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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
BY DREW PEARSON.

Definite steps 10 disarm Europe are
expected to begin shortly after August
81, when Secretary of State Kellogg
Joins the worlds leading foreign min
listers in affixing their signatures to the
multilateral treaty to shackle Mars.
There Is not only the hope of officials
here. but 1t is the determination OF
statesmen abroad 1t should be en-
phasized. however. that after the
Geneva fiasco last Summer, Washing
ton does not intend TO take the initla-
tive In calling a new disarmament con-
ference, but will Fundamentally CO.
operate with Europe in plans which
are already progressing fer universal
disarmament conference TO be held
in Geneva after the sessions of the
League Assembly.
Two things now make disarmament
much more practicable: First, the most
heavily armed nations in the world
have now agreed to renounce war. Sec
ond. France and Great Britain have
now worked out compromise arrange
ment for the measurements Of national
tonnage.
4 =
The Is nations which will sign the
treaty in Paris three weeks hence con-
troll practically thu entire naval force
of tine world. With the exception OF
China and Russia, these Is nations
also control most Of the worlds armies.
The signatures on the treaty will rep
resent a total of 4,0S4, $50 tons Of dread
naughts. cruisers. destroyers and sub
marines. which in the future are not
to be used In wars Of aggression After
the signatures are blotted total of
2840.035 armed men are pledged not
to participate in any war except In self
defense. The French armies. with u.s.
0S7 men. represent one-fourth OF this
force Next In size Is the army of Great
Britain and northern Ireland total
Ing 5l2.90l men. This does not in
clude the armies of the British donin-
ions. which will sign the treaty sepa-
rately but which have rather small
armies. New Zealand has perma
nent force Of only 5t3 men. South
Africa, only i,4i7: Australia, only alta.
while the Irish Free State has 1868
men In her regular army
Poland, chief ally of France. has the
next largest army with S22,li8 men,
while another French ally, Czecho-
slovakia. has 127.0i2 men. Belgium,
hi1I tAAliA MY INV IittH fNlt AltS
Of only 1892. Italy has one Of the
largest armies of Europe with Ola a2
men. while the Japanese force is 1884,
800 strong. The United States ranks
lowest among the major powers with
an army of l34,9i4
i X y
The Is nations which will renounce
war have an even greater monopoly
upon the worlds navies Only Chile,
Argentina and Russia outside these Is
powers have enough armored vessels
really to constitute a navy. Most of the
worlds tonnage is concentrated among
Great Britain, the United States, Ja-
pan, France and Italy. OF the other
signatory nations Germany claims
l55.500 tons. Poland Aba tons, Bel
GUM 1903 tons. while Czechoslovakia
has no navy at ALL
The fact that these powers are now
agreeing to renounce war will 60 long
ways toward solving one OF Europe's
chief Enthusiastically For seven
years the League of Nations has been
working for disarmament, always to be
baffied by this one question Finally q
security committee was appointed 10
work out a series of arbitration and Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
World Arms-Cutting Steps to
Be Taken After Treaty Signing

curity agreements. But it has made lit
tie progress.
Now State Department officials here
learn that the League OF Nations VIII
ask all of Its members to adhere to the
Kellogg treaty to renounce war as a
step toward solving this security PROB
lem.
The second step toward disarmament
is the solution of a rather technical
but important questionable measure
mcnt of naval tonnage. For two years
France and Great Britain have been
deadlocked on this. France wanted to
measure tonnage by what she called the
Global system. Thus within certain
tonnage limit for her entire navy she
wanted the freedom to build as many
cruisers as she wanted or as many de-
stroyers or submarines. Thus her en-
tire navy could be made up of sub
marines, always able to cut of the Brit
ish jugular vein through the Mediter-
ranean to India and Australia. Great
Britain, on the other hand. wanted 70
agree in advance that only a certain
number of submarines should be built,
together with a certain number of
cruisers and destroyers
The two countries have now reached
compromise agreement. France agrees
TO the British system of measuring tom
mage by categories, while Great Brit
ain agrees to allow France TO build all
the submarines she wants under 900
tons
With this step taken, 1t will now be
possible for the preparatory commission
for disarmament to finish its work.
Once this is done. the Assembly of the
League of Nations will fix a date for 4
universal arms conference. Secretary
of State Kellogg has stated that the
United States will attend this confer
ence.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
II am the good shepherd" tSt
John, ED.
The Good Shepherd"

lie IOou Snepheru.
No finer passage descriptive of the
ministry of Jesus was given by Him
than that in which He described Him
self as the Good Shepherd 1t is fun
of the tender solicitude that He had for
the sheep of the fold. In no words
spoken by His consecrated lips is He
more personal or intimate in describ-
ing His relationship to His children
than in this marvellous passage. He
saws the sheep follow him, for they
know his voice" "A stranger will they
not follow. for they know not the voice
of the stranger" In expressing His
devotion to those to whom He Is the
shepherd He says, The good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep Express
ing His designs concerning those COM
mitted to His care, He says, Il am come
that they might have life, and that they
might have 1t abundantly." In the
concluding portion of this descriptive
passage He says, Other sheep / have,
which are not of this fold; them also
I must bring, and they shall hear My
voice. and there shall be one fold. and
one shepherd" In no single word that
fell from His lips did Christ speak more
solicitously of the relation He sustained
to His children, nor did He use in any
single utterance an expression that
conveys more completely the large in
clusiyeness of His mission 10 MEN. The
figure He uses is one with which we
are all familiar The relation the shep-
herd sustains to his flock is one that
makes a peculiar appeal to us. He is
not only their guardian. but he is as
we'll their guide. the one whom the
sheep know and follow They know his
Ill r4a all
to have confidence in his leadership,
They feel that their very security Is in
his hands and that he will lead them
in ways of pleasantness and peace
In one of the most beautiful psalms
the same figure is used. wherein the
Psalmist says.
The Lord is my shepherd; / shall not
want.
He maketh me to lie down In green
pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

spite the great corn crop of the United
States. running between two and three
quarters and three and one-Quarter
billions OF bushels year. there are
three principal areas of production de-
f1ciency. centering around San Fran
cisco, Seattle and the New York met
ropolitan district Railroad freight
rates from the Middle Western corn
belt to these areas are so high as to
invite competition from foreign corn
which can be sent there In ships at
low rates, Most of the corn in these
districts is used as feed for poultry.
purpose for which the small fiinty
corn produced in the Argentine Re"
public is well suited.
Last year, the Middle West shipped
30 900 900 bushels OF corn to the Pa
cific Coast for consumption as feed.
In the year from october l. 1926, TO
September 80 1927. covered by sta
tistirs gathered hy the Tariff Com
mission. approximately II per cent OF
the corn received at Pacific Coast ports
and about az per cent of that re-
eeived at Atlantic ports come from
Argentina, and 81 per cent of all the
corn received at San Francisco was
foreign In those IL months.
-
Corn is the most valuable crop pro-
duced In the United States, by far,
averaging close to two billion dollars,
Consumed either directly or in the
form Of meat and other animal prod
ucts, II IL the chief source OF food
for the American peop's. This eoun-
try grows more than so per cent of
all the corn produced In the world
and over 81 per cent of It's production
Is consumed on the farms THIS latter
point has been seized upon by rep
resentatives Of Argentina IN the pres
ent case as the basis for the state
ment that should the duty ON corn be
raised. thus bringing an increased
price TO American corn shippers, II
would penalize other farmers who must
buv corn to make up their own de-
tieiencies In production.
fCopyright Ia3a1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PHiLANDER JOHNSON.
Waiting.

Waiting.
We we're waiting for the May day.
When the snowfiakes filled the air,
Then we waited for the play day,
When the Summer skies we're fair
We dreamed of nights SO crisp and COO
With sultry woes abating,
And all the year is, as a rule,
Just waiting!
We have waited for vacation,
with the study done at last
We have waited for a nation
TO perceive our learning vast
Attention 10 our worth we call,
In moral rating
A lifetime finds us, after all,
Just waiting!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
American Corn Growers
Seek Protection by Tariff
BY HARDEN COLrAX.

The question of who shall supply the
feed for the poultry of the North At
lantic and Pacific Coasts regions of the
United States has become q problem of
international importance.
Chicken feed" the scornful colo
quialism applied to small coins in GER
tain sections of the country. is exceed
ingly inept The fact is that feed for
poultry in the United States aggregates
bill of somewhere around 10000. 900
n year, at the minimum.
The corn belt--those half dozen
States of the Middle West which pro-
duce a surplus of corn above their own
consumptive requirements seeking
higher tariff protection on the product.
Argentina. from which comes 90 per
cent Of the corn which Is imported into
the United States. feels that higher
duty would be q discrimination against
her, The international conflict OF In
terestS thereupon enters the case.
u
Issues involved III the corn situation
we're threshed out last week at q hear
is conducting an investigation into costs
Of producing maize, under the terms or
the flexible tariff provisions which em-
power the President to raise or lower
tariff rates to eQualize costs OF produce
ing competitive commodities here and
abroad. The commission now has given
interested parties until September 4 to
file briefs before proceeding further.
Domestic producers ask that the duty
on corn, which Is Is cents per bushel.
be increased TO 22ls cents, the maxi
mum raise under the flexible tariff
Argentina is more concerned with the
l..tz la AZ Gn
than In the immediate effect upon Its
commerce which would follow higher
duty. The United States is not the
largest consumer OF corn exported from
the Argentine. by any means AS a
matter Of fact. for the last four years
the South American republic has sent
an average of only 2500 900 bushels of
corn each year TO this country.
Il
nut Il so happens that Argentina.
which is Uncle Sans largest South
American customer, feels various regu-
lations of the United States, through
its tariff and other laws, have struck
at her exports TO this country. The
embassy representative before the Tariff
Commission at the hearing last week
stated that while the tariff duty on
corn would be O general duty, applicable
to all countries which might export TO
The United states. the effect would be
discrimination againat Argentina be-
cause It Is the major exporter OF corn
to our ports,
Admitting that imports OF corn into
the United States are insignificant in
comparison with the domestic produce
tion and that about 80 bushels are ex-
ported To every hushel imported. rep"
resentatives OF American corn pro"
dueers stressed In their testimony the
potential, rather than the actual dam
ger Of imports and the influences upon
price that even an apparently negligible
quantity of imports may exert. One
potential danger from imports, II was
asserted, Is use OF the barge hne on
the Mississippi River to bring low
priced foreign corn directly into the
heart az the corn belt,
y
hut there Is market for which
actual competition between domestic
and foreign corn exists under normal
af
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

1t would be needless for the former
emperor of Germany to deny with en-
phasis reports that he hopes for res
toration to the throne. Nobody takes
them seriously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Americans may not always fare well
In the olympic games, but there is a
satisfaction in knowing that the world
series in base ball is sure TO be won
By an American team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Secretary Kellogg is another re-
minder that the world still has great
men for great duties. He viii be re-
membered In history as one of the most
eminent OF treaty makers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Liberal economists who declare that
every family should own at least two
motor cars have no mercy at all on the
traffic police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Airmen should not be especially APP
plauded for flying without radio Avia-
ton is sufficiently difficult and spec
tacular without putting in devices TO
make the trick harder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

When his present official duties are
ended. Mr.. Dawes might easily con-
tribute valuable services In supervising
the plan for European PREPARATIONS
which bears his name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

When Mrs. Willebrandt padlocks a
night club she again asserts the right
of woman to be custodian of the night
key,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

The city man. weary of hot wave
looks to the skies for relief II is not
alone the agriculturist who prays for
rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Dawes Failed to Suppress Senate,
Prom the Savannah Press
They want Charles q, Dawes to sup
press crime tn Chicago, Shucksl He
couldn't even suppress the United
States Senate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

A first-rate personal reason for Tun-
ney's retirement from the prize ring is
the fact that he no longer needs the
money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Even ginger ale becomes a suspicious
beverage when it falls into bad COM
pany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
Discreet Choice.

is your bandwagon wet or dry"
Dry answered Senator Sorghum.
whatever my personal inclinatlons
may be. I'm not going 10 risk having
this cherished vehicle stopped on the
road and searched by prohibition
agent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
No Pleasure,

No Pleasure.
DO you find pleasure In reading?"
mo. The first thing that strikes my
eye every day Is the weather forecast. :"
Prayers to a Joss" said III Ho, the
sage OF Chinatown, lat least meet with
silence and save us the regret Of a
definite refusal The gods have given
this image AZ an example TO men in
authority"
Among New Acquaintance.
II to night club l should slip
l fear I'd find no fun.
one has flask upon his hip,
Another has a gun.
when you goes around tellin' yoh
troubles" said Uncle Eben, you don't
really entertain nobody 'eeppin yoh
enemies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once
nth Sc and Pennsylvania ave
New YORK once ITO East END st,
Chicago once. Tower Eatldiny,t
European once Il Resent ST. Loaden-
En2land
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an Ot,er States and canada.


The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republication OF all ews dis
pasches credited 20 1t or not otherwise CRED
tied I'm this paper and also the local news
NaahliShcd herein. All rights OF publication q
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Fifty wears ago the true nature and
means OF communication OF tuberculosis
were not known
Transmission and much specu-
of tuberculosis. la lat ,,,o pr rmninet
In The Star of August 3, 1878, IS the
following;
I'm the American Journal of the
Medical Sciences for last month the
question is discussed whether or not
consumption is CONTAGIOUS and an al
firmative conclusion is reached. The
arguments by which this view is sus-
tanned are by no means conclusive, but
the facts presented as the result OF the
researches of the writer Of the article
ere highly interesting. Indeed. con-
sumption Is SO widespread ana Is so
prominent in the list OF fatal diseases
that no SpeculationS concerning It's ma
ture can be valueleSS. even though they
serve no other purpose than attract at
tention to 1t and to cause precautions
to be taken against It, For censump-
ton makes Its attack in a crafty, under
hand way and according TO the system
Of gradual approaches,
The yellow fever plants itself at New
Orleans and every city IN the unlteo
States is up in arms against 1t. With
Der in view, 1t may be doubted whether
the temporary appearance OF such
alarming diseases in ono or two places
Is not blessing in disguise through the
general cleaning up and setting In order
that 1t causes In all our cities. The
sufferingS of a few citizens at New
Orleans and the damage to her bust
ness interests are not without compen-
sation from a national standpoint, But
consumption. to which little considera-
ton Is given on account OF its concealed
attack. annually carries of SO many
victims that those of any ether diseases
are of comparative insigniitcance. One
out of every $40 persons on the globe
annually dies Of consumption and about
one-sixth of deaths from all causes are
due 20 IL. About 10000 are carried off
this way each year In New England and
as many more In the State OF New
York.
THE question then whether this
disease is contagious Is one OF general
interest The writer OF the article &c
which reference Is made presents sew
eral cases where TO all appearance the
disease was communicated, and gives
the opinions of 25o physicians IN vari-
Gus parts of the country 20 whom he
proposed the question, Dividing the
doubtful replies equally, 1t is discovered
that ISL believe that the disease Is con-
tagious and that 80 believe that il Is
not, The writer's opinion Is;
THAT consumption IL communica~
tive In It's later stages by means of sol~
uhle excrementltiouS matter thrown of
by the skin and deposited on the
bedding and undereiothing or In any
other manner brought into contact
with the naked surface of a healthy
body. and that although IN some In
stances this may be thrown of without
development into new disease. Il is yet
very liable 10 be developed and more
liable where the healthy person Is by
heredity or depression In favorable
state for It's reception. and finally that
the idea OF Injection or communication
by the atmosphere Is not sustained and
Is rare. even II II Is possible
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Fifty Years Ago
I'm The Star

After the successful digging OF the
Suez Canal hopes we're entertained that
- the Isthmus between North
Tsthmian and South America would
soon be pierced in aid OF
Ganal' navigation. It was not, now
ever. until SO years after the following
was printed IN The Star of August 2,
1878. that that hope was consummateo:
s.The fame won for France by tne
Suez Canal encourages expeditions from
that nation looking to the digging oil an
interoceanie canal through the lsthmuS
of Darten. One recently passed through
New york on its way to France. NINE
or ten lines across the Isthmus nave
already been surveyed by exploring eX-
neditions sent by different governments
or individuals. All that now remains
to be done Is to appoint an international
commission to select a route. ma
Government or capitalists Wiling TO
Fisk over slo0, 100000 in the enterprise
with competing railroads crossing the
Isthmus. engage the original or second
De Lesseps to attack the work, with IT'S
seven or more miles of tunneling. and
In the course of time a canal VIII DC
completed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Where Fairness Ceases.
In honest fairness we take pride.
And yet we sing the selfish song.
Whenever motor cars collide,
The other fellows always wrong.
Jud Tunkins says he and wife
never quarrel A good husband IL a
good audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

but there Is market for which
actual competition between domestic
and foreign corn exists under normal
eonditions-~that OF poultry feed, De-
The Washington times., 1928-12-22

san FRANCISCO, Dec "
(I.N. s. Refueled and tuned
up, the monopIane which
brought David b. Mseker half
way across the continent id
pursuit Of Ruth Mcconnell,
New York heiress, was await
ing orders To hop off Dn the
return trip this morning but
not even the pilot knew who
his passengers would be, nor
was be sure he would have
any
Meekor. who arrived here III the
middle Of the night. hours later than
tlan airl rho came by train sne!!F
FRIDAY III baB ilg her tc return with
her poor health.
1feeker did not conflrm the air
port runn0r that he would leave Tor
New York this morning
Miss Mcconnell had checked out
of her SAN Francisco hotel and was
III hiding today.
Attendants at the Oakland air.
port said they had orders to have
the plane on the runway at Al M
The shin is cabin type with n
three-person capacity and It IL pos.
sible that Miss Mcconnell may re-
turn with Meeker.
DIR. Meeker and Miss Mcconnell
were reported to have had an inn
portant conference last night at
ain East Bay hotel.
Apparently their conference was
d friendly one as they were re.
ported to have danced together
several times during the evenins.
Both Meeker and Miss McCons
nell were reported to have been in
telephonic touch with Kenneth ,.
Coulter, wealthy New York broker,
to whom Miss Mcconnell was en-.
gagged as late as two weeks ago,
according to her aunt in Portland.
ore.
Miss Mcconnell IS understood to
have told both Coulter and Meekef
that she was firm in her decision
not to return East ana to have
told them she planned to resume
her profession OF teaching after
further schooling.
The Washington times., 1928-12-22
widow Questioned
26 new CASES
Of FLU HERE

Influenza has claimed another
life in this city, Health officer Wit
liam c. Fowler reported today. The
death reported today is. the thir.
teenth caused by influenza since De
cember 5.
Twenty-six additional cases of iT.
fIuenza were reported to the Health
Department today. Since December
/, 219 cases have been reported
suffering from the disease.
DIR. Fowler said that the disease
appeared to be well under control
in the city, and as yet has showed
no signs of reaching epidemic pro
portions as 1t has in other sections
OF the country.
The Health Department has been
concentrating its efforts to prevent
the spread of the disease during the
past week, DIR. Fowler revealed
The department inspectors have
caused the arrest of six lunchroom
and restaurant proprietors for fat.
ing to properly sterilize drinking
glass and dishes. Two others were
arrested for leaving food exposed to
germs, and third was taken into
custody for operating a generally
unclean establishment