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Evening star., 1930-06-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.

inclinations, his bent" must be con-
sidered. The teachers who fail to un-
derstand are poor teachers, TO that ex-
tent, no matter how many college de-
grees they possess.
The very times in which one lives
have a great deal to do with education
The books and plays which are avail
able during the period have something
to do with it: nor can any one be i'm
mune to the power of advertising
which influences all of us, often despite
ourselves.
The habits of living of the age often
influence young men and women to
their detriment, especially in the mat
ter of mental enthusiasms, making it
impossible for them to exercise that
freedom of choice which true liberal
education demands.
No list of books can give one an
education, liberal or otherwise. The
best such books can hope to do is to
help.
It must never be forgotten that the
builders of such lists aimed honestly
to make a selection befitting, or worthy
Of man of free birth.
1t is interesting to note that this
fundamental definition goes far, far
back in the history of the world, even
to those days when men were divided
into two broad classes, free men and
slaves.
1t is a helpful definition, even today
for mankind yet remains in those two
classif1cations, although the causes are
many nowadays. We are slaves to
opinions, propaganda and many other
matters.
Often we are slaves to old habits and
customs which educated men long age
outgrew, but have not yet been able to
cast off openly, such is the curious
power OF the, mass mind over the in
dividual mind.
If there is any power in good reading
at all, and most Of us think there is,
surely 1t means reading based solidly on
the power of choice.
Educators, in schools, colleges, uni
verSities, attempt to do what they are
asked to do: To educate" the young
men and women sent to them.
To the best of their ability they draw
up lists of good books. They do the
selecting, on the basis of their expert
ence as contraSted with the inexperi-
ence of the pupils.
When a man goes out into the world
as the phrase has 1t, the time has come
for him to forget about his teachers, and
to select his own reading to suit himself
as befits a free man.
The books he reads must be worthy
of man of free birth. Halliburton
Ludwig, Dickens, Oliver-why not?
X X X
Our belief in the power of personal
selection is based on the idea that II
+, a man attempts to read books which
do not appeal to him he will end up
by not reading at all.
Reading today must compete with
radio listening, with automobile riding
with movie and talkie looking and
listening. The reader must be an in
terested reader, or he will be no reader
at all.
The idea of interest need not include
that Of futility. Surely one may be in
terested in the Bible, in Shakespeare
in all the great writings of the world.
1t is only natural that one will "get
more" out of books which interest him
Nothing else could be expected, except
by those working theoretically, which
often means mistakenly.
BY all means read the books you like
but take care that they are good books
in the best sense of the phrase Ther
you need not worry about your education
Evening star., 1930-06-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

says that contentiousness, water tenn
perature, the anglers skill, tempting
bait and sheer perversity as we'll as ap-
petite cause fish to decide whether TO
bite or not to bite. The pugnacity of
some species cause them to strike at
objects that get in their way. Feeding
Is governed to a great extent by tenn
perature changes, and 1t is we'll known
that fsh are more or less inactive when
the water temperature Is low, requiring
little food at such times. During the
Winter months they take practically no
food.
Q. Did the convict who told about
the prison fire ut Columbus over the
radio get any moneys. T. G,
A. Convict No. 46812, who broadcast
the vivid description of the Ohio Peni-
tentiary fire from inside the groVfnds,
was mailed a $500 check for his
sympathetic and accurate word pic
ture OF the holocaust" The check was
sent by William S. Paley. president of
the Columbia Broadcasting System,
which put the unnamed prisoner on the
air through its national network.
@, How is the word digit" used in
astronomyp-vJ. H.
A. The Naval Observatory says the
word digit" Latin digitus) means ass
economically the twelfth part of the
diameter of the sun or moon and was
formerly used to express the magnitude
OF an eclipse. The word Is now obsolete
in this connection.
@. Are many accidents the result of
cars not being kept in repair?-F. H. W.
A. According to q report of the Ma
tional Conference on Highway Safety
out of $4,000 traffic fatalities which oc-
CURED in the United States last year,
about is per cent was due To defects In
motor vehicles. These defects, it was
said, are largely attributable to i'm
proper maintenance by the automobile
owner and to the use Of superannuated
cars.
Q. Please give a brief account Of
Nine. de Stael's girlhood.-B. w. l..
A. Anne Louise Germaine Necker
BarOnne de Stael- -Holstein, was born,
at Paris, April az, 1856 Her father
was the famous financier, Necker. Her
mother was Suzanne Curchod. She
was q plain child, but q coquette and
desirous of prominence and attention.
Excessive study and intellectual excite
ment injured her health which was
improved by the family's removal to
Coppet, her fathers estate on the Lake
OF Geneva. In 1875 Mile. Necker pub
lished q novel. Sophie" and in 1890,
a tragedy, Jeanne Gray" Her firSt
marriage was to Eric Magnus, Baron Of
Stael- -Holstein, first an attache of the
Swedish legation and later Minister.
She was 20 at the time and her hus-
band 81.
| @. How many weddings have taken
place in the Little Church Around the,
Corner in New York City?--V. s.
A. In the 81 years of its existence
$4,000 marriages have been celebrated
there.
q. Is George Washington's birth
place still standing?-B. G. u.
A. Wakefield, the place Of Washing
toms birth, was destroyed. There Is
now q movement to construct q house
along similar lines upon the same spot.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Hoover Statement Linked
With Tariff Bill in Debate

The signing of the new tariff bill
after passage by Congress is the sub
ject Of q spirited debate, In which q
study of the measure itself Is combined
with comments on the statement Of
President Hoover explaining his rea-
sons for signing. There are strong Diff
ferences of opinion as to the corrective
value of the flexible provision, as to the
restoration of business activity, as to
the effect of the tarih in view Of the
protests from other countries and as
to the results from the farmers stand
point.
Experience has taught the public, i"
says the New York Sun, "to discount
much of the sound and fury with which
the making of new tariff bill Is inevi-
tably attended. Tumultuous words
about foreign discomfort with our tariff,
the hints of reprisals which we have
been getting In the last few months,
the American people have heard many
times before. So far as business IN
general is concerned, It's chief hope has
been that something would soon be
done, one way or another. to end its
Speaking for the opposition TO the
measure, the Ann Arbor Daily News
finds plenty of evidence that lobbyists
have made their influence felt" and
it holds that "the consumer was
given little direct attention" The At
Ianta Journal contends that 1t Is "a
product not of scientific inquiry and
constructive craftsmanship but Of petty
intriguing and short-sighted greed" :"
That paper adds that while helping
particular interests and certain groups
Of manufacturers. it will hurt American
industry as a whole and will cripple
our foreign trade at the very time we
are in urgent need Of freer and wider
markets abroad"
Discussing the flexible provision, the
Hartford Courant states: "In the cir
cumstances, the tariff cannot be said TO
be a closed matter and a closed issue,
If the President adheres to his apparent
intentions, the conclusion OF the legis-
lation by Congress has merely paved
the way for the President and Tariff
Commission to reopen the whole sub
ject. With what success they will pro-
ceed in the undertaking which the
President has foreshadowed remains to
be SEEN"
"It is quite understandable" thinks
the Detroit Free Press, that in some
directions tariffs on foreign manufac-
tured goods have been placed too high,
but 1t also Is easy TO believe that the
errors in that direction have been
greatly exaggerated" The Lincoln State
Journal comedies that the tariff has
been abused through numerous COM
promises" but concludes that the vir-
tues of the new bill should be con-
sidered along with its vices, while
weighing opinion upon its value"
Advantages in the flexible provision
are emphasized by the Adrian Daily
Telegraph, the Charleston Daily Mail
the Allentown Morning Call, the Bos-
ton Transcript and the Bangor Com
mercial. The Uniontown Herald sees
progress "if the flexible provisions oper-
ate as the President feels they will"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer asserts, as
to, this feature, that 'in practice the
experience of seven years indicates 1t is
a snare and delusion."
Evening star., 1930-06-23

i have always supposed that in or
Ger To become educated one must read
as many books as possible, whether they
are interesting to the reader or not, )"
writes correspondent.
Your articles seem to dispute this
idea, giving me to understand that
man can become educated by reading
books that appeal to him.
There are lists of books published
from time to time with the intention
OF giving the reader (should he devcLr
all Of them) a liberal education.
Among these are the Harvard Cias-
sizes and others that are not only dis
tasteful to me, but beyond my ability
to absorb. On the other hand, Rich
ard Halliburton, Emil Ludwig and &u-
thors on travels are especially interest
ing. and / seem to get more out of
their books than any others.
This choice of mine, including 8
few of Dickens and a type of book such
as that written by DR.. Oliver, appeals
to me, and I would like very murh to
know if these authors would give me
as liberal an education as the others" !"
Webster's Dictionary defines liberal
man of free birth"
Additional definitions include: Free,
not servlle or mean, not restricted,
especially not narrowly restricted by
pecuniary or uttlitarian considerations" !"
1t Will be seen that q liberal educa-
ton "a phrase first used by Maoaulay)
includes in its very essence the !dGa of
absolute freedom
Short of license, which is an entirely
different thing either in physical or
mental conduct, the idea of Tree man
lncludeS the idea of q lust man. an
honest man, a man intent on making
the best Of himself.
He himself, therefore, must be taken
as the standard.
man of free birth, of the sort we
nave IN mind, is not intent on going
through prescribed course" merely,
put rather wants to become all that it
is possible for him to become, in him
self and for himself, with the further
idea of thus being able to help others
better.
1t can be realized that there is moth
ing either low, mean or easy in such an
ambition. And surely 1t does not In
clude any idea that q man "can become
educated by reading" either In books
that do or do not appeal to him.
Education is something beyond books,
although they may help vastly. In
fact, perhaps no one knows exactly
WnaC he means Wnen ne uses that fine
sounding phrase, IAN educated man."
An educated man is perhaps an ideal,
rather than human being. 1t is a
goal toward which the boy or girl works,
either consciously or unconsciously
(about 80 per cent?.
No one properly can say, IT am an
educated man." any more than he can
proclaim, Il am a gentleman" In
these matters mems actions speak
louder than words. If they do not, he
dare not say anything.
1T is better to travel hopefully than
to arrive" said Robert Louis Stevenson
of another matter. The saying may be
applied to education with much
point.
One may never become a truly edu-
Gated man. or one may, but just so long
as he feels that he Is on the right road,
he can take certain pride in himself.
\
Books are by no means the sole tools
in the educative process.
Foremost comes the scholar himself,
with his mental and physical habits,
some of which are inimical, and which
he may try lifetime to overcome. His
Evening star., 1930-06-23

This newspaper puts at your disposal
q corps Of trained researchers In wash
ington, who win answer questions for
you. They have access TO the Govern
ment departments, the libraries. mu-
seums, galleries and public buildings,
| and to the numerous associations which
maintain headquarters In the Nations
Capital. II they can be Of assistance
to you, write your question plainly, and
send with 2 cents In coin or stamps to
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. HaSkin, director, Washing
ton, d. @.
@. OF what nationality is Ruth Chat
terton, who played In Sarah and
Son"?-M. L.
A. Miss Chatterton Is an American
In the picture entitled Sarah and Son"
the character she played called for
foreign accent. It Is said that she ac-
quired the accent for this picture under
the direction Of Nine. Schumann-
Heink.
@. To what extent have the chain
drug stores injured the trade Of inde-
pendent drug storeS?-O. c. 8.
A. While the drugstore chains are
growing rapidly, over 90 per cent OF the
business is being done by independents
@. Who first used the phrase, THE
Lords Supper"7-S. B. r.
A. st. Paul gave this name TO the
! commemorative ordinance instituted by
Christ upon the evening preceding His
crucifiXion.
9. what are some of the fabulous
| birds of prey?-B. NJ. T.
A. Probably the best known Of the
fabulous birds Of prey were the roc,
which was a bird so enormous that 1t
obscured the sun where 1t new and
carried away men in its talons; the
phoenix, which was bird with q beau
tiful voice and q long tall like a pea
cocks, which was supposed to rise from
| the ashes Of fire; and the harpy, which
was a terrible bird with a woman's face
and breast and great claws like an
eagles, which pursued men who had
sinned.
@. To which college did Louis Bam-
berger and his sister give $4,000, 900 re-
cently?-C. z. B.
A. Probably your reference Is to an
initial gift of Mr.. Bamberger, retired
head of L. Bamberger 6S Co., Newark,
and his sister, Mrs Felix Fuld, to estab-
lish an educational foundation to be
known as the Institute for Advanced
Study. The institute will be established
in Newark, or its vicinity, exclusively
for postgraduate work and scientific
research. 1t will train advanced stu
dents for and beyond the degrees OF
doctor of philosophy or other profess
sional degrees of equal standing. DR..
Abraham Flexner vii be the first direc-
tor of the foundation, which will be CO.
educational and will accept all races
and creeds who meet with its qualifica-
tions.
@. When Is infantile paralysis most
prevalent?-S. G. NJ.
| A. From about June until the first
week In December infantile paralysis
is most prevalent. The number Of
cases in this period will be approximate
ly 1000 per cent greater than In the
Winter months.
c. Why do Ash bite?-A. H.
A. American Forests and Forest Life
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Those Fire Hazards.

Now that the Board of Education has
adopted the wise policy of Immediately
abandoning any school building that
the Commissioners recommend for
abandonment on account of fire hazards
reported by the FIRE marshal, the Com
naissioners should follow suit with the
adoption Of as wise a policy concerning
IN acceptable definition of what con-
stituteS IRE hazard.
AS matters stand now the hre
marshal classifies recommended elinni-
nation Of FIRE hazards as % desirable,
(2) necessary and CD emergency.
Faulty fire escapes azsd other equipment
IN fourteen schools have given them, in
the opinion of the fire marshal, fire
hazards, the elimination of which is
necessary"
What do the Commissioners intend
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Assassination of a Reporter.

From the Port Huron Times-Hsrald.
A Chicago newspaper reporter, who
knew too much" about the notorious
murder gangs of that city, was assassi-
mated on Monday. boldly and defiantly,
in a crowded Chicago thoroughfare.
1t was typical gang method OF ad-
ministering punishment to one who had
offended.
But probably 1t was one OF the
"dumbest" avenging acJs which any
criminal gang ever pulled"
If these supposedly smart criminals
were one-half as intelligent as they are
much touted to be, they would have
realized before this deed was committed
that it would come mighty near being
the last straw"
The newspapers Of the country have
been among the most persistent of all
the agencies which have given assistance
to the fight against crime and Grim
inals.
But If 1t is possible they are even less
likely to be inundated by such acts as
this than the police themselves.
The gang responsible for this murder
could hardly have done anything more
likely to bring down retributions upon
itself and stimulate the work Of admin
istering "the wages Of sim to those who
are responsible for such deeds as this.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Summer Statesmanship.
If in the good old Summertime
A statesman has to wait
Here while the mercury may climb
To attitudes so great,
He thinks of good works he can do
AS he each day employs,
And to his mates exclairns anew,
"It's worth the trouble, boys!" .
IF we can solve each problem vast
That rises near and far,
And each sky, once overcast,
Shows Hopes clear-shining star,
Discomfort will not matter much.
If new and greater joys
We help humanity to touch,
It's worth the trouble, boys"
Evening star., 1930-06-23

dry in the field and threw the election
to Senator Wagner, a Democratic wet.
Apparently their effort was to ham,
string Wadsworth, behaving that some
day he might be q presidential poSsi-
bility. They tried to do the same thing
In New Jersey the other day to Mr.. Nor
row, but failed dismally. Mr.. Morrow,
however, had the support of thousands
Of dry Republicans In the primary fight,
and his great victory should not be at
tributed to his stand on the prohibition
issue, although that doubtless helped to
swell the total Of his vote.
*% &%
Morrow had the backing of the Re-
publican State organization leaders.
There was much talk just before the
primary that these leaders might
throw Mr.. Morrow, because of A.
nancial or other inducements. But the
organization does not play the game
that way. It did not In philadelphia
when the Grundy supporters were
broadcasting the report that the Ware
organization would sell out Secretary
James j. Davis. In one county, Essex
County, however, the Republican leader.
Jesse Salmon, was supporting Freling-
huysen and stuck to the former SEN
ator. Morrow carried Essex County
with a vote of 77,31S to 22,132 for Fort
and 11.46l for Frelinghuysen. The
leader could not deliver for Mr. Freling-
huysen because Of the tremendous popu-
larity OF Mr.. Morrow.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

In arranging financial affairs q ma
tion has to consider sometimes the pos
sibility of a deficit and sometimes that
of a surplus. The deficit fear is shown
by statistics to be the one most likely
to come true.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Members of the Byrd expedition are
applying for the old jobs they left to go
to the Antarctic regions. A polar ex-
plorer experiences hardships that make
him especially desirous to find warm
berth awaiting him at home.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Various exponents of the theories of
Karl Marx have not been able to devote
the large portion of a lifetime that
would be necessary for their thorough
comprehension. Marx Is to political
economy what Einstein is to physics.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Make ThSm Fireproof.

Prom the Detroit News.
Manuscripts submitted by 643 poets
in q prize contest were destroyed in q
New York fire. If sending duplicate
poems please remember to write on only
one side of the asbestos.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Britons are interested in the breezy
traditions of American speech. There
may be some slight disappointment in
Ambassador Dawes restraint of the
Helen Maria influence in modern diplo-
macy.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Well Supplied.

From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
Now that more than a score of mid
dies at the Naval Academy have OBJ
tanned marriage licenses, the Navy De-
partment need not worry about first
mates.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
SPINAL. Not Tracheal.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
Presumably that new cold inmuniza-
ton will take care Of colds in the head.
But cold In the feet VIII continue TO be
cured by backbone treatments.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
New Merger Menace.

''You always said that liquor is an evil
influence
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
And always said the same about gang
politics. When they combine, it looks
as if We have a merger that is really to
be feared"
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Wall Street is looking for some one
who can advertise shaving cream"
that will render note shaving not merely
painless, but pleasant.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Jud Tunkins says he still believes that
honesty is the best policy and he's kind
o. sorry the copybooks they used when
he was a schoolboy have gone out of
style. Reviving the spelling bee may
prove grand influence in restoring some
of the bygone educational fads.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Moral Relief.

Some little comfort Conscience takes
In a fault-hnding tone.
I talk of other mems mistakes
And so forget my own.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

AS the Fourth of July approaches fire.
works seem harmless compared to the
explosions promoted in gangland.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Defense Of the new tariff is a waste
of oratory. If it works out prosperously
its own statistics will be better than any
rhetorical figures.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

1T is often necessary to defer to
preJudices," said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, land the most difficult de-
ception is pretending to be deceived"
Evening star., 1930-06-23

Any one who doubts whether wealth
brings happiness can get a significant
answer by asking AL Capone.
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Old Fashions.

! like the good, old-fashioned ways.
To call them plain" cannot learn.
When seek splendors that amaze,
To archaeology I turn.
Evening star., 1930-06-23

"A crapshooter," said Uncle Eben, sis
likely to feel like a gunman dat done
put his own hard-earned wages on de
spot"
Evening star., 1930-06-23
Composed COuntenance.

Does she make up her face?"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne; "out
of her own head. It's what I should
call highly original composition"
Evening star., 1930-06-23
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Evening star., 1930-06-23

Up In New York q movement to
draft former Senator James W. Wads-
worth. jr., as the Republican candidate
for governor this Fall seems to be on
the increase. The wet Republicans In
New York were tremendously en-
couraged by the overwhelming victory
of Dwight w. Morrow in the recent
Republican senatorial primary in New
Jersey. Mr.. Wadsworth has been an
opponent of the eighteenth amendment
since the days before the amendment
became part of the Constitution. He
voted against 1t as a member of the
Senate. The New York Republicans
believe that they have in Senator
Wadsworth not only an outstanding
wet, but also a man of great ability.
Senator Wadsworth's defeat for re-
election to the Senate brought t. an
end, at least temporarily, career In
the public service which promised to
go far. The New York Senator's
definite announcement in favor of re-
peal of the eighteenth amendment dur
ing his last campaign brought down the
wrath of the Anti-Saloon League and
the independent drys in New York.
They put an independent Republican
Evening star., 1930-06-23

@. How many weddings have taken
place in the Little Church Around the,
Corner in New York City?--V. s.
A. In the 81 years of its existence
$4,000 marriages have been celebrated
there.