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Evening star., 1931-12-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! Not every wholesome enjoyment can be
for every man.
And reading is at once the cleanest
and most wholesome pleasure in the
world.
1t is the one thing which unitcs the
sailor on his ship with the landlubber
| In his library.
1t is the tie that binds the athlete to
the student, the outdoor man 70 the
indoor chap the little fellow to the big
| fellow.
There is positively no harm which
any one can get from a book, so long
as he is careful TO let the bad sort alone.
The real booklover, at any age, will
know this type at q glance. Even young
readers seldom make mistake in this
regard
! It may be necessary, at this point, to
give a hint to aunts and others, who,
not being what Is called well read, IN
| stst on seeing something evil in great
works with which they are unfamiliar.
| The truly great writer's of the world
| have managed to handle the facts Of
life without gloves, but in way which
makes good things good, cVil things
evil. Even the youngest reader Is not
drawn toward wickedness by them, al
| though they may write of matters which
| q
tional purposes.
Yet many an older person, brought up
in the strait-laced ways Of the past,
enormously thinks that young Johnnie
should not read Plutarch's chapter on
| the Spartans. The old Greek was pref
| ty outspoken, in places, but he is as
clean IS the wind.
Great books are often great precisely
for that very quality, that they deal
openly with what every man knows, but
dos not tel. about very much.
Part of the entertainment value of
many of the great books Of literature.
particularly the great novels, lies in
their intimacy.
1t would be a terrible thing, would it
not, for the average honest person to go
| through life without once having seen
discussed in print the many interesting
phases of life and living which he sees
and knows about, but which he Is ret
| icent about?
The greatest fiction of all lands at
| tanned that high rank in part because
| its writers were unafraid of possible
voice of hypocrisy which would pretend
| to be shocked.
No better course for honesty of
thought. for integrity of intelligence, is
to be recommended to any one than
| the genuinely great works OF ncuon.
Written in every tongue, gathered IN
| all lands where men love great books,
these stand high IN moral as we'll as IN
entertainment value.
| The intellectually honest reader finds
himself at home when he reads such a
book. It's very outspokenness Is enter
| tanning.
/ He reads best who reads to be enter
| tanned, knowing that the proper enjoy
ment of the good things Of life, among
which number are books, is to be COM
mended.
The art of good reading Of good books
comes in securing the greatest enter
tainment from them, at the same time
one gives the best that is In him, In
mind and heart. and spirit, If you
please, to the reading.
Just as the greatest JOY OF CHRIST
mas comes with the giving, and not IN
the getting, so the real entertainment
of reading is the work of the reader, not
the writer, as strange as that may SEEM
Evening star., 1931-12-28

with me-. she said, reading is an
entertainment, but with you it is an
art"
The art of reading lies in getting
the most entertainment out Of it.
He is the most artistic reader who
manages to get the most enjoyment
from his book.
To be a good reader one must forget
the OLD Puritan ban on pleasure.
The early years Of the century saw
people everywhere still under the clouo
Of ages which somehow found wicked
ness not only in wicked things, out
even in wholesome things.
The succeeding years however, saw
thousands of human beings escaping
from the too-strcngly placed emphasis.
1t would not have been quite the
thing, for instance, for any one 10
have admitted then that he read DOCKS
for sheer entertainment.
certain amount of hypocrisy was
essential, even in Cne'S reading habits.
Therefore, every one pretended to
read mostly for profit, or benefit to
ones immortal soul
Light fiction" was read for enjoy
ment, but even the novel succumbed
to the prevailing traits and became a
form of fiction attempting to solve a
problem"
All this time the man with mind
of his own continued to read to please
himself.
Whatever his profit. whatever help
he got from any sort of work, the sheer
pleasure of reading book was domi-
nant.
What divine pleasure it is!
And how the booklover fe5ls corry for
the person, rich or poor, old III Oung
who Goes not know this sublime pleas
ure
hot held back by any restraints Of n
false belief in the necessity Tor :cading
for profit only, the booklover is able to
read with open mind and heart, because
he has nothing else on his mind.
No book, to him, is stolen pleasure.
Every book. so long as its author has
purpose in view, and attains 1t, IS
worthwhile.
The canons of good taste, of course,
prevail The reader who believes in
possessing the instints Of a gentleman,
in so far as he is humanity able, will not
be willing to dispense with them in his
reading.
In reading, even more than in life
good taste stands in the way of the
pruriently evil, of the foolishly inane
and of the Tina sginatively wicked.
The real booklover will not enjoy and
will not permit himself to be enter
tanned. by the sort Of book, unplesantly
popular. which rolls vice around as a
dainty mcrsel.
Such book he has no use for, and
does not read, for 1t is not art and has
no wav of entertaining him, as long IS
he will not let it, He is not advanced"
enough. thank heaven. to lose his dis
elimination.
With this one exception, all that IS
written is grist in his reading mill.
The booklover will never forget the re
mark Of one ultra movie" flend, who
said to him:
What. you do not 60 to the movies?
Then how do you entertain yourself?"
The friend Of books might have re-
piled. with equal Stiffness
What, YOU do not read books? Then
you do rot enjoy life. poor fellowl"
II takes all sorts Of people to make up
such very large world as this one Is.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
McFadden Attack on Hoover
Inspires Demand for Rebuke

is to deprive him of his high COM
mittee places"
The omaha World-Herald takes the
position that "the better spirit OF Amer
lea should trample on the heads Of
the McFaddens wherever they are
found, in Congress or outside It," The
Omaha paper also says: In an effort
to cope with the situation in Germany
the government has adopted dictatorial
measures. Freedom of speech, Of the
press, Of assembly, have been taken
away. Arbitrary governmental orders
have slashed wages, rents, interest
charges, prices Of goods and commod-
tiles. Germany is fighting IN the last
ditch for the preservation OF an orderly
civilization. Representative McFadden
and others like him would add to her
woes; pour the oil Of demagogy on the
flames that are enveloping her social
and economic life"
AS to the proposed punishment OF the
Pennsylvanian, the Charlotte observer
makes the comment: What was NC
Faddens offense? Nothing more than q
rather bitter attack on President Hoover
and MS moratorium propos1uon. Inc
word Is thus passed out to Republican
Congressmen that they must stand by
the administration or suffer the pen
alties The surprise, however, is that
Mr.. Hoover allowed himself to be party
to a partisan program of the kind"
ut is significant" according 10 the
Morgantown Dominion-News, that
Representative McFadden has been
throughout his congressional career an
old guard Republican, staunch sup
porter of the administration. To find
him, then on his feet in the House OF
Representatives delivering Vitriolic at
tack on President Hoover, an attack
whose ferocity has been matched few
times in the history of Presidents, can
not but be regarded as an example OF
the extent to which support even among
his own party has been withdrawn from
President Hoover"
within the last three weeks there has
been a mighty crystallization OF senti-
ment throughout the Nation against any
further gratuity TO Europe in the mat
ter of wiping out the postwar debts"
asserts the Akron Beacon-Journal, and
the st. Louis Times suggests that lit
will be shown that the administration
has, indeed, gone far in extending a
helping hand TO lands across the sea,
that billions have been tossed into for
eign hoppers, especially that OF Ger
many"
Has not the Republican party leaned
over a little too far" asks the Altoona
Mirror, when it undertakes to deny him
the courtesy Of naming the Federal
ONCE holders in KS dtstrict?"
Evening star., 1931-12-28

the decision as to site. There should,
however, be no delay in the construc-
ton of the new Naval Hospital, which
is urgently needed. The present estao-
lishment is lamentably inadequate In
size and in appointments.
There are so many factors In the case
that de'ay may ensue despite this con-
sideration. Between the Public Build
lngs Commission, the Commission OF
Fine Arts end the two departments In
volved there is an area that may become
the scene of one OF those COM
plicated dispu,ations such as have IN
the pas ccuscd costly procrastination,
Conpr. mise for the sake Of immediate
action is not desirable. The decision
should be made to accord most ef1ec-
tivelv with the general plan Of Capital
development which is now under way.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Government Pay and Home Folks.

Opposition to a general cut in the
salaries of Government employees, as
a measure of administrative economy,
is rapidly developing in Congress.
From one angle Of the question this is
quite a reasonable outcome Of the mat
ter. For it Is well established fact
that the workers for the Government,
especially here in Washington, are
contributing largely TO the support of
families and relatives back home"
No compilation Of these donations has
been made, nor can one be made short
Of q canvass Of all the executive de-
partments in this city, and even such
canvass would probably not yield a
complete account of the semi-monthly
contributions, for these gifts are private
matters and may not be revealed in
full.
If the pay Of the Government work
ers were reduced by 10 per cent, which
is the minimum economy proposal, the
curtailment would most seriously affect
those in the States who are being
assisted now out Of the already slender
compensation of the Federal forces.
There is a small margin at present be-
tween the actual pressing needs of the
Government employees and their sal
aries. Even in good times, when the
home folks are in funds and require
no assistance from their Washington
relatives, the latter are just about able
TO maintain themselves decently and
perhaps effect small savings In pro-
vision for the rainy day or In snticipa-
ton sf the time Of oosnpslsoxy retire
ment upon the pittanoss permitted BY
shoe 1FR IN hnH Il q mr. 80 d
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing to our information
bureau in Washington, D. G. This Of
fer applies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles
or undertake exhaustive research on
any subject Write your question plain
ly and briefly. Give fun name and ad-
dress and inclcse cents in coin or
stamps for return postage. The reply
is sent direct to the inquirer Address
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. G.
@. How many feature films are pro-
duced in the United States each
year?-G. M
A. About 900. From $500 to 5000
short plays are also made annually,
@. What colors do little children pre-
fer?-P. A. T.
A. Babies are usually first attracted
by yellow. Red supersedes yellow at
the age of 8, with green second. At the
age of blue seems to be the favorite
color.
@. How old and how tall Is Little
Jack Little?-F. T.
A. Little Jack Little was born in Lon
don in 1900. He stands but feet
inches and weighs 100 pounds.
@. When was the income tax amend
ment to the United States Constitution
adopted3-S. D. C.
A. The sixteenth amendment, pro-
fpr EaIaraI iY1r 20 a
proclaimed by the Secretary OF State
on February IS, 1918, having been
ratified by 38 of the 48 states.
@. What is a good rule to follow in
stud poker as to whether to stay in the
pot and draw cards?-J. H.
A. Conservative players say that one
should not draw unless his buried card
is at least as high as any exposed card
of the others players, or unless he has
pair. Like most rules for playing
winning poker, however, this rule Is
more honored In the breach than in
the observance.
@. What are the IS, 20, 25 and 35
cent special delivery stamps for?
M. o. H
A. The 10-cent special delivery is the
basic stamp for first-class mail and is
used upon articles up to pounds in
weight. The 20-cent special delivery
stamp is used on articles weighing 2
pounds and not exceeding 10 pounds
There is also a 26-cent special delivery
stamp for articles over 10 pounds. The
special delivery stamps for second, third
and fourth class mail are Is cents, rs
cents and 35 cents.
@. Did President Washington always
wear a Wig?-K. M. L.
A. He never wore wig. He wore
his own hair long and powdered.
@. Does the United States produce
more electricity than any other coun-
try?-J. D. B.
A. 1t produces almost three times the
amount of electricity produced by any
other country, or about $4,000 900, 900
kilowstt hours annually. Germany Is
second with the production of 22,000,-
900, 900 kilowatt hours. Great Britain
produces 1000, 100000 klowatt hours,
The next largest producers are Canada,
France, Italy, Japan and Norway.
@. When were the Packard Peerless,
Pierce Arrow, Cadillac, Buick and Stutz
automobiles first made?-S. G.
A. Packard, 1900; Peerless, 1900:
Pierce-Arrow, 1901; Cadillac, 1902;
Buick, 1904; stutz, 1911.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Are the night-hawk and whip
poorwin the same bird7-B. E. T.
A. In spite Of their similarity in ap-
pearance and habits, the night-hawk
and the whippoorwill are two distinct
species OF birds. The night-hawk,
Chordeiles virginianus, has no call and
appears chiefly ct sunset, while the
whippoorwiIl, Antrostomus vociferuS,
whose peculiar call is so well known,
likes to fly after dusk.
O. Is the District Of Columbia con-
sidered State?-C. @.
A. 1t has no status either as State
or Territory. 1t is simply at present
Federal district with nearly 100000
people, most of whom have no political
rights or representation.
@. Where in the sky are the planets
Neptune and Uranus during Decenn-
ber?-G. r.
A. Neptune is q morning star in
central Leo. Uranus Is an evening star
In southern Pisces.
@. Please tell something of Vergil's
parentage.-W. K.
A. The poets parents were obscure
and humble. One story describes his
father as a hired assistant Of a certain
Magius, O viator or official courier OF
the magistrates. BY his industry he
gained the favor of his master, who
gave him his daughter Magia Pollia in
marriage. To increase his income he
applied himself to the culture of bees.
Vergil in his Georges dwells on bee
culture.
@. What proportion of deaths occur
at night to those that occur in the
daytime?-S. D. F.
A. Observations made recently by a
French scientist showed that 120 deaths
occurred between 7 o'clock in the eve
ming and o'clock in the morning,
the daytime in the same period.
@. Can all snakes swim?-T. B.
A. While all snakes are not natural
ly aquatic. they all have the power
of swimming and swim if forced into
the water.
@. When was Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers OF Fortune" published?-
r. r. G.
A. In 1897.
@. Has the Manchurian territory
now in dispute between China and
Japan any substantial natural re-
sources?-P. r.
A. Manchurta has various natural
resources some of which have scarcely
been touched, but. in a metal age, her
reserves of iron ore are regarded as
of special importance. 1t is estimated
that Manchuria has deposits Of 738,-
900, 900 metric tons of iron ore, having
an actual iron content of 259,0G0000
tons, in the ground. A good quality OF
coking coal also is available in the
region, the two resources combining to
furnish the potentialities Of a steel
industry. Many Japanese long-term
concessions are held and the Importance
of protecting these figures is the
Japanese attitude in the present
embroglio.
@. How large a dam can be built
successfully without using concrete or
stone, just earth?-T. F.
A. The Saluda Dam near Columbia,
S. c., is said TO be the largest earthen
dam in the world. 1t is nearly mile
and a half in length and is 10s feet
high. Whether larger dirt dam could
be built Is problem for engineers.
@. There is a reference to THE
Immortal Tinker" in an article I have
Just read. Who is meant by that?-
D r. E.
A. John Bunyan.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Former Secretary Newton D. Baker
banner in the fight for revived
liberalism and refreshed idealism." "
That sounds rather fine, but it does
not mean what the optimistic wet"
may, at first glance, be tempted to
think it does.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Mayor Walker of New York, it Is
declared, may be asked to serve as
supreme arbiter of the Cuban govern
mental dispute that has kept that is
land in a turmoil for years. Just how
ef1icacious an arbitrator Mayor James
can be is not definitely known, but one
thing is cer.ain if he accepts: The
Pearl of the Antilles will add i'm
measurably to her stock of funny
stories.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Commercial Courtexies

so you think the system of taxation
Is unbusineSslike?"
Absolutely" replied Mr. Dustin Stax.
THE idea of the Governments refusing
to give a big influential customer like
me q liberal discount for cash"
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Musical Impressions.

you don't seem fond of music"
We'll" replied Senator Sorghum, "I
try not to harbor resentments But
whenever I hear music I can't help
being reminded of the campaign funds
that are wasted in employing brass
bands in some elections"
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Music and Fires.

"Some men are as careless and tndif-
ferent as Nero, who fiddled while Rome
burned" said the neighbor.
We'll" replied Mrs. Corntossel, i
dunno's I've got anything against Nero.
MY trouble has been with men folks
that sit playin' the accordion an let
the fire 60 out"
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Toxic has been warned" again, this
time by three nations. The trouble
seems TO be that the warnings are
adorned with Christmas seals instead
OF black hand"
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Uncle Sam is to roll up his sleeves
right after New Year to tackle the tre-
mendous job of moving into the great
new Department of Commerce Building.
Easy with those statistics, boys'"
Evening star., 1931-12-28

And Congress No Longer Amazes
From the San Francisco Chronicls.
And q civilization has about reached
bottom when ths Governmenss Aoai1sy
to IAN q or3ntnal inspires unavsEl
Eqq4es enc e4p&atapsa x
Evening star., 1931-12-28

ministration. With Mr.. McFadden and
Mrs. Pinchot splitting the Hoover oppo-
sition among the Republicans, another
candidate more favorable to Mr.. Hoover
might slip In. The district Is strongly
Republican and Republican nenina-
taoR h aQnaieiar6 sNasyAlaps IN Aaeaasn.
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Achievement.

Christmas a success with you?"
II suppose I may call it success" :"
replied Mr.. Growcher. IT managed to
hang holly all over the house without
breaking any Of the bric-a-brae."
Evening star., 1931-12-28
Times Easy Flight.

Time flies, and mocks at mans control.
Just why is plainly seen.
Time never has to stop for coal
Or oil or gasoline.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Americas Christmas fatalities are
recorded at 200. Rather high price
10 pay for the good cheer that accom-
panies the festival of peace on earth
and good will to men.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

An average of seventy pounds of live
fish produces forty-eight pounds of
eatable salmon. With fish stories 1t is
just the other way around
Evening star., 1931-12-28
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Evening star., 1931-12-28
Social Diversion,

To dancing We are all inclined,
And conversation is no more.
You do not need q polished mind
30 lonx as there's a polished moor
Evening star., 1931-12-28

Oar wouIdn' be no sech things as
debt q dishonesty IN dis q any other
country" said Uncle Ehsn, 1T deg could
b talaed - AssahA -----------.
Evening star., 1931-12-28

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Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic
vice presidential nominee in 1928. 1t
has been limited in some quarters that
Senator Copeland of New York has
presidential aspirations; that as a
candidate for Senator he has carried
the Empire State in overwhelming style.
Bulkeley of Ohio has been mentioned,
too. But, generally speaking, there Is
no group Of presidential possibilities
among the Democrats of the Senate as
there was among the Republicans three
and a half years ago. Then there w2S
Curtis of Kansas, Willis Of Ohio, Wat
son of Indiana, Norris Of Nebraska ana
others who might have State delega-
tions bound to them, all engaged in
the stop Hoover campaign. Roosevelt S
opposition today comes from Democrats
outside the Senate. Indeed, very
large percentage of the Democratic
Senators have expressed their approval
OF the Roosevelt candidacy. Some OF
them were among the first to launch
the Roosevelt boom, particularly Demo-
Gratis from the West, like Wheeler OF
Montana and Dill OF washington.
Senator Walsh Of Montana has been
candidate, but he, too, has declared
himself in favor of the nomination Of
the New York Governor.
%sx
Hoover Republicans in the fifteenth
Pennsylvania congressional district are
looking around for a candidate to run
against Representative Louis T. Nc
Fadden, who recently in the House
charged that Mr.. Hoover had sold out"
TO the Germans in proposing his one
year moratorium of intergovernmental
debts and reparations. Mrs. Clifford
Pinehot, wife OF the Governor, has al
ready announced herssh Q candidate for
the nomination against McFadden,, But
the Ptnchots have not been ysckpned
sGnnnn tn kiQda a. IN 2no4k d
Evening star., 1931-12-28

@. How old and how tall Is Little
Jack Little?-F. T.
A. Little Jack Little was born in Lon
don in 1900. He stands but feet
inches and weighs 130 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-11
Season Offers Fashion Rainbow
BY MARY MARSHALL.

enough with Persian art TO know pre-
cisely the shade of green that Is most
characteristic Of Persia. However, by
this time these Two shades have been SO
widely used in dresses and hats that
they have become familiar to almost
every one interested in dress.
The season started out with brown
and green leading. Browns in wide va
rfety were yours to choose from, and
you had the privilege of wearing all
brown, all green or a combination of
these two favored colors. These two
colors will remain in good repute, but if
you want to show yourself very smart
and sophisticated you will consider the
possibilities of blue. Soldier blue, g
little brighter than navy, sponsored by
Vionnet in Paris is likely to become q
late Winter favorite among we'll dressed
women, and midnight blue and navy
blue are favored by some of the i'm
portant French dressmakers.
Shades of the violet range had re-
manned in the background for some
time, but there are definite signs of a
revived interest in these colors: A soft
shade of amethyst is sometimes COM
bined with green in evening dresses
and rich, soft violet is one of the most
charming shades for the formal velvet
afternoon dress.
Copyright, 1912