Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1937, Page 10

A-—10 —— THE EVENING STAR . THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY June 4, 1937 THEODORE W. NOYE :ditor The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.« New York Office: 110 East 42nd St Ohicago Office: 4:35 North Michigan Ave. er—City and Suburban. lar Edition. The Evening and S ay Star b or 15¢ per week vening Si i i or 10c per week ~-bc per copy Nisht Final Night Final 0c per month c per month ficena s be seat by mail or of each month or each w tele- ¥ r bhone Natlonal 3 1 yr $10.00: 1 $4.00! mo 1 mo, a0c 1 mo.. 40c All Gther States and Canada, Daily and Sanday. 1 yr. $17.00; 1 mo. $1.00 Daily only v 38000 1 mo., Sunday onlv___ 27 1 yr $5.00i 1 mo.. < o 50¢ Member of the Associated Press, The ated Pre epub ited in this ished herein ntionof ‘special dispatches Supreme Court Vacancy., For the fir Roosevelt yacancy The the highest court time the the since White Supreme President entered House a exists in Court. most recent appointment made to was that of Associate President Hoover As- , President Justice Cardozo, by ! ent Wednesday of ice Van Devant Roosevelt nominate now has an opportunity to a man to fill h The ment is place. Interest in the expecte The dent has leveled at the present appoir more tk the Pre: personnel of the court—on the ground of their advanced age and lack of 1 ality in construing the Constitution n normal attacks which their ~would subject any new appointee to the Kkeenest serutiny. In addition, the de- mand of the President for the pa ge court reorganization bill has fo- cused att on on the Supreme Court to v if ever before attained urt has adjourned for recess, incidental having 1 its work. It will October. Presumably for the associate justice not con- in until no ment of a new reason haste in It must be remembered, however, oreme Court Summer vaca- It has been the practice of the tices to give much study to petitions ubmitted to review of cases decided in lower courts. The lack after all, if per- for several months, handicap the court in When the t his court bill to Con- (gress last February he laid the court for of a single justice may mitted to con its work. President great em- the need of additio the court to do its To leave the court Iphasis on in order to permit (work expec 'l summer with lwould be consistent with s ude on the part of the President for prompt ice eight members scarcely this some quarters rry to fill It has been that the P ghe Van Devanter vacancy; hold it 1 House 1 ganization bill. esident will not ¥ that he may p until *d of f that be his intention, the vacanc ist for a long time. The bill has not yet reached the Senate calendar, or that of ghe House. It has been ordered adversely reported the Senate Judiciary Com- mittee, i but the majority report bhas yet to be The the place of > dispc his court reor- may e on reorgar istice to Devanter, 1 wal of the 1d be a happy versy over Only the will of the the way. It proved conc ely that the 1e President and the Attorney General that the Supreme Court was not ke« abreast of its work were nfounded. awn across the path. The appoir accompanied by ‘President solution of the v the Supreme Co! Chief Executive been s cour stands in has charges made by They were merely aredl i real intention and purpose of the bill, &s revea dent ¥ elf in late give him an opportunity bench men who are sympathetic to the legislation he hopes to get from Congre: What that ation is has not yet been wholly His most de- for a Labor Standards Board to imum wages and maximum and to exclude from in- goods produced in nclud- d more than once by the Presi- 1 tements, is to to place on the recent 1 with s of labc terstate commerce all jon of the standards set up, Ing prohibition of child labor. The the President’s court “packing” bill has reaction in the country against been strong—so strong, that despite all the efforts of the greatest political ma- rhine ever built up nationally, the Presi- dent has been checkmated so far in his efforts to drive the bill through the Benate. Many persons who believe in the objectives of social and economic better- ment espoused by the President are against him in his effort to dominate the court. Yet the President has been un- willing to relinquish his demand for the eourt bill. The British Minister of Health de- elares that the tramp is disappearing from the road. If the situation over there is anything like that in the States, the tramp is still there but is going by §n a car so fast that no one notices him. e Base Ball Temperaments. Public performers, whether they act on the stage or on the diamond field, Bre often subject to the vagaries of their eccentric dispositions. They become in- tensely self-conscious. They are apt to Jose contact with their associates and *get out in front,” as the result of an overwhelming sense of ‘their own im- portance, to the detriment of the organ- jzation of which they are part. ‘Take the case of the celebrated “Dizzy Dean, star pitcher of the St. Louis Na- tional League base ball club, one of the most “colorful” of all diamond players. A superiority complex has been at once his chief asset and liability. He must » fter the Senate and the be “out in front” in the public eye, or he pines, or he rages, according as the mood of the moment prevails. Just now he is in one of his frequent difficulties because of this trait. The other day an umpire called a “balk” on him which proved to be detrimental to his performance. He stormed At the decision and threw a fit of temper, in the course of which he said uncomplimentary things about* the administration of the league within which he does his pitching. He applied the ugly word “crook” to the higher-ups of the organization, the head of which thereupon called him to account. Now he is under suspension and his club suffers. Hot tempers often flare on the dia- mond field, sometimes blows are struck, and the penalties of suspension and fine are meted out to offenders. The public takes sides. Bitter feelings are aroused. Then eventually adjustments are ef- fected and peace is restored. The game must go on, whatever the fate of the in- dividuals. To many of the “fans” these | exhibitions are highly satisfactory, for they seem to indicate that the players are fighting for all they are worth for victory. To others they are provoking, for they result in the weakening of the ranks of promising pennant contenders. Base ball has been called an epitome of American life, in its competition, its exhibit of skill, its ingenuity and its offering of a chance to every competitor to make & winning. Perhaps these oc- casional ebullitions of temper are part of the picture of this somewhat dis- ordered state that we are pleased to term western civilization. Sis r——— - Nazi-Vatican Feud. Hitlerized Germany seems to be a glutton for international turmoil, as well as domestic strife. Not satisfied with having plunged Europe into the gravest foreign crisis since 1914, by action bor dering on outright war against Spain, the Reich has magnified its resentment of American Cardinal Mundelein's re- cent aspersions on Der Fuehrer into an acrimonious incident with the Vatican, In & formal note submitied to the Hely See, the Berlin government charges that Pope Pius, by having excused and defend- ed the Cardinal's remarks, has “destroyed the preliminary conditions for normal functioning” of Vatican-German rela- tions. Hitler's Ambassador, Count Diego von Bergen, has quit Vatican City, os- tensibly on holiday, but amid acknowl- edged uncertainty as to when he will return, if ever. It is understood that the Papal Nuncio to Berlin is also pre- paring to relinquish his post on pretext of taking a vacation. There is no ad- mission as yet on either side of an actual rupture of diplomatic relations, although they are now virtually suspended. Undoubtedly the situation has taken & turn that threatens the ultimate cre- ation of conditions comparable to the | historic Kulturkampf of Bismarck’s time Should Hitler resort to the extreme of denouncing the Concordat, which has regulated German-Catholic affairs since 1933, it would amount to definite decla- on of war on the church and prob- ably pave the way to far more rigorous oppression of the Pope's adherents in the Reich than anything they have thus far suffered. Nazi motives are fairly undisguised. Unless they can regiment the Roman hierarchy and its millions of communicants under the yoke of the | Nazi state, with complete submission to its authority, the Hitlerites are expected to bend every energy toward establish- ment of an independent German Cath- olic Church, wholly liberated from alle- giance to the Pope. That is a long- cherished project. Current legal prose- cutions of German priests and monks on charges of immorality in schools and monasteries are obviously part and par- cel of the Goebbels propaganda crusade designed to popularize progressively harsher - repressive measures against Catholics, and promote the “away-{from- Rome” idea. It is the insistence of the church upon its traditional right to supervise the education of Catholic youth that the Nazls primarily combat. Bismarck fought the Vatican for years, only eventually to succumb in the effort to bring the Roman church under Prus- sian domination. The result of that ill- starred campaign was the rise of the Catholic Center party, which for the succeeding generation was an almost all-powerful influence in German poli- tics. It decidedly remains to be seen whether Bismarck's successor, even though in dictatorial control at Berlin, can accomplish what the great Iron Chancellor failed to achieve. Among ingredients in lipstick are beeswax, dyes, ceresine, petrolatum, per- fume, spermaceti, paraffin and lanolin, Mothers who have to wash, or have washed, the white vests and dress shirts of their sons in these days of terp- sichorean nuzzling, are fully cognizant of all these items. r———— It is authoritatively stated that Sena- tor Carter Glass was not in the Virginia reel recently danced in the White House east room, r——— Five Hundred Dollars. In the basement of the Y. W. C. A. Building at 614 E street there is a swim- ming pool which ought to be in opera- tion this Summer. The children of the neighborhood need such a place of rec- reation when the sun is hot and no breeze stirs the heavy atmosphere of downtown Washington. Health as well as fun is represented in the scene when it is populated with youngsters who otherwise would be playing in the fever- ish streets in peril of death or injury in passing traffic. But, as The Star reported yesterday, five hundred dollars is wanted to pay the costs of operating the pool during the season. The money, if it is to be had at all, must come from grown-ups who are willing to contribute voluntarily. Of course, the children have nothing to give. Most of them belong to the “under-privileged” class, and their parents generally are still more drasti- cally handicapped. Hence, the appeal to those residents of the city who are possessed of means enough to spare a greenback for so good a cause without too great personal sacrifice. The Star has agreed to act as receiv- ing agent for the fund, and the Council of Social Agencies will serve as man- ager of the expenditures when the money has been raised. No argument is required in behalf of the effort. it constitutes its own apology. The young- sters who will use the pool are its ex- cuse. If there be any better invest- ment for philanthropy at present avail- able, it may be wondered what and where it is, e — Once or twice In & decade an artist draws an imaginative figure of a Scots Highlander with the proper expanse of bare knee and upper calf showing, from two to four inches. Usually, however, he accomplishes a startling and er- roneous combination approaching trunks and short socks, —r——— Retired Justice Van Devanter now has An opportunity to conduct his agricul- tural enterprise without having to reckon on the matter of majorities. He may confidently rely upon an undivided herd to respond to call when feeding time comes. - = Americanism: Joining the local fish and game club, attending the conserva- tion banquet, keeping and cooking the short fish and lugging home all the legal ones, along with the imperishable bacon that might have been used and Wwas not. r—— = The English parson who volunteered to conduct the wedding ceremony for the Duke of Windsor at least found a way, perhaps unwittingly, to “steal the show” in international attention. +———s Guide to foreign situation: Mondays, Wednesdays and Pridays, war; Fues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, no war; Sundays, crises. - B e — The transit company asks permission to charge higher fares, which may be & move toward relieving the passenger congestion. r———— = A rich reward is due to some ingenious person who will devise & means to pre- vent needless horn blowing by motorists. Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDBR JOHNSON The Intruder. A slight note of protest may surely fied ear In the midst of an effort at glee The music, though sometimes a little bit queer, Is merry as merry can be, But sooner or later the program so sweet A discord is sure to disclose With a confidence strange and supremely complete From the feller that sings through his nose. And this is what's making us for a rest yearn When various tunes we've rehearsed; The folks who are honestly doing their best, Meet some one who's doing his worst. The chorus is filled with a sentiment strong And rhythm all charmingly flows And then the disturbance comes rudely along From the feller that sings through his nose. Discrest Restraint. “Do you believe in evolution?” “I avoid the subject,” answered Sena- tor 8orghum. “However convincing the arguments of Science may be, I never yet faced a political audience that I thought could be persuaded to stand up and give three cheers for a chimpanzee.” Jud Tunkins says, “Honesty is the Best Policy” was a fine old copy book motto which improved a lot of chirogra- phy even if it failed to do much for morals, Getting Information. A trip to Europe I will make, By rumors I'm annoyed. A study there I'll undertake Of things we should avoid. No Effort at Allurement. “Are women’s bathing suits designed to attract men?” “Certainly not,” answered Miss Cayenne. “Our bathing costumes are now such that it would be positively impolite for & man to give them a sec- ond glance.” Jumping Genius. “How is your boy Josh getting along?” “PFirst rate,” answered Farmer Corn- tossel. “I heard he didn't pass his examina- tions.” “I dunno about that. But he can play the saxophone in a way that makes peo- ple call him ‘Professor’ while the regu- lar teachers get no notice whatever.” Leadership. That old drum major had an air Exceeding grand. He strutted down the thoroughfare And led the band. By personality he earned a loyal vote. Of music he had never learned A single note. “A friend,” said Uncle Eben, “tells you bout yoh faults till you welcomes de enemy dat flatters yoh vanity.” R Deserving of Reward. Prom the Wauchuia Advocate. A man in Tampa was jailed for trying to cheat a slot machine. If any fellow is capable of doing that they should give him a medal and a steady income. ————s 11 Duce Huffed. Prom the Grand Rapids Press. As we understand it, Mussolini is furious because Spaniards attacked Italians who were over there doing some ahootingy, . | the Senate, if WASHINGTON THE POLITICAL MILL BY G. GOUEB LINCOLN. The Supreme Court bill, advocated by President Roosevelt, but adversely reported by the Senate Judiciary Com- mittee, is not to be allowed to hang suspernded indefinitely on the Senate calendar, if the opponents of the meas- ure have seything to say about it. They want to give the bill the coup de grace before Congress takes an adjournment. “We won't adjourn Congress and leave this court bill on the Senate cal- endar,” said Senator Burke of Nebraska, a leader of the opposition. The Ne- braska Senator was commenting upon reports that the administration had de- cided, since the bill could not pass the Senate, to let 1t remain indefinitely on the calendar. The purpose would be to hold a club, it was sald, over the heads of the members of the Supreme Court, & club which the administration might awing if the court declared un- constitutional any more of the New Deal laws, ok % Senator Robinson, after a two-hour conference with the President at the White House 1ast night, also denied there was to be any indefinite post- ponement of the consideration of the court bill. Indeed, the inference drawn from his comment on the court bill sit- uation was that the administration in- tended to seek action on the measure, and further, that a compromise might eventually be worked out. He did not say, however, that the President was ready to give up his original plan for adding six new justices to the Supreme Court, or that the President was pre- pared to accept an addition of two justices as a compromise, The job of the administration is to get some kind of & court bill through it can; then have the bill passed in the form the President has recommended in the House. The next move would be to put the bill in conference, and out of the conference the administration may gain much. For example, it might be possible to pass the court reorganization bill through the Senate—as it relates to the lower courts and to the appointment of a proctor and other matters—with all provision relat- ing to the Supreme Court eliminated. With that as a basis, the House could replace the Supreme Court provision and seek a conference with the Senate. A subcommittee, headed by Senator King of Utah, has been at work on the court bill report. It is just about ready to make the report, although delaved by the illness of Senator King. Mem- bers of the opposition say that there is no disposition whatever on the part of the committee majority to delav a report. In fact, it had been planned to make the report thic week, and certainly it | will be made &= first of next week. The Senate stands in recess until Monday and a report could not be made this week end. * ok ok % After the report has been made and the bill is placed on the calendar, the opponents of the bill probably will sit back and wait & bit to see if the ad- ministration leaders move to take it up. After a reasonable time has expired, however, if no move is made on the part of the administration, the opposi- tion will move to take the bill up for consideration, according to Senator Burke. The administration supporters will have to decide then and there whether they will vote not to take up a bill which the President has so ar- dently pressed. If they vote not to take the measure up. it will be interpreted as | meaning that they admit defeat in the | Senate, ok ok x Opponents of the court bill in the House and Senate would like very much to have the bill definitely acted upon and out of the way before the congres- sional campaign next year. There are eight ‘or ten Democratic Senators up for renomination and re-election who are expected to vote against the court bill. If the bill is still hanging fire these Senators may have some ugly opposition in thelr campaign for re- nomination on the Democratic ticket. If. on the other hand, the bill has finally been beaten, the issue will be dead There has been a shift toward the opposition and away from the court bill, in the Senate in recent weeks. Burke and others say that when a vote is taken on the President's original bill to increase the membership of the Su- preme Court to & maximum of 15, “there will be less than 40 votes cast for the bilL” That would mean 57 or more votes against it. S ok ok % Senaior “Joe” Robinson, the Demo- cratic leader of the Upper House, has a way of keeping the Senate informed of the increasing prosperity of this coun- try—under the Roosevelt administration. Once and so often, the Democratic leader places in the Congressional Rec- ord a long list of newspaper reports and editorials from all parts of the country, showing the progress that has been made. On Tuesday Senator Robinson sought and obtained leave to print a formidable array of such reports from one end of the Nation to the other. These reports, Senator Robinson said, show that recovery in the prices of agri=- cultural products has been “phenom- enal” A headline in the New York Herald Tribune on May 23 said, for example, “Corn reaches 12-year peak.” And S8enator Robinson added: “Corn top grade now brings $1.57 a bushel. We can easily recall that the price of corn during the depression, when it could be sold instead of being burned for fuel, was approximately 18 cents a bushel.” Robinson also called attention to the fact that wheat was up to $141 a bushel—May wheat—compared with 31 cents in 1832. * kX ok % The reports submitted by Robinson by no means were confined to agricul- ture. They showed many industries booming, and the banks in good shape with very heavy deposits. The coun- try, as Senator Robinson said, is be- coming more and more prosperous. It is something of an anomaly, therefore, that the administration is seeking $1,- 500,000,000 from Congress right now for work relief duming the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. It is because of these improved conditions, with many industries on the up and up, that an economy bloc has been formed in the Senate and an effort will be made to cut the relief bill to one billion dollars. The President, however, had his way in the House with his relief bill. It passed with the full $1,500,000,000 intact and none of the millions “earmarked” as revolters in the House demanded. If there was ever needed a demonstration of the power of the White House, when it comes to dealing with Congress, this recent fight over the relief bill supplies it. Several blocs of disgruntled mem- bers of the House organized to earmark $502,000,000 of the appropriation, to be used for flood relief, roads, dust relief, P, W. A, etc. The administration lead- ers put the matter off over the last week end and changed & recalcitrant House majority into & mild and co- operative body. One almost wonders whether the President could not twist the Senate round his finger, if it actually came to & showdown on his court bill. THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. That woodeny bop-bop-bop one hears on pleasant Summer evenings is pro- duced by a mallet tapping a ball some- where in an old-fashioned game of cro- quet. Along with badminton, croquet has come back in a rather astonishing way in the last few years. No longer regarded solely as a chil- dren’s game, croquet is being played to- day on lawns everywhere, by all sorts and conditions of people, and by all ages. Very nicely made sets are to be pur- chased at reasonable prices. Most of these sets have long-headed mallets, good solid balls and wickets and posts with the intangible thing known as “style” to them. There is just a little bit of “swank” nowadays in having a croquet set. oK x X Neither of the games mentioned is very old, though we are inclined to regard them as old fashioned. Authorities give 1856 as the year when croquet was introduced into England, and 1873 for badminton. Both of these came to the United States from that country, It is probable, of course, that they have a much longer history, in some form or modification. Perusal of New York newspapers this Spring shows that badminton sets are being sold in numbers. This 18 & sort of tennis piayed with rackets and & shuttlecock. It is really too fast a game, however, for most persons, certainly the middle- aged and the old; the fact that it is entirely a volleying game makes the player perpetually on the go. ¥ ok ok % Croquet, on the other hand, is a game for everybody In the gay 90s, when this game was in its hey-day, the mallets used by *just folks” commonly had long handles. It was considered undignified in those days for an elder to stoop over. Professional croquet sets, or their equiv- alent in the professional game, had the short handles, even then. In recent years most of the croquet sets have fairly short handles This make necessary a certain amount of stooping, and this in turn seems to be €ood for most persons, who usually stoop no more than they have to, owing to cer- tain layers of fatty tissue which pile up with the passage of time *ow ok Croquet is & gentle, leisurely which, at least as plaved by adults, ought to take the mind off the cares of the day, afford a certain amount of fresh air and exercise, and especially cause a bending | over to some purpose. Bending over and touching the ground with the fingers—how many millions of times has that been advised. and how | many persons have followed the advice? But the game of croquet insures some bending almost as complete, and far more beneficial, since it has a certain purpose to it. Croquet was probably invented in the thirteenth century. Badminton seems to have come later. The name, at least, is comparatively new, having been given the game because it was in high favor | at Badminton, the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in Glouchestersnire. o ox Our name croguet plainly comes from the French word ‘croc,” or crooked | it over. game, stick, referring to th~ mallet, with its handle crossed by the driver at the bottom. In the days before and after the Spanish-American War this game was looked upon as primarily a girl's and ladies’ game, but nowadays it is played with equal gusto by small boys and grown men. Most of the sets sold today are pro- fessional looking and hence flattering to the players, who find this a most ex- cellent recreation, indeed. It is particularly so because it does not demand the incessant speed of tennis and especially requires no such elaborate place on which to play it. Oroquet may be plaved in a modified form on even the smallest lawn and properly on an average one. Condition of turf makes no difference. The yard may be level or rolling. The worse the terrain, in a sense, the merrier the game. Aok K * One good thing about croquet as a lawn game is that it may be played properly. After all, there are few games which may be so played on an average lawn. There is not enough space, in the first place, and in the second there is little opportunity for the speed and zip neces- sary, owing to houses, people; the result is that one merely “plays”at playing most games on & lawn, Croquet may be played properly. Any one who plays it plays it as it is intended to be played. It is a sen- sible recreation. One may hit the ball with the proper stroke and strength, which is something that cannot be done with games which were never designed for limited areas. o ox ox To play badminion correctly requires a great deal of “pep.” Like all such games, it may be plaved lkisurely, of course, but then it does not live up to its best. Unless one is of the bounding variety, one had better stick to croguet. Bad- minton demands that the shuttecock, which, despite its feathers, is no. very buoyant, be kept in the air. It is said that this requires more :peed | and stamina than tennis, one of the 'ast- est of games. To “drop” the shutle- cock over the fairly high net is to rase To “smash” it over is selfex- planatory. By mixing up these sirokes. a gwod plaver can keep his opponent alwavs on the run, since there is no such thing as catching the ball on the bounce in bai- minton. ok ok K All in all. the great average perso | had better stick to croquet It is a real Jawn game, designed for a lawn. Fortunately, it does not demand, as so played, any particular skill, since it is not one of the games at which one feels terribly ashamed at being beaten. It is almost as much fun to be beaten at croquet as to win This is vastly in its favor. Games for pleasure ought to be entirely pieasant, | ought they not, both physically and men- tally? It is & real humiliation to be licked at a game of chess. Sometimes golfers and tennis players take their defeats rather seriously. But the croquet player can lose with good grace. After all, he ! tells himself it is only croquet. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC Europe it engaged in its perennial ‘War-scare pastime simuitaneously with the semi-annual war debt due date at Washington. On June 15 $1520.159.863 in current and past instaliments will be payable. meet its half-yearly obligation, but all the rest of Uncle Sam’s debtors, an even dozen, are expected to continue in de- fault. Germany is not ordinarily tab- ulated among the repudiating nations, but she is in arrears on the Treasury books for $406,616938 principal and ac- crued interest, representing unpaid costs of our Army of Occupation on the Rhine, dating from the Armistice until con- clusion of our separate peace with the old Reich. Some authorities think the hour would not have been inappropriate for Secretary Hull to admonish would-be belligerents that instead of planning to | invest more billions in another war, they might devote some of their spare change to curtailing long-neglected obligations to the United States. Among the powers immersed in the Spanish mess, Italy this month owes a total of debt payments in arrears amounting to $81,978,163; France, $432700.850, and Great Britain, $871,815601. These v rious sums, of course, are mere fractions of the aggregate due us. Periodical Treasury figures of war-debt defaults do not include the sums we claim from Soviet Russia for advances to the Czar- ist government and compensation for American property. * * / Both parties in New York City, in their quest for mayoralty timber, seem to be turning longing eyes toward Wash- ington. Conferences in Manhattan this week between Senator Wagner and James J. Dooling, leader of Tammany Hall, gave rise to reports that either ‘Wagner or his colleague, Senator Cope- Jand, will be the wigwam choice for the Democratic nomination at the forth- coming powwow of party borough chiefs. With revival of agitation among 39- publican leaders against reromination of Mayor La Guardia under the G. O. P. label, the search for a candidate of un- questioned regularity is in lively prog- ress. W. Kingsiand Macy, former State chairman, recommends George Henry Payne, & member of the Federal Com- munications Commission, as the Repub- licans’ best bet. x X X X Administrationists consider that Pres- ident Roosevelt's House victory in the relief earmarking contest is impressive refutation of the theory that his “con- trol” of Congress has vanished. The vote in favor of unrestricted White House disposal of relief dollars places new feathers in the respective caps of Majority Leader Sam Rayburn of Texas and his alert whip, Pat Boland of Penn- sylvania. With the spirit of rugged independence now rampant, it was no child’s play for New Deal captains to suppress the earmarking revolt. Their success encourages Rooseveltian forces to believe that while there's by no means a band of harmonious brethren de- pendable on all occasions, the House can be relied upon to stand by the President on all major controversies now in sight. Just how solid Roosevelt congressional “control” is will not finally be deter mined until the Senate drive for a $500,- 000,000 relief cut is out of the way. L Berlin seems headed for an annual floral festival rivaling Washington's cherry blossoms. There have just ar- rived in the German capital, with com- pliments of the Japanese Women's In- ternational Good Will Association, 100 bags of Japanese chrymnthemum and Little Finland, as usual, will | | side with them,” WILLIAM WILE. morning glory seeds. as a personal gift to Chancellor Hitler in token of the new Nazi~Japanese alliance against com- munism and for other mutual purposes. % % % It is disclosed, apropos Gov. George H. Earle's 1940 coming-out party on June 2, at the banquet of the Southern Society of Washington, that he has a World War record for bravery. Enlist- ing in the Navy in 1917 as a boatswain's mate, he was promoted to ensign and | placed in command of U. S. S. Victor, a submarine chaser. In February, 1918 while the Victor was cruising off the Atlantic Coast with a cargo of depth- bombs and a large reserve supply of gasoline. an explosion in the engine | room spread fire throughout the ship. “Leading his men and working side by says a description of the incident just placed in circulation, “Earle succeeded in saving his ship without the loss of life.” Later on, Pres- ident Wilson conferred on him the Navy Cross, with a citation for “heroic | and inspiring leadership.” One of the interesting sidelights on the Demo- cratic Governor's welcome by Capital sons and daughters of Dixie is that the president of the Southern Society, Rob- ert H. McNeill, prominent member of the District of Columbia bar, is an old- time North Carolina Republican. Gov. and Mrs, Earle flew to Washington in the private plane of Assistant Secre- | tary of the Navy Edison. ok ok Some of his Hoosier friends think it is premature to write political obituaries for Col. Paul V. McNutt, American high commissioner at Menila, because of his now famous demand that he be toasted on festive occasions immediately after the President of the United States and before the President of the Philippine Commonwealth. It's pointed out that neither the White House nor the State or War Department has issued any sort of disavowal of the high commissioner’s action. This circumstance bolsters the suggestion that the colonel knew exactly what he was doing when he gave a gentle reminder to all concerned that Uncle Sam is still head man in the islands and will be until their independ- ence is an accomplished fact several years hence. McNutt's admirers are confident he will survive the storm of criticism and ridicule that has raged around his snow-capped head and re- main a formidable contender for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomina- tion. It's expected hell return to the United States not long after 1938, pos- sibly to assume the presidency of In- diana University, and conduct a pre- convention campaign in that cultural capacity. R In the cordial farewell letter addressed to retiring Justice Van Devanter by his Bupreme Court associates, it did not escape notice at either end of Penn- sylvania avenue that Chief Justice Hughes and the other brethren wished their departing septuagenarian col- league many years of “continued vigor.” * kX ok Not the least of the valuable qualifica- tions of R. Walton Moore, newly ap- pointed Counselor of the State Departe ment, is the numerous “contacts” he enjoys at the Capitol. As the long-time Representative of the eighth Virginia district, Secretary Hull's veteran aide has the personal friendship and affection of many members of both House and Senate who are now in key positions as chairmen of committees and in other influential posts. The result on occa- sion is expected to be a useful speeding up of congressional action on foreign affairs. fleomum. 1987.) | irregulxr poetry of Whitman | well 2 b ] UNE 4, 1937 _— 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. Do many people write letters to the radio stations?—H. W. H A. In 1936 the daily average of mail received at the National Broadcasting Company studios was 27,000 letters, Q. Is there an opera. on the “Fifth Symphony sky?—F. M. D, A. There is not. In the motion pic- ture, “Maytime.” is a scene in which an opera called “La Tsarine” is produced. The music was adapted by Herbert, Strothart from the “Pifth Symphony"” for this play. “Tsaritza.” based by Tschaikow- Q. Does Canada pay taxes and duty to Great Britain?—J. B. A. Canada pays no taxes to Great Britain as a nation. When certain Ca- nadian goods are shipped tn England they must pay a duty, although the duty is lJower than that charged other coun- tries. Q. What kind of an animal does the fur called nutria come from?—E. G A. The nutria or coypu is a e aquatic rodent of South America has large, reddish incisor teeth, partia webbed feet and a long. bare tail. The fur resembles beaver, but is not as thick or durable. Q. Where is Mark —H. G. A. His grave is in Woodlawn Cemeter: Elmira, N. Y. Twa iried? Q. What is a dugout cabana?—J. I A. The dugout cabana resembles the folding top of an old-fashioned buggv. Iv is six feet wide, four feet high and four feet in depth and is suitable for either shade or a sun bath. for a breeze or wind protection. This cabana is becoming increas: popular at the beaches since it has been so widely used in Florida, California and ‘the Bahamas, pe of Q. How old a disease is goiter?>—H. M. A. The affliction is older than written history. Juvenal, the Latin poet wrote, “Who wonders at goiter in the Alps?" Q. Where is the French Br —E. J. A. It is one of the Tennessee River and ri Ridge Mountains of Sou Carolina. It flows nortt and west to join the Hol Knoxville, Tenn. Q. Are there any old tide mills in oday?—W. G. A. There is one—TIke Ward's Tide M ot far from Yorktown. Va. Tts capacity istwelve bushels of corn per tide Q. How much money did hase?—S. G A Her wealth was estimated at 400,000, i R sources of the in the estern Nort Hetty Green $100,- Q. Did the mound builders actu ir the mounds?—G. D. A. The mounds were not dwell bu burial places and religious centers, G What was the earliest free andwho are some of the modern writer of tiis form of poetry?—E. W. A.30ome modern vers librists have con- tendal that the “Biblical Song of Solo- mon,” part of the writings of Sir Tt Browre, and certain poems of Ma Arnold are essentially free verse. The term \as often been applied to the the verse of the Trench poets, Gustave Kahn and | Paul Fad, and to some of the poetry of | such molern writers as Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, F, D., John Gould Fletche Bolenheim, Alfred Richard .ldington. T. §. Eliot, Arct bald Machish, Conrad Aiken and Ger- trude Stein Q. How lorg has the billiard table been made in its pesent form?—W. R A. Robert Gllow, an English furn manufacturer md designer, produced t present type biliard table in the eight- eenth century. Q. Why was te Lake of the Woods area included wikin the northern boun- dary of the Unite{ States>—E. M. F A. The inclusior. of the Lake of e Woods projection, in area of near 4 square miles north of 49th parallel, inside the boundary >f the United State resulted from the useof inaccurate maps by the makers of the ‘reaties of 1783 and 1818, Q. How old was Cecil Rhodes when he became rich?—G. M A. He went to South sfrica for 3 health at the age of seveneen. Before he was nineteen, he and hisbrother had found diamonds in the Kimerley flelds and were independent finami He returned to England five or six times to attend Oxford University, and finally took his degree. Then he wentto Africa to spend his life. Q. How many garments are disiributed by the Needlework Guild of America? Is the former Mrs. Grover Cleveand still its president?>—H. K. A. The Needlework Guild of America, of which Frances Folsom Prestan is still president, in 1936 distributed 1.863,000 garments, of which 27,000 went to Lab- rador missions. Q. How long has Warden Lawes been at Sing Sing and who was his prede- cessor?—W. H. A. Lewis E. Lawes has been warden of Sing Sing Prison since January, 1920 Thomas Mott Osborne was warden of the prison from 1913-1920. Q. How many German refugecs are there? Are they all Jews?—K. B A. Latest estimates place the number of refugees from Germany at present in other European countries at 35500, Of this number about 29,000 are Jewish and 6,500 Aryan or non-Aryan Christians, — e ct———— A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton. Day’s Aftermath. The sunset hues have drifted into gray, Soft shadows come and go in quiet plav, Slowly the day with all its clamorous glare Is dimmed; the hush of dusk is every- where. Night comes apace; the sky with stars is strewn; The earth is silvered by the wandering moen; Silence falls on the valleys and the hills, Scarce broken by the murmur of the rills, As midnight darkness grows profoundly deep A tired world renews its strength in sleep. .