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The Washington times., 1932-05-30

way UOyS mlSHI Ue SlCtlIS'
Liked Pictures
George always did have a yen
for picture work. His reSem.
blance to the late Rudolph Val
: entino was always marked, and,
when Valetino passed on, a few
companies made tests of Raft.
But nothing came of them. So,
George merely kept on dancing.
If memory isn't playing me a
dirty trick, it was almost four
years ago the young man de-
cided to try his luck in Holly
wood. remember giving him a
letter to Winnie Sheehan at
that time, but, very evidently,
nothing sensational happened.
The suspicion strikes me now
that, If he hadn't had any letter
from me, he might have been a
star long before this.
I thought Of George quite
frequently and we often spoke
Of him back East. He did do a
, dance in that early Texas Gui-
nan picture-was it "The Beast
of the Night Clubs?"-but aside
from that, reports of his move
ments were very vague. Over
night, he scored. And, with a
/, continual break in his story
luck, he is liable to become one
Of the very greatest of our mo-
tion picture stars.
First Press Notice
At this point, if George will
be polite enough to take little
kidding as gently as possible.
I would like to unfold something
that happened between us some
seven years ago. Inasmuch as
we were pals at that time, he
was not bashful in limiting to
me that a little publicity
wouldn't hurt him in any way.
I quite agreed with him. Ac-
cordingly, on Sunday, December
20, 1925, I wrote the following
story in my column in the
New York Daily News:
Anyone who labors under the
delusion that there is no ro-
nance in show business has an
other think coming. The case
Of George Raft is but another
example of a dream that came
true.
ut couldn't have been more
than year ago that Raft was
playing in vaudeville in an ordi-
nary act. Nothing sensational
about him. Well liked and all
that, but just one Of a thousand
others. He was making an
ordinary living and mighty
thankful for it, too.
HE danced one night at the
Texas Guinan Club. It was
mad, mad dance. His eyes fixed
themselves on one certain spot.
His feet flew like Nurmi on
the last lap. Faster. Faster.
It was Observation-Disclosures un-
canny. And when he finally
stopped, exhausted, the night
1iferS applauded as they never
had before.
Forgot Picture
Last week found George Raft
performing in four places. He
danced at the Rivoli and the
crowd cheered for five minutes.
He dashed over to The City
Chap and stopped that musical
attraction in it's tracks. He
went from there to the Parody
Club, where he is a feature.
And, finally, he performed once
The Washington times., 1932-05-30
Joe BROWN IS HOWLNG HIT The 7@ Ts%a
OUR ARTIST LOOKS OVER 80 BIC" AT METROPOLITAN

GEORGE BRENT R'SWr eJea from FeA- oiLL HAVE
TE MiUI- Aoos 10 HIS PoPULARni As 'RoeLF Pool"
The fpRmER coy. WHO HAD BEAUTY m MS
Soul AID VIA AeDRY
Evening star., 1932-07-16

take from property owners f1ve FER cent
of the insurance collected by them
where violation of the fire departments
regulations existed at the time Of the
fire and two per cent where the fire,
while not due to violation. was caused
by carelessness. Another item is to put
a charge upon theaters for the services
of the 2l8 firemen stationed in audi
toriums Another is ten-dollar charge
for each monthly inspection of the
theaters by the fire department. Still
another is charge of 81 for each
search for violations of the rules in
buildings.
Fire regulations are drawn and Sup
posedly enforced for the public pro-
lection, but 1t has been repeatedly
proved that they are violated or ignored
in order to save small expenses. In
places where the public is entertained
the violation Of these rules has in some
instances been later found to have been
permitted through the secret payment
of fees to those responsible for en-
forcement Of the regulations In the
course of Investigations conducted in
New York numerous instances Of this
kind have been brought to light. In
some cases tragedies have resulted and
occasionally prosecutions have been
brought. with the imposition of wholly
inadequate penalties.
To make a person pay for inspee-
ton designed to require him to observe
rules drawn for his own benefit is
certainly logical If the public can be
assured that these imposts do not lead
to further schemes for violations in the
interest of economy it will be we'll served
by such additions to the tax schedule
even though they are designed pri-
marily for the raising of revenues.
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Tariffs and the Seaway.
From the Chicago Daily News.

From the Chicago Daily News
In both Ottawa and washington the
possibility that negotiations for the pro-
posed st. Lawrence seaway may be al
fected adversely by the injection Oh
tariff items into the American revenue
bill has been the subject OF anxious
speculation. Some members of the Ot-
;awa Parliament recently demanded that
the Dominion government issue a sort
of ultimatum to the American otate
Department to the effect that II the
proposed duties on lumber and copper
were retained in the revenue bill the
seaway negotiations would be dropped.
Prime Minister Bennett in answering
questions raised in the House OF Com
mons asserted that he and his 1elioW
ministers deemed it unwise to inject tne
tariff issue into the seaway negotiations,
the successful conclusion of which, he
stated, depended only en- certain agree
ments between the Dominion govern
ment and one or two provinces haVlng
power and other interests to safeguard.
Mr.. Bennett prefers to deal with the
tariff question separately. He would
await developments, he intimated, and
at the right time would entertain the
idea of reciprocal tariff treaties with
the United States. That Is states
manlike attitude.
1t is to be hoped that If a seaway
treaty is about to be signed the United
States will not overlook the vital rights
of Chicago and the Middle West in the
matter of diversion of water from Lake
Michigan for essential sanitary and
navigation purposes. On that point,
unfortunately, dependable information
is lacking, the State Department being
reluctant to discuss the diversion ques-
tion while the seaway treaty remains
incomplete.
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Taxation for Protection.

Uncle Sam has not the only budget
balancing problem in this country.
Many of the States are troubled with
the same difficulty and some of the
larger cities as we'll. New York is one
of these, and just now the heads Of the
departments of that municipality are at
work on ways and means to cut ex-
penses and to raise more revenues. At
latest accounts plans for a net saving
of $357,311 have been proposed, and
projects have been submitted for raising
$4,000 900 by new taxation. The latest
of these plans for additional revenue
Is submitted by the commissioner of the
Fire Department, who proposes sched-
ule of special fees and charges for
services rendered. Some of the items
of this schedule are worthy of particu-
lar attention as illustrating the fact
that regulations that are drawn for the
protection of the public. and presum-
ably the property owners themselves,
have to be enforced by strict super
vision.
1t would seem that rules of this
character. designed to lessen fire losses
and to reduce dangers, would be OBJ
served without the need Of rigid and
constant inspection, that property own
ers would regard such rules as made in
their own interest. But experience
shows that these rules are violated
knowingly for the sake of small saw
ings, with the result that it is necessary
to maintain constant watch. One Of
the, fire commissioners proposals is to
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Fame Recorded for World
Flyers Despite Plane Crash

and it means luck too. in generous
measure Not many there are who
have the temerity to fly into the face
of such hazards, but TO those who Go
the world gives its accolade."
Very probably" in the opinion Of
the Charleston Nv. Va Daily Mail.
they will make another attempt as
flyers such as they are don't give up
easily. Although round-the-Worldf fly
ing against time largely is a stunt af-
fair, such undertakings do contribute
something to aviation through the ex-
perience gained by the flyers and the
advertising value which it has for avia-
ticn. 1t. therefore, is not futile, and
those who undertake the-world
air trips and other similar hazardous
exploits in planes are deserving of ac-
claim. Americans, generally, will hope
that the next attempt by Mattern and
Griffin will be successful"
The speed with which it can now
be done is the outstanding thing-that
and the amazing reliability Of engines,
thinks the Des Moines Tribune, while
the Scranton Times makes the COM
ment: With the wonderful start they
had their chances of making new
round-the- world record appeared to be
bright Their mistake now appears to
have been in hurrying away aiter
reaching Berlin Probably had they
taken a few hours rest and had the
plane thoroughly inspected, the weak
ness in the controls would have been
detected Even machinery must De
rested occasionally to get the best OUT
of it."
Maybe they will succeed in another
plane and make the world even smaileI
than it has appeared since Post ana
Gatty flew around in s days 10 hours
and 81 minutes" says the Cleveland
News. with the conclusion that the
world grows more neighborly anu
speedy travel shrinks its size 1he
News also states: 1T was good news TO
America when Gatty and Post MADE a
record, just as it was good news IN
Spain when Magellan's ship did II, ana
lust as it was good news IN Engidilu
when Drake did il And it will be good
news if Mattern and Griffin do it some
day."
Evening star., 1932-07-16

the scene Of rowdy II not riotous be-
havior The police, as q rule. dread
their coming lest they provoke danger
GUS lawlessness.
OF course, the suspicion Of crooked
ness in the case of the show at Me-
chanicsville did not justify murderous
reprisal. There is no excuse for the
action of the posse of indignant people,
but 1t is possible to understand their
sense Of outrage carrying them to the
point of taking the law into their own
hands with deadly intent The cure
for this sort of thing is to stop the cir
culation Of these trouble-making organ.
izations, which could not possibly thrive
upon the giving of honest and decent
entertainment and must resort to at
least questionable practices in order to
subsist.
Evening star., 1932-07-16
The Carnival Show Tragedy.

A tragedy reminiscent Of the old
frontier days was enacted the other
night near Mechanicsville, Md, when
group of residents of the neighborhood
made a raid upon the members of
carnival show, pouring lively fire from
shotguns and pistols into the ranks of
the performers and others connected
with the enterprise, and then disap-
pearing into the woods. A dozen OF
the carnival people were wounded. This
attack, it appears, was the climax of
feud between the local people and
the showmen, arising from the charge
that the games of chance operated at
the carnival were crooked.
These carnival shows which provide
sort of entertainment for small COM
munities and the suburbs Of larger
places draw their attendance from two
classes, those who seek amusement alone
and those who like to take chances In
various forms of gambling. They are
fly-by-night organizations. here today
one place only short time. They abb
sorb most of the small change of the
neighborhoods they visit, and the great
er part of the money spent with them is
that which is lost in betting games of
one sort and another. "Cappers' are
employed to lure patrons to the wheels
and paddles and spinning jennies and
other schemes of supposed chance. The
cappers almost invariably win, and
then the profits are taken from those
who are tempted by this appearance Of
fairness and fortune to participate, with
the result OF the loss of their stakes.
Perhaps some of these enterprises are
straight, but experience is that most of
them are tainted with fraud. They
are breeders of disorder. 1t is rare that
one of them moves from its pitch to
q fresh location without having been
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Sales Tax Rejected,
Beer Tax Proposed

To the Editor of The Star:
In these hysterical days it is we'll
for us to note occasionally the comic
element that every now and then pops
up in the political schemes of our con-
gressional statesmen. How amusing,
for example, to note the loud cries
and emphatic votes against the sales
tax! How vociferously it was denounced
as an outrageous scheme for the taxa
ton of the working man! And our
solons were all for the workingman!
And now some of the same ones who
so vigorously kicked out that measure
because of their love for the worker
are earnestly trying to induce Congress
to legalize and tax beer, the working
mans drink-at least so they say! Thus
while 1t is perfectly criminal to tax his
groceries, shoes, clothing and gasoline
by way of sales tax, it is highly COM
mendable. declare these friends CD OF
his, to tax his beer
OF course, one may well wonder
whether such propositions are evidences
of humor or hypocrisy, but in any case
1t does clearly prove that when one s
own particular scheme, ones favored
fad, is being boosted, the interests OF
the workingman are cheerfully Sacri-
feed 1t is not among such high flyers
in society as Raskob, the Vanderbilts,
DIR. Butler or Senator Bingham that the
beer trade need expect hny heavy or
profitable patronage. No; 1t is from
the homes of the poorer classes, from
the spending money of the families OF
workers, that the huge revenue predict
ed by these lovers of the toiling classes
Is expected to come
And when one recalls the estimates
made of the amount to be so raised IN
revenue from beer alone, Is it possible
to feel anything but considerable skep-,
ticism regarding the loudly expressed
solicitude for the worker when the
sales tax was discussed and rejected?'
And perhaps here it is well to remind
these beer minded statesmen that Can
ada. which beckons us along the liquor
taxing route, has both the sales tax
and liquor taxes. But-mirabile dictu-
not prosperityl r. C., McADIE;.
Oakland, Calf.
=
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Anglo.Irish Tariff War.

John Bull has been unable TO come
to terms with his other island, as re-
suit of the London conference between
Premier Macdonald and President de
Valera. and an Anglo Irish tariff war
is just around the corner. The Free
States adamant refusal to submit the
land-annuity controversy to the arbi-
tration of an all-British commonwealth
tribunal is the rock on which peace ne
gotiations foundered.
Mr de Valera is back in Dublin to-
day, and 1t is expected that the Irish
Senate on Monday will pass projected
retaliatory law i'm posing duties up to one
hundred per cent against British i'm
ports. This would be a reprisal for the
recent act Of Parliament levying twenty
per cent punitive tariffs against Irish
wares entering Britain. The British
law is already in force. having taken
effect at midnight as previously pro-
vided in case of a breakdown of the
MacDonald-de Valera conference.
Preceding the final break. there was
one more attempt at compromise
which would have averted at least an
immediate tariff conflict. President
de Valera proposed that a Joint COM
mittee should examine and, If poss.bl
compose the differences between the
London and Dublin governments. Pre-
mier Macdonald was not opposed to
this suggestion, but demanded that the
Irish land annuities, in arrears since
June 30. be paid, as future negotiations
could not affect them Mr.. de Valera
demurred Then the fat was In the fire.
Premier and President forthwith agreed
to disagree.
From Britain's standpoint, the an
nuities squabble with the Irish Free
State could not have been stirred to
boil at a more unpropitious moment.
Next Thursday the Commonwealth Of
British Nations meets in imperial con-
ference at Ottawa to decide the future
tariff relations of the Empire. Ireland
IS to be represented in that vital meet
ing Whether Mr.. Stanley Baldwin and
his fellow British delegates. now on the
Atlantic bound for Canada, will consent
to treat with the Free States spokes-
man becomes problematical, in light of
yesterdays critical develorments in
London.
At this long range, it seems obvious
that Great Britain holds the whip hand
in any protracted tariff war with the
Free State. The British Isles are the
nearest and richest-almost the indis-
penSab!e for Irish agricultural
produce and manufactured goods. Hun
dreds Of thousands of Irishmen and
women now resident in Britain could be
turned into aliens over night by act of
Parliament In case anything savoring
of formal disunion should ensue in con-
sequence of political rupture provoked
by the Republican government at Dub
lin.
The temper of the British is not such
as to accept without resistance any
drastic breach of the covenant which
links the Free State with the United
Kingdom. Undoubtedly tariff war
will SOW the seeds of an incalculably
serious ruction
Evening star., 1932-07-16

Midsummer calm settled down over
the Templeton Jones water-lily pool.
Here was little world, with its own
laws and regulations, running along as
smoothly as If it were as large as the
universe.
In this miniature cosmos the humble
clam had a part.
Black Of shell, the clam played a
shining part.
Those who have not toyed with water
lily pools will not understand what this
role is, and hence may be somewhat
mystified.
The duty Of the fresh-water mussel
is to filter the water. taking 1t In
murky and sending 1t forth clear as a
crystal.
It is sort of natural hocus-pocus
a mumbling of queer unheard words by
the forces Of good and evil which re-
side there.
To look at a clam, you would swear
he could never do It,
What! This inert creature turn
green-stained water into clear water?
When first Templeton Jones heard
this claim for the clam, he repudiated
1t, as many better man has.
Just why human beings are inclined
to instantly repudiate something or
other about which they really know
nothing is another one of those mys-
teries which will be cleared up only in
a new heaven and a new earth.
How fine 1t would have been If the
mind Of man had naturally, as 1t were,
turned to belief instead Of disbelief; II
he had been able to believe the un-
known instead OF doubling it instantly
1t is the instantaneous character of
such disbelief which ought to make man
suspicious Of 1t. 1t smacks too much
of fear. The inner springs of compul-
sion are in 1t too largely. It is a men
tai reaction akin to the physical desire
to run in the face of the enemy.
The first clam which Jones inserted
into the sandy bottom CT his water lily
pool proved to be an unmitigated and
compete failure.
Il told you So" said Jones to him.
self
How could simple clam-a mere
slab CT shell. veritab BILE fish sandwich
convert itself overnight into a modern
fully equipped filtra ton plant?
Jones had visited the mighty works
which make sure that the water supply
of the District of Columbia is free from
contamination. He approved highly OF
all he saw there
Every time he took a bath he silently
gave thanks to the wisdom of man as
applied In such engineering.
This small clam. by way Of contrast
seemed to lack everything.
Surely it had no brains no great
dams, no pipes. no reservoirs. and so on
1t was bivalve, and nothing more.
J-nes plunged the creature into the
sand and left it there
At that time the pool had become a
neat pea green in color, thanks to the
active and intelligent work of the algae
Paint manufacturers and others
specializing in colors might have ap-
piled at the Jones pool for patent rights
to that cclor.
Jones pictured himself as a business
man doling out rights to co.ors. As
absurd As 1t struck him, he thought he
could do no worse than the drug store
which he walked into one day recently
He saw some article or other priced
around a dollar or so, which struck his
fancy.
He examined the display carefully
There were at least so of the affairs in
the window
Finally he walked in and asked clerk
for one.
Certainly, sir" replied he. bustline
away
Shortly he returned with very long
face.
Sorry, we are all out of that he
said.
Evening star., 1932-07-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


The Summer Don't"
The sage advice
That some men give
Makes earth a place
Where man must live
In terror of
A warning tone
Which ever shouts
Let that alone!"
The cup which cools
When warm the day:
The outdoor game
You love to play;
The tempting dish
For feasting shown
Let them alone!
Let them alone!
The sparkling spring
Where germs may lie;
The early fruit
Within the pie;
In martyrdom
May bid you groan.
Let them alone!
Let them alone!
But most OF all
Avoid the man
Who always does
Whate'er he can
To make the days
Discomfort known
Let him alone!
Let him alone!
Evening star., 1932-07-16

Thousands of Government experts
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They will work directly for you If you
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D. c.
q. When was the first staff Of UNI
pires introduced in base ball?-F. D.
A. In 1879 a staff Of umpires was
introduced, consisting Of 20 men.
located in the different cities that were
members of the National League.
@. What country has produced the
most outstanding scientists?-C. G. H.
A. Prof. Joseph Mayer of Tufts
College states that in the last 100 years
the United States, France. Great
Britain and Germany each has pro-
duced more than 30 outstanding scien-
fists. while no other country has pro-
duced more than six.
@. Do birds have stomachs or g;z-
zards?-N. r. F.
A The Biological Survey says birds
that feed on flesh have stomachs, but
birds that feed on seeds and grain have
gizzards.
@. Does Russia extend as far to the
East as China does?-M. L. r.
A. The Union OF Soviet Republic
extends much farther to the East than
China does The Russian port. Vladi-
vostok is practically as far East as the
easternmost part Of China. Much of
old Siberia lies North and East of
Vladivostok.
A. Give the percentage Of right
handed and left handed persons-T. NJ.
A. Ninety-si,: per cent are said to
be born right-randed and about per
cent left-handed
O. Are there many steam wells in
the world?-B K.
A. Geyser Greek Canyon, about rs
miles from San Francisco, has seven.
Lardello, Italy, has several. There are,
however. few localities where natural
steam wells are possible. Volcanic ac-
ton must have brought the heated in
terror of the earth's crust close to the
surface. and conditions must be favor
able for water to reach the heated rock
masses through natural channels.
Other such regions are the Valley of
Ten Thousand Smokes in Alaska, a
region in Japan. one In Northern Chile.
and one in New Zealand.
O. Did Nevin's "Rosary" originally
have different name?-C. H.
A. Ethelbert Nevin's Rosary" bears
on the manuscript the title Loves
Rosary II was decided upon publica-
ton to cali the composition The
Rosary"
@. Should such initials as N. Y, D. c.
or U. S. N. be divided at the end of
a ines. w.
A. The style book compiled by the
Government Printing Office says that
such authorizations Should be kept on
the same line.
O. Did the Incas build stairways?-
E.V.
A. The Inca Indians had steps or
stairs to many Of their buildings The
greater part of their dwelling houses
we're constructed with only one story.
with steps leading to the roof They
also had steps leading to the tops of
towers.
@. What is parsec?-M. T.
A. 1t is a unit of length used in ex-
pressing the distance of stars. One
parsec is almost exactly 206.265 times
the mean distance of the earth from
the sun. A star is at a distance of
one parsec from the earth if its an
Evening star., 1932-07-16
Tax Collections
niRcuIt for Irish
Europe's Debts.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
There's a lot of loose talk abcut
Europe repudiating her debts to this
country, when as a matter of fact she
wouldn't dream of such a thing. She
just doesn't expect to pay them
Evening star., 1932-07-16

Breweries now all prepared to resume
business failed to figure on the little
matter of percentages involved, includ-
ing the almost inevitable percentage of
red tape in a public transaction.