Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR | With Sunday Morning Bditien. WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. .November 12, 183 THEODORE W. NOYES... per Company - ivania Ave. 110 East 204 8t Buildin. London, 1 . Editor The Evening BMTP 11th 8t.'and P New Yotk Ofce: 110 East etan Ofice. 14 Regent: Sh. e . i England. Rage by Carrier Within the City. R‘ Evening !‘al’s‘i"av‘y fii;‘k per fl‘llh{ o men‘“su;:l’l‘ i ."m per month | e 2 ase per monen | Qrders may he sent in by mail or telephone National Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. ly and Sunday.....1yr. 00: 1 mo.. §5¢ “J only woon 1yr. jumday only . Al Other States and Canads. | »3 . $12.00: 1 mo.. $1.00 By and, Sunder..1 35 "1 00: 1 mo. Pk by only " 7t 50¢ | Member of the Associated Press. e Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the Ause {0 Tepublication 0. all 1ews Gis- tches credited to It or not otherwise cred- fted in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication of #pecial dispaiches berein are also ieserved. 00 1 mo’. .1¥r. $4.00; 1 mo.. 40c | 5,00 1 mo.s e Gen. Dawes' New Assignment. Graphic evidence of the United Btates Government's desire to partici- pate effectually in peace-preserving measures in the Far East can be read into the dispatch of Gen. Charles G. Dawes, American Ambassador to Great Britain, to the League of Nations Coun- cil session at Paris next Monday. The Council is assembling there instead of Geneva because its president, M. Bri- and, cannot leave the Quai d'Orsay at the moment. Ambassador Dawes, who supplants Cousul General Prentiss B. Gilbert, our late spokesman at Geneva, will not actuaily sit with the Council when it considers the warlike situa- tion prevalent in Manchuria. Accord- ing to the official announcement he will merely stand by, “in & position to con- fer with the representatives of the other nations present in Paris in case such conference should seem desirable.” This guarded State Department lan- guage is, of course, employed to main- tain the fiction that the United States has not thrown itself into the arms of the League of Nations and is still acting independently in the Sino-Jap- anese crisis. There will be no objec- tion to this formula here, and doubt- less still less in Eurgpe. Stripped of diplomatic circumlocution, the ordering of Gen. Dawes to Paris means that American co-operation with the League powers in preventing the spread of Asian hostilities will continue to be ex- ercised in the fullest degree. Burope, indeed, is entitied to deduce that the substitution of our principal Ambas- sador in the Old World for an official of merely consular rank signifies that American influence is engaged on an even intensified scale. All concerned are anxiously aware that world peace hangs in the bal- ance and that as the scales incline at Paris its fate may be determined. Great Britain is sending her new for- eign secretary, Sir John Simon, to the League Council meeting. Japan is de- taching her Ambassadors at London and Rome to assist Mr. Yoshizawa, who has been defending the Japanese case s0 stoutly at Geneva. The Paris con- ference will assemble on the day the “ultimatum” submitted to Japan ex- pires. The Japanese were called upon by the League to evacuate by No- vember 16 those Manchurian territories | which they do not occupy by treaty| right. To date the Tokio government, in which the military element appears to have secured the upper hand, has re- vealed no intention of acquiescing in that demand. Japan insists upon di- Tect negotiations with China and upon retaining her military advantages in the area of conflict pending guarantees which the Chinese are not prepared to give. It is a perilous situation which confronts world statesmanship. That statesmanship is on trial in no less degree than Japan and China them- selves. It is about to be demonstrated whether pacts for renunciation of war as instruments of national policy— whether a League of Nations itself— are anything more than contraptions set up by men to be defled whenever it sults their purposes. e By rendering it the occasion of many various reminders reverently expressed, eminent men succeeded in making’ Armistice day a more impressive patri- otic reminder than July the Fourth itself. B A rough-writing novelist «.ay suffer disadvantage from a pon'ar impression that his own characte must be as repre- hensible as the cheu.acters he depicts. - The Norris Plan. Benator George W. Norris of Nebraska plans to offer at the coming session a bill authorizing & governmental bond issue of $3.000,000,000 to build roads | throughout the country and thereby provide employment for a great body ' of men. His proposal is far sounder than the Government dole for unem- ployed, advocated in some quarters. In the first place, it gives work instead of | charity, and the great body of the un- employed are far more anxious to ob- tain employment than a handout. In' the second place, as Senator Norris has pointed out, the construction of highways throughout the Nation would serve a useful purpose, and after ex- penditure the country would have its return in actual roadways. But the wisdom of & Government bond issue amounting to $3.000,000,000 at a time when the Government already faces a billion-doliar deficit because of the falling off of its revenues, and when strenuous efforts are being made to curtail all appropriations, “even (ur‘ the Navy and pational defense, presents another question. To be prodigal with wne hand and parsimonious with the other is like trying to ride two horses going in different directions. The appro- Ppriation of money for the construction of warships, needed for national defense, would provide work for a considerable number of men. So would the appro- priation of mopey for great waterways. ‘The contention of Senator Norris, how- ever, is that if a huge highway con- struction program were adopted by the PFederal Government it would prove a benefit to all the States, interior as well as coastal, and spread the work more generally than any other program for work. » It s | in quarters opposed f§ a e\t | before that construction ever began, | expect to add to the emphasis they have Government bond issue for public works at this time that the money would be drawn away from private enterprise at a time when business is struggling to recover and meeds financial assistanee. The courage of the American people has been “frosen” in matters of indus- trial investment far too long, and un- less there is a change and the Ameri- can people agaln are willing to invest in business enterprises it would be idie to withhold money from Government undertakings. If neither private industry ner the Government goes ahead with | constructive work, employment in this country is bound to be at a low ebb for |a long time to come. The only answer to the proposal now advanced by the ! Senator from Nebraska which can be made with propriety by those opposed to & bond issue and governmental con- struction is resurgence of private indus- If the wheeils of industry begin to turn again at speed, unemployment will be wiped out in large measure and the bond issue will be useless for the pur- pose for which it is now proposed. Yet it is fair to assume that unless private industry takes up the siack of employment and sets to work millions of men and women strong pressure will be brought to bear to have the Govern- ment launch upon such a project as that now advanced by Semator Norris. ‘The Pederal Government will not look with equanimity upon starving Ameri- cans, while its own credit is good and it can provide work to fill hungry stom- achs. . ‘Wanted—a Moses. ‘Traffic Director Van Duszer and In- spector Brown take a common-sense view of the parking problem in agreeing with the Fine Arts Commission's con- demnation of conditions as they are, but in pointing out that there is no cure-all in sight. Washington has the largest number of automobile registrations per capita in the country and less provision of off-street parking facilities. Added to this unbalanced order of things is the concentrated rush of traffic aimed at a relatively small and congested area. And more important still, the inade- quate provision of real “rapid transit” for the mass of office workers except by taxicab and private automobile. ‘The construction of buildings in the Avenue Triangle, as pointed out long will serve to increase, rather than to diminish, the congestion in the morning | and afternoon and will aggravate the already complicated problem of auto- mobile parking. One of the alarming aspects of the situation is that there have been no really adequate plans adopted for dealing with mass trans- portation or the storage of automobiles as the building program has progressed. The authorities have gradually ex- panded the no-parking area, but with no apparent success in reducing the use of the automobile in the transportation of office workers. Parking congestion downtown has merely been spread north and to the public parks. And, as Mr. Van Duzer and Inspector Brown point out, it would be inflicting an unneces- sary hardship to abolish parking on the street until parking space off the street is provided. It might also be pointed out, however, that Washington will con- tinue to lack off-street parking space until such space is made necessary by elimination of parking on the streets. ‘The whole problem of parking, taxicab congestion and diminution of the rev- enues of the street car companies, which, in turn, is cited as a reason why the car companies cannot better their service, are inextricably linked. They should be treated, not separately, but as the one problem of providing the city with ade- quate means of transportation. As the situation is today, the authorities are playing a game of tag. The last one tagged was the parking preblem. A few days before the taxicabs were “It.” And if the chase turns to the street cars, they, in turn, will tag traffic con- gestion. ‘The people use taxicabs to go to work because they resent wasiing so much time on the street cars. The street car companies say they cannot | improve service because they lack the | money, taken by the rival taxi com- panies, and even if they improved serv- ice by installing better equipment, they could not furnish rapid transit because | of traffic congestion. Parking is de- nounced as a curse and & menace, but the parkers use their cars beaguse they prefer them to street car service, and the larger the number of cara,_the woorer becomes the street car service. The District has had any number of analyses showing exactly what the trouble i&. What it needs, more than anything else, is a Moses. ———— Bootleggers and gunmen are liberal spenders, but do not assist much in re- lieving depression, owing to their habit of withholding taxes, at the same time creating extra demand on public money o pay for police service and court pro- cedure. e Much earnest eloquence is expected from Congress, although it is difficult to see how some of the Capitol men can already displayed. - ———— The Dangers of Civilization. In Central American jungles a bril- liant people developed out of savagery in & few thousand years one of the greatest civilizations the world has known, Built. upon the foundation of the maize crop, this civilization compared favorably in nearly every respect with the two other great cultures to which mankind has achieved—that of China, and that of Egypt and Mesopotamia, 10 the fruition of which, it might be maintained, the Western world now lives. In far Jess time than was required for its growth this civilization dwindled and died. In the course of & very few generations the cities, with their tem- ples and palaces and the fertile fields around them, were abandoned to the jungle. The people fled. The aban- donment' of Uaxactun was, in a way. comparable to the sudden desertion of New York ar Chicago in our own day. Yet, 50 far as archeologists have been able to determine, there was no sudden catastrophe. There was no destructive war, earthquake or hurricane. The Carnegie Institution of Washington may at last have come upon a clue which will solve the mystery of the fall of the old Maya empire, and in doing so bhave provided a frightful ob- Ject lesson for the present. It died from the very forces that had made possible life and growth. When the first corn- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, vance and—inevitably death. Like man himself, an empire was born with the of dissolution within itself. Progress required leisure and co-op- eration. These required wealth, repre- sented by a storable surplus of food. This rested upon the corn crop. In eor- der to plant corn it was mecessary to cléar the hillstdes. Qnce the forests were removed the soil was left unpro- tected from the torrential tropical rains. The beautiful fresh water lakes which covered Central Yucatan at the beginning of the Christian era were filled with washings from the flelds and became marshes. The marshes drew mosquitoes and other insects. These brought pestilences, sapped the energy of the people and made continuation of the culture impossible. The old, dark jungle laughed at the puny wit of the race which had striven to conquer it. The mind of man is nature's foe. Na- ture conquers by seeming to yleld until suspicion is diverted. ‘This is far more than a warning of the dangers inherent in deforestation. That is only an incident. The other two great cultures survived in spite of it, although China had a hard struggle. It is a warning of the legions of dan- gers inherent in civilization itself—in the machine, in the specialization of man, in the flaunting of the age-old ways of river and forest and wind and storm by the puny devices which in- crease the temporary comfort of man. Mr. H. G. Wells, recently a visiter in Washington, looks to a world made over in accordance with science. But is there not also room for a sci- ence made over in accord with nature— an adjustment of man to his environ- ment as well as an adjustment of na- ture to man? Nature is & loyal friend. She is a merclless, unscrupulous, deceitful foe. e Charley Chaplin is going to write a book, and it is safe to say, for the honor of Hollywood as distinguished from sen- sational New York, that there will not be a breath of scandal in it. Charley likes custard ples, but not mud ples. Perhaps there is no way to keep hos- tilitles in the Far East from raging. ‘There should be some method of hold- ing the fiames to a local area and not permitting them to expand into general conflagration. D — Instead of depending on restriction of wheat production, the farmer may now be disposed, on surveying price advances, to hope he will have an abundance to send to market, In discussing the Farm Board, Repre- sentative Beck does not attempt a Marc Antony oration, but inclines more to the grim humor of one of the grave diggers in Hamlet. e SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Back to Earth, We've heard the songs and stories Of that battlefleld afar. ‘We've reveled in the glories ‘That have left 50 many a scar, The Memory Day has vanished. ‘We must turn with dull regrets ‘To & theme that can't be banished. Let us talk about the'dcbu For a moment all ideal ‘We forget the sordid care; Then life is once more so real That it's often hard to bear. ‘We resume the conversation ‘That nobody quite forgets And exclaim with resignation, “Let us talk about the debts.” The Word Short and Significant, “What are you going to do when your constituents tell you what they think about these matters?” “I shall listen patiently and thought- fully,” answered Senator Sorghum, “and then dispose of my part of the conversation with a single word.” “What word is that?” “‘Yes' The successful politician out my way is the one who has learned to limit the purport of his remarks to & discreet affirmative.” Jud Tunkins says & woman alwdys wants the last word, but she hasn't even yet learned to fight for it as hard as a Congressman. Indomitable. Old Man Worry I have tried to send away. He manages to scurry Through even scenes so gay. He hinders all dances And interrupts the song, Embracing any chances To keep things golng wrong. ‘Though he pretends to hurry, Moved by my warning wise, Old Man Worry Always has a new disguise. Concentrated Protection. “You dealt with that visiting bunch of bootleggers very harshly.” “Of course,” answered Cactus Joe, “as a demonstration of municipal pride. Crimson Gulch has bootleggers of our own. The boys are strong for protec- tion and violent in opposition to free trade.” “No man,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “entirely loses all moral sense. However reprehensible his con- duct he will always try to convince others and even himself that he did the best he could under the circumstances.” Relative Values, ‘Whatever the ratics of money may be, The products of land seem most precious to me. To bite gold or silver would end in an ache, But & handful Of wheat makes a very good cake. “One of de causes of unemployment,” said Uncle Eben, “is de self-starter dat keeps & man fum puttin’ in half de day crankin’ de fiivver.” ———— Hard Times Ahead. From the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator. The reported shortage of eating chest- nuts is serious. What on earth are the poor worms to do this year, with Winter coming on? Ce———— A Case of Goose Flesh. From the Cleveland News. Towa hunter's permitting a wild goose to bite off a piece of his ear makes us wonder whether we have been quite fair to the goose familw. B L. THURSDAY, BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “How many attractions for us have our passing fellows in the streets, both male and female, which our ethics forbid us to express, which yet infuse 80 much pleasure into life. A lovely child, a handsome ‘woman, s beautiful girl, a heroic man, a maternal woman, a venerable old man, charm us, though strangers, and we cannot say 50 or look at them but for a moment.” Emerson Wwrote those sentences in his journal when he was 33 years old, many years before Walt Whitmap utllized the same ideas in one of his curious poems, part of the collection which unjustly got him kicked out of one of the Government departments here. One does not have to be either a philosopher or & poet to recognize the truth of the sage's thoughts. It is safe to say that there is not a person alive who does not often feel exactly the same way. Few, however, are given to express the feeling so frankly. Honesty, above all, is the mark of the great thinker, and the great writer. The sterling honesty of thought and phrase of Emerson and Whitman is the one quality, above all their others, which sets their writings above those of the crowd. In this respect many lesser authors err. They get the idea that utter frankness is what is wanted, and this leads them to excesses which transcend the bounds of good taste. It is to be noted that Emerson never, and Whitman seldom, overstepped the fine line between this utter frankness, 1+ which is good, and the ruthless henesty Iwmch forgets that the printed word is one thing and the spoken another. * ok % ¥ Since Babylon, the streets of the men, beings on this very account—that in them one passes a great many of his fellow human beings every time he steps out the door. Let it be admitted that there are some few people to whom this means nothing. They are the single-tracked minds, the self-centered men and wom- en who are interested solely in them- selves. They are fully capable of walk- ing for miles along a city boulevard without once noticing another human being. . ‘The great mass of people, however, are not 50, and it is well that they are not, for surely there is nothing in the whole world quite so interesting as other people. The Tre.lt tide of human- ity flows for all alike, and every one is a part of it. ‘The sea of humanity has been rush- ing around the world for centuries, growing stronger decade after decade. At times it has become too strong, seemingly, and then great wars have resulted in a “blood letting." It is in the great city that the sea form. These wide thoroughfares, these street lights, these buildings, parks, trees all impress themselves on the mng of the average person as perma- nent. Life in the city takes on a character of solidness, if it may be so called, which it lacks In the country districts. Even the forces of Nature seem tem- pered in the city. Hence the individual finds al con- crete streets an opportunity to be in- terested in other people, great cities, beloved of the children of | have been attractive to human | of humanity attains its most stable | which is | | | | ‘Boston, in all probability, as 1 as 1837, but their floun'é‘!"um .Io:fio found on the streets of Washington | today. for no miwore trouble than the looking. He who has this artistic sense—and most people have it, it is nothing to get puffed up over—will find a great deal of entertainment in the simple enjoyment of watching the people as they go along. Let us say again that there is noth- ing at all remarkable sbout this. Ninety-nine out of every hundred per- sons do it without thinking about it. Perhaps a thought about it, now and then, as here, will add to its pleasure, that is all, e ot In downtown Washington there is a slab of stone at a certain corner form- ing the single step to a doorway. Some people call it the Touchstone, and believe that in finding it they have discovered what the ancients sought. They call it the Touchstone, because if one stands on it for any length of time he is almost sure to be “touched” for a loan, or a hand-out, more properly speaking. Indigent men, seeing ome on that stone, in a slightly elevated position, | find 1t easy to ask him for a dime to get something to eat. ‘There is something about the Touch- stone which makes susceptible the per- son inhabiting it for the time being. Almost invariably he feels in his change pocket, pulls out its contents, and divides it with the begger. A Washingtonian was staading there the other afternoon when a red-headed young fellow, of perhaps 25 years, came along. He was hatless. Stopping in front of the Touchstone, he began to murmur the usual apologies, coupled with a request for an un- specified_sum. ‘The ‘Washingtonian fished forth two dimes, and asked, “Will that help any?" The red-haired one pocketed it with a smile. . “Thanks,” he said, “it will help a *xxx lot.” Something there was about the simple, direct way he said it, and the smile which accompanied it which quits went home to the heart of the ‘Washingtonian. 'Yes, that red-headed one was a youngster well worth seeing in the day's work. His features were good, and his bearing manly. Although he begged, he did it with a certain grace. “Alms, in the name of Allah, alms!"” beg the beggers In certal foreign cities, it one can belleve the movies. ‘The Washingtonian thought the “touch” of the red-heatled boy was much less theatrical and much more effective. He felt sorry ihat he had kept any for himself. The kid deserved more. ‘The streets are forever alive with va- riety and color, if one will do himself the justice to see it. One cannot stop for a few scconds on any downtown corner without being in fair danger of being swept away by interesting human beings. 8. Often eyes will answer to eyes, as if to say, “Yes, you interest me, t0o.” But the e of which Emerson spoke, the manners, or deportment, of civilized beings, will not permit the answer to be_made, except through the eyes. ‘Thus it comes about that the person interested in his fellow human beings seldom steps onto the sidewalk with- peculiarly the province of the huddied city. he find such masses of human bef that he is sure, by keeping his eyes | now and then, infuses a e, to find nmengh;&em mny‘;zru;; | umtinw ltl,l;fhgun‘g_oubl:tegl.)"!.ud imens, sexes, g0 for nof 3 Il ages. i | little, if anything, to do with romance, | as the young think, but goes back to all ages. Primarily this appeal is to the ar- out seeing one or more persons he feels quite sure he would find congenial, if In the city, and in the city only, ‘;m: only he could get to knbw them. This mute Interchange of greetings, certain pleas: It canno It has tistic sense. Recall what Emerson saw, the elemental interest of human beings a lovely child, a handsome woman, & | in their kind. Others charm us, though beautiful girl, a venerable man. strangers, and we cannot say 80 or He saw those pecyle on the streets of | at them but for a moment. Highlights on the Wide World MPARCIAL, Montevideo.—The ap- palling news has come to us that some of the dentists in Montevideo are arranging for the installation of radios in their anterooms. It is easy to sympathize with the added sorrows of the ‘\fltonunlte person await- Ing with dismal forebodings the extrac- tion of some aching molar or bicuspid. ‘While nervously anticipating the ordeal, | he is just as likely as not to hear that | his bank has been closed, cr that his horse came in last in the third race, or that if he had used the tooth polish | of Prof. Bienvenido for the last 32 years | he would never have needed to get a| | tooth extracted. A prelude of syncopa- | ticn, the melancholy melodies of Chopin or Handel, would certainly add to the miseries of the patient, but perhaps the playing of some lively and familiar air from a light opera, with spirited ac- companiment of drums and cymbals, might make him oblivious of his pains for the moment and give the dentist a | favorable opportanity for drawing the offending grinder * Flow s Viten To Blame for Tragedies. Le Matin, Paris.—In these days the flowers have been found to blame for many tragedies. These guilty blossoms are generally water lilies and edelweiss. The water lilies are those so tempting | blossoms floating upon the water, al- ways a little farther from the boat or from the shore than they appear to be. The edelweiss, too, always grows a little beyond the reach of the hand, upon the edge of an abrupt precipice or upon the remoter side of a fathomless crevasse. What is the tragic result? Excursionists wish to pluck the water lilies, fall into the flood and are drowned. Mountain | climbers strive to gather edelweiss and fall to their death in some abyss. The flowers are alone responsible for these tragedies, for have they not lured their victims to their fate—or at least sug- guested that certain risks are part of ! the pleasure of vacationing? * ok x % “Whoever Leoks Sour Will Be Thrown Out!™ Berliner Tageblatt. — “Wer mies macht, wird rausgeworfen!” “Whoever looks sour, will be thrown out!!' A plac- ard with these words finds itself in one o1 the exhibition palaces of the Leipz g Fair. And such, whether so emphati- cally spoken or more obscurely hinted, is to be the warning of the Leipzig Harvest Festival. Such, in fine, is the self-protective slogan of the manufacvurers, who have come to Leipzig to display their wares and who hope for & session of opti- mistic inspection and a great series of orders which awill set all their wheels turning briskly again. For skepticism, laments and timidity in trade are to be tolerated no longer, If the manufac- turing interests can prevent it. These are the countersigns of better days, and it behooves each visitor, no matter with what Herculean effort, to exert himsell in a way that will make the €onceptions of a true ideal triumpn over the more sordid visions of contem) Teality. So only optimistic vislons and expres- sions are to be tolerated at the fair, in the hope of creating an atmosphere in which business will thrive again. All persons looking or talking pessi- mistically will be shown the gate. ‘The economic situation of the doc- tors in Vienna has been vividly por- trayed by one of them, Dr. Ottomar Piskorsch, speaking for the Executive Committee of the Medical tion. He says: “The plight of Viennese physi- cians, with but few ex: is a de- plorable one. The increased number and efficiency of hospitals and clinics deprive the private practitioner of many patients who would omerwise come t0 him, and these same institutions receive as a matter of course all persons in- jured or while in the | necessity, sireets or factories. Despite the fact X of idleness, with no d ution of ex-amounts to a brilliant ‘wehievement, Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands pense among physicians, there is no falling off in the number of medical students, which indicates that these conditions are not only to continue, but to become aggravated. The few inde- pendent doctors who still have a large practice in Vienna do not find their exertions very remunerative, either be. ! cause of the inability of patients to pay their bills or due to the excessive e: pense under which zhey'-ru operating.’ * % Record Number Of Visitors in Porto Rico, Porto Rico Progress, San Juan.—Of course people won't come to the tropics in the Summer! Too hot! But never- theless there were some 870 passengers on the Lancastria, the first Summer- crulse steamer to come to Porto Rico in 25 years. No tourists’ vessel has ever brought so many visitors here be- fore. Two reasons are given for the success of this Summer cruise—hard times and the heat. * ok ox % Nicaragua Officials Seek Way to Open Scheols. La Noticia, Managua.—Various meet- ings and discussions have been held between the ministers of industry and education to see what can be done about opening at least the principal schools for the Fall term. Minister Barberene has promised to study the best methods of satisfying this public which the welfare of the country demands insistently. We trust that these officials will find a way out of their difficulties, and that both buildings and teachers somehow will be provided. A new private school for girls has been provided in the San Sebastian quarter, under the direction of Senorita Ines Forseca, which will undoubtedly ;fi&\-e the situation in that neighbor- * x % % Melbourne Men Form Maintenance Defense League. The Bulletin, Sydney.—Surely the Timit of the post-war craze for societies and the like is reached in the decision of “Melbourne men paying mainte- nance” to form a Maintenance Defense League. Their aim, according to one of the founders, is to seek rellef from the harassing conditions to which they may be subjected, particularly in the matter of incarceration at the will of vindictive helpmates. An executive and office bearers, it is announced, are to be elected, but no mention is made as yet of the weekly luncheon. The forma- tion of a “Maintenance Maintenance Assoctation” by the wives of those whose interests are threatened seems to be the natural corollary of the M. D. L. * K ox % How Radio Has Progressed In Australia. The Bulletin, Sydney, New South ‘Wales.—Radio em.hnlhzts confidently asserted even 20 years ago that metallic circuits would be soon as as the dodo. The reverse has been Radio inventions, such as the valve and the carrier wa a new lease of life to All Australian main tel uits now carry 10 to 100 times their former amount of business, and it is the use of various wireless gadgets that now makes it possible for men in Perth to fib over the phone to their wives in Brisbane. It is quite possible that the present method of broadcasting will be superseded, except for country districts e An Oklahoma Phenomenon. Prom the Pittsburgh Post-Gaszette, For all the issues raised by “Alfalfa Bill” Murray there has been no - tion that he should be lmm which, for a Governor_of Oklahoma ~|in the background as & NOVEMBER 12, 1931. The Political Mill By G. Gould Lincoln. ‘The Democrats opposed to the nom- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ], HASKIN. lnlfimdflov.mb.mm for President next year are unlimbering their guns in an effort to halt the ad- vance of the New York Governor. They must make their fight now unless they are willing to see nomination in the Roosevelt bag. It is an old axiom in politics that it is impossible to beat somebody with nobedy. The Roosevelt oppesition must center around another aspirant if it is to have a chance. The three outstanding Democrats who have been suggested as possible rallying posts | D. C. for the anti-Roosevelt forces are Newton D. Baker of Ohio, War Secretary in the Wilson administration: Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General Electric Co.. and_Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland. Pormer Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York is always esidential golllbmcy. Yesterday in ew York ex:-n:‘;d mch,'re{mmd to as a “Dem- ocr: cler” a_strong sup- porter in the old days of Woodrow Wil- son, came out into the open with what amounted to an indorsement of the candidacy of Gov. Ritchie, or at least ‘was widely so interpreted. Mr. has been reckoned a member of the anti-Roosevelt group in the Democratic’ party for some time. Along Wwith him has been the chairman of the JDemocrlti: National Committee, John efforts have been made to link Al Smith with the Rooso- velt. opposition, too. - x xw It looks mare and more as though the liberal and conservative groups in the Democratic party are to come to grips next year over the presidential nomi- nation. Rallying back of Roosevelt are ;-&en more llbcrll‘ne]mentl. and mlll: are, generally speaking, many of the conservattves, Nzgriy or wrongly, the brogressive label has been tled tighter and tighter to the New York Governor. Some of his friends in partly responsible for this, not the least of them that Republican, Senator George W. Norris, arbiter of Demo- cratic presidential candidates. The Democratic Senators from the West, in- cluding Walsh and Wheeler of Montana and Dill of Washington, have been outspokén supporters of the mominma- tlon of Roosevelt for a long time. It is the argument of the Western Demo- crats that “Roosevelt could sweep the West” against President Herbert Hoover next year, Roosevelt already holds the support of the Southern Democracy, which still fears that through some loophole Al Smith may again be the party nominee for President. His present job is to hold on to the support of Eastern Democrats. There are big business in- terests, inimical to him—but not all the big business interests. The power intevests particularly are @l against him. Without dubbing Gov. Ritchie as a friend of the power in- terests, it is yet possible to say that he would be much more preferable to those interests than would Roosevelt. * % x % Ritchie for months has been about, the country making -ddrmun.o': all kinds of subjects, but in the main they have been warnings to the people to get back to conservative business methods and conservative methods of government. he has continued to mention at intervals the “evils” of the eighteenth amendment, Gov. Ritchie has sought to xmgreu the country with the idea that he is not, as has rged, merely concerned J with the repeal of national prohibition. He has discussed at considerable length the relations between government and industry and has de that gov- ernment must not undertake to run all the business of the country. He has made two speeches in New York in the last two days and makes a_third tonight. On Manddzy he speaks in ., ani taken opportunity te consult with his Democratic ffl?;fl as he traveled about the country. He has been an avowed ,candidate for the presidential nomination, in the opinion :\‘u the coumlryi hxor lhmuch longer time n any of e others now dabbl! their feet in the stream. i * ok ok % There has been a great deal of talk about the wet issue in the Democatic campaign for the presidential nomina- tion. Gov. Roosevelt has been repre. sen me quarters as being not sufficiently “wet” to suit Raskob and Gov. Smith, because he has sought to stress the economic situation in the country as the main issue for the Demo- crats in the next campaign. It Jooks more and more, however, as though this wet issue raised agalnst Roosevelt were a smoke screen. It is noticeable that the opponents of Roosevelt, while wet, are aligned with the more con- servative and big business elements of the Democratic party. * X x ok ‘The Republicans are taking quite seriously the fight they have on their hands to elect & member of the House in the first New Hampshire district to succeed the late Representative Fletcher Hale. The district contains many of the bigger cities of the State, and there is political unrest due to the business depression. elected Democrats in the past when G. O. P. stock has been at low point. This happened in 1912, when Eugene Elliott Reed, Democrat, was sent to the House to represent the aistrict, and again in 1922. Willam Nathaniel Rogers was the successful Democrat in the latter year. He may be the can- didate for the Democrats in the coming special election which is to be held January 5. Party, nominations are made in conventions there. Already three candidates for the Republican nomination have come forward, the most prominent being John Bartlett, former First Assistant Postmaster Gen- eral, former head of the Civil Service Committee, and at one time Governor of New Hampshire. He was mentioned for a place in the Hoover cabinet, but wound up as a member of the Canadian Boundary Commission. x * x % Fletcher Hale carried the district last year by about 8,000 votes. There sre a lot of Democrats in the first New Hampshire district, however, and even in the Hoover landslide of 1928, Hale won over the Democrat by only 14,000, and in the Coolidge victory of 1924 by only 8000. The Republicans, if can avoid a row over the nomination, have a chance, but the Democrats insist they will carry the district. The spe- cial election comes at 3 time of year that might favor the Democrat, whose vote will be ter in the urban dis- tricts. Mancl er, the bi city in the State, lies in the first district and almost invariably goes Democratic, Sen- ator George Moses being the only Re- publican except Gov. Ora Brown who has been able to capture it in the last 20 or 25 years. John Hurley, city so- the West are | the ‘Then, .00, the district has . remarks: The space is limited and accommodate of q ones rather snd for reply. Send your question bvlnln‘ Star Information Bureau, Fred eric_J. Haskin, Director, Washington, Q. Please new Spanish Republic.—C. A. It is composed of three equal { horizontal stripes—the top red, the center yellow and the bottom purple. opening his hute?—J. P. oy record for delayed parachute . After an official caltbration e’lun& barograph he carried on a leap March 1, 1981, it was proved that he fell 15,~ _flrfihle!!l before opening his parachute. lous record of n“mfl.o 9,600 feet was Q. What is neon’—R. 8. 8. A. Neon is a gas which has the m of glow! with & peculiarly cr tt.fllr’-fld it when an electric vm-cunm. passed through it in & near Q. Please give a short biograp! stalin—G. c. . > s . Joseph Stalin’s real name is Jo~ seph Djugashvili. He changed it to talin, which means steel. Stalin was born in 1879 in the Province of Tifiis. His ents were Georgians. Before he reac] his present position he was & professional ‘revolutionist. He comes from a long line of humble cobblers. His offigial title is secretary general of the Central Executive Committee. On )v-our‘l::l Executive Committee de- vol supreme authori intervals between the All-Ul:lyonm‘Con- gresses. Q. What kind of a spider is a dad- dy-long-legs>—J. C. N. A. It is an arachnid of the order Phalangida, more correctly called har- vestman. The members cf this group of invertebrates superficially resemble the true spiders, but have a small, rounded body composed of an indis- tinctly jointed cephalothorax to which the broad, short abdomen consisting of six segments is joined. Most of the forms have very long, slender legs and are popularly called daddyv-long-legs. They feed on small insects, do not spin webs and are perfectly barmless. Q. Which casts the darker shadow, a whitz post or a black post>—M. H. The Bureau of Standards says that there would be no différence in the shadow cast by & white post and a black post. Q. When did the Treasury issue $3 bills?—C. A. R. A. It has never done so. Q. Is pressure caused by freezing water greater or less than by trans- forming water into steam?-4J. E. C. A. Freezing produces greater pres- sure. Q DAr- cranberries a healthful food? —L. D. A. Certain tribes of American In- dians look upon the cranberry with reverence as having virtues that pro- long life. It is interesting to note that what was superstition- with is fact with us in the light of scientific inve tion. Cranberries contain vita- mins which make them a valuable ad- | | ducrlbemm; o)(“flu‘ Q. How far has a man fallen hetor!; claims the | Q. How is helium obtained?—J. H. H. A. It is made from natural gas commercial scale by liquefaction meth- ods similar to those employed in ob- taining oxygen from the atmosphere. Q. At what angle should one hold a z\mN to get the greatest distance?— 'A. About 8 30-degree angle. Q. Must there be dust in the atmos- phere in order to have rain?>—K. N. A. The Weather Bureau says that condensation centers, or nuclei, are es- sential to the formation of cloud, and, therefore, of rainfall. These nuclel may be dust particles, especially of cer- tain kinds, such as sea salt or even, it is believed, molecules of certain sorts that have great affinity, as we say, for water. The air always contains an abundance of such nuclel. Q. When was the first hospital founded in Oanada?—8. B. A. In 1639. Q. Who wrote the words to “The Old Oaken Bucket”?—M. T. jew York City in 1817 and first named “The Bucket.” The air bwhichl!hmhuqsphtwnby Frederick Smith ~Z Kau.Vark's music composed fg5 moore’s song, “‘Araby's Daughte~.* Q. What is the name of the castle at the entrance of the harbor at Vera Cruz, Mexico?—N. F. A. It is San Juan de Ulua. .Q. What does the word “abysmal” mean?—W. A. A. It means profoundly, endlessly. ). When was the old Waldorf-Astoria "r““ style was its architecture? A. The old Waldorf -~ Astoria Hotel ‘was a red brick and sandstone structure the an style. The on Thirty-third street, B e Astor, occupying e town house of his father, John Jacob Astor. The Thirty-fourth street sec- , known as the Astoria, was. built in 1897 by Col. John Jacob Astor ‘and * occupled the site of the house of his father, William B. Astor. The ire Emp State Building now stands on this site. Q. What_relation was Mary Custis to George Washington?—J. A. D. A. She was the daughter of George ‘Washington Parke cuxg&ho in turn e Wash- Robert was the of ton and adopted son of ington. Mary Custis E. Lee. Q. What will take walnut stain off the hands?—E. L. W. A. Tannic acid, which is the acid in walnut shells, cannot be removed. It is necessary to allow the stain to wear off. Wearing rubber gloves while shell- ing walnuts will protect the hands from the stain. 2 Q. When was the charter for William and Mary College obtained?—S. E. M. A. In 1691 James Blair was sent to England, to obtain a charter for the college from the crown. The charter | was signed February 8, 1693. ‘The probable control’of the House of Representatives by the Democrats, 1 who now have a majority in that body, and the possible effect of such a de- velopment on the fortunes of the two major parties is the subject for wide edlfgl‘lll “By bl unless death intervenes to disturb the fim& nne-u& and on condition '.h‘: ull Democratic strength 18 vote for the Speaker,” u::?u'?“m the Providence Evening Bulletin (in- dependent), which analyzes the results of the election as showing that .“the Denmcl'lg"\m'ldmu:lt & the ua.\;.l off- year reaction agai party in power :?d by the unfortunate economic con- jons.” itions.’ The New York Herald Tribune (In- dependent Republican) is of the opin- ion that “responsibility for the antics of the mext House, against itself, will be nothing for either party to yearn for.” As to the use of Democratic op- portunity, the Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail (Independent Republican) “While there are certain partisan advantages which the Demo- crats are not expected to forego, as asking too much of human nature, nevertheless too great a display of partisanry is very likely to react against them. Along with responsibility goes obligation. No longer will they be sit- ting on the fence watchi the show pass by and merrily o ing jokes. They will be marching in the same pro- cession.” The Houston Chronicle (Independent Democratic) feels that “the problem is, what kind of a record will the Demo- cratic House members write?” and goes on to predict that, “if an inconsistent and hesitating, or sectional and selfish one, events will prove that they had far better never have captured House control,” while “if they a consistent Inspiring one, no mat- ter what a Republican it may do to it eventually, the party will have wonge cn;l_:genu and suj - of’fiu country.” paper concludes: “John is the official leader, lnd'al! Dentocratic Congressmen generally follow him, there can be small doubt that the party will move on to victorles and greater service Nation.” ans, Insurgents, Northern Democrats, Southern Democrats,” the Philadelphia Public Ledger (Independent Republic- an) remarks that these “intraparty di- visions are more marked in the case of distribution of the official loaves and han in legislation,” and that “when it comes to matters of ‘patron- age’ and positions of power in the next Congress, jealousy and hostility between the Democratic sectional divisions will licitor in Manchester, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomi- nation, although efforts are made by some of the Democrats to get TS, the former Representative, to run. addition to Mr. Bartlett, whose home is in Portsmouth, the present mayor of that city, Ferdinand Hartford, and State Senator Hart have announced their mzen;nxtllotr‘u of the Repub- nomination. S * ok k% Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl- vania has been put on notice by the boss of the Philadelphia Republican.or- ganization, “Bill” Vare, that he must be a wet in the coming contest for the Republican _senatorial nomination in the Keystone State or else Mr. Vare will look for a candidate elsewhere. There has been talk that Vare himself might get into the race, or that he would back Representatives James M. Beck, who now holds the House seat formerly occupied by Mr. Vare and is one of the wet leaders of the House. J. Hampton Moore, whom Vare backed , for mayor of Philadelphia and who has tly been el might be T Mforward as Philadelphia’s candi- D | venes next month rule” That serious responsibility is ahead is the thought of the Roanoke ‘World News (Ind ent Democratic) as it remarks: “ s greatest and most difficult tasks to con- front any Congress in the country’s his- . Whatever legislation is produced must be constructive in nature, designed to assist recovery as soon as possible.” The is s0 great that “the Democratic leaders cannot afford to bungle, for a misstep is likely to have fatal effects on party prospects for vic- tory next year,” concludes this paper. As the Sa ah Morning News (Inde- pendent Democratic) sees it, “The test chance ever, for high-grade statesmanship, with ‘politics’ ted, is afforded the House this Winter.” ‘What is done in Congress will ha date for the Republican nomination. There is also the possibility that Gov. Gifford Pinchot may leap into the race for the senatorial nomination mnext year, or barring the Governor, Maj. winning- three of the five this’ Wint elections all “‘1 | thrice divided | Country‘ Debates Results Of Victory for Democrats & great bearing on national prospects in 1932, according to many papers. One of these, the Charlotte Observer (Inde- pendent Demdcratic), says: “It will elect or defeat a Democratic aspirant to the | presidency, not on the stump next Sume mer, but in the Capitol at Washington ter. His electién will be diffi- any case; whatever the ' inds of (Independent Demo- cratic) is confident that “unless some- thing happens to reverse the drift in the meantime, the Democrats may con- fidently expect to enter next year's na- tional canvass with the fcrees of public sentiment working in their favor. | The Morgantown Dominion-News (Independent Democratic) finds no | doubt that “at present the voters are calling for & new order in national rouua." uwgule tg:‘ ):thnu h..vollms Democratic), recapitulating chatges blican mistakes, : “No_ wons that, in the light of ord and under the urge of sueh conditions, the country turns more and more to Democratic leadership.” agreeing forward to 1932 are hopeful,” remarks: “But 1981 is not 1932.” that “Demceratic victories in year election immediately [y presidential lection are regarded as a i 8ood Democratic omen,” the Texarkana (Democratic) feels that “con- ditions never were more favorable for change in tion” a8 i wgrdth'm& to_strive.” = e other hand, the South Bend dependent Tribune (Ing ) con- siders that “Republicans have good reason to hope that the Democratic gains in Congress in 1930 and 1981 will increase Republican assets in 1932 The Springfield (Mass.) Union (Re- publican) sees much “‘on the | public reaction toward the policies of | the party and its proposed Dmoc{nu: the | methods of dealing with - | g present con. . me‘é‘glc::e renegin for them,” 0 Daily News (m‘md- ent) —— then mmmm its that, “ir- respective party tions, the gen- eral public, and ially the b'uxl- ness community, will expect and de- geu& Thowev proaching a party will be pose sible,” and the Milwaukee Sentinel (In- four | dependent Republican) calls attention to the fact that “as for the opposi- tion control, it is suspended on a frail majority.” Really delighted to see a “division of responsibility,” the Topeka Daily Capital (Republican) avers: “If the opposition is now to dominats the {-.liousz. the_tDenxlocnm are faced with e necessity of organizing a itive gram of their own. The rmm’r?ys will ve the opportunity to se= and judge how much more constructive it 15 than the cours: of the President.” A parallel is found by tle Oakland Tribune (Independent Republican) be- tween the Democratic party in the pres- ent situation and the Maine lumberman Who remarked: “I'm going down to Bangor to git drunk, and gosh, how I dread it.” The Fort Worth Star-Tele- gram (Independent Democratic) con- cludes: Democratic party has great men in Congress, entirely capable of presenting a spectacle of exalted pa- triotism, which lays partisan enmlx.- ations aside when the need is for all- American counsel and united action.” e No Hitch-Hikers. From the Toledo Blade. We understand the man who is travel- ing across the continent in a wheel chair is not bothered by thumb tourists. oo Darwin’s Error. From the Hamilton (Ohlo) Journal. Mr. Darwin couldn't have been right. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, U. S. M. C., retired. ~ No matter how much et a monkey, 1t doesn’t. 2y 0 boss you.. 3