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Evening star., 1934-11-21
DR.. Wilmer Returns.

DR.. William Holland Wilmer, emf
nent physician, devoted churchman
and patriotic American citizen, is retir-
ing from his ophthalmological labora-
tory at Johns Hopkins University and
returning to Washington. 1t goes
without saying that the people of the
Capital welcome him home. But the
occasion is one which also lends itself
for brief citation of the far-reaching
influence which his labors have had.
He never has been a "one-town" per-
sonality. On the contrary, he has
given himself, his time, his strength
and his material means to the whole
wide world. Hence it is that his name
is synonymous with progress and
achievement in the branch of science
with which for half a century it has
been associated.
Born in Virginia, the son of
bishop of Alabama, Dr.. Wilmer was
educated in the Old Dominion, New
York and abroad. He practiced in
Washington from 1889 until 1925,
when he went to Baltimore to estab-
lish the institute whose fame brought
the King of Siam from Bangkok for
treatment and which has been of less
colorful though equally valuable serv-
ice to thousands Of other patients.
But DR.. Winners efforts at 10 period
have been limited to his Cwn office
and operating room. The list of Or
ganizations with which he has been
connected includes the National Com
mittee for the Prevention of Blindness.
the American College of Surgeons, the
National Institute of Social Science,
the Committee on Mental Hygiene, the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, the American Medical
Association, the Association of Mill
tary Surgeons, the Society of the Gin
cinnati, the Society of American Wars,
the National Cathedral Association
and various other scientific, patriotic
and church bodies. He has been hon.
ored by the French and the Hungarian
governments and several universities
Such a spirit, of course, never rests
Enterprise is as natural as breathing
to character of such energy and gifts
DR.. Wilmer may desire more leisure
than he hitherto has had, but Wash
ington knows him well enough to be
assured that in his retirement he still
will be an active figure in the city's life
Evening star., 1934-11-21

haste until all the returns are in, un-
til the meeting of the minds shall
have taken place. This Is no overly
civilized consideration, leading to lack
of action, but rather the outcropping
at last of the universal education for
which America has stood since its be-
ginning.
The President has led the way. and
his many lieutenants have, not been
slow to avail themselves of the print
ing presses these days. AS interest,"
ing as these economic and govern
mental productions are to many per-
sons, they are but a tithe of the new
books, books about every conceivable
subject under the sun. If the ap-
pearance of the bookstores means any
thing, this is going to be a book
Christmas" and that, of course, means
that it is going to be big Christmas
in every way, because writing and
reading mean interest and interests.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

turesuue John Steven McGroarty,
first Democrat elected to the House
from the swagger Pasadena district
in many a moon. One Of Mr.. NC
Groarty,s most popular ballads. Just
California" winds up with this cli-
matte rhapsody:
Sun and dews that kiss it,
Balmy winds that blow.
The stars in clustered diadems
Upon its peaks of snow.
The mighty mountains o'er it.
Below, the white seas swirled-
Just California, stretching down
The middle of the world"
Chaplin Hall, a Los Angeles COL
league, writing in the New York
Times, predicts that Poet McGroarty
will be heard from las soon as the
House comes to appreciate his soft,
compelling oratory and lifting muse. "
If anybody thinks George Wash
ington's 2Ooth birthday anniversary in
1882 escaped attention because Of the
Republics preoccupation with pres
idential campaign, a 680-paged tome,
just off the press. is voluminous de-
nial of such theory. 1t is the COM
plete final report of the United States
George Washington Bi-Centennial
Comrnission"-a monumental tribute
to the organizing genius of Represent
ative Sol Bloom. director OF the COM
mission. The hefty volume discloses
that 10000 individual programs were
given each day of the nine months
celebration, or a total of ALSO, ,345
separate and distinct sets of exercises.
A letter from President Roosevelt
congratulates Mr.. Bloom upon AN
activity unique in history and, in my
opinion, of incalculable value to the
American people"
E. Roland Hartman, chairman OF
the managing committee of the Ma
tional Economy League, which pro-
poses a model Federal budget OF
roundly $500. 1000, 900, is a brother
of W. Avere1 Hartman, an N. r. A.
administrative representative of in
dustry, and of Mrs. Mary Hartman
Rumsey, chairman of the N. r. A.
Consumers Advisory Council. The
National Economy League budget plan
proposes roundly $1,O00,000,0o0 in
new taxes on the theory that if tax
payers knew they were contributing
to balanced budget they Wouldn'
mind being soaked"
X X \ 4
Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman OF
the Senate Munitions Committe, re-
Gently previewed in New York Dealers
in Death" a new movie, termed by its
author, Burnet Hershey, seasoned wal
correspondent, IAN expose of the wal
munitions racket The first public
exhibition will take place in New YorA
next month about the time the SEN
atorial investigators resume their in
quiry at Washington. Prof. walter
B. Pitkin of Columbia University as.
sisted in the production as editorla
adviser. Senator Nye is quoted as at.
testing its authenticity and candor.
There are no actors in the picture ex'
cept an off-stage voice" who describes
scenes and episodes taken from botf
| peace and war.
Copyright. 19340
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Byrd has made important discov-
cries in Antarctica lands, but none
that will create any demand for real
estate development. 1t will be a long
time before congestions of popula-
ton call home seekers to that region,
and then only with assurances of
improvement in facilities for trans
portation and air-conditioning. The
practical usefulness of the Byrd dis
coveries, extraordinary as they are,
looks far into the future.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
sDefensive'' Navies.
From the New orleans Times -Pieayune

From the New Orleaus Tlmes-flctyune
The latest sophistry Of the London
naval conversations is the registering
of Japan's demand that future navies
be defensive The word is q dip
lomatic subterfuge that has come into
common use regarding all armaments
Of the past half century, and, Of course,
means no more than 1t did In 1914.
However, there Is o eertatn newness
in the japanese Interpretation OF It
as applying only to cruisers. destroyers
and submarines, although 1t iS matter
of common knowledge that the best
of the modern cruisers would. be more
than q match for the battleships Of
two decades ago.
On the surface, the really curious
thing about the conference Is what
Japan expects to gain from 1t In view
of the frank pessimism voiced on all
sides, and the equally outspoken re-
fusal Of the various naval exports to
recede from announced and widely
publicized positions. Frank Bywater,
Q recognized authority, recently wrote
in the London Daily Telegraph that
lit is TO the last degree improbable"
that the British admiralty viii agree
even to continue its present position,
and equally obdurate statements have
appeared in the Tokyo press. Lead
ing American newspapers 90 far have
confined their attitude largely to an
effort to reflect the attitude Of WASH
ington, which has refrained from any
expression Of optimism.
With Italy, France and Germany,
none Of the members Of the current
parley, going ahead at fun speed on
their own naval programs, the prime
concern of England naturally Is more
with the Atlantic and the Mediter-
ranean than with the Pacific, thus
causing q further divergence In views
which already seem hopelessly at vari-
ance. italy Is building two Of the
most powerful battleships In history,
France is stalking its defense" upon
battle cruisers said to be Of Q most
superior type, and Germany II con-
centrating upon pocket battleships,"
while Great Britain finds itself with.
out the large reserves Of naval
strength 1t had at the last two dis
armament conferences. With the
further statement Of Japanese policies
for q defensive" navy, our Senate
Munitions Committee might md ma
terial for o considerable broadening
of its inquiry. The situation is AL
ready 50 prejudiced that nothing
seems likely TO make 1t more So;
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Templeton Jones Is one who believes
in the power and might of books.
Everything for him is made better
by his being able to read about it.
He is interested in dogs, so he buys
books on dogs.
He likes cats, so he purchases cat
books.
He is fond of the game of chess, so
has perhaps the best collection Of
volumes devoted to the ancient game
to be found in Washington.
He is an enthusiast about the ro-
mances of Alexandra Dumas, the
elder, SO his cases hold the most ex-
tensive list of translations of the
master to be found in the city.
X X X
Jones likes gardening, hence has a
shelf devoted to books dealing with
plants of all kinds, and related sub
jects.
He IS interested in diet, adding new
works to his list from time to time,
SO that any one interested in the
subject could trace the modern
growth of the dietary arts.
Music is not forgotten, nor tropical
fishes. Popular literature on the last
subject is mostly the work of the past
five years, and Jones has 'em all.
If you want to know anything
about exotic fishes, just call on Tenn
pleton Jones.
As for sea stories, Jones long has
been an addict. He began his col
lection of these with THE Swiss Fam
lily Robinson" as a child. and has
added to the shelves for many years.
|. 4 X X X
These are but a few of the enthu-
siasms of this enthusiastic gentleman,
who has learned how to make every
interesting thing more interesting.
Often he wonders at the failure OF
so many other persons to add to their
own enjoyment of life by SO simple a
method
Not that they may not buy book,
| now and then, on some pursuit, but
there they stop. The idea of reading
all that can be read in the subject is
| not for them.
The idea of owning and keeping
such works is as far from them as
| the sun from the earth. They even
! might go to the extent of calling the
book minded person eXtravagant, while
| at the same time they would have in
| their mouth an expensive cigar rep
resentative of a habit far more costly
in years time.
| X X X
1t is not necessary, Of course, to
J read books on any given subject In
order to utilize the subject, whether
it be in grim earnest or otherwise.
Still, the ideas Of other men in
terested in the same thing are well
worth knowing. One may not find
very much new, after all, but the tell
ing is something.
There is no occupation, no recre-
alton, that some one has not written
we'll upon.
Every human being will have diff
| ferent list of interests, but whatever
his own list may comprise he will find
that other human beings have been
| interested, too.
| The gas station man who keeps a
pet bear may be able to keep his bear
without buying a book about it, but
he might be vastly surprised and
pleased to know that many other men
have known bears, and some of them
written charmingly about them. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, for one.
|
He who wants to read what othe!
men have written upon any subject
Evening star., 1934-11-21

q. How old was Fred Perry when
he began to play tennis?-T. 8.
A. Perry began by playing ping
pong and won the worlds ping-popg
championship ut Budapest In l02s.
Not long afterward, at the age Of 10,
he began playing outdoor tennis in
order to improve his health.
@. What anthropist gave . large
sum of money to be used IN combating
hookworm?-E. j. e.
A. In the year 1910 Mr.. John
d. Rockefeller made available Q gift
Of 81. 900, 900, which was presented to
the State health departments Of the
Southeastern States, for the purpose
Of combating hookworm. .-e.-..
Q. Who Is the champion corn
husker?-L. w.
A. Ted Balko Of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, won the recent title with Q net
bushel record Of 1918 in 80 minutes.
O. why do people say blue Mon
day?-F. G. :
A. The expression blue Monday
derives from the Monday before Lent,
which was formerly spent In dissipa-
ton and was probably followed by q
fit of low spirits or "blue devils'--
hence the name.
@. Who is the lawyer who has been
appointed to pass on books entering
the United States customs?-C. r. q
A. Huntington Cairns Of Baltimore
has been appointed book censor and
will advise the United States Treas
ury on the morality or immortality Of
books His opinions win be In the
form Of reports sent to Warrington.
@. When was the Gold Star Moth
ers Association organized?-J. r. c.
A. The Gold Star Mothers Associa-
ton was organized in washington.
D. c., June 4, 1928, and incorporated
January s, 1929, in the same city.
@. Was Cary Grant once an aero
bat?-K. M. c.
A. At the age Of 13 Cary Grant
belonged to an English acrobatic
troupe and specialized In silt acts.
eccentric dancing and clown acro-
batics.
@. Does hot water freeze -
quickly as cold water!-b. Y.
A. Hot water does not freeze as
rapidly as cold water, since the tenn
perature has to be reduced to the
freezing point before the water con-
geals. Z
@. Has hay fever increased much
in the United States?-R. s.
A. According to the records Of the
American Hay Fever Prevention As
sociation, based on information from
every State, there has been an in
crease in the number Of persons suf-
fering from hay fever during the past
IS years. It has been conservatively
estimated that there are probably
100000 persons afiicted with the
malady.
@. How many children attend
Sunday school?-E. r.
A. According to recently published
figures, the number of children at
tending Sunday school throughout the
world Is estimated at 36,5<6, ,82s. OF
this number the attendance in the
United States is estimated at over
10000, 900.
O. Was John Burroughs an elderly
man when he wrote waiting"
M. z. r. 4
A. The poet was not rs when Il
was written. .5s7
Evening star., 1934-11-21
France Believed Awaiting
Real Test of New Premier

Socialists, but In the selection Of his
cabinet as q whole he swings even
more to the right than poumergue. !"
The jackson, Mich, Citizen Pa
triot contends that IF reforms are not
made. France faces the virtual GER
tainty Of q dictatorship. The Harris
burg, Pa, Evening News fnds doubt
as to whether the French democracy
will be able to preserve and strengthen
itself in this time Of confusion"
Evening star., 1934-11-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader cdn get the ansiuer to
any question Of fact BY icrtttn1 The
Washtngton Epentnc Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hasatn, Director,
Warrington, d. c. Please tnclose
stamp for reply.
@. What was EDDIE Rickenbacker's
record from coast to coast?-R. z. s.
A. Eddie Rickenbacker set Q new
transcontinental record for transport
planes by making the trip from Los
Angeles to New York in II hours
minutes and so seconds. His Douglas
airliner averaged AL miles per hour
and maintained an average altitude Of
$4,000 feet.
@. When and where were Abraham
Lincoln's parents married?-F. j.
A. Lincoln's parents were married
June II, 1905, by Jesse Head In the
cabin Of Richard Berry, close to Beach
land, Warrington County, Va.
@. Are jail sentences imposed for
violating code provisions Of the N. r
AL. ].
A. Courts have imposed q number
Of such sentences as well - heavy
fines.
@. Is suicide condoned in Japan?-
L. r. M.
A. If committed for patriotic mo-
tives, suicide is . recognized and re-
spectacle end.
Q. Did Keats study to be . surgeon?
B. 8.
A. When Keats was left an orphan
at is he was taken from school and
apprenticed to . surgeon at Edmonton
near London. He made Q moderately
good surgeon, but, finding that his
heart was constantly with poesy, he
gave up his profession in 1917 and
began to study in preparation for a
literary career.
@. What compositions were played
by Ann Harding In THE Fountain"?-
c. w. M.
A. The pieces played by Ann Hard
ing In the picture THE Fountain" are
Fountain Waltz" by Max Steiner (not
published), and Bach's Prelude No. 8. y
Q. What are the Thirty-nins Ar
ticles?-F. T.
A. They are the articles Of faith Of
the Church Of England. the acceptance
of which is obligatory on its clergy
They were originally issued in 1851 as
a, but In 1853 were modified and re-
duced to their present number. They
received parliamentary authority ir
1871.
Q. What was the loss from fire last
year?-H. c. r.
A. The 1898 fire loss is estimated
at s316, 1897, 1888 by the National Boarc
of Fire Underwriters.
@. On what island is the club hous'
which has been offered to the Presi
dent for recrcation?-H. M. c.
A. 1t is located on Jefferson Island
in Chesapeake Bay.
@. What has been the trend in th'
percentage Of Government debt Il
national income?-K. r. M.
A. Taking the debts of the Fed
eral and all local governments, it 1
found that before the World War the.
amounted to only Is per cent Of tn
national income They now amour
to about 90 per cent.
Q. What caused the death of ".
Lee, publicity expert?-F. C.
A. Mr.. Lee died Of . tumor on tn,
brain.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Temperance Influence.

81 understand that the dispensary
is losing popularity" said the travelling
salesman.
"Yes," answered Cactus Joe. cts
mostly due to our poker game. The
boys discovered that the man who can
stay sober till o'clock in the morning
is the one most likely to gather in the
chips"
"Those who profit by the mistakes
of Others" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, must not be surprised
when their own mistakes leave them
at a disadvantage"
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Josephine Roche Of Colorado found
a way to make coal mining means
of philanthropy as well as reasonable
profit. As an Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury, with the backing of
high authority for her ideas, every
worker will give her cordial greeting
in thought if not in words.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

A few words dropped into letter
box are sure to reach their destination,
and Mr.. Farley may feel proud of the
fact that most of the communica-
tions he has slipped into the micro
phone have done the same.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Hauptmann, though leaving neither
thumbprintS nor footprints to work
on, has at least provided a cipher
that may lead to gang discoveries.
A cipher is of no use to lone in
dividual,
Evening star., 1934-11-21

In looking over the list of possible
standard bearers Republican scouts
pass over the name of Charles Evans
Hughes with regret that the dignity
of the Supreme Court retires so ex-
cellent a fighter.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Government ownership is the nat
ural sequence of a system of private
ownership which calls for perpetual
investigation and supervision. In
theory the taxing function puts the
Government in an authority which
in fact amounts to ownership.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Babe Ruth is a hero in Japan. Base
ball training may help to qualify a
man, not only as an entertainer at
home, but as an ambassador of good
will.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Will Hays is said to contemplate a
REIMBURSEMENT of the title Gear of
the Movies" Possibly the realms of
pictures have experienced economic
complications that suggest the need
of a dictator.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Self Sentenced.
There's danger great
In dull pretense
Which tries to state,
With zeal intense,
Ideas strong
And precepts grand
In words too long
To understand.
The public mind
That says hooray!
Is next inclined
To shout NAY, nay!"
Who claims to know
What he does not
Will surely go
upon the spot"
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Demands for relief cannot be ex-
pected to grow less until contented
men and women become more nu-
merous than ever before.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Polite to the End.

From the Charlotte News.
For real gentility in suiciding com
mend us to the New York man VINO
for 10 minutes held onto tentn-noor
cornice to give the pedestrians time
to stand from under.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Picturesque Politics.
n the Lowell Evening Leader.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
A news camera man has snapped
Premier Mussolini Of Italy In the act
Of swinging q pick. But that, one
suspects. was merely one Of those we'll
known pS3acal gestures
Evening star., 1934-11-21

The millions inherited by Gloria
Vanderbilt could not insure to her
the simple natural right of a happy
childhood.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Criminals have become so numerous
that the parole system may have
been somewhat influenced by an ef-
fort to solve the housing problem.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Gamblers are Objectionable chiefly
for the gangsters with whom they in
evitably associate.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Gentle TOleratiOn.

Gentle T0lerati0n.
We're advocating pensions.
Antiquity we pet.
Whatever our discussions,
Old times we can't forget.
This motto ne'er forsakes them,
"Be kind to human folks
When old age overtakes them,
The same as radio Jokes"
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Animal Superstition.

"Do your farm constituents object
to killing their hogs?"
every much" answered Senator
Sorghum. There is apparently a
sort of animal superstition among
them. They seem to regard the hog
as the sacred symbol of the political
pork barrel"
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Weather Guessing.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
Somebody has published a foloer
listing 100 ways Of predicting ram.
But when it comes to accuracy there
is the suspicion that one guess may
be as good as another.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
A Sporting Chance.

From the Worcester Evening 0asstts.
Life on the farm can't be so dull
after all. There's always the chance
nowadays that some stratosphere ron-
dola viii plunk down on the old corn
crib.
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Hitler persists with a program
which appears to consist of all prob
lens and no solutions.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
When Is q Thief?

From the Alhuauersus On. Mex, Journal.
Conceding that all the candidates
are horse thieves would not csuse
much excitement. But II you'd can
EN- car thieves. that would b Q real
Insult. =
Evening star., 1934-11-21
Futile.

Prom the fndianspoiis News..l yss.ssss. 80.
A COW built along ordinary. archi.
tectural lines naano business disputins.
the right OF WY with that neJ
streamlined train.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
The Pay-Of.

The underworld is busy
With an insidious pow'r.
Its methods leave us dizzy
And makes our tempers sour.
The tension ne'er relaxes.
It's hard to keep our books
When, added to our taxes,
Are the demands of crooks.
"De only disarmament has heard
of dat amounts to much," said Uncle
Eben, sis de substitution Of de safety
razor dat could do real damage at q
parlor social"
Evening star., 1934-11-21

Jud Tunkins says he admires finance
except when it begins to look like a
highly magnified shell game.
Evening star., 1934-11-21
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Evening star., 1934-11-21

California contributes its poet
laureate, so crowned by the State
Legislature in 1888, to the Seventy
fourth Congress in the person Of pic
Evening star., 1934-11-21

@. Was John Burroughs an elderly
man when he wrote "Waiting"?-
M. z. T. i
A. The poet was not Is when u
was written. .+.-s ,..>.