Evening star., 1934-09-23
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
As in a Looking Glass at Soviet Embassy
Greenlands Icy Mountains Bring Hot Criticism
to Ruth Owen-Saving White House Trees

The chef warmed to the subject when
he described the delicious cheese cake
always made at the Eastern time in
Russia.
From Greenland's icy mountains
to India's coral strand" is giving
Minister Ruth Bryan Owen consid-
cradle food for thought. She had to
go to Godthaab, Greenland. because
she is accredited there, as we'll as to
Iceland. There is no point in giving
the charming Minister cold recep-
ton, because she has had enough
cool weather there to last all Winter.
OF course it's a terribly interesting
place and in some ways quite the
opposite to Iceland. There Mrs.
Owen saw numerous boiling springs
and enjoyed a Turkish bath, also
those delicious little fishes-unpro-
nceable-but the Americans would
rave over them to serve as canapes
for the cocktail hour.
Godthaab the capital Of Greenland,
is not very large place. There are
only about 1913 people and it is not
known whether they have COWS and
butter there or not. It's natural
that the American Minister should be
interested in COWS $50 is Secretary
Wallace and butter for the Congress
here frequently agitates that slippery
subject, as some of the Representa-
tives think America gets too much
Danish butter. They have never seen
those charming dairy maids in Den
mark.
Then there is another thing to be
considered: Mrs. Owen was on that
bleak Western Coast of Greenland
to confer with the Director of Dan
iSh Affairs. 1t was official. Since
1916, Denmark has had a monopoly
of trade there. And on May 10, 1921,
she declared the entire island Danish
territory, and on the following June
closed to non Danish vessels. So how
was she to get off the island-the
water is cool for swimming at this
time Of year.
The United States formally relin-
quished its claim to land in Northern
Greenland discovered by Admiral
Peary. when it bought the Virgin
Islands from Denmark in 1916 An
other interesting bit of news is the
balanced budget up there.
Mrs. Owens other post-Iceland,
has much larger population and an
area about equal to Kentucky. It's
a warmer plate than Greenland, owing
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the oldest republics-an independent
state from $50 to 1868, when it
Joined with Norway when both under
Danish rule in 1881. Then in 1914,
when Norway separated from Den
mark. Iceland remained with the lat
ter country until 1918. when Denmark
acknowledged the island as a SOW
ereign state with King Christian K
as King.
As an American. the Minister has
a great deal in common with Iceland,
because Left Ericsson. the Norseman,
sailed from there long ago-in fact,
in the year 1000 and came to the
American mainland, starting a colony
near New Bedford, Mass, called
Vinland.
1t is not known if Mr.. Will Rogers
has seen anything in the papers
about Mr.. Lloyd Garrison's resigna-
ton from the National Labor Rela-
tions Board: but President Frank of
the University of Wisconsin,, evidently
wants the dean of his law faculty to
come home. Mr.. Garrison is a
grandson Of the great abolitionist
leader, William Lloyd Garrison, and
a nephew of the late Mrs. Henry
Willard of New York and Dobbs
Ferry. Her charming home at the
latter place was a museum of beauti-
ful souvenirs to her husband, the
distinguished correspondent and rail-
road builder. Exquisitely Illuminated
parchments presenting the freedom of
several of the worlds great cities and
other tokens Of esteem made the three
drawing rooms unusually interesting
In his Green Bay, Wis, speech
President Roosevelt said. Those who
would measure confidence in this
country in the future must look first
to the average citizen" Now a we'll
known firm. member of the New York
Stock Exchange, says it finds the
average citizen has S700 in the
bank and carries LOO life insur-
anCe. Not bad
There has been issued a new index
to the alphabetical divisions to carry
forward the New Deal. 1t will be an
assistance in expediting public busi-
ness, as one gets quite mixed some
times when hunting for a certain
bureau or board.
An exhibition of the P. w. A art
shown here in May, opened last week