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Evening star., 1934-05-16
Nantucket Lightship.

The sinking of the Nantucket light
ship by the White Star liner Olympic
will 60 down in the history Of the
sea as one Of the most curious and
weird Of maritime accidents. BY no
other theory than that of the cruel
trickery Of heavy fog can the crash
be explained. One chance in ten
thousand existed for such collision,
but that one was enough-s ''hit"
which Capt. Binks could not possibly
have made deliberately was accom-
plished by the whim Of destiny, the
idiosyncrasy of fate.
And one of the most widely famous
sights in the whole world is gone
Thousands, crossing the Atlantic,
knew the lightship as familiar spec
tacle. Built in 1890, she was listed
officially as No. lit and replaced
wooden sailing ships which had been
saluted by literally millions of voy-
ayers. One hundred and thirty-thr
feet in length, she was Of all-steel
construction, and was equipped with
the latest instruments and mechan-
Gal devices Of scientific navigation. A
Evening star., 1934-05-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

has already "colonized' the city OF
Davao on the Island of Mindanao, and
has made 1t into a model japanese
city. In light of Japan's recently pro-
claimed "Asiatic Monroe Doctrine"
Mr. Armstrong advocates denunciation
of the nlne-power treaty in agreement
with other signatories, and the build
ing. by agreement with the Filipinos,
of adequate feet base and land de-
fenses in the Philippines, such as those
the British are constructing at Singa-
pore. I'VE mus. be so well prepared"
writes Mr.. Armstrong to the New York
Herald Tribune. that Japan will not
dare attack our weakest point-the
Philippines. BY 1885 or 1886 it may
be too late to act"
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Mon
tana IS sponsor of q train limit" bill,
providing that passenger trains shall
hereafter consist of not more than Il
cars, and that freight trains shall
not exceed one-half mile in length.
in no case to contain more than 10
cars. The bill is modelled on the Ari-
zona train limit law. recently sus-
tained by the Supreme Court The
railroads claim they cannot afford to
run shorter trains, having spent over
$1,000, 100000 in Strengthening curves
and in other ways making possible the
operation Of long trains. Rail workers
contend that the effect of "tapeworm"
trains, sometimes over mile in
length. is to drive freight business to
the trucks. because long trains slow
up transportation.
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Charles E. Russell, veteran Journal
ist author and Socialist, who Is
credited with supplying the literary
touch to the Darrow report on N. r.
A., received the Pulitzer prize in 1927
for the best American biography OF
the year, "The American Orchestra
and Theodore Thomas" He has also
written the life of Haym Solomon,
the Jewish flnancier of the American
Revolution, and biography Of James
G. Blaine. In 1918 Russell produced
volume entitled Unclaimed Rus
sia" and in 1919 he wrote "Polshe-
vism and the United States" Russell
WAS IlOIIllfldLeu Dy SOCIALIST DdTLy
plebiscite for President in 1916, but
declined to run. IS
Something is likely to be heard from
Senator Borah and other uncon}pro-
missing foes of the saloon about New
Yorks new liquor law legalizing sale
of liquor at bars on and after July /.
Anti -saloonists claim that bars and
perpendicular drinking" in effect re-
store the old-time saloon, to which re-
pealists consistently professed their
hostility. s..
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Two retired major generals of the
United States Army are seeking nomi-
nation for the governorship on op-
posing tickets in this weeks Oregon
primaries. Maj. Gen. Charles H.
Martin, now representing the third
Oregon district in the House of Rep,
resentatives, is out for the Democratic,
place, while Maj. Gen. U. G. Alexan-
der, known as the Rock of the
Marne," seeks the Republican nomi-
nation. Martin and Alexander were
classmates at West Point, having been
graduated in 1887.
Copyright, 1884,
Evening star., 1934-05-16

radio beam. thrown out to guide the
Olympic, was a factor in the disaster
the larger ship was following the
ray too closely.
For the seven men lost a Nation
mourns. They died at their posts Of
duty and earned by their sacrifice the
gratitude which is the only reward
that people may pay to the honored
dead. And their comrades will carry
on. The shoals Of Nantucket will be
guarded by another ship, already ar
rived at the spot. 1t is the tradition
of the Lighthouse Service to stand
firm" and yesterdays event will but
strengthen the determination to pro-
tect lives and property against the
dangers of travel.
For Capt. Binks a special word of
sympathy may be added. A veteran,
he Is about to retire from the pro-
fession to which he has given his best
years, and he never before had had a
serious accident. The lightship was
his friend, its crew his "buddies," and
1t was another turn of fate that per-
sonified him as their destroyer.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
No Disarmament in Sight.

1t was exactly one year ago today
May l6. 1s33-that President Roose-
welt addressed his celebrated message
to the heads of states throughout the
world. personally appealing to them
to speed the joint causes Of economic
rehabilitation and disarmament at
the impending conferences to deal
with those subjects, respectively, at
London and Geneva. As intervening
history is here to testify, practical re-
suits have been accomplished in
neither direction. International agree
ment has proved to be impossible In
both fields.
The outlook for any substantial
progress in the field Of disarmament
is particularly unpromising. Norman
H. Davis, the United States disarma-
ment Ambassador at large, has Just
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Odyssey.
From the Chicago Daily News,

From the Chicago Daily News.
Samuel insult, at "A. on his tramp
freighter, plowing the purple seas
that kissed the prows of Ulysses
ships. takes and holds the headlines.
Despite all the patter about the ro-
nance Of business, humanity prefers
the thrills Of hairbreadth escapes by
land and sea. And insult Is giving us
all Of the old reliables Of the youth
Of the world.
Like Ulysses, he has stuffed his ears
with wax that he may not hear what
song the sirens sing. They could lure
him back to Chicago town with sub
poenas. warrants and visas. Not q
chance! Provided that men stay
bought in the modern Mediterranean
better than here IN our swindled
Ithaca by the Lake, 1t will be long
before we again see our wandering
monarch. The erstwhile emperor of
electricity. who became the emperor
of engraved paper, is in no hurry to
come home. Neither was Ulysses. de-
spite the yarn cooked up for Penelope
about how hard he tried to steer
the home board course.
Ulysses had a swell time; don't for.
get It. And insult should be having
the time Of his long life. What with
rumors of pirates and being held In
Cretan caves-the same caves where
the Minotaur and Polyphemus used to
hang out-he is today the cynosure
Of II cock-eyed world.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Return of Mace Advocated
AS Token of American Peace

settlement that followed the conflict.
Since that war there has been Moth
ing but warm friendship between Ca.
nadians and Americans. even when
their respective governments have
failed to agree at times"
Since there was far less glory In
the capture Of York than in the 100
years Of peace" thinks the Owensboro
(Ky) Messenger, "the mace may per-
form q much more worthy service than
its original owners ever visioned for
it." The Elgin (Ill) Courier-NeWs
holds that the act would emphasize
the enduring solidarity of the friendly
relations between the two nations
and the Charleston wv. Va Daily
Mail feels that "a fitting occasion
will be presented on July 4, when the
Daughters Of 1912 unveil the tablet
to the Americans killed in the battle
of York" The New Brunswick IN. J1
News remarks that mo man in his
senses supposes that the next century
will bring any change in the policy
of peace" The Pontiac (Mich) Daily
Press advises that the mace should
go back to Ontario as further express
sion Of long continued friendship and
as evidence that possession Of such
trophy of vainglory of a long past
time has no place in Canadian Amer
ican fellowship"
Remarking that Canada, perhaps
alone among the great nations. has
no potential enemy" the Christian
Science Monitor refers to the enter
prise Of the Carnegie Endowment:
Despite what Canada considers some
very unfair boundary settlements in
the past, despite evidence of narrow
nationaliSm' in both countries, mani
tested in high tariff walls, dumping
duties and quotas, these contacts are
strong enough to rob competition of
the stings of anger and suspicion and
to insure that the $50 years of peace
between these two nations shall con-
tinue until the settlement of all in
ternational disputes through arbitra-
ton and neighborly understanding be-
comes an accomplished fact"
The Indianapolis News concludes:
Historical, economic and social re-
search covering the relations between
Canada and the United States should
afford a~more comprehensive under
standing of the situation. Training
in straight thinking through govern
ment problems. instead of mere emo-
tional campaigns against war, must
be sought by all nations before the
dream of international peace can be-
come a reality"
Evening star., 1934-05-16

'Why Is a marathon runner?"
This was the question asked us by
an athletic young man who is inter-
ested In the race to be run here next
month.
A man is a marathon runner pri-
marily either because he can't sprint
or doesn't like the short dashes.
This goes back farther than the
legs, however-clear to the mind.
A man has to be of a certain tenn
perament to enjoy distance running
and If he has that temperament. then
he becomes a marathoner. after q
time, If he has the chest for 1t.
Basically, the physique has every
thing to do with the matter, of course
1t boils down, in the last analysis,
to the lungs, since the leg muscles Of
those who like the distance" runs
are quite as we'll developed as the
legs Of sprinters, although In a differ
ent way.
A careful survey Of athletes in their
track togs will show even the casual
observer that the average long-dis-
tance man lacks the powerful push
Of the short distance man.
Many men who have won acclaim
in the -00-yard dash have had legs
like ballet dancers, especially large in
the thigh.
1t is this additional musculature
which pushes the 1oo-yard man along
just a little faster than the average.
Speed" must be his middle name.
He has to get away faster. run faster
and end faster.
There are exceptions to all rules,
of course-that is what makes the
fun-but most distance runners are
longer of torso, with slightly longer
legs, and, curiously enough, not such
capable looking chests.
This latter is queer, indeed, when
1t is taken into consideration that
their wind power must far exceed
that Of the dash men.
One may insist that 1t all gets back
to the mind, in that distance ath-
letes, especially "marathonerse, are
generally men who find they have a
knack at keeping their wind, and
must make the most Of 1t.
During high school and college days
we hobnobbed with a great many
athletes, although never having any
athletic ability ourself We watched
men hurl the discus, throw the ham,
mer. put the shot: saw the pole vault
ers 60 over the bar, and the broad
jumpers fall on their heels and hands.
The long-distance runner is in a
class by himself. because his speciality
takes more time than other track
events. He must be going all the
time Of 1t, whether the mile run, the
4-mile run or much greater distances,
eliminating in the marathon.
-
There is special appeal to the
mind about this ancient sort Of ath-
letic event. Its history is known to all.
1t has held its place firmly in the
list Of those things which come down,
century after century, without change
It Is based on humanity in the raw.
One has to be considerable of a
man to run mile after mile. even
along our smooth roads Of today.
It takes plenty Of wind and plenty
Of CUTS. just that.
The marathon would be all legs,
II 1t were not all chest.
1t brings into play the entire body,
as does swimming, but especially the
breathing apparatus and the running
apparatus
But above all 1t demands perse-
verance. sticking to it. keeping at 1t,
never say die"
It's a jog. compared with a hum
dred-yard dash, but it's long jog
Evening star., 1934-05-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

It's a bounce, bounce, bounce from
the ball of the foot that brings into
play all the determination In the
minds and hearts Of certain natures.
1t will be found, in almost every
case, that your typical marathon man
is a fellow who values, in his own
mind, the steady rather than the
spectacular performance.
Quiet, steady men, rather than
volatile, effervescent fellows-such are
distance runners as We have met
them 1t all goes back to the mind.
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We recall once asking a distance
runner what he thought about as he
ran.
1t seemed that he thought about
everything, and that was one Of the
reasons he liked it. Like the drown
ing man, through whose mind flash
all the scenes Of his past life, so the
distance runner has time. while afoot,
to think things over.
You can't do that in a hundred
yards.
You can't do it while bringing up
the left hand and heaving back with
the right, preparatory to putting the
shot.
All the track jobs requiring knack
and plenty Of it, make immediate de-
mands.
Ones "form," in them. Is every
thing, and demands ones best at
tention.
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The long distance runner can
think about his best girl, or his plans
for the future, his Job, his hobbies.
He has time while jogging along at
his best dog trot to compose a poem.
and We knew one runner who did it..
1t isn't usual of course, but neither
was this particular, athlete usual, !"
In the usual sense Of the word, and
we believe this applies to most Of the
distance men. They are particularly
their own men. You can find more
individuality in bunch of long dis
tance runners than in all the foot ball
players and base ball players in the
world. Maybe that Is overstating it
a bit, but it gets the idea. Ard we
don't believe that is doing any in
justice to other athletes. They must
be. in the very necessity Of the case
very much alike. II you do not hap
pen to believe in this theory, just look
over the mugs of the typical ball play
ers in the big leagues. They all look
alike, at least to some of us; it has
people in the stands know each player
as he comes on the field.
The marathon runner, in particular
must be fellow with slant on life
all his own. He must be a philosopher
Of sorts, and all of them we have ever
known have been that. Being a
philosopher. as the word is commonly
used, is neither difficult nor unusual.
Every man is philosopher in the
back Of his mind, at the bottom of
his heart. Nor does it demand great
intellectual preparation. 1t does ask
certain preoccupation with life, as
1t Is lived, and human beings as they
are. The old cracker barrel has given
way to the gasoline tank, but human
nature remains the same, and, as long
as 1t does. people will like to talk
about 1t. Marathon runners, more than
the average. like to think about the
human animal. and why it acts as it
does. And they have plenty Of time
to do 1t as they run along easily
through the countryside. They have
time to look at the scenery, even. to
let the ever-changing scene sink into
their mind and bubble around their
hearts. That's the why of a marathon
runneri Every one of them is a Soc
rates in the making and in the run
ming =
Evening star., 1934-05-16

@. Are the elm trees Of the country
threatened with exttnction?-A. N.
A. The American Forestry Associa-
ton says that unless immediate
measures are taken to control the
Dutch elm blight, the elms will dis
appear as the chestzluts have.
@. Is 1t true that at one time two
big banks had q clerk with desk IN
the Treasury2-J. C. M.
A. William Gibbs McAdoo says IN
Crowded Years: This clerk was kept
in the Treasury, in the pay OF the
two banks have named, for the pur-
pose Of reporting on the business and
transactions Of the department. 1t
was irregular and improper, Of course.
The fact that such situation had
been allowed to exist at all was an
indication Of the attitude Of preceding
administrations toward certain privi-
legged banks, and to large financial
interests IN general. promptly ex-
cluded this privately paid employe
from the department and said, In a
public statement, that the practice
could not be permitted because 1t gave
the favored banks an undue advan-
tage in the way Of advance informa-
ton over ali other banks In the
country; that all must obtain in
formation from the department In the
regular way"
@. Where was the Mayfiower
anchored when the Compact was
drawn up?-P. F.
A. It was in Provincetown Harbor
@. How tall is the Leaning Tower
of Pisa and how much does it lean?
IN. H. L.
A. The Campanile, or Bell Tower,
better known as the Leaning Tower
of Pisa, was finished in 1850 by
Tommaso Pisano. With the six gal
leries of pillars, this building has a
total height Of Ito feet, and a devia-
ton from the perpendicular Of "A
feet.
@. II the name and address Of an
inquirer is not given, will his question
appear in the column?-E. T.
A. Probably not. Research work Is
done only on letters which include
names and addresses. Space in the
column Is too limited to include the
queries which are unsigned Give
name and address and inclose coin or
stamps for reply. Direct your letter
TO this newspapers Information Bu-
reau, Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. C.
@. What do Baraca and Philathea
mean?-R. L.
A. Baraca is q name applied to
Sunday school classes of men, and Is
derived from the Hebrew word,
Beracah, meaning blessing. Philathea
is a combination Of two Greek words,
philos and alathea, which signifies
lover or seeker of truth. The name
is used by Sunday school classes Of
women or girls.
Q. Has each State an oficial flag?
ID. B.
A. Each State now has an official
flag.
O. Why were clocks put in stock
ings?-L. G.
A. They originated in the Gus
tom Of ornamenting hose with silk
thread. The custom. which can be
traced back to the Middle Ages, is
referred to in English literature as
early as 1880. In 1888 Philip Stubbs
in his "Anatomie Of Abuses" in con-
demning the stocking fashions Of the
time, speaks Of them as curiously knit
with open seams down to leg, with
quirkes and clocks about the ankles.
@. What Is Wardian case?-
W. K G.
A A Wardian case. named after
Evening star., 1934-05-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward,
179l-186s, English botanist, is a port
able case with glass top and sides
and metal or earthen base for ferns,
mosses and other moisture-loving
plants.
O. How many Americans visited
France last year2-N. D.
A. In 1888 10l 200 tourists from the
United States vi tied France. In 1892
the number was 143,2o3.
@. Who sent the message, Peace
now reigns in K4nsas?"-E. M. w.
A. Territorial Gov. John w. Geary.
He arrived in Kansas September 8,
1856. At that time his commanding
presence and military precision en-
abled him 50 TO settle the disturbed
conditions in the territory that in
three weeks time he was able to send
the message, Peace now reigns in
Kansas"
@. How long will adobe houses last2
H. F.
A. Some have stood for hundreds Of
years. The secret Of longevity Is q
dry stone foundation.
@. What Is meant by values In
speaking of a picture?-H. 8. v.
A. The term refers to degrees Of
light and shade or of color intensity.
@. How far toward Alaska can one
proceed into Canada by automobile?
r. w.
A The Pacific Highway at present
enters Canada through the Peace
Portal. a little inland from Vancouver,
and ties into the Canadian road.
which is open to automobile trafic as
far as Hazelton, which is 1000 miles
north When the proposed highway
is complete it will connect with the
road systems of Alaska.
@. What is the lowest temperature
to which ice can be brought
N. A. N.
A. There is no limit. 1t can exist
at any temperature below the freez-
ing point.
O. What college was the first TO
establish a course in hotel admin
istration7-L. T. T.
A. Cornell University had the
worlds first four-year course in ho-
tel administration. 1t was estab-
nshed in 1922.
@. Is there a champion woman
wrestler of the United States?-P. p.
A. Ruby Allen of st. Louis claimed
the title after she gained several VIC
tories over the best challengers in the
country. She has engaged in over 200
matches during her career as pro-
tessional.
@. What was known as the Crime
Of '73? Who committed it?-C. c. w.
A. The Crime of '73 was the de-
monetization of silver. 1t was COM
mitted" by Congress.
@. When was soap first used'--
D. C.
A. The use Of soap is of great an
tiquity. A soap factory was found by
the excavators of Pompeii. Soap was
In use in Italy and Spain in the
eighth century; in France in the
twelfth century. and in England in
the late fourteenth or early fifteenth
century.
@. Can a star be both morning
and evening star at the same time?--
J. B. B.
A. For any given position relative
TO the sun, a star cannot be both
morning and an evening star. So long
as a star is less than 180 degrees TO
the west of the sun, it is claSsed as
morning star; so long as 1t Is less
than 180 degrees to the east Of the
sun, it is classed as an evening STAR
Evening star., 1934-05-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
As Troubles Are Told.

As Troubles Are Told.
"Oh, friend. draw nigh and tell 10 me
Your troubles, great and small,
And in return quite frank I'll be
AS SORROWS recall"
As thus I spoke it soon grew clear
Fate in Its strange design
Had made his troubles to appear
About the same as mine.
We turned the radio on to hear
What passed in every land.
A tale of woe that irked the ear
Poured forth on every hand.
No further does our speech expand.
Our sufferings to show.
We simply get together and
Turn on the radio.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Trotsky, after being pursued with
much publicity, may, like Mahatma
Gandhi, leave the impression that
after all he did not make much
difference.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Debt is the enormous problem Of
individuals and Of nations. The only
person who seems absolutely sure of
being able to operate strictly c. o. D.
is the kidnaper.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-.
titled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to II or not other.
wise credited In this paper and also the
publication OF special DISPATCHES herein
also reserved
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Weapons are being used in strike
riots. The only strike that could be
regarded as hopeful would be de-
termined agreement to quit work In
munitions factories.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Students Of topographic express
sion will understand the N. r. A.
discovery that it is often easier to
code than to decode.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Dillinger may have temporarily
ceased to perform personally. but con-
tinuous kidnapings point him out as
bad actor with numerous understudies.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Near the Limit.

From the Fort Worth star-Telesram.
II only the other uits Of social and
industrial life could get down to ele-
mentals as has the bathing suit busi-
nessl
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Other and Better Ways.

From the Omaha ld-Herald.
It Is estimated there are seven
hundred ways of killing spare time
without going to disarmament con-
ferences. --.
Evening star., 1934-05-16

Extradition has at least reminded
insult very forcefully that he is not
"a man without a country"
Evening star., 1934-05-16
True to Tradition.

From the Indianapolis Star.
The biographies Of many candi-
dates obeyed the injunction to speak
only good Of the dead.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
All Other States and Canada.

Daily and Sunday. VI. Sl2.0O: mo-. ST 90
Sunday only yr.. SIS 90: mo-. SOC
Evening star., 1934-05-16
Code.

From the Indianapolis Star. p.
The proposed telegraph code should
have plenty Of dots and dashes for
the country's unprintable language.
Evening star., 1934-05-16
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

11th 50. and Pennsylvania Avs
New York once: no East 42nd 81.
Chicago Once: Lake Mtchigan Building
European once: IA Regent St.. London.
England
Evening star., 1934-05-16
A Perennial Problem.

From the Louisville rier-Journal.
A Missouri farmer grew a truck
load of turnips from q dimes worth
OF seed. Yes, but did he get his
dime haek7 5y@[