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New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
P|LSUDSKrS FOE ONCE HIS FRIEND
DasZynski, Speaker of Diet, Wrote Generals Biography

Warsaw, Dec. 13 tP>-The politi- cal feud in which 1gnace Daszyn- ski, speaker of the Diet, is defcnd- ing the rights of parliament against the dictatorship methods of Mar shal Joseph Pilsudsli, marks the ending of a friendship between the two leaders.
 Only two years ago Daszyuslli wrote a biography of the warrior under the title The Great Man." He can not now forgive Pilsudski's s
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13

the line of duty when he crashed at Waterbury last March was on file today with the state board of finance and control. Inquiry was made by National Guard officers after claim against the state had been filed by Rasmussen's estate.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13

Klukenski, charged with violation of the liquor law in the Junta club at 33S East Main street, was further continued because of the press of other business. The cases are now scheduled for trial next Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
Waits Weeks for RObber,
 Then Gun Doesn't Go Off

Minneapolis, Dec. 13 P@Po liceman John C. Nordgaard had spent every night for two weeks behind a counter in the Arthur Charley grocery. waiting for a bandit.
 Last night holdup man made his fourth visit to the store n six weeks.
 Officer Nordgaard raised his shotgun, took careful aim, and pulled the trigger.
 The hammer fell on an empty chamber.
 The robber escaped with $50,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
GUERRA TAKES TRIP

Madrid, Dec. 13. P}-Jose San chez Guerra, former premier Of Spain who is under charges of sc- dition. left here today for San Se- bastian, where he will remain until
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
RASMU SSEN DOING DITy

Hartford, Dec. 13. UP)-A re- port by special board of inquiry that Captain Arthur B. Rasmusscn or the 11Sth Observation Squadron. Connecticut National Guard, died in
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13
REARCiTS BEAT BEARS

The Bearcats roller hockey team defeated the Bears last evening in the preliminary game at the stan ley Arena, the final score being 9 to 2. It was free scoring game
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13

for an artificial pool on the Wash ington school grounds. 4
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13

Ask any phone gin he best known telephone number in New Britaln-Ilerald Classified Ad dept. Classified Ad dept.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-13

Saturday before continuing on to Paris.
 At Paris he will be a witness at the wedding of the son of a friend. He will remain there eight or ten days before returning to Madrid, where his acquittal on the sedition charges IS under review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Workmen'sC Compensation
Laws Are Contrasted
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Employers in the District of Column
bia who regarded with disfavor the en-
actment Of the present workmen's COM
pensation law should be. thankful that
its provisions are not as drastic as SINH
lar laws in other countries. A recent
issue of the Draper and Draper Times,
published In Wellington, New Zealand
contains the following item regarding
the enforcement OF New zealand's
workmenS compensation act:
Factories and First-Aid Boxes.
Fines Imposed.
"Isidore Porter, trading as the Oxford
Blouse Company, Mare Street. Hackney.
was summoned at North London Police
Court last week for two breaches of the
Workmen's Compensation Acts In not
having on his manufacturing premises
q standard first-aid box and not ex-
hibiting a notice stating where the
first-aid box was kept. Miss johnson,
an Inspector of Factories, said that a
number OF women were employed on
the premises, and the defendant had
been warned as to the requirements Of
the Acts. She called at the factory and
asked to see the first-afd box. She was
shown q cigar box which contained a
bandage and little iodine. This did
not comply with the order of the Secre-
tary of State, and no notice was ex-
hibited as to where the box could be
found. The defendant admitted the
offences and said that the matter had
now been righted. Mr.. Basil Watson
fined him 20s. In each case"
JULIAN PIERCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Fight of Attorneys
On Jones Law Scored

From the Houston Chronicle.
If those New York attorneys who have
organized to defeat the effectiveness OF
the new Jones prohibition law in that
city and State think they are doing
anything to the detriment of the prohi-
bition cause in general, they are sadly
mistaken.
It is just such psychological mistakes
as theirs that have done more to
strengthen prohibitionists in their de-
termination to see that the law is made
effective than anything else. Violation
of law, open defiance of law, will not in
fll,cnce any friend Of law to change 1t.
1t Is only going to influence him to
strengthen it-and to see that 1t is
enforced.
Most of the excessive zeal for heavy
prohibition penalties undoubtedly Is
merely reaction to the open and arro-
CANT defiance of the law In some centers.
The Jones law merely gives greater
discretion to the trial Judge. 1t does
atty. But 1t gives the judge the oppor-
tunity of assessing a heavy penalty
against the big violator of the law the
first time he Is brought into court, just
as 1t now makes 1t possible for him to
assess heavy penalties against old
offenders. Certainly the master boot
logger shouldn't get of with small
fine, simply because he has been caught
only once.
The merits Of the law aside, however,
any one who sets about deliberately to
nullify it, or any other law. Is an open
enemy of his country-and America
doesn't deal with rebels In a concilia-
tory manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

made for profit they put out on cal
loans a large part of the money thus
derived. Then when the market broke
and prices became attractive to buyers
they called these Looms for the purpose
of financing these new purchases. II
was this sudden calling of loans by in
vestment trusts, 1t is stated, that caused
the sudden rise in interest rates.
The fundamental principle of the in
vestment trust is sound. The individual
buys the stock of the trust and adds
his funds to its capital, sharing in its
profits. He has no judgment in respect
to the buying or selling of securities.
The investment trust is like a depart
ment store. its managers deciding on
lines of goods to be bought and sold
and the stockholders taking whatever
comes from earnings. But the basic
idea of the investment trust Is sup
posed to be the purchase of securities for
the sake of dividends and not for the
sake of profits through low buying and
high selling. Furthermore, it was never
contemplated by the public when in
vestment trusts were established that
they should enter the banking business
for the lending of money temporarily
available through turnovers In the stock
market. 1t is evident that this whole
question of the investment trust re-
quires attention. and it may be that
this new form of syndicate stock own
ership must be brought under restrictive
legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Sees Patients Helping
Pay for Charity Cases

To the Editor Of The Star:
The question of hospital expense re-
ferred to in recent article in your
paper summarizing a preliminary study
Of the question Of disqualification in
Washington is Illuminating, but still
leaves many things unanswered.
The report states. Tor instance. that
the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Thoat Hos
pital does As per cent charity work and
receives 70 per cent of its income from
pay patients.
Thee GARFIELD Hospital does 80 per
cent of charity work and receives 90
per cent of its income from pay patients.
The Emergency Hospital does IS per
cent Of charity work and receives IS
per cent of its income from pay patients.
In the first case, the income other
than from pay patients would provide
81 per cent of the cost Of operation,
and If we take that from the IS per
cent Of charity work, 1t would mean
that the pay patients not only pay for
themselves. but practically for more
than one-half Of the charity work.
At the Garfield Hospital they pay for
themselves and two-thirds of the
charity work
At the Emergency Hospital they pay
for themselves and approximately 80
per cent of the charity work.
We speak of the charity work" of
the hospital, but 1t looks as If the
ordinary man who goes to the hospital,
in addition to the heavy burden which
comes with sickness, Is taxed an ad-
ditional amount for charity
CHARLES CATLETT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Writer Says Borah
Overlooked Decision

To the Editor OF The Star:
This letter has nothing to do with
the merits or the dement's of the eight
zenith amendment. The writer was,
however, interested in reading an edi-
torial entitled Eighteenth Amendment
Questions" published In The Star sew
eral days ago. In this editorial you
quote Senator Borah as having said
that the opponents of the eighteenth
amendment had In effect overlooked a
bet in not challenging the constitution
atty Of the amendment on the ground
that Congress had imposed a seven
year time limit for ratification. whereas
the Constitution did not provide that
Congress could impose such time limit.
I beg to invite your attention to the
case OF Dillon VS.. Gloss, reported in
the 256th volume Of the United States
Supreme Court Reports, in which the
Supreme Court specifically passed on
zenith amendment was invalid because
court in that case said:
"Of the power of Congress keeping
within reasonable limits to fix a def
mite period for the ratification we en-
terrain no doubt. As a rule the Con-
stitution speaks in general terms, leav-
ing Congress to deal with subsidiary
matters Of detail as the public interest
and changing conditions may require,
and article 5 Is no exception to the
rule. Whether q definite period for
ratification shall be fixed so that all
may know what 1t is and speculation
on what Is q reasonable time may be
avoided is in our opinion q matter of
detail, which Congress may determine
as an incident Of its power to desig-
nate the mode of ratification"
1t is obvious, therefore, that, instead
Of the opponents of the prohibition
amendment overlooking bet, Senator
Borah has overlooked a decision of the
Supreme Court If he Is correctly quoted.
JOHN C.. GALL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Jefferson Is Quoted
On Rights of States
70 the Editor of The star:

TO the Editor of The Star:
In your issue of March Is, a CORE
spondent attempts to justify the legal
sophistry of Mr.. Elihu Root in his eff
fort to undermine the validity" what
ever that may mean to these legal
minded gentlemen of the eighteenth
amendment May I be permitted the
use OF your columns to ask him ques-
ton?
If, as Mr.. Lanier contends, a. State
has right to reject the rule Of three
quarters Of the other States in any
matter in which 1t has not freely dele
gated that right to rule to the central
government, has 1t not. by the same
token, the right to withdraw any or.
indeed. all powers which it may have
already delegated? Does Mr. Lanier
(or Mr.. Root wish to contend that this
issue as to the possession Of extra-con-
stitutional rights by these just now
ridiculously sanctified articles called
States was not settled by our Civil
War?
A democratic system of government
which does not prevent war fails,
though generally not so much through
the fault of the system as through the
failure of minority to realize that
after all they may be on the wrong side
OF the argument. and that the safest
way to determine this is to test the
merits of their case through an effort
to peaceably convert the majority TO
their point of view
What does Mr.. Lanier think of the
opinion Of that great defender of
State rights, Mr.. Thomas Jefferson
who said:
When any one State In the American
Union refuses obedience to the confed-
Grafton to which they have bound them
selves, the rest have the natural right
to compel 1t to do obedience" Ford
Writings of Thomas Jefferson" Vol
4, p. 147)
Government derives its just powers
from the consent Of the governed-the
maiority Of the governed-and not from
some individuals pet theory of soyer-
eighty or of right and wrong.
ALDEN A. POTTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
Investment Trusts and Market. :

Attention has been called in con-
nection with the recent violent huctua-
tons in the stock market to a factor
which is of comparatively recent devel-
opment and which has unmeasured po-
tentialities for affecting the trend OF
financial affairs. This is the invest
ment trust. This form of collective
stock buying for, as the name implies,
investment purposes is only few years
old. There are now thousands of these
organizations Of varying sizes. Some OF
the older and largest ones have re-
sources of many millions. Collectively,
they have the greatest buying power
In the market. If they were all to move
simultaneously in buying they could
send the market up to a high point
but, on the other hand, if they were
all to move on the selling side, they
could break the strongest market. For
tunately they are not co-ordinated
They are not themselves pooled. Con-
seouently they are merely acting as &c
many individuals, thougn OF gfeatlS
magnified proportions.
It is felt that the investment trusts
have been a potent cause Of the pro-
nounced and protracted bull market
which, despite recent spasmodic de-
clines, still prevails. But at the same
time, it is stated with authority, some
Of the largest of these investment trusts
have recently taken advantage OF thu
high prices to sell for profit, thus break
ing the market and then rebuying a
the lower levels. If that is true, the in
vestment trusts have become specu
lators.
Another phase of the investmen
trust situation calls for consideration
It is averred that recently when thes
Large -scale Investment trust sales wer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

Pomeranians are generally more high
strung than most dogs and therefore
would be apt to bark more.
@. Please give some facts about
Buenos Aires-T. G.
A. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Is fire.
quently called the Paris of South Amer
lea" 1t is noted for its beautiful ave-
nues. parks and public buildings The
chief avenue is the Avenida de Mayo.
which Is 98.5 feet wide, and the chief
square is the Plaza. rs de Mayo. 1900
feet long and $50 feet wide. The ca
Palace, exchange, post Office. Govern
ment Palace, Palace OF Justice, Munich
pal Building. Department of Police and
Hotel Argentina surround this square, in
the middle OF which stands statue of
Liberty, while In front of the Govern
ment Palace there is an equestrian
statue of Gen. Belgrano. The cathedral
begun in 1852, is fashioned after the
Madeleine in Paris. The race track.
aquarium, zoo and public gardens of
Buenos Aires are quite noted. The city
! large amounts Of wool, sheep and cattle
| are exported.
| O. Is wheat or corn the more valu-
able crop in this country?-B. w. S.
| A. Corn Is the more valuable crop
the value In 1927 being $2,O14, 725, 900
The value Of the wheat crop for the
same year was $974,694, 900.
@. Where is the Star Spangled Ban
ner?-R. r. w.
A. The flag which inspired the writ
ing Of THE Star Spangled Banner" Is
on display in the old National Museum,
Washington, D. C.
| @. Is a clerk instructed to ask the
contents of parcel post packages offered
for insurance?-M. F. S.
| A. Postal employees accepting domes-
tic mail matter for insurance are re-
quired to make inquiry as TO what arti-
Giles the parcels contain in order TO de-
termine whether the contents are mail
able, properly packed and whether the
parcels should bear any special indorse-
| ment, such as Fragile" or "Perishable."
General statements such as "Merchar-
disc" ETC., do not convey the necessary
information and are not acceptable.
However. postal employees are expected
to exercise good judgment in the ac-
ceptance Of parcels for insurance, and
IL parcels contain clothing exclusively
1t Is not necessary to have each article
Of clothing described.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
"Mr. Hoover Speaking,"

White House innovations have been
so numerous since the installation of
the new executive as to cause decreas-
ing comment. The latest departure by
President Hoover from past customs,
the installation of telephone on his
desk, Is only likely to evoke surprise
that this has not been done before. All
the Presidents since the invention of
the telephone have, Of course, used
that means of speedy direct communi-
cation. But up to this time they have
only done so in seclusion, so to speak.
They have had their own private tele-
phones, Of course, but in other rooms
than those used for the daily transac-
ton of executive business. Mr.. Hoover
prefers to have his telephone accom-
modations Immediately at hand, at the
place where he does his work.
The fact that the President has
placed a telephone at his elbow does
not, of course, mean that he can be
any more readily reached by phone
than before for a personal conversation.
The safeguards of the past will still
be thrown about him to prevent trespass
upon his time. Only those can get
through to him on the wire whose
voices he wishes to hear directly. He
will probably do his own calling. or
have his own calling done for him.
And this is the important point Of the
matter, namely, that the innovation
probably means that Mr.. Hoover will
do more direct comforting than his
predecessors have done as result Of
this facility made. so readily available.
OF course, the utmost safeguards
against eavesdropping are exercised in
the case of presidential telephoning. 1t
can be safely assumed that there will
be no listening in on this line that
runs to the executive desk. And any
body who for purposes of self-exploita-
ton or personal advantage claims to
have inside information derived from
a telephone leakage becomes a pre-
ferred candidate for the Ananias Club
of earlier White House memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
American Press Pays Tribute to
Foch. Great Christian Soldier

had no equal" and that "he was bril-
liant thinker, capable of quick and cor
rect decisions" Comparing him with
another great general, the Flint Daily
Journal suggests: The star of Napoleon
shone brightly when he was winning
victories: 1t dinmed when the fortunes
of war turned against him. Foch had
the imagination TO discard the accepted
rules OF strategy by refusing to admit
himself beaten
He had brilliant conceptions of war
policy, but he was not the slave Of any
theory or tradition" according to the
Chicago Daily News, while the Terre
Haute Star finds significance in his
career: He was boy of 18 when he
saw his country humbled in the Franco
PruSsian War and he devoted his entire
life to the problem Of whipping Ger
many. Never had a general been better
trained for particular task; never had
any man been better schoOled for a ma
tional crisis such as this, and never did
oughly."
Foch's famous message about the two
wings and center Of his army, in which
he reported an advance, although one
section was broken and another In re-
treat, inspires many American COM
ments. The Milwaukee Journal OBJ
serves: 1T was one of the lessons Of
his lifetime that when you have worn
out q mans body you can still make
one more call upon his soul. He knew
that when men have given all they can
still give little more. But he knew,
too, that they have to believe that CIV
ing will count" The Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin believes that his
famous depletion of the situation that
led him to take the offensive at the first
Battle Of the Marine will be cited as long
as high courage and fine spirit are loved
Of mankind"
1.-The stubborn resistance which he
offered to the complication Of diseases,
recognized by his physicians as surely
fatal" in the words of the Omaha
World Herald, was reminder Of the
vigor Of his counter-offensive against
an enemy that seemed for the moment
to have overwhelmed him. He seemed
to have issued this paraphrase Of his
famous message: My lungs are crushed
My heart is in retreat. am attacking
with my spirit"
ut was Foch," concludes the Detroit
News, "who insisted on stopping the
war when many Of the political leaders
wanted to carry it across the Rhine;
and for this humanity he will always be
gratefully remembered"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

The answers to questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from the
mass of inquiries handled by our great
Information Bureau maintained in
Washington, D. c. This valuable service
is for the free use of the public. Ask
any question of fact you may want to
know and you will get an immediate
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address The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. G.
@. What was the real name of the
man who was known to railroad men
as Father Cofin"?--J. J. B.
A. He was Lorenzo s. Coffin. He
became interested in safety devices for
railroad trains, and was instrumental
in getting the safety appliance act
passed In Iowa. Later he carried on
a Nationwide propaganda, finally TAX
ing his safety appliance bill' to Con-
gress, where he labored for four years
for It's passage. The bill was finally
passed and signed by President Harri-
SON. March 3, 1893.
O. How far north is the Gulf Stream
distinguishable?--G. H. c.
A. The Gulf Stream Is distinguish
able until it reaches the southern end
Of the banks of Newfoundland. in Sum-
mer in latitude s42l2' north and ir
Winter In 41a' north. Here It is no
longer considered an ocean current, but
a drift. The central part of the Gull
Stream drift makes its way toward the
western shores Of Europe and one part
enters Davis Strait. Another passes into
Denmark Strait between Iceland and
Greenland, but soon sinks into the
depths of the sea.
@. What Is Gamma Walska's heigh,
and weight?-L. M. Q.
A. She is feet 5 inches tall and
weighs 140 pounds.
@. How many cooperative marketing
associations are there in the United
States?-H. T.
A. The Cooperative Marketing Di-
vision of the Department Of Agricul-
ture has record Of 11,400 associations
engaged In marketing and purchasing
More than 100000 farmers are men,
bers Of one or more Of them.
E. G. S. A'N - N''' ''' - ''' '
A. 1t is impossible to say what breed
of dogs bark most. 1t depends gener-
ally on the temperament of the breed
Individuals in breeds vary. Terriers and