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Of the commission becomes the law.
Here. indeed. is something new.
J Again the scene shifted to the Senate
chamber. Chairman Smoot Of the
| finance committee submitted the new
flexible plan. whereupon up rose Sen
ator Barley Of Kentucky. He leaped
into the breach with a point of order
against the new agreement. He was
for striking out the flexible provision
entirely, the House and the President to
the contrary notwithstanding. The
Vice President. Mr.. Curtis, obligingly
sustained the point Of order, while the
Republicans looked on in amazement.
So back the measure went to confer
| ence.
Brought once more into the Senate
yesterday, the tariff bill carried a new
agreement on the flexible provision. an
agreement which differs little from
the existing law, which, according to
the Democrats and Progressives, is
anathema. Yet it had been drafted by
the conferees to meet the objections
raised by Senator Barley when he
made his point of order. And now
came the tragic Harrison of Mississippi
to thunder at this monstrosity, to in
Weigh against the President and his de-
mand for unlimited power over the
tariff as exemplifed in the new agree
ment. Invectives fell from his lips that
fairly scorched the paper as the official
reporters took them down.
It remained for Senator Jim" Wat
son, the Republican leader, to place the
seal Of hunor on the play. Replying to
the diatribe Of the Mississippi Senator,
the Republican leader declared that, Tar
from reaching out for more power, as
his enemies have pictured him, Presi-
dent Hoover'S only thought in the whole
mater of the flexible tariff has been to
take the tariff out of politics" and
place it in the hands of non-partisan
experts. The Republican Senator even
undertook to quote the President on
this matter, to make the case more
understandable. The President, he said,
was entirely satisfied with the earlier
conference agreement on the flexible
provision of the tariff, the agreement
which Pat Harrison was applauding, but
which had been stricken down by the
point Of order made by Senator Barley,
another Democrat. If the Democrats,
said Senator Watson, are not now sat-
isfied with the situation, they have only
one of their own number to blame. AS
for the Republicans and President
Hoover, he said, they were entirely
blameleSS.
Seemingly the Democrats have slipped
badly in their attempt to place Presi-
dent Hoover In an awkward position In
regard to the flexible tariff. BY the
latest maneuver in the Senate they are
In the position Of forcing more power
upon him. The President stands re-
vealed, far from glutton for power,
as an earnest friend Of the proposition
that the tariff be as far removed from
politics as possible, and that 1t be
placed on an economic and sound basis
The Chief Executive wishes this result
to be obtained in o constitutional way,
through the exercise Of the flexible pro-
vision Of the tariff law. Surely the
President may be excused II he chuckles
at the situation In which his opponents
In the Senate now find themselves.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.

Solemn people suit us better thar
jolly ones.
That is, those whose normal saluta-
ton is pleasantly conservative rather
than ocular.
One can be solemn but not lugubri-
Gus, staid but not sad.
The trouble with most of the jolly
boys Is that they lack respect for
others.
Almost invariably their greetings are
indirect slaps at the ones they meet.
They cover up in the name of good
nature an essential Ill nature.
They snap like dogs, but would have
us call them good fellows.
n II X
OF course, what they suffer from is 4
disease, and an incurable malady, al
that.
The young man who starts on q
career of hilarious greetings normally
ends his life in the same manner.
Now, even the most conservative per-
son may be willing to forgive the hila-
riouS young man who slaps him on the
back and asks him about the health OF
his grandmother.
When the waggish old party with
gray hair, however, insists on greeting
him in the same fulsome manner, he
resents it; and he reSents it heartily
without equivocation. although he may
not say so.
Hotel "greeters" are pleasant young
men who specialize in welcoming the
incoming guests. Their manner Of ap-
proach might we'll be studied by all and
Sundry, for greeting others forms a nc
1nNnnciHnra nf "a
day.
greeting even in passing oft reveals
the man. How you speak to acquaint-
ances, friends, employees, employers, SUI
periorS, interiors. more or less reveals
you to the discriminating. The hotel
greeter. with an eye to business, tries
to temper his glad hand" to the per-
son he addresses. In all cases, how
ever, it will be found that he preserves
the essential attitude Of respect for
human character.
decent human beings somehow feel that
only those who possess vast wealth OF
have distinguished themselves to the
point OF having received much valuable
publicity deserve the essential respect
which every human being ought to have
for almost every other person.
Daily greetings, since ordinarily they
are so simple, surely ought to pre-
serve for every one of us the funda-
mental respect for humanity which hui
mainly ought to feel for itself.
The animals as a class have a better
attitude IN this manner than thousands
OF human beings. You never see two
dogs glaring at each other until they
hRVe found some real reason for biting
pYou do not see cats sneering at each
other. No, when animals approach each
other they look with their bright eyes
as If saying to themselves, What man.
ner Of interesting creature is this?"
While they are giving each other the
old once over" their very attitude is
respectful, as if each recognized that
the other, no less than himself, was q
child Of the true God.
k*
It might seem that human beings
could far Guido the animals in this
essential respect which every human be-
ing Graves. No doubt most of them
DO, for this is an unspoken craving
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turn. With the Hoover system In eject
here and two-way passing permitted.
Neutrality-suspicious. would soon learn that
deviation from the straight line will
have q sorrowful effect on tenders and
bumpers.
Whether it Is on account Of WASH
ington's salubrious climate or not. local
drivers are sluggish In getting started
on light signals or at the wave Of q
policeman's hand. In the case Of the
lights this Is q large contribution to
congestion, inasmuch as the National
Capital has experimentation of its au-
tomato signals and failure to keep the
necessary speed results in o piling up
of traffic. This evil can be remedied
only by the motorists themselves.
Next comes the question Of the lights.
Are there too many of them? Have
they been placed intelligently? Are
lights needed at intersections where for
perhaps only an hour or so day there
is an appreciable volume Of travel? Is
the timing Of certain sets of lights too
slow or too fast. and does 1t meet the
average traffic needs at a particular
point? These are questions deserving
of the most intensive and painstaking
study. improvements after this study
is made can doubtless be effected. and
while there should be no hesitation in
removing signals that are not needed, the
greatest hesitation should accompany
the installation of others until their
utility is definitely established.
These are some of the causes Of
Washingtons congestion. There are
many others. Perhaps nothing can be
done about 1t, but other cities, Larger
and with more trafIic, have successfully
attacked these specific problems, and
their experience could well be utilized
in the National Capital.
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tore them down. Former Senator FIRE.
llnghuySen and Representative Fort,
who are after Morrow's scalp, are prom
inent members of the commission.
Whether the Punishment of the AM
oaSsador's Autographs had political or
esthetic motives has not been on
ciaily disclosed. But Morrow at any rate
now knows that he barked UP the wrong
trees.
Information has just been received ut
the Department of Justice regarding
Mr.. and Mrs. Wing Kao and Suen Foon.
who were connected with the Chinese
consulate at San Francisco and were
implicated in the smuggling of large
quantities OF opium into this country
They were released to the Chinese all-
thor1ties for prosecution in China. In
the trial court some time ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Wing Kao we're convicted but
Suen Foon was acquitted. On the APP
pea OF the cases to the Soochow
High Court the sentence of MIR. Kao
was changed from seven years impris-
onment and fine of 1856 to six
years and fine Of $4,000. The appel
late court reduced Mrs. Kao's fine from
$4,000 to $4,000. Suen Foon's acouittal
by the trial court was reversed. the
High Court finding him guilty and SEN
tenclng MIN to five years imprisonment
and fine OF $4,000. The defendants
still have the right of appeal to the
supreme Court at Marking, and the
report is that they intend to exercise it,
y
1t appears that Senator zoe" Rob-
lnsor Is to be opposed in the Democratic
Arkansas senatorial primary by young
Little Rock attorney .pamed Tom Camp
bell. Not that the brilliant minority
leader Is In the slightest danger, but,
because his Arkansas congressional coll
leagues in Washington love him so. the
entire delegation has offered-if neces-
Sary or desired-to stump the State on
his behalf during the prinnarv cam
paign. The last time Robinson ran for
the Senate, in 1924, he trimmed his
republican opponent about 8 to !,
Campbell's primary chances against
Joe" aren't rated any better than that,
II they are as good.
(CopyriRht. 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
Bus Playing Big Part
In u. S. Transportation

From the New York Times
Before this session of Congress is
over the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is likely to see added to its duties
regulation OF interstate motor bus traffic.
1t has lately become an important part
OF the country's transportation system.
The Parker bill, authorizing Federal
regulation, passed the House some time
ago and is now before the Senate. AS
II In anticipation of these new RESPONSE
bilities, the commission has Just or
dered an exhaustive investigation into
motor transportation generally, includ-
Ing both passengers and freight. It
conducted a similar inquiry some years
ago, but events have moved rapidly
since them and the present one Is ia
be more searching.
A chart published in one of the
Cleveland Trust Co.'S recent bulletins,
comparing volume of manufactures and
volume Of freight loadings on the rail-
roads, threw an interesting sidelight on
the way in which the buses have been
invading the transportation field In
recent years. In the old days the two
curves rose and fell in close harmony,
but about 1920 they began to diverge,
and freight loadings have now fallen
something to do with this lag, but it's
principal cause must be the motor
truck. AS for the buses, they have
cast net over the entire country
in recent years, and 1t is a compare
lively simIte matter nowadays for q
resident Of Portland, Me, to travel to
Los Angeles with minimum number
Of changes and on one ticket" The
| first transcontinental bus arrived in
New York less than two years ago;
there are now something like IA de-
partures daily from both coasts. All
night riding In specially designed
buses has become established in MANY
parts OF the country, and 1t is possible
to reach practically every city in the
country using the bus as the sole
means of transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
A Senate Comedy.

The latest political comedy has been
played out with the Senate chamber as
its setting. 1t revolved around the
much-dscussed flexible provision Of the
tariff bill. President Hoover was rep
resented by the Democrats and insur-
gent Progressives to be the villain Of the
piece. He, they said, was merely an
other and modern Caesar, grasping
for power and more power. And so the
Democrats and Progressives, forming an
anti-Hoover coalition, struck from the
bill all powers Of the President under
the flexible tariff. Proudly they pro-
claimed that the people should suffer
wrong no more. That was the first act,
in brief, though it was far from brief
in the playing.
The second act took place not in the
Senate chamber, but In the conference
committee room, after the House had
Overwhelmingly rejected the proposal
Of the Senate to strike down the flexible
tariff, under which the Chief Executive,
after full investigation by the United
States Tariff Commission. has been en-.
abled to change tariff rates by 80 per
cent to meet changing conditions of
competition from abroad. In confer
ence the flexible provision was rewrit-
ten. The President was shorn Of some
Of his present powers. Under the agree
ment arrived at in conference, the
President had either to accept the find-
ings and recommendations Of the Tariff
Commission or veto them. He could not
deviate from the new rate laid down by
the commission. as he can under exist
ing law. Further, he must accept Of
reject the recommendation Of the COM
mission within 90 days, or the proposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
Rate by MaiI-PayabIe in Advance.
Memher nf fhe Assnciafed press
Memorial Day.

America pauses reversntly on these
recurring Memorial days to do homage
TO the Republics heroic and honored
dead In an age Of intensive COMPETE
tive demands. a people may seem to
forget the ideal.sm of the past, which
made possible the prosperous ma
terialisIn of the present. Yet, once a
year at least, busy Nation does take
stock of the spiritual values which,
after all, give it mere of substance
than trade balances. In laying wreaths
Of gratitude on the graves of the SOL
diers and sailors who went to the coun-
try's wars, we pay annual tribute to
the gallant men who gave their all for
US, privileged to survive because of
their sacrifice. The national calendar
contains no day of nobler sentiment.
At Gettysburg. symbol of the Unions
preservation, President Hoover, follow
ing presidents observed by many Of his
predecessors, is speaking from the spot
hallowed by Lincoln's presence in the
narrowing midst of the Civil War.
Though the day and the place inev-
atably conjure up martial memories of
tmperishable glory, the Presidents
theme is theme of peace So, indeed,
was the Gettysburg Address. When
Lincoln, in immortal words, declared
"that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain" he
had peace, not war, in mind. He en-
visaged reunited United States, "dedi-
Gated to the great task remaining before
us"-the task of perpetuating in unity
and tranquility the Republic saved on
the batuefields Of land and sea,
Quaker and humanitarian though he
be, peace-minded to his marrow as the
country knows that he is, Herbert Hoo
yer is, nevertheless, practical idealist.
Within the brief span Of his presidency
he has moved constructively toward that
millennial day when wars shall have
vanished from the face Of this troubled
earth. But as he surveys the serried
rows Of hero tornbs at Gettysburg-as
on occasion he contemplates q similar
scene at Arlington-the President can
not fail to reflect that all Of Americas
wars have been unnecessarily costly In
life and treasure because they caught
US inadequately prepared.
II peace Is our ''task," and the pres
ent Chief Executive suhscribes to the
theory that there is no greater, we can
never hope to absolve it effectually and
completely without the power to safe
guard peace when 1t IL endangered The
Sinews Of war are the sinews Of peace,
when they are maintained, a. the
United States maintains them, purely
for defensive purposes.
The men who paid with their lives In
the Civil War, the Spanish War and the
World War will have died In vain," In
the sense Of the Gettysburg Address,
unless we, ''the living" see grinly to it
that never again, IN 90 far rs In our
power lies, shall America be found un-
ready for crucial national or interna-
tional emergency. We shall best carry
out the spirit and exemplify the lesson
Of Memorial day by keeping ever green
In our national consciousness the reason
why DO many men I'LL warriors graves.
That would be their wish, and we shall
fan in our sacred duty to them and to
ourselves If we disrespect 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


From q Scrapbook.
A paper. yellowing with the years
With type so clear, though quaint
With earnest thoughtfulness appears,
While modern print grows faint.
And here a bit of verse fnd,
Unsigned by any name;
A gentle song for all mankind,
Too proud to bid for fame.
Perhaps the sentiment so fine
Was TO the singers heart
As close as now it is to mine,
AS recollections start.
Perhaps an idle, questioning thing
Held no reward so good
As that Of one who loved the song
Because he understood.
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Home Owners Taxes
Are High Enough
To the Editor OF The Star.

10 the Editor OF The Star:
wish to commend the editorial ut
Can Be Done" in your paper of MAY rs.
IL certainly seems that it is time to cali
e matt on further increases in taxes in
1nls CITY and your statement of the
proposition is timely.
=, In 1918 bought a. small, unpreten-
tious place in the Northeast suburbs in
order that might live within NV Gov
eminent salary. No improvements have
been made on this place, except to erect
a small garage, and yet the taxes have
more than doubled. The following list
OF taxes is based on this same place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

In addition to the above there has
been one special assessment of Sl40,2l
for paving an alley and a second special
assessment Is soon to be made for curb
ing and reSurfacing.
Surely, the tax has been increased
sunciently to be q real burden.
r. D. BROWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Tariffs develop a conflict between
theory and practice. Even though o
statesman may disagree with the gen.
eral principles Of tax schedule, he
wants his constituents to derive as much
benefit from it as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Those who complain that traditions
Of the theater are fading should be
pleased to note that motion picture
stars have even more expensive jewel
robberies than the old-time prima
donnas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Telephone interests are rich and in
fuential. But it would take some ex-
pert lobbying to make several distin-
guished gentlemen In the Capitol en-
thusiastic concerning the dial system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Gettysburg again reminds the world
that it is possible for community to
be historically great without ranking as
O commercial metropolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Having called in doctor, Mussolini
is compelled to admit that there is at
least one person who can assert SUI
periority-so long as he keeps away
from politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

C1ergymen who deem 1t their duty
to deliver sermons on the tariff add
new responsibilities to the already heavy
task of bringing enlightenment to much
that is obscure in modern Interpretation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

BY seeking to make his own salt out
of sea water Gandhi comes into clash
with the English assertion Of traditional
right to control the OCEANS of the world.
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Probably.

From the Fort Wayne News-sentinel.
II Mr.. Ghandi had been over here,
we suppose he would have started
blowing his own bottles and coopering
his own kegs.
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Sunshine Thought.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Sunshine thought for today: The
Senate can neither confirm nor reject
the appointment of an American poet
laureate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

Having introduced new disease, the
parrot lapses into silence and allows
science to do the talking.
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Credit or Blame.

Credit or Blame.
Politics Is very uncertain"
VERY" agreed Senator Sorghum
Even after a man succeeds in being
elected, he doesn't know whether he's
going to take credit for what happens
or whether he's going to get the blame"
Jud Tunkins says too many farmers
want to quit raisin' crops and try to be-
come realtors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
The Polar Lure.

He's going back to seek the ice
Where boatmen bold are often
wrecked.
Although the climate isn't nice,
At least he'll know what to expect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

From the Canton Daily News.
The way Col Lindbergh keeps to his
schedule We can't help wishing he was
motorman on our street car line,
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Sarcastic Film Crack.
From the Albany Evening News.
Now q psychologist says that the
movies keep folks sane. Yes, afseg
seeing them he decides it Is bet b
Keep sane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
Inexcusable Occurrences.

I had a Bible printed clear,
Through which liked to look.
Religion seems to lapse right here.
Somebody Stole the Book.
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D6ILtVeb IIUUV6T W III Sign.
From the outnha World Herald.
It is believed that the President viii
sign the bill for new flahery stationa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

"A good boss" said Uncle Eben, sis
man dat takes, de trouble to know
what he's talkin' 6sut befo' he gifts en-
largement Of de voice giyin' orders. %
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Censorship.

do you think moving pictures ought
to be censored?"
"of course" answered Miss Cayenne.
There is a general effort to censor
every other form Of expression. Why
omit the movies7"
Most enemies" said Hi Ho, the sage
OF Chinatown, ARE only persons seeking
to protect interests which happen to be
opposed to our own"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30

But Is this experiment ct Dartmouth
simply fash In the pan2 As the New
York Evening Post puts IT, I'VE must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01

that seizures of lands would not take
place without previous cash reparation
had led the landowners to expect a
complete change in the agrarian policy.
Yesterdays decision does not preclude
this possibility, but it makes clear that
the past is a closed book as far as
agrarian matters are concerned.
Agrarian bonds, issued in payment of
confiscated properties, will be redeemed
in due time and the owners must be
satisfied with such an arrangement.
Future cabinet meetings are expected
definitely to settle President Ortiz Ru-
bios agrarian policy and set standards
governing the payment Of indemnities
for future confiscatiohs. -
Secretary of Agriculture Manuel Perez
Trevino, on behalf of Senior Ortiz Ru-
bio, states that the government is de-
termined to carry out its revolutionary
program, which provides for the crea-
ton of small agricultural properties
through allotment of lands, but that
the distribution of parcels is to be done
in strict accordance with the agrarian
laws. This problem is to be settled in
the shortest possible time in order to
clear the situation and increase agri-
cultural production.
The department of agriculture is also
to draft plans for the creation of new
small holders banks and will increase
the capital of those already in exist
ence to foster agricultural development.