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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
BY JOHN sNuRE.

Y IMPORTANT opening skirmishes in
the great political battle to be de-
cided next year will be fought In
u special congressional elections this
Fall. These elections, called to Al
vacancies caused by death, will be
watched with anxiety by the leaders OF
both parties for two reasons
IN the first place, they will have
diT sct bearing on the organization OF
the House when Congress meets. In
the second place, the political experts
viii study ali phases Of the returns and
will read into them signs md portents
with relation to the presidential and
congressional elections next year.
Sharp contests between the Republl-
cans and the Democrats for election OF
House members to fill vacancies are nov
assured in three districts-the first Ohio
the seventh Missouri and tie eighth
Michigan. Vacancies now exist in eight
congressional districts. but in most OF
other will occur In the special elections
missouri Seat In Doubt.
At ons tune it appeared the only i'm
portart contest would be in the flrst
Ohio district, represented for years by
the late Speaker Nicholas Longworth.
But recent developments have intensi-
fed interest in the battles for the
seventh Missouri, where Representative
Samuel c. Major, Democrat, died re-
Gently, and the eighth Michigan. where
the death Of Representative Bird j.
Vincent of Saginaw. Republican, has
made a special election necessary.
The Democratic national leaders. in
the belief that economic conditions
have turned the trend of politics to-
ward their party. are planning fight
TO capture the Longworth district, to
hold the seventh district in Missouri
and even to break into the Saginaw dis
trict Of Michigan, the old Fordney dis
trict, for years stronghold of Repub-
lcanism.
With the Republicans and Democrats
IN the new House almost equally di-
vided. but with the Democrats hoping
TO organize it because of factional diff
ferences among the Republicans. and to
elect Representative John N. Garner
OF Texas as Speaker any gains by the
Democrats VIII be of great value to
them. If they should capture either
the Lcngworth or the Saginaw district,
while holding the Missouri seat, their
control of the House would be practi-
cally assured It would Be clinched-
barring further vacancies-if they won
both the Ohio and Michigan districts.
National Leaders Take Hand.
The special election in Ohio viii be
held November 8. The Republicans re-
Gently nominated John B. HOLSTER.
while the Democrats nominated David
Lorbach, member of the State Senate
The national concern in the election
there was recently evinced when Mr..
Hallister conferred with President
Hoover and ofacials of the Republican
national organization.
Although Mr. HolIister is a wet. that
viii not interfere with support of him
by the administration and BY the Re-
publican National Committee and the
Republican Congressional Committee.
In fact, the prohibition issue viii not
enter into the contest, for State Sena-
tor Lorbach is wet as well as his Re-
publican opponent, and the district is
wet stronghold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
PRAYER
BY BRUCE BARTON
LADY from Kansas sends

A LADY from Kansas sends
~ a very personal ques-
n ton; Have you" she
asks, ever known of
any instance of the efficiency
of prayer?"
The answer is, Yes. And
this is the story.
Years ago when my revered
friend Dr. William Goodell
Frost left his comfortable pro-
feSSorship of Greek at Oberlin
College TO take the presidency
of the struggling little college
at Berea, KY, his friends
thought he had made ter
rible mistake.
The buildings were OLD and
dilapidated. The faculty was
underpaid. There were plenty
Of debts, and no income. The
president, in addition to his
scholastic duties, was expected
to ride the rails from city to
city and beg for funds to meet
the current expenses.
Frost was a seer and a
prophet. He knew the sterling
character of the Kentucky
mountain people; he was
thrilled by the vision of what
Berea College could mean to
them. Full of courage, he
journeyed up to Cincinnati
and called upon the pastor of
the leading Protestant church.
will you invite some of the
generous people of your city
to a meeting and let me tell
them about the needs of the
mountains" Frost asked.
'Oh. no." replied the pastor.
Il couldn't think Of that"
will you let me preach in
your pulpit Sunday morning."
mo. We have a positive
rule that the Sunday morning
service is never to be devoted
to any charitable appeal"
Well, 1 don't suppose you
get many people out in the
evening, +" Frost persisted. 'sWill
you let me speak Sunday eve
ning2"
Again the preacher refused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
100000 Unemployed
Reported in Japan

Oficially recognized unem-
ployment in Japan has now passed the
100000 mark, according TO statistics for
May, just made public by the social
bureau of the home ministry, the. lars-
est number ever recorded. Comparison
with the figures for April show that
decrease in the number of joblesg day
laborers has been more than Offset by
an increase In othsr laborers and sal
aired men,
Unofiicial labor and social Organise
tons claim the actual amount Of unersa-
ployment Is much larger than the Ror-
eminent figures reveal Not Included
are the many men and women who finu
no more than one or two days Of WORK
during a month, nor the thousands Of
school graduates who have been unable
to md even their FIRST jobs to qualify
them as workers. Unoficial figures on
unemployment are between 800, 900 and
1,00o, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
PARTIES WATCH HOUSE
ELECTIONS FOR 1882 OMEN
Vacancies Lead to Fights in Michigan.
Missouri and Ohio-Speaker-
ship at Stake.

In the election last Fall Mr. Long
worth, after bitter tight, carried the
district which Is part of Cincinn att.
by 3.5o7. This was a much narrower
Republican victory than usual, and the
closeness of the vote has. encouraged
the Democrats. since 1t Is supposed
HOLSTER is weaker than was the late
Speaker
However, the indications now are
that the district will remain Repub-
iican. The best estimates are that the
Democrats have about one chance in
three of carrying it. Senator Simeon
d. Fess, Republican national chairman,
expresses confidence that the Republi-
cans will elect their candidate, and so
do other officials of the national or
ganization.
Republicans feel that the debt mora
forum proposed by President Hoover
will be helpful to them in the first
Ohio district, where there is a large
German American vote. While Demo-
Gratis deny this. and point out the Re-
publicanS will not dare try to make
political capital out of the moratorium
before 1t is ratified by Congress, there
is reason to believe the Republican
view is correct.
Economic Conditions q Factor.
Little doubt exists that the debt
tiOi1Qdy has HldQ6 SUOu HIlpTSSS1OA OH
many German-American voters or that
it will mean votes for the Republic IN
party. How far this factor will be off,
set by dissatisfaction over existing eco
nomic conditions is problematical. The
Democrats obviously are depending
chiefly on the economic situation.
The loss of this district to the Re-
publicans would be bad omen for
the 1882 campaign. The Republican
leaders nd ID iV4f
to be caught mapping or to omit any
precautions.
Comparatively little notice has been
given to the situation in the seventh
Missouri district. It is not impossible for
the Republicans to gain this district It
has generally gone Republican of late
in presidential years. Mr.. Major was
elected on the Democratic ticket there
last November by a majority of 2579
over John William Palmer, Republican
In 1923 Mr.. Palmer was elected by g.
AS over his Democratic opponent and
served in the House in the last Con-
greSS.
Palmer Is RenOminated
Mr. Palmer has been renomirated
while the Democrats have renominated
Robert D. Johnson Democrats are
relying in large part on agricultural
discomfort and the outcome is expected
W OC AahAN kOOQ AltOkCdttOIl Ol dBEl-
cultural sentiment in the Midwest.
Until the lest week or two there had
besn no expectation In Washington Of
serious contest in the eighth Mich
igan district Republicans are inclined
to smile at the idea OF the Democrats
winning district that long sent Joseph
Fordney, former chairman Of ways and
means. to the House Nevertheless.
Michael J. Hart. Democrat. of Saginaw,
who was beaten by 10000 by the late
Representative Vincent In November,
has advised Jouett Shouse and other
Democratic chiefs In Washington that
conditions are ripe in the district for a
Democratic victory Indications are
that Hart will be the Democratic nom
inee.
Discomfort over economic conditions
is what the Democrats are basing their
hopes on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
BY FRANK $. HACKETT. M. A.

A MERICA is not alone in her need
" to revise the emphasis on edu-
II cation, but hers is a wonderful
1 \ opportunity for leadership. The
Old World Is full Of admiration
for our skill, our technical proficiency,
and our idealism in the war and the
early postwar periods, but puzzled by
our transition from unprecedented
prosperity to surprising unemployment.
Wherever abroad talked with
thoughtful school men, they wanted to
know what steps we are taking to pre-
pare the next generation TO handle
things better They wondered whether
the new progressive educational move
ment. which they are watching with
keenest interest and in which they
themselves in many isolated instances
are making strides, may point the way.
One thing. clearly, has influenced
us-the idea that these are matters Of
economies and not of education.
We have been taught to believe that
economic forces are apart from human
beings, that though people are inti-
mately affected by them, they cannot
control them. Nothing is more COM
mon than the attitude Of the business
man that the college professor is likely
TO be a mere theorist, and that 1t Is
the Job of the schoolmaster 10 deal
with the immature only and to refrain
from opinions upon affairs OF the real
world. It Is perhaps this very uncon-
Germ with education which lies back
of these recurring cycles. Certain 1t
is that unless a better type OF edua-
ton can be evolved there must con-
tinue to be a recurrent alienation Of
prosperity and want.
The widespread poverty of today In
contrast with the plenty Of yesterday
affords perhaps the clue to our chief
educational deficiency.
Public Little Considered.
profits through industry and through
speculation, was 1t not the rarest ex-
ception that corporations or indiyid
uals made provision for the future Of
all concerned? To be sure many
feathered their individual nests, but
the fact that such vast numbers to-
day are dependent for their very lives
upon Government subsidy and upon
private charity, indicates how rare was
any consideration for the group.
How we'll private charity has re-
sponded to this crisis, / exclude from
this present consideration. I am not
now dwelling upon those relatively few
people of church, settlement and other
philanthropic associations upon whose
good hearts rests the graciousness Of
life. They afford a superb example Of
the possibility of meeting the supreme
need of modern education. Too much
credit cannot be given to the influences
which have molded their lives-re-
ligion, good homes, fine communities.
They, however, are the shining excep-
tons, far too often scorned
Were it not for them, what would
- Al e.
prison reform, our agencies for civic
betterment and even our schools,
which they serve as members Of boards
Of education, or as trustee? It Is this
type of men whom we headmasters
often cite to our boys as the kind we
hope they become Though we must
remember that into modern education
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
First Turkish 'sTalkie"
To Have Grecian Hero

VIENNA.-The first Turkish talkie is
being made. The preliminary shots have
been taken in Istanbui. mostly exteriors
giving magnificent views of the Bos-
phorus and Golden Horn. and the finish
studio at Joinville. near Paris The title
Is Streets of STEAMBOAT" The director
and producer. ErtogTul Muslin Fey, Is
Turkish; the female lead is taken BY
Aztze Emir Hanem, a well-known Egyp-
tian actress; the hero is q Greek. BY
name Gavrielides. So there should be
plenty of genuine, II mixed. Oriental
atmosphere to the pictured Turkish
talkie as 3 triumph in Turkey progress
to the West. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

Northern and Southern Hennispheres
new outposts are being established and
CID outpoSts are being reinforced for
grand attack on the cosmic riddles.
Significant among these advancing
forces is the Harvard Observatory,
which recently received gifts aggregat-
ing more than 81 ,000,000 for enlarge
ment of its activities. During the last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

pansion Of mans facilities for observ-
ing and measuring and perchance, some
day, understanding the phenomena
West and East. astronomers are on
the qui viFe perhaps as never before
since Isaac Newton's time Rich re-
sources for astronomical investigation
are being made available in half a
dozen important centers. In both the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
CAUSES OF CHILE REVOLT
ARE COMMON LATINS
Charges of Ibanez Graft Probed by Spe.
cial Committee-Accused of Squan-
dering 81 Million Pounds.

Now the charges Of rhaladministrs
ton of public funds make the resem-
5lance complete. Charges of misuse of
netional income and personal prohting
in government by the ousted executive
and his closest friends have been in
separsble from the downfall of the old
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
BY GEORGE w. GRAZ

BY GEORGE w. GRAY.
THE latest bulletin from the outer
reaches of space is a report of
the universe in explosion, of its
i confines racing away at incredi-
bic speed in all directions. And
with this news of an expanding cosmos
comes news of an increase and ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

week announcement has been made Of
the establishment of a new Harvard
observing station on a hilltop near
Cambridge and Of plans for the erec-
ton there of a 60-inch telescope.
1t will be the largest astronomical
eye in the eastern part of the United
States-a twin to the 60-inch reflector
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
Air Travel Data Show
Canadians Air-Minded

OTTAWA. Canadians are very much
air-minded
An indication Of the progress that civil
aviation is making in Canada in dis
closed In the federal offlcial report for
1890. which states that total of 124.s75
passengers were carried By airplanes in
the Dominion last year. which few a
total Of 5.408,676 passenger miles
The number OF flights made in the
year was i56.574. and the number OF
hours flown was s2.e93.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
BY JOHN C. o'BRIEN.

A LMOST a year before the ma
" tional convention, James Mid
a dleton Cox Of Ohio is looked
\ upon by members of his party
as one of the darkest of the
dark horses among the unofficial en-
tries in the Democratic presidential
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

Continued on Fourth Page
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13

Hver the grim reaper Is in our midst and ever the
deaeh angel loves the shining mark. 1t will be a great
shock TO the people Of America, regardless of party, the
death without warning Of Dwight w. Morrow, famous in
the annals Of American finance, in the field Of diplomacy,
m The big world where big men play the game of life.
He was one Of the trusted leaders of the republican party.
Late in life he invaded the fields of politics and be-
came q United States senator of New Jersey by a vote
that was overwhelming at the polls. He had been look
ideal presidential standard bearer should Herbert Hoover
step aside.
His achievements had been many. He had been a
success in every field of endeavo ror activity he invaded.
He was born a poor boy. He was the master of his own
destiny. For years he was one of the high chiefs of the
powerful international banking house of Morgan and
company. He represented his country abroad on many
delicate diplomatic missions. He was sent to Mexico by
a republican president as ambassador of the United States
to iron out religious and financial problems for an unhappy
people and his mission was crowned with success.
He brought together the warning factions in the
religious crisis which threatened the stability of the
republic.
He was acclaimed at home and abroad as one of the
foremost messengers of the gospel of world peace and
then to crown it all he was nominated for United States
In that campaign he declared for the repeal OF the 18th
amendment. He described it as a complete failure. This
was a great blow to the ultra drys of the country.
Dwight Morrow had a career of usefulness as an
American statesman. He had a record of useful achieve
ments for humanity behind him. Now he is coffned
in senate hall. His son-in-law, Col. Charles L~indbergh,
and Mrs. Lindbergh have been flying around the world.
They narrowly escaped death by a plunge into a river in
the famine districts of China. Only Sunday the an
n~ouncement was made that they had abandoned the
survey and were returning home. They are returning
home, to a house of mourning for the soul of its great
master has winged its flight to the Maker in that world
said to be invisible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13
Daily Health
Talk

This time Of year children are
either back in school or getting ready
70 start. 1t Is necessary to emphasize
that the child's health is the most
important consideration. 1t ought to
have an examination as TO its sight
and hearing, because it will certainly
not be able TO keep up with other
children unless |. has equal capa-
city. Its nose and throat ought to be
looked after, because infections in
the nose and throat are associated
with bad appetite, failure to enjoy
proper exercise and rest, and there
fore lowered mental ability.
Every year hundreds Of children
are killed or seriously injured in
street accidents because they have
not been advised concerning such
dangers. In addition, when the child
leaves home surroundings and goes
out IN the world IL comes in contact
with other children who swap apples
or candy and who play with knives
and other dangerous weapons and
who try TO persuade the child TO
catch rides on the back Of motor
cars and who in other ways may
SuOJCSS AkAIu W QaAlBcT. a warning
will not always prevent the posi-
bility, but sometimes 1t will. and GER
tainly the child has a right to such
information as is available.
Other OF the most serious condi-
tons which al affect human be-
tngs are definitely preventable by
modern scientific methods. These are
smallpox and d~iphtheria. Most
schools require anti-Smallpox vac
cination. IN q great number OF COM
Munities the use OF diphtheria toxin
antitoxin Is also compulsory. Tile
child should be immunized not only
for its own benefit. but for the pro-
lection OF other children with whcm
Ii may come in contact. We live n
a social world and are responsible
for not ourselves alone, but also for
other people.
Among the most serious considera-
tons. particularly IN times cf
economic depression. is the question
OF proper nutrition. Far too often a
child Is sent to school with q glass
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13
Quotations

4 believe In equality for every one
except reporters and photographers.
-Mahatma Qandhi.
The smaller industries are not
about 10 disappear.
Governor Franklin ID. Roosevelt
Insects are our riva' here an
earth and probably the last living
thing will be some active insect on
q dead lichen. DIR. I'M. Howard.
A human being laid OF for lack
Of work, after the narrowing eN-
perience on endeavoring 70 find
work, Is never again as self-rr-
specting and self-reliant a human
being as he was before-he has lost
something that a never be re-
placed. Gerard Swope.
III we could pacify the political
trend OF the times take a look az
the clothes the women are wearing.
Professor Baker Brownell on
Northwestern ".
7 absolutely won't wear these
Eugene hats.
Lily Damita.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13

Cost of legislation is high. Perhaps it is worth the
price. Texas lawmakers have been very busy since early
in the month Of January. According to a lynx-eyed cor
respondent, with $50 days of the regular session, 80 days
of the first called session and 26 days of the extra-ordin-
airy session which adjourned Saturday the 42nd legisla-
ture used 1876 days and the members received $3.50 for
their services. A reminder that the payroll of the 1S1
lawmakers thus far has aggregated 1886, $50 and to that
must be added an almost equally large expense due to
the number of employees and contingent demands. Many
important laws were enacted. Many worthless bills were
defeated. Congressional redistricting of the state re-
mains unfinished business. Will there be a special ss-
sion in the winter months? There is no telling what will
happen, in a political or legislative sense, away down
here in Texas or in the legislative halls of all American
c~ommonwealths. Mental alteration is one of the pathetic
features of the so-called depression the country over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13
TO-DAY TO- TIE
Anniversary
MoRGENTHAU STATEMENT

MORGENTHAU STATEMENT
On Oct. IL. 1917, Henry T. Nor
genthau, former American ambasT
sador To Turkey, In "a signed state
ment to the New York W.rld, as
serted that ~ kaiser planned the
World War weeks before the actual
beginning OF hostilities.
Ambassador MorgenthAu said
that war was decided upon At q
conference held In Berlin early I'm
July, 1914. between the kaiser and
his military advisors.
On this same date Admiral Won
Tlrpitz, formerly minister or the
German navy. in an interview I'm
the Brunswick La~ndesEeitune. was
quoted as saying. IVA are now At
the Hateful hour OF our existence.
Germany cannot maintain her DO
sition as a world power against
England unless her position IA
founded on might"
Meantime Marshal HAiE's men
we're continuing 10 adva'l-e their
new lines In Flanders. though the
Germans landed troops on the
coast OF the Gulf OF Tagalab. and
on Aesel and DaRo Islands. The
garrison OF Oesel fought the in
vAderS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-13

Of milk as its only breakfast, some
times with just a bite OF fruit. The
child Is going to be subjected 10 wear
and tea, both physical and mental,
such as It has not had at home.
Hence 1t should not start for school
without an adequate breakfast.
"One year Of good feeding at the
beginning Of life" said Dr.. Rose lis
more important than 10 after &C."
A breakfast Of fruit, cereal. toa'.