Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1932, Page 8

STAR __With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, B C. THURSDAY...November 24, 1932 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor Company Ave. g The Evening Star Newspaper 116n_st. "and” Penneviva New York Office: 110 Office: : Lake Michigan Bulldin opean Office: 14 Regent St. London, ‘Enzlan i 5 BE e per copy tion mi ‘each month. Gors ‘miay B or telephone d Orders sent in by mail NAtional 5010, 1 Tights of publicat! & ! p Doeei 1 “6:patchés hereln are aiso speci-l d: — Thanksgiving. The President of the United States has asked the people of the land to mmwoodwyxwmumm blessings they enjoy. To this invita- people go further than Downing Street's tion the occasional cynic has replied spokesman. They are in mood to give with the question: “What is there to unstinted thanks to their Chief Execu be thankful for?” The obvious answer tive for setting forth the position of the to that thoughtless interrcgation is: For | United States in terms of siatesmanlike everything. sanity, which interpret the public Thanksgiving day, as a national in- sentiment of this country, while reflect- | stitution, was first proclaimed by Presi- ing a due regard for the necessities and dent Washington in 1789. Congress | rights of the debtor nations. had requested him to appeal to the The Nation has cause, too, to be citizenry to thank the Deity for the |gratified by the attitude disclosed by Constitution, for the organization of President-elect Roosevelt after his debts the separate colonies into & Federal | conferences at the White House and Union. The period was one of stress lwith Democratic leaders. President and turmofl, of dissension and depres- | Hoover proposes an “exploring com- sion. Many were the problems which | mittec” or government agency, which the new republic faced. Many were | would receive and scrutinize the perti- the men who doubted that those prob- [nent claims of foreign governments to Jems could be solved. But Washington, [ debt modification. Gov. Roosevelt be- with greater faith and vision, saw rea- | lieves that “the most convenient and son to be thankful. effective contacts can be made through Thanksgiving day was revived by |the existing agencies and constituted President Lincoln in 1863. The Union | channels of diplomatic intercourse.” at that moment was rent with civil | There is thus between the President war, a fratricidal strife was in progress, | and the President-elect a difference of and the outlook, in the estimation of | view as to method of approach to the thousands, was black with despair. But | question of debt revision. It is vir- Lincoln entertained in his heart the | tually the only difference between the conviction . that the Nation could be|positions they have respectively now like God and nature, have a rational explanation. Man's duty is to labor for the common good, | and an intellectual love toward God is | emotions, and intuition is the highest kind of knowledge. Spinoza was a master of speculative projection and of keen psycholcgical analysis. He felt an innate inclination Phonograph manufacturers have taken a Caruso record, obliterated all except the voice and given that a splendid or- chestral accompaniment. Simultaneously appears the item that Al Smith is going to sing “Sidewalks of New York” for charity. Whether or not business im- proves immediately, a prodigious revival of music, classic and popular, may be announced. ——e———— saved and that popular government |igken up. from Disappointment no doubt will be ex- perienced by Great Britain, France, for God's gift of power to persevere. Belglum, Czechoslovakia and Poland— Today, 8 in 1789 and in 1863, the | {ne five countries which have applied Nation is shadowed by distress. Poverty | sor guspension of the December 15 debt and suffering are rife. Hundreds of | ovments—that the United States Gov- families are crushed and broken, thou- | ermment disapproves of their postpone- sands of individuals are destitute. BUt | ;ept 1y i patent that there is no improvement is inevitable, and it will not be long until normal conditions have w27 mmthnurommdmmw. Europe knows that neither - and prayer, but in terms of sacrifice | honement nor cnncemtmnumm. and co-operation. It should be mani-|gq far ag this country is concerned. fested by deeds of generous charity and | wpgt 5 gebatele—and President helpfulness, No human creature need | goover and Gov. Roosevelt are a unit be lost in the present storm. The fra- |y making that clear—is the question of ternal relation of one American to 80- | the debtor countries’ future paying other is not an empty boast. The Peo- | power, 1In the President’s words, “it is ple are & brotherhood. Ten thousand unthinkable that within the comity of proofs of that majestic truth exist. In {nations and the maintenance of inter- the current emergency American civill- | national good will, our people should re- zation is meeting the test. Of course, | fuse to discuss an important question in the cost is impressive, but the frults | which they and we both have a vital will be commensurately good. The |interest, irrespective of what conclusions United States will emerge from this|might arise from such a discussion.” stern trial a better Nation, its people & | Gov. Roosevelt declares that he “firmly nobler people. That, too, is something | pelieves in the principle that an individ- to be grateful for. ual debtor should at all times have ac- In Washington this Thanksgiving day | cess to the creditor; that he should have a special challenge to essential Amer- | opportunity to lay facts and representa- lcan idealism exists. The campaign for | tions before the creditor, and that the the Community Chest has not been en- | creditor always should give courteous, tirely successful. Approximately six | sympathetic and thoughtful considera- hundred thousand dollars still are | tion io such facts and representations.” needed to enable the sixty-three ocon- Bolled down to the fewest possible stituent agencies of the Chest to carry | words, these past two fruitful days in out their plans for the relief of the | Washington have brought forth a war poor and needy during the next year.|debts program which can aptly be The money must be found. The work |thus summarized: Immediate payments must go on. No other decision is pos- | and early review. Europe can reasonably sible in the circumstances. ’mcleucw-texpeetnomm America can hardly do ship of the people of the Capital is | less. capable of meeting the demand. The appeal will be heard. It is for this reason that even the saddest heart may give thanks to God today. LT s A White House coni-rence on Eu- ropean war debts has tae benefit of & T pretty clear expression of public opinion | There was no unemployment among on this and other subjects on election | the Community Chest workers, even day. though the question of wages, large or ———te small, was negligible. 5 2 e AL it f:fi‘":‘:’ doicmgdren. (| Most of the notable humorists have ut determined group Of | yoen gpocialising on “running for the cheap agitators in this country who e call themselves Communists are usually presidency.” Even Al Smith once did so. rather clever in their choice of means " 1o advertise themselves and whatever Spinoss, cause they for the moment may choose | Baruch Spinoza, “the greatest Jew to champlon. Thelr demonstrations, |Of modern times” was born three hun- adorned as they are with the super- | dred years ago today. His life was ficial aspects of force and usually | colorless and commonplace. He lived marked by a few dog-fight brushes{and died a hidden personality, alter- with the sometimes nervous police, are | Dately persecuted and neglected, inade- of enough interest to grab space in |quately understood and rarely appre- the headlines—which is their objective. | Ciated. Within the shell of medieval- And the agitators and ringleaders|ism, he develcped a philosophy of themselves, always safely in the rear |ratfonalism and relativity, beginning and strangely absent from the scene of | with Descartes and moving on to the conflict, mot only manage to escape | discovery of w sane with thelr skins, but with their repu- | ful universe. The spiritual tations as dangerous characters—which | of Lessing, Goethe, s their other objective. son, and the mentor of therefore, that one has noted the utterly | is that of an stupld plan of the agitators to exploit | of & creator. children in the demonstration planned| He believed that God discernment requires close observation and superior intelligence. Many Communists are reported to be on their way to the Capital. Towns en route will do well to detain them as much as possible, for the business of the Nation just now is too important to be interfered with by incidental and unsympatbetic demonstsations. Al Smith proves a modest sing “Side: ,” other politicians to glorify State —————— Some of the air programs mig have been more inspiring if the listen ers could have heard the learped legal arguments concerning the interlocking investments radio has produced. George Bernard Shaw indicates that he will not visit America, but will only come near enough to ring the front door bell. Every night is Halloween for merry old George. —————— Despite his years, Hindenburg as- sures Papen and Hitler that he feels strong enough to undertake the hard- est job in the political game, that of umpire. ———————— To the person who does not play the game, contract bridge, instead of being a relief from daily problems, seems like going from bad to worse. —————————— European governments that imagine that Uncle Sam does not need his money should arrange excursions to enable American hunger marchers to parade over there. SHOOTING STARS. man. walks are high- ht BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Thanksgiving Day. ‘We're thankful still for what we find on our way, And what is best a o1 the ‘We're thankful for & friend. “Geed Times.” “Why are you so sure better times are on the way?” “For the simple reason,” answered Senator Sorghum, “that nothing lasts forever. A lot of people have been hav- ing what they considered ‘good times,’ and the law of averages makes it clear that times will eventually adjust them- selves to tastes that are different.” Jud Tunkins says when a man laughs and he might as well wear a comic false face Sour. Keep on smilin’ if you are Honest in your cheer. Smiles are only vinegar If they hold a smeer. Ne Sad Reminder Desired. “Will you enjoy claret as much as ever when wines become available?” “No,” answered Mr. Dustin Stax, “I'll want to forget this depression as far as possible, Claret always did make me think of red ink.” “Imitation jewelry is often of value" sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “in disclosing to an observant eye s vanity that finds pleasure in deceit.” My Radio. ‘When you are formal and severe To you I am afraid I owe Great care to make your title clear And mention you as “Radio.” But when in some informal hour Seme moments light and glad I owe, for today. mmmw«msuwwnuwuwt. spectacle will appeal widely to a long- | plied to them the ordimary tests suffering public and react, not against | and logic. He set himself to the children or in favor of any cause, |of eliminating anthropomorphic notions but against the agitators. The custom- ! from religion, philocophy and ethics. ‘procedure in orthodox His basic ides was that there must be 15 to collect & few & unity of the different forms of ex- 1 say, “Good friend, to you mere pow'r For honest cheer, my ‘Raddiol’™ “Dar is 50 much suburban real estate,” said Uncle Eben, “dat if & squirrel don't look out semebody's charge him Tent foh livin’ in & - .| the “jay-walker.” all the time, 'aughter loses its meaning | terday Some one ought to rise in defense of It is about time. Crossing the street in the middle of the block is coming to be about the only way a cautious person can get to the other side. To “jay-walk” was evolved as a “snappy” descriptive of a common street scene in the days when the best place to get across was at the crossing. ‘The term has lost much of its mean- ing now, with the tremendous increase in traffic, and the traffic lights at the corners. ‘These lights, while benemlngo motor- ists, are anything but a beip to pedes- trians, and it Is about time thai some ome sald so, right out. * xR K ‘The fact is that the lights permit various Mnes of traffic to come at the downtrodden (or downridden, rather, and better) on any light. n it is green, for him, he may be cars coming three ways, by trafic from two of the cautious man from getting caught in of rushing cars, where and rerleclly dependent the dear motorists. to car drivers, he will sitting safely in a man to turn one’s jally in the middle of * * the safest place to cross a street is in middle of the block, or at least scme feet back from the corner. Let the trafiic students rave! Mostly their “studies” have little to do with the pedestrian, and our sole con.ern here is with him, since he needs protection the most. human being, of flesh and blood, is a terribly weak creature, as compared with a motor car of steel and wood. Crossing the street in these days is uiring plenty of dash, fine of muscles and eyes and a perfect sense of 3 a feat co- ‘This very caution, alas, is what makes crossing the street dangerous for them Caution requires a certain amount of hesit-tion, and he who hesitates is lost —in t.ae middle of the modern street, at least. The young person who has not yet learned to be afraid swings easily into the street, takes a chance on left and right “turners,” passing cars brush his coat. ‘The oldsters are not so. They not only lack that early dash and vim, that reckless indifference, but also they rather shrink from putting themsel! ves into any position where | th chance can overtake them and run them down. It is just one of the differences be- tween the great age groups, about which a many people resolutely refuse to , but which verily exist, just the same. * % % x The cautious street crosser knows, from bitter experience, that the best way for him to get across is to station himself about midway of a block. Call it “jay-walking” if you want to. It works, and that, after all, is the real test wherc and when life and health are concerned. ‘The observant person, in a modern city, scon discovers that there is a cer- tain period of time, after the lights stands easily while | time, during which in most instances there are only a few cars coming, and almost always these show up from one direction only. This gives the enterprising street pioncer his perfect chance, at least as near perfect as he will be able to se- cure nowadays. * ok k% He waits for the last of the cars going west, and then makes ready to run for it just as soon as mthemlu; of the cars jol east passes 9 L, ’ll?l?us he is saved the cars swinging into him closely at the corners, and has a crossing relatively free from any cars at all. This state of affairs, of course, is exactly what the man afoot wants. About the cnly place in a block he can find it is off-corner. Thus the “jay-walker," who uses his eyes to observe, and his head to plan. What he wants is safety, and he finds more of it in the center of the block than at either end, let him deny it who will. Someone is always denying something. X The problem of the pedestrian in modern traffic—and every one is & trian at times—is peculiar, an not been given the attention it deserves. ‘The psychology of the man afoot is the beginning of trafic wisdom and safety. Al the lights and traffic “cops” in | the city cannot prevent accidents, in- | jurles and fatalities, if the p2destrian | 1s not forever cognizant of the fact that he is, in simple fact and truth, a man afoot. Yet nothing is more common than for mature pcople to forget the vast difference, in collision, between the hu- man body and the car body. They forget the real danger of crossing the street. They lose sight of the fact that for the first time in the long history of mankind the chicken is vindicated. You remember the old country 3 “A chicken hasn't got enough sense to cross the road.” Now everything afoot is in the hen’s place. She knows about as much about crossing the road as most of us. Wait until there is a clear space—and then run for it. That is man's wisdom, and the chicke's. | % * ‘The first essential, then, of the cuc- cessful strect crosser is t> realize the danger he faces. Many persons know the danger, theoretically, but they do not translate it into terms of the everyday. If you were to ask them, “Is croesing the street easy, or pleasant, or safe?” they would instantly reply in the nega- ive. ‘When they get at some downtown corner, however, faced by rushing streams of cars, they often forget ai about the danger end sally forth as if | all motorists were ccurteous, kindly and | unwilling to hurt a fiy. The pedestrian must know his dan: ger, first of all. He mu:t recognize the chances he takes, human nature bzin what it is. And then he must ceize his oppor- tunity to get across, If this demands that he cross in the middle of the block, at a time selected by himself in his own best interests, we, for cme, cannot see that any one dare say anything to him. If there were more good “jay-walkers” there would be fewer maimed and killed persons. High Lights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands A RAZON, La Paz—We are in danger, we know, of becoming monotonous, but we must not de- sist from our appeals for more and better roads in our country of Bolivia. Roads—good roads—are our most vital necessity. The man, whether an official or a private citizen, who gives us roads gives us bread and gives us life! But we cannot have roads umtil some concerted and energetic action is made to provide them. Very patriotically we joined a road- building crew not long ago to help | build a highway in Potosi department. Our -assistants were mostly Indians, herded to the scene by countless alealdes (mayors), corregidores (mag- istrates) and other authorities. None of them brought the necessary imple- ments, however, and when we managed to secure enough from the nearest ha- cendadas (farms, etc.), it was too late to do any work the first day. ‘The following morning, after a late breakfast and the usual homage to the district patroness, “La Pacha Mama,” a hundred or so of us, under no di- unless it can be said to have rection been the direction of the 50 or so who | weren't working, filled in a few holes with earth, planted a few stones along the route over the pampas to mark its whereabouts, and then it was time to rest. A few evolutions of the same sort in the afternoon and the diy's work was completed—a performance that could have been effected with five men work- intelligently better than with the %MRCM and listless efforts of sev- eral hundred. To make a success instead of a farce of our road building, there must first be some ing. Then, when we have decided many kilometers of road we are to build in a year, a sufficient should be mtade t(:x;:uvcr explosives, transportation and any other materials or service required to do the task and convey the laborers to from the operations. Better still should be provided, so they could with the work and not leave for “coca” and a siesta every time | “gemor maestro” (boss) 1ooks the other way! % ox % Tax Cut Impossible In New Zealand. Evening Post, Wellington —The City Council, at & special meeting yes- afternoon struck rates for the almost exactly the of the last financial for unpajd rates and unemployment relief, while revenue had fallen. With one or two dissentient opinions, the councilors agreed that no reduction in the rates was possible. Mr. Hislop said that for the year 1930-31 the expenditure was £302,750 and last year £230,450, a reduction of over £70,000. As a result of that cur- tailing of expenditures. It had been possible to wipe out the deficit of £23,000 which the Council had had to face on into office and to come out square. year the position was better; in fact, it was worse, for in year fixed items of increased outgoings being cost of raising renewal loans, £3,447: change on London, £7,954; interest and fund charges, £10,381; hospital table aid levy, £6,127. imates Committee had gone fully into the position, and, as possible to make any ‘reduc- fixed charges, had had to allocations to various com- be reduced. The very big jump, and the only thing that | saved the Council was that it had not | spent. ~During the present year the | amount of unpaid rates might be ex- pected to increase considerably, and the | Council must make provision for that at the beginning of the year; £28,300 had been allowed for outstanding ac- | counts. * Kk * Manchurians Found Indifferent to Change. Manchuria Daily News, Dairen.—The | X. M. O. A. party has just returned to | and their findings, as typified in the address of Mr. Durgin particularly, can- | not escape important classification. | must recommend itself to the distin- | guished jury now in Manchuria: | “We found that the great mass of the population, from 28,000,000 to 30,000,000 | people, were more or less uneducated, | knowing little and caring less about things political. All they want is to have an_opportunity of working and living. They were oppressed during | past years by Chang Tso-lin and the war lords under him, who imposed a terrific tax burcen. They are hopeful of the promises of the new regime, the promises being that the taxes will be reduced and their burden lightened, and yet they know that the bandits are | worse 'than ever today, so there is a immeciate future.” Lest we be accused of tearing from [ the text to make a case contrary to the | general tenor of Mr. Durgin's remarks, | let us admit that the speaker did no- | tice an oppositicn to the new govern- ment on the part of the “educated | classes,” but it is evident he excludes | small shopkeepers and tradesmen and officlals of government from the intel- lectual category, for we find them, re- spectively, “waiting to see which way | the wind 'blows” before adjusting their patriotic feelings or remaining in Man- churia, “feeling that by so doing they could serve the people.” All is not hopeless in Manchuria, ac- cording to the conclusions of Mr. Dur- gin, for “we were happy to see indica- tions of confidence, especially among the ability to get together on a basis of | Christian fellowship.” | Death as a Marathon Dance Partner From the Newark Evening News. After participating nearly forty-eight days in a marathon dance contest, a few hours later. grueling ordeal, called 3 truth only a travesty on it, plainly was too much for human endurance in this | case. Added validity is given the pro- | tests which are voiced from time to | time against this form of entertain- ment, diversion or whatever it may be called. It is said there is a certain fascina- tion in watching the shuffling, clinging, half-sleeping forms on the dance fioor as they pursue the killing grind, the duration of which is determined by hu- man endurance pushed to its extreme. This being o, the attraction must be much the n‘;me as M’:huh attracts threngs to six-day bicycle races, which, but for occasional brief bursts of speed, are exhibitions of stamina pitted against time and loss of sleep. One needn't attend a marathon dance, as it is termed. There is no law lling ane to buy & ticket in order ‘couj | so-called, | | proves himself to be a thinker, a man | Tckio after making a fairly thorough : local | survey of the situation in this country, | Here is an independent finding which | feeling of unrest and fear regarding the | | the Christian groups, in every city, of | Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President- elect, has gone South for a two weeks' rest at Warm Springs, Ga., leaving be- hind him the debt problem in the hands of President Hoover and the Congress. He is not to take a hand in it at this Juncture, alt! he aligns himself against Mr. Hoover's request for a spe- cial egency to discuss the debts. Nor do the Democrats in Congress appear in any way willing to go along with Presi- dent Hoover, who wishes to have the Congress provide for a eommission or some other agency to discuss the debts with _the European nations which owe the United States the trifling sum of eleven or twelve billion dollars. As the matter stands, the President can merely tell the debtor payments, about $125,000,000; that it is against cancellation or further reduction, and that while he is willing to have an agency set up to talk with them, the Congress is not. Roosevelt suggests that existing channels, diplomatic, are sufficient. * K ok % Under these circumstances, it looks as though the status quo with regard to the debts may continue for the next three or four months, or until after the Democrats take possession of the d | anxious to tackle this troublesome debt situation on their own. If they are they are gluttons for punishment. At all events they will have an opportunity to see how the debtor nations, including | Great Britain, France and Italy, react | to entire refusal on the part of this country to revise, suspend, or to discuss | the debts. Ii the Eurcpean nations | just go on peying the debts, it would | of itself. No one in this country seems | to think that these nations will risk de- | faulting on the December payments. If they pay, however, there is still no as- surance that as soon as Franklin Roose- velt is seated in the White House and he has put John W. Davis, Newton D. Baker or Owen D. Young 'rlfinln:ll:‘nrmuyln‘ notes further oonven:ugm‘;&vui debts, ‘The Democrats may not relish having the debt prcblem on their hands later, | but’ neither, apparently, do they relish |the idea of having th: R:pubican administrstion and the present Con- gress cettle the matter. It looks ao | though they had not been able to forget | that the presidential campaign is over. | They seem to b2 still afraid that Mr. | Hoover &nd his administration might reap scme benefit out of arranging for the debt payments in one wsy or another. Mr. Hoover has effectually disclosed his own position in the matter of the debts. He has declared against suspen- sion of the payments—a further mora- torium—against cancellation cr reduc- tion. He has, however, suggested that there may be some other way of ex- tracting a quid pro quo from our European debtors besides taking it in cash. The President mentioned in his tatement to the ccuntry on the debt tuaticn yesterday that this country ight benefit thrcugh trading in tome of its cash debts for more markets abroad for American products, both agricultural and industrial. He even ventured the suggestion that the Amer- ican people might be willing to fcrgive some of the debts if they could have & definite agreement looking to dis- armament. But these avenues ap for the time being to be closed, since to provide any agency tkrough which the country might talk things over with the Europeans. * ok x k The President’s stat>ment to the country goes over the heads of the congressional leaders and appeals for support for the plan of setf up &n agency to discuss these debts with thc debtors. After saying flatly that he i against any concessions in the matte: of reductions in the debts, the Presi- dent makes a strong argument to tho cffect that it is against the bast in- ternational policy for ths United States to decline to discuss matiers with these friendly nations. He points out that merely because a nation is polite and agrees to conversations does not meaa that it will yleld its position or its rights in the debts matter. The mem- bers of Congress, however, appear to belleve that the Europeans would surely put it over the Americans in such a discussion. The safest policy, they indicate, is not to enter into a confer- ence. Then there is no slightest chance of being worsted. Furthermore, if the debts matter is held in abeyance, the Democrats may be able to wring more out of the Europeans in the way of concessions in m trade, which is just what the nt himself seems to have in mind in his present proposal for a commision or an agency of some kind to talk with the debtors. * k * * | The President-elect, on his first t to Washington since the election, ma | a favorable impression on those who |saw him. He talked things over with | the Democratic leaders in the Senate |and the House, and particularly with | his running mate, ker Garner. The | Speaker has still a part to play in the legislative drama of the next few | months. On March 4 he will step | across the Capitol to the Senate cham- ber, end from being an active leader | and dominating force in the House, he will sink into more or less innocuous desuetude as Vice President and.pre- | siding officer of the Upper House. He | may struggle against it, but he is likely |to find that, 1 a lot of other able | gentlemen, the vice y s a | quieting if not a deadening ¥ Two men have emerged from the office in comparatively recent years to beccme | the leaders of party and the | Nation. But thelr rise was due to for- tuitous circumstance. Theodore Roose- velt became Chief Executive when President McKinley was assassinated, and Calvin moved into the White House following the death of | President Harding. * x * % Up in Massachusetts the voters have | become more and more disgusted with the operaticn of the direct primary for nominating State officers. By a vote of more than 2 to 1 in a referendum for a return of the po- litical party conventions for the selec- tion cf candidates to be voted for in the primary. The simply truth of the matter is that Republicans and Demo- crats alike in the old Bay State were hu« u:;tn the flub‘e;n:{ cmdflr:‘tfi were getting, e They have not dogen away candidates a | Speaking. with the primary, but the y | Who are to have the party designations will be ted in convention. Many men, it is said, who were well quali- fied for cffice would not go into a wide race and to be the targets for the mud which any one might throw at them. Apparently any one who wished to go inta a Democratic or Republican primary could do so, without having b::: designated in any way by the party. * % % % A lot of Republieans this year, for desire whatever for | seem that the situation may take care | ar | J. the Democrats in Congress do nct wish | o0 primary, did not care to make a State- | beauty and ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ] 7 i i il | 1 i ;ri!! H o i it g8 i lfi'é %) ol f% / § i g H ] ;: i 7 £ ! ] g E v o >go Zz § i i i I H § § i § g § E* 'H I g L : : i H ] % i i il seef” <} 2 § ! § traffic accident. can be sot up by the witnesses and pic- tures taken as a record for later pro- ceedings. Q. How far could Prof. Piccard see when he was in the stratospherc?— LR A When_Prof. Piccard reached an elevation of 10} miles his nx of vision theoretically was some 315 statute miles; act the amount of territory visible was much smaller, due to the curvature of the earth and conditions of the atmosphere. Q. Can a soldier who served in the World War take out citizenship papers without taking out first papers?—A. B. A. Those allens who served in our Army during the World War and who | have received honorable discharges may secure second citizenship Yupeu without going through the formality of securing | first papers until May 25, 1834. No fee | is charged for the issuance of naturali- | zation papers to these men. However, if such an alien has left the United | 1924, it will be necessary for him to secure a certificate of arrival, which costs $5. Q. How many States have more than 1,000 high schools?—P. 8. ia, Q. How far from the mouth of the | Mississippi is New Orleans situated?— | c. | ™A 1t_is located on the east bank | of the Mississippi River in the delta region, 107 miles above the mouth. It les along the river front for about 12 miles and extends back Lakes Borgue and Pontchartrain. Q. When was the United States pub- lic debt the highest? What is it now?— . E. M. A. The public debt reached its peak August 31, 1919, when it amounted to $26,596,701,648.01. The deb: on De- cember 31, 1930, amounted to $16,036,- 086,655.32—its lowest point in recent years. On October 31, 1982, the debt was $20,812,541,385.01. Q. What kinds of dogs are used for The proposal by Josephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Navy, that the Democratic party abandon the donkey as its cmblem and return to the rooster is received by the country with scme doubt as to the feasibility of the plan. ‘The bird, it is conceded, has an in- fluential place in the present political situation, but the animal is regarded with affection that mighi prevent its being displaced. Some comments em- pl ize the possibility of making a double change, with the Republicans turning to the eagle. “In all post-election sentiments there is apparent a desire for all to get to- gether for the common good,” says the San Francisco Chronicle, with the the eagle?” In further discussicn that paper remarks: “Editor Daniels flaunts | his_determination by placing at the masthead of his Raleigh News and Observer the rooster, rampant and mutely riotous. He confesses that he sees in the bird more style and beauty than in the plebeian donkey. He hears | & ‘clarion call’ in its crowing that was altogether lacking in the bray of the cantankerous critter Cartoonist Nast fcisted on his party as a symbol of Democracy. It's all a matter of taste, and the warning was sounded long ago that such matters are not to be dis- puted. In a spirit of co-operation, how- ever, the Republicans might now aban- don the elephant and go back to the eagle.” £ o “There is more kick in the donkey than in a rooster,” declares the Rock Island Argus, ‘and a bray is louder than a rooster’s clarion call. Maybe the rooster should be reserved for use only when the Democrats are victorious. But wouldn't that be unjust to the donkey— the : “As Mr. Daniels points out, ‘the rcoster has 10 times more beauty and style and clarion call than the donkey.’ and he makes, very likely, a far better emblem. But will the party return to him? Few voters new alive can back to the pre-donkey age. It is probable that Mr. Daniels' to retire the donkey will have sledding.” e g 2 Pt - c she mmm Ilkqwfin l}l;l‘l:hm," thetPtrgvidmce argument that “the rooster has 10 times more style and clarion call than the demn- A an lnnoytnl‘h;hnnl waking up at ungodly hours. However, he rooster was formerly much in vogue States and returned since March 3,| &"q Rooster as Party ' Has Only Limited Support query, “Will the rooster lie down with he: BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. hunting in the United States?—N. J. A. The breeds of dogs mostiy used for hunting in this country are the English setter, the Irish setter, Qfi ;’Vhere is Gen. Custer buried?— “A._ All who felt at the Battle of Lit- tle Big Horn were buried great ‘g_:nu on huhe ' — uster, whose body, interred |3 weather to chill and until it can be 3 chilled guickly and held at tempera- tures under 40 degrees F. during curing. Q. Why is it that sait added to wfifif’ of eggs make them beat better, W] sugar keeps them from Dbes lw: a light state?—M. H. nos soluble in rather dilute salt solutions. This solubility depends upon the fact that salt is an electrolyte. Sugar, on the other hand, is not en clectrolyte. Consequently, adding a liitle zali to a protein cystem tends to increase its Solubility, whei would have the effect of increasing its surfice tension, mak- ‘Who Tfl the use of the geg;mu system in American coinage?— A. In 1783 Gouvernewr Morris pre- pared an elaborate report on the coin- age and sugeested the use ef the deci- mal system and of the terms “dollars” and “cents.” & In what house was the flag made which waved over Fort McHenry and inspired ""The Star Spangled Banner?” A. On the northeast carner of Pratt Baltimore, Md., House,” where Q. What is the significanee of old toast among Th.m 3 "le!‘l“: the Soc! the Sock and Buskin"?—L. . G. A. A sock was a light shoe worn by comic actors on the ancient Greek and ; hence, used allusively to or the comic muse. means and drama or theal pro- fessions as a whole. Q. Are pearls found in edible oysters of A‘,"'l.'ltw value?—D. K. LR which produces valuable ecommercial pearls. They are not nearly so valuable as those found in pearl oysters. Q. What year and month was the great explosion at the naval ammuni- tion depot, Dover, N. J?—W. K. R. A. July 10, 1926. Emblem as a Democratic symbol, and in thou- | sands of American newspaper offices of | the persuasion there must be dusty cuts of Chanticleer ready for use whenever requisitioned.” * Xk X ¥ Daniels proposal does not sit well with the party,” thinks the Houston Chronicle, _observin protests “agal donkey whose heels have so recently made their mark on the tough side of the Republican elephant.” The Chron- icle adds: “Tom Nast, the cari made the donkey the party emblem Democracy 60 years ago, and the | doughty little kinsman of the mule has won his way into the Joseph a loyal Demecrat, but the Tarheel pub- lisher is out of step with the general sentiment of his party. From Texas to the National Capital, the shouts of dissent are heard and will no doubt reach the ears of those party politicians who are adept at keeping ir to the and listening to gapu]n will. The donkey had ck left. in him to shatte: be relegated to the limbo. The donkey adherents will not give in easily, how= ever. The ‘Wha! | more could be asked? What Mr. Daniels |is doing is stirring up a party row may have serious consequences.” to kick about.” The Blanton Method. Prom the Haltimore Bun. ‘The rights of the principal speaker of the occasion, as opposed to these making the introductory remarks, have, alas, never been clearly defined. Con- long—had to be nal justification, for to cover the case.