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Evening star., 1933-03-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

It has been printed too persistently.
appeared in too many editions, been
beloved by too many readers, now, to
permit any one to Sneer at 1t, or
reject 1t as the famous Government
cfficial did, when he fired" its author.
No one can dismiss Walt Whitman
any more.
You may not like him-that is your
business-and you may not read him
we would advise that, If he doesn't ap-
peal to you-but you cannot say any
longer that he is bunch Of stuff and
nonsense
During the past five years he has
appeared in "unexpurgated" editions, SO
advertised. as If he ever had appeared
in anything else. This was merely a
move on the part of certain astute pub
fishers, who realized that there was
enough Of the erotic in Whitman to
enable them to sell" him to certain
younger readers who looked for nothing
else.
That side Of Whitman, however. is
his smallest side, the side which the
older reader soon forgetS 1t Is in THE
Song OF Myself" and The Song Of the
Open Road" and the great hymn to
the memory of President Lincoln, that
the real poet resides forever.
X y X 4
To any one unacquainted with these
three pieces Of writing. we would say:
There Is perhaps no time of the year
to read Whitman quite as good as now.
1t was the season he, in company
with all poets, loved the best No doubt
that Is sign that he, too, despite his
unusual measures, Is brother to
Shakespeare and Spenser, after all.
The Springtime, the merry, merry
ringtime, Is the best season to read OF
Whitman's sure faith in himself, and,
by inference any mans faith in him.
self. If he will but see life that way.
Now IS the best time of the year to
read about the open road, still stretch
ing away before one as far as the eye
can see.
1t is the only time, Of course, to read
the splendid chant dedicated to the
memory of the great Lincoln.
Upon these three works the whole
case Of Whitman, as man and poet,
may be left to the new reader. In the
confidence that they will convert him,
If he possesses in himself the proper
temperament.
Not every one will, even II he ac-
knowledges the greatness of these
pieces of the writing craft. Not every
mind and heart is attuned to the
waves OF every great work OF art.
Thousands Of sincere lovers of Itera-
ture are yet unable to comprehend
exactly wherein the greatness of
Dante's Divine Comedy" lies, despite
| the fact that they have read the ex-
planaticns thereof since childhood,
1t is not for them. and they say so
frankly. glad that it is capable of bring
ing strength to others
The world is wide, no one can admire
everything. or honestly like it: one can
claim to, If one wants to, but the de-
sire to be SO omniscient Is gradually
dying cut of mankind.
1t is recognized on every hand that
every human being has his limitations,
his blind spots, as it were, which at
the same time. perhaps. render what
he does see even more glorious to him.
Every one should give himself n
chance, at least, to like Walt Whitman s
Leaves Of Grass"
| He Is as o,d or as young as you find
him. as old as Emerson, as young as
Miller.
He is large as he says; he contains
mutitudes
He may contain-you
Evening star., 1933-03-22
A Slum Clearance Loan.

From sites in the lung block" on
the lower East Side Of New York-so
called because of the once high percent
age Of tuberculosis cases produced by
its crowded and dingy tenements-there
will soon rise two twelve-story model
apartments. Before they can be built
the area will be cleared of tenement
structures that made one Of New York's
worst slum districts. In the process OF
the slum clearance and apartment-house
building, some 1,84o men will be kept
busily employed for nine months.
This, in short, is the result Of the r.
F. C.'s final approval yesterday Of a
loan of $8,OO0,000 to a real estate
corporation In New York for slum-
clearing self -liquidating" project, one
of the first, If not the first, of such
projects anywhere in the country that
has met the requirements for loans
"up to $4,000, 900" from the R. F. C..
While the r. F. G. authorized loan
OF nearly four million dollars for an
other housing project In New York
some months ago, the money wos never
advanced. apparently because of objec-
tions that were made later by real
estate interests which contended that
rev housing would add to the number
of vacant premises already available.
The New York project is interesting,
however, because of the impetus it may
give to slum- clearing projects in other
cities. In this connection Washing
tonians, long familiar with an alley
problem" If not "slum problem" that
is peculiar to this city alone, have
read with appreciation Of the interest
in this subject already displayed by
Mrs. Roosevelt, who visited some Of
Washington's alleys few days ago in
company with Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Mrs. Roosevelt's visit to the alleys
recalls . similar interest displayed by
th6prst Mrs. woodrow Wilson and the
ssdAivs effort which IN the end
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Swanson's Treaty Navy Plan
Meets With Some Approval

Of 1888 The naval appropriations for
the fiscal year Of 1884 make no pro-
visions for new construction, but II
the Vinson program should be adopted
by the special session the construction
work could start Immediately"
Conceding that IF the Disarmament
Conference fails to achieve substantial
tonnage reduction. new construction on
an extensive scale is inevitable" the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin remarks:
In determining the American policy.
budget considerations are apt to be
controlling. The sentiment Of Congress
as to the principle of the thing has
been clearly made manifest. The Sem
ate, on May Of last year. passed the
Hale bill authorizing construction up to
the treaty limit. The House Naval
Committee approved the Vinson bill,
providing for treaty naval construc-
ton program extending over 10 years
and estimated to involve a cost OF
s616,O00, 900, but it was not pressed for
action. Mr.. Vinson has promised to in
troduce similar measure in the pres
ent Congress"
Importance Of the financial obstacles
is emphasized by the Springfield (Mass.)
Republican, while the Baltimore Sun
argues, Admittedly, the political un-
easipess of large areas of the world has
showed disarmament into the back
ground, but the recent British proposals
for the abolition of air warfare and the
international regulation of commercial
aviation suggest that the economic
strain Of preparedness plus the actual
danger of war is operating. though with
some restraint, to convince some coun-
tries at least that reduction is a prime
necessity. In any event, it seems un-
fortunate that the first statement by
the new administration on naval policy
should be an advocacy of more ships,
enough. according to the dispatches, to
'hearten big-Navy men, A little heart
ening for taxpayers and mere believers
in organized peace would be more than
welcome Just now"
Admitting the desire for arms agree
ments in the direction Of peace, the
need of adequate naval equipment in
dealing with other nations is upheld by
the Chicago Daily News, the Charleston
IS. c. Evening Post, the Nashville
Banner and the Providence Journal.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Must Daylight Saving
Mix.Up Be Continued ?
To the Editor Of The Star

10 the EDITOR OF Inc star.
Again the daylight saving mixup soon
will be upon us. Must it be continued?
For period Of several months con-
fusion will result as to rail- air, bus and
steamship timetables, as well as news
paper editions, because some parts Of
the country have adopted this great
conservation and health measure while
others have not.
The schools will be adjourning soon
and the extra hour of daylight will
mean much to millions Of youngsters, to
say nothing Of the millions of workers
now with job and soon to have one.
Think, if you please, of beautiful
Summer evening, a wonderful orchestra
and stein Of beer. Then add to it that
extra hour of daylight. Why, We are
just starting to live akain. A happy ma
ton of workers, with everybody (almost)
minding his own business is "just
around the corner" Let us hope the
new deal" will include correction Of
this stupid mess In which the Nation
finds itself every Summer.
RUSSELL T. EDWARDS.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Bankers Go to Prison.

Yesterday two men were taken to
Sing Sing Prison, In New York State,
to serve terms of imprisonment of from
three to six years for misapplication Of
the funds Of q bank which failed In De-
cember, 1880. with tn, -esult Of finan-
cial ruin to thousands Of depoSitors.
They were tried several months after
the failure and were sentenced in June,
1891. Appealing from the verdict and
the sentence, they protracted the pro-
ceedings for more than . year and a
half. They are now absorbed into the
great family Of prisoners, the duration
Of their flexible terms depending. pre-
sumably, upon their conduct while thus
detained The determination of their
period Of Imprisonment will rest with a
State board.
The protraction Of this case. which
is typical of most Of those that pass
through the courts, is further indict-
ment Of the processes Of the law now
prevalent in this country. 1t so hap
pens, however, that the elimination
comes at a time Of particular interest
In the matter Of the misconduct Of
bank officials, several Of whom are at
present under charge Of wrongful ad-
ministration OF their trusts and other
frauds. Public concern is aroused lest
by the employment Of the devices of
delay and obstruction that have become
a scandal upon American justice these
cases may be protracted and perhaps
to the end of defeat of the law
through technicality, with the result Of
weakening the safeguards that 1t sup
posedly provides against corruption and
betrayal Of trust.
In the present state OF the public
mind regarding the banking fraud; and
thefts that have caused enormous losses
to depositors and stockholders the spec
tacle of a delay Of more than twenty
one months from sentence to prison
service in the case Of the two New York
bankers who have just gone to Sing
Sing is calculated to strengthen the de-
mand for the speedier and surer admin
istration of justice. Certainly in the
immediate case the prolongation Of the
proceedings, in the face of assured guilt,
should result in the exacting of the full
penalty, to the limit Of the longest
period named by the court in pronounc-
ing sentence. A penalty for delay when
there is no good ground for appeal and
procrastination would perhaps work to
the end Of shortening the period be-
tween indictment and punishment.
Evening star., 1933-03-22

ment Of So inches and biceps 2e inches
around. Some Of his achievements
were said to be the lifting with his two
hands a barrel Of cement weighing
1870 pounds. He lifted CTS pounds
from the floor with one hand, raised
543 pounds with his little finger and
With his right arm put up l58-pound
oumbbell SO times in succession.
@. How many stars are catalogued?-
w. G.
A. Modern star catalogues are NIL
merous. The Bonn Durchmusterung
contains more than 3240 900 stars, The
600.
@ How many Americans were court
mart:aled and shot during the World
War?-G. z. K.
A. From April 6, 1917, to June 80.
1919 the death penalty imposed by
general court-martial Of the United
states Army was carried into execution
IN 50 cases for offenses as follows:
Murder, 2; murder and mutiny. 10:
rape, II; rape and murder, 3. Execu-
tons by firing squads have not been
held since Civil War times. No exccu-
tions which took place during the
World War were inflicted by firing
squads.
@. How was Lincoln's Gettysburg
address received by newspapers?-M. C.
A. Few newspapers received 1t en-
Enthusiastically. Among those which did
were the Philadelphia Bulletin, the
Springfield Republican, the Boston
Transcript and the Providence journal.
The Philadelphia Bulletin declared that
no one could read it without moisten-
ing Of the eyes and swelling Of the
heart. The Providence journal said:
We know net where to lcok for a
more admirable speech than the brief
one which the President made at the
close of Mr Everett's Grafton. 1t is
often said that the hardest thing in
the world IS to make a five-minute
speech
O. What is the meaning of the end
ings OF towns in Holland. such as Am
sterdam and Rotterdam?-E. K. NJ.
A. The termination dam" in many
Dutch names literally means dam"
Thus, Amsterdam was originally Am
stelle-damm, or the dam Of the Amstel
River, and Rotterdam means the dam
Of the River Rotte.
Q. Did the United States pay France
the money borrowed at the time Of
the American Revolution?-R. H.
A. France received from the United
States all Of the money which was bor-
rowed during the time of the American
Revolution. This debt was discharged
between 1871 and 1895 by money bor-
rowed in Holland. The latter debt was
finally paid Holland in the early part
of the nineteenth century. The money
borrowed from France was borrowed
between the years l778 and 1882. The
interest on these loans was forgiven
until 1888, and in fact little interest
was paid until 1870.
@. What is meant by higher criti-
cisn' in regard to the Bible?-B. D.
A. 1t is the study which seeks to de-
nature and authors of the biblical
books.
O. How long did it take to go from
Boston to Savannah by stage coach?
What did it cost?-W. P. h.
A. BY 1902 unbroken communication
by stage coaches was available from
pying 2212 days The fare was $40.
The route went by way of New York.
Philadelphia and Charleston. and was
in all about 1900 miles trave-sed at an
average speed Of So miles per day.
About s25 was required for board and
lodging en- route.
@. What was Robert G. Ingersolrs
"Creed"?-L. L.
the only good. The place to be happy
is here The time to be happy is now.
The way to be happy is to make oth-
erS So.''
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Speed With Sa,l ty.

Threats from congressional sources
to delay administration measures, to
put the brakes on, to have Congress
assert ITSELF" are heard. The idea
Is advanced that there has been
'hysteria" on Capitol Hill which made
1t possible for speedy action on the
Presidents emergency banking and
economy bills. 1t may bs sa-I with
justice that If 1t was hysteria that
passed these measures promptly, hys-
terra has at last justified itself. And
further, 1t Is far better to have little
hysteria on Capitol Hill than to have
an hysterical American people. The
hope of the people lay with the new
administration.
For months and for years the Ameri-
can people have waited with unusual
patience for action by the Congress.
They have been fed upon delay and
obstruction. Delay for delays sake Is
stupid. In conditions such as have
confronted this country in recent
months and years delay has been little
short of criminal. It has been rooted
in politics and partisan advantage, TAX
ing no account of the good Of the whole
people Because the Hoover admins
tration was hamstrung and hindered
at every turn is no good reason for de-
manding now that the Roosevelt ad-
ministration be blocked by obstructive
tactics.
Now 1t is said that the leaders In
Congress-and, indeed. the rank and
file-have had enough quick action at
the behest Of the President. They are
to be more deliberate. If Congress
really undertakes to become deliberate
as that body is able to be deliberate. the
patient may die before aid can be
brought Here is intended no argument
for rash and foolish and ill-considered
action. But members Of Congress, pos
sessed of more than the average human
intelligence, should be able to make up
their minds quickly on important mat
ters that have waited for attention.
They have had, for example, the farm
problem and the unemployment relief
problem before them for years.
Those members of the Congress who
believe that they must arise now
in defense Of the dignity-h nothing
more-of the legislative branch of the
Congress and delay and obstruct legis-
lation may not have taken into consid-
Grafton the unusual psychology Of the
Cay. The people have become more
hopeful They have seen the, new ad-
ministration tackle big jobs swiftly
They have seen the Congress act with
speed, backing up the administration.
If there should be a serious attempt
now on the part Of Congress and its
leaders to throw monkey wrenches into
the machinery. the hopes of the people
would be dashed.
The administration, however, because
of the willingness of the people and the
Congress to support it, must be doubly
careful not to advance ill-considered,
half-baked measures. 1t is time for
speedy but not blind action. The Presi-
dent has achievements of major i'm
portance to his credit already in the
short space of time he has occupied
the White House. The real disaster
would be a stubborn insistence in the
White House on unsound proposals.
What the country continues to need
Is speed with sanity.
Evening star., 1933-03-22

Mussolini's dramatic instinct Is
striNngly manifested in his proposal
of . four-power European combination
to insure peace. He takes the world
spotlight unerringly and 1t Is to be
hoped, in this case, effectively.
Evening star., 1933-03-22

In a few communities eggs will be
traded direct for flour and bacon and
the mercantile accountants left undis-
turbed with their ledger check-ups.
Evening star., 1933-03-22

An exceptionally cool season along
the Atlantic Coast may have served to
ease the suspense attending the release
Of Spring styles in beverages.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Fever and Speed.
'om the Nashville Banner.

From the Nashville Banner.
Now 1t seems that Sir Malcolm Camp
bell had a temperature of l03 when he
left Great Britain to come to the United
States to try to drive an automobile 300
miles an hour. We knew there must
be sore 1c---ib.e explanation Of il,
Evening star., 1933-03-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Extra Session.

The Extra Session.
It may be hard, when skies are bright
And some one slides to second,
While cheers resound both left and right
And scores anew are reckoned,
To think upon the patriot mind
That never seeks q rest,
But keeps right at the fiscal grind
But We will do our best.
It may be hard to fan the flame
OF patriot exultation
When far and wide that curious game
Exhilarates the Nation.
We may not cheer the speeches strong
In reformation's quest
While double plays are going on
But we will do our best.
Evening star., 1933-03-22

War produces only sorrow, hatred
and debt. 1t is, indeed. a melancholy
philosophy which in the present age of
enlightenment holds war inevitable.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
A Safe Speeder.

Prom the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
It doesn't look as though the average
highway cop would be able to catch up
with Campbell.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
No Usurers.

From the Louisville Courier journal.
At any rate, the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation cannot be &C.
cused Of hoarding.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
A Waste of Erqs.

From the Oakland Tribune.
The technocrats are putting q num-
Der Of units Of energy into q good
sized row.
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Publicity.

"A statesman must rely q great deal
on publicity" said the young man who
is learning politics.
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. But
1t must be carefully managed. His sue
cess may depend largely on getting what
he says into print and keeping what he
thinks out"
Evening star., 1933-03-22
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Expensive.

oh, talk is cheap, we're often told.
With grim disapprobation-
But not the kind that Is mrolled
At An investigation,
Evening star., 1933-03-22

"Politeness can't be put on all Of
sudden" said Uncle Eben. Some men
tryin' to be polite makes you think OF
a swallow-tail coat hui kied on over a
suit of overallSS .----.z-.--.---
Evening star., 1933-03-22

Although he was one Of the four
Democratic Senators whom Woodrow
Evening star., 1933-03-22

A Street Car Delirium.
The doors in the street car keep
shifting. -.
They're modelled both narrow and
wide,
They open by swinging and lifting
And some Of them gracefully slide.
You fear, as they madly unwind them,
You'll be lost to your home and your
friends.
Sometimes in the middle you find them,
But mostly they grow at both ends!
Evening star., 1933-03-22
A Gloomy Forecaster.

Don't you want to see the world
place Of complete peace and harmony?"
"No" replied Mr.. Growcher. "Just as
soon as you get the world peaceful and
harmonious, q lot Of people will arise
and kick because competition has been
eliminated"
Evening star., 1933-03-22
Works Of Imagination.

What is your idea Of high finance?"
"It' Is q school Of fiction" replied Mr..
Dustin Stax, 'in which mathematics
takes the place OF language"
Evening star., 1933-03-22

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he has done his best, he is usually try
ing to fool his conscience.
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Former Pupil of California School Dean
Confesses Abduction Of His Wife,
Los Angeles Police Say.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
1929 Stock Crash Failed to
Crush Two Men,
Records Show.
BIZ Scripps-Honard Ne1nspaper Alliance

By cripps-HoWdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-That
fateful year, 1929, in which thou
sands of Americans saw their for
tunes vanish in the stock market
crash, yielded to Pierre S. Du Pont
net income Of $37, 1856, 922.68, and to
his friend, John j. Raskob $9,597,-
1869.
But the public is not to be let in
on the secret as to how they did it,
despite the fact that Du Pont and
Raskob have protested the gov
ernment's attempt ito collect addi-
tional income taXes-from Du Point
$164, 477731, and from Raskob, $15,
97761.
What the public can learn, how
ever-by examining the two doCu-
ments open for inspection-is that
the respective incomes of the two
men were derived almost entirely
from investments.
Petitions Are Filed
The two documents available tc
the public are the petitions for re-
determination of taxes, filed by Du
Font and Raskob last week with
the board of tax appeals. They re-
veal that Du Points net capital gains
amounted to $9,927,79756.
Du Pont paid in 1929 income take.
to the government $4,563, 98887. The
government says he should have
paid $4,723.46619. Raskob paic
S1,183,344. The government claims
$1,199,678.
Du Pont had an ordinary net in.
come" of $74,323.8O. Raskob had NJ
ordinary net incomes"
Approved by Bureau
Du Pont, in filing his tax returns
deducted from his total net income
under the head of contributions,
$685., 473.85. Raskob's 'contribu
ton" deductions totaled S127 800.
Those deductions were approved
by the bureau when filed. But un.
der new ruling, the bureau has