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Evening star., 1932-09-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Changefulness.
A flower radiantly fair
Is blooming in the field.
We wonder as We see it there
At all the charm revealed.
1t smiles toward the generous sun,
Who takes no count a cost.
But pours his wealth on every one
And then there comes q frost.
The foliage of a massive tree
Spreads forth Its grateful shade.
Its sturdy grace is fair to see,
Yet 1t must also fade.
Before its branches gaunt and bare
'Gainst stormy skies are tossed,
Tis touched with colors rich and rare
And then there comes a frost.
As glories all lnanimate
Clean bright ere they decline,
So is it oft with mortal state
Meath fortunes gayest shine
The music sounds with welcoming thrill
And caps on high are tossed,
But seasons change and always will.
And then there comes frost.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Construction 0bbligate.

John Milton, three hundred years be-
fore the invention of the skyscraper,
sang of lowered cities" and "the busy
hum of men" And John Keats, no
less inspired, noticed the hum OF
mighty workings" Neither poet was
acquainted with the roar of modern
industry. They lived, wrote and died
and never guessed the full-throated dia-
pason of expanding towns as denizenS
OF the twentieth century know it.
There once may have been quiet on
this planet Earth, but if SO it must
have been the quiet of desuetude and
stagnation From the beginning OF
mans career in the world there have
been hands to make a constructive
racket. ears to hear it and minds to
understand it. An inseparable con-
comitant of nearly all the useful arts
and crafts. noise is a symbol of mans
energy and animation.
The heavy monoliths at Stonehenge
and Avebury were not heWn from their
quarry beds dragged to their deStina-
ton or set up in somber silence. The
obeliSks and pyramids, palaces and tenn
pies of ancient Egypt were not raised
without waking the echoes of the pah-
sades of the Nile. Knossos and My
cenae, Tiryns and Troy, Athens and
Corinth were hives of articulate enter
prise, building and built. The Seven
Wonders were not erected by muted
men welding padded hammers. Even
slaves have voices. Freemen tradition
ally sing at their toll Perhaps it was
to the rhythm of drum beat that stone
was laid on stone to defy the centuries
and gain the admiration Of generations
unborn. Each tool or instrument of
man has its own distinctive sound, and
it always has been SO. Thud of sledge,
clink of chisel, buzz of saw. scratch of
pen, all participate in the harmony or
dissonance of business
Perhaps the turmoil of construction
increases with the passing of time.
Setting up the steel armature of a
modern Office building or apartment
house <probably is a noisier affair than
Evening star., 1932-09-18
G. 0. P. Support Growing.

The result of the Maine balloting, in
which the Democrats elected Governor
and two out of three members of the
House of Representatives, has proved
Republican blessing. according to Treas
urer J. R. Mutt of the Republican Ma
tional Committee Before that election
and its implication CT Democratic ma
tional victory the collections for the
Republican campaign fund were slow.
But now. Mr.. Mutt says, the people have
become aroused to the need of defeating
the Democrats and money is rolling in
mere rapidly. He expects the Republi-
can campaign fund goal. 81 500 900. now
to be reached without difficulty.
There has been, indeed a stiffening
of the Republican lines since the party
defeat in Maine. Under the spur of
President Hoover's call to the party
workers throughout the country. the
campaign is being speeded up and Or
ganization more effectively carried en-.
Speaker John N. Garner, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Vice President as
we'll as for reelection as Q member of
the House from his Texas congressional
district. returning to Washington, de-
clares that the Republicans are 'in
panic and predicts that the country
will give the Roosevelt Garner ticket a
lead Of 100000 votes over the Re
publicans in the November election.
Mr.. Garner, however, still continues to
have his anchor cut to windward, in
case the 100000 lead should vanish
into thin air in the next seven weeks
There seems no doubt that he will be
elected a member Of the House from
Texas.
The Republican campaign, whatever
Mr.. Garner may say about it. is at least
a bold one. There is no holding back
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Habitual SPECTATORS have invented
the term political market" in connection
with changes of quotations that follow
an, important announcement In public
affairs. The stock ticker may even
tually claim as much influence as the
magaz zine printing press.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

The man who is professionally dry"
but personally wet corresponds in soma
measure to the statesman who COM
mends disarmament for other nations,
but seeks to evade it for his own.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

This Nation has created surprise by
tumultuous demonstrations. Close OBJ
servers of German affairs say that if it
l.; desired to make a study of tempera
ment in politics it would be good idea
to keep an eye on the Reichstag.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

able but absolutely necessary. This, of
course, presupposes an increase of buy
ing on the part of the general con-
sumer. 1t also assumes that the per-
sonal reserve stocks, which the con-
sumer acquired during prosperous times
and has been drawing on ever since,
are now coming to their end.
No one knows how many suits of
clothes or pairs of shoes, how many
other things of personal or household
use were accumulated by well-to-do
individuals in boom times, and how
soon these will have disappeared and
force new purchases. But they seem
to be doing so, If reports from retail
establishments are to be believed.
Foodstuffs and textiles also are in
teresting Illustrations of the situation
Commenting on The Government
warehouse report issued this week by
the Department of Agriculture, one of
the best known market experts and
food economists declared there is an
acute shortage in the holdings of es-
sential foOdstuffs in almost all the
poultry, butter and other dairy produ cts
are likely to be scarce this Winter, and
higher prices, therefore, would seem to
be inevitable.
AS a result, it is believed. Of the
rush on the part of manufacturers to
place orders to fill their depleted
shelves when they learned Of a smaller
cotton crop in prospect, very gratify-
ing increase in the production of cot
ton cloths was reported this week by
the Association Of Cotton Textile Mer-
chants of New York.
+
For the four weeks IN August the
yardage of cotton goods production re-
ported was just over l80,000,600. The
sales were more than 500, ,000, 900, max
ing a ratio of sales to production Of
282 per cent. Fancy any industry in
these times recording an advance of
282 per cent in production to meet
consumer demand! On August some
100000 900 yards of stocks were on
hand. while at the end of the month
this had been cut down to 200 ,000, 900
yards, decrease of some IS per cent.
Unified orders we're some 10000, COO
yards less than at the end of July.
These figures show the lowest stocks
ever recorded since comparable statis-
tics became available In January, 1928.
The figures of sales are the largest for
any month.
As further confirming cheerful news,
the New England Council has just pub
lished rather substantial list Of re-
ports OF improved business received by
it from chambers of commerce, boards
of trade, trade associations and similar
sources. As result of low stocks, tex
tile production was shown to be par
ticularly active. The same is true Of
shoes.
(Copyrisht, 1854,
Evening star., 1932-09-18

There is no reason why Huey Long
should not entertain high personal re-
gard for Mr.. Broussard, after the man
per Of the politician who is willing to
forgive his enemies but takes pains to
whip them first.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Bare Shelves of Business
Held as Hopeful Sign
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

When, in this month of September,
the Old Mother Hubbard of business goes
to her cupboard she finds the shelves
barer than they have been in many
day. This. in the opinion of business
leaders and Government experts. is the
most hopeful sign on the business hor-
izon for revival of consumer buying
Domestic stocks of the principal raw
materials and manufactured goods are
getting lower and lower. according to
figures just compiled by the Department
Of Commerce, although those of raw
materials are not as low as those of
manufactured goods. World stocks, on
the other hand, are still very large
and above the apparent consumer
demand.
In most of the important commod-
tiles there has been gradual decrease
in the stocks on hand in this country
since last Summer. Take rubber, for
example. In July, 1881, the stocks on
above ls23-1s25 average, used as the
base for present calculations. Prac-
aSe eYey until shey now ss st
70 per cent. 80 per cent below. Take
textiles. In July, 1881, they were SO
products were i'll in July. 1881. this
month they are 10l. Iron and steel
were 1870 in July last year. now they
are 90. Chemicals were 116, they are
now III. Forest products were 104,
now OF.
Raw materials show less change.
Some of these also, however, show
decreases. Foodstuffs, which stood at
1872 in July, 1881, are now 1852. Metals
have come down from 1873 to 1913. On
the other hand, chemicals show the
same percentage of stocks and textile
materials an increase from 134 to 1893
World stocks Of foodstuffs and raw
materials show increases. Coffee, cop
per, cotton, rubber and silk are up.
while tea, tin and wheat are down.
DR.. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, in commenting on the
gain which recently carried the whole
sale price level of 784 commodities
to the highest point since March, de-
clares that this has been largely at
tributable to the replenishment of
stocks Such low inventories obtained
in many places that the replenishment
Of them had besoms not only desir-
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Some Of the confusion may arise from
an impression in uniformed circles
that it should be as easy to initiate cur
rency now as 1t was to water stocks
some wears ago.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

When a man obtains great authority
in European affairs at present ques-
ton almost invariably remains as to
what he is going to do with it.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Not Out of the Combat.

II am afraid our candidates voice Is
giving out" said one campaigner.
Never mind about his voice." replied
Senator Sorghum. "He Is still in form
for shaking hands"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
His Position.

Life is something Of game, after
all" said the cynical person.
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Meekton, "but
I wish Henrietta wouldn't regard it as
bridge, with me forever playing opposite
as dummy"
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Although no formal decision has been
reached regarding the policy to be pur-
sued in respect
Plan Tor hlVer to the Potomac
Work Approved. liats Iat xSalseN improve t.
ownership Of the bottoms that were
to be reclaimed or to undertake the
work without delay and leave the mat
ter of title and subsequent compensa-
tion of claimants to the courts, Mai
Peter C. Hams, as stated in The Star
Of September 81, 1882, submitted to the
chief Of engineers q detailed plan of
operation which he proposed to follow
as engineer In charge Of the work. The
plan vas promptly approved by the
chief OF engineers and by Secretary
Lincoln. It was in all but details the
project that was ultimately carried into
effect. Maj. Hains recommended that
the work should be done by contract
with the lowest bidder after advertise
ment for proposals, and he expressed
the belief that there was no reason why
the work Of dredging and filling should
not be carried on with advantage
through the sreater part Of the Winter
1t was proposed that the first work to
be done would be that of dredging ths
main channel, and Maj. Hams expec-
tatlon was that II the work should be
authorized to start at once this part of
the plan might be well under way by
the middle OF october.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
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Although not as numerous or as man
ifest as at present, the advantages of
Washington as an as an edu-
Educational Center. tstiUn1s tsr wara cen cen
ognized and frequently urged by the
newspapers of the Capital. The Star
Of September 10, 1882, says:
Washington City, as Is fitting, Is
taking a national position as an educa-
tional center. The public schools of the
city have obtained recognition as among
the best in the country. They have
grown up from the rank of 'pauper
schools'-the old epithet Of derision-in
such sort that the children Of million
aires, cabinet officers and Congress-
men now eagerly elbow their way with
the pauper children for admission. But
the success OF the free schools inter-
fered with the growth Of the private
educational establishments. No other
city Of its size in the country has prob
ably so many successful private schools
in operation. The list Of such estab-
lishments advertised in The Star has
fEordbs oy 1fon ht the esa
logues of these schools will be found the
the Union and from all parts OF the
world.
Many causes combine to give Wash
ington this advantageous position as an
educational point. The equahle climate
we'll kept parks, allowing helpful exer-
else in the.open air almost every day
in the year, are physical advantages
that count for good Geal. Exceptional
helps to study in almost every branch
can be found in the national city. The
agricultural and botanical gardens, the
Smithsonian Institution, the National
Museum, Patent Office. Signal Service
Bureau, the National Observatory, af-
ford a varied supply Of information
upon natural history and the applied
sciences. The art student finds in the
Corcoran Gallery the best collection Of
casts of the antique in the country
as we'll as varied illustrations of
modern art in painting and sculp-
ture. The law student has the ad-
vantage of access to the Government
law libraries and to the Supreme Court
and District courts, where the lead
ing lawyers of the country may be heard
in cases of national interest and i'm
portance The medical student finds
in the vast collection Of the Govern
ment Surgical Museum a valuable aid
to study: students of all kinds find what
they need in the great Congressional
Library and in the special libraries of
the several departments. 1t Is conceded
that the best equipped candidates for
West Point and the Naval Academy and
also for the leading colleges OF the
country are those fitted in the Wash
ington schools. UnQueStionably Wash
ington must become the educational as
well as the political center of the
Nation"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
The Gloom Expert.

'I have a method" said the scientist,
"of showing a month in advance pre-
cisely what the weather will be-"
Possibly" replied Mr.. Sirius Barker.
But what's the use OF anticipating
trouble?"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
The Vacillating Voter.

I hark to wisdoms voice SO strong
And am quite ready to obey,
When some new prophet comes along
Instructing me the other way.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
The Open Air Cure.

II told dat feller I was so fiat broke
had to sleep outdoors" said Plodding
Pete.
did it touch his hearth" asked
Meandering Mike.
mo. He said he was doing the same
thing, an had to pay de doctor for
tellin' him what blessin' it was"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
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characterization.

The man who cannot change his mind,
In some dark corner. lost to fame.
Engaged at solitaire you'll find.
While others play the real game.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Oar amt near so much to be gained
by carryin' . chip on yoh shoulder"
said Uncle Enen. as dar il by tottn' .
bag o. corn." y
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Finally, on farm relief. Mr.. Hoover
has been opnHsed to Mr.. Borah's export
debenture" plan. but Mr.: Roosevelt, in
his recent speech at Topeka, seems sim
ilarly to be opposed to 1t and seems ad-
Evening star., 1932-09-18

Rate by Man-Payable in Advance.
In.,.Iand and Virginia
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Although not as numerous or as man
ifest as at present, the advantages of
Washingt n
as an as an edu-
Fdroot;oroI rsntar cational cen
~euSet3eAnA SSAtSA' ter were rec-
Evening star., 1932-09-18

A Stanford professor has made OBJ
Servations which incline him to the be-
lief that as a man goes beyond middle
age he is likely to compensate for
physical deterioration by mental devel-
Cpment. Many have held this belief,
al the same time wondering why ancient
history has not placed a higher rating
on the intellectually of Methuse' h.
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
SHOPP|NG--Wth Alice and Eve yn

The younger set is crashing
in on women's monopoly of the
coat dress this spring! It has
proved far too satisfactory a
costume to ignore any longer
especially with the boom there
is of tailored simplicity in
fashion. Yes, it had to happen!
And now these dresses are be-
ing designed along the best
looking youthful lines-Suitable
for debutantes in their late
teens as well as young marrleds
in the early thirties.
With or Without q Coat
And being made of rough
silks and light woods as the
new coat dresses are, they can
be worn comfortably and smooth
ly under a coat. Then, when
warmer weather comes they
make a complete and finished
looking street costume. So much
more trim than an ordi-
nary dress that probably seems
to beg for a coat. Why, they're
as SWank as suits but lots less
trouble with no blouSes to bother
about. Stop and think! Could
anything be more perfect for
shopping or for travel? Could
anything be more businesslike
for business than one Of these
comfortable, wrap around tail.
ored dresses?
White Pique Freshness
Do you recognize the stun
ming coat dress in the center?
You will if you've seen Ina
Claire's latest picture! It's ex-
actly like the one she wore.
Now you can have it for under
$50. And what's more it's a
copy of one of Chanel's latest
models!
How smart it is-buttoning
up the center with square metal
buttons! There's a heavy square
buckle on the belt made of
metal, too. And how fresh the
white pique looks, facing the
closing and bordering the cuffs
all the way around! Incidental
ly, the pique is easily detach-
able for laundering and that's
a great help.
Wait Till You See tho COlOrS
The neckline's high and
round. And it's made becoming
by the soft fold in the flared
top of the closing. An ostrich
cloth with an indistinctly
checked surface, is the fabric
used. And it comes in beige,
victory and StarduSt blue, al
mond green, a bright red-rose,
and pimento-a very original
color.
The model on the right is
even more dashing than it looks
in the sketch. For the color
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
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The Washington times., 1932-03-10
Your Health
And Diet
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
Anent my instructions con-
cerning the proper way to pre-
pare a mustard foot bath, a
correspondent reminds me OF
some other uses of mustard. It
is a pleasure to print them here
because mustard can be found
in every household and it is
valuable to know to how many
uses it can be put.
A mustard plaster is one OF
the remedies most often spoken
of for pain or inflammation Of
any kind. Yet, few people use
it any more. In rheumatism,
pleurisy, cold, or pain in the
chest, it gives great relief. 1t
is made by mixing a paste OF
equal parts of mustard and
flour and spreading it on the
skin over the site of the in
flammation or pain. Cover
with a piece of flannel. Allow
to remain for Is or 20 minutes.
For sensitive skins, the paste
should be made Of two, three,
or four parts of flour to one
of mustard.
Mustard is a counter-irritant
to the skin. When rubbed on
the skin it causes a reddening
and mobilization Of blood to
the part. This makes it effec-
tive in relieving pain and help
ing the resolution Of underly-
ing Inflammation.
The mere application of
mustard to the skin causes
the blood to increase there.
The mustard tub bath is pre-
pared by putting four heaping
tableSpoonfulS Of mustard in a
cup of cold water and then
adding this to the tub Of hot
water. It sootheS and relaxeS.
It is one of the best ways Of
getting good nights sleep.
And, for that reason, a splen-
did tonic and remedy for
nervous fatigue.
The mustard bath is also
excellent for acne and similar
pustular eruptions on the skin.
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
EABERS OF LOVE =
Drama Of a Girls Undyins
Love and Devotion

thing. May would expect her
to say something.
She was startled to see that
her plate was empty.
Funny how you can eat, and
sleep, and go on living, and
your heart all dead.
Days passed. A week. Two
weeks. :,
Lily Lou was so gay that
Mrs. Manchester was a little
alarmed. 1t didn't suit her.
Why couldn't she be her type,
and leave the other sort Of
thing to Maxine? Now II she
was going to turn out giddy
and silly, instead Of attending
to her music and making 1t
worth your while to look after
her,.
Some hint of Mrs. Manches-
Continued on 2nd Comic Page }
The Washington times., 1932-03-10
to the
Lovelorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

Sweet Sixteen is Discouraged
Dear Miss Fairfax:
We are two girl friends
16 years old, considered good
looking and attractive by girls
and adults, but the boys do
not seem to pay any atten-
ton to us. We are not dead
sticks at parties; we smoke
once-in-a-while, but do not
drink. We live in the country
and know two boys who take
us to shows sometimes, but we
do not like them very well.
They never introduce us to
anyone. Do you think the rea-
son we don't go out much is
because we live in the country?
We can't have parties, because
there are no homes large enough
in the community and no place
else to have them. Our parents
won't permit us to go to town
by ourselves, and there is moth
ing to do, for amusement. We
are sure tired of staying at
home. Can you help us?
LONESOME AND BLUE.
Don't expect to acquire world.
ly wisdom at the tender age Of
sixteen, my dears. A girl must
learn the technique Of amusing
and holding friends, just as she
has to learn how to play bridge
or a ukelele. Important for
everyone-boyS and girls, men
and women-is the art of put
ting people at their ease; talk
ing and acting so that there will
be a complete absence Of strain.
A clever woman can manage a
pause as gracefully as she can a
flow Of talk. I'm glad you don't
drink. AS for parties, try small
enes-a fourSome for a game of
cards, or an afternoon hike with
a little supper afterwards. Six
teen is entirely too young to be-
come discouraged.