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Evening star., 1934-04-15
SALVACINC LIFE
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN D.D ILL., D. D. c. l..
Bishop Of Washington

These days compel us to think
more seriously of the import and
deep meaning of the great words
spoken by Christ to men. We have
often been profoundly moved by His
startling declarations and affiirma-
tions; that one who knew not where
to lay His head, who walked home
less among men, who was man
Of sorrows and acquainted with grief"
should affirm, Il am come that they
might have life, and have 1t more
abundantly" seems, on the face of
it, incongruous. The very daring of
His assumption arrests our thought
and compels us to weigh more care
fully the significance Of His words.
The story told in the nineteenth
chapter of st. Luke Of His meeting
with Zacchaeus. the social outcast
and despised collector of taxes, strik-
ingly illustrates His fine recognition
of human values, values found in
most unpromising lives. To Zacchaeus
He says: THE Son of Man Is come
to seek and to save that which was
lost" This is a notable example OF
His persistent endeavor to salvage
that which had evidently been lost
to its possessor. Repeatedly He found
in rejected ores fragments of pre-
cious metal and, exposing them, He
redeemed them. At times He seemed
to go out of His way that He might
restore to normal and healthful ways
those whose damaged lives seemed
hopeless and beyond recovery. The
only irritation He ever showed, that
prompted Him to righteous indigna-
tion, was in the case Of the self
righteous whose superficial goodness
hid all manner of uncleanness. There
was fire in His voice as, with stern
words, He inveighed against such. On
the other hand, where the most hope
less cases came under His observa-
ton, His attitude was one OF utter
gentleness and kindness. Wherever
there was the slightest evidence OF
penitence, or a willingness to respond
to His call, His word of hope and as
surance was given with such power
that He evoked qualities and virtues
that had long been dormant and in
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active. At times by His generosity
He brought upon Himself the scorn
and contempt of the social and re-
ligious orders of His day, but nothing
deferred Him in His course. He had
come to make men see qualities IN
their nature that had long been tor-
gotten.
Wherever men have followed His
practice of evaluating life, wherever
they have displayed a kind and gen.
erous attitude toward their mistaken
and erring fellows they have con-
tributed to the saving of that which
was lost. Victor Hugo had this in
mind when he wrote, THE word
which the finger of God has written
upon the brow of every man Is
hope ";;s and he illustrated it in
dramatic way in the story Of Bishop
Myriel and the degenerate Jean VAL
Jean. To this seemingly lost man the
kindly bishop speaks the words that
awaken in him the finer elements in
his nature: You belong no longer to
the evil, but to the good. 1t is your
soul that I am buying for you. I
withdraw it from dark and evil
thoughts and from the spirit Of per-
dition, and I give 1t back to God"
1t is such a word of hope and en-
that our disillusioned
world needs today. In the staggering
and bewildering experiences that have
attended our way We have dwelt over
much upon the weaknesses and foibles
of men. Our liabilities have been
such that we seem to have no con-
sciouSness Of our imperishable assets.
The great Master seeks to call us
away from our discouragements and
failures, that we may the more fully
reckon with our unfulfilled poSsibili
ties and potentialities. If ever the
world needed a word Of encourage
ment and the promise Of renewal, it
is in this present hour. Whether it
be in dealing with the individual, the
social and economic systems or the
more intimate concerns of our home
life, let US put ourselves in accord
with the divine optimist who de-
clared. II am come to seek and to
save that which was lost"
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are undoubtedly with Mr.. Churchill
rather than with Mr.. Baldwin, and
Mr.. Churchill is exploiting this fact
to separate the party from it's leaders,
wreck the national government and
throw the white paper policy on the
scrap-heap.
The situation is full of perils. The
Conservatives are the backbone of the
national government, and if the Con-
Servative caucus throws over its lead
ers, both the government and the In
dian policy will collapse. Mr.. Baldwin
and his colleagues will not recant, but
on the other hand they will not i'm
plement the white paper scheme in
defiance of the will of the party in
the country. Mr.. Baldwin's own COM
Elitment to the scheme is unalterable
If he is repudiated by the party, he
will go out Of public life
But he has so far held the revolt
in check. He has promised to post
pone any final conclusion until the
Joint select committee of both houses,
which is drawing up the proposed
constitution on the lines of the white
paper, has reported. When that re-
port is issued and the government
has endorsed or amended it, he will
consult the party and presumably ac-
cept its decision.
What that decision will be is diff
cult to forecast but find it hard to
believe that the party will desert Mr..
Baldwin for Mr.. Churchill. Apart
from the latter, there Is no Conserva-
tive leader of weight who has now
accepted the principle of the white
paper. The joint committee which
is putting the scheme into shape rep
resents all parties and includes three
ex-Viceroys of India, three ex-Secre-
taries Of State for India and many
OF the most trusted leaders Of opinion.
like the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the lord chancellor. Behind the
scheme Is an almost unanimous en-
dorsement by the Anglo Indian public.
1t is pointed out that the fact that
the 1rreconcilable element in the In
dian Congress has recently lost
ground and that the atmosphere in
India Is much calmer is not a reason
for drawing back, but reason for
going forward. The change is one
mainly to restored confidence in the
intentions of the government. If that
confidence were disappointed, the
worst element in the Indian Congress
would be once more in the saddle.
In the circumstances I think Mr..
Baldwin should be able to present
such an impressive case to his party
that, however unwillingly, it will not
venture to repudiate him. But the
risks must not be underrated. Con-
servatism is still saturated with the
ideals of imperialism and Mr.. Church.
i'll is out ''to win or lose it all' on his
Indian gamble.
Copyright, 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Old Ironsides.

Old 1ronsides is on her way home
from a cruise around the American
coasts. This gallant old frigate.
named for the fundamental law of
the United States, reclaimed from
dissolution by the gifts of the chill
dren of this country, will soon be
placed on permanent station as a
patriotic shrine. When, in the course
OF this voyage, which is about COM
pleted, she lay at the Washington
Navy Yard, where she was visited by
many thousands of people, it was pro-
posed that this should be her final
port. Indeed. it was generally under
stood that at the end of her cruise
through the Canal and along the
Pacific Coast and return. she would
be given last berth at the National
Capital. A decision to that effect
was announced. Quite recently. how
ever, it was stated that the Constitu-
tion would be taken to Boston for her
last stop and there remain. This was
surprising to those who had been
given to understand that it was the
purpose of the Government to place
her finally in Washington.
There is only one sentimental rea-
son for the berthing of the Constitu-
ton at Boston That is the fact that
she was built there and that she re-
manned there for many years after
she had passed her usefulness and
had become an obsolete craft Of no
value as a warship, simply relic Of
the DID,, indeed almost the first Navy.
And it was in Boston that she was
reconditioned, which means practically
rebuilt. But the funds for the restora-
ton of the old ship came from the
people of the United States at large
They came chiefly from the children
of this country, who by the millions
subscribed their pennies and dimes.
These collections in donations, sale of
pictures, souvenirs, etc, amounted to
$946, ,45779, Of which sum s296,3723 81
went for the expenses of the fund and
cost of souvenirs, leaving net for the
restoration of the ship S650,085. .4e, or
more than twice as much as was ap-
propriated by Congress for that pur-
pose.
The restored Constitution IS thus
almost literally the gift of the chill
dren of the United States to their
Government. There is no place where
she should be permanently placed
other than Washington, the Cap
ital, the scene of great gatherings of
the people, the place where she would
be most surely seen by the greatest
number and where she would be in
relation of proximity to the immortal
document the name of which she
bears
Because for possibly political con-
siderations the order has been given
for the placing of the Constitution at
Boston is no reason why this should
be regarded as a conclusive decision.
1t can be changed. 1t should be
changed, even as, in fact, the decision
first made, to place her here, was
changed.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Winston Churchill
Raises Indian Issue
BY A. G. GARDINER.

LONDON, April 14.-WinSton
Churchill is once more very much in
the center of the political stage.
Without him the crusade within the
Conservative party against the ma
tional governments policy of self
government for India would give no
anxiety. But with him the menace is
formidable, for he has an incoEn-
parable gift of appealing to the
vague fears, resentments and passions
of the uninStructed mob who form the
bulk of the party.
Mr.. Churchill is employing this gift
with his customary energy and elo-
quence and during the last few days
he has come within an ace Of pre-
vailing on the central Conservative
council to pass a resolution repudi-
ating the government policy.
have no doubt that if he had been
in the national government he would
have yielded to the overwhelming
weight of argument that has converted
responsible Conservatives like Stanley
Baldwin, Lord Irwin and Sir Samuel
Hoare to the cause of self-government
for India. But the national govern
ment, torn between the peril Of hav-
ing Mr.. Churchill inside the ministry
and the peril of leaving him outside,
decided that on the whole he would
do less harm outside than inside.
So he was left out. That slight to the
Marlborough blood was unforgivable
and for more than three years Mr..
Churchill has nursed his wrath on
the back benches, waiting for the
moment when he could strike most
effectively.
r X
He has chosen his ground well.
While all the men of weight in the
counsels of the Conservative party
have come round-many of them un-
willingly and with grave misgivings-
to the conviction that the only solu-
ton of the Indian problem is self
government, the rank and file Of the
party Is still hostile. 1t does not like
Mr.. Churchill, whom 1t entirely dis
trusts, and it does like Mr.. Baldwin,
but on the Indian issue its sympathies
Evening star., 1934-04-15

No business doctor, however devoted
to efficiency, will hereafter insist on
an aviator's making journey with
reckless disregard Of perils in order to
show systematic accuracy in punching
the time clock at the end of the trip.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

The popular capacity for mathe-
matical calculation is limited. Finan-
cial problems that would be easy II
they could be expressed in terms of
hundreds are battling when they run
up into the billions.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Shakespeare was exceedingly fond OF
punS, and as his birthday approaches,
American public utterance joins in the
celebration with a series Of the worst
puns ever developed in the English
language.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER Johnson.
Cost of Literature.

Cost Of Literature.
Oh, where's the dime novel of long.
long ago,
When thoughts of adventure kept
young hearts aglow?
Some authors in high estimation to-
day,
The records declare, once were ped
died that way.
fashioned adventure no more we
admire,
For Nietsche and Freud modern read
ers inquire.
The dime is devalued in bookish dis
play.
Two dollars per volume, at least, you
must pay.
Yet the future secure for our liter
ature,
In thoughts we'll presented and per-
fectly pure
All gratis each day some new booklet
reveals
The charms of hotels or of automo-
biles.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
Talking About the Weather.

The weather is topic still
For craftsmanship to mention.
A blizzard swept across the hill,
Creating new dissension.
The weather is a topic still
And craftsmanship grows GUNNER,
InquiIing of the heat that will
Materialize next Summer.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

insult has had a career that would
make book for a grand opera If he
could finance literature as he has
financed opera.
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Gen. Hugh johnson is evidently
reconciled to the idea of providing
foundation for another initial and
calling it the Reconstructed N. R. A.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
More Room Demanded.

They say that all the world is in a
rivalrous unrest
Because the populations cannot meet
the housing test;
That millions want to be prepared
around the map to roam
And sound war song in the hope of
singing Home Sweet Home"
We look upon our home town streets
with eyes devoid of mirth,
And wonder if this problem is the
problem of the earth.
While buildings rise toward yonder
skies with beauty and with
grace,
In sad surprise all advertise a lack
of parking spacel
Evening star., 1934-04-15
RiyaIrOus Influence.

"Is Crimson Gulch happier since
repeal of prohibition?" asked the
travelling man.
NO" answered Cactus Joe. 1T has
caused unfriendliness between neigh
bors since liquor came back. Every
body wants to get rich quick trying to
sell it."
When a man disagrees with you,"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
"be silent. Friendships must depend
in great degree on learning what sub
jects to avoid in conversation"
Evening star., 1934-04-15

The matter of street names in
Washington was again under discus
sion so years ago, and The Star of
April II, 1884, says:
Washington's ability eI that "a AL any HiIS list
Street Names. of names which
could be suggested
to take the place of the initial letters
Washington will meet both the views
of those who have views on the sub
ject and the objections OF those who
have none, and no doubt the list
named in Mr.. Springer's bill, offered
in the House on Monday, might be
considerably improved. But the sys-
tenn he proposes is so much better
than the excuse for a system now in
vogue that we hope his purpose will
not be seriously antagonistic in any
quarter. An initial letter is not a
proper name for anything; 1t has
neither dignity nor individuality and
almost any substitute that could be
proposed for it in a case like this
would be. an improvement. The ad-
vantages Of the alphabetical system
are ell retained in the bill as offered
by Mr.. Springer; but the idea of To-
cality might be still further carried
out by having the streets north of
the Capitol bear the names Of eminent
civilians and those on the south those
Of military and naval heroes, as has
heretofore been suggested by The Star.
Thus the names and deeds of eminent
men of the Republic would be forever
associated with its Capital and those
familiar with the history of the coun-
try could at once tell IN what part
Of the city a given street lies"
Evening star., 1934-04-15
BookateSSen

do you remember when women of
high social distinction used to sponsor
cook books?"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum
"You can go as far as you like in
reading economic theories, but you
don't have to eat them"
Evening star., 1934-04-15

Jud Tunkins says so many things
have been debunked that the climate
is relief. It's one thing concerning
which nobody can be fooled.
Evening star., 1934-04-15
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Evening star., 1934-04-15

when I hears a loud voice sellin'
sumpin' on de sidewalk" said Uncle
Eben, "Is always glad to discover dat
it's q radio announcer and not an
auctioneer,"
Evening star., 1934-04-15
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Evening star., 1934-04-15
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago both political parties
were getting under way for their pres
idential nominating conventions and
the situation on both sides was de-
n.,1, cidedly confused.
1IesluehtIaI The Star of April
Possibilities. Is, 1884. said:
The booms are
getting badly mixed up. Arthur is
failing to win the support Of his own
State. but is said to be quietly cap
turing Southern delegates Blaine's
friends are enthusiastic. but are not
yet able to figure out enough votes to
nominate him. We are hearing less
Of Logan and Edmunds. which may
be a good or a bad sign for those
gentlemen. Mr.. Sherman rises to ex-
plain that he still lives and may have
something to say yet about the final
choice-a hint to which all concerned
might well pay heed. Within a few
days it has been darkfully rumored
that Gen. Grant has had a relapse of
the presidential fever and is again in
the field. Secretary Lincoln is still
looked on as everybody's friend for
Vice President.
"On the Democratic side Mr.. Tilden,
it seems, is really determined to de-
cline. So is Mr. Hendricks, who is not
well. Nothing has been heard from
Mr.. Payne for a day or two. so that
his position is uncertain. Mr.. RAN
dalls colors are nailed to the mast
of the Pennsylvania Democrats, but
his nomination is almost impossible.
Old Saddlebags' Mcdonald has failed
to excite much enthusiasm and the
boomS of Flower, Cleveland. Field,
English, VOORHEES, and Morrison Ian
guish.
In this dearth of available candi-
dates the Democrats are affectionately
reminded Of the Hon. James w. Den
yer Of Virginia. Ohio and Colorado,
who. his literary friends assure the
public. would fill the bill to perfection.
Gen. Denver extorts praise even from
his GdverSaries, for in one of the IN
terviews selected for judiciouS distri-
button no less statement than Hon.
Mr.. Belford indorses him as a broad
gauge Western man. who so gained
the respect Of Colorado people that
they named the chief city after him.
and, as Mr.. Belford takes care to add,
it is very beautiful city, too
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The Washington times., 1934-11-24
Hard Luck Jinx
On Picture

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. "a G.N.SD .
In the light of new mishaps this
week, Hollywood is definitely tab
bing The Lives of Bengal
Lancer" as another jinx picture.
From its script stage, when
dozens of authors tried vainiy to
get a desirable treatment, this
picture has had to surmount one
long series of obstacles.
The latest came when a horse
fell in a cavalry charge at the
company's Chatsworth location
and "a out of the IS riders piled
up over it. One man, Cryler
Supplee, is in the hospital now
with a broken pelviS.
In the past three months, the
troupe has been haunted with
similar accidents.
Sir Guy Standing started the
train when he was bitten by a
black widow spider during the
first days of production and was
laid up for three weeks. No sooner
had Franchot Tone supplanted
Henry WilcoXon as one of the
principals than he fell from a
horse and suffered minor injuries.
Next, Gary Cooper sprained his
back and was laid up two days.
And then Franchot Tone fell from
an eight-foot platform, lighting
upon a machine gun with such
force he was unconscious for an
hour and in bed for days after
wards.
Only last week, a break-away
set went wrong in an explosion
scene and three stunt-men were
injured-one. Jack Pagen, suffer
ing a compound fracture of the
leg.
The studio has been so nervous
that it actually has had a doctor
on the set checking on the actors
health each morn and night.
Paramount'S sole comfort is
that nearly all of Hollwood's jinx
pictures of the past have turned
out to be box-office sensations
Ben Hur." Wings" "Hell's
Angels" and Trader Horn"
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
AS A BALL PLAYER so HE BECAME
Films to Teach
Dancing

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 24.-Now,
you, too, can dance the conti-
mental.
Dave Gould, who created both
the carioca and the continental
for the RKO studio, will make a
series of short subjects illustrat-
ing the steps of the two dance
hits of the year.
Like the Bobby Jones golf Sc
ries, the dance films will COM
bine instruction with entertain
ment, illustrating correct and in
correct postures and highlighting
the mistakes of the ordinary ball
room tWirler.
Gould stands to be a trifle
prejudiced but he insists that
the film fan is dance-conscious
as never before.
Fred Astaire's dancing feet
have given the Gables and the
Marches something to think
about" says the terpsichOre ex-
pert. without meeting any of
the accepted movie standards
of bOx-Office AdOnis, he has
become the most discussed new
star of Hollywood. And the
reason is his dancing"
The Gould series, which also
will include the fox trot, the
tango and the waltz, will be
written by Troy Orr, local adver-
tiSing man.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
Experience in Life's School
Is Greatest Factor in
Success, Says Actor

THIS is tie twentyfoth in series of personal letters
from HoUycood celebrities to AndreU r. Kelley motion
picture editor of The Washington Times. Another ar
appear IN this section nert aUeek.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
OId-Time Pictures
Valuable Film Aids

Playing the part of a pioneer
woman in Paramount's The Van
ishing Pioneer" Mrs. Leslie Car
ter, noted stage actress, got her
self into the spirit of the film by
studying more than 200 steroscopic
views Of the period. which were
secured through the studio re-
search department..
Such souvenirs of an older day
are invaluable in filming the out
dated locales used in this picture,
which also features Randolph
Scott, Charles Chic" Sale, George
Marion. Sr., Anne Sheridan, and
Kathleen Burke.
The Washington times., 1934-11-24
She Acts With
Broken Bones

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 24-Exhibit
ing another kind of gameness,
Una O'Connor travelled by ambu-
lance from the st. Vincent Hos
pital to the M. G. M. studio. where
she is working on scenes in David
Copperfield.
The British character actress is
still suffering from two broken
ribs and five fractured vetebrae,
the result of a fall from a horse.
But because the studio has shot
around her as long as it can, she
volunteered to make the painful
trip and finish her part. She does
it sitting in a chair, with a nurse
and doctor in constant attendance.
Fortunately, this will fit in with
her remaining scenes in the script.