Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1930, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR o With Sunday Morning Edition. ' WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY...December 13, 1030| ¥l THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Editor|°f d_Pennsylvania Ave. : 110 En Rate by City, e 65¢ per month Bul ¥he Evening Star Company e ‘Business : ew Yok 3%2. East 42nd gland. i ‘Within the enin: S i e i and ‘Star rflk per month c per copy end of each month. ¥ mail or telephoné his literary strictures on some known folbles of the times. he would have shown better taste to speak for themselves and to have| praised his land for having produced a jug- | Sinclair Lewis, a Mencken, a Sherwood don, Hergesheimer and a Theodore Dreiser. | Instead, his resort was to the hackneyed theme, expressed in his opinion thll’ “the novel which is assured of popu- | larity usually must assert that all| American men are tall, handsome, rich, | honest and powerful golfers * * * and also that all American girls may be wild, but that they always change into perfect wives and mothers.” Mr. Lewls, however, failed to name any such novel | that is as well known or as widely read | | 85 his own “Main Street.” | | One fears that In a world where the !word “racket” has come to have a mean- ing all its own Mr. Lewis nas accepted as his own particular “racket” a profes- sioral and therefore skilled belaboring | of everything American—everything, | that is, except a group of geniuses of whom he is one. He seems to believe that these prophets are without honor in their own land, and that Americans really worship nothing besides automo- biles, tall buildings and banking barons. That has been said so often before, and S0 much better than the cables indicate that Mr. Lewis said it, that one learns with real regret that the author of “Ar- rowsmith” did not rise to the occasion and say something new. The Buncas Bz haay Collection made fidors max be fAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. T, $10. B s 8 B -1 1 day only at thi nt All Other Shtxel ll;d Canada. Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusive he ure for republi all Batches credited fo it or not otherwise cred- led in this paper snd also the local news ‘ublished herein. All rights of publication of al dispatches herein also reserved. —_— World Court. President Hoover has submitted to the Senate, in compliance with a prom- ise made by him, the protocols of 8dherence on the part of this country to the World Ccurt, under the terms of the revised statutes of the court, including the “Root formula.” The ‘wisdom of the submission of the mat- ter to the Senate at this time has been questioned. The specter of a special session of the Congress next Spring has been raised. But after all, it is a specter raised for the most part by 8 Senators who are opposed to the court —and some of whom are not opposed to a special session. The President has urged consideration of the World Court protocols after the disposition of emergency measures to meet unem- ployment and drought distress and the annual supply bills for the Gavern- ment. These are the sine qua non, the very meat of the present short ses- sion of the Congress. If there be time after they have been disposed of, then the court may, as the President indi- ————— Rebellion in Spain. Armed rebellion has broken out in pain as the climax of & whole year of strikes, Communist disorders, political discontent and economic depression. Whether the revolt of the garrison at Jaea, which seized a fort and imprisoned the military governor, is suppressed before it spreads into other parts of the kingdom, or whether government troops now marching into the disaffected area nip the uprising in the bud, Spain is obviously ripe for revolutio The affair at Jaca is the culmination of unrest which set in soon after the resignation of Gen, Primo de Rivera last January. His six years of dictator- ship had given Spain a period of tran- quillity it had not experienced for even though the Royalist party resented the effectual clipping of King Alfonso's wings, which was an incident of Rivera's regime. As soon as In his message transmitting to Con- gress the protocols, Mr. Hoover calls at- tention to the fact, sometimes forgot- ten, that the movement for the estab- removed, subversive forces, long held in check, began to reassert themselves. The new premier, Gen. Berenguer, :"w;"‘““""n‘";‘ o “h"";m“‘:“ found himsel faced by a sea of diffi- m‘“"’“‘m ""‘"”""m G cul Hard times had struck Spain, from @ om.wmm’“,, The Smml“ like the rest of the world. The peseta Mmmwopm;‘lumgbelfien‘ o] 2. BUtiey hecame epldemio. more than three years ago, gave its Riots had to be quelled in all directions. d The underground workings of Com- cousent to adherence after adopting |, =, B¥ iesniuieg Saatives. Ouee i "'";,‘”x'n;:r‘:_"fu: rhe | 8€ain eries of “Viva la Republical” m""’"‘ ling with opinions of | F2N8 throughout the land. Disturbances ob; d to. The revi- increased in extent and in intensity. The military rebellion in the north, _|which the Madrid sutherities are now has obviated the neees- of the fifth reservation, and In this | ‘VTishlY engaged in suppressing, is the of the months inevitable Mr. Hoover is supported by Sen- ko e 4 Swanson fl:n‘“fm author of .'"u“n' turmell P"Mm b supported that reservation. been unconscious that at the root of rorld Court proposal is 1y | Spain’s ferment lies politieal discontent. kis % t 46 cause the trafie ‘offibe o closely the records of motor- 80 label themseives. It seems that if a motorist is incon- rate of fellow users of the streets there are grounds for suspicion as to his general fitness to operate a ecar. The traffic situation today is too com- in Stockholm to have allowed his books ' plex to permit the presence of either | p! discourteous policemen or discourteous motorists. Every individual must do his part if the accident toll is to be Anderson, an Upton Sinclair, & Joseph ' kept down, and all those who refuse to | the blood, to use Walt Whif co-operate should find quick punish- ment awaiting them. - et The Gaithersburg Overpass. One more fearby death trap for mo- torists has been removed and one more feather is added to Maryland's cap for its steady and persistent efforts, over a period of years, to do away with grade crossings. Not only does Mary- land strive to maintain one of the best road systems of any State, but it is for- ward-looking enough to realize that no system of highways, however good, can be of the maximum benefit to the public unless it is safe. It is axiomatic that there can be no safety where mo- tor car and train are on the same level. First, it was the Silver Spring cross- ing that was suceesstully eliminated. A fine underpass, though a trifie narrow when taken in connection with the width of the road approaching it on each side, now handles trafic safely at a hitherto hazardous point. Next it was the dangerous Hyattsville crossing that drew the attention of engineers. That, likewise, was modernized and a roadway now crosscs high above the tracks, And Wednesday morning traffic T i : THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. We have been rather surprised an leased with the approval which has come to us from readers of our views upon fresh air. It may be recalled that while w said that fresh air “filters and fibers doubtedty pressive phrase, there are undoubtedly man; mgcm who make life miserable g T i) by going in too heavily for air that is cold. The trouble with fresh air in Winter is exactly that. It is cold. Fresh air is fresh air, whether cold, cool, warm or hot. Difierent temperaments in human beings demand different varie- | “ ties of fresh air. One cold, crude temperature for all is not right, and every one knows it who has given the matter any serious thought. But 20 years ago the fashion was to cry up “fresh air,” and especially fresh cold air, as if there was some divine magic in it for one and all. Now there may be some magic in it, indeed, for certain types. Science has proved, as we understand, that at low inhibited, them. It has demonstrated, too, we believe, that the purity of fresh air has a great deal to do with its freshness, as it we: but certainly not all. of s0 much a hit-and-miss “fresh ai as a known, fixed quality of pure air. Thus science has given us, as worked out in the Senate and other places, a filtered, washed, humidified fresh air which is a fresh air in truth and fact. And this true fresh ' prop- erly and scientifically controlled. is “right” at 70 or 72 dej Wwhereas the haphazard “fresh al which the average person secures by opening the windows and freezing everybody will fail to benefit even the fresh air enthusiast. ey for the first time began to move over the just-completed Gaithersburg over- pass which erosses the tracks of the B. & O. Railroad on the Rockville-Ridge- ville road. “Silver Spring had gates and a wateh- man and so did the Hyattsville inter~ section. Gaithersburg never had gates, and it the watchman was on duty twenty-four hours a day, few motorists were aware of it. With the upbuild- ing of Gaithersburg the speed of au- tomobiles has been materially reduced, but ten years ago, or perhaps less, it was a common practice for motor- ists to approach the grade crossing at & fast pace, especially at night, thereby increasing the chance of ac- cident. It is all over wow, though, and thanks to Maryland's progressive policy Washingtonians are safe at three points which previously were crossings of extreme hagard. Congratula.ions are in order for the completion of Maryland's newest life-saving project. There is said to be a bitter feud on between “Bugs” Moran and “Scarface’ Capone, The titles sufgest the ple- turesqueness of the prize ring, but there is no way of regulating this fray so that the public can bid fer ringside seats. Reporters and photographers left Prof. Einstein weary and perhaps a lit- tie irritated. The average American does not assume to understand his the- orizing, but the public is anxious to get acquainted and do its best, . B Soviet Russia wants to tigde with the U. 8. A. Stalin is represented ‘as having an enormous amount of cheap “Why persons should fix arbitrary temperatures as ‘right’ has always been beyond my comprehension,” says a letter from St. Louis. “Human beings differ in their physi- cal reactions, i:z there are those who insist on herding all and sundry into rooms afflicted with a set temperature.” Let us begin with the babies. Infants are hied into the “great out- doors” without being permitted to have & single say in the matter. ‘We have seen the blue-nosed little dears being wheeled around town in gero weather, solemnly trundled for their hour or two hours of daily suffer- ing in the open. Our intense belief is that every one | Pe! of them, if they could talk, would shriek “No!” if asked if they desired their daily 6 miles on the Avenue. It may be true that they are bundled up well in blankets and shawls, and have a hot-water bottle at their feet, but what we would like to know is Bbow any outsider, even dear mamma, «can tell when Baby is warm? And especially if Baby wouldn't rather be at home? “I can think of nothing nicer,” said one solemn gentleman, whom we con- sulted upon this matter, “than being trundied around town in a nice car- , all wrapped up snug and warm.” n‘&]l, mayhe that s the way the temperatures certain germ growths are | and that the real thing desired is not h d | babies fesl about it. We don't hw‘. but that is our point; we wonder if any< body elze does, ’e?then * x x % ‘We positively shiver when we labk at mv:kzu windows wide open in Win- tertime. . Behind yonder open space lies a man whe is 11 He needs all his vital force to fight his malady, but now he consumes a pors tion of it keeping his body warm. Qr trying to keep it warm. He and his lamily have confused ir” and “cold a It is true that the cold air may be fresh, but we believe it is fresh at too great a cost, and at an unnecessary The feel of cold air on the face is a habit rather than a necessity. Every one has heard the old anecdote about the man who went to bed in the hotel, and suddenly realized that he had for- got to raise the window. But he was tired end sleepy and could not work up enough encrgy to get out of brd. So he threw a book, which he had on a table handy, in the direction of the window. h: great tinkling of glass rewarded ighed with relief. “Now I ling great draughts of fresh , as supposed, he went to sleep with great content. In the morning he discovered that the window was intact, that instead of hitting it he had smashed the wath basin to smithereens. e The dream of engineers, that homes may be built without windows at all, is being realized in a cortain great factory now under construction in this country. It will be windowless and air will be supplied artificially, air washed and conditioned in all ways, freed from dust, armed in Winter and cooled fin ummer. Light will be supplied artificially, with ultra-violet introduced scientifically. There will be no drafts in this factory. ‘This type of building, therefore, is no longer an engineer's dream, but almost an accomplished fact. We forget how many millions of dollars is being spent upon it by hard-headed business men, even in this time of depression. Perhaps it will point the way to the modernistic home. And in such a home we can be sure of one thing: No one Tson, warm blooded, will be able to “hist” the windows to the detriment of others, cold blooded, as we say. ‘There will be no theoretical “70” res- urrected out of the old-fashioned school hysiologies to eause confusion among ranks of those who are eomfortable indoors only when thermometers show 76&:‘!’9&!. ‘e were talking to a plumber friend | the other day. He is a large, husky man, you would think he could bathe in snow gladly. But no. “I notice,” he sald, “when our heme gets down to 70 everybody in the family is shiv- ering. I think all this stuff about 70 being right is bunk.” And we agree with him. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands OLOGNE GAZETTE.—At his latest visit to Malland, Signor Mussolini received a delegation alists in the it office. Signor M %x"‘;‘k‘] office. usso spoke gil‘ény.m but udumuxlugx'sl't:od that his views T/BAr bre newspapers and edZors were expressed more elaborely in an address delivered by s‘lxa'r'/:r Ferrett!, his ehief of the press eau, Signor Ferretti said in part that the ¥ the Senate; at present before Committee on Foreign Relations. been suggested that it might later to force a special session Congress next Mareh, if a majority Senate can be prevailed upon protacols before the Sen- to an extent ¢ final action on ap- by March 4. It ap- doubtful, now, however, that the e reported to the Senate the Foreign Committee. Borah, chairman of the com- an an opponent of the originally declared that the pro- be reported to the Senate as possible. But now opponents of LT g H § 5 ! !gg s B&g 3 i whether it would be better to re- the protocols or te hold them in committee. If the protocols are not re- the it session af Con- there is no taken up and desire of many of them oppo- the court, to avoid a special fter March4, is well under- Many of the proponents of the court also are not inclined to view with satisfaction %~ special session in the Spring. The opponents of the court believe that if the matter is allowed to LELS L i L i £ § LEH st , 1981, the appreaching national election and fear om the part of many to bring the court issue into the campaign, would cavse still further delay of the matter. I it cannot be acted upon before March 4, and there seems to be little idea in o’ senatorial head that it can, then well be brought before a spe- session of the Senate, called to with that problem alone, after 4. That course would prabably most orderly that could be pur- making it possible to obtain eon- sideration of the treaty by the Senate there could be no conflict with ive matters. ———————— The presentation of a Nobel prize for literary work is an occasion full of col- & 4ncident which might be woven & story even more interesting than the®ne which secured it. »520 Babbitt in Stockholm. Lewis’ appearance before the Academy to yeceive the honors Awarded to one of America's fore- mwst novelists is & distinct disappoint- ment’ Had Babbitt himself by some twist of fate become a Nobel Democratie and personally popular as he is, the polo-playing menarch is aware that reyalty as an imstitution is probably on its last legs in Spain. To stave off trouble, the cabinet several weeks ago announced the date for the long-awaited general elections. Regis- tration of veters is now in progress and on January ‘4 the Spanish electorate will go to the polls for the first time In eight years. A new Cortes—con- gress—will be elected and the constity- tian, virtually sbolished by Primo de Rivera, will be restored. If the elections should result in a Republican Cortes, that body could, if it desired, progeed to demobilize the throne and set up a republican form in the committee are divided | of government at Madrid. Gen. Beren- | Maybe some one will come along guer has stated that “this step would require only the change of a single word in the constitution of 1876.” Evi- dently Ma). Ramon Franco and the other military revolters in the Jaea region are bent upon taking time by the forelock and placing their reliance upon the bullet rather than the ballet. — e As a great and resourceful financier, Henry Pord may be able, on the occa- sion of his visit to the White House next Monday, to offer a few helpful sug- gestions concerning the Nation’s money matters. An Unlovely Affair. Few will disagree with the action of Maj. Pratt in censuring the policeman who used his official authority to settle 8 personal grievance in regard to a dispute over a parking space, but it seems unfortunate that there is appar- ently no way to place the same sort of mark against the record of the motorist invelved. It was an unlovely affair from first to last. The policeman, ac- cording to his testimony in court, had pulled up to back and park when the motorist suddenly darted in behind and seized the space. Whereupon the officer in his wrath proceeded to charge the motorist with violation of the peaee- and-order act and haled him to court. ‘The ease was promptly dismissed. No one ean blame the offieer fer his irritation at the action of the driver pt the other ear, but it is evident that he as the policeman, yet they have had no such redress as eourt action, whether successful or not. There is no regula- tion in the traffic eode which prohibits the discourteous grabbing ef parking spaces and consequently the motorist géf f i s (8 E laber available which will make it hard | attacks to which Faseism in Italy has to eompete in economy ef production. ‘Thg bargaining in contemplation is something to be studied by the big busi- ness experts. B French temperament is proverbially changeable. Not long ago in the depths of grief and apprehension, the French nation now smiles in confident enjoy- ment of an extraordinary prosperity. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Awaiting a3 Superman. With intellect so big and strong ‘That he can show the world a way To shun the sorrow and dismay That life has been compelled to know Since days of very long ago. Maybe some one will yet draw near ‘To eonquer every human fear And bid us heed what we were told By Wisdom in the days of old. Maybe we'll find some man 5o great That he can end all mortal hate. Willing to Do His Best. “Do you think statesmen will return to the custom of wearing large ‘whiskers?” “We may,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “We can’t give our friends every- thing we'd like to. But we might at least try to look like Santa Claus in order to show our good intentions.” Jud Tunkins says his best game is checkers and he is just waiting for manufacturers to advertise it big, so been subjected by the newspapers of most other lands are but an indication of the strength and worthiness of the regime. Were Fascism a feebls, defec- tive and failing projeet, there would be no longer any occasion for continued hostility to it. . Private and selfish interests are afraid to acknowledge th merit of the system, lest it soon be adopted in their own lands, to the detri- ment of their personal manopolies. However, Signor Mussolini asks no favors and expects none, and believes that even a malicious reporting of con- ditions in Italy is better than silence; for in time no credence will be placed in any of the criticisms published al , and other nations will begin to question the accuracy of what they hear, and thus patience will result in the dissemination of the truth. It is regrettable, nevertheless, that the ben- efits of Fascism must be retarded by such a partial and envious attitude. * K ok X Drivers Clajm Change of Tires Causes Taximeter Discrepancy. Imparcial, Montevideo—That many of the taximeters of eabs operating in this city have been tampered with has long been a suspicion entertained by people using these vehicles. When they consider they have traveled about ene kilometer, the register records a dis tance of one and a half or two, Com- plaints made to the Department of Weights and Measures have led to the inspection of the taximeters on two public cabs. In both instances the in- dicator on the vehicles showed a wide divergence from the extent of the actual distance traveled when com with the master cyclometer on ment's car. The drivers claim that a recent change to undersize tires accounts for the discrepancy, but this explanation is not supported by the facts. In any ould require a readjustment of the apparatus, and it is presumed that al- terations have been made of the dis- tance actually covered. ‘The indicators are now to be checked on all these vehicles to prevent any that he can get a chance for some kind of a championship. Old Stories. The novels that I used to read, Oh, they are very tame indeed! They never tell & story queer Of night club or of racketeer; Of bootleg gin and gangsters grim Who leave our hopes of peace so dim And make us wish that they would not Put ene another on the spet. They have no punch; they show no speed; | of Those novels that I used to read. [ Growing Suspicious of Selence. “What makes you so indignant with sclence in general?” “It’s altogether oo powerful and mysterious,” answered Farmer Corn- tossel. “After our experience with drought so far, I'm wondering what | would happen if Science were to take & notion to put rain permanently out of fashion.” “He who is so powerful that he can always have his own way,” said Hi Ho, " In museums that I've explored. And this I'll say with faith unmeved; Soclety is much improved. “Den’t tell nufin’ but de truth.” sald Uncle Eben, “an’ don’ go out’h find out too much trijth’ dat further expiloiting of eab patrons. * k% ¥ ‘Woman Students at Oxford Held “Unfledged.” Isis, Oxford.—If our woman students come to Oxford purely to educate them- selves, they would do much better this respect elsewhere, particularly schools intended primarily for them. In general it must be admitted by any im- partial observer that woman students at Oxford are unseemly and fled in behavior, and whct might " " In the streets agonists in co-education can no longer for the succ of their cause when the results up been so indifferent. . Not the greatest leader in history could now make such an educational system operate * X % % Financial Check of u-.n.l'fi\uw Urged. t of Public Assist m:‘ih-elmo‘tu event, any change in the tires or wheels| foF the /B n|back who lances call for them, which costs the hx&uym from 40 to 50 pesos (from 341 to $6) per trip, aecording to whether the patient is brought from a point within the eity proper or from the remoter nub:xdrbl. their parsimony is to lemn The financial resources of all apply- ing for aid to these institutions should be carefully checked, and in cases where the beneficiaries emld‘g:y a 't of the expense incurred they should be required to do so. Some distinction should be made in the use of these institutions between the really indigent and the millionaires, S o School Books Seen as Means to Aid Home Industry. Chinese Weekly Affairs, Nlnk\n?— ‘What is as the most satisfac- tory way of g the use and consumption of native goods in prefer- ence to those imported from foreign by the Min- In a circular order issued recently by the varipus provin- cial departments and municipal bureaus | of education, the Ministry instructs that henceforth in the compilation of text books for middle and primary schools descriptions of the various leading home industries as well as stories calculated to implant in the youthful minds of all school children an interest in native inds and a preference for native goods must be inserted. It is pointed out that to popularize the use of native goods something more than the mere issuance of orders is necessary. The most fundamental and efficacious way, according to the memo- randum, is to foster in the minds of all school children in the country an inter- est in our pative industries. Farmers Now Value Scientific Research the St. Paul Dispatch. ‘When schools of agriculture were added to universities about 60 years ago nur ‘were attacked by almost every one, including the farmers, as delusi: lllpmll&t; Their growth was dis- counlln‘“ slow first decades. As Iate as 1886 at the University of Minne- sota there were only five students en- rolled in the Agricultural College. The slow growth was, however, inevftable, harsh fact was that before 1870, at the earliest, scientific agriculture had not made sufficient progress to consti- tute a subject for college teachin, Today the attitude toward the “farm schools” has greatly changed. People recognize the inestimable value to the State of the scientific research and ex- perimentation contributed by these colleges. Importance of thq schools is attested just now by their gobd showing at the International Live Stock Exposi- tion held in Chicago. Entries from the various university experiment farms icked off blue ribbons with regularity, he University of Minnesota taking many of the championships. The once derided agricultural school can now compete successfully in exhibition with Pr Tthe best private stock raisers in the ‘nineteenth _eentury skepticlsm toward sgricultural colleges has van- ished, One critic of those early days of | @nce demanded that the agricultural professors offer “some practical demon- stration upon the land of the faith they hold .” This demand the agricultural research workers of to- day have completely fulfilled. - A Kind of Efficiency. Prom the Louisville Times. efficiency expert strikes us as the to put pdvihctlinoris .o houite S} Halfback Also Obscured. Prom the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat. e eonie, ek think does \lo'.hl.n{ with the ball. ence for the hero Comes to Earth. | i : l | | m LIBRARY TABLE 1 By the Booklover ‘Thomas Hardy published “Tess of the D'Urbervilles,” he was the sub- of so much abuse that a mediocre man might have been overwhelmed. Hardy took it all very calmly and even drew considerable amusement from the hypocrisy and provincialism of some of his critics. Some anecdotes in this con- nection are told by Florence Emily Hardy, Hardy's second wife, in “The Later Years of Thomas Hardy, 1892- 1928,” a sequel to “The Early Years of Thomas Hardy,” published a year or so : “Amony curious other ition of the book was that it started & rumor of Hardy's theological beliefs, which lived, spread and grew, so that it was pletely extinguished. Near the end of the story he had used the sentence, “The President of the Immortals had finished his sport with Tess,'"” Hardy's idea of ironic fate was thus interpreted by one critic, “Hardy pos- tulates an all-powerful being endowed with the human passions, who turns everything to evil and rejoices in the mischief h: has wrough Another critic sald, “To him evil is not so much & mystery, a problem, as the williful malice of his god.” Hardy's comment on these criticlsms was. “Under this specles of criticism if an author were to say ‘Aeolus maliciously *d at her garments, and tore her hair in his wrath,' the sapient critic would no doubt announce that author's evil creed to be that the wind is ‘a powerful being endowed with the baser human p ) ete., ete.” * K * % After the appearance of “Tess” Hardy received many letters from strangers, “some from hucbands whose experiences d borne a resumblance to that of Angel Claire, though more, many more, | rom wives with a past like that of Tess, but who had not told their hus- bands, and asking for his counsel under the burden of their concealment. Some of these were educated women of good position and Hardy used to say the singular thing was that they should have put themselves in the power of a stranger by these revelations (their names having often been given, sometimes initials at a post office only). Once at a dinner party where Hardy was a guest, “Tess” was under discus- sion and opinions differed as to the Justice of her hanging. A well known society woman, wife of a statesman, snapped out: “Hanged? They ought to have been hanged!" Jeanette L. Gilder, writing in the New York World, said: “When I finished the story I opened the windows and let in the fresh air and I turned to my book- shelves and I said, ‘Thank God for Kip- ling and Stevensen, Barrie and Mrs. Humphry Ward! Here are four great writers who have never tralled their talents in the dirt. A prominent ac- tor, asked to play in a dramatization of “Tess,” said frankly that “he could not play such a dublous character as Angel Claire (whiech would have suited him precisely), ‘because I have my name to make and it would risk my reputa- tion with the public if I played any- thing but a heroic eharacter withaut spot.’” In spite af “Tess,” or perhaps partly because of it, Hardy's ashes were accorded burial in Westminster Abbey, on January 14, 1928. * X ok ¥ Irony, bitter at times, a sense of fu- tllity, but also humor, pervade “Vaga- bonds,” Knut Hamsun's most recent novel. Most of the characters are vagabonds or wanderers, searching for & means of livelihoad, but, in addition thing else which will give to a sol monotonous life a fla- vor of adventure, perhaps of romance. Continuity of effort is not possible to to that, for the vagabond nature any more than is hard work. Always, to change Scene seems to pramise success, but success is as elusive as the “little men” Who, . for the imaginative, people the moun heights and recesges of Nor- way. ¢ black, loamy soil of the Midwest United States tempts these vagabonds of roeky Norway, just as it has in_ reality tempted many hard- working Norwegians who came over here and energetically labored to suc- cess. But long even for their labors. They drift back snd forth and in the end are about where they were in the beginning. * ok x X John Galsworthy, in the foreword to ;xés l;e': égmumn of nlwn stories, “On rsyte ' e,” explains this addition to the Forsyte chronicles after the “Swan Song” had been sun, “It is hard to part suddenly and finally from those with whom one has lived so long; and ¢ * * these footnotes do reslly, p to fill in and round out the chronicles of the Forsyte family.” The slight stories in the volume do perhaps fill in certain gaps in the family history, but the gaps were so small that they were net noticeable, | tion and the stories are not of absorbing interest. The marriage of Miss Julia Forsyte at the age of 40 to Mr. Sep- timus Small, the rebellion of Mrs, Nicholas Forsyte against her husband until she secured from him an allow- ance (settled on her from her own dowry), the love-sick lingering of Soames against a lamp post outside Irene’s window a few weeks before his marriage to her, the disappointments of Marian Forsyte because of her un- worldly genius-husband, and the “nar- row squeak” of Timothy Forsyte who almost proposed marriage to the “not ite nice” Hatty Beecher, are among e best episodes related. The very best of the stories is “Soames and the Flag,” which tells of the reactions of Soames Forsyte to the World War. * ok ok X Of the stories in Edith Wharton's new volume, “Certain People,” only two are in what we have come to consider her usual manner—“Atrophy,” a slight sketch of the defeat of a beau woman at the hands of the timid but hard spinster sister of her lover, and “After Holbein,” a piece of real art, created about the character of an old man and an old woman who will nat release their hold on the worldly life they have loved. In two of the stories Mrs. Wharton goes to the borders of the Eastern Mediterranean for her background—“A Bottle of Perrier” is a first-rate mystery story, and ‘“Dieu d'Amour” is a medieval tale of Cyprus, based on tradition. The last story in the volume, el "‘i’a’?"'a 18 a shost story. The .’ Jones hauni merybme p-rior 3 the long-neglec country house of Bells in Sussex and keeps his private papers in a citronwood desk which it is dangerous for any liv- ing person to tamper with. * kK X Dorothie Bobbe in her historical characterization “Mr. and Mrs. John Quincy Adams; An Adventure in Pa- triotism” says of John Quincy Adams that he was “an icicle in r.ublb m remained an object of love behind scenes.” She describes him in his home as a man of deep affections gnd pleasant social qualities. He was a men “who loved small chil and was loved by them; who liked to hear his wife singing to her own accompani- ment on the harp, and was delighted to read aloud to her and the other ileged has classed Mr. Adams as an excellent reader of plays and poems and discourses that set the wheels of discussion to turning.” * % k¥ onl; George Washington was not only the “Pather of His Country,” hut also its Laddies,” old-time volunteer fire-fighters of New York, Asbury claims that even while |the ¥ork as | ma, he “ran Wi in ‘ashington was “;l“"&‘d s':"‘-" as often ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ly close 2-cent stamp for return postage and address The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D, C, Q. What is a quint major?—T. T. A It is & card term and means a royal flush. Q. Where did Tobias Lear live when he moved to Washington?—J. H. A. Toblas Lear, who was George Washington, lived on ketween Seventeenth and where the Y. M. C. A. now Q. Are there any countsies in which smallpox is still one of the main causes of death?—V. N, . It is still one of the causes of death in China and India. Q. Who wrote “Beautiful Joe"?—H. F. B. A. Marshall S8aunders wrote this story street teenth, of a dog in the form of an Autoblog- | yne raphy. Q. 1Is the Coast Guard a of the milif establishment?—R. A. A. e Coast Guard constitutes, un- der the law, a part of the military forces of the United States, which shall ?peuu ux'uler the 'h&nlury ‘l:optrtment o time of peace and operate as & part of the Navy, subject to the orders of the Secretary of the Navy, in time of war or when the President shall so direct. It is composed of the former Revenue Cutter Service and Life Saving Service. The Coast Guard has played a dis- tinguished part in every war in which the United States has been engaged. In time of peace it has made a distin- guished record in saving life and prop- erty at sea and in the performance of its many other important functions. Q. Please tell something about Lot- tie Collins, who sang “Ta-ra-ra-boom- de-ay’'—S. H. D, came to America at the time of the World's Columbian Exposition in Ohi- cago. The song “Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay,” which she popularized, was written by Henry J. Sayres, & theatrical press agent for the musical farce “Tuxedo.” It is aid that Sayres first heard the chorus in a St. Louis cabaret run by The used for war Tl i e and origin. The mineral oxides of iron and bonate of | and roots. . What is the meaning of the name “Juanita”?—J. B. W. A. 1t is of Spanish and means . What je first had an h'u.?lwhlnh nm&“ v"’-l m:zw as Was a connec Greek alphabet and the one used the Semites of Syria, Suge was brought to the G nicians. 1t 18 true that some writers attribute the invention of the to such mythical characters as theus and Cadmus. It is probable the Greek alphabet is an adapta of Syria. LE . The wards were somewhat chlnz:r:‘nd first- the song eventually reached Lottie Cal- lll;l:l who made it famous in England in Q. What is the Spenglerian theory of nations?—F. 8. 8. A. It refers to the philosophy de- veloped by the German writer Oswald Spengler in his book, “The Decline the West,” written before the Woi War apd appearing just after it. This book views civilization as com- ing war would find it. It is @& German philosophy which attempts the venture of predetermining hi 3 of following the still unraveled the destiny of a eulture and specifical of the enly culture of our time and an our planet which is actually in the DeancAmerioan. " T siss atiemps. e pean-. 3 also af describe the com; tive [ oot paral mn&hu Q. pares with Ni . G. A. The waterfall which is by many sald to rival NI is Victoria on the Zambezi River, in Cen w| Hoover’s Word drive went over . What is meant by the baby Vol- stond actrs: om A It is the term — el What waterfall in Africa com-|men, and iagara?—C. G. State prohibition laws various States, whi e W, Q. Please about the - Vat—L, A. It lies a little less than the south of the ruins of Angkor, with- in & park surrounded by s moat, whose guter perimeter measures 6,060 yards, It is now believed that the consecrated to the worship 1t consists of three sf exterior staircases, inating in , & great central tower pyram. :‘“ mile to the wuu‘:-' to Congress Studied From Many Angles Comment on President Hoover's mes- sage as Congress assembles gives evi- dence of general belief that he has de- e Vi ds cannot whers BTl SO ey | 8 Tecognized. f matter-of-fact recital, conserva- tive throughout and wholly non-com- mittal wi 't to some questions now under ;‘wchcum b ‘economic depres- sion cannot be cured by legislative ac- or executive pronouncement.’ " not experience hysteria," avers the Wilmington Delmarvia Star, n:"e.:.l: h:lb“fxd cases of h.:::n need are t-hmul A count healthy, wenm‘vl and competent enougl other @ period of be lauds his ‘“cool the Chlcllnmm’ bunj' hggel his sur- vy K il Chave S it of s sty opinion,” and the Manchester Union finds that “deals with practical problems in & practical way.” “One of the soundest and most pro- h"m in 1:::1 g “l:m ted years” by the mnfi Intelligencer. -SL"E bany Evening News declares, “It is & canstructive and ::xormnuve message with h facts and recog- the Nation's immedjate needs.” The Grand Rapids Press holds that “any citizen who reads it should feel saner and more confident,” while the Milwaukee carefully considered, ent, to which Congress shoul pay close and respectful attention,” and the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader is convinced that it “will be wisely ap- proved in constructive quarters.’” * % Xk ¥ “Sound and hamely philosophy akin ta thnduf Benj l‘gm:xnn is ted out by the na Star- lews, with an expression of hope that k—unl program of relief for eco- nomi ‘unemployment may be a in and puf into effect. without gantown Dominion-News calls the mes- Seat udgment.” while 4 delay.” The Mor- | News. “President ver makes no_ effort,” ing to the New. York Sun, “to minimize the depression or to suggest that it may be ended by legislation. He attributes decline of Ameri can business amiliar causes: Speculation, world-wide overproduc- tion, political agitations and in Asia and Soyth Am that and industrial institutions have weathered torm and th e price i Sentinel advises that if T e “Bone Peates o bl fln Cause f.nr‘ I‘-on. the Newark Evening News. =