Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1930, Page 8

A—S8 THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY.........April 28, 1930 s SR RSN el ot THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star N per Company 11 ""mf.% Are, g Rate by Carrier Within the City. l! and (when 4 fllfllli‘ . V“ln&lnfl unc m; indays) . don ldu l'l.‘ RHEuE Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. d Virginia. B B A2 g st Rl Member of the dssociated Press. Associated Press is exclusively entitied 0 use for republication of all news dis- ‘SFedited to It or not Otherwise cred- paper and also the news herein. All rights of publication of atches herein are also recerved. local publ Judge Parker’s Defense. Judge John J. Parker, whose nomi- nation to the Supreme Court comes up for consideration in the Senate today, has spoken out in his own defense. In @ letter to Senator Overman of North Carolina, his own State, Judge Parker replied to criticisms of organized labor and of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which have been lodged against him. The Senate committee on judiciary, ‘which reported his nomination adverse- 1y to the Benate, failed to invite Judge Parker to come before it, although he bad expressed a willingness to appear #f the committee desired him to do so. ‘Whether or not Judge Parker's defense of his court decisions and of his record in connection with the colored people ‘would have affected the vote in com- mittee is problematical But the feel- ing is inescapable that he should have been heard, whether on his own initia- tive or that of the committee. How- ever, through the letter now sent to Benator Overman and made public the country is at last informed of Judge Parker’s defense. Organized labor has attacked Judge Parker because of a decision he handed down in the case of the United Mine ‘Workers of America vs. the Red Jacket Coal Co. of West Virginia, a case in ‘which the “yellow dog” contract of the company with mine workers was in- wolved. Judge Parker pointed out in his letter that the Supreme Court had de- termined the validity of these contracts and declared that, the highest court in the land having acted, the lower court could only follow the decisions of the That is his defense, in a nutshell, of his decision in the Red Jacket coal case. In regard to the criticlsms leveled against him by the National Association gor the Advancement of Colored People Judge Parker’s answer was to the effect that when he was Republican candidate for governor in 1920 the Democrats of North Carolina sought to defeat him by saising the race issue. They were eharging, Judge Parker said, “that the Republican party of North Carolina in- tended to organize the colored people and restore the conditions of the recon- struction era. * * * I knew the baneful effect of such a campaign and sought to avold it. For years the best men of both races in the State had been soeking to create friendly sentiments and pesceful relations between the yaces; and I did not want their efforts %o be sacrificed, or the party whose nominee I was to be embarrassed by the raising of & false issue of this char- » Judge Parker insisted that he had no prejudice against the colored people and no disposition to deny to them any of their rights and privileges under the Constitution and the laws. The lines have been drawn in the Benate apparently for a bitter fight over the nomination of Judge Parker. What effect, if any, Judge Parker’s statement will have on the result it is tmpossible to say. It is a statement which should have been available be- for> his nomination was reported to the Senaste. Many of the members of the Senate have already committed themselves for or against his confirma- tion. It is true that Senators are priv- fleged to change their minds, if fuller information is brought to them. But it §s difficult, once a position has been taken, for a Senator—or any other man =0 change. “Reds” in China capture & few American citizens. In an irresponsible uprising the capture of an American eitizen is always regarded as a method of showing reckless determination. The release is never attended by as much publicity as marks the capture. —_—ar——————— By arranging a delay in counting bal- Jots, Kentucky will add to the interest of suspense which it already holds in elections. The Melting Pot of Business. ‘The opening of the annual business meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington today is marked by the presence here increase in savings bank deposits and bullding contracts totaling $1,100,000,000 for the same period. During this current week in addition to the meetings of the Chamber of Commerce there will be conferences be- tween leaders of industry and leaders of Government. The closest possible co- operation is effected between Govern- ment and business through the medium of this great organization, which in the course of its eighteen years of existence has made itself a primary factor of American prosperity. ‘Teamwork in business, co-ordination of all the forces of trade, unity of pur- pose and procedure—these are the aims ;| of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. It is a clearing house of ideas, a melting pot of forces, a catalyst of commercial elements to fuse co-op- erative and competitive factors. This eighteenth meeting should prove to be one of the most interesting of all in its history. Pushing the Triangle Project. With one of the new Government buildings in the Mall-Avenue triangle completed as a unit of administration and about to be occupled, and another in an advanced state toward comple- tion, the President asks Congress for appropriations to permit the starting of work on five other structures in the near future. These five will house the Department of Labor, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Post Office Department, the Department of Justice and the Hall of Archives. There is no reason to question the making of these appropriations at the present session, so that the actual construction work may be under way on all five bulldings before the Autumn. At the rate of progress maintained on the two build- ings now nearing completion these five should be finished by the middle of 1932 Of especial interest in this connection s the provision which is sought for the construction of & new home for the Post Office Department. It is now housed in a structure that is regarded with distaste by all, in point of archi- tectural design. Originally this bulld- Ing was planned for and designed as the home of the City Post Office, its space beyond the needs of that establishment to be occupled by miscellaneous bureaus. In a very short time, however, it was turned over to the Post Office Depart- ment, then housed in the structure on Seventh street immediately south of the old Interior Department, now the Patent Office. Then the City Post Of- fice was finally crowded out and a new home provided for it near the Union Station. The design of the present Post Office Department Building is not in hare mony with the architectural scheme planned for the Mall-Avenue triangle. It must, however, remain in evidence until its successor has been erected immediately to the west. Then it will be razed and the structure now occu- pying the southern half of the section in which it stands, the building known 8s the Internal Revenue Office, will be extended around the square, north on Tenth Stréet to Pennsylvania ave- nue, west to Twelfth and south to unite with the now standing unit. This will effect the harmonious develop- ment of the entire section. The north- ern half of this great structure is yet to be allocated for specific uses. Another point of interest in the recommendations of the President re- specting immediate appropriations for Mall-Avenue triangle work is that the space between Pennsylvania avenue and Ninth, B and Tenth streets is to be assigned as the site for the Depart- ment of Justice, the Hall of Archives being located on the Center Market site immediately to the east. This is an exchange of sites, it having been originally planned to place the Depart- ment of Justice on the market square. ‘These five constructions immediate- ly proposed will, for the comple- tion of the Federal bullding lay- out in the trlangle west of Seventh street, leave only two vacancies, the space that is to be occupled by the completion of the Internal Revenue structure and that between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets along Pennsyl- vania avenue and E street. In the latter space stands the District Build- ing, which is to be acquired by the Federal Government upon its aban- donment for the new Municipal Center. ‘That structure, beautiful in itself, may stand for some time as part of the grand architectural unit of the Mall- Avenue triangle, though eventually it may be remodeled or perhaps com- pletely replaced. ‘Thus the great triangle project that is to transform downtown Washington, and that is to give the Government for the first time in its history an adequate housing equipment for its adminis- trative services, progresses definitely and rapidly. At the present rate of progress a decade will witness its virtual completion. There should be, as there is no evidence today of being, no disposition to halt the program on the mistaken plea of economy. —— o It is evident that every President must from time to time face perplexi- ties, Facing perplexities is the great duty for which the United States Gov- ernment seeks to select strong men. —————— Care is necessary in selecting a cen- sus taker, in order to prevent encour- of the leaders of industry and trade in this country. Several thousand American business men are here as par- ticipants and onlookers. Computation of the money value of the interests and tndustries represented by these men, if that were possible, would yleld a tre- mendous total. It would, indeed, be the eapitalization of the country. agement to any person ambitious to be- come the prize gossip of the neighbor- hood. Gen. George Barnmett. In the death of Maj. Gen. George Barnett, former commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Washing- ton loses a valued and beloved citizen. The chamber meets at a most inter- lesting time. Business and industry were badly shaken last Autumn by the finan- eial reaction in the stock market. For the past six months they have been in @ state of flux. Yet confidence in ulti- mate and probable early recovery has never wavered. In December confer- ences held here by the President with leaders of finance, trade, transportation and labor made clear to the country the fact that fundamental conditions were sound. On the eve of the chamber meeting & summary of business conditions has been issued by Jultus H. Barnes, chair- man of the National Business Survey Conference. It shows that during the first quarter of 1930 new capital amount~ ing to $1,584,000,000 was obtained by American corporations. It showed an Gen. Barnett made this city his home intermittently since 1886, and during the period of his high rank in the corps in which he had served for so many years and subsequent to his retirement from active duty, he was definitely a Washingtonian. His service with the Marine Corps was marked with unusual success. It fell to him to build up the corps during the war to about eight times its normal strength. At the same time " its high standard of efficiency was maintained and the Marines, serv- ing as infantry in France, proved the value of his capacity and influence by their brilliant performances. It was a deserved tribute to his services and ability when upon ‘his resignation in 1920 of his post as major general com- mandant he was by special act of Con- gress made a permanent major general of the corps, an honor which climaxed many that had been bestowed upon him previously. Gen, Barnett's retire- ment from' active duty did not mark & diminution of his activities as s eit- He continued with conspicuous in service with the American IIl health lessened his participation in civic matters only during s short period before his death. Washington mourns his passing. The Marine Corps, whom he so loyally served for many years|in and commanded so ably, pays high tribute to him. Florida’s Counter Crime. The latest American lynching differs 80 strikingly from previous crimes of this character that it calls for special note and attention. It occurred in Bartow, Fla. A white man named Hodaz was arrested yesterday in Tampa on suspicion of bombing a home in Plant City lest Thursday. He was taken to Bartow for safekeeping. On arrival there at night with his prisoner & deputy sheriff was stopped by a squad of men wearing masks and armed. deputy away and lynched their captive. This man had not been proved gullty. He may have been in fact the bomber. ‘The crime was not the “usual one” for the punishment of which lynch law is invoked in the South. It was atrocious, but it involved no racial factor. There was no particular hurry-about the pun- ishment any more than in another offense. The question arises whether this al- leged bomber was lynched because the mob had no confidence in the courts. Has justice been so slow and so un- certain in Florida that there is no faith in the sureness of punishment? Certainly the peculiar circumstances of this counter-crime indicate a lack of trust in the law. ———————— ‘The recent remark of Senator Wheeler that whoever controls a nation's electric power controls its economic life might suggest the possibility of persuading Thomas A. Edison to interest himself, politically, at least, in an advisory ca- pacity. — e — In sddition to his personal achieve- | Stopped ments, Franklin Roosevelt snjoys an ad- vantage in the fact that a great many voters like ihe name on general prin- ciples. —_—e— Communists in Russia find no prob- lem too difficult to attempt. In discuss- ing athelsm they proceed on the illog- ical theory that a negative impression is & positive opinion. — e Salt is the Oriental symbol for hospi- tality. It is not working out that way when Gandhi presents himself as a guest speaker, ety SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. For 0ld Times’ Sake. “Some day,” said Hezekiah Bings, “I think I shall go Afar from all the puzeling things Now flashing to and fro, And laugh at just one merry jest, The one my grandsire told. Like wine, he thought the humor best ‘When it was very old. “My grandsire thought the quip secure, As one surpassing fine, Its previous history could endure Down an ancestral line. So I'll forget the joyous chaff ‘That present fancy flings, And have onc good old - fashioned laugh,” Said Hezekiah Bings. . Next Campaign. “How do you expect to come out of the next campaign?” “Primaries at home aren’t over yet,” answered Senator Sorghum. “The qut tion is, how am I going to get into it?” Jud Tunkins says he sympathizes with a man referred to as “hard bolled.” It is a sign he has put in a good deal of time getting into hot water. Morals and Print. They say that there is many a book ‘That makes the mind perverse. S0 at the pictures I will look— ‘Though sometimes they are worse! Faithful to the Hoss. “The automobile is much better than a horse.” “I can't agree to that” declared Cactus Joe. “If your automobile is gone, the best you can do is to collect a little insurance. You used to be able to hang a man for stealin’ your hoss.” “He who is satisfied with himself,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “should not be reproved. He has at least made one person happy.” Happy Pastime. My automatic telephone, It turns and hums with joyous tone. 1 may go back before I stop To childhood hours and spin a top. “Boclety is improvin'” said Uncle Eben. “It used to be dat a party wasn't 2 success wifout a fight. Now we makes any fightin® folks go outside.” p——S— Life Comes First. From the New Castle News. The American Research Foundation finds that the stork is most likely to . and death at 3:30 a.m. till in the lead. o And Get Foolish Answers. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gasette. Policemen of Berlin now carry a bay- onet, a revolver and a mace, which should guarantee that few tourists will ask them foolish questions. Just Goes to Show. From the Port Wayne News-Sentinel. It may be necessary to pass & requiring bootleggers to label their stuft “For internal use only.” A Milwaukee man_spilled some Volstead hootch on his hand the other day and was se- verely burned in consequence. law Many Are Trying This. Prom the Philadelphia Bulletin. The trend of British taxation sug- that it may be better to be poor America than rich in England. e There Is Wide Field for This. From the Rockford Morning Star. A composer_has written a song for ‘We hope the humming bird comes b‘zmsmflxmumem ways we o m-z:':blrd,mmmnhummmx bird. Life’s eternal h bird, that's what he is, winging his way from the South ::d‘:' North, stopping awhile our n. He comes because he likes the = olus, e lure for these delicate, fairy, feathered creatures. Now there are people who say that they have never seen & humming bird, and we feel sorry for them. They say no humming birds come to their yards, but the chances are that they have overlooked them. ‘The ruby-throat, common to these ml’u. is almost insectlike, being no ger than a big moth. Unless one is looking for Mr. Trochi- lus Colubris and his mate, one will not notice them, especially after the leaves and flowers are out in full. thimble, composed of ble down and bits of m 3 Come to spider webbing ought to furnish a fine nesting material, as it is soft, downy and yet possessing enauhot-mnkychlncterwhn; w‘;h er well. e two tiny white eggs are no bigger | in than the end of your finger; the hatched bkulmnm-l’dowbenmumt maunmrcelylufihmlndnry!ew ve. We have never known one who has ever seen & baby hu bird; if one may jus from the paucity of ac- counts av. le, very few persons have i mmll probably built and ‘The nests are hm:‘ are so small that only the trained eye of a sclentist would be able to recognize o them. One may hope that the unconscious cruelty of Nature does not function in the case of humming birds, but permits them to fly back South in the Fall without becoming the prey of larger This species is among the smallest, | birds awraging not more than 314 inches from the end of the bill to the tip of the tall. It is sald to be the only humming bird found east of the Mis-|a They seized the prisoner, drove the | giss ippl. Its underparts are gray, its head and beak green; the male has & handsomi ruby red throat, the female is plainer. Mothers who take good care of their babies should not be conceitizd, for this tiny creature is regarded as an exem- plary mother, too. * ok k% ‘Those who want to be able to recog- nize & humming bird when they sze one are referred to the new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, where a full page of eight photographs shows & pair of birds lured by small, brightly colorzd bottles of sugared water fastened on a vine. The pictures show the birds tackling the bottles. putting on the brakes in the air and looking quizzically at the lures. Our second, - “putting on the brakes,” may need some explanation. As far as we know, this is the only bird that can keep itself stationary in the air by fanning rapidly with its wings. Its light weight, combined with {its ability to move its wings so that they become a mere blur, accounts for this power. ‘We have seen these small birds come head-on toward a window box filled with petunias, giving beholders the im- ression that they were going to plunge ito the window screen. Within an inch of the flowers they suddenly put on their aerlal brakes and abruptly, as if they had hit in- visible bumpers. * K ok ok One sultry Summer afternoon, at that time when one is undecided whether to call it afternoon or evening, a male humming bird came to the window box, put on his brakes, and held himself suspended before a flower. Moving only enough to crane his neck and dip his beak into the fluted, ruffied calyx, or whatever you call it, of & petunia, the beautiful bird set up an audible humming through the rapid motion of his wings. ‘They have another interesting noise, a slight squeak, which they often utter as they dart to and fro in a yard, espe- clally as dusk comes on, when it seems as if they must consume a little more food for the night. Just what they eat, whether “nectar” or small bugs, we have never been able to determine. Some authorities say one, some the other. The new edition of the Britannica scorns such crass de- tails. But humming birds, for all their beauty, must eat with the homeliest creatures of earth. LI i In gestation the mother hum bird functions with the precision ?;ng cash register, laying two eggs, which are placed in a nest about as big as a And those little dots which al in the air after thgm——nurely'm' thnnonl:g the fledglings, making their first trip in and wonderful Almost any bell-shaped flower tract hummnfl:‘ blrdmm e As this is a favorite design with Na- ture, it offers little perplexity to the gardener. Petunias, Chinese bell flowers, gladioli, trumpet vine and many others will do the trick. It would seem that gay colors are even more essential as a lure than sweet odors, especially if minute insects are what the birds really eat, as we have '0 the average person it would apj as if they imbibe floral nectar as they dip in their bills. Certainly such food- stuffs would be more in keeping with the ethereal nature of the creature, un- like any other bird in the world. Some members of the humming bird family grow as long as 8} inches, others as small as 2% inches, but it is only the smaller sizes which we regard as typical of the breed. ‘There are few persons interested in these creatures who have not at some time or other wished that they could capture one, and keep it in a cage at least long enough to get a good look at “'lnugiuéiy m:hgmlt obler;l the hum- mi on the wing, or during those bfle! spells when At holds itself immov- able before a flower. Mostly it is a shy creature that will not come near man, but if one will keep very quiet, and not move a muscle, the humming may fly within a foot or two, especially at twilight, when he is at his boldest. ‘Yet no one, on second thought, it is reasonable to believe, would care to im- prison one of these creatures filled with the spirit of freedom and beauty. ‘We saw recently a picture of old “Two ‘Toes,” the Oklahoma timber wolf, cap- tured after 10 years of depredation (so called by man) and confined in a 2z00. The picture showed him leaning de- Jjectedly against the bars of his cage, a creature with a broken heart. A few days later he had escaped his bars for- ever. No humming bird, we are convinced, would tamely submit to a cage, but would beat his little wings out in an attempt to answer the call of the bright sunshine, the balmy air, the whole in- visible but none the less sure call of its ancestral life. Radio energy from South America, its home, would cut through the ether and find its way into its heart and such brain as it possessed. No, the humming bird is a fellow for freedom, little but mighty, able to cross thousands of miles of forests, rivers and lakes, and even slices of ocean, in its pursuit of life, liberty and essential happiness, things valued and prized by it no less than by those mighty freemen who founded the United States. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Brass tacks are the order of the day at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States now in session at Wash- ington. “What's ahead for business?” 1s the theme song of the meeting. Com- mercial, industrial and financial lead- ers here from the four quarters of the country indicate a determination to have the question answered frankly and fearlessly. Julius H. Barnes, chairman of the National Business Sur- vey ordered by President Hoover “A.D.” (after the drop), submits today a formal report on conditions as he and his confreres find them. But business men who've come to Washis n_say they're going to derive “real” informa- tion as a result of comparing notes with other merchants and manufac- turers. The Pollyanna stuff is generally cut out at such get-togethers. Fact- facing takes its place. Many business authorities are inclined to charge the Federal spokesmen at Washington with superoptimism. The Chamber of Com- merce meeting, as the result of the shoulder-brushing between actical men from every section, should prove or disprove the Government's insistent claim that conditions are as “basically sound” as they were “B.C.” (before the crash). b 8 Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon- tana pitched Gov. Franklin D. Roose- velt’s hat into the 1932 presidential ring at the New York Jefferson day dinner, declaring that the governor could stand on the hydroelectric power issue and win, What's a good deal more impor- tant, many Democrats think, is whether Mr. Roosevelt will be able to stand on his own legs. He continues to be sorely affiicted by the infantile paralysis which overtook him several years ago. He can navigate without assistance, but his g%wer of locomotion is far from perfect. le governor’s friends say that it is a miraculous thing that his disabilities have utterly failed to affect either Boosevell G working prodigiosdly 8t vel working sly & Albany mcscu as pugnncgul as a heavy- weight in gction. N Although thc retirement from the senatorial ring of Guy D. Goff, Repub- lican, of West Virginia is generally supposed to pave the way for the re- turn of former Senator Matthew M. Neely, Democrat, the West Virginia Re- publicans have by no means thrown up the sponge. One of the candidates for ths Goff seat, likely soon to be heard from, is former Representative Benja- min L. Rosenbloom, Republican, of ‘Wheeling. He was an unsuccessful bidder for the nomination in 1924, suc- cumbing to Goff after having served in House during the Sixty-seventh and Bixty-eighth Congresses. Mr. Rosen- bloom 1s a lawyer, & native of Pennsyl- vania and widely known throughout West Virginia. Besides being a splen- did campaigner, former Senator Neely has the strong backing of labor, and will be a dangerous !o% for any Re- publican who opposes him this year. He ran away ahead of the Smith ticket in 1928, when he was defeated for re- election. * ok ok One of the bright young attaches of the Italian embassy in Washington has been in the United States long enough to learn how to wisecrack in the American language. The other day a Capital debutante said to him, “Is it true that Mussolini sleeps in a bed 12 feet long and 10 feet wide?” Am- bassaror De Martino's adjutant re- plied, quick as a flash, “Well, that's a lot of bunk.” b Probably for the first time in history the respective official emblems of the Republican and Democratic parties have been immortalized in architec- ture. The scene of that innovation is the campus of Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa., of which Dr. Willlam Mather Lewis, former president of fiflefilfllm. But it will be a long time fore composers nowadays can hope to displace Chopin’s famous funeral ple.c. 4 George Washington University, is no the head. The new Hall of Civil Rights, which is lpgonchln. creation of Whitney Warren, of the famous Library of Louvain, Bel- glum—is adorned with a frieze con- sisting of the seals of the thirteen orig- inal colonies, surrounding the at seal of the United States. On either side of the seal of the Republic are :;\;’ {b‘l:“lglh :( ‘:l.u :lephxs: nind a donkey, e two Amer: ity can political * x % % Washington congressional society is sald to be on the verge of lmlngy its prettiest girl—the beauteous daughter of a Senator from the Southwest. After resisting for more than a year the seductive offers of Hollywood mag- nates, is understood to have per- suaded her doting parents to permit her to elevate the talkies and become a movie star, * ok ok As soon as Senators “Joe” Robinson and “Dave” Reed get back from the London Naval Conference they're going to be cross-examined on one point that has nothing to do with navies, The question will be asked half seriously and half in jest: “Did, or did not, our dele- gation go in too heavily for social glory?” A widespread impression exists that Stimson and his colleagues overdid the social racket. As a matter of fact. amount of social flimflam is insepara- ble from a great international confer- ence. London was no exception to the rule. Our delegates were uncommon! popular in British soclety. They coul talk the language, which made a big difference, and all of them, including their womenfolk, possess the social graces in high degree. But they were on the job 90 per cent of the time, and even when they were at breakfast, luncheon, tea, dinner or golf, business was usually being transacted. In diplo- macy, as much is sometimes accom- plished on social occasions as around his | the conference table. * ok X % Late mails from Europe are burdened with a huge pamphlet entitled “Open Letter to Senator Arthur Capper.” It consists of an appeal to the Kansas Re- publican from a Hungarian named Willlam Borsodi of Budapest to induce the United States Congress to undo the post-war wrongs of both Hungary and Germany. A move in that direction, Mr. Capper is assured, is “America’s mission.” If the “mission” is not ful- filled Europe will continue to go from bad to worse, with consequent discredit to the U. 8. A, in the judgment of history—quoth Mr. Borsodi. (Copyright, 1930.) And Mushrooms. From the Loutsville Times. ‘Two games of chance that are not prohibited by law are matrimony and cantaloupes. ——— “Big Bill” Collects. From the Dayton Daily News. Mrs. McCormick says she doesn’t owe anything to Bill Thom , but that isn't going to keep & ful fellow like Bill from trying to collect. Just Drive 'Em. From the San Bernardino Sun. When you consider what happens to the average automobile right along. it doesn’t seem as if junking should be any problem at all. It’s Plenty Warm. From the Oakland Tribune. ‘There are those who find the sun bath not so inconvenient when it is taken on the bleachers at a ball game. ———————— Nobody Knows. Prom the Boston Transcript. In view of recent disclosures, more than one Congressman is probably completion—the | amending the refrain to read, How dry designer am I? they did nothing of the sort. A large | and at present publican nomination for Senator in cohudo,oth the well-wishes Republican primary, which held September 9, is George Shaw, a practicing attorney in Colorado. His supporters say that if Mr. Hodges is elected Senator he will be particularly valuable to his State. They say this because of his understanding of the possibilities and needs of Colorado and also because of the varlety and im- portance of his contacts with the lead- ers of the party in the East. As treasurer of the national committee during the Coolidge campaign in 1924, Mr, Hodges made an enviable record, and the present treasurer, Mr. Nutt, when he completed a successful cam- paign in 1928 with the election of Presi- dent Hoom,d"rtou twflh‘({{m!:'nd‘: ex- ressing & debt of ?mn'munm because of the stand- ard which he n:t ‘fm:r ielrl earlier, Mr. Hodges broke all precedents when he closed the Coolidge clm“l{: with & surplus in excess of $300,0 the G. O. P. treasury. This was made avail- able for party needs during the suc- ceeding years. Mr. Hodges also was of great assistance to his party during the congressional campaign of 1926. He abandoned his own mrmn:l affairs and his office in Denver to give his time and energy to furthe the interssts of the Republicans at the Chicago head- quarters, and he earned the gratitude of many of the members of the Senate and House, whose election he aided. The great need of the Mountain and Western States, excluding those on the Pacific Coast, is Eastern understanding and sympathy. There is still urgent need for American business money for development of these great areas, their mineral and agricultural resources and also for industrial purposes. At this time when a great deal of American money is going overseas for the purpose | pumis of development of European industrial lants, & new element of competition gu been introduced which makes & more complete understanding of these States a vital matter. Many of the ot o appreciate. that situstion: apprec and lfm necessity of continuing &t ‘Washington men who can sound this note of oonfldex‘lce;' o ‘While Mr. Hodges is putting up & battle for the senatorial nomination in Colorado, his old chief, William M. Butler, chairman of the Republican na- tlan:gle:on’\;nlm {;nl ligam&;::‘!{ is eng: seek! ican nomination for Senator in Massachu- setts. It is regarded in many quarters a8 quite likely that Mr. Butler will be successful in obtaining the nomination, notwithstanding the fact that he has announced himself a supporter of the eighteenth amendment. But Mr. Butler may have a more difficult race to make in the November election when he must face a wet Democrat, if he be Re- g:bncnn nominee. No one apparently ows to whom the Democratic sena- torial nomination is gclnf, altho a large number of possibilities have mentioned, among them Marcus A. Coolidge. In Massachusetts a at deal will depend on how far the Republican wets are willing to forego their old party alle- glance and vote for the Democratic wet candidate. So far, the wets have not been as willing to drop all other {rlnclples of party and government and urn to wet candidates of an opposing party as have been the drys B: sup- port of their candidates. The time may come when they will do this. If if comes this year it will be hard on Mr. Butler in Massachusetts and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick in Illinois. Despite all the wet furore of the last half year, uhwonrlytowwmnmnt are ling to kick over the party true: :.M. l: Democratic. Mr. Hodges' successor in the office of treasurer of the Republican national committee is believed to be slated as the successor of Claudius H. Huston as chairman of the national committee. Whether it had any connection with T ATk gave up presidency of a big banking house in Cleveland, his home. Certainly not a few of the Re- publican members of the Senate who keep their ears close to the wind for political rumors believe that Nutt is to be the party chairman when Mr. Hus- ton gets out. Chairman Huston, how- ever, has not yet indicated he will separate himself from his present office. There is shrewd suspicion in some quar- ters, however, that when it becomes necessary for the Republicans to replen- ish their campaign funds, large contri- butions from usual sources may not be forthcoming and it will be evident that Mr. Huston must go. ‘The Democrats and Republican Pro- gressives on the Senate lobby commit- tee, which investigated Mr. Huston and his connection with the Tennessee River Improvement Association have not yet submitted their report to the Senate or Mr. Huston. It was prom- ised weeks ago. But it has been inti- mated that the Democrats are perfect- ly willing to have Mr. Huston, whom ey consider an asset to their own party and & liability to the Republicans, to retain the ce of chairman. The longer the delay in the submission of the report, the longer, some of them believe, Mr. Huston will continue as the head of the Republican national or- ganization. . L In the Senate today the debate starts on the nomination of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina to be an as- soclate justice of the Supreme Court. Politics is expected to play-a bi in the settlement of this contest over Judge Parker's nomination, a bigger a:rt than the actual qualifications of e nominee for office. The opposition of the National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People to the appointment of Judge Parker because of his assertion that the Negro ras no place in politics has stirred up a hor- net's nest and the attack upon Judge Parker by the American Federation of Labor has been equally effective. One thing seems certain, according to observers from the Southern States: If Judge Parker’s nomination is turned down by Republican votes in the Sen- ate, the Republican party is going to suffer in the South as a it. But, on the other hand, members of Con- gress up for re-election where there is a strong colored vote or & strong or- glnl-!d labor vote, are fearful that if e is confirmed, there will be retaliation by the voters in those States against Republicans wl;o :uprcr'ud Parker. Daniel C. Roper, former collector of internal revenue and former First As- sistant Postmaster General, has put forward a novel idea. He proposes that Democratic national conventions be thrown into the discard and that in their places State Democratic conven- tions pick candidates for presidential electors, naming also their choices for President. In this way, it would be possible for the Democrats in wet Massachusetts or New York to elect presidential electors at the same time that dry Virginia and Texas were per- forming similarly. If the Democrats were able to elect a majority of the electoral college under such circum- stances, all the Democratic electors would have to do would be to get to- gether and decide on who should be | wil President and who should be Vice Presi- dent. Possibly it might be difficult f the presidential electors to reach agreement under such circumstances. But Mr. Roper believes that they would have a greater chance of success in that way than under the present method of it in re| part | history for an | of picking nominees for President and Vice Plruldem through the national conven- tion. * ok ok ok A boom for the nomination of Gov. Pranklin D. Roosevelt of New York for ANSWERS TO_ QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. our Washington bureau. State your in- quiry briefly, write clearly, and, inclos- 3-cent stamp for & personal letter , address The Evening Star M- format Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin director, Washington, D. C. Q. How many miles a day did Capt. Frank Hawks make in his glider trip? Who plloted the airplane that towed him?—T. N. A. Capt. Hawks' 2,800-mile transcon- tinental flight was made in 19 stages, varying from Z?Oh'io 710 mu:cd encth ';“Ay. ‘The stops at night were made af c- Ariz.; Bweetwater, Te: ‘Tulsa, Okla.; East St. Louis, Il.; Columbus, Ohio, and Buffalo. He had one setback at Tucson, Ariz., due to a gust of wind breaking the tow cable. Also there was a one-day .delay on account of bad weather, forcing him to_cover a two- day schedule in one. The plane was piloted by J. D. Jernigan. e glider was attached to the rhne by means of & B00-foot cable. rty-six hours were spent in the air. Q. What important things did Wood- row Wilson do for labor?—M. O. A. The Adamson eight-hour law, en- acted during his administration, was one; the creation of the National War Labor Board to handle industrial con- troversies during the World War was another. Q. What are the five great steps in civilization?—H. W. B. e ot ok it Tamsased the progress of mai the following stages: 8 fire and light, the conquest of the animal, the passage of man from hunti to agri- culture, social organization, the moral sense, the sense of beauty, science, writing and print, and education. ‘What Q will clean a granite tomb- stone?—C. E. G. them into juxtaposition. In the opera- tion the ant surgeon loses its own for after it has drawn the skin cl with its jaws its is snipped off and the lifeless head remains with its death grip on the skin until the weund is healed. Sometimes those Indians found with half a dozen of these ants’ heads holding a large wound closed.” Q. What is the difference between white and black pepper?—C. C. R. A. White pepper is well ripened black pepper. Q. When was Master’s “Spoon River Anthology” first published?—G. N. A. The “Anthology” appeared in 1915, Q. When were trade marks first reg istered under laws of the United States? —H. 8. G. A. In 1870, under the act of July 8, 1870. During 1870 there were 121 regis- trations under that law, the first thereof (No. 1), under date of October 25, 1870, by Averill Chemical Paint Co. of New York, N. Y. Prior to the enactment of such law protection was sought to be secured in a few instances through tak- ing out patents for designs for trade marks. ‘The act of July 8, 1870, within & few years was declared void by the United States Supreme Court (trade- mark cases) as unconstitutional. subsequent act of March 3, 1881, was superseded the act of February 20, 1905, which was supplemented by the acts of May 4, 1906, and March 19, 1920, all of these three now in force. Q. When was tobacco first raised in Connecticut?—N. B. A. Between 1640 and 1660. Its cul- tivation was undertaken use of a law restricting the use of tobacco to that grown in the colony. . What proportion of the words in thg !s'gmh language come from Latin? A. It has been estimated that 30 per cent of English words is derived from Latin. This includes those received through the French. 0 J. How can fish worms be grown u% have a continual supply?—J. K. constant suj of live and, in . Who chose the site for ‘Washington, near the city of Wt ton, D. C.2—J. B. A. The site of Fort Washington was recommended by Gen. Washington. The !enefll plans were drawn by Maj. L'En- ant. The first fortress was erected in 1808. It was destroyed in 1814. The present fort was built in 1898, Fort Q. Is it true that some of the Indians | g, in Peru use ants to stitch their wounds? —W. M. P. A. To ueg a hard | food during the Winter months, 1 hout the toes. Do not cover tightly, or it will become moldy and fallure result. With such a box a little care will keep the worms constantly multiplying, in- suring an ample and continuous supply of food for the fishes. Q. How much would i cost to re- move all railroad grade crossings?—B. . C. A. It is estimated that it would cost A. Llewelyn Willizgs, leader of an|ing'made to rem: expedition to the. from the Field Museum, writing of some of the itive medical practices of Indians the interior of Peru said: “In the case of a gaping wound a certain ant which has very powerful jaws is sought and the ant is made to bite the severed edges of the cut skin and thus bring Questions of Policy s In obsel crease has been from 10 to 25 per cent. Debated In Fight Over Judge Parker Public policy is the chief interest in most of the comment on the opposi- tion to Judge John Carolina, selected by President Hoover for & post on the Supreme Court. In view of the fact that the lines of battle have been rigidly drawn, the Roanoke Times believes that, regardless of decisions in the case, the conflict “is sure to leave ugly scars and create ds the ranks o!;::mfi- supporters.” - o this, f?he Newark Evening News contends that “public interest in the character, record and sympathies of an appointee to the Supreme Court is wholesome”; that “it shows public interest to be alive,” and that “indif- ference over the complexion of the court would be a dangerous symptom.” “The only question in this case,” de- the Birmin, the nominee is qualified in character and legal attainments for membership in the Supreme Court. In the case of Mr. Parker of North Carolina, a Re- publican conservative, this question is answered by the News in the affirma- tive, even as an identical question in the case of Mr. Brandeis of Massachu- ‘That rper holds that the opposition “comes rom two minority groups.” “It will be recalled,” says the Boston Transcript, “that when Louis D. Bran- deis was appointed, a demonstration was made against him, but he was con- firmed because of the belief that his |pee, ability and fairness would strengthen the court. Public opinion compelled the acceptance of Mr. Hughes for the In neither case, how- Parker for the first time in American * ok ok ok 1t is argued by the Charlotte News that support of the opposition to Judge Parker’s views on racial questions in politics “would virtually set a precedent of disqualification of any man from the Southern States in any wise fit to serve on the Supreme Court bench.” The New York Times makes a similar point. Considering both grounds of opposi- tion, the Charlotte Observer calls the adverse report “the triumph of political fear over Tgrlnfl le,” and “a Nation's shame.” e Asheville Times observes: “Judge Parker's friendship for the race has been shown in many and helpful ‘ways. The Negro leaders in North Caro- lina have spoken out boldly for con- firmation, attesting their confidence in him.” The Texarkana Gazette believes that “the average American, with no ax to grind and no interest in judicial proceeding other than to hope that exact justice be done, has raised no objection to Judge Parker.” President has been launched by Sena- tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, speaking at the annual Jefferson day dinner of the National Democratic Club in New York City. The suggestion is warmly received in many quarters. It is, however, too early to place Gov. Roosevelt definitely in the presidential race. In the first place, he must be re-elected Governor of New York. In the second place, he must continue to improve in health and to regain the use of his legs, attacked by a case of infantile paralysis several years ago. Unless the Republican organization of New York is able to take a new lease on life, it appears that Gov. Roosevelt 1 be successful at the polls if he stands for re-election this year, as he is e ted to do. The improvement . Roosevelt's health fortunately has been steady. But there is still doubt among his friends that he will feel ready for the steady and terrible grind of a presidential campaign by 1932. Some of them point out that he is still a comparatively young man and that he may be in better sh-g; to try for the presidency in 1936, should he deem it unwise to make the campaign two years hence. r~ ] ‘Taking up the question of fitness, the clmsm.wmwl“D ‘Times contends: “He is & J. Parker of North | franding v “liberals who deplored the Hughes ap- pointment as a strengthening of the already conservative temperament of the Supreme bench were hopeful that the President would seize the opportu- nity afforded by the death of Justice Sanford to name an outstanding liberal. He did not do so,” concludes that paper. “The great body of Americans,” in the opinion of the Milwaukee Journal, “want to see a progressive of the Holmes type rise to the high court at this time. * * ¢ If the Supreme Court is to be built up for the future, now is the time to start.” The Rich- mond News Leader states: “Mr. Hoover refused to read a warning in the case of Chief Justice Hughes. He did not e the question of liberals to be ra. in the case of Justice Parker. He should be enlightened now.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch feels that “there are great lawyers and jurists in the country who would do more than adorn & place on the Supreme bench. The country needs them at a time when both the form and substance of our Government are in peril of change,” concludes the St. Louis paper. “The appointment,” as viewed by the Baltimore Sun, “should be based t:rfln & cold-blooded showing of outstanding qualifications for the post. In the case of Judge Parker no such showing has n made.” The New York Evening World finds that “it seems passing strange to the man in the street that no more Holmeses and Brandeises can be found among the leaders of the Ameri- can bar.” The Appleton Post-Crescent avers: “The complexion of the Supreme Court is widely regarded as too strongly conservative. There is a manifest desire to see it liberalized, and this ought to be done.” The Scranton Times remarks that “the court is already heavily con- ”%%"';mfl that ition e ng some tion is due to “a fear of racial ?;lvdm:h.&s votes,” the Brooklyn Daily Eagle agrees that “there are some few Senators who sincerely and without regard to politics oppose Judge Parker because they think he has not the liberal type of mind.” Publishing Business Losing Leading Figure Prom the New York Times. ‘With the death of Mr. Charles Scrib- ner there is lost to the publishing busi- ness of this city and country a figure which has long been outstanding. The house founded by his father, and car- ried on by what Robert Loyls Stevenson humorously called “the sons of the glnoflfled Scribner,” has been as well own as any in America. Mr. Scrib- ner himself devoted many years of in- umfinc and absorbing labor to main- taining its high standards. He was glad and proud to have aided many American writers in their efforts to gain a foothold in our literature, as also to have been the means of introducing English authors to an audience in this country. He must have had a keen eye for critical talent and editorial ability, as might be inferred from his long associating the late W. C. Brownell with the firm as literary adviser, an_m securing Mr. Burlingame to take chargy of Scribner’s Magazine, Himself a maa of fine taste and great personal chara along with real public spirit, Mr. Scrit- ner had many interests outside of bis publi house, such as those, for ex . Am?u, which bound him to Princeton Uni vmltf He will be sorely missed b the multitude of his friends, who 3‘3 now see a double ificance in th: keeping up of the name “Charles Scrib- ner’s Sons.” —— e “Prepare” Sounds Ominous. From the New Orleans Times-Picayne. “England prepares for half a million tourists,” says a London cable. She is polishing up the old cash box, we sup- pose. IS