Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1936, Page 12

A—12 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 163 THIS AND THAT . THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. September 11, 1936 —_— THEODORE W. NOYES...ecee... Editor e et The Evening Star Newspaper Company. Bustness Office: | 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 East 42nd @t. : fiding. w08 Yo Mihipen B, Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Edition, Evening Star . 4 7R n{vs-n !:‘&-lsfli,l The y Star.. Nighi Tlsbt Tinal and Sunday Star ial SEar d the end_ ' may be sent by mal of 8600. 5o per month 60c per month 65¢c_per month —--5C Der coby tion. 70¢ per month “85¢ per month of each month. lephone Na= Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Maryland and Vireinis. fi:«:fiyfld -1 35 °38.001 1 mo- only. States B0c .00; 1 mo. $#0¢ Canada. and Bunday: 3" ¥en 8120011 mo. $1.00 0l G 1 yr. m Mmoo . 888 1B 86 50¢ Member of the Associated Press. ssociated Press is exclusively entitled to the we. Tor Fepublication of all news dispatches e o T Joch] mews Dublisbed he iy news s L?'fifi'u S publication ot ‘sbecial dispatches rein are also reserved. mo. Mighty Hard to Beat. The recent primaries in South Caro- Hna, Mississippi and Georgia were chiefly Interesting because of the contests be- tween “New Dealers” and “Democrats.” The decisive victories of the New Deal Benators in all three States were ac- cepted as reindorsements of the admin- Istration, as doubtless they were. Each of the New Deal Senators, as a matter of fact, had an argument that was hard to beat. According to the magazine Time, Senator Jimmie Byrnes bammered home to the voters the fact that South Carolina had received $242,- 000,000 in relief and A. A. A. benefits and other forms of Federal aid under the New Deal. According to the same publication, Georgia's Senator Russell harped on the $396,000,000 in Federal sash that has been distributed in his State. If Senator Harrison failed to use o similar argument in the case of Mis- sissippl he overlooked an equally good bes, and the Senator is not accustomed #o overlooking good bets. Senator Byrnes frankly contrasted the $242,000,000 that has flowed into South Carolina with the $10,000,000 that South Carolina, during the years of the New Deal, has paid in Federal taxes. That 1s undoubtedly one of the most interest- ing angles of the argument. It is equally interesting in connection with the two other States. Considering merely the $4,000,000,000 relief bill of 1935, here is what the States have received through actual expendi- tures or presidential allocations as of July 1, 1936: South Carolina..... And here is what the same three States have paid out in internal revenue taxes during the fiscal year 1936: - $4,280,585 - 2,374,699 14,512,527 $21,167,811 The argument that you get back about $850 for every dollar you pay in is a pretty good argument in any campaign. But, as they would say in Georgia, Con- gressmen are mighty expensive these days. Landon observed his forty-ninth birth- day, but did not assume to magnify the oceasion into a pretext for tearing tele- phone books into confetti. Everybody has birthdays. Forty-nine of them s, sfter all, no more than a fair actuarial average. Communists are always dissatisfied, even with any leader who may venture to assert himself as a champion, Forgotten Virtue. Tn his acceptance speech at Philadel- phia, President Roosevelt appealed to the Nation’s confidence in the ancient fdeals of faith, hope and charity. The reaction, as might have been expected, was favorable and friendly. Americans in general entertain an affectionate re- gard for the aspirations which motivated the founding fathers of the Republic when they set up what George Wash- ington called “a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.” " But the President neglected to men- tion the fourth of the cardinal virtues. In his plea for re-election he did not say anything about prudence, the quality of mind which Cicero considered “the knowledge of things to be sought and those to be shunned,” and which Tacitus deemed & necessary attribute of a trust- worthy leader of the people. ‘Yet Mr. Roosevelt cannot be supposed to be ignorant of the fact that the prin- cipal criticism leveled at his administra- tion has been the charge that it has wasted public money. Reading ten news- papers daily, he certainly is familiar with the widespread complaint against extravagance in the management of the Nation’s business. Moreover, he himself established a pattern for the indictment of exorbitant spending when, in the campeign of 1932, he directed attention to “the great importance of Federal bud- get making as the foundation of na- tional credit,” declared that “the Hoover administration has been responsible for deficit after deficit” and assured the voters that “it is my pledge and promise that this dangerous kind of financing shall be stopped and that rigid govern- mental economy shall be forced by & stern and unremitting administration policy of living within our income.” It follows, then, that the President’s omission of reference to the basic issue of the present political battle was in- tentional. He spparently did not wish to discuss the problem in the light of his record. Instead, he reminded his audience of those social principles to which he had reason to believe they were Joyal. And his expedient ‘specification may be justified by the ver- ‘dict of November 3. The majarity of the s electorate perhaps has been educated into the habit of wanting something for nothing and therefore may indorse the candidate who is “not cautious.” Meanwhile, certain overburdened tax- payers may be interested to read the words which the celebrated Chinese sage Confucius employed five centuries before Christ to describe prudent rulers of their fellow men: “The illustrious ancienis, when they wished to make clear and to propagate the highest virtues in the world, put their states in proper order. Before putting their states in proper order they regulated their families. Be- fore regulating their families they cul- tivated their own selves. Before culti- vating their own selves they perfected their souls. Before perfecting their souls they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before trying to be- sincere in their thoughts they extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things and seeing them as they really were. When things were thus investi- gated knowledge became complete. When knowledge became complete their thoughts became sincere. When their thoughts were sincere their souls be- came perfect. When their souls were perfect their own selves became culti- vated. When their selves were culti- vated their families became regulated. ‘Wheh their families were regulated their states came to be put in proper order. ‘When their states were in proper order the whole world became peaceful and happy.” Britain in Palestine. Great Britain unmistakably means business, as far as the Arab revolt against its mandate power in Palestine is con- cerned. Appointment of Lieut. Gen. Dill, World War veteran and former chief of military intelligence at the war office, to the supreme command in the Holy Land is a tangible token of London's intention to come to grips vigorously with the reign of terror which has held sway for the past several months under the guise of Arab protest against the sale of land to Jews and their admission to the country. Coincident with Gen. Dill’s supersession of Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, the British high commis- sioner, whereby civil administration is to be supplanted by military rule, the British government has ordered a divi- sion of 15,000 additional troops to be held in readiness for service in Palestine. The communique announcing these measures warns all concerned that “more rapid and effective action must now be taken” to end disorders. ‘Thus the British government evinces its firm resolve to fulfill its obligations under the Balfour declaration, which guarantees the establishment and pro- tection of a national homeland for the oppressed Jewry of the world. London has always recognized the indispen- sability of peace and friendly co-opera- tion between Jew and Arab in the com- mon task of rebuilding Palestine, but is not minded any longer to tolerate the truculence and violence of which the Arab Nationalists have recently been guilty. Since last April, when the latter called a general strike as an anti-Jewish protest, hundreds of Arabs and Jews have been killed in sporadic riots, while British and Arab soldiers have fallen in considerable numbers in recurring clashes between troops and police forces. Britain's decision to apply a stronger hand follows the decision of the Arab Supreme Committee to continue the gen- eral strike, with its threat of prolonged strife, bloodshed and wholesale destruc- tion of property, especially the sabotage of orchards and growing crops. Several weeks ago the British thought to pour oil on the troubled waters by estab- lishing a Royal Commission to investi- gate the situation and make recom- mendations for removing grievances, but the Arabs defiantly proclaimed they would not sheathe the sword of revolt until the doors of Palestine were de- finitely closed to immigrants. With anti-Semitism relentlessly on the march in Europe, as just evidenced by Chancellor Hitler’s renewed attacks on Judaism, it is essential in the highest degree that Palestine be kept an open haven for persecuted members of that race. They are more than ever entitled to expect respect for their covenanted rights there because friend and foe alike are agreed that they have economically regenerated that ancient land on & truly remarkable scale and in every way con- tributed to its development. Britain’s plans to safeguard legitimate Jewish in- terests in Palestine will command cordial sympathy in this country. —_——————————— 1t is discouraging to hear of so many Government pay rollers “bounced” for political reasons and so few for obvious incompetence. Adventurous Criticism. Much of the criticism which circulates in the world is notably adventurous in character. For example, Prof. Edward Samuel Corwin of Princeton University recently “took a chance” when he charged that the bas-reliefs of one of the bronze doors of the new Supreme Court Building are inaccurate. One panel, he said, shows Chief Justice John Marshall handing his famous Marbury vs. Madison decision to Associate Justice ‘William Story. Another he particularly complained about on the theory that it depicts King John of England signing the Magna Charta. But in both instances Prof. Corwin was mistaken. There is no reference to the Marbury-Madison incident in the Marshall and Story panel, and King John is represented in the act of sealing —not autographing—the fundamental charter of British liberties. As David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, remarks, the critic certainly cannot ever have seen the works he has libeled. Personal inspection of the doors would have saved home of the highest tribunal of the land was built and decorated under the super- vision of a commission of which Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes is chair- man and Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter, Senator Henry W. Keyes of New Hampshire, former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, Assistant Controller General Richard N. Elliott, Representa- tive Fritz G. Lanham of Texas and Mr. Lynn are members. Such men, pre- sumably, could be counted upon to be careful about approving designs not truthful in detail. But Prof. Corwin's blunder is sympto- matic of the times. It has become & habit to gamble with facts. People com= monly form opinions with little or no knowledge, then give their views cur- rency with a militant intolerance which is deplorable in cause and in effect. And the single hopeful aspect of the problem is that it prompts a universal scepticism which in the end may pro- mote a reaction in the interest of caution, charity and good manners. And Who Is Responsible? Readers may have overlooked a sig- nificant statement in Auditor Donovan'’s testimony before the Commissioners at the budget hearing yesterday. At any rate, it is worth repeating for emphasis. Md). Donovan said that unless the Federal lump-sum payment is increased next year above the current $5,000,000 ap- propriation, that amount, plus all the revenues from local taxation, will fall short by $1,877,000 of meeting the operat- ing expenses of the local government— operating expenses that are kept to the level of this year’s appropriations. In other words, before the local govern- ment can count on spending a penny for capital outlays, such as school buildings, sewer extensions and other such neces- sary improvements, there must be an in- crease of nearly $2,000,000 in local rev- enues. And then, if maintenance ex- penses are not increased, the money in excess of that amount might be, avail- able for improvements, ‘That statement, more than any other, illustrates the gravity of the fiscal prob- lem facing the District. For we not only must expect to make normal improve- ments, but begin to make substantial inroads on the accumulation of deferred improvements of past years. The community may hope that the current study of fiscal relations by dis- interested experts will result in a return, by the exclusively governing Congress, to equitable fulfillment of national obliga- tions to the American Capital. Other- wise, the prospect is rather bleak. —_—————— Resentment increases that a man capable of such fine writing as Claude Bowers has done should be interrupted in his literary duties by a few bomb- tossing aviators. . ‘The world displays a startling number of Communists who have been able to produce nothing for indiscriminate con- tribution except bullets. Salaries mentioned in connection with motion pictures permit doubt as to whether the recipients are able artists or facile financiers. —————————— Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Overdeing It. I am gloomy—rather gloomy—and the reason I'll confess For this much-to-be-avoided frame of mind, But I've had another session with the people who express A wish to make me leave all care behind. A joke’s a joke—and maybe life is one, I will admit, But I sometimes wish that I a tree could climb When the merry, merry chaps break loose with over-generous wit And want to keep you laughing all the time, I have seen the funny faces that assume to represent - The human beings dwelling with me here. I have read the protest gay that every form of discontent Is an illusion bound to disappear. The person who afflicts me with a mel- ancholy twist TIs not the rogue serenely bent on crime So much as that well meaning, but mis- guided optimist ‘Who wants to keep you laughing all the time., The Flattering Likeness. “Have you observed the portraits of our candidate?” asked the campaigner. “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum.’ *I don’t suspect his methods in conven- tions, but I'm morally certain he has subsidized the phetographers.” Everything is likely to prove more or less of & disappointment. Even a bass drum doesn’t make as much noise as it looks as if it ought to. Al A Method. The man who most applause receives No novel line of thought invents. He finds out what the crowd belleves And says, “Those are my sentiments!” Political Economy. “Of course,” said Meandering Mike, “de great t'ing in taxation is to take de money away from de.people widout lettin’ ‘em realize dey're partin’ wid it.” _“Yes,” replied Plodding Pete. “But youse can’t expect & perfectly dignified an’ respectable government to slip up on de public wit & sand bag or a bottle o’ knock-out drops.” Grand Transfermation. Consistency’s a gloomy grind, And yet how oft some man you've struck Who, when he boldly changed his ‘mind, Unfortunately changed his luek. “You can't allus judge by facial ex- Uncle Bben. “An oyster |° " opened mus’ be mis'able, locks ltke it's laughin'" . - Democrats Desert Labor To Fix Political Fences To the Bditor of The Star: Labor was not always so gullible—not always 20 easily hoodwinked as it seems to be these days. Consider the efforts put forth in behalf of the 500,000 soft coal miners. They were led to believe that the Federal Government could provide a remedy for their troubles. ‘The order went forth to pass the Guffey coal bill, even if it were of doubtful con stitutionality. This meant that the miners were to be bamboozled into be- lieving that they were to have a remedy whether they had it or not. The legislative tinkersmiths obeyed orders. The bill was framed and passed regardless—in the face of evident in- validity. It was plain that it could not receive the approval of our highest court. When the time came, that court found it to be null and void. But one justice pointed out that part of it could be re-enacted in another bill. ‘The House prepared such a bill. The head of the miners’ union approved it— said he wanted it. The bill passed the House. Then it went to the Senate. It was side-tracked by the tax bill. It was further shunted aside by other bills. Finally it came up. Date of the Demo- cratic National Convention drew nigh and Congress had to adjourn just before that time., Taking advantage of the op- portunity, a Democratic Senator fili- bustered against the coal bill and pre- vented its passage. Then Congress shut up shop and departed. ‘There was no time limit that required Congress to adjourn then. The House could have blocked the Senate filibuster by rescinding the resolution to adjourn and substituting one for a recess, whith would have kept the Senate also in re- cess. In any event, Congress might have been brought back in special session after the convention. Returning from the convention the Senate could have let the filibustering member talk himself to exhaustion and then passed the bill easily with its over= whelming Democratic majority control. But labor was deserted and forgotten. The Democrats were.more interested in rushing home and fixing up their politi- cal fences. Such treatment of labor in years gone by would have aroused justifiable re- sentment. Yet it is reported that the leader of the duped and deserted miners is trying to deliver the solid soft coal miners’ vote to such unreliable Demo- cratic friends. Labor should not put its trust in politi- cians. Its sure progress and lasting bene- fits have come and can come only through its determined efforts to get its fair and rightful share. JOSEPH W. CHEYNEY, Conflicting Accounts of Jackson’s Inauguration To the Editor of The Star: In the story of Artemus P. Harmon on O'Neal Bunday, he says: inauguratfem of Andrew Jackson is marked in history as one of the strang- est celebrations ever held in Washington. In fact, it was a riot. There was no parade and no semblance of dignity. The general walked to the Capitol ac- companied by a tumultuous crowd which trailed him on foot, in gigs and in carts, and did its best to break down the bar- riers in front of the platform created for the ceremony. After being sworn in the President escaped on harseback to the ‘Palace.’” The very valuable compilation of Thomas H. McKee on “Presidential In- augurations” tells us that the friends of President Adams had agreed not to par- ticipate in the inaugural ceremonies and the only uniformed company of light infantry in the District declined to offer its escort to the President-elect; but that a company of revolutionary officers and soldiers, having been previously or- ganized, tendered its service and called at Gadsby’s Hotel for Gen. Jackson, who rode alone in an open carriage. “The procession reached the Capitol shortly after’12 o'clock and the President-elect was escorted to the Senate chamber attended by his revolutionary comrades. Here a peculiar incident occurred. When the surviving officers and soldiers had called at the hotel for the general, one of their number delivered a short ad- dress to him on behalf of his comrades in arms. Now, in the Senate chamber, In the presence of assembled officers, Ministers, Senators and ladies, he replied to this address and alluded to these old comrades as companions of the im- mortal Washington. When he had con- cluded the company proceeded to the eastern partico of the Capitol—the first inauguration to take place there—and when Jackson appeared at the east door the assembled thousands shouted ‘Hur- rah for Jackson.’ After the tumultuous shouting ceased he removed his hat, took the manuscript from his pocket and read it with great dignity. Chief Jus- tice Marshall then administered the oath of office and the President, bowing his head, touched the sacred book with his lips. Once more there arose such a shout as was never heard before in ‘Washington, while national salutes were fired from artillery stationed on the grounds near the Capitol. The crowd surged toward the platform and had it not been for a ship’s cable stretched across the portico steps they would have captured their beloved leader. As it was hé shook hands with hundreds of his fellow countrymen and was, with some difficulty, escorted back to his carriage and along Pennsylvania avenue to the White House.” ‘What a different impression these two accounts must leave upon the minds of young readers. True, it is hard to ima- gine Vice President Calhoun being a participant in such an enthusiastic cere- mony, but it is likewise difficult to think of that gentlemen writing such a strong and wonderful proclamation as was issued by’ President Jackson on De- cember 10, 1832—the result of which was that extreme secessionists were held back in their attempt for 28 years. MRS. C. C. SNIFFEN. .St. Paul Was Probably Victim of Poor Vision To the Editor of The Star: In Wednesday’s Star a correspondent is informed that probably all of St. Paul's epistles were dictated except three— Philemon, Titus and Timothy. Yet in the epistle to the Galatians Paul writes €Gal, vill), “Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.” The revised version says, “With how large letters,” “but with mine own hand” in both versions. It is supposed that Paul had defective vision, perhaps due to the blinding light which their haters. The dull heat of mid-Sum- mer is not relished by all. Almost every one likes September, and the reason is not far to seek. 1t is all around you. The day is the thing, the night is the thing, the air and the weather and the temperature are the things. This month, and this one alone, has the happy faculty, it would seem, of making almost every one like what it brings. * ok k% Now new varieties of grasses, in abey- ance during the heat, push their fresh green shoots above the normal cut of the lawn. These, in many cases, lay dormant for weeks on end, crowded out by the more flourishing “June grass,” as some call the wide bladed variety so prevalent hereabouts. Now, along with the wild onions, they seek the light, to do their duty toward making the Fall and Winter lawn what it ought to be. Even those who do not like the smell of onion and garlic, yet can find some- thing wild and pungent in the little onions, so called, which crop up now in brave array. Unless these are too dominant, they are not a bad note in the assembly, and probably do good things to the turf, if the general belief about these strong smelling things is true. Many persons believe that onions are a cure-all, almost, for everything under the sun. They are said to contain many metallic salts in organic form readily assimilated by the system. No doubt these same metals are “good” for the earth and the creatures growing in it. They help make the good earth good. * x % ® Toadstools, too, at this time of year, suddenly appear in the best kept lawns. ‘They seem to spring up overnight. Most of them are poisonous, the average lawn maker will be willing to believe. He will refuse them the credit of being mushrooms, and he will be right. These, plants are interesting, but rather dan- gerous. As has been pointed out so many times, the amateur always makes a mis- take when he thinks he can distinguish between the edible mushrooms and the poisonous ones. i ‘They are fascinating plants, however, in their way. Only recently a manual of some thousand species has been put BY. CHARLES B. TRACEWELL. out for the layman. It is an interest~ ing book. This will not prevent the homeowner from the specimens in his lawn with gloves. A trowe! is best to dig them out. Preferably they should be burned. Pieces of newspaper may be used to handle them, if gloves are not available. Many do not like to wear gloves. Like violinists, they prefer the bare fingers, in that way getting the sense of touch in what they are doing. PR This is a good time to tear off the leaves of such things as are not wanted in the lawn. 8o, the unwanted plants, whether wild onions or what not, die shortly, leaving more room for the grass to come up in. Often the blades of the lawn mower fail to get such things. 1t is personal, hand work, but it pays, if followed by fresh grass seed. As every one knows nowadays, there 1s no better time of the year, if as good, :ed September for sowing of lawn grass Those who think otherwise have over- looked the one thing necessary for germination and growth of grass seed, in almost all its many varieties. This is plenty of water. If Nature fails to bring rain, the garden hose must come into play. Here the fine spray shines. Unwatered grass seed seldom germin- ates. One should not call it wasted, however, in any event. It has wonder- ful vitality. No doubt much of the fresh grass springing up now is from seed planted last Spring, but which, for some reason or other, lay dormant all Sum- mer. If seed is put in now, and rains do not germinate it before frost, some proportion of it will retain its vitality all Winter, and be ready to start next March. That is the way Nature sows grass seed, in fact all sorts of seeds. The subject of seeds is a marvelous one. Only recently a book devoted to their lore and legend has been issued. It is, as far as we recall, the first of its kind. It seems strange that the world should have to wait until AD. 1936 for such a work. * ok x % Changing leaves, red and yellow, are not the only art work of Old Man Autumn. He does an exceptionally neat job in the grass, if the observer has the time and patience to study it out. It is caused by the withering of the old grasses, and the upcropping of the new. These give varlous tones of green throughout the entire lawn. With them is combined a fine brown, the color of grass leaves and stems in various states of decay. There is a beauty in such things, if one views them rightly. The reds and yellows of the leaves, to come at the first touch of real cold, are only the more flaring symbols of change. Already the process has begun, in the grass as elsewhere. The glowing tints of the chrysanthemums are high points, that is all, of a fine season in its entirety. The coolness, the haze of it, the last luxury of leaves colored by Jack Prost, these are parts of the picture, but no more so than the subtle changes in the grass, with their varied patterns in intri- cate weaving of greens and browns. Just as there 1s no better month at the seashore than September, so there is no finer one in the city than this. For the green of the sea, and its little waves, substitute Autumn grass, and the tints thereof. Such is September. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Somebody or something has galvane ized the Landon campaign with new life. Hardly any other interpretation can be placed upon the Governor's decision to wade into the fight in Maine at the eleventh hour. It is the Roosevelt touch—dramatic, colorful, imagination- gripping—and has some of the earmarks of a master stroke. If Maine goes Re- publican in a big way the Kansan's sortie may even come to be regarded as a stroke of genius. The trip is unques- tionably a concession to Republican leaders who are insisting that the Lan- don campaign is sadly in need of more punch. These critics have feared that the Governor was creating the impres- sion—in the language of the prize ring— of a man “out on his feet”; ie, still up there and going through the motions of combat, but incapable of striking effective blows. Landon's decision to in- vade Maine under conditions that chal- lenge national attention shows that his combative spirit is by no means an- nihilated—that, in fact, he has just be- gun to fight. One of the more politically minded members of the Roosevelt cabi- net, soon after the Cleveland conven= tion, cted that the Landon candi- dacy would “blow up” by mid-September. 1f there was ever any real danger of that, the Governor'’s expedition into New Eng- land is designed to remove it. * % x % Tt is reasonable to expect that the Re- publican standard bearer’s new mili- will infect and affect the whole G. O. P. campaign, and that all along the line reservation and restraint will steadily give way to two-fisted methods and effort. Republican success in Maine would, of course, be of tremendous psy- chological value. It would infuse party workers everywhere with the conviction that an aura of victory surrounds the presidential nominee. Conversely, defeat for the elephant will have an undeniably depressing effect. It is with full realiza- tion of the value or the damage that may accrue from the Maine election that Gov. Landon dares to intrude his per- sonality into the contest in spectacular publican State Convention in Connecti- cut. In opening proceedings at Hart- ford, that battle-scarred and redoubtable old guardsman, J. Henry Roraback, State chairman and national committeeman, took the convention's breath away by praising Democratic Governor Wilbur L. Cross, who has just been renominated for a fourth term. Roraback eulogized Cross as “a man who believes in law and order and whose administration has saved the State millions of dollars.” After hurling this unexpected bouquet at the Governor Roraback brought the delegates back to consciousness by pre- dicting that Landon will carry Connecti- cut by 150,000 majority. * % x % Omaha on September 28 will be the arena of an old-fashioned political de- bate, when Senator Barkley of Ken- tucky, Democratic National Convention keynoter, will engage in oratorical fisti- cuffs with former Governor and United States Senator Henry J. Allen, Repub- lican, of Kansas. The theme of dis- cussion is “Resolved, that the promises made by the Democrats in their 1932 platform have been carried out.” Need- Iess to say, Allen, one of the men behind the Landon throne, will argue that the New Dealers were recreant to their pledges. * k% % Harvard, now the hub of the intellec- tual universe, on the threshold of its tercentenary, is impressively represented throughout Federal Washington. Alumni of the university or Law School, headed by old grad No. 1, President Roosevelt, occupy key positions in every branch of the Government. They include Jus- of the Interior Charles West, Assistant to the Attorney General Keenan, Judge Division Chief Kelley of the State De- partment, Col. Frederic A. Delano, Mr. Roosevelt’s uncle and chairman of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and any number of Felix PFrankfurter’s bright young men in legal bureaus of New Deal agencies. The con- of Minnesota, Brewster of Maine, Bacon, .| O'Connor and Duffy of New York and Bolton and Hollister of Ohlo. The career diplomatic service is adorned by a liberal sprinkling of Harvard degree holders.t ANSWERS TO ' QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN, A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Eve~ ning Star Information Bureau, Fred- eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply. Q. When will the next enrollment in C. C. C. camps occur?—W. Z. A. The next enroliment period for the Civilian Conservation Corps will begin Application for enrollment should be made through local Federal relief agents. Only those individuals who are sons of families which are on relief, or who are veterans, are eligible, Q. What is meant by apportionment variation in election returns?—J. W. A. One of the executives of King Fea« tures, who is putting out a new voting test called the Crossley Poll, explains this in the following language: “Each voter in Nevada counts more than 16 times as much in deciding who shall be the next President as the individual voter in the State of New York. Nevada has only 23,000 families, ygf it has three electoral votes; while New York, with 138 times as many families, has but 47 electoral votes. A similar disproportion runs through the entire list of States.” Q. Why was Hambletonian 10 given the numerical designation?—H. T. H. A. He is so described because his number is 10 in the trotting horse registry. Q. Was the late Evangeline Adams, astrologer, married?>—H. P. A. In 1923 she was married to G. E. Jordan, jr, a Boston astrologer, who is carrying on her work. Q. Has climate any effect on crime?— H. K. A. Studies have been made which seem to show that crimes against persons are more common in warm climates, and against property in cold climates. Q. Where was the first school of dairye ing in the United States?>—L. D. H. A. In 1890 at Madison, Wis, the first American school of dairying was opened under the direction of W. A. Henry. Q. How many people live in Killarney, Ireland?>—R. F. A. It has a population of about 53800, It is a tourists’ resort, being close to the Lakes of Killarney. Q. Does Russia manufacture airplanes? —P. G. A. At present the Soviet Union is manufacturing 5,000 airplanes a year. Q. What became of the portrait of the Empress of China that was painted by an American woman?—D. H. A. Miss Katherine Carl was the artist who made the portrait of Yehonala, the last Empress of China. She started the work in 1903, and the strictest rules were prescribed by the Chinese authorities for the pose of the subject. The Eme press had to be represented on the throne, and all the details of her mag- nificent robes had to be shown. The Emperor and all who passed it had to kneel as if in the presence of the person it represented. When the framed painte ing was shipped it had to be carried in a vertical position. A special train was used to transport it from Peking to the sea when it was sent to the St. Louis Exposition. It is now the property of the American Government, and is in the collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Q. Was there at one time a form of punishment known as decimation?—C. C. A. Decimation was a punishment sometimes inflicted in the armies of ancient Rome. In instances where a crime had been committed by soldiers en masse which would merit death to the individual, one-tenth of the whole number would be put to death. Selece tion was made by lot. ! Q. What is cremic acid?>—G. R. A. It is one of the constituents of vegetable mold, produced wherever leaves and other plant matter are decaying. Q. If grape jelly crystallizes after it is made, what can be done with it?—S. D. A. It can be used as it is or heated and used as a sirup with cold meats, pan< cakes or waffles. “ Q What does the V stand for in Petroleum V. Nasby's name?—~E. G. A. The humorist’s pen name was Pe- troleum Vesuvius Nasby. His real name was David Ross Locke. 4 Q. Where in the Old Testament is the “eye-for-an-eye” law?—A. V. A. A. Exodus xxi.23,2425: “A life for & life, tooth for tooth, eye for eye, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for Q. What is the average height of Americans—male and female?—F. G. A. The average height of American men in 5 feet 8 inches; that of women 5 feet 4 inches. . Q. Was there an Indian named Crazy Horse?—B. H. A. Crazy Horse was the chief of the Ogalala Sioux, who was joint leader with Sitting Bull in the War of 1875 and was prominent in Custer’s defeat. He was killed while resisting arrest in Septeme ber, 1877, A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton In Reminiscent Mood. An orchard of golden apples ‘That swing in the Summer breeze, ‘Where the shade and sunlight dapples, Fruit hanging low on the trees. Pragrant as new-made honey, It would be to me more than money To leave strident years behind. And back in my early childhood Lie under the orchard trees And feel the cool winds from the wilde wood. Blow over my bare young knees. Ah me, for gold apples and woody breezel As well set sail for the Hesperides. estimated at roundly eight billion dollars for the year. * % % x