Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1930, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. TUESDAY.....September 2, 1930 THEODORE W. NOYES. . ..Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office: 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 Sast 42nd 8t. icago Office: Lake Michis Building. opean Ofice, 14 Regent St., London, England, Rate by Carrier Within the City. The E Star. 45c per morth ener $) ......... 60c per month The & and Sunday Siar (when 5 Sundays) The Sunday Star .. - -5¢ per copy Collection made at the end of each mcnth Qiders max be sent in by mail of ielephone Ational 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, 7 and Sunday 1yr. $10.00: 1 mo.. 88¢ oy only Ay All Other States and Canada. {ly and Sunday. 1vr.$12.00: 1 mo., $1.00 iy only .. 17 s800: 1mo. 33c | Sunday only 1yr. £5.00i 1mo. S0c Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Assaciated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dis- atches credited to L or not otherwise cied- ited in this paper and also the local news Published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also veserved. Is It Worth the Price? ‘The National Air Races have come to & clote and probably will be counted | 8 great success. A large number of | admission-paying customers has as- sured the payment of expenses. A new altitude record has been claimed, and the fastest speed ever attained at such & meet has been recorded. New types of airplanes have been demonstrated and only fourteen persons have been in- Jured and four killed. Among those injured has been one of the great avia- tors of all time, Maj. MacReady, and among those killed have been two Navy aviators, one of them an ace among Navy fiyers; an airplane inventor and an air-minded spectator. The purpose of these national meets | is to make the public acquainted with the progress of aviation and to build up a greater confidence in the airplane in the mind of the layman. One won- ders, ,however, whether the spectators have received anything more tangible than a bloody thrill out of the spec- tacle and whether the 1930 air races will be remembered for the new marks set in aviation or by the number of casualties that paid for thcse new marks. Those who sponsor these annual classics are faced with the problem of making them interesting, and to make them interesting the numerous races and hair-raising stunt flights are ar- ranged, with the cream of the Nation's aviators participating. ‘The mere thought of the sights that will be seen draws & tremendous throng. More than 60,000 spectators were on hand yes- serday to witness the closing speed races. The nature of the flights themselves furnishes a hazard for the flyers, but the presence of the thousands of spec- tators doubles the risk. A crash under ordinary circumstances may take only the lives of the pilot and his companions. But at the National Air Races the dan- ger of a crash into the stands always exists as a fearful possibility. It was nothing less than remarkable that at least two of the fatal crashes at Chicago did not turn into a fearful tragedy, with scores killed and injured. The National Air Races have already exacted an imposing toll from the ranks of participating fiyers. It is almost guaranteed that one who attends these meets will be regaled with the sight of one or more “good” crashes. But what is the use of it? Where is the gain? | Does the progress of aviation depend upon the speed with which racing air- planes can fly a course, laid out so as to give thousands of spectators the privilege of watching the planes make their turns and dashes? Does the sight of a plang, crumbling in midair and falling in 2 burst of flame and smoke to the ground, make an “air-minded” public? Does participation in the races for the money prizes offered really add to the skill and knowledge of the com- peting plots? Those who arrange the program and other detalls in connection with next year's races should remember the price that has been paid for their “success” in the past. A careful appraisal of all the factors would no doubt lead them to emphasize safety above everything eise and prove that wholesale slaughter is not a necessary accompaniment of progress in aviation. ) ‘To many citizens Cole Blease has' seemed a trifle blunt in speech and| jmanner. All the world's a stage and | Mr. Blease is evidently a good actor | who knows how to win the applause of | his particular audience. N Statesmen with restless minds are £till hoping that Calvin Coolidge will | one day take to radio and tell what he | really knows about pelitics, which is ,undoubtedly a great deal. - An Example of Sportsmanship. Miss Barbara Carstairs has tried again and failed, bit in failure she stands out as a shining example of British sportsmanship. 'Three times she has challenged the famous Wood brothers of Detroit for the Harmsworth Interna- tional Specedboat Tropl and three times she has been repulsed by this team of veteran drivers. She says now that it is her last race on this side of the Atlantic, not because the will to win | is lacking or because she concedes Amer- ica’s superiority in the building of fast boats to be a permanent thing, but on the score that she can no longer afford | the expense of the sport, having already ' put more than a half a million dollars | into it. But cthers have “retired” be- ! fore, and it may well be that this brave | English gir] may next year find a way 1o try again to gratify her lifelong am- bition of holding the international speed crown for her beloved country. Her fastest boat, Estelle V. having been forced out of the heat on Saturday by motor trouble just as it had bested Gar Wood's Miss America IX in a thrilling dash down the straightaway at eighty miles an hour, Miss Carstairs pinned her hopes for yesterda; on Miss Estelle IV and gracefully yie!ded the wheel for the final effort to Bert Hawker, her designer and codriver, “Make the Woods do cighty miles an hour or break up the boat”” was her ,him loose and let him go on to the it | | the course at seventy-seven miles an | hour, the British boat, until it sud- denly collapsed as had the Estelle V two days before, was doing a bare sev- enty. And so0 for the tenth consecutive year Gar Wood has kept in America the cup emblematic of a world’s cham- plonship. During that time he and his two brothers have withstood all assaults upon their crown and he remains the | premier speedboat driver of the world. The late Sir Henry® Begrave was prob- ably his most serisus rival until the gallant Britisher met an untimely death in trying out a boat for the races which have just been concluded. An hour be- pushed Miss England II to a record- breaking mark of nearly ninety-nine than the Woods have been able to show in any of their nine Miss Ameri- cas, and had the major lived he un- doubtedly would have made things in- teresting for the holder of the Harms- worth trophy. Miss Carstairs then took on the double burden, but it proved too much for her. It was a fine effort, though, and but for an unprecedented run of il Juck, particularly in the crippling and disqualification of her fastest boat, Miss Estelle V, she might even now be on her way back to England with the trophy. May she return again and azh":l. as has her well loved countryman Sir Thomas Lipton, to give battle for world honors! — An Artistic Demonstration. Annually the parade of the firemen of Washington and the adjacent States, which has become an institutional fea- ture of Labor day, grows larger and more attractive. Yesterday's display was quite the best of all since the mod- est beginning in 1923. There were not only more organizations in line, but the individual expressions of artistic sym- bolism were finer and manifested a de- velopment of taste and capacity for demonstration. It was a “show” worthy » ° hington and it fullv rewarded the thousands who thronged the line of march and remained until the end, daspite the intense heat. These assemblies of the fire-fighting forces of the Capital and the nearby sections of the States make for closer co-operation. Between the immediate neighborhoods in Maryland and Vir- ginia and the District there prevails 8 practical reciprocity of service such as that manifested last Saturday when upon the sounding of a fifth alarm for the fire at one of the Government buildings nearby companies across the boundary lines sent in their apparatus without waiting for summons, these tak- ing the placcs of companies in the sec- tions of the city nearest to their own omes. It is hardly conceivable that Wash- ington will ever need the aid of any| of the more distant fire-fighting units THE EVENING BTAR, of the Athletics. They have had op- portunities to gain which they did not grasp—rare opportunities, indeed, with the “A’s” winning so persistently. But then base ball is largely a matter of “ifs” that have gone wrong. However, the record for the past fortnight or so has been provocative of pennant aspira- tions, and the fact that the Philadelphia team is losing more frequently than in July and early August gives the local fan tangible ground for hope. Reckoning from yesterday's perform- ance, the Philadelphia team has only twenty more games to play, while the Washington team has twenty-three, Nine of Washington's games are with fore Sir Henry's fatal accident he had|(he Eastern teams and fourteen with | To date Washington has | the Western. won 36 games from its Eastern com- miles an hour, four or five miles better | ho¢ieqrs and Jost 21, a winning percent- age of a shade less than .632, in terms of base ball arithme: It has won 46 games from its Western opponents and lost 28, a winning percentage of a little under .622. These figures show the Senators have not been as strong against the West as against the East thus far this year. To win the pen- nant they must do better in the West on the final trip than they have on the other two, while Philadelphia is doing more poorly in the same section. Thus the championship for Washington will be a matter of what Theodore Roose- velt called “the winning of the West,” and for this achievement the Senators will have the very best wishes of their loyal public in the Capital and nearby territory. e An old-fashioned gentleman is Sir Thomas Lipton, who does not lend him- self easily to social exploitation. He is obviously averse to making a yacht race merely a subordinate consideraticn in the activities of modern society. e - " announces the orchard- ist, “but plenty of apples.” “No corn,” says the fieid farmer, “but plenty of Wheat.” That favorite friend of the statistician, the law of averages, is still hopefully in evidence. —vene Theaters promise better attractions than ever for next season. The abiding charm of the theater resides in its indomitable optimism, which almost in- variably finds expression in at least one or two palpable hits, —————s Nobody pretends to understand “Lit- tle Old New York"—a town that manages to run such an enormous sys- tem cf transportation on a simple system of five-cent car fares. R ‘The yachting game survives in high- class sport for the simple reason that Sir Ti-mas Lipton has a persistent fancy for it. A good loser often makes history. —— e Soviet statesmanship asserts certain reformatory ideals, but always comes to that were represented in yesterday's parade, as those from the Valley of Virginia and those from West Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania. Nevertheless the Capital was glad to welcome these companies, which made a brave display and added greatly to the vividness of the picture of pre- paredness against the common enemy. In the designing and preparation of the exhibits marked ingenuity has been shown. A wholesome rivairy prevails between the companies of the District and those of the closely neighboring State sections. Probably even today the participating companies are thinking about next year's show, having taken notes of yesterday's exhibition for ideas and stimulation. The most gratifying feature of this competition for the Labor day parade of the firemen is that the work in the production of the ex- hibits is all done by the members of the fire companies. r——— “Legs” Diamond’s Troubles. ‘When John, better known as “Legs,” Diamond walked off the gangplank from a liner yesterday at Antwerp he was met by a police inspector who told him that he had instructions to ex- amine his passport. Everything was in order, and after some polite conversa- tion Diamond was permitted to go on his way, being headed for Germany, for entry into which country his passport bore a visa. With the understanding that Diamond was not altogether a sat- isfactory person to be going around Europe, the Belgian authorities notified the Germans and under the escort of Belgian gendarmes Diamond was at Aix la Chapelle turned over to the German criminal police. Shortly afterward, in reply to an inquiry, word came from this country that the United States did not “want” Diamond in the sense that he was a fugitive from justice, but gave warning that he was regarded as an undesirable person, Now the German officials are considering whether to turn cure which he claims to be seeking or to send him back as one with whom Germany desires no association. If Diamond is returned to the United States he may be denied admission, though he is an American citizen, or, if admitted, he may be arrested on sus- [ picion. It rejected, as one who has forfeited his citizenship, he may become a chronic traveler back and forth upon l‘me seas, nobody wanting him, nobody | holding him, nobody noticing him be- | yond denying him admittance. But | “Legs” is a slippery fellow, who may | nip in somewhere, perhaps right back | in Brooklyn, ———atee | The adventures cf Aimee McPherson should create no resentment. They suggest, however, that a specialist in appeal to popular emotion should, for the sake of personal comfort, arrange to have a psychoanalyst always in at- tendance to apply methods of sympa- thetic suggestion to alleviaticn of nerve stress. B Pennant Arithmetic. Thousands of pencils are probably at work today in Washington, their wield- ers figuring on the mAthematical per- centage of chance that the Washington base ball team will win the American League pennant in 1930. Yesterday’s performance by the Senators in winning two games from the lowly Bostons— making the score belween those two teams for the season stand at 15 to 3 in favor of Washington—has stimulated anew the championship hopes of the Capital base ball public, ecpecially as parting instruction to Hawker as the sleek craft lined up for the start. But the Estelle IV was not equal to the task, and while Gar Wood, with his roweplul motors whining 2 sweet Kacniz: z 7 und stors hove been wiiiling down the lead ger an’ better camp simultaneously Philadelphia lost one of its two games with New York and is earth when the ancient consideration of the “almighty dollar” asserts itself, ———— It might be desirable to have build- ings designated as temporary structures torn down without waiting for them to be burned down. R — An air race calls for new heroism that will soon leave the demigods of the ball field and the prize ring looking like back numbers, B Movie musicians are trying to prove that the violin is still a more powerful instrument than the camera. — e When a professional philosopher mar- ries he may find that he has put philosophy to its most exacting test. — e Aviators claim prizes; splendid, yet hard won when the death risk is con- sidered. - Soviets wish to trade with the U. 8. A. A business deal usually calls for an assurance of well established credit on both sides. ———— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Think Coming. An old-fashioned hymn with a senti- ment grim Bade us think of a ‘There!” But the text of the song seems a little bit wrong As we seck for an expert so fairl The tune that now chimes with its vari- ant rhymes Brings a confident echo so clear, Which, in spite of the fray that im- pends far away, Says, “Think of the Home Over Here!” “Home Over Moaning of the Bar. “Didn't you tell me you were a dry?” asked Farmer Corntossel. “Certainly,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “Well, T suppose it's all right. But I would appreciate some kind of an ex- planation of just the kind of har asso- ciation meeting you have been at- tending.” Jud Tunkins says those who hire beauty doctors are too polite to insist that any one of the doctors shall be personally beautiful, Sir Thomas, Sir Thomas Lipton has a boat As fine as any now afloat; And if the cup he cannot grip, He takes topside in sportmanship! Man on the Flying Trapeze, “What did you like most atithe cir- us “The trapeze act,” answered Farmer Corntossel. “Graceful and artistic!” “Mebbe so. But I happen to know that trapezer as a somewhat flirtatious gent. Every time he comes to town 1 spend an admission fee, hopin' he will get what's comin’ to him, where I can see it.” [ “Wise men,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “may prove themselves wis- est when they venture into the throng and succeed in appearing companiona- bly foolish.” Drought. There is no drought at last, Since we must ever heed The waters that are vast, Brought by the tears of need. “A camp meetin’,” said Uncle Eben, now only five and a “3!f games out in front. Little by )i iic of late the Sen- “gits you ready foh a higher life. What dis world needs is a m ent foh big- 2 - that | WASHINGTON, Another good thing about the drought is that there has been little thunder and | lightning. Many persons are afraid of these nat- ural phenomena, although few will ad- mit as much. There 1is no reason, however, for being ashamed of being afraid of them, It is one of the oldest fears in the world The ancients held these manifesta- tions in such regard that they attrib- |uted them both to Jove, ruler of the world They were supposed to be signs of divine displeasure, and no doulst som thing of that ancient fear comes down to mortals. As long ago as 2,000 years, however, Nature of Things,” against the Jovian theory and attributed both lightning jand thunder to natural causes. i * ok % | _Most men and all women, if assured [they will not be laughed at, will admit to an uneasiness at least in the pres- ence of & violent thunderstorm. Thousands have a positive fear. Most will say they are afraid of lightning, a few Il say the thuuder. One jumps at the sound of thunder, much as a spectator in a theater does when the stage revolver is fired off. He knows harm him, but he cannot help starting when the ‘trigger is pulled. Such an action with them is involun- tary; so is most fear of thunder and lightning. * ox It used to be the fashion in country towns for the residents to put them- selves on feather beds in the event of an old-fashioned thunderstorm. We have forgotten what was supposed to be the virtue of the feathers. No one was supposed to keep a pair of scissors or other metal objects in their hands during a storm. Doors and windows were hastily shut, no matter how hot the weather. With the passing of feather beds, refuge of the timid, more sane conduct Jects. should be done, if for no other reason able. It is a good plan to cut out drafts during a storm of thunder and light- ning. We believe this has the sanction of those experts wha have made a study of the course of lightning bolts. * ok ok X Nor should one be so indifferent as to stand in an open doorway during a heavy storm. Trees are far from the best place to take refuge. It is better to get wet than to run the risk of getting struck by_lightning. Many wise persons make it a rule to avold answering the telephone during an electrical display. There have been many instances of telephone users being shocked. In the country districts, where there is more disposition to treat natural phe- nomena with the seriousness which they deserve, there is no home without its anecdotes of big storms. One speaker will recall the bolt in his childhood which struck the old cherry E SOIR, Brussels—At the time of the French Revolution there was scarcely a community or district in all of France that did not plant its “Tree of Liberty.” ‘We wonder how many of these arboreal monuments survive today? This would be an interesting little by-path for some French historian to follow, giving t:le public the results of his investiga- tions. The tree, through the ages, always has served as durable souvenir of popular feeling and traditions historic. It has been symbolic of our own coun- try, of the strength, growth and in- tegrity of the nation. Both in the Flemish and in the Walloon con- the living forces inherent in both parties, and all other nations and move- ments at different times have used such an emblem upon their banners, and as a badge of tg:h' vitality and fruitful- ness. Upon the approaching occasion of the national centennial of our inde- pendence, the little hamlet of Marilles- Nodrenge, in the canton on Jodoigne, a “Tree of the Centenary,” and it is assuredly to be hoped that this fe- licitous initfative will be throughout the whole country, both for our own fortifying in national ideals and to enhance the patriotism of our posterity. * ok ok % Suspend Passports to Tour Peru. El Telegrafo, Guayaquil.—Senor Ed- uardo Higginson, consul general of Peru, in New York City, cided to suspend the requirement of passports for tourists desiring to visit that republic. It Mexico's Population Jumps Since 1921 Census, El Dictamen, Vera Cruz.—The official returns of the general census of the republic (Mexico), which have just been completed, show that the = popula: tion of the nation is now 16,404,030 per- sons of both sexes, as contrasted with the 14,334,780 persons computed in the general census of 1921. These figures show a net increase in the population of 2,069,350 souls. The most populous state in the republic is that of Vera Cruz, with 1,376,865 inhabitants. The only state which did not increase in population during the last decade is Colima, which shows & decrease of 30,904. The officials in charge of the census express their satisfaction with the co- operation extended by all the people, which, it is believed, has made this count, the most complete and accurate, as well as the most informative, of any that has yet been taken in the country. * Kk X Dublin Newspaper Claims Cash Sale Record. Irish Independent, Dublin.—One hun- dred and thirty thousand and seventy- eight copies of the Irish Independent | were bought and paid for daily during April last, an increase of 6,275 copies daily as compared with the net daily sales in April, 1929. The foregoing are average net daily sales, after free copies, copies spoiled in printing, and unsold copies are de- ducted—that is, sales for which cash is actually paid. This represents a sale per diem of about five times that of any other Irish morning newspaper. 1t is & position to which no newspaper in any country in the world has at- tained. o . Millet’s Grandson Jailed for Counterfeiting. Neues Wiener Tagblatt, Vienna—One of the latest Parisian scandals, and not a romantic one this time, is the inter- esting case of Jean Charles Millet, the grandson of Jean Francois Millet, whose animated commerce with counterfeit replicas of the elder Millet's paintings netted him vast sums. While the elder quently went hungry, and, with his wife and family, generally lived in a desti- son was not so simple. He did far bet- ter with false pictures than his progeni- tor had done with the genuine. He ar- rived at the same situation in the end, however, for he let all the money he acquired through these fraudulent pro- cedures slip like sand through his fin- g:l. If he sold an imitation Millet in m 'm’&m 90,000 francs he would automobile in the afternoon for an de luxe and the remaining Lucretius argued, in his poem “On the | that the sound will not | was instituted. Today in thousands of | homes persons still put down metal ob- | Many turn off the radio set, as | than that the static is almost unbear- | troversies the tree was ever a type of | has announced its intention of planting | followed | announced | recently that his government had de- | Peru, in order to stimulate travel to | Millet, for all his art and talent, fre-| tute, hand-to-mouth fashion, his grand- | 5 o THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. tree by the dining room window and ran along the wall, knocking out some plaster, but otherwise doing no harm. * ok ok K Others will relate strange stories of | balls of fire, which seemed to play tag | around the furniture, but which luckily | did no harm to any one. | In graver view will be stories of how certain ones were struck past human aid. | Yet happily the attitude of most hu- | man beings toward severe lightning is | & fatalistic one. While each person who fears it has some trepidation, he ordinarily is not | obsessed by the great fear itself. He trusts God. Occasicnally a child is found who | runs and hides beneath the bedclothes | during a storm, but today children, as a | class, have no fear of lightnihg at all. | Sometimes a dog or cat will manifest apprehension. As a rule, however, ani- | mals do not seem to notice violent light- x(;mg‘ and only occasionally heavy thun=- er. Despite Benjamin Pranklin's classic experiment with the key and the kite, | the electricity of the clouds remains | n;‘uch the same mystery today as it did | then. | The kinship of the tremendous volt- | ages generated above the earth and | the force which lights our homes and | cleans our rugs is recognized, but that is about as far as the matter has gone. Some day mankind’s entire electrical supply may be drawn out of the clouds, When that day arrives, the coal and fuel oil flelds may give out when they please. * * * Earth-bound mortals may well won- der what a severe electrical storm seems like to the aviator who nappens to be caught in one. Or from the mountain peak around which the clouds seem to | grow. Seashore storms are the most severe manifestations which the generality of | mankind know. By the ocean the clouds are darker, move more swiftly, the ac- companying winds are heavier as a rule, the thunder more portentous and the lightning much more vivid. ‘The city thunderstorm often seems tempered to the civil life into which it intrudes its unwelcome personality. In some households the family be- comes split on the momentous issue as to which portion of the house is the safest during a storm. One faction is for meeting it wherever one happens to be. Another has a pet place, perhaps the living room and even a favorite chair. Some persons believe tn pulling down the blinds, others in putting them up and “enjoying” the storm, as they put it. Persons of this habit of mind add extra worry to those who actually fear storms, and ought to desist. If they must watch the spectacle, let | them go to another part of the house and enjoy the entertainment in peace. It is cruelty to animals to force their indifference upon those who are not so constituted. ‘The present dry season, with its dearth of thunderstorms, has proved a happy one to all those thousands—or should it be millions?—who do not care for thunder and lightning (who are ll‘ll']l)ld of thunder and lightning, if you will), Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands. 20,000 for an evening with his friends in the Cafe de Paris and at the Mont- parnesse. No wonder people considered there was something not altogether right about his transactions! Jean Charles, however, accepted his inevitable downfall with philosophy. “The connoisseurs ought not to feel so dejected. They at least had their five years of heyday when they thought they were buying these masterpieces from me at such bargains” he remarked when finally landed in a prison cell for his deceits. In this unfortunate state he | has left nothing of his ill-gotten pro- ceeds as the result of his spendthrift habits, while his principal confederate in the hoaxes, one Cazot, wisely in- vested all his money, which assures him of living in comfort when and if re- |leased. In prison, too, he can subsist upon more appetizing menus, while | Jean Charles Millet has access only to the austere prison fare. Jean Charles also confided to one of his trial judges in all earnestness that the case would make him a celebrity and establish a fame for him—the judge —which he never enjoyed before! . Charge Paraguay Slow in Accepting Terms, El Diario, La Paz.—It is now almost two years since the dispute relative to the actual boundary between Paraguay and Bolivia in the Chaco Boreal (North Chaco territory) culminated with a col- lision between armed forces of both re- publics. The Paraguayans, as they ad- mitted at the Pan-American Conference in Washington, U. 8. A., were really the aggressors in these hostilities and with- out warning attacked, on December 5, 1928, the Bolivian frontier post known as Fortaleza Vanguardia, driving out the garrison. While the Paraguayans, however, were taking “Fort” Vanguar- dia the Bolivians were capturing the Paraguayan work Castillo Boqueron, 5o, after all, honors were even and nothing was decided about rights to the dis- puted territory prior to the appointment of the foreign ministry of Uruguay as a court of arbitration. Since the estab- lishment of this court our government has acceded to every suggestion of the tribunal at Montevideo, while Paraguay has delayed in stating her claims and shows no disposition to let conditions in the contested region revert to their former status pending settlement, of historical precedence by the impartial investigations of a mutually acceptable mediator. R Paris to “Reform” streets for Traffic From the Atlanta Journal. Paris, too, has a traffic problem, which 15 not so remarkable as the vig- orous manner in which the problem has been attacked, with a $40,000,000 program of construction adopted forth- with, Within five years, according to the plan, new streets will have been built, new under and over passes con- structed and new bridges erected over the Seine. A surface transformation |is the object of the municipal surgeons, and this, while undoubtedly beneficial to trafc, will render unfamiliar many perspectives which visitors would prefer to remain familiar. Traffic confusion in Paris has be- come considerable and it was perhaps inevitable that Parisian thoroughfares should submit to modernizing handi« work. The changes will not convert Paris into something else. They wil mean smoother and safer travel, which is nowadays a major desideratum any- | where, with perennially in a hurry to get somewhere else. If cer- tain cherished vistas are altered, tour- ists who deplore the alteration must bear in mind their own responsibility. The internal trafic of Paris would hardly have necessitated so severe a | reformation in street patterns. Visitors | have made traffic difficult and so they should be the last to demur to the change. The street revision is to be handled on a grand scale and the amount set apart for the work indicates a lively municipal sense of duty which here- tofore has not been Paris’ pre-eminent charm. Now Parisians can point with pride to their public works and need not endure the patronizing serutiny of visitors who set exceptional store by ‘Those whq are bored in the te mixers in - paving. Louvre can wal operation. | eat eat, and how. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1936 NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM L G. M. WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA: For 1930- 1931. Edited by Albert Nelson Mar- quis, Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Co. Yesterday, September 1, “Who's Who in America” had a birthday party The prime feature of the celebration was the issue of its sixteenth bienntal edition of that familiar volume of biographic fact for which this publication has be- come so well known and in so much of general demand. This edition makes a big volume Two thousand six hundred and twenty large octavo pages, full cloth binding. A good specimen of substantial book- making. The price is $8.75. For ready reference along many lines “Who's Who in America” takes place in the company of cyclopediz, dic- tionary, atlas. Business houses, banks, newspaper departments, both editorial and reportorial; professional offices, 1i- braries, schools, social welfare adminis- trative centers and Government bureaus name some of the avenues by way of which this work makes innumerable contacts and renders service of practical value. Its bid for wide consideration is that it provides authentic, concise and directly available biographic infor- mation on the achievements and stand- ing of American men and women—in whatever part of the world they may be—in such fields of enterprise and activity as they have elected to serve. It started 30 years ago and more— in 1899 to be exact—this adventure of “Who's Who in America.” Started in an idea—a fugitive one at first no doubt. as is every departure from the usual and conventional. As was Ford's notion of a horseless carriage or Langley's wild dream of ships sailing the air, or in- numerable other visions of lesser in- ventions and devices for general conven- fence and use. A bit of plain utility, this “Who's Who" would be, so_ its in- ventor must have thought. A book of reliable fact about those who have stepped ahead of their class in various lines of achievement. Not that this was to be a roster of sheer greatness, of clear genius. Not at all that. Rather a brief summary of distinction in any considerable degree on the part of men and women of America. i And so away back in 1899 “Who's Who" got on its way. A little book then of only about 800 pages, where now it bulks to more than three times that number. Looks much like a suc- cessful adventure. Since that beginning the biennial edition has regularly ap- peared. In the interim the book is busy as the bee with new sketches and old ones sent to their sources for cor- rection ard general revision, with de- letions for one cause or another, with reorganization in the interest of a snugger packing, with charts and graphs for striking and useful summaries along lines of clear significance and imme- diate concern, For instance, the new issue carries a study of education as a direct equip- ment of those listed here. Twenty- three thousand collegians and 20,000 college graduates give at least sugges- tive value to education as a force in lines of modern achievement. Impor- tant sociological factors, as well as that of higher education, are summarized here In graphs of immediate seizure and momentous implication. At this point it is important to note that, like everything else, “Who's Who™ is growing. Fields of achievement are expanding, are changing. That which a few years ago was outstanding and notable has moved aside to make way for a larger conception of the substan- tial and of a longer permanence. “Who's Who" is reflecting that change, is plac- ing stress upon the new order. So that, in general quality, there is a clear ad- vance upon the early editions, whose business it was to reflect a different day from the present one. Interesting, this, and very proper. Markedly true, ly a short study of the book d roundabout makes openly clear. Twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and four notable, living Americans find place in this volume, representatives of a vastly larger num- ber of moderns who are taking hold of life Justily and successfully under the new and infinitely complex order of ex- istence. Primarly “Who's Who" is bent upon direct usefulness, upon practical assistance to the business and social world. Incidentally, it is deeply inter- esting as a reservoir of fact—personal intimate fact and its innumerable en- grossing implications. * ok ok kx FRENCH-ENGLISH CONVERSATION FOF TRAVELERS. By F. F. Bovet. GERMAN - ENGLISH CONVERSA- TION FOR TRAVELERS. By F. F. Bovet. Revised by J. Heron Lepper, B. A. New York: Funk & Wag- nalls Co. Generally speaking, our- minds have nowadays gone into retirement while our bodies are whirled dizzily through space. Going somewhere is the modern besetment. Travel is the passion of the hour. Automobile and fast liner and airship have become the common agents of daily life. No time for study of the far places upon which every one is bent. What the color of the skies. the patterns of the earth spread by hill and moun- tain, lake and rushing river, meadow and plain, nobody knows. What the quality of the people—their work, their dress, their speech—nobody cares. Just to go there, to travel, to feel the back- ward rush of space, to sense the swilt changes waiting along the way—all this is the vital point. All this is to travel. Arrived, what then? The mind of the traveler, laid away in lavender for so long, is quite unready. Strange speech, bewildering jargons of unin- telligibility, the journey half gone to smash through the lax laziness of the untutored mind. Not quite so bad as that-—yet it would be were it not for a kindly Providence that has a heart for the linguistic dullard so far away from home and his easy native way with | words. Now, let me tell you. Here is what such Providence has made for you. In this particular case it is no more than two books. Little books to slip into side pocket or purse. Above all, not to be packed away into those places where nothing ever is found. Flexible books, soft leather for a coat, to slide cozily in_ beside the cigarette case or other minute-by-minute need, Good paper of the fine and durable sort. Print, "clear and instantly readable. With' these books you may dare Paris or Berlin, France or Germany, with at least the promise of scaling in fair shape that terrible barrier of an unknown tongue. Not & dictionary. Nothing like that. Instead, a manual of talk, common talk such as is bound to rise at every turn upon every sort of pressing topic.” Take the trials of the customhouse, for in- stance. Take the cafe with its what Take the shops and the theaters, the points of historic com- memoration which you will want to brag about after getting back home. Take the cabs and the street cars, the rail- ways with their special lore and lingo. Take the hotels, the rooms, the maids, the laundress, the lounge, the dining room—the whole whatnot of this mode of temporary existence. And money— don’t forget the language of money, its values, its powers and possibilities. Sounds formidable to you who have in sudden stress learned, maybe, to say, “Thank you!" or “If you please!” in either French or German. _ Gets you just about nowhere at all. However, that Providence is with you. Its true name is Mr. Funk-and-Wagnalls providing you with these little books. Indeed, one grows affectionate over these tiny guardians of ignorant traveler's safe- ty and pleasure. There, side by side, e by page, are the French and Eng- ish texts, the German and English texts, Al the common things that people say, have to say to get ahead in the adventure, are here first in the home-town talk and then in the new tongue. You can't miss being a tiny shade cosmopolitan under suah good management. * And, in no time at all, you begin to feel tremendously way- ‘wise, even world-worn, with your in- h to_erst creasingly easy approac! while ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC This is & special department devoted to the handling of inquiries. You hue’ at your disposal an extensive organiza- tion in Washington to serve you in any capacity that relates to information. | ‘Write your question, your name and your | address clearly and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send to The Evening St Information Bureau, Fred: eric J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. Q. Are children In cities or in the country healthier?—L. U. A. It is believed that, taken as a| whole, city dwellers are healthier than | rural dwellers. Dr. Wood of Columbia | University says that the need for health | instruction in rural communities is| greater than the need for such instruc- tion in the cities. Q. Why are there more earthquakes | in Europe and Asia than in the United | States?—B. H. 1 A. The occurrence of earthguakes | depends on strains set up by changes in elevation and other slow earth move- | ments. There are more such actively , moving regions in Europe and Asia than | 1in the United States, hence more quakes. | ‘The details as to why certain regions are in this state of change and others are not are not fully known. | Q. Why is the interest computed in | & bank always written in red ink>—H. F. A The use of red ink by many banks, particularly savings banks, to note the interest is simply & matter of conven- fence, the interest being more easily | distinguished from the principal sums| by being written in colored ink. Any| necessary to use a different color. Q. What use can be made of grape- juice that has turned sour?—G. A. P. A. It may be used as vinegar after being clarified and filtered. Q. Why may the cold air of Winter be very disagreeable, although the per- centage of humidity may not be very high?—A. L. A. The effect of the air on the body depends on how near the percentage of moisture in it comeS to being the greatest the air can hold. Air can hold much more moisture when hot than it can when cold, and the raw, cold air of Wintet is near the point where some of its moisture will. condense. Heat the same air to 70 dej and it feels dry. Q. Why weren’ viators equipped with parachutes during the World War?—C. W. A. At that time parachutes were in the experimental stage, as adjuncts to airplanes, and were not considered of much help. . 'What is meant by the law of pro- tective coloration in animals?>—R. M. | A. The law of protective coloration in animals relates to the law of nature which gives animals and birds the colors which enable them to hide themselves readily. For instance, some birds are cn:m‘ed about the sime as the trunk of a tree. Q. What kind of apparatus was used to raise and lower the drawbridges and portcullises of medieval times?—A., R. A. The porteullis was hung so as to slide up and down in grooves with | counterbalances. They were made of strong-framed grating of oaks, the dower points shod with iron. Sometimes they were made entirely of metal. The drawbridge was raised by chains and counterweights attached to levers pro- jecting from the wall at a proper dis- | was our first color preferred may be used, or it is not | r J. HASKIN. to their inner by heavy weights attached 3 ki Bl forming the extremities, the wall fulcrum, Q. Why Is the term “Hachelor” used in college degrees?—T. C. M. A The term “bachelor” was first used in connection with the preliminary stage | of knighthood. A bachelor knight was one who had not yet raised his stand= ards in the fleld of chivalry. It was, therefore, used to indicate the acquire= ment of the first degrees in the liberal arts or sciences, the masters' or doctors’ degrees indicating those who had at= tained a higher degree of proficiency through experience. Q. How far is it from Pittsburgh to Cairo by river?>—H. N. N. A._This corresponds to the length of the Ohio River, which is 96615 miles. Q. What is meant by the house flag of a vessel>—M. E. L. A. This emblem bears the devite of the company owning the vessel, corre= sponding in a way to a trade mark. Q. Has America produced an artist who has been noted for his work ‘n stained glass?>—A. M. C. A. John LaFarge, who died in 1910, great artist of this kind. He not only had a remarkable color sense combined with his artistic gift, but experimented successfully in the manu= facture and designing of stained glass. Q. Is there any way to keep the finger nails clean when working around machinery?—B. G. A. Putting cold before starting helpful. Q. Was Napoleon's wife exiled with him?—F. K. A. She was not exiled. She returned to live with her famil, . When did_the furniture maker, Sheraton, live?—M. C. 1o He was bom in 1751 and dled in 6. Q. Was Hugo Stinnes a self-made man?—R. E. L. A. Not in the ususl acceptance of the term. He was educated as a minin engineer and entered his grandfather’s firm in 1890. Two years later he went into business for himself with a capital of 50,000 marks. At the time of his death, in 1924, he was possessed of an enormous fortune. The business was not so successful in the hands of his mr‘li nmlidthe organization was liquidated and sold. Ccream under the nails to work will prove Q. How many telephones are there in Tewvnxed States per 100 population?— 'A. As ‘of January 1, 1030, there were 16.92 telephones per 100 population. Q. How is a suede finish produced ox lefiAthL“;;E& W. % nap is produced by sepae rating the surface Kben of leather on & carborundum or emery wheel, This processing may be directed either at the grain of the leather or the flesh surface, but is more often applied to the latter. Suede finish usually indie cates chrome or alum tnnnlgs As Op= posed to vegetable tanning, and the res :umr;x leather is soft, pliable -ni Q. Is there moonlight at the Poles during the long nights?>—T. S, A. When it is continuous night at & Pole the moon is above the horizon during that half of the month in which tance above it. The levers were elevated it passes from its first to the third quarter. Fletcher’s Ability Lauded V\J\Sut Tariff Views Debated Selection of Hel President Hoover for“¢he post of chair- man of the Tariff mission is de- bated in its relation to future changes in duties under the pro¥sions of the flexible clause of the tariff law. The appointee’s ability is widely-xec and it is felt that his career as s diplo- mat has fitted him for the task of. fos- tering foreign trade. The fact that is a Pennsylvanian gives rise to tl thought in Democratic circles that may be inclined to retain the existing rates on imports. More favorable com- ments credit him with a broader view- point, which will be favorable to a spirit of compromise, “His appointment,” in the opinion of the Philaedlphia Evening Bulletin (in- dependent. Republican), “assures the country the sclentific regard for eco- nomic conditions, without which no tarift can ever completely protect American industry and its workers from the competition of underpaid, low- standard nations in which unit costs of production are so small that American wages and living scales cannot stand against them. For 30 years this son of Pennsylvania has been in the foreign service, devoting himself to economic, trade and financial problems and con- ditions. He is eminently fitted to head the commission in the extensive studies which it is about to undertake.” “Here is a man of world-wide experi- ence who may be expected to approach the problems of the Tariff Commission from a broad viewpoint,” declares the Buffalo Evening News_ (Republican), while the Columbus Ohio State Journal (independent Republican) states that, “counting past performances, President | Hoover appears to have been fortunate | in finding Mr. Fletcher available and willing to step into the new position.” ‘The Kalamazoo Gazette (independent) feels that “Mr. Fletcher should possess unusual qualifications for making the tariff law workable. Surely the task is one that will call for a great deal of | diplomacy.” Assumuing that “no name that the President can send to the Senate as that of a member of the Tariff Commission is likely to have smooth sailing to con= firmation,” the New York Evening Post (independent) concludes: “The President’s choice for chairman ought to fare as well as anybody else who could have been named. Mr. Fletcher's ! varied abilities are unquestioned, and his diplomatic duties have kept him out of tariff struggles, factional or other.” Emphasizing the political amliations of the appointee, the Dayton Daily News (independent Democratic) asserts that the commission, “as headed by Mr. Fletcher, promises no relief from condi- tions created by the Grundy act. It will see as one with the President,” con- tinues the News, “and the inclusion of Mr. Fletcher reveals a turther conces- sion to the Pennsylvania interests The Roanoke Times (independen | Democratic) avers that “as a Penns vania Republican of the Boies Penrose type, his attitude toward the tarif nat- | | urally refiects his political and economic | environmen “He is a sign of maintenance of the old guard status quo in tariff recom- | mendations submitted to the President,” in the opinion of the Asheville Times (independent Democratic). The Char- — P. Fletcher by little books. Practical as only years of experiment, revision, recasting from the very field of travel itself can make them. Perfectly new editions, these in hand. Out of print for some little time, but now up and on their way in gen. uine personal service to the wide world gone a-traveling and with no tongue at all for any immediate use. Hardly situation that you may meet that these little books will not lend you the right sort of help. Not one, so far as I can see. Tables of many kinds—dis- tances, measures, weights (metric), are ready for your use, All-around useful- ness is here for the trawpler. I was thinking—and this 1s sométhing else— that these books may have another use. ‘That of beginning lessons in the lan- guage, just the ready touch that light- ens ‘the common study of verbs and nouns and things. A good ald to the now somewhat common “‘conversational method” which does not always regis- | ter 100 cent. However, that is another Here are books for the traveler. little books, en- gaging wsefuly | From the chariotte (. . News. lotte Observer (independent Democratic) comments: “Politicians profess to see in the fact that the President went to & | high protection State for his chairman indication that no radical departure is anticipated from the Grundy scheme, but_others see only promotion of a ca= pable man and an intimate friend of the President.” The Harrisburg Tele- graph (Republican) remarks, ‘“Mr. Fletcher is an earnest exponent of the with the tment,” according to the obe-Democrat (independ- ent), ay interpreted as the first step for giving t body greater pres- tige and authority the public and Congress than it has @yer had before. As a Pennsylvanian and ptetege of Sen- ator Penrose, his protective \Qrthodoxy will be generally assumed, and -& long residence abroad ought to have given him a view somewhat different that of mere tariff dogmatism.” \ “He comes from Mr. Grundy's high- tariff State,” agrees the Worcester Tele- gram (independent), “but what of it? Poor old Mr. Grundy's overwhelming defeat in the senatorial primaries would almost indicate that Pennsylvania is not the citadel of Grundyism, whatever that may be.” Pointing out that “satisfac- tion s expressed in France that the new chairman is a diplomat,” the Tele- gram concludes, “Certainly he cannot at one and the same time fulfill the gloomy predictions of his American op- ponents and the cheerful predictions of his foreign admirers.” ‘The importance of the appointment as a means of maintaining will with other countries is attested by the Erie Dispatch-Herald (Republican), the Providence Journal (independent), the St. Paul Pioneer Press (independent) and the San Antonio Express (inde- pendent Democratic). The Louisville Courier-Journal (independent) declares he “is no isolationist.” but adds, “‘Whether he has been in the land of Grundy and Mellon long enough to ab- sorb the selfish, high protective tariff attitude generally accredited to Pennsyle vania remains to be demonstrated.” ‘The Boston Transcript (independent) says: “Mr. Hoover is said have de- sired not necessarily a trained economist but a competent executive with broad business training and a grasp of world affair: Mr. Fletcher is and has all these. His ability is praised by the Syracuse Herald (independent) and the Richmond News Leader (independent Democratic). ‘The St. Louis Times (Republican) states: “He has interna- tional experience and knowledge which will enable him to act with open eyes. It is, too, known generally throughout the world that he is liberal-minded and 1s ready to compromise in order to real- ize justice.” o Year of My Lords. Britain_created 28 new baronetcies {during the 12 months just passed. Hereafter it will be referred to as the year of my lords, 1929. . Owe Fish Apology. From the San Antonio News. somEE e Sncmplovatnt. Brpbicmn. 1oF ives ‘unemplo: b h seacoast town. Jokesmiths fish an apology. owe the Praise (?) for Weather Men. - From the Toledo Blade. ‘When the Weather Bureau gave up forecasting rain the rain came. It was a bright thought. o Licensing Banditry. From the Lincoln State Journal “Licensed banditry” best describes the granting of pistol permits to known criminals in Detroit. vt Coroners’ “Strike” Seen, Prom the Bangor Daily Commercial. Unless traffic fatalities are cut down ooroners will be for more pay and shorter hours, ¥