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Evening star., 1932-06-27
CHICAGO OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

that the stage is set for an old-fash-
ioned Democratic knockdown and drag
out before the week is over.
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Voteless Washington-voteless at
election time, If not at convention time
-bagged the choice places in the Chi
cago Stadium, the ladies and gentlemen
from the disfranchised district of Co.
lumbia-12 in all, with a half vote
each-are planted in the first row i'm
mediately in front of the speakers plat
form. Probably they owe their point
Of vantage to that potent member OF
the delegation, Col. Arthur O'Brien,
who is prominent in the National Com
mittee high command.
After two weeks of faultless conven-
ton weather Chicago last night rocked
with a violent thunder and lightning
storm which ended in drenching rain
The elements were prophetic. BY every
sign now avail2ble, the Democrats are
about to be plunged into political
thunder and lightning, which also is
due to wind up wet. 1t may be re-
marked, In this damp connection, that
the two-thirds squabble has completely
backed prohibition off the convention
map.
Off1cially there are only 1854 votes
in the Democratic convention, but up
ward of 1,500 delegates, owing to the
system of giving many delegations half
and quarter votes. One nationally
known Democrat describes himself as
"a quarter of an alternate" and asks
if any politician could sink lower.
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Roosevelt will be nominated BY John
Z. Mack Of New York, seconded, in
order, by Mrs. Greenaway of Arizona, a
college mate of Mrs. Roosevelt; Homer
Cummings of Connecticut and Senator
Dill of Washington. Alabama and
Arkansas will do the necessary alpha
betical yielding, at the outset of the roll
call, to get Gov. RooSevelt's name be-
fore the convention without delay.
Power talk is all over the convention.
The Rooseveltians say the dark-horse
Baker opposition. always in the back
ground of possibilities, is a power man
euver to defeat the New York Gov
ernor. A we'll known anti-power Demo-
crat fumes that Chicago this week will
prove whether power or the people
prevail in America.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

head OF q greater reduction had q
move to reduce rates originated with
the commission. The fact that rates
were reduced in the relatively recent
past, however. should not prevent the
reopening Of the question now. 1t is
believed that the obvious and correct
course for the commission to follow now
will be to call the hearing and find out
what further reductions can be made.
The fact that large proportion OF
the gss-consuming population will suf-
fer reduced income for the next fiscal
year under the Governments economy
plans, and that there should be a
corresponding reduction in rents and
other large items in the cost Of living,
makes Mr.. Keech'S request for this
hearing particularly timely. The cost
Of such an essential utility as gas for
heating and cooking plays an impor-
tant part in reduced family budgets.
If Mr.. Keech has stated the case cor
rectly in his formal petition for a
hearing on rates, and if the facts that
he advances are shown to be correct.
there is no reason why a new reduc-
ton In gas rates should not be forth
coming this Summer.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

They show the weak points in the flyers
machine and in his plans and calcula-
tons"
But some papers, among them the
Baltimore Sun, condemn the continued
transoceanic attempts. Says the Sun:
NO scientific excuse or even poetic
significance can any longer be assigned
to these exploits. The heavy expenses
involved, the strain and anxiety placed
upon relatives and friends of the flyers
and the sheer purposelesSness of the ex-
ploit have been added to pointless repe-
t1t1on to make the adventure seem not
only wasterful but stupid. Hausner, his
life saved, is a lucky man; but the
public would also enjoy a break il with
his rescue came long, long rest from
ocean hops" So speaks also the Dayton
Daily News, which thinks that "Haus-
ner's spectacular escape should diScour-
age such stunt flights in future. 1t
stood one chance in a thousand and too
many times the outcome has been In
keeping with the Odds" declares this
paper.
These odds are numerous and power
ful, asserts the Altoona Mirror, point
ing out that while. when an aviator
succeeds in a solo flight across the broad
Atlantic 1t looks easy to the uninitiated.
the journey Is beset with many perils."
Calling Hausner lone OF the IuckieSt
men in the world" the Mirror contin-
ues: while the flyer must be skilled
and possess iron courage. there is an
element of luck that must not be over
looked in such a voyage. Favorable
winds and favorable weather contribute
largely to the success Of such an under
taking. Unless one who essays an over
ocean flight encounters good flying con-
ditions, the outcome is always doubtful
AS for his experiences, the Providence
Bulletin does not wonder that "h'
doesn't feel like talking about it,"
Evening star., 1932-06-27
Back to Gold?

From the Hartford Daily Times.
The report of the League Of Nations
gold delegation in support of a uni
versal gold standard as the best avail
able monetary mechanism" is signifi-
cant chiefly for its frank recognition
that the best standard is facing condi-
tions which have made 1t unworkable
to some extent. 1t is important that
fact should be faced by all nations.
Theoretically it has been quite gem
erallv agreed that gold Is the best basis
for money. 1t was the gravitation Of
this metal into a few national treas
uries, principally those of the United
States and France, that created diff
Guilty for other countries who deal in
the international market.
It has been interesting to observe
how England has operated with man
aged money" after going of the gold
standard last Fall In the background
the exchequer has Steadied the pound
sterling by the use of a $3.50, 100000
blanket credit voted by Parliament with
which he has bought and sold securities
which regulated the gold flow with ref
erence to the British treasury. In 9TH
er words, although Britain is of the
gold standard 1t has managed its
money with manipulation Of gold cred
its, nevertheless This was possible be-
cause the United States and France are
still on the gold basis Should these
two countries also adopt managed
money" as their monetary means Of ex-
change, 1t would be very much more
difficult to manage" money. One
must have something steady with which
to poiSe the unsteady.
To many the League of Nations re-
port viii seem academic in its attitude.
and yet 1t Is very important that a way
out OF the present monetary confusion
De found by keeping the mind pledged
10 standards which have NO far seemed
the most satisfactory which civilized
nations have yet developed.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
The Radio Report.
From the Des Moinss Tribune.


Advertising cannot be eliminated
from radio programs in this country
without destroying the present system
of broadcasting, the Radio Commission
has reported to the Senate.
It should not have taken-and prob
ably did not take-much cogitation to
discover that.
Members of the Radio Commission
disagree as to whether advertising in
radio programs can be limited mot
prohibited) under existing law. The
maiorlty thinks it can't.
Other parts of the commissions re-
port had to do with the probable cost
of substitution a system of Government
owned broadcasting stations for the
existing private stations.
All Of this traces back, of course, to
criticisms OF "commercialized" radio by
various groups.
Nothing in particular is going to be
done now. Any radical change Is un-
likely in the near future.
II Is highly probable that dissatis-
faction with advertising in radio broad
casts will be gradually dealt with by
the radio industry itself. Effectiveness
of radio advertising depends on pleased
audiences. The radio people will be as
keen to keep them pleased as anybody
will be-
And always in the background there
will be the fact that radio broadcasting
utilizes a limited natural resource
the broadcasting wave band. The lead
ers Of the industry are fully alive to
that.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Two cynical old garden proverbs still
have their human appeal.
"A hedge between
Keeps friendship green"
That's a good one!
And here's another:
Love thy neighbor. but pull not down
thy hedge"
These must have originated in Eng
land, where the hedge plays such a part
in the national life.
They point to the necessity for some
reticence in life, as well as u garden
symbol of that wholesome lack Of too
much familiarity.
X \ x x
Familiarity breeds contempt"
And a great deal more!
The advantages of the self-evident
boundary are legion.
Even the birds love fences.
A good hedge. or fence, or wall, will
do its bit in keeping any friendship
green.
1t does this in both a physical and a
mental way. Especially, one may feel,
does the marked line serve to bring
home to all concerned the necessity for
mutual tolerance and forebearance.
1t is we'll to love thy neighbor, as the
commandments require, but pull not
down thine hedge; that is, keep up
that divine hedge of mutual respect for
one another which is the great safe
guard Of neighborly relations.
Since this life is q queer combination
of the physical and the mental, of the
one merging into the other, with the
line nowhere straightly drawn, it be-
comes all the more necessary for
human beings to set up self-eyident
lines which no faculty can miss.
Therefore. world over, especially in
the isle called England. great rows OF
hedges, all sorts of hedges, thick, i'm
passable, have grown up, to set the
boundaries of property and property, to
mark off mine" from thine" and
vice versa.
One may think that this is done with
great deal of old-faShioned common
sense.
Just as there are walls to houses, so
there should be walls to gardens, at
least in a sense.
Perhaps one of the main reasons
many people fail to find the happiness
and peace in their gardens which they
have read about is that the necessity
for the marked boundary has escaped
them.
This is all the more important, one
may think, on the average place, which
Is scarcely an acre, or half acre, or even
quarter acre, but one of the smallest
possible plots of ground on which a
modern home may be built.
Every amateur should read few
English garden books, they are so diff
ferent from our own.
One Of the chief things which will
strike him is the comparatively large
scale upon which they must garden
over there.
A flower garden of an acre is moth
ing at all. to listen to their garden
writer's talk.
A few acres of fruit trees offer but a
pleasing small orchard" while they
seem to think nothing much of acres
in vegetables.
All these, Of course, simply as small
gardens, not as truck farms, as we tend
to call them over here.
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1t Is a regrettable thing, in this
country that land values have risen
so high that the average man, If liv-
ing near great city, is compelled to
take house on 40 or so foot lot.
The honest truth is that neither is
wide enough.
The ideal would be nearer 100 feet,
and even that is not enough.
Whatever the width, however, good
hedge, fence or wall is an essential to
good living.
Many homeowners DO not seem to
Evening star., 1932-06-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACERELL.

have thought of the boundary in that
light.
like" treatments Of residential neigh
borhoods. without once stopping to
think that only animals, not human
beings, live in parks.
A park is a commune, and II there
is any one fact which seems certain
it is that the Anglo-Saxon tempera-
ment, whether displayed in English or
American models, is not enthusiastic
about such sharing.
Every Englishman's home is his
castle"
What a proud old motto it was, and
is. The entire psychology Of nation
is there wrapped up in a few words.
The very manner Of speech Of its
people proclaims the same sturdy self
reliance.
The shrubby hedge has been writ
ten about often, but seldom will one
find these aspects of it discussed with
frankneSs.
Let us remember that a hedge be-
tween keeps friendship green, or at
least from souring altogether; let us
love our neighbors as ourselves-f pos
sible-but not pull down our hedges,
or, what is worse, fail to plant them
when we want them.
There is nothing nicer around a
place than a good hedge - one with
Stickers on it preferred.
Nor need privet and barberry con-
stitute the entire list of materials used.
There are a host Of other shrubby
things available. including the old-time
buckthorn, or Rhamnus, with its yel-
low flowers, and gorgeous thorns.
Thorns- have a place in the world,
too.
On the other hand, one may have
little sympathy with the esthetic move
ment on foot in some circles to depre
cate the use of privet and barberry.
The too prevalent use of any plant.
for any particular purpose, seems to
rub a certain type Of gardener distinct
ly the wrong way.
He ups and foamS at the mouth.
"Hideous hedges of Suourbia!" he
roars.
The quality of the hedge which is
one of It's chief features is the very one
which arouseS his ire.
1t Is too neatl
Here the honest gardener, who at
he tries to live his life without it, be-
gins to founder.
How is it possible for any one to find
fault with anything for being itself?
Good hedges, properly grown and
kept, are surely neat.
In this they reflect the best spirit of
man-made communities called suburbs.
x x Z x
A certain amount of order is essential
and the good hedge gives this order as
few other things do.
Well-kept streets, parkways, lawns,
homes-these do their appropriate
shares. but neat hedges. fences and
walls also do theirs and occupy no sub
ordinate position in the happy aggre-
gate.
The only explanation Of the state Of
mind Of those who pretend to frown
upon suburban hedges because most
people have them (or would like to
have them is to be found in the fallacy
that extensive sharing Of any good
thing somehow renders 1t common In
the worst sense of the word.
If this were really true, none OF us
would breathe or walk along the roads,
vertebrates the world over, and no one
refuses to ride along highway because
other people ride there, too.
The cult of the marked boundary,
once so widespread, underwent de-
cline, but there are indications every
where that it is coming into its own
again. Love thy neighbor, but pull
not down thy hedge" Similarly. "A
hedge between keeps friendship green"
And how! as the youngsters say.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
The Bonus Army" Problem.

A strange psychology prevails among
the bonus marchers who are now in
Washington. They persist in their decla-
ration that they are going to remain
until tney get the bonus. 1t is OBJ
vious that they cannot possibly get it
by action at this present session of Con-
gress, which is about to close. Unless
Congress is summoned in extra session
to complete work that may be left un-
done in the direction of balancing the
budget by effecting economies In the
Federal administration or in enacting
relief legislation there will be no op-
portunity for a further consideration
of the bonus question until December
1t is almost certain that at least five
months must elapse before the petition
of the veterans for relief through the
enactment of bonus legislation can be
reconsidered. having been already de-
MED by the overwhelming vote OF the
Senate.
I'VE are here and we are going to
stay" say the leaders Of these men, who
have been brought to Washington by
the beguiling assurances OF few mem
bers Of Congress that they would secure
for them bonus legislation at this session.
There Is no public provision for their sub
sistence. They have thus far been kept
in food through subscriptions OF indi-
diminishing and the depletion of their
treasury is soon to come. No appropri-
alton has been made by Congress for
their keep and none is likely to be
made The District has no funds for
this purpose and none will be provided
Acute suffering Is certain to result
from this determination to remain in
Washington until a bonus law Is
enacted. Already sanitary conditions
Evening star., 1932-06-27

The song Maryland, My Maryland"
is said to have taken the tune of an
old German song. "Tannenbaum." The
transaction is too old to require credit
to the copyright owners when the band
is called on to pay special tribute to
Gov. Richie.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

No one eligible to the vice presiden-
tial nomination can equal the punctual-
ity record Of Charles Curtis, who
signified his willingness TO serve early
enough to have made it possible to
save much time for the Republican
orators and cheer clackers.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Always modest and courteous gen.
tleman. JosephuS Daniels is one of the
men Of distinguished war service who
refrains from claiming mention among
the numerous dark horses. The fact
that sea horse is a rather small
geological specimen should not prevent
the former Secretary of the Navy from
getting into the picture.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Chicago processes to be broke, but
according to some observers, the small
town of Cicero, nearby has by industry
and economy succeeded in keeping a
little change in the corner OF the cash
register drawer.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Abbreviation.
In international affairs
We note a form that wit must show,
AS learned craftsmanship prepares
To manage debts of long ago.
A new relationship we see
AS the accounts we're going through.
What we once thought was &C. o. d.
Time petrified as Il. o. u"
Evening star., 1932-06-27

The King of Siam was prepared to
accept dismissal with philosophic calm.
His attitude may be rewarded by a
popular desire TO have him back in
political prominence before any great
time has elapsed.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Genius for small detail is shown by
statesmen in convention, who with bill
lions Of dollars awaiting economic
discussion, devote their attention to
fractions in considering the votes
required to nominate.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

After many years of patient promi-
nence Chicago has at last convinced
the typical New Yorker that a journey
10 the Midwestern metropolis is not
something the same as a jaunt into The
suburbs.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

With a very extensive reform program
on hand, the democracy may decide
to open up by way Of prelude with
blow at the aged but still vigorous two
thirds rule.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
iith St. and Pennsylvania Ave
New York Once: ilo East 42nd 81
European once: IA Regent ~, London,
England.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
Plurals and Pantaloons.

From the Dayton Daily News.
Tailors predict changes in mems
trousers. You'll notice they said
changes, not change.
Evening star., 1932-06-27
Postal Valuation.

To send letter II will very soon require
A little more on postage to be spent.
Oh. let us all consistently aspire
To make each missive worth the extra
cent!
Evening star., 1932-06-27
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Evening star., 1932-06-27

Another thing dat recommends
George Washington to me-" said Uncle
Eben. is dat in addition to be a grand
boss. he was ready to step forward
hisself as a wiilin' woodchopper."
Evening star., 1932-06-27
Distributing the Glory.

Distributing the Glory.
Why are you so strongly opposed to
the two-thirds rule in a convention"
1T seems to me-" answered Senator
Sorghum, that it doesn't give the
favorite sons a proper chance to give
the home folks a thrill"
Evening star., 1932-06-27

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Evening star., 1932-06-27

Unmistakable Sincerity.
When many doubts arise
That orator we see
With gratified surprise
Who says, II am for Mel"
An Objection.
Whats your objection TO prohibi-
tion?"
There amt enough Of it," answered
Uncle Bill Bottletop. 1T ought to be
made to mean all kinds of ticker,
includin' bootleg"
Historic greatness" said Hi Ho, the
sage OF Chinatown, can await only
those whose words and deeds can
survive being misunderstood.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

Jud Tunkins says he has seen a
delegate waving banner in enthusiastic
salutation and wishing all the while it
was a palm leaf fan.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
Evening star., 1932-06-27
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Evening star., 1932-06-27

@. How should an old black-valnut
cnest Of drawers be Realistically. S
A. A modern practice is to remove
the coats Of paint, smooth the wood
and apply raw linseed oil.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

@. Is there school in the CAPITOL
for the Senate and House pages?-M.
T. II.
A. class room has been installed on
the terrace of the House wing of the
Capitol, and here the boys, whose work
prevents them from attending public
school, are tutored.
Evening star., 1932-06-27

President Hoover has a scout at the
Democratic convention, that battle-scar-
red G. o. p. veteran, former Senator
Henry J. Allen of Kansas. Allen breezed
unobtrusiyely into Chicago last night and
went promptly to work to spy out the
enemy territory. He contrived to re-
strain his emotions when he discovered
Evening star., 1932-06-27

@. What school is owned by P. E. o?
B. K.
A. Cottey Junior College, at Nevada,
Mo, is owned and administered by the
organization.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 11.-White
potatoes. old, 100 pounds. 85al.lO; new,
barrel, l25a275; sweet potatoes, bushel,
50a75; yams. barrel. l25al so; aspara-
gus, dozen, 75a2.75; beans, bushel, .OOa
1.50; beets. 100, 4.O0a5. 90; cabbage,
hamper, 1.25al.55; carrots, crate. 2G0a
2.25; caulifiower, crate, 1.75a2.0O;
celery, crate, l5oa3.oo: cucumbers,
bushel, 75a1.50; eggplants, crate, LISA
2.25; lettuce, buShel, 40a75; onions. per
100, 65a75: peas. bushel. 125a2 SO;
peppers, crate, l.25a3.00; rhubarb, 100,
1.00a3 90; spinach. bushel, 42ha75;
radishes, 100. 5oal so; squash, bushel,
50a2.50; tomatoes. crate. 75a225;
apples, bushel 75a2.0o; grapefruit. box,
3.5oa5.o 90; oranges, box, 30Oa4.75; straw
berries, quart. 4a12i7 cantaloupes,
crate. 1.20a3.5o; blackberries, crate,
2.60a3.25.
Dairy Markets.
Chickens-Young. 2oa24; Leghorns,
14al8; old hens, 14a16; Leghorns. old,
l3al4; roosters, 8alo; ducks, 8al6;
guinea fowls. 3oa55; pigeons, pair.
20a25
Eggs-Receipts, 800 cases; current
receipts. 13.
Butter-Good and fancy, creamery,
l7a2o; ladies, 13al4; process. 15a16;
store packed, 10a1o1a.
Evening star., 1932-06-11
Suits Follow Bank Closing.

FRANKLIN. w. Va, June IL (Spe-
ciaD.-Chancery suits have been en-
tered in Circuit Court here against G.
E. Lawhead, receiver for the Farmers
Bank Of Pendleton, closed some months
ago by the State Banking Department,
seeking to recover from the bank assets,
In the form Of money and bonds, al
legedly left there for safe keeping and
which, the petition says, have not been
accounted for.
One suit is that Of Mrs. Dovie M.
Bowers against the receiver, another by
Joe E. Heavener and third by Mrs.
Bessie Phares
Another suit, involving q substantial
sum, was filed this week by Mary An
derson Pugh, next Of friend to Frank
Anderson, against Irving Richie, COM
mittee for Frank Anderson, and Ma
tional Surety Co., In which the plaintiff
will seek to surcharge and falsify the
report Of the committee. The plaintiff
is represented by Lowry N. Coe Of
Washington and H. G. Muntzing Of
Moore1eld, w. Va. Ritchie was cashier
Of the closed Farmers Bank and Is now
under indictment for alleged embezzle-
ment and mishandling Of funds.