Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1935, Page 8

FTA-8 ¥ THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. | WASHINGTON, D. C BATURDAY........cc.00.. . June 22, 1935 THEODORE W. NOYES..........Editor - The Evening Star Newspaper Company. : Butiogs, O ax, o Shoe: 110 East . :gsn:lb& Buropean O e Ml Eneiana Rate by Carrier Within the City. 11th Y e Evening_an: (when 4 Sundays) n(. Eve nd":!\mdn Night Pinal and Sunday Star Night Pinal Star it ofPSC R, Collection made at the end of each month. Orders mu& be sent by mall or telephone Na- tional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. 1 mo.. 8¢ 1 me: 88 1 mo. €0c I Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news edited te l‘t.o e gt R herein are also reserved. A Campaign Issue? Ts President Roosevelt's new tax pro- gram, designed to decentralize wealth, to become a major issue in the national campaign of 1936? Is it intended to be such an issue? Judging from the ex- pression of opinion on the part of administration leaders on Capitol Hill, there is to be no action on his tax pro- posals at the present session of Con- gress, although twenty-two Senators, Democrats, Republicans and Progres- sives have signed a “round robin” expressing the belief that the mat- ter should be disposed of before the session is adjourned. That fis, there is to be no action wunless | the President “cracks down” and places his tax-reform program in the “must” list of legislation before an ad- journment is taken. In any event, if the President sticks to his guns in this matter, the program may take a promi- nent place in the coming campaign. It may be that the program in part will have been enacted into law by a year from now, or that it will be merely pro- jected. At all events, the people will have a chance to vote upon it. Many of the Democrats, particularly the New Dealers, regard the President’s tax message as a great state document. They believe that it will be an asset, too, from a political point of view. The decentralization of wealth is coming to the fore as an issue, those who sym-< pathize with the President’s suggested plan are now declaring. The implica- tions in the President’s message to Con- gress are far reaching. It had the ring of a campaign document. His warning that social unrest in this country was increased because of great concentration of wealth in the hands of & few; his declaration that such & condition is un-American and that something must be done about it, sound very much like texts for a real campaign at the polls. The proposal of the President has all the signs of a crusade to “share the wealth.” Yet the President remains in a position to go forward along a major front or to content himself with the enactment of an inheritance tax and increases in corporation and income taxes on a comparatively moderate scale. The reaction of the public toward the proposal may have a powerful influ- ence. As though afraid that the new tax plan may have a bad effect on busi- ness at this time, some of the Presi- dent's supporters are endeavoring to ‘make it appear that what he now recom- mends is not at all revolutionary, but is in line with a sound policy that has been in vogue for some time to levy taxes on those best able to pay them. While the President said in his mes- sage that the purpose of levying taxes was to raise revenue to enable the Government to meet its expenditures, he clearly implied that the program he suggested is for reform and is intended to break down a condition of central- ized wealth and economic power in this country. The program outlined by the Presi- dent is not one that can or should be rushed through Congress without care- ful consideration. The President, it is now said, has been giving the matter consideration for a long time—indeed, that this tax program is regarded as one of the main features of the New Deal and has merely been awaiting an opportune time for proposal. It is not strange that Democratic leaders in Con- gress should desire to let the matter simmer for a time, before actually writ- ing the plan into law. Tax legislation on the eve of a political campaign is usually avoided by the politicians if possible. Some of them are doubtful ‘mow of the advisability of stirring up the matter. They fear that it may have » bad reaction on business. What hurts business hurts the workers. And the workers are a power at the polls. ‘i The Life of the League ‘After a somewhat Arctic welcome in Paris, Capt. Anthony Eden, newly created minister for League of Nations affairs in the Baldwin government, is to Rome for consultation with Premier Mussolini on a variety of burning topics. If Britain’s roving diplo- mat found the French atmosphere chilly because of the Anglo-German naval deal, which has driven the last nail in the cofin of the Versailles treaty, he is not likely to encounter much warmer politi- cal weather on the Tiber, for the Italians ~have s grudge against Great Britain, too. It concerns Abyssinia and is based Capt. Eden himself in the House of Commons recently pilloried = Itallan .charges of British intrigue in Abyssinia ~ ( THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1935. 85 “mischievous” and “ludicrous.” Doubtless he will present evidence in Rome designed to convince the Fascists that their alarms and innuendoes are groundless. A far tougher task will confront him with respect to Italy and the League of Nations. Abyssinia this week again appealed to Geneva for pro- tection against Italian aggression as manifested by Rome’s unabashed prepa- rotions for war. Halle Selassie cate- gorically invokes article ten of the Cove- nant, pledging League members o re- spect the territorial integrity of other members. Abyssinia also propdses that the League dispaich its own observers letting it be known that Italy would unhesitatingly quit the League if it interferes in her controversy with the Ethiopians. Thus Capt. Eden has a dual task be- fore him, and one calculated to test his negotiatory talents to the full. He has first to purge the Italian mind of the belief that Britain is blocking Mnssolini’s path in Africa. Then he must labor with I1 Duce to recognize the League's status as a peace-preserv- ing organization of which both Italy and Abyssinia are full-fledged members of equal standing. If the League is to save any of the face it has left, it must insist upon a square deal for Abyssinia within the terms of the Covenant. If Italy remains adamant in denying Geneva’s jurisdiction in the Ethiopisn quarrel and eventually follows Japan and Germany out of the League, that body's existence will once again be gravely threatened. The British minister for League affairs very obviously has his work cut out for him in Rome. Somebody and some- thing are going to have to give way. ‘An Orderly Tax Study The agreement reached between the Commissioners and the Senate District Committee to lay aside all local tax measures for this session and to make a study of the local tax problem during the coming Summer is wise for more than one reason. If all the local tax measures discussed and proposed were rushed through Congress at this time, confusion as well as hurtful inequity to the District would result. There is the additional consideration that while new revenue measures are suggested to meet the needs of pending social security measures, the needs are still a matter of conjecture and are largely based on rather loose estimates. But Commissioner Hazen sums up the advantages of the proposed tax study this Summer—in preparation for legis- lative eonsideration next year—in a few words when he suggests that it cover “g broad view of the entire fiscal picture in all its ramifications.” This broad view extends beyond the matter of what new local taxes might be adopted. It embraces the existing adequacy of the current tax burden, as measured by fair and acceptable comparisons with the tax burdens of other municipalities; it embraces the obligations of the nation- al exclusively controlling Government as well as the obligations of the local tax-paying community. And as Senator Copeland suggests, it should cover not only the subject of new local taxation, but of the present standard of local assessment, which adds & unique factor, not always considered and often erroneously interpreted, when Washing- ton’s tax burden is compared with the tax burden of other cities. The Commissioners’ proposed tax study this Summer should and easily may be made the occasion for the preparation of a complete outline and discussion of the serious fiscal problems confronting the District as the result of continued arbitrary reductions of the lump sum. These problems include not merely the new tasks of adequately financing extraordinary forms of gov- ernmental assistance to the aged, the blind and the unemployed, but of prop- erly maintaining and developing the normal functions of government in edu- cation, health, police and fire protection and that form of public welfare repre- sented in the provision of suitable recreational facilities. Senator King's local community a fair and sympathetic hearing. y A knowledge of human nature keeps people away from any idea resembling the dole before there is a chance of thelr beginning to like it. ———— et 5 Week end holiday is denied statesmen. A great deal of golf has to be neglected in times like these. . Berlin has a large building program, but it contemplates more hospitals and hangars than happy homes. “Hidden Bars.” New Board Members. The appointment of Robert A. Maurer to the Board of Education brings him back to the District’s public school sys= studied and later made effective & num- ber of improvements in the system and processes at the District Supreme Court have brought him unusual distinction. Mr. Gaskins, selected to succeed Dean Charles H. Houston for his unexpired term, comes to the board with an out- standing reputation as a lawyer and is s product of the local schools, being a graduate of Dunbar High School and of Howard University. The community has reason to be gratified over two ex- ceptionally fine appointments to vacan- cies on the school board. cherry tree and the other of the Jap- anese beetle. - Sport writers in their innocence de- scribe Walter Johnson as retiring from his base ball career to enjoy peace and quiet as & Maryland voter and taxpayer. Large figures do not baffle the truly enterprising mind. There are projects that could see a way to spend the entire relief four billion all at once. Keeping politics out of finance is hard, ‘but aviation is confronted with the prob- lem of barring both of them. ‘What is left of the N. R. A. begins to look more like “a crow to pick” than a Blue Eagle. The railroads created much that was new in political finance. It will not be surprising if flying machines do the same, Shooting Stars BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Ohnoxious. At the door of opportunity ‘We knock, knock, knock, Though seeking an immunity From shock. ‘We are knocking one another. Even brothers meet a brother With an envy they can't smother As they knock, knock, knock. What we think an opportunity, And knock, knock, knock, Is & chance with more impunity To “sock.” Opportunity is fleeting. We will vainly give it greeting If all we do when meeting Is to knock, knock, knock! Earth’s Revolutions. “It seems to me that the world is upside down,” said the worried man. “Everything depends on the viewpoint,” said Senator Sorghum. “Some of us think it gets that way every twentiy- four hours. But it always rights itself.” Jud Tunkins says he is never afraid of losing friends. You cannot lose one who was an honest friend in the first B ’ * 11 E g 7 g8 T i T i i %Ea it B | s % ! ; i ?8 B 5;‘ i §. 4 ] : ;=. &y i 581 Eg Bs ¢t i 47 ] TH 1333 8 ] | | g 4 8 § i ; § : : ? 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TRACEWELL. to scald the skin. Yet the inner membranes of the body seemed to stand the hot stuff pretty well, curiously enough. Because they stood it, however, was no reason at all why they should forced to undergo such a trial, at daily, at regular intervals. slightly different way. The theory of drinking a hot drink STARS, MEN Few men were more meticulous in their speech and writing, to observe the grammatical niceties, but when it came to his own thoughts, Jones insisted on a few commonplaces. “It’s me,” to Jones, sounded right. He believed that some day the form would utterly replace “It's 1.” He sometimes wondered if all men, in their thoughts did not involuntarily answer “It's me,” when some one called of coffee. He neither swore aloud norfiw secretly. AND ATOMS Notebook of Science Progress in Field, Laboratory and Study. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. The horizon of space shuts man up in a little place not much more than 3,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles in radius. That is about the limit of penetra- tion of present-day telescopes, accord- ing to a statement issued this week by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Vast though this region is, it is prob- ably only a minute portion of the whole and it may be so small as to afford only a distorted concept of the universe. The astronomer is in the posi the medieval philosopher over the surface of the theoretical calculations he reached the conclusion was round. To his was a flat surface. curvature. The could see was sO constitute a fair £ ! L 5555 E £ I, .aigfiég a S E telescopes reaches vastly Milky Way galaxy with its 30,000,000,000 § i g?i? § amount of radium gas fluctuates. In general, this radium content is found be greatest in the morning and least evening. This is believed to be a continual concentration dur- the night of radium emanation in e lower layers of the atmosphere. During the day winds and convection currents scatter the gas to higher levels, so that its concentration near the ground where the measurements are made is decreased. * x x x currents flowing through the earth’s crust are being studied by the Carnegie Institution of ‘Washington. Long a subject of speculation, this earth current has been found by Dr. W. J. Rooney, Carnegie Institution physi- cist, to show striking relationships changes in the earths’ magnetic field. It was found that at Tuscon, Ariz, the earth currents flowing in an east-west direction are greatest at about 11 am. during December, while during June the greatest current flows at about 8 4 are corresponding changes in the north magnetic force at that sta- tion, the force being greatest around noon in the Winter and least at that “Alley Dwe]l.ing‘s” iléo on County the burning dumps in Arlington County cleaning up this g 2 s EE- ?8 E EE ¢ z i 3 He g5 11 g sé § afigfi | | i § % i f | z | | i ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS By Frederic J. Haskin. A reader can get the answer to an; Question of fact by writing The Wumu! ton Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing- tom, D.C. Piease inclose stamp for reply. Q. Please describe the new Rip Van %Bfldn—-l.g.u. e bridge, built at a Catskill and Hudson, N. Y. and will link the two main highway routes paralleling the Hudson. It is the only vehicular bridge between Poughkeepsie and Albany. From abutment to abut- ment the bridge is 5,040 feet long. The roadway and approaches on each side are 30 feet wide and a sidewalk on the south side s built for pedestrians, It will be open for traffic early in July, A. All remittances should be made by money order, payable to the Philatelic Agency, as stamps are not acoepted in payment. Q. WB'hlt mth ';t pronounced by Lord Byron “the m t in language”?—E. B. PR it A. “The Burial of Sir John Moore,” by Charles Wolfe. Q. When was the College Entrance Examination Board established?—E. C. A..The College Entrance Examination Board was founded in 1901, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler acting as its first president. Q. Please describe the duties of a camp director—H. F. A. In the main, the duties of a di- rector may include any or all of the following: Engaging and directing the staff, looking after the property and equipment, supervision of health sani- tation and safety, conducting office routine, including records, correspon= dence, accounts and purchase of sup=- plies; directing the activities and keep- ing in touch with the progress of the individual camper, ecreating attitudes that will determine the spirit of the camp, keeping in contact with parents -and guardians, and maintaining the good will of the community near the camp. Q. How much has the urban popula- :l‘onpmcm.ned in the past 30 years?— A. Between 1900 and 1830 the urban population increased more than 125 per cent. In the last census decade there was an increase of 14,600,000. Q. What revenue is afforded New York State by motor vehicles?—F. M. A. New York has more than 2,330,500 licensed motor vehicles bringing in an annual revenue approximating $42,- 000,000. Q. Has any horse ever beaten Omaha’s record?—E. K. A. Sir Barton, who won the Kentucky Derby as a maiden in 1919, won also the Preakness, Withers and Belmont Stakes in the same year. was defeated by Rosemont in the Withers. Q. In what time did the Normandie ma.k.ew her first voyage from Havre?— T. W. A. Bhe established a record of 4 days 11 hours 42 minutes for the 3,192 miles between Southampton Nab and Ambrose Lightship. Q. What were the first three Shrine temples established in the United States?—A. F. A. On September 26, 1872, the mother temple, Mecca, of New York, was founded and continued as the only Shrine temple in North America until 1876. On June 7, 1876, Damascus Temple of Rochester, N. Y, was founded and Mount Sinai Temple of Montpelier, Vt., was founded on October 31, 1876. Q. What causes the knees to grate and crack?—J. L. G. A. The Public Health Service says that grating and cracking of knees is caused by a slackness of the ligaments. Q. Where is the statue erected to Old Bet, the first elephant brought to this country?—S. M. C. A. The statue is in Somers, N. Y., near the former Elephant Hotel. It was erected in 1827, 12 years after Hachaliah Bailey, proprietor of the hotel, had taken Old Bet to Somers and had begun dis- playing her throughout the country. Q. Does one have to be a citizen of the United States in order to get relief or work on the new Government projects?>—B. C. A. An individual does not have to be & citizen of the United States in order to obtain relief or work on these projects. Q. Where does Broadway begin and end?—L. C. B. A. Broadway begins at Bowling Green near the Battery, at the southeastern tip of Manhattan Island. It runs in a general northwesterly direction through the entire length of Manhattan for 134 miles. It then traverses Bronx Borough, having a total length of 162 miles where it leaves New York City to enter Yonkers, ‘Westchester County. ‘Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Tarrytown and North Tarrytown before it loses its name of Broadway, with a total length of just over 30 miles. It then becomes the Albany Post road. . What is a Rebecca’s Camels Bible?—O. McK. A. This is an edition printed in 1823 in which Genesis xxiv:61 tells us that “Rebecca arose, and her camels,” in- stead of “her damsels.” Q. 'What country has the oldest repre- sentative government?—H. K. G. A. Iceland has the oldest represent- ative government in the world, its Par- liament, the Althing, dating back to 930 AD. Q. Did Hartford, Conn., ever have an- other name?—O. P. A. Hartford was first named Newton and the name was changed to the present name in honor of its minister, Samuel Stone’s English birthplace. Q. How much money is collected in fishing licenses by the various States? —W. C. A. Tt is estimated that the States will collect more than $7,000,000 in license fees this year. Q. What is the extent of the W. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in Michigan? —A.J.