Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1936, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Bdition. WASHINGTON, D. O. FRIDAY. September 25, 1938 THEODORE W. NOYES..ceeeeees Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company. et é'&m‘i?"fi“ a Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Bdition, ing -‘ll-_.. ——=tBo Der month B2 Bl S s e s sl n-'&mdu [T a— Night Final Edilon, —— ‘mont B B T s Sl Ordors man b scot by mad of teleobons Nas Sional 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Flb and Shday '?"-.3"':5’ 1 mo. 88 oL A 00; 1 mo- 868 00 fes and Comada. ity ::?:lslun n..'}"g': 12,00t 1 mo. 81,00 e 3 1mer 8% Member of the Associated Press. AT PR ey Dinatehid Rt rein are also The Maritime Commission. The ship subsidy bill, recommended to Congress by the President in a special message on March 4, 1935, provoked a long legislative struggle which continued until the closing hours of the last session. In the end, passage of the measure by the House was forced by the Senate under the duress of threatening to wipe out all postal subsidies for this fiscal year. The House concurred' and passed the Senate bill on the morning of June 20, three months ago. Because of the importance of the measure, designed to write a new chap- ter in development and maintenance of an American merchant marine under an entirely new principle of governmental assistance, the President might have been expected to follow his signature of the act by immediate appointment of the five-man commission, which will administer its provisions. But such ap- pointments have been repeatedly held up, for one reason or another, and yes- terday’s announcement of the three men selected was coupled with the warning that they might not be the permanent members. Threatened maritime labor troubles on the West Coast have been advanced as the reason for the partial eppointment of the commission yes- terday. The three men chosen—Rear Admiral Henry A. Wiley, U. 8. N, retired; Rear Admiral Harry G, Hamlet, former com- mandant of the Coast Guard, and George Landic, jr., chief of the planning section of the procurement division of the Treasupy—should be well equipped for their new tasks by technical training and experience. On a commission of this sort, such qualifications are highly fmportant. They will doubtless begin immediately the skeleton organization of what promises to be one of the highly tmportant independent establishments of the Government. While the merchant marine act of 1936 dispenses with the ship subsidies on the basis of mail-carrying contracts, 1ts general objectives are probably more broad than any previous scheme of gov- ernmental aid to ship building and mer- chant marine maintenance. As far as subsidies are concerned, they will be based on grants up to fifty per cent of the cost differential between American and foreign ship bullding and ship main- tenance, and the commission is further authorized to lend up to twenty-five per cent of construction cost for twenty years &t three and & half per cent interest. In return for such aid, the Government will obtain potential naval and military euxiliaries in the form of merchant ves- sels, the right to control the sale, trans- fér and management of the ships, the right to impose many conditions on ship operators and, of course, the benefits that accrue employment of American labor at our high standards and the use of American material. One of the first duties confronting the Jew commission is approval of the construction of & liner to replace the Leviathan, contract for which is supposed to be let by the end of this month. The commission’s broad authority under the act, together with the scope of its undertaking, demands the selection of able and capable men. The less politics in such selections the better. Even if the three appointees to the commission are to be considered as tem- porary, they represent selections based on ability and the standard so estab- lished will, it is hoped, be followed. —_——— Little faith is expressed in a political method which favors contact with “Red” wvoters in the hope of reforming them. If they had the logical qualities permitting reform they could not have been per- suaded to become Reds in the first place. American tourists for educational pur- poses now find information and experi- ence available to which the guide books were unable to make reference. * Keeping politics out of aviation is anocther problem to be faced by sincere promoters of civic welfare. Deference. “In deference to the high office of President, which you hold, I do not desire to interfere with your having & Nation- wide audience.” Thus wires Alfred E. Smith, once Governor of New York and once candidate of the Democratic party for President, to President Roosevelt, whose re-election he now opposes. In consequence of this graceful gesture the President will have the air without com- petition on the night of October 1, when he will speak at Pittsburgh, and Mr. Smith will have the air without rivalry. during the half hour following. Mr. Smith's courteous change of schedule follows the disclosure that, as he says in his telegram, subsequent to the announcement of his own radio ar- rangement the Pittsburgh speech was oot at the same hour. It avoids & eon- A-10 e THE EVENING STAK, WASHINGTON, D.’¢}° FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1036 ' BY CHARLES E. TRACEWBLL. fiict which might have been quite diffi- cult of adjustment. It gives the Presi- dent the air for his own speech without a rival for attention. It gives the former Governor the air for his speech ‘without conflict. In one respect the former Governor has the advantage in this readjustment of time. He will follow the President within & few minutes, He will have per- haps some immediate material for re. joinder. Purthermore, he will have had, in consequence of the wide publicity that has been given to the original conflict of time and the later revision of schedule, & Nation-wide proclamation of his pres- ence on the air. His audience will un- doubtedly be larger than though the first schedule for the President’s speech had not been “subsequently” adopted. A delicate differentiation is evident in the telegram sent by Mr. Smith to the President. He defers to the “high office,” and not to the incumbent. There is in this distinction much for the prospective listeners to the two addresses that will be on the air next Thursday night to ponder as they hark first to the well-re- membered voice from Pittsburgh and immediately after to the equally well-re- membered voice in New York, not heard by the great unseen audience since the night -of January 25 in this city, when it prophesied a walk. ————— Japan at Shanghai. History repeats itself. Japanese forces are onfe again established in war strength at Shanghai. The occasion for their presence, as was the case dur- ing the Chapei “war” of 1933, is to avenge murderous attacks on Japanese nationals—in the present instance, three Japanese marines, one of whom was killed, allegedly by Chinese gunmen. In stern retribution, exhaustive measures were immediately taken for protection of Japanese lives and property within and outside the International Settle- ment. Japanese marines, supported by full fighting equipment, now patrol the entire Hongkew area, which was the cen- ter of the 1932 siege, and martial law has been proclaimed. This action is justified on the ground of China’s in- ability to prevent violence, but the claim is not quite tenable, because the provoca- tive incident occurred within the Inter- national Settlement, to which Chinese Jjurisdiction does not extend. The assault actually took place in & district con- trolled by Japanese police and frequently patrolled night and day by Japanese marines. But as it happens to be the fifth recent fatal outrage against Japanese nationals at scattered Chinese points, the Shanghal demonstration is to be inter- preted as an expression of mistrust in Chinese capacity to preserve law and order anywhere and is therefore officially labeled as purely self-defensive, Flimsy or otherwise as that pretext may be, there is all too much reason to suspect that late developments are part and parcel of Japan's revived pur- pose to force a showdown with China, looking to final realization of what are ~euphoniously described as Japanese “de- sires.” The Shanghai affair coincides with the landing of marines at Hankow, in the heart of the Yangtze Valley, and at Pakhol, for “investigation” of recent killings of Japanese subjects. Those various episodes impel Tokio to contend that “anti-Japanese terrorism” has at length become rampant on & scale de- manding relentless measures. The Japa- ese Ambassador at Nanking serves no- tice that the Shanghai shooting affray merely aggravates an already grave and intolerable situation and calls for “far stronger measures” than any hitherto invoked. The sudden and elaborate in- trusion of the navy into the Chinese crisis, hitherto the exclusive concern of the army, denotes Tokio’s determination to tackle matters on an unprecedented scale. The Japanese fleet did not come off any too well from its brush with the Nineteenth Route Army at Shanghal in 1932, It has a grievance of its own to avenge along the Whangpoo. The Chinese themselves are not blind to the seriousness of the position now arisen. When the Shanghai guns were roaring four years ago, China still clung to the delusion that the Western powers, in a spirit of enlightened self-interest, would come to her rescue. That both Europe and America are now pre-occu- pied in matters that exclude the possi- bility of their burning any fingers in the Far East cannot be the least of the mo- tives inspiring Japan to move on the grand scale to accomplish her “desires” in China. —— O — The present campaign, despite some harsh expressions, reveals an unusual spirit of sociability permitting political rivals to appear on the same platform. It would be interesting and enlightening if & joint debate could be arranged for purposes of comparing future cabinet possibilities between the cool and cal- culating James Farley and the peppy John Hamilton. TheLaFolletteInvestigation. It is a pretty sordid story that is being unraveled for educational purposes be- fore Senator La Follette’s committee— thi¢ business of professional strike breaking, Jabor espionage, double-cross- ing, thievery and the sale of poison gas, bombs and machine guns to be turned by one set of citizens on another set of ‘There is oocasion, also, for reflection upon the judgment, not to mention the integrity or the humane qualities, of some of the gentlemen of business whe have condoned thuggery when they happen to hire the thugs. > It might be fair and desirable to print Soviet political literature only in Rus- sian, 50 that those desirous of intimate acquaintance will be obliged to master the langusge and thus avold errors in translation. It would also give any im- pressionable readers time to think it over. ———— A fierce campaign will have only & few weeks to run. It may be that Theo- dore Roosevelt performed a great service to his country by using up all the epi- thets admissible to print. It is perhaps as well that participants in radio debate cannot be seen as well as heard. One of the latest specialties in- troduced by campaign salesmen is the smile eradicator. Aviation as an infant industry is at- tracting the professional notice of Dr. Royal Copeland. It is a likely infant and sure to reflect credit on any type of medicine man called in consultation. “Save the women and children first” is a motto that endures through every social disturbance. A baby, wherever born, has a smile that is a pattern of faith and sincerity. Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Jekyll and Hyde. Sald Doctor Jekyll unto Mr. Hyde, “Let’s co-operate in celestial pride By ‘Gemin{’ let the nations swear, While we show our supervisory care.” Mr. Hyde to the chowder party went And refereed each fight event. And Dr. Jekyll afar remained, By such hostilities deeply pained. But the world must have all kinds of men. A Damon and Pythias now and then ,Bhow strength that cannot be denied— 80 do Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Social and Political Advantage. “You still have the highest respect for George Washington?” sald Mr. Dustin Stax. “Certainly,” said Miss Cayenne. “He lacked some of the modern social advantages.” “Thst fact may have been to his po- litical advantage in enabling him to con- centrate on the welfare of his country instead of worrying about his golf score.” “To be envied,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “is dangerous. It is an honor enjoyed by the fur-bearing ani- mal whose handsome coat is desired by the most important personages.” Athletic Comparison. Like mighty pugllists we greet The politicians as they meet. Each to defend the cause he loves, Daring to combat without gloves. Yet as we play ‘most any game There must be rules to guide the same. And so, a peaceful stride to eatch, Make it & ballot boxing match. , As We Used to Be. “The campaign energies you display are most gratifying,” said the fair con- stituent. “Thank you! Thank you! you!” said Senator Sorghum. “You seem to feel as young as you used to be.” “It is an impression that must be handled with care. It often tempts me to act the same way.” Scheol Days. Dear youngster, hurry on your way, On sports or politics intent; ‘You may be President some day— At least s college president, And then in honor you will sit Thank ‘Transplanted into Russia by Michael Bakunin (llu-ll::.d anarchism eard of. xt‘ln"b‘l:l:nmt Joseph Most, w! s past in Europe, had been jailed in three countries, be. came the most forceful agital When we left I noted that my com- panion had become quite jittery with all this oratory. He talked about holding up some nice guy who had a good, warm overcoat. Fortunately we ran into an acquaintance who had a few nickels. And so we adjourned into Baltimore's most bounteous free lunch emporium— O’Mahoney’s William Tell House. Col. g’luhouy 'Was also some sort of & revo- The colonel’s lunch table was waiting for usi Everything there. By the time we got through gorging ourselves we had forgotten all about “social justice.” As the old-time monks used to say, “Plenus venser non studet liberiser.” This means in substance, “A full belly does not study up any mischief.” Protest Against Erection Here of Statue of Christ To the Editor of The Star: The press is beginning to introduce Upon what basis could such a thing be attempted or carried out? Regard- ing the erection of a statue to any of the Diety, God says in His command- ment: “Thou shalt not make unto thee any . The law of God ex- presses the divine, righteous character of our Creator, and there is no higher tribunal to which the people can appeal. The Federal Government has no right to contribute space or site to any re- ligious group. When Jesus Christ was on earth and they tried to make him s king, he refused the nomination and went aside to pray. L. E. LAWSON, Cure of Social Evils the Way Out of Communism ‘To the Bditor of The Star: Not so many hundreds of years ago men'’s reaction toward foul disease took the form of ostracizing its victims. When the stage of delirium came the sufferers were chained in the desert, and often beaten to death. This action was car- ried on in an atmosphere of sancti- monious self-righteousness. It was called “exorcising the devil.” Only after long centuries of ignorance and cruelty did a few intelligent men begin to think pityingly and tenderly of the sufferer, and start an unceasing search and attack upon the conditions from which the pes- tilence arose. We turn with horror from the scenes in Spain. But we are still willing to let the fight against our own red terror re- main in the ignorant hands of profes- sional patriots and plous red baiters. £ P £ il too. ‘What wonderful little gadgets they were, after all with their cat’s coll of wire and so on tube affairs, with squeals and all. Speak- ers were separate, large affairs of paper, attached to the set with a plug. Few sciences have made such advances as radio broadcasting and receiving, all faithfully mirrored in the multitude of receivers on the market today. It is the infinite variety which ap- peals to Templeton Jones. Little sets, medium sets, large sets— sets round, square, —sets with little dials, medium dials and big dials, and then sets with simply huge dials— Sets with curved ends, sets with straight ends— Sets the same back and front— Sets little enough to go into the pocket almost, sets as large and heavy almost— as plain can be—sets with speakers on front, sides, back, top, maybe even on the bottom— ‘Well, any sort of set possible to con- celve is on the market, much to Jones' despair, for he would like to have one of each, but can't make it. Out of the hundreds, however, he might get as far as nine or ten, if he Jones wondered why wealthy persons didn’t go in for this sort of thing more they do. People with pots full of money, as the saying has it, are among the world’s stodgy buyers. seem to lack daring. If & rich man buys three radio sets, he thinks he is breaking the bank, evidently. Whereas, if Jones were & man of ‘wealth, he believes he would have a large number of radio sets, just for the fun of having them. After all, what would a dozen or two radios mean in the bank account? It would be sport, for a mind con- stituted as Jones' mind is, to have a else. Soaps and ointments are Jones' spe- cialties. Even as alchemists searched % Jones wonders if As for soaps, no maker regards them with more pleasure. Templeton Jones has tried all on the market, almost all the ‘foreign market that have found y into this country (and most of A her the difference in the lathering qualities of all soaps, the way they leave the skin feeling—a most impor- tant thing—and the way they wash off. * %% Jones always joined the admiring Women, when they want & radio, simply walk in and buy it, but men pro- ceed on another plan altogether; they spend many hours, days, even, looking over the windowful before they make up- their minds. Then, mind made up, they sidle in— and let the salesman sell them some- thing else. It's the gadgety side of the sets that catches their roaming fancy. For bright eyes, they substitute dials, and for wavy hair, TS. There is it,” in a modern radio set. One is little, intriguing; another large, inspiring; another is intellectual; still There is no telling. Templeton Jones, admiring them all, would keep them all in his mind’s eye, and be satisfled to settle down with eight or nine of them, just to have them around. ‘The programs, he thought, were mostly silly, when they were not down- right unnecessary, but the sets, them- selves—— Ah, they were something different. A man couldn’t have too many sets, if he had a million dollars. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Once again the horny-handed tiller of the soil is the object of the tender affections of the politicians. "Twas ever thus. The current Roosevelt-Landon competition for the favor of the farmer duplicates strategy as old as American party battles. This year the contest is of unusual importance because, by general admission, the Midwestern States hold the balance of power and will decide the issue in the Electoral College. Gov. Landon owes his nomination primarily to the fact that the G. O. P. believed him tHe most available man to induce the agricultural fiy to walk into the Re- publican spider’s parlor. Against the E2) wheat belts, which are so the success of either of them' on vember 3. v * % % Those who labored under the delusion that the 1936 presidential fracas was destined to be more or less of a pink —both in Iu::h o L 83 if Jim Farley's prophecy of a “dirty campaign” is going to be realized after all, with indications piling up that in both camps thé sky may presently be the limit in fighting tactics. The Com- munist charges hurled at President Roosevelt typify the stuff with which s section of the anti-New Dealers is operating, Little birds hint that some- thing supposedly as to Gov. Landon, though of entirely different nature, is about to be sprung from Democratic and Republican nominees are targets. Some of it has racial prejudice and international aspects and & malicious i il Egiiéi‘&e ¥ & g fHre EZE?;;ES Heitie aggii'si i | »52¥ ] with the same quiet relish, but his old pipe is his favorite. When he gets that pipe between his teeth, it stays there as evenly and quietly as though it were & part of his face.” *xxn Naming of two admirals—Rear Ad- miral Henry A. Wiley, retired, former commander in chief of the United States Fleet, and Rear Admiral Harry G. Ham- let, conmandant of the Coast Guard— as the first appointees to the Maritime Commission reflects the importance the Government attachs to making the mer- chant marine a more effective compo- nent of American sea power. With en- actment of the Vinson-Trammell law assuring the construction of a treaty Navy by 1942, the administration is now concerned with providing the United States with an adequate num- ber of modern naval auxiliaries, of which there is a serious lack. Expan- sion of our mercantile fleet, it may be taken for granted, will have these needs conspicuously in mind, L Evidence that the Republican high command is worried over the attacks leveled sgainst Landon in connection with public education is seen in the cir- cumstances of his introduction at Des Moines the other night. Chosen to pre- sent him to the tall corn audience was Miss Agnes Samuelson, Iowa State super- intendent of public instruction, who is also a former president of the National Education Association. Her brief re- marks went straight to the point which New Dealers are making, viz., that Lan- don economy has starved the Kansas schools. In rebuttal, Miss Samuelson emphasized that the State stands fifth in the Union, from the literacy stand- point. LI L ] Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde's recent mishap in trying to stop her runaway automobile and trailer from rolling down an embankment recalls one of her own famous stories. Once upon a time, after her distinguished father had suffered a third successive defeat for the presidency, why she hadn’t waited for the next car, due in three minutes. “Well,” ejaculated the Commoner’s glamorous daughter, “I thought I'd like to show there was some- thing & Bryan could run for and get.” « % K ¥ X Admiral Osami Nagano, Tokio naval minister and spearhead of the present | Through the day ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN, Am’,?;gw”u-u ]\ question oj writing Ths Et Star Information Bureau, hu::“l’. Haskin, Director, Washington, D, C, Please inclose stamp for reply, —— i Q. What is the record crowd for any ‘m’ event in the United States?— A. The Indianapolis on May 30, 1936, now with 165,000 paid lway race the record Q. What was Maj. Bowes' Amateyr Hour first broadcast?—V. H. A.It had it is inception in April, 1934, over Station WHN. It was at that time an unsponsored program. Q. Beeches or English elms along the Iélnwln Memorial reflecting pool?— A. The trees are English elms, not beeches, as previously reported in this column, N Q. What is the religious affiliation of William Lemke, candidate for the presie dency on the Union ticket?—F. J. L. A. He is a German Lutheran. '1 Q. Under what authority does the Federal Government grade canned fruits and vegetables?—C. C. A. Under the Farm Products Inspece tion act. The law makes this grading permissive, not mandatory. Official cer- tificates of grade are issued by official graders. Q. Who are Harvard's most distine guished graduates?—E. H. W, A. In connection with the universie ty’s tercentenary celebration, the fole lowing names have been chosen by & committee as representing Harvard's 50 greatest graduates. Living alumni were eliminated from consideration. Charles Francis Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Quincy Adams, Edward Everett, James Otis, George Bancroft, Richard Henry Dana, Lee baron Russell Briggs, William James, Charles Eliot Norton, Nathaniel 8. Sha« ler, William Hickling Prescott, Jared Sparks, Alexander Agassiz, Simon Newe comb, Theodore William _Richards, Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Henry Lee Higginson, Samuel Gridiey Howe, Theo= dore Parker, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jo- seph Story, Henry Adams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, John Lothrop Motley, Francis Parkman, Henry David Tho- reau, Henry Hobson Richardson, Joseph Hodges Choate, Josiah Quincy, Phillips Brooks, Willlam Ellery Channing, Ede ward Everett Hale, Increase Mather, George Pierce Baker, Percival Lowell, Caleb Cushing, Charles Willlam Eliot, James Jackson Storrow, George Frisbie Hoar, Francis Davis Millet, George Her« bert Palmer, James Bradstreet Greee nough, Theodore Roosevelt, Wendell %flpfi, Cotton Mather, John Edmond e Q. What amount of liquor is duty free?—H. M. A. Only one gallon is allowed free of duty. Q. How many newspapers written in foreign languages are published in New York City?—P. D. A. The city publishes 34 dailies and 26 weeklies in some 25 different Jane guages. ? can a tree which has lost f its bark be treated?—R. B. The proper procedure to protect a tree which has lost its bark is to bind Q. some A, the tree due to loss of sap and attacks by insects. In extreme cases some ma= terial such as burlap may be used to wrap the exposed portions. Q. Please compare the area of Soviet g.u.::kh with that of Nazi Germany— A. The area of Soviet Russia, includ- ing Siberia, is 8,144,228 square miles while that of Nazi Germany is 186,627 square miles. Q. What year did Elsie Janis last ape pear on the stage?—F. K. A. Miss Janis made her last stage ape pearance in 1930. Q. Do many people obtain work through the Government employment agency?—C. T. A. Since July 1, 1933, the United States Employment Service has made about 16,000,000 job placements. Q. Where in Philadelphia is there a bronze figure of a medicine man?—L. K. A. This work of Cyrus E. Dallin’s, representing an Indian medicine man on horseback, is in Fairmount Park. Q. What kind of strings should be used on a violin?—C. A. M. A. Henry Wolk, writing in The Etude, says that a steel E, aluminum-wound gut D, and a silver-wound gut G are practically agreed upon by violinists. Some prefer a gut A string, while others prefer an aluminum-wound wire or alumnum-wound gut A. Mr. Wolk be- lieves a gut A should be used because of the brilliance of tone expected of the A string. Q. Why are flatirons called sad irons?—R. A. A. 8ad used in reference to an iron means heavy or weighty. It is of Anglo- Saxon derivation. y Q. How many church members are ican Religious Bodies, our total church membership is 62,678,177, Q. Where did the Catawba grape orige inate?—J. M. A. Originally it grew wild on the banks of the Catawba River in North Carolina. A Rhyme at Twilight By - Master of Life. 't\ame;'tmmyw'dmnvmlohh an To live like a gentleman, fight like a man, And die at life’s end unafraid. He solves every problem with consume mate skill, And quietly bends every man to his will. Yet never appears on parade. Amemlx you may trust, a foe you must ear, He moves like a king in his own modest sphere, Always ready to race or plod. each co-worker his iron will feels. ’ runth:u*m.mmnmw kneels And whispers & prayer to his God N { .