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The Washington times., 1934-10-11

OMoKERs may roam from brand
to brand, seeking economy,
bargains quality where quality
cannot exist.
But after a man has once known
real cigar enjoyment, it's hard
to lose his taste for quality. And
a few experiences with cheaper
cigars onlyemphasize the golden
pleasures ofEl Producto quality.
That mildness, that sparkling
taste that only the Ell Producto
The Washington times., 1934-10-11

GREAT VISIONS
Gar Wood, jr., 16, has visions Of
following in his famous fathers
footsteps as a great Spedboat
racer.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
The Saviors of France.

Amid restored calm, which is a
tribute to popular confidence in his
capacity and integrity, Premier Gas
ton Doumergue is engaged in the task
Of forming for France government
m which the people instinctively can
sepoee faith. To that end the former
President Of the republic is bent upon
building a cabinet of elder statesmen
either party leaders who themselves
have been premiers or have held other
ministerial posts. Because Of the
FRENCH prediction for swapping gov
anment horses overnight-the Dou-
nergue salvation" cabinet is the
sixth within a year-the new premier
has no dearth Of material
Whatever names finally adorn his
list, no matter how eminent, they will
mean little unless their return to Of
hce signalizes sweeping changes In the
French governmental system. That Is
the consensus of all informed observ-
Nr5 d recent events at PARA Ths
Evening star., 1934-02-09

vast majority Of the French nation Is
democratic by nature and republican
to the core. They do not banker for
q Mllssolini or for Hitlerism. They
want a strong man to govern them
under a democratic regime that will
work.
Opinion is widespread that, as at
present constituted, the French system
does not work It has bred a brand
of politics and politicians that have
not proved equal, in popular judg-
ment, to the country's modern needs.
Perhaps some drastic curbing of the
power Of the Chamber of Deputies
may be required, accompanied by an
extension Of presidential authority,
now more or less innocuous.
The democratic regime in France
is safe so far, but the experiences Of
the past few days are there to teach
statesmen with their eyes and ears
open that the old ways and the old
types of leaders are doomed. 1t will
be the grave task of Premier Dou-
mergue to supplant them with men
and methods more in tune with the
longings of the French people for a
type Of democracy in which they can
have enduring trust. The brand they
have had hitherto has been tried and
obviously is found wanting.
If M. Doumergue can pave the way
to other methods, France is entitled
to expect a political and economic
| renaissance commensurate with her
historic traditions and her modern
greatness. That at least is the hope
of her legion Of friends in the United
States. who will observe Premier Dou-
mergue's course with correspondmgly
sympathetic interest.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

on the 156th anniversary OF the
Franco-American treaty of alliance.
M. Laboulaye is the first French
envoy to this country who can claim
friendship for the United States as
a family inheritance He is the
grandson of Edouard de Laboulaye.
author Of standard European work
entitled History Of the United States
OF America From the First Attempts
at Colonization to the Adoption of
the Federal Constitution" In view
OF the present upheaval at Paris it's
interesting to know that during the
constitutional crisis which followed
the revolution Of 1848 NJ Laboulaye
tried to induce the French to profit
by the American example. then tested
by more than half a century Of sue
ceSsful experience.
American farm organizations oppose
the pending Senate proposal to extend
to October, 1884, the time of possible
acceptance of the Hawes-Cutting in
dependence bill by the Filipino people.
They are also demanding early hear
ings on Senator Kings bill providing
for absolute and immediate inde-
pendence. The farm groups are fol-
lowing the lead Of Senator Quezon and
other Filipino representatives now in
Washington. Urgent representations
have been made to persuade the
President not to tolerate continuous
importations of Philippine products.
The farm groups rely on his 1892 cam
paign statement that he considers oils
and fats definitely within the category
of farm commodities for which the
American farmer should be guaran-
teed the home market.
X II
Miss Mary E. Hughes, recently IN
charge of the women's division under
the N. R. A. Bureau of Public Relations,
with the particular duty of organizing
consumers. is considering an offer to
go on the lecture platform and tell
the story of women's activities under
the Blue Eagle. Among her achieve
ments was the enlistment of $500, 900
individual housewives in the campaign
to make N. R. A. a success Miss
Hughes calls herself a chautauqua
"platformist" by profession, having
spent Is years on the old tent cir
cruits. Among her former activities
was the management Of the Nation
wide tours of the Marine and Navy
Bands.
That indefatigable crusader for a
warless world, the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace, an
nounces the Annual Academy for
International Law at The Hague.
founded with its support in 1922.
This years academy begins on July
2 and continues until August "a.
Americans on the program are Prof.
John B. Whitton of Princeton and
DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union. DR.. Rowe
will lecture on the Montevideo con-
ference Instruction is given in
French, and Is free of charge.
- $3.50
The Hotel Crillon. under fire dur
ing this weeks French revolution"
in Paris. was American peace con-
ference headquarters in 1918-19 and
the cradle of the League of Nations.
In one Of its spacious apartments Col.
House, Lord Robert Cecil, Gen. Smuts
and other KEY men, acting under the
inspiration of Woodrow Wilson, met
regularly and drew up plans and
specifications for the covenant.
(CopvriRht. 1Q34)
Evening star., 1934-02-09
A Law That Brings Results.

The efficacy OF the Federal anti
KIDNAPPING law. enacted by Congress
on June %. 1882. with the Lindbergh
tragedy fresh in mind, has received
a demonstration nothing less than
remarkable. There are few who will
not agree with Edgar Hoover, chief
of the Division of Investigation of
the Department of Justice. in his
opinion that the record Of convic-
tions under this law has resulted
in the establishment. or the re-es-
tablishment. you might say, of con-
fdence of the public in the Federal
authorities in matters of this kind.
For the record speaks for itself.
Since the passage Of the Lindbergh
law there have been seventeen kidnap-
ings attracting Nation-wide interest,
including the Bremen case in st. Paul,
in which the victim was returned
yesterday after payment of ransom
OF these only one of the victims
Brook Hart Of Oakland, Calf. was
not returned alive. And only in the
present st. Paul case does the
identity of the kidnapers remain un-
known, and this is still fresh case
In the others the cases were solved,
so far as the identity Of the kid
napers by Federal authorities was
concerned, within fifteen days. There
Is hope that this record will be main
tanned in the st. Paul case. In the
cases in which the Federal authori-
ties have been called in and have
taken complete charge, Or eo-oparated
Evening star., 1934-02-09
MARYLAND COvernOrship
Situation Is Discussed

To the Editor Of The Star:
On two recent occasions there have
appeared in your paper under a Bal
the Maryland political situation, with
particular reference to the guberna-
torial campaign.
In each of these your Baltimore
correspondent seeks to create the i'm
preston that if Gov Ritchie wants
a nomination for a fifth term and
thus perpetuate the Ritchie dynasty
in Maryland he can have it and all
opposition to him will vanish.
Your correspondent also indicates
that if the Governor wants another
nomination DR.. Charles H Conley
of Frederick will step aside for him.
Nothing could be further from the
truth DR.. Conley is the only aSpirant
for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination who has filed his papers
as required by law, accompanied by a
deposit of substantial sum of money,
and thus shown intention of fighting
to finish.
In fact, from close association
with Dr. Conley. know it is his in
tention to stay in this fight until the
end, no matter whether Gov. Ritchie
or some other Democrat seeks the
nomination.
Because of the many blunders
made by the Ritchie rule in Mary
land, and the growing discomfort Of
the people with his perpetuation OF
himself in Office. am quite conf
dent DR.. Conley would rather engage
in a gubernatorial primary fight with
Mr.. Ritchie than any other Demo-
crat thus far mentioned. In short,
Mr.. Ritchie- because of his decreas-
ing popularity, would be the easiest
to beat His perpetual propaganda
about prohibition and States rights is
gone; his political prestige with the
new deal" in Washington is ques-
tionable. On what could he base a
claim for denomination? Surely he
wouldn't care to risk it on the bank
ing situation he created in Maryland
last Winter; don't think he would
care to discuss the politics in the
State Roads Commission system: he
might care to tell why it was when a
reassessment of real estate in Mary
land was due several years ago. when
property was declining, his admins
tration had 1t postponed for five
years.
No, contrary to the opinion ex-
pressed by your Baltimore corre-
spondent, Mr.. Ritchie doesn't have
things his own way in Maryland any
more; candidates no longer fear to
oppose him. The Ritchie organiza-
ton is disintegrating. So where has
he to turn for support, except to the
thousands of jobholders who owe
allegiance to him?
Have you at any time in the last
six months heard any one who was
not a Maryland officeholder say he
was for Mr.. Ritchie? 1t might be
well to consider this along with some
Of the ballyhoo.
L. WETHERED BARROLL,
Baltimore, Md
Evening star., 1934-02-09

be something fatal about practically
everything. Where is Alexander?
Where are the boys who paid court to
That's? Don't think King Tut Is
through yet. Before another century
has passed he will have picked of not
only the folks who opened him UP in
1928, but all the rest of U.s."
The Christian Science Monitor
points out that of the five persons who
opened the tomb only l has died:
of the % present at the opening of
the tomb 6 are dead; Of the %
present at the opening of the
sarcophagus 2 are dead; of the 10
who examined King Tut's mummy
none are dead Add to that the fact
that Howard Carter, the discoverer,
also has been spared.
1T is merely another myth gone
wrong" according to the Fort Wayne
nal-Gazette, but it would be in
teresting to know how many people
in all parts of the world believe in
that myth. Walking under ladders.
crossing the paths of black cats.
lighting three cigarettes on a match
all of these have furnished conversa-
ton for millions in their day. So has
the King Tut superstition. Now 1t.
too, is a haS-been."
Analytical realists are perversely
determined. it seems. not to let us be-
lieve in anything that isn't So" COM
plains the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
while the Chattanooga Times con-
cludes: In superstitions of all kinds,
people fail to take into consideration
coincidence and the law of averages,
which explains so many things to
which superStitious Importance is at
tached. But the minds of many. de-
spite the developments of the human
mind and the clear indications of theA
scientific method, fasten upon super
natural explanations. That such is
the case is not inexplicable. Within
every human head there are residues
of the minds of the savage and the
child, and these emerge from time to
time to confuse the thinking OF those
in whom the critical sense is not sufi-
GENTLY developed to keep them in the
way of reason"
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Myth of King Tut's Curse
Again Stirs Public to Nirth

Revival Of the myth which recog-
niZes the potency of centuries old
curse, believed to have been pro-
claimed by one of the Pharaohs.
comes with the death of one of the
participants in the opening Of the
tomb of King Tut-ankh- Amen. Pub
lie comments are largely in humorous
vein, and emphasize the fact that
sooner or later death comes to all per-
sons, regardless of the ancient
curse" 1t is observed that many of
those who shared in the opening of
the tomb have survived and are in
good health.
Legends with as little basis as the
King Tut curse are started and get
into circulation every day" says the
Topeka Daily Capital. while the
Schenectady Gazette remarks that
the burden of proof rests on those
contending that supernatural occur
rences have taken place." and the
South Bend Tribune suggests that
perhaps the curse story will not die,
but may be kept alive for use
when the scientists descendants pass
away The Des Moines Tribune
thinks cit might also be discovered
that six out of fifty who attended the
Elks' picnic at Podunk in 1922 have
since died"
Pointing out that the Boston cura-
tor who died was 65 when his life
came to a close. the Fort Worth Star
Telegram declares: That is consider
ably past the average span of life. But
~ Ior Of "a Kiy,n TINT h
Discovery Association lives to be an
octogenarian he will finally yield to
the Tut curse. There is no escaping
it. 1t is fixed as habit of thought.
All of which merely shows the thin
ness of the veneer of the civilization
We f1aunt so proudly on occasion. In
a matter of superstition we are nearer
to $3.50 days removed from King Tut
than We are far-fung that number of
years. The proof is in the next black
cat which crosses the path"
The Lowell Evening Leader con-
tends that the dead Egyptologist sue
cumbed to the very common malady
known as arterio sclerosis, or in Or
binary parlance, hardening of the
arteries, and it would take a strong
imagination. indeed. to trace the
cause of this to his experience in
Egypt" The Pasadena Post AYERS
that perhaps in the dear, dead past,
some Pharoah did formulate curse.
but he could not have made 1t potent
enough to knock anybody cold so long
after"
I'VE don't want to frighten any
body" remarks the Omaha World
Herald, but let Prof. Winlock of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, who un-
dertakes to explode the legend, have q
care. Give Tut a little more time.
He will get them all before he's
through, see II he doesn't. He isn't
the only piece Of dynamite lying
around loose, either. Let's take a few
scattering examples. Every single
man (and that goes for the married
ones, too-and there were plenty OF
them If the gossip is true) who made
eyes at Cleopatra is-dead! Not sur
vivor remains to tell the story of Sol
| omon and the Queen of Sheba. OF
all that vast throng that attended the
dedication of the Parthenon in
Athens, not q one Is alive today.
Thousands Of people were on the
Acropolis that bright morning. but
where are they now9 There seems to
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Time to Cut Out
All Jay.Walking
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EQltOr OF Inc star.
Is it not about time to cut out Jay
walking? The person driving Q car
has to obey all traffic signals. Would
1t be asking too much of a pedestrian
to do likewise?
Why should the pedestrian be al
lowed all sorts of privileges in the
street while the car driver must be
held responsible for both his own
and the pedestrians safety?
have been driving cars for the
past Is years and have never had the
misfortune Of serious accident,
though drive considerably more miles
every year than the average person.
but the way many pedestrians try to
beat a car across the street when it's
obeying the traffic signals, 1t is a
miracle indeed. though none the less
trying on the nerves
What is fair for one should be fair
for the other-especially II 1t means
for greater mutual safety.
Let us enforce traffic signals for all
alike and thereby eliminate thousands
OF syoidable accidents daily
8. SANDER.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Cold !!

There must have been numbers of
Washingtonians who momentarily
thought of Harry Lauder this morn
ing. 1t was he who sponsored the
song about how good it is to get
up and how much better it is to stay
abed. Brave hearts we're needed In
the business Of rising, bathing. shaw
ing, cooking breakfast and proceed
ing to work. Young brides who cour-
ageously assisted in the fourth opera
ton Of this routine gave abundant
testimony of their love for their hus-
bands. The coldest night in years,
succeeded by the chilliest sunrise,
temporarily robbed the sturdiest in
dividuals of normal zest for daily
adventure. 1t would have been pleas
ant to remain under the blankets
until nature waxed more kind
But duty is more compulsive
force than even the most unfriendly
variety Of weather. Let the skies do
what they may, the average citizen
will be loyal to his assignment in
the worlds task. No one considers
him particularly endowed for hero
ism, but the neglect does not deter
him. Some indefinable power in his
character as a man gives him strength
and determination equal to the Or
deal Indeed. the challenge Of an
inclement environment promotes In
him a certain supplementary resil-
ience, an increased capacity to take
it" and not complain. Thus 1t hap
pened that an exuberant, comradely
spirit prevailed in trains, busses and
street cars this morning. People who
ordinarily are reserved and reticent
were positively cheerful under the in
1uence Of the touch OF Winters
cruel whip. They smiled. they
SAASAA
affliction Their elemental humanity
was summoned into action by their
discomfort.
Perhaps subconsciously the going
to-work crowd realized its relative
good fortune After all, it is relief
to have a job, to have reason to be-
iieve that a pay envelope is in sight.
stay at home this morning know that
they will have their reward. They
understand only too we'll that there
are others, creatures like themselves,
who have greater burdens and are less
happily equipped for carrying them.
They are aware that there are houses
in the city where there are insufficient
food and fuel, illness and all the trials
Of poverty. The bitterness of the cold
prompts them to recall how much
more painfully it Furnishes the poor.
1t may be that days when the ther-
mometer goes below zero have a di-
vine usefulness. They serve to release
the impulse toward charity and mercy.
The Community Chest and it's allied
agencies for social aid should be re-
membered by those who wish to help.
The need is very great, the occasion
extraordinarily compelling
Evening star., 1934-02-09

with local authorities In identifica-
ton and capture of the kidnapers,
forty-three persons have been con-
victed aDd sentences have been i'm.
posed totaling 405 years, five months
and . day: ten life sentences and
one death sentence. In the Cali
fornia case the kidnapers, after con-
fession, were lynched.
In only two cases has there been a
failure to Convict after trial. It |,
significant that in both these cases
the trials were in State courts and
the prosecution was in charge of State
authorities and the principal defend
ant in both cases was the notorious
Roger Touhy. He was tried with four
others in st. Paul for the kidnapping
OF William Hamm. jr., and, after their
victim had at first identified them
he later changed his mind, and his
uncertainty won their release at the
hands of jury. Touhy was tried
with others in Chicago last week for
the kidnapping OF John Factor. He
was identified by the victim, with
others, but the jury was divided and
mistrial resulted. He will be tried
again.
This record is, of course, a tribute
to the skill and perseverance of the
picked men who represent the Division
of Investigation of the Department OF
Justice and to the efficiency of the
Federal courts. But the Federal kid
naping law has contributed by wipine
out State boundary lines in the pur.
suit of criminals. In this connection
Director Hoover told House commit
tee recently that in the Urschel case
The kidnapping was commit.
ted in Oklahoma City. The ransom
note demanding the money wa.
mailed from Joplin, Mo. The money
was paid in Kansas City. The money
was circulated in st. Paul. MINI
Urschel was held captive in Paradise
Tex. One Of the kidnapers was ap.
pretended in Denver, Col, one n
Memphis. Tenn, and one In Paradise
Tex. That covered a territory o1
| thousands of miles. almost equal tc
the territory of Europe.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

large, he contains multitudes, as the
poet said.
He finds everything In the world
worth thinking about, especially If
some one else knows more about 1t
than he does.
In this, perhaps. is his greatest
point of divergence. He is never
afraid, seemingly. of being shown
up" He does not fear that II he ad-
mits interest in what another knows
that other will begin to look down on
him as an ignorant man.
And his psychology. of course, Is cor
| rect. He finds himself in the position
to think Of who or what gentleman
Is, but who merely Is such.
+ 1t is an excellent attitude, any way
you look at 1t. If more persons in
such world as this could initiate it
or acquire it legitimately. there would
be less trouble, fuming and worry.
It would almost obliterate the So
called "inferiority complex" over
night.
The man who understands what you
are talking about could not even be-
gin to understand unless he had an
abiding faith that some one else In
the world knew something, too.
He is the antithesis of all these sad
wights who know in advance that
you. whoever you are, know nothing,
OF at least far less than they do.
These kill originality at the source,
dry up the springs of wit and humor
and make ordinary everyday CONVEX
sation monotonous monologue.
The man who understands" has
faith in you-that is the real source
of his ability to soothe, to compliment
to bring out the best in you.
He does not expect to be disap-
pointed in you: you work hard to
merit his opinion. He sets up a good
circle of intellectually.
His faith brings out the best one
has; his diversity Of interests makes
him a ready listener to anything you
say.
He may not know a great deal
about the subject, but he does know
something.
He is, as we have said, a good Jack
of all mental trades, being willing to
use his ears and his eyes at all times
in order that life may become larger
and more interesting to him.
SneerS he has very little use for
Cor he has very little use for sneers
if any one prefers it that way, and
some are very particularly
He uses neither the gentleman's MOI
the roughneck's sneers.
One may sneer politely: one may
sneer openly.
Perhaps this is just another way OF
saying that some sneering is covered
some quite raw. Many persons prefer
the open sneers of the perfectly i'm.
polite man to the covert, nasty re-
marks of him who Is willing to wound
under the cover Of being nice"
The man who understands what you
are talking about does So 1t will be
found in almost every case. because hi
refuses to deal in sneers of any sort
They are foreign to his nature.
He may laugh and joke as much a.
the next man, but he will be found
very serious in his willingness to lister
to all that another can tell him ano
in his determination to see thing:
from the others standpoint as well a.
his own
This is his crown. which sets him
apart from the mob, which distin.
guishes him from many others who
might be at loss to understand hi,
superiority
He is a pleasant man to meet ano
We wish we might see more of him.