Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1931, Page 8

With Sunday Morning Editien. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY .. .December 7, 1831 THEODORE W. NOYES. . . . Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business 11th 8t and Pennsylvania Ave New York Ofce: 110 East 4204 Bt g0 Lake Michisan Bulldine. ropean Office: nt .. London, Engiand. Rate by Carrier Within the City. T Breoine 45¢ per month Star and Binday Siar (w undays) 80c per month The Evening a4’ Sundsy ‘Siai (when § Bundays) 65¢ per month The Sunday T copy 2. 8¢ pe Collection made at the end of each month Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone FAtional 5000. Rate by Mail-—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. i) y and Sunday.....]yr,$10.00: 1 mo. 85c ily only 1 unday only yr.! 3600 1 mo., S0c 1yr, $4.00; 1 mo. 40c All Other States and Canada. aily and Sunday...1yr.$12.00 1 mo. $1.00 aily only 1yr. $800: imo. 75¢ inday only 1yrl $500 imo. 80c Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively ertitled to the use for republication of all news ds- atches credited fo it or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also fhe local news published herein Al rights of publication of #pecial dispatches herein are also reserved. Statesmanship Vs. Partisanship. Will partisanship or statesmanship govern in the conduct of the Congress which meets today for the first time since its election? The Nation will watch its legislative representatives at work. And the Natfon is by no means as much interested in party politics as it is in sound leadership, calculated to aid in the period of depression which #till lingers. There is much that Con- 8ress can do in a constructive way, al- though it is admitted that no legisla- tive measure can be a cure-all for the business slump and unemployment. If constructive measures are advanced and meet resistance, merely because they are advanced by a Republican Presi- dent, Democrats, who hope to carry the national election next year, are not likely to gain in favor with the people On the other hand, constructive sug- gestions that come from the Democrats in Congress should not be discarded by the Republican administration merely because they are of Democratic origin. It is t00 much to hope that there will be a cessation of politics in this emer- gency. The millennium is not yet ar- rived. And, furthermore, a militant political party out of power and seeking | to obtain control of the Government, under the American system, turns natu- Tally to Attack upon the existing ad- min‘stration The Congress is divided politically, with the House having a Dsmocratic majority and the Senate a Republican plurality. It is a difficult task in such circumstances to bring about the passage of legislation favored by either the Democratic or the Republican parties, if there be politics involved in the legislation. But there is legislation that is needed for ths good of the country; there are policies looking to Jeadership in the industrial situation which should have favorable attention from both sides. Predictions have been made that the new Congress will undertake radical measures; that efforts will be exerted to put through bills merely for the purpose of embarrassing the President of the United States. In other words,. that politics will be the order of the day. There is reason to hope, however, that better leadershp and sober thought will bring more conservative action on the part of the Congress, and that Demo- crats as well as Republicans will act Wwith a greater measure of co-operation than has been predicted. The country will be the gainer if partisan politics can be laid aside when necessity arises, as it will frequently during the coming session. ————— A University of Colorado student is| suing his father for $1,950, the cost of the college 2ducation which, it is con- tended, the dad promised to pay for, but failed to do so. The plaintiff is a former captain and fullback of the foot ball team. The thought instantly oc- €urs to persons even less skilled in de- duction than Sherlock Holmes as to Just what benevolent person or group ©f persons “hung up” the mounting €harges for four years ———— Spain now rejoices in a new consti- tution. To’ paraphrase the wise-crack ©f a fanious American statesman, “What's th~ constitution between ene- mies? ———— = A Critical Conference None of. the international confer- ences for liquidating the litico-economic situation fmportance this week's Basel Committee of the World Bank for In- ternational Settlements, of the Young plan post-war po- exceeded in meeting at THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON THE EVENING STAR |stipends due her from Germany, |cacophony of sounds that makes the s amounting to some $150,000,000 & year. | day hideous. Incompetent or incon- ‘The Prench spokesman at Basel, Prof.| siderate drivers sound their horns need- Charles Rist, presages a deadlock with|lessly. Brakes are applied with shriek- the announcement that Prance will re-|ing friction which, while reassuring to sist all attempts to revise the Youhg plan. Revision is inevitable if Ger. many's thesis is accepted. Prof. Ris: says the World Bank Committee must deal solely with means to tide German over the present abnormal situation, It must not tamper with the Young plan French banking quarters do not share their government's stern attitude. They favor immediate concessions on short- i term obligations, contending that nor- malcy will only be retarded if repare- tions receive the right of way. The political effect of persistence in M.| Laval's position, French financiers rec-E | ognize, would be even graver if it were | to precipitate the collapse of the Hin- | denburg-Bruening government and the advent of Hitlerite fascism. Thus momentous issues wait on th Basel negotiations. America’s stake i thelr outcome is immense. Hundreds f millions of dollars have been invested 1in German securities by our people Little will be gained by the vituperation about the “swindle” of which American | citizens are “victims” This country b | ably represented on the World Bane. | | Committee, which several months ago foreshadowed the necessity of recon- | sideration of the whole German debt | structure. Nor will there be much sym- {pathy over here with any unrelenting | French attitude | President Hoover commanded th wholehearted support of American | public opinion when he seized the in- itiative in the German moratorfum last Summer and later paved the way to an extension of private credits. Beyond | | the prejudiced ravings of some appar- ently irreconcilable American critics of Germany, little in the way of deducible Pproof has been forthcoming that tiie reich’s condition is not perilous to ti\n point of ruin. At any rate, Basel will bring out the facts. If the World Bank { advisers urge the wisdom of continued | concessions to Germany. their recomi- | mendations will deserve, and doubtle.s | receive. international approval e g Room for Everybody. Washington's hotel men have d the sensible thing in announcing thit normal rates for accommodations 1932 will prevail, that there will be o increase in their prices and that the| city’s hotels are able to provide roo'a for the visitors. The statement is not based on generalizations, but on hard facts concerning the number of rooms avallable and the prospective rumber of reservations For a period in Peb- ruary there will be an abnormally large number of visitors attending the Na- tional Education Association conven- tion. Downtown hotels have preparsd to take care of some 17,000 extra visitcrs from February 20 to 25. But even tkis extra influx of guests will leave *rocn for many others in other hotels. The statement by the hotel men Is timely. Zealous workers for the El-| centennial have, at times, let their en- | thusiasm run away with them in their predictions of the size of the army of visitors that will descend on the Caypi- tal. They have not been willing ‘o stop at hundreds of thousands, biit rush far up into the millions. The gen- eral picture as it has been outlined from time to time in the heat of en- thusiasm is a ecity whose every squere foot of standing room will be occupfed by citizens from distant points who have come to attend the Bicentennial. The result of such estimates may prove a dangerous boomerang. Those who want to come to Washington next year may decide that it would be wiser to remain at home, as the prospect of sleeping in the corridors and on the roofs of crowded hotels is not a pleasant one. If there was any basis for the esti- mate of visitors in such numbers that the city's ability to care for them would be taxed, it would be far wiser to warn our guests in advance than to let them | come here and be disappointed. But there is no justification for estimates of | | visitors in any such numbers. Wash- ington is supplied with an extraordinary number of hotels.” It is always equip- ! ped with facilities for taking care of large numbers of tourists. Its accom- modations are far from being heavily | taxed If every room in the downtown hotels is engaged, there are plenty of | rooms available elsewhere. Those whose business it is to create | & Nation-wide interest in Washington during the bicentennial year and to urge that Americans take the opporti- nity to visit their Capital will pursue the wise course in assuring them of the city's abjlity to care for them. When, and if the crowds of tourists threaten to cause an abnormal overflow, ade- quate steps can be teken to seek ac- | | hotels. For the time being let us not the creation DECOMe so entranced with the menial | tographer to take a man's picture with- % ammmm‘ o Plcture of the surging millions of bi- |out giving him the customary ten min- the operators, nerves. Recently announcement was made that new rolling stock is soon to be added to the equipment of one of the local traction lines, with special noise. preventing devices. That was good news to those who realize the evil ef- fects of the city's clatter. But the old rolling stock will continue to grind "and groan and disturb the peace. No standard is set by law or rule for the abatement of the nuisance. Studies have been made in different cities of this matter of urban noises, with voluminous conclusions and nu- merous recommendations for reform, but without avail. The trouble is that the necessity of abatement is not ap- preciated. Yet it needs. but little thought to bring the conclusion that human efficlency is lessened by the roar that rises during each working day. + To this end it is necessary only to observe the difference between work that is done during the usual weekday hours and that which is accomplished on a holiday, when the streets are comparatively clear of trafic. Such a is devastating to the [day is & time of rest, even for those who are compelled by the nature of | their business to attend to their usual affairs. Standardization of the mechanism of transportation has heretofore been based upon the requirements of safety. It should henceforth be based upon the additional principle of smooth and, as far as possible. silent operation. Brakes, horns and gears should be brought under a degree of regulation as to the emission of needless sound. The street cars should be built with the view of permitting movement with the least possible noise. Tracks should be main- tained to yield the smallest vibration and jangle. Car wheels should be con- stantly inspected to avoid the develop- ment of “flats” that pound and bang. City life need not be pandemonium. The city beautiful, the city efficient, should be the city silent. or at least as nearly silent as machinery can be made through the adoption of the best prod- ucts of the laboratories and the en- forcement of regulations requiring the most efficient operation, which is the least clamorous. e A,Mr. Grosdanovitch, oldest inhsbit- | ant of all Jugoslavia, recently celcbrar his hundredth birthday, joyously but | toothlessly. Now he declares a new set is growing in. What they serve st birthday parties over there must be | some concoction! SR, A feminine representative * of the famous Philadelphia Biddles plans a lone trek into the northern wilderness. It is & long jump from Rittenhouse Square to interior Alaska and, further- more, & strictly one-way one. e Ever changing and sprouting Man- hattan must read with real-envy of the | scrapping of the big British dirigible | R-100 after only less than two years of service. ——————— When esting amid a lot of noise, science has recently declared, it is help- | ful if one partakes of sweet foods | Science? Pooh! Small boys discovered | that great truth ages ago. e ol SHOOTING STARS. | BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Similarity. Soup and fish, Meat and bread; Day by day Grace is said. Shift ‘em ‘round Our tastes to meet— Pretty mucn The same old eat. Song and dance— Love at sight; “Longjeree,” Electric light. Merry pun To help things go— Pretty much The sarge old show. Lover brave, Maiden fair; Lover duped In vitain's lair. Maiden brave Foils the crook— Pretty much The same old book. Human Vanity. “Why do you object so seriously to | snapshot portraits of yourself?” “Because,” answered Senator Sor- In the Swiss city the Advisory COMMOdations in places other than the | ghum, “they violate all recognized rules of procedure. What right has any pho- consider Girmany’s plea for additiona] CeTeNDIal Visitors that we will lose utes' grace to fix his neckiie, brush his ez-ement of her reparati The Basil Conference meth—the * disappointi ©of the morhtorium inst dent Hoovir last obligations is the after- aftermath— ed by Presi- Summer. Far from Telieving Cermany's plight with any degree of enduring benefit. cessation of the current pavments due her war creditors is- coincident with an aggrava- tion of thé reich’s troubles. To min- fster to these lest po'itical chaos super- sede financial woes is the problem con- fronting tke World Bank experts. They are conferring hardly any less in Ger- many’s intdrest than in the interest of the world t large German? under the Young plan which has had less than two years' practical dpplication. is exercising the privilege i asking a rium provilied by the safety valve pro- vislon cof ihe plan. Not only do the Germans ilead incapacity to continue reparation annuities, but they demand &n extensbn of the lenfency already granted as to the enormous short-term obligations owed by non-government debtors. ‘chese aggregate more than two billior dollars. Heavy proporiions sight of the realities o | Austria, it is stated, intends to pass legislation increasing both passenger | and freight railroad rates. This can decidedly not be termed an “omnibus | bill." ———— I The Noise Evil. At a conferemce held in Washington the other evening on the subject of city noises it was declared by a psychiatrist that necdiess sounds are afflicting the | nerves of urban dwellers to the point | of actual deterioration. No scientific | | analysis of the rasping, grating, shrick- | ing din of traffic and trade is neces- | to deme e the harm that is done by the constant clamor that is- sary tion. Nor dods the fact that people | | have grown “used” to such incessént | vibrations l°ss:n the harm that fs dene by them. The question is not as to | the effect of the tumult upon the human tem but s to the remedies that! {may be found to abate this grave nuisance. | With every aid to transportation de- | hair and arrange a pleasant smile?” Henrietta's Concessions. “I have been reading about some of the great men,” said Mrs. Meekton. And Leonidas looked at her with joy in his eyes and exclaimed “Then you concede that such things | have been!” | At the Theater. The usher hurries up the aisle. He must make haste because Theyll need him in a little while To help with the applause. An Admirer. “You say your boy Josh likes work?” “I didn't say he likes it,” said Farmer Corntossel. I said he admires it when | her morato- ; £alls the ears i places of close habita- | somebody else does it.” A Transportation Problem. De reindeer is a critter neat Dat travel mighty fine, No matter how de snow an’ sleet May try to block de line. But though he hab & heap o' style— Dat retndeer ain't no fool— When Mistah Santy's drewan’ near of them fa!l due in Pabruary. The Ger- | Veloped In the courss of the past )mlli 1 kind o’ likes a mule. mans claitn it is beyond their power to meet them then. To that end thelr Basel spokesman will requist a complete examinati-n of Germany's financlal and economic structure, _including unconditional rep- arations rod private debts. The Ger- mans arghe that it is impossible for |century hrs come an, addition to the | racket that batters upon the nerves The trolley car and the motor car hove teken heavy tol in exchange for their converience Where once the 2it p2dding of the hoofs of hy-ses was e2rd now rise the grind of gears, the | c'ash of me‘2l wheels upon metel rails, the goveriment to guarantee payment | the groan of electric motors. Rubber of reparafions before payment of pri- tires have softened the impact of the| “When a man talks continuous about vate debts, because a citizen cannot be wheels upon the pavement, but the au- de ungratitude of folks,” said Uncle forbidden to meet his inAlsts upon priority tions, esscially the non- R P { £ tomebiles themeselves, wiih all their re- tions. para- finements and improvcments, manifest who does folks so few able their presence in the streets with a expects & powerful big He's stiddy an’ he's patient, too, No matter what de load; He does whut he sets out to do An' allus keeps de road. T know my notion's kind o' queer An’ sort o' 'g'inst de rule— When Misteh Santy's drawn’ near T wisht he'd git a mule. | pedestrian | say, like his moratorium proposal of | party's precious but precarious majority, | Curry, THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Paradise avenue is a long street|do not.” “The cars should be junked which stretches off toward the rising |for busses.” “An entire transportation sun. | system of busses would increase the In the other direction, of course, and | traffic problem.” “Children should pay at the opposite end of the day, 10 cents.” “Children should pay but 3 straight finger of concrete extends to | cents.” the setting sun. : ‘These are but a few of the diverging The peculiarity of this street is that | opinions which one will hear at any one side of its lies in one State, and | lunch-time general discussion. A mul- the other in another. | titude of views as to waffic at large, Is a State, after all, @ political divi- | especially the parking problem, are slon? From some aspects it is more | heard. of a division of convenience for the | All are agreed that something ought sake of all. to be done, but none seems to be very These lines on the map—in one way | sure of & solution, and he offers his they do not exist at all. Thousands |views only because he knows they will of boys grow into men thinking of the | do no harm—no one will pay much at- United States as green, and England as | tention to them. pink. * o ok K They see queer shapes of terrtory.| Here on Paradise avenue there are arbitrarily set off on maps, as the real | few parking problems, and little, if any, outlines of political groups, or govern- | yrame menace. mental groups. * | The chief interest of the pedestrian Every man’s State or Territory has | eat deal) (he who walks may see a gr ) a certain physical shape, With Which | i in the homes ajong the way. he becomes as familiar as With the | What a charming creation a house is, contour of his own hat. | atter alll Kk % | 'Many people are inclined to accept Paradise avenue, at the time we are houses as places to live, merely that most familiar with it, seems to be run- | and nothing more. A roof to keep off ning toward the place where the sun ithe rain, walls to help keep them warm, arose some hours previously. a place to sleep— It rises rapidly up a long hill, and| But & house is a great deal more becomes lost in the distance, where it | than that. Nor is it necessary to make dips down again. | the distinction between a house and a This thoroughfare, as most, has a | home, which has been worn somewhat character all its own. | threadbare now. Its atmosphere is not exactly that | Every good house is a home, whether of any other avenue we know. Just occupied or not. Or, if one prefers, it what constitutes this difference is more | holds the possibility of a home. difficult to determine than the feeling| A house is interesting, in its own of difference which it oceasions. | right, as & house. The “home” part Surely the steep incline to the East has something to do with it. Not ex- actly to that point of the compass, but near enough to be trustworthy. Along one side of the way are houses, de- | tached. sitting back in their yards, while on the other side of the road are & few homes, and a great many vacant of. In some blocks, as one continues the ascent, these lots become fields, over- grown with the sturdy weeds which are things of beauty, too, in thelr hum- | Both did house life. For this haif- ble way. Left mostly to the care of brick and frame is empty. Bad boys Mother Nature, they flourished all Sum- | at Halloween smeared the front door mer and far into Autumn, until seared | screen with soap, the bold and hasty at last by the frosts. flourishes of which remain to this day. PR |1t is & house with a peaked dggr frame. This bulll-up side of:the sireet, con- | of ,Sae ¢ Which xeminds'Bne of s trasted so closely with the more or les: AR unbuilt-up side directly across the Way, | o ymae, Pesing observer peers at_the down balf way all over the house. s one of the features which gives it | a distinction all its own, ! Near it is a shingle house, with grass Tt wotld ssem, o, the casual. paseer- | ELCL 0 B SHCIRE GTWE WL e by that pecple evidently had hositated | 5 £050, 36 10, BIomer. & weaftierid about buliding over Aliers iin the acs lvo Sane. ana eianis bt s of possible distinctions, In_comparison | 3 being ‘gect Ioobing ¥ o Copil e with the homes on the other side. Hois OF 1055 ther matehils hNn line is drawn in the center of ox ok % i that street, but on one side the passer- ki Here the houses give out, and one T e oo State, and fontieiotiver SRR e L i SNk a0 d Jone It makes mo diterence {o/the chancet S8 b Tont L BE D IEE B R anac, noo oot ahat WAy EWERt i el T aeniig v T S et i e 'h:"e:,g?:;‘b‘;{sfl‘ye like character increases. Here is a On 'a cool Autumn afterncon the,|Sirect Sign, but the street seems to be walker finds the going pleasant. Few | 4 o pedestrians or cars come this way, and | o NO¥: ey ni oo deseried Hoe, oo 18 2 irelief o dle whid has CJ0m | BEcinan v e ol e AT arom ettt i ¢ | Walks on. not sure where he is coming , oo 0, e e seout Irats | oat BUE: cartalll thatilie: will ooms. s fic? It is a question which every one | op'},2 has thought about, but few | 2 to their own satisfaction | walks up a slight sl R b | & bit of woodland, For every solution of a big city’s trat- | fic problem there is an objection raised | by someone. Try it -the next ti are at lunch with a group. | There are no more debated questions | af than those which have to do with ve- | hicular traffic, includin by brick, and wood, and stucco, and stone, from the s'ght of the passers- ‘b)v * % x % What the observer sees is a house, one of the most interesting creations | of man. After all, there is not such | a_great difference bgtween this half- | brick and frame, here on Paradise | Avenue, and the lake dwellings of the | ancient’ Swiss. solved, even | Guricsity gets the better of him. He ope, and, crossing looks down, as Cor- tez did of old, upon a new land “There.” he 'says to himself, “is me you | nice looking place.” The house lies gleaming white in the ternoon sun. The observer g the street cars |his own home. gasps slightly. It is WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Will Herbert Hoover utilize the oppor- tunities for wieldifig the big stick that are bound to come his way during the tempestuous Seventy-second Congress? Will he fight his way through difficulties to the stars? Many of his friends, and some of his enemies. say salvation for the President in 1932 lies only in these | J. CArT, foreign service veteran, is about tacties Administration policies will !0 don sackcloth and ashes over the encounter bitter opposition in a House | Impending loss of his famous suite of controlled by the Democrats and in a | Offices. They are the rooms In which Senate Republican only on paper. Many | Theodore Roosevelt achieved celebrity a President has had Congress against |85 Assistant Secretary of the Navy in him and the country with him. If Mr. | the old State, War and Navy Building Hoover strikes out in some diroction |&nd which also were occupled by Pranl app:aling to the popular imagination— | in D. Roosevelt in the same “littie cabinet” post. Overlooking the White House, the quarters will vanish when the mansard State, War and Navy monstrosity is turned over to the wrecking crew early next vear to be- come the_architectural twin of the Treasury Building. Carr says he got his first gimpse of “T. R.” as the colonel was catapulting one day 30 odd years ago from the door over which the Assistant Secretary of State's name is now emblazoned. PR Newton D. Baker has definitely re- | nounced at least one presidential nom- | ination—that which would have made him head of the University of Virginia. | He has conveyed word to the committee canvassing the fleld for a successor to especially on | the late Dr. Edwin A. Alderman that are going to be under no circumstances would he go to Speaker Garner | Charlottesville. Martin L. Davey, for- have passed the mer Democratic member of the House that with the of Representatives from Ohio, hopes for better Juck with his campaign, launched formally today, to “draft” Baker for the Democratic presidential nomination. All over the country, the little Napoleon is accounted the party's best bet after Gov. Roosevelt. But as long as the Ohioan insists upon the shrinking violet role, his chances, expressible in terms of delegates, will not rank as formid- able. the management of the Hoover fortunes. The husky Arizonian is said to possess. political “it,” combining winning ways with a hard head. * ok ok % last Jure, which electrified the whole world—it's just possible hell ring the boll again. -~ Successful Hoover leader- ship at the Geneva Disarmament Con- ference would be a trump card. The field of domestic politics offers the President opportuniti>s he may seize and dramatically capitalize. Perhaps n Clevelandesque stand against some 001" legislation passed by a vote- chasing Congress may give Herb rt Hoover his great chance. The campaign of next year is just around the corner. | The G. O. P. Was never in more racep- tive mood for life-saving suggestions, and that goes for the President, too, ' * % ox % Vacant chalrs in the House of Rep- resentatives from now on the Democratic side few and far between and Leader Rainey word down the line absenteeism must cease. John F boss of Tammany Hall, has been laying down the law on that score to the 20 New York Democrats who owe alleglance (and their jobs) to the Tiger. Curry proclaims that the wig- wam won't stand, during this Congress. | for Representatives who spend their time commuting between Manhattan | Island and the District of Columbia, arriving at the Capitol with a speech In one hand and a time table in tre other, and scurrying back to the Big City on the next train or plane. The | habits of certain Gotham statesmen in these respects hdve long been notori- | ous. Curry pledges that Jack Garner's needs for every man-jack the Speaker | can muster are going to be hecded % £ %X Wets are making the loudest noise as Congress swings into action, but the most convincing confidence in the strength of their own position is regis- tered by the drys. The National Pro- hibition Board of Strategy refuses to view with anything remotely resembling alarm the drive for either repeal or The New Yorker 'is not so eloguent. modification. It is equally unper- at least for publication, about the whio | turbed over the movement to ram hand Tammany wields over the House | through a referendum vote. The wets Democratic organization. concéde that they are not at the mo- ook ox |ment within sight of ~the promised Songrest will presently surrender the | B0, P Lo, “rie Al the hell we limelight to the Washington meetings gs SEthel loadars mits it of the Republican and Democratic Na- |¢an.’ as one of thel i) d pin their faith on the future. Time, tional Committees. The main business | 2nd p e e (s confronting them is the selection of the | they are serenely confident. is fighting 1932 convention cities, Edwar: N. Hurley | Steadily and remorselessly s of Chicago, field marshal of the forces | LI fighting to bag both conclaves for tha | Senator Howell, Republican Progres- Windy City. is about to pitch his tent | sive, of Nebraska, has revived the tale in the Capital and direct the final of- | that Rumania five years ago got a debt fensive. He sends advance word that | cancellation out of Uncle Sam against all indications favor the Western me- |her own wishes, thus bunkoing the tropolis' sclection by each party. Mayor | United States Treasury out of $47,000,- Tony Cermak, who pronounced Roose- 000. The Omaha statesman-engineer velt “wet enough for Illinois,” is said |has forgotten that Prince Bibesco, Ru- to have lined up the Governor's people | manian Minister to Washington, who for Chicago. and their support is ac- | was reported to have urged his govern- counted enough to win the Democratic | ment not to seek the debt cancellations gathering. The Republicans until now |other European nations were demand- were pointing toward Cleveland, but its | ing, vehemently denied that soft im- surprising failure to raise the necessary [ peachment. The prince declared that $150,000 is likely to tilt the G. O. P.|Rumania’s financial position “absolutely scales in Chicago's direction. Hurley | precluded” any such altruism, cays his home town “has everything'— (Copyright. 1931) unmatched location, convention hall, s e — ctels, clh'rahe. and all the rest of it— ey ard that Chicago’s olaims “cannot and | Hobbling Cupid. will not be denied® | From the Worcester Evening Gazette. Arkansas' new 90-day divoree law, as interpreted in Hollywood, means that you can't get divorced in that, State until you've becn married for ab least 90 day: This observer has a hunch that one Thomas E. Cempbell, president of. the United States Civil Service Commis- tlon, is worth watehing in connection with the cha'rmanship of the Repub- \(l:‘cnn Natlox‘ml Commiitee. The fo:mer | o T overnor of Arizona stands high in the | ion. graces of President Hoover, with whom, | Deggneratip of course, the final choice will lie. |From the Cleveland News. There are certain indications, casting Eben, “it may be his one 0' dem people Gvorn dat dey lebration.™ Mexican general, fired on from am- 2 shadow now no bigger than a man’s |bush, was, it seems, the wrong man. hand, that Campbell is going to be |Have things beconfg so peaceable in built up as a national figure, with a | Mexico that it is ngcpssary to apologize Vew to Intrusting him next jear with | for shooting at a jeral. ONDAY, DEC lof it is spiritual, and is wrapped in | Approaching it from and busses, |8 new angle, he aid not d 2 , recognize it, The street cars are not making It was a rare experience, whrE rou money.” “Some bus lines do and some happen ony oner. i | Assistant Secretary of State Wilbur | EMBER The Political Mill 193 By G. Gould Lincoln. The Democrats of the House have given a demonstration of harmonious action in framing their slates for the organization of that body that even the Republicans in their palmiest days — before the word “progressive” had come to have such a disconcerting effect on the G. O. P—might have equaled but not surpassed. If the Democratic cau- cus is any criterion for the future course of the House Democrats it bodes ill for the Republicans, who quite naturally hope for divisions and dissensions in the ranks of their enemies. If the House and Senate Democrats can act together in this Congress as well as the Demo- crats of the House alone, that will be something more for the Republicans to think about. * ok x X ‘The hope of the G. O. P. for the na- tional elections next year continues to lie in trouble for the Democrats, intra- party trouble and dissension. It has been the practice of many Republicans to say to each other, when considering the possibilities of 1932: “Oh, it's just a question of time before the Demo- crats begin tearing each other to pleces. Remember Madison Square Garden.” Well, maybe there will be another Madison Square Garden affair next June, but so far the Democrats have given no indications of it, except in the meeting of the National Committee last March, when Chairman John J. Raskob was bumped because he sought to have {the committee recommend a ‘“home- rule” plan for liquor traffic control to the coming national convention. But here lately even Mr. Raskob has been singing a different tune and has said, mirabile dictu, he does not wish to put the party on record in the campaign i platform as either wet or dry. When it is possible to get the wet Mr. Raskob to talk in that fashion, it begins to look as if Democratic harmony would be so | thick it could not be stirred with a | spoon. * Kok % To help matters along Senator Rob- inson of Arkansas, Democratic leader jof the Senate, and Senator Pat Har- rison, author of tke plan, have put {through a proposal for & special com- |mittee of the Democrats of the Senate to work with a similar committee to be appointed by their House brethren for a harmonious and united front in the Congress. These committees,which will, in effect, form a joint committee of the Demeerats of the two houses, are to consider the Democratic atti- tude to legislative measures and to out- line party strategy. But above all they are to see to it that there be co-opera- |tion by the Democratic members of the | two_bodies. . The threatened conflict between the Northern Democrats in the House with the Democrats of tte South over im- portant committee chairmanships, floor leadership and the like, has not ma- terialized. John F. Curry, the Tam- many leader, himself has come down to Washington to see that the peace is |kept, and there has been a give-and- | take attitude on the part of the Demo- crats of the two sections of the coun- |try that is almest touching. |to look as though some one had at |last been able to put a little salt on |the tall of the dove of peace. * *x Things have been going so well for the Democrats they naturally do not wish any one to rock the boat. There is another congressional election to come on January 5 up in the first New Hampshire district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Repre- sentative Fletcher Hale, Republican. The Republicans have nominated, in party convention, former Gov. John H. Bartlett, who also served as First As- sistant Postmaster General in the Cool- idge administration. His nomination was expected, although there are those in New Hampshire, Republicans, who were not particularly anxious that it should fall out so. The Democrats, in party convention, have nominated former ~Representative Rogers, who served in Washington after the 1922 elections for a term of two years. Rogers had active opposition, and the vote by which he won in the convention was close. The Republicans are seeking comfort from that fact. They carried the district a year ago by 8,000 votes for Hale. But 8,000 votes in view of in a hurry on occasion. If the Demo- crats should win in the New Hamp- shire district, they will have a total of 220 members of the House to 214 Re- publicans and 1 Farmer-Labor. It is scarcely what might be called a work- ing majority of the House unless, in- deed, the Democrats all work together. x % x x For a moment at least, the Demo- cratic control of the House and the in- terest therein has eclipsed in public in- terest the race for the Democratic nom- ination for President. However, Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland continues to deliver speeches in various parts of the country, and Gov. Roosevelt of New York keeps right on conferring with })arty leaders, who come to vyisit him | from many States. Many of the party { leaders are finding it convenient to visit War Springs, Ga., where the New York Governor is at present taking a vaca- tion. The Roosevelt band wagon is gaining more and more passengers. During the last day or two Watt Brown, Democratic national committeeman for Alabama, has “stopped off” to call on Gov. Roosevelt. The Alabama State Democratic Committee is to meet De- cember 16 in Birmingham to fix the rules for selecting the delegates to the national convention next June. Anti- Roosevelt forces among the Democrats are hoping that the selection will be made by the Executive Committee and not in a primary, it is sald. The same kind of a plan to b'ock Roosevelt dele- | gates was attempted in Florida recently, but did not work out. * ook ox Martin L. Davey of Kent, Ohio,| former Democratic member of the | House, today announced that there is| being formed in Ohio a State-wid organization for the purpose of “draft- ing” Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War in the Wilson administraticn, for the Democratic nomination for Presi- dent. In his announcement Mr. Davey | states emphatically that Mr. Baker is | not a candidate for President and that heé has no connection whatever with the movement now started to bring about his nomination. Just how far this campaign for Mr. Baker will get is a problem. Generally speaking, the Ohio man has been more in the talk as an alternative candidate if Gov. Roosevelt is not nominated than any other. What will Ohio itself do about the Baker boom? He is popular in Cleveland, but there are other cities in the Buckeye State, Cincinnati among | them, where Mr. Baker would not re- ceive so much support. Could he have the State delegation at the Democratic national convention rather than Gov. George White? There has been a move- ment cn foot to support Gov. White on the first .ballot at least in the conven- tion. 1In addition, a number of the prominent Democrats of the State have let it be known that they favor the nomination of Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt for President and that they expect him to be ncminated. * % ox % Mr. Davey is head of a tree surgery business, is a man of wealth and energy and is likely to make a hard drive in favor of Mr. Baker. At the 1924 Demo- cratic national convention Mr. Baker was an earnest supporter of the League of Netions, which was largely originated by his old chief, Woodrow Wilson, at the Paris peace conference. Ii Mr. Baker is to become a candidate for Fresident, that is one of the subjects on which he will doubtless be asked to make his position clear. Republican Progressives, like Senator Norris of Ne- braska, already have declared that Baker is not progressive enough for them. The . t watc] rogress of the Baker boom will be with much Interest. From the Loulsville Courier-Journal. Vide President Curtls dossn't believe in caanging horses in the middle of & depression, It begins | recent happenings seem to melt away | | batable question. for President on the Democratic ticket | 102 This great service is maintained by ( The Washington Star for the benefit of its readers, who may use it every day without cost to themselves. All they have to do s ask for any information desired and they will receive prompt answers by mall. Questions must be clearly written and stated as briefly as possible. Inclose 2-cent stamp for re- turn postage and address The Washing- ton Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. How many anglers are there in the United States?>—P. A. D. A. No definite statement can be made. It is believed that at least 10,000,000 people take active enough interest in fishing to be called anglers. Q. What does D stand for in Owen D. Young's name?—M. K. A. It stands simply for the letter “D.” There seems to be no explanation why it was inserted in the name orig- inally. Q. When did Percival Christopher ‘Wren publish his first book?—N. L. A. In 1912, when “Dew and Mildew" was published. The sensationally popu- lar “Beau Geste” was published in 1924. His latest book is “Sowing Glory,” the diary of a woman in the Foreign Le- gion during the RIff campaign. Q. How many Federal courts have been established since constitutional A. Judicial districts are the same, but In 1919 there were 97 Federal court judges, exclusive of the Supreme Court of the United States; today there are 144. As of November 1, 1931, 2,206 prohibition enforcement agents, includ- ing administrators, deputies, assistant administrators, special agents, and pro- hibition agents are employed. Q. Who origin system?—K. W. A The Cyclopedia of states that no one individual can be designated as the originator of the graded school system' As the school systems became organized, the neces- sity of teaching children in groups composed of those of substantially equal attainments produced the graded system or graded school. When a give the credit to any one individual. Q. In what part of the world does it rain the most?—G..J. A. The Weather Bureau says so far as known the heaviest precipitation oc- curs on the southern slopes of the Himalaya Mountains in northern India. Here during the monsoon period, usual- ly from May to September, inclusive, the heaviest rainfall has been recorded. At Cherrapunfi, in this region, the average annual precipitation is about 40 feet or slightly less than 500 inches. Q. Did some of the original timber used in Old Ironsides come from Geor- gla?>—P. G. ° | statement in regard to the Constitution, the frame of the vessel was made from live oak and red cedar; the keel of white oak; the decks of Carolina pitch pine. This wood was procured from Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, 8. C. Joshua Humphreys was the designer of this ship. Q. How does the size of human be- ,ings compare with all other living | things?—S, K. things shows that man is midway be- tween a star and an atom. Q. Is commercial chamois made from the skin of the chamois?—G. D. A. Chamois is a soft, pliant leather ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. prohibition went into effect>—0. J S.!| additional judges have been assigned. | ated the graded school .y | Education movement is gradual it is difficult to | § | A. According to Joshua Humphreys’ A. Huxley's analysis of size of living | | prepared originally from the skin of | the chamois, a small goat-like antelope | of the, Alpine region of Europe, but now also made from the skin of the sheep, goat, calf and other animals, Q. Where is the greatest grove of sequolas outside of the Sequola National Park?—M. N. A. It is found in the extreme south of the Yosemite National Park. It is called the Mariposa Grove. Q. What States do not require mar- | riage licenses?—J. L. A. All States require them. o ashes of seaweed, formerly much used in the manufacture of glass and soap | and now coming into prominence com- mercially as a source of iodine. The word also refers to any of the various large brown seaweeds. especlally to those common to the Pacific Coast of the Americas. The giant kelp of the | Pacific Coast of the United States is | known to reach the length of 700 feet, thus exceeding all other plants. Q. How are dogs’ shoes made?— J. ON. A. They are made simply by cutting out & small round piece of any suitable |leather to fit the dog's paw, and are | tied about the feet above the paw with |a narrow leather thong. Q. Why were covered bridges built?— K. R. A. The covered bridge is & survival of an ancient custom. A great many of | these bridges were built before the Rev- | olutionary War, and their builders fol- |lowed the methods used by the old | European bridge builders, The object | of covering the roadway of the bridge was for the purpose of protection | against the weather, against possible riots and primitive weapons. | Q. To settle a bet, please state whether in the stamping of coins the metal is hot or cold—J. D. G. | A, The Office of the Director of the | Mint says that the metal is cold at the | time the colns are stamped. | - Q Ts it true that a person in an air- | plane can see a submarine when it is submerged>—H. P. A. If the sea is calm and the air is perfectly clear, it is possible for an air- | plane to see a submarine which is sub- |merged 50 and 60 feet. Only under | these favorable circumstances is this | possible. Traveling depths of sumba- |rines vary. The newer type submarine | submerges about 230 feet. | Q. What color is ebony before it is | finished?—S. D. A. The sapwood is almost & golden | color, while the heart is black. Some- times the wood is streaked. Q. Who were the generals who were | members of Gen. Washington’s staff?— | H. A. P. | _A. Gen. Washington had no staff in ‘he usual sense of the word. Gen. Ward and Gen. Lee were elected as the second and third in command, respectively, of the American Army. Maj. Gates was |appointed adjutant general, and Gens. Schuyler and itnam were appointed as major generajs and were selected as fourth and fifth in command. Maj. Mifflin was ap] ted as quartermaster |general; Col. Nicholas Long, deputy | quartermaster; Col. Joseph Reed of | Philadelphia was chosen as Washing- ton’s private secretary; Dr. Benjamin Church was selected as director of hos- pitals and chief physician; Dr. James Warren and Jonathan Trumbull were appointed as paymasters general of the army near Boston and in the northern department, respectively. The report before the Senate Com- mittee of Agriculture on the operations of the Federal Farm Board by its chair- man, James C. Stone, is ¢ ed by the country with comments which indicate that the publication of facts had little effect on the sentiment of supporters and opponents of this Government activity. The estimated expenditure of $177,000,000 in the interest of wheat | and cotton stabilization comes in for arp adverse criticism from those op- posing Government’s efforts in this di- rection, while those supporting the board point out that its financial record does not compare unfavorably with that of other businesses in the same period and -hold that through its efforts the farmers have received assistance during & time of depression. As to the appraisal of the worth of the board by those most concerned, the farmers, and their reaction to efforts to abandon it. the Des Moines Tribune, holding that “the imbecility of their joining those who want nothing done really to help agriculture, for the pur- pose of destroving what little has been done, has not escaped the majority of the farmers,” avers that “farm organ- izations are wisely concentrating now, | but on_improving- them.” land News contends that mission of the board was largely experi- mental, it must stand on its record and that “its future course must be determined by measuring accurately its limitations and possibilities.” * X *x % Referring to the board's activities in the agricultural markets, the Philadel- phia Evening Bulletin declares: “Ram- ifications of finance prevent the state- ment that the stabilization efforts, though failures in their direct purpose, were without benefits to agricultural regions and the whole country. been repeatedly stated that the huge | urchases of grain and cotton surpluses | stayed a finencial chaos that would have wrecked countless banks and added to all phases of depression.” On the other hand, the Chicago Daily News concludes: “Whether the stabili- zation operations prevented the ruin | of thousands of rural banks and hosts of farmers. as some assert, is a de- Manifestly, such a claim cannot be refuted. Neither can it be proved. PFurther, there is no justification for the use of agricultural funds in savings banks for ill-advised 1 * * * In the future the Farm Board must be limited to tasks which do ndt involve speculation in agricul- tural products, huge revolving funds and vain attempts to maintain artifi- The Cleve- “since the not on destroying the act and the board, | 1t has | = Farm Board Report Effects Little Change in Sentiment or through a substitute agency.’” The Manchester Union sees “no doub* that the work the board has done in :iding co-operative marketing associations has proved beneficial” suggests that® “this work may justify its continuatior,” but makes the reservation, “Any suggestion to continue its stabilization program ought to be promptly dismissed.” * %k x Critlcizing the losses and pointing to “an amazing story of extravagance in the handling of taxpayers’ money,” the New York Sun makes the appraisal: “On its transactions with co-operative associations, the board makes by far | the best showing. Its adventures in { the commodity markets got it into trou- | ble with public opinion in the first | place and will doubtless keep it in hot water for some time to come, for it has never put forward an adequste de- fense of the policy it adopted.” The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader feels that “the | main job is to put a stop to the con- | tinued pressure of the board upon the grain markets.” The Minneapolis Star remarks that “all the dear public got was very definite proof that the gov- ernment should stay out of business.” Recognizing that “proponents of the equalization fee and the export «eben- ture plan, who had called a truce while the Farm Board plan was being tried, are under arms again,” the Fort Worth | Star-Telegram concludes: “In the | meantime, the taxpayers of the coun- |try are called upon to pay for one costly experiment definitely set down on the books as a failure.” ” equalization fee and the believes the Baltimore Evening Sun, "the Farm Board could | probably lose even more money and lose it faster. This money the farmers, |along with all other taxpayers, would | have to pay. Yet the farm organiza- tions are for the board. The faith of the farmers may not be of the sortl that is able to move mountains, but it certainly makes them able to endure a lot of punishment.” Referring to the charge that “city interests” are against the Farm Board, because of a desire for cheap food, the Worcester Telegram replies: “The ‘city interests’ were not anti-farmer in 1929, when the presens farm relief measure was passed. For the votes in the Sen- | ete and House of Representatives were 80 overwhelming as to be virtually unanimous, If in the next Congress the ‘city interests’ seek to repeal or amend this measure, the chief reason probably will be a loss of faith in it as something really helpful to the farmer. Moreover, much of the criti- clsm of the Farm Board has come from cial prices in international markets. “The report, while revealing poten- tial losses of large proportions,” in the | opinion of the Hartford Times, “also contains good reasons for keeping thé board in action to overcome part of these adverse operations. As prices | are not likely to go lower, one almost | dares to say, the Federal Farm Board | stands to lose little and may gain some | or much in being continued in exh—i tence. It looks as if. by opening the books, Chairman Stone had saved the | board’s life at least for another year | or two" The Dayton Dally News re- | marks: “The losses of the whole coun- try from speculation in stocks have to- taled, since the panic began 25 months ago, more than $50,000,000,000. If the Farni Board wants to defend itself, it can point out that it hasn't done so mucl worse than the rest of us.” “The report shows that 730,000 farm- ers now belong to the co-operative asso- clations working under the board’s di- rTection,” asserts the San Antonio Ex- press, with the comment that “the farmers are learning that by thus working _together they can exercise some contral over their markets—which may enable them, in a more favorable season, to raeke up for previous losses.” The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel quotes “Evén cne of the board’s most hax bolled critics acknowledges that ‘the extent to which the farmer has been need cheap- an as a help which should ,either through this board | legitimately assisted in his erying —the better systematized and ened marketing of his product:—c: be rccogn: be retal | self-appointed spokesmen. the farmers themselves or from their ———— With Skill and Care. From the San Antonio Evening News. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's flawless record of safe flying—often under con- ditions which would discourage ‘many aviators—continues to grow. One feat after another is attributed partially to Tare genius and partly to the “Lind- bergh luck.” No madtter what the weather, or what the hazards along the route, people say that “Lindy” will bring his ship through—and he un- failingly does. Apparently, public con- fidence in that pilot's powers is un- limited. , Of courses, Col. Lindbergn uses no magic. Both his supposed “luck” and his genius spring from an extracrdinary capacity for taking pains. He knows his plane and.demands of it nothing which it cannot perform, allowing for an ample margin of safety. Before taking off—whether on a 30- mile or a transoceanic flight—Lind- bergh sees that everything is “right.” An incident of the Lindberghs' recent Journey to the Orient is typical. Dur- ing the voyage the travelers had a day's lay-over; instead of resting or sight-seeing, they spent the time “checking over th: plane.” “Col Lind- bergh emphacizes safety, and that trait—not skill or nctive talent alone— bas kept him in the front rank of aviators, o -