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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-14
CONTRASTS IN PARIS
BY NATHANIEL BUCHwALD,

DARIS.-Past the glimmering bou-
L levards, past the swarms of tour
lists in the cafes lies workers Paris.
To the tourist, Paris may appeal as
a charming city, and if you con-
slider Paris in terms of its historic
buildings, museums, gardens and
boulevards, it is charming city.
But 15-minute ride by subway to
any outlying districts will take you
to the workers quarters where the
streets are paved with cobblestones,
where houses are shabby, where
shops and cafes are dingy, where
people spend their days in toll and
their pennies-in an effort to keep
body and soul together.
Beyond the workers quarters, be-
yond the numerous ''gates" Of the
city stretches a belt of so-called
zones" A comparison Of q Paris
zone" with one of our American
"Hoovervilles" will leave little to
choose between the two. In zone"
you will find long unpaved lane
with rows of miserable shacks on
both sides. Not trace of santa
ton. The lighting facilities there
have not advanced beyond the era
of the kerosene lamp. Water is
fetched by pail from several blocks
away. A typical shack consists of
one room where a family of five
or six is huddled together amidst
the most wretched household i'm
aginable. Mothers battle their chill
dren outdoors in dusty tin tubs.
LIKE "HOOvERvILLES"
These zones are not a pr0,uct of
the present crisis, like our Hoo
vervilles," but permanent feature
of Charming" Paris. The inhabit-
ants of the zone shacks pay rent
for their abominable dwellings.
Somebody goes to the Riviera on
the profit made from unspeakable
mass misery.
Recently, the district administra-
ton of the Prefecture de la Seine
(Paris) made a move to dislodge
the zone jewellers from their shacks.
Afr all, it is only Is minutes ride
from zone to the Place de
L'Opera, and should an epidemic
break out in the zones, the boule-
wards are not safe, either.
The zone jewellers are the poorer
paid workers, many of them for
eign-born and hence at the mercy
of the police. The white guard
emigrees are welcome in Paris but
foreign-born workers are in con-
slant fear of deportation. The dis
trict organizations of the Conmu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-14

Walker had been given more care
than she could ever hope for.
walker was under medical care
for eight months, she said, -four
of which were spent in Botkinsky
hospital He had a private room,
two nurses, one an English-speak-
ing nurse, and the other q Russian
nurse. 1 have long since lost track
of how many specialists attended
him"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-14

carG0Of1SC Oh t1lo
D ally Worker
took i'll with
pleuro : pneuno-
MIA and died,
MarjorieE. Smith,
a u i h or and
n c W S t q p e r
woman, yesterday
expressed herself
as more than
grateful for all
that was done for
Walker by his
Russian COM
rades. "She char
acterized Soviet
medical care as
excellent, and
said that RYAN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-14
Last Days OF
RYAN Walker
BY JOHN r. MCMAHON.
An Interview with His Widow

DACK in New York City, after ten
ID months spent in the Soviet
Union, during which time her hus-
band. the late Ryan Walker, staff
Evening star., 1932-12-02
ANTITRUST LAW
CHANGES SOUGHT
Coal, Copper, Lumber and Oil
Men Name Group to
Map Program.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December "A COM
mittee was appointed by representatives
of the coal copper, lumber and oil
industries yesterday to formulate pro-
gram designed to modify the anti
trust laws.
The program is expected to be COM
pleted in time for submission to the
short session of Congress.
Among the proposals to be studied
by the committee is a tentative meas
ure offered by the National Coal As
sociation, which called yesterdays con-
ference, providing that industries in
the natural resources" group be ex-
empted from operation of the anti
trust laws.
Other bills to be studied relate to
antitrust matters prepared by the
American Bar Association, the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Senator
David l. Walsh of Massachusetts and
Senator Gerald P. Nye of South Dakota
The committee is composed Of c. E.
Bockus, New York, president of the
National, Coal Association; Wilson
Compton, Washington, secretary-man-
ager of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association; c. B. Ames. New
York, president Of the American Petro-
leum Institute, and William Church
Osborn New York, director of the
Phelps Dodge Corporation.
Evening star., 1932-12-02

where he had conferred with his legal
counsel, Matt l. Sullivan, former JUS
tice of the State Supreme Court. who
has made a special study Of the plea
of Tom Mooney, convicted San Fran
cisco Preparedness day bomber.
The statement Of the Governor:
ct have read the letter Of November
% to me by the National Mooney Bill
ings Committee and also the letter Of
the same date to Judge Matt l. Sulli-
van. I also read the reply of Sullivan
to the press.
IT agree with the report Of Sullivan
of April 81 and also the answer to the
letter to him by the is signers, which
was also published in the press There
is nothing further to do in this case.
In other words, it closes the Mooney
case as far as I am concerned"
Sullivan's report of April 81 recon-
mended Gov Rolph deny Tom Mooney S
plea for a pardon. Sullivan's reply to
the letter from Is men in the East
who had attacked his position in the
Mooney case. described his Eastern
critics as 'parlor bolsheviks," accommo-
dating publicity seekers, intellectual
Evening star., 1932-12-02
DOES RHEUMATIC
AGONY DRIVE
YOU CRAZY?

You cannot hope to get lasting
relief from cruel, crippling rheu-
matte aches and pains if you are
a slave to laxative drugs.
Medical authorities make no Sc
cret of the fact that often sluggish
bowels contribute the pcisons and
acid conditions which result in pain
ful, swollen, inflamed limbs and
joints. You must stop these poisons
at the source.
The Cream Of Nujol treatment
Goes this at q cost CT only a few
cents a day. Doctors specially rec
ommend this new form Of Nujol
treatment for those suffering from
rheumatic conditions. Cream of
Nujol lubricates laXative-dried bcw-
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activity, so that poisonous wastes
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les Cream Of Nujol treatment will
make you regular as clockWork and
will not interfere with your work or
your play. Moreover, it is delicious
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Advertisement.
Evening star., 1932-12-02

A(AtA 80 A&A tANtAAA
tered first aid to
three W Oun d e d
comrades under a
h e avy lombard
ment. This self
imposed duty ne
cessitated exposure
to the intensity of
the enemy fire. and,
at great personal
risk. but with ut
ter disregard of his
danger, this soldier.
after four unsuc-
cessful attempts. fl
nally succeeded in
carrying all three
of the men to the
dressing S t a t / o n
Under a Vpritahle
Evening star., 1932-12-02
ROLPH IS THROUGH
WITH MOONEY CASE
Nothing Further Can Be Done
by Him, Says California
Governor.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, December 2.
Gov. James Rolph, jr.. in statement
today said in effect he was through
with the Mooney case.
The statement was made after the
Governor returned from San Francisco,
Evening star., 1932-12-02
WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND
Slapped Son at Marathon Dance
and Quarrel Followed.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 2 UP.-
Mrs. Bertha Berger, 80. shot and killed
her husband, Herman Berger, "a. yes
terday, police said, in a quarrel over a
slap she administered to their 12-year-
old son at Marathon dance.
Police said Mrs. Berger told them the
father protested the Slapping. The
woman. police said, asserted her hus-
band on coming home declared he was
going Ito find other lodgings" and the
remark caused her ito see red" The
son. Robert, was at school at the time
of the shooting
Evening star., 1932-12-02
Clarendon Pastor to Speak.

RIVERDALE, Md, December 2 (Spe-
ciaD THE Religion of Seth Parker"
will be the subject of an address by
Rev. Isaac Steenson of Clarendon. Va,
at the local Presbyterian church tonight
Evening star., 1932-12-02
Named Deputy Sheriff.

ROCKVILLE, Md. December 2 (Spe-
ciaD TO fill a vacancy, Henry w
Becraft has been appointed by Sheriff
Richard H. Lansdale a deputy sheriff
for the county.
Evening star., 1932-12-02

irresponsible and tricky special
pleaders"
The letter signed by the Is accused
Sullivan of misleading the Governor in
his investigation of the Preparedness
day bomber's conviction.
Evening star., 1932-12-02
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel.

A S recorded in the official cita-
" ton, George w. Sartain, corpo-
~ raj, Company e, 30th Infantry,
4 \ Sd Division, American EXpedi-
tionary Force, was awarded the
Croix de Guerre of France for heroic
Rallantry in action with the enemy near
Jaulgonne, France, July 26. 1918 Corpl.
Sartain admins
Evening star., 1932-12-02

hail Of enemy fire from all arms. His
self-Sacrificial conduct, calm courage
and heroic fortitude were an inspira-
ton. Residence at enlistment, District
Of Columbia.
Corpl. Sartain is now employed by
Standards Brands, Inc, yeast manu-
facturers, and resides at 329 L street
northeast.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
Robert Elliott's Vacation.

Robert Elliott, professional eXecu-
toner and a considerable artist in that
line, is on vacation. Somewhere in New
England, according to reports from
Ossining, N. Y, he is relaxing from
the duties of his job. What particular
form of recreation he favors is not
mentioned, but doubtless he plays ten
mis-, or goes swimming or fishing, just
as other people do, and poet or
short-sto-y wri e. might find theme
in the conn ,n-lace CO Ger o. hi
holidc-. u IS n. c-l.t1iy lnc-12-l a.
BILE tl:.c. a p;. n cr, s-ck.rg a su1i7-t,
might find him luXIricusly aslc-p on
shaded mossy bank, extravagantly at
peace with all the world, dreaming un-
troubled dreams, remembering nothing
of grim, gray walls and doomed fellow
creatures, awaiting his return to busi-
ness; the result could be captioned:
Modern Jack Ketch Refreshes His
Soul"
But let no critic indict the serenity of
Robert Elliott's spirit. He is gentle
man. An expert in his field, he long ago
mastered the technique of doing his
work with quiet efficiency and skill ap-
proximating kindness. He gets no sat-
isfaction out of his toll. Some one
must do what he is paid to do, and Ell
lott accepts the responsibility as an
obligation of citizenship. He spares
other men the performance of task
about which they may be less philo-
sophical He believes it is better that
there should be one competent execu-
toner rather than dozens Of incompe-
tent ones.
Possibly nobody would be better
pleased than Elliott himself if condi-
tions were such that capital punishment
could be abolished Until Utopia arrives,
however, he will not quit. Just once a
year, when Summer floods the land with
sunshine and laziness, he will take va
cation, rest, enjoy his ease and dream.
He is human In spite of, or perhaps be-
cause Of his trade.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
Highligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

stalling of our new telephone system.
What they have not observed with
equal pleasure and satisfaction is the
apathetic indifference of the municipal
inspectors in charge Of the improve
ment. 1t is quite evident that this
gentry does not care about either the
rights or comforts of people in the
properties affected, whether they be
owners or merely tenants A few Of
these inspectors, whose consciences still
control them in slight degree, endeavor
to make sure that the telephone con-
nections are fitly attended to. and that
the intrinsic communicatory features
will operate with success, but no ef-
fort is made by any of the force to
see that the project Is accomplished in
safe and workmanliHe manner. Side
walks are ruthlessly torn up and left
that way, for preoccupied pedestrians
to tumble into; breaches are made in
the walls of buildings a square meter
in area, when the removal of a pri3k
or two would be sufficient. Tiles upon
the roofs and flags in the pavemen.s
are shattered without compunction:
any method to get the wires stretched
and soldered together with the least
delay
Take look, dear reader, at condi-
biOilS Ill Sdlleo OdltldbO, oOlldIlO, dlfd
Capelones; or, If you have not the
leisure for SO protracted an excursion,
just contemplate the dwelling No. 1862
in the Gale Olimar. Was it the target
of a bombardment? BY no means; it
is simply house where new tele-
phone has been installed. AS for the
streets mentioned, ana some others,
they remind us of pictures We have
seen Of the earthquake in Chile. 1t is
surely a miracle that all the inhab-
itants Of these districts haven't broken
legs. If nothing worse!
The municipal inspectors are well
paid for their easy laborS and should
perform services more commensurate
with their salaries, which have not
been reduced as have been those OF
so many other city employees. At pres
ent these functionares constitute a
luxury which the city can i'll afford,
and contribute delights with which we
can readily dispense Even when the
integrity of the operations is COM
pleted, the occupants of the buildings
will still require the aid of oceans OF
water and tons of soap to restore their
walls and pavements to their pristine
unblemishedness.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
Slaves to Economics

Daniel willard, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad and an emf
nent business philosopher, has said:
Sometimes I think we are slaves to
economics" He begs the Nation to
remember that there is another fac
tor that is of equal, If not greater, i'm
portance-the human side"
OF course Mr.. Willard knows that in
the United States the human side has
not been neglected. In no other part
OF the world has humanity of instinct
and practice reached greater heights.
American philanthropies are legion in
number and universal in scope. Our
systems Of law, education, medicine and
sociology are little more than prag-
matte organizations Of humane ideals
Our democracy is an institutionaliza-
ton of fellowship. Our conception of
government is liberal in the extreme
Our civilization Is based and built upon
the human side" of life. Mr. Willard
merely reminds the people of these
facts.
But are we slaves to economics?
Is it possible that in our regard for
=, money we have been neglectful of the
! value Of the things that have no price?
Mr.. Willard suggests these questions in
such a way as to imply that there is at
least a danger in concentrating upon
economic theology. He seems to fear
| that under the stress Of industrial de-
preston we may exasgerate the signif-
canoe Of money itself, forgetting that
Evening star., 1932-08-27
'ironment has q pathetic quality all its

vironment has q pathetic quality all its
own.
Insurance companies repeatedly have
warnedA against the risk involved in
neglecting defective heating apparatus,
plumbing and lighting arrangements.
Yet hardly a day passes in which there
is not at least one report Of loss Of life
because of such neglect.
The law obliges landlords to protect
tenants in this respect, but too often the
existence of the danger is never reported
to the landlords. People who own their
homes also are remiss in maintaining
their property in proper repair. Occa-
sionally they find themselves defend
ants in damage suits arising from their
negligence.
Economy ought to dictate prompt at
tention to defective machinery in the
home as elsewhere, 1t is usually much
less expensive not to delay. Pix 1t at
once" ought to be the rule.
And people should be just as mindful
of the wisdom of being cautious in their
homes as they are in the streets. TAX
ing unnecessary risks is a foolish busi-
ness under any and all circumstances.
Many an accident can be traced back
to deliberate carelessness on the part of
the victim.
Children especially should be cau-
toned against the danger of household
mishaps. Too many small boys and girls
are permitted to take chances likely to
result in grievous injury.
Human life is the most precious thing
in the world. 1t should be protected
everywhere.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
Making Radio Pay.
from the Rockford Resister-Republic.

from the Rockforo Re2lSter-hepuuiiO'
Although the Canadian government
charges a yearly license fee OF 81 on
each radio set, used to pay for various
services toward improving radio recep-
ticn, the number of sets in the Domln-
len continues to increase.
The Canadian fiscal year ends on
March 81 and at that date this year
598,358 licensed sets were IN use, an
increase of 1928 over the number
recorded two years before.
The Province of Ontario has the
largest number Of radio sets with 2S5, ,o48.
Quebec is next with 127,8 ,804, followed by
British Columbia with 55,534, Mani
toba with 35,262, Saskatchewan with
81, ,487, Alberta with 27,48l, Nova Scotia
with 81 100, New Brunswick with 1926
and Prince Edward Isand with l, ,l89
The northwest territories are credited
with 1873 sets.
Among the cities, Toronto, with a
population of 63l POT, has 86454 sets
while Montreal. with a population Of
8l8,577, hes 76,l60 sets.
Evening star., 1932-08-27

money is but the negotiable symbol Of
the fruits of labor applied to circum-
stance.
Possibly his apprehensions are justi-
fed; possibly they are not. The future
will provide the answer. Meanwhile it
may be,submitted that absolute freedom
from concern about material values
never can be achieved. 1t is law OF
human existence that adjustment to
economic principle is imperative to sur
vival. No nation can survive that does
not make that adjustment; no mdi-
vidual can prosper who fails in that re-
gard. Mankind is dependent upon the
uninterrupted exchange Of material
values. To be isolated from participa-
ton in that exchange is to be situated
as Brand was on his barren mountain
peak in Ibsen's masterpiece. Such a
predicament is the apotheosis of free
dom, but its other name is death.
The desirable goal toward which the
Nation ought to strive is an approx
mate balance between economic stabil-
ity and the human side" Doubtless
that is what Mr.. Willard desires.
Evening star., 1932-08-27
G yeTnmcnt Ec1u res xii

II IS c1 escend-l tcnct of tne Cemo-
cratic doctrine that an amateur is as
competent, as efficient and as trust
worthy as an expert. AS a theory, this
is, of course. an exceedingly comfortable
Idea. Men, simply as men, are to meet
and mingle in the forum, the mart, the
temple and the school, and all are to
be on one single plane, equal as brothers
are imagined to be. All are to be free
to express whatever they may desire
and to do whatever their fancy may
dictate. The callow STRIPPING is to en-
counter the seasoned veteran on even
terms. The sick are to be as welcome
as the well The sly and cunning the
morally warped are to be at no dis
advantage with the honorable and lust.
All distinctions are to be wiped away.
Men, like their Creator, are to be no
respecters Of persons. Above all, no
man, however wise, however greatly
skilled, is to be considered more worthy
to be heard or hired than any other,
however dull, untaught or unframed.
This, certainly, is social nihiIism. but
that it is truly democratic admits of no
debate. To cite the fact that no one
actually is guided by such nonsense is
to state an obvious axiom.
In all the practical affairs of life the
service is sought Of the most competent
available mind and sinew. Government,
being an expression Of politics. and
politics being the science Of compro-
mise, 1t is clear that in the political
field alone is it of any avail to preach
democracy Of the unadulterated variety.
Hence it is commonplace that indi-
viduals who show vast skill in seeking
public office too often disgrace both
their posts and themselves when they
have attained their goal.
But society is controlled by sovereigns,
crowned and uncrowned, and by con-
stitutions and codes far less than it Is
by habits and customs which are al
most never formally written or even
spoken. Thus it is no part of the Con-
stitution of the United States that O.
citizen of the male persuasion shall
seek a wife; nothing compels him to
marry and have issue-nothing, that is,
except the unwritten natural law upon
which the whole made-to-order struc-
ture of the state rests and without which
it would fail in a single generation.
And it is in these departments of
human interest that efficiency and de-
votion, inherent worth and courageous
endeayor are of primary consequence.
1t is, for example, an unrecorded law
that machines shall be created and op-
Grated by men skilled in engineering
and mechanics, not by men unskilled
in these sciences. Again, it is generally
agreed that tinkering with the anatomy
Of a fellow creature is more properly
the business Of surgeons than Of black
smiths. There is no need to labor the
point In the things that really matter
the expert workman rises, or should
rise, to the peaks. 1t is only in politics
that the belief prevails that one
man is as good as another. And in
this field, too, change in attitude is
discernible. The people are coming to
realize that government is a science,
and it is beginning to be recognized
that candidates for public trust should
have something more than a mere gift
Of CAB and compelling personal am
bition to offer as campaign attractions.
Evening star., 1932-08-27

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ton, D. c.
@. What was the name of the COM
mon ancestor of Theodore Roosevelt
and Franklin D. Roosevelt?-D. r. G..
A. He was Klaes Martensen Roose-
welt, who emigrated from Holland, 1914.
@. What is the altitude Of the City
of Washington?-M. c. F.
A. The approximate mean altitude
of the District of Columbia Is $50 feet
above sea level.
@. Which of the long-haired furs
are most durable?-L. F. H.
A. In general. the short, sturdy
haired furs are the most durable. The
only long haired furs noted for wear
are the so-called luster furs, skunk and
fisher The quality of skin no less
than the variety of fur determines its
life.
@. Why are Americans no longer
allowed to join the French Foreign
Legion?-M. G. K.
A. The cause for this new policy of
a closed door to Americans is believed
to have grown out Of the case Of Dcty,
the Southerner. While serving in the
Legion he was sentenced to death for
desertion at the time of the Riff diff
culties. American diplomatic inter-
vention saved his life and finally OBJ
tanned for him full pardon and 1e-
lease from the enlistment contract.
This incident is thought to have caused
the authorities to regard every Ameri-
can as a potential provcker OF diplo-
wrench in the Legion machinery in 50
far as discipline Is concerned.
@. Is the centennial celebration of
the oxford movement In England spon-
sored by the authorities Of the Church
of England?-S. D. F.
A. Unoficially, yes. The Archbishop
Of Canterbury is directing the proposed
pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
@. What positions had John r. Nc
Carl held before he became controller
general?-R. P.
A. He had been a member of the law
firm Of Cordeal & McCarl, 1903-14;
private secretary to United States Sen
ator George w. Norris, 1e14-18; ex-
ecutive secretary National Republican
Congressional Committee, 1918-21;
controller general Of the United States
since July l, 1921.
@. Hay many goldfish farms are
there in the United States?-D. J.
A. Approximately $50.
@. Are Canadian railways govern
ment owned?-J. M.
A. Almost 90 per cent of the Canadian
railway mileage is under the control of
two systems, the Canadian National
go, TAT miles, and the Canadian Pacific
13,667 miles,. The Canadian National
Railway is government owned. The
Canadian Pacific owns and controls
hotels, a telegraph system 81 steam
ships and the Canadian Pacific Express
Co.
O. Is grade A milk pasteurized or
raw?-J. H.
A. 1t may be either.
@. How is a composite photograph
taken?-P G. r.
A. There are several methods Of