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Evening star., 1927-09-18

from what seemed to be a respectable
source. But the director of the Hell
lenic Information Bureau at Wash.
lngton writes me as follows: THE
Jugo-Slav Minister at Athens, M.
Popovitch. actually left Athens on
June Is for his regular Summer va
cation in Serbia. AS the Greek
Chamber was not in session on that
date and a S the conventions were not
rejected by the Chamber until Au.
gust rs. 1t is hard to see any con-
nection between the action of the
Chamber and the departure Of the
Minister nine weeks earlier.
THE return of the Greek Minister
to Athens for a temporary visit is a
matter of routine. The Greek Min.
listers at Washington, Prague. and
Angora have all been in Athens this
Summer in order to confer with the
Foreign Minister. while the Greek
Ministers at London and Paris have
met the Foreign Minister at Geneva
for the same purpose. You would
hardly infer this to mean that rela.
tions with the five countries referred
to were in any way interrupted.
The implication in the above that
normal diplomatic relations between
Athens and Belgrade have not been
interrupted, is gratifying, and 1t is no
less gratifying to be assured from an
other source that Athens has been
moving for fresh negotiations looking
to settlement of the Salonica ques-
ton and to general treaty arrange
ments.
United States of America Last
Sunday President Coolidge arrived
back in the renovated White House
from his Summer vacation.
and Schlee few from Hongkong to
Shanghai; on the 11th they flew or
for Toxic, passing over the island of
Kyushu, and, because of a storm, un-
able to see ahead as they approached
Bungo Strait, which separates Kyu-
shu from the island of Shikoku, they
decided to look for a landing place
on Kyushu. They finally found one,
as their gasoline supply was running
dangerously low, at the naval air.
drome at Omura, near Nagasaki. con-
siderably wide of their plotted route.
On the 18th they hoped off early
from the Omura airdrome for the
Kasumigaura airdrome. 600 miles
from Nagasaki and 40 miles from
Toxic, but they were quickly COM
PEELED to return by weather condi-
tions, which kept them at Omura
until the 14th, on which date they
flew on to kasumigaura.
They did well to remain at Omura
over the 18th. for that day typhoon,
accompanied by a tidal wave. struck
the western coast of Kyushu island,
doing vast damage and not sparing
Omura itself.
The round-the-world itinerary of
the flyers called for further hops as
follows: Toxic TO Sand Island of the
CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page)
Evening star., 1927-09-18
''Tammany" Bosses
Exist i'm Philippines

Fulano de Tai, as the political boss
in the Philippines is styled, plays n,
slyly dominating role. Modest and
unassuming he is, preferring the
background. But from tnaI quiet
vantage point he bosses politics. The
provinces are full of him. In some
he is sugar planter, in others. q
rice planter; everywhere he Is q
planter. possibly a mill owner. while
he is certain to be a lawyer. His
diversion is filling public offices-with
political puppets. Some he makes.
provincial governors, others he seats
in the legislature. In Manila. Fulan0.
de Tai is a rich man: indeed. he Is /.
a whole group of rich men. His
wealth and his willingness to part
with it for political consideration ex-.
plain, many surmise. the tendency of
the legislature to fume over the status
Of the islands, while neglecting the
laws. Fulano de Tai more than
shares the not too savory reputation
of the Tammany ringleader, his
American brother-he has become a
power in the land.
Evening star., 1927-09-18
BY HENRY A. BELLOWS,
Federal Radin Commissioner

There can never be absolutely free
speech over the air, in the sense that
anybody can say, without expense,
0hatever he likes, whenever he chooses
Lnd at any length his endurance per-
mits There will always be censor
eiip by station owners in the inter-
ests Of the listener. But free speech
in the sense Of open discussion, Of
the presentation of all points Of view,
depends on the listeners themselves.
There will. be a minimum of intelli-
gent speech of any kind as long as
the chief business of broadcasting is
felt to be entertainment for the ex.
press purpose of creating the widest
possible amount of good will for
particular company or product.
In the matter of radio broadcasting.
the Federal Radio Commission is in
the anomalous position of attempting
to safeguard the right of free speech
over the air and at the same time OF
formulating and enforcing the physi-
cal laws which make free speech so
diff1cult. 1t is no doing of the Gov
~rnment that there is actually room
for a relatively small number Of broad
casting stations within the United
States: that is due purely to the phys
ical impossibility of controlling the
Interference range OF nlsn-ITeQuency
electric waves.
Government Action Defended.
It has become the duty Of the Gov
ernment, however, to incorporate this
fact in its regulations and to license
only as many stations as can reason
ably be expected to operate stimuli
taneously without killing one another
OF like the Kilkenny cats.
The Government. in other words,
through the power Of the Federal
Radio Commission to issue or refuse
licenses, and to allocate frequencies
and power, distributes the right TO
broadcast in accordance with what
It finds to be public interest. conven-
fence or necessity. This might not
be 30 bad II the law had been enacted
at the very beginning of the develop
ment of broadcasting; the trouble Is
that the law came three or four years
too late, and found in active existence
more than 700 broa dca sting stations,
or at least 400 more than there was
really room for. each one represent.
ing property and constitutional
rights.
The present ownership ana opera
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Predicts Absolute Free Speech
Over Radio Will Never Be Realized

ton Of these stations is not, in most
cases, such as to foster complete free.
dom of speech. The economic con-
ditions which make the maintenance
OF a broadcasting station a matter of
creating public good will render
every broadcaster cautious about per.
mitting anything to go out which may
offend or annoy the majority of his
listeners. AS rule he seeks to play
safe by broadcasting nothing which
will seriously offend anybody, and
thus automatically rules out whatever
might tend to stimulate Independent
thought.
Fewer Stations Demanded.
If there were room for an unlim-
tied number of broadcasting stations
this would not be particularly serious,
for those who had something uncon.
ventional to say could find opportu.
mites to say it, just as they do now
in print. But all the available places
are filled already, and more than
filled; the public clamorously demands
fewer broadcasting stations, not
more.
In such situation mere Govern
ment regulation can accomplish moth
ing. The solution lies, rather. In a
revision OF the public attitude toward
broadcasting, or at any rate toward
some Of it. There will always be just
about as much free speech over the
air as the public wants, and no more
Government censorship of any kind
would accomplish nothing but evil,
FOR it would put the broadcasting sta
tions at the mercy of those whom the
public has no desire to hear, and to
whom it will not listen The ulti.
mate radio censor is the listener. II
/ he fails to tell the broadcaster what
he wants, he has no right to complain
/ II he does not get it.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-09-18
The Story the Week Has Told

joining the Republican movement. The
latter, however, seems to be very
weak, the experiment of Spanish re-
public of some decades agone having
turned out such a fiasco as, in all
probability fatally to prejudice the
chances of another attempt in that
kind for many decades still.
\ X X
Greece.-In last Sundays issue,
made the following statement: THE
Greek Chamber having refused ratifi-
cation to the Serbo-Greek convention
signed by Dictator Bangalos in Au-
gust, 1926, providing for new arrange
ments respecting the Jugo-Slav free
zone at Salonica and the railway con-
Meeting Serbia with Salonica. the
Jugo-Slav Minister at Athens was
withdrawn by his government and
thereupon, of course, the Greek Min
lister at Belgrade was ordered home"
The information on which the above
statement was based was derived
Evening star., 1927-09-18

is inadequate, but no doubt would be
satisfactorily improved should we ac-
cept the principle of reciprocity. Rec
procity"-dreadful word "samphire"
word. Our blood runs cold at the
sound thereof. 'Unilateral" is the
word for US, "unilaterar' now and for
ever One sees ''old' tugging and
hauling ahead, not to say, fireworks
"unilaterar' and reciprocal" banded
back and forth as of old "St. Denis
and st. George" Meantime our ex-
porters to France are a sad folk the
day.
Spain.-On Monday the King of
Spain signed decree summoning the
long promised National Assembly, and
the next day it was promulgated. One
hears that some who were prominent
in the old regime are going into vol.
untary exile, protesting that the meet
ing Of National Assembly will vio-
late the constitution, while others are
Evening star., 1927-09-18

= Clock buyers of Canada are par
ticularly choosy as to the source Of
their timekeepers, preferrtng the Ger
man chime clock because of it's tone,
but favoring American-made clocks
stand the Canadian climate, which
causes wood to crack and veneer to
peel. Some importers meet this sit
uation by importing the works from
Germany and the cases from the
United tSates.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

Misunderstanding mosquitoes are re-
sponsible for the deaths of more than
2 ,000. 900 people a year, Is the charge
made by European scientist. 4
Evening star., 1927-09-18

~ HE following is a brief sum-
/ mary Of the most important
news of the world for the
i seven days ended September II.
Evening star., 1927-09-18

Copyright. 1897 by the New York Times Trans
lation rights reserved)
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CONTINUED on Fifteenth Page.)
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(Copyrisht. 1877
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

measure now stands it embodies
almost the identical proposals
made last session by the Demo-
Gratis through Representative John
N. Garner, Texas, ranking minor
ity member Of the Committee.
The new bill also furnishes
proof for contentious made last
spring by Mr.. Garner and others
that the action of the Republican
members of the Committee in
pigeon-hoeing t h Democratic
plan was entirely for political
reasons. Treasury figures upon
which the present reduction is be-
ing based also showed the truth
of assertion by the Democrats at
tt e last session that the condition
of the Treasury warranted the
decrease proposed at that time.
Among the provisions of the
new bills which are directly in
line with the old Democratic pro-
posals, or identical with them
are:
Decrease of the corporation
tax from Is 1-2 to II 1-2 per
cent, loss in revenue $166,000,-
900;
Decrease of automobile tax
from 8 to / 1-2 per cent, loss
$4,000, 900;
Increase from $4,000 to $4,000
in the exemption allowed corpor-
ations with incomes less than
$4,000, loss $12,000,000;
Repeal of admission tax on ad
missions Of 81 and less, loss $8,-
100000;
Decrease from 10 to 5 per cent
in taxes on club dues, loss $5,-
O00,000;
Decrease from two cents to
cne cent per 800 in the trans
fer tax on shares of stock, loss
ss,sS7,o 900; |
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

attitude of the farm group wish
ing to go ahead with the vetoed
measure has not changed.
Chief among the recommends
tions on the farm relief problem
in the presidential message is the
of a Federal Farm Board
to administer revolving fund
tc help cooperative organizations.
Commenting on the message,
Senator McNary, chairman of
the agricultural committee says
it throws no new light on the
situation and offers no SYM.
pathy for the supporters of the
vetoed farm bill. He also points
out that President Ceolidge's at
titude toward farm relief has
not changed.
Senator McNary says President
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

On one side stand those who
feel that the farmer must con-
tinue, in the main, to work out
his own salvation with some help
from the outside, the exact
amount of such help to be de-
termined during the fight which
now looms.
On the other side stands the
farm group, grimmer and sorer
than ever.
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

leaders of the group that has OPP
posed the McNary-Haugen bill
and similar proposals.
SO the farm relief question,
which from almost every point
of attack, is a problem of busi-
ness as much as of agriculture,
appears to be coming back to
Congress with a louder below,
more fury and more force than
ever.
Nogales international., 1927-12-23
Farm Aid To Be Fighting Issue
Supporters of McNary-Haugen Bill and
Opposing Forces Prepare for Struggle
When Relief Legislation Comes Up

Coolidge advocates the prin-
ciples of cooperation and thinks
this would be a cure for the ills
of the farmer. He is against
the debenture plan, such as was
proposed by the National Grange,
or against any plan suggesting
price-fixing.
"The only course left now
seems to be to conform the
vetoed bill with the Presidents
recommendation as far as pos
sible and make the eouilization
Nogales international., 1927-12-23
written Specially for NOgale
InternationaD
By ROBERT FULLER

Through AutOcaSter Service
Farm relief is expected to be
tie fighting issue of this ses-
sion of Congress.
Supporters of the McNary-
Haugen bill have expressed dis
satisfaction over the recommen-
dations made by President Cool
idge in his message to Congress,
and have served notice that the
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

fee Article 10 of the covenant.
The message has not changed
conditions and has not modified
the attitude of the farm group
who wish to go ahead with the
vetoed measure. And there
seems to be a good chance of
passing it over the Veto"
Representative Haugen, of
Iowa, co-author of the Nc Nary
Haugen bill, takes much the
same attitude, as do other lead
ors Of the farm group, who are
planning to go on with the fight.
But leaders of the farm group
will not have smooth sailing by
any MEANS. for President Cool
idge's stand on the farm ques-
ton was warmly praised by the
Nogales international., 1927-12-23

az the last session of Congress
for reduction in taxes is con-
tained in the announcement by
members of the Ways and Means
Committee of the tentative draft
Of the new tax bill. AS the
Nogales international., 1927-12-23
DEMOCRATIC TAX
REDUCTION PLAN
MEETS WITH FAVOR

Washington, Dec. 2.-Justifica-
ton for demands of Democrats
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II you do not show some unusal
musical talent before you are sixteen.
the chances are that you will never
be a Melba or a Clara Schumann.
The chances are just about 95 per
cent against you-for 1t is only per
cent of great musicians who have not
manifested their rare talents before
they have arrived at this age. The
great artist usually reveals his talents
in childhood-but future writer's of
ability frequently do not suspect their
talents at this age.
At 16 George Eliot-the foremost
English woman novelist-was rather
more religious than anything else
Her mother died at this time and that
made it necessary for her to give up
her schooling for the time and devote
herself to housework and tasks on the
farm.
Sixteen Is the age Of many famous
marriages. 1t was then that Mary
Stuart became the wife of the French
dauphin. The little Schotch princess
had been. betrothed to the French
prince when she was years old and
had thereupon gone to France to be
educated at the French court. A
year after her marriage. when she was
II, her husband became King. as
Francis II, and she was Queen of
France. A year later he died and
Mary, Queen of France for a year,
went back to Scotland.
Other royal or near-royal ladies who
have married at this age were Cath.
crime the Great Of Russia and Madame
de Maintenon to her first husband,
thu deformed poet Scarron. Later
she was secretly married to King Louis
XIV of France. Josephine, who later
was Empress Of France as wife of
Napoleon I, was married to her first
husband, Beauharnais, at this age.
This Is the age of many brilliant
theatrical debuts. Adelina Patti, one
Of the greatest of all soprano singers,
made her first appearance in New
York at this age. From the first her
| success was assured. Ellen Terry
made her first appearance in adult
roles at this age and Mary Anderson
was 16 when she appeared and won
fame as Juhit. Madge Robertson.
better known on the stage as Mrs. Ken
dial and one of the ablest actresses of
the last generation, was Is when she
charmed her audiences with her in
depreciation Of Ophelia.
There is an association of especial
| loneliness about the age of Is. We
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What is the use of having news to
spread If nobody will believe the news?
Sammy Jay fairly ached to tell of
what he had seen up in Farmer
Browns dooryard. Yes, sir. he fairly
ached to tell it.
but what will be the use?" said
Sammy. Nobody will believe me.
Everybody will laugh at me-"
Nevertheless, Sammy just couldn't
keep it to himself. He saw Happy
Jack Squirrel. Hello, Happy jack"
said he. Have you heard that Polly
Chuck has lost the 3martest member
Of her family?"
mo, I hadn't heard it," replied
Happy Jack. what of it? I don't
care if she loses her whole family"
well" said Sammy, II thought you
might be interested in what saw in
Farmer Browns dooryard."
What did you see?" demanded
Happy Jack.
IT saw that young Chuck eating din
ner with Bowser the Hound" said
Sammy.
Happy Jack flirted his great, big,
handsome tail. Fly along, Sammy,
fly along" said he. do you think
I was born yesterday to believe any
such tale as that?"
But it's true" protested Sammy.
"Ha, ha, ha!' laughed Happy Jack.
You tell 1t as If you really believed
it,"
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w d. OK E ID
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR.

was looking into the face of stranger
who was bending over her.
This Is DIR. Farr, Nan darling"
Tom was saying. Can you sit up
and talk to him?"
Nan looked at the man standing be-
side the bed. He was probably So,
but it wasn't his age that matter ed.
He was not tall, and he was stockily
built, but there was something depend.
able about him as he stood there be.
fore her. He had a characteristic
way Of standing with his legs slightly
spread apart and his hands thrust
In his pockets. His blue eyes twin.
killed.. But when he removed his hands
from his pockets and sat down on the
bed beside her, she felt a wave of con-
fidence sweep over her.
What seems to be the trouble?"
And then because Tom was lowering
anxiously in the background, and be-
cause DR.. Farr had known nervous
young husbands before. he turned
around and said lightly, Suppose you
leave me with this young lady a few
minutes. I won't eat her up"
Tom went to the studio and wan
dered about aimlessly. He heard the
steady rumble of voices in the other
room and wondered why he had been
excluded.
Then almost abruptly the doctor re.
appeared in the studio, his small black
case in his hands. His eyes We're still
twinkling. He was the least profess
sional.looking man Tom had ever seen.
What a relief to have doctor who
didn't look like one. He drew
cigarette case from his pocket and
offered one to Tom. Tom didn't
smoke that brand, it was too good,
but he accepted one. The two men
sat down.
After a moment the doctor spoke.
Your wife is going to be all right.
She's been working too hard in this
hot weather, and she'll have to. be
careful of her strength from now on.
She's going to have a baby, you
know"
Going to have baby, going to have
a. baby! Somehow Tom had never
thought much about having babies.
For a moment he resented 1t. He
couldn't bear the thought. And then
q wave Of tenderness swept over him.
Such tenderness as he had never ex-
perienced before in his life.
Nan, with baby! That exquisite
sculptured head bending over a tiny
,ne with perhaps exactly the same Tea.
lures. he IlOptu tAc bopS
look like him. That would be too
awful.
II suppose it wouldn't be possible to
get her away somewhere during this
heat spell, would it," the doctor was
saving. HAS she any friends she
can visit?"
"Ill talk it over with her, Tom
returned. Inwardly he was ashamed.
He didn't deserve Nan. Why hadn't
he stuck to the Beardsley drawings?
He was just finishing them now. But
from now on he would concentrate on
commercial work. No more playing.
He would have to take care or Nan.
She needed him.
fCopyright. 1927
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
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brother.in.law, see?" and they said
yes, and l said. "And hope you rob
him"
One Of the boys said, IT know just
how you feel. I've got my mother
in-law visiting me now"
I said, Far be it from me to sug-
gest that gentlemen like yourselves
would stoop to any low tricks, but If
I should happen to seat my brother
in-law between a couple Of you, and
the other couple of us contribute a
little freeze-out cooperation when the
betting gets slightly competitive, I
don't see why you all shouldn't be
smoking lucent cigars the next
morning"
One-of the boys said, what kind of
game are we going to play?" and I
said, Let it start off nice and con.
sentative and my brother-in.law can
suggest deuces wild or whatever else
he thinks he's good at. Hand him all
the rope he wants. It's his party"
Another Of the fellows said, II don't
like the idea of letting him pick the
game he plays BEST" and I said,
why not? He's the guest Of honor"
and he said, $50 was my father-in-
law once, when I was playing with
him." and he stopped and looked sort
Of sad, and / said, "Yes?" and he said,
Eyes. and the next day he was lend
ing me money to buy his daughter
and grandchild groceries"
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Your Baby and Mine
By MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. W. NJ. d. writes: II enjoy
your interesting column so much.
Would like to know the answers to
these questions: The baby was 2
months old today and weighed IL
pounds. having weighed III at birth.
Is this sufficient gain In weight? /
put her to bed at o'clock and she
sleeps until q the next morning
Would it be better to put her to bed
babies to bed at o'clock. but this
seems too early to me after they have
been asleep all day. Is belching of
milk sign Of disordered digestion
or of overlooking? My baby belches a
great deal with every nursing"
Answer--The baby has made a bet
ter than average gain, 10 pounds be-
ing average weight at 2 months. A
baby cannot sleep too much. If he
sleeps Is to 90 hours out of the a..
that is so much the better. The
baby's normal wakeful period will
come from 4:30 or until the bed.
time at o'clock, If the day begins at
6; otherwise the bedtime hour is Z.
1t is never wise to keep a baby awake
in order that he may sleep better. 1t
works just the other way--a baby
who is put to bed at 6 or will be a
better sleeper always than the baby
who learns to stay awake for long
hours. Your friends are right. If
the baby splits up milk directly after
nursing, this indicates that he has
taken too much into his stomach and
it overflows. If the splitting up comes
about an hour or more after nursing,
it might indicate some digestive
trouble, especially IL the baby spits
up hard Jumps Of curd or a watery
liquid in which there are particles
which look like cheese. Overlooking
might occasion this, too, because over.
feeding is tax on the digestion.
Mrs. I. E. C. writes: my e-month.
old baby weighed pounds at birth
and now weighs 16 and has three
teeth. She is happy and seems
healthy. Why are her legs and feet
always cold and sweaty, no matter
how warmly she is dressed? What is
the remedy"
Answer-If the baby is dressed so
warmly that she perspires, undOubt-
eddy the feet would feel cool, because
perspiration tends to cool the surface
of the skin. In your endeavor to keep
her hot in order to have her feet
warm you are probably overdressing
her. Keep the baby cool. In hot
weather it Is nearly impossible to
have on too few clothes. She may be
wearing tight binder and be bundled
in clothes which give her no chance
to exercise or move her legs about
This would certainly affect her circu
lation and cause cold feet.