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Evening star., 1933-08-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

What about the distressing person
who never signifies by word or sign
that he hears or understands what y
said to him?
Evidently he is the brother Of the
wight who firmly plants himself at bus
stop signs without any intention what
ever OF boarding vehicle.
Every bus driver can tell you about
this one. The game seems to be tc
make the operator guess whether the
fellow. wants to ride or not.
The most inquiring looks from the
vehicle stir him not. Opening the bus
door leaves him cold. Even the footing
OF the old horn moves him to no sign
Of his intentions. 1
He seems bl!ssfully unaware that he
has chosen the only place In the block
where the operator of q public vehicle
would pay any attention to him.
4 + 4
The man or woman who fails to indi-
cate. by so much as word or motion
Of head or hand, his understanding
what Is said by another, is very COM
mon specimen.
Most often such lack Of visible sign
Of comprehension Is not matter OF
discourtesy. but of plain and simple
wool-gather!ng as 1t Is called.
He Is thinking about something else
and doing it SO busily that he only half
listens to what others may say to him.
He Is thoughtleas in regard to others.
When he Is In subordinate position
of course. he has plain duty to HIM
self as well al to another. For his own
good he should keep his ears open as
we'll as his eyes. This by itself. how
ever. Is not enough in such cases.
He chould indicate his understanding
OF what Is said to him. At least he
should show that he has heard 1t.
1t Is an amazing thing, in business.
how often one speaks to another with
out the latter indicating. even by 50
little as a nod. that he even has heard
The speaker Is aware that the fellow
has heard. but he would like = little
sign of recognition. to be quite sure OF
1t, SO that there can be no mistake on
this score.
It may be. at bottom. that few OF
these taciturn ones are providing an
alibi for themselves, in case they should
need it.
II they refrain from any indication
that they heard. perhaps they will be
able to declare, In the future. II neces-
sary. that they did not hear ht all.
The very fact that they made nc
sign will then be pointed to by them as
proof Of their contention.
But one may feel sure that such per-
sons constitute very small percentage,
indeed. Of all those Of this disposition.
Another possible explanation Is just
plain surllness.
This manifests itself in many ways
in the modern world 1t may be be-
lieved that failure to show one has
heard another Is sort OF surliness,
Just as Is that ether manifestation. an
Intentional mistake. sometimes met.
r.
Most Of these cases one runs into. 1t
is good to think, are simply those OF
indifference.
The person hears. but fails to make
any indication OF it, for a number OF
reasons
He honestly thinks you know as well
as he does that he has heard.
He Is thinking about something else,
and his responses lin the physiological
Evening star., 1933-08-25

| sense) are not quick. or are utterly
lacking.
HIS mind Is "wool gathering" he is
thinking along other lines, although he
hears you perfectly
He finds 1t more convenient to say
nothing In reply. than to force a smile.
or make some conventional reply.
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Yet the case for the conventional
Courtesy, il nothing else. ought to
dictate 1t.
| One could recommend the abstract
study of courtesy to Americans.
Not politeness for society's sake, or
for what one might be able to get out
Of It, but because 1t is good. In itself.
because 1t Is one of tine marks Of the
human being above the brute. because 1t
| transforms the animal. man, into the
man.
Courtesy needs no proof.
Many q humble man or woman pos
sesses 1t. while many q more osten-
tatious person fails miserably to mani
fest 1t.
It is q gift, with some persons. an
acQuirement with others, an impossible
achievement with others.
| One has but to consider some ham-
buoyant man to understand how 6Ae
a thing courtesy Is, with Its consider
alton for others.
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This consideration for others is not
alone mankind's achievement. In It's
best moments.
The animals of field and wood often
show II, especially toward their own
kind. and particularly toward their
young.
Call 1t instinct. or whatever one will.
this trait in the brute creatures Is often
very distinct. one Of the many quali-
ties which tend to make them our
brothers in fact As well AS in theory.
Consideration for others is the best
reason Of all why any one should make
some simple sign to show them that
their words have been heard.
II such indication were difacult. In
any sense. there might be some reason
for failure to manifest 1t: but almost
always 1t Is q matter merely OF word.
or an inclination OF the head, or even
q slight motion Of the hand.
A smile Is enough.
Often q smile is the very best word
In the dictionary.
II one does not care to say yes" or
use some similar sound to show another
that his words have been heard and
understood. one may achieve the same
thing by well-directed smile.
II the words are command. either
direct or implied. the one spoken to
may well emulate the soldier. who
says "Yes. SIR sslutes. aud goes to
carry out the command OF Ais superior
officer
A word or q motion Is a sign OF un-
derstanding as well as of courtesy.
1t shows the speaker that he has
been heard, and that he has been un-
derstood
II the other grumpily makes no sign
whatever. he is not quite sure. either
that he has been understood. or even
heard.
There are enough misunderstanding
In life. without permitting more to oc-
cur through these small failures to In
dicate to others that one has heard
them, and that one understands them.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

gave to . missionary . theodolite com.
pass which he had picked up in the
jungle, and when this instrument was
returned to Mrs. Fawcett she identified
1t a. one which had belonged to her
husband It's condition indicated that 1t
had lately been In the possession Of
some one who understood its value,
and the London Evening Standard says:
"As only q member Of the Fawcett
party would have been likely to have
such knowledge, 1t Is assumed that the
compass was used in an attempt to
communicate with the outside world
because the party Is held captive. Is
without essential equipment for the
journey out. or could devise no other
method Of communication"
Hope, therefore, is revived, and It
may be that the present Swedish ex-
ped!tion may be successful. II 50, the
story the rescued men would have to
tell should be as fascinating as . tale
Of the Arabian Nights.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

him contact Norman Draper. Washing
ton representative OF the Institute Of
American Meat Packers, who has just
returned to the United States after six
months absence in Europe. N. r. A.
has come into all-dominating existence
since Draper left the country and N
finds himself In Washington a
strange to him as Alice must have
found Wonderland. For the moment
Draper Is burning the midnight oil in
an effort to decode the code situation
ingly connected. A trained newspaper
man. he expects to have the hang OF
1t before the week is over. Meantime
he freely admits his mystification.
meetings Of hdustrialists yet held in
Washington was that recently called by
the Association OF Artificial Limb
Manufacturers for celebrating pur-
poses. It developed during their ses-
sions that the owners OF plants
throughout the country are practically
without exception men who have one
or more artificial limbs. It was also
revealed that 1t Is the policy Of the In
dustry to employ, - far as posstble.
only men and women who have lost
arms or legs.
-
In many respects the key woman
at N. r. A. Is q Miss Janicula, in charge
Of the control section" first division
Of the vast organization to lay hands
ON codes submitted by trade assOcia-
tions or industries. Miss JanicNla has
won q reputation for efficiency. CO.
operation and courtesy that Is already
famous throughout the business world
and the whole recovery administration.
Attractive and still on the sunny side
of 80, her Job Is to set people right on
their first contact with the haze and
maze known as N. r. A. and she does
50 with neatness, good humor and dis
patch.
On the very threshold Of nsxt weeks
intensive drive to make the Blue Eagle
Americas household pet comes the
disconcerting suggestion that the little
brown hen would have been . far more
fitting symbol for N. r. A. Says the
patentee of the idea: 1.-THE little brown
hen serves man even unto the end. as
when her eRg-producing days are num-
bered INTO the pot she goes, and Sum
day Is made more welcome by the
fricassee that she provides. Surely she
would be a symbol nearer to the Amer
ican heart than that predatory bird
which has been the insignia Of war,
autocracy and despotism."
X
Texas Is the biggest State In the
Union. so she always has plenty Of room
for differences Of opinion. The Lone
star State will vote on repeal tomorrow
after Q wider divergence Of view among
her Democratic leaders than has been
witnessed in any other State. Vice
President Garner, Representative Joe
Bailey and ex-0ov jim Ferguson have
all been urging the State to vote for re-
peal, but two former 0overnofs. Dan
Moody and Pat Neff. lined up with
senator Morris Sheppard in opposition
to scrapping the eighteenth amend
ment.
Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-08-25
sRecalcitrart' MIR. Ford
And Enterprising Barber

To the Editor of The Star:
see by the press that Henry Ford
Is termed "racalcitrant" IN his atti-
tude toward the N. r. A., but lend an
ear to the following. which came to
my attention recently:
A customer entered local barber
shop for the customary hAir cl1t. On
its completion he tsndsred the barher
the present. prevailing price q mty
cents, remarkfns at the same time, II
zee you have the N. r. A. sign dis
eyes" replied Mr.. Barber, "that d
why we raised our price to nifty cents.
We believe in doing our bit"
Have you hired any new assistants?"
asked the customer.
"Well. no." replied the barber, 1--WE
are waiting until business picks up"
Coupled with the fact that In many
instances like this, where the hired
help do not get increased pay until
business picks up," who is left hold
ing the bag?"
Also, comparing Mr.. Ford's recall
citrant" attitude with instances Ike
the foregoing, who Is the more honest?
Such occurrences are causing the
n. r. A. to be caustieally termed the
National Robbery Association.
CHAR1 DTyB TBoNA.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
What's the Reason?
From the Rockford Resister-Republic.

From the Rockford Register-Republic.
With eractiy the same legal ma
ch.ncry which used to be so SOW in
gett.ns rc-rlts, Coil. County has been
able to try. convict and sentence 70
criminals for various offenSes since its
present intensive drive on crime be-
gan.
Not . Judge or . court oficial has
been added. Jurors who now are 30
quick to convict are chosen In pre-
cisely the same manner - those who
formerly were reluctant to nnd any
defendant guilty. There Is no tan
S1bas difference IN the whole setup,
than and now. But notice the results.
The question naturally arises, what
was the matter before. Wherein lay
the fault? Why did the machine oper-
ate at such low efficiency? These are
matters that should interest the pub
lie and impel 1t to do little looking
around. There seems to have been q
lot of ineXcusable waste responsibility
for which should be definitely fixed.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
The Eastern Branch Bridge Failure

There will. of course, be an investlsa-
.tion into the railroad wreck on the
outskirts of Washington yesterday,
which caused the death OF two train
men and the injury Of number OF
passengers Indeed. it is likely that
there will be more than one inquiry, for
besides the interest Of the railroad
company to ascertain the cause, there
Is the possible question Of responsibility
to the law, inaSmuch as life was lost.
In the circumstances. the failure OF The
bridge being obviously due to the ex-
traordinary stress Of weather. 1t may
be accepted as assured that the ver-
dict rendered in case OF each investiga-
tion will be that the disaster was un-
avoidable and that no blame rests upon
any one.
But there is q further question to be
answered in this connection. That Is,
why should the railroad company have
been content with bridge that was
endangered by the undermining in
f1uence of a stream VIGOROUSLY subject
to being suddenly swollen by torrential
currents? The conditions at the point
are such as actually to demand the
crossing of the stream and its immediate
banks by single span. with the
foundations en- the solid ground beyond
the range Of the food. From time
immemorial this marshy stream bed
has been swept by freshets, grinding
out the channel and at the same time
bringing down additional deposits from
above. To the eye Of the traveller pass
ing over it the Eastern Branch" at
this point is just a trifle more than a
creek. but it is, nevertheless. treacller-
Gus bit of water to cross with any form
of trestle viaduct The fact that the
bridge that failed yesterday morning
stood up for more than twenty-five years
does not lessen the gravity of the fact
that it failed. and from causes that
really might I've been foretold unless
there was com, ,slete and unquestioning
faith in the stamchness of the struc-
ture =
Upon this short span Of not much
If any more than fifty yards depends
the entire incoming and outgoing pas
senger traffic of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. 1t is used by an average OF
seventy-two trains every twenty-four
hours, or one every twenty minutes.
It is therefore subject to heavy strain
at all times, in good weather and in
bad 1t is repeatedly and frequently
inspected Ninety minutes before the
wreck of yesterday 1t had been inspected
by a track engineer and only ten min
utes before by track walker, neither Of
whom could see any sign Of deteriora-
tion or danger. OF course, they could
not see the undermining Of the pier
In midstream There should have been
no midstream pier The bridge should
have been carried across the branch
by a span resting upon supports based
upon the solid foundations OF the MAIN
land
Such a bridge should replace that
which failed yesterday despite its re-
pute as "one of the strongest on the
system" The cost of the demonstra-
tion of its need, in terms of lives and
injuries and ruined property. is not as
great as in some previous cases of
post-fact improvements.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
Getting the News.

Such an event as Wednesdays storm
puts to the test the news-gathering ma
chinery Of the Nation. and no more
exacting ordeal could be imagined.
Every elemental force Of nature ap-
pears to combine to render the task
difficult The ordinary devices of trans
mission are thrown out OF order. and
an emergency technique has to he de-
veloped to meet the need.
Obviously. editors and publishers en-
deavor to anticipate the exigency. but
not even the best of human planning is
competent to provide for every detail.
CataclySms do not operate on schedule: !:
they have no press representatives:
they occur suddenly and their course
is adventitious. Down comes the rain
and up comes the gale, al without no.
tice. The people whose business it Is
to chronicle the disturbance have no
choice but to follow as they are led.
and it Is strenuous chase indeed. call
ipg for the maximum Of intelligence,
physical endurance and devotion.
Consider. for example. the problem
Of photoSrsphins = violent storm: The
public wants the picture, and the
camera staff Is determined to obtain
it. The assignment implies getting into
the scene CT action Immediately. 1t
involves taking chances In pursuit of
the best "shots" the photographers must
cultivate a disregard for peril. Their
obligation is their paramount concern.
They are the pictorial historians Of the
phenomenon, and they 60 about their
work with q dignity commensurate with
their responsibility. It matters nothing
II they wade in water up to their chns,
are chilled to the bone, catch Trojan
colds incur injuries too numerous and
painful to mention-f they bring back
the graphic bacon they are satisfied
The men who write the bulk OF the
text which fills the paper also must be
tireless and fearless. Their Job IL to
get the story" and get It they will
though the heavens fall With no time
to think OF protection against the
weather. Of food or rest they bend
every energy to the single mission they
are pledged to serve. They seek the
facts, but finding them Is but one ror.
ton of their task. The scattered frag-
ments Of the tale, picked up here and
there, must be woven into an organized
Journalistic account. And then, when
the report is written, 1t must be deliv-
cred to the city room. Telephone, tele-
graph, teletype are summoned to assist;
automobiles, motor cycles and airplanes
are employed. BY one means or another
the news must now into headquarters.
Somehow 1t Is done. and no one ever
bothers to inquire about the credit.
Occasionally. the opinion Is expressed
that the making Of q newspaper is q
romantic affair, and the thought is
apt-it Is true that 1t Is colorful and
adventurous, for life itself is like that.
But also it Is intensely realistic. because
life likewise is very real.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
A Franco:Japanese Dispute.


Nine tiny and obscure islands in the
China Sea, lying midway between
French Indo- China and the Philippines,
Ind comprising altogether fewer than
earee hundred acres in area. have now
become the bone OF formal diplomatic
contention between France and Japan.
The islets are hardly more than a
beries of coral reefs, but were suddenly
occupied by the French a month ago
for their supposed strategic value as
aircraft OIL submarine hGvenS. On Mon
day OF this week the japanese govern
ment launched protest i'll Paris
against French annexation of the is
lands. Toxic denies that Japan sets
up any claim to sovereignty over them
She only insists that Japan's title and
sights" be respected. With no less
ambiguity, the Toxic foreign office adds
That the question Of sovereignty will
have to be "discussed."
The status Of the nondescript Islands
has long been Indefinite They seem
generally to have been regarded - be-
longing to no one in particular, though
probably China's ownership was recog-
ni0ed once upon time. When the
French took possession In July they
found some Chinese fishermen ekine
out a precarious existence and ordered
them to leave. Fifteen years ago a
Japanese potash mining company was
prospecting on one of the islands. but
quit the place in 1929 on account OF
the depression. 1t is apparently the
equipment this concern left behind and
She property It was working that con-
ktttute the "title and rights" for which
heA japanese are now dsmandins
eeek~lctr hg tha French. w1o hAss
Evening star., 1933-08-25

Repeal of the eighteenth amendment
promises the rest which philosophers
say is provided by q change Of motion.
The war against intemperance which
has always been waged by conscientious
thought will go on, although different
methods will be employed.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

As q railway wrecker Nature asserts
herself at times as more powerful and
Fortunately her demonstrations are not
DO far reaching nor 30 enduring as
those Of some Of the ruthless old-time
dnanciers.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

In the midst of some Of the most
interesting events that the world has
ever developed the really big news
is the brief line, Fair and warmer" +"
in an article that is practically anony-
NOUS
Evening star., 1933-08-25
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Evening star., 1933-08-25

The storm leveled a number of crops
IN manner that will obviate the neces-
sity of ploughing them under in order
to enhance the cash value of what is
left.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

Gandhi has found it necessary to
endure strange sen-torture in order to
impress the thought available to all
In the opening lines Of the American
Declaration Of Independence.
Evening star., 1933-08-25

Cuba is contemplating what 1t re.
CARDS as q fight on crime and Is re-
uuesting Machado to come home and
turn states evidence.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
Imaginative Eye.

Imaginative Eye.
The poets lines recur anew
Our conscience to uplift.
To see ourselves as others do
Is not a common gift.
It is not strange gangster should
When he Is going some
Imagine he's Robin Hood,
When he Is just . bum.
Good takers" said Uncle xben
"somettmes prides deirselyee too much
On bein' aais 10 naaEe d. aas rass IN
pleasantly
Evening star., 1933-08-25

In q new deal good sportsmarlship
will not complain II the hand is not
as good as the previous one held by q
fortunate player.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
Royalties.

From the Omaha World-Eerald.
Another author Is slated for diplo-
matte post. All, from CO lecting royal
ties to meeting royalty!
Evening star., 1933-08-25
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Evening star., 1933-08-25
Political Security.

Prom the Ctncinnau Times-Star.
II Kentueky went IN Wholesale Tor
ahnenteen voti1g ct ~ electiens the
carnage WagAt b 1Gss
Evening star., 1933-08-25

For cur part" proclaims the Hart
ford Times, I've are satisfied that it is
SO. until some poet with the fire Of
Kiphng. and With the same eentlia,
comes upon the scene" As to the facts
preoented, the Times argues: Maybe
the post lQreat4 = right. Posts, you
know, ~ Dsuned . b pvci,tn -
Evening star., 1933-08-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PVILANDER JOHNSON.

The Pause.
We battle for ideas great
And when the strife is through
We stop awhile to contemplate
The duty next In view.
This little pause for deeper thought
Is . momentous time
That tells If next life shall be fought
With happiness or crime.
As once again our impulse moves
Toward battles won or lost.
We ask ourselves if victory proves
Worth sorrows that 1t cost.
Underworked.
There Is no use Of trying to hold
machinery to blame for all our trou-
bles," said Senator Sorghum. There Is
one machine that Is not finding nearly
enough to do"
"And what Is that7"
"The cash register"
Jud Tunlins says the world Il over.
populated and what makes 1t worse 4
that every family expects to throw two
or three automobiles into the trafhc.
Holding the Pace.
With confidence the future we will view
While comforting our minds.
We must. by getting present troubles
through.
Make room for other kinds.
Evening star., 1933-08-25
Pleasure, Not Business.

"Do you think the N. r. A. can put
restraint on knocking'?"
IT hope so," answered Miss Cayenne.
In my opinion, knocking should be
takan out Of trade and allowed to de-
velop strictly - . refined social pas
time"
"TAms = not saaly chsated," said
HI Ho, the saSe q China. History i
read with respect when the f3attering
bio9rapher 10 forgotten"
Evening star., 1933-08-25

Il anybody wants to know how It
feels 20 be IKE . messeaosr 1em NAxs
suddenly alighting On this planet les