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A-8 . THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY September 9, 1936 ‘EODOIE W. NOYES...ceess.. Editor Evening Star Newspaper Company. Business Ofce: 2674 Hewent bi.. London. England. Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Edition, —-45c per month 80c per month 85c_per month " Bendsy Sia ~-5C Der copy The Sunday St ht Pinal and Sunday Star. 0o per month E"h: Q al Star. -~ -B5¢c per month A oiiechion “made #éthe end of each month: Orders may be sent by mail o teieshons Nas Slonai 8000 Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Member of the Assoclated Press. “Th ciated Press is exclusively entitled to the u’s."la'}‘ republication of all news dispatches *eredited to it or mot otherwise credited in this Paper and also the local news published herein. clr rights of publication of special dispatches erein are also reserved. = Voter Coercion. Charges that relief workers in Penn- sylvania are being compelled to join the Democratic party are not new. They have been made for months. The Re- publican National Committee, however, has just printed a list of specific charges ©f political coercion, giving names and places, and insisting that these charges are supported by affidavits. What the New Dealers are doing in Pennsylvania they are doing in other States. In Pennsylvania, however, the attempted corruption of the voters through relief money is said to be on a large scale. These charges should be sifted. Before the Senate adjourned it adopted @ resolution providing for the appoint= ment of a special committee to investi= gate campaign expenditures, Included in the resolution was authority to inves- tigate the expenditure of Federal funds, If there was reason to believe that they were being used for political purposes. ‘The committee, headed by Senator Lon- ergan of Connecticut, has a corps of investigators, led by Louis R. Glavis. It has already started an investigation in Pennsylvania. That investigation, however, has nothing to do with the charges of W. P. A. political corruption. Its immediate purpose is to determine whether a couple of steel companies are attempting to coerce their employes; pre- sumably compel them to vote the Repub- lican ticket, The Senate Campaign Investigating Committee has a clear duty to perform. Unless it has cotton stuffed in its ears and blinders hung before its eyes, it must be cognizant of these charges of corrupt use of relief money for political purposes. Doubtless it can have the affidavits held by the Republican Na-: tional Committee by simply asking for them. The committee is dominated by the Democratic members and one Pro- gressive who is expected to support President Roosevelt for re-election. The Republicans have a single member on the investigating committee. It would be surprising, howewer, if before the election the committee did not get around to an investigation of the charges of voter coercion by the Democratic political bosses through the W. P. A. and kindred relief organizations. It would indeed be something more than surprising. ‘The charges now made by the G.O.P. eommittee cover a wide range of activi- ties. W. P. A. local officials in Pottsville, for example, are demanding 5 per cent of the wages paid to the relief workers from now until election day. W. P. A. workers have been used to rebuild the Summer homes of political insiders wrecked by the flood outside of Pitts- burgh. Inexperienced Demqcratic fav- orites have been given fat jobs in charge of W. P. A. projects with resultant great loss of money. W. P. A. workers have been taken to registration offices and compelled to change their political registration from Republican to Demo- cratic. Applicants for W. P. A. jobs have been compelled to register as Democrats. If these charges are true, an attempt 1s being made to “buy” the coming presi- dential election on a large scale with funds _collected from national taxes—or borrowed by the National Government, since there is a huge deficit. Why not let in the light? Despite reiterated de- mands for investigations of the political use of relief money, the lid has been kept pressed down. ———— Fighting in the vicinity of the Medi- terranean Sea has been a habit for ages. And in each age somebody invented a new mode of fighting which he assured his public was so deadly that there could not possibly be another war., | Harvard Tercentenary. A much more numerous public than that of the alumni of Harvard Univer- ity finds attraction in the ceremontes arranged for the celebration of the tercentenary of the oldest American institution of higher learning, Indeed, the occasion furnishes oppor- tunity for the expression of a national interest in the “schoale or colledge” authorized by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony, September 8, 1636. It happens that the entire popu- lation of the United States is indebted to the cultural establishment which John Winthrop, John Cotton and John Har- vard, co-operating toward an end they could not guess, set up for the promotion of “knowledge and godliness.” And it is @ privilege to testify to that obligation. Of course, civilization might have de- weloped in the Western Hemisphere without formal education. It is conceiv- able that a state might exist with none but unlettered peasants for its citizens, pone but primitive ideals for its spiritual capital. The fact that no society ever has survived very long in a condition of ignorance is equally evident. Perhaps . the early settlers of New England argued the problem as an intellectual exercise. What matters is that within two decades THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1936. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL, of their arrival at Plymouth Rock they had reached a decision destined to govern the fate of a continent. Lay- ing the corner stone of Harvard, they formulated a pattern still unbroken after three hundred years. Changes, naturally enough, there have been from time to time. Progress stimu- lated: by the university demanded alter- ations in policy as successive generations passed. Today Harvard is as liberal and free of arbitrary restraint as it is feasible for a school to be. It has matured in the ratio of its prosperity until currently it represents academic liberty in full flower. Yet it never has failed to ap- preciate its responsibility for the pres- ervation of traditional values. It has been philosophically conservative, not experimentally adventurous. Thus, it has both created and reflected the basic character of American life. To test its influence one need only ask what would be le{t of New World history if Harvard were omitted. The Revolution largely was the work of men who had studied at Cambridge, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution mirror their convictions, four Presidents were produced by the system of training they approved, un- counted members of the National Legis- lature, the Federal bench and bar, the ministry and other scholarly professions have followed where they led. And, providentially, there is no evidence of decline. Instead, the greatest and most notably useful of American universities should have an even more glorious record to celebrate another three centuries hence. The Nazis at Nuremberg, Once again the German National So- cialists are assembled in annual congress at Nuremberg, the party’s spiritual home and shrine. As on three previous occa- sions, the historic Bavarian city is the mecca of throngs approximating a million of Hitler’s devotees, drawn by the pros- pect of another series of inspirational addresses by the Fuehrer, in which Nazi national and international policy for the succeeding year is customarily enun- ciated. As in the past, too, the congress has its setting amid a spectacular exhi- bition of Germany's armed prowess. It is, of course, marked by perfervid demon- strations of loyalty to the Nazi cause, including, first and foremost, fanatical allegiance to Hitler personally. The Nuremberg rallies are traditionally characterized by some keynote struck by the Fuehrer. In succession, the con- gresses have denoted “victory of the faith,” “triumph of the will” and “achievement of freedom.” The 1935 conclave was the one which eliminated the equality of Jews, the idea connoted by the “freedom” slogan being that Ger- many was about to liberate itself of Semitic influence. The leitmotif of this year’s congress will not be disclosed until Hitler sounds it. Advance indications are that the central theme will be his campaign against communism. Dr. Robert Ley, head of the German Labor Front, recently declared that “faith and strength will be the guiding thoughts at Nuremberg—faith in Hitler’s mission to save the world from bolshevism; faith in Germany’s strength to do so, as repre- sented by the army.” Hitler faces his frenzied followers at the zenith of Nazi prestige, might and achievement, a fact which he is sure to adduce in lurid terms as justification for the means adopted to accomplish it. In deflance of the treaty of Versailles, Ger- many has steadily rehabilitated herself as a military, naval and air power. She has remilitarized the Rhineland, made terms with Austria, which bring that decrepit state effectively within the Nazi orbit; established relations with Italy on a basis strongly suggestive of an offensive and defensive alliance, and in other directions fortified Germany’s interna- tional position in a way that promotes her pre-war ambition to become the dominant force throughout Central Eu- rope. Restoration of the Reich’s place in the colonial sun is another Nazi objective likely soon to be vigorously pursued, His financial and economic situation leaves much to be desired, but Hitler, monarch of all he surveys at Nuremberg, is able to paint a general picture of national socialism as a triumphant and beneficent institution for Germany, The response to the account of his stewardship is bound to evoke impressive manifesta- tions of abiding confidence from a nation born anew under Nazi leadership and with revived hope of old-time political and military glory. The presence of distinguished foreign visitors, including David Lloyd George, former Premier Laval and Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, one-time American Ambassador to Germany, lends to the Nuremberg proceedings an international flavor thoroughly to the liking of the Berlin dictatérship, so anxious to “sell” the virtues and blessings of the Nazi cult Yo a hostile outside world. Judged as a matter of mechanical tri- umph, a big bombing plane is a proud figure in the sky. Judged by the num- ber of people it is expected to kill, it ought to be ashamed of {tself. “Be Polite.” John A. Burt of Salt Lake City, selected by the American Automobile Association as the “Nation's safest driver,” has.a simple formula to explain his success— “Be polite.” And, come to think about it, that is about as safe and sensible a rule of conduct for automobile drivers as one could devise. It applies in almost any emergency, keeps one out of almost any difficulty in driving an automobile. If everybody tried to observe the rule, “Be polite,” there would be fewer auto- mobile accidents, with all their tragedy gnd their loss of valuable property. For being polite denotes a state of mind that encourages safe driving. The driver who tries to be polite, who strives for good manners in driving as well as in other human relationships, will not endanger the lives of other persons by speeding, will not try to hog the road, will give due regard to the rights of others. As a people, we are inclined to be friendly and helpful, good-natured ant on the whole. But when we take to the steering wheel, other rules seem to take the place of the accepted canons of politeness, We shout ill-naturedly at other drivers, blow our horns angrily, crowd others out of the way, dash madly through the streets to cover the greatest amount of territory in the shortest pos- sible time. Perhaps automobile drivers will learn, in the end, that boorishness on wheels is not fundaraentally different from boorishness on two feet or at the dinner table. Of all the involved solutions of the traffic problem, Mr. Burt's is about the sanest and the best—“Be polite.” —ra—————— Many tributes are paid to Mark Twain, who is studied more for his fun than for his philosophy. His juvenile char- acters, while as amusing as Peck’s Bad Boy himself, can hardly be regarded as patterns for modern youth. Neither Tom Sawyer nor Huckleberry Finn could be accepted as a model for the neat, upstanding and responsible Boy Scout type of which the Nation is so proud. ‘When Esteemed Editor George Horace Lorimer retires from the Saturday Even= ing Post it is announced that he does so for the purpose of devoting himself to literary work. Question arises as to what kind of work he has been devoting himself during the years when he made the honored Philadelphia weekly an ex- ample of perspicacious thrift worthy of Ben Franklin himself. ————— People who figure on the relations of machinery to employment do not give statistical importance to the amount of extra work reckless driving makes for a list of<workers beginning with police- men and ranging through doctors and nurses up to the undertakers. —_— e One of the most terrifying aspects of war is the suddenness with which useful industry is interrupted in order to place inexperienced men eventually in the field. If there must be war every na- tion should immediately utilize its na- tional guard for experimental purposes. —————— ‘The fireside chat is a gentle reminder that by the time snow is flying again prosperity will be due in such abundance as to call for a record display of stock- ings hanging in the chimney corner. —_——— ‘The reported illness of Stalin calls for no expressions of sympathy, the Russian autocrat being the kind of man who never asks for sympathy under any cir- cumstances. ————— Concealed taxes are not a means of “soaking the rich.” They are like mon- oxide, the more dangerous because im- perceptible. It is not expected that Trotzky will be satisfied until he succeeds in getting some of his anti-Stalin literature in- cluded in the Soviet school books. Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Lessons in Laughter. With many a frown and many a tear, I read the printed page That asks in language so severe, “Why do the heathen rage?” Our learned statesmen, though prolix, Have time for merry chaff— I wish I were in politics That I might learn to laugh! The baby kisser, mile by mile, Bestows caresses wise That make the politician smile, Although the baby cries. With Fate still playing tragic tricks In a relentless way, I'd like to be in politics And laugh the livelong day. Spell Binding. “Are you what they call a spell binder?” asked the visitor. “Not in public,” said Senator S8orghum. “But I have to exercise all kinds of hyp- notic power in order to calm some in- dignant constituent who wants to know why he hasn't gotten the Government Jjob I promised him.” Explanation. The things I'm trying to explain (Although I often try in vain) Do not discourage me at all, Though my results seem rather small! For if I can explain enough, Although the going may seem rough, My explanation, in the end, I may begin to comprehend. Superficial Impression, “They are making a lot of trouble for Communists in Europe,” said the news- paper reader. “Well,” commented Mrs, McGudley, “they've had it coming to them for a long time, for not being more inter- esting.” “Whatever else Communists may be, I can't agree that they are uninteresting.” “Oh! You were talking about ‘Com- munists!” I thought you said ‘col- umnists!’ * “Our ancient civilization discovered printing,” said Hi Ho, the sage of China- town, “and also invented gunpowder as & means of shooting the editor.” e Last Word.. Our money once was made of gold, And silver has its day, Plain paper may, we have been told, Serve numerous debts to pay. ‘Whatever substances may be Employed to play the game, " The slogan echoing loud and free Is “Gimme!” just the same. “Everybody is entitled to his own opin- fon,” said Uncle Eben, “but dat fact doesn’t make it safe to contradict a 'NEW BOOKS _ AT RANDOM BY MARGARET GERMOND. STRANGE MELODY. By Neil Bell. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Every professional writer of fiction should be granted at least one lapse from the style that has won recognition with- out incurring more than a small meed of mild criticism, If in this twelfth novel the author has missed the mark for American readers, the fault lies not in the story itself, but in the manner of its telling. The ability to create char- acters that are vitally human has been a distinguishing quality of Mr. Bell's work. The same distinctive attribute is fully conceded in his conception of John MacDermott, the dominant figure through whom the strangeness of life's melody is herein interpreted. But the story undoubtedly loses a great deal of its strength through the employment of the daughter of the dauntless MacDer- ninutt as the medium of that interpreta- tion. John MacDermott is one of life’s mag- nificent failures. An Irishman, says his daughter, born in Cork, and one of seven children in the family of a poor man who kept a small jewelry shop “where no jewels were sold, but clocks and watches were repaired.” John came fifth in the line of seven, and by one of those inexplicable quirks of fate was destined to a life of heart-breaking ex- periences and endowed with a bigness of soul which held within it the power to hide his suffering behind a hearty laugh and a grandiloguent manner, As visiting drawing master in three -small schools during the resort season at Breford, he received considerably less than a living income for his wife and daughter. In his spare time he painted, but in his heart he knew himself to be a great writer. Failure upon failure was the result of most of his efforts, yet the following incident, as related by his daughter, shows the indomitable char- acter of the man: “In the matter of the wretched prices paid by the two or three Breford shop- keepers who bought his pictures, I re- member him once admiring a very pretty frock I was wearing for some children’s Summer festival and saying, as he picked me up and kissed me, that I looked as beautiful as a wild flower. And then he put me down, grimaced and said: ‘Do you know, Gip, that frock cost me two pictures, and they took me a month to paint?’” Despite the tempestuous and bombastic nature of the man, he had an irresistible charm that made him both lovable and pathetic. Reams of manuscript, returned by publishers from every quarter of the British Isles, continued to grow in volume despite discouragement. An enormous faith in himself and in his gift for writ- Ing drove him onward. Occasional sug- gestions from publishers to the effect that certain stories would be acceptable for consideration if he would change them were disdainfully rejected because he refused to surrender the principles which his writing set forth, while at the same time he and his loved ones were suffering from lack of sufficient food. Success, however, was bound to crown in some degree the effort of so energetic and forceful a man, and when it came to John MacDermott it came in an avalanche. Wealth and fame followed a glorious burst of triumph. And then? A faithful recorder is the daughter of this extraordinary man whose greatest gift was, in her words, his rich humanity, His shortcomings and his virtues are laid bare without defense of the weaknesses or glorification of the greatness of his character. But throughout the novel the impression grows that such a man in action, rather than in explanatory narra- tive, would have made a story of greater strength and one assured of a longer life in this country, although it has been highly praised and warmly received in England, Ireland and Scotland, * ok x ITOLD MY LOVE. By M. Escott. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc. The essence of this novel is about as inane as its title and as pointless as the lavender fruit on the near-umbrella tree which adorns its jacket cover. David Hawkes tells his own story. It turns out to be the purely emotional outburst of a young man who falls in love with a girl at sight and eventually marries her. The only basis for the partnership is that his love is genuine, The agreement for marriage is hinged upon the delicate fabric of truth. Each of them is to be free, and each is to be honest with the other. In theory such an agreement is ideal. In practice, how- ever, it invariably fails to work. Dave is the first to wander from the straight and narrow path. True to his promise, he confesses his waywardness. Being a woman of her word, Anna accepts the situation and makes no complaint. But when she decides to follow her own in- clination it does not go so well with Dave, So here is a story of two people fight- ing a battle against human nature in which both are doomed to failure. It possesses nothing to recommend it except its light weight and its breezy style, . o Looking to Bridges. From the 8an Antonio Evening News. Another safety problem which demands much more attention than it has received from either engineers or public officials is that of bringing bridges up to date. On a recent inspection tour covering several States—as he reports in the Scientific American—F. D. McHugh ran gacross many bridges not built for fast motor cars and heavy trucks, but for horses and buggies. Not all those out-of-date struc- tures were on back-country roads, either; some were on State-supported highways, ‘The sign, “Load-limit six tons,” or there- abouts, was encountered frequently; but in some instances even that warning was absent. - Mr. McHugh found that some State highway departments apparently had forgotten all about the bridges, They could give him few figures concerning the number and condition. A notable ex- ception is Ohio, that has taken detailed measurements of every bridge in its State system and has records on yearly inspec- tion. Whenever a bridge is shown in bad order Ohio at once has taken steps to replace it. The writer does not say whether he visited Texas. This State also has paid considerable attention to bridge building and, as fast as practic- able, has installed high-water structures on main travelways. Numerous hazards still exist, however, as the accident rec- ord goes to show. For one thing, Texas needs to widen the older bridges and bridge approaches. Taking account of the country-wide need, the latest Hay- den-Cartwright act authorizes a special appropriation for bridge building, Hazards of Salesmanship. From the Seattle Times. An Easterner, who sold shoes to cor- rect flat feet, tried to sell a pair to a cop, and was arrested, which shows you Templeton Jones’ private band of sparrows gayly flew up the sidewalk in front of hirh. ‘They were taunting him for failure to fill their feeder that morning. Usually Jones was very scrupulous about fulfiliing this drily task. He made it a point to see that the little feeding device beneath the maple tree was stocked to overflowing with choice grain. This morning he had forgotten. ‘The English sparrows had come, as usual, at daylight. What was their disappointment, evi~ dently, to find the feeder as bare as Mother Hubbard's famous cupboard! * ¥ K ¥ When Jones went out his front door, gay in the possession of a warm stomach and a cool head, the former owing to & good breakfast, and the latter to much cooler weather, he noticed an unusual gathering of small birds across the way. A confirmed friend of songsters, he looked at them casually, said “English sparrows,” to himself, and thought no more about them. Not that he did not like these much despised birds. He did. But he felt sure that he had done his duty to them. As he went up the sidewalk on the other side of the way he took in plenty of crisp air. ‘There was a haze over the community, & real Autumn haze. ‘The sun was shining brightly far down in the east. Definitely cooler days, after an unusu- ally hot Summer, were on the way. * %k % % ‘The band of sparrows flew along the sidewalk ahead of him. There must have been as many as two dozen, or slightly more. Suddenly Jones awoke to the real situation. Why, they were his sparrows! ‘There could be no mistaking that semi-albino, the fellow with the all- white tail and partly white wings! It was Old Whitey. He would have been unique anywhere. ‘The world held few such sparrows. Jones had been intrigued by him as much as a month ago, when he first showed up at the feeder beneath the maple. Jones had been thrown into a flurry of identification, a state of mind known to all bird watchers, by the advent of this bird. At first he had not recognized it as an English sparrow at all. Sparrows are not hostile to other birds, as has been charged. They spend most of their excess energy in chasing each other. Many birds fly down to partake of food with them. It is not another bird which must fly up from these sparrows, but these spar- rows which must and do fly away at the approach of larger birds, such as black- birds or bluejays. * K X % ‘When Jones saw the white-tailed bird he immediately jumped to the erroneous conclusion that it was an unknown species, at least to him. He went through his books in a futile endeavor to “identify” it. At last he came to his senses, looked at the bird very carefully and decided that 1t was exactly like an English spar- row, therefore must be one, despite its unusual coloration. * % k¥ He was right at last. Such mutations are rather common, after all. Even the complete albino specimen is well known. Templeton Jones watched for his semi-albino after that, and always saw it, as it was very active, and unmis- takable, of course, owing to its white tail and partly white wings. The moment he saw it skipping down the sidewalk ahead of him, along with some two dozen others, he recognized it and knew why it was there. It, along with its comrades, had given up the feeder for the time being. Now it was flying away from Jones, as if purposely. “You failed us today, old fellow,” it seemed to say. “Where was our seed? We have no time to waste if you have no breakfast for us.” Jones, following on behind, was thor- oughly crushed. He had no reply at all. “Of course,” continued the sparrow— at least so Jones thought—"“we may look in again tomorrow morning. We hope you will do better by us.” “I willl” fairly shouted Jones, to the disappearing band, but, strange to say, his lips never moved. It is often possible to shout without saying a word, and this was one of the times. * ok ok X ‘Templeton Jones silently assured his birds that on their return tomorrow morning they would find their custo- mary feeder fairly running over with choice seed and cracked corn. He meant it, too, and that evening carried it into effect by heaping the feeder high. He was down early next morning, waiting for the sparrows to arrive, Would they return? It was a great moment for a bird lover. Past experience told him that the birds took life—and food—as they found it. When they found food waiting for them they lingered. No matter how long they might have enjoyed such hospitality, the very first morning they discovered an empty feeder they would fly away after lingering a short time. Life was too short and they were too hungry to wait long. * x %k % Jones knew this; still he wondered if his private band of English Sparrows would show up. His mind had come into the picture now and set up psychological doubts. He was like the small boy who bounced the ball off the paddle of the hi-li, or bolo, or whatever you call it, for 299 cracks without wavering. Then on the 300th shot he failed, for no reason at all, apparently, except his mind had got into it. Down came a sparrow! And then another, and another, and another, dropping softly from the limbs of the maple tree. TV_Vhould Old Whitey drop down, too? e party would not be c without Old Whitey. omgcte ;lop!] Down came Whitey. empleton Jones' morning w; right, after all. B hegus WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Republican authorities believe they de- tected in President Roosevelt's recent broadcast on drought and unemployment a significant reversal of campaign tactics. They consider that F. D. R. at least revealed an emphatically more mellow tone and manner than his speech of acceptance reflected. Embattled refer- ences to “enlistment” in a war against economic royalists and princes of privi- lege are conspicuously lacking in the New Deal chieftain's latest appeal to the country. The earnest plea to industry for co-operation in re-employment is also in striking contrast to some of the President’s bludgeonings in the direction of big business. Altogether, his op- ponents profess to think that Mr. Roose=- velt has signaled a retreat in “class war- fare” and now stands forth as a fervid apostle of unity between the haves and the have nots. The New York Herald Tribune, principal G. O. P. organ, dis- cussing the President’s so-called right- about-face, declares that “the country had plainly rejected his radical threats and he therefore instinctively turned to soothing sirup.” . * ok ok X Power lion and New Deal lamb (per- haps it’s the other way about) are lying down together in Washington this week like a pair of long-lost brothers. The occasion is the pooling of their resources to make a success of the third World Power Conference. The distinguished delegates from more than 50 foreign countries would never dream that such a bitterly controversial issue as ‘regi- mentation” of public utilities has driven a yawning breach between the American power industry and the Roosevelt ad- ministration, for their respective repre- sentatives are enthusiastically engaged in presenting a united front to the kindred spirits from overseas. Thus great private interests in the hydro- electrical and allied fields are working and exhibiting side by side in hotel lobbies, convention auditoriums and ban- queting halls with P. W. A, T. V. A, the Federal Power Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Rural Electrifica- tion Administration and other New Déal agencies not always supposed to reek with friendliness for the minions and magnates of power. * X % % No recruit has been more cordially welcomed into Rooseveltian ranks than Dr. Mary E. Woolley, veteran president of Mount Holyoke College and leading figure in the American peace movement. She has just forsaken a lifelong al- legiance to the Republican party and will support the President for re-election on his international record. It is the ad- ministration’s activities in promoting the good neighbor policy with Latin Amer- ica, its adherence to neutrality in the Italo-Ethiopian conflict and the promo- tion of reciprocal trade agreements that combine to stir Dr. Woolley’s enthusiasm for the New Deal. She will confess her political conversion in a banquet address under auspices of the Democratic Good Neighbor League at New York on Sep- tember 15. Secretary Hull will speak on the same occasion. * x ok % Now that Herbert Hoover has arranged to take the stump for Gov. Landon, G. O. P. managers wonder whether and ‘when Senator Borah will make up his mind to go to bat for him. Not long after Cleveland the Idahoan indicated he would not bolt the ticket. This was regarded an indirect assurance that sooner or later he would actively cam- reason to fear any waning enthusiasm on Borah's part and that in good time he will lend his stentorian influence to the cause. It may be that for the present he thinks it imperative to concentrate on the fight to retain his Senate seat against his Democratic foeman, Gov. Ross. i * X % % Republicans are on the anxious seat about another hoped-for speaker on their behalf, viz, Al Smith. The former Governor is still on the fence respecting his campaign role. He denies he has reached an agreement with former Gov. Ely to speak in Massachusetts or prom- ised Chairman Hamilton to take any kind of an active part in the anti-New Deal fight. Smith indicates he may hold forth at least once somewhere, probably in October. If the G. O. P. high com- mand could have its way it would like to have the magnetic Al thunder in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan or Illinois, in case he decides to deliver only one blast. This preference is based on confidence that New England, New York, New Jersey and Ohio are promis- ing Landon territory and that Smith's help would be more useful elsewhere, * ok X X Col. Frank Knox has attained the dignity of a campaign theme song of his own. It's the popular World War artil- lery anthem, “As the Caissons Go Rolling Along,” in token of Knox's service as major In charge of an ammunition train of the 78th Division in France. The song was sprung for the first time as the colonel’s campaign train tarried in New York the other day. The plan is to serenade Landon’s runningmate hence- forth with the war-time ballad, leaving “Oh, Suzanpa” to be played exclusively when the Governor of Kansas is around. W N Republican spellbinders are not harp- ing quite as loudly as expected on the 10,000,000-0odd persons still counted as unemployed. The obvious reason is that the G. O. P, like everybody else, has no concrete solution for the jobless problem. 1t becomes all the more baffling in light of the fact that unemployment rolls resolutely refuse to decrease substan- tially, even amid progressive industrial recovery. The commonest explanation of this phenomenon is that industry is equipped with more than sufficient staff and plant, especially labor-saving ma- chinery, to meet the demands of business upturn without materially increasing the number of workers. G. O. P. campaigners evidently are fighting shy of this tech- nological situation L] One of his friends thinks that Senator Carter Glass’ inactivity in the presi- dential campaign may be due to his preference for backgammon. The Vir- ginian is an inveterate addict of the game and hardly lets a day go by without playing it. Barney Baruch and Admiral Grayson are his favorite opponents, (Copyright, 1936.) Marine Hit-and-Runner. From the Fond du Lac Reporter. Now that the hit-and-run boat pilot has gone into action, sea lanes may become as as motor highways. Near-Monarchy. From the Kalamazoo Gazette. Prince Otto has waited so long to become ruler of Austria he is beginning to think he is only a Per-haps-burg. ———t e Mississippi. Prom the Wichita Eagle. mpplm-mbmk. Ituc,ioun‘t enjoy the publicity that accrues claimed by both parties. . £ 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 high do the highest fireworks g0 up? What is the elapsed time between the setting off of such fireworks and their explosion in the air?—J. H. R. A. Natlonal Fireworks, Inc., says thas bomb shells go to a height of from 500 to 600 feet and the time fuse burns from 3 to 5 seconds. Rockets go up about 1200 feet. Their ascending time is about 2 seconds. g. %o greyhounds bark while racing? A. Whippets and greyhounds bark before the start, but do not bark while running. Q. What pictures were the biggest money makers last year-—B, C. A. For the calendar year of 1935 and up to April 1, 1936, “Mutiny on the Bounty” led them all. “Top Hat” was second. “Roberta” and “Midsummer Night's Dream” tied for third place. Q. What is Hitler's religious affiliation? —W. H. A. He was reared a Romal Catholic, but at present is not affiliated with any church. Q. What is the cost of a child’s public school education for one year?—J. R. W, A. Based upon reports received from 312 city school systems in the United States, the Office of Education estimates that $96.18 is the average cost of one pupil's education per year. Q. How many telephone directories are distributed by the Bell System?— H. K. G. A. It distributes annually to subscrib- ers more than 25,000,000 copies of tele- phone directories. Q. Do all popular orchestras engage arrangers? If so, what is the average cost?—L. H. G. A. Practically every major orchestra has a staff of arrangers specializing in various rhythm styles. Some orchestras pay as high as $50,000 a year to these artists. For smaller bands $500 a week is an average. Q. Please give directions for making an easy sour-cream salad dressing.— C. W. A. Equal parts of French dressing and sour cream, beaten together, make a good tart salad dressing. Q. Please print the famous editorial of the Coffeeville Courier, “Why Editors Never Get Rich."—F. J. A. Here it is: “When a child is born the attending physician gets $15; the editor who gives him the proper send- off gets $0.00. When it is cristened the clergyman gets $10.00; the editor gets $0.00. When it is married the clergyman gets $5.00; the editor gets $0.00 for his long-winded article about the ‘beautiful and accomplished bride”’ When he dies the doctor gets from $25.00 to $100.00, the undertaker gets from $50.00 to $200.00, and the editor gets $0.00 for the complimentary obituary.” Q. How many words does Anthony Adverse contain? How many pages’— W. 8. A. The novel consists of 495,000 words and 1,224 pages. Q. When was tinfoil invented?— A. It is not known definitely when tinfoil was first made. The word tinfoil —meaning tin in thin sheets—appeared in the English language as early as*1467, and was subsequently used in the sense of backing for mirrors. In 1876 tinfoil is mentionad as a wrapping for medi- cines. At that time it was an alloy of tin and lead. Q. Is the widow of Carl Akeley, the explorer, living?—L. J. A. Mary L. Jobe Akeley is carrying on her husband’s work in Africa. Her new book, “Restless Jungle,” describes her experiences in that country. Q. How does a man join the aviation unit of the Navy?—R. B. A. Men are not enlisted for aviation. After enlistment certain individuals who show ability in mechanics are given an opportunity to learn aviation mechanics. Q. Of which books in the Bible is St. Paul the author?—G. F. A. A. The books which are attributed to St. Paul are the Epistles to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phil- ippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews. Philemon, Titus and Timothy, 1st and 2nd, are supposed to have been written by St. Paul himself. The others were probably dictated or copied. Q. What does kith and kin mean?— J. C. A. Originally it meant country and (or) kindred; later, acquaintances or friends and (or) kindred; now, often, kindred, relatives, family connections. Q. How many people in the United States own insurance policies? What is the average amount carried?—S. R. L. A. Approximately 63,000,000 Americans are owners of one or more insurance policies. The average coverage is about $1,600. Pre-Vitamin Diet. From the Pittsbursh Post-Gazette. Here is a question that is more or less puzzling: Where did people get vitamins before they were advertised? Maybe a Luxury, From the Chl:uoy Dally Nsumy Another drought and the corncob pipe will make the meerschaum or briar a badge of poverty. Some Survivors Needed. From the South Bend Tribune. The Spanish factions will remember, we trust, that somebody must be left alive to pick up the pieces. A Rhyme at Twilight Gertrude Br::ke Hamilton Friends of Mine. One resembles a pool, Shallow, yet full of fair sunlight; And one reminds me of a well, Cold, deep and gloomy as midnight. Changing, yet ever beautiful, One is a river flowing free, Reflecting sun in deep blue depths, Its goal the everlasting sea. Never the same, now grave, now gay, Picturing sky and blowing tree, Restive yet restful, turbid, still, The river holds & charm for me, A -