Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1932, Page 6

THE EVENING With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY January 9, 1982 THEODORE W. NOYES. ...Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office. 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office o et dand ot mcako Office. Lake Michigan Butlding £iropean Sifce:, 14 Regent” .. London, nelan Rate by Carrier Within the City. ng 45c per month Star and Bunday Siar 60c per month | 1 4 Sundavs) and Sunday Siar undays) 65¢ per month | r 5S¢ per copy made at the end of each month. Orders may be sent in by mail or telephone NAtional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. | 1 yr. $10.00; 1 mo., 85c yr. $6.00: 1 mo.. 50c | 1¥r., $4.00: 1 mo. 40c All Other States and Canada. | anday... {yr., $12.00: 1 mo.. $1.00 afy Sunder 135 igon: 1 mo. " 78 135 3500 1mo. 50 The Jackson Day Dinner. The Democratic campaign for thr: presidency was opened last night wun; a Jackson Day dinner in this city, at- tended by some two thousand enthu- siastic members of that party and ad- dressed the last three Democratic pre il candidates. Broadcast by radio throughout the country, the speeches of these three spokesmen for the party constituted in effect the open- ing broadside of the 1932 contest. “Al- though former Gov. Alfred E. Smith is still regarded by some &s a possible can- didate for nomination, inasmuch as he has not yet made any declaration point- ing to his desires or intentions, the three speakers of last night were rated as impersonal exponents of the Demo- cratic cause, without reference to or bearing upon the composition of the ticket with which the party will bid for national approval this year. Condemnation of the Republican party and the four administrations that have held office in the name of that party since the last Democratic nation- al success was the keynote and indeed the burden of the proclamation. This criticism centered especially upon the present administration, which was as- sailed by all three of the former Demo- cratic candidates for its course during the business depression which has af- flicted the country. Mr. Smith alone oftered a positive proposal for the relief of the distress, which is evidently to be the keynote of the Democratic cam-| paign. He outlined a program of his own which, taking direct issue with President Hoover's opposition to & Fed- eral cole to the destitute, proposed & huge bond issue for public works to stimulate employment. 1t may be significant that the present titular leader of the Democracy, its latest standard bearer in the campaign, was the only one to advance a definite plan. In view of his silence up to date regarding the 1932 campaign, this may be interpreted by some as indicative of a willingness to be drafted again for service, this especially in view of the fect that Gov. Roosevelt of New York, who is at this moment the outstanding prospect for the 1932 nomination, did not attend the dinner and sent no message. It was also significant that the only Democrat of conspicuous prominence whose hat is now in the ring, the Gov- emor of Maryland, was present at the dinner, but, in keeping with the pro- gram, which confined the addresses o the former candidates, did not speak He was, however, given & Tousing ova- tion, a compliment which may prove to have a bearing upon the course of the party at its next national con- ‘vention It is not to be expected that the appeal of the Democrats to the coun- try this year will be pitched in the somewhat negative key that prevailed at last night's dinner, with the single exception of Mr. Smith's own “plan’ for relief. Criticism and condemnation are not good campaign material. The platform bulders may find material in the Jackson Day dinner by implication, | but not to any large extent by direction e 5 | The old-timer who first located Teapot | Dome has just died in Wyoming at the age of 81. Perhaps it had been as well in the Jong run if he had just plodded | on and kept h.. discovery to himself. Mahatma Ghandi will be a popular character down in the prison laundry of whatever institution the British au- thorities have placed him. - —— by ide: t | | | | Ancient Graves in Ecuador. Discovery is announced frem Guaya- quil, Equador, of a number of graves of an unknown type and bodies in them of an unidentified and probably pre- Inca race in a village near the Colom- bian border. Gold ornaments, painted earthen pots and weapons were also found in good condition. In one grave, at a depth of thirty-two feet, eleven bodies found, four of adults and seven of The find was re- ter of education, who her exploration until a logist who is conduct- | arrived on | were ited fu German archec ing researches in Ecuacor the scene. Before that, however, some | of the gold articles had been melted down by the finders This discovery m part in the research American clvilization. Prof. Max Uhle, the erman savant, has been at work in that area for a considerable period | { has advanced the theory that| American culture developed in Central America and spread from that source, having been influenced by Asiatic cul- ture brought across the Bering Strait by Oriental immigrants. This hypoth- esis has been questioned by other authorities, and the matter has been sharply debated. It is possible that the Ecuador find may throw light upon the question. South and Central America afferd a rich field for archeological research, and during the past quarter of a cen- tury much has been done te elucidate the problem of the origin of culture in this hemisphere. But the fleld is & broad one, and despite the expenditure of great sums of money in the mainte- nance of explorations, such as those in y play an important into the early ‘Yucatan under the auspices of the Car- been developed to & high degree of efi- mad, when de chances are dat he's only wi)| save onw- ¢lency by private interests and is one jes' funny.” negle n,utuuon, it has been r ment service at this time, Charles Gates | 1 ST, AR 'Mlfly covered. 1f these graves in Ecua- [ of the busiest in the East so far as the dor ere in fact of pre-Inca origin, they may profoundly affect the deductions regarding the development of the hu- man famjly in the three Americas. ‘The frontiers of civilization are being steadily pushed back to more and more distant periods. In the Far East, in the Levant, in the Western Hemisphere, dig- ging Is in progress under the supervision of scientists. Every few months finds are made of ancient structures, of treas- ures of art, of utensils. The missing links of history are being brought to light, the relations of groups of peoples once powerful and active are being es- tablished. The influences that brought about the cultural advances of the prim- itive races are being disclosed. There is no more fascinating and enlightening work today than that of the archeolo- gists, who are steadily and with scien- tific precision pursuing this quest for the traces of the record that lies buried, now in regions far removed from the scenes of present activity and high ad- vancement, and again close to the areas of the full flowering of human culture of the period of which the history is definitely written. s o= Gen. Dawes' Retirement. No matter how urgent and plausible his reasons for quitting the Govern- Dawes' decision to resign from the am- | bassadorship to Great Britain will be regretted from one end of the country to the other. Popular disappointment will be alleviated by his readiness to remain at the head of the American delegation to the Geneva Disarmament Conference, at least during its open- ing stages. After these are passed | Gen. Dawes announces his intention of returning to Chicago to resume his old-time banking activities and home- town ties, which are bonds of more than ordinary strength and affection in his case. Because of the hold his picturesque personality has upon the national im- agination, rumor and suggestion have promptly and inevitably seized upon Gen. Dawes' announcement as a hint that he may have succumbed to the siren hum of a presidential bee. More than once during the past year his name has cropped into the political | gossip as a possible rival of President | Hoover for this year's Republican nomi- nation. There is no semblance of foun- dation in the retiring Ambassador's statement to support such a thought. 1t unequivocally voices his desire to re- | sume the “life of a private citizen of Chicago.” Gen. Dawes is chairman of the board of one of the Western metropolis’ leading banking corporations. Last year, it will be remembered, a far-reaching merger of Chicago banking interests was negoti- ated during one of the Ambassador's visits to this country on leave of ab- sence from London. It is entirely com- | prehensible that in times like these the | principal factor in an important Amer- ican financial institution should crave to be on the job. There is another Chicago interest, apart from his bank, that is close just| now to the heart of our pipe-smoking envoy to the Court of St. James. He end his family are the prime movers in the “Century of Progress” World Falr, which will open its portals in Chicago in June, 1933. It was Gen Dawes himself who persuaded his fel- low-townsmen to pledge a2 fund of $10,000,000 to insure the fair's success. His brother, Rufus C. Dawes, is presi- dent of the exposition. It is a “Dawes show” to a substantial extent. The general is bound to want to be on hand to see that it is a bigger and better show than the “I Will" city ever has produced. Gen. Dawes looks back upon a life- time of responsible Federal duty. As a controller of the currency, as the pur- chasing agent of the A, E. F. in France, as the first director of the budget, as chairman of the Dawes Reparations Commission, as Vice President of the United States and, finally, as Ambas- sador at London, he has served well and long his country and the world. In all places where his dynamic touch has left its mark there is the memory of duty faithfully and efficiently performed. Whatever the future may have in store for hirh, in either private or public life, Charles Gates Dawes’ grateful country- men wish him an abundance of con- tentment all along the strenuous line. New Hampshire has just been holding | a special congressional election. A light vote was expected and was recorded. In those latitudes it sometimes takes a courageous and persistent farmer to get as far as the barn to feed the stock. Often radios go unrepaired for days. e A veteran huntsman in charge of a famed and anclent English pack of foxhounds, clad in “pinks,” was dorne to the grave by gayly-garbed hunt servants. Possibly the burial service was a toot on a soprano bugle and a sudden shout of “Stole away!" v Admira] Pratt declares that the Navy is “falling to pleces.” However, the Constitution, which was in the same shape, was rebuilt. s The New Airport. The reintroduction by Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut of his bill to consolidate and enlarge the Washing- ton-Hoover Fields gives hope that be- fore the end of this session of Congress tne National Capital will possess an | airport which will rank with the best in the country. Agitation for a Fed- eral-owned plant for Washington has | been going on for some years and many proposals have been made. Senator Bingham's plan is by all odds the best. Under the Bingham bill the new airpsrt, which will be maintained under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce, will embrace the lands known as Washington Afrport and Hoover Pield 2nd necessary acquisitions of adjacent land, including any part of Columbia Island not used in the Arlington Memorial Bridge project, and the filling in of a portion of the channel lying between Hoover Field and the island. The entire cost has been set at $2,500,000, to be appropriated en- tirely out of the Federal Treasury. Enactment of this measure will give the National Capital not only an air- port of adequate size and facilities but THE E\'ENI\'G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, amount of traffic is concerned. It has long been realized, however, that the fleld is too small for the proper handling of the growing volume of air transportation. With the addition of land and the elimination of Military road the new airport will provide facilities for four-way landings and take-offs, a most important feature of any properly planned field. ‘With the cost so small and the result 50 beneficial, Congress should lose no time in appropriating for this desirable project. ———— New Worlds to Conquer. ‘Well, all things come to an end some- time, including a bridge metch. And while the average man may be in some doubt as to whether it was Mr. North, Mrs. South, Mr. East or Miss West who won, and whether it was shown that good playing and poor cards or poor playing and good cards were responsible, he must be convinced that Mr. Culbert- son and Mr. Lenz at least opened up a hitherto neglected fleld of endeavor. There ought to be a number of contests between systems of teaching end there is no reason to confine them to bridge. | What about poker? What ere the rela- tive merits of “playing them close to | the chest” and the so-called “liberal” points of view? What percentage is there in sticking to the lase card in stud? What is the correct procedure on the part of the man who “lays down” with three aces when the fellow on his left raises his bet, and then finds out that the man who called the bet won the pot on a pair of jacks as against & king, a queen, an ace and a pair of treys? What about & contest between two music teachers? Equip the pupils with pianos, violins, trombones or English horns and at the end of a month find out which pupil can cause the least number of neighbors to complain to the police. Or horseback riding, or danc- ing, or golf—aye, that is an idea. Start out two dubs under two of those canny Scots who are in the game for the love of the thing and then stage & match and have the professionals write signed articles commenting on how their system works, with signed ar- | ticles by other professionals criticizing | those systems and signed articles by other professionals criticizing the criti- cism, not to mention personal appear- ances before the microphone of the dubs, who could then say with feeling: “This is the proudest moment of my life. Are you listening, little gray-haired | grandmother?”—thereby providing the | thrill for Americans that comes once | in a lifetime, thank heavens! SR S s The mayor of an English town, with the poverty of his municipality in mind, | has returned to the corporation $3,335 Wwhich he had saved from his salary during the past four years. “Geez, for a saver, what a piker,” sophisticated New Yorkers will chuckle, and probably add, “and what a sap to kick in!” AT S e Two of the contestants in the local marathon dance contest were married with much eclat. “Do you promise to love, honor and cheek-to-cheek until death do you part? ————— Bandits and gangsters seem to be more and more emulating the scorpion, which, when in extremis, stings itself to death. And oyer this tendency there is many an unshed tear. ————— Perhaps that pet coyote which was found trotting southward at Sixteenth and P streets was just going downtown to see a Wild West movie. —— “Mother India” seems to be in dire need of a “mother’s helper.” — ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The dove of peace commands respect Commingled with suspense. The eagle we do not neglect, With reverence intense. Yet while the dove may coo with skill, And eagles shout, “Hooray!” We interrupt to ask, “When will The hen begin to lay?” The bird of paradise is fine; We love its plumage bright; The blithe canary will incline Our thoughts to fancies light, But humble kindliness must fill Our wants from day to day. "Midst beauty's thrill we ask, “When will ‘The hen begin to lay?” Cynical Explanation. “Truth is stranger than fiction,” said the serious citizen. “Naturally,” replied Senator ghum. “It's so much scarcer.” Sor- A selfish man is one whose purposes interfere with your own selfish in- terests. Discrimination. In life's incessant hurry Injustice oft is done. A man’s compelled to worry, And the grip germ has the fun. Frank Avowal. “I wish to marry your daughter,” sald the straightforward young man. What do you wish me to do?” Speak a good word for me.” “My friend, I'd do anything in my power for you. But if you realized how little influence I have with mother and the girls, you'd realize that you are playing mighty poor politics.” When a man says he is going to be “perfectly frank with you" brace your- self for the knock that he has been saving up for a long time. Truly Original. A man came ‘'round to visit And we said, “Ain't he exquizzit!” His conversation proved a great de- light. He had talk in great profusion, But he never made allusion, For a minute, to the economic plight Such original expression Moved us all to the confession That he had beaten us for resource- ful chat, For his style was novel, very, As he skipped things monetary, And confined himself to talk of this <o situated in relation to the city that it will be the most convenient in serv. ice of any in the United States. The present Washington-Hoover airport has and that. ANUARY 9, 1932. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. A good many kindly people worry | because some one or other hates them without cause. “I never did a thing in the world to | make him dislike me,” they will wail. They should read Dostolevsky, who, | with » knowledge beyond his age, made | his elder Karsmazov explain it this | He has done me no way: TIl tell you. harm. But I played him & dirty trick, | and ever since I have hated him." | That's what you call psychology. | Psychology is just a fancy way of | saying human nature in action. Since mankind became conscious of | itself, the study of human nature has | been ‘a favorite with thinking people. | Every successful man, since the world began, has been a psychologist. Every business man who makes his “pile” has been a psychologist. Every writer, including the great | Shakespeare, has been & psychologist. S | One of the oldest tenets of this| pseudo-science is that the mind works in harmony with the hand. That is, a human being tends to like where he does something friendly, dis- like where he is unfriendly. | 1f one makes a friendly physical ges- ture toward another human being, such as picking up something which he has dropp>d for him, one will find himself fayoiably disposed toward that person. Women, who are instinctive psychol- ogists, largely through necessity over | the years, discovered that thousands of years ago. The flirt of & past century, dropping a handkerchlef for some one to pick up, knew what to do without being told. She was successful because she used applied psychology, as it is called, with- out conscious knowledge that she was doing so. To be fully aware of what one is do- ing, in such matters, tends to make one timid, and less sure in the application of the laws. There is a book on the market which solemnly recommends such tricks as ways of “getting on” in the world. Get the “boss” to loan you a book, for in- stance, and thus you get him to coming | your way. | Well, maybe; the trouble with all such | artifices is that, consciously applied for a purpose, they tend to defeat them- selves. That is psychology, too. x X X X The mind works in harmony with the | hand. Do a good deed toward another, | vou are inclined to like him. Do him an ill deed, and you will find yourself dis- liking him. This is a mystery only to those who have not stopped to consider the matter. Every one knows how it is in bor- rowing money. It is & truism that the best way to lose a friend is to loan him money. How is this? Does one not do a good deed when one loans money to a {riend? And is not the friend apprecia- tive? It works out differently, alas, in most | cases, as every one knows, The man who | borrows money somehow discovers that it is much more difficult to pay it back. Knowing that the lender expects it back, | the borrower feels that every glance from him is a reminder. Every mention of the word “money” is taken as & hint. The borrower shortly comes to feel that he is being pessecuted. | . TRACEWELL. | course. |ing of the heart, as it is called, clearly y tries to be in- each part: The Darae Fier. the surer he im- different to the g\]lbbe&er ses it upon the of z PHE*%s ‘hot long before the man Who borrowed money begins to feel that he is very much abused. Often he ends by actively disliking one who merely did him a kindness. Why? Simply because the borrower, having done the other a dirty trick by not pay- ing him back, begins to hate him in arnest. 5 He might well say, with Karamazov, “He has done me no harm. But I played him a dirty trick, and ever since I have hated him.” * K K No doubt there have been many hatreds, simple and complex, little and small, resulting from an innocent joke played thoughtlessly upon another, The perpetrator, seeing the victim resent his actions, then managed to become indignant at the victim for his indignation, and thus make him twice the victim. o “This is a very wicked animal,” runs the French saying. “Waen attacked, | it defends itself.” | The fact that the creature defends | itself is what makes it wicked, of | course. 'Thus the saying nalvely states an old truth about the workings of the human mind. Whatever resists tending that way. ‘Whoever resents what we do is cast- ing reflections upon us. is he not? Therefore, we will dislike him., * us is wicked or ko 1t is one’s duty to himself not to feel more hurt than he has to when he dis- covers ancther human being disliking him because of something which this othar human being has done. There is some danger of hypocrisy here, of If one has done harm, too, that s a different matter! But if a search- reveals tie blam= to be elsewhere, then do not permit the mind to brood too long over the ‘“strange spleen” of another. IL is not strange at all, but just| human. Humanity is & queer complex | of good and bad. When one thinks of all the bad in it, and how it is hitched up with anger, the great animal trait, it is wonderful that human beings are as good as they are. When one thinks of all the good in human nature it is difficult to understand how humanity | becomes so sinful. No one should be surprised, therefore, at anything It is merely another way | of stating the old maxim, “Hope fi the best, and expect the worst.” In the matter of likes and dislikes, there is but one line of conduct for the honest per- | son, and that is to act according to the best light one possesses. Then, if ill will results, well, ill will results. Never be in too great a hurry to| blame yourself if you find that some one is hourishing & nice dislike of you. Young people, and older people Wwho have not thought about the matter, are too much inclined to put the blame on themselves, when all the time it may go back squarely to another. Of course, placing the blame scarcely relieves the | situation. There is not much satisfac- | tion in it, after all. But it does tend to straighten out the kiaks in the mind, and anything which does that is help- ful, if one sincerely believes in the power of knowledge and its place in | the individual life. Merger of Bureaus Indorsed, But Obstacles Recognized Reorganization of the bureaus of the Federal Government, as proposed by | President Hoover, is widely advocated in the interest of economy and efficiency of the service, but there is a general belief that the undertaking is sure to meet with many obstacles in political circles. “The President’s proposal s probably the most constructive plan for the re- duction of the costs of Government yet put forth,” in the opinfon of the Port Huron Times Herald, which sees in it “a movement in the direction of real business management in the business of government.” The Topeka Daily Capital states that this simplification process | “has been a recommenedation of Pre: dents for 20 years, and perhaps longe; and holds that “President Hcover is {o be credited with offering an explicit | plan to Congress to put it into effect. Recalling similar efforts in New York State, the Schenectady Gazette says “It took aggressive action on the part of Gov. Smith for a long time before he was able to effect a reorganization of our State government. It is well that President Hoover is taking the lead in forcing dem#nd for similar action at Waeshington—only in that way are we likely to see anything accomplished in years.” “Much good can be brought about in the near future, so a thorough whet- ting of the pruning knife is in order,” thinks the Hartford Times, while the Charlotte Observer, commenting that “the President was never more prac than in this suggestion,” advises that “if Congress wants to do something for the good of the Nation, it will put the President’s suggestions into effect in short order.” Reorganization s viewed by the Bal- timore Sun as “one of the things that deserve to be encouraged in the interest of efficiency, but about which it is im- | possible to work up any great siasm on the tcore of cconomy. viewing major undertakings of the sort in the last 10 years, the Sun concludes: “From this record of consolidations and | reorganizations effected under Mr. Hoo- | ver's inspiration :t would appear that | he is deluding himself with false hopes when he expects further steps in re- organizatior: to result in economies, The | plain fact is that economy in govern- | ment requires no complicated formulas | of reorganization and no extensive re- grouping of public facilities. It re- | quires simply the will to eliminate use- less expenditures and cut down on oth- ers. in evidence in the policies and decisions | of the Hoover administration. Whether | the Democrats will have more stomach | to face the issue directly remains to be disclosed, but 1if they fail there is not | much to be expected in the way of sav- ing in the near future.” Rk Kk Stressing the President’s responsibil- ity for some commissions, the St. Louis Times asserts pecial commissions | have come to be recognized as a most | convenient device for executives to shift | the delicate responsibility of taking a | positive stand upon an issue There are | probably now living in St. Louis at| least & few citizens who can remem- | ber when this device has been employ- | ed somewhat extensively by some Pres- | ident to take up this, that and the | other thing. The Wickersham Com- | mission, for example. Let’s see—what President named that commission, any- o way? “Consolidation at Washingto the Youngstown Vindicator, “goes as hard against the grain as county gov- ernment does in the States.” The Vin- | dicator also comments: “The President | calling for consolidation of overlapping branches of Government, the Vice Presi- | dent demanding the elimination of | waste, and the Secretary of the Interior | emphatic in his disapproval of bureau- cracy, apparently believe that what | ought to be done can be done. Their | view is not shared by Representative | Wood of Indiana, former chairman of | the House Appropriations Committee.” | “All these bureaus have friends in | Congress and outside,” according to the | Cincinnati Times-Star, which concludes | that “what Congress does, in a time when _retrenchments are imperative, | will afford an acid test of its sincerity.” “There will be opposition to the plan,” states the Oakland Tribune, “as “A man generally thinks,” said Uncle Eben, “dat he's terrible when he gits o there has been in the past, for it will | mean the loss of authority by certain | officials. On the other hand, each item | to the people of the cnunn—yt & large sum &t a time when a deficit | Government, jobs and bring about ef- | pearance and concludes with the re- | mark that 70 per cent of the progress | abstract form it easily might be that That will has not been very much | be | clothed in exact accordarice with the | p faces the Natlon.” The Worcester | Telegram is convinced that the pro-| gram “deserves far more support than | it probably will receive, either from Congress or from the public.” The Lexington Leader offers the judgment: “It may be confidently predicted that in the face of experience and logic there will be strenuous opposition to any such plan, and_the movement in the direction the President indicates will be slow and painful. Many feet are trampled on whenever any bill is| introduced providing for such re- crganizations, and strings are pulled by many hands to retard progress toward the goal.” “These proposals will meet with for- midable opposition, but if Congress shall have the courage to put the popu- lar weliare first, it will enact them,” comments the San Antonio Express. The Louisville Courier-Journal remarks: “There is admitted waste, useless agencies and duplicated effort, which demand overhauling, But it is easier said than done. President Hoover's belated awakening will not effect the necessary changes. Congress must be brought around by a popular demand for economy. Only by such a demand will the politicians wipe out useless ficiency. The cost of American bureau- cracy is the cost of politics.” -t Personal Appearance Pays if It’s Consistent From the Fort Worth Star-Telesram, A haberdashery publication dwells at length on the value of personal ap- of the individual on the road to success is due directly to that feature of one’s embellishments known as neatness and taste in attire. A certain per cent surely, but not quite, we venture, so much as 70 per cent.’ That leaves only 30 per cent for such auxiliaries to progress as study, application and inventive genius. It is going to require some sales talk to es- tablish such & contrast in values. Personal appearance is one of the most outstanding of the various relativi- ties. If the subject is to be taken in each and every person should be “dress- ed up” regardless of the place, pro- prieties or occupation. And that would one of the poorest taste effects imaginable. For there is more of the eternal fit- ness of things within the human garb than in_any other of the social rela- tions. The acme of success In that ef- fort ‘would be that of every person requirements of his job, and being thus garbed he would be in good taste. If it is a faux pas to eater a parlor garbed as an auto mechanic, how nearly apropos would it be for the same workman to don a frock coat for eear underneath a disabled automobile? In something of that comparison is to be found each of the occupations and their legitimate garbs. “Personal ap- pearance,” unless it rests on consistency, is as liable to run too far in the wrong direction as to produce for its devotees the effect suggested by. the “70 per cent” illustration. ‘The writer of the article is to be ap- | plauded for trying to sell his wares, and there is no denying the value of appropriate garb, but there is room for plenty of argument that cleanliness, neatness, taste in color harmony, atten- tion to one's duties and general ef- ficiency will total an easy 70 per cent of each “success.” — ————————— Like to See Others Work. From the Dayton Daily News. When you see a large crowd of per- sons watching a few men at work it doesn't mean the watchers a.e unem- loyed, but simply that the sight of a man working is such a novelty. E———— Insomnia in Utopia. Prom the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel In Utopia attacks of insomnia never start until about 6 a.m. MR China Still Has Millions. From the Duluth Herald. Despite floods and war Chinz always seems to have mo,noo,w people, ! method of recording it and by her | ehild] | the THE LIBRARY TABLE By the Booklover Except to those inalienably wedded to the mystery story as a means of literary diversion, the “Diary of & Provincial Lady,” by E. M. Delafield, may be recommended as providing a maximum amount of amusement in the form of humorous reflections on the foibles and weaknesses of human nature. There is no intense and im- probable plot; there are no criminal characters; there is no clever, impos- sible detective. The writer of the diary is a quite average woman, leading an average life, which she enlivens by her comments on herself and her neigh- bors. She is the wife of the agent for the estate of Lady B——, near Ply- mouth, England. Her husband, Robert, is very phlegmatic, very English, inter- ested in estate management and the London Times, and in very little be- sides. Her son Robin is in a boys’ school, from which he returns home for frequent holidays. Her small daughter Vicky inhabits the nursery with her French governess. Her neighbors include Lady B—, the vicar and his wife, old Mrs. Blenkin- sop and her daughter Barbara and “Cousin Maud,” the Kellways, and the Whites. There are also her old school friends, Cissie Crabbe and Rose, a ss widow whom, in depressed | moments, the “provincial lady” envies. | “Cook” and the parler maid, for both | ol whom the “lady” has considerable respect and fear, figure frequently in the diary. * kX % ‘The ‘“provincial lady” has humor, literary taste, interest in people, a modicum of executive ability, none of which finds much outlet in her country life. Yet she is not really discontented, and domestic and neighborhood up- heavals prevent her life from degener- ating into a routine affair. At intervals she escapes to London to visit her friend Rose in her well appointed apart- ment and to cheer herself by a new gown, a course of beauty treatments and a dinner with Rose's literary feminist friends. After an attack of measles, which the doctor and all her) country" friends assure her is always hard for one of her age, she has two weeks at Bude; and on one occasion, after a legacy to her husband from his godfather, she goes with Rose to the South of France and has the carefully concealed pleasure of letting Lady B— know that she also can visit the fashion- able Riviera. Lady B—— asks her why she has chosen the wrong season, the Summer, to go. Most of the “lady’s” days, however, are spent in assuaging ‘Cook” because the stove needs a visit from the “Sweep” or the family is tired of minced beel, colored jellies and stewed prunes as a diet; in attending meetings of the women's in- stitutes; in having fetes on her tennis lawn for the benefit of village improve- ments; in attending stupid dinner par- ties at Lady B——'s; in persuading the bank again to overlook her overdrawn account. She receives little help or sympathy in her petty problems from her husband, but one notices that he is reliable and serves i background. is “a safe, respectable husband for any woman.” Foliowing the entry in the diary recording this remark, “provincial lady” writes: “Give her briefly to understand that Robert is in reality a compound of Don Juan, the Marquis de Sade and Dr. Crippen, but that we do not care to let it be known | locally.” l * K K % The entries in the diary about Rob- ert and the children are among the most interesting. Telegrams announca the arrival of School Friend Cissie Crabbe and Friend Rose at about the same time, and the country house boasts but one spare room for guests. There is a diary entry: “Robert does not seem pleased when I explain that he will have to vacate his dressing rpom for Cissie Crable, as Rose will be occupy- Ing spare bed room.” The entry frequent- ly recurs: “Robert reads the Times after dinner and goes to sleep.” That Rob-* ert is not, in his wife's eyes, “modern,” appears throughout many entries. “Robert, unfortunately, comes in just as I am using brand-new and expensive lipstick and_objects strongly to result. (Query: If Robert could be induced to 80 to London rather oftener, would he perhaps take a broader view of these things?).” Robert is 100 per cent Eng- lish, “Rose staying here two days be- fore going on to London. Says all American houses are always warm, which annoys Robert. He says in re- turn that all American houses are grossly overheated and entirely afrless. Impossible not to feel that this would carry more weight if Robert had ever been to America. Rose also very insis- ient about efficiency of American tele- phone service, and inclined to ask for glasses of cold water at breakfast time —which Robert does not approve of.” From time to time Robert complains about his food. “Robert, this morning, complains of insufficient breakfast. Cannot feel that porridge, scrambled eggs, toast, marmalade, scones, brown bread and coffee give adequate grounds for this, but admit that porridge is slightly burnt.” Robin and Vickey are quite normal children, giving their mother occasion for frequent apologies. “Xmas day—Festive, but exhausting Christmas. Robin and Vickey delighted with everything and spend much of the day eating. Vickey presents her Aunt Angela with small square of canvas on which blue donkey is worked in cross- stitch. Do not know whether to apol- ogise for this or not, but eventually decide better to say nothing and hint to mademoiselle that other design might have been preferable.” Visits to Robin's school and attempts to find out how he is getting on and what be- comes of all his handkerchiefs are habituelly unsatisfactory. “Take Robin, now completely restored, back to school. I ask the headmaster what he thinks of his progress. The headmaster an- swers that the new buildings will be finished before Easter and that their numbers are increasing so rapidly that he will probably add on a new wing next term, and perhaps I saw a letter of his in the Times replying to Dr. Cyril Norwood? Make mental pote to the effect that headmasters are a race apart, and that if parents would re- member this, much time could be saved.” S SRR Alfred de Musset, who in his 46 years of life acquired a permanent place in French literature and in nineteenth century poetry, is described by Henry Dwight Sedgwick in his biography, “Alfred de Musset,” as one of the three great European poets of sorrow. The others are Keats and Leopardi. “Of the three, Keats, it will be asserted by English readers, possessed the great- est genius and the most finished art; Leopardi is, I think, the most poignant, the most solid in his sorrow, but Alfred de Musset, more than the other two, sang as a wounded bird might sing. His range was narrow, but_self-pity for lost love, even by Catullus, per- haps, has never been so melodiously, so piercingly put into words.” * K x Perhaps the book, “Making Farms Pay. A Way Out For Owner and Ten. ant,” by Cornelius J. Claassen, should be adopted as a Government text book and circulated free to farmers by the Department of Agriculture. It would be an economy to do this, provided the remedies outlined in the book really work. The narrative is one of personal experience in managing 1,000 farms, through group management’ by farm experts. * ok o*x “The Windmill on the Dune,” by Mary Waller, begins at the end of a life, and in retrospect follows the earlier stages from beginning. Michel . Chelworth, returning to the Cape Cod home of his childhood, es- tablishes himself in the old windmill which had been his play-place and writes the story of his life. Embit- tered by events, he had exiled himself from his native country and gone to Paris, then to the small Breton village of Quimper, where he had finally be- come famous as a painter. Marriage had brought tnfidy into his already saddened life. the end he finds and contentment in his work, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERI ‘There is no other agency in the world that can answer as many legitimate ques- tions as our free Information Bureau in Washington, D. C. This highly or- ganized institution has been built up| and is under the personal direction of Frederic J. Haskin. By keeping in con- stant touch with Federal bureaus and other educational enterprises it is in & position to pass on to you authoritative information of the highest order. Sub- mit your queries to the staff of experts whose services are put at your free dis- posal. There is no charge except 2 cents in coin or stamps for return postage. Address The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. Does the time spent as & passeng count in a pilot's flying hours?—M. G. A. It is not counted. er Q. Is the Kilauea volcano a menace to Hawali>—W. B. A. 1t is considered harmlessly active. It affords a marvelous spectacle for tourists. In its present eruption it is believed that every automobile on the island has made the trip to the volcano. Q. What school in the United States was the first to use class rings?>—D. D A. It is belleved the United States Military Academy at West Point was the first. Q. Is Boris Karloff a Russian?—E. M. A. This actor, who takes the part of the monster in “Frankenstein,” was born in London, England, November 23, 1887. He has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and his real name is Pratt. Q. Does the portion of ocean near the equator contain more salt than water farther north and south?—H. N. 8. A. There are two zones of maximum salinity on the surface waters of the ocean, one north and one south of the tropical belts, separated by a zone of n;inlmum salinity in the equatorial re- gion, Q. What towns are there in the Dis- | trict of Columbia besides the City of Washington?—H. F. G. 2 A. The City of Washington covers the entire District area. Formerly George- town was a separate governing unit. There are outlying areas of the Dis- trict such as Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Brookland, Anacostia, Congress Heights and Brightwood, but these are nlll included in the Federal administra- tion, Q. Please give the Army recipe for griddle cakes.—W. L. A. This recipe will serve 60 people: | Eight pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, sixten eggs, eight ounces of bak- ing powder, one and three-fifths ounces of salt. Make a batter of the flour, sugar, salt and eggs (if practicable about 10 hours before the cakes are to be cooked). Do not add the baking powder until just before cooking. Q. How wide was tae Delaware River at the point where Washington crossed it in ‘his surprise attack upon the enemy?—E. E. G. A. It was less than a half mile, this point being above the falls. Q. How does illiteracy in the United States now compare with what it was 50 yeqrs ago?—H. 8. A. In 1880 there was about 17 per cent of illiteracy. At present it has fallen to about 6 per cent. Q. Which daughter of Gen. Schuyler was adopted as a member of an Indian tribe?—M. B. A. When she was about 13, : lizabeth Schuyler was adopted into the Six Nations. The act was a tribute of devotion to her father. Q. Did Dr. Mary Walker wear a| special kind of clothes or were they the regulation male attire?—E. E. R. Highlights on t C J. HASKIN. A. A picture taken of Dr. Walker | shortly after the Civil War shows her in garments that might be termed non- descript. While she was dressed in trousers, a garment rather feminine in cut came to her knees. In later years her clothes were cut on mannish lines; black trousers, Prince Albert coat, white shirt and collar, high silk hat, gave her the appearance of & dapper, smartly dressed man. | Q What crimes are punishable by | death in Canada?—a. B. | A The Canadian criminal code of | 1892 provides death for treason, murder, rape and piracy with violence. Q }Vllhnt is the Hapsburg curse? 4 ~D. H. A. The Hapsburg curse is a form of insanity sald to be in the Hapsburg family and believed to be due to inter- marriage. Q. How large is the largest candle in the world?>—R. T. A. What is believed to be the largest |candle in the world is the Caruso | Memorial candle—16 feet high, 5 feet |in circumference at the base, and weighing 1 ton. Q. Can one have the services of a guide at the Washington Cathedral? —H. 8. K. A. Four lay.aen, under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Gummere, are now en- gaged in showing pilgrims through the ‘Washington Cathedral. Two serve from 9 until 1:3¢ until 6 o'clock. Bethlehem Chapel. Q. Is the Board of Tea Experts com- posed of men employed by the Govern- ment?. . Q. A. The board includes one direct | representative of the Government and six members selected from the tea trade, three of whom are from the Atlantic Seaboard, two from the Pacific Coast and one from the interior. This board is charged with the duty of preparin and submitting to the Secretary of Agriculture standard samples of tea, with which all teas entering the United States are compared as to purity, quality and fitness for consumption. Q. What is Coin Harvey’s full name? —J. B. K. A. Willlam Hope Harvey. Q. How many citles and towns in the United States have Community Chests?>—A. L. D. A. There are about 380. They raise about $85,000,000 annually for charity in the communities. Q. What are quicksands?—W. 8. A. Quicksands usually occur on flat shores underlain by stiff clay or other impervious materials. They appear to be formed by the continued collection of water within the sand bank which is prevented from running off by the underlying impervious layer. The grains of quicksand have rounded surfaces. Quicksand is of very light weight. The infiltrated water separates and lubricates the particles, rendering them unable to support heavy weight. Q. Can people other than the im< perial family use the chrysanthemum as a badge?—N. N. A. They may, but not the 16-petaled chrysanthemum. The badge or flag bearing this design is reserved for royalty. More or fewer petals must be used by all others. Q. Give the dates of the founding of the oldest chain stores in this country.—S. W. T. A. The credit for founding the first large chain of stores belongs to George H. Hartford, the originator, and until his death the president of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Ca. It was founded in 1859. The Jones Tea Co, was founded in 1872 and F. W. Wool« worth Co. in 1879. he Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands OVIET ECONOMIC REVIEW, Moscow.—The construction of the first house of “thermo” blocks, each block weighing a ton, was begun in Leningrad at the end of October. position by a powerful crane. This method is claimed to make it possible to build & 4-story, 60-apartment dwell- ing in 35 days, instead of the usual five or six months. L San Francisco Newspapers Lack Information. Honolulu Advertiser.—It appears that San Prancisco newspaper offices are sadly in need of accurate information concerning Hawaiian people and con- ditions, in spite of the long years of close association between the islands and the California metropolis. In a recent account of the wedding of a movie actress who frequently comes here and a young man who was for- merly employed in a minor position on Oahu, the latter appears both in text and headlines a ‘“plantation manager.” This recalis the classic story of the Honolulu undertaker who was once de- scribed in a Coast paper as “Hawail's leading planter.” O Lord Kylsant Begins Prison Term. Dally Mail, London—Lord Kylsant, it is understood, will serve his sentence in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, unless special considerations prevail later. Good conduct will earn him a re- mission of three months and he should be released, therefore, about next August. On his arrival at the prison recently Lord Kylsant went through the usual formalities, the surrender of his cloth- ing and personal possessions, all de- talls of which were carefully regis- tered; a bath and medical examina- tion, after which he was placed in a cell wearing the prison uniform of flannel trousers, coat and vest, with the green stripe that denotes a second division prisoner. * %ok X Children Act For Anti-Japanese Funds. Yenching Gazette, Chengfu.—More than 2,000 persons attended the show glven by the tots and older children of the Hsiangshan Orphanage on the athletic grounds of the institution to raise funds in connection with the friends and the peaceful atmosphere of Cape Cod. x ok ok * In the true older tradition of Russian fiction, made familiar by the work of Dostofevski, Gogol and Garshin, is the novel “Death of Simon,” by Boris Soko- Ioff. The plot is morbid. The Russian doctor, Simon, living in France, in giv- ing a hypodermic of a drug to a pa- tient, finds the patient dead after a moment or two. He is horror-stricken. The dose has not been too large. It happens that he has hated the patient, and his morbid mind conceives the idea that his hatred has killed the mam. He hides the body, acts like & criminal, and finally surrenders himseli to the police. A trial and Sentence follow. The outcome is not l::)m*plelely tragic. * An intimate but perhaps not‘.]w. gether impartial biography of “Lord Rosebery” is by his son-in-law, Lord Crewe. Lord Rosebery’s modest ambi- tion, expressed in his youth—to win the Derby, marry an heiress and become prime minister—he had the good for- tune and good management to attain. He won the Derby three times, he mar- ried Hannah Rothschild and he became prime minister. After a_long, success- ful public carcer, Lord Rosebery came to dislike office and leadership, was subject to fits of depression, and went into retirement, where he lived until The blocks were put in | educational campaign for the Antle Japanese Union. During intermissions on the program 1ccounts were givem of what is now going on in Man~ churia by former wards of the or- phanage fleeing back to Chengfu and Peiping from Mukden. * k% K Wales” Advice Goes for Women of World Le Matin, Paris—In the course of an urgent appeal to the country to engage in the practice of economies, the Prince of Wales recently made an illusion to the duties - of loyal and thrifty housewives. o8 “Every woman,™-he sald, “at the moment of spending her housekeeping money, should not only aghere strictly to her pudget, but, more important than thal, should verify the origin of the products which she is purchasing. Thus every woman, by exercising such a combination of economy and patriot- ism, contributes to the héalth of the nation.” Those are words so wise that they go far beyond the bounds of country and address themselves to the women of the whole world. France is not in a situation as perilous as that of England, but why wait for the last minute to aid one's country in the way one should aid it? Spend wisely, and with full knowledge of the source, quality and value of the purchase. Choose the ar- ticle or product well, and then do not fail to make the maximum use thereof, after it has been acquired. Such are the prerogative and dutles of every woman in every land, and at all times. * K ok X Advises Lesson in Courtesy for School Boys. North China Daily News, Shanghai (letter to editor)—I would like to bring to your notice the behavior of certain of the boys attending a cerain school when traveling by the busses, espe- cially at the noon period. Not once, but many times do I notice that these boys (who I understand enjoy greatly re- duced fares) invariably remain seated when ladies and older people are stand- ing. Not only this; but as soon as the bus door is opened they make a rush for the seats given up by the men pas- sengers for ladies. Behavior of this description can only bring foreigners in general and this school in particular into disrepute and perhaps a lesson on | courtesy would not be out of place in | the school’s curriculum. —COURTESY. FEE Potatoes and Benzine vs. Melody and Happiness. Cologne Gazette—Dr. Braunfels, sub- director of the municipal symphony or- chestra, announces that unless the pub- lic supports the organization better this coming season, it is likely their musical program may end. And the same is un- doubtedly true of the operatic season. More and more the people are becomin accustomed to the renditions of musical programs over the radio and phonograph, which they can enjoy without the ne- cessity, perhaps, of going a considerable distance, at some inconvenience on a rainy night, to hear and see perform- ers in the flesh. Not only these con- crete obstacles to a profitable musical season, in so far as the artists are con- cerned, must be surmounted, if the con- certs and opera are to be continued, but all the ideals of the public must be ele- vated again to their old standards when romance and tradition exercised their pleasant influence in the nation's con- sclousness. These days there is far too little saving sentiment and sensibility, and far too much of sordidness and practicality. Money now buys potatoes and benzine—not melody and happiness. D v Gangsters Omitted. From the Columbia (8. C.) Record. The Illinols natural history survey has found that 20,000 dmlre{lt kinds he was over 80, with his horses as his tayorite compegions, of insects live in the State, not ocount-