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Evening star., 1932-05-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Wilbur's Lincolnlike hulk piled into
Josltn's room. "Mr. Secretary" mem
Der Of the group asked, why'd you
park your car out here?" He had left
his limousine In the official parking area
inside the White House grounds, but,
stepping to the window, he surveyed
the truck and. without batting an eye.
rejoined, "Yes. That's all Congress
left me-"
It'll be surprising If Second Assistant
Postmaster General w. Irving Glover
doesn't get into hot water as the result
Of his advice to Missouri postmasters
to get out and hustle for Hoover or re-
sign. Amazing" Is the description ap-
piled to the episode all over Washing
ton. Glover Is so uncommonly clever
that his friends are somewhat at q loss
to explain what seems to most of them
a blazing indiscretion. They attribute
1t to his Republican enthusiasm and
oratorical glibness. All except fourth
class postmasters are nominally civil
service employees and therefore tacitly
debarred from dabbling in politics Still
celebrated In Post Once Department
annals Is the call-down Postmaster
William Wallace of Indianapolis re-
SSAFSA AAOiAA q oAitCd otatNS Sltit ocTt-
Ice commissioner named Theodore
Roosevelt some 40-odd years ago. Mr..
Wallace. In T. RS eyes, had been Of
fensive In political activities. He prob
ably would have walked the plank ex-
cept that he was friend and ap-
pointee of President Benjamin Harri-
son. Irving Glover Is an incorrigible
wit. Perhaps he was only joking In
Missouri on Saturday.
Little birds are whispering that the
G. o. P. has found 1882 campaign
angel, who, at the proper time in this
year Of slim pickings, will come across
acceptably for the cause. His name is
said to be Henry L. Doherty, Cities
Service Co. magnate, whose autobiog-
raphy proudly records that said hold
ing company dominates more than 100
public utility and petroleum properties
with assets Of $500, 100000. Mr.. Do
herty seems to have bobbed into the
Republican campaign finance picture
through his friendship with Postmaster
General Walter F. Brown, Hoover DO
pitical generalissimo. At Mr.. Browns
recent official dinner for the President
Mr. and Mrs. Doherty were among the
notable out-of-tow guests. Last week
sAAS AScshAootCA 1CALA al was N0I. DO-
herty's guest at the dedication, on the
oil magnate's 62d birthday anniversary.
of the Cities Service 67-story skyscraper
In Wall street, third tallest building in
the world.
Jouett Shouse, executive chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
has won his fight for a delegateship
at large from Kansas Gov Woodring
Roosevelt supporter, having O.K.d
Shouse's selection. The Governors as
sent is regarded as removing all doubt
that Shouse's path to the permanent
Craftsmanship Of the Chicago conven-
ton is now clear. Ten days ago there
were circumstantial reports that the
Roosevelt group in Kansas had de-
cided to bar Chairman Raskob's skillful
right-hand man from the Sunfiower
delegation.
tCopyriEht. 1s32)
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Robert Dollar.

Robert Dollar, whose name has been
carried around the world by his fleet
of circumnavigating ships, Is dead at
the age of eighty eight. As a poor
Scotch lad emigrating to Canada with
his parents, as q toiler in his teens IN
a stave factory and later in a lumber
camp. as q lumberman, first on
small and then on large scale; as
ship owner, and eventually as the
creator of great feet that bore the
American flag continuously In the sun
light around the world-this was the
life of Robert Dollar, an inspiration 70
youth. Dollar was primarily lumber
man. He became a ship owner from
necessity. He found difficulty in get
ting bottoms" to carry his lumber
from the West Coast to market. he
decided to carry his own freight ana
bought a ship at a bargain. The ex-
pertinent succeeded and he bought an
other. Soon he became ship mlnoeo'
to use current expression, and with
could carry his own freight profitably
he could carry the freight OF others
as well, so he developed his little Dol
lar line" cautiously, but effectively
until his house flag was well known
in the Pacific and to some extent IN
other seas. A few years ago an oppor-
tunity offered to acquire a feet Oh
ships from the United States, and with
these he began his round-the-world
service, in q continuous circuit OF the
globe, the success of which was demon
strated within q year. This sturdy
scotchman, an American citizen for
nearly half q century, contributed
richly to the development Of the Amer
ican merchant marine and thereby
earned the gratitude Of his fellow citi-
zens Of his adopted land.
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mediate organization Of . specific group
Of lawless people, and even these are
prone to betrayal of one another.
It is vitality important that this hunt
be Systematically conducted with the
coordination Of all the forces OF inves-
tigation and pursuit. Jurisdictional
jealousies should not interfere with the
effective search for the kidnapers and
murderers and the blackmailers. While
speed Is desirable, there Is now no
vitality urgent occasion for expedition.
The eliminating atrocity Of the crime,
the murder of the child, has been COM
mitted. There is now no risk in press
ing the pursuit, or in awaiting develop
ments favorable to success.
But whether speedily or slowly, these
fiends much be found, else faith in the
guardianship of the law will wane into
demoralizing panic fear Of crime.
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The Hunt Is On.

1t Is stated that five men and Q
woman have been identified as the
kidnapers Of the Lindbergh baby. This
information Is said to be in the hands
Of the New Jersey State Police. 1t Is
also announced that on several occasions
shortly after the kidnapping persons
who were trying to solve the mystery
were about to close in on four OF the
members of the gang but were for
hidden to do 50 lest they jeopardize the
child, who was then in fact already
slain. Now there Is no restraint on the
score Of the peril Of the child. The
pitiful hostage Is dead. There Ii no
barrier to the hunt for the wretches
who stole him and slew him. Or for
those members Of the kidnap gang. or
others "racketeering" on the original
crime, who took large sum In ransom,
of course without making delivery.
II the child stealers are known there
should be no question Of their capture.
And, If captured, of their conviction
and punishment The hunt Is now on,
far flung over land and sea. An i'm
placable determination prevails to
round up this gang wherever they are,
however far they may have fed. II
the kidnapers themselves did not get
any of the ransom money that was
paid by Col. Lindbergh they are prob
ably In no position to get away to any
great distance. It In not to be ex-
pscted that they win be helped BY the
under world" despite al the romantic
stun that has bsen written about the
solidarity Of gangland. There Is IN
truth no loyslty outside d the I'M
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Political Murder in Iapan.

. Before the world has ceased shud-
dering over the assassination of Presi-
dent Doumer Of France, Premier Inukai
Of Japan has fallen victim to political
murder. Yesterdays tragedy in Toxic
Is Of far graver significance than the
killing of M. Doumer, for Tsuyoshi
Inukai. leader Of the Seiyukai govern
ment party, was laid low by band
of uniformed gunner typifying Jap
anese militarism's lust for power and
q dictatorship in which the army and
navy shall be supreme.
Premier Inukai, like Premier Hata,
assassinated in 1921; Premier Hama
guchi, shot in 1880, and Banker Takuma
Dan and former Finance Minister
Inouye, slain this year, were all laid
low by mIlitarist reactionaries who op-
posed the policies of international con-
Z ciliation represented by these statesmen
Z and business men. Messrs. Hamaguchi.
isDan and Inouye ranked as aggressive
sfriends OF the United States. a circum-
stance which notoriously disparaged
them in the eyes Of the japanese
hotspurs.
Premier Inukai's assassination on
Sunday was accompanied by series Of
wild excesses which clothe the tragedy
with even more gravity than its prede-
cessors. Something akin to terroism
spread through Toxic as the prime
minister's cowardly assailants shot him
down on the threshold of his own home
while pretending to hold political par
ley with the aged and defenseless states
, man. Government buildings and homes
Spf cabinet ministers were bombed. Zeal
OTIS In army and navy uniforms swag-
Cared through the streets firing revol-
vsgs BanhA political clubs. police
hsa0quarten and Newspaper ofhces
wsre daznased. Leaflets were fiung
Swat aSScasins destruction Of ~
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the Democrats IN the White House and
control of the Federal Government.
The Democrats In Southern Califor-
MIA, who put william Gibbs McAdoo In
the saddle out there In the recent pri-
maries when they elected delegation
favoring Speaker Garner for the presi-
Dental nomination, look to him as
dry crusader. If he should fiop to the
wet side, as has been suggested. they
will be sadly disappointed. Here Is
what Mrs. Nelly Hall Root, vice chair
man of the World Court Committee OF
Long Beach, Calf, has to say:
"The Garner victory takes the party
machinery out of the hands OF Isidore
Dockweiler who, as national committee
man, has managed In the interest OF
Tammany, and puts 1t under the lead
ership OF William Gibbs McAdoo. A
new era of dry Democracy has begun
which Southern California delegates
welcome"
California thought eight years ago It
had started something with Mr.. Nc
Adoo q . leader. But at the Madison
Square Garden Convention In New
York II found that II had been mis-
tohozA
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The death Of another President OF
France at the hand Of political mad
man wakes Americas sympathy. Com
ment on President Doumer's assassi-
nation warns the nations that they
must increase their vigilance in protect
ing their leaders against just such
dangerous fanatics as Doumers mur-
derer.
News Of the assassination causes q
thrill of horror throughout the civilized
world" says the Roanoke World News,
while the Lincoln State Journal holds
that Paul Doumers sacrifice Is as
great as though he were a battlefield
casualty" That paper adds that "his
cry of disbelief and inability to under
stand, Impossible rings In the ears Of
q sorrowing world" The Jersey City
Journal calls the dead statesman "an
appealing figure to Americans" for "of
his nve sons he lost four in the war, !"
and his rise to prominence reads like
typical American story Of the self
made man." The South Bend Tribune
Is impressed by the fact that Through
out his public life he was respected for
his administrative qualities and loved
for his human sentiments" and feels
that the Russian who killed him
robbed France of a noble leader and
the world Of a great man" The Rock
Island Argus declares that "of the many
who rule over the nations of the world
1t Is cruel trick of fate that one of
the gentlest and kindliest should be
slain''
"Ceaseless vigilance Is the price Of
safety for men in high Office" thinks
the Long Beach Sun, while the DAN
bury Evening News states that "the
pity OF 1t Is that there is no protection
against the lurking killer" The San
francisco Chronicle recalls that "vic-
tins OF persons afflicted with this COM
bination Of murderous mania and
egoism have included the most inoffen-
sive and sometimes the best loved of
public men,"
The most appalling feature of such
assassination" declares the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, "is the utter futility of
the act and the sheer waste of human
life. President Doumer was not a ty-
rant and had neither the personal in
clination nor the official ability to de-
velop an urge to kill In the mind Of
any person-either because Of any de-
gree Of retributive justice or as q pre-
ventive measure. The assassin could
only take O human life because Of the
functioning of some paranoiac growth.
the act being only comparable to the
manifestations OF mad dog. The most
deplorable feature of such tragedies Is
the inability OF the authorities to make
Evening star., 1932-05-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHu.ANpER JOHNSON.
Long-Felt Want.

Long-Felt Want.
For new sensations be prepared,
Ye nations great and small!
The Russians have at last declared
They'll learn to play base ball!
The catcher, when he needs the aid
OF q sufficient mask,
May use the whiskers ready made,
And what more could he ask?
Leftfielderski will soon draw nigh,
Likewise Rightstopoyitz.
Interpreters will vainly try
To tell us which Is which.
30, let US cheer them with q will,
In terms OF generous chaff.
For II we do not get q thrill.
At least We'll get laugh.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
Fight Fire With Deeds, Not Words.

A house Is burning. The fire alarm
is sounded. The firemen spring to ac-
| ton, following prescribed routes to the
scene, the shortest routes. They 60 to
their pre-assigned posts for water sup
ply, couple up, steam up, and fight the
fire without the least delay. Time Is
vitally important. Every minute. every
second indeed, counts in the contest
That Is the modern method Of fire.
fighting, organized, trained, skilled and
co-ordinated. In former times the fire
companies dallied over their tasks.
They fought for rights of way through
the streets. They fought for access to
the water outlets nearest to the blaze.
They cut the hose of their rivals.
Often they were intensely competitive
political organizations, flre-fghting be-
ing mere incident. hence the disputa-
tions, conflicts and interferences that
made merry battle for themselves, but
sorry loss for the owners Of the prop
erty that was on fire.
This country is on fire today, eco
nomically, industrially, commercially.
1t is In distressful state, threatening
the gravest disaster. The f1remen, the
legislators who are to provide the
means of extinguishing the flames Of
this dangerous combustion, are playing
politics now as they used to play poll
tics in the old days Of volunteer fire.
fighting. They are arguing and debat-
ing and wrangling over methods, over
the rights of way, over the waterplugs
over the hose lines, over the place to
put the water when the pumps are at
work.
This is a national crisis. Remedies
for the adverse conditions are impera-
tive lest catastrophe result. All mem
bers Of Congress know that certain
things must be done, certain measures
must be framed and enacted. They
know today just how they will vote in
| the last step of the legislative process.
Every week, every day Of dalliance in
the guise OF consideration" Is time
dangerously lost.
There is . definite limit Of time
within which Congress can act on the
tax bill and the economy measures
the budget-balancing provisions for
revenue raising and revenue spending
before, under the mwritten law Of
congressional procedure in presidential
election years, adjournment is taken to
permit attendance at the nominating
conventions. -Four weeks from next
Wednesday the first Of these conven-
tions will assemble. Thus four weeks
Is the time limit. Meanwhile, day by
day, conditions grow worse as conf
dence is weakened in the ability as well
as the desire of Congress to effect these
remedial steps.
II beginning at once the Senate
should proceed as do the firemen Of the
organized safety departments Of our
American cities and, cutting out all
wrangle, all argument, all debate, all
so-called discussion, pass in the short
est possible order the bill that 1t knows
1t will pass eventually, the country
would respond in business recovery at
once Even so Is blaze swiftly extin-
| guished by prompt, well disciplined,
well trained fire-fighting force that Is
intent only upon the Job Of quenching
the flames and has no disposition to
play politics as did their forerunners
of the good old days" Of volunteer
| fire-fighting.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
Garner and Moses.


sentatives on Saturday delivered per-
sonal attack on the President of the
United States in an interview given the
press. Clearly the Speaker appeared to
be smarting under the def1ation which
his leadership in the House has SUI
fered so severely, first when his Demo-
cratic colleagues rolled in the mud the
revenue bill which was brought from
the Ways and Means Committee, and
a second time when the economy bill
was torn to shreds. But aside from his
own feeling of irritation, the Speaker OF
the House seems to have allowed his
sense of proportion and of dignity to
lapse when he undertook to berate
the President for seeking self-adver-
tisement. The Speaker. it is true. has
been urged by many Of his friends to
arise in the House and defend that
body from the attack which President
Hoover delivered when he called on the
Congress to effect and the country to
demand prompt balancing OF the Gov
ernment's budget. Instead OF taking the
floor, the Speaker threw off a few re-
marks to the press. He must not take
amiss. therefore, the reply which Sen
ator George H. Moses of New Hampshire
has made to these remarks, also through
a statement to the press.
Senator Moses is the elected presiding
officer of the Senate, Just as Speaker
Garner is the elected presiding officer OF
the House. The President pro tempore
OF the Senate, however, under the Con-
stitution. takes the chair only In the
absence of the Vice President Of the
United States from the Senate cham
Der. Senator Moses has q reputation for
caustic comment, and his present refer
ence to Speaker Garner bears out that
reputation. The New Hampshire Sena-
tor called attention to the fact that the
Democratic leaders in Congress have
clamored for word from the White
House. Now, he added, when the Presi-
dent stated the situation to the country
clearly, indicating the breakdown in
leadership In the House and its inability
to function coherently. the Speaker OF
the House and other Democrats have
been amazed and alarmed at the reac-
tion Of the country to the Presidents
STRUCTURES
The Speaker of the House, as Sena-
cor Moses pointed out, is not only the
presiding officer of the House, but also
Is q. a.candidate for the presidential NOM
ination. Mr.. Moses advice to the
Speaker is to forget for awhile his can
didacy for higher honors and to be con-
tent with running the affairs Of the
House. This is sound counsel. If the
Speaker had followed 1t earlier in the
session Of Congress he might not have
taken the tumble which he suffered
when the House Democrats ran amok
at the time the revenue bill was be-
fore them. Too often the buzzing of
the presidential bee has disturbed the
equanimity and good Judgment of men
high In Office. In an effort not to Of
fend the opponents Of the manufac-
turers' sales tax and at the same time
to go along with its supporters, the
Speaker said nothing effective, exerted
none Of his then great influence to
line up his colleagues for the commit
tee bill. If the Speaker. as Senator
Moses advised, would be himself in
stead Of candidate for another Of
1ace, he might give hope and conf
dence to the Nation"
Evening star., 1932-05-16

The experience of Charles Lindbergh
may fittingly recall the reference to the
Divinity that shapes our ends" He
never asked for fame nor deserved mis-
fortune. yet has found both In a
measure that would overwhelm . less
manful nature.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

It would be easier to meet cur
rency need by printing money off,
hand. II Germany had not in COM
paratively recent times issued bills In
such abundance that they lost value
even among souvenir seekers.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

Public affairs become increasingly
difficult to manage. Candidates this
Summer will be measured for courage
as well as wisdom.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

Degree of provocation makes all the
difference. Even the most earnest paci-
fist will be found indorsing war to
the bitter end against child stealers.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

Good business Judgment would prompt
Hawaii to avoid publicity for while
and get back to her pineapples.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

It is reasonable to assume that about
all the underworld information AL Ca
pone will have for some time to come
ia what he reads in the newspapers.
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Demand is now made for detective
genius to come out of the story maya
zines and get into the daily news.
Evening star., 1932-05-16

A war on crime has been declared
which calls for an army Of citizens,
with no limit as to numbers and no
age restrictions.
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An assassination calls the attention
of japan that 1t has home problems
that may prove more difficult and i'm
portaut than the subjugation Of China
Evening star., 1932-05-16

Police are doing their best to serve
notice that the unemployment situa-
ton demands recognition in gangiand.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
Back Fence Issues,

From the Roanoks Times.
ANY writsr.s claims Q poultry maga-
zine. "can keep chickens in his back
next.aoor neAahhoae@k. 80. q -
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Cowardsl

From tbs New York Gun.
Two young scientists ars reportsd 10
have smashed an atom. the last words
6omebody yosr own sbsTy
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FictiOni

From the Nashville Banner.
girl up in Massachusetts, laughed so
heartily at screen comedy that she
was made very seriously i'll. That's one
Of the pictures we haven't seen.
Evening star., 1932-05-16
Turning.

The world keeps turning on Its way.
May nothing make 1t stop!
For at the present time, they say,
The underworld's on top.
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Jud Tunkins says he's wishin' for
childhood's happy days when he held
up his hand to show the teacher he
knew the answer instead of holding up
both hands because q gunman told
him to.
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Timely Affections.

"You must express yourself concern
ing this highly delicate matter. The
interviewers are waiting"
Tell 'em I'm not well enough to
talk" said Senator Sorghum.
"But you can scribble a note"
mo, I can't. I've got lockjaw and
pen palsy, both at once"
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In Memory of Cassandra.

In Memory OF CasSandra.
do you recall the box which q
mythical lady inadvertently opened up,
thereby releasing all kinds Of human
troubles"
do you, by any chance" said Miss
Cayenne, mean q radio setP"
An honest mistake" said HI Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, ''is to be deeply de-
plored, because 1t shows the kind Of
intelligence from which more mistakes
are ever to be expected"
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Happy Auditor.

Happy Auditor.
Let me to a convention 60
Where craftsmanship appears,
And all that will have to know
Will simply be three cheers!
"One man say Silence is golden, q"
said Uncle Eben, land another say
Money talks Tain no wonder we's
gettin' mixed up tryin' to be financee-
riousl''