Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1931, Page 30

ENING STAR :!‘%Eh slfn\:n erlnvlu Edition. SFASHINGTON, D. C. SUNDAY..........May 17, 1031 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor The l'venlu Star Newspaper Company et ~'$?’r§'§";¥' i, ctes, g, e dheilite Bndlne Rate by Carrier Within the City. joe: 14 Englane ;45¢ per month 60c per month 65¢ per month -8e_per : e d'of ‘each mgfl. sént in by mail or telephone ‘Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 130 13r. mo., 40c <~ All Other States and Canada. m and_Bunday...]yr : 1mo., 41.00 only .. 137 inday only ’“ : 1mo. i A B% iR 3 > . ‘Member of the Associated Press. o o ai Hashee tredi’ed T3 1t or not oiHes ; The Tiger Protests. 1t the Tammany Deémocrats in New Yérk have anything to conceal, they are certainly taking the best possible course to advertise that fact. The Democratic members of the legisiative committee appointed to investigate the government of New York City, under the lead of their Tammhny members, até ‘proposing to challenge the legal | ight of the committee to make any in- vestigation at all. The only construc- tioh that could be placed upon the attitude of the Democrats is that they do not desire any inquiry, despite the very evident fact that there is plenty of “rotténness in the city government. Nor do they desire such an inquiry, even though it be in the interest of the greatest city in the United States, and 1 the world. At a meeting of the Legislative Com- mittee the Democratic minority mem- bers offered motions to declare the legislative resolution creating the investigating body null and void; to detfy the committee's right to grant imiunity to witnesses; to prohibit the conduct of the inquiry through one- man subcommittees and finally to bar Judge Samuel Seabury, chief counsel for’ the committee, from executive ses- sions of the committee. Judge Sea- bify, an independent Democrat, who has the respect not only of the people of New York City but of the entire State, is anathema to these Tammany Demiocrats, It is Judge Seabury, ap- pointed a special examiner by Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who has been fnvestigating the office of the district atthiney and the district attorney him- sell, & Tammany appointee, with re- sults that have been sensational if not satisfactory to Tammany Hall. One of the Democratic members of the com- mittee expresses particular resentment because the Republican majority has given to Judge Seabury such full pow- efs in the direction of the inquiry. The very fact that Judge Seabury i himself a Democrat causes the “sys- FH" and fts sdherents the greatest cause for worry. 1f the chief counsel of .the committes were only & Repub- lican, it might be possible to ring the chnges on the political animus in- volved in the investigation. But the chief counsel is after all a Democrat. Heé i such a Democrat, however, that ‘the organization cannot reach. He, the organizsation knows, will make the in- quiry without regard to politics, Demo- cratic or Republican. _The Republican members of the Leg- isiative Committee and Judge Seabury have indicated their willingness to have the big ship down Without injury to & single passenger. This display of courage and skill in the face of serlous danger on Friday was rivaled by that of the pilot who scme time ago successfully landed & transport plane with one of the wheels loose in its strut. Damaged landing gear is a hazard to the passengers in a plane, but the pilot in this case through consummate alrmanship was able to make the first one-wheel landing in history with so heavy a ship. And Just as courageous but seldom men- ticned are the pllots who through the exercise of good judgment refuse to subject their passengers to the risk of v | flying in unpropitious weather condi- tions. Commercial aviation is, of course, still in its infancy and safety per- centage figures consequently do not mean A& great deal. It is probably within the bounds of reason, however, to predict that despite an increasing volume of air travel a high percentage of safety will be shown as planes, motors and airway equipment are per- fected. One large line in the East, for instance, has carried nearly forty thousand passengers without accident and this record is closely approached by other plane services. Naturally, aviation can never become one hun- dred per cent safe. But neither can the rallroad or steamship services clalm one hundred per cent marks. Just as travel continues after accidents with other transportation means, so will the airplane traveler continue to use the skies. e The End of the Market Center. Center Market has been swept away, its site almost wholly cleared of the rubbish of demolition. A great stretch of open space presents itself to the eye where once stood an extensive building, ornate after a long discarded style. To the west three “blocks” have been nearly cleared of their structures, the former ‘“commission houses” of the market center, old, old buildings that crumbled 4t the touch of the leveling gangs. In & few days another wide expanse of ground will be exposed to uninterruptéd view, rtanging from Seventh to Tenth streets, and from Pennsylvaria avenue to the former B street, now formally named Constitu- tion avenue. Oneé of these ancient buildings, long & landmark, was once one of Washington's principal theaters, scene of some of its most attractive dramatic’ entertalnments, in days be- fore the Civil War and later for several decades. As it has fallen before the ohset of the rasers, the marvel has been that it could stand 86 long, 6 frail it has appeared to be. ‘Thus passes, for the sake of Oapital making improvemeénts, an institution covering & wide expanse, Washington's principal market place for food supplies. ‘There are some who remember it as almost & social center, a dally gather- ing place of the housewives of the city, seeking supplies for their tables. “Gding to mafket” was in earlier times an oc- casion of moment. There weré no telephones in the days when Center Market was instituted, when the brick building that has just fallen before the demolishers was erécted. Housekeepers did not order their meats and groceries and vegetables “by wire” And rely upon deliveries. They went themseives t0 select from the great store spréad forth, and to eafry home their purchases, sometimes in the family carridges, sometimes by street car—then horse cars—and again, maybe, afoot with small boys as porters. It was an adventure for the youth of the family to go to market with their mothers or their fathers, particu- larly on Saturdays, when school was out. There were delectable odors there. There were interesting sights. It was like going to strange lands. A child with vivid imagination dramatized the hé points raised by the minority mem- | 5cene. Outside of the market were the bers tested promptly by the courts. Court action may result in a delay of the inquiry into the city government af 'New York. But whether such delay would be of benefit to the Democratic party is a matter open to serious doubt. A national campaign 1§ just around the corner. Instead 6f having revelations of corruption at this time, if revela- tions are to come, a postponement of thg jnvestigation might bring such reve- lations next year in the height of the X campaign. Tammany, however, is more interested in itself than it is in the Democratic party. That it has proved iIn times past. Probably the na- tional leaders of the party would much prefer to have the investigation get under way without further delay, realiz- ing that the argument of Tammany control of national as well as city af- fairs has always been a strong talking point of the Republican opposition. | It 'is concelvable that the Tammany | Democrats would care little whether anything they did in the way of de- laying the inquiry might in the end prove embarrassing to Gov. Roosevelt. The. Governor, however, has a difficult row to hoe in any event, with the stfohgest Democratic organization in the Btate under fire. At present Roose- velt 48 regarded as the most likely nom- inee of the Demccrats for President next year. A good deal is to depend, in all probability, on the manner in which he deals with the whole New York City situation. | The. present breast-beating of the | Tammany leaders on the Legisiative OCommittee, charging that Judge Sea- bury and the committee is to establish “star chamber” methods and to treat faithful employes of the ecity govern- ment to an inquisition as cruel as that of | anclert days, has & pecullarly hollow sound. The Tiger, it appears, “doth protest too much.” ———— '« The man who used to sit up with & blek friend now attends an extra-inning night base ball game. ——————————— Aviation Accidents. «/Phere should be no diminution of public confidence in commercial avie ation_8s & result of such accidents fize and necessitated an immediate lsnding. On the contrary, it is an basket vendets, some of whom have re- mained, indeed, until the last days, un- il just a little time ago, staying even while the bricks were falling about them as the démolishers ploughed their way through the doomed buildings. Strange things these basket venders sold —"yarbs” and roots and the odds and ends of country gardens ahd meadows and woods, pungent in their odors, fas- cinating in their suggestions of the “gréat open spaces” down country. Now they are goné, all these houses of table supply, the meat markets, the fruit stores, the grocery shops, the cheese stalls, the pickle stands. Nothing 1s left but dust and debris, and there is some sentimental regret at the passing, how- ever bright the prospect of improvement in the scene, however great the advan- tage of the change that this destfue- tion betokens. Other markets have developed, other centers of food supply. But the great focus of interest, the one-time soeial center, place of endless entertainment, is gone and can never be restored. In a few months vast holes will be dug i the squares thus cléared, and buildings will rise, beautiful bulldings, Capital- like in outlines and dimensions, the bufldings the Governmént neéds, of which Washington will always be proud, buildings that will make this city notable thfoughout the world. Another genera- tion will have no concept of the sig- nificance of the site on which they | stana. ———— A “financial adviser” for the Holly- wood film people is now on trial on thirty-three counts of theft. ‘This sort of talent is always active wherever there is plenty of foolish money. e ig Bill” and “Vinnie.” Eithér “Big Bill” Tiden has taken & new lease on life since he turfied pro- « | fessional or else Vincent Richards has gone back quite & bit from his standard of a few years ago. At any event, “Big Bill” is now the undisputed professional tennis champion of the world, having suceessfully put Richards t0 rout in their latest series of matches, after conquering Carl Kozeluh, who held the step into his shoes as the first ranking player of the United States. Richards, however, became involved with the ten- nis authorities and; as he was nearing the peak of his amateur career, deeided to turn professional. With Tilden still an amateur and unable for that reason to meet Richards in tournaments, speculation was rife as to whether “Vin- nie” could conquer the aging veteran. Events of the past few days have proved, however, that despite the difference in years Tilden s still the superior of his one-timé rival for top amateur honors. - N — Chinese Censorship. Announcement is made from Shanghai that the Chinese Nationalist government has ordered a censorship to be estab- lished on All international cable and fadio facilities at that port. While no explanation is made of the specific causes of this extraordinary move, it is clearly understood that the disturbances in the Southern provinces and elsewhere are accountable for the decision to shut down on news communieations. This, however, will not avail to prevent news being sent out from China. Nagasaki lies not many hours away and unre- stricted cable factlities are thus available within & few hours after the évent. This is & characteristic Chinese maneu- ver. It does not take into account the fact that its very undertaking defeats itself. It is impossible to maintain a viewpoint to déclare censorship is to effect it. Mandate is regarded as absolute and infallible. It is that peculiarity of charactér and tempera- ment that makes the Chinese problem of organisation and government so diffieutt. ‘Throughout the fighting last Summer, when for & time it looked as though there was sttong likellhood that the Northern rebels would succeed and establith & new government at Peking upon substantial foundations, there was no censorship in Chima. ‘This present situation has not sppeared to be st this time as grave as that of 1930. The Announcement of the censorship there- fore strongly suggests that in point of fact conditions are far more serious than they have been reported to be during the past fottnight. Thus, it would seem that the imposition of censorship is & case of doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, unless indeed the revolt against the Nanking government 18 desperately menacing. ———— e A Chicago woman asks for a divorce because her husband has not spoken to her for four years but once, and thén to swear At heér for letting a fish wriggle oft her hook. It will be inter- esting to know whether méanwhile she has képt up the averags of conversa- tion. N PO Protests agalnst the great military “alf ciréus” maneuvers are not prompt- ed by the thought that a country ought to keép its defensive preparedneéss under cover lest & possible enemy may discover something. —_— e A female hound dog is raising a litter of fox pupples. However, it will not bé long until there is re-encted that fine old balisd entitied, “A Mother Was Chasing Her Son Round The Room.” ———ra—————— Complaint that Al Capone’s béer bar- rels give short measure should really be carried to court in Chicago to de- termine whether the law is applicable to illicit trafc a4 well 48 to legitimate. —_— rto————— Base ball peanants are not won in May, but basé ball cellar champion- ships are sometimés pretty effectually established then. % e ‘The Spaniards ought to save some of those churchés and monasteties for ¢did nights next Winter. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. An Elemental Explanation. A simple phrase will oft express A most impartant truth. There’s one which haunts us, more or less, ‘Through life, from early youth. The boy who not 86 long ago Was taking doctor’s stuft ‘Was sick because he did not know ‘When he had had enough. The man of power and of fame Goes out of date because He eagerly attempts to claim ‘To6 much of the applause. ‘The man who rashly undertakes ‘Questionable finance 1In sorrow frequently awakes, Bewalling his mischance. In gentle terms we strive to note Bach source of human grief. “Ambition” is & cAuse we quote. It seems to give relief. But to & plodding mind and slow ‘The word sounds like a bluff ‘To hide & ¢ase 6f “Didn't-know- ‘When-he-had-had-enough.” Avolding Shoek. “It must be hard to refuse the re- quests of some of your constituénts.” “I never positively refused 'em any- thing,” réplied Senator Sorghum. ‘‘The art of polities 18 to keep 'em hoping.” Jud Tunkins says many & man who #eis & political position spends a large portion of his time wondering what he wanted with 1t Juvenile Privilege. A man who wants to yell with glee Must pay the base ball game a fee. Much happiér & boy must be, Since he can always holler free. Catehing the Pose. “1 guess that boy Josh o' mine will make & réglar goif player one o' these days.” ““Has he taken up the game?” “Not yet. But I've watched him at title before Richards did. Tilden and| work an’ I've nioticed that whenever he's as that of Friday when an air liner |his erstwhile pupil have now played ‘specially interested in somethin’ he jes’ carryifig twenty-one persons caught on | three matches, and each one has #oné | natusally stands pigeon-toed.” to the former reigning star of the amateur ranks. Thursday night it took i Something of & Strain. ncident of this sort which demon- | him only four Sets to vanquish Richards, For months the weary statesman frets m'fi the high capacity of the trans- port pilot and shows pretty conclusive- 1y that the men who operate passenger- earzying planes are alert, intelligent and skilitul. Apprised of the fire in {he cabin the pliot, after ordering his SasBUABL to attack the blase with an extinguisher, calmly looked around for & landing fleld and, finding one, set and “Big Bill" was never in danger. When “Vinnie,” as he is popularly known, quit the Amateur game to turn his ability into cash, he was ranked number two in the U. 8. L. T. A. Mat- ings with ‘Tilden number one, and it was taken for granted by tennis deve. tees that following the eventual retire- ment of the oll master his pupll would has already dons you.” In conscientious service; Now, who shall blame him if he gets Irascible and nervous? “Gettin’ even wit an enemy” said Uncle Nben, “ain’t gineter do no Mmo’ dan add de waste of & whole lot of mummu'mwu'mnm THE URGE D. C, MAY 17 1931—PART TWO. 1 THE. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO m—t—m News for Independent Shopkeepers TO ACTION BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, LL. D, Bishop of TEXT: are a broken spirit.”—Psalms, M.17, “A pain in the mind is the prelude all discovery.” This is the statement of a brilliant Englishman. On first consideration the suggestion is repellent t0 us, but when we give it more serious thought we realise its dee, ificance. It is in consonanee with that other word, “Necessity is the mother of in- vention.” It is a curious fact, but true to the experience of life, that we come to our greatest undertakings and our largest accomplithments under ‘he pressure of necessity. Even the great books _that we treasure were born out of suffering. Johhson would not have written “Rasselas” had it not been for his dire need. The same thing is true of many of the great authors. It is equally true of most of the great paint- ers, sculptors and musicians. It woule be interesting to trace to their genesis the inventions that have e com- monplace in our daily life. Tt is rare- = 1 cfln prosperity rmduces & genius, l%d it is certainly evident that it seldom produces men and women of supetior I!flh and virtues. Yes, it 18 true to experience and ob- servation that & pain in the mind is productive of large 3 enwe come to analyze our own lives, and to take noté of those transitions whers we have seemed to emerge-from mhfi of indifference and ine ce, We etaation. estossness. of mind, It- sal of . erally & pain, that forced us to make & fresh start. This is eminently true in those matters that concern our moral and spiritual natures. It may be tragic, but is none the less true, that our highest hopes and aspirations and our striving for accomplishment are associated with some of the bitterest and most trying experiences of our lives. In a recent conversation with a man financial affairs, he sald with gt sl ot s st stern_é; tice and the 1 1 hea w’i‘.‘go to face With what he “the realities of life.” £ that worthy saer- had ed 1 \ seems strange BY WILLIAM HARD. Acute interest was focused upon the United States Tariff Commission dur- ing the last week because of the now- famous resolution adopted by the Inter- national Chamber of Commerce here in Washington several days ago declaring, ong other things, that: “The machinery provided by some countries for the adjustment of tariff mmlluu should be utilized without was & clear, direct allusion to ‘the tariff “machinery” of the United States Government, which provides the only free forum known tn world for public discussions between native inter- ests and foreign interests regarding the proper level of tariff duties. The United States Tariff Commission, in the course of w!rltlnLth! mathematical formula whereby it balances the costs of foreign production against the costs of native production in order to arrive at the Tecommendations which it makes to the President for increasing or decreasing our tariff duties, welcomes and invites the participation of foreign govern- mental representatives. The Interna- tional Chamber of Commerce appar- ently withed that this opportunity, which 18 unique in international ar- rangements, should be embraced freely and actively. The question which arises is: e * o x ok ‘To what degree has it attracted for- friendly intervention so far? e answer has to be, to begin with, that the total number of lp{&cltlm made so far to the United States Ta: Commission for decreases in tariff duties has been strikingly out of pro- m: to the amount of earnest and ntious outery hurled inst our “tariff wall” in generai by native inter- ests and forelgn interésts alike. There are thousands upon thousands of items in that “wall” The total number of items upon which decreases have been réquested through petitions from inter- ests of any sort is to date only seventy. * % % % It had been supposéd thai our agri- cultural organizations would directly or indirectly instigate the presentation of numerous petitions to the Tariff Com- mission for deééreases in tariff dutles upon manufactured products said by them last year to be unduly protected. Events have provéd that our agricul- tural organizations, quite contrariwise, are Bént mote upon maintaining their own tariff advantages than upon at- tempting actually to destroy the tariff advantages of their industrial rivals. In fact, the most prominent agricultural tas lobbylst in Washington, ., Chester H. Gray, of the American Bureau Federation, has gone farther than_any indust tariff lobbyist in the National ital to decryilfi any ardent use of our present ta law's “flexible” up-and-down p Mr. Gray says: * x % “Feéw investigations should be ordered by the Tar ‘gmmmlon oh commodi- tiés upon which the rates of duty have béén recently changed by Congress. A period of from two-and-one-half to fivé yéars i6 none too much to try out most fates of duty.” It will be rioted that this statément mikes fo Nostile distinction between industrial rates and agricultural rates. In Mr. Gray's view, it would seem, “‘most rates,” whether enacted bless the farmer or enacted to gratify the factory owner, should be left just as they are for perhaps half a decade. It is abundantly obvious that Mr. Gray, though having often blown the trumpet of alarm and of recrimination against the “wall” of the industrial Jéricho, has no intention whatsoéver of proceeding to try to beat it down with & statistical battering-ram in Tarift Commission “flexible” hearings. * K % % The Tariff Commission, however, did not choose to wait till the domestic enemies of the “wall” should approach it with the statistical arguments neces- sary for bringing it down to the level of balanced costs between foreign and domestic production and to the level of eqt competition between for- eign and domestic commodities. The commission sought forel assistance. 1t émployed Mr. Leland ) P tinguishéd ex-diplomat, to confer with such foreign diplomats resident here as might wish to confer with him. I sent to the Btate De ent a com- prehensive outli) of the procedure which could bé followed by fofflg in- terests in laying their complaints before the Tafiff Commission and its stafl. 'n;e State Department conveyed this informatidh to the fofelgn embassies and légations established here in Wash- . Foreign enveys and foreign commeércial attaches thereupon found melrnyinmenmfi:uwflum Commission offices. e following di- ign applications for tarift duty reductions ensuea: L On the flaxseed, by the Association Naclonal de Agricultura of Buénos Aires, Argentina. in and ferrosilicon aluminum (and ferroaluminum silicon, by the nsa !m{m Electriques et Chemiques of Switeerland. On édible gélatin, by the Delft Gela- tin Works, through the Netherlands Le- gation in the United States. On leather gloves, by glove manufac- Threugn’ e Fencn comassy s nch em United States. the Aux- On 's milk cheese, by fliaire de I'Agriculture et de I'Industrie d | the cultivation of the rovisions. | __1. The itality extends Tasfl Commsion Yo Toesion corh Ml Washington. God, have # @& with a “troubled spirit.” It is & “troubled spirit” seeking for light on lite’s darkened pathways that discloses our deepest sincerity and our most utter dependence upon God. The proud, seif-assufed, prosperous man or woman feels & sensé of self-deépendence and rarely reaches out for divine help in the attainment of life’s ideals. How frequently we note in our own lives that worry and misfortune soften and mel- low us, and render us more responsive to the higher claims of our nature. We have become familiar with the phrase, “Give until it hurts,” the implication being that our giving should really én- tail personal sacrifice and possibly in- convenience. We wonder whether our devotional habit, which has to do witoh‘ néed of something, something to 80of and heal. The it Master declared, “They that are whole need not & physi- cian, but they that are sick,” and again He maintained that He was sént seek and to save that which was los In other words His ministry was de- signed for those who were really in need, in conscious need of what He had to give. is much about our indulgence in the things of worship that lacks the elements that make it worthy both to Qod and to ourselves. We shall be far more frequently on our kneeés and at the altars of the church if we really feel that inner pain that will not be satisfied until it finds its rest in God. The church is designed ?Hm“"y for those who need the comfort and as- surance which it gives. In its ideal ere of usefulness the church is de- gned for those who have a pain in the mind, a yearning for somcthing which the world cannot give or take away. One of the conspicuous troubles dmrvummammmn and sélf-assurance, it is unwilling to e Tl S : e o troubled spirit.” What the Tariff Commission Has Done To Reduce Inequitable Inequalities of the mouthwest of France, again through the French embassy here. On mushrooms, by Henrl Lagarde of France, through the French em! A On candiéd cherries, by the president of the Chambfe Syndicale of Vaucluse, Prance, through the French embassy. On opera hats, by various contrivers of opera hats at Paris and at Essonnes and Yvetot, France, through the French em| 3 On ents and yarns of rayon, by the Nasmie Vennootchap Kunstzijde Tu@ustrie of Breda, Netherlands, through the legation here of the Nétherlands. On_green shap beans, by the Mexi- can East Coast vegetable industry. * % ox % ‘That is a total of 10 items on which reductions have been sought directly by !oreelsnen, with usually the acknowl- edged collaboration of their diplomatic representatives in this city. The remaining 60 of the 70 items upon which reductions have so far been requested seem to have come from im- porters resident in the United States. Many of these importers are of foreign origin. In many cases, whether of for- eign origin or not, they are suj have been in consultation beforehand with the diplomatic representatives here of the countries from which their im- portations chiefly come. In several such cases & diplomatic representative of an embassy here has publicly appeared be- fore the Tarift Commission in support of the claims of the importers, although those claims had come to the commis- slon without formal presentation to it by or through the embassy. * % ox % ‘The commission 8o far has recom- mended 10 tariff duty decreasés to the g S, T A put el . ¢l led by the President’s critics that his failure to p::d the “mmml.:‘ two into effect as a discouraging influence upon importers and foreign diplomatic rep- Tesentatives here in their seeking of re- dres before our tariff tribunal. Inquiry reveals some solid ground for this claim. The President’s action in veto- ing—for the time being—the Tariff Commission’s reductions of the duties f |on “cherries sulphured or in brine” and on “tomatoes prepared of - served” has created some lkeptlgl:n n forelgn minds here o4® Lo the entirely ntific racter our “fiexible” tariff machinery. * x x ¥ At the same time, it is to be noted that the President’s action in this mat- ter is quite recent and that before it happened there were many months of clear opportunity for native interests and for foreign interests both to pre- sent their views to the Tariff Commis- sion without any fear of occasional pres- idential obstruction of the outcome. the record of those mon following conclusions seém justifiable: the es o 1trie work. 3. 1t ly native interests do give it gar& work th fo'be tn Iis e not (Copytight. 1931.) ) Russian-American Trade Figures Are Made Public BY HARDEN COLFAX. With the State Department “study- ing” the problem of American-Russian relations and the Russian commerelal representatives in this country announc- ing that it has become “better business” to deal with some Huropean countries than with America; figures of Russian- American trade, made available last Ut week by the Departmient of Commerce, have become particularly interesting. American business men supply the Soviet government with agricultural implements, industrial machinery and technical advice. It is true America sénds the Soviet some crude metals and alloys from time to time and a few t {MoOtor ears. Since, however, the Soviet government, which i8 the sole purchaser Of goods for the union, is making every effort to produce everything it6 people - need at home, foreign trade is restricted 4s much as possible. * * ¥ % ents of American d chinery, with a large variety oo, st UCEUTl el S Secren sp: [P Tore. e paratus. During the year 1030 American manufacturers sent just over $42,000,000 ;::Lht l"u wl.cflcununl ml:memenu to Department of Commerce show that this ted an than 100 per cent American p: ments to Russia in ‘l"n Most of this 14, ines to More than 1,300 goombines” also went an! fod | They just have the Su 1ch um of Boston, consul et m —once & Boston lmmun backed by foreign | tractors, coml given it considérable | agricultural machi b ot m inery was lhlvpahg ished by the | Germa mont] :\‘nlmuw Boviet here ¢ Russis. States) i8 one of the most Capital Sidelights l&:;l:.l‘ P. KENNEDY. The &1 1 Capital seems to draw back as often as opportunity affords such persons as are called from the “The sacrifices of God |fices, acceptall® devotions offered to| various States to hold official positions and who, finding Government salaries 80 low a8 to call for & greater personal sacrifice than they can afford, sooner or later are reluctantly compelled to go | back nome and resume thetr private professional practice or business. ‘But though for financial reasons they decide to quit the Government service they like the life here, the environment, the city and its social, educational, cul- tural opportunities. They have a hank- s ering to keep as “close” to it as possible. They come back. And thus the c.;x- tal City is constantly being visited for short, periods by the picked men | Th¢, gTea BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ‘That curious human trait, local pride, faining the single stors in own. retall trade. ‘The i fact in the situation uwmc m;v'"‘l‘mld f the independent. s the of the independent. The small town has a consciousness of IDI‘:I' of the country. They come on business, | o or on pleasure, for récreation or for re- séarch. Almost y excuse serves. come-back feeling. & Tecent visitor was George R. general of & Maine brakéman while earning his way through 1aw school—who, as assistant attorney ’;‘nem‘ represented the in- terests of the United States in the big- gest claim cases growing out of Warld War, acquisition of land for th Mississippl River ojects an for mvmmeedmgu, building the Thon, AT the Mear patie 3 T legal gatherings durued he had a very pleasant week end as guest at the Chinese tion. He was also entertained extensively by members of the Massachusetts State Society, of which he was president for | si several years, * X % x Combining business and pleasure, bet- ter fitting themselves by personal, on- Lhemwnd study for performance of legislative duties, a Senators Nevada, and Represent Gibson of Vermont, Cassius C. Dowell of Iowa and Bird J. Vincent of Michi- gan, all of whom are especially inter- ested in legisiation affecting the Terri- tories and insular affairs, Representative Gibson is chairman of the House Committee on Terrif and said: “During our brief visit in Hawaii we are going to attempt to make a_survey to determine the legislative néeds of this Territory and to see in what way Congress can best serve Hawall.” Regnunhuve Gibson while far from the Nation's Capital, is deeply inter- ested in the present contest for the Speakership. "He considers this “a grand opportunity for the two factions of the Republican party to join forces for the coming presidential election.” Rather skeptically, however, con- tinued, “I will not say that the Repub- licans will avail themselves of this op- pamn;lty, but just the same the plac- ing of compromise member in the Speaker’s chair would go far toward cementing the interests of the so-called ves and Conservatives.” ¢ Vermont legislator, who has made an enviable reputation for clear think- ing and for constructive work while in the House, also said that he expects the next Congress will try to enact - lation to restrict Filipino’ unmlmktfl:x. although he himself opposes such a m e:’m‘l in le:.e rl:at seséion of Con- a mino; report such a proposal. v o * k x % ‘These are great days for the interna- tional strategists who “dope” out all s0fts of weird but oftentimes plausible romances with varied complications be- ulveen tl-n-!.lom. and then Send a “tip” along to eager newspaper men, alwa; on the qm! vive for whatever my; crop up. That is what is making leg work for many Washington correspond.- ents these days—also no_little ble for Government officials, who g{o&;flry' der?y that there is any truth port. An {llustration of this was a que: whieh ofié of the veteran cnrreal;‘;‘ng ents had during the week, on which he worked u-ldumulr for several days, covering the Prohibition Bureau, the Customs Bureau, the Btate and Justice ?:hpnnmefiu and othér Federal estab- lishments. The story was to the efféct ce quelon n aagiia i, g B o under €] e island was secured for fishing stations had been violaf use of the island Eiak bese uiring Miquelon and sev- eral other nl.:'flhrly notorious haunts of smugglets, to Pproper): otect uammu'.ram{%pmnm’ 9 e particular correspondent was in- formed D{‘the highest officials of l‘ge t‘;vx‘:;ugosl rf; govtehmmenc that there Tu e story, while the United States ;?ls flgw% of what was going on on these isiands, it was not seeking to oust the French government from its incumbency, ——e to the Soviet Union, with & substantial tractors. During the firsi the present $32,000,000 wo bines and " ophor * K x ¥ an _exceptic e .gfimtrgl Tachinery o Hue: X 7 untry almos lunpurl:h:‘t.e!l of the"' t m’b.l‘o: uss| placed the U ingdom as the secorid prineipal mw mar- ket for American ma . The total value of exports of this Ty Was just under $40,000,000. The items— in number—were u-r'l’y one hi chiefly Diesel engines, various mill and m! machinery, excavators oty it o 53 nt, T A tools. i ml#nl mlchl:“ o ) e technical advice which the United States 18 sending to Soviet Rus- sia is part of the “service” which American business fegards as an essen- tial item in its operations. During 1930, according to Russian figures, the num- com- 1y 2,000—some 60 panies and many more individual * ok % list of t the nicacs are Eired o 'do 1&’ re e enterprises, in recl schemes, exploiting coal and other mineral re- sources and to aid genérally in develop- It is a 1 one‘nm il as archil tion.” The as & place to live in. CREER It is reported that, during the nt 80 numbered not only ns, lishmen and experts of "'T'u':fu"m ‘u‘:‘o & public statement genc; lh:: Nins rnm‘“;ehh’ a of ussian gove: In New ;ork to the elapet that the de- Russi from cline in United (Copyright, 1931.) oy ’ trou- | 1 ground that the treaty | the small county seat with & semi-rural ulation of no more than 10,000 great lises of 1,000,000 belief that t has passed store can operate wit l()'ll"ull)verllt lll!lfl‘un b‘:‘yl in uantities at m lower unit a'hell'efol;i,,r the of ‘;:m s g e stores are doing & $9,300,000,000 & year is astonis! reveals a remarkable tenacity. Where Small Businesses Flourish. ugu the chai in und that independs gt o e i e 2 ré of di communities. mn'-‘}e“&’:'&':f“mu- ich develop in outl; residen- ities. These wrd the chains enjoy- even under the difficult circum- large city life. = r the community the | owns . |one or more any purchasing power. ich local chains are . | at the rate of 20 Small Shops Have Their Place. In view of the widespread advertising stores, drug clothing and shoe stores and A variéty A val of others—the fact that they do but 15 per cent of the is not a little Surprising to students of business. Yet stores, hains do 13 per cent , while in the ?:TU% of T they do 29 per cent. solidity of only in the larger eluu,"!a Fifty Years Ago In The Star The n ation of Robe: n eollector of the port of New ch'o'r‘kt: m-’g: Presiden Smoothing Roscoe Jarhera 9 the Conkling’s Feathers, Bing e administration, 50 years ), i-min“w.‘eé‘; R fors Gonkling and Place e Hemcon: ort. u.nflenlmhedcuumushrn 6 find a way out of the ity with- nator out giving eV affront to Cflh&u. the h%‘_fil'l nist and eritic. 5 881, says: 5 Republican caue: in session several hour mfierd‘y. consum alking over e time was ed in publication of the caucus fi;% day before_and ""'“W 3 ince—protested letting out the faintest idea of .e.i.ueua action. It was 'zl suggested t llm some news hunter had l.\mneflv:rt ¢ it at klerhuleo and had overheard what took | is place. “The Burnside resolution to reseind rule of the former caucus under which & nomination would be laid over until the next session created the in- :fi:-l of the day. Senators the administration’s friends. siderable discussion, and when a yote was about to be taken, it was urg behalf of Mr. Conkling's side question that a final decision be poned; that the issue divi the post- facilities on’ the United * important.” structions thi can Senators in two_facti 4t once. and manifested in desire be not number of threshers and track-lay] it mmr‘?r :: to say nothing and do further to irritate Mr. Ferry must go into the caucus at once. The Senator had the lather hutriedly washed from his face and hastened to the room, onl‘w find that the vote had been staved off. “Another reason, outside of the desire to accommodate Conkling and smooth down his ruffied temper—if that be pos- sible—which led to a postponement of the vote lies in the fact that some Sen: tors still hope that the President be prevalled upon to fake sothe u;-'{ of concession that will avold a square fight over the Robertson case.” * * x Although the exact nature of the agency for the spread oltmuu-l- was No Need to Move years sgor 1t wes Years 1o, it wi the White House. [-Cofeed thet s.:’l‘s had m'{mmmmwo do with ing numerous - ing nimerous phases of modern indus. | the tven Fotained & ity Planning e expert 10 Telp. them Enprove Mosens | e of e'ypluntary work of natufe. de what they are by in building the Briand’s Defeat Figures At the Geneva Conference BY A. G. GARDINER. every o Star of May 3, | poliey makes inevi was | o and for a rlew balinice of power r‘gp‘e&'rhhMylhunt counsel of panic and, a8 impracticable as it would uupecceo“.he“‘ o on | Geneva and phmlm ‘whose ¢ | with mmume'&v“ngf ace to Europe. . | fact that world. But it 15 ny of meu:';o?m nmn:’ L) mlla The maf ot pesée and his vioresions t, Paul Douimer, being prejudice the tion d at in the light of & comparatively réasonable attitude has been reml«‘ by the eoun- Républi- | try h There was em the caucus & thin th 3 - | Geneévi Briand, who is at bottom & good Bu- mn it 18 nomie tnion men- The non-possumus attitude of Fra is all the more unténable in vll'do‘{ia?: AN lun- In his perplexity between the fren- zied hostility of Fra ts the scheme and the impossibility of offering an un- qualified negative, id has sought to Tis owa il 105 & Evtopeai coanan pl or an ecol union. In has beén T slovakia, who agrees that nuneciation 6f the Austro- an scheme does not meet the an alternative and more for fl‘l: e neécessaty. S AP Briand's deféat for the presidenc, weakens his hand and Henderson's fil{ in securitig an teeomm:rum between s Onu tion of ‘The ourrent Feck-Eng Review by an }hogpr 0 outspokeén we- * ok x %