Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1932, Page 4

D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1932. ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, THIS AND THAT unless they have their own transporta- | chance to leave Washington, but with tion. Although these busses sometimes | the supplies of food running low and crowd the road, they must be permitted | with subscriptions to the funds dimin- THE EVENING STAR | THE LIBRARY TABLE R ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WASHINGTON, D. C. BATURDAY.........July 9, 1832 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Clice: 1 8t. and Pennsylvania Ave European Office: 14 Re{snt St.. London, Englan: Rate by Carrier Within the City. o Evenine Star.............45¢permonth e Evening and Bunday Star (when 4 Sundavs) 60c per menth The Evening and Sunda T (when § Sundays) -65¢ oer month The Sunday Star ........ 5S¢ per copy Collection made at the end of cach month. Orders may be sent in by mail or telepnone NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday 1 y7. $10.00; 1 mo.. B3¢ | ily anly 1yr. 36, mo.. 50c Bunday only 1¥r. $4.00. 1 mo.. 40c All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday..lyr. $12.00; I mo.. $1.00 Daily only .. 1 $8.00: 1mo.. 93¢ Bunday only 1 $5.00: 1 mo.. S50c Member of the Associated Press. — Mr. Garner Sets the Pace. ‘Having defied President Hoover and | continued his demand for Government | loans to private individuals, Speaker | John N. Garner yesterday defied the | Democrats of the Senate on the same subject. The Speaker, who is the vice | idential candidate of his party, 151 the lead in making issues for the campaign. The Democrats are begir ning to wonder whether the tail of their | national ticket is to wag the whole. They think that their vice presidential candidate is talking President himself, The soreness of the Democratic Sen- ators from the big Eastern States-like New York and Massachusetts over the stand taken by the Speaker is keen. There are murmurs to the effect that it is about time for one man—and that man Speaker Garner—to get over the idea that he is the entire Democratic party in Congress. They do not care for the issue which Mr. Garner seems intent on presenting to the Repub- licans. They consider as absolutely | indefensible the proposal that the Gov- ernment enter into the business of | making loans to individuals. Nor doj they think that the Demoffratic House should continue to back up the Speaker. While the Senate Democrats now op- posing the Garner idea on relief are anxious to avoid handing their vice presidential nominee a black eve, they | think it is in order for the Speaker to listen to the counsel of other mem- bers of his party. Perhaps Mr. Garner is correct in estimating the value of the issue he is now creating, or perhaps he does not care for the feelings of the more con- servative East, relying on the support of the Democratic party and its ticket in the South and the West. At any rate, he seems intent upon driving all the conservatives into the Republican fold. No one can say with certainty today whether there are more conservatives or progressives in the United States. It has been historically true, however, that when the country is in trouble there has always been a swing to the con- servative side. That is what is worrying the Democrats today who do not cdre for the course the Speaker is pursuing. The present prospect is for the adop- tion of the conference report on the relief bill in the Senate so that the bill may be sent to President Hoover. Democrats and Republicans alike ex- pect the President to veto the measure as 1t is now shaped because of the fea- ture of loans to private individuals it car- ries. Then the task of the Congress will be to frame a bill which can obtain the approval of the Chief Executive. It is either that or abandon relief legisla- tion. No one believes that the measure as it stands today could be passed over the presidential veto, such action re- quiring a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress. When the measure comes back from the White House to the Congress, if passed in its present shape and vetoed, what then will be the stand taken by Mr. Garner? Will he consider that he has done enough, or will he undertake to tie the legisla- tion, which is so urgently demanded by the country, into another double bow knot? Such tactics would be indeed a blessing to the G. O. P. o “mighty like” a | President is not usually ex- e very prominently active in | office Garner now holds is not calculated to make him comfort: attains the quietude | of the office for which he has been no ed Preserve the Highway! Mount Vernon Memorial High- was designed as 2 means to permit | people of this country to visit the It was not planned traffic route for commercial nceived as part of 1al Capital. been made for enger busses e over the highway and Mount Vernon be held on July 14 be- U 3d, director lic bu s and public parks, #s charged with the regulation of Opportunity will ho demur to this 1 to present their objections to 10 application. There should be ack of arguments against it The Memorial Highway was informa ed for use on February 21, the use eing restricted at first to Sundays. May 9 it was opened to full traffic over the entire distance, after partial use had been permitted for some time From the beginning it has been used daily by thousands most popular route of pleasure travel in this section of the country. The com- fort and safety of those who traverse it have been assured by the absence of road-crowding and rushing commercial vehicles operating on schedule. There is indeed no occasion for regular pas- senger service along this line. highway between Alexandria and Mount id to those w |this highway, {most significant in America and cer- | mountable difficulties, | many is to pay a final Jump sum of no! On| It has become the | in order to bring Mount Vernon within reach of the thousands who visit the Capital and naturally include the home of George Washington as one of their objectives. Already the highway between Wash- ington and Alexandria is being mis- used and trespassed upon by passenger busses marked “special” returning after the rush hours from this city to their garage. This practice should be stopped and these vehicles required to use their ordinary routes on such oc- casions. The Memorial Highway should at no place, except that portion which { traverses Alexandria, be used for pub- lic vehicles out-ide of those which are | chartered for tarough ‘trips for tourist | parties. To make the Memorial Highway a business route would be to lessen its attractiveness greatly, to add to its congestion and to imperil those whb | seck it now as a park driveway and as a means of pilgrimage to the na- tional shrine. This proposition should be effectively stated at the hearing to be held before Col. Grant on the 14th. It is not to be contemplated that | already one of the | | tain to become one of the loveliest in the world as its 1-mdscaping de\'flopfi.‘ should be turned ¢ .r to commercial uses. ——— eaer— The Reparations Settlement. Triumphing over seemingly insur-| Germany Ind: her creditors have reached at Lau-| nne an agreement that promises, af-| ter twelve years of travail, to settle thd | reparations question once for all. Ger- $714,000,000, as compared with the{ gigantic total of $63,822,000,000, stipu- | lated in 1920. The Lausanne pact obliterates the Young plan, estab- lished only three vears ago, and| reduces Germany’s present obligations under that arrangement by roundly $7,000,000,000. Reparations, virtually, are wiped out. The Reich is to receive a moratorium of three years on the minor sum for which it is still held nominally re-, sponsible. At the end of that period | of grace, the Germans will be privi-| leged to launch a bond issue for what- ever sum it may then be decided is| still owing, provided the Reich’s eco- | nomic situation permits the obligation | to be assumed without strain. Europe is to be unreservedly congrat- ulated upon its achievement at Lau- sanne. It is the longest step yet taken to put its post-war house in crder. Po- litically, as well as economically, the effects are immeasurable. Reparations have hung over Europe like a sinister cloud for more than a decade, threat- ening new wars and retarding the proc- ess of commercial and financial re- covery. To the French especially are thanks due for the generous spirit with which they have faced the issue. Undoubtedly the liberal atmosphere which the Her- riot government has brought into the conduct of French foreign policy has had much to do with the happy results just accomplished at Lausanne. Prime Minister MacDonald, assuming the Bis- marckian “honest broker” role as be- tween France and Germany, enacted it at a critical moment and saved the reparations agreement from shipwreck on relatively minor points like Ger- many’s political demands. Nothing in the Lausanne compact specifically refers to the war debts which Germany's reparations creditors owe to the United States. There is plenty of implication regarding them between the lines of the agreement. No secret has ever been made of Europe's expectation that if sweeping concessions were made to Germany, her creditors would look for correspondingly generous treatment on this side of the Atlantic. The State Department guardedly suggests that the way is now cleared for our European debtors to apply for reconsideration of their funding agree- ments with the Treasury, President Hoover obviously had exactly this con- thgency in mind when last December he vainly appealsd to Congress for re- constitution of the World War Debt Punding Commission. The President suggested that the commission be clcthed “with authority to examine | such problems as may arise in conne tion with these debts during the present economic emergency, and to veport to | the Congress its conclusions and recommendations.” On the same occasion Mr. HoovVer set | forth unequivocally that he does “not| |approve in any remote sense of the | cancellation of the debts to us.” But| | he added significantly that “it is use- {less to blind ourselves to an obvious! | fact, viz, that it will be necessary in | | some cases to make still further tem- | porary adjustments.” These adjust-| | ments, the President explained, would | be based on our debtors’ capacity to pay. With American public opinion widely {and even bitterly divided on the debts | ]l.uue. as a cursory debate in the House | yesterday promptly indicated, it is un- | likely that any revisory action will be { projected pending the outcome of the | {1932 political campaign. That national | upheaval once over, decisions on the | debts can hardly be deferred much: be- yond then. annual debt installments falling due on { December 15, the first to bacome pay-| | 2ble after the one-year Hoover mora- torium. Either our debtors themselves will have to act at that time, or some | | sign of our attitude will be unavoidable. | The country will do well to indu'ge in some intelligent heart-searching on the subject in the me=antime. Eurcpe, at any rate, has moved mightily in the direction that leads to | political peace and economic tran- quillity. The American people sahute the old world for an exhibition of sanity and sagacity none the less wel- ed. el | | Europe has had semi- | ! come because so long del | ———— The Bonus Army Melting Away. Gratifying evidence is immediately | offered that the bonus marchers arc disposed to accept the opportunity to The | return to their homes by means of funds advanced by the Government as Vernon is practically lacking in popu- |loans to be charged against their ad- lation immediately at hand. A sched- justed compensation accounts. Several uled passenger service would render no | hundred applied yesterday to the Vet- accommodation to the residents of the |erans’ Bureau and were promptly ac- area. Sightseeing vehicles now operate over the highway, being the only means out- commodated. Many of them are al- ready on their way with subsistence funds in their pockets. Efforts are be- steamer service for visitors ing made by the leaders to dissuade to reach Mouni the remaining thousands to refuse this ishing steadily.the situation does not promise much for holding the “army” at the Capital indefinitely. Persistence in a good cause is highly | commendable, Persistence in a poor cause is absurd. In this case persist- ence means suffering. It does not win sympathy, but alienates it. It endan- gers the lives of those who remain. There is now no chance for the enact- ment of the bonus bill. Congress has definitely rejected it thropgh the vote of the Senate and has clifiched this re- jection by the passage of the joint res- | olution authorizing the advance of funds for the return of the marchers. | Further demands are utterly futile. | Parades are ineffective. | These thousands of marchers have been well treated in Washington. They | have been given such accommodations | as the city could afford, have been al- | lowed the freedom of the city for their demonstrations, have been permitted to solicit aid. In any other circumstances they would have been viewed a&s va- grants, subject to the usual penalties of the law for their intrusion. Scrupu- lous care has been taken to prevent| their exploitation by subversive forces, | and to their credit it is to be said that they have co-operated admirably with the authorities in the maintenance of order. Now their mission is ended and the way is opened for them to re- turn, There is no assurance that if this present opportunity to return to their homes afforded by the transportation | and subsistence loan is ignored by any of the marchers they will be al- Jowed to maintain their camps after Congress has adjourned. Indeed, there is reason to expect that such of them as stay here will be dispersed, sent out of the District and made to understand that they will not be permitted to-re- turn, under penalty of confinement as public charges. There will be no glory in such “martyrdom” for their lost cause. ————— Logical thought is now demanded of the people. With Al Capone and Gas- ton B. Means out of the way for awhile there may be opportunity to direct at- tention away from the romances of the underworld. e ——————— Close bargaining as to military and naval strength, though permissible, is inevitably depressing to citizens who in- sist that there will be no future war whatever—excepting, of course, the war among gangsters. .- Radio and aviation permit a candidate to be comfortable on his front porch, assured that he will miss no important news and that he can, on short notice, be personally present wherever required. —o——————— Einstein himself cannot be persuaded to undertake a solution of the rela- tivity problem involved in the propor- tionate naval strength to be assigned among world powers. e A heavy tax on fire arms would | doubtless be helpful in some degree, although accredited gangsters would probably evade it as usual. et Another benefit that the consumer might hope for from a “wet” victory would be a reduction of the obvious overcharges for most of the soft drinks. RS Another disadvantage of unemploy- ment is that it gives people more time to disturb political proceedings with applause from the galleries. e “Radicals” permit themselves much talk without assuming the responsibil- ity of providing a precise definition of the title they have taken. —— e ———— As sensible men, the bonus marchers are expected to po home because there appears to be absolutely nothing else to do. - It is recognized in political affairs that a favorite son must never become as much of a pet as to permit himself to sulk in public. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JQENSON. Question. There will often come a query To the conscientious mind That is not so very cheery, For the answer’s hard to find As we look into the distance Of the future, oft we say, “When we think were of assistance, Are we only in the way?” Men are often made to wonder When thelr well meant words go wrong | That some slight impetuous blunder In result should be so strong. Often one who bravely chatters Brings but little, day by day, To the world that really matters, But is only in the way. Evading Final Authority. “Do you object to remaining on Sum- mer duty?” “No,” answered Senator Borghum, “jt's a little more comfortable trying to answer questions here where they don't vote than out home where they do.” Jud Tunkins says politics is the only game he knows that lets a man make the public pay when he guesses wrong. Washington, D. C., Biography. It is the same old story Of the Congressman who came Expecting grateful glory And who only got the blame. No Saloon. “I don't believe even Crimson Gulch wants the old saloon.” “You're right,” answered Cactus Joe “A speakeasy don’t have no swingin’ doors that you can look under and identify patrons by their boots. A saloon is altogether too public.” “It is strange,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “that men who have tried diligently to provide for the fu- ture should so frequently find them- selves unprepared for the present.” Gathering Mushrooms. The economic theories we follow Show beauty most surprisin’. A few, they tell us, we may safe swallow. The rest are simply “pizen.” ly “After movin’ into town,” said Uncle Eben, “I had decided dat de only thing dats ever given out free is kind o’ noise or ‘nuther” BY CHARLES E. A suburban householder, whose house and garden are her pride, Tecently asked her maid of all work how she liked the grand display of hollyhocks. “Hollyhocks!” Teplied the girl. in| great disgust. “Why, dey is poor folks flowers!” She did not realize that the modern idea as to the value of flowers does not rest in the least on money value, but upon inherent worth and real beauty. Orchids are beautiful, not because they are thoroughly expensive, but be- cause tity are beautiful. Hollyhocks are desirable old flowers, not because they do or do not cost a | great deal, but simply on account of their real loveliness. They grow with equal success at the door of the lowly cabin and in the garden of the great estate. We have seen them both places, and are unable to say which planting was the best. ‘Wherever this admirable flower grows, it is good, althofigh it is better in some situations than in others, of course, & restriction which applies to most flow- | ers in some degree. 1t there is one place in the world | where the idea of money must be ruled | out, it is in the garden. both for the sake | of the gardener and t:: flowers, too. “Gardening is ‘.. ocupation for | which no man is teo high or too low,” | some one well said. One of the finest small gardens we | ever saw was grown by an old colored | woman in the entire yard of a very | emall house in the midst of the city. | Some years ago it was “way out.” but | the city grew up and past her, and she | was left with her garden and little | house. | It was not long before the inevitable | march of progress forced her out and | away. In this migration she lost most | of her beautiful plants. Those who recall that garden, how- | ever, with its tall spires of hollyhocks and great and veritable bouquets of oth- er flowers, know that it was a thing of | beauty, despite the poverty of its creator. The flowers she grew were well grown. She had the touch. One might have gone directly from this poor woman's garden to the farmal garden of a rich woman, and found therein exactly the same old hollyhocks and most of the other plants grown in the small place. In fact, in the yard of a millionaire not far from the old colored woman's place there were growing literally scores of hollyhocks, in a sort of naturalized colony, evidently having been permitted to seed themselves. At hollyhock blooming time they were a sight worth going many blocks to see, not only because such a massed plant- ing of this flower is somewhat unusual, but because there were mixed in with the usual pinks and reds and whites a large number of yellow hollyhocks. ‘Those who have not seen the yellow form of this old favorite have a treat in store for them. There are also on the market a number of pastel shades, in the single form, which add variety. Indeed, no garden can be said to be :omplete without a few hollyhocks. The more one “goes in” for rarer things the more certain he is to return to the hollyhocks, as veritable symbols of all those floral treasures which must never be forgotten because they are common. ‘What is more beautiful than a wall | against which nod the stately spires of hollyhocks? Or a dooryard, in which they grow? One of the best places, on the average place, for these tall-growing fellows is against the sunny side of a garage. Many an otherwise ugly small building s transformed by them during the Sum- mer months. The relation of this flower to the rlthea and the hibiscus is easily seen | from a glance at the blossoms of the | trio. They are amazingly similar, although different, too, but the family resem- blance is large. The hollyhock is the Althea rosea of the scientist. It gets its name from the old Saxon, holi plus hoe, which means literally holy hoc, or holy (or whole) mallow. The “hollyhock” is & type of the mal- | | | attention of children. | do well despite their diseases and their . TRACEWELL. low. family. The first part of its name is simply that of the holly, or ilex, the sacred plant of the old Druids of Britain. All the bl of these plants, wherever found, have a certain, simple openness, combined with coloration, which is at once their charm to men and bumblebees. No doubt it is because hollyhocks are universally liked, and have been easily secured for many years, that they are “memory flowers” to so many people. In part, however, they are well re- membered, and so well beloved, because they are among the limited number of flowers which invariably attract the | Only the exceptional boy pays any | attention to the growing "gladioli, or | the cholcest roses, but not a young- | ster misses the flowering of the holly- hock, or of the aithea bushes, their cousins It may be said, with much truth, that the boys seek bumblebees, which they know will be found in the althea blossoms, drunk with yellow pollen. ‘This may be granted, without de- tracting from the fact that small chil- dren do pay attention to these flowers, no matter for what reason, and there- by do unconsciously become familiar with their genuine beauty. ‘This fact helps make certain that the hollyhock is planted ever year by these same boys when they grow vp, and this despite the hollyhock rust, which tends to ruin the plants if it is let get a foothold. Many growers, however, never ex- perience this trouble. It is with this flower as with all others, if one stopped to consider the diseases to which it is | subject one would never grow it, per- haps, Not thinking of them, the gardener | goes ahead and enjoys their beauty without worry, and, strangely enough, without much trouble. One drawback of the hollyhock is that during & storm the long flower spikes may be blown over. This may be prevented by tying them to stakes, or simply looping them up with soft cord tied around an entire group of them. ‘We once saw & black bathrobe cord used for this purpose, and the effect was rather good. Most growers do not g0 lto that trouble and come out just as well. Not all deners know that by cut- ting off the flower spikes, after they have bloomed, the plants often may be forced to bloom a nc‘nd time, early in the Fall. The plants should be cut back to about a foot from the ground, saving as many leaves as possible, and each plant given a good dose of bonemeal, well watered in. With ordinary good fortune and clean culture, the plants so treated will bloom again, not with such long spikes or such large flowers as the first time, of course, but long enough and large enough to justify the faith in them. We have said that most gardeners raise good hollyhocks without trouble and are not much bothered by the so- called rust, This does not mean, however, that clean culture will not help. This simply means that the base leaves, those which incline to trail upon the ground, should be kept cut off, to per- mit sunshine and air to reach the earth at the base of the stalk. ‘These are the first ones, usually, to show the effects of hollyhock rust, and if they are removed promptly, upon the first tinges of the disease being noticed, the chances are very good that the plant will flower as usual. The unfortunate part of talking about plant diseases is that such talk seems to put the emphasis upon them, whereas so many of our best flowers pests, 80 that no flower lover should be deterred from planting anything he likes. The happy thing is that more often than not he plants “regardless,” and enjoys many beautiful flowers in his garden. Among these the holly- hock, old and getting better every day, is among the best. Passage of the Federal economy measure is followed by much criticism, based on its failure to reach the reduc- tion of expenses desired. There is also some debate as to the methods em- ployed in drafting the bill. The posi- tion of the President end that of Con- sion | “President Hoover, in signing the | economy bill, sorrowfully remarked that he did so with limited satisfaction. The taxpayers, regardless of party affil- iations, will sympathize with him in | his lack of enthusiasm for a measure | which, but for petty partisan jealousies, might have efiected more substantial savings,” says the Chicago Daily News melancholy truth is that few members of Congress had thé courage to resist the bureaucratic opponents of economy.” In quite another veln speaks the Oak- land Tribune (Republican), when it records that “the task of establishing the credit of the Government was the largest one before Congress, and when gravating session is told, the final agree- ment upon a revenue bill and the par- tially successful efforts to effect econ- omies will be cited to show that the lawmakers, given enough time, met their main responsibilities.” To the the Haverhill Evening Gazette (inde- pendent Republican) the economy bill “is a trifiing measure,” and “doesn’t meet the demands of the occasion,” while the Philadelphia Inquirer (in- dependent Republican) feels that “po- litical expediency continues to hold the upper hand.” Where is the blame? Various shoul- ders are called upon to bear the bur- den. The Linceln State Journal (in- dependent Republican) lays it on Con- gress, stating: “The Congress knew that over 400 millions should have been saved. The President pointed out the means he favored for saving part of it. Information on all expenses and budget requirements was available. Congress had the job of framing the detalls of the bill. * * * Congress did not fulfill this obligation. It failed miserably.” Noting that Senator Robinson of Ar- kansas “asserts that the President had failed to comply with a Senate resolu- tion calling upen him for specific rec- ommendations for reducing expendi- tures,” the San Antonio Express (inde- pendent Democratic) declares that “the Senate’s Democratic leader sings a neg- ative song”” and comments that this passing of the buck is “politics’ old sweet song.” On the same point the Goshen Daily News-Times (Republican) remarks: “Yet Congress was unwilling to give the President full responsibility for making reductions, and did not look kindly upon the recommendations he did make.” On the other hand, the New London Day (independent Republican) declares: “As an evidence of the willingness of Congress to cut down the expense of government it is impressive, even though the sum saved is & mere drop in the bucket as compared with many oth- er fixed items of expense. It contains the best compromise possible to obtain in the present congressional line-up.” Declaring that “the next session of Congress must show a different attitude toward Federal expenditure,” the Chi- cago Tribune (independent Republican) remarks ‘We think it will. There will, of course, be renewed demands for public money, new talk about ‘soaking the rich ' with all the familiar nostrums of economic quackery.” But the Trib- une is sure that, while “the voice of the spenders has dominated at this session, the voice of the country is going to i:'uu ulu lnext." con Journal (independent Republican), m.ummt‘mmnconnulwm do better, By that time,” states this Evéonomy Bill Runs Gantlet As Heavier Cuts Are Desired gress both are involved in the discus- | | national credit,” and predicts that “the (independent), which declares that “the | the story of a Jong and frequently ag- | The Akron Bea- | paper, “it will have heard from voters who in every State are ending the pub- | lic careers of statesmen who are so de- | luded as to believe that the voice of Federal jobholders at Washington is | the Nation's voice. The final eviction | will come in the November electiom and it will be done in the grand manner.” | The Hartford Daily Times (independent Democratic) thinks the present measure is “a mere forerunner of what the next Congress must_enact to preserve the tax-ridden condition of the country will become rather more than less acute as the next few months elapse.” As to methods of saving prescribed | by the measure, the Salt Lake City | Deseret News (ir.dependent) says: “Con- gress did the unimaginative thing of meeting the country’s demand by cutting salaries,” while citizens had hoped “that in such a measure a vast | amount of lost motion, duplicated ac- tivities, obsolete practices and bureau- cratic waste could be eliminated from government.” As the Cleveland News (Republican) puts it: “The backbone of the present economy bill is the President’s furlough plan, which, in a word, prescribes vacatiéns without pay for Government employes. But the real money saver was to have been the doubling up of Government bureaus and the elimination of those of minor importance.” This paper finds it strange that “the President was denied permission to make the big economies to be furnished by this plan just at the time the Democratic convention in Chicago was adopting a plank in its platform favoring ‘consolidating de- partments and bureaus’ in the Gov- | ernment. Did its members in Con- | gress have a part in recommending | that plank?” asks this paper. While Inollnx that “the President is authorized to make limited consolidations in the interest of efciency and economy,” the New York Sun (independent) de- clares that “if put into effect these will not be fundamental enough to disturb or dislodge intrenched bu- reaucracy.” “With all the known and recognized | and acknowledged waste of public | money in the operation of a four-bil- | lion-dollar Government, and with a deficit of more than two billion dollars | in the fiscal year just ended, it is un- | believable that Congress was not able | to find as much as one-half of 1 per |cent of these expenditures which | might and which ought to be cut out in a time when real thrift is being de- | manded,” declares the Port Huron | Times-Herald (independent). Accord- | ing to the Topeka Daily Capital (Re- | publican), “Congress has disappointed the country with the little that results from months of budget study, yet it is | something _that eral expenditures ‘wlll be reduced between 400 and 500 million dollars.” e Prophets Do Not Bet. From the Minneapolis Journal The wise political prophet tells you what is going to happen, but does not bet on it. e | Stimulus to Employment. | From tbe Oakiand Tribune. | There is nothing like a national con- | vention for giving employment to badgemakers, peanut sellers and famous writers. R Preparing. PFrom the Ashland Daily Independent. Politicians are thinking up some kind insurance scheme, (0 BY SARAH G. BOWERMAN. A Scotch physician with a prosperous practice in the West End of Londcn, finding his professional work an in- creasing strain, decided to take leave of it for a time and to indulge a fancy he had slways had for writing. So A.J. Cronin, in his middle thirties, went off to his cottage in a lonely part of Argyll- shire, near Inverary, and there, writing furiously for three months, produced “Hatter's Castle.” This first novel was accepted by the first publisher to whom it was offered and was immediately chosen by the English Book Society as its offering to subscribers. The doctor- author promptly began another novel which was published in the Spring of 1932, “Three Loves.” We &re so accus- tomed to seeing authors of strikingly successful first novels capitalize their success by second novels, which usu: suggest that the well springs of crigi- nality have been exhausted by the first, that we are surprised to find Dr. Cronin’s second novel even better than the first. Both novels make use of the medical knowledge and experience of their author. Dr. Archibald Joseph Cronin was born in Cardross, Scotland, of Scotch-Welsh parentage. He was educated at Glasgow University, where he received his medical degree. He married a fellow physician, Agnes Mary Gibson, M. D. During the World War he was a sublieutenant in the Surgical His home is now at Arundel, s though he spends much time at the Argylishire cottage. His favorite recreations are golf and salmon fishing. TR Neither “Hatter’s Castle” nor “Three Loves” follows the technique of the ultra-modern school of fiction. They are long novels, detailed, full of descrip- tions and characterizations, with plen of action. They are not concerned with “streams of conscicusness.” Both are reminiscent of the work of the Bronte sisters, especially that of Emily Bronte. Both show Dr. Cronin’s ability to han- dle dramatic situations. Perhaps the reason why “Three Loves” is the better novel of the two is that the dramatic situations do not so often become melo- dramatic. The central character of “Three Loves,” Lucy Moore, is not un- usual. There are many women like her. She is not clever, in fact she is rather stupid, but she is dogged in her per- sistence, in her devotion to husband and son, and in her determination to man- age their lives for them for their own good, as she sees it. A proof of her reality is that we are so often exasper- ated with her, as the members of her family are, and wish that we could only show her how terribly mistaken she is in some of the things she does. Her sacrifice of self, which is so difficult for her, for she is not a natural martyr, is often unnecessary and undesirable. Hi pride and her determination to domi- nate every situation cause the growing tragedy of her life, As the story cf Lucy and her three loves—her husband, her son and her church — progresses, we question the right of any novelist to turn a young, healthy, happy human being into a piece of human wreckage. But then we reflect that this is exactly what life does, what people often do for themselves. Without being less erergetic in her own behalf, Lucy could with more justice to herself and her son have allowed her needs to be known to her husband’s brother, the Rev. Edward Moore, who, with all his selfishness, is not unapproachable or unsympathetic. The odious publican, Joe, is, of course, impossible. Her pride does her definite harm again when, in reply to Mr. Len- nox’s rather conscience-stricken ques- tion about her plans for the future, she untruthfully tells him that she has found a position. He is relieved and feels no further responsibility for her. So she continues, throughout her hard life, refusing assistance, refusing even friendship after the disastrous affair with Miss Hocking. Her son, failing to appreciate all she is doing for him, comes fo blame her for the sordid, pov- erty-stricken life they lead and for their lack of friends. b E The intensely real, every-day life of Lucy, her husband, and her son fis punctuated at intervals by events of great dramatic quality. Lucy, with Dave Bowie, rushing throuflh the spray and fog of the bay in his boat; the terrible thud of the impact when they strike the boat in which Frank and Anna are going to meet the mail steamer; the ghastly scene by the light of the flickering lantern when Frank clings desperately to Lucy at the end, are the component parts of one of the most dramatic chapters of the book. The scene in Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” in which the mad wife of Roch- ester sets fire to the bed of Jane the night before her wedding is not mgre terrible than the attack on Lucy of the crazed Pinkie Hocking, when Lucy, contrary to the advice of the physician, has gone back alone to the apartment. The whole characterization of Miss Hocking is something of a case study. The last scene of the book is tragically dramatic. Lucy, ill, discouraged, a fail- ure, leaves the Belgian convent where she has hofid to find peace and hap- piness in the last love of her life, de- votion to her God and her church. She has been found unacceptable, because her proud spirit has been unable to bend in submission to those in author- ity whom she knows to be inferior to herself. Her journey from Belgium to London is a nightmare, with her fever constantly increasing and her mental control decreasing. In London her son fails to meet her—not his fault, though he has many other delinquencies to re- gret—and alone she comes to the end of her energles, her pride, her loves. * kTR % Masters of education have, according to Glenn Frank, president of Wisconsin University, lost their “sense of mastery of the materials of education.” In his book “Thunder and Dawn” he illus- trates this statement by a parable. He says: “Research begaw to throw up, at a disconcerting rate, all sorts of new facts and new knowledge. These new facts and this new knowledge were thrown gn the study tables of the educators. Before long it became ap- parent that the new knowledge was coming faster than the educators coyld fit it intelligently into any formula of education. And there happened in the field of education what I saw happen in a Missouri hayfield many years ago. Six of us were putting up hay on Cal Shinn's farm. Among the six was a swashbuckling braggart who offered to bet five dollars that he could stack all the hay that the other five of us could pitch to him. We took the bet, pro- rating it at a dollar apiece, laid the base for a stack, and began pitching in earnest. The betting braggart managed to keep his head above hay for a while, but before long he was up to his neck in hay he could not handle. He managed to extricate himself from the mass of unst: ble hay, slid off the stack, stuck his pitchfork in the ground, and said, ‘Damn it, stack it yourself!’ In like manner, overwhelmed by new knowledge that the researchers were pitching to them faster than they could manage it, the educators slid off the stack and, turning to immature students, said, with the profanity de- leted, ‘Stack 1t yourselves!” It was thus that the elective system was born.” * K ¥ x Another contribution to D. H. Law- rence literature, containing some of his letters and an estimate of him by a friend, is “Lorenzo In Taos,” by Mabel Dodge Luhan. Mrs. Luhan considers herself responsible for the Illrl lg;nt by Lawrence and his wife in New Mexico and, herself a Lawrence wor- shiper, represents Lawrence as a spirit- ual leader with a destiny to destroy the “old modes, the evil, outworn ways of the world, as well as the new, equivocal, and so-called aide to life called the in- ventions of science.” - ———- Belated. Prom the Detroit News. If the bonus expeditionary marchers had just landed on Wi years sooner they might easily nected with a job apiece on the com- missiong. 1y BY FREDERI l Have we had the pleasure of serving| you through our Washington informa- tion bureau? Can't we be of some help to you in your problems? Our business 15 to furnish you with authoritative information, and we invite you to ask us any question of fact in which you | are interested. Send your inquiry to The Star Information Bureau, Prederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Inclose 3 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Q. Which rounds in the British open did Sarazen play under par?—H. T. W A. He played the first round in four under par of 74, the second five under, the third found under, and the re- maining one m_ par. Q How can it be shown that a shorter work week would sclve the un- employment problem?—D. T. A. There are in round numbers 40,000,000 persons employed in the United States. Assuming that each of these persons works eight hours a day for six days, and his time was reduced to six hours a day for five days, each person would thereby lose 18 hours’| work a week. This would make a total | loss of 720,000,000 hours a week. Each | worker would be working 30 hours a week This would _theoretically give | employment to 24,000,000 persons more. | | Q. Is broadcast or bro ":-sted the past tense of the verb bro. d.ast?— M P A. Both are correct, but broadcast | is preferred. Q. In what parts of the country are | the most lumbsr mills?- L. B | A. The National Lui rman’s Asso- | ciation - says that the main lumber- producing centers are on the Pacific | Coast. The leading lumber States are | Washington, Oregon, Caliiornia, Idaho | and Montana. The second centers may | be called the Southern States—Louisi- | ana leading, then Mississippl, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. These States are noted for yellow pine. The third ceriters are the Lake States— Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Q. What name is given to a college where a student works part of the time ;nduzu"el to school part of the time?— "A. Such colleges are called co- tive. Q. Where can I get some informa- tion about the strange birds called hoatzins?—M. L. A. An amazing account of his visit to one of the haunts of these strange creatures is given by William Beebe in his book, “Jungle Peace.” Mr. Eeebe says the hoatzin is probably th> most remarkable and interesting bird living in the world today. It has successfully defled time and space. There has besn less change in it than in any other form of organic life. Mr. Beebe says that these queer birds renew for our inspection the youth of bird life upon the earth. His book contains an en- thusiastic foreword by Theodore Roose- oper: are masterful accounts of a phase of outdoor life which no other writer has ever been able to equal. Q. How far does the average man welk in a dax?>—J. H. the National Assoclation for Foot Health, has estimated that the average 18,098 steps or 77 miles. Q. When did John Sharp Williams retire to private life?>—W. M. J. A. In March, 1923. Quoting the New York Times: “Last night Senator Wil- liams took a train for Yazoo County, Miss., where, as he told members of tne Mississippi Society of Washing- ton a few days ago, he will spend the remainder of his days on his cotton plantation, with his books end flowers.” A TRIBUNA, San Jose—In an exclusive interview with a repre- sentative of La Tribuna recently, President Jiminez stated that the most important duty con- fronting him is to provide for the ex- | was' Simon Stylites, |and make velf, and the chapters on the hoatzin | A. Dr. Joseph Lelyveld of Boston. of | distance walked a day by & man is| C J. HASKIN. Q. How long has the National Elime ination Balloon Race been held?—B. F. A. The first of these annual free bal- loon races was beld in 1909. There has been a race each year, with the excep- tion of 1917 and 1918. Q. What is the exact meaning of “revered senior” as used by the enu- mherator of a census of the inhabitants of Maryland in 1776? —L. N. G. A. The National Genealogical Society says that the abbreviation, Rd. senr., standing for revered senior, is generally accepted as meaning “grandmother.” Q. Was there ever a blind Doge of Venice?—P. R. A. The great Henry Dandolo was blind. Q. What is the best size for a bass drum?—G. T. H. A. The Etude says that proper reso- nance and variability cannot be se- cured in a bass drum smaller than 34 to 3% inches in diameter. "A drummer must shun the dead spot at the center of the drumhead, striking nea? the cen- ter for greater volume and less reso- nance and nearer the rim for less volume and more ringing and sustained tones. Q. Who was the first Pillar Saint?— E C. H The earliest of the Pillar Saints who in 420 in- vented & new kind of asceticism pro- fessing a desire to do public penance vicarious atonement _for others' sins. Accordingly, he built & piliar 18 feet high and 3 feet wide st the summit. This he eventually raised | to 60 feet high and 6 feet broad. There he lived for 37 years, His example was widely followed by a succession of her- mits, who, however, died out before the beginning of the thirteenth century. | & Who calls out the National Guard? | Who orders it to appear in proces- | slons?>—F. B. M. | A. The Governor of the State is the only one who has the authority to_call out the National Guard. National Guard units often voluntarily offer to walk in parades and such public a ministrations, but they cannot be com- manded to do so except by the Gov- ernor. Q. When a physician swears to the disability of a war veteran, does that give him his pension?—V. H. B. A. The Veterans' Administration | says that in order to establish the ex- | istence of a disability a veteran must | be examined by a Veterans' Adminis- tration physicia: A statement of & veteran's own physican is not conclu- sive and can be rebutted by the Veter- ans’ Administrations office. Q. How much silk does one cocoon make?—J. R. N. A. It has been stated that a single cocoon of good quality may furnish from 400 to 800 yards of reelable fila- | ment, | Q What was the alcoholic content | of beer before prohibition?—J. W. P. | _A. The Bureau of Prohibition says | that the approximate alcoholic content | of beer prior to prohibition was from 4 | to 9 per cent. Q. How does unemployment in other | countries compare with that of the | United States?>—J. M. D. | _A. The latest available figures from | the International Labor Bureau in Geneva indicated that there were more | than 11,962,786 unemployed persons in |the 25 industrial countries reporting, | besides the unemployed in the United | States. They indicate that the per- | centage of unemployed relative to the | total population in some countries are | as follows: United States, 6.4; Aus- | tria, 5.4: Germany, inclu the Saar, | 9.6; Great Britain and N rn Iree land, 5.1; France, 0.6, Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands medals, so much in evidence in this lo- cality, provided those who read its ad- monitions will prove doers of the word and not readers only. Nothing can happen to him. The question remains, however, whether the i penses of the government, and to keep |cthers will be satisfied. Many who strictly ':m&n r.he‘ l{miu tgllmii b;‘:dxt;”rmm that constant complaining does He is of e opinion thal € | no earthly good persist in lal duty likewise of his goverrment tojust the anmge, u?!!the mllfi':n:)? this liquidate the debts of the previous ad- | could be changed by mere words. But, Y A A It may take some time to accom-|facts. It is only a teque:tm:o be kind l: plish this, however, and he considers a long-suffering humanity. that the first thing the new govern-| “Please do not mention the depres- ment has to do is to make a careful sicn!” survey of the industrial and financial | capacities of the whole country. Presi-| dent Jiminez feels the situation of the | people is definitely revealed. When the | actual conditions are known by those | in suthority, they will be immediately | communicated to the entire country, so that all may unite in bringing about & revival. courage, industry and loyalty of Costa Ricans have not failed in other emergencies, and President Jiminez is sure of whole-soulgd support in his efforts to relieve the present distresses. An optimistic view of the govern- ment's intentions has already been taken by the bankers of Costa Rica who have given assent to the proposals of the minister of finance, Senor Carlos Brenes, that they grant the government a loan of from one to one and a half | | * ok ox ok Love Letters Cheap On Barcelona Streets. La Vanguardia, Barcelona.—The cult of the public letter writer is not a new one in Spain, we these street-side amanuenses in Barcelona offer a larger variety of their wares than elsewhere. Not only are they |ready and competent to execute, with | one hand, a letter upon any commercial matter, but they keep in stock a cholce variety of love letters. You can make | your own selection from any number of | more or less impassionéd missives | have them. copled beneath the name ¢ your inamorata in case you cannot trapscribe them yourself. The chu,: are very reasonal masterpiece 50 centimos (something less than a United States nickel) snd a léss ornate million colones (46.5 cents) to dischargs obligations incurred by the retiring ad- | ministration of Don Oleto Gonzalez Viquez. Senor Brenes has not as yet m%ed the terms or nature of the se-| curities which will be offered the banks in_return for the accommodation. e eacho Tonties e ween tn. the | Wants the Name of a presidential chair, for the third time in his life, less than a week, but alread: Bug Found in Lllrly we note tremors of life and action In | To the Editor of The Star: the chill inertia which has held us s0| In your paper for July 4 was an ar- long in its talons. | ticle telling about a “new bug” found 4 * in Luray, Va, which I found very in- Youthful Outlaws teresting. This bug sounds to me very Troublesome in Scotland. much like cone variously known as, Evening Times, Glasgow.—To the Edi- | “Mormon fly, Willow fiy or May fiy* tor: I read an sccount in the paper of |along the course of the Mississi |and captivaiing epistle for even I The ladies should enpd languish for ca:‘- plimentary and endearing effusions when they can be provided so cheaply. | e, have con- four youths who had stolen a motor car from Maryhill, knocked down & police- | man in Govan, left the car stranded in | Dumfriesshire, stolen another car and were arrested. The ring leader was ap- | parently fined £5 and the others were | fined £2. The solicitor for the defense pled | that it was a youthful escapade, a joy- ride, etc. What about the inconve ience to the owners, apart from the dam- age to the cars? What do the insul ance companies think of the business? This sort of thing is far too common and trifing fines are a farce. I am, ete—H. M. P S Vienna Industrialist | Adopts Cheerful Slogan. | Neues Wiener Tagblatt, Vienna —A | well known industrialist in Vienna, | conspicyous among his depressed con- | temporaries because he has managed to | retain & sense of humor, recently sur- prised his friends with an inexpensive, | but very timely and original present. | It consisted of a sparkling stickpin | bearing the inscription, “Please do not | mention the depression!"—a modern | transposition of the ancient Viennese | proverb, ~“For best resulls, ignore | nothing!” | A bright idea, this! It seems to| be, in fact. the only promising method | of combating the economic crisis. | least, the badge will save jts wearer the annoyance of being continually re- minded of the unpleasantness of pres- ent-day life by those well meaning but mistaken acquaintances who harbor the notion that none but themselves have any worrles these days, unless one should count the worries occasioned by d'.hn apparent absence of any other topic con His newly realy be harvest in than tb | | River around Illinois, Iowa and souri. s This bug is about the size and ap- pearance of a small dragon fly or over- grown mosquito. It has a long, flexible abdomen_ending in two or three long hairs. Their wings are semi-trans- parent and gauzy, and are held as but- terflies hold theirs when at rest. They c(_xrx;‘t’t rrox:l: ldmmp laces or water af night, and live only about 24 They are attracted Loy and will clog the radiator of a car so as to cause the water to boil. have been known to drift in across the floor boards of the bridge at Quiney, I, until they Tesembled snow drifts, and quite seriously hindered traffic. The wheels crush their bodies and cause & slippery slush, which impedes a car’s progress. The buzz caused by the flugs tering of the wings of a swarm of these flies is audibie for som> distance, a3 they are usually quite numerous. 1f s red cloth is tied over a light they do not seem to be attracted so readily. - I hope from this description . may be able to supply their name, as I am unable to. should add that they clf whatever they light upon. 1 of the peo) they may K are and harmless. some Scient tightly le in Luray may see now what these “new know that they are itirely A E. uom‘gv:. —— n Urgent Need. From the Lov:ll Evening Leader. Maybe vocztional training ought adays to include a course Do get a job. on bow o Almost a Tie.