Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1936, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY_____________ June 24, 1936 THEODORE W. NOYES..........Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company. Business Office: 11th St and Pennsylvania Ave w 0 Ei 2nd 8t ce: 110 East 42 ke Michigan Building ent St London Ensiand. Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Edition enips hd Sunde (w) 4 Sundays) - B e The Sunday Star.. --60c per montd Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia. All Other States and Canada. ily and Sund: 1 yr. $12.00: 1 mo. $1.00 lflx only_ . yr. $8.00: 1 mo.. 75¢ ay only=ZZZZ71 yr. $500: 1 mo. 60c Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exciusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this 4Per, and also the local news published herein Tights of publica: On of special dispatches ereir, are also reserved. i Barkley vs. Barkley. Coming from Senator Barkley of Ken- tucky, the Democratic keynoter, these statements strike a resounding chord: The cost of Government in the United Btates has increased out of all propor- tion to the needs of the people, or to the benefits received by them. Shall we pay service to economy, or shall we abolish every unnecessary office, every useless commission, every re- dundant bureau that has been estab- lished * * * and lift from the backs of the American people that intolerable and unbearable load which weighs them down today until they can scarcely look the sun in the face? We shall reduce the constantly fn- creasing burdens of extravagance in Government by the elimination of all unnecessary and unproductive activities which have grown up without precedent in the history of the world. This Government of ours is the peo- ple’s Government. The Constitution is their Constitution. It is not a wholesome thing to have eight or ten million men and women un- able to procure labor from which to sup- port themselves and their families in a Nation which has boasted of its supreme wealth.” What makes these words more striking now than when they were delivered by Benator Barkley in his keynote speech four years ago in Chicago is that they represent an epitome of some of the issues on which the Republicans now go forth to battle. They were hurled by Senator Barkley in 1932 as part of his keynote challenge to the Hoover regime. Two weeks ago they were used, in phraseology only slightly changed, as a challenge thrown by the Republican gladiators to the Democrats. Few bet- ter examples exist of the pot and kettle polemics of keynoting. But Senator Barkley makes a neat Job, in his keynote delivered last night, of answering his own criticism. The Senator Barkley of 1936 grabs the Sen- ator Barkley of 1932 and gives him the trouncing of his life, doing it after a fashion that should bring blushes to Senator Steiwer, the Republican key- noter, over his own inadequacies. The Senator answers himself, in the matter of the cost of Government, by showing that a healthy percentage of the money spent on recovery will eventually be returned to the United Btates Treasury from agencies that bor- rowed from Uncle Sam because they were powerless to borrow elsewhere, and that expenditures, instead of being com- pared with those of the “twelve long years” from Harding through Hoover, are to be compared with those of the World War period, one difference being that the United States was spending billions in destructive effort during the war, while the billions spent under Roosevelt have been for constructive use. In replying to the Barkley of 1932 on the Constitution the Barkley of 1936 points out that the Constitution is in- terpreted by members of a Supreme Court who may differ among themselves as to the interpretation, and that diffi- culties with the Constitution and its in- terpretation have dogged the steps of other great Presidents, from Jefferson down ' through Roosevelt. As for the eight or ten million persons out of work, they have been kept from starvation, even if their jobs are still lacking. The Senator has delivered a highly orthodox and rather impressive keynote speech. After the fashion of politics, all the ills of this part of the world are traceable to the twelve long years of Republican administration. All the hope and progress are attributed to the present administration. Four years 8go it was Paradise lost. Now it is Paradise regained—or nearly S0—just lacking, one may believe, four more years of a Democratic administration to re- move all doubts. ———————__ Faith in the United States Supreme Court is so strong that there can be little serious approval of any efforts to persuade it to commit hara-kiri. Amer- fcan opinion will never regard any thought of terminating its vitality until the Supreme Court itself handed down an opinion indorsing such a course. This would create a study in paradox worthy of W. 8. Gilbert himself. The Weekly Pass. In its comments upon the application of the Capital Transit Company for a revision of its fare structure, recently filed with the Public Utilities Commis- sion, The Star inadvertently stated that the company proposes to abolish the weekly pass, which has been a popular feature of the system for a number of months. This was not correct. The proposal of the company is to abolish the one-dollar pass and to continue the system of selling weekly passes for the uniform rate of $1.25, good on all the car and bus lines in the District. Passes at the higher rate have hereto- fore been sold, good upon both District r and suburban feeder lines and upon some of the consolidated lines in the District. It has been pointed out, in behalf of the company's proposal, that the use of the weekly pass has grown to such an extent that the patrons ride an average of more than thirty times on each dollar pass, which indicates an average of three and a third cents, or, if transfer rides are taken into account, an average of four and a half cents. It is also stated that a considerable increase in the service was necessary to accommo- date the greater number of car riders who took advantage of the pass system at the dollar rate. The question before the Rapid Transit Commission, which it will consider thor- oughly before acting, is whether the present general fare structure is equitable to the transit company and to the riding public. The additional question of one- man cars is involved.” With the complete unification of the transit lines, recently effected, this question should undoubt- edly be reviewed. The transit company has made its proposals, the commission will take them under study and an equitable decision will doubtless be ren- dered only after a thorough.examina- tion of all the factors—cost of service, efficiency of service, requirements for maintenance and development and, above all, the establishment of a uniform standard of equipment, so far as that is possible under the conditions resultant from the successive steps toward unifica- tion. The Dardanelles. While' the League of Nations prepares to grapple with the abolition of sanctions against Italy, Europe has come to grips with another issue likely to have no less profound effect. A conference has been convened at Montreux, Switzerland, to discuss Turkey's request for permission to refortify the Dardanelles and hence- forth exercise exclusive control over the Straits. The Turks have gone about the business of revising conditions essential to their commerce and national defense in a way that commands general ad- miration. To accomplish their purpose, they seek annulment of the Lausanne treaty of 1923. Instead of brazenly de- nouncing that pact, along lines pursued, respectively, by Japan, Germany and Italy in contemporary times, the Turks have moved in a way that accords punctilious respect for international covenants. The appreciation evoked by these tactics heralds the almost certain acquiescence of the Lausanne signatories in the Ankara government's program. The plan submitted by the Turks com- prehends four principal points: (1) Com- plete freedom of passage through the Dardanelles for commercial shipping; (2) termination of demilitarization re- strictions; (3) limitation of warship ton- nage of any one nation passing into the Black Sea to 14.000 tons and total simultaneous tonnage of all powers to 28,000 tons, and (4) prohibition of the passage of submarines. Turkey would maintain freedom of passage for com- merce in peace time and in war time when Turkey is neutral; also for neu- trals when Turkey is a belligerent, “pro- vided their ships do not aid the enemy.” Anticipated Soviet insistence upon the right to move warships and war ma- terial through the Straits, in view of the new Franco-Soviet mutual defense pact, is the feature that contains the most far-reaching possibilities. It may seri- ously affect both German and Itallan foreign policy. Having become the Soviet's ally, Turkey is prepared to give Russia virtually unlimited freedom to send warships from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, but would restrict the rights of other nations to send warcraft to the Black Sea. The British are critical of this preferential treat- ment, of Russia. Mussolini serves notice that any decisions taken at Montreux without his consent will not be accepted at Rome. Italy’s Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea, which have been forti- fled and converted into strong naval and airplane bases, more or less dominate the area abutting the Dardanelles. ‘Turkey’s underlying reason for desiring to alter the position at the Straits is the wish to be able to defend herself. In light of recent history in Asia and Africa, she feels she can no longer de- pend upon security guarantees by out- side powers. As the Turks cherish no aggressive designs in the region of the Dardanelles, seeking only to safeguard vital defensive requirements, the chances all favor the eventual approval of the new deal which they propose. e Not content with “walking out,” Al Smith decided on a parade to include some national headliners. The five emi- nent Democrats who are non-partie- ipants in the nomination ceremonials at Philadelphia are suddenly as promi- nent as the Dionne quints and far more serious in their view of life and its responsibilities. -0 Young people are still sent to Europe to study in order, perhaps, that in con- templating economical developments they may start out candidly by learning the worst. White House Children. There were children in the White House in Abraham Lincoln's time and also in that of Theodore Roosevelt. The Taft and the Coolidge youngsters like- wise were there in the administrations of their respective fathers. However, it does not often happen that small boys and girls inhabit the Executive Man- sion. The cases cited have been the exceptions rather than the rule. But Franklin D. Roosevelt has had his little granddaughter and grandsons, Eleanor and Curtis Dall and William Donner Roosevelt, for company, and it is understood that he has enjoyed their companionship in such moments of re- laxation as he could spare from the “three long years” about which his political foes so mournfully complain. Yet it may be expected that the junior contingent will play a still larger part in the White House story if Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, Republican nominee, is elected November 3. He would bring A with him to Washington the lovely and gracious subdeb daughter of his first marriage, known to Cleveland as Miss Peggy Anne; and her appearance doubt- less would signify parties colorful to a degree unknown in the experience of the present younger generation. More- over, he would be accompanied by Nancy Jo, aged four, and John Cobb, aged two— his children by his second wife, the reigning First Lady of “the typical prairie State,” whuse symbol is the bright and friendly sunflower. Americans in general like the idea of real family life at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. . Scampering feet and turbulent laughter, it seems, are not out of place in the home of a chosen leader of the people. Correspondents remember with pleasure the influence exercised by Her- bert Hoover's grandchildren when they came at Christmastide to light a smile in his sad countenance, There was a heal- ing quality in their presence for which everybody was glad. Cautious Mr. Farley. Whatever the ills of overconfidence, none of them has ever bothered Chair- man Farley. He has followed the happy custom of claiming everything, leaving the doubting to others. So his speech opening the convention at Philadelphia yesterday was in one respect notable. He admitted that “confidence in the outcome” of the next election “is not enough.” Coming from the lips of a Farley, that statement would constitute what other men might call a grave warn- ing. It must have caused considerable shaking of heads on the part of those who have made a study of Mr. Farley's past performances in exercising his per- sonal rights of political eminent domain. There was one other reference in Mr. Farley's speech which will doubtiess cause some comment. After presenting the committee’s recommendations of tempo- rary officers to the convention, he said: “I shall relapse into my status as a delegate from the State of New York.” How complete will be this relapse, and how long will it last? As Postmaster General, as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and as chairman of the New York State Democratic Com- mittee, a relapse to the status of “a delegate from the State of New York” is, indeed, quite a relapse. To the friends of Jim Farley, his quick and complete recovery, after this relapse, might be re- garded as a fairly sefe bet. Mr. Farley does not relapse often, or for long. . A new star discovered by an Ohio astronomer has needed nearly 3,000 years for its light to reach the earth. Com- puting the speed of light at 186,400 miles per second, politicians who weary of the big figures involved in tax calcula- tions can take to astronomy for a change. ————eee Philadelphia paid enough for the Far- ley-Roosevelt meeting to demand a show that will present some elements of con- test. In discussing even matters of climate there is not much satisfaction in limit- ing the conversation to last. year's weather report. — e Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Present. Astronomers explore the sky, Each with wise, inquiring eye, And gravely some of them declare, “Men like ourselves reside up there. “Men like ourselves, with hopes and fears, Counting the seasons and the years, Pleading for happiness and life, And wasting both in hate and strife.” So why should I attempt to trace These explorations into space, Since this small planet where I live Holds all that other orbs can give? It is enough, as best we may, To serve our present place and day, In gratitude a world to know Where children laugh and flowers grow. Jud Tunkins says it is the recognized thing for a man who wants office to let his friends make promises for him and then leave him to guess what be- came of them in case the luck failed to break his way. Criticism. I know a man with smile so prim Who gives the closest heed To everything you say to him, And murmurs, “Yes, indeed!” I know another who will shout In contradiction strong, No matter what you talk about, And say, “Here’s where you're wrong!” I like the “yessing” man; and yet In candor I admit It's from the other that I get The greater benefit. “Deception is powerful,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “because men when they discover that they have been led into error are likely to be too proud to admit it.” Comedy and Pathos. “A man looks comical when he pro- poses.” “Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “He's fortunate if he can let it go at that and not look pathetic after he is mar- ried.” Human Wishing. A pirate or a circus clown I pictured in my boyhood days As offering the best renown That could reward maturer ways. How often are life’s later years With gratitude sincerely thrilled That stifles our regrets and fears For the ambitions unfulfilled! “It doan allus pay to put on too much style,” said Uncle Eben; “de dog dat has a blue ribbon ‘roun’ his neck is de one dat’s mos’ likely to git stole n de hope of er rewahd.” r n WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936 THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM BY MARGARET GERMOND. BEOWULF. By Ernest Lewis. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Beowulf is a dog with a record for brain work, physical performance and loyal companionship that may well be the envy of most of the members of the human branch of the animal king- dom. Not becauSe the majority of the race lacks the capacity for heroic sacri- fice when the occasion demands it, but perhaps because the ills and misfortunes which beset mankind and his world have become too commonplace to permit the development of sensitiveness to the point of complete forgetfulness of self in his service for others. In every good dog story there is something that touches a responsive chord in the hearts of men and makes for a better understanding of the essential qualities of sympathy and faith from which all hope for happiness springs. For the dog has much to teach the higher order of the planet’s inhabitants. It may be that in the canine group there is a subconscious knowledge of this fact, and that in it lies the reason for the adoption by the dog. alone of the entire animal kingdom, of man as master and friend. % ¥ %k % Beowulf is an Alsatian, trained to do German frontier guard duty against drug smugglers. He has a noteworthy record of service with Victor Mourad, the guardsman who is his master. But on a cold night in January a smuggler gets the better of Mourad and Beowulf, who has been trained to capture and not to slay, holds his prisoner for hours but gives up when constantly repeated calls to his master fail to bring a response. Anxiety for Mourad leads him to in- vestigate, and finding his master dead he keeps watch until the change of guards brings help. No one knows how Mourad met his death, and Beowulf cannot tell what happened. It is piain, however, that the dog failed to keep the criminal a prisoner, and without know- ing why he thus failed his service on guard duty comes to an end. An Englishman, knowing little about anything and less about dogs, buys Beowulf for no reason except that he 1s a_handsome beast, and ships him to England. Homesick and heartsick for his master, and schooled to avoid the friendly overtures of strangers, the dog is not easily adaptable and the English- man is entirely unfit to be the owner of any dog, much less the sensitive Beowulf. In addition to his alienation from everything with which he is familiar, his isolation becomes complete when his new master changes his name to “Sandy.” The Englishman takes the dog on a walking trip through the sheep country and there, by good fortune, man and dog make the acquaintance of Alan Stuart, the parson at Stonethwaite. Alan becomes interested in the dog and tries to give Beowulf's owner some knowledge of the sensitive nature and the remark- able skill of the Alsatian breed. Lever- son. however, is not interested in the dog’s fine qualities, and has no appre- ciation of the fact that Beowulf's knowl- edge of the spoken word is limited to German. Having been trained to attack or kill only upon order, Beowulf is not a menace in the sheep country. but Lever- son, in a sporting mood, orders him to go after a small animal. The dog nat- urally obeys, but the consequences cause his master to turn yellow and flee. Deserted and homeless, Beowulf does the only thing possible for a dog to do. He shuns humans, takes to the crags and woods, and at night kills for food. He is' seen and recognized as the English- man’s dog and for weeks he is sought by herders. The killing continues and posses are formed to catch and slay the dog. Alan Stuart joining in the hunt, * X *x % It is Alan who finally gets a good aim at Beowulf and shoots. The dog topples over the crags and his would-be slayer climbs down to make sure that he is dead. Alan loves dogs, however, and Beowulf is not dead but badly injured. He takes him home, summons medical attention, nurses and feeds him and finally wins the dog's confidence and affection. He then teaches Beowulf English and they become companions and hunters. The dog develops new capacities at a remarkable rate and his devotion to his new master is absolute. Then Alan has an accident which leaves him totally blind. He believes that Beowulf can be educated to serve him and he tries to do the job himself. But the dog's earlier training has been to walk beside his master and not to lead him, and also, he cannot understand why the light has gone from Alan's eyes or why he moves so uncertainly, Know- ing that something is terribly wrong, Beowulf tries hard to be helpful, but it is not easy to know what it is that Alan wants him to do. Eventually the blind man seeks to have Beowulf entered in the training school in France. The dog is shipped and his training begun, but he has no heart for his new work and no love for his trainer. This time he must master French. He learns quickly and obeys without protest. but his spirit is dead. His schooling finished, he is re- ported to Alan as being ready. but not altogether satisfactory. But what the trainers did not know was that the dog was not unwilling but heartsick. Alan and Beowulf return to the par- sonage and their beloved English coun- tryside and the story of their strolls and hikes, and the heroic performances in the saving of life which only a blind man and a trained dog could possibly accomplish make a story that warms the blood and captivates the spirit. It climaxes in a night of drama on a blizzard-enshrouded mountain, when both man and dog face death as an unavoidable accident turns near-success into near-tragedy. But what comes of this accident and what the extraordinary performance of Beowulf was on this night of drama is for the reader alone to appreciate and to remember. No one who becomes acquainted with Beowulf can lay the book aside without having acquired something beyond the mere story of a dog. If by chance there should be among those who read some who do not know or like dogs, they will have learned many interesting things about them- selves as well as about the loyal affection and companionship and understanding which this four-footed friend has to offer. And for those to whom the dog is an object of devotion and apprecia- tion there is the joy of a genuine story, filled with many events,which actually happened, told by a man whose knowl- edge and understanding of the dog is thorough and sympathetic. Mr. Lewis is the author of “Beth, A Sheep Dog,” and also of “The High Mettled Racer,” the thrilling story of a famous race horse as told by himself. The present story gives a graphic pic- ture of the work of dogs on the fells in hunting and in the management of sheep, and also of the highly skilled work of training the Alsatians as guides to the blind. It is an interesting and informative accompaniment to the stir- ring story of Beowulf, s Sitting in the dark is not confined altogether to the amorous, but is enjoyed by most sensible persons in the Summer. There is a charm to it not known at any other time of year. It is a good country-town custom which still lingers in the city. Thousands of city people are “small town,” although perhaps they do mnot recognize themselves as such. They keep tight hold on many of the customs of their ancestors. Among them this practice of watching the night come on is one of the most pleasant, being as it is partly a thing of the present and partly a thing of the past. No person who comes to the city from a less populous place can forget his past; he does not want to, but is glad to keep burnished his memories, sure in their possession, rejoicing that he does not forget. * K k¥ A certain physical quietude, and a mind at ease, are among the necessary concomitants for successful sitting in the dark. It is here as with sleep, it is impos- sible to be happy at it unless the mind is free from dark care and the body perfectly comfortable. Granted these precious assets, even the poorest person can get pleasure out of sitting in the dark after a good supper. The latter is preferably small these days and nights. Darkness costs nothing. It is rather the reverse which runs up the bill. Let there be light, of course, but re- member the darkness is {ree. e Darkness in Summer is just a bit cooler, too, as most persons have dis- covered. Not only is the heat of the electric bulb just so much heat that is not wanted, but the sight of the light is mentally perturbing. It gives an idea of heat which is often more heating than the thing itself. Especially in the suburban areas it is the fashionable thing to keep lights out. ‘There the folks sit around, watching the daylight die. This is the drama that never grows old to the seeing eye and understanding heart. There is here nothing of the sensa- tional, but simply the glorious everyday. The little birds in the trees under- stand it. and the squirrels in their nests, but not all of humanity. It is reserved for those who are willing to take their time. * ¥ % ¥ Impatience is a vice of this age. We are in such a hurry to get nowhere that we rush hither and yon at every op- portunity. The rushing temperament probably sees nothing to sitting in the dark. “Owlish,” it says. But owls have a great deal of good in them, after all. And sitting in the dark does not make one an owl, after all. Dark sitting, for the plain purposes of resting, and watching the gradual dis- appearance of the light, is somethinz to be commended especially to restless souls. It will come easily enough to the quiet-minded, but as something of a task at first to the impatient, all those persons who believe without questioning the modern juvenile idea of *“going places and seeing things.” * ‘That this is a habit which grows upon one, like all habits, may be seen in any suburban community these nights. Go down any street and you would | ful popular saying has it. think nine-tenshs of the population away for the evening. Not so! Nine-tenths of the people are at home, where they belong, enjoying life, missing the jolts of the public vehicles, the rank odors of gasoline, the heat and roar of the streets. They are at home, enjoying the cool of the evening, the comfortable friend- ships of those they know and love best. Old dog Fido stretches out on the lawn. There are soft chirps of birds which hate to go to bed, but go to bed they do, protesting gently in musical tones from time to time. There are crickets chirping, the sounds of a radio some place, the drone of talk, the inner comfort of a cool drink. * % ok x Above all is the spectacle so old yet ever new, the magic change of light into darkness, old when Akhnaton watched it, new when Cheops was a lad, old for the youngest today, new for the oldest in the garden, or on the sun porch, or the open porch, or the terrace in front or behind the house. “Out of darkness, light,” said the noble motto, but here in the twilight the idea is reversed. Now it reads: “Out of light, darkness.” This is the fateful hour, not when witches appear, but simply when light gradually gives place to darkness. Motion pictures can give the spectator this in a few seconds, but it is crudely done, after all, compared with this per- fect interchange, gradual tempering of light with darkness, slow-motion change from the positive element to the nega- tive, darkness. Out of darkness, light, sald the ancients, because that was the more dramatic change, but every evening Nature gives us the other phase of the | . Honored Glory eternal drama, which goes on just the same, whether any individual or any group of individuals watches it or not. * x x % And then if you want lamps to look bright and sparkling; no matter whether meter tests show the current below par or not, keep them off until well after complete darkness has come. ‘What brightness, then, after they are turned on! It is by such simple means that life is made happier, not so much by great events which happen just a few times, or perhaps never, in any life. The man or woman who is able to make small daily events. such as waiting for darkness before turning on lights, a part of the daily life, who has given some thought to such matters and seen them good, is in the position of a ring- | side spectator at the big fight. He misses nothing that goes on, and does not get in the crowd and surge to get out the gates, but permits the rest of the crowd to jam, while he brings up the rear. He is not in a hurry, but takes it easy, and gets out finall a few minutes behind the rest, but in | good shape. Sitting in the dark brings with it a certain good vacancy of mind which is excellent. in view of the complexity of modern life. inety-five per cent of our risk is moral,” says the accident insur- ance man to you, after you have been injured while riding in a bus. You are viewed with suspicion. even before you sign up, and if you do. there is no risk at all, no suspicion. no nothing, as the ungrammatical but force- Nothing, that is. except beauty, peace and the music of the birdies in the trees, saying their last good nights to each other. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Despite Democratic zeal in minimizing the Smith-Ely-Colby-Reed-Cohalan re- volt against President Roosevelt and the New Deal, the “quintuplet” manifesto has undoubtedly jarred the party high command. It would have been a joit in any event. Coming on the heels of the Lemke third party threat, it is ac- companied by augmented possibilities of peril and woe. Chairman Farleyv and his co-optimists can hardly escape reck- oning with the prospect that the cross- fire to which the Democrats are now subjected from both their right and left flanks may cause the loss of sufficient strength at least to endanger F. D. R.’s situation in certain communities where hitherto it has ranked as unassailable. Estimates vary widely as to just what the Smith and Lemke developments may mean in terms of actual votes. Some au- thorities think the number is altogether negligible. Others say it might be just big enough to have balance of power importance. Views are divergent, too, as to whether a coalition of Lemke, Coughlin, Townsend and Huey Longite forces would damage Roosevelt or Lan- don more. Should the third ticket cut heavily into the agricultural vote, the New Deal would be hit in a vital spot, for it is on holding the farming West intact that the President’s re-election hopes largely rest. * & £ & Notably missing among the sponsors of the Philadelphia schism are “consti« tutional” Democrats like John W. Davis, Newton D. Baker, Bernard M. Baruch and Lewis W. Douglas, to mention only a few of the eminent. Their absence buoys up the Rooseveltian belief that the walk-takers by no means embrace all prominent Democrats who do not go along with the New Deal in every respect. Another significant feature noted by party regulars is the failure of the protest to bracket the name of Woodrow Wilson with those of Jefferson, Jackson and Cleveland as Democratic patron saints, It would hardly have been possible for ex-Senator Jim Reed to sign a document that eulogized the World War President. But Wilsonians are not likely to develop any enthusiasm for a ‘movement that so conspicuously ignores their hero’s place among the party immortals. * X %k x Nobody expects Philadelphia’s great galaxy of administration-controlled dele- gates to be influenced to any effective degree by the Smith revolt. The only untoward possibility, from the stand- point of the convention bosses, is that some delegate, either the ex-Governor himself or another, might bring up the manifesto from the floor. That could lead to demonstrations in the galleries and an explosion that would mar the picture of brotherly love and unalloyed harmony which the New Dealers are intent upon having the conclave present, especially to the Nation-wide radio au- dience. Quaker City Democrats have always been partial to Smith. Between them.and Philadelphia Republicans in the bleachers, it might be possible to stage a tempestuous tribute to the hero of the sidewalks of New York. * X X ¥ Late events have probably impelled President Roosevelt to alter in important respects the general character of his renomination speech of acceptance. Until this week’s thunder on port and starboard, the speech was expected to be confined for the most part to a recital of New Deal achievements in the flelds of recovery, relief and reform, with sn 0 outline of administration plans for con- tinued effort in cardinal directions. Now, most authorities are convinced. Mr. Roosevelt faces the strategic necessity of detouring, at least to the extent of de- voting himself with some emphasis to rebuttal of the charges hurled at his regime by the Lemke and Smith “move- ments.” The hour is ripe for a rip- snorting Rooseveltian blast. Indica- tions are not lacking that Saturday night's broadcast to “my friends” measure up to that description. x k% x ‘There are disquieting harbingers that 1936 will be a campaign of puns. Sena- tor Pittman, Democrat, of Nevada says that “the Republican Landon machine already has Knox in it.” To Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan is attributed the quip that the pro-New Deal Good Neighbor League, whose head is Dr. Stanley High, “creates a new high in political boondoggling.” 1Is there something prophetic in F. D. R.'s notifi- cation at “Franklin” Field? * ok % x Two prominent figures at the Phila- delphia convention, Senator Barkley of Kentucky. the keynoter, and Senator Wheeler of Montana, are booked to sail for Europe on Saturday, June 27, as members of the American delegation to the thirty-second conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at Budapest, which will be in session from July 3 to 8. A third member of the delegation is Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah. House members are Democratic Repre- sentatives Richardson of Pennsylvania, Castellow of Georgia and McMillan of South Carolina. The permanent execu- tive secretary of the American group of the union, Arthur Deerin Call of Wash- ington, is attending his fifteenth suc- cessive conference of the organization. ‘The Budapest meeting will consider in- ternational commercial arbitration, un- employment, collective migration and parliamentary control of public finance. Forty-one different Parliaments will be represented. * ok ok % Among outstanding 1936 Democratic objectives is the victory of Gov. Brann over Senator Wallace H White, jr., at the Maine senatorial election in Septem- ber. Attributing more importance than ever to the “as Maine goes” slogan, New Dealers are bent upon making a show- ing in the Pine Tree State two months ahead of the national poll in November that will be of moral value for the Roosevelt-Garner ticket and for Demo- cratic candidates of high and low degree everywhere. Roosevelt lost Maine in 1932 by 38,000 votes, but Brann carried it that year for Governor by a plurality of 3,000, while Senator Hale, Republican, scraped through to re-election in 1934 by a bare margin of 1,200. The Brann-White duel will be one of the fiercest political fights experienced down East in many a day. * X Xk X Hugh R. Wilson, American Minister to Switzerland and close observer of events at the League of Nations, has been in Washington during the past week, at the outset of his annual leave on home grounds. He was able to bring President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull up to the minute on critical conditions at Geneva in the wake of the League’s struggle to retain a semblance of internatianal prestige after the buffetings it suffered in the Italo-Ethiopian mess. Arthur Sweetser, the American long associated with the League secretariat, is also & recent arrival in this country. (Copyright. 1936.) only | will | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Please. inclos= stamp for reply. Q. If no one holds a winning ticket on a daily double at a race track, what is done Pwnh the money that was wagered? ~R. F. A. As a general rule, the pool fs di- vided equally between those having tickets, including the winner of the first half of race of the daily double, and those having tickets on the second. The rules governing the daily double are printed on the racing program. Q. How many Presidents of the United States had been Vice Presidents?>—B. B, A. Nine—Presidents Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson, Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt and Coolidge. Q. How wide is the Indianapolis Speed« way track, and how many degrees is it banked on the turns?>—R. F. J A. The Speedway track is 52 feet wids on the straightaways and 60 feet wide on the turns. The banking on the turns is 16 degrees 40 minutes. Q. Who gave the first marcel wave? —G. F. A. The late Francois Marcel Grateau of France, who invented this hair-wav- ing process in 1872. Q. What is inscribed on the grave stones of unknown American soldier. who are buried abroad?—H. M A. The epitaph reads, “Here R in an American So! Known but to God.” Q. Where were pretzels first made i this country?—A. G. B A. In Lititz, Pa. Back in 1310 a Ger- man vagrant visited that little town imparted to a baker, in return for 1 nesses, the secret of making and baki the cake that became known as bretzel and, within the last 25 year: pretzel. It was instantly popular. and in the following years many bakerie sprang up in Lititz to take care of ihc demand. Q. What is exogamy?—L. L. A. This is the name given to a custor prevailing among certain primitive by which a man is forbidd within his own tribe or totem gro Q. How many frog legs are eaten this country in a year?—N. K y 1 catch is supposed to 1 orhood of a million irug d mean two million legs. Q. What year was the Bell Witch sup- posed to appear?’—G. R. M. A. The story runs that the fury of the Bell Witch abated somewhat after thr death of John Bell in 1820 and it finall left in the Sring of 1821, only to returiu in 1828 for a short period. It was las seen by John Bell, jr, in that year. a the prophecy was made to him that | witch would return in 107 years, w | Rt o Here, in the garden, or o the porch, | Would have been in 1935. Q. Why does bluing whiten clothes? —B. R. A. Blue is used to correct the ve. ish tint in white clothes, becaus and yellow are complementary and when mixed produce white, blu colors Q. Please give a biography of Ted Cook, the columnist—E. C. R. A. Proctor Fyffe (Ted) Cook was born at Pontiac, Ill, October 16, 1881. He was a student at the University of Wash- ington and has worked on the Tacoma Ledger, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Times and Star. From 1920-1923 he wa managing editor of the Los Angele Record and in 1923-4 editor in chiei Mr. Cook is married and has two chil- dren. His home is at Laguna Beaci Calif. . Q. How long does it take to climb th Jungfrau?>—M. P. A. This Swiss mountain peak ricc 13,669 feet. It can be climbed from ih Great Aletsch Glacier in about six hour. Q. When was the Kellogg-Briand pact signed?—B. S. A. This pact, also referred to as th multilateral treaty for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy, was signed by most of the nation of the world. Fifteen signed in Par August 27, 1928. These were the United States, Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, Ne Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free State, India, Italy, Japan, Poland and Czecho- slovakia. Q. What is fever bush?—F. P. R. A. Tt is a shrub, common in the North- ern United States, growing from 4 to 1, feet high. The bark is aromatic and » decoction is used as a stignulant in fever. The berries are bright scarlet in Autumi and occasionally have been used as substitute for allspice. The shrub sometimes called spicebush and wild allspice. Q. How does Jupiter compare with the other planets in size?—T. O. A. Tts mass is nearly three times that of all the other planets combined. Its mean diameter -is about 86,500 miles. Q. What was the chief factory for ordnance within the Confederacy?—S. M. A. The Tredegard Iron Works of Rich mond, Va. Q. How long was St. Petersburg called Petrograd?—R. V. A. For 10 years, from 1914 to 1924, when it was renamed Leningrad. R Scrapping the Treaty Again. From the Indianapolis News. The British, it is reported, are pree paring to scrap the naval treaty of 1930, which, in the course of time, will no doubt get used to being scrapped® oo A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamiltan Beyond Tears. The child, joyous with every morn awaking, Is quick to cry when a new toy is broken. The grown child, with their life still in the making, ‘Will shed hot tears if a harsh word 1s spoken. Late comes the knowledge man can reach a sorrow— As vigil with real woe the heart is keeping Stunned by the facing of each new to- morTow— That life can hold a grief too deep for weeping. r