colonel is one of the “brains” of the United States Army. He narrowly misced becoming president of Louisiana State University three or four years ago by a set of circumstances which were largely controlled by military red tape. But they directly brought him to Her- bert Hoover's attention and led t Hodges' eventual sclection as the Presi- dent’s military adjutant. R Col. Hodges was commandant of cadets at West Point, following a tour of duty as American military atteche in Spain under the picturesque Madrid ambassadorship of the late “Alec” Moore. The Louisiana University knew Hodges as a former teacher of Spanish there. The colonel’s Spanish, by the way, has made him a valuable White House liaison officer on Latin American occasions. In 1927 the uni- versity elected Hodges president, figur- ing that his retirement from the Army or at least an indefinite would be a mere formality. combined efforts of Senators Ransdell and Broussard and other influential Louisianiens could nct move Secretary of War Davis to establish the precedent of relinquishing so valuable an officer. Former Gov. John M. Parker, Reose- velt's Bull Moose running mate, un- availingly enlisted Secretary of Com- merce Hoover's influence. The War De- partment was adamant. “L, 8. U.” reluctantly gave up the idea of capturing Hodges and elected an- other president. The colonel has a brother in Louisiana who's an active anti-Huey Leng Democratic politician. The probability is that if Hedges had taken the office Gov. Long would have | maneuvered him out of the job by this time. * x x x Owen D. Young, towering and smiling, coyly put residential crown away from him when Washington newspaper men besicg'd him at the Capitol this week. The New York corporation mag- nate will continue to rank as Democratic national timber, for all that. The Gen- eral Electric chairman said he is not a candidat: for the presidency. Nobody heard him declare that he would not become one uncer any circumstances. Democratic behihd-the-scenes goseip at Washington for weeks has b-en that the Smith-Raskob-Shouse faction pre- fers Young to Roosevelt, if New York is to name the 1932 standard-bearer. While his alliance with big inter:sts is everybody’s secret, Young's home back- ground is that of an upstate New York country gentleman. He is a near dirt- farmer, with an estate at Vanhornes- ville, There he's fondest of living, though he aiso has a skyscraper apar! ment in the heart of Park avenue, Manhattan. ok There may or may not prosently emerge from the Democratic side of the | Houre of Representatives a_compromise bonus-payment_sch-me, which its pro- | ponents think might b> an acceptable solution of the adjusted compensation crisis. ‘The suggestion is that the Veterans' Bureau should determin: just how many unemployed ex-scrvice men there are, and the Treasury then be authorized by Congress to cash the certificates which thess men hold. It is estimated that p-rhaps as many as 400,000 Wor'd War soldiers coms within the catezory in question, and that a sum of $200,000,000 might meet their immediate needs. R Representative Richerd N. Elliott, Re- publican, cf Indiana, who fell by the wayside in the 1930 congressional ele tion in the midst of his seventh consecu- tive term, spins a yarn illustrative of economic_ conditions in the Hoosler South. It appears that depression in his Connersville industrial district, where unemployment was already con- siderable, was aggravated by the arrival of jobless men from the neighboring Blue Grass State. The Conrnersville Tolks were checking up cne day on who was among the unemployed, and en- o | and the latter’s authorities | ave of absence | But the | Thereupon | countered a rangy chap idling on a street corner. ‘“Are you a mechanic?” he was asked. “Naw,” the man replied, “I'm a Kentuckian, * x ok x Washington observes that Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general of the League of Nations, evidently fearing dirty werk at the Irreconcilable cross roads, only tarried long enough on United States soil this week to change ships at New York. He's just completed a tour of Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, | Chile, Panama and Cuba. Drummond ‘arrlvpd from South America and then ‘Fktpped out by the light of the moon | for Italy. Manhattan reporters fcund | the seasoned British diplomat a cagey interview proposition. He told them | there is no rivalry whatever between | the League of Nations and the Pan- | American Union, because the former's | interest is “world-wide and universal” “regional,” both lead- ing in the end “to amity and good will between naticns.” As to Briand's United States of Europe, Sir Eric described its | purpose as “closer European co-opera- tion” end said that any country outside of the League, which finds itself af- fected, has the right of protest. A g Representative Ruth Bryan Owen, Democrat, of Fiorida, turns out to be one of those rare broadcasting birds who dare to face the microphone without a manuscript. As far as known, the gentlewoman from the Everglades shares that distinction alone with Senator Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire. The Commoner’s gifted daughter admii she inherited the paternal talent for talk, with or without provocation, and can make it long or short, as desired. In a recent radio address on home-making, Democratic woman member paid a gen- erous tribute to Herbert Hoover's humanitarian interest in child welfare. * o Most Americans imagine that the Smithsonian Institution is supported by the United States Government. It isn't, even though it was created by | act of Congress in 1846, is administered by regents named by the President, and | directs & number of Government bureaus. The Smithsonian depends en- tirely upon private assistance for pro- motion of scientific research, If Dr. | Ales Hrdlicka, its celebrated anthro- pologist, wants to go skull-hunting any- where in the world, some angel has to finance the expedition. Under the editorship of Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot, secretary of the institution, arrange- ments have been made for publication of the “Smithsonian Scientific Series,” which, when completed, will be one of | the most colorful works of its kind ever produced. The proceeds will be added to the institution's research endowment. The purpose of the series is to tell all about the institution’s far-flung ac- tivities and accomplishments, in terms | 50 understandable that the layman and youth of the land may share in “ihe increase and diffusion of knowledge.” (Copyright, 1931.) Ask the Encyclopedia. From the Roanoke Times. An exchange declares that children’s questions deserve to be answered. Un- questionably—but who knows the right | answers? P Chinese Progress. From the Charleston (8. C.) Evening Post. A 19-year-old girl is a leader of the Chinese bandits, yet there are still pev- to date. | = o | Just Burglativity. From the Omaha World-Herald. But Dr. Einstein perhaps would like to get a line, straight or curved, on the | burglar who ransacked his Summer | home in Germany. R PN Topsy Turvy Climate. From the Hamilton Spectator. Trees are budding in Newfoundland and cold weather makes it necessary to close schools in Florida. Any day now we may expect to hear of an cpidemic of sunstrokes in the Arctic Circle. e Make Farm Life Attractive. Prom. the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. A sport model tractor with a plush- lined rumble seat might give valuable acceleration to the “Zack-to-the-farm” movement. : | Florida's | |ple who think the Chinese are not up| To the Editor of The Star: It is interesting to note that the re- port of the chief accountant of the Public Utilities Commission in regard to the loss of passengers in 1930 by the local traction companies bears out more fully than was anticipated the pre- dictions made by numerous individ- uals when the 10-cent fare first went into effect. The extra 2 cents has, of course, temporarily checked the down- ward trend of their revenues, but it seems strange that the officials of the two lines should think that the people of Washington would accept, without protest, a higher charge for the brand: of service given here. Perhaps the executives of the two companies think that they have reached the low water mark at last—that conditions simply cannot become worse. If so, they are seriously deceiving themselves, and I would advise them to be warned by the example of Berlin, Germany. Unless the service in this city im-| proves, with a consequent increase in earnings, it is quite likely that we yill soon see one of the three following take | place: (1) A request from the Capital Traction Co. to be permitted to operate one-man cars (which should be refused, if they consider remodeling their old cars for this type service); (2) requests from either company for the abandon- ment of certain sections of track and the substitution of busses (which should be refused); (3) receivership or munici~ pal operation. Matters are rapidly ap- proaching a crisis; let's watch the future developmenis of the current year. In the meantime, the attention of the Public Utilities Commission is here- with directed toward the disgraceful condition of a number of street cars operated in this city. On the Chevy Chase car line, for example, there is a group of cars, numbered 1 to 20 in- clusive, which were constructed over 20 years ago by the Cincinnati Car Co. These cars, which were not even equipped with p:rmanent headlights until 6 years ago, have long since outlived their usefulness, and senility now makes them a positive menace to public safety. They should be removed l BY FREDERI Any reader can get the answer to any question by writing to our Infor- mation Bureau in Washington, D. C. ‘This offer applies strictly to informa- tion. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, or undertake exhaustive re- search on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. ‘The reply is sent direct to the inquirer. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, ‘Washington, D. C. Q. Is Clara Bow's former secretary’s name Daisy De Voe or Daisy De Boe? -, 3 K A. "Her legal name is Daisy De Boe. She changed the spelling of it when she went to work for Miss Bow because | of its similarity to the screen star’s name. Q. What per cent of automobile ac- cidcon!s are attributed to fast driving? —C. 8. A. Speed mania accounts for 21.4 per cent of the whole number of cas- ualties—~that is, to driving in excess of fixed speed limits. Q. Why don't all musica! instru- ments sound alike over the radio when striking the same tone?—J. D. A. A. Radio transmisssn reproduces not only the pitch and tone, but also sical instrument, because each sound wave entering a microphone has not only the general charactevistic of fre- quency, but also infinitely smaller waves within’ the general frequency wav These incidental—or supplemental— waves within the tonal frequency wave are caused by the peculiar or characteristic timbre of the instrument producing the sound. For example, the tonal frequencies of both the violin and the saxophone, playing the same note, “A.” wiil be identical, but the incidental “overtone” ~waves within the frequencles will be different and will also be transmitted, Identifying irom the streets at once, before a seri-| the characteristic “form” or “timbre” ous accident occurs. It is no exag- geration to state that when the speed of these cars approaches the 20-mile limit their floors heave about like the surface of an ofly sea, while they creak and bang horribly. Numerous com- plaints have already been made about them, but as yet no action has been taken, nor even decided upon. Any mishap involving one of these cars, by the way, ought to be thoroughly investigated. Perhaps the Capital Traction Co. may plead that it has not abandoned them because it has no money with which to purchase new cquipment. With what, then, may I ask, are they buying the busses they are constantly putting into service, such as, for instance, the 33-passenger parlor-car coach delivered to them several months ago? Some might say, “Oh, well, a street car costs a whole lot more than a bus!” But does it? The prics of street cars ranges from about $10,000 to $20,000 (city type), while that of busses is from around $8,000 to $16,000. You may draw your own conclusions. All of wha. has been said above may also be very aptly applied to many of the cars of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., such as, let us say, Nes. 20 to on the Eleventh street and New York avenue lines; which cars belong to a group of about 100, constructed “once upon a time” by the J. G. Brill Car Co. of Philadelphia. ‘WILLIAM DOYLE JOHNSO! ) Full Bonus Payment For Veterans Urged| To the Editor of The Star: If the veterans are paid their full bonus what will they do with the money? Most of them are poor and in need of food, clothing and other ne- cessities of life. They will buy furni- ture, farm machinery, tools and many other items with their money. Some will build homes or use their mcney to repair their homes. If they repair their homes they will have to buy nails, hardware, paint and lumber. Many will have to hire carpenters, painters and other help to complete the work. ‘Will this not put men to work at their trades? And, buying shoes, will it not make a shoriage of shoes and that in turn will start the shoe factories run- ning? Can they run without help? they buy clothes the tailors will have work; if they paint the paint factory must run, to stock up the shortage. They will put thousands to work, as well as helping the veteran, and put the boys back on their feet who risked their lives, day after day, on the battlefields of France for their country. They did not ask for money then; they walked to the front with their guns: they came back in victory. They were given $60 bonus when discharged and set out in the world without a job. Now they are in need. What can be their fate? It is up to Congress. ‘Would it not be wise to pay the boys instead of giving the Red Cross 25 mil- lion dollars? This sum would go a long way towards paying the boys and at the same time be helping the ones in | Green Bay Press-Gazette, need, and they would put others to work by buying the things they need. If the public has no funds to buy and the stocks stay on the shelf, how can the factories run when they have no one purchasing their merchandise? If we pay the veterans in full they can start many things that will help them to make a living. If we oive them a little sum each year they cannot start anything. What can they do with $40 or $50? They can only buy a suit of clothes. If they are given their money they could start a small busi- ness or start farming or so: other work. We honored them during the war. Now is the time to honor them; when they really need help. And like they shared with us in war, so will they share with the unemployed now by buy- ing the things they need in life. They are soldiers of love, willing to help. So, what is eight hundred or a thousand dollars compared to the risk of their lives? Would you walk out on a battle- field and face thousands of guns for a thousand dollars? No, not even a hun- dred thousand. The veterans did, for your liberty and your family's iibert; They have made happiness and pros perity for most of us; they have given us freedom and why should they not be taken care of now. Give them their full bonus, as of 1945, so that they, t09, may have liberty and freedom. GEORGE E. McCOY. Soe e o Claims Unfairness By Street Car Agents To_the Editor of The Star: I wonder if the influence of your paper cannot be exercised to abate un- fair practice whicn has grown up in the use of tokens on street cars. A large number of the tokens issued by out-of-Washington companies are in circulation between the local compa- nies and their patrons. The companies permit their issue with the tokens issued by the local company; but when they are deposited in the fare box, the agent of the com- peny insists on another token being de- rosited on the ground that the out-of- town token is not acceptable, The out-of-town token is not returned, but is cashed or reissued by the agent of the company, and thus by repeated use obtains a profit either to the agent or the company, for which no service is given. Few persons have not experienced this within the last few years, and there is a growing dissatisfaction at what is a positively dishonest practice. 1 have ceased to attempt buying more than the minimum soid, because of th= ne- cessity of holding up traffic in order to examine and count tokens, as some agents are quick to short-change, and if thelr attention is not called to the error at onc ere is small chance of the out-of-town tokens ' person of equal or more value, men o opportunities of tands no‘}os! by accept- voral ing them. 7. E. ALLEN. i If } “criticism will be tempered with a very of the instrument itself. the market in 1914?—T. L. H. A. They were not. They were first placed on the market December 2. 1916. Q. How many days' supply of ofl is on hand?—A. G. 248 days’ supply of all oils—crude petro- Mlltlnm' refined products and natural gas- oline, Q. What is the Chinese word for sailor>—A. H. A. A. It is “sui shou,” pronounced ap- proximately “say so.” Q. Why does thunder seem to roll?— M. W. A. The Weather Bureau says the long duration of thunder is owing main- ly to the fact that the several parts of 2 streak of lightning are at different distances from the observer, and that sound travels at the rate of about a mile in five seconds. Reflection of the sound from clouds and other objects also helps to produce the long, drawn- out rolls sometimes heard. Q. What is Newfoundland?—W. . St. Plerre and small groups of rocky, ‘barren islands close to the scuthwest coast of New- foundland belonging to France. The the characteristic timbre of each mu-| Q. Were Lucky Strike cigarettes on A. On hand December 1, 1930, WPIE[ the French colony near | iquelon are two | C J. HASKIN. | area of St. Plerre is 10 square miles and the population about 3,500. The areaof Miqule.lan is bga ?&-rgm miles and the population about 3 e present gov- ernor is M. J. H. E. Bensch, and the | capital is the small town of St. Plerre. -; Q. Did Gen. Pershing say “Lafayette, we are here"?—M. T. P. | A, Gen. Pershing says that he did not, that this was sald by Col. Stanton. |In the same connection Col. Stanton , “The expression ‘Lafayette, we e here, was the culmination of the peroration of my address, and the orig- | inal manuscript verifies the statement | that 1t was a part of the address pre- pared and uttered by me.” Q. Is there a tomb of an Unknown 'i{om(!:" of the Revolutionary War?— | A. The tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier of the Revolutionary War is in the burial ground of the Old Presby- terian Church of Alexandria, Va., ac~ | cording to information furnished by | the George Washington Bicentennial | Commission for the celebration of the | 200th anniversary of the birth of | George Washington. The grave of this Unknown Soldier was not discovered | until 1828, after the body had been | interred for 50 years. In 1929 a suit- | able monument was erected with funds donated by the children of America. It was dedicated by the late James W, | Good, then Secretary of War. Q How many dry docks in | United States will' accomimodate the | Leviathan>—N. H. T. A. There are only two dry docks in the United States large ennfi’gh to ac- commodate the Leviathan, the dock at | the Boston Navy Yard and the dock | at the Norfolk Navy Yard. However, | the Norfolk Navy Yard is not yet ace | cessible to the Leviathan because the | channel which approaches it needs fur- | ther dredging in order to allow | of the Leviathin, S | Q Who designed the | and Navy Eullding?—N. 8 A. It was designed by A. B. Mullett, supervising architect. It is an example of Renaissance architecture on the Ro- man Doric order, Q. When d|dFri\flrvo;d cars first have State, War vestibules?—S. A. The first vestibuled car, a Pull- | considered the greatest single safety de- | vice in raflroad travel. It provides safe scoping construction to prevent cars climbing one another in collision and more safely and smcothly. Q. How many children are i nia?—$. . A. In 1928, 3,400 children were toere were 4,400. Q. Where is Tin Can Island?— A M. S. of Niafou, one of the Tongo or Friendly Islands, situated in the South Pacific a small volcanic island which owes its name to the fact that the p water to be picked up by a passing steamer. Q. in this country?—W. B. D. A. A recent surve{] reported 101,350 man invention, was built in 1887. It is car-to-car travel, includes anti-tele- holds the train in a rigid unit, riding in the amusement industry in granted permits to work, while in 1929 'A. ‘Tin Can Island is the nickname halfway between Samoa and Fiji. It is islanders’ bag is a tin can bobbing in the How many ‘chain stores are there chain stores in the United States, op- erated by 3,895 systems or companies, Orders for a court-martial of Gen. in the officer’s semi-public statement reflecting on Premier Mussolint. The apology from the American Govern- ment is viewed generally as an in- evitable incident of foreign relations, but as to the penalty for Gen. Butler there are differing opinions. “Indiscreet as Gen. Butler was,” in the opinion of the Jersey City Journal, large amount of sympathy, for in this country he is properly regarded as a real American hero.” The Raleigh News and Observer points out that “when Admiral Sims violated the proprieties in London President Taft administered a reprimand. It was sufficient,” continues that paper, “for a naval officer who committed graver offenses than Gen. Butler.” The Columbus Ohio State Journal emphasizes “the folly of taking too seriously affairs which, if left alone or anestigiieg 1!'; a friendly spirit, are easily disposed of.” "szysldlers m-uid sailors fsolmetlmeslhave 2 pungent and powerful way of ex- ressing themselves,” according to the Breon & “but those in the military service, while they carry the big stick, must, for the sake of appearances, step more lightly.” The Richmond News Leader recalls that the country “has had comparatively few military trials and these few vastly more important than this can possibly be.” The Indianapolis Star advises that “Gen. Butler, of course, was sufficiently familiar with the regulations to know that he was violating the code when he referred to Italy’s premier in uncompli- mentary terms.” “1t L‘Y too bad,” remarks the Phila- delphia Inquirer, “that this dashing general is not able to curb his tongue. But it is also too bad that the Secre- tary of the Navy considered that nothing would do but a trial before a court_composed of high officers. The Secretary of State’s apology to Mussolini was sufficient to satisfy the premier of Italy. A reprimand of the offending Marine ought to have been more than ample. It would have settled for good the whole matter, especially since Mussolinl has ‘forgotten’ the incident. But the court-martial is certain to keep it alive, for Gen. Butler is a fighter, and as he has courae=ously fought in foreign lands, so he will fight for what he deems his right of free speech.” e “Army and Navy officers’ attacks on foreign _governments,” declares the Lincoln State Journal, “should have no particular significance. If the criticism had been the result of congressional action or coming from the Chief Execu- tive or a member of his cabinet the Italians would have just cause for com- plaint and the American people for ex- citement. But Gen, Butler's statement does not represent the official attitude of the Government nor the private attitude of the American people. It was mainly a case of a general ‘shoot- ing off’ and attracting undue atten- tion. Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler “should be called upon to prove his statement or render an abject apology,” says the Oakland Tribune The Milwaukee Journal states: “It was a matter be- tween two nations, two peoples on friendly terms, and we were compelled to do the manly, honorable thing.” The Roanoke Times comments: “A brave and gallant officer personally, with a dist d record for courageous service in action, Gen. Butler's flery tongue has at last landed him in a predicament from which he may be unable to extricate himself gracefully. The Scranton Times adds that “know- ing how Gen Butler's tongue wags. the disposition of many Americans is to take some things he says lightly.” Of all the great leaders produced by and after the war,” thinks the Grand Rapids Press, “Mussolini is easily the Smedley D. Butler create much interest } Court-Martial for Butler Inspires Dif fering Opinions peace radio speech to Americans with the Mussolini, wholly indifferent to strangers’ = feelings or impressions, | painted by the Butler story. The con- ‘! trast s too ri lous.” “Gen. Butler has been and is a very good soldier and a good citizen. But he made a mistake this time,” in the judg- ment of the Savannah Morning News. ‘The Charleston News and Courier holds that “with all his wide experience with | men, he ought to have thought twice | before saying things that were likely to cause an international conversation.” The Topeka Daily Capital believes that “there can be no defense of Gen. Butler for publicly assailing the head of a for- eign state.” The New Castle News states: “He has had a spectacular, not to say a wonderful career. It Is too | bad that he should mar it by injudicious | utterances.” The Charlotte News avers that the utterance “is not like well considered act on the part of a United States officer.” * ok ok ok “Maybe some of our soldiers, sailors and Marines,” argues the Rock Island Argus, “are too much given to franke- aess in public speaking, but on the other hand it is refreshing to know that some Americans survive who speak out from the shoulder, Mussolini himself is much given to this sort of thing. He says what he wants to say on every occasion. Nor is he very considerate of others. The Federal Government has apologized to Italy as a step called for from a dip- lomatic point of view.” “An apolegy was due the Duce,” says the Kansas City Star. “But we recall that Mussolini has not always been dis- creet himself. For example, in & speech last May he referred to the prin- ciples immertels of the French revolu- tion, which are still revered in France, 3s a ‘most immense and refined swindle.’ Naturally the French ' were annoyed. But did Mussolini apologize? He did not. And no one in Italy would have dared to suggest that he should. That is where he has an advantage over Gen. Butler.” himself,” contends the “‘Mussolini Wheeling Intelligencer, “has said both uncomplimentary and untrue about the United States, and there has been no nonsense from our Department of State® about having Rome make a formal apology. Only two weeks ago, (n casting about for excuses for the gen- eral wage cuts throughout Italy, the Duce publicly, violently T - lously blamed this misfortune to the Italian workers upon the high wage standards in the United States, the American tariff and the stock market collapse.” _“Signor Mussolini,” comments the Birmingham News, “neglected a mag- nificent op}:onunlty to make a declara- tion in defense of child life the world over. * ¥ * Romans may know that their dictator would not hurt the hair of the head of a little child. But Amer- ica would rather hear from the dictator that he loves them. In a grave charge of this kind, some such declaration would come with a grace—the grace of strength—and without some of Signor Mussolini’s usuel errogance. He can be arrogant even in supposed magna- nimity. But Gen. Butler, and not Signor Mussolini, is being court-martialed.” No Sport at All Prom the Roanoke Times. Unless business picks up in the next six months the colleg> graduate of 1931 will be in a quandary. It would be tak- ing an unfair advantage of the you know, to go out and conquer it while it is in the of a depression. No Static in Politics. get lost in the shuffle. The Other Side of the Picture. one po of the highest g perecral char: inspiring are few a fa- ible to lity, but is sensiti on. It is imfp m 3 iuscolini of tece From the Dayton Daily News. Ppaper you naturally turn to the reading maiter to see what the grounds are.