Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

The American Red Cross is sending
committee of three experts to China
to determine upon careful study, the
extent TO which (if indeed at alb the
Red Cross shall participate in efforts
for relief OF the present frightful famine
situation. The present famine may or
may not be the worst one of SO years,
but it is great enough. certainly endan-
gering the lives of many millions. 1t
may sound little cold-blooded to
withhold help pending thorough in
veStigation. but most of those familiar
With the conditions will agree that "uch
procedure is correct, and. indeed, on
grand considerations the most humane
of procedures. Drastic and radical
methods, not mere pallitives, are in
dicated.
1t is reported that the China National
Aviation Corporation (under the
auspices of the Marking government
has made a contract with Aviation
Exploration, Inc, of New York. under
which the latter is to carry mail for
the Marking government on three trunk
lines service to begin within six
months. The lines are as follows Peip-
ing to Marking. Shanghai TO Hankow
via Marking, Canton to Hankow.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
On May 30 the Senate passed the
combination bill providing for census
in 1880 and for reapportionment OF the
House. The bill has now gone to the
House. 1t authorizes expenditures OF
about 100000 for the new census
1t is said to have been grimly opposed
by a good many dryS. who dread IN
creased representation through reappof-
tionment to cities which desire modifi-
cation Of existing prohibition legislation
Amendments motived by such dread
were defeated. Very Importantly. the
bill provides for automatic reapportion-
ment ON the basis of new decennlal
census should Congress fail to take
specific action. 1t cannot be repeated
too often nor emphasized too strongly
that in failing to reapportion the House
on the basis of the 1920 census the
Congress neglected with circumstances
of peculiar otfenSlYeneSS) conStltu-
tional duty of the first Importance.
Reappoltionment. as provided for In
the bill. would decrease the representa-
ton of II States and increase that OF
IL. while 20 States would be unaffected
The States that would gain are as
follows: California. six seats; Michigan.
four; Ohio, three; New Jersey and Tex
as, two each: Arizona, Connecticut,
Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma anG
Washington. one each.
The States that would lose are as fol-
lows: Missouri, three seats: Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky and Mississippi two
each: Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Nebraska, New
York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ter
nessee. Vermont and Virginia, one each.
Discovery in Utah of an extraordi-
narily rich deposit of helium gas is re-
ported
The New York stock market is in the
doleful dumps. Apprehension over the
possibility of establishment of high re-
discount rates by the Federal Reserve
Banks is generally aScribed as the chief
cause.
A notable soldier passed away about
a fortnight ago. at the age of SO, in
the person of Col. Wilds Preston Rich
ardSon. u. S. A, retired Cretired at
his own request after 40 years serV-
ice). In the World War Col. Richard
son was a brigadier general in the Ma
tional Army. and later he rendered very
efficient service in the same rank as
commanding general OF the American
Expeditionary Forces in North Russia
Presumably it was because Of his long
Alaskan experience that he was chosen
for the Russian job. For many years
he had been engaged in important con-
struction work in Alaska. In the face
of great hazards and difficulties he
built the Richardson Trail, which i'm
mortalizes his name. 1t leads from
Fairbanks. at the head Of the Govern
ment railway, across the interior into
the copper mining country.
Rear Admiral Robert Mallory Berry,
U. S. NJ, retired, died about a fortnight
ago at the age of 80. He achieved
Just fame at the age Of IS as lieu
tenant In command Of the Rogers sent
| to the waters north Of Siberia In the