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Evening star., 1932-07-04

That might be his best course Of ac-
ton Or he might consent eventually
to make one or two formal speeches
in support of the nominee, though the
framing Of them would probably give
him pain and their utterance great
agony of spirit There is now open for
him course which has already been
indicated, which was suggested before
he actually threw his hat into the ring
for the nomination, which in the light
of the conditions then prevailing was
generally regarded as a mere gesture
of desire to prevent the nomination of
Roosevelt rather than his own choice.
That course is to blde his time in
peace and to be the candidate of his
party in 1888 for the Office Of mayor
of Greater New York.
1t is in the cards that Gov Roosevelt
will cismiss Mayor Walker from that
office. His nomination without the
support of Tammany, which remained
true to Smith to the end, increases the
probability of that action. AT one time
1t YVES said that if Walker were removed
by the Governor he would be over
whelmingly elected, If the law permits,
at the next balloting. But there is evi-
dence that Tammany is tired Of
Walker and is not inclined to capitalize
his "martyrdom." Smith would have
a wonderful chance to make a great
record in the Office He may find
there solace for his present sorrow and
become again the happy warrior, fight
Ing in the cause of civic Righteousness.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
The Unhappy Warrior.

Eight years ago Franklin D. Roose-
welt. advocating the nomination Of Al
fred E. Smith at Madison Square Gar
den for President of the United States
by the Democratic party, referred TO
the then Governor Of New York as the
happy warrior" Last Friday Mr..
Roosevelt. now Governor Of New York,
was nominated for President by that
party. with Mr.. Smith as the runner
upp in the contest AS the ballots that
made Roosevelt the standard bearer
we're cast Smith was in his hotel room
at Chicago. listening by radio to the
clamorous finish of the four round fight
When on Saturday Gov. Roosevelt flew
to Chicago TO receive the formal noti-
fication of his choice Mr.. Smith was still
absent from the convention hall. Both
then and later, when he left for New
York and again when he arrived in that
city yesterday, he refused to make any
comment upon the nomination Of his
one-time advocate and supporter and
his successor as head of his party. The
happy warrior of 1924 and 1928 has
become the decidedly unhappy war
rior of 1892.
Will the words of Marc Antony in his
Grafton over the body of Caesar In the
Roman Forum apply now to Smith:
But yesterday the word of Caesar might
Have stood against the world; now M
lies there,
And none so poor to do him reverence
What will the unhappy warrior dt
now? win he sulk In his tent? vii
he, after time Of sad contemplation
of his loss Of the title and its gain b!
his former ally and advocate, his spon
sor in political baptism, grid his loin
for battle? Will he then support hi
successor, or will he oppose him?
These questions are not Of mere aca
denic interest, although the chance
are that the now unhappy warrior vii
remain true to his party colors, mega
lively at least. He has said scmethin
about taking o holiday In Europe
Evening star., 1932-07-04

CHICAGO, July 4.-n the relatively
lukewarm reception encountered by
Franklin D. Roosevelt at the hands of
the Democratic National Convention on
Saturday is any criterion, his nomina-
ton fails to stir the party's blood. Per-
haps the Chicago convention had ex-
hausted its lung power and its march
| ing feet and waving arms were tired
after six long days of ballyhoo and up
| roar Whatever the cause, Mr.. Roose-
velt did not plunge the convention into
anything like that frenzy of acclaim
which might have been expected under
the dramatic circumstances of his ap-
| pearance. Possibly the delegates and
the galleries were peeved by the fact
| that the Governor kept them waiting
while he basked in the sunshine Of q
public reception by Mayor Cermak's
fellow citizens down on the lake front
while the convention sizzled and fretted
| 8 miles away in the Stadium. The
| nominee got hand and rousing
cheer, but never while he was on the
platform did the mighty audience give
| itself over to tumult of joyous en-
| thusiasm. Throughout the convention
week there were a dozen demonstrations
more fervent, and much longer, than
/, the greeting accorded Gov. Roosevelt.
X
| What the nominee ran into was thor
oughly typical of the conventions Re
| thetic conduct every time Roose~A's
name cropped up. OF course, it was
Roosevelt-packed body. 1t exploded pc
riodically as things went the Governors
| way. When his nomination was ac-
| tually accomplished Friday night there
was din with vigor and volume in it.
Yet observers had the enduring impress
sion that they were tributes lacking in
red blood and in the hell-bent-for-
| leather spirit such as burst out like
| thunderclapS every time Al Smiths
name was mentioned. 1t will be inter-
esting and important to note, as the
campaign develops, whether Gov
Roosevelt has the capacity to rouse the
rabble.
Only those on the convention plat
form and in the nearest seats on the
floor could gather an idea of the NOM
inee's physical disabilities. That he
Surmounts them to the degree that he
does is nothing short of amazing. As
the Governor stands unsupported at
speaking table, as he did on Saturday,
he cuts the figure of robust. sturdy,
handsome American in the full prime
Mr.. Roosevelt navigates that his in
firmities become painfully apparent. He
can neither rise nor walk unaSsisted
When on his feet he Is attended usually
by one of his stalwart sons, who grasps
the Governors right arm, while the eft
hand clings to heavy walking stick.
The extent to which the Democratic
standard bearer has triumphed over in
fantile paralysis tells eloquently of his
indomitable spirit and herculean re-
serve strength. Beyond the shadow of
a doubt the Governors airplane flight
to Chicago was intended to be spec
tacular exhibition of his spartan cour-
age and to destroy the theory that he
lacks the prowess to withstand the rigors
Of the presidency.
X 4
BY all the ruthless laws Of politics
Al Smith is dead duck. at least as
far as future in national affairs is
! concerned. He was beaten to frazzle
at Chicago The stop Roosevelt machine,
of which Al was the chief engineer, re-
manned pitifully stalled. 1t never had
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Progress on the Relief Bill.

The progress reported on the Wagner
Garner relief bills, now being shaped
into one measure by the confsrees. is
encouraging. The conferees. judging
by reports Of the nature Of compromise
already agreed to, have been willing to
sink personal or partisan pride in this
important legislation in the interest of
expeditions action on the most impor-
tant single measure to be enact
ed in this session of Congress. The
Presidents objection to the financing
and the selection of the public build
ings program has received careful at
tention. The understanding is that the
amount for Federal building has been
placed at $500, 600, OOo-but of this
amount $20O, 600, 900 will represent ex-
penditure on projects already author
lied and appropriated for by Congress,
the balance of $500, 100000 to be spent
on projects probably to be selected, as
recommended in the Wagner bill, from
the list of those authorized but not ap-
propriated for-the selection to be
made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The financing of this $500, 100000 ex-
penditure viii be left it is understood,
to the Treasury, and the Wagner bond
issue has been dropped, along with
Speaker Gamers gasoline tax.
There has already been agreement
on the distribution of the $500, ,000, ,000
loan to the States for direct relief. the
agreement representing compromise
between methods proposed in both bills
and the principle Of distribution ac-
cording to need advocated by the Pres
ident. Another administration con-
tention, that the lending powers Of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation In
regard to the $500, ,o00, 900 fund foi
construction of self -hquidating or self
sustaining enterprises should be broad
ened to include aid for private in
dustry, as we'll as public and semi
public enterprises. has apparently beer
accepted by the conferees.
After agreement In conference, the
two main hurdles that the bill must
overcome are in the Senate and at the
White House. The Senate vigorously
excluded, in the bill which 1t approved
loans to private industrial enterprises
And as late as yesterday the shadow
of a White House veto Of the bill wa:
cast by reported statements of admin
istration leaders that tie Federal pub
lie buildings proposals were still un-
acceptable to the President.
1t is believed that the President viii
make known his views on the bill
again, before its approval by the House
and Senate, If tn bill emerging from
conference endangers final enactment
by veto. The President Is as anxious
for the relief to be afforded through
the sound proposals of this measure a.
anybody else There is small likelihood
of an adjournment by Congress before
| controversial features of the bill have
been peduced to the minimum. Neither
the President nor Congress would will
ingly place in jeopardy the legislation
that, more than any other, furnishes
the answer to what the Federal Govern
ment plans as its major contribution tc
relief,
Evening star., 1932-07-04
CHICAGO OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

the glimmer of chance of making q
dent in the stone wall of Roosevelt
strength erected under the invincible
leadership of jim Farley, newest star
in the Democratic armament Smith
left Chicago guessing whether he win
roll up his sleeves for Roosevelt or sulk
In his tent. The idol Of Manhattan
may have had fms written over his
national career by convention results,
but he is still the hero Of the sidewalks
Of New York. Undoubtedly he could.
as he may be, easily elected mayor Of
the big city in succession to Jimmy
Walker.
AS it was william Jennings Bryan
who put over Woodrow Wilson at Balti-
more in 1912, it was William Gibbs Nc
Adoo who turned the trick for Frank
lin D. Roosevelt at Chicago in 1897.
What will there be in it for McAdoo IL
Roosevelt becomes President? That is
what many Democrats were asking as
they pulled up stakes and scattered to
the four winds during the week end.
Senator Moses thinks McAdoo bankers
for his old cabinet job, the secretary
ship of the Treasury. A more prevalent
view here is that the man who delivered
the California Texas batch Of Garner
votes to Roosevelt and thus put victory
within his grasp wants to be, as Bryan
did, Secretary of State in the Demo-
cratic administration, If such there is
to be.
No heartier handclasp was extended
to Gov. Roosevelt on the convention
platform than the grip he got from his
old chief in the Navy Department,
former Secretary Josephus Daniels. The
North Carolinian was an original
Roosevelt man.
To the general aStonishment, Gov.
Roosevelt specifically elevated depres-
sion. not repeal, to the dignity Of the
Democratic paramount issue-"main
down on this is that Mrs. Roosevelt's
reputedly incorporating dry views
have a good deal to do with her dis
tinguished husbands unwilfngness TO
loud-pedal the repeal note.
&
The two youngest Roosevelt boys
Franklin, jr., and John, who are prep
ping for Harvard at Groton, busily read
the sporting pages of the Chicago
papers while dad was addressing the
convention.
X y
At one time on Saturday there was
a scheme, attributed to Mayor Frank
Hague of Jersey City, to place Repre-
sentative Mary T. Norton Of New Jersey
in nomination for the vice presidency.
The plan was said to have the back
ing of the entire Smith group and been
Matched as a form of protest against
the California Texas Garner deal.
4 X x 4
Nobody here has had time to look
it up yet, but the guess is risked that
never before have the presiding officers
Of the two Houses of Congress been
pitted against each other for the vice
presidency. The Democrats, by the
way. did not give heed to the age OBJ
lection so voeiferouSly urged at the Re-
publican convention against nominal
ing for Vice President a man Of
advanced vintage. Jack Garner must
be climbing toward 20, though still sub
stantially on the sunny side of 1t.
Texans in the convention were loath
to believe that the Speaker would sur
render the relative certainty Of his
House Job fori . gamble on the vice
presidency.
k&
The best description this radio scribe
hears Of Gov. Roosevelt's speech is four
words long Sound, but not inspiring" :"
Evening star., 1932-07-04

| The eglantine has always been
favorite flower of the poets, probably
because Of the excellent rhymlng quail
! ties inherent in its name, one maJ
suspect.
| Yet it is. indeed. a shy modest sort
of thing. which might be thought tc
be pleasing to men Of temperamenta
love Of beauty.
| This is the sweetbrier, Rosa rubigi-
nosa. which makes the unpoetical think
| Immediately of big nose"
Its dainty white flowers, OF the true
wild rose type, possess a fragrance
which. once smelled, is never forgot
] ten. yet seems to lack memory asso-
| Citations.
This is another odor which one
might think offhand would be a great
favorite with the perfumers. but which
does not appear to be so, after ALL
1t is not pungent fragrance, despite
| Drydens lines
The fresh eglantine exhaled a breath
Whose odors were of power to raise
from death"
! Dryden was never a great poet, but
/ he seems to have been peculiarly un-
! successful in that couplet.
In the first place, We have beer
! brought up on modern advertising ano
| feel that no properly reared eglantint
should Go such thing as "exhale g
| breath"
1t seems rather silly to speak of the
| "odors OF a breath" and that whole
| second line is very clumsy. What Mr.
Dryden seems to have been attempting
to say was that the odor of eglantine
once caught, would be remembered
| forever.
Leigh Hunt, who was not in Dry.
den's class, except in a few fugitive
poems, nevertheless did much better Ii
| describing the odor of cglantine.
'Wildrose, sweetbrier, eglantine,
All those pretty names are mine,
And scent in every leaf Is mine,
And a leaf for all is mine,
And the scent-oh, that's divinel
"Happy-sweet and pungent fine,
Pure as dew, and pick'd as wine"
Leigh was laying it on pretty thick
| there. but perhaps the eglantine merits
bit of extravaganza, Just because it Is
such modest small flower in itself.
| 1t is happily sweet, and pungently
fine. especially with the dew upon it
Whether it is as picked as wine" VIC
leave those better able to Judge to say
| The best known quotation containing
our subject Is from Shakespeare's Mid
summer Nights Dream" surely one OF
the most felicitous titles ever coined
a work of genius in itself:
Il know a bank where the wild thyme
i blows,
| Where ox-lips and the nodding violet
! grows;
Quite overcanopied with luscious wood
bine,
With sweet musk-roses and with eglan-
tine"
Sir Walter Scott was not exactly o
poet or was he? Boys and girls used
to be forced to read "The Lady of the
Lake" and "Marmion," and as we recall
it. none of them protested because oi
the vigorous swing and rhyme
But his reference to the gentle eglan-
i tine Is not exactly poetic when he tells
''how eglantine embalm'd the air. "
(From The Lady of the Lake")
That was going rather far afield fol
comparison.
Keats we like better, who, in his
''Endymion," one of the most praised
and little read Of all poems, said sue
cinctly:
''Rain-scented egdantine
Gave temperate sweets to the we'll
/ wooing sun"
| In another connection he says "Its
side I'll plant with dew-sweet eglan-
| tine"
1t Is said that Milton got his flowers
Evening star., 1932-07-04

What do you need to know? Is
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postage
@. How many race horses have won
more than 100000 in their racing
years?-J. z. B.
A. There are 27: Sun Beau. Ksar,
Gallant Fox, Zev IsinglaSs, Phar Lap,
Donovan, Mate, Blue Larkspur, Twenty
Grand. Display, Victorian, Extermina-
tor, Man o. War. Coronach, Amounts,
Massine, Rocksand.. Ssrazen, Rayardo.
Top Flight. Cleaning. Mike Hall. Sar-
danaple, Lemberg, Crusader, Flying
Fox.
@. Please give the amount of money
spent in Republican and Democratic
Presidential campaigns from 1900 to
the present time.-E. N.
q
Bryan. s425, 900. 1904-Roosevelt, ST.
900 900: Parker, $1,000, 900. 19o8-Taft
81 ,655. 900; Bryan. 100000. 1912-Taft,
81 1.076. 900; Wilson, $l,134 600; Roose-
welt, S67l 900. 19l6-Hughes, $2,f41,-
600: Wilson, 81 $3.50, 900. 1920-Harding,
81, ,022, 900: Cox, 1880 900. 1924-Cool-
idge, s3,o6s, 900; Davis, s1,2sO,Oo0.
@. I. tl.o E1klmo language a simple
one?-E. S.
A. On the contrary, 1t Is enormously
complex. Each noun, for example, has
81 forms.
@. Does the Government enforce
the anti-lottery laws when foreign lot
teries are employed and the mails are
not used?-M B. S
A. The Department of Justice pro-
ceeds against all known lottery activ-
itics and recently obtained convic-
tions against a lottery ring which dis
tributed British and Canadian lottery
tickets in the United States even
though it used express companies and
not the mails. The fact that the tickets
proved sufficient to convict. Heavy fines
are imposed.
@. If a drink before retiring was
called a night-cap, what Is one before
breakfast called?-J. H.
A. 1t was called a dew-drink or
bracer.
O. What ediflce occupied the site
of st. Peters Church In Rome before
this church was built?-A H. r.
A. st. Peters Church in Rome Is
built on the site Of an ancient basilica
which was begun In the reign of Con-
stantine. This ancient basilica had be-
come ruinous in 1450 and it was de-
cided to replace it. The modern struc-
ture dates from the sixteenth century
@. Is Lawrence Tibbett a baritone
or tenor?-V. A.
A. He Is a baritone.
@. How does the number of Federal
civil prisoners compare with the number
there were 20 years ago?--L. M.
A.. The number in 1910 was 2,037. In
1929 the number had risen to 9,o49.
@. Were gloves worn by the Romans?
IS. M.
A. They were worn as sign of rank
and as ornaments.
@. How can diamond in the rough
be identifed?-E. H. A.
A. Diamonds in the rough, as they
come from the ground, may be any
color, but diamonds in this state gen.
orally have greasy luster like pieces
Of glass covered with vaseline They
must be cut and polished before the
color and brilliance is brought out. The
Evening star., 1932-07-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Supervening Gratitudes.

Supervening Gratitudes.
We've given thanks of every kind
For blessings that are ours,
Especially those that are assigned
BY intellectual powers.
We're thankful for the precept grave
And patriotism high
And for the loyal flags that wave
AS lusty bands pass by.
We're thankful for the gong and dance
Till dawn began to peep.
We're now most grateful for chance
OF one good night OF sleep.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

idol, followed by admiring eyes and
accompanied by a bodyguard as ne
moved about. The mayors only dra-
matte moment here was when he ar
rived in the convention soon after SUM-
rise Friday morning and cast his vote
for Alfred E. Smith and against Gov.
Roosevelt.
ance-e block of SO New York votes in
the convention cast against him and
for Smith on the final ballot. 1t re-
mains now to be seen how he deals
with Tammany and the mayor Of
Greater New York.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

A picturesque touch Of democratic
management enabled the party to
make a powerful bid for the large and
increasing aviator vote.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

Loyal supporters of Ritcllie for Gov
ernor have the assurance that the ma
tional democracy will not persuade him
to desert them after all these years.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

There was SO much talent to be ad-
mired in Chicago that even the music
critics could with propriety offer timely
observations.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Shrunken Gases.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
A careful count Of Manhattan's speak
easies shows that instead of the re-
puted $4,000 there are only s,s44--just
enough to provide mild exhilayations
Evening star., 1932-07-04

A eight advantage was asserted over
Senator Borah by Senator Norris in
knowing precisely where he was going
next.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Ohio's Onward March.

From the Des Moines Tribune.
An Ohio court rules that man has
the right TO control his wife. Ohio
was also a pioneer State IN thinking
that pedestrians have the right Of way.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

Craftsmanship is physically exhausted
and for a few days at least the world
may resume its attention to base ball.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Variant Impressions

1 heard each tune in splendid time,
My heart went pity patty.
Some of the words were most sublime
And some tride catty.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
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Evening star., 1932-07-04

Jud Tunkins says good politician
knows how to talk and a better one
knows how not to.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

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Evening star., 1932-07-04
Talent.

do you enjoy music9"
Very much" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. And I am exceptionally gifted
in a musical way. After great ma
tional convention invariably find
I can remember all the tunes and
scarcely one Of the speeches"
Evening star., 1932-07-04
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Back 10 the Old Songs.

My Radiol My Radiol
You brought me q delirious dream.
I'm glad with you ] now can go
Back TO tooth wash and shaving
cream
Evening star., 1932-07-04

II allus applauds speech" said Uncle
Ebsn. SOS to incourage de talker to
stop while he's maxim good impression
and let de parade start"
Evening star., 1932-07-04

"One reason" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, that mechanism threat
ems to rule the world rs that men can
travel so much faster than they can
think
Evening star., 1932-07-04

Am Other States and Canada.
Evening star., 1932-07-04
Fireworks.

Would you be willing to leave the
fireworks out of the Fourth of July?"
Not right away" answered Miss
Cayenne. Some patriotic reminder IS
required and for some mysterious reason
our enlightened public prefers seeing the
pyrotechnics to listening to the
speeches"
Evening star., 1932-07-04

@. How old is the playwright. Noel
Coward?-O. T.
A He was born IN Teddington, Eng
land, December Is, 1899.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

@. l. t'.o E5kimo language a simple
one?-E. S.
A. On the contrary, 1t is enormously
complex Each noun, for example, has
81 forms.
Evening star., 1932-07-04

Mayor Jimmy" Walker, a delegate
to the Democratic National Conven-
ton, spent the week In Chicago, but
was little in evidence in the convention.
This was in direct contrast to the wide
swath the mayor cut at the Democratic
National Convention In Houston four
years sas. There he was kind Of