Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1933, Page 8

THE EVENING With Editlon. WASHINGTON, D. G FRIDAY. ..April 91, 1838 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Siar Newspaper Company Business Office: lun 8t and Pennsyivanis, Ave, eago Of ek Michishn Baudis Rate by g‘-m- ¢ Evening Ifla'lflnfi!'hl! ndays) .. # NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Mai Vi Bafly and Sundey....1or. $180: 1 mo. Binday only 177 o0 1 All Other States and Canada. : 3 mo.. s1.00 ily only . : junday only i 1 mo., Member of the Associated Press. s mews die: it lse cred. or not - this paper snd al local ublished herein. All rights of publication of Shectal dispatches hereln are also reserved. —_— 8¢ .. 800 mo.. é0c AT The Inflation Bill. The administration’s inflation plan, proposed as An amendment to the farm bill now before the Senate, may be viewed as the less of two evils. If steps are to be taken to debase the Natlon's currency, it is preferable that such steps be made conditional on other things; that the control of these steps be rested with the Executive, act- . ing with measured consideration; that the extent of proposed inflation be de- cided upon after study of conditions al- leged to warrant currency debasement. The temper of Congress at this time s such that unless control of inflation 1s rested with the Executive any or all of the wildcat schemes ever proposed for destroying the integrity of the dol- lar and embarking the Nation on & wild inflationary gambling spree might become effective. The vote in the Sen- ate on Bryan's sixteen-to-one silver dream was indication of what is in store unless the business of currency manipulation is put in the hands of & President who has avowed his belief in sound money. The administration inflation bill it- self, judged on its merits alone and without regard to the circumstances that led to its hasty preparation, is probably the most complete delega- tion of power to an Executive considered by any Congress—even in these days, when so much of the power of Govern- ment is being placed in the hands of the Executive. It proposes a series of trial-and-error experiments in currency manipulation, basing the experiment as a whole on the assumption that what is the matter with the country today is really a short- age of currency and that by driving prices up with cheapened dollars some- thing helpful may come of it. As the first of these experiments. the Federal Reserve Board is authorised to make arrangements with the member banks whereby these institutions will engage in “open market operations” by buying Government bonds and obliga- tions to the extent of $3,000,000,000. The bill recognizes that this may not work. It is one thing to pump money into the banks, but another thing to make that money go to work in the right channels. The pumping process has been undertaken before and with- out marked success. If the open market operations are not successful the President is em- powered to direct the issuance of ‘Treasury notes, or currency, up to $3,- 000,000,000, using the currency to meet maturing Federal obligations or for purchasing and retiring Government bonds. The authority for this step is taken from the old “greenback” law of 1862. ‘The difference between this money and fiat money is probably the difference between two points of view. While the issuance of such currency would be accompanied by the estab- lishment of a sinking fund for retiring the new money at the rate of four per cent a year and wiping it out at the end of twenty-five years, and & limit is placed on the total amount of money to be so issued, the scheme is a dangerous gesture toward start- ing the printing presses for a run that may continue until the traditional course of inflation ends in disaster. It is to be remembered that the act of February 25, 1862, authorized the issue of only $150,000,000 in the beginning, but was followed by similar authoriza- tions in June of the same year and in March of 1868, these greenbacks rap- idly depreciating as more of them were turned out. Once they are started, it is hard to stop the presses. The President is permitted, in addi- tion, to reduce the gold content of the dollar up to the limit of fifty per cent if such action is deemed necessary to “protect the foreign commerce of the United States against the adverse ef- fect of depreciated foreign currencies.” And, finally, the President is author- ized to accept up to $100,000,000 of wer debt payments in silver, valued at| the maximum limit of fifty cents an ounce. This latter permission would drive up the price of silver, to the profit of silver producers; reduce the war debt payments, and the United States would pay obligaticns—contracted in terms of gold—in this cheapened money. It is true that the President might not be forced to the resorts set forth in the bill; that he might not do the things that he is permitted to do. But this bill, accompanying as it does the sudden desertion of the gold standard, casts the dark cloud of \uncertainty over the whole world. There can be little confidence when nobody knows what his dollar is going to be worth ten days or thirty days hence. The President knows these things.! His gift for strong and wise leadership must be relied upon as never before. William Henry Holmes. Juil of years and honors, Dr. William ' Henry Holmes, former director of the National Art Gallery, has passed to’his rest. Of him, surely, it may be sald without reservation that he lived & thropologist, ethnographist, ogist, geologist, he was in numerous ways & sclentist, but he was likewise & painter of authentic genius, and the artist in him probably was the stimulat- ing force. He loved besuty passionately, and it is a happy circumstance that he had & lengthy span of life to devote their time and energies welfare of the whole people and major reward is too adequate appreciation. Dr. Holmes’ monument should be comprehensive National Gallery of Art, 3% | of which he dreamed and toward which & beginning long ago was made. Wash- it would have its place, as its principal advocate believed, as & point of central focus for the artistic enterprise of the entire United States. Mr. MacDonald in Washington. Once again, after a lapse of nearly four years, Washington has the privilege of welcoming Prime Minister Mac- Donald. He comes to us, as before, to lay the foundations of Anglo-American agreement on world questions. In 1929, when the British statesman was Presi- dent Hoover’s guest, naval limitation was the subject of their conversations. This time, with President Roosevelt as host, the prime minister is here to dis- cuss ways and means for insuring the success of the world economic and monetary conference soon to be con- vened under his chairmanship in Lon- don. The National Capital its satisfactory outcome the American peo- ple, no less than their British cousins, have the deepest interest. By accident or design—there are cynics who are convinced it was obvi- ously design on President Roosevelt's part—Mr. MacDonald's arrival synchro- nizes with the temporary abandonment of the gold standard by the United States. The argument is heard that we have thus shrewdly countered Great Britain's desertion of the gold standard 8 year and a half ago and the conse- quent self-debasement of the currency, to the trade advantage of countries like our own, which have remained, till now, loyal to gold. There are even sug- gestions that this week’s action at Wash- ington is a declaration of currency “war” against nations which have been “fghting the dollar” in their own mar- kets, and that the net result, if not avowed purpose, is to put in President mn‘;&m & weapon with which ve American bargains Mrl,‘H‘:cDmnld. M. Herriot et al. i very serlously to be doul that the President of the Unih; Sm enters upon his momentous interna- tional conversations, beginning with Mr. MacDonald's arrival, in any such belligerent state of mind. If that were his program the visits of the overseas statesmen would be far better unmade. That Mr. Roosevelt will manfully up- hold the American position at eversy turn is & foregone conclysion. Equally certain is it that he holds trading advantages, conferred by the United States’ status as a creditor nation, which can, and properly should be, ex- ploited in our favor when the inevi- table moment for giving and taking arrives. But those, here or abroad, who envision President Roosevelt as re- ceiving his European guests with a bludgeon, and keeping it conspicuously in view while they are in his presence, sorrowfully mistake the whole object of the friendly exchanges which are sbout to set in at the White House. That object is to pool the minds, the intelligence, the good will and the mutual interests of America and Eu- rope in a herculean effort to prevent world crisis from drifting irretrievably into world disaster. The object is to explore all those fundamental ques- tions the solution of which will pave the way out of dislocation into equili- brium. That means the examination of the problems of the tariff, gold, sil- ver, exchange, price levels, commodity values and & host of co-related and complex subjects. To approach that labyrinth of na- tional issues in anything but a spirit of honest desire to come to agreement on them is to condemn the impending great economic peace conference of Washington to inglorious failure in ad- vance. Prime Minister MacDonald may rest assured that he is not bidden to cross the White House threshold in any atmosphere but one of hopefulness on America’s part that good, not evil, may accrue from his presence on our soil. It is realized in Washington that a gulf exists between thé minimum Amer- ican demand—on the question of the war debt, for example—and the maxi- mum British offer. There is full' con- sciousness, here in the poltically charged air of the Nation's Capital, that Mr. MacDonald has & home public and Par- liament to , just as the Presi- dent of the United States has. Wash- him in the way of plain speaking. Along that path lies the way to resulf Another opportunity for inventive g sgkglig sdq08 i gé many are entirely mute in debate. A man like Chauncey Depew or & woman like Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, with a genlus for artistic exposition, is”hard to find. Without urging an especial concen- tration on forensic training, the law- yers of the United States might follow the example of their Florentine breth- ren, suggesting the possibility that the teachers in the ordinary schools might help matters by wisely guiding their small charges in their endeavor to speak directly and fearlessly as well as cor- rectly. Demosthenes himself, the great- est of all masters of speech, originally was tongue-tied, backward, timid and shy. —— vt Daughters of the American Revolu- tion are doubtful whether high school students receive proper instruction | th! about Revolutionary history. The in- spiring deeds of this Nation's ancestors ought surely to be remembered, in spite of the compelling interest in the pres- ent revolution against the rule of gang- land. —————————— When the U. 8. A. decides to get off the gold standard, friends and neigh- bors appear to regard the action as an abandonment of ancient faith, which, despite their indifference to it, on Uncle Sam's part seems & sacrilege. A feature of diplomacy is the trade in ancient superstitions. ————————— A new crop of multimillionaires arise when prosperity turns the corner, which will probably mean & new crop of prima donnas and orchestral di- rectors. Since the day of Chrysos one of the most interesting experiments of wealth is that of transmuting gold into art. Japan is represented as having no objection to recognition of the Soviet by the U. 5. A. This gesture carries out the spirit of the blooming cherry trees and shows a proper interest in what may be occurring in the world outside of Manchuria. —_——— Some of the boys engaged in re- forestation are said to be dissatisfied with the daily fare. In some instances this attitude may be in deference to an old army custom which survives in all field operations. Germany's political situation at pres- ent resembles an effort to solve a num- ber of jigsaw puzsles which have been allowed to become scrambled. ———— A professional trader ignores the eco- nomic causes of an advance in stock market quotations. To him it is & bull movement and nothing more. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Talking Times. Mister, do your talkin’! Make it good and strong. Satan is a stalkin’ And us folks is in all wrong. Ain’ no use o’ singin’. Banjo needn’t play. This is the time that’s bringin’ Big things for folks to say. Mister, do your speakin’l Make it high and wide. Now the world is seekin’ Big questions to decide. Open your oration. Don’t you let it balk— Now's the time a nation Stands in the need of talk. Ineffectual Power. “Much of the power of money de- pends on the use that is made of it.” “That's right,” answered Senator Sorghum. “Many a dollar in my dis- trict registered a total uselessness by subscribing to the opposition campaign fund.” Jud Tunkins says we are going for- ward so fast that we don’t have time to make sure that where we're going to arrive is where we started for. Encore! Springtime goes happily Forth on her way, ‘Tossing us snappily “Do you admire the new fashions?” “Very much,” answered Miss Cayenne. “They are beautiful and inexpensive. The only objection to them is that they harmonize with the face make-up and cause everybody to look alike.” “He who has done his best,” said Hi THIS AND THA' \ BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. a5 _every one knows, the plants. There itude” among 18 no such thing as a * the its. it certal resent certain real Flanta do not grow o winter, that is all. Their vital" processes are ended, or almost ended. They await the return of the warmth of the sun, which, joined to the moisture which should be present, and which, toflmt:l&. is present this season, starts the S:o cycle. is & movement—at times visible —which never stale to the gar- dener, whether be a real “dirt gar- dener” or one of these w whose main interest is in the changes as they manifest themselves. * * x % There one puts one’s finger on one of the finest points of home gardening. Not only is it always interesting to those who find it so0, but the slightest feature of it is as good as any. Tt is this point, above all, which makes this diversion, this art, this recreation, this hobby. this work, so interesting. In many other branches of human endeavor the final result is the main ing. In gardening it is not. oving things” loward. periostion. oF wi ection, or g:nd ‘whatever outcome f."w be theirs, is what mnll.he:e . Success, in the ordinary 3 does not bother a peach tree, or an apple tree, or any plant, shrub or flower in the average home yard. As for the owner thereof, if he has listened to the voice of the universe well enough (and it can still be heard above the roar of motor cars), he will be able to visualize plant growth as the real The outcome is “in the air.” It does not make so much difference here, in the garden, what the outcome may be. ‘The plant does the best it can, Nature does its best to help it (or to kill it, according to the !;ny‘t.he balance is). * * The “doing the best it can” is all there is. Only man insists on intruding on na- ture, by building up s vast system of rights and wrongs, of praises and blames. depends upon volume of happin brand him as a liar. Pty J * x x % ‘The happiness of the is “much in lttle.” S "—a glorious much in much in little things? Only he misses the fun of gardening who insists on toward bigger and better results, who looks forward to the “flower show,” rather than at the real show in the growing garden. It is the growing garden L that inspires, that S;uru up to hap- piness, any wl{ you look at it. * % % One would solemnly warn, therefore, all these restless human who in- sist on working for huge blossoms, in their flowers, and monstrous vegetables. If a garden is to be judged in terms of dollars, such productions may be neceaury, but there are other judg- ments. One judgment is that of the eye, ;ht‘:nl: rejoices at good normal mey on seeing e single step, if that be possible, mltm'l nu?lmu ‘meaning, | Proc eases. For that reason the warm, wet days of Spring are welcomed above all others, since they bring to the appreciative eye a train of charming events easily lyfrehendzd. t is possible now to see the facts of Nature, as they are sometimes called, spread out legibly in every lawn, in every b, in every tree, in every bed. Warmth and moisture combine to arouse a dormant land. Soon, almost before we know it, Summer will be here, with every bush’ in leaf, with lawns green and sparkling, with great trees shading the land. :hink them common, and feel that those who write of them are dealing in plati- tudes. But there are none, really, just Nature. The commonness is injected | elsewhere, and by miserable sinners. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. on is here- ‘White House heard from the folks back home so coplously and enthusiastically as recorded their appreciation of Mr. velt’s g broadcast. That they would tune in on him en masse now for & popular, compre- hensible explanation of such mysteries as “inflation,” “price levels” and ‘“off the gold standard,” admits_of no doubt. The President still shows traces of a sore throat and Prime Minister Mac- . This pair of cir- a Roosevelt broadcast from the White House at once. But this observer ven- tures the prediction that it is just around the corner. PR R John 8. Collier of California, who has been appointed commissioner of Indian affairs by President Roosevelt, did not have the backing of Senator McAdoo. The latter’s objections to the appointment, among other things, were based on the allegation that Mr. Col- lier, as far as Cllumld:'{:. te(laluee\'md. is “a carpet-bagger,” an e comes from Georgia. The distinguished junior Senator from the Coast State is him- self a native of Georgia. “California, Here I Come” has been the McAdoo anthem for something less than fifteen TN * K ok * Aboard the battleship Idaho, under- going reconditioning at Norfolk, an of- flmmlmmmmmt-lqm of Filipino mess boys ugh an in- telligence test. “What would you do," the officer asked a bronzed youngster from Luzon, “if you saw a man lying on deck, who was still unconscious after hat been rescued from drowning?” The answer was: “I'd throw him a life ” Told that wouldn’t Ho, the boy was invited to 3 guess again “T’d call the officer of the day,” he sug- | $90, gested. Informed that the officer of the day wouldn’t be available, the Filipino took one more chance, and : “I push him overboard and not look where he goes.” R to themselves i ] fus 135 gea 3 £ i Ik g 7 g 3 ] | i d 1 i which Japanese troops are now at work o T i el Peiping, t! of Tient an; 5 haikwan, where the Great Wall meets the sea, are the points. * ok k% Both Prime Minister MacDonald and Pre Herriot are making their second visits to the United States. Mr. MacDonald was President Hoover’s guest in 1929. M. Herriot came here as a private citizen in 1923 on a tour of inspection. The stalwart, stocky mayor of Lyon is described as a kind of Benjamin Franklin going westward. His figure, his face and even his clothes are more reminiscent of a rural market in Southern Prance than of the refined atmosphere of the Qual d'Orsay in Paris. He has a massive handclasp, enormous chest and a habit of greeting every one as “cher ami” In Prance every one who has ever been premier is generally called “Monsieur le Presi- dent” for the rest of his life. So any- body who wants to be in form at Wash- ington next week should so address M. Herriot. But the tip precedes him that of all the titles he has, he likes best “Monsieur la Maire” (Mr. Mayor). his name is pronounced. It's just “Errio.” * % % ¥ For_a while this week there were two Senators in Washington whose surnames caused a bit of a mix-up at | the executive end of Pennsylvania venue. It was due to the presence in town of Senator Joseph Connolly, min- ister for lands and fisheries in the government of the Irish Free State. He was announced as “Senator Con- nolly,” and until the mystery was cleared up certain departmental offi- cials ',hm*:l;.ll was Senator Tom Con- nally of who wanted to_discuss the redemption of the Irish Republic bonds floated in the United States in 1920 by Eamon de Valera, now presi- dent at Dublin. EREE | . Gen. Pershing once remarked that | the American e seem to have an incorrigible habit, sfter every war, of persuas themselves that theyll never have to fight again and llpd'nc into the same dangerous state of un- preparedness with which Uncle Sam, ctically without exception, has en- every war he ever had to wage. It was with a view to against such perils in the future that Gen. Pershing sponsored the national de- fense act of 1920. If the tnd° the" Citissne’ - Miitary _Training R N Camps, all of which are to be laid low it the War Department economy ax is used as now planned. (Copyright. 1933.) TP by H [ E i ] 5 g | § i i i E s i i § These are old facts, 0 old that some | PO as there i nothing really common in (3 Incidentally, neither the “H” nor the | boys wandering final ‘¢ in appropristjon bill the sum of $12,000 CEnsUTe: | had been cut off the salaries of officials tory and conveys it 5 g%&‘gif*ai TS 4 EF o n o * bringing man as engineer of tests at a salary of $4,800. appointed a large number of. assistants and increased the operating costs to $80,000 per year. It now take six bigh-salaried men at & cost $14,000 to do the same work that one man formerly did for $3,400 as inspec- tor of asphalts and cements. There is | no reason why the taxpayers should pay an excessive cost for pavement and roadway testing service. ‘There can be a saving of 50 per cent anflimemtmdlmpertre— du in force if the office of inspec- tor of asphalts and cements is restored. ‘The director of highways, in 1929, had charts and data compiled to show that the average life of pavements !aid | under supervision of inspector of | asphalts and cements was over 15 years | o the Russian court?—W. . A. He.was a Russian lay monk who | street work. ‘The municipal asphalt plant that was | located at Florids and New York ave- nues northeast, operated by the District government, was never & success, due to the fact that it could not turn out a | lled material and when | Protests Use of Rifles By Unrestrained Boys To the Editor of The Star: With reference to the reward offered for information as to the culprit who shot the dog md&tfifl little Teddy Cash, 4530 9th northwest, I believe that the act was committed by some boy in the neighborhood who owns & .22-caliber rifle, and anxious to test his markmanship and the ef- fectiveness of the gun. It does not seem credible that any man would be ity of such a das- In connection I might have seen a number of -bore , shooting at animal or bird that would come wi sight. I have wondered what kind of parents they must have. Any father who would give his son such a destructive plaything as a gun, or even an air rifie, must know that he is going to use it. Dogs, cats and birds must ke under hide I myself have close call on one or two oc- casions. Once a .22-caliber ball passed through my auto windshield while I was driving on 16th street near the reser- voir, and upon search and investigation it was learned that boys wandering through the park hunting something to shoot at were responsible for the near accident. At another time, just of the same caliber| Scouf of | BoVe affection and love for one another and | | says State ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. g ] i i ;E i i E : go 5 8 Ll i promi follow‘l.rl‘u ign: banks holiday?—R. H. A. There are approximately 17.600 in the United States, of which fter the bank Q. What is Washington's great prayer for the United States?—D. N. \ A. The text follows: “Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to ernment, and entertain a brotherly for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And, finally, that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dis- pase us all to do justice, to love mercy and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed re- ligion, and without & humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” q,wmcoflumn;‘m;unmwm held the office of lighter of the sacfed lamps at the imperial court. Q. What States have never had earthquakes?—W. W. A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey according to its records the only that has not felt an earthquake is North Dakota. LS, Wt does Sassenach mean?— "A. 1t is Gaelic, and is used in that language to define & Saxon or English- Q. Please give the formula for the| sum on —W. M. J. postage stamps. A. It consists of 58 per cent dextrin, | is 38 per cent water and glucose. 4 per cent e | sent by Napoleor broke off from their Dutch masters. On October 4, 1831, was declared it Q. At what are most suicides committed?—E. 'T"E A. The years between the ages of BT T R s o this ; the last 10 years two pennan s five- pointed star and inclosed within a combination of a circle and an octagon, all in flat white upon s bisck back- ground. Q. How much money do immigra; |send back to the old country euhn" - | year?—E. B. A. In 1931 immigrant ttance | amounted to about &,MW Q. How many American manufactur- | ing plants are there abroad?—W. C. A. There are now 1,310 American plants all told in foreign countries, representing an investment aggregating $1,611,000,000. More than 50 per cent in number and value are in Canada and represent a value of $616,000,000, or $1,030,000 per plant. mr‘épo has 453 American plants refiouenul‘ aggregate value of $628,000,000, average of $1400,000; while Latin America has 153 American plants with an aggregate value of $240.000,000, or an :verne l:l tl,:?:fiw. The remaining per cent are scattered through- out the Orient. i x £ % Why i5 & cobwed so called?— "A Cob is an old Enlish name for spider, hence the word cobweb. Q. Over what railroad was President lon ag then aveyorted o, hares, OIKM#‘. M. N. o e special train bearing Presi- dent Harding's body came In?: ‘Wash- ington over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks on ‘August 7, 1923, at 10:25 pm. On August 8, at 6:05 p.m., the special train left Washington for Marion, Ohio, over the tracks of the Pennsylvanis Railroad. Q. What are the dates of this year’ A. ‘Thursday and Priday, 1, May 12; Wednesday md’ Tmr. May 17, May 18, and Friday, June 23. Q. How far can a horse travel a day for several consecutive days?—S. T. 8. A. According to endurance rides held under the dblrmlm of a board of sponsors, made by the representatives of the various horse and jockey associa- tions and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Polo Association and Horse Breeding Association, 60 miles a day is the dis- tance permitted for five consecutive days. The maximum time on any day is nine hours. usually carrying from 200 to 225 pounds. These endurance ride figures are the only available records. Q. Was the State of Colorado ever called Jefferson?—C. H. A It was never officially called Jefferson. At one time a delegate was to Washington, D. C., to ask for X X X erson, == legate was not Shaw Disappoints Americans In Address on Public Affairs Death of the “wisecrack” is observed by Americans in the aftermath of the address of George Bernard Shaw be- | tion fore an, audience of American leaders in New York. The English writer is credited with paternity of this form of expression, and its one-time vogue is recognized, but he is declared to 2&;"9 ni(yu:fr:d ailure in his .t.’te.mg't a) 0 & supposed analy: Most scathing of the comments on his address is the conclusion of the Glendale News-Press that he is a “pol- ished ruffian of letters,” while the Co- lumbia (8. C.) State calls him a “me- andering scold and vendor of decayed jests.” and the Atlanta Journal con- demns a “dribble of flat ale and the squeak of a senile mouse.” The Cin- cinnati Times-Star offers a verdict: “We neither laugh nor get mad at Mr. Shaw any more. We merely yawn. This does not mean that we should yawn in his face, as several of his New York auditors did the other night. What- ever the falling off in the Shaw vogue, however sharp the decline in the qual- ity of his wit, he is still a distin, guest and a dramatist who has dane important things in his time. And he is a gentleman of advanced years, He deserves the gentlest of hospitality, and it is gratifying to know that those New Yorkers who were aware of Mr. Shaw’s presence treated their venerable guest with the grave kindliness of any Boy t. “Shawism, in its 1 not_literary,” its & fad which, vor of novelty, may to recede.” The aspects, g to the Nash- Y ¢ :I.on opposite to the one he has have lent some sort of enchantment. We adopted the habit, until conversa- in this country has become a wise- cracking contest instead of an intellec- tual exchange of words and Now, with a close-up view, we see how hollow, cheap and devoid of Jjudgment the wisecracker is. Mr. Shaw makes more of his over the radio. We've been own Jimmy Walker. | o make It spatkie for siage. Pocposce e spar] for s but now that the rkle has become dulled, the philosophy goes fiat.” “Perhaps in his will,” suggests the Buffalo Evening News, “Shaw may in- sert a clause bequeathing to the world the secret that his theory of humor was to tell people the opposite of what he meant, and the success of the trick lay in the number who would believe . At all events, the infli ways should weigh most in the direc- indi- ted in language. That applies o ticularly to his ideas on ponflup:;d . | BOvernments.” Friend of Animals Who Is Worthy of Remembrance To the Editor of The Star: The passing of time has brought us around to another Be Kind to Animals Shaw, | Week. Before it has ended it be they | well to pguse just for a mm-nnu.:,m SIEERERRFEIL il ‘The testimony of a i | that California