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Evening star., 1933-06-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. rRACENELL.

make your comments as brief As pos
sible.
It is . habit, one which finally takes
possession Of both parties to the con-
versation.
A model talk, built upon this hne.
might run as follows:
1T is a beautiful day. It is . beau
tiful day"
"Oh, yes. Oh, yes"
"You travel this line all the time,
line all the time"
Yes, take this car every morning
Yes, I take this car every morning."
You must get up early. Yes, no
doubt, you must get up very early"
Il get up early. Yes, indeed, I get
up very early"
Perhaps our musical comedy chorlses
were constructed after listening to such
q conversation. "Oh, he's the man
from Peiping. Yes. he's the man from
Peiping."
In conversing with such q person
that one statement ought to be quite
enough is at loss how to continue,
upon occasion.
Especially when the one addressed
insists on shortening the slogan to
What say?"
In the course of an hour such q
person would save several hundred
did you" phrases, but that cannot be
the reason for 1t.
Economy Of expression Is not one
Of their virtues, else they would not
insist on asking for a repetition Of
what they already have heard and no
doubt understood.
what say?" is not, therefore, q con-
traction, in any sense, but simply
habit.
It is probable that once upon time
such a user heard some one else use
it, some one who, for some reason or
other, impressed him as mighty clever.
That he was mistaken had nothing
to do with it. The other put such
breeziness into his way of saying 1t
that he made an impression upon the
listener.
The latter started to using it.
What say?" struck him as snappy,
vigorous, to the point.
All the time, Of course, 1t was un-
grammatical, illiterate and plain vul-
garity Of expression.
* y
May such people be hard OF nearmg9
This Is always question which
arises in the person who is at first
amused, then bored, by him who In
sists on an immediate restatement OF
all statements.
There may be such cases, but habit
explains IS per cent of them, and in
attention almost all Of the remainder.
What, no doubt, is shown in some In
stances is lack of respect for the
person with whom such users happen
to be in conversation. It may be taken
as automatic that If they were talking
to "the boss" or other person for whom
they had q natural or enforced re-
spect, they would hear everything that
happened to be said to them-and hear
it the first time, too.
The unfortunate part OF this habit
is that it Is easily fallen into by those
who do not like it in others. They
abhor it. but fall into it. The way out
is to pay attention to what others say
at ali times. If time is needed for
answering, it may be secured by the
expedient of being rather slow and de-
liberate in reply, which is a great deal
better than forever barking What did
YOU say?" or "What?" at ones fellow
human beings.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

final phase Of . journey which marks
the beginning Of q new trafic between
the Great Lakes and Dixie.
Early explorers and pioneer settlers
knew the possibilities Of the link which
now has been all but formally effected
A stretch of sixty miles Of land lay
between the Illinois River and the Chi
cago River. If that barrier could be
cut through, the system could be per-
fected. Proponents Of the idea argued
for it with enthusiasm; critics contented
themselves by the assertion that 1T
could not be DONE" But when the
Panama Canal had been put into service
objections to the Lakes-to-Gulf scheme
were contradicted. The work was be-
gun, and now Is finished.
OF course, it was not an easy task
things worth doing rarely are. En-
gineers speak of it as comparable with
the mighty ditch excavated through the
Isthmus of Panama. They have many
characteristics in common. For ex-
ample, 1t was necessary to build four
powerful locks to lift or lower the
barges over the one hundred and
thirty-nine feet of difference in altitude
between the upper and lower ends OF
the waterway. But the genius Of mod
ern man is not to be stumped by any
such problem. On the contrary, the
challenge readily was accepted.
In the future millions Of tons of grain
from Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska and
millions of tons of steel from Gary and
Hammond, Indiana, will go South over
the new path. And equal millions OF
tons Of cotton and other products OF the
Mississippi River States will go North
by the same route. A new bond be-
tween the two sections Of the Nation
has been created.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

''what did you say?" is q habit witt
some persons, and q very bad one.
They invariably ask that question be.
fore they will deign to answer another
Even plain statements Of fact from &
comrade bring forth the invariabls
What did you say?"
Sometimes this becomes . vastly ir-
ritating What say?" Or again. ''What?'
Or maybe just "Huh?"
Sometimes 1t takes the form o,
'WeIl?" or 'Yes?" or even "How?"
The idea, 1t seems, is to be on ones
guard, to stall, to be very cagey, a.
slang has it.
Children often ask the same question
when a remark is addressed to them
but one may feel certain that mostly
they are day-dreaming.
With adults, however, the case Il
different Occasionally one may be
wool but mostly hears quite
well the speech Of others.
Why, then, this incessant parrying or
their part?
Are they slow or just dumb?
The first Is the most charitable. as
we'll as the most accurate, diagnosis o1
The man or woman who Is not able
to answer at once in ordinary conver-
sation, but finds it expedient to ask for
repetition of the remark, evidently
needs twice as much time as most OF
us do.
It is necessary to proceed. Of course
from the basis Of that they understand
quite well what is said to them. They
know English and ones enunciation Is
good.
How, then, can they not hear?
The answer must be that they dc
hear, but that they want more time to
formulate their answers.
This argues q very cautious nature
one which is not satisfied with the ordi-
nary give-and- Of normal conver-
sation.
If one needs the time, well and good
But another must have the suspicion
that the time is not needed, that the
whole thing is at bottom bad habit
and nohing more.
You meet Marie aboard the street car
and drop into the seat beside her.
cts beautiful morning. isn't it?''
you declare.
what say?" asks the beautiful Marie.
Lovely morning, ala IL!
"Oh, yes; beautiful
do you use this car line frequently"
What say?" !.
do you travel on 8is line all the
time?"
You thought, of course, that maybe
she didn't understand such a long word
as frequently"
"Oh, take the same car every morn
ing"
"You get up early?"
What say?"
IT said you must gel up early"
"Oh, yes"
Conversation with such person is
exhausting physically as well as men
tally.
It is, indeed. sort of nagging, be-
cause you understand quite well that
your remarks are heard
They must be, because you have taken
particular pains that they should be.
After q while you become determined to
make the person of this type hear and
understand everything.
One thing saves you from vast irrlta-
ton. You, too. become initiated into
the habit.
You know, even as you are talking,
that repetition will be necessary, so you
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Roman Holiday.

Prom the Omaha Evening World-Herald.
The annual Indianapolis Roman holi-
day was a highly successful affair this
year. Three men were killed. one was
badly injured and the winner of the
Northumberland automobile race per-
formed the amazing feat of driving
eighteen one-thousandths O. a mile per
hour faster than the same course was
ever driven over before. That was only
the grand finale. Two other men had
been killed the day before, during the
qualifying trials. The one hundred
thousand cheering spectators must have
felt that they received their moneys
worth with something for lagniappe.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Suggests Track Tunnel
Under Thomas Circle
To the Editor of The Star

10 the Editor OF The Star:
have just read with much interest
the editorial, Thomas Circle" in The
Star of June 20. You commend the
disapproval by the Commission OF Fine
Arts Of the proposal to bring the cal
tracks through the center of that park
reservation instead Of leaving them on
the surrounding roadways as at present
1t is pointed out that this project
II adopted, would prove dangerous
precedent" It is, of course, obvious
that If this is suitable treatment at
this place, 1t would be an equally proper
one in the case Of all the numerous
other circles upon Massachusetts, avenue
Your well-written editorial Is con-
vincing, but every automobile user in
Washington well knows the desirability-
indeed, the necessity-of reducing or
eliminating the present troublesome and
dangerous driving conditions, not only
OF Thomas Circle, but at each and all
OF these many circles, not only on
Massachusetts, avenue, but elsewhere In
Washington.
Would it not prove feasible to solve
this problem by carrying the car tracks
through the center of Thomas Circle
underground? A suitable tunnel is
surely possible of construction with
out endangering the foundations Of the
erected memorial
I do not know whether it is pro-
posed to make the center of the circle
a stopping place for the cars. That
may not be felt to be a necessity. But
If thought desirable, a car stop or
station with convenient entrance and
exit by stairs could be constructed with
much less Disagreement of the park
surface than is now proposed and could
be so designed as to be an ornament
instead of a DETACHMENT of the park
circle. And such car stop or station
would be of great advantage in times
Of inclement weather The tunnel en-
frances from the streets could not only
be made practically safe, but could also
be artistically designed. If adopted at
Thomas Circle, this method could be
carried out gradually at all the circle
parks.
OF course, the expense would be much
greater, but not necessarily prohibitive,
and the necessary constructions would
be permanent serving our citizens for
a long period Of time, over which long
time the costs would be distributed.
THORVALD SOLBERG,
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Give Marathon Runners
A Free Road for Contest
20 the Editor Of The star.

To the Editor Of The Star.
In the interest of sports and common
sense, may express the hope that be-
fore another A. A. q. marathon Is held
in this city under the auspices Of your
newspaper a policy will b adopted
giving the runners an op., tunity to
run without the necessity Of dodging
automobiles and breathing the gas Of
auniss If local A. A. q. oficials, ACCOM-
panied by a representative Of the Wash
ington Police Department, made & trip
to Boston next April 10 to witness the
running of the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton marathon on that date, particularly
to observe that q marathon race Is not
necessarily incidental to the peregrina-
ton of lazily curious and inconsiderate
motorists.
RICHARD ". WEsTWooo. ,
Evening star., 1933-06-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

then estimated 500 deaf In the United
States and urged the creation Of q
special school.
Q. Is it permissible to take dog on
a leash into the Worlds Fair grounds
u. c. M.
A. Dogs are not allowed to walk
through the grounds even on q leash.
Q. What is the meaning Of the word
''rinceau"?-F. H.
A. In architecture and the decorative
arts, rinceau is an ornament consisting
of a continuous wavy line, from the
sides Of which there branch at inter-
walls lines or forms that twist into
spirals.
@. Has Vice President Charles Cur
tbs entered business?-H. Y.
A. He has recently been made presi-
dent Of the New Mexico Gold Producers
Corporation.
Q. Did Sidney Blackmer ever play
in movie serial?-R. T.
A. He was in both The Perils Of
Pauline" and Exploits of Elaine"
@. Please give some facts about the
town of Ste. Anne de Beaupre.-T. L. H.
A. The town Is situated in Mont
morency County, Quebec, Canada, at
the junction of the Ste. Anne River
with the st. Lawrence. It stands in q
rolling agricultural country and near
by are beautiful falls and excellent
| fishing. For over two centuries Ste
Anne has been known as a place Of
| pilgrimages. and many miracles are
still said to be performed through the
intercession Of the saint. the mother Of
the Virgin. The famous church and
shrine were burnt down q few years
ago, but have been restored and pilgrim
ages are made in great numbers.
@. Was Christina Rossetti, the Eng
lish poet, beautiful?-A. L. ].
| A. In her girlhood she had q grave,
religious beauty Of feature and sat as
model not only to her brother
Gabriel but to Holman Hunt, to MADDOX
Brown, and to Millais.
J. Il i. " ~hen was Reuters s'ta'li'hed'-
A. Reuters, the principal British and
| international news agency, was found
ed over 80 years ago by Baron Julius
de Reuter-, who established q system of
offices and correspondents throughout
the world. He concentrated In London
the news from these correspondents
and then redistributed 1t.
@. What can be done 20 that the
red and purple cabbages will keep
their color when cooked?-D. D.
! A. Put little vinegar, lemon Juice
or cream Of tartar In the water in
which they are boiled.
@. Is it true that all liquor in Gov
ernment warehouses Is aged four
years?-B. s.
| A. AL bonded liquor Is required to
| be aged four years before it Is dis
| tributed or sold.
@. Does lightning ever strike . mov-
ing automobile e?-H. 3. M.
A. The Bureau of Standards SAW
very few motor vehicles have been
| struck by lightning, and some authori-
ties believe 1t to be due to the fact
that they are lower than most sur
rounding objects.
@. When was the Golden Rule first
so called?-J. G. H.
A. 1t Is not known Just how the
verse OF scripture was first named the
Golden Rule. It Is found in the Eng
lish language as early as 1874, when
1t Is cited in Murray's Oxford Die
tionary.
Q. How far up the Mississippi Is
there tide2-L. w. 8.
A. Ocean tide is observed In the
Mississippi River as far up as Red
River Landing, which Is 307 miles above
the mouth.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Looking and Listening.
That Independence day
Is not so far away
We find as older grows the rosy June
OF quietude we tell
None the less we know full well
Wen be looking at the fireworks pretty
soon.
Pyrotechnics as a sport
Has a very loud report
That may interrupt some gratifying
tune.
From both near and far away
Prophecies unite to say,
We'll be listening to the fireworks
pretty soon"
Evening star., 1933-06-21

An old time comedian used to sing
when I Walk Along the Bordebelong
With an Independent Air" Jimmy
Walker intimates that he would still
prefer to join in the chorus Of "Side-
walks of New York"
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Activities on the Stock Exchange
prove that there is still money and
that Herbert Spencer's idea of evolution
from the homogeneous mass to hetero-
geneous identities is all that is needed
to make business travel In regular
orbits.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Restrictions of crop production will
bring humanity into closer sympathy
by enabling the farmer to understand
the feelings of the white-collar man
who takes a furlough whether he likes
it or not.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

European travel has lost some Of its
fascination. It cannot be doubted that
some Of the United States representa-
tives abroad would, in their hearts,
prefer to be at the big show in Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

American craftsmanship requires 30
much ocean travel that the price Of
liberal supplies Of medicine to prevent
seasickness should be included in each
expense account.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

The title Doctor Is freely awarded
by Germany, but those who bear the
Distinguished designation at present are
not effecting any cures worth noting.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Get Them Now.

From the Roanoke Times.
A feminist leader predicts that the
day will come when women will be get
ting mems wages, As though they don't
do that very thing every Saturday
night.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

In an age described as dangerously
mechanistic, the operations Of Pretty
Boy Floyd's machine gun appear espe-
cially Objectionable.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Old King Cotton is required, like other
Kings. to remember the possibility OF
curbing his grandeur under an eco
nomic dictatorship.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Vacation days find the indoor sport
of budget balancing superseding to a
large degree the usual outdoor enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

1t was Hetty Green's privilege to
show the world that woman may defy
customs and become a great financier
without smoking large black cigars.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

A conference is necessarily delayed
in its results when 1t has to devote
unlimited time to the selection Of q
topic for discussion.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Mystery.

From the Lowell Evenips Leader.
Reading an article lauding the intellt-
gence of q certain young movie star we
still fail to understand the motive fer
copyrighting It.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

France is unmistakably gratifled by
the fact that there is no penalty among
nations for gold boarding.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
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Investigating.

The lightning bugs again appear.
Like old Diogenes, they bring
Their lanterns glowing every year
And never seem to find thing.
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Severe Science.

Severe Science.
"The old swimmin' hole"
That Riley made charming.
Has need of control,
It's ways are alarming.
Though 1t may display
A group that is merry,
Stern science will say
It's not sanitary.
Though science may bring
A click from Arctrlrus.
The cruel old thing
From joys will immune us.
Here on our own earth
We are told by some college
Each moment Of mirth
Shows a sad lack of knowledge.
Some folks can't believe all de
say" said Uncle Eben, "'cause dey don
understand 1t deirselves."
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Laissez Faire.
isn't our friend, the political boss,
rather abrupt and dictatorial?"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
''He won't last much longer"
What are you going to do about it?"
Nothing. Simply let Ill nature take
its course"
Evening star., 1933-06-21

Jud Tunkins says he hopes economy
will succeed enough to let him UNDER
stand the news without having to
count up to a billion.
Evening star., 1933-06-21

"If we knew what will happen to-
morrow" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, "a life Of only today's
would be like reading one small chapter
OF book over and over again"
Evening star., 1933-06-21
Improvement.

Improvement.
do you think the depression has
passed."
About" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
Everybody has been In a hole long
enough to realize the advantage Of
being on the level"
Evening star., 1933-06-21

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Evening star., 1933-06-21
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Evening star., 1933-12-31
Believe It or Not" Here.

FROM the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
where almost 100000 people wit
messed its wonders, the Believe 1t or
Not" auditorium of CartooniSt Robert L.
Ripley comes to Washington Audi
torium Wednesday for a weeks engage
ment. In the exhibit will be IS living,
human wonders and hundreds of inani-
mate curioSities. Performances will be
given daily, starting at l pm.
On series of Is fully equipped stages
the human oddities will be presented by
staff Of lecturers, who served In q
similar capacity at the Chicago Expo
Sition.
Among the oddities In the exhibition
are E. L. Blystone, who writes thou
sands Of letters on q single grain Of
rice: Paul Desmuke, armless Texan, who
writes, shaves himself and tosses knives
with his left foot; Singalee Hindu fire
worshiper, whose body apparently Is
immune to fire; Paul Whitaker, who
pops out his right eye: Harry and Lii
liam McGregor, who pull heavy weights
with their eyelidS; Elizabeth Thomas
with hair seven feet long; John S.
Greenwalt, who makes music with the
leaves of trees and shrubs; Roy Bard.
the oSSified man: Martin j. Laurello.
the man with a revolving head; Edna
Price, who swallows electric light bulbs
and swords: Medusa, with the body Of
an infant and the head Of an adult:
Juan and Martina de la Cruz, "the
worlds smallest people" and many
others
Evening star., 1933-12-31
Students at National.

THE students of the Clifford Brooke
Academy of Stage Training in the
Dramatic Arts will be seen at the Ma
tional Theater next Sunday night in a
performance that will mark the conclu-
sion of the Fall term Of the academy.
The program is made up of con-
densed version of Shakespeare's comedy
Twelfth Night; the second act Of the
fantastic comedy, "The Palace Of
Truth" by william Schwenk Gilbert,
and the first act Of Jean Webster S
popular comedy, Daddy Long-Legs."
The production is being staged under
the personal supervision of Mr.. Brooke,
assisted by Maurice Greet.
The names of well known local
thespians appear in the program. some
OF whom have appeared in former per
formances given by students OF the
academy. Prominent among these are
Lila LaGarde. Walter Studdiford, Bar
bara Ann Culley. Bernice Avis, Marie
Walcott, Lucy Sharp, Thelma Doyle
Helen Bloedorn, Virginia Dyer and
Dorothy Winchcole.
Tickets for the performance are now
on sale at the box Office of the theater.
The Winter term of the academy Is
announced to begin on January Is and
Mr.. Brooke announces that enroll
ments are now being taken at the
academy Offices, 1000 Connecticut ave-
nue.. A course Of study In motion pic
ture work has been added to the cur
riculum.
Evening star., 1933-12-31
Dancers in Hindu Troupe.

SHAN-KAR has two principal girl
dancers in his troupe Of Hindu
dancers and musicians which has its
debut locally at Constitution Hall
Wednesday, January II, at $50 pm.
One of the two is not a native Of
India, but talented French girl. She
Is known as Simkie in the troupe, but
her passport reads Mile. Simone Bar
bier. She was started on a career as
a young pianist in Paris four years
the ancient art of dancing Of India.
She not only won a place as the lead
ing woman dancer in his troupe, but
also embraced the Hindu religion and
now wears a red mark on her fore
head. which places her in the highest
caste, and she dresses most Of the time
In Hindu costume. Shan.Kar says OF
her:
She has caught the feeling of Hindu
dancing and does it better than many
Of cur Hindu girls"
The other principal girl dancer,
Kanak, is a Brahman whose family, in
Bengal felt it to be a great scandal
when she left on this tour with Shan
Kar. Kanak was only 16 years old.
Fortunately, her family agreed to her
coming to America with the troupe be-
cause Shan-Kar is her cousin. Both
dancers and musicians come here under
local management of the T. Arthur
Smith Bureau, 1880 G street.
Evening star., 1933-12-31
Lupe's Squaw Dance.

FROM dancing the charleston" with
an accompaniment Of ukulele jazz
to the somber tread of q Navajo "SquaW
dance" with Indian yells for music. is
the varied dancing experience of Lupe
velez, now portraying a Navajo girl
with Ramon Novarro in Laughing
Boy" stirring Indian drama being
filmed by the Metro-G Goldwyn- Mayer
While making preparations for the
dance on location near Cameron, Ariz.
Miss Velez mentioned the contrast OF
her start in terpsichore with her latest
effort
"Then I was the first to introduce
what you call the 'red-hot jazz dance
In Mexico City" says she. my ukulelt
produced tunes never heard down there
before and it brought the house down
plentyl
"The Indian dance is centuries old
with every part Of the body restrained
to keep In rhythm with the slight
shuttle Of the feet. must 'un1earn
everything I know about dancing to
make it seem real-it ees certainly a
long way from Charleston to a North
ern Arizona reServationV'