Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1932, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY..........May 9, 1032 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor i The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office; e Yook e vk Sl TR Office: 14 Regent. .. Lon wmes England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. m -4 ; :45¢ per mon*h y B whe Hinday Star per cop: llection made at the end of exch month. Qiders may be in by mail or telephone [Ationai 5000. Rate by Mail—Pzayable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. y and Sunday.....1yr.$10.00. 1 mo !k . i « 50 Bl sp B R R All Other States and Canada. y and Sunday $12.00: 1 mo.. $1.0¢ - et g LR mo.! 7 Member of the Associated Press. Associated Prers is excln fion of 7ot otherwise ¢ aiso the local news publisied herein Al rizhts of publi special dispatches herein are als B & 4 | | | Balancing the D. C. Budget. The Senate, in its consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill for the next fiscal year, should re- store the $3,000,000 eliminated frcm the Federal lump sum contribution by the ' House. Requirements for such action are dic- tated, first, by the eguities involved; second, by the practicsl need of nor- mal annual improvements in this mu- nicipality. The Federal lump sum should be re- tained at the present figure of $9,500,- 000—a compromise arrived at between | House and Scnate pending congres- | sional decision regarding permanent fiscal policy toward the District of Co- Jumbia—or, if any change is made in that figure, the revision should be up- ward, in keeping with the increased ob- lgstions and responsibilities of the United States, fixed by unrepealed or- | ganic law. No justification on earth exists for deliberately transferring a formally assumed obligation of the United States to the people of the Dis- trict of Columbia, thus repudiating a | debt and penalizing the unrepresented and helpless District for such-repudia- tion. There is no justification under the sun for inflicting all of the burdens of retrenchment on the District, and to these burdens adding the threat of higher taxation. The problem to be solved in the District bill is primarily one of mu- nicipal (not National) taxation and the fact that Congress acts as the National Legislature does not alter its status as the District's only municipal Legislature. In considering the Dis- trict bili, Congress should be guided by the principles which govern the State and municipal Legislatures, and mot those which control in this budget- balancing emergency the National Legislature. If there are to be cuts in the District of Columbia appropria- tion bill, they should be designed to relieve the municipal taxpayer in some degree of municipal taxation during time when higher Federal taxes are to be required of him in order to help balance the Federal budget. As planned by the House, the sole effect on the Jocal taxpayer of the cut in the lump sum will be, first, to postpone neces- sary municipal improvements to the next year or the next: second, to bring about increased local taxes to meet the eventual expense of these post- poned improvements; third, to place on top of these the higher Federal taxes demanded by the vicissitudes of Federal financing. ‘The only justification for cutting down the Federal contribution to the District would lie in its having been increased through the years as the expenses of the District increased and in the retrenchment year to diminish the burden both of the District and of the United States. That justification does not exist. The Federal lump sum has been diminishing in its propor- tion to the total, while District of Co- lumbia expenses have been constantly ncreasing. Why should the only bene- I i | | i | economy. to restore the balance of the District budget and to restore that balance on grounds of equity as well as foresighted Democracy’s Dilemma. Beven weeks from today the Demo- cratic National Convention opens in Chicago. At a similar date four years ago the selection of & Democratic nomi- nee for President had to all intents and purposes been accomplished. It was well understood by the party leaders, North, East, West and South, that Al- fred E. Smith, then Governor of New York, was the man. The Houston con- vention was little more than a ratifica- tion meeting. But today the clouds of dissension hover over the heads of Democrats. The leading candidate for the presicential nomination, al-o a New York Governor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is bitterly assalled by other Demccrats who desire to prevent his nomina- tion. A leader amcng the group op- posing the nomination of Roose- |velt is the standard besrer of 1928, Al Smith himsel, who was placed in nomination for President by Roose~ velt, not on'y at the Houston conven- tion, but also =t Madison Square Garden four years earler. A contest awong the Democrats for - | the preasidential nomination n a year ! which has been widely advertised as a Democratic year” was to be expected. But there are contesis and contests. Into the present race hes come an e'e- ment of bitterness which had its proto- type in 1924. Democrats in that yeir announced their determinaticn to pre- vent the nom'nation of Willlam Gibbs McAdoo at whatever cost. McAdoo then, as Roo:evelt is today, was the leading candidate for the nomination. The cost to the Democrats of that row 15 a matter of history. present determination of much the tame group of Demccrats to “stop” Roosevelt will cost the Democratic party is siill undisclosed, Rocsevelt today stands the favorite candidate of the Southern and Wesi- ern Dzmocrats. This notwithstanding the fact that Speaker Garner of Texas carried the California presidential pref- erential primary. Had it not been for Smith's entry into that race, Roosevelt would probably have defeated Garner there. But the elements in the party— and out of it—in the North and East which opposed McAdoo in 1924 are to a very large extent opposing Roosevelt today. The South and West were forced to yield to the North and East in 1924. Four years later the South and West in the Democratic Nationa! Convention with more or less grace as- sented to the nomination of the candi- dat€ of the democracy of the North It remains to be and East, Al Smith. be seen whether the South and West | will consent this year to the nomina- tion of a candidate picked, as a com- promise, perhaps, by the Democrats of the North and East. Roosevelt, it is true, will have the support of a num- ber of delegates from the Northern and | Eastern States which was lacking to McAdoo eight years ago. And, finally, it remains to be seen whether a com- promise candidate, if nominated, can carry the country. With 275 delegates pledged or In- | structed for him already, Roosevelt easily leads the field in delegate strength, Other delegates have been | elected who are reported to be favorable | to Roosevelt and ready to vote for him. Nor are any of the delegates in New York and Pennsylvania included in the 275 listed as Instructed for Roosevelt, although the New York Governor has many deiegates in both those large delegations. Next to Roosevelt in num- ber of delegates instructed or pledged stands Alfred E. Smith, with 51 dele- gates from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the Canal Zone. He, too, will share in the delegations from New York and Pennsylvania. Smith is expected to have the New Jersey and Connecticut delegations and efforts are to be made to boost his count to 200 by the time the convention meets, although his pledged or instructed delegates may be much less than this figure. Third on | the list today is Speaker Garner, with 44 delegates from California. He will also have his own 46 delegates from Texas, giving him at least 90 when the convention meets. Other candidates, mostly of the favorite son variety, are White of Ohio, with 52; Reed of Missouri, with 36; Lewis of Illinois, with 58; Murray of Oklahoma, with 23; Byrd of Virginia, with 24, and Ritchie of What the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 9. 1932 THIS AND THAT |to expect any dramatic Germanophile policy from the successors of the Tar- dleu government. Had not Hitlerism Just raised its menacing head anew in Germany, with its unabashed threat of i the repudiation of the Versailles treaty, the arrival of a Liberal regime on the Quat d'Orsay might be the precursor of concessions to the Reich. The vic- torious Radical-Socialist parties did not campaign for the new Chamber on any issue connoting favors to the Germans. Security—which, to France, means se- | curlty against the anclent foe beyond the Rhine—is an lssue around which practically all French parties and poli- ticians rally undivided. The first test of any new interna- | ernment may portend is due when the Lausanne Reparations Confercnce con- venes next month. As Chencellor Bruening for almost the hundredth | time indicated in a public statement, yesterday, Germany is at the end of | her tether and demands an end to | burdens no longer bearable. As usual, | Dr. Bruening is careful to say that| Germany “cannot pay reparations.” He meticulously avolds saying she “will ynot pay.” The Reich obviously ex- pects its creditors to decree at Lau- sanne that Germany must not pay. | M. Herriot was cppoced to the { Hoover moratorium aid in a recent! campaign speech asalled “American’ interferen in “purely European questions.” But, should he assume his| | second premiership on the eve of the | reparavions conference, the cumula-| tively grate conditions which France,! in common with the res. of Lusope, is facing may converi M. Herriot's repu- tation for Liberalism into an actuality. Race horses succeed in demonstrating fdeas of eugenics better than human beings. Turf attainments depend on physical superiority. It might be pos- athletes by ancestral supervision. In ! fact many families are represented from | generation to generation in the daring | graces displayed in the circus. Intel- | lectual powers assert themself in ways spontaneous and unforeseen. . mever expected to be a genius. - e Having acquired an extraordinary | Honolulu will be expected to get together without delay and decide what to co with it. To attract attention is not, of itself, valuable. be acccmplished by a runaway horse. T e i | an anonymous donor of $180 toward the city’s debt failed to put a stamp on the envelope. His little omission is far more Glaswegian than his generous contribu- tion. ——— The two young scientists who have succeeded in splitting the atom are | worthy of notice, but are somewhat overshadowed by the European who has made perfume cut of castor oil. R e Blunders in dealing with the under- world are likely to arise from the as- sumption thst the end justifies the means. ————eee— Need of getting back to normalcy was often emphasized by the late President | Harding. Even ke did not fully realize I how great the task was to become. — o = Consumption of time by means of dull speeches is usually deplored. Yet a Senator is sometimes at his best when filibustering instead of trying to be original. S PSS S Prosperity did not prevent France | tional spirit which a Liberal Left gov-! sible to produce greater perfection in ! The race s: | horse, much as he is to be admired, is | emount of publicity, the wiser minds of | That much can | A news item from Glasgow tells how | Hardy garden chrysanthemums should be planted at this 5 ile this is a favorite flower with ! many people, not every gardener realizes | that experts regard the first tvo weeks 1in May as the best time of the year to nt, Despite its sturdy character, the out- door chrysanthemum does not do well if planted so early that frost touches it. While it may not show any evidence of being frost bitten, the plant will be of slow growth and few flowers in Autvmn, Therefore one is advised to wait until May, at the least, and preferably the | first’ two weeks thereof. Like ~most | plants, the chrysanthemum demands as much growing time as it can get. Four or five months in the ground will bring it to perfection, that perfec- tion which cn exhibition blooms grown fa greenhouses, is scarcely to be excelled in all the kingdom of fowers. *ox o % The chrysanthemum comes in sinele 2nd couble blooms, in large and small tvpes, and in & range of colors, princi- pally’ yellow, orange, reds, pink and white. ‘There are all sorts of suffusions of these. the chrysanthemum leading the rose in this respact by many years. Only the recent roses have shown this multi- coloring, but the “mums” have known it for a long time. This is a flower which many pecple like inst'nctively. Some prefer the «in- le-potaled sort:, such as the admirable variety, Mrs. Phillios, with its daisy- like pink petals and yellow center. Most enthusiasts. however, like best the ncarer approach to the exhibition “mums.” the globuler, fluffy types of which most, people think when they hear the name of this flower. * % ok The Greels had 2 name for the chrys- | | nthemum. The Romans turned ii into | the latter word. It meant “gold flower,” | | and even today one instinctively thinks of vellow in connection with this flower. Chrysanthemums have been known for about 2,000 years, but it was nct | until about 1800 that they were grown commercially, as it is known Th= French, as usual, had a hand in their rropagation. There are few flow- | ers which their zrtistic minds and ca- ble hands have not improved, as we Chrysanthemums (the national flower of Japan) belong to th= family of Compositae, which includes such things as the ox-eyed daisy, the marguerite, and many other fivo 3 | One varfety (the “painted daisy™) | is used to make what iz known as yrethrum powder, the well known in- | secticice. | The versatility of this family, how- | ever, is as nothing compares with its attractiveness. A cloce relation of the aster, it partakes of much of thet flow- er's beiuty, and even of some of its| colorings. The distinctive feature of the typical “mums,” however, is that somehow they | incorporete in themselves something of | the spirit of the Autumn itself. Their blended tones are reminiscent of the turning leaves of t=ss~ snd of wood smoke on dull, windy days. * % % { Some home owners refuse to grow | them, however, owing to the fact that they take up considerable room in bor- | ders—theoretically 18 Inches each way | —and require all Spring and Summer | to come into bloom. M>nv gardeners would rather have other flowers in bloom during the Sum- mer, end if that is the way they feel about it, well, it is their garden. and they have a right to do as they rlecse Some feel the same wav sbout tulips. There can be no doubt of their beaut;, but afterward the follage takes so long fo mature the bulbs for next season that the impatient gardener gets tired | waiting for the lea to turm brovn. The foliage, after the flowers are gone, requires too much good room which might be given to other thing-. The difference is, of course, th:t the | BY CHARLES E. | count of that one color. |ery green, he may call himself a TRACEWELL. tulip has flowered, and the chrysanthe- muins has yet to flower. The one clut- The Political Mill Ohio, which, after New York, Penn- sylvania and ters up the border with it leaves after | an the flowering is over, and the other occuples much valuable space getting its flowers ready to bloom. Some garden writers advise growing |Convention will be for President Hoo- |or stam; chrysanthemums in large pots, even the hardy varleties, and setting them out in the early Fall where one wants them to grow, but that way is scarcely good practice for everyday :l.rdenzu who have something else to do in the world besides garden. One solution of this problem Is to have some chrysanthemums, but not too many of them. Even in a small yard there will be nooks where a few plants can be stuck in, preferably in the threes which most growers advise. * o ox % The foliave of the hardy chrysanthe- mum is or&narily good, and a few of these plants here and there will add to the general greenery which is, after all is sald and done, the one great charm of Summer. A world of green now begins to open all over America, green in the trees, in the grass, in the shrubs and perennial plants. Even annuals will be up shortly, adding their quota to the glory of | greenery. It is A changed world, this of Spring from Winter, and it js meinly so on ac- However lovely our flowers in color or form, there is b * to leaves, to follage of all kinds, which the garden-minded person must never forget. ‘Then, if his iris fafls to bloom or his | gladiol! do not do s well as he hoped, |he will not be too disappointed, but will rejoice in the beauty of fresh green leaves. a gardening sense, than keep his gre dener, nevertheless. x % % Some experts say that chrysanthe- mums should be kept dry after being set out at this time, others declare that waterng is needed, so take your choice. It is probably with these as with so many other flowers, one can do about as one pleases so long as one is mod- erate in all things. To let plants bake, except with certain flowers, is no more desirable than to swim them in too much water. There are two bits of advice, how- ever, which “mum fans” give, which no doubt are worthwhile. One of these is to be careful in the selection of vari- elies, so that If one lives in the North, for instance, he will not find himself with too late flowering plants on his hands. While they all bloom late, if they bloom too late it will be after freezing scts in, and not even these hardy plants can stand it. This advize may not be s ne-essary in Washington, but even * here it will be well for the purchaser | of hardy chrysanthemum plants to in- vestigate their blooming time thcrough- Ir. Thos~ that bloom in whct is known 25 “early” and “middle” are just as good, and much safer. * ok % % Another piece of advice which Is worth acceptence is that the plants mrust be divided, at least every two years. Chrysanhemums, llke water lilies and lilacs, are what is known as gross feed- ers. When they become too crowded, there is not encugh food to go around, &nG the bleoms suffer, not only in size, but in number, or the plant does not bloom at all. Many a gardener who complains that his hardy chrysanthe- mums do not bloom could rectify the ' fault in a season by taking his plants up and dividing them at this time, Many people put stress on the fact that the chrysanthemum blooms after alr1ost all the other flowers are gone; but if it were not for its really beauti- ful blossoms that feature alone would scarcely make it the important flower it Is among most floral lovers. Its | spicy, beautiful blooms are its charms; the fact that cut floers is a point in favor of old, but mankind. they meke long-lasting perennially new, favorite of WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. If he is able to do no more, in | this | |€lects its delegates to those gatherings lat & tom¢ State's ver. There seems no slightest doubt of i that. Postmaster General Walter Brown has been handling the Hoover pre-con- vention cam in Ohio and has done 8 godd 1ob of it. The delegation to the Democrig: National Convention will be instruct §f for Gov. George White. Just how lorl, these delegates will keep vot- ,ing for White and to whom they will go after they cease supporting the Ohio 1 Governor is a problem that many are seeking to solve. Gov. Roosevelt of New York, it -is predicted, will have a con- siderable number of friends among the | ! delegates to the Democratic Conven- Hon. On the other hand, it has been | reported that if Gov. Roosevelt is not | nominated on an early ballot, the Ohio delegation will be found voting that long-shot candidate, Newton D. Baker, of whom Ohio Democrats are par- tcularly pro 5 - * ok ox % Ohio has a presidential preferenttal j €lection of delegates at large and dis- | trict delegates to the national party conventions. idential primary, which is only ad- visory, has comparatively little interest. On the Republican side President Hoo- ver is not entered in the preferential | primary. Nor is Gov. te entered on the Democratic. “Gen.” Jacob | Coxey. mavor of Massillon, Ohlo, but better known t> fame as the leader of Coxey's army in the days of another business depression; Joseph 1. France of Maryland, and " | Olin J. Ross of Columbus, leader of the Rationalists, a non-religious cult, are entered in the Republican preference ray of Oklahoma is the only entry in the Democratic preference contest. France has delegite candidates in two | congressional districts, the twelfth, in % % % i Gov. White, by virtue of the election of the Ohio delegation to the Demo- cratic National Conveniion, will be- come a presidential candidate at the party’s national convention. No one expects the Governor to be the nominee for President. But the Democrats of the State decided that for the sake of party harmony it would be better to elect a slate of delegates pledged to primary as well as a primary for the| With the delegate slates | pledged to Hoover and White, the pres-, | primary. while Gov. Alfalfa Bill Mur-| Columbus. and in the third, in Dayton. | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERI ‘The resources of our free Informa- are at your service. You u to call upon it as often as| . It is being maintained solely to serve you. What can we answer for you? e is no orrow. The Buckey tion to the Mulmu; charge at all, except two cents in coin | giraffes hunted?—N. T. g:tm. Address r Information Haskin, Director, for return ter to The g:;.mm.v. ‘Washington, D. C. Q. How do a polo ball, a croquet ball, and a billlard ball compare in size?—K. M. A. A polo ball is 3% inches in diam- eter A lon bill'ard ball is 2% inches in diameter. A croquet ball is 3% inches. Q. In Progressive Pive Hundred should the winners at the head table move xuz tr;ot‘l—L Lci . A. ly preferred style of pr may be used. It should be stated definitely before play begins, what style is to be followed. What is the greatest altitude w Army aviators attain without using oxygen?—R. J. L. A. Army fiyers are required by Army regulations to using oxygen as soon as they an altitude of 15,- 000 feet. Q. How is the name of President Doumer of France pronounced?—H. W. A. It 1s & two syllable word with no accent, but with the final “r" sounded. Q. What is the band called which is worn diagonally across the chest as a mark of inction or dignity?—T. F. T. A It is variously known as a sash, & ribbon or a riband. Q. How much head tax does an im- migrant pay? Has the amount always been the same?—O. K. A. Section 1 of the act of August 3, 11882, imposed a head tax of 50 cents on an immigrant to this country. This was increased to $1 by an act approved | August 18, 1894, and has been rais-d at various times since until it is now $8. Q. Who invented safety pins?—J. K. A The first safety pins were long, slendor pins of bronze, characertistic of Italy. Evidently someone one day con- | celved the idea of bending the body of | those pins after putting the pin through the garment so0 as to hold it more se- curely. The name of this individual is | unknown. Later an improvement was | made by having a disk formation in the ibend of the pin, containing several twists of fine wire which acted as a | spring and held the pin in place White than to have a scrimmage, with White, Baker and perhaj Cox 2nd Senator Bulkley all scrambling around for delegates through the good offices of their friends. Furthermore, i Ohio cannot have the presidency, the Democrats there would like to have the nomination for Vice President. Gov. White has been mentioned frequently in such a role with Gov. Roosevelt of New York at the head of the naticnil ticket. He mignt be the choice for Vice Presicent, too, if Gov. Ritchie of iMaryland became the presidential nominee. ok ok ok The wets and the crys are staj a fight in the Repubdlizan senatagni?ngl { Bettman of Cincinnati a wet candidate for the nomination and Louis J. Taber, master of the National Grange, & dry. There are several other candidates, but | they are not expected to figure as win- ners. On the Democratic side of the senatorial primary Senator Bulkley, a wet, is unopposed. Ohio, uniil a couple of years ago, was rated strongly dry, jthe old home of the Anti-Srloon | League of America. Bui in 1930 Sen- |ator Bulkley, running as an avowed 1 Oppcnent the eighteenth amend- ment. defeated by a biz vote the dry Republi~an, former Senator McCul- loch, who was serving under app ment to fill the vacancy caused by the ! death of the late Senater Burion. Tais | put a new complexion on the situation, 1 If” Attorney neral man wins the Republicen nominztion, Ohio is sure of at lcast one wet Republican Senator in the next Congress. Senator Simeon D. Fess has not weakened at all in his support of the prohibit'on emend- ment a7d he has still seversl years to bscause he emphssized the share of | to spl cerve before he comes up for e Te- | election. e ow o While Obip wil! it the largest primary, with Attorney General Gilber: P . 1s there a word which reletes es- as told in Genesis>—W. D. A. The word i3 hexaemeron. Q. How is glass tempered?—A McK. A Glass does not have to be tem- | pered. 1t 1s annea'ed—that is, allowed | to cool at a controllable rate. | @ How long before it was prod Richard Waener compose Wrlkure"?—J. B. L. | uced “Die | 1870, at June 25, not given unti | Munich. | Q. Please desoribe the recently com- ' pletad Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. M. B A. The tomb was cut out of Colorado marble. The monument shows the | figure “Victory” holding with one hand a male figure representing “Valor" and | with the other a_woman depicting “Pezce.” Lormer Rich of New York | was the srehitect and Thomas Hudson Jones of New York was the sculptor. | The main se-tion of the monument is the lergest single piece of marble ever querried in this country, qrmnnflyv * The first | A. It was composed in 1856, but was C J. HASKIN. | weighing 55 tons and being cut to about | 40 tons. The inscription reads as fol- lows: “Here lies in honored gl American Soldier known but to Q. For what purpose are A. These animals are almost ex- terminated because of being hunted > vigorously for their hides, which are made into whips in use all over South | Africa. Q. How much money is pald in taxes by the raliroads of this country?— A W.H A. The taxes pald by the railways of the United States in 1930 totaled | $356,670,997, or $1,401 per mile. | —— Q. When were kindergartens started? —E. 8. A. The kindergarten was & and organized by Frederick mefi s German educationalist, around the mid- dle of the nineteenth century. The first | kindergarten was opened by Proebel in | the year 1840 in the village of Blaken- burg, in the Thurin Forest. The pioneer movement for the establishment of kindergartens in the United States | was led by Miss Elizabeth Peabody of Boston, who on becoming interested in | Proebel's writings, went to Germany in | 1867 to study his system. The first public kindergarten was opened in Bos- ton in 1870, but shortly 2bandoned. Tmanent successful attempt to make the kindergarten a part of the | %hllc school system was begun in St. uis in 1873 under the leadership of Miss Susan Blow and Dr. W. T. Harris. Q. What are the names of the coun- tries which belong to the Pan-Ameri- can Union?—H. 8. N. A. United States of America, Mexico. Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Hondurss, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panema, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Bra- | 2il, Argentine Republic, Chile, Para- | guay and Uruguay. | . Does a person actually think in words?—M. N. A. The Public Health Service says that since a person thinks in his mother | tongue, it must be concluded that he thinks in terms of words. Q. Does a szu'ptor actually matble statue himself>—C. R. A. A sculptor executes a model: an | artisan called a stonecutter is usually | the one to reproduce this model in | marble. Except for a few finishing touches, the sculptor does not touch the marble reproduction of his model. For example, the stonecutters who are famous as the Piccirilli Brothers ac- cut & H ps former Gov. pegnlly to the eix davs of the creation | tually carved the figure of Lincoln by | Caniel Chester French which is in the Lincoln Memorifal. It is true that cer- tain of these brothers are so fine that they are above the artizan class and are among the well known sculptors of the modern American school. Q. How did it come about that the lLondon Times was called the Thun- cerer>—E. O. A. It was so facetiously spoken of in the middle of the ninetecenth century in allusion to an article by one of its edi- ters, Edward Sterling, which began, “We thundered forth the other day.” ‘, ©. How many cities are there in the United States having a population of | 100,000 or more?—J. F. D. | ~ A. There are 93. 11,000,000 or more; 8 are 500,000 to 1.000.000; 24 wmre 250,000 to 500,000; and 56 are 100,000 to 250,000. Q. When was the pneumatic tire in- vented?—J. A. 8. A. In 1888 the pneumatic tire was ! invented by Dunlop and at once came into universal use on the bicycle. | Hoover Speech Interpreted | President Hoover's statements on tax- ation before the Conference of Gover- nors et Richmond impresses the public States and municipalities, as well as | that of the Federal Government, in the tax burden. His interpretation of tax figuzes in terms of equivalent labor on President Hoover has had the hap-|ing. In the intervening century Lafa- from developing the assessin who justi- ) two end 2 half years. It was due to the | fos Sinselt by, hustiedl theotlens = | dh 1o teluaiame and Totters of crs | mendation and congratulation that have Neither the pound sterling nor the piled up st the White House since he | pound of maple sugar is what it used Degan lambasting Congress last week. | %0 be. | The messages reaching W:shington | |arent all addressed to the President | Members of both House and Senate are Bicentennial year is as good as any hearing copiously from back home since for Washington to win the American "f:hcgeoso"’;“:ha‘;dwh‘g:mCfl“g";’m“"; R R v ng burden of League pennant and the world’s serfes, the song from the States ,x,, that the — e i people Delleve the President is on the rigl track, anc Representatives and SHOOTING STARS. | Senators aré urged to stand by him in _ his fight for a speedily balanced budget These congressional letters and tele- grams in many cases demsnd recon- | sideration of the siles tex. Adminis- trationists are confident that Mr, | Hoover has struck a strong blow for his | own prestize. and that it was particu- larly well timed. If Congress now pro- ceeds, with a minimum of delay, to en- L BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Arithmetic. Take away each pretty poem Which I have admired of yore. It is not worth while to show ‘em plest week end he's enjoyed In the last | yette has v fits of a drastic cut in the local ap-| propriation bill be conferred upon the partner whose contributions have been steadlly diminishing, in proportion to the whole, while the partner whose | burden has been steadily increasing|p iy genied by his opponents. But that must face even greater increases In yny New York Governor will have a very order that these benefits may be con- | jorge following is undeniable. When he g |15 killed off, provided he is deteated for It is not economy to call a sudden Dl i porlle tibrovements Rad m‘me nomination, the job of selecting & compromisz candidate will be accom- handicap the functioning of necessary | plished not by the delegates. but by a municipal institutions by elminating oo, of jeaders. This is inv-riably the items of expenditure necessary fOr| .. .o iy which “compromises” are such functioning. Economy lies in the | effected. welimination of waste. There has been a minimum of waste in municipal ex- | penditures here. The Commissioners, | the Federal Budget Bureau, the com- mittees of Congress have scen to that. | Crossing off items for expenditure on public improvements, as the House did | in passing the District bill, does not | save money. It sets up & fictitious Which set in with the first ballot for showing on paper, of course, and it in- the French Chember of D:puties on genlously furnishes an answer of a sort May 1, achieved sufficient momentum to the question of how budget estimates | at the run-off election yesterday to can be reduced by $4,000,000. But it sweep the Right Center government does not wipe off the slate the nceds of | of Andre Tardieu off its fect and out the District. It brushes them aside for | of office. The politician hitherto ranked the time being, but they cannot be ig- | as France's strong man is toppled ig- nored. And it is not cconomy to igrore | nominously from power after barely them. The District appropriation bill . three months of premiership. is not designed for 1933 dlone. Tt takes | into consideration 1934 and 1935 and | assembled in June and rarty alizn- 1940. In public improvements it pro- ments aie visible in their final dimen- vides for those things that should be | sions, it will not be known just which taken care of now as against those that | particular groups will comprise the can be postponed for another year. If | coalition majority. Enough is already the House bill shuts its eyes to the fu- | certain to assure the ascendency of the ture, the taxpayers of the District are | Radical-Soctalist parties led by Edouard Maryland, with 16. Estimates vary as to Roosevelt strength when the convention assembles. | His managers insist that he will have — ———— - The former Crown Prince of Germany is now just fifty years old. Aw, give the boy time ] M. Tardieu's Rout. That ominous swing to the Lelt. not likewise blinded into the delusion | Herrict and the Liberal Leit and the that money has been saved. The needs formation of a cabinet dominated by that go unmet this vear will demand them. Whether former Premier Her- attention next. And their accumulation | riot or Joseph Caillaux, who also has| will demand much higher expenditures ' headed a French government, will take in yeafs to come. " over the reins from M. Tardieu appears ‘The estimates sent to the House from still to be undetermined. the Budget Bureau had carefully elim- | The outside world’s chief interest in inated unnecessary items of expendi- |thcse kaleldoscopic changes in the go - ture. They represented an economy |ernment of France is concerned with budget, but a balanced budget. The |the question of their effect on French House sent to the Senate a budget bal- | foreign policy, and policy toward Ger- anced on paper, but an unbalanced |many in particular. The Herriot-Cali- budget as regards equitable division of |laux group is pcpularly reputed to be costs and as regaris pressing needs for | more conciliatory in that direction than the coming fiscal year. the Tardieu-Laval clique, with its atti- ‘The District, which has come to ex- tude rooted in the old Poincare program pect fair treatment at the hands of the m!mmhmumm more than & majority. This is scorn- | | Until the new chamber is actually To kind readers any more Time each gentle fancy shatters, Vain is each artistic trick, And the only thing that matters Is the old arithmetic act revenue and economy legislation, it will be difficult for political foes to deny the Pre:ident the glory of ending the | sesslon’s chaos, with its devastating ef- fects on business, national credit and | the country's nervous system. * % & % Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Dem- ocrat, of Illfnols totally disagrees with the theory that Hoover foriunes have been revived by the President’s “be- lated dive into T. R’s old bag of tricks.” The silver-tongued posse :sor of Washington's mo:t co orful whiskers | deciares that. far from gaining advan- . Mr. laid himself wide open to attack” by inciti | | | | Bring along the list of taxes That we’ll somehow have to mest. If the weary mind relaxes, Bring statistics, long and neat. For the only thing we mention As the minutes swiftly click, That seems worthy of attention, Is the old arithmetic. | | | ng Con- | it's sure just what caused the m “which has aroused the President’s | righteous but terdy indignetion.” This 1s the Tllinoican’s version of the fracas: | “All that Mr. Hoover has done is to| prove that there's nothing new under | the sun. Most of our contemporary | Presidents have pulled the same kind | of stuff on the eve of & national elec- | ton. Rooscvelt did 1. Taft did it.| Wilon ¢id ft. Now Hoover does it. | | Purpose of Promises. “You havemade many promises.” “Without hesitation," answered Sen- ator Sorghum. “You must have known that they couldn’t ell be fulfilled.” “In politics, my friend, a promise cannot be offered as a positive predis- tion Many of them are expscted to accomplish no more than to thow that your heart is in the right place.” Jud Tunkins rays he's against the corner saloon, but in fasor of resto.ing the free lunch ess This time, however, the ‘blame-Con- | gress' gag won', work. Al Congress has to do is to show, as it so easily can, that the conditions at which the | President rai’s heve grown up. ! tically with his party, in full control of the Gov- ernment. stood by, mute and in- gloriou-.” v ow o After-dinner speakinz, which went inio a slump with the enactment of prohibition, is gupnosed to be & lost art. Saturday night's banquet of the Ameri- | can Law institute produced some ef- | = llrcuve evidence in rebbuml of that, theory. It was supplied by Dr. Gordon o EpEAIBE | 40 Papdiar TaA Jenning; Leing, professor of Latin at “Yes,” zaid the publisher, “our splen- the University ¢f Chicago and dean of i1, dignified magezine had to suspand.” its uate School 51 A!x:',ul‘:d Liter. “What was the troubls ure. Dr. Laing delivere wittiest Too much meralizing and not enoush [ iiiened to in many & soon. e moralizing.” 1evived memories of Chauncey Depew, T Jcseph H. Choate and Mark Twain, all tit and mis-h'ef were justly re- iolled into one, as catire, humor and | warded." s2id Hi Ho, the snge of Ch'na- :mscwtlf fiuwetéy from humelloqucnt ou'd bs sau- lONgUue in an endless stream. osten- fom,; Shebes woud by Iawatiors bosu sible cubject was “Education for the | tiful than the butterfly Law.” end he kept United States Su- \ — | preme Court, State Supreme Court and Pl-a for a Fzmous Playground. 'P‘ed;nlr‘uues and a host of other legal Oh, do not move the Stock o lurmiinaries rovking with laughter as he (o ck Exchange yoved with it. Incidentally. Dr. Laing VAY 'cxploded the notion that wit is the Whete little lambs have often loved to monopoly of the American branch of ok ow play, 'lh( English-speaking race. He's a Ca- For when the wool has once again ap- ' hadian. peszea Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa.. ob- Where would they go to have it neatly | serves its contennial today, under the sh-ered? presidency of a former Wi n, Dr. willam Mather Lewis. Just 100 “I can't gt used to d- kind of a man,” Ye&rs age, on Mey 9, 1832, a boy blew sald Uncie Eben, “dat never seems to & hOIT on the steps of the little college : . 2 bullding which the students had built. extend a helpin’ hand ‘cept when he's The blast called them, 43 in number, helpin’ hisself. x from the fields where they were work. Always Another Audience. | A swindler for uncecmly jokes His trustiny friends will we And go on swingling other falks Who did not read the news. | | | | | | "I me many contributions to Abrcham D. Hazen class of 1863, when third Assistant Posimaster General, introduced the post card into the United S'ates. Gov. Pollock of Pennsvlvania, a trusiee of Lafayette, when director of the mint, our rati-nel life | put “In God We Trust” cn our coins. Gen. Peyton C. March, World War chief of stafl. is a Lafavette man and son of a femous Lafeyette professor. The chief engineer of the airship Akion, William Hazel Collins, got his en; cering training on the campus ch immortalizes the Frenchman who helped Washington win the Revolution * x ok Whatever happens in the Wilkes- congressional distrit of Penn- sylvant> next November, Senator Ship- stead, Farmer-Lebor, of Minnesota is going to have a tooth-pu'ling colleague on Capiicl Hi'l. The Republicans have renominaied Representative C. Murray Turpin end the Democrats have put up Dr. J-hn J. Casey—both dentists. * x * % Here's the latest Washington wise- crack remedy for depre-sion. Take off the first two letters of the word, knock the “i" out of the last syllable and what you have leit reads: “Press on.” ok ok ok Newton D. Baker has accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, but it’s only the cne recently tendered him by the model national convention of the University of Rochester. The Ohioan's letter of acceptance reads: “Fortunately, the acceptance of the nomination you tender me does nol. entail the tragic re- sponsibility which faces any President of the United States. I therefore can accept your nomination with grateful anpreciation of the good will shown me by thoughtful young men and women. You belong to a generation in which new application of the old doctrines musi be worked out—a generation which must. secure the foundetion of liberty £gainst new dangers.” * x % % Messrs. Tinkham of Massachusetts end Blanton of Texas, respectively ar- dent Republican wet and Democratic dry, reeled off rapid-fire repartee in the House the other day: Blanion—Has the gentleman from Massachusetts ever wondered why it is that whenever he speaks there are only n or eight members here on either de of the aisle? Tinkham—Perhaps it's because the House knows the honorable gentleman gnm Texas is going to ask many ques- ions. Blanton—If they knew that, and that you would answer them, a lot of them would be here. At that point, the Congressional Rec- ord attests, “the gavel fell” The Bpeeker is a peace-loving man. (Copyright, 1932.) e st What Has Happened to Taft Bridge Parklet? the Editor of The Star: Is it pique at the rejection of their plans to abolish the park at the south end of the Taft Bridge which has pre- vented the District authorities from restoring or remodeling this spot of n? Tt stands today like a piece of shell-torn battlefield, as it has for many months, since the abolition operation was halted. FREDERICK R. BARKLEY. e Psychology and Sense. Prom tse Salt Lake City Deseret News. A learned savant says nothing but pnycholofiy will prevent divorces. How- ever, well cooked imeals and & kiss in the morning all help. ber of delega.es indiiidually of any the part of the average taxpeyer is of the States which are to hold pri- declared to have aided the public un- maries or conventions this week, there derstanding of his comments. The is much interest in the outcome in eall for co-operation among the taxing |Arizona and Wyoming. which elect agencies is echoed on editorial pages. ! delegaies today. “Wyoming's six dele- “The President requested the Gover- getes will, it is predicied. be instructed nors to go back to their States” says for Roosevelt and the Roosevelt forces the Indianapolis News (Independent | hope for a favorable delegation in Ari- Republican), “and call conferences of zona, although the Smith supporters local officials to discuss the question of are urding an “uninstrucied” delega. retrenchment and equalization of the on there. |16 and Nevada 6 delegates tomorrow. of the speech Predictions are made icr Roosevelt del- people for help in meeting a national egations. If Roosevc:t picks up the emergency. and an expression of faith delegations in West Virginia, Nevada, in their willingness to ald when prop- Wyoming and Ariz that will be erly led. He stated the problem clearly, | somethinz more for the president mak- faced the issue courageously, and point- \ers to think abcut. ed to a bard, but necessary, way to *oxoxx better times.” Holding that “he did Reports from New Jersey are to the Well not to limit his survey of ete effeci that the Jevsey delegation, 32 er i strong, to the Democratic Nnt%onnlcxm- ernment,” the New ank Sun '(umgz" vention will be instructed for Alfred E. Pendent) agrees that “the tax ‘fin 72 Smith. It had been planned originally three faces” and declares: “The Impos West Virginia will elect tax burden. * * * The g-neral tenor | as an appeal to the | d expenditures to the national Gov- | to instruct the delegation for Gov. Moore, a favorite son candidate, al- though it was to be a delegation favor- | eble to Smth. Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, the Democratic boss of the | Etate, will do what he wants to with the delegation anyway. And now, it £eems to the anti-Rocsevelt Democrats, to be betier strategy to have Al Smith supported by as big a group of dele- |gales at the opening of the convention as possible. They will throw the New Jersey delegation to him and hope to | swell his total delegate strength to 200. * % % % Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, after taiking with Senator George W. Norris |of Nebraska, has announced that he hopes to have the Louisicna celegation |8t the Democratic National Convention | fupport Gov. Roosevelt. It was the Pro- gressive Republican Senator Norris who declared at the “Progressive Confer- ence” held here last March that “what !the country needs is another Roose- |velt.” Norris is attempting to maki |gcod on this declaration, having &n- uounced his intention of supporting Gov. Roosevelt against President Hoo- |ver. It was a foregone conclusion that | Benator Norris would take this position lin the campaign. He did his best to |throw the State of Nebraska to Al ' Smith in 1928, but fell down by a wide ma:gin. What he will be able to do ifor Roosevelt, should the New York | Governor win the Democratic presiden- |tan nomination, is still a matter of | doubt. Undoubtedly the Roosevelt { forces will be delighted to have Senator Long follow Senator Norris’ advice and | Yote the 20 delegates from his State for | Gov. Roosevelt. Originally Long de- |clared himself against Roosevelt and inclined to Smith. But since he has been sitting in the Snate the Louisi- ana Senator has aligned himself with | Norris, even to the extent of proposing | Norris as the Democratic nominee for President. | Opponents of Gov. Roosevelt for the Democratic presidential nomination are seeking to convince other Democrats that Roosevelt cannot win if he be nominated; that he would be unable to carry any of the New England States, | New York, New Jersey or Illinois. The probabilities are, however, that if Roose- Speaker John N. Garner’s idential boom “got week. His vic Smith in that when the Garner Now the over Roosevelt and ' te came at a time was almost flat. o a life” in California last with of the States and the local agencies are even more alerming than amounts required by tie Federal power. is most painful, for the extravagances and waste of the States, the counties and the citles.” “A great part of the waste and ex- travagance,” according to the Spokane Fpekesman-Review (Republican), “is in the States, counties, towns and citles. As for Federal expenditures, the Presi- dent’s counsel and vetoes have been steadfastly on the side of economy and retrenchment.” The Wall Street Journal (indepencent) agrees that “a pruning of the cost of Government must extend from Washington down to smallest township.” The Walla Walla Daily Builetin (indepsndent) comments: “In his remarks to the Gov- ernors the President was not avolding the first tax relief measure, that of reducing excenditures. stressed that point in no uncertain terms. Then he asked for a more equitable distribu- tion of taxes. Along both lines there is much that can and should be done. May the President’s efforts have full support from the 48 Governors in the Nation.” % ¥ “It is a crushing arraignment of thfi extravagance of our Governments, thinks the Chicago Daily News (in- dependent), “merely to point out, u‘ Mr. Hoover did, that. theoretically, every American is obliged to work 61 days a year for the benefit of the Government he is called upon to sup- port. The costs of all forms of gov- ernment must be reduced drastically, and the tax-eaters, the bureaucrats and the politiclans must permit the neces- sary retrenchments.” The Milwaukee Sentinel (independent) finds merit in the President's plan “of cutting Gov- ernment expenses so that business and industry, the employing power and -the laboring stifled.’ ‘The Falls Argus- Leader (independent Republican) points to the comparison between the present uirement that a citizen 61 ;elqyu a year for the Government, and the fact mt("lna:zfl he worked 46 days a year for purpose, bout 25 days a year.” That 1913 it was al i Y T Brewer, entitled “The Bpeaker & subtitle, “The Roman of John N. Garner,” by George Roth- well Brown. Its publication the | * We are paying now, when paying | As Call to Tax Co-operafiiou “Government may be depended | upon,” in the judgment of the Chat- tan ‘Times (Democrat), “to continue until the le call a halt to private life those tax- endthrifts in Federal, State and Governments, who raid the public’s pockets and waste its sub- stance.” The Columbia (South Caro- lina) Record (independent Democrat) feels that “the Federal Government. pattern for extravagance in the States. should. as a matter of fact, have been toward retrenchment, by covery' three years ago, “A few weeks ago,” recalls the San Antonio Express (independent Demo- crat), “the Natlonal Industrial ference Board published ing that in 1929 the American people spent 13 billion dollars for public ad- ministration. The outlay amounted to $107 for every man, woman and child | in the country. Exvendtures have not diminished, but rather have increased heavily s'nce. The Bureau of the Census lately reported the cost of run- ning the 48 State Governments in 1930 at $2.290,000,000. The most disturbing factor in the situation is that every such renort shows an increase over the |outlay for the preceding vear. The | time” has come to cut expenditures. Compelled to ralse taxes, the Federal Government at the same time is seek- ing to lower expenser.” * ko % “The speech is a fair presentation of our troubles—without one suggestion of a way out” declares the Milwaukee Journal (independent), while the Bos- ton Transcript (independent Repub- lican), voices the obinfon: “The Presi- dent's one specific recommendation, aside from general principles, was that the taxes on real estate must be de- creased. He sounded this practical note, which must make its appeal, among the thousand and one fantsstic proposals in 2id of the farmer: ‘There is no farm relief more needed today than tax re- lef, for I believe it can be demon- strated that the tax burden upon the farmer today exceeds the burden upon other groups’ This is a State and municip2] rather than a Federal mat- ter, for the Federal Government does | not tax real estate. Men do not dare buy or own real property today. for fear they will lose it through inability |to meet the tax assescments. These huge levies can be reduced, of course, only through a decreace in expendi- tures, and the country obviously must call a halt In many of its improve- ments, however desirable. until income hes caught up with exponse. The President, it is true, said little that was new; but he drove directly at the potential sources of national reform.” Indorsement of the condsmnation of “bloc aid” is given by the Miami Delly News (Democrat), which advises as to elections: “Look for men who do not 80 about garnering votes by promises of ‘bloc aid' and special favors for this locality and that, remembering that such promises are a principal factor in the rising cost of government. Look for and in | Dea blvebmmmkrum&