Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1933, Page 8

A—8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY. ....February 28, 1933 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor fio Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office 1 . ‘and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd St Chicago Office: Lake Michigan Butlding. European Office: 14 Regent St.. London, England. Rate by Carrier Within The Evening s\;rs By c per month The Evening and Sunday Star (when 4 Sundays)... .60c per month The Evening and Sunday Star (when 5 Sundays] The Sunday Star. Collection made Orders may be sent NAtional 5000. Rate by Mall—Payable in Advance. Maryiand and Virginla, Bafly snd Bunday. .. 135 *ied0: §mo. sac Sunday only . 1yr, $4.00; 1mo. 40c All Other States and Canada. 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Cabling from Berlin under this morning’s dste, Mr. Birchall suggests in the New York | Times that “the sole theory which seems plausible is that the fire would be attributed to the National Socialists and that the odium of it would fall on that party.” It it should turn out that the Com- munists really did put the Reichstag building to the torch it will be fresh proof that terrorism begets terrorism. Singled out with the Social Democrats as the elements which must be crushed at all costs, the Hitler “Nazis” since the inception of the present parliamentary ties, and the Communists in particular, the most brutal and ruthless restrictive measures in German political history. Their newspapers have been killed off. Their meetings have been prohibited. Hitler storm troops and Hugenberg Steel Helmets have manhandled Com- munist agitators almost as if they were armed invaders or ccmmon criminals, Communist tenets and methods are = | abhorrent to all other classes of the German populace, as they are to the people of most countries outside of Russia, and deserve the sternest resist- ance. But, after all, Germany’s Com- | munists comprise a recognized political party, the second largest in the Relich- stag after the Hitlerites themcelves. campaign have visited upon both par- | people cleave wholcheartedly to the fundamenta’s laid down in the Consti- tution and to sound money. It is, in effect, a warning against the many pro- posals now advanced to deviate from conservative principles of government laid down by the framers of the Consti- tution. And, more particularly, it is & call to Americans to preserve the credit of the Nation, to stand by its currency and to avold inflationary measures, slthough the President does not use the word inflation. The President sought to avold parti- sanship in this message. The princi- ples of government he laid down he described as American, belonging to no particular political party. He suggested that co-operation rather than partisan- ship is the need of the day. Al- though he added that the Republicans must continue to function us a party and must carefully scan all measures proposed to determine whether they should be supported, he made it clear that this is no time for obstructive tactics merely for the sake of partisan advantage. In conformity with his de- sire to avold partisanship when the country needs aid, the President made no attempt to lay down a purely Re- publican program. The proposals and principles of the Republican party, he said, are known to the country. The Chief Executive stressed in his Jetter the need of strong party govern- ment and of party organization. Only through such organization, he said, can the pcople express their will. He is | entirely correct, for it is cnly through such organization that ideals of govern- ment can be put into practical effect. The Nation, he added, would be a bed- lam of wholly discordant voices with- out party organization. It is the fate which has overtaken some of the other nations, due to the formation of “blocs,” representing not the people, but special interests. The attempt has been made in this country to organize such blocs in Congress and out. Fortunately for | the incoming Democratic administration the Democratic party has a strong grip on both houses of Congress. This is also fortunata for the ccuntry, which is anxiously awaiting the presentation and adoption of the Democratic program. The response to the letter of the President, signed by the members of the Republican National Executive Com- mittee, is scarcely less interesting than the message of the President. In it these Republicans said that “the sup- porters of our great party will continue to look to you for leadership in these difficult and dangerous days, and we of the party organization are relying upon your counsel and co-operation in solv- ing the many problems before us.” It serves as a reminder of the fact that Mr. Hoover, while he is going out of office, is still to remain the titular head of the Republican party, and that he will be so considered by a great mass of the Republicans in this country, not- withstanding the attitude of some of the party bolters in the late campaign. In conclusion, the committee's letter to the President expressed conviction that the passing years will bring to Mr. Hoover an ever-increasing mcesure of gratitude from his fellow countrymen. Mr. Hoover's record, made during the distressing days of the depressicn, is one of steadfast adherence to the principles of American Government. It is a rec- ord of which he may well be proud. B Enthusiasm is undiminished by the fact that a new administration sits into the big political game at a time when | the stakes represent less in personal | cash than ever before, v Incendiarism in Politics. In a political campaign marked b)" murder, assassination, mob vengeance, | gagging of the press and suppression of} free speech, it is hardly Surprising that incendiarism should also play its part.| ‘The burning of the Reichstag Building at Berlin, following a week end which recorded a toll of thirtecn deaths, last night ushered in the final week of the German campaign for the parliament- ary elections which take place next Sunday. The fire is reputedly of#Communist origin. Acting on that theory, Capt. Goering, Chancellor Hitler's all-power- ful minister of the interior in charge of police, early today ordered the arrest of all the one hundred Communist members of the Reichstag. Apparenkly the particular basis for that summary action is the fact that yesterday after- noon, a few hours before the ornate pile on the Bismarck Platz was sei aflame, a meeting of the Communist parliamentary group was taking place in the Reichstag Building. Presumably Capt. Goering is convinced that a blaze, which broke out simultaneously in fourteen different parts of the struc- ture. could only have been ‘“organized” by miscreants lately on the spot. In nt, it doubtless serves the Hitlerite mpaign purposes, at this strategic moment, to depict this arch foes, the Communists, nct only as enemics of the state, but as thugs and despcradoss. Present-hour German politics baffles comprehension. To forcigners who at- tempt & understanding, it will got be immediately clear why Commsunists them to be incendiaries, but they per- haps exp'ain why they feel goaded into | combating their merciless antagonists | with every poscible weapon at their | command, even fire. e The Oath and the Bible. At inauguration each President takes solemn oath that he “will faithfully execute the office * * * and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the OConstitution of the United States.” Customarily, he places his right hand on the pages of an open Bible at that great moment of his own and the Nation's career and, pro- nouncing the words which terminate the ceremony, kisses the Sacred Book. ancient times. It was common in Egypt in antiquity and appears in one form or another again and again in the history of Europe. A strange and curious symbo'ism, it marks the apex of devotion, and is, in public estima- tion, the most compellingly significant action coincident to the assumption of a pledge of honor. ‘The Bible used at the first inaugura- tion of George Washington was one which had been borrowed for the pur- pose from a neighboring Masonic lodge. That employed when Martin Van Buren succeeded Andrew Jackson is a valued possession of the royal family of Great Britain. Buchanan's Bible is preserved by the Pennsylvania Historical Soclety at Harrisburg. Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison took the oath on copies of the Scriptures belonging to their respective wives, while James A. Garfleld held in his hand the Holy Word given him by his beloved mother. When Grover Cleveland kissed the book, tradition declares, without speci- fying upon which of two occasions, his lips touched the fifth to tenth verses of beginning: “A good man sheweth favor.” Woodrow Wilson, in 1917, saluted the words: “The Lord is our refuge; a very present help in time of trouble,” in the Forty-sixth Psalm. A few wcos later the Nation was at war. Franklin D. Roosevelt has chosen for his use on Saturday the Thirteenth Chapter of First Corinthians as printed in an old Dutch family Bible. “Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal,” are the opening phrases of the selection; the entire por- tion of the epistie specified is a plea for tolerance and love, generosity and mercy. The thought is appropriate, certainly, at any and all times, but it is especially Worthy of remembrance at the moment. Mr. Roosevelt has been | well advised in his emphasis on the quality which the Apostle Paul con- sidered more important than faith or hope. It is & worthy attitude on his part, and the people of the country will accept it and appreciate it as an indi- cation of his own gracious bent of mind. oo At present Henry Ford is & very busy man. Yet he might find time to send along his old-fashioned fiddlers to oc- cupy & little time at the inaugural ball for the benefit of those who have not succeeded in becoming quite modernized in their ideas of dancing. ——e— Japan is not taking pains to leave inhabitants of conquered temitory enough to meet the taxes that will be necessary to pay for the expenses of the war; a fact that is likely to cause some irritation to the Tokio financiers. —————————- Virginia is famous for her early colonies and the new settlement for the benefit of homeless youth may add to her historic distinction in those lines. e Slow Down! Th~ tragic accident at Fourteenth and & streets last evening raises again the question concerning the speed of ambulances and fire engines in the city | streets. The occasion was hardly needed to bring to a head criticism which has been current for many months. The subject has been dis- | cussed again and again, and time is {amply ripe for a drastic reform. Granted that ambulances and fire engines have emergency duties and| emergency privileges, it still remains perfectly apparent that there is a rate of speed which is rashly dangerous in | the crowded thcroughfares of down- | town Washingtcn, and that that rate is commonly exceeded by the drivers of | vehicles of this speciel class. Any ten- | dency to argue the matter is pretty | thoroughly disposed of by the fact that, as last night's crash demonstrated anew, the theoretical objective of too great haste is defeated by accidents which occur when it is permitted. In the present case a child was killed and | six persons were injured in a vain effort = to go to the assistance of a man whose condition did not warrant such a risk| as was taken. Had the man been martally hurt, the panic hurry weuid have been useless. Actually, he ap- pears to have been in no spsciai peril. “Th:se facts and figures do nct lcense | The practice traces back to l'emo\el)'; the One Hundred and Twelfth Psalm, | | pertinent facts and circumstances. | estimable middle class of citizenship | | uration day?” | ing that I am lvlppy, in missing the A better cass can be made out for the apparatus of the Fire Department. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘There are occasions, happlly rare, when & split fraction of a second may mean much in fighting & blaze. But even 80, it is to be doubted that the present policy of reckless speed is justified. Only & few of the calls merit taking such chances as the department habit- ually hazards. There is a balance which can be cal- culated between one risk and another, The layman, of course, is not qualified ! the to be a final judge; experts must study the problem and reach a decision. Meanwhile, it seems clear that am- bulances and fire engines should slow down. Dealing Fairly With the District. The difference ‘between the District appropriation bill as passed by the House and as reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee is about | $1,880,000, excluding permanent and in- definite appropriations. But the chief difference is to be measured in terms of equity and fair dealing and good budgeting for the District, rather than in dollars and cents. The committee’s restoration of the lump sum to the original compromise figure of nine and a half millions indicates again the Senate committee's appreciation of Fed- eral responsibility in maintenance and development of the Federal Capital. The bill as & whole has been restored, to all practical intents and purposes, to the shape in which it left the Federal Bureau of the Budget. In addition, it has been shorn of some of the legislative retrictions placed in it by the House— restrictions which in ome cases savored little of judicial consideration of the One of the major changes suggested by the Senate committee is that the District for the next fiscal year be re- lieved of the repayment to the United States of the third million-dollar in- stallment on park purchase advances under the Capper-Cramton act. Such relief would enable the District, strug- §ling under the handicaps of the de- pression, to put this money to more constructive and beneficial uses with- out imposing hardship on the Federal Government. Thus far a little over three millions have been advanced for expenditure in the District of Colum- | bia on park development. The last advance was in the fiscal year 1932 Of this amount the District will have repaid $2,000,000 at the end of this fiscal year. If the District is permitted | normal one with a dog. in the fiscal year 1934 to postpone re- payment of the third installment, re-| payment can be resumed when oon-! ditions improve. Federal Government made no advance | in the last fiscal year and intends none | in the next fiscal year, there is no rea- son why the District should not be allowed a similar and temporary respite | 8t & time when it needs this money | most. | ———— A gala occasion brings into attention the fact that there is still a great and | that prevents the world from being | divided into policemen and suspects. ———— Talking pictures are expensive and radlo entertainment costs nothing. It may be that mechanistic entertainment has established serious competition within its own circle. e — There have been some murmurings among the working crew, but Admiral Grayson has succeeded in averting any danger of actual mutiny. —_——re The States are expected to take on separately the large conversational bur- den required to decide the question of | prohibition repeal. —_— e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Big Business. We'll step along the Avenue And listen to the band; In song we will salute anew Columbia, Happy Land! And then we’ll all get back to earth; We'll find, at rise of sun, At least a billion dollars’ worth Of business to be done. ‘We'll bid lame ducks a fond good-by And revel without fear. ‘To make March Four we'll bravely try Arnother glad New Year. ‘Then duty must displace the mirth As high the figures run, And bring a billion dollars’ worth Of business is to be done. A Day Somewhat Like Many Others. “How do you intend to spend Inaug- “As I have spent many other days in this glorious city,” said Senator Sor- ghum. “I'll sit down while others do all the work and leave me to my silent critical opinions.” Jud Tunkins says we used to be called a nation of shopkeepers, but it’s be- ginning to seem like we're a nation of bookkeepers. Planning a Parade. Let's have a procession Of simple good cheer, Wherein no digression Of sorrow draws near. Let's have beauty and grace ‘With never a chance For police cars that race With the big ambulance. Uncalled For. “You sometimes make remarks that seem rather uncalled for,” commented the candid friend. “I am aware of that,” sald Miss Cay- | enne. “I realize the mistake. It ex- plains to me why when invitations are going around I 2m so often uncalled for personally as well as conversationally.” “I have lived indolently,” said Hi Ho the sege of Chinatown, “and am celled | wise because I am a ocrite, pretend- thrills of toil and hazards.” Ethnological Feature. There will be much to interest Our friends from far away, As joyously we do our best Great wonders to display. And on your post cards place your pens ‘This curious sight to note— A tribe of U. S. Citizens Who haven't any vote! “I has my political opinions,” said Uncle Eben, “but jes’ for Inauguration day, so long as de musig,is good, I don't, care Who's gettin’ debffices.” |been made to the governor of the| m‘"reu:h dogs not to chn; automo- les.” That is the advice of an old trainer, a man who has forgotten more about ese animals than He had spent several minutes watch- ing the antics of two small dogs at & circle, lro/undwhk.hmn was flow- rery time a private car or commer- clal vel came around the bend, one of the dogs would leave the curb and take after it. The other dog, following close at his heels, would in effect urge him on closer and closer. ‘The larger the car, the closer the first dog seemed to come to its wheels. ‘The dogs took turns at inciting each other in the sport. First one and then the other would m\éfi, with the second barking closely him. At times it was not lrplr!nt to the cbverver how either could escape. A slight swerve, and one or both dogs would be hopelessly crippled, at the least. It spoke well for the motorists that no such swerving was indulged in, but that the e sportsmen, if one might call them so, were able to indulge in their hazardous game without injury to_themselves. From the dog standpoint, this busi- P requ! nty spee and some brains. It makes a real demand upon the co-ordination of the animal. In the canine world it is the full! equivalent of motor racing among men. No dog, therefore, is to be blamed for taking part in such a game diversion. | He must be a “regular dog” to do it.| No doubt it stamps him as a “reg’lar | fellow” among his fellow dogs. 1 It i much too dangerous, however, for him, as every friend of dogs knows. | And every dugl can and should be | broken of the habit, as speedily as| possible. If the creature is fortunate, a good bump breaks him before more serious injury overtakes him. ‘There is not much sense in permit. ting him to receive this lession in the achool of hard knocks—and they are very hard, indeed—if one can achieve the same results by a little exercise of forethought. It must be that the desire to chase automobiles is a perfectly nerve most owners know. | hothing is He wouldn’t be a dog if he didn't like to run after moving objects. Anything which moves is his meat. | In the old days he used to chase wagons. Often he was cured of that by a taste of the whip. | A long whip, curling over the side of the vehicle, was enough to deter any| dog. no matter how vicious, from pur- | suing this type of game any farther. | The modern automobile, although it | contains a great deal of “equipment,” never holds a whip. + No one needs a whip to drive an automobile, and there arc no animals| Inasmuch as the | hitched to it, either, for the dogs to| W scare. | Hence the automobilist pursues the | even tenor of his ways. without much thinking about the dogs which come | 10aring after him | As long as the animal has ordinary | good fortune, he escapes, but every one | has had the experience of reeing dogs| which did not escape. ‘The best way to break a dog of this High Lights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands church! That is the remark- able ideal which a new move- ment, backed by bishops and prominent clergymen of various de- nominations in England, has been se- | cretly planning to realize for some months. ‘The movement is called the Gullds of Light; it has the backing of a group of rich men, and it has been formed to produce religious _talking films for | screening all over the world. The Bishops of Norwich and Croy- don, the British and Foreign Bible So- | ciety and the Religious Tract Soclety are among the principal forces inter- ested in this new effort to combat the commercial cinema’s grip on the public mind. How the movement originated was explained by Rev. T. Cullen Young, the deputy secretary of the Religious Tract Society. “It is idle to deny that the cinema is | among the many forces robbing the churches of congregations,” he sald. “It is also apparent that the medium of the talking picture should be used for propagating religion. “My society was founded at the end of the eighteenth century to employ the medium of the printed page. We | consider that the film of today is just as much a printed page as our first | leaflets of 133 years ago.” ‘The Guilds of Light will not them- selves essay the production of the films, but will finance a subsidiary company— to be run on a purely professional basis —of technical experts and then con- tent themselves with popularizing this new form of religious propaganda. ‘The first film is to be based on life of Mary Slessor, the remarkable Scotswoman, who went out to Africa from Dundee as a missionary and be- came a “white queen” among many Nigerian tribes. E Valencia Ladies Must Keep Rosaries Hidden, A B C, Madrid—A tremendous furor has been occasioned at Valencia because of a recent edict cf the Municipal Coun- cil that ladies will not henceforth be permitted to display rosaries on their bo:oms while walking on the thorough- fares or ctherwise appearing in public. In acccrdance with this decision of the counci!, the alcalde of the city has already impcsed several fines, which have been highly resented because of the innocent nature of the alleged in- ! fraction. i ‘The reason for the new regulation lsl that it has been deemed best in official circles not to array cne part of the population against another in the mat- ter of religlous differences and that in | the precent state of the public mind personal convictions either in the realms | of politics cr conscience were better not ; too conspicuousiy advertised. i Many people, however, are opposed very :trongly to this infringement of their dearcst liberties and privileges | and a large part cf the population are in the humor of inciting a sort of sectarian revolt against the government, and its authority. Appeal has already ! EYLON DAILY NEWS, Colom- ( bo.—Sermons on the screen in ' province to revcke the order of the council and, incidentally, to fine the alcalde, Senar A'musafer Angel Llorens, an amount equivalent to the sum of the | fines he has as:cssed against the renoras for wearing religious tokens cn their cuter clothing. This fine, if imposed, will b2 not less then 500 pesetas, and it is likely also that the mayor will be deposed trcm his offize in case he re- sorts to these unjustified actions again. PR Managua Interested In New Kind of Czndy. La Noticla, Managua.—There has arrived in this city from Granada the | they young gentleman, Don Tomas Romero, who has come with the object of pat- enting his invention, a new sort of Nic- araguan candy made of “melon-rind, goat's milk and hickory nuts, to which he has given the name “paleta.” It is reported that this delicacy has already won a widespread acceptation in Gra- nads, and is prenounced by the epicures of that capital and department as en- joyable as any of the imported candies. The apparatus which Don Romero in the manufacture of this confection is likewise of his own devising, and has besn in this country. We believe that the ministry of industry, to continue it. | taken in hand early by to put a little time im, in this d, he trained to let the cars alone. After all, there is nothing sillier for these four-legged friendz to, do than this business of chasing automobiles. Some dogs seem to recognire this, for they never show the slightest sign of running into the street and keeping their noses as close as they can get them to the turning wheel. Usually it is a front wheel which they select, and this makes the sport doubly dangerous, because if the driver, be- coming nervous, swerves his front wheels the slightest bit and touches the dog, the animal stands every chance of being hit by the rear wheels, too. Pursi motor cars is a sport with- out sense to it; dogs, of all animals, ht to indulge in s which re- quire some brains, since they have plenty. From the standpoints of safety and intelligence, therefore, the senseless chasing of motor cars ought to cease. One may feel that a dog owner who permits his pet to indulge in this pleas- uurable but dangerous pastime is not as much of a true log lover as he might be. He who values his specimen of the “friend of man” will teach him early, if he needs such instruction, that there is nothing to the sport, after all. ‘There are two ways to put the fear| cars into the canise mind. One is the stern volce. Every sensible owner has (w0 voices for his dog, one pleasant, and therefore most used, and one stern and forbid- ding, in the best sense. If the pleasant voice is used as the ordinary voice, the dog quickly comes to know the difference between it and the special voice, which is or ought to be the forbldding tone. Surely, it is some trouble to take a in hand right at first. regard to chasing automobiles, the dog must never be permitted to get a taste of it. | This will mean that the owner must | make it his duty, pleasurable or other- wise, to be on hand when the animal first shows an inclination to dash into the street. Not all dogs do it, fortunately. A swift command to desist. uttered in one’s best stern manner, will make any of | doe hesitate. If that is not enough it should be coupled with a sight of the whip. If these do not suffice, a slight taste of the latter instrument will break any dog of a bed habit before it is acquired Some people not familiar with dogs | have the idea, when one speaks of a whip, that a terrible instrument big enough to handle oxen or mules is het is meant. A dog whip, however. need not be very ferocious; a very slight one will do, even a tiny switch is all that is neces- sary. Its application. far from being | brutal. may be of the lightest type pos- sible, actually hurting nothing but the dog’s feelings. and those only for a few seabnds, for there is nothing ti a dog likes better than to be forgiven-—and to forgive. in accord with its desire to stimulate | national products, will grant the patent | which young Dsn an.fl'o solicits. Mexicans Deplore Attacks on Drivers. El Universal, Mexico, D. F—With-| out the omission of a single day, with rstrohomical regularity every 24 hours, there is registered a vicious attack upon some chauffeur. The number of drivers thus assailed, and of ve- hicles stolen have already reached ap- palling totals. Taxicabs are the special prey of the malefactors. No less than | one-eighth of the total number author- | ized to operate in the federal district have been rifled of all their portable contents or accessories of any value. | Within the last year, there have been approximately 3.500 instances of these | cutrages, and thcy are at present in np | wise abated in virulency despite the in- | tensified _cfforts of the police against TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1933. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM M. G. NEW ORLEANS: Its Old Houses, and Public Buildings. By Nat 1 Cortlandt Curtis. With two illus- trations in color, 70 in double-tone iding drawings by Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. When almost the entire populace a few years ago began hunting and col- lecting antiques it was inevitable that sooner or later old houses and old buildings would become objects of in- terest. “The newly converted collectors of old furniture, glass, china #nd other relics of an age that has passed soon come to the realization that most of their “finds” look hopelessly out of place and awkward in the average mod- ern house or apartment. A mad rush for old houses was the natural result, and so general has become the interest in the comparatively few antiques of this character which have survived the march of modern architecture that many writers have been kept busy satis- 1ying the thirst for knowledge about any old building that looks as though it may have had a past. In some sections of the country there has always prevailed a disposition to preserve the landmarks and relics which contributed to the history in bygone generations. e cities have jealously guarded and cared for these heritages, making them the pride and keeping them the honor of the community, while others have al- lowed priceless possessions to erate into slum, factory and storage buildings, or to decay and fall into ruins. With the creation of interest in the revival and restoration of old buildings, & new appreciation of their Dbeauty and the purposes for which they were constructed has been born, and undoubtedly the type of literature | which has been the natural outgrowth has added greatly to a more enlightened understanding of the early development of American cultural consciousness and of those whose lives left their indelible imprint upon the communities in which they made their homes. New Orleans, fortunately, is one of the early settlements on this continent which has lost little of its original architectural beauty and charm. Per- hape it could not if it would, for it is one of the most extrwrdlnnm! fas- cmating places in the world and pos- sesses a wealth of history, tradition and romance equaled nowhere else in North America. It was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville and has the unique distinction among American cities of having served under four flags—French, Spanish, Confederate and the flag of the United States. No other city in this country | offers so much material and inspira- tion to the discriminating writer, Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis has pro. duced a volume which for attractive- ness, literary quality and context is' an cutstanding contribution to publica- | tions of this character. It tellsall about | the plcturesque old hcmes with their | overhanging wrought-iron and grilled | balconles and beautiful courtyards; who | Jived in them generations ago and | who lives in them now. It gives the histeric backgrounds cf bulldings of | international fame, together with de- ns of outstanding events which | took root within their walls. It is| richly illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, which immediately | arouse a keen desire to go to New Orleans and see and abscrb the beauty and the romance that fills the senses with a deeper affection for the old| houses, shops and public buildings—the | curvivals of two centuries and more ago. ok ke BELINDA GROVE: By Helen Ashton, author of “Dr. Serocold,” etc. New I‘{“()RK: Doubleday, Doran & Co., c. | Belinda Grove is a house, an in- vention of the author for which she is | to be given high merit. It is not only 2 house, but it is an old house and a ' haunted hcuse. Miss Ashton has built ¢ Grove in an out-of-the-way | wooded tract not too far frcm London | in the year 1815, and has given it an | exccptionally varied succession of occu- | pants from that year up to the time of iis destruction in 1932. It is difficult to say which is more interesting, the | house itself or the family groups and | individuals who kept it alive ough | more than a century . Actually the story is the history of ANSWERS TO QUESTlONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. The resources of our free informa- tion bureau are at your service. You are invited to call upon it as often as you please. It is being maintained sclely to serve you. What question can we answer for you? There is no .| charge at all except 3 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Do not use post cards. Address your letter to ‘The Evening Star Information Bureau, Prederic J. Director, Wash- ington, D. C. Q. What was the age and nationality of the late Ernie Schaaf, heavyweight boxer?—G. 8. A. Etnie Schaaf was born in Eliza- beth, N. J., September 27, 1908. m"o( German-Prench-American de- scen! Q. What is the newest addition to the national monuments under the Na- | tional Park Service?—B. T. A. Death Valley became a national monument on February 11, proclamation of President Hoover. The area included is about 1,601,800 acres. Q. Is the milk of any animals ex- cept cows and goats used for human food’—C. K. A. There are two others—the mare | of |and the she-camel. ‘The latter is used for milk in many desert regions in North Africa and West Asia. The prin- cipal users of mare’s milk are the Tar- tar tribes of Central and Northern Asia. Q. Who discovered the grave of John Paul Jones?—F. K. A. It was discovered by Gen. Horace He | 1933, by | have been curtailed and contributions increased, while in several of the sys- tems, including those of Great Britain and Germany, the “means” or “need” test, by which unemployed persons are | required to prove their need for finan- cial aid, has been introduced. Q. Did George Washington have any college degrees?—S. N. A. He did not attend college, but the honorary degree of doctor of law was conferred on him by Harvard in 1776, Yale in 1781, University of Pennsyl- vania, 1783; Washington College (Ches- tertown, Md.), 1789, and Brown in 1790. He was elected chancellor of William and Mary Collegz in 1788. Q. How can a crack-filler be made from old newspapers?—G. S. A. A very complete filling for cpen cracks in floors may be made by thor- oughly scaking newspapers in paste made of one pound of flour, three quarts of water and one tablespoonful of alum, thorcughly boiled and mixed. Make the fina! mixture about as thick filg\};tly and it will harden like papier- e. Q. What is the correct name of the snake plant?—H. K. It is more Currectl{ bowstring-hemp, and its scie: is Sansevieria zeylanica. . Please name some Eastern school systems which use motion pictures for teaching—R. M. E. A. Quincy, Boston, Lynn, Newton, Brookline, Providence and New York known as ntific name Porter, in the Protestant Cemetery of | are among the cities using visual edu- Paris, Prance, where it had been placed after a public funeral. The discovery was made in 1905, and later the re- mains were brought to the United States on an American armored cruiser, the Brooklyn, and interred in the grounds of the Naval Academy at An-I napolis. Q. Is it true that the Colorado potato beetle has not appeared west of the Rockies?—K. N. A. The Bureau of Entomology says that this important enemy of the tato and other vegetable crops reached Wi and Oregon, but it does not yet occur in California. Q. How many independent nations are there in Africa?—S. 8. A. Egypt, Ethiopia and Liberia are the only independent nations on the African continent, with the exception of Morocco, which is a native sultanate under the protection of Prance and is | sometimes included in this category. Q. Who was considered the best Latin grammarian?—C. T. A. Prisclan was the most noted of and | ygtin grammarians. He belongs to the | taxes becarie operative February - | early part of the sixth century, teach- 1913 | ing Latin at Constantinople, probably | October 3, 1913. at the imperial court, since he received a government salary. Q. What is a cashier's check?—L. H. A It is a check drawn by a bank upen its own funds ard signed by the cashier of the bank. Q. Is Elbrus the same as Elburz?— A. R. B "A. Elbrus is a peak in the Caucasus | range in Eurcpean Russia. It is the highest mountain in Europe, with an elevation of 18,468 feet. The Elburz are a mountain range in North Persia, south of the Caspian Sea. Q. Have the unemployment-insurance | systems in foreign countries: brcken down during the depression?—M. D. R. A. Unemployment-insurance systems in foreign countries have carried on through the depression, although changes have been necessary in some of the systems to meet the demands caused by the increasing number of un- employed. In some instances benefits cation. At the State Teachers' College | in Pennsylvania a course in this line is | required “of prospective teachers. A course in visual education management is available in the Boston University School of Education. Q. Does paint on a radiator r | radiation>—J. T. R. i | __A. Flat paint does not decrease radiation from radiators to any ma- terial degree, but the use of bronze or aluminum paint decreases the heat emitted by about 20 per cent. Q. What private individual had the largest lbrary in Colonial times?— A. Willlam Byrd of Westover, in Vir- lglma, is saig to have had. | . Q. When wWs the income tax levied !in the United States?—J. F. | A The first was primarily a war tax | levied during the period 1861-1872. The second income tax provision became a law August 28, 1894. This was de- clared unconstitutional. The amend- |ment to the Constitution giving Con- | gress power to lay and collect income 13, The Income tax law was passed Q. Was President Wilson in favor |of the Volstead act?—G. W A. President Wilson vetced the na- tional prohibition act and it was passed over his veto. élapole-un an unusually short | Q was man?—N. G. A. He is believed to have been five feet four inches tall. This height can scarcely be called unusually short. . Q. What is th word “labyrinth”?>—W. A. A. 1t is a Greek word, but probably | of Egyptian origin Q. At what ag o pupils usuail finish high school?—H. S. ' A. The average age of .high school graduates in this country is 18 years. Q. Was beer kn ancient Rome?—F. It was known. but Roman citi- Zzens, according to Pliny, thought it fit ionly for barbarians. cerivation of the A own in the days of H. Moves in Prohibition Battle Held to. Require Great Care The adoption by Congress of an amendment to the Constitution repeal- ing prohibition is viewed by the public as evidence of rapid change in legis- lative sentiment. Ratification by State the life and death of the impressive | conventions, a method hitherto unused mansion first occupled by & notorious | in modification of the Constitution. is %a]n:\ ler and presided over by Belinda | approved as eminently fair, but a warn- e actress and mistress of |ing is sounded that succeeding steps d Alciston. It is during the short|ghould be taken with great care in §enln'ncg of this couple that a particu- | order to avoid any question of the orly dastardly murder is committed. | jegality of the referendum. There is and from then to the end of its days! the terrace of Belinda Grove cradled | such ruffians and roubers. the ghost of Czpt. Martlet, whose gentle | and kindly appearances at many critical moments bore its influence upon the lives of thosc who saw it. It is not infrequent that the fore- A Curb That Doesn’t Curb. | Prom the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Lecder. | . sight of a builder is thwarted by un- Two years ago the adjoining States fyyoraple developments. Many palatial of Iowa and Minnesota enacted 1awWs homes erected in exclusive neighbor- requiring & period of five days between hogds ml{: t&em beginning g( hde< x cadence rather progress. Such is the issuance of n' marriage license amiI the fate of Belinda Grove. After a few the ceremony. No such rule exists in | years of occupancy by families less ele- South Dakota. Here the marriage can|gant and pretentious than the murder- take place immediately after the license ous Lord Alciston, Belinda Grove suf- has been obtained. fers a succession of invasions by the The result was an influx into South | common herd, each stage of possession | to stand as they are. We already have uses | culcat Dakota on the part of Jowans and Min- | nesotans who were eager to b2 married | without delay. In 1932 this marital | business from across the borders of our State reached substantial propor- | tions. Last year 170 couples from Min- | nesota_and 148 from Iowa came to| Sloux Falls to obtain their licenses. In | addition there were many others in| which one person was from Minnesota and the other from Iowa. The figures show that approximately 750 couples | from Minnesota and Iowa purchased | their licenses in Minnehaha County. A similar influx wes noticed in all the border counties of South Dakota. From a commercial viewpoint, these visitors have brought business, and the five-day laws in Jowa and Minnesota have been a good thing for South Da- kota. Of course, this should not be the determining factor. There are more important considerations. Have the five-day laws in Minnesota and Iowa prevented hasty marriages? Hard- ly, if we are to judge by the number of residents of those States who were married in South Dakota as well as other States. The same result would likely develop from the enactment of a five-day law here. Iowa is about to repeal her five-day law. Thus, if we had a five-day law, residents of this section of South Dakota would cross the border into Iowa and thus evade the limitations. It is perhaps better to allow things too much restrictive legislation on the statute books. ——— Postal Savings. From the New York Sun. At the current rate of increase de- posits in the postal savings system will reach the billion-dollar mark absut the middle of March. The increase of $42,- 000,000 in January, however, was much greater than the average ior the pre- ceding six-month period or the average increase throughout the calendar year | 1932, At the rate of increase which prevailed in 1932 deposits would not reach the billion-dollar mark until late in April or early in May. Whether the mark is reached in March or in May, the increase in de- posits in this system has been on 2 scale to warrant notice. In two years have grown from $278,000,000 to mz.omoo. The reasons for this ex- seek, but they will not affect the pres- tige with which the postal m system will be vested when it a billion-dolar institution. Down to Mental Bed Rock. From the Louisville Courler-Journal. Hungary has uncovered a plot to in- te bolshevist doctrines in kinder- ception of their ideas. | beauty, hopelessness and tragedy be- | being a bit lower in caste, until it has in turn seen the housing of artists, doctors, writers, flat dwellers, fake for- tune tellers and possibly German spies. It was used as a dancing studio, a dis- pensary of medicines, a lunatic asylum and a film studio. This story of Belinda Grove and the lives of those who knew love and neath its roof is a beautifully romantic theme, capably and attractively handled by the author. It is a worthy successor to “Dr. Serocold,” which was so widely read and liked when it appeared in this country some months ago. Tk ok ok % MULLINER NIGHTS. By P. G. Wode- house. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co,, Inc. In his review of “Mulliner Nights” in the New York Herald Tribune Will Cuppy gives a delineation of P. G. ‘Wodehouse to the “Anxious Reader,” which answers the question as to how | 8T the author manages to keep on pro- ducing and doing it better each time. He says: “To employ a technical term or two, Mr. Wodehouse's books are the resuit of a peculiar combination of what psy- chologists often term the unconscious, the pre-conscious and the conscious minds, variously acting and interacting with the infantile fixations, cathexis, ambivalence and occasional table. spoonfuls of buck-u-uppo, a tonic sometimes administered to elephants Jjust before tiger hunts and to bishops | on their night off. And all of these gadgets have been in the Wodehouse family for generations, ridiculously easy to the master'’s hand.” If all that explanation of how it is done is true, then no wonder he does it This volume is a collection of those de- lectable short stories told by Mr. Mul- liner in the bar parlor of the Anglers' Rest. and includes nine of the most delightful yarns that have eome from the lips of Mr. Mulliner through the n of Mr. Wodehouse. Each one of hem is juicy and delicious, and it will not be surprising if the pleased grin on the face of the reader broadens into a genial roar that may the family until it is learned that the cause of the outburst is Mr. Mulliner’s rela- tion of the “Story of Webster,” This is Mr. Wodehouse at his best. * X x X MY BOY FRANKLIN: As told Mrs. James Roosevelt to Isabel Leighton and Gabrielle Forbush. New York: Ray Long and Richard R. Smi ‘The mother of Pranklin Delano Roosevelt, proud of the son who has risen to the highest office which the American people can bestow :nnn a citizen, has told the story of life, {ro;n bu‘y;mod, h h: hi:hool dl!: and early married life, political lxl‘le "lnd his election to . much debate as to the rights of the States and the correctness of the gen- erally accepted method of choosing delegates by districts. Suggesting differences of opinion as to the State conventions, the Louisville Courier-Journal holds that “no chance should be taken of having the result of the referendum set aside,” while the Buffalo Evening News advises that “every precaution should be taken to have the decision unchallengeable.” The New Orleans Times-Picayune sug- gests that “there is entirely new ground to be broken in the ratification process,” and that “it may be well to clarify the situation at the earliest moment,” and the Asbury Park Evening Press feels that “the methods should be above criticism.” The Charleston (S. C.) Evening Post advises that “the choice of delegates should not be haphazard.” S N “The battle front of prohibition is no longer at Washington, as always here- tofore, but is transferred to the States." says the Rock Island Argus, while the | Providence Bulletin advises that “there is no need to confuse the issue of re- peal by beating up the issue of Fed- eral versus State control” and the Springfield (Mass.) Republican looks for “complete control by State jurisdictions, with a multiplicity of opportunities for variations in procedure.” Daily News comments: “The Federal Supreme Court has held that considera- tion of an amendment to the Federal Constitution submitted by Congress to the States is a Federal function, but it does not necessarily follow that Con- ess has power to determine how the prohibition repeal conventions shall be constituted, when and where they shall assemble, and what form their action shall take” The. San Antonio Ex- press concludes that the Constitution logically “implies that Congress’ duty is done when that body has proposed the mode of ratification.” R The Scranton Times adds that “dif- ferent situations prevail in different States, so that the set-up must be | adapted to State conditions if a truly representative convention is to be or- ganized.” The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin argues that “it is not desirable that the matter should become con- fused in long and involved technical centroversy.” Necessity that the candidates shculd declare themselves in advance is up- held by the Indianapolis News and the Sioux Falls Dally Argus-Leader, while the judgment that more accurate re- sults would be obtained by electing dele- gates according to congressional dis- tricts than according to State districts is voiced by the Baltimore Sun and the Roanoke Times. The Topcka Daily Capital raises the objection to dele- gates at iarge that they would “give American cities a strangle hold in the referendum.” Indorsement of repre- sentation according to State districts is given by the New Castle News, while the Hartford Times, criticizing that method’s accuracy, yet avers that “it is well to bear in mind that the Federal Government itself never has been truly : | the advantageous way to handle- the th. | matter would be to “select ihe delegates ‘might The Chicago | by special election, wi Pproposition the only matter submitted. x ox ok % The purpose of Congress, as inter- preted by the Cincinnati Times-Star, is linked with the assumption that “the Temaining dry strength is not great enough to be reckoned with in State ifications.” ‘That paper adds that f the assumption should prove to be istaken, delay and a possible retrac- 3 of steps may be ahead.” The Dan- News-Times feels that “the amend- e not be ratified by three- fourths of the States,” while similar possibilities are suggested by the Rock- ford Register-Republic. Inadequacy of the curb on the saloon is set forth by the Santa Monica Outlook. the Roches- ter Times-Union and the Spokane Spckesman-Review. The Salt Lake Deseret News sees a dry advantage in the prospect that ratification will not have run its course inside of two years. On the other hand, the Milwaukee Sel tinel forecasts a “verdict before thi end of the year.” “In its last remaining stronghold prohibition faces its doom,” in the judg- ment of the Omaha World-Herald, which predicts that “when it is gcne we shall be a happier, better, freer and | safer people than we have been under (its brief and turbulent and impotent jrule.” Similar sentiments are offered by the Akron Beacon Journal and the Birmingham Age-Herald. ‘Warning against the adoption of obstructionist policies by the dry group is given by the Newark Evening News, the Okla- homa City Times and the Rutland Herald. The Altoona Mirror advises that “in the last analysis the people of the Nation will decide the issue,” and the Youngstown Vindicator pays trib= ute to the “high-minded quality of many of those who are against pro- hibition.” The Jersey City Journal asks for fair and sane election of delegates.” the repeal * o % ok “In specifying that conventions in- stead of Legislatures shall voice the will of the several States,” according to the Atlanta Journal, “Congress put the Question on the most truly democratic, | the most broadly representative basis.” That paper also comments: “The prompt and straightforward action cf the House in concurring with the Senate on the national prohibition repeal | amendment insures a decision on that long-vexed issue by the cne really com= petent court—the States and the peo= ple. They alcne, under our form and principle of government, can give the | conclusive answer; and until they do, | this question will continue to be agitated | to the hindrance of others which are Wressmg. The problem of revenue, for | Instance, in h every taxpayer is keenly ccncerned, depends for its solu- | tion, in part at least, on what is to_be | done abcut naticnal prohibition. In- | deed, there are few subjects, involving politics and economics, which now can | be considered without reference to that rshadowing issue.” It is the most momentous social ac- | tivity the American people have ever faced,” thinks the Fort Worth Star- | Telegram, while the Charlotte Ob~ | server recognizes an effort to obtain “an | honest expression of the views of the ple,” and the Toledo Blade declares “most of those who believe that repeal is a good thing are animated by the right and proper motives of good citizenship.” The Uniontown Herald avers that “framers of the amendment have acted wisely.” ——— The Real Victim. Prom the San Francisco Chronicle. Yet one can't help feeling sorry for anybody dumb enough to foreclose and take a farm. ———————— Schools in the Red. From the Litt'e Rock. Arkansas. Gazette. There is nothing sentimental about the “little red schoolhouss,” when the color describes its fiscal affairs.