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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

bearable feelings of inferiority. For q
few hours they can become very con-
spicuous and important by projecting
themselves into some affair which
occupies the center of the public con-
sciousness-even though at the cost of
harsh treatment and later ridicule.
An event such as the Lindbergh baby
kidnapil is made to order for such
individuals. There have been few hap
penings in the memory OF man which
have aroused such intense and universal
interest. Every word written concerning
it is read by millions Any name in
any way associated with it becomes i'm
portant. Not that the meddlerS con-
follow any such line of reason
ing. They proceed by sub-cortical
process-stumbling along into the fierce
light Of publicity with only vague con-
seriousness, at the best, Of their own
motives.
The same sub-cortical drive probably
is the cause of many serious crimes,
among adolescents. Strange
as it may seem. there is little doubt
that men actually have gone to the
electric chair for no other reason than
the desire to be important for mo-
ment-to escape from the terrible cage
of the commonplace, confinement in
which is the fate Of the great majority
of the human race. Not that they de-
kill for the sake of public
attention The inferiority drive is
merely the underlying force that leads
to more obvious and conscious motives
1t would not be surprising if this
was the underlying psychic mechanism
which activated the kidnapers them
selves. Actual personal publicity is not
essential to crafty the drive. The
sense of power, even If it can b. en-
ioyed only in private, is often an ade-
quate satisfaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEFELL.

whether it is natural to our eyes be-
cause it is beautiful.
Is the beauty in the eye (hence
mind or in the thing itself?
This is philosophical problem as yet
unsolved. After all, it make no differ
ence If beauty is only skin oeep' tha'
is enough perhaps.
Beauty must be surface beauty.
Beauty is the patina on the oronzy
statue Of life.
In the garden this green film forms
every Spring, much to our delight.
Life would be less than 1t is without
it, Imagine the CONSERVATION oil the
world if buds did not swell and unloio'
Green is the result.
Many gardens would be better gar
dens if their owners would get this idea
OF green, which, after all, is Nature
idea.
The intrusion of too much white into
garden is an innocent mistake often
made.
Nowhere does Nature herself paint
her posts white, or set forth cleaning
treliS in a pristine purity.
Yet when man goes forth TO make
a garden he all too often, 1t woulo
seem, accepts the manufacturer idea
Of the proper garden coloration.
X x I. X
The truth is that handy men are
not always the best judges of aesthetics.
Because a man can build something
or other does not necessarily mean that
he knows exactly what he is doing, IN
all its aspects.
AS a craftsman he may be a wonder,
but as one cognizant of the relations
of nfh ar 70 his rrpa tinn he
may be a distinct loss. This IS no
more than to say that every man has
his special province. There are only a
few Leonardo da Vincis in any gen.
Grafton.
The gardener who gardens with an
eye to general beauty will realize that
white is an accent color" that 1t has
its place, but that this place Is not
very large.
Certain greens are far more accept
able. The main thing they achieve
is to take the mind of the beholder
off themselves and put it on the essen
tial garden features. on the grass, the
shrubbery, the flowers, the background,
the frame, the garden as a whole.
Nothing makes a garden more spotty,
for instance, than a number OF gleam-
ing stone benches, vases and the like
oNCl1 SdIdCil 1lll may 4Id'I
come from the Rome Of the Caesars
and yet be out of place in its new
situation.
The,more money they cost, the worst
the effect is.
The Spring cleanup time in the
garden will soon be here. Mostly this
takes the form of removing debris to
permit the fresh green of the season
to show through.
The initial removal k of the fine
litter on the lawn. 1t is a question
whether the average homeowner does
not make too much of rite out of
this, but so long as he enjoys it there
is no harm done.
Meadows in their natural state get
no annual going over, yet they turn
out very beautiful by Summer, and
the COWS enjoy their grass just as we'll
as if the turf had been raked for hours.
The average modern garden of the
city and suburban areas is mere
postage stamp in comparison with real
land" but it permits the owner to do
a tremendous amount of fuSsing around.
and that is what gardener likes above
all else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
Treasury Is Working
In Reverse Order

To the Editor of The Star:
With regard to the recent changes
made in the Treasury Department, it
seems to me that they are putting the
cart before the horse In the ordinary
business they first operate for a rea-
Sonable length of time, and then, if
the business proSpers, they divide the
profits, This is not the case, however
with the Treasury Department. First
they "cut a Mellon" and then thew mt
the Mills to work Can Won eXplain
that? ISRAEL GROSSBERG,
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Notwithstanding Meddlers.

An urge to identify the self with soul
stirring events constitutes a common
anomaly in human nature.
This condition is illustrated in the
Lindbergh kidnapping case. Police all
over the country have been kept on the
trail of false clues deliberately created
by neurotic individuals who apparently
could not resist the strange impulse to
project themselves into the affair
even at the risk of arrest and popular
indignation. Such actions represent an
exaggeration of rather general ten
dency in these forces which make up
personality.
Such actions are symbolic. 1t is diff
cult to lay down any standard interpre-
tation for symbolic actions, the under
lying purpose Of which is unknown to
the actors themselves. One fairly
satisfactory Interpretation is that the
unfortunate meddlers are victims OF un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

no piety after their departure can equal
in effectiveness for the purpose a re-
ceptive and sympathetic understanding
during their lives"
Honors and homage only began to
be heaped by the American people
upon the Republics two outstanding
legendary national heroes - George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln
long after the events which gave them
immortality. Indeed, while they lived
and were accomplishing, abuse rather
than glory was their portion. Time,
measured in generations, seems neces-
Sary to fill us mortas with a full sense
of recognition of the stature and deeds
of our giants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
Short Selling Absolutely
Necessary for Balance
To the Editor Of The Star:

Comments as to bear short selling,
which have burdened the press in re-
cent months, are striking example of
the vicious practice of arguing that two
co-existing factors or conditions are
nothing less than cause and effect. 1t
is superficial and lazy way of Sinking
fundamentals.
Short selling Is very far from being
even remotely the cause of the depres-
sion. 1t is rather a balancing factor
III keeping down eXceSSeS in stock ma
nipulation Artificial manipulation of
the pools" and other operators, in
1928-1929, are far more the cause Of
the depression, but even they are not
fundamental causes. They ran quota
tons up mercilessly, distributed to
crazy buyers and cleared themselves
disaster. corresponding bear short
selling then would have been a happy
balance and might perhaps have saved
the day.
AS the market goes. short selling Is
an absolute necessity for balance.
Many stocks, perhaps most stocks, today
are selling beyond their present values.
A so-called pivotal stock should, by lust
estimate be selling 10 points lower. II
there be caS'Se for complaint? Is It
because human nature is plus minded
and cannot endure reality?
1t IS beyond question that there Is
often good reason for beariShneSS and
bear short selling, for they help to tenn
per excuses in the other direction.
Let lis tackle the whole problem-get
rid of the pools" and short selling at
the same time. This would clear the
situation materially. 1t is most short
sighted to attack the one without the
other.
Short selling is an evil. Yes-but
only because pool manipulations and
other unwarranted bull operations pre-
coded. The two must rise and fall to-
gether. FRANK SMITH.
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Efficiency Reports Are
Waste of Public Funds

To the Editor OF The Star:
AS the letters regarding the pay OF
the Government clerks published in
the newspapers are arouSing widespread
interest, l would like to suggest that
the adjustment Of the unfair and mi
qultouS form of efficiency report, which
is in use at present, would not only
save the taxpayers much money but
would correct an abuse.
ROSE VICKERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Research and effort will be continued
in connection with the League of Ma
tions. Many a great idea now of i'm
portant service in civilization required
much experimental attention before it
was demonstrated that it would work
out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

The eleven-year-old boy who was
stolen from his home in Niles, Ohio,
should not be overlooked by the broad
casters. Neither should the Illinois lad
who was stolen. The crime of kidnap-
ing is one that calls for the cooperation
of all humanity in common sympathy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Einstein says permanent peace can
be attained only by universal disarma-
ment. A theory of relatively that can
be practically applied to the relations
of nations will meet with grateful COM
prehension by all humanity.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHLANDER JOHNSON.
Executions.

Exceptions
I try to love my fellow men
AS teachers told me to.
I must admit that now and then
It's rather hard to do.
Some fellow men will shoot to kill,
And falsify and steal,
And never demonstrate the will
True kindness TO reveal.
I would be most affectionate
Toward my fellow men;
Save those who won't reciprocate
And should be in the pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

1t is contemptuously asserted that
some of the gossip circulated in New
York is only imitation scandal with no
pretense Of a genuine element. That
old gold-brick game still shows infinite
variety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Great inventors have labored with
the purpose OF improving conditions for
humanity. They find too often that
they have, in making conditions easier
for law-abiding citizens, also created
additional facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

In some cities any person possessing
a firearm is required to put his thumb
print and signature on permit card.
The precaution is one worth initiating
everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Al Capone offers reward for the
capture of child stealers. showing that
he would rather be on the right side of
the underworld game than be out of
it entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Japan intimates that the Chinese
must be restrained China takes most
of the punishment, but refuses to admit
that it is frightened.
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Flotsam Time Coming.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel,
1t will soon be the season for trans
atlantic airplane hops when ships will
be busy picking unfortunate aviators
out Of the billowy main.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

The unwisdom of lending promis-
cuously overseas is mentioned by Eng
lands chancellor of the exchequer.
This is a point Uncle Sam did not think
about some years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Perhaps Mr.. Melons friends insist on
that an Ambassador job may, under
present conditions, be as hard to fill as
that Of Secretary Of the Treasury.
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AM Other States and Canada.
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TO the use for republication of all news olS-
patches credited to it not ether wise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
nubliShed herein All rights Of publication OF
Special dispatches herein are also reserved
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Cause Of Coolidge Goodness.

From the South Bend Tribune
New England, a geologist reports,
used to be covered by a sheet of ice
mile thick. That might explain CAL
win Coolidge's inability to indulge In
warm humor. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Japan is being reminded that she
may need some genius in high finance
in addition to the military talents she
has developed.
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Nemesis.

From the South Bend Tribune
One of Chicago's public enemies"
died of natural causes. Nature and the
Federal courts are more efficient
than Chicago's local enforcement
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
Fair-Minded Mule Wanted

From the Portland Oregon Daily Journal.
"Wanted-Farm mule Must be rea-
sonable," is an ad in the Birmingham
Age-Herald.
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From the Toledo Blade.
Most former soldiers are for peace
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ing a second lieutenant is Inadequate.
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Difficult Advice.

Can you laugh at misfortune, as
philosophers adviser"
Perhaps 1 might learn" answered
Senator Sorghum. But why deliberate
" cultivate a bad sense of humor?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04

Jud Tunkins says his boy takes no
credit for standing at the head Of his
class because it's an awful dumb class
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Simple Appeal


do YOU enjoy orators who seek to
appeal to the simple tastes Of the plain
people?"
Not as much as formerly did"
said Miss Cayenne. They used to tell
amusing anecdotes, but now all they do
is to introduce imitation swear words"
1T is preferable" said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, ito make an idol
terrifying in appearance. Beauty arouses
covetousness, but hideousness inspires
fear of an implied threat"
Flaw in the Social System.
Our system shows little flaw
Which keeps this world from perfect
charm;
A farmer is not so good at ,aw,
A lawyer cannot run arm.
Satan is gittin' come up with said
Uncle Eben. Oar Is so much sinfulness
at present dat he's gotta work extra
hard all de time" Vs.
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Neglected Leap Year.

Two months of leap year have gone by.
In sympathy we've met
Some men who pause to breathe a sigh
Because they're single yet.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
HUSBAND, SICK;
TRIES To DIE

John Henry Morris, Sc, a truck
driver, Of the $500 block Of
Thirty-third st. s. E.. attempted
suicide today by shooting himself
in the right temple. The bullet
lodged in his left eye, and his
condition is reported at Casualty
Hospital as critical.
Morris was lying in bed, fully
dressed, at the time he fired the
shot. He used a 38-calibre pistol,
which was lying by his side when
his wife and daughter, who were
in the next room, heard the shot,
and went to see what had hap
pened.
They summoned the police.
Morris was conscious when the
police arrived, and said that he
had attempted his life because
he was in i'll health. He said a
note would be found in his pocket.
The note, addressed to his wife,
asked that he be forgiven.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
HOLDS
GOLF TITLE
IN PALM
On Verge of Last Round, He
Leads John Shorey
BY 13 Strokes

CHEVY CHASE CLUB, Nd,
Sept. 8.-Continuing his SEN
sational pace with a IS for
his third round this morning,
Roger Peacock, 22-year-old
Indian Spring Club golfer,
stretched his lead at the con-
clusion of "a holes Of play in
the annual District amateur
championship. Peacock's total
for 81 holes read 220.
Harry G. Pitt, of Manor Club
and defending champion who
stood third as today's final 36
holes opened, lost further ground
by compiling 78 this morning.
He now trails Peacock by IL
strokes.
John c. Shorey, of Manor Club
and runner-up to Peacock at the
end Of yesterdays competition,
also was dropping back.
ShOrey Trails
Trailing by seven strokes,
Shorey dropped three strokes to
Peacock by taking 43 on the first
nine today.
Shorey returned in 81, to go 13
strikes behind Peacock, Shorey's
54-hole total was 233.
Pitt was away to a wretched
start and staggered around the
first nine in A caused mostly
by missed and hooked drives.
Over the same distance, Peacock
was 40, halving four 3-putt
greens. Pitt recovered on the
incoming trip which he traversed
in "a, even par. Par for course
Is SO.
Nee On His Game
Mawrey Nee, 17-year-old Manor
Club entrant, turned in a spark
ling rs, after an outging 40. He
missed a "a by three-putting the
final green. Nee's 54-hole total is
234, two strokes back of Pitt.
Other summaries at the end of
54 holes were: C. Arthur Slater,
jr., Columbia, 179-94-273; Billy
Shannon, Columbia, 161-81-242;
A. S. Gardiner, jr.. Columbia,
161.84-245; Capt. Kenneth j.
Fielder, Army and Navy Club,
166-81-247; Tom Belshea, Indian
Springs, 163-86-249; B. Byrn Cur
tiss, Beaver Dam, 161-82-243;
Burke Edwards, Manor, 1883
264; r. c. Hubbard, Indian
Springs, 177-90-267; Jack Biggs,
Argule, 186-92-278.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
wendell CLAIM
GETS SUPPORT

DUNDEE, Scotland, Sept. 8 Il.
N.S0 The death-bed statement
asserting that Thomas Patrick
Morris, claimant to the SIT, ZOO, 900
Wendell fortune, was the son of
John Gottlieb Wendell by a secret
marriage with Mary Ellen Devine
was repeated today as heaGngs in
the case opened in the American
consulate.
Flanked by lawyers for the
claimant and the estate, Julian K.
Smedburg, American vice consul,
called relatives of Morris to tell
what they knew of his parentage
and his youth.
James McAvan, husband of
Morris fostersiSter, told of the
statement made by the claimants
foster-mother when she lay dying
in her Dundee home. The dying
woman, McAvan declared, told
her sons and daughters that
Thomas was not her child but had
been left in her care as an infant.
Norris is attempting to prove
that the marriage was kept secret
because of religious differences.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
COlOred BGptists
Leave for ParLeu

Led by the Rev. w. H. Jerna-
gin, president of the National
Baptist Sunday School Congress
and pastor of Mt. Carmel Bap-
tiSt Church, a delegation of
nearly 100 "members of local
churches left yesterday for
Cleveland, Ohio, where they will
attend the annual convention of
the National Baptist Churches.
Among the delegation were DR..
w. A. Taylor, pastor of the
Florida Avenue Baptist Church
and president of the Baptist Con-
vention of the District of Co
lumbia, and DR.. A. j. Tyler,
pastor of Mt. Airy Baptist
Church and former head of the
local convention.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
BOLT DECLARED
ARMS MENACE

NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, En-
gland. Sept. 8 UN.S0 Arthur
Henderson, former British minis
ter of foreign affairs and presi-
dent of the World Disarmament
Conference, declared today the
arms parley would meet disaster"
if Germany deserted it's sessions.
as she has threatened to do if not
granted arms equality.
Addressing the annual confer
ence of the Trade Unions Con.
gress, Henderson declared 1t was
the duty" of the allies to bring
to Geneva a practical program
for a substantial and compre-
hensive reduction of arms" He
added:
"The Disarmament Confer
.ence will be faced at an early
date with a severely critical
situation arising out of the
claim that Germany should be
allowed to arm"
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
PARTY UNITED,
ROOSEVELT
IS CERTAIN
Reports of Splits Are Laid to
COP. Leaders; Vermont
Halls the Governor

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. s
(1.N.S.). - Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt is convinced the
wounds Of the Democratic ma
tional convention have been
healed and that the party will
present a united front at the
November election in every
State, including New York,
his advisors revealed today.
The governor is not worrying
about the situation caused by the
resignation of James j. Walker
as mayor Of New York and the
reports that Tammany may
knife" the national ticket.
Sees Detection Offset
He feels that whatever falling
off there may be in the New
York city vote for the national
ticket will be more than offset
by the swing to the Roosevelt
Garner panner throughout up
State New York.
Roosevelt is confident the
voters of New York State will give
him the same support as they
did for the goVernorship two years
ago, when he was swept back into
office by 10000, the greatest
majority in the States history.
Speaking yesterday at Rutland,
VT, Governor Roosevelt denied
the Democratic party is split, and
laid the blame for such reports
on the Republican leaders. He
said:
There is q unity in the
Democratic party throughout
the nation, although the Re.
publicans are trying hard to
make 1t appear that we are at
odds among ourselves. There
are mighty few Democrats who
propose to vote for the incum.
bent Of the White House."
Republican Aid Seen
He told an enthusiastic
audience that private polls indi-
cate between 20 and so per cent
of the normal Republican vote
will be cast this year for the
Democratic ticket. He added:
"That is why / am not willing
to put even rock-ribbed Re
publican Vermont in the Re
publican column this year."
Every place Governor Roosevelt
went in his invasion of Vermont
he was hailed as "our next Presi-
dent"
AT Bennington he was intro
duced as "the peerless leader who
will bring America out of the
darkness of poverty into the
sunshine of prosperity"
At Wedding Today
Roosevelt is the first Demo
cratic presidential nominee ever
to carry his campaign personally
into Vermont.
The governor was to motor to-
day to his country home at Hyde
Park, where Sergt. Earl Miller, of
the State police, his former body
guard, was to be married to Ruth
Bellinger, of Endicott, N. Y.
Miller is now an inspector Of
State prison guards.