Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1932, Page 8

A THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Eéitien. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNBSDAY. ....March 9, 1932 . Editor THEODORE W. NOYES. . The Evening Star N per Company jusiness Office. B 2 11th Bt. and Pennsyivania Ave New York Office: 110 East 42nd 8t. fileun Office: Lake u!:hllw Bullding. an Office: 14 Regent .. London. ngla: Rate by Carrier Within the City. Evening Star... 43¢ per moxth % and Sunday Sar ndays) . .80c per month and Sunday Star (when 5 Sundays) ... ....65¢ per month Tye Sunday Star iapis yer capy llection ntade at the end of ‘each mont ders may be sent in by mail or telephone Ational 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. {ly and Sunday.....1yr.$10.00: 1 mo. iy only .- yril 36 y only (e mer i 137 $4.00; 1 mo.. é0c | All Othor States and Canada. ! I Sundsv...]yr. $12.00° 1 mo. $1.00 | fih’ 3af, Sundev. 1 3r- 9308 1 men Pl | nday only 13r: 3500 1 mo. Soc Member of the Associated Press. The Assoclated Press is exclusively ¢ titled 1o the use for republication of all Lews dis- atches credited to it of mot otherwise cred- i this paper and aiso tne loca news blished herein. All rights of publiratio; Toeclal dispatcnes Berein are also re _——— New Hampshire Leads the Way. | New Hampshire, the first State to hold primary elections for the choice of delegates to the Republican and! Democratic National Conventions, has | given its preference to President Hoover on the Republican side and to Gov. | Pranklin D. Roosevelt of New York on | the Democratic. President Hoover was unopposed in the Republican primary. But Gov. Roosevelt met sharp opposi- tion from the supporters of Alfred E Bmith, whose announcement a month &go set his friends to working feverishly | in most of the New England States to line up delegate strength for the former New York Governor and Democratic | standard bearer in 1928. The Roosevelt victory over Smith in New Hampshire, bhowever, was sharply defined in yester- day's primary. The cold weather, which was expected to aid Smith because his ! principal strength lay in the cities, | made no material difference. This is the first political battie cf the campaign in which the former| Democratic comrades in arms, Roose- | velt and Smith, have been at grips. It | is true that Roosevelt was first in the | fleld in New Hampshire and that many | ©f the party leaders there had lined up for him months before Smith made known the fact that he was a receptive candidate for the presidential nomina- tion of his party. The fact remains that the Smith supporters went into the campaign believing that they had & chance to win; that at least a spiit delegation would result. Purthermore, Bmith has for years had a big follow- ing in the White Mountain State. In 1924 the State delegation was about evenly divided between McAdoo and Bmith and in 1928 the delegation was Smith's. The Roosevelt supporters among the Democrats have maintained that once the primary elections got under way the Governor of New York would show his strength as & vote-getter—a strength ‘which would convu.: the Democratic party that he was the best candidate they could put forward in the general election for President. Today they are Jubllant. One weakness of the Smith candidacy wp to the present time has been a per- sistent belief on the part of many Democrats that the former Governor of New York cannot be nominated at the [0 the Chinese forces, is proceeding to eoming national eonvention in Chicago. the purpose of the march to the Pord plant was to present certain demands| to the company. Some of these demands were as follows: Jobs for all laid-off Ford workers; immediate payment of 50 per cent of full wages to all laid-off Ford em- ploves: a six-hour dey without reduc- tion in pay; slowing down of the “speed-up:” free medical aid in Ford Hospital for employed and unemployed Ford workers and their families; no discrimination ageinst Negroes; five tons of fuel for the Winter; abolition gages, land contracts and k taxes on homes until six months after reg- ular full-time employment is resumed; immediate paymen’ of $50 Winter re- lief: full wages for part-time workers: abolition of the “grift system” in hiring workers, and the 'ight to organize. If the only purpose of the march to the Ford plant was to present these demands, why were they borne by a mob of several thousand, many of whom were armed? To place them in the hands of the responsible repre- sentatives of the corporation required no such numbers. Half a dozen persons could have effectively delivered them. ‘The character of the demands and the manner of their presentation leave no question of the real purpose of the march. It was a seditious movement, inspired by enemies of the established order and carried out to a tragic con- clusion. the responsibility for which rests upon those who proposed and urged it. The hope is that they will be caught and punished. - The Confused Eastern Situation. More Japanese troops are landing at Woosung, although the Chinese forces are now driven back to the point which was first set as the distance that Japan required in clearance of the area north and west of Shangha! as a preliminary to the negctiation for an adjustment. No explanation of this| eavy reinforcement is offered. No advance is made toward a settlement What is the purpose of this constant strengthening of the Japanese lines? Simultaneously with the arrival of the additional units comes an announce- ment by the commander of the Japanese forces in the Shanghal area that no attempt will be made to advance the main lines. At the same time there is for.e evidence that the Chinese are not disposed to organize an immediate counter offensive. They are, it would seem, building new defenses. Gen. | Shirakawa intimates that active prepa- rations are under way cn the Chinese side for a counter attack. Is this pre- liminary to a fresh onset? THE EVENING accomplished by the atomerg hypothesis. Such a concept is valid only as it meets mathematical requirements. Presum- ably Dr. Plyler has subjected his hy- pothesis to rigid analysis. ‘The last month has seen rather sen- sational advances in the exploration of the strange world of the invisible. First came the announcement from England of the discovery of the “neutron,” & ma- terial particle intermediate between undifferentiated electrons and protons and the hydrogen atom. It was hatled as the most notable step in atomic physics since the discovery of the elec- tron itself. Close on the heels of the “neutron” comes the atomerg, infigitely smaller and existing, it must be re- membered, only as & mathematical concept. Tt cannot be brought into the reality of sensory perception, which, after all, represents only a small seg- ment of the total of reality. The neu- tron is different. Its behavior, at least. extends into the sensory field, where it can be measured. The significance of these two con- cepts is that they place new tools in the hands of the physicist. They are steps forward toward the ever-retreat- ing shore line of things as they are, ir- respective of the unescapable subjective element involved in all sclence—the human sensory mechanism. Alone among the sciences, mathematics has been able to get a little way outside the tiny island bounded by the range of human eyes, ears, microscopes, tele- scopes and spectroscopes, into the dark, weird totality of things. ———— Historlans record that George Wash- ington was & competent business man as well as one with rare gifts for com- pact and lucid literary expression. The two attainments do not alwa [ together. As a thrifty citizen he knew how to secure money and as & wise one he understood the economic advantage of keeping it in circulation. e There would inevitebly be a develop- ment of generous feeling toward Al Capone if he could assert his authority in the underworld to compel a kidnaper to surrender his victim. He still has power and an enterprising disposition, | It is possible to keep him in prison, but not off the front page. . ———— z Maybe there have been instances of slight irritability zmong those concern- ed in the search for the Lindbergh baby. Human nature being as it is, & lack of consistent calm must be regard- ed as entirely excusable. - Even ailments of the lower animals At Geneva discussions continue rela- tive to ways and means of stopping the fighting at Shanghai. Expectation is expressed in dispatches that a “much | stronger League warning to Japan” will | be framed then was locked for when the Assemoly began its sessions. This appears to be due to pressure exerted by the representatives of the British | dominions, which, with the exception of India, are urgent for & more strenuous | policy than was favored at first by the British government. But it does not follow that even the strongest possible statement will affect the situation if Japan is not disposed to yleld to inter- national pressure. From Tokio comes word that instruc- tions have been sent to the Japanese minister to China to seek to negotiate for & permanent armistice at Shanghal through representatives of the neutral powers. Even this leaves the matter in doubt. For just as this message arrives indications appear that Chiang Kal Shek, reappointed commander in chief the front. His position has heretofore ' have their varying seasons of publicity. | Nothing has been heard for a long time of the dangerous and contagious malady that for a time threatened to destroy the market for pet parrots. e When Japan announces peaceable intentions, doubt is immediately ex- pressed as to whether the soldiers are keeping in touch as closely as they | should with the latest news. R Again the tritz expression, “Republics | are ungrateful,” is brought to attention by the career of Briand, whose death is believed to have bsen hastened by his political disappointment. ——— As usual, Lindbergh has much advice on hand and finally has to be left to manage his affairs in his own way. ——— SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Humanity. In addition to this has been the rumor | been in doubt. The number of men hi that his is not & bona-fide candidacy, | ¢8n command for any stout resistance | but merely & part of a plan to “stop" | OF for & counter offensive is not known. Poosevelt. The voters are not anxious| Back of the “front.” in the southern to support a candidate who they do |Provinces, are several large armed o | There often comes a time In the af- not believe can win, nor are they as in- | groups, styled “armies,” of Communists, terested in halting the nomination of Roosevelt re some of the leaders of their party The first blood in the Democratie eontest for presidential nomination has gone to Roosevelt. The anti-Roosevelt Democrats will maintain that the elec- tion of Roosevelt delegates in New Hampshire does not mear that 8mith will not triumph over Roosevelt in Massachusetts, in Connecticut, in Ver- mont and in Rhode Island, where the Smith forces are intent upon selecting | delegations to the national convention. | Nevertheless, there was chagrin in the anti-Roosevelt eamp today. Nor does it appear that Smith, despite his un- doubted strength in Massachusetts, will make a clean sweep of all the delegates in that State The defeat of Smith in New Hamp- shire may spur his supporters to great- er efforts. But at the same time it is likely to give impetus to the Roosevelt campaign in New England, which some of the Smith followers had maintained Was on the wane. In snother week the results of the North Dakota primary Will have been received. In that State | Roosevelt is running against “Alfalfa | Bill" Murray, Governor of Oklahoma. 8hould victory perch on the Roosevelt banners there, too, the Roosevelt tide will swell atill furthe; —r——— o Japan is too wise, no doubt, to accept the views of local statesmen who be- | Meve they ean turn a war on and off at | their own convenience. The Real Offenders. With thirty or more persons under ar- rest at Detroit for complicity in the fatal | xiot at the Ford plant at Dearborn on Monday, search is being de for others who are believed to have incited the demonstration. One of these is William ¥. Foster, national head of the Com- munist party in this country, who addressed the demonstrators prior to $heir :uarch to the factory. He has alre-dy been in the toils of the law for ® similar activity, having been in- dicted ten years ago on & charge of *criminal syndicallsm” at St. Joseph, Mich. The jury in that case disagreed | and Foster was never retried. Foster is known as an outspoken advocate of “direct action.” He frankly avowed, in giving testimony before the Congres- sional Committee headed by Repre- sentative Hamilton Fish of New York which investigated radical activities in this country, some years ago, that he stood for “revolution.” He acknowledged that he regarded the red banner of the Communis's with greater respect than the emblem of the American Republic. ready for an attack upon the Nanking ! government. Thus the situation is further complicated. Meanwhile the organization ol the new government of Manchuria proceeds, under Japanese auspices. Henry Pu Yi, former Emperor of China, is today being installed at Mukden as provis- | fonal president. Chinese irregular forces are active in the area between Mukden and the Korean border. The “three eastern provinces” may again become the scene of active warfare. thnugn‘ the threat of a campaign by a Chiness army under the command of Chiang | Kal Shek has passed. | Taken altogether the situation In the | Far East is confused and continues| menzeing. The slowness and un- certalnity of League procedure leave the | world in doubt as to the effectiveness of international intervention in the in- terest of peace. The issues are com- plex and the presence of two great armies at Shanghai is 2 menace that may at any hour precipitate a disaster But as long as Tokio continues to talk peace hope remains that an adjust- ment may be effected to prevent war on & great scale that may involve otnei powers than those that are now angrily | facing one another. S, Smaller powers resent the idea of in- | vasion of Manchuria. In a bewildering | perspective of world events there is no teliing what may happen. A moral | attitude of self-defense is justifiable even | when no immediate danger threatens. v Every citizen can think of any num- | ber of ways to obtain Government rev- enue, without taxing the particular line | of business on which his own income | depend: ———— “Atomergs.” The “atomerg” is the newest hypo- | thetical unit to claim admission to the family of bullding blocks of creation. 1t is sponsored by Dr. E. K. Plyler of the University of North Carolina as the uitimate unit of energy, as the electron is the ultimate unit of matter. Some- where in the invisible world of the in- finitely little is the border line between ' | energy and matter, where the two be- come indistinguishable ultimate reality which sensory perception. | Dr. Plyler arrives at the concept of | the atomerg in seeking to solve the riddle of light, which persistently has defied the ingenuity of physicists. In is the behind Here lies posed of streams of minute particles In other ways it acts as if it were un- material energy. Mathematicians have made various attempts to bridge the tatement circulated in Detroit fol- gulf between the two. The North owing fhe riot at Dearborn seid that Oarolina phydicist claims that thls is I's gineter believe him.” fairs of all humanity Which calls on us to cease all wrath' and cultivate urbanity, Forgetful of the obstinacy that amounts to mulishness, The lack of common sense and, maybe, even downright foolishness; A time when we must study men with no desire to criticize, Dismissing inclinations to sarcasticate or witticize. Though faults are ever present, do not mention them abusively, Permit them to retire into the back- ground unobtrusively, For now the wind is blowing unrelent- ingly and frigidly. | Where leaves and bloasoms astarted, icicles are growing rigidly, And instead of lifting praises to mag- nificence importunate, Let's join and give attention to the call of the unfortunate. Don't tell a fellow mortal when dis- tress has overtaken him | He gets what he deserves because his wisdom had forsaken him. Be something like this humble rhyme, with no superior attitude. Do what you can to help and do not pause to ask for gratitude, Bringing Out the Currency. “Do you think you will abundance of campaign contributions?” “I ought to,” answered Senator Sor- ghum, “I am doing everything in my power to prevent hoarding of any de- scription.” Jud Tunkins says if all you want with money is to keep it around and look at it, & few milllons of those un- secured German paper marks i8 just as good currency for hoarding purposes as any. Notice of Adoption. It is a pleasure, as you know To watch a little youngster grow. Of children I am very fond, 8o I'll adopt a Baby Bond. Joyous Enthusiasm. “Do you know a consistent and thor- ough optimist?” “Yes," answered Miss Cayenne; radio announcer.” “Peace,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown “is a mysterious word, whose sound every mortal loves though very few know its real meaning.” Supply and Demand. Most everybody grabs a pen Or else types something out And says he'll give his fellow men A lot to think about. With saints, philosophers and crooks Composing late o' nights, some ways light acts as if it were com- ( Oh. who'll have time to read the books That everybody writes! “When any one tells me he never makes mistakes,” said Uncle Eben, “he's makin' one right there in thinkin' e have an THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWBLL. ‘Washingtonians were as pleased with eir little blizzard of last Sunday as child with a new toy. March had not gone back on them! The capriclous month, jumping hither and yon like a goat on rocks, had lived up o its old-time reputa- “Well. what do you think of this?" was the ingquiry most people made of riends, after they had got down to the office Monday mq th la ormning. On thousands of faces there was a | tell-tale smirk, which told plainly enough of Washington's intense pride \in March weather. |, “You never can tell what March will do” is a definite slogan which has | been repeated in Washington and en- { virons so long that noboby can remem- iber_how or when it originated. | No doubt Gen. Washington repeated {1t when he looked out over his beau- !tiful Mount Vernon, upon a windy ! March morning. and saw the snowflakes beating down across the landscape, hid- ing the Potomac from view. ook x ‘Washingtonians have & proper pride in their March. Has it not spoijed several inaugura- tions, in the popular viewpoint, and is it not the best argument in the world for changing the date thereof? Is not this last minfature blizzard all the ammunition which will be needed when the measure to change the inau- gural month from March to January reaches the States? ‘Washingtonians feel a positive affec- tion for this month, much as one has for a mischievous but bright boy who plays tricks on his elders, but smiles so roguishly the while that no one, not even the victim, can take offense. The primary power of the month lies in its wind The sheer force in wind gives it a hold on the imagination of mankind which no other element possesses. Its ;ush cools the mind as well as the body, and its evident ruthlessness inspires fear. — Out in a wind. a human being speedily begins to respect it As he buffets his way along his breath comes fast, his face stings and his legs begin to grow tired. A new respect for pioneers of all types comes to the city man as he staggers along in a really good blow, sa: round 60 miles an _hour and up, such as ac- companied the blizzard of Sunday aft- ernoon. The only thing that kept it from being a major blizzard was the fact that the snow stopped. The wind did not. If the snow had continued. as the | thermometer went down, the wind would have whipped up a true blizzard by morning. In the populgr mind a blizzard is simply & gigantic snowstorm, accom- panied by a high wind and very cold temperatures. It is pleasant enough to watch such a spectacle from a cozy home, but quite another matter to be out in it especlally afoot. | Fortunate were those who were able lto stay indocrs and view the weather a8 if from & Warm theater seat | its dramatic quality could be grasped easily. ok o Out in the open, however, was the real place to understand the snow- storm. A few blocks—on foot—was able to | give the pedestrian a much . better comprehension of what & genuine back- woods blizzard could be like. It must never be forgotten that there are literally millions of people living in personal conditions. They are the grandchildren of the pioneers. They tend to accept life as they find it, without thinking much about the hardy nien and women who acquaintance with ploneer After the House disposes of the new tax bill it will face the acid test on the prohibition issue in the shape of the roll call vote on the resolution for resubmission of the eighteenth amendment. This wet and dry roll call is not a pleasant prospect for many of the members. After that is over with nmew trouble is ahead in the shape of two veterans' bills, a vote on which probably cannot be dodged. One is the Rankin bill (Representative Ran- kin of Mississippl), providing pension for widows, orphans and parents of World War veterans. The other is the Patman bill (Representative Patman of Texas), providing for the immediate cash payment of the soldiers’ bonus certificates. The Rankin bill, it is es- timated, will cost the Treasury some- thing like $161.000,000 in the first five vears, and how much more after that in_ perpetlity no man can guess, be- sides establishing new precedents in pension policies. The Patman cash bonus bill would mean & billion or two dollars on top of the billion paid out last year, when the present loan values of bonus certificates were lifted to 50 per cent. Most members of Congress appear to feel that the Government can ill afford either expenditure at present, but few members with an elec- tion approaching want to go on record against the veterans. It had been hoped that both the Rankin and Pat- man bills might be safely pigeon-holed in committee. But the new rule of the House by which petition of 145 members may force a vote to discharge | voked so successfully by the wets, 10 be employed by the leaders in the drive for the veterans' bills. Repre- sentative Rankin last week filed such a petition for his pension bill. If it works there as is expected, Repre- sentative Patman will follow suit with his cash bonus bill. VEe K With the coming of Spring the House !'ball game with their ancient foes, the Republicans. The explanation of D mo- cratic zest for & match game lies in the fact that they have recently recruited an ac. pitcher. Representative Richard M. Kleberg of Col claimed the one district in Texas held by a Republican Congressman at the recent by-election, is the old University of Texas pitcher sought by big league clubs back in 1908. Kleberg first leaped into fame when pitched a two-hit game against the Detroit Tigers. Hughey ennings, then the Bengal manzgor. of- fered him a contract calling for a salary of $17.500 per year—a fabulous sum in those days. * % » Though it was more than 20 years ago, the details of that famous ball game which Representative Kleberg pitched against Detroit are still re- called wherever Texans gather. Kleberg lost his game to the big leaguers 2 to 1 in 14 innings. him for & home run as the first man to face him in the first inning. The big Wahoo barber drove the first ball pitched out of the lot. Kleberg him- relf scored a run for the University of Texas team in the ninth Inning to make it 1-all. In the fourteenth, a fumble, a fielder’s choice and a single, gave Detroit the game. Ty Cobb struck out four times facing the whirl- wind Kleberg. Traned by Christy Mathewson, Kleberg wes famed for o fast fade-away delivery in contrast to the slow fade-away which gave the fa- mous “old master” of the New York Giants his reputation. * o ox x The Honorable Pat Harrison, Demo- cratic Senator from Mississippi, recently delivered himself of a resounding speech stintilating with wit and sarcasm at- tacking extravagance in governmental ¢xpenditures and particularly the folly and waste of the vast quantity of Gov- ernment publications. He cited many examples and among them a bulletin entitled “The Love Life of the Bull Frog." which he said had been issu~d by the Department of Commerce. This title afforded Pat a splendid vehicle for his humor. and he made the most of . Oommerce Department officials Then | the United States today who have no | a committee, which has just been in-| is | women to the men and women of to- day, aside from the basic fact of their human descent, is the weather. ‘The knew wind, and rain, and smow. ~They same hurt from a failing tree, felled by a 75-mile wind, that one gets today. if he is so unfortunate as to be in its path. ‘The elements were neers. They had no glassed-in sedans, warmed with hot water. They were fortunate if they had & covered wagon. Their ug"uhlns were so primitive that few people of this age would r-on:cn'. to live in such s habitation. Their sanitation was as elementary as that of the tribes of Moses, probably not as good. * ox % X One thing they did have however, and that was plenty (;,( courage. Also they were tough. supcr-m;ud living had not made | them soft, or ren facing life s it is, not as the soul of man would like it to be. ‘Windstorms, through all their varia- ticns of tornadoes, hurricanes, bliz- zards, our ploneer forefathers faced with fortitude, not only because they had to, but also because the elements simply were a part of mankind's lot. Today the city man, at least, is in- |clined to resent “the weather,” or at best to sneer at it. But wind will always be a thing which no thinking person can hold in ! small esteem. | _He must ook upon it as a mighty force, next to unleashed fire in possi- | bilities for destruction. o ox Out in the suburban areas, where | there is plenty of room for it to exert | itself, the wind makes a noise more | like the roaring of the breakers than anything else. Those who love the boom of the surf crashing on a sandy beach found some- thing Appealing about the high wind of last Sunday night, despite the rush and roar and the impact of the pres- sure which wind really is. There would be a lull. then it could be heard collecting itself at a distance, | <eemingly, as it prepared to make an- other swoop Tall evergreens, borne down by snow |and ice, bent their patient heads be- fore the blast, as the high wind swept down between homes, and smacked against the side of a house, as if de- | termined to tear it from its very foun- dations, | _Flap, flap went the curtains on the slesping porch. The wind got under them, and fairly wrestled with them. attemoting to pry them loose, to send | them flying away through the biting air. In vain, thank heaven. The manu- | facturers who made those curtains did |a good job of it. despite the howls of protest cometimes heard, to the effect that American manufacturers often fail to turn out good goods. ‘These curtalns are good goods. | Staunchly they do their job in life, that |of protection. But there is no one there to protect. Not on such a night. | They do say that even the people who | brag about waking up and shaking the snow off their covers went inside last Sunday night They were wise, too. Fresh air and a high wind are two different things. Fresh air is desirable, | right enough, but when it comes in at | the rate of 60 miles an hour, with so | mAny pounds of pressure behind it, the wise sleeper shuts down his window. ‘Wind! No wonder the anclents it, and the artists of the Middle Ages painted it as an impudent looking young man with his mouth blowing ships over a stormy sea. Wind was and is a force to be reckoned with, !especially in March in Washington. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS when they read about it began a search of the files. Sure encugh, such a bul- letin had once been issued, but it was 13 years ago, under the administration of Woodrow Wilson, when Democratic red-whiskered Secretary Redfield had been head of the department. More than that, it s disc yvered that a col- lege professor at Cornell University had been paid a special fee of $1.748 for the preparation of the manuscript of “The Love Life of the Bull Frog.” *x % ox “Why is Borah really great’” is a and is now ssked n in a circular now passing through the malls in be- half of the “Borah silver bill. It rings true.” In the present instance the answer is given as follows: “Only God who made him could do justice to that question. We do know & few of the tny attributes. He is not tempted by any office. He sees the truth and states ir, where others unconsciously blind themselves by party prejudice or per- sonal interest. Since Lincoln, Borah has the most sublime vision of any American statesman. Borah is the Na- tion's moral giant.” This is the first that Washington has heard of the Borah silver bill, and it may be noted that in the 25 years which have elapsed since Borah came to the Senateé much has been heard of “Bill” Borah. but yery seldom and very little of & Borah il e Postmaster General Brown, according to som~ recent v:hispe:s, is looking for- ward with diminishing enthusiasm to taking over the chairmanship of the Republican, National Committee whea Benator Fess steps down after the Chi- cago convention. Mr. Brown is said to fcel that he can manage the Hoover campaign quite effectively from his present cabinet post. By not carrying the title of national chairman he | escapes considerable grief. Be that as Democrats are early agiting for a base | it may, former Netional Chairman Wil- | liam M. Butler of Massachus°tts was in | Washington last week, visited ths Sen- | Ate and conferred with Mr. Hoover and departed for home, leaving behind a flood of conjectures and rumors. The us Christi, who re- | Feport that Mr. Butler was slated o | be chairman of the National Commit- tee again during the coming campaign was promptly revived. Other sur- Mmises placed him in the cabinet in the event Postmaster General Brown stepped out to head the National Com- Mmittce. A third hypothesis was that Mr. Butler was to rec’ive some high dip'omatic post as a token of Mr. Hoo- ver's warm regard for Calvin Coolidg>. | *ox ok * The heavy predominance of lawyers in both branches of Congress is revealed |1n a recent tabulation, which shows that of the 96 Senators 61 are lawyers and | of the 435 members of the House A total | of 263 at some time in their jives were | Admitted to the bar. Taking .he House Sam Crawford hit And Senate together, 531, a little more | than one-half are graduates of & col- | lege, 283 to be exact. Eleven Senators and 58 Representatives are former teachers. There are 6 farmers in the | Benate, 3 live stock men and 8 bank- érs. In the House the farmers total 36, the bankers 26 and the editors and pub- | lishers number 16. (Copyright. 1932) B i Not So Dumb. | Prom the Omaha World-Herald. Ray Chapman Andrews says women | Are not good explorers. Nevertheless, | e Soon Charge Admission. Prom the Hamilton (Ohie) Evening Journal. As the years pass, prison life is made more and more attractive and more and more easily dodged. — —— | Wouldn't Do Any Good. | Prom the Indianapolis News. 1f those Bayonne huchands whose wives stay out at night would get toe gether and have 8 good cry they prob- | ably would feel & lot better, real to the plo-| dered them afraid of | sonified | question which has been asked before | MATRCH Veteran Finds Reason For a Change of Mind To the Bditor of The Star: ‘There have recently been published in your columns several letters volcing both sides of the question as w0 wheth- er veterans of the World War are or are not, should or should not be, fa- vored by employers in this unprece- dented world depression, contention that & man should claim no prerogatives, just because he is a vet- eran. What a cheap form of patriot- ism that would be! But at the same time I do hold that & man who “did.” all other conditions being equal, should be given a degree of consideration over nd above the man who “didn't = For obvious reasons such a preference can- not be all embracing, as the man of 30 today was only 15 in 1917, and again, many who “didn't” may have had same patriotic desires as those who did, but-were prevented by physi- cal disability or other perfectly good causes. However, my recent experience in Washington prompis me 1o ask the question: Is it not perhaps a detri- ment to say “I am a veteran"? I am what is termed “a white-collar man,” although my collar is not quite a8 white now as it was; went to France as & captain (volunteer) and received honorabie discharge with the rank of majol Today, because of & combination of misfortunes, I am broke, meaning lit- erally all that that word implies. When the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was authorized by Congress I said to my wife and son that here at last was the silver lining to our cloud, for did not my 20 years' experience in the | financial world, combined with my overseas record, justify my expectation of l;l assignment with such a corpora- n Early in January I procured a letter which gained me an interview with s prominent member of Mr. s cabinet. At tuls gentleman's request I forwarded to him a history of my business experience—and waited. A few days later I learned of the ap- pointment of a promineng man—under vhom 1 had served in nce—to one of the big administrative positions with this corporation. I extended congratu- lations by letter not only to him, but to the country. upon the President’s se- lection, and in the same letter stated my hopes and suggested that he might feel I could do some good work under his leadership. Heard nothing! 1 then made another trip to Washington, with funds kindly given me by a friend, in the hope or“mm( him personally. The ‘seeing him" part of my hope was ful- filled, “ut what a rude awakening to my basic hopes! I was told to see somebody else, who in turn told me to see somebody else, and then somebody clse, and several other somebody elses —the Army term for this is “passing the buck.” 8o 1 am again “waiting,” with not much hope left, but my wife and boy back home hoping agains. hope for news that my quest has mei with some measure of success, so that the financial strain under which we are ilving might at least be pariially relieved. In the meantime. I am try- ing to sell books in Washington. £o that I may remain “on the spot” in the hope of finally convincing =omebody vhat I am qua'ified to fill a man’'s job May I not be forgiven, under the cir- cumstances, for finding it a litile diffi- cult to understand why in February, 1918, my services were so valuable to what was a strictly legal branch of the Army as to influence my commanding officer to raise objections to my trans- fer to another branch of the service, “because of the good work he is doing even though I had had no legal train- ing whatsoever, and yet of no value at ail in February, 1932, when my busi- ness training would seem to contradict ‘such a verdict. It would seem reason- | able to suppose that, with all this con- | structive legisletion now being enacted by Congress, Involving as it does so many additional Government activitics, che'her: there must be a corner into vhich a man, and other men for that matter, with my qualifications, can |At. 8o I again ask “Is it not perhaps i detriment to say—when looking for ‘l Job—T1 am & veteren'?” ‘Striking Paradox of the Unemployment Situation To the Editor of The Star Considering the brief number of years ! since I have reached the age of ma- turity, I have become one of the most confirmed cynics imaginable. Please bear with me while I explain myself. | splendid position in a huge radio com- pany due to the much ballyhcoed “de- pression.” We immediately yeturned to his home town, one of the largest citles in the world, feeling that home was the safest place to be during that uncer- tain perfod. There followed six months of hopeless waiting. hours of wearing out shoe leather or sitting at home an staring at each other. When our boy became very ill the father applied to the authorities of the city where he had been born and lived his entire life for a few hours’ work to help pay doctor bills and buy medicine. Since we had had the misfortune to be out of the city for the two years just preceding and in consequence unabie to vote, they refused any ald whatsoever. Then in desperation, with the boy conlruunf a second fillness due to weakness from the first one, I went in seach of anything a woman can do. To my dismay I diecovered that offices were refusing to take married women. Though I am young. on account of home respcnsibilities I could not hide the fact of my marringe. Tearfully I watched single girls with fxrless education or experience take the k 1 so badly needed. I asked for needle work, housework, anything. But because I could show no experience in these aside from five years' practice in my own home no one cared to risk em- ploying me. Finally, after we had made every penny stretch its last painful inch, and had gone on Into debt. my husband was rewarded with a position in the Distriet ,of Columbi2’s municipal architect's of- | fice. In order to save the expense of ,living separately th> badby and I spent { money to come along. We were amazed to discover rents, for the samne values, and food in the same chain, stores so much higher in price than at home. But by cutting every obligation to the bone, we man~ged (0 get along very haprllv for 10 months. All Winter we have been reading the huge advertisements everywhere ad- monlshing us to release our dollars Only by putting our dollars to work would we benefit in return by the gain in general prosperity. We have been wetching hopefully for the day when our debis would be paid off and we would have frée dollars to put out at |work and to use In buying “baby bonds." Now has come the encouraging news that the work in the office will last just 20 many weeks longei. and on a date not far off the job will b= shelved, the | married and supporting familie to go home and stav home Or has worked hereé five years, has | day-old son to worry about free who Government, the same | that is setting aside millions for bank- ing relief, for farm relief, for rellef from the “curse of liquor It has just been voted that a huge sum be expended for road bullding (o relieve unemployment; why should work | Fort Worth Star-Telegram, e Uided vivic | knowledge that the American Legion is (- | ws ready to go over the top in peace- already well begun and of value, employing men from wmany o but now willing to do it for a boy’s pay. | A year ago my husband lost a very | | | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Of-the vast number of questions an-, w is t, only & few can be published in this column. The ones that are printed must be of gen- As & veteran, it has always been my | eral interest and not personal in their nature. Do not, therefore, merely sign your initials to your letter and ask that | ublished. ~ Give your full name and address so that you may Teceive a personal letter in reply. In- close 2 cents for return postage. Direct your letter to The Evening formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Q. Who suggested the suit values which are used in contract bridge>— C. B. the answer be "A. ‘They constitute what is called the ‘Vanderbilt count, after its originator, Harold S. Vanderbilt. Q. What is Newton D. Baker's con- nection with the National Conference of Jews and Christians?—T. D. A He is the Protestant chairman. | Prof. Carlton J. H. Hayes is the Cath !olic chairman and Roger W. Straus is the Jewish chairman. In 1830 Mr. Baker was awarded the American Hebrew medal for the promotion of better understanding between Christian and Jew in America Q. How tall are Ziegfeld glorified girls and how much are they supposed to weigh?—E. R. A. There are no specific measure- ments. Their approximate Beight is 5 feet 6 inches and their approximate weight 120 pounds. Q. How can Americans take the side | of the Chinese in the war in the East 50 conspicuously when during the Eu- ropean War before 1917 they were pun- ished for 80?—P. W. A. In the ropean War the Presi- dent issued a proclamation of neutral- ity. He has not done o in connection with the Shanghal military activities because there has been no declaration of war by either of the belligerents. Q. How much did the furniture cost for the replica of Mount Vernon at the Paris Exposition?—H. M. A. It was made at a cost of $10,000. Q. About how much do the paintings and sculpture of living American artists bring in & year?—C. H. R. A. In 1930 living American artists nr:hnd $20,000,000 for their works of art. Q. Will throwing soap into a geyser cause it to erupt>—D. D. A. The Geological Survey states that sometimes 80ap 18 sed as an expedient to hurry up the action of a geyser. The s0ap makes a film over the water and causes an accumulation of steam. When the steam accumulates to a cer- tain point it causes the eruption. Q. When was the first English ver- sion of the Bible printed’—F. L. A. The first printed English version of the entire Bible was by Miles Cover- dale in 1535. Q. What was the entrance march used in the Ringling Circus last year?>—R C. A. It was “Riders of the Flag,” by Sousa. Q. What is a White Elephant party?—A. E. 8. A. Tt is interpreted in different ways in different sections of the country. For example, somstimes a hostess will entertain at a bridge party and will ask each guest to bring with her a “white elephant,” that is, some article which merely takes space and gives her no pleacure. These are collocted and sent to a mission or to a children’s hospital for purposes of amusement. or a rum- mage sale is somet'mes held with the articles to provide funds for clubs, churches or charity. Q. What type rallroad car is & gon- dol R. R. A. Tt is a long platform rallroad car, sides. tar In- | Which is longer, the Missiasippl or Missouri River?—F. J. A is 2,945 miles =n length from its source to the Missis- sippl, while the is buc 3,486 miles in length. The Mississippi- Missouri is considered 4.220 miles in length, measuring {umm the source of the Missouri 1o mouth of the Mississippt. Q. How much pure alcohol is used In the United States in the manufac- ture of food and medical prepara- tions?—M. B. A. About 10,000,000 gallons are used annually in the manufacture of drugs, food preparations, flavoring extracts and other commodities designed for in- ternal human consumption. Q. How many employes has the reau of Immigration at Ells land?>—Y. S. A. On February 1, 1832, the force numbered 522. Bu- Q. When does morning enc and evening begin?—8. I. P. A. Morning commences at midnight and ends at noon. As used by the United States Weather Bureau the word “afterncon” refers to the period noon to 8 p.m., Eastern standard time. No definite time is assigned to eve- ning. In common usage it is the earlier part of the night before bedtime. In the Southern States it is the time be- tween noon and dark. Is Svante Arrhenius, (mmd‘k’r Q the ironization theory, 1iv! A. He died October 1, 1927. Q. What i the derivation of the word, “whoa"?— A It is equl of M. N. ivalent to an earlier spelling “ho,” which is probably an abbreviation for “hold,” e this is essentially the meaning of the excla- mation. Has King Qeorge foreign stam mQhu famous collection?—R. N. P. A. His coilection is com ex- clusively of issues of the Bmhd Em- pire. Q How far does the average man walk in the course of an ordinary day's activities?—H H. Lelyveld of Boston for Foot Health A. Dr. Joseph National Associ has estimated that the average is 18, 098 steps or 77 miles. . Please list the living direct de- scendants of Gen. Robert E. Lee— V. @. N. A. The nine living direct descend- ants of Gen. Lee are Dr. George Bol- Lee. a grand-son of New York City, and his two children, Mary Wal ker Lee and Robert E. Lee, 4th; Mrs. Hansen Ely, a grand-daughter, of 2023 Allen place. Washington, D. C.. and her twd children, Hansen Edward Ely, Jrd, and Anne Carter Ely, and Mrs. Hunter De Buttes, a grand-daughter of Upperville, Va., and her two children, Robert Edward De Buttes and Graham Hunter De Buttes. Q. On an income of $3.600, how much should a man spend when buying | & home?—N. E. C. | A The Journal of the National Edu- cation Aseociation suggests an expendi- ture of $6,000. f Q. To whom is the saying sccredited | —*When a dog bites a man, that's not news; but when a man bites a dog, | that's news”?—D. McC. A. It is attributed to Charles Dana, | editer of the New York Sun. | Q Why is a certain kind of tea cake called Sally Lunn?>—M. A. A. It is sald that a girl named Sally | Lunn first sold such cakes at Bath, England, in“the late eighteenth century. ‘What fofpign nations have re- ofl?fi in Washington for Q cently bufit | thelr diplomats?—J. K. A. Great Brifain and Japan have re- | either having no sides or with very low cently bulit embassies and Norway has | built a new legation. Service Rendered by Legion In Getting Jobs Recognized Success of the American Legion in|than most of us hereabouts seem to its task of providing a million jobs for |realize. Old Man Depression is lem:a unemployed persons is forecast by the to comprehend that he has a re public on the basis of reports made by | first~class fight on his hands, with at- the officlals, which are found to be re- | tacks frontal, rear and on the flanks. markably encouraging. The movement | For this movement ‘to put a million is seen as a valuable contribution to recovery from the depression, and co- operation by the people is urged, in ad- dition to the assistance given by the Legion Auxiliary, the American Federa- tion of Labor and the Association of National Advertisers. “In sponsoring a great drive to find work for the unemployed. the Legion is making fine headway,™ 5- |and town shot For this | immense gtroke of luck we are indebted the | American ‘(h:\'pr:,mpnl’qu!fl for work is thus rewarded with | Nazhville Banner, while the Ann Arbor Dally News declares that “the effect on the employment situation is bound to be felt.” and that the organization “is performing patriotic sgrvice in 1932 as in 1917 and 1918" in that “it 18 de- fending the Nation once more.” Re- cording that many more than 100,000 have been placed since the drive began, the Cleveland News remarks that “sig- nificant s the fact that every State in the Union has joined the movement.” ‘The News concludes: “The Legion and the other organizations directly behind the movement are deserving of the highest praise for their distinguished services in behalf of the needy. But their efforts would be for the most part unavailing without the sincere and whole-hearted co-operation of the pub- lic, which must furnish the work. The campaign has begun with a minimum of confusion and with no blaring of trumoets. Its message has reached the people, however, as the results recorded thus far show.” Hope should be feit by all the work- ers in this fine movement,” according to the Salt Lake Deseret News, “because, while it was felt that the first work might yleld the highest returns, it is the case. The movement should grow and obtaln an impetus of its own. The hiring of new men will encourage more employment. It will make the man al- ready on the job more confident that he will be retalned. It will lessen hoarding and encourage freer spending, and all these tend to increase the need for workers.” LR “The Important thing is that the Legion can do it much better than other organizations. b of the breadth of its members thinks use ip." the Rutland Herald, while the Atlanta | Journal, recognizing the results as en- couraging. offers the estimate of the ultimate eflects: “The naticnally ore ganized and thoroughgoing campaign door locked and over 20 men, many|of the American Legion will give im- petus to emerging forces of recovery. Intensive efforls in each State, county d have a total effect of ous. Every honest propo hitherto _unavailing whose a means of livelinood will bring the Nation that much nearer to faith in its future and to a solution of its eco- nomic problems.” “There is satisfaction" states the “in the side - oities, b8 dropped and thuse wen | Lime emergency as in war. The public may g0 to DAY some one else who ls working on the road? Pulling wei wut of ‘work WRitH they understand only to force them to seek jobs in tvad wuild ing. of which they know nething |s harming the men irreparably and suiely of no advantage to the di After having failed from the enarmous rellef agen: having lost every stick of furnlure, every cent of savings and acorulng a burden of debt which we have not had time to pay off completely, is it not natural I should feel oynical® 1If the very ment 18 two-faced. whom can we trust? RUTH M. ROLF. | they've discovered a lot about us men. put out of work so that thel saluvies | should lend its support in every wa; ainoe it i obvious that the results of the Legion's efforts will be beneficial to the whole community.” The Mil- waukee Sentinel holds that “the Legion is to be admired and complimented for & sane, practical and intelligent con- tribution toward the relief of a distress more hwldesvrnd and heartbreaking than tion.” The Sentinel advises that “the essence of such a campaign, of course, | Is public co-operation.” Finding that the Legion clared war on unemployment.” the Co- lumbia (S. C.) State adds: “The war s on more vigorously “has de- says the'! Courler for men to work’ has real power behind it and it is more likely ‘o gather mo- mentum than to lose i. as the fight progresses. * x x “Practically every ‘iouseholder has | odd jobs that need ‘’ be done with | the approach of Spiing” is the basis ! of the appeal of the Connelisville Daily 8 ublic co-operation. The Okiahoma City Oklahoman adds its voice: “All citizens are asked to have their premises cleaned up, all neces- sary repairs made at once and all necessary painting done st once. Such is the chosen way of the Legion to find work for the thousands who otherwise will have no work to do. The sim- plicity of the plan embraced by the Legion should not lead any one to con- sider the campaign unimportant. Every town is full of homes calling for the cleaning up and repairing of the Springtime. The services of thousands will be requirel to do tke work adequately. ere are few citizens who annot help in this imj nt drive. No citizen should refuse to help. Let's follow the la‘l‘onr “A movement of promising action” Is the description of the Legion's effort by the New Orleans Morning Tribune, | which finds tkat “reports indicate good results,” and gives assurance that “every dollar that finds its way into the chan- nels of business will help every one, from the small tradesman to the big | corporation.” The Oshkosh Dalily Northwestern concludes: “No special argument is required 10 prove that the cost of making Fome improvements at | quite likely that the opposite will be | tnis time is strangiy in' favor of the residence owner. Prices for materials | and labor are down to a point more favorable for economy than in many d the rock-bottom figures are ly to remain. The tendency will be for a climb upward before long | Each purchase of materisl will assir | industry to get back on its feet and | employ more labor.” —ors. years | not likel: Gunmen's Funerals Shimp. From the Charleston (8. C.) Eveains Post According to New York undertakers the deprescion has even hit gunmens funerals. The morticians of the me- tropolis feel that at the present rate of spending it is haraly worth while for the gunmen to kill each 6ther. | ———————— | Rules Do Everything. Prom the Miami Daily News. | _Judging by what the coaches say. the ‘hanges in the foot ball rules will revo- lutionize the game and leave it entirely unchanged. ettt [ Chinese Well Prepared. From the Cleveland News. Recent developments around Shang- ‘hu-mmnmnulotmmmx | Chinese warfare may have been in the | nature of a rehearsal. Women Get Their Men. Prom the Cincinnati Tites-Star, ever been known to this Na- | s BETO. S Taxes Sting Too Hard. From the Omaha Evening World-Herald T R A g A no one ever o ) where ' thy singts 4