SEEN and HEARD
around the lj
NATIONAL CAPITAL!
By Carter Field ;1
FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT ^
Washington. — To observe strict
neutrality—but not to benefit by
U—Is the rather paradoxical atti
tude In the United States Depart
ment of Commerce. This applies
not only to trade with Italy—trade
with Ethiopia wus never Important
—but to trade In other parts of the
world. The thought, apparently, Is
not to take too much advantage of
Italy’s occupation with her war by
sneaking away a part of her Inter
national trade!
The whole thing seems rather
nebulous, though also very high
minded. But apparently It does not
apply to South America. Perhaps
because Washington hns always re
garded southern American trade as
belonging to this country—not by
divine right, nor even by geog
raphy, but perhaps hecutise of some
expected gratitude for the Monroe
Doctrine. Though as a matter of
fact that d<*ctrlne hns been resent
ed rather than appreciated by our
Latln-Amerlcan friends for many
years now. In fact, it began to
cool shortly after Washington
forced France to withdraw Its sup
port from Maximilian, not long
after the American Civil war.
So tlie best minds Interested In
furthering our International trnde
began several weeks ago to think
about the possibilities In South
America, now that Italy Is very
busy In Africa. In fact. It was
decided to hnve a new head of the
bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, and that this new head
should be one capable of tak
ing advantage of this golden oppor
tunity In South America.
As this Is written the name of
this new “sales manager” for Uncle
Sam has not been announced, hut
It has already been discovered by
our consuls from Panama down to
Cape Horn thnt Great Britain np
parently had the same Idea. Wheth
er It occurred to the best minds In
Downing street before our Brain
Trusters thought of tt, or whether,
having thonght of It. the British
merely went Into action without
waiting for a lot of conferences
and on the selection of n suitable
person to direct It, Is not only not
disclosed—It Is not known. But
the fact Is sadly admitted In whis
pers, that the British bent us to It.
And the comment Is sadly added—
**aa usual.”
Not “Cricket”
It is rather interesting that the
official who disclosed this situation
to the writer, In discussing what
he thought this country ought to
do in observing the amenities, long
before he mentioned the British,
said that to expand our trade ai)
over the world at the expense of
the Italian International trude
would not be “cricket." Which hap
pens to be a distinctly British ex
pression. though widely used here.
Just why It would not be “crick
et" to take advantage of Itnly’s pre
occupation in some parts of the
world, and not In others. Is not
clear. In the Department of Com
merce there Is a certnln theory
about It. This is to the general
effect that I.ntln-Amerlcnn trade be
longs naturally to the United
States, and that therefore anything
we can do to cement It Is justlfl
able at all times, whether the na
tions from which we take It are
engaged in a war or not, and
whether we approve of that war
or not
It may be that In Ixtndon the ex
porters and the government figure
the same way, on the theory that
on account of Sir Francis Drake,
or maybe Sir Henry Morgan. Lntln
Amerlcan trade naturally belongs
to Britain, and hence any means
of taking It away from some other
nation Is Justified.
There Is a widespread suspicion,
however, that “cricket" does not
Interfere with Britain's com
mandeering all of Itnly’s foreign
trade that she can get her hands
on. Even during the World war,
some Stnte department under
lings recall, "business as usual"—
which means get all you can—
was quite a motto in the tight lit
tle Island.
Canadian Treaty
On the whole the administration
expects to benefit enormously, at
the next election, by the effects of
the Canadlun reciprocal treaty. Its
political ramifications are legion,
but now that time has been allowed
for estimating its economic conse
quences, let's take a look at the po
litlcal aspects, which were very
much la mind at the White House,
If not at the State department,
while the problems were being
weighed.
The worst liability to the admin
istration Is the dairy section, which
will let a much larger volume of
Canadian milk, cream, butter and
cheese Into this country, and hence
will Irritate the dairy farmers of
New England, New York, Wlscon
sin and Minnesota, particularly, and
all other dairy farmers in general
Incidentally It was rather odd
that there was such a rush to sign
the treaty that the ceremonies al
most synchronized with those at
tendant upon the delivery at the
White House of the 1,250 pound
Wisconsin cheese, drawn by “Dun
der and Hlitzen” and the rest In a
Santa Claus sleigh. Which, by the
way, had been Intended as a high
light of National Cheese week.
The dairy concessions to Canada
are much worse politically than
the lumber section, although actu
ally opponents of the lumber sec
tion were more vocal. The reason
is that every domestic dairyman Is
on the same side of the dairy con
troversy. He wants all the protec
tion he can get from foreign com
petition. Whereas the lumber In
dustry Is divided Into two groups,
with best opinion being to the ef
fect that the stronger group, as
far as votes are concerned, fa
vors abolishing all restrictions
against Canadian lumber and shin
gles.
Perhaps the best evidence Is that
the group favoring no tariff on
lumber won every light In congress
until the very last. Then the tariff
group won, but only by combining
with the oil, copper and coni groups
1n a log rolling operation, which re
sulted In the Imposition of the so
called “exercise” Import taxes, that
really are tariff schedules.
Lumber Tariff
Actually Hit: interests favoring a
higher turlff agulnst Canudlun luni
her are not politically Important,
save In the extreme Pacific North
west, Mid-western lumber inter
ests, whleh might be supposed to
be allied, actually ure not, for the
simple reason that In the days be
fore they thought there would ever
be a lumber turlff, they bought huge
tracts of forest land in Canada!
Number one among the assets of
the treaty, politically, Is fruit. Can
ada's willingness to take our or
anges, prunes, apricots, peaches
and raisins Just makes the differ
ence between good times and bad
in highly Important arens In Cali
fornia. Incidentally, the orange
schedule appeases Florida, over
coming—It is hoped—her anger
ngaiust the administration for the
Cuban reciprocity treaty, which let
In early fruits and vegetables thut
compete with Floridian products.
Florida, of course, is not impor
tant politically. Not certainly when
a Presidential election Is being con
sidered. liut never forget Cali
fornia I Not because she elected
Woodrow Wilson in 1010, but be
cause her 22 electoral votes are
absolutely essential to any G. O. P.
hope so for outlined, of ending the
New Deal and retiring Frunklln
D. Roosevelt from the White
House.
Figuring on Lodge
Massachusetts Democrats are fig
uring that Henry Cubot Lodge,
grandson of Hie famous statesman
who "broke the heart of the world"
in his tight against Woodrow Wil
son on the League of Nations, will
be the O. O. I*, candidate for sen
ator next year. They are so sure
of this that they ure already shutt
ing Individual political plans to tit
in with that picture. ,
Incidentally, they are not particu
larly huppy about this situation.
Despite his youth, they are not dls
counting young Lodge's ability as a
vote getter. On the contrary, they
point out that he tins all the ad
vantages of a great name, and none
of the liabilities.
The famous Massachusetts sena
tor, as a mutter of fact, had ac
cumulated a lot of enemies before
his death. In his last race for the
senate he barely pulled through.
At his lust national Republican con
vention, that at Cleveland, far from
being the dominating figure he had
been at such gatherings for nearly
a generation, he was rather ob
viously sidetracked. In fact, that
sidet rucking led to animosities
which rose to plngue William M.
ltutler, at the time Republican na
tional chnlrman and representative
on the ground of President Cool
idge, when Ltutler later ran for the
senate against David I. Walsh.
None of these old feuds ure be
lieved to linger on, however, by
Democrats Interested In holding a
senate seat, and some of tl;em
In winning thnt seat for themselves.
They do not expect young Lodge to
lose uny Republican votes on ac
count of them.
Democratic Fear*
Moreover, Massachusetts tins eight
Republican members of the house,
more than any other state at pres
ent except Michigan, New Jersey,
New York and Pennsylvania. And
more than such historically Repub
lican states as California, Illinois
nnd Ohio.
So their fear Is that, with evi
dences such as the -Rhode Island
election and that Massachusetts
has backslidden on the New Deni,
young Lodge, with nothing against
him, mny poll the full Republican
vote.
The tremendous majority of Gov.
James M Curley In 1034 does not
reassure them. They point to the
fact that Curley was strong enough
to nominate his own candidate for
mayor of Worcester, aver the sit
ting mayor, but then the Republic
ans won the office on November 5.
Copyright —WNU Servloo.
Ethiopian Warrior* in Mock Cavalry Charge.
Prepared by National Geographic Society,
CWashington. D. C.-WNU Service.
INCE the fall of Aduwa, im
portunt truding center of
northern Ethiopia, to the
forces of Italy, the towns of Ak
sum, Harar and Dlredawa, and the
province of Ogaden have taken Im
portant places tn the news owing
to the further movements of Ital
ian and Ethiopian troops.
Perched high In the mountains,
about 7,000 feet above the sea, and
only 12 miles almost due west of
Aduwa, Aksum today Is a small
town of only about 5,000 Inhabi
tants, but the memory of ancient
glories still clings to huge stone
monuments that stand there.
Aksum was the capital of Ethi
opia, according to ancient records
and since time Immemorial has
been regarded as sacred by the peo
ple. Its sacred character has made
the city Immune to attack or plun
dering by brigands or the armies of
rival Ethiopian chieftains lighting
for the surrounding country.
This Is not the first time that
Italian armies have held Aksum.
The Itallnns conquered the city and
nearby territory In the war which
was ended by their disastrous de
feat at Aduwa In 1890.
In Aksum Is a church which, ac
cording to legend, contains the orig
inal Ark of the Covenant of the
Hebrews. The church has been so
closely guarded by the clergy, how
ever, that no scholars from the
Western world have heen able to
confirm or deny the legend.
Tradition says that the Ark was
brought to Ethiopia by Menellk I,
son of King Solomon and the Queen
of Sheba. Menellk, according to
the story, was educated at Jeru
salem by Solomon until he reached
the age of nineteen; he then went
to Ethiopia with the Ark and a
large delegation of Hebrews.
Ark May Hava Been Burned.
The original church in which the
Ark of the Covenant was supposed
to have been lodged was burned
when the city was sacked by a Mos
lem Invader, Mohammed Gran,
about 1535, but a uew one was
erected soon after by the Portu
guese, who had visited Ethiopia
earlier, and had established friend
ly relations there. There is no rec
ord of whether the Ark was de
stroyed in this tire, or carried to
some safe plnee before the invasion
and later restored to the new
church.
Nutlve tradition says that Aksum
dates back many thousands of
years. The earliest authoritative
mention of It is in a manuscript
written In 67 A. D., in which it Is
described as the capital of the Ak
sumlte kingdom, which wns the
successor of the ancient land of
Punt and the forerunner of Ethio
pia. Punt Is mentioned in Egyp
tian records as a place with which
the Egyptians traded for gold, Iv
ory, ostrich feathers, and other val
uable merchandise.
Aksum Is thought to have been
much larger in ancient times thnn
now, for there are traces of stone
foundations of large buildings over
a wide area near the present town,
some of them probably temples and
palaces.
The city of ITnrar, about ISO
miles from the Red sea and 35
miles south of the railroad from
Addis Ababa to Djibouti, was origi
nally settled by Arabs who migrat
ed from Yemen on the eastern
shore of the Red sea.
Harar a Walled City.
A survivor of the Middle ages of
Europe would feel at home In Ha
rar, for It has long been the cus
tom to close the five gates In Its
high stone wall at nightfall. None
may leave or enter the city until
the following morning. Just ns was
the former practice In European
walled cities. The wall, about
three miles In circumference, Is
guarded by 24 towers. Recent re
ports from Harar say that the gov
ernor of the city has tom breaches
In the walls to make It possible for
the inhabitants to flee without con
gestion at the narrow gates In case
i of raids by Itallnn bombing planes
The streets of Harar are little
more than narrow alleys, some of
them only three or four feet wide,
steep and Ill-paved and cluttered
with refuse. They wind between
one and two-story buildings built
of undressed atone and mud, with
thatched roofs. Along the streets
are many small shops, some a few
steps below the street level, In
which work blacksmiths, silver
smiths, swordmakens, and other ar
tisans.
About 40,000 people, according to
the most recent estimate, normally
live in and around Harar and the
city contains the palace of the gov
ernor and several foreign consu
lates which are of more substantial
construction than the huts of the
common folk. There are both
Christian (Ethiopian) churches and
Moslem mosques, and two hospitals
within the walls.
Harar and its province stand on
a plateau, between 4,000 and 5,000
feet above the sea, which has a
pleasing climate and is extremely
fertile. Harar province is famous
for Its cofree, much of which is ex
ported, a portion of the crop com
ing to the United States where It Is
preferred by many discriminating
coffee drinkers. Coffee grows wild
In some parts of Harar province,
for Ethiopia was the original home
of coffee.
i
Arabs Founded Harar.
The history of Harar goes back
to the Seventh century A. D. when
the Immigrant Arabs from Yemen
arrived and founded the city, ac
cording to tradition. The state
which was then organized was
known as Adel or Zaila. Of this
state Harar was the capital In the
Fifteenth century. During that cen
tury a ruler of Harar, Mohammed
Oran (the left • handed), Invaded
what was then Ethiopia and con
quered a large part of It.
No white man visited Harar, so
far as Is known, until 1854 when
an Englishman, Sir Richard Bur
ton, spent ten days there disguised
as an Arab. In 1875 the region was
occupied by an Egyptian army and
held for ten years until troubles In
the Sudan forced the withdrawal
of the garrison. The province then
was under British Influence until
1887 when It was conquered by
Menellk II who later became em
peror of Ethiopia and who con
quered the Italians at Aduwa In
1806. During the period from 1891
to 1896, Harar province was an
Italian protectorate.
Dlredawa, 85 miles to the north
of Harar, can be reached in one
day’s Journey on mule back or In
four hours by automobile over the
rough terrain. This city. In many
ways the most progressive In Ethi
opia, Is a key-point on the railroad
which Is Ethiopia’s only outlet to
the sen.
Formerly Dlredawa was the ter
minus of the railroad from Djibouti.
It Is about 180 miles from the const
and stands on the fringe of the
Ethiopian plateau about 4.000 feet
above sea level.
Ogaden Province.
Ogaden province Is in Ethiopia's
southeastern corner, jutting out
into an angle formed by British So
maliland on tiie north and Italian
Somaliland on the south and east.
On the southwest It extends to
the Webbe (river) Shibeli, one of
Ethiopia's two queer streams which
flow hundreds of miles toward the
sea only to disappear Into the earth
a few miles from their goal.
This strange river tumbles down
from Ethiopia's high central moun
tains. almost reaches the sea near
Mogadiscio on the Indian ocean,
then changes Its mind and runs 170
miles along the coast only 12 to 15
miles Inland, finally losing Itself
In the Italian Somaliland plains a
few miles from the equator. An
other of Ethiopia's disappearing riv
ers, the Awash, flows out of the
mountains near Addis Ababn north
eastward. hut loses Itself about Art
or 70 miles inland from Djibouti,
the chief port of French Somali
land on the Gulf of Aden.
From the Italian Somaliland hor
der north through Ogaden to Dlre
dawa and the Addis Ababa—
DJIbouto railroad, the Italians must
travel 850 miles, half again as far
as General Sherman’s famous
march from Atlartta to the sea.
On the Italians’ right ns they
move north is the vast dry plateau
of the Haud country, which
stretches along the frontier between
Ethiopia and British Somaliland. Its
undulating surface Is broken np by
shallow stream courses, but In the
dry season the Haud plateau is
virtually wttrless.
Charm, Romance in Evening Dress
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
IF THE revival of the luxurious,
the more elegant, the romantic,
the dramatic, the glamorous m
fashion Indicates a turning of the
tide as they say It does, from a
reason of depression to an era of
prosperity and good times, then in
deed have we cause to rejoice for
the present signs in the matter of
opulent dress are most propitious.
The new fashions, especially for
mal modes, are not only glamorous
and elegant beyond anything known
for years but they add to their fas
cination in that they seem to have
recaptured the glories, the poetry,
the vision and the imagination, the
art, as expressed In lovely apparel
created throughout the ages.
At a recent style showing given
by the Chicago wholesale market
council the gowns for formal wear,
three of which are herewith Illus
trated, confirmed the feeling that
we are entering a fashion era
wherein a new spirit of elegance
pervades.
Eloquent of classic beauty and
statuesque dignity which carries the
grace of sculptural lines are the
new evening gowns of Grecian In
spiration. Extreme Interpretations
of modes a la Grecque are seen in
the drajted themes of Vlnnet and
other Paris designers. Long flow
ing scarfs, huge wing sleeves,
draped side pleatlngs are all shown
in the new soft quality-kind silk
crepes and velvets. Other gowns
show skirts pleated all around of
floating billowy masses of chiffon,
or slim dresses with drnperles
(often pleated) In long cascades
from the shoulder, to form a short
train at the side or back.
Sumptuous fabrics, for which the
present season Is noted, bespeak
the rich beauty of Italian Influence,
especially the magnificent velvets
In warm deep purples and reds and
greens, such as have lived through
the centuries in old master paint
ings and frescoes.
The versatility of the present
mode would make It appear as If
Oriental princesses had come to
life, in the new harem drapes and
metal cloth turbans and sari scarfs
and head coverings. Persian color
ings and patternings, Chinese em
broideries carry the spirit of the
Far East Into the Immediate fash
ion program. Then there Is the
Russian Influence which uas an all
Important Influence on current
style trends, as manifest In the
smart high cossack turbans and fur
bordered tunic blouses and coats
and suits.
Of course we must not neglect to
make mention of the picturesque
robe de style gowns which have and
are bringing so much of romance
Into the modern fashion picture. In
these you may be as bouffant and
rococco as were lovely ladies In the
king's court In olden days of pomp
and glory when George the Fourth
was king.
Speaking of the bouffant we are
minded to call your attention to the
charming dress centered In the II
lustration. It demonstrated at first
glance to the audience gathered ai
the style revue held in Chicago,
the fact of high quality emphasized
in a superb taffeta glinting with
metallzed highlights To the right.
In the picture. Is a very lovely eve
ning ensemble fashioned of one of
the new rapturous, scintillating sli
ver lame wenves such as are so
smartly in vogue this season. Its
styling accents a to-be-envied slen
derized figure. Front skirt fullness,
high-front, halter-neck bodice, ex}
treme low-back decolletage, Jewj
eled belt buckle are all highspots
of note. To the left, a gown of pear)
dot satin bespeaks Grecian Inspire
tion via heavy golden cords and
tassels.
© Western Newspaper Union.
AT FOOTBALL GAME
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
For the football game, school,
shopping or any daytime wear the
above outfit is always correct. The
coat Is French lapln over a Scotch
plaid dress In brown and red. The
accessories are In brown to match
the coat which may be worn with a
suit on cold days. The swagger
coat with Its youthful lines Is one
of the tailored woman's highlights
this season.
FABRIC KNOWLEDGE
AIDS WISE BUYING
Fabric knowledge Is part of your
fashion education. The smart wom
an knows that. It Isn’t the Initial
cost of a dress. It’s the upkeep
that counts. When you are confi
dent that your taffeta will stay
crisp; that your satins will hold
their luster; that your chiffons will
retain their loveliness and never
get sleazy or sloppy; when you
know that your sheers will hold
their shape and that your crepes
won’t ultimately sag under an ava
lanche of beading or braid, that
your clok.vs will stay In, and that
your drapes will not sag—then, and
only then, are you well dressed.
Women are rapidly learning to
find out all these things before they
buy a dress. They are learning to
buy predictable merchandise.
U. S. Designers Following
Glittering Fabric Trend
The French started It, hut Ameri
can designers were quick to follow
the new trend of glittering fabrics
for afternoon and evening wear. A
survey Just made of Americnn tex
tiles discloses that every Important
manufacturer in New York has de
signed and presented materials to
achieve unusual brilliant effects.
Cabled reports on the first fall open
lugs of the Paris dressmakers still
further Indicate the advent of spar
kling fabrics.
Vests of Suede
Leathers are getting more supp't
and wearable each year. This se.i
son smart vests are made of suede
to go with sports suits and fur
coats. They blend perfectly with
the fabrics.
NOT PROFITABLE
Perhaps the chief advantage el
having much money la that you c«a
say what you please. Yet most mil
lionaires don't.
NO UPSETS
The proper treatment
for a bilious child
THREE HIM
TO REUEVINO
CaiKTIWMB
A deansing dose today; a smaller
quantity tomorrow; less each time,
until bowels need no help at alt.
ANY mother knows the reason
•(■when her child stops playing, eats
little, is hard to manage. Constipation.
But what a pity so few know the
sensible way to set things rightl
The ordinary laxatives, of even
ordinary strength, must be carefully
regulated as to dosage.
A liquid laxative is the answer,
mothers. The answer to all your
worries over constipation. A liquid
can be measured. The dose can be
exactly suited to any age or need.
Just reduce the dose each time, until
the bowels are moving of their own
accord and need no help.
This treatment will succeed with
any child and with any adult.
The doctors use liquid laxatives.
Hospitals use the liquid form. If it
is best for their use, it is best tar
home use. The liquid laxative most
families use is Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
Pepsin. Any druggist has it
Paupers
How poor are they who have not
patience! What wound did ever heal
but by degrees.—Shakespeare.
Head
COLDS
I Put Mentholatum In li!
' the nostrils to relievo U
Irritation and promote \
clear breathing.
Ilf you prefer note dropt,or il
throat spray, cell for the
MEW MEMYHOLAYUM LIQUID H
In handy bottle with d» upper jj
Adversity a Thistle
Adversity! thou thistle of Mfe, thou
too art crowned—first with a flower*
then with down.—Foster.
_(
Kepther SMOTHERED
Now free from attacks
"For23 years I suffered with nua—Mn
asthma. Since taking Nacor I haven’t
been bothered.”—Mrs. Fred Chamberlain.
R. R. 8, Eirmingham, Ala.—Jan. 3,1934.
Why endure the misery and torture of
asthma attacks or bronchial cough? Ask
your druggist for a bottle of easy-to-take
NACOR KAPS (Nacor in capsule focm).
No habit-forming drugs.
NACOR MEDICINE C0„ INDIANAPOLIS, ML
Patriotism Inside
All movements that “require" ex
hibitions of patriotism fall. Patriot
ism is spontaneous.
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HE STUCK IN HIS THUMB,
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POCKET FOR JUST SUCH EMERGENCIES /
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