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Evening star., 1933-06-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
The Handsome STRANGER

The Handsome Stranger.
We think We know just where we are
In all our patriot glory.
Some diplomat comes from afar
And tells another story.
OF course we love our old-time friends.
Amid youths song and laughter
We pledge devotion that extends
Into the far hereafter.
Their pictures, cherished with great
care,
We take them out and dust them;
But In serious affair
We hesitate to trust them.
You scorn, when you are taken i'll
The chap you knew at college.
You'd rather buy phoney pill
From one Of far less knowledge.
The maiden f1outs the small town set
And runs of with drummer;
She comes back as q Reno-ette
Before the end of Summer.
Oh, let us ponder on our way,
So oft beset by danger,
And heed the motto from the play,
Beware the handsome stranger"
Evening star., 1933-06-03

Stop a minute and think about this
fact. You can ask our Information
Bureau any question of fact and get
the answer back in a personal letter.
1t is great educational idea introduced
into the lives OF the most intelligent
people in the world-American news
paper readers. 1t is part of that best
purpose Of newSpaper-service. There
is no charge except three cents in coin
or stamps for return postage. Do not
use postcards Get the habit of asking
questions. Address your letter to The
Evening Star Information Bureau. Fred
eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington,
D. G.
@. Is the Government lending money
to people who want to buy farms?-
B. S. R.
A. The Government has no funds for
lending money to individuals to pur-
chase farms.
@, In free style swimming events. can
person use the side stroke?-N. H.
A. He can If he chooses In these
events, the swimmer uses the stroke in
which he is most proficient.
@. How can a lens be removed from
a celluloid spectacle frame?-J. P. w.
A. The rim may be made pliable by
heating gently in warm water. OPP
tometrists have a specially constructed
heater. generally electrically operated,
for this purpose.
@. What is the highest honor that is
bestowed in England?-L. G. D.
A. The highest distinction in Great
Britain is the Most Noble Order of the
Garter established by King Edward III
in 1348. 1t is now limited to the SOW
ereign and such other descendants OF
George l as may be elected and to 25
knights Companions; but sovereigns
and princes of other countries, and extra
Knights Companions may be admitted
by special statutes.
@. Were the mounds built by Indians
or by a different race of people? p
c. s. C.
A. 1t is now believed by the principal
American ethnologists that the Indians
are descendants of the mound builders
@. How many churches are there in
New York City?-N. w.
A. There are about 1890.
@. When was the first Jersey COW
registered in the United States?-G. d.
A. Lily 1 was brought to the United
States and received her official designa-
, ton as registered Jersey COW No. in
1863 The one millionth Jersey COW
in the United States has recently been
registered At the present time there
are about 355, 900 head of registered
Jersey cattle on farms.
@. Do branch post offices have gen
eral delivery?-T. C.
A They do not. General delivery Is
handled at the main or city post Office.
@. What was quarter staff PA. G..
A. It was a weapon used in England
in hand-to-hand encounters. 1t was
stout wooden pole about 61a feet long.
@. Please publish the Government
formula for aquarium cement?-W.
J. B.
A. In the manufacture and repair of
its aquaria the Bureau of Fisheries has
for many years successfully used a ce-
ment composed of parts of putty, i l
part red lead, and part litharge. These
ingredients are mixed to the proper con-
sistency for glazing by the use of boiled
nnseed oil and few drops of dryer.
A sufficient amount Of lampblack is
added to change the color from red to
slate. After applying the cement. allow
Evening star., 1933-06-03

San Francisco Chronicle, as the habit
ual channel through which foreign
securities reach the American market.
and when, finally, he distributes private
favorS to public men. at the very time
when the public activities of his in
stituuon are necessarily interrelated
with the public activities OF the depart
mentS Of government over which some
OF these men preside-when a private
institution can do all of these things
and must do some of them, it is no
longer private"
The stock practice is declared, in its
relation to public officials, to be ION
dangerous ground" bvs the Gary Post
Tribune, mot ethical" by the Lexington
Leader, likely to produce new laws. by
the Rutland Herald, likely to lead to
measures producing much good for the
vast majority OF people," by the Peoria
Star, and in the judgment of the AS
bury Park Press, to have shown that
the Morgan firm in many respects is
more powerful than the Government"
Reliability and depepdability of the
House of Morgan" is found by the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram to have been
demonstrated, "or there would have
been none to believe its proffers and
promises. The Charleston Evening
oot pOlHtS OUT LndL Llere is q place
In the banking scheme for the private
banker and there have been times in
american history when private banking
firms such as those now under investi-
CATION have virtually saved the Ameri-
can Governments credit from destruc-
ton and saved the Nations banking
structure from collapse when the COM
mercial banks were powerlesS"
Belief that the investments were pure
business transactions is voiced by the
Minneapolis Tribune and the Des
Moines Tribune. while the Salt Lake
Deseret News, holding that the trans
actions were according to custom of
investment houses. adds that "it may be
contrary to public policy" The Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin denies that it
is crime, but contends that "a par
ticular and especial responsibility should
rest upon men in legislative and admin
strative public office, or in ju iicial posi-
tions, to keep themselves free from any
and all obligations that might, by any
means, affect their public service"
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Let Them Alone?

DR.. Lawson G. Lowery, who "has had
q lot of experience with children" and
who now is director of the Child Guild
ance Institute, New York, wants the
adults of the land to "let their children
alone" In paper read before the
American Psychiatric Association, he
suggested that there is no merit in the
notion that a father or mother may be
a pal" to boy or girl. The thought
stingS. Therefore, its author must not
object if it is examined with special
care. The challenge in it is too obvious
TO pass without comment. All such
generalities-and they are many-are
potentially too dangerous to be ignored.
Popular thought about children already
is confused by the propaganda cam
paigns Of faddists, and this may be an
other exhibition of the same sort of
quackery.
The first test to he applied in the
circumstances Is that Of the question:
Is it desirable that there should be no
bond of close personal interest between
parents and their offspring? Time was
when the answer would have been
Yes. BY curious perversion OF the
medieval concept Of mans function in
the world it was customary until COM
paratively recently for fathers and
mothers to commit to others the care
and education of their progeny. Out
of tsat system grew abuses too horri-
BILE 70 remember. The reaction fur
nished the foundation for the great
public school system, whereby parents
did not lose contact with their sons
and daughters. DR.. Lowery's pronounce
ment is a reversion to the theology OF
several centuries ago. Let the chill
dren alone" means to adopt toward
them the philosophy Of the period Of
Dotheboys Hall. At least, that is its
effect. And history demonstrates the
perils of such neglect.
But DR.. Lowery comedies that "thert
should be unity of interest in tht
family" Therefore, the second ques.
hon may be: How can such q unity
be maintained If the children are 1e
Alone'?" The phrase implies divi
sion of interest. 1t signifies barriel
between the older and the youngel
generations. Example, are numerous.
81 > successful negotibtion Of that nat
Evening star., 1933-06-03
evidence that plane making Is progress
tho alaro practinal lines

evidence that plane making Is progress
ing along practical lines.
The robot feature is likewise I'M
portant, inasmuch as II demonstrates
the feasibility OF relieving the pilot OF
the strain of continuous attention TO
the mechanical performance OF the
plane. Other tests must, OF course. be
made. TO demonstrate positively the
reliability of this method Of plane man.
agement. II they verify the robot"
as an efficient. dependable supplement
the range of the plane for nonstop
service is undoubtedly extended greatly.
Plane accidents continue TO demon
strate that machines and pilots are still
subject to errors and failure. They do
not, however, retard the development Of
the air service. but rather do they tend
to improve 1t through the disclosure OF
faults that may be remedied. When a
plane falls IL is usually because some
thing fails, the mechanism or the pilot.
Every such failure should lead TO cor
rection of the error.
Transcontinental flying has been
established as regular service and
daily large numbers Of people are being
carried by air from coast to coast,
though not yet. In regular service, on
q Nonstop basis. That such a service
will In time be maintained is not TO be
questioned. The new Hawks record Of
thirteen and half hours signifies that
the time is near when it will be possible
for passengers to be borne over the
entire span OF the States without halt
within daylight hours.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
The Great Kit Controversy.

Grim and hardened veterans of the
Government service, who know what
it is to face the withering fire of Nc
Carl ruling, are doubtless enjoying in
tense, If malicious, satisfaction over the
ramflcations of the Great Kit Contro-
versy. For here are exemplified all the
snarls and knots In which becomes en-
tangled the innocent soul who would
blithely cut the Governments red tape
and try to get away with it. The re-
sulting difficulties are, in addition, ex-
cellent illustrations of why there is
such thing as Government red tape
and why that much-abused material
often becomes a necessary protective
element to prevent clever statesmen from
hornswoggling trusting officials into
silly deals.
The Senate Committee is doing the
right thing in getting at the bottom Of
it. For, while the sincere desire Of Mr..
Fechner and all his associates to give
the Conservation Army toilet kit that
its members would really be proud to
show their grandchildren is a highly
laudable thing, repetitions Of this
form of jealous generosity are apt to
prove expensive and burdensome to the
taxpayers. The camp for women, soon
to be instituted at Bear Mountain,
New York, must doubtless be supplied
with vanity cases and other such ac-
couterments in the near future, and
it would be well to establish in the very
beginning the system by which such
purchases are to be made. There also
enters the interesting question of the
degree by which equipment for the Con-
servation and allied armies is to exceed
in general excellence the regular equip
ment furnished to the Regular Army
and Navy Of the United States. OF
course the Regular Army and the Navy
are more or less outworn and antiquated
establishments, and do not deserve a
great deal of consideration, and it
should be obvious to anybody that a
tube of shaving cream handed out to
a mere soldier in the Regular Army
would never do for a member Of the
Conservation Corps. But, after the es-
tablishment of adequate standards Of
shaving cream, tooth paste, razors,
soap, tooth brushes, hair brushes, combs,
ETC., for the use by the Conservation
Corps, the various assemblers in kit
form Of such articles should be given
an opportunity to bid.
The events leading up to the tragedy
Of the kit bags seem to have been that
Mr.. Fechner was worried over a possible
lack Of authority to do the right thing
at the right time by the Conservation
Corps and Mr.. Louis McHenry Howe
advised hirl to the effect that:
What's the use Of worrying?
1t never was worth while;
So, pack up your troubles in Be Vier
kit bag,
And smile, smile, smile.
Mr.. Fechner and Mr.. Howe now wish
they could.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
High Lights ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

something of their history, viewpoint
and mentality in general.
Students of foreign languages soon
find that term or expression in their
own language is not convertible, word
for word, or phrase for phrase, into any
other language. Here the genius Of
idiom plays large role. And unless
one is acquainted intimately with the
sentiments and habitude of an exotic
population. 1t is impossible for the
neophyte to use or comprehend the col
loquialisrns or even the most COM
monplace fnterchanges of unfamiliar
tongues.
There are cant and current terms
in every language for the rapidly chang
ing experiences of the day AS science,
invention and discovery make new con-
quests, new words are coined and new
definitions or descriptions formulated
In different countries these terms are
not identical, but follow rather the
analogy of concept and derivation per-
tanning to each nation and each Ian
guage.
Nothing is more absurd in literature
or speech than the attempt to trans
late mechanically. worc for word, with
the aid of grammar and lexicon, an
idea clothed in one language into the
literal counterpartS of another. There
was the Englishman, for instance, who
demonstrated with us when we told him
that our mother was born zen medic
Siglo." He insisted she could not be
that old, but it turned out he thought
we meant 'in the middle ages" while
in reality we expressed merely the
equivalent Of so years ago" Similarly.
another once informed us that certain
friends outlook was cynical ("nlira con
maloS ojos'0. when he meant only that
this person had poor eyesight To OBJ
tain fiuency in any language, and
above all the indispensable knowledge
of its idiosyncrasies, one must make
prolonged stay in the land where it is
spoken. and during this visit take a
collateral course Of instruction in
competent institution. There is no
other route to useful proficiency In :
an exotic tongue.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
The Hawes-Cooper Act.

From the Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Springfield Republican concludes
an editorial discussion of Alabama's
contest of the constitutionality of the
Hawes-C Cooper act with the following
suggestion: "Usefully to employ vir-
tually all -able-bodied prisoners Is
problem whose difficulty varies in every
State in accordance with such factors
as the size of the available market for
prison-made goods, the proportion Of
competent workmen and the resource
tulness OF the prison authorities. The
Iast-named element in particular may
we'll be thoroughly canvassed In each
rtate before commitment to the dictum
that the Hawes- Cooper act is incon-
sistent with the public welfare" It Is
debatable whether, if our prison author
tiles were put to this test, they could
make a particularly good showing.
The Republican wonders If enough
has been done in this State to employ
convicts In the making of things which
can be used in Alabama or exchanged
with other prison systems. That would
not altogether eliminate competition
with free labor. but 1t would go far in
that direction. At any rate, we are
told. "it eliminates private profit gained
by the exploitation of cheap labor, while
at the same time it reduces the cost of
maintenance of public institutieas." It
is believed in some quarters thas this
attempt to have the Hawes- Cooper act
set aside viii not succeed. whatever may
be the strength of the purely legal no.
sition taken by this State. The tend
ency of the Supreme Court has been
toward giving the widest possible mean
ing to the terms of the Constitution
with respect to interstate Commerce.
Though our convict problem might
thereby be made very painful. a de-
cision supporting the constitutionalitv
Of this act would not be surprising as
calculated TO forward the strong and
increasing movement away from the
general distribution Of Grlsuu-uade
goodA S.. 49,
Evening star., 1933-06-03

That remarkable woman, Helen Kel-
Ter, in an introduction to a new edition
Of one of Emmanuel Swedenborg's
books, says something to the effect that
one must be patient in reading it. With
q little patience at first she says, its
good points will appear.
This astute observation by this splen-
did human being might be applied to
great many more books by a great
many more authors, old and new, with
great benefit to those who applied 1t.
Perhaps too many readers want easy
reading, nowadays. when all the time
what they should have is good reading.
reading which is good for them, even II
"diffi:ult"
We like sugar coatings in everything.
We, as readers, tend to shy from the
book which is not easy" but which is
hard.
NN%
We need discipline.
There are some who think that the
world needs discipline more today than
ever in It's history. Perhaps We might
as we'll begin with our books and other
reading.
This word was popped into ouA head
the other day by the following letter !:
Dear Sir; Your very excellent ana
Illuminating article recently anent the
choice tit-bit of merit one may expect
to find In the reading of some particular
book, brought to the mind OF the writer
paragraph he had extracted from
A. s. M. Hutchinson's novel. The Un-
certain Trumpet and which had i'm
pressed him deeply apropos OF this
large and vexed question OF modern
youth so much under discussion in the
present day.
In the story, Father Absolute, the
reverend and venerable patriarch OF the
church and amongst the people, writ
ing to the young priest David and
touching on these many problems, says :
"'Ha! You are telling me, you Grabbed
old David, that we, too, also at one
time in the days of our youth had
no background, but never were such as
these. Old David, We had discipline.
We. too. were young fools, but we were
disciplined young fools. The rod was
not spared and the child was not
spoiled. The traces were kicked at,
kicked over, but the bit and the bride
steadied the young colt before he kicked
himself to death. Today, the colt runs
Wild
II cannot think of anything have
read that explains this matter so
clearly, so lucidly, in such few words.
If modern parents must say that youth
must be excused that youth has no
background, then here is rider, a
qualification, and pungent hint for
the Well-meaning muddle of their minds.
Yours sincerely, j. W."
In the realm of books, discipline is
no less mighty for good.
There are scores of books We all
should read, but never do. principally.
If the truth we're known, because they
require 100 much hard mental effort.
Some readers, and by no means few
in number, have become accustomed to
the continuous effort to be bright,
clever, and so on.
This type of writing is achieved by
certain sort of mentality, which
glories in saying the smart thing,
whether 1t is right or not
The smartness thereof is all that
counts, with them, and 1t is all that
counts with those readers who prefer
this type of writing.
With their preference there can be
no quarrel, in the main. The best in
books comes to him who reads what he
wants to read. There necessarily must
be qualifications. however.
1t is impossible for any one, no mat
Evening star., 1933-06-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKfN.

it to dry thoroughly before putting
water in the aquarium.
@. When was platinum discovered9
M F.
A. Its existence was first made known
in Europe by Antonio de Ulloa in 17S6.
Q. When was the pari-mutuel system
first used IN this country?-B. r. E.
A. In 1908 the pari-mutuel system OF
betting was methodically exploited IN
the United States, and in the Spring OF
that year it was adopted in Kentucky.
@ How many OF her poems were pub
lished during the lifetime OF Emily
Dickinson?-M. L. D.
A. Only four.
@. What is good average for haul
ing load with Eskimo dogs?--C. B. W.
A. A sledge team of five dogs can
travel so miles clay with heavy load
for several days.
@. Did the prune industry start first
in California or in the Eastern part Of
the United States?--N. A.
A. 1t started in the East in 1854, but
failed because climatic conditions were
not favorable to the production Of suit
able fruit. About 1853 the industry
started in California, where it grew
rapidly. In 1929 the output was 234,-
100000 pounds.
@. How many Negroes have been
graduated from colleges in the United
StateS?-J. w. d.
A. About $4,000. In 1881, 2,o71 re-
ceived degrees.
@. Who first wrote essays?-S. e.
! A. Unlike other literary forms, the
essay was not the result of a long
process of development 1t was the in
Vent1on OF Montaigne in the sixteenth
century.
O. How long did Alexander Selkirk.
the prototype of Robinson Crusoe, live
on an uninhabited island?-S. F.
A. He lived four years on the Island
OF Juan Fernandez, of the coast of
Chile.
Q. How long will the Enrico Caruso
memorial candle burn?-J. G..
A. This Is the largest candle In the
world 1t was made at cost of So, 700.
1t is burned only one day a year-All
Saints day. AT this rate it win last
1900 years.
O.. What color is easiest on the
eyes?-M. o.
A. The American investigators, Fer
rec and Rand, have found that there
was less fatigue of the eye for yellow
light than for red, blue and green.
| They also found that visual acuity and
speed of vision and. in fact, all the
visual functions were at their best un-
der yellow light. Ruffer, German in
vestigator, has found the same thing.
He found that visual acuity and speed
of vision are greater for yellow light
than for green, red, white or blue. He
| is of the opinion that blue and red
lights are the colors most fatiguing to
the eye. Other German Investigators
have obtained the same results.
@. What is case-hardening?-c.
T. N.
| A. The Bureau of Standards says
| that case-hardening is a process by
which carbon is caused to penetrate
the article, giving rise to an outside
| portion high in carbon known as the
case, the carbon content decreasing
gradually toward the center
@. Please describe the Presidents
! 1ag.-H. K.
A. The flag consists of the Presi-
dents seal in bronze, upon blue back
ground, with large white star in each
| corner.
Evening star., 1933-06-03

Graduates of the Annapolis Naval
Academy have the satisfaction Of know
ing they have acquired education and
training which will be valuable in any
field of endeavor, even If the world
should decide to eliminate the cost Of
keeping quite SO many battleships afioat
Evening star., 1933-06-03

Removing census workers from the
patronage list should lessen the prob
lens OF Postmaster General Farley who
will find at least one class of applicants
requiring no notice that "the buck" has
been definitely passed.
Evening star., 1933-06-03

Reluctance about world policy of
disarmament sincere and complete must
cause doubt as to whether the saying,
"a burnt child breads the fire." is not
merely one of those polite proverbs that
always work out
Evening star., 1933-06-03

Senator Glass properly demands more
dignity in the financial investigation.
1t is not easy to concentrate on sta
tistics WREN an element of comedy be-
comes too prominent.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Language Reform.

From the Rochester Times Union.
A bonus army leader berates his fol-
lowers as "copycats," but If army Ian
guage has declined to that low estate
what long way we have travelled from
the hard-boiled syntax of Is years ago.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
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Spectators have resumed their eager
ness undeterred by envy Of those who
merely opened an Office and allowed
the mail man to shove the profits under
the door.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
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