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Evening star., 1932-07-04
GE0RGIC AHEAD OF TIME
16 Hours Better Than Schedule
Made on Maiden Voyage.

NEW YORK, July 4.-The Georgia,
second motor vessel to be built for the
White Star Lines feet and sister ship
to the Britannia arrived yesterday on
her maiden voyage Is hours ahead of
schedule. She sailed from Liverpool
June 25 with 302 passengers.
Slightly over 27,000 gross tons the
George has accommodations for 1886
passengers in the cabin, tourist and
third class. She is $50 feet long. with
a beam Of 80 feet, and has a speed of
16 knots. listing her among the fastest
passenger motor liners.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Seek Foreign Exchange

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 4 Up.
importers of gasoline and coal have
appealed TO the government for for
eign exchange facilities to met pay
ments abroad, saying that otherwise
they would be compelled TO reduce their
irnportations sharply.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
"BONUS DIVER" JAILED
Veteran Held After Plunge From
Bridge in River.

Simon F. Gohebaski, 34-year-old New
York bonus marcher, decided to cool of
Yesterday in the Anacostia River. He
executed a dive from the Eleventh
Street Bridge, and as result was lodged
in the Eleventh street precinct station
on a charge of drunkenness.
The veteran dived while hundreds
watched from the bridge and from the
Anacostia parkway below. John Owens,
Paterson, N. J., veteran, leaped into
the river and held Gohebaski above
water until the pair were picked up by
a launch.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
LECTURES TO BEGIN
DR., Wilgus Will Open G. W. Semi
mar Conference Tomorrow.

DR.. A. Curtis Wilgus, associate pro-
fessor of Hispanic history at George
Washington University, viii deliver the
first of a series of lectures in the uni
Versitys seminar conference on Latin
America at 9:40 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
DR.. Wilgus, who will direct the SEM
mar, which will be participated in by
leading authorities on Latin America,
will introduce the conference, which
WIZ continue for six weeks with daily
two-hour sessions.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Gets New Police Post.
Stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY STAFF Core: pondent Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, July 4.-Corpl. A. e.
MarkIey, In charge of the local State
police substation, will be transferred to
Ranaalstown Wednesday, assuming di-
rection OF substation c. there. Sergt.
LOUIS Bloom, recently transferred to
Frederick, will return here.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
HOWARD HUGHES SIGNS UP
Oil Millionaire to Become Director
for M-G-M Studios.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July (P.-
Film circles heard today that Howard
Hughes, former Texas millionaire who
entered motion pictures to produce
several outstanding box office attrac-
tions. with money he received from oil,
is quitting the independent producers
ranks
The report. from an authoritative
source although not officially confirmed
was that Hughes had signed with
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer studios TO direct
His first picture with M-G-M was re-
ported TO be Lulu Belle" or The Good
Earth"
One Of his independent productions
was "Hells Angels"
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Wed GO Years, Seek Divorce.

ENID, Okla, July F9.-After liv-
ing together nearly 81 years and rear
ing eight children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Heron have fled applica-
tion for divorce. declaring they can no
longer agree. They married In Howell
County. Mo- an 1870.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
MAN BEATEN BY GANG
Five Unknown to Him Broke Into
Room, Barber Says.

James w. Stevens, 80, barber, liv-
ing at 210S Eighteenth street, was in
an undetermined condition at Garfield
Hospital today. the victim of an as
sault last night by five men, who,
Stevens said, were unknown to him.
His assailants, Stevens told police,
broke into his room while he was sleep
ing and fell upon him with their fists.
The men then threw him on the floor
and jumped on him, Stevens said, ap-
parently under the impression that he
was some one else. Stevens, suffer-
ing from internal injuries, managed to
reach the street, and a taxicab driver
took him to the hospital.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Slayer Escapes Prison.
4 stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 4.-Author-
tiles of the District Reformatory noti-
fed local police this morning that
Zacheus White, IS, coiored, serving so
years for murder of his wife, escaped
Evening star., 1932-07-04

The late John Stainer's collection OF
old English song books. which was the
most extensive in private ownership,
was sold in London recently for $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Nine Killed in Train Wreck.

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July 4
R).-Nine persons were killed and
80 injured, IL seriously, In collision
of two trains ON single track stEstsh
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Evolution in Russia.

The history of Communism In Russia
during its nearly fifteen years of estab-
lishment has been marked by repeated
reCeSSionS from the original principles Of
collectivism. Lenin started the process,
a few years after the revolution, with his
''neY economic policy" which materially
altered the basis of Soviet control Of the
Russian people. From time to time
other changes have occurred in principle
and practice tending toward larger
degree OF individual initiative and re.
ward. The latest Of these steps toward
liberalization has Just been taken in
the PRONUNCIATION Of decree extending
the rights Of the Artisans Cooperative
Associations. Hereafter, it is reported
from Moscow, such organizations, which
produce a large part of the goods Of
everyday consumption, can buy certain
kinds Of raw material from the state
supply organizations and can charge
whatever prices they like for goods made
from such materials. They can also
deal more freely with state factories
and distributing organizations. Until
! now these organizations have been sub
ject 10 bureaucratic supervision tending
TO decrease the output Of artisans, the
Evening star., 1932-07-25

brought about as q contribution to Fed
eral budget balancing, but at the cost
of putting aside, for the immediate
present, a number of important mu-
nicipal projects. Such arbitrary elimi-
nations, however. mean the accumula-
ton of needs for future financing, and
these postponements cannot be made
indefinitely.
The Commissioners this year should
be ready for Congress in December
with two municipal budgets-one OF
them fulfilling the formal requirements
of listing those projects that can be
financed without increasing the cur
rent years allotment of revenue. the
other listing those items that are neces-
sary for normal, ordinary development
of the Capital, but which cannot be
financed under a system of fiscal rela-
tions that permits the Federal Govern
ment to repudiate at will It's fixed
obligations.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Two Local Budgets Needed.

The Commissioners experiment this
year in the formation of an Economy
Committee" to advise the department
heads in keeping down their preliminary
estimates seems to be producing results
already AS everybody knows, these
preliminary estimates are usually drawn
in a spirit of unbounded optimism by
department heads who know that their
requested totals will be cut many times
before they ever reach the committees
Of Congress, and who make them, there
fore, as large as possible in the begin
ming in order better to stand up under
the trimming processes. This year the
Economy Committee" at the District
Building has held hearings with the
heads Of the departments, questioning
each item submitted and allowing only
those justified by necessity to find
place on the list that finally Will be
handed over to the Commissioners
While these preliminary estimates last
year reached total of $57000000. they
have already been cut to about SAT ,000,-
coo and the end is not yet.
With the lump sum temporarily re-
duced and with the Districts cash op-
Grating surplus practically wiped out
and revenues from local taxation falling
OF, the need for economy Is obvious.
The Commissioners and the Budget Bu-
reau must confine the local budget to
drastically curtailed revenue availability
and anticipate nothing beyond what can
be raised under the present system of
fiscal relations. This, in itself, is an
obviously simple task. 1t merely means
the arbitrary elimination of all items
that cannot be financed under the pres
ent program.
But the Commissioners have an added
responsibility that is not met by their
draft of the formal list of items to be
submitted to the Budget Bureau. The
drastic reduction in the appropriations
for the District for the current year was
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Federal Relief Bill Received -@
With Approval by Country

/ pendent), "to believe such publicity will
be beneficial as to assume it will be
| hurtful. No calamity has followed
revelation that the corporation lent the
Dawes bank, in Chicago, $50 900, ,000."
/ The Altoona Mirror independently be-
| lieveS that "the members of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation will be
! just little more careful in extending
loans if they know that the loans are
to be scanned by the public" The Dali
las Journal independent Democratic)
feels that report on loans should work
no injury to borrowers" but that 'goS-
sip that secrecy would provoke might
prove harmful"
Maintaining that the plan is poten-
| TALLY harmful, the Oakland Tribune
Republican, makes the comment on
the provision: 1T is obvious that If
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion is to serve the cause of returning
confidence and extend its credit to in
dustries in need, publicity as to the
plight of these concerns might react in
ways to offset much Of the gain af-
forded by the loans. There is no OBJ
lection to reports upon refinanctng op-
erationS once they are complete and,
in many cases, there might be no cause
for alarm with forced report at any
time. Monthly accountings to Con-
gress as to future loans, however, might
easily start gossip and rumor concern
| ing industries to be aided The amend
m1nt, which came from Speaker Gar
ner, was for political effect. 1t is not
likely that any Congress will insist
upon these reports being rendered"
"The belief Is expressed" remarks
the Roanoke Vorld-News Democratic
''tnat solvent banks with slow paper,
that might be IN a better cash position
by depositing sdne Of that paper with
the ReconstructiCp Finance Corpora
tion as security FIR cash loans, may
hesitate to do so 70. fear it would be
construed by their own depositors as
sign of weakness, and so-bring on the
very demands they are nftSt anxious
to avoid. The publicity cllslSe has
never applied to rediscounts at FEDERAL
Reserve banks. The whole debate N
Congress indicates an air of political
opportuniSm rather than a desire to
keep solvent banks In a position tn
serve their communities. The Senate
rather unwillingly assented to this
House provision in order to bring an
overlong session Of Congress to a close.
Had there been more vigorous leader
ship in that body or in the White
House. there is little reason to believe
the House would have insisted, after it
had made its political demonstration
against Gen Dawes. on a provision that
must considerably hamper the very OBJ
jects for which the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation was created
How many banks in need of aid 10
protect their depositors would apply
Tor loans that they knew would be in
stantly broadcast over the country?"
asks the Cincinnati Times-Star (Re-
publican), while the Providence Jour-
nal independently advises that 1T
ought to be generally understood that
there are already some established
limits to publicity in the field of public
business"
Evening star., 1932-07-25

prevent activities by organized bodies On
behalf of workmen such as the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor.
@. Who was called the Morning Star
Of the Reformation2-N. T.
A. John Wyclif, an English religious
reformer. He was the first to translate
the Bible into English.
@. Are marriages and divorces in
creasing or decreasing in the United
States?-D. c.
A. In 1891 there we're l.060,095 mar
riages performed and 183,695 divorces
granted. This was a decrease Of 68,477
marriages and 1896 divorces when COM
pared with the previous year.
@. What causes air bubbles in natu-
raj ice?-L. r.
A. The Bureau of Agricultural En-
gineering says that one Of the most
common causes is a turbulent inlet
into the pool or lake.
Q. Why is Baltimore called the Mon
umentaI City?-E. c. d.
A. It had monuments in its square
before cthcr cities in the United States
had, and also had the imposing monu-
ment to Washington.
@. How large is the chandelier to be
used in the new R-K-O Theater In
Rockefeller Center?-A. G.
A. 1t is 25 feet in diameter and
weighs tons. 1t will burn 100000
watts of electricity, special ventilating
system having been designed to carry
of the intense heat generated by the
| lights. The fixture was designed by
Foster Gunnison and it will require
three months tn c0mDlete it
@. What is Mrs. Dolly Cams first
name?-B. P.
A. Her name is Teresa.
@. How many ecumenical councils of
| the Roman Catholic Church have
there been?-T. E. w.
A. The ecumenical councils recog-
nized by the Roman Catholic Church
| are 20 in number. The first eight. held
at Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus,
| Chalcedon, ConStantinople, CONSTANT
nople, Nicaea and Constantinople, were
participated in by the entire Christian
church.
Q. What is Ellery Queens real name?
M H
A. Ellery Queen writes only under
his pSeudonym. Information concern
ing the identity of the author Is not
available to the public.
@. How could the price Of air mail
stamps be advanced when they were
not mentioned in the revenue act?-
| N. I.
/ A. The act of May 10, 1918, provides
! that the Postmaster General may re-
| quire payment Of postage Of an amount
| not exceeding "a cents an ounce or frac-
! ton thereof for mail carried by airplane.
1t was under this statute that the air
mail rate was raised to cents for the
first ounce.
@. How long did it take Edmunc
Burke to make his speech on concilia-
tion?-M. G..
A. Between two hours and two and
one-half hours.
@. Can you tell me anything about
| the phrase "Agathocles' pot" "a tyrant
of Syracuse, 361 B. C.-289 B. c. &c. r.
| A. 1t is a phrase which might be re-
| garded as symbolic of his power He
was born the son of poor potter and
himself learned the trade, but, as the
! fisherman evoked the powerful Jim out
of his pot, so Agathocles evoked from
| his one of the most powerful reigns Of
any tyrant of Syracuse. Marrying an
heiress was help to him.
@. What States have laws prohibiting
hitch -hiking?-L. j. ].
A. This list is subject to change. At
last compilation it contained Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Maine, Minnesota, New
Jersey, New York, Oregon and Wiscon-
Evening star., 1932-07-25

dearth Of whose products has created q
serious economic problem. In recent
months DEGREES have been issued giving
peasants q greater degree of liberty in
selling their goods In the open markets.
1t Is the Judgment of many who have
studied the Soviet experiment. both
from q distance and at first hand in
Russia, that this evolution will steadily
proceed until the ideal of the strict
control of the people through virtually
self-selected commissars has been re-
placed by only moderately directed in
dividualism, with the central organi-
zation acting as guide rather than die
tator.
The literal application Of the princi-
pies of communism as conceived by
Lenin and his associates in the eStab-
lishment of the Soviet state would have
created two planes of pressure upon the
people, one from below to raise them
from helpless subservience and low
economic condition and the other from
above to prevent their advance as IN
dividuals beyond prescribed level
With virtually universal education pro-
vided by Soviet-controlled schools 1t
was inevitable that individualism would
result. 1t was merely question OF how
long it would be before the awakened
millions, however strictly trained in
communistic beliefs, would remain con-
tent to be restrained from seeking op-
portunities for betterment of their con-
dition beyond the limits imposed. A
new generation has now come upon the
scene, not yet fully evolved into con-
scious citizenship but on the way to
that stage at which the natural human
disposition toward competition for ad-
vancement will manifest itself.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Half a Loaf at Geneva.

Six months of well intentioned effort
but only meager accomplishment have
come to an end at Geneva, and the
World Conference on Disarmament has
adjourned It has not folded up its
tents sine die. A recess resolution, in
cooperating the maximum of general
accord obtainable now, provides for a
reconvening of the conference in Janu-
ary, 1888. Meantime the arms truce,
originally fixed for the duration of the
Geneva meeting, is extended to cover
the period of the recess.
The world at large is not much con-
corned with the various technical points
on which the conferees were able to
agree. Each of them is important in
itself, but tiny do not go to the root
OF the disarmament problem. They fix
certain limitations on the use of bomb
ing aircraft, lethal gas, heavy artillery
and tanks and in some other directions
seek to minimize so-called aggressive
warfare. Mars, on the whole, emergeS
from Geneva with little of his power
for evil impaired. Not nation at the
conference is deprived by its maximum
accord" from striking about as heavy a
blow at potential foe as before the
much-heralded greatest parliament OF
man" unfurled its standards with so
promising a flourish of trumpets last
February.
Yet. as in most of the affairs of men,
half loaf at Geneva is better than no
disarmament bread at all. The con-
ference may be fairly described as an
incomplete success. 1t is beside the
mark to stigmatize it as total failure.
Disarmament is not a Rome that can
be built in a day. Its facets are too
many, its technical aspects too compli-
Gated. the selfish interests OF different
countries too insuperable to expect that
generations of war psychology can be
obliterated in half year CT peace
nlindedness.
Unfortunately, Geneva broke up In
Giscord. The conference adopted
forty-one to two, the general accord
Tor taking up in January where things
are left off in July, but Germany anc
Russia dissented and eight other ma
tions abstained from voting, including
Italy and Japan. Yet the worlds three
most strongly armed countries-Great
Britain, France and the United States
accept the final decision whole
heartedly and by that token are
formally pledged to real, substantial
and full limitation of their sea, land
and air forces. The attitude of Ger
many, Russia, Italy and Japan, Geneva
dispatches indicate, has strengthened
the determination of the two English
speaking powers and France to pursue
their goal intensively and in unison.
They will do so, apparently, within
the framework of the recent Hoover
proposal that all countries should cut
their armed establishments By fiat
one-third all along the armaments
line. The Hoover plan failed OF
adoption at Geneva, but the worlds
hope that it, or something approximat-
ing it, may eventually ensue lies in
the fact that the Presidents program
remains the real basis Of continu-
ing negotiation. The conference recess
Is to be employed by all concerned tc
make its realization more practicable
than proved possible this Summer.
America is entitled to be disap,
pointed that immediate results are moi
farther reaching, but the time has moi
yet come to throw up the disarma'
ment sponge.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

A return to Iowa will enable Senator
Brookhart to decide how much demand
there Is for him to run as an independ-
ent. In politics, before a man can
feel warranted in asserting himself as
an independent, he must take a careful
census of those on whom he can depend.
And even then there is always chance
of his figures going wrong.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

Racketeers are promoting the enter
prise of smuggling aliens to compete
with American working men for
available Jobs. In addition to being
vicious, the racketeer Is painfully
versatile.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

A determined attack on crime is
plainly under way. Even though his
wishes were not consulted in the matter,
AL Capone could not have selected a
more desirable time for residence in
high walled seclusion.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

Efforts to re-establish Germany in
ways of thrift and good order do not
find as much encouragement as is
desirable in the persistent determina-
ton to play fierce politics in local
affairs.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

Cost of food has undeniably dimin-
domestic budget balancers to suspect
that the quality is deteriorating to fit
the price.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

An effort is being made to persuade
the Prussian Socialists to be guided by
the example of G. Bernard Shaw and
avoid taking socialism too seriously in
practical affairs.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

The japanese beetle is again in evi-
dence, justifying a hope that people
so eminent in horticulture will turn
their attention with equal efficacy to
practical entomology.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

So far the people who appear to have
derived most comfort from peace nego-
tiations are the courteous and deserving
Swiss hotel keepers.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Diferentiating.

From the Omaha Evening World-Herald.
The idea seems to be that European
statesmen who enter into "gentlemen'S
agreements" are no gentlemen.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

The affable King Of Siam is by no
means the first monarch who welcomed
an opportunity to step gracefully from
a throne without waiting to be showed.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
A Vanishing Objective,

From the Nashville Banner.
An expert is defined as a fellow who
knows more and more about less and
less. The definition Is especially ap-
propriate for an expert on industrial
activity.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Responsibilities Lightly Assumed.
Whenever affairs bring additional cares,
With problems on land and on sea,
There's always man with a wonderful
plan
Who says, Simply leave it to me.
"You can all go and play on a glad
holiday
With hearts that are joyous and free,
While with methods polite I'll make
everything right,
II you simply will leave 1t to me-"
Perhaps he will fail and pursue the old
trail
To the realms Of the old "Used-to-Be." :"
Then another appears who says, Danish
your fears!
Good friends, simply leave 1t to mel"
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Qualification.

From the Columbia Is. CT State.
II Roosevelt can keep both rura
support and Tammany friendship, mer
international diplomacy won't baffl
him.
Evening star., 1932-07-25

the Roosevelt nomination, not to men,
ton the situation regarding the election
of members of Congress, brought about
by the failure finally to redistrict the
State under the new congressional ap-
portionment act,
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Rough Going.

From the Roanoke Times.
A British woman has written her
first novel at the age of 80. The first
eighty years of a novelist's life are the
hardest, We should imagine.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Lucky Dieters.

From the Pasadena Star-News.
Hard times" prolong the lives of
many by compelling them to stop over
eating.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
Post-Ball6ting Speed.

From the Nashville Banner.
In the Latin American political set
up the candidate takes part In run.
of after election.
Evening star., 1932-07-25
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