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‘A—10 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY September 22, 1936 THEODORE W. NOYES...cccc... Edifor e The Evening Star Hm-w Company. Nl' York Oflcl HO PR u&a*..m Rate by Clflhr Witiin the City. tional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. E“ Maryland and vlrn- ny and snndu.. lnfl,sundl nnli:"‘ = onlr. Member of flle Associated Press. Associated Press 15 exclusively Cnflflld to ‘n;n:n!u for republication of all news dispatches e L AP g S oublication ot sbecial Hiaiches herein are also reserved. Red Support. The preference which the Communists and other “reds” in this country have for President Roosevelt over Governor Landon, the Republican presidential candidate, is no secret. This does not imply in any respect that President Roosevelt is hand in glove with the Communists. It means, however, that the Communists believe the Roosevelt New Deal is more down their alley than are the principles of government laid down by the Governor of Kansas in his campaign for election to the presidency. It is not unnatural that the President should resent any implication that he is seeking or welcoming or passively ac- cepting the “support of alien organiza- tions hostile to the American form of government.” Through his secretary, the President has hastened to denounce ef- forts to picture him in alllance with these subversive forces in this country. 1f the voters of the United States became convinced that the President had any such ideas in mind, his defeat at the polls on November 3 would be entirely assured. The fact remains, however, that ap- peal after appeal has been made both by the President himself and by his aides for the support of all the so-called liberal elements in the country. These elements exist in varying degrees of excellence and “redness.” It becomes, indeed, a difficult task to say just where the line is to be drawn; to separate the good “liberal” from the bad. The list of Democratic presidential electors to be placed on the ballot in New York State will, it is reported, include David Dubinsky and Sidney Hillman. They have been separated from the bad lib- erals. They have prominent part in “Labor’s Non-Partisan League,” set up to fight for the re-election of President Roosevelt in a very partisan manner. There is a frank declaration on the part of some of the supporters of ghis league that it is looking forward to 1940. It will be through with Mr. Roosevelt by that time, and is planning another kind of a front. After Roosevelt, what? These gentlemen, Messrs. Dubinsky and Hillman, are Democrats for the purpose of supporting Mr. Roosevelt. Dubinsky was formerly a member of the radical Socialist party, but he has gone over to Roosevelt. No one will deny that the Roosevelt administration has willingly accepted their support. If they are to go on the list of Democratic presidential electors in New York, they will go on only with the approval of Chairman Farley of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, who happens also to bs chairman of the Democratic State Committee in New York. Whether justified or not, there has grown up among many persons in this country a belief that the Roosevelt policies, if carried to an ultimate con- clusion, would take this country into socialism or communism, When this be- liet is coupled with the support which is given Roosevelt by former Socialists and when there is clearly a preference for his re-election on the part of some of the Communists, it is to be expected that charges such as have now been launched against the President would materialize, He who plays with matches —or “reds"—may expect to be burned, California students who investigated the evolutionary relation of the primor- dial protoplasm to cerebral cortex are analyzing straw votes without coming to a decision as to which is in the lead, plasm or cortex. It may be necessary to forget the nervous system and study farm figures to ascertain the authority exercised over the social system by the alimentary tract. Funds for Lorton., A comprehensive series of articles printed recently in The Star has served to*present to the attention of the com- munity the needs of the District of Columbia Reformatory at Lorton. But the significance of those needs requires to be pointed out. In brief, it amounts to this: The establishment constitutes a peril, and money perforce must be spent to correct the danger. There are many angles from which the problem might be discussed with relation to the risks which it represents. For example, the place is sorely lacking in proper fire-fighting equipment. One piece of apparatus cannot be sufficient to provide protection for buildings scat- tered over twenty-seven hundred acres | &f territory and housing nearly three shousand prisoners, Again, under prevailing conditions, a health hazard exists. Tuberculosis is & plague that spreads insidiously from vic- tim to victim, unrealized and only tardily detected. Its cure depends upon im- provement of environment as much as upon medical treatment. Yet at Lorton consumptive inmates are but ineffectively isolated and inadequately sheltered. Restoration to health simply is not ~ [ ~ THE EVENIN feasible in the infirmary now in service. -ndwhlut.hedhuuwwwm logical tragic termination each individual patient is a potential source of infection. A separate modern hospital is imperative in the interest of sick and well alike. Further, additional guards are wanted. In the event of a general outbreak, a state of war would ensue, and the rebels —many of them “hard-boiled” felons who could be counted upon to stop at nothing—might have the better chance of winning such a battie. The result, incontrovertibly, would be numerous es- capes—with all the aftermath of preda- tory violence against peaceable society natural in the circumstances. But Lorton’s case ought not to be argued negatively. Instead, even in a time of economic depression and hard- ship, the community should regard the place as a responsibility comparable with that of public schools. The reformatory should be financed in line with the meaning of its name. Offenders sent there are human. They may deserve punishment, but they likewise are en- titled to a chance to “turn over a new leaf,” to make a fresh start in the world. Captain M. M. Barnard, general superin- tendent, is famous for his genius in “re- constructing” character. His “graduates” have a good record. And the practical idealism which he has manifested so successfully should be remembered when he appeals for funds for the continuance and especially for the development of his work. Germany and Hungary. Having patched up an arrangement which for all practical purposes brings Austria under the Nazi yoke, German diplomacy is now “cultivating” the other half of the defunct dual monarchy, the Magyar kingdom of Hungary. To that end Baron von Neurath, Reich foreign minister, has just arrived at Budapest. As currently happens, when Hitler’s emissaries honor neighboring lands with visits, the present tour of the head of the Berlin foreign office is disguised as a “hunting trip.” But in- stead of shooting wild game, there are plentiful indications that Baron von Neurath has really gone gunning in Hungary to persuade that country to enter the orbit of political, military and economic forces, which Germany 1is steadily organizing, with a view to mak- ing herself once again the dominant influence in Central Europe. The Ger- man minister is to confer with Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary, who recently called on Hitler in Bavaria. Obviously business of magnitude is on their agenda. The German-Hungarian confabula- tions assume special significance, com- ing on the heels of the Puehrer’s hints of a war of conquest on the Soviet Union, in order that the Reich may some day “swim in plenty” from the riches of the Siberian forests, the mines of the Urals and the grainfields of the Ukraine. General von Blomberg, chief of the Reichswehr, works in closest collabora- tion with the German foreign office. As few of Baron von Neurath’s moves on the European chessboard are made with- out consultation with the army, military matters undoubtedly come within the scope of the Budapest conversations. Hungary would not lie directly in the path of & Nazi advance against Russia, but & German-Austro-Hungarian-Ru- manian combination would encircle a possibly hostile Poland and Czechoslo- vakia and immensely facilitate both of- fensive and defensive operations against “our old adversary,” as Hitler pillories the U. 8. 8. R. Following Germany’s example, Hungary has indicated her in- tention of denouncing the military clauses of the treaty of Trianon and re- establishing her army. Hungary also craves peace treaty revisions which would restore to her war-lost territory now in- corporated in Rumania and Czechoslo- vakia. Baron von Neurath may have a flea or two to put in Budapest's ears on both those scores, in the form of assur- ances of German support in return for Hungarian aid in certain European eventualities. In the course of his recent Central European trip on behalf of German trade and exchange, Reichsbank President Dr. Schacht visited Budapest. This week’s arrivals there also include Dr. Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minister. Altogether, there is an accumulation of proof that Germany has big things afoot in Hun- gary and has set about the business of putting them in tangible shape. While there is a tendency to “fierce- ness” in campaigning, a certain discreet restraint is manifest which makes refer- ence to more or less anonymous iniqui- ties. When Capulets and Montagues quarreled one of the truculent retainers said, “I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I do bite my thumb, sir!” The Flag Salute. ‘When August A. Ludke’s six children were expelled from Prince Georges County schools in nearby Maryland, an issue of religious freedom versus com- pulsory patriotism was created. But that issue was not born of the young- sters’ refusal to salute the American flag at the Oxon Hill School’s daily Oath of Allegiance ceremonies. It was actually prompted by the local Educa- tion Board’s disbarment order, ‘Whether that ruling is an infringe- ment of State constitutional rights must be determined by the courts; whether the children’s action was a disavowal of their love of country must certainly be answered in the negative. The flag salute is a mark of respect for American standards. As s heartfelt expression of reverence for those demo- cratic principles, it is of tremendous tutorial and psychological value. As a voluntary, spontaneous manifestation of patriotic feeling, the Oath of Allegiance plays an important role in the American school system. But as an enforced gesture, made by ‘the child against his will, the salute is nothing more Stars and Stri pulsion—and the triotic exercises is " the normal student—the salute is worth- less, educationally and psychologically, to the unwilling child. The Ludkes’ refusal is based on certain tenets of the Jehovah's Witnesses re- ligious sect. Their action is obviously founded on a peculiar interpretation of the spirit of the biblical commandment: “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” Their action is colored with the fallacies of fanaticism, but there is no evidence that the Ludkes are not per- fectly acceptable American citizens. The father is a war veteran. There is no record of any subversive activity by any members of the family. The children are merely engaging in a form of mis- placed zealotry. Instead of quietly ignoring the situa- tion, as the school principal did for several months, the County Board of Education chose to make an issue of the matter. An unimportant incident has become an embroilment of attacks and counter-attacks on the Ludkes, the school officials, religious tenets and pa- triotic principles. The Ludkes have been made martyrs to a cause. Martyrdom is a powerful force. It has in no way furthered patriotism among American school children, ——e———————— Famine relief will not be a subject of political attention. Mass hunger, which has existed for ages, will intrude itself into economic consideration nevertheless. ————— A dictator is a man who rises to an emergency. Then comes a question of what to do with him when the emer- gency keeps growing worse. ————————— Stalin is sald to be a sick man, but even under the inexorable rule of “efl- ciency,” not yet sick enough to be taken out and shot at sunrise. oo An idol of the public, Amelia Earhart will carry influence, although statisti- cians are still vague in computing the ponderance of the aviation vote. ‘The old admonition, “Do not take any counterfeit money,” is being superseded in some degree by the advice, “Take any kind you can get and see what happens.” Doctor Eliot's valuable five-foot book shelf continues to provide literary relief from the miles of library shelves that undertake to teach communism. Spaniards have been daring adven- turers, but seldom, as history recalls, discreet politicians, Moscow continues to compose long, hard epitaphs for Lenin's tomb. Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Explanation Man. Oh, de explanation man, he come around a-talkin’ strong; De words he uses soun's like dey was five or six feet long. He talks so ornamental dat you has a great desire To drop yoh daily work an’ stan’ an’ listen an’ admire. You kin ax im any question dat you chance to have on hand; His answer will be mos’ too fine foh you to understand. He will tell you ’bout de taxes an’ de cost of what you eat An’ 'bout de wars dat fill de world wif sorrow 30 complete. But wif all dis conversation, bout de mos’ dat he can say Is dat men jes’ keep on fightin’ an’ dey’s got de tax to pay. Though he’s very informatious an’ he does de bes’ he can, You never gets much comfort fum de explanation man, The Ways of Fame. “Did you really say all the clever things attributed to you by the anecdote writers?” “No,” replied Senator Sorghum, *I didn't exaetly say ’em. But I indorsed ‘em.” J Guide Lines, “What do you think of those straight lines they have marked in the streets for pedestrians?” asked the promoter of civic welfare. “They are not needed in our family,” replied young Mrs. Torkins in superior tones. “Charley dear doesn't drink a drop.” Old and New Styles. The old-time bosses had square chins And were accused of many sins. Their grammar oft went lame, Yet men we find with polished mind ‘Who, though to ways polite inclined, Are bosses, just the same. A Plot Fathomed. “Our representative hasn't had time to leave Washington and mingle with us voters,” said the smooth campaigner. “No,” replied Farmer Corntossel. “It's another one o’ them party tricks. They're givin’ him as little chance as possible to hang around an’ make hisself unpop- Nearly every great discoverer owes a certain amount of gratitude to a nldn'hnmnbuwludhlmmflu G _STAR, WASHINGTON D. S Joint Action Might Secure Subway Line for District To the Editor of The Star: No matter how much one advocates in favor of an underground railway system for the District, there are ob- stacles to overcome. District people are denied the right to vote. Proper repre- sentation and recognition by Congress might help, but even then one wonders it the District government would run up against a snag when the time came to ask for a Federal grant to erect a subway system here. It would be a splendid public move if the Capital Transit Co. and the Federal and District Committee joined hands—the Capital Transit Co. seeking Federal aid to help it to build an underground railway route. A subway could be installed through Thirteenth street from the District line to Water street. It could be a two-way, two-track thoroughfare, with provision made so that in case of necessity in later years two other tracks could be added. The first unit would comprise & local railway. If in later years increased District population demanded increased subway facilities, express tracks and ex- press cars could be added to the system. | After the construction of the Thir- teenth street subway, a second unit of two-track subway could be built under H street, running from Georgetown to the Seventeenth street southeast area. This unit could be built to connect with the Thirteenth street subway, thus al- lowing passengers on either train of cars to transfer at a terminus to either line. Let’s assume that a Thirteenth street underground railway system could be built at a cost of $8,000,000. And that the H street unit could be added at a cost of $12,000,000, making a total amount needed of $20,000,000. Assume that the Federal Government were to grant $9,000,000 as its share and the Dis- trict’s share, would it be too much to ask Capital Transit Co. to contribute the remaining $11,000,000?2 Were this done one may feel safe in predicting that Capital Transit would be able to pay off any indebtedness incurred within five years. From then on it should be a profitable adventure, whether the fare is & nickel or a dime. Building the subways in the streets mentioned would not interfere with Federal Government structures like the Treasury Building, the War Department, the White House and the Capitol Build- ing. all of which should be safeguarded from any underground development. It is likely that busses will replace most of the surface cars in the future. Some streets will have to have surface cars. Those without them will give the motorist a wider road on which to travel. Of course, people will have to cross streets, but perhaps by then under- ground ramps or plazas may be in use. Anyway, when that Utopian time arrives here, traffic congestion will be a memory. FREDERIC G. FROST. Labor Relations Act a Guarantee of Justice To the Editor of The Btar: Mr. A. 8. Lanier writes that the de- cision of the National Labor Relations Board calling for the reinstatement of Morris Watson makes his blood boil with righteous indignation. The order, based on a decision by a special exam- iner, Dean Charles E. Clark of the Yale Law School, was handed down last May and was sustained by a unanimous vote of the Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in July. Apparently Dean Clark and the judges of the Court of Appeals found nothing “utterly unconstitutional, damnable and communistic” in the law. ‘The facts of this famous case are well known to any one who cares to read them. Morris Watson was for seven years “admittedly one of A. P.’s ablest reporters” (Time, June 29, 1936, p. 33). He never had any trouble with his employer until 1933, when he organized and headed in New York a unit of the American Newspaper Guild. Shortly after he began his activities in behalf of labor in the newspaper industry he was demoted by being put in charge of the “Southern wire,” a routine desk job. After a vacation forced by iliness, he was further demoted to the unwelcome “lob- ster trick” at the A. P.’s desk. He was still faithfully performing his duties when he was discharged by A. P.’s gen- eral manager. The writer, for one, is thankful that Congress enacted the national labor re- lations act. Congress correctly under- stood the life and death influence which the large employers of today wield over their employes. It fully understood that a man, unjustly discharged, may be irreparably injured through the mere whim of a vindictive or prejudiced em- ployer. While making no attempt to regulate the conduct of a business, it did wisely provide, so far as possible, for a redress of the grievances of one unjustly treated. Orderly procedure for such redress is provided by hearing be- fore an impartial tribunal at which each side has the fullest opportunity to pre- sent its case. How can any one see in such a law an attempt “to sovietize the business and industries of America?” If the employer has just cause for his conduct, he should be able to convince a board of fair, impartial and intelligent men. If the employe’s position is cor- rect, it is & mere act of justice to give him redress. It is a typically reactionary attitude to condemn as “unconstitutional” and “communistic” any law which we do not happen to like, but any law which fits justice to the peculiar conditions of a modern industrial world certainly can- not be so termed. ARTHUR W. DEW. Declares Charge Against J. Edgar Hoover Untrue To the Editor of The Star: Your paper has published articles re- cently pertaining to the controversy arising from the allegation that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the leadership of Mr. John Edgar Hoover, has caused hardships to its employes, made demands on their time and created sweatshop conditions. The very nature of the work requires long training and yet it is so intriguingly interesting that the employes become so engrossed in it that they quite forget hours and outside affairs. I have been in the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a period of four years. I started in a clerical capacity with a limited educa- tions Mr. Hoover made provisions so that I attended to my regular duties and resumed my studies. This privilege is accorded every male employe in the tion who wishes to take advan- tage of it. As I became better equipped for added responsibility, I was advanced accordingly. My experience in this con- nection is only one of the numerous TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1936. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. “Look up, not down,” is & good motto, but not when one is collecting bird feathers. There is a resident of this town who, in a period of six years, more or less, has picked up more than 400 feathers as he walked along the streets of his suburban community. Looking down is what has done ft. This does not mean that the queer collector has kept his eyes glued to the pavement, as the saying is. But he does keep on the watch for his feathers, and has been rewarded with many a choice find, ranging from long pigeon feathers in gray, blue and brown, to tiny ones from warblers and the like. These feathers range from seven inches long, to an inch or two, with some only half an inch in Jength. ‘They are the bold blue and gray of the blue jay and the bright, glorious red of the cardinal and many shades of brown, blue, gray, etc. * x ¥ % ‘This collector has become so expert in catching sight of feathers that he really believes he senses them, rather than merely sees them. A feather, after all, is not very large and mostly attracts little attention. Most persons walk over them without ever seeing them. In the downtown areas such pinions as are dropped by the birds, in moulting, or due to disease, or the results of fights or accidents, are practically lost as they fall. Onrush of heavy traffic spoils them in no time at all. The wind kicked up by moving cars whirls them to one side. In the suburbs there is a great deal more chance for so light a thing as a feather to stay put until it is found by some interested person. * * % ¥ Perhaps few persons, even in outlying communities, are interested in such things. It requires an unusual mind, & curious mind, in the best sense, to look for such things in the street. All those persons interested in the wild birds might undertake this pleasant search, however, without adding any- thing to the burdens of the day. It may be conducted as one goes to and from work. It takes no time, and no particular effort. As indicated, it is not even necessary to look, in the usual sense. The eyes will not be harmed. What is necessary is the interest in the search. Once this is established the search becomes merely a part of the daily walk. It is by making such things as neces- sary walks, etc,, things to be interested in, rather than be bored at, that some wise persons make life more liveable for themselves. Such people, as a sage once pointed out, can never find life dull, because they do not permit it to impress them s0. Even in the most prosaic tasks they are able to find intriguing aspects. Containers of all kinds—toothpaste tubes, bottles, tin cans, paper bags—these are found immensely interesting, in their variety, coloring, uses. One does not have to be a manufac- turer to find these good points. Many containers on the market today are immensely clever in conception and manufacture, but most of them are scarcely recognized as such by the great majority, who simply empty them and throw them away without a glance. * X * ¥ One gives one's self added dividends in every way if such opportunities—and they are innumerable in modern life— are seized as they arise. Such an atti- tude is neither eccentricity nor childish- ness, although no doubt some grumpy persons might calil it so. It is simply a determination, either natural or cultivated, to grasp all the good out of life as one goes along, in- stead of permitting so much of it to escape. ‘This insatiable curiosity st all things, and admiration of them if it is at all possible, is the best way in the world to be an optimist. There is a great deal of talk about optimism, when all the time very little is said as to how to attain this happy state of mind. It may be power of will, with some, but only a few persons have such will power; with most persons the optimistic state is merely a matter of fair health, rein- forced by an insatiable curiosity, which prevents them from ever becoming bored. One reads, upon occasion, of the un- happy state of modern factory workers, practically chained to a machine, with the same monotonous task hour after hour. What would such a writer think, it he could know that some of these workers actually become interested in what they do! Not only interested in the task in hand, but especially in the lights and shadows of their task, as re- flected in the machine, in its physical and mental aspects. For machines have brains, too, in a sense. * % ¥ ¥ ‘The collector of bird feathers, at least, has a different hobby. His “finds” are easily kept; an old book will do very well. The pinions can be placed between the leaves with the tips sticking out. An ordinary book -will hold many scores of feathers, large and small, with the tip plainly revealing, in most cases, just which bird owned it once. Not all the feathers can be identified, of course. If one of the smallest feathers of a big bird is the one up for identifi- cation, there is every chance that it may be chalked up as having belonged to a sparrow, warbler or whatnot in the bird line. Identification, after all, is not so im- portant in this gentle mania. The feathers, like jewels, are just as much feathers, no matter if one cannot de- termine exactly which bird they be- longed to originally. Even a trained ornithologist might be hard put to it to determine the bird. Feathers, in themselves, are among the most interesting of natural objects. They always have held a great fascination for primitive peoples, as witness the headdresses of our own Indians. Modern invention has given them a new prestige. When we think of the airplane, with its wings, we think of a bird and its feathers (although recent studies tend to prove that the movements of certaln flying fishes, so-called, are nearer to airplane flight). Bird feathers, in their symmetry and coloring, and, above all, purpose, and true fulfillment of that purpose, are among the most wonderful natural objects, whether we consider them in the aggre- gate or singly, one by one. Recent scientific studies have shown that even the smallest birds have hundreds of feathers each year, to keep them warm, shed water and, above all, form the wings and tail, without which no bird could be a bird at all, but a pathetic something in a strange and hostile world. Their feathers are their truest indica- tors, as we look at them. It is the feathers we see, and keep in mind, in determining the species, in most cases of identification. A collection, made o;:rtlhe years, is something to think about. STARS, MEN AND ATOMS Notebook of Science Progress in Field, Laboratory and Study. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘Why cold waves? Aviators soaring twice daily into the chill depths of the upper atmosphere this Winter will secure data which Gov- ernment meteorologists hope will shed light on some of the most perplexing problems of Winter weather prediction. ‘The program will continue from Sep- tember to March at specially equipped stations at -Fairbanks, Alaska, and Fargo, N. Dak. At Fairbanks, airplanes operating under contract with the Gov- ernment, will carry aerometeorgraphs— instruments that automatically record temperature, humidity and pressure in the air through which they pass—ap- proximately 3 miles above the earth— twice a day. The object is to obtain a clear idea of the structure of polar con- tinental air which cools the United States. It is a part of air mass analysis, first developed in Europe, by which meteorologists hope to cut down by a large amount the factor of error in their predictions. Snow surface temperatures also will be recorded and, the radiation of heat from the earth at night will be meas- ured by pyrgeometers, terrestrial radia- tion measuring instruments, installed at Fairbanks and Fargo. The value of the new investigations, says W. R. Gregg, chief of the United States Weather Bu- reau, will be greatly increased by a simultaneous plan of the Canadian meteorological service to establish an air- plane observing station at Fort Smith, in the MacKenzie River Basin of the Northwest Territory. ‘This MacKenzie Basin has figured prominently in American meteorological news in the last few years. All cold comes originally from the Arctic. The cold air masses pile up above the polar sea until they spill over, like water spilling over the edge of a tub, and move southward. Naturally, they spill over first at the points of least resistance. The Mac- Kenzie River, flowing to the Arctic east of the Canadian Rockies, is about the most convenient path for them to follow. Hence this river channel is one of the two most important paths for the cold waves which strike the United States. The cold air flows south, across Mon- tana and the Dakotas, until it meets masses of warm air from the Gulf region and is turned eastward, eventually pass- ing out over the Atlantic. A vital part of Winter weather prediction for the City of Washington is the close observa- tion of the progress of these MacKenzie Valley cold waves. Unfortunately for the uniform prediction of Winter ‘weather conditions in the past, the most significant developments in the move- ments of air masses take place at great heights. Observations at the surface may be only delayed results of something that has taken place 3 miles up. Now it will be possible to study the air masses as & whole and learn what is true facts and wish to allay any false charges. ROBERT L. MOORE. . chart conditions over a very wide area. Such charts, Mr. Gregg says, help to complete the forecaster's picture of the air masses that make weather. * X X % Cultures of ancient India and Meso- potamia have been linked by the finding of a representation of a humped bull, an Indian animal, on a Sumerian work of art of about 3000 B.C, Prof. Henri Frankfurt, fleld director of the Iraq expedition of the University of Chicago, reported Monday. The humped bull was not in Meso- potamia at that time, but was commonly depicted in Indian art. It was found on a fragment of a cylindrical vase at Tell Agrab, Sumerian city excavated by the expedition last season. At present the two regions are sepa- rated by the great deserts of Baluchistan and Southern Persia. This region must have been much more fertile 5000 years ago, Prof. Frankfurt says, because re- cently extensive ruins of settlements have been found in territory now virtually un- inhabited. It is probable that there was a much traveled land route between India and Mesopotamia. In excavations at another site in Iraq the University of Chicago expedition found a representation of a cyclops, the one-eyed man familiar in Greek mythelogy, from the period of about 2100 BC. This indicates that there must have been borrowing of ideas between Mesopotamia and Greece. The ruins of Tell Agrab apparently cover the three earliest prehistoric periods in Mesopo- tamia. One temple excavated yielded numerous objects, including stone statues and amulets, found in a con- cealed sacristy. The statues represent worshipers, except for two copper fig- urines which were used to hold offer- ings to the gods. More than 400 mace heads of various kinds of stone, and a group of stone vases with rustic scenes also were uncovered in the temple. At another site excavated was found & curiously decorated pottery with fig- ures of animals, fish and plants which may have had magical significance. The Tolerant Voter. Prom the St. Joseph News-Press. ‘The average voter is tolerant. He feels that if another persop is fool enough to vote for a different candidate, he has & perfect right to do so. Ineligible. Prom the Council Blufla Nonpareil, The man who drives his car at 60 miles an hour with one hand while he lights a cigarette with the other is not in line for an old-age pension. ———rt. i Norway. Prom the Indianapolis Star, Norway, which has agreed to let 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. Pleuse inclose stamp for reply. Q. How high is the center of the bi; tent in Ringling Brothers’ Circus?— C. E. H. A. The greatest height from the ground to the peak (at the center pole) is approximately 48 feet. This height decreases to 16 feet at the side walls. Q. Is the Queen Mary to have a sister ship?—L. H. A. There is to be one which will have approximately the same dimensions and speed as the Queen Mary. The contem- plated ship will be known temporarily as No, 552. Q. Do the lights dim in Ossining when electrocutions take place at Sing Bing? —C. W. A. The current is made for 8ing Bing Prison in a power plant which fure nishes electricity for the prison. A spe- cial line runs from the dynamo to the electric chair. Contrary to the popular rumor, lights do not dim in Sing Sing, or in Ossining, or nearby towns when electrocution takes place in Sing Sing Prison. Q. How is a puree made?—M. W. A. A puree is defined as a dish made by boiling food to a pulp and rubbing It through a sieve, especially a soup with thickening so treated. Q. Is Jay Franklin the columnist’s real name?—H. G. A. Tt is a pseudonym. His real hame is John Franklin Carter. Q. What does the Navy term, spread- eagled, mean?—T. B. F. A. A man was said to be spread- eagled when he was lashed to the rig- ging with outstretched arms and legs for flogging. Q. What are the world’s most beau- tiful cities?—E. H. J. A. There is a great diversity of opinion in such a selection, but Malcolm La Prade, travel authority, lists the follow- ing as the most beautiful cities in the world: Rome, Venice, Paris, Edinburgh, Stockholm, Naples, New York, Dresden, Istanbul, Nice, Florence, Vienna, The Hague, Nuremberg, Budapest, Rio de Janeiro, Prague, Brussels, Geneva and ‘Washington. Q. What does Elliott Roosevelt do? —E. H. A. The President’s son is president of the Southwest Broadcasting Co., which operates stations in Waco, Austin and San Antonio, Tex. He is also vice presi- dent of Hearst Radio, Inc. His head- quarters are in Dallas. Q. When was the first appendicitis operation performed?—G. J. H. A. The first case of localized appen- dicitis on record was operated on snd reported by Mestivier in 1759, and the pathological appearances were clearly described in the autopsy. Q. In 1898 did the United States ae- clare war on Spain or Spain on the United States?—I. R. A. Spain declared war on the United States. Q. How old is the Girls’ Friendly bo- ciety and what is its purpose?>—M. R. A. The parent society was founded in England in 1875. In this country the organization was founded at Lowell, Mass., in 1877, to develop character and provide friendship for girls of every age, race and creed, through a flexible pro- gram of recreation, service, work and worship adapted to community and group needs. Q. Was Margaret Illington, the actress, at one time the wife of Daniel Froh- man?—L. F. A. In 1903 she married Daniel Froh- man, from whom she was later divorced. Q. Is it possible to grow pistachio trees in the United States?—V. P. G. A. The pistache tree is not hardy in Northern States. The pistaches may be grown in any climate suitable to the olive. Trees may be planted 25 feet apart, one male to every six females, to insure pollenation. Q. Please give the program when the Statue of Liberty was dedicated 50 years ago—J. D, H. A. The Statue of Liberty was un- veiled on October 28, 1886. For the ceremonies a platform was erected against the side of the pedestal on Bed- loe’s Island. The order of procedure was as follows: Music, signal gun, prayer, talk by Count Ferdinand de Lesseps. presentation address by William H. Evarts, unveiling by Bartholdi, the sculptor; salute, music, acceptance of the statue by President Cleveland, talk by the French delegate, M. A. Lefaiore: commemorative address by Chauncey M. Depew, doxology, benediction, national salute. The Mayor of New York at the time was Willlam R. Grace. Q. Where is Trotzky in exile?—J. K. A. The exiled Bolshevist leader is re- siding at Hoenesfoss, Norway. Q. What was Coleridge’s verse which was made to illustrate the varieties of metrical feet in poetry?—A. H. A. He wrote it for his small son Derwent. It was as follows: “Trochee trips from long to short; From long to long in solemn sort Slow Spondee stalks; Strong foot, yet ill able Ever to come up with Dactyl trisyllable; Iambics march from short to long; With a leap and & bound the swift Anapests throng. Q. Who invented the jacquard weave? —A. L. A. Joseph Marie Jacquard, a French inventor, brought to perfection the jac- quard loom, an apparatus for figured weaving. A Rhyme at Twilight & Gortrude Brf:ln Hamilton The Chase. I tralled the golden quarry of s dream, Sprang to the hunts-up call in dawn like wine; Through clover lush and over hedge and stream Long hours I chased it down. Then it was mine. It was a charming dream-thing trailed by me. A fox? Oh, no; rather a pure white - dove. But at the finish—well, T set it free. You see it was that wild, sweet thing called love. r