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A—S8 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY . _.July 22, 1936 The Evening Star Newspaper Company. Bustness Office 11th St and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd 8t Chicago Office: Lake Michigan Buuding, Suropean Office: 14 Regent St. don England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Edition Fhe Evening Star | - aiar—-10° 0 montn e Evening and Sunday 8iar (when 4 Sundays) - -60c per month The Evening_and Sunda; (when 5 Sundays) _65¢_per month The Sunday Star.__ _-5c per copy Night Fina) Edition. Risne gy 70c per month ight Final Star _ Collection made af the end of each month rders may be sent by mail or telephone Na- lonal 5000 aily only__. Ellly and Sunda: unday onl¥. Membey of the Assocjated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also ‘he local news published herein All rights of publication of special dispatelies herein are aiso reserved. — a0 e Enter—The Real Landon. Advance notices from Topeka concern- ing the acceptance address by Governor Landon tomorrow contain a phrase man- ifestly transmitted to the correspondents by some of those in charge of the Gov- ernor’'s press relations. The leading issues of the campaign will be dis- cussed, so say the stories, “from the view of a plain, average American to- ward the governmental problems of the day.” After the flood of campaign oratory in the past few weeks, ranging in con- tent from the rantings of the rabble- rousers to the cultured rhetoric of the President’s metaphors, there is undoubt- edly something quite fetching in the prospect of a discussion of campaign issues from the view of “a plain, aver- age American.” For the traditional conception of the “plain, average Amer- fcan” suggests - a straight-from-the- shoulder speech, devoid of fancy trim- mings, containing its share of sound, if homely, philosophy, but filled with well- chosen, meaty facts. If Governor Landon makes such a speech it will go far toward establish- ing him as the plain-spoken, hard- headed American business man in poli- tics whom his biographers, official and voluntary, have been describing in their friendly portraits. But there is some danger on the part of Governor Lan- don’s friends of slightly overdoing this picture of the “plain, average American” who has been nominated as the stand- ard bearer of the Republican party. As sound a citizen as one would like to | believe is the “plain, average American,” a candidate for the presidency of the United States in these troubled times calls for something considerably above average. He should be a man who sees and thinks clearly, who says what he means and is able to make others understand exactly what he says. many tangible problems to engage him in conflict that he should have no need for recourse to windmills in the form of figures of speech. He should be big enough to see the good that lies in parts of the program and proposals of his political adversaries and courageous enough candidly to speak out against those which he regards as moon-gazing or downright dangerous, no matter how popular they may, for the immediate present, seem. He needs imagination, anchored to good, hard sense—common as well as that achieved through book- learning. And as much as anything else, he must have the gift of leader- ship that fills men with confidence. If he possesses such qualifications, Governor Landon could not be expected to reveal them all in a speech of accept- ance. acceptance is the first chapter in the series of self-revelations that Governor Landon must now lay before the Amer- ican people whom he asks to elect him next November. These are the ones who will form their own judgment of the real Governor Landon, as distinct from the Governor Landon of whom they have read and heard. If the Governor shows himself to be a “plain, average American,” he has nothing to be ashamed of. But his friends would like him to be something more. They need some one who is more than that. JEEE——— Photography is one of the delicate points of campaigning. On a blazing July day the sun may get into the eyes of the most distinguished and make it impossible to comply with the artist’s instructions to look pleasant. ———————————— One of the things to be dreaded in con- nection with the Townsend plan is that old gentlemen might fall out and accuse one another of misrepresenting their ages. r-o—— Philanthropic fancy travels fast when it promises $200 a month to each sexa- genarian when the general population is still wondering whether it can afford bacon and eggs for breakfast. R Public Works. Wher Harold L. Ickes in his dual role of Secretary of the Interior and public works administrator spoke at the open- ing of the great Triborough Bridge, New York, Jyly 11, he threw down a chal- lenge which no critic seems to have appeared to take up. “This monumental project,” he declared, “has been built not only well, but honestly and effi- | ciently. The public interest, Federal, State and local, has at all times been safeguarded.” One who heard his words wondered If Mr. Ickes ever had traveled in Russia | in the days of the czars. The guides there, conducting tourists through pal- aces and cathedrals, invariably explained the vast cost of those structures by say- ing that much money necessarily had to be distributed among officials. Many hands touched the funds and some gold There are so | The point is that the speech of | stuck to every finger. It was an ac- cepted custom; the imperial bureaucracy battened on graft. And something of the same corruption easily might have developed in America under the New Deal. With expenditures in excess of four billion dollars in less than three years it is little short of mar- velous that there has been no scandal involving the Public Works Administra- tion. The wisdom of certain enterprises might be questioned peri:ups. But even the most doubtful undertakings have been clean. Commonly, the credit is attributed to Mr. Ickes, but it is fair to recall that President Roosevelt generally has supported his insistence on the high- est standards. The only regret is that a less wise and far more expensive policy was adopted for the Works Progress Administration—an expedient which cannot successfully be defended. Such a distinction, obviously, is im- portant. Unless it is clearly understood, mistakes may be made in the future. The Nation has no patience with “boon- doggling,” but there is every reason to believe that it favors large public works projects which will stimulate the heavy goods industries, give useful employment to thousands of workers and, when com- pleted, constitute productive investments. Mr. Ickes has established the ideal, and regardless of what happens on Novem- ber 3 his doctrine of efficiency and hon- esty should be remembered. e ) Dardanelles Agreement. Far more significant than Turkey’s success in regaining the right to rearm the Dardanelles is the manner in which she set about the task of attaining her goal. Debarred by the Lausanne treaty from remilitarizing the Straits, the Turks asked the signatory powers for permission to do so and generally for restoration of Turkish sovereignty over the strategic zone. At a convention just signed at Montreux, Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Greece, Ru- mania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria have joined in a new agreement which ac- cedes to Turkey's wishes. She will now give immediate aitention to the actual work of fortification and has already moved 50,000 troops into the area as physical evidence of her recovered ju- risdiction. While Turkey proceeded to celebrate in a spirit of joyous national | pride, spokesmen of other powers grate- fully acclaimed her refusal to follow the modern fashion of unilateral de- nunciation of treaties, set in recent times successively by Japan, Germany and Italy. As Stanley Bruce of Australia, president of the conference, pointed out, the Turks have given the wgrld “a great example” by showing that “mutually satisfactory results can be obtained by the usual international methods.” The Montreux convention grants com- plete liberty to merchant marine pas- sage through the Dardanelles in both peace and war, even if Turkey is at | war, provided commercial vessels do not assist the belligerents. The Russian peacetime to leave and enter the Black Sea through the Straits, but other fleets are subjected to tonnage limitations. | In wartime, belligerent warships will be prohibited from using the channel un- | less acting for the League against a de- clared aggressor or under the obliga- tions of a regional pact of which Turkey is a signatory. While on its face the Montreux pact creates neither victor nor vanquished, the Soviet Union emerges from it a definite gainer, obtaining rights which Czarist Russia never had, namely, the un- restricted privilege of sending her Black Sea fleet into the Mediterranean, while outsiders are debarred from sending more than 30,000 tons of naval craft into the Black Sea. Even when at war Russia will be assured the freedom of the Straits if it be determined that she is the victim of aggression. Great Britain conceded all this after a show of re- sistance and in the interest of general conciliation. The League of Nations gains unexpected recognition through declaration of the right of its members to use the Straits against an aggressor under terms of the covenant. While Turkey more or less reverts to her historic ability to play those ancient rivals at the Dardanelles, Great Britain and Russia, against each other, the erstwhile “Terrible Turk” has won a handsome reputation for non-repudia- tion of treaty obligations and provided a much-needed demonstration of respect for international covenants. ———— Considerations of social precedence are almost sure to assert themselves at the banquet board. A, distinguished guest, inclined to be sympathetic with those who suffer in thought, might easily be tempted to forsake the halls of formal gayety and occupy a high stool at a neat cafeteria just around the corner. After all, the actual nourishment is likely to be just as good one place as another. Rerouting Confusion. Morning and afternoon rush-hour traffic in downtown Washington is already so congested tha’ the slightest departure from routine is enough to tie it in a hundred knots. That is doubtless the explanation for delavs and confu- sion greeting the first two days of street car operation under the rerouting—ap- plication of the principle of the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Certainly it is to be hoped that the engineers and others who gave final approval to the rerouting plans were not so wrong that bad conditions are to become perma- nently worse. The public should reserve judgment until rerouted street car traf- fic is operating under something ap- proaching normal conditions, with mo- tormen, automobile drivers, pedestrians and passengers familiar with what is going on. Riding and driving habits are not quickly changed. Racurfacing streets after trackage changes has wot been completed. Traffic lights are yet to be adjusted to the new turns from Penn- sylvania avenue into Fourieenth and Seventeenth streets and to the increased flow of north and south trafic on Four- teenth. Loadipg platforms are to be Navy is granted unrestricted freedom in | NING STAR, relocated and street car crews are still feeling their way cautiously over new routes. These are causes for confusion that will be removed within a short time. It is to be hoped that the new routing of street cars will, in the end, prove of greater convenience to the street car riding public. In the meantime normal traffic con- gestion grows steadily worse in down- town Washington, delaying progress in automobiles, busses and street cars, mak- ing the streets hazardous in the extreme for the pedestrian who undertakes the perilous journey between curb and loading platform. Until the commissions evolve some scheme for making all of the in- acequate street suriace downtown avail- able for moving traffic, by bans on rush- hour parking of any description, condi- tions in general can show no improve- ment. Interdepartmental sharpshooting, in- volving the Treasury and Justice divi- sions of the executive administration, may possibly be ascribed to the tendency toward confusion induced by the new- dealization of the alphabet. It is just possible that the scrambling of the let- ters has made some of the Government's functionaries uncertain of just where they belong. ——— The optimistic spirit that brought this country into being, has kept it going for a hundred and sixty years and always may be relied upon to meet emergencies is now in evidence in the prevailing feeling that the drought will eventually, perhaps soon, prove to be a real benefit to the farmers. ———rae— Motion picture managers are looking for youthful talent for such roles as “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn.” Collegiate opinion may differ as to whether this is a safe method of direct- ing the artistic aspirations of intelligent youth, : e Mr. Roosevelt has had an advantage over Governor Landon. He did not have to look and act innocent unaware- ness of nomination so long as the Re- publican candidate, who has been main- taining an expression of serene uncon- sciousness ever since the 11th of June. e News that Barcelona is being bom- barded by planes makes an old-fash- ioned bull fight seem comparatively hu- mane. Some reincarnated Nero is quite likely to provide a fight to the death between aces as a feature of an air circus. e Elaboration naturally complicates ma- chinery. Tax payers are justified in wondering whether an “undersecretary” | facilitates business or whether the Na- tion was better off when a cabinet office was a one-man job. — e It would complicate the election if a dispute in the A. F. of L. should have to be settled in order to determine how a United States presidential ticket stands with reference to a union card. e Capitalism is hard to avoid. The first thing a socialistic movement has to do is to organize a membership and collect | dues in order to capitalize itself. ] Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Arithmetical Era. The classics now are not desired In education’s realm. i It's mathematics that’s admired. In those who take the helm To guide the world upon its way As perils gather thick. An intellect depends, they say, Upon arithmetic. A man to measurements inclined, As fame he strives to reach, May oft reduce his breadth of mind To aid his length of speech. And out among the stars in space Our way with care we pick, Not by the aid of heavenly grace, But by arithmetic. Truly an Expert. “Are you a tariff expert?” “I may say so,” replied Senator Sor- ghum. “I have managed for years to make speeches on the tariff without being defeated in the next election.” Opinions. “Every man is entitled to his own opinion,” remarked the assertive person. “Of course,” replied Miss Cayenne. “There is no objection to anybody's opinion so long as he cherishes it as his own. The annoyance consists in a too generous inclination to pass it around.” Busy. Dis weather keeps me busy. Dar’s heaps o’ things to do. Time to go a-fishin’, Time foh dreamin’, too; Time to watch de wil’' flowers Growin' by de brook; Time to hyah de bird songs In de leafy nook; Time to whtch de moonbeams Where de shadows lurk; Time foh sech a heap o’ things, Dar ain’ no time to work. Jud Tunkins says a man ought to tell all his business to his wife. It saves time, because she’ll find it out anyhow. One Drawback. “My boy Josh knows all about agri- culture,” said Farmer Corntossel. “Then he'’s a great help.” “He might be, if he didn't take up all the time of the hired help instructin’ A Requirement. The man who speaks plain truth may pause In vain to win the public’s cheer, For he who seeks insured applause Must tell 'em what they want to hear. “Dere’s no man,” said Uncle Eben, “gs uninterestin’ as de one dat knows 50 much dat he dasnt talk foh fear Mfll!llalu“’." ke i WASHINGTON, PG NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM BY MARGARET GERMOND. DOWN COME THE TREES. By Anthony Thorne. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Kravnik might be any one of the thou- sands of ultra-modern communities which punctuate the lanascape in this modern world. But Mr. Thorne has given it a sun-drenched location on the coast of Albania, peopled it with Bulgars, Mon- tenegrins, Turks, Czechs, Jews, Italians, Greeks, French, Britons and Albanians, and dedicated it to that insatiable god of post-war civilization, Progress. * The site upon which Kravnik rests in glittering splendor was once a forest, within the peaceful shelter of which an Albanian peasant lad grew to manhood. But now the trees are gone, and in their place a great white forest of concrete, erected almost overnight, gathers the brilliant sunlight and sheds the reflec- tion of its dazzling modernistic glory in the sea. Bitter rebellion aganst those whose passion for progress, efficiency and wealth found expression in the destruc- tion of the forest which he loved breeds in the breast of the young Albanian a form of hatred that grows beyond his control. He knows no feeling that is stronger than hate. He studies in for- eign universities for the sole purpose of finding a means to an end. He makes an extraordinary discovery and returns to Kravnik intent upon destroying the city which has robbed his people and his country of the heritage which he believes all men should hold sacred. Lisa, an attractive Italian stenographer who has come to Kravnik with her am- bitious, progress-worshiping brother, and who has learned to hate the city and all that it stands for, becomes ac- quainted with the young Albanian and shares his secret. She loves him in- tensely and through her love undertakes to dissuade him from his program of destruction. He understands the hatred which is consuming him and is convinced that he has a mission to perform. But of love he is afraid. There is madness in this fantastic i scheme to destroy, and he knows it. But there is also madness in the modern passion for power and efficiency and money. In the war between these two forms of mania, with the deep, self- sacrificing love of a wholesome girl in the balance, Mr. Thorne has drawn a picture of the present age that strikes at the root of the motives which drive | men to rebellion. Its significance lies in the clarity of its translation of the emo- tions of the human race into action when greed and wanton destruction rob it of its priceless inheritance. ST THE FEATHERLYS. By Virginia Wat- son. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, Inc. A fictionized history of Virginia from 1624 to 1928, traced through the lives of succedent generations of the Featherly family. is the subject of this entertain- ing story, which is styled by its author as “A Virginia Tapestry.” The story is really a series of episodes which marked the respective eras in which the members of the Featherly family participated in the early history of the Nation and the development of the State. coupled with an interesting and lively picture of the political and social life which has from the earliest days of the Commonwealth exerted an exceptional and peculiar influence upon the affairs of the country. As an historic novel “The Featherlys” ranks with that large number of good stories that do not attempt a detailed description of events of major im- portance, but keep to the human side of the picture, and through it revive an earnest interest in history itself. From this point of view the “tapestry” is a charming and picturesque tale of drama and love, of politics and society, of war and peace and of the decline of the plantations and the rise of industry. Those who know Virginia, however, will find a few errors which, though not important, will almost surely bring some criticism. The story begins near Jamestown and the James River at that point is de- scribed as the “muddy James.” in which Ralph Peatherly is accustomed to “grope” for oysters and crabs. Also the | plantations in the vicinity are pictured as being of rich rea earth. Virginia has an abundance of red earth in the Pied- mont and other sections, but there is no red earth in the Tidewater region. Crabs are not dug out of mud beds, as are oysters, and the James River, no- toriously muddy above the curls, is sel- dom discolored in the neighborhood of Jamestown except in times of flood. AL T ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER. By Fred C. Kelly, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Here is an interesting book in text and picture which has for its sole purpose the study of the growth of a business corporation from a small beginning into a major industry. Histories of mailroads, of business houses of one sort or an- other, of organizations and of industries have become more popular in recent years because more people have invested in them and belonged to them than in the years before the Great War, when Mr. Average Citizen had not learned his first lesson in investment. War bonds taught him that first lesson, and though many thousands in the following years learned to their sorrow that security and faith were ephemeral, knowledge of the business and industrial institutions upon which the economic life of the country depends increased. Histories of business grew in demand, and many of them have found popular favor. How one thing leads to another in any business is given graphic and in- teresting illustration in this well-set-up volume, which begins with a large in- dustrial plant that sprang from an ear of corn. It is the story of the Com- mercial Solvents Corporation, and of the inconsequential incidents in the experi- ences of its daily life which have led to revolutionary and dramatic results. One factor which makes for the fascina- tion of the narrative is the peculiarity of the industry, for it is unlike any other business in the world,-and the. rapidity of its deveiopment is almost as phenomenal as the oddity of its products. Buried Treasure. From the Salem News. The old pirates, they say, buried much treasure along the New England coast that has never been found. So far as we know, the only people who have un- covered any treasure on the coasts around here, were the clam diggers. Temporary Title. From the Sacramento Bee. Jean Harlow has been granted by a court the legal right to be known after as Jean Harlow. Presumably, order is to be effective only until gets married again. ] A Way to Dodge. Prom the Winston-Salem Journal. One way to dodge the many and varied taxes on automobile owners is to sell the family ear and hoof it. ) this she WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1936. -THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Pointing out a fine specimen of the Kentucky coffee tree in a downtown yard, a correspondent brings up the need for sharp eyes at all times if one is to be a friend of Nature. Many lovers of trees miss some of the besg examples because they do not keep their eyes open as they go around town. The National Capital, more than most cities, is built among trees. Everywhere one goes, even in the heart of the city, one is likely to find good specimens of rare trees, as well as exam- ples of the more ordinary kinds. The necessary thing is to think trees while you are thinking something else! Think trees, while thinking law. ‘Think trees, while thinking girl. Think trees, while thinking about that week end trip and how many miles each way. Think trees while thinking what you will say to the prospect. * % ¥ ¥ Especially while just going along, think trees forever. “Green Trees Forever” might have been a good title for a rousing Sousan march. What marches the great Sousa wrote, strong as great trees, beautiful as little trees! He would have put the swish of their leaves into them, the glory of their height, the fierce bending in Summer afternoon storms. Into his tree marches, the March King would have put all the real love of man- kind for these greatest of plants. If he did not do this for us, let us do it for him. Let us make marches of memory about trees, symphonies in our own mind and heart about trees. Let us make more beautiful poems in the secret places of the heart about trees than about shrubs or perennial plants or the faithful annuals. Even the grass of the lawns and meadows, beautiful and divine in intent, shall not be to us as perfect as trees, | with their upstanding, and their down- swishing in the wind, their fragrance of Spring blossoms and their gossamer shadows in the moon. their soft shade in sun, their treacherous safety in thun- derstorms. * %k x Yet trees are so around us, who live here, that most of the time we tend to forget about them, when really there are | few things more important to think about. The motor god in recent years has de- manded increased sacrifices of trees, to widen his streets and make room for his beichings. The victims of his speed mania are counted on every hand, not only among humans, but among trees as well. Only the trees seem to be standing up better than the human beings. We still have plenty in our downtown areas, while many of t ¢ older residential streets still are bowers of beauty in Summer time. There are two things we must fight, the tendency to accept trees and think noth- ing about them, and the failure to plant. The first of these is of prime impor- tance, because it is not until one becomes really interested in trees that he will go to the trouble of planting any. It is not only essential for one to be- come a tree friend in order to be in the mood to plant them when needed. It is even more necessary to become tree- minded in order that one may get the full value which they have to offer. % % If all people here had been so tree- minded when the wonderful old speci- mens on the Mall were destroyed several years ago, such a bellow of rage would have gone up that no axman would have dared to touch them. These periodic losses, however, are not the main loss to the person who has no personal interest in trees, the man or woman who simply accepts trees, as if they were made of concrete and were just part of the city scheme of things. Actually, they are not part of the city scheme of things. It is a seven-days’ wonder that we have any at all. That ‘Washington was hewed out of the virgin forest is responsible for our trees. Those that grew here of old have been aided by tree-conscious men in various offices, both national and municipal, who have done their best over the years to add new trees wherever possible, as well as take care of the glorious old specimens. It is a hard fight these men have had. Hats of plant lovers everywhere are off to them, now and forever more. What they have done deserves Congressional Medals of Honor, too. They need the help of everybody, how- ever, for it is not until everybody, or al- most everybody, responds to the God- given lure of trees that these noblest of | growing things will receive the complete protection they deserve. . oy Now, if any one asks, how is this lure to be felt in the individual heart, the answer must be here, as elsewhere: Work it up. - Get interested in some individual tree, and find out all you can about it. Do not say, “Yes, that's a fine tree,” and forget about it, but actually take a real look at it, several real looks at it. in Winter, when the leaves are gone. There are few more characteristic things in the world than a tree in the cold. Begin with the trees to show your ignorance. The world is too filled with facts to be afraid to re- veal that you do not know ‘'em all. Of course you don't. Who could? Every tree has a name, a common name, and a scientific name. It has many uses, some of them known to most people, some of them scarce dreamed of | by the average person. Read a good book on trees, and try to identify those around you, close to you, in yard, street, park. Do not worry if you can't. Many millions of hours of pleasure are lost in this world by people who take amateur Nature study too seriously. Because they lack the skill of the master botanists them there really have been over the years), they give up this search for knowledge and happiness. Study trees, but don't feel sorry for yourself because you can't remember all | their names or fail to identify some specimen on sight. It doesn't make much difference to you, after all. The main thing is to love trees, and best way to love them is to know something about them, so that they become individual, to you. not just masses of plant material sélely in the keeping of the authorities or owners. to look at, to rejoice over, to defend, if necessary. Let this city not only have its trees, but let its inhabitants be highly conscious of them, at all times. In this way, and in | higher wisdom of planting new ones as | the years roll. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. No speech of acceptance on record has ever been awaited with greater eagerness than Gov. Landon’s debut at Topeka tomorrow night. Ordinarily such utter- ances are perfunctory and stereotyped | affairs of wholly transitory importance and are received with comparative in- difference. The Landon address is an epochal exception to the rule because it is the initial occasion of the kind on which the presidential nominee of a great party has virtually presented him- self to the Nation for the first time. After the Kansan has spoken, it will be as if there has just been unveiled a statue hitherto invisible or discernible under cover in only barest outline. On all sides it is conceded that the ac- ceptance speech may largely make or break the G. O. P. standard bearer’s prospects of election. To date, the coun- try has had only the vaguest and most abstract conception of the things Landon stands for. The hour has at length come when he must speak right out in meeting. The completeness with which he does so is destined promptly to in- dicate whether he carries guns enough to torpedo the New Deal. Popular in- terest in his address is correspondingly at fever heat. The Governor will prob- ably talk to about as vast an audience of listeners as any in the history of radio, including the palmiest Roosevelt days. * % ¥ ¥ Studious efforts have been made to coach Gov. Landon for his crucial broad- casting performance, so that the con- trast between his microphonic style and the artistry of F. D. R. may not be too marked. It is worth while recalling in this connection that neither of the last two candidates for President elected on the Republican ticket—Messrs. Cool- idge and Hoover—was distinguished for eloquence, either on the air or on the visible platform. It happened, too, that each of them opposed a Democrat who was a seasoned and gifted public speaker. But Calvin Coolidge’s New England twang proved to be no handicap in 1924 in competition with John W. Davis’ silver tongue, while Herbert Hoover's unemotional and uninspiring delivery did not turn out to be a drawback in 1928 as against Al Smith’s punch on the stump. In' light of these experiences, Gov. Landon’s friends are confident that his homespun manner will effectively match the fireside charm of the Presi- dent. Anyhow, they insist it’s what the Kansan has to say, not how he says it, that counts. Measured by that yard- stick, it’s not feared that the Reublican nominee’s campaign oratory will be found wanting. * ok k% Lively interest is aroused among poli- | ticians in all camps by the Parm Journal poll showing Gov. Landon leading Presi- dent Roosevelt by a margin of some five to four among 50,000-odd agricul- turists whose votes have thus far been canvassed. Farm Journal polls, con- ducted regularly since 1912, command wide respect because they have always shown correctly who would be elected The pell proved to be Fight even in the ved to even MMWMTHMB contest in 1916 and in 1928 accurately forecast Republican victory in Virginia, Florida and Texas. Of outstanding straw ballot is the meager showing of ‘William candidate, | 20869 for Roosevelt. Socialist Norman | Thomas. with 461 votes. doesn’t appear to be setting the parched prairies afire, either. * ok % X Secretary of Labor Perkins' departure for Europe on a trip that will keep her out of the country until the end of August is heralded as an indication that the administration looks for no serious | industrial disturbances in the immediate future. The steel skies are by no means clear, but conciliatory efforts are | are confident that a crisis can be in- definitely postponed, if not entirely pre- vented. There’s an all-around hope that | strikes will be averted at least until after election. Secretary Perkins will address next week's meeting of the In- ternational Association of Business and Professional Women in Paris and later inspect the international labor office at Geneva. o =% Despite certain recent espionage de- nounces plans for a cordial reception at New York in August of Japan's naval training squadron, composed of the of about 9,000 tons each, with more than 1,000 officers, men and midshipmen, under Vice Admiral Yoshida. After the squadron has anchored in the Hudson for a week and enjoyed Manhattan's hospitality, the visiting tars will be en- tertained at West Point. Both Japanese vessels have distinguished war records. They played important parts in the 1905 naval battle in which the Russian fleet was annihilated and also saw service in the World War. E S Chain letters and post cards are making their appearance in Washington, seeking that method of securing pledges of sup- port for James E. Pope of Oklahoma as an “independent” candidate for President. People are asked to write in his name on ballots in November as an expres- sion that they favor a plan to give United States Government pensions of $30 to $50 a month to all persons over 55 years of age. > &k ‘There will leave the press in New York this week a volume described by pub- lishers as “an ironically partisan book on politics.” It is entitled, “Guilty! The Confession of Franklin D. Roose- velt, Written by a Friend.” Suggestions are current that Donald R. Richberg is the author. Chapter headings include: “The Great Bank Robbery,” “The Vic- tims Down on the Farm.” “Regimenting the Workers,” “The Ruin of Business,” | “Making the World Over” and “Dictator at Last.” * k¥ % are interested to learn on official au- thority that of the 6,800,000 farms in the United States, about 2,500,000 are now equipped with radio receiving sets. Another timely broadcasting note is that air costs to the political parties are higher this year than in 1932. For a coast-to-coast “rally” on the combined major networks after sunset the charge is stated to be approximately $52,000 an (Copyright, 1936.) One Cause. Prom the Shreveport Journal. Scientists expect soon to discover what 1t is that causes headaches. Well, some so-called scientists give us a pain in that general neighborhood. Note it not only in leafy time, but also | immediately | around you, find out their names, ask | people who do know. Do not be ashamed | | Jersey and Connecticut. (read “Green Laurels,” to see how few of | their | Get the idea that they are vour trees. | this way only, will the city arrive at the | in | ceaseless progress and peace negotiators | velopments, the Navy Department an- = e | verted to Christianity>—B. M coast defense vessels Yakumo and Iwate, | Politicians angling for the farm vote 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. How many miles of airway are there in the world?—E. M. A. There are approximately a quarter of a million rcute miles of airways being flown over all six continents and five of the seven seas. Q. How many cigarettes are sold by the largest companies?—E. G A. In 1935 the number of leading cigarette brands sold amounted to 135,000,000,000. Q. What is it about sunshine which causes ordinary sunburn?—A, L. A. The ultra-violet rays. Q. What were the gate receipts of the Dempsey-Tunney fight in Chicago, September 22, 1927?—E. A. The gate was $2,658,660, with an attendance of 104,943 gross. Q. For whom is Agnes Scott College at Decatur, Ga., named?—F. C. R. A. The college is named in honor of the mother of Col. George W. Scott, a benefactor. Q. Who conceived the idea of having an Alabama deep sea fishing rodeo” —J. H. A. Eight years ago Commissioner I. T. Quinn and a group of Mobile sportsmen | conceived the idea of an Alabama deep sea fishing rodeo. It was successful in 1929 and has been so ever since. Registration has increased steadily and this year it is estimated that 600 fisher- men will compete. Q. What New York newspaper is to | have a Constitution contest for the best essays on that subject?—G. M. A. The New York Times Constitution Essay Contest will begin in September. It is for the best 1000-word essays on the Constitution of the United States written by students in public or private secondary schools of New York, New The contest will continue throughout the school year 1936-7 and the first prize is $500. Q. What is the record year for patent applications?—F. s A. The peak was in 1930 when the Patent Office had 91,430 applications for patents. Q. What guide is there for the pronun- ciation of the extremely long words in “Rabelais’ Pantagruel”?>—C. G. A. They are so-called nonsense words manufactured by the author. The only way to pronounce them is to divide them into syllables. Q. How many magazines are published in this country?—W. P, A. There are 3612 Q. Please give some information about the Anti-Profanity League—J. G. A. The league was founded in 1901 by Arthur S. Colborne, who is its presi- dent. The organization has 500 members and is supported almost entirely by Mr. Colborne’s funds. It maintains head- quarters at 183 East Seventy-sixth street, New York City. Q. Where is the largest spinach farm in the United States?—E. R. W. A. It is at La Pryor, Tex, and con- sists of 4,000 acres. Q. What is goldthread?’—E. M. G. A. Goldthread (coptis trifolia) is a plant of the crowfoot family. It has tufted stems, evergreen leaves, white flowers, and a bright yellow, threadlike, bitter rootstock, from which a tonic medicine is extracted. It grows in damp woods and bogs from Newfoundland o Tennessee and northwestward to Alaska. Q. How far advanced academically 's the young King of Yugoslavia?—H. M A. Peter IT has recently passed with distinction his ‘entrance examinations for the third class of Belgrade College. Q. Who won the League of Nations motion picture award?—J. L. K. A. The 1936 gold medal has been awarded to Lewis J. Selznick for his oroduction of “Little Lord Fauntleroy.” The League's international cinema body, composed of 52 members and known ! under the full title of Comite Interna- tional pour la Diffusion Artistique et Litteraire, annually bestows its award to the outstanding picture of the year. Q. When were the Ethiopians con- A. In the fourth century. At this time they received the Liturgy of St. Mark. Q. How many notes are there in the Singing Tower Carillon in Florida? S. A It has 71 bells with 53 notes, or 4's octaves. Q. Who is the poet laureate of de- mocracy?—J. G. A. James Whitcomb Riley called. was 0 Q. What hotel in New York City has the deepest space underground that is used?—E. R. A. A recent survey made by the Real Estate Board of New York shows that the Hotel New Yorker is inhabited deeper underground than any other building in New York City, with a record depth of 70 feet. —— Plate Glass Boom. Prom the Albuquerque Journal. More plate glass was made and sold last year than in any year in the his- tory of our Nation. This means one of two things: Either more stones were thrown last year or more showmanship was attempted. — —a—————— . Comparative Security. Prom the Cohoes American. Al Capone is annoyed because another prisoner attacked him with a pair of scissors. He should be thankful for little troubles. Outside it would be a sawed= off shotgun full of slugs. A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton Elves of Even. Down shadowy aisles of dusk, Plower-scented and wind-swept, Lightly thru the green leaves glancing, And between the shadows dancing, Elves of twilight revel kept. y & shining ray, They played “tag-you” with the shadows, Chasing them across the meadows; Fill night shoed them all away. .