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Evening star., 1931-12-27

We have never had a greater demon
stration than that that has been af-
forded to us recently of the folly of
building our estate. upon nothing more
than material foundations. Latterly we
nave been placing the whole stress,
whether in our individual or corporate
lie, upon material values. The past
two years have wholly disillusioned us.
We have found that homes cannot be
made secure and satisfying through the
accumulation of things or the multi
pllcation OF luxuries. Accelerated speed
and an increasing variety Of new forms
OF entertainment make no contribution
10 the development and enrichment Of
character. Dismissing old and whole
some customs simply because they are
OLD may be modern practice, but as
yet II has not demonstrated its value.
we have never been more forcibly re-
minded than Of late of the ancient die
tum, Whatsoever a man soweth that
shall he also reap"
we are facing new year that will
either see us emerge from our present
troubles or owrburdened with an in
creasing load of them. 1t takes both
courage and fortitude to enter q period
that has as Its symbol an Interrogation
mark. We know that We cannot be i'm
proved morally through legislative proc
esses. nor will high-sounding resolutions
help us on our way. The call to each
one Of US Is one that bids us look to
our own ways and habits and the ways
and habits Of our household. No matter
what the cynics may say to the con-
trary. life as We conceive1t Is more than
the satisfaction of our desires and pas
sions. We nave spiritual appetites that
are quite as important as our physical,
and II We neglect or starve them we
pay the penalty. The great Master
sought to give men new understand
ing Of the meaning of the more abun-
dant life" What that more abundant
life means we may only learn by recog-
nizing and adhering to those funda-
mental principles that relate to habit
and practice as He gave them to man
kind. Let US with each other "a happy
new year" and wheQ We say 1t let
us believe that 1t is to be made happy
by fresh recognition Of what Is I'M
piled in Christian living.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

clined, and that the cost of labor in
baking has not increased during the
past decade.
The producers and middlemen gen.
orally admit the decline in the cost OF
the raw materials which go into their
products, but point to the fact that
the cost of marketing has not been les
sened and that there is still too great
difference between the gross profit
of the retail dealer and the amount re-
ceived by the producer.
1t has now become generally recog-
nized that the trouble largely is an
other sin to be laid at the door of our
faulty system of distribution. Experts
in the Department of Agriculture and
Commerce are now making several ex-
tended investigations into distribution
costs. Tomorrow a national confer
ence, called by the American Marketing
Society and others interested, will meet
at the new Commerce Building here
for an interchange Of views as to the
fuller utilization of the data which the
Department of Commerce is develop
ing IN the distribution field.
tcopyright, 1851
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Christmas Vandalism.

The State forester estimates that the
sale Of holly and evergreens to North
ern markets netted Maryland farmers
and landowners some 100000 in clear
profits over Christmas and gave needed
employment to many who otherwise
would have gone without work. That is
fine! But how much more profit might
have been gained, with small damage
to the "crop" of holly and evergreens
had the harvesting been systematized
and carried out under some policy rec
commended by the State forester and
followed by the landowners for their
own good and future protection.
One of the district foresters In Mary
land. discussing the fne yield from
Evening star., 1931-12-27
The Utilities Commission.

An important task faces the Presi-
dent in the selection OF successor to
Harleigh H. Hartman on the District
Public Utilities Commission. This po-
sition calls for a man familiar with
the problems of utility regulation and
the situation demands that he be found
with as little loss of time as possible.
AS matters now stand the commits
sion is in bad way. The extended
Illness and absence from his post here
of Maj. GotWalS, the Engineer Com
missioner, has piled an extra load of
work on the shoulders Of his able as
sistant, Maj. Dawson. AS the third
member of the Utilities Commission
during the absence of his chief, Mai.
Dawson has done as we'll as he could
to keep abreast of its proceedings.
Naturally the brunt of the work has
fallen on the shoulders of the two full
time members, Gen Patrick and Mr.
Hartman. Mr. Hartman's resignation
leaves the commission undermanned at
time when there are several stiff
fights on the slate.
First in importance among these, in
public interest at least, is the fight over
the consent decree. The public is
watchfully waiting for the commission
and the peoples counsel to justify their
policy in this matter For the first
time in several years the beginning of
the new year will not bring with it an
automatic reduction in rates for cleo
tricity. In place of the reduction, there
are two battles pending, one of them
formally to write "Finis" to the consent
decree in ths courts, the other to en-
force a redurtion of rates based on a
rates should lie. One of the battles will be
fought in the courts. About the middle
of January hearings will begin on rate
reduction and after the hearings all
that che can now foresee is a resump-
ton of litigation. 1t is sincerely to be
hoped by everybody concerned that such
litigation can be avoided.
The enforcement of the new taxi
regulations, promulgated by the Utili-
ties Commission and effective January
10, is another issue that must be set
tied, and how it is settled depends to a
great extent upon the conduct of the
taxi companies. No indications have
yet been given that the taxi companies
are planning any cheerful or immediate
ders. Indications are, in fact, quite to
the contrary. And if there is not COM
pllance, the commission must either run
the gantlet of yet another court fight
or seek to persuade Congress to give it
authority that cannot be flouted.
Litigation in connection with the
purchase of the gas companies by out
side interests promises yet another bat
tie, and the new year will see the COM
pletion Of proceedings to fix the valua-
ton of the street car lines, and the pos
slble adoption of a new policy based
on such valuations.
The Engineer Commissioner, no mat
ter who he is, cannot be expected, in
addition to his other duties, to give a
great deal of his time to the Public
Utilities Commission. Gen. Patrick
cannot do it alone Washington needs
a strong man for this post, and the
sooner ne is found the better it will be.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
More and Bigger Lights,

How the candles in the window have
multiplied, and in what strange ways,
this Christmastide!
We are watching the development
OF relatively new custom, and a drive
through the streets of the city these
evenings makes one wonder what will
happen next year-and the next-and
the next.
The electric light, of course, long ago
brought about radical changes in Old
fashioned methods of Christmas decora-
tons The use Of inexpensive varicolored
bulbs now has developed unique and
hitherto unheard of fashions, to be dis
played to the passing world after night
fall 1t was only within the last few
years that a few householders con-
eeived the scheme of decorating their
Dut-of-doors shrubbery as Christmas
trees and sharing .s.e resulting beauty
with strangers in the street. And once
1t was started, the custom has seized
the imagination and developed with
startling rapidity. The adjective is
chosen advisedly. Startling" is the
only word-and the Alexandria lady
who pleaded guilty to passing red traffic
signal on the ground that she thought
1t was another Christmas decoration
was able to win freedom because she
gave an excuse that everybody under
stood, thereby winning universal SYM
pathy.
This annual festival of lights" began
simply enough. Here and there one
found householder who had strung q
few lights over tiny tree. The effect
was pleasing to the eye-a bit of warm
color against the darkness Of evening.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

specially reliable index OF the general
health OF the people. It reflects in q
measure the health of the parents and
tne health conditions under which the
newborn child comes into the world
II Is found that the infant mortality
rate for 1891 was TIA per ! 600 Al
compared with 75.6 per 1000 in 1924,
instruction In prenatal and infant care
mas been going on steadily for years
ana an improvement has been expected
IN the natural course of events. What
theSe figures show Is that the depres-
SION and Unemployment have not
caused a setback
tuberculosis is a disease the treat
ment of which often is expensive, vet
the rate has declined during the depres-
sion. In 1928 deaths from tuberculosis
were at the rate of IT'S per 1000 OF
population. This rate went steadily
Gown through the worried depression
years ana, in 1881, stands at only 634
per 1000.
Sensational Shorsings.
!, Stlll another interesting indication of
the extent " which public health has
improved during this distressed period
comes from statistics of the wage
Garner members of Sick-benefit in.
Surance associations. Back in the rich
year OF 1928. the incidence of sickness
III these numerous groups was ll7s
per l,uoU members. In 1881 this figure
nao diminished to only lO42 per OO0
Ihese figures include influenza and
pneumonia, ailments to which manv
workers, because of the expos,lre NJ
thelr tasks, are specially subject. II
the lnhuenza and pneumonia cases be
SuDtracted' 1t is found that in 1881
0iiIy ~ beneticiaries out Of 900 were
AZ AZ ol all other diseases, compared with
o2 per 1000 in 1928.
One of the most sensational shov-
lngs is made in connection with dinh-
lherla. In 1928 actual cases of This
oread disease reported were 46,OOO For
q precisely comparable number of
Hionths IN 1881 the number had dwin-
u4eo 10 only 5000. Similarly, smallpox
mas dropped from $4,000 cases in 1928
70 A4,0OO cases in 1881, while typhoid
IeVer has declined from $500 cases IN
1879 70 only 4,5O0 cases in 1881.
4here Is one disease which shows no
1malpfoVement-in mp fact, an increase over
!e%o; mat Is pellagra, a disease local
10 tne southern States, Study has
SHOWN that an almost exclusive diet of
cornmeaI and coFnbread is largely re-
Sponsihie Economic distress in the
ooutn, the very low price of cotton the
cIohlhg OF many textile mills and other
unemployment have contributed tn
throwing particularly the Negro popu-
latlon back onto the corn Done diet
For the Southern States. where the dis
ease Is found, it is reported that there
are 1883 cases of pellagra now, COM
pared with II 952 in 1928,
Inc revelation of this report is diff
cult to assay. Simpler diets due tn
maoillty to afford fancy and perhans
aeleterlous foods may have some part
Furtner study will have to be made 70
answer the riddle of why hard times
MAKE people healthier Perhaps II is
because they cannot afford to be III
Evening star., 1931-12-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Bereft.
Oh, fathers face is gloomy now
AS he beholds the toys
Which chased the wrinkles from hi
brow
Amid the Christmas Joys
The Noah's ark has gone to smash;
The locomotives broke;
The jumping jack, so blithely rash,
Has had fatal stroke.
The mills and trolley cars that ran
At such a jolly pace
No more pursue their merry plan
AS laughter fills the place
The children do not seem to care.
But fathers far from gay
To see the toys all shattered there
With which he liked to play.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Consistency.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, did you forget to bring the things
l told you to bring from the store?"
mo. This is one time 1 carried out
instructions to the letter. Here's the
whole bundle"
"Oh. I'm SO sorry. I've changed my
mind about wanting them. was sure
you'd forget as usual. It's so hard to
depend on mani"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
On the Run.

sThat candidate has become rather
unpopular in this community"
Yep" replied Farmer Corn5ossel; "us
constituents is gettin' right resentful. If
he starts to run for Office about once
more I wouldn't be surprised if he had
to change his mind and run for his
life"
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Hawaiian authorities are hoping that
the eruption of Kilauea will last
through the Winter tourist season. to
afford an extra added attraction for
the travellers who annually visit the
islands. Nature does not, however,
always coordinate her demonstrations
to accord with the commercial require
mentS.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Senate to Get
FOOd.Cost Data
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

Facts and figures galore, assembled
by the Departments of Labor, Agrieul-
ture and Commerce, are ready for the
revived Senate Food Price Committee,
which is about TO undertake a further
inquiry into what the housekeeper pays
for bread milk and meat. The idea is
to find out whether retail prices have
reflected the big drop in the cost of raw
materials.
Senator Capper Of Kansas, who
headed similar investigation last Win
ter, Is expected to take the chairman
ship again. The committee will start
with the background of former hear
ingS, which lasted for weeks and re-
suited in report that the committee
had discovered IAN alarming tendency
toward the monopolistic control of the
food of the Nation BY small group of
powerful corporations and combina-
tions." 1t held that there should be
reduction in the wholesale price of
bread, but that with regard to milk.
lower prices paid to the farmer had in
general been reflected in the retail
prices charged to the consumer" and
that this was also the case with re-
gard to meat. The committee, however,
was Impressed with high distribution
cost of all these from the time the
product leaves the farmer until it
reaches the consumer"
X
1t has just been disclosed that since
the committee reported the price curve
of wheat and wheat flour, charted at
the Department of Labor shows a cer-
tain normal relation; not so however,
with the curve of bread prices. There
have been some reductions, but not
noteworthy ones. With regard to milk
and other dairy products there seems
to be no consensus Of opinion among
the experts. During recent months
there have been so-called milk wars"
all over the country.
The commissioner Of labor statistics
produces figures to show that the prices
OF all ingredients Of loaf Of bread.
other than hour and milk, have de-
Evening star., 1931-12-27

A man who makes a living by posing
as robot was stabbed by a skept!cal
observer in New York. 1t is now the
business of the court to determine
whether the pretense of automatism
renders the victim liable to attack with
out recourse in the law.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Mayor Walker is said to be slated for
the post of mediator in Cuban politics
Can this be regarded as qualifying
round for an engagement as Secretary
of State in the event OF the election of
Franklin Roosevelt as President?
Evening star., 1931-12-27
ImaginingS,

The optimist may live in dreams
Whose beauty all unreal seems:
But. then. the pessimist, in sooth,
Has Nightmares quite as void of truth.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

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to the use for republication OF all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
ited in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights OF publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Perhaps the happiest suggestion yet
made regarding the bridge tournament
now in progress in New York between
two champions of rival systems and
their partners is that it be transformed
into an endurance contest, something
like dance marathon. The public will
be quite as highly edited as by the
spectacle of scheduled performance
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Japan's maneuvers in Marchuria are
reminiscent of the comic opera char
acter who used to sing Il want what
I want when I want It,"
Evening star., 1931-12-27

A toddling infant nearly caused
disaster to a large passenger carrying
plane in Florida waters by turning on
petcock that emptied the gasoline
tank. Evidently the transport plane of
the future must be made child-proof
Evening star., 1931-12-27

A prisoner at Leavenworth was
caught making glider plane on the roof
Of the prison, with which ne evidently
hoped to escape. 1t would seem that
boys will be boys, even in places Of
SUPPOSED restraint
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Attentive Readers.

Yep" said Bronco Bob to the writer
OF Western romance. II came all this
way to grasp you by your hand and talk
to you about your pieces"
You have read them with interest?"
Sure All the boys have. And they
appointed me q sort of committee to in
terview you and find out how your dia
lect ought to be pronounced"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
More Than Static.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Probably the most common form OF
raoio interference these financially
troubled days is the instalment COL
lectOr
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Chang Kai-Shek, China's ex-Presi-
dent, has been asked to resume the
office. He will perhaps prefer not to
run the risk of soon becoming a
double-X.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
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Overpractical.

Oyerpractical.
O. Joe Struthers says, says he,
"PracticalS the way to be.
Look at things Jest as they are.
Don't let fancy stray too far,
Hearin' music in the air,
Seem pictures everywhere.
When small common sense you view
Dollars Is uncommon, too.
Poetry an want is brothers
Every time" says OIL Joe Struthers.
When O. Joe has planted seed,
Every blossom marks a weed;
Every bird that sings so gay
Is robber huntin' prey.
Every sunbsam, every shower,
Means jes' so much CROWN power.
So, when all is said an done,
He is missin' heaps of fun.
'Druther be like lots of others
Who amt rich than OIL Joe Struthers
"De value Of hope an patience" said
Uncle Eben, depends on whether you
puts 'em in operation on Job of reg 'lal
work or crap same"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
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Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

congressman who shudder at the
idea of spending few dollars toward
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Brothers and Robbers
Sentenced to ST. Cloud
Plead Guilty to Harboring Men
Who Held Up the Bank
at Hewitt

Three Otter Tail county brothers
Monday were in the state prison
for their connection with the rob-
berry of the First State Bank of
Hewitt, 10 days ago.
The brothers, Claude, Fay and
Valto Watkins, who lived on a
farm near Hewitt, were charged
with harboring the two men who
are sought for robbing the bank
of between $4,000 and $1,000.
The brothers implicated Hillary
Henderson and Clarence Compbell
as the actual robbers. They told
officers they were present when the
robbery was planned and also shell
tered them in their farm home af-
ter the holdup.
It developed today that the hold
up pair who escaped a 3OO-man
posse in a swamp early last week,
had appeared in st. Joseph Satur-
day and had bought a second
hand automobile for $35 and got
away before authorities were noti-
fed. Sheriff B. e. Schooner. Of
Stearns county followed the trail
southwark as far as Hutchinson.
Campbell and Henderson are
wanted for completely in the rob-
berry of banks at Judson and Meri-
den, Mimi, last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Women Are Outnumbered
By the Men In Minnesota
Ninety-five Females to Every 100
Males In State, Census Bureau
Shows

There is a shortage of 69,189 wo-
men in Minnesota, according to of
fetal 1880 census figures published
by the Census Bureau at Washing
ton. These figures show that there
are IS females to every 100 males
in the state.
There were 2,463,95 persons in
the state April, 1890, when the CEN
sus was taken. OF these, 1861
were males and 1,247, 1892 were fe-
males. Next to the white, Indians
have the majority of any race in
the state with Negroes third in
number. The Hindus trail with a
total of three.
The figures by races are: white,
1855. 973; Indian, II OFT; Negro, g.
AS; Mexican, 1926; Chinese, 524;
Filipinos, 236; Japanese, SO and
Hindus. 8. Sixty per cent of the
states population are persons n
years old or older while 40 per cent
is In the minor class.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Catholic Ladies Society
to Produce Rookie Comedy
Corporal Eagen" win Be Staged
by Local People at Oxford
Theatre, June Is, 10

A committee representing the
Catholic Guild headed by Mrs. VIM.
Maus as their president, met on
Friday with Wallace r. Starke, rep
resentative of the Universal Pro-
ducing Company Of Fairfield, Iowa,
to complete arrangements for the
producing Of the famous rookie
comedy, Corporal Eagen" to be
staged on June Is and 10 In Sank
Centre. The production is some
thing entirely new and different in
the manner Of clean, patriotic COM
munity entertainment. Corporal
Eagen" has coast-to-coast record
of large and appreciative audiences,
and unusually good press reports.
The production will be offered by
Sank Centre local people using
elaborate costuming and scenic eff
fects.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Legislative Needs Are
Sketched by Senator Borah
Idaho Man Suggests That The
Country's Industrial and Bust
ness Leaders Present Ideas

Washington, May PA Iegis-
lative program for the new con-
gress has been sketched by Sem
ator Borah with the suggestion that
industrial and business leaders pre-
sent their ideas in a special con-
ference.
Among subjects the Idaho Re
publican listed yesterday as due
for action when congress convenes
in December were railroads, in
come taxes, Oil restriction, agri-
culture and utilities.
Certainly we would like to hear
the views Of industry Borah said.
I'VE have not heard any recon-
mendations from business and by
the time we get to considering
these bills we are going to be
stamped by the lobbyists and pro-
pagandists."
He proposed that the conference
be "unmanaged," and added that he
thought congress would be glad to
learn just what legislative grist
would develop at the meeting.
Borah suggested that five per-
sons from each industry be delegat-
ed to attend the sessions and that
representatives and consideration
Of policies be barred.
The Idahoan did not elaborate
his ideas on the legislative program.
Many Of the things he named, how
ever were problems some members
of both the house and senate have
said they thought the last congress
did not solve satisfactorily.