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Evening star., 1932-10-29
Ford Campaign Statement
Starts National Discussion

cannot afford to let partisanship over
rule that sound business judgment which
has been and still is indispensable to
the success of the Ford enterprises
The Ford statement expressed the opin-
ion that President Hoover had over
come the forces that almost destroyed
industry and employment and that any
break in the Hoover program might
prove injurious to the welfare OF the
Nation as a whole. On a great many
subjects Mr.. Fords opinions are worth
no more than the next mans, but the
sagacity and foresight which brought
him to the forefront of the worlds in
dustrialists have seldom been seriously
challenged 1t is to Mr.. Ford's interest
to see 100000 men and women re-
employed 1t is to his interest to see
every factory in the land resume its
normal schedule of production. 1t is to
his interest to see the farmer receive
a profit for his product. and it is to
his interest to see the purchasing
power of the American people restored
to prosperity levels"
The statement is assailed as IAN un-
American use of power over ones en-
ployes" by the Roanoke World-News
Press independent DemocraD, while
it is viewed by the Dayton Daily News
independent Democrat) as creating "a
cringing obedience to usurped power"
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Cnde-
pendent Democrat) advises: If the ex-
ercise of the franchise is a subsidiary
asset to place on payroll we shall
find it necessary to go back to the
Declaration Of Independence and the
Bill of Rights for the sole purpose OF
scrapping them"
"A confession" is seen by the Mil
waukee Sentinel independently in the
statement by Mr. Ford. Il suppose I
am like most Americans-we never
bother about politics until it means
something to US" That paper says:
There Mr.. Ford put his finger on a
fundamental weakness of the American
system, a factor that, unless 1t Is elm
mated, will in time work havoc with
our experiment in democracy. There IS
far too general feeling that politics,
as a rule. means little or nothing to u.s.
The exact contrary is true. Every de-
velopment in politics inevitably impinges
on the life and welfare of every citizen
of the United States"
The San Francisco Chronicle dnde-
pendent Republican, concludes: Ford
is too sensible a business man to alter
a program that is bringing in good
results. He would not do 1t in his own
business. He will not favor 1t in the
conduct of the Nations business. He
sees business picking up and he does
not believe in sidetracking progress.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Charity and Charity.

John D. Rockefeller, jr., in the cur
rent issue of Forbes Magazine, discusses
the theory upon which the philanthro-
pies of his family are conducted. "It
is sometimes complained" he says, that
we do not give proper consideration to
small and perfectly worthy applications
for assistance. We do, indeed, get a
great many applications which we are
not able to consider favorably, not be-
cause the applications are not for use
full purposes, but simply because they
lie outside the scope of the work we
have set before us to undertake"
That work, Mr.. Rockefeller explains,
consists Of Large projects along certain
well-defined lines" He specifies health
and education. Our endeavor," he de-
clares, has been not SO much to relieve
poverty, but to prevent poverty"
No cne can quarrel with the practical
ideals represented by these sentiments
The Rockefellers had large gifts to give,
and they naturally desired for them the
stitutionalized their philanthropic i'm
pulses. That policy seemed necessary.
But it may be questioned If the rule
they have established for themselves
should be adopted by philanthropists in
general Institutions, of course, require
no apology. Their utility cannot be
CHALLENGED successfIllly But individual
relief also is important. There are times
and occasions when personal charity is
called for. This is especially true in the
intance of children and of young men
and women who need direct and imme-
diate aid.
Institutions may shelter and organ
ize human genius, but they cannot pro-
duce it, 1t is all very well to provide
magnificent buildings, fine equipment
and professional capital for nascent
| H~.sks ks~~slan
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Desirable Way of Life.
rom the San Antonia Evening News.

From the San Antonia Evening News.
Though the farmer Is subjected to
straits, o. E. Baker, senior agricultural
economist for the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, advises the
All Club boy to keep to the soil. Like
other authorities who are accustomed
to counsel youth on this point, Mr..
Baker recommends farming as a way
of life" rather than as money-making
pursuit. The young man who aspires
to become rich might go in for financial
operations, invent some useful gadget
or write q best seller. On the other
hand, the youth who Is content with
rich life-including health, independ-
ence, home and family-is more likely
to find 1t on the farm than in business,
industry or the professions.
For one thing. scientific farming Is
less crowded than almost any other
occupation open to the boy. The soil
is friendly still; it will reward knowl-
edge, skill, industry and perseverance
more certainly and generously than
most pursuits are likely to do. One
may live on the farm and still serve
community and kind A man may
aspire to the proud title Of MASTER
farmer. He may live on the farm and
still become a statesman, like John
Sharp williams. Or he may write
books, Hike Virgil ur--to cite 3 modern
Evening star., 1932-10-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E, TRACEWELL.

| Wonder of wonders, working away 81
lently there in Tad Pohl, and he didn't
know it.
Without fuss or ballyhoo, the coils
were going 10 shorten and straighten
out, so that he could be more like the
cog and the other true flesh eaters; un-
like man, whose intestine Is long and
coiled, and therefore holds meat too
| lcng time.
Tad was in his element.
He loved to rest for while atop a
Cabomba plant, nuZzling in its green
sprigs. He liked to dart from one side
of the pool to the other, in which exer-
c:se he reminded one of a messenger
boy in some musical extravaganza, whose
only task throughout the evening Is to
come on the stage and call, Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. Smith,"
Tad kept swimming back and forth,
sometimes butting the goldfish play
fully in the sides, more often completely
ignoring them.
He was a happy little fellow in his
neat suit.
His beady eyes surveyed the watery
scene and missed nothing Of interest.
1t would have been more interesting
If he could have found conditions more
to the liking of his internal economy.
But some way the Nature which
made him and all the complex marvels
within him could not adjust him to
the conditions in which mankind had
placed him.
She could make HIM but she could
not quite see her way clear to keep
| him.
So 1t came about that one day Tad
stayed down on the sand in the tank,
down where the plants had their root
and the tiny castle its foundations
built on sand.
No longer did he flaunt his way
across the pool, poking his innocent fun
at the majestic goldfish.
His vestcoat grew slightly darker and
his tight fitting coat lighter.
Occasionally he would amble to and
fro. as If to show that there was life
in the old boy yet. But his swimming
| lacked its old gusto. 1t was as If the
heart of his play had gone out Of him.
Night came and with it the fishes
play time.
They came to the surface, that mys-
terious top sheet, whose strength is
sufficient to support certain types of
HdltL CItdluI
The fishes poked their strange snoots
through the sheet, they gulped for air,
they fiirted their tails powerfully and
diyed headlong for the bottom
Now and then one of them. in the
darkness of the green and purple shad-
ows, raised his body half out of the
water, as if to dive into the mystery
of the air, to sail away, and never come
back again.
The clutch Of water. the sea mother,
the great ocean. the lake, the river. the
stream. the pond-the clutch Of the
water mother held him tight.
The next morning Tad Pohl lay on
the surface, his vestcoat turned up to
the light.
Was Tad gone?
He seemed so. but as fingers touched
him he kicked violently and swan just
a little.
Shortly. however. he was back in his
old. forlorn position.
Placed in a special bowl all his own,
he swan a bit, then again lay still on
the bottom. He breathed hard. A bit of
warm water. introduced into his bowl
seemed to stimulate him for time.
He tried, but failed. His attenuated
tail hung straight down, his little head
came to the surface. His breathing
halted, then stopped. The mystery OF
mysteries had overtaken him.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

to 70 on living, Is the outstanding
character as an original creation. he
has always known that his wife does
not love him, but, in spite OF her con-
scientious devotion to him IN his snat-
tered condition, he soon begins to real
ize that something additional has come
between them. He naturally thinks
that she is repelled by his illness, but
gradually knows, without factual PROOF,
that Alison has been her lover. The
development of the triple relation OF
Narwitz, Julie and Alison is very well
done. A minor character Of definite
individuality is that Of Baron Pieter
van Leyden, master Of the castle where
most of the story takes place, who. dis
liking invalids and despising women. Is
vet extraordinarily kind to both. The
period covered in "The Fountain" from
January, 1915, to the close Of the World
War, Is viewed as an interlude IN the
lives Of all the persons involved. II
is a period in which they almost forget
the past andsSffuse to look toward the
future. Yet 1t is over, Lewis
Alison and Julie discover that the
future must be faced and. emotion left
behind, they are FEARFUL, ss We ore, that
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Presidential Polls.

AS the campaign for the presidency
draws to its close there is much con-
Germ on the part of the Republican
management on the score OF the polls
that have been in progress for many
weeks. They have indicated a heavy
preponderance of sentiment in favor Of
Franklin D. Roosevelt. If they are in
fact representative of the state of the
public mind, as it now is and as 1t pre-
sumably will remain until and during
election day, Gov. Roosevelts election
is assured Indeed, it is assured, in
that event, by an overwhelming ma
jority of both popular and electoral
votes.
But the Republican management does
not concede the suffciency or the re-
liability of the polls. Chairman Sanders
has Just issued a statement to the effect
that the larger of the two major polls,
that Of the Literary Digest, does not
reflect the immediate condition, failing
to give weight to the change Of public
sentiment that has taken place within
the past month. The accumulation OF
totals, reckoning from the beginning of
the poll, he says, is misleading and fails
TO give true value to the effect of Mr.
Hoovers personal participation in the
campaign.
Recently a report gained wide cir
ba TlICnCt
received many thousands of letters ask
ing that poll votes cast for Roosevelt
early in the campaign should be
changed to Hoover. 1t has been spe-
cifically denied by the Digest editor
Nevertheless it is quite likely that many
of those who cast their poll ballots
promptly upon their distribution, favor
ing the New York Governor as against
| the President, have subsequently
changed their minds and would now,
if given an opportunity, vote for Hoo
yer in the poll as they expect to do
week from next Tuesday.
This is always true. that many people
change in the course Of a campaign.
otherwise of what avail is all the
speechmaking? Why all the hullaballo
OF "electioneering" The speeches are
delivered and the printed matter is dis
tributed for two purposes, to arouse
those who are already partisan for one
or another candidate to the point OF
assured delivery of votes on election day,
and to swing from one side to the other
those who are not irrevocably set in
their purpose and who may be con-
verted.
Those who vote early in poll do
not thereby commit themselves un-
changeably. The poll is anonymous.
They may find themselves shaken in
their first views and even swung from
them. If on election day they ballot
as they have voted in the poll they
will be violating their own consciences
for the sake Of fiction.
The repeated publication of polls
based on partial returns undoubtedly
has a psychological effect on the public
in appealing to the band wagon
disposition, the desire to be in the
majority. 1t is a question whether
this is altogether for the good of the
country, to put the great referendum
of the peoples choice upon the basis
of example rather than upon principle
and measured opinion.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Tad Pohl was a charming little
fellow.
He wore a neat suit of a dark
material. with white vestcoat which
had silver luster.
His expression was frank and engag-
ing, as if he found life as good as it
was interesting.
In his small, black, buttonlike eyes
there cleaned a curious mixture of
wisdom and contempt, favored with a
CLINT of pure hearty fun.
For Tad was born clown.
No punchinello of the stage, no
pagliacco Of the opera, no sheer clown
of the circus, ever excelled him in con-
veying his personality to his audience
He seemed at all times to be think
ing Of those who might be looking at
take on affectation.
1t was more a childlike, bland at
tempt to entertain others based on a
sort Of inner conviction that he could
do 1t because he was having so much
fun himself.
That was Tad
That was Tad all over
When he came swimming across the
aquarium. with powerful flirts of his
strong tail-fin, or fln-tail, or Just plain
tail, he called out as loudly as one may,
We'll, folks. here ami"
He did not need to cry, Look at
me-" as children often do when they
begin on a somersault
He never said a word.
That he couldn't say word. of
course, has nothing TO do with the case
The only point is that he didn't
have to.
Tad found his new home much te
his liking at first
There was plenty of water in which
to swim, and plenty of oxygen for him
to breathe
Every now and then he could take
a high dive to the surface. where he
could stick his horny snout out for g
gulp Of air. a substance which some day
he hoped to indulge in more freely.
All that was a tadpole oream, how
ever.
1t was the surface as a sheet of some
thing harder than the element in which
he swan that intrigued him.
X X *
The surface of the water was ar
elastic film, through which he managed
to stick his nose with just enough diff
f1culty to make the experience pleas
urable.
There was density to it, body
which made it much different from the
great body of water which stretched
away from him to the end of the world
They were curious, those ends of hi:
world.
They seemed to be nothing, no diff
ferent from the surface of the water
but he could not get through them.
Try as he might, those ends, those
sides. resisted his snout.
That was why he liked the top better
He could get through. he coulc
breathe the air, he could feel the lure
of vast unexplored regions.
After he had taste of real air, once
he went up often, his tail wriggling ir
vast excitement
He could feel the urge clear through
his symmetrical body, clear dowr
around all the curves of his watch
spring intestine, coiled around anc
around.
Some day, some one knew, although
Tad didn't. that coiled intestine, in.
tended to digest vegetable matter, woulc
begin to straighten out, comparatively
speaking, and to shorten up.
1t would prepare itself to digest ami
NAL matter.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Did YOU ever write letter to Fred
eric J. Haskin? You can ask him any
question Of fact and get the answer
in a personal letter. Here Is great
educational idea introduced into the
lives of the most intelligent people in
the world-American newspaper read
ers. 1t is part Of that best purpose
of q newspaper-service. There Is no
charge except cents in coin or stamps
]. Haskin, Director, The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Washington, D. c.
@. Who is the tallest feminine star
in the movies?-W. S. T.
A Aline MacMahon, who is S feet
inches tall.
@. At what time of year is it most
advisable to visit the Philippines
S. L. D.
A. November, December, January and
February are the temperate months In
the Philippine Islands. April, May and
June are the hot months There are
two seasons in the islands, the rainy
and the dry. The rains are heaviest
in July, August and September. and
lightest in February and March. There
fore, it would seem that the most pleas
ant time to visit the Islands would be
during February.
@. Is pure alcohol considered indus
trial alcoholic. r.
A. Industrial alcohol under Govern
ment control includes ethyl alcohol in
its pure state as well as many formu-
las of denatured alcohol used in law
full manufacturing or other legitimate
uses in science, the arts and industries.
O. What amount of candle power
would be necessary to produce light
equal to daylight, or, In other words,
what candle power is daylight
o C. L.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that daylight" is very variable con-
cept. The intensity of daylight illu-
mination may vary from less than 100
foot candles on a very dark day, over
cast in the dark clouds near sunset, to
about 10000 foot candles in clear,
bright. direct sunlight.
O. When was the Harding Memorial
in Marion. Ohio. dedicated?-W. A
A. 1t was dedicated July 16, 1891
Both President Hoover and former
President Coolidge made addresses at
LIE QeOlCdLlOn.
O. Were buffaloes ever found in
South America?-H. G. S.
A. The American bison was never
native south of Mexico. In fact. the
South American continent is very poor
in any members of the OK family ex-
cept a few small deer The Indian
water buffalo, a relative of the Ameri-
can bison. has been introduced with
success into some' parts of tropical
America, but this is an Old World
animal.
| Q. How much was charged for ad-
mission to theaters in early Greece
j. K.
A. 1t is believed that the Greek the
aters imposed no admission charge.
No mention seems to be made of a
charge and the fact that they were
usually community enterprises would
indicate free entry.
@. Has the United States any glaciers
which compare with those of Europe p
r. S.
A. The glaciers along the shore of
the Gulf OF Alaska surpaSs those of
Europe as awe-inspiring sights.
9. What is the real name of the
calico bush?-C. S.
A. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
@. What can be done for leather
which mildews2-E. D. B.
! A. Keep the leather articles in well
ventilated, dry, light place When first
detected, the mildew should be washed
off with soap and warm water, or sim
ply wiped off with moist cloth and
! the leather well dried.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
No "Kings" on the Road.

There was q whizz and a wfirr on
the Boston Post road near Mamaroneck,
N. Y, the other day. A man was
driving a motor car at furious pace. A
motor cycle policeman started after him,
to catch him if possible and hale him
to coutt for fiagrant violation of the
law After about mile of pursuit the
policeman caught up with the speeder
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Modern invention has produced
sense of dependence on mechenism that
makes it matter of surprise that our
ancestors were sb,e to produce such
vigorous style of politics with no radio
available.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
ESSAY on Finance,

Money" is the haunting theme.
Money" is the favorite dream,
Proving, since the world began,
Ariel or "Caliban,"
Turbulent or else serene
Where THE Tempest" sets its scene.
Working with mysterious might
To bring sorrow or delight,
None can truly say he knows
Whence it came or where 1t goes.
Maybe even a loafer kin be of some
use in de world" said Uncle Eben
'pervidin' good company for folks dat's
Evening star., 1932-10-29

If any extempore remarks irritate the
Supreme Court, they may be ignored
by that respected group of men, whose
outy it is to remain indifferent to all
considerations save those of abstract
and complete justice. Opinions do not
matter, except those of the court itself.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

The French editor who mixed up all
the Roosevelts is perhaps pardonable.
There are many Roosevelts. 1t is star
ting to think of the many who, merely
on strength of name similarity, might
assert relationship to Mr.. Smith. should
he become kind of Democratic mentor.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

The 9th of November will bring great
relief to large element of citizenship
that waits until the ballots are cast
before asserting enthusiasm in regis
tering approval of a candidate.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Knocked Down.

From the Los Angeles Times.
A 1O0-year-o,d recipe was offered at
public auction in England. As gen.
eral rule, however, recipes are put under
the hammer. semi-privately by the
housewives friends.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

The consensus of opinion now is that
Alfred E. Smith is even a better enter
tainer than James J. Walker, in add
ing to an engaging personality the gift
of being convincingly serious.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Smedley Butler is SO long getting into
action that an impression cannot be
escaped that he may be held in re-
serve for big speech prior to the dra-
matte climax.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Even the fact that this is George
Washington Bicentennial year must be
forgotten for few days until it can be
determined whose presidential election
year it is.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Glass Work.

do you believe in class distinctions?"
asked the heart-to-heart interviewer.
How can help it?" rejoined Senator
Sorghum. Even away back in school
days some of the boys would climb to-
ward the head Of the class while others
gravitated toward the foot"
Jud Tunkins says when a man makes
good speech he sometimes feels like
keeping him in the open, where he can
talk freely. instead of shutting him up
in an Office.
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Hold-ups and .robberies in Southern
Maryland are making it evident that
police have their troubles in rural dis
tricts as we'll as in large cities.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
In Reverse,

How did you come to lose so much
money!"
II tried" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax,
Ito clean up in the market and got at
the wrong end of the market"
Evening star., 1932-10-29

"A guilty conscience is bad inf1u-
ence," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town. 1T cannot hear laugh without
imagining a sneer behind it."
Evening star., 1932-10-29

Subscriptions to campaign fund
have not been so liberal as to dismiss
the likelihood of some new budget bal
ancing problems after the voting.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
The Lincoln-Douglas Beds.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
A bed that Lincoln slept in has Just
been sold for $40. and another that
supported the recumbent form of
Stephen A. Douglas has gone for $l.26.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Election Night.
A rest I will claim
Such as industry earns
As I watch the great game
And observe the returns.
Repose cannot be
Complete, it is told.
Occupation, we see,
In new forms must unfold.
There is nothing to think.
There is no more to say
When the lantern lights blink,
Save a hearty "hooray!'
As has often been said,
Thus to stand in the street
Is relief to the head,
Though it's tough on the feet.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
The Canny Governor.

From the Norfolk Virginian-Piiet.
Montagu Norman, governor OF the
Bank of England, is trying to disguise
himself as an ordinary citizen when he
Evening star., 1932-10-29

The only college degree that seems
hard for a man already prominent to
secure is that conferred by an electoral
college.
Evening star., 1932-10-29
Tubes.

The voices upraised
Will be weary We know,
As we listen, amazed,
While the nights come and 60.
Like the radio set
Used by rich men or rubes
Many throats will be met
BY the need of new tubes.