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Evening star., 1932-06-06
EXPEDITION TO SCALE
HIGH ALASKAN PEAK
Party From Harvard q. Prepares
for Mount Fairweather Climb
Never Completed Before.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. June 6.-An expedition to
scale Mount Fairweather, l5,330-foot
peak in the st. Elias region Of South
eastern Alaska, will get under way
late this month.
Robert S. Monahan Of Pawtucket,
r. l., advance leader Of the group, said
today the expedition intends climbing
the west ridge of Fairweather, desig-
mated as the worlds highest coastal
mountain"
Monahan said no one has ever as
cended higher than 5000 feet on that
side.
The main group. under H. Bradford
Washburn, jr of Cambridge, Mass,
will arrive here about June "a. The
party includes Harold Baumgarten.
member of the Austrian Ski team in
past Olympic games and three members
of the Harvard class of 1933-Walter
Everett, Robert Bates and Richard
Riley.
With instruments provided by the
Harvard Institute of Geographical Ex-
ploration, the party hopes to map the
glacial area between the SUBMITS of
the Fairweather range and the seacoast.
Evening star., 1932-06-06

Frederic N. Howe and Malcolm T. Mum
ger.
U. 8. s. Richmond-Edwin C. Asmarl.
Richard H. Best. J. Harry Hayes and
William D. Kelly.
U. 8. s. Salt Lake City-Lionel A.
Arthur. John c. Dewitt, jr.; Robert H.
Kerr, Richard H. Lambert, James v.
Reilly and John q. Tenant, Sd.
o. s. s. Saratoga-Jack A. Binns,
Evening star., 1932-06-06

Daniel L. Carroll, jr.; Dennis 8. Crow.
ley, Willard Feldscher, William II.
Groverman, jr.; George o. Hobbs,
George E. Hughes, Ralph M. Humes.
Albert D. Kaplan, Edmond c. Konrad,
Frank D. Latta, Francis E. Nuessle,
George M. Ottinger, Paul W. Pfngstag,
George F. Porter. jr.; George P. Rogers,
Robert T. Simpson, Lawrence W.
Smyth and Edward F. Wigelius.
Evening star., 1932-06-06
Wins Marbles CHAMPIONSHIP.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. June 6 (P).-Rob-
ert Davies of Harrisburg defeated
a field OF 81 marbles players to become
the State champion and entry in the
national tournament at Ocean City,
N j. this month. Michael Hewlett,
Bethlehem's title holder, was the run
Qer-uD.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
An Ill-Starred Venture.

The youth who gave up his job and
bet his friends two thousand dollars
that within a period of one year he
could dine with President Hoover, play
golf with John D. Rockefeller, sr, and
Bobby Jones and motor or play golf
with the Prince of Wales is back again
in the obscurity from which he 80
briefly emerged when he made public
his wager. He was q loser all the way
round, as he we'll deserved to be. Pub
licity seekers are not welcomed by those
who have attained the heights through
family, money or achievement, and .
frosty reception was accorded the youth
from those in whose company he tried
to climb to doubtful degree Of fame.
He did succeed in dining with President
Hoover, II it can be called that He was
an inconspicuous guest at . large din
ner which the President attended. His
other conquests, however. were not
brought off, although it Is quite con-
ceivable that he might have played on
the same golf course on the same day
that Bobby Jones or John D. Rockefel-
ler had chosen for their rounds. He
is out the two thousands dollars and
it Is up to him to pay it OF for his Ill
starred self-advertising adventure.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Trade in the Small Cities

from the Fort Worth Star-Telegrsm
The Department of Commerce comes
forth with figures to deny the view otter
expressed that the retailer in the small
city and in the rural districts Is fighting
losing battle with the retailer in the
cltles. The census of distribution of re-
tail trade shows, says the department
the volume of business outside the larger
cities to be upward of 81, 500, 900 O00 an
nually. or 80 per cent of the Nations
retail business.
This condition is not likely to mass
at any early date, says the depa rtment
1t has found that the retail stores in tho
small cities and In rural districts nou,
generally stock the most modern mer-
chandise, which they are enabled to do
through the perfection of transports. a.
tlon. These stores have special ad-
vantage IN the fact that thev are able
10 render personal" service to the
customer which would not be available
In trading away from home"
one Item in the census proves the
fact that residents OF the smaller cities
ana rural districts still supply bv far
the major part of their needs from home
stores. this item being the sales by
general stores" which do not exist In
the larger cities. Stores b this classi-
fication account for nearly $4,000 O0O.-
600 In sales annually, or nearly a per
cent Of the entire retail business of the
United States.
There Is q magnificent field here for
development by manufacturers and
wholesalers who might specialize In
service to this great market existing in
the small cities and rural districts.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Hoover Ban on Handshakine
Called COmmendable Reform

tion: Despite President Hooyer's at.
tempt to curb handshaking at the
White House. the fact remains that
there Is magic in handshaking, and
fortunate is the politician who is its
master. 1t not only elects. but often
keeps him in Office for years thereafter {"
II recollection serves" remarks the
Omaha World-Herald. "Mr. Hoover. at
the beginning of his administration. in
stituted new handshaking policy. He
said he would not discontinue the
custom entirely, but he would practice
1t only within reason. He had seen Il
become real burden on the presidency
and ne didn't propose to impair his
ehclency by overindulgence. Now it
appears he couldn't shake hands within
reason. If he shakes one hand he has
10 snake more and more and more
We are dealing with the fact of
MS discovery that the shaking Of hands
ana answering the telephone are TAX
ing TOO much OF the time and physical
energy which he needs to devote to the
problems OF the depression. The presi-
deliverance. Hereafter Mrs. Hoover ia
to do the handshaking."
The new arrangement insnires =.
tribute from the Charleston Nv Va
Daily Mail to Mrs. Hoover's prao,o,s,
ness and cordiality." The San
francisco Chronicle, declaring that "a
president really has to have some t,ms
TO give to the affairs of the Nation {"
continues as to placing the burden on
the PRESIDENTS wife: Perhaps this was
Mrs. Hoover's idea. If so. she 10
courageous and self-sacrificinp woman
AiteT all, sne Is Girl Scout"
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Higghligghts ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

really it would be more tactful for you
to rise, despite your political convic-
tons
Thus adjured, the Fascist leader was
alacrious in springing to his feet.
America the Menace"
Held Universal Warning.
The Japan Advertiser, Tokio.-An
English translation has appeared Of
Scenes de Ia Vie Future" the extreme
~ we'll written impressions and reflec-
tions of the famous French novelist,
Mr.. Georges Duhamel.
The very title of the translation re-
vealS a fundamental miSunderStand-
ing of the authors aim. 1t is called
America the Menace" which gives the
impression that the book is simply one
of the periodical indictments of America
and things American to which European
lecturers occasionally treat themselves
in return for the lavish hospitality they
receive in the United States
1t is nothing of the sort. 1t IS a
revolt on the part of the artist and
the individualist against the standard
iZation Of men and values which me-
chanical civilization (by no means con-
fined to America) is forcing on us all.
Mr. Duhamel thinks. of course. that the
French. temperamentally the most indi-
vidualist Of nations, are best able TO
resist this Standardization, but he knows
his modern Paris too well to assert that
they are actually doing 1t. The picture
he paints of the future life" distor-
ton of modern America at its worst,
has aroused much indignation. but the
more discerning will see in it a univer-
sal warning.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

vidual hoarder u willing enough to ex-
change his cash for . bond. II the
bond II good enough. The transaction
may mean that the mattress will yield
gold in return for paper. But the gold
will be freed for circulation. while the
paper is intended for storage under the
mattress. The banks which sell the
bonds become depositaries Of Govern
ment funds, which prevents the pos
sible drain on savings deposits that
might be anticipated by a rush for the
purchase Of the bonds.
The principle is probably sound
enough. The only question is whether
the small" man who will be attracted
by these bonds is the fellow response
BILE for the boarding. He is not, OF
course, alone responsible, and the
amount Of money that he Is boarding is
probably small in comparison with the
amount that the banks and the "big
fellows have tied up. The boarding
spirit has not been due altogether to
fear. In many cases it is encouraged or
made necessary, by the lack of banking
facilities.
But, as stated before, none Of these
measures can be con-
sidered as standing alone. They must
be considered together as whole, the
purpose Of which is to restore conf
dence. loss Of which is the greatest
handicap in the way of recovery. The
Federal Government is telling the peo-
pie that the Government is behind
them. The public response to these vari-
Gus efforts toward reconstructing shat
tered confidence will answer the Ques-
tion whether such assurance means
anything.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Cuba Limits Planting.
From the Lincoln State journal

From the Lincoln State journal.
The President Of Cuba has signed a
decree fixing the amount of sugar cane
that may be planted and harvested in
that country during 1882 at a figure
that the producers and the representa-
tive Of the world syndicate of sugar
growers agreed upon. Imagine what
would happen in this country If Presi-
dent Hoover promulgated a similar de-
cree with respect to the planting of
wheat! When his Farm Board modestly
suggested that as D fairly certain way of
increasing VII { prices, its members
were s':., and down in Kansas, to
She Independent they are the
far > addc. Is per cent to their
wheat .ge. What happened-a
deluge o. wheat-was not, of course, the
fault Of the farmers. but Of the Farm
Board for making them angry. Yet in
Cuba only such amount will be produced
as is the fixed share for Cuba, and the
growers will be the gamers. None Of
them has been heard to say that sugar
Is grown in so many places in the world
and the hazards Of rain and storm are
such that nobody can say Just what the
crop will be, and hence that It is i'm
possible to control acreage.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Menace Seen in Posts
Near White House
To the Editor Of The Star:


1t is my privilege to share with other
citizens the more than ordinary beauty
of the streets of the Nations Capital.
On my way to and from the office 1
find 1t convenient to use West Executive
avenue, as 1t is the most direct way to
reach my destination. 1t occurs to me
that not once have l seen the gates at
the Pennsylvania avenue entrance
closed to traffic. That they were use
less was proved long ago when. during
the Harding administration, the gates
were removed and generously donated
to municipality in Ohio to serve a
more useful purpose at the entrance to
the cemetery where TIE late President
Hayes is buried. With the gates re-
moved it is a mystery to me why the
two huge granite posts should be left
standing. Surely they are not orna-
mental. neither do they serve any SYM
metrical purpose, as no such obstruc-
ton exists on East Executive avenue
Yet there they are, a menace to traffic
and a constant danger to pedestrians,
for. although the posts act as strainer
and traffic must slow up in approaching
them, their bulkiness seriously obstructs
the view of approaching motorists and
pedestrians alike and during the rush
hours a person has to resort to both
mental and physical acrobatics to cross
this particular spot. I take it for
granted that they are not serving any
useful purpose to either vehicles or
pedestrians, as no suggestion has ever
been made to erect other similar archi-
tectural embellishments at other street
intersections. Personally, I am in ia
vor of two less gate posts in the streets
of Washington. and it is my hope that
tho next time they give them the
gate (s)" they will give them the posts
also, AUGUST j. NOGARA.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 8. TRACEWELL.

One Of the greatest bores in the
modern oflce Is the gentleman who
roars over the telephone.
Something ought to be done about
him, but what?
He is in the unfortunate position Of
the poor lady in the advertisements,
whose best friends won't tell her
He bellows away, regardless Of the
fact that his associates are trying to
work.
And he is so utterly unconscious OF
his misdemeanor. Blithely he screams,
Hello, hello! Yes, this is Mr.. Bunk
speaking!"
The diaphram Of the mouthpiece
fairly rattles. But the gentleman con-
tinues cheerfully, oh so cheerfully,
What did you say? Oh, yes. oh. yes!
Fine! Fine!'
The curious fact is that he never
once seems to become wise to the
covertly hostile glances which are
thrown in his direction.
No one would say anything to him.
Of course. That wouldn't be polite
And the world Is in thrall to politeness
fortunately for the WORLDLY
So the telephone loud speaker sits
there and roars away.
While he Is on the phone work
comes to a standstill. The man in the
corner stops his writing, the man in
the middle stops his thinking. Another
glares, another frowns.
The blatting still arises.
And told him and he told
me and he said and ]
said"
A little softer, a little softer, If you
please!
The monster does not please
He is beginning to warm up ir
earnest now. Proudly he looks around
as if asking for the plaudits OF hi,
auditors
The Snowman In him begins to crol
out.
Surely he is enjoying himself and he
hopes you will like his performance.
He rolls his eyes as he talks this way
and that. If his left hand we're not
engaged holding the receiver, he would
geSticulate.
How he would gesticulate!
Already he has sung his prologue and
style making the welkin ring
'Welkin" is an old-fashioned word
meaning telephone instrument"
He makes 1t ring.
The waves he sets up clatter over
miles Of wire. jolting sparrows off the
line and shaking telephone poles.
1t crashes through the receiver al
the other end. causing "quack -quack'
sounds which those nearby hear but dc
not understand
-
We have called the hearty telephone
user monster" but that was only In
fun of course.
1t is his voice alone which is mon
StrOuS.
His heart is guileless.
Never once have We encountered one
Of these loud speakers without finding
him to be OF most sympathetic tenn
permanent.
Usually he possesses a good heart.
II Caesar were alive today. his ulti.
matum would not be. Let the mer
about me be fat" but rather, Let mt
be surrounded by loud takers over tbs
telephone"
Evening star., 1932-02-20
Patience at Geneva.

Within a few weeks it is intended to
adjourn the Geneva Conference on
reduction and limitation of armaments
for the Easter holidays and to permit
various European statesmen to look
after domestic affairs which, for the
time being at least, outstrip in i'm
portance anything they could accom-
plsh in Switzerland.
France and Germany are holding
important elections. The Spring Is the
budget season In many countries. The
crises that accompany it in nearly every
one Of them this year are Of unprece-
dented gravity, because of the disloca-
ton Of business and the arrangement
Of currency systems. The French will
not choose their new Chamber OF
Deputies until some time in May. In
Germany, the elections to the Prussian
Diet. which the Hitlerites are bent
upon capturing, will be held sooner than
that. Vital as are the issues associated
with disarmament for both OF the
Western European nations, domestic
politics for each OF them is a para
mount interest.
II, as the cables suggest, it may be
June l before the Geneva conference
reassembles for decisive action, that
does not mean that the intervening
weeks will be wasted. Geneva will moi
stack arms while waiting to curtail
them. 1t Is not proposed to suspend
the meetings OF committees and sub
committees now plunged into the end
less intricacies and technicalities oi
arms problems. If during the -four
months between February 2, when the
Geneva conference was convened, anc
June /, when it is scheduled to resume
activities in full force, the air Is cleared
Of non essentials and the bedrock Of
some agreement Is laid, 1t will have beer
q hiatus Of utmost value. When 1t wa
provided for that, at any rate, was iI
conference leaders minds.
The Washington conference of 1922
on naval limitation and Far Eastern
questions lasted four months. The Lon
don Naval Conference of 1880 was in
session from January to April-a period
Of three months. At Washington ten
years ago. only nine powers were in
session. At London two years ago, but
five conferred. At Geneva. in 1882, six
ty-odd nations have their heads to-
gether in a herculean effort to erapple
with ornaments. Delay in Switzerland,
therefore, does not remotely denote fail
ure. o. even q sign Of failure. The call
Is for patience. In the lexicon of inter-
national dealings there is no such word
as hustle, especially such dealings as
are now vexing the minds OF world
statesmen at the capital Of 1hs league
Of Nations.
Evening star., 1932-02-20

Caesar would ind his ofnces rather
noisy, however. The loud telephone
speaker is SO blithely unaware OF ms
failing that he scarce would believe II
If any one told him Of it. =.
No doubt to him his voice just SOUNDS
manly.
He probably prides himself on .
good round voice."
Hear him now.
mo wishy- -washy voice for mine" ne
announces proudly. Il believe In belng
heard"
He is heard, all right.
Except when the person on the other
end OF the line asks, What say?"
Telephony has given rise to no
greater monstrosity of language than
the slovenly phrase, What say?"
We are convinced that the telephone
Is responsible for this vulgarism, and
that from it the thing has spread to
ordinary conversation.
Here is how it probably came about.
Some one said something over a
telephone. but the connection was so
poor that the other could not hear 1t.
What did you say?" asked the other:
The first speaker, in his turn, found
the connection" poor one.
All ne clearly caught was What
say"
Somehow the phrase hung in his un-
conscious mind. Nobody knows whether
there Is an unconscious mind or not,
but 1t Is a convenient way OF saying
something.
The next time the fellow was in con-
versation, face to face, he wanted to be
pln yxyI,i fc al
most the same thing.
What say?" he asked his companion
languidly.
The expression caught on.
Young girls, once referred to as
''fappers," although no one ever knew
really why. took to it rapidly.
What say" became. with them, q
language standard. Why go to all the
trouble OF saying. solemnly, What did
you say?" when it was far more chic
SO they thought-to ask What say?"
Maybe we are unfair in placing the
blame for this on the telephone, but
stories Of the originations Of such things
are almost always guesses. scarcely
facts, and must be understood as such
4 X X
Here IS another accepted saying
which riles US. and which We cannot
lay at the door Of the telephone
1t is a substitute for real brightness.
and arises as follows: You are sitting
in public vehicle. on the way down.
town In the morning, when an acquaint-
ance in . rear seat arises and passes
you on his way out.
Instead Of saying. Good by" or 80
long" or some other common sense
equivalent, do you know what he says?
ITS another day" he says.
It's another day, indeed!
What has that got to do with It.?
Are you to think him clever. or to in
sist on regarding him as the human
equivalent Of the June bug?
There is no answer one may make
to such statement. 1t is supposed to
be sophisticated. and you being of q
serious turn Of mind, regard 1t only as
silly.
You long for the loud voice Of the
| Office bore. the telephone user. that
you might roar back the only conceiva-
BILE bit OF repartee:
What say?"
Evening star., 1932-02-20
for an American victory are conse-
ouentlv much reduced

for an American victory are conss-
quently much reduced.
Should an American team win the
final leg on the trophy under such
handicaps, however, 1t will be . VIC
tory in which every American can
glory. No fair-minded competitor could
begrudge an American team victory
under the circumstances.
Win or lose, the American balloon
lists who enter the Gordon Bennett race
this year deserve the most cordial best
wishes Of every American in whose
breast glows the fire Of true sports
manship. If they win their victory
will be doubly glorious. Should they
lose it will mean . prolonging of a
contest around which cluster the high
est traditions OF clean, manly sports
manship.
Evening star., 1932-02-20
The Attack on Hoarding.

Following on the heels of congress
sional enactment yesterday Of the
Glass -Steagall banking bill IS the ad-
ministrations newest attack on hoard
ing, which takes form In todat'S Treas
ury announcement that In March the
Government will issue in undetermined
amount a series Of anti-hoarding or
Reconstruction bonds In denonlinA-
tions of $50, s100 and $500. and bear
ing interest somewhere between one
and half and two and half per cent.
The small denominations and the
low interest of these one-year certif-
icates will provide safety and liquidity,
these being what everybody, these days,
wants 1t is believed that. more than
any one thing, the issue of these baby
bonds will help to bring forth from
under the mattresses or from safety
deposit boxes boarded funds that are
estimated at a billien and half dol
lars.
4, BOARDING here and abroad has
reached alarming proportions and the
process of boarding, like other aspects
OF this depression, has followed VI
cious circle. Depositors have in fear
called on the banks for their money.
and the banks have, in turn, called
loans and 1iquidated good securities At
a sacrifice in order to supply it. And
, then, for fear that the demand for cash
will become greater. the banks have
Joined their depositors in boarding.
Liquidation and boarding, In . way,
have become synonymous.
ne Theory behind the new Issue Of
Treasury certificates b that the 1ndi-