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Evening star., 1933-12-26
Peek's Transfer Described
AS Roosevelt Harmony Deal

sented and their interests served by Mr..
Peek"
"Mr. Peek will soon be asking the
President" thinks the Los Angeles
Times, ito stabilize the dollar at the
believes that "the cotton raisers are
most interested in exports and desire
the removal of artificial barriers and
duce to this end" The Charleston
Evening Post expresses opposition to the
ultra liberals" and quotes M. Peeks
statement of conviction that 1.-The ultra
liberals will not run away with the ad-
mlnistration, because, unless it hustles,
the Government has more hay down
now than 1t will get in before it rains.
This same quotation draws from the
Rock Island Argus the opinion that Mr..
Peek lis probably right in the opinion
that radicals will not take over busi-
ness"
The San Antonio Express comments
on the new duties: ''Mr. Peek considers
that American agriculture would stag
nate il deprived OF outlets abroad. He
opposes any movement toward abandon
ing foreign markets for this country S
farm and ranch products. Mr.. Peek
holds that were agricultural productior
restricted to domestic needs 1t would
mean Withdrawing 100, 900 900 acres
from cultivation. He probably viii see,
to remove European carriers against
American cereals, tobacco and other
commodities by concluding treaties fcr
increasing the present liquor tnlpcl-
quotas"
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Nationalism a Large
Factor in Economics
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
What with the monetary subject be-
ing discussed in every country, the
subject Of international trade being
evaluated, the recent economic confer
ence being criticized, the spirit of ma
tionalism devastating Germany, and
the many attempts at international
peace. it is important to know how all
these problems affect recovery.
Recently an English debating team
debated against George Washington
University's team on the question OF
nationalism and internationalism. The
English team debated on the side OF
internationalism and George Washing
ton University took up nationalism.
While 1t was a no-decision debate,
there was no doubt as to who presented
the best arguments. The English team
clearly demonstrated the Importance of
nations considering international prob
lens with more gravity. As an ex-
ample, the monetary changes IN the
United States were discussed. 1t was
explained how easily those changes
would put monetary systems in other
countries on a non-stable basis, and
how this would in turn affect this
country's efforts to establish a stable
monetary system. The integration Of
economic relations is so close that
agreement between all nations would
be the only possible alternative.
Nationalism, it was also shown. tends
to degrade the intellectual stability Of
a nation. Germany, as an example, has
driven out such an intellectual as Elm
stein and others just for the mere
antiquated idea of nationalism. Peace
also must be brought about by interna-
tional cooperation. The failure Of the
economic conference was due to ma
tionalistic ideas of each nations repre-
sentative rather than facing interna-
tional problems in the light of 1888
international problems.
Our true recovery from the depres-
sion can only be achieved when re-
covery measures and actions are con-
sidered in relation to international
problems. DAVID AMATO.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
High g Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

string work is now employed in the
neighborhood Of Koblenz, 90, and in
the Dusseldorf region, nine localities
where similar freedom from idleness is
recorded. In this long and grateful
category we mention as some of the
cities benefited by this remarkable re-
vival in trade and industry the follow
ing: Aachen. Landesteil, Birkenfeld,
Koeln (Cologne), Essen, WlIppertal and
Krefeld.
The greatest return to work since
February Is. 1882. has beer in the field
OF agriculture, which noI' represents
1928 per cent Of normal activity in the
Rheinland: the quarries ard mines are
operating with AS per cert of normal
personnel, while the building and other
industrial trades are employing respec-
lively 35 per cent, and 513 per cent Of
what were once their average rosters.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

IT'S the day after Christmas, when
all through the house not creature
is stirring. not even a mouse-no, that
was the day before Christmas, wasn't
| it?
1t would be more appropriate the
the day after, perhaps, especially that
reference to the lethargic rodent, be-
| cause that creature, along with the
human members of the household, prob
ably stuffed itself with too much food
yesterday.
Christmas comes but once a year
that is the excuse given for cramming
into ones self all the turkey, stuffing,
bread, butter, mashed potatoes, pie, ice
cream, coffee, candy and so on, the
system will hold.
! And it will hold lot, of course, as
every one knows today. What prodigies
were performed with knives and forks
How many pieces of cake, how many
scores of cookies, disappeared in answer
to the dictates Of good cheerl
| + X \ X
From the dietetic standpoint, it real
ly is a good thing that Christmas does
come but once a year." as the song
so truthfully and triumphantly asserts
Good food seems to call for warm air
| in which to eat it One of the most
uncomfortable experiences in the every
day life Is to eat while a nice draft
Is blowing on the back of ones neck
| Therefore, 1t will be found, in most
cases, that plenteous food calls for
too much warmth. The combination
in most cases excludes air. But even
the fishes demand plenty of oxygen
with which to digest their food.
The whole feasting process, then
may be looked upon with suspicion by
all persons who have arrived at years
Of discretion, which is Just another
way of saying 40 or older.
|
Yet the taste Of food Is good! Very
good.
1t Is the taste, and nothing but the
| taste, which keeps the ma jority of per-
sons over that age eating large quanti-
ties far beyond the plain necessities Of
their systems.
| Just what to do about this no one
has ever devised, although there has
been much talk about it and about
1t, over the years, In diversity of
publications.
Appetite is valued, and rightly.
If appetite calls, and one has the
money, mostly it is going to be salts
| fed
Many take "tonics," indeed. to build
| appetite, although the very lack of it,
in many a case, would be an unrecog-
nized Godsend.
Such intestinal stimulantS, as the
doctors know them. do pep up" a lag
| ging craving for food.
| X 4
Perhaps not many persons would be
at all harmed. after reaching 40 years.
if their valued appetites would go under
an eclipse
If one could eat for bodily and men,
| tai needs, and not for taste. one would
be great deal better off. and thinner.
Yet that old desire to please the
| palate has its way
There IS many a man who decides. at
each and every meal, that he would
| have quite enough when he is half way,
| or even one-fourth, through
| But does he stop there?
He never does. Friends at the same
board would look at him in dlSmay.
whats the matter. you sick?" Such
would be the slightly ungrammatical
question.
If the scene happened to be in a
restaurant the waitress would ask Il
| anything were wrong. Maybe the
| proprietor would saunter over and cast
an accusing glance at the half-illed
plate.
The valued patron would be rejecting
Evening star., 1933-12-26
City Uttered With Many
Discarded Milk Bottles
TO the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
In this high and holy season to think
of milk bottles is almost a sacrilege, and
yet the mere cackling of geese is sup
posed to have saved some ancient ma
ton. Ny thought is, why do we find in
q city such as this so many milk bottles,
broken and otherwise, scattered here
and there and everywhere? Every alley,
nearly every yard. every other tree box,
and every vacant lot has an assortment
Of whole and broken milk bottles,
Strange it may seem, but seldom do you
come across q beer bottle. The reason
Is not that milk bottles are less valuable,
but that beer bottles must be returned
or q penalty suffered in the loss Of the
deposit. Not so with milk bottles, for
the loss or damage is not visited upon
the consumer. Why can not the dairies
adopt the same practice or policy as the
beer bottlers? Concert Of action Is all
that is needed, with consequent saving
to the milk sellers, II not to the con-
sumer, and less injury and damage to
pedestrians and automobiles from
broken glass and less <Insightliness in
the way Of scattered bottles here and
all about. HERMAN FELTER.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
San Jose Lynching a
Result of Laws DELAY
tn the Editor Of The Star:

II the Editor OF The Star.
notice that in your issue Of the
18th ultimo a brother lawyer criticizes
tie views expressed by me in a recent
letter Of mine In The Star on the San
jose affair.
Il do not think he quite got my point
OF view, which is of little moment either
way, and l would not pursue the sub
Ject further except in the hope that ]
may contribute something, no matter
how infinitesimal, to reform in the ad-
ministration of our criminal laws.
I wish to assure my friend at the
outset that I am not in favor of lynch
ing as it is ordinarily understood, either
in principle or practice. I think, how
ever, that the word "lynching" is mis-
n9mer when applied to the San Jose
Fair That was a case Of the people
themselves executing the law sum-
r4arily in response to situation that
raade such action imperative, somewhat
Ike the pioneers in the early history Of
Car Western country
Some one has said that "a country to
bTs loved must be lovely" Likewise, the
Nw to be respected must be respect
s0ie, which 1t Is not in our country.
It has been brought into contempt and
d5sTepute by its corrupt and incompe-
tent administration and the archaic Or
ganization of our judicial system, rules
OF evidence and certain constitutional
and other provisions designed to protect
the individual in a crude state of So
ciety, but which have long since outlived
their usefulness and only operate to
protect the criminal.
The criminals of the country are
thoroughly organized and financed and
q
society. Society must war upon them
In like manner or the social order will
perish. The situation is unusual and
abnormal and requires unusual and
extra-legal treatment, especially when
1t is demonstrated that the ordinary
processes of law are inadequate to meet
the situation and suppress the rampant
ctiminality throughout the country.
The present administration Of our
criminal laws Is disgrace to us as a
civilized people, according to no less an
authority than the late Chief Justice
Taft. Under our obsolete and archaic
judicial system the worst type Of GRIM
ipals are enjoying practical immunity
from punishment. They have become
50 powerful that witnesses are intimi-
dated and are afraid to testify against
them, and some cases have shown that,
even when they are proven guilty, JurleS
are afraid to convict tt I'm for fear of
reprisals. Under the circumstances. no
other recourse is left to the people but
to be their own Judge and executioner.
Make detection of crime and the pun
ishment of criminals certain and swift
by reform of the machinery of justice
and the purging of the legal profession
Of its shysters and there will be no need
for the people themselves to execute the
laws for the protection of their homes,
their children and their property from
the vilest criminals on. earth and So
called lynching will then disappear. as
it will then be unnecessary and without
Justification The administration of the
criminal laws in England and Canada,
where there are no lynchings, is a COM
plete answer to the needs of the situa-
ton in the United States.
ALEXANDER SIDNEY LAN1ER.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKlN.

Did YOU ever write q letter to Fred
eric ]. Haskin? You can ask him any
question Of fact and get the answer In
a personal letter. Here is . great edu-
cational idea introduced into the lives
Of the most intelligent people in the
world-American newspaper readers. It
Is O part Of that best purpose Of q
newspaper-service.T There Is no charge
except cents in coin or stamps for re-
turn postage. Do not use post cards.
Address Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Washington, d. o.
O. Please name q few famous ma
gicians Of today. X.
A. Thurston, Blackstone. Nate Leip-
zig Fred Keating, Cardini and Null
@. Is Marion Talley still on her
Kansas farm?-F. j.
A. Miss Talley will sing this Winter
as q member Of the Chicago Grand
Opera Co., which has recently been or
ganized.
G. Was Ste. Therese's autobiography
widely sold?-A. B.
A. Three million copies Of her auto
biography have been printed In French
alone and it has been translated into
35 languages, with a total estimated
circulation Of 100000 copies.
Q. Is much whisky being made in
Kentucky now.-T. w.
gallons of whisky daily, mostly for
other States.
@. Is the speaking clock Of the Paris
telephone system successful?-A. B.
A. The robot clock tells the time to
an average Of 1000 inquirers a day,
thus bringing in revenue Of 100000
francs yearly.
G. What is the recapture clause per-
tanning to the railways and what Is its
present status?-H S.
A. During the World War large sums
Of money were advanced to railroads
through the Railroad Administration.
1t was provided that when railroads
began earning a surplus of net earn
ings above a fair return on investment
the Government should recapture that
surplus. Very little has been paid over
to the Treasury by the carriers, al
though funds have accumulated on the
books in recapture accounts. There
has been some litigation over the law
and strong effort to obtain the repeal
VI lIle IeCdpLuTe clause.
Q. How long has artificial leather
been made?-W. S.
A. The earliest patents for artificial
leather were grarted in England about
1850.
Q. Who is called the waltz king?-
H. T.
A. Johann Strauss. who wrote more
than 500 waltzes. The most famous is
Blue Danube
Q. What is the largest fish ever
caught?-K. G.
A. So far as Is recorded, the largest
fish Of any species ever taken on rod
and reel is a striped marlin caught off
Tahiti in 1880 by Zane Grey.
O. Where is the Monastery Of st.
Stephen. which was founded in the
A. The Monastery of st. Stephen.
which was founded by the Byzantine
Emperor Andronlcus, Is one Of the
"A meteora. or hanging monasteries,
Northern Greece. 1t is separated from
the ground behind by q deep, narrow
chasm. which is spanned by a draw
| bridge.
@. What did American Indians use
for pack animals before horses were
introduced by the Spanish?-P. N
A. The Indians Of the plains of West
ern North America used dogs.
@. Is rubber used in many of the
parts Of a car?-J. D.
A. Rubber Is used in various forms
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Theorists Sure to Find
A Plan to Help Farmer,
To the Edito: of The Star:

In your excellent editorial Of Decem-
Der IS you wonder what is going to be
done with the farmers vino are occupy
ing the land in question II Secretary
OF Agriculture Wallace's plan is put into
effect. refer, Of course to his plan for
the Government to buy 10000, 900 acres
OF farm land in order to do away with
surplus farm products
We may now expect one OF the brain
trust" boys to come forward with a
solution to the problem as it relates 10
the truck farmers at least. His idea
undoubtedly will be to allow the truck
farmers to stay right on their land and
The poor truck farms will, OF course.
produce only light delivery trucks. How
ever. after mature deliberation this
plan may be discarded because 1t Is
perfectly obvious that If the big oil COM
panies continue to advance gasoline
prices at the rate they are now doiuT
nobody will be able to buy gasoline fcy
the trucks.
Some Columbia University theorist Is
undoubtedly going to advocate that mo7t
OF these farmers who are producin@
on the big Government reclamati0n
projects. They will be given jobs help
ing to reclaim arid land so that it ca
be turned into arabic land on whic..
more surplus farm products can i.
raised. Or something.
understand that some OF thee
theorists are urging the farmers to cul-
tivate hemp and sisal on a larger scale
They claim this is justified by the grea,
market now opening up on the Eastegr
Shore OF Maryland for lynching ropes
Another professor has evolved beau
tiful scheme-h it works. He is con-
vinced that making ecsnog for New
Year day is too arduous a proceedir?
BY the present methcd. Now that NE
distillers are working full blast, bis !dea
Is that 1t would be a simple matter to
feed the cows the refuse mash from
these distilleries, mixed. OF course. with
a few eggs. Presto! At one fell swoop
We get eggnog.
Do not worry about the farmers. The
professors have thousand relief theories
for every farmer in the land-f they
only WoTk - s. II. MUMFORD. :.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

| and for many purposes in the manu-
facture OF a. modern automobile In
one popular car the Use OF rubber at
60 points is specified
@. Did Rube Goldberg, cartoonist, go
to college2-C M.
A. He is a graduate OF the College Of
Mining Engineering Of the University
| Of California.
@. Before the revolution how many
churches were there in Russia?-W.
G. P.
A. About $4,000.
@. What does membership in the
| American Museum of Natural History
| cost?-N. H.
A. There are 10 classes Of member
ship, ranging from associate, at an an
nual cost Of SO. to an endowment mem
Der at 100000. The institution was
| founded in 1869.
@. Please give a short biography Of
Ruth Slenczynski. the child musical
prodigy. How Is her name pronouncedP
M. L.
A. Shell shocked in the war, her
father had TO give up his career as q
concert violinist. Determined to have
|
struction OF Ruth, who appeared In San
Francisco in recital at the age Of four.
Josef Hofmann offered her a scholar
ship at the Curtis Institute, but she
studied only three weeks, when teach
ers began to change her method. Later
she was taken TO Paris, where Alfred
Cortot, famous pianist, took direction
OF her work. She has given recitals
both in Paris and in Berlin. She is
| now Y nld d.
nounced Slen-chin-ski.
sports?-H. c. Y.
A. He is one who spends half or part
OF his time as professional. For IN
stance, a person has a position which
prevents his spending all his time at
sports and on Saturday afternoons or
Sundays plays base ball or teaches golf
for money. Such a person could not
regain amateur standing.
@. Does the Army Band receive pay
for concerts broadcast over the radio?
IS. A.
feature and is classified as a good viii
feature.
Q Why Is a mlle-end- quarter RI &c
track preferred to the mile track
l.. A.
A. 1t gives longer finishing stretch
than mile track has, and the con-
sensus of opinion among racing men IS
| that it is the ideal length for a tx
| This f1attens the turns out and gives a
longer straightaway.
Q. Was Jack the Ripper ever iden.i-
fed?-L. P. F,
A. Although special work by Sect
land Yard and private detectives was
done In the case of Jack the Ripper,
no detailed information regarding this
| criminal has ever been obtained He
was supposed to have attacked women
and children Throughout London and
to have been identified with the White
chapel murders.
Q. Why is the D1stin suished Service
Cross given and how many awards of it
have been made?-MY R. Il.
A. The Distinguished Service Cross
| is bestowed upon personnel in the mill
| tary service who distinguished them
selves by extraordinary heroism in mill
tary operations against an armed enc
my There have been $3.50 awards of
TINS decoration made, including 119
Oak Leaf Clusters. Of this decoration
l6 awards were made. including one
Oak Leaf Cluster, for heroism per-
formed in the World War
@. When was the statue Of Frances
E. Willard placed in Statuary Hall at
the Capitol?-A. c.
A. In February, 1905.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

The spirit of Christmas was never
more warm and generous than in this
lingering year of 1888. Our old friend
Santa Claus is entitled to the N. R. A.
decoration. There can be no doubt that
he did his part.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

projected demonstration, but Paris Is
dubious as to whether Premier Musso-
lini would think well of it. British
support would, Of course, be welcome in
the highest degree to the French, but
that. likewise. is not too optimistically
counted upon.
Should France actually contrive to
assemble the impressive coalition upon
which she reckons to support her plans
to thwart German military aspirations,
the moral effect would be unquestion-
able. But how it would finally react
upon the Nazi government and the uni
fed German nation upon which Chan
cellor Hitler can now depend is some
thing designed to give France serious
food for pause.
For years before the World War. the
old Prussian military party's slogan
was that Germany was being "encir-
cled" by an organized ring Of enemies.
History may record that what primarily
caused the ensuing conflict of 1914-18
was Germany's determination. at what
ever risk. to break through that ring
in desperate struggle for "independ-
ence." On another celebrated pre-war
occasion, referring to Britains deter
mination to keep Germany inferior at
sea. Chancellor Won Buelow warned the
London government to remember that
pressure always breeds counter
pressure"
French statesmen, in arranging to
bring concerted anti-re-armament pres
sure on the third Reich, will need to
take into due account the perils Of a
repercussion from across the Rhine
that might have the gravest conse-
quences for the peace of Europe.
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Swastika Removed
From Union Jack.

Manchester Guardian.-A Union Jack
showing in the center large swastika,
which had been flying outside the
premises of the Imperial Fascist League
in Craven street, Strand, London, yes
terday, was removed after an official of
the Royal Empire Society had spoken
to tho secretary of the league.
The premises are the property of the
Empire Society, whose offices are in
Northumberland avenue, a short dis
tance away. The official, Mr.. H. Pinks,
said to reporter: It called upon Mr..
A. S. Leese, secretary of the Imperial
Fascist League, and in polite. friendly
request asked him to remove the flag.
He had no objection and Immediately
complied. The swastika on the flag
was rather conspicuous and was flying
near business premises. Shopkeepers
do not Like undue notoriety, and we
thought it might cause some inconven-
ience.'
Evening star., 1933-12-26
Low Copra Prices
Discourage Ceylonese.

Discourage Ceylonese.
Ceylon Daily News (Colombo) -
Copra, during the last few weeks, has
fallen to levels never before recorded
and the condition of the market now
can only be described as calamitous.
(Copra is dried or smoked coconut
meat and an important export of
Ceylon.)
The London price, since March last,
had been dragging around f12-10-0 per
ton. 1t is worse now.
A new and unexpected factor has
come into the situation. The price has
fallen still further, to f10-1O-0 per ton,
and the position of the copra producer
is now precarious indeed
The new factor is the French reply
to the Ottawa duties. The French
government quite suddenly has imposed
an import duty of about 35 shillings
per ton on all copra entering the
country, with the result that the Eu-
ropean market has been completely
diSorganiZed.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

Japan has an heir to the throne. Con-
sratulations are due, although in the
light Of modern progress, if custom had
permitted, 1t may be considered possible
that one Of the girls might have grown
up to be quite as good a ruler as boy.
Evening star., 1933-12-26

An advantage will be held in the
coming Congress by the man who has
natural skill in extempore speaking
Events move so rapidly that the studied
grafton Is likely to be out of date before
it can be delivered
Evening star., 1933-12-26

JaiF"'is customs do not call for
Chris:taas tree celebration. Neverthe-
less. &c nation is in accord with the
happ'l lsss of the season and Is enjoy
ing tyS merriest of birthday parties.