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Evening star., 1934-08-20
Henry 7. Rainey.

The sudden death of Henry T
Rainey. Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives. takes from the service
of his country a strong and dominant
leader. AS Speaker, Mr. Rainey oc-
cupied a position of vast importance
in the setting up of the Roosevelt
new deal. 1t was his job, aided by
the Democratic floor leader, Repre-
sentative Byrns of Tennessee. to see
that the new deal legislation received
prompt and favorable action at the
hands of the House. Never was a
program of legislation-a program of
the very greatest importance-handled
more expeditiously. 1t is true that
Speaker Rainey had back of him a
Democratic majority in the House so
large as to be almost unwieldy. Large
ma jorities. however. have not infre-
quently led to intra- party strife, bit
terness and jealousies which made
them Intellectual Such was not the
case of the Seventy-third Congress
during which Mr.. Rainey was Speaker
of the House.
Mr. Rainey, native of Illinois and
a graduate of Amherst College, was
during his long service in the House
always rated a progressive. He was,
indeed, a progressive in the days
when it was not so popular to be
identified with progressive ideas as
it is today. He hailed from an agri-
cultural district. He was himself a
farmer as we'll as a lawyer. He was a
firm friend of the laboring man and
demanded always square deal for
the worker. whether in the field or
in the factory.
Thirty-one years ago Mr.. Rainey
first came to Washington as men,
Der of the House. He remained
continuously member of the House
from that day, except for q two
year term during the first half Of
the Harding administration. When
the Democrats won control of the
House in the 1880 elections, Mr..
Rainey became Democratic floor lead
er, succeeding in that Office John N.
Garner, who became Speaker, and
who has since become Vice President.
The late Speaker of the House was
a man of strong physique. The silver
locks, thick and abundant, which
crowned his head, were like a white
plume at the forefront of the Demo-
cratic attack for many years in the
House. In his early days Mr.. Rainey
was an athlete, a sprinter and an
intercollegiate heavyweight boxing
champion. Yet, except in the heat
of debate in the House, he was always
soft spoken and patient. He fol-
lowed, indeed, the admonition of the
earlier Roosevelt: Speak softly and
carry big stick" He always stood
to his guns in a fight.
Mr. Rainey had the respect and af-
fection of his colleagues in the House.
They recognized both his force and
his kindliness. He will be greatly
missed in the body of which he had
been a member for a generation.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

wolds before, and never had the
slightest desire to go there.
Now We would like to 60. having
| Just read q book. 1t is magic. Moth
ing less. the magic Of words in the
hands of q good taskmaster.
The critics have played up" Mr..
Priestley's observations on economic
conditions, but these are just the or
| binary observations of an average
sensitive fellow, If the fellow is brave
enough to put squarely on paper
exactly what he thinks.
| Nothing will ever come out of these
observations, one way or another. To
praise them is to overlook the real
essence OF such work, that its author
is the master Of the writing business
to the extent he Is.
He can take such a small incident
as buying a safety razor and new
tube of shaving soap, and write words
about them that gleam, not only with
indignation because the gadgets
won't work welD but which, more to
the point, gleam with the beauty of
sheer good writing.
It is to relieve themselves of ac-
knowledging this, we believe, that
so many of his critics are forever
trying to make him something more
than novelist when the observation
of human character Is his speciality,
and his strength.
AS for us, we regard every line he
has written in recent years as being
infused with the special something
which marks writing for writings
sake. He writes to tell story-and
his Journey" is simply a personal
story of a trip-but somehow there
IA a keenness of perception and a way
of putting words together to make
us see what he sees that sets all he
does into the class of writing for
writings sake.
He no more can help this thar
the bird can flying Pope said of
himself that he lisped in numbers be-
cause the numbers came. 1t may be
said of Priestley that he writes enter
tainingly because he can do nothing
less.
The secret lies in two factors-a
perpetually new slant" on life and
the use of just the right words to say
what he means.
The result is vitality.
1t is this sheer vitality, in writing,
which makes 1t writing for writings
sake" and not falling into the neat
trick of the fine writer" so-called
The latter always uses too many ad-
tao frir ,f1I 1f
fects, as a stage manager might. He
doth, indeed, protest too much.
In this book, as in old Montaigne's
essays, we find q man saying what
he wants to say about what he wants
to write about.
This would be enough to make the
result good, but it need not be better
and best, and would not be, If 1t did
not contain the vitality resulting
from fresh outlook and the love of
words.
When he likens giant halibut lying
on the wharf to murdered Roman
Emperors the reader has a flash of
recognition which brings before the
minds eye such immortal things as
Gibbons Decline and Fall" and
The Death of the Gods" by the
Russian with the impossible name.
In the latter book one OF those EN-
perors is killed in just that way, and
as he lay dead he must have looked
like halibut, nothing more nor less.
Good writing, for the writings
sake, is enough. English Journey
will be read for it, years after what
ever economic message it contains is
forgotten. 1t shows what a man can
do when he loves words enough, and
possesses the gift,
Evening star., 1934-08-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHH-~~N
Draft.

Draft.
Should a war time come again
Draft the money and the men!"
So we hear the call anew
From our patriots brave and, true!
If the need should come some day,
Draft the women!" they may say,
Draft the children. Make them give
Food that soldiers brave may live"
II war again we see,
What draft lodging there will be!
Can't we dodge with honest hearts
Such draft before it starts!
Evening star., 1934-08-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H1SKIN.

A reader con oct the dnsDer TO
any question OF tact by Dritino
The EueninQ Star Information Bu-
redu, Frederic J. Hdskin, Director,
Washington. d. c. Please incloSe
stamp for reply.
@. Would you please explain how
/ the American crawl?-A. P. D.
A. The American crawl Is an over
hand stroke, with one arm following
! the other. The Japanese crawl almost
synchronizes the movement OF the
; two arms. 1t has greater speed pos
! sibilities. 1t Is claimed. but it Is also
said that the japanese crawl is a
stroke that can be used effectively
only by men of low stature and light
! weight.
@. am having my Winter supply
Of coal put in the cellar of my house
this week, and I wonder what per-
centage of the coal production Of the
United States is taken by the domes-
| tic demand.-R. H.
| A. Under the head of domestic
| come residences, hotels, apartment
houses and mercantile establishments
! and this group takes, l6 per cent OF
the coal production Of the United
! States.
@. How many colonists came tc
jamestown on the first voyage?-T. S
A. The three small ships brought
/ los colonists.
| @. What is the subconscious mind
X. D. w.
A. The expressions, conscious anc
subconscious mind, are well DEFINED
! psychological terms. The subcon-
J scious mind may be defined as any
! thing that Is neither in the focus mol
in the margin of the consciousness
| (that is. that does not receive atten'
! tion and cannot be regarded as ar
/ actual experience Of the momen)
/ but which, nevertheless, must be as
sumed to be influencing the mind tr
some way.
@. In contract bridge. playing M
trump, what is the value of the frs
overtrick ?-H. F. C.
A. It depends upon which trick 4
is. The law is that the first, third
/ fifth and seventh tricks over the bool
count 80, and the second, fourth anc
sixth count 40.
| @. Who started the Hedgerow The
! ater?-H L.
A. 1t started as revolt agains
the commercial New York theater il
1928 led by Jasper Deeter. Eva Ia
Gallienne, Ann Harding and severa
others. During the last IL years l
has developed as repertory theater
the only one at present operating II
America. That is, theater wher'
many plays are kept alive for man!
years. There are 107 plays in the
Hedgerow repertory, many dating
from their first production in 1923
The group is cooperative venture
supporting 81 players at present, som,
80 part time, the rest resident anc
permanent on q farm located in Ross
Valley, Pa.
@. What are the dimensions o.
the sea wall at Galveston, Tex.?-
H. w.
I A. 1t is Is feet at the base, l.
feet high. and feet wide at the top
curving from the top to the base
At intervals of 3h feet, there art
placed in the wall h-inch square
corrugated steel reinforcing rods II
feet long. The riprap on the Gull
side of the wall is ~ feet wide anc
3 to Z feet in thickness.
@. How much has the death rate
from tuberculosis decreased?-M. G
A. One hundred years ago the
death rate from this disease was near
Evening star., 1934-08-20

The print shop was burned as a first
step by prison mutineers at Pontiac.
Ill 1t could have been done only in
a spirit of mischief. Even the lowest
grade intelligence could have attached
no Importance to so feeble an attempt
to "muzzle the press"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

1t is picturesquely stated that Gen
Hugh johnson will be expected to re-
main with the N. r. A. with his feet
nailed to the floor" This implies con-
fidence that no chiseler will succeed in
cutting the ground from under him.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Germany Votes as Ordered.

That which was confidently ex-
pected happened yesterday in Ger
many. Hitler's assumption of the
presidency. with the broadest powers
ever possessed by the head of
democracy, was confirmed by vote
of approximately ten to one. The
ballot was the simplest possible, Eyes"
or mo" 1t was not an election. for
there was but one candidate. and that
candidate was already in office, vested
with virtually dictatorial authority.
Every conceivable means were used
to get out the vote" For days the
radio clamored for the people to do
their duty and go to the polls. The
land was blazoned with posters to the
same effect Speakers urged crowds
to make the vote unanimous. There
was no opposition" to be heard, for
no one dared to speak, no newspapers
were permitted to print anything in
the least degree discouraging to the
voters
Yet not only was the full possible
vote not cast, more than a million
and half eligible persons abstaining
from voting. but more than four and
a quarter million voted mo" and
nearly a million more cast what were
in effect negative votes by improperly
marking their ballots. 1t may be as
sumed that these latter were virtually
Hitler ballots Thus, adding to-
gether the stay-at-homes, who quite
assuredly were not pro-Hitler, those
who directly voted in the negative and
those who spoiled their ballots, the
result is total of six and three quar-
ters millions, who, by withholding
their assent expressed their opposi-
ton. Against these were the yes"
votes cast by 3S.27s,514, an afirma-
tive of eighty-five per cent of the
whole qualified electorate.
Any candidate for Office who gets
eighty-five per cent of all the pos
sible votes may well be regarded as
the choice of the people. But then,
1t must be noted, Hitler was not
really a candidate. He was in Office,
by virtue of its assumption, and all
he asked was ratification, which
could not be denied short of revolu-
tion, for which there was no possible
chance for success. However, the
Reichfuerher has some cause to be
disturbed, for the opposition-ten per
cent, according to the ratio of votes
cast, and fifteen per cent, when ballot
spoilers and abSentees are reckoned-
is considerably greater than that
which was manifested in November
last, when the people voted upon the
proposal to withdraw from the League
of Nations and less than five per cent
dissented from the Hitler policy.
Whether this increase in cpposi-
ton is due to the resentment of Nazis
over the purge" of June 80 or to the
increasing distress of the people in
their economic situation is not to be
determined. A fifteen per cent mi
nority can net do much in protest,
when all the coercive forces of an
absolute rulership are in the hands
OF a dictator. Hitler must justify
his command of these forces by eff
fecting a betterment of the condition
of the people or he will eventually
forfeit them. For with power goes
responsibility, and it now remains to
be seen whether this little corporal
possesses the constructive statesman
ship that will be needed to bring
Germany the fulfillment of it's de-
sire for the comforts of an adequate
livelihood
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Farm economists have not yet tried
to improve the value of wheat still
further by calling on the Bureau of
Standards to decrease the size of
bushel.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Folly.

When Folly wears the cap and bells
A Joyous spirit it compels.
We join. forgetful Of distress.
And laugh in generous friendliness.
A grim result Time may disclose
If Folly too ambitious grows,
And in serious disguise
Pretends to be both strong and wise.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Philadelphia police picked up a
thirteen-year boy for working the
numbers" gambling racket. Some
forms of child labor are even worse
than others.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

The philosophy of Undersecretary
Tugwell seems to imply that when
conditions have gotten as bad as pos
sible there can be no way to 60 except
in the direction of improvement.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Ticket.

what ticket are you going to sup
port?"
I'm figuring on that" answered
Senator Sorghum. There's only one
point I'm sure about My constituents
agree it's got to be something that
looks like a meal ticket"
Evening star., 1934-08-20
The Final Test.

From the Yakima Daily Republic.
The President thinks the American
people should become more dam
minded" He needn't fret about the
matter. They'll be that way when
taxpaying time comes.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Help!
From the Wall Street Journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
"Found-Lady's purse left in my
car while parked. Owner can have
same by paying for this advertisement.
II she will explain to my wife how
the purse got there, will pay for the
ad myself. Phone Ml23, League City"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Discipline is shown by the manner
in which the shout Hell Hitler" is
raised on demand. There can be no
doubt as to the presence of a loyal
and industrious corps of cheer leaders.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Lack Of Ostentation.

'Oh, poverty Is no disgrace"
A traveller sang one day.
"I journey on from place to place
And make no proud display.
I live upon a frugal plan
That all may plainly see,
I never kidnapped any man
And none will kidnap me-"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Germany in issuing new currencies
did not go to the extent of embellish-
ing the ornate paper with pictures of
the Lorelei or Brunhilde.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Folly Explained.

From the Roanoke Times.
An oxford scientist estimates that
man is at least $1,000 900 years old
Probably that accounts for all the
childish things he's guilty Of.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Navy construction goes on, giving
assurance that if the next war" is
fought in the air there will be an
abundance of targets for bombing
planes.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Ready tn Stem of

Prom the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Wall Street is to have two seaplane
docks. The brokers, contemplating
unremunerative Stock Exchange VOL
ume. must be preparing for a getaway.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Don't Leave Ii

From the Marshalltown tIowal Times
Republican.
Rumored again that johnson Is to
leave the N. r. A. Don't, General,
please don't. Take it with you.
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Jud Tunkins says If the jokes on the
radio get any rougher than some of
them have been, he's going to join the
family every evening and 60 to a night
club.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
The Final Stvle Arbiter.

From the Worcester Evening Gazette.
At that. the weather will soon settle
the shorts question.
Evening star., 1934-08-20
Appeal to the Eve.

HppCdI 20 IHt Eye.
DO you think women have improved
politics?"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. I'VE
at least demonstrate that respect for
craftsmanship can be required by
graceful appearance that discards the
old stovepipe hat and the Prince Albert
coat"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Il honor my ancestors" said Hi Ho
the sage of Chinatown, partly be-
cause of their worthiness and partly
because my vanity attaches especial
Importance to the fact that they were
MY ancestors"
Evening star., 1934-08-20

Big talk" said Uncle Eben, may
be like one O. dem toy balloons dat
keeps on gittin' larger and lighter and
is liable to go fat any minute"
Evening star., 1934-08-20
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@. In contract bridge. playing no
trump, what is the value of the first
overtrick?-H. F. C.
A. 1t depends upon which trick 1t
Is. The law is that the first, third,
fifth and seventh tricks over the book
count 80, and the second, fourth and
sixth count 40.
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~ BEACH CLuB GIl>l MI e., z:t..

taking quality for her. She was
woman grown now, she remind
ed herself proudly, looking at her
flushed cheeks in the mirror.
She was beloved how churl-
ish of her to mind the fact that
Lou used double negatives and
that his table manners were not
those familiar to polite society,"
In a few days now, in a week
she and, Russ would be on the
open road. 1t would all be blue
skies and green fields. All this
dreariness would be forgotten.
What you thinking about,
Beautiful"
She smiled at him. He was
only little boy at heart, really.
Sometimes she felt worlds older
than he.
thinking that Pm starved to
death and that l want my break
fast and that you ought to be up
at that Bronx garage seeing If
they've got the car fixed. :"
Russ rolled over. staring out
of the window. Don't nag,
sweetness. It's bad for the skim"
ooh, ! wasn't" she protested,
horror-stricken at the bare idea.
81 only thought. ;"
Don't think, them
He got up, silencing her with
kisses. This, reflected Boots wear
lily when he had retired to the
bathroom, behind whose door
sounded wild splashing and sput-
tering. this was the way all their
arguments ended. 1t was right
and proper, in the circumstances,
she supposed; but there were
some matters too important to be
settled that way. Oh, well, soon
they'd be out of this depressing
atmosphere and she wouldn't
have to argue about things.
She began carefully to make
up the couch in daytime fashion,
folding the gray sheets meticul
ously, piling up the pillows. This
floor, she thought, ought to be
cleaned today. If she only had a
vacuum cleaner . . if she had
some liquid wax. But she
dared not make any such sugges-
ton to Gloria whose housekeep-
ing was of the most casual order.
Her own few belongings she
packed away in the imitation
leather bag Russ had bought for
her. They were pitifully few. A
gown. a toothbrush, a pair of
red slippers, some handkerchiefs
from the dime store. Russ was
"a little short just now" he had
complained shamefacedly. He
was expecting some money any
day." Boots was too young, too
inexperienced, to inquire further
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into their finances.
While Russ was carolling IN
the tub she went rather shyly
out into the kitchen. Gloria was
sitting on the window sill, porting
over a tabloid. She looked up
without interest as the other girl
entered. III
said vaguely. '"Pm going out . ip
a; minute. Over to my girl
friends. We want to see Clark
Gable, down, at the, Empire and
the show starts at H.
SIS it that late?" Boots glanced
remorsefully at the alarm clock
on the kitchen dresser. The hands
pointed to half-past 10.
Gloria took the paper with her
and retired to the box-like bed
room down the hall. In Is min
utes she emerged, her makeupp
freshly laid on. her yellow sports
dress not too clean but still very
iaunty.
"Help yourself" she said, be.
latedly hospitable, at the door.
"Ill be SEEM you"
Boots sighed with relief as the
slam Of the street door attested
to the others departure. She at
tackled the kitchen, with its dc
pressing evidence of vanished
meals, with an alacrity which
would have amazed her mother.
The eggy plates, the cups with
their smoky dregs Of darby
suspicious liquid the stained and
sticky spoons she plunged into a
pan of suds. She had been want
ing all week to clean that coffee
pot. This was her chance!
When Russ came whistling into
the kitchen Is minutes later, his
cockatoo's crest Of leaf-brown
hair slick and dripping, he found
Boots .wiping plates and spoons
with housewives pride. Fresh
coffee percolated on the gas
burner. There were four slices
of golden toast piled in saucer.
81 couldn't find any oranges, >"
she told him, peering into the re-
frigerator.
"Sa-ay, Duchess, where d'you
think you are-at the Ritz"
Russ wanted to know, pretending
to affix a monocle. Oranges"
She laughed, but more in an
noyance than amusement. Don't
be silly. Russ. Everybody has
oranges"
"You think so, hey? A lot you
know"
He poured himself a trimming
cup. tilted the small squat bot
tie, trimmed and collared with a
| yellow scuff Of hardened cream