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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Sweden's Royal Romance.

All the world loves a lover, especially
when the lover is a prince or princess
Of the blood royal Hence, the interest
which not only his own country, but
peoples far remote from 1t, are taking
in the romance Of 21-year-old Prince
Lennart Of Sweden. Renouncing rank,
title. position and heirship TO the
throne, he has chosen to marry a COM
moner. the 2o-year-old daughter Of a
Stockholm business man.
King Gustaf, the princes grand
father, following a family council, pro-
claimed yesterday in a message from
the palace that after serious consider
alton and with deep regret" he was
unable to sanction Lennart's choice OF
the girl who has been his sweetheart
since childhood. The prince forthwith
announced his engagement to Miss
Karin Nissvandt and his intention to
make her Mrs Lennart Williamson"
some time in 1882 Together they will
settle down somewhere in the Swedish
countryside, to live the life Of a gentle
IIldIl ldl ulCi dl4O lid hACg H4lAN1A
Lennart vastly prefers to the fuss and
foibles of royal existence at court
Happily, Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson will
experience no difficulty in keeping the
wolf from their rural door. The bride
to-be is heiress TO a substantial fortune
Stockholm dispatches recall that nc
Swedish prince has contracted Q NOR
ganatic marriage In more than zoe
years--since the foundation Of the
House Of Vasa, in 1921. Yet the pres.
emit reigning house Of Ponte corvo
founded In 1918, had commoner
Marshal Bernadotte. Of Napoleonit
background, as its founder. He wal
elected heir-apparent Of the crown o.
Sweden by the Parliament of the king.
dom In 1910 and assembled the throne
eight years later under the name d
King Carl XIV Johan. King Gustai
v, who has Just refused 10 approve hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Direct Treatment for Recalcitrants.

Direct Treatment Tor Recalcltrants.
An inquiry is In progress in New York
into the affairs and methods of one of
the banks that recently failed In that
city. The special attorney who is con-
Quoting the investigation has been try
ing to find out to what extent the direc-
tors of the institution borrowed money
from it for stock speculations. One of
them was being examined the other day
and was asked directly whether he had
margin accounts in Wall Street into
which went money from the bank. The
witness refused to answer on the ground
that it was private matter, declining
to avail himself Of the plea that to reply
to the question would tend to incrimi-
nate or degrade him. When he per-
sisted in his refusal the examining at
torney ordered him placed under arrest
on a charge of misdemeanor, conviction
of which carries a penalty Of two years
in prison and fine of $4,000. The re-
calcitrant witness was whisked across
the street to the Tombs court and for
forty minutes he was confined in the
bull pen" with an assortment of human
odds and ends which gave him to think,
as the French say. When the prelimi-
naries for his arraignment were COM
pleted at the end of that period he
informed the investigating attorney that
it was needless to go any further, for
he was now quite willing to answer the
question. Which he did, in the affrma-
tive. A little direct treatment now and
then is tonic for the most stubborn of
men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

when the presses are smoking and the
book counters are groaning with the
| ver-increasing loads.
Everybody In the book game will adj
nit that there are too many books, too
many for the good Of authors, publish
ers, dealers, readers alike.
The thing has gotten away from them
all, In the name OF efficiency and busi-
ness, with the result that no sensible
reader makes any pretense any more Of
keeping up with the new books"
Universal knowledge of other men
and women, even the well known, Is
equally impossible. Nor is it particu-
larry desirable.
AS for being q walking dictionary Of
| the spelling of their names, who would
want to be that?
| " X
Let no one say, well, you did not
have to say you never heard of him.
Why did you not answer the question,
and reply, I don't know how to spell
| his name?
Honesty rebels at such course.
You know at once, through past ex-
perience with the queStioner and SINH
| lar temperaments, that he will sheer
if you dare to admit ignorance. So you
! admit 1t.
He is a challenge, and you refuse to
Even if you did know all about the
man, you probably would say you never
heard of him, just out Of pure con-
| trariness.
The certainty Of the retort, and the
absurdity of it, intrigue you far more
than a play on the stage.
Here IS acting for you!
X y X
Here is the Nam Who Pretends to
| Universal knowledge.
| His aim is not so much to get credit
for himself as to discredit you.
Let us give the devil his due. He
| has no particular desire to discredit
you before the world, but only to gain
for himself a temporary sense OF su-
| periority.
He gives you the same by making
you realize that he Is perhaps wee bit
! jealous of you, else he would not try
to rub it in so.
There are many men, and some wom-
en-, to whom questions at random are
simply challenges to'their honesty, and
not at all to their knowledge.
They realize only too well that the
amount of knowledge any one has Is as
nothing compared to the vast extent OF
what there Is to know and what they
might know even in their little sphere.
Every life is little sphere, with the
possessor holding tenaciously to a small
nucleus of truth, swimming the while
in a vast area Of ignorance.
The finer the character, and the
more he knows, the quicker he will be
to admit his ignorance, his gigantic lack
of knowledge in the bltstering face Of
All There Is to Know.
When he does not know, he is quick
to say so, no matter what the reaction
will be. In fact, the surer he is that
the reaction will be to his detriment,
the surer he is to make his lack OF
knowledge plain.
If any one does not understand this,
he does not understand intellectual hon.
esty, and many do not, OF course, In
world where deception is one Of the
laws Of nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

and 1t Is passing peculiar that II Eng
lang, France and italy can afford to
seek knowledge in the higher realm Of
speed Of aircraft. the money for Amer
lean competition is not sought and
granted. But despite the fact that the
planes Of this country would have abb
solutely no chance in air combat with
those Of other countries and that the
present record of three hundred and
fifty-seven miles an hour with q sea-
plane is one hundred and hfty-one miles
an hour greater than the fastest pace at
tanned in the 1880 air meet at Chicago
with a land plane, the Navy Depart
ment has requested no funds for the
building Of q plane for the Schneider
race.
Since the Navy withdrew, Al VIII
liams has carried on alone. He holds
the American record of two hundred
and sixty-six miles an hour, attained
by a nine-thousand-foot dive before
Strengthening out. For two of the
Schneider races he succeeded in raising
private capital enough to build a ship,
but unfortunately his two gallant eff
forts to have America represented on
the other side of the Atlantic were
failures. His third attempt will be
made this Summer, and he is again
going it" single-handed.
1t is almost hopeless task for one
man with private funds to compete
with nations which leave no stone un-
turned in the struggle for supremacy,
and it is national disgrace that year
after year Williams should carry on
alone. And it is a SAD blow to national
pride that the birthplace Of aviation
should complacently sit by while others
go ahead to make its aircraft obsolete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Minnesota's Employment Plan.

A report that has reached the Presi-
dents Emergency Committee for En-
ployment from the Minnesota Employ
ment Commission bears in an interesting
manner upon phase Of the eco
nomic situation that has probably
escaped general public attention. The
Minnesota commission, appointed in
November by the retiring Governor and
confirmed in January by his successor,
has adopted comprehensive program
| OF State construction for relief of the
emergency which is based upon the
principle Of supplying present and not
future needs. In other words, Min
nesota is not going to discount its
future for the sake of the immediate
requirements. It appears that there is
a SUFFICIENT program of construction for
present necessities to absorb all the
appropriations that the State can safely
make without putting its financial af-
fairs in jeopardy, while at the same
time giving employment to those who
are now idle through lack of private
jobs.
This situation probably exists in all
the StateS-that is to say, an arrears
OF public works sufficient If fully ap-
propriated for now to give employment
to most if not all of those idle at pres
ent. Yet there is a disposition In some
communities and States to overextend
the activity in the zeal to assure album
dant opportunities for workingmen in
this crisis. Instances are known of
the undertaking of projects that are not
assuredly required, that are Of q prob
lematical character and that might be
clasSed as luxuries or extravagances. It
is somewhat like the rush Immediately
after the war for the bonding of cities
and counties and States for public
works at rate never before known in
this country.
But even with the oyerborrowing and
overproduction and overspending of a
decade ago, which undoubtedly con-
tributed to the slump Of 1921, there are
enough legitimate projects, If amply
financed, to relieve In very short time
the present economic stringency. The
problem Of the State commissions, as of
the Federal commission, is to program
the work in such a way as to afford
steady as well as immediate employment
for the now surplus labor until private
occupation sufdces in the revival of
business to insure normal percentages
Of work everywhere.
ANY other policy than that adopted
by the State commission of Minnesota,
which is that Of conhning the program
Of emergency works to present needs,
endangers the stability Of the labor sit
uation Of the future. To undertake
works that are not now needed-works
that may be needed hereafter-is to
draw upon reservoir Of future posi-
bilities in manner to deplete resources
available for future contingencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

grandson Prince Lennart's marriage
to q commoner, is the nth Swedish
sovereign Of the Bernadotte dynasty
the house which venerates q commoner
as its progenitor.
Ever and anon it is whispered that
the Prince Of wales-the worlds most
eligible" bachelor-remains in a state
Of single blessedness because he will
marry a commoner or not at all. Per-
haps Prince Lennart's defiant leap into
the matrimonial sea will give Britain's
royal commercial traveller inspiration
and courage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
PavlOwa HOnOred i'm Death
AS One of Immortal Artists

fairy image. This darling Of the aristo-
Gratis is what they called her in that
Russia which sent hsr away. So was
she the darling of artists, painters,
musicians, all who recognize and re-
joice in rare talents. She who moved
through the world as a wind-blown
petal has floated away"
x \
"She was considered the worlds
greatest ballerina and the outstanding
exponent of the Russian ballet" says
the Hartford Times, maintaining that
cher death cannot erase memories of
one of the greatest luminaries of the
dance world" The Kalamazoo Gazette
adds: "She had that rare faculty which
all artists seek to attain-the faculty
of sensing the beauty that was about
her wherever she went and expressing
it, idealizing it, in the dance. Great
poets. great composers and great paint
ers have works to leave behind them as
monuments to their own greatness. A
great dancer leaves no material me-
mentoes like these, yet it is safe to say
that Pavlowa has already taken place
among the immortals."
1.-THE, memory of her art, like the
memory of an apt quotation or a
gorgeous sunset, remains in the mind
for years after the actual experience of
it, records the BaltimaTe Evening Sun,
with the estimate OF her dancing:
''There was about her an ethereal quail
ity that raised her above mere mortals.
One might as well speak of the death
of a gust of wind, of a quatrain, of
bar of music. There have been other
dancers whose personality or whose
femininity stirred the emotions of their
audisnces, but not so Pavlowa She
20 Il
tort the impression Of series of deli
cate movements that seemed an integral
part of the music and the settings be-
fore which she danced. Grace, rather
than emphasis, was the basis of hsr
charm
Under the title, Memories of Paw
Iowa." the st. Louis Post Dispatch says:
Winged Mercury in joyous flesh touch
ing the earth with lifting toes to pre-
The furious velocity and blithe eXhilara-
ton of bacchanal. An Autumn garden
bathed in mellow afternoon gold, leaves
sitting from the trees, the mad rush of
the north wind and chrysanth: mum
stripped of its petals, forsaken on frozen
ground. The magic power of finger
stir. Shimmering white. buoying gently
of weird. conical h=address from far
away Syria. The delicate comedy of
Russian folk lore's enchanted bird
princess; the piercing grace of Hindu
Rhada, placing garlands on a deity's
shoulders; scfntillating pedal rouladsS
fragrant with white lilacs of Chopin.
The yellow poignancy of gypsy
Amarilla's unrequited alteration, dancing
at her lovers betrothal fete A faun'S
quiet poiSe. The exquisite symmetry of
Tschaikowsky's Christmas and the
whirling eddies of wind-driven snow
fakes to his .Nutcracker Suite Ice
laden foliage and the downiest particle
of the storm fluttering through the air
to rest in tenderness on a stone The
gavotte dancer, all in gold. fitting to
the music of the glowworm. Old
Nippon's exotic charm Infinitely lovely
hands marshaling a troop of puppet
dolls. A carefree maid of Spring time
hues winging her blossomed self with
fairy ease at last to enchanted realms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Another public nuisance is the mar
or woman who pretends that you should
know every person he asks you about.
How does L. H. Shoringham spell his
name?" he asks, casually.
Never heard Of him." you mcau-
tiously reply.
His eyes CLEAN.
Ali
what, never heard of L. H. Shor-
ingham!"
His amazement is gigantic, pro-
digious. His accents declare, although
his words do not, that such stupidity Is
beyond understanding.
Have you been living in cave
somewhere" he seems to be saying, his
eyes round with wonder, that you
have never heard of the great Snoring
ham?'
You doggedly stick to your guns.
mo, never heard of him. What does
he do?"
You know that the fat is in the fire,
that the cat is out of the bag, that you
are between the devil and the deep
blue sea, you well realize all that and
much more, but there is no retreating
now.
You have admitted, with your usual
honesty, a perfectly natural ignorance,
one in which ninety-nine men out of a
hundred would join you, but you will
get not one ounce, not even a grain, OF
credit for that.
Giving credit is not in his line.
Realizing in the depths of his own
mind and heart the profundity of his
own ignorance, he is delighted to dis
cover. through your own admission, that
you, too, fail to know thing or two.
4 X X X
You attempt to wither him with the
weapons of truths heavy artillery.
There are thousands of men," you
begin, that you have never heard Of
and there are thousands that every
man has not heard Of"
You hear him sniff incredulously.
mo man can know every man, no
matter If he is in his own line of life
activity. The thing is impossible. So
don't pretend such amazement when
tell you frankly that 1 do not know
Shoringham, do not know what he does,
and am rapidly coming to the conclu-
sion that do not care"
This is a pretty good speech, you
think, but its merits are lost on your
friend, for he has caught you In a trap,
and will never let up.
WELL" he says, eff you don't know
him. of course, you don't know how to
spell his name"
You remind him that he, who does
know the great man, or who at least
pretends to, doesn't know how to spell
his name either.
You at least have the merit Of not
even wanting to know how to spell the
slrly fellows name Even If you knew,
you would spell it wrong, deliberately.
Il X X
The human animal is silly in small
things no less than in large.
Gigantic war is not the only endeavor
in which mankind makes an ass out
of itself
This thing of pretending that others
are vastly ignorant simply because they
have the honesty to admit ignorance is
one of the worst.
You might as well expect booklover
to know all the books published today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIANDER JOHNSON.

Interview With a Farmer.
Talkin' bout the weather
Used to be a lot o. fun,
When the daily work was done,
And the folkS would get together
To put trouble on the run.
Told of SHOWS a-fallin'
And a-driftin' six feet high
Till thaw came DRAWN nigh,
AS it heard the crops a-callin',
do not let the fields go dry!"
Talkin' bout the weather
Is a serious affair,
Not q way to Danish care,
When the soil is tough as leather,
And the luck seems hard to bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

Naturalists say that the hedgehog
was the animal which in Europe was
supposed to indicate on February the
weather prospects for the next few
weeks. Having no hedgehog, our
American ancestors substituted the
ground hog in Difference to the ancient
spirit which declines to permit little
thing like a matter Of fact to stand in
the way Of cherished superstition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

The health of Albert Fall was at one
time reported so precarious that he
ought not to be compelled to face ordeals
in court Immediately as they arose. BY
this time it is probably assumed that he
has gotten used to suspense and is able
to regard the proceedings as all in the
days work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

Conditions in Arkansas are described
as famine. The word is a harsh one and
unfamiliar in the experience of this
country, which has always been able to
relieve neighboring distress and in addi-
ton to go afar through the world in
answer to the call of want.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

Statistics show that an immense vol
ume of business was transacted In the
year 1890. The retrospect is cheering
though not conveying much desired as
surance that the afauence was great
enough to avert increase of taxes and
raising of food prices when the market
basket of the future measures up what
the farm has to offer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

AS BELTS the loftiness Of his position,
Mussolini remains quite calm despite
the agitation over Gen. Buffers remarks.
In fact he and Gen. Butler are among
the few persons who do not appear in
clined to become agitated by the Incl
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

NOTE-This is one of series OF
articles dealing NTH the making
and expansion of the Constitution
and designed to aid participants IN
securing background for their
iDork in the National Or1toTtcdL
Contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

If Bergdoll, famed as q draft dodger
in days gone by, has found spot of
secure repose in this country, he prob
ably wishes certain writers would re-
frain from discussions Of another wal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Saving His Words.

"You have not been as eloquent as
usual"
IT haven't tried to be-" answered
Senator Sorghum. There Is so much
urgent business to be transacted that
I don't believe there is much popular
demand for mere lecturing."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

Stain has convinced a number Of
Russians that If they will submit to
being made miserable for while he win
be able to show them how to be happy
ever after.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

mo matter how wise you gifts" said
Uncle Eben, you gotta leave a little
to luck. Don't imagine dat you knows
when a certain boss is gwinter win a
race. Even de boss hisself don't know
dat much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Kind Words.

From the Columbus Ohio state Journal.
We suppose the more charitably In
clined neighborS, who always see q
little bit of good in every one, remarked
about Cain, HE was alway&Sind to his
mother"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

danger, what can be Sid of hearsay and
superficial decisions? Even the orig
inal documents" are safe only in the
hands of the scholar, shriven completely
of himself, or with the artist gifted to
sift truth-harmony consistency. COM
pleteness- wjT2out flaw from the sub
stance of things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
A Question of Destination.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Great Britain has abolished the speed
limit on light motor cars. The sky's
the limit for some of our own fiivver
driver5-if that is where they go when
they leave here suddenly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
nIscredited Pronhet.

Where are the fancies light and rare
They once amused US with?
Even the ground hog, they declare,
Is nothing but a myth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Nobody.

From the Charleston wv. va) Daily.
In the Denver High School boys are
taught cooking and girls are instructed
in plumbing. Now. who learns sewing?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't complain
Of unemployment because he has more
than he can attend to fixing the radio
and keeping the family automobile
going.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Einstein, Take Notice.

From the San Antonio Express.
More evidence of relatively: A man
from Saskatchewan suffers sunstroke
when h migrates to Northern Indiana
in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Time Lost in Transmission.

Time Lost In Transmission.
The people have generous way
And wish to give without delay.
Too oft before relief Is sent
It has to wait for argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
Futuristic Effect,

"O1d Crimson Gulch is growing larger
and handsomer every day. said the en-
thusiastic tourist. ....
mo doubt about it," answered Cactus
Joe. "Of course we haven't the tall
buildings yet. But our gas filing sta
tons are colored up in way that looks
better to me than the futuristic art in
some Of the big stores out to Chicago"
zone who has little to say and says
it well" said Hi Ho the sage of China
town, may carry message worth more
than one that requires volumes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-03

@. Does Europe raise as much wheat
as the United States?-E. w.
A. Europe raises much more. In
1929, according to the preliminary re-
port, excluding Russia, Europe raised
1,4I5, 900, 900 bushels, while the United
States raised 807, 900, 900 bushels.