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Evening star., 1932-05-18

in America, there will be interests seek
ing profit by manipulating money up
or down. Should we be fighting political
campaigns on those issues, then woe be-
tide!"
We can have no fresh prosperity un-
ii confidence returns" asserts the ProYi-
dence Journal independently, with the
query: How can the higher prices
which the Goldsborough bill supporters
say they want, be achieved when many
OF those supporters are actively engaged
in pressing legislation that cannot fail
to prolong our economic misery?" The
Detroit News independently advises
that drastic economy and a balanced
budget are essential accompaniments
to def1ation Of the dollar" The Gin
cinnati Enquirer independent Demo-
cratic) AYERS: Controlled imitation is the
imperative need of the moment. But
imitation by fiat of legislature is not
the way to meet this need with safety"
Assuming, after examination Of the
record Of the purchasing power of the
dollar. that there is encouragement of
the belief that stabilization is possible"
the Topeka Daily Capital CRepublican)
states: 1T is not only a delicate but q
complex project, and it cannot be sur
priSing that the Reserve Board hesi-
tateS to undertake it. notwithstanding
that, starting out to purchase SIS, 900, 900
OF Government securities week, it has
lately been purchasing nearer 100000
600 week. The House Committee
itself would no doubt agree that the
board cannot do it ngle-handed and
alone, but if it should be done busi-
ness must cooperate If business in
general showed signs of overproducing
the board would logically raise discount
rates, besides ceasing purchase of Sc
curities, or actually selling them. II
this project we're to work, business must
watch closely its own activities"
Controlled inf1ation," argues the
Omaha WorldHerald independent
Democratic), has relieved a menacing
banking situation. 1t is easing the
credit market. But its influence has not
yet extended to commodity prices. This
is due in part to the severity and long
continuance Of the def1ationary period,
and in part to the excessive timidity 1t
has implanted in the buying public.
But as the process of feeding credit and
currency into the national blood stream
is steadily continued there can be no
permanent resistance of its power. The
deflationary dam must eventually give
way"
Evening star., 1932-05-18
Coldsborough Dollar Plan
Received With Skepticism

Earnest public attention is given to
the Goldsborough measure passed by a
large majority in the Federal House of
Representatives, with the purpose of
restoring and maintaining commodity
prices at the average of the years from
1921 to 1929. The bill, If enacted into
law, would place upon the Federal Re-
serve Board the duty of making the
proposed change Opposition is based
partly on the supposed imposSibility of
achieving the result desired. and partly
on the effect it might have on the
credit of the Government. Support of
the legislation is on the ground that it
might stimulate business.
1T is not quite clear" says the Gin
cinnati Times-Star Republican,, that
the Goldsborough bill has done any
thing more than give the money
changers of other countries a joy-ride
at the expense of the dollar" The
Times-Star also comments: Should
the Senate look with favor upon this
biz, which, if it means anything at ALL
means currency imitation, the dollar
will experience another sinking spell,
as foreign banks withdraw their ear
marked gold. No doubt we could stag
ger along even if they did. the wise
provisions of the GlaSs-Steagall bill
acting as a bulwark against gold raids
The question is, How many of such
hurr1eS can We experience with COM
fort? How long will even the soundeSt
of currencieS withstand the pounding
of the inf1ationists at Washington"
"In demanding an enforced return
to former prices" states the Houston
Chronicle (Democratic). Congress is
demanding the impossible of the gold
based dollars" The Boston Transcript
independent Republican, asks 'if the
people of the United States do not re-
call the losses suffered by the Farm
Board in striving to raise wheat prices
by fiat" and concludes that even as
mere declaration of policy, the sober
sense OF the country cannot desire fur
ther Endorsement of such results" The
Cleveland Plain Dealer independent
Democratic) holds that the combined
resources Of the Treasury and the Re-
serve banks would be insufficient to re-
store and to maintain the price level
OF the boom period for even day"
The Plain Dealer adds: I'm its current
securtty-buying operation the Federal
Reserve System is doing everything in
its power to encourage the use of credit
ana TO turn the downward course OF
security prices. The aim is not to re-
store the price level OF a decade ago
or OF the boom period. but to stay a
decline which now extends over nearly
three years. 1t is not yet clear that
the Reserve will be successful even in
this respect"
The House Of Representatives wins
the prize for ordering up the most re-
markable magic performance ever COM
manded in formal official decree" de-
clares the Jersey City journal inde-
pendent Republican,. The Dayton
Daily News independent Democratic)
contends: When politics assumes power
to fix the price of the dollar it as
sunes power which politics has sell
dom handled wisely. England, thus far.
has stabilized the pound at about as
proposed by Congress. In England, as
Evening star., 1932-05-18

faction Of the party. Mr.. Cummings, a
former chairman Of the Democrat Ma
tional Committee, is an ardent sup
porter Of Gov. Roosevelt for the presi-
Dental nomination.
The Kansas Democratic State Con-
vention on Monday named Mr.. Shouse
one Of the delegates at large to the
National Convention. Then 1t pro-
ceeded to instruct the delegation to
vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt OF New
York for President and tied 1t up
with the unit rule. Mr. Shouse's one
half vote-each of the delegates at
| large from Kansas has half a vote
must therefore be cast for Gov Roose-
| welt.
The plight of Mr.. Cummings is no
less sad. Yesterday the Democratic
| State convention in Connecticut, hav-
ing graciously permitted the election
of the Roosevelt leader as delegate
at large, went right ahead and instruct
ed the delegates one and all to vote
for Alfred E. Smith for President and
clamped on the unit rule.
There is no way Of telling how many
other delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention will be denied the
right of voting their real preference
for President because Of the operation
OF the unit rule. Some of the States do
not have that rule, but most of them do.
The Democrats have deliberately made
haro game harder. Their two-thirds
rule, plus the unit rule, has made it
possible for a minority of a Demo-
cratic National Convention to tie the
convention into double bow knot. No
Democrat today is able to give a good
reason for either of these rules, espe-
cially in a party which is supposed to
be governed by majority rule. 1t has
often been suggested as reason for the
tWo-thirds rule that any Democrat
worthy Of being nominated for President
should have the support CT tWo-thirds
of the delegates. That, after all, is
specious argument, which might be con-
tinued indefinitely to the detriment of
majority government. 1t would be Just
as reasonable to demand that a Presi-
dent Of the United States be elected
only by two-thirds of the total number
of electoral votes cast by all the States,
instead of by a majority of those votes.
The Republican party, despite the
charges of Democrats that it has been
boss ridden, has always operated in
national conventions by majority rule
Nor has it ever undertaken to adopt a
unit rule" to compel delegates to sup
port a candidate for President. Some
day the Democrats may throw off these
century-old rules and permit a major
ity of the delegates in national con-
vention to do business as the majority
desires. 1t would be a sensible thing
to do
Evening star., 1932-05-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

This great service is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit OF its
readers, who may use 1t every day
without cost to themselves. All they
! have to do Is ask for any information
desired and they will receive prompt
| answers by mail. Questions must be
clearly written and stated as briefly
as possible. Inclose 2-cent stamp for
return postage and address The Eve
eric j. Haskin, Director, Washington,
D. c.
O. How many municipality owned
golf courses are there In the United
States?-L. S.
A. The United States Golf Associa
ton says that in 1881 21O cities and
County Park Commissions reported a
total of 323 courses.
O. How long is Michigan Boulevard
in Chicago?-J. B. F
A. The length of Michigan avenue
which extends from Oak street on the
north to the city limits zone Hundred
and Twenty-seventh street, on the
south, is approximately II miles. This
includes several places where the street
is intersected by railroad yards.
Q. On what date will the English
Derby be run?-J. T.
A. On June /.
@. Is the Casino at Monte Carlo
beautifully furnished?-L. E. L.
A. 1t is believed to be the most lux
uriously appointed gambling establish
ment in the world.
O. What city is called the CITY of
Five Flags?-M N.
A. Mobile, Ala. 1t has been under
French, Spanish, British, American and
Confederate flags.
@. In what kind If rock are the cat
acombs of Rome pIilt?-T. r.
A. Rome is built upon a rock and the
three strata, named by biologists tufa
litoide, tufa granolare and pozzolana.
have all been exploited. The tufa Ito
ide IS quarried as building stone. The
catacombS OF Rome-the most extern
Sive knowh-are constructed in this
stratum alone, as 1t enabled the engi-
neers to form vertical walls for the GAL
lerieS, in which the dead were placed
and to work with comparative ease.
@. How many packs of foxhounds
are there in Great Britain?-E. T.
A. 1t is reported that there are 200
packs in England, Scotland and Wales,
which include $3.50 couples of hounds.
@. What sum of money was earned
by Mrs. Edward Mcdowell for the
maintenance of the MacDoWen Colony.
at Peterboro, N. H?-T. H.
A. Mrs. MacDowell, widow of the
celebrated composer, and herself
gifted musician, earned for the artists
colony 100000.
Q. How many of the Union soldiers
who saw service in the Civil War are
still living?-W. M.
A. There are about $4,000 of these
soldiers on the pension roll. There
may be some Civil War veterans who
do not receive pensions.
Q. How old was Martin Luther when
he was communicated McC.
A. He was accommodated from
the Roman Catholic Church in 1922.
when he was SO.
@. Where is the original draft of the
Declaration of Independence?-N. D.
A. The Library of Congress has the
original draft of the Declaration of
Independence, as prepared by Thomas
Jefferson and corrected by Adams and
Franklin. 1t has other copies of the
draft in Jefferson's handwriting, which
show the draft in the process of its
evolution.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
A Surfeit of Laws
But Too Little Law
To the Editor of The Star:

| To the Editor of The Star:
The extent Of depravity shown In the
| ghastly crime that has Just filled this
Nation with horror reveals a state OF
humanity almost unthinkable, and that
may well give us apprehension for our
future. We have talked deprecatingly
of crime waves" for some years: the
high tide Is now upon us-and are we
to be engulfed by it?
Could it have been foreseen, and, II
foreseen. could it have been prevented?
1t seems to me the answer to this last
question is, Yes.
If heaven is not reached by a single
bound" neither is hell, and this glimpse
of the internal regions that has so hor-
rified us is the climax of a steady
downward tendency.
We were brought up short few years
ago by the diabolical murder executed
by two Chicago youths, but the law
they had so fiagrantly violated pro
tected' them-strange paradoxl-and
they are now safe, comfortable and
/ naturally congratulating themselves on
the hope-before too long a time-of a
pardon.
Did it end there? Not at all.
Society was no safer for their being
behind the bars. for from that time
anu IllBH IllSuGUitdDOIS nave
become more frequent and more cruel,
and the perpetrators more frequently
undiscovered and unpunished The law
seems no longer an authority to be
reckoned with, but a mere gesture to be
evaded and outwitted, until it begins to
look as If the law were a protection
only to the lawless. Such is human
nature.
An old Book. which, in spite Of its
critics. has never been disproved, tells
US: Because sentence against an evil
word is not executed speedily. therefore
the heart of the sons of men is fully
set in them to do evil" AS has been
said before, Eve have a surfeit of laws,
but too little law" 1t was when the
scribes and Pharisees added so many
burdens and grievous to be borne" to
the Mosaic Code that then they made
the law OF God of none effect" If the
laws we have were enforced without
making so many undeserved exceptions,
they would be mere incitive of regard
But even though these monsters es-
cape the law of the land, their evilly
gotten gains will yield them no salts
faction. Treasures of wickedness profit
nothlng.' MARTHA E. HOYT.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

O. In the term. Eustachian tube, why
is the adjective capitalized?-G. L. B.
A. 1t is capitalized because 1t Is
named for Eustachio, an Italian anato-
mist.
O. What kind of vehicle was q Rus
sian troika?-C. G.
A. 1t was not a vehicle 1t was a
team of three horses abreast, which
drew the vehicle. Emma Cochran
Ponafidine describes it In Russia, My
Home She says that the middle
horse Is always the heaviest in build
and fast trotter, never allowed to
break into a gallop. He is harnessed
in shafts, the ends of which are kept
up by, high yoke. rising above the
animals head and from which a bell
is hung. The side horses are of lighter
build and are taught to gallop, each
curving his head outward and back.
Q. Are salmon as plentiful on the
Atlantic Coast as on the Paciac?-
r. S. N
A. Atlantic salmon are not nearly so
numerous as Pacific salmon and the
catch in the United States Is restricted
almost entirely 20 Maine.
@. Is there a mountain which sug-
gested to Hawthorne the story Of The
Great Stone Face"?-B. E. N.
A. 1t is the "Old Man of the Noun
talns," in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire 1t was discovered in 1905
by Francis Whitcomb and Luke Brooks
while working on the Notch road. It
was first described by Gen. Martin
Field, who visited it in 1927 From the
base of the projection forming the chin
to the top of that forming the forehead.
the vertical distance is 36-40 feet. The
projection is mainly of granite.
@. What were Indian moccasins first
made of?-C. H.
A. Originally they were deerskin
sandals.
@. When was the pier at Narragan-
sett Pier. Rhode Island, built?-S. B.
A. The pier from which the place
takes its name was built in 1915.
@. On what date was Albert B. Fall
admitted to prison?-R. L. E.
A. On July 20, 1881.
Q. Why should not money secured
by land be used instead Of money Sc
cured by gold?-G. E.
A. The experience Of history is that
land values are not stable and could
not constitute standard. Land worth
81 900 an acre in 1920 now is down to
less than S100 in many cases. Gold is
a standard which remains precisely the
same.
@. How many men were recruited
by the United States Shipping Board
for service in the merchant marine
during the World War?-R. C. H.
A. The Sea Service Bureau says that
$4,000 men and 10000 officers were
trained by the Shipping Board for
service during the World War.
@. What is the derivation of the
word "Bible"?-N. G..
A. The Phoenican port of Gebal, a
mart for papyrus, was called "Byblos"
by the Greeks. They called the papyrus
plant, the paper made from it. and
then a book or writing "biblos,' and
finally the world Bible" was written.
@. Was Angelo Patri born in this
country?-A. D.
A. He was born in Italy in Novem-
ber, 1877.
@. In Raphael's day in Rome who
had the greater following, he or
Michelangelo?-E. M. D.
A. Raphael had by far the larger
following.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

While believe my plan for raising ad-
ditional revenue is sound and would
produce sufficient funds to balance the
budget, do not think for a minute it
would stand chance of even a vote
even If introduced as bill. Too many
powerful interests would be too pro-
foundly affected to permit it to go
through. And with respect tc salary
reductions. let me say do not advocate
any at all naturally, for do not be-
lieve it would be necessary If the rev.
enue-raising plan I describe could be
made effective. The one reason for this
outburst on my part. purely and simply;
Is the conviction that our otherwise
able legislators have been so imbued
with the idea that nothing must be
done at this time to place their re-
spective parties in danger next Noyem-
Der that they have shut their eyes to
the true situation and have become
stampeded. The urge to write has over
come my better judgment, hence this
tetseA w T. HAYGEEs 1
Evening star., 1932-05-18

The bill passed by the House of Rep
resentatives to permit husband to
testify for or against his wife and a
wife for or against her husband may at
least claim credit for recognition of the
modern theory that marriage does not
necessarily imply relationship SO close
that two must be considered as one.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

For an underworld figure there is
temptation to pose as an important fac
tor even in a great crime. 1t now ap-
pears that although Al Capone we're to
make confession of completely in the
worlds most famous kidnapping plot, he
would be unable to prove it.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

In announcing that he will not be
a candidate Mr. Young refers to reasons
so controlling that they are not open
to argument. Calvin Coolidge put the
idea more briefly when he said, II dc
not choose"
Evening star., 1932-05-18

1t is hard to believe that a restless
mentality like that possessed by Clar-
ence DaTow will permit retirement
from professional activity, regardless of
the years. He will inevitably find more
enjoyment in practicing law than in
playing golf.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Rockefeller plans for public benefit
include an immense theater. In the
present status of the drama it may re-
quire more than financial genius to
show what to do with it.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Brave Coast Guardsmen are not al
lowed to show any fraternal respect for
the old-time slang which referred to
the man who supplied drink as a
life saver"
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Even the most serious tragedy may
contain somewhere a hint OF slight re-
lief. The so-called Hawaiian guitar
Is not likely to be as promiscuously
popular as previously.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

Eighteen men were engaged in the
attack on Inukai. Eighteen to one
does not represent a very inspiring
ratio in championship OF military
valor.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
From January to Nav.

From January to May.
Happy New Year," we exclaimed.
Resolutions fine we framed.
Springtime verdure fills the bough.
Where's that Happy New Year now?
Half the year has not yet flown.
And the weeds have overgrown.
Blooming plant and blooming VOW.
Where's that Happy New Year now?
Promises that meant so fair
Vanished into empty air,
AS there came general row.
Where's that Happy New Year now?
Trying to Please.
well" said the comforting friend,
you can't please everybody so you may
as well please yourself"
"The difficulty about that idea, .
answered Senator Sorghum, lis that
am the person to whom the results ]
get are proving most unsatisfactory
Jud Tunkins says he'll be glad to
start in paying the new taxes. This
suspense is worse than the bad news.
Oft Repeated Story.
To be a candidate he said
That he was not inclined.
What seemed better prospect led
The man to change his mind.
COunterfeiting.
who are you lookin' for?" asked
Cactus Joe,
outlaws" said the officer.
Suspicious characters stopped long
enough to buy ticker"
You'll find the money they paid was
counterfeit"
THAT makes it an even break. Sc
was the ticker"
Fate has mysterious power" said H
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "and car
reward the unworthy while Furnishing
the just At least she leaves us the
privilege Of cherishing the tlatterinl
! belief"
Pertinent Parody.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
These words have often won applause
But meanwhile, oh, what grievous pair
A liar manages to cause!
'I never could see," said Uncle Eben
why fortune teller should give yol
hoss race tips, Std o. bein' out to d
track plagin' ,am hersel1s.
Evening star., 1932-05-18
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Pertinent Parody.

Truth crushed to earth will rise again"
These words have often won applause
But meanwhile, oh, what grieyous pain
A liar manages to cause!
Evening star., 1932-05-18

IT never could see," said Uncle Eben,
why a fortune teller should give you
hoss race tips, Std o. bein' out to de-
track plagin' ,am hersel1s.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

If the circus crowds that filled every
nook and Granny under the big top in
Washington this week are any sign of
the times, there's no such word as de-
preston in the lexicon hereabouts. The
showmen tell you that so far this sea-
son business has been astonishingly
good. The greatest circus On earth
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. On what date was Albert B. Fall
admitted to prison?-R. L. E.
A. On July 20, 1881.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. What were Indian moccasins first
made of?-C. H.
A. Originally they were deerskin
sandals.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. Where is the original draft of the
Declaration of Internationally. D.
A. The Library of Congress has the
original draft of the Declaration of
Independence, as prepared by Thomas
Jefferson and corrected by Adams and
Franklin. 1t has other copies of the
draft in Jefferson's handwriting, which
show the draft in the process of its
evolution,
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. When was the pier at Narragan-
sett Pier. Rhode Island built?-S. B.
A. The pier from which the place
takes its name was built in 1915.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. How old was Martin Luther when
he was excommunicated?- McC.
A. He was communicated from
the Roman Catholic Church in 1922
when he was 80.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

@. How many men were recruited
by the United States Shipping Board
for service in the merchant marine
during the World War?-R. c. H.
A. The Sea Service Bureau says that
$4,000 men and 10000 officers were
trained by the Shipping Board for
service during the World War.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

by land be used instead of money Sc
cured by gold?-G. E.
A. The experience Of history is that
land values are not stable and could
not constitute a standard Land worth
$1,000 an acre in 1920 now is down to
less than S100 in many cases. Gold is
a standard which remains precisely the
same.
Evening star., 1932-05-18

O. Are salmon as plentiful on the
Atlantic Coast as on the Pactnc?-
r. S. N.
A. Atlantic salmon are not nearly so
numerous as Pacific salmon and the
catch in the United States Is restricted
almost entirely 10 Name