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Evening star., 1932-10-24
johnson Stirs Speculation
AS to Result in California

cal way as to California and perhaps
over a wide region of the Pacific Coast"
The Scranton Times (Democratic) says:
"Johnson's action appears to make
more certain than ever that California
next month will be found in the Demo-
cratic column" As the Nashville
Banner independently puts it: In
measuring the effect Of Senator John
sons pr announcement upon the result IN
the State. the fact must be borne IN
mind that he has greater personal
following than any man who has been
in the public life of California since its
admission to the Union, now 81 years
ago"
When one calls the roll of Nye,
Johnson, Cutting. Norris and Borah and
inds them either silent as to Mr.. Hoover
or actively opposing him. one realizes
the strength of the movement that Is
:olidifying IN the Western States for the
formation of a compact liberal group,
determined to free itself from weak sub
missiveness to policies dictated by, for
and of the Northeast" asserts the
Omaha World-H raid independent
Democratic). as it sees arriving at last,
"a West that is strongly united, vigor-
ously organized for its own needs. and
respected everywhere for its courage and
progressivism" The Portland Oregon
Journal independently praises Senator
Johnson's letter. saying: "AS state
merft it is tremendous in its significance.
1t is mighty in its analysis 1t is dra-
matte in its expression and is as en-
phatic as it is unanswerable in its con-
clusion"
But some papers upbraid the Sena-
tor as "ungrateful' to his party. Says
the Bloomington Paragraph (inde-
pendent Republican,; While this ac-
ton shows a characteristic Johnson
political ingratitude that is unsur-
passed" And this paper calls atten-
ton to the fact that johnson and his
State have secured governmental favors
beyond the widest dreams of almost
any of the other AZ States of the Union.
and he thereupon turns his power OF
vituperation against the man at the
head Of the party which put him into
his own seat of power" The Buffalo
Evening News independent Repuh-
lican) thinks: Better an open fight
than a continuance of the sham and
pretense which distinguish those who.
like Senators Johnson and Norris, are
seeking to destroy the Republican
party" The Hartford Daily Times dn-
dependent Democratic) notes that
Senator Johnson never has supported
Mr.. Hoover with any heartineSS."
The Providence Journal dndepend-
ent) asserts that whatever may be the
result of his latest essay in defeatism,
we venture to believe that Hiram john
son will occupy no such place in his
tory as the quiet statesman in the
White House who is the object Of his
sullen anger today" But on the same
phase of Senator Johnson'S statement,
| the Texarkana Gazette CDemocratic)
says: Senator Johnson's reply isn't in
accordance with the desires of his ques-
| tioners, but it serves as an expression
Of the views of innumerable voters
throughout the country who have had
enough of Hoover and the present Re
publican administration. Even life
long Republicans can't stand 1t any
longer"
Evening star., 1932-10-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Have you met the Man who knows
Everybody?
One is tempted at times to regard
him as a special creation of the modern
age, one shorn of all false modesty, a
so many of his compatriots are.
He is, however, as old as the hills.
No doubt Caesar knew him.
He knows everybody.
Especially If he comes from one OF
the other Of our great cities.
Somehow the city produces 'em.
Let no one feel that this interesting
specimen of the genus homo sapiens Il
without merit.
On the other hand. usually he Is 6
capable, intelligent fellow
He merely loves to lord 1t over hi!
fellow men.
Most human beings, no matter how
margin in the somewhat dubiou.
achievement of knowing every one"
They may know many of the promi.
nent, some Of the famous, even few
international figures, but at the same
time make no claim to omniscience IL
this respect.
The Man who knows Everybody ha.
no such failing.
Mention to him even the most OBJ
scure figure, he breaks into smile.
Know him?" he says. why, usee
to take lunch with him every day. Lei
me tell you something interesting about
him"
And so on, and so on.
It is impossible to stump him.
Well known literary personages, mer
famous in government, prize fighters
popular hackers
All are grist in his mill Of remem.
brance.
do I know Tom Johnson?" he bel.
lows, as If wondering how you coule
imagine he would fail in so simple 6
matter.
why. in the Winter of 1923, we wer'
old buddies Yes. sir, old buddies. Ton
and 1 were thicker than water. Ont
day ran into him"
And SO on, and so on.
His agile mind recalls every detail.
Usually he remembers having me
any one you happen to name in some
remote corner Of the globe
You may mention certain famou!
song writer.
Know him?
OF course he knows him!
Met him aboard a felucca on th'
Mediterranean.
Beautiful place. queer vessel. inter
esting chap.
Old friends before the voyage was over
No. hadn't seen him since. But expec
will meet him again, maybe in Naples
or some place.
The world is very small, after all
isn't it?
The Man who knows Everybody can
not enter a hotel or pass down th
street without running into some one h
knows.
Queer, but 1t always happens tina
way.
Just let him saunter down notet
boulevard, he runs right straight int
half a dozen assorted writer's, three O
four noted government ofdcials. ant
at least dozen business men.
Big Businessmen. too.
None of the little fellows for him.
1t may be all right for you to know
moderately successful men, but he ha
Evening star., 1932-10-24

choice ACQUAINTANCE among tne Dig
Boys, Live Wires. Men who Count.
Il
When first one knows this radiant
fellow, one is inclined to take all his
friends at face value.
Maybe he does know 'em, after all.
Some men have a knack that way.
They make q business Of It,
They attend meetings, belong to
committees, and attend all functions
especially where there are free
eats.O
It IS not strange, therefore, that they
know great many other human be-
ings:
human beings.
One comes in time to feel that per-
hays they gild the lily.
Maybe they know OF Mr.. So-and-So,
the famous musician.
From knowing who he is, they come
to believe they know him.
| Liars?
Well, not exactly.
They are like some children, who
wish SO heartily for a certain new toy
that they come in time to believe they
possess it,
Often such little ones are regarded
as STORY tellers," when all the time
they merely possess a great deal OF
imagination.
The Man who knows Everybody SIM
ply stretches the truth to include null
titudes
What is he trying to do?
InnreSS his listener or himSelf2
| No doubt he aims at both objectives.
| Picturing himself to himself as a
brave fellow Is a part OF his very life,
and no one whose temperament does not
run that way would want to take his
sport away from him.
| Impressing others is, in sense, a
subtle sort Of flattery.
| A listener may feel complimented that
such a widelyknoWn man descends,
even for little while, to talk with a
nobody.
Here is Billy Baskerville. who lives in
populous city in the Midwest.
He cannot tell you the slightest per-
sonal anecdote without bringing into it
a few of the city officials.
Afterward you wonder just what the
officials had to do with it.
|
know Billy.
Once you get hep" to Baskerville's
style, the wonder reduces itself to
smiling acquiescence.
| Baskerville drags his men in by the
back of the neck. as it we're. in order
to parade his acquaintance with them.
II happened to meet Tom Danson on
the street. He's the district attorney.
Splendid fellow"
Danson has nothing to do with the
story. but Baskerville met him on the
street, it seems, and has to put that in,
too.
| \ +
Everybody the Man knows is a Won
derful fellow. the smartest man alive,
the greatest this, the richest that.
This type deals in superlatives be-
cause in no other way can he kill two
birds with one stone 1. e., impress both
himself and his auditor.
Let no merely honest or intellectual
listener be too hard on him.
He harms no one. not even himself,
which is great deal.
He is happy in his innocent decep-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Blow to Coal Industry.

From the Charleston (W. Vao Daily Mall.
The decision of the United States Dis
trict Court for Western Virginia holding
Appalachian Goals. Inc, to be an Or
ganization in restraint Of trade Is .
distinct disappointment to those who
had hoped that a method Of relief for
the coal industry had been found.
The next logical step is an appeal to
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
and announcement has been made on
behalf of the organizers that this will
be done. The possibility exists that
the District Court may have erred In its
Interpretation of the law.
Organization of Appalachian Goals,
Inc, was effected last Winter as the
elimination Of a series of conferences
among bituminous coal operators seek
ing means to remedy conditions that
long had menaced their business and
were keeping it on the edge Of bank
ruptcy. The operators, guided by legal
advice. believed their course would not
be in violation Of the Federal statutes.
It was decided, however. in order to
avoid the possibility of violating the
strict laws against restraint of trade to
institute q test case. and it was in this
case that the District Court handed
down its decision Monday.
If the Supreme Court should sustain
this opinion, it would mean that some
other method of correcting conditions
would have to be sought. In that case,
modification of the antitrust laws
might offer the only remedy. This
would be a matter with which Congress
would have to deal.
With relief for various industries con-
stituting an important function of gov
eminent at the present time. 1t would
not be unreasonable for the coal indus
try to apply for some form Of help, The
industry Is too important from the
standpoint of the public, the workers
and the operators for it to be permit
ted to become wrecked because Of laws
enacted when the general economic
situation was quite different from what
it is now. Some way to save 1t must be
found.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Premature Cabinet Selections.

Gov. Roosevelt declares that "all
speculation concerning cabinet appoint
ments Is highly premature" Which Is
assuredly correct. 1t is altogether too
early to start talking about cabinet
selections by President who has not
vet been elected. However bright his
chances may seem a fortnight before
the voting, to pick his department heads
and his administrative advisers for him
Is not only too forehanded but may
even cause some concern to those OF
his supporters who believe in jinxes.
Yet the Governor really started the
subject when in Pittsburgh the other
night he declared that II he was elected
he would require Of his cabinet men,
bers absolute pledges Of fidelity to the
Democratic platform and Of the utmost
cooperation with him in matters OF
economy. This was the first time the
word cabinet" had fallen from his lips
and undoubtedly it set many folks
thinking. There had been immediate
comment after the dramatic appear
ance on the convention stand Of VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo when he turned
over the ninety Garner votes to Roose.
welt and insured his nomination, to the
effect that that probably meant the
bestowal Of cabinet post upon ths
Californian, perhaps Secretary Of State
possibly Secretary Of the Treasury. But
that was all that was said on the sub.
1ect Of the cabinet until the Pittsburgh
statement by the candidate himself.
Now the gossips are busy with cabi'
net names. One Of the first to bt
mentioned was that of Alfred E. Smith
who was specifically booked the othel
"Tsv f6F . cabinet position that 'ap'
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Concerning Taxation.
There are many ways Of taxing
People near and people far;
Vigilance can't be relaxing
To discover what they are.
You can tax 'em on their smiling.
You can tax them on their tears,
When their pleasures are beguiling
Or the hour Of grief appears.
The variety IS CHEEKY
In the taxes that We find,
For when one has left you weary
You can try another kind.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

A strange situation has arisen in
the affairs OF the u S. A. which makes
It seem desirable to both national parties
to magnify as much as possible the
depression into which business has
drifted. At least the cheering assur-
ance is given that an election is all
that is needed to clear the way for
prosperity.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

The reverence shown Mahatma
Gandhi at home and the ridicule
heaped upon him abroad serve to re-
mind the world, whose nations have
all been made neighbors by rapid COM
munication, how little these neighbors,
after all. understand one another's
ideals,
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Everybody's Claim

From the Newark Evening News.
A mammoth tooth weighing 6%4
pounds has been dug up in South
Jersey. Anybody who has ever had an
aching molar will earnestly dispute the
mammoth's claim to this one.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

No doubt Senator Borah would like
to take a more active part In the
American campaign If there were not
so many questions requiring intensive
study in his special province Of foreign
relations.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

"Tell your troubles to a policeman
Is the old advice. To show that 1t Is
good. the police occasionally talk over
their own troubles among themselves.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

When Clarence Darrow debates with
Clarence Wilson, there should be an
agreement that in selecting q commit
tee of referees pyschoanalysts will be
barred.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

Debt payment is favored by citizens
had his money back he could do as
much good for the world with it as he
did before.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

A hesitation about relaxing prohibi-
ton restrictions may be caused by the
obvious fact that the campaign has Of
itself produced an overstimulated pub
liz
Evening star., 1932-10-24

One of the pleasures Afforded by a
successful comedian is that Of enabling
the public to make contact with a
worker whose weekly wage is both
liberal and secure
Evening star., 1932-10-24
The Source of Civilization.

An author says that women in China
do pretty much as they please. Thus
another of our so-called Western in
ventions traces back to the mysterious
East.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Air Travel Approved.

From the Springfield CMass) Republican.
Deportation by airplanes is politi-
cal innovation that at least suggests
governmental confidence in the safety
Of the vehicle as a means Of travel.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Wholesale Doctoring.

From the Fort Worth star-Telegram
The Omaha plan to provide medical
care in return for per cent of family
careless, or unemployed families.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

A campaign requires much oratory.
Political economy does not necessarily
involves a system Of word saving.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

There can be no such thing as a
whispering campaign. The sound am
plifiers are everywhere
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Reassures of Hopes.

Reassures Of Hopes.
"You appear very sure of winning the
election" said the confidential man.
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. Even though may have my
personal doubts, we must keep up ap-
pearances. Let's have plenty Of hope.
Maybe it's all we're going to get out
of it,"
Jud Tunkins says that after Novem-
ber mebbe the promiscuous cheerin'
will subside and folks will remember
that George Washington ought to have
some rights in his own Bicentennial.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Memory Song.

WcuIUIy OUHB.
A gentle song came through the air.
Its words were fair indeed,
And yet the melody so rare
Was all paused to heed.
The poem that its rhymes unfold
Remained to me unknown,
The tenderest stories that 1t told
Were memories of my own.
"I's kind o. disappointed in desc
p'litical meetin's," said Uncle Eben.
Oars been q heap O. tellin' bout band
wagons, but de most I hears IS auto
mobile horns an police whistles"
Evening star., 1932-10-24

Hand Shaking.
In shaking hands they crissed and
crossed,
Until, without doubt,
Before much further time is lost
They must be Strengthened out.
Such various friendships now they show
To startle or amuse,
It may be difficult to show
At last which hands are whose.
Evening star., 1932-10-24
Rate nv Carrier Within the City.

Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

Prolonged Wakefulness.
"It's fine to get out early in the
morning in the country"
YES" answered Farmer Corntossel.
But it's not so good if all you do is
to relieve the monotony Of sitting up
all night worrying over the mortgage"
"The fear of losing riches" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "overshad-
ows the joy of gaining them. At first
fortune smiles. Then she threatens"
Evening star., 1932-10-24
THEODORE w. MOVES. . Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

BuSIueSS
lith st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: "A Regent st., London.
England.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

versa, there seems little chance for the
Republican national ticket in Illinois.
There are reports that Small Is at last
lined I'D with the Hoover campaign. But
when it is remembered that big Bill
Thompson In Chicago is one OF Smalls
most earnest supporters and leaders,
there is room to doubt that the Small
people will fail to doublecross the ma
tional ticket If they believe they can
aid Small by doing 50.
*x 4 4
The Democrats in Illinois. on the
other hand, are pretty well united.
Judge Horner. their candidate for Gov
ernor. is vigorously supporting Roose-
welt, the presidential candidate, and
Roosevelt Is supporting Horner. Illinois
with its 20 electoral votes Is tremen-
dously important in this presidential
election. particularly to the Republic
ans. Yet it seems that the liabilities
which the Republicans are carrying be-
cause of their silly intraparty fights at
the time of the Republican primaries
and State convention are almost toe
great to permit victory there. In addi-
ton to Len Small, heading the ticket
these other liabilities" are listed as
follows: Thompson, former Senator
LOr1mer, VINO was OuSIeQ IIom tLle
Senate; Frank L. Smith, who was
denied seat in the Senate after 1t was
shown he received contribution o.
SIPS 900 for his campaign from Samue
insult, and Fred E. Sterling, candidate
for lieutenant governor. who was in.
dicted with Small in the treasurers' in.
terest case in 1921. but who was nevel
brought to trial. It has been reported
more recently that President Hoover.
chances in Illinois. usually strong Re-
publican State, were growing mucf
brighter because of the campaign ht
himself has been waging. But how HI
can overcome the mess In Republican
| circles in Illinois Is still mystery.
Evening star., 1932-10-24

All Other States and Canada.
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5 Personals
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EXTEND BRANCH
BANKING, MILLS
ASKS CONGRESS
Treasury Secretary Sup
ports Hoover Urgings for
Drastic Cuts.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ogden L.
Mills, secretary of the treasury, in
his annual report to congress today
supported President Hoover's bud
get-balancing program, and on his
own behalf recommended legislation
which would give the nation a bank
ing system more strongly fortified to
meet the stresses of depression.
Mills report emphasized the adj
ministration's pleas Tor reduced gov
ernmental costs. He renewed last
years recommendations for extern
sion Of branch banking.
While the government closed its
last two fiscal years with large
deficits, Mills asserts that federal
finances are in sound condition. He
noted, however, that at the end of
the fiscal year 1882, revenues had
dropped to one-half the average re-
ceipts for the four years ended in
1880, while expenditures were great
ly increased, due to relief measures.
Revised estimates of revenue for
the current fiscal year 1888 were
given in the report at $2,624, 000, 900.
This is approximately $474,0OO 900
less than the estimate Mills submit
ted to the senate finance committee
last May.
Confronted with a deficit of ap-
proximately $1,146, 0O0, 900, exclusive
of statutory debt retirement, Mills
said the public debt could not be
reduced for the next year or two.
During the fiscal year 1884, the
first in which the revenue act of
1882 becomes fully effective, Mills
said that if the gasoline tax is con-
tinued, the federal tax revenues
under this act will show an increase
of about $3.50 DOC, 900 over this year.
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so Autos For Sale

1880 AUBURN Sport Sedan. S255. 936 N
Meridian. Terms. LI-8419.
CHEVROLET-1931 coach: perfect shane
s3l5. HARE CHEW. $50 E. Wash.
CHEVROLET-'32 coach: used very IiffIe-
1898. HARE CHEW CO. $50 E. Wash
CHEVROLET. 1880. BUSINESS COUPE
Palnted maroon color; extra good con-
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Deaths

Sheldon Beaver, 81, Long hospital, car
cinoma.
John w. Carrot, 70, Central Indiana
hospital. chronic myocarditis.
Phyllis B. Dickinson, 4, 1910 Hoefgen,
broncho pneumonia.
Catherine schmitt, 80, $40 East Yer
mont arteriosclerosis.
Frances A. King, 81, 412S College. in
huenza.
Helen McCague. is. Riley hospital, sep
Conrad Roembke. "a. 234s East Garfield
drive. influenza.
Luther Williams. 80. 1852 Lexington.
arterioscleroSiS
Martha Weymouth, 81. STOP Pleasant
Run parkway. acute nephritiS.
George Niebergall, II, 1889 West Twenty
fifth. arterioscleroSis
George E. Hayerstick. Ga. 5745 Carroll
ton. myocarditis.
Albert Stanley, II, Methodist hospital,
tuberculous peritonitis.
Vonda Ann Chestnut, 1, city hospital,
acute myocarditiS.
Phillip Desquitado. 35. city hospital,
tuberculous meningitis.
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