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Evening star., 1933-01-04

Of his Democratic colleagues also md
themselves. There is, apparently, a
dread lest the country be disappointed
with the performances Of the Democrats
Perhaps these gloomy Democrats are
correct In their estimate Of the situa-
tion and Of what might grow out Of q
special session Of the new Congress.
However, 1t Is not what the country ex-
poets. The new Congress and the new
President were elected last November
because the people desired change
and wished for the kind of legislation
which the Democrats were promising.
They should have been on the Job now,
in order the quicker to give the people
a taste of Democratic administration.
1t is idle TO postpone the taste. Either
the people will like what the Demo-
Gratis bring or they will not Nor does
it seem consistent with the promises of
the Democratic party to the country
to put off for more than year the be-
ginning Of the program adv 'ted during
the campaign-however indefinite the
program may have been.
Mr.. Blanton takes the view that the
old lame-duck Congress, controlled half
by the Democrats and half by the
Republicans. should carry out the Demo-
cratic platform pledges, except for beer
and repeal Mr.. Blanton has had long
experience in Washington. He knows that
it is not practical to put through impor-
tant legislation in session which expires
eight and half weeks from today. He
knows that even though the Democratic
House might act speedily, there Is the
Senate, with its unlimited debate rule,
to delay these important measures.
And he, in effect, calls upon Repus-
lican President to sponsor the program
of his Democratic successor. The Demo-
Gratis have been slow, Mr.. Blanton might
reflect, to give President Hoover sup
port for his own program.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Garage Owner Quotes
Taxes Versus Rentals

To the Editor of The Star:
I noticed in tonight's Star a state
ment of Carl Bishop in regard to
excessive garage rent he has been pay
ing for q metal garage-no light or
heat-at the high rate of SIS per
month. I can't imagine any one pay
ing so much for such garage when
the city is crowded with empty ga
RACES from SIS up-good garages at
that. I consider it his own fault for
doing so. II he would only take the
trouble to look around he could find
plenty at $5, and surely 1t Is worth that
for protection of any car. I myself
have one-story brick, opening on
street and next to alley, which rented
several years ago for $40 per month, but
when we bought a car, of course, we
used the garage ourselves. But re-
Gently we were compelled to sell
the car and are now renting the
garage for 81 per month, and
glad to get it. There has been so much
pro and con in The Star recently about
garages and tenants in general that I
think it time for owners to have q say.
I should like to hear from others on the
garage question. I believe the tax on
a garage Is $5 or So (minimum), so
you see it is not all profit at that. Just
a drop in the bucket. L. McBOYER.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Technocracy Is Putting
Cart Before the Horse

To the Editor Of The Star:
Whatever else the ''technocrat" knows.
he certainly doesn't know money. The
engineer mind seems to be like the poet
mind, which dismisses the greatest
(false) power Of the world with the
lordly bromide, "yulgar stuff"l But
when rent day comes around, as it has
way of doing, how humble a man can
bel The engineer sees no way of turn
ing higher mathematics into legal
tender, and the poet finds his landlady
utterly unimpressed by non-rlegotiable
flights In fancy.
These fatuous engineers are putting
the cart before the horse. Basically, the
problem is not machine or energy
problem. For machines are useful or
detrimental in exact proportion to the
working of the national money system.
Every avenue of ethical speculation
deboucnes at once into the broad road
which leads directly to the United
States Treasury Department. Every
problem, in other words, Is q money
problem. If the money system IS un-
tair at the start; If it automatically en-
riches the worst people and impoverishes
the best people-then, of course, every
human relationship and activity will
become distorted and perverted Why
try to make very simple thing COM
plicated beyond all comprehension?
Gold money has obviously failed.
That is circumstance every one
knows but those who still want to "kid
themselves All thinking modern econo-
mistS realize that gold standard cur
rency constitutes ample cause for every
human i'll, earthquakes and acts OF
God" excepted to some extent!
But why jump from the gold dollar
of idolatry to an energy dollar OF gas?
The American people, during the past
so years, have been offered score OF
monetary plans more logical and feas-
ible than monetizing energy. Why can't
silver be monetized; not to mention the
war bonds. by which some $25, 600, ,000, 900
of perfectly good legal tender could be
put into circulation? If this wouldn't
suffice to replace money deficit OF
around $50 O,000, ,O00, GOO, land, public
utilities and the railroads could also be
monetized at just appraisals OF value.
Why permit the gold owner to have to
himself alone the all-important monetiz-
ing privilege?
Now contrast the simplicity and per-
lection of the above plans with the Ut
terly vague plan Of giving energy the
legal tender function and then ask your
self whether America Is going stark,
staring mad?
Europeans stigmatize Americans as
being the most gullible people on earth.
When we stop to consider how Coueism
swept the country and is now complete
ly forgotten, perhaps those OF US who
are not morons can understand why
"technocracy' is doing the same. Both
have great appeal. Both promise
much without criticizing us for the
sins of greed and idolatry which have
alone caused our fall.
But I venture to say that until we
hunnblv admit the idiocy of our gold
idclatry and strive TO crush it at its
source, not single "erg" will ever be
monetized.
ROBERT RUSKIN BURNS.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
State Sovereignty and
Federal Constitution
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Having followed carefully the advice
of my friend, j. w. Cheyney, in the
December 20 edition of The Star, wish
again to take issue with him.
The phrasing of the national Const1-
tuition cannot prevent differences OF
opinion from arising regarding the
limits of power of either the National
or State governments. Indeed, many
of the best statesmen that the United
States has produced have often been
engaged in lively controversies on the
subject of State sovereignty VS.. CEN
tralization of power.
Mr.. Cheyney in several letters to The
Star has quoted different sessions OF
the Constitution to uphold his argu-
ment that no State can make COM
pact or treaty. I am convinced that
he is too literal In his analogy of these
quotations. In previous letter to The
Star quoted from q college textbook
several instances where States have
made compacts or treaties with neigh
boring States I would like to cite one
Of these in particular. "(b) An agree
ment of 1922 among seven States con-
tanning portions of the basin of the
Colorado River, and having to do with
the ALLEGATION of rights to the waters
of that stream" The record Of this
action Is to be found: e. L. Hampton,
"The Seven-State Irrigation Treaty"
Curr. Hist, XVII 992-l002 (Mar. 1929
I am of the opinion that Mr.. Cheyney
will derive some profit by referring to
this article.
In reviewing this controversy find
that Mr.. Cheyney persists in using quo
tations from the Constitution and at
tempts to analyze them himself. As
heretofore stated, 1t is difficult to define
certain sections of the Constitution
without giving them broad interpre-
tation. In view of the fact that State
compacts and treaties are now in ex-
istence think that Mr.. Cheyney has
failed to support his argument to the
contrary. JAMES II. GUAM.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Special Sessions.

Representative Blanton Of Texas does
not believe in special sessions of the
Congress; certainly not at this juncture.
He told the House yesterday that a spe-
cial session of the new Congress next
Spring would cost the country millions
OF dollars; even hundred million. He
said that the peoples money would be
wasted in new and half-baked projects
But more particularly he warned his
Democratic colleagues that a special
session would be starting out toward
unpopularity of the new administra-
ton"
The gentleman from Texas did not
show that confidence in the Democratic
Congress recently elected which might
have been expected from so ardent a
Democrat Either he does not believe
that the Democratic Congress is capable
OF meeting the campaign pledges of his
party or he does not take much stock
in some of those pledges. The latter is
undoubtedly true in regard to the
Democratic platforms declaration that
the eighteenth amendment should be
repealed and that legislation modifying
the volstead act should be enacted. per-
mitting the manufacture and sale Of
beer. Mr. Blanton has fatty declined
to go along with his party on the ques-
ton Of prohibition repeal. Clearly, how
ever, MIR. Bianton seems alarmed at ths
idea Of turning the Democratic Congress;
loose in Washington when the Roosevelt
administration takes command Of the
executive branch of the Government
11hiS k state Of mind In which sons
Evening star., 1933-01-04

writing master cast o movable 1eaden
type with the same object In mind
Pins inserted in cushions and large
wooden letters next we're tried. It was
Valentin MISUNDERSTANDING FIRST
embossed paper for blind readers. From
movable type set by his pupils he pro-
duced books embossed in large and
small italics. Capt. Fraser tells the
story:
Hauy's first pupil. Francois Lesueur,
was sorting the papers on his teacher s
desk and came across q card strongly
indented by the types in the press.
The blind lad showed his master he
could decipher several letters on the
card. Immediately Hauy traced with
the handle of his pen some signs on
paper. The boy read them and the
result was printing in relief, the great
est of Hauy's discoveries.
But as early as 1927 John Gall of
Edinburgh had printed in triangular
modification of the common alphabet
the first book for the blind produced
in the United Kingdom. A DR.. Fry, of
London, In 1882, won prize offered
by the Scottish Society of Arts for q
better code of letters. DR.. Samuel
Gridley Howe of Boston was inspired
by Fry's work to set up a press at the
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts,
Asylum (now SCHOOL, for the Blind
Howe was the husband of the author
Of "The Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
written in Washington. During forty
four years at Perkins he campaigned
and toiled for the children of the dark
His genius educated Laura Bridgman,
who was deaf and dumb as well as
blind, and paved the way for the
triumphs of Helen Keller.
BY the end of the nineteenth century
there were twenty-three different meth
DDS of embossed printing in existence
The question was: Which Is best for
universal use? Braille's met all the
tests. With slight revisions, it has
passed into worldwide use.
There Is a cynical proverb about "the
blind leading the blind" The saying
is ages old, and Braille and thousand
others have shown it to be wickedIy
wrong. John Stanley, Mile. Paradis,
DR.. T. r. Armitage, Elizabeth Gilbert,
Sir Francis Joseph Campbell, Henry
Fawcett, DR.. william Moon, Sir Cyril
Arthur Pearson, Henry Martyr Taylor,
Alfred Hollins, William Wolstenholme
all were blind and all we're great lead
ers, great inspirations for both their
similarly afflicted brethren and those
not so handicapped.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
A Proposed Local Beer Bill.

1t Is to be noted that the bill for the
regulation Of the sale Of beer in the
District of Columbia, introduced by
Representative Loring Black Of New
York and sponsored by the Crusaders, is
intended as sort of stop-gap measure
pending more carefully prepared plan
of liquor control II and when the
eighteenth amendment Is repealed
Aside from the merits or demerits Of the
bill itself, this fact is significant. In
the States, as well as in the District of
Columbia, there will doubtless be a
strong tendency to set up hit-or-miss
machinery to deal with legalized beer,
postponing until some indefinite tonor-
row the construction of the far more
important legislation relating to con-
troll of all liquor. Legalization of beer
in advance of the repeal or modifica-
tion Of the eighteenth amendment will
thus create two distinct problems.
There is obvious danger that If legalized
beer, treated at one and the same time
as Notwithstanding and as an intoxi-
eating beverage, gains foothold, the
ability adequately to control other
forms of intoxicants, when legalized,
will be weakened and the task made
more difficult.
The Black Crusader bill represents
the ideas of the vets, however. as to
control of beer should beer be legalized.
II beer is to be legalized there is no
time to be lost in giving thorough and
serious consideration to the situation
then to be faced. The House District
Committee should seek the advice Of
representatives of the dry organizations
and of local citizens in making the bill
for the District as much Of q. model
for the States as possible, even though
it deals only with beverage statutorily
removed from the category Of intox-
icants.
The Black Crusader bill includes one
important section, denying to brewers
or wholesale liquor dealers the right to
have any direct or indirect financial in
terest in the business of those licensed
to sell beer at retail in the District.
The aim Of this prohibition is COM
mandatory. II 1t could be enforced, it
would strike at one of the recognized
evils of the old liquor traffic. 1t is one
of the practical safeguards against the
return of the old saloon as it was known
before prohibition. But there will
doubtless be objection to the fact that
the local beer bill places licensing su-
thority in the hands Of the superin-
tendent Of licenses. Such authority
with broad power to revoke licenses,
should certainly be vested in a board
or commission Of citizens representative
Of and responsive to the wishes of the
local community. 1t is believed, in ad-
dition, that if licenses are granted to
sell beer by the glass TO all who fulfill
the qualifications outlined in the bill,
Of being bona fide restaurants, clubs
eating places or hotels" there would be
few establishments, indeed, that could
not so qualify.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Marines, Leaving Nicaragua,
Stir Congratulations Here

ernment, though the system of non
recognition has seriously harmed little
Costa Rica."
Some Latin American countries
according to the Toledo Blade, looked
askance upon the policy Of intervention.
but their fears that it forewarned Of
imperialism have proved groundless.
Apparently our 'leathernecks' in Mica
ragua have maintained their well earned
reputation for fearl lsssness and en-
cheney. They have had not only to
light at times and to suffer some losses,
but to serve as schoolmasters for native
military forces and as political mechan-
les TO set up and operate election ma
cn1nery. 1t Is to be hoped, but not to
be expected too confidently, that the
results of the good work they have done
VIII be permanent" As to this perma-
nence, the Houston Chronicle holds that
we are well out of the mess at this
time, but there is no way of knowing
now stable Sacasa's government will
prove to be-" The Chronicle feels that
Sin case there Is a formidable revolt
against his regime we probably viii be
forced to take action, even though the
Liberals of the country express angry
protests"
Learning that SandinO rebel chief.
is reported willing to surrender" the
Miami Daily News sees the possibility
that he may get a government position
and amnesty for his followers, and
offers the comment: ''Dr. Sacasa. the
man whom the Marines originally were
sent to Nicaragua TO keep out Of ofice,
achieved the presidency in the recent
election under their supervision. San
dino's desire for peace as the American
troops evacuate shows that our armed
intervention, far from putting down
revolution, merely served to prolong It
at tremendous cost in both lives and
money. BY such surrender the rebel
leader Is in reach of moral victory
much greater than any he could posi-
bly, have achieved in the field of battle"
While recording rumors that San
dino will not accept the new regime
and Is merely awaiting the chance to
take the field again. the Roanoke
World-News hopes that there is "a
definite end of an unpopular military
occupation" The San Antonio Express
finds it favorable to better conditions
that "Dr. Sacasa is inclined to more
conciliatory ways than his predecessor.
Moncada."
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Friends of the Blind.

The anniversary of the birthday of
Louis Braille 1852-is being cele-
brated today throughout the world
Naturally, perhaps, his name means lit
tie to those who, fortunately, have un.
impaired sight; but to those who live
in total or partial darkness he personi-
fies all the scores of noble men and
women who, with unpretending devo-
tion, have earned by their labors the
right to be listed among the friends Of
the blind.
Braille was born with normal powers
of vision. An accident cost him one eye
when he was but three years old; soor
he lost the use of the other organ. HI
became a pupil and eventually an in.
structor in the Institution des Jeunel
Aveugles, Paris. There he adapted tht
system that bears the title Braille from
that invented by Capt. Charles Barber
young French cavalry officer Tht
new alphabet of embossed dots wa!
published when its sponsor was onl!
twenty an improved form was brough
out five years later. However, like man!
another innovator. Braille had to wal
for fame. Official recognition did no
come until two years after his death
Various changes have been made in tn.
alphabet In the past five decades, bu
Brailles celebrity has been in no wa!
submerged by these alterations.
1t, may be worth while to note thu
long process of development by which
the doors of the worlds treasury of lit
erature have been opened to the sight
less. Capt. Ian Fraser says: 9TH
earliest authentic records of tangibl
letters for the blind describe a plar
Of engraving the letters upon block!
Of. wood, the invention of Francesc,
Lucas. spaniard." In le4o q Pari
Evening star., 1933-01-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

sions will convene in Al other States
When Florida follows suit in April all
the Legislatures will have met in 1888
except those of Alabama, Kentucky
Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia
Incidentally, they will write the final
doom OF lame duck Congresses by ratify-
ing the Norris amendment.
Cheer up, all ye deserving Democratic
sisters! Jim Farley, future distributor
in chief of Roosevelt Federal pie. au-
thorizes the statement that the fairer OF
the party species after March may
confidently count on the squarest deal
the sex has ever known since it broke
into national politics. The President
elects Warwick attributes f. D. RS
landslide victory in no small degree to
woman voters and he intends to see that
they come into their own under the
new deal.
Having only begun to grope its way
through the maze that Is called tech
nocracy, the country presently will be
required to learn a new national catch
domestic allotment" It's the
trade mark under which Representative
Marvin Jones, Democrat of Texas, law
yer chairman of the House Agricultural
Committee, will shortly introduce the
latest plan for farm relief. Predictions
are rife that the average citizen will be
able to understand about as much re-
garding domestic allotment" as he got
from equalization fee" that farm fetish
of yesteryear.
y + X
Uncle Sam is publishing a new maga-
zine, FugitiveS Wanted by Police. 1t
has nothing to do with chain gangs,
The United States Bureau of Investiga-
ton, j. Edgar Hoover, director, gets II
out monthly. The purpose is to dis
tribute among all law-enforcement Off
GERS data forwarded to the bureaus
Identification division by police officials
about wanted" persons.
(Copyrght, 1g33)
Evening star., 1933-01-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pH1LAMrR JOHNSON.

More Missionary Work.
We need more missionaries
In this enlightened day
To guide the mood that varies
In countries far away.
We must be kind and gentle
And calm each neighborhood
With language sentimental
And tell 'em to be good.
If those impetuous creatures
Our teachings would desert,
Expressions of our features
Must show how we are hurt.
If in their course erratic
They recklessly persist
We must become emphatic
And slap 'em on the wrist.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Leo Seems Human.
From the Des Moines Tribune,

From the Des Moines Tribune.
Jackie, famous moving picture lion
Is reported from Hollywood to have be-
haved quite humanity at a premier ot
his latest starring vehicle, jungle Aim
invited to witness the first showing,
JACKIE reserved his most rapt atten-
tlon Ior tne scenes In which he him
self appeared. Tiger performers bored
him and he yawned.
linus once again we have demon
strated the universal leveling infuences
OF screen education.
IN leonine grunts and growls Jackie
may nenceforth be permitted to relate,
70 an who viii listen, how he stopped
tne show at the Palace.
He now needs only a Iuxurious tiled
swimming pool and an assortment of
naming love affairs to assume his right
iul status as star Of the first magni-
tude In the cinema armament.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

Announcements are confidently made
that the Congressional Record will
hereafter be SO interesting that there
will be little chance for independent
publications to compete either in po-
litical philosophers or personalities.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

Like Gen. Dawes, former Gov. Smith
has asserted himself in favorable at
tention as a musician. Neither is in
clined to risk neglect of high RESPONSE
bilities by taking the encores that would
be welcomed.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

Defendants in New York plagiarism
trial were awarded several thousand
dollars to be paid by the plaintiff. If
when the show goes on the road charge
of plagiarism could be melted from
town to town, reasonably prosperous
tour would be assured.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

As japanese and Chinese fight, Stain
may be thinking over the old school
book story about the big boy who set
tied a quarrel over nut by giving
each combatant half the shell and keep
ing the kernel for himself.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

In view of the activity shown by the
member of the prohibition subcom-
mittee from washington, the good old
dill pickle should have a prominent
place when free lunch is restored.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

The Philippines may have occasion
to give thought a0o whether they are
attaining independence or being left on
door step.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

A low alcoholic content of beer will
not reduce intemperance II bootleg
spirits are permitted to circulate ad lib.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

An investigation report is seldom
sufficiently fascinating to show chance
of balancing its own budget by becom-
ing a best seller.
Evening star., 1933-01-04

BY reducing the purchasing power Of
the dollar economists may hope to make
debtors feel that it is not quite so hard
to part with.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Fifty-Fifty.

From the Schenectady Gazette.
Well soon attain that ideal and equal
division of labor-one-half imposing
taxes and the other half paying them.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Rate by Carrier Within the City.
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
An Other States and Canada,
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
patches credited to it or nc> otherwise cred
tied in this paper and siso the local news
nuhiished herein. All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Big Job.

Here is the biggest Job Of all
AS men attend their country's call.
The job that never seems quite through
Is tellin' Congress what to do.
From college hall to corner store
We're called upon to meet once more
With the great purpose still in view
OF tellin' Congress what to do.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Consolation.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Former King Alfonso smiled con-
tentedly when he read that the Repub-
lie of Spain had exiled his dentist.
Evening star., 1933-01-04
Beer and Postage.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
Some naturally are wondering
whether 3 per cent beer will be the same
kind Of f1op 3-cens postage Is