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Evening star., 1934-11-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

/ faces-we insist on that-of many
so-called beautiful girls?
Men speak Of kindness, gentleness
and the like; surely they are trying 10
tell Of attributes Of mind and heart
and soul more worthy than sheer pny-
sical beauty.
Still the face may be considered by
itself, as a work Of art, II one has the
ability to observe beauty in the alb
stract. and not all persons can do it.
They insist on connecting personalities
with themselves, and accord praise
and blame according to the treatment
they receive.
| This is not necessary IL one has
the attitude Of the artist, able to view
beautiful woman much as others
might look at a lovely painting, a
mountain. or even the sea in moon
light.
1.-THE sea in moonlight"
An artist could do a picture Of that,
shimmering light across the waves,
darkness of waters spreading out on
every side, tinged with light. waters
oily and dark, clustering with moon.
| Glistening with moon-we must in
sist on that. What is moonshine but
moon on a moonlight night?
What is moon but moonshine?
The artist, either on canvas or
merely in his own mind, merges one
with the other, until the gazer does
not know what he Is looking upon,
whether 1t is moonlight, or moon, or
effect.
Effect is what the artist secures,
no matter how he does it, and effect
is what the blend of lines attains in
really beautiful person.
Then all personality falls away, until
the beholder is able to grasp the
essence of beauty, fine, invisibly fine.
Fortunate Is the man, woman, boy
or girl whose features and coifure
achieve that blend of harmony strik-
ing all beholders. although they may
realize it not, as just right.
Just good hair alone won't do II,
just good features won't do 1t, but
what is demanded Is the precise blend,
achieving harmony of line. air flow
as the automobile makers say. or said.
This is a distinct something. not
counted enough. ordinarily.
The artistic eye is required to see it,
the appreciative mind TO accord it its
true worth. The world has cheap
standards. Too often a certain mere
prettyness of feature, combined with
hair in the mode, are allowed to take
away the crown of beauty. They dc
not deserve it. and many would not
permit it, if they had anything to do
with it.
They would demand more of their
beauty winners; they would say, in
chorus, Yes, you are pretty, in your
way but there Is something lacking
something which you do not have; il
is not your fault, you are doing pretty
well for that pug-nosed creature we
went to school with many years ago;
no blame attaches TO you in any way
but there is something you do not
have. which the true beauty queen
must possess. No, We don't mind tell
ing you what it is: it is proportion
divine appropriateness. and If you
don't know what those words mean,
well, that is no more than we expected
Of you. but you had better go and look
them up in the dictionary, it will do
you good. and save us a lot of
trouble"
Dear readers, we take pleasure in
presenting to you today the beautiful
Miss Dorothy, and haven't any doubt
she is found in every Office, for Amer
| ica is fortunate.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Somebody started to ask II Mr.. Roose-
welt is disposed to remedy that hu-
initiating situation, but the question
was lost in the banter that ensued
over the announcement Of the Presi-
dents intention to vote for Gov.
Lehman.
AS soon as the complexion OF the
new Congress is determined. the
speakership fight will rage in full
blast. In most cases both former and
prospective Democratic members Of
the House declined to commit them
selves in advance to the respective
causes of the leading candidates,
Representatives Byrns of Tennessee.
Rayburn of Texas and Bankhead of
Alabama, or to any dark horses The
race among the Dixie sspirants is
friendly, but destined tc become fast
and furious. Wrapped up with it is
the majority leadership, for which
there is also a spirited contest. If
the Speakership goes South. the floor
leadership will come North, though
whether an Eastern or Western North
erner will get it is an open question.
The new Speaker and the White
House will have a good deal to say
about that.
There's nothing new under the sun,
even in the field Of congressional in
vestigations. The November Con-
gressional Digest, Washington's pro
and con" magazine, which is devoted
to a complete survey Of the pending
Senate inquiry into the munitions in
dustry, discloses that in 1920. during
President Monroe's administration.
Congress conducted an investigation
into Government powder contracts,
but found nothing wrong. The du
Pont Co., which began making powder
in 1903, was among those investi-
gated.
Since Congress adjourned, no Demo-
cratic leader has fitted in and out
of the White House, especially lately,
more often than Senator James F.
Byrnes of South Carolina. That cir
cumstance seems to indicate that he
will continue, as hitherto. to be the
Roosevelt Senate spokesman. There's
no suggestion that Joe Robinson is to
be displaced as majority leader, but
if the Arkansan should be appointed
to the Supreme Court bench, which
is a continuing possibility, Byrnes
would surely be in the running as his
successor.
Nelson T. johnson. American Min
lister to China, now in Washington
on leave, plans to be in this country
turning to Peiping, he and his wife
will spend month in Cody, Wyo.,
Mrs. Johnson's former home.
(Copyright 1934.l
Evening star., 1934-11-05
Presidents Talk to Bankers
Found Generally Encouraging

the American people and their form
of government by resuming opera
tions, taking up the slack and proving
that the system of private enterprise
is able TO function. But he made it
equally clear that it is no part of the
purpose of Government to usurp the
fields of banking and business: that
it is its desire to promote the earning
of legitimate and fair profits; that it
is likewise the desire and purpose to
contract public activities, to limit the
expenditures of public funds Just as
soon as private policy makes it pos
sible to do so with safety to the coun-
try. The bankers responded hand
Somely to the spirit of the Presidents
address. That is something more
than a noble victory for the President
himself. 1t is at the same time. and
in the broader sense, a victory for the
bankers. a victory for the entire Ma
ton. For it evidences realization and
acceptance of an outstanding fact:
That recovery cannot be brought
about by the administration alone:
that it depends upon the active CO.
operation of ALL"
Reinsurance, limited" is the in
depreciation of the Philadelphia In
quirer, and the New York Times voices
the judgment: With Mr.. Roosevelt
today it is not a question of his turn
ing right of left. That is too doc
trinaire a standard to apply to him.
The real point is whether the evi-
dence before him warrants a recon-
slderation of certain policies and a
readjustment of previous plans. If
this seems to make him out an oppor-
tunist, that does not affect the final
estimate of his craftsmanship. As
between an opportunist and a fanatic.
informed and sensible citizens would
choose the former every time"
Disappointment" is the reaction of
the Manchester IN. H. Union, while
the Indianapolis Star remarks that
"hard-headed conservatives got what
satisfaction they could out of the fact
that there were no new reasons for
worry" The New York Sun. however.
advises that mo amount of rhetoric
in favor of better team work can OBJ
scure the fact that bushes is. indeed.
concerned over the budget and over
monetary stability" Lack of satis-
factory assurances is noted by the
Providence Journal, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, the Buffalo Evening
News and the Lincoln CNebr.) State
Journal.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

who cared to read his story would
find themselves rewarded. He was
one of the outstanding figures of his
time, and it might be said in truth
that he symbolized the era to which
he belonged. His life spanned eight
decades, including within its reach
the administrations of George Wash
ington and Andrew Johnson; and the
part he played in the national scene
was both eminent and popular. He
shared in practically all the military
operations of the United States from
1912 to 1861 and was the premier
hero of the Mexican War. He was
active in politics and on three differ
ent occasions came near to election
to the presidency. And in civic and
social fields he summed up the mind
of a large number Of his contem-
poraries, rejecting the convictions
the ideals and the ambitions of an
army of citizens happy to be counted
among his followers.
But a single anecdote, it may be,
will humanize the equestrian land
mark in Scott Circle. One day in
1847, the tale recounts, a friend
called on the general at the Union
Club, New York, to ask his help fol-
a literary acquaintance who, as he eX-
planned, was in sore distress. Not by
any means willing object of charity
the beneficiary of the fund being
raised was a poet and short-story
writer whose gentle and beautiful wife
had died a few hours before in a
humble cottage on the outskirts OF
the city" Scott listened attentively
to the sad recital, then offered a
generous contribution to the purse
''True-hearted Americans" he said
Should take care of their poets as
well as of their soldiers"
Nearly century has elapsed since
Scott earned by that single act OF
sympathy the unalloyed gratitude OF
all who love letters and are sensitive
to the trials and trouble of authors
as a class; but the gesture still is
thousands who hurry around the ST.
lent monument in the ceaseless
tide of travel salute the memory OF
one who may have been celebrated
for larger efforts. but who also is en-
titled to appreciation for assisting
Edgar Allan Poe.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

President Roosevelt's address before
the convention of the American Bank
ers' Association is regarded by the
majority of the newspapers as en-
couraging to financial institutions, al
though some Of the comment is
critical of the lack of definite asSur-
ances as to the administration policies.
A widely held view Is expressed by
the Louisville Courier journal in the
statement that the general feeling is
that the wide schism between the
White House and the banking fra
ternity has been bridged over, and the
recovery march can now proceed on
its course"
Observing a hopeful spirit, the Los
Angeles Times states: 1t is regret
table that the President still finds
himself unable to answer definitely
certain questions that are in every
business mans mind. But the friendly
tone of his address, renewed indorse-
ment of the profit system the lack
of any sign of scolding or cracking
down and his pledge to withdraw
Government from the credit business
as rapidly as possible permit many
optimistic inferences. Coupled with
his earlier denial that there are any
plans for a Government central bank
given in a press conference.-the ad-
dress plainly implies that the admin
istration has no intention Of making
any further moves to the left. The
address contains also the strongest
hint the President has yet given that
no currency tinkering is now con-
templated."
The speech IS important" in the
opinion of the Milwaukee Journal,
"and, unfortunately, has to be general.
as any authoritative pronouncement
on the question of money must be.
; Our Interpretation is that Mr.. RooSe-
welt said to the bankers: Take the
lending strings off and you will find
the country full of that confidence"
you ask. And the administration is
with you. Refuse to undertake this
Job, and some one else will have to
take your place 1t is not a threat
but a statement of natural, inevitable
consequences.
1T revealed policy Of moderation
of reliance on private initiative
rather than on socialistic experiment
tation. and in that respect was
shift to the right" says the YoungS-
town Vindicator. Encouragement and
conCiliation are found by the Bloom
ington Paragraph. the Sioux City
Tribune. the Springfield CMass) Daily
News, the Miami Daily News, the Salt
Lake Deseret News and the Scranton
Times.
Mr. Roosevelt made it very clear"
according to the Omaha World
Herald, that he will not permit the
leaders of the banking world to domi-
nate the Government. He made it
very clear that the voice and hand of
public authority will be first. He
made it very clear that relief will be
continued, that governmental activi-
ties necessary to combat the depres-
sion will be continued until the bank
ing and business world attest their
confidence in the United States and
Evening star., 1934-11-05

She has a trim little figure, but 1t
is her cameo-like head which makes
her live forever in the minds OF those
who meet her.
Not every one has hair and features
| which blend SO well.
This perfection of line, flowing
| graceful, is a rare quality, even IN
Hollywood, and this doesn't happen To
be Hollywood.
Hollywood is too much with us
There are a great many pretty wom-
en-, many Of them right here in Wash
ington and nearby suburbs.
The little lady whose charms we
sing today in rather prosaic words Is
| somebody's secretary.
She meets many people every day
| and all visitors think her swell"
| II you were to ask them what they
admire about her, each would have
| different answer. One might say her
affable manner, another her genuine
kindness. another her courtesy.
Now these are all real qualities
worthy of note, but after all 1t Is thai
most graceful head which attracts
them all.
There Is here no mere prettiness
but something more intriguing, the
perfect blend Of lines creating per-
feet human head.
Let no one be afraid OF the word
perfection" or the idea it represents
| Despite the fact that most of us
have been told there is no such thing
as perfection, every one knows that
occasionally it exists
Not that some flaw may not be
there. We admit the flaw, in every
thing, but here we declare that per-
fection exists.
Just one look at the poise Of that
head. and the observer knows how
rare true perfection of line is, after
| all.
Good features, and hair which re-
veals every evidence of knowing the
beauty parlor, are not enough IN
themselves to make one beautiful.
We saw girl the other day board
a street car. As she turned her head
we saw her features were good-but
| remarkably undressing.
Her features we're regular enough
but the lady was not pretty.
She had something Of that metallic
| coldness which one may find about
the head of Liberty on the silver quar-
ter
Good, regular features no beauty
make, although they prevent ugliness
perhaps. That is all the careful OBJ
server may say about them.
The girl getting on the street car
had nice hair. as the ladies say. but
it did not serve to make her beautiful
All the beauty experts in the world
couldn't have done it. Here was a
Humpty- -Dumpty they could never
begin to put together again. because
it had never been there in the first
place.
There Is no question that many
casual observers would have called
the woman "a pretty girl
Alas, what an absurd phrase that
! is, "a pretty girl"
1t is all sound and fury, meaning
nothing. or at least very little, in
many cases.
1t takes more than regular features
more than bright cheeks, more than
officially pretty hair, to make a really
good looking girl
Such standard requirements may
suffice in bathing beauty contests, but
often they leave something out.
What is it that is lacking in the
Evening star., 1934-11-05

O. Who discovered cortin?-S. @.
A. Cortin was discovered in 1880 by
three groups Of Investigators at differ
ent laboratories: Prof. Frank A. Hart
mann of Buffalo: Prois. J. NJ. Rogoff
and c. N Stewart of Cleveland, and
Prof. w. w. Swingle and DR.. ]. J.
Pfffner Of Princeton. 1t was isolated
in very potent, possibly pure. crystal
line form in 1928 by Drs A. Groll-
man and w. M. Firor at Johns Hop
kins University.
@. 1t is rumored that the original
of Lincoln's letter to Mrs Bxby is in
the possession of Brasenose College,
Oxford University. Is this true?-
A. H. D.
A. Brasenose College has no copy OF
the letter and knows nothing Of the
original.
@. How did the imaginary Mrs.
Grundy come into being?-T. p. =
A She was character whose name
was introduced into play, Speed the
Plough" by Thomas Morton. It was
produced at Covent Garden, London,
in 1893. What will Mrs. Grundy
say" What will Mrs. Grundy think"
are found in the play.
@. Does a horse sleep comfortably
while standing?-E. z. H.
A. A horse can sleep comfortably
while standing, since there is a Pc
culiar arrangement of the joints by
which they lock and relaxation is pos
sible during sleep.
@. How does the cash income of the
farmer from the sale Of his produce
compare with benefits received from
the Government?-D. B.
A. The farmers cash income in
August of this year was S499 900, 900
from sale Of produce and S47,000,OOO
from benefit and rental payments
made by the Federal Government.
@. What is meant by psyche
dietetics?-P. G.
A Psychodietetics is that branch Of
therapeutic science that deals with
the relation of mental conditions and
diet.
@. Has the consumption Of spinach
increased much since people realize its
value in the diet?-H L.
A. There has been an increase Of
200 per cent in the consumption of
spinach during the last few years.
@. Does slavery exist in any form
in any part of the world?-G. NJ. w.
A. There are many parts of the
world in which it is reported that a
practical state of slavery still exists,
| including Morocco, Algiers, Abyssinia,
some of the interior of China, and
much of the interior of Africa. There
is a state of servitude known as peon-
age, which is practically slavery, exist
ing also in some parts of South
America.
@. Where is the flag which inspired
the writing of the Star Spangled
Banner?-M. L. Y.
A The flag which inspired Francis
Scott Key to write the song is on ex-
hibition in the old National Museum,
Washington, d. C.
@. What was Talleyrand's famous
recipe for coffee?-H. N.
| A. Black as the devil, hot as hell,
| sweet as love, pure as an angel.
@. After the Louisiana Purchase was
effected. what was the land called?-
A. H c.
! A. The United States took formal
! possession of the Louisiana Purchase
regions on March 10, 1904, and Con-
! oreSS divided il into two narts-the
/ Territory of Orleans Qater the State
Of Louisiana) and the Territory Of
| Louisiana.
Evening star., 1934-11-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnsDer TO any
question OF fact by Uriting The
Washington EDening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. c. Please incloSe
stamp for reply.
@. What does the name of the Lind
bergh airplane, Tingmissartoq, mean?
"A. l..
A. 1t is an Eskimo expression mean
ing the one who flies like big bird. -
@. Does United States citizenship
confer the right to voter. H.
| A. 1t does not. States grant the
right to vote. Requirements vary in
| different States.
@. How fast do the bicyclists ride
| in a six-day bicycle race?-L. J. B.
A. The record mileage for six-day
bicycle race is slightly more than
2,770 miles. This gives an average OF
about 1914 miles an hour.
@. Is there any publication devoted
to the biographies Of young men,
| F. C. B.
A. Americas young Men" a who's
who among the young men Of the Ma
ton, contains the biographies of ap-
proximately 5000 men under the age
of 40, who have achieved industrial
civic, artistic, and political leadership
! in their communities.
@. Are the eyes OF all newborn
babies blue?-S. l..
A. In an examination Of the eyes
( of nearly 500 newborn infants at
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
not only were other colors than blue
found, but brown was found in 79.5
! per cent of the white infants eyes and
/ 99.3 per cent of the Negroes. Many
eyes held several colors. Only % OF
the infants examined had plain blue
/ eyes.
| @. How low did greenbacks 60 dur
| ing the Civil Ward. N.
A. In July and August, 1864. 500
| in greenbacks were worth only S39 in
gold-the lowest rate of exchange.
@. When was the Theater Guild
started-G. j.
A. The Theater Guild is an organ
iZation devoted primarily to the arts
tic development of the theater. The
plan was first started by the Wash
Ington Square Players in 1916, but
the World War put an end TO the
production of one-act plays. In 1918
the little band of theatrical pioneers
reorganized and the Theater Guild
came into existence.
@. Is four of a kind a pat hand
in poker?-O. B.
A. A pat hand is one which is
played as dealt, without discarding
and drawing cards. Four of a kinc
could be played as a pat hand or the
holder might discard one card in order
TO mlslead the other players.
@. In England does each shire con-
troll its Jail or prison?:M. B. N.
A. All prisons are under control oi
the general government, to which they
were assigned through act of Parlia-
ment, 1878.
@. How many pores are there ir
the human body?-T. A. A.
A. The number has been estimated
at more than 100000, 900.
@. Was the design Of the crown
used at the coronation of Queen Marie
of Rumaria an original one?-H. T
A. The crown was copied from the
crown Of Despina Doamna, the wife o.
prince of Wallachia. II is of Tran
sylvanian gold, set with amethysts
moonstones, rubies, emeralds and tur-
quoise.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

who do not relish what has been going
on in Washington. 1t is possible that
some of the Representatives and Sem
ators from the South may prove more
difficult for the New Dealers to handle
when the next Congress convenes.
Gov. Ritchie has never been consid-
cred a New. Dealer. His Republican
opponent, Harry w. Nice, has sought
to capitalize not only the opposition to
Ritchie on the fifth term, but also the
idea that Ritchie has been no real
friend of the New Deal.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Sam insult says he was doing things
that he thought were absolutely hon.
est. Into questions involving COM
mercial mathematics studies in ethics
obtrude themselves with a frequency
calculated to command a professors
most profound attention.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Premier Doumergue is demanding
reform. Frances habitual idea of
reform is a method of compelling
Germany to be content with her own
side OF the Rhine.
Evening star., 1934-11-05
Dunbness.

From the Toledo Blade.
An Iowa professors statement that
he had, observed five different kinds
of dumbness merely proves that in
mass education a teacher can pos
sibly know but very few of his STU
dents.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

There is no vociferous demand for
the return of Prof. Tugwell The
impression is general that the Nation
has an abundance Of new ideas TO
struggle with.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Society is rapidly awakening to
fear that feminine activity in politics
is liable to spoil many pleasant tea
party.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Interest in public affairs is so great
that the radio is giving more time
to political debates than to foot ball
scores.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

One Of the impressive features of
the New Deal is the manner in which
Mr.. Farley reaches for the card index
and shuffleS the pack.
Evening star., 1934-11-05
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Gate Crashers.

From the Helena (Mont) Independent.
Doors weighing 20 tons, IS feet
high. 18 feet wide and foot thick
are being placed on one of the Gov
ernment buildings in Washington.
But the job hunters will get in some
how.
Evening star., 1934-11-05

Fast Living, Fast Dying.
From the Sacramento Bee.
Medical experts declare Americans
are living too fast. Highway statistics
indicate too many are dying the
same way.
Evening star., 1934-11-05
Cruelty to Animals.

From the Shreveport Journal.
Here's a scientist who says that
dogs need spinach and cod liver oil,
but if ever We hear of anybody at
tempting to feed a mutt on either we
shall take it up pronto with the S. P.
9, A.