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Evening star., 1934-06-23

There's a long. long road, out
where we live, winding through the
countryside.
There are plenty of white picket
fences, some new ones erected re-
Gently.
Nothing makes a road quite so
much a road as a picket fence, the
old fashioned sort of memory.
Is this fence typical American
institution? We do not know, but
rather hope it is, for nothing seems
more in keeping with our land, ex-
cept the white painted frame house.
A road and street, be 1t known.
are different.
One feels the difference, in and
near a large city, rather than points
it out in so many terms.
One thing that distinguishes the
road, however, is the curving line of
it, the rambling line of 1t.
There are curved streets, too, but
these are geometrical.
Tradition says that many a mod
ern road, over which automobiles
flash too speedily for any good use, is
but widening of an old COW path.
Sensible COWS took their way home
ward as they pleased.
AS stubborn as a mule, COW has
more common sense, more will power.
The will power of COW shows itself
in the old paths, rambling, but going
home very straightly, for all that.
n II X II
This road of ours-and every one
who uses it feels a personal posses
sion in twas not laid out with a
compass, else its curve would have
been more sweeping, more in con-
fornity with geometrical laws.
Going along as it pleases, 1t pre-
fers to bend now first to the left, now
to the right.
The stranger might not know just
which way it is going. except that 1t
forever bears off to the east, from
whence the continued rains come.
And If you want to enjoy this road
to the utmost, indeed, you must walk
north along it some rainy afternoon,
not in a thundershower, of course.
but in one of those comparatively
rare driZZleS which occur now and
then. at all seasons of the year
Such rains are fewer and farther
between than We think, offhand
They are the sort that soak deep into
the earth, do the plants the most
good, their foliage the least harm.
~
: Along this road, on such a rainy
afternoon, the picket fences gleam
whitley, saying in the best tradition
of America, This is private property. u
Giant trees, bending over the way
do not keep out touch of the sky
above. Grand avenues. completely
arched, are picturesque, bat at times
rather depressing.
Here, down side street. we see
one, forming veritable cathedral
but we like it not as well as this road
above which gllnts of blue, even
through the haze of rain, point to
the stratosphere.
Road here, stratosphere there: we
know something about the road
nothing about the stratosphere.
Our road stretches before US. COM
paratiVely wide and satisfying, ex-
cept when there is roar behind us
and car whizzes by at speed which
we estimate at As to so miles an hour
but which the driver would be willing
to take oath was not more than Is
miles, or maybe 80 miles an hour, al
best.
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Somehow rainy day seems tC
/. bring out, in some persons, a sense oi
the enjoyment of life.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

@. What per cent Of the babies born
In the United States are twins and
what per cent of these are boy and
girl?-D. E. F.
A. The records of the Bureau of the
Census for the year 1929 show that
235 per cent of the babies born are
twins and 333 per cent of the twins
are born one male and one female.
@. How long have horse shows been
held?-H. T. H.
A. The oldest written record Of a
horse show known is in book written
in England in LIZA.
@. How long was Edwin V. Morgan
Ambassador to Brazil?-C. r.
A. He served from 1912 to 1888, the
longest time an American diplomat
has served in one country. After re-
firing he established his home in Bra
ri: and died there April 16. 1884, at
the age of 68.
@. II the name and address Of an
inquirer is not given. will his question
appear in the column?-O. j.
A. Probably not Research work is
done only on letters which include
names and addresses. Space in the
column is too limited to include the
queries which are unsigned. Give
name and address and incloSe coin or
stamps for reply. Direct your letter
to this newspapers information bu-
Washington, D. C.
@. Why is a man who buries the
dead called an undertaker?-J. S.
A. An undertaken is defined as one
who undertakes to carry out business
for another. The word was first used
in the sense of one who makes busi-
ness of carrying out arrangements for
funerals in 1893, the furnishing of
funerals by a small number of men
called 'undertakers.' "
@. How large was the graduating
class at the Naval Academy this year?
It. P.
A. In 1884 there were 1872 commits
stoned as ensigns in the Navy, 25 COM
missioned in the Marine Corps. so
physically disqualified and l9 resigned
voluntarily.
Q. When the holy door was closed
recently by the Pope, what kind OF
bricks did he use?-C. r. T.
A. Three bricks we're handed TO the
Pope. Two are silver; the third is
gold. Each bears the image of the
holy face. The golden brick was
placed between the silver ones.
@. Why does a person enjoy smok-
irg?-E. S.
A. Scientists have discovered that
the nicotine in tobacco stimulates the
adrenal glands, thus increasing the
rate of discharge of adrenalin- This
converts glycogen stored in the liver
and muscles into sugar in the blood,
the rate of combustion of carbohy-
drate is increased and the smoker has
feeling of well-being.
@. What is the meaning of the word
rinceau?-D Y.
A. In architecture and the deco
rative arts rinceau is an ornament
consisting of continuous wavy line,
from the sides of which there branches
at intervals lines or forms that twist
into spirals-
@. What was the name OF the local
ity where the District of Columbia was
laid QUITO. L. c.
A. The name of the vicinity was
Conococheague.
@. How long will slate roof last?
$ r
Evening star., 1934-06-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRACEWELL.

Bright, sunshiny days do this for
many people, only at such times they
are so filled with plans that they for
get to enjoy life. itself, just as they
go along. They are too busy going
along, which Is just as well, perhaps.
But some souls revel in rain, some-
thing inside Of them seems to be
sharpened, just as the landscape, Is ir
q sense, each detail standing out more
clearly, despite the water, perhaps
because of 1t.
stand in doorway, on such days
and suddenly feel a sense that life, as
it is, is very good, despite its manifest
faults and failings.
At such times, even though nothing
at all is changed, the world is
changed. There is something in them
which cries out for expression, but
which seldom is expressed. Perhap:
1t is too great, or too little, to be
expressed. who knows? But it Is
something, it is there, it is deep in
the heart, occasionally it finds words
and becomes Spring poem, or some
! thing.
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Life is joke, and all things show it;
I thought so once, and now I know it. ,
The old cynic was wrong. Life is 9
miracle. and the smallest raindror
shows it. 1t may be a miracle one
does not like, at times, but still II
Is a miracle, and one which may bt
mirrored in drop of water, If you
have the microscope to see.
Some men and women are fortunate
enough to have intellectual micro.
scopes. which expand what seems
nothing to others into something tc
| them.
These are hidden, they do not ap-
| pear to sight, yet they enable theil
owners to see a great deal in little.
Sometimes these persons point out
or attempt to point out, what they
see, with strange results. The mar
who owns no such microscope, mol
sees any visible evidences of one ir
another, may refuse to credit the dis
covery. This strange microscopic |!
dealing with intangibles, if any mar
ever dealt with them; perhaps it /.
| not strange that at times he find.
| it impossible to make others see what
he sees. The world is mostly in thral
| to the surface of things. It feels tht
surface. 1t sees the surface, it skimi
over the surface; rough is the coins
OF any one who attempts to probe
| beneath that precious surface. brins
up treasure, declare, Behold Thi.
! I have foundl"
"You have found nothing" say!
the scorner. so positively that the mar
with his minute treasure wonders il
he can be mistaken, after all.
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The picket fence industry must bt
making money these days
There is another long line of white
painted so recently that it gleam!
with all its good oil.
When the oil is gone the paint vii
soon be gone. so say the painters
The charm of a picket fence lies In
! contrast, the white of it with tht
deep green of foliage of flowers anc
shrubs. the leaves of trees.
1t is a contrast hallowed by lons
| association, and there is nothing pref
tier. along this road or any other.
Even a white wooden gate. stand
ing across a walk or drive. gives {
taste of it.
The road winds to the right. past {
drift of evergreens permitted to grow
as tall as Nature wills The rain
drops trickle down, through thu
prickly boughS The road bends ou
of sight. but. if We keep on walking
it will open up again.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Maryland a Battle-Ground.

Maryland is fast becoming a des-
perate battle-ground for Democrats.
Despite all the maneuvers of oppo-
nentS Of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie and
the fifth term" the Governor appar-
emily sticks fast to his determination
to win the nomination to succeed him.
self as chief executive of the State.
Mayor jackson of Baltimore, who
heads another big camp of Democrats,
has shown no signs of weakening. DIR.
Charles H. Conley of Frederick is
hanging on. The added entry, George
L. Radcliffe, backed by Senator Mil
lard Tydings, is still waiting for the
break to come which it was thought
might eliminate either Ritchie or
Jackson.
If the struggle continues as it has
begun, Maryland Democrats are likely
to find themselves in a knock down
drag g-out fight from which it may take
long time to recover. Gov. Ritchie Is
opposed on the ground that he has been
in the Governors chair long enough,
and that a fifth term in Office is too
much of a good thing. Each time the
Governor has come up for reelection
he is the first man ever to break the
tradition that Governor of Maryland
should not be re-elected-there has
been trouble, with opponents here and
there demanding that the Governor be
retired. When he first upset the one
term tradition there was a fight.
Afterward the struggle was a little
easier for a time. But the challenge
to his leadership today is wider and
more strongly intrenched than before.
Even so, however, there are those who
believe that Gov Ritchie will be sue
cessful again
Mr.. Radcliffe's entry into the guber
material campaign gives the contest
a new deal flavor. He was the Roose-
velt manager in Maryland during
the campaign of 1882 and is a close
friend OF the President. His posi-
ton, so far as the President is con-
cerned. is vastly different from that
of Gov. Ritchie, who was one of the
coalition in Chicago two years ago to
defeat the President for nomination
and, if possible, to win the nomination
for himself.
The campaign for the gubernatorial
nomination is in effect a campaign for
the control of the Democratic politics
of the State. 1t has been reported that
Senator Tydings has set himself to
obtain control, and Senator Tydings
has denied this. However, it is OBJ
viouS that if he can bring about the
defeat of Gov. Ritchie and at the
same time nominate and elect his
own candidate, Radcliffe, as Governor,
the Senator will be in dominant posi-
ton. 1t looks as though the race was
in effect a contest between a new deal
and the old deal. Gov. Ritchle has
asserted that whether Senator Tydings
is after political control of the State
or net, he is after Ritchie." To boil
ster this opinion Gov. Ritchie said that
the Senator had told him in February
he would support any candidate for
Governor that Ritchie might select
provided that he, Tydings. approved.
What the Republicans will be able
to do in Maryland under all these con.
ditions is a question. So far they have
shown no great cohesion. If Senator
Goldsborough could be persuaded to
make the race for Governor, some of
the shrewd politicians insist, he might
have an excellent chance for election.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
National Planning Necessitates Exercise
Of Power Over the Lives of Citizens

local affairs better than men at
Washington. They believed in min
imum of Capitalization and in
maximum Of decentralization Of gov
eminent. National planning, how
ever. necessitates a Capitalization of
power in the National Government.
1t is to be hoped that the people
shall become fully aware of the mean
ing of national planning and that at
some time when the present hysteria
has passed away they shall be given
an opportunity to pass on it.
G. W. BUTT
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Michigan-born, has produced a novel
to match. in its feeling for the land.
Gladys Hasty Carroll's "As the Earth
Turns. but one much more mascu-
line in texture End-paper picture
maps show the whole plan of Mark
Section, even show milking. haying.
picking. and wood-chopping
scenes and farm hands running with
water buckets to save the burning
barn.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A. Slate of medium grade will last
Is to SO years in exposed places, while
the best grades last indefinitely. Slate
roofs placed Oil buildings 300 to 1900
years ago are still Serviceable.
@. In what amounts are dimes and
quarters legal tender?-N. M. T.
A. Dimes, quarters and half dollars
are legal tender in amounts not to ex-
coed $40. Nickels and pennies are
legal tender in amounts not to exceed
Is cents.
@. When will the narcotic farm
at Lexington, Ky, be completed?-
T A. B.
A. The Public Health Service says
it is hoped that it will be completed
in october, 1884.
@. What is known of the surface Of
the planet Venus?-P. C.
A. Nothing definite is known, since
Venus is always completely enveloped
in clouds.
@. To whom do the Galapagos Is
lands belong?-J. A. H.
A. They are a group of volcanic is
lands in the Pacific Ocean belonging
to the Republic of Ecuador. There
are Is larger islands and about 40
smaller ones The total area is esti-
mated at 2,4Oo square miles.
@. Who preached the famous ser
mon on the death of Alexander Ham
ilton?-S. E.
A. Lyman Beecher. Beecher was
then but 30 years old, but it marked
him as one of the foremost preachers
in the country.
@. Why are blue jeans so called?-
A. Because the garments are made
Of cloth called jean and are blue in
color. Jean probably took its name
from Genoa, where it was exported.
@. Does the United States claim the
land discovered in Northern Green
land by Admiral Peary2-V. B.
A. The United States formally re-
linquished its claim to this land wher
buying the Virgin Islands from Den
mark in 1916.
@. Is it true that at the little green
house in K street. Washington, D. c..
made famous during the Harding ad-
ministration. was developed the Amer
ican Beauty rose and that Bancroft's
history was written there?-R. T.
A. George Bancroft was living in
Washington when he finished his
History of the United States" but his
home was at 1923 H street. 1t was
in the garden at this address that an
imported rose was growing, which.
under the care of his gardener. John
Brady. and Field Bros, florists, became
the progenitor of the American Beauty
rose.
@. Is there a daily newspaper in
Braille?-J N. H.
A. Publication of the Braille News,
a daily newspaper for the blind. will
begin this Summer. Bernard Krebs,
blind since childhood and a recent
graduate of New York University, will
be editor and publisher of the paper,
which is to be operated on cooper
ative basis. 1t is planned to have 90
to "a pages, each containing about 500
words in Braille.
O. How far can an electric automo-
bile travel without recharging?-
APT.
A The distance depends on the bat
teries. load. nature of roadway. hills.
etc. Electric runabouts sold years ago
were advertised to cover 30-40 miles
average driving.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Foreign celebrities come to this
country and have the times of their
lives. Uncle Sam enjoys the privi
lege of hospitality so wholehearted
that it must be dissociated from any
thought of business advantage.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Cuba is free, but Uncle Sam might
be persuaded to take sufficient in
terest In her affairs to offer Sugges-
tions if she wishes to conduct a war
on crime.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Mussolini and Hitler have con-
ferred without results seriously DAM
aging to either. Even Stain might
join the conference without fear
There are certain ethical codes even
among autocrats.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Gen. Hugh johnson says the
President is his own brain trust, be-
cause the people trust his brains. The
compliment is obviously sincere, al
though it sounds little like an effort
to shift some of the responsibility.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Moderation.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Russian criminal code has been
revised. making death and conf1sca-
ton of property the minimum PEN
atty" for treason, says Moscow cor
respondent. 1t would be interesting
to know what the maximum might be.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Debts will be adjusted somehow.
There is no such thing as imprison-
ment for debt. International ar
rangements could not provide penal
edifice big enough to hold deiaulters.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Joined the Ranks.

Joined the Ranks.
The high-power salesman Is dis
placed.
His ways indeed were charming.
But even in his smile we've traced
Some hints that are alarming.
All anxiously he hurries by.
Pursued by some inspector,
And sadly Joins the general cry
Here comes the tax collector"
Evening star., 1934-06-23
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All Other States and Canada.
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news dispatches credited to it or not other
local news published herein All rights Of
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-06-23

1t is intimated that racketeers in
wade political circles. At any rate,
the facilities for publicity are such
that they never succeed in kidnapping
anybody.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Possibly Henry Ford saves money
by becoming so politically unpopular
that he cannot reasonably be ex-
pected to contribute to anybody's
campaign.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
The Alternative.

From the Lansing Michigan State Journal.
The Literay Digest is taking
postal card poll on the new deal
Those who simply cannot express
themselves are apt to chew up their
card
Evening star., 1934-06-23

President Roosevelt attended the
boat racing at New London, Conn. In
matters aquatic he admires anything
from a racing shell to a man O. war.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

President Roosevelt likes his brain
trust. which is not only helpful in
his purposes but sufficiently advanced
in scholarship to be first-rate COM
pany.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor


Business once:
11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: 110 East 42nd st.
Chicago once, Lake Michigan Building
European ONCE: IA Regent ST. London.
England
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Inquiries are presenting two distinct
points of interest-where the money
went and where more is coming from.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Cost of Citizenship.

From the Kansas City Star.
Congress has reduced the price OF
becoming a citizen. but have you no
ticed what it has been doing TO the
price of remaining one?
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Navajos.

From the Lansing (MichD State Journal.
The Navajo Indians are reported
increasing. N. r. A will have to DO
something about that or else widen
the market for Navajo rugs
Evening star., 1934-06-23
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Evening star., 1934-06-23
Parking and Education.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Camden favors an education sys-
tenn as means of curbing the park
ing nuisance. Good idea. Send all
the motorists away to college.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

Jud Tunkins says he doesn't wish
for the good old days" But the
way automobiles keep him awake
makes him wish for the old good
nights that meant something.
Evening star., 1934-06-23
ONCE A WILDERNESS. BY Arthur
Pound. New York: Reynal &
Hitchcock,


Hitchcock.
American novels of the soil offer
such great variety that Europeans
attempting to estimate the United
States from them must be bewildered,
that is unless they happen to realize
that Maine and Texas, Minnesota and
Arizona, are practically different
countries. Arthur Pond has taken
Michigan for the scene of his present
novel and, as the title indicates, deals
with the contrast between the Michi-
gan of wilderness days and pioneer
farming and the Michigan of the
automobile industry. Away from the
farm into the overcrowded city, aban-
donment of subsistence on the soil
for herded unemployment, such has
been the course of American civiliza-
tion. Capt. John Mark rode into
Michigan In a covered wagon and
ended by whisking about in an auto
mobile. He kept his land, however,
and increased Mark Section, in spite
Of the challenge of the city and the
rapid change from the horses he knew
to the machines he diStrusted. He
was adaptable and he believed that
his acres were his security. The story
is thoroughly earthly, with cattle
breeding, soil breaking, planting, har-
vesting, as the seasons replace each
other A family drama accompanies
the drama of the soil. Capt. Marks
tranquility was disturbed by the ap-
pearance of an illegitimate daughter.
He lost a son in a landslide. His
favorite grandson went over to indus
try. But at the end he walked down
the wet lane toward his barns" and
felt both glad and guilty. Clayt was
back and Clayt felt sure Florrie
wouldn't be leaving the section either.
at least not for good. Mark Section
had stood another siege and was hold
ing its own" The period covered by
the story is from the Civil War to
the World War. Mr.. Pound, who Is
Evening star., 1934-06-23
Taste for Luxury.

Taste for Luxury.
rs the new sheriff popular?"
Not very" answered Cactus Joe.
We've made the Jail so cosy and COM
Portable that he just wants to sit
around and have it all to himself"
Evening star., 1934-06-23
PrecautiOn.

'"I want to speak to you confden-
tally" said the deep strategist.
1T can't be DONE" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. In order to avoid
being misquoted either publicly or
privately l have dictograph under
every chair"
Evening star., 1934-06-23

when you tries to fool yuh fellow
man." said Uncle Eben, you simply
gives him a good excuse foh foolin'
you If he gifts a chance"
Evening star., 1934-06-23
C0llegentSia

CollegentSia.
Professor dear,
Your words we see,
And with good cheer
We quite agree,
Yet as we read
New thoughts approach
We really need
A foot ball coach.
Although you tell
How we may gain
The right to dwell
All free from pain,
Though hopes you move
Toward learned fame
We must improve
Our foot ball game.
Evening star., 1934-06-23

"All men seek the truth" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown. Few
know what to do with it if they find
it,
Evening star., 1934-06-23

W A S II I N G T o N, D. C.
SATURDAY. June %. 1884
Evening star., 1934-06-23

@. Does the United States claim the
land discovered in Northern Green
land by Admiral Peary?-V. B.
A. The United States formally re-
linquished its claim to this land wher
buying the Virgin Islands from Den
mark in 1916.