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Evening star., 1932-05-15
KEEPING OUR HEAD
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, IL. D,
Bishop of Washington

Tert: "Thdt tDe henceforth be no
more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about NTH eUery mind OF
doctrine, By the sleight of men, and
cunning crdftiness, whereby they lie
tn iD1it to deceive. .'-Ephestdns iU.f4.
In a notable poem Rudyard Kipling
admonishes us not to lose our head
when every one about is losing. theirs.
It Is curious thing how much we are
affected by the attitude of those with
whom we associate. We are being told
today that one of the direct causes Of
the Nationwide depression Is psychic.
That indeflnable thing we call morale"
has for the while been lost to us. Every
one talks in terms of depression, every
one pursues policy of retrenchment
and every action is marked by con-
servatism. The very atmosphere seems
to be heavy with clouds that shadow
and obscure our pathway. Nothing
seems to be immune to the spirit Of
pessimism. 1t Is a remarkable con-
dition when one considers the charac-
teristic buoyancy and hopeful spirit
that are distinguishing marks Of our
people. The French have a phrase that
implies that q peal Of thunder clarifies
the atmosphere. One wonders when
the peal Of thunder is to be heard by
our people. Much, If not most, Of our
present situation grows out Of kind
Of Nationwide gossip In which all
share. We are talking too much among
ourselves about debated values and the
possibility Of impending failures. the
disorders Of Europe. overproduction and
the possibility Of far-reaching changes
In our whole social and economic
structure. There are doubtless con-
sistant reasons for some Of this dis
cussion. but we are bound to believe
that there Is altogether too much of
1t. When the head Of q family per-
sistently admonishes his household that
shadows lurk in every room and at
every fireside, he renders the whole at
mosphere gloomy and forbidding.
Long ago the Psalmist gave US a
word picture Of this doleful state Of
mind when he wrote:
"I am become like a pelican in the
wilderness,
And like an owl that Is in the desert.
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Further, the Glass-Steagall amend
ments TO the Federal Reserve act have
been adopted and approved by the Press
ident. They have for their purpose the
employment OF secondary and nom
eligible bonds and commercial paper foe
the express purpose of bringing out an
increased supply Of currency to spread
abroad, infusing monetary life into the
business community. ~
Thirdly, there is under consideration
a recourse to the Aldrich- vreeland
emergency currency, step which would
add some $4,000, 900 900 to the circulate
ing medium, under system Of strictly
controlled imitation.
1t will be seen that the whole trend
OF public policy is to extend credit on
more liberal terms and not to contract
1t. to call 1t in. The man who has
been riding horse on a long Journey
breaks his journey at an inn, and ties
his horse to give 1t rest because he
knows that he will need the animal to
proceed upon his way. He does not fig
ure to himself: This horse is tired and
cannot keep up the pace without re-
spite, therefore I will kill it."
Effect on Interest Rates.
When the price level falls In any
economic cycle a reduction IN interest
rates is inevitable. Not only does the
pressure Of competition bring this
about: consultation Of his own interest,"
on the part Of the creditor directs such
scaling down. The proudest governs
ments Of the world have followed tt6
policy in this and other times Just ID
the smallest hamlets. Being govern4
mentS, although debtors, they are In 4
nOgfffO11 IN fJA fhfc hxv 49, n,.k
and the example set Is one from which
the private creditor has never sue
cessfully been able to depart. ~.
AT the beginning OF period of de-
preston, when there is a scramble for
money to save investments and bolster
falling fortunes, demand forces interest
rates up. As the depression progresses
the rates Of interest must also take q
lower level.
In 1871 European security rates
ranged from 6 to Z per cent: as high
as per cent was paid in Japan, and
American securities ran up to high fig-
ures, the securities selling at below
par prices, which gave them an evep
higher yield. Panama Railroad bond
mad to pay per cent. Michigan
Central first mortgage per cent sold
down to IS. After the panic of "a
came along and. in due course, tha
general level settled down, per cent
was regarded as a good yield.
Element Of Competition.
Perhaps the most vital element In
the entire situation is the element Of
competition. In times Of prosperity
and expansion money is in demand
for fresh undertakings and the interest
rate is bid up. There is always a
vast store Of old wealth in the world,
wealth accumulated perhaps centuries
ago, and this is constantly seeking in
vestment on the most favorable terms.
Capital Is liquid and will fiow to any
part of the world. When the World
War broke out American capitalists
learned with surprise that there was
more than $50,000,00o of British cap-
ital invested In farm mortgages In
the Southern States, taking interest
out Of the country annually. Much
still is invested in real estate mortgages,
as real estate is the favorite Of all
British investments. Safe as houses"
is the Britishers expression Of the
superlative in security.
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I have watched, and am even as IT were

I have watched, and am even as IT were
sparrow,
That sitteth alone upon the housetop." "
We can well understand that those
who lack Christian faith in such q time
as this share the misgivings Of those
who believe that we shall enter in
creasingly into days Of misfortune, and
that every mornings sun is to be over
cast by dark and lowering clouds. We
cannot understand how those who are
Christians, who really believe that be-
yond all the mystery of life q divine
purpose is being worked out, can con-
tinue in the ranks of those who seem
to be without God and without hope
in the world.
Now and again we meet those who
are professed followers of Christ who
share the opinion that the very footing
stones of the church itself are likely
to suffer change and possible disaster.
They are those who are suscepti-
BILE to every kind of doctrine, those
who are affected by the cunning crafti-
ness of the deceiver. II our Christian
faith cannot stand us in stead in time
of crisis it Is Of little value to us. The
serenity and composurc Of the great
Master In the face of His accusers fur
nishes q superb example for all Of us
today. There Is nothing In our Chris
tian faith that renders us immune to
the misfortunes that befall other peo-
pie. The muscles of the soul do not
grow strong and vigorous where no Sc
we're tests are laid upon them. They
grow strong and vigorous where they
are under discipline and when they
are exercised in resisting and overcom-
ing difficulties. Many OF US seem to
have the notion that Christian faith
and practice have to do solely with
ouf devotional life; that the only
atmosphere In which we can have
serenity Of mind is within the con-
fines Of some sacred building. We are
being compelled to learn today that the
value of Christian faith and practice
is disclosed where the conflict of life
is most tense and severe. No Chris
tian who Is sane can believe that be-
cause of depressed material values
spiritual institutions are imperilled. We
need to take fresh grip upon life
and to realize that the cross, with all
that 1t implies. is symbol Of the faith
ve hold
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merce was In session at Washington,
President Hoover reminded 1t with dis
concerting candor that the $4,000. .ooo,-
600 Of armament expenditure 1t Is now
carrying Is the burden mainly bearing
down on the worlds back and paralyz-
ing its efforts to put Its economic house
In order.
The nations have had q fun year to
ponder over that admonition. They
have milled around oratoricany at
Geneva for nearly four months in an
oetensible effort to heed 1t. To Secre-
tary stimson they must seem to be as
far away from the goal as ever and as
little minded to make real approaches
toward It.
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land insist that those taking advan-
tage Of the opportunity to cultivate
must present evidence Of having
canned and preserved certain guam
tity OF vegetables or fruits. The COM
munity and welfare organizations are
sending demonstrators to show how
range for community Kitchens. Or
ganizations like the International Har-
vester Co. are furnishing some land
free and more on lease.
The National Cash Register Co. OF
Dayton, Ohio, which was one OF the
pioneers of industrial gardening in the
United States, plows the land and
prepares 1t for the smaller cultivators,
supplying the necessary buildings,
tools, supplies, water and q watch
man, all for very nominal sum. In
West Virginia some OF the large coal
companies are assisting In the pro-
duction of canned and dried home
raised fruits and vegetables. The Or
ganization for Unemployment Relief
reports that at the present time the
value of such foods In this area is
more than s40o, 200. This year the
companies hope to have employees and
former employees realize o total value
Of more than $600.000.
A survey Of approximately half the
counties Of the State OF Texas shows
that the number of Spring, Summer and
Autumn gardens in this area was 40 per
cent greater than in the preceding year.
In the South, it is reported, with the
cooperation of State and local COM
mittees, agricultural agencies, the Red
Cross and other organizations, pro-
grams are being conducted In more tnan
a dozen States. In Alabama every
county has been organized.
Several great railroad systems, In
Guiding the Pennsylvania, the Chicago
& Illinois Midland and the Chicago,
Rock Island a. Pacific, report that they
have permitted the use OF their vacant
land not Immediately needed Tor rail-
road purposes, without cost, for garden
use. In West Virginia the coal miners
have "pock- marked" the hills around
the coal lines with their rows OF vege-
table paintings. OF these, report
quantity stated that they hoped and
prayed for seed and the Red Cross sup
piled it." Many of the large lumber
companies are advising their employees
to turn to the subsistence garden. Some
OF them not only bear the expense OF
blowing and cultivating, but also furnish
free seed when necessary and even
teams for plowing.
The organization for unemployment
relief reports that, particularly since the
drought In Southern and Middle West
ern States, the back to the land"
taons, and that an er-increasing mum
Der Of old farms are being reoccupied.
(Copyright, lss2J
Evening star., 1932-05-15
The Naval Hospital.

Approval by the Commission of Fine
Arts of plans for the new Naval Hospi-
tai to be erected at Twenty third street
and Constitution avenue doubtless set
ties the question of site for this estab-
lishment, which is urgently needed. A
sketch of'the plans, printed In The Star
recently, shows q graceful collection
of buildings, which will in nowise fail
to harmonic with the memorial struc-
lures near at hand. At one time there
was doubt whether a design could be
devised that would insure q suitable
setting for the river end Of New York
avenue. This doubt has been dispelled.
1t u important in the case Of an in
stitution like the Naval Hospital that
when given permanent emplacement
there should be room for expansion
This was insured with the location of
Walter Reed Hospital in the suburban
area In the northern portion of the
District. There was little thought when
that establishment was located that
it would expand to the extent which it
now occupies. But the opportunity FOR
such expansion was present and the re-
suit Is hospital organization and en-
vironment which meet all requirements.
In the case Of the Naval Hospital, as
suming that the site now occupied Is to
be definitely adopted for the new con-
struction, there is not In the immediate
area now in Government ownership q
suffcient space TO give assurance OF
provision for future needs on the proper
scale for q hospital establishment. 1t
will. however. be possible to expand the
space by future acquisitions. In the
development Of the connecting parkway
between Rock Greek and Potomac Parks
1t viii be desirable as soon as economic
conditions permit to widen the public
space on the eastward flank Of the link
south Of street. It may be that this
will best be done In connection with the
development of the Naval Hospital
establishment through its extension
northward and westward.
On the assumption that there viii be
no lack Of room as result Of wise
policy Of Land requirement the buildings
designed for this purpose and now ap-
proved by the Commission of Fine Arts
will make a most satisfactory accom-
paniment to the memorial structures on
the south. The location viii be all that
could be desired IN respect to the well
fare Of the patients cared for in this
institution.
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foundland, but disaster befell him just
OF the Irish coast atter. his long hop
scross the ocean. In the high seas he
was hauled aboard the rescuing ship.
which n bringing him back to America.
Reichers' mishap serves to stress
again the fact that In present-day de-
velopment cs airplanes the Atlantic
Ocean constitutes too great peril for
regular service. His craft was capable
Of great speed. faster than most planes
which have successfully nown the route;
but even that was not sufncient to carry
him safely across. Haste should be
made most slowly in setting up a reg
ular Transatlantic airplane service.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Prohibition Likely to Be Pivotal Issue
At Conventions and National Elections

bottom about six months ago. The
common acceptance then was that the
President could not hope for re-elec-
ton. There was talk Of tnsurrection
The Democrats were starting on in
Congress with q rush, giving an ex-
ample Of concerted action and purpose
which discredited Republican confusion
in dealing with the depression.
As the Democrats broke in the House
and Speaker Gamers widely heraldeo
leadership went on the rocks, the Pres
leadership. The opposition to him and
much of the fear of the outcome within
the party have been fading In the last
no opposition in the convention, as had
been predicted he would have. The
President Is In q position to get as
much credit for whatever is accom-
plished by Congress as are the Demo-
Gratis. There is feeling that the re-
action to the President has started at
about the right time; the swing may
gain momentum by November.
The Democrats failed to grasp their
big chance in Congress. Their failure
in the House and their bitter personal
wrangling in the primaries have shaken
public confidence.
Gov. Roosevelt has maintained the
lead with which he started. He now
has 355 delegates actually pledged for
his nomination. He has won in 20
primaries and conventions Fifty other
delegates have indicated a preference
for him on the first ballot but are NOT
pledged, making his total 405, or 20
more than the one-third veto. That
gives him none from New York, where
his minimum is put at &c. Tammany
has not shown its hand. OF the 326
delegates yet to be chosen, the Roose-
velt managers claim at least ITO as
certain to go for their candidate He
seems reasonably certain of 1856 and the
latter figure would yield him majority
OF the convention.
Al Smith went into the primaries
and won notable victory In Massachu-
sets. He has gained support In Con-
necticut, Pennsylvania and Rhode Is
land. He is credited with 100 votes In
the convention besides what he may get
from New York.
with Roosevelt runner-up. Garner and
Smith are the only Roosevelt rivals
with more than favorite-son standing.
Missouri, with SO delegates, and ILL
nois, with So, have indicated leaning
to Roosevelt as second choice II he
approaches majority on the first
ballot.
None Of the other favorite-son candi-
dates has made a dent outside his
own State. Three favorite sons, Cordell
Hull of Tennessee, Senator Robinson of
Arkansas and Senator Barkley of Ken
lucky, have withdrawn and their States
have indicated preference for Roosevelt.
The Smith Roosevelt feud has broken
into the open and is menacing the
Democratic party's chances in the elec-
ton Bitter factional feeling has been
aroused in the Atlantic Coast States,
which Roosevelt must carry to win.
In the event that Roosevelt is NOM
mated. the difficult problem ahead for
him will be to pacify the Smith fol-
lowing In the East.
The Democrats are fearful OF q dis
astrous fight In their convention grow
ing out of the determination of AL
Smith and a favorite-son coalition to
block Roosevelt.
(Copyright, 1897
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Secretary stimsen Comes Home.

Secretary stimson will resume the
helm at the state Department this week
after . trip to Europe upon which he
can lock back only with eneticns far
removed from qualification. He went to
Geneva In the hope that his presence
there, however brief In duratien. would
assist the American delegation in spur
ring the Disarmament Conference into
action leading eventually to worthwhile
results.
What the United States ventured to
propose, while Secretary stimson was
on the scene, was, in nutshell, to re-
duce and limit world armaments to
demonstrably defensive requirements
abolishing those weapons which are as
demonstrably offensive and aggressive
In purpose. Col. stimson had not tar
ried long on the breeze-swept shores OF
Lake Leman before he realized that he
had come on hopeless errand.
The American Secretary Of State had
another, though less oficially avowed
purpose in going to Geneva. With that
disinterested optimism which charac-
terizes our concept OF European Affairs,
he chcrished the ambition-soon TO be
converted into an illusien--that the
Franco German feud might prove caps'
BILE Of sas4iatien. Laks ether statesmen
Of vision, Col. st,nsen 10 aware that
uatil that controversy n srsdicstee o.
uaolltAsd the peace OF Europe and the
world rests on shifting sands. M. Tar
dieu, who was still premier OF France
did not find 1t meet even to keep Q
Geneva appointment with Secretary
Stimson to discuss the subject.
So the managing director of our for
eign affairs comes home doubtless al
disappointed a. he must be disillusioned
leaving behind him q Europe still either
unable or unwilling to compose its diff
fsrsnces - the condition precedent tc
disarmament. It, 10 disheartepins
outlook. A year ago this month, when
the international Chamber of Com.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
In an Attic.

In an Attic.
Into an attic once I strayed
And fingered, as the sun sank low
With reverence, where I found arrayed
Some dear old friends of long ago
Here were the players, each With charm
To make the public all his own.
And men whose patriot alarm
Spoke forth in no uncertain tone.
The graces Of the fashion queen
Again are here so quantity taught,
And orators with might serene
Leave echoins Of long silenced thought
The people bring the protest bold
'Gainst laws that threaten to oppress
Amid light fancies which unfold
With poetic loveliness.
The world has moved since that old day
As Memory views some distant star,
still shining DER life's troubled way,
The journey seems not very far.
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Atlantic Still Perileus to Planes.

A kindly fate has saved Lou Rsichsrs
frem q watery grave IN the same man
ner that preserved the lives Of Ruth
Elder and George Haldeman q few
years ago. The New Jersey airman,
like his two predecessors, essayed to
cross the Atlantic in land plane; but
he. like they. when his plane failed to
function, dropped into the sea near
passing liner and was rescued. Reich
ers was testing the possibilities Of .
two-stop fAst route from New York to
Paris. He safely made Q speedy run
frog New York % Hssb~ or,es. Nsv-
Evening star., 1932-05-15

President Hoovers message concern
ing the Lindbergh child is a stern re-
minder that this Government Is
equipped by its very nature to put into
action the wishes Of vast number Of
citizens. In the search that now begins
only the criminals themselves will be
omitted from, colossal coordination.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

While confident Of his ability to show
that he Is comparatively harmless, Cas-
ton B. Means is not free from the weird
vanity that makes certain types of hu-
manity enjoy being suspected of the
worst. -..,.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

practically holds the entire Irish people
responsible for the murder OF Cavendish
and Burke and proposes to visit The
consequences upon them. The arbitrary.
autocratic powers invested by that.
measure would be misused. as SUD
powers always are. It looks as II n
ministry were yielding their better jud4
ment TO that popular clamor Which
tnoughtiessly cries for vengeance"
Evening star., 1932-05-15

The ease with which people have
learned TO talk in billions makes finan-
cial depression harder to understand
than it would be II described in terms
that did not imply the handling Of
practically unlimited numbers Of dollars.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

As a moral question, there was only
one answer to temperance. As a polit-
ical question, the answers to prohibition
are various and confusing.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

There is work that needs to be done
and man power eager to do it. The task
involved is that Of managing money SO
that it will function normally in bring
ing the two together.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Subsistence Gardens
Now Aid to Millions
BY HARDEN COLFAx.

Hundreds Of thousands of gardens
now titled by unemployed and part
time workers all over the country not
only are helping to feed hungry fam
lies, but actually are becoming a
factor In a "back-to-the-land" move
ment in the United States.
Information now in the hands of
the Presidents Organization on Un-
employment Relief and being assem-
bled by that body for publication dis
closes that, while charitable and well
fare associations are urging the cul-
tivation of land as a means of SUBJ
sistence and Henry Ford is advising
his Workmen to spend at least part
of their time in raising garden truck.
a number of large and widely dis
tributed industries are going seriously
into the farming business" on a
permanent basis.
Subsistence gardens are under culti-
vation, or management, by State un-
employment relief committees, county
and municipal associations, railroads,
welfare associations and clubs, citi-
zens' committees and private indus
tries. The Organization for Unen-
ployment Relief reports that five In
dustrial States-Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Ohio and West Virginia-are
promoting ian extensive demonstra-
ton" of the plan.
The areas cultivated include private
lots or back yard gardening, vacant
lot gardens, industrial gardens, COM
munity plots and community gardens.
In most cases there Is a trained gar
den man in charge and some ar
rangement worked out for obtaining
seeds, for the use of insecticides, for
Winter storage of vegetables and for
protection against thievery. In sew
eral States, notably New York, Ohio
and North Carolina, State committees
are working. In Cleveland the or
ganized charities are interested and
the committee records excellent pra-
vate cooperation.
In some cases the owners Of the
Evening star., 1932-05-15

A tax cannot be popular. If it does
not cause resentment. 1t at least creates
sympathy.
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Hard-Workinp Hjstorv

A war is waged and all in vain.
The world, all broken hearted,
Hears History struggle to explain
Just how the fool thing started.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
StiM in the Spotlight.

George Washington we still admire,
Attention close he can engage
In spite of crooners who conspire
To grab the center OF the stage.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Seeking ADEQUATE Protection,

E@"~fE@s1 <EU1CtEHuEts
How did that big boy In gangland
come TO get sent to the penitentiary?"
asked Bill the Burg.
Must o. been p'itieal influence" "
replied Dick the Dip. "He got 10 un-
popular bulletproof vest wasn't pro-
teetion enough. He needed high stone
work"
THE laughter Of affection" said HI
Ho. the sage Of Chinatown, 'is celestial
music. but the laughter Of scorn is
discordant and deadly"