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Evening star., 1927-05-08
By DIR. VERNON KELLOGG.

T HAT President Coolidge should ask Her.
bert Hoover to act as his personal rep
resentative in dealing with a great
national disaster, demanding immediate
relief measures a very large scale, seems
to everybody the natural thing to do. When
one speaks of relief one thinks inevitably Of
Hoover. He personfes. as no other living man
equally does, Relief in its most impressive
aspects.
Herbert Hoover is not relief professional,
but relief amateur. That is, if accept as
criterion of professionalism as contrasted with
amateurism in relief the same one obtains
in sport, namely the receipt of money for
service. Hoover has been paid nothing he has
paid out much.
But amateur may be as skill6d as a pro-
fessional. To be an amateur is not necessarily
to be a novice, tyro. And Hoover is certainly
no novice in relief work. He is very skillfu
manager of large relief work, due to a happy
combination Of qualifications His training as
an engineer, his great constructive capacity
his humanitarianism and his extraordinary
continuous experience in relief work on a large
scale ever since the beginning days of the Great
War all combine to make him stand out the
worlds most effective and notable relief worker
Although his largest scale relief operations
began with the beginning of the war, it would
be difficult to try to fix period when his work
in relief actually first began. As managing
enterprises in Australia Russia and elsewhere
some of his undertaking in connection with the
care OF his workmen and their families might
well be claimed to fall into the category of
relief
X X
lie had, too, experience in China at the
time of the Boxer rebellion that called forth
his instructive response to the need of relief
AS young engineer who had made a brilliant
record in Australia he had been called by the
Chlnese government to be its director of mines
FROM Australia he went hurriedy to California
10 be marrled--the happy outcome of a Stanford
University romance-and the young couple
then hurried on to China. They arrived there
just In time to be besieged by the Boxers in
Tientsin, along with the rest of its foreign col
ony. 1t was an unusual honeymoon. Both
bride and groom took conspicuous part in the
activities necessary to amelorate the hardships
OF the besleged colony. But these activities
were not all altruistic; they included an element
or self-lnterest. They helped keep from starva-
tlon and from sudden death by bullet not only
the other besieged ones, but the honeymooners
themselves.
1t was in August 1914 that Herbert Hoover,
then just 40 years old, began with the aid of
his wife, that first relief activity made impera.
tive by the conditions resulting from the great
war 1t was a relief activity for the sake of
ameorating the difficulties of American travel
ers in Europe and England who suddenly found
themselves, at the time of the declaration of
war, effectively penniless despite whatever size
OF thelr letters OF credit. A sudden moratorium
as regards checks, credits, etc, caught most
OF them without much cash in pocket And
Wtnout cash they could not get back to Amer.
lea, where they very much wished to be-
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The 1Ioovers were in London at the outbreak
Of the war AS mining engineer with world
wide interests he maintained a London office
as well as an American one. for London is the
greatest mining center in the world-although
it has no mines. Hoover's London office was
itself a Sort of relief headquarters for young
American mining engineers. Not so much for
relief in the way of friendly cash advances
although these not infreQuent but for
finding the needed jobs-and these were truly
frequent.
When Hoover and Mrs Hoover realized the
unhappy situation of their cashless compatriots
they Immediately scraped together what money
they could of their own and of their engineer
ing friends in London and opened an extraordi.
nary office in the Hotel Savoy to which any of
these stranded American travellers could apply
tor cash, in amounts shown to be actually neces.
sary, and obtain 1t on the basis of checks drawn
on their home banks, little or big in Gopher
Prairie or New York. The Hoovers and their
friends did much more than advance cash on
checks drawn by unknown persons on un.
known banks. They found hotel and boarding.
mouse rooms; they provided railway and steamer
tickets; they outcooked Cook. 1t is pleasant
to be able to say for the credit of American
honesty that of the 5000 persons thus helped
the checks of not more than two or three failed
TO be good for their face value.
X y X
The American Ambassador did not fail to
Evening star., 1927-05-08
BETTER MARKETING SYSTEM
HELD GREATEST FARM NEED
Capper Claims Improved Methods, With Abolition
of Individual Competition, Must Prevail if
Industry Is to Be Modernized

| to complain until some such adjust.
ment takes place. The farmers co.
operative movement will do more than
! anything else to solve this marketing
problem.
/ hope to see the next Congress
create a Federal marketing board.
which, first of all, will aid the farmer
, in organizing an efficient system for
selling his products and finding a mar.
ket for his surplus. This was one
of the important provisions of the
McNary-Haugen bill. If the Govern
ments gets squarely behind the CO.
operatives it will supply the addi-
tional force needed to put this move
ment over in big way. for this will
aid not only in a physical, but also
in psychological manner. The help
of the government in Canada has had
much to do with the remarkable sue
cess of the cooperative wheat pools
there which dominate the market.
But in Kansas. the greatest wheat
State, producing 10000 bushels a
year, the pool handles less than 6,000,-
900. The success of the Lando Lakes
Cooperative Creameries has raised
the price Of every pound of butter
fat sold in Kansas. Only through CO.
operative marketing can we work out
real method or merchandising farm
products and eliminate the short SELL
ing in grain, which has made a foot
ball of the farmers products. If the
Government adopts constructive
agricultural policy in the interests of
this basic industry, it will help to
put farming back on its feet and give
it the additional buying power need
ed to maintain industrial life. Farm
ers are not asking for price-fixing
Legislation. They do insist, however,
that they be placed ON an equality
with other industry.
The farmers are the only men in
business today who have no voice in
determining the price they are to re-
ceive for the products of their labor.
Our experience since the war has
brought the lack of organization into
great prominence. During the years
when business was organizing it's
corporations and other devices for col.
lective action, and while labor was
perfecting its organization machinery.
unorganized agriculture paid for its
neglect.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-08
PHILIPPINES PLAN TO RENEW
STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Commissioner Bunuan Holds Presidential Veto Will
Serve as Stimulus for Natives in Movement
to Secure Freedom of Islands.

less population and less resources and
some with lower literacy, can thrive
commercially with independence, we
ask why couldn't an independent Phil.
lpplnes? As a matter of fact, no ma
ton was ever economically indie
pendent before achieving its freedom
America itself being an example. And
there is great deal of truth to the
statement that when a people wait
until they are aff!Uent enough to en-.
JOY freedom, they will ind themselves
too rich TO value it.
1t is alleged that the Filipinos, while
demanding complete independence, ex.
pect protection from America mis-.
taken allegation, for the Filipinos are
willing and ready to assume all the
responsibilities and burdens of nation
hood. As matter of fact. none of the
Independent nations today, with the
exception of two or three, are strong
enough TO defend themselves, yet they
exist free and unmolested And we
hold that, despite assertions to the
contrary. universal peace and amity
is greater today than at any time in
the worlds history. The treaty Of
Vienna, in 1915. provided for the par
Continued on Third Pagel
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British Police Under
Rigid Discipline

| One reason why the British police
man is regarded as among the best
and straightest in the world is the
prompt wedding out of the slightest
e idence of disloya1ty from the force.
Two policemen of the Royal A" di.
vision, which has charge of the pal.
aces, dockyards and places where roy.
atty goes, and which has the best,
finest and tallest men in the force,
had been seen by detectives on a race
course to accept something from a
boekmaker. After investigation 1t
was discovered that this "booky'' had
slipped each of them a drink" that
is, so cents. They were arrested and
tried at once; GOT prison terms of six
months at hard labor, were dismissed
from the force and lost all claims to
a share OF theApension fund to which
they had contributed, All this for so.
cent bribesl a
Evening star., 1927-05-08
By ARTHUR CAPPER,
SanatnF from Eoneas

If our farming business is to be
put on modern footing, it must
have better marketing system. In.
dependent, individual competitive
marketing is costly to agriculture.
which produces in small units and
ships most of its crops to markets in
a haphazard way within 80 to so DAYS
after maturity. Strong speculative
interests take advantage Of such a
situation, and the farmer must ac.
cept the price offered him, whether
1t covers cost of production or not.
He is unable to pass on his increased
costs as other business is doing.
There should be marketing sys.
tenn in control of the producers, who
are now subject to the highly organ.
lied devices of big business interests
which have both the disposition and
the facilities to buy farm products at
prices in absolute disregard of pro-
ductive costs. Agriculture must set
up and use selling machinery com.
parable to that which other business
has found necessary And the farm
interests of the country will continue
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mer boss is boil weevii," said.
"He ate up three years Of your
life, but you are rid of him in
time. You are still young. Now
you will do what you should
have done before: you will start
a business of your own"
A certain man retired in his
early 40s with a fortune made
from shoes. Part of his fortune
was invested in a little electric
company. While he was in Eu-
rope enjoying himself, he re.
ceived cable. "Come home," it
said. "Your company is busted"
He came. and thereupon began
his real life work-the creation
of one of our greatest electrical
industries.
In mood Of depression a
writer spoke to a friend: "a have
been sick" he complained, "but
have found a doctor who thinks
he can cure me-"
"Take care" warned the
friend. "If he cures you he will
destroy your English style. No
man can write good English who
is in perfect health"
There is truth in that. Most
great writer's have known suffer
ing. BY hours of bitter retro
spection they have learned the
secrets of the human heart.
And most successful men, IL
the truth were known, have at
some time been kicked upstairs.
At critical moment they have
been forced to do more than they
had planned to do. A disappoint-
ment has forced them, a loss,
hardship, an unexpected respon-
sibiiity--a spiritual boil weeviI.
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Boil Weevils
BY BRUCE BARTON

r TIE had been fired and he
- was full of bitterness
against his former boss.
u 4 ~ will get even with
that man some day!" he ex-
unsratefuI. He took three good
years of my life and now when
staimed. "He is cold blooded and
, have served his purpose he
throws me out. He is"
He paused for singing
epithet and ! supplied it.
"He is a boil weevi," | said.
"6oII weevil?" he repeated
with a puzzled look. told him
the story of Enterprise, Alabama,
and it's monument to the boil
weeviI.
Formerly all the folks around
Enterprise raised only cotton.
1t was their sole means Of Iiveli-
hood. In 1915 came the boil
weevI and destroyed the crops,
leaving debts and discourage
ment.
Ii was a desperate situation.
The bankers and business men
held a conference. "We must
teach these farmers to diversity
their crops" they said. 1--WE
must finance them so that they
can diversity. It is our only
salvation"
That day started a new era in
Enterprise. Prosperity returned
on a sounder basis and the citi-
zens celebrated it's coming with a
monument bearing these lines:
"In profound appreciation Of the
boil weevil, this monument is
erected by the citizens of Enter
prise, Coffee County, Alabama"
told this story to the man
who had been fired. "Your for
:.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

Continued on Fourteenth Page)
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Singapore Is Problem.

Then there is the problem of Singa.
pore, the British base built to cover
Australia. India and New Zealand
against Japan after the Washington
Conference, and bitterly resented by
the Japanese Will the Japanese dele
gates at Geneva seek to make this
Singapore issue a matter Of discussion
and bargaining?
Within the limits of the preserva-
tion of their navy at the strength re-
garded as essential, all. British policy
at Geneva will be directed at obtain.
ing the largest degree of Anglo-Amer-
lean cooperation in all fields. Just
as naturally. as at Washington. Brit
ish policy also will seek American sup
port on the submarine issue. and
thus against France and Italy, which
are not to be represented. Here. again,
is an obvious danger for us.
iCopyright. 1877 -..-.-l--s
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Capital Is Praised.

The point was well made by Victor
NJ. Cutter, president of the United
Fruit Co. Boston, Mass, a speaker
at the joint Pan-American and Ma
tional Chamber meeting that the
Latin Americans really need our
money 10 develop their countries.
They are dependent upon foreign
money. 1t was brought out in the dis
cussion that for years upon years the
United States-practically up to the
World War-was a tremendous bor-
rover abroad. SO Latin America must
realize the enormous economic CON
structiye value when loans are nego.
tiated on the proper basis. They
should not feel that there is any
stigma in FOREIGN loans. Such 4 sound.
business like financial transaction be
tween the United States and ether
American republics does aWav with
the suggestion that foreign loans are
associated with imperialism.
The discussion OF real barriers In
Continued on Third Page,)
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Grievances Are Expressed.
At the joint meeting Of the Pan
American delegates and the Nationa /
Chamber OF Commerce delegates, with
the lowering cloud Of dissatisfaction
over the foreign policy of the Cnited
States in South America. both Fer.
nando Ortiz, president of the SOciedad d
Economica de Amigos del Pals of
Havana. Cuba and FREDERICK T. de
Lachica. vice president Of the Con
federation de Camaras de Comercio
IF Mexico City, Mexico made speeches
on Latin American trade relations,
which gave quite frankly and fairly
the Cuban and Mexican views on the
respective policies Of the govern.
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breaking
"And then she bears down heavily
with me, and that-together with
sharp pointzjust won't do.
$50 it does look as though l would
not get far with writing. I'm much big
ger than you, little pencil, but even
when l get small fear 1 will not
have much to my credit
You have really written great
deal, haven't your"
"Oh, yes said the little pencil, II
have had no bad luck, and have led
very busy life.
II have written many compositions.
have done any number of sums in
arithmetic.
Il could tell you l know great
sums well.
MY owner says do them well. She
says she always seems to think better
when she has me-
Now of course really think she is
f1attering me, but still she does feel
that way about it.
Il really don't know much about
arithmetic though can do sums
nicely.
but once I've answered the sums
and they are down on the paper l
couldn't tell you what they were at
ALL
1T is the same way about compost
tons. I've written many, but once
they are written, they are written.
Il don't bother further In thinking
about them.
II do geography in the same way,
and ! haven't any different method
for history.
THE dates when kings and queens
and presidents and all famous people
lived-I've written them down in
in the note book and those dates were
all correct.
But really you must not give me
too much credit for knowing a great
deal.
II could have some owners and not
know a single thing. nor be able to
write a correct answer
Il really don't take all the credit
to myself"
The Fairy Queen had been listening
and she was much amused at the talk
between the two pencils.
WELL" said the little pencil, 81
won't me working much more after
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IS an apparently Observation-Disclosures
story that the mutinuous crew of the
British ship Mary Dear hid on the is
land treasure valued at $12,000,000
tsome accounts put 1t at $35,0O0,000
and others at $60,OOO,OOO) more than
hundred years ago. Soon after
wards the secret leaked out and
scarcely a year has passed since that
Time that someone has not tried to
uncover this vast wealth. AS late as
1925 party of British scientists set
out for that purpose, but If they or
anyone else have been successful, the
world Is yet to hear of it.
The treasure which the famous
Captain Kidd is supposed to have
buried somewhere along the New
England coast is nearly as famous and
as much sought after as the Cocos
island wealth. 1t is true that he did
bury part of his loot on Gardeners
island, off Montauk point on Long
Island, N. Y, when he returned from
his trip a-pirating, but that was re-
covered soon after his arrest. And
that Is all of Captain Kidd's gold that
has ever been recovered
The famous Blackboard is said to
have buried part Of his piraticaI
wealth in New Jersey. Wherefore
gold diggers' have made the dirt fly
at various places in New Jersey but
more particularly at Burlington.
Legend says that Sir Henry Morgan
hid part of his loot beneath the soil
of Oak island. off the coast of Maine.
and more than 100000 has been
spent from time to time digging on
Oak island to recover it. So far the
net result has been nothing.
The gold of Jean LATTE has kent
treasure seekers busy at various
places along the coast of Louisiana
and Texas. This legend is almost q
perfect buriedtreasure yarn. There
is document, bequeathed by a father
about to die, to his son, bearing the
date Of 1913, which tells of the burial
by Lafitte and his men of 10000 doub-
looms and a bar of silver. 1t is signed
by number of the pirates followers
and has as its seal the usual pirate
marks, the skull and crossbones and
dagger. There occur also the words
"mutiny," cruelty" and "inquisition"
and on the other side is rude man
which is the key to the location of the
hoard. There is story of party of
men who stumbled upon the place
where they were sure that the treasure
was buried, then went back to get
spades to dig and could not find the
place again. So there wherever
there" Isl lies Lafitte's buried treas
ure worth $1,120,OOO for someone.
But, in the argot of the day, try
and get It"
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KEEP COUGHS OUT
OF ''DANCER ZONE"

Coughing irritates your throat and
makes you cough more. The more
you cough the harder 1t is to stop.
And when you feel the cough spread
ing down into your bronchial tubes it
is nearing the danger zone"-for
these tubes lead directly into your
lungs.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral stops coughs
quickly almost instantly in spas
modic attacks. With the very first
swallow you feel it's comforting
warmth. Real medicine, reaching
deep down with its soothing, healing
power. Absorbed through and through
the irritated throat, chest and bron-
chial membranes, it quickly stops the
cough, breaks up the cold and brings
prompt, lasting relief.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is hospital
proved. Prescribed by physicians.
Pleasant to taste. All druggists-60c
and, twice the quantity, $1.OO.
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pencils work and wrote the correct
answers to sums and questions in his
tory and geography and that my COM
positions were always well marked"
you've certainly had good educa-
tion,' said the bigger pencil. land
fear never will have it,"
And the Fairy Queen went back to
Fairyland and told the Fairies and the
Brownies and the Gnomes and the
Elves about the conversation between
the two pencils.
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fish, but so disguised that it's best
friend would hardly recognize it.
DISQUALIFICATION pound and a
half of Goldfish by soaking over night.
Cut into serving sized pieces and fry
ten minutes in little olive oil. For
the sauce add little olive oil to the
saucepan with Glove of garlic, one
chopped onion, one sliced green pep
per, one bay leaf and two cloves
cook five minutes, then add small
piece of butter, one-half pint of toma-
toes, salt and pepper. Put into the
fish and cover closely, let simmer two
hours, adding water as the moisture
dries out. Serve with hot corn meal
mush.
Roguone.-Few people like kidneys,
for they are so often poorly prepared.
Split and cut away all the white in
veal or beef kidney, cut the kidneys
into cubes and drop them into boiling
water; cook one minute. AS they turn
white drain and place in frying pan
and cook in olive oil fifteen. minutes.
Now put them into casserole and
cover with a sauce like the one used
for baccala, with the addition of more
garlic. Cover and cook slowly for
several hours. Serve with rice or
polenta.
Sleeps Kidneys en- Brochette.-Take
six sleeps kidneys, cut through the
center. remove the white veins and fat.
Wash well. cover with boiling water
and let stand five minutes, then wipe
dry. Cut one-fourth of a pound of
bacon Into slices half the size of the
kidney, place piece of kidney on a
skewer, then piece of bacon and an
other piece CT kidney Place on a
broiler. haste with fat and cook over
hot fire five minutes.
ScsIopIn (seasoned veaD.--Cook a
thin slice of veal (pounded thin) in
olive oil, season with salt and pepper;
when nearly done add tablespoonful
of vinegar. Serve not.
BracioIa.-Take a pound of thin
round steak, pound 1t to a wafer-like
thickness, cut into four strips salt
and pepper freely, Chop one Glove Of
garlic. one small onion, little parsley.
with some bread dressing, spread
along the middle Of each strip. Roll
and tie, brown In a little fat, cook
slowly thirty minutes.
N44.. No. rs.Q
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Die III covered Will zinc
will be easy to keep clean and thus
save scrubbing.
Keep plenty of soft paper to wipe
out greasy dishes, pots and pans, thus
saving the dishwashing.
Keep bundle Of newspapers handy
for various uses around the kitchen
to wipe off the stove, and on which to
set soiled or smoky pans.
Plan the meals a week ahead and
save food and friction.
both floors and nerves. Yours and
others.
Learn to close doors, drawers and
screens quietly. The nervous system
pays toll for Earring sights and
sounds.
A dust mop will remove dust with
out stirring it up. A kitchen floor that
has been previously swept with a
broom, if busted well with mop will
look and stay much cleaner.
Small rugs are best for sleeping
rooms as they may be taken outside
and busted.
Rocking chairs are found In too
great numbers in most homes they
take up much room, mar the wood
work, not to speak of bruised shins
and frayed tempers.
A window shade fastened to a row
of shelves makes fine curtain to
keep out the dust.
Aside from ventilation. windows are
made to let in light and to look out of
why load them with heavy dust
catching hangings?
Fold heavy rug TO stand on when
ironing or washing dishes. 1t Is
great relief to tired feet.
In an emergency mend torn hair
net with hair from your own head.
Water cress Is one of our most val
liable green's; being rich in mineral
salts, it is a valuable tonic.
Melt alum in an iron spoon to mend
china or glassware. Hot water will
not dissolve it.
Paint the inside of the garbage can
with two coats of paint, before it is
used. 1t will not rust and will last
much longer
French, Italian Dishes.
The musical names given some of
our homely dishes by our foreign
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