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The Washington times., 1933-01-10
PeriIs of Pearl

PeriIs Of Pearl
What that poor girl went
through! Jumping from NOV.
ing trains. Resisting thousands
of armed desperados. Ducking
iron claws and masked menaces
at every turn. Leaping from
SkyScraperS and landing in her
lovers arms on the street below
without a scratch. And when
it came to defending her 1onor
say, if Pearl didn't fight for
her honor at least three times
in every reel, the boys sat
through the picture twice just
to get their moneys worth!
Yes, the memory of Pearl
White was sweet one to me.
I had never met her before this
visit to Paris, and suppose it's
just as well. Sweet memories,
in order to be sweet memories,
must always remain part of the
past. When you strive to make
them part OF the present, they
vanish forever.
Not bad, Mr.. Hellinger, for
this hour of the day. Where
was I? Oh, yes. I was talking
about Pearl White. She looks
well. The years haven changed
her as much as I thought they
would. She has grown stoute",
but she still retains her sparkle
and vivacity to an amazing de.
gree.
We talked for more than an
hour. About nothing in partic-
ular, really. About this, that
and the other thing. About the
little Missouri town in which
Pearl had been born. About
the great changes in the motion
picture business since she was a
star. And so on.
Pearl has been enormously
successful over here. She gave
up her theatrical career about
10 years ago and settled down
to the business of being as
happy as possible, which is not
a bad occupation. She enjoys
the best of everything, travels
when she feels in the mood, has
her own racing stable and gen
orally lives life to the nilt.
Evening star., 1933-05-07

LONDON.-In allying himself with
former diehard Tory foes to try and
prevent the granting of too big a dose
of self-government to India, Winston
Churchill is back again in the spotlight.
And once again shrewd commentators
are repeating what they have said so
often in the past, that he still has the
premiership bee in his bonnet.
Whatever Churchills ambition. his
squat, powerfully built figure will not
move out of the limeltght much IN the
months Immediately ahead, and his
voice will be raised often against what
he stigmatizeS as a policy OF weakness,
of capitulation, in India.
1t is no new experience for this vet
eran politician and officeholder to make
common cause with former antagonists.
He entered Parliament as Conserva-
tive in 1900. later made his name as
Free Trader, and then turned Tory
again. He is still in the Tory fold,
but recently has been playing lone
action on the Indian issue His titular
leader, Stanley Baldwin, labels him a
reversionist to the pre-war Toryism In
which he was brought up. Others have
described him as q hard-boiled imper-
ialist. At any rate. the policy he has
espoused on the Indian issue is so
diehard in texture that Tory irrecon-
cilables who fumed when Baldwin
made Churchill chancellor of the ex-
chequer in 1924 have virtually recog-
nized him as their leader.
Oddly enough, some of those who
follow In his wake in resisting the Gre
alton of a federal government in India
opposed the Churchillian stand in favor
of sef-government in South Africa and,
more recently. self-government~ in the
Eish Free Stats.
Evening star., 1933-05-07
Italian Colonies Fail
To Attract Settlers

ROME, Italy.-The utter uselessness
of Italy's colonies as outlets for the
country's constantly expanding popula-
ton is revealed in statistics just pub
lished, according to which only $3.50
white Europeans now live in the four
Italian colonies.
Despite the staggering sums which
the Fascist government has poured into
the colonies in an attempt to make
them fit for Europeans to live and
prosper in, there has been an increase
Of only 24,338 in the number Of Eu-
ropeans living in the colonies during
the last 10 years.
Taken in conjunction with the con-
slant increase in the italian population
which the government Is doing every
thing in its power to encourage. this
failure Of the colonies to provide a
homeland for Italy's excess population
goes far to explain, II it does not jus
tify. the persistent Fascist claims for
colonial territory.
Copyright. 1ess3
Evening star., 1933-05-07
ssMinus Man" Is Latest
In Motoring Menaces

LONDON.-To the list Of persons
held to be responsible for most of
Britain's road accidents is added one
now described by the head of an in
surance company as the minus man"
"The minus man habitually takes
chances, and continues to hope for
the best at the wheel" says this in
surance oficial. This is the class Of
road user whose outlook is a public
menance."
Before the war, it is asserted, the
cost of third party claims averaged
about $50 q case, but today the aver
age has risen to near $3.50. Where
previously an injured person asked for
$3.50 In settlement, he now asks for
$1,000. Unless third party claims are
reduced 1t is expected that insurance
companies will increase their rates.
In 1882 there were 184.268 road
accidents in Great Britain, which
caused the injury of 206, ,41O persons
and the deaths Of $751; In London
1926 persons were killed and 52,456
tcopyrisht. 1888,
Evening star., 1933-05-07
nliteracy Is Declared
China's Great Problem

SHANGHAI. China.-China is a re-
public, but it has no citizens, and with
80 per cent of the populace unable to
read or write it is not to be wondered
at that the country has made such a
poor showing in the face of japanese
aggression.
Such is the opinion of Dr. H. c. E. Liu
president of the University of Shanghai,
who feels that Chinese themselves have
contributed largely to the present
plight of the nation
With such high percentage of
illiteracy, DR.. Liu feels that Chinese
must first be taught loyalty to their
own country. following which is the
need for a well-rounded program for
training Chinese in the true meaning
of citizenship.
Not until they had learned few
elementary lessons in reading and
writing and citizenship did DR.. Liu
feel that China would be- in a posi-
ton to overcome their greatest handi-
cap. that Of disunity. Granted that
and a knowledge of where the ma
tion's finances were going to- and DR..
Liu feels that Japan would no longer
be national menace.
DIR. Liu is but one of thousands of
Chinese educators who. pricked by the
national defeat in Manchuria and
Jehol, are turning to the schools and
the younger generation to instill new
lessons of patriotism.
(Copyright, 1897
Evening star., 1933-05-07
Swedish Arms Control Plan Seems
Doomed as Commission Begins Study

STOCKHOLM. Swedcn-While the
three-man commission appointed to in
vestigate the possibility CT nationalizing
Sweden's war industries has not yet got
down to business, it is already being
taken for granted that this social demo-
cratic gesture will go the way of every
other attempt to control the trade III
war materials.
The same circle which has prevented
effective action in this direction here
tofore seems destined to forestall Per
Albin Hansson's group in its attempt
to set the world fair example. -Four
important reasons initiate against the
realization of any really definite and
adequate program.
Makes Government Responsible.
The moment the Swedish government
took control of the nations war indus
tries it would be politically responsible
for the sale of arms to any foreign ma
ton. For fear Of compromising itself.
the government would have to reduce
exports considerably, thus decreasing
production and increasing unemploy-
ment in Sweden. This would be partic-
Evening star., 1933-05-07

ularly bad business for a social demo-
cratic government
Secondly. Sweden's war industry is
so minute compared with the giant
combines of France. England, Czecho-
slcvakia and Italy that reduction of its
production would not make a dent in
the international arms business as a
whole. Unless the other nations were
to act simultaneously-as they are not
at all likely to do-Sweden would simply
be handing over its business 10 them
without accomplishing anything.
High Standard Essential.
For reasons of national defense 1t is
necessary that Sweden's war industries
be maintained at high standard. and
this standard, in the opinion of ex-
perts. can be maintained only by stiff
competition with foreign concerns
Finally, the acquisition Of the concerns
now engaged in the manufacture of war
materials would cost the government
more kronor than it has spent. As far
as the "sacredness of private enterprise
is concerned, the present Swedish gov
ernment has no scruples, at least as far
as the arms business is concerned
tCopyrisht, 1933D
Evening star., 1933-05-07

the University Of Chicago, was In
stalled In 1922 as director, with head
quarters in Washington, next door to
the older Institute for Government Re-
search.
Saw Far-Reaching Threat.
Dr. Moulton had recently published
a discussion of the possible effects in
America Of the debt situation in Europe
The war debt problem thus was fresh
in his mind; 1t was one of the great
est unstudied economic tangles of the
day, and he saw that its threat to the
economic peace of the world was far
reaching-though few people at that
time appreciated this fact. 1t appealed
to him as just the sort Of problem the
Institute of Economics was established
to tackle So he tackled it, in collabora-
ton with one Of his staff associates,
DR.. c. E. MCGUIRE. and their studies
produced in 1928 that epochal book,
"Germanys Capacity to Pay"
1t fell like a bombshell into the self
confident. stand-pat atmosphere Of a
decade ago. when the international debt
collectors were vociferously talking of
100 per cent payment, on a scale in
volving the transfer from Germany of
billions Of dollars of gold currency.
Immediately, and without the knowl-
edge Of the institute. q digest of the
book was placed before the Reparations
Commission. The book was studied in
Evening star., 1933-05-07
Busy.ness
BY BRUCE BARTON.

IN partial punishment for my sins of the Gov
erning Committee of charitable organization. Once
month we meet to give solemn attention to variety OF
At - recent meeting the general manager laid before
us defect the plumbing OF our principal nuildng II
that the northwest bath room on tne tro mr. % Moor
ing comparatively the manager fet hat tne pumDg
ought to right that somebody should be responsible
for making it right He produced file OF correspondence
at least two inches thick. go . ~.
The first letter himself to the architect OF the
building second letter began I'm reply to yours OF
XYZ Institution we beg state that have this day
communicated with Messrs Hottie and Code, the plumbing
who responsible toy laying out the an
from them will communicate with again. Thanking
YOU for bringing this matter to our attention. and assuring
you earnest desire to have every detail OF the Duog
going to be done quickly But not There followed
the e % I e sS Of
pany that had supplied the equipment memos from the
head the branch office; memos from the branch
department passing the buck to the letters from
the contractor passing the buck to the architect reports OF
conferences the of all parties and ad inntum
record the incident with certain sense Of shame.
conclusion that this true picture OF the way American
spend their time conducting the mysterious thing
For me to make this revelation may be treason to my
II so in the words OF Patrick Henry make the
The sad truth is that we have numbered the simple
taton correspondence and accounting Business is organ
give the possible employment to the largest
number of peopto furnish excuse for men to leave
home in the morning.
believe that everything necessary support
fort happiness of the American people could be
pished in about five hours day and four days week.
not business. but busy-ness
Evening star., 1933-05-07

tensively by the trainers Of the Dawes
plan. and official acknowledgment has
been made Of the service it rendered
in that connection. Foreign demand for
the book was reflected in its quick
translation into the German. Dutch
and Russian languages. 1t ran into
several editions. 1t was the outstand-
publication of its time In the field OF
economies The Institute OF Economics
had arrived!
Established Standard.
That first report was an augury Of
what free and untrammeled research
could do In Illuminating "the dismal
science" 1t established standard
More than 40 separate studies have
since been made by the Institute Of
Economics, some en- its own initiative,
others at the request of outside agen-
cies: and in the 10 years almost the
whole field of economics has been
ranged in this series of laboratory at
tacks on public problems.
Mr. Brookings had expressed impa-
tience with the closed circle of The
typical university graduate school,
which seems to exist mainly to teach
specialists to teach others. ad infini-
tum Again he dug into his bank
account. The result was the establish
ment In 1928 Of the Robert Brookings
Graduate School Of Economics and
Government in Washington.
There were now three foundations
Evening star., 1933-05-07
Restoration of Faith of Public Is Held
Real Test to Be Faced by Roosevelt

nearly four years. Confidence in that
sense Is just coming back. 1t expresses
itself in rising prices Of goods Rising
prices Of goods Is the objective of the
economic part of Mr.. Roosevelt's course,
and the winning Of it now under way
can be put in some part to Mr.. Roose-
velt's credit
But faith is larger quality. Faith
has to do with reliance upon promises,
especially future promises, and par
ticularly promises that are impersonal
Consider partial list of defaults in
obligations which now cause lack of
faith
A great nation, France, is in default
about paying some 10 million dollars
which she promised she would pay the
United States last December. This 1t
Is necessary to describe as not un-
avoidable default, for France could
have paid
The United States Government is in
default on its undertaking to pay on
demand dollar in gold to every holder
called excusable default. caused by
emergency, and presumed to be tenn
porary.
Test to Come Later.
The United States Government Is in
default on its specific promise to pay
interest on its bonds in gold. This.
like the other. may be regarded as
excusable and temporary.
Large numbers of banks are in de-
fault on their obligation to return
money which their depositors placed
with them.
Many insurance companies are in
default on pretty sacred obligation,
the promise to pay on demand the cash
value Of the policies the people hold.
Those breaches Of promise, some or
all of them affecting practically every
man, woman and child in the country,
are q part of the cause of the peoples
lack Of faith. And the best test of the
prosperity ahead of us is whether it.
results ultimately in restoration Of the
peoples faith in the obligations of
institutions, including governments.
Hectic buying of goods at rising prices,
which is the first phase of imitation,
is not faith but lack of faith. That
sort Of active business" reflects the
opposite of faith, feeling that the
only kind of possession a man can feel
sure about is goods, something he can
touch with his hand.
The test Of this present burst of
prosperity will come In the next phase.
Prosperity will be sound and perma-
nent when the people get back their
faith that the obligations of institu-
tions. including governments, viii be
lived up to.
tcopyrisht. Isssa d.
Evening star., 1933-05-07
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lapse from which it will take Germany
generations to recover. Some aspects
of present Germany, especially the
persecution of Jews, are falling back
into the Dark Ages.
However-as to America today, we
can say this: Imitation of currency
(Which is the only kind regarded as
odious by even the most orthodoxy has
not come. It may not come. All that
has actually happened is that Mr..
Roosevelt has been given discretionary
understood in Washington now that
Mr.. Roosevelt's wish for that power
has to do with making his hand
stronger and more flexible in the COM
ing international conference, rather
than for definitely intended use in
America.
Can Safely Rejoice.
Imitation Of currency has not come
and may not come. If it does come. it
may be controlled. And if it comes
and is arrested it need not be followed
by collapse.
The sum of which Is to say that the
present burst OF business activity is
something we can safely rejoice in If
it Is followed by collapse, due to an
imitation of currency that has not yet
happened, then that paralysis will be
the beginning of another depression of
another kind. The cycle of continuous
depression that began in 1929 is, we
can safely say, ended. The succeeding
cycle, budding prosperity, is at hand,
whether 1t will 60 on to fruit depends
on how we handle it-and in large part
on how the administration at Wash
ington treats it.
The principal service President
Roosevelt can do for the United States
Is to restore faith. Not merely to pre-
serve faith in him. but to restore faith
in the broad sense. And not merely
to build up faith in him as a wonder
man, q medicine man who brought
back material prosperity. That would
pc tawdry fame in history compared
to the more worthy possibility Mr..
Roosevelt has ahead of him.
Faith Is Larger Quality.
Perhaps I can make clear what I
mean by suggesting difference be-
tween faith and confidence The COM
mon saying Is that we have lost "con-
fldence," that confidence must be re-
stored" The word is thus used In q
commercial sense One kind of con-
fdence asked for Is confidence in the
future of prices, confidence that goods
or securities bought today will not have
. lower price next week. Lack of that
kind Of confidence has beset us for
Evening star., 1933-05-07
Churchill Again Is in Spotlight;
Premiership Ambitions Are Hinted

The late Lord Oxford was credited
with the remark about Churchill, He
has genius without Judgment" And If
keen students of politics are right this
mcrcurial individual will not reach the
premiership goal in diehard company
in defense of a reactionary policy on
India For the time being, however he
is giving politics dramatic interest if
he is not increasing his political stature.
(Copyright 1881
Evening star., 1933-05-07
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS

n 70 single detail in the converse
tions of the British and French
VI statesmen and journalists who
1 came to Washington for the
Evening star., 1933-05-07

A s II the announcement Of the
~ policy Of the good neighbor and
~ the new Interpretation Of the
4 \ Monroe Doctrine, contained In
Evening star., 1933-05-07

Won Fight for Budget.
As a result of these investigations
the Federal budget system was finally
authorized by Congress In 1921. There
upon the institute went on to investi-
gate other problems of the national
Government It began publication of
series of reports on the organization
and functions of the various Federal
bureaus. It was one of the first to
point out In detail the many duplica-
tions of functions and personnel-and
I have no doubt the drastic reorganiza-
ton of departments now under way in
Washington is receiving no little help
from the sober, blue-backed books in
which the institute publishes its flnd-
ings.
Indeed, one prominent member Of the
Roosevelt administration, after obtain
ing q complete set of the IS volumes
(the so-called Service Monographs Of
the United States Government). re-
marked, These are going to be worth
more to the Federal administration
than the whole cost Of the Brookings
Institution"
But government Is, after all, but
limited segment of economics. Mr..
Brookings saw q need for broader
studies In the problems affecting hu-
man relations, and his next step was
to bring this idea to fruition. He OBJ
tanned a grant from the Carnegie
Corporation to finance . new research
project: the Institute for Economies.
Or. Harold @. Noulton, economist Of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-10
INCREASE IN BUSINESS IN
 MANY LINES
Upward Trend Since April 7 Noticed m Restau-
 rants, Hotels, etc.

NEW YORK, April 10.-Restau- rants and hotel business increased as much as ten fold in some cities and has doubled in most large centers since April Seventh when beer was legalized, a survey showed Sunday.
 While much of the increase un- doubtedly was represented entirely by sale of beer, hotel men in sev- eral instances reported room re- servations and restaurant and din ing room managers found that people were eating more than they have for months.
 Secretary Maurice Cohn of the Chicago Walters Union reported that all of his unions 1,500 mem bers were employed over the week end for the first time in many months
 Milwaukee reported more sales men are on the road, that hotels have more reservations booked now than for many months, and that 5,400 men are now employed in breweries against 1,500 year ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-10
SIXTY MEN GO
 TO WORK, SAW
 MILL THIS A. M.
Cannery Orders and Lum- Der for General Sale Be-
 ingFilled by Juneau Mill

Employing 60 men in the main mill, on the planers and in the power plant, the Juneau Lumber Mills began operations this morn ing.
 Start was made today on cannery orders secured by Roy Rutherford, President of the company, on his recent trip to Seattle, according to c. T. Gardner, Secretary of the mills company.
 The new crew is at work on lum- Der for boxes and for general sale. Box shocks are piling up prepara- tory to the opening of the mills box factory.
 Logs are being supplied the mill by the Juneau Logging Company's camp at Red Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-10
ANOTHER BODY FOUND
INQUIRY IS STARTED

LAKEHURST, N. J., April To- Admiral Moffett and Commanger McCord were both informed a few hours before the Akron took off on her fatal flight that weather con- ditions were likely to be unfavor- able for the object of the flight, Lieutenant Commander Wiley told the Navy Inquiry Board today.
 He said indications that visibil- ity would be poor at sunset the night of the take-off prob ply saved the lives of six airplane pil- ots. McCord studied the weather map and then ordered cancelled the scheduled drill of the Akron's six fighting planes, and they were left behind.
 Officers at the hangar took cog nizance of published reports there were no life preservers on the Ak ron on the last voyage and only cne parachute, but the 45 mattress es carried were in effect life pre- servers. Wiley said no more than one parachute was ever carried.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-04-10
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED
 BY PRESIDENT
Development of Tennessee Valley Basin Placed
 Before Congress
MUSCLE SHOALS IS
 ALSO TO BE REOPENED
Thousands of Men Will Be Put to Work General
 Scheme Outlined

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today placed before Congress in a special message, the vast Tennessee Valley development project including the operation of Muscle Shoals and by which it is expected to put thousands of men to work.
 The President asked for rehabili- tation of the Muscle Shoals power and nitrate plant and also asked creation of the Tennessee Valley project with authority to supervise flood control, forest conservation and improvement of agriculture.
 Wider Field Planned
 Tt is time to extend planning to wider field in this instance. declared the President in his spec- lal message, and experiencing in the one great project that many States will be directly concerned with improvements to the basin of one of our greatest rivers. If we are successful here. we can march, step by step. in like development of other great territorial units within our borders
 Asks Legislation
 The message said that continued idleness of our great national in- vestment in the Tennessee Valley leads me to ask Congress for leg islation necessary to enlist this project in the service of our people and such use, if envisioned in it's entirety, transcends the mere DOW CT development. It enters a wide field of flood control, erosion. re- forsstation, elimination from agri- cultural use of marginal lands and distribution and diversification of industry"
 Start Work at Once
 Senator Norris said he would in- troduce bill to carry out the Presidents recommendations today or tomorrow. He did not comment on the provisions of the bill pend- ing its introduction but it is ex- pected it will follow closely the general outline of legislation he has sponsored for several years.