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THURSDAY. . September 18, 1030
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The La Follettes of Wisconsin.
Thirty years ago a La Toilette was
nominated by the Republicans of Wis
consin for the governorship of the
State. He was three times elected to
that office and Anally resigned to take
■ seat in the United States Senate in
1905, a seat which he continued to oc
cupy until his death June 18, 1925. He
dug deep Into the affection* and the
faith of the people of Wisconsin. He
led them along progressive paths and
they clung to his leadership.
Today one of the sons of this same
La Toilette has been nominated for
Governor by a sweeping vote of ap
proval. The Other son succeeded his
father as Senator and has twice been
elected to that office. The sons bear
the impress of their father in char
acter and in the policies they advocate.
They bear hi* name, an asset of tre
mendous value at the polls in Wiscon
sin, although the senior La Toilette has
been dead for five yean.
When Philip La Toilette, now nom
inated for Governor and as good as
elected, announced hts candidacy a few
months ago, he declared that neither
he nor any other man was entitled to
win an election in Wisconsin because of
family prestige. He wished, he said, to
stand on his own feet and to win be
cause of the issues he raised. It was a
proper statement. No man could go
befora the electorate and urge that he
ha elected because of his father’s record.
The inheritance of political power and
office, from father to son, went out of
the picture in this oountry many, many
pears ago.
Nevertheless, the memory of the lete
Senator Robert M. La Toilette con
tinues s powerful influence in Wis
consin today. The nomination of his
son Philip for Governor must be at
tributed in considerable part to the
regard with which the people remember
the father, just as the nomination of
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, jr., in 1925
to succeed his father must be attributed
to the affection they bore the senior
La Toilette. But Senator Robert M.
La Toilette, jr., has baa* re-elected.
His re-election was a tribute to his
own services in the tribunal where his
father so long represented Wisconsin.
The present Senator campaigned rigor
ously for his brother In the campaign
fust closed.
The La Toilette political control in
Wisconsin comes as near being a politi
cal “dynasty” as anything ever de
veloped In the United States, next to
the famous Massachusetts Instance. In
that State many years ago John Adams
was the founder of a family line which
has been distinguished for its services
in public office. He himself was elected
President of the United States, and later
his son, John Quincy Adams, was
chosen for the same high office. Today
an Adams sits as Secretary of the Navy
In President Hoover's cabinet.
The career of the La Toilettes in
Wisconsin will be followed with the
keenest interest. Senator la Toilette
Is thirty-five years old. His brother
Philip Is two years his junior. Pre
sumably they have many years of public
service ahead of them.
If there are to be no more challenges
for the America’s Cup it will probably
sink Into oblivion and carry into forget
' fulness the triumphs with which it was
associated. On a rather different plane
of sport was the Richard K. Tox dia
mond belt, coveted by pugilists. There
are fsw persons who today ean tell what
became of It.
» e —>
Shamrock * Accident.
By a mechanical mishap Shamrock V
'was yeeterday defeated for the third
successive time in the International
yachting contest for the America's Cup.
In the first quarter of the race, while
she held the most advantageous position
she hsd enjoyed in any of the events,
her main halyard, a steel cable three
quarters of an inch in thickness, snap
ped and let her mainsail down. This
break could not be repaired at once, and,
of course, the yacht, thus deprived of
her chief sail, had to drop out of the
race. Enterprise was at first put about,
as if to yield the advantage and cancel
the race, but reconsideration caused her
to be straightened off again upon the
course and she completed the thirty
.mile run, uneonteated. and thus won a
hollow victory, the third in the series,
leaving only one more race to be won
for a final triumph. That fourth race
inav be won today.
It would have been splendid sports
manship on the part of Skipper Van
derbilt if he had put enterprise about
and made back to the starting point,
effecting “no race’’ for the day. He
'would have been applauded for hia ac
tion. But the regulation* governing
the matches in this event do not coun
tenance euch a procedure. A definite
precedent occurred in 1920, when in the
first race of that year'* contest the de
fender Resolute suffered disablement
through the parting of the throat hal
-4 yard—an almost precisely similar ac
cident to that of yesterday—and she
dropped out while Shamrock IV, the
challenger, went over the course alone.
Sir Thomas Lipton notified the com
mittee In charge of the race* that he
would not accept such a victory, de
claring. “I don't want to win that way.”
He was at once informed that under
the rules governing the match the
committee could not withhold credit
for the victory from the cha’’enger,
■which automatically became winner
■hen Reiblute w&3 disabled. Just so
i
Bnterpriae automatically became winner j
yesterday when Shamrock V wae crip
pled.
The fear of a yacht is as much a
i part of her as a racing machine as her
hull, her spars and her sails. If any
part breaks defeat follows. If a sail
is ripped the yacht becomes an inert
thing on the sea. If a spar cracks or
crumples she stops. If her body Is
strained by the stress of her esnvss
and springs a leak shs is handicapped
to the point of loss. Just so when s
halyard snaps she is beaton. The rac
ing capacity of the yacht is measured
by the strength of her weakest mem
ber. With all the precautions pos
sible. a flaw may develop In some part
of the craft. Calculations of strains
may have been Inaccurate. In this in
stance Shamrock was meeting a some
what stiff breeze for the flrst time in
the contest. It may be that the weak
spot in the wire rope was waiting
for ju*t the pound too much of strain
to yield and cause, the loss of the race.
Courtesy to Policemen.
Tor probably the flrst time in history
a city official finds It necessary to
warn the residents of a community
that they will suffer penalties if they
“talk back to or abuse a policeman,
regardless of whether or not the police
man is abusive to them.” And this
unique warning was given not for the
benefit of a tough mining town popula
tion, but to the citizens of the National
Capital by the corporation counsel, on
the theory, perhaps, that Washing-!
tonians. being more literate, if leas
tough, might have greater vocabularies
at their command to ruffle the sensitive
feelings of the guardians of the law.
The remarkable part of this state- ;
ment is that since time immemorial it I
has supposedly been the policy to pro
tect cititens against onslaught* of brow- ;
beating policemen and yet the corpora- i
tion counsel's warning would put the
shoe on the other foot and protect po- j
llcemen against citizens. All police-1
men. even rookies, know how to pro
tect themselves against the citizen who
"sasses” them or is abusive to them.
Tor the citizen there Is practically no
protection.
A typical case might be. cited as fol
lows: The motorist is driving at night
with his tail light out. He is over
taken by a policeman. The officer de
mands a view of his driving permit,
in terms of biting sarcasm and abuse.
Tollowa an inspection of the permit
and with a dictatorial warning—if the
motorist remains speechleas in awe of
the uniform—the officer orders him to
post collateral at the precinct atation.
Now take the other aide of it. The
motorist has been stopped for the same
offense, but. feeling a bit belligerent,
he responds: "Officer, how could I
know the tail light was cut? If
you spent your time chasing real
offenders against the regulations this
city would be better off. You must be
new on tha force and 111 report you for
t.hls.” What happens then? “Drive tip
to the patrol box I" orders the police
man. and, after ordering the wagon,
escorts his prisoner, none too gently, to
the vehicle for a ride to the atatkm
house.
Now, going back to the flrst ease. The
citizen wishes to complain of the offi
cer’s tactics, but what must be the
foundation for hbt complaint? Dismissal
of tha case in court, of course. Tailing
to that there to nothing for him to
do, and he cannot very well succeed be
cause his tail light was actually out.
So he must take the browbeating of
tha officer without redress of any kind.
But how about the sensitive police
man when a citizen talks back to him?
Aa a preliminary measure he send* him
In disgrace to the police station in the
wagon and aa a secondary and quick
punishment ha charges him with dis
orderly conduct in addition to the
traffic eount. And he sees to it that the
motorist the next day to eonvieted on
both counts, and if by any chance the
motorist should escape penalty there
ere other opportunities If the officer
care* to be particularly vigilant in re
gard to one individual.
Naturally, there should be no abuse
or “wisecracking” on either side when
a policeman arrests a motorist for a
traffic violation. But, and there must
be some reason for It, It has been the
policy of all poltee departments for
many years to stress courtesy on the
part of policemen. Consequently, a re
versal of this policy In the National
Capital would be considered extraordi
nary and it* affect on the amall minority
of the department who still adhere to
browbeating tactic* in the arrest of
reputable citiaen* for trivial offenae*
might be most deplorable.
More legitimate theaters are taking up
with the “tolktee.” The talkies manage
to produce acceptable entertainment at
lower coat and the rules of commerce
apply to entertainment a* well as to
more substantial commodities.
November will demonstrate whether
there is any substance behind the
shadow* which Mrs. McCormick believes
are haunting her.
Ameriaa’i Watar Supply Froblam.
Warning is issued by the Public
Health Service to the residents of the
sections which have been most seriously
affected by the drought this Bummer
that there is grave danger of the spread
, of disease due to the shortage of water
supply. Not only has there been a de
ficiency of water for drinking but the
lack of mototure ha* affected the qual
ity of foodstuffs, and diseases due to
, the derangement of dietary systems may
develop. Indeed in some parts of the
. country already there hare been eut
. breaks of typhoid and pellagra, the
5, latter being particularly feared by the
Public Health Service.
Were It not for the establishment of
a filtration system In Washington the
District of Columbia would have been
very greatly concerned over the possi
bility of disease, particularly typhoid,
prevailing in consequence of the low
waters of this season. As It la, in some
parts of the surrounding territory not
served with filtered water in public
supply much illness from this cause has
been suffered.
American communities are not as well
served In the matter of water supply
as they should be. In fact, a very
grave danger constantly exists owing to
the possibility of the contamination of
water systems. In almost all Instances
supply comes from surface drainage In
watersheds adjacent to towns and
cities. The purest supply comes from
wells, and with the steady diminution
of the rivers owing to deforestation and
building the underground sources of
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1930.
i
! supply should be tapped on a large
■calc as the chief source.
Sanitary engineering ha* only to
recent year* been developed to a
scientific degree. It now has a problem
to solve which affects the health of
millions of people. To assure abundant
and pure water to all in this country
may Involve gigantic works and cost
a vast sum. But those works eventually
must be wrought and that sum must
be spent unless with the growth of pop
ulation there come about conditions
that will make this land a cesspool of
disease.
Welcome to Fidac!
Bom of war. Tidac —Federation In
ter* lice dee Anclens CombaHants—ha*
yrown strong and prospered in its aim
of establishing and preserving peace
among the nations of tha world. Twelve
years after the idea of the organization
waa flrst presented its delegates are
meeting In Washington today, repre
wntlng some nine millions of veterans
it the World War who fought, under
the flags of the allies. The growth of
the organization ha* been no leas re
markable than its ability to keep be
fore it a single objective, and the ten
innual oongrease* that have preceded
thia eleventh meeting in Washington
today have been for the purpose of re
newing the pledges of mutual under
standing among these men and women
who took part in the “war to end wars"
and to advance the ideal of world-wide
] -teace. TTdae has steadfastly shunned
the dangers that beset organizations of
the kind. It haa kept away from po
litical discusaion, from sectarian domi
nation of one aort or another and ha*
centered its aims within the sphere
| that affects the men who bore arms.
Naturally, the cause of peace con
{tinue* to dominate their discussions,
j The ideal which found expression in
he organization of Tidac was thaj the
oeace of the world could be left in no
tafer hands than in those of the men
who made peace possible.
In a recent letter Oen. John J. Per
shing expressed his satisfsetion that the
year* since the armistice have not
dampened the enthusiasm and the fine
spirit of the veteran members of Tidac.
but that they are “still marching for
ward shoulder to shoulder as they did
in thoae war-torn days.” After all, the
greatest problem that lies ahead of the
organisations that form Tidac to to keep
this enthusiasm alive. War loses its
horrors in rstrospect, and time tend* to
deaden the sentiment that rises strong
against it as the first reaction. The
next ten year* will test the mettle of
these veteran?—a greater test, perhaps,
than the one from which they emerged
on the battlefield* of Trance. Wash
ington Is honored by their presence
today.
So-called “reds" demand the privilege
of living rent-free. In order to inform
themselves they should personally ex
amine conditions in Russia where ex
periments on such lines are being made
in practice.
Discouraged motorist* are beginning
to wonder whether the only chance of
solving parking problems will be to put
wings on the old flivver and guide it
into the clouds.
Becentriclties of climate have again
signalized Labor day as the best possible
date on which to start a vacation.
Experience teaches. Sir Thomas Lip
ton learned years ago to be a good loser.
SHOOTIIfG STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
: Another Confession.
We eang of the Summer tn rhythms so
gay
Because it’s the custom to warble that
way;
But now that September is with us once
more.
We own that the song was a cheat and
a bore.
Oh, thoae murmuring trees and the
hum of the bees
And the blossoms that perfumed the
languorous ease
Were scarcely observed ’mid the dust
and the glare
Where mosquitoes like pirates Infested
the air!
You watched the thermometer's jour
ney so high:
TYie trees did not murmur, the wind
did not sigh.
And the worat of the season that drifted
along
Was that grim, garish bluff, the sweet
Summertime song I
Qaeetlon.
“That orator has aoeused you of being
loaded with political shackles.”
“Did he say ‘shaekles.’ " asked Senator
Sorghum, pensively, “or ‘shekels'?”
Jud Tunkins says a man who talks In
his sleep probably ahows a proper appre
ciation of his style of conversation by
slumbering on.
M«tier of Valuation.
Politeness costa nothing at all.
Some people no doubt you’ll recall
Who proudly refuse It,
Disdaining to use it
Because the expense is so small.
Deeply Interested.
“You seem very much impressed by
all thaae explanations I have been giv
ing you about banking and currency.”
“Yes, Charley dear," replied young
Mrs. Torklns. “It seems perfectly won
derful that anybody could know as much
as you do about money without havlQg
any.”
An Objection.
“Experience,’’ said the ready-made
philosopher, “to the best teacher.”
"Yes,” replied the sardonic person,
; “but who wants to depend on a course
of Instruction that keeps you In school
all your life?”
One Type of Reader.
The gentle reader finds no charm
In statesmanlike conjecture
j That points with pride, views with alarm
Or condescends to lecture.
> Yet he to seen from time to time
With eyes Intently solemn.
A low-browed murderer’s awful crime
i Devouring by the column!
I
i “De trouble wif some men,” said Uncle
i Bben. "to dat dey can’t bring delr se'fs
I to holler foh work as loud aa dey kin
t hurrah in a political campaign.”
I THIS AND THAT I
BY CHARLES t. TRACEWELL.
When an acquaintance tells us that
he is going to the seashore for his va
cation a certain feeling of regret passes
over us, because we have not seen the
sea for 10 year*.
Ten years without sight of the ocean!
That is too much. Friends ean go to
the mountains without leaving a regret
behind in our mind. Farms and "great
open spaces” possess no lure.
But the seashore to something which
Instantly calls to u*. and we are only
the sadder for having it mentioned to
us from time to time.
Surely there is nothing quite like the
sea—to the man or woman to whom it
appeals.
By "appeal” we do not mean simply
appreciation of a mighty spectacle, or
love of water sports, or liking for “good
times.”
The appeal of the ocean is peculiarly
strong to some natures. One may have
lived a life on the prairie*, and never
have seen the great, seas, yet carry in
hi* heart a titanic love for it.
No one can be sure how many sea
faring ancestors he has. Even the great
books of heraldry run back only a few
hundred years. Behind them, who?
** * *
The love for the sea is a special love.
Rivers and lakes will not do.
They are all right, In their way. but
they lack the elemental something or
other, the grand perspective, the far
flung horizon, which the sea has.
Go to Chesapeake Bay, get out of
sight of land, which may be done at
several points, still it is not the ocean.
No, it is not so much that the waves
are not high enough, nor that the air
lack* the special salty “tang” which the
genuine ocean possesses. Tne one thing
which the bay lacks is the ocean itself
You cannot make a bay into an ocean,
nor yet a lake into a sea. The grand
bodies of water, which reach from na
tion to nation, have an atmosphere of
their own. They have great liners,
great birds, huge fishes, great storms;
something of this quality of largeness
enters into the soul of the watcher,
though he do no more than stand on
the shore.
Shore standing waa in vogue thou
sands of years before any one ever
heard of tree sitting. Who can forget
the picture of Robinson Crusoe, in every
one of his books, standing on the beach,
peering over the breakers for a sight of
the rescue ship?
Crusoe remains aa the immortal type
of beach stander. Every one who loves
the sea knows that one doe* not have
to be a master mariner to love It. One
may be a timid wooer, and yet be re
warded with the best smiles of the sea.
*e * *
Whenever an acquaintance aa.vs that
he is going to the seashore for his vaca
tion, an old plan which has been kick
ing around in our head since we were
10 years old comes to life,
A purpose held tenaciously for all
those years ought to be treated with
respect. We handle It tenderly, as one
of our oldest dreams, as all old dreams
ought to be handled, because they are
fragile, Indeed, but made of stout stuff.
This dream is none less than to live
for at least a year by the seaside, to
have a cottage stuffed with books and
firewood, where ocean gales might blow,
yet all would be snug and warm.
Contrast! That is the especial lesson
and glory of the seashore. Many lives
are made Intolerable because people
fall to appreciate the necessity for
contrasts, among human beings and in
all the walks of life. Many men who
love sports want all their friends to be
athletes, too, but the real sportsman
is able to appreciate the man who is
not. Many who like their liquor de
mand that all their friends drink, too,
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands
LA MACMDOINE, Oeneva.-r-The
police authorities of Zagreb
(Agram, in Croatia) have forbid
den the use of megaphones,
horns and ether devices for at
tracting attention by peddlers. The of
ficials maintain that these adjuncts to
the equipment of Itinerant salesmen
and the like are a constant source of an
noyance to the public, and also dis
turbing to traffic.
■sees
Worry Merely
Hallucination of Brain,
j Glasgow Weekly News.—Worry Is
seldom concrete; it is usually, especially
when about more or less trivial or
purely material things, a hallucination
of the brain, due to nerve strain. So
invigorate your nerves and enjoy liv
! ing, regardless of discouragements that
come to us all.
** * ♦
Urge Adoption of
California System.
El Nuevo Diarlo, Caracas —We have
just heard of an excellent exercise in
the training of school children, which
we trust will be speedily adopted into
the curricula of Venezuelan institutions
This scholastic novelty is practiced
among the higher grades of California
pupils Older pupils act as officers and
employes of banks, under the instruc
tion of one teaching financial subjects.
These receive imitation money, both
coin and notes, from the other students
and transact with them all the forms
and systems of the banking business
The ‘'customers" make deposits and
withdrawals, and the bankers enter the
amounts In their little books and carry
out all the other procedures necessary
in the proper handling of funds.
These courses are arranged in such
a manner that every child, upon leaving
the elementary school, knows how to
: write and cash checks and ha* a knowl
, edge of the most important banking
i procedures.
** * *
Paper's Success Due
To Truth and Honor.
La Prensa, Bueno* Aires.—The peri
odicals of Madrid have been publishing
extensive commentaries in regard to the
progress and universal diffusion of La
Prensa, now completing its sixty-first
year of publication. The popular daily
La Libertad expresses astonishment
that a newspaper published in the cap
ital of a nation comprising scarcely
more than 10,000,000 people (a popula
tion destined to reach 100,000,000 at no
distant day) should surpass in impor
tance and popularity the journals of so
many greater countries. La Libertad
then continues:
"The cinematographic film aent us
for exhibition is an eloquent testimonial
of the grand enterprise, founded in
1860 by Dr. Jose C. Pat. The success
! of the paper has been secured by ad
herence to the principles of 'truth,
honor, liberty, progress and civilisation,’
announced as keynotes in the first issue.
; The film, showing vividly the operations
j and activities of La Prensa, has been
shown all over Spain and has Inspired
a new conception of the power and
benefaction of this wonderful Journal.
The daily circulation of La Prensa, a*
of January 1, 1930, totaled 487,180
copies, a prestige equaled by few other
periodicals in either the New or the
Old World."
** * *
Call Attention to
Abuse of Franking Code.
El Mercurio, Santiago.—The ministry
of the interior has issued a memoran
dum to the secretary of state calling
attention to the abuse of the postal
franking regulations. According to the
governmental laws and stipulations,
the only persons authorised to use the
malls for the sending of letters and
packages without payment of postage
are, besides presidential executives of
the republic, ministers and assistant
ministers of state, presidents and secre
taries of both branches of the National
Congress and the president and secre
tary of the supreme court of justice,
i At present members of both houses of
Congress and practically all other offl
-1 cars of the government, whether tn high
or low position, are franking nil their
but the wise man likes the contrast of
the friend who never touches It.
A year at tha seashore would be
intriguing not only for itself and In
Itself, but even more because it would
present such a violent contrast—the
raging sea just a few yards away, the
dry beach here, the violent wind all
around, but warmth in by the flreelde.
If it be objected that weather ia weather
any place, and that this contrast holds
i good in almost any Winter climate, we
reply that the seashore is the seashore,
and that it has away of magnifying,
even as the night magnifies.
** * *
A good book, for Instance, would
actually read better under the condi
tions ws have outlined. A booklover
will find that at least 60 per cent is
added to the normal enjoyment of a
book if he reads it beside the sea. Those
who spend their time aboard liners
reading books know that this 1* true.
Who will dispute the fact that the
sea adds to the enjoyment of life, who
has at any time heard a great band
playing out over the water? Dreams
come to life, then, certain small shivers
run up and down the spine, at music
which in a drawing room would mean
only a few minutes of pleasantry.
The ocean magnifies, as the night
does; the ocean at night, with perhaps
a great moon shining, Is alive with Uie
dreams of whole races, with the aspira
tions of departed tribes, of nations
which have gone to their doom. Some
thing of their spirit has been washed
Into the sands, and one may feel it as
he walks along, especially at night,
when the cool sand scrunches beneath
the feet, and the waves beat out their
unbroken muffled melody.
** * *
A landlubber may even be afraid of
the sea and yet love it. Sensible mari
ner* will understand and respect him
because they know better than any one
else just how much the sea is to be
feared. Better stay safely On shore
and pay tribute than go to sea If
one is afraid. The sea 1s no place for
weaklings.
The admiring landlubber, however,
might sit safely ensconced, watching
the pageant of the seasons, with no
greater fear than an occasional storm
which threatened to blow his cottage
off its piles.
There would be tidy tie-back curtains
at the windows. The curtains would
be made of some simple material, not
; i too fancy, because the salt breeze plays
no favorites.
Through the windows one might sit
and watch the great breakers crashing,
or see on the horizon the smoke of pass
ing steamers. Mere black dots, they,
yet each one, the watcher would know,
would be a city in Itself, a distant
black dot which contained a multitude.
** * *
Till up the drum stove!
See the leaping flames behind the
Isinglass window and feel the radiant
! heat as it fights the chill blasts of the
J coast!
Hot tea. one might think, would be
; just the drink for such a place. Here
i would be> cakes and tea, books and
music, with the rough bark of old
Rover drifting in as he dug after fiddler
crabs.
There would be a trip to town every
day, often against the wind, which
would try to blow one bodily off the
boardwalk.
Friendly greetings from the "na
tives,” a purchase at the general store,
; a few precious letters from the post
office, perhaps a new book.
A stop at the life-saving station,
where deep-chested men sit playing
checkers, waiting for the wrecks that
come seldom, thank God!
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mail matter, at a considerable loes to
the post office revenues. This is a
usurpation of privilege on the part of
those last alluded to which deservrs to
be terminated Immediately, as an aid In
obviating our increasing postal deficit.
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Mah-Jong Held Menace
T* Japaneee Morals.
Japan Advertiser, Toklo.—Mah-jong,
that Chinese game, is a menace to the
morals of Japan, according to local po
lice. The authorities declare that not
only men, but women, too, are engaging
in the vicious practice of actually wa
gering sums of money on the vagaries
I of the winds, the dragons, the chows
and the pungs. Accordingly, the police
have started a drive to dislodge the
monster Mah Jong from his hold upon
I the social vitals of the capital. Last
j year the popularity of mah-jong com
j menced to revive, and the game has
spread again like wildfire throughout
Toklo. There are more than 300 mah
i jong clubs here, and all-night sessions
are being held all-over the city. While
gambling is strictly forbidden in the
clubs, much of it is going on. so the
police have decided to hand down a new
set of rules to preserve the Tokio health
and morals.
** * *
Llama Characteristic
of Bolivia.
Bolivia, La Fax and New York (pub
lished exterritorlally in interest of the
country by the Bolivian consul to the
United States). —When one considers
animals, one notices that there are
many animals whieh are found in
nearly all parts of the earth, whereas
there are some few animals which are
; characteristic of certain regions. For in
stance. there is the polar bear, found
only in the very coldest districts; the.
camel, so essentially a part of the des
ert, etc. In the highlands of South
America, and particularly in Bolivia,
there is an animal, called the llama,
which is always linked with this ter
l ritory.
The llama is an animal which stands
from 3Vi to 4 feet in height, with a long
i neck, which make* her seem much
| taller. She is covered with a very fine
, wool—black, white, gray or brown in
color. She is a graceful animal, with
the step of a woman and having the
j timidity of the gaselle and the arro
gance of the eamel.
The llama is the faithful companion
of the Aymara. or Bolivian Indian.
1 Everything she has is for him; he eats
I the meat of the llama; he uses the wool
1 to make ponchos (blankets) or cloak*.
: hats and stockings; he makes horns and
flutes from her bones and ropes and
sandals from her hide*. The llama un
derstands, recognizes and likes her mas
ter, running Instantly at the sound of
his voice and obeying his commands like
a child, for she has no reins nor halter.
For any one else, a stranger or enemy
of the Indian, she does not conceal her
dislike and will have nothing to do with
i him, often spitting in his face. Bhe is
i an economical animal, for her master
never has to worry about her food. She
takes it when she wants it from the
wayside, eating straw and vegetation.
Like the camel, she, too, can go many
days without water. The llama is used
more for transportation than anything
else. She carries from 50 to 80 pounds.
Some carry 80, or even 100, pounds, but
she knows her capacity and refuses an
extra ounce. She is dear to the heart*
of all Bolivians.
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“Appeal |o
Superior Court.”
El Nuevo Diario, Caracas. —Senor
Melenendes had a case at law. But
' having to depart on a business iourney
. he confided the entire proceedings to
his attorney. During his absence the
ease was decided in the court, and the
verdict was favorable to Senor Melenen
det. Overjoyed, the attorney wired to
! his client, “Justice has triumphed I”
Whereupon Senor Melenendes immedl
i ately telegraphed baek. In great excite
■ ment, the Superior Court 1“
The Political Mill
By c. Gould Lincoln.
It primary election figures mean any
thing, Massachusetts Is still a Repub
lican State. Take the returns In the
primary Tuesday. With only seven
voting precincts of the total 1,649 in
the State still missing, the count showed
that for the three Republican candi
dates for the senatorial nomination a
total of 337,539 votes were cast, while
for the five Democratic candidates for
the senatorial nomination the total
vote cast was 300.759. In the guber
natorial contest the two Republican
candidates for the nomination polled a
total of 329,991 votes, while the three
Democratic candidates received a total
vote of 214,594. In other words, ap
proximately 137.000 more votes were
cast for the Republican nominees for
Senator than for the Democratic, and
115,000 more votes for the Republican
gubernatorial candidates than for the
Democratic.
** * *
Any one who visited Massachusetts in
recent weeks will admit that there was
as keen a struggle for the senatorial
and gubernatorial nominations on the
Democratic side as there was on the
Republican. Indeed, the contest among
the Democrats for the gubernatorial
nomination was far more severe than
for the nomination among the Repub
licans. It had been conceded months
ago that Gov. Allen, the Republican
incumbent, would be renominated. His
only opponent, the former mayor of
Malden, a wet, received only some
25.000 votes.
Primary figures are sometimes de
ceptive. The party organizations sup
porting candidates are largely responsi
ble for getting out the primary vote.
Sometimes they function and some
times they do not. Occasionally the
voters of one party go into the primary
of another in considerable numbers,
for one reason or another. The vote
In general elections almost invariably
is much larger than in the primary.
** * *
With the campaign just starting for
the general election, It would be a bold
prognosticator who said finally how
Massachusetts will go this November.
Massachusetts, generally speaking, has
been a Republican State since the Civil
War. Only twice has its electoral vote
been cast for a Democratic presidential
candidate, once for Wilson In 1912,
when the Republican party was badly
split, and again in 1928. when A1
Smith, the wet candidate of the Demo
cratic party, was the nominee of the
Democrats. And at the same time A1
Smith and David I. Walsh were carry
ing the State in the presidential and
senatorial elections, Massachusetts elect
ed 13 Republican Congressmen and only
3 Democratic, not to mention a Re
publican Governor and a whole State
ticket.
The Democrats have named this year
Marcus Aurelius Coolidge, no relation
to Calvin, for the Benate, and Joseph
B. Ely for Governor. They are both
"wets.” although Mr. Coolidge has not
yet gone beyond 14 per cent alcoholic
contents for beverages.
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It is this same wet issue that is caus
ing the Republicans the greatest
amount of woe this year in Massa
chusetts. Butler, their nominee for
the Senate, only won over his wet op
ponent, Eben S. Draper, by about 7,500.
while the clown of the contest, "Bossy”
Glllis, who called himself a "moist,”
polled 22,000 votes. It is obvious that
if the wets and the "moists” had voted
together, the dry Mr. Butler would have
been defeated. The question now is,
can the wet Republicans support Butler,
and will they? If they swing in large
numbers to the Democrats, Butler's
goose is cooked. The Democratic can
didates are likely to make the most of
the wet issue. Furthermore, Butler has
a number of political enemies in the
State, among the old Lodge following,
and he has also to meet the issue of
depression and unemployment. The
Republicans might have had a better
chance had they nominated Draper,
the wet. But that is mere surmise.
No one knows how the dry Republicans
would have reacted in that event. The
primary demonstrated, however, that
there are as many wet Republicans in
the State as there are dry, if the fig
ures mean anything in tne senatorial
primary. On the other hand, Gov.
Allen, a dry, had upward of 300.000
votes and his wet opponent only 25,000.
It is apparent that a lot of wets must
have voted for Allen in the primary.
Perhaps they will vote for Butler in
the senatorial election in November.
If ever the Democrats of Massachu
setts had an intraparty row of major
proportions, thay had it in this primary
campaign. Mayor James F. Curley, Bos
ton leader, and the State chairman,
Donahue, practically came to blows,
though it was a supporter of Donahue
who received the blow which Curley is
said to have aimed at Donahue. Curley
attacked Ely, the Yankee Democratic
nominee for Governor, on the ground
that he was antagonistic to the Irlsh-
Americans. And so it went. Can the
Democrats heal their wounds any more
readily than can the Republicans, after i
this primary? On that, and on the will
ingness of the wets in the Republican
party to follow Butler and Allen, will
the election this November turn in large
part.
** * *
If the Butler and Allen victories in
the Republican primaries in Massachu
setts are to be considered administra
tion victories, since President Hoover is
standing by atrlct enforcement of the
dry lawa, the victory of Philip La
Follette in the Republican gubernatorial
primary in Wisconsin is certainly a
crack at the regular, administration
Republicans in the Badger State and,
as such, a blow to the administration.
The Progressives of the Republican
party in the West have been generally
successful in the primary contests this
year. Norris of Nebraska won renomi
nation to the Senate, and so did Schall
of Minnesota. McMaster of South Da
kota, Pine of Oklahoma and Borah of
Idaho. None of them have been de
feated at the polls in spite of their
opposition to the administration in some
of its major policies.
Young "Phil” Follette, if he is
elected and makes geoc as Governor of
Wisconsin, is practically sure of re
election in 1932. It seems inevitable
that he should be elected Governor
next November. The Democratic or
ganisation in Wisconsin amounts to
nothing today. If it puts a candidate
in the field, the expectation is he will
get nowhere.
eve*
Senator John J. Blaine of Wiscon
sin comes up for re-election in 1932.
Dispatches from Wisconsin have hinted i
that Philip La Follette, after two years
as Governor, may determine to be a
candidate for the Senate against
Blaine. Such a thing is farthest from
the thoughts of Philip La Follette and
of Senator Robert M. La Follette. jr„
his brother. Senator Blaine has been ,
a La Follette Progressive for years. He
was Governor when the senior La Fol
lette died and aided Robert M. La Fol
lette, Jr„ in his campaign for the sena
torial nomination in 1925 and 192fi.
Senator Blaine took his coat off and
worked like a lieaver for the nomina
tion this year of Philip La Follette for
Governor. Attempts have been made'
frequently by the "stalwarts” in Wis
consin to make it appear that Blaine
and the La Follettes were at outs. The
truth of the matter is that Senator La
Follette and Senator Blaine have
traveled amicably along in the Senate
ever since both have been members of
that body. It Is not in character for
the La Follettes to turn on Senator
Blaine or any one else who has been a
< friend and supporter.
** * *
The defeat of Gov. Walter J. Kohler
by Philip La Follette on Tuesday, how
ever, has practically eliminated a
strong contender for the Senate whom
Senator Blaine might have had to face
two years hence. It may be that Kohler
will still stand for the senatorial nomi
nation when the time rolls round. But
he will not have the prestige of the
gubernatorial office when he makes
the not.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC 1. RASKIN.
Many readers send in questions signed
only with Initials, asking that the an
swers appear In the newspaper. The
space Is limited and would not accom
modate a fraction of such requests. The
answers published are ones that may
interest many readers, rather than the
one who asks the question only. All
questions should be accompanied by the
writer’s name and address and 2 cents
In coin or stamps for reply. Send your
Suestion to The Evening Star Informa
ion Bureau, Frederic J. Haskln, direc
tor, Washington, D. C.
Q. Have players In the major base
ball leagues been forbidden to become
boxers during the Winter?—B. L. L.
A. Base ball owners have objected
to their players becoming boxers be
cause of possible injury or loss of worth
to the team. Commissioner Landis
after a conference with Art Shires, In
which this player agreed to discontinue
boxing, stated: "Hereafter any person
connected with any club in this organi- |
ration who engages in professional box- !
ing will be regarded by this office as
having permanently retired from base
ball. The two activities do not mix.”
Q. How old is the movie actor Robert
Montgomery?—M. E. H.
A. He was 26 years of age last
May 21.
Q. What part of the price of a 15-
cent package of cigarettes goes to our
Government as a tax?—J. P. F.
A-. The United States internal rev
enue tax on the ordinary 15-cent pack
age of 20 cigarettes is 6 cents per
package. Bulk price Is $3 on every
1,000 cigarettes.
Q. How many people in the United
States have defective hearing?—G.
W. 6.
A. The American Otological Asso
ciation says that there are 10,000,000
people in the United States whose hear
ing is impaired.
Q. When and where was the Shen
andoah built and when was it wrecked?
—M. L B.
A. The U. 8. S. Shenandoah was
fabricated by the Naval Aircraft Fac
tory in Philadelphia, assembled and
erected at the Naval Air Station,
Lakehurst, N. J. Navy contract desig
nation of this ship is the ZR-1. It
was completed September 4, 1923, and
wrecked September 3, 1926.
Q. Please explain the terms "win." |
"place” and "show,” as used in reporting
horse races.—M. W. S.
A. In racing terminology, horses are
played to win, to place or to show.
To win, the horse must, of course, finish
first; to place, he must finish first or
second; to show, he must finish first,
second or third. In posting the odds
after the race is over, or in publishing
them in the racing results, the odds are
given for win, place and show on the
horse that finished first because tickets
on that horse to win, to place or to
show are cashable tickets. Similarly,
the odds to place and to show are given
for the horse that finished second, while
only the odds to show are given for
the horse that finished third.
Q. What stroke is used in swimming
under water?—C. O.
A. The breast stroke is usually used.
Q. What is pate de foie gras?—V. D.
W.
A. Foie gras applies specifically to the
livers of fat geese. Foie gras au naturel
consists of plain-cooked full livers, put
up in tins of several sizes. It is in
tended for use in the preparation of
aspics, etc. Pate de foie gras is a con
coction of cooked livers, seasoned with
wine and aromatics, with cut truffles
added.
Both Parties Extract Hope
From Ballots Cast in Maine
Disinterested comment on the Re
publican victory In Maine emphasises
the point that both Democrats and Re
publicans are able to And satisfaction
in the results. Some feel that if. as
charged, there has been any dissatis
faction with the Hoover administration
tt should be shown, at least in part, by
the citizens of the New England State.
Critics of the administration are In
clined either to declare Maine a tra
ditionally Republican State or to hold
that local gains made by the Democrats
or reduced pluralities are significant of
a change in the t-lde.
“As was predicted,’’ says the Bangor
Dally Commercial (Republican), "Gov.
Gardiner ran behind his ticket.” That
paper adds: “If one discards the re
turns for Governor, the Republican
vote, or proportional vote, in the State
Is not far from normal, except for the
Republican landslide two years back.
In the decade before the World War
Maine Republicans were satisfied with
State majorities of a few thousand, but
! the figures have been much larger since
the arrival of woman suffrage.”
“There does not seem to be any Re
publican disaffection in Maine,” con
cludes the New York Evening Post (In
dependent), with the further comment:
"Maine, it is true, has not been seriously
affected by the drought or by the gen
eral business depression. Nor is It dis
turbed by the prohibition issue. Yet
its eitisens are in touch with the senti
ment of the rest of the country, so that
its elections have come to be regarded
as a barometer indicating the continu
ance of pleasant political weather for
the party In power or the threat of
approaching storms. Some prognosti
cators have tried to base a computa
tion of the party majority in the House
on the size of the party majority in
Maine, but it does not register the
state of national sentiment with suffi
cient accuracy for that.”
♦* * *
Observing that “the people of Maine
have considered their own best in
terests,” the Lexington Leader (Repub
lican) is convinced that "the average
American voter, when he has reasoned
the matter out, will no doubt follow the
example of that rock-ribbed and sturdy
State which usually show's the way the
country is going." The Toledo Blade
(independent Republican) sees "noth
ing important in the Maine election to
be turned against the national admin
istration,” while the Topeka Dailv Cap
ital (Republican) views it as "an ex
pression of faith in the Hoover policies.”
and the Manchester Union (independ
ent Republican) points out that “the
i opponents of the administration, who
hoped to see Maine cast a cloud of
gloom over its prospects, have experi
enced a good deal of a setback.”
"Maine Democrats, save the rainbow
chasers,” according to the Boston
Transcript (independent), “did not ex
j pect to elect their candidates. The lack
| of interest on the part of Republicans
! did not spur their opponents to muster
a \ote as largfe as that they have cast
in past years. But Republican apathy
In other States might not be duplicated
by a similar state of mind in Demo
cratic ranks.” The Worcester Telegram
i independent) assumes that "an un
prejudiced survey of the figures will re
, veal only a state of satisfaction—placid,
perhaps, but still satisfaction —with Mr,
Hoover, his ways and his works."
“It has been shown repeatedly in the
past." declares the Philadelphia Even
ing Bulletin (independent Republican),
"that the Maine electorate is sensitive
to such phenomena as midterm re
action, industrial depression, embittered
tariff controversy and other factors
which might tend to detract from the
popular support of the party in power.
Maine gives every indication that the
administration and the majority party
candidates will face normal political i
conditions in the coming elections.” ]
“One of the comforting features of i
the Maine barometer is that both par
ties can extract hope from the result*, M *
remarks the Beattie Daily Times (In
dependent Republican), adding that “it i
is a strange barometer that shows both
fair and stormy weather, but that Is i
Maine. * Viewing the bipartisan effect, <
the KanMp* City Times (independent) 1
Q. What ships does the Coast Ouar4
use for practice?—C. C.
A. The trade ship Hamilton is being
used by the Coast Guard as a practice
ship. The Champlain and the Men*
dota form the foreign practice squad
ron.
Q. What is paraffin made from?—N.
M. B.
A. Paraffin is obtained from the many
crude petroleums that are designated
paraffin-base oils because of their wax
content.
Q. Who was El Greco? —I. O.
A. El Greco was Dominlco Theoto
copuli, a Cretan artist, who lived in
Spain and whoee work is wholly identi
fied with Spanish art.
Q. Are there any woman pearl divers?
—P. J. D.
A. There are many girl divers em
ployed in the Japanese pearl culture
! stations.
Q. Has there ever been a woman
Arctic explorer?—C. K B.
A. Nina Petrovana Demney of Len
ingrad. who is second in command of
! an expedition of 50 men sent, by the
Soviet government to study the Archi
! pelago of Fridtjof Nansen Land, is said
to be the first woman Arctic explorer.
She is 28 years old.
Q. Who owns the rarest collection of
butterflies in the United States?—B. T.
A. The late Dr. William Barnes, a
surgeon of Decatur, HI., devoted prac
tically half a century to ejecting what
is the finest assemblage of North Amer
ican butterflies in the world. Dr.
Barnes’ widow has been offered $50,000
for the specimens by the United States
Government. Upon her acceptance they
will be brought to Washington and
placed in the National Museum.
Q. What was the date of the Battle
of Antietam? —C. D.
A. The Battle of Antietam was fought
September 16-17, 1862.
Q. When was paper first, manufac
tured in this country?—J. L.
A. The first paper mill in the United
States was built at Germantown, Pa.,
in 1690.
Q. When a softwood forest is cut why
is it replaced by hardwood trees and
: vice versa?—G. W.
I A. The United States Forest Service
I says that most softwood forests eon
| tain more or less hardwood trees as a
mixture or as an undergrowth. Cutting
usually removes the softwood seed trees,
but leaves the hardwood. Moreover,
hardwood can be reproduced by sprout
ing even if the larger trees are cut.
Hardwood trees grow faster than conif
erous and occupy the ground before
the softwood has a chance to seed in.
In some regions, especially in the
North, burned-over coniferous forests
are followed by broad-leafed species,
such as birch and aspen, because these
species have very light seed which is
carried long distances by the wind,
while the seed of the spruce or pine
Is seldom carried more than a few
hundred yards. A hardwood forest is
not so often replaced by softwood sec
ond growth. This may happen in cases
where there are already small soft
wood trees under hardwood stands, and
where the cut-over area is not burned
over so as to destroy the soft woods.
Similar results may follow on heavily
grazed areas because stock tends to' eat
hardwood sprouts but not the softwood.
Q. Where was the iate 8. W. Straus
born? How did he make his fortune?—
W. S.
A. He was born in Ligonier, Ind. The
real estate mortgage bond form of in
vestment which he originated was the
source of a great part of his fortune.
states: “The administration party has
reason to regard the results with con
siderable satisfaction, having re-elected
its four Representatives to Congress, a
Senator and every important State can
didate. Democrats will take satisfac
tion in the gain of two Senators and
ten Representatives in the House and
in the greatly reduced plurality of the
Republican Governor-elect. The sur
prising feature of the election is the
light vote. Although the Democrats
show' a relative gain, even their vote,
compared to 1926, the last preceding
’off year/ is off several thousand.”
** * *
“Any student of the Maine election
returns w’ho carefully balances the pros
and cons,” suggests the Syracuse Her
ald (independent), “will see therein an
other triumph for Republican efficiency
in organization and appeal, and also
unmistakably ominous signs of popular
discontent and political indifference to
the disadvantages of the same party in
the national field.”
“The campaign w'as a sleepy affair.
The Democrats offered little opposi
tion,” says the Memphis Commercial
Appeal (Democratic), while the Bal
timore Evening Sun (independent Dem
ocratic) advises that “to look on Maine
as a political barometer is about as
sensible as to read strange meanings
into a Democratic victory in South
Carolina." The Dayton Daily News
(independent Democratic) avers:
“Meanwhile the practical gentlemen
who manage our politics will go ahead
plugging for New York and Ohio and
the rest just as if Maine hadn’t said
anything at all. They don’t believe in
signs.” The Columbus Ohio State
Journal (Independent Republican) ad
vises that “its significance and prestige
are usually overplayed, Just as they
were this year.”
“The 16.000 majority,” in the judg
ment of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(Independent), “may reasonably be con
strued by the Democrats as an auspi
cious augury. To citizens more con
cerned in tiie country's welfare than
in either party’s fortune a protest
against the administration would be
regarded as wholesome. Continuous
sontrol of the Government by any party
would, obviously, be a political monop
oly, which nobody but the professional
politicians want. On the traditional
authority of Maine such a protest will
be registered in November.”
“All signs point to a strong Demo
cratic sw'eep in November, so the news
from the Pine Tree State should be
discounted considerably," contends the
Houston Chronicle (Democratic), but
the Charlotte Observer (independent
Democratic) looks upon the Maine re
sults as favorable to the Democratic
chairman’s "belief that the pJirty this
Pall will gain 40 seats in the House
and 5 in the Senate." The Rutland
Herald (Republican) concedes that
"the diminished Republican vote and
the Democratic gains in the House
may mean something similar in ch'
National Concret*.’’
Reduce Weed Acreage!
From th# Toledo Blade.
Once more reverting to the subject of
weeds, our municipal authorities should
consider the question of reduced ar-^age.
Clay Bumps on Detouft.
Prom tbs Akron Beaeon-Journal.
You can tell when you’re on a detour.
Those bumps are clay Instead of
chickens.
Probably Not.
From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
Somehow we are intrigued by the
speculation whether any of the cham
pagne was left in the plane when Costs
and Belionte arrived at Curtiss Field.
p
Hard on Wales.
From the Terre Haute Btar.
The Prince of Wales has been pro
moted in the army, navy and air sendee,
which may set him back at leasti three
uniforms.
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