Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR | ‘With Sunday Merning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY . .September 24, 103 ¥ B THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor The Evening Star N Rate by Carrier Within the City. ening Sta) 45¢ per month " rflk per month e month. lephone 1 per Company yivania Ave, {40 len:"f.. ufi?&t'o'n'x: 3 the ‘end of ‘eacn e i e may in by mall or tel AR Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Ek t i 137, $10.00: 1 ai i1 inday only " 4.00; 1 mo.. All Other States and Canada. iy aad Sunady mo.. 8 aily oniy .. a3/ only Member of the Associated Press. 4 Press 13- exclusively er titled epufication of all hows alz- raiied 50 15,97 9% 2neibcal Rews i Bublication of ieneieits fexeln axe alto reserved. —_———— America Moves for Peace. Consclous of the menace to world peace inherent in any prolongation or aggravation of the Manchurian crisis, the United States has moved promptly to bring about a cessation of hostilities betwsen China and Japan. Secretary Stimson vesterday addressed identical notes to the Nanking and Toklo gov- ernments, urging them to stack arms and “withdraw from the present situ- ation of danger.” He proclaims his in- tention to “continue to work earnestly” for peace. The State Department’s action was disclosed in a message to the League of Nations Council at Geneva, which the day before had acquainted Washington with its own steps to prevent a con- flagration in the Far East. Secretary Stimson expressed “the ‘whole-hearted sympathy” of the United States with the Leogue's purpose, informing the president,of the Council that the Amer- ican notes to China and Japan were “along similar lines.” Specifically, the League appealed to the quarreling pow- ers to refrain from further acts preju- dicial to peace and to effectuate an im- mediate military evacuation of the trouble zone. After identifying himself with Ge- neva’s efforts to avert war and restoré the status quo, Seeretary Stimson sig- nificantly Informed the Council that he had “already” addressed himself to China and Japan in the same sense, While the State Department was mill- ing over a situation not only obscure, but full of opportunities for taking the wrong turning, super-foes of the League ©f Nations were indulging in their fa- vorite pastime of viewing with alarm America’s supposedly imminent plunge into the vortex of “foreign entangle- ments,” by way of Geneva. They prob- ably will read even into the Secretary of State’s courteous reply to a communi- cation from the League the evidence of an unholy alliance with it. Col. Stimson’s revelation that he was “al- ready” in direct touch with the Man- churian situation will convince all ex- eept those who see red at the mere mention. of the League that the Gov- ermnment at Washington still lives as ! soverelgn captain of its national soul.| Meantime gut of Geneva comes 3 Japanese straw that may show how the wind is blowing. When the American representative in the League Disarma- ment Committee, Mr. Wilson, yester- day announced American adhesion to the Italian proposal of & “gentlemen’'s agreement” for an immediate one-year armaments holiday, Japan opposed the plan. It was declared “impracticable” from Nippon's ‘standpoint. Tokio's spokesman urged postponement until the Disarmament Conference is in ses- sion next Pebruary. Mr. Wilson did not conceal American dissatisfaction with Japan’s position, arguing that the psychological value of the Italian pro- posal would be entirely lost if it is not adopted now. Plainly Japan, whose needs and de- sires for disarmament are well known, feels that until the Manchurian mess is cleared up her shipyards and ar- #cnals cannot be closed. Much more than the grim prospect of another war between Asia’s ancient rivals is thus at stake. The cause of disarma- ment ftself is involved. It is all the! more reason for quick and drastic inter- national action. ———— e ‘The Weather Bureau has this month | been compelled to risk extra wear and tear on “fair and warmer” thot may call for an appropriation for a new | card index outfit. The Radio Suits. ‘The lay public’s interest in the re- Ported settiement of litigation over radio patants will Me principally in that pert | of the optimistic announcement by C. t nt 480 80c | a lishe Tecial | | !raking up a Mst of men and women patents. Its monopolistic eontrol bt the field was apparent. ‘The settlement of the sults may lead to the establishment of a radio patent pool, making avallable to all manufacturers, on equal terms, any radio patent. This would relieve the industry of the inter- minable and expensive litigation over patent rights, Radio Corporation, here- tofore unwilling to join any such pool because of its control of the vast ma jority of patents, will probably be willing to join now. The formation of such a pool might Influence the Government's decision as to whether it should press its suits against the Radio Corporation. While the Gov- ernment is yet to announce its course, it might find reasonable grounds for a compromise provided the use of radio patents was made generally available, on an equal footing, to all manu- facturers. Nig SO AGAT el Another Grand Jury Fiasco. One grand jury flasco, with the ac- companiment of wasted time, wasted money and deplcrable inefficiency, |skould have been enough. But within a relatively short time there have been three, Has the lesson been learned, or must the community expect a fourth such blunder? There is nothing to be gained at this late dzte by "condemning the pitiable demonstration that has just been+made by our legal machinery. It ctndemns itself. Something msy be gained by examin- ing the system that hes broken down. And something will surcly be gained if ordinary effort is made to remedy it. A system that permits criminals, con- victed and in jal, or persons of unsound mind, or even the deceased, to be sum- mcned for jury service, as has been th: case here, is surely wrong. And granting th:t an extraordinarily large proportion of the residents of the Dis- trict of Columbia are disqualified for Jury service because of their connection with the Federal Government, a system that fails properly to anticipat: this difficulty in securing a list of eligibles from which to select the panels is faulty and it should be corrected. . The gentleman whose presence on this present grand jury has served to invalidate, to & certain degree, all of its work should never have been a mem- ber. It is easy to say that had he prop- ' erly answered the questions put to him and to other prospective jurors—-spe- cifically the question “Do you get pay or pension of any kind from either the United States or Distriet Govern- ment?"—he would have been excused from service. But he failed properly to answer that question, and that failure has now wrecked the work of the jury, cost the taxpayers several thousands of dollars and brought about a situation that is ridiculous as well as deplorable. Is this one man to blame, or must one blame the system which permits such ‘s human mistake to occur? The man who failed to answer the question in thé afirmative was one of many men and women summoned and | drawn for jury duty. They were escorted | into & court room and in the presence of a justice of the court a clerk read to them a number of questions. There were more than & score of questions. The man might have been slightly deaf. His mind may have been on other things. He may have had the same difficulty in understanding the meaning ot the clerk’s questions experienced be- fore by more than one good man in new surroundings who did not know what it was all about. When he failed to answer the question in the afirmative, he became, without further examina- tion, a member of the grand jury. ‘The Jury Commission in the District makes use of the telephone and city directories in getting names of persons to summon for jury service. S8ome other cities use the voting lists. In some Other cities prospective jurors are sum- moned by a jury commission, or ccm- missioner, and personally interviewed either by a judge, assigned for that pur- pose, or by the jury commissioner or commissioners, who are full-time sal- aried officers of the court. This prelimi- nary interview weeds out the unfit. Those who are qualified are card-indsxed. Should one of them die, or should one of them b2 arrested and convicted, the | name is wiped off the list. Those who remain are at least qualified to w2 drawn for jury service. And there is | no danger of their having failed prop- erly to understand questions as to their fitness. The questions have been put in writing, the answers have been put in writing. Here in the District, with a jury commission serving part time and | much of the detailed work of summon- | ing citiens for jury service left to' clerks, proper care is not exercisd in | i eligible for jury service. The results of the system speak for themselves on ' te-t point. And there is, of course, special need | for extraordinary examination of pro- spective jurors in the District. 'The layman may have difficulty in under- standing why a man who draws al G. Munn, president of the De Forest DPcnsion from the Government is thereby | Radio Company, which dedlares that |disqualified from exgrcising impartial | “The radio public gains by this settle- | judgment as to the guilt or innocence | ment through having the radio indus- Of ® policeman alleged t> have been try concentrate once more on the de- brutal to prisoners. But the courts must | velopment and pro:uction of new and | 00k out for an “implied bias” that may better radio products, in place of the NOt in fact exist. And the fact that a| long litigation which Fas severely Man draws compensation from the Gov- | ptrained the resources and attentons €fnment which is prosecuting a ¢riminal of the contestants during the last few ©ase is, in the opinion of the courts, an years.” | implication of bias that is strong enough For the lay puplic may interpret this '!3 disqualify him from jury service. action as meaning not only cheapsr| The system of jury selection should and better radio sets, but possibly bet- e made foolproof, either by legislation ter programs. If the settlement of the |OF by rules of the court. Legislative extensive litiga‘fon involving the Radio Overhaulirg of some of the provisions Corporzticn of America, the De Porest ¢f the District Code, relating to the Racio Company, a score of independ- | Qualifications of jurcrs and the manner ent manufacturers and $49,000,000 will | Of their sclection, is probably neces- enable the manufacturers to spend fore [S3rY. In advance of this legislative time and mcney on research ani ma- 8ssistance, it is difficuit to understand terial, thus producing better sets, the | Why the court cannot initlate of its own broadcasting industry should be made | 2°cord the precautionary steps that will to sit up and take notice and produce | Prevent repetition of the farce just better programe. In many respects it | Witressed. has fallen to a bad state. | ‘The Radio Corporation has been suing | Wage Cuts and Stock Advances. ) i THE EVENING 8 fcan Federation of Labor, in & public statement, assalled the action of the United States Steel Corporation for its wage cit, declaring that these reduc- tions were a violation of & pledge given to the President of the United States in the Autumn of 1929, that “during this distressing period of unemploy- ment wages would be maintained.” Mr. Green coneluded: The reports Assistant Secre e e T cesary merce as having said that “there will be hell to pay throughcut the United States in the event of a general - tion.” I am not sure that nt Sec- retery Klein has been correctly quoted. But it is my honest, sincers opinion, arrived at after deliberate and calm considerstion, that whether this predic- tion of Assistant Secretary Klein may or may nct come true, the fact is that it ought to be the logical outcome of the wag:-cutting policies pursued by the hi protected employing corporations of the Nation. In effect, Mr. Green himself predicts in this statement “hell to pay” in con- sequence of the wage cuts. He prob- ably will not, however, specifically thus forecast the effect of this policy on the part of the steel corporations and other companies, particularly if business does revive scon, ooincident with, whether, or not consequent upon, th: wage Te- ductions. This is not the time for pessimistie prophecy. It is not the time for angry reprisal. It is true, es Mr. Green points out, that if, as stated by the United States Steel Corporation, a wage reducticn of ten p:r cent means a saving to that concern of $25,000,000, the employes of the corporation will have just $25,000,- 000 less to spend and the consumption of gcods in the United States may be equally lessened. 1f that should be the effect, if the wage reductions just an- nounced curtail buying to the approxi- mate amount of the cuts, sssuredly business will be unfavorably affected. It has often been sald that “wall Street” discounts good news and exag- gerates bad news. If that is true, there would seem to be every reason to have expected a sharp decline even in the already fallen stock markst immediately upon the announcement of the wage cuts, curtailing the buying power of the employes of the reducing corpora- tions by, let it be sald, $50,000,000 = year. Nothing of the scrt happened. ‘Was the perverse spirit that sometimes prevails in the stock market at work to affect an illogical demonstration of confidence in business revival? A march composed in honor of the American Legion utilized strains from “Swanee River” and “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching.” Those with en ear for music learned it with ease and accepted the dedication as s fitting tribute of sentiment both to home and to the cam ) ‘The functions of Scotland Yard are to be increased. This will involve some expense which might be met if Eng- land eould arrange to collect a thrifty bit of revenue by way. of royalties for use of the famous old ifstitution as a background for detective stories. ———— e In his speech in Detroft, Newton D. Baker referred to Plato, whose name was cordially recelved in intimation that any friend of the ex-Secretary of War was welcome, even if he came to Detrolt all the way from the classics. e eeeema England will gepart from the old gold monetary standard, but “Coin” Harvey will not be requested to offer services in the transaction in an advitory ca- pacity. S V. 7 No fear is ever shown by Al Capone of being “put on the spot.” The only kind of spot with which he serioully concerns himself is “spot cash. 5 e 1 SRR AR Sinki the Nautilus for good and all will bs a reliet to innumerable readers who feared that she might any day be sunk with all on board. PABUERAN 5y I T SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Boys and Men. The small boy is a happy elf Who lives but to enjoy himself. His life 18 free from serious care, His only need is to prepare For glories he is suré to earn When at life’s game he takes his turn; With little need to toil or grieve— :-n.-z'. what the older folk believe. The man mature, in restful pride, His lald anxieties aside And gaimed the power that mortals prize, Which he, at will, may exercise. His wisdom brings him ease complete And smooths each pathway for his feet, every scene brings joy anew— That is the small boy’s point of view. Selective Processes. “Of course, you think the majority should rule?” “I do,” replied Senal “But I am a little p.rtlcl:tr about the selection of the forceful minds that exercise the dominating influence in the majority.” Jud Tunkins says one encourage- ment to unemployment is the fact that 20 many people seem to regard it as a luxury, Prior to the Flivver. Great men, as we are all aware, Whose minds illumed this mortal scene Have studied by the candle's glare Instead of burning gasoline. At an Advantage. “You think motion pictures show the actor at an aivantage?” “Decidedly.” replied Mr. Stormington Barnes, “especially in some of the more primitive communities. When the actor appears only as a photograph the au- dience, while it may make unkind re- marks, finds it absolutely useless to throw things.” Sultry September. Sorghum. | the De Forest Company for alleged in- | fringement of patent rights, and the | “independents” have been suing the ! Radio Corporation for a'leged violation of the Clagton anti-trust act—and the Covernment has joined them-—because of the Radio Corporation’s attempt tc enforce the so-called “clause nine” of its licensing agreement, under which set makers lcensed by R. C. A. were required to see that their sets were eghived with R. C. A. tubss when first sold. [y The Radio Co poraiion 4 LhoAIMy per cent of all land “good times.” Immeziately following the announce- ment of wege cuts by sevaral of the larger corporations of this country the stock market moved sharply upward in a heavy volume of buying. Whsther this was due to a belief ‘that the wage cuts presaged a business revival is not developed The fact stands that the two happenings coinci‘ed, somewhat to the confusion of public judgment re- girding relations between wage rates Shortly after the stock market closed for the day Wil- liam Green, president of the Amer- Scptymber is the month, they say, In which the oyster makes his way Unto the table, served with care, To grace an Autumn bill of fare. But as Scptember skics grow bright, Evol ing heat as well as light, The o;ster gay arriveth not— For even raw he'd be too hot. “Dar ain’ many of us,” sald Unclc Rben, “so free from faults dat we can take & chance on de argumpnt start If we tell other theirm® v ASHINGTON, TAR. | | Many a person who detests Winter will welcome it this year. Among them will be our friend, Tem- pleton Jones, who claims that he is com- fortable only in a narrow band of 8 t 70 degrees Jones says, he is com- fortable enough, but beyond 78 hé be- comes too hot. Below 70 degrees he is cold. ‘And there you have the Templeton Jones temperature complx, one which is shared by a far renm number of people than you would imagine. ©Or who would imagine it thes a5 _curious as that may seem. There are few stibjects of the every day on which more people are ignorant than this one. “I know g’:en I'm cold,” and “I know when I'm hot.” Those statements comprise the bulk of the knowledge of the average person about temperature changes. He has a hazy idea that humidity, the water content of the air, has something to do with it. He knows that a high temperature is easier on his disposition if the air is comparatively dry than if it is sur- charged with moisture. * ok ok * Our friend Jones, who is the only person we know who has done anything about this matter, recently purchased himself a small hygrometer. He wanted to see what it woul€ say about the air in his home. When he bought it the hand was reg- istering 95 per cent. The official hygrometer for the Weather Bureau, he knew, had shown about 90 per cent the day before at the same hour, so he felt reasonably sure snat the cheap instrument must be s;urste. The man who sold it to him, however, was not quite so optimistic. “Most of these small instruments reg- fiter a great deal higher than they should,” he said. “You can take this one down to the Kiosk, and set it back to the proper reading, then it will be 1 right.” -lHe !\ndlclud a tiny hole in the back of the case. Only a jeweler's screwdriver would go there, thought Jones to himself, but he made no remark, still believing that | somehow what he purchased would be | all right. mselves, Ll Jones proudly installed the hygrome- | ter on the living room walf’ and warned all to let it alone, in order that it might have perfect freedom to function. It was 95 r cent moist when he put it up, lntfit showed exactly 95 per cent the next morning when he looked at_it hopefully. He gave the case a u‘; The hand shivered slightly, but did not indicate any drastic change in the situation. Jones’ faith in his hygrometer received a decid>d shock when he looked at the officic]l Weather Bureau reading for the same hour, It was 28. There was scarcely any reconciling 28 and 95, was there? ‘When Templeton Jones got home that 1 :”ve;nn', he hopefully looked at the al The hand had moved! It now registered exactly 100 degrees. That it in't show more was prob- ably due, Jones thought, to the simple fact that the hand was jam up against | the right-hand side of the case. It couldn’t go any higher! * X %X *x Jones thought it was high time (as he ' | | | may watch his TRACEWELL. ving tells the story) that he do something the country about it. With his hygrometer steadfastly reg: istering 100 per cent moisture, - ton Jones called up the Weather Bureau and asked for the correct reading. “Fifty-five,” came the answer. “Thanks,” said Jones. Lifting the nickeled instrument oft its perch, 'he placed it upside down on hl!d Iegt kn“el: h:nd inserted um:; working end of & sewing machine screw- driver into its back. H ly he turned, and even more hopefully scanned the ‘dial afterward. Yes, it had goneé backward, all right— to 98. ! * ok ok % This was some encouragement, any- way, 50 Jones ted, but the best he could do wit the sewing machine implement was 95 degrees. But it must be set at 55 per cent. At this point Jones had an inspis tlon. Halrpins have served many uses in this world, but probably never before had one functioned in meteorology. A bobbed hairpin, with a flat blunt end, was poked into the back of th: nstrument, and given a turn. g The hand of the hygromster shot pack to 55 points, and remained there. Later in the day it nad got up to 75, as_evening came on. Later comparisons showed this to have been about right. Templeton Jones was victorious.: * % ok % He explains it this way: Absolute knowledge is not necessary, in the home, in the matter of molsture content of the air, ‘What one desires is the comparative degree of moisture, in order to contrast 1t with the degree registered after the furnace is started. Since the recent hot spell began the hygromet:r in the Jones home has varied between 55 and 90. Most of the :lm;o it has been between 75 and 85 0 90, ‘The one clear, comparatively cool day which the city knew, when every one exclaimed what a beattiful day it was, the Jones hygrometer showed 55 at the lowest, and 60-some as the hI{hetL t is to bs expected, of course, that the range of such an instrument in a house will not be as great as one located outdoors, where the effects of the sun can more readily reach the mechanism. * ok K K ‘The outdoor temperature was in the 80s when the hyg‘romeur registered 65. This was a higher temperature than homes are kept in in Winter. Jones believes, therefore, that around | 40 would be about right for the air con- tent of his home after the furnace is on, and he is awaiting with interest, for the first time in his life, the com- ing of the cold season, i order that he er. ‘This Summer about sunk’ the idea, in the Jones mind, that & great deal of water is necessary in the air, This Summer the air of Washington and suburbs has been ¢l with it, and every one knows that it has been the most uncomfortable season in memory. 5 The Summer of 1930, when there was an almost complete drought for six was mueh more easily borne, verage person, although daily temperatures were higher. y No doubt it is right, Jones says, that indoor air should not be too dry; but he is going to see to it, he asserts, that ths atmosphere in his home this Winter is not too moist, either. Highlights on the Wide World L _UNIVERSAL, Mexico City.— Because of the exigencles of the present crisis, most of the banks of Mexico have adopted a very tolerant policy when col- lections are due or credits solicited, | This extension of banking favors, within proper limitatiors, has been | chiefly the result of the efforts of the | Confederation of the Chambers of | Commerce, though the banks them- | selves must be credited with initiating | many new privileges and extensions. | From reliable, if not official, sources has come the information, too, that arrangements are being negotiated with the Puchard Banking House, in Paris, for the investment of 300,000,- 000 pesos ($94,000,000) in a luhldllry‘ bank for the promotion of agriculture, | which, is, after all, the backbone cf Mexico's industry. This fund will take the place of the now extinct Banco Naclonal dc Credito. * ok kA Taxieab Ruling Hurts Oxford Street Trade. The Daily Mail, London.—One hun- dred thousand leaflets asking the users of taxicabs to co-operate with the | transport against the new regulations | in O)?f%rd ugx‘ect west have been placed | in_the vehicles in London. lations forbid taxicabs {o | hops .In Oxford street while their ff ars shopping. | . Ross, secretary of the Cab Pro- | prietors’ Council, told a Daily Mail re- porter that he. watched the effect of the new regulations. “People in taxi- cabs were unable to .shop in Oxlford street,” he said. “When they were told that their taxicabs must not stop long- | er than to set them down. they ordered { the drivers to go elsewhere. Thus the | regulations are affecting the trade of | Some of London’s most famous stores.” | A tavicab driver has been reported | for an alleged offense ander the new | | regulations and if he is summoned the Cab Proprietors’ Council will make it atest case. [ Price Cut_Sought to ’ Increase Business. | Berliner Tageblatt—The Summer | fair at Lelpzig has been attended by such an unprecedshted throng of im- pecunious pecple that th: merchants have fowered the original prices on their goods 50 to 75 per cent. Despite | the fact that this reduction from the regular prices encouraged the public to buy very briskly the first day and busi- ness was_satisinctory, the shopkeepers | are now hard-pressd to find room for new stocks coming in. * kX % Father “Dies” to | | | Provide for Children. Le Matin, Paris.—The terrifying | goblins which Dante encounterad in the environs of Hades ate their children to sustain their own existences. Jusiin Makaire, a pitable mendicant, has ex- ercised instzad an inventive -faculty sufficiently ingenious, 2nd supports himself, his parents and his children by dying himself inst:ad—that is, rather, by publishing reports that he has died, as as been shown by an in- vestigation of bis heartrending cireum- stances in the court of the fifteenth jurisdiction. While the decadence of the parents in this drama incites disgust, the misery, physical end moral, of the children in- spives pity and sympathy, with a lurk- ing ridiculousness behind the whole projcct that disposes one almost to langh. For Justin Makaire, destitute of any sther means to kesp his family and himself, mancges to perpetuate their 1jves by living, as it wers, posthumous- iy! Eech morning he indites and’de- livers to his two children, a daughter, 7 years old, and a boy, 5, a letter os- tensibly written from a hospital and directed to a supposititious eompanion of his hoppter days, whe tenderly wait- >d on him in his last moments, - ing him for his kind offices. These lines Justin writes in a weak nd trembling hand, and then adds in slear, round characiers, as if a nota- ilon appended by this friend, “They wish to buy & wreath for their father.” The implication is, of course, thal | Qrivers in & protest to the ministry of | | Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands the poor man dled in the hospital and that the anonymous friend wishes to assist th: poor children in rendering final homage to the departed. Armed with this document the pre- tended orphans toddle about from door to door, each day in a stiange neigh- borhood, collecting centimes and francs to buy the wreath. ‘Through such lugubrious inventio: and subterfuge the family has ‘lived many weeks, untll, one luckless day, some of those solicitzd for alms, wish- ing to exercise a greater charity, fol- lowed the children home and found the father not only living, but in better health than any beggar should properly be presumed to be. The circumstances were immediately reported to ths jo- lice, who conducted Makaire and his wife to the fiftesnth tribunal, where each was ‘sentenced to three months in prison for swindling and forgery. “You I:eflllnly will not object to the sen- | tence,” | Makaire, “since {o your ckildren you said the judge, addressing are aiready dead, are you not?” And, despite the excellence of the plea put up for the defendants by M. Stot- lender, who cited the msthods em- loyed as the only recourse left to the loving father, the couple were deprived of all their parental rights in the chil- dren. Happily for these last, they will henceforth be tenderly cared for now that they have lost definitely their father! 4 k¥ Monteyideo Proud to Be Pan-American Host. ¥ El Pais, Montsvideo.—In 1932 the Pan-American Congress will be held in Montevideo, bringing dzlegatss from every country in North and South America. Uruguay being a small na- tion compared with most of the otner pzoples on this continent, and espe- clally in comparison with the rich and powerful United States, it is all the more complimentary that we ‘should be the hosts for this impertant gath- ering, But more and more, as the vears parss on, the attituds of the stronger nations toward the weaker ones changes for the better. It is no longer the desire of the great natlons to ex- ploit and intimidat: the smaller ones, but to help them to-become more pros- perous and progressive. ‘The nations not- only of America, but of the whole world, are beginning to realize their interdependence and to evolve ideals cf universal fraternity. * ok o X Customs Agent First to Greet Prof. Pieard. The Transvaal Teader, = Johannes- burg—It shows commendable presence of mind that when Prof Picard landed on a glacier in Austria, after reaching an altitude of nearly 10 miles, one of the first persons to reach him should have been a customs official. ‘When a man descends from a height liks that you never know what dutiable articles he may have brought back with . _You know how one is pestered to buy things when traveling, and for all we can say he may have purchased a couple cf live comets or\a plece of pre- served rainbow inscribed “A' Pressnt From Pluvius” and all the Central Efll’n?eun states impose hsavy dutles on astral phenomena, as any one who has tried to smuggle in a weather chart ca tell you. 3 There is also the point to be borne in mind that & man suddenly coming down out of the skyline like that might easily have been landing from Mars or Satuin or one of those other outlandish resorts, In which case he would have been a prohibited immigrant and sub- Ject to ssction 4, cla IX, subsection 10b of the noxious aet. — gt A Better Schedule. ¥rom the Columbus Ohio State Jourmal. A five-day working week would be a great improvement over 'the mon it Ll Law’s Measuring Stick. From the Ashland (Ky.) Daily s ndent. t 50 you can estimate a man'd ' repu crook the of time t | quired to get a con t D. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1931 THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. increase em- and production, it may im- prove the chances of the G. O. P. in the national elections next year. But there is no such im t in busi- ness and employment, it will not be 50 good, either for the country or for the*Republican party. Under the lead- ership of President Hoover wages gen- erally speaking have been kept up over depression, AA* unheara-of ' prooeeding , an unhear pre prior to the present dislocation of busi- Perhaps labor will be inclined to give the lef Executive credit for this. If the wage earners are cor- rect in their thedry that wage cuts will so reduce the buying power of the pub- lic generally that business will con- tinue to sag, the whole matter of wage cuts is likely to.be reflected in the.vot- ing next year. * Kk % ‘The administration's determination is to see that the standards of living in this country be maintained at high levels. The standard of living of the wealthy does not appear to be in so much danger as the standard of living of the wage earner. However, the re- duction in the prices which ‘must be paid for necessities of lifé has been con- i sidergble during the last two years, and wage earners can far more readily face cuts in their pay today than they could have faced such cuts two years ago. But the man and woman with reduced pay are inclined to be somewhat savage when they go to the polls. . * ok k% sional election in Missouri to fill the late Representative-elect Samuel C. Major, Democrat. The district has been close 'in the past, with Republicans carry) it in presidential years and Democrats in the off years. 1t was represented at one time by Senator Patterson, Republican. now & member of the Upper House. The only hope of Republican victory in the spe- cial election, however, seems to lie in the fact that an independent Demo- cratic candidate, running.as a wet, is entered in the race. The district is sald to be normally about 2,000 to 3,000 votes Democratic. ‘While the Republi- cans have by no means given up all hope of cariying the district for their candidate, John W. Palmer, who was a member of the last Congress, the edge still seems to be with the Democrats in view of the general conditions existing there. e ok ox Gov. Philip La Follette has cailed the speoial primery and election to fill the vacancy in the first Wisconsin dis- trict. This is the old Cooper district, represented for so many years by the late Henry Allen Cooper, a Progres- and follower of the La Follettes. had s strong personal fol- district, although it is most conservative of the congressional districts in the State. The “Stalwarts,” or Conserva- | tive Republicans, have he orogreaive or 14 Folliie. grou e essive or of group has put up Thomas R. Amlie of Elk- horn. ht it out for the | Republican nomin: on October 3 and the election is to take place 10 |days later. The Democrats will have {a nominee, but the district s expected servative or the Progressive b2 the party nominee. The odds s2cm’ to favor the Progressive, according to reports from the district, * ok x % Mrs. Ruth Bryan Cu:n, member of {the House from the fcuiih congres- | sicnal district and a daughter of the | iate Willlam Jennirgs Bryan, appar- {ently has determined to forego sena- torial aspirations, if she has them, for | the time belng. 'Word from Florida is to the effect t Mrs. Owen will be 4 in for the House and will for the Democratic sena- torial nomination, so far as she is cencerned, to the veteran Senator Dun- can U. Fletcher. Mrs. Owen has made a place for herself in the House already, although she has been a mem- ber only for one full term and is now Representative elect for another. In 1928, when there was a great turn- over of votes in_the South because of the anti-Smith Democratic movement, Mis. Owen carried her district by more than 30,000 votes' lead over her Repub- lican’ opponent, and last year she was | re-elected to the House without opposi- tion. So far she appears to bs content to remain in the House. She may make & try for the Senate later. * ok ok x John B. Hollister, the Republican nominee for the vacant House seat in the first Ohio district, seems to be out in the lead today, nmwu’h the Demo- crats are working hard for their can- didate, State Senator David Lorbach. The Republicans are taking no chances on this election if they can help it. In the first place, the- district has long been Republican, and a defeat there would be a distinct blow to b prestige not only in Ohio but ti out the country. Then, too, vietory there will determine whether the Re- publicans are to have a majority .of one in the next House. or will have only 217 seats to 217 for the Democrs and 1 for the Farmer-Labor | Senator George Moses of New shire, president pro temppre of the Senate, and an effective campaign speaker, has promised to go to the Ohio district to speak for Hollister when he is notified to come. and there has been talk also of sending Senator Morrow of New Jersey there to address the vot- ers for Hollister. The district, bv the way, is wet in sentiment, and Hollister & wet himself. * x ¥ President Hoover's quick and almost | dramatic journey -to the American | Legion Convention in Detroit and his (':l‘ll to L{Ie'npltrlotl!m of the Legion naires nof support at this time o ects which wnn? L2 burdens on the Government has born fruit. The in convention “has sidetracked the demand for cash pay- ment of the rest of the soldiers’ bonus. Tt would reguire another couple of bil- “;m?l ‘:,;w dglolln mm face value of al nus tes. Th Executive acted when it Bl parent there was to be a real drive the convention to demand these pay- ments at hands of the incoming &n_ . His address was brief, to the poln:h and Ton etfl::!lv:. N ing the action of the convention, may be continued efforts on thu";:: of ‘some members of Congress to put through bonus legislation for ihe veterans on the eve of the elect Representative Oscar De colored member of the l!louu 'm;rl-t, first lll(fi:fls dlfi:;flf‘t. is’to have = tion in the primaries next year member of his own rm.’ i Louis B. Anderson has announced his candidacy. Anderson has been an Alderman for 14 years, and for four years served as floor leader for the administration in the City Couneil of Chicago. The first distriet’ of . Il takes im the “Loop District,” next to the most wealthy In the country, district takes in also a large area wi the colored population is heavy. example, of the 345 voting 80 are v’r‘l’lrlu and 265 are colored. The district many years was represen by the lale Martin Madden. After m De Pries! and was nominated deciea, Dis Tt term being Congress. term being for the last rme— g Anti-Gang Tnsurance. Zrom the South Bend Tribune. A British company is offering Insuz- racketeering. America s was upheld when a New concern bought e first t, | storehouse of all Next week there is to be a congres- vacancy caused by the death of thej icked as their | to remain Republican whsther the Con- id_put heavy financial ; otwithstand- | jthe finest achievements of the Hoover - administration,” the Wall Street district in New York That The fing" tacts ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN. the world's greatest kinds of knowledge. {ou e‘t‘ncanw on umtm of hrough cur bureau there. Any ques- tion of fact you may ask will be sn- swered promptly in a personsl letter to you. Be careful to write clearly, your full name n‘na address, lnlm p for reply po: Send ¢ ‘Bvesing iwo-cent stam, your mfllflg to Th In- ureau, Frederick J. Haskin, » Washington, D, C. formation Q. How many perfect games of base ball (that is, nobody nuh'm. first base) BB i, g 1 et R e s meee n B. Foster, an e; on 3 says that there have been six ect games of base ball. 7 a fee for A lie y & royalty or a P mh'll‘ Tetal flee monthly or yearly to the ::I'l:::lp’f':l' pemlnin!: to phym Q. What type of horse is used for & polo pony?—R, M. L. A. American polo ponies are usually about 15 hands high and weigh in the neighborhotd of 1,000 pounds. In this Lyre of horse a short back and big bar- rel are encouraged, since these give ;1‘::0 ::d endl‘tnnoe for a ‘which Ty welgnt at speed. ususlly have some mo’r?ud;nmww St Trorouubred i some othor 10T ot wi stockier breeda.' i * Q. Do Spanish War and World War veterans have hospit2] cards?—W. A. L. A. The Veterans' Administration says | that the Spanish War Veterans have hospital cards, A ital card, how- | ever, is not necessary for a World War veteran. In order to receive hospital treatment a World War veteran needs cnly to present his discharge certificate at his nearest reglonal office. If he is | not near a regional oifice, a doctor's cer- :;ll‘llll:u should be sent to the regional 3 ‘Pklem describe the Hawalian flag. A. As a territory of the United States, the Stars and Stripes is first. The cffi- cial emblem of the islands consists of eight horizontal striy of white, red &hd blue, with thé Unfon Jack in the upper left-hand corner. Q i seliets in fiction.—H, T. A. One such list include: Cirate "y oo 1 e,” by Margaret #“Money Mad,” ;ymnu | Geod Earth,” by ‘Pear 8. Buck; lx‘armge of Desire,” by Warwick “Ships of Youth,” by Maude | ‘Father,” by ; “The a - Lif Hill; marque; Grace 8. Richmo: iney,” by Alics Wi by n " of Fashion, | Strobel; “Canl Her Savage,” by Tiffany Thayer. 2 3 Q. Are men more intelligent than wemen?—M. B. A. The Pubic Health Service says | that mental canacity and intellectual |!m‘ of human beings is not restricted 0 either sex. There are highly intel- Jectual wimen as well as men. It should | be remembered, however, that the men- tal traits of the two sexes are different. ‘Where can a person take a course in meat cutting?—I. W. A. Practically all agricultural col- leges offer such courses. Q. What was a sloop of war?—P. J. A. It was any vessel larger than & »gu:lmon carrying guns on ship deck caly. i iz | lease give a uTnt of some best pVhat are the virtues of Tuolsm? A Among the virtues P Mnan: e - of Taolsm Q. How much education Quéen Elizabeth have?—J, L. H. e B s s Q. How much of the rural has come to the citles wif past 10 years?—W. H, M. It is estimated that nearly 3 cent of rural population of {U‘:\‘Im Sfates has shifted to towns citles. Q. What is the proper wiy to eat corn on the cob?—L. A. T. which doss net Sequire e o e both hands. If an entire cob is or A. Why is Moses ?—M. T, in his depiction of Moses. A. Are there more than two kifds of twins?—J. B. B. Q. There are three: Identical, unlia and Slamese. Q. What is meant by & person of culture?—M. E. C. A. There is something much more in- volved in the word culture than is fme plied in dictionaries. These imply thaf culture depends upon a refinement O« |the mind. Any one interested in eul- |ture, however, sees in it & of |the spirit as well. Culture is the e~ |ment of minA and spirit which is in ml:nedbeonle innate and in others mc- jquived. g ! Q. What did Grover Cleveland do after he left the presidency?—J. M. A. He settled at Princeton and de- livered an annual sej of lectures on political affairs at university, m 2lso published many articles in maga- zines on public matters. B ” @ What became of the skulls dug , Fla, about four et ey o A, are in the possession of the n_Institution at the present time. These skulls were in very Rpoor condition when received and may be at s3id to have no than an times and antedate the it = nal people of Florida, P&Immm Q. What determines the value of first day covers :km on first N. : A. Geners! . it Py g s first flights. P | . In what order lors - nisga "6: DabyI—H. Bu A, Usually, 3 red, g e month. Improvement in Porto Rico the i Held to Credit of ,Rooseve]t Col. Theodore Roosevell's report as Governor of Porto Rico such im- provement in conditions on the island that the representative of this Govern- ment is declared to have shown unusual | capacity in dealing with the problems iihat affect the welfare of the natives. | He 18 commended by Amgricans for giv- ing much attention to the need for a ! self-supporting population. “Porto Rico's oo " to the Newark Evening News, “is only relative, made conspicuous by the island’s poverty under the preceding years of American rule. It counts its profits in thousands of dollats,- whereas millions of dollars are needed from the foster- ]"fil’lnfi republic to standards of jving up to the average for which the United States is so proud. Milk sta- tions for the Porto Rican babies are Being closed because the fund support- ing them withers before hard times on the continent, and the notable advances n Amhlle health among our stepbrothers and sisters in the Caribbean will halt end slide back unless a thought is given them. Altogether the Governor's re- pott bears out President Hoover's high praise which he gave the Porto Ricans on _his visit there last 8 2 Studying the &I;ojaca that have been made a pait of Roosevelt record, the Buffalo Evel News holds that “most important of all is the Homestead Com- missfon, whose_functions are to provide houses for workingmen and to establish small farmers on Government property.” ‘The Evehing News adds: “During the past year 850 small farmers have heen established in this way and more than 10,000 acres are undef contract, which will provide for 1,200 families. Here is 2n idea in practical operation which well may attract many students of hu- man welfare in all countries. * ¢ ¢ If the “wage earner were producing his cwn food and m-mumfiu his own housing as a similar incicental part of his business occupation, any geute dis- t1ess among the able-bodied members of a population: would be rare. Those plantation hands in Porto Rico who are raising their food supplies are in the same position as if the normal cost of their food had been added to their wages, and they ate earning this by additional labor where it could not be given them out of any profits which their employers could make in depressed seasons. is the kind of help which tends to make the relief of pov- erty permanent.” * X % With emphasis upon the discourag- ing character of the Porto Rico prob- 'lems, the New York World-Telegram calls the results in the island “one of | | and continues: “To conelude from these achievement that Porto Rico is now happy, healthy and prosperous would be erroneous. One of the Governor’s virtues is his refusal to put & good face cn a bad matter. He erly warns Porto Rico and - the United States that there is a long way yet to go kefore life in that beautiful island can be made decent for the ma- Jority.” “Within three difficult years,” ob- serves the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, +'Col. velt has achleved much that lecessors found impossible dur- etter than a quarter of a century.” per points to “three outstand- that may receive attention,” with the rtatement: “First, the island t's budget has come to a balance for the first time in 17 years. Second, m’r‘m;wn;:mefiu in mu’ol ;n;r.:( -nig] versal depression, has ::E lnd“m:uue?! to a nmbl: of t. Third, the vital and i':m'fr lfi&t{ulu&! thofln_c. advancement of m m ‘:’1 health, lowered general popular culture. We that official and iness circles lm&h dlcl‘;g: to allow tion at these accom- detract from “‘llnlren:? the export trade of t! thair re- o 1zed the continental attitude in years past.” p b * ¥ % X g “Surprising and enheartening to who have been familiar with oomlm in the little island is this re made in the annual feport,” the Oakland Tribune, with the added comment that “the‘needs are still t, and the work which is now accom| wonderful results must . be .” The/San Antonio Express says of the improvement: “Gov. velt and his advisers -are partic llhtuh_‘gm in _health und‘ cerns. Department' of Health re- ports that the death rate fell to 18.6 1,000 for 1930, as compared with .3 in 1929. Decreases have | marked in tuberculosis and mal but Gov. Roosevelt advises that a great deal remains to be done before health conditions there shall te 4 oon- executive ascribes to the milk |established by the Porto Health Committee and co-operating agencies. However, mope funds arg needed if that work is to be continued. Older children receive gratis a daily lunch at school if their ts are un- |able to provide nourishing food."” — b Farmers Seek More Agrarian Legislation Prom the Charleston (S. C.) Evening Post. A From the e{p‘x‘:lhm of conl(n-mm rom some 0! agricultural regions, especially the grain States, it is ap- parent that if agricultural conditions do not. improve by Fall the new Con- gress will find itself once more con- ° fronted with proposals for farm relief panaceas, likely this time to be more radical, more ill advised and more fraught with danger to the farmer him- self than ever before. The farmer has had farm relief in several doses, each larger than the last, and if he still hankers for more, he is a glutton Jfor punishment. But it looks very much as it he does. Some of the Senators from the Middle West are prepared to ;l;xgutrthfikvrvl‘lxde‘x: and most unsound lans of rel ey appear to contain amelioraf the grain of te the farmer's con , _without regard tc permanent effects. The country will be fortunate if it can get through the next session of Congress without agra- rian legislation even more prejudicial to the interests of all concerned than that Jast enacted. It will be recalled that when Mr. Hoover .was a candidate he let Mr. Borah promise, in his name, a new deal for agriculture. ~ His Federal Farm Board was the result. What that board’s policies have done for wheat and cotton prices every wheat and cotton farmer knows. Prices of those commodities. would inevitably ‘have gone lower, m the actlvities of the Farm Board pro- duced disorgal a critical time a tributed to an already bad s :\t glr!ue:&h the commodity mas reml the knowledge that the board has in storage enough cotton &nd wheat to smash prices at any time a change of policy turned a stream imto the market. B 7 There is nothing Congress can do to help “!: farmer by direct legislation and 3 mmmm tlons = me‘n:rv:l cratic a valuable aid in then, howe appeal for larger interest mmc has character-