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i i i THE EVENING STAR Wb Sundey Morning Rlithen. § WASHINGTON, D. C if 1 ity well adivised to quit? Was the possi- bility of his removal so imminent as to Justify the “appeal to the people.” which the higher palitical powers of Manhat- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SLiEM THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. | ] ! E it L - i i 5 rigis H From the scientific economic pint of view, the horse probably is definitely out of date, as truly a reiic of the ancient, inefficient past as the spinning wheel and the old oaken bucket. But|and find it interesting to watch others something spirituslly inspiring and | more fortunate Pailr snd Suncar Daily onlv . #undas only . tan have apparently decided not 10 POT- | cratitving will disappear from human mit. this vear at least® I the eIeCUOR | nonsciousness with the passing. if it is is postponed by court ruling until 183 | gestined to be, of the last cf mans will he be given ansther chanee at vin- INume slaves. Romance, too, will lose Barred this year b TWm-|py the change. The Doctor of Physick ™ | and the Good Wife of Bath might have proceeded to Centerbury in a London e An Object Lesson From Canada. | Canzca vesterday promulgated & policy thet Teveals a drastic departure | from the previnus program of compe- | tition between the government-cwned jonal and the privately-! an Pacific Rallwavs and step In the feld Instead of compeiiiion the twn great paraliel trans- ntal srstems it it planned under #tions of the Roval Commis- s te co-ordinste them operstion of teTminals to wipe oui “wastelul service Each svstem but iher woule es &nd tion jointl of three Camedian N directors. ané an sfuURl num- n Pacific drestars ta pretest ihe Imvestment wnef Canedian Natlom ship 1o the finan bound to chalienge the siock theoTies ownership afvocaies all over thet was Poruand br Gov DAtion of clrewmstinoss I begité 40| py, but they would have made a less as though the former MAYS | yiractive picture. Paul Revere might oing to continue to bear the AAWCHYE | pyve symmaned the country “to be up of precedience for & Jong Wong MM 10| 4ng g5 grm” from the back seat of & come. ! Boeton taxicsb, but his portrait so situ- e ated would have bsen less interesting “Optimism” to Be Scrapped Israel Putnam might have escaped from In his preas conference vesterday Sac. | the wicked Redcoats by charging down- retarr of Commerse Ohapin discussed | hill in & Ralis Rovee. but it would have the hapeful signs Doted dr an upward DOER A more expensive as well as a less swing ol construction contracts 8uring | picturesque adventure. Napoleon ht August the volume for that month re- | have retreated from Moscow in & Pord versing the dewnward tendency of the | but feeing tn such a vehicle he would preceSing theee wears Analvsis of re- | have been a less artistic spectacle port an ronstruction oradiis the Ped- | The Master Horseshoers mey be con- L U ng program with " contribut- | gratulated for their optimism. Theirs ing Jargelr 12 halting the decline. Yet, |1 & grand and noble profession. old as these thingt and othams which | historr, and the village smith Sicate recpve My Chapin was care- | chestnut or any other Kind of sp: ful @ sannounte that his au-mnrm'(m_ i+ a sight that every American has dieclared & moratorium. for the ! girl and boy should have the opportunity time being on (he ward “optimism ‘mmhy Thai seif the Secreary. has mr! s much overworked word and it due for a rest. He oomparsd fts use with e Practical politicians are surprised that n experienced man like ex-Gov. Sm. say at least enough to preven: { suspicion that he 1= becoming one of those figures regarded by statekmanship | with pec dread—a man who aspires to be bigger than his party z ————— ¢ Mayor McKee g to Teg burlesque” show, he w harder job than that which Wil undertook &8 supreme censor of movi the work of aning the war But if there : Imation by th Depariment aptimism spreall snd de apphed have been callsd upon these dxyx Ome I! we d> Dot & he sl te the New Yo 1 have an even Hays the that culean tasks is “calamity ngs. we are tid scoeptance of forms. e calamitous results of elect- | ing the tickel personified br Mr. Roose- vel: and Mr Garner have been wifely | prociatmed. dut no less nan the calamitr that lies ahead for the coun- ———— Admirers of Calvin Coolidge are hav- tempors! news writer without having taken a single lesson in & school of Journsiism s0 Youth is back at school Bach year maskes it mare difficult to convince stu- 0 be_the The remainder. however. can scarcely and s tleman. with neat business sul straw hat (for the day # mid) evidently a_man of some means. He stands with his hands clasped {behind him. his neat. rimless ‘mhm ! (in the very latest oc! r ) perched on his capable fose. his well gray hair appearing slightly | below his hat | "The steady rat-a-tat-tat of the rivet- | ing evidently sounds as pleasing to his ears as anything which comes his radio set at home | He leans forward expectantly ‘great girder soars into place. | This is a dramatic moment. | Anrthing might happen. It usually | doesn’t happen. of course, and it prob- ably will not, but then n it might. {and 1t s the possibility of the “might.” no doubt. which keeps this double line of watchers patient on their feet It is a different sort of crowd from that which may be seen in front of a store dow. where some self-constious person is demonstrating the latest in gadgets In such a store crowd there is a certain marked impatience, a jocu- larity of demeanor and speach which v lacking from the present - is quietness The crowd is one giant eve, intent on seeing everything worth seeing | Tt wants to miss nothing and is so worthy ambition that taking life ly. & seggusly No doubt more human beings would be happier in this lire if ther would 2dopt. individusily and severally. the same plane of calmness, intentness and seriousness There still would be plenty of room for smiles, for song. for the comic spirit, as well as the tragic. All that wouid b+ chahged. with mans persons. would rsonsl basic Attitude Instead of RIPPANCY, & CETTAIN &M of duced where now onlr too often a sort of mild hysteria prevails There is something to be learned from such & crowd as this, standing so patiently in the sunshine, watching ithe labort of other men A common scene. indeed, such ‘as one may see Almost every day in the vear. any large vet one filled with real interest m " almost any view- point one chooses to regard it The workers, brawny men unafraid, 4 storT in themselves. Eve wd of waichers realizes this. put it into such { words, s He knows that jcne must be a real man, as the term from faces and the lack of shifting unruffied conduet would be intro- ! tr ring will invite. And slong with optimism anc calamity. there ase many who would | Goubtless be glad to hasten the retire- nt of such wordt and phrases as Tuation to disaster.” ™ The decision of thorites en iis face const rib- ute to the American-born late president of the Canadian onsl Ralwars S Henry W. Thornton, whe recenily vesigned from office obviously in an- ticipation of current developments When Sir Henrr took charge of the € N R in 1922 the government road was & consisient breeder of defivits As a3 result of fmproved service. enury 1nto new competitive channels and ag- gressive innovetions in many directions. he contrived within fewer than five Fyeerx, 1o bring it out of the red. do so Sir Henry was required to eFer the powerful and well-intrenched Censdiar Pacific system the flercest | kg of competition. The decision to| thgt rivalry. on the acknowledged ground tnet the C. P. R can no longer Sanc ibe StTAin. is tantamount 10 say- ing that the pare set by the govern- ment system during the past ten years wes 100 hot for the private COMPAny’s have been call { without relief But Mr. Cha | was made on a das | might have been The Department of Labor announced | what otherwise might have been con- !strued as the mest optimistic report on emplorment since the Gepression be- when optimism | in sixteen major industrial groups. Op- | timism was not reflected in the size of | the inerease. but in the fact that the increase checked, for the first time. the persistent decl.ne of the past twd years And while the Labor Department was | making this contribution to nation { of the field of hope, the Treasurty s statis- | tics on revenue receipts for Awgust shed @msie s BCUVILES W those of the Teassuring light where befere there has Privele FVStem. to merge the two lines, | been ‘on:,\ darkness. The new (a»\rs » serve virtuslly ihe identical ter-|boosted collections for August $18.253- rhiory &l the way from Montres] to; 843 over July and $11546.170 over Au- Vencouver. 1f that comes to pass, it| Gust of 1931 and the increase gave wil mark s milestone in the annals of | promite of materially cuiting dow government ownership. It will set up| Dot Wiping out, the deficit of nearly the novel principle. and one of which | $400.600.000 thet has munuh:. d since et much i s2i€ by exponents of ma- | the beginning of the mew fiscal vear. tionalized uilties that the usefulnest The rTeceipts showed that in the ghort of such establisnments comes to an end | inteTval of two months since the new when they plsy havoc with private ep- | T"venue act became effecti terprize. Csnada’s railway program is | stocks accumulated to escape the new f special imterest because public util- | levies have been rapidly exhausted stv poticy m the Dominion, especially in| And on top of these hopeful. if not Cenecien Nationel owes the publie sbout $1.000,000,000. It would be a lopical next step, follow ing the -resching scheme 10 €O-OT- .o the domain of power, is constantly held : ogummu, signs the bulls in Wall Street | went on & rampage that will cause the | up in this countrs by the progressive; group as s modal — e Lotteries are all wrong. but horse racing is never seriously interfersd with. The varieties in which gambling asseris Mself are so numerous that R is im- possible to supervise them all at once whole Nstion to shed erocodile tears !over what happened to the Tecently excorated bears, stocks being pushed up three to ten points for the widest sdvance since st Februars. and the advance scemed to bs based on Tela- tively sound foundations—speculators seeking cover from the advance in com- New York Mayoralty | moditr prices. Salgtidd H In other words, the time seems to It a decision rendered yesterday in ] : : Sew York by = fustice of the State Su- | D¢ approaching when optimism, having preme Cour: i« smstained on appeal hyls«‘i‘d s purpoce. cxn be thrown aside ::fi '-n' mr:;n:( E:;;u‘;h\v:\‘;’o;;; ©One must Not be 100 optimistic, how- Nom‘-nl;or and "Am;uz Mayor” McKee, | €¥¢r. Over national ability to relegate who stepped up to that office from the |OPtimism immediatel e M‘-l b; “P!:lfl: A::; con.| An effort to have money avi lable for il g ; th :fin;lon o(!lonm is accompanied by & no less im- scsbetond s hi portant effort to have the borrowers ehe full term of Mr. Walker, January | i o = U, 193¢, Without golng Into the rée< ] SWalbped with Sequith security. Tepe- | red quite handily. | gan. This report showed an increase | of one-half of one per cent in employ- | ! ment in August. &s compared with July, | dents thet Greek drams and Latin ora- goes. 10 wrestle with steel and bend it - et t 1o one's will. even with the giant tools uons are &s u:.emx.::‘ as the s?&chs s Sy Teproduced in tis GETly DewpRpeTs It is apparent. then. that the work- e {ers have the sincere respect of every Nothing i€ to be feared from a whisper- onlooker. Unfortunately this hAppx,v] = »a Soomer or later the:State of affairs does not prevail in a = o ,‘r e ‘n h 4 'the other walks of life Forever snd | whisper gets into the microphone &nQ 4uc ome one or other is sneering becomes one of cither ocovertly or openls, at some e |worker in another branch. Particus A number of i what may be called soled by der that & cabinet the less spectacular work routes, com- pesition is often more comfortable than that of s President himsel ——————— " SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Two Mottoes. We have a surplus teeming To conduct affairs of state We would fear no sordid scheming In ihe annals of the great: L COMERCIO. Lima —The police department has askad us to pub- lish the following note: “Senor Subprefecto y Inten- dente @- Policia (Provincia Con- ional de Callao) “We have the pleasure of sending vou along with this letter a valuabie ring. bearing a monogram, which was found by one of the bomberos pertain- ing to this upon the occasion of & serious fire in the Calle Ayacucho dur- the early hours of yesterday after- noon. Instead of pocketing the ring. 25 he could easily have done. the finder delivered the ring to the undersigned as s00n as his duties permitted him & mo- ment's freedom. 1In the hope that in- vestigations ¢ your department will be successfr] in restoring this piece of jewelry to the owner, it is being for- warded to you. “This episode constitutes, we believe. another testimonial to the honor and | integrity of the men in our companies | Ther are lacking nfl:hrl:‘m;hr courage hat asked Senator | and ability which enables them to face ik | and control the gravest conflagrations. Sl ner in & high sense of personal propriety The one on which You are about 10 | and rectitude in matters foreign to their make & speech.” - mpn):y?enl Tmlag;msamm of uz: “No. ful ublic is ngt misp! n the presen No. I carefully avcided studious | g‘mmnu B g o on of the matier. In case . feg'no Jess in character than in tech- do mot prove agreeable to mical competence | my constituents, I want them to sound !'nl?la m:nrda a usted. 185 11 T spoke impulsively.” Ve TPSTEBAN BEVILACQUA. = “Comandante. “ERALDO SEGALE, Secretario.” * % x Kr..un:-.m« | s Would dissolve if all would quote: is wrong to dodge your taxes” And “You mustn't sell your vote.” We'd forsake our mood suspicious Toward the favored of mankind; We w have no laws capricious To confuse the simple mind, ciance that relaxes such as these wouid note: ong to dodge your taxes’ u mustn't sell your vote.” Prudence. “Have vou siudied the guestion thor- cughly?” questior (Heaven pre- No Harm Done. “I suppose you were somewhat disap- pointed in the outcome of your plan to sub2tvide the farm 1 Act Quickly in Crime. “No replied Mr. Crmtassel. “Of| 1a Tribuna, San Jose—Already our course, it didn't work out as we ex- ' readers have had the first details, filled pectad, but it didn't hurt anything. | with sensational discoveries relative to We'rs raisin® fes” a3 gool turnipe at the | (€ Suthorship of the admull, rovbery, comner of Metropolitan d | damage, destruction and death of the Magnolia boulevard as we did beiore Asiatic Choc Quin Loy at Limon, events the streets was laid out” which occurred on the 19th of Septem- | ber. last year, and responsibility for | which has not been ascertained. despite unremitting efforts of the police, until within the past few days. As the results of these investigations, two Jamaicans Duncan Da: Wenington Frederick. both coming here from Bluefields, NiCATAgUA, WeTe Teceni- B per Iy Jodged in prison and sccused of the One of the Earncst Advisers. crimes. oy N Col. Cam; and his indefatigable ou ought to be ashamed 10 taKe DO | gorertiver T g0 Te :"_ ““Fo deterrent 'to interest In work.” said the woman with | lated upon the suc the severe expression. “I want some | paid their efforts. wood chopped.” crime i more effective than these dem- | Lady.~ repiicd Plodding Pete, “1 do | onStzations that laws cannct be broken take &n interest in work. Im ome of A Reform Danger. 1f people always told the truth And argued loud for what was right, !rie woria as 1t smprovea. m sooth. Would aiso grow most impolite. ment never marks any case “ | tuntts to ———r———————— soning of the court respecting the na- ture of the office and the status of an acting mayor, which does not concern Horses Returning. The International Convention of Mas- those who live outside of that jurisd: tion, it would seem that the court’s judgment coincides with the desires of those New Yorkers who wint to see & fittle more economic and efficient mu- nicipal administration than the brief period of the succession msyoralty. FAnd by the same token it is displeas- ter Horseshoers, Blacksmiths and Car- riege Makers, at Toronto, assures the public that the work horse is “returning to stay.” There will be many old-fash- joned folk who will hope that their confidence may be justified. Motor trucks are all vers well. They serve their purpose. They have speed, ing to those interests which desire the speediest possible return to the politi- cal dominance of the metropolis by & representdtive of Tammany Hall or one of its affiliates. “The stake iz a large one. although there s A difference of omly twelve months in the term of the “acting endurance and capacity. They tear along the highwars with &n assurance that is positively fear-inspiring. They do not suffer when by chance they are hit. They are nothing but insensate machines. Thay bhave no emotional appeal. But & truck horse is different He mayor” if suocesded by an immediately | may be slow, unsteady, inefficient. He | de champeen lecturers on de economic | conditions an’ de failure to bring de | workman an’ de job together.” “What goodl that do me?” lecture I'm goin’ to give your husband fur not choppin’ dat wood.” A Statesman's Prudence. He paused amid the talk he heard. Quoth he, “T shall refrain, Since he who nevers says a word Has nothing to explain.” = s. “I has noticed,” said Uncie Eben, “dat & man very seldom has a swelled head and a big heart st one an' de same time ™ PR, Turn Backward, Oh, Time! Prom the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. ‘uni are taken in grester calamity > Role of Mollern In Dramas Deplored. tists. piace taken shortly by an ar- But the majority of the men seem to have no place to go. no work of their own to do. they stand patiently, minute after minute. until & mere on, his T ehronicler of events is forced to leave them to their looking. Man is eve-minded, it is said. and | nothing shows it more than this silent STOUp, SPA the sides of the obtuse angle Twelfth street. There is nothing to do but stand, but there is a great deal to see. Standing is really hard work. to many people. but no one here finds it difficult. judging from the interes stad from ane leg to another. ‘They are enjoying themselves, in the dumd sagacious way of the animals After all, there is a great deal to be said for the honest happiness of the so- called brute creatures. Any one who has ever watched an old cow chew fits cud knows that the creature geis plain pleasure out of the process r- kle in the eves of house cats, at the rattie of paper containing meat. is known to all the friends of this interesting ani- A has mankind been far behind the creatures in under- standing and appreciating the cresture comforts. The great difference is that often man has attempted to fool him- self as to the plane on which these com- forts exist There 18 no need for this. These men standing straight spider web of strong steel show no shame at their complacent enjos- ment of the spectacle of the hour If they were at a theater, caimly watching & show jut on for their benefit around thic they could not go about thetr job with | mog seif_evident stitaction ch man in the crowd gravely watcher as this and that workman does his appainted task And one. waiching. may be sure that he knows the inner core of their interest —it IS in sensing the plan which is be- hind all this seeming confusion There and there alone, we believe, of ch tmprompt vere on ane of our own + familiar corners, or at some site on , Broadway Rothing looks more confused. on t than a building operstion, with | evervthing vet in the raw. Men come and go. crossing each other's paths scores of times. Materials of all sorts lie around as if nobody knew where they were. and as if nobody cared But behind all this seeming skelter, this tooting of whistles blasts of steam. there is a calm or several celm minds. who know just where each man is and whai be is do- ing. and where etery stick of material is and where it is supposed to go. No matter how confused the whole look, there is order unde: it Now this is & fact w 10 the mind of man, in the abstraci, and to the minds of men, in the concrete 25 they stand watching such a spectacle It makes them gurer of themselves, and surer of their fellow men. It helps re- store their sorely needed faith in a great, calm Intelligence in a wold which sometimes seems but confusion worse confounded. helter e Highlights on the Wide World Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands Noel Coward They are so ugly and nausesting that I just turn my back on them.” Mr. Masis regretted that maost modern Plass fafled to hold the attention of the sudjence “In a play of Chekov's, for instance, he said. spellbound that if anybody dropped a gro(nm his neighbors wanted to shoot im. “But nowsdars in most modern plays I sm only too giad if two women be- hind me discuss their halr or what- lse women do discuss n a N Vacation Plans Fail To Prove Practical Le Matin, Paris —We have kncwn some women, and men. too. for the mat- ter of that, who. just before the time set for departing on their vacation. vely write out. with much labor &nd pre- cision. the complete progress of what they expect to do while they are away This list consists not so much in a schedule, citing how ther are to spend every moment of their time—for they are wise enough to know that they can- not foresee just what the unexpected interference ‘with their plans will be, though they re certain that there will be many—but is just a list of the more or less impartant tasks and cuties they intend to sccomplish before their re- tum Of their diversions and recreations tered the mayor's office. The people of | -tn, Iv & Jonger | New York are rubbing thelr eves and | aorce The Hatm(Onio and they have another and passib. list. The first list is one of the books they intend to read, the arrears of cor- respondence they expect to balance, the npeedlewark they plan to commence or Tious tasks and for the books they are going to read these excursionists need & supplementary valise, though, of course, one valise, more or less. does not make any particular difference in a Daggage already mmultifarious in port- manteaux of every shape and size. But, then, alas! Arrived at their des- tination. the lagies really haven't time. Just yet at any rate. to think. much less io ialk, about the Teading and sewing they are (ou& to do; and, least of all have they either inclination or oppor- v to' do ft. The mtmasphere. the himor are mot just right. will be a better day to begin the afair. “Perhaj mood.” I bdkll;'!eh. Rudy Found have had the Glooms, flormed by the Avenue and | A Dloc 1o the shows, | “the sudience used o be %0 | bt BER 22, 1932. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. Phil La Pollte have been heard from. | If they should come out in open sup- of the Democratic ticket, things ::N Jook squally, indeed, for the Re- licans in Wisconsin. There is rea- son to believe, however, that the la Follettes will take no such course. al- they will go Pour vears ago Blaine openly cam- | paigned in Wisconsin for Alfred E ith, the Democratic nominee for President. agsinet Herbert Hoover Senator La Pollette, on the other hand. did no such thing. The La Follettes for two ugvnmums now have fought it for progressivism in the Republican party. Only in 1924 did the late Senator La Foliette. father of the present Senator. step out of the | Republican ranks, and then he became ian independent Pr |t s ?rum-e candidate inst Cooll Republican. and Dlfls‘gmnn"l g‘n {years hence Senator La Follette him- jselt comes up for re-election. Just | Where “would he stand | consin voters in 1824 if he ca “fur the Democrats in 18327 R The vote in the Democratic primary 1on Tuesday was 150000, compared to 7000 in 1930. This has been inter g:lpd as showing & great swing to the mocratic pa It has long been |a= secret’ that the Democrats have voted in Republican primaries !-nu have sided with the Progressives ‘Apuren:‘,r there has been & movement of the Democrats back to their own | party. Al Smith in 1928 polied 450 votes the presidential election Wisconsin ~ Hoover carried the State | with & vote of 544.000. despite the ef. | forts of Blaine and other Progressives ito put Smith across. Kohlk Alss was | selected Governor in 1828 and the Pro- gressives were just as oppased to him then as ther are todar The idea that the Progressives voted for La Follette and Bia | Tuesdar's election can be de Tatic ca me out who e | November 8 seems a t tehed, to say the least. The combined ote for Kohler, the Republican nominee | for Governor. and for La Pollette. was nearly 730000, and Kohler Follette by sbout $5000 votes 1200000 of the voters supporting Follette for Governor jump t | Democratic side of the f | November election it would stifl leavs | the Democratic candidates far sho: the necessary majority. The Democ: have nominated Mayor A G. Sc man of Msdison for Gove: Rran Duffy for Senator unoppased for the senatorial no: Today it looks s though Kohl and Chapple, the Republican candidstes for Goverror and Senstor, have s m { better chance of election i about the Wiscane Towa heid we ks ago their own either party ublicans are tal esmfort out of the mares. also held point o antss 1. total of 4 tatal of 309241 votes cast ocratic candidates for giving the Republicans ar | of 108.000 votes. The primary, however, may half of the vote cast lection. so it is difficy a 617 votes, as compared the Dem | { | | be less h in the general judge accu- narr resulis. P The decision of Supreme Court Jus- tice McGeehsn in New York ¢! Y. McKee is to con s New York City untl vear, instead of allowing an election ayor on November 8, as demanded by Temmany. is apparently plessing to a {lot of New Yorkers. Ma: h resignation of certainly shown up Walker and the administration far more effectively than | did the Legislative Commitiee and Judge Samuel Seaburs. its chief counsel by the changes he has made since he en- ! wondering how Walker and his appoin- | tees got away with what they did in the matter of city . _If there | was any doubt at ail that Walker could | not be re-elected at the time he quit | there seems no such doubt now. If Mr. i McKee keeps right ahead on the he has begun. it would look as thou | a grateful electorate could not turn h down. However. Tammany mav have scmething to say about the selection of 4 candidate for mayor when the time rolls around to meke the Democratic nomination. McXKee is a good igh im | Roosevelt Democrat, at that, | LRI I The R < ar oge: fo e e e S For the Republican State comv which is to nominate the candidates for her well perfected. Kingsiand Ma cy. the State chairman. is to be permanent with the Wis- | Demo- | £Tat but he is & Bronx Démocrat and & | Nave no fear anywhere in Attacking the | fort |nue will be realised from increased postal rates?—W. B | A. About $139,000.600. While | Yolume of mail probadly will not equal last year's, it is believed that the re- | celpts will be considerably larger. Q. Who coined the phrase, “the for- gottén man""—S. F. | It is attributed to William Gra- |hem Sumner, who used the expression Q. Are many of the stocks sold on the market assessable’—F. F. A Verr few stocks except bank stocks are assesssble. That system has been largely absndoned in modern busi- | pess because of the difficuliv of seiling stocks which might develop lsbility |features. It can be generaly assumed {that the listed incustrial, railroad, etc. | stocks are not assessable. ! Q What is included in the term | “prosods*—T. H A Tt is that part of grammar which treats of the quantity or accent of |€vliables, and of their arrangement in jmetrical feet and verses. It it the gci- {tm‘t of versification | Q@ wn dice against |dent>—0 N | A Washington declined a ¢ in his farewell addresc Some Amer ns were offended because they be lieved John Adams would have liked |heve the presidency changed to crown. Jefferson thought the danger of personal control so great that he | proposed a constitutional amendment (prviding for one term of seven vears Several times in the history of the Re- public a single term of six years has been proposed. In 1913 this propasal £0' s0 far 88 to be passed by the Senate. | | { is the history of the pres & third term for Pr | N can be done to brick w Q Wwn which have a white scum on them —AF A The Bureau of Standards savs {that the efflorescence, or white-1ooking {scum, on brick work is probably com- | posed of calcium sulphate. together with scme calcium carbomate. The best known method of removing this s s to wash it with & 10 per cent solu tion (by volume) of mu: lowed with a washing v to remove the acid should be done on a warm. d: when the acid solution and wast wil evaporate the structur ill pr NECsSATY 10 repeat this proc several times. edur? Q How did the term u amidships sbreast manmast on ‘the lower deck h money has the Re- farmers”. aggregate Maine’ =mall loans Gistributed Q. What on of the population States will Attend schodl this year’>—M. G A. About ome-fourth, This meant that about 31,000,000 peopic 1l be i sehool. Publie grade and ! - - schools account for approximstely 25,000,000 Q. Does the United States owe any World War debts™»-E H R “Ime’ United States owes about $15.000.000 000 which it borrowed from its own citizens to finance the war. Q. To whom did George Washington bequeath the River Parm®—T D. § A Tt was bequesthed to his grand- nephews, Fayette Washington and Charles Augustine Washington Thit farm is now known as Collingwond and is owned by Mrs. Mark Rexd Yates. Q Was David Garrick an Englishman or a Frenchman®—1. K A. David Garrick was an Engl family named Garric or Garrique. of Bordeaux. which had sstiled Eng- land on the revosation of the Edict of Nantes. Q Whr was Geoffrev. Count Anjou._given the surname net>—S B A The name was derived from his ‘wearing in his cap a sprig of the broam (genet) plant. Q When did Bridgeport. Conn. be- come 8 town°—H E D A. The first settlement. called Pugh- QUABDOCK. Was made in 1638 After va- Tious fortunes, in 1800 the borough of Bridgeport was incorporatec in 1821 the town of Bridgeport was set off, anc iR 1836 it became a city of Plantage- Q When does Yom w calen b A. Yom Kippur falls on Monday. Oc- tober 10. In the Jewish caien he vesr is 5683 s has the steam- It has nine regu nlation decks Q Who was the prin leader who would not peachment of Jol A William Pitt Pesse: Q What color are of the cashew tree A An exquisite pink Q How much does the Past Ofie Department pav in subsdies for ajr mail and carrying by ship”~-W R 8 A In the fiscal vear ending June 30. 1951, they amounted to $36.000 000 and in 1932 to $41.000.000 the yvoung leaves w A Q. What are the emall ornamental uudings along the Mount Vernon ulevard”—R. S T A These strustures bus stops s ere sheiters at Q Hov can a blind in the November elec A State laws cast a voie & W assistance Democratic Victory Held Significant to Nat Democrats and Republicans he ! according to the independert Rep psychological effec Democratic victery Republicans s the question wh o be expected Repub- expected supy West * The of “convin oters” 2dvises that “such an effort is called for Maine is 10 be in the Republican col- mn in November, and the election # held strongly suggesis the need of the same effort in o States ™ for the Re] Teason n def the ¢ depression by ews York Sun (independent) and the Hi ford Times (independent Democratic) the last mentioned remarking that the sufferers “have shown a resentful mood. ng the Democratic ticket for devil- " The Sioux Fallt Argus-Leader independent Republican) concedes that possibly it was due to the tendency in hard times to spank the party in office.” Ithough it points to the fact that dry The Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Journal (independent Democratic) holds that “sentiment against the eighteenth amendment was added to discontent of the people over the economic situation. * PRy “Maine serves as an object lesscn to- l | Schenectady Gagette (independent | Democratic). “It teaches us that the Hoover administrati contrary to its Ttisans, is gro ‘weaker; that its aflure to grapple effectively with the depression has caused resentment. and last. but not least. that Democrats need | present extortionate tariff and prohib: tion." The Cleveland News (Repub- { lican) declares that - 5 prohibition isue on the Trem -~ ana '%%vah?n:;rm (DemocTatic) takes then we shall be more in the | Governor, lieutenant governor. attor- |the result as “an indication of the parti- 'silent vote." which is No, it is not alone children who | ney general and Senator and is to meet | san trend in the country” and as “high- cause “it is not voting for somethi | their plans and lessons during | in Buffalo October 3, have been pretty | v significant of toward i the changed attitude B The effect on the two leading politi- Republican: the mistake of over n cance of Chicago thinks that ignificant he claims t opi: ing tid ! the inefficiencies and < Republican reg me B changed the political habiis of an elec- torate which for gemerations has beem roiling up Republiean ircumstance or conditian thi State can aceount overturn. The the grievance ¢ of Maine is the prophetic America.” ustices of the volce o u “There is an indication that every | other Republican stronghold becomes & doubtful State.” says the Newark Eve- |ning News (independent), while the 1 Roanoke World-News (Democratic) €S | the Nation and to its people.” says the | feels that “it evidences a deep-seated desire for a change, a rssentment against much that the present ad | istration has stood for,” and the | York Times (independent) sees a discontent with Republican pol The Lynchburg News adveses “encourages Democrats to The Omaha World-Hera | dependent Democratic) finds m' con fry "anxious for ‘a new deal' and ew vast Ssopny dependent) 1 angerous.” against something " The Des Moines Tribune (independent Republicar) tests that “the Repubdlicans were frank chairmen of the convention, it is re-|cal parties is emphasized by numerous enough to admit that it was a blow and ported and Representative “Ham" Fish 1is 10 S rman and kev- i note Nore important is the | decision, tly now entered into to nominate William It looked for a time as Russian Romances, Prom the Chareston (8. C) Bven! Soviet Russia has decided to papers. The Baltimore Sun (independ- ent Democratic) fees it &s “a terrific Solt.” while the Jersey City Journal (in- dependent Republicans) holds that it & shock. an gests a stro electorate at . presen Quoting Senator Moses” advice “ta that ther know it sug- Democratic appeal to the g 1 by all the principal Republican leaders, “ought to serve as a warning and re- organize snd develon enthusiasm™ for J. Donovan for } mind Republican leaders and workers the Republican ticket. the Spokane that unusual work is necessary,” and |Spokesman-Review (Republican) de- clares: “That goes here in the Pacific | Northwest as well s in New England ™ "flxt San Prancisco Chronicle (indepen-! dent Republican) summarizes the re- sult: “It is historically not true that ‘as Maine goes 30 goes the Nation." but it is certainly true that. after discount- ing local ‘where eratie son in 1914, in 1916 the Democratic was re-elected by the vote of California. | That vote. to be sure. was determined ity a local blunder and mot bv ren-ral | conditions. it was nevertheless, isive. Tt is not a mathematical im- { possibil'tr that California again may be the decitivs State this vear. With the The (Democratic) as “the the Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Journal | ban of romance in literature. Iarge Republican registration all the ad tion | vartage is with the Republican It there effort overcnfidénce. the President's State will do its part in his re-election™ ‘worrying abou! ot élected successor or if permitted to|may age he may fall il But his fail- éTve out the full period for viich his' ings and misfortunés Will but serve to d;:l-‘l_u’;;;": &mfl“fim prdecesscr was elecied. For the act- endear him to his ovner and OMT glone Tt miv bring us teataly to wema S W @ doing things 1 thé e buman friends. He has & brain and & the edrly part of sented . didn't havé to get their | are foreign _correspondent the R have 'y Russia thoroughly quali them for themselv@ to take adrantage of % Bew criw.