Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1933, Page 8

" A—8 #» THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY. ....April 26, 1933 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company usiness Office: Chicago Office: Lake Michigan European Office: 14 Regent St.. ‘England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Evening Star... . 45c per month The Evening and Sunday Star ..60c per month (Wlé!fl“ Sund;ygr d i ening and Sunday Star o 65¢ per month 5c _per copy pvhen 5 Sundays) unday Star. ST Collection made at the erid of each month. | Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone NAtional 5000. London, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Daily and Sunday....1yr. $10.00; 1 mo., 85¢c Daily only .........0.1¥r, $6.00: 1mo., 50c Bunday only .........1¥r, $4.00; 1mo. 40c sl | All Other States and Canada. Daily and Sunday...1yr. $12.00: 1mo., $1.00 Daily only .....1¥r, $8.00: 1mo.. T5¢ Sunday only ... .1..1yr, $5.00; 1mo. 50c Member of the The Associated P: ssociated Press. ress 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 aiso the local news pubMghed herein. All rights of publication of spec ispatches herein are reserves — Anglo-American Accord. subject of much unnecessary discus- sion. Neither of his parents could write, but the bard was adequately schooled in the art. He wrote the so- called “secretary’s” style, and, though his signature has been criticized, his manuscripts must have been easy to follow—Heming and Condell testify that he rarely blotted a line. His con- temporaries, Bacon and Spenser, were much less skilled, but Queen Elizabeth was an artist with the gray goose feather. It is worthy of notice that most of the Presidents of the United States have been excellent penmen, quite a different variety of “statists” than those of whom Hamlet spoke. George Washington’s accounts, preserved in the Treasury Depa:tcri, are legible in the highest degree; Abraham Lin- coln had a clear, flowing stelographic technique. Without presuming to plead for | Spencerian extravagance, it may be suggested that children in the grade schools might be guided into the basic habits of good penmanship without danger or loss to either themselves or those who, now or later, may be ex- pected to read what they write. A few °C. | years ago the subject was neglected. Perhaps the fault has been eliminated since then. If not, it certainly should With the volume of good will present on both sides preceding and during their | historic conferences in Washington, it | will not surprise the country to learn | today that President Roosevelt and| Prime Minister MacDonald have "re-\ viewed the substance of their discus-| sions with deep satisfaction.” Both the TUnited States and Great Britain for the moment are left in the dark as to the| detailed material which came under re- view, but it has always been understood that conversations, not negotiations, | were to be the object of the meetings with foreign statesmen which President | Roosevelt instituted. Emphasizing this point, a White/ Hcuse communique, on the eve of Mr. MacDonald’s departure from Washing- | ton today, says: “It was never the-pur- pose of the present discussions to con- clude definitive agreements. They were designed to explore and to map out the territory to be covered. This purpose has been admirably served by the con versations which have taken place. Then it is added: “Agreement with ref- erence to any of these subjects has been yeserved for the World Monetary and Economic Conference.” A tabulation of the things Messrs. Roosevelt and MacDonald and, of course, Messrs. Herriot and Bennett as well, have been talking about suf- ficiently indicates the wide range of the Washington economic peace con- ference. The subjects tackled, we are officially informed, included the world price level, central bank policies, mone- tary standards, exchange restrictions, improvement of the status of silver and, in addition, & number of world | problems relating to trade and par- ticularly the limitation of trade re- strictions. ‘There is no specific mention in this official summary of the Roosevelt- MacDonald conversations that dis- armament and war debts received major consideration, although previous communiques indicated that disarma- ment cropped up, especially when the President and the prime minister were cruising on the Potomac last Sunday. | But it is sufficient for the moment to be assured that our distinguished British visitor quits Washington in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and two-sided concession—an atmos- phere that augurs well for the time, two months hence, when the nations will be at practical grips in London with the questions which have been can- vassed in advance at Washington. It cannot be doubted that substantial | progress toward agreement has been achieved here this week. ————————— Recreation on a pleasant afternoon does not interfere with the Nation's affairs. President Franklin Roosevelt may go yachting with Premier Mac- Donald and Mrs. Roosevelt go sky riding with Amelia Earhart, but the Nation's business goes on with a seven-day week for the topnotchers in official and social responsibility. [ Only the fact that ticker tape is now so busily engaged in recording favorable figures prevents a celebration in which the New York stock brokers will tear it up and use it for confetti. ————————— 1t is not unreasonable for Mr. Ogden Mills to spend some time in this city at a season when he need not feel under patriotic obligations to work so hard. e — “To Write Fair.” Training in penmanship is more im- portant than some may think. Every child should be taught to write legibly, and it should be part of the etiquette of adults to practice a readable hand. A carelessly written manuscript or let- ter is an aggravation. Those who have occasion to examine large quantities of correspondence know from sad expe- rience the difficulty of deciphering the calligraphic vagaries of what appears to be a ponderable section of the public. The labor involved is arduous, and the time spent frequently a definite loss. Mistakes of interpretation, naturally, are bound to happen—in which event, invariably, the party resposible will,feel aggrieved that he has been misunder- stood. Time was, approximately four cen- turies ago, when the average man or woman was not expected to be compe- tent to write correctly. But penman- ship began to be taught on the Con- tinent at the beginning of the Renais- sance, and by 1570 the first text book in English dealing with chirography had | been published—the work of John de Beau Chesne and John Baildon, printed by Thomas Vautrouillier, a master craftsman. Paper still was sxpensive and quill pens were far from bew:g ideal instruments to handle, but the writing fad caught on. The professional scriv- eners found themselves obliged to com- pete with a rapidly increasing number of amateurs. Evertually, it became a sign of cultural conformity to be able to use a pen effectively. Shakespeare refers to the develop- ment in “Hamlet.” He has the prince say: y I sat me down: Devis'd a new commission; wrote it fair; I once did hold it, as our statists do, A baseness to write fair, and labor'd much How to forget that learning; but, sir, now t:djd me yeoman's service. . e poet’s own hand his been the be without further delay. ————————— Boxing, Wrestling and Other Games The high officials of organized base ball will probably not ®oncern them- selves with anything, in connection with yesterday's enjoyable fracas.at the ball | park, except fixing the strict penalties for those guilty of a breach of discipline on the playing field. While the spec- tators relish occasional boxing, kicking, hair-pulling and wrestling among the players, such incidents relieving the tedium of existence in an effete civiliza- tion, these departures from routine, of course, canpot be condoned by the im- portant gentlemen who rule the world of organized base ball. Poor Mr. Buddy Myer and poor Mr. Ben Chapman are in for it and no doubt will rue the day they allowed themselves to go native, transmitting primeval instincts to half a hundred other players and several hundred impassioned spectators. The events leading up to the tragedy, however, are easily explainable. The paths of glory lead past second base to third and on toward home. It has | been Mr. Chapman’s privilege to tread those paths with amazing frequency and speed and to become one of the best base stealers in the business. It has also been Mr. Myer's responsibility to prevent Mr. Chapman from treading those paths past second base. Several times in the past Mr. Myer's faithful | performance of civic duty and profes- sional tasks has been interrupted by the hurtling figure of Mr. Chapman. It began to appear, to Mr. Myer, that every time he was poised for a quick throw to first base to complete a double play that Chapman fellow would come sliding along and break it up with his spikes, his legs and his arms. The thing got to a point where it was more than Mr. Myer's nerves could stand. In the fourth inning of yesterday's game the breaking point came. One of the most human and natural reactions to stress and strain publicly demonstrated for many a long day was Mr. Myer's swift kicking at the prostrate form of Mr. Ben Chapman yesterday, after Mr. Chapman’s successful interference with Mr. Myer's throw to first. | The duty of a base runner is to in- | terfere with the throw of a second base- man and avert a double play. But there | are legal and illegal ways of interfer: ence. The umpire on the bases yester: day, Mr. Geisel, unfortunately, turned toward first when Mr. Chapman upset | Mr. Myer. He could not have seen whether the interference was legal or illegal. That matter will doubtless be disputed for generations to come. Mr. Myer will be something of a hero in Washington, Mr. Chapman will be something of a hero in New York, and the next meeting of the teams will be marked by a large attendance. For the good of the game, it is hoped that the last of the “bad blood” between the Senators and the Yankees has been spilled. As for the aftermath of the encounter between Messrs. Myer and Chapman yesterday, in which several players of the two teams became engaged in a battle royal with lively participation by spectators and police, no such melee should ever again disgrace the playing field of the national sport here or else- where. As a “extra added attraction,” as was once the phrase in vaudeville, it was highly diverting, but it was not base ball, and after all the public sup- ports the game for the sake of the sport itself and not for the spectacle of bloodshed. 3 ——————— In the lexicon of American politics the word “dictator” does not imply any permanent assumption of supreme pow- er. It is usually a friendly signal to a statesman of commanding ability to watch his step. ——e— Farmers are advised not to raise so many hogs. And yet the man in the city hunger line cannot see how there can possibly be an oversupply of ham sandwiches. The Last Heath Hen. The last heath hen—a ‘“rooster,” by the way—final member of its species, is dead. It passed from the scene despite a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of effort on the part of the State of Massachusetts to keep its honored kind alive. Since 1928 it had been master of sll it syrveyed in a made-to-order paradise on Nantucket Island. Wide search failed to discover a mate for it. Now it has disappeared, and Prof. Al- fred O. Gross of Bowdoin College, who was its guardian and first friend, has declared it deceased. Ornithologists, professional and amateur, and sports- men mourn its loss. Time was not so very long ago when the race Tympanchus cupido was so abundant that lzborers and farm serv- ants stipulated with their employers against being served heath hen more than twice a week. A near relative of the prairie chicken of the West, the bird swarmed in the neighborhood of the present city of Boston, competing with the ruffed grouse for the title of chiet game bird of New England. By 1916 it was estimated that there were but two thousand of the type living; now it is completely extinct. A cam- paign was organized to protect and pre- serve it, a sanctuary was set aside for 1ts use, but the effort toward conserva- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1933. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. tion came too late. Wildcats, hawks and wasteful man joined to exterminate the heath hen tribe, and when the last named of these devastating forces re- formed, his repentance was in vain, Many . different kinds of birds have been eliminated from the world within the period of recorded history. The dodo, perhaps, is the most famous in- stance. It never was seen after 1681. Its contemporaries, the flightless rail of Mauritius and the tall solitaire of Rod- riguez, beautiful creatures, also have vanished. The black emu of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, likewise is gone, all destroyed, it is sald, by a single settler. Pallas’ Cormorant, the white water-hen Notornis, the white-winged sandpiper of Tahiti, the New Zealand quail, the Hollandais pigeon, the Nes- tor parrot, the Athene owl, the mamo of Hawall, the pled duck of the Lab- rador coast and the great auk or Northern penguin, the Eskimo curlew, the passenger pigeon, the whooping crane and the trumpeter swan, all are lost, utterly and forever. Even their names are strange to contemporary readera. 4 few stuffed specimens in public museums and references in books are all that remain to prove that they ever launched against the sky or waded the shore waters of the planet. Their curtain is down, never to rise again. Small loss, observes the sceptic. But scientists contradict the notion. Birds have an economic significance too ob- vious to the thinking man or woman to require further exposition. Two hundred years ago the heath hen might have been expected to be the standard game bird of the United States. Conserved in time, it would have been a permanent source of wealth in more respects than one. There is a lesson in the circumstances. B R International proceedings are going forward rapidly, the essential prelim- ries having been thoroughly at- tended to. No diplomatic occasion is regarded as well under way until all the participants have been thoroughly photographed. ——————r———————— An occasional turn at the spotlight is a desirable incident in the career of every statesman and it is sometimes necessary to be out of complete agree- ment with recognized authority in order to emerge into the publicity glare. ——————————— Radio entertainers are exempt from charges pertaining to costumes and scenery, but a burden asserts itself in the way of overhead expense for those who decide to carry their own applause. —————————————— ‘The little chap who naively inquired how James J. Walker could live on $20,000 a year will be more surprised than ever when he learns of the ele- gance of his domestic establishment in France. — et A reckless spirit of international finance might favor retiring all gold except the ancestral watch and chain from circulation for the sake of gratify- ing a desire to see what would happen. e Templeton Jones, president of the Anti-{ , _congratulated himself on the fact that the open season ‘was almost over. As he stood on the corner, waiting for his homeward-bound bus, an even half-dozen of his fellow citizens, as- sorted, sneezed in 4 A passing. Jones fell to wondering if there could be anything, after all, in the belief thai what one feared one tended to bring upon one's self. After due consideration of the theory, he decided that it was rather over- rated. s s It is based on the old fallacy that to pretend one doesn't fear, makes one not fear. It is a great deal like the false front, common to many, that one knows every- thing. The latter is one of the amusing, one of the most disconcerting, and at the same time one of the most obnoxious of the popular fallacies. Somehow the idea has got ’round that because one is “educated,” whatever that means, one ought never to confess a lack of knowledge on any subject. R A ‘The result is that one cannot pop & question at another human being, on any subject under the sun, and get a plain “I don't know” as an answer. The replies range from a deft turning of the question to a guess, through counter question with intent to deceive. It is not that each one of us thinks he is so smart, but that he feels that he must not go back on the dear educaiion which has been his. ‘What would all the teachers of yester= year think if they could see us, even for a moment, hesitate in an answer? All the hopes of the years, we have been told, lay in proper education, espe- cially when combined with the good self-education which the adult carries on, or is supposed to carry on. After this mighty set-up, failure on our precious part would be unthinkable. T e e . ‘We must all be party to a gigantic conspiracy, in which nobody is fooled, but everybody pretends to be. ‘The crime is not to catch some onc in something he does not know, but to let on to him that you know he does not know. It is the old Oriental idea of “saving one's face,” although where the Ori- entals got the face to make a claim for patent rights on a very human manifestation is difficult to see. Maybe it is all right to try to let on you know everything, even when vou do not, but to pretend that you have no fear—well, there are plenty of things to fear in a world such as this. IR his corner, waiting for his bus. He felt that the bravest man is not he who shouts, “Aw, I ain't scared.” but the man who admits he is afraia 'and then goes ahead. Jones knew as well as any that fear | life, but also he knew something which is seldom admitted, that there are so many degrees of fear that some fear is scarcely fright at all. ‘Worry is a sort of fear, but every person who worrles knows full well that if even a thousandth-part of his worries BY FREDERIC Limitation of, production would be a | difficult matter to manage if some offi- | cial economist were to seek to save {0 hunt for them, that the Roosevelt Me precious time by curtailing the output of radio entertainers, Having breakfasted = with Senator Borah, Premier Ramsay MacDonald was able to go into conference with the benefit of foreknowledge of some of | America’s most influentizl opinion. —_— e — Retirement after thirty years' suc- cessful service might not be as desirable for the Government as retirement after | thirty days of tolerated incompetency. ——oe— Financial discussion produces in- evitably an impression that what the U. S. A. needs is a good credit man- ager. o SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Fairy Story. Once dar was a fairy story happen in de land; De flowers stahted bloomin’ when Miss Fairy wave her wand; De grass was full o' diamonds an’ de trees was full o' song; 'Twas 'bout de fines’ fairy story ever come along. A wicked wizard come along, a-makin’ trouble fast, An’ he had Miss Fairy shiverin’, but she conquered him at last. An’ her smile is most entrancin’ an’ de flowers is bloomin’ gay. An’ dat's de fairy tale you gits mos’ any April day. Perpetual Candor. “I suppose that when you make & speech you mean every word of it.” “Every word,” replied Senator Sor- ghum. “And I'm just as much in earnest when I discover that there are some parts of it that I had better modify or retract.” Passing of the Ground Floor. “Did you get in on the ground floor on that get-rich-quick scheme?” “I got lower than that when the bottom dropped out.” Her Sentiment. “I ne'er use slang, 'tis very rude, Although by some admired; Of course, I am not quite a prude— But slang just makes me tired.” . Two Theories. “How do you account for Bliggins’ nervousness?” “I don't know which theory to select. Those who like him say that his dys- pepsia gives him a bad disposition and those who don't say that his bad dispo- sition gives him dyspepsia.” & Facing the Future. “Do you think the government should own the railways?” “Not at present,” answered Mr. Dustin Stax; “but the time may come when we kings of finance may find it desirable to convert our holdings into cash. In such an event, of course, the government would come in very handy as & tractable purchaser with un- limited funds.” Too Far Ahead. April sings a gentle tune And May is mild as well; But what we may expect in June No mortal tongue can tell. “Politics,” said Uncle Eben, “is sumpin’ dat some folks would call gamblin® if it could be handled as quick as a hoss race or ¥ raffie,” | to stand “aghast.” | tion which men like Tydings and Glass | No indications are lacking, if one cares | honeymoon is on the wane. Organiza- | tion of the “Replblican Federal Asso- ciates,” headed by Hoover administra- | tion leaders, for the purpose of girding for the 1934 congressional elections, is ‘That was the way it seemed to Tem- | rleton Jones, plain citizen, standing on | may be over-played, in the individual | came to pass he would be “sunk,” in the popular sense. ‘The truth is that worry, as such, does. not, except in a round-about psycholog- ical manner, ever bring the 1¢ into being. Rather it sets the vid- ual mind against permitting it to creep into reality, and thus hinders its pass- age. “I am an old man, and have had many worries,” went the motto, “most of which never happened.” Not even the greatest advocate of the “no worry” thesis, we believe, rightfully claim that the worries of this famous old gentleman hurt him any. In fact, rather a good case could be made out for Just the opposite. * x * If a worry is a fear thought, and it is, in most instances, it tends to set up certain stiffening of moral fibers. It causes the muscles of the mouth to tighten, perhaps, but if such mouths be examined closely, it will be found that quite often there is a twinkle in them, after all ‘This happy result comes about, one may feel, exactly because so much that has been expected has never come e glittering optimist, dreaming grandiosely all the time, tends in the end to be disappointed, as his dreams commonly fail of materialization. ‘The pessimist, on the other hard (in which class may be %rouped for the sake of convenlence all these intently human men and women who are not ashamed to be afraid, upon occasion), the pessimist rather has cause for self- | congratulation of the better sort. * x % % He knows the dangers from which he has escaped. If largely self-built, they were none the less dangers, as every psychologist must confess, and plain people ought to. To say that such dangers really never existed is begging the question. They existed if the person who be- held them was in the position of a true creator, not just out of thin air, but with some proper material to begin | with. ~ Then creation, although it | might have seemed all wind to another, had some real basis in fact as well as | in fancy. | Consider, for a moment, one Jones, standing solidly on a perfect good downtown corner, waiting for a public vehicle. Six passersby, one after the other, waited until they got abreast of Jones. ‘Then each sneezed. * Kk % x “You drew ’‘em!” some misguided | wight might have cried, as if Tempt | Jones were some sort of magnet. | * Templeton Jones himself knew better. A half-dozen men sneezed just be cause they happened to sneeze. It wasn't due to the fact that he had a tendency toward colds, the popular | disease, nor that he had common sense | to_be afraid of catching one. By possessing this eminently whole- | some fear, he was able 14 do a better- | than-usual job at fighting shy of germ bearers. A germ is unintelligent, in the man- made definition of intelligent. It knows nothing of faith or fear. It just floats alorg. and goes down what windpipe it can. ‘Templeton Jones, intelligence on two half-dozen sneezing as they passed. The wind was blowing the other way. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS WILLIAM WILE. them, Thomas, because thou hast seen thou hast believed. | they that have not not seen and yet have believed.” ‘i * * K % At least one important and well-in- | formed unofficial observer from the legs, laughed, despite his fears, at the | Blessed are | ‘Observalions on Shaw, Russia and Germany To the Editor of The Star: It is an interesting question whethier the depression has broadened American minds or diminished open-mindedness. Bernard Shaw, a man of wit and very exceptional intelligence, was welcomed by us with an enormous volume of scorn and sarcastic severity. Yet he sald many things brilliantly that large numbers of conservative Americans are now saying very somberly. If Americans are still open-minded, why was Shaw so sledge- hammered here? 1t is generally conceded in the un- fortunate sections of the world that are outside of America that Russia is trying | an experiment of stupendous import— that of lifting the whole prodigious | mass of Russians, a hundred and seventy millions, to an incomparably higher level of life than has ever before been | attempted anywhere in the world. Even should it fail, the undertaking is of staggering magnitude and importance. But are most Americans realizing this and in any degree appreciating, to say | nothing of assisting, it? Hardly. Most Americans do not yet even know what it means. One closely related problem | is Japan. Japan is gradually devouring and | digesting Asia, a fact of utmost menace to the world. Russia would be a most momentous obstacle to Japanese am- bitions were she not to so great a de- gree barred out of the friendship of nations, especially by the United States. ‘Were we broader minded would we not forget our past prejudices, and by that simple act probably save China from absorption by Japan, thereby preventing new world wars? How carefully have we Americans studied the present revolution in Ger- many and its world-wide significance? Should not open-mindednd Trequire this study? Is there any enlightenment for us in the fact that the Nazis struck down the form of socialism that had flourished there and have substituted National Socialism? The answer is not difficult and can be indicated by men- tioning but one of the sallent facts ‘The Marxian type of socialism adopted by the Germans contained the seeds of its own destruction. It was not only hostile to individuality, but practically destroyed it. And for that reason the Marxist socialism borrowed by Ameri- | cans from Germany has been a practical failure in the United States. What kind of soclalism Germany | | builds up remains to be seen, but it has at least disencumbered itszlf of the incubus of Marxism, and that is a long step. I unwaveringly believe in de- | mocrary; but the war put Germany in a deep hole. What DpenAmlndedness' requires of Americans is a fair hearing for the Nazi government, which no one can say America has yet granted. Is the depression responsible for what | seems to be our mental inhospita'ity in | these critically important fields? | MORRISON 1. SWIFT. Boston, Mass. vt Protest Against Use of | Firearms in D. C. To the Editor of The Star The police regulations of the Dis- trict prohibit the discharge of any gun, air gun or other firearms in the city without the written permission of the major and superintendent of police, and no person under the age of sixtecn years shall carry or have in his possession upon any street, avenue, alley, park or| public place in the District any gun, | pistol, rifle, air gun, bean shooter, sling or other dangerous weapon of any | character. | ‘The Humane Society has, by written request, asked the major and superin- tendent of police to see that these regu- 1Ations are rigidly enforced, and he has promised to instruct his force accord- ingly. gl'hm observations are called forth by | the recent case of the shooting and mortally wounding a few days ago of Fritz. the pet dog of little Teddy Cash, 4550 Ninth street northwest, by scme fiend in human form, while the faithful nimal was trying to protect its little | of itself evidence that politics is politics | United States will attend the London | Master. again, and that no quarter is the rule from now on. Then came the sensa- inflation bill by that stalwart Demo- that, but for the insistence of his asso- ciateés that he spare himself, Senator | Carter Glass of Virginia would be in the trenches, too, hurling high explo- sive at a measure at which he's known ‘Add to the opposi- are leveling against the currency pro gram on principle the boiling disap- pointment—that’s putting it mildly— among the Dcmc(irstlc faithful over the slowness with which spoils are “belong- ing” to the victors, and you'll under- stand why the chimes which've been clanging so merrily since March 4 are now ‘“sweet bells Jangled, harsh and out of tune.” * * % No newspaper article in recent times ever began to attract the attention in political Washington that has been stir- rea up by the frontal attack just launched against the Roosevelt admin- jstration in the Baltimore Sun, premier Democratic organ. Its editor, John W. Owens, at the end of a personal X-ray of conditions in the Capital, declares, in a seven-column piece, that the New Deal “is nearing the edge of pronounced left-wing radicalism — so that it may involve little less than economic and social revolution.” Mr. Owens intimates that the situation has caused serious differences of opinion within the cabinet, and filled some of its leading members with anxiety over the course of events and White House policy. “Thus early in the game,” Mr. Owens writes, “one hesitates to talk about dissension and division in the President’s household, and if one did telk about it, one would invite denials one with eyes to see must know that Secretary of State Hull is downcast and depressed, though not yet, perhaps, dis- couraged. And whatever Secretary of the Treasury Woodin may say, he will not be able to convince those here in Wi who know the inside that he is not anxious and worried.” x K X X ‘When Senator Joe Robinson, Demo- cratic Senate leader, told the Associated Press in New York last Monday that the country might rely upon President Roosevelt's “prudent” use of the infla- tionary powers Congress is about to give him, the Arkansan lifted the veil on what insiders believe to be F. D. R.s real purpose in seeking to be made monetary dictator. To put the thing in a nutshell, he aspires to do pru- dently what he fears that Congress might do imprudently. In other words, if there's to be inflation in some form— on which all schools of thought are tacitly agreed—the President wants “control” in his hands, rather than in the “uncontrollable” hands of radical extremists on Capitol Hill. When the history of the past hectic week is written it'll be disclosed that events in the Senate on Monday, April 17, are what precipitated (1) the export em- bargo which took the United States of America off the gold standard, and (2) the administrati on to ask for currency-dictation powers. That Sen- ate vote on the Wheeler 16-to-1 silver amendment, which would have been passed with a change of only six votes, threw a real scare into the White House. It was decided forthwith to adhere to the Roosevelt plan—“to act, and act now.” Thereupon ensued the things which startled and staggered the country and the world. *x x % Last Sunday, while the kissed Washington was crammed with cherry- blossom tourists and other out-of-town- ers, an unusually large crowd of people turned up at St. Thomas’ Church, on pronounced | | monetary and _economic _conference, |now definitely fixed for mid-June. He | who will carry out there his first over- crat, Senator Tydings of Maryland. 1t's |seas newspaper assignment by report- all but an open secret at the Capitol ing the conference for the s;yndxgco“e {now marketing the Moses “copy.” As a long-time member of the Foreign Relations Committee and a one-time American Minister to Greece, the late Senate’s President pro tem, should be in position to write from London with unique authority. George's new “boss” is his old-time New Hampshire ournalistic and political associate, Col. | Frank Knox, publisher of the Chicago Daily News. * % % % One of Mrs. Roosevelt's apparently in- cxhaustible list of the informalities which are giving her widening popularity is a penchant for dropping in on Wash- ington friends unannounced, especially if there are babies, old houses or antique furniture to look at. Recently she paid one of these surprise visits at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins | swered. Later she explained that she was just driving around town that after- long ago the First Lady motored across couple of hours with the infant tot of a Washington newspaper woman. * * x % Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla- homa took a dig at the invitation which the arch foe of the inflation bill, Sen- ator Reed, Republican, of Pennsylvania, extended to the couptry, to deluge Con- gress with telegram$ of protest against the measure. “Not many of our citi- zens,” Thomas told the Senate, “have money enough left to send telegrams. ""‘?. of those I'm getting are sent col- from all concerned. Nevertheless, any | o W * X % % Folks from his natdve neck of the woods in_the Southwest depose and say that Budget Director Lew Douglas, who'd nowadays win hands down any ‘Washington unpopularity contest, comes honestly by the hard-boiled reputation he's acquired these past few weeks. One of Lew’s paternal ancestors, it ap- pears, was an assayer and timekeeper in the Arizona copper mines before he became a magnate. Because of his stern and sturdy ways, he became known as “Rawhide Jimmie.” The budget czar is proving to be about the toughest hombre whom departmental of- ficials, politicians and others with axes to grind have ever encountered in this community of push and pull. Though in his private relationships Dr. Jeykll Douglas is one of the most captivating of men, it's discovered that in budget matters he's Mr. Hyde Douglas—and how. Notwithstanding the slings and arrows now coming Lew's way, the young Amherst Arizonian ranks as one of the Democratic party's future whitest hopes. (Copyright, 1933.) Veteran Asks Regarding Debt Under Inflation To the Editor of The Star: I have been wondering about this in- flation bill. I owe the Veterans' Bureau $2,000 for a loan on my life insurance, and my Government pay is also $2,000 per year. If President Roosevelt reduces the gold content of the dollar 50 per cent, would you kindly tell me what my pay will be and how much I will owe the Veterans’ Bureau? JOHN EPHRAIM. Geologic Progression. Prom the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. ‘The London Geological Museum is to house the forthcoming world economic conference. The conferees doubtless will be right at home -mon{hnhmu depicting progress by steps thousands of years apart. Short Hours for Congress. mmmwxgun&-km A one-day Congressmen might not be & bad bit of legisiation, in Georgetown—and, incidentally, had | the experience of ringing the doorbell a couple of minutes before anybody an- | noon, inspecting the baby colony. Not | the river into Virginia and toyed a | | "Fritz is now dead. put to sleep by the | | veterinarian to end its suffering when tional attack on the Roosevelt-Thomas is former Senator George H. Moses, | it became evident that its life could not | | be saved. We hope the culprit who fired . ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ‘This is a special department devoted solely to the handling of queries. This paper J‘"‘ at your disposal the serv- XA extensive organization in | ashington to serve you in any ca- | pacity that relates to information. This service is free. Failure to make use | of it deprives you of benefits to which | you are entitled. Your obligation is only 3 cents in coin or stamps incloced with your inquiry for direct reply,l Do not use postcards. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, | Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing- ton, D. C. Q. Why are golf and horseback rid- | ing now included in the courses of in- | | struction at Allegheny College?>—R. M. | A. 1t is in line with the ahnounced | policy of the college's administration | to give more emphasis to those sports which may be used in the years follow- | ing graduation. Regular instruction in | horseback riding will be given without | charge to all woman students en-| rolled in physical education courses and a golf professional has been en- | gaged to give daily instrution in golf to all undergraduate men taking work ir physical education. | Q. Did Salmen P. Chase found the | Chase National Bank?—L. E. B. A. Although the bank was named for Setmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, he had no official connection with it. Q. Does silk wear well when used | for shelter tents?>—C. L. A. The Bureau of Standards says that silk is not suitable for use as a shelter tent because silk rapidly de- teriorates on exposure to strong light The so-called “balloon silk” tents are really made of a fine, closely-woven cotton cloth similar to that used for | | the cover of balloons and dirigibles. Q. What is a “minister portfolio”?—L. G. A. The term refers to certain minis- terial posts in the European system of constitutional government. Such min- isters are a part of the cabinet and perform cabinet duties under the lead- ership of the prime minister, but are not the head of any established depart- ment of government. without | Q. Please suggest some subject which would interest a club of well-informed women?—C. B. G. A. A suitable one may be found in the following list: Liguor question, crisis of Western civilization, music in the home, young people and the church. | employment of married women, recog- nition of Russia, modern inventions current trends in literature, ladies of the White House. radio as an aid to culture, art appreciation. Q. Has the United States made coins for other countries recently?—E. E. H A. The mint at Philadelphia makes coins for any foreign government which requests it. Last year coins were made for Panama and Balboa. of Tobin, Q. Why was the town Tex., deserted>—G. M. W. A. It was built as a real estate ven- ture and was deserted because the ven- ture was not successful. Q. Please explain the theory of an ozone belt around the earth.—M. P. B. A. It was recently discovered that| in the upper atmosphere lies & well defined layer of ozone, which absorbs much of the ultra-violet solar radiation | and prevents an excess of such radia- | tion from reaching the earth. 1In| absorbing solar radiation it must be warmed. and two English authorities believe they have found evidence that the air above a level of about 37 miles 130 inches. |occurring on mesas and mountain | slopes and sides of canyons at eleva- is about as warm as on an average Summer day at the earth’s surface. They believe these mild conditions pre- vail up to a height of about 100 miles. This warming of the ozone belt ex- plains why the earth is warmed enough, but not too much, and why it retains much of the sun’s heat throughout the night. Ozone is changed into oxygen by the ultra-violet rays from the sun. Q. How is fur distinguished from hair on animals?—C. R. A. The exact definition of the word “fur” is as follows: “The hairy cover- ing or coat of a mammal when fine, soft. and growing thick on the skin, distinguished from ordinary hair, which is coarser, less thickly placed. and com- monly longer. The typical fur animals are small mammals belonging especially to the rodent and carnivore groups.” }{Q;X‘ Can women vote in Uruguay?— A. Women will take part in the elec- tions for the first time in November, 1933. By a recent act of Parliament, electoral liste are open both to men and women from March 1 to June 30. Q. What is the oldest of the stringed instruments?—N. T. A. It is the harp The Bible men- tions Jubal as the inventor. All nations | have used it in one form or another. Q. How tall does the pinon tree grow?—R. L A. It attains a height of 10 to 35 feet, or more. and a diameter of 12 to 1t is a desert-foothill tree tions between 5,000 and 9,000 feet. Q. What is the pitching distance for horseshoe pitching?—H. D. . A. For men, 40 feet; for women, 30 eet. Q. Was wool?—S A. The fabric had a linen warp and woolen filling or a cotton-and-linen warp and woolen filling. Q. When was ciety formed?—L. A. The first peace society in the world was organized in New York City in 1815 by David L. Q. How there in p linsey-w oolsey cotton or the first peace so- S. K. many miles of railway are China’—H. G. A new survey reports only 12,165 miles. This compares with about 250, 000 in the United States. Q What fich are included in the term, shell fish>—C. K A’ The term includes crustaceans and mollusks. Crustaceans are crabs, lobsters. crayfish, prawns and shrimps, while mollusks include ovsters, mus- sels, scallops, clams, cockles, whelks, ete. Q. How much has the Future Farm- ICl:‘s cf America grown since 19307— . W. A. There were 1,800 local chapters with about 30,000 members in January, 1930. There are now 3,000 chapters with 66,000 members. Q. How old was Elizabeth Barrett Browning at the time of her mar- riage?—D. L. A. She was 40 was 6 years youn Robert Browning Q. How many cities are there in the world with a population cf a million or over>—H. N.'T. A. Tnere are 29. Q In what is tin found? A. There is no tin in Continental United States, but it is found ; part of the United States P. B ‘Mrs. Owen as an Experiment In Diplomacy Gets Approval An experiment is recognized by the; unusual poise, ability and charm” and | the shot which caused the cruel suffer- country in the appointment of Mrs. one who “has shown a wide under- ing and death of this innocent dumb Ruth Bryan Owen for the position of | standing of political and sociological animal is now satisfied with his work, | Minister to Denmark. She is the first | questions.” The New Orleans Times- and that he will ultimately receive his woman to represent the Government in | Picayune is convinced that “the fem- just reward. | The Humane Society did all it could a foreign post, and must meet new re quirements, but her personal qualities, inine talent for diplomacy is not inferior to the male talent for that service' to save Fritz and ferret out and bring acquaintance with public affairs and |and suggests that “the results of her to justice the person who perpetrated this cruel and wanton act, but so far has been unsuccessful, but the guilty | party may rest assured that our efforts will be continued until he is discovered | and made to pay the penalty provided | by law. | | “The use of firearms of any descrip- | tion in the city is dangerous to human beings, as evidenced by the narrow | escape of little Teddy Cash, and parents who give their children air guns, pistols | or other dangerous weapons or allow | them to have them in their possession are morally responsible for any acts| committed, and in case of injury or | death of any one as a result are par- | ticeps criminis and would be so ad-| judged by the courts. MRS. HERBERT W. ELMORE, President, Washington Humane Society. | Filipinos Protest Heavy Cost of Missions Here To the Editor of The Star: ‘The Filipinos of the rank and file insist that the mission in Washington of the Filipino Commission, headed by Senate President Manuel Quezon, be carried out with as little expense as possible and in as short a time as prac- ticable. There is already another Fili- pino Commission in Washington chair- manned by Senator Sergio Osmena. This Osmena body of four members has been here since December, 1931, and has been spending around $10,000 a month, each member getting about | $75 of allowance a day, a sum that will support three Filipino students a month Besides these two commissions there are two Filipino resident commissioners paid about $14,500 a year each by the United States Treasury, plus $3.000 each by the Philippine Treasury, or a total of $17,500 salary each. These expenses and salaries are enormous be- yond proportion, for the Filipino people are poor and the wage of the Filipino laborer working 10 hours a day is only 50 cents. We Filipinos have had enough of speeches and gestures. We have suf- fered enough from fire-eaters and cheap politicians. We want a new deal. PHILIPPINE CIVIC UNION. By J. Ramos. New Envoy to Cuba And Tariff on Sugar To the Editor of The Star: Reading today President Roosevelt's appointment of Sumner Welles as en- voy to Cuba, he being a resident of my district, Oxon Hill, I felt much elated as I read of his fitness for the position until I learned that he advocated re- duction in tariff on the Cuban sugar. I fail to see where that will benefit the United States, that produces so much sugar. I am not a producer of sugar, but T do know the farmer needs pro- tection from foreign products which are produced with peasant labor and dumped on our market in competition with o':r hborltihn heretofore we have tried y & living wage. ) e e Pplace, ‘worl our farmers the Senate will only do its Pretty Near Obsolete. Prom the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Spain is being asked to repeal a law enmed!nu’:z'. It seems that condi- tions have changed since it was passed. | h; Who Will Buy? Indianspolis News. tinue % e, . Prom the It becue over Mount summit, start & bar- | fied, record in public office justify the selec- | tion, in the opinion of most observers. | “Just now we are trying anything | once. Why not a woman as envoy and | minister plenipotentiary?” asks the Eureka (Calif.) Humboldt Times, while the Port Huron Times Herald says: | “Yes! Woman has arrived. She is no longer a tyro in American politics.” The Rock Island Argus comments: “Mrs, Owen is a bright and able wem- an. It remains to be seen how she will succeed in this new post. Her appoint- ment is of the nature of an experiment. Denmark is an interesting little coun- | try and we think Mrs. Owen will be ery happy there.” | “No other President has ever given such demonstration of his faith in the inherent capacity of woman to have conspicuous ~ voice in governmental functions,” remarks the Charlotte Ob- | server, with the conclusion that “the mind of the country goes along with that cf Mr. Roosevelt in bringing into more demonstrative action the influ- | ence of womanhood in high govern- | mental place.” The Chicago Daily | News offers the judgment: “Mrs. Owen owes her selection for an impor- | tant diplomatic position to the good | sense and breadth of view she has| manifested in public service, not to| her sex or to the name and fame of | her late father, William Jennings Bryan. Col. House, in a magazine article, asserts that he would not hesi- | tate to intrust Mrs. Owen with any| office, ‘frcm the presidency down.” The | American woman is marching steadily and rapidly toward the goal of com- | plete political equality. She deserves | the recognition she has won. She asks | no favors, but she expects equality of | op&crtumty. The court of Denmark is | sald to be the most formal in Europe, but, if Mrs. Owen lacks familiarity with court etiquette, the American woman’s genius for doing the right | thing at the right time should serve | as a satisfactory substitute.” Linking the appointment of Mrs.| Owen with that of Miss Perkins as Sec- | retary of Labor, and stating that the latter “seems to be holding her own! in the sudden activities of her depart- | ment in the present emergency,” the Salt Lake Deseret News says: “Mrs. Owen, daughter of the great commoner, accepts the call to represent her coun- try as Minister at Copenhagen. Such positions of honor and responsibility are not made for political effect or as a | compliment to American womanhood. | Both of these eminent persons are un- questionably fitted for their work and will bring not only high training and | understanding to their positions, but also a feminine instinct that will make | government more truly representative of all the people.” | “It is appreciated,” according to the | Hartford Daily Times, “that this daugh- ter of a famous statesman and pub- licist has qualities of exceptional merit and there is a general feelng of con- fidence in her ability to accomplish ex- cellent results in her high position. With strong and admirable character, culture, sincerity, experience, training in dealing with people and affairs, the first woman appointee to such office in the history of the United States is likely to demonstrate an example of which her friends, her sex and the Nation will be proud.” “Democrats-at-heart have always mflefimt;wommunmn tribute: “Mme. political little girl who deserves a big and. She has been gocd everywhere she has been. Denmark is a splendid selecticn for the experiment. If the po- litical situation seems to grow murky over there, we can lay it on Hamlet.” that “she is well work as pioneer in the new field may determine whether or not the precedent it set shall be followed by additional appointments of women to such posts during the present or succeeding ad- ministrations.” That paper also states: “As a member of the House from Flor- ida, Mrs. Owen proved her abilities. Her graceful acceptance of defeat last November for re-election to that post won further favorable comment.” Introducing a critical examination of the matter, the Worcester Telegram voices the opinion: “The editor of this paper yields to no one in respect and admiration for the ladies. He regards them as a grand old institution whose influence is responsible for most, if not all, of the finer things of this world. But—and a reluctant and melancholy but it is—there are occupations for which, it seems to us, the ladies are not altogether fitted. And one of them, particularly at the moment, is the dip- lomatic service. The times are in fer- ment, and no one can tell what the brew will be. Bubbles are rising over Europe and all the world. A singularly ominous scum is on top in Germany— and Denmark is next door. Today our embassies everywhere are listening- posts, and they must be manned by listeners whose ears are attuned to the whispers of hidden trends and subtle movements. Mrs. Owen, as history’s first_high-rank woman diplomat. is apt to be welcomed more genuinely in Copenhagen than she might be in many other capitals. Nevertheless the crisis in world affairs would seem to demand of our representatives abroad those hard-bitten qualities of mind and char- acter which are usually called mascu- line.” Capital Tax on Wealth, Not Salary Reductions To the Editor of The Star: ‘The writer notes with growing in- dignation the intense propaganda cam- paign being waged to ‘“balance the budget” by placing an additional capital tax on wage and salary earners. This is done by means of so-called “tem- porary wage reductions.” The earning power of the average worker of hand and brain is dependent entirely upon his job, so that a per- centage reducticn in his pay is nothing more nor less than a capital tax. His wage is his capital, of course, when he has no other source of income. A tax on income is only on net income after expenses of many kinds are deducted, while a wage reduction is the same as a capital tax if the same kind of a tax were levied upon business. The wealthy do not have to pay a tax on gross ncome, while the middle class does pay this tax through wage and salary re- ductions. Why this rank discrimina- tion? Yet we were taught in school that “America means opportunity.” Not any more—except for a specially favored class of society. It is high time that we demand a 15 per_cent capital tax on wealth. One such annual tax would clear up all United States indebtedness at one stroke, and would not interfere with the purchasing power of necessities by the masses of the people. Is Congress asleep that r‘t" h;.u’h'x:sd "f rulu: this t opportuni ipe out our %ded Federal debt at one fell swoop, and thus save hundreds of millions of the | dollars in interest alone for all time to . BELL. come? A. S. A Flood of Recipes. Prom Springfield (Mass.) Deily Republican. Secretary of Labor Perkins has already received more than 2,000 de- “remedies.” but it is to be that we shall never if any, of them is the right one,