Evening star., 1932-02-14

.THE Junior League Of Washington
will collect books for the Amer
ican Merchant Marine Library
i Association, Inc, and President
Hoover already has made the
first donation.
The eleventh annual book week, dur
ing which volumes are collected In
cities and towns throughout the United
States for the men who 60 down to the
sea in ships-merchantmen that carry
the worlds commerce-begins tomor-
row to continue through Saturday.
And Mr.. Hoover's book, one he himself
wrote, is the first volume received in
Washington.
President Hoover has given the
Junior League Committee a copy of his
"A Remedy for Disappearing Game
Fishes" and he autographed it with:
ITO the Merchant Marine Library
from Herbert Hoover"
When this little 41-page book by the
President of the United States goes to
sea, American merchant sailors will
read what a Chief Executive thinks
about fishing. They'll read, for in
stance, that Mr. Hoover regards the
Waltonian art as just about the finest
recreation, and the most democratic
form of relaxation, still open to man.
But they'll read, too, that the President
finds something wrong with 1.-THE dis
tance between bites is too long.
Finds Less Fish.
And the distance between bites has
been increased" the sailors will read
Mr.. Hoover t. planning, because of the
rising ratio Of fish to water; in other
words, there are less fish"
But. despite this rising ratio" they'll
find the President opposed to dis
armament"-of fishermen.
But" writes Mr.. Hoover. IT have no
sympathy with attempts at disarma-
ment of the gigantic army which every
year marches against the fish, nor any
limitations on its equipment of auto
mobiles, tackle, or incantationS. I am
for force more force and more fish"
The President, in his book, asks for
more nurseries to aid fish to get a
start in life and, in short. to reduce
the fish infant mortality rate" The
need for improvement. he contends,
lies in the increase of mans leisure
through scientific methods of manu-
facture which shorten, and will con-
tinue to shorten every mans working
dav. And, he concludes:
rlSllulS Is liOl 81 HlttCll SeItulS llSll
as it is a state of mind and lure to
the human soul into refreshment.
But it is too long between bites
to the water
All Kinds of Books Wanted.
And that's President Hoovers con-
tribution to fishing-and to the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine Library. If
you have any books, and the Junior
League means Any books-histories,
biographies, fiction. text books. diction-
aries, ct cetera and ad finitum-drop
them in one of the leagues collection
barrels this week.
The barrels will be located in the
lobbies of the MayfloWer Hotel, Ward
man Park Hotel, Shoreham Hotel,
Meridian Mansions at 2400 Sixteenth
street. the Young Women's Christian
Association at Seventeenth and K
streets. the Chamber Of Commerce of
the United States at 1915 H street and
avenue and @ street. Then, too, there
are book week headquarters at 11O6
Connecticut avenue that are open daily
from $3.50 am. to pm.
To aid the campaign for reading and
study material for the seamen, Mrs.
Patrick Hurley, wife of the Secretary
of War, will speak over a National
Broadcasting Co. hook-up with a local
outlet through station WRC at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon Mrs Hurley will
be introduced by Mrs. Cary T. Gray
son.
Book Week Committee.
The Junior League Book Week Com
n1ittee is headed by Mrs. William Nc
Clellan Ritter, chairman, and Mrs
Lawrence A. Baker, vice chairman
Other members of the committee in
clude Mrs Theodore P. Noyes, Mrs
Carl r. Kurtz, Miss Virginia Hunt, Mrs
Waruick MontOnpoerv MrS Willie