Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1935, Page 10

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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it m'hnull n(‘\e[\‘lse ('r‘:‘m;‘e% ‘hnvx‘ell‘r'; G. 0. P. Victories. The political pendulum has swung away from the Roosevelt New Deal in the elections of 1935. How far the swing end how effective will be reckoned according to the political views of the estimators. The elections in this off year were sparse. Great stretches of the country were not represented in the palloting at all. Republican gains were registered, however, in most of the terri- tory where the voters went to the polls. In New York the G. O. P. wrested con- trol of the Assembly from the Demo- crats. In Philadelphia and in Cleveland they turned back Democratic threats in the mayoralty contests. In New Jersey they increased their hold on the Legis- | Massachusetts the Repub- in Springfield and in Worcester. In San Francisco they ye-elected Mayor Rossi with a big increase in plurality, More significance, perhaps, should at- tach to the election of a Republican mayor of Philadelphia than to some of In won lature. licans the other results of yesterday’s contests. | Although the margin of victory, about 47,000 votes, is pitifully small when the great Republican pluralities of other days sre remembered, the triumph of the G. O. P. in the City of Brotherly Love is none the less sweet to Republicans. For the Democrats had insisted that they really had a chance to break the fifty- year grip of the Republicans on the city. Furthermore, in the elections a year ago, the Democrats had carried Pennsylvania, electing a Senator and a Governor, in the big New Deal landslide. The slide, as shown by vesterday's results, is now in reverse. The Keystone State, the Re- publicans now conclude, will be safely in the Republican column next year. It was to be expected that the Repub- licans would regain control of the New | York Assembly. Heartening as this par- ticular victory is to the G. O. P, its sig- nificance might be overemphasized. The districting of the State is decidedly favorable to Republican control of that body. In two New York congressional districts, where elections were held to fill vacancies, the second and the twenty- second, the Democratic candidates won with increased pluralities over those of last year. Furthermore, the claim is made by the Democratic national chair- man, Postmaster General Farley, that more Democratic votes were cast in the Assembly election than Republican by half a million. The great Western section was scarcely heard from in yesterday's elections. However, Republican victory in San Francisco by an increased vote will add to the joy of the party leaders. Cali- fornia is likely to prove an important factor in the presidential election a year hence. The Republican victories in Ohio cities, particularly in Cleveland and Columbus, have their significance, too. It is altogether too early to predict a Republican national victory next year based on the returns in yesterday's elec- tions. Whatever crowing is justified, however, comes from the Republican and not the Democratic side of the fence. —— e The genial Jimmy Walker returned to New York just at a moment when he alone could supply a touch of Tammany good cheer to the political news. —————.—— Shakespeare’s genius is so great that he can still command a credit line in an advertisement of one of his plays. e Communism will never be taught in gchool books to the extent of giving recipes for home-made explosives. She Also Has Served. Mrs, William Howard Taft on Monday last inspected the new Supreme Court Building. She visited the magnificent edifice as a private citizen, but her pil- grimage merits mention in the history of the place. As the wife of the man who first conceived it, she knows its story as few other persons do. The plans for it were discussed in her presence and she is familiar with each of the long sequence of steps which necessarily had to be taken, one by one, before the project could be brought to completion. So it may be said that she has been a spec- tator of a dream made real, a majestic and beautiful hope fulfilled. But Mrs. Taft, it likewise should be realized, has been more than a bystander in the American scene these past four decades. Born Helen Herron of Cincin- pati, she was educated for some such position as that which she has occupied. Natural gifts of intelligence, sympathy and gentle grace equipped her to employ her advantages of fortune for the wel- fare o; her country in quiet but dis- tinctive ways. Few of her contempo- raries have been more unobtrusively or more effectively helpful. Her career may be overshadowed by that of her eminent husband—and she certainly has desired that it might be—but it has been one of useful dedication just the ggme. Through | elections seeks 10 exhaust every peace possibility - dark times and bright she has borne perhaps more than her share of the bur- dens which the Nation puts upon Chief Executives and Chief Justices. Yet those who know Mrs. Taft are aware of her talent for avoidance of publicity, for disclaiming celebrity. She has preferred the simple status of a wife and a mother to the turmoil of politics and controversy. The form of service she has chosen has been that of Mving her convictions and ideals. Thus she earned the gratitude of Mr. Taft, her children and her friends, if not the con- scious appreciation of the masses. Her tour of the court possibly was a saddening experience, but she certainly must have felt some sense of honorable pride in its nobility. Indeed, she would have the people’s pardon if she thought of the great Federal temple of law as a monument, in part at least,. to its sponsor. It might not be what it is had he been other than he was. And Mrs. Taft, it is abundantly indicated, deserves credit for much of all his achievement. R Peace Talk. ‘While heavy rains hold up the Italian advance acr Northern Ethiopia in the drive for a “decisive” victory at the caravan junction of Makale, peace talks have been resumed in Rome. They con- cern primarily the easing of tension be- tween the Fascists and Great Britain. Mussolini is not only irked by the pres- ence of the undiminished British ar- mada in the Mediterranean, but his people reveal growing irritation over the imminence of sanctions, for which Britain is held chiefly responsible. Anti- British demonstrations in Rome, Milan and other cities have increased in in- tensity, as meatless days and other re- strictions on living standards bring home to the nation the full significance of what economic and financial reprisals may come to mean. Taking advantage of the breathing spell provided by the two weeks before sanctions become operative, and by the interval between now and the British on November 14, diplomacy before either of those events comes to pass. Current negotiations aim at a trade whereby if Italy denudes Libya of troops which menace Egypt Britain would withdraw certaing naval units from Mediterranean waters. Recent de- tachment of a mere division from Libya failed to impress the British, who, to | Rome's indignation, moved no single ship from their “life line” to the East. Lon- don is said to demand that at least thirty thousand Fascist soldiers be re- moved from Libya. Local political considerations enter prumnmml_\' into the Anglo-Italian peace discussion. Mussolini considers it a matter of prestige not to make conces- sions on the eve of sanctions, lest he be suspected of yielding to international pressure. The British government can- | not afford to appear too conciliatory just before the parliamentary elections. Military experts are convinced that not only the specter of strangulation at home, but the rough going the Italian forces are experiencing in Africa tends to make Rome peace-minded. The Fascist army invaded Ethiopia a little more than a month ago. Tigre Province is occupied, including points of psychological im- portance like Aduwa, Adigrat and Ak- sum, but even when Makale is taken Il Duce’s banners will have been advanced only some seventy-five miles in five weeks. At that rate, it is estimated, the Italians would require five months more to reach Addis Ababa, with every inch of the way calling for greater effort, to say nothing of the sterner resistance to be expected as the capital is approached. As yet, Il Duce’s intrepid bearers of civ=- ilization hawe had nowhere any real fighting. From every standpoint Italy has reason to crave peace before her economic sub- stance is strained to the point of ex- haustion and her armies subjected to tropical trials of which they have so far had only the merest taste. — e The ride of the Valkyries is sponsored by motor manufacturers in radio pro- grams. The tone poem suggests the mood of a community overwhelmed by fear of reckless drivers. r————————— Ethiopian mud calls for a new tribute to the feminine relative who, on send- ing her boy to the war, warned him not to forget his overshoes. e Much Cry, Little Fire. A screaming siren scatters the crowd as a fire engine darts out of its house, foliowed by other pieces of apparatus. Soon the streets are echoing with the sounds of speeding pumpers and hose carts and rescue squad wagons, and later comes a truck or two and a water tower. The traffic policemen at the corners wave emergency signals to the motorists and the street car operators. The way is cleared and the dashing apparatus con- verges upon the scene of the alarm that has brought it forth. What is it? Some- thing big afire? A store, maybe, or per- haps a Government building. Whatever it 1s the crowd begins to gather. And then the cause is to be seen, while the pumpers and hose carts and other pieces of fire-fighting mechanism continue to clatter up and round into position. It is a street car loading platform, which is smoking rather lively. Somebody had dropped a lighted match or a smolder- ing cigarette into a crack of the plat- form and it had ignited the trash be- neath or the wood. A cup of water would put it out if it could be directly applied. But the one who saw the smoke did not have the cup of water, and his first and proper thought was to send for help, which could, of course, be sum- moned by telephone with a description of the fire so that a “still alarm” would be sounded and only one unit would re- spond. But who would be likely to meas- ure the means of extinguishment neces- sary so accurately when the air was reeking with smoke? It is not human nature so to do. So the alarm has been rung and an entire division assembles Before it can alf reach the scene the tiny flames have been quenched and the police are waving their arms and turning back the newcomers and dismissing the crowd. Is that a waste of effort? In one sense it is. There might have been a more proportionate requisition, with less cost in gasoline for the motors and wear and tear on the machines and interruption of traffic. But suppose the fire had been a very small one in a building, capable of being extinguished by & single bucket of water placed gt the right spot and a stil. alarm were given and only a single pumiper summoned, or a cart with a hand extinguisher. That might not work out at all well. Fires have a way of spreading swiftly, faster even than a speeding piece of apparatus. If the matter were left to the judg- ment of the chance person who first sees the signs of fire there would be constant danger of conflagration. For the swift stamping out or quenching of a trifling blaze, whatever the surround- ings. is the first rule of safety. So let the pumpers and the hose carts and *he trucks and the towers continue to re- spond to the alarms, be the blazes larce or small, confined or in the open, and the city will be best protected, even though there may be some lost moticn and waste of fuel and choking of traffic when there is no real need. -4 ———— — Hurricanes and earthquakes happen along as reminders that situations arise in which honest humanity must assert itself and in which political shrewdness is of no value, . e To Andrew Carnegie is attributed the | many unpaid bills. e Farmers may not be satisfied with a corn-hog scarcity that compels them to pay an extravagant price for a family pork chop. ———— New York elections would puzzie Polonius himself. To some they seem backed like an elephant. To others they are still very like a tiger, e A martyrdom is naturally followed by glorification. A bonus for hog raising may yet restore the lyrical boast, “We kept the pig in the parlor.” R Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Pyrotechnics Gone Mad. Fireworks are beautiful, Wheresoe'er they are. Planning undutiful Carries 'em too far. Roman candles should not be Spouting bullets, you'll agree. Red fire should not fiercely show An incendiary glow. Rockets no one will desire In barrage with hot shellfire. Fireworks are wonderful! When we find they are Deadly and thunderful, They have gone too far. Overteaching. “Do you think communism should be taught?” ] “It doesn't have to"be taught,” said Senator Sorghum. “There are natural streaks of meanness in human nature that we ought to persuade people to forget.” Jud Tunkins says an election calls for interest not only in a man who wins, but in a good loser. Manners. Court manners are not formal now. Fine people may forget The way to make a graceful bow And dance the minuet. The highest circles now may say That courtesy you lack Unless you start a shooting fray Or stab folks in the back. Man's Place Is in the Home. “Where have you been?” asked Mr. Meekton. “To a lovely automobile show,” said Henrietta. “And how have you spent your quiet evening at home?” “Looking at the department store pic- tures showing the latest designs in baby carriages.” “My ancestors invented gunpowder,” said Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown. “I wish they had established a monopoly of tanks and bombing planes.” Novelty. Elections tell us, day by day, That evolution’s here to stay; Informing us, in language pat, That what was “This” may turn to “That.” And ballots, as they swiftly fall Like cards, face up, will still recall That Time may frequently reveal New deals, and yet a new, new deal. “A drum major looks mighty hand- some,” said Uncle Eben. “It's hard to realize dat he ain't de feller dat is actually payin’ for de parade.” Immigration, Ballot And Dole Kindred Evils To the Editor of The Star: Mr. Ury's letter of October 22 is most interesting and every bit of it true. Our citizens should understand that these truths ought to convince us that the immigration laws should be strictly en- forced and that Congress should pass & law forbidding the vote to aliens. These aliens, many of them ignorant of our laws, are paid to vote as the buyer sug- gests. Many of them not naturalized, some having been here for 40 years or more, are now asking for naturalization papers: Why? To get on the dole! All voters, legal, should go to the polls and vote; not for party men, but for such as they believe would uphold the laws and, above all, the Constitution of their native land. The Constitution has been pronounced by able men of many countries the finest ever promulgated. There is no use talking about a third party. Parties are not made; they grow out of thd needs when the people such W. E. VILA, STAR, WASHINGTON, | assertion that it is a disgrace to die rich. | | It is also a disgrace to leave behind too | D. C, NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM Margaret Germond. SONNETS FROM THE PEKINESE; and Other Doggerel. By Burges Johnson. With Illustrations by Edwina., New York: The Macmillan Co. An innocent little Scotty, lounging on a spacious porch, bored perhaps by the utter tranquillity of his surroundings and longing for a bit of excitement, wel- comes with doggish glee the advent of a tiny feathered thing that hops about upon the lawn and chatters to his kindred clan. Surprise, action, pre- tense—natural characteristics of behavior in any smart pup—register in artistic, illustrative decorations the guileless sub- ject of these lines: “You may have thought a while ago, When that absurd cock-sparrow lit, And I walked toward it, stiff and slow, That maybe I was stalking it?—— Or fancied, when you saw me spring, I meant to catch the silly thing? I'm sorry it should so appear. Until T saw the creature rise, T scarcely knew a bird was near! T take these runs for exercise, But I am sure if I had wings I'd be ashamed to use the things.” “Dissimulation” is but one of the col- lection of delightful, humorous poems in this handsome edition of doggerel about dogdom by a man whose understanding of the canine family is profound and sympathetic. Another short poem, “My Little Dog and Me,” will win the heart of every man and boy who has ever owned a dog that left a trail of footprints on a polished floor and across a snowy coun- terpane: “My little dog knows just as much As lots of people do. He can't do sums er three times three Er read er write like you an’ me— But what's tlie use of sums and such, I never really knew. Of course he ain't a cherabim— He's playful as can be! He don't shut doors er wipe his feet, And maybe he’s not always neat; But people that don't care fer him Don't hafter care fer me.” Big dogs and little dogs, at play, at rest, in mischief, in meditation and in love are presented in picture and in verse with a knowledge and understanding that aims directly at the aflections of every human being who knows and loves dogs. The poems are largely the expressions of the dogs themselves concerning their joys and their tribulations und what they think of the humans who belong to them. Several of them give vent to the very decided opinion of the dog on the subject of cats, and others reveal the warm and wholesome response of mankind to the affection and integrity of this four- footed natural friend who offers his com- panionship to the higher realm of being. Each page of the volume is decorated and illustrated by Edwina, whose ex- traordinary genius for lifelike por- traiture of the canine species has made “Sinbad” and other nobles of dogdom welcome fireside guests in countless homes. * %k % ¥ An interesting and welcome addition to the “Golden Tales” series, which has included famous stories of “Our Amer- ica,” the “Old South,” “New England” and the “Prairie States,” is “Golden Tales of the Far West,” selected and edited by May Lamberton Becker and published by the house of Dodd, Mead & Co. of New York. These stories have been chosen from the works of renowned authors and, like their predecessgrs, have been compiled with the view of linking to the history of an America that is no longer in existence the colorful romance that characterized and was an elemental factor in the spirit of determination and unification which made possible an era in the development of America that has no comparison in the annals of civilization. Included in this volume are the authentic tales of the men and women who lived or knew them. Mark Twain, Joaquin Miller, Mary Austin, Owen Wis- ter. Frank Norris, Francis Bret Harte, Jack London and an imposing list of names of other writers whose narratives | have entertained and thrilled several generations of readers are represented in the collection. Each story is prefaced by a brief statement of the experience upon which the author based the funda- mental structure of his tale, and deco- rative chapter heads by Lois Lenski lend an additional atmospheric note to the whole. *x X X X Lieutenant Jimmie Rhodes of “Fyin; Cadet” fame appears again to delight his early admirers with new and daring exploits in the service of the United States Marines. In “Rhodes of the Leathernecks,” by Frederick Nelson Lit- ten, this intrepid young hero of the air encounters thrills aplenty during the lurid days of one of Haiti's periodic outbursts of revolution. Every second is filled with color and adventure for Lieutenant Jimmie, who witnesses great scenes at the famous pal- ace, works hard at training the black cadets and in maintaining law and order among the feverish natives, penetrates the lonely jungle, finds mysterious caves under the mountains and acquires many other new experiences on land and in the air as a member of that heroic body of men whose efficiency and courage are esteemed and respected throughout the world. The book is published by Dodd, Mead & Co. of. New York. * % X % Another publication from the Dodd, Mead house is Max Brand’s new story, “Rustlers of Beacon Creek,” a tale of the 0Old West when cattle rustling, gambling, drinking and killing prevailed and the big boss of the area was any man with suffieient bravado who could set himself up as the law of the land and dare the world at large to take issue with him. A mysterious young man of many names is the hero of this tale of adven- ture and excitement on the range of Colonel Pete Loring. In Wyoming the stranger was known as “Slippery,” in Texas they called him “Montana,” in Idaho he answered to the name “Texas.” After Colonel Pete hired him he became known in Beacon Creek as “The Lamb.” A queer “handle” indeed for a young man destined to create more excitement in Beacon Creek than had the gang of rustlers themselves during their reign of terror, and whose courage, ability and determination eventually brought about the elearing out of the thieves, crooks and murderers, instituted law and order and restored to Colonel Pete the pros- perity which honesty and good manage- ment merit. Of course, there is a heart- warming romance that hurdles many perilous traps and ends happily, just as all healthy, wholesome romances sh.ould. —_—a————— Now a Certainty. Prom the Kansas City Star. ‘When the W. P. A. directorship of New ‘York was created we suspected it was an undesirable job; when it was put upon Gen. Johnson we were almost sure. And now that it has been given to a Repub- lican, we're certain of it. . Trans-Pacific Laundry. From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. When trans-Pacific airmail service opens Californians ought to be gble to mmmmmonut WEDNESDAY, | ditn NOVEMBER 6, 1935. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL., A mild Autumn has brought the true bridal wreath in bloom again. Not as profusely, of course, as its early Spring blossoming, but plenty of little white flowers on all branches. A truly delightful sight to the garden- ing mind and heart, of which and whom no doubt this city boasts as many as any metropolis in the world. From the possessor of the large estate to the owner of a small window box, this has been a picturesque and particularly interesting Fall for all. Many flowering things have burst into some bloom. Faithful marigolds have “bloomed their heads off.” Ageratum is just begun to get into its stride. The near-drought of late Sum- mer held it back considerably. Although it is a lowly plant, its leaves are beautiful, and its fine small blue flowers very fine. As with so many plants, the best blos- soms come on weakly stalks. That is why withered, ill appearing plants, especially with ageratum and petunia, ought not to be discarded. If any must be thrown or given away, let it be the luxurious plant with too many leaves. . This is not always realized, especially by the beginning gardener, with the re- sult that borders are mainly leaves. It seems that many.plants cannot de- velop both flowers and leaves largely, but must do one or the other. If a plant runs to leaves, as the saying is, it is not likely to flower as profusely as other and less developed specimens. * X x % Autumn is a sort of gambling season. It may or may not be as interestirg & time as the average garden presents. ‘This is well to keep in mind, because many amateurs make a mistake, some seasons, of pulling up and destroying an- nual plants, especially while they still have weeks to run. Failure to cut off the flowers of certain things, such as the faithful feverfew, will lead to lack of a secondary blooming at this time, whereas if care is taken in this matter many fine flowers will be pre- sented to -the enthusiast long past the usual expectation. The common feverfew is one of the finer garden specimens. Its blooming during the Summer is really very spec- tacular, if the gardener has an eve to | the beauty of common effects. The flowers bloom a long time. They present their quiet loveliness day after | day. but that is not all. If the faded flowers are removed. and the stalks cut back somewhat, and the plants watered from time to time, they bloom again, provided the weather is mild. * *x ¥ % This is really worth looking forward to | and enjoying when the flowers come out again. One cannot say too much for the faithful marigolds, either. Their fine foliage and bright blossoms prevent many an otherwise bare border from looking through for the year. considered elegant, but somehow there is a real elegancy in the way this simple plant sprawls cver the borders into the grass. Instead of looking messy, as some plants do which so lean over their right- ful boundaries, marigolds have a pictur- esque way of doing it. They are like certain humans, who, despite plain faults, charm others simply by their existence. The famous “it” of the vernacular has been given altogether too much credit, it will seem. Many persons, of both sexes, possess the ability to give happi- ness to others simply through their presence. Usually these persons are super- healthy, and no doubt the rebound of their health is beauty to others. - Call it personal magnetism, or what one will, it is a definite factor. Among flowers the humble marigold has this floral appeal. It has a fine name, to begin with, and then its leaves and blossoms come to add to its charm. ‘We shall say nothing of its odor; still, there are many gardeners who admire it, and in recent years ambitious culturists have managed to take some of the “smell” out of them, so that their odor is more like the spice of the chrysanthe- mum. * x * * . Autumn sees work for the owner of a garden pool. If the water is not at least two feet deep, preferably 30 inches or more, it is best to remove the goldfish to indoor tanks, or even to tubs in the basement. It must be kept in mind that there is a distinct shock to the animals in chang- ing them from the outdoors to indoors, mostly because they must go into vastly smaller quarters. After they have been used to plenty of oxygen, gained mainly | because they have had many gallons of water per fish, they are plunged into a container in which they may not enjoy two quarts of water per fish. Great care should be taken in bringing | fish indoors. The water in which they are placed must be of exactly the same temperature as that from which they came. It is well not to feed them for several days, and thereafter only small amounts, if the feeding is done daily. Many persons advocate feeding during Winter (we speak of goldfish only) every other day, or even twice a week A fish, like a human, has a great deal more trouble accepting worse conditions than better environment. Fishes taken from the indoor aguarium to the pool veritably take to it “like duck to water,” but when the journev is the other way around they may not react well. If the pool is deep enough to Winter the fish in, at least the dead leaves should be removed, as the products dis- tilled out of them by immersion are inimical to fish life. One local enthusiast solved the problem by building a frame- work like a peaked roof, covered with small chicken wire. This caught almost all the leaves, and still gave the fishes plenty of sunshine and air. | the cold season clean and free from dead and decaying matter. It is a good plan | to give this care twice a year, at least. The verb “to sprawl” is not usually ' early Spring and late Fall. But do not take large specimens of goldfish into the | home; the smaller those removed to the i aquarium the betger chance they will have to be happy there. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. When President Roosevelt and Cana- Prime Minister Mackenzie King stretch their legs under the White House mahogany this week two Harvard old grads will get together. Their confabu- lation on Dominion-American trade and tariff matters is sure to be of chummy character on that account. The head of the new Liberal government at Otta- wa is thoroughly American-educated. After taking his degree in arts and law at the University of Toronto he pur- sued a post-graduate course as a fellow in political economy at the University | of Chicago. Later he was a fellow in polit- ical science at Harvard, won there a trav- | eling fellowship abroad and wound up as an AM. of Harvard in 1898 and a Ph. D. in 1909. Because of Mackenzie King's | outstanding intellectual attainments he was once offered a place on the Harvard faculty, but decided to devote himself to Canadian politics, in which he has been uninterruptedly active for the past 26 years, including two previous terms as | prime minister. He will be 61 years old in December, Xk No matter what the New Deal, the Supreme Court or the American people do to the Constitution of the United States, a magnificent repository for the original of that immortal document awaits it in the massive new National Archives Building, at Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues, There, in the im- pressive, high-domed exhibition hall on the Constitution avenue side, a stately shrine of bronze and glass is readv to hold both the Constitution and Declara- tion of Independence, which are now in | keeping of the Library of Congress. The hall was specially designed to become th~ permament resting place of Ameri- ca’s two most precious state papers. The shrine is to be flanked by huge mural paintings depicting the Constitutional Convention and the signing of the Dec- laration. They will be the work of artist Barry Faulkner. The Archives structure, destined to be one of the Na- tional Capital's meccas for visitors, especially students in historfcal research, is ready for occupancy, but will not actu- ally come into possession of the docu- mentary treasures eventually to be kept there until later in the year. These are now scattered over some 250 different spots throughout Washington. Archivist R. D. W. Connor plans to hold appropri- ate dedicatory ceremonies early in1936. An up-to-date touch in the Archives temple is a model motion picture theater for display of American historical films, to the collection and storage of Which special attention will be paid. * * *x X With New York State elections off his hands, Postmaster General Farley is ex- pected soon to give final consideration as to exactly when to lay down his cabi- net portfolio and devote himself ex- clusively to the job of electing President Roosevelt for a second term. Whether “Big Jim” will also relinquish the New York State chairmanship and concen- trate on his National Committee job has not yet been disclosed. Farley looks upon the renomination of Roosevelt and Gar- ner as the merest formality, with per- haps some convention fireworks set off by Gov. Talmadge of Georgia as the only opposition incident now in sight. 1t will, of course, get nowhere in & body of delegates utterly controlled in F. D. R.s interest. Belief increases that Frank C. Walker, former treasurer of the Demo- cratic National Committee and now di- rector of the division of applications and information of the Works Program, as well as head of the National Emergency Council, is slated to inherit the Post- master Generalship. * x % x No political speech since 1932 has been nwfl'::u with livelier interest than Gov. Landon’s address before the Ohio Cham- ber of Commerce in Cleveland today. It nce of the Mississippi since he pranced into the na- tional political limelight. Republican and Democratic leaders alike are anxious to take Landon’s measure 2nd get a line on his qualities as a speaker and campaigner. They are no less keen td learn his views on issues of the hour, especially agri- culture. Landon boosters are quietly rejoicing over the Nation-wide boom given the Governor by Work Relief Ad- ministrator Hopkins' attack. Nothing could have been better designed to bring | the Kansan's name before the public at a moment when it could do him most good politically. ok New Dealers, with “recovery and pros- perity” in prospect as their 1936 key- | note, are pointing with pride to the New York Times’ latest index of business ac- tivity, which has advanced to 91 per cent of an estimated normal. The figure is based on production of steel, electric | power, automobiles, cotton cloth and lumber, together with freight carload- ings. The new peak represents highest level reached at any time dur- ing the past five years, except for a Midsummer spurt in 1933. Probably the fly in the ointment from the Roose veltians’ standpoint is that business is on the upgrade, although denied the benefits of N. R. A. since last May. * %k * x Uncle Sam traditionally prides him- self upon being more of a hustler than John Bull. Our speed mania certainly doesn't apply to politics, as compared to British methods. On November 14 Great Britain will elect a new Parlia- ment, which will nominally hold office for five years, after a whirlwind cam- paign of barely three weeks. Inclusive of primaries, an American congressional and presidential contest, like the one just around the corner, lasts the better part of 10 months. e Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, canny Scotsman and British treasury expert, who is now in China helping the Nan- king government to unravel the mone- tary tangle caused by the United States’ silver policy, is well remembered in Washington. He was sent here a year and a half ago to conduct negotiations for readjustment of the British war debt. As the Chinese mainly blame America for theéir money troubles, Sir Frederick is in strategic position to turn a use- ful trick on Britain’s behalf. * x ¥ x With W. P. A. jobs still 2,000,000 short of the goal, the guess now is that the Hop- kins deadline for putting 3,500,000 per- sons to work will be set ahead from De- cember 1 to at least January 1, and possibly even deeper in the new year. Also there’s a sneaking -suspicion that the forthcoming budget will be found providing liberally in some form or other for continued aid to unemployed, despite President Roosevelt's determination to take the Government out of “the relief business.” That contingency is the prin- cipal bogey facing the administration in fulfillment of its desire for drastic Fed- eral retrenchment. (Copyright, 1935.) oo No Stellar Rivalry. Prom the Philadelpiria Inquirer. The assertion that it would take three years to boil water with heat from a star comes with a sense of relief to the gas and electric companies. ot —————— Ideal. From the Atlanta Journal. If a candidate were to announce as his platform, “I ain't promising nobody nothin’,” we'd get up early in the morn- ing to cast our vote for him. —_—————— Would Still Have Bill Days. ) Leader. mv?em:r:ll:’tmn'lg"m Calendar reform, as the prospect is remote that it would abolish the first of the month. | cause of their value. | who married Balzac shortly | died?—J. S. the ! | on the Sacramento River. | divisions—valley, foothill and mountain ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS By Frederic J. Haskin, A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Washing- ton Evening Stay Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing- ton, D.C. Please inclose stamp for reply, Q. How many people are in the postal service of the United States?—F. R. L. A. About 230,000. There are 45,686 post offices, 34488 rural routes, 11872 star routes, and 20,381 mail messenger routes. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, the mail of all kinds handled by the postal service amounted | to 4,503,356,307 pounds Q. Did Senator Huey Long make his long filibuster on the last day of Con- gress?—G. M. A. His filibuster which killed the third deficiency bill in the closing hours of the first session of the Seventy-fourth Con- gress lasted only about 5': hours. His record filibuster occurred on June 12-13, 1935, when he spoke for about 15z hours in opposition to legislation prolonging the N. R. A. Q. How long has the Salvation Army been known by that name?—L. F. A. It was founded in 1865 under the name of East London Mission, later changed to the Christian Mission. In 1878 the title of the Salvation Army was adopted. Q. How many distilleries are there in Kentucky?—M. C. A. The State has 49 Q. What is meant by a chained book? | —E. M. A. Books were formerly held by chains in university and cathedral libraries be- The earliest and latest examples in England were at Oxford in the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, respectively. Cambridge Uni- versity also chained its books, as did various English cathedrals and minsters. Chained books may be found in Holland at Enkhuizen and Zutphen; at Florence | in the Laurentian Library: in Nurnberg and at the Sorbonne in Paris, Q. What was the first college in the United States to admit Negroes as stue dents>—E. B A. Oberlin College, at Oberlin, Ohio. Q. How is nutmeg prepared?—H. D. L. A. To prepare the spice for market, the ripened flesk ruit is first removed. The crimson pul seed envelope is stripped off and dri and the seeds, still inclosed in shefly coverings are dried slowly are finally freed of the shell and sorted, the larger kernels being sold whole, and the inferior ones being ground to make oil of mace or nutmeg butter. A nearly colorless essen- | tial oil is obtained by distillation. Especially a new pool should go into | =% Q. Has the Bible been preached in all the world?>—V. A. A. It has not. There are many parts of the interior of Asia, of Africa, and in the far north where there has not been any preaching of the gospel message. did Russia stop fighting in the World War? Q. When against Germany —M. R. A. The first Russian revolution during the World War took place in March, 1917, and this marks the beginning of ! the end of Russia fighting as one of | the alilies, The Kerensky government continued more or less desultory opera= tions, but by August it was evident the end was not far off. The actual armistice was signed in December, 1917. This ended Russia fighting as one of the allies. Fighting continued between the Red Army and the White Army in Russia and Siberia, France, Great Britain, the United States and Japan sending troops into Russia to aid the White Army. Q. What is the name of the woman before he death Polish whom A. A few months before his the French novelist married a countess, Evelina Hanska, with he had corresponded for 18 years. Q. Is there another name for the dulcimer?—L. B. A. That musical instrument is some- times called a cembalo. Q. Please give some information about the Maidu Indians—E. H. B. A. This is a group of small tribes in California, belonging to the Pen-Utian linguistic family, and formerly located Of the three tribes—the valley Indians were the most prosperous and culturally developed. Originally numbering betw.-en 8.000 and 10,000, there are now perhaps 1.000, living chiefly at the Round Valley Reservation, Calif. Q. Will the yolks of all the eggs laid by one hen be the same color?>—D. M. A. They will vary if the hen's feed varies. Yellow corn and enough green feed will produce deep yellow yolks, | while white corn and a limited amount of green feed produces light yellow yolks. Q. Why was Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” so called?>—K. B. A. The name of the play has no obvious connection with the story. Prob- ably it was intended merely to convey that the comedy was suited for pro- duction on Twelfth Night, a feast set apart for mirth and revels. Possibly it was especially intended for production on the twelfth night of 1602. Q. Please give a short biography of Nijinsky —D. M. g A. Vaslav Nijinsky, famous Russian dancer, was born at Warsaw in 1892. Trained in the Russian Imperial Ballet School at St. Petersburg (Leningrad), he later jofed Diaghilev's Ballet Russe. His most famous creations are “The Spectre of the Rose,” “Petrushka,” “Car- nival,” “Les Sylphides,” and “The After- noon of a Faun.” His career was cut short by a mental breakdown. ——————————— A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton oot Midlife Power I clearly see each step I take. Self-chosen every move I make. Through with dependence of raw youtn, I stand alone and deal with truth. The fortune-building years are mine, Galvanic, crucial, battling—fine, What inspiration comes to me From art or from philosophy T analyze and understand Before it quickens brain or hand. The soul of man in midlife hour Is moved by clarity to power. The chosen things in this, my span, Are mine to hold from every man. Goals long desired, long in sight, Are now achieved thru force and right, I come into mi'::rdr: at ln;'.l: A My my , my life—} s 3