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Evening star., 1932-05-14
The World Court.

But for the more engroSsing interest
in other news of the moment, Thurs
days favorable action on the World
Court by the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations would be an event of
paramount political Importance. By
a vote of twelve to nine American par
ticipation in the Permanent Tribunal
of International Justice was approved,
thus paving the way to eventual affirm
ative action by the Senate itself. When
that will be taken is, unfortunately,
under the obstructive possibilities per-
mitted by Senate rules, a matter of
disconcerting doubt.
The foes of the court, though def
nitely In a minority, are dying hard.
If the roll call in the Foreign Relations
Committee is a criterion, the opposition
might be able to muster the strength
to prevent the two-thirds vote necessary
for final ratification in the Senate
That the old irreconcilable group, intact
and insistent as it was in Versailles
treaty fight days. intends torpedoing
the court protocol, if it can, is once
again painfully apparent.
Although Senator Borah's committee
has approved American adherence,
Senator Moses succeeded in incumber-
ing the favorable vote with an amend
ment requiring all other nations sig
natory to the protocol to signify their
understandings Of the Senate reserva-
tons This is a proposition deliberately
conceived for tine-killing purposes.
The processes of diplomacy. which
originated with the snail, would entail
minimum of two years before such
worldwide assent could be hoped for
Court proponents believe they can
kill this obstructive proposal on the
Senate floor, once the Foreign Rela-
tlons Committee report reaches that
| arena. Whether it will be found pos
sible during the remaining weeks of an
| already overcrowded session to bring
about decisive debate appears prob
lematical. The irreconcilables, who
have already contriVed to let nearly
ten years Of moss grow over the original
proposal, would postpone consideration
until next December. They have found
delay their strongest ally and are plot
ting for more of it.
There is, of course, no scintilla of
sound reason why the issue should
not at once be dragged into the Senate
open and fought to finish. The decade
of Illustration to which the project has
been subjected since President Harding
launched it in February, 1928, is moth
ing short Of a legislative disgrace.
Three Presidents in succession have
approved American entry into the
World Court Three Secretaries of State
supported it. Three American jurists
of eminence have in turn occupied
places on the World Court bench. The
best legal minds in the country time
and again have urged our adhesion
under the safeguarding provisions of
the Root reservations. The pros and
cons of the question have been argued
to the point of threadbareness. The
time for action has come. Further pro-
crastination is unnecessary and inde-
fenSible
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

time ago that they had the necessary
funds to discharge these bonds in ac-
cordance with the original agreement,
but that if they we're obliged to pay the
difference in exchange on them the
higher payments compelled during the
first quarter of the year would retard
payments in the latter quarters of the
year in the event that the municipal
income was not materially increased b.
then.
Government Banks
Feared in Guatemala.
Nuestro Diario, Guatemala-The
establishment of government banks,
or the engagement of the government
to a controlling extent in banking, are
procedures which We will be wise to
avoid. Other public institutions have
not always benefited under political
control. and it is likely that the field
of finance would offer particularly fer
tile opportunities for party, or even
personal, enrichment at the cost Of the
public.
The existence of the country Is so
contingent upon credit, funds and
money that it would be the very essence
of stupidity to make this department
of national economics a political shut
tlecock. Financial affairs, public or
private. must never be exposed to the
Vaccinations of political inflence or
favoritism.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
A Premier Loses His Job.

Down under" out where the South
Seas begin, they have Just shown what
can happen to a statesman who is re-
creant to his trust and bliad to the
sanctity of governmental obligations.
New South Wales, the principal state
of the Australian commonwealth, for
the past few years has been under the
domination of the Labor party and its
aggressive leader, John Thomas Lang
AS premier and treasurer of the state,
Mr.. Lang was virtually its autocratic
ruler
Early in 1882, at his behest, New
South Wales defaulted on interest pay
ments due on its bonds in London and
New York. little later in the year
it defaulted ON another payment.
Thereupon the Australian federal COM
monWealth passed the financial agree
ment act, under which it accepts re-
sponsibility for the obligations Of pro-
vincial governments, and the New
South Wales defaulted payments were
covered from the national treasury. The
commonwealth then moved through the
courts to seize the income tax revenue
Of the recalcitrant state. Premier Lang
temporarily baked that step by secret
ing the tax file and suing to have the
court action declared unconstitutional.
The apparently final act in this un-
precedented political tragi-comedy was
staged at Sydney, the capital of New
South Wales. yesterday, when Premier
Lang was summarily ouSted from Office.
His removal was ordained under the
executive authority vested in the crown
governor, who is clothed with emer-
gency power for such extraordinary pur-
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Speed on the Road.

The decision Of the Eastern Con-
ference of Motor Vehicle Commission
ers at a recent meeting in this city to
discourage the speed complex on the
part Of motorists by persuading the
automobile manufacturers to eliminate
go far as possible, emphasis on speed
and power in their advertisements
should prove productive of beneficial
results. The question of speed on the
highways occupied much Of the delib-
erations OF the annual conference, and
it was the consensus that the claims
OF manufacturers for their products
often resulted in reckless driving
by motorists to prove or disprove
the capabilities of various cars as
advertised. In other words, the mo-
torist who bought an automobile that
was advertised to deliver a speed of
eighty or ninety miles an hour would,
at the first opportunity, proceed to test
out the claims made for it, thus be-
coming menace to other users Of the
road Cooperation with the manu-
facturers by the commissioners of the
various States was therefore decided
upon as a measure to reduce accidents
throughout the country.
In the past ten or twelve years the
opinion of traffic experts on speed has
undergone a radical change. Anything
over twenty-five or thirty miles an
hour, even on the open highway, was
considered as certain evidence of reck-
lessness, and many a motorist discov-
cred ''the law chugging along behind
him If he should dare to push the
speedometer needle up to the high
mark of thirty-two or three miles an
hour. Today it is entirely different.
Some States have abolished speed lim-
its altogether, others have set the limit
up TO forty-five and fifty miles an hour
and the few States which have limits
as low as thirty-five miles an holr are
considered somewhat backward in fol-
lowing the trend of this fast-moving
generation for speed and more speed in
its daily life. Speed Ill itself is, no
Evening star., 1932-05-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

imported than are made in this coun-
try?-A. B.
A. Only about one-fortieth of the
toilet preparations in terms of money
value are imported.
@. How long has The Star Span
gled Banner" been the national an
them?-I. S. H.
A. THE Star Spangled Banner" was
made the national anthem of the United
States by act of Congress, signed by
the President March 3, 1881. Prior
to this its only official recognition oc-
CURED nearly hundred years after it
was written, when it was formally
ordered to be played in the Army and
Navy on occasions of ceremony. Its
standing was undisputed in other lands,
and whenever America was honored in
music this air was played.
@. 1t is necessary to send a gift
when invited to a church wedding?-
L. T. D.
A. There is nothing compulsory
about giving a wedding present. 1t de-
pends entirely upon a persons inclina-
ton. At home wedding the guest list
is usually limited to friends Of degree
OF intimacy which leads them to wish
dings a reception card is inclosed with
some invitations. Those receiving re-
ception invitations are in the class with
guests at home weddings.
Q. What is a trot-cozy?-E. r.
A. 1t is the name given a hooded
riding cape.
@. Why didn't Queen Alexandra be-
come Queen of England upon the death
of King EdWard?-N. H.
A. Queen Alexandra was Queen of
England by virtue of her being the
wife Of King Edward On the death Of
the monarch the kingship is inherited
by the eldest living son.
@. When were the first open-air
concerts given in this country?-S. w.
A. The Etude says that they took
place in New York City in 1865.
@. What is the origin Of the new
name of ConStantinople?-P. B.
A. Istanbul is not really new name
1t has always been the Turkish name
for the city. It is from the Greek
words meaning into the city,"
@. Is it lawful to buy playing cards.
break the seals, altar the cards and
sell Lnem agaln2-I. N.
A. A person can do this under GER
tain regulations. He would have to be
classed as a repacker. He would file a
monthly statement with the collector
of internal revenue of his district and
buy the necessary revenue stamps.
@. Who is Marcia Davenport. author
of Mozart" Pr. T.
A. She is the daughter Of Alma
Gluck and stepdaughter Of Efrem Zin-
balist. In writing the biography she
had the assistance of both musical and
historical authorities, and visited prac-
tically every city Mozart was in. She
also had unlimited access to every
library and museum containing Mo-
Zartiana.
@. What was Brands oath that
there should be no war?-E. K.
A. The famous oath pronounced by
Aristide BRAND in an address to the
Assembly of the League of Nations on
September II, 1880, was: "Tant que
je serai ou je suts, IL ny aura pas de
guerre." so long as I am where I am
there shall not be war;
o When is Midsummer day9-
A. June "a.
@. Which are the 10 largest cities
in C2nada?-C. b
A. In order Of size they are: Mon
treaL Toronto, Vancouver. Winnepeg,
Hamilton. Quebec. Ottawa, Calgary,
Edmonton and London.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Silly Season.


Now life grows serious and stern.
The world has very much to learn.
1t is no time for romping rhyme
Or soft romance where roses climb.
Experience, no Longer kind,
Asserts a cruelty refined.
We love the merriment Of yore.
The silly season is no more.
The flowers have grown sad at last,
Fond emblems of a vanished past,
When honor held more might than guile
And love reigned in baby's smile.
Smart impudence has lost its pride.
The cap and bells are cast aside.
The shadows dark we must explore.
The silly season is no more.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

American newspapers were faced
with a delicate task in connection with
the Lindberghs. They met the re-
sponsibility which required silence with
restraint and dignity and when the
information was due gave it with
punctual accuracy. The real spirit
of Journalism is not reliably inter
preted by dramatists for stage and
screen who have sadly confused the
manners of the reporter with those Of
the racketeer.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Hints that George Washington was
not a skilled grammarian overlook the
fact that no man can become Master
Mason without achieving close knowl-
edge of some of the most beautiful
forms of expression of which language
Is capable.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Several of the so-called college comic
publications appearing on the news
stands leave many elderly persons Won
dering why their fathers and mothers
found SO much fault with the poor old
Police Gazette.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

If Mussolini insists on dropping Eng
lish words, along with those of other
foreign languages, from the Italian
vocabulary, it may become proper to
insist on eliminating some Of those old
Italian stories from our circulating
libraries.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Smedlev's Waterloo.

From the ConnellsviIle Courier
For once in the history of engage
ments in which he has Participated. the
former Marine command cannot send
the message "ATorir-s lo-Sed and have
the situation well in hand"
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Tariff legislation is necessarily de-
layed by the statesman who feels it
essential to go back and assure the
home folks that he at least put up a
struggle.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
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An Other States. and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively ertitled
TO the use for republication Of all news DIS
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights Of publication OF
Special dispatches herein are also reserved,
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Cynical declaration to the effect that
money can buy anything is the latest
and most disheartening addition to the
list of "punctured proverbs"
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Comparatively few kidnapping plots
are successful. 1t is not unreasonable
to assume that the criminal in such a
case is fool who should be as easy
to catch as he is difficult to deal with.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Every thoughtful citizen earnestly
desired every happiness for Charles A.
Lindbergh. THE will of the people
has again suffered a sad defeat.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Customary Classification.

Would you marry a poor man?"
asked the sentimental girl.
Certainly" answered Miss Cayenne,
why I should hope to be different.
Friends always say Poor mani when a
woman lands him"
Evening star., 1932-05-14
A Visiting Oracle.
the New York Times

From the New York Times.
The original Alice of Wonderland is
now visiting the United States, and
perhaps we might get her to ask the
March Hare to ask the Mad Halter to
ask the Carpenter to explain the way
the stock market has been behaving.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
A Great Need.

From the Hamilton (Ontariol Spectator.
What is described as being fool
proof airplane has been developed in
Italy, and we wonder if the special
gadget or dooddad that makes it 50
could be attached to automobiles.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Before reducing Government wages,
few words should be heard from the
genuinely scientific efficiency experts.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Illiteracy in communication calls at
tention to the old theory that ig-
norance and crime travel together
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Fantastic PhraseOIogy.

Psychology" to words inclined,
Hints that the world may not rejoice
Till what they call unconscious mind
Is hooked up to the silent voice.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Dangerous Assumption.

"You have made a profound study of
politics." remarked the friend from
home.
Don't advertise any impression to
that effect" said Senator Sorghum
You're sure to lose votes if you allow
our friends to think I'm assuming to
know more than they do"
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Jud Tunkins says sometimes he
thinks a pessimist is an optimist who
has only just woke up.
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Frequent Impression.

Men seek harmonious to be;
Yet some in listening land
Who play the loudest off the key
Sound like the leader of the band.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

ITO cheat" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, lis senseless. The operation
is easy, but in short time the quest of
new victims becomes most laborious."
Evening star., 1932-05-14


l. cipal Council has decreed that
detailed and explicit plans for
IL any building wherein 1t is
contemplated to exhibit cine
matograph films must first be sub
mitted to the department of internal
affairs of the district. in order that
every precaution may be taken to see
the building will be safe for such use.
Already several calamities have trans
pired, both in the capital and other
sectors of the island, because the halls
were never designed with safety factors
against such grave -0ntingencleS.
new provision also makes it unlawful
to store more than IL rolls Of finn, each
1000 feet long, in any building where
motion pictures are shown to the public.
x 4
Dutch Oppose
Selling Islands to United States.
La Prensa, Willemstad-Some years
ago there was published in Den Vrim-
cedige, then the leading paper of Cura-
Gao, an article strongly advocating the
sale of the Dutch Windward Islands to
the United States, declaring that if the
project were put to a plebescite. two
thirds at least of our population would
Dt III 1dNOI VI ILLS u dIlDACl VI shAAN-
glance. Exception was taken to this
view, after the publication of such an
interesting recommendation, and it was
claimed in rebuttal that We were all
too proud of the unique and glorious
history Of our mother country and OF
the prodigious deeds of valOr, as we'll as
the constructive achievements for hu-
manity acknowledged to her people in
nearly every quarter of the globe.
The world has not forgotten the cour-
age and persistence of the Dutch when
that nation, SO intinitesimal compared
with the areas and population of her
antagonists, fought bravely for liberty
and independence, pledglng themselves
to no rest until the SpaniardS and the
French were driven from the Neither
lands. And if the world has not for
gotten, much less have We. loyal sub
jects of the mother country, forgotten
how the States of Holland, iceland and
the other provinces joined IN close
union for the future, declaring that
even if they should find all the other
nations of the earth against them, they
would not fail to maintain their indie
pendence and inegrity till the last man
fell
No, our destiny is to remain always
a part of our beloved motherland-true
lieges to Queen Wilhelmina and patrl-
otic citizens Of the Netherlands-rea
Dutchmen, even though by virtue OF
geography we are called West Indian
Dutchmen. There is little likelihood
either that our little West Indian
Islands will be transferred to another
flag or that the form of our GENITAL
government of Holland will ever be
changed to that of a republic. Our
whole history. our sensibilitieS and our
traditions make such proposals incon-
gruous and fatUous in their very con-
temptation!
X X
Municipal Creditors
Evening star., 1932-05-14

"Dar's gineto be jealousy an hard
feelin's," said Uncle Eben. "as long as
some members of de family has to stay
home an wash dishes while others go
to de circus"
Evening star., 1932-05-14
Municipal Creditors
Start Costa Rica Action.

La Tribuna, San Jose-Holders OF
municipal pavimentacion' (paVing)
stock, issued by the corporation to pro-
vide for these necessary improvements
in the city, are now resorting to legal
action to get their interest on the Sc
curitieS, which has not been paid since
January. Another interest payment
will be due next month. However, We
understand that the funds to pay the
interest, and also to make a partial
payment on these bonds, has been
available since the thirteenth Of Janu-
ary, but the holders refuse to ACCEPT
the cash because the municipality de-
clines to recognize the discrepancy now
existing in North American exchange.
The bonds were originally issued on the
basis of four colons to 81, but now the
International Bank has notified the
municipality that liquidation must be
based upon the ratio of 4.25 colons
to 81.
Oficials of the city informed us some
Evening star., 1932-05-14
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
.x -. - r.-..y-g. A..

18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York ONCE: ITO East And st.
Chicago ONCE: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Regent st.. London
England.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

@. When were the first open-air
concerts given in this country?-S. w.
A. The Etude says that they took
place in New York City in 1765.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

@. What is the origin Of the new
name of ConStantinople?-P. B.
A. Istanbul is not really new name
1t has always been the Turkish name
for the city. II is from the Greek
words meaning into the city,
Evening star., 1932-05-14
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Evening star., 1932-05-14

I'll MUNDO, Havana.-The NUM-
- cipal Council has decreed that
detailed and explicit plans for
- any building wherein it is
4a ayhihif pi1p-
Evening star., 1932-05-14

@. What is a trot- -cozy?-E. r.
A. 1t is the name given a hooded
riding cape.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

@. Why didn't Queen Alexandra be-
come Queen Of England upon the death
of King EdWard?-N. H.
A. Queen Alexandra was Queen Of
England by virtue of her being the
wife Of King Edward On the death Of
the monarch the kingship is inherited
by the eldest living son.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

@. Is it lawful to buy playing cards,
break the seals, altar the cards and
sell them again?-T N
Evening star., 1932-05-14

O. Which are the 10 largest cities
in Canada?-C. b
A. In order Of size they are: Mon
treaL Toronto, Vancouver. Winnepeg,
Hamilton. Quebec. Ottawa, Calgary,
Edmonton and London.
Evening star., 1932-05-14

Newbery, one of the first publishers to
appreciate the value OF good books
for children. Other books which
have won the award are The Story OF
Mankind" by Hendrix Van Loon, 1922,
Voyages Of Dr. Doolittle," by Hugh
Lofting, 1923: The Dark Frigate" by
Charles Boardman H3wes, 1924; Tales
From Silver Lands" by Charles Finger
1925; "Shen of the Sea" by Arthur
Bowie Chrisman. 1926; Smoky, the
CoWhorse," by viii James, 1927; Gay
Neck" by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. 1928;
"Irumpeter of Krakow" by Eric P
Kelly, 1929; Kitty, Her First Hundred
Years by Rachel Field, 1880, and The
Cat Who Went to Heaven" by Eliza
beth CoatsWprth, 1881
Philosophy can attach itself to the
most ordinary things and q philosopher
reeds but little to start reflection
Hilaire Belloc's volume of essays. "A
Conversation With a Cat and Other
Essays starts with a Persian cat met
in the bar room of a railway station
and ends with speculatiOnS about the
mutations and tranSmutations of life.
Mr.. Belloc has just said to the cat
reclining in his lap: Il will respect
your sleep and We will sit here together
through all uncounted time, holding
you in my arms and you dreaming OF
the fields of Paradise" when the bar
tender calls 'Puss, puss" and Anna
thea" (Mr. Belloc's name for his
chance acquaintance lifts herself del
icately and leaps lightly to the floor
and joins her older friend at the bar.
X
William Beebe has again been leaving
this crowded surface of the earth in
favor of the much more romantic
depths of the sea. 1t is both more
original and more exclusive to sit in
bathing suit on the edge of a coral
reef than on resort beach. In his
last book, "Nonesuch: Land of Water,
published under the auspices of the
New York Geological Society, he de-
scribes his recent undersea explorations
near Bermuda.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-07
TRUSTEES SALE TO CLOSE
THE VIM. PIERCE ESTATE

In front of the Plaza Theatre in
South Milford last Saturday, Oct. 1st,
1882, the real estate and securities
of the VIM. Pierce estate was sold at
public sale by the First National
Bank and Trust Company. All the
securities were bought by Daniel
Hirsch for the trustee, and the resi-
dence, located on South Walnut
street, was bought by VIM. G. Pow
ders, for $2,950O0. This property
was the home of the late Senator
George F. Pierce, and at the time of
his death was appraised at about ST.
500. which was about 20 years ago.
While in need of some repair and
changes, it is a very great bargain
for Mr.. Powders, who is reported as
intending to make it his home in the
future. 1t has large grounds attach
ed to the plot, which is in a most
desirable location of South Walnut
street, and runs back to the railroad
on the western side. Possession was
given Immediately, and all taxes are
paid for the current year.