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Senate Committee on Campaign Purity
Nav Now Turn Its Attention to the South

sylvania and Mr.. Frank Smith of
Illinois and which provides that the
Senate shall be the Judge OF the quail
flcations of its own members" IL Is
maintained that Mr.. Longs qualihca-
lions are defective-or delinquent.
- ~
The prospect of an incursion into the
South by the Nye committee has
cheered the friends Of Senator Nye, who
have resented the epithet, Assistant
Democrat" which has been hurled at
him in the North because OF his concen-
tration to date upon Northern primary
elections. Senator Nye' It Is pointed
out, has recently made strong Repub-
lican speeches In North Dakota and
has been occupied in the North only
because the first important complaints
came to him from that region and be
cause he was disposed to demonstrate
his inpartiality by first investigating
his own party. They contend that his
investigators. of whom he now has .
considerable supply, viii bore their way
clear through all practices OF both
parties in all primary elections and IN
all regular elections before they con-
clude their labofs.
~
It seems probable, indeed, that Sen
aOOA INyC . AANCCbA90eNOAA WAA w WIG AZ ~
Of its sort to cover the whole field and
TO bring the whole problem Of senatorial
campaign inquiries to a head. In New
Jersey and Pennsylvania and Illinois
the supporters of Dwight W. Morrow,
James j. Davis and Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick, the Republican nominees for
the Senate, have so far been able to
turn Mr.. Nye's activities in their States
into an issue to their own advantage
on the ground that those activities have
been directed by the North Dakota
Non-Partisan League hackers of Mr..
Nye solely against the regular ~Repub-
lican candidates. The Non-PartiSan
League, with which Mr.. Nye has been
associated, does not much fear Demo-
Gratis in North Dakota, but is naturally
heartily in favor Of making regular
Republicans as uncomfortable as pos
sible. This theory for the explanation
of Mr.. Nye's pre-occupation with Re-
publican primaries has in New Jersey
and In Pennsylvania helped Mr. Nor
row and Mr.. Davis, who are certain to
be elected In November. and In Illinois
has momentously helped Mrs. McCor-
mick, whose election is anticipated at
the present time by current professional
wagers of two to one. Il Is q theory
which today seems likely nevertheless
to be quite upset, as. Mr.. Nye's investi-
CATION. expands to ell parts of the
country.
(CopyriSht. isS0)
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entire 1891 was. as has been stated,
SLIT years, and by comparisons OF these
figures with the findings Of earlier vol
umes it is seen that che average all-ttme
age is slightly above so years.
Hence IL is apparent that the requisite
degree Of eminence for inclusion in the
roster Of Americas famous is achieved
by the majority after the half"century
milestone has been passed.
There Is food for such speculation
as to which is the more to be envfed--
the artist, who received his laurel
wreath at %, or the writer and clergy
man who had TO carry on for 90 years
fore they attained such recognition.
The Average Marrying Age.
The average marriage age of the new
members Of the Hall of Fame. 1874
years, is considerably above the av-
erage for the entire country. although
the range of marriage age Is from
is to IS years. Those who hold that
marriage is conducive to success must
admit that the case is not proved for
early marriages, since the average
Who's Who notable waited 3.48 years
after embarking on his career at 24.96
years Of age.
There IS the banker, for instance,
who graduates at the age Of 21.65, but
waits until he is 2S2S before marrying.
The writer finishes his schooling at %
and nnarries at 27.45, while the clergy
man who graduates at 24.02 marries
at 27.64. The scientist marries after
the shortest interim-barely three
months--but his education is not COM
pleted until he is 2874. Architects
show the highest average marriage age,
31.8 years.
Families are not large among the
famous. Artists show the least tendency
toward reproduction, with Iii children
to the family, while clergymen head
the list with 286, and bankers come
second with 2.Sl. Writers have an av-
erage Of lat children.
OF the 1877 women whose names ap-
pear for the first time in the new
Issue Of Who's Who 81, or 580S per
cent. are married and have an average
Of 1.27 children per family.
OF the total number Of 29,T04 names
listed, 26,742 are natives OF the United
States, 1880 are Of foreign birth, 3 were
born at sea and 273 did not report -
to place of birth All the 40 States and
all the territorial possessions of the
United States and 81 foreign countries
or their dependencies are represented
in the birthplaces or places OF resi-
dence.
The table shows that 2e,14s have
their permanent homes In this country.
while 473 reside abroad and 80 give no
addresses. OF those living abroad, li6
have their homes in France, So in Eng
land, a In Canada, 80 In China and 30
In italy. These residents Of foreign
countries are principally representatives
Of the United States Government,
business men temporarily abroad and
missionaries Of the various churches.
Standards of admission to Who's
Who divide the eligibles into two
classes: First, those who are selected
on account Of special prominence IN
creditable lines Of effort, making them
the subjects Of extensive interest, in
quiry or discussion In this country, and,
second, those who are arbitrarily in
cluded on account of oficial position
civil, military, naval, religious or edu-
cational. Admission is by selection and
not by application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
SURROUNDING HINDRANCES
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. d, Ii. d.
Bishop of Washington.

the hands Of God. In the meantime,
would do what ! could to further the
accomplishment of that thing for which
waited. So when, suddenly, unex-
pectedly. the achievement came and the
hunger was stilled, was like a man in
dream. 1 could not believe that it
was true" We cannot think that this
Is unique experience; 1t is common to
most men who have eventually attained
what they sought.
A friend Of mine who throughout his
youth found study ,irksome and who
repeatedly failed in bis classes came
suddenly to a realizing sense of his
latent gifts, and with fresh application
and awakened zeal graduated at the top
of his class, and with an entirely new
outlook upon life fitted himself for n
career that he had never hitherto
dreamsd OF. 1t would be interesting to
discover how many men and women
who have achieved real distinction came
to their place Of power only after re-
peated failure in some other sphere of
action. The real secret of their sue
cess was their capacity to refuse to
recognize defeat. They would not be
beaten. The application Of ell this to
our religious experience is pertinent.
How frequently do we find that our
highest aspirations and resolutions meet
with failurel Now and again do we flnd
that ''hosannas languish on our tongues
and our devotion dies" Faith, strong
and robust, that once sustained and
comforted US seems no longer to sup
port us. We lose our grip" That is
the danger point, that is the time when
we need to say with the Great Apostle,
None Of these things move me-" We
cannot live always on the heights. There
must come days when shadows fall
across our pathway and the buoyancy of
hope is no longer ours. Even the SYM
pathetic counsel Of friends is unavail-
ing. We do not recall a single religious
leader who has been immune to such
periods. They are the testing times and
once past and duly evaluated they
should mark fresh advance With added
strength. The Great Master himself
reckoned with such experiences. Hear
Him saying to Peter: Simon, Satan
hath desired to have thee that he may
sift thee as wheat, but have prayed
for thee, that thy faith fail not; and
when thou art converted, strengthen
thy brethren" In the garden, when He
was bowed down with sorrow, He
prayed, Father, II 1t be possible, let
this cup pass from Me-" Then with q
clear vision Of His great mission He
added, Nevertheless, not as I will, but
as Thou wilt" Life Is a succession OF
failures and successes, and rightly APP
praised the failures themselves may
become the stirring impulses to our
truest and highest attainment.
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In Sooth, a Day of Rain

As week followed week during the
Summer while the drought was on II
seemed as though 1t never could rain
again. Day after day the skies would
give faint promise of clouding and then
the sun got the better Of them and
dried up all the moisture that might
possibly have sent, q few drops to the
parche" earth. At last faith In the
coming Of the rain was almost lost.
There were many, indeed, who felt that
the time had come when, Is the camp
meeting song refrain has it, "Tt Amt
Gonna Rain No NO."
Now 1t has been proved that clouds
can form and the rain can fall just Is
of yore. Yesterday afforded q demon
stration that held something of the
quality Of an unusual phenomenon.
Rain fell 90 easily" that skeptics were
confounded. The slanting lines Of fall
ing water made lovely picture. The
spattering Of the drops on the pave
ment formed charming pattern.
Shower after shower came, and some
of them were accompanied by sun, that
always interesting combination Of light
and shade. 1t brought to mind the old
saying that "the devil is beating his
wife," for which there Is no known
origin. People who had forgotten how
to safeguard against showers were
caught without raincoats and umbrellas
and did not seem to mind it, 90 re-
freshing was the novelty Of the expert
ence.
Then just to make the day q perfect
one in respect to reinsurance that ma
lure Is still taking It's course, there was
rainbow, not . brilliant one, but
bright enough 10 serve Is the arc Of
promise.
The Weather Bureau has said that
1t will take Of least two months of
pretty steady raining throughout the
dry area to replenish the wells and sat"
urate the soil TO the point Of the needs
Of plant life, 80 protracted and desic-
eating was the drought. Be that as it
may, yesterdays contributions, though
not the first Of the renewed series Of
precipitations, were heartily welcomed.
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WkAn we come to study the lives Of
those who have attained to places of
large usefulness in the world we rec
ognixe that there is "a divinity that
shapes our ends, rough hew them now
we will" How frequently we discover
that an original plan or design seems
to rniscarry and early ambitions come
to untimely ends! Few of US In early
life can so project ourselves into the
future as to see the precise and peculiar
place we are to occupy in the scheme
of things. Any study Of the lives of
those who have made their contribution
to life discloSes the fact that their at
tainment came after repeated expert
ment, and in some instances ran counter
to their original desires and designs
Gladstone had in early life deep-seat-
ed yearning to enter the Christian
ministry and with reluctance pursued
law as a profession, only to rise 70
supreme heights as statesman. PhtllipS
Brooks would follow teaching as q pro-
fession, but experience in the Boston
Latin School proved disastrous and he
turned his genius to preaching, becom-
ing the Propn osSt q h nus sas sgs
demonstration Of the theory that, I'VE
rise on stepping stones Of our dead
selves to higher things" Few Of US
have the genius or the capacity TO 50
appraise our gifts and aptitudes as to be
able to lay O plan at the beginning and
carry It through to o consistent and
profitable consumn1ation. The daydrems
Of youth rarely have their fulfillment
and early hopes and expectations are all
too frequently doomed to disappointment.
Were It otherwise the record Of achieve
ment would be shorn of many Of its
most commanding figures, Failure and
bitter disappointment have repeatedly
marked the turning point in q career
and signalized the beginning of a new
day Of better things. A severe crisis or
calamity has again and again awakened
some slumbering genius and added a
new star of high magnitude to the
galaxy Of the innmortals. John Oliver
in his very suggestive book, Four
square," which tells the story Of his
colorful life, indicates how repeated
failures and disappointments brought
him step by step to the attain
ment Of that which he desired.
He could not reach the haven
where he would be" without long years
of trial and suffering. What he Is to-
day II the elimination Of defeats and
triumphs. "It Is hard to 60 on for years
with an unsatisfied hunger In your
heart" he says. He continues: Waiting
is a wholesome discipline, If only watt
ing one does not fold ones hands and
do nothing else except wait. Very
slowly and very painfully learned to
put my waiting and my wanting INTO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
Representative Cramton's Defeat.

Somewhat mixed emotions are caused
in Washington by the announcement
of the defeat of Representative Louis
c. Cramton of Michigan in the pri-
maries Of Tuesday by the very narrow
margin Of 102 votes. This was supposed
to be an assured seat In Congress,
where he has been sitting for nine
successive terms, and as dry he was
supposed to be quite secure in the
additionally dry State Of Michigan and
particularly the dry seventh district
However, 1t is almost rule OF politics
that eventually the long-sitter is ousted
This has happened in Mr.. Cramton'i
case, and the District of Columbia Il
interested because Of the part he hal
played in its affairs In the past.
There Is, it must be confessed, feel
ing Of satisfaction on the part Of those
who regard Mr.. Cramton as author OF
one Of the most grievous financial ILL
from which the District is now suffer
ing, the so-calied lump-sum apprcpria-
ton Of Federal money in Capita
support. This evasion, virtual VIOLATION
of the statute requiring fixed ratio
Of Federal District money was the worl
of Mr. Cramton while chairman Of thu
Subcommittee on District Appropria'
tions OF the House. He has fought for Il
through repeated conferences. Durini
the last session he was not q menibel
Of the conference committee but h
was It's stout supporter In the long dis
cussion over the lump sum which re-
suited in q compromise forced by TIN
senate's unyielding insistence upor
greater equity to the District.
The Districts interest in Mr.. Cram
TONS passing from the congressiona
lscene--it may only be for term--i
heightened by the fact that It Is under
stood that he was slated for the pos
Of chairman Of the House Appropria
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ton is held accountable for this In the
case of eight and perhaps nine coun-
tries. Brazil, for a time, with money
borrowed from England, was able to
peg" the price of coffee at a high
figure. This meant profits to the
growers there and in other nations near
or below the Equator. AS a result they
increased their paintings and the pro-
duction which followed was far higher
than demand warranted. Prices have
fallen, paper fortunes have been
on roads and buildings has been halted,
throwing thousands OF men out Of work.
During the last six months the value
of the coffee bought by the United
States from Brazil alone fell of nearly
$50, 900 900, although prices were only
about half as high as they were In the
first half of 1929. Sugar prices also
have declined, and this has affected
Cuba and other countries along the
Caribbean Sea In which political un.
rest also has manifested itself. In each
of these countries the investors of the
United States have heavy holdings.
Y ~
Cacao prices are low despite the de-.
mand from beverage manufacturers and
confectioners in this country. Cotton
prices have dropped to q point where
growers say there is no possibility of
profit. Rubber is at lower figure than
1t has been for years.
In Argentina the effect Of the world
wheat situation has keen keenly felt.
This is true also OF the live stock and
frozen meat industries. Since Europe
has been depressed Europeans have
consumed less beef and mutton and
their requirements in this respect are
AVns
prices are down all over the world and
the AJAX situation is unfavorable.
The drop in the prices of non.fer-
rous metals has fallen heavily on Peru
and Bolivia. The Bolivian tin mines
have shown heavy falling of. This
is true OF copper, lead and zinc, while
silver prices have dropped to an un-
precedented level.
(Copyright, isSo.l
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Enterprise Wins the First.

American cheers for the initial VIC
tory Of the yacht Enterprise in the
fourteenth regatta for the Americas
Cup yesterday were probably somewhat
half.hearted. For undoubtedly SEN
timent prevails in this country favora-
bic to Sir Thomas Upton, who is now
making his fifth attempt TO capture
the trophy. This lie not like the days
Of Lord Dunraven's challenge. That
British contender made himself unpop-
ular in this country by his queruilous
insistence upon small technicalities in
the measurement of the yachts--a prac-
tice that has been discontinued in re-
cent years-and by his unsportsmanlike
demeanor in general. But Upton Is
different He is personally beloved and
his steadfast persistence in trying to
''lift the cup" has won the admiration
81 the American people.
Nevertheless there could not fail TO
be o prevailing feeling of pride In the
performance of Enterprise in her first
bout with Shamrock v. She was the
perfect yacht from start to finish Of the
rather tame contest, and she was per-
fectly handled. One Of the reasons for
her selection over Whirlwind, Weeta-
moe and Yankee, her rivals for the
honor OF the cup defense, was that she
had proved herself especially clever in
light airs. Yesterday she showed this
quality from the start, and though the
race was not walkaway, 1t was trail
ing match from the boom Of the start
Ing gun. Enterprise rounded the stake
boat two minutes ahead OF Shamrock
and finished at the end Of the thirty
mile course at least thousand yards
ahead.
Thus the score stands one to moth
Ing. Monday q race over triangular
course win be sailed, and on Wednes-
day another straight-away and back
contest, with the alienation continuing
ut two-day intervals until one yacht ha'
won four matches and takes the cup
Monday may tell different story
The winds may be higher, and Sham
z>sk v may prove . better boat ia :
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tions Committee IN succession 70 the
incumbent whose health is falling.
On the other hand, there u q feeling
of regret at the departure Of Mr.. Cram
ton from the congressional field, where
he has labored diligently and faithfully
according to his lights. In one re-
spect particularly has he rendered valu-
able service. That Is in the eventual
enactment Of the park bill bearing his
name, which provides a broad, SYSTEM
attic basis for the proper park Develop
ment of the Capital and the adjacent
territory in the States. In securing the
enactment Of this law. which required
persistent and taxing labor, Mr.. Cram
ton earned the thanks of the Capital
and of the Nation.
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An Other States and Cans
Discovery Of America.


The historical background Of the dis
eovery Of America is complicated and
obscure.
The idea that q Genoese sailor
named Christopher Columbus developed
q queer obsession-obviously contrary to
oil reason and common sense--that the
world was round, and was 80 persistent
chat he finally obtained financial back
ing and almost miraculously justified
bis abstract reasoning, still may linger
In the public mind due to Anticipated
text books. But 1t probably has not
been entertained for years by any COM
petent historians.
Now o Peruvian professor claims to
have discovered evidence that Columbus
had been across the Atlantic before the
''oficial" discovery in i4e2-aS . Cata>
Sonian pirate. When he presented ~
claims 10 Ferdinand and Isabella, ac-
cording to this historian, he was stating
known facts instead OF theories. And
when he sailed westward he had no
fears Of dropping over the rim Of the
earth, but knew exactly where he was
going.
Perhaps this latest account detracts
unduly from the character Of Column
bus. But that he had much factual
basis for his belief In land across
the ocean--whether or not due to o
previous visit--seems highly probable.
Actually many persons In Europe must
have been aware of the existence Of
America before 1892. At least there
must have been persistent rumors. The
Norsemen had been here. Their dis
coveries must have been spread rather
generally By word Of mouth over the
continent, Every few years there crops
up o legend that somebody else had
been here. Ships had been sktrting
the western coast Of Europe for cen
turtles and 1t Ia hardly likely that some
Of them were not blown across the
ocean and then returned safely. Per-
haps there Is grain Of truth IN eli
the legends.
It Is not likely that the attitude OF
eke intelligent man In Europe In the
thirteenth century By no means would
have been that Of speechless astonish-
meat II come one had preached TO him
the possibility that there was . new
world over the Atlantic. quite the
contrary, he would have nodded his
assent. admitted that this was possible
and theoretically interesting. and turned
his attention TO mora serious affairs Of
the time. The idea was in the world.
but It was q disorganized idea. Co.
luInbus, however he may have derived
his information, came In ct the proper
time and place to organize it, act upon
Il and make IL . reality.
He was q great explorer and nayi-
gator. He suffers little when We take
away from him qualities a. radical
natural philosopher which legend
makers through the ages have injected
into his personality, but which he
probably never possessed. 1t does not
seem at all unlikely that he had been
In America before. But he was able
to make out of this experience, doubt
less bit Of bad luck ct the time, one
Of the most consequential facts Of his
tory instead Of . mere personal adj
venture.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY rH1rANDER JOHNSON.

Back to the Source Of Information.
We've sent for Uncle Jim once more
TO come and meet us at the store
And try to tell US just what is
The trouble with the Nations biz
That is to say. II anything;
For Uncle Jim was most profound,
If not in sense, at least in sound.
But he had trouble to be heard
When once We priced his every word.
What has been gettin' all the laughs
Is radios and monographs.
But now, in time Of farming grief,
Science and song bring no relief.
The weather man is always grim.
30, Uncle Jim--lets hear from him.