Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1933, Page 8

THE EVENING. STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY.....March 1. 1933 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company 1itn g, BuSinGs Omce and Pennsy! New York Office: 110 East 42nd St Chicago Offce: Lake Michi a1 Building. European Office: 14 Reg:nt St. London, ania_ Ave. Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Evening Star.... .......45c per month The Evening and Sunda: r 60c per month 65¢ per month The Sunday St 5c per copy Collection made at the end of each mantn. Orders may Le sent in by mail or telephone NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. | Dafly and Sunday....1yr.$10.00: 1 mo.. 85¢ Daily only {1yr. $6.00: 1 mo., 50c Sunday only . {1yr, $4.00; 1mo.. 40c All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday...1yr. uz 00: 1 mo., $1.00 Daily only ... $8.0 asc Sunday only . Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dis- patches credited to it or not otherwise cred- ited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. The French Ambassador. Because of .the indissolubly friendly ties which unite France and the United | States, a change in the French ambas- sadorship at Washington is always of more than passing significance, espe- cially when it involves the departure from the Potomac of an envoy who has ingratiated himself with the veople of the Capital and the Nation. 1. Paul Claudel, it is officially indicated, will shortly be transferred to a new post of duty in Europe and be succeeded by M. Andre de la Boulaye, assistant polit- ical director in the Paris foreign office. | The scholar-poet-playwright-diplemat | who retires from TSixteenth street is| completing this month six successive years of service at Washington. Of the studicus, reflective type of mind which distinguishes the philosopher, M. Claudel has enacted a retiring rather than a publicly active role in this country, but his mission has been carried out with no less effectiveness on that account. ‘Those who believe they know his mental processes in recent times are convinced that his was not the least of the in- fluences which impelled M. Herriot to | risk the premiership of France, as he | did, by standing firm for the principle of protecting French credit in the | United States on the occasion of the December 15 war debt installment. Ambassador Claudel initiated the ar- rangements which led to the magnifi- | cent participation of France in the Yorktown celebrations a year and a half ago, an episode well designed to recall and solidify “la belle alliance” which sealed the fate of Cornwallis and | won the American Revolution. M. Claudel's part in staging that historic commemoration was characteristic of the endeavors he has sleeplessly and successfully pursued in realms not for- mally associated with his professional ambassadorial task. He will be long and gratefully remembered in the United | States. As his successor, Washington is happy to know it will receive a Frenchman who is no stranger to these shores.| M. de la Boulaye spent eight years| at Washington, covering the en'..h’ei period of the World War, as counselor | of the French embassy. He preceded M. Jules Henry, the incumbent of that post, who has been so indis- pensably at the elbow of a succession of French Ambassadors dating from the immemorial Jusserand era. M. de la Boulaye is accounted a personal friend of President-elect Roosevelt, be- cause of their wartime comradeship at Washington. That should be an au- gury of uninterrupted fraternity be- tween their respective countries. —_— e About all the interest Japan has taken in the League of Nations was, appar- ently, to examine its methods and structure in order to ascertain its potency as a possible interference with plans in the Orient. B Ratification by Conventions. Prescription of the convention method of passing upon proposed amendments to the Constitution, in the matter of the repeal of the eighteenth amend- ment, has raised numerous questions as to procedure. There are no precedents, this being the first time the convention system has been prescribed by Congress. The States are now working out plans for the calling of conventions, the elec- tion of delegates, the ratio of represen- tation and the formula of submission of the issue to these representative bodies. One question, however, that has been raised cannot be answered in advance of the actual contingency. Indeed, that issue may not arise in this present case. It is: Can a State that has once acted either affirmatively or negatively in convention subsequentiy change its ac- tion? Representative Sumners, chairman of | the House Committee on the Judiciary reviewing this point, in a statement printed in The Star Tuesday, gave it as his opinion that the “probabilities are that negative action in a State by con- " vention would preclude that State from | subsequently ratifying the proposed amendment.” He based this upon the | fact that while the Constitution pro- vides that ratification of the Constitu- tion itself would be effected by the actions “of” conventions of nine States, ratification of amendments to the Con- stitution might be effected by conven- tions “in” three-fourths of the States. The difference between “of” and “im,” he holds, justifies this conclusion. In a monograph on “proposed amend- ments to the Constitution” by M. A. Musmanno, & member of the bar of Pennsylvania and a member of the| Pennsylvania Legislature, printed as a public document in 1929, the case of a| reversal of a Stale's action on proposed amendments is thus stated: It is generally accepted that a State which has said “no” may change and say “yes,” but that a State having once said “yes” may not change to “no.” Sen:‘or Ashurst, however, is of the con- trary cpinion, declaring, “It is _my opinion, after considerable research, that a State may at any time change its vote upon a ratification of a proposed amendment, provided the vote which it previously cast was not determinative of the result.” A Legislature being in effect a con- tinuing body, a State once having acted by reccnsideration at iis vote b2fore th- | coming House. | way to jump. Representative Bankhead | House have named their candidate for | honor, except that it carries with it the vention system, however, & convention called specifically for the purpose of passing upon a proposal, having once acted, will be disssolved and may con- ceivably not be reassembled or recreated by subsequent act of the Legislature. That is one of the questions that enter into this problem. | ‘The whole matter would seem to turn upon the element of time. The amend- ment now before the States carries 2 limit of seven years in which ratifica- tion may be effected. Heretofore States have changed their votes, there having been no time limit on any of the amend- ments proposed prior to the eighteenth. It would seem from one point of view that if Legslatures can change from “no” to “yes,” a' negative vote by a| convention could likewise be superseded by an affirmative vote if such action chould be had, with due regard for all the established formalities of conven- tion calling, within the time limit prescribed in the amendment itself. In January, 1923, the Senate Com- mittee on the Judiciary held a hearing on a proposed amendment to modify the method of ratifying amendments m‘ the Constitution, including the stipula- tion that “until three-fourths of the States have ratified or more than one- fourth of the States have rejected- or defeated a proposed amendment, any | State may change its vote.” This ap- plied to both the legislative and con- vention methods of ratification. The proposed amendment was never adopted by Congress. r——— The Speakership Prize. The one great gift the Democrats have still to make, which is not in the bhands of the President-elect, office of Speaker in the new Congress. Supposedly the determination of this| matter lles entirely within the hands of the Democratic members of the in- | The reperts have been | to the effect that President-elect Roose- | velt and his campaign manager and| Postmaster General-designate, James A. | Farley, are keeping hands off in the scramble for this important office. How- ever, the present Speaker, Mr. Garner, who is soon to become Vice President, is reported to have a preference in the matter of the next Speaker, and fur- thermore, the boss of Tammany Hall, John F. Curry, is credited with coming to Washington to tell the twenty-nine Democrats in the new House just how to vote tomorrow night in the election of a Democratic candidate for Speaker. ‘Three principal candidates—in the sense that they have more votes pledged to them than any others—are Repre- sentative Rainey of Illinois, the present Democratic floor leader; Representative Bymns of Tennessee, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Repre- sentative McDuffie of Alabama, Demo- cratic whip. A deadlock in the party caucus for the election of a Speaker candidate might bring a swing to a compromise candidate. Crosser of Ohio, veteran Democrat from Cleveland, is to have the vote of his State delegation, with perhaps a few exceptions, on the first ballot, and it has been said he has strength as a second choice with other delegations. Representative Cullen, Tammany Demo- crat, is slated to receive the vote of the New York delegation until the New Yorkers determine which is the best of Alabama has been suggested as a compromise candidate by a number of his admirers in the House, although he is supporting McDuffie and may place his name in nomination. ‘With a great influx of new Demo- cratic members of the House, the ele- ment of doubt in the election has been increased. Many of these new mem- bers are from States of fhe North and West. Sectionalism plays its part to some extent in the naming of a Speak- er. Sectionalism in this particular contgst is threatening to operate with a Teverse twist, however.. For some of the Northern Democrats, not in the speakership race, look with longing eyes to the floor leadership, feeling that if they make a Southern Democrat Speak- er the floor leadership may fall into their own hands. And several South- ern Democrats, who are not figuring in the speakership race as candidates themselves, have hopes of winning the flcor leadership if the speakership goes, for example, to Mr. Rainey. Mr. Rainey has more to offer than any other candidate, He is at present floor leader. He is also ranking Demo- cratic member of the Ways and Means Committee and its prospective in case he should be neither Speaker nor floor leader in the next House. ‘These are prizes in the House that may well bring to Mr. Rainey support from men who would like his aid in winning these positions. The Repyblican members of the Speaker, Representative Snell of New York. In the face of the overwhelming Democratic majority in the next House, the Republican nomination is an empty Republican floor leadership. Mr. Snell is the present G. O. P. leader of the House and by the action of the caucus last night he is to continue in that position. —_———————————— If Representative McFadden could have his way, it would probably include some distinct features of public censure in the inaugural program. As o politiclan Hitler is following a pretty well established rule; “When in doubt, go after Communism.” March. ‘Traditionally, March begins in tur- moil and closes in serenity. Actually, however, the rule does not always hold. ‘This year particularly it may be hoped that the first week 6f the month may be blessed with congenial weather. Washington is host to the Nation dur- ing that time, and sunny skies would help in making the city’s guests com- fortable. But come storm, rain or snow, the philosophic spirit will not be disturbed. March may bluster, but it does not deceive. It is the turning point of the year, and the direction in which it moves is the direction of Spring. Willlam Morris knew the truth when he wrote: Slayer of Winter, art thou here again? O welcome, thou that bring’st the Summer nigh! The bitter wind makes not the victory vain, Nor will we mock thee for thy faint blue sky. | distress will pass; the sun will shine. | present month of March. is the| mg; Representative | 1F EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, C The dark ald stubborn Far-off, Blddlng h ecru i clfl John Greenleaf Whittier also guessed the hidden fact in his song: Uptmmmmewlldmfihwlnd Undzr tlle sky's gray arch; | Smiling I watch the shaken elm boughs, knowing 1t is the wind of March. i But it was a woman, Helen Hunt Jackson, who most felicitously expressed the general thought: Ah, March! we know thou art Kind-] l‘ldtlrwd spite of ugly locks ar And, out of &lght art nursing April's violets! ‘The world just now is weary from a long Winter of discontent. Mankind has suffered sorely under the stress of times out of joint. Economic strain has tortured the nerves and troubled the minds of all earth’s children. They long with all their hearts for relief from the duress of struggle and pain. And Providence is not so unkind as to rule that they should long in vain. On the contrary, it is a law of life that there should be recompense. The Winter of Winter dies; faintly cries, d arise; The Nation prays for the prosperity of the new administration which is coming into power on the fourth day of this ——————— It has been Intmated by political scientists that th: World War is-not really over. The feature now being stressed is that of keeping the home fires burning. There are areas in China always In such deep distress that their population y be justified in wondering whether even implacable warfare can render them any more miserable. —— . When the big war started “Johnny Get Your Gun” was the inspiration of a timely anthem. The tune has turned to stately largo that deals with themes | of arms embargo. —————————— It is intimated that as Postmaster neral, Mr. Farley may find use for an’ antique card index that was left behind by Mr. Frank Hitchcock and was used by Mr. Will H. Hays. ., ems Pire engines and ambulances are notw out to get new business for themselves. Reckless driving is, therefore, not to e encouraged. e March 4 will witness a fashion dis- play. A few days will show whether it is to specialize on gowns and hats or overshoes and umbrellas. On one point farmers and mlluon-! aires are in agreement. Everybody is insisting that somebody else ought to pay the taxes. ————————— A feature of a sales tax is its in- evitability. Once paid there is not a chance of going to the Treasury and getting your money back. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Keeping Honest. ‘We've played our hands and lost or won With expectations high. The disappointment or the fun Have rapidly gone by. Said One-eyed Bill, “What's gone before BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. One of the pleasures of keeping/pets is feeding them. Fish, of all p:ts, eat the least with the most avidity. ‘Therefore they are the ideal type of pet for the duration of the depression. A comparatively small sum will stock, ical fishes which will | scien last the little fellows for months, even years. It is always an amazing thing, even to the experienced, to note y little w pfood an aquarium full of these house- hold pets will consume. This, of course, only when they are %ven the amount which is good for em. And fed in the way which is for their best interests. ; Here experience comes into the pic- ure. ‘When the pet-store man sells you your first fishes, a tank and the rest of it, he includes a small can of fish food. Naturally enough, the inexperienced “fish fan” thinks one can is enough, As a matter of fact, it isn't. One brand is not enough, not because it is not enough, or because the fish will not eat it, but beclu.le it does not give the piscatorials enough variety. Most enthusiasts finally make a great discovery, which they fondly believe is theif own, but which later they discover others have reached independently. This is nothing more startling than to feed the fishes a new food every day, alternating one brand after another for at least a week. Just how many changes one should have must be left to the discretion of every owner. Pemm therp aré no hard and fast ‘Thconlyflxlnlwneplnmlndh change. If half a dozen foods are good, per- haps a dozen would be good, too, or even two dozen different mixtures. For all these foods are mixtures, with the ex- ception of ground shrimp and dried daphnia. An amazing difference exists between the various foods. Seemingly no two of them smell alike or look alike. The fishes seem to have little prefer- ence, by and large, if their tank is well balanced, in the best sense, and is in a mnuan ‘where it gets plenty of sun- ine, ‘The theory of this F]An of feeding is that if there is any element missing in one food which they ought to have, | they will get it in the next or the next feeding, and if there is anything which they should not have, they will shortly get another food. It is universally believed that human | beings should enjoy a variety of foods, not attempt to exist on just one or two sorts, day after day, and week after week, Every owner of tropical fishes, and even of the old time-tried goldfish, feels that this same rule should apply to hls peLx of the glass-sided home. t has been anncunced, at least by une enthusiast, that when he fed his fishes on one food, no matter what it was, they got various sorts of fungi, and generally were in ill health, and | that these indispositions were cured when he put them on a variety of foods. It sounds reasanable, of course, but experience is the best teacher, after all. And when one has had a somewhat similar_ experience, no amount of dif- fering will do much to convince him otherwise. ‘The happy thing about this proposi- tion of feeding the finny pets a variety of foods is that an entire shelf of them costs so little, and lasts so lorg. And, above all, they seem to last so well, not only because the fish eat so comparatively little of them, but also because they are so put up that time does not spoil them. Contrary to the belief of many new- comers to the pleasant pastime of keep- lnt little fishes in the home, this hobby is not a new one. It is only nev to some of us. The home a , as we know it today, is at luxt 60 years old. Even n'opieal fishes, as much of a novelty as they are to many, were known to the leaders in this branch of ce as long as 30 years ago. The favorite home aquarium fishes of the warm water type were known and kept in Europe many years before the war, and for years most of those purchased in this country were im- portations from Germany. As the result of all this work, par- ticipated in by scientists of many na- tions, including our own, there is a fund of knowl about these tiny creatures which themselves in &n‘ aquaria if tions are right for em. Naturally enough, the mixing and making of foods for them was one of the first endeavors in their behalf. Nor was it to be e: that mankind would come to an agreement here more than in regard to his own feeding. So there exist today many different types of fish food, of all imaginable compositions, appearances, and odors. maker has a theory of his own. Every | ‘There is much talk of vitamins, and the | like, but, after all, it is pretty hard to get into a fish's mind and find out | what it likes or does not like. About the only way the average “fish fan" handle this situation, suddenly thrust upon by the quumon of a few tropicals, is to be impartial. This means that, as far as possible, he will throw the onus of judging upon the fishes themselves. Atter all, they do the eating. main_ point is not to teed them too much. We have given instructions in this column as to the amount of food, the time, and: the number of feedings per day. The amount is as much ss the fish'in any given aquarium will eat in 10 minutes. Our belief is that there should be at least two feed- ings, of approximately 5 minutes one in the mqrntng and one in the laté natural light. generally that fishes &nntlvely small amount of food that the great risk lies in overfeeding them. It is therefore best to let but one person attend to this, and he should be some one who genuinely likes to feed pets. Not every one does. A certain number of persons, how- ever, get an elwrmous “kick” out of watching animals ea! ‘When they feed lqulrlum “fishes they afternoon, both It is undmwody need such a soon sense just how much to feed the | inmates, and how to split the daily ration to give the fishes the most fun out of their food. If a new sort is fed every day, or even two new ones every day, the boxes never seem to have any less in them, since only a pinch or two is taken out of any one on any day. ‘Thus the owner seems to have run across those fabulous boxes of child: hood’s fairy tales, which, when an; thing was taken out of them, imme- diately filled themselves up again. Some one may inquire why it would | not do to mix all the foods which one | has in one container and feed the fishes | from this each day. This would d?rtve the pets, the careful owner will feel, of the happi- | ness of receiving an entirely new food, with all the zest which that brings to a dinner. In addition, if there hap- | pened to be anything bad in a given food it would be always present. The entire benfit of staggered foods would be missing. Fish !ood is one type of food one may hoard without compunction. Enough to give these pets the advantages of a different diet every day for several days will last for many months, even years, and_yet will do nobody any harm, only | g00d, especially the fishes. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS Forget, or else conceal. So let us cut the pack once more And start another deal.” Said Cactus Joe, “Oh, say not so. Let's have a deck that's cool, And ere another hand we show ‘We'll make another rule. We will not hint at lack of trust. If any friend nearby Is caught at cheating, we will just Put out his other eye.” Studying Both Sides. “Do you always try to see both sides of a question?” “Always,” declared Serator Sorghum. “I think it best invariably to ascertain which side can command the most votes.” Jud Tunkins says the man who never complains is liable to ve lonesome be- cause he's got too discouraged to be good company. March 4. I'm waitin' patient for the day— It isn’t far away— When all that any one need say Is just “Hooray!” Polite Distinction. “What's your idea of a gentleman farmer?” “He's a person,” answered Farmer Corntossel, “who is 50 well fixed that he can waste profanity on a golf ball in- stead of on a mule.” “Machines,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “were at first intended to make life enjoyable. They have been overdeveloped for the purpose of de- stroying it.” Complicating the Pictures. ‘We've foreign claims and crocked games And base demands unfurled In letters which some miscreant frames Down in the underworld. Our jig-saw puzzles we have mixed And sometimes feel a dunce As we attempt to get them fixed In order all at once. “I has listened to a heap of good ad- vice,” said Uncle Eben. “Most of it didn't work, and I has jes’ about de- cided T might as well blunder along an’ do my own guessin.’” The War Cry in the East. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Circumstantial reports are current that Vice President Curtis is about to be named for the vacancy on the Inter- state Commerce n, to which Ernest I. Lewis of Indiana was renomi- nated by President Hoover on Decem- ber 1, 1932, but not confirmed. The same ‘reports have it that Mr. Curtis’ nomination will be sent to the Capitol only after the White House has as- surance that, despite the Democrats’ declared determination to confirm no more Hoover appointments, the retir- ing Vlce President will be the bene- ficiary of a “senatorial courtesy” ex- ception. The whole thing, it is said, depends on whether a certain Demo- | cratic_Senator from the South aban- dons his vaunted purpose to filibuster, if necessary until hell freezes over to prevent any more Hoover appointees from confirmation at the explnn‘ ses- sion. =~ The Vice President recently rented law offices in w-amnm occupancy after March 4. He nld he was considering ‘‘several propo-l- tions” of a private nature. Mr. in both House and Senate, during the long series of legislative arts whlth led up ing tln': laws, and would join the Interstate Com- merce Commission thorughly familiar with its problems and duties. * X k% Sir mlcomhc?pbell the lutomohfl«z“l king, who hung up & new reco ;’ft;’ldz miles an hour at Daytona Beach is ly llflel &‘lml o introducing the sys- cf and proposes g = tem in Great Britain. * ok X % vid Lynn, architect of the United |10 Da States Capitol, who-is respensible for the artistic platform and seating ar- on the historic east front From the San Antonio Express, Japan’s battle cry in Manchukuo is “Over the League, onward!” —————————— Just Holding. From the Nashville Banner. In some States it seems that the fellow who holds the mortgage is just holding a mortgage. —————— Exempt. From the Philadelphia :nnnu nuueun. No lawyers, doctors, edi were admitted to Sing Sinc lut el ldechnnmm"nlmlew lying Pope’ thing. learning is a New Climaxes Needed. From the Rochester Times-Union. Approuhumeumwhenuvm necessary to rewrite lnthkd the rural melodramas, for An Open Field. Bayerd T:ylor tco had empl® justifi- have rprroved Under the coa- \ calien for his lines: ‘With rushing winds and gloomy skies From the Toledo Blade. e con prove thal lbont outdoor sports. § : Tk .‘Eéé%a‘fi without her husband. cow before becoming assistant political director of the French foreign office in Paris. He is regarded as one of the most astute career diplomats on the Quai d'Orsay list. President Roosevelt remembers him as an old crony of Wil- sonian days. * ¥ ¥ X From New York word reaches Wash- ington that one of President Roosevelt's early appointments may be that of Dr. Thomas Parran, jr., as surgeot of the United States Public Health Service. If appointed, he would suc- ceed the present surgeon general, Hugh S. Cumming, who reaches the retiring age of 64 this year. The change, it goes | without saying, would in no respect re- flect upon the able veteran who has headed the U. 8. P. H. 8. since 1920. Parran's appointment is said to be moti- vated by the Roosevelt plan of consoli- dating, for economy and efficiency pur- poses, virtually -11 of the Federal Gov- ernment's medical activities under one administration, including the Public Health Service (now under the Treas- ury), veterans’ hn‘pif-IIl institutions like St. 's Hospital and others scattered throughout the country. Dr. Parran, whom Gov. Roosevelt is said to be considering for the job, has been an assistant sus general of the Public Health since 1926 and came favorably under the President-elect's ‘Though he is leaving official service, F. Trubee Davison, retiring Assistant Secretary of War for Air, is not leaving public service, to which his late father, Henry P. Davison. dedicated md edu- cated him. The presidency the American Museum of Nat: unlfll.story New York, is the activity to which Mr. Davison will forthwith devote himself. is the young Repi homt.heGAOPahvpuhthelmme- diate future will rest. * ¥ X % , never was invited Is Mr. Wilson to be or not to be invited when Miss Per- kins is bidden to a festive board?—that 3 § £ 85| HFR “gé%igiég (Copyright, 1933.) —_— ————— Extravagant Germany. Prom the Oaklend Tribune. Another thing_that 8 greal number is how afford many elections. n general | o Lincoln Death House Is Practically Restored | strength. ., | of this work for the past year and it uraging CH 1, 1933, Adjust Farm Mortgages to Normal Earning Value To the Editor of The Star: lhluradwlmllmld-ldh- terest the different ideas advanced from cmwummmesmmuvdwum jortgages. May present few mwxhu that are !mm the vlz_wpolnt of Stuggiing. under debis of mortgages ler o on their farms, which were placed there prior to 1930? They know that most of these mortgages are for a larger amount than is j by the earning capac- ity of the property pledged as security, and that this is the main reason why these mortgages are in arrears now and classed as frozen securities. In many instances these farms are not worth the face value of the mortgages, and these farmers cannot see where it will help them any to go farther in debt to borrow money to pay accumulated interest on a mortgage that was written for ‘such a large amount, one that the earnings of ledxed cannot pay the b say of taxes. Why have the interest and taxes not been paid when due? Simply because the earnings of the property pledged have not been ads ite to do so. It is not relief to the farm owner to lend him money to pay past-due interest and taxes without reducing the amount of the indebtedness. This would only ln- crease his indebtedness, already large. It would only add to his '.mublel. To Jower the rate of interest the farmef has to pay is a step in the ri direction and will help wonderful Apparently the only way to bring this about is through the Government tak- ing over the existing mortgages, but it should not take them over at face value, but only when the amount of mortgage is in accordance with the earning capacity of property pledged. In other words, all mortgages taken over by the Government should be ad- justed to normal earning capacity averaged over a period of 3 or 5 years. If this is done, then the borrower and lender are both benefited, the farm debts are on a basis where in normal times the farmer can my interest and taxes promptly ve something lert with wi w keep the property in repair. In this way the home has been saved; this interest rate reduced, and danger of foreclosure lessened to | an extent that it should cause no fur- P the mortgage holder is bene- fited by the stabilization of farm se- curities, to the extent they are gilt- edged negotiable paper and are a real this line, the Government will be well secured and eventually will be repaid every penny and will have rendered a service of stupendous importance. The machinery to revalue and determine the earning capacity of these farms |is already in working order in farm loan banks, etc., and can be utilized with very little expense or delay. I. G. HAYCRAFT. ——ee—s. A Solution of the Manchurian Problem | To the Editor of The Star: This ;‘:1 Ln has been given enthusiastic approval by very prominent represent- atives of both China and Japan. The | plan submitted is as follows: Japan is to give absolute freedom to Koreg (Chosen) on the following condi- | “China shan give absolute freedom to | Manchuria in return for the relinquish- ment of all extraterritorial rights by | England, France and perhaps | England and Prance, in return, to be zgiven a cut on their debts to the amount of the interest from the beginning. A very prominent Englishman said in an- swer to a question, “Yes. There is one | thing which we would like. While we feel it a‘point of honor to pay every dollar of the original indebtedness to the United States, we feel that, having given our all in the common cause, we could with hanor accept the cancella- tion of the interest on our debt.” On our part it would be cheaper than wouid be another war and the amount of cancellation would be about the same as the reductions already considered and arranged for. All which has been plin should be ci:’ited to the original Rl ssia, China and Japan to sign treaties of non-aggression with the new republics of Manchuria and Korea—or ‘v.hey might unite in one republic. If bandits or foreign war breeders con- tinue to make life unsafe, and outside help is imperative, let an equal number \ of troops from Russia, China and Japan | be invited to come to their aid. i LENORA HAWKES JONES. | asset in any business. Working along | lead. |Linking of Reparations ! And Debt Is an Insult To the Editor of The Star: Before the American Congress con- | | sents to making Americans pay back | | 2ny of the money that was lent to and spent by Europe it should insist on a complete repudiation of that grossest insult ever offered our Nation—the link they have made bet Europe's debts_to us tions imposed upon connection can there po-ibly be be- | tween money borrowed from a friendly | nation to help them win the war and a tribute imposed by them upon a con- quered people? In effect, they say to us, “We took thousands of square miles of territory from those we conquered and hundreds of millions of dollars. Now we cannot force them to pay any- thing more, the remainder of the in- demnity we imposed on them must be paid by America.” ‘There is no economist’s argument for forgiving the debts and paying them ourselves that can overcome the vicious effect upon Americans of this argument—if it can be called an ntu- ment. Like many other Americans, I believe that any statesman who partic- ipates in that insult and fl'llld upon America known as “linking the war debts and reparations together and making America pay them” should no longer be considered an American. JAMES ROBBINS. To the Editor of The Star: I was very much Restore House Where Died.” It would appear from t.hh that the plan to restore the house was started last Thursday. I have been in charge is most disco to have such a notice appear. The work of refurnish- ing the house is practically finished. If there is any way this notice can be corrected, I will appreciate your doing 80 in the interest of the members of the committee who have worked so faithfully during the past year. HELEN T. DOWNING, National Chairman, Dames of the Loyal Legion. When Will the First Lady Be Inaugurated ? To the Editor of The Star: On the radio Monday evening Bainbridge Hayden in her “Women in Politics” hour in speaking of the ac- tivities of Mrs. Pranklin that on afri Friday she woul she would be until inaugural ask this e Wl likes to be informed. N. R. MACOMB. 5 SR ST Vicarious Targets. Prom the Omahs World-Herald. l.nmnhu'mmdhenn rocks at w was aiming at the B etk ent pase et Louisiana, From the New Yurk Sun. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Did you ever write a letter to Pred- eric J. Haskin? You can ask him any question of fact and get the answer in & personal letter. Here is a great edu- cational idea introduced into the lives 1d—. is & part of that best wrpnleohnews- paper—service. cept 3 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Do not use post cards. Address Frederic J. Haskin, Director, ‘The tvenl.ng sm- lnlmmuan Bureau, ‘Washington, D. Q In phyln. 'olr If, which is the most important, stunce, swing, or proper club?—T. A, A. All three are important, but men- tal control is probably more important than any one thing. Q. Whose Bible did Mr. Coolidge use in Vermont or Massachusetts to use a le in connection with the adminis- tration of an oath.” Q. In Colonial days, what was the source of rock-candy?—G. L. A. Strings of rock-candy were im- ported from China. Q. How did the cost of the Civil War | coqup::e with that of the World War? A m pelk of the national debt, borrowed to wage the Civil War, was $2,238,954,794. The peak of the World | War debt was $25,234,496,274. In neither case do the figures represent total cost, as all the millions spent in | Civil War pensions since 1865 and the | millions in veteran relief since 1918 ure | part of the real cost. The respective debt peaks indicate the immediate cost. Q. What was the origin of ca a lwe or other ununbl:‘ hnndkercr;”segs A. n is recorded that Empress Jo- | sephine had very poor teeth, and laughed a nut deal. She inaugurated the cus- tom of carrying an elaborate handker- chief and rllu!n‘ it when she laughed. | The ladies of the court followed her Q. Why is '-he Latin language - Ier;edh lgm medicine?—L. P. J. g is used in medicine beca of s unchangeableness; because St 1 an old language; and the most uni- versal. Q. How early were Faber's pencu; made?>—C. R. A. Alice Earle says they were made as mly as 1761. Smxn’—P A. These pevple dwell on the sloj of the Pyrenees in four pmv\nmpfi Spain and two dgp-rtmenu of Prance. Q. Who executed the angel figure on the Mormon Temple a Clty’—é o pl t Salt Lake Cyrus Dallin. Q. How long has time been counud from the birth of Christ?>—B. A. Dionysius Exiguus, a Romn monk, fixed upon this method about 600 years after the time of Christ. Q Among the Chinese is the bat a symbol of good or bad luck?—D. H. A. In Chinese symbology the bat represents happiness or good fortune, and has a somewhat similar function to the use of the swastika by the Amer- ican Indians. ‘There is no charge ex- | Buquaa live in Prance or‘ Q. Did Caesar actually say “Et tu, e]mt_‘e_" when he was assassinated?— A. There is no actual record of the time which attributes the words to him. Shakespeare used this wording in his play, “Julius Caesar.” Q. How many retail stores are there | in the United States?—H. 8. 8. | . In the 1930 census the number | was 1,549,168. Probably the number is somewhat smaller now. | Q. How tall is the monument called | the Christ of the Andes?>—R. D. A. The figire of Christ is 26 feet hlgh and it rests on a column 22 feet Q. What percem.qe of the veterans who are entitled to adjusted unlu comg: .satlon have takep the per ;‘m;.. \aich is already -nuahlel—- A, The Veterans' Administration says that 78.8 per cent of World War veterans entitled to adjusted service certificates have cashed 50 per cent of the amount due them. Of those who have borrowed on their adjusted service certificates only 3 per cent have paid interest in full. Q. What cities in the United States | were planned to be capitals?—N. M. | ._A. Washington, D. C.; Indianapolis, | Ind., and Raleigh, N. C. Q. What kinds of butterflies are lost in g;-uz numobers by flying out to sea?— A ‘There are several types of but- terflies which periodically fly out to sea in great numbers. In some spe- cies it is the surplus males which are | disposed of by nature in this way; in | al.hers it is both sexes. Among the out- types of lepidopterans which ll'e periodically lost in this way are | the cotton moth, the common yellow | butterfly and the milkweed butterfly. Q. Who was the first Pole to come to the United States?>—L O. A. It is said that the first Pole who | came to the United States was a young | man whom the Dutch colonies of Man- | hattan in 1659 engaged as a school- | master for their children. Q. Are opals son.er or less durable thln other jewels?—R. A. Opals are not dunble stones. If worn carefully in an ordinary ri they should last indefinitely. Often they wear down and must be reset and cleaned. If given hard knocks or drop- ped they are not much stronger than glass. They are classed as the softest S gems, with possibly the exception | of the Oriental ptarl | Q whén were 20-cent pleces coined? —E. A. They were made from 1875 to 1878. | Q. How many pleces are there in”the | Volibehr collection purchased by the lenry of Coi ?—A. L. N. | A. It contains slightly over 3,000 Ppieces and was purchased for $1,500,000. The ‘Bmlbl of the collection is the Gutenberg | Bible. Q. Did President Wi wflmn declare war did Congress?—] or A. The Conmtuunn givfi the Con- gress the right to declare war. On Aprfl 5, 1917, President Wilson appealed Congress to take such action. A ‘o!e was taken in both houses, and war :n.;;li;clned by the Congress on April Q. What was the diameter of the arena in the Coliseum in Rome?—N. W. A. The diameter from side to side was 182 feet, from end to end 285 feet. Corbett as Prize Ring Figure Is Ranked Among Immortals Death of “Gentleman Jim"” Corbett, once world champion fighter, serves to remind the country of great serv- ice in putting the sport on a plane much higher than it had previously attained. His personal ideals are re- called and he is ranked among the im- mortals in the world of sport. “Destiny made him the one who, the opinion of many, started Island Argus and me&:nnfm'nmel. That he is en- titled to & ummg the immortals is attested timore Sun, the Rockford Rewllm Republlc and the ham Age-Herald. Of his victories, the Indianapolis Star offers the estimate: “Perhaps the fact that prize fighting was then an outlawed sport tends to vest recollec- tions of it with the notion that it had a rough grandeur and virility of which the ting of these later days is feeble . At any rate, the later heroes of pugilism have never seemed to loom up as so important as Sullivan and Corbett. Somehow each of these men, so different in physical make-up and character, kept the kind of regard that goes to an un- beatable champion long after Corbett demonstrated his unquestlomhle supe- riority over Sullivan in the ring and “He introduced to this country the science of boxing as more effective than hard-fisted slugging,” avers the Roanoke World-News, while the Charleston (S. C.) Evening Post calls him “a .cununc fl‘hur and good an.” The Akron Beacon Journal declares that “with his victory over John L. Sullivan, he inaugurated the greatest era in the ring's history,” and hethll‘"he di;d leaving a name ]'ihlt will legend so long as excellence in nl.hleum is 5 N impressed at the article in The Sunday Stlr "Phn 1o | tradi ublic opinion and the ultimate liber- lization of the laws to serve and de- velop & great sport.” * K x ok “He was chnncter " states the Toledo Blade. q; no substitutes for these wuu in any !mpom::toroecnpc- hmv his business ew his pnhllc He lumed to wn- serve and make the most of his physical m the Yakima Dlny Rewbllc. Hlmmnn in resources of skill and | it 15 anatomy -nd'n"' appeliation remained because its owner didn’t lose it with the champion- ship. The gentleman a man is lives through life with him, and is remarked at the obsequies held at the passing of fame. Being a gentleman is merely an- other virtue that is its own reward.” 'nn Portland (Oreg.) Journal honors as “a great man—great for the fistiana ml(hty reforms he brought into the boxing game,” and d "reflned smiling and sociable, . gndoumesu of a dan the style and methods a ‘The Springfield (Mass.) Republ calls that he “could punch the bag so artistically as to remind one of Pade- rewski fingering the keyboard of a piano.” The Cincinnati Times-Star, calling him “the first gentleman of the ring,” adds that “those who have seen him in action or engaged him in con- versation know that he was a good deal o( 2 man.” The Des Moines Tribune 'mphasizes “the tremendous importance or his mental side,” and his “incredible speed and " in the ring are ad- mired by t Roanoke Times. “His clean living and decent conduct are praised by the Ycungstown Vindfcator, as one who was “high< led, intelligent and well yersed in basic knowledge,” by the Charlotte Ob- server, and the Schenectady Gazette comments: “May we have in public and private life more men of the type of ‘Gentleman Jim.'” “He was one of the most glamorous figures in the history of American sports,” according to the Goshen News- Times, and the Altoona Mirror con- cludes: “He was regarded as a versatile man, one who could have made his mark in almost any avenue of endeavor for which he was physically and mentally fitted.” him as delightfully New York Fights Branch Banking Prom the Sioux Falls Dally Argus-Leader. The big New York banks are opposed to_branch banking. ‘Why? 'I‘he answer to this question might well be considered by the South Dakota legislators who are about to determine whether branch banking should be al lowed in this State. ‘When the hearings on the Glass banking bill were held in Washington, there was a parade of prominent bank- ers from New York explaining why branch banking should not be per- | mitted. There’s a reason for their attitude, of course, and those who are familiar with the intricacies of finance know what The New York bankers want to domi- nate the financial structure and are now able to do so because of their size. realize, however, that branch banking would allow the development of strong financial institutions in the interior of the country. So they are against it because it would lower their mm!%tuun importance in the banking world. Naturally, South Dakota would stand to benefit from larger banking institu- tions in our section of the country. They would contribute to our financial independence. We. would not be com- pelled to go to New Youk whenever we wanted money. The Leader can see no reason why members of the South Dakota Leg- islature Dakota lecb-htun a bill intended to permit us to take advanias2 of ths provisicns of the Glass measuie. Thy welfare of South Dakota suggests its ~ paemege .- - .