Evening star., 1935-08-11
About Well-Known Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Hat Problem of Lady Member, to Wear or
Not to Wear It. Japan's Peeve Not
Confined to This Country.

between Mrs. O'Day and the entire
Roosevelt family. She is stanch
supporter Of the Presidents policies
and frankly says things can now never
be as they were before the happenings
of the past six years. The roots of
suffering and poverty have sunk
too deep into the soil. There must
be a reawakening "a spiritual re-
generation.
Again that episode of the hat on
that first day in Congress: The Sec
retary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins.
and Mrs. O'Day, since the death Of
Mrs. RumSey, have kept house TO-
gether. The Congresswoman frankly
admits that Madame Secretary does
most of the housekeeping along with
her multitudinous duties in trying to
keep labor satisfied and in line, but
she does turn, too, at the marketing
and management. and having an
abiding faith in the Secretary's judg-
ment and taste on all subjects, she
asked Miss Perkins about her faux
pas in keeping on her hat. and was
told that she, the Secretary, always
wears her hat when she goes up to
Congress-and Mrs. O'Day laughingly
added, About the only time Frances
does not wear her hat is when she
goes to bed at night"
The Toxic governments protest to
the Department of State relative to
a cartoon of the Emperor of Japan,
which appeared in an American pub
lication recently, recalls that not long
ago representations were made to the
French foreign Office by the Japa-
nese Ambassador at Paris, Mr.. Mao
take Sato, relative to the film, La
Bataille" (shown in the States as
Thunder in the East") which Japan
considered an affront to the Emperor.
The picture in question is founded on
a novel, La Bataille," written some
30 years ago; the plot is the seduc-
ton of the wife of a japanese naval
officer by an English naval officer,
who, owing to his indispensable tech
nical assistance in the forthcoming
Russo-Japanese naval engagement, the
revenge of samurai" could not be
invoked.
In making the representations to
the French foreign Office it was noted
that during the World War the Brit
ish government at Japan's request
had banned a Hollywood Aim called
THE Cheat" in which Sessue Haya-
kawa was shown branding with red
hot iron seal his unfaithful American
love.
Speaking of the entanglementS the
cinema causes, the perturbation OF
Dante's Inferno" is having troubles
of its own. How wonderful it will be
and how much it is hoped that the
script will include some of the marvel
ously beautiful passages of the inn
mortal classic. Longfellow's transla-
ton of the Inferno" is perhaps the
most satisfying to the average reader,
and Gustave Dore's wonderful illus
trations of the divine comedy will
doubtless lend themselves to the
scenery.
The country must be on her way
to recovery why are so many power
full things like country, ships, etc,
called "she'D since Secretary Hull's
pet infant, reciprocal trade agree
ments, has been so scientifically
nourished. If commerce statistics
are correct for the fiscal year ended
June 80, the worth of goods shipped
abroad amounted to S2,120, ,726 900,
the best year exporters have enjoyed
since 1881. Imports aggregating
81, 785,772, 900 were also the best since
1881.
England evidently thinks that pros
perity is on the up-and-up over here
from the intriguing offers she is
buy. A Sure-enough medieval castle
with bastions, drawbridges, moats
and portcullis is not an unusual bar
bargain. OF course rich Americans
are a bit daffy about bath room
for every chamber and other modern
improvements, but even plans for
these can be bought with the castle.
London especially has reaped a rich
harvest from the States during this
Jubilee Year. 1t would be difficult
to say just how many millions Of
Uncle Sans money have gone into the
Golfers abroad. Ships daily leave the
New York docks loaded to the waters
edge with tourists.
Thirty-four ponies, the property of