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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
Spanish Revolt Leaders
Uncertain of Republic

From the Port Huron Times Herald.
Evidently the leaders of the recent
Spanish revolution, who brought the
present tentative sort of republic into
being. are not at all confident of the
capacity of the Spanish people as a
whole to use their new republican
rights with good judgment and dis
cretion.
The committee which Is writing q
constitution for the new republic, to
be presented to the constitutional as
sembly soon for adoption, has decided
that the first President ought to be
chosen by the existing Parliament and
not by universal suffrage.
The proposal may be wise, but the
republic Is supposed to be in existence
as Q direct result of votes Of the peo-
pie and. If they were competent 20
decide between a republic and King
few weeks ago, they should have
SUFFICIENT good sense to choose a safe
man for President a few weeks hence.
1t is just possible the leaders of the
republican attempt are only storing up
grief for themselves, and for whatever
permanent" government may be set
up, by restricting or abridging the re-
publican duties and privileges Of the
people at the start.
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next morning he oversight and was two
hours tardy at en- appointment, keep
ing waiting large number of people
who were assembled to greet hin--not
with impotence, the dispatches state,
but with remarkable enjoyment of be-
ing treated to one Of Jimnie's char
acteristic ana widely exploited tricks Of
social behavior. Then he went on
to Cannes, where preparations had
been made to receive him with cere-
mony. The mayor was in a qunndary.
because he had to choose between off,
cially welcoming Mayor Jimmie, who
was coming from Vienna, or the young
Sultan of Morocco, who was to arrive
at different part of the city at about
the same time that Jimmie was due.
The mayor elected his fellow magis-
trate from America and went to the
station wearing all of his medals, only
to find that Mayor Jimmie had taken
different train than the one that had
been announced for him, and that the
train he did take was late. So the
mayor Of Cannes and his committee Of
fellow welcomers had to stand about
and bide the coming of the gladstone
Manhattanite, who recks nothing OF
other peoples schedules so long as he
has good time. Reports do not state
whether he was cheered with louder
acclaim for his hardness, as in Vienna.
In oil the statements that have come
from Europe lately about Mayor
Jimmie's doines there has been no
mention Of his health, for the sake
OF which he is supposed to have gone
abroad-his physical, not his political
health. 1t may be assumed that he is
fairly well cured Of his indispositions,
whatever they are, for he has not
stinted himself of pleasure in his re-
cent travels And it may be deduced
that he Is homeward bound, as he is
working his way westward. No an
has been made regarding
his expected arrival on these shores.
Perhaps he is waiting to see what the
Seabury Committee is planning to do
with him before heading definitely for
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
Or. REORGANIZATION Does His Duty.

Some Of the washington correspond
ents who discuss the Department OF
Justice investigation Of the washington
Police Department in their dispatches
today are quick to trace 1t to the Wick
ersham Commissions recent indictment
of widespread third-dsree methods.
They interpret the Presidents indorse-
ment OF the investigation as a desire en-
his part to follow up that report by
timely action.
They are only partly correct The
wickersham Commissions discussion of
brutal police methods is an interesting
coincidence.
The Intervention Of the Department
Of Justice in this affair is due to two
things: First, the stupid failure of
police ofticials to realize that public in
dignation and desire to know the facts
are net to be appeased by the usual
cut-and-dried gesture Of going through
the motions Of routine police investi-
cation Of complaint; secondly, the
quick and determined action Of Com
missioner Reichelderfer and Corpora
ton Counsel Bride in seeking and OBJ
tanning the interest and cooperation Of
President Hoover, and, with his sup
pert. carrying their fight to the De-
partment Of Justice and insisting that
this investigation be made.
The police officials have themselves
to thank for the result. The first hint
OF the charge that prisoner had been
beaten in the first precinct should have
been followed by immediate action on
their part, with the use Of every avail
able detective and investigator, to learn
the facts BY now the peripatetic per-
ambnlations Of an inspector, with a
pencil and pad. taking statements here
and there, are wen known. The police,
confronted with q scandal, chose to
hight It out on the defensive. There
was . grand opportunity for an often
sive and they let it drop.
Commissioner Reichelderfer has scrap
ped precedent and some darling traGi-
tons at the District Building, but he has
done his duty In demanding that this
whole mess be examined through un-
prejudiced eyes.
For this case Il important. A police
man who strikes defenseless prisoner
Il . disgrace to the uniform he wears
and to the community he serves. He
Is stupid bully who win stoop to
lower and easier things. And IL such
brutality is permitted by his fellow or
his superior ofncers. their passive con-
donation denotes . rotten and dan
generous condition. 1t is going to be
corrected. regardless Of the cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

perhaps famous for It's gardens. may be
visited strictly iacognito. On such trips
one does not no TO see friends. or make
too critical surveys. but merely to exer-
else agreeabiy and enjoy the beauty Of
new sights and scenes. These may be as
new as Japan. II one has not seen them.
Such trips may be alone. or with some
congenial companion. according to tenn
permanent or circumstances. Be sure of
one thing, that no one. however Travelled
he is, has ever seen all that there is to
see in great city and its environs.
There are still worlds to be conquered,
at home as elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Mayor Jimmie walker Of Greater
New York Is just doing himself proud
over in Europe. He has not missed
q wise crack anywhere. He has been
late to engagements consistently. He
has MADE merry with other mayors,
broadcast in vcrnacular to the delight
Of understanding thousands. danced
with the beauties Of several capitals
and altogether given himself > good
aGma. At vienna the other night he
nanceh unt,l % late N hour that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

The report Of Henry 8. Pritchett
president emeritus Of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching, has furnished several SUBJ
jects for public debate. His comments
on soldier compensation are held By
some to be largely representative of q
personal attitude. but his position on
the results Of present-day education
and his advocacy Of taxation for the
business Of foot ball have aroused the
interest Of supporters of the colleges.
One of the outstanding statements by
the educator is that "the college senior
recognizes only 81 out of 100 words In
familiar use by educated persons.
the effect Of college on the word sup
ply of the ordinary student appears to
be almost negligible and in some cases
positively injurious"
I'VE are unable to think Of any arRtl-
ment," says the Milwaukee Sentinel
that releases college education from
the responsibility of at least providing
its disciples with a sufficient vocabu-
larry to converse with men and women
of ordinary culture. There is some
thing wrong with a system that, after
four years, turns out graduates who
can recognize only a little more than
half the words in ordinary use" The
Worcester Evening Gazette finds sig
nificance in his belief that the colleges
suffer "from the lowering of standards
through their attempt to include every
conceivable subject in their program
Of instruction" and adds: 'Dr. Prit-
chett is heartily in sympathy with the
devastating criticism contained in the
recent statement by DR.. Abraham Flex-
ner, and he quotes with approval the
denunciation of the tendency that re-
suits in the lowering of institutions
which should exemplify intellectual dis
tinctions to the level of the vendors of
patent medicines The Gazette holds
that ''the influence upon our national
life is too serious to be ignored"
Y X
Whatever the merits or dement's of
DR.. Pritchett's observations on soldiers
pensions" thinks the San Francisco
Chronicle, "he speaks only as citizen
and not as an expert on the subject.
But when the report tells of q college
senior who does not know the meaning
of such common words as Ienient,
battle spurious and 40 out Of 100
others, 1t deals with its own speciality.
If that senior is typical--and the re-
port leaves such an tmpreSSion-the
academic side of the colleges seems to
be in need Of little suhcidizing and
recruiting Of the kind the foundation
SO strongly deprecates in the athletic
field"
AS 20 the strong. steady cultural de-
velopment to be expected after four
years in college" the New York Sun
offers the Judgment on DR.. Pritchett,s
summary Of a study of college men:
This is grave and serious indictment
Perhaps in the last analysis the re-
sponsibility Is individual. A student
with q passion for effective knowledge
and the capacity to organize it VIII
himself find the way to cut across lines,
to level walls. to relate what he learns
in one course with what he learns In
another. Nevertheless, the colleges and
universities have their responsible ities
also. It would be well for them II the
professors displayed less interest In
thinking up new courses and more in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

When Senator J. Hamilton Lewis
states that the political issues are con-
fused in the q. S. A., he indicates an
explanation IN some degree Of his sud-
den restoration to prominence. Con-
sentative estimates are inclined to des-
ignate the present as time when there
is no telling what may happen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Personal popularity and fame do not
of themselves suffice to make success
full statesman. Gen. Smedley Butler
would find it much harder to hold a
group Of politicians under leadership
than it has been to keep q following
Of Marines In loyal and cheerful disci-
pli1e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

An organization called the Phillips
Petroleum Co., by accepting Gov. Muir
rays terms of 81 barrel, adds its
bid for fame to the claims Of several
new companies. There was a time
when Standard Oil entirely monopo-
lied the octopus" prestige
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

After q few practical tests, France Is
forced to the conclusion that in COM
munications with representatives Of a
prohibition country champagne thirst
cannot be relied on as a diplomatic
influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

It is now believed that the Cuban
revolution has subsidized sufficiently to
make an automobile passenger at least
as safe in the highways of that island MS
an innocent bystander would be in the
streets of gang-ridden United states
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

is opposed by former Gov. A. Harry
Moore. Democrat. A year ago, despite
the depression, the Republicans sue
Dwight w Morrow to the Senate. New
Jersey is close to New York. It is re-
garded as a Republican State, although
1t has elected Democratic Senators and
Governors In the mast. What Jersey
does in Noyen8ber wiz interpreted
widely as an Indication OF wat it may
be expected to do next year. Bard was
Senator il Washington, under apnoint-
ment of he Governor, after AmbAssa-
dor Walt<f Edge resigned to Tha his
present POSITION in Paris. He has I'm
boss f8r d number of years In -
section Of the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

pered PAnta1uon, Abraham; Sans Eyes,
sans Teeth, Sans Everything. Isaac.
Q. Would mummy turn 10 ashes If
A. II would remain In the condition
IN which it was found for some years.
Eventually, mummies are inclined TO
pulverize, due to too much salt IN the
embalming preparation.
@. II a letter from a person in the
United States is received IN another
son to whom It was sent Is now IN
Canada may the letter be forwarded
without more postage?--T. G.
A. It may be. The forwarding adj
dress Is all that Is necessary.
Q. Is hand bah played in England
G. B. s.
A 1t is popular there and is called
fives.
O. Please describe the orinamme of
France.-E. e.
A. This was the ancient banner Of
the kings of France and was FIRST used
as a national banner in 11is. It was
crimson nag cut into three vandyes TO
represent tongues Of fire, with q sflken
tassel between each, and was carried on
gilt stan.
@. Who was Patience worthp-w. e.
A. She was o mysterious spirit who,
according TO her own account, dictated
on q oui1a board to Mrs. John II. Cur
ran In st. Louis, lived In 164e across
the sea- A book by the title PA
thence Worth" was thereafter pub
lished.
q. Is it necessary for a man to pur-
chase new clothes for his wedding?-
Z. d. d.
A. They need not be actually new.
They should be in perfect condition. A
brides clothes are always new, the
wedding outfit and going-awAy COS
tune. The exception TO this may be
the wedding dress and veil which are
family heirlooms.
@. What substances do tears con-
tain?-S. e. s.
A. In a healthy individual they con-
sist of pure water with traces Of salt.
@. In what parts Of the country il
| infantile paralysis prevalentf-M. M
A. In New York City. New Jersey.
Massachusetts,, Connections and Rhode
Island.
q. Are any of the homing pigeons
which distinguished themselves in the
World War still living?-S. s.
A. There are two-the Mocker and
! the Spike. They are at Fort Mon
mouth The Spike delivered So mes
sages from the front lines without be-
ing injured. The Mockef was badly
| injured in carrying o message giving
location of heavy German batteries
which were doing terrible execution on
advancing American troops. The guns
were silenced In 20 minutes.
O. Who is In command Of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Policea--S. B.
A. Maj. Gen. J. H MacBrien has re-
Gently succeeded COL Cortlandt Etarnes,
who retired after IS years IN the service.
Q. Is Grace Moore, the opera singer,
married2-E. b.
A. Recently she married Valentino
Perera at Cannes.
@. If q widows right in her hus-
bands estate Is called dover right,
what is q mans interest In his wife's
estate called?-J. p
A. 1t Is called curtesy right.
G. Is the California violet the larg-
est of the violet familya--I d.
A. With the exception Of the pansy,
the California violet is possibly the
largest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

A reversion to a system OF direct
barter in commercial interchange has
not yet gained enough Roadway to make
1t probable that old customs will be
revived to the extent Of introducing
tobacco and molasses as currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Gangmen assume an importance that
carries new apprehension of their power
when a former Secretary of State
is called upon to speak publicly as a
citizen and a taxpayer on a state of
affairs purely local in its aspect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

An association 10 be known as "the
hypochondriac club" composed of per-
sons who keep going in spite Of unfa-
vorsble diagnoses. is mentioned. Thomas
Edison might possibly be persuaded to
ioin It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Only an ungallant person would be
guilty Of reference to the Mabel WILLIE
brandt grape brick as an effort to put
the American bootleg in the Eilk-stock-
ing class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

An understanding among nations to
prevent food pitifully needed in one
area from being wantonly wasted in
another would 90 far TO prevent famine.
which many economists regard as worse
than war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Few persons escape the fate of being
compelled to listen at one time or an
other to those who delight in saying
Il told you So" Even Lindbergh is
compelled to do 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Canadian boundaries and New York
streets require Gov Roosevelt to look
out for both ends Of the State in seek
ing the welfare Of an alert and exactins
constituency.
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Am Other states and Canada.


The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication Of all news dis
patches credited TO 1t or not otherwise cred
tted in This paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights Of publication Of
special dispatches herein are LlSo reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

BY acce1ting . tow In order to reach
. fliine station, Col. Lindbergh intro
duced into aviation some Of the inter-
estane features Of hitch hike.
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out Of the Calculation.


Spoke Before He Thought.
Some time" said Mr.. Meekton's wife
81 think win have chef. Ireally be-
lieve that it is better to have a kitchen
In charge of male cook"
Yes" answered Mr.. Meekton, absent
mindedly; "it would be good deal Of a
comfort to have somebody down there
who could be easily bossed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
Happy Germ Hunters.

From the GAINESVILLE Daily Gazette
HacterioloGists seem 10 be happy over
finding new set az germs. although
there wns 4 surpluEt already
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
The WorId's FauIt.

AHC EAoAt
There is one thing like about you"
said the intimate friend, and that is
your lack of vanity. You don't pretend
to be the greatest actor the world has
ever seen"
mo" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes thoughtfully ''but I would be, If
the world would only come to see me"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

unwarranted sympathy with the law
less factors. more interested in con-
doning their delinquencies than In
Furnishing their onenses.
a new system Of Geographic and
automatic alarms also wih be installed
throughout the city, transmitting In
formation outside the city when a
wider contact is desir-d. Trafic regu-
lations also viii be more stringent and
q strengthened personnel win see that
all these regulations are obeyed. Motor
cycles win be employed in larger num-
bers and drivers viii find that they
win be held responsible for minor In
fractions of the ordinances, Is well es
serious accidents.
"stickers" Of any description, for IN
stance, no longer viii be tolerated on
windshields. nor advertising. nor more
intimate propaganda, for the distraction
OF other drivers, be permitted on spare
tire covers.
In addition to these precautions, q
day Of public safety" will be appointed
at intervals, similar to those observed
in the United States. when drivers and
pedestrians alike viii hear lectures on
the proper obedience to traf1ic laws and
make special efforts to be careful
All these improvements viii require
little time, but the necessity for them
is so great that they eventually will be
realized.
q + q
Tdleness Among Peruvian
Men DeplOred.
FL Concrete, Lima-It Is well worthy
Of reflection that whereas in this coun-
try we see many men sitting or stand
ing around the corners Of the streets or
stretched in idleness under the shadows
of the trees In the various parks-fnen
with all their members and the full
pigor Of health-doing absolutely moth
ing to make themselves useful citizens
or to employ in any profitable manner
the leisure Of which they have such
abundance, in another country, Russia,
the recipient of so much criticism on
the part Of our people. as well as from
those Of so many other lands, everybody
is working for the common benefit. IN
eluded in this industrial throng are not
only the physically capable and unirn-
paired IN all natural endowments, but
the blind, deaf and manned as well.
Andrew Budnov, the commissioner Of
education foT the Soviet, has issued a
decree, ratified by the Executive Coun-
ell, that all persons IN the Russian
Union. no matter how mentally or phys
ically deficient or handicapped, must
submit to q compulsory education to
assist in the social reconstruction of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
A Freauent Phenomenen.

He thought twas inspiration"
'Twould electrify the Nation.
And give the world thing to think
about.
But it proved to be q spasm
OF condensed enthusiasm
That spluttered for a while and fiz-
lied out.
Dab am sunpin' wuf while noticin'. /"
said Uncle Eben. "in de TACK dat whah
politics am Dc pAentifulleet cola'n bread
am f'hle Ter be ska'sesg ss.-.....l....-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
Precarious Sense Of Humor.

you Americans" said the man with
the superior manner, have . strange
sense Of humor. I don't believe you
can see joke"
Eyes. we can. The trouble Is that we
don't know what to do with one. Some
times we're SATISFIED to laugh and then
again we're liable to elect him to ONCE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once. ITO East 42nd st.
CHICAGO once Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Resent IT, London,
EnRiAnd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY =znANnEa JOHNSON.

School.
Old Miss Experience-she's calling up
the class!
You've got to learn your lesson or sheu
never let you pass.
she isn't very handsome and she isn't
very kind,
But her methods are effective in Inn
provement of the mind.
Old Miss Experimentation you
take day,
Neglecting all your lessons while you
drift along and play.
But you're certain to be sorry for eva
sions Of her rule
II her punishment's no worse. at least
she keeps you after school.
Old Miss Experienee-she has an eagle
eye.
And she keeps a strict account Of all
you do as time goes by.
She never gives the holiday you think
that you have earned.
Every time you get one lesson. there's a
new one to be learned.
Out Of the Calculation.
do you think there are people up In
Mars?"
What difference does it make?" re-
joined Senator Sorghum. Even IL there
are they are too distant to vote or even
drag US into diplomatic controversy"
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Rate by Mail--Payable in Advance.
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The Irndaz,led HAarer.

The orator his words viii fling
In glittering profusion.
The auditor keeps listening
And draws his own conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

@. Who was Patience worthq-w. =.
A. She was o mysterious spirit who,
according to her own account dictated
on q ouija board to Mrs John II. Cur
ran in st. Louis, lived In 164e across
the sea-" A book by the title "Pa-
tience Worth" was thereafter pub
lished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

Although this is an OF year in cleo
tions. several contests are under way
which are likely to elicit some little
national interest. The Republicans in
New Jersey are engaged In real Tight
to retain control Of the State govern
mant. They have picked David Baird.
r. - their candidate for Governor. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27

@ Is Grace Moore, the opera singer,
married?-E b.
A. Recently she married Valentino
Perera at Cannes.