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Evening star., 1934-08-26
Tariff Bargaining With Cuba

Reduction of six-tenthS of a cent a
pound in the duty on Cuban sugar is
worth approximately $22, $4,000 a
year to the Cuban sugar interests, and
this amount is greater than the value
of all American exports to Cuba in
1888. This is a single indication of
the value of the new tariff conces-
sions underlying the new Cuban
American tariff treaty, or trade agree
ment, which was signed Friday eve
ming at the State Department and
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Laughing Off" the League.


The President, with the facility al
which he is master, chooses to poke
gentle fun and slightly edged satire
at the newly formed Liberty League
His approach shows more finesse anc
skill than that of his Secretary Of
Interior, whose greeting to the league
was in the nature of accepting a
challenge to a knock-down-and-d drag
out fight between conservatives and
liberals, between old dealers and new
dealers. The President is too adept
at the gentle art of politics to note
publicly, any challenge to his leader
ship or to his administration in the
formation of the Liberty League. He
would rather laugh it of, as he dis
posed of the Writ issue by resort tc
timely pun or bon mot. He goes just
q little beyond condemning the league
with faint praise. The spirit of his
references, as a Washington corre-
Spondent notes in the New York
Times, was to praise the league with
faint damns.
If the league, as some commentators
have inferred, represents the nucleus
of a new political movement, the
President may have chosen the most
effective way Of dealing with such
q threat Mr.. Shouse, its president,
has disclaimed partisanship at the
outset. He would, of course, enter
such a disclaimer, and one is inclined
to the point Of view that if the aims
of the league are strictly political, its
days are numbered.
But the mechanical organization OF
the league, and its somewhat high
sounding charter, which the President
chooses to interpret as promising
allegiance b. only two of the Ten
Commandments, are of relative unim-
portance. The real significance of the
league does not lie in the weighty
names which are found in its Execu-
tive Committee. The significance OF
the league lies in the fact that its
creation has evoked a wide response
from an element of the population Of
the country that has felt its need as
a medium for the expression of q
point of view that is minimized by
engineers of the new deal. II there
Is no sustained demand for the sort
Of services the league proposes to
provide, the league will fold up and
vanish into thin air. That may be
its fate, through inept leadership or
the injection of partisanship. But
while the President may gently ridi-
cule the league itself, the sentiment
which has made possible the for1na-
ton of the league and promises its
support is not a sentiment to be ridi-
culed or laughed out of existence
There is evidence that this sentiment
Is growing, not diminishing.
The President points out that the
league is good as far as it goes, but
1t does not go far enough, and that
government Of all the people must
concern itself with many other things
than the protection of property rights.
This criticism of the leagues prospec-
tus is hardly fair. For, if one judges
the league correctly. its aim is merely
to place the proper emphasis upon
such things as the Constitution and
the rights of property. the idea being
that they are apt. otherwise, to be
lost sight of altogether.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Tempting the Gangsters.

Acting upon the principle that,
contrary to an old adage, there is not
honor among thieves, a reward OF
$25,0 900 is about to be offered by the
corporation from one of the trucks OF
which gang of robbers the other day
stole $427, 900 in a suburb of New
York. The police and company OFF,
cials have decided that the best way
to break up the hold-up is through an
underworld leak, stimulated by q large
Offering. It is known that an unusual
number of people were engaged in the
robbery. According to witnesses OF
the affair, at least ten were directly
employed in the maneuvers through
which the guards were held at bay
the truck was looted and the getaway
accomplished. Probably there were
more than that in the gang, including
those who helped in the escape, which
was effected, it would seem, by motor
boats. Perhaps twenty or twenty-five
underworld characters were direct ol
indirect participants in the crime
The division of spoils in such large
scale robberies usually breeds jealous!
and anger, and disappointed gangster'
are not immune to the temptation o
a reward when it is offeted with &
guarantee of immunity and secrecy
Then, again, there are probably SOM
who, without themselves being en-
gagged in the enterprise, know some
thing of the leadership and member
ship of the gang, and these may b
induced by such a sum as that nov
proposed to give clues to the per
sonnel.
The supposed loyalty Of criminals t
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Economic War Between
Great Britain, Ireland.
BY A. G, GARDINER.

LONDON, August 25.-The eco
nomic war between Great Britain and
the Irish Free State goes on its sullen
and desultory way without any ap-
parent prospect of an early solution
or a compromise. There is talk of
new negotiations, however, and two
things have happened which have a
significant bearing on the situation.
The first of them is the announce
ment just made at the annual meet
ing of Guinness, the manufacturers
Of Dublin stout. The business of that
firm is, I suppose, the most prosperous
industrial enterprise in the Free State,
certainly the most prosperous in Dub
lin. The main source Of its prosperity
Evening star., 1934-08-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

- The Laugh in Reverse.
There's a certain satisfaction
In remembering men of action
At whom the public once in laughter
roared. ..~-..-
We remark in tones respectful
How we once were so neglectful
That we tried to make a joke of
Henry Ford
We would talk about "a f1ivver"-
Henry heard without a shiVer.
While the shekels in his safety vaults
were stored.
So remember when you're sneering
At some effort persevering
How we tried to make joke of Henry
Ford.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Soviet Russia demands the release
of workmen on the Chinese Eastern
Railway arrested by Japan, thus
shifting the European war threat far
to the east of its customary location.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
The Joyous Joiner

The Joyous Joiner.
A joiner is happy elf;
He lives but to enjoy himself
While shaking hands the whole day
through
To old friends, always adding new.
He learns new slogans every day
Worth far more than the dues he'll
pay.
The joiner, as he heeds each call,
OF men seems happiest of ALL
Evening star., 1934-08-26

The names of Lenin and Trotsky
were once coupled. Both have been
largely effaced from Russian influence.
AS an historian, Trotsky has the ad-
vantage of surviving to take repor-
torial notes of the procedure.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

CONSERVATION has arisen in the
ranks of racketeers through the sim
pie discovery that a machine gun
may be made to work on the side of
the law as well as against it.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

1t Is not likely that the services of
Gen. Hugh johnson will be willingly
dispensed with. A competent or
ganizer is always to be relied on for
competent advice as a reorganizer.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
City Management.

"You once had some notoriously
bad men il Crimson Gulch," said the
travelling salesman.
Times are different" answered
Cactus Joe. We've got some fine
scenery, so we got polite and catered
to the tourist trade instead of getting
word through Chicago about the fine
hideouts our hills would provide for
bank robbers"
Applause may be misleading" SAID
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. 1T
is frequently bestowed on the best
actor rather than on the best
thought"
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Collegiate distinction has developed
difficulties because of an occasional
professor who honestly believes he has
a right to be as famous as foot ball
coach.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Huey Long has q wonderful ma
chine, but any traffic cop can remind
him of the danger Of stepping on the
gas once too often.
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Value of III. p.


Just little Hocus Pocus
AS we journey on the way!
It is welcome as the crocus
Early in the month of May.
Just a manner that is Jolly
When a voter comes along
Or an cir of melancholy
Showing sympathy so strong.
Though expense has almost broke us
In a rather ruthless style
Just a little Hocus Pocus
Serves to cheer us for a while.
Life is good deal like de
weather." said Uncle Eben. Oar is
jes' two. things you can't perdict
much in advance: what Is goin' to
happen and what amt"
Evening star., 1934-08-26
Self-PreservatiOn.

What plans have you made for your
political future?"
ct haven't announced 'em yet, -
said Senator Sorghum. "Of course,
everybody favors self-preservation, and
what I want to protect myself
against is any idea that we have
more politicians than we need and
that some Of 'em ought to be plowed
under"
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Criminals contemplating prosperity
prospects console themselves with the
thought that just around the corner
there may be a truckload of money.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Lotteries are being advocated on the
theory that in a crisis wise men may
find a way to utilize foolish money.
Evening star., 1934-08-26

Jud Tunkins says when you hear
the voice of safety you want to pay
attention to it and not keep con-
centrating on a radio jazz tune in a
passing truck.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

with Adolphe Menjou and Doris
Kenyon.
Have Heart" Metro Goldwyn) i,
with Jean Parker, James Dunn and
Una Merkel
III Fix It. (Columbia), with Jack
Holt and Mona Barrie.
Judge Priest" tFox) with Will
Rogers, Tom Brown and David
Landau.
Kentucky Kernels Marie Ga
lante" (Fox), with Spencer Tracey,
Ned Sparkes and Helen Morgan.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
tParamount, with Pauline Lord w.
c. Fields and Zasu Pitts.
My Peoples Dream "One Night
of Love (Columbia), with Grace
Moore, Tullie Carminati and Lyle
Talbot.
The Prescott Kid" Servants
Entrance (Fox), with Janet Gaynor,
Lew Ayres and Ned Sparkes.
'Six-Day Bike Rider" First Ma
tionaD, with Joe E. Brown, Maxine
Doyle and Frank McHugh.
Student Tour" with Jimmy Du-
rante, Charles Butterworth and Max
Inc Doyle.
1865 Nights in Hollywood CFoD,
with James Dunn, Alice Faye and
Jack Durant
The Tonto Kid" Tombstone
Terror" The White Parade" Jesse
L. Lasky). with Loretta Young, John
Boles and Dorothy Wilson.
Treasure Island" tMetro-Gold-
wynn, with Wallace Beery. Jackie
Cooper and Lionel Barrymore
Wake Up and Dream CUniversaD. .
with Russ Columbo, Roger Pryor and
June Knight
What Every Woman Knows"
Metro o-Goldwyn), with Helen Hayes,
Brian Aherne and Madge Evans.
For Adults Only.
Glass B-Judgment withheld so far
as attendance by adults is concerned.
Belle OF the Nineties' CParamounO, :,
with Mae West, Roger Pryor and John
Mack Brown.
British Agent" First NationaD ,
with Leslie Howard and Kay Francis.
lumbia), with Victor McLaglen, John
Gilbert and Alison SkipWorth.
The Case of the Howling Dog"
Warmer, with Warren William and
Mary Astor.
Chained" Metro -Goldwyn), with
Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Otto
Kruger.
cleopatra" (Paramount), with Clau-
dette Colbert. Warren William and
Henry WilCoxon.
Crime Without Passion" eHetch-
McArthur), with Claude Rains, Margo
and Whitney Bourne
Danes" Warner, with Joan Blon-
dell. Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler
The Dragon Murder Case First
Nationap, with Warren William, Mar
garet Lindsay and Lyle Talbot
The Fountain" R-K-O-Radio),
with Ann Harding. Brian Aherne and
Paul Lucas.
Friends of Mr., Sweeney" Warmer
Evening star., 1934-12-09
COTTON ESTIMATE
UP $4,000 BALES
Final Calculation of Department
of Agriculture Is 9,731, 900
for Season.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
This years cotton crop was estima-
ted yesterday by the Department OF
Agriculture in its final report of the
season to be 9,73l,O 900 bales of SOC
pounds each. as compared with ar
estimate of 9.634,00O bales a month
ago, 100000 bales produced last
year and 130O1 900 bales the year
before.
Meanwhile. cotton of this years
growth ginned prior to December l
was reported by the Census Bureau to
have totaled 9,029,792 running bales.
counting 1868 round bales as half
bales and including 1866 bales of
American Egyptian.
The estimate of the cotton crop was
based on an indicated yield of 1863 2
pounds OF lint cotton to the acre. as
compared with 1893 pounds indicated
on November this year, 2O85 pounds
produced last year and 1899 pounds,
the 1882 average production.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
MELLOTT OPPOSES
CUT IN LIQUOR TAX
Treasury Official Strikes Blow at
Movement to Reduce
$2-a-Gallon Levy.

BY the Associated Press.
The drive to cut liquor taxes has
suffered blow from the Treasury.
Substituting for Secretary Morgen-
thau in a radio speech Friday night,
Artaur J. Mellott, deputy commits
sioner of internal revenue, said:
Some people think the Federal tax
ought to be reduced. Their argument
is that this will stop bootlegging My
feeling is that We have made big in
roads on bootlegging with the present
tax rates and that eventually we shall
come close to stopping it entirely. > "
From the standpoint of an eff
cient enforcement of the revenue laws,
1 see no imperative need for lowering
the Federal tax at this time"
The tax on domestic liquor Is 50
a gallon.
Mellott estimated liquor and beer
in repeals first year brought $400,-
100000 in taxes to the Treasury and
said this income was increasing.
He hoped Congress would appro-
pirate money to increase protection
for dry States. of which there are l3.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

wynn, with Franchot Tone, May Rob-
son and Karen Morley.
There's Always Tomorrow" Uni-
versaD, with Frank Morgan and Bin
ME Barnes.
Transatlantic Merry Go Round
UNITED Artists. with Gene Raymond
and Nancy Carroll.
Way of the West"
white Lies"
I'VE Live Again" Samuel Gold
wynn, with Anna Sten and Frederic
March.
Films Termed Improper.
Glass C:
Affair of a Gentleman" CUniver-
SaD, with Paul Lukas, Leila Hyams
and Patricia Ellis.
The Affairs of Cellini' Daryl Ia
nuck). with Constance Bennett, Fred
ric March and Frank Morgan.
"All of Me" (Paramount) with
Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins
"Arianne' (English), with Elizabeth
Bergner and Percy Marmont.
Born to Be Bad" twentieth Cen.
turO, with Loretta Young and Cary
Grant.
Catherine the Great" UNITED Art.
ists), with Douglas Fairbanks. jr., anc
Elizabeth Bergner.
DIR Monica" CWarner). with Kay
Francis and Veree Teasdale.
"Enlighten Thy Daughter with
Zena Keefe.
THE Fighting Lady,
The Firebird" (Warner), with We.
rec Teasdale and Ricardo CorteZ.
Fog Over Frisco" First NationaD
with Donald Woods and Bette Davis.
The Girl From Missouri" Metro
GoldWyn), with Jean Harlow, Fran
chot Tone and Lionel Barrymore.
Kiss and Make Up"
Hat, Coat and Glove" R-KO-
Radio, with Ricardo Cortez and Bar
bara Robbins
He Was Her Man" (Warner) with
James Cagney and Joan Blondell.
L Have Lived" tChesterfield), with
Allan Dinehart and Anita Page.
The Life of Vergie winters (R-
K-OD, with Ann Harding.
"LimehouSe Blues.
Little Man, What Now?" (Univer-
saD, with Margaret Sullivan and
Douglas Montgomery.
Madame Dubarry' (Warner), with
Dolores Del Rio and Reginal Owen.
Manhattan Melodrama'' Metro
GoldWyn), with Clark Gable, William
Powell and Myrna 10y.
Men of the Night"
"A Modern Hero
Morals for Women" tiffany, with
Bessie Love and Conway Tearle.
Mana" Samuel Goldwyn), with
Anna Sten.
One More River" CUniversaD, with
Diana Wynyard and Frank Lawton.
"Of Human Bondage" tR-k-O-Ra-
Evening star., 1934-12-09

with Charles Ruggles and Ann Dvorak.
Fugitive Road"
The GAY Divorce" -Radio)
with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
"Hideout" Metro -Goldwyn), with
Robert Montgomery and Maureen
O'Sullivan
Il Cover the Waterfront" Omitted
Artists, with Claudette Colbert and
Ben Lyon.
The Merry Widow" (Metro-Go
wynn, with Maurice Chevalier and
jeanette Macdonald.
Name the Woman"
"One in a Million"
Ready for Love"
Red Morning"
'Redhead' monogram. with Bruce
Cabot, Grace Bradley and Regis Too
mey.
Return of the Terror
The Richest Girl in the World"
R-KO-Radio), with Miriam Hop
kins, Joel McCrea and Fay Wray.
"Ronny"
she Loves Me Not" (Paramount
with Bing Crosby, Miriam Hopkins and
Kitty Carlisle.
Straight Is the Way Metro Gold
Evening star., 1934-12-09

dio), with Leslie Howard and Bette
Davis.
Registered Nurse"
Sadie Mckee" Metro Goldwyn)
with Joan Crawford and Gene Ray
mond.
THE Scarlet Empress" (Paramount)
with Marlene Dietrich.
"She Had to Choose"
Side Streets" First NationaD, with
Aline MacMahon and Paul Kelly.
'Springtime for Henry"
white Gold" (Fox), with John
Boles and Claire Trevor
The Woman in His Life" Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer, with Otto Kruger
and Una Merkel
The Youth of Russia" (Sov-Am).
Evening star., 1934-12-09
TRANSMITS TO MEET
Reorganization of Relief Set-up
to Be Discussed.

Transients under the leadership of
Lewis B. Smith, self-styled chairman
Of the Executive Committee, will hold
a meeting at pm. today in hall
at 808 l street to discuss possible re-
organization OF the transient relief
set-up in the District.
They have invited representatives of
various organizations in the city and
members of the House to attend and
hope TO effect an alienation Of the
present relief situation here.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
DELGADO IS ELECTED
Will Serve as Vice President OF
Pharmaceutical Association.

Pharmaceutical Association.
Frank A. Delgado- Of the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce has
been elected first vice president of the
American Pharmaceutical Association
Delgado, who lives at 1920 Fuller
street, was nominated for the vice
presidency at the annual meeting OF
the association here last MAY. He will
be installed at the meeting of the
group in Portland, Greg, next year.
Evening star., 1934-12-09
ScOlds Americans
ED HOWE,

Retired editor OF the At
Gibson (KdnS.) Globe and
the Sage OF Potato Hill"
says better behapior is one
OF the Nations greatest
needs "eUen il it has to be
pounded into some peo-
pie" Despite failing eye
sight and his 81 gears, the
philosopher can still do
occasional 1Uriting.
"A. P, Photo.
Evening star., 1934-11-02

Enrico Caruso was called . monarch
of song still may be evoked from wax
plates ct the touch Of . finger on .
convenient lever. Recent scientific
improvements have perfected record
ing and reproducing technique 20 that
it il possible to hear the sovereign
tenor to unprecedented advantage.
The photograph signifies immortality
for personality in music. and that
surely is something for which thou
sands are thankful.
Meanwhile, it should not be forgot
ten that radio itself is indebted to
records for 3 large portion of the
programs which NIL the afr. The
newer science has absorbed the older,
but the obligation Is profound. A law
Of life, it may be, is indicated in the
circumstances. All progress comes out
Of the past, depends upon the achieve
ment of the past and never entirely
can be separated from the past. 1t
must have been this principle that
Charles Darwin had in mind when, for
particular application to biology, he
sponsored the term evolution"
Evening star., 1934-11-02
Boric Acid-Borax
For FireprOofng
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the E0ltOr Oh Inc StaI.
The article on page four Of The
Evening Star for October 80, con-
corning fireproofing creates several
false impressions in the minds Of those
not informed upon the subject.
, No doubt, DR.. Pabst believes himself
to be the discoverer of the fireproof-
ing properties Of ammonium phos-
phate, more specifically diammonium
phosphate. However, the fireproofing
properties of this material were fully
described by the great French chem
ist, Gay Lussac, in the journal An
males de Chemie in the year 1921.
Since that dats diammonium phos-
phate has been made the subject of
numerous patents in many countries.
This substance Is an excellent fire.
proofer for cotton fabrics, but un-
fortunately 1t causes . gradual weak
ening Of the fabrics.
For ordinary indoor use better
fireproofing formula can be made with
two much more common household
commodities. Simply dissolve three
fourths of q pound Of boric acid and
one and three -fourths pounds Of borax
in three gallons Of warm water, sat
urate the fabric thoroughly with this
solution, squeeze out and dry.
The boric acid-borax treatment will
not affect the strength Of the fabric
and II the weight Of the dried fabric
is increased as little as s per cent by
this treatment, flame resistance will
be satisfactory. At least IL per cent
Of diammonium phosphate Is required
to fireproof fabrics. As in the case
of diammonium phosphate. the boric
acid-borax mixture Is quickly removed
by water.
The boric acid-borax formula was
worked out and recommended by two
English investigators.
MARTIN LEATHERMAN,
Evening star., 1934-11-02
A Benefactor of Mankind.

A career of great usefulness to
mankind closed yesterday with the
death in Puerto Rico of Col. Bailey
Kelly Ashford, a native Washing
tonian and a retired officer Of the
Army Medical Corps. Thirty-five
years ago he was stationed at Ponce,
In that island, and he became deeply
interested in a research into the cause
Of disease which had prevailed there
for generations, a scourge that had
taken countless lives and had sapped
the energies of the people to the point
Of almost total Generalization. This
affiiction was regarded as natural
condition, not to be combated. Per-
sistent study finally resulted in the
discovery Of the cause and the cure.
The disease was found to be the per-
nicious work of a tiny parasite,
eventually known as the hookworm,
that entered the system through the
soles of the feet, an avenue of attack
which the prevailing lack Of shoes,
due to the poverty of the people and
. long habit of life, opened for the
onset.
DR.. Ashford's discovery was not
Immediately recognized. He had
to fight his way to demonstration
His devotion to the task which he
then set for himself, the convincing
proof of the nature and the effective
treatment of the disease, finally won
. victory. In the years l900-190l
Evening star., 1934-11-02
City ''Planning'' and
Destruction of Trees
To the Editer Of The Star:

To the Hditor Of The Star:
It seems too hts for inclination to
halt the destruction of Washington,s
trees. Ancient ginkos, many other
trees ~ notable, and some even more
rare, have gone from the agricultural
grounds. The Smithsonian campus
II scene Of destruction. The straight
roads Of classic regularity are cutting
heart-sickening swaths through the
curved and irregular beauty that
seemed natural, and protest seems
futile.
But another day may come, and
other men may some time study the
experience Of today's planners. FOR
the sake of this hope, will you kindly
print the following verses that Words
worth wrote, expressing our own
thought, thus:
To level with the dust . noble horde,
A brotherhood of venerable trees,
Leaving an ancient dome, and towers
like these,
Begsared and outraged!-many hearts
deplor'd
The fate of those old trees, and oft
with pain
The traveller at this day will stand and
gaze
On wrongs.
would that our planners could feel
more kindly toward . tree Is some
thing of life. Wordsworth In another
place wrote:
Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her.
And I am sure that the works Of our
planners would have q greater beauty
to grace their fame II they but felt
deeply the sort Of kinship with Na.
ture that Wordsworth knew. =
HOWARD ZAHNISER.