Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1935, Page 8

HE EVENING STAR, _'VVAB TON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1935. A8 T G HINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 8 1935 THE EVENING STAR | period of good weather. Twelve |of lshor's battles set him more or. With Sunday Morning Edition. “WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY.......June 8, 1935 THEODORE W. NOYES. . . Editor The Evening Star'Newspaper Company 31t ot Sene Fennevivanta, Ave “Office: 110 East 42nd St ke #Ichll“ u!l‘l ing gt 2 Carrier Within the City. Rate by (whi Sund: The" Bunday Star .k Night Final Editio Bigtt s g, uneer s Coilection e af mlx be 000 per month per mont] end " of _eacl month. _ Orders sent by mail or telephone National Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Ma and Vi 5 ity and Sunday. .1 yr.. $10.00: 1 mo.. 85¢ ily _only yr. "$6.00: 1 mo.. 0¢ unday oniy. 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Aside from the recommendations goncerning per- sonalities, the report contains others which deserve immediate attention, and the work of the Crime Investi- gating Subcommittee will have been largely in vain unless the full com- mittee follows, as far as it can, the legislative program for law enforce- wment and law amendment which was proposed. Some of the recommendations re- euire legislation, in the form of new bills or the amendment of statutes, in erder to become effective. All of these measures must originate in the House District Committee. The committee found, for instance, that the long- pending bill to strengthen the gambling laws should be enacted and urged immediate hearings on that measure, which has already been passed by the Benate and which has been languish- Ing in a subcommittee since early in the past Winter. Other legislative changes recommended include an amendment of the statutes relating to amounts of property involved in petit larceny; the required use of non- transferable automobile license plates; elimination from the law of a pro- vision requiring forfeiture of $500 by an official who withholds from a prisoner or his representatives a true copy of the warrant or detainer on which he is held; lengthening the term of Police Court jurors; amending the parole and indeterminate sentence law end creation of a permanent crime sommission. There were other recommendations | requiring administrative action, xuch; as the proposal that the Commission- ers make public all data relating to | political indorsements of police officers for promotion; requiring mandatory dismissal from the force in cases where police officers have been found guilty | of intoxication, and other changes which might be beneficial to the morale and discipline of the force. Many of these recommendations are sound and will find general approval. Those relating to civil service and merit system on the police force, higher standards in examinations for promotion, better housing for the po- lice headquarters and the Police Court and adequate recognition of the Wom- an’s Bureau reflected a sincere interest in the general welfare of the Police Department and a genuine desire to improve conditions. These good features of the report must not be placed in jeopardy by the differences of opinion over the pro- priety as well as the justification of other proposals involving personalities. The way to prevent their being placed in jeopardy is for the committee now to press vigorously for the enactment of legislation which may be drawn in conformity with what the committee has approved in the report. —_—a———————- Japanese regulation of affairs in Northern China is distinguished by & number of safety-first warnings. Ready for the Shriners. The Shriners are coming, in great numbers, Already the vanguard of the host is here, fezzes dotting the landscape with a touch of color such ®s has not been seen here for twelve years. It is estimated that fully one hundred thousand of them will be in ‘Washington by Monday and then the Capital, decorated for the occasion, will be gay indeed. Twelve years ago Washington en- tertained this great organization and it may truly be said that “a pleasant time was had by all.” The city is well adapted for the entertainment of such an aggregation. One of the Jeaders of the order remarked upon arrival the other day, in advance of the conventioy, that the Capital is the ideal meeting place. It offers every advantage for such an occa- <v..‘ 4 - years ago the Capital was touched ‘by a heat wave that caused some dis- comfort to the visitors azd their hosts. It is possible that this history will be repeated next week. But whether the hot or chill, though rain should come to mar the pleasure of the city's guests, it is assured that the spectacle will be a success, for even bad weather cannot lessen the splendor of the ar- ray and the festivities of the occa- sion. e b 4 Britain Changes Pilots. Long-heraldell changes in the lead- ership of the British government have at length taken place and on gen- erally anticipated lines. Ramsay Mac- Donald, because of impaired health and failing eyesight, relinquishes the prime ministership and is succeeded by Stanley Baldwin, head of the Con- servative party, who has been in fact, if not in name, the real power in the “National” gevernment, over which Mr. MacDonald has presided since 1931. The veteran labor statesman will remain in the Baldwin cabinet as lord - president of the council, but his duties and authority are purely nominal. As an actual force in the government it is obvious that his sun has set. y Mr. MacDonald’s virtual departure from the scene is not without its pathetic aspect. The titular head of & ministry dominated by the Con- servatives in Parliament, he has long merely been tolerated at No. 10 Downing Street. It was well understood that his career there would be termi- nated whenever the Tories decided that the moment was propitious from their standpoint. That time has now arrived, In consenting to take the helm of a “National” government to confront the financial crisis four years ago, Mr. MacDonald parted company | violently with his old Labor supporters, who never afterward ceased to de- | nounce him as a traitor to the cause. ‘The Sage of Lossiemouth leaves office & man without a party. Along with the devotion of the Laborites he also forfeited the faith the Liberals once had in him. Yel contemporary Brit- ish history cannot fail to accord Mr, MacDonald an honored place. His record in the realm of foreign affairs was not distinguished, but he was a consistent and zealous advocate of peace and limitation of armaments, and, to the extent of his powers, always placed British influence behind all constructive efforts in those flelds. | Perhaps the strongest indictment that can be leveled against Mr. Mac- Donald’s international activities is that they were supercharged with idealism. In Stanley Baldwin Britons envision the “typical Englishman,” a states- man who combines a scholarly back- ground with business training and ex- perience and personifies the spirit of rugged common sense. It is generally expected that the new prime minister will go to the country late in the year and through a sweeping Conser- vative victory in a general election retain office as an out-and-out party leader, rather than as the head of a coalition “National” government. No important changes in British policy are looked for as a result of current cabinet shifts. Sir John Simon is transferred from the foreign secretary- ship to the home office. Sir Samuel Hoare, lately secretary for India, suc- ceeds Simon at the foreign office. While Sir Samuel’s administration of Indian affairs was frequently assailed by critics as “weak,” there is not Likely to be any lack of strength in foreign policy under a government cominated by Baldwin. That “busi- ness as usual” is in prospect in the international realm would seem to be indicated by the prime minister’s an- nouncement that the government sees no reason to alter its policy of making no further debt payments to the United States, though it remains ready to discuss a revised settlement. ————————— A French cabinet, works hard as a rescue squad for the franc and has to call on new men from time to time. Exit—Mr. Richberg. Donald Richberg came to Washing- ton and the New Deal as one of labor's darlings, with a sound tradition be- hind him established in the battles for organized labor. Ten days or so hence he goes out of the picture as one of the New Dealers whose scalp was earnestly sought by organized lsbor, which more than once had sworn vengeance upon him. At one time he was the delegated apostle of the reconciliation between the New Deal and the world of business. But #s he leaves the scene no tears will be discerned rolling down the pale cheeks of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Few men, in the short but feverish rush of the past two years, have been carried further or higher by the strange assortment of forces into which he was thrown. And few men have fallen further, or more abruptly, from the heights. Mr. Richberg’s intention to leave Wash- ington and take up again'the private practice of the law has been known for some time. But it was his fate to be riding the wings of the Blue Eagle | when that noble bird was brought to earth. And when the Blue Eagle fell, He steps over the horizon to join the brave company which sits beyond; & company composed of such figures 23 Moley and Johnson aad Berle and days of the convention period are |, less apart from the men who depended that greater dependence will be draftsmanship of laws and and less on the fertile brains of the recruits who joined up in March, 1933, good soldier has left the front line on a stretcher, e P et Spreading Sports in the Schools. There are many who will be in- clined to agree with Mr. Bayh, the new director of health and physical education in the public schools, in his theory that the proper remedy for overemphasis of sports in the schools is the greater participation in sports by all the students. Constantly grow- ing recognition is being given the fact that when sports are confined to a necessarily few interscholastic games, in which a handful of picked students participate, these gamés themselves tend to overshadow everything else in school sports and assume undue sig- nificance in the minds of the children. Mr. Bayh's hope, as he expresses it, is for development of a program of Pphysical education in the schools that will find “every boy and girl on a team and a team for every boy and girl.” Any sound program of intramural sports in the schools requires a larger staff and more equipment than the school system has at present. It re- quires rather close supervision of men and women who know their business. requires school playground space. schools are deficient in such respects. Organized play activity, in some of through increased supervising person. | mel and the provision of space—ou doors or in gymnasiums, Mr. Bayh comes to his new duties here with a fine record behind him and a job in front of him that will challenge all his ingenuity and skill. e e An opera singer advocating a Fed- | eral department of science, literature and art kissed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, thus pro- viding instantly material for a pey- chological analysis and inspiration for & song and a picture. An allotment of two million dollars is asked in order to provide a card index of all persons listed in the 1900 census. Old-age pensions show a nobler use for the card index than data for partisan politics. —_— e An increase of taxes on gifts and inheritances would in some instances not distribute wealth any more rapidly than is managed by heirs who squan- der it. Advice from the United States Su- preme Court prior to legislation might not stop the argument. The Supreme Court still has its 5-to-4 decisions, ——————— In the Mellon tax proceedings a type of bookkeeper is in evidence who puts the books in his safe and keeps them there, N. R. A. has not become extinct, but is responding to new environment in the process of evolution, —— e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Caravan. If you step with the band Where the Nobles command From Fellowship's Mystical Shrine, Of fights far away You may patiently say, “They are really no business of mine!” For the road is not long To a smile and a song When Pilgrims are proudly in line To the land that is gay, Where of quarrels you say, “They are really no business of mine.” Initials. “We have a great many initials in evidence in Government affairs.” - “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum, “but the possibilities of the alphabet are enormous. Some day we are going to reach a state of mind where we can boil everything down to ‘O. K. and let it go at that.” . Jud Tunkins ssys troubles are like colds. It's unfair to scatter ‘em around among innocent bystanders. The Prodigious Pay Roll. When, maybe, some day, As our taxes we pay And take what we get. ‘When the debt has been met In the form of relief, .This existence so brief, ‘Though ambitions still throb, Is & Government job. Rash Intrusion. “Do you warn gunmen away from Crimson Guilch?” “No,” answered Cactus Joe. “We've got citizens who have been handlin’ guns all their lives. If any amateurs want to break in and compete with out.” It requires special equipment and it | Many of the primary and junior high | the crowded junior high schools espe- | cially, is sadly in need of the sort of | improvement that is possible only | Fido Watermelon’s name ;w.uc ex- Rover with no stretch of the imagination. Pat, most popular of feline names, could be used as well as Mike, the latter a universal cat name. * ok k& Fido Watermelon, ‘Watermelon, as he might be called, first showed up in the neighborhood last January. Deep snow was on the ground. It was & wild night, that, when Fido sent his peculiar, rather pa- thetic meow over the housetops. Since then there has scarce been & night without that cry. He has concentrated on the house in a plain effort to make it his home. Hence the designation Fido. * k¥ % It was not until Spring came, how- ever, that the Watermelon came into his own, really lived up to his per- sistence. Had he been a dog, in reality as well as name, his build would have been called ‘“cobby.” This adjective means short bodied. ‘Watermelon was constructed on yacht lines, with a good prow and slender stern. His head was exceptionally large, his ears small, his tail held very low, in a graceful curve almost touching the ground. This was his normal carriage. L Although of alley cat breed, he lacked that first essential of the type, the gayly carried tail. His caudal appendage resembled that of the tiger, He had the persistence of fwo tigers. His home, wherever it was, bothered him little, Perhaps there were people there who worried or annoyed him. At any rate, he was determined on a change. A “handout” in a platter on the back porch, one evening, quite settled the matter. Friends of cats will think this ought to have settled the matter, but they | do not know the Watermelon. * o o % Along with his finely carried tail, with its sleek black rings, he had a rare disposition for a house cat. He was treacherous. Let not foes of cats cry, in unison, “What is rare about that? That is normal!” 1t is just the opposite. Centuries of domestication have compelled the house cat to reform. It is only the hunting type of cat that retains the primitive and funda- mental animal treachery of the breed. Those who know cats best will tell STARS, MEN you that you will not this disposition once in a thousand. p man. 1 Given that, they treat him as an equal. * % * % Fido Watermelon, however, bit the hand that fed him, He did this one evening as a token g“e-uem. as far as any one could His aggrieved face gave no sign of displeasure. He just ran up and gave a good nip on a friendly arm. ‘The surprise of the owner of the arm was profound. If you like cats, to have one bite you for no reason at all is rather dis- concerting. * k% ‘That night Fido was back at his :dlund. meowing, attempting to get He was determined. Every evening thereafter he came to the back porch for his evening meal. The bite, it seemed, was just to show that he would stand for no foolishness. A fair-sized stone, tossed at :his watermelon stripes, did not deter him. He was just more cautious about coming up on the porch. He wanted his dinner, and he wanted to get in, but now he refused to come up when any human was out. * ok k% He hoped to catch the screen door unlocked, so that he might hitch his claws into it, drag it open, and the: Ppop in. > Those who have not seen a cat per- form this trick will say that it can- | not be done. It can, however, by the inventive | Tom. Fido Watermelon was foiled, how- |ever, because the door was kept | latched. Upon several occasions loud thumps | were heard against window screens, | but since they were some 6 feet from | the ground no more thought was given it. One evening a particularly loud noise occurred at the dining room windows. There was Fido, hanging on by his claws, his round eyes peering into the room, | He had leaped high into the air, through the stalks of rhododendrons, and thrust his claws through *the mesh. It was a tremendous leap for a cat, especially through such entangle- ments, but Watermelon could hold it for a few seconds only. Then he dropped to the ground, and his “meow” was heard as he paced away. This is the persistence in the face of obstacles which entitles him to the first half of his name. AND ATOMS Notebook of Science Progress in Field, Laboratory and Study. BY THOMAS R. HENRY, Production in rabbits and guinea pigs of typical silicosis—the “pseudo- tuberculosis” common among indus- trial workers employed continuously in dusty atmospheres—has just been an- nounced by the Public Health Service. In order to obtain the syndrome of the malady in the experimental ani- mals it was necessary to keep them in an atmosphere containing quartz dust eight hours a day and six days a week for a year or more. Thus they were subjected to essentially the same environment as the factory worker, quarry employe or miner. The air the creatures breathed contained ap- proximately 4,000,000,000 dust particles per cubic foot. Most of these particles were less than a thousandth of & mil- limeter in diameter—so small as to be invisible. The work was conducted at the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of ‘Tuberculosis, at Saranac Lake, N. Y., by Dr. Leroy W. Gardner in co-opera- tion with the Office of Industrial Hy- giene of the Public Health Service. For the first time there is now avail- able a complete picture of the progress of the disease, which has become an increasingly serious health problem for industry. It is characterized by the formation of nodules in the lymphoid tissues of the lungs which often are not distinguished from tuberculosis lesions. The disease is progressive after the victims have stopped breath- ing dust, is often mistaken for tuber- culosis, although the tubercle bacillus is not present, and quite frequently causes death. ‘The experiments with animals re- vealed the curious physiological reac- tions associated with the malady and the differences in its progress, depe: ing on the kind of dust inhaled. It is due especially to the inhalation of mi- croscopic particles of pure quartz. ‘These particles are ingested by the phagocytes, the wandering white blood cells which are the scavengers of the body. Apparently these scavenger cells are stimulated by such a meal, peyp haps due to & chemical reaction be- tween them and the quartz. They migrate rapidly to the nearest mass food may influence both the rate of growth and the length of life.” % % Why the sluggishness of office workers after the noonday meal? After lunch, it has been determined in many experiments, -there is a de- cided drop in the curve of mental | activity which persists for an hour or |80. It is due, says Dr. Donald A. Laird, psychologist of Colgate Uni- versity, to & “brain anemia” due shifting of the blood supply from th brain to the digestive organs following & hearty noon-day meal. Dr. Laird’s experiments were per- formed on eight heaithy young men, all used to mental work. For a pe- riod of four weeks, six days each week, they ate their noon meals in the lab- oratory. On half the days they were given a generous meal and on the others & much lighter one, but suffi- clent to satisfy their hunger. The light meals left the blood supply relatively unshifted. They then were tested with mental arithmetic problems, feats of memory, etc. A decidedly higher effi- ciency was found after the light meals. The difference was most marked in ability to concentrate attention. After the heavy meals, says Dr. Laird, the subjects were vastly more distractible or flighty in econsequence of the anemic condition of the brain. They showed more stability and fixity after the light meals, when the brain circulation was less impaired. Protests Substitution of Busses for Street Cars To the Editor of The Star: Permit me to add my voice to those protesting against the substitution of busses for street cars, which has already. been begun and which it is now proposed to carry much farther, presumably with a view to the final elimination of electric cars from the streets of Washington. Such action would doubtless please the motorists, but how about the users of “mass transportation”? All whom I have conversed with on this subject say that they feel much safer and are more comfortable on & street car than a bus. One of the bsd features of the latter to which at- ;| tention is not often called is that because of the low windows a person standing is unable to observe street BY | signs (or anything but the other un- fortunates among whom he s jammed) and is quite likely to be carried past his destination. I trust that such a protest will be made against the proposed elimination of the Chevy Chase car line that i the “ AT Ei E " '~E‘s § sl P Not Box Score Size Now. Prom the Rochester Times-Usion. “Every Boy and Girl on a Team” ‘To the Editor of The Star: sibilities as well as the rights of citi~ zenship. This advanced status de- mands sturdiness accep mothers of the future will bequeath a better heritage of brain and brawn to their sons and daughters because of their increased freedom. The weak and helpless, dependent ‘women of a century ago and less were economic millstones about the necks of men. That type has largely dis- appeared, thanks to the woman move- ment, and & much improved type has taken.-their place. We must develop women of sterner mold still—women who will be able to meet the exacting requirements of justice which the future will entail physically and mentally. Forward-looking men and women who catch the gleam of Mr. Bayh's vision, “Every boy and girl on a team and a team for every boy and girl,” are needed now throughout the length and breadth of the land. Our way lies onward! ROSE ARNOLD POWELL. The District’s Need for Larger Health Funds To the Editor of The Star. It was a pleasure ‘o note your edi- torial urging a reasoned increase in funds for the Heaith Department. For too long have the District’s health budget estimates been based on the opportunistic query, “How much can we get?” rather than cn the sound, constructive foundaiion of “How much is needed for an adequate health program?” Many scientific demonstrations in various States and communities have proved that public health is purchas- able, but the District has been nig- gardly in this regard. 'Washington cannot have a modern public health | set-up while this policy of chiseled appropriations prevails. Sound stand- erds call for the provision of from $1.50 to $2 per capita for the Health Department; and even the most de- voted and efficient of administrators can't make 85 cents per capita (the present approximate local allocation) cover the District’s vitas health pro- tection necds. In normal economic eras the pres- ent appropriation would be insuffi- cient, but now it is tragic. With many persons forced th:ough destitu- tion to seek free advice and treat- ment in public clinics, these facilities | are overburdened with their peak loads of suffering humanity. For ex- omple, the Health Department social hygiene clinic, which cared for an| average of 700 patient visits weekly | in 1929, is now confronied with more than 1,400 weekly patient visits. And in treating' these unfcrtunate men, women and children. thc clinics are | not only relieving individual sufferers, | but are protecting you, me and the rest of the public from dangerous, communicable diseases. ‘Washington can reduce her dis- gracefully high rates of disease and infant mortality steadily and con- sistently by giving the new health officer sufficient funds with which to work. The Health Department budget is not the source from which to pinch pennies when human welfare and , | dience when they broadcast?—J. L. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN, A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Washington Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D.C. Please inclose stamp Jor reply. Q. Do many tourists take advantage of the educational lectures given in the national parks?—T. W. A. The latest record compiled shows that in one year 4,613 field trips were conducted with an attendance of 218,- 830, and 6,604 lectures given to audi- ences numbering 1,105,354. It is esti- mated that 2,313,821 out of 3,544,850 visitors to the parks took advantage of the educational facilities offered. Q. Do Amos and Andy have an au- A. Bince they began broadeasting Amos ‘n’ Andy have banned a studio audience on the theory that spectators would disturb their acting. Q. How does the consumption of meat in Japan compare with that in the United States?—J. P. A. The annual per capita consump- tion of meat in Japan is 4 pounds compared with 145 pounds in this country. The Japanese, however, eat three-and-one-half times as much fish as Americans do. Q. How many types of courts-mar- tial are there?—P. G. A. There are three: General, special and summary, ¢ Q. What is the approximate harbor area necessary to accommodate the | United States Fleet?>—J. N. B. A. Approximately 20 square miles. Q. What proportion of possible sun- shine is received in Santa Fe and Los | Angeles?—FP. V. A. Santa Fe, N. Mex., receives 76 per cent of possible sunshine; Los An- geles, 73 per cent of possible sunshine. The average sunshine of the United States as a whole is above 50 per cent. Q. How many members of the Byrd Expedition died while in the Antarc- tic?>—B. H. A. None. Q. What is the record length of Texas Longhorns?—A. M. A. It is believed to be a pair pos- sessed by a curio store in San Antonio, Tex. It has a total length from tip to tip of 8 feet 13; inches. Measuring | along the horns, they are over 9 feet. Q. What is the total white popula- | tion of the British Empire?>—R. W. A. The Briitsh Empire has a total population of 493,370,000, of which | 70,000,000 are white. I Q. Why was the time so far ahead | for the “cease firing” order-on the day of the armistice in the World War?—H. J. A. It was to give time for orders to be circulated to all the widely scat- tered fronts and time for acknowl- thus carrying out.the dying command of their father. The second was never to strain after excessive profit apd, as far as human foresight could chieve it, to leave nothing to chance. r watchword was: “Be moderate and never lose sight of the goal.” Q. Did George Washington receive a salary as President of the United States?—F. W, J. A. A salary as such was not ace cepted by Washington when he was President. As a matter of expediency and to establish a precedent, Congress - voted $25,000 for expenses. As a mat- ter of fact, the President’s expenses exceeded this sum. Q. When was the Knights of Co- lumbus organized?—Q. K. A. In 1882, Q. How is the tide in the Bay of Fundy to be harnessed?—H. N. A. A. The first step is obviously to im- pound the waters as they rush into Cobscook Bay at high tide—a matter of two and a quarter hours. Dams must be constructed wherever Cobs~ cook is connected with Passama- quoddy and passages leading to the ocean. The main power house will be within the dam near Eastport. Buried in its rockfill, 10 giant 4urbines and generators (ultimately 22) will spin on the same shaft as the water pours into Cobscook Bay. Near the ocean there will be a dam with gakes to open and let the impounded Waters flow into the sea after they have done their work. At Lubec there will be a lock in a dam to permit vessels to enter and leave the bay at any time. Q. When is the Rhododendron Fes- tival in Asheville, N. C.>—D. W. A. It will be held the week of June 10, from Monday to Saturday. Q. What kind of grapes are used in New York State in the manufacture of champagne?—L. P. A. Delaware and Catawba are the two most important varieties used. Q. Is Palestine an independent country?—I. 8. A. Palestine is under a British mandate, in force September 29, 1923. Q. Is it contrary to Federal law for people to use empty whisky bottles | for other purposes such as turpentine and linseed oil when painting?>—M. P. A. It is contrary to Federal law to use bottles which have contained dis- tilled spirits for any purpose what- soever. Q. What day is observed as the Sabbath in Turkey?—A. W. A. Friday heretofore has been the traditional day of rest, Mohammed | having chosen that day of worship to distinguish his followers from the members of other faiths. The Na- tional Assembly recently has voted to set aside Sunday instead of Friday in the future. edgments of the orders to be re- turned, so that the ‘“cease firing” would be simultaneous. | Q. In how many States in the Union is wheat raised?—K. 8. | A. It is raised in all of them, but | not in commercial quantities in some of them. Q. What were the policies of the | House of Rothschild?—I. V. A. The House of Rothschild was | governed in its business activities by | two well-defined policies. The first | was the determination of the five | brothers tp conduct the whole of their business ‘in -constant co-operation, Q. Is there a penalty in Russia for discourtesy to women?—C. F. A. Moscow authorities have made discourtesy to women a crime, punish- able by fine or exile from the capital. Q. What is a swimming bladder?— H.R. A. It is an air bladder or sac which branches out from the intestine of the embryo fish. From the lower to the higher orders of fishes the nature and function of this air bladder vary con- siderably. In general, it is believed to serve a hydrostatic function in the lower orders and a respiratory func- tion in the higher. Generally it is* single, or unpaired in form. With few exceptions, the newspapers of the country hail the Supreme Court check upon violation of the Nation's fundamental law. Some rejoice over machinery built up by the adminis- tration to control business and indus- try; others look hopefully to President Roosevelt, Congress and business it- lives are at stake. RAY H. EVERETT. New Prime Minister And the Irish Problem To the Editor of The Star: Permit me to toss a few fragrant flowers from the sunny corner of my rhetorical garden to the writer of that superb editorial which appeared in The Star of June 6 under the cap- tion, “Anglo-Irish Peace.” It is ob- vious that the writer has a compre- hensive and sympathetic understand- ing of the subject covered in the editorial. Last Summer I spent sev- eral months in England and Ireland and had a rare opportunity to collect first-hand information from both the English and the Irish anent the tan- gled annuity question. The better- class English and Irish opinion I found was that Ramsay MacDonald is totally unfitted to deal with the ques- tion. MacDonald unfortunately suf- fers from a congenital incapacity to understand the Irish or the Irish A theological bigot, he way into the affections of the English was to assume an uncom and hostile attitude toward the Irish succeeded by & cultured, broad- mindéd Englishman of the Stanley Baldwin type who will, I am quite sure, ind some way to effect a satis- factory settlement of the Irish prob- lem. . It is an historical fact that the real cultured, broad-minded English- man has always been more sympa- thetic with the aspirations of the Irish than the narrow-minded Scotch take @ special delight in reducing the mercenary politicians, who seemed 0 | competi self to work out a solution of the problem along constitutional lines. “For the President's election chances in 1936, says the Topeka (Kans.) Daily Capital, “it is probably fortunate that the decision on the codes came so long in advance of the campaign, for the administration has ample time to adjust itself and its New Deal program to the rules laid down by the court.” ‘The unanimity of the court is em- phasized by the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, with the suggestion that “di- vision into supposed conservatives and liberals fades in the evidence of single purpose and single view with which every member vindicated the constitu- tional separation and limitation of powers of the several branches of Government, and refused to permit the plea of emergency to override plain violations of constitutional principles.” Joining with those who welcome the court’s decision, the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times argues: “Is there not, in the great expense to which many citizens were put in attempting to maintain their constitutional rights under the unconstitutional N. R. A. and in the mental anxiety, embarrass- ment and humiliation suffered by many others as a result of trying to exercise their rights, a thought-pro- voking lesson for Congress?"™ “Under the ruling it would appear it may constitutionally pass another N. R. A. law, but will have to restrict it to the purely inter- state commerce industries,” says the Baltimore Sun, while the Lynchburg (Va.) Advance points out that “the Constitution still permits the adop- tion of orderly processes directed to- ward recovery,” and the Louisville Courier-Journal suggests that “busi- ness can operate under voluntary codes or go its u;e:sm ‘ways of unrestricted “If the President is candid” the :ruling that the National recovery act | 1s unconstitutional as the inevitable sean. the tumbling down of the elaborate Supreme Court N.R.A. Decision Hailed by Newspapers as Sound Times, the Asbury Park (N. J) Eve- ning Press, the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator and the Nashville Tennes- For the future the S8an Prancisco Chronicle advises that “when the President has strong doubts about a bill, it would be the part of wisdom to decline to sign until Congress has put it in shape more likely to prove constitutional.” The Newark Evening News declares that “grave problems are left in the wreckage of the N. R. A.,” and warns that “they must be met, not by the forces of reaction but by recognizing the underlying grievances that have made the lot of the average citizen unhappy.” “The court rulings” says the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, “gave the business world its opportunity. The last two years have provided an ink- ling of what will be its fate if it fails to act, and to act with thoroughness and grim determination, to purge its character.” Upholding the New Deal and the administration, the Charlotte (N. C.) Observer concludes: “Jf those upon whom the New Deal’s mandates have been resting uncomfortably propose, and are to be allowed to return as & sow returns to its old wallow, to re- |gain dominating and domineering control of business and industry, without regard for the social sanc- tions which this instrument of re- covary paramounted, it merely means that in our economic life we are to go back to the old vicious, cut-throat- ing theory that the race belongs to the swift and that the devil may take the hindmost. And our latter end in that event will be worse than the former.” ——e— Applied Dramatic Criticism. Prom the New York Times, Two men have been indicted for conspiring to wreck the interior of a Broadway theater. It must have been & very bad play indeed. Not Difficult, From the Louisville Courier-Journal. A machine at the Pharmacy Show in New York detects peroxide blonds. But so does the human eye. —————— Precocious, From the Los Angeles Times. 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