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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04

veterans, including administration and
new disqualification construction. runs
to $946 ,289, 758-an increase of $l10,-
100000 over this years figures.
In addition to labelling Army and
Navy appropriations national life in
stuance," It would be equally logical to
designate veterans relief as cost of
unpreparedness in past wars" At any
rate, the lions share of the compensa-
ton we so generously and so properly
bestow upon ex-service men is a tribute
we pay not only to them, but to Amer
ica's incurable habit of remaining
ci1ronically unready for unexpected in
ternational emergencies. Gen. Sum-
merall's recent farewell report as chief
of staff, now before Congress, calls
graphic and timely attention to that
national failure
For the first time in the country's
history. the. military and naval budget
approximates billion dollars. Time
was, within the memory of Americans
still alive, when the whole cost of the
Government did not far exceed that
figure Today the United States is
family of 122 900 900 souls. A billion
dollar national life insurance premium
works out at something less than five
dollars per capita. That will not strike
the average citizen as an excessive rate
of protection. 1t can hardly be a flea
bite alongside the per capita annual
expenditure on, let US say. automobiles
or movies, or, If statistics do not deceive
US, even ice cream or cosmetics. The
returns en- cigarettes are not in yet.
If any army and navy in the world
are purely defensive institutions, ours
are. Theirs is the responsibility for
safeguarding the thousands of miles of
Seaboard on two fronts from the peril
of invasion; for watching over the
American jugular vein which is the
Panama Canal; for assuring the pro-
lection of our outlying possessions in
the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Far
East; for guaranteeing the safety of a
colossal seaborne commerce. for assur-
ing respect for the flag both at home
and abroad.
These are the military functions" for
which the American taxpayer is asked
to plank down a billion dollars next
year. Pacif1st pine to the contrary not
Withstanding, it is far and away the
most essential investment the country
makes. Upon the sure shield held aloft
by the Army and Navy. Americas whole
national being depends. Without it,
national welfare could not develop amid
tranquility and safety. 1t Is vital and
an indispensable burden, which this
patriotic people is able and proud to
bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Crime Body Report
Whisperers Rebuked

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
In disavoWing unfounded reports as
to the conclusions of the Law Enforce
ment Commission with respect to pro-
hibition Chairman Wickersham directly
rebukeS the authors OF surnlises about
what the commission will report, and
indirectly warns both dryS and vets
that taking for granted any rumored
decision of the commission is without
warrant.
The spectacle is undignified. Here Is
a national body appointed by the Presi-
cent of the United States to consider
a field in which prohibition enforce
nent is but one factor. 1t is composed
OF men of national reputation, some by
pre-. Election wet, others dry, but none
OF them, it is to be presumed, so blinded
by either prediction as to be unable
to view facts impartially and arrive at
conclusions judicially, regardless of per-
sonal preference. 1t is not an instru-
ment for prejudgmentS or a piece of
machinery set up for prearranged pur-
pose. The commission Is no more a wet
or dry implement than it is committed
beforehand to proportional representa-
ton or the curfew law. Any member Of
the commission who would permit his
investigation and impartial considera-
ton is unfit for the job.
The mass of people not extremists on
on side or the other have confidence
in the commission and are prepared to
support its conclusions as expressing
the soundest opinion obtainable as to
the action which the country should
take On prohibition. But they are will
ing to wait patiently for the report and
tl.ey deprecate snap judgment on what
are represented, without any authority,
to be its conclusions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04

behind II, which is broadcast 10 the
world by every one who purchases the
merry little bits Of colored paper with
adhesive on the reverse side.
The seals are q romance Of social
service. Their general acceptance by
the public Of the world has led to
the proper continuation of the work
begun many years ago to fight the
great white plague.
1t may not seem to the seal pur-
chaser that he is doing very much
when he buys a dollars worth of the
seals. but If he will recall that thou
sands upon thousands Of his friends
and neighbors are doing the same he
will realize, perhaps with a thrill. that
he is doing his bit" in a great work
Not every one can be actively en-
gagged in the fight against disease
Many are fortunate enough to be COM
paratively free from physical Attic
tons. It is these persons, above all.
who should seize the opportunity
offered by the Christmas seals.
A seal on every letter written from
now until after New Year would mean
that the sale will be a greater success
than ever. 1t will mean that every
letter posted will be the brighter in
appearance. 1t will mean that re-
cipients of such letters will think, too,
of good work. Buy Christmas seals
when they are offered you. They are
small but mighty for good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
GridirOn Crisis Near
Due to Dollar Craze
From the Omaha world-Hsrald.

From the Omaha World-Herald.
A crisis is approaching in the realm
of foot ball.
The most thrilling and spectacular of
Americas outdoor games, foot ball. is
being prostituted to the dollar The
tendency toward professionalism gave
public warning of the menace to the
amateur spirit in the game. which has
been one of its chief charms.
The warning was given, but not
needed. Right now the Big Six Con-
ference is agitated over charges and
counter charges concerning the sal
aries" paid players, with the Kansas
star, Jim Bausch, as the center of the
fight.
In Omaha the high schools have
fallen victim to the dollar craze, and
some Of our high school games are being
played at night, by arc light. The only
purpose of this is to attract the larger
gate receipts. 1t seems unwise to trans
fer game in which the chief specta-
tor-intereSt should be young boys and
girls to night contests in which the ap-
peal Is to crowds of men and women
who could not attend the afternoon
games.
All over the land enormous stadia
have been erected, at the cost of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, to &C
commodate the foot ball crowds To
pay for the games the teams must be
victorious. To be victorious they must
be coached by professional experts who
are paid large salaries. To hold their
jobs the coaches must have winning
teams. To get them they must scout
for high school stars, and win the help
of generous alumni in providing the
players with nominal jobs at wages
sufficient to keep them in school. The
vicious circle widens year after year.
The chief victims are, of course, the
boys who play. Instead of foot ball
being an exhilarating sport, for those
who care to play, it becomes an avoca-
ton transcending in importance all
other activities of youth. The boy who
possesses natural skill becomes the topic
for countless newspaper headlines. His
name stands out above that of all others
in his college. Hundreds of thousands
of persons refer to him Familiarity. He
is as much q pet of the mob as the
gladiator in ancient times who most
quickly and skillfully slew his opponent
In the arena.
This is unfair to the boy He loses
his innate dignity. He becomes a cir
Gus performer. He is as finely trained
animal, priced for his muscles, his
speed, his agility. For two or three
years he is placed upon false pedestal.
He must meet the demands of his pub
lie, if he is to stay there. Should he
wish to withdraw from foot ball he
cannot, lest the crowd call him yellow
The whole purpose of his educational
years is lost. His entire sense of values
is distorted. He leaves his school handi-
capped for the realities of life, instead
of being armed to meet them.
This is the situation confronting the
parents and the educators of America
today They find themselves the spon-
sors and the protectors of an amateur
sport which is becoming professional
tied in spite of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Conference on India
Draws Varied Groups

From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
The London Round-table Conference
on Indian affairs brings some strange
company together. Mohammedan chief
tains and Hindu scholars who have
been bitter and traditional enemies for
centuries unite to plead eloquently for
the cause of Indian independence. The
daughter of a British admiral repre-
senting the liberal element of the Eng
fish intellectuals, joins them with an
imprisoned demand as eloquent as even
Gandhi himself could make.
Premier Macdonald wisely permits
the delegates to say what they will, to
stray from points of order as much as
they like. He knows the value of LETT
ting people with a grievance-real or
imaginary or part of both-relieve'
themselves with denunciatory words.
Free speech has always been the public
safety valve of Anglo-Saxon peoples. It
Is even better that this privilege be
abused than that 1t be suppressed. Any
violence Is possible then.
Great Britain cannot afford. of course.
at this time to grant complete tnde-
pendence to the 300000,000 ignorant
and polyglot population of India.
Neither would full dominion status as
the civilized peoples of Australia, Can
ada and Ireland have be safe for India.
1t would mean dictatorship by few,
with social and economic demoraliza-
ton. But that large measure Of In
dian self-government will result from
the conference seems certain. The will
for it is tremendous, both in India and
in the minds Of liberals the world over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04

translated into trade boycotts," it con-
cludes.
Recalling the attacks that have been
made on the restrictive immigration
laws now in effect, the Milwaukee Jour-
nal says, To-day 1t has come at last
to be generally accepted, and any de-
parture from it should be discouraged"
This journal sees in the proposed new
law an entering wedge for demands of
another nature some time in the future,
suggesting that the time might come
when employers of labor, discovering
shortage of that commodity, would
demand-and with likelihood of sue
cess-that the quotas be doubled for
year or two. That would be bad for
American labor, as labor itself can
really see. Men once let into this coun-
try. If they behave, stay" it warns.
The objection of the Kalamazoo Ga
zette to the proposed new law is that
the public charge" clause Of our pres
ent immigration law. if conscientiously
enforced at all times, would automati-
callv meet the demands Of varying labor
conditions in this country" and it sug-
gests that under present circumstances
1t would not be unreasonable for the
Government to insist that every alien
admitted be able to show sufficient
financial resources to sustain himself
for stated period of months, or even
for year."
In the viewpoint of the Chattanooga
Times one argument against the pro-
posal is that it would prevent increase
In demand for food, clothing and other
supplies by just so much as the number
Of immigrants excluded. and that in
creasing demand is certainly one way
to relieve unemployment. All of which
would seem to indicate that the Reed
plan involves a question of relatively
which one of the seven men who under
stand Einstein's theory might be able
10 answer" this paper concludes. Mean
while there is the opinion of the New
York Sun: ut is apparent that the
resolution will not accomplish exactly
what its proponent suggests. Elimina-
ton Of alien competition with the
American worker. even for a limited
period, implies even more drastic rene
dies" The Louisville Courier journal
finds authority in the State Department
for the belief that already "the con-
sular service has greatly reduced the
number of incoming aliens and has
kept out Of the country those who
might become public charges"
Further steps are urged by the Los
Angeles Express, which assails the large
number of aliens smuggled into the
country and advises that "all that are
n the country Illegally should be found
and deported."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
National Life insurance.

military functions of the United
States, according to the budget just
submitted to Congress by President
Hoover, will cost during the fiscal year
1882 the sum of $i.6l6,387 lis That
Is q lot Of money. The Commander in
Chief Of the Republics armed forces
would have done better to speak of it
as the annual premium on Uncle Sans
life insurance. That is exactly what it
ts--or, at least. that part of the total
which Is spent ON the Army and Navy.
IN addition to the 20.6s7, 757 allotted
to our land and sea establishments, the
aggregate for military functions" in
cludes roundly s7oo. ooo. 900 for veterans
relief. The gross budget figure for
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are woven together, giving the material
the rough, shaggy appearance.
@. DID the Washingtons dine at
Mount Vernon in the middle of the day
or In the evening?-R. N.
A. In his diary, George Washington
repeatedly speaks Of dinner as q day
time meal. He recountS guests who
dined at Mount Vernon. then sets down
now the afternoon was spent.
@. When was the original Standard
Oh Company formed?-P. o. N.
A. In January, 1870.
@. How much Of an estate did Payne
Whitney leave?-W. A. S.
A. When Payne Whitney died, on
May 81, 1927, he left the largest estate
on record in the United States or in
any foreign country. The net estate
after all debts. taxes, etc, were paid
was $l7s,s93,655.
@. What six flags has Texas existed
under Pr. T.
A. That of France, planted by La
Sale; the Spanish flag. the Mexican,
the Lone Star banner of the Republic
Of Texas, the Stars and Stripes and the
flag Of the Southern Confederacy.
@. Please tell me how much ice
cream, cake and coffee and how many
sandwiches to prepare in serving 100
people,. @.
A. Five gallons of ice cream will
serve 100 persons. Brick ice cream viii
cut seven pieces, quarters TO
seven-eighths of an an inch thick
per brick. Two pounds Of coffee. me-
dunn ground, will serve 100 persons.
Six pints of cream is sufficient for this
amount Of coffee and pounds Of
loaf sugar, l pound equaling 100
cubes. Twelve cupfuls of any sandwich
filling will spread 100 sandwiches. A
loaf of bread % inches long cuts So
slices three eighths Of an inch thick. or
80 ordinary slices. Two pounds of but
ter will spread 100 sandwiches. Five
medium sized cakes will cut 100 pieces.
O. What is a port of call?-G. E.
A. It Is an intermediate port at which
a vessel puts in for discharging or tax
ing on cargo or passengers, en- route for
her Anal destination.
@. When was Chaminade's Scarf
Dance" performed2-E. d.
A. 1t Is a part of the symphonic bal
let "Callirhoe," which was performed
for the first time on March 8, 1888. at
Marseille. Nine. Chaminade says IN
the Etude: 1T will be well to describe
the idea of the Scarf Dance since
the majority of the foreign editions do
not contain the Veil Dance (Pas du
Voile). which is. however, an integral
part of the Scarf Dance The first
portion of the composition, that in
A-fiat, is an ensemble danced by the
corps de ballet. This dance Is inter-
rupted by the Veil Dance. which is q
continuation. 1t is danced by the pre-
miere danseuse and is a solo dance
only Tin C-sharp minor. This solo is
followed by a repetition of the Scarf
Dance by the corps de ballet. Il is
unfortunate. therefore, that the compo-
sition should be so often mutilated. For,
If the subject in C-sharp minor Is omit
ted there remains only a third of the
/ original dance, fragment, which ar
rahgement does indeed mar the effect
| of the whole"
@. What is meant by disagio?-B D.
| A. 1t is the discount charged for
caShing foreign or deprecated currency;
also q discount upon deprecated cur
rency and for abrasion in metallic cur
rency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04

Window gardening Is essentially Q
woman's occupation.
We thought of this the other day
as we travelled by one of these huge
apartment houses, where floors rise
one above the other and windows
stretch out by the hundreds.
Modern. to the last degree, yet in
many of the windows there stood flower
pots. each holding some green thing
flower containers as old as time, almost.
No man put them there.
In each case it was a woman's hand
which filled the pots, and planted the
flowers, and daily tended them.
Perhaps not one man in a million
has the hankering to grow flowers In
pots, or to secure the beauty which
their presence brings to a home.
Indoor flower growing. to most men,
is simply too much trouble. Few will be
found to fuss over begonias and other
things grown inside in Winter.
Yes, the begonia is one of the old
est of plants used for such purpose,
but, like backgammon, the game. it is
coming into popular favor again, If,
indeed, 1t ever went out.
X X X
Perhaps the majority of the window
flowers seen in the big apartment were
in kitchens. although there was no
exact telling from the outside what
rooms they graced.
Adorned?
Women like them, most men secret
ly think of them as messy-looking. If
| they are left in the care of the man
of the house, they will end by wither-
ing away, in all probability
Just how much flower pots add to the
appearance of home, whether 1t be
house or apartment, is question.
Except for the sense of home which
they brought, the pots in the windows
OF the large apartment scarcely added
TO the looks" of the place from the
outside.
The chief trouble was that the OBJ
server YVES too far away to catch any,
thing but the general effect, and this,
like that of the window curtains, differ
ent in every individual apartment, was
not particularly thrilling.
No doubt indoors the flowers in their
pots looked better, for there one could
see the individual containers with their
foliage and blossoms.
X
The old adage about luck with flow
ers probably arose with window gar
dening, for there is no phase Of horti-
culture which contains more fortune.
In the older days, when homes were
AAOE on WCl AlCdVCu, ~ Wdo easier 10
grow plants indoors. But nowadays
steam and hot-water and hot-air heat
from central plant have made most
of our homes too dry.
The result is that plants find them
selves trying to grow in an atmosphere
commonly said to be dryer than that of
the far-famed Sahara Desert.
We do not know whether this state
ment is true or not, but certainly it is
one which has been given much circu-
lation and probably represents some ap-
Proclamation Of the truth.
\ X
We discovered last Winter that even
cacti would not live in the atmosphere
in which we live.
TOO bad for both you and the cacti!
: some one shouts, but, as for us, we en-
joy it and thrive in it, even IL our cacti
didn't.
Where we made our mistake with our
high-priced but small bowl of cactuseS
good If not elegant English) was in
the matter of water.
We had been warned to give the bowl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
Eradication of Tick
Progresses in South
From the Houston Post-Dispatch.

From the Houston Post-Dispatch.
Some phases of progress achieved In
the South receive little attention. They
are no less important to the welfare
of this section because they are not
put upon the billboards. Tick eradi-
cation Is one Of these.
When public authority entered upon
the campaign of getting rid of the
cattle tick in the South, Il States were
suffering from the infestation. Today, 10
of these States are entirely free of the
destructive pest. Eighty-three per cent
Of the territory originally infested has
been cleared. OF the four States not
yet clear, three are actively at work in
eradication, and the time will not be
long before they, too, will join in the
tick-free area.
1t has not been an easy task. 1t
has required much work and much edu-
cation Of public sentiment. Many cattle
men originally opposed tick eradication,
and the movement does not yet have
unanimous support among owners of
herds, but opponents are now in the
minority, and the work goes forward.
To tick eradication the South owes
no small part of the progress it has
made in the development of the dairy
ing industry. Successful dairying is
ulIHculI II not Impossible In tlck-ln-
tested districts. To the South the dairy
ing industry has been looking in recent
years. Establishment of milk plants
at many points in Southern States at
tests the new interest in the milk-pro-
ducing industry in all this section
Wisconsin and other Northern dairying
States must in the future look to their
laurels.
There should be no let-up in the
fight on the tick in the districts still
infested. Texas should be made alb
solutely free at the earliest possible
moment The greatest producing
State should set an example to the
other States in this matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-04
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Our Congressman.
Our Congressman is gentle. He's con-
siderate and kind,
In spite of all the trouble that he has
upon his mind
He'll argue with a foeman in an un-
relenting style
And when again they meet he'll greet
him with a genial smile.
Our Congressman is generous. It's only
just because
He hasn't the equipment, that he's not
a Santa Claus!
He knows all public questions that per-
plex us far and near.
He also knows the answers, which so
few will stop to hear.
Our Congressman will always show a
bright courageous face
And smile, though now and then he
may be loser in a race
II you would lead your life upon an
admirable plan,
Keep up brave endeavor to be like
our Congressman
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South Showing Progress
Despite Economic Backset
From the New orleans states.

From the New Orleans States.
The Manufacturers Record calls at
tention to the interesting fact that, de-
spite the nationwide economic depreS-
sion, the South is not slowing up in its
growth and development.
Illustrating its point, the Record
points out that new construction ir the
Southern States thus far this year has
already exceeded the total during the IL
months of last year.
During the first 10 months of 1880
more than $814,000000 of new con-
struction was started in the South, or
$28,000,000 more than the entire total
for 1929 and within $77,000,000 of the
figures for 1926, when all records were
broken.
Construction awards in October
amounted to more than $65,000 900, an
increase of $4,000 900 over the previous
month. Construction work proposed
and in sight at the end of October to-
tailed 100000 900, 100000 more than
the total for the same month in the
record year of 1926. Here are compare
tive figures for construction contracts
in october for the last five years: 1880,
$65 $4,000; 1929, $53,711,00O; 1923,
$47,913,000; 1927, $46,257oOo; 1925,
$50 663, 900.
These AaaaEsS prove that the South
hasn't quite got the blues; that it has
confidence in its resources, and that it
is satisfied that the existing depression
is only temporary, and that when we
get back to approximate normally the
South industrially will go forward faster
than ever.
All this building construction has, Of
course, contributed to the relief Of I'M
Employment and so the South is in
line with the policy that one OF the
most vital factors to national recovery
is provision of jobs for the idle through
public improvements. 1t was that
thought which made possible the re-
cent overwhelming ratification by Louisi-
anians of the program of Gov. Long
to spend $10O,O0O,000 or more for
bridges, roads, port development and
other improvements.