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IS BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1932 solving the baste mysteries of ereation. We should welcome eclipses since) they art moat 95 ECLIPSE! BROOKLYN DAILY EGLE fPounded bv Isaac Vis Ajiden in 1S4I I (Trade Mark "Eagle" Registers' I holiday movement has dealt largely with sales erf mirk in Iowa cities. Livestock and grain on the other hand are products much less easily brought under artificial control; they are raised ht many regions and their total yearly production is enormous. It seems unlikely that the present movement should effect any early subjection of the greater staples to limitation of sales by the organized collective action of farmers.

But It remains mi Wti1 S'fHfc I 111. '14. Jtf Jpiii- Mi Mi w. FROM EAGLE READERS of nondescripts, armed or unarmed, and it should never happen again. The recent convention in Brooklyn produced another outburst on the part of the disgruntled and resentful.

WALTER O'KEEFE. Brooklyn, Aug. 29. effective in teaching ua true humility. But there Is another yardstick that may be u.sed In measuring our relations with the universe.

Next to the extraordinary spectacle itself, the great wonder of an eclipse Is that i human beings know ao much about It. We actually know much that Is happening In the sky and have a mathematlc that has proved its worth In measuring time and space. Astronomers and mathematician! are among the most happy of knowledge-seekers since the planets themselves verify the human findings. In all of man's atriving for unity and order he has had no greater assurance than that provided by such verification. There are some laws and principles at once inviolate and indestructible.

Eclipses prove it. Eclipses have nothing to do with morals or ethic or economy, yet they should serve to remind (is that we are on the right track in seeking verla.stingly to create order and unity in our own world. They hold out the hope that we may yet find the principles and the law that will bring greater order and unity to human effort and produce greater happiness. Justice Faber and Mr. McCooey.

It is suggested that John H. McCooey may deny Republican Supreme Court Justice Leander B. Faber a Democratic Indorsement this Fall in reprisal for Mr. Kracke's action In indorsing State Senator Love. Almost a'nything seems to be within the realm of possibilities this year, but Mr.

McCooey is a very careful man whose political sense la usually quite keen. To deny Justice Faber an indorsement merely to punish Mr. Kracke would not be an ordinary mistake. It would be a stupid blunder comparable to the turning down of Dr. Ijove.

That an experienced judge should be, turned down to satisfy a petty grudge would be small business Indeed. Furthermore, as one of the sponsors of the bipartisan Judgeship deal last year, Mr. McCooey could not adopt this course without stultifying himself and advertising the hollowness of his previous pretensions regarding bipartisan judicial nominations. No Room for Brooklynites! Budget, Director Kohler's action In barring a representative of the Brooklyn Real Estate Board from private hearings on the budget la typical of the Walker Administration's attitude toward taxpayers generally, and especially Brooklyn taxpayers. Brooklyn has been severely penalized ever since Mayor Walker has been In City Hall.

In the view of his administration the only proper functions for Brooklynites In the scheme of things are to pay taxes and vote as Mr. McCooey tells them. Brooklyn is entirely too far from Broadway to Interest the Mayor or those most powerful in his official family. The Brooklyn Real Estate Board has been active In trying to impress upon the city officials the necessity for drastic economies. Over a period of months efforts hsve been made to arouse the authorities to action.

Some time sro, after the Brooklyn Real Estate Board wrote Mayor Walker on this subject, he announced that civic organizations would be invited to attend private hearings on the budget. These hearings are now being held, but the Brooklyn Real Estate Board has been barred. No other Brooklyn organization was invited to these hearings, so Brooklyn Is wholly unrepresented. This Is outrageous and Indefensible. This borough of 2.700.000 has more Individual property owners and taxpayers than any subdivision in the city.

These taxpayers are vitally interested in what Is done with their money. To exclud representatives of Brooklyn from hearings to which Manhattan organizations have been Invited Is an Injustice that cannot be tolerated. Violence in Iowa. Picketing of a most unpeaceful sort grows more prevalent In the so-called farm holiday movement now centering In Iowa. The holiday makers In Increasing numbers seem to devote their days and nights to slopping the shipments of those producers of farm commodities who try to get their goods to market.

Something mildly similar to the night-riding of 25 years ago among the tobacco growers' protective associations of Kentucky has taken shape. This is unlawful and it cannot be countenanced by the authorities if they Intend to keep their oaths of office. We must at the same time remember that history repeats itself, and that a great number of social movements that have gained their place in the law of this land started or developed through acts of lawless violence. The movement for American independence had its tea parties and Its tarring and feathering parties before the Revolution broke out. The present system of farm tenure in New York State was brought about latgely by the agitation, sometimes approaching guerilla warfare, known as the rent war.

Trade unionism, before it became an established and powerflul institution. hd many episodes In which violence figured. The abolition of slavery hid Its John Brown. Prohibition had Its Carrie Nation. These facts are to be noted not as warranting the unlawful actions of the disturbers in Iowa and neignboring States but as reminding us that more serious disturbances and has found its way) through them.

Violence has frequently been suppressed, but its suppression alone does not suffice to kill the root from which it springs. If the farmers engaged in the present movement, have a valid idea, the idea may survive the dis- credit that It sustain from dashing with law and order and may become a part of the estab-: lished scheme of things. That idea is a very large order. It involve the grouping of farmers over a large area into a body or bodies with power to tell the Individual grower whether he may or may not. sell the i product of his land and toll.

We already have I In Southern tobacco fields, in California and in this State certain organizations that exert a powerful influence to this effect. They thus maintain a considerable degree of collective control over the prices of products of particular character. M-lk i one rvf the products thut, been proved susceptible of sort eotMtfol; farm WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1932. It GOODrEl.LOW President Ind Publisher HARRIS M. CRIST.

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and also the local ew or aponunroua origin auhtlehM herein. All rights of republication of apecla) dupetchea herein a alio referred Justice Staley's Decision. Mayor Walker and his counsel, J. Curtin. are entitled to all the satisfaction they ran derive from the decision of Supreme Court' Justice? Staley refusing to intervene in thej Walker case and upholding the Governor's i power of removal.

Justice Rlalev passed on a number of highly technical leiial points. The Justice holds that Governor Roosevelt should have summoned witnesses against the Mayor and allowed him to cross-examine them; that, the Mayor should not now be held accountable for his conduct during his first term, and that charges relating to his prions! affairs should be precluded as grounds for removal. All of these mints, which were favorable in the Mavnr. were hailed by Mr. Curtin, who! siimmartred his comment as follows: Judge Staley has approved Judicially of all the things we have been contending for from the beginning of this year, except the constitutionality of Section 122, which was a mere incident to our position.

In his memorandum Justice Staley describes the action before htm as one In which the petitioners sought an order of prohibition against Governor Roosevelt "prohibiting the entertaining, proceeding with and making a determination thereon of charges filed against James J. Walker as Mayor of the City of New York." Justice Staley refused to issue such an order, declaring that "For errors. If any, of law or fact, In proceedings now pending before him he (Governor Roosevelt! Is responsible, not to the courts, but to the people and his own conscience." This is the ruling which Mr. Curtin describes as "a mere incident to our position." In scek-j ing to prevent the Governor from proceeding! with- the hearings and making a decision on i them Mr. Curtin raised many points which Justice Staley decided In hta favor.

But the main point upholding the Governor in his power 1 of removal was all important. If Governor Roosevelt should remove Mayor Walker on any of the charges based upon his first tprm in office, his private affairs or upon ex parte testimony, Mr. Curtin's arguments and the Staley derision would undoubtedly have force if the case were appealed. But this is putting the ran before the horse. Mayor Walker has not been removed.

Until this happens i and we know the specific grounds upon which the act of removal Is based Justice Btaley's ad-1 verse rulings will not apply. The net result of this attempt to stop the hearings and prevent the Governor from exer-j rising his power of removal. If he feels called' pon to use It. has been failure. The hearings' yyll go on.

with the Governor exercising his', najn Judgment as to the procedure as well as tr disposition of the charges. i Taking Our Own Measure. i is measuring day. With the latest ipyvrd instruments, telescopic cameras andj paraphernalia, scientist will make a' romp I check of lodav'i eclipsf Data collected by trt.rtm will be used to check each other and! previoin- records relating to the rare phenome-! oon tbV sends astronomers to out of the way; pUre th oughnut the world to study the move-j wjeoto of' the solar system. the only phenomena that Interest! mtil.ti urts as well as science, Propry thev offer reflerttve persons an oppor-! tunity to herk and measure themselves In relation to irh other, the world, the universe i and the mu'iiverse.

Fw pcopieVran eclipse of the sun without having something happen inside of them. Much ts made of the fact that science has dispelled fear once engendered bv ignorance. We yio longer experience the apprehension whirh such manifestations caused when the race wrt.s" ruled bv superstitution. Yet an eclipse still an aVsome effect on all people of sensibility. It is at once a reminder of our insignincaitne and of our power and potentialities.

In the presence of such a spectacle we are reminded of many things. The great mvstery of space, life and light and all the amazing and incomprehensible things that condition our existence. When for a brief moment our own moon comes between ustand the sun It is possible to sense the vastnwvs of earthly solitude nd our depondenee iipni the hun. It Is appalling to reflect Vn the magnitude of nin the drgyce of ir heir'es-ness and our Inability ttjma hesdwt to i nits nnssihle thnt the nreont mvmnt mi I have Its sequels and that eventually something of the sort may be effected. Shall the Destitute Vote? We hear estimates of 10,000.000 or more unemployed and of great numbers, possibly millions, dependent on public assistance.

many of the large cities have sprung up shanty colonies of squatters. Shall the people without means of self-support and those without a regular residence vote this November? The prospect Is that some of them will and that some of them will be prevented. For instance, the Board of Registration in Lewiston, Maine, has just moved to strike 500 persons from the voting lists on the ground that they receive aid from the city and are therefore paupers. The law of the State of Maine disqualifies paupers from voting. If the same proportion that stands to be excluded in Lewiston were excluded throughout Maine, some 11,000 persons would be shut out Irom the polls.

A recent table of the voting qualifications In the several States shows ten others besides Maine as excluding paupers. Several of the more populous States appear on the list Massachusetts, New Jersey, Missouri and Texas. The ten have one-fifth of the country's population. They may not have so high a proportion one In 70 of the population as has Lewiston of assisted persons. If they have even half as high a proportion, their laws may enable them to class 180.000 persons of voting age as excluded by pauperism.

Vagrants, so far as available, Information tells us. are excluded from the polls specifically in but one Stnie, Alabama. But some 27 States require residence in the election district for 30 days or more prior to an election, and a number of the remaining States require ten or 20 days. These rules, if strictly applied, would exclude a great number of destitute drifters and thousands now domiciled as squatters in temporary shacks, residence In which is difficult to establish. It might be desirable that the group of the legally disqualified destitute, running to several hundred thousand, should all be actually excluded from the polls; It might be just that they be allowed to vote on the theory that their very lives are at stake.

It Is certainly neither Just nor desirsble that they should vote in some sections and be ruled out in others, according to the political calculations of officials. Yet that outcome can hardly be prevented In th brief time that remains; It may affect the result of the election. The Battle of the Speed Boats. What the Davis Cup is to tennis the bronze trophy given by the late Lord Northcllffe la to speed boat racing. Since 1920, when Gar Wood won the trophy in an American craft, British' competitors have made six efforts to recover it, and the beginning' of the seventh attempt will be witnessed next Saturday at Detroit, with Wood as the defender in Miss America and Kaye Don, who holds the world's record, driving Lord Wakefield's challenger, Miss England III.

"They're determined to have It and they're going to keep on coming back here till they get it," observes Mr. Wood, who is, however, not at all dismayed by the extraordinary speed shown by the challenger over a straightaway course on Loch Lomond. The seven-mile oval course on Lake St. Clair, which must be rounded five times, presents difficulties in turning which were not encountered by Kaye Don when he drove Miss England III at the astonishing speed of, 119.81 miles an hour over the waters of the Scotch lake. Miss America has four 12-cylinder motors with an estimated horsepower of 8.800, Miss England III htu twin motors that develop 4,400 horsepower.

Therefore, Gar Wood, not unwarrantably, records himself as "optimistic" in the face of British persistence. Is there something in the quality of the British motors or in British hull design that can overcome a difference of 2.400 horsepower? We should know the answer when the first race is run on Saturday. In skill and experience the two pilots are about equal Both are resourceful and daring to the point of rashness. It may be that two races only will be needed at Lake St. Clair to settle the fate of the trophy.

Three may be required or, In the unhappy event of a disaster to the challenger one may determine the result. Spectators of the race, of whom there will be a great multitude, and those larger numbers of enthusiasts who will seek the published reports of the encounter, will hope that no unfortunate incident will mar the occasion. The authorities in charge have taken steps ko prevent a recurrence of -the fiasco which last year left a bad taste in the mouths of all good sportsman. If the striking farmers continue to shut off supplies from the cities it may be necessary to retaliate by curtailing their radio programs. Golden Words won the first race at Saratoga Monday, with Careful Kitty second.

Political Influence Is suspected. Admiral BvTd does well to keep pointing out that of every four dollars of the American people's present income one goes to the public purse. No one has successfully disputed him. We should have quite a fellow-feeling for Russia, where the government alms to get the other three -fourths also. Did Secretary Hurley, when he accused Governor Roosevelt of not suppressing the fraudu lent sellers of securities In this State, overlook the possible comeback? Attorney General Ben-I nett points out that enforcing the laws against these sharpers rests with his office, and that a Republican was State Attorney General until-I Ml.

since when the actions against stork pro-j motor. hsv tsken a jump. In these times of1 economy the Democrats are lucky to have See-! retAry Hurley doing their campaigning for them. 1 Good Enough to Graduate But Can't Win a License Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Has Mr. Holts got another chance to turn out more students for the examiner to laugh at? He gives them an average of 85 or 90-and the examiner gives them 20 or 30.

That is no saving for the city, either. The principals or the examiners are wrong. Why does not Mr. Seabury find out? Why not have smaller classes and not have Summer srhool? There are enough waiting for a Job. Mrs.

O. REILLY. Brooklyn, Aug. 29. policies which both joined in making.

The platforms agree on payment the foreign debt the of protective tariff, and of speeding business and relief of unemployment. is no direct oppos-abihty any point. The psople waiting relief with and hope, however the may go. people are vitally nivlded of the 18th Amendment. repeal or not to repeal, question, in which they divided.

Here we wide-apart principles. Party comes out for repeal of the 18th Both the Presidential Vice Presidential candidates stand upright and down this platform. Or the of the political fence, Hoover advocates conditional repeal, while Vice President is for the amendment written, with "i's" dotted crossed. It is true that more than beer. But all alike want bread, reprobate beer.

It is that gives dynamics KELLY MILLER. D. Aug. 30. Put the Unemployed on L.

I. Ragweed Brooklyn Daily Eagle: A. Nostrand's plea to ragweed on Long Island would bring a blessing sufferers. let the unemployed do L. OLIVER.

L. Aug. 20. Anti-Smith Letter in Wane Basket Brooklyn Daily Eafle: wonders never cease? This comes to my mind after scurrilous letter of Armitage in regard to Alfred Smith published today's edition of The is indeed a strange a great newspaper like stoop so low as to such an unwarranted such a distinguished the State. The one sentence which Mr.

Armitage says one who knows Al can neither speak nor should have been convince The Eagle that should have been eon-signed the waste basket. DISGUSTED READER. Aug. 29. Sympathy With LETTERS Convention 'Splendidly Reported; Fine Pictures' Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: I want to congratulate you upon the splendid way the recent Department Convention of the American Legion was reported by your paper and also to congratulate you upon the very fine collection of convention pictures which appeared in your paper.

Since 1919 I have kept scrap-books, containing newspaper reports of State conventions, and at each convention have picked out a paper which, I thought, played up the convention to the best advantage, with news and picture reports. I am using the Brooklyn Daily Eagle for this year. R. P. VAN VLACK.

Historian. American Legion, N. Y. State Department. Poughkeepsie, N.

Aug. 20. Al Smith Got Education In the Best' of Schools Editor Brool-lyn Daily Eagle: Answering Henry W. Armitage letter In tonight's Eagle: Alfred E. Smith Is a great lover of Truth.

Mr. Smith gained his broad education in the great school of life, and from his constant association with human beings, a knowledge not to be found between the covers of books. In my humble opinion he has the better training. Let us all be thankful that W. A.

got his name in print. M. P. KENNEY. Brooklyn, Aug.

29. Beer, Rather Than Bread, The Chief Campaign Issue Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Both candidates. Hoover and Roosevelt, have agreed to make economic recovery the Issue of the campaign. Bu'- the people themselves have a way of determining such a question regardless of what the candidates may wish or desire. Judgint? by the number of letter pourlnjt into the newspaper offices throughout the country one would be cosily convinced that prohibition takes precedence over economic issues, as a campaign motif.

In the popular mind. After all, there Is no basic or vital dfference between the two parties or the two candidates on economic questions. Both parties have exhausted the resource of phraseology to nragnify what little difference there may be. Everybody wants prosperity. Neither party has any copyright formula of relief from prevailing duress.

Imputation of responsibility for public misfortune upon the party in power is a political strateiy which both sides indulge when the table turns their way. Mr. Hoover's program of relief is a composite one Involving elements of thought from both sides. Did he not ask for the adjournment of partisan politics while all patriotic Americans joined In constructive endeavor to confront depressing situation? To a considerable extent this requeit was accorded, as Mr. Hoover himell graciously acknowledged, if Mr.

Hoover is re-elected he wi'l pin forth his pledged endeaw to carry out this composite policy, which, for reasons of coi.rtesy. hears his name. If Mr. Ront-rvrlt is elected will perforce he constrained to adopt the major pari of these parties two party of principle the purpose recovery There at are patiently anxiety election But the on the fate To that ts the are passionately have two The Democratic flat-footedly Amendment. and straight on other side President Curtis as Is and bread is while we some of us the difference to the contest.

Washington, Would To Work Editor Florence have the cut down to hay fever Whv not this work? Baldwin, Says Belonged Editor Will reflection reading the Henry W. the Hon. In Eagle. It thing that yours should publish attack upon citiren of in "that every knows he write English" enough to the letter to Brooklyn, Not in Editor I have may might the needy bonus of a band the States by is I hope the any such future. If have cause send a President do whst It.

is an Government uous days of threshing out problems must have had a talk with the Lord, for in his speech of acceptance he says that he is "pledged to Almighty God Another item that connects the experiences of these times with the social life of Gideon's day is the statement that Gideon's business activity was near the win press, and in some way it was secreted, thereby. I have no knowledge about President Hoover's life previous to his call to be our President except th wonderful work he did in Belgium and in relieving the troubles in our own land, but I believe that he will need no help from any wine press or the wet forces and that his practice of drinking water In the great march to victory will be as) acceptable to the Lord as was that of the Gideon of old. GRANDMA. Brooklyn. Aug.

29. Roadside Naps 1 Danville Commercial Newal Tourists from other States, motoring In Connecticut, are sending home a pleasant tale of service rendered in the course of duty by 8t.at, I police. A driver rolling along in Conneet-! icut late at night is likely to havt I an officer pull up beside his car and signal him to stop Then the officer says: "Do you feel sleepy?" I If the answer is "Yes." as it would i be for many motorists late at, night, the officer tells him to "Pull up at the side of the road and take ar hour's nap. I'll call you." He does, and the motorist then continues on his way sufficiently refreshed to be a safer driver than he was in hU I sleepy state. Many accidents have been caused by weary motorists falling asleep at the wheel.

Wise drivers, feeling drowsy spell overtaking them, usually pull up at the side of the road without being told, to await a wider awake feeling. Taking a nap with police protection and with a policeman acting as alarm clock is a good solution of a common problem. An Extra Dry Campaign i By John Alrfrn (Funds are urgent neeoed for tha Antt-Saloon Leagtie lo keep r.nntrot of Cengrm. An eitra try campaign la The givers big who backed the) "League" Have now gone back upon It: With frowna or Jests they lock the.lf cheats And. as for talk, they shun It.

Beneath our flag the clerics lag. Their energies are slacking: For each one sees that subsidies For "lectures" will be lacking. We sink our pride, throw doubU aside. No choice we have as beggars: Although we fret to have, to get More cash from rich bootleggers. What matter? They, like us would sav.

"Hurrah for Prohibition!" Why not, why not? The wealth they've got Stirs futurist ambition. So run up high the pennant Pisme justenanr we're gaining: Al1 hough fear we prepare) Fox extra-dry campaignirj. Unlike Hamlet, Al Smith Has No Use for Ghost Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Quite the quintessence of Irony Is Henry W. Armitage's letter today. Few Indeed among modern thinkers are they who exceed Al Smith in directness of diction, clarity of comprehension or brilliant brevity.

A wondrous gift is his. As well accuse Edison of Imitating in his incandescent light the clumsiness of the lamp-wick trimmers as to say Al needs "ghosts." Smith has his shortcomings but his literary style Is cogent, colorful, convincing and absolutely unique. Lucky lads are the Outlook publishers to get him at any price. Lucky America to have such citizens as Al Smith. GEORGE HIRAM MANN.

Brooklyn, Aug. 29. Where to Find Chiefs Of Van Voorhees Clan Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: My attention has been cal.ed to the note In your paper of Aug. 18 respecting the condensed tene-alogy of the "Van Voorhees Clan." and I write to correct an error that may mislead some members of said clan. It Is ststed that the Van Voorhees Association has "Established offices for its executive committee at 140 E.

54th St." While Hits Is the medical office of Dr. Irving W. Voorhees. a member of the executive committee, for our correspondents, the office of the secretary, Mr. Harry Stephen Vorhi, 50 Vanderbilt New York.

Is more important. Recent Bonu Tactics, OSCAR M. VOORHrES. Jackson Heights, L. Aug.

27. Further Similarities of Hoover as Modern Gideon Editor Brooklyn Daily Eagle: We read in the sixth chapter of Judges that Gideon had a talk with the Lord about the distresses in his country, and the Lord had encouraged him to believe that He could dellever the people out of ths oppressions of the Midianites. and that Gideon had a. believing faith He could do so. although he insisted on having a sign that the Brookyn Daily Eagle: always hoped that some be found to advance veterans their so-called payment, but the thought of ex-soldiers threatening Government of the United camping out in Washington repulsive in the extreme.

Government prevents demonstration in the the veterana think they for petition let them committee to see the and Congress and then others do go home. exitraj to have the surroujided by a mot) Lord meant what He said, We have evidence that. President Hoover at soma time during reo-.