Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1930, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. EATURDAY....January 18, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening s!::exmw Company Bu 11th St. and Pennsylvi New York Offce: 110 icago Office: o 3 Juropean ice. 14 Regent St.. London. England Rate by Carrier Within the City. Jrenioe ster. o i0c ver wonth 60c per month per month eneh mon or telepho ot the end of be sent in by ma Rate by Mafl—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, | 0¢ s:flj and_ Sunday jundsy onl; 1 vr., $10.00: 1 mo.. : 1 mo.. 1mo.l . Al :)“;.fl!‘l"el Illfl2 n(élnlfl.. \ioe, Fflf’ S5 Sunday: 1 3r 00 1 men Mt undas only e 306 1 3os oc Member of the Asseciated The Associated Fress is excl o the use for republication o atches credited to it or not otherwise cre ted i this paver and siso the ‘ocal n published herefa. Al richt: special dis The Nation's City. ‘The predominant theme of the inspir- ing speeches delivered before the dis- tinguished audience assembled in Con- stitution Hall last night to discuss the future of Washington was the concep- tion of the Federal Capital as the com- mon property of every American; its development as a privilege extending beyond the political boundaries of citles and States, rightly to be shared by every American. In his letter to Mr. Delano, who pre- sided at the meeting, President Hoover described the creation, in 1926, of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission as one of the “fundamental steps taken in national recognition of our need and opportunity to build the most effective and most beautiful Capi- tal city in the world. * * * It is our national ambition to make a great and effective city for the seat of our Gov- the pure air of the open country a few hours’ travel in a long line of vehicles will affect uncomfortably the average driver, especlally when the motorist ahead is using what is known as a “rich” mixture. In changing the monoxide gas into a harmless emission from the exhaust and in generally puri- fying the air a differenct” should be noted in driving in congested traffic. Dr. Frazer's invention, when adapted to use on all cars, will be foolproof. The individua] driver will have no control over it whatever. That is one of its best features, because even with the catalyst attached there would still be motorists who would forget to put it into operation when danger threatened. All in all, it would appear that another notable step forward has been taken in the preservation of human life. e A Showdown on Prohibition. ‘When Senator Blaine of Wisconsin introduced, as his contribution to the celebration of the tenth anniversary of national prohibition, a resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment, it was widely hailed as a challenge to prohibition. Some of the dry Senators have conceived the idea that it would ! | be as well to accept the challenge and vote on the Blaine resolution. Why not? There has been a great surge of anti-prohibition talk in recent weeks. Why not take a vote in the Senate to the country just how its chosen rep- resentatives feel about the matter of prohibition? These members of the Senate and of the House keep their ears close to the ground to detect public sentiment in their States and districts. If there is anything like a surging wet sentiment at home it will be revealed and in the House, too, to demonstrate | THE EVENING | dence governing the District lumbia. He still has several serve before reaching the age tirement, and his advancement chief justiceship would be a fitting recognition of his services and his abili- ties, in which the community and the bench and the bar would unite in applauding. Friendship. Those who are fond 6f household pets will applaud the decision of a local fam- 11y to keep their two parrots, despite the prevalence of the so-called “parrot's disease.” ‘There is no evidence to date to show that this malady may be contracted from birds which have been under ob- servation for many months, The par- rot is notoriously long-lived; many of them live to a century; they become veritable members of a family. The trait of loyalty to friends is beautiful, whether those friends be four- footed, two-legged, furred or feathered. Love is of the heart, rather than of the mind; intelligence has little if any- thing to do with it. Thus many a man loves his dog, in his heart of hearts, better than any human being. No doubt there are many persons who would refuse to give up their parrot friends even if they knew that they might risk infection. Where there is public hysteria, even though sensible, such a stand takes bravery of a sort. —— A man who leaves for foreign shores because he dislikes the eighteenth amendment is pretty sure to findthat this one consideration is not of over- powering force. He is likely, in the course of a short time, to find himself homesick and willing to put up with a in the votes in the Senate and House, particularly on the eve of a congres- sional political campaign. Few belleve that the resolution to re- peal the eighteenth amendment would be backed by more than a baker’s dozen of Senators, if that number. Out of a total membership of ninety-six Sena- tors, the Blaine resolution would have to be supported by sixty-four to be adopted, or two-thirds of the Senate with all accounted for. If the roll call ernment, with a dignity, character and symbolism truly representative of Amer- ica. As a Nation we have resolved that 1t shall be accomplished. To succeed in the fullest measure we have need for planning not only within the District of Columbia, but also for co-operation from the adjacent States. I greatly ap- preciate the presence here upon this mission of the leaders of both Virginia and Maryland.” In the presence of Gov. Ritchie and Gov. Pollard there was significant sym- bolism. As the leaders of the adjacent States they have assumed the tangible responsibility for co-operating in Cap- 4tal building by legislative action that makes possible the co-ordination of the different phases of the regional plan for the Federal City; the exten- sion of the Capital beyond the ten- miles square. Their addresses last night were adequate guarantees that the neighboring States have become im- bued with & fine sense of their re- sponsibility to the Federal City that will be manifested in practical steps taken to carry it out. | And further evidence that plans for ‘Washington's future are regarded as the responsibility of the Nation was given in Col. Grant's fine summary of the important aspects of Capital devel- opment as seen from his strategic posi- tion as executive officer of the Park and Planning Commission. His dis- cussion of the height limitation prob- lem of this city, for instance, was based on the fundamental theory that the dome of the Capitol should dominate the spires and towers on the roofs of other buildings, an argument that in a manner relegates discussion of bulild- ing heights merely as & local problem of the Washington community. His anal- ysis of the highway plan and of skirt- ing boulevards for Washington was un- dertaken from the broad aspect of the city planner whose problem is to make the Capital truly the embodiment of “America’s highest attainment in the art of city bullding,” while Arthur Shurtleff of Boston, the newly elected president of the National Soclety of Landscape Architects, emphasized the viewpoint that the American people “first, last and all the time” want this beautiful city now in the making “and are willing to pay for it.” After a hundred years or so of pitiful neglect of the American Capital, such meetings as those held last night come as inspiring reassurance that the re- naissance of the last twenty-five years gains in strength and that the ideals #0 nobly expressed by the fathers in their original conception of the American Capital are becoming the ideals of the Nation. ot There may be some encouragement to wordy warfare in the hope that it may yet be made to take the place of the mass impulse to go in for weapon car. rying. L ren The Exhaust Purifier. The invention of a simple device for Butomobiles which converts the deadly monoxide gas into harmless carbon dioxide has been announced by Dr. J. ©. W. Prazer, professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. In ap- pearance much like the conventional automobile muffier, the catalyst is at- tached to the exhaust pipe of the car, and on the same principle as the gas mask “strains” the heavy fumes that pass through it. In making his inven- tion public Dr. Frazer stresses the fact that while tests have proved its prac- ticability the apparatus is still in bulky form and must be refined and & place found for it on the automobile before it will come into everyday use. Dr. Frazer's catalyst, with which he has conducted extensive experiments, s placed on the running board, but he, in common with others, is of the opinion that it can be adapted to some part of the exhaust pipe underneath the car. The importance of this invention can hardly be exaggerated. Despite the fact that this is a “motor-wise” age, hundreds of persons are killed yearly by the monoxide gas generated by their cars, This deadly poison emitted by the exhaust is odorless and invisible, and, warnings to the contrary mnot- withstanding, owners will tinker with their motors in closed garages when on the resolution showed, for example, that eighty-four Senators favored the eighteenth amendment and twelve stood for it, wet stock would slip quite & bit in the political market. It is doubtful that the wets want any such showdown. Bad politics from their point of view. On the other hand, such a vote might go far to substantiate the claim of the drys that prohibition has come to stay in this country, despite the vociferous efforts of the wets to prove otherwise. It has been estimated that the wets have more than fifty votes and less than a hundred in the House, which has a total membership of 435. It requires a two-thirds vote in that body, too, to adopt a resolu- tlon proposing & change in the Consti- tution. They might fare a little bet- ter in the showing made in the House, but it would still be woefully weak if & vote were taken on & resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment. A showdown on prohibition, such as now suggested in the Senate, may come, but then again it may not. ‘It seems quite certain that it will not come unless Senator Blaine himself presses for action on his resolution in the Senate judiclary committee and in the Senate itself. It is one thing to get wide publicity for the introduction of & resolution challenging national prohibition, and another thing to get wider publicity for the overwhelming defeat of such a proposition, It does not seem probable that the drys will 80 to the length of moving to take up the Blaine resolution themselves, even though they may be perfectly willing to have such a test of strength in the Senate. Some of them fear that a drive on their part to bring up the resolution might be misinterpreted. There is the political angle as it affects the individusl member of the Senate and the House to be considered, too. Prohibition is an active issue in a number of the States and congressional districts, particularly where wet senti- ment is strong. It does not affect the States of the West and Middle West ex- cept Wisconsin, or of the South. But it is agitating some of the Eastern and Northern Btates, for example Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Con= necticut and Maryland. Comparatively the group of States in which the wets are showing real signs of strength is small. But the issue may have its effect on the individual Senators and members of the House from these States to a very large degree. Some of them would see & vote on the prohibition amendment with very little enthusiasm, knowing that whichever way they answered on roll call they would alien- ate votes, Resolutions for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment made thelr ap- pearance in Congress immediately after it was adopted. They have been pigeon- holed in committees of the Senate and Heuse for a decade. A showdown on the repeal proposal might help to clear the atmosphere and make it possible for the American people and the American press to discuss something besides the liquor issue. —_——. Even the most successful business people grow careless. The Government is constantly finding that some of them have drifted into large figures in over- paying the income tax collector. — e ‘Whatever the opinion as to necessity of big battleships, it must be conceded that boats carrying guns will be neces- sary so long as rum runners require pursuit. —————— The Vacant Chief Justiceship. For more than twenty-five yea member of the SBupreme Court of the District of Columbia, Justice Wendell Phillips Stafford is now strongly in- dorsed by the bar and by his assoclates of that court for advancement to the chief justiceship, made vacant by the retirement of Judge McCoy. In addi- tion, citizens of Washington, long ac- quainted with Judge Stafford's abilities as jurist, are hopeful that this recog- nitlon of his merits may be given through his promotion. He has, during his quarter of a century of service on the local bench, displayed an excep- tional capacity. He very soon, upon coming to this position from the Ver- mont Supreme Court, won the confi- 'each turn of the engine is bringing | them closer to death. In addition to actually saving lives, dence and the esteem of the local personal inconvenience for the sake of getting back to his own country. ————— ‘When Texas was representative of the “Wild West,” many stories were told of the violent properties of the indigenous “red licker.” Its present emphatic demonstrations in favor of prohibition may be regarded as a normal reaction. s Sugar is always sure of a star role in the great tarlff drama which is perenially one of the.Capitol's most in- teresting demonstrations. —— e Like many another distinguished man. Calvin Coolidge accompanies a reticence STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Benjamin Franklin was quoted in this column recently as follows: “I never use, when I advance anything that may possibly be disputed, the words cer- mlyhununubud.ly or any other words opinion. What would be the great American's amazement, we believe, if he could see the advertisement of Bernard Fay's “Franklin, the Apostle of Modern m " which appeared in a New York aper. ‘The following kind words were re- printed as a part of the ad: ‘The Saturday Review of Literature— “Incomparably the best biography of Franklin.” James Truslow Adams—'Unquestion- -b.x{ the best blography of Franklin.” 'he American Mercury—"Undoubted- ly the best blography of Franklin.” ‘We have not read M. Fay's book, but we hope it is as good as the critics say it 1. Incomparably, unquestionably and undoubtedly, they declare, it is the best thing on the life of Franklin which ever came down the pike. Evidently these reviewers either never read Franklin's own little book (the in- comparable autoblography!) or else they do not agree with him in regard to the advisability of refraining from the use of dogmatic expressions. ok It seems to us that no book reviewer has any right to use such big words as ‘‘undoubtedly,” “incomparably,” or “unquestionably." Granted that the biography of Frank- lin under discussion is all of that, how can any one say that some one else simply must agree with him in a mat- ter of judgment? He may make the claim, but it need not necessarily be settled forthwith. At the least, it might be upset tomorrow by the publication 'fi{, another and superior life of Frank- We_think pretty highly of Matthew Josephson’s “Zola ant His Time,” as readers here know, but no one has ever heard us calmly telling the world that it is unquestionably, or incomparably, or undoubtedly the “best biography” of the great French writer. How could we say that? Only those who pretend to om- niscience dare to use such words. There have been many bluglphm of Emile Zola written since his death, in 1894. Most of them are in French. Perhaps one of them is far superior to that of Josephson. We don't know, and until we did know we would have no right to hazard even an opinion. One cannot get over the feeling that any one who has recourse to such posi- tivisms as “undoubtedly” is very much in doubt in his own mind. Think how much more effective the “blurbs” about in speech with a remarkable fluency in literature. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Opera Glass. We view life through an opera glass, Observing all the faults that pass; The human conscience to molest, Our own, as well as all the rest. The faults of others will appear, Seen one way, very large and clear. We speak with sorrow quite profound And then we turn the glass around. Our own faults thus we dimly see. All far away they seem to be, And so exceptionally small They really shouldn’t count at all. Avoiding Controversy. “Have you decided on the ideas for your speech?” “It will have to bs rather non-com- mittal,” answered Senator Sorghum, “I have assembled what appears to be & pretty fair assemblage of words. Now T've got to look them over and see that there are as few ideas as possible.” Jud Tunkins says when everybody has his own airplane there is going to be & lot of hard work for a new kind of traffic cop. Electricity. Electric currents everywhere Bid us for easier work prepare, As they bring music through the air They rock the cradle standing there. And they who do not live with care May end in the electric chair. ‘Where Talk Is Appreciated. “You never talk about your neighbors,” commented the friend. “Never,” answered Miss Oayenne. “Why should I discuss my neighbors when there are so many motion picture stars just dying to be talked about?” “You are entitled to an opinion,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown. “When an opinion becomes a prejudice it may be as embarrassing to own as & run- away horse.” ‘Rediscovery. We will investigate once more, And, by research extensive, ‘We'll learn that warfare as of yore Is foolish and expensive, “If all d'em specklation losses was sho' nuff money,” said Uncle Eben, “I wouldn' ask nuffin’ better dan to be a street sweeper in Wall Street.” He Turns Seaward. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ‘The Coast Guard cutters Snohomish and Haida were sent to the aid of a dis- tressed ship off Cape Flattery. Now we know what the learned gentleman who names the Pullman car does during the dull season. e That's Hardly Fair. From the Worcester Telegram. Do the fire officials in Washington imagine that it 15 safe to let Senator Borah scorch the atmosphere in the Capitol day after day? It was simply a case of spontaneous combustion, prob- ably. ——— Bar Wants Bar Bar Barred. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Bar associations in New York, Chi- cago and San Francisco have voted overwhelmingly for the repeal of pro- hibition, proving that there is something in & name. g ————— But He Actually Did. From the Detrolt News. Burke, the bandit now being hunted in four States, is another of those re- mindful of Stephen Leacock’s impetuous horseman who rode off rapidly in all directions. N Predicts Dry 1930. Prom the San Antonio Express. Canadian astronomer predicts a dry year in 1930. 1Is he also convinced that the Coast Guard means business? Dramatic Novelty. Prom the Roanoke Times. Fay’s book would have been if set down in this sterling simplicity: The Saturday Review of Literature— “The best biography of Franklin.” James Truslow Adams—"The best bi- ography of Franklin.” ‘The American Mercury—"“The best blography of Franklin.” * ok ok % Heavy-handed plaudits from the side- lines, even from such literary spectators as Mr. Adams, leave one longing for more moderate criticlsm, something along the old-time 1 ‘We would prefer a “heavy” article on a new book to one of these flip “re- views,” in which the writer seems to have one eye on pleasing Mr. Mencken in Baltimore and the other on the bright boys along Broadway. “Will they think me clever?” seems to be the unspoken question of so many the air of positiveness to an | bool modern book reviewers, Novelist re- views brother novelist, with the result that a fulsome flattery goes on back and forth. In all honesty, How is it possible for Novelist A, knowing that his own new k is to come out next month, to give anything but & nice reception to the fresh work of Novelist B, especially since there is every chance that Brother B will be called upon to review the aforementioned work? Novelist B, in his turn, once he has received a few deft pats on the back from Brother A, in all politeness, can- not cut loose upon A's masterpiece when it issues smokingly from the press. That wouldn't be cricket, as they say they say over in England. We ask the world, is such work “book review- ing” in the best sense of the term? Let no one cast aspersions upon the hx?:cessw of either Novelist A or Nov- el £ They are human, after all, and what decent human being would do other- wise? The question is whether a writing man ought to be expected to review the work of another writing man. The present generation of literary men, books, pages, magazines, has agreed that he should, but we submit that a vast amount of the resulting geroéiuct is nonsense, or twaddle, at the st ‘The unwary general reader, the man or woman who buys the books, car no more tell whether he will like the book by reading such reviews than he can fly. He may get a good essay on the art of the novelist, but he knows little more about the book under dis- cussion than he did when he started. * ok ok X A book review, to be a book review, ought to put the reader into possession of something which he did not have before. In plain words, it ought to tell him something. The average reader does not care a whoop whether the article is “learned” or not; what he wants is to know something about the book under discussion. ‘We are aware that most book review- ers solemnly believe that this is ex- actly what they are giving the reader. In reply we would risk getting dog- matic and say: “Well, undoubted you are not; unquestionably you f flat; incomparably you fail.” If a book review can give the reader no facts other than throu%h juotation, we would prefer to have it filled with Jjudicious extracts from the book. Any reader, by look\nf through a volume at a book store, if he is not hurried, can get some idea about the thing. ‘Then there is the question of back- ground. A man to write about a book on aviation has to know something about aviation. How will a critic who is not conversant with the whole range of French fiction be able to assess the new novel “—— and Company,” and determine whether it is as great as its publisher asserts it is? On the cther hand, the clalist runs the grave danger of being too critical, and of taking keen pleasure in lcrrdlnxhovu' gumrer:eier! hy1 fl‘its- 1a; a and mighty superiority. lpiey‘l.;u 80 I'mrl"{1 to please that nothing sho\]‘(z of a new revelation can do the trick. A review, to be genuine, must be rather a view than & review. Give us a real view and we will do the review- ing ourselves. View it for us once, and not again. Let us know honestly what you Jflnk of the book, dear reviewers, and we will thank you for much. After all, the real reviewer is Father Time, and his judgments are final. The assignment of Senator La Fol- lette to the powerful financial commit- tee s considered by some as mere po- litical strategy in an election year. But_others look upon this recognition of the insurgents as a sign of changing times, and likewise changing names on the Senate rolls, which has broken fiown the seniority of Eastern Repub- oans. “Senators Borah, Norris, Smoot and Jones are explained in part by the senfority system,” says the Springfield Republican (independent). “The East has been chmnn%1 its Senators too often to maintain the influence in the Senate organization that its relative population* and wealth entitle it to claim. the East fails to send able men to the Senate and to keep them there long enough to dig in, it must e to cool its heels in the ante- chamber of power.” The Santa Bar- bara Dally News (Democratic) states that “the victory of La Follette and his supporters and the acceptance of the hereditary radical from Wisconsin into the most powerful of Senate com- mittees will exercise an important in- fluence on legislation. But it is even more important,” continues that paper, “in marking the breaking away from old precedents.” “The regular leaders are making the best of it,” remarks the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette (Republican). “Their under- taking at first to fight showed plainly their feeling on the subject. But the party and the coming campaign had to have some consideration. The insurgents gave evidence of readiness to carry the fight to the country. Obviously it would not be well to allow that to happen. * * * The groups doubtless will again be reminded tl’}ac if they can comle to an agreement for party purposes in a campaign they ought to be able also to co-operate for the carrying out of an administration 8ro¢nm in legislation. Meanwhile the Old Guard may be slowed up in entering fights without having a fairly good idea of how they are likely to come out.” “The Republican regulars have de- cided that discretion is the better part of politics and propose to vield to Senator La Follette rather than invite an extension of the coalition from the tariff to other matters,” thinks the St. Paul Ploneer Press (independent). ‘The Charleston Daily Mail (independent Republican) sees two things as promi- nent in the two selections: “The first is that the expected factional fight on the floor will not materialize, at least not in the way expected; and second, for the first time in a number of years the Northwest is given recognition on the important committee which shapes finance and tariff measures.” e Savannah Press (Democratic) concludes that “the Old Guard had to surrender.” The Asheville Times (independent Democratic) declares: “Thus another short but decisive battle in the Senate ends in defeat for the Old Guard. Whether the result will be greater harmony among Senate Republicans and an early agreement on the tariff bill is yet to appear. But of this there can no doubt: the Old Guard publicly acknowledges that the days of its absolute authority are passed. “The selection of Mr. La Follette,” as viewed by the Wheeling Intelligencer (Republican), “appears to be a piece of policy, as well as, perhaps, of equity. The independent, or radical, Republicans in the Senate are a distinct body that must be taken into con- sideration. Their membership gepre- sents a number of important States— States that have consistently voted for Republican candidates for the presi- dency. Their numbers entitle them to respectable consideration on any of the important committees. A Senate com- mittee should be representative of the Senate membership. On no other principle can the Senate do its work effectively, and the recognition of that principle frankly best tends to promote “Decent Play About Olean Peogle ‘Wins"—headline. People will pay big prices to satisfy their curiosity. e Soviet Influence Noted. community. He demonstrated his grasp the catalyst will send many a Sunday |of the fundamental principles of the motorist home without the usual ach- law and quickly gained the mastery of 4ng head and smarting eyes. Even in the complicated system of jurisprue Prom the Loulsville Courter-Journal. Soviet ““""m"fl worgd throughout the Christmas holideys, thus combining & white, red and blue Christmas, A a;rty harmony and effective organiza- no Strong opposition to the La Follette action is expressed by the Detroit Free Press (independent) with the stxte- ment: “The Republican z{.r,mntlon. after reading & number Senators out of the party at the time of the first La Follette schism, allowed them La Follette Victory Viewed As Sign of Changing Times to return to the fold. A bloc of Senators calling themselves Republicans and using the Republican machinery to get , but voting solidly against the regular Republicans on the floor, blos- somed from this act of lenience. Young Bob La Follette has no_right on the finance committee as & Republican.” Believing that the “claim that La Follette wAs a proper spokesman for the Midwestern States is a little far- fetched,” the Madison Wisconsin State Journal (independent) contends that “the only mistake Senator Smoot made was when he yielded in his fight.” The San Francisco Chronicle (independent) maintains that “in the minds of the great mass of the Republican voters the most interesting question is whether or not Mr. La Follétte on his record in public life can be considersd & Re- publican.” ‘The Grand Rapids Press (Independent) sees lack of great con- trolling leaders in the Senate, and con- cludes: “Puncture Smoot and you punc- ture about the only vestige of leadership left. La Follette, as Mr. Smoot doubt- less fears, will sit down in that com= mittee with a whole paper of pins for the puncturing.” . The fight impresses the &t. Louls Post-Dispatch (independent) phasizing “the widening rift between the industrial and agricultural elements in the ty,” but that paper agrees that . “the conservative leaders were forced to let La Follette in.” The Kansas City Times (independent) is convinced that “it is reasonable to give the insurgent viewpoint recognition on this important committee.” The Syra- cuse Herald (independent) concludes that “President Hoover mighi well have recommended this spectacular sur- render of the Old Guard"; that “in that event he would have been credited with a brilllant stroke of political diplomacy.” The Portland Oregon Journal (inde- pendent) believes that ‘“there will always be rifts in the Republican party as now constituted,” while, as indicated by this incident, the Lincoln State Journal (independent Republican), of- fering “the senlority system as a partidl explanation,” declares that “the West by sheer force of will is dominating the Senate.” ‘The Houston Chronicle (Democratic) sees evidence that “the alleged mafjority of the Upper House is trying to harmonize its varied elements.” The Fort Worth Record-Telegram (Democratic) draws the conclusion that “the people of the United States are watching a battle of factions in the Republican party,” that “the production of the present session of Congress will represent nothing of value to the coun= try at large” and that “the entire effort being put forth is that of preparing for the campaign of 1932.” e Hospital to Be Run On University Plan Prom the Canton Daily News. There are 10 universities in the United States with endowments of more than twentv million dollars. There are only 10 hospitals with endowments of more than two milllon dollars. The richest university has an eighty million dollar endowment. The richest hos- pital has one-eighth as much. Rich and poor go to the best univer- sity and find that half their tuition there pald for them by endowment. It has been fashionable for men of wealth 1o bequeath large sums to enable youth, however prosperous, to receive an edu- cation at less than half its cost. The very poor can have free treatment at hospitals and the very rich can easily pay thelr way. In between are the middle group whose education is half paid for by endowment—if not wholly paid for by taxation—but whose hos- ital bills make health an unobtainable juxury. The average cost of hospital service is now abont geven dollars a day. Private nursing twenty-four hours a day now costs up to twenty dollars a day. oo To Slice Armaments. From the Muncie Star. Naval officers have been omitted from the American armament delegation, but care should have been taken to include & couple of good golfers. as em-; After “Sorrell and Son,” “OM Pybus” and even “Doomsday,” Warwick Deep- ing’s last novel, “Roper's Row,” carries its disappointments. Mr. Deeping's sen- timentality and his habit of haranguing grow apace. His mannerisms also be- come more noticeable, more irritating. h, for example, 100ks “‘poignant” on ?v‘:try possible Poccasion. — Christopher also frequently feels “poignant.” We are told over and over—rather inanely, it seems—that Ruth “was woman.” The meaning appears to be, not that she is of a primitive type, but that she is Mr. Deeping’s ideal woman—that is, a woman to whom “service” to “her man" is the only aim of existence. It is over Ruth that Mr. Deeping becomes in- ordinately sentimental. “She was al- ways there (at home) like the serene and watchful guardian of the temple.” He has no liking for the woman who has interests outside of her husband's work and domestic comfort. But he carries the. cult of the domestic woman to the point of the ridiculous when he approvingly shows Ruth as refusing to dine out in company with her husband, because she is i1l at ease in society, and being thrilled with happiness because Christopher comes to her to have his evening tle properly tied. “He was going to dine with Lady Sillocks, but he came to her about his tie.” The ideal is epitomized: “Some women darn socks, and pray.” - In “Roper's Row” Mr. Deeping shcws a tendency to create unlovely char- acters, real enough in themselves, chiefly for the purpose of denouncing or abusing them. There is Mrs. Prosser, the coarse farm woman, with numerous offspring, who lives at Melfont, the home of Christopher's mother, and hates Mary Hazzard because she knows her to be superior to her surroundings, because Mary Hazzard has one superior son, worth more than all the Prosser louts and wenches. Mrs. Prosser is de- testable enough, and no one could deny that there are women like her, but Mr. Deeping, having made her what she is, then stands apart and throws at her abusive epithets. “That sow-woman, rooting amid muck!” and “You could thwack Mrs. Prosser and she would grunt and waddle on to the next inter- esting mess and resume her rootings.” ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. ‘The resources of our free Informa- tion Bureau are at your service. Y are invited to call upon it as often as ou please. It is being maintained sole- ly to serve you. What question can we answer for you? There is no charge at all except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Address your letter to The Evening Star Information Bureau, mdeslcc.v. ‘Haskin, director, Washing- ton, D. C. Q. Has there been any improvement in radio transoceanic broadcasting since 1925, when the chimes of Big Ben in London were heard here?—D. 8. A. According to_ radio technicians, the reception of the Marconi transatian- tic message in 1929 was at least 80 per cent superior to the first transatlantic broadcast in 1925. Q. Is “Alice in Wonderland” the most ar book for children?— J. R. A. Opiniens differ on this subject, but when over 50 famous authors were asked by a New York newspaper to name which book they had read as children and still liked, “Alice in Won- derland” was the overwhelming favorite. “Grimm's FIL7 Tales” ranked second in popularity, followed by “Swiss Fam- “Little Women,” “Dawid and “Andersen’s Falry Q. Should indoor workers keep their | teenth work rooms cool?—B, T. A. The Public Health Service says that fresh warm air of & proper degree of moisture and free from appreciable draft is now res ized as essential to indoor workers. cold room necessarily contains fresh air and that comfortably warm rooms necessarily contain bad air has been discarded. Q. What is the name of the Negro ed%cnm?or who won the Harmon gold medal A A. Maj. Robert Moton of Tuske Institute, noted as a leader among peorle, ‘was awarded the Harmon Foun- datlon’s gold medal for distinguished achievement. of Q. Which side of the rainbow has the red color?—Z. C. B, the rainbow in the inner or At the other extreme of the social scale | 8¢ is Lady Sanchia Sillocks, and Mr. Deep- ing does not like her either. She is “what the world calls a remarkable woman,” a woman volubly interested in too many causes and movements. She, too, like Mrs. Prosser, has her prototype in reality, but Mr. Deeping almost seems to have created her as a horrible ex- ample to women of the consequences of leaving their “place in the home.” “The whole of her was sound and move- ment, like water eternally splashing against a wall.” “She was the self-or- dained woman of affairs, with a mind like a blue book.” “She was 8o intense and well informed and self-assured that she could be quite incredibly dull, and yet the world called her dullness inspired.” In his treatment of these two characters one could wish for a little less animosity, a little more Gals- worthyian detachment. 2R “A Voyage to Treasure Land.” by Anna Curtis Chandler, well known through her story hour for children at the Metropolitan Museum, represents the museum as a place rich in undis- covered treasure waiting to be ht to light. The materials for knowledge are all there and Miss Chandler inter- prets them, not by mete prosaic facts, but by the most fascinating stories of Qreece and Rome, China and Japan, England and PFrance, Holland and Bel- gium and Colonial America. Both New York children, who can go to the museum to hear the stories, and chil- dren at a distance, who cannot go, will love this book. The chapter on “Olde New Yorke” includes the story of Capt. Kidd, who had a New York residence. Whatever his ethical upbringing, no child ever falled to respond enthusi- astically to the adventures of Capt. Kidd. There is also the chapter on the “Animal Fair,” in which the animals descend from their places on the walls, in tapestries and paintings, and tell all about themselves and their lives. Could any method of education be more attractive and more effective than this? * ok ok ok “Ganpat” is the pen name of M. L. A. Gompertz, who came out of the East a tall, thin second lieutenant of the Indian infantry and made his name as a novelist and writer of travel books, “Ganpat” is the Sepoy corruption of his name. In his book, “A Mirror of Dreams,” Tarzi, an honest cut-throat; ‘Tor Beg, by descent a brigand; Krishna Rack, a Hindoo gentleman, and Dhynanand, who was certainly born to be hanged, are a few of the engaging characters. There are also Tom Car- ruthers, who stumbled upon the queerly shaped mirror of dreams somewhere in Central Asia, and his friend Maj. John Oley, who laughs at visions, but has an uncanny feeling that there is some- thing about the mirror which he cannot understand. Strange things happen in the castle shut behind a grim moun- tain range of the Himalayas—mysterious things that have the flavor of a Rider Haggard tale, Y “Adventures of an Outlaw— The Memoirs of Ralph Rashleigh, a Penal Exile in Australia, 1825-1844," purports to be the story of the son of a London shopkeeper who was transported Australia for the crimes of counterfeit- ing, burglary and smuggling. There he became a laborer on the ranch of a wealthy sheep rancher. Abuses on the transport ship, including flogging, plac- ing in irons, scarcity of food and over- crowding, are described in detail. The government agricultural camp at Emu Plains, where convicts were turned from city laborers into farm laborers, was not conducted according to modern ideas. Reform of a prisoner could hardly have taken place at that camp. Rashleigh escap and joined a gang of bush- rangers (escaped convicts), whom he had many ventures. He finally died in Australia. Whether this account is altogether true, partly true or entirely fiction is not certain. The introduction says that “the man who wrote it cast his story in the form of &' Victorian novel.” The publishers say that the manuscript came to them through Charles H. Bertle, “well known librarian of Sydney, New South Wales,” and Mr. Bertie sald the manuscript came to him. from “a man ywho had inherited it from his wife's father, in Whose possession it had remained for 30 years.” This sounds something like the familiar stories which are related as true because they happened to a relative of an intimate friend of a neighbor of the narrator. 4 Lord Oxford's last public speech, Wwhich he made at York, England, when the freedom of the city was conferred upon him, sounded a message of Op- timism. The following quotation from 1t 18 taken from his “Memories and Re- flections: 1863-1927"; “Whatever may be the state of the atmosphere and however uncertain may appear to be the prospects of the immediate future, never lose faith and hope. It is the part of wisdom not to ?:t one's vision be obscured by the clouds of dust which from time to time are raised in the course of its progress by the chariot of human destiny.” * oK K x “In Destiny Bay,” Don Byrne writes of Cannes as “a Dl that carries no conviction.” He sa; “There is the blue Mediterranean at your feet; there are the Maritime Alps behind you, more hills than mountains. There are two islands, on one of which the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask sojourned for 17 years. There are the cork forests of the Esterel, behind which the sun sets. But this small town, these hills, this sea seem more like a stage setting than a part of the habitable globe. You are never sure that a robust tenor will not trot down to the foreshore, followed by & bevy of village maidens, and burst outside and violet on the inside. outer or secondary bow the colors are in the reverse order. e Taee poser of “The . e famous com; r of * Merry Widow” is said to be working on the music of his first film operetta in which Gloria Swanson is to appear. Q. What country outside of the United States has the most telephones lJn cpslvmon to its inhabitants?— i ST R .. e, Wi United !f‘&:‘hld lh.pfie.op Q. What jportion of the church members of Utah are Mormons?—G. 8. A. It 18 estimated that three-fourths of all church members of Utah, about gt;?oog.. are members of the Mormon urch, Q. Is the story of “Flor and Blanche- flor,” German, French or Spanish?— When was the comic cartoon “The Yellow Kid” created?—F. B. old idea that a|also in A.nmmwgu”muame ou | New York Journal in 1896. . What is the deepest of fresh oY T A. The deepe: of to be discovered as yet is Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is 5,350 feet deep. second deepest body of fresh water known is at Tanganyika, Africs. It is 4,190 feet deep. Q. To what extent does felous anemia reduce the number of red cor- puscles in the blood?—T. T. A. Normally, red co les average about 5,000, per cubic millimeter oft blood. In victims of pernicious anemia the number may be reduced to 1,- 000,000 or even less. Q. What is meant by beating the bounds?—G. W. B. A. To beat the bounds means to trace out by perambulation the bounds of a parish L lt.rlkfinlwwfi-b a ;od lfm'mil-n way of cal o witness. m’“fi. an nlyd custom still keépt up in many English parishes by ’% around the boundaries on Holy ursday, or Ascension day. In Scot- land beating the bounds is called riding the marches. * Q. When and where were scissors first used?—W. T, L. A. It was formerly believed that scis- sors were invented in Venice in the six- century, but records show that implements similar to our modern scis- sors were in use very much earlier than this period. In the remains of Pompeii shears were found made of iron and steel as well as bronze. . cot a very early period. stated that those mnnu{m‘:’t‘med in rope were copled from the Persian. The Orlental scissors were very much o mented and frequently in the form of a bird, the blade forming the beak. dictionary, where did he get the defini- tions for the words?—P. T. C. A. Webstér has been called “a born definer of words.” Most of the defini- tions of the 70,000 or more words were created anew by Webster. Q. What is the name of the organiza- tion composed of firms that have been in the same family for 100 years or more?—R. The organization to which you refer is the Association of Centenary msum.“‘ Corporations of the United Q. Is it possible to cut glass water?—A. G. vy A. The Bureau of Standards says that glass can be cut more easily under water because the vibration is less e S Ao ess le to crack. ‘water at- tacks all glasses ere nited States 13,000 girls, legally married. m What is the size of the Aunand‘ ball?—L. L. It has a diameter of 314 inches. Q. Is Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's son an A. M. actor?—M. 3 A. Russell Thaw is an aviator and are in the 18 years old, " Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers-of Other Lands ther interested in the manner in which All Saints' day is observed in Philippine ceme- teries, we append the following addi- tional characteristics of the annual celebration. The burn candles on the graves, while those who are finan- cially able install electric lights. At night the cemeteries are seas of lights. Pictures of the departed persons- are set up on the graves, and roving bands of musicians wend h the ORTH CHINA STANDARD, Peiping—In case any are fur- cincts, and play pileces for them on the payment of 50 centavos (50 cents), b¥ sorrowful relatives. The mausoleums of the rich are opened to the public, and long lines of persons course through them throughout the day and night. ‘The custom of playing lively rather than slow music in the cemeteries here is obscure, but it occurred during Span- ish times. One story is that it - inated during an npm.\.lmanzmm ic. People were dying by hun . The Spanish authorities, fearing the bad mcholc cal effect of dirges, prohibited pla; of them. * ok ok % Handwriting And Man’s Character. Daily Mail, London.—Mr. Justice Eve in a Chancery Court case said that he had always found that those whose handwriting is legible are honest and agreeable people. His sentiment will be warmly echoed at least by every to | printer, who has sought to give the ‘written word more durable shape. But it 18 to be hoped for the sake of the men of letters that the implied corol- lary must not be taken as too binding, for if the illegible writer were to be considered lacking, both in honesty and agreeableness, there would be few good fellows in literature, * Xk % X Locust Horde Invades North Africa. A. B C, Madrid—The locusts in Northerh Africa are again presenting a serious menace to the agricuiture and vegetation of the country. A few days ago & swarm of African locusts passed over Oanhllnc& in Morocco, and it is feared that they may con- tinue their migration over the straits into Spain and Portugal. This swarm of locusts traveled in a compact mass two or three miles wide and eight or nine miles long‘ VAR 250,000 Mexicans In Pilgrimage to Shrine. El Dictamen, Vera Cruz—It is es- timated that at least 250,000 penitents made the pligrimage from the capital to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guada- lupe on the recent feat day of the saint. The throngs attending from the City of Mexico have not been so great in recent years, due to the fact that reople did not care to participate in he services, or were timid abouc doing so while the conflict between the church and the government was in progress. Priests of the church were rmitted to hold the celebration of he saint’s anniversary ‘for the time since 1926, and hundreds of thou- sands of people resumed their annual ‘worship. The route from Mexico City to the Church of Guadalupe was guarded throughout its extent police, yho were also on duty at the church (o | d prevent thousands attempting to over- crowd the edifice. Many traversed the entire distance from the city to the shrine, a distance of more than four miles, upon their hands and knees. Descendants of the native Indian tribes {xnkm ‘Pretty, Pretty Provencale!’ or the e. koK x In “Our Inheritance,” former Premier Stanley Baldwin has collected many of his addresses, which bring to critical ex- amination some of the leading questions of our time. Democracy and intelligent leadership, the relations of Ex'l“hllnd and Canada and of England and the United t | Soviet in predominated in the as these roph have kept revm in mind for_four cen the miraculous ap- parition of Our Lady upon the spot Where the Church of Guadalupe now stands. This miracle brought about the conversion of thousands of th aborigines to Christianity. The services began at midnight and continued throughout the day. After the religious celebrations a period of feasting and rejoicing is to be held for the zmunu few days in honor of the * ok Rk Australia’s Faith In Her Wool Clip. Sydney Bulletin—We have such un- bounded faith in our wool clip that we allow ourselves to be bluffed and bludgeoned out of manufacturing it ourselves. We let foreigners take it away, let them use our material anqd trade with our goods—in short, “run our favorite.” Now, as a reward for our folly, we are told that our favorite hasn't been running well, and that the second favorite, Artificial, is winning, or has won, the race. But we still don't see many broken-down _wool manufacturers in_Yorkshire, nor do we see them in the French, German, Bel- glan, Swiss or Italian textile districts. And there are allegedly millionaire gr’o tors of woolen mills in Japan. b, ;here will kbe the. same in ore we wake up to the fact that it 48 not much usepomln‘ and l‘).ackfi:if favorites unless we run them well. ‘The buyers keep up the that the; don’t know how all the c‘:'ynol in m{ world is to be consumed. The pro- prietors of manufactured and semi- manufactured stocks across some 13,000 miles of water tell them to say this, and possibly they believe the story themselves—they don’'t mind belleving it because they know they may be able to make more money out of wood tham out of wool. Australians want to realize that York- shire became a wool-manufacturing center largely because it was a wool- producing country first. Flemish Weavers went over there in Elizabethan times because the wool was handy, and wily old Queen Bess gave them plenty of "en ement to do s0. We are told, though, that we could not pos- sibly make a success of wool manu- facturing; that our own community is too small to consume our own producs, and we could never hope to export manufactured goods! Yet, there are more people in the world who have Fave: and 1t 18 ot ton 1ate So.sdugess s no ate to educate them. But first we must learn that Wwe can't trust anybody but ourselves to handle our favorite. So our cry should be not only “Use more wooll” but “Manufacture more wooll” * X x % Britons Warned Bal:lrfln( Soviet Travel. Cologne Gazette, Cologne.—It is as- tonishing in view of Engf:lnd's resump- tion of dl?lomltlc relations with tf? ussia that even the authorf- ties of the nation do not guarantee im- munity for British subjects Who enter into_the territories of the Muscovite. Mr. Henderson, the secretary of the ex- terior, has so ordained in a speech before the House of Commons in Lon- jon. The reason for this utterance is said to be not that foreigners in Russia are in actual danger, but that in the absence of stable and definite diplomatic offices Inmczduru travelers in Russia find it ult to comply with all the regu- lations of the Soviet, or even to know what they are, and the Russian gov- ernment of the present day is not of & sort that views leniently sins of omis- ac:: o commission, or of nt. Who'll Horn in on Bull Market? From the Charleston Evening Post. The general ofulnlon seems to be that a bull market will start again by Sum- ignorance or States, education, labor problems and the contributions to progress of various contemporary statesmen are discussed. 4 mer, but whether they can get g,’,""" to buy chips tm-'.fim“ "1‘.“3 question. . ) < -4 Q. When Noah Webster comptled his” ‘ ’