Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1931, Page 8

“Tl;t;‘ EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. O TUESDAY........March 81, 1081 ———— et Rate by Carrier Within the City. 45¢ per month mo.. mo., mo.. Mail—Payable in Advance. and_Virginia. JERR I All Other States and Canada. 1yr., $12.00: 1 mo., $1.00 4 136 a0 Tmo. ise Bl RS B 1 Member of the Assoclated Press. ot astitation of a1 news Cir: 3P%ed Fo'Tt o1 ot otneryise er in this paper e ished herein. ial dispatches President Backs Farm Boerd. | President Hoover does not intend to in Indla's fast-marching advance to- ward self-government is the dramatic proclamation of the so-called “native indian princes” that they regard them- sclves part and parcel of Indian na- tionalism. They proclalm their readi- ness to become & part of a federated India framework. Both Great Britain and the Gandhi Nationallsts are vitally | affected by this pronouncement. It knocks from beneath British die-hards the prop they thought they had in the native princes’ hostility to dny change in the form of Indian government. It also explodes Gandhl's theory that In- @la’s “foes” include thesé rulers of onc- quarter of the population. In voicing their own “nationalism,” the turbaned and bejeweled potentetes, to whom 50,000,000 sons and daughters of India own allegiance, remind the Mahatma that they and thelr subjects are of the ! |same flesh and blood as his own fol- lowers. A scheme of self-government ap- proved by the native states and 40,000,- 000 Moslems is bound to command the State blue laws in Maryland are pretty well known, A plumber in Glen Echo was fined and sentenced for driving nails in his home on Sunday. A few miles away, in Takoma Park, scores of persons were busily engaged in their daily tasks and without interference from anybody, though technically as guilty, under the law, as the unfortunate plumber. In Baltimore Sunday thea- ters and Sunday base ball are pro- hibited. Yet the theaters remain closed, while base ball is played. Efforts to prevent Sunday base ball have been futile. The grand juries have refused to indict, Petit juries have refused to convict. ‘The Legislature is seeking at this | term to enact the law favored by Gov. { Ritchie for applying the home rule dcc- | trine in enforcement of blue Iaws. Un- der this law each county would decide for itself its policy and enforce the an- clent statutes or let them dle. The op- postion to a reform so reasonable on its face comes from those who are sincerely fnterfere with the Federal Farm Board's | respect of Gandhi. In giving it cansid- | opposed to the “wide open” Sunday that determination not to purchase wheat of the 1931 crop, despite the appeals that have gone up that the policy followed in 1930 be resumed; if ne¢essary to keep up prices. The Chief Executive has let it be known that he considers the Parm Board well able to define end earry out its policies; that it is repre- sentative of the farmers themselives, and that it will function with as much in- dependence as the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Shipping Board. As a matter of fact the Farm Board was set up by Congress to do a great many things in ald of the American farmer outside of buying wheat to “peg” the price of that commodity. It has made many large loans to farmers’ op- eratives, for example, with much benefit to the farmers. It has already done a great deal toward stirwulating end de-| veloping further co-operative marketing. | The Farm Board was intended to do for the agricultural industry much what the Federal Reserve Board is doing for banking and the finances of the coun- try. The fleld is wide and there is no evidence that the board is turning its back on it. Quite the contrary. Further~ more, the boatd will have the backing of the President beyond a doubt in ef- forts to improve conditions for agricul- ture. In many quarters the annbuncement | , by the Farm Board that it did not in- tend to pursue the plan followed with the 1930 wheat crop was halled as sdmission of the failure and the futility eration, in the teeth of opposition from renks, he will enhance the world re- {pute he is by way of winning as a statesman, as well as a patriot and A Deserving Campaign. The National Training School for ‘Women and Girls is making a splendid fight to overcome a deficit of five thou- sand dollars, carried over from last year, and to realise an additional ten thousand dollars with which to meet & note soon to fall due on one of the new buildings. The campaign now under way will come to a closs on Sunday afternoon, April 12, with a final meet- ing in the Washington Auditorium. The many friends of this fine and valu- able instituticn, who are by no means confined to the ‘members of the colored race, wish it every success. The call for funds, which comes in the nature of an emergency call, will not go un- heeded. The school growth of an idea. today represents the It was founded | twenty years ago in the belief that the colored citizens themselves cculd and would support an institut.ch designed to help women and girls of that race to make better homes for their hus- bands and their children and to im- prove themscives, The idea proved & fact. The students have come from Africa, Haiti and the West Indies, as well as from all parts of the United of the board. It was the announce- ment of & determination not to go shead with a buying plan, which in the end might result in amassing a tremendous volume of wheat with an il effect on the market of new crops. As 1t is, the board has accumulated, between 150,000,000 and 200,000,000 ‘bushels of wheat of the 1930 crop. This huge amount of wheat is & white ele- phant on the hands of the board today, & menace to wheat prices this year, even though the board hes declared it will ot be “dumped” into the market. The very fact that it exists is bound to affect marketing conditions, however. The Farm Board has advised the ‘wheat farmers to curtail acreage this year as the real method of improving conditions. It 1s scund advice. A con- tinued of wheat, stimu- lated either by efforts of the Farm Board and its purchase of surplus wheat or by the debenture or equalization plans now again advocated by “friends of the farmer,” can only lead to ultimate disaster. ————— ‘There 15 so much discussion as to school management that the youngsters ‘whose interests are being seriously con- sidered may find difficulty In keeping their minds on their regular studies. NP, . Gaadhi’s Victory. Yesterday at the All-India Congress in Karachi, Gandhi won a victory of even more notable significance than his recent negotiations with Viceroy Lord Irwin. The Mahatma was given | & unanimous vote of support in con- nection with his decision to attend the second London Round Table Confer- ence on India. The frail little mystic, who incarnates the hopes of his peo- pie’s indeperidence, will now go to Eng- | land with their full confidencs and vir- | tually with‘unqualified authority to deal | in their name. ‘The British government ccn no longer be in doubt of Gardhi's charac- ter as the spokesman of a united In- dia. He has achleved that capacity as the result of a campaign which began exactly a year ago this month. It was in March, 1930, that the “holy one” inaugurated his spectacular campaign of civil disobedience by setting out from Ahmadabad on his defiant salt-making | march to the s:a. Many suns have Tisen and set over th: towering Hima- | layas since then, and their burning rays | have seen the Gandhi cause in sieady | progress. It eventuated a few weeks 240 In the truce with the viceroy, with | mutual concesslons, including the Ma- hatma's readiness to participate in the next round table. The Indian Nation- alists scorned the first conference in Oetober. In London this year Gandhi will head & delegation clad with in- structions from the Working Commit- tee of the Indian National Congress to continue the discussions broken off in 1980, The emissaries of the Nationalists will arrive in Europe with directions to ne- gotiate fer complete self-government, including full control over financial, military and forelgn affairs. But the Oandhi-Irwin truce categorically de- clares that among the “essentials” of the round table are federation of India and “saféguards” in the matters of de- fense, forelgn relations, fiscal arrange- ments, and minorities. The other name |’ for these “safeguards” is continued British overlordship in the domains in . ‘Within them, Mother Britain 1s not disinclined to permit Mother In- dia to become mistress In her own house. In other werds, complete local self-government, akin to “dominion status,” is London’s program. Osndhi wents his sunncrters, amid their fanatical devotion to him, not to! delude themseives into belleving he will States, and two thousand of them have benefited by its training. Its teachers are Christian women, the graduates of the best colleges and universities, It has come to fill a definite place among colored institutions, and with its growth its fleld of activities has constantly ‘widened. It has preached the gospel of “self- help” from the beginning, and for those who belleve in helping those who help themselves no greater oppartunity ex- ists for making £ gift that will bear fruit. The Star joins the community in congratulating the school upon its progress so far and in wishing the present effort every success. e ———— Clearing for Construction. Award of a contract for the demoli- tion of the buildings now standing upon the site of the projected Department of Justice, between Pennsylvania and Con- stitution avenues and Ninth and Tenth streets, advances' the great work of Government construction in Washing- ton. In a few days the bricks will be falling in that area, once the scene of Washington's greatest activity in the vending of food supplies. Three “squares” comprise the area, none of them rectangular or of the usual size. The structures are all anclent ones, the newest being no less than thirty-five years old. Many of them date back to “before the war,” the war of the sixties. Some of them were notable in local his- tory. One of them was nationally known, that which became Ford’s Opera House when John T. Ford was com- pelled to seek new quarters for his play- house upon the assassination of Presi- dent Lincoln in the Tenth street theater, which was immediately taken over by the Government. This building had en for a long time prior to 1865 in use 5 & place of public entertainment, have- for a long time, just as in the later years of its use it was called the Bijou, which name gave some Washingtonians trcuble in pronouncing. When it goes Washington will have lost a relic which will not be deeply regretted. In a very short time a contract will be let for anbther work of demolition in the samec general area, that for the razing of the buildings now standing on the tite of the new Post Office Depart- ment, immediately west of the present postal headquarters. The proceedings for the acquisition of title to the lands in this area are virtually at an end and site-clearing operations will soon fol- low. Likewise it is expected that work will be started this Spring upon the removal of the bulldings from the squares lying south of the District Building and the former Southern Rail- way office, which are to become part of the central court or “grand plaza” that will be surrounded by the great group cf Government offices, one of which, the | Department of Commerce, now stands [at the western flank. Thus almost week by week the work goes cn, now destructively, then con- struetively, steadily changing the aspect of downtown Washington and bringing more and more definitely into vision the actual attainment of the ideal of the National Capital. — et 1otteries are prohibited in various parts of the world, but for those intent on gambling at long odds & sweep- stakes priz> on the turl can be made to answer the tame purpose very nicely. et Maryland’s “Blue Laws.” It 15 not absurd to send a man to jail for five days because he refused to pay 2 fine assessed egainst him for viclating the law by driving nells on Sunday. The absurdity of conditions under from the yound teble bearing liberty, full and Maryland's so-called “blue laws” is in on & not sending thousands of persons to to look like I had & bad salver. “Do not accept the truce jail for even more flagrant violations of handa” ing been known as Wall's Opera House | would probably result in Baltimore. | blind extremists within the Nationalist | They no doubt take the position that it is better to have statutes as outworn as the laws of 1723 on the books than no lmtrluuonn a8 might be the case under the proposed amendments. But it is unfortunate that the sentiment that re- tains “blue laws” on the books does not revise them in the light of new ocondi- tions and ideas. A sentiment so strong should be able to make reasonable con- oesslons that would save conditions un- der the laws as they are from deserved ridicule. ———— ot A large following contemplates “Jim- mie” Walker as a most exceptional man—one who can g0 on year after year being mayor of New York, and al- ways appearing as if he actually en- joyed it. .It would be difficult to re- member any other occupant of the of- fice who has made a similar record. L A man as strong of personality as was Theodore Roosevelt leaves behind polit- ical traditions which cannot be contra- dicted. The impression remains vital that if he could not bring & “progres- sive movement” to success, nobody can. —— vt Ruseia is suspected of a gigantic plan to corner the world's wheat. Before getting in very deep, the Soviets should look up the records of the Chicago Board of Trade relating to somewhat similar transactions. ————— A racing day for the benefit of the unemployed should bring valuable re- lief, especially if & man who finds him- self with a Mttle needed cash ¢an be properly admonished not to think of playing it on a favorite horse. Earnest thought is being applied to parking problems. Their solution may eventually be possible. No amount of mental effort will avert accidents after the machines get in motion in charge of careless or incompetent drivers. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Spring Fashions, As Spring comes smiling in her glee, We ask, “What will the fashions be?” Again we undértake to guess If garments will be more or less, And whether eyes will be impaired By dazzling sights at which they've stared, And as greap changes afe in store, ‘We think of one thing more and more. Ah, Gentle Spring, we sk of thee, “What will the Parking Pashions be? “Will we continue in the use Of angles, like some wits, obtuse? ‘Will we the scenery disturb By lining up along the curb, Till one who scans the distance thinks Of freight trains or of sausage links? Will we be placid for an hour, Or flit like bees, from flow'r to flow'r? Above all else, we walt to see What will the Parking Fashions be?” Popular Impression. “1 hear you are going fishing again,” remarked the close friend. “I ¢an confide in you,” said Senator Sorghum. “I don't spend nearly as much time that way a8 the public has been led to imagine. If you say you want to be quiet and study important papers and think things over without being disturbed, your public is liable to regard it as a lack of self-confidence. But for some mysterious reason, if you say you have suspended mental effort {and gone fishing, everybody thinks it is perfectly all right.” Jud Tunkins says his wife calls him the Einstein of the home. When he has been absent without leave, he's able | to offer all kinds of theories, but she can't understand ‘em. | Endless Search. | We look around, a proper man to meet, Who is equipped a public place to a1, And when his fortune scems at last complete, For his successor, we keep looking still, Competent but Tactless. “I have decided to dismiss my chauf- feur,” said Miss Cayenne. “He is an excellent driver.” “Beyond question. But he lacks per- sonality. He seldom gets arrested and never talks back. The result is that the police are inclired to give him trouble because they regard him as “Many years are needed to aoguire an education,” sdld Hl Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “and many more to find ocut what 18 best to do with it.” Tribute to & Metropolitan Mayor, While most of us must face a daily grind, In politics you sometimes meet & chappte Wio manages to leave dull care behind, And drow large wages, just for be- ing happy. “De world owes me a livin’,” said s Unele Eben, “but sometimes it ! BY CHARLES E, TRACEWELL. .-ma" every - .lg & normal growing Those who live in suburbs dependent upon wells still report those interesting holes in the ground devold of their essential chi istic. S ‘Water evidently has to work its way through the earth for scores of miles before it arrives in sufficlent quantities at thelr individual wells to give them for the future. ose of us who look to the water mains, however, already rejoice in a nd as we watch the u] garden feel sure that ional drop is doing just that mucl One sheer pleasure which only the ardener knows is that of mental re- }mem at the rain, Here s a whole world of activity going on to which he not interested in the growing green world around them know nothing of this silent Rlelllu’e. To them Spring 18 notable chiefly for added color in women's dresses and men’s neckties, ‘Tulips and the like are to them but inconsequential things in the grass which somehow seem to come in some front yards during April and May. That these bright things need rain is something which never enters their . It would make not the slightest bit of difference to them whether the tulips came up or not. * K ok K ‘To enter with appreciative Interest into the quiet vegetative life of growing things is to step out of the grosser, yet in many ways finer, animal life into a different department of living. ‘There is a certain satisfaction in con- sidering the innata kaGesty, as it were, of these things strong-rooted in the ground. ‘They are of the earth earthy, and find it unnecessary to make any apologies for their bond. Man, shifting forever on nimble feet, looks askance at his relations! with the earth, “the good earth,” as the title of & recent novel hominates it. He feels that there 18 something about the ground of which he should be ashamed, no matter how well he has learned his age-old lesson that man is of the earth and mfifl back to it at last. ‘The meaning which the verb “to soil” has taken on shows plainly enough the lack of reverence for soil as such. Yet the most humble amateur gar- dener knows that the earth is funda mental, not enly for his plants but for himself as a gardener; for without sofl there would be no garden. e en Of all the spectacles of the season there is none more pleasant than the continuing shower as it strikes the trees and the shrubs and the grass. The glisten of the water on bark is enticing, exhilarating, almost thrilling, It one seeks & “thrill” in life, let him get it here without expense, headache cr regret. See how the water shines! Diamonds look no prettier to some “gold-digger” than these drops of water do to the confirmed garden enthusiast. Every contour of land takes on a new !lynut‘elrukt 88 his eyes explore the familiar There in a place in the concrete walk where two blocks meet at a slight angle. At that point a miniature lake of perhaps half an inch in depth forms s the raln continues. On its surface season in the Highlights on the the patter ot furnishes & muiuum ot d‘:m of the whether 1t 5 A ham own. Often ltm de just how much “it” is raine ing. The lndl(:eo: m‘ ‘n a glance. The rain will tell "the inquisitive householder more pointedly than any irlend just where spots of soll which would better Buch places take on appear. ance, and one should mnung make mote of them in order to give them at- tention at the 'fi time. It will be wel zm the first rains to watch out for excessively wet spots which appear under the eaves of garage roofs, especially on the side, where there are no gutters. ‘The spill of rain at such a place makes a Superwet spot, where ordi- narily few flowers will grow and wher the blossoms are beaten nd recogni- tion if they do manage to come up. BSuch a point is a one to avold. Plants may well be put a foot or so in advance of the line of rainfall, but hardy shrubs w.lll fo.ve:y well in it. There 15 & mistiness to the atmos- phere cnl e:n;n;lendlmnlny‘ day which ves & Dl gly erent appearance E: a familiar garden, It is almost as if a new light had been thrown on a stage picture. Where sunlight falls is now flooded with a mellow cross between light and dark- ness which envelops everything with a touch of the diffusion so ly prized in photography. Every few minutes these lights and shades change slightly 50 that the ob- servant person finds himself taking hun- dreds of “snapshots” without film or camera, * KX Surely the outdoor gardening season of 1931 give$ every promise of being a successful one. ‘These rains of recent weeks have been real rains, each one long enough con- tinued to do real good to all the things that grow. Earth which was as dry as powder 4 and 5 feet down last Pall is now moist down to & depth of some 3}; feet. It is not common, except & dry season as last year, for earth to rellzg dry out below a foot. Even this depth may be reduced by proper mulch- ing, so that a large amount of the moisture content of the soil is retained. During the average season, especially one in which there have been frequent and cnsalous Spring rains, there is not only plenty of moisture put on the ground from above, but in the provi- dence of Nature much water comes sceping through the soll from myste- rious underground sources. These sources are not understood, nor have they been studied to any con- siderable extent, but they seem to exist, and it is due to them in part that trees and shrubs and even grass and flowers grow as they do in the average season, The drought of 1930 to & great, though undetermined, extent s this scurce of continuing water. It is scarcely probable that it has been re- pln;e:l, tElspecma' lx} un:_ml'nm. ui e continu! es] 1l “u}hs p:g;rb;lal f:'.“ ahu'mpl.:lhhv' wi o r heroic share in the lvod work, d it is to terranean supplies, j from far sources, will be P45 fate of hom gardens hangs e of e the balance during the next month, 5 Wfile World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands E_MATIN, Paris—The terrible series of mountain accidents ocourring recently has directed lively attention to L dinary the daring explorer, is exposed. effect has been that travelers -ndreib cursionists of every sort have redoubled their prudence, and are exercising every care possible. And none soon, for how greatly must it be re- gretted that the caution which in daily life appears to be such a necessary virtue is considered, as soon as one enters the realm of sport or pleasure, & manifestation of timidity! 'Igu fever of competition, the stimulus of an energizing physical perfection, the mysterious sttraction of the arduous and the unknown—thete are some of the factors which too often make active and ambitious persons lose ‘even their most elementary concepts of cir- cumspection, Because they wish to go still farther and still higher, they §0 too far, and too hight It is only 00 evident that those. who engage in these fmlcus feats and exploits have little feeling and regard for those hear and very dear to them, who tfem- blingly await their return. * k k% Austrian Luxury Tax Brings Much Dissatisfaction. Neues Wiener Tagblatt, Vienna— The “luxury” taxes instituted by the government, as was feally expected, have met with much dissatisfaction and criticism, It i8 always hard to distinguish between what 1s a “luxury” and what is a necessity. Tobacco, for instance, s more necessary than focd for someé people, while others consider it vile and senseless extravagance, in- dulged in_only by the depraved and vicious. ‘Then, too, theve has been debate about even an ariicl: as fano- cent s an umbreila. Both the good end the bad agree on its utility, even upon its indispensability, but they can- not agreée upon whether it uld be taxed. Thousands of psople in Vi- enna—] icularly in these days—es- teem e umbrella a luxury. They cannot buy even a cheap one, and con- sider that the proud proprietors of such appurtenances should pay dearly for the distinction of possession. But the pub- lic exchequer needs money, and so the clamor is perpetuated, and especially about the “status quo” of the auto vehicle in this regard. ses e Daylight Saving Held Ald to Health. The New Zealand Herald, Auckland.— The health of the people has shown a marked improvement since daylight sav- ing eame into’operation, according to a local doctor. “il he: ‘Summer d late this year, and what we are gaining now from daylight saving we lost from so many cloud; week ends before Christmas; but the fact remains that we are all better for the extra half hour of sunshine we now get each day. Not only does that extra sunshine increase every one'’s resistance to disease, but thcusands of young peo- ple who would ordinarily go straight home from work are now enjoying an hour's tennis or cricket before their eve- ning meal, o improving their general | physique. It is no secret among doctors that we are enjoying rather lean times at present,” he led, with a smile. ‘Especially is this the case where chil- dren are concerned; while many of rmm was produced by the he solar on the substance under the skin. when exposed to the sun of ultra-violet rays, was changed into vitamin D, the lack of which was directly responsible for such diseases as rickets and tubercular glands. | * % % % Salary to Public Use. El Sol, Madrid.—The mayor of Vale (e Aasumpiion of the post the the ta 0f office, has e sums which properly | organi St chequer of otherwise necessary to0 | Eart who upon Yefused o | tures oximating 4, st of the money: 4 300 phset ey Banunolar gave toward 'A peseta is worth s little over 10 cents, * Kk k% Reports Keep From Mexico, Mfdl anv:{:al.r l{fi:lm, D, F.—] Teports of recent in Mexico have mcm‘é the. History has told its long story chiefly in terms of war. An outline of military history, therefore, moves self-propelled ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. into & larger use than the purely tech- | Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. nieal. It does, that is, if, like this one, 1t be comprehensive, suthentic, well or- ganized. In such case the study be- nA cothes measurab effect as o tivilization itsel. A survey of such nature presents the pleture of diverse races and peoples moving way of war, with its sub- sequent b.ymu:{m-tlnn of blood ;m t.l from ‘:::au":oc and bnbwln?. tom tyran: autocracy, practically from ki p itself out into the mod- ern state of constitutional government. Col. Mitchell’s study serves such two- fold effects—special instruction and general information. ‘The exact intent of the book i8 single. A text book military tuition. The quality of the de« velopment secures for it, however, an mexpnfig:léd field of general historical Econ must have stood close and constant ide the author. Economy hnlcu“-na“'.he intellec- sa1 every turn. e bclx b:&—wwu’d M‘t: es. And most conspicuous here Eh.a‘ mental thriftiness that assembles and classifies and relates an enormous bulk of fact into clcar pictorial display. The march of time, the advance of civi- lization, by way of armies and of cone quest. Not often does the author of a text book achieve richness to make him of account outside the schoolroom. The very nature of the case, as a rule, makes for meagerness of approach, for aridity of effect. Here, the student is served first, as he was intended to be. And here, too, the general reader finds in abundance that which the purveyor within his own fleld of reading often fails to deliver. PFrom ancient wars to the World War S R ot P slege of to the es o ll.\:ssfll. Mihtel does this epic of the armies run. Great names appear, giving way to oth'r great names. Alexander * * * 'Ml.rlthon. Hannibal * * * Carthage and the Punic Wars, Caesar * * * the Roman Empire. Wars of religion I' * * Saracen on the one hand and eral in point and of the advance of Crusader on the other. Nearer by, Cromwell, Frederick the Great, Na- Ppoleon, I modern Wwars, of American conflicts. for the sake of pageantry of conquest do these names sppear and give way to other names. Inst:ad, each becomes a problem to be wrestled with in respect, first to the age in which it occurred, with the causes inciting to war, with the weapons employed for purhing it. A problem to | be pursucd in relation to the underlying principles of warfare, to the content horseshoes used In pounds Q. How the clock in London get the name “Big Ben"?—C. M. A. Big chimes on the Vie- toria Tower of the houses of Parliament in London, was named for Sir Benjamin president of the public works of oo #n‘éonnnuumnwc%hm'u built, 8ir Benjamin was called Big Ben because of his enormous height and lm.“nhh-?flilm- profitable to warrant rebullding, Q. In what way is the American _"‘3" connected with the uonmm A. The American Red Cross is char- tered by the Congress of the United States. Its accounts are audited by the officials of the United States Treasury and the President of the United States both |18 the honorary president of the Red Q. How are the 7,000 years of the earth's existence to be divided accord- to the tle of Barnabas?—W, B, Q. How long has there been an or- ganized effort to assist people w! traveling?—B. 8. The first Bryan phy “traveling to the Wi or socie- tles followed, and in 1917 the National Association of Travelers' Ald Societies was formed. Cross. Apart from this governing organization. Andly 5o prepare teir progeam Tar the A b i Broadcasting Co. their script. gton wholly socially in- A. Probably no planter entertained g:m g‘r‘ m“mnhrl: “l::f %%en}ly" e"nbermned :.h.ln W e following excerpt from his covering Christmas week, 1771.‘&“’!}“!:’-' minating: “December 21. Set out with Mr. Wormeley for the Annapolis races. IDlned I.L‘Erm. wglulfl 6&%&!' and lodged . Ignatius es’, . 22. Dined at Mr. Sam Hi s Q. Does the sun have an orbit?—, | Ball . 8. A. The sun does fiot move in an orbit. The sun and the entire solar system, including the earth, are travel- ing in the direction of the constella- tion of Hercules or Lyra at a velocity of approximately 12 miles per second. Q. Does all fruit ripen:a certain ::nogtl‘l\ of time after the trees blossom? A. There is no co-ordination between the season of blossoming and ripening set | Cf fruits. Some that blossom early may ripen late; others that blossom late may to | Fipen early. ‘To the body of text is added much ubeful, much indispensable matter—an elaboration of the pnnnifm of war, a body of the of Napoleon, & course of mill reading. This for the student. Wide study, deep experi- ence, profound knowledge, conspicuous achlevement, stand for this volume of technical content, embodied in a comparative method. t_value of not u.k"en i:nt& dh:.emcfknc- o e as hole, refiection ln B T it ks ‘While there is some s | to_the probable pol TEINHAUER. The Kaiser's Master Spy. Bdited by 8. T. Felstead. Illus- trated. New York: D. Appleton & Co. , Bteinhauer, tells the story The himself, own story. For more than s | & quarter of & century this man was at disturbances here were feeble - acter, even at the points 'hlrnecm were most evident, 100 miles capital, in the southern part of ublic. Far from feeling alarm, urists already in Mexico ‘&!’ Wwhen the earthquakes occurred were rather Pleased with the experlence, and their Opportunity to become acquainted with 4 minor “temblor” at close range. The only bullding damaged in Mel:foo City was an ancient mud structure, which promptly feil down at the first shock without injuring any one. The geo- fmpmnnl position of the capital insures its safety, as nature has 3 pliant subsoil, with reinforcing strata of rock, which has obviated for hun- dreds of years any formidable instances of A‘:‘:flcfl phenomena. one of the most enjoyal periods of the year in Mexico é%.ufi would be unforfunate were many Pro- spective tourists to abandon their joure neys here because of such misconceptions of the M-Ww Canada and Secession. #rom the Hamilton Spectator (Ontatio), Secession talk in Western Canada & disturbing accompaniment of the prevailing agricultural depression. Nu- merically, the disaffected element is insignificant, but that the shoul have been raised at all ahowc:, to whn‘: Straits some of the farmers have been teduced. There i3 a tendency to re- gard the agitation as of purely alien origin, and to attribute it entirely to Communistic activity; but the demand for a “Western British Free-Trade Dominion” voiced by residents of the Lloydminster district, on the Alberta- Saskatchewan border, eannot be ex- plained on this theory. Lloydminster is described as “Canada’s most British #ettlement,” in the press dispatch re- porting the occurrence; it is the home of Barr colonists, who trekked in by nx cart over a quarter of a century. #go from Saskatoon, the chairman of the meeting at which these sentiments were affirmed being himself oneé of the colonists and president of the um: minister Co-Operative Wholesale. aaps his explanation of the affair is the most acceptable: “Uncertainty une~ der the weight of indebtedness is a dis- tressing worry. Creditors have been fair enough, but the pressure still re- mains, instilling a disconcerting fear for the future.” This restrained state- ment is sufficlently moderate in tone to reassure any who may be nervous over recent happenings, Which are robably more in the nature of a pro- -, t, designed to draw attention to con« tions, than a threat. All Canadlans, wherever d:elg and whatever may be their sympathize with the ::l; eulturists, who, evidently, in some are driven almost to desperation. Few, hnnmmve dsny n‘l.'.l\lx g the Tremd , and especially ex- tremist agitation for secession. Just level-headed, loyal Canadian farmers think of the antics of out-and- out Communists is seen by the recent demonstration in Willingdon, Alta., where the so-called “Farmers’ Unity League" attempted to hold a meeting. It will be recalled that the leaders were showered with rotten eggs when they refused to sing the national an- hem. Not much unity about that, and the drastic treatment accorded the izers—whose names reveal W] alien nationality-—is f positive that T en and effectunily be nipped. in by Rfl inhabitants, is| prise and revelation. necessities the elbow of Kaiser Wilhelm, delivering news, facts, information from A bodyguard to the Emperor on the one hand. A secret service agent on the other. This exciting self-disclosure on the part of Herr Steinhauer falls into the two parts set by the special lines of his double role in the service of Wilhelm. Here, the intimate assocla- tion aboard the royal yacht, the close attendance upon expeditions of war or state or pleasure, the private confer- :&c:é\;chl‘lol"l;m&lmflo'm iven to seek of ere, on the other hand, the WOFE of this man as part of the efficlent spy sys- tem of Germany, bent upon frequent and exact appraisal of countries toward which the ambitions of the German esp! of the country in_time of war, -{I'xe‘mowry Teveals the adventures, the hazards, and the findings of mem- beérs of this brahch of war service in 8 hundred incidents of complete sur- Even with the of international conflict to give justification to it, the work of the carries obloquy with it and, yet, one reads of its operations here in the borrowed glamour of romantic in- vention. Incident and danger, hair- breadth escapes and successful issues are of a strict-reality in this recital, serving to measure in actual deeds, in measurable ‘results of vital import the weight of the spy system to warfare. Inventions of adventure hardly come into the neighborhood of excitement produced by these records of fact and personal undertaking. On the other side, that of attendance upon the Emperor, the book is a vivid reminiscence of the social life of the German people under the patronage of :lh“ splendidly :mpo?‘.nm ru‘lzr. Po‘n- cs, art, pageantry of every impressive m;r:-rn to exalt and am fify the leader of his peocple. Allllu&l inci- dents, diver episodes, ominous ntertudes 1o “the " gerieraily ”“m'fi;," Jue business of statecraft and 1 polities. The man telling this le of per- sonal experience, more than once bare- ly escaped with his own head while he was, before the war, roaming the world, spying out this land or that one, for exact information of its war readi- niess or the of ite, To one who calls the adventure story the best kind of all, wxlx not take this one wherein fact and dangerous pany? History and the effect of fiction walking out together. g = o Southera Republicans Should oW, From the Charlotte News. : Somewhat like the man who was en- Joying fronted with dissension. —t————— It Can’t Breathe in Your Ear. Prom the Ban Antonio Express, A new light-ray enables a person to read & newspaper 5 miles away. Will this solve the problem of the man who habitually rcads over your shoulder in the street car? e Should Count Extra Stroke. From the Lowell Evening Leader. Q. Please ive somie information about the Salt Palace in Salt Lake Lake Real Estate Board says: “The Salt Palace was built as a dance hall in a local pleasure resort where were lmrly#;huyclzm solid salt, as many sup- pose, but rather was a coat over frame action keep steady com- | Pattiot bad health is the politiclan con- P went to the Ball. Dec. 28. Dined at Mr. Boucher's and went from thence to the Play and afterwards to the Coffee House. Dec. 29. Dined with Major Jenifer and :us at Daniel Dulany, . Dec. 30. Left Annapolis and Dined and Supped with Mr. Samuel Gallaway, ‘Who owned the land on which Walden Pond is situated at the time Thoreau lived there?—A. McL. A. Emerson had purchased lard om both sides of Walden Pond with an idea of building a Summer house. It was on a wood lot belon to him that Tho- reau built his cabin. Q. When was the first school for delinquent girls established?—N. T. A. The first school in the United States for girls only was established in uneux;er, :x‘r?.-i'nm 1854. sp;c’hl Pro- vision for a_ building them- selves was first made in the House ef Refuge in New York in 1825. s Thompson as Farm Factor Stirs Prophets of fiz:rmofiy licles that may re- of Sam H. of the emphasized that beca influence exerted as head of the Ameri- Federat he can Farm Bureau tion is likely t:“ba & harmoniging influence in e. “He abundantly possesses a quality which the board greatly needs—ability to farmers to together,” es the San Antonio Express, look- ing forward to the possibility that the board may “get farmers - nently organized in co- ferring- to him as “ Adams County, IlL, the Rockford Morn- be needed at a time when there is growing pressure for the abandonment of the present agricultural act and the substitution of more idealistic plans, in- rt debenture measure. with the organized pri fi'u‘:. facilities, the Government has embarked upon the business of setting up a purely farmer owned and con- trolled system of handling major crops. There is scarcely the slightest chance at it will be abandoned. That being true, & man like Mr. Thompson, with his driving force and the fact that he is himself a large producer, s just the right kind of l*mln to head the work.” * %k ‘The Kansas City Star hails “the first definite recognition of any officer of a nation-wide agricultural organization on the membership of the Farm Board,” and oonttl&u?l: “Mr. Wfin will rvgonnm at large majority of farmers who have not devoted lhelr energies to & highly specialized crog::rproduct. He will ns to the Farm 'd long years of experience gained in general and diversified production. He will not be a special representative of the wheat, cotton, live stock, tobaceo or fruit in- terests, but of the general farmers, and especially those who have actively sup- ported the Farm Bureau since it was first organized.” . ‘““There be no question that his heart 18 in " the Omaha ‘World-Herald, which offers the com- ment, “If, up where he can perform the miracle of the Hoover plan for Itural effective, he will be entitled to & mon- ument that would overshadow the whole State of Illinois.” The Rock Island A holds that “he has an undoubted right to speak for agriculture, and it is difficult to see how the President could have selected for membership on the Farm Board one who is more directly representative of the farming interests ‘The Jackson Citizen- this Summér, the Farm Board will have to take a stunhing % xx “The Farm B Federation,” re- to Jureau calls the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, “supported the equalization fee, and neither the body itself nor its president has ever gted its indorsement of that price-1 device. But its lead- efs, Inl:]lllih"n ‘t}l’fll’ ‘Thom] ful in solving the Nation’s agricultural problem than he has been as head of the federation” is expressed by the Bal- timore Sun, which, however, concedes that. “his appointment may serve to clear away some of the fog that at present envelops the farmers in their about their ills and take the whole matter a step closer to the realities.” “The question arises,” in the e ment of the Bloomington Pant , “just how Mr. Thompson will fit into his new position. Will his known force of character compel the board to bend more than formerly to the strictly eco- nomic demands of the situation and yield some of the political motives which may bave actuated them up to now? Or will he, after trying to carry on in the Federal body according to the plan which has made him a great success in farm organization, become finally disgusted with the political char- acter of the Farm Board and retire be- cause he cannot serve the farmers as well there as in his former station?” War on Insects Gains Under Steady Advance From the New York Sun. Summing up the results of the 1930 campaign of man against the insects on the United States sector, the Depart- ment of Agriculture says that the Medi- terranean fruit fiy was apparently erad- icated from Florida and the gypsy moth from New Jersey. The hot, dry weather retarded the spread of the European corn borer and the Oriental fruit moth, and in many parts of the East it kept the Mexican bean beetle down in most gratifying fashion. But it was congenial to the coddling moth and the army worm feasted in unusual numbers on South Atlantic seaboard lawns. The cotton leaf worm showed up in the Gulf States in July and on Sep- tember 24 it was in North Central New York. On the 25th it assailed the Con- necticut River defenses, and later in the month it invaded Canada. The Hessian fly infestation was so light as to be practically negligible; maintain- ing its own elsewhere, the chinch bug made gains in Illinois, Missouri lns Oklahoma. The area quarantined be- cause of the Japanese tle was 25 592 square miles, roughly, from Balti- more to Newburg and from New Haven g%%zs § (! ] ] i g k2 3 £ = E : i L 8 2 Eelie: g5t an engagement. A X of 'the litle folic o &