Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1931, Page 8

B THE EVENING STAR } cet 2gainst him. Col. Tilson, backed by‘ ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D: THURSDAY... .April 16, 1831 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: l"‘ St. d ‘.l’l‘ll! ivania Ave. New York lce: 110 East 43ud St Chicaro Office: Lake L] tichigan Building. European Office: 14 t Loadon, Rate by Carrier Within the Cit The Evening Star Evening Sunday Star Collection made at the en Orders may be seut in by mail or NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. the House Republicans in the last Con- gress, upset the apple cart for the Pro- grossive-Democratic coalition: of the Senate time and again and made it pos- sible for President Hoover to triumph over the enti-administration Senate. The Progressives in the Senate love him not at all. However, the majority leader of the House has given Progressive Re- i pub’icans in the House a square deal and they are not as antagonistic to Col. ‘Tilson as are the members of the group in the Senate. Wood of Indian?, Michener of Michi- gan. Mapes of Michigan, French of | Idaho, Purnll of Indiana, Hoch of | Ka~sas and Hawley of Oregon are some ; of those mentioned for the Speakership nominaticn. The office is a big plum, Maryiand Dll" and Sunday.....1 ail only 1 unday only 1 ¥r.. $10.00: 1 mo.. 85¢ | ¥r'. $6.00: 1 mo’, 30 I $4.00; 1 mo.! 40c | All Other States and Canada. aily and Sunday...lyr.$ y ¥ Member of the Associated Press. The Ass o the ‘use for republication of atches credited 10 it or ted in this paper &ud also the local ne published herein. All rizhis of publication #pecial dispatches Lierein are also 1 = Vi 1¥r, $6.00; 1 mo. The Russo-German Trade Deal. There is more than a suggestion of the Frankenstein monster in the deal | Just approved at Berlin, after long | negotiations in Moscdw, whereby | Russia contracts to buy 000.000 § worth of heavy German factory equip- | o ment for use in Soviet key industri From every standpoint the trans- | action is remarkable. Not only does Germany, as a result of it, engege to co-operate substantially in building up | the Communists’ manufacturing struc- ture—the goal of the five-year plan— but the Reich government, under the sgreement’s terms, assumes seventy per cent of the credit insurance risk. Thus, if the Soviet defaults on its bills for the German goods, the na- tional treasury at Berlin undertakes to guarantee the payments to the ex- tent of $52,500,000. The German firms themselves stand to lose only $22,500,- 000. Credits are to run from fourteen | to twenty-nine months, the Russians #® make an advance payment of twenty per cent in the form of commercial bills payable in twelve to twenty months, as orders are placed. The Soviet must do business in Germany before July next. German steel, iron and electrical manufacturers, who are the principal beneficiaries of the pact, are hard- headed business men. It must be taken for granted that they are entering into the bargain with their eyes wide open. Yet they must also be conscious of what | may happen if the one-time peasant state to their east should be converied into a mighty workshop. ' In that hour the Reich will .acquire an industrial nmeighbor who will be in position to make itself an exceedingly ugly com- petitor. Nothwithstanding all this, the ‘Germans seem to have no. hesitation— either private enterprise or the govern- ment—in going the limit toward the set- ting up of a rival who, through prox- imity to the German market and the unapproachable advantage of forced- labor production costs, would operate under conditions the Germans could never match. . German economic necessities are grave. Depression is general, unemploy- ment widespread, and corelated po- litical conditions correspondingly un- settled. The Germans have a proverb ‘which says that,when the devil is hun- €y he eats flies. It would look as if Germany's plight were indeed desperate f it dictates the wisdom of the current arrangement with Russia—an arrange- ment consummated on the same day that the Reich authorities ran down a nation-wide system of factory espionage in Germany, carried on by Soviet agents well supplied with cash and allegedly operating with the cognizance of the official Russian “trade mission” to Ber- { ln. There is a Jesson in all this for Amer- dcan manufacturers and exporters, more interested in ephemeral trade profits from Russia than in the long-haul view of Communist objectives. ———— Cherry blooms in Potomac Park may have been delayed just long enough to give the Japanese prince and princess an opportunity to enjoy their signifi- cant beauty. T — The Speakership Race. Booms for potential candidates for | $he Republican nomination for Speaker ! are born almost every hour. The list| has increased until these candidates for the Speakership are as numerous as the candidates for the Democratic nomina- tion for President in 1932. And now comes a report from Tilinois that the Republican members of the House there are lining up for the nomination of | Representative Fred A. Britten to suc- ceed the late Speaker Lorgworth. He is put forward by his colleagues in TNlinois as a Western candidate, em- phasizing the contest which has been expected between the two sections of the country over the Speakership. But other battle lines will be drawn in addi- tion to the sectional lines. There will be the Conservative group against the Progressive and the wet group against the dry Not only must the Republican candi- date for Speaker in the coming session of Congress fight desperately to be nominated, if reports be true, but he | must fight a most unusual battle to win the Speakership over his Demo- | cratic opponent after he shall have been named. The Democrats have but | one choice for the Speakership, Repre- | sentative John Garner of Texas. If| there is another Democrat in the field for this office he has not yet been men- tioned. With the House almost evenly divided between the Republicans and the Democrats and a single Farmer- Labor member, who may yet hold the balance of power, it is no wonder that the Republicans are worried over the rcoming contest. Representative John Q. Tilson of Con- necticut, the Republican floor leader of the House and a member of the so- called Longworth-Tilson-Snell trium- virate, appears to be the logical and leading candidate today for the nomi- nation for Speaker. While the late Speaker Longworth was Speaker, Mr. Tilson was majority leader. He was the unanimous selection of the Republican caucus of the House for re-election as in the new Congress. But Mr. has his enemies, who regard him t00 conservative, Progressives, DA~ person & ‘those tn the Benate, 8o | sress. | A policeman with something to sell 1s | | power. The public in Spain may be dis- | appointed to note that their economies | the nineteenth Democratic district in | same Mr. Healy who got a $10,000 “loan" an honor that any member of the House | would gladly welgeme if it came his way. It will probably b fought for vigorously. The Progressive group will demand concessions from the candi- dates, particularly with regard to a Iiberalization cf the House rules of pro- cedure. The late Speaker Longworth | had indicated that in all probability some revision of the rules might be! permitted. There is a cult among the Repub- licans which takes the view that it would b2 wiser to allow the Democrats to organize the Hcuse and the Senate, because it is,evident that the regular | Republicans in both houses will be in a minority in the coming Congress and, therefore, will not have what is_termed rking me jori There are those on the Democratic side who fear that if the Democrats should orgenize one or both of the houses of Congress they bt lay thems-lves open to blame for the expected impotence of the new Con- But aggressive leadership on both sides will demand that the best efforts be put forward to organize, that , there be no shirking and no dodging | of responsibility. That would be the wiser coursé. The party which declines to accept responsibility rightly loses the respect of the voters. The personal ambitions of members of the House and of the Senate, anxious to gain cr to retain important, positions which only organization by their party can bring about, will have their effect on what is dorde when the Congress dssembles. In the end the Republicans are likely (o organize both the House and the Senate, which makes the race for the Speekership nomination all the more intense. ——— Ticket-Selling Police. There may be nothing extraordinary in the fact that an American Legion post has set out to ralse money by staging a tremendous ball, billed as “American Legion’s Columbia Mardi Snell of New York, Ramseyar of Towa, + Sclection. | for him with the Federal authorities if | T somebody offered you A thing like that would you‘just say “Thank you” and not leave him a present? Would you reaily be such a Totter? The American people are not realists in politics. They create this power in districy leaders because of their own apathy and refuse to see that the dis- trict leaders are naturally forced into patronage to get jobs for themselves and their friends in order to live. Now the question in New York is whether Miss Mathews is going to “get the axe” as co-lead:r in the nineteenth district, or 15 to be quietly eliminated by the process of apparently natural It is undoubtedly true that she has describzd the situation pre- ciscly. She has said it in the nicest possible way. But her little speech at the conference nev:rtheless is as perfect a case of bean-spilling as has ever beén known in New York politics. It does not in the lcast mitigate the offe that Miss Mathows was arguing for the establichment of a system of sal- aried political leadership. No Tam- many overlord would want such a s tem adopted. No taxpayer would ever want to see the public pay roll enlarged to such an extent. And no reformer would ever expect to find the “present” system abated by the paying of salaries out of the public purse to the dispensers of patronage. HE EVENI T e It is the opinion of Mr. Galsworthy that an experience with financial de- prission has caused many Americans to appear less hurried and more con- tented locking. Many Americans are fairly good poker players who have learnad not to allow their countenances to reflect their mental cperations Arrests are being made in Chicago to carry cut a program of reform. The undorworld is hoping that the inten- tlons distinguishing the period immedi- ately aft-r an election are closcly re- lated to the good resolutions that dis- tinguish a new year. S It Is said that Trotsky would like to 180 back and work in the Bronx. New { York might be more inclined to plead his literary productions showed greater itberality in including “wise cracks,” g ) While the Senate cannot undertake further investigations immediately, Sen- ator Borah will seek to facilitate future | business by conducting a few prelimi- | nary inquiries on his own initiative. P e Such is the personal popularity of Mayor Jimmie Walker that serious in- vestigation is liable to be interrupted at any moment by some band desiring to play “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.” e April has proved a versatile month, providing sport suitable for all ages. | Those not young enough to enjoy egg- rolling had only a few days to wait for base ball. Gras and Coronation Ball,” which will be “the greatest social event ever staged in Washington,” and which will be featured by the award of $10,000 in prizes to various fortunate candi- dates in a “Miss Columbia Personality Contest.” And there may be nothing extraor- dinary in the fact that the prizes are presumably to be paid for out of the sale of tickets, and that the New York concern in charge of the money-raising campaign will receive sixty per cent of the gross receipts. And there may be nothing extraor- dinary in the faet that as the Ameri- can Leglon receives support from the Community Chest the money sought in this campaign canpot be raised in the name of sweet charity or welfare work, as the Community Chest does not per- mit such campaigns on the part of its constituent members. But it is to some extent extraordinary that the Washington Police Post of the American Legion is to be the chief local beneficiary of the campaign, end that the linking of the names of the police and American Legion furnish the cam- Ppaign with a prestige that may not be wholly appropriate. The question of propriety is always raised when mem- bers of the police force are permitted to enter money-raising campaigns, regard- less of whether the members of the Police Department may likewise hap- pen to belong to the American Legion. serving two masters. It is suggested that the officials of the Police Department thoroughly examine the objectives of the campaign and de- cide whether t! benevolence is of a degree that will warrant the use of the name “Police.” As far as the American Legion is concerned, the campaign may be nobody else’s business. et No lack of funds will hinder the plans of the Spanish royal family, whether seeking rest and pleasure or planning a retirement which will permit close at- tention to possibilities of a return to have been more effectual in personal affairs than in the administration of state finances. o ‘Why Leaders Get “Presents.” It is dollars to doughnuts that Tammany chieftains in New York are muttering deep round oaths against the loquacity and frenkness of woman politicians. Since the adoption of the nineteenth amendment and the admis- sion of women to the vote they have had to make place for representatives of the feminine electorate in their councils and their organization. One of them has been named co-leader of Manhattan, with Martin J. Healy, the from Mrs. Ewald on the eve of her hushand’s selection for a judgeship. Miss Mathews, Leader Healy's sister worker, has just given a talk before a conference on public affairs of the New York City League of Women Voters and it is giving great annoyance to the higher-ups of Tammany and the party in general. This is what she said that caused the stir: The district leaders are expected to put in a great deal of time and energy raising money, managing campaigns and providing captains and workers, but there is no provision anywhere for sup- porting them. I suj no political party ever pays its district leaders a salary. Is it “reasonable to expect a man to do all this work for nothing? Nobody would do all this just for love of country. Then there occurs a vacancy for some big position and the district leadeér gets a chance to recommend some one:- if he is a Democrat in New York or a Republican in Philadelphia that recom- mendation means election. Now, if somebody offered you a salaried position of $25000 a year for fourteen years would it not be 'mnl to offer-that dend scarcely be e e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Eternal Inguiry, About a friend we used to sing, “He 1s as happy as a King!"” But sorrow marks his manly brow, For Kings are not so happy now. The path of pow'r grows rough, because Dictatorg get the big applause For anything they choose to do; And they control the pay rolls, too. No loriger dose serene renown Attend the scepter and the crown, Ex-kings are only asking that They have a cane and a new hat. Dictators also go their way When they have had their solemn say, And leave the public at a loss, Inquiring, “Who's the Real Boss?" Improving the Game. answered Senator Sorghum. “Politics 1s something like whist. It seems a simple game at first. Any ele- ment of complication that can be brought in is regarded as an improve- ment.” % d Jud Tunkins says he cam't believe there will be another war. People who enjoy physical danger can depend on racketeers to provide all that can be reasonably desired. Olling Required. A Robot has no brains at all. You'll find instead A bunch of wheels, both great and small, ‘Within his head. He must have oil to be content, Thus plainly showing It needs the human element To keep him going. In Request. “Do you receive many invitations?” “Yes,” answered Mr. Chuggins.| “Scarcely a week passes that I do not receive a card politely informing me that myself and flivver will be welcome at she nearest police station.” Influence Humble, Yet Mighty. “They also serve who only stand and wait. It is a proverb still quite up to date. They who stand up and caeer bid base ball thrive, And serve to keep the Glorious Game alive, “Fashions must change,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “We soon be- come tired of ourscives and wish to be disguised as somebody else.” Fast Worker, The brave cashier, as bandits fled, Exclaimed, “I swiftly figger. What's more, it may with t:uth be said, I'm quick upon th: trigger!” “Old Satan,” said Uncle Eben, “don't have to use muci temptaiion Wil so many people botherin’ him to try an’ show ‘em a good time.” . - Oh! Oh! From the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Admiral Byrd's overcoat was stolen while he was posing for a picture in Florida. But il the Florida promotion literature is telling the truth he wouldn't need an overcopt down there anyhow. ————————— Hoover’s Helloers. From the Sevannah Morning News. Telephonic conversation with the | with the result THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Memory does strange tricks, especial- 1y in Spring. We were going along by a certa'n block the other day when sudcenly there flashed in our mind, for no particular reason, a picture of our- self going that way many years 2go) We had a phonograph record under our arm, because in those days phono- graphs and records were as popular as radio is today. We recalled the very name of, the reccrd. We saw again a girl in a gray dress; her luminous eyes shone again. The whole vision was a miragg, a nothing come to lifg for a brief second, unexplainable, scarcely understendable, leaving one only the ability to say, “Memory is a strange thing, indeed!” .. * oK ok % Similarly, the sight of a white bull terrier brought back memories of good old Jinks, gone these many years. Jinks was born in a fire engine house, in a Midwestern city. His mother was a fighting dog. He | had no pedigree, and he nceded none. | His particular breed is sometimes known as pit bull, but probably more | properly called bull terrier. It is a heavily built, whip-tailed dog, with keen, intelligent eyes and upstand- ing ears. In the old days it was fash- inable to crop both ears and tail. In those days it was whispered that the tails, in particular, were bitten off, but whether this was true we never knew Certainly Jinks had all the advan- tages of proper surgery for his unneces- sary mutilation. Simce that era the feeling against cropping that it is no longer indulged in widely. In Jinks' day. however, cropping was the style, and no one could have said it did not become his alert look and his bright brcwn eyes. L What a fine specimen of a dog he was! ‘Weighing 70 pounds, his neck was 22 | inches around. No store in Washington | had a collar big enough for him, so it was necessary to get one made. He was a nobby-looking creature when he came down the street, pulling heavily on his harness, black leather, studded with brass. His pull could have been translated only into horse power, not canine power. One veterinarian who handled him said afterward that he had rather handle a horse. His speed, in running, was beyond | that cf smaller dogs. and there were | few fences, even those topped with spikes, which he could not sail over in a graceful curve. Ok Jinks’ specialty was chasing cats. Black cats, in particular, aroused his mighty ire. Black, generically, seemed to go against his grain. Innocent old colored men, going down the alley with bags | over their shoulders, calling “Old bones, any old bones today?” irked him to frenzy. Bdut it was the cat which set Jinks wild. No sooner would he see one than he wculd give a lunge, hitched or un- hijtched. Stout did his leash have to be, and sturdy the post, if he was not to break lcose, when a cat came prowling his | way. i ; ‘We recall one brilllant Summer night, these many years- ago, When has grown, | steps, or stoop, as it was called (from the Dutch stoep). Suddenly a large black cat appeared in a window in a house across the street. We are not altogether sure, at this distance, that we did nct whisper to Jinks, “Black cat!” He gave & lunge. Snap! The stout leather leash broke as if made of paper. Seventy pounds of white bulldog shot across the street, leaped high into the air, and dived through the parlor window. ok Now it happened that a gentleman was having a watermelon party in the dining rcom at the rear of the house. Picture the scene, a gentleman and crones, sitting around a big table, eat- ing watermelon. All at once a large black cat, the household pet, streaked through the “folding doors,” which separated the perior from the dining room, and shot beneath the table. . Hot after it came a bulldog. He, too, dived under the table. The black cat emerged on the other side, and went right out the rear win- dow, some 12 feet from the ground. Few homes had screens in those days. The white bull followed suit, his claws rasping on the mosaic flzors of the era.. * % x & ‘The black form of the cat had no | sconer disappeared than the white bull- dog leaped into the air and sailed out | into the night. It was one scene in the varied, in- | teresting and happy life of Jinks. cur | old friend, gone vears ago. So ferocious in appear:nce that pecple would walk off the s‘d°walk into the street when he came by. he was ‘as gentle as a well kl;:ed child, and never harmed a human ing. He had a special, deep-throated bay, which he reserved for specizl cceasions. In those days the streets of Washington were filled with wandering musicians in Summer, men with pet bears in Au- tumn, and venders of many wares, cry- ing musically alqud to heaven. For some of these Jinks had a re- markable distaste, and occasionally would be mcved to produce his deep, penetrating growl, 2 sound somewhat | resembling the baying of a bloodhound. A wandering bear, held safely on a chain by his trainer, stirred Jinks to a basso of which any dog in the wcrld | might have been proud. Never again did he ever reach that low note. Jinks was a well behaved dog—ex- cept with cats—and loved to sit in his friends’ laps. His size, however, made this somewhat inconventent.’ which every one familiar with the breed wculd be willing to award. There is no finer dog anywhere than the bull terrier. As far as we know. no one of them has | ever harmed a child, but, in keeping | with bulldog traditicns, has taken only the best of care of them. Our friend Jinks knew the sound made by the footsteps cf the family, and at night would go down to the front door when he heard those footsteps more than a blcck away. And this, mind you, on a busy, crowd- ed city block, where many feet passed. How did he know? Perhaps no one can answer such a question. But he did know, and never made a mistake. Memory pli strange tricks, but we are always glad when it brings back | to, us our old friend Jinks, bulldog, com- rade, friend. If there is & dog Valhalla, Jinks is there, chasing black cats over clouds, growling ferociously at bears, and wa- tering at the mouth for candy. We send through time and space our old, old Jinks sat hitched to & post on his frent cry: “Sick 'em, Jinks! Sick 'em!” Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Ne\;'spapers of Other Lands AIVAAJA, Hel lors—Regard- less of the eml s which have been raised against Fin- nish and Danish butter in Ger- many, Great Britain and some other countries, our product continues | to enjoy a great popularity, and expor- | tations find a ready market, despite me| fiscal increments to what otherwise | might be the selling price. Butter,| lards and other preparations of anima fats, so essential to the diet in our o and other Northern countries, have| long been skillfully blended and pre-| pared irr’ Finland. The art of butter- making and of oil and blubber conser- vation has reached here an unusually high efficiency—both taste and quality being superior to like products of other | countries. This may be due in part to the characteristics of our dairy cattle, or to the natural ingredients of their | food. It is undoubtedly true that they | are a hardier and more intelligent stock, | requiring less care, and producing of | their own volition both more and richer | milk. That there is not so great an exportation of Finnish cheese is (oflu-‘ nate for the native population, as it is| so eagerly sought after that any deple- | tion of it locally to supply a foreign | market would work a genuine hardship upon our own peopl R Offenses Increase Among Those Living on Dole. Daily Mail, London.—W. Wightman Powers, the recorder, in charging the grand jury at Leicester Quarter Sessions | recently, said the court had an increas- | ing number of offenses committed by | people who were on the dole. Of the| seven cases at the last session five of the accused were living on the dole. P Survey in Porto Rico Will Have Twofold Benefit. El Agricultor Puertorriqueno, San Juan.—Three United States naval air- planes have begun observations for the charting of a vast map of Puerto Rican topography. It has been suspected for some years that the existing surveys of jand are not accurate, as coasting v have occasionally found to their inccnvenience, if not disaster. The new map, corrected by actual aerial obser+ vation, will not only obviate such diffi- culties. but also will re-establish and adjust political and property lines for the purpose of taxation. * de e Pape Described As Great Peacemaker. Osservatore Romano, Vatican City.— After the death of the lamented Pontiff, Benedict XV, which occurred suddenly January 22, 1922, the Conclave of Car- dinals ‘was assembled February 2 for the election of the new Pope. But new. ly celebrated in highest ecclesiastical | circles at that time was Achille Card} nal Ratti, formerly Archbishop of Milan. Nevertheless, after four days’ session of the conclave the archbishop was elected Pope by the required two-thirds of bal lots, and a little later assumed the name of Pius XI, in veneration of his sainted predecessor, Pius X. Breaking the tradition of three pre- | balcony outside St. Peter's and pro- nounced the papal benediction on the innumerable multitude of people in the immense Piazza del Bernini. Pope Pius XI was born at Desio, Milan Province, Lombardy, May 30, 1857. He studied at the Universities of Milan and Rome and acquitted him- self brilliantly in his courses. After serving as prefect of the Ambrosian Library at n and vice prefect of the Vatican Library at Rome, in 1913, he was nominated prefect of the Vati- can Library. White House has doubled in the past two years. Pecrhaps Mr. Hoover finds it easier to control conversation by tele- phone. Bitter Enders. In 1918, the Pope, Benedict XV, re- lieved the Vatican librarian of his liter- ary studies, and sent him to Poland as | apostolic delegate, where he soon was vious Popes, Plus XI appeared on the | ence. He speaks several languages, u derstands. very many more, and has a natural aptitude and tact in govern- ment. In the administration of his exalted churchly cffice, he is kind and liberal, emulating in his tolerant and reconciliatory attitude the great Popes of the Renaissance, Of his ability as a peacemaker, we need only to refer to his tactful, friendly negotiations with the Italian government, which brought poral and civil autonomy for the Vatican, despite many serious political difficulties and animosities. In reverent affection, we salute the Pontiff on the approach of the auspicious anniversary of his elevation to the highest seat in Christendom—a day that will be re- vered and solemnized throughout the world. * Kk ok % Bogota Citizens Protest Proposed Plan to Number Streets. El Tiempo, Bogota.—There has been much discussion in the press and on the part of the public generally as to the most desirable nomenclature of the streets, plazas and districts of Bogota. In recent years there has been a par- tial simplification of the system in the numbering of some of eur streets and avenues in rotation, though simul- taneously with the adoption of this convenient and uaderstandable enumer- l‘uon there has been much dissatisfac- tion. Many citizens deplore the disappear- ance of all the old names, with their historical, religious or patriotic remi. niscences. What is gained in the fa- cility of going about the capital and in finding desired locations is greatly dis- counted by the loss in sentimental and pigturesque allusion. ‘What romance can cling to any ad- dress as austere and prosaic as “the cor- ner of Twelfth street and Seventh ave- nue”? How much more alluring to di- Mrect our course to 164 Calle del Puente d= San Francisco, o 100 Avenida de la Republica, or to 17 Carrera de las Dos Campanas? Unhappy the day for this city and nation when the Plaza Bolivar is restyled “Public Square No. 1,” and the Parque de Santander “Recreation Ground No. 4.” ‘The present method of designation is not really agreeable to any The practical element wish everything num- bered east and west, and north and south, from the center of the city. Those of more delicate sensibilities want all the dear names and associations pre- served. Whether the authorities will be able to adopt a middle project, suffi- ciently clear of ready comprehension, and yet complying to some extent with the predilections of the antiquarians and conservatives, is uncertain. Certainly the simplest method would be the most economical and the most effcient, for many people can read num- bers who cannot read names. Bcsides numbers cost much less and do not eed to be replaced as often as elabo- | rate signs. —————————— Givers and Takers. Prom the Hartford Daily Courant. Dorothy Dix holds that a woman’s idea of a good husband is one who gives his wife a liberal allowance, but many of them really prefer a husband who ufi:mfled ‘with a small allowance him- self, . Sure to Be Busy. From the Shreveport Journa The Department .of Agriculture at Washington says that at this season of the year a garden is a Godsend to the mah out of employment. Sure! But there's no such thing as being out | of a job for the man who has a garden {on his, hands. ————————— accredited as papal nuncio for that country. Serving in this capacity in residence for several rs, he was, in 1921, appointed archbishop of Milan, then a little later was made a car- Poverty and Art. | Prom the San Bernardino Sun. Book reviewers are talking about the stuff written these days. Must -G":fim in the gn His character was sweet, an adjective | x| NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931 The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. With death removing the Repub- lican candidate for Speaker, Mr. Long- worth, from the political field, and with Vice President Curtis reported to be considering entering the race for Sena- tor from Kansas next year, there is a tremendous lot of maneuvering going on among Republican politicians and members of Congress at this time. Th speakership and the office of Vice President are tremendously important, notwithstanding the efforts. which have been made in the past to clip the Speaker’s wings by amending House rules, and notwithstanding the oft- repeated suggestion that the vice presi- dency is merely pigeonhole for ambi- tious and able public men. * ki “If” Vice President Curtis determines, after he has looked the situation over in Kansas, that he would like to get into the race for his old Senate seat against the Democratic incumbent, Mc- Glll, then the field will be open to Republican candidates for the Vice President nomination next year. It is quite true that the presidential can- didate, who in this case is expected to be President Hoover, will in the end do the selecting. But candidates for the nomination and their friends will endeavor to win the acquiescence of the Chief Executive to their plans if they can. i Majority Leader John Q. Tilson of the House, according to his friends, has had his eye on the vice presidential nomination for a long time. When it appeared that Vice President Curtis might determine to get into the Senate contest next vear, the hopes of Col. Tilson, as well as those of other aspir- ants for vice presidential honors, soar- ed. The death of Speaker Longworth, however,’ seemed to give to the Re- publican leader of the House an oppor- tunity to step in and become a can- didate for the speakership nomination. It is obvious that no man can be the presiding officer of both Senate and House, so Mr. Tilson will have to choose which he plans to make a fight for, speakership or vice presidency. In the meantime, however, Representa- tive Bertrand Snell of New York, chair- man of the Rules Committee, who, with the late Speaker and the majority leader, made up the “triumvirate” controlling things in the House, has leaped into the race for the speakership nomina- tion with both feét. He does not have to make up his mind. He knows it. He does not have to wait to see whether Vice President Curtls wishes to succeed himself as Vice President or prefers to become Senator again. And there, per- haps, Mr. Snell has the advantage over the majority leader, Col. Tilson. Of ccurse, if Vice President Curtis is going ® |and easily understood, and address ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Expert researchers, who can get any information on any subject, are at your command, without charge to you. A 2-cent stamp will bring you a per- sonal answer to any inquiry of fact you may make. Thousands of newspaper readers use this great service. Try it today. Make your inquiry easily read Evening Star Information Bureau, Fred- ghec J. Haskin, director, Washington, Q. Do young Filipino girls enjoy sports?—L. M. A._Before the United States bought the Philippines the little Filipino girl enjoyed no outdoor life. This condition has, however, changed. Sh> now plays tennis, basket ball, golf, croquet and other games. A. He is making a farewell concert tour in the United Stat:s before gomg to England, where he is to play the lead in Eugene O'Neill's “The Hairy pe.” Q. Which country has Tacna and which Arica’—C. B. A. By treaty, the Province of Tacna i was allowed to Peru and Arica to Chile. Q. How does a lie detector work?— J. Y. A. The lie detector is an instrument designed to show changes in respiration | and blood pressure of a person being questioned. Sharp variations in these two functions are believed to indicate that the person is telling an untruth or attempting to decive. Which is better for the eyes, day- or electric light, to work by?—P. 1igm A.D A. I the eyes are properly protected and there is no glare from the stand- point of the eyes, there is very little cholce “between daylight and_electric light. What are the special properties of an incubator in caring Tor babies?— A F.K A The Public Health Service says that an incubator is simply a machine | which keeps & baby very warm and protects it from drafts and cold. Incu- bators are used in the care of children born prematurely. Q. What color are colored garments when put into a dark room?—J. F. D. A. The presence of light 1s necessary to produce color; therefore when ob- jects are taken into a dark room where there is absolutely no light they will have no color. after a Senate seat, the field will be open to Col. Tilson, along with other vice presidential aspirants. In that event, both Col. Tilson and Representa- tive Snell may be able to attain their respective ambitions—indeed, they may even be found working together, instead of being opponents for the speakership nomination. * % x A lot of gentlemen out in Kansas would like to know what Vice Presi- dent Curtis' plans are, as well as would Col. Tilson. Senator “Jim” Wat- son and other Republicans who have been mentioned as vice presidential possibilities if Mr. Curtis does not choose to run again for that office. First_ there are the Republicans..who are thinking of becoming candidates for Senator. Then there is'Mr. Mc- Gill. the Democratic Senator.” Senator McGill knows that his chanees in a battle next year against Vice Presi- dent Curtis would be a great deal slim- mer than they would be againstjgome other candidate. Perhaps Henry ‘Allen, who served as Senator a_short_time under appointment and who was de- feated by McGill last year, is _also walting 4 see what the Vies Bresitlent is going to do. Representative Hoch Q. “Who published the first edition of “Bieak House” and “Little Dorrit"?— J. M. A. They were published by Bradbury & Evans, “Bleak House” in 1853, and “Little Dorrit” in 185 Q. I hear that in Alaska some of the schools have a bath room. If so, why?— G. C. ‘A.” To the schools equipped with bath tubs children come once a week to take a bath. Their teachers instruct the children in bathing, and care for the younger pupils. Q. When and where did of kissing originate?—M. E. W. A. Kissing is of such ancient origin that its ing is not known. Lil- lian Eichler *says that as a form of greeting and affectiorr the kiss did not come tn until comparatively late. The Scandinavian people have a tradition that kissing was an exotic introduced the custom W. into England by Rowena, the beautiful’ daughter of Hengist. At a banquet giv- en by the British monarch in honor of his allies, the princess, after pressing the Q. Is Paul Robeson in Europe now?— | brimming beaker to her lips, saluted the astonished and delighted Vertigern with a little kiss after the manner of her own people. Q. Is the birch tree native to Mis~ souri?—H. T. A. This variety of white-barked tree is not native to Missouri, but it is fre- quently seen in the Etate. . Please give some about Chinese rugs?—J. C. A. The rugs of China proper are easlly recognized by their characteristic Chinese ornament. They are of coarse texture and are woven with the Sehna knot on a cotton werp; the piie is thick with a very smooth surface. A peculiar feature is the clipping of the pile so as to form a furrow at the contours of the pattern. The prevailing color is vellow, sometimes int-ntional, but often resulting from the fading shades of red and orange. Blue 2nd white are also freely used, but there is little true red, b.own or green. Pillar carpets are pe- culiar to China. They are designed so | that when wrapped around a pillar the | edges will fit together and give a cone tinuous pattern, which usually is a coil- | ing dragon. Many small mats, seat cove | ers, and the like are found. The dating | of Chinese rugs is an almost impossibas | task, as patterns have varied very little | with time, and internal evidence is ale most non-existent. Q. How high do waves become with an 80-mile gale>—D. L. S. . A. H. A. Marmer, assistant chief, Di~ vision of Tides and Currents of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, says that with a wind of 60 miles an hour, waves of about 30 feet in hcight may be ex- pected in the open sea. With a wind of 80 miles an hour. th> resulting waves would be somewhat less than 40 feet. From the observations of the heights of waves made in ths open sea by various observers and by erent methods, it appears that waves -cxc>>ding 40 feet occur only in severe storms and that 50 feet may be taken as the extreme height of waves of the sea due to wind. When two great waves intersect, a peak may be thrust to a height of 60 feet or more. Similarly, when a large e breaks against an object, part of the water may shoot_considerably above the height of the crest. Q. What is the smallest incorporaf city in the United States?—D. H. 7o A. Upland, Ark, is belleved to be the Nation's smallest incorporated city. Official Census Bureau figures for 1930 give a population of 4. Q. When was the Bolanic Garden in Washington started?>—H. B. 8. A. The Botanic Garden was ese tablished by the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sci- ences, incorporated by an act of Con- gress April 20, 1818. The present site was granted by Congress in 1820 and there is a tradition that ‘Wash- ington contemplated the establishment of gardens in this loeality. Up to 1836 no improvements had been made. The tract was a stagnant and malarial swamp and Congress was prevailed upon to make an lppwflon of $5,000 for improvements. e real be- g, however, of the Botanic Gar- den dates from the Wilkes Explorae tion Expedition of 1838 to 1842. The staff included a botanist, W. D. Breck- enridge, who brought back from an expedition to the South Seas a large collection of specimens including seeds and cuttings. This formed the nucleus of the botanical collection. Q. How much is the earth slowing down in rotating on its axis?—D. M. R. A. The rate of rotation is not con. stant, but is gradually decreasing with a consequent lengthening of the sidereal day. amounting to about 1/1000 of a second per century. information of Kansas has been said to have sena- torial aspirations teo.. But until Mr. Curtis lets it be known definitely whether he is to continue as a- vice presidential candidate or whether he will seek senatorial honors again, none of them is likely to make a move. %) oK Incidentally, in the interest of the Republican national ticket, Vice Pres- ident Curtis may be expected to come to a comparatively early decision as to his future plans. If he waited until well along next year to say that he wished to run for the Senate instead of continuing as a vice presidential can- didate, the psychology would be bad. Immediately it would be broadcasted by the Democrats that Mr. Curtis was leav- ing a sinking ship 2nd seeking a Sen- ate contest. From the highest sources in the party it is learned that there is not the slightest desire on the part of the G. O. P. to sidetrack Mr. Curtis and to take e other candidate for Vice President next year to run with President Hoover. Curtis is regarded as both a loyal and strong candidate. However, it is conceivable that the party leaders will be glad to know as soon as possible what the Vice President plans to do. It is expected he will go to Bingham Proposal Declared Public Warning on Taxation ‘The country generally enters into the spirit of the proposal from Senator Bingham of Connecticut that, on ac- count of excessive appropriations by Congress, citizens generally be com- pelled to meet the demands of Gov- ernment through wider income-tax levies and lowering of existing exemp- tions. Very little is expected to done in the direction of increased taxa- tion, but the matter is accepted as a warning. “His idea that the ‘something-for- nothing’ delusion is the propelling force behind the constant cry for more and bigger Government appropriations probably is not far .from the truth,” thinks the New Orleans Times- Picayune. The Lincoln, Nebr., State Journal welcomes “a pin prick to the conscience of the various members of ‘who have time now to think over the events of the last session” e Newark Evening News advises that his would be a more carefully con- Kansas in May or June and after look- ing the field over, will let it be known just what he wishes to do. * ok K % If Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico has vice presidential aspirations, they are something new, and perhaps grow out of publicity given the sug- gestion that he supplant Mr. Curtis on the Republican national ticket next year. He has made exceedingly good as the American governor of Porto Rico and 1t is understood that his ambitions lie in another direction than that of the vice presidency; that he would like in the future to become governor gen- eral of the Philippine Islands, for ex- ample, and perhaps become known as the most successful of the Americans sent overseas to govern the outlying possessions of the United States. A ik o In connection with the aspirations of Representative Snell of New York to be- come Speaker of the Hcuge, it is pointed | out that the Empire State has not had a Speaker since 1869, when Theodore M. Pomeroy was on March 3 elected Speaker for a single day at the close of the Congress. The only other Speaker from New York during the history of Congress was John W. Taylor, who pre- sided over the House during the Nine- teenth Congress, from 1825 to 1827. Samuel S. Cox of New York was ap- pointed Speaker pro tempore for a few days in 1876. TFhe argument is put for- ward, therefore,*that New York is en- titled to this honor. Furthermore, Mr. Snell is an up-State New Yorker, from a section of the State where the friends of national prohibition are still strong and he has not yet wavered in his allegiance to the eighteenth amendment. | R ey Chairman Jouett Shouse of the Executive Committee of the Demo- cratic Natiorml Committee, out in Cal- ifornia, the home State of President Hoover, has made one of the severest attacks yet on the Hoover administra- tion, mentioning the President fre- quently by name. “An harassed and indignant Nation is preparing,” said Mr. Shouse, “if I the auguries cor- rectly, to rid itself of the most inept, inadequate and incompetent ‘adminis- tration that fate has brought to Wash- ington in at least two decades.” Harsh words, but in line with the efforts of the Democratic tion to belittle at all times the G. O. P. administration and President Hoover. In Republican circles it is declared that reports from out in the country indicate that the Democratic organization has been over- doing the personal attack on Mr. Hoover and that it may prove a boomerang. But that is not what the Democrats say. It is easier to attack than to defend, and the Republicans are expected to take the offensive, and have been doing so somewhat recently. Their contention 1s that the Democrats have no con- structive “program offer. although g::y Idthrk whltbu’\: Republicans h:ve n doing. That is, nothing exs 3 of ‘nationsl tion, and to s e ducted country if John Voter had at least to buy an admission ticket to impress him that he’s at the show. “The order everywhere, except in Government,” according to the Man- chester Leader, “has been to keep ex- down, and every additional tax sy appropriating ies place upon the taxpayers makes the return to prosperous business conditions just so much slower in arriving. * * * T is well to have a word of warning like that of Senator Bingham.” The Texarkana Gazette agrees that the principal trouble is that “so ma: T sons demand expenditures, but insist gmfi some one else pay the bulk of the xes.” “Senator Bingham is right in his idea that if more people had to pay income taxes there would be less popular ap- proval of extrivagant expenditures of Federal funds,” declares the Philadel~ phia Evening Bulletin, while the Chat- tanooga Times lauds the Semator be- cause he “has had the commendable courage to call the attention of the country to the fact that it must pay for its Government, and to do so in a man- ner that brings the matter home to the people generally.” Cleveland Plain Dealer advises that “in view of the Treasury situation and the likelihood that Federal expenses next year cannot be much reduced, it would be well for Congress to give consideration ro Sena- tor Bingham’s proposal and to possible changes in methods of administration am: collection that will reduce their B e Opposition to the thought is voiced by the Hartford Times, with the state- ment: “It is perhaps true that if there were less exemption and more taxpaying, it would be easier for watcndogs of the Treasury in Congress to keep down ap- propriations and insist upon stricter economy in the Government’s expendi- tures. But the great majority of people will not approve of having their pocket- books mulcted cn that account. A Con- gress that would dare to increase the taxes next Winter in line with the Bingham plan must expect to invite a slaughtering rebuke at the polls.” The s:v-:mh Marn'n]x Ne{:vs lr“ll ;.'hxt] "'.hez Bingham proposal, after all, is almos wholly academic,” and that “there is going to be no general application, with- out exemptions, of the income tax.” “Neither party,” in the opinion of the Rochester Times-Union, “will wish to push the matter of an increase in the next wish to share the re- r adds that ml’y be 'k to normalcy by 1932, in which case tax reduction might replace discussion of an increase.”” The Low- ell Evening Leader is convinced that “difficult as 1t is to arouse the in- dividual citizen to a realization of his own stake in public expenditures, the administration ght in its opinion that any g ine in taxation would dela; Ty pr loymen ‘who hav been for ind i - argues: “Public officials in many cases cannot be blamed for increased taxes. They do not originate thé plans and projects for excessive expenditures from the public Treasury. They are the vic- tims of unwise and insistent demands of their constituents.” Of the perso: behind the demands, the Haverhill Ga- Zette states: “There isn't an article they buy, or a transaction that they take part in, in which some of the money that they pay is not used for taxes. If all thoroughly understood this fact, fovernmenm extravagance might be * K k% “The unorganized masses,” maintains he Charleston (S. C.) Evening Post, ‘have little to say about what_ laws shall or shall not be passed. Blocs, groups, lobbies, leagues, .organizations of all kinds speak through their repre- sentatives to Congress and Co acts accordingly. If Senator Bingham found a way to raise the deficit by tax- ing these organizations in prqportion to their lobbying efforts, the preblem would be solved.” The Omaha Worlde Herald charges that “they clamor to have the tax shifted to other shoul- ders”; that “they do that in the face of the fact that such shifting, when it does take place, more often than not results not actually in a shift, but sim- ¢ | Py turns out to be more taxes.” San Francisco Chronicle, however, feels that “warnings to look out for taxes, like warnings to look out for dyspepsia or a cold in the head, are seldom heeded before it is too late.” As to the next Congress, the Yakima Daily Republic points to the pros pect, that, “with the general elec- tion just around the corner, few will be willing to accept the responsibility of voting for measures that would make tax increase inevitable.” “Whether, all things considered,” ad- vises the Baltimore Sun, “it is desirable to charge, through the income tax, a much more general tuition fee for edu- cation in American Government is a question of which there is no attempt to make a positive disposition at the moment. The fact remains, however, that there is a great deal to be said for a broader base for Federal income taxation.” The South Bend Tribune concludes that the Senator’s “striking statement may make intelligent citizens ponder_ the subject”; the Port Huron ;'nmea-Hernld that “it seems to be his |idea that the average citizen nceds to be given a jar’; the Lynchburg News that “people in the mass are not greatly interested when taxes are paid gy the few and indirect taxes are collected ainlessly”; the Walla Walla Bulletin that “eventually there will be some method of bringing home to every per~ son the enormous increase.” and the Louisville Couricr-Journal that “Sena- ;.or Bingham performs a public serv- oo ¢ “There s, of course, cording to the Buffalo Evening News, “a just middle ground between the theory that every |one should be taxed and the idea that |the cost of maintaining Government can be placed upon the few ‘very rich’ alone. It is most’important, however, for every citizen to recognize that, whether, directly assessed or not, he bears a share of the burden of taxation and is personally interested in holding public officials to a strict respon;lm Otherwise, his un- , he soon would find under rulers who would make realized taxation very much heavier than any direct tax to which he could be subject.” ————————— Bay State Progress. From the Cleveland News. You can’t call Massachusetts unpro- gressive, Its Legislature voted to ahiow base ball on Sundays from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m,, instead of merely from 2 to 6. Risky. From the Florence (Al®) Herald, An Oxford professor recommends as- soclation with pretty an aid to longevity.