Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1931, Page 6

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Tre Associated Press is exclusively 1o/ the ‘use for republication of patches credited fo it or not o n this pay published herein. special cispatches herein are A Progress Toward Peace. n sccord with the spirit of this da: Secretary Stimson is entitled to the country’s thanks for lifting the curtain on the Far FEastern events which menace the peace of the world. The disclosure of the latest plan evolved by the United States and the League Oouncil for halting hostilities in Man- churia is forthcoming at a time when also reserved. — hope was all but abandoned that in-| ternational machinery for preservation of peace could be made to function. The news from Paris, officially bul- warked by reassurances in Washington, now iIndicates that the engine of peace is not stalled. Tt is still pounding away. Stoked by the fuel of the League covenant, the nine-power treaty and the Kellogg pact, it seems headed at Iast for its appointed destination—the prevention of a war which in hardly any conceivable circumstances could be confined to China and Japan. The hour has not yet arrived for jubilation, but optimism is not unjustified. Credit for the putting forth of a final, herculean effort to end the Man- churian erisis appears to belong con- spicuously to the United States. The resolution now pending before the League Council is already described as the Stimson-Dawes plan. Broadly, it calls for an immediate cessation of warlike activities by both the Chinese and Japanese armies; for the with- drawal of Japanese troops within the Manchurian railway zone “as speedily as possible,” and for a commission of three neutral members who will “study on the spot” all the facts involved in the Sino-Japanese controversy. The commission, on which an Amer- fcan will serve if appointed, will report to the League Council “on any circum- stance which, affecting international relations, threatens to disturb peace between China and Japan, or the good understanding between them, upon which peace depends.” The full force of the United ;States Government is behind the resolution embodying these terms. Ambassador Dawes announced at Paris that this country “approves the general plan of settlement, has o informed both China and Japan, and urges upon them acquiescence in the proposed resolution.” Formal acceptance of this peace pro- gram has still to come from Tokio and Nanking. Early indications point to its eventual approval, doubtless with some of those punctilious reservations in- separable from Oriental procedure in diplomatic negotiation. China already registers displeasure with the fact that Japanese evacuation of Manchurian ter- ritory is not to be immediate and will be dependent upon the assurance of demonstrably stable eonditions in vari- ous regions. Nor is any bright promise of prompt Japanese agreement to be seen in the latest military operations by Japan's army, which fought its way into fresh territory only yesterday, in en evident move to take the strategic city of Chinchow. Chinchow occupied, Japan’s stranglehold on Manchuria would be virtually complete. In the law the outside powers are about to lay down Tokio considers that possession §s nine points. ‘The Washington Government, how- #ver these matters may turn out, is at least exerting the uttermost of its authority—short of war—to vindicate the American principle of conciliation in international controversies. The United States within the past twenty years has entered into thirty-five sep- arate treaties looking to amicable ar- bitrament of such disputes. The nine- power treaty, affecting the Far East, was a treaty of conciliation. The Kel- logg pact was an effort by the whole world to substitute conciliation for war. | Together with the League covenant, this complicated fabric weaved for world peace is now undergoing its first great test. If the test is not triumph- antly survived, mankind will have to resign itself to the prospect that force | needs still to be reckoned with as a means for composing differences be- tween nations long thought weaned from such archaic resorts. o “As rare as a roadside sign’” may may one day, heaven grant, become a common American simile. ——e————— A Justifiable Gesture. #e Potomac Electric Power Co. 1§ Justified In seeking immediate disposal by.the courts of its fight With the Public Utilities Commission over the gystem of fixing rates for electricity. The agitation to break up the consent decree and substitute a sliding scale arrangement for automatically fixing rates at the beginning of each calendar year began about a year ago. And now, as the time approaches to fix new -xates for 1932, the litigation over the consent decree and the new sliding scale arrangement remains to be dis- posed of. In the normal course of events the case would not go to trial until after January 1. In the mean- time, what is to be done about the new rates? of litigation. If the commission won fta case, the rates would probably be- come retroactive as of the first of the year. And as the case is apt to be dis- posed of within a relatively short time after the first of the year, the delay in actually establishing the rates might be considered of relatively small im- portance. But it remaint that by filing a motion to speed up the disposal of its case, the electric company has made a gesture that successfully demonstrates one of the great advantages that lay in the consent decree. That advantage was the avoidance of the long court battles that at one time were the inevitable accompaniment of Public Utilities Com- mission actions in reducing rates. was & long court battle, promising te continue indefinitely, that brought the consent decree into existence in the firs’ place. And now that the consent decrer is being broken and a new process o! rate fixing established, the first resul® is & court battle which threatens again to postpone a reduction of rates. The Public Utilities Commission should be willing to join the electric light company in any move that would hasten final disposal of the consen' decree litigation. If it is possible to advance the date of hearing on pre- *{ liminary motions and the trial of the case on its merits it should be done. | The Public Utilities Commission should be prepared to demonstrate that in breaking up the consent decree it has taken action that will be of final benefit 1o the consumers. e Thanksgiving. One year after the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth in 1620 they as- sembled to give thanks for the bounty of their first harvest. They had found- ed their new home in the wilderness, had built their shelters, had planted and reaped and were assured that nature would sustain them. They felt that they were blessed in their great adven- ture and accordingly they expressed their gratitude. From time to time afterward they annually thus formally and reverently voiced their thanks for the mercles bestowed upon them. In later years during the Revolution the Congress recommended days of thanks- giving for the prospect of freedom end in 1784 especially for the return of peace. George Washington in 1789 ap- pointed a day _ of formal thanksgiving after the adoption of the Constitution, and again in 1795 for the general bene- fits and welfare of the Nation. In 1815 President Madison proclaimed thanks- glving for the restoration of peace after the War of 1812. Thus was the occa- slon of national thanksgiving identi- fled with special reasons for the grati- tude of the people. In 1863 began the series of presidential proclamations naming the fourth Thursdey in No- vember as Thanksgiving day, and it has never been interrupted. Thus has this day become a fixed institution. This year the Nation is in economic distress, with several millions of the people idle and lacking in the necessi- tles of life. It is the second year of such trouble. There is, however, no Aisaster. On the contrary, there is every hope of positive recovery from this condition. Meanwhile the forces of alleviation have been invoked. A coun- try-wide organization of relief has been created, to recelve and distribute the surplus of the people who are blessed with employment and incomes for the It succor of those who are caught in the stress of the depression of business and industry. The skies are not clear abroad. Troublous conditions affect the peoples of other lands. Poverty and idleness are the portion of millions elsewhere than here. Governments are under & severe economic and political strain. Even war prevalls in one quarter. The agencies of peace are at work to remove this menace. The spirit of interna- tional good will 18 working to effect relief from the economic stringencies that are causing difficulties and sorrow. ‘This country is aiding to its capacity in that effort American institutions are still strong- 1y buttressed against radical change. The people do not despair of the suc- cess of their chosen form of govern- ment, despite the clamors of a few who mistakenly believe in another system of ! social administration. ‘Thanksgiving, 1931, is an occasion for rejoicing in the great bounty that, with all the variations to which human af- fairs are inevitably subject, still blesses the land and the people. There is no cause for doubt of the success of the great adventure in America which was started three hundred and eleven years ago at Plymouth. - Secretary Mellon, it is announced, is “seeking & formula to augment the income tax.” Would not the one do that is found in some hotels, to this effect: “Gratuities not permitted. Ten per cent to cover this item is regularly added to the patron’s bill”? R Deep-Sea Exploration, Official permission has been granted by the British authorities for the ex- ploration of the wreck of the Lusitania by an expedition proposing to use a new device for submarine observation, which consists mainly of a great metal |tube. that will be sunk from floats and moored into position, through which {1t will be possible to reach the wreck and by an ingenious method of {llumina- tion to take motion and still ‘pictures. The Lusitania lies a short distance off the coast of Ireland in shallow water, about 200 feet below the surface. No | attempt will be made to raise the ship, and the expedition is not to be equipped to undertake any general salvagifig of | the cargo, which, intrinsically, it is be- 'lieved, would barely justify the cost. JThe purpose of the promoters of the expedition 15 to demonstrate the “revo- lutionary aspects” of the submarine sal- | vaging tube by bringing to the surface | merely the ship's safes and other mis- cellaneous material of actual or his- torie worth. It is not expected that this venture, | 1 sucoesstul, win yield any important | contributions to the story of the Lusi- tania. There is no mystery regarding . the manner in which the ship was sunk. | 8he was torpedoed by a German sub- It is to be presumed, of course, that| marine and sank within an hour, with as the Public Utilities Commission has| a loss of more than 1,100 lives. The in effect fixed the new rates for 1932 by | fact of her destruction by a German its order putting into force the sliding- scale method of computing such rates, ]ll'en!:y was never disputed. Indeed, | the feat was claimed as a German suc- and as the electric company has chosen céss on the high seas in the crippling o this order in the courts, the of British what the rates will be is torical ma erce. Just what his- may be gathered from in abeyance until the end the ship's safes is a question, The rea- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, experiment is that it lMes in particularly favorable conditions, not far from shore and at a depth at which operations are feasible. Furthermore, the circum- stances of the sinking of this great liner were such as to assure world-wide attention to the undertaking. If the Lake-Railey expedition is successful it will immediately establish the process of submarine sounding and exploration as an extraordinary advance. For many months divers have been at work upon the wreck of a ship that lies off the French coast in search of a cargo of gold which she carried when she was sunk. This work has been conducted by the ordinary salvaging method of sending divers to the hulk, but with new appliances for under- sea metal cutting by blow-torch. After heartbreaking delays and disappoint- aments, this salvage job is now at the point at which the precious store is within reach, and unless the Winter storms prevent the cargo of gold will probably soon be brought to the surface. This has been a costly undertaking in both money and lives, but it will be a profitable one if the gold is recovered. Should the method proposed for the Lusitania’s salvage work be successful it will perhaps supplant other methods of operation and render underwater ex- ploration far easier and surer than the painful, perilous procedure in the case of the Egypt. e Princeton University has given an order for a series of large and hand- some sports murals for its trophy room. Doubtless the distinguished artist who will execute them will be thoroughly imbued with the spirit and pride of Old Naseau. He is advised to do the foot bell one last of all. In a couple of years the worm may turn. ——————— ©Old Bill, famous goat mascot of the United States Naval Academy, is the proud father of two young ‘“nannies.” The Navy here has it all over the Army; the sleek and obstreperous mule has, as one of the “elder statesmen” long ago put it. neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity. Some peevish person in London has sent Gandhi a rope, with the advice to “go hang himself.” The Mahatma can turn the laugh on him by adding this to his wardrobe and becoming the owner of what is virtually a “two- pants” suit. ———— “Are letters sent to p Senator in Washington opened by him or by his secretary?” is a query in a question- and-answer department. Sometimes it seems as if some of them were opened by the newspapers. —— s Tt seems that a sugar financier con- tributed to both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaign funds back in 1928. He gave five times as much to the former as to the latter. People seldom back long shots heavily. ——————— An order for tea given at a lot of so-called tea houses would probably cause a hurried trip to the nearest grocery. —_— e It may be that certain Senators will find stocks they bought a few years ago were, in the vernacular, “heavy sugar.” SR No one has yet thought to name a new make of automobile “Hamilcar.” — st SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Out of Season. "Tain't the thing to holler, Raisin’ a distress ‘When a situation Calls for thoughtfulness. It's a waste o' power, An’ it doesn’t seem fes’ right Usin’ up yer valor ‘When there isn't any fight, People as is patient— ‘Them’s the ones as acts When they've sifted matters To the bottom facts. Dogs that does much barkin® Ain’t counted on to bite— Usin' up their valor When there isn’t any fight. His Principle. “Are you in favor of protection?” “Well,” answered Senator Sorghum, “I never gave protection, as the word is popularly understood, a great deal of personal attention. Self-preservation is my motto every time.” Tmportance. “Does Josh seem to be much im- proved by his schooling?” “Well,” answered Farmer Corntossel, “T dunno a8 Josh is gettin’ 8o much the best of it. Judgin’ from his talk about foot ball an’ boat rowin’, I don't know what the college would do without Josh.” Political Prejudice. The partisan is very sad, For he has never understood How other men can be so bad ‘While all on his side are so good. An Inference. “One thing I like about her is that she never gossips,” said one woman. “Nonsense!” said Miss Cayenne. “That doesn't indicate amiability. It merely shows she has no friends who will in- trust her with a secret.” How the Situation Developed. “I understand you are now one of the officfals of Crimson Gulch.” “Yep,” replied Broncho Bob. in on the prohibition ticket.” “And how is prohibition working out?” “Fine! We've got it fixed now so that nobody but the particular friends of us authorities can buy or sell a drop.” “I come Discovery in Efficiency. “Charley, dear,” said young Mrs. Torkins, “I'm going to read poetry after this.” . “What for?” “It saves 50 much time. There are so many open spaces in poetry that the time required to read a page is mate- rially shortened.” An Explanation of “Nerves.” Earth on its axis turns again— No wonder that we sometimes fret, And, without knowing why, complain ‘That we feel terribly upset! “Happiness,” said Uncle Eben, “an’ health is purty much alike. If you's €0t 'em you don't have to fhink about ‘em.” D C., THURSDAY, NOViEMBER 26, 1931. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘There went the Terror of His Child- | hood Days. He was 10 years old when he last| saw him—but he recognized him st once. ‘That low brow, those pig eyes, that snmlg mouth, ‘not a feature had changed in all these years. But the observer was no longer afraid of the Terror. Now he could have manhandled the lcll(‘z‘w with one hand tied behind his back. The Terror of His Childhood Days! ‘He was the type of cruel little fellow who delights in bullying smaller chil- dren. Every child meets him, at one time or_other. Maybe he specializes in pulling oft the wings of insects, or otherwise dis- rla_flng outwardly the dictates of an nnately cruel disposition. R ‘The citizen stopped on the sidewalk and looked backward intently at the fellow. How strange, that after all these years he should see him again and recognize him instantly. Surely, he thought to himself, if the old morality were wholly true, this man should display the effects of his | disposition in his face. Time seemed to have sat lightly on | him, however, He was just as mean-looking as ever, but no more so. ‘Then the observer gasped slightly to himself. Why, the chap looked exactly the way he did those many years ago! That was all. ok o There is always a bully for every boy. ‘The Terror had achieved that cogno- | men for one particular youngster, not because he was so much physically stronger. He had been older, much older, and that fact had an intimidating effect ‘When he grabbed a spindling boy by the back of the neck and wrenched his | left arm behind him he enforced the | durance by the authority of age. Perhaps he had been as much as 18, or maybe 20 years old at that time, but to the little boy he was very, very old, with his “long pants” and his derby hat and his big cigar. SR The Terror had a particularly nasty | habit of pulling the four fingers of the victim's hand back in the direction they | were not made to go. “Beg!” was the injunction which ac- | companied this disagreeable action. Just what one was supposed to beg | the delver into the past had utterly forgotten, thanks to a mereiful heaven, which obliterates the woes of fortunate children as quickly as they arise. But beg one did, or the little man in the big hat refused to release the pro- testing fingers. It was not so much the physical pain, however, one recalled, as the outrage to the mind and heart which accompanied it. One had been minding one's own business, strictly intent on stalking an invisible line drawn with the eyes the very senter of the sidewalk, when this ugly, leering bully took upon him- zelévéo stop one’s progress. y? That was the question of an out- raged heart and mind. ‘Thereafter, when walking that way, the child kept a wary eve open for a certain shambling figure, clad in a blue serge suit and a big black derby. SO When he saw him again he would ‘some words is experience. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands E_BSOIR, Brussels—At Nanteuil- la-Fosse, in Aisne, M. Denis Emile, an agricultural worker on a farm belonging to M. Meune- Jean, was engaged in distributing fertilizer thrcugh some of the flelds, and was driving a four-horse team at- tached to a heavy dump cart. He was accompanied on this mission by a little boy.6 years old, named Guy Manable. Near the “Carriere Noel” (“Christ- mas Quarry”) one of the wheel-horses struck with his left hind shoe the end of a 77-m. shell which was projecting, scarcely discernible, from the ground, the result being a viclent explosion. A fellow worker, at the moment about 150 meters from the scene of the accident, ran up and discovered the unfortunate driver grievously wounded in both arms and legs, while the child had been in- jured in the body by a splinter of the shell. " w Appeals to Army to Save Patriot's Daughter. Diario Del Commercio, Barran- quilla—A group of cfficials headed by the mayor of Bogota, Senor Josue Tavera, has directed the following in- teresting communication to all the commandants of military posts in the republic: “A number of governmental cfficials, informed that the Senorita Emilia Sin- dici, sole survivor of the family and legitimate daughter of Senor Oreste Sindici, composer of the music for the national hymn of Colombia, is living in little more than a hut in a court of Calle 30 (the same abode distinguished by the number 17), in this city, and supporting herself very precariously upon most slender resources, desire to alleviate her circumstances in some proper and substantial manner. Title to her little house is at present jeopard- d by an action brought in the ird Circuit Court of Bog-ta, and though the holders of the mortgage are not in- clined to be severe, the interests of others make it impossible to cancel the obligation. Application of a sum suffi- cient to defray accumulated and past due interest on the guaranty wculd sat- isfy demands for the present, but it is | rather desired to free the property from all incumbrances, that Senorita Sin- dici's remaining years may be passed in tranquillity and comfort. Because of her advanced age it is no longer possible for her to work or to provide anything for herself. “For this reason, with the assent of | his excellency, the minister of war, the group of which the undersigned is chair- | man, suggested a subscription, entirely voluntary, among the members of the | national army, the whole amount of | which is to be used in redeeming Senorita Sindici’s home, and in freeing | from otherise pathetic poverty the | daughter of the author of our national | hymn. We feel sure that the guardians of the republic, both officers and private soldiers, will heartily indorse the senti- ments which have inspired this design and will contribute as liberally as their means permit as an act of devotion to the traditions of their native country. “The commandants of the various| garrisons and other details of the army | will arrange for the collection of the| offerings in the manner which is most convenient for all the contributors, sending the sum realized as soon as pos- sible to the Banco Frances e Italiano, in this city. We are confident that the merit of this appeal will elicit the gen- erosity of every man connected with the army, inspired and fortified as he has been in peace and war by the beautiful strains of our martial melody. “Your emulator in love and fidelity to c, JOSUE TAVERA Y MACHADO, “Mayor of Bogota.” edh Urge Appointment Of Clerk for Town’s Funds. ‘The Evening Post, Wellington.—An agitation at this time 50 years ago was on foot to have & solicitor appointed as town clerk. “It is high time that sweeping change was made,” comments the Post. “After the recent disquieting disclosures as to | ‘beg,’ although you never said what | serupulous people. | vigilance, and require the withdrawal the free and easy way in which the ratepayers’ money is flung about, there will be & most unpleasant feeling of dart down an alley, or retrace his steps carefully. Occaslonally, when m-%eo was _im- possible, he would walk by boldly, hop- | ing that the villain would be other. wise occupied. This particular villain did not enjoy his physical superiority over small chil- dren in order to show off before his comrades. No, his was & sort of solitary enjoy- ment, made all the more keen to him, evidently, because he usually indulged in it on a deserted street. Then his crooked mouth would gleam and his pig eyes shoot fire, as he bent back ‘the small fingers and commanded that the victim beg for an intangible and doubtful mercy. xx x % Do the children of today have their bullies? No doubt they do, but they must take a different form. Surely no youth of this age knew such an unnecessarily despicable fel- low as the Terror. S0 the observer thought, as he stood on the sidewalk, looking down the street at the disappearing back of the same slouching, shambling figure, the same serge suit, and—could it be?— the identical derby hat. ‘Time, which should have put the Terror behind bars, had sat lightly on his shoulders. His shamble was every whit as lively as ever and his slouch no slouchier. He had gone by without recognition in his eyes, because his former victim was grown out of all semblance to the child of old. The observer wondered to himself what the former bully would have done if he had walked up to him, tapped him on the shoulder and addressed him in this wise: “You don’t remember me, eh? “Well, I'm the kid you used to bully. One of the kids, no doubt. “Remember how you would grab me by the arm as I went by and twist my arm behind my back and pull my fin- gers backward? “And how you enjoyed telling me to for. “Well, prepare to meet your doom!" * * ¥ % Alas! when the proper reply is not made at the proper time the chance has forever gone by. Today the Terror is a terror no longer, but a little old man who man- eges t> look younger than he is. He vanishes from sight around the corner, and the observer starts from his dreams of bygone cars. Childhood is not quite as entrancing as many an older person claims it to be. ‘The sorrows of ycuth are very real, decper perhaps in some ways than the real woe‘,n{ later years Childhbod exaggerates, but especially its sorrows. There are no gorries so deep as those of children, and if they vanish quickly they are built up again with even more speed. The happlest childhood, even, is clouded ‘round with doubts all the ceeper because built on a very solid inexperience. The great trouble with youth comes from knowing too many words without the knowledge which lies behind those words. Words, words, words! Childhood, middle age and old age are in thrall to them. He is happiest, whether a child or an older person, who masters worcs and does not let them master him. This means not the knowledge of definitions but of images. The only antidote to general insecurity. The matter cannot e allowed to rest where it is, and the public have a right to demand that the present uncertainty which exists as to who is responsible for the proper pay- ing away of their money shall be promptly removed. As it is, nobody appears to admit any responsibility at all for ascertaining that the accounts are correct and that public money is not paid away unless it is due. Now that the scandalously lax system which prevails has been exposed, it is by no means improbable fhat extensive ad- vantage may be taken of it by un- No one can tell how much of the money for which the eciti- zens are so heavily rated has been wrongfully paid away. It is confessed that no adequate check exists against misappropriation. The sooner one of some kind is provided, the better. The present state of affairs reflects the gravest discredit upon those who are responsible for it, and cannot be per- mitted to continue, at any rate, with- out a very decided protest.” ¥ i Lord Beaverbrook Tells Citizens of Butter. Daily Mail, London.— Lord Beaver- brook addressed & crowded meeting at Camberwell Baths in support of J. D. | | Cassels, K. C., Conservative candidate | for Northwest Camberwell. ‘When he was speaking about im- ported silk stockings and hats there was a cry of: “Tell us something about bread and butter.” “I will” Lord Beaverbrook replied. “The butter that came from Russia was sent to Somerset and then sold as British butter—three tons of it in Chelsea " One Christmas day, he said, he met in a village a man the same age as himself-—50—who told him he was go- ing to Dorking Workhouse. He said that he was an agricultural laborer, yet there, rolling up the hillside, were splendid acres awaiting cultivation, and we were buying food from foreign coun- tries. He had great sympathy with that man. n"Prnctlcal sympathy?” shouted some one. Lord Beaverbrook: “Yes, my grand- father was an agricultural laborer, and I made up my mind to put an end to that long trek to the workhouse of the unemployed of Britain.” % Auto Busses in Ecuador Must Conform to Regulation, El Telegrafo, Guayaquil—In obedi- ence to the ordinance issued by the commissioner of transit the agents charged with the enforcement of this provision proceeded recently to effect the withdrawal of two auto busses of the Lorenzo de Garaicoa line, because they did not conform to conditions necessary for the safe and comfortable transportation of passengers. Besides these defects, the exterior painting of the vehicles was by no means compati- ble with the good appearance demanded by the aforesaid authority for all busses operating within the city limits. The commissioners of traffic have announc- ed that they intend to continue their from service of all public vehicles whose proprietors neglect to keep them in a! satisfactory state of hygienic as well as mechanical efficiency. —on—s. Tammany's Long Period. From the Topeka Daily Capital. In three years Tammany Hall should have an important anniversary to cele- brate. Anyhow, here is a headline in a New York paper: “First Scandal Hit ‘Tammany 122 Years Ago.” o Shooting, Teaching and Paying. From the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. Chitago teachers seem to have been successful in teaching the young idea how to shoot, but not in imparting to the old idea how to pay up. s Depression and Sinecures. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln, Democratic leaders—except the dry ones—are continuing to flirt with the ! prohibition issue. They might as well make up their minds to one thing. If ~|they put an anti-prohibition plank in their platform. or a plank calling for resubmission of the eighteenth amend- ment to the people, which is the same thing as a proposal for repeal, the wet issue will be the dominant one in the coming campaign. As Al Smith has said, prohibition is an issue all the peo- ple can understand. It is up to the Democrats, therefore, to determine whether this campaign is to be fought over prohibition or over economic issues. Efforts have been made to keep the de- Tx:m'km and the economic issues grow- g out of it the main fighting ground of the campaign. But once let prohibi- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Have we had the pleasure of serving you through our Washington informa- tion bureau? Can't we be of some help to you in your problems? Our business is to furnish you with authoritative in- formation, and we invite you to ask us any question of fact in which you are interested. Send your inquiry to The Evening Star Information au, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing- ton, D. C. Inclose 2 cents in coin oOr stamps for return postage. Q. When wili the American Bridge lgague champlonship tournament be held and what must I do to be eligible to play?—F. R. E. A. The tournament will be held No- vember 30 to December: 5 at the Ben« jamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphis Competitors in all championship events tlon be interjected definitely, with the Democratic party or the Republican party taking the wet side, and millions of people who might otherwise have been controlled in their votes by eco- nomic problems will be controlled by must be league members in good stand- ing. All others must include 1931 dues with their entry applications. Q. When an airship is fastened to & mooring mast, why doesn't the cause the unanchored end to rise?— this issue, which has gripped the coun- |C. G. try now for years. g ‘There is plenty of dynamite in the proposal of Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democratic National Committee that the party platform pledge all Democratic members of Congress to vote to submit the eighteenth amend- ment to State constitutional conven- tions elected to deal with the question. Mr. Raskob's assertion that he is op- posed to having the Democratic party 80 on record for or against prohibition in its platform, when it is taken in conjunction with his demand for this referendum on the eighteenth amend- ment, means exactly nothing. The ar- gument advenced by Mr. Raskob that drys can well vote for the referendum does not appeal to the drys. It is only those political drys, however. who have become alarmed at the proportions of the wet vote in their States or con- gressional districts who listen vo this argument. The dry who knows that his constituents are in a dry frame of mind would never even play with the idea of resubmitting the eighteenth amend- ment. When the Democratic leaders from every section of the country assemble here January 8 and 9 for the Jackson day dinner, to be given at the May- flower Hotel, and for the meetings of ths National Committee, this prohibi- tion question is 'oln{ to be aired thor- oughly. Three speakers for the Jack- y dinner have been announced. ‘mmy Cox and John o ree living Democrats who have in the past been nominated for President, but not elected, are to make speeches. If Gov. Smith is as intent upon making the wet issue a party issue in the coming campaign as he has been credited with being. he will have an excellent opportunity to de- liver himself of some thoughts on this occasion. A % Mr. Raskob, issuing a statement in reply to an editorfal in the New York Times, declared among other things that he had been assured by former Gov. Al 8mith that Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt had not protested against Mr. Reskob’s appointment to be chair- man of the Democratic National Com- mittee, back in 1928. A recently pub- lished biography of Gov. Toosevelt gave a rather circumstantial story of how Roosevelt had toid Smith t'at he was opposed t> Raskob for : ational chairman, on the ground that i would accentuate the religious issue and the west issue and that Raskob had been considered a Republican and ‘hat anyway, he was too rich a man to put at the head of the Democratic cam- paign. Mr. Raskob's statement with regard to this matter is the first that has come from any of the three men mentioned, Roosevelt, Smith and Ras- kob. Despite Mr. Raskob's statement, however, the story persists that the chairman is row strongly opposed to the nomination of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt for President next year. seems clear, however, that if Mr. Ras- kob is opposing a Roosevelt nomina- tion he does not wish to have it as- sumed that he is opposing on personal ground and because he himself was opposed by the New York Governor for the party chairmanship. * ok ok * ‘Texas has given “Jack” Garner the necessary additional Democratic Repre- sentative to make Garner’s election Speaker of the House sure. That's as it should be. since Mr. Garner is Texas' shining Democratic star today. The election Tuesday of Richard M. Kleberg to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the lone Republican member of the House from Texas, the late Harry M. ‘Wurzbach, has given the Democrats a clear majority of one over all opposition even if the two vacancies still existing should be filled by Republicanc. Despite the fact that several Democgats were on the ticket and cnly one Republican, the Republican was so badly beaten that he might as well not have started. Kleberg, the successful candidate and now Representative-elect, has been manager of the great King Ranch, the largest ranch in the world, a million acres in extent, which runs for miles along the Mexican border. In the days when Mexican bandits were making raids into American territory and be- fore the Pershing expedition was sent into Mexico by President Wilson, the King Ranch had an army of protectors of its own, 4,000 in number, with artillery and mechine guns, cavalry and infantry. Kleberg in his younger days was a long, rangy cowboy. ik ko The winning of the control of the House by the Democrats brings no joy to the insurgent Republican group, con- sisting of Representative La Guardia of | New York and a number of Representa- tives from Wisconsin, the Dakotas and | Nebraska. The fact of the matter is| that the Republican insurgents now | become a very small minority of the | minority party. They no longer are the balance of power. They are not in a position to make terms. with any one. It is true that they may still vote with the Democrats against proposals of the Hoover administration if they wish. But _the Democrats can take care of the Hoover proposals themselves, with out the aid of the insurgent Republic- ans. This rather takes the edge off the situation for the insurgents. Nor does it appear that the Democrats are inclined at all to be generous to the insurgents. The Republican insurgents of the House, however, continue to make plans for a legislative program. In the Senate, since the Democrats do not have a majority in that body. the Re- publican _insurgents, led by Borah, Norris and La Follette, continue to hold the balance of power. Perhaps what is now happening to the House Republican insurgents may give the Senate Repub- lican insurgents food for thought. i The Republican insurgents of the Senate as a body are not planning to fight the re-election of Se=nator George H. Moses of New pshire as Pres dent pro tempore, although there are several of them who say they positively will not vote for George because of his strictures upon the ssives. Thae Democrats of the Senate, it is said on high authority, have not the slightest intention of seeking the control 2f the Senate with Progressive Republican aid, or of electing & President pro tempore under such circumstances. The Demo- crats insist that until they have an actual majority in the Senate, the re- It {p ‘A 'Mnhips are kept on an even keel when they are not in motion because the lift is even throughout. Q. How many Notre Dame men are | now coaching at- other schools?—S. M. A. Eighty-four old Notre Dame men are now coaching at various universities and colleges. Q. What relation to Adolph Ochs wss George Washington Ochs-Oakes, who has recently died>—H. 8. A. The men were brothers. George ‘Washington Ochs had the name Oakes added by court decree in 1915, and it was legally substituted for Ochs for his two sons. Mr. Ochs-Oakes had a dis- tinguished career and at the time of his death was editor of Current His- tory. Q. How much does a grown cstrich weigh?—L. F. A. An average full-grown ostrich weighs about 300 pounds. Q. Is there still a horse car line op- erating regularly in New York City?— T. 8. A. The last horse car line in New York City ceased operations July 27, 1917. This was the line operating on Bleecker street. Q. In modern times, when was cre- mation first practiced instead of burial of human beings?—F. E. H. A. With modern methods, the first cremation took place in the crematory at Woking, near London, in 1885. Q. In what European countries military service compulsory?—H. B. A. All European countries have com- pulsory military service except Great Britain, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary and Germany. The last four are pre- vented from this by treaty. Q. How thick should ice be for skating?—H. J. A. When many skaters are to be ac- thick, Q. How did Starved Rock get its name?—D. B. §. A._Starved Rock, which is a pinnacle on tae south side of the valley between Utica and Ottawa, La Sall> County, 1ll, derived its name from the fact that the last stand of the Illini Indians was made at this place. 'They were besieged by invading Iroquois Indians and held th> rock until their supplies gave out, when they were exterminated. Q. Whose motto was “Be sure you are right and then go ahead"?—N. D. B. A. Tt was the motto of David Crockett in the War of 1812. Q. Are there foods which are con- sidered especially good for the brain? T. M. A. Brain calls apparently use the same kind of food materials that all the body cells do. Q. Has Citroen returned to France?— . W. A. Andre Citrcen, called the Henry commodated, the ice should be 4 inches | Ford of France, has concluded his visit in America. He returned to France on the ship with Premier Laval. Q. When did the Germans take the Polish Corridor?—S. G. A. The Polish Corridor, which is ter- ritory abutting Germany, has been a source of contention for over 600 years. Before 1325 the region betwecen the Netze River and the s°a on the north- west bank of the Vistula was Polish. Tn that year the Teutons crossed the river, conquered the Polish Provinc of Pomerelia and Danzig and cstablishe themselves, retaining the territory until 1466. In this year, according to the second treaty of Thorn, the province was returned to Poland and remained Polish until 1772. It was roturned to Poland by virtue of the treaty of Versailles. Q, How many Chinese attend school in China?—B. E. L. A. It 15 estimated that about 10,000.- 000 men, women and children are in the schools and universitiss. Q. Did George Washington wish to follow the sea?—M. N. A. George Washington expected to rd> to sea. In fact, his sea chest was al- ready aboard the Bellona when his mother’s wishes wers exproszed with such earnestness that her son abandened | the plan. Q. What difference in ultra-violet rays is there in Winter and Summer sunshine?—P. F. 8.+ A, It depends upon the latitude. George H. Maughan of Cornell Univer- sity says that in Central New York from October to March the sun shines during only one-third of the daylight hours, and along with the decrease in sunshine goes a greater decrease in th= effect of ultra-violet rays. Winter sun contains less than one-tenth of effec- tive ultra-violet as in June sunshine. Q ;’h‘t 18 Greta Garbo's real name? —T. B. . It is Gustafesson. Q. How is Staten Island governed?— A. Staten Island constituted the County of Richmond and had a county government until it became a part of the City of New York under the name of Borough of Richmond. Q. What musical instruments did the Indians use?—E. B. A. The Indians had various drums; a flute, with a scale of seven notes: & whistle, with a scale of five nctes, and a rattle, mads of dry gourds loaded with sand or pebbles. Q. Who was the first President of | Prance?—J. D. A. Louis Napoleon, the first President of the second republic, 1343, was the first President of France. The first President of the third and present re- public was Louis Adolphe Thiers, who acceded in 1871. Q. What is the Scriptural foundation for the hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee"?—C. R. A. It is founded upon the story of Jacob's journey as given in the twenty- eighth chapter of Genesis. Q. What was Tom Thumb's real name?—L. K. R. A. The real name of Tom Thumb was Charles Sherwood “Stratton. He was born in 1838 at Bridgeport, Conn. He died in 1883. Q. Is a check drawn on the Treasury of the United States ever outlawed on account of date issued?—K. B. M. A. The Department of the Treasury says that if a check drawn on the Treasury of the United States is not presented within three years after date of issue it is counted as an outstand- ing liability. and it is then necessary for the individual to send the claim to the Controller General of the United States, Treesury Department, Wash- ington, D. C. who issues the check. The above information does not apply to interest checks. Extremely friendy in tone is the com- ment in American newspapers on Sig- nor Grandi after his recent conversa- tions with President Hoover at the White House. Friendliness to the mis- sion of this masterful Italian, as well as to the man, marks most of the discus- sion on his vieit. “America extends to Signor Grandi a cordial welcome as foreign minister of a country with which we are on friend- 1y terms, and as a man whese personal- ity, vigor and common sense have done much to impress upon the world’s con- sciousness a new Italian philosophy of peace: his visit writes another chapt: in the success of recent diplomacy.’ serts the Springfield (Mass) Union. Declaring that “it s not necessary to indorse Fascism in giving Grandi our heartiest greefings.” the Manchester Union says’ “Grandi’s visit is the high- est honor that he could pay the Amer- fcan Governiment and the American people, and he will not find either the Government or the people of this coun- try lacking in the courtesy that this gesture of friendship deserves.” The Rock Island Argus views his visit as “distinctly one of good will” and notes that “he has been welcomed here in that spirit.” * ok ok ok Impressed by the traits of independ- ence shown by Grandi, the Youngstown Daily Vindicator notes that the young Italian “won his first claim to fame by opposing his chief.” and relates the his- tory of that incident: “It was in the Fascist Party Congress in Rome when he was hardly more than a boy that he dared to object to a decision the party hed made on the ground that it was too conservative. It is said that the delegates turned and stared at him in consternation, expecting him to be blasted by the wrath of Mussolini. The hall was in an uproar, but Mussolini calmed the storm, conceded that there was something to what the vouthful orator had seid, and from that time on Grandi was marked for rise and dis- tinction. The Harrisburg Telegraph calls him a “big man in his own right” at the present time, and the Savannah Morn- ing News says of the/latest visitor to our shores: “In_war he was distin- guished, in pesce he has been able and inent, fiv\ng been most frequent- y sent to represent his country and its dictator in foreign conferences and in- ternational conversations. His coming adds another chapter to the story Mr. Hoover is writin t the recordy of Uncle Sam’s activities in world affairs.” On this point, the Chicago Daily News states: “All roads, it is raid, now Iead to Washington. After Grandi and Laval, perhaps, German statesmen will seek an invitation to confer with Presi- dent Hoover and his cabinev. The more such amicable conferences, the better for the cause of peace and constructive co-operation.” e “It is the new diplomacy of biter understanding,” comments the Port Huron Times Herald. ‘“Personal con- tact with the representatives of three nations is the big point that sponsibility of Senate control does not ile with them. If the Republican Pro- gressives undertake to upset the apple cart for George Moses, there will some Democrats who will just not be there to vote. ————— An Opportunity. From the Stoux City Journal. a chance for some one on be | low' Will break down prejudices, adfust dif- ferences of opinion and give each lead- er a better estimate of the other fel- lem,” contends the New Lon- don Day, as it approves the efforts of U8 Berchaiogical ‘métnod of being s ol ng a s:od neighbor and a cordial host.” The 1t Lake Deseret News expresses the that “the visit of Signor Grandi be followed Grandi Gains Good Wishes Of America After Visit Here “There are two items upon which Pres- ident Hoover and Signor Grandi are in the fullest agreement. One is the need for further reduction in armaments as a means to world recovery and the pre- vention of future wars; the other is the naval holiday, first proposed by Signor Grandi and acquiesced in enthusiasti- cally by this country.” The Cincinnati Times-8tar also sees them in agree- ment, both favoring “drastic reduction of armaments, provided that all natons disarm equally.” o ‘The Houston Chronicle sees this visit important as giving the administration “a rather concrete idea of how far Italy is willing to disarm in view of the pres- ent world situation.” As to the world impression made by Grandi, the Phila- delphia Evening Bulletin declares: “He, has consistently stressed in his dealings with other nations Italy’s desire to make common cause with them in the rehabllitation of the continent from the shocks and strains and the material losses of the war. He has constantly echoed the assurance of his govern- ment that Italy desires and needs peace to aceomplish its program of progress, and its pledge that it will go as far as$ any other nation in reducing the bur- den ':nd menace of competitive arma- ment.” ‘The Baltimore Sun finds it an inter- esting coincidence that “on the very day Dino Grandi arrived in Washing- ton for a discussion of troubled ques- tions relating to armaments and secur- ity, the armament holiday which he sponsored before the League of Nations Council becomes a reality.” This paper points to the significance of this in connection with the disarmament con- ference in Geneva next year, remark- ing: “If even a single complication is eliminated by the postponement of new# construction in the period before the conference meets and during which it will be in session, the gesture will serve a useful and practicable purpose.” As the Bloux City Journal concludes: “Today Italy is ranked high as a world power, and because of that country's activity in the interest of international adjustments for better understanding, Signor Grandl’s visit is viewed as an important development.” —— e Pay Loads by Dirigible. | Prom the Ann Arbor Daily News. 1 Although the Navy's dirigible Akrom seems like a vertiable giant of the airy Lieut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosencahl, her skij ', belleves that in the near future she will look like a mere pygmy. In a speech at Cleveland the other day the Akron's ccmrander remarked that the day would come when srips twice and three times the size of the Akron will be built, and if he is correct it would seem that commercial airship lines ought to emerge shortly from the realm of things projected into the realm, of actualities. [ For the dirigible’s commercial possi- bilities l:lem to increase with her size. . Railroading and Prefanity. From the Dayton Datly News. Retiring President Crowley New York Central says it is possible run a railroad without swearing, but dian't bout riding on one.