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Evening star., 1932-09-28
Efforts. to Avert Collapse
OF Arms Reduction Lauded

Germany will get rid of the imposition
of a status of inferiority and preserve
its present freedom from the burden
OF huge armamants While this opens
door for Germany to re-enter the
Disarmament Conference. it puts an
obligation on the allies to prove their
sincerity" The Boise Idaho Statesman
charges that the great powers have
violated, and continue to violate, the
treaty" and asks: rs it not ironical
the way they hold up their hands in
horror and amaZement when Germany
suggests a desire to get into the dis
armament race alSo?" The Schenec-
tady Gazette agrees that "Germany's
neighbors. far from doing their part to
assure future peace, are stirring up
nationalistic spirit that is certain to
develop into a militant force" The
San Jose Mercury Herald warns that
the world wants peace. and the ma
ton that begins to rattle saber will
soon feel its displeasure."
The British government" SAYS the
New York Sun, has kept vice open
the door to an adjustment that may
prove satisfactory to Germany" That
paper concludes that lit ought to be
clear to Germany that Britain is quar-
reling. not so much with the purpose
means which have been adopted in
trying to accomplish that purpose"
Asserting that the largest possible re-
ductions should be effected by the
more heavily armed powers the San
Antonio Express advises that the Brit
ish government does the world a serv-
ice by insisting that the results which
practically all statesmen desire cannot
be achieved by 'peremptory challenge
or withdrawal FROM the deliberations at
Geneva"
President Hoover'S public declara-
ton that the United States is anxious
that Germany shall continue to par
ticipate in the Arms Conference" &C
cording to the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, lis said to be without prece-
dent, in that, while informally spoken,
it is the direct. personal appeal of the
President of the United States to the
German government. There is general
belief that it will have important eff
feet" The North Adams Transcript
suggests that it gives the Germans "an
idea of the attitude of America" The
Springfield Mass Republican stresses
the fact that "in spite of failing to rat
ify the Versailles treaty the United
States remains its beneficiary" and
voices the conclusion that the present
situation might quicken the pace of
Geneva and force concessions from
those powers which have b-en stub
bornly resisting disarmament" The
Jersey City Journal holds that 1T is
consistent for the President to indi-
cate that the United States disapp-ove
of rearming Germany ,beceu-e this
country approves. instead. OF dissrm-
ing the rest of the world, including
ITSELF"
Evening star., 1932-09-28
In Search of Safety.
,ou tho Das nIoires r .iLilne

From the Des MolreS Tribune.
Several hundred panicky Chicagoans,
fearing loss CT their money in bank
failures. Withdrew their deposits and
PLACED the cash in safety deposit boxes
in a supposedly impregnable fortress OF
concrete and b-ttleship steel
1t was inconvlnient to have to travel
to this vault every time one needed
spending money, but at any rate the
cash was safe there.
That is. it was safe until 10 days ago
Over Sunday band of skilled burglars,
equipped with highly Efficient tools
gouged and scorched their way through
the vault ceiling and rif1ed the boxes,
carrying away loot estimated all the
way from 100000 to 81 100000.
This vault, therefore, proved to be nc
more secure as a hiding place for
boarded currency than many Iowa
dwellings and farm houses have been
And hoarders of money in safety de-
posit boxes are launched once more on
their perennial search for the place
where their money is really safe.
It is a constant wonder that one of
the safest places in the world for idle
money is so persistently overlooked
Whoever heard of an acre OF Iowa farm
land being burglarized? Whoever
heard OF a quarter section taking
bankruptcy?
Just now the yield on an investment
in farm land is small. to be sure. But
so is that of any other safe" invest
ment. Even today there is moderate
income obtainable from an unencum-
bered farm. unless it be located in a
district where taxes are abnormally
high.
And it should be remembered that
farm incomes will rise with improve
ment in commodity prices. which is not
the case with fixed-income securities.
Perhaps these facts are already COM
ing to be more generally realized. A
joint stock land bank operating in the
Middle West reports the heaviest land
sales for August of any month in its
history. Other land banks report a
marked quickening in buyer interest.
There is no imminent danger of an
other land boom Sentiment, indeed. is
sharply the other way. And it is high
time we had revival of interest in
good farms as an investment which viii
yield a moderate income commensurate
with its safety.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Zone at a Time" for
Valuation instruction

To the Editor Of The Star:
The Star has printed summary OF
the 300-page Robertsonian production
sent to the District Supreme Court by
the Public Utilities Commission, seeking
instruction as to the elements to be con-
sidered in valuing public utilities for
rate-making purposes. Recently it sum-
married the contents Of the 215-page
reply Of the combined legal talent of
five local public service corporations
not all OF them being valued at this
time.
Now please publish paragraph "a of
the public utilities act, as follows:
That II at any time the commission
shall be in doubt of the elements of
value to be by them considered in ar
irving at the true valuation under the
provisions of this section, they are au-
thorized and empowered to institute a
proceeding in equity in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia petit
tioning said court to instruct them as
to the element or elements of value to
be by them considered as aforesaid, and
the particular utility under valuation at
the time shall be made party defendant
in said action"
The law says "one at time" and at
the time only when a public utility is
being valued. That is the laws guar
antee of fair play and of instruction
appropriate to each particular case.
1t does not seem allowable that cor
porations be led into court in lump
or go in en- masse and SO conspicuously
out of turn.
Might not both public and private
interests best be safeguarded by with
drawing the entire proceedings and
sticking closer to the obvious purpose of
paragraph "a?
JOSEPH w. CHEYNEY.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Gandhi's Victorious Fast.

Mahatma Gandhi has tasted to vic
tory He did not have to starve him.
self to death. As soon as the British
authorities in India realized that the
"holy one" was seriously determined
upon performing the happy dispatch
unless they abandoned tne;r proposed
legislative reforms they accepted his
terms for settlement Of the differences
between the caste Hindus and the un-
touchables.
The Mahatma went one hundred
and forty-nine hours without food to
achieve the most spectacular and far
reaching triumph of his tempestuous
career. His weight shrank to ninety
two pounds. Had Gandhi's fast per-
sisted to the starvation point his death
would have ensued. That was the one
contingency which John Bull was bent,
at amy cost, upon preventing. Once
again. for the thousandth time in the
course of empire preservation, COM
promise saved the day.
II was not essentially in spirit OF
human compassion that the British
moved to thwart Gandhi's suicide be-
meath the mango trees Of Poona jail
yard. They were actuated by COM
mon-sense realization that If he had
starved the life out of himself while
a prisoner of the despised Raj, the
tragedy would probably have famed
the smoldering embers of revolution
into devastating flames. British rule
in India might well have been OBJ
liberated by such a conflagration.
Mother Britain elected to extinguish
an incipient fire before it had time to
blaze into furious destructiveness
Gandhi's spectacular performance
was devised as protest against the
British governments communal awards,
which would divide the Indian popula-
ton into twelve separate electorates
according to religion, race and occupa-
ton. Like the Congress party, the
Mahatma is opposed to the whole idea
Il separa) elecsorases' Els protest Is
Evening star., 1932-09-28

Washington is the worlds greatest
storehouse of all kinds Of knowledge.
You can draw on it free of charge
through our bureau there. Any ques-
ton of fact you may ask will be an
swered promptly in personal letter to
you. Be careful to write clearly, give
your full name and address, and inclose
cents for reply postage. Send your
inquiry to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Direc-
tor, Washington, D. c.
@. What is meant by the three-year
eligibility rule in foot ball?-P. P.
A. 1t means that students shall not
be eligible to play on college team
more than three years.
@. From what plants is the straw
made which is used in women's hats?-
S. w. T.
A. Some of the straws are: Bakou,
from the pandanus plant in Java; Ma
Mia hemp, from abaca in the Philip
pines; Leghorn, Turin, Florentine, from
wheat straw in Italy; split bamboo
pandan, from bamboo in Java; Panama
from carludovica Cooks like palm) in
Colombia and Ecuador Porto Rican
straw from y&ay palm in Porto Rico.
@. What foods contain vitamin G?-
F. II.
A. Milk is the most important source
Of vitamin c. The list of foods con-
tanning this vitamin is SO long that 1t
is safe to say that almost every one
eats something daily which contains at
least some of the vitamin.
@. How is asbestos cloth made?-H. T.
A. Asbestos is a mineral and is in
combustible. The fibers can be woven
into cloth. Usually about S per cent of
cotton is added to increase strength and
ease of manufacture.
@. Who were the Saracens?-C. H. E.
A. The Saracens were a people men
toned by Ammianus Marcellinus as in
habiting the northern district of Arabia
Felix. At the period of the CrusadeS
the term was employed to designate all
infidel nations against which crusades
were preached, and in course of time
it became the generic name of all Ara
bian tribes who embraced Mohamme-
danism and extended their conqueStS to
Asia and Africa.
@. What is tea-lead?-M NJ
A. It is lead-foil used for lining tea
containers when shipped from the
Orient.
@. How does the mango grow on the
tree?-H. M.
A. Konrad Guenther writes: THE
mangoes hang from their stalks as
though suspended on strings, reminding
cne Of the apples and oranges on
Christmas tree"
Q. Who started minstrel shows?-C.
C. R.
A. Minstrel is a name introduced
into England by the Normans. and
which comprehended singers and per-
formers of instrumental music. together
with Jugglers, dancers and other per-
sens The Negro Ministries are a species
Of musical entertainment of quaint
and simple kind, which originated
among the Negroes of the South, United
States. and was first made popular at
public entertainments by E. P. Christy,
the originator of the troupes of imita-
ton Negro musicians.
@. When was there a wall along Wall
Street, in New York City?-C. S.
A. Wall Street was so called from a
wall that was originally erected along
its line by Gov. Stuyvesant. with gates
at Broadway and Pearl street. This
wall stood from 1653-le99.
@. How can the edelweiss thrive in
the cold of the Alps?-R w
A. The plant has narrow. white,
woolly leaves and floEer-heads envel-
ored in woolly braots. This covering
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Roosevelt's Physical Misfortune.

Friends OF GON. NoooCNeA1 oAS S
resent what they denominate "a Whls-
pering campaign" concerning the heal'h
of the Democratic candidate. The I'M
n1ication is that because he suffered an
attack of infantile paralysis ten years
ago and does not have complete control
of the muscles of his legs he is in dan
ger of a general collapse under STRAIN
such as would be his lot If he were
elected President. OF course, the no
ton is utterly unscientific.
Thousands of people have had mian-
tile paralysis and are little the worse
for the experience. Sir Walter Scott
is an historic example. He was stricken
when a mere infant and was lame 10
the end of his days, but he lived sixty
one wears and produced phenomenal
quantity of literary work OF the nrst
quality. He limped, but he made his
goal. SCOTS great rival, Lord Byron
elso was handicapped by lameness' Dut
he swan the Hellespont. Heine lay 1or
years in "a mattress grave" yet wrote
the loveliest lyrics of his generation.
Alexander Pope spoke of his body as
"a deforrnity'' and Samuel johnson
thought his life "a long disease.
Homer and Milton were blind, but were
not for that reason less brilliant OF
mind or exuberant of spirit. Beethoven
was deaf at the time he composed his
finest symphonies. Voltaire and Rous-
seau were invalids throughout the
greater part OF their lives. The hst
might be continued endlessly. Lom-
broso. the celebrated Italian psycholo-
gist, believed that genius and Ill health
are inseparably related.
Men are greater than their handicaps.
The human soul transcends the artl-
fetal boundaries set by physical frailties
In art, in literature in music, in science,
in craftsmanship, in business OF every
kind, it is the mind that matters, and
the question properly should be not
what sort of body man has, but rather
what type of mind. If it were other
wise, Olympian athletes should be the
exclusive recipients of public trust, the
exclusive repositories of creative genius
Mere health is not, nor can 1t ever be,
the sole requirement of success. Indeed,
1t may be argued that superior intelli-
gence is stimulated by certain conditions
of ill-health. The will, in any case, the
driving power of human effort, may be
stronger. more abundantly developed in
the nature of an individual whose ex-
istence is threatened by disease than in
one who has never had any such
warning of danger.
Physicians have declared that both
the presidential candidates are in ex-
cellent condition. The burden of labor
each is carrying supports that view.
President Hoover certainly does not ap-
prove of any whispering campaign"
against his rival. He knows, as the
country ought to realize, that man
does not think with his feet. The battle
is a struggle between brains and neither
leader has considered it in any other
light. The people. in both camps,
would do we'll to follow their example.
Count Lennart TorstenSson, the great
Swedish patriot, led his armies to
victory from litter, and Franklin D.
Roosevelt may be just as competent
from a wheel-chair He may be at once
lame, as the gentle philosopher
Fpictetus was, and dear to the
immortals."
Evening star., 1932-09-28
The Moral Is,
Claim Everything
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Once upon a time candidate, feeling
bit low after a long. hard day at
headquarters, contided to his national
chairman that he was worried about
Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA" said the national
chairman. why, chief, the election is
in the bag without Pennsylvania. We
can give 'em Pennsylvania on a platter
ard win hands down. Look" And
when he had added up all his figures
the candidate did feel much more
cheerful. The next day, however, he
eonfided to his treasurer that he was
worried about New York.
New York;" said the treasurer.
why. colonel, the election is on ice
without New York. For all We care
New York can go and jump off the
dock. Look" And when he had got
through with a piece of paper and a
stub percil the sun shone and the can
didate smiled. The next day, the
weather being cold and drlzzly. he had
sudden sinking of the heart about
Texas and Michigan.
Why. Governor said the director
of publicity we've got the election
sewed up without Texas and Michigan.
We can give em Texas and Michigan
for Christmas present. Lock" And
when he had replaced the cap on his
fountain pen the opposition had Texas
and Michigan, but the candidate was
elected
The following day friend inquired
of the candidate how he felt, and the
candidate replied that most OF the time
he felt fine. 1t seemed too good to be
true. but Upon consulting l6 different
members OF the headquarters staff he
had learned that the election was a
cinch without New York. Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. 1lli-
nois. Ohio. California. Texas. Michigan,
Indiana, Wisconsin Minnesota, North
Carolina. Georgia. Missouri and Iowa.
Without any one Of them or with
out all of them?" said the friend.
"hh. that's what worries me oc-
casionally." said the candidate.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Zuyder Zee Passes.
The Buffalo Evening News.

The Buffalo Evening News.
Completion by Dutch engineers of the
l8-mile dixie across the North Sea
entrance Of the zuyder Zee marks the
end of that picturesque body of water.
With the sea cut off, the greater part Of
the zuyder Zee will be drained. Famed
seaport towns will become inland
villages. The quaint Isle OF Marken.
which has been detached from the
mainland of Holland since the thirteenth
century, will be lost as part of the
central section of one of the ''polders,"
or drained sectors
What the Netherlands will lose In
picturesqueness. it expects to gain on
the economic side The value of the 900
square miles wrested from the sea is
estimated at $210.000, 900. The cost Of
the huge undertaking. expected to take
80 years from its beginning in 1913,
will be about $190000,000. History
records few such ambitious projects.
Holland reclaims for its rapidly in
creasing population an area as large as
the State of Rhode Island, which was
dry land six centuries ago. when the ses
swept over Il.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
The Puerto Rico Disaster.

In the Book of Puerto Rico," an au-
thoritative work on that island pub
lished at San Juan in 1923, in respect
to the climate it is stated that during
the months of July to October it is
subject to occasional visits from the
destructive type of cyclonic storm
known as the West India hurricane.
1t goes on to say that the recorded
storms Of this character within the
limit of the area of the West Indies
during the past four hundred years
have averaged q little more than one q
pear Puerto Rico. however. had been
Evening star., 1932-09-28

Blues are resented by many thought
full citizens. because viewed as a revival
Of Puritanism 1t can hardly be denied
that Puritanism might have some mod
ern advantage if it could be so man
aged as to compel general church at
tendance that would Keep reckless
drivers off the highway.
Evening star., 1932-09-28

Some of the radio programs are so
familiar that interest begins to fade.
President Hoovers speaking tour will, in
addition to the importance of his COM
munications, have an incidental value in
contributing a genuine novelty.
Evening star., 1932-09-28

So many eminent statesmen have be-
come magazine contributors that the
ancient announcement, Now Is the
Time to Subscribe" may soon be as
suming the dignity of a campaign
slogan.
Evening star., 1932-09-28

Volunteer remarks abroad which might
produce misunderstanding should be
easy to avoid at time like the pres
ent, when local campaign eloquence is
quite sufficient to supply the demand
for oratory
Evening star., 1932-09-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An InexOrable Influence,

BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An Inexorable Influence.
We do not scan
And judge the man
All by the plan
OF what he wears;
But fashions start
With changeful art
And claim a part
Of woman's cares.
While. modes today
Seem chic and gay,
A glad display
To please the eye.
The fashion plate
That's out of date
Portrays a fate
That brings a sigh.
The lass so fair
With graces rare
You would compare
Unto a rose;
Yet think how queer
That pretty dear
Would look next year
In this years clothes!
Evening star., 1932-09-28

Out where the milk war has ragged
prohibition has not been uppermost in
thought. Youth still asserts itself and
the nursing bottle is considered of more
consequence than the demijohn.
Evening star., 1932-09-28

1t is often SURPRISING to reflect that,
in spite of the exhaustive discussion Of
all kinds of topics now in progress,
there will still be something left for
Congress to talk about.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
German Optimism.

From the Indianapolis News.
Those junkers probably haven't both
cred to figure out where they're going
to get the money to pay for that big
army they want to establish.
Evening star., 1932-09-28

In an important broadcast care
sometimes has to be taken to select
an announcer who will not become so
eloquent as to make it difficult for the
main attraction to follow him.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Transformation.

How many projects do we see
That change before completing.
A peace assemblage may prove to be
An indignation meeting.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
A Bad Combination,

Whats the matter with my speeches."
inquired the orator.
The seasoning is wrong" replied Sen
ator Sorghum. You try to put so much
ginger in them that they have to be
taken with a grain of salt"
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Spectacular Establishment.

Why do you let your hair grow long?"
For the benefit of my audience" re-
piled the eminent pianist. 1T gives the
people who don't really care for music
something to amuse them till I get
through playing"
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Among the Speechmakers.
Arithmetic is all the rage,
We're happy as the birds
Dividin' up the Offices,
Or multiplyin' words.

How many folks" said Uncle Eben,
'is tryin' to improve de world In gen.
eral an forgettin' to have de ashes car
ried out'n der own basement3x'
Evening star., 1932-09-28
A Word of ApOlOgy,

Republics are ungrateful," said the
readymade philosopher.
WELL replied Farmer Corntossel,
"all the governments I ever read about
got imposed on so often that you
couldn't blame 'em for CROWN sort O
cynical an suspicious
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Lakeside Salute.

From the Toledo Blade.
Mayor Cermak was welcomed back
to Chicago with . machine gun battle
that was equivalent to q N1ns.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitdeo I,s
70 the use for republication OF all news S ais
nstches credited to it or not otherwise cree cree
tied in this paper and also the hnhf,caton ,Hcat Of
sneciai dispatches herein are also reser'eo.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
All Relative.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
AS near as we get at it we are trying
now to get taxes down to a figure that
would have scared us to death by its
altitude in 1920. -
Evening star., 1932-09-28

An open door admitting especially
large quantities might be of particular
value to starvation areas in China.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
Sometimes a "cynic" is a rather good

OOiucIlulcS u CyIllC - IdtIIcl sOou-
natured chap who pretends to be miser-
able, so that no one will experience
pangs of envy on his account.
Evening star., 1932-09-28
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Interpreting the British position as
upholding the idea that leach state
may adopt for itself, in agreement with
others, q limitation Of its armament,
with no distinction as to status" the
Newark Evening News states: IF this
principle can be adopted and applied.