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Evening star., 1936-02-18
A. j. HOST |NL0NE
BASKET TILT HERE
Plays st. Johns Tonight.
G. w. Trims Westminster
for 14th Straight.
nv BILL DISMER, JR.

bI BILL OkSmEn, Jhs
THE only college basket ball game
scheduled for local court to-
night finds American Univer-
Il sity on its own floor seeking
revenge for a drubbing 1t took from
st. Johns at Annapolis early this
month.
But one other Capital college five
sees action, Maryland travels to Ches-
tertown, Md, for q game with its
leading contender for. State honors,
washington College. which it beat
last month at College Park. Maryland
has 10 victories in Is games, its foe
tonight, 8 out of IL.
While adherents Of these two
schools are interested in tonight's
games, George Washington's legion Of
enthusiasts are looking to the week.
ends games in New York City against
st. Johns and Long Island Univer-
sity with confidence, delighted beyond
all expectations by their teams superb
performances which were climaxed
last night by a 1926 victory over
strong Westminster. It was the Colo
malls fourteenth straight.
Evening star., 1936-02-18

The other is-"What sort Of fellow
Is Dizzy Dean?"
Dizzy Dean probably is the most
misunderstood headliner In sport. He
is supposed to be a swell-head, .
braggart, q dumb backwoodsman, an
ignorant lout who happens to have q
good right arm hanging to his
shoulder.
In the last two years I've
spent . week or more visiting
Dizzy at Bradenton on the
Florida West Coast. We've
played golf, bridge and poker.
and fished together.
Here are four sports that write the
story of what you are. And they
never miss-not by an inch. 1t so
happens that Dizzy Dean is q country
boy who is likable, friendly, interest,"
ing-a country boy with stout arm.
cool head, a fast ball, good curve
and plenty of heart-he Is q natural
Snowman without trying-and when
he thinks he is right he can be four
times as stubborn as two Missouri
mules. There isn't q mean or q surly
inch along his lanky frame Of six feet
three. You can lead him-but you
can't shove him. He has q quick,
friendly smile that shows q remark
able collection of teeth and q person.
ality that attracts from the kickoff.
Evening star., 1936-02-18
STARS DR|BBL|NG:
PARTY ST|RS EN-
Contests Today May Decide
Issues-Pairings for,
PIay-0ffs Made.
BY ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS. 80
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The Doubtful Votes.

This leaves 24l votes unaccounted
for. 1t is possible the votes of New
York may 60 on the first ballot to
two favorite sons, who may be boosted
as candidates for Vice President. Rep
resentative Bertrand H Smell. leader
of the House and Representative
James w. Wadsworth. Col. Knox
hopes for a considerable number of
the "unaccounted." Others of this
bloc of votes may be distributed to
the less conspicuous candidates or to
favorite sons as yet unmentioned.
But If many Of these independent
delegates went to Landon, swelling
his already large total, it is conceiv-
able that enough votes for other cam
didates on the first ballot might be
switched near the end of the roll call
to bring about Mr.. Landon's nomina-
ton by acclamation.
1t is true that only ITO delegates of
those listed in the original first-b bal
lot column for Gov. Landon are in
structed for him or go to Cleveland
under district or State Endorsements
4Oi A1uis 4NCNCl IllClCo6 IL l6 QUuUIl III
that even blast from Senator Borah
or anything short of catastrophe
development could make the first roll
call ballot show much less than $40
In the Kansar's column, so plainly
has the sentiment for him been indi-
Gated among the listed, but publicly
unpledged, delegates who are placed
in his camp.
In "a out of the 46 conventions held
by the current major parties the Presi-
Dental nominee has either been named
on the first ballot or has achieved
nomination on subsequent ballots after
leading on the first ballot. Of course,
these figures include the denomination
of Presidents who went into conven-
tions without any substantial opposi-
ton. In u years of Republican his
tory through 1882 only five men who
led on the first ballot failed to become
the party's nominee.
They were as follows:
Evening star., 1936-05-24
LATIN AMERICA DOUBTS
SINCERITY OF LEAGUE
Statesmen Await Proof of Aims Before
Abstaining From Trade
With ItaIy.

the League, but this argument would
no longer have impressed the Latin
Americans once they saw the gen.
tlemen at Geneva meant business"
Outgrew Romantic Enthusiasm.
The Latin Americans had outgrovn
their romantic enthusiasm for the
ideslism Of the League and fully
realized that this was, mainly, the
instrument Of the leading European
powers to preserve the status quo and
keep the sated nations from being
attacked by the hungry ones. But
the Latin American governments had
nothing to gain from an alteration
of the status quo. They probably
would have been on the side of its
supporters when the showdown came.
What some of them refused to do
was to make acrifces-important
sacrifices in view of their large COM
mercial links with Italy-even before
the European powers and the League
itself had demonstrated their sin
certify in outlawing Italy and the
extent to which they would go in
enforcing their Judgment.
In other words, the Latin American
statesmen who refused, and who still
refuse. to apply full economic sane
tions to Italy, have proved themselves
realists. They can no longer be
moved by the traditional appeal to
their idealistic and humanitarian
sentiments, as so often in the past.
But. precisely because they are realists.
if the League finally crosses the
Rubicon" and shows her intention
to enforSe peace and law, even at
the price of war they would be the
first to realize that. even though the
League had done so only because
the desire for peace happened to
coincide with the interests of the big
powers, the interests Of their own
Latin American countries would also
happen TO coincide with them.
After all, no matter how material-
istic and even selfish the aims of the
League powers may be, and no mat
ter how utopian system of perma-
nent peace may appear under the
present organization of society, If the
League actually undertook to punish
Italy with force. there could be no
hesitancy as to where the interests
of the Latin American governments
lay. Not merely as a matter of prin-
ciple and tradition-and there is
Latin American tradition for peace
and the codification of international
law-but, more pragmatically speak,
ing, as means of insuring their own
safety for the future, the Latin
American countries, without excep.
ton, would align themselves against
the outlaw"
They would do so. however as We
have said here before. not in the
belief that they we're contributing to
make the world safe fo- democ-
racy." but in the confidence that out
of the struggle there would emerge
stronger instrumentality for the
preservation of peace. And even
though this may be now. and may
continue to be in the future, primarily
the servant of the interests of the big
European powers. it could not help
but aid indirectly the interests of
small countries elsewhere, which can
only live and prosper in peace.
tCopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Glory of War Ends
In Pauper's Grave

Awarded the Military Medal for
bravery under heavy gun fire while
serving with the British Royal En-
gineers in Flanders. Frederick Martin
now rests in a pauper's grave In Sit
tingbourne, England.
He died. aged IS, In caravan,
where he lived alone. Determined
that his death should not go un-
recognized, an ex-service man bor-
rowed the flag from the staff Of the
local hospital and draped the coffin
with it, while the relieving officer in
duced the undertaker's men to wear
top hats instead of the usual bowlers
that are worn at a pauper's funeral.
After Martins death 1t was found
that he had shared his last shilling
to subscribe for wreath for dead
fellow workmate, and his colleagues
started to collect to give him an or.
dinary burial, but found that they
had not raised enough money.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
BuoyTelephone Devised
For Sunken Submarines

STOCKHOLM, Sweden P.-A sub
marine buoy telephone, by which a
sunken craft can communicate with
rescuers, has been adopted by the
Swedish navy.
An ordinary telephone instrument
is enclosed in buoy that can be re-
leased to rise to the surface when a
submarine is sunk by accident. The
buoy, carrying telephone wires from
the submarine, is equipped with a
flashlight to attract attention on the
water.
Another communications novelty Is
the "largyngophone," which receives
sound impulses from the larynx of
the speaker, and hence Is not affected
by nearby noises.
1t is designed for use in such places
and engine rooms and airplanes where
there is SO much noise that the speak
er's voice would be drowned in an
ordinary telephone.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
MacDonald's Son Counted on to Aid
Solution of Irish Tariff Disputes

LONDON.-There are faint symp-
toms of the ice-bound relations be-
tween Great Britain and the Irish
Free State becoming unfrozen, and
the recent return of Malcolm Mac
Donald, the ex-premier's son. to the
House of Commons should warm the
atmosphere 1t is now four years
since the great frost set in with Presi-
dent De Valera's refusal to transfer
the Irish land annuities to the British
exchequer in discharge of the interest
on the land-purchase scheme.
From that incident sprang one Of
the most deplorable conflicts in the
history of tariff wars. 1t struck
devastating blow at both countries,
and If the weight of 1t fell more heav-
lily upon Ireland. that was because
80 per cent of the export trade OF
that country was with its neighbors,
whose export trade is worldwide. Mr..
De Valera sought to counter the ef-
fects of the blight upon Anglo-Irish
trade by two expedients-the develop
ment of industries to make the Free
State self-supporting and the negotia-
ton of trade agreements abroad pro-
viding new markets for Irish stock.
He has had considerable success in
the first of these experiments and
under a system Of high protection
many new industries are now estab-
lished or in process Of establishment.
But the effort to find new markets
that would balance the loss Of the
English market has had no success,
for in the present condition Of the
European countries there Is no de-
mand for the live stock and dairy
produce, which are the only substan-
tial exports that the Free State has
to offer.
In these circumstances the folly
of the present tariff war has become
Evening star., 1936-05-24


N to the left, France and Eng
L Y land" said ex-King Alfonso
XIII of Spain in an exclusive inter-
view granted this writer. English
politics are the most sublimely con-
fused in the world. 1t is a formidable
exertion to try to understand them.
Now they are going left-a very Eng
lish left, very special, where the word
revolution has another name, 'evolu-
ton"
Does your majesty feel that the
result of the French elections will have
decisive influence upon the orienta-
ton of Spanish politics?"
Il believe exactly the opposite.
Spanish developments are making
themselves felt in France. The French
press. almost in its entirety, uses the
Spanish experience of these last
months to endeavor to save its country
from the excesses of the extreme left,
which follows the plans of Moscow"
Lives With His Son.
The former monarch talked at ease
in his apartment in the Grand Hotel.
where he moved some time ago after
leaving the villa "Titta Ruffo," which
was his residence in the outskirts of
Rome. He lives there with his son,
the infante Don Jaime. Don Alfonso
has large living room, dining room
and a bed room. The living room,
where he received the reporter. is
soberly furnished. There is a low
japanese lacquered table in the center
of the room, and a cigarette box with
the royal arms lies there.
The deposed ruler is generally seen
at the lobby of the hotel after 10
pm, usually with his son and the
Marquis of Torres. Alfonso's secre-
tary. The small group dimes in the
apartment, and after-dinner talk lasts
generally about an hour. Soon after
ward the King calls for his Gus
tomary whisky and soda and retires
early. Everybody retires early now
in the Italian capital-it is one of
the results of sanctions.
We found Don Alfonso in the lobby,
talking to the Duchess of La Vic
toria. who came specially to Rome to
be present at the baptism of the
former Kings first grandchild, the
infant son Of the Duke of Segovia.
"You know" he said in reply to
our request for an interview. that
systematically refuse to speak for the
newspapers. It is always risky for
me to do it, and specially so in these
days, as what I say may be inter-
preted wrongly or maliciously twisted
you know"
But he finally consented to be
quoted, after setting certain condi-
tions. He invited the writer to his
apartment and affably offered him a
cigarette.
with what words could I speak
now of conditions in Spain?" he re-
piled to question. Il am perfectly
aware of the fact that If point out
the atrocities of the Leftists, shall
be accused Of defaming them from
the outside, as I cannot prove the
facts from within Spain. Imagine
that, on the other hand, making an
Evening star., 1936-05-24
BY GASTON NERvAL.
HARMED foreign correspond
ants rennrt tha fear that.

LAhMED lOlelEn correspond
ents report the fear that
Guatemala's notice of with
drawal from the League of
Nations may lead to "a parade Of
other Latin American countries out of
the Geneva organization"
Without going into the personal
politics involved in the Guatemalan
move. it may be timely to recall that
1t was the same correspondents who
reported. not long ago. that Latin
America had gone back on the League,
as a consequence of the Ethiopian i'm
broglio. and refused to cooperate in
hating Italian imperialism.
Evidently, the rnisinterpretaton Of
the attitude of Latin America in the
current League crisis still persists
Those Latin American countries which
insisted on carrying on their trade
with Italy did not desert the League,
nor is there any chance of their now
following in Guatemala's footsteps.
What some, and only few, Of the
Latin American governments did make
clear. as we pointed out at the time,
was that they doubted whether the
League was capable or even willing to
enforce the boycott decreed against
Fascist Italy. Observing past per-
formances and weighing all present
circumstances, they had become skep-
tical as to the sincerity of the Leagues
directors in demanding a united front
to make the world safe for peace,
They pointed out that, time and again
in the past. when other imperialistic
ambitions we're making mockery of
the principles upheld at Geneva, the
powers which control the League had
remained unmoved. They stressed the
fact that, this time, the same powers
had acted only because the desire for
peace happened to coincide with their
own material interests.
They pointed out, moreover. that,
even now, the economic sanctions had
been approved only half -heartedly, and
that. while Italy was being publicly
condemned and officially denied arms
and credits, she was still being sup
piled with oil by the Anglo-Persian
company and with other essentials of
war by other concerns owned and
controlled by her technical enemies"
Wanted Doubts Removed.
Under these circumstances those Of
the Latin American statesmen who
questioned the sincerity of the League
announced that they would abstain
from boycotting Italy. until their
doubts had been removed and the
League had proven that she was
willing to risk a major European war
to enforce her sanctions. 1t was
undeniable that only at the cost of
an armed blockade of Italy, and
therefore of actual warfare, could
League sanctions be completely sue
cessful. Until the League powers had
shown their determination to go this
length in bringing OUTLAW" Italy tc
order, skepticism in other parts of
the world was bound to subsist
OF course, even then, even If the
League did go all the way in stopping
Italy by means of war, it could still
be said that the League had acted
primarily to protect the status quo,
which is to say to protect the inter-
ests Of the big powers controlling
Evening star., 1936-05-24

apparent to all reasonable people on
both sides Of the Channel, and a
year ago the first breach was made
in the economic barriers between the
two countries. The British cattle
quota from the Free State was in
creased and In return the Free State
gave Britain monopoly of her coal
imports.
1t was thought that this was the
beginning of the end of the economic
war, but it was necessary to wait until
February, 1886, for another step in
the same direction. The British gov
ernment now agrees to reduce by a
quarter or half the duties on live
animals and meat, and, while not
reducing the duties on pigs and bacon,
increases the Irish quota of those
commodities. The Free State In re-
turn reserves for Britain a third of
her imports of cement and reduces the
heavy duties placed on British elec-
trical goods. iron and steel products,
cycles and sugar.
This Is good as far as 1t goes, but
it is still only the beginning. Much
satisfaction is expressed in Dublin
at the reduction Of the duties on
electrical and other products, and
the cattle exporters agree that the
understanding will mean bigger
market for their live stock. But in
gaining freer market they lose the
bounties which De Valera conceded
on the export Of cattle and horses
to balance the duties levied on the
English side. These bounties have
now been withdrawn. The only ag-
grieved section of the community
on this side are the Welsh farmers,
who have profited by the protection
against Irish stock and who naturally
hoped that that protection would be
permanent.
(conyrtsht, iea6.l
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Split Mongol Loyalty
Brings Four.Way Flag

KALGAN. China (R.-The many
sided loyalty of the Mongols of Inner
Mongolia is revealed by the new flag
adopted by the newly-established Mon
golian government In Northern Chahar.
A blue field. the dominating color,
represents Mongolia, while three short
perpendicular stripes Of red, yellow
and white symbolic China, Manchu-
kuo and Japan.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

" ballot at the Cleveland Repub-
! ~ lican Convention is nov
N counted for Gov. ALI NJ. Lam
| don of Kansas. and the total may
grow higher as the s1ening day of the
convention approaches. There will be
1,001 delegates at the convention. The
nominee must obtain majority of
sol.
With the last Of the Republican
primaries over, the Kansas executive
is assured of going into the convention
with very substantial lead over his
competitors for the presidential nomi-
nation. A withering blast from the
irreconcilable Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho plus a determined CO.
hesiveness between leaders of unin-
structed delegations and the forces of
Senator Borah and Col. Frank Knox
of Illinois may yet stop Mr.. Landon.
But on the basis of convention his
tory the candidate who has the largest
number of delegates on the first ballot
has the odds tremendously to his ad-
vantage for the nomination. The
odds have been figured out to be more
| than seven to one in his favor.
Borah May Influence Choice.
Col Knox still counts upon an up
surging of votes where his managers
have been doing careful and quiet
missionary work of their own. A very
substantial vote on the first ballot
might keep him in the running as a
of preliminary deadlock. With his
own forces agreeing that he has no
chance for the nomination himself,
Senator Borah may yet be able to in
f1uence the convention choice.
More prominently in the discussion
Of a nominee than the two leading
rivals of Gov. Landon, however. is
| Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of
Michigan. Should two ballots pass
without Mr.. Landon's nomination the
| friends of the Michigan Senator would
undoubtedly be able to start running
up very sizable convention vote for
him.
There Is, naturally, no agreement
among the candidate managers as to
just how the first ballot vote will line
up, but a group of political observers
in Washington, who have no ak to
grind, are in substantial agreement
that the initial roll call vote for the
three leading candidates is roughly
illustrated by the table accompanying
this article.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Curious Parallel Exists
Between Inland Waters

SALT LAKE CITY R.-A curious
geographical parallel exists between
the Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea in
Palestine and Utah Lake and the
Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Each pair consists Of fresh water
lake connected with salt water lake
by river. The Utah river, therefore,
was named Jordan" by the Nor
mons, after its counterpart In the
Holy Land.
Evening star., 1936-05-24
Forecast of First Ballot

THIS table
and lesser candidates Beyond this bloc 24o
unpledgd unearmarkd
swing
The table follows:
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Three Of the successful candidates
shown above had the second largest
number of votes on the first ballot,
Loncoln in 1860, Bryan In 1895 and
Wilson In 1912.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

Alfonso XIII. deposed King Of
Spain. has broken a long silence in
granting this trterUtew to one of
the best known journalists Of Spain.
The former ruler has steddfnstly
refused to gtre interviews to the
press curing to the situation pre-
railing in Spain. phere strict
censorship is in force and Uhere
publication OF this interview Uould
be prohibited.
Evening star., 1936-05-24

A S THE table shows. the ear
~ marked" votes for all Of the
4 i candidates are as follows:
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BY ALBERT L. WARNER.

TOTAL of $40 votes on the first
" ballot at the Cleveland Repub-
~ lican Convention is now
counted for Gov. ALI NJ. Lam
Evening star., 1936-05-24
RX CESAR G RITAN0-

~ OME.-"There are two countries
- in Europe which are turning
N to the left, France and Eng
landn xaid eY-Kinr Alfonso
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
81 TUBERCULOSIS
WORK REVIEWED
Near Realization of Center
at Glenn Dale Cited in
Annual Report.

Widespread activities Of the District
tuberculosis Association for 1898,
financed largely by the annual sale Of
Christmas seals. were reviewed today
in the annual illustrated report OF the
organization distributed to its members
and friends.
DR.. william Charles White, associa-
ton president. cited the near realiza-
ton Of the tuberculosis center at Glenn
Dale. Nd. toward which Congress
contributed 81 ,025 900 for children's
sanatorium and 81, 800. 900 for an adult
hospital. During the past year, he
said. w. p. A. allocated 100000 for
tuberculosis case-finding work and
$4,000 for . larger children's health
camp.
Shows Death locations.
These appropriations we're obtained,
the report said. through 1.-The persistent
arousing Of the public and Congress
by the volunteer work Of the Tubercu-
losis Association" The report also
contains the spot map of the city for
1885. showing graphically the location
Of all the tuberculosis deaths of that
year.
Other items In the report included
mention Of the associations grant of
$4,000 for the first x-ray and tuber-
culin examination of all senior high
school students. directed by the Health
Department.. and free examination of
adults, which was helped by q w. P. A.
contribution of $4,000.
Continuance OF the free Childrens
Clinic under Health Department su-
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pervision was financed by ALLEGATION
OF $4,744 from the Christmas Seal
fund. The Summer camp for tuber-
cular children was conducted with
marked success In 1885, DR.. White re-
ported. The w. p. A. granted funds
for erection Of larger children's pre-
ventorium on the site at Bald Eagle
Hill.
Nurses Sent Into Homes.
In addition to these organized health
services, the association sent nurses
into homes Of tubercular patients,
conducted numerous health lectures
in high schools, distributed thousands
Of copies Of free health literature and
conducted free information bureau
at the headquarters at 1902 Eleventh
street.
At present the Health Department
Is preparing for another free series OF
X-ray examinations for senior high
school classes with funds given by the
association.
The report showed receipts Of $780,.
1888 for the association during 1885
and disbursements Of s48,2546s, leav.
ing an excess Of $l,s7s.65 over ex.
penditures.