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Dews dispatches credited per mon of _ eacl y mail or per '“"':R h wise' credited n_ thi 2 Sr e aiso the o nthis Daper and a Tocal S bira nere: A fiats of o ation of special dispatches hereln B30 Teserved A Message to Shriners. Elsewhere in today's Star the visit- ing Nobles of the Shrine will find a page of articles and other matter,re- lating to a condition in the American Capital of which most of them ll'e‘r doubtless unaware, It is a matter of constant surprise to Washingtonians to learn how few of their fellow Amer- l icans know that citizens who live in | the District of Columbia are deprived of the vote; that they have no repre- gentation in the Congress which gov- erns them, although they pay high municipal taxes, as many other | Americans do, in addition to the Fed- eral taxes that all Americans pay. But if it is occasionally a matter | of disappointment to find these things are so little known outside the Capi- tal City, it is more than gratifying to have discovered from experience | that once the facts are made known Washingtonians are almost immedi- ately assured of sympathetic allies, ready and willing to work with them | and for them in bringing about proper remedy. That has been the case lnl the past, as attested already by the | large number of substantial national | organizations now co-operating ac- | tively in the movement to give Wash- ingtonians, through constitutional | amendment, the American right of | representation in Congress, participa- tion in the national elections, and the right to sue and to be sued in the Federal courts—rights which are taken for granted as the elemental privi- leges of citizenship. The latest organization to take steps in this direction is the National Federation of Women’s Clubs, which adopted without a dissenting vote at| its Detroit convention yesterday a | resolution to place. the matter of national representation for the District on the agenda of its studies for the coming year.~ Those who have been willing in the past to devote the time necessary to fair consideration of the issue on its merits have become pro- ponents of national representation for the District. Washingtonians have no | doubts of the result, once the question and its full significance are understood. ‘That is the spirit in which the mat- ter is brought to the attention of visiting Shriners, with the hope that as individual Americans they will take what part they may in ridding from America the last vestige of taxation without representation; that they may work with their fellow Americans who live in Washington to give them the rights and privileges which are the birthright of every American. B ] Not only the street spectators are | cheering the Shriners, Many little children to whom hope has been re- stored by their philanthropy are hear- ing of their pageant, and wherever they may be are saying, “Hi, Nobles!” Certain German newspapers which had been banned by Mussolini will again be permitted to circulate in Italy. With two dictators on the lookout, they will possibly be censored twice as much as before. Let Pitts Play Base Ball! Is the national game to be “tainted” by the presence in the playing ranks of a man who has served a term in prison? That question is now arous- ing the base ball public of this coun- try in the case of Edwin C. (Alabama) Pitts, recently released from Sing Sing after serving a term of five years for committing & hold-up and signed by the Albany club of the International League as a player, on the strength of his skill developed during his so- Journ in prison. The Executive Com- mittee of the league has ruled that Pitts is undesirable. An appeal has been taken to Judge Kenesaw Landis, supreme arbiter of the sport, who is soon to render his decision. The case of Pitts is arousing much feeling on the part of the base ball public and the promoters of the sport, The man himself is qualified to play, and but for his misfortune in having fallen afoul of the law and paid the penalty of five years of detention would be welcomed in the ranks. He has taker his punishment gallantly and is apparently cured of his crim- inal propensity. Yet he is to be denied the privilege of earning & living in an honorable pursuit because of the.fact that he seeks to step into the diamond by the presence of this player on & team in one of the organized circuits, The sport has survived worse cone taminations then this. Judge Kepesaw Landis is at the head of the sport to- day because of his services in ridding the game of men who betrayed their clubs and the supporting public by their venality. The country looks to him to give a verdict that will demone strate that the sport—which has be- come one of the major industries of the country—is bigger than the nar- row prejudices of petty minds. In the light of numerous cases of parole violation by men who have failed to conform to the conditions of their releases from prison it is as- suredly in order to let this man prove his good faith by engaging in the one occupation for which he has become qualified. — e Japan Absorbs North China. ‘Thanks to prompt and abject sub- servience to Tokio's demands, North China has dropped like ripe fruit into Japan's lap and the troops of Nippon now rule supreme in the vast region of Hopei Province, south of the Great Wall. The territory, inclusive of the entire Peiping-Tientsin area, is in as complete control of the Japanese &s Manchuria and Jehol. The only sem- blance of authority retained by Nan- king is the empty right of appointing to various civilian and military posi- tions Chinese officials acceptable to Japan, which means, of course, per- sons wholly amenable to her wishes. Japanese absorption of this vast slice of China has been accomplished without the slightest resistance by Gen. Chiang Kal Shek's government, which recognized its inability to offer any effective opposition to the crush- ing force Japan was ready to employ for attainment of her purpose. The result is that the banners of the ris- ing sun float triumphant over that gigantic region of Asia stretching from the border of Siberia in the Far North to Central China in the deep South. Thus vanishes all vestige of remaining doubt of Japan's intention, despite a wealth of assurances to the contrary in the past, to master China and, in all but actual name, to make it part and parcel of the Japanese imperial domain. Chinese acquiescence in Tokio's plans is all-comprehensive. The gov- ernor of Hopei Province and his troops have evacuated North China and made way for forces ready to accept Japanese domination. The Kuomin- tang (Nationalist party), along with the influence of the Nanking govern- ment, has evaporated, bag and bag- gage. All vestige of Chinese authority at Peiping, military and civilian alike, despite the city's status as China’s diplomatic capital, has been destroyed. The Japanese garrison at Tientsin becomes the supreme’ power in North Chins, The next step is expected to be “regularization” of the area’s new status by converting it into a buffer zone between Manchukuo and Cen- tral China. There are reports that the former “Boy Emperor” of China, now Emperor Kang Teh of Man- chukuo, may be established by the Japanese on the ancient dragon throne of his ancestors at Peiping. Japan has taken possession of North China in cynical disregard of the ‘Western powers, obviously calculating that their preoccupation with domestic concerns blinds them to this newest aggression. But Europe and America have in both Peiping and Tientsin certain vested interests that they did not possess in Manchuria. It may be that sooner or later these different circumstances may lead to action designed to convince Japan that her procedure in Hopei Province not only is an indefensible outrage against helpless China, but a further and flagrant violation of international rights in that country which cannot be meekly tolerated. —_———————— A parole system naturally finds & lack of appreciation among convicts whose offenses were caused by ina- bility to keep faith. —a————— Owing tc suspicion of Communism in schools, commencement essays will be heard with more seriousness than usual. The Chaos of Clemency. The criminal records of the two men now known to have been in- volved in the Weyerhaeuser kidnap- ing, one or whom is in custody, reveal the laxity of the law in dealing with habitual criminals. Waley, who was taken at Salt Lake City, has seven ar- rests on his record—first, at Aberdeen, ‘Washington, in 1929, for burglary, sent to the reform school; six months later, in 1930, arrested for first-degree burglary, in Boise, Idaho, and sen- tenced to from one to fifteen years. paroled, and fifteen months later was arrested for second-degree burglary at Olympia, Washing- ton, and given a sentence of from cember, 1923, at Deer Lodge, Mon. | brand-new suit and capture will not solve the problem of crime in this country as long sa it is possible for habitual law= breakers to gain- freedom after con- viction, . ————.———— Righta to “life, liberty and the pur- suit of happiness” were stressed by the founders of ‘this Government. The pursuit of happiness is an item that receives s just consideration by the Nobles who have assembled. ——te——— ‘Whatever might nappen to the United States Constitution, the | J Fourth of July will remain an annual reminder that the forefathers pro- duced better literature than anything recent statesmanship has had to offer. ——————————— George Washington was & leader in Free Masonry, but he never got the entertainment that he might have found had he lived to become a Shriner, Kidnapers are so controlled by avarice that any kind of money looks good to them, although they must be aware that any kind of bills can al- ‘ways be identified. —— et President Roosevelt went to Hyde Park for relaxation. He will find still more carefree enjoyment when he returns to this city to review the parade of the Shriners, ——— One feature of the President’s pro- gram of social improvement indicates the desirability of encouraging people to go out in the Summertime on recre- ation instead of on strike. —————— If the visitors to this city desire to see & crime wave splashing, they can gratify their curiosity by taking a street car to the Rockville Court House. In the course of time sentiment is often modified. Lobbyisis may be reg- istered, in defiance of the old idea that & lobbyist was cxpected to pre- tend that he did not exist. ——r—e—————— The slaying of & Soviet sentry may cause friction between Russia and Japan. China hopes for no- more at present than a ringside seat. e pe. In order to prevent any suggestion ©of politics, there will be neither ele- phants nor donkeys in the present pageant. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Latest Information Good News marching Along the Avenue; Overarching The rainbow shines anew. Ole Man Sorrow Lingers far away. Each tomorrow Means & brighier day. Cares, protesting, Cease for a while; ‘We're requesting Just & geneérous smile, Good News bringing News that's really new Now comes swinging Along the Avenue. Limit to Endurance. “You are firm in your opinions?” “I am,” answered Senator Sorghum. “The political situation is a variable affair. I can’t undertake to make a speech every time it changes.” Jud Tunkins says these Shriners are handsome boys, but they’ll never set the fashions for men's every-day clothes. Making Free. Preedom of speech all men desire, And yet our spirits sometimes sink When men we're called on to admire Talk so much they cannot think. Numeration. “Remember,” said the earnest coun- selor, “that the hairs of your head are numbered.” “That’s not sv important in case of a crime wave,” said Cactus Joe, “as to remember that every twenty-doliar bill is numbered.” “A reckless squanderer,” sald Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “imagines he has found Aladdin’s lamp when he is only burning the candle at both ends.” BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. almost in Jones' eye. “Same old thing,” he replied, ‘wearily. Col. Biiberry grinned in reply. “You're an old grouch,” he said.| “You're reading the signs,” replied jones. These told how many lights, of how much capacity, were lighting the patrons, how much rubber was used to pad the wheels, or something; how much stéel, and how much good man- agement, etc. Col. Bilberry, who was a trusting soul, took it all at its face value, as the company had intended him to do. But Templeton Jones, who was a cynical person, if one ever existed, sturdily refused to be much impressed by the signs. “They are nice,” he admitted, “but: I like the old ads better. I want to see that idiotic boy who is looking squarely at a dish of spaghetti, yet insists on asking his mothér: ‘Spa- ghetti, mom?’ You know what she ought to say? ‘Certainly, you little idiot." " * % x Col. Bilberry looked pained. He preferred his own jokes. “It rides very smoothly. One can read on this car.” 2 “Always could read on cars” re- torted Jones. “It's the bus you can't read on. It's like a horseback ride. Good for the stomach. Shakes you up.” “This car_starts very easily,” con- tinued Col. Bilberry, stroking his long white beard. The dapper president of the Treadle Club gaszed reflectively at his shining left shoe, awkwardly out in the alsle. “All street cars have started easily,” he grouched. “Say, Bilberry, what are the stanchions for?” “Stanchions?” asked the colonel. “What stanchions?” “Oh, those tall silver posts, where the standing passengers can hitch themselves.” Col. Bilberry looked inexpressibly pained. 3 “Why, I have to tell my association what I think of these cars, and here you—" “Well, you tell 'em they are just as crowded as ever, even more 50.” * ¥ % ¥ “You: are the worst fellow I ever {and the assembled goats went down the steps without paying a cent. “Well, I guess we better get off, too, colonel,” grinned Jones, “even if we have paid.” * % x % They walked east on M street, past the famous cobblestone street with the steep incline, past the hundred and one shops of all kinds lining the narrow sidewalk. B0 this was old Georgetown, and what a homelike, small-town atmos- phere it had, as if the proximity of the great National Capital, of which it is & part, had little influence on it. “I like Georgetown,” sald Jones. “Like the atmosphere, like the dust.” ‘They had come to Wisconsin ave- nue, the old High stréet of many, many years ago. ® “Here's some real dust for you,” remarked Col. Bilberry, pointing. ‘The whole street was dug up, as far as you could see, which was not very far, because there is a bend in it & few blocks morth, a bend in the happy, old-fashioned manner. Men and machines were toiling, widening the historic street, making it into & genuine thoroughfare. * ¥k X “It would be a nice thing,” opined Jones, “if they would put a big fence around Georgetown, and not let any automobiles in.” “Absurd.” groaned Bilberry. “Oh, it's absurd, all right, but wouldn't it be nice?” The colonel made no reply. He was too busy stepping over a huge mound of sand left by some careless artisan. Wi crossing the Delaware had nothing on Col. Bilberry crosting Wisconsin avenue that afternoon. “Let us return to the new street car,” he said, finally. “I see it com- ing yonder.” “And they will let you hang onto one of their best silver stanchions, colonel,” twittered Templeton Jones, with his usual blitheness. “Let's go!"” WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. New Dealers and Democrats gener- ally are impressed but not alarmed by developments at the G. O. P. “Grass Roots” Convention in Springfield. PFrom their standpoint the Republican war council produced few surprises. Rooseveltians no longer underesti- mate the rejuvenated fighting spirit going to be won by default. Neither the “save-the-Constitution” issue nor concentration of the attack upon Roosevel$ will, in Democratic :dmmum. Republi able to beat, they cannot lick $4,000,- 000,000, . PR Another thought that comforts Democrats is the old political saw that you can’t beat somebody with nobody. The President’s supporters don't dis- blican on the find a candidate of suffi- clent stature to make a popular ap- peal, no matter what the paramount issue turns out to be. There's pretty be an out-and-out anti-New Dealer and that his name not be Hoover. Some think we may be hearing more, as time goes on, about young Col. Hanford MacNider of Iowa, more of a possibility. The opinion is | ventured that labor leaders might ¢lis- | cern & practica! opportunity for such & project in current agitation for re- vision of the Constitution. Hitherto American workers have frowned upon the idea of a political organization on the British model, preferring to keep the “movement” non-partisan and bi- partisan and adhering to the prin- ciple of rewarding labor’s friends snd punishing its enemies, Democrats and Republicans alike, at election time. Incidentally, politicians are wondering how N. R. A’s blow-up is going to affect the membership of trade unians, Under the wings of the Blue Eagle, “locals” of the A. F. of L. and the United Mine Workers sprang up like , | mushrooms, giving both organizations the biggest numerical booms experi- enced in years, * r x legal divisions. lthlll.o': that in 1933, on the theory that Justified was devoted by members of Congress to study of the legal aspects of prop- ositions batted up to them with be- wildering rapidity. that more than once Representatives and Senators voted for a measure without knowing exactly what it was all about, to say nothing of the finer constitutional points involved. Them days are gone. Until further notice Congress will look before leaping. It will be from Missouri. It will have to be “shown” cast-iron evidence of constitutionality. millan house and to Mr. Meltzer and Paul Vajda for their masterful trans- lation of the work, which they now i 's dramatic poem is similar in type to Goethe’s “Faust™ and Byron's “Cain.” Its characters are Adam, the eterral man, and Eve, the eternal woman, for the meaning of life and the beauty of eternal love travels Lucifer, the destroyer of faith, of ideals and of hope. In the fifteen scenes compris- ing the drama Adam is given the pow- er by Lucifer to foresee the future of mankind on earth, and in a series of visions he lives and walks the earth as the hero in the succeeding ages of civilization. * % % % It is in the role of a young Pharach that Adam begins his career as & leader among the peoples of the earth. The wretchedness to which slavery has reduced the Egyptians moves him ‘o pity. As ruler absolute he decrees freedom for the masses and lays the foundation for the attainment of the ideal, the great Commonwealth, in which all men will be granted equal opportunif In this scene Eve ap- pears a slave, Adam appears next in Athens, as Miitiades, where he sees his ideal of the Commonwealth destroyed by the mob rule of a people set free, and where he is sent to the guillotine at the will of the new spirit which marks the birth of the Patherland. It is as his consort and companion that Eve shares his life in this vision. Discouraged by the failure of his noble ideals, Adam asks new experi- ences. Reincarnate as Sergiolus, in- famous Roman of noble birth, he in- dulges in the orgies that sweep the great empire in the period of her de- cay and then espouses Christianity after he becomes acquainted with Peter, the apostle. Eve this time symbolizes pleasure, Again reincarnate, Adam appears in Constantinople as Tancred, valorous leader of the Crusaders, wearied and disheartened by the disputations of theologians that have hidden the true | meaning of Christianity behind a maze of cobwebs. It is in this soene that he sees Eve consigned to a life of isolation by a terror-stricken father | #s a sacrifice to the Virgin Mary. | The struggles of leadership and the | tragedies of lost hope have taken | their toll from eternal man, and Adam | is no longer young. But the world moves on into its next era, and with it & new hope is born for the salva- tion of mankind. The age of Science dawns with Adam in Prague as Kep- ler, the renowed astronomer and as- trologer, and Eve as the money-mad wife who has no patience with the de- mands of his laboratory. Next comes the French Revolution, in which Adam strives, in the role of Danton, to save the nation from destruction by the very frenszy of its | revolt, and dies on the scaffold pre- | dicting that Robespierre, who has ordered his execution, will shortly meet the same fate. Eve the scornful and Eve the temptress divide the role of woman eternal in this vision. Adam now ceases to be a leader and becomes an observer of mankind’s strife against the forces of his own creation. He sees London in the grip of Capitalism, and society plunging toward a state of degradation from Which there is no escepe except by the influence of the eternal woman. And following capitalism comes the age of communism, wherein individualism has vanished and all spiritual life is destroyed. for humanity, and y out. He soars into beholds the earth from afar. It is frozen, and life is all but extinet. In despair, he asks to be awakened from his dream. every known age of history he has en- deavored, through Adam, to destroy man's ideals, his trust and his faith in pears, draws Adam aside and speaks for his ears alone. The eternal man ‘and the eternal woman live on, tri- umphant, in renewed faith and courage, * ok ok % In the dramas with which this work has been compared the original theme of Satan Man,” however like the manity to keep its nht‘l’glhin with powerful spiritual »1 i £ s A ,AN_SWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC ). HASKIN., A Tt was 1 opéned as & public historical museum July 4, 1378, Q. What is the extent of George Bernard Shaw’s education?—E. F. A. Halleck says: “As & boy Shaw STOUDS | noss at school. . It is probably the one on Isle Roysl in Lake Superior. The Na- tional Park Service estimates that there are more than 2,000 moose in this herd. The number is constantiy increasing. Q. Who invented sponge rubber?— R, F W A. Probably the earlizst mention of sponge rubber is in British patent No. 13103, issued to William Edward Newton, Middlesex, England, in 1850, ‘The sponge rubber was made by mix- ing raw sugar, resins, or other ma- terials, with the rubber prior to vul- canization, and was used for shoe soles and for other pifposes in con- nection with footwear, Newton states that some of the information was communicated to him from abroad, but does not indicate the source. Q. Are the Black Hills considered u:]! 'M the Rocky Mountains?— A. They are not a part of the Rocky Mountains. Q. How many locks sre there in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal be- tween Washington and Cumberland, Md.?—E. P. A. It has 73 locks and a total lift of 609 feet. It was built to accom- modate boats of 180 tons’ displacement &nd six-foot draft. A few years ago s flood of notable severity occurred in the Potomac River. Prior to that time the canal had been injured by previous floods, and this one carried 80 much earth into it that It was totelly abandoned. Charles Boyer, the movie actor.—K. H. A. Charles Boyer was born in Figeac, | Prance, in 1899. His father was a merchant and sent his son to the College Champollion, where he first showed talent in acting. Boyer man- aged and staged benefits at military hospitals in the Figeac district during the war. His first professional aj i b French Liner’s Acclaim in the American press for the magnificent French liner Nor- | mandie is tempered by speculation as | to how long the blue ribbon for speed across the Atlantic will fioat over this Iatest queen of the seas. “It looks indeed,” in the opinion of the Providence Journal, “as if the Normandie were due for & vogue, even though she has but s slight edge in |speed on the North German Lloyd Italian line's Rex. Yet who knows | but that one of these splendid craft will not cross just a bit faster than mythical title? Meanwhile it should not be forgotten that the British have the Queen Mary in preparation for ‘Atlantic service, and that they are old | dianapolis Star, while the Roanoke (Va.) Times points out that “already these super-liners are relegating to the Junk yard such magnificent vessels as the Mauretania and Leviathan. over nst man is similar. “The | ocean from ship’s maiden voyage, as it thrills men and landlubbers alike.” “The Normandie brought gifts® notes the Pasadens (Calif) Star- News. “The Franco-American Society sent to President nm-e:lt a bronze | L4 e 5 £ ¥ i £ 1 i fies sisted in studying talented mother, in Pmmdn! picture galleries and in wide reading. Q. What causes shellac to foam when applied with & brush?—A. N. 8. A. The foam is caused by air bub- bles entrapped in the brush or in the shellac. They should be worked out. Q. What is the population of the F. Q. Please give a biography of | line’s Bremen and Europa and the | heretofore, sad take the Prench ship's | (Kans.) Daily Capital and the In- | Q. How many States have old-age pensions?—J. K. A. Thirty-two States have old-age pension laws. Q. Why is the Ninth Christian Science Church in London popularly called “the house of lords”?—T. D. A. Because several members of the church are titled. Q. What is the oldest national as- sociation of accountants in this coun- try?—R. O. C. A. The American Institute of Ac- countants is said to be. Q. What are Purkinje’s figures?— H. C. A. In optics they are figures pro- duced on & wall of uniform color when a person entering a dark room with a candle moves it up and down approximately on a level with the eyes. From the eye near the candle an image of the retinal vessels will appear projected on the wall Q. How many people inspected Old Ironsides on her cruise to various United States poris a few years ago? —J. E. H. A. About 2,004,000. Q. Of the homes which are wired for electricity, how many are without mechanical refrigerators?—J. G, A. In January, 1035, there wers 6,020,000 mechanical refrigerstors in use, constituting a refrigerator in 29 per cent of the electrically equipped homes in the country. This leaves 14,500,870 homes electrically wired but not equipped with mechanical re- frigerators. Q. Who said, “He who would bring { home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him"?—M. P. A. The inscription appears on the Union Station in Washington, D. C. It was suggested and edited by Presi- dent Eliot of Harvard University, and 'was taken from Boswell’s Life of Sam- uel Johnson, where it is spoken of as & Spanish proverb. 2 How old Is the disease pellagra? A. The malady dates back in Bu- cine (Paris) in 1755 was | Prancois Thiery, but based upon | aI's experience. Casal called | ease mal de 1a ross, while the | pellagra originated in Italy. Blue Ribbon Called Challenge to World | steadily and punctually plying back and forth, arriving perhaps & day or | 80 later, but at far less cost and earn- | ing good profits for their owners | normal times. They do the of transporting passengers | freight without all the jazz | of the flossier queens of the Af One-House Legislatures, Prom the Tulsa (Okla.) World. | ‘There are plans for reductions in the size of Legislatures in at least {20 States. In 15 States there are $10 per day. the plan is for twenty-four legislators, each of whom is to be at the head of a State department and to draw. $400 monthly salary. This is the old’ council ides, somewhat different the original Federal idea of the 3 lature as & separate branch ernment. The tendency is to from the New Alternative. Prom the Danville (TL) Commercial-News. Hitler says Germany wants her :Ionl- :fl. but_has no mm:: going war, There remains one alternative—an anti-bandit ex- pedition. ——— A Solution, Only a slow, soft coming of the light, Tracing the outline of the full-leafed in chrome & sunless * Al the day the “hues And now the dusk &s quiet and as - SESue i