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Evening star., 1936-06-11
Schools for Policemen
For Fight Against Crime

From the Minneapolis Star.
The suggestion by H. w. Kruger, ballis-
tics expert, that a crime detection lab
oratory be started at the University of
Minnesota fits in with a Nationwide
move, now afoot, to establish classes for
policemen as part of their education In
law enforcement.
These classes, now held in eleven
universities and colleges in the United
States bring science and modern detec-
ton methods as aids to the policeman
and detective. They make a study of
clues and identifying marks left by Grim
inalS, and the precision of technique and
deduction they use would put to shame
the most brilliant of the story book
SleuthS.
The criminal, being in most cases
stupid and untaught, can outwit only a
pursuer as stupid and untaught as ne,
but he is at serious disadvantage when
fought by modern science and the keen
eye and mind of the trained investigator.
The bill providing for a crime-detec-
ton school at the university will come
before the next Legislature, and it should
be passed. There is no reason why Min
nesota police officers should be less equip
ped in modern means of criminal identl-
fication than officers of other States. If
science and education can effectually
combat the criminal-and the many
crime laboratories already operating
indicate they can-they should be put
at the immediate service Of those who
fight crime.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Better Late Than Never.

Senator OMahoney's formal protest
in the Senate last Monday against state
ments that the merit system has not
prospered under the New Deal does not
lessen the importance of the bill which
he in joint sponsorship with Senator La
Toilette, has introduced to strengthen the
merit system.
The only criticism suggested by the bill
is that it found its way into the legis-
lative hopper on one of the concluding
days of this session of Congress, and, ac-
cording to Senator OMahoney himself,
it is impossible to expect action" on it
now. The Senator doth protest good
deal in denying charges of the political
craftsmanship under this administration,
and the introduction of the bill is timed
nicely with the political conventions and
the demands for planks in both plat
forms strongly guaranteeing preserva-
tion of the merit system.
AS for the bill itself, it is designed
to extend and strengthen the merit sys-
GCI1A O4 dpHOAA4C1A1CA41 dA4O pAOlI1OO1Ol1 al
the Government service, and represents
another legislative attempt to place all
postmasters under the civil service, be-
ginning in 1888. 1t should, therefore, bid
for the support Of all those who believe
the best assurance of efficiency and
economy in public service lies in a nom
partisan functioning of the merit system.
Among its good features, in addition to
placing postmasters under the civil serv-
ice, is the authorization to the Presi-
dent to extend civil service to any agency
or group in the executive service except
the strictly temporary bureaus, existing
laws to the contrary Notwithstanding;
establishment of a Federal personnel
council, with the president of the Civil
Service Commission as chairman, to work
Evening star., 1936-06-11
A Great Speech.

No matter what is yet to come at
Cleveland in the way of oratory or
demonstrations, the high point of the
convention was reached last night with
the speech by Herbert Hoover. 1t was
an effective speech under any condi-
tions, delivered with a healthy, whole
souled sort of sincerity that gave it the
touch of eloquence. Against the dra-
matte setting of the convention and the
circumstances which produced the
orator, it became a great speech. 1t
will be long remembered as a great
speech.
Here was a man who had seen many of
the things he stood for repudiated, him
self made the butt and the symbol of the
forces which had brought on the depres-
sion and turned him out of Office. Here
was the convention Of his party, already
turning elsewhere for the leadership
which he had lost and which, in keeping
with his character, he would doubtless
have given anything to regain. For
three long years." to use a phrase that
seems destined to become an expressive
slogan of the Republican party, Mr.
Hoover had watched and waited, watched
and waited-and last night his oppor-
tunity came. Not that for three long
years has he kept silent. Defeat, SEEM
tngly, has taught Hoover how to make
a speech. But last night provided the
perfect setting and Mr.. Hoover made
the best of it,
He spoke without restraint. Yet there
was measured restraint in the choice
and delivery of his words which made
his blistering attack on the New Deal a
devastating indictment and a solemn
warning against the implications, as he
sees them, of the New Deal philosophy
of government. His speech sounded the
real keynote Of the convention and of
the coming campaign, far more effec-
lively than the keynoter in the keynote
speech. That keynote is to stop the
retreat" and fight the New Deal. Hoover
told the convention that "in the chaos
of doubt, confusion and fear yours is
the task to command" Much of that
chaos and doubt and confusion has
existed within the ranks of the Repub-
lican party itself. Hoover's speech prob
ably did as much as any other single
thing to dissolve those disrupting ele-
mentS, to eliminate the attitude of de-
feat and to substitute not only the will
but the necessary confidence to be VIC
tOriouS.
Earlier in the day the final decision
of the New York and Pennsylvania dele
cations, with their combined one hun
dred and thirty-f1ve votes, to go for
Landon had eliminated further doubts
as to the Landon candidacy If Mr..
Hoover had gone to Cleveland with any
faint hope of turning the Landon senti-
ment to himself-which is highly i'm
probable-the decision of these two dele
cations would have killed it then and
there. But as it was he appeared before
the convention as man with nothing
to lose; and with no ambitions for
further personal gain. He did gain. He
gained in prestige, and he gained the
distinction of having reused the party
convention from a dangerous, defeatist
lethargy.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Shooting Stars.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Truth.

Truth.
MY Uncle Jim, he says, says he,
"The Good Books never wrong;
In it the simple truth well see
In phrases clear and strong.
The Truth as Golden Apples stands
With Silver Pictures Framing"
This statement in far ancient lands
Our faith anew is claiming.
The sounding brass, the base alloy,
Will make showing brave,
But are not what We must employ
In transaction grave.
And in our business, small or great,
In friendship or in quarrels,
Relations we must regulate
With bimetallic morals.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Further locust thoughts:
The cicadas love light.
On bright, moonlight nights they be-
gin singing at l or am.
If storm clouds come up in the late
afternoon, as they did Sunday, the
seventeen-year locusts stop their noise
at once.
We had thought it heat, rather than
light, which spurred them on to song,
but further observation makes us sure
This is not to be wondered at. in the
case of insects which spend seventeen
years in the dark.
A great many people think those sew
enteen years wasted time, but not 30.
No doubt cicads chjoys them.
~
It is said that every locust which
comes from the ground-and hundreds
still are emerging-waits until pm.
The journey into the depths Of the
earth was not made overnight, but sew
eral years was required to get down as
far as they wanted to go, in the first
place.
The coming up is not thing of o
few minutes, either.
When the hour strikes, in their insect
consciousness, in ways they know not Of,
and in ways no human scientist exactly
comprehends, they begin to emerge.
But this emergence depends upon the
fateful hour of 5 pm.
Just how they know is another Of their
mysteries.
Scientists tell us that the emerging
insects wait exactly until the magic hour
before coming up into the air, remaining
about half an inch below the surface
Of the soil.
That is, If a locust Is all ready to
break through at o'clock in the morn
ing, nevertheless 1t lies there quiet until
pm, when it comes through the
earth's crust
Local gardeners will recall how they
discovered the bugs" one late evening,
thousands of them, leaving their deep
and perfectly round holes in the earth.
y
The stomach of the male locust is in
reality perfect little snare drum, upon
which it beats. The sounds 1t makes are
actually music of a sort.
A curious fact about this music Is
that 1t forever seems to move away
from you, as you approach 1t. IF near
at hand, it seems far of.
1t is this feature, undoubtedly. which
makes the locust music so acceptable to
many persons who otherwise might be
the first to dub it noise.
There is an engaging quality to this
sound, because it is high and aloft, with
the added elusive far-off quality men
toned.
To many persons this cicada music Is
of growing interest. Tolerated at first,
in time it has come to be listened for,
as rare entertainment which will not
last too long.
We know the end Of the concert is
called for. however. A few more weeks
and it will be seventeen years before a
return engagement.
This makes the audience appreciative.
Those interested in the things of
Nature should make a point to keep a
few specimens of both the shells and
the dead locuSts.
Millions of the little fellows are falling
to earth now, their term of life ended.
If a good specimen is selected, and
kept in the dark for time, it probably
will be preserved in good shape. There
is very little meat" in the ordinary
sense, to a seventeen-year locust. 1t
may be that by keeping a specimen in
Evening star., 1936-06-11

for the improvement of the civil service
system and salary classification act; CO.
operation with the States in the extern
sion of the civil service and the elimina-
ton, as far as it can be accomplished by
statute, of political f@Toritism and pro-
motions.
Both Senators feel that personal
favoritism exercised by officials in key
positions in the civil service" is greater
menace than political patronage, and
the bill would curb that evil by requir-
ing sworn statements from personnel
officers that neither personal nor political
favoritism governed their selection Of
employees for promotion. The oppor-
tunity for the exercise of political or per-
sonal favoritism, however, will exist as
long as merit in the selection or reten-
ton of employees is subordinated to other
irrelevant considerations, such as place
of residence, marital status and previous
military service, no matter how many
oaths to the contrary may be prescribed.
Not until the civil service is divorced
entirely from politics and regarded as
a career open only to those able to meet
its strict standards will the injurious ele-
ments Of patronage and favoritism be
eliminated.
The OMahoney-La Toilette bill goes
a long way, however, in the right direc-
ton. After the election, when the new
Congress meets, it's sponsors should push
it vigorously to a position where the
opposition must reveal itself as opposed
to the best interests of the Government
and it's supporting taxpayers.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Power of El0quence.

"Are you going to the convention"
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum.
"Will you make speech?"
Il hope not. just want to be around
to exert a restraining influence in case
of emergency"
"Eloquence sometimes exerts an ire
sistible spell, you may recall"
That's why I'm going to stand by. I
want to do what can to prevent the
delegates from getting ratified and start
ing stampede for a radio announcer"
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Japan, always alert to find interest
linked with moral purpose, is already
preparing to lead expeditions to rescue
China from communism. One Of the
objections to communism is that it leads
to so much superior assumption that a
country needs protection from itself.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Abyssinia will be observed with close
attention for new developments in re-
ligion. politics and industry. If the
world could for a time focus its phil
anthropic ideals on this particular spot
it might be made valuable proving
ground.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Fishing Activities.


In politics they play more tricks
Than any one could wish.
Such work you'll note to catch a vote,
There is no time to fish.
So let's repair the rocking chair
On that front porch so stout.
Still fish will be, as we shall see,
Fine things to talk about.
Jud Tunkins says he can't believe
there will be another war. People who
enjoy physical danger can depend on
racketeers to provide all that can be
reasonably desired.
"In order to be sure of instant obedi-
ence by the masses" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, study is necessary
in order to ascertain exactly what COM
mands they prefer to hear"
AbbreviatiOn.
In international affairs
We note form that wit must show,
AS learned craftsmanship prepares
To manage debts of long ago.
A new relationship we see
As the accounts we're going through.
What we once thought was &C. o. D."
Time petrified as Il. Q. o."
"People is natchelly so envious," said
Uncle Eben, "dat man can't cut grass
till his back aches wifout somebody
imaginin' he's havin' good time an
hopin' he busts his lawn mower"
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Business is enjoying breathing spell
and will be in good voice for Summer
oratory, with share of lung power still
sufficient to afford proper salutations to
base ball heroes.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

As politician Mr.. Borah may be sat-
isfied with Mr.. Landon, although as a
philosopher he may continue to insist
that there is no such thing as perfection
in human nature.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

In a system of trial and error, political
arithmeticians naturally inquire how
many billions a miscalculation must run
INTO in order to indicate appreciable
error.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
A Mood of Nature.

The full-leafed trees were motionleSs,
A swallow brushed them, feet Of wing,
The Western sky was coloring
Up-piling clouds with loneliness,
Promising twilight free Of stress.
A rumble sounded far away,
The air was stirred by fresh breeze,
The bird sought refuge in the trees,
The clouds piled higher, black and gray,
Then came flash of lightning play;
Across the heavens, flaming bar,
A peal of thunder, sudden gales,
Rain pouring as from emptying pals -.
The storm passed like a speeding car
And from the dark sky Shone q star.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
More picturesque CalcuIation.

More picturesque Calculation.
"Is your boy Josh much help around
the farm?"
YES" replied Farmer Corntossel. He
manages to make farrnin' more inter-
estin' than it was by usin' algebra to
figger out the losses"
Evening star., 1936-06-11

A favorite son vote is useful in delay
ing proceedings sufficiently to give local
subscribers to convention fund fair
chance to get their money back.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

"Susannah, Don't You Cry" is a good
old ditty, but Home On the Range"
might be better for nostalgia elephant.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

The title "favorite son" is an assertion
of States rights as it delays a conven-
ton a little for the purpose of empha-
sizing local prestige.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Party platforms will require liberal
share of time even though nobody will
be expected to provide estimates of
losses and gains in actual figures.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Politicians who favor the dole out
right have at least the argument that
it would involve less complicated sys-
TEN of bookkeeping.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Scientific Advance.

From the Council Bluffs Qowa) Nonparel
They are preparing now to make dyna-
mite out of corn. Not long now until the
silk purse will be produced from the
eow,s ear
Evening star., 1936-06-11
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Evening star., 1936-06-11

@. In what year was Monticello pre-
sented to the Nation as a Shrine?-D. w.
A. In 1926 the estate of Thomas JEFF
ferson was purchased by his admirers
for $5O0,0oO and presented to the United
States.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

A reader can get the dnsDer to am
question of fact by tOrittng The Eventno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J,
HdsEtn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please tncIoSe stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

@. In what States do people live the
longest?-H. j.
A. In a special study of the Census
Bureau it was found that in five States
more than half of the inhabitants live
to 65 or over. The percentage in those
States of those who live to or beyond
65 is as follows: Vermont, SAB; New
Hampshire, 53.7; Iowa, SIG; Maine, SIS;
Kansas, 512.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Mr.. Hoover had hoped for a national
convention Of the Republican party
composed of uninstructed and untram-
deliberately pick a presidential candi-
date after they reached Cleveland. It
was an ideal kind of a dream. 1t was
impossible in the rough tumble
game of politics as it is played in this
country. 1t smacks of the ideas of the
country's fathers, who set up an "elec-
toral college," composed of representa-
tives of the States, who should, after
their election, determine upon candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
The presidential electors chosen now
adays who attempted to use their own
discretion after they had been elected
would have short shrift at the hands OF
the people who elected them. So, at the
national convention, the delegates
elected in the various States have been
feeling the strength of. the support of
this or that candidate for weeks. They
were bound to follow the feelings of their
constituents in making the nomination
for President.
The convention was composed of un-
instructed delegates, in very large meas
ure. In that Mr.. Hoover had his way.
But the uninstructed delegates behaved
too much like instructed delegates to
suit Mr.. Hoover. But they behaved very
much like the delegates to the Repub-
ncan National Convention of 1928, which
nominated Mr.. Hoover for President the
first time. In those days Mr.. Hoover
was the choice of the great mass Of Re-
publican voters, and the delegates paid
attention to the desires of these voters.
1t scarcely seems possible that Mr.. Hoo
yer can hold it UP against the delegates
to the present convention if they do the
same thing when they nominate Landon.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
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Evening star., 1936-10-11
STOCKS MOVE Up
. ON BROAD FRONT
Profit Taking Fails to Stop
Rise to New Peaks
for Five Years.

What Stocks Did.
Evening star., 1936-10-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. October 10 lP'.--Approach
OF the Ions week lend holiday and evil
der1ces of o stabilizirg market in London
resulted in quiet foreign exchange deallnss
today, with quotations movins within mar
ror limits - l..
France occasioned by Communist demon
stratio1s in Alsace the French franc closed
rnchanaed At 4.67 cents to the franc. The ne
hnlsh at $500. and the Netherlands
Fuilder again bettered its position, ending
a. 5344 cents up O9 of q cent,
In q quiet market in London the United
States dollar lost to close at 4sotl 70
fhe pound French francs ended at J. 90 ,09
10 the pound against 105.06. YESTERDAY. :,
The dollar in the Saturday unomcial
market in Paris finished at the eouivalent
az 1s6o cents to the franc compared with
the overnight New York quotation OF 4.o'o
Closing rates In New York follow: Great
sritain in dollars. others in cents. Great
Britain demand. 4.pOs4 cables. 4.a03.:
cables. 4.e7; Italy demand, 5.26la' cables
Demands: Belgium. 1885,: Germany
Tree. 1929: registered. 20.90: travel,
aI.eo: Holland 53.44; Norway :4.66:
eweden, 1881: Denmark, y e2; fnlansa:
S17: switzerland, 23.01: spain, un9uote9'
Vortugal. TARA: Greece, ;90I: Poland
1885; czechoslovakia. 3.53lan; Jusosinaysiaa. va.
kana. kan.nis,5s Aus5 Afssstins sssSn % sSsfN,l: ssN
Montreal In New York. Io0.o3l.; New York
In Montreal. 99.967s.
Nominal
Evening star., 1936-10-11

BY FREDERICK GARDNER.
! Associated Press financial Writer.
NEW YORK, October l0.-The
stock market crashed through profit
taking lines today and marked up a
new fve-year record high with gains
Of fractions to 2 or more points.
The Associated Press average OF so
Issues retained net advance Of 4
OF a point at I'LL its sixth consecutive
penetration Of the recovery peak since
May 8, 1881. 1t was the ninth straight
advance.
While many traders stepped out Of
the arena for the extended week end
holiday-the market will be closed
Monday for the celebration of Colum-
bus day--those who remained on the
Job found additional inspiration in the
Frightening economic picture suffici-
ent to encourage buying in wide as
sortment of equities.
The proceedings were rather quiet
during the first hour as realizing sales
appeared in steels, motors and utili-
ties. These were absorbed with only
moderate unsettlement, however. and
renewed demand expanded the volume
briskly in the final half hour.
Transfers totaled 97l.060 shares
against 1857, ,260 last Saturday. OF
the TIT different stocks changing
hands, 365 advanced, ZIG declined and
196 were unchanged.
As backlogs of orders for leading
steel companies were figured at the
largest in several years, steel shares
enjoyed a belated recovery.
Merchandising favorites responded
10, official estimates of department
store sales placing the nine months
total at IL per cent above that Of the
1885 period. Rails benefited from re-
ports passenger traffic is showing a
much smaller than seasonable decline
following unusually heavy travel In
the Summer months.
Visions OF sharply increasing earn
ings over the remainder Of the year
spurred motors, rubbers, oils and
Specialties.
Standard Brands was the days most
active performer. gaining % Of point
at 167s on rumors the company might
increase its dividend or vote an extra.