Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1931, Page 8

{THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C MONDAY........August 8, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor I'hlv-lulhrnnvm Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. R a5 only All Other States and Canada. Bally sty wnday onl: Member of the Associated Press. Ass P 13 exclysively entitled T A T eyt et atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- per the local I:;" in kh‘l L] iblishe herein. rights of publicat! Bbeciai “dispatches hersin are aiso reservod. No New Street Terminals. ! M the citizens of Alexandriaand Fairfax and Arlington Counties, joined by their allies in Washington’s trade organiza- tions, can convince the Public Utilities Commission that terminal rights should be granted the Mount Vernon, Alexan- dria and Washington Railroad in the congested section, the important ques- tion remaining will be the location of such a termindl. ‘These citizens may have convinced themselves that the passage north and south of some forty-four street cars over the crowded intersection at Four- teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue during the rush periods will not greatly increase traffic congestion. But there are others to be convinced on this point. Everybody is familiar with the deplorable condition at this busy cor mner now due to the right turn into E street made by north-bound Four- teenth street cars, which thereafter move for a block east against one-way west-bound automobile traffic. And everybody is likewise familiar with the awkward tangle that ensues when one of these cars must cut diagonally across Pennsylvania avenue for the turn into E street. The additional confusion re- sulting from adding heavy suburban cars to the traffic at this point is easily appreciated and the problem is not to be disposed of by merely becoming convinced that no great harm would Tesult. But once the cars are permitted north of Pennsylvania avenue, where are they going? It is unthinkable that the Public Utilities Commission is going to permit the establishment of any other street terminals in Washington, either for busses or for interurban street cars. For years a complacent public permit- ted the cars to park in front of a fire engine house. Now that the fire house and the parking place are both to be removed, it is Impossible to beMeve that another street terminal will be permit- ted in the congested district. And the Public Utilities Commission will merely be doing its duty if it insists that be- fore new terminal rights of any sort are granted in downtown Washington the terminal must be off the street. If the street car company cannot afford the expense of an off-street terminal, such as the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Station, or cannot make ar- rangements for sharing in the use of that terminal, or in the constriction of a new terminal possibly to be shared with the intercity busses, it is obvi- ously facing the same difficulties that confront other business ventures equip- ped with large ideas and a small amount of cash. If the car lines are to e subsidized, the subsidy cannot be ex- pected to take the form of grants of street space or cash from the already heavily taxed residents of the District. They have their own problems to con- Bider. Proposed future treatment of lower Pourtcenth street, from Water street to the Bureau of Engraving, and the pos- sibility of cutting Fifteenth street through the Mall, and bridging it over the Tidal Basin, would, of course, al- Jeviate the traffic congestion that now clogs Fourteenth street and creates an unbearable situation. And Fourtcenth street traffic will be materially lessened when the Memorial Bridge is opened. The ability of the two suburban lines operating over Fourteenth street to bear their cost of the trackage rearrange- ments under such plans, the prospects of their future profitable operation in the face of increasing bus competition, and the importance of the transporta- tion service they now maintain for the residents of Virginia are factors that must be considered not only by the Public Utilities Commission, but by the District Commissioners, the newly con- stituted Traffic Board and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, ‘Whether the trafic at Fourteenth #street and Pennsylvania avenue can stand the additional load imposed by the suburban cars is, therefore, a rela- tively small part of the whole complex problem. ———e————— -— L i 2 g identity of the robber or slayer is indi- - |cated by his own condyct. To obtain portant that the professional guides be subjected to a larger measure of con- trol and to occasional inspection to as- certain whether they are giving the proper service and telling the story of Washington correctly. ———rae— The Quota for Japan. The Immigration Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce has taken commendable action in rec- ommending that Japan be placed upon the quota basis in the American immi- gration laws. At the instigation of leading business men from the Pacific Coast, the committee has recommended to the national chamber’s board of di- rectors “that the discrimination now existing against Japan and other Far Eastern countries be removed and their nationals put on the quota basis, the same as nationals of European coun~ tries.” * Presumably the Immigration Com- mittees of both houses of Congress will be urged, in due course, to initiate the legislation necqssary to give effect ‘o the Chamber of Commerce’s views. The Government of the United States could strike no more effective blow for Japanese-American friendship. The exclusion clause enacted into the 1924. immigration law, more or less in pique as the consequence of some unguarded language that crept into the diplomatic correspondence over the question, rankles in Nippon's side like & thorn. It was regarded, and is still regarded, as an affront to Japanese racial pride. With sdmirable self-restraint, the Tokio government has remained silent for seven years on an issue which it still regards as open and unsettled. Last January, in the Japanese Diet, Baron Shidehara, foreign minister, said: On the question of the Unitéd States immigration law, which for seven years has been weighing heavily on popular sentiment in this country, there is no longer any doubt that our position is pow fully understood and appreciated by a large majority of the American people. We shall watch further development of the question with unimpassioned, but keen interest. ‘The majority of the American people hope that there will be no further delay in righting the wrong which Congress perpetrated and in vindicating Japan's confidence in the spirit of American fair play. —————— Shaw’s Communism. ‘When George Bernard Shaw reached London on his return from Russia he said that he was sorry to be back and- that he would advise a young man to go % Russia and settle there. Continuing: Russia is putting her house in order. All the other nations are playing the fool. I cannot speak in about the great experiment I have seén, for what I have to say must be carefully thought out and written, and I have made ar- rangements to do this, Mr. Shaw declared the other day in Moscow that he was a Communist; in- deed that he was a Communist befare Lenin. His subsequent remarks have been punctuated by scornful references to “capitalism” and “capitalists.” Evi- dently the thought of individual prop- erty is abhorrent to him. Yet it is dol- lars to doughnuts that the “arrange- ments” which he has made to write his comments on Russia, once he has care- fully thought them out, include the pay- ment of a good round sum to the author and substantial royalties for any repro- duction, in whatever 'form they may be presented now or hereafter. If G. B. 8. is a Communist h has & golden chance to demonstrate by g division of his reputedly large estate among his less fortunate fellow cit- izens. He has been accumulating wealth for & good many years. There is no keener collector of compensation in the literary world. There is no more savage pursuer of royalty-dodgers than he. On very rare occasions he has per- mitted ‘plays of his to be produced for charity without royalty—the fact being widely exploited to his glory. 1t is not made exactly clear whether |* Cspone intends to reform or merely to dnvest his fortune conservatively and retire from business. Guides. ‘Washington wants everybody who wvisits it to be properly and thoroughly guided about so that everything of in- terest at the Capital may be seen and understood. It does not, however, want that its visitors should be pestered and barassinglv importuned and imposed upon by the professional guides, who iy i g such clues there must be prompt and persistent search, with an intelligent co-ordination of all information. There have been several lamentable two items is, of course, the sheerest co- incidence. Mayor Walker has never been accused of lacking the courage which would sustain him even as an innocent bystander in & promiscuous street battle. ————— Songs submitted for official indorse- ment in connection with the George Washington celebration may be ex- pected to limit themselves to that sim- plicity in versification that often exerts the greatest charm. No poet, however deft, could be expected to find a satis- factory rhyme for “sesquicentennial.” —_———— There will be widespread and un- derstanding sympathy with the Graf Zeppelin's difficulty with engine trou- ble. Everybody now has experience with motors and “engine trouble” has & meaning that can be universally comprehended. ————— Aviation records resemble hot weather records in one respect. There is always a previous comparison avallable in a multitudinous array of data to permit the almost dally announcement that, in one way or another, a new record has | in been established. Investigation will be made of the causes of a rise in the price of ciga- Tettes. Once referred to with indignant scorn as a coffin nall, the cigarette rises to economic significance and is studied 88 ap index of commercial conditions. If dividends are seriously curtailed, there may be less curiosity impelling American tourists to see the wonders of the Old World, including the extraor- dinary prosperity that France is at present enjoying. A white-collar man is sometimes at & disadvantage in, private employment, but it is generally agreed that . the white-shirt police officer is to be con- gratulated at this season. —_———— In addition to being admired for his fame, Lindbergh will be envied for his privilege of getting to places where he can, if so disposed, amuse himself by throwing snow balls. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Conservative Confession. T know I'm kinder out o' date. I'm willin’ to go slow. I fear the possibifities of fate ‘When things are rushin’ so. ‘When all these rapid schemes I view My {feelin’s kind o’ balk. 8o, if it's all the same to you, Tl jes’ get out an’ walk. ‘They're whizzin’ people through the air And underneath the ground. There isn’t any tellin’ where Next minute you'll be found. 8o go it in your motor car, An’ never pind my talk, Tl travel safe, though not so far, I jes’ get out an’ walk. The Autocrat. “I suppose you can go where you like whenever you like in your new motor car?” My friend,” answered Mr. Scudds, “you mistake. I am merely the owner. I am not the chauffeur.” His Share in the Gayety, “Do you think you will pay much attention to social matters this coming season?” “No,” answered Mr. Cumrox. “I won't pay sattention. Tl simply pay bills.” = “Some men,” sald Uncle Kben, “ ‘pears to git 8o much fun out o’ tellin’ mugmmzu‘t—m '.hiel;erlte mind, probable that country bred or small-town bred men and women are most interested in thermometers. Per- haps that accounts for so many city people walki: the collection of measuring ‘without a glance. * X ok % Out in the great open spaces, where men are sublimely supposed to be men, a thermometer appeals to every- ih.!;l. helpful and always interest- Every man swears by his own, and re- sents aspersions cast upon its accuracy. It is the desire of every householder to possess o thermometer which always goes the next fellow one hetter—ot may- be several degrees better, in either di- rection. We have never been able to discover whether the thermometer which usually reads a degree or two higher than most thermometers also reads a degree or l‘:‘oh lower muflnm. or wh:%m‘ the -reading keeps its erence all the way along the scale. After all, to the average reader, it makes little difference. Most of the fun and ‘With 3 is going up in Summer, or down in Win- ter; with the barometer, whether the air pressure is decre: or increasing; and with the device which measures moisture content of the air, whether the relative humlfl:y l‘l h‘l(!: or low. Let it be admitted that most human | rig! bejngs can make some sapproximation to guessing the temperature changes by . |ribly, and a shows 95, The trick about using a barometer is . 'Pay no sttention o the exact read- , which or may not mean some- .nbnl only which way the 1¢ it is going up, it shows that con- becoming right for fair that the air Most of the instruments have iny,” “Stormy,” “Fair,” “Dry” and e” rl upon them, and are accol by elaborate charts at- tempting to show the mef possibilities attending the the hand h certain readings, either “up” or “down.” Unknown fac- tors. mvs%nwh] h:awlndn‘ etc., make ly ¢ The one thing that a barometer will tell the amateur, and will tell it to him nicely, is whether the air pressure is growing heavier or lighter. Tapping the barometer is & regular rite Wnln’ English clubs, Some of u'umhnu hun-’;‘lmd" by generations of sport-loving If the instrument on the wall a light tap on the rim of the case will cause the to_move one way or other. If it is on legs a tap on the sup- porting surface is sufficient. Eve': the finest s 1ail to er minute changes of eir own . you &’,‘*‘“‘"’ a naval vessel you will see engineers tapping their gauges to see which way they are going. They invariably stick a bit. ER ‘The use of the bygrometer is the most doubtful of all. What it shows must be left to the scientists, and we have yet to read an understandable account of “relative humidity.” It is a hzg’nn on everybody's tongue, but w] few can explain accurately, and make others un- derstand. Contrast, however, shows here as elsewhere. If you “mind the heat” ter- glance at a hygrometer 3 can feel sure that there is a lot of water in the air. If it down appreciably you will know t the relative humidity is gwinx less relative, as it were. The t use of the ordinary type of hy- fmmeterforthzhymm is to see what t registers on some day which s “just T ht” for him and then to attempt to ke it at that readirg in his d:fiztthewhm, WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS From “stated sources” at the White House comes no word that the Hoover- Doak unemployment conference at the gton is buszing wit . is circumstantially narrated that the in ve is preparing a introduction of the " attitude loyment. His city-by-cit less conditions, gaf read into with telling effect. * kK A $15-a-week dole, or ting would run on his own itive, Record day after day tntouw‘z even a soldiers’ bonus President Green 5"% H L il é % % | agi B f H g L4 % : z g g g : i ‘| I i E E ] H - E ¥ g 5 | ] b ie g g A g g i g %& ¥ 3 af 3 g g | 2 i i % 1] # i ] = 1 % i o iy £ ¢ t § | ik P X i ; Bst | % B ¥ BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. proceeded to plant barley instead of wheat.. In consequence, 'tis said, 4,000,- 000 perfectly good acres this year are authorizing the Postmaster General to increase the limits of size and weight of f ; i " i ¥ i TR d | other type of school. nt that there or cancella- irreconcilable Republicans, along with Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re, ‘leader of the Senate. They have piven their assent and ap- proval to %% President's plan on the undersf Wt there to be no debt cancel®| or forward movement into the petitical affairs of the Euro- Ppeaz nations. Mo less distinguished a Republican than the Vice President, Mr. Curtis, has expressed the opinion that any move toward the cancellation of the war debts owed this country would find 90 per cent of the voters in opposition to such cancellation. He and other iblican leaders are deploring the fact that immediately after the publi- cation of President Hoover's intergov- ernmental debt suspension there a) red here and there statements that such the first sf tion. LN Former President Coolidge’s White House physician, Col. James F. Coupal, is quoted in St. Paul as saying that he has no doubt Mr. Coolidge would be a candidate for President next year if the people express decisively a desire to draft him “t6 meet the situation.” Col. Coupal probably is right. No American has yet declined to be President under such circumstances, and probably none would. But just how the people are to express such a desire to draft Mr. Cool- idge or any one else remains to be seen. Undoubtedly the Democrats would not States. 3 idge would have to run the gantlet of such a convention, He be. to hear Y . Theodore Roose- velt, after he had yielded the White mmmmuzorwmmuu William Howard Taft, for four years under conditions almost identical with the in Mr. Coolidge stepped aside to give way to the nomi- nation and election of Herbert then Semhryo: Coolidge’s cabinet, heard, he heard, the call of return to the White nsion plan was merely | T. F. mun( to debt cancella- - ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN., : A ] A -‘a o gé B i £ s g i I B f é. B !EE & EE L o L] H 55 teacher schools are being rate of 4,200 per one-teacher schools , stfll open doors to more farm children than g i 3 i 2 any . Did Henry Clay have & ot g R R P quently sent to a mill on the Pamunky River, driving a donkey to carry home a bag of meal. Q. Why is pidgin English so called?— G. F. 8. A. Pidgin is a Chinese corruption of the word business, hence pidgin Eng- lish is business English. It is made up of English words, mostly mono- syllables, and corrupted Chinese, Portu- guese, Malay, and other terms, ar- ranged according to Chinese idiom. Q. Why is_the Foligno $agonna so AR cpt e s un o - lain, was born at Foligno. During his residence there the city was bom- barded. Raphael was commissioned by Bishop Conti to execute the painting as a thank offering towed because of the bishop’s escape from death when a shell burst while the city was being attacked. Q. How big is the Mormon Taber- nacle at Salt Lake City?—F. J. H. A. The building is elliptical in form, 150 feet in extreme width by 250 feet in extreme length, and the auditorium has a seating capacity of 8,000. Q. When did Trader Horn die?—V. L. A. He died June 26, 1931, in Eng- eal name was Alfred Q. What are the requirements for the_degree of Doctor of Philosophy?— A. The Doctor of Philosophy degree is usually conferred after three years of resident study beyond the bachelor’s degree. An essential requirement, in addition to the completion of graduate courses, is the preparation of a thesis which demonstrates the ability to pro- duce an original piece of work in the field in which the student is special- izing. The degree is not conferred ls] an honorary degree in this country at the present time. Q. How old is Bill Tilden?—L. L. A. their | o some cases extend more than 25 feet into the ground. Q. How many Lodge?—A. L. M. A. He had 11 children. His son Ray- mond was killed in the World War, Q. To what extent does fog interfere with shipping?—V. B. N. A. There are no general " the subject, but a specific that may be cited is that of a dense fog that hung for five days over the Channel. No serious accident resulted, but the time lost by vessels laid up in the Thames estuary alone was estimated to be worth $5,000,000. Q. Is butter usually made of sweet cream or sour cream?—A. 8. A. A. The Bureau of Dairying says that more than one-half of the butter made in the United States is made from sour cream. There is, however, a consider- able quantity made from sweet cream. Q. How much Tof the time do bats sleep?—M. T. A. They are awake only about four of children has Sir Otiver A. He is now 38 and has just won the 24 hours daily. 1 World Held to Have Gained By Effort to Save Germany ! One of the chief benefits of the Lon- don Conference on conditions in Ger- many, as in American coms ments, is the example of a group of nations meeting to prevent disaster for & sister nation. There are differences of opinion as to future political and economic developments, but the pur- pose of the conference is widely com- mended. “The London pact by seven mighty powers to ald and save a sister nation from financial ruin,” according to the Portland Oregon Journal, “shows man- kind the broad trail to a great new human order, points the pecplé to peace and reason, to a great mew civilization freighted and laden with good will, good order and intensified human happiness.” Declaring that “the conference was well worth while,” the Cleveland News holds that “a step toward international co-operation, on a scale never economic Mr. | before contemplated, has_been taken.” The Fort Worth Star-Telegram thinks that “the public is treatéd to the most appearing international picture seen for several years,” and “if the balance of international finance is -| established sufficiently to_assure the Col. Coupal &lso is quoted as saying t Mr. Coolidge would have loved to be re-elected President in 1928, despite g.l now famous “I do not the who | 81 active trader, resumption of the normal flow of trade the feat is of sufficient magnitude to contain plenty of glory for all participants.” “Germany is placed .on level ground, and now has only the disturbing ele- ments of the Communists to combat while working out her rehabilitation program,” says the Charlotte Observer, “but the handling of the cpposing fac- tions should prove the least of the diffi- culties that government is now left to face.” The Lincoln State Journal is convinced that “if the moratorium and the upo) have acted achieve the results expected, Germany will soon be a large purchaser ‘That paper oonc!‘:del that “as engaged in buying and realizing a profit on her it | activities, Germany is & world asset, but " | those of physicians in By 2 Tk g H under other circumstances she would be & serious liability.” = * ok xw ‘That the measures adopted were like who is ill the conviction of the Cincinnati Times-Star i G stacles of prejudice and passion and stupidity, sanity and common sense con- tinue to prevail. * ok ok ok Extension of credits “may swing the psychology in Germany from panic to confidence,” in the judgment of the Louisville-Courier - Journal. The Sa- vannah Morning News, voicing the view that “restcration of . Germany mx the stabilization of conditions of busi- ness—and perhaps politics—in the world, adds, “The other nations will go the full limit, as governments and through private interests, to bring about economic peace in aiding Germany to restore the confidence to her own ple and the confidence of the world in & normal %rmclny‘." ot % “The effect of a prompt agreemen at the London Conference,” as viewed as well as upon Europe. logic influence will be this country and abroad. Germany’s . light has been a frightening influence. ith the world assured that Germany is to be helped over the financial steeps, the strain is relieved, the suspense is ended.‘:utn:;.; m significant and more impo: an; economic, material ndvnn&(u% victory for international good will, good fellowship and helpfulness.” Calling the conference “a failure, Newark Evening News asserts that economics of the world are ji badly muddled as before.” e E:EE 3 i g g3¥ n which statesmen | the and | S, charge of a per- | tions,