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School Discipline in Maryland.

Maryland State school authorities are
questions that ought to be easily set
tied. but that raise considerable rumpuS
in the first stage of discussion. A fiji
teen-year-ol girl of Edmonston rose
another room of the school house were
singing The Star Spangled Banner"
This she did in obedience to the in
struction Of her father, who told her
to rise whenever she heard the national
anthem. For this breach of discipline
she was sent home by the teacher
Later explanation did not effect a sat-
isfactory settlement and the parents
are taking the case before the State
officials
1t IS hard to see how there should be
any question in the case. There is moth
ing disorderly in the simple act OF ris-
ing in respect to the rendering of the
anthem. It does not particularly matter
whether the strains Of the song come
from the immediate room or another
one. The cause of education is not
greatly affected by the momentary in
terruption caused by the rising of the
children-for, of course, if one rises
others may and all really should. Per-
haps there would be a solution of the
matter in an arrangement whereby the
singing is synchronized throughout the
school bui!ding-at ten o'clock, or
at two o'clock, precisely, each room en-
gaging in this patriotic exercise. But in
any case a child should not be humil-
lated by being sent home from school
for obeying an impulse that is laudable
in all circumstances.
If the singing of The anthem is a
disturbance to the s-hool york, it should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
The State of Catalonia.

New Spanish history is bling written
In old Barcelona this week. The Cata-
lonian General Assembly, convened for
TIE first time in four hundred years, is
meeting for the purpose of drafting a
proposed constitution under which
SPANS militant province would set
itself up as sovereign state.
The Catalonians have not as yet de-
termined to separate from the recently
established republic of Spain. The
charter of their independence, about
to be adopted at Barcelona, will pro-
vide for referendum, which is to de-
eide the future relationship of Catalonia
to the central government at Madrid.
The vote may be in favor of retaining
local independence and Of union with
the republic as a federal state. The
opening speeches at the Genera3 As
semblz indicated no hostility TO con-
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Air Line Patterned
After Washington Route.

NEUES WIENER TAGBLATT. vi
enna-The Lufthansa has just pub
lished its new Spring and Summer
schedules for the operation Of its air.
craft in the Rhine Valley. Much more
frequent service will be inaugurated
with the beginning Of the season for
air travel. Flying BUSES will be pro-
yided for pass niger traffic between all
the principal cities in this region, and
between Cologne and Frankfort a spe-
cial service has been arranged, ships
leaving in each direction hourly every
day.
Eight aircraft will BE- operated on this
line alone. The fare will be 20 marks
per passenger each way. The prototype
of this aerial service is only to be found
in the American aircraft service be-
tween New York and Washington.
Owing to the constant increase in this
mode of travel. the kilometer rate has
been reduced between most German
airports to 10 pfennigs, and from Ger
man to exterior airports IS pfennigs
Is to cents mile). The great junk
erS machines G-38 and D-2000, to use
their license permit designation, will
during the Summer be used first on
excursions which will take in all the
principal cities of the Reich, and then
later will be placed on the international
air route between Berlin and London.
This year also the Lufthansa will con-
duct extensive experiments with the
Junker crude-oil motor, using this fuel
however, only in mail and freight planes
at first.
Air travel will be established this
Summer, too, between Rome and Mu-
rich, in cooperation with italian flying
enterprises. Those desiring to travel
via this route out of Germany must
journey to Munich by rail in time to
make connections with the flying We
hicle for Rome early in the morning
On flights over this line from Rome to
Munich the craft will continue on to
Berlin, so that to reach the capital a
transfer to the rail route will not be
necessary. Another line is being con-
tamplated between Munich and Venice
A new Balkan airmail service, as well
as direct mail and passenger communi-
cation with Constantinople, are other
betterments promised for this Summer
Heretofore these Turkish planes few
only to Vienna. Now a line will fly
direct to Breslau.
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Married Teacher
Sacrifices 100 Children.

The Bulletin, Sydney Oetter from
contributor: Dominic: The reten-
ton of married. teachers is not
the unmiXed advantage they would have
us believe. Last year I taught beside
married teacher, a graduate whose hus-
band, also a teacher, drew a very fair
salary. She had four children and was
an excellent mother: SO good, in fact.
that when any Of the children was off
color she never hesitated to stay at
home and shepherd her child back to
health All very fine but during these
many absences 1 had to take on her
class as well as my own, and found the
task of adequately teaching 100 children
quite impossible. Therefore for many
weeks during the year 100 children were
sacrificed in order that our married.
woman teacher might play her proper
role as mother to enc of her own brood
AT another school where 1 taught
there was a marriedwoman teacher
whose husband earned a good salary
During the five years this woman taught
there she gave birth to three children
She attended fairly up to within week
or so of the birth of each child, but
subsequently her absences were always
frequent as the babies developed infan
tile troubles.
yet there are 500 trained students
who, under present conditions, are I'M
able to find positions in the New South
Wales States schools!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
HighIigghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

an autotaxi along the Rotenturmstrasse
10 the Stephansplatz. where he de-
sc-nded and pursued his way on foot
via the kaerntnerSTaSse to the Kaernt-
erring. In that precinct he entered
the Hotel Imperial and was conducted
to table in a private dining room by
waiter who kn1w that he could not be
the genuine Charley Chaplin.
Noticing the skepticism OF this at
tendant, the masquerader Conflded to
him that he was really the brother of
the film star and that he had dress d
in the typical Chaplin costume to spare
the real character some of the excite
ment ordinarily accompanying his going
about However when Chaplin II could
not pay for his meal the suspicious of
the management as we'll as the waiter
we're STRENGTHENED. and he was escorted
70 the door Of the hosiery and handed
over TO the police. He turned out TO be
a 3l-year unemployed artist, living in
apartment 3. at ZwerggasSe !. He gave
out that he had dOnned the costume in
house a. NovaragaSse A. and then
got into the taXicab to drive along the
Rotenturmstrassc He had much en-
Joyed the COmmOtion and excitement
caused by his unexpected appearance,
and said that it was his further inten-
ton to greet the real Chaplin, upon the
latter's anticipated arrival at the Hotel
Imperial, in the name of Vienna. He
had had quite a vogue he said, as an
imitator of the inimitable Charlie on a
number of oth5r occasions. He thought.
too, this would be a good opportunity
to make the acquaintance of the Origi-
nal and to give publicity to his own
ability in impersOnating a comic vaga-
bond.
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tinued partnership in Spanish national
ism. Our principal work" said Senior
Terra Clara, the temporary presiding
officer, 'iS to restore Catalonia's right
full freedom, of which she has been
robbed for a long time"-a reference
to the time, four centuries ago, when
the free feudal State of Catalonia was
taken over by the Spanish monarchy.
Senior Madariaga, the gifted historian
who is shortly to become Spanish AM
oaSsador at Washington, comedies in his
standard work on Spain that Catalonia
has definite claims to nationalism of its
own. He describes the Catalan as "a
Spaniard who lives on the Mediter
ranean." But the most important in
dustrial region of SPAIN, with popu-
lation Of 100000, can hardly contem
plate prosperous existence as a wholly
detached area at the tip of the Iberian
Peninsula. On the other hand, Spain
could nct view without anxiety the
amputat!on from her.own national body
Of sixth of her population, her prin-
cipal port and her leading manutactur-
ing center
Enlightened self-interest. that emol-
lient which so often serves a useful pur-
pose In the n?.G5t Of clashing political
aspirations, is sure to lead both Madrid
and Barcelona to tread warily. The
Zamora provisional government at the
capital and Col. Macia, the head Of the
provisional regime in Barcelona, eX-
changed assurances of devotion and
Spanish solidarity few hours after
Alfonso XIII was dethroned, in April
There is ample room for concession and
compromise and safe guess is that a
sovereign Catalonia will emerge as a
loyal and federal state of the Spanish
republic.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL.

He still recalls the cards showing the
Maine. You lit fuse at one end, ana
the trail of fire crept nearer and nearer
to the picture Of the warship, and then
bang!
Up blew the Maine. Every one was
positive about it, then, but history is
not quite SO sure about it now. Wen,
anyway. it IS long gone.
Templeton Jones went to the Adams
School, on r street. Whenever he
passes along that way, he always turns
to look at the old building. 1t was
there that he had his last real adven-
ture.
He got in a fight with boy larger
than he was, and succeeded in bloodying
his nose. 1t was a highly satisfactory
performance, and he has never for
gotten it.
He next went a-venturing at the Cen
trail High School, from which he was
not graduated. on account Of lack
of French credits.
The hard working teacher must be
amazed, in heaven, to know that this
young person who could not or would
not conjugate French verbs then IS to-
day one of the most ardent admirers OF
French literature in the world.
No one knowing what to do with
OOlAN"oy ACelob Va lAIAAAoSA4i AN
went to Wabash College, out in CraW-
fordsville, Indiana, where he became
something Of a leader in class activities
editing the Wabash, the oldest college
monthly in the land, which at one time
was edited by Lyman Abbott.
Templeton Jones was graduated from
Wabash College with the class Of 1913
If not with honOrs, at least with the
degree of A. B Jones has the sheep
Oh fVp, 80, y d l,,i ,Fr
it chiefly for the firm signature OF
great man, George l.. Macintosh, pres
id mt OF Wabash at that time.
%%
Jones returned to Washington, he in
forms us, and became a reporter on the
Oldest the Biggest and Best. Today he
writes a column, now and then setting
his hand to an editorial.
All these years TempletOn Jones has
been going on mental adventures. He
sees with the all-seeing eye of Walt
Whitman. the soul of Wordsworth, the
sarcasm of Alexander Pope, the romance
CT Alexandra Dumas.
He looks unfiinChingly at life, and
finds in LITTLE things as much pleasure
as others do in great things. For this
he is by some held in scorn, but the
scorn he finds refreshing, and a subject
Their are only two wise men, Jones
says. he who is always busy at some
thing or he who is always busy at what
his friends choose to call nothing.
That is why Templeton Jones latest
interest is COW bird which comes TO
his back yard every evening about
o'clock to eat the grass seed which has
just been put there.
Or is it a COW bird?
Jones isn't a bit sure The book he
has on birds, in full colors, shows q
COW bird, which is a ringer for this
c.. ature
But it may be a dove after all The
COW bird is fond of COWS, hence its
name. 1t may be seen in meadows,
walking around among the great CT a
lures
Templeton Jones has no COWS. but he
IS very fond OF milk, and prefers his
coffee very light. You will recognize
him in restaurants by his habit of carry
ing very full cup held at arm S length.
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Mexico Considers
More Drastic Billboard Code.

El TEMPO, Monterey-The munich
pal council is considering a measure to
compel in whatever cases are considered
advisable the repairing or repainting of
the facades of houses fronting on city
streets where the appearance of. the
structures suffers in comparison with
the well kept and presentable aspects
of the adjacent buildings. This meas
ure will require the maintenance of
property on higher plane than when
some buildings are allowed to deteriorate
both in their physical state and in their
eSthetic semblance.
Provision in regard to the erection of
billboards and posting of advertisements
will also in all likelihood be made more
drastic that the natural beauty of the
city may be conserved as far as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

Mention of our old friend Templeton
Jones in this column recently led to
several inquiries about him.
We are glad to state that Mr.. Jones
is alive and well and still tremendously
interested in his mental adventures.
T. Jones, esq, is one Of the millions
of human beings whose roamingS are
confined to the mind.
Born to high adventure, he is re-
stricted to living in a world of intelli-
gence.
This does not mean. Of course-and
the whimsical Jones would be the last
to claim it-that he is any more intelli-
gent than other men.
X X X
Sometimes, in a moment Of clear
vision, our friend Jones sees clearly
enough that he perhaps is less intelli-
gent.
Then he longs, for a brief space, to
sail away to the fartheSt reaches of the
earth with Byrd or wilkins, or some
body
He wants to be out at sea, his eyes
fixed on the limitless horizon, broken
only now and then by distant trail
of smoke. as a great steamer, to him
then no bigger than finger, passes on
its way to Europe.
Or he senses what an adventure 1t
would be, indeed, to get aboard one of
these German rocket ships which
shortly will be sent into shakespeare
and sail away faster than a streak Of
light TO unknown spaces.
What glory it would be, he thinks
he is always thinking-if the rocket
should become fixed in the strato-
sphere, pulled one way by the urge of
the earth, pulled another by the moon
He hears the shouting below, sees the
newsboys running forth with their eX
ira papers reads the great headlines
Rocket Held Prisoner in Space"
*
With a sigh Templeton Jones comes
down to earth. He does not go adven-
turing in airplanes, much less rockets
He is one OF the millions who must
do nothing more exciting than read
about them.
We'll that Is something; and for hui
man beings Of his type, very great
deal
If you were to put it right up to
Jones, whether or not he cared TO sail
with an explorer, he would tell you
promptly that he did not.
TempletOn Jones knows his mind. for
he has been exploring it for many years
and has always discovered something
there.
We have been asked to give a brief
biography of his most interesting man.
In presenting the following facts
about our friend. we hope we do not
offend his modesty He is, after all in
teresting only because he so well reflects
50 many thousands OF his fellow hui
man beings.
Tempeton Jones was born In the
great State OF Indiana some 35 or 40
years ago-just how many We do not
know, because he has shown strange
Discrimination the past few years TO talk
about birthdays.
Probing this Discrimination, by the
way, is one Of Jones hobbies Why 1t
is man prefers to forget his birth
days when he gets around a certain age
is something he has not vet decided.
But it makes neat mental adventure.
Jones came to Washington around the
time OF the Spanish-Am-ri can War with
his father, who had been elected to
Congress.
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Good for TENNESSEE

In this day of new-fangled notions
and new-fangled ways it is downright
refreshing to note that good old Ten
neSsee refuses to be enticed, tempted or
beguiled. The State House of Repre-
sentatives has again declined to wipe
from the statute books the monkey
law" This fellow Darwin, whoever he
is, will be kept out of the State with
his boring from within notions that
man evoluted. OF course man did moth
ing of the sort. And it is beside the
point anyhow. AS Representative Brown
of Hickman said, in a Statesmanlike
way: Il don't know whether man
evoluted from a monkey, but don't
believe it. What we need is to quit
worrying about where we came from
and worry about where we're going" So
say we all. Good for Tennessee!
And there is another thing to con-
slider. California is known for its sun
shine, Florida for its real estate, Ari-
iona for It's canyon, Texas for its steers.
Iowa for its corn, Maine for its rock
bound coast, Maryland for its terrapin,
Kentucky for its colonies, Illinois for
its Chicago. Washington for It's public
buildings. What is Tennessee known
for? Its anti-monkey law, of course
Remove 1t from the statute books and
what have you?
One is constrained to believe that
there was something more than mere
suspicion OF this evoluting business that
moved Tennessee's statesmen in their
vote There is something, after all, in
local pride,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11

be stopped altogether But the routine
of classes and study is surely not so
precious that it may not be interrupted
once a day for an exercise that is re-
freshment as we'll as an inspiration. 1t
would seem that rigid measures were
far better applied to acts of real mis-
conduct rather than to an act of devo-
ton to the emblem of the American
people. The ruling of the State author
tiles en- the matter should be prompt
and emphatic. in favor of the child
whose only ofTense was against the
petty discipline of the school room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
What Has the Committee Found?

There have been enough leaks from
the tightly sealed doors of the Mapes
committee room to let the unrepresented
taxpayers of this community understand
that various methods of placing addi-
tional taxation on them are being dis
cussed A higher gasoline tax, a new
inheritance tax new income tax, have
thus far received attention. But there
has been no definite statement from the
committee as to its plans. No che
knows whether it now intends to confine
ats present sessions 10 a few more Sc
cret conferences with its expert, Mr..
George Lord and quit work until next
November or December, or whether it
proposes now to devote the time that
would be necessary to careful consider
in a question Of this sort, make its de-
cision and make it known, so that the
taxpayers may have an opportunity to
prepare their case for presentation to
the committee or to Congress when it
next meets.
The only right the local taxpayers
have in the matter is the right to pc
tition for fair treatment. Thus far
they have no idea of how the commit
tee proposes to treat them. The COM
mittee may be considering proposals so
eminently just and fair to all concerned
that they will receive the immediate in
dorsement and support of the tax
payers. On the other hand the COM
mittee may be considering plans merely
TO increase the local burden of taxa
ton. with that end and only that end
in view. No one has any way of know
ing now what are the committees in
tentionS.
The committee will not be dealing
justly with the local community. how
ever, if it adjourns its present sessions
without making known its findings to
date and its conclusions regarding what
action will be proposed to the new Con-
gress. 1t should be certain that the
committee will take this opportunity
candidly to outline its discoveries in the
field of fiscal relations SO far. and its
own opinion of what should be done
The committee, of course, has no idea
OF executing a flank attack or other
maneuver where secrecy is necessary for
success. Its purpose is to arrive. by
frank and full discussion, at a solution
of the problem of equitably dividing
financial responsibility for the mainte-
nance and adequate development OF the
American Capital between the local
community Of taxpayers and the con-
trolling Federal Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Men Who Count.


We need the man of mighty mind
To help the world along;
We need the folk who are inclined
To laughter and to song
And be the talents great or small
With which you may be blest,
You're only needed, after all,
AS one who does his best.
Although the duty may be slight
That falls unto your lot,
If you fulfill the task Alright
You will not be forgot.
Though fierce ambitions shun repose
Resplendent mid unrest.
The men who really count are those
Who simply do their best.
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I but one thing. one should say, The
content is; if more than one, The
contents are"
@. Could Washington's mother read
and write IN. M
A. William f. Barton IN The Women
Lincoln Loved" says that Mary Ball
Washington could read and writ a lit
tie, but not much, and in this she was
exceptional.
O. When may a President Of the
United States suspend Immigration
H. II.
A. He may entirely suspend immigra-
ton only in cases where there are GER
tain contagious diseases prevalent in
certain countries. This is in accord
ance with the act passed February ),
1893, q Stat, 449.
@. How far apart should peach and
apple trees be planted?-C. n. G.
A. The Bureau OF Plant Industry says
that peach trees should be planted not
less than 20 feet apart; apple trees not
less than 80 feet apart.
@. How long has the Russell Sage
Foundation been in eXistence?-P. G.
A. For "a years. John NJ Glenn,
who has been general director since
its inception, has just resigned. Shelby
M Harrison Will succeed him Septem-
Der !.
@. How many cemeteries has the War
Department abroad?-L. J.
A. The cemeteries abroad. under the
War Department, are six in France, two
in Belgium and one in England.
Q. What was Velasquezs device in
ART D-p x
A "verdad no pintura" Truth not
painting
@. What IS the date Of the next ball
game between Washington and the Ath-
letics?-H. J.
A. Sunday, July 5. in washington.
@. Was the song There's Leng.
Long Trail written as a war sorg?-
w. w.
A 1t was written shortly before the
war by 10 Elliot for fraternity Ban
quet while Mr. Eliot was still a senior
al Yale. Like "Tipperary," il was not
meant for a war song.
Q. What Is a person called for whom
child is named?-M. J. K.
A. The person is called the name
father or name mother.
@ What is the seating capacity Of
the big tent Of The Ringing Brothers
and Barnum and Bailey Clrcus?-A. NJ.
A. Between 5000 and 10000 people.
G. When and where was Max Schme-
ling born?-B. Z.
A. He was born in Luckow, Ger
many, On February %, 1905.
@. IN a name such as John Jones.
jr., should a comma be used after
JCnes?-E R P.
A. Authorities differ. Some use the
comma, others emit it.
@. What additional postage should
De added TO 2 post card to be sent TO
japan or Chira?-R. j. r.
A. Put on an additional cents.
@ How long ago was Antioch Col
lege reOrganl2ed along its new progress.
siye lines of part study and part work?
C. E.
dent of the college, instituted the new
system and in 1921 the plan was in OPP
Grafton.
@. Why are the cherry trees in Pc
tomac Park, in Washington planted ir-
regularly instead of in a straight line?
R r
A 1t has been found to be more ef-
toctiye to plant the trees in groups or
staggered
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dent that the Republican organization
in this State contains hundred men
as we'll or better qualified to be Cover
nor than our present Farmer-Labor
executive.
But the task of Minnesota Repub-
licans is to find and concentrate upon
just one of those hundred men. The
only way I believe that such a man
can be certainly selected and the vari-
Gus factional groups of the party united
behind him in through the machinery
OF a Statewide party convention"