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Evening star., 1937-02-06
Corsica a Possible Factor
In a Mediterranean War

To the Editor Of The Star:
Corsica, large island 100000 inhabi-
tants), is not very far from the main
land of Italy. In time Of war we might
call it "a pistol aimed at the sons Of the
wolf" According to race, speech, past
history and location, it ought to be
italian. And yet, since 176s AD, it
has been part of France. Why the
various Italian governments, and espe-
cially the Fascists, have never tried to
make q deal with France Is not quite
clear to the casual observer. OF course.
the Corsicans may be well-satisfied with
the French domination.
The average man knows that Napoleon
was q native Of the island. He has also
heard Of those family vendettas, Ken
lucky style, and OF the bandits. That is
about all. As we read, the people are
wiry, honest, brave, hOspitable but in
clined to boondoggle about their work.
Corsica looks back upon an exciting his
tory. While Roman province 1t served
as o sort of mild concentration camp
for political offenders. The younger
Seneca spent eight years there (40 ADJ.
After the breakup of the empire Gen.
seric and his vandals held it for while.
Then it became q part Of the eastern
Byzantine) empire. During the most OF
the Middle Ages and up into the eight
eenth century the Italian city-republic
Genoa-was the overload. But there
were frequent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Span
ish (Aragon), French.
For a short space the Pope was the
suZerain, with the Bishop Of Piso ex-
ercising authority in his name. There
were also frequent native rebellions.
Genoa, for a time, turned the actual
government over to a bank, Banca di
San Giorgio This bank was named after
q saint, but its main business was to
squeeze plenty of taxes out of the Cor
sicans. This brought on o taxpayers
uprising.
Some Of these foreign powers appar-
emily left the island considerable home
rule In the eleventh century the north
ern part adopted a republican form OF
government. There was one special
caporale for the poor and weak, a sort of
federal relief director. In 1875 a Ger
man adventurer, Baron Theodore Won
Neuhof, became King Theodore I. He
lasted six months. Returning to London
his creditors had him put in jail. He
then settled, as usual, with about Is
cents on the dollar. A patriot rebellion
under Pasquale Paoli, the national hero,
with French assistance, at last got rid of
the Genoese, and in 1768 France acquired
it. During the French revolutionary
wars, in 1893, the British fleet took
charge, and for two years the Corsicans
recognized our late lamented King
George III as liege lord and defender of
the faith. And, finally, in 1915, the
Congress of Vienna definitely made
France a present Of it.
This is all No headline stuff. But
Mussolini and the mare nostrum" boys
can make it explode on the front page
whenever they feel At.
FRED vETTER..
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one of the most remarkable showings yet
obtained.
The average of correct "guesses" was
10 out of 25. This was double what
would have been expected from chance
1t was considerably better than the
subject had done in the laboratory The
chances against such an outcome were
about 100000 to l. The only possible
explanation, outside of some hitherto
unknown faculty, would be that there
was some sort of collusion between the
member of the faculty and the subject.
Personally he is satisfied, from the
character Of the instructor, that there
was nothing of the kind.
He says: Representatives., involun-
tary whispering and the like are ex-
cluded by the distance test. Chance as
an explanation is well ruled out by the
tremendously significant deviations and
the odds against chance to which they
correspond. 1t is clear that any possible
colluslon must involve myself as we'll as
many others. 1t is freely granted that
for the extreme skeptic this may rightly
be regarded as the weakest point. All
scientific work suffers alike in this re-
spect at some point in its development.
III we are correct in thinking that
these results under the conditions stated
indicate an extra -sensory mode of per-
ception-that is, perception without the
recognized SenSory processes being essen
TALLY involved-no one will dispute their
tremendous Importance for the general
science of mental life. I need not here
indulge in speculation as to the bearing
1t would have. But the suggestions open
up such large possibilities for the study of
mind and its place in nature that We
need to 60 all the more slowly to de-
termine the eNdential grounds upon
which they rest"
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Qualified TranslatOrs
And Interpreters Needed

To the Editor Of The Star:
Employment by the Government OF
qualified translators and interpreters OF
foreign languages has been proved to be
a dire need that should be remedied
Immediately. The other day a bar OF
gold worth $34 1000 was said to have dis
appeared from transatlantic ship and
no information could be secured by the
Federal investigators because of the pub
licly admitted inability of the Govern
ment men to speak the native language
of the ships crew. Some time ago, a
song considered indecent was allowed to
be broadcast because of the lack OF COM
petent translators in the set-up OF the
Federal Communication Commission,
and as a result, strong protests were
voiced by many religious and lay or
ganizations Recently, manuals in va
rious foreign languages have been
planned and one has already been
printed for distribution among customs
service inspectors, and the futility OF this
attempt has been proved daily-the
printed manuals are poor substitutes for
the knowledge of and fiuency in foreign
languages Thus. administration of the
laws is made ineffective at times and the
non English-speaking visitors and resi-
dents are not properly understood and
assisted by the Government representa-
tives.
The Federal Government should use
the services of qualified translators and
Interpreters in the Bureaus Of Customs
CTreasury), immigration and Naturali-
zation Gabor), Territories and Island
Possessions Unterior, the Social Secur-
ity Board, the Library of Congress. the
National Archives, the Federal Com
munications Commission and the courts
especially. The Federal Civil Service
Commission has a list of eligibles for
translators, we understand. Why not
use it and thus improve the public serv-
ices and the administration Of the laws?
A. M. MENDEZ.
New York CITY,
Evening star., 1937-02-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

One Of the biggest mistakes persons
susceptible to colds can make is to park
close to q big steam radiator, such as
may be found in every business estab-
lishment.
Yet this is o very common sight. Sure
ly 1t is q temptation, coming in on q cold
morning, to turn on the steam" and
bask in its tropical warmth until one
becomes warmed through.
If the warming-up process would stop
there, little harm might come Of 1t, but
ordinarily the radiator is never given
another thought.
The heat Is not turned OF, with the
result that the person sitting there not
only becomes warmed through, but often
Just little too warm.
The famous invisible perspiration"
bathes the skin. 1t leaves the person
subject to a rapid cooling-of effect the
moment he leaves the building and steps
out into the open air, and this whether
he is properly clothed or not.
All the great coats, muf1iers, gloves and
other articles of outer clothing will do
little good, then, for, as this type OF
perspiration Is small, so its evaporation
Is quick.
Commonly corridors are cool and
draughty, so that stepping out Of too
hot office into one of them, especially II
one stops to chat, will result in quick
drying, with subsequent catching cold"
-
The average person gives little atten-
ton to such matters.
Men, in particular, often regard such
attention as effeminate.
Big, tough fellows like unto them
selves, they seem to feel, ought not to be
interested in temperatures.
They would be surprised to know that
often the temperature Of the air at their
desk chair Is almost 80 degrees and al
most always in the 80s when they have
the big radiator at the window on full
tilt.
Would you ask them the desirable tenn
perature. they would reply instantly,
why 10 degrees, of course!"
This theoretical temperature surely IS
enough, when person is fully clothed
Men who like to sit around house in
their shirt sleeves, even in Winter, must
have the room temperature higher in or
der to be really comfortable.
Here again the common belief is that
10 degrees is perfect. The truth is that
the theoretical 10 is only so when the
humidity is kept at certain level to
60 with it.
This level is seldom reached. unless
there is some method of vaporizing wa
ter steadily all day long.
Home owners who have experimented
with f1rst-hand methods Of raising the
humidity Of the air in their living quar-
ters know better than most how un-
ceasing the boiling Of water on the gas
range must be in order to do any good.
Yet when this is kept up the tempera-
ture of the room automatically rises from
to degrees, with exactly the same
heat as before.
Seventy degrees will be enough at the
Office, even if the humidity is not theo-
retically and actually right. because of
the full equipment Of clothing which
workers wear.
Except for the overcoat, the average
male Office holder-all men are office
holders in this sense-has about as much
clothes on indoors as out in Winter.
Even the chilliest subject will discover,
when he breeZes in on a cold Winter
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Shooting Stars.
BY PHrLANDER JOHNSON.
Always . Way.

Always . Way.
Although the journey may be long
Where obstacles delay.
This much you knoW-you can't be
wrong
Somewhere there is a way.
The morrow often strange may seem
Amid perplexing doubt,
But if you do not drift and dream,
There's always some way out.
Though dangers may appear to be
All swiftly drawing near,
If men in fortitude agree,
The dangers disappear.
In cheer life's journey we'll pursue
Nor falter on the way.
Though rough the scene with landmarks
few,
Somewhere there is a way.
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morning, that he will warm up within
o few minutes, even II the radiator is
stone cold.
The desire for heat, and more heat, is
. cultivated taste.
II man wants to be o salamander,
that is his business, but for his own sake,
II he catches cold easily, he should think
twice before sitting for long close to a
steam radiator.
1t radiates!
Such radiator, going full blast, warns
the air for many feet around it, and does
quick, thorough job Of it.
II the radiator Is turned of, imme-
diately steam gets through all the sec
tions, 1t will retain its heat for a long
while and thoroughly warm any room.
II person happens to be Of an un-
usually chilly temperament, he might
turn on the radiator in this way then
turn 1t OF, and not be subjected to the
dangers Of invisible perspiration and
subsequent drying in the cold air. For
there will not be enough heat sent out
to warm him through and through, as
when the radiator is kept on full blast.
People who refuse to think about these
small problems of the everyday do not
realize that each human being Is a
radiator in himself.
His body temperature is 986. or there
abouts, which is plenty to do a little
radiating on its own account.
And every one does, Of course. Some
scientist figured out once upon time
that the temperature of the air imme-
diately beneath the clothing is about
ITO degrees, owing to confinement.
Every one knows how public place
will warm up from the crowd, without
any heat. This is shown both in an un-
heated place in Winter and in a cooled
place in Summer. II the crowd is large,
even the coldest Winter room will be
warm within few minutes after the au-
dience is assembled. And every one has
had the experience of entering a cooled
theater in Summer, to be uncomfortable
for time until the seats are all filled,
after which the temperature rises plainly.
Wait awhile, then, when coming in
from the open air.
Do not mind feeling slightly chilly for
a few seconds.
1t will be only seconds. not minutes,
before one warns up. even in totally
unheated room. And nowadays few Of
fees are really cold, even without heat.
A good way to equalize the temperature
indoors and outdoors. in this respect, is
to keep the coat on for few minutes
When it becomes oppressive is the time
to take it of.
The wearer will find that by this time
he is perfectly warm, and probably will
feel no desire whatever for added ex-
ternal heat.
II he still does, filling the radiator with
steam and then turning il of when the
last coil becomes filled, is a sensible plan,
and one which will save fuel
There is little doubt that If some such
plan as this were carried out by most Of
flee workers as routine. millions Of dol
lars of fuel costs would be saved every
year.
The health of Office workers would be
raised and thus happiness and wealth
would be increased, for the loss to indus
try in both commodities is immense as
the result of colds" Surely one of the
causes is this habit of rushing in and
turning on steam radiators-and keeping
them on. Steam is powerful, and little
goes long way.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

against NaI or Fascist absorption. II
the throne is set up again, Schuschnigg
insists its occupant must be Archduke
Otto, but that his accession must IN no
sense mean revival of the Austro- Hun
garian dual monarchy, with all its
luxury, pomp and lust for power. The
Archduke, the chancellor holds, would
have to be content with being the ruler
Of small, struggling Austria. organized
on clerico- Federal authoritarian lines.
He would have to discourage the long
ings of the former imperial aristocracy
for the good old days" Of court inter-
ference in public affairs, with the in
trigues and aspirations that were
indigenous to that discredited atmos-
phere. The Hapsburg old guard Graves
to give Archduke otto a crown which
would not only make Vienna the glitter
ing capital Of yore, but would reassert
his royal right to rule over the different
races now populating territory stripped
'fron the former empire and parcelled
out among Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,
Rumania and Italy.
It is because Of these provocative pre-
tentions that the Little Entente powers
have bitterly opposed reunion in
Vienna" The newspaper commonly
used by Schuschnigg to propagate his
political aims claims that the succession
states are no longer a unit in vetoing
restoration under the safeguards he pro-
poses. The chancellors mouthpiece calls
upon Germany to extend the doctrine
of non-interference in Austria to the
point Of refraining from opposition to
a monarchy. AS king at Vienna would
be an almost insuperable barrier to the
attainment Of Nazi ambitions. 1t is not
likely that Hitler will soft-pedal German
objections to his enthronement
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Glasses and the Law.

The President ventured upon danger
Gus ground when in his message to Con-
gress regarding the judiciary he said in
respect to the age of justices: Little
by little, new facts become blurred
through old glasses. fitted, as it were, for
the needs of another generation; older
men, assuming that the scene is the
same as 1t was in the past cease to ex-
plore or inquire into the present or the
future"
This is an indictment of maturity Of
mind which is not justified by human
experience. 1t may be true in few
individual cases that older minds be-
come more retrospective, to the eXclu-
sion of perception of the significance Of
the present and the possibilities of the
future. But in the main that is not the
case. The seniors in public service, legis-
lative or judicial, are not, because Of
their years, the least competent to judge
national needs, to measure the meaning
of words as employed in the text Of laws,
fundamental or statutory. The soundest
judgment, indeed. is usually that Of
older men.
Nor is the Presidents reference to
"old glasses, fitted, as it were, for the
needs of another generation" effective
or persuasive. His very metaphor de-
feats his argument. Visual efficiency on
the part Of all who read, whether the
text Of statutes or Of presidential mes
sages, is adequate. not only to see the
past as the background for funda-
mentals, but the present to discern i'm
mediate needs and the future as af-
fected by the vagaries and experiments
Of the passing hour.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Brahms ''Requiem'' Sung
Here i'm 1885 and in 1886

To the Editor Of The Star:
In an article in The Evening Star re-
Gently concerning the performance Of
the Brahms Requiem" by the WASH
ington Choral Society, the statement
was made that this program would
mark the first singing of Brahms Re-
quiem' here in Is years."
beg to call attention to the per-
formances of this same work which
were given by the choir Of Concordia
Lutheran Church during the I1qten sea-
sons Of both 1885 and 1886. ~
ROBERT ]. VOIlAND.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

highest tribunal doubtless will be made,
and that he is seeking that end with
out directly proposing an increase in
the court membership. This indirection,
savoring strongly of subterfuge, will un-
doubtedly add to the opposition to the
proposed legislation, slready manifest
on the part of a sufficient number OF
legislators to assure that the measure
will not be rushed through to enactment
without a full and perhaps bitter dis
cussion Of the motives behind the recon-
mended change of law.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Life Is Difficult.

We do not learn great lessons easily.
The tasks life sets for us, and us alone,
Problems that we must master, how
e'er prone
To shift them to minds wiser than ouI
own,
Seem often part of human mystery.
Yet we plod on-because in all the strife
The heart-rebellions, heSitations, feari
The sense of failure that so oft appears
u conquer. even If through sweat am
- tears,
Makes up the glory of this mundane Nfs
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Draws the Line on the
SlOan.Perkins Impasse
70 the Editor of The Star:

10 the EUlt0r OF The Star
I've stood many things from this ad-
ministration, but this latest Sloan VS..
Perkins Is ridiculous Another example
Of the waste. Perkins and President
couldn't get together when Mr. Sloan
was here, but no, you must kowtow to
me-"
Let's have more Sloans and less Of
Perkins. Her whole Labor Department
heads are all identified with red activi-
ties and still you and I pay taxes for
their salaries. B. A. FRANKLIN.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Great fires in Chicago and Baltimore,
as well as tidal wave at Galveston, were
followed by building programs Of greater
beauty and security. The flood destruc-
ton has been appalling, but the usual
program of betterment may be expected
to assert itself. American civilization Is
too young to leave any communities to
the inquisitive attentions OF the arch
eologist.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Now and then a radio commentator
reminds his audience that even aviation,
still in its infancy and undergoing the
most intensive critical scrutiny, can be
made dull and perfunctory discourse.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Much Of the current literature Of
pugilism seems rather trivial and even
of pride available to the man who can
boast of being permitted to shake the
hand of man who shook the hand of
John L. Sullivan.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Occasionally European dictator per-
mits himself to be interviewed, with the
cess because it did not result in an order
for anybody to be shot at sunrise.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

One Of the present problems is the
tendency Of dictator to gain sympathy
by making everybody else nervous, since
he himself holds precarious job.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
No Fewer Creditors.

From the worcester Gazette.
An economist reports that the number
of debtors in this country is rapidly de-
clining. Creditors, however, seem to be
as numerous as ever.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Low Living Costs.

From the Atlanta Journal.
The fellow who said that two can live
as cheaply as one must have been think
ing about two goldfish and one canary.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Profitable.

From the Paducah (Ky) Sun-Democrat.
It doesn't get publicity, but the fastest
growing business in America must be the
strengthening out of bent Tenders.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Reversing History.

From the New Orleans T1mes-Picayune.
In the good old days the Navajos went
on the warpath, but now they get ma
rooned by snow and the palefaces have
to 60 to their rescue.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
legislative Blunderers.

From the Omaha World-Herald
Making cdne legislative house blunder
where twos blundered before Is another
accomplishment of Senator Norris.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Consult An Expez.!

From the Flint Journal.
Before Europe plunges into . new
World War, 1t might be good idea to
talk 1t over with the former Kaiser.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Roasting.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
Calling Chairman Lands Of 8. E. c.
to be dean of Harvard'S Law College
means that one of Felix Frankfurters
chickens is coming home to roost.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
This Cock.Eyed World.

From the Columbia %. CO. State
Whak q world! If you think what
everyhtSiy thought last year, you're a
old fogy. If you think what everybody
Evening star., 1937-02-06

A cash and carry plan" is being
studied for possible advantage to the
nation with most cash on hand and the
best carrying facilities.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
A Sad Old story,

Mistakes are often made, we know.
The record long must leave us sad,
For history will too often show
Experiments gone to the bad.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

"Never talk rough to mule" said
Uncle Eben, "'cause mebbe he'll lift his
hind feet an show you dat actions speak
louder dan words"
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Word of Determination.

Word Of Determination.
"Your adversaries say that in spite
of your service you are only beginner
in the new politics"
"All right" answered Senator sor-
ghum. "They may refer to me as a
beginner. But they'll never have
chance to call me gutter"
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Jud Tunkins says all business needs
now is a high power purchaser to match
up with every high-power salesman.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
The Speculative Person.

The Speculative Person.
The speculative person
Need not lack a moral tone.
There is by far a worse 'un
Who thinks it rather funny
To speculate with money
That's not really his own.
Evening star., 1937-02-06
Practical Test.

Practical Test.
"You think that magazine story Is
untruthful?" said the editor.
II know it is" answered the reckless
reader. Every one in 1t drinks cock
tails continuously. selected Charac-
ter and tried to take drink as often
as he was represented as doing SO. I
didn't last through the third page"
Evening star., 1937-02-06

"Fear," said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town, "is the darkness which overtakes
us when we turn out the light Of our
own reason"
Evening star., 1937-02-06

@. In an average American city, what
proportion Of the families live In apart
ment houSes?-T. r.
A. Prof. w. F. Ogburn finds that in
an average city. one family In 10 lives
in an apartment house.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

EEisht Final Star '----55c per month
Collection made at the end Of each month or
zach week. Orders may be sent by mail or tele-
phone National 5000.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

Kate by MaII-FayaUIe IN AuVance'
MARYLAND and virginia,
Evening star., 1937-02-06

All Other States and Canada.
Evening star., 1937-02-06

@. Is it true that Indians harvest all
Of the pinon nuts?-S. H.
A. Practically all of this crop Is har-
vested by the Indians in the Southwest.
While the usual crop is about 10 car
loads, this year sees harvest Of about
80 carloads.