Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1931, Page 40

o AMERICA STILL PRESSES - TOWARD HIGHER GOALS Great Projects Under Way Prove Nation e Will Adjust Itself in Spite of Depression. *__ (Continued From First Page. "hlflh m" of economic security and social lity. No government in the world has greater reason for pride in actual accomplishment for the welfare of many millions of people during a period when the economic foundations of civilization have been rocked by universal causes. Our great fundamental institutions remain unchanged: an orderly repre- sentative government of law, based on the Constitution; a national ideal of fair and equal opportunity for every man and woman. ‘The political promise contained in the platform of the political my which was victorious in 1928 has trans- muted into substantial accomplishment. One has but to ‘glnnu over the coun- try—North, South, East and West—to grasp the truth of this statement. Here | been are great internal waterways being de- veloped; giant ships being bullt by American _worki n_to bear the flag on all the seas; a vast and permanent road system under con- struction; capacious hospitals under construction to care for those who served the country in time of war; mil- lions of people enabled to finance agri- cultural operations through the assist- ance of the ral Government; huge revetments and similar works under construction to prevent floods that in the past have constituted a national peril and problem; barriers firmly erect- ed to prevent the flooding of American markets with the product and labor of rountries whose people subsist in a way unknown to our own. Above all, we have maintained in America during & time of world-wide, sweeping, destructive changes the asset that has made our Nation supreme, the ideal upon which the Republic was founded—a government responsive to the needs and will of the people, with a firm rpose of affording equality or ity and free scope for individ- initiative to all its people. In government, as in business, there are times when readjustments must be made, certain losses borne for the pur- of rebuilding. The Nation, in the year or two, has had to meet and resist tidal waves of economic cha and pressure which originated far from our own shores and which have over- thrown not only parties but entire sys- tems of government. To escape un- scathed here was impossible; to relieve and rebuild was not only possible, but has been actually accomplished in America without any real impairment of our fundamental economic structure. ‘The assets of wise administration are enormously greater than the liabilities from drought and economic disturbance. | TS Liabilities and Losses. ‘The liabilitles and losses are obvious and apparent—not use are printed in red ink, but because they are shouted night and day, week in and week out. On the other hand, of sound, solid, Dews. ‘The fact is that not only is the Na- ectly solvent, but the President party have on the credit side assets that far outweigh and dwarf the u': alleged by partisan propa- Let us see what these assets are, com- red with the only liability of any jportance—the current business de- pression and drought—with the cause of which the Administration had noth- AS thie Nation so goes para- . ‘The in tering te ruin ind about to disintegrate? ‘Were this attack honest and the ques- tion serious the answer would be: Not by a considerable margin! Perhaps the answer to the question best be illustrated by another: gm busin nited States it is by so large & mar- gin incomparably the best place in the world in which to live that barriers must be erected by law to prevent the swarming in of milions of men and ‘women from other nations, bent on bet- tering their own conditions.” It would be too much to hope for ex- emption when all the world is involved. ‘True we have unemployment—too much of it. But is that a new and crushing liability and one particularly charge- able to Republican administration? Here are the words of another Ohlo Senator: Cincinnati Shops Light. “Last week I was in the City of Cin- cinnatl. Upon inquiry I found that the shops there were only running about 40 per cent of their capacity. I am ad vised that in the great iron and steel centers of Ohio the mills are running only about 50 per cent of their capacity. ‘There is not an industrial center in the | State of Ohio or in Western Pennsyl- vania or in New York or Illinois that is not very seriously affected by non- employment. . . . I found that in the City of Toledo already there had been bread lines of 2.000 a day; later 1 found in reading another newspaper that that morning the authorities had to feed | 1,200 men for breakfast and give them baskets of food to take home. I sent out & questionnaire . . . and word comes | from nearly every one of these industrial centers that 40 per cent of the working men of the country are out of employment.” ‘Those statements were made 10 years ago, in January, 1921, by Senator Atlee Pomerene, a distinguished Democrat and a close friend of Woodrow Wilson. They referred to conditions then existing as t:w Wilson administration drew to a close. But the country rapidly recovered and attained a greater of pros. perity than had ever before been en- joyed. It will not do to underestimate or minimize business depression and unemployment, but we are in much more dsn}er from overemphasizing con- ditions of distress as a basis of dan- o e i it a B8 of ype, with $847.16, compared with $810.11 And all over the administration foster the idea that the ~~— | country is on the brink of ruin. In Massac! husetts, an industrial State that has been affected by world-wide conditions, savings deposits nevertheless rose more than $70,000,000 in 1930, and u\zsoiagmur of depositors increased by 120,000. 1 shall not weary the reader with an itemization of our national assets; yet it is necessary to cite some figures to demonstrate in contrast how insignifi- cant are our liablilitles. Here in & nation of more than 120,000.000 people, occupying & vast and fertile territory extending from ocean to ocean, there are countless “prophets of disaster” tolling the knell of all our hopes and aspirations, predicting dire calamity and not only advocating but demanding doles of money from the United States that has always ent and proud All this is in the face of the consequences of Great Britain's ice with the dole. it nation—the United States of America—with but 6 per cent of the world’s population, produces one-third of the world’s goods. Ninety per cent of that luction we consume at home—which means, of course, that we have the highest standard of living in the world. In the last 10 years our ple have invested $36,000,000,000 in omés. Our 6 per cent of the world’s population produces 43 per cent of the world’s coal, 54 per cent of the iron, 64 per cent of the steel, 49 per cent of the copper, 64 per cent of the petroleum, 51 per cent of the lumber, 69 per cent of the cotton and 84 per cent of the motor vehicles of the world. Yet there are undoubtedly many thousands of our people who have been so misled by par- tisan criticism that they are ready to believe the country is “ruined” unless the nostrums of those who preach dis- aster are swallowed. “:ordynlr:ulnd dno:u-, ;‘vhne America eveloping and growing, we were heavily indebted to the Old World, bor- rowers in her money markets. Now the chancellor of the British exchequer tells Parliament that the monetary stock of gold of the United States is greater than the combined gold hold- e | ings of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. We have more | than twice as much gold as France; six times as much as Great Britain, with her world-wide empire and le. policy o e n party shout that the last tariff revision is respon- sible for such woes as we have. They disregard utterly the warning found in the condition of Dmdlhnfluln, which bed in an economic bulletin pul lished in February, 1931, in these Serious British Situation. “The industrial situation of Great Britain is now more serious than at any time since the war. The number of ns on the dole is larger than Instead of recovering trade war those whose for- nt upon it they are So much for our national balance us examine now the Repub- lican party's record two years after it when conditions warranted such ac- tion; to adjust the tariff to maintain the American standard of living; to arrange for :ymc of the debts owed to America foreign nations; to aid our farmers in the marketing of their };mducu and to provide adequate relief for_disabled war veterans. Taxes $160,000,000 & year. Despite protracted opposition, resul in & years delay largely responsible for the unsettlement f business, the tariff was revised to American farms and factories. The Pederal Farm Board was e .ab- lished and supplied with $500,000,000 to compensation were provided for war veterans and their survivors. Thus were the pledges redeemed. Duties Ever Changing. But the duties ana responsitilities of political leadership are ever cl ing, zverlgmwlng. Conditions change from month to month and year to year; emergencies arise; new opportunities for service are presented. In India, China, Russia, throughout , South and even in far- away Australia, great economic and po- litical changes took place that were bound to have & repercussion in our own country. It was necessary to add to the party program: to expand Government agencies to deal with unemployment; to provide a_public bullding aud public works program e up slack in Industry. The upbuilding of an Amer- ican merchant marine was made more effective. The construction of an in- ternal waterway system was broadened and improved; in amounts were appropriated for public roads. Costly competition with other nations in naval armament was limited by treaty with When the act of 8! rainfall many millions of dollars were A riated from the Pederal Treasury for relief purposes. ‘To catalog the necessary and helpful legislation enacted during the last two years would require ige after page. Enough has heen sald to demonstrate that the party which was given a new vote of confidence in 1928 has justified that confidence. ‘We come now to President Hoover's with the country. Probably no President in the history of our country has come to that office with such & varied complement of enemies and critics both within and without his year. The promises were to reduce taxes| $100,000,000 to feed Europe, which was threatened with starvation because of the collapse of the entire economic fab- ric as well as the hopeless confusion of governmental processes due to war. Systematic campalgns were carried on to bring about relinquishment of our just claim of billions of dollars loaned to fore countries when they were in peril. It was urged upon the President that this would promote our own_prosperity by increasing foreign purchasing power—ignoring and disre- garding the fact that our own people would be obliged to repay billions of dollars in the form of war-time bonds. A policy of “reduce taxes, increase ex- nditures, le bonds, borrow from eter to pay Paul” was urged, regard- less of ultimate financial consequences to the Nation, top or slow up paying the war debt” was another proposition advocated. Many s man with _much more ex- perience in public office, with much more political experience than Mr. Hoover, might have been led from the path of duty and right by such urgings, amuch p]e‘la. -1(":21 r:pmummen“ such reats of t geance for rlofllll'e to take heed. Party disruption was threatened, attempted. On every side President Hoover was surrounded by critics and enemies. Systematic commercialized vilification was practiced. ‘Through all the clamor and confu- sion of attack Mr. Hoover has steered a straight course, guided by two beacons —his sense of right and of public duty and the fundamental principles of th party that has endured 70 years in a position of leadership. On the liabllity side it may be said that President Hoover has had con- flicts with Congress. So did Washing- ton, Lincoln, Jackson, Roosevelt, Wilson and Coolidge, to mention but & few of our Presidents. Depression Dealt With. Charged against Mr. Hoover as a lia- bility is the business depression and its consequent unemployment., But has any President ever dealt more broadly, effectively and successfully with & - Jlar unavoidable condition? Natfon- wide organization of industry and labor was made to minimize distress and speed the day of recovery. Strikes and lockouts have been reduced to one tenth the level reached in the last pre- vious economic adjustment. Wages hn:mbun held to a high level, hours of k & day kept from extension and even shortened. Rellef agencies have been better organized, better supplied with funds than ever before. Against the insidious and persistent effort to make the Government every man's keeper, President Hoover has taken a firm stand with such words as these, words that have guided his own action despite criticlsm and savage attack: “The true growth of the Nation is the growth of character in its citizens. ‘The spread of government destroys ini- tiative and thus destroys character. Character is made in the community as well as in the individual by assuming responsibilities, not by escape from them, Carried to its logical extreme, all this shouldering of individual and com- munity responsibility upon the Gove: ment cen lead but to the superstate, where every man becomes the servant of the State and real liberty is lost. Such was not the Government that Lin- coln sought to build.” And 50, as the first half of his first term of office ends, President Hoover's own strength of character, of will, of determination is more apparent than ever before. Those who at the begin- ning of his term whispered that he was “weak"” have since abandoned that line of attack; strength of mind and haracter is too apparent. Without rancor or vindictiveness, he follows the path of principle hewed by the leaders of the party who preceded him in the presidency, but with a distinctive and distinguishing ability to accomplish what is needed for the Nation that has rarely been equaled. ‘The first and most essential quality of leadership, political or otherwise, is strength—of mind, of courage, of ideals. And this is the great Hoover asset; the asset that will bring lasting profit to the Nation in the two years ahead—gain of ::‘hurhl prosperity and gain of national First Irish Delegate Is at Geneva Parley At a recent meeting of the Council of the League of Nations at Geneva the Irish Pree State was represented for the first time. The Irish representative was Patrick MacGilligan, minister for external affairs. He was the chief dele- gate of the State at the recent im- perial conference. He attaches special importance to the Pree State’s interna- tional should valued State, as every Iris his country re all parties in the man desires to sce by foreign na- tions. ‘With good representatives in five or six capitals of the world and us delegations at Geneva, he says the Free State can quickly secure the good opinion of the world for its continued and vigorous existence as ‘an inde- pendent state in the comity of nations and that the development of external trade and commerce depends very largely on the success with which that purpose is pursued. ‘The acceptance of the principle of coequality with Great Britain in 1926 and its confirmation at the imperial conference of 1930 leaves the Free State, he declares, free to develop to the fullest extent, and since develop- ment and rrorrm in every sphere of national life are the surest and only means of achieving the of the people and the ultimate unity of Ireland every clitzen can satisfy his highest national ideals by working hard at his own task. —_— Money Cat in Britain Hard on Australians LONDON, February 28.—After being resident in Great Britain for many years a large colony of Australians, de- pendent on their main source of income from their own country, are faced with the necessity of (oln! home or remain- ice of at least 15 Gorgas, .| the American commission e to 12,000 persons number who have retired on pensions and come to live in England or on the Continent. They will feel thc 15 per cent reduction most. ‘There are, t00, 8 number of wealthy IF BY BRUCE BARTON, OHN GOLDEN, who is a well fellow as well as & smart one, told me that when he was in Chicago producing “Turn to the Right” one of the theater attendants came to him and said a visitor , wanted to see him. “What does he want?” asked John. “He wants to read you a play.” John threw his hands in the air., He was having enough troubles putting on one play without letting some unknown author inflict another. The author returned two or three times, but John refused to see him. When the job in Chicago ‘was done, he boarded a train and shut himself up in a drawing room, tired out. There came a timid knock; the door opened, and through it walked a young man with bushy hair, who looked fresh from the farm. “Mr. Golden, my name is McAvoy,” he sald. “You were too busy to see me in Chicago, 80 I found out what train you were taking and I bought a ticket and want to ride with you as far as Cleveland. I want to read you my play.” John fussed and fumed, but finally surrendered, The ;oun; man started to read ut John's tired mind ab- sorbed no'.hlng. After a while the young man said: “Any time you are not interested, I'll stop.” “You can stop right now then,” John answered. With a pained lool young man put aw: manuscript and started for th’“pllglumm X 'l'hentrd': wu; pulling into Gary. He steppe: off, tock another train, and rode patiently back to Chi- cago. hen the mext theatrical season opened in New York, John saw in the papers the advertisement of a play called ‘The Potters.” The author’s name struck him—McAvoy. Couid it be the same young man who had bored him from Chilcago to Gary? It was the same youn ‘The play ran for. months., John had listened to McAvoy he would have added another bl, hit to his list of successes. f, when I was editing a magazine, I had taken time to glance at a certain manu- script which came in from an unknown writer, I should have had the satisfaction of pub: lishing “The Sport of Kings,” the ltdr;ugllt started Arthur Some: he on the road to fame. 17 1 had listened carefully to what the president of a certain big company was say- ing to me one afternoon I might have made a great many thousand dolla; .o ... we all have these bothersome little words in our record. It’s folly to waste time regretting them. The only intelligent attitude is to say: “While I could have done much better, still I have had my share of good luck, and shall not grumble. Only, in the future, I'll try a little harder to keep my eyes and ears open.” For 1t is very difficult to tell when some wild and annoying visitor may be trying to force fortune uporn us, (Copyright, 1931.) IN LATIN AMERICA By GASTON NERVAL. “AN OUNCE OF CAUTION ... SHALL make a scrupulously [ carefully inventory of my pos- sessions, so that every one may know exactly what I have be- fore becoming President and may make due comparison when I leave that office.” With these words, the re- cently inaugurated President of Guate- mala received the news of his election for the highest ition in that Central American republic. Closely following the convietion of ex-President Legula for mismanagement of public funds in Peru and the trials of & number of former government of- ficials accused of illegul ition of wealth in several other Am n_coun- tries, this statement from the new chief executive of temala stands out by itself and sets nprecedented exam- ple for soul statesmen in the fu- ture. Heretofore cha: of misuse of na- tional income by outgoing executive have been almost inseparable from the inauguration of each new President in s Latin American republic. In many instances they were the chief cause of armed revolts which ht about the downfall of constitutional administra- tions before their legal term had ex- pired. Particularly during the last few months, these chargés have been in- variably heard with each one of the revolutions that were successful in Bo- livia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Pan- ama, etc. Whether justified or not—whether legally accurate or merely the result of political passions and revenge—these accusations have accompanied the over- throw of every ousted Latin American executive during the present epidemic of revolution. It is with a view toward avoiding such unfortunate consequences and for removing suspicions in advance that Gen. Ubico, the newly elected President of Guatemala, promises now to make public an inventory of all prop- erties in his possession and his bank accounts, 50 that wher he leaves office he may look the world in the face and let his enemies compare his personal wealth then with what he has today. Gen. Ubico thus gives a strong surance of the honest intentions of his government and renders himself im- mune to the charges that afterward may come. Gen. Ublco knows his peo- ple. He knows that those who are exalting him today will be ooneofl’\'l: tion. He believes that this |ch arges tomorrow. Gen. Ubico shown himself a fine psychologist. TWO WORTHY CAMPAIGNS. A man for many years prominent in Guatemala, Gen. Ublco wes recently elected to the presidency of that coun- came the most productive department in Guatemala. These services, and his uprightness of spirit, made him a prominent figure in Guatemalan politics. He was elected to Congress; in 1920 he was sent to study military conditions in the United States; in 1921 he became the military chief of the city of Guatemala, and later on was made secretary of war under the government of President J. M. Orellana. In 1922 he was & candidate for the &amnq, but resigned the nomina- n to prevent s split in the Liberal m. At the death of President Orel- he was again nominated for the pr-mmz! but wes defeated at the polls by n. Lazaro Chacon. The lat- ter recently d on account of il health, thus git n: rise to government disturbances which finally led to the last presidential elections. In this, the third time, Gen. Ubico had the support of both the rival parties and was, of course, unanimously elected for the highest position in his native land. MEN AND THE GOVERNMENTS. Like Sr. Olays Herrera, the present President of Colombia, who was eight years Colombian Minister in Washing- ton; llke Br. Alfaro, President of , who for & flar period of time was the Panaman representa- tive to the United States; like ident ‘Trujille, of the Dominican Republic, & former “bluejacket” in the Marine Corps of the United States; like Sr. Araujo, the newly elected President of Salvador, who holds a degree from an American university, Gen. Ubico seems to be in an especially favored position to conduct successfully the friendly rela- tions existing between his country and the United States. The son of & former diplomatic repre- sentative of Guatemala in the United States, the late Dr. Arturo Ubico, & dis- tinguished Guatemalan who llgned the constitution of 1879, Gen. Ubico has :nem . eonén, b h.;.u)l;:dol his life n this country an an oppor- tunity to know Americans at nrnq}nnd and understand them. This under- standing is the best guaranty of his ability to improve Guatemalan-Ameri- can relations and thus contribute to the l‘;tenflhemn‘ of interamerican friend- ips. It is hard to realize in all its impor- tance the influence of particular indi- viduals upon the course of international relations. The action of a single man, his understanding and his dispo- sition may dissipate the fears and sus- picions and the resentments of a whole community. ‘The cases of Mexico and Colombia, in history, afford ample try as_the joint candidate of both the | [re Liberal and Progressive parties. A few days ago he was inasugurated for the constitutional term of six years, amid 1 | demonstrations of public support from all parts of the country. ‘Two campaigns—both far more seri- ous than the one he has just won with- out any opposition—served to give him the reputation which finally made him the choice of both political parties for the presidential chair, A campaign agajnst criminals in the Department Retalhuleu, of which he was governor, and s campaign against yellow fever in the same department and in all of the Pacific coast of Guatemala. ‘The first one proved his excellent ability as an organizer of administrative forces and his mhlg;, ‘With stern- est energy, he attacked the crime prob- lem in talhuleu, which had reached dangerous proportions at the time of his inauguration as governor. He fought the criminals, prosecuted them, put them in jail, or drove them out of the country, and created entirely new con- ditions in the region under his rule. Later on his campaign against yellow fever in Retalhuleu and the Pacific coast proved his extraordinary activity and high humanitarian ideals. Visit- ing cities, towns, villages, organizing sanitary platoons and building hospitals as he went, distributing medicines and mosquito netting free to the Ublco overcame the epidemic and won national recognition for his heroic serv- ices. The famous Dr. % sanitary campaigns in Panama and Central America, had words of high| path in his praise for Gen, these lines. Gen. Ubico's prestige as an able ad- ministrator of public affairs was fur- ther emphasized by the P ssive pro- gram he developed in Alta Verapaz and Retalhuleu, the two departments which were successively under his command. Ublco's work along of | were recently held poor, Gen. | ., head of | possible the influence of open-minded executives who knew and understood this country, have become, in a fortnight, the best friends of Uncle S8am in Latin America. NEW EXECUTIVES. ‘Two other Latin American countries will have presdential l.mumgnuonl dur- ing the next few da; Gen“ial elections Bolivia and in El Salvador, and the men ci to be rulers of these republies for the next four years are ready to take over reins of government. ‘The choice of the Belivian citizenry was Dr. Daniel Sal inca, & man of unususl attainments and even more un- usual record for political honesty. He was the joint candidate of all parties, and was, therefore, unanimously elect- ed to the presidential chair. His was the most orderly election that Bolivia had experienced in a long while. The Bolivian Military Junta now in control of the administration has announced that before the 10th of March it will hand over the government to the newly elected chief executive, Dr. Salamanca has for many years ?een the outstandin the highest posi es, ment opposition made his el in spite of on im- support. narrow cal vities, Sr. Sala- had me almost & symbol in ':olg:n life. All p&llual Lelder‘un:-me , secking advice and paying re- spect to his word. Whenever a_ serious national problem embarrassed the men in power they, too, sought Salamanca's counsel. The entire populace looked personification of therefore, that when erthrown figure in his coun- before | 2 French Girl Students Go in for Science PARIS, February 28—It is not so very long ago that French girls de- voted their time to musie, drawing and : city n‘:udmng same regulation of the number of es in the lower vertebrates. Alice Chenot of Nancy is interested in “the effects of the X-ray on rare Elu Helene Wuilleumier of Paris an expert in the study of “so- briquets used by the Romans.” (Copyright, 1931, by New York Sun Yoreisn the “the In connection with the present inter- est in public utilities in Washington, the Public Library calls attention to the following beoks: Theory and Practice. ‘The Public and Its Utilitles, by W. G. Raymond. 1925. HL.R219p. “An attempt to set forth those fun- damental ideas which . . . should govern in the adjustment of all questions of public interest arising in connection with the creation and operation of pub- lic utilities, whether owned by the pub- {mkby private individuals or eorpora- Problems in Public Utility Management, by Philip Cabot and D, W. Malott. 1930. HL.C 11. “The problems have been u;mzr I:{: suj r‘vhlon of the 1o of pul utility management of Graduate School of Business Adm! tration, Harvard University.” Utllity Corporations. Chairman of the Federal Trade Com- Federal 1930. 4 v. HL.Un3l u. Covers hearings on electric and gas utllities conducted during 1928 and 1930 before the Federal Trade Commis- sion and reported to the first sescion of the Seventieth Congress. Public Utilitles and the Law, by W. M. herry, jr. 1925. HL.W577p. ‘The author views the establishment of mxblle utility commisisons as-a phase of w reform, and cites many cases of complaint and controversy Ing in re- gard to public utilities to illustrate the operation of the law in different States. ‘The Story of Public Uflmfih% o ward Ilungerford. 1928. 98, :ool but equali; lx:“ un;'m scl use, ly teres! the general reader, Regulation. Effective Rogx.ufiwn of Public Utilities, by John Bauer. 1925. HL.B328e. “The book has been written not only from but for the ‘firing line’ in the hope that it may serve the large num- ber of accountants, economists, ‘éngi- neers, and lawyers to a clearer and more g of what is involved in regulation and what is needed make it cffective.” Public Utllity Regulation, by M. L. 9 HL.C77p. Cooke, ed. .C17p. ‘hapters and others who have co-operated in making the studies resulting in this text are for the most part men who are either now in the public service or who, having held such employment in the past, have had special opportunities to know the public as contrasted with the private mind in these matters.” authorities, decisions subject.” Regulation and the Ma Public Utilitles, by C. 8. 1923, ML.M826r. “While . . . the general problem of public control of business enterprise dred is fundamentally the one attacked in this study, the study itself has been made specifically in terms of public utllities.” Depreciation. Depreciation of Public Utility Proper- ties, and its Relation to Fair Value and of a sincere attempt find middle | ) ground of absolute fairness and justice which must be determined before the reasonably settled. Tair Value, The Meaning tion of the Used by Utility Commissions, by H. H. Hartman. 1920. HT.H32§71. ‘This treatise “attempts to state the theory of fair value, the law and the practice.” ation in Public Utilitis D.F Wilcox. 1925, HL,WMM”' » A presentation of “the rcm'l:n of ac- | 8 crued d tion to annual tion and maintenance, related to street railways. Local Utilities. ‘The following, .which deal with pub- lic utilities in Washington, D. C., may be consulted in the Washingtoniana Dif vision, which is open for reference use on week days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annual Reports, 1913-1929, D. C. Pub- lic_Utllities Commission. 1914-1930. <+ HL.D63. Formal Cases. D. C. Public Utilities Commission. 1917. -+HL.D63a, Opinions and findings_covering the valuation of the Potomac Electric Power C m&uwuhinnm: Rallway & Electric Reports, 1922-1928. Public Utlliu!".l. Companies. 1923-1929. -+ HL.P63 mghcuonuofamhlb !nflgln in_the , C. U, 8. Congress House Com- mittee on the D. C. 1920, - HL.Un33r. 1921, +HL.Un 32ra. Of particular interest at this time are the early reports on the ‘The: | tried till she did i to | aboul TRAVERSING OF BLEAK' "ARCTIC LANDS EASIER Writer Tells of Sensations in Traveling Through - Areas of the Northland. it ] not feel like patronising these have t virtues. but d their One of the women who followed me about was & gundmnur. caring for the child of er daughter, who was dying. Another had lost her only son, who had been carried to death on an ice fice. Primi- tive they small of stature, not handsome, ir dark faces sometimes Smelters airpla: el airplane. Kenneth Dewar and wish to please. One trapper calls them conceited, saying that they feel superior to the white mai ‘This vanity is rimitive race. Besi they know the white man could not get along in the Arctic without their knowledge and help. If the Arc- ucllfflendllflllnotmuuoflhe country itself but because of the Eski- To me the cheer and fortitude with which this race fights against ad- verse circumstances are inspiring. here were ¢ ok f E i il i e hobbles. which ‘whalebon catch trout; handsled runners bone: copper knives for all seraping caribou skin or scooping up snow to cutting meat; bows and rows; articles made of caribou and ml;l-on:“hflm: snow glasses of wood. e ed. passes in monotony. When the storm there remains a cold blue-white Lo g o X cullerated, mow me his rd of gray el ,ns Many of his ar gone in tuberculosis. away the doctor showed me, ouf aoog-al‘h!l. was deep fat. This sort was helping i the are we ik wil whole is frozen. Bullding of His Home. One the doctor showed SHI W) the cl yearly t it Futurist Breakfast Is Aim of Marinetti BY AUGUSTINE BEAUMONT. me rep- wu’eo:l‘ln‘ e nf the boat, and who 4 in June—the b\lfldl'::d ‘f of house. This young minister had never handled tools before, but with 18 hours’ help from white man he m’at his own hn(mu;:« and made the house of lhlnllfl, 3 uflm and clap- board. He had divi it into porch, chapel, sitting room, bed room and kitchen, with a door between the chapel | the most and sitting room wiich would turn the two into one, ‘The “porch” in these far mnorthern ‘houses ”h‘ sort of cuter room where it spagh bad | and Marinetti is furious. It is Joading the stomach of 40,000,000 Italians, he says, with 60 per cent useless stuff, Asks Futurist Fare. i nd lentils,” he says, “are he | better than flour paste and Ttal- jans today are still sailing in the bark of Penel . They must wake up—the whole world must wake up and invent futurist breakfasts and din- ners. We must begin with volume and veight in our food and we must get up & new futurist .mixture had hewn out of the icy North. ‘The post manager, like the doctor, would not admit hardship. He showed me store, wl;uu three or &u‘:r hun- rom na Gulf came to trade their furs for supplies. He talked of his other post 50 miles away, which he visits by schooner and dog sled. He showed me his dogs, smaller than those I had seen in Akla- vik, on the Mackenzie Delta, but very hardy; and, like all dogs in the Far North, not to be trusted—! separate the calories and th | substantial elements 6f food and serve them up. Food must be iulc as production has been revolu by machinery in the factories, “The art of the Greeks has been lost. We must find it again. First of 8] hes at dinners must be abolished. P X L of poe ingre ts and the harmony of viands! Music While Cooking. - “When the futurist food essences are brought out they must be passed to the guests to scent their flavor enjoy them in antici) Fla curiosity must And talked more than a little about the coming of the Baychimo, the Hudsons boat, felt in all the ple of e that_sense of Nm n%r the Baychimo is the great event of the year, doses music i H 25 £ Point Barrow in season to get as far as Cambridge Bay, the end of the Jjourr.ey. She is due about the middle of August. and for days before she comes don’t trouble to go to bed—though, as the sun shines for 24 [P hours, sleeping time is a matter of choice. Steaming Into Harbor. It is a wonderful moment when the Baychimo steams into the harbor, every inch of space taken, cances even hung amid the rigging. The Hu Bay Co. has been going since 1670, and it | does not fail people, It is said that no explorer can suffer in the North now, for & Hudsons Bay post Is sure to be No chance traveler is music, like violins, flutes Each kitchen is to have its that will spread the savor of through the air and follow A e 2 £k oranges, the Baychimo never brings such delicacies as tomatoes and lettuce. ‘Mr, Spence and I, having luncheon with Father Falaize, were presented with a dish of radishes about the size of a baby's . Some one had given the priest four years old, a were the result. fresh food, outside of