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T {”ITHE EVENING STAR | Futa With Sundsy Morning Edition. };; WASHINGTON, D. C. || WORSDAY. .c......April 1, 1030 |‘l'.llonou W. NOYES....Editor ol Company 8t &R;Eaumim- Ave. 42nd Bt Bullding. London, e Bagiand. " Carrier Within the City. Star. rcu ter month .60c per month All Other y and Sunday only . lay only Member of the Associated Press. s 15 exclysively entitied all news dis- otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the local news e e ety Agreement With Japan. Announcement that Japan has finally and definitely accepted America’s naval limitation figures flashes across the London Conference scene a ray of bril- liant and welcome sunshine. It is an event of inestimable significance. Great Britain and the United States having already reached an accord, the news from Tokio means that they are now also in agreement with Japan. A three- power limitation treaty, therefore, is for all practical purposes achieved, how- ever the continued efforts for a five- power pact may eventuate. Japanese acquiescence in the Anglo- majority in Parliament, David Lloyd George cannot be sure of a Liberal vic- tory in the event of an appeal to the country. Stanley Baldwin likewise can- not be assured of a Conservative ma- jority in a general election. Both the Conservatives and the Liberals prefer & Laborite ministry to one of their own respective ministries supported by a minority with coalition assistance. The question arises whether this is a passing phase of British politics or is likely to become a settled condition. Out of & j three-party equation may come a new line of cleavage that will permit return to the old principle of politically re- sponsible government. Muscle §hoals. ‘The problem of the most effective use of the Muscle Shoals water, a tre- mendous power arising from the flow of the Tennessee River, is again before the Senate. It is a problem that has been under consideration for more than {a decade. Congress in 1928 sought to solve 1t by putting through the Norris Jjoint resolution providing for perma- nent Government ownership and opera- tion of the plants of the Muscle Shoals project. President Coolidge, then in the White House, did not sign the measure within the time specified and, as Con- gress had adjourned, the bill died. Now Senator Norris has brought it forward While the player is not by any manner of means at the end of his base ball Tope, he is over thirty, and ball players seldom improve after that age is passed. Griffith has been extremely patient with Goslin in his development. No one who attended games a few years ago, when Goslin first came up to the big leagues, will forget his clownlike at- tempts to play left field and his famous “skating act,” which has so far defied imitation. On the other hand, Goslin until last year has been consistently the best bat- BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. ‘The sad-faced girl we saw the other day in a crowd was a relief after so much smiling. One would say nothing against cheeri- ness, of course, but sometimes a serious face is a relief, is it not? Animals do not sit around with silly smiles on their faces all the time. They manage to look pleased without drawing back the corners of their mouths. ter on the team and in 1928 led thes “yoy will hear that the smile is the American League in this respect. He has developed into a finished outfielder and should command a salary commen- surate with his abilities. In any event, 1t looks pow as if he and Griffith were about to get together, and within a few weeks the old chant of “Come on, Goose!” will be heard ringing out at the Florida avenue ball yard. o A Papal Summer Palace. With the creation of “The Vatican City” a number of changes have come into the lives of the Pontiffs of the Church of Rome which must be highly gratifying alike to them and to their millions of parishioners throughout the world. It now appears that Pope Pius again. It is the unfinished business of the Senate. Unless there are develop- ments not now expected, it will pass the Senate within a few days, and will go to the House for action there. The problem of the Muscle Shoals development is complex. Involved in it is not only the question of Government ownership and operation of a public utility versus private ownership and op- eration, but also the question of the pro- duction of nitrates, through the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, Nitrates have American proposals—for the United States’ delegation acted in the joint name of the two English-speaking powers—has come at the end of pro- tracted negotiations. Patience and con- ciliation have von the day. Their tri- umph is an ideal consummation. It leaves neither victor nor vanquished. It is a compromise honorable, as well as satisfactory, to both sides. It does credit in particular to Senator Reed, America’s megotiator-in-chief, and to Ambassador Matsudaira, who functioned at London in a similar capacity for the Japanese delegation. For the next six years, at least, Jap- anese-American naval differences are barred and banished. In international relations, as in those among men, the habit of mind is an all-important factor. Having experienced the mutual benefits of an entente in armaments, Japan and the United States. are altogether unlikely, in 1936, to revert been imported into this country from Chile in large quantities and are used both in the manufacture of explosives and the production of fertilizers. Dur- ing the World War, and before this country was drawn into the vortex of that struggle, Congress in 1916 passed and President Wilson signed the na- tional defense act of June 3 of that year. It was responsible for the es- tablishment by the Government of the Muscle Shoals project and it authorized the manufacture of nitrates needed for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers, In the South every year the farmers make heavy out- Jlays for fertilizers. The dream of the South has been the development of cheaper fertilizer through the use of the Muscle Shoals power plants. Since the war many suggestions and many bids for the Muscle Shoals project have been advanced. At one time Henry Ford proposed that he take over the whole project. He was to utilize the power for manufacturing purposes and also produce fertiliver. But the Ford bid was held in many quarters not to be advantageous to the Government, while very advantageous to Mr. Ford. In the end the proposal was dropped. A persistent bidder has been the Ameri- can Cyanamid Co., which is still in the fleld for the project. It has figured largely in the investigation of the Sen- ate lobby committee, now drawing to a close its inquiry into Muscle Shoals. ‘The Government has invested approx- imately $130,000,000 at Muscle Shoals. The Wilson Dam, the hydroelectric plant and navigation locks cost the Govern- ment nearly $47,000,000. The Govern- ment constructed two nitrogen fixation plants there at a cost of $82,000,000. ‘What happens to the plants has a mon- etary interest to the Government and the whole people. But of still greater interest is the future of the project as a producer of hydroelectric power and of nitrates. The Southeastern States are vitally interested in the power develop- | ment, and the farmers, wherever ferti- with America at the 1936 naval con- ference. The United States maintains its privilege to oppose such & quota that time, e is taking the long view of Nippon's international interests, rather than being governed by the nar- Tower vision of the big navy party. The decision does credit to Japanese states- manship. In determining to tread the path which leads to closer co-opera- tion and friendship with the British and American peoples, the present-day molders of her political destinies have struck a blow for the island empire’s future of incomparably greater value than a whole fieet of men-of-war. ——— The Irish Pree State calls on a candi- date to rejoice in a vote against him as an evidence that the opinions of the population are absolutely free, ————— Britain’s Government on Sufferance Once more the hold of the British Laborite ministry upon its position has been revealed in its weakness, Yester- day the government was defeated on a motion respecting the hour of the a Journment of the House of Commons, the vote being 170 to 183. The prime | minister, despite Conservative cries of “Resign!” indicated that he did not consider the matter as of vital tmpor- tance. A Conservative motion to ad- Journ the House was ruled out of order. ‘The whips had sent out for govern- ment supporters and they were coming in rapidly, and when later the Con- servative motion for an adjournment was renewed the ministry was supported by a vote of 185 to 175, and the inei- dent was closed. But the fact remains that the margin by which the Labor party holds its parliamentary position is very slender and may be wiped out at any time. | For the present, the Liberals are sus- taining the ministry, having indicated & purpose to hold the government in power, at least, until the naval confer- |ence has adjourned. After that events may teke a different céurse. The Con- servatives, although “pin-pricking” with demands for resignation whenever the ministry is technically defeated on im- material questions, are not particularly desirous of an overturn and an appeal to the country or general election at present. It suits their own policy to postpone the issue for a while, The cries for resignation that are heard in Commons whenever an adverse vote is taken are merely notices to the country that the Laborite ministry is serving on -gufferance. This is not altogether a happy or {desirable situation. Ramsay Macdonald cannot strike out on a stral way ‘eourse of policies, lacking & ligers are used, have a vital interest in the production of nitrates. Purthermore, the question of national defense enters the picture, ‘The Muscle 8hoals problem has hung on for many years, awaiting solution. 1t should be solved and something con- structive undertaken. President Hoover and his administration are pledged to ® solution of the problem. The picture of a “power trust” which may affect the cost of living of the people gener- ally has been painted by many of the legislators and political leaders. It is a picture which has done more than anything else to halt the final dispo- sition of the Muscle Shoals project. The question of the use of this great power project must be determined, or else the country loses, while the power gontinues to go to waste. ———————— There would be more enthusiasm about crediting Calvin Coolidge with renewed presidential aspirations if he had not developed an inclination for travel at a time when he cannot be ex- pected to make any utterance that sounds like a campaign speech. ———tee. A Partial Capitulation, With the base ball season only two weeks away good news has come from Chattanooga, where the Washington team, apparently destined to be the 1930 edition of the “hitless wonders,” has been training. The good tidings are to the effect that “Goose” Goslin, the Salem slugger, has so far capitu- lated in his salary controversy with President Clark Griffith that he will hie himself to the Southern city for a series of personal conferences in an endeavor to straighten out their dif- ferences. In view of the fact that the “Goose” has maintained up to this time a policy of strict indifference to all communications from the olub it ‘would appear that his decision to jour- ney to Chattanooga is the beginning of the end and that before many days are past his signature will be affixed to a contract. ‘This hold-out controversy has created much discussion in Washington. Both Goslin and Griffith have strong sup- porters. The “Goose” last year failed to play up to his accustomed form and when his contract was mailed to him several months ago it called for & sub- stantial reduction in salary. Goslin took the view that he should not be penal- ized for one year's mediocre play and that his salary should be rated for his entire term with the Griffmen. The club owner countered with the offer of & bonus and notified Goslin that if he had a good year he would earn as much as he ever did. And there matters have stood until the “Goose” decided on a personal parley in the South. There is no question thet the ‘Washington team needs its slugger, but there s lkewise DO question that XI, present wearer of the papal crown, will be able to spend his Summer vaca- tion outside the Vatican walls and in & cool, beautiful, healthful and, above all, a different spot, Among the properties passing to the papacy by the various clauses of the Lateran treaties i1s the Villa Barberini, only a few miles outside of Rome and situated more than four hundred feet above Lake Albano, an aquatic gem formed by the filling of an ancient crater. Perhaps it was a sort of Rapi- dan Camp for some of the rulers of pagan. and early Christian Rome. ‘This particular piece of property will prove of immense value to the Pope, for his physicians agree that the Sum- mers he has been compelled to spend in hot and none too healthy Rome have had serious consequences on his health. Happily that hardship seems forever to have passed, both for him and for his successors. He now can do what the ordinary thrifty citizen of his and other lands can do—go to a cool and lovely lake for that earned vacation which shall give him pleasure, prolong his life and heighten his efficiency. That he now can avail himself of this boon is a fact which every man, no matter what his creed may be, should view with pleasure, ————— Shocking suspicions circulated about law-breaking by children who should have the benefit of guidance and re- traint brings up the old question, “What is the matter with the grown- ups?” —————————— To some extent the London confer- ence must be regarded as a gratifying peace demonstration. So far as pub- lished records show, there was not an angry word spoken. ———e—— It is not hard to understand Al Capone’s aversion to being lionised. Nothing could interfere more serjously with his line of business than a pes- petual place in the spotlight. ————————— A runaway oil well in Oklahoma has been wasting immense amounts of value every day. The oil business appears to be in need of all kinds of efficiency ex- perts. —_————————— A few New Yorkers say Mayor Walker is too frivolous to be a political leader. To the devoted followers of the melo- dious “Jimmy” nothing ¢ould seem more frivolous than such an idea. oo A satisfactory banking method of adjusting European debts may be of as much assistance in keeping the peace of the world as conferences relative to dis- armament. oo Rise of prices in the stock market has not been so rapid as to frighten the in- vestor who has learned to distrust the ticker on a stampede. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Miss April's Party. The bluebird’s hovering in the bough, The redbird’s on the wing: ‘The mocking bird declares as how It's most too cold to sing. Old chanticleer sends out the song ‘That always cheers our hearts And tells us that it won't be long Before the party starts. Old chanticleer throughout the year Remains a friend so true. His signal brings especial cheer When April smiles are due. ‘The flowers in arrangement show Pine decorative arts. It will be but a day or so Before the party starts. In Parting. “What would you say if you found a man trying to be a dictator?” “Knowing the American temperament as I do,” answered Senator Sorghum, “I'd say very little. I'd simply take him by the hand, shed a transient tear and murmur, ‘Farewelll’” Jud Tunkins says when he's con- vinced about anything he quits listening for fear a poor talker will make him want to change his mind. ‘Word for the Deed. Doc Eckener, to welcome you, We lift no stein of foaming brew; But while rejoicing that you came, We'll say “Gesundheit!” just the same. New Parking Problems. “It requires a great deal of land for an air feld.” “A great deal,” agreed Mr. Chuggins. “Aviation is only in its infancy and yet it has already developed big problems about parking space.” “A rich man,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “need never be haughty. He will always have servitors eager to assume manners of condescending im- portance.” Holding Every Advantage. ‘The bootleg chap is free from care. At night clubs he relaxes. He takes more profit than his share And never pays his taxes. “I can't understand,” said Unele Eben, “how 5o many folks seems to 'magine dat de way to have de most fun is to take de most chances on gittin' one trait which distinguishes man from the brutes, but the real line of demar- cation is the extra size of the human brain. Only in mind can the members of our tribe " claim pre-eminence over the beasts. And what has the queer upward twist of the mouth got to do with brains? * ok % % Dogs and cats manage to register pleasure, as the movie lingo has it, by means of thelr eyes, as well as by tail wagging and purring. ‘The human eye, of course, can show pleasure, too, but does it? ‘Too often men and women—and even little children—resort to a meaningless twisting of the mouth, with the result that sometimes a smile is a mere hypoc- risy, if not a plain downright lie. The stereotyped smile of the chorus is the typical instance, but better is the everyday grin put on by so many per- sons over nothing at all. The thing is inanity at its worst, since the facile human countenance could be used for better purposes. * K %k % A smile ought to mean something, not just everything, as it so often does. Everything too often means nothing. The smile ought to be reserved for the special occasion. It would count then. Then it would mean what it does mean in our better moments. Then it would not be cheapened by repetition over every “wise-crack” ac- quaintances make, over every happen- ing from which a smile may be squeezed as if smiles were such precious things that they even must be counterfeited. Real smiles are such precious things. ‘That is the paradox. It is the counter- felt, stamped out too quickly, which tends to depreciate the genuine article. * ok ok % ‘There have been many books writ- ten upon the phenomenon of laughter, but as far as we have been able to de- termine they contain various interpre- tations. The layman can only take a laugh for what it seems to mean to him, and let the philosophy of it go. Actual life often has little to do with philoso- phies, after all. Every man has his own interpreta- tion of words and acts. This often is called common sense. It frees him from the reading of books and specula- tion on the pro and con of things. Often it forms an admirable philoso- phy of life. The laugh, the smile, the grin, these have their own meanings in such a life philosophy, and demand no further interpretation. It was Lord Chesterfield who frowned | ti upon the wide-open, hearty laugh, ad- vising his son to be more than circum- spect in the matter. His ideal gentleman was one who smiled seldom, and then not very widely or largely or openly, or however it is :;71 measures the magnitude of the e, There are today thousands of men who model themselves, ly or unconsciously, upon the advice of Lord They are called serious men, but be- Chesterfield as to the smile. hind it all lies the belief in their own minds that there is something undig- nlnhed about smiling and laughing as such. At the other end of the human scale, it seems to them, stands the free- laughing, uproariously laughing man or woman of the lowest levels of society. ‘They may have been a witness some- :lum z{, a mad burf;' ntm llerrl:wm. Per- aps they were gof rough a poorer section of the town and chanced to see a p of men and women engaged in such horseplay as for such types re. lieves the monotony of life. Without stopping to think of the dis- parity between the conditions of life of themselves and the hearty laughers, they blamed the latter for lightenin, their lives as best they could, an brought the matter home to themselves by resolving never to so burst forth in laughter. P Those men and women who have reached a certain placidity of counte- words and actions, no doubt achieved the maximum wisdom of mankind, although they may have ar- rived at this happy result entirely by chance. Their calm temper is the perfect background for the words and actions of their lives, Such love as they show in words and deeds is perfected by its contrast with the placid demeanor when love is not present. Their anger stands out like a thunder cloud. Everything they do and say is made more effective because it is a differ- ence from their perfect marking time. Life often is nothing more. Compared with memorable action, mighty words. a great part of an average life is but a standing still, What many have to learn is that this standing still may yet be perfectly full of love, happiness, and, above all, | dignity. “He also serves who stands and waits.” In these and other notable words the poets of mankind have at- tempted to show the place of the quiet ones. If they sometimes seem to have failed, it is largely because the opposition has made such a noise. Every one knows how a couple of rowdy families in therwise quiet neigh- borhood of home-lo nevertheless give a roug the comm ' * ok kX Is it not astonishing how few really sad-faced gemu one meets? Perha) a better descriptive phrase would grave-faced. We do not mean sternness of countenance, exactly, yet nearer that than n{uw, ‘The ideal, it would seem, is the ity of the tiger at the zoo. Walt ‘Whitman said he loved to look at ani- mals, they are so noble and dignified, and seem so sure of their right to be on earth. Not one, he said, whined or complained, or felt sorry for itself, the whole world over. Perhaps if they had self-conscious- ness, as men have it, millions of them might feel very sorry for themselves, and rightly, too. The Whitman thought, however, stands. The brutes, our brothers of fleld and forest, never smile, because e siile is the essence of deception, and the creatures are made h God. can tone to jonest by if it always meant what it seems to mean. Too many smiles make Jill a deceitful creature, we don’t care what Jack says about it. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands L DICTAMEN, Vera Cruz.—The City of Mexico has organized & corps of 50 policewomen to sup- plement the efforts of several wamon officers that hitherto have been connected with the force. These additional women are for the motion of order within their own of operations—that is to say, they will seek to control any public disturbances in which women are the principals, and also will help women appealing for ad- vice or protection on the streets of the city. They wear an attractive uniform of blue—buttoned police-coat, short skirt, white turnover collar, and a toque, on the front of which is fastened a replica of the district police plate. It is expected that this feminine force will function, especially among the women of the demimonde, in & manner superior to that of the regular man police. * ok ok Stock Crash On Shanghai Exchange. Chinese Economic Bulletin, Shanghai. —=Several brokers suspended, others fac- ing expulsion from the local exchange, thousands of small operators wiped out overnight, millions of taels signed away on paper, and the prospects of salaried men and 'women mortgaged for the next few years—that is part of the toll taken by the December settlement of .the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which has brought gloom instead of joy into thou- sands of households. ‘Those affected by the crash repre- sent every class of society, ranging from once influential brokers who were sup- Bgud to have substantial resources hind them to lady typists in receipt of meager stipends. From this stand- point the catastrophe is alf different from, preceding disasters of a similar nature by reason of its ramifications, * k% Physician Gives Remedy for Snake Bites. . El Telegrafo, Guayaquil—Dr. Core- liano Dutra, a resident in Carumba (Es- de Matto Grosso, Brazil), asks us to divulge the following information, in the interest of humanity, and if indeed the remedy which he suggests for the bites of venomous serpents is a sure one, it will be of notable benefit to all those living in the wooded and marshy portions of our country, so full of poi- sonous snakes, “It is to be noted,” says the doctor, “that this remedy has been emPloyed as a counteractant for bives of all sorts of snakes, whose venom has heretofore been considered beyond cure when in- jected into human blood. Among the snakes most deadly may be mentioned the rattlesnake, the several varjeties of coral snakes, the adders, cobras and particularly the azorillo, or swamp- viper particularly prevalent in Ecuador. The bite of most of these serpents is followed by immediate blindness, deaf- ness and vertigo, as the poison is dif- fused through the blood to the heart. The antidote is two grains of calomel one grain in each of two spoonfuls of lemon juice, repeating every two hours. A”r the third administration of this dose the victim will be able to centinue his tasks without any recollection of be- ing at the brink of the sepulcher. I have employed this cure in more t,hlln “As a preventive against s bite the best th.g{ is a little sack, attached part of the body, and econ- taining from 4 to 10 grains of cor- rosive sublimate. Strange to say, any snake will flee from & person thus protected. In the rare case of any exception to this rule, the bite is harmless.” * ok ok X Reverse of Paradox Is True. Cromos, jota,—There is no chance of any doubt that there are more fool- ish people than there are wise ones, but, paradoxically, it must also be agreed that there are many more good Diabis beexpected o toliow that & m expec w majority of people would show interest in reports and judgments which exalt it | out persons & man, insinuat ter than in the rumors and which detract from his reputation. But the fact contrary. this caused by our ig- "ont of us seemn &9 PAVe & propensi us seem ve & propensity to absorb—yes, and to propagate—ail the malicious rumors and calumnies we hear. When we know nothing dis- g:u!ul of a man we are often only ready to put in circulation false and clandestine inventions in regard to him. Are we so afraid of being sur- in excellence by our fellow ings that we require no foundation and proof to ite or to accept the gravest ani versions upon their characters? For & really noble soul nothing is so re| it and distress- ing as to hear absent defamed in a manner light and jocose and with- out the aceompaniment of proof. There is nothing more vile than slander. And the vileness is aggravated when the glander is crafty and clandestine. Un- fortunate the people, indeed, where every sort of maliclous rumor finds a ready, fertile soil! * * % % Primary Schools ‘Would Have Been Better. Daily Times, Colombo—The diffi- culties brought about by the unsuitable educational system of the day are more marked in India than in any other part of the British Empire, and there can be little doubt that the foundation of universities has to a certain extent been responsible for the present de- plorable state of affairs. Indian poli- are very fond of referring to their universities as “centers of cul- ture.” It would probably be more true to describe the majority of these insti- tutions as machines for conferring de- grees. If extreme nationalism and a craze for political agitation can be taken as evidence of culture, then the Indian universities may be called “cen- ters of It would have been much better had India concentrated on establishing a more general system of primary education than on the prema- ture foundation of universities. “Fake Bankruptcy” Racket Comes to End Prom the Paterson Press-Guardian. The illicit practice of getting rich by going broke—via fake bankruptcies— isn't what it used to be, especially in Paterson. The much-maligned silk industry of that city, the vietim of many false re- ports and rumors, had more odium heaped upon it in recent years through the “fake bankruptey” racket, the mem- bers of which took advantage of silk manufacturers in financial straits. These suave fil::hmm, ‘who specialized in refined *“ ling” during the past year or so, have found that “‘crooked busts,” which were a blight upon the industry, do not pay, urch when their reward is passed out in the form of severe jail sentences. Word has now N:: lrcuhnd that this zu is ‘:: lo:‘z:r . un! nd for white- mfll?‘nndle—n!u';wrlumn and its industrial leaders should and do re- Jolce, * ¢ ¢ Oredit organisations had a difficult task in the in tion of suspicious faflures, but when practice grew to such an extent that silk firms were tired of being victimized “bankrupts,” they expressed a operate. ‘This proved the turning point in the drive against these racketeers. Once given complete co-operation, under- cover men of the National Association of Credit Men began to get somewhere. A couple of resourceful investigations turned the local bankruptcy ring inside out, and sent some of its ringleaders to prison. The :‘n is far better off with- 1k icing their nefarious itions in midst. The industry see they do not re- tura, g | you would read it.” | ries throughout the stamp l NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M FRANCIS 1S: The Man and His Work, Albert Jay Nock, M. A., Litt. D., and C. R. Wilson, M. A. II- lustrated. Harper & Bros. thH"m'h"“ ll‘!‘l, The Ev“:::cyd ?urnt:: e new home library pi or White House, we, sitting around that night, set up an impromptu game of make-believe, and another of the distinguished lit- erati named from Wash! n and oth- erwhere to upon a collection of 500 books for purpose in mind. An mytmnsmdo or so it seemed. The book road is a fairly open highway. Therefore, in nt. ent and amity we for a lithely forward with the familiar ros- ter of authors and books. The e sagging a bit, some one said, a shade facetiously, “Shakespeare.” “Why, of course, Shakespeare,” in mild amuse- ment, at the oversight. Turned by this toward the past, another volunteered, “Cervantes.” *Y-y-yes—oh, you mean Don Quixote! Why, to be sure, Cer- vantes!” Emboldened by such classic shift, one ventured, “Rabelais.” “Never! Never will I consent to that—not for a President’s library!” And swiftly there rose an excited babble of controversy, largely of one-sided violence, that must have sounded like the United States Senate supporting the uplift program of Senator Smoot in respect to 100 per cent chastity of line in for- eign literature permitted to enter this country. Finally, a faint “What's the matter with Rabelais? Have you ever read him?” “Never! And I never will!" “Nor will I ever consent to its being in that library!” Can you beat it? A quiet man said as he moved out, “I'm leaving this book with you. I wish And I, for one, did read it. Written by two scholars, Al- bert Jay Nock and C. R. Wilson, it car- t of their learning, of the good quality of their research, of the importance of their points of selection, of the proper em- phasis of parts for the dramatic truth of the recreation as a whole, and of the breadth and vividness of the back- ground against which the great Rabe- lais ‘gllyed his part, an essential element in that background. These writers first remind readers that this present amazing era is direct descendant of the glorious sixteenth century. Father and son are these two in daring adventure, in far outfarings in unconquerable spirit, in splendid achievement. Such kinship makes us today at home in that period some- thing like 400 years distant. Then, they remind us that three of the su- preme geniuses of that age, of any la:, were Shakespeare, Cervantes, Rabelais. Such brief summary provides the point of departure from the other two for the sake of presenting to readers the genius of Francis Rabelais himself. Tribute is given by them at the out- set to the Rabelais Society in Paris. This society has contributed in full measure a h degree of learning, ex- pert investigation, literary acumen, bal- anced evidence and high enthusiasm to the collection and preservation of every item of authentic record bear- ing upon the life of Rabelais that mod- mmdeaotmeuchmmblewm . It is upon this foundation chiefly that these authors reconstruct the period of Rabelais, stressing such aspects of the common existence as were clearly in- fluential upon the career of this great genius. It is, however, from the writ- ings of Rabelais himself, from the books of Gargantua and Pantagruel, that the true genius emerges for the perennial delight of readers. It is from these that the nux&u.nnc humanist walks straight out into the heart of today, into the heart of all days to come. And, right here, these authors give good ad- vice about the most remunerative trans- lations of this Renaissance nwr{-mllm this _advice you will come el and upegz nce. Going up and down the whole of France in quest of it. Setting himself down in true companionship with every aspect of the land, with every con of to every turn of way and im. Simple as the day, straight of insight, direct of word, here with him you will meet the of ‘llfle from every n‘l:dp:(lnthof fm‘:mct an partaki uch of it you will as a &:.\ng familiar to you. You will accept it, in kinship, as one of the natural phases of the way onfl long journey from yonder to yonder, The familiar recoll from Rabelais is ut e or worldly pur- poses. He is indecent with his pnvz“;( speech. These are the two prime accu- sations against him. But let us re- member that the church then offered about the only opportunity, outside of warfare, for a future to able and ambi- tious youth. As a matter of fact, the practice of using this profession as the door of opportunity has not, even yet, W] uyruedlvny‘ And as for the words of Rabelals, you must remember that fashions in come an do fashions in ‘r;gtmmc. :’h: o'm speare plays as they were first offered, “Don &nmu." the “Decameron,” the King James version even, are all calou- u{e?‘ to affront the uneasy and timid mind. However, let us get away from these non-essentials. Instead let us follow this scholarly road toward Rabelais, a road wherein the learning makes only for added interest, for open vistas upon a EN“ mind, for eompnhanam sight, for fimllnely dramatic discl of genius illuminating a certain of time. The spirit of this lies in its last sentence: “'May his dear shade logk indulgently on the imperfec- tions of the portrait that we have made of him!” * kK % VICTOR HUGO. Raymond Escholier. Translated by Lewis Galantiere. Payson and Clarke. At 6 Place des Vosges, Paris, is the Victor Hugo Museum. Raymond Escho- lier is ct an of the institution. Not an official of perfunctory habit. Rather, a man of imagination, a lover of Hugo, moving from point to point within his immediate domain, tasting, touching, sensing to the full the spirit of the great French romanticist passing into himself from this promiscuous collection of things that he has left behind. It is easy to e that with such a man as Raymond Escholier, placed as he was, the story of Victor Hugo would ensue as naturally as a stream flows from its spring in the mountains. Little by little—a relic of no great account, 8 record of vital import, a discarded dec- oration, a scrap of poetry tossed aside for its betters—these, in the course of intimate days, must have come to mean to the eyes of Escholier the personal figure of Hugo. These must have met and come together to make the body and spirit of the man himself. And s, out of such daily visions, such clear in- timacies, grew this story of Victor Hugo. Not & novel Not a biography. Differ- ent. Rather like the man at certain moments, say, of literary achfevement, of political activity, of public homage “or public disgrace, at the peak of some romantic heartstorm, in exile, back in the high estate of political patronage. Here and Lhtr; ut‘:ue on:‘-llct lays range, Here an re graphic pictures flu‘r; and beckon, Through 12 all is the dominating spirit that was Hugo himself, the ?lm of romantic adven- ture. A wide-open s Raymond Escholler has gleaned out of these B\:fo relics—love affairs, first with his wife, then with another man's wife, then wi the story of Beuve—and this reminds me. Hogeaphers pretty neatly every o of TS, e them, plwp mprlem‘ beside any point of human frasity that the subject in hand may have succumbed to? initial assumption is that the character under treatment is ing in some respect —a poet of worth, & statesman, a dram- atist or whatnot of distinction, d, that any t contributing to the issue :{ character and ucmyevecm&n:hi: worth eep consideration, Yet, frail is o? the social stamp, these hlunphe‘r{ fasten to it, linger over it, shake and ‘We pretended to be one | ;; ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN., Take advantage of this free service. If you are one of the thousands who have patronized the bureau, write us again. If you have never used the serv- ice, begin now. It is maintained for your benefit. Be sure to send your name and address with your question, and in- close 2 cents in coin or stamps for re- turn postage. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, rector, Washingten, D. C. Q. Did Jeanne Eagels ever play on the stage in the same play with George Arliss?—M. T. A. She played three roles with him, “The Professor's Love Story,” the role of Clarissa in a short revival of “Dis- raeli” and afterward Mrs. Reynolds, in “Hamilton.” Q. What words are considered the most beautiful in the English lan- guage?—A. A. W. A. In a voting contest some years ago the following words were selected as the most beautiful in the English 1 age: Melody, eloquence, modesty, nor, heaven, hope, purity, splendor, virtue, faith, nobility, love, harmony, liberty, adoration, innocence, joy, sympathy, divine and happiness. Q. What minerals are more valuable than gold?—W. S. H. A. Beryllium, platinum, radium, pal- ladium, osmium, iridium and vanadium are more valuable than gold. Q. Please give the development of the saddle—S. J. H. A. Ancient Greeks rode bareback or used a saddlecloth. Even the saddle- cloth does not appear to have been used until the fifth century. Xenophon says that the saddlecloth had been adopted by the Athenian cavalry, and from his advice as to the seat to be adopted pads or rolls seem to have been added. There were no stirrups until the time of the Emperor Maurice, 602. On a funeral monument of the time of Nero, in the museum at Mainz, is the figure of a horseman on a saddlecloth with some- thing resembling the pommel and cantle of a saddle, but the first saddle proper is found in the so-called column of Theodosius at Constantinople, usually ascribed to the end of the fourth cen- tury AD, though it may be more than 100 years earlier. In medieval times the saddle was much like that of the Oriental saddle of toddy. In the mili- tary saddle of the fourteenth and fif- teenth centuries the high front parts were armored. The side-saddle is said to date from the end of the twelfth century. Q. How fast do the wings of flies, bees and moths vibrate?—C. H. W. A. The fly's wing vibrates 330 times per second; the bee's wing 190 times per second; the moth's wing 72 times per second; the dragon fly's wing vibrates 28 times per second. Q. What per cent of alkaloid or caf- r':i‘m g té\ere in chocolate, coffee and A. The alkaloid in cocoa and choco- late is theobromine. There is from 1.7 to 2 per cent theobromine in cocoa and about 1 per cent in chocolate. There is from .8 to 1.8 per cent caffeine in coffee and from 1.1 common run | y; feine in black tea per cent caffeine Q. What are Kosher meats?—V. A. All Kosher meats must be from animals with split hoofs and from ani- mals that masticate their food. They must also have been milk-fed when Q. Who wrote the “La Ron- dine” and “Fedora”?—J. A. A. “La_Rondine” was written by Giacomo Puccini, and “Fedora” was composed by Umberto Giordano. Q. How did England man her frigates | during the War of 1812?—V. G. L. A. 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Who maintains the light in torch in the Statue of ubl-"rtyr—.r.hl‘ A. It is maintained by the Light~ house s:rvl;e ]o'tl sthe Government. On r 2, 3 its were made for the permfiu of the statue with a diffused t thrown upon it from below. Q. How was the word “Anzacs” coined?—J. T. D. A. It was formed fro letters of the words Awhnmm Corps. New Zealand The iwood in e Ce o P, patched from the Gallip- Selection of Judge Parker Raises Only One Major Issue Only one issue has been raised in connection with the appointment of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina by President Hoover as a member of the United States Supreme Court. That issue relates to an injunction in a West inia mining controversy, in which Judge Parker, in the Circuit Court in 1927, ruled against the violation of con- tracts between employers and individ- iy SR, ol S pees 3 y newspapers and South, Democratic and Repub) b uphold his fitness for the higher post. ‘Taking up the labor question, the Roanoke World-News points out that, while it has been represented that union members would oppose Judge Parker, “the appointment has the approval of P LY RISy T e wmr the eration of Labor of Carolina.” The World-News also West Virginia case, sustained mma Circuit Court of Ap- peals of ich Judge Parker was a member, terminated mine warfare there with defeat for the miners. But before it can be concluded that Judge Parker is unfriendly either to unionism or to labor generally, one must study the conditions under which that injunction ‘was granted. The Constitution itself is :;‘u::; uemphnuc xnclu smgmen:n thfi €| court nor Congress can the obligation of a contract.” o * ¥ x % “In the lm run,” - le, “organized labor wi be the beneficiary of having strenuous upholders of contracts on the Supreme Court bench and not the sufferer from such selections. For that reason the protest ufllmt Parker is an error of stra which the American Federation of r may come to regret in even the near future.” “Whether or not Judge Parker's de- cision was sound law, Sprln?fleld Republican, “re ter of difference of opinion, lor Borah is quoted as having declared at the time the decision was made that it was not sound.” The Republican fur- ther concludes as to this appointee’s record: “The bearing of the issue on the eligibility of Judge Parker as a candidate for promotion to the Su- preme Court is not dependent upon what the Supreme Court might have decided regarding the soundness of his judgment in this particular case, if it had come before it. He may have been honestly mistaken and yet have a rec- ord attesting the high quality of his learning and his judicial temper. In- deed, it is understood that the investi- gation which the Attorney General has made of the judge’s record has fully satisfled President Hoover, The ques- tion raised, and one upon which this case may possibly shed some light, is llmg;y ‘whether or not Judge Parker is to regarded as a conservative or a part of the | iy v-mml%'m and one not to be lightly Judge Parker is described the Akron Beacon Journal as “a mlm-o(w - the-roader,” while the Charlotte Ob- server offers the opinion: clean bill of health is in the for Hoover's latest selection. dential appointments. * X x % Amonj pers which find significance in the '!upc.t that the Nnom'nd Carolina Jurist, whil lican B:l"-.. the indorsement of both Democrats and Republicns in Congress from his own State, are the Rock Illlnu’z 3 the San Ant Express, lelena .) Record- Herald and the ummumt) ournal the liberal leaven of which public opin- ion believes the Supreme Ogun hnmt:c small & portion at the present tim The Kansas cx:r Star advises that would be a healthy thing for the Sue e Court if its youngest associate ustice could say with its oldest, ‘All life an experiment,’ and not fear to per- mit those social q'xrnmg,m hich be carried on thin ‘tha'lnluhio‘"’ chambers Chambers afforded by ~the several Analysis and stron; judicial qualities of u:e p:p‘p’:‘lnl:‘e :‘r‘: contributed by the Richmond News Leader, the Asheville Times, the New York Evening Post, the Syracuse Herald Further, and the Birmingham News. lngmord-‘relen.m points SEa = value on the cou . sentative of the Souu:‘:' -.:dl.n:: “A first-] know of the economies United States by persons who administer liberal in his interpretation of the Con- | political stitution.” * koK ok Merit in the discussion is empha- sized by the Raleigh News and Ob- server, :u;: dt.he statement s to its value: “A judge W] intense! 0~ labor in his convictions is as unlzefl;l- ble judicial timber as one pro-capital. Certainly, any fair review of a judge ‘who has been on any bench long enough to be worthy of consideration as a mem- ber of the United States Supreme Court will show whether his decisions have been biased by the sort of comvictions which ought to be foreign to the judi- cial temperament. The interest of schools of thought and action complexion of the judiciary is a worry it at the expense of all other ints whatever. 'rbc‘ all do this. y? That “Wainwright was a poi- soner had nothing to do with his prose,” said Oscar Wilde. Somel simjlar might have been said about Byron and his poetry, about many another who is able to deliver great art to us without reference to what he eats for breakfast or whether he slaps his wife or other- wise ves in his own way. However, vre 15 l; book“ol nv’;h:hn ewwnln’ ictor ven rue understan and vl“g'l real gusto of portrayal. . A { 'roAm the Duluth Herald. scientist who has never trudged thmu:.h u? 3.5:“ “n!;exa’ .ndhmd eight poun cl says the earth weighs nothing i Keeping Up With the Neighbors. From a ca;::: News. 'S e ‘wear sirain that is caus nm‘ “:u'l.-: vered, and lnu?l’y 1t's noth. 'S - tha U, with the neighuora ™ O Keeping ———— They Are a Handicap. From the Rutland Herald. Climbers on the social thrown off the handicap of A Worth-While Match. From the Savannah Morning News. TR 8 manufacture of matches. The lo:‘ ladder have clothes. ought to make a