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Evening star., 1934-02-26

intimately identified with the game.
as player and as manager. In the
latter capacity he won ten pennants
and three world championships. To
some extent his great success was due
to the possession of large resources
for the securing Of outstanding play
ers. But even with the largest bank
roll in the game he would not have
had the great success he achieved
without the qualities Of leadership
which he developed when vested with
directing responsibility.
The game has changed greatly in
technique since McGraw played third
base for Baltimore. It has become
a much more skillful sport, with bet
ter pitching, better batting, better
fielding. Yet the contests are no more
enjoyable from the spectators view
point. For in the old "Oriole" days
every game was a battle, and none
enjoyed the fracas of the contest more
than little John McGraw, whose nick
name Of "Muggsy" was a synonym
for liveliness, though in later years
it was anathema to him. Many are
the names of stars whom he developed
as manager, but none Of them had
quite his own quality.
Base ball has become one of this
countrys large industries since Nc
Graw doffed the ''spangles' as a
player. To him and to such others
as he was, skilled men and ever
fighting contestants, the sport owes
much, and now that he has gone his
memory is held high in the esteem
of those who yearly follow the for
tunes off their local teams and hope
for the success which he so often won.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

in the world that all are gone, and
the phrase accidentally killed" tells
their story.
Eight perished in the wreck OF a
passenger airplane in Utah, nine were
suffocated by monoxide gas in a fra
ternity house at Dartmouth College In
New Hampshire, twenty-three were
fatally injured in Winter tornadoes in
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia,
four were murdered by a crazed war
veteran in Oklahoma, one was assas-
sinated by robbers in hotel lobby
in New York, and nine we're run down
by a racing auto at Rosario, Argen-
tina. And to these might be added
five soldiers of the Foreign Legion
fallen in a new outbreak Of warfare
in distant Morocco and an unde-
termined number slain by the rigor of
the sternest Winter in many years.
Yet the planet spins on, and people
have little time for mourning. "Busi-
ness as usual" proceeds. 1t would
seem that human life is cheap, that
nobody cares what happens to his
neighbor. But is that true? Has the
mass mind shut out sympathy? Are
people "hard boiled" fatalistic? Some,
of course, may be. Others are deeply
touched by the news Of the tragic toll.
For the latter the loss Is personal; the
dead were not strangers.
Probably the quality of mercy" will
grow In the hearts OF The masses as
the generations come and 60. Civil
ization implies as much. and the time
may come when there will be feeling
enough on the subject to prompt
greater precaution against accident,
more effective effort to protect hu-
manity against mischance.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
row In The hearts OF The masses as
The Rise in Prices.

A Federal Reserve bulletin, which
contains a survey of business and
financial conditions in the United
States, asserts that commodity prices
have shown considerable advance since
the beginning of the new year. If
there is anything in the theory that
commodity prices necessarily had to
increase before there could be real
recovery in this country, the time is
at hand, it seems, to demonstrate its
truth. Commodity prices Jagged and
made little change, the bulletin says,
during the last five months of 1888.
This despite all the efforts of the
administration and of business gen.
orally to bring about the desired end.
From other sources than the Federal
Reserve bulletin comes the report that
prices really are going up, and going
up appreciably. The shopper has many
instances to vouch for the truth of
this assertion.
The rise in commodity prices alone,
however, cannot possibly bring pros
perity, even to the very few. There
must be an increase in production and
in consumption. And most essential,
there must be an increase in the pur-
chasing power Of the people. More
work and better pay bring about in
creases in purchasing power. Unless
there be more work and more pay
increases in commodity prices will in
the end result in less purchases and
less production. People cannot buy
at higher prices things which they
could not even when prices were lower.
The Government itself has an op-
portunity to take the lead without
further delay in the restoration of the
purchasing power of some eight hun
dred thousand workers. In the
Senate already there has been &C
ton to eliminate now one-third Of the
fifteen per cent pay cut imposed upon
these workers and to wipe out the
remainder of the cut on July i. The
House. it is said, will accept this
Senate amendment to the independ-
ent offices appropriation bill. And
there is a growing belief that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will not interpose a
veto. He should not.
1t is clear to the man in the street
as well as to Government officials
that the oxygen tent of Government
expenditure cannot be relied upon
permanently for the relief and en-
ployment of the American people
unfortunately, however, there has
been growing willingness on the
part of too many people to step up
to the Government trough to get
theirs" while the billions are pouring
out. TO get money when they really
have n0t needed IT. A halt must be
called as soon as possible to these
huge expenditures. And the halt
can be called when the purchasing
power of the people, including the
huge mass of Government workers,
has been allowed to keep pace with
increased commodity prices.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Sectional Interests Active
In St. Lawrence Pact Debate

that, aside from everything which
may be said in support of the ST.
Lawrence waterway. the Federal Gov
ernment has no right-certainly no
moral right-to spend millions of dol
lars to the detriment of existing ports
and the ruination of industries in
which the American people have in
vested billions Of dollars"
why not provide for maximum
use Of the present facilities before
millions Of dollars are spent for de-
velopment of form of transportation
that was outmoded in this country
when the railroads were built?" asks
the South Bend Tribune. and the
Boston Evening Transcript charges
that figures relied upon to show saV-
ingS in the cost of transportation in
American commerce have been chal-
lenged and apparently demonstrated
10 be erToleoVSr The ET1e Daily
Times thinks that numerous issues Of
far-reaching importance ought to be
decided before the Senate places the
stamp of approval in the st. Law
renee treaty" and among these it in
cludes the fact that since American
wheat exports have dWindled to
small volume, most of which is
shipped from Pacific ports with the
aid of Federal subsidy, the need for
development of ship canal between
the Great Lakes ard the Atlantic is
today less apparent than ever before"
The Keokuk Daily Gate City. speak
ing for its section of the Middle West.
remarks: This section is in a fair
way to have river transportation to
the Gulf. So we shall not need one
to the Atlantic"
THE opposition to the treaty in the
Senate is strong and its defeat would
be sure but for the support which the
President is giving it." believes the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat. Neverthe-
less the Ashland Daily Independent
holds that, "aS an able StrategiSt, he
himself should see the unwisdom of
exercising coercion to put across
by some who have thus far supported
every policy he has advocated. 1t
seems to the Toledo Blade, however,
that "the President does we'll to disre-
gard the threats and timorous fears
OF the selfish minority and to exert
his personal and official influence for
that which he knows will be of inesti-
mable benefit to the most people and
TO the widest area of the country. He
was elected to purse that strong pol
icy, not only In the st. Lawrence mat
ter, but with reference to every major
national ISSUE" states that paper.
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Sectional interests are clearly drawn
in the controversy over the ratiflca-
ton of the St. Lawrence waterway
treaty. with widely divergent groups
in opposition. AS expressed by the
Portland CMe.) Press Herald THE
Atlantic ports think the ST. Lawrence
waterway would do them injury. The
railroads believe it would deprive them
Of much Of their revenue, and in the
Mississippi Valley the people are of
the opinion that a ratification of the
| treaty would conflict with their in
| tereStS.'
On the other hand, observers who
favor the seaway are convinced that
the benefits to the Nation as a whole
far outweigh any possible damage 10
particular sections.
The objections to the adninistra-
| tion'S plans with respect to the ST.
Lawrence River nave reached a VOL
ume that must command attention"
declares the Morgantown Dominion
| News. THE coal industry, the rail-
| roads. the power interests, and many
related and separate interests have
| joined in urging that the proposed
treaty be turned down. Practical
reasons for that action have been
| given. In this situation, it would be
helpful were the President to restate
and amplify his reasons for lending
such strong support to the program"
The Hartford Times points out that
strong opposition comes from the
Mississippi Valley, where direct un-
favorable results are feared from the
proposed control of the water level of
the Great Lakes" and the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch amplifles this view
point, with the statement: "The senti-
ment of this region has been in the
past acquiescent, even favorable, to
the st. Lawrence project. But when
there was incorporated in the treaty a
limitation upon the amount of water
that could be diverted from Lake
Michigan into the Illinois canal and
river so small in amount as to jeop-
ardize the operation of this internal
waterway for adequate navigation,
that sentiment turned against it in
self-defense."
The Escanaba Daily Press on the
other hand, advocating the st. Law
renee waterway, calls attention to the
| ptGlGlUl u % CIllel tAtCullNco VI
Great Lake port cities to the United
States Senate, asking favorable action
on the proposed treaty by that body,
on the grounds that it would give i'm
mediate employment to thousands,
would provide a new coastline of ap-
proximately $500 miles, and would
permit industrial and consuming CEN
ters in the Great Lakes area to ex-
change products with the Atlantic,
Gulf and Pacific ports in coastal and
intercoastal traffic" The Watertown
Daily Times discusses the action Of
the New York State Grange in
adopting a resolution favoring ratifi-
cation. This action, it contends,
cannot be interpreted otherwise than
representing the viewpoint Of the
farmers of this State"
'It has been said that the formid-
able opposition to the treaty is from
selfish interests" states the Lowell
Courier Citizen. Undoubtedly this is
true, to some extent. Nevertheless it
has not been satisfactorily shown that
the benefits to the country as whole
will outweigh the loss to be suffered
by these selfish interests" The New
port News Daily Press, concurring
with this opinion, is Of the opinion
Evening star., 1934-02-26
John J. McGraw.

OF all the players and managers
who have made base ball the great
sport that it is, none has had a
more colorful career than John ].
McGraw, who yesterday succumbed
to illness, after struggle marked by
the spirit with which he bore him
self upon the diamond and on the
bench for many years was manifest.
He was the type Of the hard fighting,
persistent performer, a star himself
in his playing days and a remarkably
successful leader when he quit the
playing field for the role Of director Of
team. To him has gone large
share of credit for the development
of the sport as an organized pub
lie show.
McGraw was of a type of ball play
er who has largely passed from the
scene. Aggressive. an umpire batter,
resourceful and always intent upon
winning, he set pace for the old
Orioles of Baltimore, with which he
reached his greatest heights as field
er and batter. As manager he car
ried on with the same tactics that
had made him noted on the field.
He was ever the leader, even disci-
plining players who used their own
judgment in opposition to his orders
to the end of winning game. He
was a tyrant in his handling of his
men, yet always for the good Of the
game, watching their diet and their
personal behavior of the field.
For thirty years this little man was
Evening star., 1934-02-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE

Senator Byrnes, Democrat. of South
Carolina, to the White House that
DAY. In tone meant to simulate a
confidential stage whisper, F. D. r
smllmgly conflded: We we're Just
talking politics"
One o. the Navy captains lust pro-
NOTED to be rear admirals was a popu-
lar and well-known figure in wash
mgton four or five years ago-Adol-
phus Andrews. Capt. Andrews was
commander of the U. S. S. Mayfower
IN It's last days as the presidential
yacht. and also served as chief naval
aide to President Coolidge.
x x
Representative Aiming S. Prau.
Democrat, of New York, who has lust
been appointed to the Federal Radio
Commission, following the expired
term Of William D. Starbuck, was for
four years president of the New York
City Board of Education. At one
time he was a city commissioner of
taxes. Mr.. prall says the appoint-
ment came to him as a complete sur
prise. He has had no experience with
faolo he VIII resign from Congress
as soon as necessary, although he'd
like to remain in the House until the
end of this session. Prau is an old
'F'ena OF President Roosevelt. who
personally offered him the job without
any apparent organization connec-
ton with it. A member of the House
I1n
dent of Richmond in New York City
last Fall as an independent. but was
defeated. In consequence, it was
thought he might have trouble in Sc
curing reelection to Congress next
November.
March l is st. David's day, Wales
national holiday. On it the United
States Marine Corps and the Royal
Welsh Fusiliers, famed British regi-
ment, annually exchange greetings.
in memory of the fact that they
marched shoulder to shoulder during
the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 to relieve
Tientsin. A certain young mining
engineer named Herbert Hoover and
his wife were among the Americans
beSieged in the Tientsin foreign
settlement. AS Maj. Gen. Ben
H. Fuller retires as commandant of
the Marine Corps on st. David's day,
the cablegrams of greeting that will
go to the Fusiliers at their garrisons
in Wales. England and Gibralter this
week will recall the fact that Gen.
Fuller is veteran of the China cam
paign. The Navy Band, under Lieut.
Charles Benter, will broadcast a
special program which will be heard
by short wave on the other side of
the Atlantic. 1t will include John
Philip Sousa's march, THE Royal
Welsh Fusiliers"; the Marines hymn,
THE Halls of Montezuma," and the
Royal Welsh march, "The Men Of
Harlech." Gable greetings exchanged
between the Marines and their Welsh
comrades in arms consist of only
three words: "And Saint David" The
F'usiiers of 158 years ago refused to
take part in the American Revolution
against men of our own blood"
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Don't be a guppy," is the latest
slang among the school children. 1t
is roughly equivalent to don't be
silly" or don't be dumb"
AS a matter Of fact, II a human
being were going to be any sort OF
fish, the guppy Is just the fish he
should want to be.
No fish has q better time in this
world than Lebistes reticulatus. Espe-
cially Is no other fish quite as happy
in the home aquarium.
The longer one studies the small
tropical varieties used as tank in
mates, the surer one becomes that the
old familiar guppy is the best of them
all.
One will not realize this upon first
taking up this charming hobby.
The guppy is so common, so cheap
in price, SO widely regarded as the
beginners fish," that the novice per-
mitS this reputation to spoil for him
the best of 'em all
Il -
After months of keeping many other
varieties, many OF them larger and
costing many times as much, the anna
teur fish lobbyist finds at last that
the guppy is also the experts fish
More and more during the past year
there has come the realization to
thousands of fans" that the very
features which make the guppy the best
fish for the beginner, make it the best
for the experienced enthusiast as we'll
Almost invariably, when such a
fish fan" starts to discard some of
his showier fishes, he begins to go
back to guppy culture on large scale
The expert never sneers at the
guppy.
He finds this charming little fish
grows upon him in a way few others
do. despite their size, novelty, expense
or unusual ways of breeding
The guppy (widely known as
''gooby" and ''gumpy'') is a fish which
deserves to have said about him, BE
a guppy!"
1t has been acclimated to aquarium
life since about the year 1908.
II it ever regrets the wide oper
spaces Of tropical waters from which
its ancestors came, it gives positively
no sign Of it in even the smallest
tank.
We have seen half a dozen guppies
90 we'll In two quarts of water.
1t Is hardy in all ways. seldom gets
i'll, and, If it does, responds at once
to proper treatment.
1t will eat anything, a fine recon-
mendation for the home aquarium.
1t never sulks in corner, as many
Of the larger fishes do.
1t at all times seems to be enjoyine
life, swimming around about its proper
business. nor seeming to be dreaming
Of a larger space in which to swim.
After all is said and done, the
smallest fishes are by far the best fol
the home aquarium.
Since the guppy is almost the small
est of them all, with the exception
of the so-called mosquito fish (Heter.
andria formosa) and the zebra fish
tBrachydanio rerio), it fulfills this re-
quirement better than almost any
other.
A great many people, even those
who have kept fishes for a long time
do not seem to understand the rela.
tionship between the amount of water
in tank and the size of the fishes.
Whereas a tank holding five gal.
Ions may be entirely inadequate fol
three large angel fishes (Pterophyllun
F., scalare), it is ample for a hundred
guppies of all sizes and ages
If any reader doubts this, pointine
Evening star., 1934-02-26
Tragic Toll.

The press today has the sad duty Of
reporting a long series of accidents
and catastrophes representing sudden
termination for more than fifty lives.
A week ago all the men, women and
little children listed in the long roster
of death were exuberantly alive, going
about the ordinary routine of exist
ence with no anticipation of any
stroke of fate whereby they would be
reduced to oblivion. Probably not a
single member of the company which
now is bracketed in one inclusive
destiny even momentarily stopped to
think of danger. But so uncertain Is
the prospect Of uninterrupted survival
Evening star., 1934-02-26

War between Japan and the U. S. A.
is described by Prince Iyesato Toku-
gawa as "unthinkable. yet he does
not venture to ignore the danger to
friendships that have arisen by the
unchecked expression of thoughtleSs
imagination.
Evening star., 1934-02-26
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHI1ANDER JOHNSON.

More and Happier New Years.
wish you Happy New Year!"
We said not long ago;
It's been rather blue year
Since the winds began to blow.
We have had Investigations
Till some of us began
To shirk our oblit ions
To love our fellow man.
But dates a simple matter;
You can always start anew
With the same old CHEEKY chatter
AS our way we still pursue.
So we'll make our preparation
For the next twelve months from
now
And extend the salutation-
Happy New Year, anyhow
Evening star., 1934-02-26

Navy tooS place on November IL,
1912.
@. What became Of the grand
duchess who ruled Luxembourg at the
time of the World War?-A. L.
A. The present ruler of Luxembourg
is the Grand Duchess Charlotte, who
succeeded on the abdication Of her
sister, Marie Adelaide, January 9.
1919. Marie Adelaide was born June
IA, 1894, and died in 1924.
@. What magazines in the United
States carried the greatest advertis-
| ing lineage in 1933?-H. D.
A. Printers Ink says the Saturday
Evening Post carried 1,400,580 lines
of advertising in 1888, against 811, Ills
in the New Yorker and 710,307 in
Time.
@. Is blue coal really blue when it
comes from the mine?-G. M.
A. Blue coal is not naturally blue.
1t is dyed. The blue dye is used as
a trade mark by one of the large
anthracite coal companies.
@. Why has the British crown been
remodeled? What are some Of the
famous stones which it contains?-
| NJ. S. K.
A. The gold framework was taken
to pieces and reset TO make 1t more
secure. Among its famous stones are
the Black Princes ruby, which dates
back five centuries; the pearl eardrops
OF queen Elizabeth, the second laIg-
est part of the Star of Africa dia-
mond. weighing more than 300 carats:
the great sapphire from the crown of
| Charles II; the sapphire from the
| coronation ring Of Edward the Con-
fessor, and other symbols equally as
historic. Besides these larger stones,
there are 2,783 diamonds, OFT pearls,
16 sapphires, IL emeralds and
rubies in the crown.
Q. Are there many Negroes in the
United States who were not oorn
here's. H.
A. In 1880, there were 96,62O Ne
groes who had immigrated to this
country. They had come in large part
from Cuba, Jamaica. Hispaniola, and
the other Islands of the West Indies.
@. Which of the New England
illiteracy?-W. NJ. F.
A. Rhose Island. Of the 506,253
persons 10 years of age and over, 27,-
536 are illiterate, making a per cent
of 4.9. Connecticut is just below with
As per cent. Vermont has the lowest
with 90 per cent.
@. What were the most successful
movies of 1888 from a financial
standpoint?-J. j.
A. According to a survey made BY
the Motion Picture Herald, Mae
Vests I'm No Angel was the most
profitable picture of the 1888 season.
Twelve other films bringing in large
box Office returns we're "Cavalcade."
Gold Diggers of 1885," Little
Women" '42nd Street" "Tugboat
Annie" BE Mine Tonight, state
Fair" Girls in Uniform" "Rasputin
and the Empress The Animal
Kingdom" The Kid From Spain"
and THE Private Life of Henry VIII"
@. Why was the battleship Maine
raised and then sunk again?-S. z.
A. The ship was raised because 1t
was a menace to navigation. On
March 16, 1912, the vessel was towed
out to sea and sunk in 600 fathoms OF
water.
@. Has Sinclair Lewis any children
by his second marriage?-K. H.
A. He has son, Michael aged 4.
@. What is proof gallon?-A D. T
A. 1t is wine or liquid gallon con-
tanning so per cent Of absolute alcohol
Of 100-proof distilled spirits.
@. How old is the Street Bridge
which is being replaced? What will
the new bridge COSTA. G. j.
A. 1t was first constructed in 1871
and reconstructed in 1898. The cost
! of the new bridge will be around
5000 900.