Evening Star Newspaper, September 17, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. YWHURSDAY. .September 17, 1031 —— e WHEODORE W. NOYES,...Editor Rate by Carrier Within the City. ing Star... ... .45¢ per month e Evening and & Baf Star S B R Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance, Maryland and Virginia. fly and Sunday. 1yr., $10.00: 1 mo., 88¢ FI 5 onda ily and Sunday. Mty Shly 5 nday only Member of the Associated Press. ssociated Press 18 exclusively ertitled o ek v for repubiioation bf ‘all news dis- atches credited o it or not ot » cra ted in this paper published herein special dispatche: 6.00: 1 mo.. 5.0 1 Mo, 4oc d aiso he Al riehts of pubil ! herein are also , TUnrest in Britain's Navy. Every Englishman who recalls that two revolutions in our immediate time} ~—in Russla, at Cronstadt, in 1917, and | in Germany, at Kiel, in 1918—began with mutinies in the fieets is justified in succumbing to anxiety over “unrest” in the British navy. For generations, barring sporadic incidents without any broad significance, revolt has been 8 thing unknown by the Mistress cf the Seas. Britannia has ruled the waves oblivious to even the possibility of dis- - Joyalty on the part of her officers w2 bluejackets.” “Our sure shield,” the country's affectionate term for the fleet, has been held to be such largely be- cause of confidence in the unflagging | idevotion of the sturdy lads who man it.| It is thus easy to comprehend the eonsternation which spread from Lands End to John o’ Groat when news was forthcoming this week that the impending maneuvers of the Atlantic fleet had to be canceled because of objections among the lower ratings to the government’s cut' in the pay of pub- lic servants. The sailors opposs the slashes, mainly because reductions do not similarly affect all ranks. Officers are not to suffer the proportionate de- crease in pay that ordinary seamen are asked to accept. Other inequalities are resented. The net result has been the refusal of bluejackets to perform the services aboard ship necessary to carry out projected battle practice on the high seas. The admiralty, alive ta the perilous possibilities of such a sit- ustion, abandoned the maneuvers and ordered all ships to return to their home bases. Since then come reports of trouble in the Mediterranean fleet. Yesterday in the House of Commons, one-third. But even such ‘s measure is recognized by agricultural economists as of doubtful value or effectiveness. Indeed, the validity of shch & prohibi- tion 1s stoutly challenged. Gov. Huey Long of Louisiana has at least the distinction of being the first executive of & State in this Union to be called & liar by & formal enactment of the Legislature of another Statg, Perhaps he enjoys this floodlight of publicity. He has never yet shrunk trom the calcium. ot Gerard Swope's Plan. ‘The significance of Gerard Swope's address to the meeting of the National Electric Manufacturers’ Association does not lie, as Owen D. Young explains, in the plan that he outlined nor in the criticism of that plan that will follow its presentation. The real significance, 0c | quoting again from Mr. Young, lies “in the fact that a responsible industrial manager and the members of a great industry are ready to put to the public an offer to assume voluntary responsi- bilities of vast consequence, not only in the economic, but in the social fleld. Here is a_tender of soclal performance by an industry, definite in terms and A measurable in effect.” ‘Neither 'Mr. Youhg nor Mr. Swope attempts to sail under thé false cclors that would identify them as crusading idealists or visionary doctrinaires anx- fous to hasten the coming of the mail- lennium or to attain even so relatively simple a goal as the elimination of unemployment and the preparation of @ bed cf roses for industrial America. As successful and unusually intelligent. leaders of one of the great industries, they seem to see that just ahead of them the road that we as a Nation have been following for such a long time branches off in three directions, previding a choice between as many routes. Z Che of these roads cffers the plan, which in the past has often been found a most workable cure of many ills, which’ consists in “doing nothing.” Doing nothing, in this case, can mean the retention of the traditional Amer- fcan policy cf individual freedom of action or, as Mr. Young puts it, “unor- ganized individual planning and opera- tion.” But it history repeats itself, “its action will necessarily be at times chaotic, and we shzall, as a result, pay the economic penalty of that disorder, such as we are paying now.” The second cf these routes offers the solution that lies in putting the respon- sibility for leadership on the Govern- ment, which, in other words, means the unwilling surrender of imdustry to political government. 7 “If the various States act,” says Mr. Swope in his discussion of this possi- bility, “industry will be confronted with different solutions, lacking uniformity and imposing varying burdens, meking competition on a national scale difficult. If either the individual States or the Federal Government act, the power of amid jeers ' from the Laborites, Sir Austen Chamberlan, first lord of the admiralty, announced that an investi- gation is under way to determine how hardships in the fieet may be averted under the government’s new economy policy. Whatever official language is invoked to hide what has actually British Navy is frequently called the Dlfinn'll “all in all.” No responsible 12 afford to temporize with condi- tions menacing the reliability of such sorely-tried colleagues are already being asked to explain why sailors, any more than soldiers or policemen, should be the objects of special solicitude. Con- ssions to “unrest” in the fleet can P sily beccme the first arc of a viclous cle, with resultant chaos in the whole economy pregram, One avenue of plausible compromise ‘with the bluejackets, which would not be applicable to other services, lies along the line of curtailment of naval building operations. If the exchequer can save = couple of million pounds on construc- tion, by delaying or canceling it, Mr. Snowden might find It possible to}¥as voluntary acquiesence to such regu- | approve the retention of the old wage #cale in the fleet and restore the morale of a body of men in whose hands, in & very real sense, the empire’s destiny is Feposed. R Aimez McPherson handles publicity ®s an expert and finds herself with an abundance which allows her o taxaticn has no economic restraints.” ‘The third course is the adoption of the Swope plan, which, as outlined | by the author, calls for the “stabiliza- tion” of industry under the supervision of the Federal Government and the protection of industrial workers by the compulsory adoption of life and dis- ability insurance, a pension system for retirement at seventy on bhaif pay, and unemployment insurance, the cost of each of these to be shared' équally be- tween employer and employe. The “stabilization of industry” would ‘mean organization of industry into trade assoclations, these including all com- panies engaged in interstate commerce and employing as many s fifty em- ployes, and their own control of produc- tion under the supervision of Federal agencies. : ‘The nature of the criticism suggest- ed by such a plan is obvious. * Applied to industry as a whole—and it would | have to be so applied to make it worth | anything—the plan would mean a step | so0 similar, in its fundamental objec- | tives, to the Russian plan that the dif- ferences would be matters for mere scademic ®scussion. It would mean | the final entrance of the Gevernment into the business of comipletely regu- | lating industry, whether or not there J lation on the part of industry. It! would be the immediate creation of a ! vast and honeycombed buresucracy in | Weshington and the surrender, as Mr. | Swope and Mr. Young candidly point | out, of individual freedom of action. But the presentation of this plan by those who have proposed it is none! the less valuable, It is valuable in that | share liberally with relatives and Iriends. Harsh Words at the King's Sickbed King Cotton is in a low state of health. In fact, he is'very sick. His subjects are in keen distress. = His phy- sicians are in violent disagreement over his treatment. Some want him to take a complete rest for a year and some want him to declare a one-third moratorium. And the worst of the matter is that neither remedy is likely to be effective. For the fact is that American cotton is losing ground in the world market, not merely because of the general depression, but because of foreign competition, rivelry in quan- tity production and rivalry in quality. “The American staple has beén shrink- ing steadily for some years and Indian staple, for exam has been improv- ing. Now for the first time in & long period American cotton sales are less than half of the world's consumption and the percentage is diminishing. The intensity of the feeling between the doctors who are trying to restore the white-bolled monarch to health finds expression now in a formal reselu- tion adopted by the Texas Senate in which the Governor of- Louisiana, ad- vocate of a whole-year abstention from cotton planting by all the Soutbern States, is called a “consummate liar.” ‘This s extraordinary language to be used by the Legislature of one com- monwealth toward the executive of an adjoining State. But the Governor of Loutslana really started the affaip by | & public statement to the effect that the members of the Texas Legislature had been “bought like a sack of corn” to vote against the cotton prohibition plan, and that they had been “paid . Apart from these asperities, it appears quite plain that there will be no gen- eral cotton-planting prohibition legisla~ tion this year. Some of the States, per- haps most of them, may adopt & uni- formymeasure reducing “cotterf area in next year's it answers much of the loose talk—a | | favorite form of recreation these days— | concerning the need for economic plan- ning. Mr, Swope presents & plan, and |along with it an estimate of the price | that must be paid for it. It is beside | the point whether Mr.. Swope and Mr. | Young belleve the price is worth while. | Both of them represent one of the most | highly centralized of American indus- | | tries, and one that would least feel gov- | ernmental supervision. But neither of | them makes the error of putting for- | i""d & plan without equal emphasis | upon the price. i In the current discussion of plans| !in general the price is apt to be mini- | mized in the enthusiastic indorsement. of a new idea. As long as the Nation cin dispassionately weigh. the advan- tages as against the cost, there is every- thing to gain and littie to lose. | s - i | Eventually the disarmament idea is certain to be strong enough to get down | to detalis and take the sawed-off shot- | guns away from the racketeers. S 56 i RO The Moral of the Left Turn, | The change to a sensible method of making @& left-hand turn is valuable in more ways than one. It factlitates the movement of traffic and avoids mauy of the ridiculous jams that yete| associated with the old rotary method. 'But its chief value lizs, perhaps, in | the fact that it must by now have | taught some of our traffic gods the | valuable lesson that human beings are capable of thinking for themselves and do not have to lean for guidance on the. yeas and the nays of those who make | the rules, ‘The trafic officlals clung tenaciously to the old left-hand turn for fear of what would happen when it was abol- Ihlud. They arranged their pretty signal lights and drilled the motoring public to move like automatons and cast aside the good principle,in making fa left-hand turn, that a straight line 1s the shortest, and therefore the | Borghum. H 7 tween two points. On the theory that| all motorists are fools, they bullt upi & fool-proof left turn. They feared to do away with it because of the alarm- ing prospect of what would happen. If the motorists were suddenly permitted to think for themselves, they would crash into each other, slaughter pedes- trians by the score and turn the town upside down. ) The new left turn, which, as a mat- ter of fact, is the old left turn estab-; lished years ago in every city except Washington, has become effective with- out confusion. Motorists, permitted to | think sensibly for themselves, have | taken to it like ducks to water. This is due, primarily, to the fact that the new method happens to be the simple and the sensible way of making a left turn. The only requirement for its successful negotiation is common sense and a fair amount of good judgment. ‘Washington’s experience in scrapping the rotary method naturally raites the question of how many other laws and regulations are based on the er- roneous premise that as the public is incapable of thinking for itself, it is necessary to have complicated and iron-bound rules to guide its every com- ing and going. How much better it might be if scores of our laws and reg- ulations were, like the rotary left turn, scrapped in favor of letting people think for themselves and reposing in them the confidence that they are capable of doing it. —————— European countries that have always maintained beer on a legal basis have not found it of conspicuous importance in helping to solve taxation problems. Gambrinus, mythical inventor of brew- ing, has always been pictured as a genial and carefree figure, but never with a suggestion of thoughtfulness that might be of the slightest assistance | in an economic emergency. ————— Einstein is said to have been discov~ ered recently playing the game “tick- tacktoo.” The pastime, once considered childish, is likely to be accorded credu- lous respect because of this report. A sclentist may utilize any seemingly trivial incident as the basis of great discovery, as Newton did when an ap- ple fell on his héad and suggested the law of gravity. Rl S R N R B ‘The dole is responsible for a decided difference of opinion, one school of thought Tegarding it as altogether too much and another as entirely too little, As happens in so many controversies, there may be an element of right on both sides. et Interior decorators may have to reckon with some of the business or- ganizers who do mot regard a house as | th! homelike unless it has especial facilities for storing some of the office records. (sl B SN S Inventors of thermometers are Te- membered as benefactors of humanity, 1t is not easy to recognize them as such when official readings of ‘temperature are announced: r———— By insisting on his native costume, Gandht shows his independence - of thought. He will not permit either London or Paris to set the fashions for him. ——r—————— ‘When ‘they get too close’to the un- derworld, police are lable to find them- selves baffied not only by gangsters, but by ohe nw;.)hu. p—CE SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNEON. ‘The Find. It's yaller!'An’ it stines so bright It makes you blink an’ stare. You guard ‘the treasure day and night With tenderness an’ care. No nugget that was ever weighed By greedy, tremblin’ hands Such glorious promise has displayed In this or other lands. What dreams are in its golden glint As early mamin’ glows! What beauties in the mellow tint The deepening twilight shows! It is no precious metal won By strife as time goes by. 1It's only jes’ & pumpkin, son, To bake into a ple. Curtailment. “I heard a man saying your style of oratory is showing great improvement.” “But I haven't made a speech in ll great many days,” protested Senator “Maybe that's what he was talking | about.” Familiarity. “Wasn't that a stranger you boys were playing poker with last night?” “He was a stranger to us” replied | Bronco Bob, sadly, “but not to the game.” Looking Ahead. The dog days have receded. We'll regret those times of glee With all the heat we needed Every day delivered free. The Remorseful Gossip. i “Sometimes § wonder Whether there 1s any truth in"the old saying, ‘Be-good and you will be’ happy.’ ™ . “What's the -trouble?” “I made up my mind the other day | that T would be truthful and obliging. I answered every question anybody asked me.” | ‘And told the exact truth?” “Yes. And none of the people T lold\ the truth about now speak to me.” | The Description. “I'm sure you will like him. He has| & pleasant personality, an easy flow of | conversation and s wonderful fund of information.” “What is he?” inquired Miss Cayenne, suspiciously, “a book agent?” Discontent, Every wish unsatisfied Leaves human Dature sore. Every wish that's gratified Gives rise to several more. “When & man thinks too well of his- self,” sajd Uncle Eben, “it'’s a sign dat maybe he is forgettin' & few things he' knows about hisself.” Glad Tidings. n-;u the hnu&.\l' (;:u&.vu-. tlon of Crime News T¢ that - L and in THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘When Autumn comes, 1t is tulip plant- e “fulip planting time when the ullp pl e when weather becomes e’éflf in America. ‘Then these Dutch bulbs, grown in a colder, mofster land, should be put into our ground. Impatient planters should wait until it really gets cold, before putting the brown gnomes about 4 inches down. Tulips already have formed their flowers, lying curled up in the curious rounds of brownness, which we call builbs. There is some chance, although ad- mittedly xmz&'tt;lu:;l pho'\‘x‘ted too e;rly they might SPI¢ upward. Ayt that, we have never heard of tulips blooming in the late Fall. There might be some chance of this, however, if they are put into the ground too early, so the best thing to do is to wait until O:ml:el'..r Tulip bulbs can be planted any time up until freezing weather, It pays to purchase the biggest, best bulbs possible. It is better to have a few good ones, than a large number of poor ones. Most of the bulbs are good, however, 5o there is no need to worry about this side of the matter. The selection of the ones to suit the individual taste will be much more wor- risome for most people. There is such a multitude of shades available that at first blush it might seem to be the easlest thing in the world to select what opne wants. Such a wealth of color, however, brings with it the inevitable doubt which one ordinarily faces when the choice is too large. * K K X Few home gardeners there are but who bhave felt, at some time or other, that it would be vastly easier to select from seed and bulb catalogues, if the range of selection were not quite so eat. B e gladiolus, year by vear gaining in popularity, is now available in so many tints, hues and blends that all but the most positive souls are harassed by the task of choosing. The positive temperament,-of courseé, says easily, “Oh, I like reds,” or “Oh, I prefer pinks” or, maybe, “I like iavender tints.” But he who is not so determined in this matter and believes that all flowers are beautiful, will select with a wider range in mind, and still will regret the scores of beauties which he had to resist purchasing. g A Not only are there several different sorts of tulips, blooming at different times and of very different heights, but most of these come in a perplexing array of colors. Most people, undoubtedly, are held down in their selection.by the old- time standard tullp colors. When they think of a tulip they think of one of the flaming reds, or that red one with yellow edges. ‘These are great flowers, and no mis- take, but the remainder of the va- rieties, especially among the Darwins, are so beautiful that one should widen his choice to include at least a few of em. Easly single tulips have their place, but one is lacking in planting ground, and wants the most beautiful flowers, he had better stick to the Darwins, It is safe to say that no sort of tulip can surpass a well grown Darwin. Its long stem, its follage and its large, egg- shaped flower, in almost every con- 1low, combine to fection of tulips. * % % If one wants » vellow tullp of the same height, et:. . .0 inches, he must g0 to the so-called Cottage group. These are, in effect, Darwins, being g“h;lnluts!nd by having more open A great many people prefer the darker shades, such as the gll!:k tulip of history, which in reality is not black, but a very dark purple. There are all sorts of bronze shades, almost black from a.slight distance. ‘While these somber tints have their uses, in a garden, the true value of the tulip world is lost in them. They are the sophisticated members of the tribe and are not the true tullp, as the world knows it. today. The primary attribute of the tullp is its clear, glowing color. Even the dark ones glow, of course, but they lack the brightness, celvable color except make it the ':;y * K K X ‘The bright tulip is the real tulip. There can be little doubt of that. The average home gardener will do best by himself and his garden when he sticks closely to the glowing colors which made the tulip famous. WePhave never sympathized, person- ally, with the ardent belief of tulip en- thusiasts that their favorite flower is the only one which possesses true tones of bright colors. 2 The subtle colorings of the gladiolus, for instance, as developed by the mcd- ern fanciers, are every whi$ as glowing as beautiful, as clear, it seems to us. If there is any blend more beautiful, among flowers, than the mingling of soft pink end creamy white, secured in some of the finer peonies, we would like to be privileged to see it. And some of the modern iris are as lovely in blend as any tulips that ever bloomed. * K K x ‘The world loves the tulip mainly be- cause it comes, with its brightness, to surplement the budding greenery of Spring. One may feel reasonably sure that if the tulip bloomed at any other time cf the year, it would never have become quite the famous flower it is, nor would 1t have occupied the same place in song and story. And here let us intrude a fear, & vast fear, which we feel sure is assailing many other plant lovers at this time. It arises from the recent nctices, in some publications, that experiments have been undertaken with the hardy garden chrysanthemum to make it bloom in the Summer instead of the late Fall. By cutting off the amount of sun- light for a certain part of the day, by means of black silk, the world may have garden chrysanthemums weeks ahead of normal. Scon we will be having outdoor flow- ers of all sorts at all times of the year and Nature's beautiful pageantry, built up over-a million years, will be no more. And many of us will lament its pass- ing, if it should come to that. The sea- sons for the various flowers are as much a part of flcwers as their very colora- tions. The blooming of the flowers is Nature's clock, her timeplece, by means of which the astute p:rson could almost tell to the week the very time of the year. At any rate, one may hope that the experimenters will leave cur tulips alone. If they did not bloom in the Springtime they would not be exactly tulips, would they? Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands HE TRANSVAAL LEADER, Jo- hannesburg.—Today there are four large independent universi- tles, two in the south and two in the north, and five university colleges forming the Federal University In 1910 the number of students in 1 of_Soutn Africa. higher _education in South Africa was | 1,171. Today the number is about 7,000. State expenditure on higher education amounted in 1910 to $400,000. latest available figures show that the sum has risen close to $2,000,000. Two decades ago the usual thing for those who wanted a university educa- tion was to go overseas. Today that is the exception, not the rule, save for those students who go oversea for post- graduate courses.’ South Africa is now training in its universities its own phy- sicians, verterinary surgeons, barristers, architects, dentists, engineers, account- ants, musicians and teachers.* It is true that university education here is largely vocational. But that is almost inevitable in a young country, thAugh not peculiar to it. It has been observed that even in the older universities of Europe and America the tendency is to provide vocational training rather than the purely cultural education of older days. That, however, is a sign of the times. * ok kX Germany Must Depend on Own Resources. Cologne Gazette.—The necessity which closed by official order the commercial and savings banks for two days is that of conserving such funds, whethor pub- lic or private, as are left in Germany, and to give the auditors opportunity to ascertain the exact financial status of the country. It is the first step in a program of self-help, for it becomes more and more clear that ultimately we must depend on ourselves, becomes now merely speculation. Even it granted, it will b2 surrounded by so many conditions and restrictions that little real benefit Will accrue to Lhel country. Germany must float further loans, only 20 per cent of which amounts will be found in the last analysis to be of | any internal assistance to her, while as much as 80 per cent, or even more, | must be dissipated without return abroad in the payment of unmodified reparation, Eventually, too, all' these loans must be paid back, inflicting still greater burdens on the country. * K K K Defects of Democracy Produced by Human Imperfection. La Prensa, Buenos Aires.—Many people think that democracy, whether for other aid | th! supply them with what they want,” a) lies as much to the smaller as to tl r consuming countries. at other countries realize the im- mhm of this principle has recently n demonstrated, so far as Bulgaria is concerned, by the arrival of a party including several prominent German manufacturers. Bulgaria apparently was considered by them of sufficient im- g?funce to justify a personal visit to vestigate on the spot the potentiali- ties of the Bulgarian market. Such a visit at a time when trade and com- merce are at their worst, when the black clouds of depression cbscure the horizon and show no signs of dispersing, is clear proof that German industrial- ists are not waiting for better days before beginning economic studies. No, they are already collecting all the data that will be of value with the return of better times. Bulgaria is but & small country, of 103,146 square kil- ometers and a population of 6,000,000, but if Germany considers her meriting attention as an outlet for the products of its industry, should she not make an equal appeal ‘to British interests? * k% x Steals to Satisfy Wife’s Desire for New Comb. Diario del Comercio, Barranquilla.— Libardo Echeverria thought nothing was too good for his wife, and was al- ways willing to make any sacrifice or to spend all his money upon her. Only now, unfortunately, belonging to the long train of “those without Work.” he didn’t have any money to spend. How- ever, he ascertained from his wife what she desired for her approaching hlr!h: day anniversary; it was a “peineta, one of the curved and ornamental combs that women wear so generally in their hair. She had several combs, but they were old, and she was tired of 2m. Fortified with this information Li- bardo Echeverria set out in the direc- tion of the public market. Arriving at & stall therein xreuded over by the Syrian, Antonio Abudinen, Libardo saw glass showcases filled with beautiful combs, just the sort that Julia wanted. It was difficult to choose & single comb from so large and varied a collection, 50 Libardo merely waited until Antonio Abudinen was busy with & customer and then abstracted from the showcase a tray containing two dozen of the more costly “peinetas,” walking away as calmly as if nothing had happened. It did not escape Antonio, however, that one of his anticipated patrons had walked away with two dozen combs without giving him so much as thanks. He called loudly for the police, and Agent No. 228 promptly responded. Armed with a description of the au- vested in a republic or a limited mon- | dacious appropriator, and shown the archy, such as England, has proved a fantasy and a failure. They consider it a survival of anclent political econ- omy no longer suitable for the nations of the world. These people say self- ! government by peoples largely proleta- rian in character and intelligence is no lo practicable. 'firfle most of the elements of a country are uncultured and unedu- cated, it cannot be expected that from this mass those will rise or be elected who can bring intelligence and integrity to the rn-n;g:mem. of the affairs of state. The defects of democracy are produced by human imperfection, In an aristocracy these defects are minimized, but only the best of the race take up the reins of government. Such a system, however, suppresses civil liberty and retards the progress of the majority toward better things. Better for a nation to blunder in seeking its own ideals than to have arbitrary so- cial and moral standards forced on it. This is seen in the relatively enviable position of the United States compared with that of Russia. * ok % %/ ‘Wales Gives Sound “;‘rmn Review, Sofia.—The sound advice which the Prince of Wales gave to British industrialists stated, must | direction in which he had departed, Agent 228 soon apprehended Libardo upon Calle de la Cruz, at the corner of La Paz. He now awaits the formal hearing of Antonio Abudinen’s testi- mony in the station of the first precinct. Confined in the same cal: is one Manuel Fernandez, charged with the removal, at 5 o'clock in the morn- ing, of certaln furnishings from the home of the citizen Luis Montoya. The latter was comfortably surrendered to the arms of Morpheus, when a sudden noise awoke him. Leaving the couch, he sped to the nearest station of police whence officers were sent to encircle the house. This done, they caught the lingering Manuel, with his loot in a bundle ready to leave. e High Pressurite From the Nashville Banner. By the way and before we fo! whatever became of the vast herds and huge swarms of go-getters that used to be all over the place., ——— - . Wealth and Art. From the Cleveland News. g Fact that late Hall Craine left an estate of $1,000,000 is uhln to convinoe @ large portion of the inf ntsia that he was a poor writer. The Southern Color Scheme. From the Columbis (8. C.) State. Stra how, with widespreading fields white, the cotton pros- p:fl 1s yet indigo h‘m . Ori the heels of the attack by Gov. Albert C. Ritchle of Maryland on policy of Government ownership and opera- tion of power plants and other util- ities, suppesed to be dear to the heart of that leading candidate for the Demo- cratic nomination for President, comes the announcement of Gerard Swope's lan for industrial stabilization and re- lef of unemployment. Mr. Swope is president of the General Electric Co., and Owen D, Young, whose name is frequently on the lips of Dem: its as a desirable nominee for President next year, is chairman of the board of that company. Furthermore, Mr. Young, following the address delivered by Mr. Swope fore the National Electric Manufacturers’ Association, hailed the tender of a “plan” by his industry for unemployment relief. * ok K % It’s a hablt in this country to measure and interpret everything in terms of politics. Mr. Swope's proposed plan in some quarters is looked upon as & trial balloon. If it meets general approval, why shculd it not become the plen of the Democratic party in the campaign next year for the election of a Presi- dent and a Congress, and why should not the party turn.to Mr. Young to make the fight for President as the Democratic standard bearer? It is too early to answer this questicn. But to- day it appears clearer than ever that the Democratic nomination for Presi- dent is not likely to go by default to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Here is the Governor of Mary- land, a militant candidate for the pres- idential nomination, denouncing the proposal that the Government shall op- erate power plants and deliver electric- ity to the consumers and at the same time hinting that Gov. Rocsevelt is seeking to use the power issue as a smoke scrcen because he is afraid to discuss the prohibition issue. And here, too, is a potential candidate for the Democratic nomination, Owen D. Young, asking for Nation-wide consideration of | by the plan advanced by the electrical in- dustry to meet the unemployment prob- lem. It looks rather as though the electrical interests were giving consid- erable attenticn at this time to can- it | & didacy of Gov. Roosevelt for the presi- dential nomination. It is no secret that some ‘of the electrical interests have been; strongly epposed to the nomination of Roosevelt for President, but that they have not been very hope- ful of heading him off. * ok kK ‘The General Electric Co. not so very long ago was under attack in a series of articles published in Labor, the organ of the railroad brotherhoods, of its practices toward the employs. Furthermore, it has not been uncommon to hear the verdict on Democratic lips that it would not be wise to select as a candidate for Presi- dent the head of the General Elec- tric Co., a huge corporation referred to sometimes as a trust. But now the president of the company, Mr. Swope, comes forward with “a “plan,” labeled a plan to relieve unemployment and to give the workers a better It calls for legisiation by Congress which would vitally change the exist- ing laws relating to combinations. It provides for setting up national trade associations, covering each industry. These associations, in brief, are to see that the evil of overproduction be eliminated and proper provision be made to caro for the workers at all times. The Federal Government is to have its part in these trade associa- tions in order to protect the public; indeed, in the final anzlysis the Fed- eral Government is to be in large | measure & dominating force over, all these industries. # * X X x No one will deny that the plan is far-reaching. Its a on means a surrender of . more individual Ii . It may mean the centralization in ‘Washington of the control of all in- dustry, of all prices and wages, through the trade associations the govern- mental supervisory body. It may mean a vast political system, with control -of salaries, wages, preference in jobs lo- cated in the National Capital. Those who are dema: stabilization of indt nation of the un ent problem may be willing to pay the price. But they might as well recognize that the price will have to be paid. 3wk % : If the Democratic party should get behind the plan advanced by the eral Electric Company and nominate Mr. Young, there is likely to be a reai| battle at the polls. The Republican party and its leader, President Hoover, will take the opposing side, it is ex- ted. ‘The proponents of the new industrial plan took care to have it launched with all the necessary trim- mings. It was broadcast over the na- tion .by radio. There seems no doubt that it will be widely discussed, both by_industrial and political leaders. How the plan would work, for ex- ample in the ‘newspaper publishing in- dustry, and in each individual industry, will come in for comment. A national trade assoclation covering the news- papers of the country, undertaking to decide what shall be the business prac- tices, the advertising, the production, the weges and the prices jn the newspaper business and other businesses, is some- thing to contemplate before the plan is Onally adopted. The Government would have a hand in the pie, too. News- papers which’ o] ed the Government under such conditions might be just out of luck. LRI S Mr. Young has discoura becom! a candicate for tI romination for President. In his ad- dress last night on the Swope plan for unemployment relief, he said: “I am not saying that we should bave an economic plan. All that I am saying is that we should have someth: for @iscussion so as to see definitel; it costs.” He said, too, that the Swope plan “is not free from criticism.” But the whole im- flnc-uan of his remarks was that here a plan which is worthy of serious con- sideration. And if it i§ to be adopted, others will ask,- why should not Owen D. Young be the man to put it into effect? * K oK % President Brnest M. Hopkins of Dart- mouth College, a leader of the pro- guslve ‘wing of the Republican party New Hampshire, come out squarely for the renomination and re- election of tor. H. Moses, recognized as the leader of the con- servative forces in the State, nt Hapkins in the past has supported the candidates opposing Senator“Moses. For example, in 1926 he worked for the nomination of Robert P. Bass against Moses. He has a friend and counselor of Gov. John G. Winant, s ogressive, who defeated the Moses candidate for Governor last year and who has been a prospective candidate for the senatorial nomination next year against Senator Moses. The declaration of President Hopkins for the renomi- nation of Senator Moses, therefore, is held to be of great political signifi- cance. The Dartmouth College president, in his letter to Senator Moses indorsin, him for renomination, pointed out that they had differed frequently over - 1lic questions in the past, but international issues. ed talk of his Democratic He ex- . | But Ouimet, unperturbed, was master be- | over the long routs.” body, who nve 20 years of age" nccord- the denate |ing 3'&'."3...‘... B imes, , because |, labor it deal. | a plan for the and the elimi- | P! ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS . BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ‘Thousands of Government are working constantly for the i o D, Sl B ‘worl for will call for the rrulgof Mm llm your fl &m v::fi'h’“ write clu-rly“' u:g o quiry ¥, ening 2-cent stamp for & letter in Frederic J. reply, address Star Information Bureau, Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Is John Erskine s musiclan 85 well known as a pianist. 2 Qi' What is Jess Willard doing now?— A. He is in the grocey business at Hollywood, where he has a large tablishment called a food store, which sells candy, drugs, catessen and bakery products, milk, meat, fruits and vegetables. Q. What is the meaning of Macom, the flagship used- by New York's Wi coming Committee?—E. W. A. It is an abbreviation of Mayor's Committee. . Q. What is the name of the exhibi- tion to b¢ held in New York at which wo&m:;s lgvenuom are to be displayed? A. The Exhibition of Women's Arts and Industries, which will open at the Hotel Astor September 30, will feature models of various inventions by women. The show. will provide free space to the individual woman inventor to exhibit devices, with & view to finding pur- chasers. Q. How does the wheat .carry-over in this country com ‘with the coffee carry-over in B ?—E. W. C. A. Last year the vheat carry-over in the United States was 290,500,000 - els, and it is estimated at 319,000,000 bushels this year. The coffee carry-over | Wood. in Brazil on July 1, 1930, was 25,33¢ - m:l;sban and on July 1, 1931, 20,914,800 Q. What is the earliest age at which @ king hus been crowned?—A. N. A. Sapor, King of Persia, probably holds the record. He was crowned about two months before he was born. His father, the reigning , died at that time, and an uncle, fin the throne vacant, organized a n. The Queen, anxious for the succession of her son, proclaimed a-coronation cere- mony and had her unborn child crowned in her own person, Such was the veneration of the people for the dynasty that the ceremony was ef- fective in forestalling the uncle’s usur- pation. The child proved to be a boy and ruled as King Sapor. Q. Please give a briet histos Oakland, Clmg—’l‘. Y e A. The site of Oakland was of the holdings of Don Luis Maria who received vast grants from the Spanish crown. In 1842 he divided his lznds among his four sons, and the two to whom this region feil established themselves on their estates. From one of them in 1850 Moses Chase leased & tract, and he became the founder of the future city. In 1852 the settlement was incorporated as a town and in 1854 1t was chnmedh;x ‘Lcm. 'l‘hel name was_sugges grove of gaks n which_the rst houses were Q. What is a riddle story? Give le stories are mystery tales on a question and answer which no way call for or depend the work of a detective, either fessional amateur. Among the this kind are Poe’s “The Oblong the riddle story is that the reader shall be con- ;:2!‘!:2:‘ wltmh‘ r: &umher of mysterious wl e explanation - served until the end. o s Q. How old 15 Chancellor Bruening of Germany?—G. H. soerd A. He is 46 years old. Q. How is glass wool what is it A. Glass made and % used?—E. B, C. o passed Lhtol'il holes from which it is Spun in fine silky threads of about one- 'The steands oling ot Tives Al cling jether, it the appearance '0.}'1 \!fl.‘mn Q. What is the origin of the werd attic, referring to an uj hoxu?m—c, C. e . The word is geographical. architects of Attica, of 'ilch Aflg‘l: ‘was the ancient capital, planned such a story, rising above an architrave or cornice, because it was 1y d :lom”umr :,yw c}{“gummfi In such an Attica ttic story been called an .attic. i a7 o Q. Please name the Wi stars of 193, —R. K. ANy ; young actresses of Holly- wood selbcted by this advertising oi- ganiation as the most The Wampas organization is an edvertising agency of the motion picture corparations. ' Q. Has the increased use of chinery of the Machine Age dimin- ished the number of persons em- ployed>—W. H. A. The Machine Age has had effect: of greatly increasing the n of jobs and there are many more per- sons employed today than before the introduction of mass production, * Q. How close will & modern tele- scope bring the moon for observa- tion?—B. L. A. The enormous Mount Wilson with an enla: 2,500 dismeters . ly 3 Within earth. é. Is the new George Bridge across Lhe‘g{l:hdlm the nsion bridge world nowi— N e A. After a finest stories | . Gives more seasoned golfer. “Seventeen years ago, as P’in’ffi'fl -e::ur“ hampi nal am: cl golf,” recalls the Pif | zette. “Now—at 38—he wins i by defeating Jack Westland of | by’ 6 and in a 36-hole match. An | interesting coincidence is the fact that | he won | with which he tr { Trayers in 19147 Ga: predicts ¢ E unprecedent re- turn to championship heights after |such a long period will be especially pleasing on account of his sportsman- | ship and popularity. It unguestionably ! will have a stimulating effect upon ‘other golfers ?{ :‘umue. and in the | ordinary pursu e game we may gresle‘ntly be hearing of other come- acks.” ‘The San Francisco Chronicle com- ments that, strangely enough, nearly two decades ago the muhuaht by | youngsters on what long had been | called “an old man’s game” was led t and that | “iime’s pendulum swung back in a | mood of ironic humor to carry Ouimet to victory over a field of ag- gressive youth.” that, as an “unheralded youth from Boston,™ | Ouimet defeated two British veteran professionals and won the national |open in 1913 and the next year de- feated the veteran Travers for the | amateur championship, the Chronicle recounts how “the sul t raid of the youngsters swept the old guard from the Golf lost its character as ‘an old man's game’ The Bobby Joneses, Horton Smiths and Johnny Goodmans were yers who walked a course blazed for youth by Francis Ouimet. * * * Now, when {the youth movement seems to have | begun its ebb in broader fields, Ouimet | returns as the champlon of age.” * kK % Referring to Ouimet’s career in golf in the interval between his two cham- ing Gazette remarks: “Early in his career as a notable figure in American golf he attained competitive heights that, hundreds strive for in vain for a lifetime. Year after year since then he has been properly rated among the country’s leading golfers. Never, how- ever, did he climb the heights again— untii this year. Americans like the athlete W‘Il'm is cz;:::atznfly good if not consistently the 3 his conlhl'encfi rewarded. They like to see n man who has for years been an honor to his game win the honor that champion come back. For these rea- sons they are glad Oulmet won—excel- lent reasons, which we heartily endorse.” Declaring that, though “the Sor o Bostonini, It 38 8 r for n, = a "Il world," twflm“nfl ”R:t’mr-mp\mlu ints out that play- of today had to defeat, ‘The chamn) oo matches, players “in five successive " rlonump victories, the Haverhill Even- | hind They like to see (& game can bestow. They like to see a |f and the o) make the fullest ihle eontribu e R S e Ry o m‘;\m i} R i pectacular Golf Victory , Ouimet Unique Place 18 | that come ‘with years counted heart with goifing skill aad experience. triumph over a fleld of brilliant . The national amateu~ championship is in worthy hands.” Students’ Tour Helps Nations’ Understanding ngi 72 L HH 4 1 sty