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iTHE EVENING STAR
With Sunday Morning Edition.
WABHINOTOK, D. a
THURSDAY August 7, 1030
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Williamstown and Charlottesville.
Words of wisdom are emanating by
the ton these hot Summer days from
Williamstown, Mass., where the Insti
tute of Politics is holding forth, and
from Charlottesville, Va„ where the
Institute of Public Affairs is getting the
low-down on the chief problems of our
times. These two superchautauquas have
•et an example that has been seized
with avidity by other centers of learn
ing. and institutes of various character
and degree have sprung up almost over
night.
The function of these institutes was
typified in a dispatch from The Star’s
correspondent at Charlottesville the
ether day. The reporter, working on the
principle that when a man bites a dog
It is news, came near having a first
rate story when a speech on prohibition
was not immediately followed by debate
and discussion. Unfortunately, from
the reporter's point of view, a discus
sion and defense followed in the nick of
time. So there was not much of a
atory. The dog had merely bitten the
man.
At Williamstown and Charlottesville
forums have been provided, under ex
traordinarily inviting auspices, vrhere au
thorities or theorists, workers or dream
era. may have the hall and air their
views. The airing of such views is
naturally followed by a counter-attack
of conflicting views, and the result is a
sort of Intellectual orgy in which the
appetites of the speakers and the au
dience go uncurbed. The Government
of this proud and happy land is tom
asunder, shaken to pieces, put under
the microscope and analysed. No one
Is fearful over the process, because It
Is obvious that in a few moments some
careful builder will rise to take the
pieces, one by one, and put the Gov
ernment together again before time for
adjournment has arrived.. Some one
eelses the Kellogg pact, stampe on It
viciously, ridicules It, holds It up at
arm's length and shoots It full of holes,
but before It can be tom up and thrown
In the wastebasket a defender rescues
It and lovingly fills up the holes and
puts it back whers It belongs.
Those who attend Williamstown and
Charlottesville to drink in wisdom, and
those who speak from these rostrums,
are a selected group. The speakers are
men and women whose achievements
stand as comforting assurance that
whatever they say will be worth listen
ing to. What the country needs, as
well as a good flve-cent cigar, is a
whole pack of little Wltyiamstowns and
Charlottesvllles scattered throughout
the land, where one may always be
assured of an audience and a platform;
where one may rise in righteous wrath
and get off his chest whatever It is
that Is bothering him. They would
provide a safety valve for a steam
engine that, like other good steam en
gines, sometimes suffers from too much
pressure.
Many mature residents of the Capital
recall with pleasure the tenure of office
here of Ssnor Jose F. Godoy, diplomat
and author, who died at a ripe age
recently at his home in Mexico' City.
He and his family found American
life and ways thoroughly congenial,
•specially the younger members of his
family, who, like their father, were
exceedingly popular with the younger
set. Senor Oodoy was a credit to both
countries.
Making Aviation History.
Fast flying, far flying, high flying and
long-sustained flying are the order of
1930. Records in all branches of avia
tion have been made anew this year,
which has ye£ almost half of its span
to run. It may be that this twelve
month will Itself stand as a record year
In respect to advance In the air. But
not for long. Whatever has been the
result of efforts at aerial advancement
In 1930, further advances are certain
to come, and perhaps immediately.
The steadiness with which new marks
are being scored in altitude, in distance,
In time and in speed conclusively Indi
cates that the art of human flight is
•till in the stage of development.
The latest achievement in this re
spect is the flight of Frank Hawks from
New York to Los Angeles in IS hours,
35 minutes and 45 seconds, actual time
In the sir. and 14 hoyrs, 50 minutes and
45 seconds in elapsed time from point
to point. This elapsed time is 3 hours,
03 minutes and 11 seconds less than the
one-stop flight of Roscoe Turner in
May, which until yesterday was the
fastest flight across the American Con
tinent. Hawks made five landings for
fuel, spending one hour and fifteen min
utes on the ground for this purpose.
That man will soon fly from coast
to coast in twelve hours, or Just half a
day, is a reasonable expectation. He
will probably make this time within a
year or so. perhaps, indeed, before the
close of the present year. It is even
possible that Hawks may do it on his
«etum to the East, as he now proposes.
Machines are being tuned to higher
speeds and pilots are learning rapidly
to get the utmost out of their "mounts,"
with the least risk.
Haw’ks* experience points to the faq|
that the fuel problem is the chief on*
remaining for solution. Had he been
able to carry gasoline enough for a non
stop flight he would, at the rate of hit
actual progress on the five-stop basis
have made the distance in the lowei
time of the two, 13 hours, 30 minute*
aad 40 seconds. With an abundant
margin of fuel he oould perhaps have
driven his ship at an even faster pace.
Fuel capacity involves considerations
of structure and of motor power. The
q machine with the largest tanks, how
. ever. Is not necessarily the speediest.
r Indeed, It Is likely to be the slower
_ “boat." If there should be a decided
r gain In the matter of structural weight
saving, through the use of a lighter
metal than that now available, such as
the newly developed beryllium, fuel
capacity could be Increased without
diminishing speeds.
3 Hawks, with his fastest time and his
3 five fuel stops, has set a mark that will
i probably incite emulation with little
y delay. The American flyers are keen to
5 score new achievements. They are mak
ing aviation history constantly and fre
quently.
MacArthnr and Fuller.
As most Americans still subscribe
, unconditionally to the theory lyrically
: set forth in "The Red, White and
: Blue”—"the Army and Navy forever”—
the country takes the liveliest interest
| in President Hoover's new appointments
■ to the high posts of the Army and the
' Marine Corps. As chief of staff of the
Army, the Commander-in-Chief has
designated MaJ. Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur, youngest ranking general, and
to the major general commandantcy
of the Marine Corps, he elevates Brig.
Gen. Ben H. Fuller.
Surprise and doubtless some heart
aches are caused,. respectively, in the
Army and Navy, by these selections.
But the President makes out an
unanswerable case for deciding upon
them. Gen. MacArthur, bearer of an
eminent Army name, is, by virtually
common consent, the most brilliant
soldier in the whole list of eligible
major generals, certainly among the
younger brackets. He has Just turned
fifty. Only two predecessors, MaJ. Gens.
J. Franklin Bell and Leonard Wood,
I were younger when raised to the chief's
post. In May, 1932, Gen. MacArthur,
at flfty-two. will be the senior major
l general of the United States Army.
The next chief of staff is appointed
, over five major generals who now out
. rank him, but it is no reflection on any
; of them, because, as the President has
i pointed out, none of them has more
. than eighteen months of active service
left, under the Army retirement provl
> slons. Gen. MacArthur has in front of
. him a full four years* “tour.” That will
give him. as he should have, clear sall
. ing at the War Department and cor
• responding opportunity to mold and
i execute consistent policies. Gen. Mac
; Arthur’s extraordinarily fine record In
i both peace and war is a guarantee to
! the country and the Army that his term
■ of office will be notable and constructive.
; Gen. Fuller, who succeeds the late
i and lamented Maj. Gen. Neville at the
• head of the Marine Corps, has served
i as acting commandant since earlier In
; the Summer and before that was next
1 in command. "Old Man Fuller,” as the
Leathernecks affectionately call him, Is
ten years older than Qen. MacArthur,
but has more than three years of serv
ice coming to him before the Inexorable
retirement regulations automatically
relegate him. An Annapolis man, Gen.
Fuller has been with the Marines since
graduation. No devil-dog knows the
service better, or loves It more. He did
not go to France during the World War,
but a gallant son, carrying on the
family and the Marine tradition, fell
fighting at Belleau Wood in 1918.
The Army and the Marine Corps,
beloved of the Nation and enjoying Its
unalloyed confidence, salute their new
commanders and wish them well in
the high responsibilities soon to be In
cumbent upon them.
Clarence Gale Allen.
Clarence Gale Allen, native Wash
ingtonian, retired veteran Government
employe, has just passed away In this
city to tile great grief of many friends.
He was one of the quiet members of
the community, who did hie assigned
work faithfully, who gave his best for
i whatever service he undertook, and who
loved his native city devotedly. There
were two lines of interest In the life of
"C. Q.” as he was well known by his
intimates for many years. These' were
’ amateur journalism, and, in the day of
' its popularity, the bicycle. He was one
; of the first young Americans who sixty
• years ago started to print their own news
-1 papers, and in later years he became
• a member of the "Fossils,” an organize
> tion of veteran amateur journalists.
! But It was not into professional jour
■ nalism that he turned, for the Gov
t emment service claimed him. He was
one of the original members of the
Capital Bicycle Club, once famous or
ganization of wheelmen whose home
I on Fifteenth street opposite the White
, Lot was recently rased to make way
‘ for the Department of Commerce.
Clarence Allen gave his best to his
j friends and to all services in which he
was enlisted. His death is occasion
. for deep mourning by a multitude.
Thomas Edison asked the group of
. boys taking his question test which of
a stranded and varied party they
1 would save. Judging by the odd things
( grown men and women save from burn
ing buildings, they might, in sudden
’ crisis, devote their energies to a poodle.
( a pillow or a pipe.
The far-flung Roosevelts are spread
ing steadily. Theodore 1* holding the
I fort in Porto Rico and now Nicholas Is
• to be Vice Governor of the Philippines,
| 1 not to mention Franklin of the Empire
I I State. Are we slowly acquiring. a
Patroon dynasty?
• 4 " -'■■■-
‘ The Cause of the Drought.
» Many theories, some of them reason
. able and some utterly fantastic, are
r being advanced to account for the
. exceptionally dry weather and the long
stretch of excessive heat from which
t virtually the entire country Is now
a, suffering. Among the fantastic hy
s pothesss Is the one that the universal
• use of the radio has had an effect
e upon the sun’s calories and the natural
i evaporation of moisture and its reprs
s clpitatlon in the form of rain. Just
i. how this occurs is not worked out, and
r probably never will be. Again, it was
y recently suggested that the emanation
” of hydrocarbons from oil wells is at
the root of the evil, though with no
X convincing argument to show the prs
e else procedure. Os the same kind Is
n the theory that the constantly lncreas
- lng use of automobiles, with their
is dischsrge of carbon monoxide gas, has
i, had a deleterious effect upon the
tt climate.
• There have been heat waves and
it drought* as far back as man can re
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. P. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 7, 1930.
i member and even beyond the memory
. of i«m- They have marked the records
i of human history for centuries. In
, finitely long before there was a radio,
. before there was an automobile, before
. there were oil wells the earth was
r parched by persistent heat and left
I for weeks without rainfall. Perhaps in
t the oourse of the wanton waste of the
r trees which once clothed the land there
, has been some flight change in the
1 average of rainfall In particular areas,
t Floods have resulted from the scraping
of the land of heavy vegetable growth,
i But the source of the earth’s heat, the
l sun, has not been in the least in
. flniteslmal degree affected by any such
i happenings here on this sphere.
That there is a variation from year
to year in the total amount of heat that
is received by the earth from the sun,
its sole source, is definitely of record.
Some years are "hotter” than others.
Some are dryer. This year Is unusually
hot and dry. That is because the sun
Is giving off more heat, or at least the
earth is receiving more heat from the
sun than usual. And for the cause of
that phenomenon It Is necessary—ls It
were possible—to look to the sun. Is
It a matter of "spots"? Is it a matter
of lunar complications? Is it due to
some Invisible, undlscemible, Intangible
Influence in the ether Interval between
the sun and the earth? Science is keen
to know. Meanwhile—if ever this mys
tery is solved—man proposes fanciful
theories based upon his own narrowly
limited experiences and upon the in
fluence of his playthings and is about
as far wrong as the thermometer and
the hygrometer are Just at present off
normal.
—
The Winona Lake, Ind., Fire Depart
ment, deeply moved by a sens* of ap
preciation of art, turned their hose on
and completely washed away some ivy
a worthy woman had planted at the
feet of a statue of the Venus de Milo,
with the pious hope that it would grow
and cover "this indecent figure.” Very
civic and very arty, indeed—but when
American outdoor statuary is carefully
surveyed it Is seen that there is plenty
of worthy work for the Ivy vine plant
ers. There are statues right here in the
National Capital that would be all the
better for an ambuscade of the thickest
of gTeenery, the most tenacious and
copious of climbing plants.
A pretty good design for a flag for
the United States of Europe could be
had from the rainbow, which combines
every visible hue, and at one of whose
ends is a pot of gold, while at its other
will be found said United States of
Europe.
Whatever were the true circum
stances of the death up in Maine of
A1 Lassmann, giant New York University
athlete, they cannot besmirch his grid
iron and boxing arena fame. Followers
of intercollegiate athletics will not soon
look upon his like again.
Big dope rings are broken by ones,
twos and even fives with great regu
larity, but apparently the angleworm
has little cm them when it comes to
self-multlpllcatlon.
Any seaside bather would much rather
witness a running fight between Coast
Guardsmen and rum-runners than see
the sea serpent, which contented our
grandparents.
A blimp lands on a liner’s deck.
Modem mariners will find that, as In
the case of the ancient one’s albatross,
it is bad luck t- shoot them.
Oil was the basis of royal fortunes in
ancient Crete. America seems to be
getting that way, too.
— 1 0 ■
SHOOTING STARS,
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Get Busy.
If dis world seems goln’ slow,
Get busy.
It might be yoh fault, you know.
Get busy.
Now an’ den de loafin’ throng
Merely waits foh some one strong
To be pushln’ things along.
Get busy.
If dls world appears too fast,
Get busy.
Taint no use in bein’ last.
Get busy.
Though yoh disappointments vex,
Keep on tryin’ to get nex',
Chillun, listen to dls tex’—
Get busy!
In Doubt.
"Have you ever done anything for the
benefit of society?”
"Not yet,” answered Senator Sorghum.
“I’m still trying to find out what so
ciety is. You see, the people who give
pink teas in palaces and the people who
organize dynamite plots in cellars are
all claiming to be It.”
A Theory.
"Why do children as they grow older
, show so little respect for their parents?"
"Perhaps,” answered Miss Cayenne,
“they get hold of old pictures and see
1 how their parents used to dress them
when they were young and helplees.”
i ,
Future Excitement.
The dove of peace doth now restore
Its ruffled plumage, free from pain.
It will come off the perch once more
When Congress gets to work again.
No News to Her.
"Your husband has been nominated
for office,” said the neighbor.
“You don’t seem much interested.”
“No. It doesn't make a great deal
of difference. It won’t be any news to
me when the friendly papers print his
picture, nor when the opposition editors
{ talk about his faults.”
Hope.
"So you enjoy seeing your son play
base ball?"
“Yes,” answered Farmer Comtossel;
"If he ever gets Into the habit of
1 workln’ that hard, mebbe we'll make
- the farm pay yet.”
I
To Be Endured.
Although the world will never fit
Our high ideals, let us not
| Get out of patience quite with It;
Just now it's all the world we’ve got.
"De man dat goes aroun’ shoutin’ his
1 opinions,” said Uncle Eben, “takes de
' chance of bein' abused when he's wrong
1 wifout gettin* no credit whatever when
\ he’e right."
1 Holiday* and Navies.
' prom th# Indianapolis Star.
A naval holiday is Just the reverse of
l Die ordinary variety w|i«n it comes to
. financial output.
| THIS AND THAT ~]
| BY CHARLES I. TRAC EWELL.
i Living In the garden is different from
> working In the garden, planting the
« garden, watering the garden, mowing
> the lawn, cultivating the garden.
Living in the garden presupposes a
r happy, carefree existence after all the
. necessary tasks have been performed.
! It means the time following all of
■ them, when the gardener may sit among
i hi* plants, watching them grow, enjoy
ing the many garden pictures.
r These things he cannot do unless he
t has garden privacy, and It is right here
, that the average garden falls down
. flatter than the average pancake (and
that is very flat).
There is very little real living in most
' gardens these days, because most gar
i deners do not insist on privacy in their
> "garths," or inclosed places.
, It means little to them that the very
I word "garden” stands for a fenced area.
1 Mostly they fellow either the style of
t the community into which they move
, or conditions make the real garden an
. impossible proposition.
The result Is that in possibly 95 per
» cent of the cases the garden Is inertly
• an attempt at something rather than
. an achievement.
It is far better than no garden at all,
1 but it is far, far from giving that para
mount privacy which the gardens of the
1 rich afford them, and "Which. because
r they do provide such peace and quiet,
must necessarily be the model for such
■ places.
** * *
l Even absurd little gardens are better
’ than no gardens at all. We visited such
a place recently, a few zinnias growing
in hard-baked soil at the rear of a
tlr.y plot of grass, grandiloquently
■ named a "garden.”
. Well, was it not a garden, after all?
If not exactly, then an approach to
one. and such proximity is better than
r nothing at all.
• One might be willing to believe that
the toy gardens found on some of the
’ top-floor apartments are better gar
' dens, as far as real privacy goes, than
r many a back yard where one is never
t free from the stares f the neighbors.
The average city and suburban gar
den falls into one of two classifications
' —either it is a small back yard, mostly
. bounded by a low wire fence, or it is a
, wider back area with side approaches,
' running without fence or other obstruc
■ tion into the adjoining properties.
t Residents speak of the latter as
. “parklike” and fondly fool themselves
into beyeving that they have achieved
a garden, when all they have done is
run long, straggly borders down each
■ side of the yard.
If they would fence their properties
in by at least a 5-foot fence and grow
! rosevines on the fence and mass shrubs
: in the corners and along the beck and
, sides, in a few years’ time they would
come to realize that the “parkllke”
■ delusion was a costly one.
It deprives hundreds of suburban
residents of perfect privacy, which one
must have to truly enjoy living in a
• garden. There are few human beings
f actually immune to the stares of others
, or the possibilities of stares.
Even those who like to ‘‘show off”
• prefer other places to do it than the
i garden. For that reason one finds
i little actual living in most of the
suburban gardens around Washington,
and the one big reason for it is pre
cisely the same as for the lack of real
. living in the smaller city gardens.
* * *
The city garden, no matter how nar
row or how short, should be fenced
1 with a structure, the more solid the
better, of at least 6 feet in height.
This would afford an opportunity for
. a massed planting of rose and other
vines, with shrubs, and possibly one
tree at an appropriate place, which
would permit the placing of outdoor
. living furniture so that only a small
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands
AB. C„ Madrid.—Some years
ago some enterprising officials
in the department of public
• works sponsored a scheme by
which all the rubbish and
sweepings collected in the streets and
byways of Madrid would be converted
Into gold. Considerable of the latter
element, however, had to be expended
before this Utopian alchemy could be
made a reality. A vast “park” was
created in the southern suburbs, where
there were erected reservoirs for receiv
ing the debris prior to its conversion
Into valuable by-products, a result
which was to be obtained through the
further installation of boilers, tubes,
vats, chimneys and furnaces. How
ever, these bright and Interesting ex
pectations were never fulfilled, for the
plant, for various reasons, did not
perform the work required. Either the
scourings of the streets were not of the
proper constituents for the production
of satisfactory by-products or the
equipment installed was inadequate for
such a radical transformation. At any
rate, after brief experiments, the plant
was abandoned, and remains a monu
ment to the short-sightedness and in
efficiency of some public officials.
** * *
, Peiping Telephone
' Worker* Are Rewarded.
North China Standard, Peiping—ln
■ recognition of the good services ren
. dered by"the employes of the Peiping
, telephone administration in the past,
Chung Ching-Ao, new director of the
> Institution, recently ordered the dls
t tribution of some edibles among them,
which, it is understood, they appre
ciate Just as much as, or more than,
money. Hence, each employe, ranking
, from foremen down to running coolies,
’ were given one-half of a chicken, two
’ loaves of bread and an ounce of tea.
,** * *
i Dublin
, Musicians Jobless.
Irish Independent, Dublin. —Upward
of 200 Dublin musicians are at present
out of employment, and the likelihood
is that within the next fortnight this
number will be Increased. An execu
tive of the Dublin Musicians’ Union
s says the prospects of Dublin musicians
were never so black. Since the arrival
of the talkies more than 100 musicians
have lost their employment. The
1 others were unemployed before that.
"The plight of our members," says the
executive, "can be appreciated when I
tell you that already some of them
1 have been ejected from their homes for
, non-payment of rent. Even when em
ployed. musicians do not come under
i the state Insurance scheme, and now
i they are without the benefit of as much
as the ‘dole.* ”
** * *
Honolulu Needs
, Big PubUe Auditorium.
Star - Bulletin, Honolulu.—Honolulu
needs a big public auditorium—needs
; it more every year. The lack of a
1 large assembly hall for public events
, was illustrated again recently by an over
flow at McKinley High School for the
Oahu finals of the National Oratorical
Contest. Scott Auditorium, at the high
school, seats about 2,500. It was filled
before 7:30, and thereafter it was nec
essary to turn away many hundreds
who keenly desired to hear the youth
ful speakers.
This is but one of many occasions
when a great many people have been
i disappointed for lack of seating space.
, The occasions will be more and more
numerous. An auditorium seating 5,000
E persons would be none too large. And
i it would be an asset to the whole city—
In fact, to the territory.
** * *
Carnegie Fund
Meets With Difficulties.
Le solr, Brussels.—The Carnegie
! Hero Fund, established In Belgium by
i the great Scotch-Amerioan philanthro
pist in 1911, is meeting with grievous
t] number of persons might look into the
, garden.
Expensive?
: Unfortunately, yee; but most thlhgs
worth while cost money nowadays, and
t we are convinced that hundreds who
, seldom go out into their gardens except
• to work in them would find them pleas
• ant retreats, especially after the sun
[ goes down, if they would "loosen up”
. for a fence.
1 The completely fenced property not
’ only ends the average thoughtless tres
passing but Invites to a peace and re
, pose which is rare In these days, and
\ of which the average suburban resident,
' judging from the few persons to be
i seen in their yards, knows nothing
1 at all.
Comfortable seats must, of course, be
; provided. Living time in the garden Is
. lazy time, best indulged In after sup
■ per, during the quiet and often hot
moments as darkness comes on.
r There are all too many uncomfort
. able seats, chairs and benches on the
1 market for the good of gardens. Many
> of them look well enough, but were
t never made for continual sitting— a
fault, alas, which applies to seats made
■ for Indoors, too!
- Stone benches, while highly artistic,
i are vastly uncomfortable, except for a
few minutes. "Rustic” and other delu
sions in the form of chairs are to be
. avoided, except for use in emergencies.
. It will be seen at once that only the ’
. really private garden is an appropriate
’ place for good, comfortable seats which
L cost real money.
a* * *
But the material aspects of the real j
. garden are perhaps of least Importance.
Above and beyond them Is the effect
; the Inclosed place has on the mind and
' spirit of the gardener.
, In such whoop-a-doop days as the
present It may seem impractical to talk
, of such things as mind and spirit, yet
possibly even the most frivolous persons
; sometimes realize that such things really
1 exist.
r We would not say that a garden is the
, only place where they may be cultl
■ vated by no more arduous a process
' than plain, old-fashioned "slttlng.’ ,
! What we would say is that a true gar
den offers a mighty good place In which
to “just sit,” to think over things, to
' talk quietly and sensibly about art,
; music, books, trends in furniture, the
mighty deeds of Byrd, advances In
radio, aviation.
’ It undoubtedly is cooler in the open
than on a porch even. The present
unfriendly season has made this plain
1 to every one. The only good point
| about the drought seems to be that
there are fewer mosquitoes than usual.
This makes sitting in the great (or
small for a garden) outdoors a better
than average proposition.
; To be free from the Inroads of stray
dogs—even if you like dogs—ls a great
. deal to the man or woman who likes
peace and quiet, too. There are a
: great many such persons in the world
who during the past decade have been
hammered into quasi-silence by the all
pervading noise of the merry nolse
' makers who have taken the modern
; world by storm.
’ Only old fogies want to sit and talk—
every one should want to do things and
, go places. So they say, but in another
, 10 years even they will find out that
; they are mistaken. Then the "old
, fogies” will become heroes, prophets,
and no telling what else, and be hon
’ ored in their old age by those v ho for
. merly sneered at them.
Is not a private garden worth dream
ing about, if for no other purpose than
• Indulging in such dreams? Even the
• man who finds himself out of step with
l his times would willingly be in step if
r he could; he is not above the lure of
adulation or the plaudits of the crowd.
■ But since he cannot he solaces himself
’ with dreaming of the time when his
! own views will be accepted and acted
i upon by the many. In such a mood he
• echoes the words of the song "Thank
i God for a Garden!”
S . . "
difficulties. The fund, as originally es
tablished, consisted of 3,505,000 francs,
but in recent years, due to the depre
ciation of our currency, the relief avail
able has been much curtailed. The
original instructions of Mr. Carnegie
provided for the assistance of all in-1
digent persons who had “lost their earn- ;
lng power or other sources of pecuniary!
remuneration as the result of their i
heroism.”
An increase of 300 per cent in awards I
deemed worthy resulted in the cases of!
the widow’s and orphans of war heroes,
and such unanticipated requisitions
upon the interest from the fund have
resulted in a grave diminution of
awards to the heroes of peace or to
their dependents.
However, the commission has func
tioned as liberally as possible during the
last year with its depleted capital and
has paid out 150,361 francs 48 centimes
in the war annuities alluded to and
33,695 francs for awards In specific and
new cases of heroism. The commis
sion also awarded 8 gold medals for
heroic acts. 25 silver medals for similar
deeds, as well as 33 bronze medals, 7
diplomas of honor and 15 letters of
congratulation to others who risked life
or limb to aave others.
One hundred and eighty-three cases
were considered and rejected as sub
jects for pecuniary rewards which might
have been recognized substantially had
the finances of the commission permit
ted. Some of the cases presented, how
ever, did not quite come within the
limitation of “heroism,” as defined by
the establishment. Naturally, those who
lose their lives or Indigent persons who
become Incapacitated for further self
support, through acts of self-sacrifice
In behalf of others, receive first con
sideration.
** * *
United States Consuls
Compile Bolivia Facta.
El Diario, La Paz.—The consuls of
the United States in La Paz, Senores
Eduardo Trueblood and Sheldon T.
Mills, have compiled, In the form of an
informative leaflet, an epitome of Bo
livia. as regards its ethnological, geo
graphical, administrative, commercial,
climatic and economic features, which
Is being profusely and gratuitously dis
tributed in the United States.
In addition to the foregoing infor
mation there are data regarding living
conditions in Bolivia, the language
spoken and the customs and traditions
of the people. The little pamphlet is
very complete and interesting, even to
us who constitute a part of the pic
ture, and it is hoped will be the means
not only of acquainting people In the
Orand Republic of the North with con
ditions in a country very little known
to the vast majority of them, but also
of bringing greater numbers of them
here to cast their lot with an enter
prising and progressive nation. The In
dustry of Bolivia, particularly, would be
the better for the application of Amer
ican methods, and we trust that, in
this respect, as w’ell as in many others,
the little leaflet will be of the benefit
it should.
’Twas a Numismatist,
Not a Philatelist
To th* Editor of The Star:
In the editorial column of Monday’s
Star you have a paragraph beginning;
"Philatelists are puzzled over a strange
coin. Just discovered, which Is abso
lutely smooth on both sides, without,
mark of any kind,” etc., the etc. con- j
slstlng of somewhat humorous remarks.!
Now. will you kindly inform us what
philatelists have to do with coins?
Mayhap your paragrapher will soon 1
inform us that a numismatist has dis
covered a new stamp.
HARRY B. MASON.
| The Political Mill
By G. Gould Lincoln. ,
Today la the day act for the retire
ment of Claudius H. Huston of Tennes
see as chairman of the Republican Na
tional Committee. It has been obvious
• for a long time that Mr. Huston, sooner
or later, must yield the party leadership
' or perpetuate a division of the O. O. P..
■ which threatened to reach serious pro
portions. Furthermore, it was perfectly
obvious that for months Mr. Huston had
not been functioning as chairman of
the Republican National Committee in
. the sense that he was doing anything
for the partyj It is quite apparent that
his resignation will be accepted with
sighs of relief on the part of the O. O.
P. leaders. The Democrats, on the
other hand, will regret the passing of
; Mr. Huston with the campaign just get
ting under way. In fact, the Demo
crats have been waiting with more or
; less patience for the time to come to
open fire on the Republican national
, chairman, who attained a considerable
degree of adverse publicity when the
Senate Lobby Committee delved into his
! activities while he was president of the
Tennessee River Improvement Associa
: tlon.
** * *
The Democrats are In a measure un
fortunate in having had removed by the
, Republicans themselves two targets of
, their campaign shafts. One was Sena
tor Joseph R. Grundy of Pensylvanla
and the other Mr. Huston. The voters
of Pennsylvania took care of Mr.
Grundy when they nominated Secretary
i James J. Davis of the Department of
, Labor for the Senate over Mr. Grundy
last May in the party primary. The
Democrats still cling to the statement
i that the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill is the
"Grundy” bill. But with the high priest
l of protection effectually out of the pic
ture by action of the Republican voters,
the sting of this characterization of the
, tariff bill is somewhat lessened. And
: Mr. Huston, upon whom the Democrats
• had hoped to heap all kinds of criticism,
J! is on his way out.
o**o
Robert H. Lucas, the youthful Ken
i tuckian, who is to have charge of the
, Republican campaign as chairman of
, the Executive Committee of the Repub
> llcan National Committee, is declared to
. be a most efficient organizer, with an
L unusually pleasing personality. Senator
y Simeon D. Fess of Ohio is slated for the
Job as national chairman. In many quar
! ters it has been intimated that Mr. Fess
[ is to be a temporary chairman and that
either Mr. Lucas, after he becomes more
widely known, or another, is to fill the
place of Mr. Fess after the present cam
' palgn is over. That’s as may be. Chalr
. men of National Committees, once hav
• ing been placed in office, have away of
' continuing on the Job. Mr. Fess is said
; to be unacceptable to some of the ele
. ments in his party. For example, to
Senator Moses of New Hampshire and
, to some of the Western Republican Sen
ators whom he dubbed "pseudo” Re
' publicans when they were "coalescing”
with the Democrats to defeat the Hoover
i administration on the tariff and farm
relief. Mr. Moses happens to be chair
-1 man of the Republican Senatorial Com
mittee this year. It's dollars to dough
nuts, however, that Mr. Moses will not
1 feel so strongly regarding the selection
of Mr. Fess that he will resign the
j chairmanship of the Senatorial Com
| mlttee. And if he did, there are quite
a few Republican Senators who would
| welcome Mr. Moses’ retirement,
****
The primary In Kansas Tuesday has
resulted apparently in the nomination
of Senator Henry Allen to succeed him
self. Senator Allen has had the
i "breaks.” The opposition to him was
■ divided three ways. Furthermore, Mr.
[ Allen has a considerable following in
1 Kansas himself, having served as Gov
’ ernor some years ago. Senator Allen,
who was director of publicity for the
' Republican National Committee during
i the 1928 campaign, has been a consist
ent defender of the Hoover administra
tion since he was appointed to the Sen
ate to fill the vacancy caused by the
retirement of Vice President Curtis. His
defeat at the polls would have been
hailed as a blow for the administration.
Hi® victory is naturally pleasing to the
administration forces. Senator Arthur
Capper, the senior Senator from Kansas,
was renominated without opposition for
another term. Senator Capper is re
garded as unbeatable in the Sunflower
State. Former Gov. Jonathan M. Davis
is the Democratic nominee in opposition
to Capper, but Davis’ chances are prac
tically nil.
*+ * *
The row among the Democrats of
Massachusetts continues almost at fever
heat Joseph B. Ely of Westfield, a
!. candidate for the gubernatorial noml
! nation, has accused John F. Fitzgerald,
j 'Honey Fit*.” of having double-crossed
him, and Fitzgerald has replied that
| the charge is "absurd.” Ely maintains
I that Fitzgerald invited him to become
i' a candidate for Governor and now has
’ j gone after the nomination himself. Ely
says he will stay in the race for the
; gubernatorial nomination. Mayor Cur
ley of Boston has come out in favor
of Fitzgerald." Ely has strong backing
i out in the State.
Meanwhile the Republicans of the
State are at daggers drawn over the
wet-and-dry question. Conrad Crooker
of the Liberal Civic League has charged
that William M. Butler, dry candidate
for the Republican senatorial nomina
tion, is "buying” the nomination with
the expenditure of a "slush fund.”
Crooker admits he is supporting Eben
Draper, a wet, for the nomination. In
informed quarters it is generally ex
pected that Butler will win the nomi
nation. And they look on Butler as
an easy man to beat. He has been
defeated by Senator David I. Walsh
But Senator Walsh is stronger with the
voters, probably, than any other man
in public life in the Commonwealth,
Democrat or Republican. Butler is
not a colorful candidate, but will have
a lot of support from the business and
the dry elements. If he loses, it will
be largely due to the wet sentiment
among many of the Republicans and
to the unemployment situation.
** * *
The drys seem to be distinctly on
the toboggan in New York State, Judg
ing from the attitude of the political
leaders of both the major parties. The
drys perhaps will say that this is
nothing new in wet New York. Nev
ertheless the recent reports from the
Empire State indicate that the wet
sentiment is gaining ground even there
and that the leaders, among them Gov.
Roosevelt, who may be a strong con
tender for the Democratic nomination
for President in 1932, have about de
termined that it is Just as Important to
be wet nationally as in the State field
of politics. Gov. Roosevelt, after an
Interview with former Gov. A1 Smith,
has apparently let it be known that
he intends to run in the coming cam
paign as a wringing wet. No com
promise, not even for the sake of gar
nering Southern delegates’ votes in the
next Democratic National Convention.
** * *
But just as significant of the wet
gains in the Empire State is the sit
uation in the Republican camp. The
up-Btate Republicans—meaning those
outside of New York City—have been
reputed to be strongly dry in the past.
Furthermore, the up-Btate Republican
vote is the one which has kept New
York more often in the Republican
than in the Democratic column on elec
tion days. But now there are indi
cations that up-State Republican lead
ers are not going to be so arid in
their views this year as they have been
in the past. If that is the case it is
quite clear that there must have been
a change in sentiment among the up-
State Republican voters. The leaders
sometimes lead, but they also reflect
pretty correctly the views of the ma
jority of the voters in their bailiwicks.
Former Senator James W. Wads
i worth of New York, whose political
head was cut off in 1926 by the drys
in his own party after he had declared
; for repeal of the eighteenth amend
j ment, is authority for the statement that
! sentiment up-State is swinging toward
: the wet wing of the O. O. P. He is against
| any compromise with the drys in the
coming State convention and will de- I'
mand a wet plank in tne party plat
form and candidates who are willing
to stand on such a platform. William
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. BASKIN.
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Into the lives of the most intelligent
people In the world—American news
paper readers. It Is a part of that best
purpose of a newspaper—service. There
Is no charge except 2 cents In coin or
stamps for return postage. Get the
habit of asking questions. Address your
letter to The Evening Btar Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. C.
Q. Where did John McCormack re
ceive his education?—M. D. A.
A. John McCormack, the tenor, was
born in Athlone, Ireland, June 14, 1884.
He was educated at Summer Hill Col
lege, County Sligo. Ireland. He studied
voice under Signor Sabatlni at Milan,
and won first prize at the Dublin Music
Festival in 1904. After two years of
study in Italy he made his London
debut as Turiddu in “Cavalleria Rusti
cana.”
Q. How far from Los Angeles is the
art gallery which contains "The Blue
Boy”?—F. R. O.
A. The Huntington estate, where the
art collection of the late Henry Hunt
ington is located, is in the city of San
Marino, about 15 miles from the heart
of Los Angeles.
Q. What States have bank deposits
guarantee laws?—W. C. B.
A. Nebraska is the only State which
has a bank deposit guarantee law. In
1925 Oklahoma. Kansas, Nebraska,
Texas, Mississippi. South Dakota, North
Dakota and Washington operated under
a bank deposit guarantee law, but all
have been repealed with the exception
of Nebraska.
Q. For which cause are more arrests
made —intoxication or traffic law viola
tions? —B. S.
A. A survey of 88 cities made by the
Travelers’ Insurance Co. shows that
439,357 arrests were made because of
Intoxication and liquor law violations,
and traffic law violations led to 1,091,963
arrests. Only 76,360 arrests were made
for such offenses as robbery and
burglary.
Q. What does the word “rendering”
mean when applied to architecture? —
M. C. N.
A. Rendering, as used in connection
with architectural drafting, means to
complete a perspective drawing or ele
vation by filling in the shadows, sky,
hills, etc. _____
Q. Did Queen Victoria dance? —
M W
A. Maj. Gen. Sir George Ashton says
that Queen Victoria was an excellent
dancer and very fond of the pastime.
Q. What island is Defoe supposed to
have had in mind as the one on which
Rbbinson Crusoe was marooned? —S.
R W.
A. “Robinson Crusoe” is based on,the
adventures of Alexander Selkirk, who
was cast away on the Island of Juan
Fernandez.
Q. How long have Jews had sur
names? —F. E.
A. The American Hebrew says that
Jewish surnames date only from 1812,
when Hardenb rg. the Austrian, devised
a specious and ingenious form of tyr
anny by which to afflict the Jews. Since
they had never had surnames and had
preferred to remain without them in
the thousands of years of their exist
ence, Hardenburg saw a new means
whereby to Inflict discomfort upon the
Clear Issue in Texas Run-Off
Is Seen by. ■‘Hate and Nation
While there is much public sentiment
against the return to power of the
Fergusons in Texas, the people of that
; State and of the country are impressed
by the big vote polled by Mrs. Miriam A.
Ferguson in the preliminary contest for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
[ ernor. One of the chief Issues is the
’ platform plank of Ross Sterling, wealthy
1 publisher, in favor of a big bond issue
for roads, and eyes are turned toward
the coming run-off contest between
Sterling and the Fergusons. Some
doubts are expressed as to the outcome,
but significance is found in the fact
that Gov. Dan Moody is fighting for
Sterling, and that some defeated can
didates in the preliminary contest are
supporters of the anti-Ferguson cause.
“Texas cannot afford to, it must not,
again take on Ferguscnism in its State
government,” declares the San Antonio
Express. "The cost is too heavy, too
stiff; every thinking citisen should
count it prohibitively high. • • * The
primary fact to be considered and acted
upon is that Texas’ Interests —the com*
mon interest —must be served. The
State must be saved from further dis
credit and sharp reproach—saved by
Mr. Sterlings nomination on August
23.” The Birmingham News states that
“Mr. Sterling has stood for sound and
fine things in the State’s life,” and "in
the Moody admlnlst-xtlon he lias been
head of the Highway Department”;
that “so enamored is he of this work
that he has the ccurage to make the
voting of a $300,000,000 bond issue for
road improvement the paramount issue
in his campaign for Governor.”
Observing that “the Ferguson family
makes a bid for a comeback,” the Oak
land Tribune avers that the run-off pri
mary "will offer an obstacle even greater
than that in the preliminary primary,
for most of the losing candidates were
avowed opponents of the Fergusons.”
The Abilene Reporter points out that
“Ross Sterling, as chairman of the
Highway Commission, has established a
record of efficiency, for fair and honest
dealing, for uprlr ftt and conscientious
service to the pet pie second to none in
the State’s his'ory.’’ The Waterloo
Tribune record? that “powerful influ
ences are rallyirg to the banner of Roes
Sterling,” though it is convinced that
“the opposition isn’t Inclined to under
estimate the strength of ’Ma,’ ‘Pa’ and
‘the family.’ ”
Reaffirming its belief that Senator
Clint C. Small would have made an
ideal candidate, the Fort Worth Rec
ord-Telegram declares: “He looms
larger within the political potentialities
of the men in the public eye of Texas
than any of Ms opponents in the recent
primary. We say that so it may par
ticularly include the two run-off can
didates. Thry are, respectively, Ross
Sterling and Mrs. Miriam Ferguson.
This newspaptr has ever been utterly
opposed to the ’eign of that fetish called
’Fergusonism.’ That it is today and
that it will sc remain throughout the
run-off campe.it n may well be taken for
granted. In cir support of Senator
Qlint C. Small we opposed with equal
vehemence the candidacy of Ross Ster
ling, although for different reasons. We
could not bring ourselves into indorse
ment of the $350,000,000 road bond
issue, even while recognising that it is
a subject far beyond the control of a
Governor. He could only recommend
it to the Legislature.”
Indorsing the same candidate, the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues as :
to the merits of the Senator and his
section of the State: "Although it
failed by Some thousands of ballots to
make a winner of its candidate in the l
i l
H. Hill, former member of the House 1
from up-State and leader of the Hoover J
forces in the preconvention campaign 1
in New York in 1928, baa declared, too,
that anti-prohibition sentiment is on the
increase among the Republicans out
side of New York City, and that the :
dry* might as well face the fact and
admit it. Up-State Republican mem- ,
bers of the HoUse have in a number !
of instances declared against prohibi
tion, among them being Cook of Buf
falo, Whitley of Rochester, Hancock of
Syracuse and Baoon of Nassau district.
The two leading Republican candidates 1
for nomination for the Howe from
Westchester County have announced J
themstfVes as opposed to prohibition. (
i Jews, in this wholesale naming the
two most common sources of names
were the Bible and the occupation of
the person.
Q. What kinds of Bsh are found In
the Potomac River?—C. H. H. •
A. The following are some of the fish
usually found in the Potomac River:
Shad, black bass, six species of suckers.
, about six species of catfish, carp, spots,
. pike, yellow perch and sunflsh.
Q. When was~the pon-combustible
characteristic of asbestos first recog
nized?—A. K.
A. The non-combustible character
and spinning quality of asbestos fiber
were undoubtedly known to the ancient
world. Plutarch mentions “perpetual”
lamp wicks used by the Vestal Virgins.
Q. Were any American Indians ever
cannibals? —S. McN.
A. Cannibalism was not unknown
among the Indians of North America.
The almost extinct Tonkaways of Texas
have the reputation of being “the last
of the cannibals,” and the Attacapa*
owe their name to this practice, at
, tributed to them by their neighbors.
Cannibalism has been rarer in America
, than is generally supposed. As one
; writer says, "Outside of its occurrence
through necessity in ways known to
; civilized peoples, it was chiefly martial
and ceremonial.”
i Q. How many people were killed In
the explosion at the Washington Arse
, nal during the Civil War? —B. J. C.
A. The explosion occurred June 17,
1864, and afterward 17 charred bodies
! were found. Funeral services were held
■ at the arsenal for 15 v-lctlms. Two
[ were given private burial.
1 Q. How many degrees are granted in
a year by our colleges?—C. R. P.
■ A. Colleges and universities report
. ing to the Office of Education In 1928
granted 83,085 baccalaureate degrees,
. 19,917 professional degrees, 1.447 Pn. D.
- degrees and 1,245 honorary degrees: to
r tal, 105,674.
| Q. On which side did Missourians
I fight in the Civil War?—C. R.
j A. Forty-seyen per cent of her men
of military age fought in the Union
Army and 23 per cent were in the Con
• federate Army.
Q. How is a leg of lamb boned?—
i C. D.
> A. In boning first take out the irreg
ular altch, or pelvic bone, at the large
, end. Cut into the meat on the thin
nest, or "stifle,” side and lay back a
flap of meat deep enough to expose the
- leg bone and permit its removal. You
will have a pocket here for stuffing, or
s the leg may be sewed together and
t 1 rcasted without stuffing. A good sharp,
thin knife is needed for boning. A
boned leg of lamb “goes farther,” as the
j slices are more even and attractive.
Q. What will keep gasoline from be
ing inflammable? —R. McK.
! A. Carbon tetrachloride will make
> gasoline non-inflammable if enough is
i added.
Q. What is a “baldachin”?—A. H.
A. It is a rich brocade. The name
is therefore given to a canopy made of
t baldachin or other rich material car
■ ried over an altar in a procession, and
1 also is sometimes applied to a bed
■ canopy.
i Q. Can a sailor at sea distinguish the
l Gulf Stream?—C. P. T.
A. Sometimes, but not always. At
s times it is as distinguishable as a curve
s in a street.
Governor’s race, West Texas can look
back upon the record of last Saturday’s
voting with a great deal of satisfaction.
By demonstrating that West Texans can
think along with one another and back
up their thinking with the ballots, the
political status of West Texas is vastly
improved. Politicians, officeholders and
the State government will be compelled
to cease to regard as a political orphan
a section which can weld itself into •
solid political unit whenever the occa
sion arises. A region which can con
centrate on one condition or one issue
and record better than 100,000 votes 18
the process cannot be ignored.”
Referring to Senator Small’s refUMI
"to dictate to his supporters as to how
they should vote in the run-off,” tM
Dallas Journal says: “The Joumsi
shares Senator Small’s confidence 18
the intelligence of West Texas voters,
And because they are that sort the*
can be depended upon to vote with
acute concern for the better interests,
the welfare and the progress of Texas,
which an efficient and safe administra
tion of its government alone can
assure.”
The Raleigh News and Observer
thinks “Texas is too wise to Invite a
return to such government as Jim Fer
guson gave,” and that the State “will
nominate and elect Sterling, who is well
named.” The St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat, however, believes that “what is
often referred to most disparagingly and
even contemptuously as ’Fergusonism’ is
still a vital force in Texas,” and “Au
gust 23 may even show it to be a domi
nating force.”
“It will be a contest in which good
government will be pitted against Fer
gusonism, and Texas understands Fer
gusonism too well to be in doubt as to
the outcome,” in the judgment of the
Texarkana Gazette. A succession of
queries from the Houston’ Chronicle
voices its sentiments as to the final
contest: “Can Texas afford another
Ferguson administration? Can we af
ford two years of strife that it is sure
to bring? * • • It is not just some
thing that we might as well try. Thers
is no experiment about it. We have
tried it three times. We know what it
is. In all kindness to everybody, can
Texas afford to go back to it?”
“ ‘Ma’ Ferguson’s prospects,” accord
ing to the Louisville Ccurier-Journal,
“are not roseate if Gov. Dan Moody,
who defeated her four years ago, has
not lost his leadership. He announced
that he would support ‘any one who
goes into the run-off against the Fer
gusons.’ • • • Under the Texas sys
tem efforts at coalitions are inevitable,
but defeated candidates are not always
able to deliver their followers. The
division of sentiment expressed by the
returns leaves Mrs. Ferguson’s propor
tion of the total unimpressive in view
of Gov. Moody’s declaration.”
Queer Human Beings.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
People are queer creatures who think
a great man greater every time he says
some obvious thing they say among
themselves.
Statue to Memory.
From the Morgantown (W. Vs.) Dominion-
New*.
A man may be terribly absent-minded
and still have a statue erected to his
memory.
Checks Likely Meant.
From the Seattle Dally Time*.
French doctors have devised away
to diagnose a patient’s ailment by the
way he writes. Possibly by the wti
he writes checks.
And Only Skin Deep, Too*
From the Duluth Herald.
Woman sues a beauty shop for f
$1,000,000. We never imagined there
was so much facial beauty In the world.
It Will After the Hot Spell.
From tha Louisville Courier-Journal.
Is it possible the Senate has 4 ad
journed without appointing a commit
tee to probe the Weather Bureau?