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Evening star., 1932-05-19
Focusing to the Issue.

The day-by-day record of the amaz-
consecutively sensational. 1t would be
impossible to produce every twenty-four
hours a fresh shock to the public
sensibilities. Within the past week have
stolen child and the confession of a
contact man" that he had hoaxed the
father Of the infant. There remain at
least two mysteries to be cleared. One
is the identity of the takers of the ran
som money. paid without result, and the
other, the supreme point of concern,
the identity of the kidnapers them
selves
Today comes word that Curtis. the
Norfolk intermediary" who has con-
fessed himself to be a fraud in this
respect, is now exonersted of any COM
plicity in the kidnapping itself. There
remains for clearance, or otherwise,
that puzzling person "Jafsie." who
served as go-between in the payment
Of ransom. He is ineScapably involved
In some measure Of suspicion. He pro-
duced note bearing symbols identical
with those used in the original ransom
note left in the Lindbergh house the
night the baby was stolen. He also
produced a garment identical with that
worn by the child when it was taken
and some safety pins of the same char
acter He apparently established beyond
question that he was in communication
With the steaiers of the child. Yet a.
that moment, 1t is now known, tht
child was dead. The ransom was paid
transferred in most fantastic manner
thrown over a cemetery wall at night
and, of course, no delivery was made
For none could be made. Was "Jatsie
then aware of the death of the child
Was he himself deceived by the ransom
taker? These questions remain to b
answered.
This whole case "quarrels with itself,
10 ee phrase employed bE-a grea
detk Of long ago to express tn
aSter lack Of logic in the known cir
Evening star., 1932-05-19

latiers record for crossing speed, She
had benefit of fresh winds and In mid
ocean had to be reettd in order to steer
her. The Vienna Is OF ssS eross tons and
2o2ia feet long. whereas the Atlantic
WAS of sos tons and las feet
This record passage by the Vienna is
IN marked contrast with that OF the
Mayf,ower, which was one ot the first
transatlantic sailings OF which the APP
proNimately exact log has been kept,
The ship carrying the Pilgrim fathers
made Plymouth Rock from Southamp-
ton In sixty-three days Vema'S pas
sage was shorter than many Of the
steamships OF the earlier days OF
mechanical navigation Transatlantic
Yacht racing began In 1896, when
James Gordon Bennett's Henrietta
beat two rivals, Fieetwing and VeSta
in run from Sandy Hook to England
making the passage In thirteen days
and twenty-five hours, She did It in
a gale of wind which cost the lives Of
six OF her crew. The AtlantIcs per-
formance in 1905 was in a race for a
cup given by the then German En-
peror, now resident of Doom. Hol-
land. 1t was supposed to be a silver
cup, but II later proved to be pewter,
Last July the yawl Dorado won the
transatlantic contest for small, yachts
in run from Newport to Plymouth
in seventeen days, taking the extreme
northern route.
Many hold that the contest for the
Americas cup should be on trans
oceanic basis rather than series OF
near-shore runs subject to the vagaries
OF the wind in such conditions. The
competing yacht must cross the sea on
her own sail, the defender being, there
fore, at an appreciable advantage, in
that she can be built without regard
for midocean contingencies. In these
days of radio a transatlantic yacht
race could be reported from hour to
hour and day to day, affording a much
more thrilling demonstration of ship
handling than do the contests in
American waters, which usually stretch
out over an even longer span than
that which has just been required by
the Vema for the ocean crossing.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Future Danger Seen
On Greatest Highway

From the New York Herald Tribune.
Too challenging an enterprise to be
completed soon, the All-American High
way still keeps gaining miles, affording
news every now and then as some addi-
tional section is opened to the insati-
able motor. When at last 1t sweeps in
its mighty moiety from Canada to Pan
anna it will be a monument of our
time, not wonderful alone for the bril-
liant engineering, hard labor and per-
ti5tence that have made it, but for its
titanic scope-the leap from peak to
valley, from pine to pain, from desert
to jungle and beach, from lonely fast
ness to bustling town, Far North to Far
South what road
Imagining the regal privilege of such
journey, one hopes that it can be pre-
vented from becoming merely one long
rush. We have grown somewhat in
taste since the first great motor high
ways were built, and restraint Of the
worst outrages OF sausage stands, filling
stations and billboards is beginning to
have a happy effect. Here will be a
road for whose dignity and beauty the
whole diverse company of the Americas
are eventually to be responsible. Some
say that countries to the north and
south Of us appreciate these qualities
more than we They will have leagues
OF opportunity Tor proving that But
even with such reinsurance one is aware
Of foreboding that half the motorists
on this glorious road will devote them
selves to burning it up. There will be
the inevitable records. the first Ottawa
Venezuelan run without stops for meals,
the first debutante to cross the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec on high, the gabbling
mobilization Of tourist caravans, en-
thronement of ht6eOus haste, the re-
voting endeavor to make this epic road
as dull as others
1t is not too early to decide to main
tain the an-American Highways nat
ural integrity. 1t should belong with
vivid individuality to each country 1t
passes through. Let TERRA del Fuego
meet the Yukon in a ringing refusal to
standardize It. for it will be in time
such road as the world has never seen
If only its views are from the first re-
spected.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Japan's Military Autocracy.

Events following the assassination Of
Premier 1nukai have not yet shaken
down with finality, but enough has
transpired to indicate that the next
government will be subservient to the
japanese army and dominated by its
policies. both domestic and foreign
Militarism emerges triumphant.
The proposal of the Seiyukai party,
Of which the late premier was the head.
to form a new government in which it
would remain preponderant. while ad-
hitting the Minseito, the chief opposi-
ton, to membership, is not satisfactory
to the army clique. 1t insists upon a
coalition Nationalist cabinet of wholly
non-political hue To this demand the
Seiyukai leaders are ready to capitulate
Negotiations, in which the influence Of
the army, and particularly of Gen. Araki,
minister of war. is paramount, are now
in progress with view to building
cabinet of supremely militariSt caliber.
Home Minister Kisaburo Suzuki, who
became president of the Seiyukai party
in succession to the murdered Premier
Inukai is slated to succeed him as
head Of the government as well. Mr..
Suzuki's record assures him a firm
place in the army's affections. Not
only is he in agreement with the mill
tarists' program for farm relief, the
most dangerous source of prevailing
discomfort, but he seems favorably in
clined to other demands including
larger contributions from capital for
the purposes Of the state and system
attic suppression of political parties.
Under army direction it is unfortu-
nately to be feared that the states
purposes would comprehend that more
"active" foreign policy which the great
japanese business community unsuc-
cessfully opposed-adventure like the
Manchurian and Shanghai affairs. II
the fallen Seiyukai regime was unable
to stay the militarists' hands. "coali-
tion" government bossed by the army
can by no stretch of imagination be
looked upon as reasSuring for peace
in the Far East.
Mr.. Suzuki, the prospective premier
espouses the theory that it is wrong tc
consider the Parliament as the center
of the japanese government. The real
. center, he holds, is the Emperor, and
consequently cabinet does not need a
parliamentary majority to govern. Re-
dictionary doctrines Of this kidney nat
urally ingratiate Mr.. Suzuki with the
advocates of militarist government.
Toxic dispatches foreshadow that all
these events are prophetic of a mill
tarized Japan's determination to live
increasingly unto itself, to concentrate
on what is exclusively best for Japan,
regardless of foreign susceptibilities, and
eventually to quit the League of Ma
tions.
1t may be a program satisfying tc
the militarist souls in the hour when
the army is flushed with political
victory. But how the highly indus
trialized Japan of 1882 is going tc
carry on in the Samurai spirit of the
dead past, ruthlessly mindless Of the
great world beyond its island shores
is something that sooner or later must
give the Toxic war lords food for seri-
Gus pondering
It remains to be seen which il
mig.ltier in Nippcn-the silk worm Of
the sword.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Transatlantic Sailing Speed.

A new speed record has been estab-
lished, and rather surprisingly in an OBJ
solescent mode of transportation. A
schooner yacht named Vienna. formerly
the Hussar, has made the Atlantic
crossing from Montauk Point to
Bishops Rock, England, in ten days
and twenty -one hours, beating the old
record crossing by sail Of twelve days
and four hours, made by the schooner
Atlantic in a race from Sandy Hook
to the Lizard in 1905 The two schoon
ers covered different distances, the
Vienna making about ITO miles less than
the Atlantic. but she definitely beat the
Evening star., 1932-05-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unemployment.

Unemployment.
Work day Work-a-day!
Old friend so good and true,
We ask, while journeying on the way
What has become of you?
Your bold and honest call you gave
With Duty as your guide
To a determination brave
Which could not be denied
The careless laughter sounds in vain
The songs unheeded ring
Unless, through you, We earn again
The right to jest and sing.
Ambition must be cold and slight,
Life will be dull and gray,
If we should be deserted quite
BY you, friend Work-a-Day.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

late ice cream. will run heavier than
vanilla ice cream. Different ice creams
may range from AZ pounds to So
pounds per gallon. Ice cream is reg
ularly sold both at wholesale and at
retail on the basis Of liquid measure.
The quart of ice cream sold by the
retailer represents 80 fluid ounces.
@. What are the best colors for
lamp shades?-G. Il.
A. For a combination Of beauty and
usefulness shades OF buff cream and
yellow are excellent They mellow thu
light, but do not absorb it.
@. How many Of the washington
family are buried at Wakefield
D. r. P
A. The family burial plot was In
neglected condition when the house At
Wakefield was rebuilt. The remains Of
81 members of the Washington family
have been found and placed within the
rebuilt vault Among them are George
Washington's father, grandfather and
great-grandfather.
@. Did Warden Lawes Of Sing Sing
actually. broadcast the death OF a pris-
oner in the electric chair2-S. A. C.
A. No. In his book, 40, 900 Years
in Sing Sing" however he has in his
prologue the text Of what such a
broadcast might be and its possible
effect on radio audience.
Q. On what documents was the
Magma Charta founded?-E. A.
A The Magma Charta was not d.
rectly founded on any previous docu-
ment, but was = r,ctailed statement OF
feudal law, reiterating recognized
feudal practice.
O. Is W. G. McAdoo a native Of
A. McAdoo was born at Marietta,
Ga,
Q. What place in the Dominion Of
Canada is farthest south?-D. T.
A. Point Pelee, near bennington,
Ontario. 1t projects 10 miles into Lake
Erie.
Q. How many moons has Jupiters--
A. Nine moons are known. -Four OF
them are bright enough to be visible
through a small telescope.
Q. In the trading in cotton futures
is more than the actual production
dealt inv. F. K.
A. The actual amount Of cotton
future trading is generally estimated
as to 10 times greater than the Ac-
tual annual production.
@. When was the National Guard
taken over by the Government in the
World Warp. j. &.
A. While some Of the National Guard
organizations entered the Federal serv-
ice early in the World War. the order
mastering all the National Guard into
the service was not given until August
5, 1917.
@. In what parts Of the United
States can the Japanese cherry be
grown?-R. N. D.
A. The Japanese towering cherry
will thrive in any part Of this country
where the fruiting cherry will thrive.
@. Why was the Cars bell never
rung?-J. E.
A. This great bell. made Of gold, sill
yer and copper was cracked in the
casting.
O. What was the money called which
was paid to a captor Of a person cap
tured on a vessel Of war or a pirate?--
B. S.
A. 1t was called head-and gun money.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

cumstances OF puzzling crime. There
are so many ramifications, so many
participants, and still so few real clues
to the actual doers Of this dreadful
deed And vet there may come suddenly
an explanation which will At all these
discordant elements into perfect pat
tern Of solution. Perhaps when the
apparently extraneous factors such as
Curtis and "Jafsie" and other tres
passers upon the tragic sorrow Of the
Lindberghs are fully eliminated the
vital question Of who stole the child
and who killed it will be answered.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Public Sees Logic in Court
Decision Against Senate

ceed to execute q commission irnme--
diately with the formal notification OF
the Senate. The Senate, it has been
felt all along in the Smith case, was
drawing too long a bow to recall a
nomination and was interfering too
grievously with the executive power OF
the President"
"As 1t is" declares the Lowell Even
ing Leader, "there are many who feel
that the Senate often fails to give res.
sonable weight to the preference OF the
administration in the matter of nomi-
nations. But If that body were to be
allowed to go back on its word because
of any sudden whim, the Presidents
difficulties in securing men to fill posi-
tionS of Importance would be greatly
increased" The Port Huron Times
Herald feels that "a different decision
in this case would be disruptive Of
what measure of stability and good
business management we now have In
the Federal Government"
Evening star., 1932-05-19

MANY readers send In questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modate fraction of such requests. The
answers published are ones that may
interest many readers, rather than the
one who asks the question only. All
questions should be accompanied by the
writer's name and address and 2 cents
IN coin or stamps for reply. Send your
question to The Evening Star 1nforma-
ton Bureau. Frederic ]. Haskin, Direc-
tor, Washington, d. G.
@. Newspaper accounts state that
Adele Astaire, American stage star. has
married a British peer. Is this cor
rect?-H. d.
A. Miss Astaire has married Lord
Charles Cavendish, son Of the Duke Of
Devonshire. His father is a peer, but
he is not.
@. p Tod Sloan, the famous jockey
who revolutionized the style of steeple-
chase riding still living?-T. B. N.
A. James Todhunter Sloan is retired
and lives in Los Angeles.
O. In Russia before the World War
how many meals were served daily in
the homes of the well-to-d -do?-E. C.
A. Usually light breakfast was
served At IL, luncheon, at $50, high
tea; at or 8, dinner, and about II,
supper.
@. How much did it cost to build the
Holland Tunnel between New York and
New JerSey?-F. p.
A. 1t cost s5o,000.00O.
@. How is the falsetto voice pro-
duced?-R. c.
A. The falsetto voice is a head voice
as distinguished from the normal or
chest voice 1t is produced by tighten
ing the ligaments of the glottis.
@. What was Edison's radio message
which began, My message to you Is
to be courageous"?-R, McC.
A. Thomas A. Edison listened from
his home at Fort Myers, Fla. to trib-
utes to him over the radio by con-
vention OF the National Electric Light
Association, on June IL, 1881. He re-
sponded: MY message to you Is to
be courageous. 1 have lived long
time; I have seen history repeat itself
again and again, and have seen many
depressions in business. Always Ameri-
ca has come out strong and more pros
porous Be as brave as your fathers
we're before you. Have faith-go for
ward"
@. What material when burned will
leave nc ash?-W. E. D.
A. The Bureau of Standards says that
silk, such as used for powder bags in
the Navy, is such type Of material.
@. When did Norway become a ma
tion?-M. M.
A. 1t was consolidated into nation
under Harold the Fair-Haired in the
latter part Of the ninth century. In
the tenth century it became Christian.
O. What is Fidac?-J. w. w.
A. This is convenient abbreviation
of Federation Interalliee des AncienS
Combattants, and is the organization
of veterans societies of the allied
countries in the World War. The
number of veterans thus represented Is
approximately 5000, 900. F1dac was
founded in Paris on November %, 1920.
G. What is the weight Of a gallon
of ice cream?-B. N. D.
A. The weight of a unit volume of
ice cream depends upon the character
of the ingredients and the proportion
OF air Incorporated in the product.
Fruit and nut ice creams, also choco-
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Genuines Are CheaDest.

From the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader.
The gang which set out to counter
felt common stocks wasn't SO smart
The way prices are dwindling most Of
them can be purchased on the market
for less than it costs to engrave the
certificates.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Prototypes.

From the Nashville Banner
Dartmouth professor has traced
vertebrates to an obscure and very
ancient race Of scorpions. Everybody
knows somebody who would seem to 60
a long way toward validating that
theory.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Placing the Blame.

Have women improved politics.
Not yet answered Miss Cayenne
Men have been mussing it up for so
many centuries, it's little hard to do
anything with it."
Evening star., 1932-05-19

The pSychoanalySt who is trying to
collect $4,000 from Harry Thaw might
have taken the trouble to conduct
a mental examination to determine
whether his client was likely to forget
his money obligations.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Criminal research is again calling at
tention to the old police theory that a
plain fool may be harder to keep up
with than a professional rascal who is
more likely to run true to type
Evening star., 1932-05-19

There is no irreverence in the ques-
ligious minds as to whether the world
IS not already undergoing all the pen
ance il desires.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Recollections of the vernal book beer
sign, usually presenting the portrait OF
a goat, aroused no great timely senti-
ment in connection with the senatorial
ballot.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Recent celebrated crimes have served
to emphasize the reminder that the
deeply discerning Sherlock Holmes was
only a myth.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Pre.Congressional Pioneers.

From the Schenectady Gazette
The reason America doesn't belong II
the Indians is because pioneers didn't
sit and howl for Congress to do some
thing.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Famous clients of Clarence Darrow
are as glad to escape from the Sand
wich Islands as were some Of the early
Pacific explorers.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

New York Democracy in contemplat-
ing Roosevelt and Smith may be in
clined to regret that fayorite sons
cannot be classified as twins.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
No Chance for Them.

From the Pasadena star-Nevs.
When some of the New York Ex-
change witnesses get back among their
kind they are likely to be horned by
bulls, bitten by bears and trampfed by
the stock-tenders
Evening star., 1932-05-19
A. Perennial Mystery.

From the Hamilton tontario) Spectator.
Wives have nevesbeen able to under
stand why the back yard Is too damp
to be tidied UP when the golf links are
dry enough to be trod.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
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Evening star., 1932-05-19
Surely Recognizable.

From the Roanoke Times.
Jack Dempsey is to attend the Re-
publican Nationel Convention as dele
gate from Nevada In case the chair
man fails to recognize the gentleman
from Nevada. theren be plenty Ct trou-
bic.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

A calamity is usually rendered slightly
greater by the futile literary effort of
the sob specialist" to do the subject
Justice.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Life is but a -silenced song"
said Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown
Alas, that so many Of us should be but
Indifferent Singers!"
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Who's Who i'm Missouri.

From the Wslla Walla Daily Bulletin.
A county down in Misssiri reports II
has more autos than hogs. But that
didn't include the road hogs.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Chief of Racketeers.

John Barleycorn, since you we're born
You've made the human race forlorn
Present or absent, you amaze
BY the great racket you can raise.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Bad Acting

The world will call deliriously
If, as it onward goes,
Men take themselves too seriously,
But cannot hold the pose,
Evening star., 1932-05-19

Anti-prohib!tion advocates are again
required to assume the faint disguises
provided by States rights and the
referendum.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
No Reason to Be Scared.

From the Detroit News.
The idea that mo..ey is apt to pick
up germs is all wrong, says New York
specialist With this assurance. 1t is
hoped that money will come out OF
hiding.
Evening star., 1932-05-19

First a politician shakes yoh hand"
said Uncle Eben. An den after cleo
ton he shakes yoh altogether"
Evening star., 1932-05-19

The Other Fellows Short, Too.
Frcm the Lowell Evening Leader.
In stock market parlance, to be short
does not always imply @ lack Of cash.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

that Il would have been much better
to have distributed these notes, no mat
ter how dilapidated. among the desti-
tute. 1t should be more clearly under
stood that new currency can only be
issued when a corresponding amount OF
the old certificates are destroyed. Mis-
understandings such as these create
much dissatisfaction.
4
Saavedrista Forces
Scored in Bolivia.
La Razon, La Paz.-The incspacity
of the Saavedrista faction is now a self
admitted fact. SaavedriSm rules today
in the council but denies with all the
cynicism and indifference for which
that political sector is notorious the
charge, which we believe is. only too
well founded that los members of the
urban police and traffic departments
have been deprived of their posts.
Had the same number of civic work.
erS been relieved of their more lucra-
tive positions in national and munic-
ipal Offices, criticisms of such action
would have been little justified But
for the sake Of tardy economy, the
most necessary public servitors are des-
tituted. while a useless contingent of
incompetent and redundant pencil
wielders live luxuriously at the expense
of the people for no other qualification
except that they are for the moment
at least, affiliated with the party in
power
Such self-interest should no longer
be allowed to initiate against the
safety of our streets and hcmes.
Evening star., 1932-05-19
Higher Import Duties
In CeylOn Win Praise.

J, Ceylon Daily News Colombo
To the Editor: There seems to be
quite a cry over the increased taxes
on certain imports, on the grounds
that the poor man will suffer.
1t seems to me that the doughty
champions of the poor have overstep-
ped the mark When we look at this
question carefully and not specifically
there looms the silver lining For, as
r w. H. has very clearly shown, this
tax is going to serve the poor and the
country This tax will compel the
masses to grow their own curry Stuffs,
such as chillies onions, etc Further,
it will encourage the gospel Of Swa-
deShi-the New Avatar
Those who will be most affected, for
the present, are the middle classes and
the leisured classes, who, of course,
have enough to spend on flower gar
dens and other luxuries. Here again
it will bring home to these the stu
pidity of the life they live-a paradise
of their own making Yours. etc
TERENCE N DE ZYLVA.