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Evening star., 1936-12-20

Committee in Chicago gives him carte
blanche to 20 ahead with his plans
for organizing and reorganizing the
party in States and counties. That
will be his main task. The other is
to pay of the deficit of nearly mil
lion dollars which the committee has
az q legacy from the last campaign.
Both these tasks require money. In
the midst of this need for money the
clamor continues for a complete de-
tachment Of the g. o. p. from the
rich, so that the party may be lib
eraliZed"
Hamilton laid his cards on the table
at q meeting Of the Executive Com
naittee, telling the members frankly
that II they wished him to do q full
time Job as Republican chairman, ne
would need q salary and travelling ex-
penses. If they wanted him to re-
main merely as a part-time chairman,
he would practice law either In To-
peka or Washington and give as much
time and attention TO the business OF
the National Committee as he could.
The committee decided they wanted
full-time chairman and agreed to
pay him $4,000 q year and allow
$4,000 q year for his travelling ex-
penses.
+ Assistants Received Salaries.
This Is the first time that a chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee ever has drawn salary. The
committee has, it Is understood. paid
salaries to executive assistants. It
paid Hamilton $4,000 q year while
he was assistant to former Chairman
Harry p. Fletcher, before he became
the pre-convention manager for Gov.
IAnden., The argument 10 advanced
by the Republicans In support OF pay
ins the chairman . salary that they
Evening star., 1936-07-04
New Regulations Governing
School Athletics Analysed
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
The writer noted, with concern the
account of the new athletic regulations
recently approved by the Board OF Edu-
cation. Nothing in the new rules ana
up is intended to or will diminish
the interest or participation OF boys IN
athletics. Rather it is expected that
educational outcomes for the boys will be
enhanced.
The trend throughout the country Is
to increase athletic interest and partici-
patton and to make fairer competition
between rivals If there were no eligibility
rules, and men were allowed to compete
with boys, or II boys were allowed to
absorb room in public high schools for
no other purpose than to engage in
athletic competition, or be exploited for
financial gain or institutional prestige,
the chances are inter-school athletics
would soon be abolished except in towns
of only one high school.
Your sports commentator erred in
stating that the rule goes, into effect
next Fall. In fact. the limit a year from
next Fall, or in 1897, is 20 years, and two
years off, or in 1898, the limit is 10
years.
1hC liCQuCHt dpPLl4dtiON dISboeOA
is applied to the department heads. In
the local set-up, the head has no such
power as do the heads Of the department
OF health and physical education in Bal
timore, Philadelphia Pittsburgh. Detroit,
New York or other large cities where they
have veto powers and large administra-
tive control. All rules and regulations
must be ratified by the Board Of High
School Principals. although they may
be suggested or initiated by the Athletic
Council. Certain administrative func-
tions in the handling OF details have been
designated to the Office OF the head of the
department, but in no sense is he
'czar," as is the head of some organized
divisions of professional athletics or COL
lege conference athletics.
For the first time boys have been
required to take physical education for
minimum of two periods week. The
school authorities now recognize after
school work of physical education teach
ers in intramural or inter-school ath-
letics as part of the school day work of
these teachers to be compensated for
by Tightening the load before 3 pm. or
staggering hours, Recreation and the
training for activities for leisure that
have health and happiness as objectives
are given a greater place in the program.
Health objectives for normal pupils are
sought incidental to pursuit of whole
some physical activity. Health instIuc-
+ ton becomes a definite subject with
credit in the high school curriculum for
the first time. Specific budgets, better
facilities, more equipment and supplies
are contemplated.
In fact a modern program of health
and physical education for all boys and
girls is approved by the Board of Edu-
cation that will compare favorably, after
a few years, with the curriculum in other
cities of the size of Washington:
E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

profound and very wise observation of
a very great man." To such philosophy
Stanley Baldwin has resigned himself,
prepared to fight things out on that
line, come what may.
The Conservatives dominate Parlia-
ment by such huge majority that the
Baldwin government so far has been able
to survive the storm of indignation and
humiliation that has ragged about it ever
since the failure of ritish-instigated
League policy to check the italian ag-
gression. Seldom in history has Down.
ing street cabinet contrived to weather
so cyclonic an outburSt Of adverse public
opinion. Voted into Office last year
mainly by the pro-League elements which
favored strong British leadership at
Geneva in the direction of rigorous re-
pressive measures against the FascistS,
even at the risk of war, the Baldwin
government proceeded in due course to
scuttle that policy in the teeth of Musso-
,lini's threat to attack the British fleet
in the Mediterranean. 1t remained
'quiescent as the ruthless conquest Of
Ethiopia took its course, and finally, in
the presence of the accomplished fact,
led the movement to lift the sanctions
which Britain originally promoted, only
TO see them lamentably fail of their
purpose.
g., Even in the face of this record, Mr..
Baldwin defends Britain's immense re-
armament program on the ground that
she must be prepared to fulfill her
obligations to the League" In the light
of events, that pronouncement has a
cynically ironical ring, but it looks as
if the Tories would get away with it.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Peasant Carts of Sicily
Picture Legendary Heroes

To the Editor Of The Star:
Race displacement possibilities are ex-
cellehtly illustrated by the peasant carts
of Sicily. They are decorated with
paintings of legendary Nordic heroes:
THE Burning of Troy" Roland Sounds
His Horn," "Charlemagne and His PEERS"
paintings on one such cart here con-
tanned some 4s figures. All were of red
. headed, red-bearded knights, of golden
haired, blue-eyed ladies. Every one was
marked Nordic type. Dating from the
Norman invasion, 876 years ago, the
Nordie type had remained the subject of
peasant admiration, expressed, alongside
sacred pictures, on their beloved CARTS
The driver of this cart was typical OF
his village. He could almost walk under
the arm of 6-footer. His eyes, his
hair were black. His lips, his hair
showed diluted Negroid blood He was
type often seen in the "little Sicilies" of
american slunos. Against the masterfuI
Nordic OF eight centuries ago he had
been triumphant. Slavish, sold with the
land, type of the Servile War, when
. 100000 slaves were under arms against
/ the Roman, these Sicilian coolies have
won through the differential birth rate.
Greek-Nordic, Roman-Nordic did not
hesitate to cross his blood with the slave
.concubines in his household. The Nordic
wife could not compete in child -bearing.
Even when later the French Norman
Nordics came, there continued the max
ings of a mulatto case.
The same law is at work in the Amer
lean population mass in the case of the
Mexican Amerind peon We still have
no quota against the Western Heni-
sphere c. M. GOETHE.
Lyons, France.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Massachusetts" he is not permitted the
privilege Of forgetting that sage OBJ
servation as soon as it is spoken. As a
candidate he must suffer, and suffer in
smiling silence, while it is taken down
and broadcast over the world.
Poor Governor Landon! He has for
feited his right to act as human being
and must act as presidential candidate.
He cannot afford to lose his temper and
tell nosey photographer to jump in the
lake. That would be poor campaign
stuff. He must throw snowballs with
Peggy Ann, and like it.. His words must
be measured, his smile must be ready,
his wit must be keen. his interest un-
tagging. He can never be bored, never
be angry, never be careless in speech or
gesture. And he has only one way to
escape-get defeated. r, -.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Veteran Printer Remembers
First Machine Typesetter

To the Editor Of The Star:
The very interesting account in The
Star of the 50th anniversary of the
linotype takes my mind back to the
days somewhere between 1850 and 1868,
when the first typesetting machine ever
invented was purchased by the New York
Tribune. I was then night galley boy
on the World, and was one of a number
of compostors from that newspaper
present at the first demonstration of the
machine.
The type case was circular about 4
feet in diameter. with metal slots radiat
ing from the center, each slot containing
the usual copper-faced type. A moving
clutch, worked from a keyboard, picked
up one letter at time, depositing them
in solid line at the side of a galley.
As 1t could not handle spaces, a second
man was needed to space out the words
in composing stick and make it ready
for printing. After being used, the type
had to be distributed back into the slots.
The Tribune people were so proud of
the machine. and they were so positive
that 1t would entirely do away with
hand composition they issued a chal-
lenge to any one who cared to take it
up. 1t was accepted by the World men
and Joseph Vibbard, the fastest man in
our composing room, was selected to
work against the machine.
The copy chosen was a column of
advertisements. In those days each ad
over three lines began with a two-line
letter, the balance of the first line in
plea capitals, with the second line and
remainder of the ad in agate. AS: the
machine could handle nothing but the
type in the circular case. third man had
to set the first two lines of each and
every ad by hand--the machine, plus the
spacing man, doing the rest.
The result was what we of the World
expected-Joe vibbard winning under
wraps" ....,
What the ultimate fate of first type
setting machine ever invented" was,
deponent sayeth not
~ -. FRANK E. JAMESON.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
LandOn's Burden.

Governor Lsndon is supposed to be on a
vacation. But the vacations he used to
enjoy and the vacation he now endures
ss a. presidential candidate are two
separate and distinct things. He has
inherited one of the penalties of fame.
If he lands a trout, it is news-with
pictures. If he does not. land a trout, it
is news-with pictures. If he attends a
beefsteak fry, there is a story in it
with pictures. Should he refuse to eat
the beefsteak, what story that would
be! When he looks through field glasses
from a mountain top in the direction of
the great plains, forty miles away, and
is unable to see the plains because of
the haze-that is news, with pictures.
And when he is told that Kansas lies
somewhere in that direction and says,
Eyes, Kansas, theas she stands-like
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Facts About the LOcusts
Not Noted bv Writers
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The locusts have come and gone and
much has been spoken and written about
them. but no one knows all about them
as yet.
I have seen the locustS for five diff
ferent years, have read all I could find
written of them by Lugger, Henry.
Tracewell and others, and have learned
two things of them I have never seen
printed.
First, the little black locust with a
siren or police rattle noise, black all over
with golden wings, weighs from 5l2 to Ga
grains. the larger variety weighing from
81 to 91a grains. found one in 1885 In
Howard County, caught five this year and
saw two others. They are the noisiest
of all the brood.
Second, the mud chimney built by the
locust under boards an inch or two off
the ground. I have several of them, and
they resemble the chimney made by the
crawf1sh, or that made by land crabs
in the tropics.
would be pleased to hear from those
interested in the locust, for do not ex-
pect to see them here again, as I would
then be 90 years of age.
S. A. LEHMAN.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

children. The latter show clearly the
element of learning They become more
and more efficient with experience. But
the newborn. so far as its few simple
fighting reactions 60. acts with an un-
learned efficiency. This is due to the
fact. he believes, that the cortex of the
brain-the thinking and learning area
is not yet functioning. The infantile
defense reactions are dominated from
some lower brain center. Later on, when
the cortex becomes dominant, some of
these primitive ref1exes will be discarded
as useless, some will be deliberately i'm
proved by practice, and some will be
incorporated into more complex move
ments.
These Unborn defense reactions, Dr.
Sherman holds, are the infants heritage
from a long line of infra- human
ancestors. The twentieth century human
baby has actually no need to fight for
its existence from the first day of life
It is placed Immediately into an environ
ment free from danger and annoyance,
with even the temperature and illumi-
nation carefully adjusted. All of its
needs are anticipated. 1t was not always
so. Even at the primitive levels of
humanity. it is likely, the baby has to
defend itself in mild way. 1t is be-
cause babies are shielded from any
stimulus which normally arouses the
defense reactions, DR.. Sherman says,
that these have been lost sight of. They
can be seen only when the infant de-
hberately is threatened by the expert
menter. This has led some psychologists
to deny that there are any inborn re-
actions in the human being, such as are
known as instincts in lower animals.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Man comes into the world fighting
animal-and leading with his left.
Such is the conclusion of Dr. Mandel
Sherman, University of Chicago psy-
chologst, on the basis of studies Of the
defense reactions of newborn infants
in a large maternity hospital. Almost
from the first moments of life, DIR.
Sherman and his collaborators found,
it is able to make co-ordinated defense
movements against whatever seems to
threaten its security.
These movements are governed, he
believes, by centers OF the brain oeioW
the level of consciousness, for the
cerebral cortex is not yet ready TO
function. The defense reactions were
stimulated by applying pressure to the
chin. Their strength was determined by
counting the number OF movements IN
30 seconds Most of the defense re-
actions, says DR.. Sherman, were strlk-
inglv accurate, the hands locating the
stimulus at the point OF It's appllcatlon
to the chin. In general the infant at
first made defense movements with either
the right or the left hand before CO.
ordinate movement with both hands ap-
peared. This indicates, says the psy-
cboloeist. that even within 80 seconds
some type of selection OF defense was
made.
MANY of the children also responded
To the pressure against the chin by ap-
parentlv aimlesS kicking. This, of course,
could have no effect in removing the un-
nleasant pressure but was case OF the
whole body reacting until some moVe-
ments were found to be useless and were
found similar n.
ordinated movements when lights were
flashed in the eyes or When milo PAIN
stimulus was applied. Nature apparently
had turned out an organism equipped
for trouble.
The newborn infant, DR.. Sherman
concludes. is predominantly "left-sided"
in striking contrast TO the majority Oh
older children and ADULTS.
This is shown particularly in the grasp
reflex. Exact measurements snow tnat
the left hand is slightly stronger. He
found somewhat more, adequate re-.
fiex pupilary response OF the LETT eye
/ than of the right. 1t required longer
for the right eye to react. The average
per cent of defense movements OF the
left hand in response to pressure on the
chin also exceeded those OF the rignt.
This difference was particularly striking
in those infants who made excessive
kicking movements in response to the
pressure stimulus.
with advance in age" says DR.. sher-
man. there is apparently shift in the
central nervous system function. The
difference in the adjustmental re-
activity of the two hands oilers evidence
that the more primitive tne Ieac.ions o,
the infant the more lete-sided they tend
to be. The strength Of the leg move
ments in response to the pressure
stimulus was in most instances stronger
on the left than on the right. On the
whole these observations show that q
newborn infant is not dominated in his
responses bv the usual asymatrical
cortical function manifested in mature
individuals" ..-s...-
The defense reactions during early
infancy, DR.. shermanssays, are quite dlf-
ferent from those manifested by older
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Mr.. Baldwin Hangs On.

Prime Minister Baldwin has blasted
the hopes of his political enemies that
the 1talo- Ethiopian fiasco, with its igno-
minious blow to British prestige, would
impel the Tory leader to quit office and
leave to other hands the task of re-
habilitating John Bulls shattered inter-
national position. Mr.. Baldwin made q
surprise appearance in the House of
Commons on Thursday for the dual pur-
pose of refuting reports of his physical
collapse and proclaiming his intention
to carry on, despite opposition clamor
that Baldwin must CO."
The prime minister disposed of de-
mands for his retirement with the de-
fiant declaration that he would remain
the sole judge OF the necessity of such
step. AS to the taunts of the Laborites
and Liberals who are bowling for his
official head, Mr.. Baldwin took refuge
in the attitude of Abraham Lincoln at
the time the Great Emancipator found
himself under critical fire from all sides.
Expressing veneration for the American
Civil War President, the prime minister
asserted that like him, he intended to
ignore the maledictions of his detractors.
Mr.. Baldwin recalled that Lincoln once
said: II do the very best I can and L
mean to keep on doing it to the end.
# the end brings me out all right, what
is said against me will not matter, and if
the end brings me out wrong, ten angels
swearing that was right would make
no difference" In the hard-pressed
British IAAdSsa Judgment. "that was the
Evening star., 1936-07-04
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Regret.

Regret.
Now that you are gone, unspoken words
A thousand unborn thoughts cam,
back to me:
A thousand little ways I might hav,
smoothed
Your too rough path, sweetheart.
seem to see.
80
I put my head where your dear heas
once lay,
Closing my eyes in vain desire ant
tears,
Closing them to the light, rememberint
Fhe way might have helped in th2s'
hard years!
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Rocket.

Rocket,
A rocket does not mean a thing,
And yet its radiance glows
With brightness that will serve TO bring
A cure for moron woes.
It's oft an insincere display
OF iridescent junk
That has been started on its way
BY just piece OF punk.
The rocket may in splendor rise
AS with a curious trick
1t carries with it to the skies
An unresisting stick.
So :
And yet it is with honor fraught. =
AS it so brightly tries
To grasp some splendid patriot thought
And write it on the skies.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

A fight is to be made from the Vatican
on improper films. The Motion Picture
Academy of Arts and Sciences may prove
another educational institution that
finds itself at odds with strict religious
Interpretation.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

A Chicago homicide victim is described
as platinum blonde. So much front
page Importance is attached to the color
of hair that actuar.ies may feel called on
to figure it into calculations of insurance
risk. l
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Resort Attractions.

From the Boston Transcript
Col. Knox says he is going to draft
his speeches amid the historic shrine.
of New England" Now the New Eng
land Council can advertise beaches
mountains and Col. Knox writing hi
speeches.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Paris having tried a commune In
historic way, does not think we'll Of it.
France is one country that might have
done we'll to teach communism with
candid description in the public schools.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Curious theories are revived with
strange frequency. "Innocuous deSue-
tude" is another of those phrases which
do not seem to mean anything perma-
nent. -
Evening star., 1936-07-04

There is at present q scarcity of topics
that do not lead to serious discussion, In
times of drought it is impossible to be
non-committal even in talking about the
weather.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Art Competition.

What We need is good campaign
song." said the campaigner.
Don't make it too good" said Senator
Sorghum. aid hate to feel that an
audience would rather hear me sing than
make a speech" - -
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Even when warnings are most solemn
campaign brings inevitable cheer as
it points to the numerous times the
country has been saved by prompt
patriotic action. +'-- -
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Airmail will not find favor with
eviators If they find themselves uni
formed and reduced to wages CORE
spending to those of letter carriers.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
A Case Overseas.

From the Roanoke Va.), Times.
A New York veterinarian has succeeded
In reviving a. dog. that had been dead
10 minutes Maybe he'll get contract
to sac what he can do in the ca;e OF
the EeaEue Of Nations.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

Advice was given by Secretary Frances
Perkins to steel factories not to do any
thing foolish. This is good advice to
anybody. any time. anywhere.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park
picnic now with pride we must observe
Big figures prove both pleasant and
profound. 80 -
Nearly two hundred thousand acres serve
To make a neat and proper picnic
ground. .-@~ t;..t
Evening star., 1936-07-04

After all the only favorite sons at
Philadelphia who were really favored
came from New York and Texas.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
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Evening star., 1936-07-04
Convention Gavels.

Prom the Manchester Union.
Convention gavels need 10 be more
than streamlined
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Some Relief.

From the Lowell Leader.
Anyhow. so far as Congress is con-
cerned, the Nation is going to enjoy a
breathing spell.
Evening star., 1936-07-04

'1n YOUTH" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, II called the automobile a
devil wagon I still regard the police
man as q friend with supernatural pow
ers to whom I must pray for protection
when cross It's way" Z
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Honorable Past.

Honorable Past. ~ :; !;
China, patient and polite, -a@.
OF her boast grows prouder5
China flies mighty kite
And first employed gunpowder.
We'd be free from many pains,
With few financial hackers,
For kites instead of bombing planes
And wars with fire crackers.
"Loafin' may need SO much apollo
gizin'," said Uncle Eben, "dat 1t gifts to
be more trouble dan regular, honest
work."
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Under Ground.

From the New York Sun.
Gov. Telmadge was plowed under at
PHILADELPHIA.
Evening star., 1936-07-04
Pride of Personality.

IFiuc VI TcrsVhahtys -
desc newspapers is too small said
Bill the Barg.
Cant you find enough to read?"a =
"I don't read much. But when dey
prints my picture it humiliates me to
see it squeezed into a space OF one or
two square feet
Evening star., 1936-07-04
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A. 1t may be either. The drink
made OF wine. sugar sliced orange. lemo
and crushed ice. AS a food il is a larc
fruit pie, made in deep dish. with n
bottom crust.
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