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Evening star., 1933-04-06
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who would then have even less time
for their regular business than they
seem to have at present. The subject,
however, has already provoked a long
discussion, we understand, both in the
chambers Of the Municipal Council and
in the halls of the national legislature.
Theater owners and exhibitors are
naturally alarmed, claiming that such
an impost will mean further reductions
in their already dwindling business.
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Factory Proposed
For San Salvador.
Patria, San Salvador Al
berto Alvarado, of majority In age, an
industrial, native of El Salvador, and
with present domicile in San Salvador,
has petitioned the National Congress
for the privilege of establishing in this
capital factory for the production of
pens. inks, pencils and other materials
for writing and sketching, as well as
combs, buttons, buckles, hooks and
eyes, belts, pins, needles and other small
articles Of personal adornment or utility.
Senor Alvarado states in his manifest
that everything used to make these va
rious objects can be derived in apun-
dance from supplies of the raw material
ALREADY exlStlng In practically all parts
OF the country, and thus will afford, on
much larger scale than at present,
employment for workers in many differ
ent industries. The project Of Senior
Alvarado Is intended to obviate the
further importation into national ter
ritory of numerous small articles which
we are in an excellent position to fur
nish ourselves especially in view Of the
fact that no heavy or complicated equip
ment is necessary, but merely light and
simple dies, presses and sewing ma
chimes, In addition to the tanning and
pulp-making vats already existent.
Senior Alberto Alvarado desires. nat
urally, more adequate protection against
the ingress of similar foreign goods
than Is authorized at present, and
promises, in his turn, to supply sufficient
and superior goods of the same kind
at much lower prices.
Such a project, we believe, will give
much impetus to the prevailing exhorta-
ton to Buy Salvadorian, ,"-patriotic
counsel not of special meaning or serv-
ice in the past, when nearly everything
we used or wore had to be purchased
in foreign markets.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

The rainy night has q charm all its
One may well stay awake for awhile
to listen in on the symphony of the
beating drops, far-fung from the skies
on trees and roofs and lawns and
streets.
Rain in daylight is both heard and
seen, but mostly at night only heard.
Therefore the night rain becomes q
veritable orchestra of Nature, one of her
tnnumerable songs. heard plainly
enough by her devotees.
The sound of falling water is the most
elemental in the world. No doubt it
was present at creation.
Even the city man, farthest away
from Nature of all creatures, feels a
miniature savagery at the sound.
The highest peaked attic will not filter
out entirely the beat of the drops on
the slate; the rain swishes across the
ridge pole, where squirrels are wont to
walk in sunny weather
Now all is dark, and falling water,
and wind. whipping the drops against
the windows.
There comes a vision, as one listens,
of fresh grass drinking in the water, OF
shrubs with new leaves just put forth
seeking the same nourishment
Surely there could not be so much
entertainment in a simple rainfall, If
the listener were not interested in the
growing things Of earth.
How fortunately these rains have
fallen, to catch the earth Just as this
time. in this vernal mood!
Often during the dark days of Win
ter the rains, while appreciated, strike
the beholder Tho is interested in such
matters as .5Ie or less wasted.
Water, at the time, is not what vege-
tation needs.
1t will do no harm, thanks to ma
lures muniflcence, but mostly 1t will
be wasted. except in the matter of re-
plenishing streams and underground
sources of supply.
Fortunately, water requires certain
temperature Of earth and air before it
exercises any particular influence
toward growth.
II this were not the law, every Win
ter rain Of any size would see sprout-
ing buds and leaves.
y
Rain In April Is exactly what ought
to be, no doubt that is why it is un-
usually grateful on the ears, as it falls
In the night.
Out at sea, in the wind and dark, q
great air vessel, one of the Oldest dreams
Of mankind, is falling into the ocean,
but here one knows nothing of the
tragedy.
The rain here does not mean tragedy,
but only help to the plants. 1t washes
the air, floods the streets, dissolves and
removes dust.
Out there brave men went down in a
dream.
Rain here has the charm of music,
like q fine orchestra playing in the
wings unseen. It would be easy enough
to look out the window, but one does
not look. If one did there would be
dim sight Of glistening wet pavement
beneath an electric light and a great
vastness of gray-black, such as a rainy
night brings.
Perhaps some scientist could tell why
1t Is lighter on a rainy night than on
clear one. There is certain path
way for light made by the falling wa
ter, each drop catching and rejecting
such light as there is, despite the
swiftness of its fall.
Each falling drop has a song of its
own, If only ones ears were attuned
to it.
1t would be gross error to believe that
the sounds Of all raindrops are exactly
the same.
The delicate ear, without doubt,
Evening star., 1933-04-06
Levy on Films
Being Considered.

Levy OH r uIILS
Being Considered.
La Opinion, Santo Domingo.-Though
no official announcement has been
made as yet, 1t is generally known about
the capital that the fiscal authorities
and the cabinet are considering very
seriously the placing of tax upon
films. One of the local council, Senor
Fajardo, has suggested the plan which
tentatively will impose tax of CEN
tavos per hneal foot on talking pictures,
no matter in what language they may
be couched, and Ia centavos per foot
on the mute variety Of screen drama.
This plan, If ratified and put into
effect, will throw additional work upon
the customs department, for each reel
of flm entering the republic would
have to be measured by persons COM
petent to arrive at the correct extern
Sions.
The proposal that all films entering
the republic be exhibited first in the
National Congress and that these gen.
tlemen decide upon the appropriate
penalization is not regarded seriously.
Councilman Farjardo insists that 1t
would be far more sensible to ascertain
the measurements of each picture in
the inspection department Of the GUS
toms than to regale with successive ex-
hibitions the DEPUTIES IN the Cop9reas.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
Mr.. MaoUonald's Visit.

ocluC tIlS ulOIIIl Is over HIuUe
Minister Macdonald will arrive In
Washington for series Of conversa-
tions with President Roosevelt on the
world economic conference, disarma-
ment and correlated international ques-
tons, In announcing the coming of the
distinguished Briton Mr.. Roosevelt
states that "the informal exchanges of
views between the British and our
selves have made the President feel
that visit to Washington by the prime
minister would be helpful" It is evi-
IDENTIFY desired to avoid the suggestion
that Mr.. Macdonald has been formally
invited to come to the United States,
although the President adds that ever
since his f,rst conversation with the
British Ambassador at Warm Springs
he has emphasized his hope that the
prime minister could come over"
Thus Messrs. Macdonald and Roose-
welt are moving to pave the way for
the economic conference, Just a. .
similar call by the prime minister on
President Hoover, in October, 1929,
cleared the path for the ensuing Lon
don naval conference. This is sane,
common-sense diplomacy, because It is
proceeding in the best possible way
to make sure that success, not failure,
shall emerge from the pooled effort
to rehabilitate disordered world econom-
les. IT Is equally gratifying to learn
that these preliminary White House
conversations are not to be exclusively
Anglo-American condolences. They
are to be followed by similar exchanges
between the President and specially
designated representatives Of France,
Italy and Germany.
At the washington Naval Armament
Conference Of 1s21-1s22 the French
were openly aggrieved over what they
considered to have been star-chamber
advance understandings between Great
Britain and the United States. The Eng
disappearing powers were accused OF
nxdng up the agenda, particularly with
regard to naval ratios, to suit them
selves, compelling the French to cool
their heels outside and then be con-
ronted with take it or leave it,
agenda formulated by the London and
Washington authorities.
1t would be unfortunate II such q
blunder were to be repeated In connec-
ton with the World Economic Confer
ence, and 1t is happily indicated that,
in so far as this country is concerned,
1t will not be. President Roosevelt is
prepared to welcome some eminent
emissary Of France, and it is al
ready suggested that this may be M
Edouard Herriot. whose ministry fell at
Paris last December because he favored
payment Of the semi-annuity due from
France on the American war debt. II
Italy does not designate its new and
accomplished Ambassador at Washing
ton, Signor Augusta Rosso, to hold pre-
liminary conversations with President
Roosevelt, Premier MusSolini is sure to
dispatch to Washington some other
equally representative spokesman. Ger.
many is soon sending DR.. Hans Luther
late president of the Reichsbank and
a former chancellor, as Ambassador tc
the United States. Undoubtedly pre-
liminary talks, on Germany's behalf
will be conducted at the White House
by him, an appropriate negotiator
Evening star., 1933-04-06

Increased duty on American apples
and pears Is said to be opposed by
French wine producers for various rea-
sons, among them California compen-
ton in the champagne market. Just
what apple juice and pear juice have
to do with champagne is one of those
perplexities that arise in commercial
relations.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
Suspicious Conduct,

What is your boy Josh doing Just
now?"
I'm worried about that" said Farmer
Corntossel.
Don't you hear from him?"
Regularly. He's sending so much
money home I'm afraid he must be
some kind Of racketeer."
Men are prone to disagree" said Hi
Ho, the stage Of Chinatown. Even so
simple a question as that of the time
of day will cause calculations that yield
different answers"
Evening star., 1933-04-06

Progress made by the U. s. A. in solv-
ing subtle problems may encourage the
hope Of persuading Miss Columbia to
assume the role of Portia in adjudicat-
ing European transactions in which any
Shylock will be found cast by local
talent.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

One hundred dollars worth Of gold
is liberal allowance in view of the fact
that all the gold that may be regarded
as humanity indispensable is limited TO
old-fashioned dentistry.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

The Committee on Banking ano
Currency is now recognized as one of
the most profound and industrious
bodies Of research workers known in
public affairs.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

Good order will be maintained by all
discreet admirers of beer IL the stein on
the table is not to be held responsible
for hip pocket TASKS introduced to
accelerate the hilarity.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

Hitler desires that no further refer
ence to his recent program Of boycott"
be made abroad. This wish may be re-
garded as a hopeful evidence that he
considers it nothing to be proud of.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

Beer may be Of great assistance in
economic problems, but it must be ad-
mitted that it has not brought pros
perity to Germany.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
Current Education.

Current Education.
My education's rather slow;
1t .bothers me q lot.
So many things 1t makes me know
That I would rather not.
I find the task Is never through.
And when the right is won
To 60 abroad with Lesson Two,
I've not learned Lesson One.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
SeIective Service.

When you a state Of trouble view.
It's easy to get through it.
Let some one tell you what to do
And 60 ahead and do it.
But one of the conditions are
Most seriously compelling:
You want to be particular
About who does the telling.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
All Other States and Canada.
---mber of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1933-04-06
Rule and Rail

from tne Boston Evening Transcript
!. .sI1 In:re are apparently some who tb,nk
cna,rtru sss, wisn the Golden Rule thsl
COUNTY, seopld have the hrasa.I I .saii W
Evening star., 1933-04-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Wild Hook Up Of Events.

A Wild Hook-Up Of Events.
My radio! my radio!
mix-up you present
Which, like q jigsaw, seems to show
A state Of puzzlement.
Sometimes, in raucous tones, you wall
OF things you can't explain,
And through an incoherent tale
Suggest Q mood profane.
With each days news, my radio,
In you means we find
OF letting everybody know
Our present state of mind.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

What mebbe makes dancin' so popu-
lar" said Uncle Eben. "is dat worry
makes folks want to walk de door. an
it's easier dons Il mnxiNe --.aA4-I...
Evening star., 1933-04-06

InVcSIISatI0n.
DO you enjoy all these investiga-
tions?"
mot any more" answered Senator
Sorghum. "They so often make what
at first proved to be only idle gossip an
example Of cruel fact that Is breaking
up old friendships and costing real
money"
Jud Tunkins says he'll be glad If they
put Illicit liquor out of business, so
there'n be no excuse for singing about
"Moonshines Over the Mountains"
Evening star., 1933-04-06

RlSH INDEPENDENT, Dubl1n.-To
picture the soldiers of the Latin
American states beating their
L swords into plowshares is Sc
we're test of the Imagination. In
Chile the miracle is being tried. The
government, desperately striving to
make ends meet, has decided to dis
miss large numbers from the army and
navy and give the retired officers PEN
farms were surrendered by owners
who were unable to pay their land
taxes.
Cairo City Bakery
May Combat Costs.
The Egyptian Gazette, Cairo.-The
committee formed under the presi-
dency of the governor of Cairo for
combating the high cost of living will
hold a meeting next week to consider
the best steps to be adopted for the
execution of the decision to build a
bakery.
The ministry Of finance has agreed
to advance the committee the neces-
sary funds and the Agricultural Credit
Bank will supply quantities of wheat.
The object Of this bakery is to combat
the high cost of bread in Cairo and
suburbs.
Installment Taxes
Urged in Australia.
The Bulletin, Sydney.-To the editor:
The payment of taxation by INSTALL
ments would be great help to many
of us. Let the governments issue books
ruled to take stamps, then issue in
come-tax stamps (obtainable at all post
ofnces) in denominations Of Is, SIS. and
los. The taxpayer buys his stamps
whenever he can and sticks them in
his book. Assessment and demands
are sent out in the usual way, and on
the due date he goes to the department
and produces his book. The commits
sioner cancels stamps to the proper
amount; those not cancelled remain to
his credit.
We all know the approximate amount
of our tax per week, and I for one
would gladly buy q weekly stamp in
stead of having a cold sweat every
time the darned thing becomes due and
I must have a hectic interview with
my bank manager to get an overdraft
for few weeks. The cost would be
the cost Of the books and the stamps,
and this amount would easily be saved
in interest, as under the proposed
scheme the commissioner would be get
ting IS. a week from me instead of
nothing for IL months and then f13-
odd in one hit.
One of the reasons why there Is so
little squeal against the unemployment
relief tax Is that it is paid each week
instead Of In a terrible total"
"VIDLE."
Evening star., 1933-04-06
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Evening star., 1933-04-06

@. How often are the banks in Can
ada audited?-R. G.
A. A monthly audit Is required In
the Dominion.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

commodity, We can also exclude COM
modify II we think the wage is tco low.
I mention this to indicate the wide
sweep of the problem before U.S."
II the drys have their way, the Su-
preme Court will have also to pass
upon the validity of another act of
the present Congress, the so-called
beer bill. They maintain that the law
Is a clear violation of the eighteenth
amendment, on the ground that beer
with an alcoholic content Of 80 per
cent by weight Is intoxicating judging
from the restrictions which the Con-
gress has undertaken to throw around
law and in the law just passed permit
ting the sale of beer in the National
Capital. the majority of the legislators
are not any too sure themselves
whether the beer be intoxicating.
4 4 4 \
The wets+or perhaps 1t might be
more proper to say those who do not
favor continuance of t,e eighteenth
amendment and nationa. ~-ohibition-
have drawn first blood. Ii TACT, they
have mopped up in the election con-
tests In Michigan and Wisconsin. The
margin Of their victories In the elec-
tionS held Monday and Tuesday for
delegates to State constitutional con-
ventions was considerably greater than
had been expected. Michigan, not so
very long ago, was looked upon as q
"dry" State, in the sense that it sup
ported national prohibition. It Is pos
sible for State to be dry, In the sense
that 1t approves Statewide prohibition,
without being favorable to national
prohibition. That Is one Of the prob
lens which confront the friends OF the
eighteenth amendment in the campaign
now being waged In the States over
retention of the amendment In the
Evening star., 1933-04-06

@. Why is the level of the Pacific
Ocean higher than the Atlantic at the
Panama Canal?-G. Med.
A. The difference In the levels of the
oceans at the Pacific and Atlantic ends
of the Panama Canal Is due to current,
tidal and wind influences and also to
the configuration Of the Bay of Panama.
Evening star., 1933-04-06

@. Please give short biography Of
Jesse Isidor Straus, the new Ambassa-
dor to France.-R. K. B.
A. Born in New York City on June
Is, 1872, he is a son of Isidor and Ida
Blum Straus, who were lost In the Ii
tanic disaster. Educated at Sachs
Preparatory School, he was graduated
from Harvard In 1893. He began as
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min Deighton and Mrs Ella Nc
Maxim.
Mrs. Deranger of Pasco and
Mrs Hammer of Kennewick visited
Mrs. w. F. Boettcher last Wed
nesday.
Floyd Hutchins brought lantern
slides of scenes of the worlds fair
and Niagara falls to Richland on
Tuesday night. The slides were
shown at Anon hall under the
auspices of the Lutheran League.
Mrs. Murray entertained the
Lutheran Ladies Aid Tuesday.
About fifteen ladies enjoyed a pot
luck dinner and spent the after
noon quilting.
Mrs. McClendon and her son
Earl and Leslie Lewis of Kenne-
wick were entertained at the MUIR
ray home at dinner Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClendon went to
Spokane Tuesday and returned
Sunday. They also visited in st.
John.
Those Richland people working
at the Big Y resumed their Jobs
last week when work was again
started.
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(By Leslie Williams)

The Samoans have been called
the "Irish of the Pacific" Past
history shows that they have al
ways been fighting for freedom,
real or fancied. Like the Irish
they are proud, lovable high
spirited race, as generous in CIV
ing as they are quick to resent a
discourtesy. Naturally in the past
they have not been easy to gov
ern. The missionary came about
1880. They Immediately tried to
teach the natives that the great
white God" was superior to their
native God" The natives are
very religious and accepted the
new teachings at first, but when
they observed that the white peo-
pie, who with the exception of the
missionaries, were pirates, ne'er
do wells, beach corners, traders
and whalers, who ravaged their
women, stole their goods and kill
ed on the least provocation, it
can be readily be seen that at that
time they would resent the coming
of the foreigner. 9..
In 1899, at Apia, Western Samoa
on the death of the king there de-
veloped fight between two fac
tions as to who would succeed to
the vacant throne. One faction fav-
ored an elder chief, the other a
young boy then in school. The Am
orleans, English and Germans all
had men of war there. The Ameri-
cans favored the elder chief, the
Germans the boy. The natives had
already taken up arms and were
fighting. It was at this time that
it looked as if the world war was
ready TO start. Luckily hurrican
came up and wrecked all vessels
except one English boat. In the
following days all were SO busy
taking care. of the victims of the
storm that there was not time to
fight. Shortly thereafter a treaty
was signed between the three po-
wers and the natives under the
terms Of which there would be no
more wars and Germany would
have jurisdiction over Western
Samoa and the United States the
Eastern Somoa.
Shortly after this affair the
High Chiefs. of. Eastern Samoa
asked the United States to take
over the administration of their
Islands. In 1902, the President,
Theodore Roosevelt, whose birth
day is now called Navy Day, ac-
cepted and wrote a letter of thanks
to the Chiefs and sent them pres
ents, at the same time accepting
the responsibility of governing
American Samoa. He then dele
gated to the Navy Department the
duty of full control and operation
Of the affairs of American Samoa.
Shortly thereafter the navy land
ed. But unlike the Marines they
did not have the situation we'll in
hand as their mission was one of
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and who in the name of the clan
owns all the lands, and is owner
of the same parcels it out to the
members of the family as neces-
sary conditions arise, is the direct
boss of the clan. All produce of the
soil of these lands is theoretically
the property of the Natal in trust
for the family. Next above the
Natal comes the Pulenu'u (poo lee
new or village policeman who
maintaines order, keeps the vii
lage clean, assigns the work and
watches the food and water supply
in order that there may always be
ample.
Then next above the Pulenu'u
comes the high chief, He very sell
dom mixes with the rest of the ma
tives or talks in public 1t is be-
meath his dignity. He has a talk
ing chief who takes care of the
arguments and speeches. This
talking chief occupies the position
of minister of state. He consults
in private with the high chief and
later advises on all matters of
state and public concern, conducts
debates where counsel is needed
and also makes the ceremonial
speeches. The talking chiefs ora
tory is excellent, even when judg-
ed by American standards. The
women of the village cannot eat
with the chiefs, neither can they
attend any ceremonial, excepting
one girl, the village taupou (vil-
age virgin who acts as social Sec
rotary to the high chief. This girl
mixes the kava, a native non-in-
toxicating ceremonial drink made
from the root of the kava bush.
This drink is always used in gath.
erings of welcome to friends.