Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1936, Page 8

A8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. July 17, 1936 THEODORE W. NOYES..........Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 1100 8¢ g Fenniyivania Ave - 110 East 42nd Bt. e T O Buropean Omce: 14 Regent ndon Rate by Carriex Within the City. Regular Edition. e Evening Star _ e Apc per month 60c per month 65¢_per month B¢ er copy . Night Final Edition. ght Final and Sunday Star. ‘0c per month ight Final St 5 t_each month. Ordors ey be ephone Na- tional 5000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Virginia, aily and Su g 00; Bt o 3 8 it by mail or mo.. mo.. 1 mol 88c S All Other States and Canada, ‘12.000 Member of the Associated Press, 88 e 82 xclusively entitled to the s Lt iblication of all news Gispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credlteg in this paper and also the local news published herein 1 rights of publication of special dispatches erein are also reserved. -— = The Three Musketeers. Looking about for the nature of the cohesive elements binding together that queer triumvirate in Cleveland—Father Coughlin, Dr. Townsend and the Rev- erend Gerald K. Smith—one is impressed by the existence of at least three of them. First, there is an intemperately, even vulgarly expressed and rather irrational hatred of the President. For political expediency, however, a nice distinction is drawn between fishwifely denunciation of the President and criticism of the Democratic party. Second, there is the depression-born phenomenon of an opportunism which has enabled each of these three men to climb to his present eminence in Amer- ican life. Third, the support they share from those who, confused and bewildered in a complex world, have grasped feverishly at the straws to which the doctrine or the rhetoric of these three messiahs has given something like tangible form. Their followers are hungry for the same piece of cake, though different dyes are used to color the Townsend, the Cough= lin and the Gerald K. Smith frosting. Of the three, Dr. Townsend is the least fitted for the leadership with which fate has temporarily clothed him. He is wobbly and uncertain. He is no speaker. He has risen on the tail of an idea and when that idea finally meets the fate of similar nostrums that have had their brief moments in the past, he will fall with it. Of the three, Father Coughlin is prob- ably the intellectual superior, possessing a cleverness which permits the effective use of his half-truths in the oratorical trimmings served with them. His stupid lack of judgment will doubtless bring him to earth with a harder fall than either of his temporary confreres. His denun- ciation of the President of the United States in Cleveland yesterday was in such execrable taste as to alienate many who have tried to follow him. Father Coughlin is taking about all the rope he needs to hang himself. Of the three, Rev. Gerald K. Sgith is in some ways the most appealing. His racket is simple rabble-rousing. Those who heard him in Macon last Winter and at Cleveland on Wednesday attest to his ability to string strong words together in a fashion that makes absolutely no sense, but which convinces audiences that here, before their very eyes, is hot stuff indeed. An understudy of the late Huey P. Long, he gives utterance to such sublime passages as: I come from a State where there ain't nothing but Democrats. I am a Democrat all through, and anybody who denies it has got me to fight. I am a Jefferson - Jackson - William Jennings Bryan-Huey P. Long Democrat, and just because I refuse to drink this poisonous ‘Tammany milk out of this Farley bottle and eat this Brain Trust cake baked in Moscow don't you dare say I ain’t. If that is the Democratic party, then to hell with the Democratic party. Where these Three Musketeers are bound for, nobody knows exactly now. But it cannot be very far away. ——e. So good a reputation has been estab- lished by “G” men that it would be a disappointment to relax vigilance so as to permit impression that the title has been taken over by gang men. oo Wellington Arch Incident. If the crank who threatened King Edward VIII yesterday desired to pro- vide an occasion for a demonstration of the affection of the people of England for their sovereign, he succeeded. Noth- ing else than a lunatic’s gesture could so effectively dramatize the relation be- tween the new monarch and the rank and file of his subjects. The incident at the Wellington Arch brought a new vitality into that tie—strengthened it, gave it increased forcefulness and wider application. Hence, it may be said with reason that the Crown is more secure, its bearer more deeply appreciated, at this moment than twenty-four hours ago. Threats against royalty are instinct with no element of novelty, even in Britain where, as Shakespeare said, “such divinity doth hedge a king, that treason can but peep to what it would.” Queen Victoria was the object of at least five different attempts upon her life; King Edward VII and King George V like- wise went in peril of the usual quota of would-be regicides. But customarily publicity is withheld. Scotland Yard preserves the suppressed records of machinations enough to give a Dumas decades of employment. In the case of yesterday’s affair, however, the offender acted in the sight of thousands. It was inevitable, therefore, that his patholog- ical action should be widely advertised. Yet it also was assured that news of the courage of the sovereign in the face of danger and of the indignation of his scountrymen over the affront should be broadcast to the ends of the earth. So the story concludes with profit to all concerned. The crazed offender will be protected against himself, the King A has added to his reputation for bravery and quickness of mind and the people have supplementary cause to rejoice in their good fortune in possessing such & gallant spirit for their governor and leader. Moreover, those particularly charged with guarding thé monarch have received a lesson which will prompt more watchful efficiency on their part, espe- clally next year, when the coronation ceremonies will bring crowds to London. For humanity at large one thought may be added—namely, mankind needs Edward VIII. Already he has proven himself the ideal head of the British Empire. His modesty, his reticence, his zeal for peace, prosperity and progress are precious values to the entire human family. Millions, then, should join in the prayer for his preservation from any and every accident. ———e—s. A Matter of Arithmetic. Former Gov. Joseph B. Ely of Massa- chusetts is making good on his threat to support the Republican national ticket if the Demoorats renominated President Roosevelt. In Springfield yesterday Mr. Ely clearly signified his intention. He said, after a conference with John Ham- ilton, chairman of the Republican Na- tional Committee, that he intended to follow Democratic ideals of government. In the present campaign, he added, those ideals are supported by the Republican party, not the Democratic. Mr. Ely is one of the five prominent Democrats who signed an appeal to the delegates at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia urging that they discard President Roosevelt and nominate a “genuine” Democrat. It was not long ago that Ely was a real leader in the Democratic party in his own State. He was selected to place Alfred E. Smith in nomination for Presi- dent at the 1932 Democratic convention, Since that time Gov. James M. Curley has become the dominant figure in Dem- ocratic politics in the Bay State. How much effect will the defection of Mr. Ely from the Roosevelt cause have in Massachusetts? How much effect will the opposition of former Senator James A. Reed to the New Deal Presi- dent have in Missouri, and how much effect will the opposition of former Gov. Alfred E. Smith have in New York? The Roosevelt leadérs insist that these Democrats are back numbers. They ridicule the idea that they can influence an appreciable number of votes in their States, or in other States. As Wemocrat after Democrat an- nounces his opposition to Roosevelt and his support of Landon, the New Dealers might, if they wished, do a little sum in arithmetic. They might ask themselves as a starter how many persons are for Roosevelt today who were against him in 1932. And then they might ask who is against Roosevelt today who was with him four years ago. It is true that Smith and Ely and other prominent Democrats who are now attacking Roosevelt and his adminis- tration all supported the President four years ago. Indeed, the aid of Smith and Ely was eagerly sought by the Roose- velt leaders in the campaign of 1932, and to their support was credited Roosevelt victory in several of the States. There is evidence that many of the voters who supported Roosevelt then are against him today. On the other hand, what evidence is there at hand that any who were against him four years ago are for Roosevelt today? There is even falter- ing in the ranks of the Republican pro- gressives who opposed the re-election of Herbert Hoover in 1932 and supported Roosevelt. Who believes that had he lived, Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico would have been a Roosevelt follower today? If there has been a swing to the Re- publican national ticket on the part of Democrats, what of the Republicans who stepped into Democratic pastures four years ago? Does the Roosevelt high command believe that it will have the support of those Republicans again this year? Obviously it does, or the claims of victory made by Chairman Farley ot the Democratic National Committee would be baseless—as they may well be in any event. Three labor leaders, officers of the so- called “Labor’'s Non-Partisan League,’ have recently made claims that much is being done by the League for the re- election of President Roosevelt. All three of them supported Roosevelt four years ago. They do not, personally, add to his strength today. They make claim that they will be able to deliver to Roosevelt the vast majority of the votes of or- ganized labor this year. They may be able to do this, although it is by no means certain. The working men of America have been singularly independ- ent in their politics. But the point is that all of the votes which these labor leaders are claiming for Roosevelt today were probably cast for him in 1932. After all, it will be a matter of arith- metic and nothing else on election day. o Very few governments have any secrets worth buying or selling. Vigilance, how- ever, is necessary, although chiefly im- portant as an item of expense to the patient taxpayer. e End of Sanctions. With comprehensible pride Italy is celebrating the end of League of Na- tions sanctions, imposed upon her in No- vember, 1935, in a futile effort to stop her war against Ethiopia. Geneva hav- ing fixed July 15 as the official date for their abolition, Mussolini seized upon the occasion for a characteristic glori- fication of Fascist triumph. He could not restrain himself from indulging in a grandiloquent outburst emphasizing the df ture of the League powers. “The white flag has been hoisted on the bastions of world sanctionism,” Il Duce thundered to a frenzied mob before the Palazzo Venezia. Thereupon he pro- ceeded to describe the lifting of sanc- tions not only as a “surrender” by the outside world, but as a “victory for jus- tice and civilization,” won through the “invincible spirit of sacrifice” shown by the whole Italian people, notably women and children. Having survived the League’s punitive T THE EVENING BSTAR, measures, the Italians are now engaged in tabulating the profit and loss of their African adventure. As they look back upon the past eight months, they feel that on the whole they have no reason to be dissatisfled with the net results. ‘To begin with, they have the realiza- tion that Italy, after standing her eco- nomic ground against fifty-two nations, emerged from that endurance contest with vastly augmented international prestige. Frem the standpoint of purely material achievement the Fascists reckon that even if their national gold reserve has been depleted possibly by one-half since the “sanctions war” set In, they have won a vast colonial empire. In obtaining it at a cost of 2,000,000,000 gold lire, Italians consider that the in- vestment by and large was & good one. Sanctions, of course, played havoc with their foreign trade. While statistics are conflicting, they console themselves with the claim that imports during the sanc- tions period fell even more sharply than exports, and that the Itallan balance of trade in consequence has actually im- proved. Not to be left out of account is the fact that while trade requirements made heavy inroads into the gold re- serve, there were simultaneous accretions of substantial amount in the form of gold donations to the treasury, pur- chases of the metal abroad and sale of foreign securities held by Italians, Mussolini’s immediate efforts will be devoted to rehabilitating Italy’s shat- tered economic structure. That the animosities engendered by sanctions will soon pass into the limbo of the forgotten is evidenced by the prompt arrival in Rome of a British mission charged with the duty of re-establishing mnormal Anglo-Ttalian trade relations. In due course, Italy will no doubt be doing busi- ness as usual with the world. The Fas- cist people have demonstrated pretty conclusively that sanctions of the late Geneva brand, especially if they do not include oil, are hardly capable in them- selves of restraining a determined mili- tary power from waging war, even far from home. et Every man has his especial usefulness. President Roosevelt enjoys unchallenged pre-eminence as a leader in campaign diction. General Farley is equally cele- brated for effectuality in practical meth- ods of partisan persuasion. Their team- work is likely to enjoy historical distinc- tion. — e Quotations from the Bible are numer- ous, but there was no reference in Phila- delphia to the economic policies of Joseph, who stored up seven years’ corn production to provide against seven years of famine. ‘While Congress is on vacation the labor leaders will step in and supply a share of the usual Summer controversy. Con- gress sets an example by managing many interchanges of debate without resort to threate of physical encounter. ——————.————— Many agitators out to “soak the rich” are oblivious to the possibility of becom- ing rich enough to be “soaked” in turn. — Shooting Stars. BY PH!LANDZRTO—HNSON. When telegrams are on the hop The word we mostly meet is “stop!” Although a period would be Enough, the point, to let us see. ‘When agitation is revealed A dash will tell of wrath concealed. A dash will make the meaning good. A “great big D” is understood. If ordinary speech should fail To calm the oratoric gale, To tell our sorrow or our joy Just dots and dashes we’ll employ. Artistic Pride. “Do you enjoy campaigning?” “Very much,” answered Senator Sor- ghum. “I have in me a certain artistic sense that is highly flattered by finding my modestly paid self sandwiched in between comedians and crooners who draw spectacular salaries.” Cut Rates for Treachery. A spy is out for petty cash For services mysterious. His profit motive seems to clash With values far more serious. No thirty silver pieces bright He claims. In sad stupidity, If thirty cents is placed in sight He grabs it with avidity. Romance and Revenge. “Why do you want a situation in my laundry?” said the kind business man. “For personal reasons,” said the girl with blond hair and blue eyes. “Alger- non Gildersleeve has his shirts done here.” “Quite true. involved?” “Yes, he is trying to jilt me. I want a chance to smash the buttons on his shirts and laugh fiendishly at the thought of his agony when he tries to put them on.” Is there some sentiment “A pretense of knowledge,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “often de- velops unsuspected intelligence because of the mental effort necessary to keep up the deception.” Family Album. The family album bring to me! Those dear old pictures let me see With grand-dad’s hand on grandma’s chair : And younger folk arrayed with care. In honesty they are disclosed. By no policeman are they posed. In all the lot there are no hints ©Of handcuffs or of fingerprints. Their portraits are not there unfurled As visions from the underworld. The family album! Bring it near With memories gentle and sincere! “I has served many a mint julep,” sald Uncle Eben, “and I has observed dat de gemman dat drinks de fewest is liable to come out ahead in de poker game.” WASHINGTON, D. C, Economic Royalism and an Organized Labor Hierarchy To the Bditor of The Star: Your editorial of the 11th instant on the organized labor situation was pert and $imely. Without such obvious in- tent, it appeared to have answered 24 hours ahead the question posed in last Sunday’s Star by your Mr. Owen L. Scott: “But what of the future of John L. Lewis?” As far as he is concerned, the answer palpably is ¢hat Mr. Lewis ex- pects and intends to be supreme pontiff of an organized labor hierarchy calculated to “supersede economic royalism” (what- ever that is) as “dictator” to the United States. In which respect, however, he is not the first American labor leader. From a few years before, until just after the World War, the intellectual leadership of the labor unions was wholly within the realm of the intensely con- servative railroad brotherhoods. Denied the “closed shop” by the interstate com- merce acts, their members steadily em- ployed, the brotherhoods solidified their ranks and developed a leadership that got and stuck close to the rail mana- gers. In 1916 the Adamson eight-hour- day law was put through Congress, with the assistance of the A. F. of L.’s bulk, which the carriers had to accept fol- lowing a Supreme Court 5-4 decision upholding the act—the public had the bills to pay anyway. Then came the war and Federal operation of the railroads, with the brotherhood chiefs usually pre- dominant’in administrative key posts of the set-ups. The war over, the roads back under private management, the brotherhoods had a say in the writing of the labor section of the transporta- tion act, 1920, but it didn't suit, so they finally brought about supersession of that law by the railway labor act of 1926, written by themselves, the rail managers, and passed by the Sixty-eighth Congress almost on the “dotted line.” They had failed to rally to the assistance of the A. F. of L. shopcrafts in the disas- trous strike of 1922, however, and when in 1928 President Hoover appoirited Vice Grand President Doak of the numeri- cally biggest Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Secretary of Labor, over the bitter protests of the A. F. of L. chiefs, the latter decided it was about time for them to begin the “hoeing of their own | Tow” as a factor in the Federal Govern- ment. The advent of the New Deal af- forded them their opportunity. Membership of the brotherhoods is way under a million in the United States and Canada. A. F. of L. has 3,000,000 members of voting age in this country, which accounts for the administration’s ‘waning enthusiasm for the railroad pen- sion bills, in contrast to its manifest enthusiasms for Mr. John L. Lewis’ “Guffey coal acts,” purporting to turn over control of the coal-mining indus- try to an alliance of mine owners and mine workers, with the State as final arbiter, and the State, of course, under dominance of the “allies.” The secre- tary-treasurer of the mine workers' union is now lieutenant governor of the Nation’s second State and, in the event of New Deal success next Fall, Mr. Lewis eithe: would succeed Miss Perkins as Secretary of Labor or name her suc- cessor. Because he cannot deliver, the president of the A F. of L. has declined to assure the President of the “labor vote” in the forthcoming election. Mr. Lewis, without hesitation, “assures” Mr. Roosevelt that “vote’s in the bag.” Answering Mr. Owen L. Scott’s ques- tion: “But what of the future of John L. Lewis?” What was the ultimate fu- ture of Napoleon from the outset of his spectacular career, and especially after Moscow? RIENZI B. LEMUS, President, Brotherhood of Dining Car Employes. SR Church Federation Aids Central Union Mission ‘To the Editor of The Star: The Central Union Mission and its workhas been the subject of an article by Mr. James Clagett Proctor. This piece deals mostly with the past history of the organization and with its child welfare activities as carried on by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bennett. But there is yet another side to that enterprise which is financed by the Federation of Churches and also super- vised by Mr. Bennett. The back part of the building facing on Indiana ave- nue is practically an independent struc- ture. It opens on C street (613), This is where homeless men (mostly tran- sients, but some also local) are being looked after. On one of the floors there is a dormitory (bunk system), forming after every day, where about 125 may be accommodated. Farther down, on Indiana avenue, an annex takes care of an overflow. All these are fed in the morning and late in the evening. Naturally, not square meals, but at least “something for noth- ing.” Sizing up the patrons, we find quite a few who are apparently derelicts by manifest destiny, but also many who look like upstanding men, young, middle- aged and even elderly, worth any man's money if they only could connect. Attendance at the evening services is compulsory for these “free patients.” “No tickee, no washee,” and “no service, no soup.” Well, as long as they are get- ting what they are getting through Chris- tian charity, this is perfectly proper. There are spirited musical features to these exercises, pep talks, sermons and also an occasional “argumentum ad hominem” in true, old-time revival style. Some of those who work about the place are paid a moderate salary, while others (sweepers and such) are fed three good meals—no cash. But, so I under- stand, there are calls from people every day who want odd jobs done. These are turned over to these unpaid ones. And so there is always a little money coming in, until luck or their own exertions or the efforts of the Msission land for them something worth while. Some very good permanent jobs have been secured from here. And so the place performs a use- ful function as an employment agency. Clothing is also being issued. 'This C street building further con- tains (on four floors) about 45 rentable rooms at $3.50 and $4 a week. These are mostly occupied and bring in quite a bit. The price might be shaved a little, but, quite likely, they need the money. There are excellent bathing and lavatory facilities. As I see it, along with the Gospel Mis- sion on Four-and-a-half street and the Volunteers of America on the Avenue, near Sixth street, this Central Union | Mission fills a District need. If it were not for these shelters, then those who are “up against it” would even have a worse time than they are having. The Great White Father, it is plainly to be seen, can’t look after everything. And therefore the voluntary efforts of these church people are worthy of every praise. ‘We have the New Deal, but even so, & few privately supported soup house: come in handy. FRED VETTER. Ample Supply. From the Grand Island Independent. It is estimated that enough chewing gum was sold last year to supply a wad for every theater seat in the country. “The Next Bonus. Prom the Burlington Hawkeye Gazette, Now ‘when do the veteran taxpayers get their bonus? FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1936. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Attention, clipping fans! Here is a man who knows his scissors! “GAITHERSBURG, Md. “Dear 8ir: I have been such an ardent This and Thet fan for so many years that I feel I should adc my name to the known. “Your articles on gardens, birds and philosophy of living interest me most. “Being a confirmed ‘clipping’ addict, T am wondering if you will give us an early article on the gentle, homely art of saving all that appeals in print. “I have, about 3,000 clippings in five volumes. The urge, a very sharp knife, a lap board, a few quick passes, a very small dab of stickem, the pressure of the page, and the trick is done. No sequence or order, but the whole catalogued for future reference. “Here is & cross-section of what goes into my clipping collection: “Bits of philosophy (Bruce Barton, Glenn Frank, et al). “Congressional Record excerpts (yes, really, including some characteristic Huey Long shafts). “A very occasional comic strip (a real laugh). “Some ‘Stars, Men and Atoms.’ “Poems with & punch. “Noteworthy editorials. “Spice of Life jokes and others that are smile and laugh producers. “Questions and Answers (those of en- during value). “Athletic pictures, principally those depicting art and grace. “Humorous pictures, with a real laugh. “Pictures and articles on gardens and flowers; on birds; on music and art; of historic value; on travel; general, bright, cheery, artistic. “Scientific clippings on many subjects. “Biographies of noted men and women. “Souvenirs, programs (Kreisler, Pad- erewski, Elman, Hofflman, etc.), tickets (Democratic National Convention, Balti- more, 1912, etc.). “Letters of special merit. “Dorothy Dix (yes, some Dorothy Dix, too). “A Sonny Saying or three. “Topics in brief, “Recipes, menus and menu pictures. “Psychology (that jogs the ego). “And last, but far from least, many This and Thats, “I also have a separate collection con- taining over a thousand pictures of men and women that stand out from the crowd. “I wish we could induce the newspa- pers to adopt the dictionary method of dating articles. For example, if we want to save the article, ‘Record Heat Hits West,” dated Chicago, July 6; it would be of much more historic and ref- erential value if it were dated Chicago, 7/6, 1936. “I always set aside the editorial page of The Evening Star to read at break- fast time, ending up with This and That for dessert. “Long life to This and That! Sincerely, ST “P. S.—Here is my garden bird list for 1936: English sparrow, song Sparrow, field sparrow, chipping sparrow, hum- ming birds, robin, Southern mocking bird, cat bird, starling, pigeon, wren, blue- bird, martin, kingbird, Baltimore oriole, orchard oriole, blackbird, cardinal, gold- finch, barn swallow, brown thrasher, flicker and Carolina wren. And while I am writing this, I keep a garden note book and enter with satisfaction: First sweet corn, Sunday, 7/12, 1936.” * % k¥ garden! Some political observers think that opposition to the New Deal may manifest itself conspicuously in the congressional elections. The Republicans are launch- ing an intensive campaign to smash the immense Democratic majority in the House. Representative Bolton of Ohio, chairman of the G. O. P. congres- sional campaign committee, speaks of either regaining control or at least cute ting the Democratic margin to 50. If that can be done, he says, radical legis- lation can be prevented with the aid of conservative Democrats. Chairman Far- ley, going modest for the moment, con- tents himself with saying that New Dealers will retain “entirely satisfac- tory” control of the lower branch. For- mation at Cleveland of a third party combination, bringing together Father bearing on the congressional campaign. If that triple alliance backs the Lemke Union party presidential candidacy it will swell the North Dakotan’s popular vote, but its anticipated principal effect will be on elections to the House. The Coughlin-Townsend-Smith people have been talking about capturing enough seats to hold the balance of House power. * k x X In candid moments, political mana- gers in both parties, despite public claims of assured victory for their respective presidential candidates, concede that the election really boils down to one cardinal proposition. That is, how many anti-New Deal Democrats are going to join Al Smith. ex-Senator Bruce of Maryland, Col. Henry Breckinridge et al. in taking a walk, and how many 1932 Roosevelt Republicans are going to vote for Landon. Any soothsaying statisti- cian who can figure out the probabilities in those two directions will come pretty close to guessing the outcome. It's been estimated that a switch of roundly 3% million votes from the Roosevelt total of four years ago, if distributed so as to fice to turn the scales against F. D. R. Current straw votes and polls afford some, but no conclusive, indication of how the tide will finally run. Not until October at the earliest, authorities are agreed, will it be possible to predict with anything approaching reasonable cer- tainty what the result is going to be. Republican optimism is due for a boost after Gov. Landon’s acceptance speech and Democratic confidence temporarily for a corresponding slump. That will be a normal mid-campaign development. * Kok % Two women besides Minister Ruth Bryan Owen-Rohde remain on the active list of the United States foreign service. One is Miss Frances Elizabeth Willis of Tlinois, who has been third secretary of the embassy at Brussels since 1934 after previous service as vice consul at Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, and legation secretary in Stockhoftn. Miss Constance R. Harvey of Buffalo, N. Y., has been vice consul at Milan, Italy, since 1931, following earlier assignment in that capacity to Ottawa. The first woman assigned to the foreign service was Miss Lucile Atcherson of Ohio, who was secretary of legation at Bern, Swit- zerland, in 1925 and afterward secre- tary of legation in Panama. She re- signed in 1927 and was married shortly afterward. Miss Pattie Field of Colorado had served as vice consul at Amsterdam for four years preceding her resigna- tion in 1929. Miss Margaret Warner of Massachusetts retired in 1931 after hav- Yum, yum, sweet corn right out of the | Coughlin, Dr. Townsend and the Rev. | Gerald Smith, will have a particular | affect the electoral college, would suf- | ‘They say that corn begins to lose its sweetness half an hour after it is picked. Beets, too, and peas, and squash, and all the other succulent vegetebles are never known at their best save when eaten fresh from the earth. Modern transportation facilities have given us of the cities fresh vegetables and fruits the year around, but if we want to know the real taste of things we have to grow ‘em and pick ’em our- selves—unless we have a good neighbor. Good Neighbor No. 1 brought us a mess of beets the other day. Such beets! We didn’t know that beets could taste 80 good. The genuine fresh beets, folks, right out of the ground, with all the color and taste, and, what is more im- vportant, all the vitamins. Vitamins have been heard a great deal of in recent years. They are destined to be heard from more in the years to come, as food scientists learn more and more about them. There can be no doubt, for instance, that vitamin A is “good” for eye trou- bles. We know one Washingtonian ‘who was told by his doctor that he must get glasses. Indeed, he could not read more than 25 pages of his beloved books. He took a combination of vitamins A and D for colds, beginning about a year ago. That he hasn’t had a cold since is encouraging, but the effect on his eyes was magnificent. Today, without glasses, he is reading “Gone With the Wind,” and enjoying it, several hundred pages at a time. You can’t get away from vitamins. The old folks got them in their food, because their eatables were not processed for modern transportation, and they lived largely out of their gardens, Vitamins of all kinds (so far discov- ered) come from green plants. The cod, whose justly famous liver is world re- nowned, eats smaller fishes which in turn have fed on marine algae. And so it goes. The vitamins in our milk come from the grasses which the cows crop. * x % % If there is any elixir of life, as the ancients thought, surely it lies in food and no place else. For it is grub, just plain grub, which the living world seeks. All things alive must eat, even if each other, such is Nature's queer scheme. It means that no vitamins are lost, but crop up again in some other food at last. If we eat fresh vegetables, fruits and and good milk (milk should be regarded as a food, not a drink), along with raw salads (be sure they are very, very clean), we come about as near as most people can to solving the vitamin question. To run around trying to exactly meas- ure vitamin this and vitamin that is just a new form of worrying one’s self, ex- cept by the person whose mind runs that way, and who combines science with common sense. We are convinced that a great many people, especially children, do not like vegetables because of the shape and form in which they usually are served. Try running them through a ricer. This is an interesting experiment. It is possible for the person who does not like vegetables to eat a great many this way, without missing a vitamin. Some very | artistic dinner plates can be composed with these riced vegetables. Try it some time on those who say, “Oh, I do not like vegetables.” The whole world is in revolution, and there might as well be a revolution in vegetables. Maybe if the world of men tried to find out better ways of living in the every day, instead of looking so longingly for uni- versal Utopias in the large, it would solve its economic prdblems, too. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. ing served as vice consul at Geneva for two vears. Miss Nelle B. Stogsdall of Nebraska, who was appointed vice con- sul at Beirut, Syria, resigned in 1931 in order to marry the British vice consul in that PFrench-mandated territory. * X ¥ % Uncle Sam apparently bestows large | importance upon poultry matters. The United States is sending to the Sixth World Poultry Congress, to be held at Leipzig, Germany, from July 24 to Au- gust 2, a delegation of 22 members, headed by Dr. John R. Mohler, chief of the Bureal of Animal Industry at the Department of Agriculture, as chairman. | That's a considerably bigger representa- tion than we're accustomed to dispatch either to a disarmament parley or a Pan-American Conference. Four mem- bers of the poultry contingent will be in charge of the educational exhibit which Secretary Wallace is sending to Leipzig. The impressive size of the Yankee dele- gation is apparently- designed to lend persuasive force to the invitation it will | extend to hold the next session of the world’s poultrymen, in 1939, in this country. * % ¥ K Members of the Washington diplo- matic corps have for the first time been invited to attend presidential nomination acceptance ceremonies. They've just re- ceived bids to be present at Topeka on | July 23, when Gov. Landon hears offi- cially about certain things that hap- pened to him in Cleveland in June. It's customary for both parties to invite for- | eign Ambassadors and Ministers to na- | | tional conventions, but never before have | the envoys been asked to lend their presence to notification festivities. Diplo- mats on duty in Washington aren't in very cheerful mood over the conspicuous | spirit of isolation from foreign affairs manifested by both the Democrats and Republicans in their national platforms this year. L Friends of Representative Sam Ray- burn, Democrat, of Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and of Representa- tive Maury Maverick, Democrat, also of the Lone Star State, hear that both of them face “well-financed opposition” in their respective re-election campaigns, at the hands of certain elements whose displeasure they incurred during the Seventy-fourth Congress, in connection with legislation affecting corporation control. Labor, organ of the railroad brotherhoods, states that the same sort | of “predatory” enmities confronting Ray- | | burn and Maverick are manifesting themselves against progressives in many parts of the country, although the Texans appear to have been singled out as special targets for attack in the course of a drive to “pack Congress with re- actionaries.” * ok kX Chairman Farley is supposed to be on a special still-hunt for some hard-hitting Democratic spellbinder capable of trail- ing Senator Vandenberg on the stump during the wl'xx'z:;up stage of the national Michigan Republican rates as the New Deal's most formidable oratorical threat. In a letter to a Wil- mington n per, Vandenberg has just made a public appeal to Senator Hastings, Republican, of Delaware to reconsider his decision not to be a candidate for re-election. 2086 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 inclose stamp for reply. Q. Is it true that Kansas has two can- didates for President of the United States . this year?—N. E. A. Gov. Landon is not the only can- didate from the Sunflower State. The Communists have nominated Esrl Browder, who was born in Wichita. He now lives in Yonkers, N. Y. Q. What is the most valuable animal in the National Zoo at Washington, D. C.2—S8. F. A. It is the black African rhinoceros which is worth about $10,000. An ele- phant, saiga antelope, or Siberian tiger would come next in the Federal Govern- ment’s collection. Good males of these species are worth from $2,500 to $3,000, Q. How many people are being helped through the Federal vocational rehabili- | tation act?>—E. M. A. More than 40,000 persons are now being rehabilitated by State agencies under the Federal act. Q. What is the real name of Robert ' Taylor, the motion picture star?—G. A. A. His name is Spangler Arlington Brough. Q. What is the name of the system which has taken the place of the Rus- sian O. G. P. U.?—B. J. A. O. G. P. U. has recently been in- corporated into the N. K. V. D, the in- itials of the Russian name for People's Commissariat of Home Affairs. Q. How did the raglan coat get its name?—G. M. A. It was named for Lord Raglan, 1788-1855, an English general, Q. Is it possible to buy synthetic emer- alds?—J. H. A. The process has not been perfected sufficiently for any to be on the Amer- ican market. European experimenters have made some small synthetic gems, but at greater cost than natural ones. Q. When were the rules for polo formulated?—E. H. A. English officers adopted the game as they found it in India, and brought it to England, where, in 1877, the first definite rules were formulated. Q. What is the Magic City?—L. R. S. A. The growth of Miami has been so remarkable that this name is frequently applied to the city. Q. Please give the teeth-building diet developed by Drs. Drain and Boyd.— E. R. A. For young children the essentials of the Boyd-Drain diet are: One quart of milk, one egg, one teaspoonful of cod- liver oil, one ounce of butter, one orange, one or more servings of vegetables or fruits, candy after meals, but at no other time. For older children meat is added. The adult daily diet is: One quart of | milk, one or two eggs, one serving of meat, fish, chicken or liver, two vege- tables, fruit, one teaspoon cod liver oil, and six teaspoons butter. Q. Are rubber and ivory the chief exports of the Belgian Congo?—T. L. A. They are no longer important, the chief exports being copper, diamonds and other minerals. Q. How old is Salem College at Win- ston-Salem, N. C.?—G. K. T. A. This college for women was | founded in 1772. Q. Is there any national meeting of marionette or puppet makers?—J. H. A. The first American Puppetry Con- ference convened at the Detroit Insti- tute of Arts, Detroit, Mich,, from July | 8-11. Q. How much tomato juice is sold in a year?—B. P. A. Although the industry is only seven years old, 10,000,000 cases were sold last year. Q. When was the Interchurch World Movement organized? What was its pur- A. It originated in 1918, and projected the raising of a vast amount of money —one billion dollars—for the spread of the gospel and Christian religion on en- tirely undenominational lines. It also projected the use of the influence of the church in bettering social, economic and | industrial conditions, and for this end caused surveys to be financed and made. The movement was not successful and collapsed in 1921. Q. How old is Senator Steiwer? 1Is he a lawyer’—R. P A. Senator Frederick Steiwer will be | 53 on October 13, 1936. He is a lawyer by profession. Q. Who is the most successful Amer- ican author of all time?—E. M. B. A. Henry Hoyns, chairman of the Board of Harper’s, said Mark Twain probably is the highest-paid American author of all time. Harper’s became his sole publishers in 1896. Early figures are lacking, but since the author’s death, in 1910, the publishers have paid into the estate more than $1,250,000 in royalties. These figures do not include huge royal- ties from stage and screen nor do they account for the enormous earnings of Mark Twain as his own publisher, Since 1896 Harper’s have sold more than 6,500, 000 volumes of the humorist’s work. Q. When is the Great Lakes EXposi- | tion?—R. S. G. A. This celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of Cleveland began on Saturday, June 27, and will last for 100 days thereafter. Q. How long did the Sacco-Vanzetti case last?>—L. F. A. The murders for which they were finally executed in 1927 occurred in 1920, They went to their deaths protesting their innocence. ———— A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton Good Sport. ‘Wind-songs, bird-songs, in the trees, Plash of fishes in the pool, Air sun-warmed and water-cool, Just enough of tang to tease; Never happier hours than these, Casting out the tiny fly ‘Where the dark stream ripples by. ‘Water-spider, lily-pad. As the line runs gatch the feel— Ha! A sudden rhirrlnz reell Follow then the victim's will Swirling thru the stream; until Drawing in, each lunge you match, And with skill-then land the catch, Never happier hours than these, Wind-songs, hird-songs, in the mmeasi