Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1937, Page 10

THE EVENING STAR With Sunday Morning Edition, WASHINGTON, D. C. AY. July 21, 1937 WEDN THEODORE W. NOYES The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 11th New York Office: 11 Chicago O Rate by Carrier—City and Suburban. Regular Edition. The Evening and Sunday The Evening S The Sunday St Coel Night Final Editio h or 15c per week h or 10c per week 5¢ per copy lecti each week r bhone National 5000. Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. Marvland and Virginia, Detly and sundas i 1 ai 1 mo a0c Sunday 34.00; 1 mo., 40c All Other States and Canada, $12.000 1 mo. §1.00 $8.00% 1 7 £5.00 the Associated Pre: re xclusively e of ed F real estate tax with the in and prejudice displ toward Dis ed in the the emer- funds ions pend- own tax tor Donovan warned eed for funds is sep- to meet the Distric ing rec f s revenue mol arate and m the imposition r funds would the same had ted a tax bill a month ago, ne to collect the taxes after ch time is not now tially they are 1 available. The Trea grotesque proposal that the y advance funds to the District per cent interest was offered who slap at t about idea of what it later in higher taxes was t provision he denial emp! go un mind Repre: House that t sllusion to laj men evoked response from the House described in the Congressional Record about what to do. Weeks ago warned the ted by the to a con- urpose of the tax bi ide from rais ing money to meet the District deficit— has been to prevent the imposition of hea additional burdens on overtaxed real estate. If the Senate fails to dispose of the tax bill within the next few days, send- ing it to conference, where some of its most objectionable features may be elim- inated, the Commissioners may be forced against their will, and against the will of the community and of the sponsors of the tex bill, to increase the real estate rate to an excessive and highly unjust figure, with consequent evil effects on the local community. But, regardless of the tax bill's fate, the District must have cash to operate. Fai this cash may cause needless suffering and great inconven- ience to many faithful municipal em- s as well as to the residents of his community. More important to the members of Congress, however, is that such a situation will hold them up to the deserved ridicule of the country for their deplorable failure to exercise their exclusive responsibility under the Con- stitution for government of the District of Columbia. ———— The sports editors continue to be mer- ciless in the reminder that while a base ball player continues to rate high locally, it is the performer with the tennis racquet whose international achievements are important. e Housework for Men. Men should do the heavy housework of the Nation's homes. Such was the declaration of Dr. Robert Hoppock of the National Occupational Conference to the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, in convention assembled at Atlantic City. Cooking, washing clothes, scrubbing floors, etc., the speaker insisted, “is heavy labor” which ought to be assigned to the male members of the family. And doubtless there is merit in the proposition. History might be quoted in its behalf. Also, the natural chivalry of the race inclines toward making dolls out of women. The average man, if he could choose, would dearly love to pro- vide that his wife should be a beautiful toy instead of a practical helpmate. He knows instinctively that hard work robs the “girl friend” he has married of the charms which prompted him to seek her hand. But an ordinary husband likewise is familiar with the fact that a wife who never exercises is apt to develop mental [} ! ress makes up its { Italian as well as physical disabilities which cannot be viewed with satisfaction. Too much rest, he believes, is almost as dangerous as too little. A woman needs domestic employment, if only as & cor- rective for overindulgence in sleep, shop- ping, bridge and movies. Meanwhile mechanical science ad- mittedly is taking the misery out of most household effort. The modern home is a vastly different place than its equivalent of fifty years ago. Elec- tric stoves, ice boxes, washers, driers, froning devices, sweepers, sewing ma- chines and other automatic contrivances have eliminated the element of drudgery from literally millions of houses. The telephone is a convenience which can- not be overestimated, and the radio as- Sists in its capacity as a purveyor of entertainmenit. Indeed, it may be sug- gested that wives as a class enjoy a considerable environmental advantage over husbands. For example, they are not obliged to ride to their duties in buses. Possibly, however, the experiment might be attempted. Let the ladies go to business and the men stay home for, say, six months. By the end of that time Dr. Hoppock himself may be willing to return to ‘“normalcy.” ——— Britain Warns Italy. On the heels of a certain improve- ment in Anglo-Italian relations, For- eign Secretary Eden has taken occasion to warn Mussolini respecting Fascist as- pirations in the Mediterranean and ad- jacent Despite the guarded tones in which the head of the foreign office ac sed the House of Commons on Monday, there is no mistaking the sternness of the notice now served on all concerned that Great Britain will tolerate interference with her in- in the waters that form John life line"—the sea lane to India and the East. In categorical terms Mr. Eden declares that it always has been and is today a major British concern that no great power should establish itself on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. It is well understood that this par- hrust has reference to reputed efforts to set up a protectorate over the Arablan Province of Yemen, 0ss the Red Sea from Italy’s new a. The British warning assumes special timeliness, in light of the proposed partition of Palestine and the danger t the Italians might seek to take advantage of Arab hostility to t terr ial new deal in the Holy Land. Mr. Eden was at pains to point out that “the word ‘vendetta’ has no English equivalent,” but, having its Italian origin in mind, let it be plainly understood Britain would fight if neces- her vital Mediterranean jurope seems somewhat un- certain to just what sudden develop- ment led to so significant a showing 1 Winston Churchill David Lloyd George were prompt to link it 1 an unexplained insurgent military development in Spain. They regions. no as | hinted in Parliament that the surprise General Franco has v guns opposite Gibraltar, capable of menacing or destroying that symbol of British might, may be re- sponsible for foreign secretary’s 0. Recalling that Mussolini has ibed the Mediterranean as an Lloyd George that de must have f ching motives heir energies into it. Just because a little of the gunpowder was latterly extracted from the Anglo- Italian atmosphere, London may feel the moment opportune for firing some plain truths at Rome, thinking they will create a deeper impression than if uttered when Italian public opinion, under government lash, is stirred to an Anglophobe boil. The British are not in mood to court a repetition of their Mediterranean humiliation at Fascist hands during the Ethiopian conflict. The foreign secretary’s words, bul- warked by a $7,500,000,000 reaimament program, speak volumes. They are not likely to fall on deaf ears in the Palazzo Venezia, where so fervent an apostle of the doctrine of force is enthroned. D — ) The Starnes bill goes from the House to the Senate to provide against erh- ploving aliens in United States Govern- ment service. Under present circum- stances, it would seem that an alien could find in his native land abundant employment for the most active men- tality. Rescued From Ruin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recently has placed on exhi bition an Eighteenth Dynasty Egyptian gold head dress of marvelous beauty. It Tepresents a reconstruction almost equally wonderful. Originally as it came to America it was a ruin—a col- lection of eight hundred and nineteen rosettes and a curious “top piece” formed to fit over a human skull. Under the direction of H. E. Winlock, the frag- ments were reassembled more or less in the jigsaw puzzle manner. Infinite pa- tience was needed for the task, but the result has justified the effort. Such enterprises, obviously, have an importance of high social significance. They testify for the creative character of human genius; they demonstrate both the antiquity of esthetic culture and the continuity of appreciation for things innately lovely. A similar labor, it wil be remembered, restored the famous Portland vase after it had been shat- tered by a lunatic. It was found in 1550 in an imperial tomb of the third cen- tury AD., but probably belongs to s period at lease two hundred years earlier. Dark blue in color, overlaid with an opal glaze, it was chiseled or cut by its maker to show groups of figures in relief. Seeing it today in the British Museum, its charm is as compelling as ever it was in its pristine condition. Yet it has had the experience of being wrecked and reswrrected. Also, by courtesy of Josiah Wedgwood, greatest of potters, it suggested | | % | | that the two Fascist dictators, now so ardently identified with the insurgent | THE EVENING has been democratized in earthenware and distributed throughout the world. rpm bystanding philosopher is -en- couraged to note the instinct involved in stories of this type. Civilization itself, he understands, is constantly being de- stroyed and also consistently being re- paired. Let changes occur, old and valued traditions be traduced, life ren- dered miserable for millions, there never- theless is nothing to dispair about. It happens that it is 8 law of the cosmos that every action provokes its own cor- zective reaction in the interest of bal- ance and, strangely enough, of progress. e The career of Amelia Earhart will be studied with affectionate remembrance. It discloses much to be imitated, but is most impressive for the features here- after to be avoided in the airplane con- quest of the world. —————— China and Japan are evidently deter- mined to fight. The chief encourage- ment in the situation lies in the fact that the old hemisphere in trying to adjust its affairs still shows much re- spect for the opinions of the new. —————r——— There are inquiries concerning money to borrow and money to loan. These two considerations come up, even in Gov- ernment affairs, and are entitled to earnest consideration. S, Schoolmasters cannot always agree. They will still be the hope of the ob- servant mind so long as their opinions are honestly arrived at and candidly ex- pressed. —_— et “The best interests of the country” is another of the phrases that naturally arise in current speech. It demands its share of serious consideration. — Man is the only speaking and writing animal and is evidently determined to show new vigor in exercising an old accomplishment. o A few motion picture stars are having their fears that eminent relatives will cause them trouble by talking the wrong kind of politics. e Embarrassments are sure to occur when “a goodsright arm” like Governor Lehman finds that there are jobs which must be attended to by both hands. et Shooting Stars. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. The Baby Boy. I saw a pretty baby boy, Who laughed in careless glee. The world held nothing to annoy. A happy elf was he. Some day he will grow up angd make His way, like other folks, And smoke cigars and stay awake Where other peo.p]e tell rough jokes. Some day he'll maybe drive a mule With language most severe, Or seek in ways of wealth to rule And be a profiteer, Some day ingratitudes will smart As friends remain well hid; Some day a girl will break his heart— Or make him think she did. And so T said, “Go to it, son, While sunshine fills the skies; Now is the time to have your fun Before you get too wise.” “Your country should be grateful for your services.” “Well,” replied Senator Sorghum, “my country has had the benefit of my best efforts. But it has shown me enough kindness to prevent me from trying to convey the impression that the obliga- tion is all on one side.” Jud Tunkins says a man who prides himself on saying a thing and sticking to it is liable to get as tiresome as a ‘whippoorwill. Far-Fetched Gratitude. It s by far too warm to eat. It is, indeed, too warm to dress. Perhaps we ought to thank the heat That makes the cost of living less. Valuable Discipline. “Josh says he's going to take up avia- tion.” “If he does,” replied Farmer Corntos- sel, “he’ll have to learn to be a heap more careful about keepin’ machinery in repair than he ever was while workin’ around the farm.” “Pursuing the study of your language,” said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, “I find some delicate distinctions. While there may be an economic warfare, no ‘war is ever economical.” News Factory. If names make news, Good friend, take heed And let us use The kind we need. And lest we should Become too sad Make news that's good Instead of bad. “Mind yoh own business,” said Uncle Eben, “and if you ain’ got no business make it yoh business to git some.” Downing Street and Palestine. From the Ashville Times. The British report would split Palestine in three parts, and it makes Downing Street feel a lot more comfortable. They now have two-thirds less of something they can’t even give away. ——— In Full Swing. From the Gary Post-Tribune. The golfing marathon season is in again with the story of a man who played 300 holes before going to the office to relax. National Guard Duty. From the Nashville Banner. The Colorado National Guard has been ordered out for a major offensive—to repel & gramshopper invasion. L STAR, W D. C NEW BOOKS AT RANDOM BY MARGARET GERMOND. TON, CHILDREN OF STRANGERS. By Lyle Saxon. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. From the heart of the deep South comes a novel of exceptional beauty and charm which tells the pathetic story of & cultured and picturesque civilization which is rapidly vanishing from the American scene. Specifically it is the story of a Louisiana mulatto colony, founded about 1760 by a Frenchman on the fertile aci of a stretch of land which was separated from its parent formation a century later when the Red River changed its course, leaving in its original bed a meandering stream of suficient breadth and length to create Isle Brevelle. Vidal was the name of the Frenchman who, with his brother, took possession of a land grant in Northwestern Louisiana, then a French colony. White women were scarce in Louisiana and the French had no race prejudices. One of them stopped off in New Orleans, found a woman at the famous quadroon balls who pleased him and took her to the northwestern wilderness, which in Mr, Saxon’s story is known as Yucca Planta- tion. He was thrifty and prosperous and when he died eighteen miles of land and his wealth were left to his “free mulatto children” and their mother. Augustin, son of the first generation of American-born Vidals, became the leader of the colony. Rich, proud and independent, he also became the bene- factor and the grand old man of the community. He lived to be seventy years old and when he died he left his rich estate, including more than a hundred slaves, and his wealth to his children. Their language, their culture and their architecture were French. From this line of a new race descended F: nie Lacour, heroine of “Children of Stran- gers.” * K % % The Civil War had been fought long before Famie was born and the mulatto plantation owners and ve owners had been left in the same boor plight as had the whites. Augustin's death had left them without a leader and the constant redivision of their land had gradually reduced them to near-poverty. Strange families had moved in and the m attoes had withdrawn to themselves, poor and defeated, Isolated by prejudices of to perpetuate ing cousins. The re: race, kindly, gentle and little degeneracy, even though t colony was in Famie's genera by blood relationship. Except for the plantation owners who have lived among the mulattoes, there has been little understanding of the problems against which ti odd race in a democratized civilization has strug- gled for survival. Caught belween the millstones of two extremes, it haps inevitable that it should decline and eventually vanish. despite s background and its colorful contribu- tion to the glamorous pageant of the deep South. Happily, Mr. Saxon i one of those limited few whose knowledge and svmpathetic understanding qualifies him to present in frie and candid fictional form this pe pha:e of so- cial development in American life that requires the fine discriminative abilit and the artistic perception of a skilled craftsman. was a good decent * ok %ok Famie Lacour is a beautiful girl, edu- cated, devoutly religious and a She is proud of her ances loves the old house with priceless furniture and silver which com- prises her worldly possessions. She is sixteen years old and Numa, a devoted cousin, wants to marry her. Numa is a fine lad, as directly descended from old Vidal as is Famie, and is the most suitable choice in the colony for a model | Famie, however, is not sure | husband that the affection she has alw for Numa is definable as the sort of a woman feels for the man st to marry French ance dominant in her character tastes. It is predor Numa, but Famie longs to know of a man of unmixed blood. On her way home from the convent school across the river Famie meets the man to whom in blind. unquestioning passion she gives her whole love. In- flamed by jealousy, Numa surrenders to an ungovernable impulse to commit an act of treachery which results in a tragedy and which fails to reward him with the happiness for which he has paid so great a price. The complications logically resulting ftom Famie's indis- cretion and Numa’s breach of honor are the familiar experiences of the human race when cyclonic emotions tear it from its normally secure moorings, but the strength and clarity of character in- terpretation and spiritual generosity which Mr. Saxon so simply amplifies in broadness of sympathy and beauty of phraseology are the qualities which make this book a novel of outstanding merit in an era when the bulk of fictional literature is riding at ease in the back- wash of a drift-littered ebb tide. * ok % ok The authenticity of background and historic sequence of the predestined fate of Louisiana’s “Children of ‘Strangers” needs no confirmation, for Mr. Saxon's previous stories, notably “Fabulous New Orleans,” have won the confidence of a wide and appreciative public. Isle Brevelle and Yucca Plantation are, of course, creations of the author's imagi- nation, but the representation is of an actual community in Louisiana and the festivals and ceremonies are descriptive of traditional customs that have been faithfully and whole-heartedly observed since the first settlers established them- selves in the Southern territory of the New World. Parts of the novel have appeared in short story form in magazines during the several years that the book has been in preparation, but they have not in any sense been shorn of their value for having been published singly. One chap- ter previously printed as a descriptive story of & religious gathering has been rewritten and features a real sermon preached in a backwoods church on a notable Easter morning in the life of Famie. As an outstanding novel and as an earnest and wholly unprejudiced story of the last stand of one of America’s most picturesque chapters of deep South civilization, “Children of Stran- gers” should rank high among the best sellers of the year, R Faithful to Izaak. From the Sacramento Bee. The heart of every disciple of Izaak Walton goes out to Gilbert J. Easton of New Jersey, who let his deep sea Hne saw off his finger rather than allow a 608-pound blue marlin to escape. There is a man with whom duty comes first! —-oe— Timber Culturist. From the Lafayette Journal-Courier. President Roosevelt tells newspaper men he is a timber man and not a farmer, on that Hyde Park estate. Any more presidential timber on the way? ,:‘ held wants pre- WEDNESDAY with | was per- | cultural | | from “doctor and she | the almost love | JULY 21 19 THIS AND THAT BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL. If there ever is a time for considering the benefits of light eating, Summer is it. Now when the thermometer stands in the 90s, almost at blood heat, there surely is little if any demand for food for purposes of affording heat. Therefore the supply of heat-making foods, mnotably the carbohydrates and the fats, may be cut to the minimum. How often are they? Seldom, if ever, according to first- hand observations in restaurants, where the rank and file of the populace con- sume their daily provender. These are all members of the great popular tribe of persons who firmly be- lieve that “diet” is something utterly un- necessary, if not altogether weird. Diet, however, is only common sense in application. The bodily economy is a very complex thing. Food substances are very com- plex things. The present systems of diet built up on a knowledge of the needs of the human body, and how to supply them, are very intricate, They have furth been complicated by various theories, some of them based on science, some on observation by lay- men, and some on nothing more solid than desires. It is no wonder that the average lay- man refuses to bother with such con- flicting ideas, and eals what he wants, at all times. It 1s no wonder, then, that there is a huge amount of indigestion, belching, sour stomach, and so on, verging into constipation, piles, and so on. * ok ox o Just where in the years is the idea commonly lost that tood ought to be simple and not complex? Children are given a small number of healthful foods, real foods which contain all the materials, including the vitamins and minerals Nature put into them. No doubt to this influence may be attributed the tall boys and girls seen everywhere today. Food science is still largely opinion, but it has made enough steps to claim to be something more, too, and it is giving results Somewhere in the years, however, the idea crops up that all this care about diet is well enough for babies and sm children, but for older and prest tougher persons is it altogether un sary, a waste of time and energy. ke x nothing could be farther truth. If care in feeding is at one age, it is essential at Probably from the necessary anothe; If unprocessed foods are good for growing humans, they are equally good, in another way, for those who h: got their growth.” Indeed, they may be regarded as even more essential, since the old rebound of youth is being lost over the years. Et lly impertant with the idea of un- ssed foods is that of simple meals. t do the animals get to eat, when simple but ade- quate dietar ze animals shown in fairs eve Par. ter, seems to think that any old sort of gobbling will do for himself. Hence t try average person who shies " books” permits himself an On it are grown the fine | such numbery | overwhelming choice of foodstuffs, in practically any combinations which come to mind, or are available. Now it is true that millions of persons have lived and died on such a diet, or, rather, lack of diet, and have been what is called, on the whole, successful and mediumly happy persons. It is likewise true thet they suffered from many dis- eases, and often were half-sick all their lives. It is amazing what a lot of energy may be manifested by a person just dragging himself around. * Kk ok ‘There seems to be no intelligent reason why the present cluttered up systems of diet could not be simplified, and a real scientific approach to a universal question be made for all those persons who believe that something is wrong with the eating of human beings. It will be done, we are convinced. Persons who will not wish to avail themselves of it simply will let it alone, as they at present pay not the slightest attention to the discoveries which have been made in human nutrition. They will continue to eat four times as much protein per day as they need and thus to throw three times as much work on the kidneys as those organs should bear. They will eat prodigiously of bread, whether they need it or not. They will fill the stomach with a positively amaz- ing variety of things, which, whether really incompatible or not, at least have no real place together, three-fourths of them. A perfected science of human nutri- tion will tell the willing listener just what to eat, how much and why. Let us insist on the “why.” Medical men will have seen long before that the real “drag” of the quacks, as choose to call those who do not agree with them, was because they took the reader into their confidence and treated him as one who might presumably have a genuine interest 1n himself * ook ok Adherents of this new perfected science of eating in the future will be composed mostly of consumers who feel that something is wrong. The perfectly heal is never interes: He simply human d in diet. s all he wants of . He only d vitamir ack of ion 1 ance and sense animal when that sort of svstem or his stomach out of cond to warp his kindnes: of 5 In the new day of U people will eat what is what The tell others Our guess is that their eating habits will surprisingly approximate those now d in baby and child feed: Two or three foods will be enough at a meal and there will be more meals, U of smaller amounts each time. ree or four foods w I, but s not ther, when be little tole rsal dietet has been pro they ought to ea ed more. this diet has been nany sensible persons. Wh t and stays hot, they simply eating so much and drink more water. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Hardly anyt hort of the defection of Jim Farley himself could deal the administration a stiffer uppercut than Gov. Lehman's opposition to the Su- preme Court bill The “And thou, de is unparalleled in New easy to credit re- e House resentment an incident that may have vast consequences, not only ¥ e fate of the judi 3 bt e Democratic fortunes, bott ork City and State, and nationa There is scarc any other Democr: pr ence in the country upon whose i-thin devotion F. D. R. coun confidently as he relied upon Lehman The New Deal's high regard for him as a political asset was demonstrated by its frantic anxiety to persuade the Governor to run for a third term last year as the surest guarantee that the Empire State's 47 electoral votes would remain in the Democratic column. Because of the deep personal friendship that unites the President and his fellow New Yorker, it would be premature to conclude that a Roosevelt-Lehman breach of the bitter- ness of the Roosevelt-Smith split has occurred. But the Wagner letter takes the Governor far off the reservation. Reconciliation seems out of the ques- tion. EEE Prospectively the next few hours will reveal whether or not the Lehman shot is destined to leave the court bill in utter ruins. The first blush impression is that the Governor has dealt a death blow to Mr. Roosevelt's hopes. That will 2lmost certainly be the case if Senator ‘Wagner, hftherto listed as publicly un- committed, should disclose his intention of acting on Gov. Lehman’s advice and voting against the measure. There is, of course, nothing mandatory about the Governor's letter, especially as he was at pains to write “as a citizen of the State of New York,” and not as chief executive. Bob Wagner is so uncom- monly independent-minded a statesman that if he personally believes in the court-reform proposition his friends think he will not hesitate to support it. Be this as it may, the Senator finds him- self in a tough spot. He must choose between his consistent devotion to the New Deal, of which he is an original patentee, and that widespread hostility to the court project in his home State, which the Governor's letter so dra- matically exposes. * ok K % Proponents and opponents alike agree that Mr. Lehman's 400-word blast, de- spite its terseness, constitutes about the most devastating attack yet made on the plan to destroy the independence of the Federal judiciary. It merits this de- scription because of its studied restraint and the fact that it emanates from a quarter 8o conspicuously friendly to President Roosevelt. If and when de- bate on the proposition is resumed, the Albany communication is assured fre- quent quotation at the Capitol. * ok Xk %k Senator Barkley of Xentucky, re- puted White House favorite for the Senate majority leadership, has rated high in New Deal estimation ever since he keynoted the 1932 Chicago convention which gave Mr. Roosevelt his maiden nomination. It fell to the Blue Grass statesman’s lot to make the first procla- mation of the Democratic party’s inten- tion to advocate repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Casting of the Kentuckian for that role was all the more signi- ficant because he ranked as an ardent prohibitionist. Barkley's choice for key- noter at Philadelphia in 1936 established his continued high status in the Presi- dent’s graces. Long credited with White L for n- | House ambitions of his own, the Senator. s friends think, would enter in 1940 with the Rooseveltian * ok % % am Starr Myers of Princeton 1 historian of the Re- has identified hims € movement to restore Herb r to the G. O. P. high comma Myers declares that the f ent “is the only person in ve the moral and intellect1 : he accomp! ngle-handed 0 Vears ago, using new life and spirit into the party by a series of broadcast addresses, can be done again, and with more lasting effect. if his many friends and admirers | would make such a demand for his serv- ices that his patriotic sense of duty might cause him to respond.” * ok ok % Those in Washington who have been observing C. I. O. developments with growing anxietv look upon plans of the 90-year-old Fall River Steamship Line to suspend operations as a sinister sign of the times. The company had an- nounced its intention of going out of business at the end of the present Sum- mer, but its decision was hastened by sit-down strikes and other strife in- stigated by C. I. O. affiliates. The fear finds expression here that ican industries on an extensive scale might some day be tempted to follow the Fall River Line's drastic example, unless investment capital receives assurance that it will be safeguarded from the caprices and excesses of ill-advised ele- ments in organized labor, * ok K X Exactly one year ago this observer received from an American. whose long residence in the Far East entitles him to speak with knowledge, a letter which assumes prophetic interest, in light of what is now happening. He wrote: “Japan is in the process of expanding onto the continent of Asia. She is ful- filling a desire which has existed among the Japanese from very ancient times. Better equipped, and with China in chaos, Japan is this time in a position to accomplish what she has never been able before to do. Having made up her mind to dominate the East, she is go- ing about it in a methodical way, and I see no evidence that she will be success- fully opposed in this effort. Hereafter the West is going to conduct its rela- tions with the East on terms dictated by Japan, unless something happens not now foreseeable, to upset Japan's plans. ‘The Japanese at present are working to compel the Chinese in North China to declare the independence of that area from control by Nanking. When this takes place, the Japanese will put a government in Peiping of their own choice. It will be a government headed by Chinese, puppets of the Japanese, just as was the case in Manchuria. The next step will be a Central China, but that is somewhat far away as yet.” EEEE Bill Hassett of the White House secre- tariat is & Vermonter. Apropos his na- tive heath’s incorrigible anti-New Deal- ism, he's fond of spinning a famous Green Mountain political yarn. An old- time Democratic national committee- man, Bradley B. Smalley, once invited a Massachusetts Democratic mogul named George M. Stearns to address “the united Democracy of Vermont.” Stearns replied: “I haven't time to make the trip. but if the united Democracy of Vermont will come to Springfield, I'll address them in my back yard.” (Copyright, 1087.) \ / begins | will know why and will be able to | I be | man is | at- | her Amer- | 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 any of the Government build- ings at Washington, D. C, have esca= lators?—E. R. A.The new Interior Department Build- ing is the first to be equipped with esca- lators. Q. Please give the names of a few woman explorers—W. R. M., A. The 1937-8 volume of “American Women” lists the f Adams, Delia J. Akeley, Akeley, Louise A. Boyd, Gloria Elaine Hollister, Grace Thompson Seton and Olive Rathbun Wilco: Q. Why are Blue Point oys called?—8. W. A. The oysters are taken from Great South Bay, near the village of Bl Point, Long Island. Q. Do baboons travel singl companies?—L. L. A. They travel in large packs and are quite fierce and savage. Q. What corner in New York City has the heaviest pedestrian traffic? —G. T. A. A new survey reveals that the heaviest pedestrian traffic is Thirty= fourth street, on the west side of Broad= way and Sixth avenue, Q. How old is Roger Babson, the stat- istician?—E. D A. He was 62 on July 6. Q. What was the head tax for aliens entering this country in 1929 and what is it now?—E. M. A. The head tax was raised to $8 in 1917. It has not been ch ed since Q. What are the words most used telephoning?—W. M A. The words most commonly used a: . you, the, a, on, to, that, it, is, and, will, of, in, he, we, tt know t, do, are. wan th v 1 would, them, now, from, what, morning, an, just, over, and be. Q. How long has Alfred Nobel, doncr of the Nobel Prizes, been dead?—J. H A. The scientist and inventor died on | December 10, 1896. Q. What is gem salt?>—E. L. H. A. Gem salt is a term applied to rock salt. The scientific name is salgem. ap plied to it especially in its purest form. Q. How long is the Arlington Memorizl Bridge at W gton, D. C.2—K. G A. Tt is 1452 feet long. Q. What does E. S. P parapsychology?—E. M. G. A. Extra-sensory perception t is response to an external event not pi sented to any known sense. Q. What writer is said to have arousec the American public to the necessity for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?—E. G. A. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, “Com- mon Sense,” is said to have had a great stand for in | influence on the drawing up of these documents. Q. What is the roughest inland b of water in the United States?—H. R A. The Salton Sea in California is roughest inland body of water in this Q. For how many bovs did Russell H Conwell provide funds for educa ? —H. D, A. Tt is believed that he raised funds for the education of more than 10,000 young men. is known Jewish hist ~H. L A. Heinrich Graetz famous as a historian. work, “Geschichte Juden,” begun in 1853 and completed in 1875, won for him the position of recognized master of Jewish Q. Who as the master of (1817-1891) was His principal | history. Q. What State produces the most bauxite?>—H. W. A. Arkansas produces 96 per cent of the bauxite in the country. Q. How old is the Nazi organization? A. The National Socialist German Labor party, familiarly known as Nazis was founded in 1920 in Munich by Hitler. Q. When did the first of the Adam family of Massachusetts come to this country?—H. L. A. The founder in America was Henr Adams, an Englishman with eight sons, who established himself in Braintree Mass.,*in 1636. Q. What varieties of lemon come from California?—E. H. A. Two varieties, the Lisbon and the Eureka, comprise the commercial crop of California. Q. Why was Ananias considered such a liar’—D. B. A. He and his wife, Sapphira, were struck dead for misrepresenting the amount of their gifts to the Apostic Peter. Q. How many dogs are there in thc United States?—J. M. A. There are approximately 15,000,000. Q. How fast does England’s new train, the Coronation Express, travel?—H. W A. The new streamlined express travel the 392 miles between London and Edin- burgh at an average rate of more than sixty-six miles an hour, A Rhyme at Twilight By Gertrude Brooke Hamilton. The Feathered World. These are the bird-days of Summer. Fledglings are growing pin feathers, Learning to flap tiny winglets Over the home nest that tethers; Mother birds, coming and going, Anxiously twitter their bidding—- Young things must be, in a first flight, Wary of slipping and skidding. Woodlands are gay and resounding; There’s chirruping, whistling, singing, Glorious flashes of color, Father birds busily winging, Woodpeckers tapping the tree trunks, Whip-poor-wills calling at twilight— These are the bird-days of Summer, Feathered life reaching its high light,