Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1933, Page 8

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All ri; special dispaiches here! ed are mlso Teserve Tearing Down the Merit System. | Although the facts concerning the Ctvil S:..ice Commission’s compliance | with the so-called apportionment of | lffices law are readily obtainable, have | been carefully set forth at numerous times by the commission and are un- derstandable to anybody who takes the trouble to look into them, the House ! #8 of coirse acting within its rights to] prder ano.rer investigation and dig @round in the records all Summer long #for the purpose of obtaining informa- fion necessary as a basis for legisla- Bion.” The spirit in which the House adopted the proposal for ihe investigation, how- | ever, naturally raises a question as to the sort of legislation that may follow the investigators' avid pursuit of & basis. Is it planned to do away with the merit system and abolish the com- mission? Representative Cox of Georgia | indicated as much in speaking for the resolution. The apportionment of offices, or of political spoils, among the States is to be had, he sald, “if it be| even at the expense of repealing our | Civil Service law.” At which, the Rec- ord nctes, there was “applause.” Continuing, Mr. Cox said: I want to say for myself and upon Iy own responsibility that I believe the Civil Service is responsible for more deadheading, for more inefficiency and for more disloyalty to the Government than all other agencies, public and pri- vate combined. (Applause.) The Civil Service Commission has coming to it all the unfavorable implications that | arise out of the adoption of this reso- Jution, for it is & protest against the manner in which the commission has | done its work. (Applause.) Why all this vitriolic attack on the | manner in which the Civil Service Commission has sought to enforce an ‘unenforceable, contradictory and vicious remnant of the spolls system? What does the law really provide? The civil service act of (1883 provides that “as mearly as the conditions of good ad- ministration will warrant * * * ap- pointments to the public service * * * in the departments at Washington shall be apportioned among the several States and Territories and the Dis- trict of Columbia upon the basis of | population as ascertained in the last preceding census.” But another part ®©f the act, and the fundamental basis ©of the merit system, provides th *offices, places and employments * * *| #hall be filled by selections according| to grade from among those graded! highest as the results of such competi- tive examinations.” It is obviously impossible to give ‘equal force to contradictory principles | of a law, one of which provides that offices shall be filled on a quota basis, | the other that they shall be filled as the result of competitive examinations which are open to all the people of the United States. The Civil Service | Ccmmission has sought to enforce the quota provision as nearly ss the “con- | ditions of good administration will| warrant” and as long as other condi- | tions would warrant. It has consis- | tently urged the citizens of States | which have not taken advantage of the | eopportunities for civil service employ- ment to apply for exemination, But | the Civil Service Commission could not, ©f course, force citizens of Califor or any other State to take a com- petitive examination for a $1,200 job | in Washington or come here to fill it.{ Jronically encugh, it was during a| Democratic administration that thl" quota provision received its worst jolt and was thrown most oul of gear. In the war days the Government had t> have help. While tens of thousands | of inexperienced workers were brought | here from all parts of the Nation, many ©of them to register later from the Dis- | trict of Cclumbia, thcusands more weré «chosen from Washington the nzarby States simply because they were the| cnly ones available. And since the war | the ruic that veterans shculd be given | o preference for positions in the civil service has taken precedence, not only over qualifications based cn merit, but over thcse based on residence as well. | It is not difficult to understand why | there is a disparity, nor has there ever | been any effort to conceal the fict that this disparity in quotas exis s. ‘There is no room for a spoils system in the civil service today. But the at- | tacks on the merit system by spoil men will continue to weaken es they have undermined it. performance of pul is ready regarded @s one of the less i portant ualifications for office or re- tention in office. Length of service, whether one is married, whether one is & veteran and whether ¢ne comes from & State which has an unfilled or ex- cessive quota representation are all considerations sside from the merit of the applicant or the employe. The House investigation of the civil service is relatively unimporient. Any fi-hing expedition of the sort may turn up something interesting. The impor- tant thing is the motive back of the in- westigation, whether it is to be used to it or g al- set up a smoke screen behind which | world agape—off stage, 50 to speak, but | From the Davton Daily News. further and more damaging attacks on the merit system may be launched. The natural and logical result of Baorough investigation of the appor: | many of the failures of European en- | | and breadth of the continent even more aiready dangerously | efficient | tionment of offices law by a body seek- ing primarily efficiency in the public service would be repeal of this law and not its rigid and hurtful enforcement. ——— vt The Fetish of Progress. Apparently it is a mistake to make & fetish of progress. To the philos- opher the gains which commonly go by that name are not ends in them- selves. Rather, they are mere steps n a general advance toward a goal as yet only dimly discerned. They are not static points, rigid and fixed, immutable in their nature, sacrosanct, beyond crit- jcism. Like rungs on a- ladder, they may help the climbing multitudes to rise, but that is practically all the function they have. The written history of the race, as it happens, affords numerous proofs of the hazards lnv@ed in forcing an ac- celerstion of a pecple’s ordinary pace. | Civillzation cannot be imioed upon na- | tions On the contrary, it Is funda- mentally a product of evoluiion. It must develop gradually. Arbitrary coercion theoretically may be defensible as a policy of conquest. A superior populstion may protect its own stand- ards by the employment of such meth- ods. But a dictated culture, established by violence, cannot be considered a nor- mal development, Actually, it is only a veneer. That is the explanation of savors to control the inhabitants of | ceriain backward arcas of the earth. It likewise is the explanation of thl“ leck of success encouniered by Ame fcan efforts to sssimilate disgenic ele- | ments rteceived from certain almost equally primitive communities in Eu- rope and the Orient. " | An excellent example of the mixed | values of an imported cultural im- provement, an unuatursl progress, s to be found in the instance of the horse as made available to the Ameri- can Indian by the early settlers of the Western world, Flora Warren Seymour, in her “Story of the Red Man,” seys: ‘The horse was lthouce an \ne‘lnén- able blessing and the presage of de-| struction. !I held the possibility of distance that could never otherwise have been traversed; accumulations of goods that without this aid could never | have been amassed or transported from | one place to another. So far, it was Jjustly regarded as the symbol of wealth, | ihe most prized of possessions. - But easc in travel meant more and livelier warfare. It widened the circle of enemies. It diminished the length surely, and much more fatally, than| the Iton Horse did centuries later. | Horse and gun ether changed the location of many & tribe in these days. | We get glimpses, here and there, of | tense drama—the Chippews driving the Sloux beyond the headwaters of the Mississippi; agriculture deserted for | the chase and th: warpath; the Indios salvajos becoming ever and ever & more fearful menace to the trembling | village folk of the desert. And, under | the influence of such greatly increased | powers of destruction, the range of the buffalo shrinks to its concentration on the rolling central plains. So these great gifts of the white man brought their greater dangers. Of course, to the white man the fact | 50 stated meant nothing particularly mournful. It was only to the Indians that the kind of progress indicated by the appearance of the horse, with its concomitants ‘of shotguns and fire- water, meant disaster. The two races met, and the culture of the one de- stroyed the other. The net result is called progress by white historians. By Indian historians, if any there were, it doubtless would be called something quite different. ‘The present generation faces a similar problem.- Vast material development, vast sclentific expfsion, vast produc- tion, vast credit—and then, like a bolt from the blue, depression! Perhaps the | world ran ahead at too rapid a pace. Perhaps it made too great a fetish of material gain. Otherwise, how is it} possible to account for the unnatural | poverty, the misery and the anarchy which . are so conspicuous on every hand and so deplorable? It may be just as well if the race learns to be content for a while to climb at a less hectic gait. e —r—t— Elephants are always carried with a | circus for the reason it has been de- clared that they lend a background of seriousness to a dashing display. If Ringling Bros. are to contribute eny- thing to senatorial procedure, it might have been more helpful to contribute | an elephant, unwieldly as it might| prove, instead of & midget. : ———— Mr. Norman Davis in Ccmlemplal.inli slow work is almost as impatient as Mr. Dawes was when he said: “Let's get together and get somewhere.” If the world's affairs have not gone for- ward as they should, the fact can never be attributed to a lack of “slogans.” Midget and Giant. When Senator Carter Glass the other day declared that the Morgan inquiry before a Senate ccmmiltee had degen- erated into & circus performence he probably had no idea that it would soon be the scene of & veritable “saw- dust stunt.” He asserted that all that | the show in the committes room needed | was an accompaniment of peenuts and‘ pink lemonade. They have not yet| been forthoming, but yesterday the| lack_was supplied by th2 introduction | 3 freak,” a midgst, who! ipp>d into the lap of the financier in chief, who is the center of public attention as the investigation develops, and was then photographed | by a group of expert manipulators of cameras and flashlights. This incident was to have been ex- pected. The stage was all set for such | |a it of publicity enterprise. Decorum |4 ! had been flouted in the beginning. The | gor Who wants to feel like a midget?” committee room had been jammed by; curfosity seekers, bent upon catching glimpses of the financial glants and| hearing the disclosures regerding the | inside- workings of the great money {machine of Wall Street. There had' | been lively tilts belween counsel and | committee members. Day after day| the arena was the scene of combats. | | It was for the time the biggest show, on earth. Then came the circus to town, and with the circus came the | high-pressure salesmen of publicity. { The introduction of the midget was an | | inspiration. It was an adroit plece of | ! stage management. After the cemers had snapped and the light had flashed | | no power on earth could prevent pub- | lication of the resuitant picture. What did it all amount to? It showed | Mr. Morgan in a human attitude, the | | “freak” hugely enjoying herself, and the | quite evident—at the spectacle of a giant of finance holding & tiny morsel | gan investigation have heen so fre- | pail, | Of the power that's st work while questions at issue, the probity of the financiers, the integrity of their patrons and beneficiaries, the need of regulatory legislation, the effect on the public wel- fare of investment and speculative bountles bestowed upon preferred lists of security buyers? Not at all. The ‘promoter of the “stunt” was not con- cerned on that score. But the com- mittee was, or-should have been, just as at the outset it should have been concerned to the extent of keeping the hearing free from sensational features not in the least connected with the matters under consideration and from the ballyhoo of personal feeling. In one respect, however, the midget episode may have been wortti while, Itq°°SuPied: o consclous in this,| m has shown Mr. Morgan to the world in a kindly attitude. Of all the pictures THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. One of the great advantages s garden-minded person has over the crowd is an utter lack of boredom as he rides around town. ‘What is more common than & goh:ly stare, seen everywhere, especially aboard blic vehicles? In the man driving own car it is replaced by a look of He who loves the garden always finds terial, interest material, wherever he goes, to keep his mind and eyes Ln:.xuty, the typical motoring face. however, He doss not think to himself, “Now I must watch out for something beauti- that have been taken of him in the |7 v course of this inquiry—and there have been many of them—this is perhaps, though an undignified departure from the normal, the one that will do him more good than any of the lot. One cannot feel very bitter toward & man who holds & “child” on his lap, even though she is thirty years of age, ac- cording to the veracious press agent of the circus. ——e——————— Purchasers are warned that a num- ber of articles will be dearer in the near future. As this implies confidence that the purchaser may look forward to economic adjustment that will en- able him to face the price tag wilh- out flinching, the announcement causes no serious resentm:nt. - Siandard OIil of New Jersey an- nounces an increase in the price of gasoline. In a spirit of fairness it may be considered desirable to give the House of Rockefeller the benefit of in- vestigation publicity. B Radio speakers show wise considera- tion in continuing to feature base ball so as to hold public interest to its customary methodical pace when the current news threatens to become too emotional. — e Sailors must not use profanity. Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B., who never used 2 “big, big D" finds an even more con- spleuous indorsement than the author of “H. M. 8, Pinafore” expected. D ‘The dramatic moments of the Mor- quently referred to that, artistically speaking, a little comedy rellef might not seem amiss. R 80 far as debts are concerned France face the future without a fear, and the great question before the public appears to be “What are you going to do about it?" e Like radio entertainers, the promi- nent figures in an investigation are compelled to admit that they are in some degree influenced by their fan r—ors. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Pictures in the Paper. Here's a diffident confession That has struggled for expression As the printing presses greet me day by day I admire the fine oration ‘With its vast {llumination ‘When @ great investigation’s under way. But the genius photographic ‘That reveals & smile seraphic 1Is what gives true satisfaction to recall, And in spite of all the glories Of the jokes or bedtime stories I like the Pretty Pictures most of all. ‘When a scrious committee Sends to countryside and city The results of an investigation deep I tremble and I shiver At the warnings they deliver others sleep. But amid the lofty learning To which all the world is turning I like the Pretty Pictures best of all. So please be kind and gentle In the moment scntimental, When the camera man is asking for a pose, For names make news 'tis certain; Yet we like to draw the curtain For the human.touch that Art will oft disclose. So despite rhetoric thunder And the hints of tragic blunder That relate to man's experience, great | or small, In the course of an inspection Of the journalist's collection, I like the Pretty Pictures best of all! The Low-Down. “Did any big financler ever let you in on the ground ficor?” “Once,” answered Senator Sorghum. “What was the result?” “He took the elevator and let me walk.” Jud Tunkins says he has quit com- plaining about the weather. It ot least has the merit of being non-taxable. Sign of Financial Ability. Financial fame my friend will find. In commerce he will b2 & hit Because the way his neme is signed Locks like chain lightning in a fit. Relativities. “You wouldn't care for a man unless you could look up to him.” “Yes,” answer Miss Cayenne, “but I on't want to be obliged to look up too “To be perpetually anxious concern- ing your dignity,” sald Hi-Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “may create a fear that you have mot so much that you can spare any.” Harmony. ‘When all the world is threatening And good advice goes wreng We are reminded that this life Should be cn grand sweet song. ‘Though perseverance is & thing Which in great worth abounds, ‘The more some of us try to sing The worse It really sounds. . strife “De only critter I has met,” said Uncle Eben, “dat gits along by nosin’ into things is an elephant.” R Camouflage. Green is ti as the popular color for men’s clothes this Summer. Men down on their luck can acquire the of humanity. Did it contribute to the public understanding of the complex fashionable color by sleeping in the parka He simply sees it. PR Thus he is in a better position to think well of his city, because he gees 50 much more of it that Is worthwhile. The perscn without this interest sees, but he docs not see. He may look directly at some fine planting and, while he would admire it if his attention were called to it, of Nimself he cannot be sald to see it, because he is not in the least inter- ested in it, In this world it js necessary to be interested personally in a thing before one really sees it. ‘That is why teaching and learning are so far apart. It helps to account for the many heartaches of those who would jmpart informaticn. He who ought to know is not willing to learn. He must be interested. first of all; the real queslion is how to make him in- tercst himself, . . N ‘The home gardener, whoever he fis, or wherever he lives, has no such inhibitions. He is interested in the growing things, the plants, the shrubs, the trees, the vines, the lawns. Nor does the same route, day after day, make any particular difference. There is always something new to see. Not only does the progress of the seasons make this possible, but even more does the magnitude of the pano- rama daily spread before him demand constant application. It is no more possible for him to see everything, in one day, than the opsragoer can grasp every good melody at one hearing. e ‘Those who attend operas for the love of them, rather than for the spectacle of the stage and the audi- ence, know that at every fresh hear- ing of a given plece new strains of enchenting beauty are realized. These melodies were there at the previous performance, of course, but somehow the individual listener did not grasp them. His ear was attuned to somethiny else, at that time, now it gees on to som:thing else. So the hearing ear knows progress, and it is the same with the eyes. ey, too, gre able to take in only a limited amount of what they see, al any one time. They must see many times, before they can begin to see it all. Even then it is questionable whether any one set of eyes, no matter how good. ever can see it all” * Kk X In regard to plant life, ultimate see- ing is scarcely ever possible, In the comparatively swift passage on the way to and from work, the g‘nrdener gets & very limited view of 1 _subjects. ‘This makes him look all the harder, WASHINGTON ‘The Washington sponsors of the Na- tional American Conference Against Racial Persecution in Germany are staging & dinner here Monday night almost within earshot of the White House, and they will not object if the President overhears their speeches. Former Ambissedor to Germany James W. Gerard heads the national commit- tee which is mobilizing public opinion in this country in protest against re cent events under Nazi conirol in Ger many. Prominent members of the Waeshington committee include Justice Wendell P. Stafford, the Right Rev. James E. Preeman, Senators Falix Hebers of Rhode Island and Edward P. Costigan of Colorado. Next Mon- day’s meeting is looking toward the creaticn of an organizetion in this country to last as long as Hitler lasts. Firey Fiorello F. La Guardia is flying down from New York to pep up the dinner, end Frank J. Hogan, distin- guished both as jury pleader and as toastmaster and equally felicitous in either role, will preside. * kX % Senator Couzens of Michigan will take his departure next Wednesday for London to join the American delegation at the Economic Confercnce, The Mor- gan hearings will have to go along without him, as well as the legislative business in the Senate chamber. The Senator is deferring his sailing as long a3 possible. The rest of the American delegation to London is already en route. The conference convenes June 12. Mr. Couzens is a facior to be reckoned with in senatorial affairs, and his acceptance of membership on the commission going to London and his consequent removal from the Senate scene at the present juncture possibly matters more to Washington than to London. * K X X The Roosevelt sdministration has added a new helper to the Federal pay roll in the person of former Sen- ator Smith Wildman Brookhart, expert rifie shot. The former Senator's new title is special adviser of the Agricul- tural Adjustment Administration on ex- ports to Eastern Europe, named to this lace by Chairman Morgenthau. The tter was asked as to’ what qualifi- catlons ex-Senator Brookhart possesseq for this particular post—was he an expert in foreign trade? In reply the chairman recalled that the former Sen- ator had onceé made & much publicized ilgrimage to Soviet Russia and that is new assistant has some “very prom- mnf negotiations under way” with the Soviet for the exchange of goods. P Qeorge Creel, “Joe” Davies and “Ollie”” Newman, three of President Roosevelt's closest and “I-knew-him- whenest” friends, visited the executive offices the other day to appcal to their old buddy of the Wilson days to find a place for another mutual friend in the new 3 “Now, lookee here, old-timer,” one of the three declared, as they drew thelr chairs up to the presidential desk | in gang formation, “we've come here to use our influence with you.” The F. D. R. grin spread all over the presidential face &s Mr. Roosevelt leaned back in his chalr, nodded hs head and replied: “All right!" Go éhead and use it!" * ok ok X The United States still has some friends left in Latin America, and the tiny Dominican Republic, alternatel torn by revolution and hurricane, whicl shares with its sister republic of Haiti possession of the Caribbean Island of Santo Domingo, is still our friend. Re- assurances on this score are contained in a letter recently recelved by & promi- nent Washingtonian from an American friend in the Island Republic. The lat- ter writes:~ “On May 3 the Sugar Estates gave a luncheon and reception to the President of the Dominican Re- public. After lunch President Trujillo went to the flag pole, pulled down the presidential flag and hoisted the United States flag—the only United States flag among the hundreds of Dominican banners. This was done in the presence of 450 guests and caused some emotion, Some Pan-American gesture!” * K x ¥ Appearing now for the fourth season on coest-to-coast broadeasts with the United States Marine Band nl‘rlfl Orchestra, Helen Corbin Heinl, Wash- ington pianist, laughs when she thinks of an earlier experience she had with Capt. Taylor Branson, leader of that with special reference to cerfain beauty spots he has picked out of old. He may have followed the history of some of them for several years. ‘These old shrubs, flowering well last year—will they do the same this? Here is a matter of interest which he recalls every time he goes that way. Others mighf see exactly nothing at all there—“just an old bush"—but he sees horticultural history. * X K % Individual specimen plants are by no eans all. Perhaps the greatest “find” of the; wandering gardener is in massed plant- ings of all sorts, and the type of growth they make during different years. This Spring the Incessant rains have provided all things of the earth with just what they need to make large g wth, ~he result is a grand massing of :rubs and evergreens. Not only are boughs and branches longer, but the number of leaves upon them 1is very much greater than in ordinary sessons. Homes everywhere are now almost submerged in shrubbery of various types. * X x % On recent rainy days suburban streets were perfect bowers of beauty. No doubt many a home gardener left the public vehicle blocks before he had to .n order to see the spectacle at close hand. For this, too, is & pageant, a spectacle no less imposing than the artificial one of the opera house. ' The onera, perhaps, 13 becoming more or less of & back num- ber, but the pageant of natural things sces on, It is & real spectacle, this of Nature, no less musical than that of the opera | house, although it is not worked out ac- cording to formulae, as musical compo- | sition 1is, but by heat, and molsture, and the invisible principle called life be- c:]ul.I‘et we do not know anything else to call it. “Life,” perhaps, is just as good & word as another. One might wish to change “Nature” to “Mature,” just one letter different; such a change might help show what life does, how it grows and develops, matures into something or other for obscure reasons vet to be learned. * ok ok % Along highways and bywa; the pedestrian takes his way, not iy.'mdmg the drai})plng from the trees, the little pools of water in depression at his feet. ‘These things are part of the rainy day, so beloved of plants and their friends. It is & true satis‘action to be able to find something good where others find only cause for complaint. ‘Would it be possible, one wonders, to | find good in everything, so that at last| | one could find fault with nothing? One man, and one man alone, did it. His nam~ was Baruch de Spinoza, and | he found everything that exists right ’Tth the immutable rightness of crea- on. Not many human beings have ever been able to get into his frame of mind, but some few, in all ages, have &p- proached it, in s slight degree. Among them are many gardeners, who come at last to sse that the rainy day is the perfect day, as far as their beloved plants are concerned. The rose- bushes offer no protest as the continued drenching ruins their blossoms, and gives them the “black spot.” These things are part of the plan, notes in the symphony of Nature, or Mature, let us insist on calling it for just this once. OBSERVATIONS l famous organization. Before one of the broadeasts number of adm;rers crowded around Mrs. Heinl desirii; to mest her personally. Naturally this flk““ her, but Capt. Branson heard er say: “It is lovely, but I wish I could meet | them afterward—I never like to talk to | any cne just before I play.” | “That is easy” Branson said, “I'll put & Marine on guard at your door and then nobody will bother you!” Mrs. Heinl is the wife of a popular Washington newspaper man and radio- scribe. Robert D, Heinl. Both of them are Hoosier born. Mrs. Heinl has been ('Bl!gd hlhe Teresa Carreno of the abash, | | | | | DAL ok Mr. Hoover's penchant for delegating | 1o boards and commissions the solution | |of difficult governmental probiems is | well remembered. Mr. Roosevelt, on | | the other hand, appears to have little | (use for such agencies. Mr. Roosevelt | is for cne-man directorships. He has put the whole business of egricultural | relief under the direction of a_single | individual rather than a board. He has | shown no haste to fill the vacancics on | the R. F. C. Board and is entirely con- | than the majority of his own Answers Mr. Long as to “Roosevelt Island” To the Editor of The Star: In a letter to The Star May 30, en- titled “Roosevelt Island Change Not » Parallel,” Luther K. Long attempts to to Theodore Island majority of people might think it was named in honor of F. D. R., who re- cently came into the picture. That ar- gument convinces me of just one “boloney.” Because if Mr. Long and Republican associates believe in “nip- ping things in the bud,” then by all means I suggest that they take the mat- ter up with the administration and see if the United States Shipping Board can't be induced to change the name of one of our great ocean liners from President Roosevelt to President Theo- dore Roosevelt, so that our people may not be under any misapprehension as to in whose honor and memory it has bien nemed. I submit that is just as lcglcal £s the reason he has given. I would like to inform Mr. Long that, on the contrary, I, although & Demo- crat, love and respect the memory of President Theodcre Roosevelt even more party did in 1912 after he split it lRepub’llcun gacrz)h;mz‘ ?pe? ;nn: :;:z it down to shing eat. penait; d by Theodore Roosevelt's Ionowmyllg:)- gressives) has been that of a mistreated stepchild ever since. *Some more éon- servative Republican “adoration.” Mr. Long says F. D. R. will have to stend on his own work and not lean on the reputation bullt by another of his own name. How absurd. Why, F. D. R. hes taken more responsibility on his back than has any Gther President. I dcubt the sincerity of this, but Mr, Long states that he is willing for P. D. R. o have a fair chance, but at the same time says he heartily approves of | the two letters recently written to The Star on this subject, these letters con- ;t‘n’fenz noahmzjwlzlaflu%evu except bold, n_and unjustifiable attacks uj the adminisiration before it is e‘::: three months old, notwithstanding the fact that it has accomplished more in three weeks than the last Republican on;o d{g in four years, e moral of this is, “Long lve the :em&rey of Theodor: l;c;:uve]t, but not e of nklin Delan Roosevelt.” J. J. CRAWFORD. o et Footpaths Needed Along The Traveled Highways To the Editor of The Star: With Monday's casualty of anothe: child here in Oxon Hfll,y making !h: third such unavoidable happening within the past few years, the ques- tion arises, can nothing be done about 1t? I believe it is high time something was being done about it. Of course We may always expect-aceidents where chiléren are permitted access to the much-traveled highways, but there are safeguards that we .may throw around them that will tend to cut down this yearly onslaught. Meking more dras- Ue laws against the motorist will not be a cure-all. Something has to be done to prevent the child getting in the way pf mctor traffic, for invariably all such accidents prove unavoidable, The most reckless driver will do his utmogt to avoid hitting a child, but a child’s mind is so hard to guess, the best drivers are liable to hit them when playing thoughtlessly on the highways. I belicve we can overccme much of this destruction by having footpaths along the State roads for pedestrians. With paths, thér the’ pedestrians would have no excuse for walking down the middle of the roads. Such foctpaths would cost very little, as a mere sprin- kling of gravel would be sufficient, and the labor could’ be done with school ¢hildren if the “forestry project” had used up the available Iccal labor. I doubt if the forest preservation is of more importance to the country than the preservation of the childhood of the country. If we would place paths elong the roads, with underpasses at schools, villages and other con- gested places, then motoring would be & pleasure instead of a nightmare. PERRY F. SKINNER. B — Praises P. M. G Fariey’s Humane Personnel Policy To the Editor of The Star: Posimaster General Farley's attitus toward the rotative Iurloucnys‘yx:em rgf the Post Office emplcyes is highly com- mendable, It seems incredible that of all the department heads, Mr. Farley is the only one who believes in spread- ing the work at this time of unemploy- ment and financial distress. On June |1 hundreds of Government emplcyes will have received their final chec] from the Government, as whol zl{!e t:li:lE missais will then have taken ce. - 1 should hesitate to guess when these un- fortunate people, so many of them heads of families, will again have a source of inccme. At the same time, | tent to have it run, to all intents and puiposes, by a single head in the person | | of Chairman Jesse Jones of Texas. The | Tennessee River Valley development program is to have a board of three. | | But the President so far has named | only the chairman and the latter is| | going ahead on his own hock. All Gov- | | ernment public works are to be under | | the contral of & single administrater. | If the control of industry bill is en- | acted in its present form a singie man rather than a board or ccmmission will hold the destinies of industry and busi- ness in the hollow of his hand. * ¥ % % During the World War, when busi- ! ness and industry were placed under | Federal control, an industrial council | of national defense played an impor- | tant part in the set-up. The council was, in fact, the keystone of the arch | between the Covernment and industry. | Barney Baruch and Howard E. Coffin | were two members of the war-time council who are active today in the present situation relating to the new | proposed “partnership” between the | Government and industry. Mr. Coffin | 1 earnestly advocating the incorpora- tion in the present plan of an indus- | trial council, but suggestions along this | line have not received favorable recep- tion g0 far in administration quarter: | Mr. Roosevelt's inclinations toward one- man ceontrol have come into play in | this situation. (Copyright. 1933.) L E— {“Why Not Be Honest” About the Bond Issue? To the Editor of The Star: ‘Why should we not be honest? Re- ports from Washington indicate that the stage is all set for the issuance of & two-billion-dollar (not gold) bond |issue to institute the administration’s public works program. Luckily for the Ebhc, the stage is also set for this ue to be absorbed by the Federal Re- setve benks and the postal savings. Who else would be foolish enough to subscribe, to pay dollars now worth about eighty cents in gold for bonds which may be paid in “dollars” worth maybe forty gold cents or possibly much less? Of course, the Federal Reserve banks need not worry about subscrib- ing, since they can merely pfint cur- rency, using the bonds as reserve. But why isn’t the administration honest about it; why doesn’t it print the money itself rather than doing so,through the agency of the Federal Reserve banks? Or is this a smoke screen to fool the public into believing that the Govern- ment printing presses are not running? HENRY C. PARKER. v Now Distanced. From the Toledo Blade. Ananias got his reputation when there wasn't much competition. He'd scarcely be noticed now. he Faculty. Prom the Lowell Evenint Leader. If the present tendency in appoint- ments continues, it will soon be proper to refer to President Roosevelt's official family as the faculty, | | those who are fortunate enough to be x:m:sed geetdm: additional cut in salary S compar 0 the 100 per of the dismissed emp]oy!s_pe o Mr. Farley certainly deserves the praise and admiration cf every thinking American. In this one statement of his in May 30 Evening Star he is mak- ing a proposal that, so far as I have observed, no other department head has yet had the courage or foresight to suggest, that of spreading the avail- able work ameng present employes. The furlough system for all, not discrimi- nation and dismissals, is proof of Mr. Farley’s sense of fairness and keen foresight. He has taken a big step to- ward solving the unemployment prob- lem and all industry can well emulate this act of Mr. Farley’s. It is deplor- able that other depariment heads have not been able to show Mr. Farley's courageous indication of preserving ca- Ppable and experienced employes, but in- stead preferred to make wholesale dis- missals in the name of economy. The Government needs more Mr. Farleys. K. CALDWELL. D. C. Federal Service Quota Not Excessive To the Editor of The Star: I wish briefly to bring to your atten. tion a matter whlch‘when brought out may possibly be helpful to & large number of Government employes. The economy bill now bafore Con- gress provides for removal of a large number of employes, and in doing so the quots clause in civil service laws | is expected to be cbserved to a lary extent. This matter has been mucl discussed in the press, but I have seen only one reason given for excessive number over gquota assigned to the District of Columbia, Mearyland and Virginia, that is the original appeint- ments were made from these places for various reasons. Now, this is not strictly true, for many of those now accredited to the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia were origi- nally appointed from States quite re- mote from Washington, as can_easily bo ascertained. Aftsr living in Wash- ington for some time and thinking their civil service status was secure, they for some reason neglected to re- turn home to vote, lost their “legal | residence,” and became assigned to the District of Columbia. Others moved to nearby Maryland or Vir- glnia, acquired homes there, and be- coming ldentified in affairs, changed _thelr residences to States, not thinking it would ever affect their civil service standing or endenger their positions. The numbsr of this class must be large, for I personally know a score or more of such. In this way the quota of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia has been so largely exceeded. This class of employes might be helped and the harmful effect upon the Government prevented by saving some of the most faithful and efficient employes from arbitrary dismissal, thereby crippling the light. ‘The section in the act is purely polit- ical and not in the interest of the Gov- ernment, M. FINCH. those | ics might have been averted.” Government | than z‘:rviee,cfl the facts were clearly brought | cludes ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. This great service is maintained by The Star for the benefit of its readers, who may use it every day with- out cost to themselves. All they have answers by mail. Questions clearly written and stated as briefly as possible. Inclose & 3-cent stamp for re- turn postage. Do not use cards. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, ‘Washington, D. C. Q. What price range is meant by low-cost homes?—B. C. T. A’ Th: National Association of Real Estate Boards divides houses into three price groups. Low cost, those of not more than $7,500 in total cost; me- dium priced, those between $7,500 and $15,000, and a third division including all houses above $15,000 in total cost. = = l ‘Was the Delano Memorial in the ! garden at Red Cross headquarters un- velled on Memorial day?—C. D. N. A. While this date was set by the artist when the work was completed, the unveiling did not take place. It probably will take place in April, 1934, when the three national nursing asso- clations are holding their blennial con- vention in Washington, D. C. Q. Are starlings edible?—J. E. D. A. They are excellent in pies or | cooked in other ways, such as frying, broiling, etc, Q. Wil a tank filled with com-| pressed sir be more buoyant than one | filled with air at normal atmospheric | | pressure?—G. H. McC. | _A. The Bureau of Standards says | that the less air there is in a tank the more buoyant it will be. Air has weight and filling the tank with compressed air merely makes it heavier and less buoyant. Q. What event was commemorated by the Norse-American Centennial in 1925?2—R. T. A. A. It celebrated the arrival of the first Norwegians to found a permanent home in the United States. This com- pany of ts sailed from Sta- vanger, Norway, July 4, 1825, on the tionen and arrived Res! d New York on October 9. Q. Has Maine a poet laureate?—S. J. A. Edna St. Vincent Millay is poet laureate of the State. Q. Why have the terms thou and th;e disappeared from current speech? -T.J. G. A. No specific reason can be as- signed. These words were familiar usage in old English, but during the middle English period were gradually superseded by the plural ye, you, your, yours, in addressing a superior, but were long retained in s ing to an inferior. They still remain in a num- ber of dialects and in some religious denominations. Q. How many Ne there in the United A. There were 1930 census, - Q. Please gl information nb:n uthlc Warm Springs Foundation. A, The Public Health Service says thai the Warm Springs Foundation, | i architects are tes?—J. H. 51 counted in the ve some Roosevelt in an’ éffort’ to provide best sort” of treatment for victims of. poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis). There are at present 70 patients at Warm Springs, ‘The institution speclalizes in muscle training under water, which is of value on account of HASKIN. the support given the lmbs by of the water. In general ;Ee tient and patient’s friends or the friends or the fi to raise the other half, Q. How many _sutomobiles are stolen daily in New York City?—H. D. A. An average of 33 a day. Q. What progress is being made for the abolishment of capital punish- ment?—L, P. A. Eight States in this country have already abolished capital ment. They are Maine, Rhode Island, Michi- g*n, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota. Of the forty States still retaining capital punishment, twenty States electrocute criminals, eighteen hang them, one (Utah) gives them the choice of being hanged or shot and Nevada kilis them with lethal gas. In thirty-four of the forty States -executing criminals the judge or jury is allowed to substitute life” imprisonment for the death sen- tence, Q. What is meant by uncirculated coins in coin collecting?—L. T. A. Uncirculated coins are coins struck for circulation. But coins to be classified as “uncirculated” must be as new and bright as when droj from the coining press. A coln that has been in circulation, no matter whether or not it shows marks of wear, cennot be classified as uncircul Q. What proportion of the ts ;‘lnid are ‘T:kzn out by wmm?n— to work’ up a election; which the policy is known can be elimination of all attempts to the mind of the President by & : the hope stability of business. Q. In which census were the foreign-born inhebitants of the United States first tabulated?—R. W. P. A. In the census of 1850. Q. How do farm taxes compare with pre-war days?—M. P, A. In 1931 they were exactly two and one-half times as high as in 1914, but since theén ‘here has been & re- duction in some States. Farm taxes still are more than twice what they were" Supported by Progressive support for the policy of insuring bank deposits can be observed in the discussion which this plan has | aroused. State experiments are found to have been inadequate by scme, but |1t is suggested that national insurance may tend to unification of banking in- | terests and an improved system. Many | advise better supervision of all banks | and good mansgement as the best as- | surance to depositors. Distinction _ between Government nd insurance is ;lmulnd by the Spokane An- W, Te- (eyrflnl to the President’s desire that | “when the Government takes a new lia- pility, the money to pay for it must be provided.” The Richmond News Leader holds that the “justification for such & risky step is the fact that virtually all | the banks that e been licensed to 1 ! condition, and alread | effect, by cghe policy of serve_system.” | an effect of the banking changes will be to “stop the shift of deposits from small | and medium-sized banks to the larger | institutions.” | Describing it as “a co-operative effort | of the banks and the Government,” the | Louisville Courier-Journal feels that “the bankers should weicome the plan as a relief to them from lying awake nights, fearing runs.” The Asheville Citizen finds sentiment that “it is the one thing that could certainly re-estab- Ush full confidence,” while the Nash: ville Banner records that “public op! jon, which has been indifferent, doub! ful, or antagonistic, has experienced radical change since the bank debacle.” | The Youngstown Vindicator points to, “needed restrictions” in banking that are provided, and adds that if * all banks were required to belong to the Federal Reserve System, it would better _than guaranty. The ¥ ! the Federal Re- il‘«xck Island Argus sees benefit in re- lieving bankers “of fear of their deposi- mn."'nnd nmgval of “the necessity for | extreme liquidity.” “Ihe insurance feature,” in the opin- he Roanoke World-News, “may the entering wedge for a really system,” and that pe- r sts i “if properly admin- gund, only reslly sound banks will be admitted to the insurance provision.” On the banking bill as a whole the ‘World-News comments: "It fills many of the holes in American banking prac- tice, even if it does not promise for his country as safe and secure a sys- tem as is to b2 had in Canada or Great Britain, neither of which has had a bank failure during the depres- sion, To secure enactment of much- needed reforms, Mr. Glass has had to yield his views on deposits, for which of the House committee has long con- tended, a plan that penalizes sound, conservative banking for the protec- tion of the wildcats who in xuc:ecoun- | practical or cerfain way 0f winning the confidence of the average layman than by insuring the money he intrusts to the banks.” Gnlnsmhock to efforts e in the Wilson administration by Sen- ator Hitchcock, the Omaha World- Herald advises that “had an insurance fund been created at that time, largely out of the profits of the Federal Re- serve system, subsequent banking B at paper quotes Senator Vandenberg as ving that under the sys- tem “the smaller banks would be made virtually 100 per cont sound and the confidence cf small depositors would effect a great release of credit.” The Lima (Ohio) News thinks it will “hasten economic rec tion.” ould be made to start a bank"” ty of bank Shairman Steagall | 'Insurance of : Bank Deposits Many as Sound since the holiday are in good | perm Conait lyre insured, in | pi That paper feels that|in been sult of a depcsit guaranty is merely to put a premium upon imprudent t the expense of eound methods.” ‘The plan is viewed by the Baltimore Sun as “an ai turn of events, if one can recapture the national outlook of three years or even & year ago,” while the Dallas News asserts that “any form of deposit guaranty or insuran will be dangerous unless there is also established a vastly better system of bank examination and regulation.” n—m. that is possible that ‘good’ banks will them- te with the Government Dbetter supervision, for their own protection.” The Chicago be | Daily News advises that “the real test of nrenfth of the insurance fund may come with the next boom, should ex- cessive loans and lenient bank examina- tions Jeave such a condition as that through which the banks ' recently " The Hartford Times concludes t “it might have usefulness com- rable to it of a fire extinguisher a house or mboat”; that “it could check a fire at the start, if used quickly.” “Boulder Dam” Merely According to the Law To the Editor of The Star: I see by the letters addressed to the editor appearing in The Star that a n the folks are working themselves up to a white heat aver the name of a dam out West. Most these letters run very much along partisan lines, each expressing his feel- ings from & purely political point of view that is very much evident. Now, I don’t have any love for the name of Hoover, but I certainly would not be so narrow as to fight over some- thing that was named for him sol because I don't like him. But the facts of this case are somewhat over- locked by those who are raising so much stink over the change. As well as I recall the legislation crea the dam, it was called Boulder Dam, and the bill celling for the funds with which to build it called it Boulder Dam. It has always been referred to