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Evening star., 1930-12-10
Suggests Giving Surplus
Food in u. S. to Starving
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor OF The Star:
The world seems staggering under a
very curious burden--a superfluity of
wheat and other foods, coffee, meats,
One reason that I have never aeen
mentioned is that the coming of th~
millions OF automobiles has displaced
millions Of horses that formerly con-
sumed the hay and grain from tens of
millions Of farm acres which must now
be devoted to other uses.
Moreover, prohibition vastly decreased
the consumption of grains formerly used
In brewing and distillation. These new
conditions farmers failed to realize,
oVel2roduction and a falling mE~tet
resulting.
yNr Governments farn-aid aupro.
priatton of a half billion dollars and
purchase Of millions of bushels OF wheat
entirely failed to stabilize the price of
that staple in the world market.
The farmer, thus failing to find any
sale for his produce has no money to
invest in manufactured goods, and thus
has compulsorily lost his character as
the freest OF all spenderS. Hence gen.
eral depressionl
Meanwhile, just across the ocean ayN
q hundred millions of human beings
starving for very lack of our super
nuities. Might it not be possible for a
modern scheme Of national benevolence,
something not entirely new in the
worlds history, to get to work In real
philanthropy, donate the needed hun
dl eds of millions of bushels of wheat
and keep alive millions Of future poten-
tential customers?
President Hoover is an adept in feed
ing starving peoples. Can't he again
show his abilities in that line? Won't
the coming Congress give him the
necessary mandate and prove human
brotherhood to be something more than
q hollow boast?
EDWARD BERWICK.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC }. HASKIN.

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ton Bureau are at your service You
are invited to call upon It as often as
you please. 1t Is being maintained
solely to serve you. What question can
| we answer for your There Is no charge
at all except cents in coin or stamps
for return postage. Address your let
ter to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. c.
@. Please tell something about Rich
ard Cromwell. who played in ''Tol'able
David."-E. r.
A. This 2o-year-old youth, who never
acted before he was given the star role
in "Tol'able David" is the son Of a
widowed mother who was left with five
small children. He graduated from the
Long Beach High School in California
and then won q working scholarship
to an art school in Hollywood AS he
got only SIS q week, he supplemented
this by working as a soda jerker. Dur
ing the time he was studying art he
kept up with what was going on in
the various studios. On hearing that
Columbia was casting "Topable David"
he rushed to the office of the studio,
was registered and given q screen test.
The next day he was offered the part.
Now he Is signed up on a long-term
contract.
Q. How many commercial aviation
companies are operating In Alaskan
G. B. T.
A. In the fiscal year ending June 80.
1880, there were five. There we're "a
planes in service; 1854 passengers were
carried: 1890 pounds Of mail and
103,043 pounds OF express were carried
during the year.
O. How many Negro schools has
julius Rosenwald helped to establish In
the South?-R. B.
A. On June 30, 1890, the five thou
man says: Seventeen years ago, julius
Rcsenwald began helping Southern
States and counties to build rural public
schools for Negroes. The first school
was erected in 1918, near TuSkegee,
Ala. 1t was q little, one-teacher frame
building, costing $3.50, toward which
Mr.. Rosenwald gave $500 and Negroes
gave in cash and labor an equal
amount. The program has been con-
tinued by the foundation established by
Mr.. Rosenwald, until today more than
five thousand public schools have been
built, with help from this fund, In $50
counties of is Southern States. To the
total expense Of building these schools,
the Julius Rosenwald Fund has con-
tributed 1000, 900; Negroes, themselves,
in thousands @of small contributions,
have raised over $4,000,000 individual
white friends have given another mil
lion and the remaining $16,000,000 has
come from public funds Of the counties
and States. The entire cost of main
tenance is carried by tax funds as @
part of the public school system
@. What was the result of the Liter
ary Digest's poll on prohibition?-
D. G. C.
A. The Literary Digest sent out some
100000 ballots. From these 1t re-
ceived nearly 100000 votes. A little
more than 80 per cent were for enforce
ment of the constitutional amendment
as it stands now, more than 29 per cent
were for modification, and more than
40 per cent we're for repeal.
@. How is the Chinese political party's
name pronounced-it is spelled Kuo-
ming -tang?-T. G.
A. 1t is pronounced as If spelled
Ko-ming-
Evening star., 1930-12-10

! Q. How many Of the ships flying the
American nag are privately owned?-
A J.
A. On June 30, 1880, out Of l.7s7
registered American ships of 900 gross
tons or over, 1929 were privately owned.
OF those remaining in the hands of the
| Government only lS4 are In active oper-
alton. The Shipping Board is disposing
Of Government holdings as rapidly as
! possible.
| @. Should the conjunction NOR" be
used with mot" and ''never"?-Q. E.
1 A. Bushnell's Good English for
nor is the proper correlative for the
words neither" mot" never" and
similar negatives.
@. What is the cost Of operation OF
hotel roomS?-C. r, H,
A. The cost OF operating the mil
| lion and one-half modern hotel rooms
in the United States is averaged at
! $3.50 per day. This figure includes
rent, taxes, insurance, building main
tenance. furniture maintenance and de-
probation, laundry of furnishing in
room, light. heat, water, power, print
ing, stationery supplies, and advertising,
F. N. R. ~
A. The average life of the canary Is
between IL and is years, although some
birds have been known to live l8 years
There Is one case on record in which a
canary was known to be at least "a
years old when it died. Usually with
advancing years birds begin to mott
irregularly or lose part of the feathers
entirely. Even their eyesight is i'm
paired It Is said that canaries that
have not been paired live much longer
than those allowed to breed, and that
females are shorter lived.
Q. How many people are employed
under United States Civil Service2-
M. d.
A. There are about 500 900 executive
Civil Service employees. More than half
of them are in the Postal Service.
@. What is the inscription on the
statue of the Pioneer Mother at Ponca
City, Okla. Pr. G. T.
A. The Ponca City Chamber Of Com
merce says that the inscription reads.
This Monument was erected by e. w.
Marland in appreciation Of the heroic
character of the Woman who braved the
dangers and endured the hardshipS In
cident to the daily life of the pioneer
and homesteader In this country" The
statue was unveiled on April %, 1880,
and 10000 out-of-town people have
since viewed 1t.
@. Is there q Currier & Ives Arm
now in existence?--M. G. A.
A. Everett r. Currier, grandson OF
Nathaniel, and Burt Vaughn Flannery,
painter, art director and collector, have
revived the old firm.
@. Was F. Hopkinson Smith, the au-
thor, also an engineer?-T. w.
A. He was both artist and engineer.
In New York City he did much work
for the Federal Government. including
the stone icebreaker at Bridgeport.
Conn: the foundation for the Bartholdt
Statue Of Liberty in New York HarboFt
the Race Rock Lighthouse, of New
London, Conn, and many lhe-savtng
stations.
Q. When was the magnet nTst
known?-N. M. >
A. II was known and its properties
applied by the Chinese at q very early
date. The magnetic compass was In
vented in China and was introduced
into Europe as early as 1900 AID.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Alto in August, 1928. 1t reads: "Our
country has deliberately undertaken a
great social and economic experiment,
noble in motive and far-reaching in
purpose. 1t must be worked out con-
structively." That's practically what
Candidate Hoover wrote to Borah be-
fore the Kansas City Convention.
Dealing with politics and politicians
day and night, Sundays and holidays
included, from one end of the year to
the other, Washington newspaper men
are naturally political addicts them
selves. They play the game with a
vengeance at their annual National
Press Club election, which is about to
be held. The fight for the presidency
this year is as hot as ever, with two
popular candidates in the f1eld-"Jin"
Wright of the Buffalo News and E. S.
('Red') Leggett of the Detroit Free
Press. Each Of them has an active
campaign manager and committee in
the field, who are working hell-bent-
for-leather cadging votes for their re-
Spective candidates. The board Of
elections at Press Club pollings con-
sists OF Jim" Preston, veteran superin-
tendent of the Senate press gallery:
"Bill' Donaldson, jr, superintendent.
OF the House press gallery, and willie"
Collins, one OF Preston's heutenants.
X
II the trustees of the Harding
Memorial at Marion, Ohio. are looking
for somebody unafraid of public eulogy
OF the late President, they'd do well
to look up the address or telephone
number of Representative James M.
Beck, Republican, Of Pennsylvania. At
this weeks annual dinner of the WASH
1ngton Association Of Oldest Inhabitants
Mr.. Beck took his courage in both hands
and delivered an eloquent laudatien of
Harding. He said, There are laws for
bidding ours to enter cemeteries" and
declared, There ought to be laws pro-
hibiting literary ours from defiling the
memory Of departed public men, whose
personal honor and integrity are un-
challengeable." Then he mentioned
Harding by name. AS far az this Or
servers memory runs, Beck broke fresh
ground in venturing to utter such
praise.
Nearly every Washingtonian in the
course of week Is approached by
"panhandler" who wants a dime, or a
OF coffee" or a Sandwich" One day
recently Secretary Mellon was taking
a constitutional down Sixteenth street
between the Treasury and Scott Cir
Gle, en- route to his home on Massa-
chusetts avenue, when he was tackled
by fellow who invited himself to step
along with the Pittsburgher while eco
nomic negotiations proceeded. Presently.
and apparently without any hesitation,
Uncle Andy" unbuttoned his overcoat,
removed glove, and dived into the
pocket in which he carried loose change.
second later, the 'panhandler" walked
away wreathed in smiles, evidently the
possessor of very tidy piece of coin.
Copyright, 1e30D
Evening star., 1930-12-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

mitted to cut of sunshine from any
one, nor will they, If some thought has
been given to their placement from the
beginning. The tree is, as far as most
human beings are concerned, a per-
manent planting. Wherever it is, it Is
there FOR keeps" as the children say
Even buildings are torn down more
often than trees. The planting of one
is thus no light thing, but IS rather
In the nature of a ceremony. 1t Is
pleasing to know that officials and
others interested in tree planting SO
regard it.
Exercises in which trees are planted
always have a solemn and official ma
ture, and the effect of this, especially
upon children, is good.
1t Is very much to the credit of small
boys, we believe, that they mostly leave
the city trees unmolested. Occasionally
one will see boy whacking tree with
a stick, but for the most part they are
inclined to let them alone.
The work with trees in the schools
no doubt is responsible for this good
attitude.
Much yet remains to be done to in
duce householders to plant trees. Per-
haps no one who has purchased home
but has thought of setting out few,
The answer would be only a fraction
OF per cent For this failure there
are many reasons, among which may be
mstanced the transient nature of many
nome buyers, lack of interest in garden
ing. as an art and occupation, and a
queer feeling of ignorance.
x X
Yet tree planting might be one place
or No.
For always tree may be trans
planted, or cut down, If necessary Even
tree-lovers should have no hesitation
about righting wrong paintings.
While we mourn the loss of ancient
trees, often seemingly cut down for no
good reason, we should have less sorrow
over the removal of poorly planted and
wrongly placed ones.
The ak and the pruning knife are
necessary instruments in horticulture.
Properly used, they make for better
growth, or the correction of wrong
paintings. If too many of us do not
possess the knowledge to use tham cor
rectly, that in itself is no argument
against their use by knowing hands.
The feeling of ignorance in relation
to all growing things of the garden
world, including the tre:s, Is one of the
biggest. factors against more plentiful
pldnJulS.
Too many persons shy away from
purchasing and planting trees because
they do not know anything about it,
No, the work is not natural to every
one
Many Of us who love gardening never
work up a real ability at it, but at
least we achieve a mastery of that old
time fear which assailed us when first
we took to the work "for which no man
is too high or too low"
Our greatest triumph will come some
day when we stage tree planting cere-
mony of our own, and, with proper
reverence, put into the ground small
trees for future ages.
Because most human beings are rest
lssS by nature, and do not like to wait
too long, we would urge the planting
of as large trees as feasible.
Young trees are cheap enough, so
that the largest sizes of planting stock
do not cost SO much more than the
smaller onss.
Yet how most of us hesitate over that
additional dollar! We should plant
more trees, and better trees, and thus
help to offset the loss of those that are
cut down whether we like it or not.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Farm Relief.

President Hoover has asked Congress
to appropriate another sl50,o0o 900 for
the use of the Federal Farm Board.
Originally Congress authorized a $780,
100000 revolving fund for the board to
aid agriculture in this country. Two
appropriations have been made under
this authorization, one for $50, 100000
and another for $1o0,000,0 900.
When the act creating the Farm
Board was put through Congress. de-
signed TO aid cooperative marketing
of farm crops and make 1t possible for
the great farm organizations of the
country and the individual farmers to
market their produce in more orderly
step forward In the aid of this basic
industry. The boards operations have
covered little more than a year. Yet
the value OF the legislation has been
demonstrated. Without the aid of the
Farm Board during the last year, dis
tress on the farms due to depressed
prices received for crops might have
been far more severe.
The Federal farm act is a construc-
tive measure. 1t deserves support. Had
it become the law several years ago,
before depressed conditions in the
country unbalanced the whole economic
structure, 1t would have received a
fairer trial. This IS no time to ditch
the Farm Board by failure to make the
appropriations asked for by the Presi-
dent. Opponents of the administration
who sought the old equalization fee"
or the more recent "debenture" as
measures Of farm relief. complain that
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Employers Are Urged
To Restore Hired Force

To the Editor of The Star:
There can be no argument to the
fact that as long as employers continue
to cut down their force unemployment
will continue The ones complaining
the loudest about depression" are
usually the ones who are most respon-
sible for the army of unemployed They
are of the same group who are shouting
Buy now for prosperity" and at the
same time raising the price on their
commodities
1t seems to me that conditions can
quickly and definitely be cured If all
employers will restore their force to
what 1t was one year ago and at the
equivalent wages. Then let them ad-
vertise that fact. I believe that this
plan will not only bring prosperity to
those businesses that believe in fair
dealing, but it will quickly wipe out
those who are at the bottom of all
unemployment and labor troubles.
WILLIAM B. HOOKER.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHTLANDER JOHNSON.

The Scapegoat.
For every inconvenisnt way
The new events may frame,
We now invariably say,
THE Russians are to bIamem
Even when spectators gay
Are tangled in the game
They study prices and they say.
The Russians are to blame!"
The ballet of the present day
Is nothing like the same.
The music's different and we saw
The Russians are to blamel"
so Russia, as we meet dismay,
Some gratitude must claim.
Whatever seems in disarray,
She always takes the blaneI
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Nikolai Krylenko. Soviet attorney gen
eral, staged a farcical demonstration
when he placed conspirators before the
microphone to confess and then to be
forgiven. Russia has produced many
great dramatists, and Krylenko's name
must claim a place high in the list.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

War Paint.
The legislators cheer our lot
As they become acquainted.
The enemy of yore is not
SO bad as he was painted.
But later on it may be found
warrior will endeavor
With brand-new war paint to come
round
And soon be worse than ever.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

An appropriation to relieve unemploy-
ment should prove eventually profita-
Die investment If it can be handled by
industrial experts who know how to
manage men so as to turn their labor
into wealth.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Motion Submitted to Vote.

From the Louisville Times
To John Maseheld's motion that
poetry be broadcast by radio We offer
the amendment, some" the word to
be inserted before the word poetry"
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Inc Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers approves of Mr.. Doak as Secre-
tary OF Labor despite the objection of
the American Federation of Labor
1hese two famous organizations have
never yet been able to effect a coali-
ton.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Distribution Of free seeds by Congress
men was IN times gone by the subject
Of much facetious comment. The
drought just now makes seed distribu-
don matter Of very serious Importance.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Sterilization of ornaments is hoped
for by Delegate Hugh Gibson, speaking
In Geneva. 1t is not all that was hoped
for. But those who do not believe hu-
man sanity will permit another war will
at least be thankful for an outlook for
armamentS not in danger Of being shot
to pieces.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Bakers say that though the price of
wheat is low the cost Of manufacturing
bread is high and prevents a reduction
in cost The situation offers consolation
to neither the farmer nor the consumer
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Signals: 2X Equals ABB.

From the San Antonio Express.
University of Oklahoma is utilizing
Its stadium for class rooms. Now il
might instill a little pep into "math'
and English by introducing some yells
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Sometimes lame duck" manages to
keep ahoat in way that makes him
look for a while as if he were sitting
pretty"
Evening star., 1930-12-10
What a Party!

From the Oakland Tribune.
Halle Selassie VIII went broke paying
for his coronation ceremonies. And
from all accounts they were worth It,
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Hole in One!

From the Minneapolis Star.
After 10 futile efforts to knock a
golf ball through a hollow log, you can
understand why New Workers shot the
owner of a runt course.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

IN discussing responsibility for the
World War statesmen feel compelled to
consider financial as well as moral re-
sponSibilitv.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Delicate Intimation.

Delicate Intimation.
We have put up a monument to our
greatest gun man." said Cactus Joe.
What kind Of a monument"
"One of those simple stone slabs that
has Rest in Peace carved over his
name. We're hopin' that when he
happens to be passin' h:Il notice it and
maybe take warnin'."
"One who reserves his politeness only
for those from whom he must ask
favors," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
ton, must not take ofYense If he Is
measured in esteem as a professional
mendicant"
Evening star., 1930-12-10
But Adjective Is Unnecessary.

Tom the Richmond News Leader.
The difference between intelligence
and education Is that you can't be a
complacent Ass Il you have intelligence.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Gasoline War Misdated.

From the Seattle Daily Times.
Unhappily, the latest gasoline war
comes at time when nobody wishes to
go any place in particular.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Good Stomach Ache Idcs,

From the San Antonio Evening News.
The small boy thinks he would like
to pick up after that hurricane on a
banana farm.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
A Real Tip.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
Better do your Christmas parking
fairly early, too.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Or Trying Other Explanations.

From the Muncie Sunday Star.
Few alumni are heroes to their wives
after trying to explain the referees
ruling ut . foot ball game.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Truth Comes Spontaneously.
From the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat.
Blessed are the poor. They can tell
their creditors they are broke without
lying about 1t.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
But They Had No Cadet Ushers

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
The Greeks and Romans had no
modern advantages, yet they managed
to design structures which were almost
as magnificent as our movie palaces.
Evening star., 1930-12-10

Big Figures.
/ have been studying taxes and
appropriations" said Senator Sorghum
What conclusion have you reached?"
That in addition to getting ac-
quainted with political economy a man
IN my position needs training In the
higher mathematics.
Jud Tunkins says there is no lob as
hard as getting one when work happens
to be temporarily scarce.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Stock Exchange as Object Lesson.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
One result of the depression Is that
seats on the Stock Exchange can now
be bought at the box Office.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
Fickle Audiences.

The changes time may bring are such
AS to produce surprise immense.
The gentleman who talked too much"
Now gets the larg;st audience.
Evening star., 1930-12-10
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DE chicken" said Uncle Eben, "is a
trustful bird. Evytime looks in de
coop 1 sees dat another one has been
maxim friends with strangers an get
tin took foh a ride"
Evening star., 1930-12-10
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It's Open Season.

From the San Bernardino sun.
The duck-shooting this season saerna
to be mostly aa lame dMclEA