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Evening star., 1935-01-30

Montevideo, they face an invasion by
a force of Uruguayans who have been
in exile In the neighboring Brazilian
State of Rio Grande do Sui. Thence
thousand well-armed men, under COM
mand of Gen. Basilio Munoz, former
Uruguayan Nationalist leader, are now
said to be marching on Montevideo.
The rebellious elements demand
President Terra's retirement from Of
flee on March 1, when he will have
completed the four-year term to which
he was originally elected. He an
nounces that the revolution does not
take him unawares and that the gov
ernment is prepared and determined
to suppress it. Decisive armed clashes
seem imminent.
Uruguay throughout che Terra die
tatorship has had its being atop
powder barrel. Political turmoil has
been coincident with an economic
crisis and acute financial distress. In
midsummer, 1893, the government de-
clared a moratorium on its foreign
debts. AS a large percentage of Uru-
guayan federal bonds is held in the
United States, the people Of this coun-
try have a direct and substantial in
terest in developments in Uruguay,
which seems at length to have gone
the revolutionary way Of so many of
its South American neighboring repub-
lies during the past troublous five or
six years.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Concealment.

C0ncealment.
Each one of us has dropped a tear
In secret now and then
For things that never will appear
Unto our fellow men.
The road you travel may seem rough
And hope be far away.
But still you throw merry bluff
And struggle to be gay.
For we'll you know that If you claim
OF sympathy share.
You're due to quit the busy game
And sink into despair.
None but the thoughtless will reveal
Life's bitterness and guile.
The wise endeavor to conceal
The hurt beneath the smile.
So let us join to seek anew
The passing thought that cheers,
The rainbow gently cleaning through
The mist of human tears.
Let's boldly lift the song again
In light and careless tone.
Our joys are for our fellow men:
Our sorrows are our own.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Revolution in Uruguay.

Uruguay, which only year or so
ago was the peaceful and hospitable
host Of her sister Americas assem-
bled for the Pan-American Confer
ence at Montevideo, has suddenly
been plunged into revolution. Through
out its eighteen provinces simulta-
neous uprisings of more or less i'm
portance have broken out in an Or
ganized effort to depose President
Gabriel Terra. Inaugurated as q
constitutionally elected executive in
March, 1881, Senor Terra set about
forthwith to abolish existing admin
istrative organs, especially the Ma
tional Council. Opposition led to
threats of open revolt, ending early
in 1888 in action by the President,
whereby, with the army behind him,
Senor Terra dissolved the Council
and Parliament and established him.
self as a virtual dictator. A succeed
ing plebiscite gave the President an
overwhelming majority for the power
he sought.
Later a new constitution, with an
Assembly elected under it, reelected
President Terra for a four-year term,
which was duly confirmed by another
plebiscite. Despite these surface indi-
cations of popular support, Senor
Terra's foes have remained relentlessly
active and have never ceased to plot
for his overthrow. While loyal govern
ment troops are now mobilizing to
quen local disturbances in the prov
inceS and ward of6a possible attack on
Evening star., 1935-01-30

A comical example Of the power OF
habit in the daily life was given re-
Gently in a large office building.
A drinking fountain in the corridor
got out of order. A sign stating that
! fact was placed above the fountain
then the person who put it there
stopped 20 times during the day to get
a drink.
Although he knew better than most
there was no water there, every time
he passed the fountain he bent over It
This bend, as modern as the latest
/ Office building, Is as old as an animal
bending down to drink at stream.
The man laughed at his own forget
fulneSs. He observed that many an
other person did exactly the same
thing during the day.
It was not so much matter OF for
getfulness, after all, as Of habit being
superior to mind. until the mind has
had time to readjust itself.
The intelligence, evidently, must get
used to a new situation first, before
the body will cease reacting as Gus
| tomary.
This simple demonstration of the
power of habit also shows the real
! need for water which exists among al
living creatures.
Tissues and blood are composed
| largely of water
Everybody knows this. but not every
one in modern life stops to think what
| it means.
For every person who drinks as
much water as he should, there will
be ten who rather slight themselves
| in this regard. Often these are the
persons who, later in life, are ordered
by their physicians to drink so many
glasses of water a day. You will see
| them with large pitchers upon their
desks, trying to make up in a few
months for deprivation of years.
! Just what is a necessary amount OF
water per day is practical, personal
problem, rather than a theoretical
one. He who drinks much milk, for
instance, surely will not need to take
as much water as he who drinks nc
! milk at all.
The person eating large amount OF
vegetables, leafy salads and citrus
| fruits, will not need to specialize In
straight water drinking.
There are all sorts of idiosyncracies
! in regard to this matter. One
will assert that glass of water tends
| to make him feel faint" Another
insists that he needs none at all. A
third will declare that he must have
| it cold, another lukewarm and &C.
| casionally one hears somebody singing
! the praises of a cup of hot water.
II y n X
The modern drinking fountain. as
installed in schools, public corridors
and parks, is particularly good be-
cause it practically prevents the
| drinker from taking much water at
time.
Thus he is enabled to drink ice
cold water-if the fountain happens
to deliver such-at no ultimate cost
to his stomach
The man who proclaims his in
| ability to consume as much as
glaSsful, or ounces Of water, at
one time is able to get the equivalent
in many small sips without getting
that stuffed up feeling, or feeling OF
faintness, which overcomes him upon
drinking an entire glass at a quaff.
The drinking fountain gives a
sedentary worker an excellent excuse
| for getting up from his chair or desk.
| too.
This is a very well understood but
seldom admitted reason for apprecia-
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Tradition i'm Steam.
From the New York Herald-Tribune.

From the New York Hersld-Tribune.
Somehow the decision of the Su-
preme Court that the right to that
classic ballad of the locomotive cab.
THE Wreck of Old 81" belongs to
its author rather than the grama-
phone company which has exploited
it will please a large number of peo-
pie without their exactly knowing
why. Probably it is because they feel
that such a widely known popular
folk-poem can scarcely be the prop
erty of a music merchant any more
than can "Beowolf." 1.-THE Song of
Roland" or Burnt Mai" even though
the verses in question are of less epic
mold. Long general familiarity leads
to feeling of general propriety, and
the Supreme Court has failed to see
anv reason why the author of "Old
81" should not derive some benefit
from a composition that ranks among
the first barber-shop ballads Of the
land.
Interest in the fate Of the royalties
Of this railroad song has, with a nice
timeliness, been aroused. at a period
when the public Is becoming aware
of very considerable stirring in the
business Of railroading in general
throughout the country. At no period
since the close of the era of vast
competitive building in the nineteenth
century has it been so apparent that,
if they are to maintain the supremacy
that made them the most powerful
single factor in the expansion Of the
country. the great lines must take
stock Of themselves and their rivals
and heed the signs of the times.
Whatever changes may be in store,
however. and they will be neither i'm
mediate nor universal, the tradition
Of railroading glorifled in the naive
sentimentality of "Old 81" is bound
to be permanent. Since the era of
balloon stacks and the first high
BALI signals visible from station to
station and down to an age Of 500
pound pressure. triple-expansion To-
comotives and streamlined trains, the
calling Of railroading has been a
singularly cohesive one. jealous of its
integrities and demanding a tremen-
dous, but not romanticized devotion
on the part of its followers. The
tradition of steam is likely to continue
no matter what new motive powers
the future may develop.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnsuer to
any question OF fact by irrittng The
Washington Euening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. C. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. How many taxicabs are equipped
with radios?-R. H.
A. A survey Of important cities at
the close Of 1888 showed $500 taxicabs
equipped with radios.
@. How many stories will the annex
TO the Library Of Congress have?-H: s.
A. The full plans for the building
call for a five-story structure. 406
feet long, 228 feet wide. 1t VIII be
connected with the Library Of Con-
gress by a tunnel.
@. Please give the names Of some
famous people buried In the Catheoral
at Washington, D. &C. K.
A. The crypt Of washington Ca
thedral contains the tombs Of Wood
row wilson, Bishop Henry Y. Satter-
lee. Admiral George Dewey. Bishop
Alfred Harding, Melville E. Stone
Ambassador Henry White and other
distinguished Americans.
O. Are sea urchins used as food In
| the United States?-J. D.
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says
that sea urchins are used as food In
the United States to some extent
They have never become popular with
Americans and the only recorded COM
mercial catch is for New England
where they are sold to the Italian
trade in Boston and other large cities
Q. Does grizzly bear attain greater
weight in the wild state or in cap
tivity?-H. M. F.
A. For wild grizzlies 1000 pounds is
about the maximum weight. The
Okanagan Cattle Killer weighed over
LOO pounds, the greatest weight ever
recorded for wild grizzly. At Union
Park, Chicago. Ill, grizzly lived fol-
18 years which grew so fat he could
hardly stand towards the end of his
| life. His actual weight was 1,15:
pounds, although before he was
weighed he was credited with twice
that weight.
@. How long have attempts been
made to send pictures by wire?-R. B
A. Such attempts go back more
than so years Perhaps the first effort
to attain a considerable degree oi
success was demonstrated at the Buff
falo exposition in 1890.
@. What Is the most healthful city
! in the United States?-R. S.
A. Census Bureau figures show that
/ Detroit, with a death rate of 73 a
thousand, is the most healthful city
In the country.
@. Please describe the Great Wall
of China.-H. M. S.
A. The Great Wall of China was
more than 1.500 miles in length. II
was begun by the rulers of that
country in the third century B. C. and
received its last addition in the six
teenth century A. D. A part now de-
stroyed began near the Gulf of Lao
tung in Northeastern China. It fol-
| lowed a general western direction
along the southern border of Mon
golia. At the base it was from Is to
25 feet wide. narrowing to about IL
feet in width at the top. 1t passes
through valleys and over mountains
irrespective of the difficulties of con-
struction.
! Q. Why is it that in the foreign
service some posts count as time and
a-half toward retirement?-H. N.
A. The United States has repre-
sentatives in many places whose
climates are difficult for people reared
in this country. On these posts each
years service is counted as one and
one-half years toward length Of service
for retirement.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Press Halls Lloyd George
AS Strong New Deal Leader

by calling our innovations vicious But
it is like the vice that the poet told
about: They first endure, then pity,
then embrace We needn't be too
puffed up about it. though We learn
quite a few tricks from them. too"
1T is his public works program that
shows the new deal parallel most per-
fectly," in the opinion of the New
Haven, Conn, Journal-Courier, while
the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nonpariel
suggests that "in spite of the fact that
definite progress has been registered
in recovery in England, many of the
people are ready for a change of gov
ernmental leaders" The Troy. N. Y,
Record remarks that, in its opinion,
THE Roosevelt program has been far
less effective than the one followed
in Great Britain"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Limitations.

"Don't you approve of these modern
ideas of efficiency in business?"
well" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax, as
he got into an Office coat. "I admire
efficiency and system and all that, but
I don't believe there's any way Of
making my work SO easy that I can
turn it over to somebody else while I
go and play golf"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Presentation Cigars.

"1 am going to give Charley another
box of his favorite brand of cigars"
"How do you know it's his favorite
brand?"
because every time give him a
box of them he acts as If he hated to
use them up. He insists on saving
them for company"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Democracy, Negative or Positive?

Many recent developments support
the point of view whereby the United
States is held to be a democracy in
fact as well as in theory. The people,
it is evident, have power to influence
and even on occasion to control
events. 1t was the franchise of an
irritated electorate that placed Mr.
Roosevelt, a Democrat, in the White
House in 1888 and confirmed his po-
Sition in the congressional poll of
1884, and it was the protest of
large and militant section of the
population that defeated the World
Court resolution in the Senate yes
terday.
A philosopher, in the circumstances,
may wonder why the force of popular
feeling is not more frequently mani
tested conStructively. 1t is fair ques-
tion to ask if the American people are
capable of only negative attitudes of
mind. The charge of H. L. Mencken
that in the United States the voters
are governed by their prejudices is
an indictment which to at least few
observers must seem abundantly justi-
fed Edmund Burke, to whom Mr..
Mencken may be indebted, summed
up the problem in the words:
To govern according to the sense
and agreeably to the interests of the
people is a great and glorious object
OF government. This object cannot be
obtained but through the medium of
popular election, and popular election
is a mighty evil.
Many there be, of course, who are
content to believe that political liberty
implies the right to be wrong. But
such doctrine is dangerous. Carried
to its logical extreme, it would result
in chaos, in mob domination, in
anarchy. Liberty itself soon would
perish If the electorate now and again
did not insist upon the privilege of
being right. 1t happens, however, that
a crowd, especially when stimulated to
anger by demagogues, represents
multiplied ignorance" rather than
concentrated wisdom, and self-seeking
tyrants, like the poor, are ever available
to lead the gullible astray. Hence, a
President is a martyr from the moment
he assumes Office and the national
Legislature is swamped by letters and
kilograms expressing fear and hate
rather than any kind of confidence or
charity.
What is sadly wanted is a positive
democracy-a Nation of builders
rather than a Nation of kickers. The
troubles of the present generation are
numerous, bitter and compelling, and
for their solution adequate knowledge
deep thought, tolerance, faith and love
are needed. People certainly have
these qualities in private life. Why
then, cannot they manifest them con-
sistently in their reactions to public
questions? They can when they will
and in that fact lies Americas hope
Evening star., 1935-01-30

@. What is the origin Of the expires.
sion, conceived in sin, born in in
iquity"?-T. C.
A. 1t Is part of the Fifty-first Psalm:
Behold, was brought forth in in
iquity; and in sin did my mother
conceive me-"
@. Has Frank Belgrano Of the
American Legion served oVerseas?-
H. B.
A. He Is the first commander Of the
Legion who did not serve overseas.
Mr.. Belgrsno entered service as a
private in 1917 and was ordered to
Camp Zachary Taylor at Louisville,
| KY, where he was commissioned a
second lieutenant and attached to the
33d Field Artillery of the 18th Divi-
sion.
@. A bright light is burning in a
| light-proof room. When the light is
put out the room becomes dark. Where
does the light go to? No light can
leak out. According to the law Of
conservation of matter no energy can
be destroyed.-T. C.
IA VAACh q AAbAAb 40 llCo Oub 4dNO
are no longer produced. Those which
have already radiated from the source
of light are changed into other forms
of energy when they strike things they
cannot penetrate in the form Of light.
Much of the energy goes into the air
! in the room in the form of heat. Some
may 60 into furnishings and some is
changed into another form of heat
which combining with chemicals may
change their appearance and useful
ness. An instance Is hangings, the
! colors Of which may become faded.
@. Is the original painting Of The
Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci
still extant2-J. E. L.
| "A. This mural is still in existence,
but as result Of dampness and mis-
treatment it is practically destroyed.
1t is on the wall of the refectory of
the Convent of Santa Maria dele
Grazie in Milan.
@. When were souvenir spoons first
made in this country?-H. r.
A. Special designs characteristic of
| places in Europe have long beer
known. 1t was in 1887 that n w.
Gait Of Washington, D. c., While tray-
cling abroad, conceived the idea Of in
Producing such spoons in this country
Upon his return he offered the first
Washington spoon showing the head
Of the Father of His Country TIE
venture was an instant success. ana
a year later Daniel Low Of Salem.
/ To- k.sz At.
@. When was the Knights Of Co.
lumbuS organization established?-
! S. F.
A. The knights Of Columbus was
founded in 1882.
@. What is the symbolism of the
arms of the Isle of Man?-F. H.
A. The arms of the Isle of Man
consist of three legs in armor, f1exed
at the knee. The symbolism is that
the Isle of Man "kneels to England,
kicks at Scotland and Spurns Ire
land
@ When was Mount Vernon built?
M. NJ. w.
A. Mount Vernon was erected-the
main building-by Lawrence Wash
ington, 1743. The wings were added
! by George Washington. in 1852.
@. What is white damp?-M. r.
| A White damp is mine air when 1t
/ contains carbon monoxide. 1t is ex-
tremely poisonous.
@. What did William Harris Craw-
| ford do after he was defeated as
nominee for President of the United
States in 1824?-P. C.
| A. He returned to Georgia as cir
cult Judge and died while on circuit in
Ebert County, 1884.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

The size of the idle crowd at the
Reilly -Wilentz verbal slugging match
might easily inspire demand for
restoration of eight-hour working
days, with church on Sunday and one
or two prayer meetings a week.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Best Place for a War.

From the Burlington Hawkeye Gazette.
Well, If any European nation really
Graves war, we'd rather see it fought
in Africa than in Europe, and prefer
ably in the middle of the Sahara
Desert.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Radio is being felt as an interna-
tional influence. Some of the Senators
who voted against World Court men,
bership frankly admit that they were
greatly influenced by their fan mail.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

1t might ease the situation if Little
America could be colonized, SO as to
need building and snow shoveling the
year round. The idea seems fantastic.
but a great many fairly good ideas
have seemed like that at first.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Stamp collectors are taught to make
a distinction between the specimens
that are fresh from the press and
those that have been allowed to ac-
cumulate age.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Affection for the President has
caused tremendous interest in music
and dancing, though not to the extent
of giving instructions at press con-
ferences on how to call the figures" I"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Right-Left-Ri Wrong?

From the Boston Transcript.
One commentator says the new
relief program "is more rightish than
leftish." A more important consider
alton Is whether it is more rightish
than wrongish.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Getting Restless.

Getting Restless.
"You are not as conservative In
your ideas as you used to be-"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum. 81
recognize that civilization must keep
moving. Conservation is all right until
it becomes organized Incidence"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Oyerexertion.

There Is a most industrious man,
Who spoils whatever he may touch,
Although he does the best he can,
You wish he wouldn't work so much.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Preparations.

shall put little more brandy in
the punch?" asked the host.
mo" replied the hostess. BE con-
tent to leave 1t as a punch. Don't
make it knockout"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Mere Men May Succeed.

From the Geneva IN. W Times.
As between "mere politicians" mere
professors, mere bankers and mere
manufacturers, there may not be
much to choose. To be broadly use
full, any man must rise above his own
business.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

The Nation is demonstrating that It
can have grand opera even though
insult has been too busy to capitalize
it on a large scale.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

"I know a man." said Uncle Eben,
dat says he was caught in a land
slide las election; but he wasn't. He
jes' natchelly dug hole foh hisse'f
an let de dirt fall on top of i'm"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
The Worlds Arena.

From the Hastings Nebr) Tribune.
Respectfully suggested to the League
Of Nations: That the antarctic CONT
nent be set aside, by world agreement,
as an exclusive battle-ground for
future wars.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

There is not enough room for the
sojourners in Lorton. Unfortunately
it is easier to enlarge the accommoda-
tions than it is to reform the criminals.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Fatal Preference.

From the Savannah Morning News.
Rather than take poison with sui
cidal intent some motorists prefer
finding out whether the salesman lied
when he said the car would do sc
without crowding the motor.
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Secluded Treasures

The hen and pig avoid the crowd
And neither admiration begs.
Yet they would be exceeding proud
To know the price of ham and eggs
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Every German citizen has a voice
in the affairs of the nation at least
to the extent of taking his cue to
say "Heil!"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
What Killed Them?

From the Hastings tNebr) Daily Tribune.
Couldn't the archeologists stop dig
ging up old cities long enough to tell
Us what they died Of?
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Old songs are favored, but not to
the extent of serenading Gen. Hugh
johnson with The Cat Came Back"
Evening star., 1935-01-30
Fathers Dearest Wish.

From the Boston Herald.
What father would like most to get
out of his new car Is the rest Of the
family. e
Evening star., 1935-01-30

@. What did William Harris Craw-
ford do after he was defeated as
nominee for President of the United
States in 1824?-P. C.
A. He returned to Georgia as cir
cult Judge and died while on circuit in
Ebert County, 1894.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

@. What is white damp?-M r.
A White damp is mine air when 1t
contains carbon monoxide. 1t is ex-
tremely poisonous.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

Q. Why is it that in the foreign
service some posts count as time and
a-half toward retirement?-H. N.
A The United States has repre-
sentatives in many places whose
climates are difficult for people reared
in this country. On these posts each
years service is counted as one and
one-half years toward length of service
for retirement.
Evening star., 1935-01-30

@. How long have attempts been
made to send pictures by wire?-R. B.
A. Such attempts go back more
than so years. Perhaps the first effort
to attain a considerable degree Of
success was demonstrated at the Buff
falo exposition in 1890.
Evening star., 1935-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer viii
present their daughter, Miss Catherine
Meyer, to society tomorrow afternoon
at tea in their home.