Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1931, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. PR o). ooibmssun Mo Mhotan WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, November 18, 1931 THEODORE W. NOYES. ... Edito ¥he Evening Star Newspaper Company Ofce: 1ty 8t nsylvania Ave. Nev York 110 E= P o @::i%%. Mate by Carrier Within the City. ng Star._ . . 45¢ per month e Sinday Siai unanyS) oo 2. 60c per month and Busdiy #iar uhdare) 3¢ per morth R SePer” cony h 3 Srleirone All Other States and Canada. m’.n Sundas....§ % lfi 0: 1 mo. : 1 ez Member of the Associaced Press. Assaciated Press is exclusively entitjed all hews cis- s ey i, All rights n?n:ublmulon g} Derein are slso reserved. o k Eoeoll “dispacobes The Police Reorganization. In their reorganization of the Police Department through retirement and transfer of the higher officials the Commissioners are obviously seeking to fill all of the so-called key positions in the department with new men.| Examination of the changes now be- ing made emphasizes the thorcugh- | ness with which they are going about it. Beginning at the top, with the ap- | pointment of a new chief of police, | the important positions, such as es- | sistant superintendent, chief of the| Detective Bureau, assistant chief of the | Detective Bureau, chief of the vice squad, are being filled by promotion of younger officers, Most of the changes will become effective Decem- | ber 1, and it is understood that be- fore that date other transfers will be | announced, involving changes in the| command of precincts by shifting of | captains. This sort of reorganization can be regarded as distinctly advantageous to the new chief of police. Gen. Glass- Tord is able to undertake his new duties with men who have just been rewarded by promotion and who bring to the| positions they fill a fresh zeal for their work. At the outset he will enceunter | & minimum of the resistance to new methods and new customs always to be expected when men who have grown up in their jobs must change the pace to keep in step with a new leader. ‘The officers who serve under him will be as anxious as he is to make the grade. ¥ The changes now being made will probably complete the required prelim- inarfes to the sort of regime that the people of this city expect under Gen. Glassford. Nobody anticipates or ex- Ppects any drastic everhauling of meth- ods and personnel. The police force today can be regarded as one of the best in the country. Gen. Glassford's Job is to make it the best by the in- suguration ef a system of strict disci- pline, the foundation stone upon which to build the marsle and efficiency of ® good organization. If the job is doubly difficult in Washington, where nearly every officer can boast of some influential friend at court to see him through occasional difficulties and ‘where the temptations for discrimina- tory enforcement of the law are nu- merous, the need for rigid discipline is the greater. The city can congratulate itself upon the fact that Gen. Glass- fard's status es & retired Army officer furnishes him with a certain' inde- pendence of spirit and freedom of movement not usually enjoyed by his predeceasors, He thkes over the helm ‘with nothing to lose and everything to gain by strielly unprejudiced devotion o the duties of his new office. s Same of the Chinese after calling on the League of Nations are beginning to ask one another if they believe in Kairies. ——————— It is frankly understood that Uncle Bam has something that Europe can use, and it does not consist entirely of ®ood advice. B - — Astronomy by Airplane. Yor countless centuries, for mil- | fenniums, indeed, mankind has observed and studied the stars. Probably one of the first concepts of primitive hu- manity was that of some sort of as- | tronomical law, causing the phenom- | enon of light and darkness in regular | succession. The heavens, {lluminated by the sun during the daytime and | sprinkled with stars and planets at night, were a profound mystery. Prob- | Bbly as early as three thousand years ‘before. Christ the Chinese began to study the skies, but with no means of | bringing the vastly distant spectacle | “‘nearer,” using merely instruments cf | ealoulation that are today recognized es marvels of ingenuity. Later the | Greeks developed theories and ad- vanced the sclence greatly. It was not | until the beginning of the seventeenth ' century AD, however, that means | were found for penetrating the depths | of the limitless void, through the dis- | covery by Hans Lippershey of Holland that two glass lenses brought into | proper relationship magnified distant objects. Thus was created the tele- #cope, which a few years after Galileo developed. Observations with this erude instrument were at first under- taken at the surface of the earth, with frequent interruptions due to fog and storm. Long after came the establlsh- ment of observatories, situated upon high ground where possible, to remove the abserver from the influences of the | Bowee surface. As the science advanced | the dbservatories were placed farther from urban centers and from the lower, occupled levels, for it was found that emanations of the sofl and the settle- fment of the denser, moisture laden at- mosphere rendered vision difficult. In ments of great power, with changes in structure permitting such magnifica- . tion ‘that the frontfers of the visible univeyse have been pressed back to distances that may be expressed only n terms of “light years." Now has come a further advance, in the ‘use of airplanes for observation. The other night a party of astronomers | time of the national convention, and snow and reached the clear atmos- phere of two miles above the surface, where they had an uncbstructed view, save for the wings of the plane, which now and then got in the way. In con- sequence of this enterprise the best pos- sible view of the meteors was had, and a céunt was made that indicated the greatest flight of these seazonal visitors since 1866. Imagine Galileo peering into the eyepiece of one of the giant reflector telescopes! Imagine him, again, riding the skies and counting meteors! Or, even more to the point, imagine the | Chinese astronomers of five thousand years ago with such facilities at hand! Would the seience of astronomy be further advanced today? e & The National Conventions. The make-up of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to be held next year hangs in the balance as party leaders seek to determine what shall be the method of apportionment of the- delegates to the States. The conventions have been made up In accordance with the congressional representation of the States, with two delegates for each congressional district and two for each Senator as the general basis of representation. The present difficulty arises because of the fact that the apportionment of the congressional representation of the States is in a process of readjustment to meet the 1830 census of population. John W. Davis, former Democratic | nominee for President and at one time president of the American Bar Associa- tion. ealled uncn by Chairman Jouette Shouse of the Demoeratic Executive Cpmmittee for an opinion, has advised the Democrats to stick ta the present Congress as the basis of representaticn in the coming national convention. This same Congress will be in existence and does not go out of office until March 4, 1933, long after the national con- vention will have been held and four months after the national election itself. This view of the matter is a common sense view. It is true that in the gen- eral election members of the House will be chosen in accordance with the latest apportionment of House membership to the States, but that House of Representa tives will not supplant the present one until months after the election. of a number of the States to bring about redistricting are meeting strong opposition, some of them in the courts, and that uncertainty in regard to the district lines may exist right up to the it would appear wise to stick to the old congressional representation. Some of the Siates, California and Michigan for congressional representations under the new apportionment, may not take kind- ly to this suggestion. On the other hand, those States, like Missouri, Jowa and some of those of the South, which lose in representation would be in- recommend&tion. . The make-up of the. national econ- ventions, so far as the apportionment of delegates is concerned, 18 left to the Democratic and Republican National Committees. The Republicans as well as the Democrats have been carefully studying the matter for weeks. The G. O. P. Committee is to meet here De- cember 15 and will have the first de- termination of the problem to make, for the Democrats are not to hold their committee meeting untll January. Un- doubtedly it would simplify matters if the ‘old apportionment were centinued and if both party committees adopted this plan, When the national conventions are held in 1936 the new congressional apportionment will be in full force and effect and logically will be the basis for the membership of the con- ventions. ——— China's Military Budget. An optimistic reaction regarding the possibilities of war in Manchuria be- tween China and Japsn may result from an announcement that has just come from China that the new’ Na- tional Finance Commission of the Nanking. go'ernment has adopied a resolution to the effect that China must be placei on a definite budget system and must keep her expenditures within limits. Military expenditures are to be cut from five million dollars to $4,500,000 monthly. Party political expenditures are to be limited to $4,000,000 monthly. Even with these reductions the total deficit is expected to be $3,500,000 & month. A proclamation is to be issued announcing the establishment of gov- ernment finances on & budget system. No explanation is made as to why “party political expenditures” are in- cluded in the national government's ac- counts, but it is to be remembered that the government at Nanking is directed by the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomingtang, or National People's party, which is the only political or- ganization in China. Reduction of military expenditures by ten per cent may be construed by some as merely a gesture for international effect. At the same time it is to be {borne in mind that Chinese political reforms are not taken very seriously in that country and fiscal reform is con- sider’d as hypothetical rather than actual. A military budget of $4,500,000 a month does not promise an overwhelm- ing army, according to Western stand- ards of maintenance. Indeed the opera- tions now in progress in Northern Man- churia under Gen. Ma Chan-shan would on those standards absorb several times that amount. But Chinese armies do not cost as much as do others. The pay of the individual soldier is small and. his supplies are¢ not elaborate. It may be possible for the Nanking gov- ernment to maintain a great national army on the amount proclaimed as the maximum of expenditures, but there is hardly any menace of war on a large scale in ‘this aliotment of funds. o E Reference to the man who let his garded as a joke. Germany has suc- of & financial policy. e Herr Hitler Takes Hesse. ‘The German government is reported to be suffering from a fresh attack of | the creeps as a result of the sensational vote rolled up by Hitler's National So- clalists in last Sunday's elections to the Parliament of the Grand Duchy of snd some laymen went aloft in Cali- fornia to study the November Leonids, ©r meteors that “originate” in the con- lfl*dho. They rose above fog Hesse. Hesse doés not constitute s por- tion of the German Reich comparable In ‘view of the faet that the plans example, which have incressed their ' clined to lock with favor on the Davis | creditors walk the floor used to be re-' | sense of importance,” said Hi Ho, the|of Quite recent years have come instru- |ceeded in giving the idea the dignity|ssge of Chinatown, “to imagine ene- | g THE EVENING § ber 15 is nevertheless a plece of political handwriting that Berlin dare not ignore. ‘The pollings gave the Fascist Hitler- ites twenty-seven out of the Hesslan Diet's seventy seats, leaving a nonde- script group of six bourgeols partles with one seat each out of consideration. Unless the Centrists, the largest Hessian party, conclude a truce with the Pas- cists, the Diet will be unable to elect & new ministry, The Fascists hold a bal- ance of power for the first time in any German state. Herr Hitler's party vaulted into this position in consequence of a tremendous increase in their vote, compared to the September, 1929, landslide, which made them the second strongest party in the Reichstag at Berlin. Of the 800,000 votes. just cast in Hesse, 700,000 went to the Fascists, Communists and Cen- trists combined. This is regarded as indication that fugure voting in Ger- many will reflect about the same party dominance. Recent events at home and sbroad plainly foreshadowed an increase Hitlerite sentiment, but no such { grandisement as Hesse developed was expected. It can only be interpreted as fresh resentment of Germany's con- demnation to continue reparation ob- ligations and of the prospect that treaty revision and equality of arma- ments—ideals which the National So- clalists are the most vociferous in volging—are beyond realization in the measurable future. Internationally, waxing of Hitlerite power 1 ominous. It is strengthen the determination of Ger- | many’s neighbors,especially France and | her allies, to tighten up in their resist- ! ance to the Reich's political claims. . | It may be unfair to charge the Wis- consin men criticized for Socialist and Communist teaching with seriously cul- 'pable intention. Styles in literature i}uve changed since “Peck’s Bad Boy" | held forth in Milwaukee and assisted in making that city famous. It is not unusual for the humorist of today to declare himself a Socialist or & Commu- nist. What is being 50 greatly resented |may be only an effort to restore in modern terms Wisconsin's old reputa- tion as a center of eolloquial drollery, featuring prankish impulse. e - | In Philadelphia, Judge McDevitt | cashed pay checks for jurors out of his | private funds. Philadelphia is a rich | community, which will scarely allow | this generous action to be cited as a | precedent binding on the court. r————— Famous Europeans who have refused ‘to come to America must, by this time, percetve their mistake. Not to visit America is rapidly becoming an admis- sion of lack of prestige in international | aftairs. e — By dropping off a large percentage of the Amtorg pay roll, the Soviet regime may as well be reconciled to the loss of a very large element of *support in America on which it was aecustomed to rely. e e Maxims make good literature, but poor politics. Both China and Japan are abundantly supplied with impres- sive proverbs. Every citizen comtemplates & tax in- crease without great objection, provi | only that he can be in a class of citi- zenship that does not have to pay it. e The hunting season has already |scored deplorable accidents. After all; a long closed season is a valuable pro- tection to more than the game. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Plain, Old-Fashioned Manner, A plain, old-fashioned manner Again asserts itself. The oratoric banner Is laid upon the shelf. ‘We'll serve the turkey dressin), We'll carve the lean or fat. We'll eimply Ask the Blessin’ And let it go at that. We'll start no verbal roasting. The contest so polite ‘Will be to show who's boasting ‘The finest appetite. ‘We'll do no “decp stuff” guessin’ In phrases that are pat. We'll simply Ask the Blessin' And let jt go at that. Emotionalities. “Your implacable adversary, when he attacked you, said he was speaking from the heart.” “I heard him,” Borghum. “Do you doubt his sincerity?” “No. Of course, the heart is a very important part of the anatomical equip- ment. But, after all, it isn't where a man’s brains are located.” Jud Tunkins says he can see the ad- | vantage of not tryin’ to sttract too much attention. The only rabbit he got was one who insisted on jumpin’ out and callin’ attention to hisself. . Quick Cure. His service, I can't doubt it, This man who had his say, ‘To be quité frank about it, I'd had in-som-ni-a. answered Senator His voice to rest allured me, His thought was very deep. In e short time he cured me And put me fast asleep. Cherishing a Wish. “No doubt about it,” said Uncle Bill | Bottletop, “more people would be kind [ to their neighbors and generous to their families if they never used alcohol.” “Then you believe in prohibition?” “I'm one of the folks that hang on | to the happy credulity of childhood. T'm still tryin’ to believe in prohibition, same as I'm tryin' to believe in Santa Claus.” “You are somettmes led by a too great 1 t mies among those Who have forgotten you.” Polite Menu. Since prohibition is the scheme Which holds the world in line, With coffee, salad and ice cream, ©Oh, who would ask for wine?” “Dey say it's & sign of foolishness to whistle,” sald Uncle Eben, “but it's at least a cheerful nolse, an’ dat’s mo'/ in size and i nce to Prussia, Ba- v-m“ws:’;:mm-mu- bound to | 8 TAR, WASHINGTO D. C, WEDNESDAY. THIS AND THAT Tt e el ™ Wi “the one was all he said. look, and the one remark, he dismissed the other from his mind. But he made a big mistake. ‘The fatness of the subject was but one, and a superficial, aspect of the man. Had the other made more than a snap judgment, he would have been intrigued with the wide-set, large and lmclf:ent eyes of the man under dis« cussion. He would have mnoted the capable mouth, with a quirk at the corners, showing humor underlying knowle The compact body, overlaid wi natural padding, would have drawn the attention of any one actually inter- ested in character study. * ok % % “He's fat," was the only comment. It is probable ghat ninety-nine out of every hundred Serdicts, in the popu- lar style, are thus of the crassest snap type and searcely worth remembrance. Most people would do better to with- hold verdiets on strangers, rather than make some trivial comment about them, based on a casual glance, ‘The gentleman who noted the puff character of our subject's face, for in- stance, was a man of exceptional in- tellect. His comment, however, would have done no particular credit to a man without any brains at all. A dog could have seen that the fel- low had a fat face. The members of any typical mob, especially of the stage variety, such as hakespeare presents us with in his| “Julius Caesar,” would catch the fat- | ness at the first glance. ¥ k% % In suoh a world as this, these men! animal distinctions are not noteworthy. | ‘They are, however, human, and that fact alone excuses them among intel- lectual people. It cannot be gainsald that the world places a great stress on “looks” in all the walks of life. One mlgll‘fle has given itself a dis- tinctive character by the simple ex- pedient of noting the physical charae- teristics of famous men. By showing the photograph of some one, with an article in which the man is described as “goat-bearded,” for in- stance, the character is presented as most pcoEl: woyld see him. ‘There is about this method, however, to many readers, a lack of that decency which goes with the printed word, or which in their minds ought to go with the printed word. It has not been customary for gen- tlemen to describe each other in the | daily speech in terms of physical char- acteristics. Those who do this are held to do that | disagreeable thing—become personal in | their remarks. With some men this is a fighting matter. * * x % It must be confessed that the phys- ical outlines are the first to be appre- | hended, either in the actual person or in a photograph of him. ‘The world of men is not so far away, after all, from the habits of the pen- uins. These inhabitants of the South Polar reglons, according to authorities who have studied them, will not tol- erate any of their kind which are ab- normal in Standard penguins napur to be| dressed in evening jackels, the typical | homo saplens dress suit. | Penguins know nothing about men's evening dress, but they do know that their comical (to men) appearance consists of black and white. All-white penguins are run out of | WASHIN Itzlian Foreign Minister Grandl has run bang into & crop of wild and wei political rumors at Washington of sort with which European capitals are rather more familiar. The prize yarn of the moment is a tale that President Hoover and Secretary Stimson have fallen cut over the Manchurian affeir, and that the head of the State Depart- ment may not survive the incident. Sharp differences of oninion re‘nrdults ‘American policy towerd Japzn are sal to be the cause of this “cabinet crisis.” Col. Stimson (so the romance runs) favors continued co-operation with the League of Nations in bringing the Jap: anese to terms. The President, bowing before the storm threatened by antl- League Benators, a day or two ago (as the story gces) decided upon a drastic reversal of the Stimson policy and per- sonally direeted the dispatch of Am- bassador Dawes to Paris for the pur- pose of telling the League where it ’:-l off. '"Tis a precious narrative and im- portant, if true. What is a fact is that widespread consternaticn wi read by a circumstantial statement in the lead- ing ndmmismumhlmmwr, the New York Herald Tribihe, that Japan is in posseesion of “private assurances” that the United States will not take part in extreme preciure to compel evacuation of Manchuria. The State Department last night took the wind out of these sails by vigorously reaffirming its posi~ tion on the Japanese invasion of Chinese territory. America did not join the League in fixing & time limit, but insists on all possible speed in Japanese troop withdrawal. * k% Senator George H. Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire, who returned to Washi today for tonight's White House dinner in honor of Signor Grandi, might be able to threw some light on American diplomacy in the Manchurian affair. Speaking in his home town of Concord a couple of nights ago, Senator Moses exposed what he designated as a League of Nations plot in the Sino- Japanese business. He indicated that naughty Europe had it ali cooked up to “dump the Sino-Japanese mess in America’s lap” and let us bear the brunt of cleaning it up. Then, according to New Hampshire's favorite and gifted son, the conspiracy was suddenly thwarted by the Hoover administration, Benator Moses is & potent member of the Benate Foreign Relations Committee, and about the only one intimately con- sulted by the President on major occa- sions. It was only & few hours before Moscs spoke at Concord that Ambassa- dor Dawes' Paris assignment was an- nounced. The intimation now is that Dawes is in France to let the scheming League know in Hell-and-Maria terms that America is not to march with Geneva except in the uniform of nine-power treaty and the Kmncbmm which lack the “teeth” of the League covenant. * x x ¥ Herbert Hoover, Navy League and the Democratic National Committee to the contrary notwithstanding, is not a prophet without honor in his own land. named after . Now on & run that brings it to Washington. * % x ¥ One of Signor Grandi's aides is Sig- nor. Leonar d? Vitetti, a brilllant young Italian who for sev secretary of the Ital ‘Washington llgn . newspaper man. 'onnnmmm;'pm-uomm a period of entourage, diplomatic service in the United States. He is an Armaments Conference expert, serving as Signor Grandi's right hand in the London Naval Conference of 1930. 3 * k% ¥ Ragruenutlve Hamilton Fish, jr. Republican, of New York, divides his thoughts at lflhll season between politi and foot bal Harvar in ics his BY CHARLES E. GTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. in [ From the Roanoke Times. TRACEWELL. camp and pecked and Hmrassed to dutg. The albino has no standing in the flock, not because he is not a good F:rx;g:ln, but simply because he is dif- Mankind, too, resents difference. ‘This innate resentment probably is t the psychol 1 bottom—and what a depth that is, to be sure!—of the constant bickerings among nations. do not like the looks of each other. “Forelgners” of all sorts draw the instinctive ire of fimfl‘f-’. whereas the cosmopolitan type of cit- ?::‘,' through education u;vkm travel, has easily over! facial and:lingual. e * %% u Any one can test his approach to truly cosmopolitan attitude. no omy ;le‘l-tlon to “!:‘zun‘em but to those of s own nation and time, by n imstinctive. reactions 1o stangers® " If he looks at & man apd finds him- without previous feel reasonably a&;“&h‘n?r}“'fim st e o vinclal. il Let him not be dismayed. He has much company. Most of the people he knows would make the same ob- servation, although some might keep it to_themselves. 1t is natural toenote such differences, | but it is the mark of the cosmopolitan m whether he travels or not, that he goes on from such quick observa- tions to deeper ones. He never rests there. He has enough common sense to realize that any human being worth noting at all is probably worth studying longer. * k% ¥ If only in the interest of fairness. such a man will not remain content with surface interpretations. Fairness to others works both ways, he knows. If one is fair to another, he not only does that one a service, but he does himself an even greater one. Justice—is that not one of the great- est concepts of man? Since the earliest days the idea of justice has dwelt with man. It is older than the idea of one God. It seems to have been born with mankind. o The just man was and is an ideal. It is an ideal because no hu has ever reached it. The pull of ambi tion, of the desire for power, the bin ing strings of love—these are but a few of the factors which sway men from absolute justice. R He who would be just in great things must first be just in small matters, and one of the first of these lies in the homely field of first judgments on one’s fellow human beings. It is common knowledge that most persons find themselves very much in the wrong on their snap j ents. “Why it is,” asked an intelligent woman, recently, “that almost invari- ably the people I do not care for on first acquaintance turn out to be my best friends, in the long run, while those whom I liked tremendously at first be- come distasteful to me on bettgr ac- quaintance?” ‘The only answer to that question can be such an article as this, in which the plain truth is plainly stated, that | im most first judgments are based solely on physical appearances, and of these only the superficial &spects, not the deep underlying features which would tle conformations to brains, and eyes to hearts, and cause the least critical |’uuon to look deeper than the sur- ace. foot ball team, dul?lu the glamour in which the backfield generally basks. The statuesque New York legislator came away from the Notre Dame-Navy game at Baltimore last Saturday brim- ming with enthusism over the “Irish.” He says their line is probably the test wall of forwards the gridiron known in 20 years, and their feat in keeping Navy from scoring a single first down is the stuff that makes foot ball history. Representative Fish heard a midshipman who was looking over the names of the Notre Dame team (Melinkovitch, Sheeketski, Jaskowich, Koken, et al.) refer to it as “the Polish | corridor.” Fish is in town to debate with Norman Thomas on “Is Capitalism ‘Worth While?” * ok ok % Jesse Isidor Straus, young New York Democratic leader and merchant prince, has just cdmpleted his fifth Democratic presidential poll. It was made only among business men with a capital of from $5,000 to $35,000 in all the States except New York, and was confined to citles and towns of less than 100,000 population. The result was: Roosevelt, 806; Smith, Murray, 82; Young, 58; Baker, 48; Ritchie, 30; Robinson, 20; Reed, 10; McAdoo, 3; Traylor, Lewis, Harrison, Ely, Seabury, Will Rogers and a certain M. R. Patterson, 1 each. Re- turns were received from 47 States. Gov. Roosevelt was the only Democrat who received votes in all of them. All four previous Straus polls revealed a heavy preponderance of sentiment for Roosevelt, including the first one, which was among Democratic National Com- mittee members. * K ok ok These are trying times for “Bill” Borah. The Senate chairman on for- eign relations doesn't like climbing into boiled shirts. That’s another way of saying that he'd much rather stay home nights and read a book than doll up| for a formal dinner party. Mr. and Mrs. Borah could be dining out at this season 14 nights a week, If the week were that long. Mrs. Borah acknowl- edges that she has difficulty in persuad- ing the Idahoan to accept anything but “must” invitations, like summonses to the White House or bids to be at table with European prime ministers or foreign secretaries. * ok ox % Announcement of the Hoover lrhemzi | for a $2,000,000,000 home-building plan is sure to rivet the spotlight on next' month’s national conference at Wash- 1ng:on which is to deal with all the other problems of the American home- maker. The President’s Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership meets here from December 2 to 5. It has mobilized the experience and su- thority of bankers, architects, builders, realtors, labor spokesmen, material dealers, tax experts, city planners and home economists—to mention only a few—to enable the home owner to have NOVEMBER 18, 1931. Protest Against Hiring Of Incompetent Help To the Bditor of The Star: Permit_me to relate the following cident which occurred a few days in my € A middle-aged lady walked in and approached me with & ‘ma hlet issued by a certain commercial in this city and asked me how this office was situated on typists, bookkeepers, ete. Naturally curious to know the nature of her unexpected visit and rather charmed by her benevolent counte- nance, I inquired what earthly benefit she would derive from obtaining a true account of the situation as to the above- mentioned typists, secretaries, etc. “Well,” shus she spoke, in somewhat tremulous tones—“well, you see, our college will furnish’ you with any ex- perienced man or woman six half days each week for the nominal fee of but $5. Most of tHem are now studying either with us or at e Wi 8~ ton Univetsity, or ol ther, and they particulag business very, O Yeclined tor b opportunity, how. ec! lor the opportunity, - ever, but accepted her mth pamphlet, rawn a plan e relief of the unemployed and being about to submit same to the duly authorized judges, T am happy to finally obtain roof of what I feel is a contributing actor in the present er! the willing: ness of more or less txplrlmofi men and women to work on such 'fll competitive basis. But, more than A the firms, corporations and individuals who employ such people ought to be more considerate. Having done both—gone through col- lege, two of them in fact, and can- \'mdkmhnwwhmm'hnnfl needs were urgent—I know that s men and women can earn more than the meager sum of $5 by canvassing from heuse to house. ‘%l‘wuwlvu al- ways seem to have a cerfaln amoynt of in- ago extra money about, and the law of | averages has taught me personally that if one rings enough door bells one is taken care of. It certainly is more pleasant to sit in a chair and type, but still the experience gained commercially 25 well as psychologically while can- vassing is ine bly more valuable, especially in fater years, than doing the work of an $18 to $25 a week job for $5. In underselling one's services, so to speak, we must bear in mind that it throws many out of work who have families to support, whereas in thi fium of canvassing no one particu- rly is duped, as the majority of the housewives will, after buying an article ing | &t the door, put it on the shelf with the conviction in her soul that she has done a good deed, which she undoubt- edly has, and buy her baking powder, perfume or what have you from th luulu merchant she trades with regu arly. I have had the most ence of occasionally a door slammed in my face, but far be it from me to put dewn in plaig English print what I would think if I had to vacate my present seat for % $5-a-week man or woman, even if I did not have a wife and little deughter at home. CHARLES A. GREFE. unbappy experl- vin, S Restaurant Workers Plead for Relief To the Editor of The Star: Some employers are using the de- g:esnon to discharge employes that ve faithfully performed their duties, mediately hiring new workers at greatly reduced wage to perform t! same work, thus swelling the profits the expense of more depression. The laws for women in restaurants and lunch rooms mean nothing at the pres- ent time, Women ang girls are asked— yes, forced—to work the hours the em. ployer designates, and only three in- spectors in the District to see that those laws are enforced. Thirty-three would not be too many, couldn't even cover the many eating P fraid to report these orkers are ai re violations—afraid that they also be forced to join the army of the un- employed. should have no fear L Te) olations, as all reports are confidential. ‘The restaurants and lunch rooms, most of them operating 365 days a year, 24 hours per day—no keys even to these places—work their employes 12 hours per day seven days a week, women excepted in some cases. If we really want to reduce unemployment, why cannot we reach the real seat of the trouble. a few hours' work today and a few hours the next day leaves the worker just as hungry ird day, when the few hours are not obtainabl ‘e have President's ittee on Unemploy- ment that If taken up nationally would greatly reduce, if not entirely, the un- employment in our industry. The same plan has been presented locally to the District Committee on Unemployment. It bears the unanimous indorsement of the Washington Central Labor Union. We in our industry know the cause of unemployment. We ‘know that we can reduce unemployment in eur in- dustry to a minimum.. If you think our industry is a small one, obtain the report of the Labor Depertment on the statistics of employes in restaurants and lunch rooms and it may surprise you. Of course, if all the employes in ‘our industry were mem| of the organi- zation, things would be different, but unfortunately they are not. If they were, they would obtain one day’s rest h;x l:‘m That is fi\:‘nrdégns prin- ciple our organization is foun X P réxuaus pe Becretary, Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ Alliance. Praises Moratorium Of Congress Politics To the Editor of The Star: There is something eminently com- mendable and reassuring in some polite ical cmlmmalé {uet nm:ud cwg be more so than & Republican mocraf muster in the coming 88 to "f late unemployment out of the rut of Pl the mode 1 : e mode for one parf the taint of suspieion upo’: mnu” “r‘-‘ em;nlttnf from the of tion. This is. why it is so difficult to form such coalitions by concerted action. It is usually a spontaneous oytburst that brings whole parties and masses under slns‘ge Jurpuu and_leadership, 4 Garner, Democratic speaker- | ship candidate, wisely refrains from at. tempting to commit his party to any legislative course in the national emer- gency. It is unfortunate that his own attitude is not more exalted in a decl ration free from the suspicion of tisanship. When Mr. Garner says it the Democrats will decide for them- selves the merits of all relief bills com- ing from the administration he reserves a right none would refuse, yet the par- tisan suspicion is_quite positive. ~He may console himself with the reflection & house of good d ,, build it at much less than it n:‘svknwsu , plan and equip it so that it will give the best service for the least money and gener- ally give it stability of value by secur- Ing for it stability of use. (Copyr Golf Ball Morals. . It's disorderly conduct to “find” golf balls before they stop rolling, a Mem- ;’:1’1‘1 ;ug{gewhu Nclfid‘ %gme pll:yenu:rq orse than that when they don’t find them. ¢ ) A Meter Needed. From the Port Wayne News-Sentinel. A cat lover declares that cats have greater depth of affection than dogs, and sometimes we think he's right. 8till, just how does one go about meas- uring ‘depth of affection? — - c—ow o A Sinister Statistic. Prom the St. Louis Times. Fiippant remarks about gunmen in Chicago take on a grim, new note with | :;:: l;::lrl 'l'hlz:: n;e oowmm’lnl. in look- of suspects for dej - tion, finds that 33§ have been m&f"' that with the whole Nation looking on as seldom before, Republicans and Democrats will be placed alike un speeial surveillance, Snares for Demo- crats will also be snares for ubli- cans. Men of all who ition will be clull:{ obstruct relief et Tmone Wil Greatly offend is at non offe: emi- nently desirable, and When the test comes leader: sides may find it difficult to keep the ranks closed and impervious to the appeal of the masses in every State. Leaders who are careful to get on the right side of this relief question need not wcu-rgl nho‘;lul “t:le "fetulm He who keeps _refuge e party banner may himaelf deserted all around. A party banner is not a safe sanctuary at all times. CHARLES M. CLARK. e War Zones. From the Omaha Evening World-Herald. If this k.egl on, the casualties in Manchuria will almost equal those in Chicago. o A “Slow Race.” From the Rutland Daily Herald. Disarmament is like a social func- ton. Everybody wants to be the last o arrive. and they | a plan before the |4 der | fighting in his vocabulary did not mean ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS . BY FREDERIC ). HASKIN. any game varies, of course, number of balls that are hit foul, for home runs, and are discolored injured in some way. However, average for the world series '!:u much the same as during season—almost always between and four dozen. Q. Who are considered the grestest cauAApnfln of jazz?—T, E, M. brew s that the four greatest George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Kern and Richard Rodgers, Q. Why are plants - riums?—L. H. i i “‘:‘ y 3 y give of n, which the fish need, -na‘i take up some of the waste products as carbon dloxide. Q. What horse did Earl Sande rid ;l’u‘x he won the Kentucky Derby?— adey B s e s 1] ners—2zev y- I!;;fwmny in 1925, and Gallant Fox in Q. What can be done to cottonwood trees to keep them from blooming and shedding?—W. C. A. A 2 per cent sulphuric acid solu- tion meets the situation. Twenty-four hours after spraying the blooms of the cottonwood are wilted and practically killed. The spraying should be done between the time that the catkins ap- pear and the time that the leaves are nnnagh.—. period of about three weeks. iable mhlu. Jacket placer in Tdato"in ‘September, It was werth about $320. Q. Mothers who cannot arrange to visit the raves of their sons abroad will be given he money which the trip would cost. !Is this true?>—C. H. { _A. The War Department says that this is not true. No money is being dis- 1 bursed instead of the trip to the ceme- teries in the war zone. Q. Who was the artist who spent a Summer in the Maine woods, clothing ;nd feeding himself from the forest?— LS. | A. Joe Knowles was a Boston artist who went into the forests of Maine to live witholit clothes or any other evi- dence of civilization. He entered the | woods August ¢, 1913, and returned on | October 4, tully clad and in good heaith, ';«;:19 lx(hullu south of hsie, 3 clothing a skin around his shoulders, deerskin trousers and moccasins of sewed with ainew. On his back he car- ried a pack containing a fire machine and other tools he had made. He had lost 30 pounds in weight, drop) 204 to 174 pounds, He was and bruised by briars most bl ping from scratched and tanned al- Q. Why are some clouds white, while ouAeru are dnkfl‘-—.l. W. P amount of made by & drop- lets them toward the forma- ,u‘on 'zl - .l:h 'b';.uem particles ! of small they i the t, as ‘crystals, the flm | white, When ‘water particles have Bahia, the | Selecta are Jerome | g There 1§ & rumor that Gold Star | indica that later, but that the cloud has reached that state. Q. Where was Ophir —O. B. A. The location of this country, men- tioned in the Bible, has not been deter- mined. It was ceiebrated for its &. and precious stones. i Q. Of what country is the nave orange a native?—A. K. A. 1t is believed to have originated ir Brazil, as a bud of the variety. It was propa- gated by about 1820. Its suc- cessful introduction into the United States was accomplished in 1870 by William Ssunders of the United State: Department of Agriculture. ~ Withir three years navel oranges had been sen! to California and Florida. Is dropped from a height cmu‘ldmd a fireely falling body?— . J. D. A.'A freely falling body is one moving only under the influence of gravity ‘This eondition can be obtained only ir & vacuum, since air slways offers somc resistan Q. I wish to carry a used portable typewriter with me into Germany. ice_ and England, returning with it to the United States. Will I be required to post bond as & guarantee against its dhm-l in any of the three countries? If bond is arranged?—R. 8. Ex) you required, how is the amount A indicates that probably will have more trouble with your typewriter than it would be worth to you unless you are a writer and wil be “using it constantly, You may bec able to get it by every frontier without difficulty, since the machine is for your own use and therefore not dutlable. but, again, you may be required to past bond. It will depend upon the port officials. If you post bond, presump- ou can recover the bond st an) ik m‘rhe lr;llflllllt of fludhu‘l;d fixed e port officigls an - ds uj the value they place on the Q. Who was the man for whom the Audubon Bociety was named?—N. C. A‘Ilmumadlerlehdlz? &:x‘:&’:" 24 patet of Ve pleae: an r 5 He was born g:x the Island of ingo, in part now known as Haitl, on April 26, 1785, He was taken vo France to b: educated and emi- grated to America when was 18 years of age. Nearly his whole life was passed in the United States, He lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Louisiana and New York. He died on January 217, 1851, in New York City. Q. Was Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes . d;ct.:‘r of divinity or a physiclan?— A, He was a physician. His father was & clergyman. Q, Please give the history of the Ehm Spode tea set in the museum of eA DhA.DR. Memorial Continental Hall. A. The tea set was owned by Col. Marsteller, aide-de-camp to Gen. Wash- 5 officer was a distinguished ‘The tea set, the pink Spode tea set to the D, A. R. museum. D. B. ‘A They date back at lesst to the ‘when i e vt e, helmets in_existence belong to the eighth Ability in caustic oratory and bril- llfinulnl.\uu in debate are credited to United States Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway of Arkansas, whose death has removed a re of “national size” from ch of Congress. A he Upper “sharp” tongue and at the same time an unusual capacity for making friends among his adversaries are remembered. His value as an investigator and his re- fusal to accept defeat are commented upon. “He was a political figure of national size and importance,” declares the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, recalling that “he never failed to place himself in the forefront of all legislative move- ments affecting the Southwest,” and that, “given an objective, he invariably carried on to its conclusion with a fine disregard for the falling of the chips.” Haldfnl that “whatever he undertook was undertaken spectacularly,” the South Bend Tribune declares that, “in so far as Democratic interests were served by denunciation of the Teapot Dome scandal, agitation for drought and unemployment relief and criticism i | of lobbying and Republican cam expenditures, Senator Caraway's serv- 1ces valuable.” were 4 “He was endowed with a keen intel- lect and a sharp tongue” says the Charlotte (N, C,) Qbserver, which, how- ever, feels that “his fairness and his sincerity won him friends, even among his politieal adversaries,” and that he “was one of the best equipped parlia- ‘mentarians in Congress.” The Buffalo Evening News offers the opinion: “He | 'was one of the most brilliant speakers { on the Democratic side of the chamber. A special was _his selection to deliver the speech which hrout‘l:: the Teapot Dome .ol scandals to attention of the Senate” That he “might have been called the wasp of the Senate,” is the conclusion of the Hartford Times, with the further estie mate: “His exoriations sometimes were to the poln&. Probably he‘ w:unut emfir | & great. legder or a great statesman, al- | though some _ im) nt legislation emanated from his ideas.” * % ¥ % “His best remembered role as a legis- " “according to the Cleveland | News, “was that :: 'nl;nuami critic ou‘c the | Government in the Teapot Dome scan- idal. His campaign against Fall had much to do with the Senate investiga- tion; his attack on Daugherty contin- ued until that official quit the cabinet.” The Newark Evening News avers that he “had the sharpest tongue in the Senate, which often was used for the public good.” The Sioux City Journal remarks that “to the Arkansas Sen- ator's credit it should be said that controversy so much for she love of encounter as it meant persistent strug- gle for the right as-he saw it,” and that “in his committee work, Sen- tor Caraway was an investigator who was relentless.” Recalling his co-op- eration with Senator Robinson, also of his State, the Journal states: these two Arkansas Senators were & team that accomplished much, and it l-ll doubted mfi:{h‘nm State’s senatorial representation was more or better known.” The ‘harleston (W. Va.) Daily Mall also comments that “he was a fighter and was especlally prominent in the vari- ous investigations conducted by com- mittees of the Senate.” £ % x " | “He was feared in debate,” according | to the judgment of the Charlotte (N.C.) News, “because of his wide knowledge of issues coming up for discussion and because of extraordinary gifts, as in the art of disputation.” The Meridian Star describes him as ‘who would not accept defeat, ting out | that he “rose from the humble posi- tion of section hand to membership it Senator Caraway As Strong Figure in Debate Is Lauded of Democracy is saddened at his - . Lynchburg News says: “Sen- ator Caraway will bz missed in th He will bé missed tn ‘kansas, which he served. He was an example of the lengths to which a man, whatever his handicaps, can go if courage, hard work and determination are his allies.” Of his oratory, the News makes the appraisal: “He could |on occasions make a speech that brought tears to the eyes of listeners. | He used bludgeon as well as rapier | upon opponents in forensic encounters | and yet retained his popularity with fellow Senators.” * " & “He was a speaker of the spellbind- ing sort,” avers the Janesville Gazette, while tke Scranton Times pays a trib- ute to his ability as a “forceful speak- er,” and describes him as “one of the most picturesque members of the upper house.” The Lexington Leader observes that “he was beloved by the masses paign | in Arkansas, because they felt that he was sincere in bhis advocacy of the cause of the common man, as he under- stood it.” The Goshen News-Times, seeing him as “able. couragecus and alert,” recalls that “he had a genius for @eflating swollen oratorical efforts with a sudden shrewd question or & sharp and acidulous comment.” . In an analysis of his personal qual- ities, the Si. Louis Times states: “The Senator combined vigor, humor, de- bating ability and a certain form of political independence in a way that made him highly respected by all of his colleagues, a respect that in ml.n’y instances included great personal af- fection.” “As his preoccupation with lobb; showed, he was sometimes able t pul his finger on really significant aspects of our national affairs,” in the judg- ment of the New York Herald Tribune, which further comments: “As a num- ber of the gentlemen whom he so virulently attacked were to discover. he was an unusually intelligent man, and a good deal of the uproar which he managed to raise often ‘coneealed within it the obscure but genuine clash of sectional, class and cultural inter- est, which is woven through the whole of American history. * * * The head- lines of a decade attest to his success.” —— Biographer Asks Data of Jeremiah Clemens ‘To the Editor of The Star: I am engaged upon a biography of Senator Jeremiah Clemens (1814-65), soldier, statesman and novelist, who re« sided *in Washington from 1849 to 1853, while representing Alabama in the Sen- ate. If the readers of The Star have letters or other information about Clemens, will they please communicate ? CYRIL 3 “To- | with me? ‘Webster Groves, Mo. e Cotton Consumption. From the Des Moines Tribune-Capital. A Los Angeles child who swallowed a nail is ‘being saved by a diet of raw . Don't let the cotton planters ear of this or they’ll want everybody eat nails for a month. ————— A Business Maker. From the Columbus Oho State Journal. Probably the theory that opposita: thould marry originated with & divorce Angelic Lullaby. From the Lynchburg News. Somebody has invented & motor hern that sounds like s harp. Al giving the Senate,’ and concluding tha doath ‘hational Joss sind all thought te the pedestriag.