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Evening star., 1932-08-18
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trivial in scope was perpetrated. Other
economic ideas of the period were
the establishment Of cloth factory,
another for paper, one for wire, and
another for hemp rope. In word. there
was adopted a program of industrial
socialism in behalf of the state. And
to this illogical beginning Is traceable
most of the economic disadvantages Of
ITO years.
The theories were beautiful, but in
practice there resulted resourceless-
ness and lethargy among our people
that made them facile material for pri-
vate enrichment at the hands of skillful
politicians. A long succession Of these
manipulators has been impotent. how
ever, to undermine the basic institutions
of the country, or to initiate against its
integrity. Many epochs have been criti-
cal, difficult and dolorous, but these
dark chapters never spelled the dissolu-
ton of our beloved fatherland. We see
rather how these anxieties and dis
comfltures were rather but opportunities
for publication and discipline which
through grief and suffering conduced
slowly to amelioration both in the form
OF government and in the customs and
aspirations Of our nation.
x !;
Infiationists Scored
By Australian Writer.
The Bulletin, Sydney. N g. w
While the fakirs of the cities are trying
to persuade Australia to get prosperous
again by imitation, the practical men of
the country are beginning to do Won
derful things in grass improvement.
The difference between the two is that
whereas the fakirs propose to cut a
blade of grass in halves and call 1t two
blades, the practical men proceed to
make two blades grow where only one
grew before-just as they have almost
doubled the average wheat yield Of
much of their farming land by cultiva-
ton, superphosphates and seed selec-
tion, and just as they have more than
doubled the clip of wool per sheep by
careful breeding and culling.
What has been done toward increas-
ing the average yield Of wheat is as en-
cOuraging as it is amazing. Between
1891 and 1900 the highest average yield
in any year in South Australia was 10
bushels and the average over the whole
period was As bushels. For the 10 sea-
sons 1921-30 the average in the same
state was 107 bushels. This remarkable
increase mas been achieved, too, in the
face of steady advance into what were
once regarded as either inferior or i'm
possible wheat lands. Thus the area
under cultivation in the central state in
1930-31 was 4,160,513 acres, as against
l 1921 ,137 acres in 1899.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Brother Williams Split Fees.

One of the most interesting phases
CT the investigation by the Hofstadter
Committee into the conduct Of the ad-
ministration of New York City affairs
by Mayer Walker was that which
brought to light the fact that the
mayors brother William was engaged
as one of the city physicians and
was splitting fees with other physicians
employed to attend to compensation
cases" 1t vas developed that DR..
Walker had been regularly in receipt Of
precisely half of the fees paid TO those
others, although he did not himself
engage in ANY of the work. Yesterday
Gov. Roosevelt, in his examination Of
;he mayor, who has been cited to show
cause Why he should not be removed
from Office, endeavored to elicit from
tie mayor his views upon the righteous
NESS of this practice. He was unable TO
get very far in that inquiry, beyond an
admission that the fee splitting had
occurred and that the practice was net
confined to the medical profession. He
had himself, in his career as a lawyer,
split fees, and he intimated that the
Governor probably had done SO in his
own work as attorney.
The Governor was persistent in his
effort to elicit the mayors concept of
ethics, but with little success. The
most direct statement he obtained was,
Il don't think it is ethical to do any
thing that is Illegal" Then the mayor
broadened his statement somewhat: If
it is wrong, I think it is unethical and
it is not in the interest of good gov
ernment I don't think that anything
that is wrong is good for good govern
ment"
But whether it was wrong for the
doctor brother to split fees with other
physicians when he did not himself
do any work the mayor would not
definitely declare. His final word was :
What is wrong is bad"
The story is told of merchant whose
little boy asked him to elucidate the
question OF ethics, which teacher had
been expounding in school, The father
gave an illustration as follows: "A GUS
toner comes into the store and buys a
bill Of goods amounting to $3.50 and
hands me a ten-dollar bill in payment.
I take it to the cash register to make
the change and there I find that it
Is not one ten-dollar bill but two Of
them, and the question of ethics is,
Shall tell my partner?'"
Perhaps some such concept of ethics
, Is that entertained by Mayor Walker
and his brother in the business Of
splitting fees for services not rendered.
Should they tell the city? Should they
disclose to the taxpayers that COM
pensation cases were costing them twice
the fees actually received by the
physicians doing the work?
reading of the testimony given by
the mayor yesterday in answer to the
Governors questions reveals state of
mind concerning ofdcial morals that
is likely to have more influence with
the State executive in respect to Mayor
Walkers fitness to conduct the affairs
of Americas greatest city than any
other item of the accusations filed
against him. His shiftiness in reply,
his perhaps quite honest inability to de-
fine the right and wrong of government,
would seem to have stirred his in
quisitor more profoundly than any
other item in the case. Brother Will
liams split fees may prove to be fatal
for brother James.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

while such essential municipal IN
stitutions as schools and libraries go
begging. The little mammals at the
Zoo deserve their new home, and the
little mammals in other parts Of WASH
ington deserve adequate school facilities.
and 1t will probably resolve itself into
the question of which Of the little
mammals are going to be taken care of.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

Figures concerning Government rev.
enues to be derived by restoration of
brewing and distilling are based on con-
ditions of times other than these. The
bootlegger may have to be credited with
having afforded enough terrible ex-
arnples" TO make the work Of the tenn
perance lecturer comparatively easy.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Gone With Dodo.

Gone With Dodo.
We seek again those Lazy Days
Which Thrift deplores, but poets praise.
The streets are crowded to the curb,
The country roads our hearts disturb.
And 50 We seek the printed page
Which tells how heathens slay in rage,
And prove in language quite succinct
That Lazy Days are now extinct.
Maybe dis golf game makes folks
feel young" said Uncle Eben, cause it
enables EN- to git out an play in knee
pants"
Evening star., 1932-08-18

Nothing more Is expected of the po-
lice in one or two New Jersey homicide
mysteries. Grand juries are so over
burdened that the patient police cannot
be expected to grind all the grist that
Is brought to mill.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Trouble Chasing.

Trouble Chasing.
Old Man Trouble. he says. "Oh, my!
I can't be kind, though often try.
7 seek to travel on my way
Cause I'm surely needin' a holiday"
Says Old Man Trouble, I'D like to find
A way somehow to rest my mind.
Oars no one special wish to see,
But a whole lot o. folks keep chasin'
me"
Evening star., 1932-08-18

There is no use of adversely criticizing
the grammar of a political speaker over
radio. Adjacent features of the pro-
gram are likely to make it seem first
rate by comparison.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

kob. the Smith campaign manager. 1t
is likely that the Smith people are par
ticularly interested to learn what Is to
be the attitude of the Roosevelt cam
paign management, now In charge of
the national committee, toward this
debt, especially when the Roosevelt
people need lot of money to run their
own campajgn this year.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Feminine Fishermen.

From the Philadelphia Evenins Bulletin.
Connecticut Is going to set apart a
stream for the exclusive use of woman
anglers. Presumably men will be al
lowed to escort them for the purpose Of
batting tbs hooks.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

Home Talent Preferred.

From the Detroit News.
A Pittsburgh police official has won
national notice with a burst of local
pride: I'VE are not going to stand for
out-of-town gunner coming in here
and killing our people"
Evening star., 1932-08-18
All Other States and Canada.
M.mher of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively emitted
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., 1932-08-18

Investigation of Mayor Walker is one
of those disagreeabIe duties that may
interrupt one of the livehest and chat
tiest of campaigns.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

1t appears that another misapprehen-
sion has been dispelled by the discovery
that Alfred L. Smith cannot be in
variably relied on to make speeches just
for the fun of 1t.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

An interview between John Garner
and Alfred Smith Is one Of those occa-
sions when it would seem proper to
lock the door and examine all corners
for a dictograph.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

Tin Pan alley is assumed to be at
work on songs ending "Mr. -, You're
the Man for U.s." the blank to be filled
in the morning after election.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

After landing fifteen large trout Pres
ident Hoover, If at all superstitious, may
feel warranted in assuming that luck is
with him this Summer.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

Now and then an American Is killed
in China. Unfortunately, U. S. citizens
must learn by sad experience that there
are gangs over there as we'll as over
here,
Evening star., 1932-08-18

A prohibition ticket may possibly look
TO Senator Borah a little like rain
check on the closing day Of the base
ball season.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

The press agent who writes enlivening
statistics about movie salaries some
times overlooks the fact that an in
come tax collector may be listening in.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
No Rising Funds.

From the Omaha Evening World-Herald.
Reconstruction finance funds are
sought for Iowas sinking funds. There
hasn't been any other kind of funds
in recent months.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Tortoise Restoration.

From the Toledo Blade.
An appropriate name for the Mis-
souri, turtle that has Travelled only half
a mile in AZ years would be Immediate
Beer.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
In Eclipse.

From the Duluth Herald
Little is heard of Gandhi now that
the bathing girls and the Doukhobors
have outstripped him.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Evidently Enough,

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
The Democratic platform has %
planks and a brass rail.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
The Writing Doesn't Count.

who is your favorite author?"
Il can't say" answered Miss Cayenne
II don't know any author well enough
to dance with him."
Evening star., 1932-08-18
Grand Transformation.

Grand Transformation.
When hard luck hits
Friends disappear;
For each who quits
A foe draws near.
When good luck smiles
Your sorrow ends;
Old foes In style
Parade as friends.
Evening star., 1932-08-18
The Menagerie.

The Menagerie.
why were the elephant and donkey
selected as political emblems?"
Il have often thought about that, !"
said Senator Sorghum. Il have won-
dered whether some campaign man
ayers felt they had an elephant on their
hands, while others feproached their
candidate for kicking like a mule"
Jud Tunkins says money talks and
international finance Is now saying
"parlez vous?"
Evening star., 1932-08-18

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"Magnifcence of purpose cannot sue

ceed," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, unless with 1t is shown humility
of manner"
Evening star., 1932-08-18


n
The Hoover opposition is hoping
against hope that the dry Republicans
independent presidential ticket Some
of these drys are still angling for SEN
ator William E. Borah of Idaho as
their standard bearer. But the bets
are decidedly against Mr.. Borahs bit
ing at such bait He is more interested
today in bringing about better adjust
ment of international affairs than he
is in prohibition.
He would not have a chance for cleo
ton this year as an independent dry
candidate for President, although his
ertrv into the race would be harmful
to the Republican ticket of Hoover and
Curtis. Senator Borah, seeing that a
majority of the dry leaders are lining
up behind President Hoover. might be
all the more skeptical that the drys
coming election.
As a matter of fact. President Hoo
ver's acceptance speech and his decla-
ration regarding the wet and dry issue
seems to have made a decided hit with
drys as well as vets in the Republican
party.
The $4,000 deficit of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, growing out
of the last national campaign and also
out of the expenses of the Democratic
National Committee headquarters dur
ing the last four years. is a matter
that requires a lot of attention from
the Democrats.
They have to pay off this debt or re-
pudiate it. OF this money 100000 is
owed TO the County Trust Co., re-
garded as Al Smiths Institution. An
othez Si1S,o00 is owed to John J. Ras-
Evening star., 1932-08-18

@. Has the Shenandoah National For
est been renamed?-K. NJ. G.
A. It is now known as the George
Washington National Forest.
Evening star., 1932-08-18

T HE ERA, London (screen and
stage paper) America film
companies seem to be deter
i mined to commercialize the
Prince of Wales for screen pur-
Evening star., 1932-07-04
GARNER WILL STAY
IN SPEAKERS CHAIR
Adjournment OF Congress viii
Determine When He Can
Confer With Roosevelt.

The adjournment Of Congress will de-
termine the date on which Speaker
Garner will confer with Gov. Roosevelt
on Democratic campaign plans, the
nominee for the vice presidency said
last night.
My job now is being Speaker Of the
House" Mr.. Garner said yesterday
That's plenty to keep me busy and
must be finished before I can give any
! time to politics"
The Speaker had just finished read
ing thousands of congratulatory mes
sages from well wishers all over the
world. He still maintained his silence
on the partv actions, and he expects
to continue this silence until he is for
mally notified Of his sslsction.
Garner Highly Pleased.
However, 1t was no secret that Mr..
Garner was highly pleased. both with
Roosevelt's unprecedented flight to re-
ceive the nomination from the Chicago
convention and the text of his speech
to the Democratic hosts thsre
Garner is undecided whether his own
notification ceremonies will be held at
his Texas home or here. Meanwhile.
the Speaker made known that he has
no present intention of withdrawing his
application filed several weeks ago for
reelection from his Texas congressional
district. The primary is late this month.
II have always polled five or six thou
sand Republican votes" he said Those
fellows want me to withdraw SO they
can send somebody up here"
No Opposition in Primary.
This statement allayed partly until
the November results are known. fur
ther discussion of who might succeed
Garner as head of the House Demo-
cmts There is no obstacle in Texas or
Federal laws that would prevent his
name from being on both the national
and congressional tickets there
Garner said that to date, no opposi-
ton candidate has filed in his district
against him.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
SOCIALISTS BACK
RELIEF MEASURES
Pennsylvania Convention Ap-
proves Moratorium on Mort
cages and Pensions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa, July 4.-The State
convention of the Socialist party en-
tered its final day today with the 200
delegates pledged to work vigorously for
passage of three Of the relief measures
now before the special session of the
General Assembly.
support of the Socialists call for a
moratorium on land and mortgage in
terests. unemployment indemnities and
the taking over by workers of land and
industry to aid the unemployed.
The Socialist viewpoint Will be placed
before the legislators Wednesday by
members Of a caravan who plan to
march to Harrisburg with demands for
bread, jobs and security" The cara
van was given official party approval
yesterday.
The party's platform, as adopted yes
terday. includes planks urging old age
pensions, revision of the State workmens S
compensation act to include compensa-
ton for occupational diseases, unem-
ployment relief and unemployment in
surance.
1t was announced the Socialist presi-
Dental campaign in Pennsylvania will
open here July 81, when Norman
Thomas, the party's candidate. will ad-
dress mass meeting at the Socialist
picnic park. Thomas will speak at
York August /; Lancaster, August 2:
Harrisburg, August g. Pottstown, Au-
gust 4. and Lansford, August S.
Convention approval was given the
organization Of workers unions" among
the unemployed for the education Of
workers i'll the economic factors back
of the depression"
Evening star., 1932-07-04
BY ELMER DAVIS.

CHICAGO, July (N.AN.A)-God-
frey c. Gloom, the oId-fashioned Jef1er-
scnian Democrat, was discovered By a
reporter in the ect of redeeming his car
from a parking space, and preparing
to start back home to Amity, Ind.
What do you thin. Of the outcome?"
the reporter asked.
You mean the outcome of the con-
vention"? said Mr. Gloom, "or of the
modification? l tell you one thing-it
was lucky we had them both together
A lot OF fellows that were getting ready
to break away from Roosevelt on that
fourth ballot, If the opposition hadn't
broken first weren't feeling so good
about the outcome of the convention.
But the notification that Immediately
followed cheered them up. We got a
! f1nc looking candidate and a fine sound
ing candidate. II he only acts the way
he looks and talks reckon everybody
Is going to be satisfied"
Yes" Mr.. Gloom continued, pensive-
| ly, "a very satisfactory convention.
was glad to see Willie Hearst get well
deserved recognition at last. For about
30 years he's been trying to name a
Democratic candidate and this is the
| first time he's succeeded Goes to show
! that 1t pays to keep on trying
And another great moral lesson
taught by this convention is that If you
want something you better go cut and
get 1t instead Of waiting for somebody
| to hand it to you. l allude, of course,
| to the famous Baker boom that was
being SO eagerly promoted by Judge
Seabury, among others. If Baker had
| gone out months ago and put up fight
in lot Of these States that Roosevelt
won by default, he'd have come up to
this convention with some chance. But
| when a candidate comes in with so per
cent of the delegates voting for him on
/ the first ballot who is going to try 20
stop him? Net anybody who hopes that
/ the national candidate is going to help
him carry his county ticket back home
and never forget that the county ticket
back home Is the paramount issue in
the mind Of the average delegate.
Best Man for Country.
California, Mr.. McAdoo told us the
/ pther night, came here to nominate a
/ man who would be elected President
Doubtless that was true, Though I ex-
| peet that electing a Senator also
| had some place in the thoughts OF
the chairman Of the California delega-
ton. But that wasn't what your aver
age delegate was thinking about. He
would ike TO elect a President if he
could. but what really lies close TO his
/ neart IS the election of the sheriff and
/ the county auditor, And they probably
picked the best man to support the
county tickets, however he may fare in
the electoral college"
what do you think of the vice presi-
Dental nomination." the reporter
asked.
: Zone OF the greatest tributes that was
| ever paid to Mr. La Guardia," Mr.
Gloom responded. mo man that was
speaker OF the House the way Tom Rees
or Joe Cannon or even Nick Lcngwcrth
was speaker would ever give up that
! job for the innocuous desuetude of tbs
wee presidency. But La Guardia took
Mr. Gamers House right from under
ms nose this Spring, and / reckon the
famous alleged cowboy and actual goat
Evening star., 1932-07-04

phrases were paraphreses OF Bryan's
phrases, and ct the beginning. in his
Invocation, he called upon the spirit
Of Wilson.
It was odd that the one dangerous
foe of Roosevelt whose name was pre-
sented to the convention was Al Smith,
and he was not compared to Wilson.
There were covert sneers for Wilson in
the nominating s7eech which presented
Smiths name, while Grover Cleveland
was called upon to rise from his tomb
and E!-ss Al Smith.
But the delegates would have none
of Smith. The Democratic party today
is marching behind jefferson, Jackson
and Wilson with Cleveland OH the de-
tour. along with Tilden and the cd
Confederate heroes, who came cut OF
the Civi) War.
Unless Roosevelt trims and veers. un-
less he dismisses the Wilsonian crowd
surrounding him now. the coming cam
paign will be clear-cut contest be-
tween left-wing liberalism and right
wing conservatisn-the thing which
partisans of both parties for years have
hoped to see; that is, a real difference
between the parties, and it bids fair
to rise and meet them now.
To make his party liberal to get the
votes of the West and the South, Gov.
Roosevelt had to vault the 13-foot pole
OF prohibition. IN his speech he did 1t
like loval man. declaring for 1t un-
equivocallv. but merely as an aside, by
way of Illustration, but without en-
phasis. eloouence or apparent convic-
tion. and left the issue on the doorsteps
of its astounded friends while he, hav-
ing vaulted the pole. ran eagerly to
meet the new issues of the day
In the meantime here are two signifi-
cant press gallery stories probably both
apocryphal, but both having the ele-
ment of truth. though perhaps lacking
entirely the element of fact.
When a Missouri friend Of Gov.
Roosevelt approached Jim Reed to
dicker for the Missouri delegation. indi-
eating that Reed could have the place
of Attorney General in Franklin Roose-
velt's cabinet. Reed is said to have ex-
claimed: Il will not hang my coat IN
the cabinet of any Socialist"
And the other story runs that Huston
Thompson asked a Kansas politician
of the right wing whether Hoover could
beat Roosevelt. and the Kansas states
man answered:
Roosevelt can beat Hoover, all right
but the trouble is Roosevelt IS gcings TO
turn around and beat Roosevelt"
So take the two parallels for what
they are worth. end weigh them not IN
the scale OF their factuality, but test
them in the scale of truth.
tCopyr.sht, 1882, by North American News
paper Alliance, 1nc.1