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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Effect of New Bond Issues
On Conditions Is Debated

no great addition - the long-term IN
debtednesS Of the Nation" The Char
lotte News holds that prospects OF .
quick return in business would Justify
a continued policy OF borrowing" al
though 1t comedies that If business
remains in a depressed condition for
an indefinite period, an increase in
Federal taxes Is an obvious necessity"
The Providence Journal believes that
from the standpoint of striking a
better balance between the long-term
and the short term obligations OF the
Government. this offering OF bonds
must be regarded as distinctly con-
structive." and feels that whether
viewed from the angle of patriotism or
practical finance. the current successful
fiotation must be intensely gratifying
TO American citizens"
Protest comes from the Akron Beacon
Journal. which. observing that Treas
ury ofhcials are rejoicing because there
was a large oversubscription, states:
We doubt II the country's business
and industry will share this iolliflca-
ton. 1t simply means that so much
money is being scooped up from invest
ment channels and might better be
diverted to productive uses" The
Yakima Daily Republic contends that
the taxpayers will have the oppor-
tunity of digging up the interest each
year, and by the time Congress gets
through next Winter another increase
in the burden will be brought about.
unless an aroused public sentiment
calls a halt
The Government can issue bonds"
according to the Houston Chronicle,
but 1t sells these bonds to investors.
Under the present conditions the Of
1erlng OF Government bond issue
merely gives haven to funds which
otherwise would have to find invest
ment in private enterprise Every dol
lar the Government takes comes out
OF private business, thereby slowing
activity there Capital is
seeking safe investment. If it must
It will seek 1t in private enterprise. but
II 1t can 1t will seek it in Government
bonds. Thus when We are forced to
issue bonds In such Q time as this we
simply draw that much money from
the business enterprises which are Civ
ing employment to our people
Criticism comes from the Louisville
Courier-Journal in the statement: rs
the extravaganza Of the last Congress
which broke all peace-time records for
expenditure and created a billion-dollar
defcit. to be passed on to future gener-
atoms? Is the failure of the Govern
ment to meet its obligations to be
saddled on taxpayers yet unborn? Are
economies or tax increases to be de-
ferred until after the presidential cleo
ton? Is the Treasury Department
playing politics. not at the expense Of
human misery but at the expense of
future generations? England and Ger
many are facing the consequences of
this kind Of financing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Writer Hits Undue Use
OF "Sesuuicentennial''
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
One hopes for permission to express
good humored satisfaction at President
Hoover's act. in preparing his Yorktown
proclamation, when, in It's opening
sentence he speaks Of the coming event
niversary.
Thus far, when making allusion to
the same affair, there has been q de-
cided-and, as 1t seems to me. most
ludicrous-surfeit OF the Latinized word.
"sesquicentennial," by writers all over
the country.
To those Of us who, like myself.
fortunately yet preserve a remnant, left
over from schooldays, Of little Latin
and less Greek" there ia still the ability
to translate "sesquicentennial." and ar
rive ut a correct understanding OF Its
meaning: but why deliberately use q
foreign language-and dead language,
at that-to express something which
IL perfectly available for our use in the
good old plain English words. easily
understood by everybody, and used by
our President-"one hundred and
fiftieth"?
The fact is that there Is distinct
Obligation upon us all. right now, to
emphasize the noteworthy need, on the
part Of writer's everywhere. Of the use
OF clear. brief, accurate English words
today and every day. Too many Of
these who take their pens in hand
or their typewriters-Seem to have the
idea that the employment. on their
part. of words OF learned length and
Numbering sound" lends en- air OF i'm
porte nee 10 their own mere or less
feeble Ideas: and hence We have little
flood OF such words as "oriented"-
the supposed meaning of which ], for
one. never succeeded in flnding cut
'meticulous." "evaluate," 'motivate"
and "eVentuate."
One wro reads Lincoln's Gettysburg
address or Macaulay'S tribute to the in
nuence of ancient Greece, or-to come
down to later times-the editorials of
my friend Frank Cobb, in the New
York World Of but a few years ago.
sees nothing in them of ''oriented,"
"meticulous," ''evaluate," "motivate,"
"eventuate" and their kind. Far from
it. He finds. instead, only high, clear
thought expressed with wonderful
beauty. accuracy and brevity-the sort
OF thing which endures snd uplifts,
through the ages, rs grand simplicity
so greatly deserves always to do.
My meticu,ously analytical evslua-
ton CT sssquicentennial" fiubdubbery
thus necessarily eventuates in motivat-
ing my stated orientation.
And so let US have, beg. q fitting
observance Of the "one hundred and
flftieth" anniversary Of Lord CORVALLIS
surrender at yorktown.
But q s:squicentennial"-
ARTHUR ELLIOT SPROULA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
John Bull Sees 1t Through.

Necessity is the mother CT invention
In the realm Of treasury deficits as well
as in fields Of Lesser difficulties. 1t was
very grim necessity that the British
treasury faced when the new national
government took Office earlier in the
month. Yesterday through the chan
cellor Of the excHequer. the iron-hearted
Philip Snowden. tire ministry of
emergency showed that 1t Is not lacking
in courage when it comes to inventinR
plight
The issue that confronts Premier
Macdonald and his coalition associates
Is TO balance a budget that reveals a
debit of 100000 900. They had prom
ised the country that the crisis would
be met by a policy Of sacrifice which
would apply to oil classes Of the pop
ulation rich and poor alike The Snow
den proposals TO that end answer that
description. BY lacking another six
pence onto the already heavy tax on
incomes that impost is to take from
every Briton liable for income tax q
total OF IS per cent OF his annual rev.
enue. American income taxpayers who
contribute to Mr.. Melons strong box
an enthusiastically smaller stipend will
appreciate what it would mean il Uncle
Sam were suddenly to demand from
them one-ouarter of every dollar they
have coming in. On larger incomes
Britons subject TO surtax will pay ten
per cent moe. MIR. Snowden does not
stop with that. He proposes increased
taxes on beer. tobacco and gasoline
He projects substantial decreases in the
salaries of virtually all classes of gov
eminent officials. beginning with the
prime minister and members OF the
cabinet. Public servants, even in the
ranks Of policemen, letter carriers and
school teachers must submit to cuts in
their wages. And finally, in pursuance
Of the governments program OF max
ing even the lowliest in the land share
in enforced national sacrifice. the I'M
employment benefit. the celebrated dole.
is slsshed ten per cent. That Britain
will "muddle through" the graves.
financial Crisis in her modern history
Is beyond all doubt. The courageous
methods to which her government Is
resorting in order that the end may
be accomplished as speedily and effec-
lively IS possible will extort the ad-
miration Of the whole world. They are
a shining example OF what a great ma
ton, proud Of It's credit, is prepared to
do when that fabric is in jeopardy.
What is happening in London. let it
be said in passing, is not without its
lesson for Washington. The United
States. though It, too, Is confronted by
a Treasury deficit problem of serious
magnitude, is not reduced to the straits
which are compelling these far-reachins
fiscal steps in Great Britain. But the
causes which brought about existing
conditions there are at work here.
Mounting Government expenditure
growing demands from group interests
OF all kinds for fresh Federal sup
port and the imminence of q dole
drive on Congress this Winter, all these
things should make the American peo-
pie ponder carefully over events in
Great Britain and induce them to learn
from them and go forward with cor
responding caution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

Few Americans realize how much
their Government does for them. Read
ers OF The Evening Star can draw on
all Government activities through our
free information service. The worlds
greatest libraries. Laboratories and ex-
perimensal stations are at their COM
Mand. Ask any question Of fact, and
1t will be answered. free, by mail, d.
rect to you. Inclose 2-cent stamp for
reply postage and address The Evening
Star 1nformatio Bureau. Frederic j.
Haskin, Director. washington, D. c.
q. is there league composed Of girls
base ball teams. r.
A. There is no league.
Q. Is Panama considered in South
America or Central America?-W H. B.
A. The Pan-American Union says that
Panama was formerly q part Of the Re-
public Of Colombia. which In clearly in
the South American zone. None OF its
hmiiations has been with Central
America.
Q. Where Is there a good collection OF
military buttons in this country?-K. 8.
A. The Emilio collection of military
buttons at the Essex Institute Is very
extensive. This is in Salem, Mass.
Q. When was the conscience fund
started?-K. c. X
A. The first contribution to the con-
science fund was made in 1911. Money
received for this fund IS not carried on
the books of the Treasury Department
as such, but is listed as miscellaneous
receipts. The amounts sent in range
from cents for a person who failed
TO put stamp on a letter when mailed
TO several thousand dollars from per-
sons who smuggled goods into the
United States without paying import
duty. Usually the sums sent are small.
No special use Is made Of the money;
it simply goes into the general funds
Of the department
O. Who was Karl VoSt?-C w. s.
A. He was naturalist and Materials
Tic philosopher. He was born in Swift
zerland in 1917. educated in that coun-
try. in Germany and in England. He
took up the study OF medicine. but later
devoted his principal time to author
ship and lecturing. He was one OF
the foremost opponents Of the OAR
winian theory OF evolution. He died in
1895.
@. In what condition is the mansion
in Arlington Cemetery?-J. 8.
A. 1t has been restored to the condi-
ton in which it was when a private
residence A great deal of the orig
inal furniture could not be secured
since 1t had come from Mount Vernon
and has been returned, but period fur
nituIe has been used. II is hand
some example Of a plantation home be-
fore the Civil War.
g. In speaking of the night Of capital
from Germany. was this money owned
by Germans or by outside interests?-
w M
A. II is estimated that during the
first six months OF 1881 about $1,000
100000 was withdrawn. Seventy-five
TO 30 per cent of this belonged to
foreign investors.
Q. Had Napoleon any children by
his second wife?-T. W. ~.
A. Napoleon II was the son Of
Napoleon 1 and his second wife. Arch
duchess Marie Louise Of Austria. After
the fall Of the empire he lived in Aus
tria with his mother and was given the
title Duke of Reichstadt. He died at
the age of 81.
@. Why is ST. Louis called the Mound
C.ty:-L. G. H.
A. ST. Louis was butt on the site
IF a group OF Indian mounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Improved Advertising
Held Slump Relief
70 the Editor Of Tn; star:

o Cne EoltOr OF In STAR.
If manufacturers and merchants who
are given to misleading or exaggerated
Advertising would only realize how detri-
mental such methods are to good busi-
ness. undoubtedly most OF them would
be more conservative. Such advertising
but adds to the present depression.
UnQuestionably. the public has be-
come more cynical and takes everything
1t sees and hears with a grain Of salt.
Lacking complete confidence In the
producer and the seller. IT looks farther
and holds to its money longer before
buying.
The consequences are like boomerangs
and affect all concerned.
The retailers business drops of and
the producer suffers from overproduc-
ton. making the buyers position less
secure. The result Is . more serious
depression.
Unjust salary reductions will do more
harm than good. but lower prices and
honest advertising cannot help improv-
ing business eventually.
Restore the confidence of those who
have the means TO buy and the money
they put back into circulation will start
the mill Of prosperity going once again.
wILL1AMl'T. W. GRAVES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

@. Please give me the names OF O
few prominent people who were born
during the month Of September
@. T. r.
A. Eugene Field, James Gordon Ben
nett, Prince Ito. Cardinal Richelieu,
Marquis de lafayette Jane Adams.
Queen Elizabeth, William the Con-
queror DR.. Walter Reed, Gen. Pershing,
James Fenimore Cooper, William How
ard Taft, Louis XIV, James j. Hill.
Samuel johnson. Ssvonarola. Chief
Justice Marshall Zachary Taylor. Fran
ces Willard. Clemenceau. Admiral
Nelson. Sheridan tdramstist). Suder-
mann and Lord Roberts tBobs).
9. Is garnet ever mistaken for jsde'
A. Whether 1t is mistaken for iao
or not, there is translucent green
garnet found in Africa which Is mar
keted as South African jade.
Q. What is the largest insect known?
A. In wing expanse alone the moth
ErebuS agrippina, with a spread OF II
inches. Is the largest insect known to-
day. II size is to be gagged by bulk
combined with body length, the beetle
Macrodontia cervicornis. which ranges
up to six inches in length, is perhaps
the largest known.
@. What Is ignorance?-F. G. H.
A. Ignorance. in Logic. is defined as
that state of mind, which for want Of
evidence Is equally unable to affirm or
deny one thing or another II Is dis
tinguished from doubt. which can
neither afirm nor deny because the evil
dence seems equally strong for both.
@. Where were the Isles Of the
Blest supposed to have been located'
A. Greek mythology placed them in
the Western Ocean. Medieval map
makers sometimes named Madeira and
the Canaries the Fortunate Islands,
which was another name for Isles Of
the Blest.
@. Was Hyndman. the founder OF
Socialism in England, q poor man?-
S. D.
A. Hyndmsn came of a wealthy
family.
@. What are fairy rings?-S. p.
A. They are rings observed in pas
lures. distinguished from surrounding
vegetation by being either barer or
more luxuriant and attributed by the
peasantry OF Western Europe 10 the
dancing Of the fairies. They are now
known to be occasioned by the growth
Of certain kinds of fungi. which, pro-
ceeding outward from a center, render
the soil for a time united for the
nourishmen of grass, but later fertilize
it by their decay.
O. OF what nationality is Lii
Dasover? Is she married?-T. NJ. C.
A. Miss Dsgover. who will star in
First National Pictures was born in
Java Of a German father and q mother
desCen4-d from the French Huguenots.
Her husband is George Witt, a finn
director.
@. Where Is Theodore O'Hara who
wrote the "Bivouac of the Dead"
buried?-P. W.
A. In the cemetery at Frankfort Ky.
Q. What are the seven grave of1enses
reported most frequently 10 the United
States police ?-B. S. H
A. Felonious homicide. including (a)
murder. non-negligent manslaughter,
and (bI manslaughter by negligence;
rape, robbery. aggravated assault. burg
lsry-b! eaking or entering larceny
theft. including tO thefts Of $50 and
over and tb) thefts OF under $50, and
auto theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Ohioan Declares State
Central, Not Midwest
To theEditor Of The Star:

To theEditor Of The Star:
I wish to express myself in your
columns as to why the average person
living in the East says that the State
OF Ohio Is q Middle Western State"
Indiana has been considered for the
past two or three decades as the center
OF this United States, and If that b. the
case. Ohio. being the next State east,
should be o Central State, the same as
when / went to school some 30-odd
years ago.
The real Western States. or as they
wish to call them, the Middle Western
States, are Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and
Nebraska.
And farther West are the Rocky
Mountain States and the Pacific Coast
States.
Being Q native-born Buckeye Is the
reason Of this letter. You know If a
person does not stand I'D for his own
State nobody else will
FELIX A. URY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Great % is his prominence as a
world benefactor, Edison has been a
as far as possible demonstrations Of
useless notoriety. 1t Is one of the
penalties OF fame TO have the privacy
Of sick room thrown open to the pub
lie by the physicians bulletins regard
less OF what might be the patient S
feelings in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Following out his own ideas with q
minimum Of theoretical comment ~
usual, Henry Ford contributes his sus-
gestion as to Unemployment by putting
thousands Of men to work with as little
delay as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

FLYERS returning from Japan will
bring home many interesting memen-
toes. but no photographs of spots for
hidden by the authorities 10 cameramen.
The sirplane has put the world on
near neishborly terms. but nations still
have little secrets OF their own which
must be respected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Who Is to Blamef

II b anything but encouraging to
note the renewal of the gentle game
Of passing the buck ever failure, on
somebody's part, to have new school
buildings ready for occupancy at the
beginning Of the school year. The
school year does not begin until a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Youth plays . dominant part in regu-
latirg the ways of the world Families
have returned to their homes, net so
much because the older members have
wearied OF vacation as because 1t is
time for the boys and girls to return
10 school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Manufacturers OF firearms are to
merge. A concentration of interests
may make it possible to provide records
of all sees and q system of identified
tons that will assist in keeping guns
out OF the hands Of gangmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

What may cause Uncle Sam unessi-
ness In contemplating crop purchases
may be the fear that he will come TO
be regarded as a special mark for the
high power salesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

Many of the Nautilus crew undertook
the Journey in quest of adventure. So
far as this fea ture is concerned, the trip
has been unquestionabiy success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Bilbo's Plan Revealed.

From the San Antonio Express
Is Gov. Bilbo's pick-a-row- skip-one
cotton relief" plan bid for the hired
man voter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
As He Saw II.

so they insisted on q jury trial for
that automobile thief" said the tourist.
Yes" answered Three finger Sam. Il
don't wonder some people are complain
in. The trouble with this government
is too much red tape"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON.


Another Story.
At luncheon she Is like a queen;
At dinner like an empress fair;
At night so smiling and serene
She seems an angel seated there
A creature whom some bard Of old
Would choose to praise In choicest
rhyme.
Alas! o youth. could you behold
This self-same girl at breakfast time I!
For smiles cannot endure for aye.
And cen compilations sometimes fade,
And wavy tresses will not stay
In place without some proper AID.
The dancing lights wondrous spell
May weave ct midnight's mystic
chime,
Illusions vanish. truth to tell.
Most ruthlessly at breakfast time.
Morbidly Suspicious.
IF you want to fight. Ill hold your
coat" said the bystander to the quar-
relsome man.
Great Scott! Can't q man even
stand in the street without having q
check boy try to work tip out of him?"
The Practical Parent.
II understand that Count Marigold Is
paying his attentions to your daugh-
ter"
Yes" replied Mr. Cumrox. And II
Gladys Ann il smart she'll make 1t q
long engagement. cause there's nothin'
keeps a man payin' attention like bein'
broke"
Comparison.
Once again is youth commanded
To the college to repair
Art Is long" but, to be candid.
Not as long as foot ball hair.
As He Saw II.
so they insisted on q jury trial for
that automobile thief" said the tourist.
Yes" answered Three finger Sam. Il
don't wonder some people are complain
in. The trouble with this government
is too much red tape
His Suggestion.
What wor that saw yer boy Mike
carryin' Yesterday" asked Mr.. Dolan.
That" answered Mr.. Rafferty,, "wor
his golf OUTFIT. What do yez think Nv
it?"
We'll, 1t struck me at the time that
all It wanted was y pick an shovel to
be a fine Kit o. tools"
Il don't mind meetin' . man dat
thinks well of hisse'f,' said Uncle Eben.
What 1 don't like is to meet one dat
tries to make me think he's . picture
card when he knows IS wei as anybody
dat he's only deuce" i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
The Practical Parent.
Comparison.

SOhhP~thSVA'
Once again Is youth commanded
To the college to repair.
Art Is long" but, to be candid.
Not as long as foot ball hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
Morbidly Suspicious.

IF YOU want to fight. Ill hold your
coat" said the bystander to the quar-
relsome man.
Great Scott! Can't q man even
stand in the street without having q
check boy try to work tip out of him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
His Suggestion.

II don't mind meetin' . man dat
thinks well of hissef,' said Uncle Eben.
What 1 don't like is to meet one dat
tries to make me think he's picture
card when he knows as wen as anybody
dat he's only deuce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11

O. OF what nationality is Lii
Dasover? Is she married?-T. M C.
A. Miss Dsgover. who will star in
First National Pictures. was born in
Java Of a German father and q mother
descena-d from the French Huguenots
Her husband is George Witt, a finn
director.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-20

half pay from s10O to s20O per day. The most popular rate of benefits is from $500 to $1100 per week Quite frequently the rate of payment to fe- male members is consistently less than the rate paid to males
 The maximum period for which benefits may be weeks is the most frequent period, but the length of time for drawing benefits ranges from five weeks to over year or to the full duration of disability.
 Virtually attempt has been made to insure diseases. in which skill in surgery is re- quired ordinarily receives larger benefit than case of chicken-pox causing absence from work for the same length of time Probably insurance against the uneven costs of treating different diseases would felp to d!sps the bugaboo of unnecessary ab- Senteeism.
 Practically as many sick benefit associations purely employee societies as cooperative organiza- tions of employer and employee At least 37 per cent of the reporting associations receive no fnan- cial help from the company and additional 13 per cent receive only nominal assistance It is interesting to note that sick benefit associations beginning to realize that they have a bigger and broader field than merely making cash payments namely the discovery and correction of physical impairments; the promotion of health educational activity, especially in the hygiene of living; and better medical when their members dis abed