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Evening star., 1935-06-08
Sports in the Schools,

Spreading Sports in the Schools.
There are many who will be in
clined to agree with Mr.. Bayh. the
new director OF health and physical
education In the public schools, in his
theory that the proper remedy for
overemphasis Of sports in the schools
is the greater participation in sports
by all the students. Constantly grow
ing recognition is being given the fact
that when sports are confined to q
necessarily few interscholastic games,
in which a handful of picked students
participate, these games themselves
tend to overshadow everything else in
school sports and assume undue sig
nificance in the minds of the children.
Mr.. Bayh's hope. as he expresses it,
is for development of a program of
physical education in the schools that
will find every boy and girl on a team
and team for every boy and girl"
Any sound program of intramural
sports in the schools requires a larger
staff and more equipment than the
school system has at present. 1t re-
quires rather close supervision of men
and women who know their business.
1t requires special equipment and it
requires school playground space.
Many of the primary and junior high
schools are deficient in such respects.
Organized play activity, in some of
the crowded Junior high schools eSpe-
cially, is sadly in need of the sort of
improvement that is possible only
through increased supervising person.
mel and the provision of space-out-
doors or in gymnasiums.
Mr.. Bayh comes to his new duties
here with q fine record behind him
and a job in front Of him that will
challenge all his ingenuity and skill.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL.

you that you will not find q cat Of
this disposition once In q thousand.
Those persons who have been uil-
fortunate enough to make the ac-.
quaintance Of this sort first Of all, no
doubt, come to think, and 1t Is easily
understood why, that all cats are
treacherous.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth.
Most house cats are friendly, de-
pendable creatures.
They ask nothing more than the
friendship of man.
Given that, they treat him as an
equal.
Fido Watermelon, however, bit the
hand that fed him.
He did this one evening as a token
Of esteem, as far as any one could
tell
His aggrieved face gave no sign Of
displeasure.
He just ran up and gave good nip
on friendly arm.
The surprise Of the owner of the
arm was profound.
II you like cats, to have one bite
you for no reason at all Is rather dis
concerting.
That night Fido was back at his
old stand, meowing, attempting to get
in.
He was determined.
Every evening thereafter he came
to the back porch for his evening
meal.
The bite, 1t seemed, was Just to
show that he would stand for no
foolishness.
A fair-sized stone, tossed at his
watermelon stripes. did not deter him.
He was just more cautious about
coming up on the porch.
He wanted his dinner, and he
wanted to get in, but now he refused
to come up when any human was out.
He hoped to catch the screen door
unlocked. so that he might hitch his
claws into it, drag 1t open. and then
pop In.
Those who have not seen a cat per-
form this trick will say that it can
not be done.
1t can, however, by the inventive
Tom.
Fido Watermelon was foiled. how
ever. because the door was kept
latched.
Upon several occasions loud thumps
were heard against window screens,
but since they we're some 6 feet from
the ground no more thought was
given 1t.
One evening a particularly loud
noise occurred at the dining room
windows.
There was Fido. hanging on by his
claws. his round eyes peering into the
room.
He had leaped high into the air,
through the stalks of rhododendrons,
and thrust his claws through the
mesh.
1t was tremendous leap for a cat,
especially through such entangle-
ments. but Watermelon could hold 1t
for few seconds only.
Then he dropped to the ground,
and his meow" was heard as he
paced away.
This is the persistence in the face
Of obstacles which entities him to the
first half Of his name.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
s'Every Boy and
Girl on a Team
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Commendation Is due The Star and
Mr.. John L. Hackney for the excellent
news article appearing In your issue
Of June 5 outlining the rev health
program which Is being inaugurated
In the Washington public schools. I
liked the balanced headline, Every
Boy and Girl on Team" and noted
particularly the effective presentation
Of the aims and purposes Of Mr.. Birch
z. Bayh, the recently appointed head
of the Department of Health and
Physical Education.
Mr.. Bayh says truly: "In the end,
the test of any program Of health and
physical education is whether 1t en-
ables boys and girls now. and men
and women later, to live richer,
happier, better lives" washington is
to be congratulated On the choice Of
man who sees his problem whole:
who think In terms Of both sexes,
and who makes no discrimination In
the matter Of opportunity for Ameri-
can youth.
We are on the high road leading to
q better order, In which men and
women will exercise alike the respon-
sibilities as well as the rights Of citi-
zenship. This advanced status de-
mands sturdiness Of body as well as
Of mind and of soul. As the girls
Of today are further freed from the
shackles Of an outmoded theory of
education and life they will meet
their challenge acceptably and as
mothers of the future will bequeath
better heritage of brain and Drawn
to their sons and daughters because
Of their increased freedom.
The weak and helpless, dependent
women of q century ago and less were
economic millstones about the necks
of men. That type has largely dis
appeared, thanks to the woman move
ment. and a much improved type has
taken their place. We must develop
women of sterner mold still-women
who viii be able to meet the exacting
requirements of justice which the
future will entail physically and
mentally. Forward-looking men and
women who catch the gleam of Mr..
Bayh's vision, Every boy and girl on
a team and a team for every boy and
girl" are needed now throughout the
length and breadth Of the land. Our
way lies onward!
ROSE ARNOLD BOWEL.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
New Prime Minister
And the Irish Problem
no the Editor of The star:

AZ tNc E1lbus VI 4Hc 0tdis
Permit me to toss few fragrant
flowers from the sunny corner Of my
rhetorical garden to the writer of
that superb editorial which appeared
in The Star of June 6 under the cap
ton, "Anglo-Irish Peace" It is OBJ
vious that the writer has q compre-
hensive and sympathetic understand
editorial. Last Summer ! spent sew
eral months in England and ireland
and had rare opportunity to collect
first-hand information from both the
English and the Irish anent the tan
gled annuity question. The better
class English and Irish opinion I
found was that Ramsay Macdonald is
totally untitled to deal with the ques-
ton. Macdonald unfortunately suf-
fers from q congenital incapacity to
understand the Irish or the Irish
problem. A theological bigot, he
thought the best way to worm his
way into the affections of the English
was to assume an uncompromising
and hostile attitude toward the Irish
Free State. It is fortunate for all
concerned that Macdonald will be
succeeded by cultured, broad
minded Englishman of the Stanley
Baldwin type who will, I am quite
sure, find some way to effect q salts
factory settlement Of the Irish prob
lem. It is an historical fact that the
real cultured, broad-minded English
man has always been more sympa-
thetic with, the aspirations of the
Irish than the narrow-minded Scotch
mercenary politicians, who seemed to
take special delight in reducing The
Irish to serfdom. As one who has o
deep sympathy with Ireland am de-
lighted that an English gentleman is
about to assume the reins of govern
ment IN Great Britain, and once more
England will be ruled by real Eng
hshman. In conclusion might re-
mark that no country In the world
is so badly in need of home rule as
England. DAN DIXON.
Evening star., 1935-06-08

Times. the Asbury Park IN. J) Eve
ming Press, the youngstown (Ohio)
vindicator and the Nashville Tennes-
sean. .....--
For the future the San Francisco
Chronicle advises that when the
President has strong doubts about
bill, it would be the part of wisdom
to decline to sign until Congress has
put it in shape more likely to prove
constitutional"
The Newark Evening News declares
that grave problems are left in the
wreckage of the N. R. A." and warns
that they must be met, not by the
forces of reaction but by recognizing
the underlying grievances that have
made the lot of the average citizen
unhappy"
THE court rulings" says the st.
Joseph (Mo) NewS-PreSs, gave the
business world its opportunity. The
last two years have provided an ink
ling of what will be its fate If 1t fails
to act, and to act with thoroughness
and grim determination, to purge its
character"
UNFOLDING the New Deal and the
administration, the Charlotte IN. c.
Observer concludes: 'If those upon
whom the New Deals mandates have
been resting uncomfortably propose.
and are to be allowed 70 return as a
sow returns to its old wallow. to re-
gain dominating and domineering
control of business and industry,
without regard fer the social sane
tions which this instrument of re-
covery paramounted. 1t merely means
that in our economic life we are to
go back to the old vicious, cut-throat-
ing theory that the race belongs to
the swift and that the devil may take
the hindmost. And our latter end In
that event will be worse than the
former"
Evening star., 1935-06-08
Exit-Mr. Richberp.

Donald Richberg came to Washing
ton and the New Deal as one of labor's
darlings, with q sound tradition be-
hind him established in the battles
for organized labor. Ten days or so
hence he goes out Of the picture as
one Of the New Dealers whose scalp
was earnestly sought by organized
labor, which more than once had
sworn vengeance upon him. At one
time he was the delegated apostle of
the reconciliation between the New
Deal and the world of business. But
as he leaves the scene no tears will
be discerned rolling down the pale
cheeks of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce. Few men. in the short
but feverish rush Of the past two
years, have been carried further or
higher by the strange assortment Of
forces into which he was thrown.
And few men have fallen further, or
more abruptly, from the heights. Mr..
Richberg's mention to leave WASH
ington and take up again the private
practice of the law has been known
for some time. But 1t was his fate to
be riding the wings Of the Blue Eagle
when that noble bird was brought to
earth. And when the Blue Eagle fell.
Mr.. Richberg, in the public mind at
least, fell with It. :,
He steps over the horizon to join
the brave company which sits beyond:
q company composed Of such figures
as Moley and johnson and Berle and
Sprague and Douglas and Warren Of
Cornell, men who now look back upon
the scene they left with emotions that
must be as varied rs the reasons
which caused their departure. Look
ing toward that company. Is Mr..
Richberg goes to join 1t, are others,
such as Tugwell and Peek. who are
stu here but who undoubtedly have
learned that . wind which blows one
way today may change its direction
tomorrow.
Mr.. Richberg has been given q place
among the dwindlins ranks Of the
Brain Trusten. One qualification he
did not possess he was no professor.
And bis schoolins IA the frcnt ranks
Evening star., 1935-06-08
Ready for the Shriners.

The Shriners are coming, in great
numbers. Already the vanguard Of
the host Is here, fezzes dotting the
landscape with touch Of color such
Is has not been seen here for twelve
years. 1t is estimated that fully one
hundred thousand of them will be in
Washington by Monday and then the
Capital, decorated for the occasion,
will be gay indeed.
Twelve years ago Washington en-
tertained this great organization and
1t may truly be said that "a pleasant
time was had by ALL" The city is
well adapted for the entertainment
of such an aggregation One Of the
leaders of the order remarked upon
arrival the other day, in advance Of
the convention, that the Capital is
the ideal meeting place. 1t offers
every advantage for such an occa-
sion, ample accommodations despite
the present congestion due to Gov
ernment expansion, q commodious as
sembly hall. broad, historic thor
oughfare for the pageantry. Besides.
1t is an interesting city for visitors.
with its numerous points Of attrac-
tion, the Government in action. Its
historic places, Its beautiful environs
and drives.
The preparations for the Shrine
meeting have been well planned and
executed. Every detail has been
worked out in ample season and the
last-minute activities are progressing
on schedule. These gatherings have
become systematized to the point that
each city that Is chosen for the am
nual convention proceeds in accord
with the lessons Of experience.
All that Is necessary for an ideally
successful assemblase. and displsy y
Evening star., 1935-06-08
Protests Substitution of
Buses for Street Cars
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Permit me to add my voice to those
protesting against the substitution Of
busses for street cars, which has
already, been begun and which. it is
now proposed to carry much farther,
presumably with q view to the final
elimination Of electric cars from the
streets of Washington.
Such action would doubtless please
the motorists, but how about the
users of mass transportation? All
whom I have conversed with on this
subject say that they feel much safer
and are more comfortable on street
car than bus. One Of the bad
features Of the latter to which at
tention Is not often called is that
because of the low windows q person
standing is unable to observe street
signs Tor anything but the other un-
fortunates among whom he Is
jammed) and Is quite likely to be
carried past his destination.
I trust that such protest will be
made against the proposed elimination
Of the Chevy Chase car line that
it will have some effect, even on
the motor minded"
JOHN w. PERKINS.
Evening star., 1935-06-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Caravan,

The Caravan.
If you step with the band
Where the Mobiles command
From Fellowship's Mystical Shrine,
OF fights far away
You may patiently say.
They are really no business of mine"
For the road is not long
To smile and song
When Pilgrims are proudly in line
To the land that is gay,
Where of quarrels you say.
They are really no business of mine. !"
Evening star., 1935-06-08

q period OF good weather. Twelve
years ago the Capital was touched
by . heat wave that caused some dis
comfort to the visitors AID their hosts.
It is possible that this history win be
next week. But whether the
days of the convention period are
hot or chill, though rain should come
to mar the pleasure of the city's
guests. it is assured that the spectacle
will be q success, for even bad weather
cannot lessen the splendor of the ar
ray and the festivities of the occa-
sion.
Evening star., 1935-06-08

thus CARRYING out the dying command
of their father. The second was never
to strain after excessive profit apd,
as far as human foresight could
achieve 1t, to leave nothing to chance.
Their watchword was: BE moderate
and never lose sight Of the goal"
@. Did George Washington receive
States?-F. w. j.
A. A salary as such was not ac-
cepted by Washington when he was
President. As a matter Of expediency
| and to establish a precedent, Congress
voted $4,000 for expenses. AS mat
ter Of fact. the Presidents expenses
exceeded this sum.
G. When was the knights of CO.
lumbus organized?-o. K.
A. In 1882.
Q. How is the tide in the Bay of
| Fundy to be harnessed?-H. N. A.
A. The first step Is obviously to i'm
pound the waters as they rush into
Cobscook Bay at high tide-a matter
Of two and a quarter hours. Dams
must be constructed wherever Cobs-
cook Is connected with Passama-
quoddy and passages leading to the
ocean. The main power house will be
within the dam near Eastport. Buried
in its rockfll, 10 giant turbines and
generators ultimately 22) will spin
on the same shaft as the water pours
into Cobscook Bay. Near the ocean
there will be dam with gates to
open and let the impounded waters
flow into the sea after they have done
their work. At Lubec there will be a
/ lock In dam to permit vessels to
enter and leave the bay at any time.
| @. When is the Rhododendron Fes-
tival in Asheville, N. CD. w.
A. 1t will be held the week Of June
10, from Monday to Saturday.
Q. What kind of grapes are used in
New York State in the manufacture
of champagne?-L. P.
A. Delaware and Catawba are the
two most important varieties used.
@. Is Palestine an independent
| country?-I. S.
A. Palestine is under a British
mandate. in force September 20, 1928.
@. Is it contrary to Federal law for
people to use empty whisky bottles
for other purposes such as turpentine
and hnseed oil when painting?-M. p.
A. 1t is contrary to Federal law to
use bottles which have contained dis
titled spirits for any purpose what
soever.
@. What day is observed as the
Sabbath in Turkey?-A. w.
A. Friday heretofore has been the
traditional day of rest, Mohammed
having chosen that day of worship
to distinguish his followers from the
members of other faiths. The Ma
tional Assembly recently has voted to
set aside Sunday instead of Friday
in the future.
@. Is there penalty in Russia for
diScourtesy to women?-C. F.
A. Moscow authorities have made
discourtesy to women crime, punish
able by fine or exile from the capital.
@. What Is a swimming bladder?-
H. r.
A. 1t is an air bladder or sac which
branches out from the intestine of the
embryo fish. From the lower to the
higher orders of fishes the nature and
function of this air bladder vary con-
siderably. In general. it is believed
to serve a hydrostatic function in the
lower orders and a respiratory func-
ton in the higher. Generally 1t Is =
single, or impaired in form. =
Evening star., 1935-06-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


4 reader can get the ans,Der to
any question Of fact BY Drittng The
Washington Evening Star Intor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin,
Director, Washington, D. c. Please
tnciose stamp for reply.
@. Do many tourists take advantage
of the educational lectures given In the
national parks?-T~ w.
A. The latest record compiled shows
that in one year 4,613 field trips were
conducted with an attendance Of 49,
$50, and 6.604 lectures given to audi
ences numbering 1,105, ,354. It is esti-
mated that 2,3l3.821 out of 3.544,850
visitors to the parks took advantage Of
the educational facilities offered.
@. Do Amos and Andy have an au-
dience when they broadcast?-J. l..
A. Since they began broadcasting
Amos n Andy have banned studio
audience on the theory that spectators
would disturb their acting.
@. How does the consumption OF
meat in Japan compare with that in
the United States2-J. F.
A. The annual per capita consump-
ton Of meat in Japan is 4 pounds
compared with las pounds in this
country. The Japanese, however, eat
three-and-one-half times as much fish
as Americans do.
@. How many types of courts
tial are there?-F. G.
A. There are three: General, special
and summary.
@. What is the approximate harbor
area necessary to accommodate the
United States Fleet?-J. N. B.
A. Approximately 20 square miles.
@. What proportion of possible sun
shine is received in Santa Fe and Los
Angeles?-F. v.
A. Santa Fe, N. Mex, receives 76
per cent Of possible sunshine: Los An
geles, 73 per cent of possible sunshine.
The average sunshine of the United
States as whole Is above so per cent.
@. How many members of the Byrd
Expedition died while in the Antarc-
tic?-B. H.
A. None.
@. What Is the record length of
Texas Longhorns?-A. NJ
A. It Is believed to be a pair pos
sessed by a curio store in San Antonio,
Tex. 1t has total length from tip
to tip of feet 1as inches. Measuring
along the horns, they are over 8 feet.
@. What is the total white popula-
tion of the British Empire?-R. w.
A. The British Empire has total
population of 4s3.370.000, of which
70 ,000, 900 are white.
@. Why was the time so far ahead
for the cease firing" order on the
day of the armistice in the World
War?-H. j.
A. 1t was to give time for orders to
be circulated to all the widely scat
tered fronts and time for acknowl-
edgments of the orders to be re-
turned, so that the cease firing"
would be simultaneous.
@. In how many States in the
Union is wheat raised?-K. s.
A. 1t is raised in all of them, but
not in commercial quantities in some
of them.
@. What were the policies of the
House of Rothschild?-I. v.
A. The House Of Rothschild was
governed in its business activities by
two well-defined policies. The first
was the determination of the five
brothers to conduct the whole of their
business in constant cooperation,
Evening star., 1935-06-08

Fido Watermelon's name needs ex.
planning, perhaps.
How the cat came by the second half
Of 1t was shown by his large. thick
black stripes. running lengthwise Of
his body.
How he became Fido. however. was
another matter.
It was his persistency in trying to
get into the house that led the occu-
pants to dub him Fido.
After all, there Is no real reason
why cats shouldn't bear dog names
If they exemplify dog traits.
Many house cats might be called
Rover with no stretch of the word or
imagination.
Pat, most popular of feline names,
could be used as well as Mike, the
latter universal cat name.
Fido Watermelon, or Faithful
Watermelon, as he might be called.
first showed up in the neighborhood
last January.
Deep snow was on the ground.
It was q wild night, that, when
Fidc sent his peculiar, rather pa
thetic meow over the housetops.
Since then there has scarce been o
night without that cry.
He has concentrated on the house
In q plain effort to make 1t his home.
Hence the designation Fido.
It was not until Spring came, how
ever, that the Watermelon came into
his own. really lived up to his per-
sistence.
Had he been a dog. in reality as
well as name, his build would have
means short bodied.
Watermelon was constructed on
yacht lines, with Q good prov and
slender stern.
His head was exceptionally large,
his ears small, his tail held very low,
in a graceful curve almost touching
the ground.
This was his normal carriage.
Although of alley cat breed. he
lacked that first essential of the type,
the gayly carried tail.
His caudal appendage resembled
that of the tiger.
He had the persistence of two
tigers.
His home, wherever it was, bothered
him little.
Perhaps there were people there
who worried or annoyed him.
At any rate, he was determined on
a change.
A "handout" in a platter on the
back porch. one evening, quite settled
the matter.
Friends of cats will think this ought
to have settled the matter, but they
do not know the Watermelon.
Along with his finely carried tail,
with its sleek black rings, he had a
rare disposition for a house cat.
He was treacherous.
Let not foes of cats cry, In unison,
What is rare about that? That is
normal!"
1t is just the opposite.
Centuries of domestication have
compelled the house cat to reform.
1t is only the hunting type of cat
that retains the primitive and funda-
mental animal treachery of the breed
Those who know cats best will tell
Evening star., 1935-06-08

An allotment of two million dollars is
asked in order to provide card index
Of all persons listed in the 1900 census.
Old-age pensions show a nobler use
for the card index than data for
partisan politics.
Evening star., 1935-06-08

An opera singer advocating a Fed
eral department of science, literature
and art kissed the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, thus pro-
viding instantly material for a psy-
Geological analysis and inspiration for
song and a picture.