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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-29

Lois Pitcher has returned from Ar
lington, Wash. Miss Staudacher's third
grade is glad to have her back.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-29
CENTRAL SCHOOL NEWS

The attendance of Central school has
dropped greatly because Of flu and
hopping cough.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-29

Mrs. Racicot was caller to Miss
Madden's second grade the first of this
week.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-29

Bobby Davidson and Edward Man
icke have been absent from school for
over a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
The Imrasse at Paris.

There is no longer any virtue In
blinking the fact that negotiations at
Paris have reached o state Of deadlock.
Three days Of uninterrupted conference
between Secretary Mellon and the
French authorities have produced no
appreciable progress toward President
Hoover's goal, complete suspension Of
reparation payments and intergovern-
mental debt payments for one year.
Discussion will be resumed tomorrow.
Paris has made proposals and reser-
vations which run counter to Washing
tons plan. The French Chamber Of
Deputies stands solidly behind the Laval
governments demand for the "intangi-
bility" Of the Young plan. Washington
retorts that proposals will not be ac-
cepted which do not fall completely
within the spirit and purpose Of the
Presidents offer"
Unofficial cables report that the tech
meal questions" which the State De-
partment says ARE still to be discussed"
include provision for eventual German
payment of the S425, 100000 which it is
proposed shall be suspended for one
year. The French are said to be ask
ing for its coverage at the end Of flve
years. The Americans suggest twenty
five years. There is talk Of compromis-
ing on twelve years. If agreement Is
really hanging on any such difference in
viewpoint. no stretch of optimism is nee
essary to justify hope Of a reconciliation.
France will not fail to note the sig
nificance of one terse State Department
announcement yesterday. ut Is our UNI
derstanding," says this word to the wise,
that all governments have now agreed
in principle to the Presidents plan ex-
cept the French government" That is
plain intimation that the United
States relies confidently on mobilisa-
ton of world opinion in support OF
President Hoover's program. 1t Is o
thinly yelled warning Of the fate Of
isolation that awaits the French II their
own interests, however valid. impel them
to reduce the Presidents step toward
globe economic recovery to futile
gesture.
America. backed by a truly amazing
bulwark of her aroused public opinion,
is signaling a readiness once again to
pull o strong oar In the international
boat. 1t cannot be that France will as
sumo the responsibility Of discouraging
US from carrying out that purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

about the bandits" and gangsters.
They have seen motion pictures depict
ing gang life and more or less exalting
the lawbreaker, at least giving him o
certain heroic aspect. They have seen
on the screen examples Of hashy and
effective gunplay, and they have found
out that they can get guns without
much trouble. Banditry Is not difncult
to conceive and to effect In such cir.
cumstances.
Just what Is to BE- done with these
youngsters who have gone into the
crime field Is q dificult problem. Are
they to be sent to reformatories for the
remainder Of their juvenile lives3 Are
they to be sent to jail for their offenses?
Are they to be put on parole and
watched for signs Of relapse? Are they
to be committed TO the disciplinary
ministrations of their parents2 These
are questions that 60 straight to the
problem of crime in America, for the
lawbreakers, the gangsters, the bandits,
the gunner and hooters are recruited
from just such material as these lads
who make play of crime for both the
thrill of dangerous enterprise and also
for profit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Sherman Statue.

Proposal has been made to move the
statue of Gen. william Tecumseh sher-
man from its present site south Of the
Treasury to Sherman Circle, at
Seventh and Crittenden streets, in order
to make room for the extension Of E
street westward at full width from
Fifteenth street to the drive that bor-
ders the southern grounds OF the White
House. Director Grant Of the Park
and Planning Commission is to confer
with Treasury officials on the subject.
If the project is agreeable it may be
proposed to Congress, the assent of
which would be necessary for such a
change.
Since the removal Of the buildings
from the square north Of the new
Commerce Department. the Sherman
statue has shown up in strong relief
against the western sky and has for
the first time since its emplacement in
1908 appeared to its best advantage.
1t still, however, remains silhouette.
Facing north as it does, 1t is in the
least favorable position for good effect.
1t is, moreover, a subject Of consider
able criticism, especially in the matter
of the attendant military figures at the
base. AS work Of art it could be per-
haps spared from so conspicuous site
without great public grief.
But the question Of whether there
should be q straightaway extension of
E street to the semi-circular road
south Of the White House is another
matter. There may be trafac conges-
ton at that point due to the narrower
passage Immediately south Of the
Treasury. But whether this should be
relieved by driving straight streets into
the park at full width is dubious. The
park reads should not be made full
trafiic thoroughfares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Macdonald Success Seen to
Indicate Political Stability

Conservatives and Liberals would COM
bine against It," That paper concludes:
The government Is a Labor regime in
name only. Macdonald must watch his
step. He Is tied hand and foot by the
other parties. Once he slips, he will go
down and out in a hurry"
Referring to the compromise that
preceded the final developments in the
land-tax controversy. the Hartford
Times comments: The manner in
which the chief of the Liberals Steered
the Laborites out of danger proved that
Lloyd George has lost none OF the
him to the leadership Of his party and
the premiership Of the nation. Reply
ing to the shafts of ridicule and cat
calls from the Conservative benches,
the little Welshman simply replied:
The whole of British politics is based
on compromise No matter how eagerly
he desires a return to power, 1t is evil
dent that Mr.. Lloyd George prefers to
throw his influence to the side of the
Laborites rather than to the Conserva-
ttves. No doubt he will wish this fact
to be well remembered in Labor circles
when the general election comes"
The Labor government seems to
bear a charmed life" says the Jackson
Laborites have given Britain remark
ably successful administration under
the circumstances" and that they have
followed judicious policies in foreign
affairs, and have achieved some prog
reSs In promoting the revival of trade
at home" The jackson paper finds
In the fact that the Labor
supporters have not shown particularly
radical tendencies" and believes that
"as long as Macdonald remains at the
helm. moderation is sure to prevail in
the party's counsels."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Counting Wheat Grains.

From the Butte Montana Standard.
The United States is not the greatest
wheat-growing country in the world, a
fact which was brought out at the re-
cent wheat conference in London.
Neither are we the greatest exporters
Of wheat. We rank second as pro-
ducers and third as exporters. Las:
year Russia grew 1882 million bushels
Of wheat and we produced ISL millions.
fourth with 387 millions of bushels
A central European group, made up of
Poland, Rumania, Hungary, Jugo-
slavia and Bulgaria produced 334. Ar
gentina grew only 23D million bushels
and Australia 205. But it will be
noted that the United States and
Russia actually produce half the wheat
Of the world.
Canada with excellent water trans
portation facilities exports more wheat
than any nation, with 1876 millions, or
nearly half her crop, sent out of the
country. Argentina ships out more
than half her crop, or ISL million BUSH
els. This country sent out only lao
ports were 90 million bushels and AUS
tralia's So million. Exports of India
or the Balkans were relatively negii-
gible.
It is no reflection on this or any
other country that the wheat con-
ference was a failure. If 1t did nothing
else, It familiarized the comforting ma
tons with the problem they were con-
sidering. It furnished a good argu-
ment to Americans and Canadians Tor
diversified farming, an argument many
farmers are loath to accept. But 1t dis
sipated the Russian scare. Russia sold
% millions bushels Of wheat when It
needed 1t at home. It actually had no
surplus, but denied itself white bread
because 1t needed money. The same
may be true next year. The whole
case Of overproduction may be settled
by q famine or crop failure. The ex-
ports Of IL wheat producing nations
were at their most 635 million bushels.
A lack Of rain, hot wind or q small
bug may upset all previous statistics.
All nations have, had bumper crops
in the same year and the laws Of
average argue against continuation
Of this most remarkable phenomenon.
Furthermore, If China ever gets back
to q peace basis It lEill do much. 20
absorb . surplus, which has created
an embarrassing international problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
Result of School Fares.

1t is doubtful that anything worth
while would or could result from q re-
hearing by the Public Utilities Com
mission on the question of reduced fares
for school children, and that body is
pursuing the only reasonable course in
deciding to fight the matter out in court
without further delay.
When Congress enacted the three
cent-fare law 1t made itself rate-mak-
ing body without the procedure usually
followed in establishing rates. In
other words, 1t fixed the maximum rate
Of fare for school children without
weighing the effect Of the reduction Of
income on the corporations earnings.
The Public Utilities Commission was
faced with two alternatives. It could
include the school fare as part Of the
whole, broad question Of adequate reve-
nues to which the companies are en-
titled. and, after investigation Of its
effect on these revenues, order increased
adult fares to Offset the losses, If any.
Or, refusing to change the adult fares,
It could treat the school fare as a sepa-
rate question, a specific act Of Con-
gress, and let it stand or fall on its own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

merits. This the commission has
chosen to do. The pros and cons will
be aired In court. II the companies
can submit the evidence to show that
the school fare is confiscatory, the
school fare and not the adult fare will
get the body blow.
Lower fares for school children are,
Of course, desirable. Nobody can con-
test that fact, and those who have been
working for years to bring about the re-
duced fare now In effect have been aim
ing at q perfectly reasonable goal, long
since attained without great difficulty
In other communities. The corpora
tons did not object to the principle Of
lower fares for school children when
the legislation was being framed. They
did contend. and the contention was
reasonable. that the Public Utilities
Commission. and not Congress, should
Ak the actual rate of fare after q study
Of its effects on the companies returns.
While Congress did not specifically fix
the fare, it accomplished the same ends
by setting Q maximum fare, and max
ing that maximum also the obvious
minimum, below which no one could
with reason believe that even school
fares would 60.
IF the statistics furnished by the
transportation companies are correct.
the school fare has acted merely to re-
duce returns. The possibility that low
er fares might lead to so much greater
school child patronage that the differ
ence In fare would be more than made
up by increased volume has not materi-
allied. The only effect has been TO dimin-
lsh the companies returns, and the COM
panies are now protesting that such
action cannot be legally substantiated.
So much for the school fare. The
facts emphasize once again the deplor-
able conditions existing in Washington,
where the people are called upon to
shoulder the excessive burden of main
tanning competing bus and street car
lines, with expensive and duplicated
management costs and with inconven-
lent service as the rewards. They point
again to the desirability of consistent
effort toward eliminating the chief
handicaps to satisfactory fares and sat
isfactory service. They point to the
fact that nothing Is going to be gained
either by the public or by the companies
in the way Of satisfactory fares and
service until there is q new deal in local
transportation facilities and one COM
pany, instead of three, Is given the priv
ileges of a monopoly and charged with
the incumbent responsibilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

May there not be more things in art
than are dreamed Of in his everyday
viewing Of the same? No doubt there
are. and he would be Q fool to stir up
the muddy waters Of his own specula-
tons.
But holdi
The mind Is sacred, and as a man
thinks so is he. He has a right to
think, and duty to himself to express
at least to himself the innate honesty
Of his own mind.
AS he is or is not q Christian, which
basically means O kind man, he will
not or he Will express opinions where
they hurt.
Kindness in all things is the mark
OF the Christian; even In art criticism
he will not hurt the painter, TIE artist,
who may see women as daubS and
mountains aS0 streakS.
- **
In his own mind, however, he will
say what he pleases about q painting
or statue which strikes him as lar of
the mark Of Nature.
Here comes up the old debate Of the
place Of realism In art.
If one wants Photographic likeness,
he is told. he should take along a
camera.
The ordinary man will retort by
stating that in his eyes q fine camera
study can be as artistic as any paint
ing. and none the less 30, at least to
him, because Of its versimilitude.
It Is the old conflict between impress
sioniSm and realism, one which In its
very essence cannot be resolved to the
satisfaction Of all.
The man in the street will keep in
mind that many Of the world's greatest
paintings are done with camera like
fidelity to the subject.
There will always be the veering of
the mind and heart Of man from che
extreme to the other. In fiction the
world has romance and then natural
ism; in child training repression and
then utter lack of obedience. In time
the pendulumS will swing the other
way.
II
There tends to be an inferiority
complex among laymen as to art work,
our own taste, and chary Of holding
II @ purple COW seems highly In
natural, and not in keeping With a
lavender meadow. we should be willing
to think as much, and to feel that a
brown-and-white COW in a green
meadow would be just as great art, and
o great deal more lifelike.
Because We may not have spent years
in Paris, nor studied at an academy, is
no good reason why We should look at
q painting. even an expensive one, and
say. well, II he painted 1t that way,
1t must be all right"
Informing such judgments, however,
we do well If we remember the brown
Of Rock Greek, and how unnatural 1t
would appear in a painting.
Our ordinary standards Of judgment
are based on certain standard appear
ances Of things with which we are
familiar, and in which light We are
used to picturing them in our own
minds.
Life may change them, for time,
upon the instant, almost, and unless
we are quick to note these changes,
and to comment upon them at the
time, we are likely to miss them alto
gether and especially in the future
when we may be tempted to say that
such changes never happened at all
that water Is always green or blue,
and never by any means the color of
coffee with just little cream in it, as
it was in Rock Greek that morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This great service Is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit of its
readers. who may use 1t every day with
out cost to themselves All they have
to do Is ask for any information de-
sired and they will receive prompt an
swers by mail. Questions must be
clearly written and stated as briefly as
possible. Inclose 2-cent stamp for re-
turn postage and address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
HaSkin, director, Washington, D. @.
@. Are theaters well attended in
Russia?-L. M.
A. All the theaters of Russia are said
to be self.supporting, and authorities
say that they know of no theaters
having deficits. Every theater in Lenin-
grad and Moscow is packed to capacity.
Q. Please describe the Nebraska
State Capitol at Lincoln.-N. @.
A. This structure is q notable inno-
walton in American State edifices. II
Is a broad, low main building 400 feet
square, constructed around four courts
In the center rises an impressive square
tower 400 feet high. The facade, with
its setback, suggests that Of the Pitt
Palace at Florence Q430); while the
tower indicates modern German in
AA0SAANCS 4COaAAAh6 az b41C oAAAlC bA1IlC t4lC
turreted structure over the crossing IN
the older cathedral at Salamanca
Spain. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
was the architect.
@. What Is the origin Of the term
"tweedS?"-E. H.
A. The designation Of this particular
variety Of worsted fabrics as "tweeds'
Is commonly, but enormously, associat-
al NRfffh f1A SeIz - - -
name. The origin of the word tweed"
however, has no reference to the River
Tweed, but Is said to be due to an error
on the part Of London clerk, who, in
the year 1926, when writing out an in
voice for these goods, inadvertently
wrote the word "tweedS" instead Of
"tweels," the Scottish for twills. Orders
were placed for more Scottish tweeds. 4"
novel description which Immediately
won the popular favor and became
firmly established in the clothing trade
as a brand OF quality.
Q. Why did Mark Twain publish
Personal Recollections of Joan of
Arc" anonymously?-G. L.
A. The author stated that he had
spent IA years Of preparation on this
work and that 1t would never be &C
cepted seriously over his own signature.
@. Where is the new home Of the
Lindberghs?-L. F.
A. Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh are
building on wooded tract near Hope
well, N. j.
@. Have railroad tracks ever been
laid by machine?-R. w.
A. Machines are in use which can
lay as many as 275 pieces Of rail in q
day.
@. When was the first library school
established in the United States?-W
W. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

| A. The first school in the world es-
tablished solely for the professional
training Of Librarians was started at CO.
lumbia College, New York City, in 1887,
by Melvil Dewey, then librarian of the
college. Dewey'S plan for such a school
had been presented tot the American
Library Association as early as 1888,
but was opposed by some Of the lead.
ing librarians. Opposition gradually
gave way, however, as the value Of for
NAL professional training for library
workers was demonstrated, and other
schools were established in various parts
Of the country beginning with the Pratt
Institute of Library Science in 1890.
@. What salary does the manager of
big airport get?-V. @.
A. Salaries Of managers Of major air
ports average about $4,000 year, with
$4,000 as the present top.
@. Who won the title Of Miss Uni
verse" in the Galveston beauty pag-
! eant?-E. w.
A. miss Belgium" who Is Mile.
Meta Duchateau, aged II.
g 9; How many children has Bobby
A. Three-Clara Malone, Bobby and
Mary Ellen.
| Q. When Is the international stamp
show to be held in Germany?-E. K.
A. The International Stamp Exhibi-
ton will be held at Hamburg from Au-
gust % to 80.
@. What Is the name Of the bird the
female species Of which is more bril-
liantly colored than the male?-T. v.
A. The electus parrot.
Q. What is the origin of the light
house?-J. B. L.
A. The earliest lighthouses of which
records exist were the towers built by
the Libyans and Cushites in Lower
Egypt, beacon fires being maintained in
some of them by the priests. Lesches,
! a Greek poet 600 B.C), mentions a
lighthouse at Sigeum, now Cape Incl
hisari, in the Troad, which appears to
have been the first light regularly main
tanned for the guidance Of mariners.
@. Who is the new president of the
American Medical Association?-M. j.
A. DR.. Edward Henry Cary of Dallas,
Tex, dean emeritus Of the College of
Medicine Of Baylor University.
Q. To what extent is goods returned
| to stores?-C. M. 0.
A. It is estimated that customers now
return goods to retail stores amounting
to 81 GOO, 900, 900 annually About s450f-
100000 Of this represents the value Of
goods returned to department stores.
The cost Of handling these transactions
is approximately $4,000 900 a year.
@. When was trench mouth dis
covered2-B. D.
A About 1897, but did not take an
| epidemic form until the World War,
at which time it was more common
than were typhoid and malaria during
| the Spanish-American War.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30

Rock Creek was flowing as brown,
II any one had painted the creek as
1t was, following the storm, no one
woald have believed 1t.
mo water ever looked like that"
every one would have said.
Yet 1t was as brown Is earth IN
rock, Is turbulent Is Q full creek can
be after q good rain.
The park was drenched with mois.
ture that morning. The birds were
singing Justify, led by woods thrush,
which piped its lay near the stone
bridge.
Few and far apart were the motor
lists, O goodly state CT affairs, since Or
dinarily motors come much too thick
for the best enjoyment Of the riders in
any one Of them.
After We got down into town we
could net help thinking about that
muddy water, and how few persons who
had not seen 1t would have believed II.
Our mind CROPPED for the title OF
recent book, ARTISTS See Differently"
or something along that line.
Perhaps they do, after all.
And why not?
Must every one see alike, any more
than think alike, or talk alike, or hear
alikep
It is perhaps inevitable that painters
and artists Of all descriptions see Nv.
ing things differently from the so-caleo
man In the street.
MhA
sn.o,o, .d,oat,or IN onv line Is
a S~A ouUe"''o''' AAA may -N'
r. -,ean. that one IL trained from
the heCinnInS tn see what others will
miss In the matter of the reproduce
tion ~ objects On canvas which we give
the wide name ~ naintinr Although We
caii ho,,sa 1900. ton naintinc too n
ro,,s+ he tr,,s thet the artist has an enc
iarSsd bort~o, $3.50 'o
We will see things as we the ordinary
snectators do not see them and will
sees them and as We do not see them.
The question OF interest to the lay
man, therefore. is not Are they true?"
but rather, VIII ever see them as ne
sees them?"
A man with no special training In
painting in oils or water colors will see
himself. for instance. standing In trent
Of one of these wild types Of pictures in
q gallery.