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Evening star., 1934-10-24
Sympathy Goes to Boy King
Who Succeeds Slain Father

Sympathy for the little 11-year- old
school boy who has become King
Peter II of Yugoslavia to succeed his
murdered father runs through the
comment of American newspapers on
the latest Balkan tragedy and its
aftermath.
"One speaks commiseratingly Of
poor little rich children, who have no
childhood, because wealth sets bar
rier around them," says the Winston
Salem Journal How much more to
be pitied is the child that wears a
crown! As f1edgling prince, Peters
pleasures were necessarily limited, be-
cause destiny had set him apart from
his fellows. But as a king. he will
know even less of normal childhood.
How deep must have been his high
ness sense of bewilderment when his
queen doWaeer mother made obei-
sance to him. All life's values were
suddenly changed for him in that
hour of bereavement"
THE most constant and the most
impressive thought in all Europe to-
day." records the Battle Creek En-
quirer-News, attaches to the ques-
ton of how the political and social
entanglements may be simplified-
how civilization may be saved from
the perils which have grown out Of
itself And king of boyville, en- route
to be king of nation, suggests the
answer as he sits by the train window
immune to the doubts and perplex-
tiles around him, and in simple faith
and appreciation smiles at the beau
ties and delights which unfold
before the unspoiled eyes Of boyhood,
aged H."
Peter II will not rule" the Cleve-
land News explains. "A regency will
function for him. 1t may take the
form of a triumvirate, dictatorship,
cabinet. The young king himself,
secluded, guarded. kept from the
normal pursuits of a boy of his age,
will be but a figurehead Of govern
ment. Peter, we suspect, was having
the time of his life as schoolboy in
England. He may have been taught
the Importance of his royal person,
but at his age his mind must run to
games and books rather than to bore
some military reviews, the ever-pres-
ent threat of danger. The American
lad in school cannot regard the boy
king of discordant Yugoslavia with
envy. He can find it in his heart only
to pity the forlorn youngster. robbed
of his boyhood, who has become the
living sacrifice of decadent political
order"
mo monarch of a Balkan nation"
says the jamestown IN. " Post,
has a pleasant or easy job. Too many
have died by violence to make them
preferred risks in life insurance.
While some subjects will hail the king
with acclaim, others will almost as
suredly plot for his removal and he
may be in the greatest danger when
he thinks himself the most securely
protected. Formerly, it was sought
to inculcate the theory that kings
govern by divine right. That conten-
ton was exploded long ago. but mon
archial rule survives to a considerable
extent and it. or something akin, may
BE- the most practical in nations that
remain in a backward condition"
Little Peter Karageorge," observes
the Helena (MontJ Independent, be
comes . king at an age when most
Evening star., 1934-10-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

, alive, at least for the duration of the
reading, and sometimes for long after
wards.
So diverse are these titles, so strange
| of recent years, that often it is i'm
possible to recall them offhand.
Jotting them down in fair hand
gives them q certain permanency.
The other essential facts may be kept
with them, so that the total impress
sion is left every time the reader re-
fers to the list.
But the best thing the little catalog
does is make one book compare itself
with another, each with every other
one, SO that in the end the really
essential ones stand out wildly.
No doubt this is, in little, exactly
the same thing that time does to a
book.
Time. the great Judge. pits one VOL
ume against another, although they
may have been written 1000 years
apart and in different tongues
Time causes the thousands of COM
monplace books to lose themselves
in the centuries.
If you look on any secondhand
book stall, you will see that such
books are not wholly lost. Thousands
of them, millions of them, remain on
the earth, and you can buy them for
as little as 5 or 10 cents.
As far as circulation goes, however,
they are lost, and well lost, since
many Of them are not worth the
paper they are printed on.
Time has done it's work.
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The privately kept list Of books
which the individual reader wants, or
thinks he wants, does for that list
exactly what time does for the uni
versal list.
AS the reader refers to it, from time
to time, he finds certain dilatory
attitude coming over him in regard to
certain book.
No, he will put that book off until
later.
This third item seems most desir-
able now. although at the time they
were put here the former seemed the
most necessary purchase.
What has happened?
1t is not so much that the reading
urge has cooled as that calm COM
parison one with another revealed
rather clearly that one book was a
great deal more desirable than the
other.
Just the mere placing of the two
titles, one after the other, has shown
the booklover that one was an essen
tial volume in his reading life, the
other book which could well wait.
Perhaps waiting would in time can
Gel all desire for it.
That eventuality would be just as
well, in this case, and no doubt in
many another.
1t is interesting. in turning over
such list. to notice the books that
have never been bought, although at
the time the titles were set down one
appeared as desirable as another.
The list has done its work.
No one can say for another which
books are the most desirable. That
must be left to every reader, and such
reader will do well to be in no
hurry. but to take his time, and let
the essential lure of a book be felt.
Then the false urge toward flaShy
volumes will wear itself out, and the
booklover will find himself alone at
last with the books that count, the
books that somehow seem to be his
own.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

President Roosevelt has no SYM
pathy with recently reported plans in
II different States to disfranchise citi-
zens on relief rolls. as alleged paul
perS." and deny them vote on No
vember 6. F. D. r. says he doesn't be-
lieve there is court in the land that
would deprive Americans willing to
work of their suffrage privilege mere
ly because, while temporarily jobless,
they receive public aid.
4 X X
Conspicuous White House hospi-
tality this week to Joseph F. Guffey
and George H. Earle. Sd. respectively
Democratic candidates for the Sen
ate and governorship in PennSyl-
vania, reflects the Democrats eag-
erness, whatever else betides in No
vember. to accomplish the defeat of
Republican Senator David A. Reed,
New Deal enemy No. l. There is no
other single contest in the country
that President Roosevelt and Chair
man Farley would rather win. If
Reed Is overthrown, 1t will be one
of the political upsets Of the century.
Pennsylvania, in days gone by. has
been good for anything from 100000
to 100000 Republican majority,
though Hoover won it over Roosevelt
in 1882 by only $4,000. Some poll
ticianS interpret the Guffey-E Earle
White House demonstration as a
sign that Pennsylvania Democrats
are hard pressed and that heroic
eleventh-hour measures are neceS-
sary to stem the tide to Reed and the
G. o. P. State ticket, despite the
optimism exuded by Messrs. Guffey
and Earle.
Eve-of-battle word is being passed
to party workers all along the Demo-
cratic line by the Farley-Hurja high
command not to succumb to over
confidence as election day approaches.
No matter how rosy the outlook. orders
are to keep the campaign going 100
per cent right up to the time the
polls open. Senate Leader Joe Robin
sons assignment to take the stump
| for senatorial candidates Minton in
Indiana, O'Mahoney in Wyoming and
Chavez in New Mexico would indicate
that those States are regarded Demo-
cratic danger spots. Thanks to the
Literary Digest elixir. Republicans
| hopes have visibly revived, but they
are not looking for miracles. Van
denberg sitting pretty in Michigan,
La Toilette to win in Wisconsin and
Shipstead safe in Minnesota are late
tips from the senatorial battlefield.
One of the strong probabilities is
that the administration. despite NOM
inal support of the Sinclair candidacy.
will manage to keep back its tears If
the SocialiSt-Democrat and his whole
Epic bag Of tricks are sunk without
trace on November 6. The fear is
rampant that Sinclair victory would
give radicalism throughout the coun-
try a boom that might prove highly
embarrassing to President Roosevelt
who is going to have trouble enough
with "the lunatic fringe" in the in
coming Congress. no matter what hap
pens in California.
(Copyrisht. 1e34J
Evening star., 1934-10-24

playthings, danced with Joy" rs well
they might.
Almost overnight young schoolboy
has been compelled to assume, or to
prepare himself to assume, heavy
royal responsibilities. The change
has been spiritual. mental-even phys
ical in that he has already changed
to the long trousers which are a pre-
requisite to q multitude of uniforms.
And Of his own choice he has dis
carded all at once the playthings that
he loved. The little new King of
Yugoslavia has the good wishes and
the sympathy Of the world, and some
Of the sympathy is because of the
fact that he has been deprived of one
of the boons Of boyhood, toys. In the
words Of st. Paul, But when I be-
came a man I put away childish
things"
Evening star., 1934-10-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Gold.
Autumn turns the leaves to gold.
We admire as We behold
How Dame Nature takes chance
In botanical finance.
Use it, if you so incline,
For an exhibition fine.
You discover, in the end,
It's n. G. to save or spend.
Though you revel in its gleam
1t can purchase but a dream.
Every kind Of gold. they say,
Is behaving much that way.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

A report that James j. Walker,
former mayor Of New York, will go
to Hollywood to be a film actor shows
how far movies have taken prece-
dence over the legitimate" In the
old days Jimmie" would have been
content with nothing short of a
Broadway opening.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

| Those who buy books will be inter-
ested in the method Of a local book
lover who has wider interests than
money.
He commonly carries a note book
with him, in which he sets down from
time to time the names OF the books
he thinks he would like to read.
He does not confine his notation to
titles alone. He puts in the name
of the author, publisher, city and
price.
In this way he creates for himself
alone a personal catalog of desired
volumes.
Since he has a variety Of interests,
his list is large one, and he knows
all the time that he will never pur-
chase more than a certain percent
age Of the whole.
\ X X +
It is this very fact which makes the
list interesting to him, as well as a
real aid.
He realizes, after many years ex-
perience with this form Of self-help,
that time will do something to his
desire for certain books.
1t will simply evaporate 1t.
By placing his wants where he can
look them over, from time to time,
he gives the really essential ones
essential for him-a chance to assert
themselves.
Books are like people. Some OF
them are assertive, and some are not;
some of them make a great display,
but do not last; some Of them are
meek, but prove themselves great
friends in time.
This singing out Of the books one
rather thinks to read sometime serves
a dual purpose.
1t keeps them in mind, and it COM
pareS them.
There are so many things published
nowadays, things that most booklovers
would like to read, that some personal
catalog of them is necessary, unless
one is willing to overlook many of
them.
The presses Of the world have Wed
with one another during the past dec
ade in turning out bookS-big books,
little books, great books, mediocre
books-so many that no booklover, no
matter how ardent, can hope to read
a tithe of them.
There are so many that few can
contemplate reading them all.
And of this few. some there will be
which will never be read. Every one
knows it, even as he sees a new title
and thinks to himself. Now, /
would like to read that"
In this welter Of books, the individ-
ual list of possibilities serves the good
purpose Of keeping the desirable ones
in mind.
Often If no such list is kept a book
which has attracted ones attention
is totally forgotten. either in the eX-
citement of some new acquisition, or
due to a plain failure of memory.
Even the booklover finds new titles
escaping him. so varied are they and
SO built up to catch attention.
The titles of new novels. for in
stance, have become more wild every
year, as authors search for one which
will attract attention, no matter how
far-fetched.
Thus all sorts of phrases have been
taken out of all sorts of books, in Or
der to make up titles for the dreamed
adventures of dreamed human beings,
but beings so based upon realities and
real human beings that they seem
Evening star., 1934-10-24
NOthingneSs.

What did your antagonist say when
YOU challen nged him to debate?"
Nothing" answered Senator Sor-
ghum; pretty much the same as
what he would have said had he &C
cepted the challenge"
Evening star., 1934-10-24
Next for Attention.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Now that it has been decided which
set of ball players shall get the most
money, the country can turn its at
tention to serious and worthwhile
things, like Hollywood divorces and
getting more Federal money to spend.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

BY attending to his immediate re-
sponsibilities in good faith and good
cheer, Jack Garner may share the
fame of Tom Marshall as one who
could take the vice presidency and
like it.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

A reader cdn get the dnstoer to
any question OF fact by ,Driting The
Washington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
Q. How are polo handicaps arrived
at?-W. B. NJ.
A. The handicaps Of the various
players are arrived at by the Unlled
States Polo Association, whose repre-
sentatives watch the important polo
games, tabulating the number of
goals made by the various players.
AS soon as player shows himself to
be skilled above the average, he is
given a handicap rating.
@. When and where were the first
Century of Progress stamps sold?-
o. E. B.
A. They were issued May 25. 1893,
through the main post office, Chicago,
III.
@. How many people in this country
own stocks and bonds?-R. N. NJ.
A. There is no complete record OF
the number of stockholders. The
number has been estimated as high
as 100000, but this Is probably an
exaggeration. There are about 460 900
corporations, so stock and bondhold-
ers must number in the millions.
@. What are the colors in the flag
of YupOslayia N p
A. The flag consists of three hori-
zontal stripes, the top one blue, the
center one white and the lowest one
red.
@. Please give biography of Sam
uel Rogers, author of the prize win
ming novel, Dusk at the Glove
G. J. M.
A. Concerning himself, the author
writes: Il was born in Newport. r. l..
In 1894. My father is an Episcopal
clergyman. I attended the De Lancy
School in Philadelphia and graduated
from Brown University in 1915. I re-
celVed masters degree at tine Uni
verslty of Chicago and in May. 1917,
sailed Tor France to drive an ambu-
4eN-A~N AZ IiAC hIIlCIICdl F1elQ service.
When this was taken over by the
Army I enlisted. remaining with my
section on duty with a French divi-
sion. In the Fall of 1919 I married
ana came to the University of Wis
consln to teach English. After a year
OF correcting freshman themes /
sought refuge in the French DEPART
ment. The year following I went to
Paris on an American Field Service
| fellowship, to study at the Sorbonne
Two years later I returned to the
University of Wisconsin, where 1 am
now associate professor. My speciality
Is French contemporary literature. /
am deeply interested in music and
play the piano. I have three chill
dren-tWo girls and boy"
Q. How many languages are spoken
| in the world?-B. G.
A. According to officials of the
French Academy, there are nearly
5000 languages spoken in the world
Q. In the days of the popularity of
the bicycle. how many members had
the League of American Wheelmen?
p. C.
A. In 1898, the league had about
10U, 900 members.
@. Who first installed a vacuum
system?-C. L.
A. David T. Kenney of New York
is credited with installing the first
pure vacuum system in 1902 About
1905, DR.. William Noe of San Fran
cisco constructed the first portable
vacuum cleaner.
@. How is the League of Nations
financed and what is the cost of its
Work?-M. T.
A. The League is financed by men,
bership dues, and $6,000,0 900 is per-
haps an average annual expenditure
for its diversified activities.
Q. When was the Moffat Tunnel be-
gun and when completed?-C. LIE.
A. The Moffat Tunnel pierces the
Evening star., 1934-10-24

Germany will go on developing dir
igibles. If there should be another
war the cirigible will in a degree
share interest with the old battleship
as something easy to shoot at.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
Culture in Cruelty.

Science used to claim to be
Good in her intentions,
But too frequently we see
Cruel war inventions.
Science murmurs, while we stay
For war to make selections
OF wholesale horrors, let's display
A few neat viviSectionS.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

Yugoslavia has very young King
who inspires affection to such an ex-
tent that he may be able to do more
for peace than could be accomplished
by seasoned politician.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

Complication arises in the problem
of unemployment when a politician is
suspected of telling a citizen that he
will lose his job if he fails to vote
right"
Evening star., 1934-10-24

The privation Of the voteless Dis
trict of Columbia is emphasized by the
eager political interest shown in Mary
land politics by suburban citizens so
fortunate as TO be just across the State
line.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
Calculations Turning minus" to

Calculations Turning minus" to
plus
"You can't get something for moth
ing" said the ready-made philosopher.
That's incorrect" answered Farmer
Corntossel. The only money I made
of the farm was paid me by the De-
partment of Agriculture for crops !
didn't raise"
ITO be so wise that people cannot
understand you" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown. leaves you no more
useful than one of the ignorant"
Evening star., 1934-10-24

The stratosphere is expected to re-
veal data concerning cosmic rays. The
calculations involved are so abstruse
that they may invite Einstein to re-
newed activity.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

The idea of a New Deal has proved
sufficiently attractive to make Repub-
lican leaders anxious to SIT III ana
draw cards
Evening star., 1934-10-24
Chicago.
This Shimmving Earth.

This Shimmying Earth.
From the Burlinston Haxkeye Gazette.
This earth, the most stable thing
we know. has four major motions
and about a dozen minor ones; yet Q
lot Of Us are always talking about
stabtliztng.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
Puff

From the Joplin, Mo-, Globe.
They are moving toward military
dictatorship in Cuba, says a report.
Seems most of their ideas for stable
government down in Havana 60 UP
IN smoke.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

Jud Tunkins says the craze for speed
is getting to be such that pretty soon
you may find people willing to pay for
the privilege of being motor cops.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Nevspaper Comma

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Evening star., 1934-10-24
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Evening star., 1934-10-24
As the Roll Unfolds.

A book shows a convincing force.
OF wisdom essays are a source.
Even a poem may inspire
For action a renewed desire.
Our economic problems grow.
More documents we need to show.
Mongst stores of literature immense
The Pay Roll wields most influence.
Satan don't have to tempt people, "
said Uncle Eben. "wif more runnin'
after him dan he has room to accom-
modatsss
Evening star., 1934-10-24
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Evening star., 1934-10-24

O. How many members has Kiwanis
1nternational?-E. N.
A. At the close of 1898 the inter-
national organization consisted of
1850 clubs with an approximate men,
bership of $4,000.
Evening star., 1934-10-24
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@. When Siamese twins travel, do
they require one railroad ticket or
two tickets?-F. S.
A This is a moot question. Some
railroads rule that two tickets are
necessary while at least one believes
that such twins should be considered
one human entity.
Evening star., 1934-10-24

@. When was the Moffat Tunnel be-
gun and when completed?-C. LIE.
A. The Moffat Tunnel pierces the
Evening star., 1934-10-24

O. What are the colors in the flag
of Yugoslavia?-G. N. F.
A. The flag consists of three hori-
zontal stripes. the top one blue. the
center one white and the lowest one
red.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Girl Cheer Leaders
 for Baldwin Props

The Baldwin Preps have receiv- ed permit for Washington Park and will open their season there on October 7th against eithelAthe Will son A. c. or the. N. E. Hillies.
 The Baldwin street squad will have a large following this year and plan to organize a cheering section led by the Misses Dolores and Myrtle Gabriel, Margaret Gil- ligan and Peg Phealan. All of these girls offered their services to the Props and the boyssaccepted. They are to be assisted by Eddie Gill and Scotty McGill.
 The boys will practice tonight and tomorrow afternoon at Hope- vile stadium. Coach Jarp ,O'Neill wants all the boys to report to- night at G:30 o'clock sharp. and tomorrow afternoon at 800 o'clock sharp. Important work will be gone through and Jarp does not want 1t missed by anyone.
 The following men are asked to report: Mccormick, Hallock, St Savuer, Neville, McNerney,- Caron, Monnerat, Conway, Woods. Cap- tain German, Lavassuer, Donahue, B. O'Donnell. Oracle, Kelly, Mikil- inavich. Smith, Welsh, Mikolsky. Gwizd. Bartolini and Manager Ruggles. The practice last night was rained out.
 There will be an important meeting after to-night's drill.