Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1929, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY. .January 30, 1920 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: 11th 8t and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd 8t. hicagzo Offce: Tower Buiiding Buropean Offce; 13 Regent St.. London. Enel Rate by Carrier Within the City. The Etening Star. ... . 45¢ ver ruonth The Evening and Sunday Star (when 4 Sundays) 60c per month The Evening and Sunday Star (when 5 Sundays). ..65¢ per month u ar ...5¢ per copy e at'ine end of cach month. Orde: ¥ be sent in by mail or telephone Main 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. t Ve 110.00: 1 mo.. 8¢ | 1y $6.00. All Other States and Canada. Dalls and Sunday..l yr. $12.00; 1 mo., $1.00 Datly only 11 yr, $8.00; 1 mo. 7S¢ Sunday only ...... 1 yr. $5.00i 1 mo. 50c Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Prees is exclusively cntitled to the use for republization of all rews dis- atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the 'ocal iiews published herein. All ri of publication of special dispatches herel e also reserved. A Happy Meeting. Alfred E. Smith, defeated candidate for President, called on Herbert Hoover, his successful rival, and wished him luck. Every newspaper in the country carried on its front page an account of the meeting. It was & friendly gesture, an act of good sportsmanship, in which both men played their parts. Mr. Hoover had expressed pleasure at the suggestion that Gov. Smith call on him while both were on vacation in Florida, and Gov. Smith promptly made the call. It is such incidents that tend to cure bitterness and heal wounds and make for better feeling. It lessens a spirit of resentment engendered dur- ing a campaign of peculiar bitterness. And finally it shows Gov. Smith still as the “Happy Warrior,” even in de- feat. To lose with a smile takes a great measure of courage. The meeting of President-elect Hoo- ver and Gov. Smith in Florida yester- day was their first, it is reported. It seems strange that these two most widely talked-of Americans should not have crossed paths in the past. A year ago it became evident that these men would in all probability be the selec- tion of their respective parties for the presidency. In all the months of cam- paigning there was no personal con- tact. In the years before, however, with Mr. Hoover heading one of the great executive departments of the Government and Mr. Smith sitting as chief executive of the great State of New York, they failed to meet for even an exchange of handclasps. The world, ahead effectively and systematically and will be completed in a couple of years. The celebration of 1932 will find it in service. A third item told of the taking of preliminary steps for the construction of an addition to the House of Repre- sentatives Office Building. The new structure will occupy the square to the west of the present building. It is now occupied in part by two Government units, temporary quarters for which have been allocated, so that in a short time the way will be clear for prepara- tion of the site and construction of the new office structure. Shifts and changes are now necessary in the location of bureaus and branches of the Government, buk in a little while, when the grea* progtem is completed, these will not be suyitred, and the Gov- ernment work will be for the first time on a systematic basis, with arrears of construction no longer causing a heavy drag upon administration and a heavy drain upon the Treasury. ;he Gamblers' Reward. Ong finds it rather difficult to get steamed up or feverishly excited over the possible threats to law, order and the foundations of society involved in the benefit performance at a local the- ater the other evening in behalf of the families of four gamblers who were duly tried, convicted and now are serving the early stages of their sen- tences in jail of three years each. In the first place, such steaming and fe- verishness are highly futile forms of endeavor. There is nothing to be done about it. No laws of the land prohibit benefit performances and no laws of the land restrict the class of bene- ficiaries of such performances. In the second place, the families of the gam- blers, one of whom has been blessed with no less than six small children, including two sets of twins, are to re- cefve their proportionate shares of the five thousand dollars alleged to have been raised at the performance. The community should be glad to know that ‘the denial of man; some of the suffering, endured now by innocent children, may in a measure be relieved. " What has contributed to the excite- ment of some persons, however, is that the gamblers now serving their sen- tences are lovingly spoken of, in gam- bling circles, as “pure gold guys” be- cause they refused to ‘“squeal” and thereby save themselves to the detri- ment of their more fortunate brethren still out of jail. It is argued that such effusive appellations made nothing less than heroes of these “pure gold guys” and the fact that such a large num- ber of solid citizens journeyed to the theater and paid tribute to their names is a sad commentary on the average solid citizen’s respect for the processes of law. Contributing to such perform- it would appear, is larger than the usual popular conception allows it to be. Into the strife of the campaign en- tered many unfair charges and appeals to ‘prejudice. Efforts were made to trace these charges by partisans to both Mr. Hoover and to Gov. Smith. They failed conclusively. The inclination of both candidates was to wage a fair fight, and so far as they personally were concerned it was a fair fight. Each must respect the other. ances, one hears, is public recognition of the fact that it is noble and praise- worthy to obstruct the processes of law by refusing to implicate others in the toils of the law. But there is another side to this case which has received little mention. It is, indeed, a sad commentary on the frailtles of human nature. For it is feared that the majority of those who attended the midnight benefit per- ‘THE EVENING STA R, WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, TJANUARY 30, 1929.’ Legislature, with respect to a possible impeachment. Judges are under certain limitations, by virtue of their office, which cause y things that are possible to others. They must be far above suspicion. In view of the fact that any case that comes before them may involve almost any conceivable social relationship, they are barred from many acsociations that are free to others. They must be scrupulous about money matters. They must not involve themselves in obligations that may result in pecuniary responsibili- ties. They are denied the privilege, open to others, of giving legal counsel. In these circumstances, the associa- tion of the California jurist with the evangelistic enterprise, in a manner leading to the tender and acceptance of a “love gift,” was unfortunate, to say the least. At the time it was tendered there might have been no concelvable chance of a court case in- volving the evangelist herself. But the unexpected happened, as it often does. And the “love gift,” assuming that it was such, became questionable, became, indeed, the object of direct and angry suspicion, became the possible cause of impeachment and loss of office and honor. Love gifts are never safe when ten- dered to and accepted by judges. Let that be the guide for all who have dealings with them, and for all who occupy the seats of judgment. r—— Chicago’s Raids on the Crooks. Chicago appears to be determined to carry on its housecleaning regardless of expense. It is conducting weekly wholesale raids upon the dives and gathering places of crooks and crim- inals. Two of these round-ups of ques- tionable characters have taken place and as a result some six thousand ar- rests have been made. The majority of those taken into custody have been released, but several hundred have been detained as proper subjects for further investigation and some of them have proved to be persons “wanted” for specific crimes. In the second raid about three thousand were taken in the net and about five hundred of these were held. It is said that during the week intervening between the two raids there was a notable decrease in crime. If the city's resources will permit— and there is no better way that muniei- pal revenues can be spent than in police activity of the right sort—these raids ought to be continued. If the crooks and evil-doers, the professional crim- inals and the gangsters are, regardless of definite breaches of the law, taken into custody every week for scrutiny and identification they will probably soon conclude that Chicago is no proper place for them. Of course, at present they are reckoning upon a slackening of police activity. Rarely do these offi- cial outbursts continue for long. So it would be the surest sort of guarantee of good order in Chicago for the police heads to announce their intention to carry on without time limit in this weekly raiding of the haunts of the underworld. There should be also a stiffening of the bail requirements. As long as a ball bond can be bought the crook does not fear arrest, which For half an hour, it is reported, Mr, | formance gave of their time and money | means only a short detention and a Hoover and Gov. Smith swapped yarns | With the hope of seeing things on the | little inconvenience. He does not relish of their experiences during the cam- paign. Any candidate for President of the United States must necessarily have wide and at times amusing ex- periences. A story of the inside, as told by a candidate, of a presidential cam- paign would be a real addition to Americana. Perhaps some day a volume of that character will be published. In the meantime Gov. Smith has wished Mr. Hoover “health, success and all the good luck in the world.” With char- acteristic emphasis the former Governor of New York added as he was whisked away, “And I meant it.” Truly, Gov. Smith deserves a place in the affec- tions of the country. B Germany is making interesting ex- periments in naval gunnery. A gener- ous and conciliatory world insists on contemplating them as scientific and theoretical demonstrations of forces that might be called into action by various antagonists should the folly of warfare be attempted. In hostilitles, 8s in literature, there is no monopoly ©f a big idea. R Many a citizen would be more gener- bus in donations to charity if he felt stage which ordinarily are frowned upon as highly hazardous to the general moral tone of the community, and, dis- heartening as it may be, the thought of honoring “de pure gold guys” and their afflicted families was only sec- ondary. Happily, the performance was most respectable and the ends of char- ity were, at the same time, gained. — et The ground hog is an old figure in weather superstition. His appearance on the scene, whether interpreted favor- ably or adversely, is at least a friendly signal that the world is drawing closer toward Springtime. — et Some of the farmers profess to be so discouraged that a prohibition agent may feel like working overtime to pre- vent them from drowning their sorrows i hard cider. ———rae A thoroughly drganized business goes on, regardless of dissension. Even a Stewart-Rockefeller controversy exer- cises no adverse influence on shares of Standard Oil of Indiana. e February is the month of famous birthdays, suggesting noble examples a stay in jail. Chicago might do well to establish the rule that persons who are taken as suspicious characters and who cannot prove that they are pur- suing legitimate and honest occupations for a livelihood should spend at least six months in custody. Such a law well enforced would clean the town of the crooks and gangsters in short order. ———————— Commissioner Whalen's chauffeur got into trouble with the police about the commissioner’'s own parking rules. You cannot hire a diplomat at a chauf- feur's wages. — e “Money talks!” Calvin Coolidge’s closing words convey a consistent eco- nomic reminder that it should not be permitted to become indiscriminately garrulous. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Polysyllables. ‘The monosyllable is rough ‘Which has a Saxon savor. The serfs who found existence tough Gave speech a rugged flavor. that he knew exactly when, where and | @0d high ideals, this year in connec- | Those men in garments coarse were clad how to give. The Community Chest solves all such problems, —————— Capital Development Progress. Rome, runs an old adage, was not built in a day. Nor will Washington be developed along the line of the new Capital-making plans in a single sea- son. But progress is being made, and there is reason for decided encourage- auent to those who are inclined to feel pessimistic regarding the slowness of Government operations. Projects are now under way in beginning of the public building construction program which when completed will transform the Capital and give the Federal execu- tive service for the first time in history & complete and adequate housing. Other projects are developing to extend the facilities of the legislative branch of the Government. Work is advancing on the largest bridge ever planned for the Capital. In yesterday's Star were three news items which showed the progress being made along these lines. One told of the preliminary work that is just starting for the actual construction of the In- ternal Revenue Building, the first of the Mall-Avenue triangle units in the new program to reach this stage of de- velopment. In a few weeks steel will begin to rise on the foundations. Meanwhile, the foundation work for the Cemmerce Building, a short distance to the west, is progressing steadily, and that likewise will some time this Spring be the scene of actual above-ground construction. Condemnation proceedings are simultaneously advancing for the acquisition of sites for other buildings in the triangle, for which specific con- struction authorizations will probably be voted at this session of Congress, thus keeping the program moving sys- Yemat 4 Another item told of the progress on fi: Arlington Memorial Bridge, which reached the point of beginning the tion with the March 4 ceremonial. R By means of a seventleth birthday the former Kaiser demonstrates the truth of the adage, “Threatened men live long.” ———t Pirates used to look for gold and jewels. Capt. John Barleycorn is at present content to lay claim to any “refreshmenis” that may be on board. “ The “Love Gift" to the Judge. A California judge is under investi- gation by a State legislative committee on a charge of accepting a payment of money from a celebrated woman evangelist who a few months ago was herself under investigation respecting an alleged kidnaping. The evangelist testifies that the check, for $2,500, was given to the judge as a “love gift,” in acknowledgment of numerous services rendered in promotion of the “cause,” and that it bore no relationship what- ever to legal difficulties in which she was involved. The judge testifies that he accepted the gift, which reached him on the eve of a vacation—when money would be acceptable to any | hard-working, ill-paid jurist—as an ex- pression of appreciation of his activi- | ties in the development of the temple | wherein the evangelist holds forth, He denies ever giving any legal advice or acting in any way as a lawyer for the evangelist as client. Of course, the gift in no wise influenced his conduct on the bench when the case of the evangelist arose. It is altogether probable that if it had not been for the misfortune of the evangelist in the matter of the “kid- naping” there would never have been the least question about this “hon- orarium.” That case, which was pro- ductive of the most searching inquiry into the affairs of the “temple,” brought out many matters in which the public took a keen interest. The fact of a And in the field were striving. Their words were stout and maybe sad, Apart from Fashion’s thriving, Now various lengthy terms abound, All toward politeness leaning; But, while we may reject the sound, ‘We can't conceal the meaning. The word, though not the thought, we shun And speech grows smooth as satin, ‘With monosyllables we're done. ‘We turn to Greek and Latin, 01d School. “Are you a statesman of the-old school?” “I am,” answered Secnator Sorghum. “But it looks to me as if the ‘old school’ had declared a recess and were mak- ing ready for a rough playtime.” Jud Tunkins says a sensible woman is tempted to quit complaining that she has no new clothes and become a classic dancer. Footlights and Reading Lamp. Though rather rough may be the show, Unto the theater I'll go. Nor to a library retire In hope of something to admire, Because the books they sell today Are often worse than any play. Under Cover. “Who was really the life of the party?” “We kept him under cover,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Our bootlegger is very popular. But he hesitated about being introduced to all the guests.” “He who is too curious about the business of others,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “is liable to find he lacks time for business of his own.” Sweeping Assertion. A witch upon a broomstick rides, Perhaps. I've never seen her, glft to the judge came to light. It was taken up by the bar association of the fwork on the bascule draw, and also the work on the smaller connecting bridge from Columbia Island to the vu’% State and later by a national organiza- tion of lawyers, It is now the object e agp's st State JIEE A A witch today serenely guides A brand-new vacuum cleaner. “We all make mistakes," sald Uncle Fben. “An obstinate pusson mxkes e A2 s de THIS AND THAT Snow in a great city does more than simply cover the ground. It gauges the age of the spectator. As you greet the snow you may know your own age, even if others are hazy about it. If you jump out of bed with a “hur- rah” and plunge into your clothes, although on most mornings you are extremely reluctant to get up— If on this snowy morning no one needs stand at the foot of the stair and holler: “Henry, it is time for you to get up! Henry, it is time to go to school—" Know for a certainty that you are just 10 years old, more or less. Xk If your eyes open wide at the fairy covering -on the lawns and on the trees— And you somehow appreciate the fact that yonder ugly, tin garage is today a little fairy palace, although you would not for the world have any one hear you call it that— If you stand on the front steps, after ‘a hurried breakfast, and wish you weren't so deucedly old, so you could grab one of those sleds away from the little fellers— Know for a fact that you are 15 or 16 years old. * ok ok K 1f your first reaction to the sight of the snow is a thought of your car in the garage, and a wonder whether you had not better leave the old bus in its stall, after all— . If you make a few observations at breakfast about the absurdity of snow, city— If you dilate on the cost to the com- munity of removing the stuff from the streets— If you speak heatedly of the large sums of money spent by great munici- palities every Winter in shoveling up and carting away Nature's unsolicited contribution to the traffic problem— Then realize, once and for all, that you are getting along in years, and will never again be as young as you used to be! * ok ok ¥ We do not know whether it is for- tunate or unfortunate that boys grow up—there is something to be said on each side of the question—but it is a plain truth that they do that very thing. g Many of them, in young middle age, and even in their actual middle age, and a few even in their true old age, keep somehow an understanding of the heart of youth. ‘They make their grouchy statements with a grin, as if to tell you, despite their harsh’ words, that their hearts are in the right place. Often persons without vision make a mistake in classifying these obvious Peter Pans. They really regard them as “old grouches,” when all the time those referred to keep an unsullied un- derstanding of boys and their whims, * ok ok ok ‘Wherefore many a man secretly re- joices at the snow, despite his loud words to the contrary. He longs to go “belly-busting” with the boys. Do you know what the phrase means? You take a sled, grab it with the two hands, holding it about waist high, you run forward rapidly for about 20 paces or so—or until you get ‘When Calvin Coolidge first publicly addressed the Nation—in his opening message to Congress in December, 1923 —economy in Government expenditure was his keynote, and it remains the bur- den of his song until the last. The President’s farewell remarks at this week’s semi-annual meeting of the Fed- eral busmess organization did not vary, except in facts and figures, from the gospel he has been preaching day in and day out for more than five years. The Vermonter is apparently determined that the Coolidge era shall go down in history of the economy era. The Presi- dent is telling wWhite House visitors that he was surprised and gratified by the sort of turn-out his budget swan- song produced. He sang it to a standing- room-only audience. Mr. Coolidge also addressed by far the biggest radio audi- ence ever hooked up for a presidential budget talk. There were no fewer than 40 sations on the Blue, Red and Orange networks of the National Broadcasting Co., which resuited in taking the speech all the way across the country. * ok ok % ‘This seems to be the year for Quaker Presidents, especially California Quakers. A week or two before the national electorate was choosing Herbert Hoover for President of the United States, the American Bar Association elected Gur- ney E. Newlin. of Los Angeles, its chief executive. Mr. Newlin has just paid a fraternal visit to the District of Co- lumbia bar. He is the youngest lawyer ever honored with the presidency of the association, having just turned 48. Like S0 many good Southern Californians, Newlin was born in the Middle West— in the Kansas State University town of Lawrence. After attending the Quaker College of Haverford, Pa., he went to the University of California and later took his law degree at Harvard. One of his hobbies is music. He had Red Cross service in France in 1918, * ok ok ok Edward G. Lowry, who has been hobnobbing with Hoover at Miami, was known from August, 1914, to November, 1916, as “the German Ambassador to Great Britain.” Those were the days of our World War neutrality, and the United States was intrusted with the representation of the Kaiser's tangled affairs in enemy countries. Lowry lived in state in the big German embassy in Carlton House Terrace, London, mon- arch of all he surveyed, It was in those stirring times that he came to know Hoover intimately—the years in which the President-elect was feeding Belgium. After the United States en- tered the war Lowry was appointed assistant military attache at London and later served with the 2d Corps of Pershing’s army on the British front in Flanders. He is a profes- sional newspaper man and a Georgian by birth. Long a Washington cor- respondent, Lowry wound up his active Jjournalistic career as managing editor of the New York Evening Post. * ok kK Sam Pickard, who is resigning from the. Federal Radio Commission to be- come vice president of the Columbia | Broadcasting System, Inc., is one of Secretary Jardine's discoveries. A na- tive of Wyoming, Pickard—who deposes and says his name is Sam and not Samuel—was completing his course at the University of Kansas whcn war broke out in 1917. He enlisted in the Army Air Service and was shot down in ‘aerial combat under thrilling circumstances during the closing weeks of the campaign in France. In 1922, while Dr. Jardine was acting as presi- dent of the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan, Pickard estab- lished the first college of radio at that institution. It wasn't many months afterward before Dr. Jardine became Secretary of Agriculture, and one of his innovations was the utilization of radio for distributing Federal agricul- tural news the farmers of the country. Jardine put Pickard in charge of the service, which he developed into one of m;nezxd‘;us*powwny. The National Woman's Party, which, like the Marines, is ready for a frolic or a fight, has just picked on James J. Davis, Secrefary of Labor. The Paulifie sisters don't like his recent statement on the report of his Women's Bureau concerning effects of labor legislation upon employment opportuni: ties for women. The Woman's Party i g v PORRE. S e in general, and especially in a big | BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. up enough nerve—then you suddenly throw yourself down on your stomach on the sled, which of course hits the roadway on its runners— And away you go! Surely there is no other sport in the world quite like it, unless it is skilng, which is confined ostly to those sections of the world where continual snow abounds in the Winter. These comparatively short slides through the streets in many ways out- shine the long slide on some hill. The latter is, after all, a matter of gravity. Even a youngster is conscious of the fact that Nature is doing the work. To slide along the street, however, farther and faster than one’s comrades depends entirely upon one’s skill and speed, upon one's muscular organiza- tion, co-ordination, etc. Some of the small boys possess a really marvelous ability in propelling themselves on their sleds. ~You will hear them whacking themselves down on the ground, and if you watch you will see that they go for many feet after one might suppose gravity would stop them. * K ok K 1t is questionable whether the young- sters spend much time in contempla- tion of the beauty of the snow. Teach- ers struggle to instill some of the artistic sense into their heads, with what gen- eral results we have forgotten. Probably ice and icicles gain more attention from young people, in a purely artistic sense, than does the snow. Ice glittering on trees and bushes always makes a great “hit,” whereas the broad white covering of the snow is regarded more as a chance for real sport. They will let their elders rave about the “snow, snow, beautiful snow,” while they go play in it. City coasting and sledding is more dangerous today than in the history of mankind. Automobile traffic makes the street a dangerous play place, with or without snow upon the ground. It is to the credit of most automobilists that they remember enough of their own youth to go slow and to try to watch out for the kids. * ok K K Sleigh riding and snowballing are two old-fashioned sports which seem to be going out in the big cities. In the Dis- trict_of Columbia, at least, snow does not lie on the ground long enough to justify the purchase of sleighs. Snowballing either has suffered a de- cline or one is able to look at the sport only from the viewpoint of the “grown- up.” Perhaps boys indulge in the sport as much as ever, only their battles do not appear as big to others as to them- selves. Arrayed In imagination—carrying magnifying eyes, as it were—small boys seem to themselves to be the center of all eyes, when as a matter of fact they are in reality creating very little stir. ‘When the boys are playing Indian, the whole neighborhood becomes a forest, with nothing in it but trees, Indians and small boys, of course—er, trusty scouts. ‘To the boys the snow battle is an- other Waterloo, but to the passengers getting on yonder bus it is just a racket down the street. If the battle is everything, you are 10 years old. If it is only half interesting you are 16 years old. If it isn't a bit interesting— well, you are a great deal older than you ought to be! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE unfair” in the making and writing of the report. Mr. Davis felt it necessary to say that “these charges are un- founded.” He declares that “an ad- visory committee of distinguished ex- perts” co-operated in the production of the report. The battlers for “equal rights” retort that two out of the three experts in question “have long been supporters of the restrictive industrial laws which were the subject of the investigation.” The equal rights amend- ment sponsored by the Woman’s Party ‘would not repeal existing labor laws for women, but simply requires industrial laws applicable equally to men and women, * ok kX Somebody pointed out the other day that New York, the most populous State in the Union, has ten “eligibles” for the Hoover cabinet. A prominent citizen of Wyoming, which has only a few hun- dred thousand people, was in Washing- ton this week and remarked that “there are others.” Thereupon he proceeded to suggest that if Hoover wants an ideal Secretary of the Interior, he could find him in any one of three Wyoming favorite sons—Frank W. Mondell, for- mer leader of the House; Representative Charles E. Winter and William C. Deming, president of the United States Civil Service Commission. Each is thoroughly familiar with reclamation, arid lands, forest reserves, national parks and Indians. * ok ok ok ‘The Senate of the Seventieth Con- gress of the United States isn't going to fade into history as an impulsive body if “Sam” Shortridge of California, Republican, can have his way. He wants the Wilson-Vare Pennsylvania senatorial contest handed over to the Seventy-first Congress, which means that it will be decided some time in 1930, or later in the sweet by and by. If it is settled next year, the decision will fall exactly four years after the event around which the endless business revolves. (Copyright, 1929 e Life Chances. From the Springfield, Mass., Union. Within the past few days two emli- nent ‘scientists have come forth with pronouncements about the proper time to die, but the importance of their statements is weakened because they do not at all agree as to that proper time. From London, Sir Arthur Keith declares that 45 to 50 is the natural time to step off, for then is when “age begins to tell and it is only through the aid of civilization that the average age is pro- longed beyond the half-century mark.” This most disheartening theory is op- posed by Dr. Eugene Lyman Fisk, direc- tor of the Life Extension Institute of New York, who affirms that the span of life can be greatly lengthened way beyond the century mark, if not in the near future, surely at some distant time, when more is known about gland de- velopment and the control of diseases. Neither Sir Arthur Keith's theory nor that of Dr. Fisk is satisfying to those who have reached or are nearing mid- dle life. To pass out at 50 when mental powers are likely to be richest, when one has learned to strain out the small things of life, leaving the vital ones, when the world is becoming every day a more wonderful place in which to live, seems only a cruel cutting off of the “lflf:it of life for which the first was made.” On the other hand, to live to the century mark does not seem wholly al- luring. It would seem that to live to a hundred years would mean devoting all of one’s energies to merely keeping alive, and living merely for the sake of living. To be sure, with a fine con- stitution extreme age may still find some zest in life, and science may do much to combat those influences which cause the weakened powers of old age, but if one has lived a full life for 50 years, much of another 50 may seem a bit of a chore. Fortunately, for most of us, the span of life is not determined of our own volition. If we could determine our years of life, ten chances to one we'd make rather a mess of it. —o——————— Business Is Crowded. From the Florence Herald. ‘We have been cheered mightily by an that busing - L S Politics at Large By G. Gould Lincoln. Political history is in the making in Pennsylvania these days. In recen: years the leadership in the State has been divided, with the Vares on the top of the heap in Philadelphia and the Mellons dominating in the western part of the State, particularly in Pittsburgh. Willilam §. Vare, who succeeded his brother as boss of the Republican ma- chine in Philadelphia, made a bold bid two years ago for a United States sen- atorship. He defeated his opponents. but got himself into a mess with the Senate slush fund committee, headed by Senator Reed of Missouri. In conse- quence, Mr. Vare, although Senator- elect for the last two years, has never been permitted to take his seat in the Senate. A stroke of paralysis last Sum- mer further incapacitated the Senator- elect. He is reported to be in an im- proved condition, but whether he will ever be in physical condition to sit in the Senate, even if he be permitted w0 do 5o, is a matter of conjecture. * K ok % The upshot of the matter is that things political in the City of Brotherly Love are in a chaotic condition. The Vare machine continues to function, largely because no one has shown him- self strong enough to grasp the reins of control. Mayor Mackey, it is reported, has ambitions in that direction, but there are signs of a real fight coming in Philadelphia. Out in Pittsburgh, it is now rumored, the Mellons are weary- ing of the political control. W. L. Mel- lon, nephew of Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, has been State chairman. Sec- retary Mellon continues, and is likely so to continue, as a large figure in national politics. But, just as in Phila- delphia, there is a row brewing for control of the political machine in Pitts- burgh. Joseph R. Grundy, head of the Penn- sylvania Manufacturers’ Assogjation, has been a power in the political scheme of things in the Keystone State. Unless all signs fail, Mr. Grundy is likely to continue in a position of power, even though he holds no public office. He has always been able to raise campaign funds when they were needed. Whether Mr, Grundy will ever seek political place and public office is not quite clear, it is said, although it has been suggested that he might eventually seek a seat in the United States Senate. Gov. Fisher, who was elected in 1926, largely with the backing of Mr. Grundy, is another factor in the Pennsylvania political equation. Some day Pennsylvania will surely be represented by two sitting Senators of the United States. For two years now Senator David A. Reed, one of the most active of the younger Re- publican Senators, has been the sole representative of the State in the Sen- ate. If reports are correct, Senator Reed has no desire to become the politi- cal boss of the m?«u i! he could do so. * * ‘The Pennsylvania Legislature has been in the throes of a struggle over the State tax on anthracite coal, which it is proposed to repeal. The coal opera- tors insist they must have relief from this tax if they are to continue in busi- ness. This tax, however, brings in each year millions of revenue. The ques- tion is where that revenue is to be made up, if the coal industry is relieved of it. Pennsylvania manufacturers and corporations are wondering if they will have to assume the burden. Take it all in all, the political situation in Pennsylvania today is decidedly un- settled. * k ok ok Political leaders in New York City are considering the advisability of unit- ing on a candidate to “beat Tammany.” They have a real job on their hands any time they undertake to down that powerful organization. There has been a suggestion that former Mayor John F. Hylan, who has already announced his candidacy, be the selection of the fupionists. But this does not alto- gether please the Republicans in the city. They argue that to go to Hylan would be admit themselves unable to find a candidate. In the meantime, i there has been talk of the possibility of nominating and electing former Gov. Alfred E. Smith to have charge of the ‘management of the greatest city in the country, or the greatest city in the world, as the New Yorkers estimate it. Gov. Smith has given no indication that he would accept such a position. He has been chief executive of the State, and more recently he was a candidate for President of the United States. However, the job of running the municipality of New York is no small one, a place of great power and dignity. If he is to remain in public life and in the public eye, what better opening could be offered the former governor? He made a great record as governor of the State, his enemies to the contrary notwithstanding. New York needs a strong hand, and Gov. Smith has been the idol of millions of New Yorkers. He backed the candidacy of “Jimmy” Walker for mayor four years ago, when Mayor Hylan was seeking to succeed himself, with the backing of William Randolph Hearst. * ok kK Dwight W. Morrow, American Ambas- sador to Mexico, has gone back to his post in Mexico City. In some quarters it is argued that this takes Mr. Morrow out of the picture as a possible Secre- tary of State in the Hoover cabinet. There are Republican leaders here in Washington, however, who are by no means so sure that such is the case. Why, they ask, was Mr. Morrow in such a hurry to get back to Mexico? And they answer the question by saying that perhaps the sooner he is in Mexico the sooner he will be able to arrange the affairs of the American embassy there and return to Washington. It has been urged that Mr. Morrow's services in Mexico City are too valuable to permit his transfer to the post of Secretary of State. Those Who support the claim that Mr. Morrow is the proper selection to head the State Department point out that as Secretary of State Mr. Mor- row would be in even better case to carry on to completion the work which he has begun so successfully in Mexico. In the end, it is President-elect Hoover and Mr. Morrow themselves who must decide this question. If Mr. Hoover de- sires Mr. Morrow in his cabinet he will put him there, It is even suggested that if Mr. Morrow must have further time in Mexico City, Secretary Kellogg, who has evinced a desire to retire at the close of the present administration, might be prevailed upon to remain a few months: at his present post until Mr. Morrow could return to Washing- ton. * ok ok K Prospects for the representation of Kansas in the Hoover cabinet are bright, according to reports here in Washington. Secretary Jardine, now. head of the department, is likely to be retained by Mr. Hoover in the same office, in the belief of some of the Re- publican leaders at the Capitol. Mr. Jardine has labored long over the farm problem. He has been at outs with the farm leaders who demanded the equalization fee principle of the Mc- Nary-Haugen farm relief bill. But, for that matter, so has Mr. Hoover. In the last campaign it was definitely deter- mined that farm legislation would not contain that particular feature of the old McNary-Haugen farm bill. While Secretary Jardine's continuance in of- fice would displease some of the Sen- ators and Representatives from the West, there is a growing opinion in some quarters that it would be only fair to allow the man who has borne the brunt of the opposition to legisla- tion along the lines which President Coolidge, and, it is supposed, President- elect Hoover, approved, to “carry on” while a new law is being placed on the statute books and administered. * ok kX Kansas is to have a new Senator after March 4. Senator Curtis, the veteran Republican leader of the Sen- on that date becomes Vice Presi- ate, dent and over the meetings of the Senate. The appoint t of the new Senator, who ANSWERS TO BY FREDERIC This is a speclal department, devoted | olely to the handling of queri ‘This | paper puts at your disposal the service of an extensive organization in Wash- | ington to serve you in any capacity that relates to information. This serv- | ice is free. Failure to make use of it deprives you of benefits to which you |* are entitled. Your obligation s only 2 cents in coin or stamps, inclosed with your inquiry, for direct reply. Address | The Evening Star Information Bureau, | Frederic J. Haskin, director, Wa ton, D. C. Q. Is Prof. Einstein a Jew? .E. A. Prof. Albert Einsteln is a Jew, | one of the foremost men of genius of that race. Q. How long has the Lupino family | had members on the stage?—R. J. | A. This family has been connected | with the stage for 250 years. In 1679 Georgius Luppino, as he spelled the name, went to London from Italy with a puppet show, and was the first of a | long line of stage folks. Two members | of the family are in country— Barry Lupino, on the stage} and Lupino Lane, in the movies. Q. On which syllable Tesearch” accented?—L. L. A. It is accented on the last syllable. hich State in the Union pays income tax?—T. J. W. A. New York pays the largest amount in income taxes. Q. Did the allies take Metz before the armistice?—S. H. H. A. They did not take Metz. The at- tack on Metz was scheduled for No- vember 11, 1918, but the signing of the armistice prevented it. Q. What is the age limit for players on boys' base ball teams in the junior | world series championship conducted by | the American Legion?—L. M. A. Boys under 17 years of age are eligible for the teams. They must have their seventeenth birthday not earlier than September 15, 1929, if they are to play in the championship series this year. Q. What is the perfume popular abroad that is made from lilies of the gxll;ly. but not called by that name?— is the noun L. A."A French perfume, eau d'or— water of gold—is made from the flowers. Q. What town exhibits the largest gxm: of anthracite coal ever mined?— "A.” Honesdale, Pa., claims to have the largest piece of coal ever mined in an anthracite region. Q. What is the status of the divorce law in England?—A. W. C. A. Previous to the matrimonial causes act, passed in England, 1857, there was little divorce excepting by special act of the Ecclesiastical Court and act of Parliament. A marriage might be dis- solved by the Ecclesiastical Court and there might be a judicial separation from bed and board. Up to 1669 there was no actual legal divorce in England. The act of 1857 transferred the juris- diction from the Ecclesiastical Court to a new tribunal, which is now the High Court of Justice, before which divorces are tried. Adultery has been and is the sole cause for absolute divorce in Eng- land. Previous to 1923 adultery must be coupled with other circumstances for a woman to obtain a divorce for that cause. At the present time the law is the same for both men and women. Q. Does it take the temper out of a raer blade to dip it in hot water?— A. The Bureau of Standards says that there is no real basis for the state- ment that hot water will injure the A T {1663, 1 . QUESTIONS 1. HASKIN. In g 1. razors are very hard, a it is.possible that in some ontinued application of boilin would ¢ a slight tempe thereby slightl 1, it 1s b h 1fluen] would merel without an r ho writes un . A. ceks used the pset died recently. Q. What is the salary of the Chi Justice of the United States & Court?—L. H. A. His salary is $20,500 a year. Q. How e is the United Statof ine Band?—H. M. S. A. The Marine Band consists of 7 musicians, including the drum m Q. Is it possible to get ho land now in the neighborhood site of Boulder Dam?—W. A. 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Lines of Public Opinion Draw As Congress Battles Over Nav ‘While Congress battles over the 15- cruiser construction program for the Navy, newspaper comment reflects views throughout the country quite as con- flicting and as positive as those voiced at the Capitol by advocates and op- ponents of a larger Navy. Special at- tention has been attracted by the po- sition of Senator Borah, who opposes appropriations for new ships pending a more definite understanding among na~ tions as to the freedom of the seas. “Borah'’s plain speaking about the ne- cessity of our outbuilding England, if we cannot settle the sea-law issue,” in the opinion of the New York Evening Post (independent), “showed the sin- cerity of his belief in adequate arma- ment, but the 15 cruisers are merely ‘catching up’ with our minimum needs. ‘We should have them as quickly as they can be built. Then we should go on and discuss the ‘freedom of the seas.’” * ok ok Kk With the additional cruisers, accord- ing to the Providence Bulletin (inde- pendent), “the United States will have not only an adequate guarantee of de- fense on the high seas, but will also be in an improved position- when the next suggestion is made for another confer- ence on the limitation of naval arma- ments.” Maintaining that ‘“progress and prosperity for nations are worth while only when founded on strength and enduring qualities,” the Charlotie News (Democratic) remarks as to the protection offered by the Kellogg peace pact that “experience teaches that na- tions, like men, often stray from the paths of peace and good will.” In arguing for the existing need, the Chicago Daily Tribune (Republican) says: “The United States.is committed to nearly every policy which is danger- ous for an unprotected country. Such attempts require a Navy strong enough | pay to command respect. It is not the Navy which is provocative. 1t is the peace- able activity which enters the danger- ously competitive fleld.” The Man- chester Union (independent Republi- can) holds that “the proposed cruisers are needed on the score of reasonable preparation for the national defense, and that view has taken a firm hold on the public mind.” Agreement that “until there is a better understanding regarding the rights of nations upon the seas the United States should not let its naval power decay” is indicated by the San Bernardino Sun (Republican), and the ‘Waterloo Tribune (independent) states that “our pacifists are the only people in the world who think war is done i e ber, 1930, has been held, is to be made by the new governor, Clyde Reed. Gov. Reed has been in the Republican fac- tion which has been at times in op- position to Senator Curtis. The gov- ernor is coming to Washington this week to take part in a hearing on trans- portation matters. So far he has kept closely guarded the secret of his selec- tion for appointment to the Senate. At one time it was suggested he would appoint former Gov. Henry Allen tol succeed Senator Curtis. Gov. Allen headed the publicity department of the Republican national committee during the recent campaign. It is no secret that his appointment would not at all acceptable to Senator Curtis. Gov. Allen is an eloquent talker and an able debater. If he should come to the Senate it is quite likely he would make himself heard in thiz body. * ok kK It will not be long now before the plans for the nationwide decennial census are made. The bill is on the Senate calendar and has passed the House. It provides something like $40,~ 000,000 to be expended in taking the census. ‘Thousands of jobs are to be passed out, and all the States will have their share of the money to be ex- nded. Here in Washington the worl ifi; force eventually will have to be en- larged to the enumerators. is likely to be handle all the returns for,” with the added view, “They would have us impotent. Childlike faith! On the other hand, the Charleston Evening Post (independent Democrats ic) contends: “It should not be neces sary either to lay down the keels o even to authorize the designing of cruisers in order to impress the Britis] with our determination to match the! in maritime strength. If we need the cruisers we ought to build them and we do not need them we ought no to consider even designing them.” * koK % “Desultory and rather bombastic de: bate” on the bill is seen by the Roanokd World-News (independent Democratic with, however, the statements that i v “illuminated by Senator Borah’ address” and that “with character] independence he announced his opposi tion to the plan of the Coolidge ad ministration to spend more than quarter of a billion dollars on addition al war vessels, until further effort: had been made to obtain internationa agreements that would make such ship unnecessary.” The Louisville Courier Journal (independent) thinks that * efforts to reduce the number of 10,000 ton cruisers from 15 to 10 are decidedly opportune,” and that “such a com promise would * * * offer a prog: less inconsistent with the Kellogg peacd pact.” » Charging the attempt by sponsors of the bill “to excite ngtlor’mlph\mpk:m and fear by trotting out the old spoo: of a powerful and'undefined enemy, the Detroit Ne (independent) mands that t be made to tell exactly who this enemy i Falls Tribune (Democra! that if the bill “th reduced the Kellogg anti-war trea to the status of nothing more than aj hearted gesture of good will.” “If we are gaing to continue view the international problem of war| as analogous to that of the ear! surrounded by lawle are going to keey tic) savages, then we n on having just that kind of a world,” avers the JHulh[‘l’l Chronicle (Democratic). The Linccin State Journal (independent Republi- can) emphasizes the cost of the new ships and comments, “With local exe enses climbing, roads to build, an ex- pensive school tem and a banking) problem, the cruiser bill can scarcely| arouse much enthusiasm in Nebraska. * ok ok X In the course of an analysis of the Borah position, the New York e (independent) states: Vi be| certain limitations on ‘the freedom of| the seas’ His ‘strong assertion of| neutral rights was qualified ¢ the statement that the neutral flag ‘make neutral goods, ‘except when are carrying munitions of war or attempting to run a blockade, which| l\ilu.sl not be a pz‘lger blockade." Tk ve come upon the very core of the| difficulty. Neutrals m\?s’t admit that| they can be stopped by belligemgnt ves sels for carrying contraband, bub who to define contraband?” Statements in support of the need of the additional cruisers are made by] be | & number of papers, including the San| Antonio_Express (independent Demo- cratic), Philadelphia Record (independ-| ent Democratic) and the South Bend| Tribune (independent Republican).| The last mentioned finds assurance in the practical unanimity of the vote| on the Kell treaty, and continues. “That is a pl fact which ought to I;r“ gonsldered apart from the crulser ‘The reasonableness and moderation of the cruiser bill are beyond question,”| asserts the New York Herald Tribune, (Republican), while the Chicago Dail; News (independent) concludes: “O arguments and sacrifices for a light burden of sea armaments having failet® we must build against a disquicting Our desire for| A from | margin Insecurt! _pm 3;‘5 héll which ;:vur fl:’m}m ;::;u remains. The| ¢ move .