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The Washington times., 1932-04-15
Baptist Bible Meet
Set for April 1922

A bible conference will be held
at First Baptist Church, Thirty
second and Ash Streets, Mt.
Rainier, from April 13 to %.
Speakers will include the Rev.
H. w. o. Millington, the Rev.
DR.. B. P. Robertson, the Rev.
DR.. William McDougall, the Rev.
DR.. Joseph T. Watts and the
Rev. DR.. CLARENCE r. FERGUSON.
The Washington times., 1932-04-15

a set or WOODEN wings, lldppeu
around with them, jumped off
rock three feet high and fell flat
on his face. Flushed with success,
he then went out to a bridge over
the Thames River, at New London,
Conn, flapped his wings again and
dashed headlong, as the plummet
falls, into the wrinkled sea below.
The single purpose of that dive,
the arrow-like flight from bridge
to water, was inexpressibly impress
sive. Rescued, Blaine indicated a
verbal wit as fine as his physical
humor, for he said, eff the wind
had been stronger | would have
flown farther" With these words,
he jumped out of the motor boat,
swan ashore, and murmured the
chad given the world a thrill"
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
COL. SILLMAN DEAD

The death of Col. Robert H.
Sillman, U. S. A., retired, at
Letterman General Hospital. San
Francisco, Calf, was announced
at the War Department today.
The Washington times., 1932-04-15
True to Type
BLAINE, THE JUMPER,
JUMPS FOR FAME
AND GETS 1T
Rv GILBERT SELDES

THE further Blaine, the jumper, falls, the higher he
rises in my esteem. l met him first as the hero of
a few feet of newsreel IA sequence which l consider
the climax of film comedy far, unapproachable by
our professional masters Blaine strapped to his body
The Washington times., 1932-04-15

ut Spurs Him On
Perhaps the sight of himself in the newsreel spurred
him on. The other day Blaine achieved what cannot
be called life's ambition but at least he fulfilled
good five-year-plan He became the first to jump
off the new George Washington Bridge and live. The
newsree of the event is not visible at this writing,
/ only guess from simple reporting that Blaines
technique differed this occasion. Instead of wings
he used parachute; he did not dive headong, but
waited (as feather is wafted) slowly to the Hudson,
escaping big black barge by matter of inches, suf-
fering only minor in jures.
Historic Flight
Blaine thus adds triumph to triumph. There the
little difficulty of evadng the bridge policemen Blaine
managed by squang the floor of taxi, tapng his
orifices putting lifebelt preparing his parachute
Once at the appointed spot he leapt from the moving
taxi vaulted to the rail- but not it, because he had
to pause for the cameras and to taunt the pursuing
police. Then he let himself go. For the event he
arrayed himself in overalls, with American flag
around his middle and, oh wonder of wonders his
parachute opened flag there, too.
He's Not Crazy
"People" saws Blaine, "may think I'm crazy" But
he isn't He wants some money and to be success in
life and to be of service His parachute is intended to
let YOU down without the discomfort of turning
and over Blaine likes to go down straight whether
head first feet.
He is now available for vaudeville contracts and any
other form of service. Impershaby linked with his
name is the fact that outdsanced not only the bridge
police but the tWenty-odd million other Americans who
wanted to be the first off the Washington Bridge He
the first ticket for the opening of the subway in Phia
delphia and-what the of the first transat-
lanc arplane stowaway and who jumped off the Brook
lyn bridge?
Evening star., 1932-02-04
Bruening's Debt Stand
Deplored as Untimely

Prom the Birmingham Age-Herald.
! A Basel dispatch quotes international
bankers there as seeing nothing new in
the Bruentng declaration that Ger
many Is unable to pay reparations.
| That is true enough. The chancellor
based hts statement on the findings OF
the Advisory Committee which has just
finished the study of Germany's ca
packy to pay. But this report does not
| Justify his demand for wiping out of
| the bill All 1t does Is to give expert
approval to the general understanding
that a radical readjustment would have
to be made in the reparations account.
The powers had evidently steeled them
selves for such an arrangement.
What Is new, and what cannot be de-
plored too much, was the manner and
time chosen by Bruening for his an
nouncement. 1t was Just that which
has angered public opinion in France
and Belgium. There is season for
everything, according to Ecclesiastes.
but the hour selected by Bruening was
surely not the appointed time for re-
laying Hitlerian ultimatum to the
rest Of the world. In a week or two,
a European financial conference is to
be held, when the survey of German
capacity to pay is to be passed upon.
conference Is bad manners and rotten
strategy.
1t has had the effect Of solidifying
French sentiment against the Germans
Laval, who has none of Brands toll
erance and sympathy was by no means
sure of his political position before
Bruening spoke. Now all shades of
opinion are united behind him in
policy of stern and rigid compulsion
Even the Left, which was counted on
to give the premier trouble. has been
swamped by the tidal wave of national
ism evoked by Bruening's unfortunate
pronouncement. A melting France has
become again the unyielding force
which We have come to know during
the postwar era.
BRAND Is now a broken man, who
has had to retire because of III health.
For some months he has been little
| more than q figurehead, though re-
tanning the post of foreign minister.
He is now out, and his influence will
not be felt at all in the course pur-
sued by Laval. 1t begins to look as
tliOuEll VIC al W nave d
Of Poincareism. That argues continued
unrest and danger in Europe, instead
of tho hopefulness which seems TO be in
the cards. That argues, also, a post
ponement Of the economic healing, on
which the prospect of an early emery
ence from depression was based
The United States has direct inter-
est in this latest cloud on the horizon.
The hope OF our escape from dolor Is
believed by the best authorities to hinge
on European sterilization. With the
outlook Of financial agreement abroad
darkened by recent developments,
Americans may have good reason to
revise their expectations. The snarl in
which the world is caught continues to
| hold, tight. The only factor which can
be thought of as offsett1ng this unfa-
vorable change IN the face OF affairs is
In the circumstance that the French,
however resentful Mey may be, are too
realistic to endanger their own eco
| nomic life BY giving away to passion.
Evening star., 1932-02-04

/ -g-- - -aE- :" a.. -4s .-
nounced that leaders Of practically
every important civic. organization in
the United States have been invited to
conference to be held next Saturday
to start national campaign to that ef-
feet.
Every one boarding currency injures
not only his own prospects and those OF
his family" says the President, but is
acting contrary to the common good;
it is to their own interest to return 1t
to circulation, as well as patriotic
service to the country as a whole"
In every depression from which this
country has suffered, during more than
century, the withdrawal Of currency
from circulation, in fear Of loss, has
contributed to the troubles that have
affected business and retarded recov-
cry. Money so withheld is double
loss, to the individual and to business,
upon which the general welfare depends.
The failure of banks In which cash
has been deposited for safe keeping and
for the sake Of interest has caused the
spread ct a state of fear amounting to
panic. With the establishment OF the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation the
danger of such failures is greatly les
sened, If not wholly avssked.. The Gov
ernment's intervention with the estab-
lishment OF a great borrowing fund to
tide business and financial institutions
over the period of stress should re-
assure the people.
Currency placed In deposit boxes or
in home safes is not money. 1t is just
so much metal and printed paper. of
no value during the time of its seques-
tration. It becomes money only when
it is spent for goods or invested In
securities or deposited In banks. This
fundamental economic fact is brought
squarely before the people by the Presi
dents call to arms" sounded yesterday
as significant call as any given TO the
Nation in time Of war.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
Non-P artisanship of Effort
In Reconstruction Praised

Jesse H. Jones, the Houston capitalist
and community builder "a generous
friend to the Democratic party-long
has been active IN public affairs In
his own city and wherever his extensive
interests have reached he already has
been combating the depression effec-
lively, bringing the large resources at
his command into action at many a
critical juncture to keep an industry
going and men at work. Like several
other eminent Texans, Mr.. Jones was
a close friend to woodrow Wilson. For
that reason hiD appointment doubtless
will be particularly pleasing to Demo-
Gratis the country over. Thus, by broad
man. as we'll as t1e financial, problems
involved, both Mr.. Couch and Mr.. Jones
are qualified to bear the heavy re-
sponsibilities imposed upon them. These
appointments further will strengthen
popular confidence in the efficacy Of
the Nations new machinery for bring
ing back better times"
Indorsing the Presidents tribute to
Congress, the Indianapolis News asserts
that 1t is such examples as this that
restore the confidence of the country IN
the ability of Congress to act for the
greatest good when an emergency
arises" The Appleton Post Crescent
believes that had President Hoover
recommended his program, including
this measure two years ago, it is we'll
nigh certain that long line of busi-
ness crashes, bank failures and railroad
receiverships might have been averted."
Considering the needs of the Do
minion, the Hamilton (Ontario) Spec
tator offers the judgment: 1T is i'm
portant in this country that financial
and business institutions should be
given helpful assistance, if only legisla-
tive, in this time of stress as It is in
the United States-for exactly the same
reason-that what helps business helps
everybody Men must be put to work,
public purchasing power must be in
creased and the economic equilibrium
restored"
Evening star., 1932-02-04
yENCHING GAZETTE, Chengfu:
Complaints have been heard
around the campus of Yenching
University that stones have

been thrown through the win
doUs of a secondstory class room.
The stones were directed at faculty
and students studying music. 1t has
been alleged that the nuisance was
committed by no others than some OF
the students on the ground.
University students are not rufian
children from unruly homes where in
dividual rights and personal liberty are
not taught and usually unknown. Uni
versity students certainly understand
that such an offense may lead to Sc
rious consequence, including the en-
dangering of life and the destroying Of
property 1t cannot be imagined that
university students would do such a
mean act, and 1t is an insult to the
large body of brave young men and
women of that great university to even
suggest that such an unmanly move
would come from any one Of them. No!
University students will never throw
stones in the dark.
Some have suggested that the act
might have been moved by wrong
Interpretation of patriotism. Certainly
no common sense will accept the sug-
gesticn. All university students have
common sense, and common sense alone
Will Tell CnelH tldI pdtIlot slouIa dC-
cept the three peoples principles. You
are citizen He Is citizen. I am a
citizen. You have just as much right
as he and I have and you cannot force
him and me to believe what you only
believe I. you and he, We all three,
are the people. All university students
are lovers of the three principles, and
they will be the last persons to inter
fere with others rights and privileges.
The ones responsible for the offense
complained of are not university stu
dents. No true university student will
commit acts unworthy of children from
an ordinary home.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
Bobsledding at Lake Placid.

Bobsledding has frequently been
called the most dangerous Of sports and
so it Is turning out TO be on the two
hundred -thousa nd dollar Olympic run
at Lake Placid, N. Y. Already. with
only few days of practice behind the
most skillful pilots in the world, the
German team has been practically
wiped out by two serious accidents, and
spills and minor injuries have over
taken the teams of other nations. On
Sunday Capt. Werner Zahn, acknowl-
edged as one OF the premier bobsledders
of international prestige, crashed his
five-hundred-pound contraption of steel
and oak over the treacherous zig-zag
turn, breaking ahis right arm and in
jur1ng the otfiN members of his crew.
Yesterday, however. occurred the most
Evening star., 1932-02-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pH1LANDER JOHNSON.

The Far Seeing Myope.
you ought to have glasses" the doctor
explained
Your sight is deficient and scantily
trained.
You're missing lot as you travel youi
way,
And you might get run over and hurt
by dray.
Now, spectacles give you dignifeo
grace.
Some windows you need for 8 well fur
nished face.
The world for It's beauties in vain you
will scan
If you go on your way as near-sishted
man"
But the patient replied with shake oi
his head.
II have frequently thought Of the thing,
you have said.
once took a peek through lens Just
my size,
And the things beheld caused regret
full surprise
The hats and the clothes that came by
In a stream
Made me feel like man In a curious
dream.
A stranger was I In weird elfin clan
Just let me plod on as near-sighted
man"
Evening star., 1932-02-04

serious accident Of She trials, which may
result In the loss Of one or more lives.
Capt Fritz Grau, hitting Shady Corner
at an estimated speed of sixty-f five miles
an hour. shot up the almost perpen-
dicular twenty-eight- foot embankment.
failed, to make the turn down and
catapMted himself and crew eighty Ave
feet OF into space. He and his brake
man suffered skull fractures and other
injuries, while the other two members
OF his team were less seriously hurt.
In view Of these accidents to expert
pilots 1t looks very much as IL the Lake
Placid course should be modified. It
has been pronounced the fastest In the
world and was constructed with the
view Of making 1t so. Hairpin turns
abound, and when these are sheathed
in Ice instead Of snow the runners Of
the heavy sleds are afforded only the
minimum Of traction. Compared to
Lake Placid the course at st. Moritz,
in Switzerland. Is conceded to be slow,
and this is emphasized by the fact
that 1t was at the former that the
worlds record Of one minute and nifty
two seconds for q mile and one-half
was made year ago.
Bobsledding Is unquestionably q
thrilling sport. It probably gives more
tingies to. the nerves OF even the most
stolid than any other form Of athletics
But there should be limit to the thrills
and 1t should be within the bounds Of
safety. Sleds have been known to
reach more than seventy-five miles an
hour on the Lake Placid run, and con-
sidering the curves which must be
negotiated, it has been proved too fast
for even the most skillful II any more
accidents occur the Lake Placid authori-
ties should give serious consideration to
removing some of the perils from the
course.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
Laval to Adjust Policy
To Changing Situation
n the Birmingham Ase-Hersld.

From the Birmingham Age-Hersld.
Laval returns to power because he
was the only man who stood ready to
undertake the responsibility of being
premier under current conditions. Presi-
dent Doumer turned to him after he
found it impossible to persuade the
radicals to join in broad-gauged gov
ernment Since BRAND has been drop
ped, Socialist hostility toward Laval is
certain to be more bitter than ever.
Whether that means that in the end
he will not be in a position to with
stand attacks from the left remains TO
be seen. In the interim, however, the
general policy for which Laval has
stood will be adhered to.
1t will be adjusted, of course, to the
demands Of an evolving situation. 1t
is by no means assured that France
can continue to assume the nonchalance
it has shown heretofore. The depres-
sion Is almost as unpleasant a reality
among Frenchmen as it is elsewhere
Unemployment has increased by leaps
and bounds. It is estimated that the
number Of totally unemployed in France
is 100000, while as many as 81
100000 are only partially employed.
With the luxury traces badly hit and
with tourists staying away, 1t is not
surprising that Paris is quite gloomy
these days.
What effect will this have on the
French attitude at Lausa ne? The re-
port Is that Laval will not be too in
sistent as to reparations, but is pre-
pared to waive virtually everything,
provided England and America relieve
France OF its debt obligations. The
balance over the sum involved In the
debts France will take in German rail-
way bonds. This scheme has not been
received with pleasure in London, whers
the French are particularly suspect lust
now. The British seem to think that
the political crisis" was a trumped- -uu
arair IN order to justify a postpone
ment d The financial conference.
Evening star., 1932-02-04

Fortunate Is any reader II he knows
one person whose Judgment on books u
final.
BY final one means correct. and not
only correct for himself, but even more
for you.
This presupposes that he knows you
This good Judge of books will be
therefore, a Judge of you as well.
He will know you like book" as
we say he will realize what you snoulo
read and what you should not read.
His recommendations and wltnnolo.
ines will not be based on any idea OF
what is good for you or what oao
for you, but solely on whether OF not
you will be interested.
This means that, first Of all, such q
GOOD Judge of books-and we repeat
that any one is fortunate who knows
such-will speak to you only OF the
books he thinks there Is chance oi
your liking. M
selection, he will exercise in your De-
half, bless him.
He knows better than others that
there is no use recommending BOOK
which his knowledge OF you tells hipl
will be unwelcome to you.
This lack of welcome on your part
he knows, would not be based on any
offense at what the writer says, ou'
simply on the fact that the writer
brain and yours do not harmonic.
Now there is harmony between
har nffny
disagreement This is not dif1cult to
understand. Harmony does not always
mean agreement, but only a IKE oeslre
on both sides to find the truth.
Respect for the truth Is essential on
both sides, but whether you both shall
agree on it Is another matter. Per
haps YOU will not. So much the better
then!
The good Judge of books makes his
most effective criticisms, In the sense
the word is commonly taken, by omit
ting mention Of them.
Az good book critics do as much, OF
coV,e. Here is a popular critic who
reviews one book a day for, say, 300
days a year During the year 10000
books were published. OF this number
perhaps 1000 came to the reviewers
desk
He wrote about 800, That means
that 1,700 were not considered OF SUM-
cient worth by him to merit a formal
review.
Their omission constituted his most
devastating condemnation. The very
fact that he had nothing to say about
them meant that he had a great deal
IN saw If he had so chosen
The good reader who makes habit
Of recommending certain books to his
close friends has a larger job, In many
ways, than the man who tries to select
such books as he regards as good, and
which he therefore recommends to the
world at large.
The professional reviewer cannot, In
the very nature Of things, take into
consideration the likes and dislikes, the
habits of mind. Of all those who may
run across his reviews.
But this Is exactly what the man OF
whom we are writing does, in relation
to his book friends. He considers every
one of them, that is why his recon-
mendations mean something to eacf
one of them.
He knows that Jones. for instance
likes a good novel better than any
other form of writing Therefore he
selects good novels for Jones. And
Jones, in his turn NAV be pretty sure
that the story which his friend tells
Evening star., 1932-02-04

How crude was the eld-time press
agent with his moth-eaten tales about
the lost jewels of actresses and "divas:"
Now, to gain public attention and SYM
pathy the star Of the celluloids recov-
ers from an illness in some sylvan spot,
wearing shorts" to soak up the ultra
violet rays, or else flowing pajamas cal
culated to do something or other about
the tnfra-red ones. Sometimes she lolls
and sips weak tea; sometimes she en-
cages in every form Of sport from "yo-
yoing" to bulldogging steers.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

/ Two Gentlemen Of Verona" 1t Is said
that the song inspired Arthur Sullivan
to write "Orpheus and His Lutte" Who
Is Silvia" was published shortly after
Schubert's death, together with three
songs of 1927 Qater called Opus 1867
which were dedicated to Marie Pachler,
Schubert's kind hostess in Graz.
g. What is the name of the violet
which is cultivated and sold by florists
H. w. J.
A. The violet which Is commonly
used by florists is the European variety,
viola odorata This is the common
sweet violet, which has been cultivated
in Europe for hundreds of years.
@. How does England proceed with
out a definite written constitution
A. w.
A. While it is true that England has
not written constitution similar to
that of the United States, she has .
vast accumulation of what are known
as the common laws. When a new
measure is before Parliament search is
made TO find out whether the matter is
covered by the common law or whether
there is precedent for the proposed ac-
ton. In the event of neither of these
sources governing the matter, the new
passed by the Parliament.
@. What do the terms pinxit and
sculpsit mean after mems names?-
j. D. B.
A. painting sometimes bears the
inscription pinxit after the name Of the
painter and means "he painted this"
Similarly, sculpSit after the name of the
sculptor means that he sculptured 1t.
@. Were horses native to North
America ?-J. j.
A. The horse was not native to ths
Western Hemisphere in historic times,
although pre-equlne mammal did oc-
cur here several million years ago. The
wild horses on the Western plains OF
this continent today are descended from
domesticated horses brought TO America
by Cortez and other Spanish conquiSta-
dores.
G. How old is Theodore Roosevelt,
ir ?-T. G.
A. He is A.
O. How many members are there IN
the United States Army Band, the Navy
Band. and the Marine Band?-D. c.
A. Each organization has 76 MEM
bers.
c. How does Russia intend to carry
on when the Five-Year Plan Is accom-
plished?-C. B. S.
A. 1t is understood that, according
to the plan of the officials in Russia, at
the end of the present 5-year plan there
will be another plan, and at the end
of that there will be another plan, so
that the state has constantly definite
goal in view which is to be accom-
~, ,el, tF7 n
@. How many gasoline filling stations
are there in the United States?-B. T.
A The number is estimated at
$4,000.
@. Which Presidents have had their
portraits on stamps?-E. j.
A. George Washington. Thomas Jef-
ferson. James Madison, James Monroe.
Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Abra-
ham Lincoln. U. S. Grant, Rutherford
B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Grover
Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt. Warren
g. Harding woodrow Wilson and Will
liam Howard Taft.
@. When was the old Waldorf
Astoria closed and when did the new
Waldorf open?-B. NJ.
A. The last guests moved out OF the
old Waldorf Astoria Hotel May 2 1923,
The razfng of the building was begun
September 81. 1929 The new Waldorf
was opened officially on September 30,
1881, and opened to the public the fol-
lowing day.
Evening star., 1932-02-04
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

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