Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1931, Page 8

A8 [T HE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morting Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY. . February 11, 1831 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The tnalu lln nwnu- Company New an 6& g “m ‘ sl e B e Rate by Carrier Within the City. The g ening Star.. 4.2 45¢ Der month ening and 8t Bt Ghen 4 a:m 60 per month and Sunday ‘Star e Hun dave) ... 7" Cagg per month ne Sund thi cid of ‘each grderu may b' unv. in b! mail lzx IQIEDnnne iAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. 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It has been a question {rom the very beginning whether any one can explain the bill, in view of the court decisions that have nullified the old Bor- ., 40c vival of activity in the marh.) may cause some people with a speculative disposition to rush in regardless of the still evident weakness of the business basis. There is danger, indeed, in speculative trading at all times; danger to those engaged in it and danger to the general financial system, which, as was the case in the prolonged bull mar- ket that broke in 1929, may be desper- ately aff by protracted and un- reasoning competitive speculation. ‘The proper test to be applied in stock buying is that which should guide the investment buyer—will the stock bought pay a proper dividend at the price at which it is secured? Is the present price > | attractive, or is it too high for the im- mediate and the early prospective earn- ings of the corporation? Stock buying ishould be on the same basis as the buying of commodities. B When Democrats Meet. The Democratic high command has determined upon a meeting of the party’s National Committee on March 5, immediately after the close of the pres- ent session of Congress. The call for the meeting sent out by Chairman John J. Raskob asserts, among other things, that it is proposed “to discuss plans and policies to govern our activities during the next fifteen months.” The fifteen- month period will carry up to, or per- haps through, the next Democratic na- tional convention. If the National Com- mittee finds it possible, ingeed, to de- termine upon the policies which shall govern the party during this momentous period, it will have accomplished a lot. The fear has been expressed, or if not expressed, it has been felt, in many quarters that the Democrats are in for “a bad quarter of an hour” over the prohibition issue; that the Southern wing of the party may decline to see, eye for eye with the Northern wing, the proper course to be pursued and the land law, for which the new bill is a substitute, It is to be hoped that when the bill comes up again in the Senate others in the Senate groip of skilled lawyers will raise points as to the meas- ure’s validity that should be carefully discussed and rClarified before this patched-up substitute for a bad law is enacted. ‘There are other points that should be raised in connection with this bill. Not one of the citizen representatives of the community who testified before the Senate and House committees was in favor of the new bill. Not one of the taxpayers whom it affects had a good word to say for it. It has been written sjee itk : w. But they have failed to point fact that the taxpayers of other decide for themselves the mat- hat streets are to be improved the cost of the project is to ‘They have failed to empha- important point of difference the nature of the street plan comparable cities and in this Fed- ‘where the street-design- controlling Federal Govern- equitably bound to a definite of the street cost, which iniquitous measure it es- has been fio effort fact, which will always be contested in the courts assessed property .owners, Borland principle of determin- t” for street improvement ty, determine whether lated improvement ility on the P‘h“'m t is for the benefit of for i 4 § fif ERF EE : HMHT Egfigfiggfig 8 g the community at large. For equitable as well as practical reasons, the patched-up Borland law should be allowed to die. ———r———————— A comparatively small rain has brought cheer to many areas. It does not fully meet the need for water, but 1t proves at least that fears of an aban- donment by Nature of the old methods of securing crops are groundless. P Prof. Einstein has studied the methods by which Charlie Chaplin secures laughs and probably does not understand them any better than Charlle understands the professor’s theories. Stock Market Revival. Bigns are at hand of a reviving stock market. For several days there have ‘been definite indications of & return of confidence in Wall Street, and for the past two days the market has been exceptionally active, with a steadily rising tide of prices. The bulls are ,baving their day. The reports of trans- actions indicate that the “public” is egain in the market, which means that non-professional buyers are seeking stocks, for speculation or for invest- ment. There has been very little gen- eral public buying for some months, the professionals doing most of the trading. There are two possible reasons for stock buying at present, as at other times. One is the belief that business will improve and that the securities purchased will yleld continued and pos- sioly increased dividends as investments. At the existing range of prices in the stock marvket there are some excellent bargains, provided the dividends are maintained. No one can positively as- sure that. No one can guarantee that | business will revive speedily and steadily end insure the maintenance of the dividend returns or the return higher rates of yield that pre- s : ] 13 § £ the §FZ8 Eég? *m time to wipe out the “mortgage.” proper selection for the next presidential nomination. It is not expected that the Demo- cratic National Committee will under- take officially to settle these vexing ques- tions. But the meeting of the party leaders from all sections of the country at this time will give opportunity for a valuable exchange of opinion. The very fact that the meeting is called for discussion and that there is no action contemplated lessens the danger of a party split now. ¥ Democratic leaders generally feel that, owing to a number of circum- stances, the chances for Democratic vic- tory in the national election‘in 1932 are brighter than they have been for many years. They are seeking to determine the course which will most surely lead to such a victory. With a few excep- tions, perhaps, they are willing to meet in a spirit of compromise, looking to victory in the end. On the other hand, it has become ap- parent that the Democratic party must strike out with a definite program to present to the country in the next cam- paign. Mere opposition to the Re- publican party may not be enough, especially if business conditions in this country improve during the next twelve months. In the last national election the Republicans cast about six million more votes than the Democrats. That leaves the Democrats still something to think about. In the congressional elec- tions last Fall, although the Democrats elected almost as many members of the House as did the Republicans, failing merely by a couple of districts to ac- complish that end, still there were cast for the Republican candidates for the House a total vote much in excess of the total Democratic vote. If the meeting of the Defnocratic National Committee can lay the ground- work for a better understanding of the party’s problems in the next national campaign; if it can bring the leaders of the various sections of the coun- try to a point where they are willing to run along together, it may go far toward bringing about a harmonious their head, now hold a mortgage on the party because of their large ad- vances of money. The statement has been made that no man or small group of men should “own” the Democratic party. These charges have aroused considerable attention. The Democrat- ic national organization will have a chance to decide whether it will un- dertake a fund-raising campaign at B ol e FEe England’s good will salesmen, the Prince of Wales and Prince George, apparently enjoyed to the utmost the fun when Neptune was supposed to take charge of the ship when it crossed the Equator. The princes have evidently given careful attention to the practical | side of their new responsibilities. Av good salesman must first of all be a “good mixs —_— When statesmen could relieve their feelings by resort to the duel, there was less restraint of temper than at the present time when problems are so diffi- cult and responsibilities so great that a | public man must learn first of all things to keep his temper. Some Strange Tangles. Queer angles develop in the crook- llnd business iniquity as developed by investigations. Take the case of the and directors of which have just been indicted. One of these men is an at- collapse . of a big bank, eight officers| By HE EVENING ' STAR, WASHIN into the affairs of the bank, was fim- self under fire as one who had had previous relations of an intimate char- acter with fhat institution. His right to sit in judgment in this case had been challenged on the score that he was possibly partisan to the bank man- agement. The ramifications of metro- politan administration and business and politics and professional gelation- ships are extremely complicated. ———————— Lower School Fares. ‘The Senaté’s passage of the bill for reduced fare for school children in all probability assures the enactment of this or a similar measure at this session of Congress, and will place Washington in the long list of cities that grant the way to or from school. The Senate bill is a better bill than the measure previ- ously passed at this session by the House. The House cut the school fare to two cents. The Senate bill sets a maximum school fare at half the fare for adults, but leaves to the Public Utilities Commission the task of de- termining the exact rate. Unless Congress chooses to take over the onereus and technical duty of fixing rates of fare in the District, it should leave that task to the properly consti- tuted regulatory body, which is the Public Utilities Commission. The Pub- lic Utilitles Commission has already planned hearings on the school fare proposal and as a result of the infor- mation so obtained will be in a position low fare privilege to children on the|. GTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Out of the wilds of Towa comes Henry Fleld with his annual cheer-up mes- § you don’t know Henry, you ought to. He runs a seed house and radio sta- tion back at Shenandoah, “out where the tall corn grows.” ‘What makes him interesting is that he is a natyralist-born flpflmll who can deliver a “pep message” without making the reader feel sick. Because what he say* he means, and when a reader comprehends that a writer means what he says, he is willing to take off his hat to him, no matter whether he agrees with him or not. Listen to this Fieldian chatter: “The business has been good to us again this year and I haven't changed my mind a bit about good measure, fair prices, fine quality and friendly treat- ment. “They are about the only rules worth knowing when it comes to running a business and no one can grow and progress as we have without practicing them every day the year around. “At a time when business men have been complaining and crying around, our customers have gone right on in- creasing. “Every once in a while one of says, ‘How does Henry Field do it'? “And my answer is that Henry Pield doesn’t do 1t all. It's his customers who do it. They stay by us year after year and most of them are such good boost- ers that we get lots of new friends right along. “By dol.ng everything we know to de- serve your confidence and good will we have come right along to the top of the to fix rates that are fair to the street |heap.” railway companies. The two-cent rate may be fair, but that should be deter- mined. The Senate has gone the desirable length in fixing the maximum, but rates below this maximum should be determined only after the proper investigation of the resulting effect on street railway revenues. Both houses of Congress having acted on the measure, there is every reason to hope and believe that there will be no difficulty in ironing out their differ- ences in conference. il King Alfonso restored freedom of ex- pression to his enemies in the Spanish press. The response was an immediate renewal of attack upon him. A literary style often becomes a habit which can- not be modified even when circum- stances would suggest the propriety for at least a short time of a discreet courtesy. e —————— It is universally agreed that “a next war” would be more terrible than any war the world has previously known. ‘This belief urges thoughtful men to hope that such a calamity will be wisely averted. For a few types of mentality the idea appears to hold the morbid fascination of horror. ———————— Pope Pius XI may speak to the world over radio in Latin, thus reviving an ancient custom of depending on s lan- guage universally recognized in scholar- ship rather than risk the attempt to master all vernaculars. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. An Influential Decoration. A statesman may not have to be A hero in the heartless fray ‘To gather medals, which we see ‘With pride whenever on display. ‘The honored congressman nmy brag About his special auto tag. The bold policeman passing by ‘Will give it a respectful glance And move along and wonder why He had to miss so good a chance Because “Congressional’s” a word ‘Which with such awe is seen or heard. No Five-Day Week for Him. “Would you like to work only five days a week?" “I'd regret being thus limited,” an- swered Senator Sorghum. “When a campaign is under way I find work cut out for me seven days & week and maybe seven nights, t00.” . Jud Tunkins says sometimes a man shows a rather high grade of intelli- gence by admitting promptly that there are things he can’t hope to understand. February Showers, A little shower came along And pattered out a Summer song. The grateful ground said “Don’t forget, I once was dry, but now I'm wet!” Not Working for Nothing. find very shocking!” Cayenne, “What 1s 1t?” voices. “I don’t intend to tell. Why should I occupy myself gratis as a publicity agent for it?” remarked Miss demanded several Easily Censored. My radio! My radio! At you I never scoff. I you should grow too rough, I know | That I can turn you off. “To amass great wealth,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “awakens only envy unless its possession is still more fortune in finding ways to spend it that will command honor and gratitude.” “De chillun dat knows deir lessons,” said Uncle Eben, “is gineter do well, pervided dey kin go right along through life listenin’ attentive’ an’ bein’ willing |t learn.” Miniature Golf. Prom the Newark Evening News. Miniature golf is not a passing fad, Division of the e these miniature courses “hibernat- | ing” 1n"these paris. the sport i much {alive in sections where the weather is emphasize {more closely npyroet'.h those of regula~ Skill will thus become more % i £ -1 § £ ; i E i % g : £ g The Patina of Time. From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat. The Ultimate Treatment, the Uniontown Morning Herald. m‘t be long now till the old argu- for and g:mn fllyll‘hl ving is * dinner “I have happened on a book that I|Tuction. * ok % % Thinks right well of himself, eh? Of course. What successful man doesn't? But let him continue: “It's hard work. You bet it is. Lots of work. But with lots of work to do and three meals a day and a warm place to sleep we can't complain, and you won't find a happler, finer lot of folks anywhere than the folks right here filling your orders and doing their best to give you just what you want. “And we like company, ; all of us I have always been ‘néighbors’ to my customers and like to have you come and see us. With a big business like this to plan (or, sometimes one has something on his mind he can't drop just at_that minute, but if one of us is specially busy when say hello, just come back a lafer and see us again. ““We are not the sort of folks, haven't got anythinf very fancy in the way of either buildings or manners. “But we do have acres of beautiful flowers and our hospitality is known all over the country. If you get a chance, come right along and see us. “If you are looking for just common folks with a full measure of common sense and the friendliest lot you've ever uen.youm;urewhue-soodnme and sure to come again laf “Write me a letter, lnywsy I like to hear from you; enjoy every letter from my customers. It is an old-fash- ioned habit, I guess, but it is a good one and I am so used to it I would get lone- me if you all didn't write occasion * * % % ‘Well, folks (as Henry would say—you see, he gets you to doing it, t0o), it seemzwuullmflehnlotolmm in the nbove. St . ood measure, prices, fine qual- lty, friendly treatment— Iov minies There is a business ideal that most of us, no mmr what our business is, can take to he But we h:ven't quoted the mve lor the particular purpose of setting f one man's business ethics, as expvrzued in homely, wholesome language, SO much as we hope to drag forth a moral and adorn a tale. Now here is the point: We were talking the other day to & well informed gentleman who seemed to be suffering from a chronic case of grouch against successful men. Many of them he called “fakers.” If, in their enthusiasm for their work, they managed to induce other people to give them money to help carry it on, he declared that they were “grafters. In other words, he deftly took away from them all credit for honesty of purpose, and, because he didn't with their Phna and endeavors, “ran them down” in great style. As we listened to him we could not ‘'help wondering what he would say about the above message of our West- ern friend. EREE ‘We would hate to have a disposition them | which made us feel, in all honesty, that we coutd not belleve in the integrity of statement or purpose of others. Tt would be vastly better for one if | he should be duped, as it were, so long as he held himself aloof from the too- suspicious attitude. All the time you hear people going around calling members of Congress all sorts of names, and aspersing the mo- tives and deeds of other prominent men. agree | has been, charged 6 1931. | Vets* Cash Loan Plan Held Costless to U. S. To the Editor of The St In connection with the recent pro- posal to increase the loan value of ad- Justed compensation certificates, it has been stated that the cost to the Gov- ernment will be about $500,000,000, ‘where, as a matter of fact, no additional financial burden or cost will be incurred by the Government. Up to date the Government has not loaned a single dollar to any veteran on the ity of certificate, all such loans, amounting to several hundred million dollars, having been from the re- serve funds belonging. to.United States Government life insurance policy holders. Such loans are now available here at 5! per cent interest, and if made t.hrouxh the New York office the rate is approximately 4 per cent. Yet, "hen y holder goes to the bureau to borrow some of his own money, secured' by his life ce, he is, and always ‘Der cent, the maxi- mum_ rate e!llbushed by law in 1919. No doubt, the additionat loans to be provided by the new proposed act will be financed, so far as the funds are available, from the life insurance fund at 4 per cent and the rate automatically reduced to 4 per cent on the present loans secured by the certificates. I am not complaining about the loans made from these funds in the or to be made in the future, but I is a rank injustice that they te against the pnlicy | holders by continuing to charge them 6 per cent for the use of their own money. Congress should provide that loans on life insurance policies should be made at the same rate of interest as on the certificates, as the funds have been created by the policy holders and under law they have first chance for ‘To listen to such talkers, an unsophis- | loans. ticated person would get the idea that somehow our dear country is mostly a matter of chance, and its heroes merely stupid men and women who somehow managed to “put one over” on all of us guilible ones. * ok ox x Yet when we take a good look at these astute gentlemen who would tell us these sad things, we sce that they do not appear any wiser than any one eise, even our unsophisticated selves. ‘We suspect that we should grin at them, and we immediately do so, up our sleeve, of course, because we have discovered (and we offer the discovery for what it is worth) that mostly they to |are more fanatic than the ones whom they so freely call “cranks.” This well informed gentleman is, we believe, mistaken in many of his sup- positions. No doubt he would take Henry Field's perfectly open, honest statement, and. declare: “Bunk! All that is just so much good sales talk, He doesn’'t mean it.” Now we know different. All you got to do is to look at Henry's face on the cover of his seed catal to know that he means every wort of what he says. And that he himself would look in utter amazement at any oaf who could question him. Yes, we believe that the honest peo- ple of the earth, no matter what they earn or don't earn, no matter whether “well educated” or not, have confidence in each other. Confidence! It is the real backbone of business, friendship, life itself. When it is vio- lated, we all receive a shock. Happily, ninety times out of a hundred, it is not violated. And hence the honest optimist is our friend and helper. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS The collapse of the projected court- martial of Gen. Smedley Butler leaves both sides rejoicing over the outcome. The “severe reprimand” administered to the general leaves him smiling from ear to ear, and Secretary of Navy Adams is the reclplent of congratulations for ex- tricating his department and the ad- ministration from an awkward pom.lon, which had been taken in haste to . On all sides are pro« ound sighs of relief. With public re- action so overwh in favor of Butler it became imperative to devise a formula that would permit retreat yet save the faves of all concerned. Tne general’s “regret” for embarrassing Government involved no wlv.hdnw-l or disavowal of his tale about Mussolini md the general’s punishment was akin to the proverbial “up on the wrist.” Every one's honor and dignity is thus preserved. * ok ok % At least two members of Congress, to say nothing of nal secretaries, members of the diplomatic corps and other influential persons, are hit by the amendment to the deficiency appropria- tion bfll oflerod by Reed of Pennsyl- any of able for puymnt. of retired the m omcg::y retire- menf person ceiving & nhry from the Un!ud States which exceeds $2,000 nrler annum.” This ‘was aimed at high- ied employes of the Veterans’ Bureau who are reciplents of generous retirement pay as disabled emergency Army officers, but is an all- inclusive proposition. If it becomes law it means that all who are now drawing Government, salary and retirement pay must relinquish either the job or Ilt pension, Bem:lm the surface of things Ahllthusumdlmlbw Mr. House has not yet acted. * ok ok * Bishop Cannon, jr., of the Methodist Prmm ey though “acquitted” by t.he Jjury of his fellow bishopu at a se- trial here last week, is not yet ouzo(;hewooda His name is not yet off the front pages. The Nye Senatorial Campaign Committee is mt to do what the Caraway Committee attempted, Dul failed, to finish—namely, to bishop on the witness stand under oath, to explain, if he can, what hap- ned to the $65,000 which he collected cash and cashiers’ checks from the Ne‘v ‘York capitalist and Hoover backer, Jameson, in the 1928 campaign. Blshop Cannon walked out on the Car- away Lobby Committee, defying its authority to him. The Nye Committee has been specially denutmed to probe 1928 cam) me s, an authority conferred for the express, ishop'’ A half dozen of Chairman Nye's staff of detectives have been hard at work on Cannon evidence for several weeks. is an open secret that they have been shoeing for evidence that g‘t‘::op used a liberal slice o! the Jlme- son donation to square lé& personal debts. To avoid the contingency of the bis being overseas in Brazl or Africa by the time a gm”" server set out to look for him, irman Nye has | of got his committee into immediate ac- tion. Bank testimony is going into pub- lic record at once as the essential pre+ the bishop to the The friends of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of the Maryland Free State are gui,:\g tioning in a dozen States, State in the Union is w let onb—lnd to get it soon. u ality with publicized, Gelegates, th Mstyland Governar will , the bo::nuwrw reckoned with at nom- L e Congressional famous ma%thu things to:‘uuz MB:H‘-_ of of seasons ago, the :é’le T maguioent ¢l house. on s, S T, e tram sou] nuts ‘book. 5 _Congressional ‘women invite uA::lr mmlk p‘t&, t.‘h;::: pacties. At one last week some- of the husbands that the dioner, though ted | water—too much when“ “too heavy.” “Just like men,” retorted one of the hostesses briskly. “Neyer sat- isfied. At our last dinner when the men were present we heard afterward that some complained that they did not get enough to eat. We resolved that would not happen again. We even decided against ice cream as not being filling enough, and instead had apple cobbler.” * Kk K * ‘There is no blinking the fact that the sons of the wild jackass have not for- gotten nor forgiven and are still on the warpath for the scalp of a well known senatorial colleague, one George Higgins Moau. peppery and sarcastic ub- lican regular from New H: Right now they are out to take away | the tme lnd perquisites of the job of President of the Senate, which, the redoubtable George now en- | Jjoys. They have served notice that un. cation or by ouster by the Republican senatorial caucus, enough of their num- ber will desert the Senate organization vote to insure the election of the Demo- cratic nominee for this post, whu proba~ bly will be Key Pittman of Nevada. In the face of this threat some of the Old Guard are trying voluntarily sacrifice himself in terests of harmony. llh:doel so, it will be the first time he has yielded an inch to placate the insurgents. * k ok k e nt, noble in motive, with mpemhe Virgin Islands where the Navy Depart- ment has ruled since our acquisition from Denmark of this tiny West Indies outpost 13 years ago. By executive order he has shifted the administration of the islands from the Navy Depart- ment to the Interior Department and the naval governor is to be replaced. Hoover has named as the new gov- ernor Dr. Paul Martin Pearson, long a professor at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and more recently execu- tive head of the Lyceum Managers’ As- sociation of America. Dr. Pearson, too, 15 a_member of the Society of Friends. Capt. Waldo Evans, the naval governor, and his staff are moving out bag and baggage and the naval base at St. Thomas is to be abandoned, too, leaving the fleld clear to Dr. Pearson and such civil appointees as may be later selected. (Copyright, 1931.) Repeal of “Recapture.” From the New York Evening Post. ‘The Interstate Commerce Commission has been a long time in yeaching the conclusion that the “recapture” of ex- cess rallroad earnings is impracticable and in recommending repeal of the provision by Congress. But its recent more sympathetic attitude toward the railroads makes this suggestion con- sistent, as well 'as the accompanyin; g t | recommendation for modification of the rate-making powers of the cam- mission s0 as to enable the roads earn more than the present limit of. 5% per cent on the value of their properties. opinion not related to the wmportlfinn industry has already wnuemned the principle of “recapture” earnings above a supposed “fair re- turn” for the benefit of railroads whose e.ml.n{: do not reach that standard. ‘There is, of course, no guarantes of the “fair return,” although the law directs the commission to fix rates that will yleld such income. To date the com- mission has recaptured about $12, GW‘ 000, but the process has been like teeth.” It has been esumau!d that 161.railroads owe the Government on this score $150,000,000. In recom- mending that it be relieved of this almost impossible task the co: ion mentions the enormous expense and the consumption of time and effort in to_enforce the recapture clause. t difficulty | Fall ways Old Stuff. From the San Antonio Evening News. Scientists are seeking clues which nuy enable them to predict earthquake but political prophets have been {m- casting landslides these many years, No Middle Course. Prom the Janesville Gazette. “The Mississippi River blem” can't b! used, too little when 1 to prevail on Moses to-| Considering _ the available reserve funds in the United States Life Insur- ance Department, and the fund of sev- eral hundred million dollars held in the Treasury for the final redemption, it is quls'.lofllb]e whether it will be necessary for the Government to issue any new bonds or certificates to raise money to make loans on the certificates, and if they do, such funds can no doubt beucuredtorleut.hnniper cent, thereby resulting in an actual profit to the Government, as compared to the present and past status of the certifi- “;f q“uu:i: 3 that the pmu accordingly appears should _discontinue referring $500,000,000 cost to the vazrnment the most it can lmvunt to is that it may, or may not, Government to mvut that sum in gilt- edge, Ll‘x’\eurut- loans to veterans. plld by the veterans, the; some money due them 1945 as the contemplated loans, plus eompound in- terest computed to 1945, wm hll short of exhnuaung the tlce of the certifi- cates. . W. NELSON, will still have Opposition to Bonus To the Editor of The Star: As one deeply interested in the out- come of the pending soldiers’ bonus bill, I have read the many articles concerning it published in your fine newspaper. I served as a private in the Marines for 22 months during the war period and am, therefore, eligible to receive the bonus. Though I am— unlike hundreds of thousands of other veterans—not in dire distress, the im- mediate conversion into cash of my certificate would enable me to clear up some debts of a domestic nature Bndpermltmembuylmmwm I could erect a small house for my small the war from well-to-do families, or they themselves were well off. men today probably are tic about receiving cash at this time. On the other hand, the rank and file were recrfiited or drawn from the more humble stations in life. In the main, back. g that womp'.s this _poor the statement by Senator Bing- ham that by Secretary Mellon on the bonus. They are the very - fication of “big business,” and I ask if any group in our national life prof ed to t!.zh greater extent en t to them, to endure all forms of hard- ship, misery, suffering and death, these groups, whom our estimable Secretary of the Treasury so strongly protects from added taxation, were :upp!yinz our war needs—not for $30 month, but for profits that wou!d put to shame Shylock at his worst, all the while safely protected from the grim horrors of the war. Now I do not wish to minimize the tremendous im- portance of the “back-home” done during the war. Gen. Pej memolrs in your valuable paper, af to that. Andrew Mellon bolds sta that he is unalterably opposed to h! B S e e e to s and Un L bond market adversely. That, indeed, would be a shame, especially for such a ;,l;lvhl reason. r my own selfish reward, for the sake of those in dire need of it and as a direct slap in the face to those selfish business tycoons so ably repre- sented in our Government, I earnestly pray for the speedy passage and enact- ment into law of the soldiers’ bonus bill. JHN KENDALL. s t Murray Vs. Wentz, From the 8t. Joseph Gazette. A man with hardly a cent to his name, who m elected Governor of Oklahoma by the largest majority ever given a candidate for that office, is laboring to remove from the chairmanship of the State Highway Commission a multimil- lionaire who has done more for the roads of that State than ever was ac- complished before. In all the by-play surrounding the contest between this pair may be seen a clash of two of the most interesting characters the State has produced. e " Murray oust, W ‘Wentz, potential boss of the Republican party in Oklahoma, although named to office two years ago by a Democratic Governor, W. J. Holloway. Wentz is an mmmunz personality. bachelor, he has used a goodly ponlon of his wealth for the children of his State. His salary while on the commission has been turned over entirely for the benefit of crippled children. his tenure as chairman the first all-paved highway has been opened between Oklaho; City and Tulsa, the first all-paved Pvn:: has been opened across the-State and five free bridges are being constructed across the Texas-Oklahoma boundary on the Red River. He refused to be the 0. O. P. gubernatorial candidate last It can be surmised that two factors in Went2's u‘!:eohave made him anath- - be removed by i ‘In the last mhe\laovmlndundn Sy what he pleases, and Wentz will “dis- cover for once that 8370WOMw‘lllnot government. conml the State A lews from Okhhom City promises w onm\nus as lnmflnl as it started out to be whcn hill-billy was in- t, |, Q Is the ink |in Mexico City?—S. O. C. necessary for the | cal intetest on such loans is not | tim Hit by Ex-Marine|prici. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. mit your queries to the staff of elpem whose services are put at your free dis- posal. There is no charge except 2 cenu in coin or stamps for return pm- ess The Evening Star fonmtlon Bureau, mm J. Hnmn director, Washington, D. Q. Does essages A. He does not dguver them himself. H;d sends them to the Capitol to be; read. Q. Please give the ages of Jack Demp- sey, Stribling, Behmellnz shn-key and Carnera—C. C. A. Dem) S Stribling, ' 26; Schmeling, 25; Sharkey, 28; _Ctrnem, re a Chamber of Commerce A Thlre are two, the American of Commerce and the Mexico Cllt{ Ch.mber of Commerce, which is called Camera Nacional de Mexico. Q. Is a Troy ounce or an avoirdupois ounce heavier?—T. S. A. A Troy ounce is heavier. It weighs 480 mlu. while an avoirdupois ounce weighs 4373 grains. The weight of the grain in 'n'oY. avoirdupols and m caries’ weight is the same. voir- dupouwundhhnvteruunn'floy pound. QIs unmm or Moscow the offi- chl capital of Soviet Russia?—M. C. . Moscow. Q. How many bird sanctuaries are flure in Canada?—B. 8. A. Canada now has more than 40 the provincial governments also main- tain similar reserved areas for the benefit of native bird life. 1s the name Agriculture been on m mn'm'—d.. T. A. Red-squill powder the America:a market in lfl It has been found efficacious added taining air at normal A. Alr has weight. When air is com- , the wei a tank with compressed air makes it heavier and less buoyant. Q. Please give a biography of Olive Palmer—O. A. A, Virginia ~Earle M\hhy T) was born Louisville, Palme: hls | Sho made her dobut s a singer 8t the age of 5, singing in a church concert in Louisville. - While her family opposed her ambition to become a professional singer, she was given an excellent musi- cal education. After graduation from a Western university she studied music for two years in Paris and Milan, De- clining on offer to join the Paris Opera Company, she returned to America. In 1919 she heard that a series of operatic revivals was planned in New York. She then was In her home in Kentucky. Instead of taking the first train to New York she called the impresario on long- distance telephone, asked for & job, sang for him over the phone, and Was engaged. She subsequéntly toured the United States and later toured Europe In a series of concerts. When broad- casting came to the forefzont Miss Palmer, remembering her tel ne aus dlUOlL sought work in the'radio studios. he has been a Tadio artist for more Lhan six years. Q. What percentage of gross sales cfin dn.lx stores afford to pay for rent? A 'n:e " Department of Commerce says that for all drug stores the per- centage runs from 3.65 to 4.85 of gross sales as rental allowance. The range of figures represents the mhm account of geographical position lfll volume of business transacted. Q. Are people in_automobiles likely to be struck by lightning?—E. L. 8. A, _The Bureau of St that the fact that automobiles H‘I’. ve no appreciable effect on m ability of the automobiles e ol by s S B automobiles by ice no appreciable effect. ‘The in- closure effected by the would probably afford some degree of protection to persons within. Persons within a lc’:x‘:,dum.'.ng i.nc\uun are safe lb:d!. although the lncloxm is in & rge measure effected glass, proaches this condition. e - Q. What is the orig origin of the name Argyle?—A, H. " A. It is derived from two words, “airer gudhefl." meaning of the Gaels, Q What weapons were Mhh Battle of Chalons?—A. W. P. A. It was fought near e, France, in 451 AD. The Weapons used were swords, stone- headed axes, javelins and arrows. The spcer spears, and flnyally engaged in h‘n‘i:dnm -to- hmd combat with the enemy. Q. Was Beethoven ¢ deaf OIA‘thgeufihfl—E ven at the time theven was hard of hunn‘ thirtieth as early as his hllde-t.h. last .words were, “I ar(Delay in Drastic Dry Law For Capital Widely Debated MM:M w“x"-'?““mm by | engendered b fight is the only method by which the eighteenth amendment can be retained as an active force.” “The Howell bill,” it is wflud the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, of highly contentious nature, going fur- ther in its search and seizure provisions uwmehom:mmmnhm;usen- ators Glass, George and approve; in’ udd.lunn. it was m:dc the vehicle of wet proposals in the form of amendments that endless cont " As a source of delay, t.hz Bulletin _links measure the tainly they are not disposed to make those _methods arastic, has soundcd Zor memmnm prohibition.” e * % % % "l'heflntmjvrdc{mnlthzdry be’fiwmh(ulvmhibmm enting on the advisability of & in t.he istrict of Columbia : “The Howell bill provides that evary member of the force shall be an enforcement agent with ¥ mar to execute search warrants for detection of liquor. One would suppose that 38 agents operating in 70 square miles was a fairly good portion, considering that there are more than 1,500 agents in the en United States. But a lot of liquor ll seeping into Washington from the wet State of Maryland and the dry State of Virginia, and it is held to be & constant reproach to prohibition if the seat ot guvemmgm itself cannot be Muscle tion and notes (-hlt “the themselves tary of the bonus affecting the | showed lation lik delay th:l"m ‘worthy notice, that the Howell fight shot there is' no new kun-mmfl:edryu. Acknowledging breakdown forcement in me O-Dlu.l flu source of men like Senat more law and yet more hw“’ * kX x ‘The bill would “have gone to an ob- noxious and dangerous extreme,” in the opinion of the Piftsburgh Post-Gazette, that “one of its main pro- vllilm.l ‘would have wrmflm homes to searched Ron suspicion thal f.ha Volstead was Wnl violated.” Post - Gazette emphasizes the polnt that “the Wickersham Commis- sion was able to ngree upon only a few points, but it should be noted that one of them was definite and emphatic opposition ‘to legislation allowing more latitude in Federal searches and seizures.” It is doubtful whether alaw of this character would stand the test of constitutionality,” adds that paper, referring to the provisions of the Bill of Rights. / Finding votes to shelve this bill which were not “votes against 'pmhl- bition,” the Lynchburg News refers eentl amendment is .not a cabtinuation of the of dea with that searc] is arily given, Washington can be mnde nearly 100 per cent pure. To the consterna- tion'of the reformers, Senator Borah, Senator Walsh of Montana, and other ordinarily uncompromising drys at the extremely l.\beml search md selzure visions of the Howell bill” would, not enforce prohibi- W n, the §id mfllury rule.” Tlle New Ym'k ‘World sees evi- denne this t that “the peak pmmhmon control of has been reachs Search on Suspicion. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gagette. ‘The Senate 1§ to be commended for its abandonment of the Howell bill, which would have gone to an ‘obnoxious and dangerous exf ment of prohibition Columbia. One of m main provisions would have permitted homes to be searched upon mere suspicion that the Volsted law was being violated. ‘The Wickersham Commission was able to agree upon only a few points, but it shnuld be noted that one of them was definite and emphatic’ opposition "fo legislation allowing more - Iltltudn l"'edenl searches and seizure: A number of prominent "drys," in- cluding Senators Borah of Idaho and Walsh of Montana, ebjected to this pro- vision of the Howell bill and urged that viewpoint has prevailed is the Senate action Iate Tuesday after- noon in dropping further cons‘ldentlnn of the measure in favor of the Army bill. This is generally interpreted as that o, effort will be made to it during this present session