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Evening star., 1932-10-23

French affairs. this
same Robespierre was
liked by children. And
women cast admiring
eyes at him, though he
met them only with
aversion or with we'll
bred poHteness.
There was no man
who was really q friend
of Robespierre. And,
Prof. Kretschmer says,
all his life Robespierre
had no notion what q
human being was
Napoleon was queer"
from childhood up, and
his early poverty &C
centuated his queerness.
Hazed by his school
mates in the military
academy, he kept much
to himself, daydream-
ing and brooding.
He had . fixed be-
lief IN the greatness Of
his destiny-his star"
- he called it-that
In an ordinary man
would have been called
q delusion Of grandeur.
Only he made good his
de1usion. Like Robe
spierre, he won women
easily, despite his short
stature and strange
manner. Unlike Robe
sphere, however, he re-
turned their interest
emphatically.
The composer Schu-
mann, who left the
world q heritage Of
beautiful songs, had
. different type Of men
tai illness. In Schu-
mann's errant mind, he
believed that angel
voices sang in his ear
musical notes, which he
wrote down.
Whether the even
greater Beethoven Was
mentally abnormal or
not has always been . =
subject Of much dis
Evening star., 1932-10-23
WHY GENIUSES Are Mental Freaks

ease. but having completely abnormal per-
sonalities. Lord Byron and the great painter
Michelangelo were Of this type.
Throughout their lives they showed their
abnormality by getting into hot waer. They
were always in the thick Of some argument
or trouble.
Lord Byron ragged at his servants. He hit
back in a satire at critics who did not approve
Of his poetry And then, characertistically he
repented, for, unlike Robespierre, Byron did
know good deal Of what human being is"
4 ZEN like Byron and Michelangelo, who are
W. excitable oversensitive, and who have
such hard time trying to get along with other
people. are labeled in scientific terms, psyche
pathic.
Still other geniuses have been only partly
psychopathic, Prof. Kretschmer finds Such
men are compared to piece of fine machinery
that runs smoothly most Of the time but may
become erratic suddenly because Of some defect.
The German poet Goethe was one of these
partial psychopaths. His life swung in rhythmic
cycles. from peaceful. unproductive state up
to state OF ecstatic love making and poetic
excitement, and then back to the quiet state
again Even in old age the poet plunged into
love affairs and wrote magnificent poems
Neither have woman geniuses escaped from
the stigma of being queer'-even to the point
OF apparent mental unbalance
Queen Elizabeth one of the great rulers Of
all time, was curious combination She was
vain. coquettish woman, greedy of fiattery
and using her power to see that she got it.
She was a man-struck old maid who avoided
the multitudinous amours Of her later counter
part Catherine Of Russia, only because she
was afraid.
She was strapping virago who could smoke
like trooper and swear like one, and whose
appetite for the broadest kind of humor IS
said to have been the cause for Shakespeare'S
writing The Merry Wives of Windsor"
IRON the slightly abnormal to the COM
pletely abnormal the geniuses could be
arranged in a chromatic scale. Every one would
contain more or less Of the abnormal like q
streak of pale pink or crimson, or deep wine
red shot through his personality
Do not think for q moment that the German
professor regards abnormality as something de-
sirable He says emphatically that being abb
normal is certainly In itself mo direct ticket
of admission to Parnassus"
In the vast majority Of people whose minds
stray from normal channels the result is weak
ness and loss in their value to society 1t Is
only in few rare cases that nature turns the
handicap into asset.
THE abnormal streak shows itself clearly
in great scientists and inventors, Prof
Kretschmer says. Inventors are apt to have
singie-track minds. They seize an idea and
put 50 much value upon It that the world thinks
they are crazy
The verdict Of the world is natural There
are so many people who have single-track
minds and who insist on putting the wrong
emphasis on ideas The doctor of mental
disease calls such types paranoiacs. Their
world is distorted one. But the genius is no.
just another person who
iS pff- -halo
Evening star., 1932-10-23

kHEN you think Of the greatest
men in Shakespeare.
~ Napoleon. Goethe, Michelan-
\N/ gelo and other geniuses-do
you imagine them as men who
were normal on the whole but
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
McFadden n
mpeQc''h!les 4
Hoover
E -
ll.:.l 1S3s..Ek& 81 wv

A resolution of Impeachment
of President Herbert Hoover was
presented on the floor of the
House today by Representative
Louis T. McFadden (R.) of Penn
sylvania, ranking party member
on the House banking committee.
The resolution charged PreSi-
dent Hoover with high crimes
and misdemeanors in attempted
uSurpation of legislative power.
The resolution fell on the House
like a bomb shell, coming i'm
mediately after vote on the fur
Tough plan of reducing the pay of
Federal workers. McFadden said:
'Mr. Speaker, 1 rise to a ques-
tiOn Of constitutional privilege.
On my own responsibility as a
member of this House, 1 i'm
peach Herbert Hoover, Presi-
dent of the United States, for
high crimes and misdemeanOrs,
high crimes and misdemeahOrS."
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Shooting Suspect Gives Up
And Claims Innocence

shooting occurred and who were
released after questioning yester-
day. Police said Costello had
been sought following reports he
had been at the apartment.
Costello's occupation was listed
by police as salesman. He told
reporters, however, that he is a
carpenter. He also told reporters:
"The only thing I can say is /
know nothing about this. /
found out they were looking for
me, but 1 didn't know why. So
/ came in"
DENIES HE WAS THERE
He denied being in the apart
ment the night Of the shooting
and said he did not know Kappel
and the two women.
Kappel, who is recovering at
Emergency Hospital from a bull
let wound in the groin, says he
shot himself. No gun was found,
police say.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

A dapper man of 80, John Cos
tello, of the 1900 block of Concord
st. N. W., today walked into the
First precinct station with his at
torney and surrendered to detec-
tives who have sought him in con-
nection with the shooting early
yesterday of william Kappel, 81,
at an apartment in the 500 block
of Eleventh st. N. w.
Costello surrendered following a
telephone conversation between
his attorney, Denny Hughes, and
Capt. w. e. Holmes in which it
was agreed the suspect would be
charged with assault with dan
gerous weapon and released under
1000 bond.
Reported at Apartment
Attorney Hughes also represents
Mrs. Florence Cahello, %, and
Mrs. Mildred Hammond, 81, who
were in the apartment when the
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
SNOW DUE
RMAEBE RAIN
w 82 2

More trouble - that is Just a
synonym for weather these days.
Today according to the present
outlook, more rain or snow may
be counted upon.
The streets today are pretty
well cleared Of snow and ice, fol
lowing the recent storm, but that
won't last. if the representations
are correct.
Colder weather is probable, but
as yet washington faces nothing
like the severity of the bitter
waves that have swept over New
England and the prairie States.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 QN.S0.-A
new snowStorm was scheduled to
strike Chicago and many sections
Of the Midwest today. with a
slight recession in the abnormal
cold.
Record Shattering low tempera-
lures prevailed last night through
out most Of the entire continent
west of the Allegheny Mountains.
It was the coldest December II
on record in Chicago, the mercury
diving to "a above zero. :
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13
0.N.S0.-With a fierce blizzard
raging in the high mountain
ranges all Pacific and Southwest
ern States today suffered from
extreme cold and snow.
Deeth, New, in the northern
part of that State, registered a
record breaking SO below Zero
mark, while the mercury dropped
to 38 below at Elko, New, a few
miles west. Marks of 40 below
were recorded at Wells and Car
lin, Nev. Reno's minimum mark
was 6 below.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
House to Act
Next Tuesday
On Beer Bill

The House may begin con-
sideration of the beer bill by
next Tuesday, Speaker Garner
indicated today.
AS the beer hearings conclude
tomorrow morning, the commit
tee should be able, he said, to
complete the draft of the meas
ure by the end of this week, in
troduce the measure Monday,
and begin it's consideration the
next day.
AS it is a revenue measure,
the Speaker said, it has privi-
legged status and may be called
UP ahead of other legislation.
He indicated it would be open
to amendment on the floor.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
INDIAN A|RMAN
HELD W|THGUY

LONG BEACH, Calf. Dec. 10
G.N.SD After a conference with
District Attorney Buron Fits at
Los Angeles, deputy district at
torneys here announced a formal
murder complaint would be filed
today against William j. CCur.
ley'D Guy in connection with the
shooting to death of Capt. Wal
ter Wanderwell, adventurer, in a
cabin on his yacht Carma. the
night of December 5.
Edward Delarm, only Indian
transport pilot in the world, was
held in Long Beach Jail as ma
terial witness.
Delarm maintained that Guy
was at his home in Glendale, 30
miles from here, the night of the
shooting. but investigators claimed
to have found discrepancies in
the "alibi story"
additional News on Page p
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
HOMEW WOOD UP
FOR SENTENCE

NEW CITY, N. Y, Dec. 10
G.N.S) Sidney Herbert Home
wood, debonair> riding master
branded as the betrayer of Char.
lotte Gibson, social registerite,
today stands in the shadow Of
States prison
Homewood faces a maximum
penalty of five years in prison
and a fine of $1,000 when he ap-
pears in Rockland county su-
preme court for sentence.
And still he refuses to take the
step which would automati tically
suspend sentence-marriage to
the girl who will soon be a
mother, the girl he was convicted
Of seducing.
His air of aloof unconcern
clings to him. He said:
Everybody thinks Miss Glib
son got a bad deal. What
about me? Anyway, III show
'em in court that I can stapd
up and take It,"
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
TIE.
DEBT KNOT
As. S.PAR|5
BALKS
London Stands Upon Her Stat
ed Conditions But France
May Not Pay at All

The international debt crisis
became further complicated
today when the British gov
ernment handed the United
States a note stating that the
payment to be made Thurs
day will be with a distinct
reservation.
The French government at vir-
tually the same time indicated
that it might refuse to make the
payment Thursday at all.
The British stipulated that the
payment on Thursday is to be dis
tinctly recognized as the initial
payment under a new debt regime
which it is hoped will soon be
worked out.
Deputies Rebel
The French government had
prepared a note along similar lines
but containing the warning that
if reparation payments by Ger.
many were not resumed, further
debt payments by France to the
United States would be out of the
question.
But the finance committee Of
the French Chamber of Deputies
refused to approve any such con-
ditional payment. and indications
now are that the French govern
ment will strive to avoid the pay
ment altogether.
To Ignore Reservations
In view of the fact this Govern
ment has made it plain that with
out authorization from Congress
it is unable to recognize any debt
payment reservations, it is be-
lieved the British payment Thurs
day will be accepted under the
original debt funding arrange
ment and that the reservation will
be ignored.
It is also believed that in the
event of a new French plea for
release from the payment Thurs
day, this Government will point
out that it has not the power to
extend further leniency.
AS France apparently Is deter
mined not to make the payment,
this would mean the French gov.
ernment would be put in the posi-
ton Of defaulter.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
PAIR BREAK OUT
Of n. J. PRISON

RENTON, N. j., Dec. 13
fIN.So .-Overpowering a fireman
an the boiler room Of the New
Jersey State prison here, Claude
Pard, A, and Jesse Dean, 25,
escaped from the prison after
seizing the keys to an outer gate
from the fireman early today.
Pard was serving a term of 20
to 80 years for a statutory Of
fense. Dean was sentenced for
larceny.
Both men were working in the
boiler room.
State troopers and police of ad-
Joining States, notified of the
break, launched a widespread
hunt.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
To JOIN
. BONUS VET
PARADE
Army" Wants to Peaceably
Present Petition; Police Are
Ready for Emergency
pictures on Page 19)

Preparing to meet any situa-
tion which may develop from
threatened demonstrations at
the White House and Capitol
by radical veterans of the
World War tomorrow and
Thursday, Major Ernset W.
Brown, police superintendent,
today cancelled all days off
and leaves of policemen as an
emergency measure.
While no special details have
been arranged for the dennonstra-
tions, Major Brown stated that
plans will be predicated on the
basis of what policies are adopted
at a mass meeting Of the radical
veterans scheduled for tonight.
,-as.s,. white House Guarded
However, extra details are still
on duty at the White House and
the Senate and House Office
buildings.
Radical leaders, who have estab-
hshed headquarters in the 900
block I st. N. W., insisted that
more than TOO veterans were in
the city for a so-called second
bonus march and that more than
5000 would be on hand for the
demonstrations.
Claiming that the mass move
ment of veterans on Washington
had been held up because of the
agreement reached between
George Anthony, Socalled leader
of tn B. E. F., an outgrowth of
the first bonus army, and Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines, head of the
Veterans Administration, a dele
CATION of the radical veterans
were to call on General Hines
late today and demand an ex-
planation of what he told
Anthony.
Ford Heads Body
The delegation was to be head
ed by James w. Ford, colored,
vice presidential candidate on the
Communist ticket in the last
election.
Howard Hickerson, spokesman
for the radical veterans, said that
tonight's mass meeting would be
held at the Typographical Union
Hall in the 400 block G st. N. W.,
despite reports to the contrary.
Peaceable Petition
HickerSon added that the vet
Grams under him, which is group
led by Emanuel Levin, of the
Workers Ex-Service Mems League,
intended to petition Congress
and the President peaceably, and
to follow out all rules and regu-
lations for presenting such pc
titions.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
46 FLU" CASES
CLOSE ". ANDL.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 13.
Washington and Lee University,
at Lexongton, will be closed today
on account of the prevalence of
influenza.
DR.. Francis Pendleton Gaines,
president of the university, said
the move was made as a precau
tionary measure, and the school
would be closed until January 2.
Forty-six cases of the malady
were reported at the university
yesterday. The number has in
creased from 18 since Saturday.
Col. H. Pendleton, acting super
intendent of Virginia Military In
Stitute, also at Lexington, said
there was no reason to close that
before December 81.
Only few cases of influenza had
been repored at v. M. I.
Dean K. j. Hoke said there
were no cases of influenza at the
College of william and Mary, at
Williamsburg.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
SOUiet Sidesteps
ADOLOQY to British

LONDON, Dec. 13 0N.SD.
The Soviet government has re-
fused to accept responsibility for
an article appearing in the Mos
COW newspaper Izvestia for which
Great Britain demanded an apol-
ogy, Capt. Anthony Eden, under
secretary for foreign affairs, an
nounced today. Soviet Ambas-
Sador Maisky, according to Cap
tain Eden, replied to the British
demand by stating Soviet Russia
was responsible only for official
DEGREES appearing in Izvestia.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
ANY'S AT RICAN
HOP DELAYED

LONDON, Dec. 13 I:N.S0.-De.
layed by fog, Amy johnson, noted
British aviatrix, landed at Duala,
in the Cameroons, today from
Benguela, Portuguese west Africa.
Reports to the evening news
papers said that Miss johnson
took off a short while later for
Gao, French Equatorial Africa.
Miss, Johnson. who is attempt
ing a record breaking return
flight from Cape Town to Lon
don. sent a cable to her husband,
Capt. James A. Mollison, advising
him of her safe arrival at Duala.
1t was the first word of her prog
ress in more than "a hours.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
N. T. CHURCH.
L|KEAROCK
!. FORDRYS
Bishop Tells Committee His
Conscience, Not Constitu-
ents, Guides Vote

Bishop James Cannon, jr.,
chairman of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Board
of Temperance, today attacked
the proposal to legalize beer
and light wines as ga blow at
every legitimate industry in
the country"
Appearing before the Ways and
Means Committee as the star wit
ness for prohibition organizations,
Cannon served notice of a dry
fight on every form of prohibition
change.
Cameras Play on Him
The committee room was
crowded to the doors as the
bishop made his statements in
Vigorous fashion. Cameras played
on nm as the committee listened
closely. He said:
''The mad rush of certain
, groups to hasten beer legislation
reminds one of Nero fiddIing
while Rome burned.
"The beer bill would simply
sell the soul of the nation to
secure a dubious prospect of
tax revenue.
''The saloon and the speak.
easieS would exist as in pre-pro-
hibition days.
1--WE protest against nullifi-
cation of the Constitution.
"Th0 cost of beer would fall
upon the workers of the nation
and lessen the sale of boots,
shoes, milk and other products.
"The cost would not fall on
the white collar class. Ger.
tainly the society cocktail
drinking group would not turn
to beer"
STANDS LIKE ROCK"
During his discussion Cannon
said that the M E. Church,
South, stood like rock" for
prohibition. He declared:
am NOT prepared 10 say
there has been no change in
the attitude of some people
but 1 am prepared to say there
has been no change i'm the atti.
tude of the M. E. Church,
South" st
He ridiculed the proposal to
legaliZe beer as nOn-intOXicating
saying:
'Tf beer does not have a kick,
it is not satisfying. If it does,
it is unconstitutional.
ut is not within the power
Of Congress to fix any limits Of
alcoholic content it desires.
"TO legalize 2.75 or S.2 per
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Proxy Fight Delays
Warner Film Control

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 13
U.N.S0 "A months delay IN
election of members of the board
of directors of Warner Brothers
Film Production Company, ap-
peared today as a count of
proxies in the battle for control
Of the corporation went forward.
Max Goldberg, of Salem, Mass,
who has been waging a fight for
control of proxies, indicated he
would seek a months adjourn
ment to permit a board of three
disintereSted stockholders to
investigate the affairs of the
company since 1928.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
France Rejects Demand
Of U. S. on Debts

PARIS, Dec. 13 G.NSO.-With
the 'deadline" only 4S hours away,
France today rejected Americas
demand for unconditional pay
ment of the war debt and once
again gave consideration to repu-
diation of the installmcnt due De-
cember Is.
Premier Herriot went before
the Chamber of Deputies to ask
permission to pay the instalment
with reservations, warning that
the Lausanne treaty would be
scrapped unless war debts are re-
Continued on Page 2. Col. y
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Sub With SeGpLGne
Considered BY Navy

Plans for a new type of Amer
ican submarine. equipped with a
small but fast seaplane as a
scouting accessory, are under con-
sideration by the Navy Depart
ment here, it was learned yester'
day.
The plane is designed to be
assembled in a few moments. 1t
would take off under its own
power from the surface,
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

they promised in the rest of the
country, but Roosevelt prom
ised us rain and, by golly, he
made good.
The rest of the country can
be excited over prohibition,
disarmament, war loans, or the
new Cabinet. But this is a
desert country, and if we don't
get rain, we are blowed up. We
can show you oranges and
flowers growing. But if you
look under the bush you will
see a hose. A sprinkling can
is our national emblem. Rain
is never a nuisance here; it's
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
THE WEATHER,

Rain or snow tonight and We'd
nesday; not much change in tenn
perature; minimum temperature
tonight about 80 degrees; gentle
variable winds.
Temperature yesterday-High-
est, 4OS lowest, 80. (l931: High
est, So; lowest, 4S.
Full Weather Report on Page II
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
Booster Pump Bids
Ordered Rejected

Rejection of all bids for a
booster pumping plant to in
crease the Districts emergency
water supply from three to five
days, was ordered yesterday by
War Department officials.
The Washington times., 1932-12-13
WILL ROGERS squs:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec. 13-Wel, the
Democrats made good out here. l don't know what
The Washington times., 1932-12-13

a miracle. So the Democrats have mad
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SOCIETY

Continued From Second Pagel
Catherine johnson, also of Norfolk,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Egleston.
Evening star., 1932-05-10

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Reunion Staff Is Named.

IYNCHBURG, Va. May 10 CSpeciaD
R. G. Wood, commander of I'd Brigade.
Virginia Division, U. c. ", has named
the following staff for the Richmond
reunion next month: Mrs. j. E. Taylor,
matron of honor; Mrs. ]. Malcolm Peak,
sponsor; Mrs. Fred w McWane, chap
eron, and maids, Misses Betty w. Scott
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sound plan to bring an end to "this
vexing problem"
One reason for the failure of pro-
hibition," he said, was the refusal of
several States, containing more than
one-fourth Of the total population" to
cooperate in enforcement.
Evening star., 1932-05-10

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