Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1930, Page 6

g Pt THE EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1930. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY...November 29, 1930 WHEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Offize. Rate by Cartier Within the City. e Evenine Star... ... 4 ver month EVening and Sundsy Siar e Evening and. Sunday Siarce. oo T v o Bunday e Collection made at the en euch morth. ;fl"fl'l ll!\l! be sent (n by mall or telephone fonal $000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland Virginia, fly and Sunday.... 1yr.. $10.00. 1 mo. 83¢ E:llx only 1yr. $6.00: 1 mo. junday only 15¥r. $4.00; 1 mo.. 40¢c All Other States and Canada. Bl ne unday only * . % i3 Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled o the use for republication of all news Gis- atches credited t! ted" in this Ppublished herein Al right. special dispatches herein a e The President and Labor. Friends and foes, who have bsen clamoring for a Hoover ready to speak his mind and act accordingly, have no cause to complain in the light of pres- ent-hour events. In announcing the selection of William N. Doak of West Virginia as Secretary of Labor, the President found it necessary to make the appointment in direct deflance of the wishes of the American Federation of Labor. President Green of that great and representative organization had taken the position that the labor port- folio, by right of tradition and because the federation is the spokesman of American organized labor, should be given exclusively to a man affliated with it. Mr. Green specv¥irally opposed the appointment of Mr. Doak, who is the legislative agent of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Washington and a past general officer of that important union. The “big four” rail brother- hoods have never associated with the American Federation of Labor. That non-affiliation has signally fatled to rob them of immense power and influence in the labor movement. They have pre- ferred to paddle their own canoe—per- haps it should rather be said, to push their own hand-car. As independent unions, the brotherhoods have become wealthy and politically potent. The nature of the calling of their member- ship makes them a specialized group, 00: 1 mo.. t publication of 180 reserved. = but as the labor factors in the basic and | national industry of rail transporta- i tion, they are unquestionably an ele- ment of the first rank in the grand army of American wage earners. President Hoover sets up the incon- trovertible theory that he cannot sta- bilize the right of any one branch of the labor movement to monopolize high Federal office—in this case, cabinet of- fice. The Chief Executive goes further. He asserts that President Green’s “enunciation”—that none but a Federa- tion of Labor member is entitled to the cabinet post dealing with workers’ in- terests—left him no alternative but to maintain “the principle of open and equal opportunity and freedom in ap- pointments to public office.” In effect, that is a declaration of presidential independence. It is directed, for the moment, at the American Menmm[ of Labor. It applies as equally, let us say, to the New York Stock Exchange or the Association of Railway Executives or the National Grange or to any or- ganized group which would set up the principle that only a man carrying its card is eligible to national honors at ‘Washington. It will be a misfortune both for the administration and for ths labor movement so ably represented by Wil- liam Green if the episode generated by Becretary Doak’s appointm-nt leads to anything like an estrangement between President Hoover and the federation. The country’s principal interest in the affair is the satisfaction that will be felt in Mr. Hoover's choice of a suc- cessor to “Jim the Puddler,” Sena‘or- elect Davis of Pennsylvania, who on Monday will end a record and honor- able career of roundly ten years in the Labor Secr:taryship, Of Mr. Doak's fitness for cabinet honors, M:. Hoover has long been convinced. In placing the trainmen’s spokesman in his cabinet, the President returns to his first love—the selection h: desired to make when he took c:ice in March, 1929. Apparently nothing has happened in the meantime to make the White House think it could do bett’r than intrust the portfolio to the self-made American who once was a «witchman in the freight 'ds of Bluefield, W, Vi = B There is an inclination to question the desirability of leaving too much legisiative responsibility with a lame duck. If a legislator is 2 man of great power and perspicacity, the chances are that he will not bicome a lame duck. R Mr. Kellogg's Peace Prize. It was almost a foregone conolusion that the Nobel peace prize for 1929 ‘would go to statesman whose name will forever be linked with the out- standing international achievement of that year. Prank B. Kellogg, then American Secretary of State, was not the author of the Gen ral Pact for Re- nunciation of War. History wil} accord that distinction to Aristide Briand. The French foreign minister, indeed, may even assign actual priority of origin, as far as the “outlawry of war” is con- cerned, to Salmon O. Levinson of Chi- cago, who projected the idea in 1927. But it fell to the lot of Becretary Kel- logg to lead the world out of the maze of academic discussion of the plan “to renounce war as an instrument of na- tional policy” and give it form and sub- stance. Nowhere will resentment be felt that the Nobel Committee on Awards has fixed upon Mr. Kellogg as the one most worthy of the peace prize for 1929. _Now that the anti-war statute has been written into international law by over half a hundred governments, there 18 no harm in recalling that more than' once it threatened to be scoffed out of exigtence. It was against a world sat- urated with skepticism that Secretary Kellogg had to tilt. Enthusiasm for the pact was lukewarm in many countries. Its doom was prophesied almost oftener 80c | rematns a rallying point for the peace- - spread opinion that a special session were directed to leave n% stone 'm'.unud' to persuade reluctant foreign offices come in. The result of this campaign of faith and persistence became history lln July, 1929, when, amid & menmnble' Qumm in the White House, President Hoover formally proclaimed that “the Kellogg-Briand” pact was now in force and effect. The Nobel award happens to synchro- nize with the revived agitation to “im- plement” the anti-war treaty. Mr. Kellogg himself has never considered Izhn. the pact, as originally negotiated and finally signed, sets up a com- | pletely efficacious agency for the main- tenance of peace. He heralded it rather as a substantial and gratifying advance ! toward that millennial goal. If it is never supplied with “teeth,” in the form | of a consultative agreement among its signatories or otherwise the pact yet | minded peoples of the world. Viclation of its underlying principles | will undoubtadly be risked by any of the contracting powers at grave peril to the aggressor's international prestige. That an adverse “mobilization of public opin- jon"—to use President Hoover's perti- nent phrase—woculd automatically crys- tallize against any offending Kellogg pact matory is not seriously to be doubted. Frank Billings Kellogg, who now adorns the bench of the World Court, takes a deserved place alongside Theo- dore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Elihu Root and Charles Gates Dawes—the four previous American winners of the i Nobel prize for peace. The people of the United States congratulate Mr. Kellogg upon his merited honor and the award committee upon its wisdem in bestowing it. il e b Senate Action Sought. President Hoover has announced his determination to send to the Senate at the short s:ssion, which begins Monday, the protocol of adherence of the United | States to the World Court. It seems quite obvious that with the mass of legislative busincss which is to come be- fore the Senate at this session there is little chance for final disposition of the World Court issue befors the session's close. Either the World Court must re- main unacted upon or some of the legis- lation must go by the board. For the oppasition to the World Court in the Senate is vociferous if it is not numeri- cally strong. The Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, its chairman, Senator Borah, has announced, will be called upon to give early consideration to the court proposal. Senator Borah is one of the | | opponents to the adherence of this coun- try to the court. But he is also one of those who have given notice that if cer- tain measures advocated by the Progres- sive group in the Senate are not put‘ through at the short session, then a spe- cial session of the new Congress should be in order. What more admirable means to forestall action on appropria- tion bills could be found than the World Court protocol? The protocol doubtless will be reported to the Senate from the Foreign Relations Committee, if Senator Borah has his way, soon after that com- mittee has given it adequate considera- | tion. When it is before the Senate Senator Borah would be in & position to move an executive session at any time to bring up the protocol for debate. It is well undcrstood that the debate will be long drawn out, although it is known that the majority of the Senate is over- whelmingly in favor of ratification. A majority of the Senate Foreign Relat.ons Committee might be in a position, it is true, to withhold report on the protoeol at the short session. But the pressure for favorable and prompt action on the World Court issue will be strong. The friends of the pro- tocol would be in an awkward position if they undertook to delay the agree- ment in committee while its opponents were urging its report to the Senate. President Hoover, in announcing his ld!'lmlflluflh to send the protocol to the Senate at the coming session, said that he hoped it would be possible to .dispose of it promptly and during the short session, He added, however, that the protocol should not be made an instrument of obstruction in attempts [to force an extra session of the newly elected Congress. It seems impossible |for the President to have both his | wishes fulfilled. While there is & dispo- sition on the part of Democratic us | well as Republican leaders in the Sen- | ate and House to avoid an extra session | | of Congress in the Spring, the situation | |is becoming more and more complex. It is unfortunate that the legislative situation in Congress should be used in any measure to delay consideration |of the World Court protocol. Adher- ence of the United States to the court is desirable. It should not be delayed There appears to be a wide- | longer, lof the newly elected Congress next Spring should be avoided if possible. Just why the country should fear a session of the legislative branch of its Government is not quite clear. The thought is constantly advanced that the country needs “a rest,” with Con- gress off the job. If this be true, it is & severe reflection on the elected rep- resentatives of the American people. e Having disdained the Pulitzer prize, Binclair Lewis accepts the Nobel prize. | Even prizes seem more alluring when they are imported. - - “The Great” Shires. ‘The sale of Art Shires to Milwaukee Wil start tongues wagging in the two | schools of thought that have developed | over this colorful character. One will maintain that Art Shires carved him- self a bigger niche in base ball's Hall of Fame witiin the short space of two years then many players dig out in & lifetime, and for that reason his pres- ence is an asset to any team. A born showman and baliyhoo artist, he at- tracted paying customers past the turn- stiles whose interest was curiosity over Art Shires and not in base ball. The other school of thought maintains that as a ballyhoo artist Art 8hires was at | the top of the list, but he failed to combine with the talents of the show- | man the equally essential abilities of a big league ball player amenable to the discipline of big league training. The fact that fifteen major league clubs neglected the opportunity to get him and failed to show any excitement over , his passing to the minors becomes a strong argument against his present or potential value as weighed by the base ball world. than its materialization. The chief of| The case of Art Shires is interesting the American State Department kept at|in its bearing on the value of colorful ‘Uncle Eben, “specially if it helps de . Ambassadors and Ministers of the players. “The Great” Shires was a pub- rabbit to wmhfimwmmuth‘-mmm’ off the playing field. On the field he was well versed in pantomime—so much 80 that his every move denoted an im- pudent and presumptuous confidence ti the crowds roaring and rock- if® in delight. His approach to the plate as a pinch hitter became the march of a conqueror, the arrival of the hero in the nick of time to save the maiden from the villain. When he hit the ball the climax was perfect. When he struck out the act became a farcical comedy instead of poignant tragedy. Art Shires has the showmanship of a Ty Cobb without Ty Cobb's skill as a base ball player. He has as much color as the scintillating Joe Cronin, but it is of another hue. The verdict of the big league is that a base ball player may also be an actor—but an actor, on the diamond, must first be a base ball player. B A Stitch in Time. ‘The touch of unusual cold which vis- ited the city at Thanksgiving time should leave behind it a warning in re- gard to increascd fire hazard. The tendency to push the furnace when the weather becomes unusually cold is a natural one, but one which should be kept under control, for it is bettcr to be a trifie chilly, if necessary, than to run the risk of fire. Chimneys and furnaces should be kept in first- s condition, and attention given ¢to the proper storing of fuels. Basements at this time of the year should be ke<pt free of trash, as they should at all times, of course. Attics, often neglected during cold weather, should be given frequent in- spections, in order to see that therc is no opportunity for mysterious fires which originate no one knows how. but which do, nevertheless, sometimes occur. The chief fire hazard at this time, however, will lle, in most cases, with the furnace or firepiace. These include chimneys. It is a sensible precaution which sces to it that drafts are prop- erly regulated, and that fires are banked or otherwise cared for when the occu- pants are out of th: house. There is no type of heating equip- ment which will stand plain neglect. Thermostatic controls on heating de- vices do not mean that owners never have to visit their basements. Even ihe best machines demand some hu- man attention. ‘Winter is a very poor time, indeed, to e driven into the street by a fire, and those who wish to avoid this threat, which might result in disaster and sor- row, should take the proverbial stitch in time. —————————— American citizens will face the possi- bility of increased income tax without temperamental agitation. There will be articles from contributors who sign themselves “Taxpayer,” but they will not be expected to ex:rt much influence in the way of formal protest. e — ‘Possibly Soviet speculators can show some new tricks in the grain market. The Chicago Board of Trade has often seen the experiment tried; usually with- out success, e ———— It is not denied that Al Capone and his associates provide a great deal of employment. But gangsters frankly recognize the fact that the occupation is emphatically extra-hazardous. ———— A sudden drop in temperature no longer ealls for sleigh bells. Its only sound is the patient hum of the motor car's reluctant self-starter, e Safe blowers get only a few hundred dollars. Even the burglar is complain- ing that conditions are financially unfavorable. —————— When the Soviet decides on a few executions, the five-year plan has no influence. A five-minute plan s adopted. R~ v Owing to demonstrations by strikers, Danville, Va., is compelled to admit that its Thanksgiving celebration this year is not quite what it ought to have been. o SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Echo From the Past. The movles give us old-time plays And stars who work in old-time ways. ‘The good old plots still make a hit That were set forth by the “legit” In “palmy days,” and you may hear The good old tunes still echoing clear. Although a little bit revised, With ease they may be recognized. And now the movie actors bring A cry that made the welkin ring In days that now so distant seem, With “mergers” but a hazy dream. The player folk draw bravely nigh, “Down with the Trusts” is what they ery. Comfortable Unemployment. “Do you understand what it means to be unemployed?” “Yes,” answered Senator Borghum. “It has always been my good fortune to find my compensation from the Gov- ernment going on just the same.” Jud Tunkins says the early holiday preparations should lead insurance com- panies to insist on asbestos whiskers for gentlemen who insist on being the life of the party by dressing up as Santa Claus. Great Prospect for the Arena. The politician’s road s rather rough, The elephant and donkey, old and tough, Are hitched together and & statesman may Be called to ride 'em both at once, some day. Tuneful Triumph, “The prima donna about whom you wrote unkindly invited you to dinner?” “Yes,” answered the music critic. “I accepted the inmvitation and became deeply impressed with the beauty of her voice. I have never heard anything | sweeter than her tones and her enuncia- tion as she repeated selections from the menu.” “Brave men,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “forgive easily, because they feel that they can punish if they choose.” Saving and Spending. Our wisdom must extend With contemplation grave, I knowing when to spend As well as how to save. “Dar is luck in a rabbit's foot,” said run as fast as’ de ‘casion Y. BY CHARLES E. Some people have to be ill to be courteous. It is one of the unfortunate facts of human nature that health often breeds arrogance. From this queer quirk come most of our wars, in the last analysis, although one may never see it mentioned in any of the tomes about the cause of the conflict. b But almost every one, particularly ol‘ the male persuasion, inclines to become | rather chesty if everything goes right| with*him. Those who are “sitting on top of the world,” as the popular phrase has it, are not inclined to be lenient. If they are tender, it is rather on the surface, and not with that deep gentle- ness which forgives because it forgets. x koK X Sickness often causes persons to be- come crotchety, of course. There are degrees in bearing illness with grace, just as there are grades in everything else. Women undoubtedly are better at be- ing ill gracefully than men; the most difficult patient in the world, as every | wife knows, is the man who is not accustomed to being sick. Some men even go to the extreme 0(l {talking suicide the moment they get & | pain anywhere, while a bad Leadache will turn them into the worst ~ort of grouches. | These persons are all normal, as it/ were. The world is full of t\em, tl\| old grandmother no one can pliase, the . man at home with a cold, the crying | child, the il father. * K ko The most interesting of them all is| the arrogant man in health wHo, under the refining influence of illness, bedomes a model of courtesy. Perhaps his new mode of treatment of others is rather of a negative char- acter, but_that makes no difference, after all. Many negatives are good, de- spite the cries of the dyed-in-the-wool optim’sts. The man who is ordinarily arrogant in his treatment of friends and ac- quaintances may become silent under the influence of & plain pain, or the bellef that he is suffering from some disease or other. His sllence, to those whom he offends, will be accepted with thanks. The fact that he lets them alone is something: e Hitherto the fellow had never lost a chance to poke fun at his victims. Now he is so immersed in his own woes that he has no time for inspecting the faults of others. He has found a few faults in his own bodily economy, and is so intrigued with this discovery of himself that he has time no longer for his associates. He may never realize it, and some of his associates may not either, but a strange sense of relief fills the air. It is a tangible sense, one almost of physical proportions. * ok x * Hitherto this wight has gone around finding fault with others in the most jovial manner possible. He never meant any offense! That. as another saying goes, is what they all say. —Not before it was nigh time, much is now being dcne to simplify and reduce labor in the kitchen. All kinds of ideas and devices are being produced, many of which are assured of a most successful future. Some people find it difficult to =limb a chair to reach anything. A new at has been designed in which such slimbing is entirely obviated. It is fitted on the rear side with three or four convenient steps which can be used when the chair is turned around. This ladder will prove all the more acceptable because it cannot possibly tip over. ‘The kitchen cupboard has been vastly improved. When the bottom doors are opened, the lower edge is automatically drawn out, so that everything placed on it is immediately accessible. d- ing and kneeling are now things of the past. When the working slab is drawn out, two supports emerge at the same time, and the slab is quite firm. The partitions above the slab have a roller blind arrangement opening at the side, which does not disturb work on the slab. The kitchen table is also supplied with a leaf which can drawn out, which saves the table con- siderably. ‘There are two drawers in the table, one over the other. The lower is lined with tin sa that it may | serve for keeping bread. There is also a | plate basket suspended from the side, and underneath the taole. Thus much more tible space has been provided | without interfering with the seating ac- commodations at the table. e * kX% Liguor and Onions Hold Interest in Chile, El Mercurio, Santiago.—While most of the population are eagerly discuss- ing whether or not this country shall | extirpate the liquor business, other more | reticent and calculating elements are | using the concentration of attention fupon the aforesaid economic debate to monopolize onions. One designing wretch, it is estimated, has made way with no less than 100,000 of these tubers from truck farms in the out- skirts of Santiago. The organizer of this wholesale depredation has ap-| parently sent trucks to the garden in the early morning hours. Confederates accompanying the vehicles speedily gather the bulbs into sacks, load the sacks on the trucks and get away be- fore the farmers have any knowledge| of their presence. * ok k¥ Need Seen for Standard Agriculture and Stock Terms. La Nacion, Buenos Aires—The ex- position of the Sociedad Rural Argen- tina closed recently with the award- ing of prizes to the producers of the best cattle, chickens, vegetables, eggs and honey. For the poultry, A. Gallino Hardoyo won first prize with a Rhode Island Red. A White Leghorn, belong- ing to Benjamin Barreto, won second prize. The prize for the best steer went 1 Jorge Castex, and the best Mallard and other varieties of ducks were ex- hibited by Luis Lesdesma. The prize for the Lest honey and eggs was won by Senora Maria de Gonzalez Larrosa. Prizes for the best harses will be awarded in the Hippodrome later. Before the subsequent exhibitions, we suggest & standardization of the terms used in agriculture and stock-raising to avoid the confusion that has been oc- casioned in the show just terminated, in which many exhibitors of Spanish descent used designations not accept- able as belonging to the Argentine in- dustry. For instance, what we an “estancia” (ranch or pasture nd), Spaniards call a “dehesa.” it we call a “puesto” (isolated shack or shelter), they call a “chacara.” What we call & “chacara” (barn), they call an “alqueria.” What we call a “parque de caza” (hunting preserve), they call a “granja.” What we call a “finca” (country estate), an ‘“es- tancia.” What we call (farm), they call a “haclenda. Spaniard and Argentine call ‘house of social recreation in the country a “quinta,” but the Argentine only when the bullding has an orchard attached. A similar refuge, without an orchard or garden, we call a “chalet,” while in Spain the same structure is called a “villa.” What they call in Spain a “huerta” (fruit orchard), we call a ,” and what we call "hll:hl:l.d." ‘ x rELTHANDElS - EKONO- MISCHE ZEITUNG, Leipzig. THIS AND THAT . TRACEWELL. Like Shakespeare'’s heroine, who never told her love, our friend under discussion never meant to hurt a hu- man being. He just did . They were too sensitive? ‘Well, perhaps.’ The point is not that lhg are sensitive but that he is rude. ow, sensitivity, according to the temper of the hour, is something to be sneered at rather than commended. “No one would think of such things but you,” they say to such a one. But it is these ones who do this! thinking who are the forward-looking ones of earth. Scorned by their own generation, they become the prophets of the next. * ok ok % Politeness in everyday human rela- tionship is something which does not at this hour in America have the honor which it ought to have. Our bustiing life, on which we im- measurably pride ourselves, with. its in- satiable search for mechanical tricks to relieve us of work, does not make for politeness in the every day. ‘There is no particular point, how- ever, in going out of one's way to be mpolite. Unless, of course, we are so full of “pep” that we long to wage war on all and sundry. In civilization this inner desire as- sumes many forms. Not often does it come into the open as a clenched fist. Sometimes it assumes the disguise of rough amusements. Again, it masquer- ades as “kidding,” now happily on the Acline. And sometimes it just becomes the rude banter of. the healthy individual who 1vust become 111 to become polite. * kK K A little germ, then, with him does more than cause illness. It becomes a social instructor, a pro- fessor in the amenities. All this, of cours no less unknown to case. As he convalesces, so will his old- time rudeness and discourtesy grow in stature, until they, too, are well. Such a “cure” is seldom permanent. One perhaps should not expect too much from a germ. * X ok Reformation of character is some- thing which results only from an inner conviction of sin and shame and a de- sire to become a new man. Holy religion, one may believe, is right, and always has been right. The difficulty of entering the Kingdom of Heaven is because of something in our- selves and not in our stars. ‘The gentleman under discussion, who is not one but many, seldom reforms, not because he might not like to, but because he never sees the necessity for doing so. It s not concelvable, since he is of the temper he is, ‘that he would ever admit any fault in himself in this matter. As far as he will go is in things physical. When a pain stabs him to earth, he must admit it. But when health causes him to siab others out of sheer arrogance, he does not under- stand their shrinking. Things of the spirit are not for him. unwittingly and e principal in the Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands. are some othe rdifferences between the Spanish and Argentine vocabularies that have proved very confusing. * ok ok % Radle Is Immigrant’s Only Luxury in Ameriea. ‘The Times, London—We have ;\ut received a letter from a woman of 60 who went to America at the age of 10 and who has not been home since then. She is a chambermaid at a hotel, and her one luxury is her radio. 8She writes: “The night on which His Majesty was to speak I did not go to bed in case I overslept. I made myself tea from time to time. I tuned in and heard him beautifully. I was alone in the room while my King talked to me. I felt it would not be right to sit, so I listened to His Majesty on my knees.” r————— Cord Wood Profits Shown to Be High From the Duluth Herald. Under good forest management the average acre will produce yearly about a cord of wood, or 500 feet of saw timber. In the forest this is worth $1 to $5. This seems a very small return from an acre of land. A meager farm crop brings much more. Correctly to compute the income to the community as & whole, however, re- quires the tracing of the wood and the gain till both have left the locality. ‘The timber, worth $1 on the stump, must be felled and sawed and skidded and loaded on trains, hauled to the mill and converted into boards and box weed and synthetic building materials and insulation, toothpicks and metches, clothespins and paper. These opera- tions require much labor before the fin- ished products are ready for shipment. The mills and factories and rallroads pay taxes, which also stay in the com- munity. ‘Thus we find the million cords of wood used annually in a single Minne- sota_community selling for $60,000,000, or $60 a cord. And so we find the com- munity income from the acre that pro- duced 1t is not $1 but $60. It is an unusual farm acre on which regularly could be grown crops that would sell for $60, even when converted into sueh finished products as flour, r butter, or beef, or pork. Most products leave the farm almost ready for con- sumption. From the standpoint of the com- munity—the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker—certainly it would seem judicious to encourage continuous timber production on areas not well suited to other crops. Suggests South Mall As War and Navy Site To the Editor of The Star: In locating the new War and Navy Bullding it should be placed in the ‘Twelfth to Fifth street, south of the Mall, locality. This section needs de- velopment, and congestion must be re- lieved around Fifteenth street and New York avenue, which would only be in- creased by any location west of Seven- teenth street. Every evening thousands of are seen crossing the Ellipse, w toward the lhom g and mo- tlon center of city. The street car traffio is dense and slow from Fourteenth street west. locating this bullding in the South Mall section ready access due north for quite a distance for automobile traffic, which can then go east or west, as de- sired, is possible. Traffic can move readily west along the Mall to_the Arlington Bridge and toward the Poto- mac parkway drive, across the Four- teenth Street Bridge to Virginia, and east to the undeveloped Southeastern | d Northeastern sections of the city. Bus lines will eventually circle the Mall Both | boulevards, as that will be the Federal section and center of the city. Ninth street car line would be extended south of the Mall and with Seventh street car line ready access to the rorth is given. R. LEGRAD. ——————— When Handcuffs Are Handy. Prom the Toronto Daily Star. ‘The chief constable at Cobalt is to salary increase of if the balance you even if they ’handcuffed, 1| haunted Isola Madre, the largest of the may belto By the Booklover Seven people are seated at a dinner party, a boresome one, in the de luxe apartment of old Hector Champion in Sutton Place, New York City. This is the opening scene of “Twenty-Four Hours,” by Louis Bromfleld. The peopie are, in addition to old Hector, his nephew, Philip Dantry; Jim Towner, wealthy, idle society and club man, and his wife Fanny; Ruby Wintringham, a ‘widow of uncertain past, now a partner | in a fashionable antique shop; David Melbourn, one of the world's biggest business men, also of uncertain past, and Savina Jerrold, enormoysly fat, old maid of one of New York's best families, who has in her youth b2en in love with old Hector and cannot quite forget it. The story follows the lives of all these persons for 24 hours, a very critical period for some of them. Most of them are busy doing things they should not have done and get themselves into diffi- culties they would have avoided if only they had gone home and to bed after the dinner party. Old Hector and Savina, in their respective homes, after drinking a little hot whisky and brood- ing a great deal over their futile lives, do go to bed. Hector expects to visit | his doctor in the morning and to be told that he has only a few'more months to live; in this he is disap- pointed, for the doctor tells him that there is nothing the matter with him but hypochondria. Savina expects to | arise to continue her usual round of committee meetings and social triviali- | tles; instead, because she is worried about Hector, she visits the doctor and is told that even at this late day she { ought to marry Hector. * K ok ¥ ‘The other guests at Hector’s dull din- ner party do not go away to such in- nocuous ~ happenings. Melbourn _ac- companies Far...y Towner, who has been his mistress for some time, to a cheap “arty” party, then takes her home and breaks his connection with her in a rather brutal manner. While Fanny rages in her room and tears her clothes and the bedspread, he seeks Mrs. Win- tringham in her penthouse on top of a skyscraper and asks her to marry him, with the pur of enlarging the remainder of his life with a home and a family, Philip Dantry goes to the the- ater to find the tawdry little actress with ‘whom he is in love, proposes to her and marries her the next day. We know he is headed for disappointment, for she is not the innocent girl he thinks her and has no intention of trying to live up to his ideals. Jim Towner's 23 hours are most disastrous. He goes to a dance hall to meet his mistress, Rosa Dugan, a popular singer there, is taken home drunk by her to her apartment, where later in the night she is mur- dered by her former husband, Sicily Tony, a gangster. Jim is thus placed in circumstances which are likely to cause suspicion to fall upon him. Of course, in the process of relating the events of the 24 hours the history of the various lives is told also. Alto- gether “Twenty-Four Hours” seems a rather cheap story, of not very fine people, cleverly and somewhat artisti- cally told. * ok kX The old dime novel of the 60s, 70s and 80s has long since been replaced bflnthe popular magazine. The first dime novel came out in 1860 and after that was the deluge. In his book “Dime Novels” Edmund Pearson has given the history of this type of literature (“literature” used in its broadest sense), with many examples of the type. Beadle’s Dime Library furnishes the earliest dime novels which, instead of being viciously sensational as many be- lieve, were “reverently following the lead of Cooper and Scott.” The first dime novel was “Malaeska: the Indian Wife of the White Hunter,” by Mrs. Ann Stephens, and was definitely suggestive of Cooper. In the preface to this book, as the first of a series, Beadle & Co. stated the aim “to reach all classes, old and young, male and female,” and not only to satisfy “popular demand for romance, but also to instil a pure and elevating sentiment in the hearts and minds of the people.” This pu sounds almost like one suitable for a Sunday school library. Of the part played by the dime novel in the Civil War, Mr. Pearson says: “The little books were sent to the camps ifj bales, like firewood. They were shipped on freight cars, wagons and canal boats. ‘When bundles of them arrived in camp the sutler had to distribute them quickly or else they would be torn from him. Among the commodities which the Union and Confederate pickets ex- changed between the lines the Beadle novels were in great demand.” * ok ok ok John Haynes Holmes gives “a Gen- tile’s survey of Zionism” in his book | “Palestine Today and Tomorrow.” He visited Palestine something over a year ago and investigated three influences which he found to be fundamental in the tense situation there: The govern- ment of Great Britain as holder of the mandate under the League of Nations, ' the movement for nationalism on the part of the Arabs, and Zionism. With regard to the riots of a year ago and' the “Wailing Wall” disputes, Mr. Holmes says, “If the Arabs struck at the Jews it ‘was because they regarded them as the occasion, and thus gladly made | them the victims, of their resentment against the English at whom they dare | not strike.” His conclusion is that Zionism can succeed only through the | good will of the Arabs, not by means of the police power of the British mandate. * ok ok X Visitors to any of the resorts on the shores of Lake Maggiore in North Italy are always fascinated by the chain of blue Borromean Islands, named for a famous medieval Itallan family, which stretch irregularly across the lake. Guide books tell something of their romance and history, but only in con- cise spare sentences. The book “The Romance of the Borromean Islands,” by Ugo Ara, a member of the former Flonzaley Quartet, would be a satis- fying companion for a stay on Lake Maggiore. In addition to the history of the Borromean family, it contains much about the various literary, artistic and musical celebrities who have spent happy. productive days on the islands. Among them were Wagner, Goethe, Stendhal and Gustave Flaubert, who islands. * K kK ‘Thomas Jefferson appears as pure American, not as the product of French' philosophy, in “Thomas Jefferson, the Apostle of Americanism,” by Gilbert Chinard, professor of French literature at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Chinard is a leader among the histo- rians 'who have specialized in Jefferson research. Jefferson’s ideal for the United States was an agricultaral state, with consequent individualism. So his conception of his country was not that which has ultimately "prevailed, but that does not prove that he was not &' thorough American, i * K ok ok Hallett Abend, seasoned n man in China, where he has not always been popular with the rapidly changing powers that be, has expressed his acute sympathy with the Chinese g_o:plo in his book, “Tortured China.” e book is dedicated to “the people of China, in- articulate victims of the world's neg- lect.” The detalls of suffering, oppres- sion, violence, which the patient, hum-; ble Chinese common man and woman have endured in this modern world, | make a tragic story, but it is doubtful all will agree with Mr. Abend’s con- clusion that there should be interna- tional intervention on behalf of* China. ] A volume of short stories, “Tales Told | by Simpson,” has come from the re-| cently rather inactive pen of May Sin- | clair. They are tales of a literary type, | carefully phrased, technically excelient, dealing with subtle characters. The de- vice of h&vmc them "1‘-‘ lndg:ecuy :y a sul ous person is perhaps ari- nm.l?%.:t it has its advantages. Simp- son is able, with Sinclair's help, wind himself into the confidence of the personages of the stories as no mere author could do unaided, TPOSE | wwelfare is expressed by the country. It DeT | 15 the problem of the child’s happiness Few Americans realize how much their Government does for them. Read- ers of The Star can draw on all’ Gov- ernment activities through our free in- formation service. The world’s greatest libraries, laboratories and experimental stations are at their command. Ask any question of fact and it will be answered, free, by mall direct to you. Inclose 2-cent stamp for reply postage and address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, ‘Washington, D. C. Q. Please describe Gavin Gordon, who played with Greta Garbo in “Ro- mance.” Is he a Southerner?—M. D, A. Gavin Gordon was born in Chi- cora, Miss., April 7, 1901. He is 6 feet 2 Inches tall, weighs 175 pounds and has dark halr and gray eyes. Q. What kind of school is that es- tablished by Rabindranath Tagore?— A. The school established by Rabin- dranath Tagore is at Bolpur, 93 miles from Calcutta. It is known as Shanti- niketan, meaning abode of peace. It now approaches an international uni- versity and has 200 boys. Self-govern- ment modeled somewhat on that of the George Junior Republic is one of the features of the school. Q. Who was tesponsible for that trick problem, “How old is Anne?” and how was the problem stated?—T. R. W. A. Under date of October* 12, 1903, John Mahon of Brooklyn wrote a let- ter to a columnist of the New York Press which started the commotion over the problem. which he statetl as follows: “Mary is 24 years old. She is twice as old as Anne was when she was as old as Anne is now. How old is Anne now? A says the answer is 16; B says 12. Which is correct?” Q. When was iron first discovered in what is now United States territory? When and where was the first foundry established?>—P. B. A. Sir Walter Raleigh, searching for gold, discovered iron ore in what row is North Carolina in 1585. The first iron works was established at Falling Creek, near Richmond, Va., in 1619, by the Virginia Co. Indian troubles resulted in early suspension of operations. The first successful and permanent iron works was established near Lynn, Mass., in 1643. John Winthrop, son of the fa- mous Massachusetts Governor, was the builder of the works. Q. What are the Stations of the Cross?>—R. A. A. The whole series of the 14 sta- tions of the Catholic Church is known as the Via Calvaria or Via Crucis. Each station represents, by fresco, picture or otherwise, some incident in the passa of Christ from the judgment hall to Cal- vary, and at each prayers are offered in memory of the event represented. Q. How much salary is pald to a French Senator?—8. K. A. The Parliament of France con- sists of a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies. Each member has an allow- ance of 62,000 francs a year. This would be about $2,500. Q. Is Laurence Hope, author of “In- dia’s Love Lyrics,” a woman?—R. E. A. Laurence Hope is the writing name of Adele Florence Cory Nicolson. She was born in 1865 at Stake Bishop, Gloucestershire, England. She died of polison, self-administered, at Madras, India, October 4, 1904. Q. Where was the center of popula- tion of the United States 25 or 30 years ago?—J. K. U. A. In 1900 the center of was 6 miles southeast of Indiana. Q. When was the Anti-Saloon League made a national organization?—K. L. A. The Anti-Saloon League WAS or- ganized on a national basis through the union of local leagues at Washing- ton, D. C., December 18, 1895. Q. What_did the Chicago Drainage Canal cost?>—R. T. C. A. The cost of the Chicago Drainage Canal was $45,289,000. Q. Can you find the words of an old limerick the first line of which was, “There was an old man from Nan- tucket,” and the rest of it was about his daughter Nan who eloped?—C. D. A. The limerick was published in the Princeton Tiger in 1003. It ran: “There once was & man from Nantucket, Who kept all his cash in a bucket: But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket.” Q. Please give some information about Charles Darwin.—T. M. L. A. Charles Robert Darwin was born at Shrewsbury, England, February 12, 1809. He was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin. He studied at Edinburgh and Cambridge, was naturalist to H. M. 8. Beagle on a voyage of exploration around the world—1831-36. On his return he took up residence in a se- cluded village in Kent where he de- voted himself to scientific research. He published in 1859 his chief work, “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natu- ral Selection,” in which he propounded his theory of biological evolution. This was followed by a number of other scientific publications. He died at Down, Kent, April 19, 1882. Q When did Prince John die?— M. L. K. A. Prince John, the youngest son of the King of England, died on January 18, 1919. Q. Where is the largest floating dock in the world? Please describe it?—A. B lation Columbus, . N. A. At Southampton, England, is sald to be the largest structure of this kind. It is capable of lifting ships with a displacement of 60,000 tons, covers an area of approximately 3, acres and has 17,240 tons of steel in its hull. The height of the dock from the bottom of the pontoon to the top deck of the side wall is over 70 feet and the berth in which it is placed has been dredged to & depth of 65 feet. The dock con- sists of a hollow steel pontoon, or floor, surmounted on each side by hollow steel walls, the whole forming a struc- ture like an enormous letter U. Q. Was the Washington flag recently unfurled “at Valley Forge & reproduce tion?—E. W. A. The is a duplicate of Gen. ‘Washington's headquarters flag and was made after extensive research. It is 6 by 61 feet, of navy-blue bunting, with 13 white stars of 6 points e arranged in a circle. Q. In comparing a giant with a midget, which would probably be more intelligent?>—S. N. M. A. Dr. Damrau, in Science and In- vention, says that the midget would probably be more intelligent. He is not speaking of other types of dwarfs. Midgets are tiny, but perfectly formed, and their intellects develop at maturity s in full-sized persons. Children as Future Citizens Receive Nation’s Attention Universal appreciation of the value of the White House Conference on ChI"l is pointed out that information secured offers valuable material helpful in the training of future citizens. Previous efforts of a similar character are recalled by the Roanoke World- News, referring to the initial fl'-heflfl{; called by President Roosevelt, whic! “startled the Nation with its showing as to child-labor conditions and led to the enactment of child-labor laws in most of the States,” and to the second, called by President Wilson in 1919, which “centered attention on the lack of edu- cational opportunity over wide areas and strengthened the movement for public school extension even into the most re- mote areas.” Observing that the phy: cal condition of the child now receive attention, the World-News credits Pres ident Hoover with the purpose to set up “standards of public service,” and con- tinues: “The average mother cannot control individually the instruction in the schools, but when the mothers of a | community’ know what to expect they can set up that standard as an acid test for their public authorities. Theycan demand & community-wide remedy for the deficlent and handicapped child. They can demand better methods for reduction of infant mortality and for revention of diseases of childhood in Eerpmg with standards already well established and of proven value where adequate funds are provided and ade- quate steps taken for protection of the public health.” ‘The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recog- nizes that in the present instance “the preliminary studies gave these sessions chances for reaching conclusions which were impossible for the two previous conferences—that of 1909, which re- sulted in the formation of the Federal Children's Bureau, and that of 1820,/ which effected pioneer service under the leadership of President Wilson.” = The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot finds that “Mr. Hoover i';‘ pla\nlytbewer nqué};:s;dmu; sor the present program mr President the country has had in many yea that “he has given the whole movement great strength and en- couragement.” ORI “Serious-minded adults came pre- pared to discard their childish fictions of the weighty matters of infant wel- fare” and “baby is to b rescued from the unintended unkindness of his many admirers,” according to the Toledo Blade, while the Manchester Union de- clares: “Little more can be done by a conference than to bring to light con- ditions as they exist, but this may prove & substantial service.” The Oakland Tribune describes the gathering as “the Jargest and best qualified body of men and women to give united atiention to the problems of child welfare,” and voices the hope of America that “a great work, well started, be carried out with enthusiasm and und. rstanding.” The/ Omaha World-Herald sees as the ch- Jjective “equality of opportunity for boys | and girl and concludes as to the experts, “Out of their exchange of ideas and out of the national attention | may come better days for the children of this land.” “In the merits of its cause, the en- thusiasm of its workers and an amazing record of accomplishment the cw for health and protection of children possesses assets which defy appraisal” says the Baltimore Sun, while the Sa: Antonio Express believes that “to dis- charge the debt to the little folk is to apply democracy in a new way,” and the Charlotte Observer is convinced that “child welfare is to have an increasing amount of attention growing out of the deliberations of this conference.” “The Federal Government,” advises the New York Sun, “should never seek to assume the responsibilities of parent- hood. Mothers and fathers can be de- pended on to rear their offspring prop- erly. Where knowledge of home train- ing methods is. , it can be supplied b))l' public welfare 7 ing effectively with Lhm'u an indi- vidual.” * K ok ok “Valuable advice” which is made available is welcomed by the Atlanta ournal, which adds to this result: ‘Extremely personal though it i: and apt to vary with a myriad moods and conditions, care of babies ought to take int» consideration a great many funda- mental and stable factors. Doctors have given much attention, much research, to determining what foods and what regimen are suitable at certain ages and under certain genéral conditions of health. None of these rules is infallible, but most of them are easily adaptable. Medical opinion has even hinted, tact- fully, that some of the things mother used to consider sovereign are open to question.” New importance attaches to the work, in the opinion of the Seattle Daily Times, because “in the last 50 years we have herded 50,000,000 more human be- ings into towns and cities,” with probe lems of “public health, of the need of play flelds, of fresh air and of mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.” The Cincinnati Times-Star avers that “the little dweller in the crowded city needs more air to breathe and room to play; needs a cheerful home at a time when so many social forces are working to destroy the home,” and “planted in the midst of an immensity of steel and stone he needs a poetic sense of wonder in the face of nature.” ‘The Louisville Courier-Journal warns that “if America breaks down the break can be traced to this generation, the first one informed on this subject,” and the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin argues, “No influence can replace the home, but much ok the service children need is beyond the resources of private life, and this it is a co-operative duty to supply.” The Wheeling Intelligencer upholds the duty to give proper training for the leaders of the future. —_— e Birds Get Sanctuaries On Many Golf Courses From the Oakland Tribune. Golf courses are to see more “birdies” than usual if the plans of the National Association of Audubon Bocieties are accepted. The average golf course is admirably adapted as a sanctuary for birds. In no case would the man who concentrates upon pu'‘t, short approach or drive consider allowing a gunshot within hearing. There is an exclusive- ness and quiet about the fairways which is in itself an invitation to feathered visitors, and generally there are plenty of trees and shrubbery. The Audubon Sccieties have ap- proached 330 golf clubs with their idea, and have already received favorable re- plies from 115, while 34 have said that without the invitation the work had been undertaken. Birds soon learn where sanctuaries exist. Perhaps in time they will learn to dodge and rec- ognize golf balls &nd not be afraid of the exasperated who beats the grass as he searches on the rough. Naming of Hospital For Gorgas Indorsed Prom the Anniston Star. ‘The action taken by the Tuscalooss County Medical Society in favor of naming the new Alabama veterans’ hos- Flf.‘l in memory of t' late Gen. Wil- lam Crawford Gorgas doubtless will ve- ceive the indorsement of many citizens throughout the State. A resolution urg- ing Gen. Hines, chief of the Veterans’ Bureau, to take whatever steps may be necessary to_have the hospital named for Gen. Gorgas was unanimously adopted at,a recent meeting of the Medical Society, and the organization probably will follow this up with addi- tional petitions. In adopting the resolution members of the organization had 'in mind the far-reaching service rendered by Gen. Gorgas and the fact that he ranks as one of the really great men that Ala= :m'; !hu pe:o’::cg tIt: WAS gmuht out me at Gen. Gorgas one of the proe creates these eles prevents greatest medical men proe the Uni s 2 4 ‘