Evening star., 1932-10-28

particularly educative utterance Sec
retary of the Treasury Mills has a knack
for humanizing and simplifying dizzy
figures.
From nearby Virginia county comes
priceless yarn about a Negress who
was recently witness in a civil law
sult there. She took the stand in a
modishly short skirt and crossed her
legs while occupying the box. The pre-
siding judge. evidently a stickler for
propriety. ordered her to keep both feet
on the floor. ~he did so. but presently
resumed the other posture Again his
honor directed her to desist warming
her that a third transgression would
call for sterner reprimand. The dusky
dame once more complied with the
bench's instructions. but, believe it or
not. threw herself out of gear five min
utes later for the third time Leave
the box" the judge thundered. adding
you're fined $40 for contempt of court. ~
The lady of color went into the bailiff's
office and raised the wind from among
a group of friends. They were natu-
rally anxious to know the nature Of her
offense. Use been fined ten bucks for
temptin the court" she said.
Robert Rice Reynolds. Democrat. of
North Carolina, who evidently hasn't
found 'the three RS" in his name a
bar to political advancement, will be
the next United States Senator from
the Tarheel State. He'll have the dis
tinction Of being. probably, the only
member OF Congress ever arrested by a
foreign government as spy. In 1923
Mr.. Reynolds, accompanied by friend
who was a professional photographer,
embarked upon a f1ivver trip through
Italy. They hadn't been taking many
pictures before detachment of Musso-
hnl'S carabinieri nabbed them and
threw them into a Fascist hoosegow on
a charge Of espionage. The North Caro-
linians had comparatively little trouble
in establishing their identity and inno-
cence, although they were in custody
for the better part of "a hours. Rey-
nolds was quite prepared to fight his
way to liberty, having been a foot ball
player at Chapel Hill and later a pro-
fessional wrestler But he preferred to
invoke the good Offices of the nearest
American consul.
DIR. and Mrs. w. H. Kung of
China, who are in Washington at the
outset OF DR.. Kung's special mission to
tAC OAiICO OIdlcS UIl pSI1du Oh tle
Nationalist government at Marking,
are both products of American educa-
ton. DR.. Kung went to Oberlin College.
in Ohio. and later took a postgraduate
degree at Yale. Mrs. Kung was gradu-
ated from Wesleyan Women's College, at
Macon, Ga. Both of them, in conse-
quence, speak the American language
fuently. DR.. Kung believes that If the
United States marches shoulder to
shoulder with the League of Nations in
branding Japan's seizure of Manchuria.
Nippon eventually will be shamed into
giving up her spoils.
X X
Not all Of the Republican Progressives
have gone Roosevelt. No more welcome
sight greeted President Hoover at De-
troit last week than the presence of
Senator Jim Couzens on the platform
The richest man in Congress, who made
his money out of Ford motor stock. has
been q ruthless critic of the admins
tration, but is apparently on the reser-
vation for the duration of the present
war. Senator Howell of Nebraska is
another Progressive who has failed to
follow Norris, johnson, Cutting, La
Toilette, Blaine and company into the
Democratic camp.
Copyright. 1927