Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1931, Page 8

' . tion to the next nationil convention, THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sunday Morning Editien. PG b o il WASHINGTON, D. C. SURSDAY........March 8, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES....Editor The Evening Star Nuu‘n_'ur Company 11th St. ) v‘{ll Ave. M“ e 11 43nd St. ain, ”&gl‘;‘;g_..,.;‘"%‘&. e Rate by Carrier Within the City. Star. 45¢ per month B RS o e eojog and. Bun T "3.““'“"’ 5 ‘s8¢ per month eétion made st the end “S5cR month lers may be sent in by mail of telephons Ational 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. ily and Sunday. only “... nday only "Il Member of the Associated Press. “The Associated Press is exclusively entitled o the u lication of A £ dis- ™ AT 1eheS of bubiic ein are also on of special dispatches he reserved. The Soft Pedal. The wet and dry issue still has its terrors for the Democratic party. On the eve of a meeting of the Democratic National Committee, called by Chair- man Raskob to discuss “policies” as well as other matters, a barrage has been laid down to rrevent the en- trance of the prohibition issue. It is evident that, notwithstanding the faith of many of the Democrats in the wet cause, particularly in the East and North, there is more than a lingering fear among them that to make the wet issue an outstanding plank in the party platform might be disastrous. ‘This fear apparently exists among the wet Democrats themselves. The Dem- ocratic State Committee of New York yesterday adopted a resolution in Albany declaring against having the National Committee pass upon questions of pol- icy at the meeting which opens here Thursday. The resolution does not mention specifically the prohibition question. But that was the matter, it is well urderstood, which was in the minds of the members of the committee ‘when they acted. It called attention to the fact that the National Ccmmittee has no power to fix policies for the party, and that such matters can be handled only by the party in national convention. That is quits true. How- ever, there is no power which can pre- vent & Democratic National Committee recommending a certain course of ac- provided the committee is bent upon such a course. ‘The effort of the New York State Committee, of many of the Southern Democrats, all of whom are considered drye, and of many m:mbers of the Sen- #te and House who are both wet and @éry to head off discussion of the pro- hibiton iss: by the Neztional Com- mittee, however, may be effective. A great dral will depend upon whether Chairman Raskob is determined to have a showdown on the liquor ques- tion. It has been reported that Mr. Rackob would demand such a show- down, but so far this report has never been confirm:d by the chairman. Gov. Rcosevelt of New York, prom- inently mentioned as a candidate for the presidential nomination, is reported to approve the position taken by the State Demccratic Committee of New York. The Governor, while he has gone on record as favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment, without a re- | turn of the old saloon, apparently is desirous, as are many other Democrais. of giving emphesis to econcmic issues | rather than to the wet-and-dry ques- | tion. Gov. Rcosavelt is regarded as a “progressive.” His recent invitation by & senatorial committee heaced by Sena- at hand by slmost domestic ‘grinding. And the family cow has for decades been néarly as extinct as the dodo. The American family, with the excep- tion of a few instances in the outskirts of society, must rely upon the grocer, who is merely the agent of the baker, and upon the dairyman for the supplies of daily need. The grocer and the re- tail dairyman are themselves at the mercy of the ultimate producer, who, in these times of high organization, is usually & holding company, controlling groups of factories and farms. What the consumer is paying in excess of the rightful price as measured by the scale of costs and reasonable profit is the price of scientific business organization. Realization of this fact does not help him at all in meeting his bills at the end of the month. —— v Peace in India. ‘The approaching ides of March seem destined to take their place in history as the ides of peace. The week’s earlier news of an Italo-French rapprochement on naval affairs is followed by today's dispatches from Delhi, definitely fore- shadowing the end of the long and bit- ter feud between Nationalist India and Great Britain. West and East, in turn, events which only yesterday contained the seeds of catastrophic peril to world peace have suddenly shaped themselves in directions leading to conciliation and settlement. ' Compromise, that unfailing refuge of statesmanship in extremis, saved the day in Orient as well as in Occident. The British, past masters in the art, have apparently gone more than half way in buying Gandhi’s ccnsent to co- operate in the task of building a new and united India. The world will need to wait for the details of the mahatma's protracted peace conference with Vice- roy Lord Irwin before it can learn just what concessions Mother Britain has made to Mother India. These are ex- pected to be set forth in the truce scheduled to be signed today. Indica- tions are that Gandhi has won the right of native Indians to make their own salt, in defiance of the imperial tax; to boycott British gocds and liquor shops, if they please; to evade land taxes and to indulge in other forms of “non-co-operation.” If Lord Irwin has found it meet to recede from the position to which Britain hitherto has tenaciously adhered on th:se various scores, it can only be that Britain has concludsd to surr:nder the shadow and retain the substance in India. The quintessential from the empire's standpoint is main- tenance of British soverzignty in Indla, especially as far as the outside world is concerned. That supremacy assured and saf:guarded, detalls become of minor consequence. If concessions with respect to sa't, liquor, merchandise and taxes can bring about at one swoop & cenciliated Indian Nationalism capable, unappeased, of continual and violent menace to domestic tranquillity, and a colncid nt recognition of British autherity, they will be a cheap price for Creat Britain to pay for so funda- mental an adjustment of ancient controversies. It is roundly one hundred and fifty years since India took her piace as “crown jewei” in the empire’s diadem. Blood of brown man and of white man has flowsd in profusion to keep the jewel in its setting. Mankind must hope that today's developments at Delhi will fix India's status in the British Com- monwealth of Nations on a basis de- s'gn°d to promote an era of enduring restfu'ness and prosperity among the teeming millions of Central Asia. A self-governing India—the eventual goal a'lke of Great B:t2in and of Gandhi— should some day, given such condi- ticns, come about as assur-diy as the Eastern sun rises above the grim imaleyas. o Saturday Half-Holidays. Realization of the plan .for extend- tor Norris of Nebrasia to attend a non- | portisan mecting of progressives 1n | ‘Washington next week se2ms to phce’ the progressive label on him. Many of the progressives are dry, among them Norris. It is this progressive vole (or‘ - which Gov. Rooscvelt or any other Democrat nom!nrated for President next year will hope. It 16 not the purpose of |y pargly o voice raised in dissent. The closing Seventy-first Congress has made a contribution to the heaith, {happiness and, it is believed, the efficiency of the Government personnel that will be long remembered. Statisticlans busy with work and cost charts might be ab! strong cace against Gov. Roosevelt or the others to scare of | this progressive vote, regarded as hostile to President Hoover. by an overemphasts of the liquor questicn. The coming meeting of the Dem- ocratic National Committee in Wash- ington has many possibilities. Former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, who is hot yet out of the picture as a presidential candidate, to be here, with his friend, Chairman Raskob. Mr. Smith, like other Dem- ocrats, hes s2'd that tae n:t'onal com- mittee cannot adopt policies for the party. But Le has also pointed out that that is no reason why the com- mittee may rot discuss the prohibition fssue if it sees Ait. Governor Smith’s reception in Raleigh, N. C., where he addressed a mecting of the Siate Legis- lature yesterday, has given impetus to the suggestion that he is again to bz the leader of the Democratic hosts n 1932. A small man, unimpressive in appear- ance, Gandhi edds his name to the lict of thoce who have held positions of leaderzhip without looking the part. e —— The Price of Organization. Too late for eny specific legislation and hardly in time for any definite pro- vision for carrying on the inquiry comes the finding of the Senste subzommittee on food prices, which was filed vester- day. It reccmmends further inquiry, by the Deparimert of Ju'tize and the Federal Trade Commes into the matter of mountirg prices and the con- trol of eommoditiss by an ever-tighten- ing chain of produ-ing snd nurveying' combinstions. The subcommi tee finds particwarly that the pr and milk are out of proportion to pro- duction and to the cost of m-~ter. In respect to mea‘s thers is a sh> ing somewhat more favor:b'e to the m-r, the prizes keeping seme d " of relationship to coils. BErard and mik, constituticg a ve<y large pro- port'on of the. distsry of the pesp'e, is expected | ing helf-Folideys throughout the year comes in the form of a last-minute victory that is all the more gratifying because of the surprise. A movement {which had its inception- many years |ago, but which has been blocked for so0 long and so often that there seemed | little chance of real or immediate prog- |ress, has been enacted by Congress extension of the to build up a; { half-noliday princiole throughout the | | vear. such additional time off would result in the Io ns of dollars, repre- sented in the salarise n ary for em- ent of addition! personnel or in reaced time required for the per- | formance of given tacks. But here is a { case whre the statisticians would prob- ably 121 threugh the'r distassal of vhat |1s, indeed, tise mest tmportant of all jthe elzrents with which they have to {@eal. The four hours of lapor per em- It might be pussibls to show that | ploye er wek that will be lost by the | Seturday half-holiday wiil be offset by | @ new spirit 2nd entiuziasm on the part jof rhe work 1f the Government has {lost a tenzible few million dollars by the siortsr work we-k. it has gained an | ‘ntenginie #ss°t wortn much more. In addition to the fact thit the Gov- ernment stznds to gain, rather then lose, by permitting its emploves more leisure and in light:ning the burden on {its employ 5. the sxample it sets to pri- | vate industry is important. It is lead- | ing, Inctead of trali'ng, in & movement ;(hat 15 galning in iavor each year. In tm: e s'x-day veck will be lcoked vpon in muh the same liznt that we now regard the twelve-hcur day as a relic of the past. b iween Eng'ard and Indla. If a be reached, it will mean an impoitant siep forward loward aliaying world mrest. - | Just Too Bad! Continu” ion of the inquiry into the \.cqrpbre” murder cf Vivion Corden, wh ' gled body was fcund -3 sizan: the cther morning Conciliation is to rule relationships icer of breag 1'iendly and secure understanding can He swallowed Henrietta's wrist watch.” | are cltogether out of Tangs in point of in & subu.ban pak of Manhatian, | brings to Ight d:'al's of a sord'd life ! price. Hence the desire for a further dnquiry. This, of course, mo2ns & pro- traction of the invest'gation, periups ot to any effect. The consu: is quite at the mercy of the producer and ven- | woman, to judge from her diary and ' Uncle Eben, “I wishes I was up dar. which svpears to heve b2en quite typi- Iul of a cerlain class of m:iioplitan society In recent years. The murdered THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. out any tangible basis of support. It is not, however, a matter of public interest that she was evidently of the demi- monde, for seemingly her profitable activities were chiefly of a sort to in- volve others. “Blackmail racketeering” is hinted. Night clubs are noted as the scene of operations. Behind the well gowned, attractive woman were men who used her for their gains. Modern variations of an age-old game were played with this human pawn. And the growing belief is that this was all being covered with police “protection,” which simpiy means that the game itself was taxed by the police for the enrichment | 3D of a line of successively “higher ups.” Save for the variations of detail there is nothing particularly new about this arrangement. It has been disclosed in one form and another often in the past. New York's history is punctuated by such revelations of graft. This immedi- ate case may not have been one of the major instances of recent official racketeering. It gains tragic prom- inence, however, from the brutal crime that was committed in an effort to stop the woman, harassed at last to the point of confession and plea for succor, from testifying in the inquiry now in pregress. The circumstances of the murder show that the slayers acted hastily, perhaps in panic. It was a clumsy crime, incomplete in that it was certain of immediate detection and also in that it was not accompanied by a thorough clean-up of the documentary material that is now throwing light upon the hideous situation. So much has been brought to light regarding the corruption of the police organization of New York that drastic reform would seem assured. But there is only a slender hope of such an out- come even now, with revelations of patrolmen depesiting money by the tens of thousands of dollars monthly, with prompt withdrawals in favor of as yet unnamed beneficiaries. Even if the higher-ups are traced by means of the “fishing excursions” of the inquisitor, which have been permitted by the court, there will be small chance of a real reformation, forced by an outraged pub- lic. For the unhappy truth is that the community is not as a matter of fact outraged to the point of action. These things are taken quite as a matter of course, interesting, startling even in some detalls and variations, but not really surprising. It seems to be what New York expects—and, well it is just too bad, and that is about &ll there is to say. o Each season theatricab producers de- clare themselves in favor of some kind of stage censorship. Experience has shown that censorship is nothing to be feared commercially, even when seriously attempted. As a rule it lengthens the waiting box-office line, while the thoroughly censor-proof little play closes a brief engagement with no consolation save the reflection that vir- tue is its own reward. The late Henry Allen Cooper, who died at the age of eighty, wasa man who might have been leading a life of ease receiving the compliments of his friends on birthdays and leaving public responsibility to others, Like other men, active though advanced in years, he found habits of industry formed in early life impossible to overcome. After his visit to Ramsay MacDon- ald it may be assumed that Charlie Chaplin knows a great deal about British politics. There is no hope that the comedian will be able to utilize the subject in one of his characteristic films. e, Congress has very little time before adjournment. Many legisiative re- sponsibilities must wait. Por a new Congress to find itself without a large amount, of unfinished business on hand would be a contradiction of time-hon- ored tradition. ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Contradiction, Men whisper of “another war.” The whispering should cease ‘When everybody clamors for An Everlasting Peace. You hear the lesson in a church, You hear it in the school— “Old Mars we must leave in the lurch And strive that Peace may rule.” Yet in each -courtly corridor Strange rumors find release. ‘They whisper of “another war" And talk out loud for Peace. Embarrassing Accusation. “You have been accused of spending great deal of money in politins.” “The charge s untrue” protested rator Sorghum. “Then you can 2fford to ignore it.” “No, I can't. It has aroused suspi- clon in my wife and daughters. They | are wondering whether I oughin't to) buy more fur coats and diemonds and automcbiles.” Jud Tunkins says this mechanical! competition gets worse He has a lot' o' things the fo'ks that set in the store ought to hear. but the radio talks so much he can’t get a word in edgewise. | Relative Publicities. On an expression very. wise T sometimes look with sad surprice. In print a little space it fincs, Then swittly fades from all our minds But on the other hand vou'll see A homicide in ghostly glee, Thet to disturb your reading seeks And haunts thet old front page for weeks. Watch Dog. “Be careful not to disturb the watch, dog.” said Mr. Meekton. ‘You refer to that little Pekingese?” “Yes. All the family ix wat~hing him. | “We give admiration to one who has great h" sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinstown. “It ccsts nothing, and if weelth returns the compliment in its own t-rms, we may find the bzrgain ! Agri-ultural Fotore. ‘The earne-t farmer now forgets About the blossoming violets And hopes to see. some Summer morn, A field with golden ears of corn. “Bvery time T rees an airship” said Eating breakfast before the fireplace hloyneofmremfllatpmn;up early. One can scarcely hurry a meal while sitting over an Oriental Tug in the best chair in the house. Breakfast at table-is one thing, and breakfast in front of the fire another. The former may be as hurried as one pleases, but the second requires leisure, thus takes one back to the stately days of Colonial times. A coffee table is a desirable adjunct, but not entirely necessary; or without it, the diner can eat well. o Whether the fire or the food itself is most necessary we do not know. _Surely the coffee will not taste as good without the fire. If one is addicted to any one of the forms of porridge fancied by the Ameri- can public of this decade, he will find Llostl:methtnz of a feat to balance his wl. Balancing the breakfast bowl, while the kindling bursts into flame under the logs, and the latter begin to pop, is an undertaking not to be approached in a light manner. He who laughs immoderately with a bowl of balanced in a rocking chair will rue it. So will the floor, and the rug. ] Many & European takes his rolls and | coffee, many an American his bran and | coffee. It is six of one and half a/ dozen of the other. | The Continental no doubt ‘chose rolls | as foodstuff easily to be eaten in bed. | His American brother, one in the fine | art of enjoying life, not bethg mastered | by conditions, but making himself the | master, no matter what his worldly po- sition, ‘chooses a bswl of bran as more | fltlln?llhe spirit of the United States. | It is a compctition, a sport, an en- | deavor, and an achievement, to eat with seemliness a full bowl of bran and milk, | half cream and half milk, or all cream. * ok % % Being dressed for the day, the diner | is not williny | fast. So, taking advantage of the quiet privacy of his retreat, he uses what, | ;."Yl;en applied to childref,, is called s He adjusts his bib around his neck, and gently seats himself before the fire with his big bowl of bran. Nor does he forget, while getting himself into a strategic position for the proper con-| sumption of his meal, to enjoy the| homely spectacle of the fire on the | hearth. | This is one of which he never tires. | Every fire is different. There are no | two fires alike. no matter if the logs appear to be chips of the same block. Varying composition of limbs, diverse atmospheric conditions, winds and other matters make certain that no fire shall resemble any other fire, Superficially they may be a great deal alike, but the fireside connolsseur knows that each one built plays a pat- tern of flame all its own. * X Kk % The great secret of & good fire in the fireplace is plenty of paper and kind- | ling. A certain niggardliness with these | items insures but half a fire. Properly | built, the fire thus has three main stages, that of the paper, that of the kindling and that of the logs. The first stage has taken many an | ambition up in flames. We have | watched the faces of famous men flare up for an instant, and then vanish into | | to spill any of his break- | sets | & drop runs down the rotund flank. TUESDAY, the oblivion of the chimney, Their countenances have turned to soot before our very eyes. Words earnestly written, sometimes filled with and dreams, have curled up at edges, and vanished no less enduringly, although a great deal quicker than if they had been hid away in an attic somewhere. Great doings and sayings of the day —these have come at last to a humble but necessary duty, and no one shall say that they h:vi m:t. 2one well. After the paper stage comes that of the kindling, which burns scarcely less readily, but makes almost as pretty a blaze. By this time a veritable cascade of flame is playing upward against the logs. There at the front of the fore log the fire sends up small jets, remind~ ing one of the old-fashioned gas logs which did duty in many old-time ‘Washington homes. Wood and coal, despite their beauty and interest, sometimes have their drawbacks in a busy family. Evidently many of the households of the '90s and thereafter were satisfied with the imita- tion logs, punctured with holes, through which blue jets of flame pierced into the air. The fault of these old burners, as we remember them, was that almost inva- riably they got “smelly” after a time. But when they worked properly, they did, indeed, give a lively imitation of burning logs, K k% The old “gas logs” gave way to the application of the Bunsen burner in types of heaters which give a quick and superior amount of heat. But nothing can usurp the place of the wood-burn- ing fireplace. It has a charm all its own. If the logs are not as well seasoned as they might be, they provide addi- tional entertainment by requiring a turning over every now and then. This interesting operation is facilitated by & proper tool, such as the spear-ended poker commonly furnished with fire- If there is no poker handy, two sticks of kindling will do very nicely. While using these improvised tools, it is neces- sary to keep in mind that their short- :.hmbnec-:mlm a ‘clo-e ‘:'prprmh to e burning logs, with a bending for- ward of the head. i It will be necessary, therefore, for the operator to watch out for flying sparks, as he prods the logs over on their backs. The moment he does this, showers of sparks arise, and the logs burst into renewed flaming. % bs Now comes the happiest moment of the fireside breakfast hour, the coffee time. The bran, dry at the best, has been disposed of, and the coffee is at :lemd, cfl.nlktehd by a u-n:‘amlg shining pew- T, set with cream er and suy bawl of the same. . © 53 This is the pitcher for which the prcud spirit of man long has sighed— the pitcher which does not drip cream from its spout after it is righted! Not Coffee is better these days, have you noticed that, as one by one the packers take a belated tip frcm the manufactur- ers of smoking tobacco, and pack their product in vacuum tins? Better a simple breakfast of bran and coffee, eaten leisurely before a fire, than 2 hurried affair of many articles swallowed hastily, either at home or abroad. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newsplpel;s of Other Lands MPARCIAL, Montevideo.—North American women for the most part do not naturally possess what are frequently alluded to as “cheeks like roses.” In reality, their com- plexions are rather pale and dim, but it must be admitted that they correct this deficiency with a consummate art and are sble to bestow an artificial bloom upon their countenances which deceives all but the scrutinizing, who search for the faint line of demarcation where the applied color leaves off and the real hue of the skin begins. On the other hand, the hair of the feminine North American is usually abundant and lustrous. Brunet shade predominates, however, and so here, too, there is a recourse to technique. Many desire to have blond locks in- stead of brown or black, and so con- trive to alter them through chemical processes to golden and sliver shades quite like the Scandinavian. Indeed, at present there is even a more conspicuous vogue among the women, and to be quite up to the min- ute in style, one’s hair should be red (rubio). A number are achieving this peculiar distinction of appearance, too, and not always with the most agree- able results, for one’s hair is always | shaded appropriately to one's flesh and | color, and too often efforts to improve on nature’s handiwork are very disap- | peinting, if nct actually offensive! s% % . Senora Rubio Gives 5,000 Dol's to Poor Children. El Universal, Mexico.—8enora Josefi 0. de Ortiz Rubio, at‘a post-Christmas celebration held at the Parque Obrero Venustiano Carranza for the benefit of the children of the poorer families, dis- tributed no less than 5,000 dolls and other playthings, to the great gratifica- tion of the small recipients, . e 4 Mrs. Grace Seton Guest At 59-Course Dinner in China. The China Waekly Review, Shanghal. | who | —Mrs. Grace Thompson Scicn, has gained fame as an explorer and geographer, has departed frcm Shang- hal for thes Philippines after visiting Ehanghai and othcr parts of China. | From the Philippines she will go to Indo-China, where she will study the wild tribes and get material for a nsw beok. Mrs. Saton was the guest of Nelson Johnson, Americe: China, at Nankirg. Mrs. ent:rtained Mrs. Seton an ladies with a bird's-nest feast of 50 courses at her home in Shanghai. * ok % Charms Fade Before Rays of Footligh Mail, London.—As our theater correspondent remarks, it is a perilous moment in the lif2 of a film star when | Da h2 (or she) first ventures to appear'in person on the stage. The quality that has aprealed to the watchers of the screen, whether it or some less definable kind of charm, has again and again been found to dis- solve beneath the rays of the foctlights. This disconcerting 'phenomenon, well known in the days of the silent films commonly explained as due to the w disillusion consegquent on the discovery | of a voice out cf harmony with admired features, but now that the talking films | b have made the worst in ' this kind known in advance, the disparity is, if anvthing, more pronounced than before. An explanation is not_easy, but per- haps we may say this: Characters who appear only in two dimensions on the screen are necessarily suppli:d with a third dimension by an act of imagin: tion on the part of the audiénce, un- “nscious though it may be. By each irdividual the shadowy form will be filied out different’:. and each will give his homage to a «iTerent figure, the roduct of his own fancy. When at last the actor appears in the flesh he is the same for all, and differsnt from everv man’s fancy, and the disillusion ‘s that which attends a shattered dream. e Mayor Is Called Upon To Remove Mudhole. El Tiempo, Bogota.—But a very few dor. Home baking is almost a lost art from other. evidential matter found in But if I was up dar I'd be wishin' I i America. It is many a year since her apariment, was an adventuress, was down here. An’ %fl—u—anwymm-mmmm.ydm not, be setisfiedd” o 1is. 8o why steps frcm the Calle Real (Main street), there live a great number of our fellow citizens, Senor Alcalde (Mr. M tho die in short -yora‘w 'mnl' lvernm ated for special invest.gations tI v | led nowhere, have accomplished nothing, | ¥ physical beauty | to worthy intervention does not save them. We are speaking of a dreadful locus (focal spot) of infection whicn exists in this great and beautiful city to mar its perfect loveliness, a capa-, clous mudhole on the noble Avenida’ Jimenez de Quesada, in the section comprehended between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. This orifice, of mleddfllble width ln: vast extent, has a convenient depository for all the rubbish and r!f\uepgsl tl";ye neigh- borhood—the only purpose for which it was available—until now for a kilo- meter or so in every direction there is no escaping the noxious odors, asphyxiating gases, soporific vapors, in- tolerable putrefactions and disease- bearing emanations drifting from this pestilential morass. How men, women and especially children can continue to live in the vicinity and breathe such a fatal atmosphere is altogether beyond our understanding. It is inhuman, Mr. Mayor, to allow this nuisance to con- tinue unchecked. Make a little trip to the environment we have described, and see with your own eyes, and ascertain with your own nose, if we have exaggerated the condi- tion. You may survive the experience if you do not come too clcse to the center of the plague. And, after you have been there, we feel sure that you will instruct the department of public works to remove at least a part of the germ- laden offal and fill in the rest of the depression with good, clean earth, or, better still, cement, so that what is now a menace to the community may become an integral and serviceabie part of the thoroughfare. At least, such a labor will obviate the sighs and the sicknesses of all who dwell in that quarter of Bogota. B e — Mr. Nye’s Breakfast, From the Houston Chronicle, Some of the sour-minded critics of the’ Nye Investigating Committee in- |sist that the gentleman from North Dakota and associates have been spend- ing too much of the people's money in their journeyings to and fro across the country. Representative Charles L. Underhill of Massachusetts is par- ticularly scathing in his remarks. “Over $1,500,000 has been appropri- t have and have given the taxpayers of this country of ours not a single dollar in return.” Many people will be inclined to sym- rathize with the New England solon, ough quick to disagree with him {as to the results of the Nye investiga- |tions. As a matter of fact, the North kol committee _has disclosed | evidence that the office of United | States Senator in certain wealthy and populous States is being knocked down the highest bidder. And that is an | unhealthy condition In a democracy, and light and more light should bé {thrown on the dark corners where | political workers have to be paid for their services, paid by millionairas | whose sole requisite for high office is | money to spend Mr. Nye has been loud and long in is protestations against the itemized cost bill for his many tri) ‘The savagely | caustic Moses of New Hampshire, never greatly enamored of this particular son of the wild jackass, has insisted on | putting everything into the record, even to the “twelve-dol'ar meal” which Mr. Nye so carefully explains was chared by several other officials on the junket. It seems petty stuff for grave and reverend Senators to quarreling over, and Mr. Moses no doubt had his tongue in his cheek when he called at- tention to the charges. But _there is serious doubt as to the advisabil'ty of continuing the Nye operations indefinitely. The country realizes that a mass of evidence had fo be uncovered in Chicago and Philadel- rhia, operatives, clerks, stenographers employed. It cost money. Mr. Under- hill and Mr. Moses say it cost too much money. The rest of us will have to aflg for ourselves. There is no dou at the Washington solons are | becoming reluctant. to finance sena- torial junketing trips, So. Mr. N may have to eat his breakfasts at Nailonal Capital henceforth. NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM LG M. CADILLAC. es C. Laut. Ilustrat- ed. The bs-Merrill Co. ‘Westward, along the north shore of the Great Lakes, then southward bor- dering the ippi, French and ndian place-names ring out like music, celebrating a thousand events and episodes in the true history of this country’s settlement and growth. Grand Marais, Mille Lacs, Lac qui Parle, Duluth, Hennepin, Marquette, Nicollet, Lesueur, Chaska, Minneapolis, Mankato — to seize but a handful of these evocative names at the outset of the adventure. Broadly, these objectily the purpose of Louis XIV over here. Primarily, to supj t New England with a New France, and, along the way, to convert the Indian to the one and only true faith. No new thing. War and'religicn have kept company before. The subtitle of this book runs— “Knight Errant of the Wilderness; Founder of Detroit; Governor of Louisiana from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.” How does it come, then, that the name of this man of many and heroic achievements should have been left to the picayune business of desig- nating a special make of motor car, or stamping the tinted output of a fish cannery concern? Maybe, just maybe, the “dirty work of politics” is not, after 11, & recent invention of this “sordid and materialistic day.” Who was the Chevalier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac? A Gascon from Garonne, born in 1658, toward 300 years ago. Today, his highest and most impressive monument in the New | World is Detroit, outstanding among American cities for rapid growth, for prominence in industry and the arts, in education and philanthropy. Cadiilac set this fortunately placed city on_fits way. So, be sure, when you go to De- troit to pay homage to the statue of the Chevalier Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who had the foresight to lant his own town so advantagecusly or its own future in the great com- monwealth, What about the man who did so much and gained so little? Here is the story ol Cadillac. A true story into whose making has gone the special training for historic investigation that 50 clearly marks the work of Agnes C. Laut in more than one volume of our history of the West—"Pathfinders of the West,” “Pioneers of the Pacific Coast,” “The Story of the Trapper,” “Preebooters of the Wilderness,” “The .(‘);efllnd Trall” and a dozen others be- les. Let us talk & minute about this wom- an who has so positive a flair for the role of historian, laborious part com- monly taken by the strong male of the species. First, the historian must be the hunter, scenting out and running down every trail, however faint, gathering along the way, of course, all the open ANSWERS TO QUE STIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. organized institution has heen bum; and is under the personal direction of | with Frederic J. Haskin. By keeping in con- stant touch with Federal bureaus and position to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Sub- mit your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free dis- posal. There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return post- age. Address The Evening Star Infor- mation Bureau, Prederic J. director, Washington, D. C. Q. How long has ping-pong been played?—L. P. A. Its invention is credited to James Gibb of England. He brought out the game between 1880 and 1890. It was then called table tennis. A sporting goods house manufactured a set in the 90s and gave it the name ping-pong. Q. Is immigration increasing or fall- ing off>—T. F. A. It is estimated that at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1931, it will be found that there is a decrease of 87,000 in number of immigrants compared vlwvlgl'; the 242,000 for the fiscal year Q. To what degree in American uni- versities does the license of the Univer- sity of Paris correspond?—E. G- Haskin, | C. D. A. In most cases it is the equivalent | of the master of arts degree given in our universities. Q. How did Capt. Sir George Hubert Wilkins gain his knighthcod?—M. F. 8. A. Capt. Wilkins was born in Aus- tralia. He has been engaged in Arctic exploration for many years. In April, 1928, he flew from Alaska to 8 gen and for this feat was knighted by King George V of England. Q. What is the size of the original painting “Mona Lisa?"—W. T, K. A. This canvas is 2 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 9 inches. Q. Is there any civilized country -'r:ren the men of today wear earrings? A. Earrings are still worn by some fishermen on the Belgian coast. They are very rarely worn by men elsewhere, but are sometimes seen in the ears of I'nyr‘;‘:’“‘ and a few Italians and Span- Q. Are roses peculiar gion or ?unu'y?—L. P. A. Wild roses of many varieties are found in abundance in practically all the temperate regions of the earth. at becomes of electricity after to any one re- fields of material. Miss Laut is a hunter all right. Poreign sources of informa- tion are no barrier to her. Hidden docu- ments only whet her activity to a sharper edge and a deeper burrowing. Scattered items merely make the day's work a bit longer. And, finally, every scrap of information the. world over is at hand. In this case the pursuit, that adventurous and heroic Cadilla she is, buried in Cadillac stuff. Enough to daunt any man or woman. And this only the beginning. Order has to be worked out of this Cadillac, confusion of findings. Rigorous sift come, t00, to separate truth from hear- say, and hearsay from rumor, legend and plain fiction. This, too, har a start. But it is a good start. For now, and only now, does the exciting work of recreation begin. Begins and comes to fine fruition. For Agnes C. Laut is that truly rare being, a genuine story teller. And here you are. The bcok in hand, vital and human, you come upon the man—adventurer, politician, build- er, nature lover, adroit manipulator, shrewd in foresight, trusted by Louis X1V, depended upon in important is- sues by Prontenac, organizer and ad- ministrator. A hard man, as his tribe is and ever has been. A scft man, too, in spots, like the rest of his kind. A faulty man, lik€ every one of the sons of men. One, too, who breeds enmities and enemies. Big foes, worthy of his own steel. Naturally. Are you locking for a story, a tale of adventure in days that are as pic- turesque as they are stirring and dan- gerous? Are you looking for a hero, robust and brawny, all lean meat and sinew, a ready-turning fellow to face danger from every side? Does it gratify you that this is a true adventure, a part of the land that is your own land, a saga of the wilderness, the chronicle of a great foreign pcwer scouting for more power? Well, here is your story. You'll not find another to meet it in cxeitement and thrall today, maybe not tomorrow. There is no point to count- ing its deeds and its progress, either in the historic_sense or in the narrative ensemble. You will read it, or you will not. If you do, you'll read it again. If you do not—you lose. One more word of tribute to Agnes C. Laut, who has done so much, is doing so much, in our behal! toward an appreciation of just what “opening up the West"” does mean. * ok ok K HIGHWAY INTO SPAIN. Marce] Au- rousseau. Alfred H. King. The two sat sipping—well, whatever one does sip in those open-front cafes | of Paris. And one said, “Let's go some- | “Let's,” said the other. Such is the way in which this walking trip from Paris to Madrid took its start. Literally, took its start, for in no time at all these young fellows were on their way. Stout boots, tough raiment to suit all weathers, each with a 10-pound knapsack on his back, not an ounce over, and at 10 o'clock of a certain morning they passed out of Paris, through the Porte d'Orleas ore- after Spain shaped their vision. Dis- tantly, to be sure, for, reading, you will find them still dcep within the bound- aries of France, stoppln&here and there t points as alien to them as if they were tramping Java or any other dis-| tant and unknown region. At once the | advantage of the vagabond over the conventional traveler becomes open. “The Gatinais! We had heard of it, for we used to buy ‘miel surfin du Gati- | the best Gatinais honey. But ere in France the Gatinais might be I did not know.” And here it was, a bare expanse of plowland. Larks the | only living things. This must be their | uncontested kingdom, their native land. ‘Millet has painted that empty solitud Ficked out at random, this sets the keyi the adventure. Every page has a , like this one, made to open a thousand gates of wayside beauty and simplicity, made to piich this adven- ture to th: low tone of the common- place, set a-singing. To pick up the countryside, little by lttle, as one walks through it, to gather from som: little height the soft every- dayness of the soil under sun and cloud fleece—such the substance of this out- i faring. To stand on the streets of some historic city, its greatness forgot- ton in the lure of its living people con- cerned over food and drink, they, too, unimpressed by an ancientry that has nothing at all to do with the actual busin of being alive. To be sure, the history and the legends are not going to be forgotten. But, at the moment, one is so engrossed in the little, passing, daily things that he forssees only dimly that the old grandeur will gather actuality out of this plain meet- ing with the present. These are artful travelers, adroit vagabonds, selecting from every new route and road the es- sence of its beauty and the savor of its charm. Practical fellows, too, con: cerned with bed and food and prices and values, all of which they pass on to vou and me. There | p. gs must | Q. Whi it is used?—G. N.. tnat execmn\'cm:“nn:‘nl,y o a city [ tion. When el is energy given out appears in {;fl'g: such as heat or work of some n Q. Please state how “Mary Had mel_,e lfinmb" happened to be written.— A. About 100 years ago in Sterling, Mass., a little girl named Mary fed and cared for a lamb her father gave her. They became very attached to each other and played together. One day Mary's brother suggested they take the lamb to school, which they did, creating fun and laughter among ml:m‘mpmA One of the visitors at the scl that day, Mr. John Roulstone, told of the lamb's visit. The day after, he rode back to the school house and handed Mary the three stanzas he had written. In 1829, in a book of poems for chil- dren, published by Sarah Joseph, three more stanzas were added. Q. When will the Indianapolis auto- mcbile race take place? When was the first one?—D. B. C. - A. The Indianapolis speed classics are always held on Memorial Day. These ces have been held since 1911, Q. How does a person know when the police department is going to suction off confiscated automobiles?—F. W. A. The sales are in most places an- in the daily papers. _ . How can two des of finished er to give the ef- Dlgel‘ be joined tog nounced | | 14 fect of one paper's being coated by the jolted " together - amndieh) withous together paste and al- 3. How can squirrels be caught alive wit it injuring them?—E. C. 8. A. Squirrels can be alive by using cage traps baited nuts. Q. How much film is used annually for m;llon pictures in this country?— A. Annual consumption of motion picture film by the industry in this is approximately 1,500,000,000 feet, which is close to 300,000 miles. In addition, amateur movie makers in this country use about 20,000 miles of film annually in the now so-popular hand- movie cameras. Q. Please give a biography of Roland Hayes, the colored singer.—M. W. A. Roland Hayes, tenor, was born in Curryville, Ga. He studied at Fisk Uni- versity, Nashville. ith Pisk He came to Boston has toured in concert annually to date. He gives Summer concerts in Europe. Q. is V used sometimes instead of U7!g W.N. A. The letter U is a form of V, with which it was formerly used inter- changeably. In the eleventh century U came to be used by preference as the capital initial form. In dictionaries they were not given separate alphabeti- cal position until about 1800. The {mh still used frequently in inscrip- Q. When is “beloved” pronounced two syllables, and when has it syllables>—M. A. B. A. There is a rule to the effect that ;hm an adjective which ends in “ed” Q. What would be done with a son who went blind while prison sentence?—F. G. - A person who becomes blind while ving a prison sentence is cared for in the same manner as prior to his of sight, except of course in the agement of stairwa; y marching, ete. In large up-to-date fflm tional eduuuon‘ph provi i if not available, he is usually compl his sentence, and write, learn trade at which to earn h‘:dllm Q. How many bu! );;;,Yoik.'cny more A. Theke are 38. Q. Why is Watts' famous painting called “Hope"?—;" R. per- a )X;MJnm. landed as yet. How come?— o S e o o v . Campbell went on to Southampion g"dfln:hn ‘The Mauretania was de- Q. Has Nebraska a law regulating th: length of sheets used up>n beds in ho tels?>—R. M. was the book, “Moby Dick.” Q. When aritten?>—A. B. C. A. This , by Herman Melville, was published in 1851. 'Personality of Spanish King * Qutstanding Amid‘ Turmoi’ King Alfonso’s personality is an im- portant factor which complicates the situation which Spain faces, acco to American opinjon. He is viewed as a man of courage good ship, against whom there can be no great popular prejudice, but it is feit that absolutism faces another defeat with the King's future uncertain when the present series of incidents shall have been closed. “It is not probable that Alfonso will be banished from the country which he so dearly loves,” thinks the Schenec- t>dy Gazette, ‘nor will he flee from any dangers which may beset him there. He has shown remarkable courage time after time in facing dangers and risks. Whatever the future holds for monarch, whether he will continue to sit upon the throne of his fathers, with his former privileges more or less cur- tailed, or will abdicate, for the ‘good of the people, none can' say that Alfonso has not been, from first to last, the best parliamentary government would be a blcw to absolutism in Europe. ly and Jugoslavia have the real thing, while Turkey, Persia and Poland have some- thing ~ approaching dictatorial ~rule. There is a possibility that Alfonso, who has been King for a long time, is a smarter politician than some of his }’l:uwnlnu would have the world be- ve.” Referring to the fact that, “heading a coalition cabinet that largely em- braces monarchists, Admiral Juan B. Aznar has undertaken- to calm Spain’s troubled political waters,” the San An- tonio Express records that “practically that the restrictea this | shat dictatorship.” " Alfonso is in a tight place” agrees the Charl News and Courier, of good sports. Even should his reign | quoti come to an end, like those of others in recent years, he would retain the world’s respect, and in defeat, giving more than life for his friends, would enjoy his greatest victory.” Notwithstanding more harmonious developments of recent days, the Kan- sas City Star holds that “the danger of a republican_revolution ists,” and the Tcronto Dally Star, féeling that “it is not clear yet that Spein can stabili national conditions without experienc- ing bicodshed,” concludes that “the dis- tatorship -r *ars to be played out, and ere long the peop'e will assume a zl‘-enm- control over their own desti« nies.” “What appears to outsiders as an anomaly in the Spanish situatio: cording to the Atlanta Journal, “is the refusal of the liberal leaders to co- operate with the King in restoring con- stitutional government.” The Journal quotes Jules Sauerwin of Paris as criti- cizing Alfonso’s violation of the con- stitution afier he had sworn to respect it, and concludes: “It should be said that if ever there was a_monarch will- ing to take a sportsman's change, it is Alfonso the Thirteenth of Spain. Strong he mav be, but Y!P!lltdly he has proved himself ‘a Castilian gentleman and a descendant of Louis the Fourteenth. Moreover, he has given ample evidences of true iove of his country, mistaken as his policies were.” * ok ox % “Spain limped down the years,” re- marks the Milwaukee Sentinel, “carry- ing on the top of its load the stupid Hapsburg-Bourbon monarchy. Alfonso represents that menarchy now. The world-wide feeling against it is not mitigated much by Alfonso's being a good fellow.” The Seattle Daily Times ‘Spain’s actual return to these two countries as no formal his- tory is able to do come out at every turn. It is an indescribable bock. Not ‘This, in epirit and manner, is the way of the whole journey, the way of this big book telling about it. A sense of largs leisure and the mood of the vagabond are requisite for a complete enjoyment. Having these, the way be- tween Paris and Madrid will open to the lovely significance of the Midi, to the beauty and history of the Basque country, so criss-crossed with French and Spanish ambitions of counter- claim and occupation. Intimate things that give vit to the greatness of A a book 2t all. Rather a big and warm invitation to ccme along. It pends. If you are. of the tribe you will love every day of the vagabonding. Lucky you—if you are of the right breed. not—don’t - bother. Just ge' along grab r “points of “ig rush.on to the next ones » you are a tramp, or a loiterer—just so let. gep into this literal lize denu{‘ disastrous,” and a gen- eral belief that the monarch “will emerge with his crown but with loss of kingly powers.” * ok ok . f '--r:.le cl;‘:m:-::""‘"' ui;! not pro- foundly impressed,” says Chicago Dally News, “by threats of 1 strikes or new insurrections. It evi- believes that the masses of the Spanish people are mondrchical at heart. The cabinet may be guilty of self-deception and excessive optimism or it may have appraised correctly the forces of radicalism and republicanism. The trouble in Spain is that the peas- ants and a majority of the laborers and petty traders are indifferent to politics. Illiteracy, semi-feudal land tenures and complete control of the machinery of elections by the agents of the provincial or central governments have kept Spain in a backward condition. It has mot been averse in principle to dictatorships. But for econontic distress and the fall in the value of the Peuu the Berenguer military dictatorship might have pro- ceeded with its own leisurely plans and its superficial changes. What the new civilian dictatorship will do is likely to depend on circumstances beyond fts control.” iy, peedicth “The only prediction at all safe is that the confusion and dissatisfaction will continue for a long time,” in the judgment of the Des Moines Register, while the Roanoke Times states that ‘whether Admiral Aznar and the mon- archists can pacify the country is a gx’e:g_lon that only the future can de- “No vital question has been solved,” contends the Providence .vournu."“‘l;y 108 give ' King thing space LN ve e breaf Around them the hosts of dissatisfac- tion are éverywhere gathered. ing in dark corners, in remote rants and parlors, in and studies, from one corner of the t'on 'to the other, are the foes of sovereign—Socialists, university fired with the dream of reform, cans, Constitutionalists, dustrial malcontents. The g0 on, thé plot wax, and any morning we hear of another armed - Ifl&d” it may be by a gen- u- na- the students wln.