Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1931, Page 6

{THE EVENING STAR - With Sunday Morning Edition. P WASHINGTON, D. C. 'TURDAY . . . November 21, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor —_— The Evening Star Newspaper Company ness_Office: Tt ! — Bate by Carrier Within the City. 45c per month ening Star 5 i d_Sunday Siar E"’o"!u"i vs) 4." "% 60c per month B8 y8) .4' 65¢ per month Ell tion made at the end ac w:ficml! be sent in by mall or fonal 5000, ‘Rate Mail—Payable in Advance. 4 ‘?fl’lryllnl l.:‘ Virginia. ) R ‘month | ‘telephone !of the Shriners, especially when it is realized that John Bull has struggled for years to secure the world honory and will not be content to sit idly by if the United States threatens his cher- ished possession.- Unquestionably, Eng- land is far ahead of all of the resf cf the world in the engineering problems dealing with high-speed planes. The ability . and the brains are here, how- ever, to compete successfully, and the only .. ay only All Other States and Canada. Sunday.. 1¥r. ‘fifi i mo.. nlg i 135l ; 1 mo., 1yr. ;1 mos ublication o e s credited fo it or not otherwl Bcal pews 0 3hiE, et P51hs of publicaion of ispatches herein also d. Teserve The Impotent League. As the world today notes with chagrin the collspse of the League of Natfons' Jatest effort to compose the Manchu- rian controversy, men everywhere will be forced to the conclusion that the or- ganization’s impotence has at last been fully, and probably finally, demon- strated. The Council of the League at Parls, in a last desperate attempt to save what remains of its prestige in the Sino-Japanese affair, proposed an ar-| mistice in the Manchurian war rone During its continuance, an international commission would examine into the military and political issues immediately involved, and, according to one version of the suggestion, surve} the whole «“Chinese problem.” The projected ar- mistice did not provide for evacuation of Ohinese territory by the Japanese army. On that account, Geneva ‘promptly hailed the scheme as a vietory for the Tokio government. In its zeal to convince the earth's peoples that the League has not lost its peace-preserving punch, the Geneva secretariat yesterday feverishly broad- ésst that both Japan and China had accepted the armistice and the inter- national commission. Before the night small group which backed him. On the contrary, it demonstrated that a large fund, such as that proposed by the Shriners, is necessary for any hope of success. > America has a long way to go to win back its lost honors. steadily lengthened since 1925. Last September, when England tock perma- | nent possession of the famous Schneider trophy, the world’s record was set at more than four hundred and eight miles an hour, one hundred and forty-two miles an hour faster than the American record, which is still held by Lieut. ‘Williams, although it was made in 1923. So # is no mean task that America 5c per copy | has undertaken through the patriotism ¢ | stimulus furnished by the Shriners is all that is necessary to put them to work. It is not unreasonable, there- fore, to prophesy that in the course of the rext few years the United States will be o real factor in speed supremacy’ —_—t——————— Loading Platforms and Zones. A difference of opinion has arisen between the street railway companies and the Public Utilities Commission re- garding the responsibility for the placing of loading platforms along the car lines. The Capital Traction Co. has refused to recognize the authority of the commission to require the con- struction of such platforms at Tight- eenth street and Columbia road on the ground that they are an aid to ve- hicular traffic rather than to the street cars. The same contention, it is under- stood, will be made by the Washington Railway & Electric Co. in case it is asked to provide further platforms. The commission holds that the public utility sct gives it suthority to order the establishment of loading platforms in the clause dealing with the safety of street car patrons. These, platforms are used chiefly by persons entering and leaving street cars. ‘They are incidentally used for security by many pedestrians not bound to or from the cars. The plat- forms protect them not from the street cars, but from the vehicular traffic. They are indeed no other than safety was over, Japan and China huune: announce that the exact contrary z- case. They have rejected the. ‘whole proposition. Matters are left precisely where they were and left, from the Japanese standpoint, where Tokio ex- pects them to stay—with Japan in in- disputable control of Manchuria and with & mortified world helpless to say nay. h';t Ilyl grim and gloomy outlook that ‘Furope and America face in the pres- ence of the accomplished fact with which Jspan confronts them through her unchecked military advance across ‘Manchuria, If the League of Nations, punitive powers. under its covensnt, in the form of sanctions which may be applied against & breaker of the faith, cannot or mmm ‘::;;:‘Z hem—an econ c s is the “sanction” most is now to be dcnei; the nine-power treaty of mwmwm the Kellogg pact for yenuncistion of war. To both.agree- ‘ments Japan is a signatory. In defying the League's “ultimatum” to evacuate Manchurian territory by November 16, the Japanese by the same token violate the provisions of the nine-power treaty specifically guaranteeing the integrity of China. By their invasion of Man- churia the Japanese, by that overt act, offend against the Kellogg pact, because it 15 & resort to war as an instrument &f ptionsl policy, despite Tokio's prot- estation of the invasion's “defensive” nature, The perturbation statesmanship in the midst of all this trifiing with international good faith is entirely comprehensible. Ambas- sador Dawes at Paris yesterday re- iterated that the United States, not being & member of the League, cannot participate in discussions ‘bearing upon application of League machinery in Manchuria. He emphasized that this country “must preserve full freedom of judgment s to its course.” “This re- affrmation of our boyeott of League sanctions officially absolves the United States of responsibility for qmevn's humiliating failure in the Far Eastern crisis. But it by no means. relieves us of the obligation of doing something to meet it. America was the moving spirit in the negotiation and conclu- slon of both the nine-power treaty and the Kellogg-pact. They would hardly have been oconceived—they would cer- t4inly never have materialized—except for our zeal in promoting them. {The cold truth is that unless the TUnited States has the wit and the oourage to move in the Sino-Japanese effair within the frameworks of cove- nanted international agreements to which it is a party, the verdiot of history on this sorry Manchurian mess will fall upon it as pitilessly as it descends upon the League of Nations.| B zones and they are comparable. in re- spect to the general flow of traffic to the cross-walks that are marked by white lines or metal buttons, which the District Government maintains, The car companies contend that it should likewise maintain the safety zones at the points where the cars stop for tak- ing on and discharging passengers. It has long been the contention of the car companies that they should not be charged with the maintenance of the ‘traffic officers who are stationea at track crossings, and whose pay is contributed by them. The practice of charging this expense egainst the traction companies originated a long time ago when vehicular traffic was not as dense as it is at present and when the chief dangers in the strest existed at the intersections of drive- Wways and car lines. Conditions are nof wholly different and there is a danger point at every street inter- section. The signals given by the crossing policemen govern thousands of ‘motor cars at these intersections to dozens of the street cars. The com- panies are not now raising the point as to this charge upon them, though it is. probable that they will ask for relief from this responsibility in view of their present unfavorable financial situation. ‘The safety zone, or loading platform, is in fact a general public convenience, an aid to the street car users primarily regardless of their use of the car lines. of Occidental | The only argument for charging their| cost_upon ‘the car compantes is that without them the people might hesitate about using the street cars for trans- portation. Inasmuch as the plctforms are an important factor of public safety owing to the great volume of traffic which flows alongside of the car tracks, it would seem to be only equitable for the District government to provide these zones, whether merely marked by lines and domes or con- structed in elevated form with tempo- rary or permanent material. e Psychoenalysis 1s admittedly ‘a science that is in its infancy. - This does not enable it to take the place of common sense in the study and development of child life. ————————— International Tips. While the Public Utilities Commis- sion 1s considgring the question of taxi- cab fares in the District some higher governmental authority should go to work on the matter of tips to chauf- feurs of official cars by visiting foreign dignitaries, embarrassment at the State Depart- ment and perhaps elsewhere in con- sequence of the tendency on the part of the eminent guests of the Nation, who come here for consultation and advice, to raise the ante, as it were. ‘The gsp has THE EVENING STAR. reputedly the richest man in the Wofld, has been much in evidence in d quence of his negotiations with the Caliph of Islam culminating in the marriage of his two sons with-a ddugh- ter and a niece of the Moslem' ppten- tate, now domiciled at Nice. Tales are told of his extravagance and also of his parsimonious management of .his vast fortune, ‘estimated at several bil- lion dollars. He is said to be the owner of no less than 400 motor cars, some of which have been presents from his adoring subjects—not altogether will- ing presents, however. He probably has a small army of chauffeurs. What would his scale be if he came here a-visiting, in the matter of tips to the American cfficial drivers? Or would he bring his own men and one or more of his ivory-plated motor cars? ‘The official chauffeurs of Washington are doubtless glad to see this city an international mecca. ‘They are probably pleased with the abstention of the United States from membership in the League of Nations, which has caused so many trips across the sea in recent months to keep the foreign cap- itals in touch with the American seat of government. oo The little mountain girl who thought that the city was the Kindgom of Heaven might have gained a somewhat different impression of it if she had happened to reach first the ares where a compressed air riveter or a concrete driller was at work. st Gen. Ma, the unlucky ~leader of Chinese forces in Northern Man- churia, seems to have passed out of the picture for the present, thus checking the wit of those who have been mék- ing terribly funny remarks about other members of the family. i b Perhaps the strongest peace party to- day is composed of those people who fear that they might not be able to pronounce the names of the Man- churian. towns, in the event of the war there becoming a topic of general conversation. P have the effect of stimulating imagina- tion in the matter of alibis. The ball player blames his bat for low per- centages and the golfer often finds the ball his most convenient “goat.” —————— Hunting accidents are so common this Autumn that the impresston pre- vails that American marksmanship is deteriorating, a fact which may give some comfort to the advocates of uni- versal peace. rates The gambler accused of reneging on his income taxes who pleads that he did not know he had to pay on revenues derived from fllegal is likely to be sadly disappointed When the law is applied to him. e — Ambassador Dawes’ underslung pipe may figure in history as the calumet | of the Asiatic crisis of 1931. oo . SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Mutual Forbearance. The man who doesn't think my way— 1 scarce restrained a sneer, ‘When various things he had to say Impressed me as 8o queer. T sometimes thought his state of mind Reveeled a sorry plight; I dlso felt surprised to find Sometimes that he was right. | The man who didn't think my way— What patience I have shown! How oft have I concealed dismay | 'Neath a persuasive tone! | Imagine my surprise to see, At last, the truth so grim. That fellow thinks the same of me As T have thought of him! The Unbelievable. “Y don't belleve halt I see in the newspapers.” “Bvidently,” replied Miss Cayenne, “you are cne of the readers who devote themselves largely to the comic illus- trations.” ‘Willing. «“1 your boy Josh willing to make his way in life by the labor of his hands?” “He 1is - just that,” replied Farmer Corntossel. “His one ambition in life is to be a prize fighter.” The End of the Route. A rapid youth of reckless gulle Was joyous Jeremiah. He drove “red devils” for awhile, Then took the “Black Maria.” In a Position to Remember. “An elephant never forgets an in- jury.” “He can afford not to. He's usually big encugh to whip the creature that i | inflicted it.” Delayed Appreciation. “Do you enjoy opera?” “yes,” replied Mr. Cumrox; “I enjoy Otherwise there may be | an opera first rate after the tunes in it) | have become sufficiently popular to be played on the brass bands.” “Hab faith in human nature” said Uncle Eben, “but don't carry it so fur as | to make ych'sef de final custodian of The public debate in this city the|oompilation has been made of the | all de counterfelt money in de neigh- other night between two outstanding| Americans on the subject of capitalism | appears to have left all who heard it} thoroughly satisfied with their prior views. K et " The World's Speed Record. The acticn of the Shriners of North Amigrica in creating a foundation with & gapital of sixteen million dollars to for the construction of airplanes le of bringing back to America the world’s speed record will meet with the heartiest approval on this side of the Atlantic. Headquarters of the new ofganization will be in Cleveland, the sgene of the annual national air races, the fund will be raised over & od of five years with a two-dollar ption from each member. The dation has adopted as its slogans premacy in Speed” and "National rity."” gratuities given to these drivers by dis- tinguished personages who have come to Washington during the past few months. Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain, it is stated, rated the - | services of those who managed his transportation about the Capital at $15 | apiece. King Prajadhipok of Siam ; doubled the rate and distributed $30 i tips. This was a bit high for Premier | Laval of France, who reduced the scale to $20. Perhaps it was knowl- ledge of this fact that caused Foreign | Minister Grandi of Italy to advance |the standard of compensation to $40. | Whatever may be the political im- plication of this doubling of the French rate, the Italian measure of munifi- | cence is now the highest of record. The custom of giving tips to the no international scale, however, and the matter of the amounts of largesse ince 1925, When the United States w from official competition in the Schnelder Cup races, America has lagged behind in the development of fast planes, although Lieut. Alford Wil- Mams, a crack Navy pilot, succeeded in bullding two fast ships with. funds ac- quired from wealthy sportsmen wHo were unwilling to permit this country | An international understanding might to drop out of the speed picture with- out & fght. That neither of Williams' sbios is left to the personal inclinations and ability .of the donor. $15 to $40 for chauffeur services is rather considerable, especially in these times of depression and lowered prices. It may be that the four figures named represént the standards of generosity that govern in the respective countries. well be attempted to save embarrass- ment hereafter. successful is no feult of the Recently the Nizam of Hyderabad, servants of hosts i8 universal. There is | 88! The jump from |. borhood.” o Use for Cotton. Prom the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Paper made of cotton fiber is much more durable than ordinary wood pulp | paper, the Bureau of Standards reports. The Southern cotton farmer should at Jeast insist that the mortgages he s are made out on cotton. Wife With Job in Demand. From the Milwaukee Sentinel. In the old days the boys demanded beauly and charm and housewifely skill in the girls they married. Now they are looking for a girl with a good Job. R Consolation for Writer. Prom the Oakland Tribune. After his defeat for Parliament, Ed- r Wallace may console himself with the thought that perhaps his constitu- ents were insisting that he stay home and write even more detective stories. ———————————— Eskimo Interest Limited. From, the Cleveland Ne We sense a new feeling of thy cousins as we that broadcasts Full Time for Giving. From the Cincianati Times-St: Economists of tender lni_me ‘hope that Santa put his reindeers en & Bt week, sel s won't personal, our A WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, THIS AND THAT A tribute to Katy is deserved. Raty is the perfect telephone girl. She is representative of the hundreds of other girls who try as hard but, per- haps, do not succeed as well. In all lines there is one who shines, of course. Katy has that first requisite, a sweet voice. Many phone users fall down at this point. Just a certain timbre, as the songsters call it, is required, and Kate has it. It is astonishing what a telephone in- i strument can do to the human voice and, on the other ear, what people can do to their own voices over the wire. ‘Women, in particular, are subject to this latter failing. Perhaps 80 per cent of feminine tele- phone users adopt the “girly-girly” tone. Most of them do it unconsciously. Pel'hl'g‘. they have heard the injunc- tion, that it is not necessary to shout. Maybe they want to be heard at their best, a perfectly human failing. At any rate, their volces become sweet and low, so sweet that they sound sugary, and so low that one cannot hear them. * K k¥ Katy has & nice voice, but it retains enough of the crisp quality to “go over.” ‘Two other qualities of the perfect operator she possesses. The first of these, and probabl; greatest, is a genuine personal interest in_other human beings. 1f the individual phone she rings does not happen to be answered, she does not dismiss the matter, she makes it her business to take the cal nd to attempt to carry out the wishes of the caller. She never forgets. And when one thinks of the stream this is remarkable. It is this trait, perhaps, as much as any other, which has endeared her to many who have never seen her, but who feel that their messages are safe with her. They will be delivered. Cenfidence! She inspires it, and reaps the reward of confidence which it brings. President Hoover said recently that what the world needs is confidence. One does not have to be a diplomat to agree with that statement. Confidence is at the basis of almost Ohange in the official golf ball may [y do which does not depend upon it. Confidence is not exactly optimism, although it partakes of its nature. It is, rather, optimism is built. The ing of e professional cheer leader means nothing unless it is backed by the perfect confidence of the people in the grandstand. ok ox ok Here is another distinguishing trait of our Kate: She is always in & good humor. You can pick up the phone any time, and if you dial “operator,” she greet you cheerily. Let it be said that this statement is not a reflection on other hard work- m!')u.rnd! plmln"nluopenwn o, 8 %0! Just an exc 5 that is all. . Her good humor is basic, not just on the surface. Most of 'em keep their tempers and answer well enough, but L MERCURIO, Bantiago—Educa- tion is the basis of true patriot- ism. It is not enough to have a natural affection for the land of one's birth. love must be strengthened reason and intelli- gence. We have lately seen how men agtuated by motives they thought were founded in patriotism showed them- selves inimical rather than loyal to their institutions and their government. Rea- son, when it_has not been developed in 4 healthful and helpful channels, is per- verting and malevolent. Sense must ‘Rlways be tempered with a certain sensibility. Crimes, both against the dndividual and against the state, are perpetrated not by men whose vision and principles have been purified and exalted by study and those who have not known the in- spiration of a broader knowledge which places the rights and interests of their fellow men upon the same plane as their own. Ignorance and selfishness are the evil sources both of vice and mutiny. perfected by liberal culture in the vari- ous arts and sciences leads to good and not to harm. * ¥ % * Oppose Leniency For Striking Students. El ‘elegrafo, Guayaquil—A nu- varicus educational institutions in this city have returned to their class rooms in conformity with a mandate issued by the governor of the province. The order was dispatched to Dr. Angel Modesto Paredes, minister of public education at Quito, following conferences between that tleman and a delegation of university students at Quito which appeared barren of any immediate result until the Governor's message was received. It demanded the termination of the strike at once and the reassembly of all students in their respective classes, whether enrolled at the university, the National College Vi- cente Rocafuerte, the Normal Institute Rita Lecumberry, or the Escuela de Mecangrafia (typewriting). The Gov- ernor, in the same message, congratu- lated all the students who had not par- ticipated in the strike, which was in- cited by political, rather than by scho- lastic, matters. ‘We have no hesitancy in saying that we do not indorse such conciliatory methods in dealing with the pupils in these various institutes. Their primary purpose in attendance is to acquire in- struction, and not to engage in debates and dll’tputel relative to national pol- icies. hose who prefer to incite dis- turbances rather than apply themselves to their proper studies should be more summarily dealt with. Expulsion or suspension from the school should be the mildest discipline meted out to those led astray by these self-appointed dictators- of undergraduate behavior. Repeated activity along the same direc- tion should be quashed with the same penalties of fines and imprisonment in- curred by mature and extra-scholastic promoters of anti-government cam- igns. D‘T'l:‘:t our higher institutions of learn- ing should be allowed from time to time to be the sources of disturbing political or social propaganda is to tolerate a perversion of their purposes which can only lead to general demorelization and disaster. More difficult courses and the requirement of higher markings o re- main at school would confine these young agitators mere strictly to their books. * ok ok X Spiritual Reorganization Urged to End Depression. El Tiempo, Bogota.—The economie problem was the subject of a long de- bate in the chamber recently. Many remedies for present conditions, were pro- by various representatives, notably mn{ru Kuis de Greiff and Gull- | been lermo Penaranda Arenas, but the unique declarations were made by Represent- ative Fernando Londono, who insisted that hefore material prosperity can re- turn, or be impregnated with any real value to the people when it is restored, there must be a national re-establish- ment of spiritual standards and values. our nt predicament has due. to_following our corporeal instincts, without considerations an! umB;nn' as to vihnyh really desirable f 'g;rl; ives or for our fellow men. ideals, and ethical principles in social, moral an - we are as ahips of calls which she handles every day |ages e material from which | &hout editation, but | The exercise of a reason evolved and | merous group of students on strike from | BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL., %™ somehow many of their voices lack this quality of good humor. Even a pleasant voice can have s certain un’: to it, as it were, which carries a plain hint that one had bet- ter hurry up and “make it snappy.” Many voices are so cooly efficient it is difficult, if not impossible, to put one’s mental on the exact qual- Hv]:m:h makes them cooler than an icicle. other by just the tone of voice used, but permit no definite hold on a possible cause for complaint. We knew a chap in school who insult others simply by thanking them. It was a sort of gift. His manner, and s certain edge on his voice, enabled him to one in a way to infuriate his hearer. Even third parties resented his man- ner and voice, and often told him of it, but he would reply, in the surprised tone, “Why what aid I say?” And the other could but reply it he had said nothing out of the way, but that a “certain something” in voice had been nasty. At this he looked even more amazed than ever. Ex e E The “girly-girl" voice of which we have spoken is sometimes extremely effective. There is one operator in this cit; who uses it properly because it evi- o dently is natural with her. Here again, there is a very intangible, but nevertheless very evident, thl:y of volce which is extremely ingratiating. This volce bubbles, but just a little bit. Volces which effervesce too are apt to be distasteful, especially to tm“:‘t.nnser. lady, sight unseen, man. young 3 - to project a voice picture which 1s lovely to a degree. The relationship of voices to faces is an interesting study which as yet has not been undertaken to any great ex- tent, but which in the future, one may feel sure, will become a matter for scientific investigation. | “Just as a pretty girl, nine times out | of ten, has more brains than a homely | one, so0 the girl with the beautiful voice 18 almost sure to prove a “good looker.” | He who might wish to select a “beauty | chorus” for a new stage production, for to talk to all | d get a “line,” literally | and figuratively, on his and | could select the prettiest of with- out fear of being swayed by extraneous influences. Perhaps he might be amazed at his | ability as a_chooser of pretty girls, for | it is true that the telephone does not improve most volces. It rather coarsens t.hslm. i ‘-nythln.. i ety ery few persons have ever their own voice as others hear it over the telephone. One rather it to be deep, or pleasing, or thrilling, maybe, but it runs out the other end will | of the wire as raspy, or harsh, or bel- ligerent. Older people especially, who did not have the advantage of being brought up on the telephone, are inclined to be afraid of it, as strange as that may seem to some, and to adopt & fighting attitude, which tends to make their telephone voice unpleasant. Such peo- ple would do well to call up our ‘xm. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands rudders, drifting unsatisfied from one banal project to another. We find, too, that after gratifying ourselves with every sort of extravagance and pleasure we are still as dissatisfied and empty as we were before. Millions have learned from fheir own experiences that man does not live for physical comforts alone, and that all the so-called pleasures and of the earth are after all as evanescent as the air. True happiness and genuine prosperity come only in a commlniun{ of temporal expediency with eternal spiritual Tequisites. Senor Londono warned the chamber with power and eloquence that there can be no bet- terment in human economic happiness until we have learned the fundamentals of fraternal behavior. X * k& Sydney Loafer Pald While He Loiters. The Bulletin, Sydney.—Although un- employment and the closing of the | Government Savings Bank have brought wretchedness into thousands of New South Walgs homes, the habitual loaf- er—always numerous in Sydney, which is about the pleasantest city in the world to loaf in—is having the time of his life. He is being paid for being & loafer, and can laugh at the vagrancy law, which in other days was a threat to him, though the threat was more or less remote. A so-called Labor govern- ment is taxing workers a shiiling in the pound of their gross earnings to maintain him in idleness, in effect re- ducing wages to taxation. A loafer on the dole need not stick to the prescribed amount if he chooses to go atter more. It seems as easy as falling off a log for one person to col- lect six or eight doles by giving a dif- ferent name and address each time. A swarm of inspectors is employed and there is a periodical review of dale tickets, but it is acknowledged that this unspeakable form of fraud is still rife. In an unwonted burst of frankness, Ely, now minister for health, admitted that 25 per cent, perhaps 30 per cent, of the money extorted by the special tax the ptitude ever made by & min- o z ister of the crown. There wou’ld‘be no fraud to speak of if applicants for the dole were required to give the equiva- }enl in work—were, in fact, told that they must hold themselves in readiness, men and women, to go straight from the dole office to some temporary job, even if only that of woodchopping. ) Prophet Who Failed. From the Butte Montana Standard. Those with good memories will re- member Sir Willism Crookes, English economist and well meaning philos- opher, who attained fame in the clos- ing decades of the last century by his brilliant analysis of world conditions. Some of Sir William’s deductions were subsequently proved, but in the year 1800 he startled the world by predict- ing a world wheat famine in the year 1931. Well, here is the year 1931, and we have more wheat than 1 has hay—-in fact, we have mme. th:nm :: , have corre- The prophet failed to take into con- sideration improved methods of wheat BTOWING, greater yields to the acre, use of machinery and a letdown in the gen~ eral increase of population in wheat- eating nations. He could not foresce that dlet‘fi;i.lnu and their clients, usually stout lad! d gentlemen, white bread: almost. tabos, ae B s article of food. prophet Mother Shij illiam beaten four nyu"tx: ¢ | of ) interest and acti NOVEMBER w» 1931 Not ‘pretending to be a complete history of America, “The Epic of America,” by James Truslow Adams, gives the story of the development of our country, with emphasis on the herolc or epic quality and the growth Amerie ideals. The author ex- ; and “The Return of Quetzal- which tells of the coming of the East. The tieme of the prologue 10 be the drly Spanish influence America. ‘The ch have romantic titles. “Men of y” h‘ d&mmd pflt:".lhe English an e ciples they brought with them. ‘A Civiliza- tion lished” shows how English civilisation triumphed in the New World. . ‘“America Secedes From the Empire” treats the American Revolu- tion as & d.”luewl? mnv?memm'ghz NationgFin " analyzes ay treaty, at the ‘close of the Revolution, and the Constitution. “America Se- cedes From the (:}d Wiufle;d:m“lhe growth sof national pendence through the period of the extension bf frontiers through the Lewis and Clark and other expeditions, the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812. “The Rises in the " covers the new . _“The North Begins to Hustle” tells of the de- velopment of factory industry in the North and growing antagonism be- tween North and South. ‘“Manifest Destiny Lays a Golden Egg” has for its theme the growth of money-greed, with the gold rush, the increasing domination of the banks, the occupa- tion. of Western lands and the results of the Civil War. “The End of the Frontier” shows how the Civil ‘War ended the pioneer i:rlndA Ham- lin Garland, in his ser of Middle Border books, comes to many of the same conclusions. ‘““The Flag Outruns the Constitution” is a crowded chap- ter, as American life had become cmwd‘ ' lod m’mum'an:fk dec;me of farm prosperity, panics, es, free silver, imperialism had all become problems, and the Spanish-American War had forced America into the mmn& A{e of the Dill"muun" sym! uge corporations as ehistoric_dinosaurs and discusses the Canal, the Russo-Japanese ‘War and the influence of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. ‘“America Revisits the Old World” is, of course, the cap- tion for the World War. * * % % It is in his epilcgue that James Trus- low Adams elucidates his philosophy of ‘what American life should be and its fail and shortcomings. He says: ive seen the rise of our own Nation lmmm .V "h‘l‘:‘dlm'i, of ::nivtm} Englishmen 3 peple o 120,000,000 made up of all the re es of world. . . . The frontier v1s al- refreating before us and s nding its influence back among us in rafluent ives until almost yesterday. ‘While thus occupied with material ecn- quest and upbuilding, we did not wholi/ lose the vision of something nobler. If we hastened after the pot of gold, we also saw the rainbow itself, and felt that it a8 of old, a hope for w of thought we been -adaptive rather e it g -m:’o‘;; b Ifl . "ye e ED ble realm of character there thst can show in century or more two men of nobility than Washington and . . . There are other lands in which life is easier, more stimu- lating, more charming than in raw Amerjca, for America is 0. The lessness of the motoring millions, littered the use of our most beautiful scenery for the advertising of the products which should be boycotted for | than that very reason, are but symptoms of our ing down from civilized stand- ards of life, as are also our lawlessness and corruption, with the cynical disre- gard of them by the public. . . . there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. . . . It has been a great eplc and a great dream. What, now, of the future? There is no reascn why wealth, which is a social product, should not be more equitably controlled buted in the interests of so- clety. . . . The very foundation of the American dream of a better and richer life for all is that all, in varying degrees, shall be capeble of wanting to share in it.” * ok ok x To most readers the t day in fiction is more mum%m the thirteenth century, ding y readers will f that best fleld is the thirteenth century, which she made so alive in her tril “Kristin Lavransdatter” and her te otyh“‘l'he Master of Hestvi- ken. not to say that “The dy of mw" ary Norwegian, ife study of cont orwegian life, but it is merely interesting. It is to.be followed by & sequel, to be called “The Burning Bush.” The central character, Paul Selmer, is the son of parents diverced when he was 14, and this fact influences his youth and young man- hood unfavo: . His mother, Julie Selmer, & woman of advanced ideas, rejects conventions, yet holds strict orinciples of honor. She is perhaps somewhat autobiographical. The grow- ing' lm of Catholicism for Paul also re! Madame Undset’s personal feeling. This novel ends with the out- break of the World War, and in the 1ast scene Paul's frivolous, materialfstic little wife is 1 hoarding all the 1 and can g:her ‘while Paul severely re- her. We are certain that in sequel Paul and Bjorg will separate (they must, or be completely miserable) and t Paul will ind peace and the solutfon of the ‘which have tormented his youth in the Oatholic Church. Julie Selmer is a middle-aged coun! for her business than she ever was when living with her husband, the estimable but egotistic and conventional Selmer, in his monumentally furnished Oslo house. We should like to know more of Julie and feel sure that the vities of her.life are oo Sl 1 S lly sure 8 more {n life than to Jiving in his stuffy house, with his kindly, florid, uncritical second wife, and receiving frequent visits from his four children, all of whom except Paul are rather fond of him. 8igrid Undset won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. She is the daughter of Ingvald ‘Undset, inent archeologist, to the Norwegian pal the marriage not ended. blished in xpected, the s But | the Chis Erik | on tranquilly the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS - bureau does not give advice, but fres information on any subject. to m:ume‘dmu o Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. Is it true that some of our foot Euwhuminmmmemwm A" There are seve ball who have never or have possil was also a substitute. What chapter of the Red Cross the 1930 Roll Call, the ¢ bia was awarded the banner. Red Cross has 3,604 chapters. Q. When will S8an Diego have another exposition?—W. K. A. One is being planned for 1934-35. It is to open July 4, 1934, and 7tn & full year. Q_If an airpiane could_stand ftin in the air, would the earth pass in view beneath it>—W. J. A. An airplane rising above the earth's surface remains within the earth’s atmosphere and therefore moves with the earth. TYherefore even were it possible for a plane to remain sta- tionary for 24 hours, it would be cezried with the earth as the latter turms on its axis and moves around the sun. What organization sponsors For- q a&ue-wot dle?n—M. N. . A. Disabled American Veterans of the World. The funds collected are used for the maintenance of its legislative and rehabilitation services. Q. Why don't spiders get caught in their own webs?—C. E. A. Their feet are so fashioned that. they can rest upon the individual threads of the web without breaking A them or getting stuck to them. Q. From what coll~ge was President Garfleld graduated? . R. N, A. Hiram College at Hiram, Ohio. He was also the second president of Hiram College. This year the college 1s celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of James A. Garfield. Q. How old a song is “Home, Sweet Home"?—T. G. A. It was first in 1823 in the musical melodrama, “Clari, the Maid of Milan.” Q. Why doés the planet Mars come closer to the earth some years than it doés in other years>—R. D. A. The orbits of the planets are oval, and the earth and Mars move at differ- ent speeds. They do not reach the lace in their orbits where the dis- nce is shortest each year at the same time. What is the difference between hal hers and stepbrothers?—A. G. A. Halfbrothers have one parent in common. They are children of two of either the mother or father. Stepbrothers have neither par- ent in common. If a widower with a son marries a widow who has a son, the boys are stepbrothers. Q. Where is Cocos Isiand, where the BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. shipwritked men were found?—O. H. R. A. Cocos Island belongs to Costa Rica. It is located st approximately 6 degrees north latitude and 88 degrees west longitude. Q. Are colds infectious or con- tagious?—S. E. A. The Public Health Bervice says they are both. Common colds account for more loss of time in school than any other disease. Q. Is the crystallisation of metals the cause of their occasional failure to meet stresses’—H. B. R. A. The term and crystallization is often - | erroneously applied to the fallure of metals when subjected to cyclic or “ve- " stresses. The failure of metals under such conditions should be re- to as the fatigue or endurance Q. Do all railroads use the same code signals for train whistles?—P. 8. A. The code is uniform. The most familiar signal is two blasts. If the train is standing, it means proceed; if the train is running, it means stop. Q. Is the sap of the maple tree flow- ing up or down when the tree is tapped?—J. C. A.. The movement of uflk described generally as follows: It is the watery solution. which circulates through the vascular tissue in woody plants. The asc currenit consists of the water in which are dissolved varijous salts obtained from the earth. This so-called crude sap passes through the xylem portion of the vascular bun- dles to the chlorophyll-containing tis- sues, the leaves in most plants, where the surplus water is newly formed carbohy teids through the phloem or sieve tissue to the parts of the plant which may require them, the descending current often being called elaborated sap. From this it will be seen that the sap taken in tapping a- tree is the type of sap which has already formed the carbo- hydrates and proteids and is therefore largely from the descending or elab- orated sap. Q. Are_surnames increasing to any extent>—W. B. D. L LA an; rate af e. mv{lm nations of the world have adopted surnamee of the and ‘who become naturale of are infrequent. In of the total trade of . tes is its foreign trade? it is about 1€ Q. What then United per cent. Q. Howlong have the drums of rne_the motto, “Don’ A. The Marine Corps was authorizsed the Continental Congress, November , 1775, and shortly afterward the drums of the Marines recruiting the: regiment, hore the inscription and a. rattlesnake. 5 ‘Q.HoW ‘are fourth-class postmastérs appointed’—A. G. 5. A. On October 15, 1912, they were put under Civil Service. S Jmat does traumatism mean?’ A. It is a.medical term and means a wound or injury. How many States are Q. represented llysfibé students at Howard University? y-eight Columbia and 16 foreign countries were represented in the student body. Home Building Aid Prolect President Hoover’s islation be banking homes receives wide effects are thought directions. real estate projects that no funds re- main for the renewal of sound mort- ::ael on wnnrv-uveul{ financed prop- es,” with the result that “unn bered families have Tematned in * ok x % opportune,” is the verdict of the Philade] Evening Bulletin on the plan, with the conclusion that “it would be an available resource for the banks and associations orig- inal loans, enabling them to replenish their credit supply when necessary, in this way tending to stabilize the real estate market and to make credit more constantly available to the homemaker.” Pointing to “three bank systems—one in operation since 1914, the second just about to function, the third awaiting the action 'of the next ,” the Cincinnati Times-Star holds that they “would take care of most of the credit,” and that “the sound theory be- | hind them all is that whenever there is value a safe means can and should be found to make use of it in the daily business of the le.” The Hamil- ton Eveninj Journal = comments: “There_may some features of the plrln which 'u{m':.mtfl”' the .&pruv 4 of Congress, basic au“ should become a helpful law.” * ok ok % “The indorsements given real estate, banking, civic and political lead- \ers it the country are im- pressive,” says the Pittsburgh F}lb— Gazette, recalling that “the National Association of Real Estate Boards, at its Baltimore convention last May, ad- vanced the idea of a discount bank Colum| Ohio ‘The State Journal offers the judgment: “Construction 1s one of the indus- tries of the United States, and so long as it is kept at & minimum because people are afraid to build, unemploy- ment will continue to be with us and he return “Especiall by | endeq August 15. result on general pros a plok- B it wolid Barer T . PeL-up “The real flllrpole behind the plan,” ew York Herald expl “is to put banks that are carrying la: ronfollal of real estate loans in : ml’l' iquid position. This is to be accom- plished by making such loans, under and known ted'| tions, will 'fl‘:’nke T e'mmen{s.l or semi-governmental USE | we she not take kindly to the factory feature of the proposal, m‘ ever, aside from the fact that it is de- efinite need, is that “It should stimulate home building,” thinks the Yo Vindicator, while the St. Louis Times voices the inion that “it is quite likely the sen- ental ¥alue of the general idea, to- gether with the far-flung ramifications ibility of loan associa- the initial gressional attitude generally favorable.’ The Charlotte News makes the reserva- tions: “If the authority for making loans were to be delegated to a gov- CY, eme. As it is, Mr. Hoover has apparently, only to provide the - petus that te business has been unable to in from within itself.” . Noting Senator Glass' criticism of ‘the Government embarking in the real estate business,” the Baltimore Sun re- marks: “As matters stand at it it is confusing to have the Nation's lending rhetorical ¢hampion of ‘rugged individualism,’ and a practical cham pion so far as unemployment relief concerned, whooping it up for a Fed. erally fostered and financed system of ‘home loan’ discount. banks.” The President's statement that “there i5 an element of inflation in the ? inspires the statement from the City Journal that “this will main bone of contention, yet it that the country just now is so for inflation it will see a very erable element of inflation in the p and therefore smile upon it.” Thi Butte, Mont., 3 “Of course, there are many factors ins volved in any scheme for the gen encouragement of people to indulge home hufldln;, ‘These are factors com= pletely aside from facilitating credit f the capital investment. They involve .costs of building & home. Even t] credit is easy and reaso; a n: gv people will undertake such an en if & home costs them 50 to 1 per cent more to build in one localit; than in another. President Hoover’ scheme_goes purely to the credit situa. tion. It does not make the cost of building & home any more reasonable.’ 0il Imports and Tariff, Prom the Pasadena Star-News. ‘While California. Oklahoma and Texa: are curtailing oil production to the extent of ‘about 3,000,000 barrels week, importations from Venezuela an other foreign ports increase from 846, 000 barrels for the week ended A 8 to 1,913,000 l:lm]l for the ‘What more convincing argument a protective tariff on petroleum , furn themselves. & i Thousands of ofl workers are out of employment because of the condition’ of the industry. Operators, workers, yet their sacrifices come naught because of the policy of im) ers, most of them also Americans. In McKinley’s day the full g\;‘fl was the symbol of the tariff e underlying principle % the now, prosperity for all, which me employment. for labor. ‘Tested by is rule, tlere is question about the justice of the de- mand for protection for the oil worker. The has proved the case beyond the possibility of cont Wall Street Agrees. Prom the 8t. Louls Times. should avoid a A Lord Balfour suggests that England stock mhlflin boom, holly in accord