Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1936, Page 10

A—10 THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY December 21, 1936 THEODORE W. v The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 11th 8t. apd Pennsylvania Ave ) ce: 110 Fast 42nd 8t. Onicaro’ Offcy: Lake Michigan Buliains. Rate by Carrier Within the City. Regular Editios -45¢ per month 60 per month -6be per month -5b¢ per copy Night Final 1ght Final and Sunday 8¢ i {:n:hk Hl"l‘ll Star . - _B5¢ Collection made at the end of eacl Orders may be sent by mail or telep) tional 5000, Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Bz 254 ounce ally only ~__. Bunday only__. All Other States and Canada. -1 3. $1200: 3 mo. $1.00 yr., 53.00; l mo, b50c Member of the Associated Press. ‘The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise Credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Buenos Aires Agreements. ‘Within a period of barely three weeks, the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace has virtually con- cluded its labors and is preparing to adjourn on Wednesday with major objectives achieved. The sister Americas have written a worthy record of accom- plishment. By the harmony and speed which characterized their deliberations they have given the world a significant demonstration of the solidarity with which the democracies of the Western Hemisphere face common problems and of their determination to pool their in- fluence and resources for preservation of international peace. The high hopes pinned on the Buenos Afres conclave, when President Roose- velt took the initiative in convening it, have thus been amply justified. The results are none the less tangible be- cause the commitments entered into do not impinge unduly upon the sovereign authority of the respective American nations. They are left with wide free- dom of action in all the fields of agree- ment, but the consultative arrangements provided for afford fair assurance that in the “good neighbor” spirit, which per- meated the conference from start to finish, unified action is to be expected on emergency occasions. The peace machinery projected at Buenos Aires comprehends three prin- cipal categories: (1) Collective security, whereby the American republics will consult together for common defense, in the event of war between any two of them or war between any of them and some non-American country, or in case of war anywhere that might menace American peace; (2) non-intervention, whereby an unfriendly act by any Amer- ican state against another, tending to disturb peace, shall be considered as affecting each and all of them, and shall be the basis for initiation of consultative procedure, and (3) neutrality, whereby the five treaties now in existence among American nations are reaffirmed, pledg- ing consultation on all matters affect- ing peace in the Western Hemisphere. Each nation is left free to decide, as a matter of domestic policy, its attitude respecting embargoes on arms or loans to belligerents. Exemption is made of any action that concerns the obligations of the sixteen American states which are members of the League of Nations, The underlying theory of the neutrality convention, of course, is that the Amer- ican republics will exhaust every con- sultative possibility to adopt a joint program with reference to supplying war essentials to non-American belligerents. There will be those who may feel that the conference should have gone further in the direction of formally binding com- pacts. To attain even the accords that were reached required patient and pro- tracted discussion and compromise on vital points. But there is & unanimity of view that the cornerstones of permanent ~ peace in the Americas have been well and truly laid, and that ideals not yet realized may now be safely left to future Pan-American conferences. —_———— An ancient East Asian impression was to the effect that there were no nations * worthy of consideration outside of China and Japan. Correcting an ancient but * mistaken impression is one of the hardest . Jobs civilization has to tackle. ———— Reds are accused of agitating for war in China in spite of numerous demon- strations of how much easler it is to start & war than it is to finish it. Anti-trust laws are revived in discus- sion. Even a movement toward anti- braintrust laws seems possible. International Party. This afternoon the facilities of the National Broadcasting Company's net- work are to be employed for a pur- pose and in a manner deserving of par- ticular attention and especial praise. ‘The fifth international children’s Christ- i mas party will be on the air. From * the gold room of the Shoreham Hotel the greetings of the junior contingent . of the diplomatic corps are to be broad- . cast around the planet. Each youngster + will speak in his native tongue. The result will be an inspiring demonstration of the essentially cosmopolitan character of the annual celebration of the birth of the Saviour of mankind. Appropri- ately enough, it will be the privilege of the men and women of the next genera- tion to express the good will which their parents have felt, but somehow failed to make heard above the con- fusion of the strife-tom earth during these past two decades. ‘For Washington the occasion has a keen personal interest to every family. The children participating in the pro- gram are the neighbors and school- fellows of young America in the Dis- trict of Columbia. x&m eommunity can claim so representative an example of the melting pot in which all races, all nations, all classes are metaphorically intermixed, to the end that one single providential objective—the Brotherhood of Man—may be served. Here, if any- where, then, the lessons of peace and harmony might be learned. And in the vision of the Scriptures it is anticipated that in the hour when the lion and the lamb shall rest together “a little child shall lead them.” The infant guide, in the poetry of the Word, may be the spirit of Christ, born again in every humble heart. Without apology, The Star advises its family of readers to “listen in.” The Greater National' Capital Committee of the Washington Board of Trade will appreciate such co-operation for the suc- cess of an effort which it sponsors an- nually at the Yuletide season, and the children themselves merit the unheard but nevertheless sincere applause of an audience both numerous and universal. ————t—— Disaster in El Salvador. This uneasy earth is again in tremor. Down on the isthmus between the American continents a quake has oc- curred, causing the death of many hun- dreds of people, the total of casualties not yet being determined. Suddenly, in the night, came the convulsion, rend- ing the stone walls of dwellings and other buildings, erashing them in ruins as though they were made of frail mate- rials. Slowly the reports are coming, adding steadily to the horror of the tragedy. There may be further shocks, or again that which caused the first dis- aster may have been the major and actually the final dislodgment of the unstable crust. ‘The Isthmus is peculiarly subject to these disorders. Some have held that the tendepcy toward repeated adjust- ments of strface stresses, which are the cause of what are knewn as earthquakes, is due to the pressure of the two great seas upon the narrow strip of'land that separates them. Others discard this theory. It is, however, undeniable that the narrower area of the land connec- tion between the continents has been historically unstable, whether for the reason of concentrated sea pressure or for another cause. Mention is made in the dispatches of fears that the disruption of the surface in these quakes may lead to revival of activity in a volcano situated near the immediate center of disturbance. It is quite possible that & dormant veni may be stimulated into eruption, perhaps through the loosening or dislodgment of & “plug” within the volcanic shaft. The phenomena of quakes and eruptions are closely associated. Usually the quakes, in such relationship, follow eruptions. It is quite possible, however, for a sub- sidence to occur in the adjustment of surface strains—which is called an earthquake—and for the vent of a vol- canic mountain to be freed thereby of its impeding material at a time when the forces within are at the “boiling point,” or the stage of eruption. Whether quakes cause eruptions, or are the result of the venting of molten matter through the chimneys of the earth, the results are always disastrous to humanity, save in the rare cases where the surrounding area is uninhabited. Man has never been deterred by these dangers from occupying the slopes of volcanic mountains and the plains be- yond, nor has the prevalence of earth- quakes caused the desertion of otherwise habitable spaces. There is always the chance of disaster, and the greater chance of escape. ——————— The “next war” can only be averted by a new system of philosophy which can show that moral failure means po- litical defeat and that a doctor, reckless in announcing cures, must sometimes take his own medicine. Capital Gains. After the White House conference last Thursday Senator Harrison dropped a few hints about possible revisions of the revenue act. These might include elimi- nation of those nuisance taxes “which yield too little to warrant the cost of collection” and amendments to the sur- plus profits tax designed to ease the burden imposed on debt-ridden corpora- tions. But conspicuous by its absence was any mention of revising the tax on capital gains, & proposal that has gained increasing favor because of the boomlike gyrations of the stock market. For many years now the capital gains tax, which seems to be distinctly an American form of taxation, has been credited with encouraging both the acceleration and the decline of prices of securities. After the first warnings of a coming debacle in the stock market in 1929, the National City Bank attrib- uted conditions in the market in part to the tax on capital gains, pointing out that investors were discouraged in sell- ing and taking their profits because of the high tax put on such profits. And after the bubble burst and stocks were rapidly sinking to new lows, the same institution pointed out that the tax was contributing to the heavy sales, for holders of securities were selling in order to register losses which could be used to offset income and wipe out tax liability. Long before the crash, in 1921, Secretary Mellon had argued against the tax as hindering transactions that. otherwise might take place. The part that the capital gains tax is playing in the boomlike tendencies of today’s market is debatable. But that the tax as revised in the 1934 act is & hindrance on profit-taking can hardly be denied. Many security holders would doubtless be glad to take advantage of the profits available by selling now, but will not sell because of the high tax on such profits. Refusal to sell in an active market, of course, tends to send prices still higher. The continuing need for revenue at the next Congress diminishes the pros- pect of any tax reduction and, as far as the capital gains tax is concerned, re- duction of the tax burden borne by large holders of lT'lfi- ‘would not be popu- = NG _STAR, WASHINGTO. lar. Arguing for a revision of this tax, however, is the administration’s mani- fest desire to prevent a run-away mar- ket. If the tax could be revised in a manner to encourage sales of assets where the value has increased and thereby produce as much or more reve- nue than the present tax, which dis- courages such sales, some change might be approved. As far as the theory of the tax is concerned, there are many who argue that capital gains and losses are dis- tinctly different from ordinary income and, if taxed at ail, should be treated differently. In Great Britain capital gains are not regarded as income at all, but as capital, If capital gains are to be treated as income, the rates should be so adjusted as to place no undue handicap on profit taking and the nor- mal operation of s free market. General Brainard. His country today does homage to Brigadier General David L. Brainard, and the occasion is worthy of more than passing notice. Eighty years of age and the last survivor of General Adolphus W. Greely's Arctic expedition of 1881- 1884, the veteran soldier and polar ex- plorer has asked no recognition for his lifetime of service. Instead, it has been his preference to direct attention to the achievements of others. For himself, he has chosen the role of a promoter of the fame of such of his contempo- raries as he has believed deserving of public applause. It is principally to his efforts that the world owes its acquaint- ance with the heroic group of pioneers to which he belonged. He established their place in history. But, with characteristic modesty, he omitted his own name from the appeal to immortality which he filed for his comrades. In his diary, published in 1929 under the title, “Outpost of the Lost,” he tells the tale of the Greely party's sufferings with a fine disregard for his share in them, yet, as General Greely delighted to declare, “he was the most remarkable of a number of re- markable men on that expedition.” Sense of duty, self-sacrifice and the in- terest of his fellows, the same authority testified, distinguished him in the erisis. And those qualities are equally manifest in the record of his career during the decades that have passed since his re- turn from the frozen zone. The American Polar Society is well advised when it insists upon a bal- ancing of the account in which General Brainard has neglected to include his personal deserts. Today's acclaim crowns 8 brave, a good and a useful vocation for which humanity at large should be grateful. Mankind, as it happens, stands in constant need of the inspiration of such examples of devotion and accom- plishment. A simple inauguration is planned, but not quite as simple, perhaps, as the proc- ess of tabulating the election returns. ——————— Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Role Open to Every One. I know a man so obstinate he will not change his mind. In most of his opinions he is flexibly inclined. But ever since his boyhood hours he banishes his grief By cherishing a very old and comforting belief. When snowflakes flash and melt along a8 holidays draw near, He says, “It’s time to think about the sleigh bells and the deer. I haven't changed my mind regarding Christmas time, because I'm as much convinced as ever that there IS a Santa Claus.” He says, “I love the glitter of the tinsel and the toys. There is music in the laughter of the girls and of the boys. And the generous Christmas spirit that inspires us once again Demands sincere expression unto all my fellowmen. B I shall not hesitate to travel in the slush and snow. If necessary, I will let some long white whiskers grow. I believe in the existence of that ancient Jovial elf, And if I have to prove it—I'll be Santa Claus myself!” On Trial. “Did you convince your audience that your ideas were correct?” “It wasn't a case of convincing that audience,” replied Senator Sorghum. “The people had their minds made up and came around to get a line on whether I agreed with them or not.” Cultivation. “I suppose you hope to make a very cultivated young man of your boy Josh.” “Yes,” answered Corntossel, “We're cultivatin’ him the best we can. Every now and then mother and me gives him a rakin’ over.” A Holiday Misfit. O’ man Grouch, he come along. He hear de chillun sing & song. He see de turkey hangin’ high An’ smell de pork chops as dey fry. He do his very bes’ to frown An’ be the terror of de town. But everybody smile so kind He's li'ble foh to change his mind. His feelin’s shift so mighty fast, His face gets tired. It jes' can't last. He packs his grip an’ hollers “Ouch! Dis ain’ no place foh o' man Grouch!” Practical Adviee, “Your overshoes!” the doctor cried; Do not forget the same; For he who gets cold feet is like ‘To quit life’s busy game. “We's all waitin’ foh Christmas,” said Uncle Eben. “Us grown folks has to work harder dan ever to cheer de chillun up foh findin’ out dar ain’ no Santy Claus"” - -~ D. C. THE POLITICAL MILL BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Actions speak louder than words. A tremendous roar is going up from many Republican throats to “liberalize” the G. 0. P. The party, it is sald now, has lost touch with the people, lost their confidence. The way to be liberal—is to be liberal. But first it is necessary to define liberalism. It is & word loosely used. More loosely used in recent years than ever before. It has been applied to many plans for Government, some of them wise and others not so wise, The New Dealers have made wide use of the term. No one has yet clearly defined what a liberal Republican party should be or should do. * % % & The Republican members of Congress are in a position to set the pace toward liberalism—provided they have a clear understanding of the elements. But they are not alone in a position to do something about @ving the party a new—or an old—flavor., There are the Republican members of the State Leg- islatures, which meet the first of the year. There are a few, very few, Repub- lican Governors who also are so situated as to be able to take the lead toward liberalism. The members of Cengress have per- haps the best sounding board. What they do will be watched with the keenest interest. They are scarcely in sufficient number to leave much of an impress upon the legislation of the coming ses- sion—with only 17 Senators and 88 members of the House. However, many important measures are expected to make their appearance in the two houses and they will have opportunity to speak and to vote upon them. I have talked with & number of the members, but 80 far have been unable to obtain any idea as to what their attitude will be, except on isolated bills which may be presented, LR ‘Take, for example, the proposed 30- hour work week, which is sponsored by the American Federation of Labor and other labor organizations. That is gen- erally rated a liberal measure. One Re- publican Senator, who wished not to be quoted at this time, insisted that such & measure would have the result of in- creasing the cost of living to the people by 3315 per cent. He was doubtful about the liberality of any measure which would have such a result. Furthermore, he insisted, it is impossible now to get all the skilled labor needed in his State under existing conditions. % ‘What is to be the attitude of the Re- publicans when the question of extend- ing the power of the President to deal with the devaluation of the doliar arises? And what about the continuance of the so-called $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund? There are signs that a demand will be made for some report from the President regarding the use to which this stabilization fund has been put. The Republicans in Congress say they will have to wait until President Roose- velt discloses his program and until the Democratic measures are actually pre- sented before they can outline their atti- tude toward them. That seems reason- able enough. On the other hand, some of the Republicans are bent upon stirring legislation of their own devising. One of these measures will be, they say, an anti- Iynching bill. Another may be some kind of a measure to insure the Negroes in the Southern States not only the. right but also the practice of voting in political elections. The Republicans have seen the Negro vote in the Northern and Western States shift from the G. O. P. to the Democratic party in the last three elections. They are anxious to put the Democrats in Congress, and particularly those from the “Solid South” on record in these matters. This may have a dis- tinctly political flavor, but the Repub- licans believe they are entirely within their rights in aggitating such measures. * % % ¥ In the old days, the great issue between the Democrats and the Republicans was the protective tariff. It was only a little more than four years ago that the Demo- crats were denouncing the iniquities of the last Republican traiff law—the Smoot-Hawley act, put through in the first part of the Hoover administration. The Democrats have been in power for four years, however, and not a rate in that tariff act has been changed by law. The Roosevelt administration, it is true, has been trying out its new plan of reciprocal trade agreements, with the effect of lowering tariff duties on imports from a lot of countries. But beyond that it has not gone. The tariff issue, for the time being, seems as dead as a door nail. If the reciprocal trade agree- ments become wider and wider, the issue may revive. That is a matter for the future to disclose. There has been no indication so far that the administration intends to propose a general revision of the tariff laws. x> x % ‘The Republicans are watchfully wait- ing to see if the administration comes forward with a new kind of N. R. A, designed to place control on business. They still insist that the old N. R. A, put & damper on recovery which was only removed when the Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional. They are waiting to see if the administration sponsors any measure seeking to limit the powers of the Supreme Court in the matter of declaring acts of Congress un- constitutional. If an assault is made on the court, it may be expected that many of the Republicans will rise in opposi- tion. * xR Chairman John Hamilton of the Re- publican National Committee, with a vote of confidence given him by the committee, has returned to Washington ready to go ahead with plans for resusci- tation of the G. O. P. His principle job will be to strengthen the organization of the party in all the States, so that it will be in fighting trim for the 1938 con- 1 elections. He plans to give all his time to building up the organiza- tion, with a year-round campaign con- ducted by himself and his assistants. This has never been done before. One of the constantly reiterated com- Or a Lot of In-Laws. From the Saginaw News. : Flirting is dangerous. A man never can be sure a girl won't turn him over to & policeman—or & minister. Competition Plus. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936. . THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Fritz was.6 months old, which was get- ting along for a dachshund. He had gone out to play that afternoon, Just & few minutes before his small mis- tresses came home from achool. They always greeted him with pleasure. Fritz invariably replied by wagging his tail, and standing up on his stubby hind legs. He seldom barked. This afternoon, although it was De- cember, the smeil of Spring was in the air. There was haze everywhere, and humans could almost imagine the white blossoms were going to burst through on the bare bridal-wreath bushes, Some- times they do. Fritz ran down the steps, and out into the yard, as fast as his short legs would take him. First he went over to the hole he had been digging beneath the drigeway, for Fritz was a digger of the ancient and honorable order of badger dogs. % %% Some one had filled in his nice hole, with earth firmly packed down, and a wire mesh to discourage further activities. Fritz looked at his broad, powerful front paws and legs. Yes, he could do it, if he wanted to, but somehow he ddn’t want to. Instead, he sniffed the air. What was that wonderful smell? He sniffed, and sniffed, and sniffed again. He raised his head high, and stepped out. Of course, a dachshund cannot raise his nose very far from the earth, at any time. This is appropriate for a digger. But he raised it high enough, and then a flood of memories smote him, by way of his nostrils. *x x Along the sidewalk he ran, keeping sharp lookout for great things which roared by at speeds unknown to his tribe. It was just good dog sense to watch out for these things. They had their uses. Sometimes, with S8elma and Doris, his little friends, he would get in one, and then the wind would blow across his nose, and he would see everything fly- ing by. Mostly, however, these things which went along the streets were just a pain in the neck. He came to the corner. Down this way he had never been be- fore. It looked strange, forbidding—and entrancing in a way. There was still that old delicious fragrance of memories, dimly stirring in his funny head. % % ‘Well, here goes! He trotted along at a clean, cool gait, and the things in the street kept swim- ming past him, but he paid no attention to them. He kept right om, and came at last to a fork in the road. Lifting his head, he scented for home. Yes, it was there. He could smell it easily. He had a wonderful nose, a nose which was always ready to help a fel- low out. Great currents of odors swept across his paths. There were hundreds of them. thou- sands of them, mixed with the terribly rank smell of the great things in the street. How a dog hated that smell! But here were new fragrances, keen, delicious, worth walking out to find. The earth along the wayside was soft and fresh. It sank beneath a fellow's feet— Wateh out! Watch out! Away across a fleld they ran, the bunny the victor by hundreds of yards. Pritz's legs were short, though powerful, and he could not keep up the pace. It was a glorious dash, however. The great light across the road seemed to be growing less. The dog sniffed for home—and found it gone. Home was gone. Panic came over him. Home was gone! He sniffed and sniffed, ran a few paces, almost got run over, darted to the side- walk again, breathed heavily, came to & stop. “Look at the funny little dog,” said some one. There was a store there. The grocery woman was standing in the door. She called him a funny little dog. Fritz came up. A little dinner, he indicated, might not go amiss. Chasing rabbits was fun, but it made one terribly hungry. The big light was growing less, and blackness would come shortly. Pritz had never encountered that, except through a window. “Go away, little dog,” said the grocery ‘woman. Pritz went, but by and by he came back. A little food, he indicated— “Here is that dog again,” called the woman. “Come drive him away.” * x % % Fritz was growing tired. He sniffed and sniffed the darkening air. At last he caught a faint answer. ‘Turning his tail, he went in the opposite direction to that which he had come. He trotted dogfully for a long time. Great lights passed him with roars. “You fool dog!” howled some one, as brakes screamed in the night. Fritz kept on going. At times he thought he got the direc- tion, but then things faded out. He came at last to & house, and a lady saw him, and invited him in to dinner. It was a nice house, a good lady, and a fine dinner, to which he did justice, but it wasn't his house, nor his lady. “He belongs around here some place,” declared the lady. “I will just put him out, and he will find his way back home.” * % % % He was beginning to grow tired now. He lay down in the middle of the street, and curled up for a nap, which almost became his last. There was a screech of brakes. A man got out, and picked him up. “You came mighty near getting it that time,” said the man. He took Fritz to a house nearby, rang the bell, and handed him over to the ‘woman. “You have these dogs.,” he said. “But this one doesn't belong to me. I never saw it before.” But the man was gone. ‘The woman called up on the telephone. She couldn’t keep him, she said. Soon a wagon came. Fritz was bundled in. At last he was taken out, and put in a pen. He spent a miserable night. But by dawn great things had happened. Newspapers were searching for him, radio stations were talking about him. ‘The hours went by. Then a little dog and his mistresses were reunited at last. ‘When he got home, he went into the liv- ing room, straight to his favorite corner of the sofa, usually forbidden him. But nobody said a word this time! WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. ‘Whatever is thought here or abroad about that inevitable “next war,” Uncle Sam evidently expects the world to be at peace in 1939. At any rate, the State Department, in President Roosevelt's name, has just invited 59 different coun- tries to participate in New York City's World Fair three years hence. Already 27 governments have responded, indicat- ing acceptance. The others, with few exceptions, are expected to follow suit. The fair authorities, headed by Presi- dent Grover Whalen, quote Mr. Roose- velt as seeing in the success of the exhi- bition a practical means of preserving peace and of strengthening America’s political and trade ties with the world. ‘Whalen estimates the big show will cost about $125,000,000, but predicts it will put billions of dollars in circulation, not only in Gotham, but throughout the country, and thus prolong prosperity. * * * % No one remotely suspects President Roosevelt of any desire to' turn the in- augural procession on January 20 into a warlike demonstration of any sort, particularly as his address at the Capitol that day is expected to emphasize America’s devotion to world peace and may possibly foreshadow some dramatic plan of his own to promote it. Neverthe- less the military and naval cavalcade will faitbfully portray F. D. R.’s unquench- able belief in the virtues of national defense. It will exemplify his creed of peace by preparedness. The White House has known no incumbent since the other Roosevelt who so warmly espoused an adequate defensive establishment. Since advancing at Buenos Aires the theory that the sister Americas must “stand shoulder to shoulder” to resist aggression in the Western Hemisphere “from any quarter,” Mr. Roosevelt is probably more preparedness-conscious than ever. That would be & normal re- action, because in the emergency of united inter-American war measures, the brunt of resistance to the foe would rest on the broad shoulders of the Colossus of the North, * ok k% Walter A. Jones, who achieves the dis- tinction of being the biggest individual “angel” of the 1936 campaign, outstrip- ping even the munificence of any of the du Ponts, is & Columbus, Ohio, capitalist whose varied business interests center at Pittsburgh and consist mainly of in- vestments in oil. Mr. Jones gave more than $100,000 to the Democratic Nation- admira- tion of President Roosevelt. and of New Deal achievements—an interest said to date from 1932. Mr. Jones has never held office and is not known to cherish impression was promptly derived that the President’s wife, who ought to know, is looking for no changes in the Roose- velt official household, at least in the immediate future. * % % *x David Schenker, who is conducting the searching investigation of investment trusts now under way in the Securities and Exchange Commission, developed his hard-hitting tactics under the tutelage of Ferdinand Pecora. He was invited to join Judge Pecora's staff as associate counsel to the Senate Banking and Cur- rency Committee during its famous 1933 probe of Stock Exchange practices. Schenker is a 37-year-old native New Yorker, graduate of Columbia Law School, a former editor of its review, and member of the Manhattan bar. After assembling the stock trading data on which the Senate investigation was based, Mr. Schenker joined the legal staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and had a large part in drafting the rules governing exchange dealings. Affable, vigorous and unmar- ried, Schenker was brought up in the school of hard knocks, and is fast on his feet, both in the court room and on the hand ball court. He plays hand ball reg- ularly for relaxation, likes to dine well, and m-kes a practice of long hours of intensive work. *x e What is probebly the first extensive foreign review of American political and economic history during the past four years is about to be published. It will appear in New York under the title of “The New Deal: An Analysis and Ap- praisal.” The authors are the editors of the London Economist, famous financial ‘weekly. e Nelson Macy, national chairman of the United States Navy League, has launched a program in favor of adequately forti- fied naval bases, especially in the Pacific and in the waters which form the ap- proaches to the Panama Canal. He par- ticularly advocates a miniature Gibral- tar on the mid-Pacific island of Guam, estimating it would not cost more than the two new battleships which Presi- dent Roosevelt is shortly expected, to approve—abofit $35,000,000 apiece, ac- - cording to Mr. Macy. The Navy League chief argues that defense of the Pacific Coast depends less upon fleet expansion than upon effective naval bases, which in wartime would serve not only the battle fleet, but also the merchant marine. Macy evidently thinks it's & mistake to concentrate emphasis and expeqd!mre on new ships without commensurate Charles Warren of the District of Co- lumbia bar and one of the country’s most authoritative exponents of the Consti- tution and the Supreme Court, has just been appointed as the American member of an arbitral tribunal to deal with dif- ferences between British Columbia and w became private Gov. “Billy” Russell of Massachusetts and later be- 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, Frederic J. Haskin, director, Washington, D, C. Please inclose stamp for reply. Q. How many women are being trained as domestics through the W, P, A.— M. H. A. At present approximately 2,340 young women are training for jobs as household workers at 99 centers in the District of Columbia and 17 States, Q. Is there a light like the Aurora Borealis in the Southern Hemisphere?— R. C. D. A. There is a light visible in southern latitudes called the Aurora Austiralis. Q. How 1is brandy added to fruit cake?—R. 8. M. A. After the cake is baked and cooled, pour about one-fourth cup of brandy over it, wrap in a piece of muslin, then in waxed paper or keep in cake tin. Q. What is Coldstream’s racing rec- ord?—H. W. A. His complete record is 17 starts, 6 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, $17,650 won. Q. What is the highest city in Fu- rope?—W. J. A. Saint Gallen, Switzerland, with an elevation of 2,196 feet above sea level. Q. How many States require that sil- ver nitrate drops be used in babies eyes at birth?—J. W. A. Forty-three States require doctors and midwives to use the drops. Q. What is collectivism?—J. G. A. This is & theory of economic and social organization in which all produc~ tive capital would belong to the come munity, and the share of each individual would be determined by the value or social utility of his contribution to the social income. Collectivism is practically synonymous with the generally accepted concept of socialism. Q. Was there a tribe of Indians called the Modocs?—J. H. A. This was an Indian tribe formerly ranging about North Carolina. In 1873, after firing on the United States forces, they retreated to the neighboring lava beds, and there defended themselves till June, 1873. Their chief. Captain Jack, and three others were hanged. Q. Is “The Fudge Family in Paris” a story of Americans abroad?—N. B. A. This satire written by Thomas Moore in 1818 has a family of underbred English as its subject. Q. Beventy-five drachmas are men- tioned in “Julius Caesar.,” What amount is this?—T. O. A. About $15. Q. Please give some information about the Ford mansion at Morristown, N. J— W. H. A. The Ford mansion was one of the show places of Morristown, when, in 1779, five years after it was built, the widow of Col. Jacob Ford, powder manu= facturer, lent it to Gen. George Wash= ington for his headquarters. For some years it has been a museum. Now, as & part of New Jersev's new national park, its interior is to be refurnished as it was when Washington occupied it. Q. When were looking glasses brought to this country?—B. C. A. The first record is in an inventory in Maryland in 1639. They were rare even in England at this time. Q. Please give a list of Lillian Ruse sell’s husbands.—H. J. A. At 18 the actress married Harry Braham, a musical director; at 23 she was married to Edward Solomon, a coms poser; at 33 she contracted a brief mare riage with Signor Perugini (John Chat- terton). Her final union at 51 was with Alexander P. Moore. Pittshurgh publishe er, who became Ambassador to Spain. Q. How long has linen been known to last?—W. G. A. Well-preserved linen cloths have been found in Egyptian mummy cases which were more than 4,000 years old. Q. Is there a place in New York City ;he"re stamps are traded in like stocks?— A. The Philatelic Exchange, 119 Nassau street, New York, follows in many de- tails the methods used in Wall Street stock and bond operations. It has con- ference tables and other trading facili- ties, including a quotation board on which bid and asked prices are listed. Q. Did Henry W. Longfellow have a son?~—V. F. A. He had two sons. Charles Appleton Longfellow served with credit for two years in the First Massachusetts Cavalry. He traveled extensively and won distinc- tion as a great yachtsman. The second son, Ernest, was an artist. Q. How many names are in the Soclal Register?>—E. W. A. The 1937 edition contains 25,000 names. Q. What is epidote?—FE. H. A. It is a native orthosilicate of cal- cium, aluminum and iron. Occurring in granular masses in flbrous forms and as monoclinic crystals, the color may be red, white, black, or pistachio green. Fine epidote crystals used in jewelry are found in Prance, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and many parts of America. Q. How many miles of book shelves are there in the Library of Congress at ‘Washington, D. C.?2—J. W. A. The books fill 165 miles of shelving. Q. Is dental attention given in C. C. C. camps?—A. H. A. Up to the present, only emergency attention has been given. Provision has now been made for a dental team to spend two weeks in each camp every six months. A Rhyme at Twilight B; : Gertrude Brooke Hamilton Holly. The trees are leafless, brown and bare, The snow on many roads lies deep, Frost-bitten is the wintry air, And all the flowers have gone to sleep; Yet ruddy in the sunset glows A gleam it cheers the heart to see— More brilliant than fair Summer’s rose, The berry-laden holly tree. The Summer songsters all have flown, In forest depths no thrush is heard, On twilight’s vesper breeze is blown No liquid note from any bird; And yet from a courageous throat & chirping full of glee— A