Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1937, Page 10

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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 righis of Dub!rnlwn of special dispatches herein are al: Wishful Thinking Despite repeated and categorical White House and State Department assertions that President Roosevelt is not thinking of taking the initiative in calling an in- ternational conference on economics or any other subject, Europe persists in attributing such a purpose to him. From London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and other capitals intermittent suggestions have reached this country for the past month to the effect that various powers vearn to bury the hatchets of trade rivalry, raw materials and disarmament at a round table, if only the American President will issue the invitations, Time and again administration spokes- men have branded these stories as the “inapired” products of interested Eu- popean quarters, governmental or jour- nalistic, or both. But they continue to eross the ocean. As politely as possible, ‘Washington indicates that such tales are purely the figments of Old World imagi- mation. They are bolstered by three specific developments—presence of Ambassador at Large Davis at the London Sugar Conference, Belgian Premier Van Zee- Jand’s forthcoming trip to the United Btates and the visit of former British Labor Leader George Lansbury to Chan- eellor Hitler, the latter having evinced platonic interest in any meeting sum- moned by Mr. Roosevelt. On the estrength of these several facts, the news cables depict “Furopean economic au- thorities” as now “confidently predicting a new and this time successful economic conference.” to be called by the United Etates. The cold truth is that all and sundry of this welter of recurring rumor and report belong to the realm of wish- ful thinking. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull maintain their interest, as do the whole American people, in feasible plans for bringing order out of international ehaos and removing the danger of war which oppresses the world. But the United States does not believe the hour ripe for a conference to accomplish those ends, and very particularly does not think that this country should take the lead in bringing one about. For the moment Uncle Sam is con- eentratthg on a single project for im- proving international relationships— reciprocal trade agreements. Within the scope of such pacts this Government discerns not only the brightest prospect of world economic readjustment, but also of paving the way to disarmament and peace. To that line the United Etates will hew until eonditions promise some speedier and better approach to the problem. An observation in a late London dispatch to the Associated Press gives the game away. “No European statesman,” it says, “wants a conference, which he calls, to be branded a failure, but they are all willing to let President Roosevelt take a chance.” There could hardly be a more candid confession of trans-Atlantic eagerness to have Uncle Sam hold the bag. Happily, there is no prospect that that wary old gentle- man has any thought of playing the role Europe would thrust upon him. e Genial comedy has its value in every human relationship. Even America's base ball might take on a serious and ceremonial aspect in some of its large moments if it were not for the irresistible fun of Mr. Nicholas Altrock, who enables the grandstand to present an array of smiling visages for the benefit of every camera marksman. Bishop McDowell. Providence, it seems, must have in- tended William Fraser McDowell to be an apostle of the Risen Christ. No man ever was more definitely born to his work nor more successful and happy in it. By gifts of mind and heart alike he was qualified for the task to which he dedi- cated himself—the spiritual service of his fellow men in a world which needs both high aspiration and high achieve- ment. His example was stimulating in the most notable degree. Even strangers, meeting him only once, must have been conscious of the marvel- ous harmony of development which was Bishop McDowell’s distinctive charac- teristic. Scholar, traveler, pastor, preacher, author, administrator, diplomat and statesman—he was all of these pro- fessions combined. His background of culture was universal, the whole planet was his field, its bewildered peoples his flock, its progress and peace his sole concern. Large faith in the race as well &s unwavering confidence in the Divine Source from which it comes gave him the power to fight the battle of the Lord. Yet he was not too dogmatic nor too militant. He practiced tolerance and gentleness, persuasion rather than coer- cion. Such was the bent of his tem- perament and the explanation of his victories. And his triumphs were as numerous as the talents and the labors by which they were won. In every department of con- temporary life his influence was con- structively manifest through more than half a century. His campaign for the unification of the Methodist churches is but a single instance of the bridge- building genius for which he was and will remain famous. But he likewise will be gratefully remembered for his help to education, his opposition to the liquor traffic, his final participation in the de- fense of the fundamental institutions of his country. Bishop McDowell died as he would have wished—seventy-nine years of age, but still active in the cause of his Saviour and the practical Christian idealism which was attested on the cross. The city in which he made his home will miss its great Wesleyan leader, but it never will quite let him go, never really part with him. He belongs to the Nation and its Capital forever. R Warning Against ‘Margins.’ While no objection can logically be made to President Roosevelt’s letter to the head of the Civil Service Commission giving warning against speculation by Government employes in securities or commodities, a further elucidation of the matter is in order. Has the practice be- come so common that departmental morale is affected? Does it prevail to an extent to lessen the efficiency of the service? Does the prohibition—as such in effect it is—apply to others than those of the classified service, to higher- ups as well as to the rank and file of the departmental and agency personnel? There is a distinct implication in the letter to the commission that Govern- ment employes who engage in specula- tive security buying may be dismissed. The President says that “engagement in such speculative activities by any officer or employe, whether under the competitive civil service or not, should be among the matters considered by the heads of departments and establish- ments and by the commission in passing upon questions concerning his qualifica- tions for retention or advancement.” The word “retention” quite plainly car- ries the meaning that speculative buying is to be rated as a capital offense as far as the Government pay roll is con- cerned. ‘The suggestion has been advanced that this order to the Civil Service Commis- sion is in line with the design of the President to “knock down” commodity and stock prices. It would be interest- ing to know how far, if at all, the specu- lative stock buying of Government per- sonnel tends toward inflation. That fraction of the 800,000 Government em- ployes, of whom 510,000 are in the clas- sified service, who engage in speculative stock buying can hardly be so great as to have any material effect upon the maintenance of prices, their advance- ment or their reduction in the market, However, that is a matter for further elucidation. If the holding of a Government com- mission in the subordinate ranks is a barrier to speculation, it surely should apply to others than those of the rank and file in the classified or the un- classified services. Are not members of Congress, or the higher-ups of Gov- ernment service, contributary to “in- flationary” results in any stock buying in which they may engage? It is not to be doubted that many of them do buy on margins from time to time. Surely the prohibition should apply to them not as a moral proposition, but as a preventive of inflationary activities. It is conceivable that such a prohibi- tion should distinetly apply to the com- paratively small number of Govern- ment workers engaged in the handling of funds. But the reason for such a limitation upon the financial enterprise of those who might be tempted to specu- late at the risk of involvement in pecu- lation does not apply to those of the other ranks whose duties have nothing whatever to do with the handling of cash or the keeping of fiscal accounts. Yet all appear to be included in the present prohibition. Stock buying on margin is a risky business. It has led to many a financial disaster. It has brought ruin to in- dividuals and bankruptcy to business enterprises. But it may be doubted whether warning of possible dismissal from the Government service because of engagement in this practice will by any appreciable degree correct the tendency to seek fortune by short cuts. T If Vice President Garner continues to wear an unsmoked cigar at an angle of 45 degrees, he may succeed in repre- senting the late Uncle Joe Cannon in some of his most impressive moments. ————— Taxation of wage earners in “the smaller brackets” may go so far as to make the person who is actually col- lecting relief feel like a successful financier. ——en—s. Spelling Bee Passes. One by one the dear traditions of the past are falling like leaves from a weary Autumn-tinted tree. The latest to be started toward oblivion is the old-time spelling bee, which, according to Federal Commissioner of Education John W. Studebaker, really “was all a mistake.” A modern child—Heaven help the poor youngster!—may study orthography un- der improved conditions. Indeed, it is suggested that he will “get along faster, even if he isn’t taught his A B C’s until the third or fourth grade.” And speed, everybody concurs, is so attractive a fetish that it would be treason to chal- lenge it. Toddlers, like their pathetic elders, must be hurried along in panic haste regardless of consequences. “The race is to the swift” as never before. What boots it then if an institution use- ful to earlier generations is blasted aside? Let it go; there is a quicker method than alphabet drills! “Now- adays pupils learn to recognize yords as objects.” The Chinese made a similar discovery four or five milleniums ago. But Dr. Studebaker is far too much THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON 5 DAY, APRIL 27, 1937. ——eee e e R T T e T (T in earnest to be ridiculed. He knows the struggle with which the younger generations are faced and understands the need for their skilled and efficient preparation for the winning of the battle. The ancient spelling match of New England and the pioneer West he probably appreciates generously enough for its period—a day infinitely less pic- ture-minded than 1937; a day when books were rare and expensive; a day when schools were few and far between; a day when radio and the movies were still undreamed. He wants to be up to date, and the public which looks to him for guidance desires that he should be. If more effective techniques of teaching are available, the American people demand the advantage of them. There can be no debate about that. Few citizens would defend an old method simply because it was old. Yet neither are they prejudiced for new methods merely because they are new. A clue to a solution of the problem possibly might be found in recognition of the truth that children differ. Some may learn more readily by an experimental system; others by that measurably suc- cessful in centuries gone by. Meanwhile Dr. Studebaker's opinion provides opportunity for reminding readers of John Greenleaf Whittier's beautiful poem, “In School Days.” It is worthy of re-reading, if only for the lines: “I'm sorry that I spelt the word; I hate to pass above you, Because"—the brown eyes lower fell— “Because, you see, I love you!” — e — ‘Whatever may have been the plans of Major L'Enfant for the District of Columbia, the fact remains that he had cavalry and infantry in mind and had no prescience of a mob that might be abkle to get hold of a few bootleg air- ships. In the emergencies which his imagination, perhaps overwrought, con- templated, there was no suggestion of the influence which a Greek temple in honor of Jefferson might have in calming & populace momentarily aroused in turbulent fancy. —————— An executive session may enable the Senate Judiciary Committee to exert additional influence through remarks which claim certain special indulgences through a polite understanding that they are “off the record.” —————————_ A subway for the Nation's Capital would simplify traffic conditions and, as cosmopolitan crowds increase, make the city seem more homelike for numerous dwellers from various communities that have had to study the conditions of metropolitan growth. ————————— The airship is the highest develop- ment of modern mechanics. It carries an ethical reminder in showing the danger of impetuous flight that crashes into an unforeseen obstacle. e Radio City lecturers like to use the editorial “we,” in recognition perhaps of a plural created by subsidiaries when, years ago, & trust was “busted.” —— e Many members of the D. A. R. regard the U. S. Supreme Court as an honored ancestral heritage which must be con- templated with patriotic concern. Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON An Altruism. Everybody’s movin’ Toward a better day. The world is sure improvin’ No matter what they say. The journey grows distressin’, But there’s bound to be relief. We'll have our share o' blessin’ As we've had our share o' grief. Everybody’s gropin’ Toward a kindlier light. A-steivin’ an’ a-hopin’ An’ a-tryin’ to go right. Somehow we'll be contrivin’ To reach the day of rest If each keeps on a-strivin’ An’ a-doin’ of his best. Long Sentences. “Aren’t those sentences of yours rather long?” “I made ’em that way on purpose® replied Senator Sorghum. “I've seen a similar trick worked by fancy merchants. I can’t always deliver a big thought and many a small article is made impressive by being put in a large bundle.” Genuine Specimen. “What's your idea of a true patriot?” “A man who can smile while he is writing a check for his taxes.” Dilemma. If with other men’s troubles You busy yourself You'll her it declared You're a meddlesome elf, If you mind your own business Youll speedily end In the grouch category, ‘With scarcely a friend. Placing the Blame. “Have women improved politics?” “Not yet,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Men have been mussing it up for so many centuries, it'’s a little hard to do anything with it.” An Advantage Utilized. “What did the editor say when you read your poem to him?” “I can't repeat it,” replied Mr. Pen- wiggle. “But I will say that in his choice of langusge he took every advantage of the fact that his words were not intended for print.” Superficiality. Now optimism, though well meant, May in effect be bad, It it is not a sentiment, But only just a fad. “Some men would almost welcome an earthquake or an explosion,” said Uncle Eben, “foh de sake of thinkin’ ‘bout how 1t 'ud scare up some folks dey don't like.” THE POLITICAL MILL BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Announcement by John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, that he is to begin a series of four radio speeches next Saturday, has caused both the Democrats and Repub- licans to prick up their ears. The ad- ministration Democrats have been con- siderably disconcerted and unhappy be- cause of the great Republican silence on Capitol Hill and elsewhere during the Winter months, particularly over the Supreme Court issue. The barrage laid down against the administration by the Democrats and Progressives opposed to the President’s plan to “pack” the Su- preme Court has been both irritating and devastating. The failure of the Republicans to take the lead in this fight has made it ippossible for the administration, with any credibility, to proclaim that the whole trouble was partisan politics. * X ox % In the opinion of Chairman Hamilton, the time has come to do some talking on behalf of the G. O. P, but more particularly to examine the new political picture which he believes has developed in recent months. His first address will have to do with labor. He will restate the traditional friendship of the Repub- lican party toward labor, discuss the present situation as it affects labor, men- tion the legislation which he believes the situation warrants—and undoubtedly he will have something to say about the sit-down strike technique which the Roosevelt administration has side- stepped for months. His second address will deal with social security and relief; his third with finances of the Govern- ment and inflation. Hamilton's fourth address, on Sunday, May 23, will be devoted to governmental reorganization and the Supreme Court. It is expected that by that time the President’s court bill will have been reported to the Senate and Republicans will be in the debate against its passage. So Hamilton'’s ad- dress, attacking the court bill, will not be a break in Republican silence on the measure, X ok % x Chairman Hamilton believes that old lines of political allegiance are shifting all over the country, and that the present shift is in considerable part away from the New Deal leadership. The Repub- lican party should take advantage of the situation. "There has been con- the G. O. P. a new name—since the name Republican i.as been held in aver- sion in the States of the South for many years, and in more recent years has not been welcomed in many of the Western States. The “National party” has been suggested in some quarters as a possible name. It is possible, it is said, that such a party will be launched next vear in Florida—a Southern State—and perhaps in other States in that section, just to see how it *“takes” with the voters who are disgruntled with the New Deal party. Funds are coming into the Republican headgquarters to the tune of about $50,000 a month, showing a real interest in the perty and a real opposition to the New Deal pamy. Chairman Hamilton says that while the contributions indicate a revival of spirit and determination on the part of many of the voters, con- siderably more money will be needed to pay off the deficit coming over from the last campaign and to keep the organiza- tion functioning properly. * ok ox % Senator Hiram Johnson of California is one of the strongest opponents of President Roosevelt's court-packing bill. He will never give up, he frankly savs, on this issue which he believes is funda- mental. When he was discussing vester- day a report that the Senate Judiciary Committee might report the court bill favorably by a 10-to-8 vote, he held up his hands in mock horror. “The sup- porters of the court bill could never do that.” he said, “after all they have said in denunciation of 5-to-4 decisions. Those gentlemen couldn't consistently support a 5-to-4 decision in the commit- tee on this court bill.” * % x % Col. James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, is being groomed by ad- ministration Democrats in Massachusetts for the Democratic nomination for Gov- ernor of the Bay State in 1938, accord- ing to reports drifting into Washington. At a meeting held last week in Chestnut Hill, outside of Boston proper, about a hundred Democrats from all parts of the State took part in a discussion of Col. Roosevelt for Governor. It is also reported that Col. Roosevelt himself was present at the meeting. One reason given for putting forward Roosevelt for Governor was that it would be very difficult to re-elect Gov. Hurley because of his policies which have not run along at all times with those of the Roosevelt administration in Washington. The ef- fort will be made to obtain for Col. Roose-~ velt an “unopposed” gubernatorial nomi- nation. * %k % ‘The vacancy in the Senate caused by the death of the late Senator Bachman of Tennessee has stirred up a lot of interest. There are a number of candi- dates to fill the vacancy. And among them Representative McReynolds, chair- man of the Foreign Affairs Committee and a veteran in the House, has been considered a likely selection of Gov. Gordon Browning, who will have the appointment to make. However, the friends of Representative J. Ridley Mitchell, third ranking member of the House Agricultural Committee, are urg- ing that the senatorial appointment should go to him. He and Gov. Brown- ing are said to be not only personal friends but political allies in Tennessee. Mitchell has the reputation of being a hard campaigner—u talent Gov. Brown- ing also proved to have during his last campaign. Tennesseeans in Washington say they are great buddies and a diffi- cult pair to beat. Neither of them is gifted with gab but either of them can fight like mad—so say their friends. Representative Mitchell does not take the floor very often. He has many sub- stantial friends on the House side and is well known throughout the Nation due to his fight against nepotism. When Mitchell opened his campaign against nepotism in the House in 1930, there were about 150 offenders. There are about 30 now. It will be interesting to see what effect his presence will have at the other end of the Capitol, where there are said to be many offenders. In addition to nepotism Mitchell battles for the American farmer. He has for some time advocated the build- ing of foreign marts to further the sale of agricultural and industrial products. And though a bitter foe of sit-down strikes and labor racketeering, he has consistently voted for legislation favor- able to labor. His record in the House is one of liberal conservatism. * K Kk % The opponents of the President’s court bill feel keenly the death of Senator Bachman, whom they had counted upon to vote against the Supreme Court pro- . What they fear is that the Sena- tor appointed to fill the vacancy will be ready to vote for the President’s bill —and they fear that influence will be brought to bear which will insure such an appointment. With the contest over D. C, TUE THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. Morning journey of a group of sub- urban dogs is a solemn affair, leading into selected yards, sometimes ending in a fight, or just a simple barking spree. One morning the group may start a rabbit. What sport! Not even a cat offers so much inducement to extend a fellow's legs. Fortunately for the wild bunny, there are plenty of hedges through which it may dart. Then the dogs whimper. They have lost the trail, a sad thing in a dog’s life. Entrancing odors waft around in the early hours, just after a dog is let out for his morning constitutional. Sandy, a Scotiie; Bozo, a red chow, and Billy, an American foxhound, meet at the end of the block. ‘They exchange greetings. Where is Sport, the other chow, this morning? Sport is a queer fellow, so well trained that even when a stranger speaks to him he “minds” at once. * % % X Often the quartet reaches the mouth of a certain driveway where cats reside. Dogs are not wanted there, but there is a very fine shrub— “Go home, sir!” Sport turns around immediately, starts for home without a backward glance. To be told to “go home” a few minutes after one has left it is rather discon- certing, to be sure, but Sport knows the voice of command. Probably it is just as well that he is not present this morning. Sandy and Bozo and Billy, with much appreciation of the cool morning air, stream along the sidewalk one after the other on ad- venture bent. * ¥ X ¥ The hour is 6:30 am., that witching time when robins are singing, rabbits nibbling grass. The world is young again, as it is every morning. The time given is not really early. It represents merely the time when a great many dog owners open the front door. The first cheeps from the birds are heard about 4:30 am. these days. Day by day, as dawn comes earlier, the bird chorus will take up earlier and earlier. The real chorus begins in earnest now about a quarter of 5 o'clock. But solitary songs, for a few seconds, may be heard at 4 o'clock any morning. The sounds may come from a tree close at hand. The plaintive song of the siderable talk about the need of giving | While-throated sparrow. Tentative strains are sent forth to test the time. Then there is a long hush. As much as 15 minutes may go by with- out another sound. From another tree a cardinal sends forth its loud, clear notes. After which silence again. * K x % Early dogs of the neighborhood are not interested in these songs, however. The only song to them is the bark of another dog Mostly these morning exercises are silent affairs. The boys are too busy on their rounds to indulge in barking. Most dogs bark to please their masters. It makes a good impression! Dogs by themselves in a group really STARS, MEN bark very little, except upon those oc- casions when the primitive nature of the beast comes uppermost. One such very well known occasion is the fight, but there is another, and less easily explained. It happens some- times when one dog, for no easilv dis- cernable reasons, begins to bark. Dog by dog takes it up by turn until the ancient pandemonium reigns. A listener might think a well-developed “dog fight” in full operation, but it is nothing of the sort. Although there may be some scuffling, dog with dog, in the main the beasts are simply barking. A well-intentioned admonition out the window will silence the pack, usually, sending them on their rounds again. Mostly these spells come when a group of three or four meets up with another small group. * ok % X 8urely these early morning pedestrians on four legs revert slightly to the pack. This is shown not only by their band- ing together, but even more by the silence they maintain in the main. They are on the trail. Just what they are trailing they do not know themselves. The early world is filled with delicious scents, known to dogs far and wide. The friends of dogs everywhere in time come to recognize some of these and have full sympathy with their canine friends. On the morning tour three or four friends will take the same old path, morning after morning. Usually there is a leader and the others follow after him. It will be difficult to determine on what basis of fact or fancy the members of the little pack decide to leave certain estates alone. Apparently old habits play the largest part, along with a cer- tain percentage of chance. Whatever attracts the dogs to one driveway in the first place operates ceaselessly there- after. * k% o After the morning jaunt another lure begins to get in its work It is no less than hunger. Each dog becomes willing, at last, after a half hour of roaming, or maybe an hour, to return to home base. There will be waiting the pleasant platter of food and, it may be hoped in passing, that it is good fresh beef and plenty of it. More dog ailments are caused nowadays by the lack of vitamins | than perhaps through any other depriva- | tion Latest researches on the feeding of the common goldfish in the small aquarium tend to show that as long as the fishes have plenty of vitamins and minerals— not the same by any means—they may eat as much food as they want, whereas if the foods fed are lacking in these essentials the fishes are very easily killed by “overfeeding.” as it is called. In other words, good food, food filled with elements Nature put in it. is one thing, but food deprived of these ele- ments is quite another. The dog fed on good foods will be “full of pep” when he goes with his buddies on that early morning ramble which evidently is such a delightful part of suburban dog life. AND ATOMS Notebook of Science Progress in Field, Laboratory and Study. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. ‘Where mile-high mountains now bury their heads in clouds, sea water two miles deep once covered parts of the area covered by the Appalachian Mountain ranges, This was demonstrated to the National Academy yesterday by Dr. Rudolph Ruedemann of the New York State Museum. Scattered through the moun- tains are beds of the flintlike rock known as “chert.” These beds are made up almost entirely of fossilized “radiolarian ooze.” Radiolarians are extremely mi- nute sea organisms with hard shells, particularly abundant in such ocean areas as the Sargasso Sea. When they die they sink to the bottom, their shells become mixed with the ooze and in later geological processes this is transformed into solid rock. Fortunately for geologists, the radio- larians are a very ancient family which has persisted into the present almost without change. Dr. Ruedemann found that some of the Appalachian rocks were made up of the remains of species which exist in great numbers today, but that some of them never are found above the 12,000-foot level. Unless their habits have changed, which is very unlikely, the radiolarians which formed with Appalachian chert hundreds of millions of years ago lived at a similar depth. * X & % An hereditary factor in rickets was demonstrated by Drs. George L. Streeter, E. A. Park and Deborah Jackson of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. This disease is characterized by failure of the bones to harden. It is especially prevalent among children of the slums and has been supposed to be due en- tirely to a lack of vitamin D in the diet—or to lack of sunshine, which amounts to about the same. The Carnegie Institution doctors de- prived young rats of all vitamin D for periods of three weeks. With X-rays they observed the effect on the bones. Then they placed the animals on full diet again and apparently they recovered without any ill effects. They noted, however, that the tem- porary effects on some animals were much greater than on others. These were segregated and bred. The same experiment was performed with the second generation, and so on for 14 generations. At the end a definitely rachitic strain of animals was produced. ‘The experiment, they said, explains why children in some families acquire rickets while others, in equally unfavorable cir- cumstances, do not. The widely accepted medical opinion that the dreaded nervous disease, in- fantile paralysis, never strikes twice was challenged by experiments reported by Dr. Simon Flexrer of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Monkeys used in laboratory experi- ments which had recovered from attacks were reinoculated with the poliomyelitis virus and developed the disease a second time. The same is doubtless true of children, Dr. Flexner pointed out. There are two kinds of chemical mes- sengers in the body, it was reported by Dr. G. H. Parker of Harvard University. The first are the well-known hormones from the glands of internal secretion— such as sadrenalin—which have very powerful general effects on the nervous system, and hence on behavior, when re- leased in extremely minute quantities. They are distinguished by the fact that they are soluble in water. Much less understood, Dr. Parker said, are the “lipohumors,” secreted by the nerve endings themselves. They are soluble in ether or ofl and their effects are specific and local. He himself has the Supreme Court so close, every sena- torial voter is closely watched. One vote might swing the tide of victory. demonstrated the existence of several of these in studies of the color changes of certain fishes. The recently discovered phenomenon of pinocytosis—or drinking by white blood cells—has an important part in the purification of the body flu it was stressed by Dr. Warren H. Lewis of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He said: “Normal macraphages and many malignant cells when cultivated outside the body thrust out thin, active, wavy arms which entrap and fuse around portions of the surrounding fluid and inclose them as globules within the cell. The globules move centrally, the con- tents are digested and the fluid diffuses out of the cell. In the course of a few hours a cell may drink several times its volume. In this manner cells take in complex substances in solution, such as proteins which cannot diffuse into them. They probably play an im- portant role in maintenance of the body fluids in proper condition. for there is good evidence that within the body they | are continually drinking in, digesting and thus modifying the tissue fluids which bathe most of the cells of the body.” Dollar-a-Citizen Plan To Balance the Budget To the Editor of The Star: At this time, when we hear so much discussion in regard to balancing the budget, and we, as Americans, would like to have a feeling of security and peace of mind concerning national affairs and the safety of the country now and in the years ahead for the com- ing generation I would like to propose a suggestion, inspired by a thought that came to me in the quiet of the night. It is this: Every American should give one dollar a year until the budget is balanced. It would not be much of a tax on any one and a very easy and sure way of raising over a billion a year. It would definitely give our wonderful America a more secure foundation, and we, as true Americans, are individually responsible for the welfare of our coun- try. Certainly it would bring about a feeling of good-will and a united pa- triotism, which is needed today, of all working together personally toward one goal—for the good of our nation. BESSIE POWELL DUNLOP. L et Home Fires. From the Asheville Times. Europe is making sly overtures to Uncle Sam to aid in avoiding another war. The question is: What is it going to cost to keep the home fires banked? The Old Reliable. From the Omaha World-Herald ‘The Navy has announced a radio spy to detect enemy ships. What can the movies do with that? We stick to the blond spy menace. One Point of Difference. From the Grand Rapids Press. The English-speaking peoples have similar ideals and in a pinch can agree on everything except English. Quickened Consciences. From the Jacksonville Journal. A Kansas country editor set off up the road to return a rifle he had borrow and the first ten persons he met hurried to settle back subscriptions. A Rarity. From the Indianspolis News. Occasionally somebody gets killed where an automobile was not involved. | arbitrarily to | Pard. we will meet again | Hunting Grounds to part no more. Good= | probably | pointed to be read in churches | lished in Georgia? then | ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. A reader can get the answer to any question of fact by writing The Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply. Q. Where, at the present time, is the fastest auto race track in the world? —E. E. F. A. The fastest automobile race track in the world which is an ordinary speed- way is Brooklands in England. Q. Are there any C. C. C. camps near Washington, D. C.?2—D. J. B. A. There are many C. C. C. camps near Washington. There are two in the District of Columbia, one in Benning and one at Twenty-eighth and M streets northeast. Other C. C. C. camps are located at Fort Hunt on the Mount Vernon Boulevard, one near Fredericks- burg, Va.: one at Indian Head, Md.; one at Frederick, Md.; one near Rosslyn, Va., and four camps at Beltsville, Md. Q. How many tin cans used for can- ning food are used yearly in the United States?—W. H. B A. The National Canners’ says that about 400,000,000 9.600,000,000 tin cans are used. Assoclation cases, or British film company first to appear in Q. What engaged Hollywood stars British films?—M. P. A. The Gaumont-British Film Cor- poration. Q. Where did horse racing for prizes begin in this country?—L. S A. It has been customary to credit the State of Virginia with originating horse racing for prizes in this country, because it was established that there were turf contests in that State as early as April 10, 16’ But it now develops that horses were raced and trophies awarded in New York beginning in 1665. It is me sumed that a race was run in 1665, on the track which Col. R Nicolls called the New Market Course, in Hempstead. Long Island. Col. Nicolls, who arrived in America in 1664, as the first English governor of New York, called the meeting, but it is established that there was a race on March 25 because there in Yale University's collection of old American silver a por- ringer given to the winner of the con- test in 1668 all radio stations in this start with W and K? Q. Why country always —F. A A. The letters W and K were assigned the United States by an international conference of radio organi- zations of the world. Each country of the world was a ned call letters which precede letters assigned to radio stations. Q. What wild Bill Hickol A. The tombstone tery near Deadwoo following inscription: ) B. Hickok, killed by the assassin, McCall, in Deadwond, August 2. in the Happy e inscription on ve?—E. H n the Moriah Ceme- k. bears the S gr: by. Colorado Charley Q. What is done with the cherrie | from the trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington. D. C.2—M. A A. The Japanese cherry trees do noi bear fruit. Q. Are the authorized version and the King James Bible the same?—T. H A. They are. The King James Bible became known as the authorized version, because it bore the line “ap=~ n the title page. early were garden clubs estab- How many are there in the State?—C.F. M A. In December, 1891, a group of wom- en in Athens, Ga. formed what was then known as the Ladies’ Garden Club. Today there are 136 clubs in Georgia's Affiliated Garden Clubs with 4.210 mem= bers. There are probably #s manv as 200 other garden clubs in the State that are not affiliated Q. How Q. What was the journalistic policy of the late Joseph Pulitzer>—T. D A. Tt can be stated in a single para- graph. In speaking of the platform of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, this great publisher said: “* * * it will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, alwavs oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare; never be satisfied with merely printing news: al- ways be drastically independent: never be afraid to attack wrong. whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory pov- erty.” Q. Under what name is Prince Nicholas of Rumania now known?—G. H A. He has the name of one of his estates—(Nicholas) Snagov. Q. What countries are the leading pro=- ducers of mercury?—J. E. B. A. Spain and Italy, in the past. have been the leading producers of mercury in the world. The United States ranks third. The deposits of mercury in the United States are relatively small and scattered. Q. What is the name of the club in Japan the purpose of which is to prevent suicide?—E. W, A. The Jisatsu Boshi Kyokai is a sui= cide-prevention clinic which was estab= lished at Tokio and now has branches throughout Japan. Q. Is a rosary used by other religions? ~W. F. D, A. Besides certain Christian sects, the. rosary is used by Buddhists, Shintoists and Mohammedans. ———— Blessings of Political Peace. From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel As a political-minded lawyer was heard to observe this morning, the nice thing about a non-election year is that a fellow can get along with his neighbors and manage to try a few cases. A Rhyme at Twilight B Gertrude Brooke Hamilton. Her Mirror. When a beautiful woman falls ill, A long, devastating attack, It is hard to look into her glass And see what the mirror gives back. But Time is a kindly old scout; He repairs what himself has destroyed; And some day her glass will reflect Once again the fair looks she enjoyed. The eyes will grow brilliant once more, The contour of face will return— And shell not need a quicksilver glass Her dear vanished charm to discern.