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Evening star., 1932-10-25

Should one use whip In bringing
up a dog?
This Is a question asked US several
times recently by readers who recall
articles IN this column upon the great
friend of man.
Whatever may be the dement's Of
corporal punishment among human be-
ings, nothing has ever taken the place
Of the whip in raising a dog.
This is not an advice Of cruelty in
any respect.
we believe that those who love dogs
the best will concur with us in the be-
lief that two fears have spoiled more
good dogs than all the other reasons
put together.
These two fears. responsible for surly,
ugly. unmanageable dogs, dogs un-
friendly to man and beast. are fear of
the whip and fear of feeding meat.
Upon these two things many an
honest friend of dogs has stubbed his
toe; at the same time he has wondered
wherein he has failed.
Withholding the lash often results in
an unmanageable pup liked neither by
its owner or other people.
Withholding meat, especially some
portion of raw meat, creates q certain
physical and temperamental instability
in an animal which may manifest it
self in anything from bad case OF
worms to tendency to snap and bite.
In advocating the use Of the whip it
Is necessary to add that both flgur-
atively and literally no cruelty must be
used.
There is more than one method of
training these interesting animals, but
for the average home owner. who has
not made business OF It, the lash Of
fers the easiest and. all things consid-
cred. by far the best means Of estab-
fishing his four-legged friend in the
habits which will keep him real friend
both to himself and to mankind.
Some trainers advocate the use of
folded newspaper, which. whacked
vigorously on ones hand, held just over
the tail Of the animal, is said to create
in the animal the proper amount of
respect for authority
The whip. however. will give even a
greater respect; at the same time it
may be set up in full view so that the
that authority which at all times di-
rects its more humble destiny
This, we believe. is the real reason
why the lash, judiciously used. is the
superior instrument in every way
The psychology of the dog is fully as
interesting as that of the human being,
in limited sphere.
The canine mind loves that which it
fears, If the object will replace fear
with love.
No doubt there are hundreds of
human beings who operate on much
the same principle.
But there are thousands Of other
men and women. however, who do not
connect love with fear in any way
That is the difference between the
dog mind and the human mind. or one
OF the differences. perhaps the chief
one
The dog is at heart very stubborn
animal
He wants his own way. being on the
border line of creatures which are
gregarious, but at the same time have
taken the first steps toward living life
on the lone.
The dog took this step centuries ago,
when it somehow managed to break
away from the wolf pack
Hundreds of years have gone bv. but
in so far as this struggle has continued
the creature has not made much, prog
ress.
1t still loves to hunt in a pack. but
stu 1t likes to start out on a personal,
unattended cruise of its own. One has
only to think of the hunting dogs which
take to the woods. or of the town dogs
Evening star., 1932-10-25
The March on London.

From the ShlreS OF the English mid
lands, the heathered boroughs of Scot
land and even the remote counties of
Wales tatterdemalion host is plodding
its weary way to London through rain
and sleet. 1t is the march of Britain's
hungry and jobless. converging on the
capital in quest of fuel and footwear
for the unemployed and free milk for
their children. The army" only two
thousand strong at the moment, is due
in London on Thursday. 1t plans to
demonstrate before the iron gates of
Parliament and voice protest against
continuance Of the means test" where
by recipient Of the dole is required to
furnish proof that he has no other
means of support.
1t is no aimless movement that is
under way. These lowly representatives
Of the Britons. who never. never, never
will be slaves" have definite program
They want London to give one hundred
pounds Of coal a week to each unen-
ployed family. They ask pint of
Grade A milk every day for each child
of unemployed parents. They call for
free boots and shoes for all unemployed
and their dependents, and, finally, they
seek a twenty-five per cent reduction in
the rent of all houses. While the gov
ernment is considering these compre-
hensive relief measures, the hunger
marchers' advance guard told the Lon
con County Council yesterday that their
jobless comrades must be provided with
living accommodations, to be ready when
they reach the metropolis.
What will happen if the marchers
enter London inhospitable to their
demands is wholly unpredictable. There
is no lack of inflammable material in
the great city, as sporadic food riots
during the past year, and within very
recent times, amply demonstrate. Only
last night the BLACK Shirt English
Fascists" engaged in hand-to-hand
melee in the Strand and Fleet street
with gangs Of Communists. Unemp'oy-
ment Throughout the British Isles has
undergone no important decrease. de-
spite somewhat improved industrial
conditions
The sullenness of the working masses,
which began with the cut in the dole
when the Ramsay Macdonald national
government took cff1ce year ago. has
become intensified with the stabiliza-
ton of jobless conditions. The conten-
ton of Viscount Snowden's free trade
group that the Ottawa tariff treaties
mean costlier food has seeped through
to the submerged classes and aggravated
their discomfort. Agitators have propa-
gandized these forgotten men" and
women that the economy scheme Of the
national government aims merely at
saving money at the expense of the
poor
The one-time all-powerful Labor
party, reduced for the time being to po-
litical impotence, is not averse to ex-
plotting this accumulation of explosives
for its own purpose. On November
municipal elections will take place in
800 British towns and cities. Labor
is battling to win them on the issue
of the national governments failure to
ameliorate the peoples lot. The hunger
march on London is an unmistakable
symptom Of the proletariat's rising
temper.
Evening star., 1932-10-25
All Other States and Canada.
He Speaks for Himself.

IF the "raddio" Is an impartial judge
of such things, no candidate IN tnE
campaign has evoked such unrestrainec
and heartfelt enthusiasm from those
who were his visual audience as Ole
the incompatible Al in his NeWarR
speech last night. For while cheers
and shouts have been reserved Tor nc
one candidate and both President Hoo
yer and Gov. Roosevelt have been ex-
tracrdinarily honored by this sort OF
applause there is only one Al Smith
Last night in New Jersey he was among
those who claim him as their own
There are many strained larynXes this
morning, many who are hoarse.
A master of sarcasm and veteran
whose many battles have given him the
ability to sense the temper Of the crowd
and the knowledge of when and where
to let loose the grape and the shrapnel,
AL Smith kept his cohorts roaring with
glee as they watched him turn his guns
on one Old fortress after another and
demo,ish them. cne by one-the chicken
in every got, the two automobiles in
every garage, the abolition of poverty
and the noble experiment.
But as direct hit after direct hit was
registered and marked up by the roars
of the>crowd, what were Chairman Far
ley and his board of Democratic STRAIT
egy thinking? What had become Of
their exquisite labcrs to let sleeping
dogs lie and to forgive and forget what
happened four years ago? Were they.
with AIS own audience, enjoying the
spectacle Of seeing those who voted for
Hoover and prohibition four years ago
pilloricd as intolerant bisots? Did they
relish the sight of Al Smith reminding
Democrats ttat they were utilized by
Mrs. Mabel Walker Wlllebrandt merely
as catspaws for sinister purposes?
Perhaps not But Alfred E. Smith
wears no mans tag when he takes the
stump. Last night in New Jersey he
was speaking as Al Smith, and not as
the pleader fer Roosevelt or for Garner
I1S woo mig AOl 4AAAlio-AA. IA oShCN
for support of the Democratic ticket,
and with his audience breathlessiy wait
ing in suspense to hear whether he
would do it at all, he did mention the
names of the candidates in the final
sentence-"The best way to bring back
prosperity is the election of Roosevelt,
Garner and the entire Democratic
ticket"
But when he marches into the Demo-
cratic camp with a great army of ad-
rlirerS following in his train he re-
mains at the head of this army, and
Though willing that its members fight
under the general banner of the
Democratic party, which has chosen
Roosevelt as titu,ar leader, they will
fight as an Al Smith unit He, to them.
remains the leaGer.
Evening star., 1932-10-25
Sronging the Slate.

At Turin on Sunday, in a typical
outburst of perferWd Fas-is oratory,
Premier Mussolini appealed to the
United States to pass the sponge over
this bool.keeping"-n Cuces descrip-
tion of that queer Yankee habit of
continuing to carry the European war
debts in the Treasury ledger at WASH
ing en-. His speech was frank appeal
to America to reduce or cancel the
S11 ,279, ,o0o,0C0 of funded Indebtedness
OF this country.
Signor Mussolini had been dictator
of Italy little more than four years
when, in 1926. he dispatched to Wash
ing5on a nilsson headed by Count
Volpi. which succeeded in obtaining
generous revision downward of the
2,C0o, ,OC0, ,c0c-odd for which Italy was
obligated. A careful study was made
of unusually comrlete data furnished
by both Count Vo'pi and Secretary
Me-lcn, setting forth Italy's capacity to
pay. and the settlement was made on
that basi,.
The principal of the debt to be
funded was Axed as of June Is, 1925;
interest on the s1,647, ,S69,197 principal
was calculated at the rate Ct Al per
cent to December Is, 1922, and from
then until June Is, 1926. at per cent,
making the principal Of the debt to be
funded s2,O42, 100000. Over the entire
agreed sixtystwo-y year period in which
the debt is to be iquidatei the United
States WIS to receive an approximate
total of s2,4o7 Ooo, 600 on account of an
original debt CT about $1,6tS, ,oo0,o 900.
Easy annuities, starting at s5,O0o,0C0,
were stipulated. Interest after the first
FIVE years was fixed at one-eighth of
enc Per cent, the rate to rise very grad
ually up to two per cent during the last
seven years. The average rate over
ffty-sevsn years works out at less than
nire-tenths of one per cent.
A good many Americans, and net
only Americans, but Europeans, eSpe-
cially Englishmen, thought in 1925, and
still think, that Uncle Sam came
mighty near "spongins the slate" to
Evening star., 1932-10-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Limitation.
wonder if it's going to rain
Or if it's going to shine.
wonder if we'll meet with pain
Or all be feeling fine.
Who will be poor? Who will be rich?
In all this Nation wide.
Alas! There are some questions which
Elections can't decide!
Will Winter be a season mild
Or bring us sleet and snow?
Will motors still be running wild
Or else refuse to go?
Although on economic themes
Logicians dwell with pride,
There are scme little things, it seems,
Elections can't decide.
Evening star., 1932-10-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

in destroying injurious garden insect
pests.
", Q; What does wal WI pu" mean?-
A. "Wai" is Chinese for foreign"
"wu" for affairs" and "pu" for "ofTice"
the expression meaning the department
OF foreign affairs Of the Chinese gov
ernment.
@. How much air Is there in the
lungs between breaths?-E. J.H
A. The reserve supply Of air in the
lungs may amount to 1900 cubic cent?
meters. while the new air breathed In
at eacn inspiration amounts to 500
cubic centimeters.
@. In what lines of work are women
active?-J. E. H.
A. In almost all lines. Some of the
fields in which women are active at
I the present time are politics, aviation,
journalism, theater, business, banking
education. law, medicine and science.
@. What is the calorie content Of the
avocado?-W. v. l..
A. The avocado is native Of the
West Indies and Central America 1t
Is the only species Of this order culti-
| waited for the fruit. The fruit is un-
usual in that the flesh has a high fat
content, 10 per cent on an average The
water content is 81 per cent. and the
carbohydrates per cent. The fuel
value is high, 512 calories per pound.
@. What is the Federal Governments
chief source of revenue?-J. K. o.
| A. The income tax is the chief source
Of Federal revenue. Customs duties
rank second. Sumptuary excise taxes,
such as the tax on tobacco, rank third.
Q. Who first mixed and used paints?-
| C. j. P.
! A. 1t is unknown, since paint has
been employed from very early period.
/ White lead was mentioned by Theo-
/ phrastus. Pliny and Vitruvius, who de-
scrlbed its manufacture from lead and
/ vinegar. Yellow ochre was used By the
ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans
Pots of it were found in Pompeii. Naples
/ yellow has been found in the yellow
enamel of Babylonian bricks. Verdieris
was familiar to the Romans. Indigo
has been employed by the East Indians
and Egyptians from an ancient time.
@. When were reindeer imported into
| Alaska ?-H. A.
A. Through the efforts Of DR.. Shell
con Jackson, missionary, l6 Siberian
| reindeer were brought into the Berlng
Sea region in 1891, and Ill reindeer
in 1892. BY 1902, 1880 had been i'm
ported, when the Russian government
forbade further expectations. The num-
Der increased to over 100000, of which
about 100000 have been used for food
and clothing.
Q. What does "NI.3netonka" mean?
/ H. / s.
A "Minnetcnka" : from the Dakota
language and mea-S Dig water or large
body of water.
@ Whose statue lands in Union
town, Pa? 1t is a 81, man holding
beaver hat-H. W. :,
A. The statue is c, the Marquis de
Lafayette. for whom that county was
named He made sevc.2l Ti-!3s to that
county during and afte- the War of
the Revolution. The statue was made
BY wood carver and placed on a dome
Of a court house, erected about 1910.
When the present court house was
built. the statue was resurrected from
the basement Of the old court house
and placed on a pedestal on the present
court house lawn.
@. What State leads in the produc-
ton of pe2nuts?-B. F. M
A. North Carolina leads il the pro-
duction Of peanuts. the lct2ct record
being 305 100000 pounds for 1881.
Evening star., 1932-10-25
UnIeDrostroY.

The great Soviet power plant on the
Dnieper has had quantities of pub
licity. 1t is. indeed. tremendous de-
velopnent, and. especially for Russia,
a most important establishment. When
finally completed it is expected to pro-
duce a maximum capacity of 10000
horsepower and an annual output OF
two and a half billion kilowatt hours.
These figures imply the Identification
of an impressive proportion of Russian
industry, and the Soviet chieftains,
therefore, have legitimate reason to be
proud of the enterprise. Even the
American engineers responsible for its
construction are justly elated by their
achievement. They have put the river
to work. That is something for all the
world to he happy about, signifying as
it does the liberation of human backs,
human hands and human brains.
Hydroe,ectric science, however, is not
exclusively a Russian business. On
Sunday last the French President in
augurated the first power station on
the Rhine Canal, representing 100000
Horsepower and 100000 kilowatts a
year. The plan of which this initial
unit is a part calls for eight such sta
tions along severty-eight miles Of canal
lied Rhine. The meaning OF this
scheme to France ard to French in
dustry is comparable with that of the
Dnieper expansion project to the
Soviets, and it has the added advantage
of superior geographical location.
But it was in the Western Hemisphere
that water power development had its
origin, and it is interesting to note that
American and Canadian hydro-electric
enterprises are increasing in number
and in usefulness. The new Beau
harnois undertaking. near Montreal.
of which the first unit recently was
brought into operation, will total 5OO,OC0
Horsepower when finished and set going.
During 1891 the United States and
Canada between them harnessed one
mi,licn six hundred thousand here
pcwer or twice as much electric energy
as the Dnicprcstroy pant. These near
to-home victories ever nature, fer
obvious reasons, have had far less attsn-
ticn than more remote achievement /,
but their value is in 10 way impaired
by their lack of stimulated publicity.
They are part of the m,til Of new
economy CT industry. an economy world
wide In its spplication.
For the philosopher the question
raised by vast development of hydro
electric energy is that Of its ultimate
Evening star., 1932-10-25
Fight Federal Competition.

From the Rockford Register Republic.
Completion of the Illinois waterway
built at total cost of $107,500, 600, be-
fore the end of this year, comedies with
preparations by railroads for the most
determined drive they have yet made
against continued Government opera
tion of barge line services, an attack
which is only being withheld until the
current political campaign is over.
Demands of railroads that the Gov
ernment get out of the transportation
business, will assume more definite
form at the next session OF Congress,
although spokesmen for the rail sys-
TENS have in the past consistently
criticized expansion of the Inland
waterways Corporation.
In the consummation of long-awaited
barge service between Chicago and New
Orleans. which will be possible to a
limited extent as soon as alterations to
several bridges above Utica are COM
pleted, railroads are reported to fore
see the most serious competition yet
afforded by water transportation The
route from lakes to gulf is the most
direct of any yet completed, with a
mileage not much greater than the cor
responding distance by rail-
Although transportation of freight
assembled at Chicago to New Orleans
by barge will consume approximately
four times as many days as rail move
ment. road officials admit that great
quantities Of bulk commodities probably
will be turned over to the slower route
on the basis of saving in cost of ship
ment.
In their fight upon alleged unfairness
of barge line competition, railroads will
stress their claim that if they enjoyed
the same exemptions from taxes. in
terest charges, maintenance costs and
other items now accorded the water
ways corporation, present rail rates
could be cut 40 per cent, in comparison
with the 20 per cent differential under
those rates allowed the barge service
The present situation, however. seems
to be that the Government, having hao
barge lines wished upon it by Congress
will have hard time getting out of the
river transportation business. Even a
change of administration would make
no difference in status of the Inland
Waterways Cooperation, unless Con-
gress should act to abolish it. That i
unlikely, but 1t is not expected barge
line service will be greatly extended
during the immediate future. Wher
river transportation reaches point
where it Interests private capital, Uncle
Gam will be out of it quickly, but hardly
before then.
Evening star., 1932-10-25
,No.Accounts.

Probably there Is nothing else in the
world so totally useless. from the dras-
tically pragmatic point Of view, as q
white-haired, brown-eyed poodle dog
"They toll not; neither do they spin !"
People In general agree that they are
"no-accounts." They exist, but they
have no utilitarian excuse for so doing
Unless, perhaps, 1t is the excuse of being
amusing.
There can be no question about their
capacity to entertain. Not conscious
artists. as vaudeville performers and
opera singers are: not even willing art
lists, anxious to please, they have no in
territorial desire to function as rivals Of
Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd.
Their artistry seems to be a mere by
product of their wish to be comfortable
and happy. Probably they are rankly
selfish. But no one really knows what
passes in their doggish minds, hearts or
souls. Men can but guess. Meanwhile,
persons who have poodle dogs will con-
LllluC w VIC dLluoCo Wy
Suppose that the young mf ster falls
asleep on the parlor divan. The family
nuisance Is just as apt as not to climb
up and abstract the sleeper's pocket
handkerchief, carry it upstairs, retire
with it under a bed and chew it to rib
bons. When the wickedness is discov-
cred, the criminal, Of course, should be
punished That is logical and proper.
But how can one punish poodle dog?
As we'll take stick to a humming bird!
The impracticability of Furnishing
poodles is one of the aspects OF their
uselessness. A boy or horse or big,
husky dog are decently subject to cor
rection with cane. but a poodle is so
defenseless. Even Bill Sykes would have
spared such an animal That is one of
the difficulties. Poodles cannot be
knocked around with any satisfaction.
Their abusers would feel ashamed.
Thus their weakness is an advan-
tage. II is q defense. But it is not a
sign Of lack Of character. On the con-
trary, a poodle may be a perfect gen.
tlenan or a perfect lady. as the case
may be. They have better manners
than their owners, sometimes. They
even have a foolish sort of dignity. OF
course, they can be mischievous. but
they never are mean or cruel. There
is no record of any poodle ever robbing
a bank. or forging a check. or firing a
barn. No poodle of any standing could
do any such wicked thing.
OF course, they are "no-accounts."
But so are cupolas, gold braid, silk hats,
French heels. steam yachts, art gall
leries, symphony orchestras and num-
ber of other things that make human
life worth living. What a world it
would be If everything had to be use
full! No one would like it-not even
H. G. Wells.
Evening star., 1932-10-25

use II Duce's idiom. when the Volpi-
Mellon settlement WIS made. Up to
the time Of the Hoover moratorium.
June 80. 1891, Italy had paid the
United States on account Of $4,000, ,000,-
000-odd principal only $37,100.000 and
only $2,521 900 interest. or altogether
less than two per cent Of the gross
obligation.