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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

"TeaIsln Is the art Of conceAling
beauty that you may discover Il, OF sug-
gestfIir what you dare not reveal. 1t
Is the noble secret of laughing at your
self, calmly yet thoroughiy."-The
Book of Tea"
calmly yet Thoroughly, is truly a noble
secret and a noble art.
It is secret because so many persons
do not know It; 1t is art because it de-
mands an appreciation Of values.
This appreciation is all the more DIFF
ficult because the materials with which
the artist works are so near.
It is easy enough TO see the ridiculous
in other people; all the world IS an
artist when it comes to that branch.
'aIf people Of inferior intelligence hear
of the Tao" said IAotse, the Chinese
philosopher, speaking Of his system,
they laugh immensely. II would not
be the Tao unless they laughed at It,"
To see the fun in ones self is to en-
ter into the realms OF practical PM
losophy.
Such an action bespeaks something
Of a superior intelligence, since inferior
minds commonly laugh mostly at other
people.
themselves they take, oh. SO seri-
ously, not knowing that their laughter
is not judgment on others, but upon
themselves!
They perpetually balance chips upon
their shoulders and are on an eternal
lookout for any one who dares disturb
them a hairs breadth.
They do not know that 1t would not
be the Tao unless they laughed at 1t.
x X +
The person who is an artist in the
ability of laughing at himself may be
either of solemn or smiling rnien. It
makes little difference.
The real laughter lies inside, more in
the mind than on the lips, rather in
the heart than in the eyes.
Raucous laughter is always the sign
of inferior stock.
Lord Chesterfield did not recommend
no laughter, or at the most mere
smile, to his son, because such action
was the sign OF a well bred man, but
simply because well bred man so
acted.
Observation had shown him that the
lower In the social scale one went the
louder became the jollity, especially
when more than two were assembled
Uproarious mirth is proof Of I'M
restrained habits, poor taste, disregard
for others, ostentation. It brands q
person as surely as If he wore a big
sign with those notices painted on it.
= X y
The man who laughs loudest at
others never laughs at himself. Per-
haps that is inevitable He is so busy
looking for faults In those he does
not like that he finds none in himself.
Laughter is a queer thing. being
based on cruelty and kindness, m
almost undistinguishabl mixtures.
There have been many theoretical
explanations" of the phenomenon Of
laughter in human beings. When 1t
is kindly, man may pride himself upon
being "the laughing animal" When
it is mean, as so often 1t Is, he may
feel sure that the serious, wise animals
nothing of It,
To be serious does not mean that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
An Illuminated Airport,

A new era in commercial flying was
inaugurated recently with the installa-
ton of night-lighting equipment at
Washington Airport, which now boasts
OF one Of the most complete, although
small, landing fields in this vicinity.
The new food lights, boundary lights
and obstruction markers are the latest
of their types and provide the maximum
of safety for night flyers. The mood
lights are twice the capacity that the
Department of Commerce specifies for
airports of this size.
If Washington cannot have munich
pal field to be proud of, 1t can find some
consolation in the development of pri-
vate fields. The promoters OF the WASH
ington Airport have built up a fine
service for residents Of this community
The station is ample and well arranged.
The large hangar is a model Of its kind.
Planes can be chartered for trips of any
distance and sightseeing excursions
over the city are conducted regularly.
1t is the terminal for the New York
and washington air line, which runs
every hour on the hour, and the installa-
ton of the new equipment makes it
possible for these planes TO land after
dark. One Of It's most desirable fea-
lures is It's proximity to the city. wash
ingtonians, even II Congress is content
to let the city lag behind in municipal
development Of aviation, can through
private enterprise be provided with air
facilities of a high order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
The Old Master Is Beaten.

That youth must be served" was
never more dramatically illustrated
than on the center court of the West
Side Tennis Clubs stadium at Forest
Hills yesterday, when brawny John
Doeg, twenty-five, eliminated Big Bill
Tilden, thirty-seven, in the serni-iinals
Of the national singles championship
Youth and courage, skill and poise were
the factors in this upset, which has
shaken the tennis world, and they were
possessed to a marked degree by the
bronzed left-handed Californian. Fol
eleven years Big Bill has reigned SUI
preme on American courts. Seven times
has he been crowned champion. Not
since little Bill Johnston beat him in
1919 has this master player felt the
sting of defeat in the singles tourna-
ment.
During the past few years, however
Americas young players have come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
The Yachts Are Ready

Today the fourteenth regatta for the
Americas Cup, the supreme world
trophy for yachting supremacy, is to
start in the waters of Newport, If the
winds suffice for a race. The first race
viii be on a straightaway course for
hfteen miles TO windward and return
or leeward and return as the wind may
blow.
American sympathy for Sir Thomas
Upton, the challenger, is marked. He
has now built hve 5hamrocks at the
cost Of great fortune and as defeat
has followed defeat he has proved him
self the gamest and most sporting loser
the world knows. Now at the age of
eighty-three he is making what is prob
ably his final effort to lift the cup"
II Shamrock v falls to beat Enterprise
IN these matches beginning today the
veteran baronet will probably never
again seek to accomplish what a long
Inc Of British predecessors have vainly
Striven for during the past sixty years.
Enterprise, defender Of the cup, has
been chosen as the best of four yachts
built especially for this contest. Her
selection was made before the compile
ton Of all the trials between the rivals
tor the defense. Her performances in
those tests and since her selection,
however, have apparently justified her
choice, as she has proved herself a re-
taarkable boat in all kinds of weather
Yesterday on the eve Of the first brlsl,
OF the two yachts Enterprise was q
favorite in betting at odds of two to
one.
With light airs prevailing this first
d. days event may be what has come t.
be known as drifting match" There
have been many of these in the course
OF the races for the Americas Cup
with the yachts barely moving ovel
CLASSY seas with just enough headwaI
10 keep ripple running at the bows
Then there have been spanking breezeS
10 carry the graceful craft swiftly owe
che course, heeling them so far to lee
ward that their rails have been washet
and their booms have dipped in tn
high-running seas. In the course o
the thirteen competitions for the cul
thus far thirty-six races have beel
sailed. OF these thirteen have been Il
Light AifA, eleven In moderate breezes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
Theater's Ills Put
On Lack of Freshness
Nrom the Raltimore Sun.

from the Baltimore Sun.
That there are at the moment, az
New York reports, only 20 stage pro.
auctions In the whole Of the United
States Is a. fact whose importance is
not in any way guaranteed. But 1t IL
true that this is the low-water mark
Tor the theater in recent years, as COM
parsons with other Summer seasons
show. and it seems to point out sharply
that II the theater is to survive at ali
in America 1t must begin at once cast
Ing about for some means of regenera-
ton.
Recent seasons have gone from bad
to worse. The contest with the talking
movie has been lost, so that it now is
frequently said that only matter Of
time stands between the legitimate
stage as a separate entity and the stage
as subsidiary of the films, tryout
place for Hollywood and q sort of pre-
release advertising medium. Today as
never before, the theater is in COMPETE
ton with vast variety of other forms
OF entertainment, and year after year
the theater continues at its old pace,
thinking that mere shifting Of emphasis
from one to the other Of its traditional
elements will make for freshness Of
style and spirit. It's trouble has been
that In America it has found nothing to
answer to what may be called, some
what heavily, the spirit of this age. No
new seriousness, no new gayety, save In
a very few instances, and what little 1t
has discovered has been so promptly
stereotyped and made Ilnonotonous that
it has been robbed OF ell value.
The theater has more and more fallen
into commercial hands, which Is, to say,
on the whole, rather clumsy, undaring
hands, and 1t has failed dismally to
keep pace with a restless period and
with the periods other inventions for
amusement. What it needs now is not
more money or more publicity, but
more OF some new, intelligent spirit en-
downing with q new reality-if, indeed,
that Is to be had. 1t might be better
II all the remaining perspiring rs shows
closed down and the best minds of the
stage went into some meditative huddle,
with q view to facing the Fall with
yornething more promising than cptl-
Mistio hn0uncen1entS.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. TRAcEWELL.

one must take himself too seriously.
Often the most solemn people have
the most ability at laughing at them
selves, calmly yet thoroughly" as The
Book Of Tea" suggests.
4 y y y
Laughter IN itself, then, means moth
ing, neither that q man is happy nor
that he is unhappy, neither that he is
cruel nor that he is kind
The circumstances which surround
laughter, together with the mans char
acter, his antecedents, his education
and his upbringing, must be considered.
1t VIII be found that the most sue
ceSsful men are the most chary of
their smiles, and seldom laugh except
when with their most intimate friends
Their truly well bred laughter is not
the result OF policy so much as 1t is
an instructive recognition with them
that the loud laugh is the mark of
poor breeding, or lack of opportunity.
They have seen 1t In action so many
times that they pass it up as something
which does not belong to them.
If laugh they must, and It seems
inevitable among human beings, they
prefer to laugh at themselves, about
whom they know the most.
4 y r y
Harsh laughter Is based on ignorance
and thus constitutes another black
mark against the mother of all evil.
The Sneertng laugh so often heard
is q muff1er on good will.
The teeth-baring grin of physical
combatants resembles the laugh of the
monkey, and has about as much hui
mainly in 1t. Runners in track meets
often have then lips drawn back In the
same way. What this proves, If any
~ -
there Is some relationship between the
strain OF fighting and the stress OF
physical exertion carried to excess.
The charm of laughing at ones sell
lies largely in the fact that one uses
moderation. The Golden Mean" OF
the philosophers enters into it. Ones
disposition, heart and mind, is not
'blighted by anger, either at another OF
at ones self. The bland wonder of the
innocent child is there, no matter how
old the one who smiles may be.
This moderation does not mean that
the man who possesses the noble secret
OF laughing at himself will not do il
thoroughly. He will do it calmly, YET
thoroughly as BELTS a philosopher.
He will suggest by q smile what he
dareS not reveal-will conceal some
beauty that others may have the salts
faction Of discovering It.
His laughter. he knows, carries nc
sting, and he likewise knows that the
discriminating will realize 1t. AS fol
the others, they must look out for them
selves. If they see in his smiles a gibe
at them, it Is just too bad. that is all
Mostly he Is laughing at himself, with
out much thought of them, one way oil
other.
If they happen to stand in his way
he will look through them at his oWn
their shadow will sully the Brightness
but neither he nor they are responsible
for that. Such things lie in the lap OF
the gods, as the old saying has it. II
they laugh at him immensely, let them
he would not be himself unless they
laughed at him. Their silence or re-
spect would show him his spirits
failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
Brands Uphill Struggle.

European federation on the BRAND
plan engaged the attention of a full
dress session of the League of Nations
ct Geneva Friday. It's gifted and elo-
quent architect, the veteran foreign
minister of France. submitted and sup
ported his scheme in the artful and
persuasive style of which he is such a
master. But Brands words soon evoked
others which revealed at flash into
what world of divergent views and
interests the United states Of Europe
project has been flung.
It was Arthur Henderson, British
foreign secretary, who forthwith en-
tered objections to the BRAND proposal.
The French statesman had glorif1ed
and advocated 1t as something which
would lay deep and well the founda-
lions Of European peace. Mr.. Hen
derson argued that M. BRAND is put
ting the cart before the horse. The
Labor spokesman who presides over
Britain's foreign affairs designated dis
armament In Europe as the condition
precedent to Old World federation.
Disarmament must come FIRST" said
Henderson in effect. and added that
without it, in Britain's opinion, no sys-
TENS or combinations, whether inside
or outside the League, could insure
either peace or security in Europe.
'Let US disarrn," he declared, "and ser
curity will follow. Then federation can
follow that" The voice Of an appar-
entity united British Empire IS behind
the Henderson theory, for Sir Robert
Borden, speaking in the name Of Can
ada, promptly af1rmed the Dominion's
View that remuneration Of ornaments Is
the primary essential to peace.
The existence Of these two opposing
schools Of thought, federation first or
disarmament FIRST, does not definitely
doom NJ. Brands enterprise. But until
they can be reconciled 1t is crystal
clear that the United States Of Europe
idea is headed for an uphill fight.
Britain's eagerness for disarmament
springs from her grave economic plight
II is on that account that she has
yielded naval parity to America and
denounced all hope Of continued su-
premacy at sea. France views disarma-
Inent through different spectacles. She
b the most afiuent country In Europe
She has no unemployment problem.
she conceives herself to be in military
danger on the continent. She Graves
peace no less than "perfidious Albion"
but she prefers, for the present at least,
TO get it by European economic and
political union and not by demobiliza-
ton of her great army and air force.
The people Of this country note with
satisfaction two passages In M. BRANDS
speech at Geneva. He claims to have
been assured by both oficial and pri-
vate Americans that the United States
would view European federation with
satisfaction because Of the more orderly
marketing conditions It would produce.
Then M. BRAND spoke hopefully Of the
renewal Of naval conversations with
italy and the prospect that sooner or
later they will lead to the adhesion of
the Latin European power to the Lon
don limitation pact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Provinces Made
Available for Hunting.
La Prensa, Buenos Aires.-The ter
ritory of the Province of Buenos Aires
has been made available for sportsmen
since the first of the month, when the
offlcial hunting season was inaugurated.
This season is divided into four periods,
during all of which certain animals
like rabbits and squirrels may be
hunted. The rural code Of Buenos
Aires Province, however, prohibits dur
ing two Of the four periods the hunt
ing Of the fiamingo, partridge, dove,
meadow-lark, and In general all species
of Song-birds, large or small, whether
edible or not, and the same restrictions
are placed on the hunting Of animals,
harmless or savage. The nutria (otter),
coypu Cbeaver), rnulita (arTnadillo),
guanaco wild DEER and vicuna (wild
period of two weeks, and q special IL
cense costing 10 pesos ($8.84) must be
procured when hunting these animals
With spArielS or other dogs.
The primary pleasure of hunting In
Argentina seems to be not so much
the chasing and dispatching of
animals, Of which none native to the
region are dangerous to man. even when
moleSted. as the opportunity to get ex-
citing outdoor exercise, on foot or on
horseback, with or without companion
ship, human and canine. The wardrobe
Of the field calls, too, for special and
becoming costumes, which makes sport
ing agreeable to men and women alike,
In some hunting operations such as for
wild forest and water birds, such re-
spective types as quail and duck, much
skill and caution is required to come
within range Of the fowling piece, and
the necessary labor IN swamp and
thicket is often very fatiguing. And
there is always, too, the opprobrium
when one misses! There is a true
seasons, equipment, costume and meth
cd, and lastly a wise moderation and
understanding which permits both the
chase and the conservation of wild
birds and beasts for perpetual utility
and pleasure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

In the literature Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. There were similar
practices among the native tribes Of
North and South America, Asia, Aus
tralia and Africa.
@. Where was the first Chamber Of
Commerce organized in this country
@. I. T.
A. The New York City Chamber of
Commerce, organized in 1868 and In
corporated under q royal charter from
King George III In ITO, was the first
institution Of its kind in the United
States.
Q. Was the eruption Of Mount
Katmai in 1912 an important one?-
K. G.
A The eruption was one of the
largest ever known. The haze caused
by this eruption on the Alaskan Penin-
s1la was noted in the Eastern United
States. The Valley Of Ten Thousand
Smokes which came into being at this
time has been set aside as the Katlnai
National Monument.
Q. What is Tarok2 I think it is
some kind OF game. P. r.
A. Tarok is game of cards that Is
very popular in Austria and Germany.
Il Is also played in some parts of France.
Tarok requires a special deck of cards
and the rules are very complicated
Q. Where does the City Of Venice
get its drinking water?-V. H.
A The drinking water is brought in
through an aqueduct which passes un-
der the lagoon.
Q. How may safely dispose of
quantity of old cartridges2-S. p. w.
A. The National Rife Association
G.1~v
old cartridges by throwing them into a
river or any convenient body Of water.
@. How old was ROAD Amundsen at
the time of his death?-B. K.
A. Road Amundsen was born in
Norway, July 16, 1872. It is probable
that he met his death in the Arctic
wastes on the night of June Is, 1928.
while searching for the Mobile expedi-
ton. He would have been 56 years
old in July.
Q. when viii the French Parliament
meet?-J. M. L.
A. The French embassy says the
date of the next meeting Of the French
Parliament Is not set. 1t Is possible
that 1t may be held early in the Fall.
O. Please give the main facts about
the yacht races for Americas Cup.-H.
e. F.
A. The challenger is Sir Thomas Lip
tons Shamrock v, with Ernest (Ted)
Heard as skipper. The defender is the
United States Syndicate's Enterprise.
with Harold Vanderbilt skipper. The
start will be miles southeast of Bren-
ton Reef Lightship, Newport, r. I.
Four to seven races will be run, the
first on Saturday, September -. The
distance win be so miles each race.
First to be windward- leeward,. Is miles
each leg; second to be triangular, 10
miles each leg; courses then to be alter
mated for succeeding races. Five and
one-half hours win be the time limit for
each contest.
Q. Who originated psychoanaIysis9--
A. H.
A. The method Of psychological
analysis, carried out by special tech
nique known as psychoanalysis, was the
invention OF DR.. Sigmund Freud.
O. In sanskrit legend one reads Of
Darnayanti, Sakuntala Savitrt and sta.
Who are they?-N. W..
A. Sarojini Naidu refers to them as
being ''tl1e Immortal women Of Sanslrit
legend and song whose poignant sorrows
and radiant virtues still break the heart
and inspire the lives Of Indian women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANbER JOHNSON.
OH,

OH!
A poet said, 81 do not know
Why I begin each line with Obj
Often with careful thought, view
The income tax; the tariff, too;
The markets fluctuations great,
The rentals claimed by real estate,
The weather news which tells OF crop
And price increase that never stops
And unemployment-that's the worst
Since it attacks musicians first
And in a situation vexed
Is sure to catch the poet next.
I now perceive that in my song
somehow got the spelling wrong.
when write Oh it ought to be
Not OH but OWE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

Intrinsic value does not figure in con-
nection with the cup for which Sir
Thomas Upton is contending. II it did
many cordially adfiring Americans
would be glad to present him with the
trophy as symbol of cordial esteem for
a fine fellow and a good sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

Philologists are puzzled as to whether
Huey Long Of Louisiana pronounces his
name with polite refinement, "Hughey,"
or whether he permits the underworldly
term "Hoo-ey."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

A scientist says that space is solid,
and that what we call matter" Is a
hole in space. 1t is small wonder that
the plain people are tempted to forget
the problems Of the universe and turn
for relaxation to crossword puzzles or
miniature golf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

Chicago has developed political tenn
pest. Rustic humor has designated
whiskerS as something for the wind to
blow through. j. Hamilton Lewis re-
mains serenely contempiAtive and guar
antees to provide the whiskerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

Dictators rise to sudden fame
And then are at q loss
Because there comes into the game
A bigger party boss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

Radio becomes taskmaster. Many
a distinguished citizen is compelled to
heed the call of an expensive hook-up
when he would rather go fishing.
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Possibly This Is True.

From the Miami Daily News.
Residents of Long. Island report hall
stones as large as S0-cent pieces, but.
then, 1t may have been some time since
they saw half dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

The pendulum swings between wet
and dry. The corner saloon is the dead
center. Nobody wants it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

A United States Of Europe is a propo-
sftion which calls up the important
question q who Will be the George
Washington and the Abraham Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
uskIess AtImonItiorl.

Still do I see the warning as I pass,
Keep of the grass"
There is no grass, find with sorrow
deep. T.
Of which to keep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

A politicians change from dry to wet
is of no use to farmer in a drought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
LaborIess Labor Day.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
Quite a few laborers didn't take time
OF on Labor day because there was
nothing for them to take time OF from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
What? No Speakers?
Gland News

From. the Cleveland News.
Readers can't expect many surprises
like the news from Napoleon, Ohio, that
dedieation o. q bridge had to be post
poned for lack e public speakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
After Che Returns.

Are you q dry or q wet?"
wet" answered Senator Sorghum.
"6ince when?"
DAY before yesterday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13

"You can't tell how far farm relief
must CO." said Uncle Eben. dis pros
pect Of a hoe cake shortage is some
thing to be seriously considered"