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Evening star., 1932-06-02
SOuth's Fine Showing.

From the Nashville Banner.
So we'll informed an authority as the
Manufacturers Record estimates that
construction. engineering and building
projects in the is Southern States for
the first four months of this year ex-
ceeded s12Oo00,o0O. This is assuredly
highly auspicious sign of the emer-
gence Of the South from the period of
depression and of the confidence OF cap
isal that the onward movement of the
section which was retarded by the ma
tional debAcle of 1929 will soon be seen
in full stride.
New construction is one of the ac-
cepted tests of stability and progress
and it is one which the South welcomes
Looking at last month. it is found by
the Record that the average weekly
awards for April we're s6,500,000. as
compared with s5,400,000 in March.
This increase in the valuation of awards
is particularly encouraging, inasmuch as
March had shown decided increase
over February. The Record notes that;
In the four weeks of last month
awards for individual dwelling projects
involving the expenditure of $4,000
each and up aggregated $1,341 900. COM
pared with awards for similar projects
in the preceding month of $l.054,0O0
These figures, however, give a very in
complete picture of housing work in the
South for due to space limitations,
thousands OF individual small projects
that involve in the aggregate the eX
penditure of millions of dollars are not
reported in our columns. Residences of
ali types are being modernized and i'm
proved. private garages built, new heat
ing and plumbing facilities provided,
and humidifying systems are being in
stalled
Evening star., 1932-06-02
The Thrifty Walkers.

The persecution of Mayor Jimmie
Walker Of New York by Referee Samuel
Seabury of the Legislative Investigat-
ing Committee is reaching point at
which the public tears will soon be
flowing copiously for the unfortunate
Jimmie went out to Detroit to attend
meeting of other mayors on relief ne
cesstieS Referee Scabury sprang new
surprise on him. He made statement
to :he effect that there is ground for
the removal of the mayor in the fact
that he held S26,535 in the securities
of a corporation which sold some traffic
light posts on the city A section of
the Greater New York charter is to the
effect that no officer of the corporation
shall become interested. directly or in
directly, as contracting party, partner
stockholder or otherwise in the perform
ance Of any contract, work or busi-
ness. or the sale of any article, the
expense. price or consideration of which
lS pdN llpiii N'lV wy tAtocuAs' viz
penalty for conviction for which offense
shall be forfeiture of office and punish
ment for a misdemeanor. The mayor.
from Detroit. rejoins that he had no
knowledge Of the nature of the corpo-
ration. the bonds of which he held, and
In any case he gave the bonds to his wife
Immediately upon receipt. While the
mayor was making this statement his
brother-wnose "disa appearance" had
caused some concern. but. who had sud-
denly returned to New York when he
found that he was wanted-Was passing
sorre decidedly uncomfortable hours oh
the witness stand telling how he had
split fees with the city's doctors and
had banked some s452,677 in four years,
II is Just too bad that the thrift of
the Walker family that seems to have
conceded with Mayor Jimmie's eleva-
tion to the highest municipal ofiiee
should be made a matter of intrusive
and skeptical investigation.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Kentucky Colonels Galore.

flow of complimentary titles in Kentucky
the Blue Grass State will soon be
swariped with military designations.
And even naval titles are coming into
vogue. On Monoay the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, acting as chief executive while
Gov. Laffoon was over at indianapolis
attending the automobile races, added
twenty-four new colonies. one general,
one major general, one brigadier gen.
eral and 4 couple of admirals to the
staff. making total OF eiehty-s seven
now in active service" as. gubernatorial
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Communists and Veterans.

Light is cast upon the origin and
nature OF the march Of the bonus
seekers upon Washington by the state
n,ent printed in yesterdays Star of
Enenuel Levin. Communist leader.
who has just arrived in this city to
take charge OF the demonstration The
movement. he says. originated in the
headquarters Of the Workers Ex-Service
Mems League in New York. which come
weeks ago sent out instructions to vari-
ous centers to see that delegations OF
veterans were sent to Washington. AS
to how the men would get here was
left up to the veterans. No effort WAS
made to get the veterans to join the
organization, the main purpose being
Evening star., 1932-06-02
The Economy Dilemma.

The whole picture OF the complex
problem faced by Congress in its eff
fort to cut Federal expenses was traced
In few words by Senator Bingham
of Connecticut yesterday in explaining
to Senator johnson OF California GER
tain aspects of the ten per cent flat
cut in Federal salaries.
The truth is" said Senator Bing-
ham, that there are such tremendous
number of Government employees receiv-
ing small salaries that if we exempt
them We find ourselves in the position
OF being unable to effect any real large
amount Of saving. BY exempting, for
instance. as the Senator has said, the
FIRST $1,000 we would lose from the
bill over 100000. .0OO"
The relative Importance Of this $780,
10000 is apparent when it is rs
membered that the total saving con-
templated under the Senate Commit
tees economy proposals amount to
1921 100000.
Senator johnson and others, includ-
ing the members OF the Senate
Economy Committee. found it pecu-
liarly repugnant to conceive the major
part of savings to this great Federal
Government now wrestling with four
billion n-dollar budget as coming from
the picyune salaries of men and women
who are paid barely a living wage as
1t is Senator Jones, the fair-minded
and conspicuously able chairman of the
Appropriations Committee, frankly ad-
mitted the inequities OF the ten per
cent plan, but described them generally
as the least of several evils. One can
fnd, in fact, no champion of salary
cuts in the Senate when the cuts are
to be applied to meager wages. The
plan, apparently, has been proposed as
the only alternative.
But 1t is not the only alternative.
The Senate Economy Committee. at
the last minute, eliminated from its
program a single item curtailing COM
pensation to veterans for disabilities
not incurred in or aggravated by active
military service-where the veteran il
not fifty per cent disabled. This item, If
it remained would save S5l 900, ,000-or
nearly half the amount saved by max
ing the ten per cent cut apply to sal
aries of $4,000 or under There are
doubtless other items, not so large or
containing as much political dynamite
as the veterans item. and which in
normal times are wholly justified and
even necessary, that could be elm
mated
And not until the last effort has been
made In other directions should this
reduction of low salaries be made ef-
fective 1t is wrong and 1t is unjust
and it should be fought to a finish.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

to assemble "a suficient force OF men
for the presentation Of the demands
for the immediate cash payment OF the
bonus, which we regard as back wages. p"
II now appears that on the part OF
the non Communist veterans who are
already in washington a feeling has
developed of resentment at being
affiliated with the radicals, aro the
Communist leader appeals to them ito
lay aside their personal prejudices and
get down to work" Levin states that
the demands upon Congress are now
being drafted. but until they are given
approval by the macs delegation they
will not be made public.
There is no cause for surprise in the
frank avowal that this movement was
inspired by the radical center. The
Communists are quick to take advan-
tage of situation promising an op-
portunity for a show" at the Capital
They have come here before in small
groups upon various occasions. They
have demonstrated" before the White
House, before the Japanese embassy
and elsewhere. They have been
thwarted in their plans to stage a
major manifestation of strength and
protest against the present mode Of
government in the United States. Now
they are trying to use the war veterans
as their means OF spectacular parade
Numerically it is evident that the Com
munists are in a small minority in the
ranks of the veterans who are already
here and probably those who are on
their way. Many of those now present
in Washington are not only Indifferent
but hostile to the purposes of the radi-
cal group. Thus far they have dis
sociated themselves from the Reds.
The cause of the bonus, which is a
poor one at present will certainly not be
improved by the participation of these
radicals The hint at an elaborate
program of demands upon Congress
shows that the bonus is but an excuse
for this Communist-prom gather
ing. and should strengthen the deter
mination of the veterans now assem-
bled to have no dealings with the sub
versive promoters Of this demonstra-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

tion Of the atomic weights Of the ele-
ments. This law enabled Mendeleey TO
foretell the existence and even the
properties OF several unknown elements
since discovered
Q. Whose motto was Keep cool
don't fret. We may be happy yet"?-
H. L.
A. This is in a story by Joel Chan
dler Harris.
@. What is the speed OF a torpedo
gong through the water after it leaves
the submarine?-M. X
A. 1t travels at the rate of about o7
knots.
Q What languages formed the Eng
Lsh language?-A S.
A. The English language is closely
allied to the language OF the ancient
Ieutonlc tribes. Historically. il is
divided into three periods. the Anglo
saxon. from 449 AID. to 100: the mid
die English. 100 to 1900 and modern
English, from 1900 to the present 6av
Various attempts have been made at
olnerent times to classify the source
OF English words. According TO French
60 per cent are Saxon. 30 per cent Latin
including those derived through the
French: S per cent Greek, per cent
Olner sources.
Q What comet has the smallest
orblt?-M L. H.
A. Enckes comet has the smallest
known, since 1t returns about every
3.3 years
O. When and where was the frs,
church built in the Western Herni-
sphere?-J. A H
A. Some historians OF the Roman
Catholc Church are Of the opinion that
thelr missionaries reached the Western
hemisphere before the discovery of
America by Columbus. They claim that
documents from the Vatican archives
which we're published in 1893. Contained
information concerning the diocese Of
Gardar, in Greenland. This first Cath
ole diocese in the New World was es-
tablished about 1925 and had resident
blshops until 1877 However. other his
torlans claim that the Church OF San
Nicolas. in Santo Domingo. which was
founded by Gov. Ovando in either 1902
or loO9. is the Oldest Christian church
IN the New World
q. What inscriptions are 70 be
placed on the new building for the
Supreme Court of the United States?
W. S
A. The Office of the architect of the
capitol says that the inscriptions for
the west and east porticoes respec-
lively. for the new Supreme Court
Building are es follows: EQUAL JUS
tlce Under Law" Justice the Guard
ian OF Liberty" Decision has not been
reached as to inscriptions to be placed
IN other parts of the building
Q. How old is the eldest son of
Gov and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt?
M D.
A. James Roosevelt; years old.
Q Where was S. buried?-
R E. NJ.
A. Shel!eys b3dy was washed ashore
July is, 1922, and was burned near the
spot. IN accordance with Italian law.
This ashes and tho unconsumed heart
were inferred in the beautiful Protes-
tant Cemetery at Rome. not far from
where Keats was buried the previous
year.
@ Please give the origin Of roller
skating-A l.
A. Wheeled skates were used on the
roads of Holland as far back as the
eighteenth century but it was the in
vention of the four-wheeled skate,
working on rubber pads. by j. L.
Pllmpton Of New York, in 1858, that
made the amusement popular Still
greater advance was made BY the Raw
mond skate with ball and cone bearings.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

aides. Two Of the "colonels" thus
named were the Lieutenant Governors
daughters, aged ten and flve years, and
another girl Of ten.
The Kentucky colonel" has long been
an object Of national interest. 1t Is
really not altogether safe to address
Kentuckian by any less title than that,
for the chances are that he has COM
mission from past or present chief
executive of the State. or that one of
his ancestors was so distinguished, the
title being regarded as hereditary. But
even SO there may be cause for COM
plant on the part of the real colonies
of Kentucky, who have seen military
service or who have been in attendance
at q camp some time or other, against
the dilution Of the title market by this
wholesale bestowal of honors. And 1t
may be questioned whether the Cover
nor of the State, who is under no legal
restrictions himself as to the number
Of honors he may thus bestow, Is In
accord with the practice OF interim ap-
pointments while he goes over the river
to witness an important sporting event
If the Kentucky innovation OF nam
ing children as members Of the Gov
ernor's staff is to continue 1t might be
we'll to establish a scale OF titles. To
give a colonelcy to girl OF five and
the same title to adults would seem
rather a wide spread for that particular
honor. Why should not the infants be
started as lieutenants-it would be too
much to expect them to be content with
the chevrons CT corporals or sergeaAts-
so that they would have room to grow
into higher and more satisfactory
ranks?
But the wholesale bestowal of "holi-
day honors" by the acting Governor Is
not as grave a matter as the interven-
tion in serious State business that has
been practiced by some lieutenant gov
ernors CT the States while their prin-
cipals have been beyond the boundaries
on more or less important errands. The
former Governor of Louisiana, now a
United States Senator knows we'll how
troublesome lieutenant governor can
be when he steps over the line. This
latest flood of Kentucky colonies. gen.
erals and admirals embarrassing though
it may be for the head Of the State. is
as nothing compared with some Of the
performances of acting Governors vest
ed with a few brief hours of authority.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
ConputatiOns.

Computations.
Are you sure that you earn your SAL
ary?' asked the friend who asks all
kinds of questions.
Il can't say" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. L have enough worry over public
affairs without going into mathematical
calculations concerning my personal
affairs"
Jud Tunkins says anyhow We ought
to be a little ahead somewhere, consid-
ering the large sums that prohibition
was carefully designed to keep people
from squandering.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Vocaliti@.

V0calitieS.
We speak in accents grave or gay
And try to DO it we'll.
But when at last we've had our say,
There is still more to tell.
AS sorrowing suspicious lurk,
Men go and take walk
1nquirins, Was life made for work,
Or was it made for talk?"
And even at base ball game,
The solemn truth to tell,
The pleasure is that you can claim
A chance to rise and yell!
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Specialized Vigilance.

Policemen often and again
Will overlook a crime.
And yet they always catch me when
I'm parking overtime.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Flattery From Josh.

How has your boy Josh been doing
at college?"
Pretty we'll" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. Hes already beginning to act
like a statesman.
Making speeches."
mo, writing letters. He can't make
by treating me like the Great American
public that's always expected to pro-
duce"
"Flattery," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown lis welcome to one who,
unable to deserve the praises of Admira-
ton. is willing to substitute the compli-
ments of Fear
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Hard to Tell About.

From the H~r lton Spectator
KatSuji Debuchi, Japanese Ambassa-
dor to the United States. says he be-
lieves that fashions for ladies are de-
cidedly morc important now than the
Manchurian situation. Certainly they
are to the ladies-and as difiicult to
mere man 30 explain. ...
Evening star., 1932-06-02

A fat cut Of ten per cent in wages
will carry as natural consequence fiat
cut in the ability to pay for the resi-
dental fiat and for supplies demanded
by the kitchenette The realtors and
the chain stores have interests in the
proposed transaction which Will in some
manner come up for consideration.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

"Microphone fright" is referred to as
being no less distressing than stage
fright In both cases a paradoxical
doubt may exist as to whether re-
covery is really desirable for either the
performer or his public.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

is by no means inconceivable that in
the end the election as national chair
man will go to Mr.. Brown. But under
the present set-up. and certainly with
the approval of Mr.. Brown himself,
the effort Is being made to find an
other man properly fitted for the post.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

Nearby States have passed the bonus
marchers along as rapidly as possible.
1t remains for the District of Columbia
to put on the best face in the
matter and say, as usual, Welcome to
Our City"
Evening star., 1932-06-02

A hundred per cent levy on racketeer
profits will not relax the attitude toward
crime to the extent Of encouraging
gangsters to contribute articles to print
signed Tax Payer.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

The ultimate producer long ago ceased
to inquire If there must be a large ad-
ditional tax and no longer asks why. He
merely says. patiently, How much?"
Evening star., 1932-06-02

The courageous willingness of Ger
many to try anything once may even
lead in the course of time to expert
ment with a dictator.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Plentifullv Supplied.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
The Lindbergh case has at least dem
onstrated that this country Is IN no
immediate danger OF running out OF
liars,
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Advertising Vandals Try
New Plan in Egypt.

The Egyptian Gazette, Cairo.-While
writing possibilities have been en-
gaging the excited attention of public
spirited people Of all classes in Great
Britain. and the pros and cons of the
subject have been keenly defeated. a
new terror has been let loose by Amer
lean enterprise in the form Of loud
speaker propaganda from the air
AS inventive genius supplies new aids
to advertisement it is natural that
commercial excuses should be advanced
for exploiting them. 1t is natural, too,
that the gradual fulfillment of the
prophecies of comic artists who merely
made our fathers laugh should arouse
the strong opposition of those who still
place a high value on natural beauty
and the protection Of the people from
mass madness.
Fierce battles have been and are still
being fought and won to protect
the countryside from commercial van
dalism.
When the advertising agent bitches
his wagon to a star and loads it with
loud speakers there is clear call to
effective action for the protection OF
the sky. and the men and women who
still occasionally like to lock up at it.
either by day or by night.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
4O.885 Shv.

From the Detroit News.
The drop Of Public Enemy No. to
the position Of 40.sS6 at Atlanta rep
resefits one Of the heaviest losses OF
seniority rightA IN underworld history.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

To the anxieties of increased taxa
ton is added the aggravatlng terror of
suspense.
Evening star., 1932-06-02
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~ UNIVERSAL. Mexico. D. F.
l. Due to the rigid provisions of
the new national labor law.
- which prescribes the employ
ment of aliens in cases where
Mexican citizens of equal capacity are
available for the same work, the various
foreign legations have been besleged
with citizens of the respective countries
which they represent to procure the
necessary documents and credentials
preparatory for the solicitation Of Mex
ican citizenship. A number Of foreign
commercial and trading agencies are
cooperating in making possible such
naturalizations and many instances
have already been discovered wherein
the applicants have lived several dec
ades in Mexico without previously rec
ognizirg the propriety Of identifying
themselves politically and socially with
the nation which has afforded them
the benefits and happiness Of secure
and profitable existence.
1t is apparent that applications for
Mexican citizenship are now being filed
by practically all who. though now en-
ployed. are in danger OF losing their
posts and earnings under the stipula-
tions of the federal labor law.
PIT. A. Movement
Gains strength in CeylOn.
Ceylon Daily News. Colombo.-The
movement for greater cooperation be-
tween parents and teachers, as repre-
sented by the pareht-teacher associa-
tions that are being started in connec-
ton with the Royal College and the
T ic RI 40 u-p1rnnond
In the past too many parents looked
upon school education as something
that had a purely monetary value. You
paid the childrens fees regularly and
education was impaired to them. This
view is fast becoming obsolete. The
tone and efficiency of school is as
much the concern Of the parent as OF
the teacher.
The commonly held theory that the
educationists know their business best
and that parents should be satisfied
with whatever the experts decide has
been subjected to important qualiflca-
ticns. The best schools invariably well
come a lively interest in their welfare
on the part of parents, an interest that
is not limited to the prompt payment
Of fees.
In these days most parents are COM
PEELED to look well ahead in regard to
the prospects of their children being
able to make living in profession
or in some other occupation within
reasonable interval of their leaving
school, While it is a sound policy to
postpone vocational training until
general education has been impaired
to a child, teachers can profit consid..
erably by realizing the difficulties OF
parents 1t is unfortunately only too
true that education without an obJec-
tive leaves the boy at the end OF his
school career high and dry unless his
parents are able to spend great deal
of money over a number Of years to
enable the boy to enter one Of the
professions.
These and other questions will form
the staple Of the discussions and de-
liberations of parcnt-teacher associa-
ton.
Nicaraguans Trade
Food in Depression.
La Noticia. ManaQllat-As a sienifi-
Evening star., 1932-06-02

Farmers are still waiting for the ideal
situation. when the value of wheat will
not be expressed in terms of money in
stead of the value of money being ex-
pressed in terms of wheat. If man
could carry wheat in his pocket as easily
as he can carry dollars the problems of
currency might have been greatly sim
plified
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Determination.

A chorus sounds throughout the land
Our Statesmen to impress:
Let's get the budget balanced, and
Get down to business.
A statesman to that chorus lends
A voice from day to day,
That budget will not bulge, my friends
Unless it goes my way
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Nicaraguans Trade
Food in Depression.

La Noticia. Managua.-As a signifl-
cant indication Of the difficult eco
nomic situation can be noted the fact
that tortillas are now being exchanged
for meat at the market and In indi-
vidual shops. The rate Of barter for
. kilo Of meat varies with the Si9e and
Evening star., 1932-06-02
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

quality of the tortillas 1t is nothing
more or less than the recent practice
of trading meat for cocoa.
Evening star., 1932-06-02

"Mebbe a man can be overburdened
wifi good intentions" said Uncle Eben,
AN be so skeered OF doin' sufnpin'
wrong dat he don't do nuf1h'."