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The Spokesman.

Senator Hiram johnson sets himself
I'M rs spokesman for the rank and file
of the Republican party" In an inter
view In Chicago written in his own hand
the California Senator asserts that the
decision of former President Calvin
Coolidge not to be q candidate for Presi-
dent next year entities him to the
highest praise of the American people
and that If President Hoover would
make a similar decision, Mr.. Hoover
would win the undying gratitude OF t'e
party. All of which sounds rather ike
sour grapes, coming from Mr.. johnson.
In the first place, Calvin Coolidge occu-
pied a place which might well have
come to Mr.. johnson himself had he
seized opportunity by the forelock when
1t presented itself in Chicago in 1920.
In the second place, Mr.. johnson has
seen another Californian thap himself
Mr.. Hoover, placed in the White House
by the votes of the American people.
The rank and file" of the Repub-
lican party has not followed Senator
johnson in the past. He was disas-
trously drubbed in the early primaries
OF 1924 by Mr.. Coolidge, whom he now
conErAtuiateS upon taking himself out
OF the presidential picture for next year
Still earlier, in 1920, when Senator
johnson was a candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination. he
was unable to make the grade, despite
his claim that the rank and file backed
him then. The @. o. p, If Senator
Johnson's claim that the rank and file
see as he sees and feel as he feels, mus;
indeed be made up of officers and
Leaders.
In some quarters Senator johnson ha'
I'm strongly urged to run fof the Re
plican presidential nomination agar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

Can q human being learn more than
one lesson from a squirrel?
This rodents habit of burying nuts
for the Winter has long been an eX-
ample OF foresight
A correspondent Of this column,
teaches something else, to wit, perse-
verance
He says:
AN act OF perseverance on the part
Of q squirrel l noticed yesterday. in our
back yard and I wished at the time
4 camera could have taken the details,
being a grand lesson to human beings.
This squirrel was on a high limb of
a tree and was trying to gauge the dis
lance to jump onto a fence post below
the limb.
1T tried and tried. balanced on the
limb. seeming ready to jump, but could
not make up It's mind.
After q few minutes the squirrel
ran down the tree to within a foot of
the ground-pRused-ran back up the
tree to the same limb where 1t had
failed to make the jump
Sat Ill the crotch OF the limb for o
second thinkingO, ran on to the
original point on the branch. jumped
Immediately. landing on the fence post
The impact of its body and claws 1
could hear from quite distance, as I
was watching the squirrel through
opera glasses.
IF The squirrel had fallen on the
jagged fence no doubt its body would
have been torn. from the sound made.
THE squirrel could have come down
feet of the tree, but the idea seemed
to be to make that especial jump"
Few who have watched squirrels but
will be willing to concede that they
have ideas Of their own.
One of these is to tight-rope along
the telephone wires.
When we first noticed a squirrel do
ing this stunt We thought he had got
out on the wire by mistake.
Probably We thought. he wanted to
cross the street, and had decided to
make safe passage above traffic.
There he was, lettering along, slip
ping. catching himself with his claws,
balancing himself along the wire for a
few more feet, slipping, catching him
self
Surely he could not be enjoying him
self. we thought.
Right there we were very much mis-
taken.
Not only was that particular speci-
men having a great time, in a highly
approved arboreal rodent fashion. but
all squirrels indulge in wire walking
because they like 1t.
\ X
They even smile when they do It'll
We fancy now that there is some sort
OF dare or bet on among the squirrels
to determine which one Is the best
tight-rope walker.
It Is no easy feat. even for q souir-
rel. to walk a telephone or electric
wire.
1t requires all the Sagacity of nimble
rect and legs, plus that high-class bal
ancing instrument. bushy tail. to
enable the squirrel to make it safely.
In going across q street, high above
the Meeting and dangerous automobiles
these rodents use their tails in exactly
the same way the old-fashioned tight
rope walker welded the bamboo or the
paraSol
Balance was the essential thing in
walking a wire. Any one could keep
his feet on a line, more or less. II it
were placed on the ground, but let it
be raised foot, and the task became
Increasingly difficult.
Raise the wire to three feet, and
most walkers would tumble off in two
steps. Elevate it to 10 feet. and every
one would slip at the very first step.
An almost animal-like indifference
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Athletics and Alumni Aid.

Recently the alumni and student body
of Columbia University in New York
have been greatly stirred by attacks in
a student publication upon the practice
of Substituting foot ball players. Feeling
has run high on the subject. the editor
of tha publication being threatened with
drastic treatment If he persisted. He
has continued, however, in his demands
for the examination Of the books Of the
alumni association, which he charges
with maintaining substantial subsidies
for star performers on the university
team. Now comes Dean Gauss Of
Princeton College in a magazine arti-
Gle indorsing the structures of the Co.
lumbia Spectator upon the MAINTENANCE
of university foot ball upon a practically
professional basis, his article being
headed "Our Professional Foot Ball
Amateurs" Dean Gauss gives incidents
OF alumni subsidiEing Of athletes with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.


Lazy November.
Summer days brought dreamin' ways
We've got a plan that's new
To give to dreams their proper praise
And loaf the whole year through.
Though foliage sere must disappear,
A soft and balmy cline
Sends invitations far and near
To loafing all the time.
From care all free, at last we'll see
New economic pow'r,
Since loaflng is at last to be
The order of the hour.
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out the knowledge Of the colleges, and
in some cases without the knowledge OF
the athlete himself. He cites the case
of an alumnus who raised the salary o;
one of his employees whose son was a
highly competent fullback; he notes a
halfback who was manager Of student
store, and whose revenue came from
kind alumni friends, who would give q
ten-dollar bill for a five-cent cigar and
tell him to keep the change; he refers
to a third star player who received u
monthly retainer from a gentleman who
Ras intent upon holding the young mans
services in order that he might manage
a farm four years later.
Dean Gauss declares that these
practices prevail in institutions that
escaped the censure of the Carnegie
Foundation bulletin on foot ball last
year, which raised q lively storm In
Observation-Disclosures circles. This re-
grettable situation, he says, Is the
natural outcome of "our national psy-
chology in regard to athletics" and
even professors must endure it with
what patience they can command UNI
til such time as public and alumni
opinion has been thoroughly recon-
structed." When Chief Justice Hughes
was Governor Of New York, says Dean
Gauss, he made q statement to the
effect that I'VE cannot expect to have
an honest horse race until We have
an honest human race" The implicS-
ton of dishonesty in the maintenance
Of college and university athletics con-
veyed by this quotation is likely to
cause Dean Gauss comments to be
even more widely read and more
sharply discussed than was the Carnegie
Foundation bulletin In 1880.
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Chairmanships in Congress
Debated as Session Is Near

ported restless" the Charlotte News
comments: LESS than one-half OF the
total Democratic membership of the
new House will come from the South.
1t will be recalled that in 1909 %
Democrats. led by Representative Fitz-
gerald of New York, refused to vote for
the changes in the House rules pro-
posed by the Democratic organization,
led by Champ Clark and supported by
many of the insurgent Republicans. AS
a result the so-called Fitzgerald COM
promise was adopted, which curbed
'Cannonism' only slightly"
Demand for organization Of the House
con a national scale"' is made by the
Wheeling Intelligencer, and the Provi-
dence Bulletin offers the Judgment as
to the present situation: Democrats
from other sections of the land do not
accept this situation with resignation.
This is particularly true of the Eastern
branch. If the South insists on taking
all the chairmanshipS, standing on its
privileges, the red banner of party re-
volt will be unfurled and old wounds
opened. Fortunately for the party, it
has in Representative Garner a man of
considerable political brains. one whose
tendency is on the side of common sense
and leader of long experience. Upon
how well he handles this job depends
to a considerable extent the hope Of the
party for success in the next election"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20
Speedier Bus Service
Permit Is Advocated

To the Editor Of The Star:
We are proud offour wide, well paved
streets. We should be ashamed of the
use that is made of them. AS one of
the employees of Uncle Sam I ride to
and from work daily. work seven
hours and use almost two hours more
en- route. 1t Is this tina Lat . give
each day that>I object to- What do I
want? 15-minute running time be-
tween Decatur street northwest and
Peace Monument or Potomac Park. The
distance is about miles and an ave-
rage speed Of 16 miles per hour does
not seem unreasonable by street car
or bus.
Consider the buses. Those operated
by the Washington Rapid Transit Co.
are comfortable, speedy and the drivers
efficient. They are not earning money
standing still waiting for the gree;
light. These buses can 60 40 miles De
hour. A speed of 80 miles per hour
should be maintained. To do this, pro-
hibit parking on bus routes during rush
hours. Reduce stops to one each three
blocks and that one in the middle of
the block. Have the green light on for
three minutes for north and south
traffic and all lights to be the same
for parallel traffic arteries at the same
time. That is, have the green light
shown on Sixteenth street for the full
length Of the street at the same time.
Our street cars are too numerous and
two crowded, which seems a strange
statement. One-half the cars run at
twice the speed would carry the same
number of passengers. The remarks
above about parking, stops and lights
will apply here Run trains of three to
five cars. When the car is full, all
seats taken, no more stops. Have the
motorman collect transfers. Then cars
can be loaded at the front end. Add
lines or rails on the platforms so that
the passengers can get in line as the
car approaches and have the cars stop
at definite place at the platform.
The street between the car tracks
should be paved with cobble stones so
that riding in autos on the tracks would
be discouraged.
II the car service Is improved there
will be less need of other forms OF
transportation in the city.
H. G. ZIMMERMAN.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

The answers to questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from
the mass OF inquiries handled by our
great Information Bureau maintained
in Washington, d. C. This valuable
service is for the free use OF the public.
Ask any question of fact you may want
to know and you will get an immediate
reply. Write plainly, incloSe 2 cents IN
coin or stamps for return postage, ana
address The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. G.
@. What Is the correct pronunciation
Of Notre Dame in this country?-S. E.
A. This Is a French phrase. Some
Americans give 1t the French pro-
nunciation. while many give the words
their English value. In regard to the
University of Notre Dame, both pro-
nunciationS are used, but the English
pronunciation Is more popular.
@. Who is the legal adviser of the
President?-L. H.
A. The Attorney General of the
United States is the official whose duty
1t is to advise the President, when re-
quested, on the legality of any actions
he may desire to take.
@. What part of the clothing is
meant when speaking Of widows weeds?
*. J.
A. Mourning garb is an equivalent
expression. 1t refers to the entire
costume.
Q. How long have cosmetics been
used?-A. r.
A. The ancient Egyptians used them.
The women tattooed their bodies with
zigzag designs and painted their faces
ana eyebrows with green paint which
they made by grinding malachite on
palettes OF slate. This is believed to
be the earliest known use Of cosmetics
@. How is the money raised to pay
money to the World War soldiers?
j. j. L.
A. 1t is not derived from any special
source Of taxation. 1t is provided for
by appropriation and then taken out of
the general fund. The general fund is
raised through taxation of income,
estates, customs, etc.
Q. Please explain the word Nazi
which is used in Germany-E. D. S.
A. 1t Is the name popularity applied
to the German National Socialist
Workers party, led by Adolf Hitler
The German form of the name is
Observation-Disclosures Deutsche Arbeiter
Partei.
@. Are our Winters getting less
Severe?-L. r.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
one year differs from another in the
weather it brings, and also in respect
to almost everything else. However, the
average Of the weather for any consecu-
tive 20 years is practically the same
as for any other consecutive 20 years.
@. How much money have the Jews
spent in the rehabilitation of Palestine?
"A. w. L.
A. The Palestine Foundation Fund
in seven years, 1929, spent E3,51O,721
for the upbuilding of Palestine OF this
amount more than SIS per cent was
contributed by Jews in the United
States. The amount spent on educa-
ton was &642 642; promotion of i'm
migration, f343,328; public works,
E484 700; public health, E225, 295; agri-
cultural colonization, 81, 081 1882.
@. What is the word which expresses
the ability to project oneself into an
imaginary situation or the situation of
some one else and undergo the sensa-
tions believed to be connected with it?
IT. s.
A. The word is empathy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

Pershing. 1t bears an unusual inscrip-
ton. When Pershing broadcast an
Armlstice day message he was fash
hghted and photographed as he stood
before the microphone. The chief OF
the A. E. F., by the way. is one of the
few broadcasters who talk on their feet
most Spellbinders sit at table. Asked
to autograph portrait for the studio
collection, Pershing observing the
scowl that crept into the picture
wrote across it: TOO severe-John j.
PerShing."
Washington is familiar with the boil
weevl congressional type) and has
some acquaintance with the. political
grasshopper. The buffalo moth" is
the latest pest to strike the Capital,
ana the real thing, at that. The insect
has taken bodily possession of an ultra
fashionable apartment building and
plunged through it with the irresisti-
bility Of a Japanese army in Man
churia. Clothing, millinery and carpets
are the bugs favorite diet. 1t is re-
lated that statesman of renoWn was
recently late for a diplomatic dinner
because it was suddenly discovered that
a buffalo moth" had been living on his
top nat and sWallow-tail coat, recurring
apartment owners are thinking of
paging Ruth Bryan Owen, who vamped
Congress and the Department of Agri-
culture into appropriating millions to
put the Florida fruit fly out Of
commission.
President Hoover has decided to send
Henry P. Fletcher of PENNSYLVANIA to
Geneva as one of the United States
delegates to the Disarmament Confer
ence He may be chief of the dele
CATION. as it has been definitely
determined that Secretary Stimson Is
needed on his arduous job in Wash
lngton. The late chairman of the
Tariff Commission Is ideally equipped
Tor Geneva. He's been an Ambassador
IN Two European countries - Belgium
and italy; speaks French. Italian and
Spanish; knows the tricks of the dip
iomatic trade inside and out; has a
VIDE acquaintance with world states
men, and is typically shrewd Ameri-
can man OF affairs. Mr.. Fletcher has
represented his country at two other
international conferences - the fifth
ana sixth Pan-American parleys, re-
SpectVeiy, IN Chile and Cuba.
X **
Vice President Curtis stayed up later,
on more successive mornings, during
his recent trip to California, he says,
tnan ever before in his life, and he
lKeS poker, at that. Have come back
70 washington for a rest" the Kansan
explains. Betting odds about whether
Curtis will run for Vice President in
1882 or choose to regain his old Senate
seat are now at evens-50-50 either
way.
Copyright, 1919
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immigration Decline
Declared Beneficial
From the Oklahoma city Times.

FIoHi the oklahoma City Times.
Cause for congratulation Is to be
found In the fact that immigration TO
the United States, especially from the
Meolterranean States, declined in the
last fiscal year ending June 80, 1881.
me total decline was $1,000. accord
ing to figures Of the National Indus
trial Conference Board, and the total
immigration was only $4,000. Our
immigration restriction laws should be
even more rigid. Australia prescribed
al immigration early in 1881, since
which time no alien immigrants have
peen permitted to land in the great
Island nation. The measure was pri-
marily to alleviate Unemployment con-
ditions Our restrictive laws are sim
9narly beneficial, but aid In other ways.
Iney are reducing the number Of our
Ioreign-born gunner, more than 500
OF Wnom have been recently killed in
the Chicago district, it is reported. The
dement, of extreme limitation of immi-
grafton Is generally apparent. Why it
= mot done is not so clear. There
Strictions,
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@. Why is bottle Of champagne or
water used to chriSten a vessel
N. c. w.
A. The custom of breaking a bottle
Of champagne on the prov of a ship
when it is launched is a relic of the
ancient libation, which was practiced
when ships were launched. The ancients
conSecrated the ship to the god whose
image she bore. The action OF BLESSING
ships is alluded to by the Monks of ST.
Denys. In July, 14l8, the Bishop 4
Bangor was sent to Southampton to
bless the Kings ship to insure success
full voyage. In this country water or
some other liquid has usually taken
the place of wine since prohibition has
gone into effect.
Q. Can the ordinary person tell that
an uncut stone is a diamond?-J. D.
A. 1t is almost impossible for a per-
son not familiar with uncut gems to
recognize q diamond.
Q. What kind of tobacco Is grown
in Western Florida?-K. c.
A. The tobacco-growing section Of
Western Florida produces profitably a
| shade leaf grown from Cuban and
Samaritan seed which is in great de-
mand in cigar manufacturing.
q. VINO was PlutuS?-G. r.
A. In mythology he was the god of
riches, who was blinded by ZeuS that
he might give without discrimination.
@. How large is the Imperial valleyP
w. B. H.
A. 1t is a large section of country
in the middle of Imperial County. Calf.
1t is about 100000 acres in extent.
O. How many cars can be hauled In
train under the Arizona train limit
| law?-D. D.
A. The Arizona Railroad Commission
says that the maximum number Of
freight cars is 10, exclusive of caboose,
and IA in passenger car in passenger
| trains.
| @. What relation to each other are
the Kings OF Norway and Denmark?
| IN. T.
| A. They are brothers, sons Of King
| Frederick VIII Of Denmark.
@. Isn't there a new rule governing
| the revoke in contract?-C. D.
| A. In some tournaments the rule n
| followed that If neither the trick on
which the revoke occurred nor any of
the following tricks Is taken by the
revoking side there shall be no revoke
| RCAAA4Sy dL0 VAC AAoAAA oAAsNAA w ONOAOA
| as played.
@. Why is salt water sometimes en-
coIntered in drilling an oil well?
M. K. w.
| A. 1t is a common occurrence to
strike salt water when drilling an oil
well. The Geological Survey says that
the salt water found in oil wells In
fossil ocean water which was left In
rocks when sand and mud were original
ly laid down in the ocean. In the
Eastern States, where Oil is found in
mountains, fresh water is found in oil
wells, but In the midcontinent fields the
water Is salt. Drilling through large
amounts of water presents difficulties to
the driller, but the drilling is continued
until oil Is struck.
@. Which territory was admitted to
the Union first, Hawaii or Alaska?
j. M. B.
! A. Hawaii was admitted in 1900,
while Alaska assumed the status of q
| territory in 1912.
@. What is the head waiter on Q
railroad diner called?-L. M. B.
A. The Pullman Co. says that he is
properly called steward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

AS Manchuria becomes more con-
spicuous in political geography, glance
at the map should disclose to Russia
that she already has as much territory
as one government could be expected
to administer successfully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

An italian visitor is indeed distin-
guished when he can impress the
greatness of his country strictly on
lines of craftsmanship, without Incl
dental references to poetry, pictures or
grand opera.
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His experience as a journalist is en-
phasized by Grandi, who proves that
he still has the art Of preparing copy
which will not lead to any serious de-
mands for censorship.
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Such is the fascination Of the Aims
that some Of the outsider fans appear
anxious to make their divorce proce-
dures appear as much like Hollywood
scenarios as possible.
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Carpet Bags Required.

Prom the Charlotte IN. CO News.
A new government friendly to Japan
has been installed in Mukden. In order
that history may be proved to repeat
itself occasionally We hope for Chine,s
sake that the new officials brought their
carpet baeR
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Battleships Of the air reveal POSSIBLE
tiles of devastation regardless Of old
fashioned navies, which should satisfy
the most acute imagination in sug-
costing terrors in the event of renewed
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

Don't you get tired Of being photo
graphed?"
mo" answered Senator Sorghum
my moments with the camera are the
happy occasions all too brief when I
feel sure that my public expression is
not going to get me into trouble"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

tanned, not by efforts to injure other
services, but by improvement in the
car service, itself, through the big stick
OF anthoslty. to force compliance With
law. w. 3. ALLEN.
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Distinguished Visitor.

A gentle visitor we see
And cordially with him agree
Because he Is polite and kind
And nothing seems to have In mind
Which might by any chance create
Discord in our harmonious state.
And no. how happy we'd remain,
Resolved we'd nevermore complain,
If ell your folks at home we knew
Were peaceable and kind, like you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

Jud Tunkins says you may stop some
people workin' so hard, but he doesn't
believe you can ever do 1t with bill
collectors.
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propaganda" is inevitable and often
valuable for information that 1t may
disclose more or less. inadvertently.
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Rate by Carrier within the City.

Rate by Mail-PaSable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
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Satan" said Uncle Eben, "gits credit
for temptin' some men dat he jes' let
90 DER own waS without interference"