Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1931, Page 8

i per inst th THE EVENING STAR |sbout twnty per omnt sguinst ] With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY.......June 25, 1831 THEODORE W. NOYES. .. .Editor e ettt : 110 East d ettt S European Omceln x.n! Rate by Carrler Within the City. e Evening St 45c per month e s0c per month $Eundars) B % nd Sunday Sta a5 Ml"llgsé? e Sunday o c_pel ] ade at the end of each month. Orders may e ‘sent in by mail oF telepnone National 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. Dally and Sunda; 1 aily only . unday only . All Other States and Canada. d_Sunda: yr., $17.00: 1 mo., $1. Baly Sniy S0 3r *3800: 1 mo.: nday only . + $5.00: 1 mo.. Member of the Associated Press. he Associated Press is exclusively entitled $o the ee Tor republication of all news dis- atches credited to it or not otherwise cred- ted in this paper and also the local I\I'l; published herein. All righis of publlu\.ionx special dispatch herein are also reserved. A Fast Flight. Jules Verne must be stirring uneasily in his final resting place today. His then fantastic story of circling the globe in eighty days is being made more than passing absurd by two young Oklahoma aviators and if they keep on the way they have started the around- the-world record will be nearer eight than eighty days. Wily Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York in their fast plane on Wednesday morning. Six hours and fifty-two min- utes later the Winnie Mae, as they have christened their ship in honor of the daughter of the sponsor of the flight, was rolling gently to a stop at the alrport at Harbor Grace, New- foundland, twelve hundred miles away. As one of the favorite take-off spots for transatlantic fiyers, aspirants for ocean flying honors generally rest up there before making the dash for Europe. Not so, however, with these two ap- parently tireless men. A quick lunch- eon, a check and refueling of the Winnie Mae and they were off into the pouring rain for Berlin. Sixteen hours and seventeen minutes later they swooped down on the surprised per- sonnel at Sealand Airport, England, for a bite to eat. They had covered ap- proximately thirty-three hundred miles in a few minutes more than twenty- three hours flying time. Off again after thanking their hosts the two fyers, a few hours later, dropped softly to earth at the Berlin airport, where a vociferous welcome was accorded them. A few hours’ sleep last night and they were off again early this morning for the nine-hundred-and-twenty-five mile hop to Moscow, which they reached be- fore noon, American time. It is truly a Herculean task that these flyers have set for themselves, and i they succeed they will well de- serve the honors that will be heaped upon them. Only two nights’ sleep, one of which they enjoyed last night, are planned before they return to New York and it is quite likely that over- powering fatigue will Joom as much of a menace to them as any other hazard eficountered during the long trip. The human body can do just so much and it is earnestly hoped that if these two brave aviators find the pace too swift they will slow it up in order to prevent possible disaster. Whether they suc- ceed or not, however, in their ambi- tious plans, they have already set a new and imposing record from New York to Moscow for others to shoot at. ‘There is honor enough in that to last most fiyers a lifetime. Widening Wisconsin Avenue. Plans for improving and widening Wisconsin Avenue from the District Line to Bradley Lane are moving rapid- ly forward according to speakers be- fore a meeting of the Wisconsin Avenue Suburban Commission, Designed to ° make an imposing approach to the Na- tional Capital from the West, the spon- sors of the project contemplate con- creting and leveling of the street car tracks so that Wisconsin Avenue will have a width of seventy-five feet from curb to curb with a walk on both the East and West sides. Completion of the work is slated for the Fall. ‘Washingtonians earnestly hope that there will be no delay in carrying out this plan, especially in view of the fact that the Bicentennial celebration, for which thousands of tourists will motor to the Capital, is near at hand. Wash- ington is one city which has suffered, and unnecessarily so, in the past by the absence of catisfactory motor ap- proaches to the city. With the Widen- ing of the Baltimore boulevard, the opening up of Rhode Island Avenue all the way to Hyattsvile and the im- provement on Bladensburg Road, that artery is now in excellent condition, The Wisconsin Avenue project will like- wise provide an attractive and con- venient method of entering the city frecm the West, so that all motorists wWho journey here, except those from the South, will find the National Cap- ital possessed of approaches that are good from an esthetic as welk as a traf- fic standpoint. ——————————— The latest is musical “interpretation” of gowns and other beautiful costume ensembles. Nocturnes for pajamas, it s presumed. et Unequal Gas Rates. éallmg upon the officials of the gas companies for further information, to be considered by the Public Utilities Commission at a hearing to be held a few weeks hence, People’s Counsel Keech points out that as the rates now stand, in the schedules in force, there are marked discrepancies and discriminations in favor of persons using gas for building heating purposes. Complaints have reached him from business concerns that indicate that excessive charges are made for large consumption. One of this character notes that on the basis of the con- sumption of approximately 130,000 cubic feet a month he is charged about 91.75 cents per. thousind. The ap- proximate cost to the person who heats bis se by gas is about seventy-five o thousand for a smaller gife It makes not a particle of difference to the gas companies for what purpose the product is used. The only dis- crimination in rates, if any is granted, should be to the larger consumer, rather than to the smaller. = Whether the gas is used for manufacturing pur- poses, as in bakeries, or for heating, as in business establishments or dwellings, or for cooking in the homes, or for llumination, the quality is, necessarily, uniform. The pressure may be regulat- led to sult the requirements, but the rate should be uniform, save as to quantities. Counsel Keech expresses the assump- tion that the gas companies have them- selves taken cognizance of the discrim- inations of which complaints have been made, and that when the hearing is held the Commission will be presented with proposed schedules that will elim- inate these causes of grievance. As he states the case, there is need for prompt and definite guarantee that the consumers will be assured of uniferm and equitable charges. o Guide Posts for Sky Travelers. How long ago it seems that the trav- eler was guided from point to point by “finger boards” planted on the road- side! “To Turkeyville, Ten ~Miles,” with an index pointing the way, was the token of his direction and distance as he jogged along in his horse-drawn rig or trotted a-horseback. It was not more than thirty years back when these signs were all that were needed and all that were provided. Much has hap- pened since to require more elaborate and specific travel guidance aids. The motor car, with its swifter pace, has necessitated larger and more frequent and explicit direction markers. The improvement of roads has called for multiple guide posts at corners and intersections. Road maps are carried by ell tourists, and these, with odometers aclick on the instrument boards, furnish effective information of progress and position. Aviation has developed & new neces- sity. Flyers have had to be given posi- tive guide marks visible from high in the alr. Natural landmarks, water courses, railroads, settlements, large and con- spicuous structures have been mapped. Some enterprising towns have laid out large-scale signs on the ground visible from aloft, to tell airmen that “This is Settledown,” or have blazoned their air- ports with distinctive tokens visible by day or night. More should be done in this line. Maps, of course, must be used by pilots for long-distance flying. Pilots on the inter-city commercial lines soon know their way as familiarly as the driver of a milk wagon knows his route., Now comes the transoceanic fiyer, who needs directional and location in- dices as well as did the driver of the horse rig & few years ago, and the motor driver a little less remot:ly. The general supposition is that if a pllot sets out from Harbor Grace, for exam- ple, and heads eastward, he will surely strike a landmark, and will be able to know his position. But suppose he is delayed by head winds, and makes his land-fall after dark? How is he to know where he is, whether still over the sea or over the land, and if over the land, what land it is? ‘When Post and Gatty, who are now on their way around the northern sec- tor of the globe, made their first land- ing after taking off from Harbor Grace they did not know where they were. As their plane came to rest and they were greeted by a group of officers at the Chester alrport, Post askeds “Is this England, Scotland or Wales?” He really had no idea where he was, save that he was somewhere in the British Isles. He and Gatty bad first seen a coast line, in the early morning, and surmiséd that it must be Ireland, and kept on and eventually they crossed the Irish Sea and knew that they were clear ’o( the Emerald Isle, but just where was | & puzzle. “This is England,” “This is New- foundland,” “This is France,” “This is Germany.” These and other signs, in great letters—in the language of the land, of course, for there are too many tongues to accommodate all explicitly— may have to be conspicuously displayed on the shores, visible by day or night. Of course in time all fiyers will get to know the characteristics of all the lands on their lanes of air travel. Perhaps in a little while transoceanic flying will have become so common and so regular and so certain that there will be no need of other guides than clocks and barographs and a few other in- struments. But until then it behooves the folks who believe in letting the alrmen know where they are to set up guide posts for the sky travelers, 2 B fond i The premature boom of Fourth of July glant crackers irritates, but the sudden and uncxpected boom of stocks is welcomed universally. A lot of brokers can now turn those automatics on vacation game. e —e—— Just One of Those Things! Sad indeed is the reflection of the aspiring base ball devotee of Washing- ton upon the performances of the Washington and Philadelphia teams yes- terday, at Detroit and St. Louis, re- spectively. What a golden chance to gain & game upon the leaders! Phila- delphia loses so rarely that whenever it does Washington ought to win. And especially when the game is apparently in the bag up to the eighth inning. But suppose Philadelphia had won while Washington was losing! Then the margin would have been three and & half games instead of two and a half, Just as it would have bzen only one and @ half games if Washington had won. It is just such tricks of the fates that watch over the base ball flelds that make the game so intensely fascinat- ing. To expect the home team to win whenever the Philadelphia team loses is to expect it to win virtually every game played. And that is impossible. If it were possible, the pennant race would be robbed cf its chief charm. It would make Washington & sure winner. And just as soon as & team becomes a sure winner it loses its hold on the public interest. There was such a case here in Wash- ington quite a good many years ago, the season when in an adjustment of the cld National League line-up Wash- inglon 2nd Louisville were droppsd and the Capital team became a member of a minor league, with practically the same personnel, It was so much the Silian kg TfiE EVENING STAR, WASH strongest team of the less important circuit that it won virtually every game played. Attendance, which started off at a high figure, soon dropped to practi- cally nothing. Nobody was interested in seeing games that were won before they were started. So it is that, sad as such a case may be, the loss of & golden chance to im- prove position in the race is just a part of the game's attractions. (It is an incentive to, better deeds. Phila- delphia will slip again, and then it behooves Washington to win, and it behooves Washington likewise not to lose while Philadelphia is winning. This Dennant pursuit is a strenuous business. ——————— Two Modern Wonders. , Yesterday a telephone bell rang in the home of Mrs. Harold Gatty of Los Angeles, and when she answered she heard a voice saying: “You don’t know who I am, but they are broadcasting the landing of your husband and Wiley Post in Berlin” Then she turned on the radio and heard the story ¢f how Post and Gatty were circling the field at the . German capital, how they landed and how they were greeted. She heard her husband’s voice and that of his com- ranion as they expressed their appre- clation of their good fortune and their rousing welcome. The wife and her three small sons were getting the story of the triumph straight from “Daddy” thousands of miles away, across a great continent and a great ocean and part of another continent, getting it instan- taneously and clearly, Aviation and radio! Truly the won- ders of the present day are mlt.\ndzedl ——————— ‘Young squirrels were born in a High- land Lake, Conn. icehouse and in a sawdust nest that had settled four or five inches into a solld cake of ice. If Admiral Byrd ever should feel like tak- ing one on a polar expedition, he is advised to make & note of this location and family, ——— e A recent widely read special news- paper article told how movie stars were swelling their munificent salaries by go- ing in widely for “big business.” They are to be congratulated. It is only when they go in too strongly for monkey business that they eventually suffer public contempt. ——r——————— Down at Annapolis they call the daughters of officers stationed at the U. 8. Naval Academy “yard engines.” Now that the large, handsome and tal- ented class of 1931 is out and commis- sioned, some of them will have to do a little intensive switching. - SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Ahead of Time. When good Columbus crossed the blue, Where dangers darkly hovered, It's safe to say he never knew How much he had discovered. He thought the beach of pearly sand And Injuns in the distance Were all that gave this gracious land Its reason for existence. He had no thought of buildings tall Or telephones or trolleys; Of circuses or of base ball, Or fashion's fleeting follies. Perhaps his thade across the Styx Remarks in accents surly: “Fate loved to play me shabby tricks. I struck that place too early!” High Art, “You have sald some wise things in your speeches.” *Perhaps,” rejoined Senator Sorghum. “But musicians will tell you that one of the greatest considerations in their art is the management of the rest. So it is with oratory. I have often shown my greatest wisdom in selecting the proper moments for silence.” Uninterrupted Entertainment. “What constitutes the lure of the great cities?” “I dunno,” replied Farmer Corntossel, “unless it's the fact that the biggest town always has the most movin' plc- ture theaters.” Self-Importance. The egoist’s career will prove A sadly disappointing shock, ‘Who thinks that time will cease to move When he decides to stop the clock. Jud Tunkins says & sucocessful orator is a man who can attract as big a crowd as goes to see & ball game and who can say something that will get as much applause as a home run. Determined Reformers. “You have failed in your efforts fo abolish audacious bathing costumes.” “Pretty near,” sald the seaside sheriff. “There’s only one thing left for us. We get together twice a week and pray for cold weather.” Incomprehensibilities, The seed that grows, the blossom smiling gay, Are mysteries that rise on every hand; So there are things, I'm not ashamed to say, That I can never hope to understand. “De man dat insists on havin’ his own way,” sald Uncle Eben, “sometimes winds up by havin’ dat an’ nothin’ else.” Opportunity for Leadership. Fréa the Cuscieston (8. C.) .Evening Post. Leaders of both parties are looking for a platform plank that will advocate strict enforcement for the drys and repeal for the wets. Mr. Wickersham ought to be able to write one for them. —_————————— Ancients Spared One Ordeal. From the Lowell Evening Leader. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “mmmmmm composers. mol famous melodies, raw and bleeding, on it is the music, it is true, but only such for a relatively few persons in the world, It is said that Beethoven never the air. n of clumsy | tio: the behest of a careless ‘became pain- soul, of those melodies not so much vanished as that it was ‘Those unseen fingers, which hesitated and then struck, which should have struck and then hesitated, they changed everything. One familiar with those compositions had to listen well before recognizing them, they were limping so badly. * ok ok X Every fault which a planist could commit was committed. ‘There were not six notes hit properly in succession, and not half as many in the correct time. Slips and slides disfigured {hes: sim- ple, melodic gems, the lighter but none he less great compositions of master musicians. At places where a rest should have come the unseen ‘moment might soon as #& 80 ot"':n did. AR ere there were no rests the player ml:hethlm in or simply stopped alto- gether, It was a painful performance to listen to, byt one which dragged on for weary, weary mmum.‘ > Persistence! There at least was a_ great quality emerging from that welter of wrong notes, wrong values, unequal time and lack of proper accompaniment. \ Surely the unseen player had deter- mination, and this no doubt was based on a genuine love for music and an appreciation of these melodic gems. The question came therefore: ‘Why did not the player, who could do even this poorly, put enough work on { them to play them with some approach at least to the way they should be played? * ok ok It is a falr question, and one which might be asked of hundreds of young Ppeople. For music is unlike most arts. ve out, ds why mathematiclans and scientists of all degrees 80 often love it. Not all do, of course. Charles Darwin late in life lamented the fact that he had not spent some time every day in I to good music. Those who specialize in chemistry and the like are inclined to be musicians. There can be, however, no rule in this matter. Music has been called the universal language, and as such it sets no limit to its umvvm:lly. * * % Nor can it be said that only he who ]phyl correctly is in a fair way to un- derstand and love music. Perhaps there are many stumblers among the notes who nevertheless ap- preciate good music more than many a successful planist who somehow gives the impression that he is at best merely ”‘rl:‘um-n plano player without heart or The heart of every good piece of music is what must be brought out if the music itself is to live as it should live for the time of the playing. A sheet of paper with musical “notation Inscribed with nbtes is to a true musician than tl lllneltnn- ition to the most. human beings a melody only is alive when it is winging its invisible flight through the ether. It exists for us only by reason of our ears. What we cannot hear in music we do not know, al h the critics unite to tell us that the g is wonderful. * Kok % ‘That is why it is necessary for any one who is interested in music to be | the enough interested in it to make his best determination to play it correctly. Note we do not say “to play it cor- rectly.” That is given to few. But every one who loves music and who tries to pick out a melody, even if with one m tonly, should honestly try to do Better it is to close the piano case forever, or to shut uup the mandolin in its box, or the violin in its case, than to be content to go along thumping out those precious flowers of melody as if it were a matter of no concern to any one, whether the result were an ap- pro; n or worse. It does make a great deal of dif- ference. It does make a difference whether any one tries to do the best he can or not. Not that the result may be first class or even good, but that it may show an attempt to do something be- sides be willing to blunder along. * ok ok In things musical thére is a particu- lar need for a determined effort, not merely to thump by the hour but more to do what thumping one does as well as one can. ‘We wish we could impress this upon every one who amateurs around, as one !br;gbt say, with the great musical tid- They are precious things, and you have no right to mishandle them; not, that is, if you have any taste at all. The fact that you are attempting to play them shows you have tastc. ‘Then, for your own sake, as well as theirs, make a real effort to play them correctly. It is amazing whai even the unmusical person can do if he tries. There are thousands of music lovers in this country who can play but one plece, but they play it so that it is possible to listen to it. ‘They are damned by the ignorant, and sometimes their one tune does indeed e & bore, but their hearts are in the right places, after all. * Kok X One who shows his gefiuine apprecia- tion of music by the selection of great though simple musical patterns can do a great deal more than one tune. The same amount of time and energy spent on whacking the life out of a plano or other instrument, a process which displeases the player no less than the listener, would result in something worth while if a real effort were made to play it co 5 Remember, music is not music unless it is correct. Music is mathematics of a sort, and cannot be right if it is in- correct any rhore than 2 plus 2 makes 5. Correctness is at the root of musical composition. Until that is achleved, in some degree at least, the body of the composition cannot show. It cannot even begin to take form. If you love good music, respect it enough to work at it or leave it to those who will. Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands HE EVENING POST, Wellington. —l'rh‘: l;:‘x:lesty of the Nnhnler peo- Pple g very much appre- bank who I clated busy since the earth- quake re-establishing their records. The relieving manager of a bank which lost all its reccrds stated to a Hawkes Bay Herald representative that he had the greatest admiration for the people of Napier, who had given the bank so much essistance in the stupendous task of restoring lost records. en he ar- rived in Napler immediately after the earthquake, he considered that it would take some months to get the bank back | to mak to normal, but, thanks to the honesty and helfi of his clients, the task was practically completed in seven weeks. Another bank manager stated: “At a time like this, when the honesty and in- tegrity of the MNapler people is being put to so severe a test, it 1is beln? proved that the citizens’ hearts are oi * % k% Japan Exploits Beauty to Travelers. ‘The Japan Advertiser, Tokio.—With the arrival of the season when tourist travel in Japan is at its maximum, ac- X ugzgllndmry ible , every poss! effort is being made to enable travelers from abroad to leave with mmm of their stay. ties here, believes Mr. Aral, con- tribute mor‘en u; m;h l.mw_erllhml mu:lx: anything else in Japan. To acqu foreigners with them is the work of his organization. “Japan has reason to be proud of her scenic beauty,” said Mr. Arai, inter- viewed. “In the past, when Japan had little or no contact with the other na- tions of the world, our people, though they appreciated the natural objects around them, had no realization that lived among some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. It has taken the of travelers from realizatio leasant im- natural share this beauty with all who come to this coun- “Consisting of & long series of is- lands, both large and small, covered Arai, director of the |I; them individually, but reflect glory on them and their country as well, in the event we could send a victorious team to one of the Olympiads. : At present it would be futile to select participants for the proximate mee at Los Angeles, in the United States, for the simple reason that there is no man or youth in all Venezuela, so far as is known, who would be within either minutes or meters of the established Olympic qualifying marks. For all that, there may be men of champion- ship caliber in Venezuela who need only a little training and competition e themselves and their country famous, * %% Not Freak, But Sermon on Male Folly and Feminine Vanity. ‘The Bulletin, Sydney, N. 8. W.—The federal government's determination to ban freaks for exhibition purposes does credit to its humanity, but it is un- fortunate that the taboo should have lady is not a fre: at all; she is morv like a salutary ser- mon on male folly and feminine vanity. n Central African. tribe from which she comes, the standard of fe. male beauty demanded by the men in. cludes an upper lip which should pro- trude for a distance of at least 6 inches. So the baby's lip is split by every mother who aims to do her duty by her offspring and a button inserted. The lip presently becomes the size of & penny of a small saucer, possibly of a plate, until the beauty is unable to drink in the ordinary way and has to have fluid thrown into her mouth. Yet the lady who sought admittance to the commonwealth is no more a freak than the Sydney flapper who ds half her life balanced on the of her toes because the prevailing fashion demands high-heeled shoes. Flying Safest Travel And Still Improving From the Toledo Blade, Statistics which take no account of accidents to Army and Navy aviators, of stunt fiyers, amateurs, barnstormers T8 | and gyps, have been prepared by the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce. ‘The figures show that only 99 fatali- ?| ties have resulted from scheduled air ition transportat in three years, and.of this number only 55 were passengers. During that period airplanes on Ameri- can lines covered more than 72,000,000 miles, and during the last six months of 9% | 1930 6,680,825 miles were flown to one Prehistoric people had their dental | Seek to Inspire troubles, says & popular historian. But they did not have to read magazines while waiting for treatment. OBt Alfonso Getting Lessons. Prom the Richmond Times-Dispatch. If Alfonso ever comes back, he will have some idess, no doubt, about what should be done for the unemployed. Alibi Opportunity Offered. From the Decatur Herald. Our own is that the sise of the golf account of be changed every year on the it comfort to be found in a ready-made alibi. Where People Come From. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Th= smaller i3 to see. But, oh, the that 1N sREg i L 4y . fatal accident. fly 267 times arounc death in an air liner, and the mileage per accident increases steadily. If comparative figures were available, oguies ilst i saler ‘than whlking o ot is safer wal on mu city streets. Two Longevity Recipes. From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 There are several good recipes for longevity, but two fried and true ones are (1) beng the Despite the fact that President ver and the principal iblican Democratic leaders in Congress have called for an adjournment of poli- ties lnrso far as the President's Hoo- and illiam for example, has grabbed the as an issue on which to dec! self and his newspapers in nominasion m:um need - of “another Roosevelt’ o er evelt” ‘White House, in case e should not be available, using consci or unconsciously the language of Sen- ator George W. Norris of Nebrasks, when Nebraska Senator was pres! over the “Progressive” Conference held here last March. And, as in the case of Senator Norris' speech, it is now in- terpreted that “another Roosevelt,” as used by Mr. Hearst, means Gov. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt of New York. Hearst agrees with Roosevelt, more or less, on the water-power issue, as does. tor Sena Norris. He also favors the eléction of | Years. a President opposed to the eighteenth amendment, and Roosevelt fills that bill. Mr. Hearst has allied 3 except on occasion, with the Demo- cratic party, and what he says now may be interpreted as favor the nomination of Gov. Pranklin D. Y&":Km‘{u':u?’“‘m‘" next year, and n of Ci Coolidg the Republicans, s gid B * k¥ % . Mr. olidge himself has rather. Mr. Hearst down. In his :fitl:: article published in the newspapers yes- terday, Mr. Coolidge speaks quite kindly of the proposal for a suspension of the debt payments, ponting out that it is in line with the policy of the American Government to demand pay- ment of the debts owed this country in accordance with “capacity to pay.” Perhaps = Mr. Hearst expects 'Gov. ROOI!' velt to come out against the Hoo- ver proposal for a suspension of the payments of the intergovernmental debts. If he does, hé is likely to be disappointed. The Democrats have wisely determined not to align them- selves in opposition to the Hoover plan, which has sfruck a responsive note throughout th+ world and has resulied in removing some of the gloom, prov- ing in a measure that the is in 1o small part psychologleal, There are plenty of old Wilson Democrats :mho:nflfibfihe attitude now adopted can adminis re‘vetr}sllon l:n some to"the poticy o! e late President Wilson. Gov. Roosevelt himself was an ardent Wilson Democrat, his Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the World War and immediately thereafter the Democratic nominee for Vice President on a plat- form that indorsed the Wilson adminis- tration and Mr. Wilson's policles. * k ok % The Democrats, generally 3 see no good reason, from the s - point of party politics, why they should attack or opj a plan which appears ly popular in this country. If the plan makes for better conditions in this country as well as in countries abroad, and business is stimulated thereby, the Democrats would be in an awkward position if they should be shown in opposition to the plan. The country is more interested right now in more business than it is in politics. If conditions throughout the world do not improve, and particularly in this coun- try, nn';;nhslnndml the Hoover plan, Democrats stand to gain|T. politically anyway. * x x % Edward E. Smith, former State Sena- tor and a Republican political mentor in Minnesota for many years, has suc- ceeded in irritating in no small degree the Democrats and Farmer-Laborites in R o SR B e 2 e has dicted—a next year's campaign, with the under- standing that the Parmer-Labor party will not put a presidential electors’ ticket in the field, and that their recompense for supporting the Democratic presi- dential electors is to be all the State offices and much of the Federal ti- cal patronage in the event of Demo- cratic success in the presidential race. The Democratic State chairman, Farrell, insists there will be no ficking with the third party in year’s campaign, and that the Demo- crats will offer a high-class State ticket of their own. The Farmer-Labor secre- tary, Henaemlm, 8150 has entered a denial to coalition charge, * ok ok % ‘The recent history of Democratic and Farmer-Labor maneuvering in Minne- sota, however, would indicate that there was more to the charge of coalition than these gentlemen are willing to admit. In 1928 the Democrats sought to stage an all-party movement in Minnesota to carry the State for Al Smith. In that campaign the Demo- cratic candidate for Senator was wit drawn at the last minute and the Dem. ocrats indorsed the candidacy of the Farmer-Labor nominee, Senator Ship- stead. Every one recognized this was & bid for Farmer-Labor support in the presidential election. S ad measure 1o the policy | iy big lea, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC & BASKIN. that the head of the Sphinx might be caused ition | irreparably ruined by cracks rosion, Q. What is the national atr of Spain? A. “Hymno de Riego,” by Huerta. Q. I would appreciate it very much if you would send me data showing the total wealth of the country and its dis- tribution over lflflfu. Aval L. A. The first statistics available are for 1791, and show a per capita wealth of $187. This share of each individual has continued to increase through the By 1850 the per capita wealth ‘was $419, In 1900 it was $1,150, in 1912 it had Teached $2,916, now is slightly above $3,000. Q. "I?nwnm:lny words are in “War and A. Tolstol's movel runs to a half million words. Q. Is the Institute of Public Affairs to meet at the University of Virginia again this year?—A. K. A. It will meet at the University of Virginia from June 28 to July 11. Q. What do the words “Mauna Loa” mean in the Hawalian language?—L. P. A. “Long mountain.” %,hnnmflnclt to be built in California for the Olympic games in 1932?—R. T. A. Plans are completed for the build- ing of Olympic Village, west of Los Angeles, which will be the h of athletes, coaches and trainers from all parts of the world. The village will consist of two-room , each ac- commodating four men. In addition there will be an administration build- M & dining hall. The feminine T e of the Univers! California. y Q. When did Wesley Ferrell start his e ey s, pltahing 3 ly e j-year- star of the Cleveland Lndhm,p rted He o 21 Sammes his Bt Yoa ‘won les in his second. Q. What method is used in extract- ing oplum?—M. B. C. in 1929. into roundish lumps or irregular flat- tened cakes of various sizes and put aside to dry. When of proper con- and sent to market. Q. Has the Sphinx lost its head?— 'A.” Several years ago it was believed fes | ling of Canada?—L. A sistency it is generally wrapped in leaves | e . The head had cracked and pleces had broken off. Now, er, engineers of the Egyptian government have repaired most of the damage. The gashes in the face have been eliminated, the headdress restored and epredations remedied. Q. What is the derivation of the name “Connelley”?—W. J. C. A. The surname lley and its gflo\u allied forms are derived from the Irish “Conghalach,” meaning a con- Q. Please give directions for painting a newly canvased canoe.—E. J. M. A. Before painting a newly canvased canoe it is necessary to apply a filler, made as follows: One and a half pounds white lead, two and a half inds silica (Silex), two quarts of iled oil and one quart turpentine, to which is added a half pint coach paint- er'’s Japan dryer. Rub the filler into the pores of the canvas until it is per- fectly smooth. Allow to set, then apply second coat, rub down with a smooth rubber mitten. Set away for a week to dry (under cover for hours). PRwb down carefully with sandpaper, paint with the slow-drying paint, then tao coats of spar varnish inside and out. Q. How large is the dinosaur now on exhibition at Peabody Museum of Yale Uhiversity? Hasn't it been exhibited before?—W. P. S. A. It 1s nearly 70 feet long, 16 feet high, and the skeleton weighs 615 tons. Its estimated weight when alive was between 37 and 40 tons. The specimen was discovered by Willlam Reed in Wyoming in 1881, and the bones were brought to Yale under the direction of Prof. Othniel C. March, whose research resulted in this type's being known as Brontosaurus excelus. At Yale's bi- centennial in 1801 a portion of the skeleton was mounted and exhibited. Lack of space prevented the erection of the rest, which remained in storage. Three years ago the mounting was be- gun anew, the Great Hall of Peabody being especially constructed to house this one animal. Q. What is the real name of Henry B. Walthall>—C. 8. A. Henry Byron Lickford. Q. What is “vapor lock”?—M. F. A. Vapor lock means the interruption in the flow of gasoline from the fuel tank to the carburetor, due to the boil- ing of the liquid fuel at some point in the feed system. Q. How far from the city is the site of the Century of Progress, the Chicago World’s Fair?—R. E. W. A. The site is within walking distance of the Loop. Q. What author i; called the Kip- Robert William Service, poet and novelist, is sometimes so called because of his vigorous, descriptive style. Q. Was the guillotine originated by a musician?—A. D. A. The guillotine was devised by Dr. Louis, a French surgeon, or adapted by him from instruments already known, and the original model was constructed after his directions by one Schmitt, a German harpsichord manufacturer. Dr. Joseph 1. Guillotin, who had instituted a e the rack, the wheel, the rope and the stake, constantly spoke with J“uc'l;l etngunnml of Ddredml:( v:s; para at the people en his nlmetoitlndcredltlntmb{lmflm invention. Indianapolis Speech Debated il As Stand on While it is denied that President Hoover’s speech at Indianapolis was in- tended to have political significance, his Sebverity o thelr beasing ‘on the asute gene n ng on that may be raised in the campaign of 1932. His optimism is noted in com- ments, and many agree that individual | initiative must be maintained, but some hold that his tariff views are incon- sistent with other principles enunciated before the Midwest editors. “When the history of this period is Teioine " tndepondent Repubican); it Tril (independent pul n), *i rega as the significant of its documents.” That ‘paper sees “an Executive determination upon a course of construction, one of sound thought and firm hand, deliver- ing timely warning against easy adher- to the patent remedy, one who his head while the de les shout their thousands of ideas.” “An making utterance that will be stue with interest and pm;;” - dee'cpeofiiem Republican), w] “The President does not intend to de part from the traditions of 150 years. He recognizes the function of the Gov- was | he overwhelmingly re-elected, with votes | prospe: Democrats to hook up with Laborites, in which the Farmer-Labor people again had all the better of it “Mr, Hoover's appeal,” as viewed by the Cincinnat!i Times-Star (Republican), “was for continued faith in & great sys- tem which has done more for human freedom than any other system in the and the Democrats came out at the | of if small end of the horn. The plan was for fusion on Einar Hoidale, Demoorat, for the Senate; Floyd B. Olson, Farmer- Labor, for Governor. Hoidale lost out ted It might seem that these results would give the Democrats pause before they sought another fusion with the Farmer- esota. But Mr, and whether voluntary untary, whether or implied, whether it flows from covenants openly arrived at or whef it flows from secret negotiations or in- audible conversations, it will be based uj the ancient patriot call of Addi- , Division and Silence. Just wait until Raskob blows the fusion whistle! I am ‘simply making dedu circumstances of the situation, an there is no_mystery about the origin of John J. Raskob's great influence in New York.” a in the campaign next year, so much the better for the Republican chances. it tickets itial becomes safer the e: any other people has uney (Repubican) cal the specch Sent ( cal 5] e omions, of disgnoati. opition cver c_o] evel :n American Pul:‘ld:m with problem of the first magni- tude.” The San Jose Mercury-Herald Republican) states, “He differs from e politicia: toa [§ th s, in that he sees the cam- paign of economic science to make in- dustry strong enough and steady enough to supply regularly human wants as analogous to the campaign of medical sclence to conquer disease and physical science to conquer nature.” that “the President's sum- cfiomm'-hem B i Was & mas H his es te of the recovery ities of the Nation a compelling summons.” ‘The Philadelphia Eve along the line for that plan l:l is all for W] cg phuxmthe truly American, which dates foundation of the Government, which has been tested and d—the plan of indi under the hel ernment.” Political Issues trial”: that “it was eloguent and thoughtful, creditable to its author.” ‘The Charlotte News (Democratic) holds that “in making the declaration that the country will head some of these days into the greatest era of prosperity it has ever known he is voicing sentiments tiiat the American people will delight to hear, and there are some bases upon which he is within his rights in making such a prediction.” * ok kX In opposition to the President’s con- clusions, the Atlanta Journal (Demo- cratic) declares that “as an example of blowing hot and cold Mr. Hoover’s In- dianapolis oration is a masterpiece.” ‘That paper also says: “In one breath he pleaded for the old American tradi- tion of self-reliance and individual initi- ative, while in the next he sought to Justify the Grundy tariff. Doles to the m):r would be a curse, but subsidies to own party's campaign contributors are as blessed as manna from Heaven.” The Flint Daily Journal (independent) concludes: “There is little more than a ‘et alone’ attitude to the present Hoover platform. It does not seem to be in the Hoover character to show a sportingly aggressive attitude toward the matters which come up for consideration of our future.” Pointing to the differ- ence between the Hoover plan and the upholding of “coercion exerted for moral E\;rpm," the Chicago Tribune (Repub- an) asserts, “The Government can- not regard the individual in one fashion as an infant and in another as an adult, and political compromises which en- deavor to support such a dual doctrine of responsibility will and must fail.’ In standing with one foot on the doctrine of tariff subsidies and one foot on the doctrine of American individual- ism, he cuts, to put it mildly, an ex- ceedingly awkward figure as a colossus,” in the judgment of the Louisville Courier-Journal _ (independent). Charleston (8. C.) Evening Post (in- dependent Democratic) contends that the, President ought to “know that 2 prospect is not & plan,” and as to the 'Pruldmt's project for the future says: “What everybody would like to know is how it is to be put into actual practice. Let us see the blueprints, Mr. Presiden! The Roanoke Times (independent Dem- ocratic) states: “It will take more than words to convince the American people that Hoover has done all that could be done and should be done to pull the out of the bog. His attempt to the tariff was as stupid as it was {ll-advised.” The Dayton Dail News (independent Democratic) de- plores the fact that “for the return of Pprosperity the country must await the play of the same forces whose unbridled play gave us the depression.” The Bir- mingham News (Democratic) sees in his attitude 'o:ll’d :lz tarift incon- sistency and woeful lack of real as a leader.” “?““y Mortal Lives Revived By Lincoln Dedication From the Champaign News-Gazette. “It is for us, the living, rather to be ted here * ¢ * "5 lher For probably at no time in the lo period of the Nation's successful flaenu'a d | the “front rank of world powers have such words been more applicable than today. then fin-mumoxmm,uu Tllinois country lawyer who nursed the United States - through shrine is a geal of the peo- world. The worid hes 3 the vngalnly predu. of the 5 the years go en will his of wisdom ren even