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Airield Ambulances.

The omission of the item providing
for modernization of ambulances at
some of the countrys largest service
airfields from the War Department
supply bill when 1t passed the House
of Representatives recently is likely to
delay a most desirable program unless
the Senate takes action to reinstate
the expenditure. If the Upper House
fails to take cognizance of the fact that
soma sixteen of the best known flying
fields in the United States are operating
with wartime vehicles more than four
teen years old. it will be two years
before appropriations can b. made to
remedy a situation that should never
be permitted to exist.
1t is obvious that Army airf1elds
need the most modern type of sanitary,
fast ambulance. S-rvice maneuvers in
the air are hazardous in the extreme
and accidents are more likely to occur
than in straightaway flying. 1t is
equally obvious that speedy rescues may
save the lives of valuable pilots, should
q crash occur. If plane bursts into
flames after 1t hits the ground the
occupants may escape death If quickly
extricated.
The United States spends millions Of
dollars in training service pilots and 1t
appears to be false economy to delay q
program costing few thousand dollars,
that may mean the saving of valuable
lives. 1t is earnestly hoped, therefore,
that the Senate will recognize the seri-
business of the situation and provide
the best of modern vehicles and the
best Of equipment to give aid to those
who sustain injuries in their country's
air service.
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The Community Chest Workers.

Today those who for a week have been
working in the interest of the COM
munity Chest, with highly gratifying
results, are resting from that taxing
endeavor. They have approached many
thousands of people with their pleas
for contributions, and the reports Of
their success have been most encour-
aging. While the goal of $1,950,1544 40
has not been reached, it has been APP
preached so nearly that there can now
be little doubt that by the end of the
period set for the drive" it will have
been attained.
This large measure of success is due
to a number Of factors. In the first
place, the community recognizes the
need of generous giving to meet ex-
traordinary requirements. There is no
possible ignoring of the necessity. 1t
is daily borne in on the people of Wash
ington that great numbers are out Of
employment, with no assured income for
the maintenance of themselves and
their families. Practically all Wash
gained endeavor is such situation
best and most surely relieved. 1t is
recognized that the responsibility for the
succor Of the helpless and the suffering
ones rests upon each individual mem
Der of the community who is able to
contribute.
Another factor in the success that
has thus far been scored in the Com
munity Chest drive is the development
of trained force of solicitors, men and
women who have served in the two
preceding campaigns, who know how to
approach the people for gifts most ef-
fectively, who, themselves sold one hun
dred per cent to the Community Chest
principle, are capable of selling others
to that idea. The spirit Of these work.
ers for the Chest is both cooperative
and competitive. They are all seeking
to make records, not for the glory Of
accomplishments, but for the success
of the Chest.
The services that are being rendered
by the leaders and the members Of the
various teams and units could not pos
sibly be repaid in terms of dollars and
cents. In the aggregate a heavy loss is
suffered by these uncompensated work
ers whose sacrifice of time and energy
goes to the success of the campaign, and
In every instance these workers have
themselves given literally to the fund
as an example to those whom they APP
proach in solicitation.
No matter what the precise figure that
is finally reached, whether it is over or
under the exact amount set as a goal,
this campaign is to be set down as sue
cessfuI even at this intermediate stage
But this sense of success should not les
sen the liberality with which those who
have yet to give respond to the invita-
ton to join the ranks Of the supporters
of the Community Chest. The ideal of
Community Chest is one that contains
gifts from every member of the COM
munity proportionate to income. But,
Of course, there viii always be some who
will not give, who feel that they can
not give, or who feel ashamed to give
only a small amount They should not
feel so. The dime of the poor man is
worth its weight in gold in the spirit
Of cooperation In which it is given.
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out demur, with all the other varieties
that human nature in its infinite COM
plexity manifests in emergencies.
If Insz Clayton was interviewed on
her experience at Wheeling she prob
ably said that she had no idea why
she laughed II truthful she probably
would say that she was scared to
death at the sight Of the gun and
the sound of the rude voice of the
brigand beyond the grill. In all likeli-
hood she would be unable to explain
that laughter II her life depended upon
it. But she should be warned b. her
success on this occasion not to try to
laugh it OF if she should ever again
be confronted with a gun and a de-
mand for money. Because she could
never repeat consciously the effective
exclamation which so completely dis
comf1ted the bandit the other night.
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To the Greeks the Olympic games
were so important that time was reck-
oned by their recurrence. To Califor-
mans they assume such proportions
that preparations are being carried on
in Los Angeles that would make any fete
of Cleopatra. jubilee of Victoria. recep-
ton of Lafayette. inaugural of Presi-
dent--whatever has been the superla-
tive of entertainment-pale in COMPARE
son.
Already new bulletins in five Ian
guages are being sent twice monthly to
12,500 selected publications throughout
the world. A mammoth stadium, which
will be only one of the scenes of COM
petition, is being enlarged from its pres
ent seating capacity of $4,000 persons
by more than a third. An Olympic
village for the housing of the participant
ing athletes is being constructed. And
what will seem even more marvellous
in this day of luxurious transportation,
travel rates have been reduced to an
astonishingly low figure. Announce
ment has been made that an athlete
can come from Europe, cross the Ameri-
can continent enjoy bed and board and
bus in Los Angeles for month, and
return home for about $500!
When the details of the big show are
learned, there will be many a mother
who will wish she had raised her boy
and girl-to be an athlete, and every
one will work the dime bank overtime
in an effort to accumulate the where
withal for admission.
Those who have been fortunate
enough to visit the elongated State out
on the West Coast have discovered that
its residents can give cards and spades
to old p. T. Barnum and then beat him
at his own game. Whether it be q re-
ception for visiting firemen, one of the
rose shows, or foot ball game, it will
be carried off with flourish and fin
ism. For this world event, Los Angeles
has been getting up steam since 1923
and only one with the imagination of a
Jules Verne or a movie actress press
agent can appreciate what is in store
First Time on the Pacific.
The tenth Olympiad will be held in
Los Angeles in 1882 from Saturday
July 80, to Sunday, August IA, 16 days
and nights. It was William May Gar
land of that city who went to the
games at Antwerp in 1920 to invite
the next Olympiad to this country
The matter could not be settled sc
promptly, for the next two contests
were scheduled for Paris and Amster-
dam, respectively, in 1924 and 1928
However, the committee which makes
the momentous decision met in Rome
! three years later and agreed unani-
mously to hold the Tenth Olympic
Games in the United States and that
Los Angeles should be the host city
For the first time the games were to
be held on the shores of the Pacific
The local Organizing Committee
might have secretly thought that it
had bear by the tail and feared to
let go, but with enthusiasm and in
genuity it tackled the countless de-
tails and mountainous stint ut was
confronted by such problems as pre-
pairing adequate accommodations for
the games and making it feasible for
foreign athletes and visitors to come
such a long distance to attend the
games" according to those who have
looked over the ground.
The first task was Herculean, for ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
"Relief" Problems Likely to Force
The Calling of an Extra Session

States in the maintenance Of systems
Senator Shipstead's resolution for a
bond issue of $500,000,000 to promote
waterways.
The bill of Senator Walsh Of Massa-
chusettS for a bond issue of 81 600, 900,
600 to promote public works in general
Literally hundreds of bills for specific
public works in named localities over
and beyond the present public works
program of the Federal Government
Numerous bills, the purpose of which
Is to cut of all imports from
Russia and thus perhaps excite Russia
to cut off all imports from us-a policy
which probably has majority in both
houses of the Congress, but which Is
highly diStasteful to most administra-
ton officials.
Numerous bills for further detailed
regulation Of transactions of private
traders on grain exchanges and or
other exchanges dealing with agricul-
tural commodities.
Numerous bills which exceed Senator
Robinson'S proposal for $25 100000 fol
relief; as, for instance, Representative
La Guardia's bill for making it $50 ,000,-
600 and Senator Brookhart's bill fol
making it $4,000, 900.
Numerous bills which exceed Senator
Capper'S proposal for 20,000,00 bushels
of wheat to be donated to relief by the
Federal Farm Board; as, for instance
Representative CAREERS bill for max
ing it 100000
The list could be extended almost
indefinitely. One generalization j:
coming to be widely accepted in Wash
ington Politically realistically speak
ing, and without any regard for the
scientific or moral merits of the con-
troversy, the actual prospect at this
passing moment is that we shall have
either limited relief" in this session
or unlimited relief" in a special one
Copyright, 1879
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Advanc! Planning.

The numerous agencies involved in
planning Washington's growth and the
dificulty of properly co-ordinating
everybody's plans and ideas have led to
the insertion of an important item in
the District appropriation bill for this
year, the value of which is obvious
When the District officials present their
bridge-building projects to Congress. for
instance, the lack Of funds for the prep
aration of anything but the most rudi-
mentary of sketches has led to the
impossihility of accurately estimating
their cost. And when funds are author
lied for preparing plans, experience has
shown that after congressional approval
of the plans there may be objection
from other Capital-planning agencies
that will confuse, If not delay, their
execution. Much of the confusion is
expected to be eliminated by the grant
of a fund for proper study and plan
ming of bridge and Embarrassing de-
signs and locations, such study involv-
ing the presentation of estimates and
consultation with other Government
agencies before the plans are author
lied by Congress.
The District government has before
1t a rather extensive program of bridge
requirements. The first of these prof.
ects, the Connecticut Avenue Bridge
over Klingle Valley, has been appro-
priated for and contracts will soon be
let for the construction. This years
bill authorizes plans for new Benning
next few years the P Street Bridge, the
Calvert Street Bridge, the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge and Chain Bridge will be
replaced with new structures. The re-
placement of the P Street Bridge is not
so necessary from the demands of P
street traffic as it is in connection with
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commissions Rock Greek and Po-
tomac parkway. The bridge must be
replaced and the Layout" changed be-
fore the completed parkway can ade-
quately fulfill one Of its chief purposes
which is to route trafic around the
crowded city streets.
Nearly every other bridge project, OF
Embarrassing plan is in some manner
directly connected with plans for the
city that do not originate in the Dis
trict Building. A fund, which should
be replenished from year to year, will
now permit engaging the services of ex-
pert consultants as well as the actual
preparation of the plans, which will re-
ceive the approval of other Government
agencies and which will permit accurate
estimates as to cost. These completed
plans viii enable the members of Con-
gress more readily to appreciate and to
understand their importance as parts
Of the broad acknowledgment plan
when they are presented for authori-
cation.
The idea should in time be broadened
TO include other projects than bridges
and grade-croSsings. One of the causes
for delay in the realization of public
works now is the time that elapSes after
authorization until the plans can be
prepared and approved and appropria-
lions made to carry them out A rela-
lively small sum, permitting surveys
studies and plans in advance, would not
be wasted. 1t could well be left to the
discretion of the Commissioners as to
what plans should be prepared for pres
entation to Congress.
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Farm Economists
Estimate Prospects
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Farmers have begun to realize prac-
tical results from feeding wheat instead
of corn to their live stock. This has been
brought out at conference of State
and Federal agricultural economists
extension workers and commodity spe-
ctalists, now meeting in Washington to
consider the agricultural outlook for
the present year.
The conference, which assembled last
week at the call of the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics, finds that increas-
ing quantities of live stock, principally
hogs, are being finished" in wheat.
Meat and dairy cattle, however, are also
being finished in this way, according to
the bureau. The American farmer has
apparently learned something new
that IS, has learned to apply it on q
large scale. He has learned that pro-
portion of wheat in live stock feed
brings good results and through helping
to consume the surplus wheat, is a
benefit in the corn situation. Already
lack of demand for corn is beginning to
be noted.
In appraiSing the outlook for the
coming year, SO far as grain is con-
cerned, the conference finds itself al
most overwhelmed with facts and fig
ures. Chairman Legge of the Federal
Farm Board, in recent hearing before
the House Committee on Appropriations,
reported that the board holds in sto-
rage, more than 100000, 900 bushels in
cash grain and some considerable
amount OF contracts. The Senate has
been asked to authorize the distribution
by the Farm Board to needy persons of
100000 bushels of this wheat which
the board holds. An inquiry into the
price OF bread compared with wheat
and flour prices Is being undertaken by
Senate subcommittee, which also may
look into the prices Of sugar, meat and
meat products.
Estimates of the world grain situation
take into account the fact that the
United States now is practically on a
domestic basis. Grain supplies and
prices in other countries, such as Ar
gentina, Australia and Canada, are still
OF Importance to us, although not so
much as formerly. Some authorities
fear the competition of the wheat pro-
duction in these countries and are de-
manding so per cent increase in our
tariff on all foreign agricultural prod
uctS Tor at least one year. Half billion
every year and most of them compete
to degree with our domestic products
X X X
AtSAoA ACpOI 10 VI WIlSdG crops III Ine
principal producing countries of the
world are now coming in. Canadian es-
Inmates indicate surplus of more than
300,000,000 bushels, although the losses
due to the drought in Western Canada,
notably the Province of Saskatchewan,
are very high. A similar condition is re-
ported also from South Africa. The
Australian revised estimate for the 1881
wheat crop Is 100000 bushels. Ar
gentina. which produces wheat at a
lower cost than any other country in
the world, also reports injury by
drought. However according to cable
gram from the representative of the
Department of Commerce at Buenos
Aires dated Wednesday of last week, the
quality is "the best for a decade" The
crop is estimated at 190,000,000 bushels.
nounces that it has reduced the price Of
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bread in the public markets from 31a
cents to 2 cents a pound.

bread in the public markets from 312
cents to cents pound.
X X X X
Then there is Soviet Russia. So far
as we can learn on the authority Of
Russian figures, the grain exports up to
the end of 1880 were 100000 metric
tons, of which 2,250,000 tons was wheat.
The acreage of Spring sowings on col
lectivized farms is supposed to be double
that of 1880.
The total production of wheat in the
world in 1929 as estimated by the Inter-
national Institute of Agriculture was just
about 100000, 900 bushels. The AZ pro-
ducing countries sold in foreign trade
just short of billion bushels and the
importing countries bought three
fourthS of q billion bushels. This in
dictates approximately one-fourth Of a
billion bushels Of surplus for the world.
tCopyright. 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

The career Of France has always
been thrilling with historic contrasts.
Nothing could be more dazzling to the
world imagination than its rise in the
comparatively few years since the
World War began from poverty to
affiuence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

MusSolini is apparently willing to for
get the Smedley Butler incident. The
matter has become one of discipline
and not simply question Of II Duce's
personal feelings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Many who have studied the higher
mathematics admit that it presents
theories which they do not understand
1t is not necessary to go into abtruse
intellectualities for battling figures
Some Of the systems Of accounting en-
ployed by money-handling concerns are
rather beyond the comprehension OF
the lay mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Clifford Pinchot serves notice that
employees of the State Of Pennsylvania
will be required to observe with strict
ness laws relating to prohibition. APP
parently the old days of rollicking
banqueteering have disappeared from
the keystone State for a while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

1t is encouraging to see how many
citizens are ready to subscribe money
for the needs of their fellow men. There
have at times been fears that too many
insisted on utilizing extra funds by
letting them drift into bad speculations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

AS the industry that ranks nth in
greatness, motion picture concerns feel
qualified to show initiative in finance
as well as in popular art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Tales of rum bribery point to the
Detroit River as one of the most tur-
bulent, morally, though one Of the
smallest rivers on the map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Keep Below Ground.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Banker Baker says short selling at
this time is foolish. In a word, he be-
lieves bears should continue to hiber-
nate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Congressional leaders also want relief
from the extra session which they
always appear to contemplate with pc
culiar dread.
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isolation and separation of the three
great branches of the Government in a
material sense within the limits of the
Federal City, as the same are political
ly in the organic framework Of the
Federal Constitution"
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The Social Summit.

Tie DUCIdI ouIHIIHts
when you were abroad did you visit
any of the regal palaces?"
"Oh, yesi" answered Miss Cayenne.
st met members Of royal families and
went even higher in the social scale
than that"
In what way?"
II was introduced to bona fide. fully
recognized dictator"
zone who weeps without present rea-
son." said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town, lis exceeded in insincerity only
by one who laughs continually with q
view to ingratiating himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Social Precedence.

In hopes of banqueting they basked,
But did not care a bit.
The only question that they asked
Was this Where do we sit?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

The title Watch Dog Of the Treas
ury" is designation for which there
are many distinguished aspirants.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
InauitahIe AnnInRiea.

Inevitable Apologies.
A foolish word We sometimes say,
Intending one that's wise.
And maybe, when we've done that way
We must apologize.
For where is he, of common clay
And ordinary size,
Who does not wake to find, some day
He must apologize.
With cleverness upon display
We think to win prize
And then discover that we may
Need to apologize!
And so we hold our pride at bay,
For any one who tries
In his remarks to get too gay,
May next apologize.
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Hard times" said Uncle Eben, needs
special amount Of patience, cause de
folks 'speriencin' jes' now ain had much
previous chance to get used to sech ike
conditions" e.
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Jud Tunkins says his radio Is a will
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Answer Deferred.

What is your idea of really great
statesman"
Cant tell you offhand," answered
Senator Sorghum. Haven't had time
yet TO complete my autobiography"
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The Stronger Argument.

The Stronger Argument.
For CHEEKY sentiment let's try
And sing a little song;
For laughter, as the days go by,
Is oftener right than wrong.
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The numerous bills for excusing
farmers from prompt payment of sums
now due from them to the Federal
land banks. These bills grant to such
farmers moratorium" for 18 months
or even for three years.
Representative Evans bill for having
the United States financially assist the
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Tert: "Charity doth not behave
itself unseemly, is not easily pro-
Uoked, thinketh no epil, but Tejoiceth
in the truth. ~ Corinthians, Itti.5-6.
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