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Evening star., 1932-04-17
SEEKING THE PROOF
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d, ILL., d,
Bishop of WASHINGTON.

sets forth. Two men, closely observing
Him, have been drawn to Him. They
had been under the tutelage OF another
great master, but the strange power OF
Jesus had attracted them. Coming 10
Him, they thus addressed Him: Master
where dwellest Thou?' Their desire 10
know something of His environment was
a natural one Their wish expresses
something more than curiosity. To thelr
query Jesus answers, Come and see.
There follows a significant passage
They came and saw where He dWet
and abode with Him"
Jesus cannot be understood by those
who see Him from afar. There Is thaU
in His life and ministry that demands
contact and intimacy. On one occa-
sion he said: IF any man willeth 10 90
My will. he shall know of My teaching, >.
by which He implied that the proof OF
His power and the virtue of His teach
ing could only be understood through
intimate knowledge and practice. Ine
revelation of the real meaning OF his
life to any one of us calls for study OF
His word and emulation of His life. The
Christian religion consists OF something
more than an occasional act or Wor-
ship; 1t calls for long-cOntinued study
OF the life and ministry of its Supreme
Master No casual reading of the New
Testament will suffice. 1t is long-pon-
dered and carefully considered study
that can make clear both the worth and
purpose of Christian habit and prac-
tiee. Through His spoken word and
through His method of dealing with men
may we have that kind of contact with
Him that insures the stability and
strength of our moral character. 1t is
possible to obey His word, Come and
see" and through a more intimate fol-
lowing have oompanionship with Him.
To too many of us He is THE Man
Whom Nobody Knows" Our knowledge
OF Him is fragmentary and gained
largely from what others tell us about
Him. Only as we do His will, only as
we 1mmerse our lives in His life, can
we see Him in all His majesty and
beauty OF His sublime nature. The
method of approach to Him is nat
ural, normal one. 1t is intimacy, knOWl-
edge and power through contact.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

2 per cent to 60 per cent, depending on
the size OF the estate or gift and must
be paid one month after determination
OF the value Of the property transferred.
An important source OF revenue is
the turnover tax. a sort of sales tax.
1t Is fiat 2 per cent on the quarterly
turnover Of any business, but it also
includes the professions. so that a
doctor or lawyer must pay the tax on
his fees Closely associated with this
is the tax on circulating capital, which
includes stock exchange transactions.
This tax ranges as high as 2 per cent
on the value of shares transferred and
there is still another tax on brokerage.
Bills of exchange are taxed 10 pfennigS
for every 100 marks of value and the
purchase Of insurance is taxed. The
base rate is 90 pfennigs for each 1000
marks Of insurance.
In addition to the tax on ownership
OF real estate there is a tax on real
estate transfers. A 3 per cent tax is
imposed by the national government on
every conveyance of real estate. with 2
per cent added, which goes to the local
jurisdiction in which the land is situ-
ated.
Tax ON Betting.
Anywhere one lives in Germany taxes
must be paid, nor can one move away
from them. for there is even a tax on
transportation, either of persons or
property. The tax on railway fares is
from 10 to 16 per cent. depending on
the class of transportation, while even
street car fares are taxed 6 per cent.
Baggage costs u per cent and freight
7 per cent. Automobiles, motorcycles,
trucks, buSses, tractors-all vehicles
are taxed in accordance with a rather
complicated scale based on displace-
ment and weight
Betting and even lotteries are legal
lied in Germany and a tax is levied
upon them. This is 10 pfennigs for
each 100 marks wagered; that is, on
the amount placed with a betting COM
missioner or bookmaker or the amount
paid for lottery ticket. These are
stamp taxes.
Another important source of revenue
Is the regular import duties under the
German tariff. Nearly $4,000 900 a
year is collected from this source.
Rates vary widely with the type of
goods imported, as they do under the
american tariff. Sugar is a special
object of taxation whether made in
Germany or imported. A curious spe-
cial tax is on electric light bulbs. It
]
and relates to both imported and
domestic bulbs. Such a tax applied to
the American Great White WAY might
do well. but it is possible the Way
would not remain so white Germany
inclineS toward penalization of light
because a tax applies to candles, also.
and even to matches. Playing cards
are taxed.
| AS in nearly every country. liquor Is
one of the chief sources of revenue.
The beer tax is graduated in accord
anoe with the strength of the brew
and ranges from sia to II marks per
100 liters. Only beer made for export
and that consumed by brewery en-
ployes on the premises is tax-free. A
separate tax applies to sparkling wine
at the rate Of mark per liter. The
tax on spirits, hard liquor, can be fixed
IN the discretion of the minister of
fnance az a rate calculated to exclude
foreign products. There also is a tax
on mineral water and as in other
countries, the usual imposts on tobacco
J in all forms.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
Uncle Sam on Guard.

Departmental conferences in Wash
ington during the past few hours indi-
cate healthy determination upon the
part of the Government to safeguard
the imperiled interests of American in
vestors and business men abroad. The
State and Treasury Departments are
moving to protect American holders of
securities in defaulted government
bonds, as well as industrial stocks like
the Kreuger g. Toll shares. The State
and Commerce Departments simultane-
ously are pondering ways and means
for defending our export trade against
the administrative barriers and tariff
Determinations which are looming up
in alarming dimensions, especially in
Europe.
In the effort to look after American
foreign investments the State Depart
ment has enlisted the cooperation of
number of nationally known flnan-
ciers and economists. They will have
before them the information recently
extorted by a Senate Committee from
our international bankers"-facts
which throw a rather disconcerting
light on the gay abandon with which
foreign bonds have been hoated in
this country, in many cases without
much seeming regard to anything ex
cept the banking commissions obtain
able. If the survey now undertaken by
the State and Treasury Departments
results in the adoption of a more de-
pendable system of official supervision
of international issues thrust upon the
guileless Yankee investor, American
dollars in future will not be sent roll
ing SO recklessly to foreign parts
When Uncle Sam starts complaining
about trade embargoes, import quotas
and tariff inequities overseas he is on
somewhat less tenable ground. Abroad
can always retort that in the realm of
prehibitory and irritating tariffs the
United States can hardly claim to be
like Caesars wife. Evidently the pur-
pose of the probe the State and Com
meree Departments are now conducting
Is to determine to what extent our
trade is being singled out for harsh
treatment.
If the customs measures latterly i'm
posed by France, Germany, Switzerland,
Spain and other countries are prejudi-
cial only to Americas rights in their
markets, the United States has just
cause to complain. Should it be dis
closed that these measures are arbitrary
in conception and effect, the existing
American tariff law. with its provision
for automatic increase Of duties in GER
tain emergencies, appears to give the
United States ample machinery for
retaliatory purposes, reluctant as we
should be to invoke it.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
"Where d,Uellest thou'

"WheTe dtCelteSt tnou!
Come and See."-Tert, John, 1882.
The test of understanding and of
friendship is found in contact. The In
timacies that make rich and enduring
life's choicest experiences grow out OF
long-continued and unbroken associa-
ton. The casual acquaintance OF a
day, however interesting they may be,
differ wholly from those continued
relationships that bind men together in
happy comradeship.
It is not what We witness on the stage
of intense action, but what goes on be-
hind the scenes, that bears evidence TO
the worth and sincerity OF the actors.
What we are saying applies to every
experience in Iife-our reading life, our
occupational life. the life of our many
and varied social contacts and our So
called religious life. All of us doubtless
have books on our shelves that We have
read and reread until every character
and every incident has come to be real
and personal to us. Through their
pages we have literally entered into the
life experiences of the author, and
through his eyes have been able to see
his world. In our oeeupational life,
where the associations are necessarily
intimate, We come to discover the v1r-
tues or the wees tnat marx the lives OF
our fellow workers. In all our social
contacts, wherever they may be, We
develop likes or dislikes in just propor-
ton to our knowledge of the gifts or
qualities of our fellows. In our religious
experiences the strong qualities that
inhere in certain types, qualities that we
come to recognize as having transcend
ent worth have a determining effect
upon our own faith and practice.
The test which the Great Master
applied to men had but one standard,
namely, to follow Him, and following
Him, to learn through intimacy the
mighty value of His teaching, He en-
ployed a method that was Winsofne and
compelling Whether he dealt with a
tax collector, fisherman or a seriously
reflective person, like Nathaniel 1t was
always Come, follow Me"
There is something fascinating about
the brief dialogue which the above text
Evening star., 1932-04-17
The Iceberg Patrol.

Sad as was all Of the civilized world
last week on the twentieth anniversary
of the sinking of the Titanic, the
greatest marine disaster in history.
there is some consolation in the fact
that the chance of a repetition of this
tragedy has been greatly lessened since
that fateful night by the efforts of
man to overcome the menace of nature
when travelling through the northern
ocean wastes. The Titanic, largest,
safest and most palatial liner afioat,
struck an iceberg three days out from
England on its maiden voyage to
America. Fifteen hundred and thirteen
persons were drowned and seven hun
dred and eleven were saved by the Car
pathia, which dared the dangerous ice
fields to respond to an S o from the
stricken Queen Of the Seas.
While many safety improvements
have been made in ships since the tt
tanic was built the chief factor in pre-
venting a recurrence of this marine
disaster probably lies in the effective
patrol of the ice fields conducted by
the governments OF all nations. That
and the progress in the development of
radio for the immediate warning of
danger. 1t is probable that before the
crash OF the Titanic the menace of ice
bergs was not properly recognized. This
tragedy, however, focused the attention
OF the world on the perils Of collision.
1t seems a pity that the recognition
came too late to save those aboard the
Titanic, but countless thousands Of
travellers since then have been pro-
tected by the lessons learned from the
sea tragedy of 1912.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

spirit on the part OF the railroads
arteries through which flows the life
blood of the Nation-to meet competi-
ton by producing something better.
The automobile has hit the railroads
hard. Now the railroads come back at
the automobile by eliminating some Of
the handieaps of railroad travel that
contributed to the popularity of auto
mobile travel. In lean year the Bal
timore & Ohio last Summer increased
its passenger revenues by spending
money to attract new passengers. The
chesapeake & Ohio is following the
same course. And when anybody does
that these days it is news-and good
news.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Another Question.

Another Question.
The language of the sidewalk sounds
Appropriate when surprise abounds;
And as the latest news we read,
Astonishment is great, indeed.
The threats of war we cannot stop.
The underworld now seems on top.
AS new discoveries bring dismay,
We ask, How did we get this way?'
The miscreants in pursuit of wealth
No longer need to walk in stealth.
In any kidnap enterprise
They say it pays to advertise.
Even a comic tale we'll told
May be construed as satire bold,
And so, as puzzled heads grow gray,
We ask, How did we get this way?"
Evening star., 1932-04-17

Burns, the great detective, was a
man of well earned reputation. There
may be detectives as capable in the list
of survivors, but no one has taken
advantage of opportunities in recent
crime waves to prove it.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

Many a souvenir collector has tucked
away somewhere few million marks in
paper currency. 1t may be referred to
in Illustration of the lengths to which
inflated money can go.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

The attitude Of Alfred E. Smith is that
of man who is tempted to overdo his
fighting demonstrations in fear that he
may be suspected of sulking in his tent.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

In case Of overtaxation of stock sales,
Wall Street brokers may decide TO go to
Canada, it is stated on good authority,
this time for business instead Of pleas
uFe.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

Old John Barleycorn has been fire.
quently denounced. but has always
proved himself one Of those denuncia-
tion-proof politicians.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

Practical German minds will soon be
taking account of the large amount of
expense involved in Hitler's persistent
political campaigning.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
Blissful Dream.

Perhaps the revenues will yield
More than is needed and some day
Sufficient cash will be revealed
To raise instead of cutting pay.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
St. Bernard Loses.

From the Cincinnati Times-star.
Dogs Of apartment house" size are
on sale in Chicago. Life's darkest mo-
ment for the st. Bernard.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
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Evening star., 1932-04-17
Indecision.

When great orator steps out
With phrases well selected
We say, This man beyond a doubt
viii run and be elected"
And when another one draws near,
Attentively We listen,
Exclaiming, as we lift cheer,
Our favofite Is this un."
So frequently opinions change.
Amid the vast elation
Our choice of idols shows a strange
Lack of determination.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

"A SMILE" said Uncle Eben, sis mos
likely TO bring another when anybody
sees 1t. If ] was one O. dem beauty
shoppers. Std OF tryin' TO be hand.
some I'd gis ny face Axsd 10 look like
I was Iaugiin' all de timeA
Evening star., 1932-04-17
Overhead Expense.

From the Ann AFbor Daily News.
Overhead expense is given as the
saaAon fos keeping up the price Of hair
Evening star., 1932-04-17
Classic.

How do you happen to enjoy repu-
tation for classical English9"
II make it point to know how to
spell or pronounce every word I use,"
answered Senator Sorghum.
But that would hardly make your
language classical"
Why not? It's the kind taught in
classes at the best grammar schools"
Jud Tunkins says political harmony
is like that in the church choir. 1t gets
to be such close harmony that 1t sounds
like discord
Evening star., 1932-04-17

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ReRtition.

htpFEItI0n.
rs the war at Shanghai over2"
I'm not sure" answered Miss Cay
enne. Maybe the fighting stopped,
Then again it may have gotten to be
so menotohnus that the reporters got
tired of 1t and went home"
Poets" said HI Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, have sung so inspiringly of
war that the youth of each generation
is tempted to experiment to find out
what it is like"
Evening star., 1932-04-17

A Stretch in the Seventh.
From the Toledo Blade.
Base ball u q healthful exercise
Who doesn't feea batter after the ssv
enth inning stTetcaf?
Evening star., 1932-04-17

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Evening star., 1932-04-17

The undetermined question which
will be fought out in the weeks TO come
is whether Smith can hold one-third of
the delegates In the national conven-
ton. The Roosevelt mon believe that
the open Smith hostility win further
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
RACE FOR HOUSE
IN INDIANA
Times Staff Photo

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 3
IN.SO.-Chilly, cloudy weather
prevailed as voters in 3,70O pre-
cincts recorded their choices Of
candidates in the primary elec-
ton today.
Only in the choice Of candi-
dates for the House of Represent
atives did the election have any
national significance. For the
first time in many years, the
voters did not choose candidates
for United States Senator, gov
ernor and State offices, those Sc
lections having been placed back
in the party conventions by act
of the State legislature.
The prohibition issue was ex-
pected to swell the vote for Con-
gress and for the places in the
State legislature, many races hav-
ing been made on "wet" and
"dry" platforms.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
BorneO Chief
Takes Spin
In Plane
MRS. HOOVER SHOPPING

NEW YORK, May 3.-The
wild men of Borneo are wilder
today. They have seen an air
plane, and their chief took a
ride in it.
Richard Halliburton, globe
trotter and writer, who is fly
ing around the globe, cabled
friends in New York of his
visit to the head-hunting Dyaks
Of SBorneo, who, amazed at
theh first glimpse Of the huge
bird, wanted to know if the
plane laid eggs. The cable said:
"TOOk the chief flying in
native undress except for
goggles. Apparently big event
in Dyak history. War boats
were filled with warriors who
came one hundred miles to see
the chief fly.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
.HE|RESS DENIES
robson HINT T.
uBO - SOO uBuBB :,

4IEW YORK, May 3 U.S).
Proudly announcing her interest
in everything out of Africa"
Nancy Cunard, daughter Of the
late Sir Bache Cunard and Lady
Cunard, of London, greatgrand'
daughter of the founder OF the
Cunard Lines, sat in the dingy
dining room of a Harlem Hotel
this afternoon and talked of the
color line. .
Discovery that this daughter Of
a titled English family was living
in Manhattan's black belt, the
better to pursue her studies OF
the negro race, created a stir in
literary and social circles here
today.
Bedecked with erous
bangles of African ivory, dressed
in shabby leather jacket, sports
skirt and green felt hat, she pro.
tested the report that it was an
interest in Paul Robson, famous
negro singer, that drew her to
take up her abode at the Hotel
Champion, a hotel that caters to
the negro intelligentSia. Said
Nancy:
"PreSs Gentlemen-HOw do, :,
you get this way? 1 am
aStOunded at your story about
myself and Paul Robson. I
met him in Paris and have $,
never seen him since"
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
HEAVY VOTE DUE
IN 8. DAKOTA

PIERRE, S. D., May 3 U.N.S0.
The predominantly rural popula-
ton of South Dakota went to the
polls today with expectations of
a record primary vote being cast.
Attention centered on the elec-
ton of delegates to the Republi-
can national convention. Candi-
dates favoring the reelection of
President Hoover were given the
odds. The Democratic ticket. 10
delegates pledged to Gov. Frank.
lin D. Roosevelt of New York, was
unoppoSed.
Senator Peter Norbeck, active
in the stock market probe, was
opposed for the Republican sena-
torial nomination by Harry F..
Brownell, an oil man. 49,
Gov. Warren M. Green, Tom
Ayers and former Gov. Carl Gun
derson sought the Republican
gubernatorial nomination, while
Tom Berry, a rancher, opposed
L. E. Corey, an editor, for the
Democratic honorS.
The liquor issue was Of i'm
portance only in the fight for the
Republican congressional nomina-
ton between Harold @. King, a
liberal, and Representative c. A.
ChriStopherSon,
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Roosevelt, Garner,
Smith in Spotlight

SACRAMENTO, Calf, May
G.N.S0.-California was polling
its greatest presidential primary
vote in State political history to
day.
A record turnout of more than
100000 voters was predicted by
State election officials, this esti
mate being based on the belief
that at least IS per cent of the
total primary registration of 2,
377,710 voters would go to the
polls.
Campaign managers for the
three contesting Democratic pres.
1dential groups representing John
N. Garner of Texas, Franklin D
Roosevelt of New York and Alfred
E. Smith of New York predicted
victory as the heavy vote pro
greSsed in 1921 precincts
throughout the State.
Confidence Vote, Hope
Republicans, with an uncon
tested ticket headed by Gov
James Rolph, jr., were hopeful
for a big confidence vote for
President Hoover.
Two opposing factions in the
controversy over the Sharkey oil
control referendum bill were also
confident of a ballot majority.
A second referendum measure
designed to prohibit the leasing
of State-owned tidelands for oil
dri;.ing purposes, is also being
voted on.
Other election sidelights today
include a Hetch-Hetchy water
bond issue ballot in San Fran
cisco and a recall poll on Mayor
John c. Porter of Los Angeles.
Spotlight on Democrats
National interest was sharply
focused on the three-day Garner,
Roosevelt, and Smith contest, this
battle being regarded as the first
major test for Garner.
Supporters of the Texas Speaker,
headed by William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, predicted a strong vote for
their candidate in the populous
Los Angeles area, which embraces
nearly half of the States total
voting strength.
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
INSANITY PHI A
CALLED ERROR

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 II.
N.SD.-"Lieut. Thomas HI. Mas
sic was sane at the time of the
killing. 1t was a great mistake
to have recourse to an insanity
plea when the 'unwritten law
would almost certainly have
freed all four defendants"
Such was the comment today
of DR.. Joseph Cation, alienist,
who testified for the State at the
Fortescue-Massie honor Staying
trial in Honolulu. DR.. Cation
arrived here on the S. S. Pres.
ident Hoover from Honolulu. He
said:
II honestly expected a hung
jury.
"That the mixed jury did
bring in a verdict of guilty of
manSIaughter is proof to me
that my first observations Of
the jury were correct"
DIR. Cation testified for the
State that he believed Lieutenant
Massie was sane when he shot
Joseph Kahahahwai, contrary to
the defense theory of a mental
blank"
Jurors in discussing their de.
liberations after the verdict was
returned said they took little
stock in what alienists of either
side testified,
The Washington times., 1932-05-03
Text of Measure to
Pardon Four in
Massie Case

The tert of Representative
CriSp'S bill granting q par
don to the four defendants
in the Honolulu honor SlGy-
ing" tolEoDS::
wv ereaS, the United
States of America exercises
complete sovereignty over its
Territory of Hawaii; and
whereas, under acts of Con-
greSS the governor of the
Territory is delegated the
authority to grant pardOns
to convicted persons in Grim
inal cases, but such delegated
authority in no wise prevents
Congress from exercising its
complete sovereignty and will
over the said Territory Of
Hawaii and its courts and
officials; therefore:
"Be it enacted by the Sem
ate and House of Represent
atives of the United States
of America in Congress as
sembled, that Lieut.. Thomas
S. MaSsie, Mrs. Granville
FOrtesque, Albert o. Jones
and E. ]. Lord be and they
are hereby granted a full
and complete pardon for the
OffenSe of manslaughter based
on the charge of the unlaw-
full killing of Joseph Kahaha-
wal, for which Offense they
we're recently convicted in
the territorial court at Hon
OluIu, Territory of Hawaii"