Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1935, Page 10

. A—10 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C FRIDAY ...... .October 4, 1935 THEODORE W. NOYES.. ....Editor ;he Evening Star Newspaper Company. Business Office New York Offite. 1103 A s New Yor! 3 3 Chisezo Office: Lake Michigan Building Furopesr Office: 14 Regent St . London England. the City. Rate by Carrier Withi Regular E + re Evening Star - ---45¢ per month he Evenine and Sunday Star -60c per month -65c per month --DC per copy Sunday Sta 0c per month st Soal spf e 35¢ per month Cotlection made ai the 1 each montn. Orders may be sent by mall or telephone Na- tional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. $10.00: 1 mo. $6.00; 1 mo., $4.00; 1 mo. &5c e 40c Dailv and Su aily duly 5 1 mo’, unday only. $5.00; 1 mo., Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this Paper and also the local news published herein I Tights of bublication of special dispatches erein are also reserved. The League at Bay. Mussolini having launched his thun- derbolts with foreshadowed fury on all fronts in Ethiopia, notably in the form of murderous air attacks, a shocked and horrified world watches to see what the League of Nations intends to do in stopping a war it failed to prevent. Geneva is face to face with a decision that cannot be dodged. If, after de- termining that Italy is the aggressor—a verdict that seems justified by nearly all the evidence available—the Council and Assembly do not move to impose sanc- tions upon Mussolini, then the League, which he has so contemptuously defied, might as well put up the shutters of its new palace on the shores of Lake Leman and ingloriously go out of business. Its usefulness will be at an end. As an in- strumentality for maintaining interna- tional law and order, it will fade into history as a monumental fiasco. Conscious that nothing less than the League's existence is now at stake, its principal bulwarks, Great Britain and France, are moving to set sanctions ma- chinery in motion. On the heels of a Paris conference between Capt. Anthony Eden and Premier Laval, the Council will be convoked in extraordinary ses- sion tomorrow. Once it is determined that unprovoked aggression has occurred in Africa, the covenant violator will be named and the Assembly convened to order sanctions automatically to be enforced. That Italy will be found the aggressor can hardly be doubted, despite Rome's plea at Geneva that the Italian high command in Eritrea found it necessary to resort to “steps in defense.” The British and the French are ap- parently in final agreement as to con- ditions of mutual assistance—in the case of Britain, the eventuality of an Ttalian attack on British ships in the Mediterranean; in France's case, the possibility of German aggression. Those ticklish questions threatened to play into Italy’s hands because of French reluctance to go to extremes in enforc- ing sanctions, London and Paris are now pledged to common action, under League auspices. They will sever finan- cial and economic relations with Italy, once she is branded the aggressor, and possibly extend financial aid to Ethiopia for defense purposes. As additional pressure on Italy, the program calls for a boycott on purchase of Italian goods by League members, as well as sale of goods to Mussolini's people. Plans to close the Suez Canal have been aban- doned. Britain realizes the risk of a clash with Italy, which such a step wouid entail, and eschews action that would almost inevitably precipitate a general European war. 11 Duce says that economic sanctions | will not be regarded by him as action calling for war. Italy will meet them instead in a spirit of “sacrifice” and *discipline.” The dictator conveys the impression that Italy is equipped with the sinews sufficient for victorious con- clusion of the “colonial conflict” upon which he has so callously embarked. But if the League finds the courage to clamp down cast-iron sanctions, and League members enforce them relent- lessly, Mussolini’s mad venture, with its hideous possibilities of developing into another world conflagration, may be checked before it approaches such dimensions. Geneva faces the solemn duty of initiating repressive action with- out delay that might be fatal to peace in regions far beyond those where Italian bombs and guns are now spread- ing death and devastation in the name of Fascist “civilization.” e The world would be grateful if Ger- many could return to its direction of taste in music and give politics a breath- ing spell. Hayden Planetarium. A cosmic ray from interstellar space Wednesday evening lighted the stars of the Hayden Planetarium of the American - Museum of Natural History, New York. - Eight hundred guests sat enthralled while the interior dome of the new struc- ture slowly came alive with light. A man-made heaven was revealed at the command gf the operator of the project- ing instrument—a device skillfully ar- ranged to show the form and movement of approximately five thousand stars. In one brief hour the celesfial pageant of a year was played across the lofty screen while the assembled audience thrilled to the romance of intimate acquaintance with the universe. The drama of the spectacle was a breath-taking experience. All the ordinary barriers of time and space were broken down, and human beings, by grace of optical, astronomical and mathematical science, momentarily saw the skies as the Creator might see them. ‘Washingtonians, remembering that the ‘miracle was made possible in part by the ' assistance of the Federal Government, could not help wishing that the Nation's THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Capital also might have such an insti- tution, such an establishment for the instruction of the thousands of citizens who make their home here or who come on periodical visits to the city. Chicago, with the Adler Planetarium, and Phila- delphia, with the Franklin Institute Planetarium, already have demonstrated the value of “sky tours” in terms of popular culture. New York now joins in the work of teaching the masses the domain. The cost in none of these three instances has been exorbitant. Much larger sums recently have been spent for far less worthy purposes. But even if the investment were all of a million dollars, it would be amply justified. A planetarium is conducive of humility—a quality which is imperatively necessary in the soul of man. No indi- vidual, however self-sufficient or ego- istic, can behold the ordered and corre- lated majesty of celestial mechanics without being chastened, uplifted and ennobled. The marvel of it remains in the mind and in the heart and affects conduct and behavior in strange and curious but helpful ways. As an instru- ment of civilization, then, a Washington planetarium would be eminently useful. Just how it should be financed, built and operated can be decided later. What merits affirmation at present is the fact that the Capital requires and deserves what other communities very properly have acquired. e ——————————- Sympathy for Ethiopia. There can be no doubt that sympathy for the Ethiopians is the generally prev- alent sentiment today, outside of Italy, especially in this country. The feeling dominates all political considerations. It was so in 1914 when Germany invaded Belgium, a neutral country, and wrought ghastly havoc upon that helpless land. In this present case it is hard for Amer- icans to see what cause Italy has for war, what grievance there is to be cor- rected, what provocation there has been for assault on a grand scale of warfare, A dispatch from Geneva yesterday was to the effect that a state of war in ered to be evident from a message re- ceived there from the Italian government referring to “the warlike and aggressive spi " fomented by the leaders of Ethi- opia “who have long been demanding war with Italy and who have succeeded in imposing war.” The pretense that the aggression has | been on the side of Ethiopia and that | the grievance is wholly on the side of | Italy would be amusing were it not so tragic and in perversion of the facts and but for the assumption that it would be accepted by the world. For months Italy has been preparing. There was originally an “incident.” It happened at Ualual-—sometimes spelled Walwal— which lies about fifty miles north of the disputed boundary between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland. What the Ethiopians regarded as a raiding party of Italian troops entered the territory and were driven off by the native soldiery. From | that small affair, of no consequence in | comparison with the issues which were | | immediately raised and which could fhnve been adjusted without difficulty if approached in a judicially corrective spirit, developed the general plan of con- | quest, which in the later stages has been | undisguised. The Ethiopians have at no time sought | territory beyond their now established | boundaries. They are today merely re- | sisting invasion, the specific excuse for which is obscured by the grandiloquent | clamor from Rome about natiol des- | tiny and honor. It is as though a iburg]ar charged a householder with illicit armament if he prepares against a marauding visitation by providing & weapon of defense. Hcwever indignant the American peo- ple may be in respect to the injustice of this wanton violation of the territory of the Ethiopians, they will not—they | can not—take part in the quarrel. It is | not their fight. They have suffered no injury. They are not likely to suffer injury unless the war spreads beyond the African area and involves other nations and thus puts American interests and rights in jeopardy. But they never- theless feel a moral partisanship, and undoubtedly the prevailing wish today in this country is that the Ethiopians may successfully defend their own land and impose a righteous punishment upon their aggressors, however unlikely such a result may be, in view of the advantages of numbers and equipment which the invaders possess. ———— It is conceded that N. R. A. made & few mistakes This helps to contradict any impression that it was a huge inte- | grated blunder. R A Mistake of the Heart. Six thousand years ago in Egypt the barbaric kings of the Nile practiced a spiteful policy of vengeance against the memory of their predecessors. It was their custom to remove from monuments, public works, even tombs, the names of those who had built them. Ikhnaton, the monotheistic prophet of the Sun God, for example, was so insulted after death. The cult he had defied triumphed over him in that way. And President Roosevelt last Monday, it seems, permitted himself a similar departure from good manners. Dedi- cating Boulder Dam, he failed to men- tion his forerunners, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover, the one in his grave, the other living, but both immortally identi- fied with the development of the Colorado River canyon. Sudh neglect can be explained only as a symptom of partisan- ship. But Mr. Coolidge was beyond the power of the slight and Mr. Hoover has the grace to conceal any hurt he may feel. The only serious damage is that of the disappointment of those forgotten people who, attracted by his undoubted charm, had supposed that Mr. Roosevelt would be incapable of a mistake of the heart. The story of the dam, it may be hoped, will be written by scholars liberal and charitable enough to give credit wherever it is due, without regard to politics. In grandeur and the beauty of the cosmic Ethiopia was by League officlals consid- | o0 yeoun long ago and his property | his face. that event the errors of the dedication may be omitted. They constituted an incident which was unfortunate, but not permanently harmful to truth. As arche- ologists have excavated the facts about the great relics of ancient Egypt, so impartial historians, concerned only with verity, will do justice m‘thase to whom Mr. Roosevelt was unnecessarily unkind. Chief of Staff. President Roosevelt's designation of Maj. Gen. Malin D. Craig to be chief of staff of the Army has occasioned no surprise, save in respect to its imme- diacy, it haviag been expected that the announcement would not be made until near the end of the year. As to the fitness of the selection there i® no ques- tion. Gen. Cralg is eminently qualified for this new responsibility and duty. His military service has been marked with success in every assignment. He served in the Spanish War in Cuba, in the China relief expedition, in the Philippine insurrection and in highly important duties during the World War. Just past sixty years of age, he has several years to serve before retirement and to the duties and the probltrfis of his newly designated post of service, at the head of the organized forces, he brings a ripe experience, an excep- tional personal qualification and a high ideal of military responsibility and re- quirement. Washington, which has been the scene of Gen. Craig's duties on sev- eral occasions in the past and par- ticularly recently at the War College, knows this distinguished officer as veritably a resident and intimately as a friend and welcomes him to his new post with congratulations for the honor which has been bestowed on him. — Ousted. The Virginian who has been arrested | for resisting ouster from his home to make way for the development of the Shenandoah National Park will un- | doubtedly have the sympathy of many people. Yet he has only himself to blame for this predicament. The process of acquiring the land needed for the park was marked for condemnation if he did not accept the terms offered. He re- fused to take either the proffered price or the condemnation award, insisting | upon his right to remain where he had been located for many years. Had every property owner in the area marked out for the park held the same view there would have been no park. Indeed there are still a number of small holdings in the hills that have not been relinquished | and the problem of getting these tenants and owners—in some cases they are | veritable squatters—out of the area and established elsewhere has been one of | difficulty. It happens thus in most cases of broad public developments where the right of eminent domain is exercised. In this instance there was definite neighborhood partisanship for the obdu- rate property owner. Evem the sheriff of the county interceded for him with the State authorities, but finally received positive orders to execute the writ of eviction. There was no alternative. The park must be completed as planned. Just so with every large public improve- ment. The individual cannot block the way. — Tt is evident that Max Baer has saved unlimited bandages. supply of liniment and —atee. Uncle Sam is referred to as a world creditor—with & formidable amount of bad paper on his hands. oo Shooting Stars. * BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Subconscious. “I am & human being, too,” Remarked a man of manner grave. “It grieves me greatly when I view How fellow mortals misbehave, I shall not see or speak or hear A thing that plays an evil part— And yet the martial drums draw near And find an echo in my heart. “The shout of pride, the brutish scowl, I reprehend in honest mood, Yet ancestors of mine would prowl To slay each other's jungle brood. I've learned to hate the lash that falls On victims with a cruel strife— And yet some voice insidious calls Upon me to revert to type!” Feminine Assertion. “Do you think women are capable of influencing world affairs?” “Yes, indeed,” said Senator Sorghum. “I recall two feminine names that have sounded impressively—Helen Maria.’” Jud Tunkins says a government jobster may admit he made mistakes, but there's no way to persuade him to give back the wages he drew while making them, . Pre-Constitution Precepts. Said a geologist: “I think But little of the pen and ink With which our early statesmen wrote The Constitution which we quote. Yet I confess to some respect ‘To precepts that we can't neglect. As a geologist I own Faith in commandments carved in stone.” In the Guich. “Who the dude who always wears gloves?” “He's “He's afi dude,” answered Mesa Bill. of leaving fingerprints.” \ Question of NI‘-bem Should you goeforth some pleasant day Some fellow citizens to slay, ' Though you pursue but one or two The G-men will go after you. . But if a gang you organize, With thousands bold and weapon-wise, To kill & horde of luckless chaps, A hero you'll be called—perhaps. “A lot of folks deserve punishment,” said Uncle Eben, “but & war keeps most. of 'em from knowin’ exactly what for.” .’/ - NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM Margaret Germond. ETHELBERT NEVIN. By John Tasker Howard. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. ‘When John Tasker Howard had assem- bled the material for the writing of a bi- ography of Ethelbert Nevin, the store of riches from which to choose proved as much of an embarrassment as did the dearth of facts that had made so difficult the compilation of an authentic life of Stephen Foster. For among those living today there are a number of friends and associates of Mr. Nevin, as well as mem- bers of his family, who gave generously of their time, their personal sorrespond- ence and their memories to the end that this complete chronicle of his life might be a worthy contribution to American biographical literature. From the hundreds of letters written by Nevin to his mother, his wife, his friends and his publishers, and from his own diaries, scrapbooks of criticisms and reviews, manuscripts of published works and sketches and notes on unpublished compositions have been drawn the details of a life devoted to the pursuit and the expression of beauty. The intimate pic- ture of the man himself has been gleaned through a veritable reliving with his friends and his relatives of the years through which he toiled toward the ful- fillment of his ambition. ‘The music of Ethelbert Nevin has re- ceived both criticism and praise. Both viewpoints are discussed with candor and without prejudice by Mr. Howard, for it has not been his purpose in this work to present the man as a great composer. The measure of & man’'s greatness, how- ever, is not the majestic heights which only a few may reach, but the power of his gift to touch and to win from the heart of mankind & warm and elernal emotional response. Tendegness, beauty and melody do not fade with the years, and that which was produced by Ethel- bert Nevin, whose life was far too short, tions. Mr. Howard is himself a musician and composer, as well as an author and lec- turer. With this eqgpment he is emi- nently fitted for the of bringing to | the public these authentic and sympa- thetic biographies of two of America’s most unusual and appealing composers, Foster and Nevin. * % x % THE VOYAGE OF THE CHELYUSKIN. New York: The Macmillan Co. ‘Two years ago this past August a party of Russian scientists and explorers @nder ordinary cargo boat could navigate the Northeast Passage and make its way ! around the northern extremity of Asia. | In November of the same year the | Chelyuskin became imprisoned in the ice only six miles from the open Pacific, | and success seemed certain. But it will 2 be remembered that the region was swept | by a typhoon and that the ship, along | with the ice field in which it was held, was forced northward and after three | months of drifting with the ice cracked up and sank. When news of the disaster reached the world there was great concern, for it was known that the members of the expedi- tion numbered more than a hundred and that ten women and two children were in the company. There seemed little hope that more than a few, if any, of the explorers had survived, and there was occasion for sincere rejoicing throughout entire expedition was rescued by airplane from the ice on which they had encamped and survived on the scant provisions saved from the sinking ship. dispatches carried various accounts of the difficult rescue and a few incomplete descriptions of the experiences of the | . A divided purse pays for an | explorers, but not until now has the | whole story, with all of its thrills and which descended into the souls of these men and women as they drifted help- lessly upon their unstable “ground,” been told. The complete history of the expedition has now been written by individual mem- bers of the expedition and put together in chronological order. Each of the seven aviators has also contributed a chapter on the hazardous rescue expe- dition. There are accurate accounts taken from the diaries of the men, a chapter giving the full record of their radiogram communication with the rest of the world, another telling of the necessities that compelled them to be- come inventors, full descriptions of the wreckage and finally the sinking of their ship, how they organized and established a camp on the treacherous ice floe, the defenses they employed against the sav- age Arctic elements, and of their eventual rescue and the breaking up of their pre- carious “home.” These and many more are the vivid, stark stories of those who lived through the experiences they relate, the chronicles of an extraordinary adven- ture and the things that were learned during-the long months of its duration. . Maps, photographs, charts and dia- grams profusely illustrate the volume, which is most attractively made up and bound, and which was released by the publishers yesterday. The work has been translated by Alec Brown. * x k% FIG TREE JOHN. By Edwin Corle. New York: Liveright Publishing Corpora- tion. A novel that depends upon the Ameri- can Indian for its background is always colorful, sometimes exciting and usually interesting. The story of “Fig Tree John” is no exception, for it possesses all of these qualities of entertainment and is exceptionally well written. It is not a legendary tale of the old massacre days, but an up-to-date relation of the events in the life of & twentieth century Indian. 5 “Pig Tree John” is a bad man by reputation. He is supposed to have killed five white men and is said to be the smartest, the most dangerous and the greatest chief in the Colorado Desert. Whether or not he is really a White River Apache is a matter that the white man has. never been able to determine, and Fig Tree is not inclined to be either candid or friendly with the members of the race for which he has no love. The son of this red-skin#®d bad man marries & white woman, and it is this situation and the association with the white race which it creates that holds the story together and makes of it some- thing new in the line of American Indian fiction. The book is in three sections, the first part cast in the year 1928. The second part goes back to 1906 and traces the career of “Pig Tree John” from child- hood to mature manhood, and the third section picks up the thread ef 1928 and carries the novel to its logical end. There 4s nothing about the book to create a sensation, but it is both interesting and entertaining. S —_——————— Floor Coverings. Prom the Boston Transcript. Cigarette production is reported at s new high. Unfortunately, as any house- wife will be able to tell you, that is no. guarantee of & boom in the ash-tray industry. ‘ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1935. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Chapped hands are supposed to interest women only, but the truth is that men sufier from them more. Ordinarily their hands are more bony, less covered with protective layers of fat, more inclined to dryness. Then, too, as a rule, they are out in the air more, and wear gloves less. Many still suffer under the old preju- dice, that it is feminine to wear gloves. Hence they use them only for auto- mobile driving, just as women smoke in cars, but seldom on the sidewalk. Glove-wearing is a habit, much as all other mannerisms. . There is a man in this town who refused to wear ‘em, even in the coldest Winters, until the past two cold seasons, when sub-zero temperatures ruled. Then he found, what he should have known all along, that warm gloves are & sensible habit in more ways than one. Not only do they keep the hands from chapping, but they protect the extremi- ties they clothe, much as wool socks and stout shoes the feet. / * x & % Autumn turns one’s thoughts to pro- tection from the weather, not that it is so cold, but that even the least far- | seeing realize real cold is not far off. A great deal has been said about pro- | tecting the feet from cold and dampness, not so much about the same good service to the hands. Ramming them into the overcoat or topcoat pockets is far from real pro- tection, mostly because of the ease of taking them out. Then usually there is one hand which must be kept out, since the majority of mankind usually have some bundle or umbrella or something to carry. ‘This is where gloves come in very handy without any idea of pun at all. They come in handy because they are on the hands and cover the same. is firmly intrenched in American aflec- | the leadership of Prof. Otto J. Schmidt | began a voyage to determine whether an | At the time of the rescue the news ! its hardships, its hopes and the despair | It may be suspected that if warmth | s good for the feet, it is likewise very | good for the hands. Nude hands, hanging in the cold air, | must put extra work on the circulation | to keep them warm. Every one knows | how many persons regard it as bene- | ficial, in very hot weather, to permit cold | water to run over the wrists. | In Autumn we do the same when we permit cold air to run over them. * x ¥ x Warmth at the extremities is an old health rule. Usually it is applied to the feet, but it may include the hands as well, and | no doubt ought to. It cannot be said that the hands are even as active as the feet, when one is walking, for the latter must bear the impact of the whole body. All the | muscles of the feet. except those held largely inactive by the support of shoe leather, are in operation during the exercise of walking. This is such normal exercise that many of us never stop to think of it as such at all, except when deliberately walking faster and farther than usual. Yet any walking is exercise, as many persons know who do their daily stint to or from work. For every one who walks both ways, there are many more who walk but one way, and many more who walk just one way once in a while. It is satisfactory to some to see the statement of a health authority that walking from work is much better than walking to work. Whatever may be the expert's reasons for this, common sense says the same, because walking to be really worthwhile ought to br.ng perspiration, and no one wants to begin the day all sweaty, whereas it is & very good way to end it. At home one can take a shower im- mediately and get into clean linen, while the like is utterly impossible at the office. Most office workers need the outdoor air after they have been at a desk all day long. It blows the cobwebs out of the brain, as the saying is, by getting some good oxygen into the chest. The connection between brain and lungs is a5 close as the blood. * x * % The time has gone by when men feel it effeminate to pay some attention to the condition of their hands. The great Napoleon may have set the fashion, for he was inordinately proud of his, feeling highly complimented if one of his henchmen spoke about his fine-looking hands. It may be imagined that he got many compliments along that line. One need not feel at all proud of his hands to want to keep them in that con- dition which calls not attention to itself. ‘The common ill of hands in cold weather is chapping. All persons of spare build suffer so, and many whose lubricating glands in the skin have begun to dry up through age. The lack of oil in the skin is what makes them chap, and this is easily corrected by the application of any one { the many lotions sold for such a | b o or such & | 1 usband will receive the freedom of purpose. Modern advertising has succeeded in making the whole world conscious of such things, and it is a good thing. We never see & man standing on a windy corner with red, chapped hands without wanting to call his attention to the ads in the papers of the various skin creams and lotions. Any one of them would be a sort of ordinary godsend to him, if he would g0 to the trouble of using it regularly. In no time at all he would find his hands smooth and free from irritation. calling no attention to themselves at all, which is exactly what good hands | | ought. | %o | Fortunately for the average man, the | | face does not chap easily, else he would have to put himself in the place of the | | dear ladies, who use so many face creams. The oil glands in the skin of the face normally remain active many years { more than those of the hands. Undoubt- edly this is due to the added layers of | fatty tissue on the face. Hands become leaner with the vears and this reduces the fat and so the natural oil which tends to keep skin supple. Skin is really living leather. It de- mands some care as we go along. This care includes the use of soap and water, A useful supplement in cold weather would be found not only helpful but extremely sensible. Men like to fool themselves into believing that every- thing they do is dictated by intelligence. Well, here is one place the old brain really can function, if one takes a look at red, raw hands In Autumn and Winter and determines to right them. What if the women say, “Why, always knew that!” With them it is fashion, with us brains. Heh! Heh! as the young folks say. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. the civilized world when in April the | Addressing the National Democratic Council—militant New Deal political club in Washington—Secretary of Com- | merce Roper recalled the other day that the grave international situation strikes President Roosevelt in midstream, much the same as the World War came along about the time Woodrow Wilson's “new | freedom” was swinging into action. Mr. Roper did not suggest that the United | States is likely again to be embroiled | in_complications overseas. He confined himself to noting the coincidence that external affairs may plague President Roosevelt much as they hampered his Democratic predecessor and, as in the | case of Mr. Wilson, possibly compel F. D. R. to divert attention from domestic affairs to questions raised by European hostilities, however remote the danger of our involvement. The Commerce cabinet officer left implanted in the minds of some of his hearers the thought that history might repeat itself and cause a slackening of plans for “the more abundant life.” * x % * Maj. Gen. Malin Craig, newly ap- pointed chief of staffl of the United States Army, stood fifth on the list of officers eligible for appointment to the blue ribbon military post. Apart from his eminent qualifications, Gen. Craig is young enough to serve roundly a full four-ygar tour of duty before retirement age in 1939. When Secretary of War Dern recently went to the Philippines, it was understood that Gen. MacArthur's successor would not be named until later in the year. Possibly because of inter- national developments, the President de- cided to fill the place at once. Gen. Craig’s appointment is popular through- They were both born in Missouri each achieved the coveted West Point honor of becoming first captain of cadets. shone in academy ath- letics as a pitcher. He has a lively sense of humor and is a capital story- teller. One of the new chief’s out- standing traits is respect for superiors, combined with = rugged interest in the welfare of subordinates. * * ¥ X Addressing the Army Ordnance Asso- ciation here this week, Bernard M. Baruch, chairman of the World War In- dustries Board, made pointed references to perils'that threaten the United States in connection with foreign wars, be- cause of the foodstuffs and raw mate- rials with which this country could supply belligerents. He describes the difficulties attendant uponour present “adventure into neutrality” as “almost insurmountable,” because wars nowadays “are entirely economic in their origin, and the economic motive sometimes works two ways—internally and ex- ternally.” The statuesque, white-crowned New Yorker favors every possible effort to prevent our being mixed-up in over- seas hostilities. He would take the profit out of war, but, in eliminating profit, warns that “we must be careful not to eliminate our own actual defenses.” * * x % Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky will be the guest of honor at a dinner in New York on November 19, given by the .American Committee for Settlement of Jews in Birobidjan, Siberia. The com- mittee recently sent = delegation to Moscow to discuss the autdnomous terri- be able to lead a collective life, foster their own language and other Jewish institutions. Although Birobidjan is not intended to compete with Pales- tine, promoters of the project hope it oppressed upon the Holy Land as their only refuge. The Soviet has appropriated large sums for the economic improvement of the territory. i bulk conspicuously in the hot Canadian general election campaign which will close on October 14. Premier Bennett | asks for a conservative victory among other reasons, because of his govern- ment’s efforts to negotiate an American commercial treaty. Mr. Bennett says that if the treaty goes through, Cana- dians will save millions of dollars in import duties embracing some 700 com- modities. Replying to opposition taunts that the pact is slow in materializing, Mr. Bennett explains: “I can't hurry the Congress of the United States.” * x o x At next week's American Federation of Labor Convention in Atlantic City proposals to found an independent American labor political party will be revived. Hitherto, under inspiration of conservatives like Samuel Gompers and William Green, Jlabor has shied away from such an adventure. Certain leaders are now said to be drawing a moral from the collapse of N. R. A. and arguing that labor must look to itself rather than to the Government for help. * ok x % With Secretary Wallace’s unwillingness to institute potato control, the humble spud mounts to the eminence of a para- mount political issue. A. A, will be damned by the Republicans if it does enforce the act, and damned if it doesn’t. For weeks the G. O. P. has been assailing the “tyranny” of the law, but is now prepared to charge that the administration is without authority to say which acts of Congress it will enforce and which it will disregard. The Democrats observe that Republican Sen- ator Borah, who comes from the Idaho big potato country, evidently thought the law constitutional enough to sup- port it. * % % % One of the diverting sidelights on Mr. Roosevelt's early life, revealed in Rita Halle Kleeman's “Gracious Lady,” offi- cial biography of the President’s mother, just off the press, is the reproduction of a “Christmas card” sent by her 7-year- old son, reading as follows: “1889. For Mama from Franklin. My dear Mama: I will tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a box of blocks and a train of cars and some little boats, but I think I don’t want anything else. Good-by. Your loving Franklin.” FElsewhere the biography discloses that the President's father, James Roosevelt, had a bit of insurgent political blood in his veins. He once recorded in the family diary: “After breakfast we rode to Hyde Park to caucus. We were badly beaten in our choice of candidates. John Hackett and Wilson and myself determine to vote the Republican ticket if they nominate good and true men.” (Copyright, 1935.) —te. Old-Fashioned Idea. Prom the New York Sun. The Syracuse municipal authorities have suspended delivery of water to a ighboring village bécause the village has not paid its bill. Does the quaint old horse and buggy idea that debtors should settle up still survive in Onondaga? Ethiopia’s Women Warriors. From the Roanoke (Va.) Times. The women of Ethiopia are being armed for war. If Emperor Haile Selassie outfits them with umbrellas, the carnage among the luckless Italians ought to be something awful. * ! general to Oliver Cromwell. | for services rendered to Charles IT Down- which in its turn tends to dry the skin. | I8 was permitied to build on some land we | Tariff relations with the United States ! ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS By Frederic ]. Haskin. A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Washing- ton Evening Star Injormation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing- ton, D.C. Please inclose stamp jor reply. Q. Why should an automobile pear a Honduras license tag dated 19327—1). A. A. The Legation of Honduras says that automobile license tags in that country are not changed every year, as in this country, but are used as long as the automobile is used. Q. What is the purpose of the newly formed Noble Dog Foundation?—K. W. A. Its purpose is to create sufficient public sentiment to have laws passed making it a criminal offense for a driver of a motor vehicle to run down an ani- mal and not report such accident to the police authorities. Q. How many people attended the Illi- nois State Fair this year?—E. M. A. The attendance is estimated at more than 800,000. Q. What is the per capita cost of crime?—L. F. A. It is estimated at $120 a year in the United States. g Is Mrs. Andrew Carnegie living? —H. L. A. Mrs. Carnegie is now 76 years eld and on the approaching centenary of her Edinburgh and will be the guest of the Carnegie trusts at Dunfermline, his | birthpiace. Q. Is it true that Diego Rivera has painted another “Man at the Crossroads” | since the one at Rockefeller Center was destroyed?—H. J. A. The Mexican government invited the artist to paint a replica of the much discussed mural in the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. It was reproduced from the original sketches and is en- shrined at the top of a stairway in the building. Q. When did the first circus visit Springfield, I1l.?—L. P. A. In 1833. It was attended by Abraham Lincoln. Q. By whom was No. street built?>—C. M. A. This historic home of British prime ministers was built by George Downing, who was educated at Harvard. He was born in Dublin in 1622 and migrated with his parents to Salem, Mass., in 1637. He was graduated from Harvard in 1642 and later went to London, where, at the age of 26, he became scoutmaster As a reward 10 Downing the King had leased in Whitehall in 1677, Q. Why is Kokomo, Ind., so called? —E. G. A. The city is named for a Miami chief. Q. Is the expression, “It's all Greek to me,” found in a Shakespearean play? What does it mean?—P. M. A. Greek is a language not commonly | understood, thus the expression “It's all Greek to me” means it is unintelligible. The words were used by Shakespeare in his play, “Julius Caesar,” in act 1, | scene 2. Q. How long has Maurice Ravel's music been well known?—T. E. A. This French composer was born in 1875. In 1901 he won the second Prix de Rome with a cantata, “Myrrha.” Q. Please give some information about Prof. Mitchell who lost his life on Mount Mitchell —L. B. A. In 1835, Prof. Elisha Mitchell of the department of geology at the University of North Carolina made his first ascent of the mountain and from his records announced that Black Dome. as it was then called, was the highest peak in Eastern America. Four subsequent visits were made by Prof. Mitchell to confirm his observations. On the last one, in 1857, he became lost and fell over It looks as if A. | a precipice into a pool below a waterfall. His body was found on July 8, 1857, and his remains were taken to a temporary | place of burial in Asheville. A year later his ashes were reinterred on the summit of Mount Mitchell. Q. Where are the Fortunate Isles? —E. G. A. They were legendary islands in the ‘Western Ocean where the gods received the souls of favored mortals. The name was later given to the Canary and Madeira Islands. Q. Who was Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy? —A.R. A. He was an Indian merchant prince, a Parsi, made wealthy by his trade with China. Numerous hospitals open to members of all religions were established by Jeejeebhoy. He was knighted in 1842 and made a baronet in 1858, the first | British subject in India to receive these | honors. Q. Who started the Chautaugqua move- ment in the United States?—A. F. A. Two names are outstanding in the Chautauqua movement: John H. Vin- cent and Lewis Miller. In 1873 Vincent, a Methodist minister, proposed to the managers of the Methodist Camp Meet- ing Association which held camp meet- ings each Summer at Chautauqua Lake, N. Y, that they establish a Sunday school institute, to include secular as well as religious subjects. This was done in 1874. Miller was associated with Vincent in the business management of the institution. Q. What was the first newspaper syn= dicate in the United States?—E. M. A. The McClure Syndicate. It was established by Samuel Sidney McClure in 1884. A Rhyme at Twilight \ By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton Tranquil Sunset Ninety-odd. The years behind him Eras of great change, Change in modes and transportation, Innovations strange. In the personal road he'd traveled Milestones all the way, Honors fought for and accomplished. Life. Its work and play. Ninety-odd. Even the mileage Slipping far behind. World events less than the twilight Bringing to his mind Faint yet very fond remembrance Of a trundle bed Pulled from 'neath a big four posier, Silken patchwork spread. Of his span in life and progress On his placid face And within his heart at sunset Not a single trace. L