Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
BUSINESS WATCHES
/ CHANGE IN HOUSE
Death of LongWorth Has Re-
moved Outstanding Friend
of Industry.
BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR.
pecla1 pispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, April III. - WINE II
seems difhcult to imagine any one FILL
ing the role of Speaker OF the House
at the present time as acceptably as
Nicholas Longworth, many men are
trying to imagine what the effect OF
his passing will have on the coming
session Of Congress.
Speaker Longworth was liked on both
sides of the aisle He was universally
popular In the House he was sort
lists in both wings of the govern
mental machine from spinning too fast
in opposite directions. This naturally
had a very steadying effect on legis-
lation
Control of the House of Representa-
tive as a result of Speaker Longworth'S
death, Is once more thrown In doubt.
Last Fall the election resulted in the
choosing of 218 Republicans, ZIG Demo-
Gratis and Farmer-Laborite. II Demo-
crat is elected to succeed him In Ohio
which Is poSsible-the roll will stand
PIT Republicans, 217 Democrats and l
Farmer-Laborite, Kvale of Minnesota.
That's why business Is greatly inter-
ested in the successor of the Speaker.
OF one thing there can be no doubt
whatever - the House has lost its
strongest Republican leader.
Sir Douglas Mawson, distinguished
nifty, recently stated that single vessel
frequently returns from the Antarctic
whale fields reeking with from $780,
600 to 81. soc, 900 worth of blubber oil
We all know that whales run to q
pretty large waist line, but how many
of us realized that they were the foun-
dalton of a big business and Spouted
great profits, so to speak. as well rs
water! Sir Douglas warned gather
ing In Adelaide, Australia, that unless
rapid steps were taken to limit the
exploitation of these mammoth sea
beasts, their numbers would soon be
severely depleted.
Yankee WhaIers.
All of us know the picturesque tradi-
ton of the Yankee whalerS during the
first half of the last century. They
plowed the oceans of the world to cap
fure these floating oil factories. But
whaling is far different nowadays. The
fast little steamers set out in fleets and
slaughter their prey with harpoon guns
mounted on the decks. There are steam
or electric winches for hauling the
aquatic mammals aboard In q word,
modern machinery makes contemporary
whale hunting as different from the
old glamorous art as hunting lions with
Z telescopically sighted rifles Is from the
old method of hunting them with blum
derbuSS!
British Unemployment.
UNEMPLOYMENT drains the British
treasury of approximately $4,000, 900
weekly Although the money for the
support Of these unfortunateS comes out
of an unemployment fund, this fund in
turn secures much of its financial re-
serves by loans from the treasury. The
balance is derived from regular con-
tributions made by industrial workers
and employers. While these advances
made by the government are regarded
as loans, which the unemployment fund
must, technically, write OF later, the
prevailing opinion is that such an un-
dertaking Is impossible. The fund is
already in debt to the tune of $780,
100000. Now it merely meets the In
terest charges.
So long as the present situation per-
sistS, or even unless future change for
the better should be very pronounced,
it Is improbable that more than the in
terest money on these repeated borrow
ings will reach the British treasury.
Generally speaking, however, the
Britisher Is singularly unrufned by the
burden of the dole. This Is probably
because he feels it has done the country
infinitely more good than harm by
keeping the nations voorhees, from re-
sorting to violent action to preserve
themselves and their families.
Siamese Independence.
The United States win soon entertain
the King and Queen Of Siam. The
King assembled the throne upon the
death Of his brother, in 1925. Siam is
a country with an area Of zoe, 900 square
miles; q population of IL SOC, 900.
siam is the only country in South
ern Asia which has always maintained
complete independence" said r. B.
Stevens, American adviser to the gov
eminent of Siam.
Bangkok, the capital, is modern, with
paved streets, drained and well lighted,
and with beautiful spacious parks, and
q population Of over 100000.
1t was an American journalist and
his wife who took over the official news
paper of Bangkok, the capital Of Siam,
year or SO ago, turned 1t into a
tabloid, adopted an editorial policy OF
Siam for the Siamese and fought with
typical American Zest unfair foreign
attacks. In two months the opposition
papers, mostly British financed, were
completely whipped and the American
managed paper increased its circulation
many times over.
Slams chief product is rice, but it has
coal. iron, manganese, tin, silver. Its
foreign trade amounts to about $780,.
100000 a year, of which less than
$5,0o0,000 is carried on with the United
States.
The King of Siam is reported tc
be "a pleasant-looking gentleman, who
wears European clothes, speaks Eng
fish and smokes a pipe"
Building without Windows.
., New York citizens are seeing the
Nection Of a 40-story building al
Seventh avenue and Ffftieth stree
without windows. Will this radical de-
parture IN architecture become thu
fashion Of the future?
It is understood that a skyScrapel
can be built for about two-thirds o
the ordinary cost, If windows are elimi
mated. Besides, the constant overhead
expense Of keeping the windows WASHED
is a big consideration
without windows of course, there
no sound or dirt TO trouble the in
habitants of the skyscraper, while al
in many modern buildings is now be
ing pumped in by huge fans ant
cleaned as IT comes in.
But what about artificial light?
is said that inventions of modern cleo
tricity make lights much more effec
tive and satisfactory than the sun
which shines so brilliantly one day ant
is cloud covered and dull the next.
Only time Will give the real answe
as 10 the desirability of substituting
artificial light for natural light.
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