Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1930, Page 8

N STAR, WASHINGTO FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1930. % ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. - WASHINGTON, D. C. . FRIDAY +.May 28, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Rditor ** The Bvening Star Newspaper Company 111y 8t "hnd Fenciyivanta Ave y ok 6!}::: THb Bast 204 Bt " 80 B ike_Michigan Building. | Dean i drop in price, will nance of the establ ard. It will demand fiction” shall be as adventure storied as rousing as at the higher price. It will ask that its ro- ice: 14 pflm .» London, |mances be as thrilling, its psychological e tales as intriguing, its babbittarian thin the City. blurbs as true to mediocre life as ever. ~gip; 0 per month | If there is any falling off in the qual- 60c per month | ity, according to these standards, the 65 per montn | dollar rate will not command the vol- E EoxRY ume patronage that the change is ex- or telephone pected to establish, So much for the publishers and for the public. But how about the authors? Are they to suffer a reduction in pay? As a rule they are compensated on the percentage basis. Their royalties run ten, fifteen and twenty per cent of the | selling price, according to their literary reputations. Very few get flat rates regardless of the price marks. A twenty per cent writer of a $2 book will get forty cents & volume, but when the price is reduced to a dollar he will get only twenty cents. If this arrange- : ment prevails it will be altogether a Pinchot Comes Back. question of sales volume whether the @ifford Pinchot, hopelessly defeated | writing game will be worth the candle in the race for the senatorial nomina- | for any save the sure-fire best sellers, tion in 1926, has staged a remarkable| who usually can command special political comeback in Pennsylvania.|terms, can indeed almost write their Unless the official count of the vote in|own ocontracts. the primary last Tuesday should reveal| Perhaps with & dollar book in the unexpected mistakes in the unofficial | market signifying a return to the “good Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. ; Maryland and Virginia. ST vr. 810 inday”"only * All Other States and E}y ;:ld' lundu..} n.,x}z. dayonls " 130 180 Member of the Associated Press. o Associated Preas is exclusively entitied use for republieation of all news dis- ted to it or not otherwise cre | os Phee 1 1mo., d also the local All_rights of publication of herein are also I now come the county commissioners, ‘Wwho, after recelving letters from the governor calling for a thorough in- vestigation of the case, say at first that “a mountain is being made out of a mole hill" and then express doubt whether they have jurisdiction unless the constable is convicted. of a felony, when he would automatically be dis- missed from office. This case is of absorbing interest to the thousands ef motorists here and in Maryland and the spectacle of persons in authority in that State disclaiming responsibility is a pitiful one. Whether OF not & bonding racket exists, the constable in question did charge the State policeman and the A. A. A, offi- cial with a speed of sixty-six miles an hour—a necessary charge in order to make the motorist put up a bond of a thousand dollars costing one hundred dollars — when the specially tested speedometer on the “decoy” car showed no more than fifty-six miles an hour, which, according to the experts who checked the speedometer, was four miles faster than the car was actually going. As in other cases which had been brought to the attention of the Amer- ican Automobile Association, the charge when bond was given was reduced to forty miles an hour and the motorist, glad to escape a serious charge, pleaded guilty, paid his fine, but lost the hun- dollars to the bondsman. The only difference in this case was that the motorist was a State policeman and after the charge was reduced pleaded not guilty, thereby precipitat- returns, Mr. Pinchot has been nomi-|old times” a first-class theatrical show nated by the Republicans for governor,| Will be offered to the public at the an office which he heid from 1928 to [ once standard rate of & dollar and & 1927. Ardent dry, progressive, reformer | half for the best seat in the house. of the Roosevelt crusading type, Gif- e = ford Pinchot has had a remarkable Mr. Maodonald’s Troubles. career in politics. His work as head of | Prime Minister Macdonald has sur- the Forest Service of the United States, | vived another political crisis, and the under Theodore Roosevelt, first brought | government at London still lives. This him into prominence. He was & mem- | time the crisis was not provoked by ber of the famous “tennis cabinet” of | Labor’s external foes in the Conserva- " President Roosevelt and later broke| tive and Liberal benches of the House with President Taft over the policies | of Commons, but consisted of & mutiny adopted by Secretary Ballinger of the| within its own ranks. Interior Départment. In 1912 he was| The millionaire-aristocrat convert to in the forefront of the battle to place | Socialism, Sir Oswald Mosley, who only Roosevelt again in the White House. recently joined the Labor party, this Mr. Pinchot undoubtedly has a strong | week resigned his cabinet post as * personal following in his State. But he [ chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 1 R § " elected. That i the rule in Philadel- | ‘was aided in considerable degree in the | He signalized his retirement by moving ‘yecent primary fight by the divisions in | o vote of censure against the govern- the Republican ranks. Had it not béén | ment for Labor's fallure to cope with ,for the fact that Senator Joseph R.|the British unemployment problem. The Grundy pulled his candidate for the | party rejected the proposal last night governorship out of the race and threw | by the decisive vote of 210 to 29. his support to Mr. Pinchot, there might | wynile the Macdonald ministry is thus have been & very different result. Fur- | gusured a further lease of life, as far thermore, had it not been for the wet | o this can be effected by cohesion in :ticket, with former Representative Phil- | tne ebor parliamentary group, it does “lips as its candidate for governor, Mr.| not mean that the government ean Pinchot in all probability would have | sontinue indefinitely to let the unem- : been defeated by Francis Shunk Brown, ployment problem settle itself. Even - the candidate of the Philadelphia or- attention. With the Naval Conference off the government's hands, he promises question. oo the i L lands buming with industrial activity, have been heavily curtailed. His ship- - | building and coal trades are in sad dis- ‘ber they are on the way to be dis- appointed. They killed their goose . Macdonald, when they boited Mr, Brown, regarded | that he #, might welcome an oppor- as liberal enough to suit “Bill” Vare, and chose to put Mr, Phillips in the fleld. ————————— As & representative of labor, Secre- tary James Davis walves any claims to shorter hours that he might feel in- clined to sssert as & hard-working statesman. His rise in lfe s due to the fact that he was never a “clock ‘watcher.” ———t e | Two-Dollar Books for a Dollar. When the lste Thomas R. Marshall, who for eight years was Vice Presi- dent of the United States, sighed publicly for the return of the smokable five-cent cigar he was generally remind- ed that good, cheap commodities of gen» eral use had gone forever. He might get & five-cent cigar, but it would not be a good one, or he might get a good cigar, but it would cost more than a nickel. And so on, profoundly and explicitly to the effect that the scale of prices had advanced for good. Perhaps that may have been and may yet be so, in re- spect to cigars, It is all, really, & mat- ter of taste. But an announcement just made by three leading publishers of New York City indicates that good and cheap ‘wares are not permanently of the past. These three houses state that they will at once begin the publication of popu- /- 1ar novels for a dollar, books that have g i ] §E ik priced drug store book is, as a rule, just " & little late, & bit non-current, but its| thority to interfere with the county low price commands & market. Now the | appointments of officers. Naturally, publishers will meet the cut and put out| Commissioner Baughman, who is in ot & oharge of the State police, doss not mesEst Dove (wideticn B Wng matt DG prints fresh from the tunity to peint out some of these im- ponderables to the country if either his internal or external political enemies force him to seek vindication in a gen- eral election, ———————————— when & man of political Tesigns, he commands ex- traordinary sttention as to his future career. In this country the resigna- tion is taken seriously and he passes out of the picture with as little dis- cussion as possible. As an expert forester, Mr. Pinchot nurses & comparatively small political boom in Penn's woods, ever mindful of the fact that “great oaks from little acorns grow.” A Strange Condition. A rather strange situation presents itself in Gov. Ritchie’s investigation of an alleged “bonding” racket in Prince Georges County. The investigation, con- ducted at the behest of the American Automobile Association after one of its officials in co-operation with a State policeman assigned by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of Maryland hed deliberately had himself arrested to prove mot only that & bond racket existed between constables and bonds- men, but that false charges of speeding ‘were made against motorists, has ap- parently come to naught because all State officials profess lack of authority sald that he does not possess the au- ing the inquiry now under way. It is indeed strange that it takes a felony to cause the dismissal of any W officer from his post. It would seem by all logic that the swearing out a false charge against a motorist would constitute ground for instant ‘There is no room in & county force, a city force or & Btate force for jugglers with the truth, It would certainly seem that the method of sappointment and dismissal of constables in Prince Georges County should undergo a complete revision. The Chinese have learned much, but | g, are still primitive in their warfare. They should be persuaded to wait until “Do you ever play the races?” “No,” answered Senator Sorghum. “A horse is a splendid animal, but he is no politician. The amount of money you may be able to bring into action won't influence his performance in the slight- est” Jud Tunkins says & man who pre- tends to e hard bolled is likely to be a good egg for some one who knows how to crack the shell. Popular Taste. My Radio! My Radio! You're playing many a tune. I wish less wisdom you would show And learn to jest or croon. Qualified by 3 “Women are making brilliant records in public affairs.” “They are qualified for achievement by ‘home training,” answered Miss Cayenne. “They know how to spend lavishly when they have money and are depended on for economy when they haven't.” “Brave men face death,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “for the sake of sharing the fame and fortune which s mountebank may enjoy in luxurious ease.” ’ Castles in Spain. Toward speculation once I moved ‘With many hopes of sudden gain. My real estate unreal proved, Like fabled Castles out in Spain. “De man dat kin look wise and sound ‘wise,” sald Unele Eben, “may not have much sho’' ‘nuff sense. But he gits along foh & while better dan if he WAS ———teee Depends on Instruction. Prom the Des Moines Tribune-Capital. furnish From the Detroit News. With strong _entries Yale and the University will soon be possible to pick the America rioting team. o Only Lemon Pie? From the Hamilton Ontario Spectator. A domestic science engineer finds that there are 80 operations in the lemon ple, followed by & from Harvard, of chlcuoh:c *|and ST LT i THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES B. TRACEWELL. Rose snobbery still prevails. This is a disease not as well known as the so-called “rose fever,” but widely enough disseminated to cause a great deal of misery in the world. Its victims have a phobia, or hatred, against Radiance and Red Radiance, two_husky, beautiful rose sisters. ‘The sufferer from rose snobbery by no means will admit what every one knows—that this brace of bushes is at once the healthiest. most carefree and loveliest for general planting. Their desire to pose as “experts"— and there are too many of them al- ready; every field is crowded—makes them resent the two most widely useful of modern garden roses. * oK k% The extreme case of this malady is he who will not admit a single good point to the Radiances. If you, in all garden innocence, say that they are vigorous, the reply will be, “Too much so.” If_you dare to claim that the color of Red Radiance when the buds are first unfolded is scarcely surpassed in all rosedom, the answer will be, it is not as good as Paul's Scarlet! If you make the point that the ama- teur can have good roses with Radiance and Red Radiance with little difficulty, the rose snobbist will say with a blast- ing smile, “Oh, they are so common!” * K K % Yet fresh air is common, sunshine is diffused without regard to rich or poor, rain falls upon the just and the unjust. Extreme commonness is no charge to bring against anything in this world. The most snobbish person who ever lived is one of some billions of human beings, millions of whom are better built, or fleeter, or possess keener sense, or in a multitude of ways outdo the anob in question. Experienced gardeners, no matter how much they play with rare varieties, things as yet uncommon, get back, for sheer satisfaction, to the common old things known and beloved in gardens for 5enmtlonl. will one find & more &luflng thing than the old-fashioned Bleeding Heart (Dicentra abilis), _once loved, always loved? Here is a flower| 3! 88 common as an old shoe, but when its long-bending ys of pinkish earts, with drops of waxy white, come in_the Springtime, along with such varieties of tulip as Clara Butt, it oc- cuples its own peculiar place in the hearts of gardeners everywhere. One may remember it from his d- mother’s garden. years these long branches the very the men o €n- name, the memory, were en- twined in his mind. i Another may recall them from a chance sight in a florist's window. Years went by; he forgot them until one day in later life he chanced again to see them in bloom in a friend’s garden. know) that there is many s slip tween the average bush and its roses. This chance is diminished almost to the vanishing point with the Radiance twins. Of the two the Red Radiance is the more satisfactory. We do not make this statement out of belief merely; we have talked to scores of persons upon the subject of roses and have received no dissenting opinion. As fine as Radiance is, and as much glory' as most amateur gardeners are willing to_give it, as the of the pair, the Red Radiance is the huskier of the two. Its flowers are larger and more numerous, and, above all, are prettier. at !m: 'g u‘xe :vmge eye. Mild sufferers from rose pretend that they care for the Radi- ance, but they never lose a chance to sneer at it, just the same. “They are nice roses, of course,” will be the comment, “but they are so un- distinguished!” As if sophistication had struck the flowers! No, there is neither first nor last arncm: plants. It is nothing to an orchid that it brings a big price in the flower markets. ‘The orchid knows nothing about that, any more than the daisy realizes that g.x‘u]l’hnmt a tiny fraction of the orchid’s ice. Sophistication is thus plastered’ on innocent things, but it does not stick; it rubs off at the first seeing eye, at the first touch of the understan hand. * ok k% So it is with the Radiance roses. Nothing that any one can say or do will take from them their premier place in the affections and gardens of thousands of amateurs who want roses with as little trouble as possible. One may admit the pleasure to be found in selecting a “difficult” rose and in growing it well. It will tmpress visitors to the garden, and (just be- tween ourselves, the grower most of all perhaps) it will make a fine show and give every one a lively feeling of adventure among growing things. is nothing to sald, really, any rose, much to be said for of them, even the most touchy, the fragile, fickle varieties. We wish that some would stop hammering away against Radiance and Red Radiance, that is all. * ok ok ok If you want a thrifty, thick hedge of roses down the front walk, plant Red Radiance. An ordinary amount of wyln!h.wuh nicotine solution to get ot first horde of lice will l’n 1t all the help it needs, with the ex- ception of some fertiliser. From Spring on, it will come as near to taking care of itself as any rose, and will do more than almost any other to keep itself free from “black spot” and other maladies which at times will affect the hardiest of bushes, Memory sprang to life—here, again, | bus! ‘was the queer flower, the unusual flower, old, common, but beautiful. * ok ok X This column, again, as it has annu- ally for seven years, advises every ama- teur er to plant Radiance (pink; Radiance. They will give him rose satisfaction, and, above all, roses. ance and have plenty of them. m'mm are more u;xuutnul varieties, any glorious things, but for sheer sat- isfaction there is a which uuwo.“ . Redw inf We haven't a word to say against the other varieties. Unlike the rose anobs, we love them all, but we know (as they WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. “Jim” Davis' stunning victory in the Pennsylvania senatorial primary has shoved him away out in front at Re- publican Washington. Of course, ow- ing to the rock-ribbed strangle-hold the G. O. P. has on the Keystone State, the Secretary of Labor is already good as elected. If he doesn’t care to, Davis need hardly spend a dollar or & day in Pennsylvania between now and November, though he will have to put in both a little money and time on the formality of becoming Senator-elect. Grundy's conqueror suc- cessfully met the charge that he's only & Pennsylvanian by proxy. As a matter of fact, no fewer than three States lay more or less claim to “Jim's” alle- glance. He was a labor leader and local politician Indiana. He has been " in Illinois for years. he established Pitts ‘Then sburgh as his official domicile. Since 1921 he has resided in Wi n. The Davis thus has carried his principal talent into his residential habits through the years in which he has so irresistibly come up from behind. Reports of his change of address from Pitts- to Philadelphia are in line with “Jim’s” migratory record. #% Penn's next Republican Senator has & deep and abiding reverence for his parents, but he has never quite for- given them for not emigrating from Wales a year or two sooner. If they had done so, “Jim” would have been born in the United States and now would have a chance of aspiring at least to the vice presidency, for the Republican party isn't likely ever to waste a presidential nomination on a State so safe as Pennsylvania. Davis is sure to be an outstanding Hoover administration supporter, if not es- man, in the Senate. He is capable of m.m:f a rattling good speech. It may not always bristle with h-browed intellectual points, but it usually convincing and appealing from man standpoint. Davis prides himself on tackling labor questions from the heart, rather than from the head. * ok kX the same reason that “Jim” Davis, birth, could never ire ican presidential no Sain bars e, 1o, 1ts po i o . It's no siderable feat that the one-time chief forester of the United States has just a hu-|of Col. greatest of mixers, | American tariff est member is Justice Stone, aj ‘The lvexr-'ules age of ;helliml:h fidl years. raised olmes’ hoary 91 years. y (Copyright, 1930.) —— Moral Instruction Proposes Extension Of Virginia Avenue To the Editor of The Star: . ‘The Evening Star of the 20th instant contains an interesting perspective pic- be- | ture and description of proposed new buildings for the Navy Department and the War Department west of Eighteenth street and north of B and in relation to New York avenue and Vit~ ‘fi;ll ."m:&'ylhl to this ti t is gral see suggestion to distribute these bufldings and to give them surrount PFrom e description it can be seen that those who have the task of garding the design and location of these bum? will arrive at satisfactory results. This is being written to make further 81 Virginia avenue— that it be extended westward. The eastern end of that avenue makes connection with B street. That ‘:;reet l;x intended to become a lmllt;r loroughfare conn Pennsylvania avenue and the new Memorial Bridge. Virginia avenue should be extended w‘m;nrd' to Wisconsin avenue hfl; o’: a S Georgetown, an should be made wide and designed for arge trafic. been done, all of the new development Star g _from ith street south of B street and coming on B street from the direction of the Capitol. By that means large numbers of people who will be employed in the new buildings on the triangle can avold crossing that congested part of Pennsylvania avenue. Then B street and Virginia avenue will be adapted to relieve, in large meas- ic on Pennsyl- vania avenue between the Capitol and e —— ana n vania avenue M street form the course of travel be- tween the vicinity of the White House and Georgetown. When Virginia ave- nue has been treated as suggested, New street, and for traffic comin Fourteen! ure, House and . ‘Whatever its new name may be, B street will be an important thorough- fare in W , rivaling and, per- haps, excelling Pennsylvania avenue. It is intended that B street shall be- come the ceremonial street of the Na- tional Capital, supplanting historic Pennsylvania avenue as the street of state shonta *be that street. ginia avenue will communication. ding Virginia ue require the taking of highly On the contrary, all this communication with ded and widened Vir- be a factor in such Serve as an Airport To the Editor of The Star: In connection with the establish: In McGuffey Readers |3t o e waion s To the Rditor of The Star: Dear Sir: I have been e renders wsed i publlc Schotis And he gives them in such clever story and that children ld_take home accomplished — this back-from-Elba | 3"y, achievement of his in capturing another Penn State gubernatorial nomination. Pinchot's triumph fills national drys with joy. They consider it more than a counterblast to Dwight Morrow’s wet manifesto in New Jersey. Many of them is_handwriting on the wall, which spells Morrow's doom in the primary, and, if not then, in the Novem- ber election, should the Ambassador be the senatorial nominee. * ok ok K s One of the diverting tales now kick- ing around Capitol Hill in connection with naval legislation is that a certain member of the House, who has a deal to do witk the money spent on lonal lobbyists of the national t organization. One of her gentry was at the London Conference. i Out in Joliet, Ill, there lives a highly respected business man and banker once known to prize-ring fame s " McFarland, an unbeaten HFt'eI‘ht champion of his day. One of “Packy's” lawyer was in friends S ke qt in the Senate the friend obtained a card of admission to the reserved gallery of the chamber, dated it “March 17, 1930, St. Patrick’s day,” filled in McFarland’s name, and then had entered in the proper space, “Good for and during the season of Lent.” To cap the climax, the card of the readers of our day seem frothy compared with McGuffey's. L. W. HENDRICKSON, Singer Glen, 3 The “Will for Peace” Is Emerging in the World To the Editor of The Star: ‘William T. W. Graves’ letter, pub- lished in The !l:t of May 21, ’l.me'd; an ect bol And answers: peace is a problem that only God can solve.” He also quotes: “God_helps will eventually want to transportation business avel, since they own great freight ards Ve close to cities over which tforms could be constructed 20 i ot plssengersand sl passengers £ would apply, of course, in which do not have the umbrella train shed which we have or vast open space like that in back of Union Station. In mnclull:l:ld I believe the Federal ! Five Noted as Missed By the Enumerators 1 To the Editor of The Star: wife and I reside in No.uyl and Mr. and Mr. Wallace and daughter in apartment No. 3, 1003 And | Kearney street northeast—total 5, who was forwarded to “Packy,” signed “J. |¢h ‘Thomas Heflin.” R Senator Arthur Capper, Republican, of Kansas, was a recent week end visitor to the President’s fishing camp on the Rapidan. Capper confesses he rejoice that for emerging from the fog of “the will for war,” and has not evolution isn’t so good angling for speckled and S axtgnption, . _ . Ayt “natural selection” is a it erushes the ® have not been enumerated for the 1930 A Logical Contention. " {s | Prom the Charlotte News. decision re- | D. ipo; ding spaces. the final first ings ts. has 1t shoud be snobbery | good ith ecting reet in I ‘When thet has Evening article that | south d.ln.' control the | Dr. the BY FREDERIC to be beyond the need information is always valuable, whereas advice may not be. In using this serv- ice be sure to write clearly, state your inquiry briefly, and inclose 2-cent stamp for ngly postage. Address The Eve- ning Information Bureau, Fred- eric_J. Haskin, director, Washington, Q. Does an automobile use more gas when a heavier load?—M. E. G. A. e Bureau of Standards says that it does—that is, a car will travel farther on 5 gallons of gas with 1 passenger than it would with the same amount of gas carrying 10 passengers. Q. Are more foot ball players injured or more base ball players?—G. J. A. A special committee undertook a survey for the Carnegie Foundation of the entire question of the hygiene of athletic training. The common notion that foot ball was the more hazardous rt was substantiated by the fact t there were 649 foot ball injuries and 166 base ball injuries, notwith- standing the fact that there were 5400 men foot bali and 6,955 playing base in the 22 universities and col- leges selected to represent conditions over the United States. ). it is it the “salt law” Q. What meant by ‘sal i which is mentioned in connection the rebellion pa; ing the penalty of a jail sentence. If he evaporated a bucket of sea water and served the residue of salt in the food of his children, h&would be per- forming & crime. One of the reasons for the salt monopaly is the necessity of ding cargo for the bottoms of B ships on their way East. The tax on salt in India, since it is a tax on & necessity, 1s one which must be paid by practically every one in the country. . Why was the bird sanc in Jfl%d:‘uhbmdbyldwud — and can of such dignified nature, there Q._Did Benjamin Franklin die a rich man?—J. M. F. A. He left an estate of $150,000, 'Lgeh in those days was a considerable une. J. HASKIN. Q. Who is the most prolific writer of juvenile fiction?—N. A. L. A. Probably Edward Stral . who died recently in Newark, N. J., could have claimed this distinction. During the 40-0dd years of his writing life he produced more than 600 juvenile books,' among which are the “Old Glory” books, “Soldiers of Fortune” series, the “Putnam Hall” series and the “Frontier Boys.” Writing under a variety of pen names and with numerous secretaries, this author brought out, in addition to the sbove mentioned, boys’ lives of many great men. Q. What did afe” mean during the war?—W. J. F. A. The German word “straff” liter- ally means “to punish.” During the war this was Anglicized into “strafe,” and meant to punish or damage, as by gunfire. Q. When did the plague visit Ober- ammergau which caused the inhabitants to Aprzmuu to give the “Passion Play"? A. In 1633 the plague visited the valleys of the Bavarian highlands and finally claimed about 40 victims in the mergau. The VoW was Q. How used for S A. Polaris was known to the ancients, long has the Pole Star been calculations of direction?— constellation of Ursa Minor, which in- cludes the Pole Star, was mentioned ? ‘Thales in the seventh century, B.C. ‘The Greeks referred to it as the Cyno- sura and the Phoenicians as Phoenice. Observations of this constellation were used in navigation. Q. When was the $10,000 bill first H‘BWN’ l‘;y the United States Treasury?— A. It was first authorized by an act gress March 3, 1863. The first mote was made in 78, and bore the name of the regis- trar, G. W. Schofleld, and the name of the Treasurer, James Gilfillan. Q. When a new State entered the Union was & new star immediately added to the flag?>—D. B. A. Usually the star was added on the 4th of July following. Q. How long is the Alaskan Rail- road?—L. 8. A. The building of the Alaskan Rail- road was authorized by Congress in 1914, not to exceed 1,000 miles in length. At present the line is in operation from Seward to Fairbanks, 469 miles, which, with spurs to coal mines, brings the total railroad mileage to 543 miles. Q. Is the King of Norway related to 5 8 3 the Danisn King's younger e e Dan ’s brother. When the union gefl.mn Sweden and Norway was dissolved in 1905 Prince Charles of Denmark, second son of King Prederick VIII, was elected King of Norway by.the Norwegian . He was crowned as Haakon VII on June 22, 1906. King Christian X of Denmark succeeded his father, 1912, and King Q. What can be used to va strings of tennis rackets?—C. F. B. A. A solution of white shellac and alcohol or a thin cellulose lacquer is said to be satisfactory for the purpose. Nansen, as Citiz;“ of World, Is Placed Among Immeortals an unusual synthesis in the personality of Nansen. Norway and the world at large are the poorer for his loss.” other explorers have tanced ts g i ¢ 3 contributions to the world’s geography,” while at “he wrote his name a- ‘The Rock Island Argus avers that “his splendid character and unusual ability will be 1 Tremem! bered,” while| tutes wastes,” is thought of the luth Herald, to which the St. Paul Ploneer-Press adds that “the career was be right in con- | faif ABat he ‘automobile has raised nce of the lame | by A. L. the Nobel Peace Prize, concludes that - ‘pages will always record him as one of the truly great.” * K Kk “As commissioner of the rds the fifth ly of the League, Degthations Tor - Germmanys enirunee for 's en into a mgreompoud mainly of former enemies. . Nansen's every act was animated by a desire to serve human- . Foe of injustice, he was supporter the weak against the strong. A rn& son of Norway, Fridtjof Nansen, :; the world will long honor his memory. His were the trilumphs of peace.” His humanitarian .also by the Harrisl Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Courier-Journal and the New York Sun. The Dayton Daily News says that “the name of the vessel, the Fram—TFor- ward’—in which he made his famous Arctic v e, might well have been his ‘motto.” e Rochester Times-Union credits him with “the highest scientific attainments in the Arctic fleld,” and the Helena (Mont.) Record-Herald holds that “his contribution to the knowle of far-away places cannot be measured at this day.” The Hartfy Times avers that he was “a Vi undiminished stature, civilized world was proud of him.” The Pif h te states that he Defamation by Radio Creates New Problem From the South Bend Tribune. The extremely long and wide range of radio power has created complexities which_were unforeseen not many years m.. Radio is not stopped by the bar- of time and space which long in- convenienced and to some man to_propo ™Giatio Is a powsriul orcs 1 0 18 & powe force for man's betterment, but its power may be abused. If safeguards were not set up the subversive elements in civilization bring about a vast increase in their range of evil by using radio. The slanderer, for example, could spread vocal poison over the world in a frac- tion of a second. bel, as it is in terpreted nowadays, was virtually un- known before the printing press gave man printed words in al . course slander, or character assassina- tion by word of mouth, has been known since man began to speak, or at least since he acquired guile. Libel and slander are brought closer together by the radio, students in an Eastern law school were told recently . Ashby, vice president and gen- eral attorney of the National Broad- casting Co. ‘“Defamation over the radio,” he said, “is oral as between the person m{l into the micro- phone and the radio listener and consti- slander, not libel. announcer or speaker reads a written defamation before the microphone there Wwould be elements of both slander and libel. As slander or libel by radio swmakers and must consider this new Statutes ‘!:‘m!“ mza"mm ha not dealt with problem. 53 e ‘Why, “of Cows” Not! From the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “Fish dealers favor tick eradication,” says a newspaper. Maybe the ticks have been getting on the sea cows. Something to Jaw About. From the Toledo Blade. N ] SRS fi