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Evening star., 1932-01-16
Delinquent Motorists.

With fifteen days remaining before
the dead line on 1881 tags is met, it
behooveS the delinquent motorists to
get busy. Most of them have already
filed application for titles, which will
be mailed out from the Traffic Bureau
as fast as the clerical force can certify
them. More than six thousand appli-
cations are now in hand. The tag situ-
alton however, is entirely different, the
Traffic Bureau estimating that thirty
thousand motorists have failed to send
in the necessary documents. Applica
ton now for tags can be made with
the greatest convenience, but Mr.. Van
Duzer warns that the inevitable last
minute rush will cause delay and in
convenience to those who put it off too
long.
No leniency need be expected on
either titles or tags after midnight jan
uary 81. AS matter of fact, dis
tinct feeling exists that delinquent mo-
torists, those who failed to get titles
and tags by December 81, should not
have been excused by the Traffic Bu-
reau with the extension of time to
January 81. Six months were permit
ted for the securing of titles, and the
tags were made easy to purchase by
the new mailing system recently put
into effect. Naturally those who re-
sponded promptly to the bureaus an
nouncements on these two matters and
who promoted the smooth running Of
the bureaus activities by avoiding pro-
crastination feel somewhat miffed that
those who did not were mollycoddled
and put on the same plane by thirty
day extension.
In the old days there was 50 such
thing as destroying motorist morale and
encouraging delinquency by extensions
Evening star., 1932-01-16

of the commission has been attested to
many times. He resigned after COM
pleting the period for which he had
promised to take the ofice and more
recently was offered appointment by
President Hoover SIS a member OF the
American delegation TO the Geneva dis
armament conference.
There is no Office in the foreign serv-
ice of the United States which is more
closely scrutinized than that of Am
bassador to Great Britain. The Amer
ican people like to take pride in their
representatives at London. They like,
too, to be assured Of the complete Amer
icanism of their Ambassador there.
With Henry P. Fletcher in that post
the country's interests would be in good
hands.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.

Between Times.
Sort of n-between times, the January
days
Give a glimpse of sunshine through the
frosty haze.
No more Christmas carols soundln
through the night;
No more happy New Years" ringin
gay an light;
Only jes' remembrance of holiday!
Had our share o. pleasure. Now we've
got to pay,
Thinkin' of the springtime, with It's
skies aglow
Journeyin' on to meet it, as the short
days go.
Ground hog will be with us in little
while,
Lookin' fur his shadow in the usual
style.
Well draw a little picture an we'll pen
little line
To give a proper greetin' to our friend
st. Valentine.
It won't be many weeks from then until
we hear once more
The melody of birds above the bluster
an the roar.
The past Is surely pleasant an the
future claims our praise,
But they're sort OF in-between times
these January days.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Long Struggle Is Predicted
AS Britain lmprisons Candhi

property and all the other age-old and
barbaric disciplines England Is only in
suring the life and the vigor of the
revolution. The greater the oppression
the more likely it is that India will
establish her independence by force in
stead of by arbitration"
Meantime" says the Charlotte OBJ
server "the British government re-
minds that the Round-Table Confer
ences are not ended, the determination
being to forward the word of the COM
mittees appointed to continue the
round-table Investigations. This COM
mittee Is to sail for India the middle of
this month. The government of India
stands accused Of fragrant violation
of sections of the Indian penal code.
Gandht is to be given an open trial,
but the British government is deter
mined on checking outbreaks and law
lessness, and. in the present mood of
Gandhi's following, that means armed
suppression. The day of peace for
India appears remote"
Abstract questions Of policy should
not prevent our realizing" states the
Worchester Evening Gazette, that, in a
small way, and yet in very real way,
it is war that Is being waged now in
India"
Evening star., 1932-01-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| eyervdav. unless they take an especial
care to see to 1t that they observe
normal courtesy, one with anotner,
whether they feel in the mood 1or IL
or not A.. ,s
which does not harbor one OF more
people, called "old grouches," II male,
heaven knows what. II OF tne otner
sex, who usually find 1t extremely ol1-
ficult to become polite before lo O'CLOCK
in the morning.
Normally they will enter their office
| without a word, take their seat at
| their desk and remain in sort OF
surlv stupor for an hour or So
Afterward they may snap out OF IT
to a surprising degree, SO that by
lunch time they become almost, II not
quite, human.
Good morning" themselves, and, If
they are so greeted, either reply with
a mumbled offering or none at all.
| X 4 4 x
The person who believes in the
| necessity for the ordinary forms Of po-
lite usage should feel sorry for such
indifferent persons.
They miss something from life which
others secure by no greater work than
a few words, pleasantly spoken. And
| this something Is not difficult to define.
It simply is respect for others.
Respect for others not only increases
the esteem of others. it also makes ones
own respect for ones self grow TO hne
flower. How it is possible for those VINO
have no respect for the essential dig
nitv of human life to have any respect
for their own life will remain mystery
to many. =,
They will prefer to believe that 1t
simply cannot be done. that much OF
the woe and misery In the world Is
caused by people who, having no re-
spect for others, have none for them
| selves, and thus work evil through a
very real sense of despair.
The Young fellow who wishes to i'm
prove his status in the world would dc
well to take thought of such simple
matter as how he greets his associates
If he finds 1t natural to him to say
GOOD morning, sergeant" to q man
who never saw the inside OF a police
station, he might find 1t profitable to
question himself somewhat as follows:
Now, why did I add the sergeant
Surely, the old Good morning was
quite enough Guess must have been
| Trying TO DE IuIlIly. MdyDc "ao eAL-
barrassed. and wrongly felt that some
thing unusual was expected of me. May
be am just young fool, and the next
time any one greets me decently, as one
honest human being to another, will
try to salute him decently in return.
There are always two sides to ques-
ton. The older person who finds him
self greeted as Sergeant" or general,
or Senator" or Governor" is some
what to blame himself If he doesn't
like it. He has been too pleasant. Now
there Is such thing as being too pleas
ant-to the wrong people. Familiarity
breeds contempt, truly. Many ser
geant" will find, upon careful examina-
ton, that he has not yet reached that
practical wisdom which tells one plainly
to keep others at some distance. The
trouble is that one is not always sure
Many breezy people are at the same
time extremely courteous. 1t is just
here that the adequacy of Good morn
| ing" is complete When one has said
it, he has said enough. If others have
as much sense and manners they will
| feel the same way about it.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

Why Is 1t that the best greeting In
the world, an honest, plain Good
morning" said with smile, Is so often
perverted?
Many people nowadays, especially
among the young, flnd 1t necessary to
make cute additions to phrase which
is quite enough in its bare simplicity,
Instead of saying Good morning.
they reply: Good morning, sergeant,
or, paying greater tribute, say, GOOD
morning, Judge
No doubt these ornamentations are
they fall very fiat.
The fact that the Police Department
seems to be singled out for the honor
points to a curious familiarity on the
part of these jocund greeters. with the
orderly processes of law.
Not all such salutations, however, are
confined to the police administrations
Often one is addressed as a general,
and sometimes as Senator"
Good morning, captain" once was
the favorite among those addicted to
much banter But, like most misuses,
that began to seem tame to them, SO
they advanced rapidly to general"
X \ x
The sergeant, however, seems to have
held his own.
Smart young fellows between the ages
of 16 and 18, perhaps the most i'm
portant of all years, at least in their
own eyes, find nothing quite so good
to accompany their Good morning" as
the rank of sergeant.
Good morning, sergeant" they in
variably declaim, despite the obvious
fact that the one spoken to may
obviously be untitled for such duty
it makes no difference to him, when he
is exchanging Good morning"
Good morning, sergeant" he sings
The best reply, of course, is no reply
at all. One has made the customary
and decent salutation, plain GOOD
morning" That is enough. Now this
bird has to spoil it all by scream
ing his silly addition.
One is torn between desire to reply
in kind. desire to look disapprovingly
and a desire to ignore the fiippancy-
the insult to the honor of the perfect
salutation, Good morning"
If one is very wise, one ignores him
If one is only moderately wise, one re-
plies in kind. II one is not wise al
all, one looks disapprovingly.
GOOD morning" as a phrase, is oi
such ancient usuage, so common te
all, that sometimes the careless and in.
different fail to understand its per-
feet quality.
In the first place, 1t is old enough
to be habit. In the second, 1t sufices
Many words, many phrases, many SEN
tences, even, fail to be enough. In
variably there must be explanatory
words.
The good phrase, GOOD morning -
needs nothing else to help it go. AROUND
the world its qualities are highly re-
garded. When one has said 1t one
has said all there is to be said at the
moment.
These two words, taken together, in
dicate that the speaker is kindly dis
posed, that he realizes the necessity
for some commonplace but decent ex-
preston of greeting, and that he L
not content to merely look at the
other, as If he were some sort oi
animal
1t is amazing, sometimes, to note
how careless human beings may be
come in the little courtesies of the
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Musical Prodigies.
From the Schenectady Gazette.

On either side of the Atlantic, the
past week, wonder child" has as
founded old and seasoned musicians.
At Berlin, 6year-old girl, Ruth
SlenczynSki, a native Of California, gave
performance of difficult classics that
was little short of marvellous.
Grisha Goluboff, years old, made
his New York debut as violin soloist
with an orchestra Of 100 young musi-
clans. Small for his age, two years ago,
he appeared with the Los Angeles Phil
harmonic Symphony and with the San
Francisco Orchestra. The effect of his
music the other night at Carnegie Hall
was enhanced by his childish appear
ance, as he stood before a great au-
dience at the initial evening perform
ciation and played his "undersiZed"
Stradivarius violin.
The Berlin press declared little Ruth
in some respects the most astounding
of all prodigies heard in recent years
on either side of the ocean.
Those who think deeply on such mat
ters must pause to wonder what 1t Is
that sets two children apart from their
mates in such manner as this. Why Is
1t that one child must be driven to
piano or violin practice and becomes
but a mediocre musician, and oftener
than not no musician at ALL while
another, one in thousand, perhaps,
will play as easily and naturally as 1t
will eat or sleep and will astound the
world with its genius?
The small Grisha and the little Ruth
may have been encouraged by parents
or guardians along their chosen path
of sweet sounds, but genius was there
It was extraordinary genius, too, to have
been developed to such an extent so
early in life.
1t is wonderful thing, q precious
gift that should not be exploited to a
childs hurt. Yet to keep 1t hidden
would be to err Just rs far in the other
direction.
The very fact that these children,
and others like them, can make such
music, and give and receive pleasure in
its making, means something. In graft
tude, they should share that which is
so freely given them.
Sometimes 1t Is contended that musi-
cal prodigies DO not amount to much
In adult life. This Is not always true.
The great Mozart, who played in public
at and toured Europe at 9, LEFT 624
musical compositions and Is said to be
second to none in opera and symphony.
Joseph Hofmann, piano virtuoso, Of
our own times, had been playing in Eu-
rope for some years when he came to
make an American tour in 1883 at the
age of II, and was compelled to aban-
don it by the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. He has since
made many concert tours through Eu-
rope and America and is one OF our
outstanding musicians.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

OF time when the limit had been made
known months before. Any car ap-
pearing on the streets the morning of
January without the tags Of that
year wss promptly nabbed, while the
Maryland authorities went step fur
ther and posted policemen at Chevy
Chase Circle, where minute after
midnight any District motorist caught
in Maryland found himself in trouble.
Absolutely no excuse exists for fail
ure to comply with the regulations, and
it is hoped that the 1882 extension
will mark the end of such practice on
the part Of the local traffic authorities
Evening star., 1932-01-16

According to authoritative Toxic
quarters" Secretary Stimson's citation
Of the nine-power treaty upset" serious
overtureS being made to Japan by the
Marking government. In other words,
and to continue the musical metaphor,
the island empire seems to charge our
Department of State with sour"
note. The principal trouble with the
whole business seems to be that the
finale was played first.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

Representative Britten wants the
House of Representatives to have a
new and up-to-date gymnasium with
sI the latest "exercise-by electricity
Anschines Including, it goes without
Aying, one of those self-restraint ex-
erciserS.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

It Is too bad Lewis Carroll could
not have known Seaman Jones, u. s..
NJ, stationed at Honolulu. Addressed
by representative Of the territory's
legal authority in the words Il am
asking you" his pat reply was Neither
do /" What a companion character
for the Red Queen.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

No matter what the ladies-God
bless them-may think, ninety-nine per
cent OF the males in this broad land
will applaud Cardinal O'Connells de-
scription and characterization, of the
so-called musical efforts Of the gargling
"crooner"
Evening star., 1932-01-16

The great new Department of Com
merce Building Is declared already to
show signs Of being overcrowded. How
about putting a clerk or two into each
Of those commodious tanks in the
handsome but unused new aquarium?
Evening star., 1932-01-16

If this country could eliminate mu-
nicipal graft, one tax dollar could do
the work of two. But then, 1t would
cost the other dollar to eliminate
the graft. So there you are, and let
everybody go fishing.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

The Senate has authorized portrait
of former President Coolidge to hang in
the White House American painters
are wondering whether the termination
Of the name of the favored artist will
be off. "owski." "ovitch," or "opoulos. A"
Evening star., 1932-01-16

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
patches credited to IL or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

Probably there will be little future
difficulty about Uncle Sans finances,
now that Signor Mussolini has so kindly
taken over the burden of regulating
them for him.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
VernaI Anticipation.

OF Spring we sing in merry rhyme;
And yet the thought that seems most
gay
Is that which halls it as the time
When all the hens begin to lay.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
VENING TIMES, Glasgow

VENING TIMES, Glasgow
- while 7 am personally all for
the completest freedom for COM
IL mercial intercourse as between
nations, actual events force one
to realize that the only hope of ac-
complishing any measure of interna-
tional commercial freedom for us can
only be gained through tariffs and
their power to bargain"
Mr.. j. Gibson Jarvie, managing d.
rector of the United Dominions Trust,
expressed this opinion in an address on
the economic future delivered to mem
bers Of the Glasgow City Business CLUB
recently.
THE biggest, although a perhaps
selfish, argument in favor of closer
relationship with all the component
parts of the empire is the measure OF
freedom of trade which 1t would bring
U.s." he continued.
Tariffs and anti-dumping legislation,
he said, must not be used as an excuse
for inertia. Under no circumstances
must We permit them to be used as a
bulwark for efficiency or for the pur-
pose of artincially raising prices.
4 *
Decree May End
Wholesale Shooting Of Ducks.
Ell Universal, Mexico, D. F.-Presi-
dent Ortiz Rubio has signed a decree
to regulate the shooting OF wild DUCKS
and geese in the various states OF the
republic Heretofore extensive and
systematic methods have been used 10
slaughter these valuable birds, with
the result that there was danger Oh
their extinction. The poems and hunt
ers In many rural districts have fire.
ouently surrounded the lakes where
the birds generally congregate with a
Gordon of fowling pieces fastened TO
standards. At giyer signal tne
armada" (broadside) is fired stimuli
taneously by a mechanical contrivance
to which the guns are attacheo, tne
result generally being ind1scr1minate
destruction Of all the ducks or geese on
the pond or lake.
There has long been an agitation
about this ruthless practice which ire
ouently renders the game UNIT Tor
food but it Is only lately that the mat
fer has received the definite attention
of the authorities. The action above
referred to, now ratified by President
Rubio, may be depended upon to
abolish this cruel practice.
Danish Trades
Now Feel Economic Crisis.
Den Danske Landmandsbank, Copen-
hagen.-During a crisis as serious as
the one now experienced by Danish
agriculture, 1t Is unavoidable that diff
81 ~
Evening star., 1932-01-16
A Generous Attitude.

"Is your wife going to wear her dia
monds to the grand opera?"
"Of course" answered Mr.. Cumrox
I'VE can't all appreciate music and we
ought to try to make grand opera inter-
esting even for those who go merely to
look on"
Evening star., 1932-01-16
No Financier.

No Financier.
Oh, Johnny has pretty little bank all
made Of tin.
We thought that it would give him
ways of thrift, beyond a doubt.
But every time his father drops shiny
nickel in
Dear Johnny makes racket till he
shakes the nickel out.
DE man dat goes lookin' foh trou-
ble," said Uncle Eben, doesn't most
always git de easy kind he had mads
up his mind to-
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Can't Place Congress.

From the Glendale News-Press
Even yet you can't tell whether Mr..
Hoover will have Congress ut his back
or on his hands. -
Evening star., 1932-01-16
The Family Skeleton.

From the Meridian Star.
It's all right to have family skele-
ton, but you shouldn't dress her up In
an evening gown. <.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
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Evening star., 1932-01-16

Once In a while you meet 8 reformer
who wants the general public to be so
good that his own particular vices won't
count for much in the average.
Evening star., 1932-01-16
Hearts and Hands.

II want place in the hearts of the
people" said the patriotic young states
man.
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum, Its
fine ambition. But I'm not sure you
won't get on faster by forgetting about
the hearts of the people and putting
yourself in the hands of your friends" "
Evening star., 1932-01-16
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Evening star., 1932-01-16
Danish Trades
Now Feel Economic Crisis.

Den Danske Landmandsbank, Copen-
hagen.-During crisis as serious as
the one now experienced by Danish
agriculture. 1t Is unavoidable that diff
ficulties must arise for other trades,
Evening star., 1932-01-16

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave-
New York once: ll0 East 42nd 81.
ChicsEo once: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Regent 81, London,
England.
Evening star., 1932-01-16

X X
The French writer, Paul Morand
showed great powers of observation
and considerable acuteness of interpre-
tation in his book, New York" Even
New Workers could not fail to recognize
themselves in his pages. In his book
1900 A.D," translated by Mrs. Romilly
Fedden. he describes Paris at the end
of the nineteenth century, when it
was still the unquestioned capital OF
art and fashion. The Paris Exposi-
tion of 1900 was an epitome Of the end
of a century. There all nations dis
played their achievements. In that
wear Paris still bitterly discussed the
Dreyfus affair, and every unfortunate
event was attributed in some obscure
way to the Dreyfus party. Zola had
passed the zenith Of his influence, but
was still reverenced by some followers.
Socialism was as yet a dilettante af-
fair. M. Morand apostrophixes 1900
why did you eat and drink so much
that we suffer from gout? Why did
you make us believe In microbes, In
electricity and the white racer
Why did you show your teeth at every
opportunity, yet leave the war TO us?
Why were you so ugly, SO rich and SO
happy"
X X y X
The character of the Duke Of We'll
lington Is subtly interpreted by Philip
Guedalla In his biography yelling
ton" Naturally. the whole period of
the Napoleonic wars Is covered by the
historian -biographer as background.
The book opens with description OF
the Irish country home of wellington s
parents and the parents themselves.
Their family name was Wellesley, or
Wesley, and they were collateral rela-
tives Of John Wesley, founder of Meth
odism. The career Of the conQuerof
Of Napoleon is followed from the time
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-03-03
Township Roads Are the
Topic at Meetings
Transfer of Local Roads TO County
Discussed Pro and Con at
Conventions

-. Reduction of township road taxes
by transfer of town roads to coun-
ty control was discussed at several
meetings of engineers and road Of
ficials last week. Indicating the
trend of the times, speakers point
ed out that in Iowa all town roads
have been turned over to the coun-
ties, in Michigan transfer Of town
roads to the counties is to be COM
pleted in five years, in North Caro-
lima all rural roads have been turn
ed over to the state highway de-
partment, and in Pennsylvania, TO-
600 miles Of town roads were turn
ed over to the state.
Discussion revealed that a pro-
cess Of gradual transfer Of town
roads to the counties has been I'M
der way in Minnesota for several
years. AS the state has taken over
the trunk highways, and the state
aid system expanded, the counties
have gradually taken over other
roads. This process was accelerated
by the distribution of one-third Of
the gas tax to the counties, begin
ming in 1929. In addition to this, a
number of counties have various
cooperative arrangements by which
they do all or part of road work
for the counties. This takes var
ious forms. In one county all town
road funds are turned over to the
county, and both construction and
done under supervis-
ion of the county engineer. In some
others contracts for construction on
town roads are let through the
county engineers office. In others
the services of the engineer are
made available to the townships,