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Evening star., 1932-04-09
Post -Mortem or Diagnosis ?

II the long -heralded investigation of
the New York Stock Exchange by the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee assumes the aspect of post
Ifiortem, instead of a clinical diagnosis,
there is some comfort in the knowledge
that the patient cannot suffer. The pa
ttent. relatively speaking, is beyond
that stage. The Senate Committee can
undertake now what should have been
done long ago. without fear on the part
of the Exchange ofhcials and traders
that the investigation of so delicate q
machinery will hurt the market Such
fears. now expressed, will only produce
hollow laughter.
The country does want to know
whether there have been subversive in
terests at work on the exchange, and. II
so, what they are. 1t wants to know
the identity of those guilty, as charged,
of deliberately selling America short"
and whether there is truth in the stories
now spreading that the much abused
bears have been Joined by wolves who
have deliberately depressed stocks and
bonds again as form of propaganda
against the proposed tax on stock trans
fers. 1t is probable that there will be
interesting and spicy revelations. But
only confirmed optimist will believe
that a Senate committee, given all the
latitude in the world, will be able to put
its finger on anything so tangible as the
cause" of the latest decline. Possibly
the nearest thing approaching a tan
gible cause will be found by careful
reading of the Congressional Record.
Senator Walcott's most direct re-
sponse to questions asked by newspaper
men as to the reason for the sudden
decision to begin the investigation on
Monday was: Read the papers"
DO you mean" he was asked, "un-
der New York date line or under a
Paris date line?"
Read both" he said.
Reading the papers will furnish the
Information, under Paris date line. of
the accidental or deliberate publication
on Thursday of a story in L'Ordre to
the effect that the National City Bank
of New York had suspended payments,
which was promptly denied and for
which apologies were Immediately Of
fered. The significance of the story
was its connection with inspired at
tempts by anti-American interests to
drive down the price of the dollar
Reading stories under New York date
lines will only produce the information,
generally shared by everybody, of a
decline of more than eleven per cent
in the value of shares on the New York
Stock Exchange during the last month,
and of the further decline in prices in
the last few days. There are many who
will attribute the latter decline to
the monkey wrench thrown by the re-
voting House Of Representatives into
the confdence-inSpiring machinery
built with such infinite pains by the
non-partisan efforts Of the administra-
ton and Congress since the first of the
year. The Senate committees job is
to find ott If anything else was re-
sponsible. If it produces nothing else
than interesting reading, the investiga-
ton at this time will be worth while
Evening star., 1932-04-09

In an effort to be neighborly, Ger
many is willing to send over any repre-
sentative of distinction from profound
mathematician to a premier pugilist.
America, whatever shortcomings may
be ascribed to her in other directions,
can always be relied on as a good audi
ence.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

A prominent South Carolina news
papers demand for a declaration by
candidates for office concerning the
eighteenth amendment cannot fail to
recall the historic conversation between
the Governors of the two Carolinas in
which occurred the remark 1T is long
time between drinks"
Evening star., 1932-04-09

At present Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Smith are not singing the same popu-
lar tune, but after the manner of good
party men, they are expected to unite
in a revival of the old favorite-com-
redes
Evening star., 1932-04-09

tion of Washington in the days Of
Webster, when Pennsylvania avenue
was thoroughfare for pigs, who de-
lighted In its deep mud and were not
disturbed by the human pedestrians or
fashionable equipages. Another descrip-
ton Is of a journey from New York to
the Capital, attended by many dif5icul-
ties and cun@gniua ma,ch tinaA
Evening star., 1932-04-09
TINE STAR, Johannesburg- long
discussion took place at the
meeting of the Municipal Trans
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L
Il portation Committee in regard
to the heavy losses on the Jo-
hannesburg tramways At the present
rate, it is estimated that the annual
loss will be in the neighborhood of
100000.
1t is estimated that the private buses
on the various sections divert some
thing like $4,000 a year which would
otherwise swell the Golfers of the tram
way department.
The question OF increasing the
Spreadover Of hours Of duty from 10 to
II hours day was raised. It Is esti-
mated that this would effect a saving
OF 100000 a year The proposal was
negatlVed, however, the feeling Of
the majority Of the committee being
that the council should look for other
sources of revenue before resorting to
this step. 1t was also proposed that
trans on some OF the routes should be
run to a central point in conjunction
with feeder service to the OUTLYING
suburbs, more especially in the slack
periods
1t was also pointed out that several
other municipal services show a loss
and that transport losses might have to
be met from the general revenue When
large proportion Of the municipal
loans fal due in l933-34, the burden of
interest and amortization charges will
be considerably reduced. At present
this charge is in the neighborhood of
$4,000 year
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Memher of the Assnciated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively er titled
TO the use for republication of all news dis.
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the lotsl hevs
published herein. All rights Of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

That admirable old patriot the Ulti-
mate Consumer, is again assured that
re will have the honor Of paying the
taxes, no matter what their formal des-
iRnation NAV be,
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Political skies OF Europe are again
overcast. At this juncture Uncle Sam
will hardly be expected to donate any
more billion dollar umbrellas for rainy
DAY relief.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Breaking Mirror Costly.

From the Dayton Daily News.
An American drove his fist through
q mirror in a Paris cafe and 1t brought
him six months Of bad luck.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Efficient tabulations relating to re-
tirements are again contradicted, this
time by the career Of Clarence Darrow.
The older Mr.. Darrow grows, the bet
ter he likes to work.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
HoardinE,

In that sock-s purse quite funny
Do not hide your cash. and fb,
Though, in yonder bootleg, money
May ac.umulate ad lib.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
No Pleasant Dream.

"Is retirement that will permit you
to read and rest one of the pleasant
dreams of your life2"
Its no pleasant dream" answered
Senator Sorghum. Its a nightmare"
Jud Tunkins says, just to show you
how times have changed, he can re-
member when amatoors used to be
little bashful bout singin' in public.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Chinese Tramway
Workers Invade Meeting.

North China Star, Tientsin.-A free
for-al fight, in which several are re-
ported to have been seriously injured
took place at the local Kuomintang
headquarters, where the labor unions
have been holding meetings to discuss
means Of opposing the recent increase
in tramcar fares enforced by the tram
way company. While a meeting was in
progress 200 tramWay workers burst on
the scene anG after quarrel assaulted
the group Of agitatorS who have for the
past two days been picketed at tram
way terminals to persuade passengers
not to pay fares. Furniture was
smashed in the fight, which lasted until
strong force of police arrived and
put an end to hostilities. Most of the
wounded men are agitators in the en-
ploy Of the unions and several we're so
badly injured that their removal to
hospital was necessitated.
y X
Jerusalem Mayor
Praised in Water Crisis.
Palestine Bulletin, Jerusalem.-Be the
news ever so diSheartening, the people
of Jerusalem will wish to thank their
mayor for giving out the truth about
the appalling water situation Con-
sumers have now been informed that
after May l no water will be supplied
to anybody outside the municipal area
and that from April 1 nobody inside
the area need look to the municipality
for water for building or gardens. La
conically enough, almost sardonically.
consumers affected by the above must
make their own arrangements accord
ingly," the Official notice reads. This
is distinctly bad and it is well that all
should know that the stage next TO
actual water famine has been reached.
What right the mayor has to shift
the responsibility from his shoulders on
to the people, who without the munic-
ipality are utterly helpless, is a Question
on which the too long suffering peonle
q Jerusalem viii, 1t Is earnestly hoped
haRe Nmethnz - 90 thaA win s6sks
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Food Law Lacks Teeth.

From the Pasadena Star-News,
The pure food law should have teeth
In it.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Rate by Carrier Within the City.

The Evening Star 45c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when Sundays -. soc per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
when 5 Sundays) .......... 65e per month
The Sunday Star ....,....... Sc per copy
Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone
National 5000
Evening star., 1932-04-09

when I last listened to de radio"
said Uncle Eben, mos of de singers
seemed TO be terrible in love an mos
OF de politicians powerful mad bout one
thing or 'nuther. I suspicious dat a
heap Of al dem dtfterspt folks Is ies'
uaaaauehalA .s,A.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Redness.

That old word Red" will cause a hush
AS interest becomes intense.
We can't believe it means the blush
Upon the cheek of innocence.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Fits With Alfalfa Bill.

From the Toledo Blade.
What more appropriate than that
Afalfs Htls presidential boom shqlld
Evening star., 1932-04-09

An Other States and Canada.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Rate by Maii-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star., 1932-04-09
Woman In Business.

Can you doubt it2" rejoined Miss
Cayenne. ANY store manager will tell
you that one woman can do more than
half q dozen men to keep money in
circulation"
Evening star., 1932-04-09
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business once.
18th 81. and Pennsylvsnia Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michisan Building.
European once IA Regent IT., London,
England.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

Money" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, "is like a man, whose work
for good or i'll depends much on the
associations he has chanced to form"
Evening star., 1932-04-09

BLACK Daniel" b story of the second
mafyiaSe Of Daniel Webster, By Honore
~ 1u A111sHene o Mxlsaue duan1A
Evening star., 1932-04-09

@. Has the Post Office Department
ever been Self-sustaining? H. N.
A. According to the annual report of
the Postmaster General, there was an
audited postal surplus during the years
1882, 1883, 1911, 1918, 1914, 1915, 1917,
1918 and 1919.
Evening star., 1932-04-09

@. What is the derivation of the
word rancho. H S.
A. 1t is from the Spanish American
word rancho, originally meaning a
place where herdsmen eat and sleep.
1t gradually came to mean grazing
farm
Evening star., 1932-04-09

@. Please name a few plants partic-
ularly suitable for -parlorS.-L.
McQ
A. The following are well suited:
Begonia. primrose, ageratum, lantana,
coleus and Boston ivy.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
VETERANS GROUP PLANS
DANCE ON JANUARY Fl
Hines and Staff to Be Guests of
Branch of Federal Workers
Federation.

The Veterans Administration Branch
Of the National Federation of Federal
Employees will give an informal evening
of dancing and entertainment at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Building on January 81.
Among the guests will be Gen. Frank
T. Hines, administrator of veterans
affairs, and his staff; Representative
FRANK Oliver, Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, Representative Robert
RamSpeck and officials of the various
branches of the federation.
There will be both dancing and cards.
The dance numbers will be interspersed
with entertainment features.
The Committee on Arrangements
comprises D. R. Glass, Harry Taylor,
Mrs. M. A. Coyne, Miss M. Redeker,
Mrs. Albra Reising, Mrs. Doris Conlyn
and DR.. j. r. Ernst Miss Ruby Mar
tin, Miss Jean Gait, Miss Ina Russell
and Mrs. Hyde will serve as Reception
Committee and Harry Taylor, assisted
by Mrs. Albra Reising, comprises the
Floor Committee.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

more than doubled following the open
ing of the sixty-third Winter term a
week ago. In order to facilitate the
handling of such large numbers OF STU
dents, the class was moved to the moot
court room. Prof. George B. Spring
Ston, this years appointee to the fac
ulty. is the instructor.
DR.. James S. Ruby, professor of Latin
at Nationals School of Economics and
Government, will address the Segnu
Forum, students organization of that
school, at its meeting Wednesday night
Dr.. Ruby will speak on European
capitals.
Irwin Powers, who transferred to Ma
tionals college department from the
Georgetown University this year, has
been named to the board of editors of
the Docket, Nationals year book, to rep
resent the School, of Economics and
Government. Mr. Powers appointment
marks the Inauguration of college de-
partment section in the Docket, which
heretofore has been confined solely to
the School of Law Work on this sec
tion of the year book was launched i'm
mediately upon decision to incorporate
it in the major volume.
Seven pledges" will be initiated in
the Pi Alpha Epsilon Fraternity of the
college early next month, according to
an announcement made last night The
prospective members are James S.
Parker. Washington; Mr. Powers,
Northampton; Joseph N. Dotson Salt
Lake City, Utah; Everett Mayo Lew
iston, Me; Earle r. Strong, Yonkers,
N. Y; Candido Tobias, Manila, P l.,
and Robert Leahey, Lebanon, Pa. An
informal meeting of the new members
will be held by the fraternity at a
downtown hotel Tuesday night
A statistical study covering the life
of the university is being completed
at National University to show the
trend of its growth. The final report
is known to indicate rapid increase
in the number of woman students dur
ing the past few years which is pro-
portionately greater than the marked
increase of the man students.
The Crier, Nationals new student
publication, will appear at the schools
Wednesday. The paper carries news
of both the School of Law and the
School of Economics and Government.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

these will be a pre-off1ce morning class
in Business Finance" conducted by
Thomas ]. Frailey. member OF the law
and accountancy faculties. the class
will meet from to $40 o'clock IN the
morning. Several new law classes Will
be offered
Registration for the regular evening
courses of the School of Law, School OF
Accountancy and Washington Prepara-
tory School is under way. Inc new
semester of the Woodward School for
Bows. affiliated with Southeastern Uni
versity and the Preparatory School, will
begin February l.
Dr. Early " Wilcox, editor of Coun-
try Gentleman magazine, addressed the
preparatory students Wednesday night.
The second issue of THE South
easterner," student paper, appeared yes
terday.
Evening star., 1932-01-17
Examinations Set.
TY1AsHINGToN COLLEGE OF LAW il

WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW is
w conducting mid-year examina-
tions as the first semester of the
scolastic year draws to close this
week. The tests will continue through
next week. =
The Moot Court, with DR.. Edwin A.
Mooers presiding on the bench, sat yes
terday afternoon for the last time until
February. The will contest case in
which Jane McHarg and Charles I.
Bevans are opposing counsel was con-
tinued @from last week. Henry G.
Parker, E. Merrill Hawley, jr.; Gertrude
Smith and Margaret Shea also pre-
sented cases.
The FRESHMAN debating class argued
two subjects yesterday. The first was
Resolved, That the dole system in
England is a better method of solving
unemployment than the charity system
in America" Those on the affirmative
were J. Harold Byers, Aaron C. Schwartz
and Broughton G. Durham, while those
upholding the negative were E. Spencer
Fitzgerald, Harrison r. Moseley and
August N Widmer. The second debate
was Resolved That any State stat
ute which excludes women from jury
service is unconstitutional" The af-
firmative team, composed of Mrs. Marie
L. White and Miss Ocia M Webb was
opposed by John A. Johnson and Henry
Heyman on the negative.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

work without interruption. Where the
course material permits, courses may
be entered in the second semester, the
| first semesters work being taken in the
| Summer sessions or the first semester
of the following year.
Students entering the university from
high school or transferring with ad-
| vanced standing from other colleges
and universities should apply immedi-
ately to the director of admissions
Prof. Harold G. Sutton, in order that
their credentials may be secured and
evaluated In the Law School courses
opening in February for beginning stu
dents, include contracts special and
criminal law. Dean William Cabell
Van Week of the Law School an
nounces the scheduling of two courses
TO be offered for the first time in Feb
ruary trade regulation and legal his
tory.
Street Returns to Faculty.
The subject of trade regulation is
conducted by Prof. S. Chesterfield OPP
penheim of the resident faculty Prof
Oppenheim holds the degrees of bach
elor of arts and master of arts from
Columbia University with a major in
economics. He has taught in this field
for number of years at the University
of Michigan. His legal training was
received at Michigan, from which in
stitution he holds undergraduate and
law degrees
The course in legal history will be
given by Assistant Prof. Carville D.
Benson of the law faculty
New courses will open also in the
fields of sociology and education. El-
wood Street, director of the Washing
ton Community Chest, returns to the
faculty after some months absence,
during which time he was engaged in
organization work for Community
Chests in the Middle Western States.
For professional social workers the de-
partment of sociology has scheduled
Mr. Streets new course in community
organizations, course in the family.
given under Paul Benjamin, executive
secretary of the District Committee on
Unemployment Relief, and other spe-
cialiZed courses under Prof. Dudley
Wilson willard, executive officer of the
department, and Robert Russ Kern,
professor of urban sociology.
The department of home economics
will inaugurate a course allied to the
field of social service, appreciation of
standards of living, dealing with eco
nomic conditions in the family, prob
lens of budgeting, food. clothing Miss
Clyde Schuman of the staff of the
American Red Cross will conduct the
course
In the school of education the in
dustrial arts course conducted during
the first semester by Prof. Lois Coffey
Mossman of Columbia will be con-
tinued under the direction of the su-
pervisory stats of the city schools,
with attention to the practical aspects
of the subject
Evening star., 1932-01-17
MRS. OWEN TO SPEAK
AT U. OF M. ASSEMBLY
To Address Students and Faculty
Tuesday-Dr. Montgomery to
Give Talk Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opecla! Dlspatch TO The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, January 16.-
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of
the late William Jennings Bryan, a
member of the House of Representa-
tives from Florida, will speak at a
general assembly Of the students and
faculty at the University of Maryland
Tuesday at 11:30 O'Clock in the audi
torium of the Agricultural Building.
Mrs. Owen, who, like her father, de-
and chataugua stage, always has been
keenly interested in education. From
1925 until her election to Congress in
1923 she served as vice president of
the board of trustees of the University
of Miami and she also has had actual
class room experience as a member Of
the faculty In 1927 Rollins College
conferred upon her the honorary de-
gree of L. L. d.
Mrs. Owen, the widow Of the late
Maj. Reginald Owen, a Briton, is a
member of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the League of
American Pen Women. the National
Council of Women, the Women's Over
sea League and the National Council
for Child welfare. She served as a
nurse in the Egyptian Palestine cam
paign.
Dr. James Shera Montgomery chap
lain Of the House of Representatives,
will be speaker at Maryland tomor-
row. He will give the address at the
vesper service to be held in the uni
versity auditorium from $50 to 7:30
o'clock.
DR.. H. J. Patterson, director of the
experiment station at the university,
will preside and special music will be
rendered by representatives of the
choir Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Hyattsville.
A campaign for more modern schools
Evening star., 1932-01-17
AIR SERVICE EXTENDED

Airmail and passenger service from
Chicago to Sioux City, Iowa. and Sioux
Falls and Watertown, S. Oak, by way
OF Omaha was inaugurated yesterday
under a Post once Department con-
tract. The 259-mile line was tnaugu-
rated by United Air Lines, extending
the service of this system to total Of
As cities and 10 States, 1t was an
nounced here.
Under the new schedule passengers
leaving the National Capital In the late
afternoon can have breakfast in Iowa
and South Dakota cities the next
morning.
Evening star., 1932-01-17

VerSlty.
With the open
ing of the second
s e m e S t er n c W
courses will be in
augurated in sew
eral fields of in
struction.
B e G ! n n / n G
courses in most OF
the fundamental
subjects Of the cur
riculum will be
opened in the Jun
ior College for the
benefit of high
school stu1ents who
are graduated in
mid term and who
wish to continue
4 n cir ara 6er11ir
Evening star., 1932-01-17
A. u. Plans New Term.
WITH students busy on preparations
w for final examinations at Ameri-

WITH students busy on preparations
w for final examinations at Ameri-
can University, plans are under
way for opening the second semester
at the Graduate School and the School
of Political Sciences at 1901-1907 F
street on Thursday January %, and at
the College of Liberal Arts on the
campus, Massachusetts, and Nebraska
avenues, on Tuesday, February 2. A
number of festivities at the college
marked last week.
New courses will be available in all
three schools for the second semester,
while the most important change is
the addition to the faculty of the
graduate school of DR.. Frederic A. Ogg,
authority on political science, who is
on sabbatical leave from the University
of Wisconsin, where he is head of the
department of political science.
DR.. Lucius c. Clark. chancellor OF
American University will leave Wash
ington tonight on western trip of
business for the institution. He will
attend the sessions of the Methodist
Board of Education at Cincinnati. Dr.
Clark went to Scranton. Pa, on busi-
ness for the school last Tuesday and
to Kent Island, Md, on Thursday.
second semester college debaters will
engage two opponents over the ques-
ton: Resolved, That capitalism as a
system of economic organization has
proved unSound.' A U. will uphold the
negative in a debate with Ohio Wes-
leyan University at Hurst Hall on the
campus, February 3; and the aff1rma-
tive of the same question February II,
against Washington and Lee, here.
Three important functions and the
basket ball game with st. Johns Col
lege marked the last of last week, with
students enthused over the unbroken
string of victories of their basket ball
team Last night large crowd attend
ed the Midwinter concert of the Mems
and WomenS Glee Clubs at the gym
nssium- auditorium, under directions Of
Harlan Randall.
Representative Ruth Bryan Owen
of Florida was the principal speaker
at the annual dinner of the Womens
Evening star., 1932-01-17
G. W. u. Term End Near.

r INSTRUCTION in all departments
l of George Washington University
will terminate for the first semes-
4 ter during the coming week, the
examination period being sched-
lled for January 25 to January 30 in
the Law School, and January % to
February 3 in other schools of the uni