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Costly Circumlocution.

After FIVE years Of investigation Of
the practices of the American Associa-
ton Of Advertising Agencies, the Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Association
and other publishing and advertising
organizations, the Federal Trade Com
mission has dismissed the lease" against
those agencies and organizations. The
commission announced no decision or
the score Of the fairness or unfairneSs
Of the practices alleged, but confined
itself to the finding that it lacks
jurisdiction. Thus after half decade
Of costly proceedings, costly to both
Government and defendants, the matter
is dropped for want Of authority and no
Judgment is rendered as to fact. 1t
has been q very disappointing pro-
ceeding.
That there was no ground In fact OF
In law for the complaint Of unfair
practices brought against the publishers
association and the advertising associa-
ton was clearly demonstrated in the
course Of the hearings. Indeed some
time before the Federal Trade Commits
sion undertook this inquiry the Depart
ment Of Justice had investigated the
same matter on the complaint of certain
advertisers and had found no grounds
for prosecution. The plea that the
Federal Trade Commission had no
jurisdiction was Immediately advanced
by the defendant parties and was denied
by the commission, with one Of its
members voting otherwise and present.
ing q dissenting opinion on this very
score. Now after much circumlocution
the commission returns to the beginning
Of the case and throws. it out of court
on the very grounds that it has previ-
ously rejected. It has been, to repeat,
very disappointing proceeding.
The Federal Trade Commission was
created for the purpose of insuring
against unfair practices In trade and
business, preventing the employment OF
trust" procedures, detecting and check
ing methods tnimical to free competi-
ton. It has rendered some valuable
services. It has corrected abuses, has
given vitality to the antitrust laws.
But it has occasionally undertaken to
correct abuses that have not existed.
OF course, every defendant has his right
OF trial and his innocence Is assumed
until clear proof is given Of his guilt.
It 70. however. not justified to proceed
unless there Is . prina facie case, unless
there is . show Of guilt in reason
and in the light Of reports and state
ments received prior to formal ACCUSE
ton. Any body-administrative. judi
ciai or Observation-Disclosures proceeds on
the assumption Of guilt does injustice
that may never be fully corrected.
1t is a misfortune thai the Federal
Trade Commission has not now &C.
knowiedged It's error Of insistence upon
prosecution, having swept aside the plea
Of no jurisdiction In the beginning,
only to accept it after five years of
inquiry and consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Getting Excited on 2.75 Beer.

The most potent thing about 2,75
beer is its ability to stir up rev every
time it is mentioned. The most mys-
terious thing about this brew u the
reputation that it has gained as being
one of the panaceas that would solve,
in one long gulp, all the troubles and
Ills Of prohibition.
why any one should become excited
by the vague possibility Of AIS per cent
beer passes understanding, and why
any one believes that the radical wet
would drown his discomfort In a stein
Of ais per cent beer and forever after
keep the peace is an interesting subject
for debate around the hreside-hui
nothing else.
when the once dry Province of On
tRFie vas experiencing soma Of the e.
@ilias yagaTies Of prohibition the peo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Disarmament Urged
AS Security Move
To tho Editor of Ths Star;

To tho Editor Of The Star:
Sir: Security stili seems the sole
subject that viii interest the statesmen
gathered at the London Conference.
What does security" mean, and how
is 1t to be attained?
Germany, almost wholly disarmed
since 1913, sings no security" song!
Europe's minor nations-Scandinavia
Swiss, Flemish, Dutch, etc.-though
virtually unarmed as compared with
France, appear to suffer no such anxiety
as to their security. The maxim eff
you want peace prepare for war" has
been long overworked and resulted mis-
erably in debt and disaster. Gen.
Grants dictunn still holds good: 'Noth-
ing has ever been settled by war that
could not have been settled without It;
and If after, why not before?"
Another American President proposed
something better, q reconstruction of
world society on basis Of harmonious
tionai differences to o Permanent Court
OF Justice. Such court has been estab-
lished and no nation has gainsaid its
decisions.
More recently, In Frances very cap
ital, a most impressive array Of world
statesmen solemnly signed the pact of
Paris, or Kellogg pact, binding every
nation to outlaw war; never to take
part therein, except In self-defense.
Obviously, with no aggressor, no war!
Furthermore. France and her allies
pledged themselves at Versailles to re-
duce their ornaments after Germany
disarmed.
Beyond all these verbal pledges to
disarm arises the compelling fact that
the battlefield of the future will be in
the air, the latest development being
the Dornier flying boat, capable of ear
rying IS tons Of high explosives or
poiSon-gaS compounds. What "seeu-
rity" can frontier forts, battleships, or
millions of armed men offer against a
nocturnal attack on Paris or London
by an air feet 50 equipped?
If the solemn outlawry of war by all
nations furnishes no security" what
can furnish security? Disarmament Is
the logical sequel 10 the pact and surely
provides national security.
EDWARD BERWICK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
White Fishing Bill
Deserves Support

From the Seattle Daily Times.
Washington's delegation in Congress
should give wholehearted support to
the bill introduced by Representative
White OF Maine which provides for Q
nve-year construction and maintenance
program for the Bureau of Fisheries,
The measure, which recently was re-
ported from committee with a recon-
menaation for passage, makes possible
the construction here of q fisheries
laboratory and the concentration of re-
search activities now scattered from
Alaska to California.
Several months ago the Pacific
Fisherman suggested that use be made
OF the 2 acres of land on the eastern
arm OF Lake Union which has been
relinquished by the War Department. to
the Bureau of Fisheries. The erection
OF laboratory on that site would be
convenient to the University of WASH
OF inestimable value TO the fishing In
dustry.
The White bill does not make definite
provision for a laboratory In Seattle,
put 1t Is known that the Bureau of
Fisheries long has had that project In
mind. The measure authorizes the COM
struction OF fisheries laboratories and
hatcherieS in various States where fish
are propagated. It may be taken for
granted that Q site so admirably suited
70 the needs of science and industry
would be chosen.
But, whether a laboratory Is estab-
iiShed here or elsewhere, the White bill
should be passed. It Is of vast i'm
portance to the whole country and
paFtlculafly 70 the people OF this State.
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Hatless shsiks Are de from.

The hatless sheik Is about to become
persona non grata In Wilkes-Barre II
the mayor has his way. Believing that
those who go hatless in the Winter are
an Insult to the intelligence of God
fearing citiSens," the head man of that
city has submitted a resolution to the
city council which declares in effect
that the hatless brigade in the Winter
shall be declared insane and placed be-
hind the walls Of aSylums. AS a post
script the resolution adds that in the
Summer it is all right not to wear hat
and that bare-headedness for men and
women In warm weather is still con-
sidered the style In the thriving Penn
sylvaHia city.
While the adoption Of this resolution
Is somewhat doubtful, 1t is not such q
bed idea at that 10 call attention to
the absurd anomaly Of heavy-overcoated
and galoshed youths parading the
streets in Winter time with tresses wav-
Ing In the breeze. Washingtonians dc
not know how many of the species
Wilkes-BarTe boasts: but It 10 a smaller
city and it would appear reasonable to
suppose that II the mayor is concerned
about the habit there he would be lit
orally bowied over II he could look over
the National Capital brand on F street
After all ito hat or not to hat" mar.
rows down to a question Of good taste
While it may not injure the health Of
those who 90 hatless, 1t certainly makes
them conspicuous, and eonspicuousnes'
in itself is lack Of good taste. Washing
ton could well do without its sheiks o.
this kind; but 1t is hardly likely thai
either the municipal government o.
Congress will follow the lead set by the
mayer Of Wukes-Barre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

simply won't ut into the city-uaanarer
plan, Tor the reason that city councils
nt their best are political ORGANIZATIONS
ana, Is rule, are not in sympathy
with the efficiency and above boardness
OF 9 city manager"
The Oakland Tribune sees In the situ-
alton no argument for or against city
manageFs," ana AYERS that about all
that - disclosed Is that the statement
the city manager removes politics from
city government is overdrawn." The
brooklyn Daily Eagle offers the expla-
nation: Tho politicians Of the two
major parties play their game the year
round. They are fesentfuI of city econo-
miles. The manager who ttwsEts their
projects VIII stay only till they can
SWING the unthinking electorate against
hlm." Tbs Springfield Union, however,
comments: The real purpose of a city
manager is to carry out the undertak-
sngs OF popular government In q prompt
ana businessltke way. He Is not as
Sumed TO be the city government itself.
nor Is he to assume that he can act in
absolute independence Of the regularly
elected representatives Of the people,
even II those representatives may be
actuated by political motives"
"Once more 1t is brought home to the
people that men, not forms of machine,
make governments" argues the Erie
Dispatch Herald, and the Detroit Free
Press contends that neither the CITY,
manager plan nor any other form Of
municipal government can OF itself
bring honest and efieient adrninistra-
ton to a community in which venal
crafty and inscriptions politicians are
allowed to obtain control Of public af-
fairs" The Chattanooga Times in
doFses this view, and adds that 10 els a
lesson which Chattanooga learned some
years ago, and which, it is to be hoped,
1t will not soon forget"
."Cleveland's spoilsmen do not ike the
city-manageF plan." AYERS the Chicago
Daily News, observing that "unhappiiy,
the voters have sent some unit and
faithiess men to the council" and that
"a mt city manager cannot please q par
tisan or ignoble council majority and
remain a At city manager" The need
OF good men in the council is upheld
also by the South Bend Tribune. the
Seattle Daily Times and the Syracuse
Herald. Landing the city manager
principle II properly applied, the Des
Moines Tribune-C Capital feels sure that
I'm all the wastes Of American nnunici-
pal government, nothing else gives so
much hope"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

to examine. The remains of the plane
had been chopped up and removed dur
ing the night.
Evidently working on the theory that
1t is mot good" for the public to view
airplane crashes at first hand or in
the newspapers in vivid pictures, COM
pany oflcials and even of1cers in the
military services order prompt removal
Of wreckage. This is what happened In
Kansas, but the work Of complete de-
struction there was done so quickly
and 80 secretly that it defeated its pur-
pose. It is all very well to prevent as
far as possible the collection of the
morbidly curious at the scene of the
crash, but It is another thing altogether
when expert investigators are barred
from making the proper examination.
The theory that the public will
lose confidence In aviation because of
accidents is open to question. Train
wrecks, even with the perfection of the
present systems, occur from time to
time, but there Is no diminution Of
travel for that reason. Ships collide
and sink In heavy fogs, yet no one would
think Of giving Up q European trip
because Of that. In the final analysis it
Is only when an attempt is made APP
parently to cover up that confidence
Is lost.
The airplane-traveling public is not
going to stay ON the ground simply be-
cause it observes or reads about q bad
crash. The public, however, is likely
to forswear flying If it becomes con-
vinced that commercial companies are
not providing the best Of modern equip
ment and the most skilled Of pilots for
their planes. And there would seem no
better way to engender this conviction
than to refuse fun and complete inves-
tigation after every accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

chusettS will make the sixth State
which declines to give the Federal Gov
eminent any local aid in enforcing pro-
hibition. Maryland never had State
enforcement act, and New York, wis
consin, Montana and Nevada have re-
pealed their own State enforcement
statutes. Republicans in Massachusetts,
are badly split on the prohibition issue
which augurs badly for their success
IN electing q successor to Senator
Gillett, who is retiring Of his own ac-
dry can be elected, according to the
local chieftains. Hence the casting
about for q candidate who Is neither
dry nor wet.
1.-THE breach between East and West
has grown WIDER" says Senator Arthur
Capper Of Kansas in the February issue
OF the monthly magazine which bears
his name. "a new division of major
political parties Is threatened. sim
cereiy hope Republican leadership has
the wisdom and the vision to avert this
threatened cleavage on economic lines.
To see West and South In one party
and the East In another would be de-
devoutly hope it will never happen, but
we must face the possibility of that
situation. and face it squarelyP
r y ~
Prof. Oliver M. w. Sprague of HaF-
ward University has been engaged by
the Bank Of England as the banks ece-
nomic adviser and some sections of the
English press are quite excited and In
dignant. Says the London Evening
News: "Fhe banks choice Is menacing,
because 1t vaguely suggests that Amer
lean economies have become a more inn
portant factor In the world than the
British and that dollars now talk louder
none the less disturbing to learn that
the Bank of England must seek abroad
for economic and statistical inspira-
tion." Prof. Sprague's books on Ameri-
can banking are standard works on the
subject.
CCepyriSht, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Destruction of Evidence"

The unseemly haste with which the
evidence" in airplane wrecks is de-
streyed is attracting national attention.
And the latest example, probably the
most fragrant and inexcusable, has
called forth congressional demands for
sn investigation. A few days ago q
commercial plane crashed in Kansas,
killing ave persons. Weather conditions
we're apparently of the best, so that
this factor could not be held respon-
sible. Investigating bodies, hurriedly
appointed, were eager for this reason
to examine the wreck to ascertain If
possible the cause Of the disastrous
eraek-up. But when the pFohsgs
reached the scene, there was nothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
FavOrs Short School Day
For Pupils Under Nine

To the Editor Of The Star:
There has been much adverse criticism
Of late owing to the fact that many
Washington children In the lower
grades have only three hours schooling
a day. Am the only parent In the
District who thinks three hours . day
enough for any child under 0 ysarsP
OF course, though, I think those should
be morning hours always.
Is the T. B. M. the only one who
reaches his home at night with frazzled
nerves? Go to school some day with
your 6-year-old and observe the con-
centFation required to learn to read by
present methods. Yet all of US know
children who manage in two semesters,
with only three hours daily instruction,
to learn to read simple books. Many
can even write simple letter after enc
years schooling. What more DO we
wantF Mere babies of 6 and = are
away from home, directed continuously
for nearly as many hours q day as theiF
fathers in Government employ.
Personally, think all children 8
FEARS and under should return to their
homes at noon for hot lunch and
an hours rest. They should then be
allowed to follow their own bsnt for
several hours with as little direction
and hindrance as possible. We grown
ups often feel the need Of solitude and
better acquaintance with ourselves.
How much more so . little child feeling
his way IN Q gr0wn-up world, restrained
at every turn, and moved around like
cheEsman?
Sometimes it appears that the persons
who complain of the shortness OF the
school day really desire not so much
more knowledge for their child, but a
nurse" WHO will relieve them OF
responsibility. Undoubtedly we mothers
accomplish more when our children are
safe IN school, but possibly at price,
privste schools eight hours q day, but it
Is an individual problem as to whether
your child or mine Is helped By too early
schooling. Some of them might be
stronger and happier If, like Topsy,
they "just grew" for Q few years.
F. p. WHITE.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

what do you need to IEncwP Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puzzles your Is there
something you want 70 know without
delayf Submit your question 70 Frederic
J. Hnskin, director Of our washington
information Bureau. He Is employed 70
help you. Address your inquiry to The
Evening Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haslin. director, Washington, d.
c., and inclose cents In coin or stamps
for return postage.
q. Why are German girls always rep
resented as blondS?-I. Z. H.
A. On the stage and In many IN
stances in fiction the German heroine Is
haxen or golden-haired. In Berlin, how
ever, . brunette has been selected as
the Miss Germany to compete In Paris
for the title Of Miss Europe.
q. When Eiil the Banf Winter car
nival be held?--C. w.
A. It is scheduled for the frst week
In February.
Q; What factors make up eiviliSa-
"A. VIII II. Hays gives the following
dennition: Civilization may be said
70 be made up Of four vital compo-
nents-1ndustTy, science, art and re-
iigion.
q. when and by whom was the WASH
ington Ditch dug?-C. B.
A. The Washington Ditch was the
flrst step IN the reclamation Of Dismal
Swamp. It consists Of tract Of nnarshy
land, beginning q little south Of Nor
folk, Va, and extending into North
Carolina. The tract was entirely COW
cred with trees, with almost inpervious
bEllshwood between them. It has now
In part been cleared and drained. In
the midst Of 1t is Lake Drllmmond,
which is seven miles In length, and the
scene OF Thomas Moore's Lake of the
Dismal swamp. The swamp was origi-
nally q part Of the Virginia estate of
George washington and tt was he who
superintended the digging Of the Wash
ington Ditch.
q. Are there many musk oxen In
Canada-K. o.
A. There is but one herd left on the
Canadian mainland. Il contains about
$50 animals and 10 kept In the Thelon
Lake, IN the Northwest Territories.
Q. What is piatonic friendship and
why Is 1t co-caiIed?-F. L, w,
A. A platonic friendship "a q form Of
friendship from which the element of
romance u Wn0ny absent. It Is named
Tor Plato, who depicted such relation
ship.
q. What Is the zodiac?-D. K.
A. The SUMS apparent yearly path
among the stars Is known as the ecliptic
The zone Is degrees wide, 8 degrees on
each side Of the ecliptic, IS called the
zodiac.
Q. When Is Candlemas?--R. o. a.
A. It Is observed on February 2.
Q. What is meant by Summer
time?"-W. G.
a. This is popular name for day
light saving time.
9. Does cIarence Saunders stiIl own
the pink palace" he built at Mem
phis?-M. H. N.
A. The palatial residence built BY
Mr.. Saunders at the height Of his pros.
pertty as the originator Of q chain
grocery store system was sold BY auc.
ton. It nov belongs to the city, which
is making 1t over into a museum.
Q. VINO Is president Of the National
ASSOCIATION Of Book Puhlishers9-
A. Edward s. Mills, president Of
LongmanS, Green & Co, has been
elected president Of this association,
succeeding Joseph w. Lippincott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

Q. Where or what was Ultima Thulep
IL. y. H.
A. Thule Is the name given by Py-
theas Of Marseilles to q region or an
island north Of Great Britain, the po-
sition Of which has for 1000 years been
frequently added the word Ultima to
the designation, meaning Farthest
Thule.
| @. What form Of address Is used in
| speaking to a king7-J. F.
A. The form of ealutatton Is sire or
| your majesty.
@. How long have needles been made
A. There is no definite history Of the
genesis Of the needle. Chaucer men
tons silver needle in 1866. In pre-
historic times they used bones, either of
birds or fish.
Q. How does q company list It's stock
on the New York Stock Exchanged
A. The New York Stock Exchange
mentS for listing Of stocks on the ex-
change.
Q. How many books are there In the
Library of Congres2-J. B.
A. It contains over 100000 printed
books and pamphlets, as well az maps,
charts, music, photographs, prints,
engrayings and autographs numbering
Q. Is an etude meant for concert
performances?-J. T. 8.
A.. Originally an etude was written
| Tor the purpose Of developing technical
skill. Each study was built upon a
single theme and was meant to Develop
some particular point, such as staccato,
arpeggto ana trtll. Composers soon rec
ognized its possibilities, adding to the
technical difficulties themes Of beauty
and power. Such etudes found q place
OF welcome in concert repertoires.
Q. How does one pronounce safari,
meaning o trip into a jungle to hunt
=: II + pronounced sut-a-res: with
broad as and accent on second syl-
liable.
q. OF what meaning was the word
matross Is name for q soldier In the
Revolutionary WARM. L.
A. Matross Is word Of Danish origin.
The term was applied to one Of the SOL
diers In train Of artillery who assisted
the gunners In loading, firing and
eponging the guns.
q. II hair seals are Of little value for
FUR, what Is their commercial value?-
G.. H.
A. 1t is understood that the only i'm
portant hatr-sealing grounds remaining
OF commercial value lie in the North
Atlantic Ocean on the coasts Of New
toundland, Labrador and Greenland
The oil manufactured from hair seals
was formerly used to q large extent in
miners lamps and in the tanning of
leather; at present, however, its prin-
cipal use is as soap stock. The hides
OF. hair seals produce q high.grade
leather. and it Is chiefly for their hides
that hair seals are sought. In the past
rev years there has been developed a
method OF tanning and dyeing the pelts
q certain young hair seals for use in
the manufacture Of garments. The
product Is not, OF course, Of the quality
OF that made from the peIts Of fur seals.
Q. What was the given name Of the
McQuffey who compiled the Readers?-
| A. william H. Mcduney was thu au-
thor OF the McGuffey Readers, the New
McGuney Readers and the Revised
Eclectic Mc0uffey Readers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Civil War Veterans
Held in Need of Aid
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
] see In your paper that Congress has
an idea to help the veterans of former
wars. The Civil War veterans are in
their eighty-fifth year and there is not
one among them who does not need
help. Any man that has seen service
is In feeble health and needs more or
less help. There Is not a veteran left
who is able to pay from thirty to forty
dollars for room and for food, doc
tors bills, clothing and medicine. It is
time something was done to help them
out. Sevehty-two dollars a month will
not pay the bills. am living, as cheap
~ as q man can. There are only q few
OF us left and have only a short time
to stay. Why shouldn't the Govern
ment pay @ debt that is certainly due
the poor old veterans of the Union
Army. am speaking from personal ex-
peFience rs am one of them.
NEWTON FRANKLIN CHAMBERLAIN.