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Evening star., 1934-05-10
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES 3. TRAcENELL.

Try not to become too accustomed
to your own home, your street. your
neighborhood.
Let not the familiar breed in you
that contempt of which the proverb
speaks.
It is q very easy thing, and q very
natural thing, unless one takes deter
mined mental steps to overcome 1t.
Especially If one is Of certain dis
position will one find that the known
tends to become, if not exactly the
despised, then the tolerated.
The original beauty that attracted
tends to grow dull, pale and tarnished.
The true loveliness Of familiar OBJ
jects, such as old shrubs and the like,
is not spectacular, but there is no
need for them becoming tarnished
ever, especially in the eyes of the
home folks.
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A great deal of mental endeavor,
prevent these too familiar things from
becoming shopworn.
Sometimes a friend from another
section of the city will supply the
proper stimulus by pointing out and
"raving" over the very feature which
one had forgotten.
Can it possibly be that this old
mock orange bush, laden with blooms
Is beautiful to some one else?
And these dogwoods, with which
one has lived-is it possible for others
not to have dogwoods? And to value
these?
1t is even so.
The realization often is Just the
spark which is needed to jog a with
cred appreciation into renewed life.
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Just how to go about it to Jolt ones
own intelligence into the good appre-
citation which keeps everything fresh
and alive is a question.
1t is the same the world around and
with all peoples.
Here is a farmer on a beautiful
place in the West, but the chances
are 100 to that he overlooks the
sheer beauty of it in the work of it.
And that is natural, too.
An excellent novel published three
or four years ago contained an Incl
dent showing two old married people
confessing to each other that the
beauty of their first home enthralleo
both of them, but that neither, up to
this hour. had ever said a word
about it.
No doubt that is universal, especial
ly with the type Of human being who
somehow feels that he should neither
show nor express his emotions.
Words are bottled up, without all
the dire results predicted by some
but at the same time undoubtedly
tending to destroy the keen sense OF
appreciation which should be kept
alive because it dulls so easily, any
way.
One simple way to keep ones self
from becoming too accustomed to
ones own is to try to approach il
from new angles, now and then.
If one is in the habit of taking ex-
actly the same route, say, TO and
from work, it will be helpful to try
another on the way home, SO that the
approach 10 Tie uOIHc SIOuAoo -
from another street or block.
It is true of most residences, for in
stance, that they have a best view
They are like women whose beauty is
best full face, or profile.
An unexpected view Of ones own
home, at times, from different angle
will reveal good points to the old
place one little suspected.
Others might have realized them
all along, but the unsuspecting owner
always approaching his domicile from
the same direction, observed them not
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There is one thing that the perfect
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, who died
at washington, at the age Of 80, is
appreciated by his country as one Of
the best products Of the United States
Army. His career as a fighter Is
linked with his triumphs Of diplomacy,
and his record of dealings with the
American Indians is viewed as the
more important because the Indians
became his friends.
Few men who served in the United
States Army" says the Indianapolis
News, "had more eventful careers than
Gen. Scott. A native Of Kentucky,
with ancestral lines that went back to
the formation of the colonial govern
ment, Scott was graduated from West
Point in 1876. and. as q second
lieutenant, was assigned to duty on
the Western plains, where for years
he won victories from the Indians by
diplomacy or by force of arms. The
Indians he fought subsequently be-
came his warmeSt friends"
His career in the Army was one
Of the most creditable Of modern
times" declares the Hartford Times.
The Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail
records that "he leaves q record that
in either war or peace would be a
badge of honor" and that paper also
feels that his attainments marked
him as a man possessed Of unusual
talents, all of which were dedicated to
the service Of the Nation"
IF the United States Military
Academy at West Point should be in
need of an all-time advertisement of
the quality Of its product" in the
opinion of the Fort Worth Star -Tele-
gram, "the life and record Of Mai.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott can I'LL all require
ments. The educational facilities and
the training system at the academy
fitted him superlatively for a service
over a period of more than 40 years
which has been exceeded in quality
and variety by few figures in history.
He probably was the most perfect
illustration Of preparedness this coun-
try has known because he crossed
splendid military education with
countless examples Of the need for
force only after all diplomacy had
failed. He was successful with it
against American Indians, Filipino
tribes, in Cuba, with the rebellion torn
Mexicans. French and Russians. It
came to be an Army by-word that
they would either send Scott or fight.
1t began while he was a major and
continued after his retirement as O
major general"
1T was through his recommended
ton as chief Of staff" recalls the
Manchester IN. H.) Union, that Gen.
John j. Pershing was sent overseas in
command Of the American Expedi-
tionary Force in the World War, and
the sagacity Of the selection was fully
justified" That paper offers the
tribute that Gen. Scott was zone Of
the sturdiest, most efiicient of the
old line oflcers Of the American mill.
tary establishment" The Scranton
Times says that while ''he tanned the
Wild West, he did more than battle
the red man, for, in time, he came to
learn the Indian sign language prob
ably better than any other white man,
and was recognized a. . true friend
Of the Indians"
"A forceful personality and an In
herent friendliness for mankind were
the weapons with which he buttressed
bis soldiers training" says the Nash,
Evening star., 1934-05-10
The Fine Print in the Contract.

The Fine Print in the Contract.
That few people, unversed in law
and business, ever read all the text
of a document which they sign and
in exchange for which they pay
money, has become commonplace.
They sign ION the dotted line" usually
without knowing exactly what they
are accepting. In many cases the most
vital clauses Of these documents are
in fine print, apparently immaterial
by virtue of the comparative insig-
nificance of their typography. 1t has
been often said that shrewd salesman-
ship in financial transactions consists
in keeping the customer from fully
Evening star., 1934-05-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Old Man Politics

Old Man Politics.
When Eve and Adam paused one da!
To heed the sarpint's tricks
They set this old world on its way
To playin' politics.
When Cain and Abel met in wrath
To start family mix
They simply blazed another path
That led to politics.
When Jacob from old Esau took
The blessing that would fix
A heritage he had a look
Into his politics.
Strive for ideals as we may
In phrases so prolix,
There is no chance to get away
From Old Man Politics.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Forgiveness.

Don't YOU think you ought to for
give your enemies?"
occasionally" answered Senator
Sorghum. circumstances are always
liable to arise when an enemy has
political pull worth considering"
Evening star., 1934-05-10

q. When will tho World Fair at
Chicago open? Are there any new
exhibitions?-F. H.
A. A Century Of Progress Interna-
tional Exposition will open its gates
on Msy 26. New buildings, more than
q dozen picturesque foreign villages
transplanted to the shore Of Lake
Michigan from the East and from
ancient times, great additions to the
scientific and industrial exhibits. and
a new Midway, built along the island
beach on the lake dde, are q few OF
the innovations which will greet this
years visitors.
@. What is the average height Of
waves In gale? What Is the highest
wave?-F. L. M.
A. The average height of waves in
a gale is 20 feet from trough to crest.
Individual waves may be 40 feet high.
as there Is much irregularity in their
size. The highest wave of1icially re-
corded Is an S0-foot one encountered
by the Majestic in December, 1922, in
the North Atlantic.
@. How do telephones and auto
mobiles compare In use?-M. D.
A. In most States there are many
more automobiles than telephones.
Connecticut appears to be most evenly
matched, with 309, 900 automobiles and
500, ,0G0 telephones. Mississippi has
246,000 automobiles and only $500
telephones. South Carolina has 216,-
900 automobiles and only 81 900 tele-
phones.
Q. Do all foods contain vitamins?-
H. C.
A. All foods do not. Among the
foods believed not to contain vitamins
are sugar and honey.
@. How does a salmon leap a Is
foot perpendicular fall?-H. c.
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says
that salmon in attempting to ascend
an absolutely perpendicular fall will
leap at the fall from a much broader
angle and probably touch the water
at about two-thirds Of the height
from there. II the fall is not too
high, the fish can reach the top by
energetic swimming. It could not, OF
course, ascend l5-foot fall all the
way from the bottom. 1t is possible
that II the pool at the foot of a Is
foot fall were deep enough for a good
start, a salmon might succeed In
mounting it.
@. Is the author of Stoddard's Lee
lures still Hving?-B. L.
A. John l. Stoddard died in 1881.
Q. How are the questions selected
which are answered in this column
q. D.
A. From the thousands of letters
sent to our correspondents, ones are
selected which have general
appeal. Many deal with information
needed only by the person asking the
question. All inquiries are answered
by letters sent to correspondents. Ad-
dress your question to this 1nforma-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Di-
rector, Washington, D. c., including
coin or stamp for reply.
@. What do the statues in the
Union Station in Washington, D. c..
represent?-A. L. H.
A. The figures on the inside art
Greek warriors. The six monolithic
statues on the outside symbolic fire
electricity, freedom, knowledge, agri.
culture and mechanics.
@. How did Alexander the Great
kill his best friend?-H. H. M.
A. During banquet Alexander thu
Great slew his friend and foster
brother, Clitus, with a spear. Cltu,
had held high positions in the Mace.
donian armies and had saved the life
of Alexander at the battle of CRAM.
| Gus.
@. What IS chromium?-J. M. L.
A. 1t Is steel-white metal, harder
than iron. 1t is not found free ir
nature, but chiefly In chromite Of
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Japan Ready for Trade War.

Great Britain having flung down
the gauntlet by decreeing system of
quotas for japanese imports, Japan
retorts that she is ready for the trade
war thus declared. Toxic dispatches
reflect confidence that victory will
eventually perch on Nippon's ban
ners.
Three avenues of approach for
meeting the British challenge are
said to be open. In the first place,
Japan will protest that the quota
system infringes upon the most
favored nation clause of the Anglo
Japanese commercial treaty. The
spokesman of the Toxic foreign Office,
Mr.. Eiji Amau, the functionary who
sprang upon a startled world the
now famous hands off China" mani
festo of April IT, declares that Japan
sis determined to defend her treaty
rights" He thus voices the same
sentiment that the Western powers
have expressed in connection with
Japan's Asiatic Monroe Doctrine
pretensions. The other signatories to
the nine-power treaty and the Kellogg
pact welcome Japan's tardy zeal for
the sacredness of treaty rights that
her trade controversy with Great
Britain seems to have generated.
Japan's second line Of defense is
described as the blow which she
can strike within the British En-
pire itself" The Toxic authorities
propose to bend every energy toward
increasing japanese trade with the
dominions. These being independent
OF London's economic authority, Japan
Is hopeful they will not find it to
their own interests to institute the
quotas for Japanese goods which the
imperial government intends to i'm
pose in the British Isles and the
crown colonies. The Australian min
lister for external affairs and industry
is now visiting Toxic. Every effort
is to be made to convince him of the
advantages of maintaining uninter-
rupted trade relations with Japan,
which is an increasingly large con-
sumner OF Australian wool. Japan is
able to employ a similar argument
with India, whence the Japanse tex
tile industry draws large supplies OF
cotton.
Finally, as their third and most
powerful weapon, the Japanese stress
the extensive retaliatory tariff pow
ers possessed by their government.
Britain has a large and valuable
market in Japan and Japanese pos
sessions for a variety Of industrial
products. The balance of Anglo
Japanese trade, despite the immense
increase in the sale of Japanese tex
tiles to British consumers, is heavily
in John Bulls favor. 1t is patiently
within Japan's ability through retail
iatory tariffs to deal the British a
heavy blow.
An outside world, sitting as ring
side observers Of the hostilities about
to be staged by the industrial Titans
of Europe and Asia, will watch the
fray with absorbing interest, not I'M
mixed with anxiety lest in some way
or other neutral nations become in
volved in the conflict. 1t should in
any event teach something to gov
ernments everywhere, especially the
follies of a narrow economic nation
alism and of the artificial re-
straints to trade intercourse periodi-
cally invoked in its name.
To the United States, about to en-
bark upon a worldwide series of re-
ciprocal tariff negotiations, the Anglo
Japanese trade duel should prove in
structive in high degree.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

chrome from ore. It occurs IN the
United States. In Rhodesia and in
India.
@. Did the Indian, Hiawatha, ac-
tually nve?-D. L.
A. A study Of IriquoE tradition
leads to the conclusion that he was
an actual person who was living some
time between the years 1850 and 1000.
@. When was st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral in New York City built?-w. w.
A. The corner stone was laid Au-
gust Is, 1858. The cathedral was
dedicated May rs. 1879.
@. How fast did the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works turn out locomotives
during our participation In the World
War?-J. j. s.
A. During 1918 the company built
$3.50 locomotives, an average Of over
II locomotives each working day.
@. Please give a history Of the Mas
sau Inn at Princeton, N. IN. L.
A. The Nassau Inn was built in
1857 as a private residence by Judge
Thomas Leonard. In 1869 1t was
turned into an inn. During the
revolution it was kept by Christo-
pher Beekman. In 1900 John Gif-
ford became landlord. The house
was run by him under the sign of
The College Inn until 1912, when
John Joline took charge 1t was in
his landlordship that the Nassau be-
came famous as the halfway house
for coach lines running between New
York and Philadelphia. A visit to
the house in 1914 inspired Washing
ton Irving and James K. Paulding to
write "The Lay of the Scottish Fid-
die" The inn is closely interviewer
with the traditions of the university.
Table tops on which are carved the
names Of students of other days now
decorate the rathskeller walls and to
the beams Of the old tap room are
padlocked the beer mugs Of the Sc
nior class.
@. Who was Simeon Stylites?-F. s.
A. Simeon Stylites (3Ss-459), the
earliest of the ascetics called pillar
saints German, stylites), was a
Syrian monk, who in 423 withdrew to
Telanessa, near Antioch, where he
established himself on the top of a
pillar "a feet high and only 4 feet
square at the top. Here he dweIt
until his death.
Q. What is the Einstein theory
H S. K.
A. The Einstein theory embodies
the idea Of the relatively Of all mo-
ton. The hypothesis in the main is
that 1t Is impossible by physical ex-
pertinent to measure the absolute mo-
tion OF the body through space; that
there Is nothing out in space in the
nature Of fixed set of co-ordinates
with regard to which motion can be
measured. There is no such thing as
absolute motion Of one body with re-
spect to another.
@. How many amendments to the
constitution have been repealed?-
d. A.
A. Only one-the eighteenth.
@. Which signs of the zodiac are
masculine and which are feminine?-
E. c.
A. The masculine signs are Aries,
Taurus. Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio,
Sag1ttarius, Capricornus, Aquarius
and Pisces. The feminine signs are
Virgo and Libra.
Q. How long did 1t take to cross
the ocean when William Penn came
to this country?-J. T. S.
A. He embarked on the ship Wei
come in September, 1882, and the
voyage took six weeks.
@. How many Goverument-owned
automobiles are there In the United
States?-J. T. s.
A. The United States Government
owned about 36,475 automobiles in
1882 and States and local governments
owned about 143,670 vehicles.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
The Supreme Test.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
There Is this to be said to the credit
Of the magician or sleight-of- f-hand
performer, II he borrows . coin, hat
or q watch Of you he, always restores
the property intact. But, 10 far -
We know, nobody has yet tempted him
with Q lawn mower.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

So far the result of repeal has been
to establish an unfavorable compari-
son in the comment of the corner
connoisseur on Government liquor as
it asserts competition with the bootleg
variety.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Debtor nations have fallen into
commercial confusion that sometimes
suggests the need of relief from
erudite economic terminology and the
establishment of an international
business college.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Former Vice President Curtis says
that If he were to write a book nobody
would believe it. It is the natural
fate of most Vice Presidents to re-
main forever artistic examples of re-
pressed emotion.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

There is no doubt that business Is
improving and there is no need to
60 deeply into the question of whether
this is because of scholastic super
vision or in spite Of it.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
PenduI0sity.

The juries come! The juries 60!
Attorneys rage in fury.
They cannot hang a culprit; so
They simply hang the jury.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Munitions manufacturers are said to
be favoring another war as a means
of increasing profits and at the same
time destroying any prospect of en-
joying them.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Lenpthen the Term!

IcHStIIcIt tIIo 1CI"s
From the sprindgeld (Mo.) Leader-Press.
Raymon Hamilton, who was under
a penitentiary sentence Of 1853 years
when he escaped in Texas, has been
caught in another bank robbery effort.
He should be given life sentence this
time,
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Hitler is likely to take Hinden-
burg's job, which has for some time
consisted largely in holding himself
in readiness for birthday celebrations.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
A BARGAIN.

From the Miami Daily News
The cost Of wirt's testimony was
$94, which any humorist will tell
YOU Is pretty fair price for any kind
Of joke.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Serves a Purpose.

From the wichita Beacon.
Germans have devised . hber wool
as a substitute for real wool. IT
doesn't come up to the original In
quality, say its inventors, but it's good
enough to pull oyer the peoples eyes.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Patching Them Up.

Prom the Miami Daily News.
Lefty Grove, a pitcher, has gone to
Q dentist ON account Of arm trouble.
We suppose they'll soon be sending
blind umpires to chiropodists.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Jud Tunkins says a man who has
political job never needs to bother
about explaining his politics.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

Horse racing depends on difference
of opinion and has the the advantage
of settling something once and for all.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

China invented gunpowder," said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "but
becomes a sad example of the fate
which befalls one who cannot keep a
secret"
Evening star., 1934-05-10

"A friend" said Uncle Eben, "is
liable to be forgotten jes' because he's
tryin' to give you de truth instead
O. talkin' fancy to sell you somethin'."
Evening star., 1934-05-10
The Wasp Minority.

From the Atlanta Journal.
Speaking Of the power Of organ.
lied minorities, haven't you seen
three wasps break up q Sunday school
picuic7
Evening star., 1934-05-10
A Good Cast Awaiting.

A Good Cast Awaiting.
This worlds STAGE" as has been said,
And genius oft cries "Cheriol
BY colleges I'll yet be led
To write good seniol
We have good actors who in line
Await the merry, merry, oh!'
Professors will at last combine
To write q good scenario"
Evening star., 1934-05-10
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The Team Intact.

Apparently, r. D. and r. @. stu
tug well together.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
The Great Open Spaces.

From the Toledo Blade.
It II when the ofiicers begin to
hunt for escaped gangsters that We
seem to Be living In . widespread
country.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Stabilized.

From the Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
An investigator reports that no new
sin has been originated In 5000 years,
but it isn't as If our lawmakers hadn't
tried.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
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Lambs None the Wiser,

I2mDS NONE the WlSer.
do you think stock speculation
can be regulated?"
NO." answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
MARY had q little lamb and took 1t
to school. But up to this very day
the lambs have never learned a thing"
Evening star., 1934-05-10
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O. How many Goverument-owned
automobiles are there In the United
States?-J. T. s.
A. The United States Government
owned about 36,475 automobiles in
1882 and States and local governments
owned about 143,670 vehicles.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

@. What IS chromium?oJ. M. L.
A. 1t Is steel-white metal, harder
than iron. 1t is not found free in
nature, but chiefly In chromite or
Evening star., 1934-05-10

@. How long did it take to cross
the ocean when william Penn came
to this country?-J. T. S.
A. He embarked on the ship Wei
come in September, 1882, and the
voyage took six weeks.
Evening star., 1934-05-10


In the House rumor after rumor has
been started in recent days that the
session of Congress would wind up
May 20, and that the tariff bill would
be dropped. Well, if the tariff bill is
to be dropped Senator Pat Harrison
will have the surprise Of his life. The
Mississippi Senator, who is chairman
of the Finance Committee and is re-
garded as one of the Presidents
closest advisers among the Democrats
on Capitol Hill, declares without quail
f1cation that the tariff bill will be
passed and become law before this
session Of Congress ends. May 20 is
just ten days away. 1t u quite obvious
that the Senate will not be able to
complete its labors, including the
tariff bill. in any such space Of time.
Indeed, it will be remarkable If Con-
gress is able to fold its tents and get
away by June 10.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

There is one thing that the peri
Evening star., 1934-05-10

@. Is the author Of Stoddard's Lee
lures still Hving?-B. L.
A. John l. Stoddard died in 1881.
The Nome nugget., 1934-06-04

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