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Evening star., 1935-05-23

A large majority Of newspaper COM
ment strongly condemns the Patman
measure to pay the soldiers bonus
with inflated currency. which was
passed by both houses of Congress in
the face of certain presidential veto.
'It must be gratifying to most in
formed, thoughtful Americans" be-
that President Roosevelt indicated
his disapproval. despite tremendous
pressure" The Milwaukee Journal
declares: 1--WE can't pay the bonus with
nothing. True, s2000000 900 in notes
isn't so much But when We cut loose
from reality, where do We stop? No
one can dream that the demand would
stop here. On the contrary. it would
be encouraged. The most feared thing
in the world today is that the United
States will start on the course Ger
many followed to collapse and suffer-
ing which still continues"
"Of all the bonus proposals" ac-
cording to the Portland Oregonian,
"the Patman bill was the most OBJ
jectionable. It's imitation provision
would be the first definite departure
from a currency pegged to gold. His
tory tells us that initial initiation is
productive of an artificial stimulus &c
business and industry, but that a re-
cesSion follows which causes demand
for more imitation, with repetition OF
the effects of the first venture therein
Fav inf
tion, and so on until there is financial
chaos. The country has already been
drenched by radio and otherwise with
false doctrines concerning the func-
tions of money. The Nation has been
diligently cultivated for the planting
of noxious weeds"
Referring to the great number OF
supporting messages received by the
White House, seeking to influence the
action of the President, the New York
Sun comments: THE point of the
actual count of the White House mail
Is that it may remind the President
of the unrepresented majority. The
kilograms and letters which have come
to his desk, if from individuals, repre-
sent less than one-tenth of per cent
of those who voted in 1882. If from
organizations, they may assume to
represent more, but they fall into the
error illustrated by the recent COM
pilation, which demonstrated that the
number of voters controlled by a va
riety Of leaders and organization:
totaled $40 ,O00, COO or so in land with
only q tenth as many voters
"A considerable amount of the Pat
man bills support in the Senate came
from Senators whose interest was In
the inf1ationary feature of the meas
ure," thinks the Nashville Tennessean
while the Joplin (Mo) Globe states
that collectors to the payment of the
bonus at this time feel they achieved
tactical triumph when they permit
ted the Patman bill to pass, instead
of one Of the other proposals that did
not include the issue of paper cur
rency to make the payment"
Reviewing the history of greenbacks
since the Civil War, the Indianapolis
News observes: THE greenbacks i'm
paired the faith of the people in
their money. Until the gold law was
passed, the people remembered that
greenbacks were once worth less than
half their face value. They had tasted
Of imitation and wanted no more of 1t. !"
THE tragedy of the situation Is
that infiationists don't know where
II turning point y" says the Canton
Evening star., 1935-05-23
National Museum Enlargement.

If In the ALLEGATION OF funds under
the newly adopted public works pro-
gram urgent need is to be considered
together with the provision Of work
for the unemployed, there should be
no question regarding the grant of
the request of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition for $6, AGO. 900 for the construc-
ton of two wings for the Natural His
tory Building, generally known as the
'New National Museum" This addi-
tion to the exhibition and working
space of the institution is virtually
imperative. Every branch of the work
is congested, every available space for
the display of the exhibits, including
the art collection constituting the Ma
tional Gallery, is occupied to the
limit, and quantities Of valuable ma
terial are in storage sawaiting proper
Evening star., 1935-05-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| doubt that going to work Is not q
thing to slight.
1t requires brains: intelligence de-
mands enough time to do a thing
right.
Leaving the curb for q so-called
safety zone in the middle Of the street
Is more dangerous, in q sense, than
leaving America for Europe, or leav-
ing the ground for an air trip.
II one Is late, one must hurry
whether or no, dart between moving
cars, stand exposed to hurrying driv-
ers. who, in their turn. probably are
late.
For those who may not have tried
IT 0or the plain reason that they are
always late to work. the simple ex-
pedient of getting up earlier every
morning Is recommended.
Often just q few extra minutes will
make all the difference between being
rushed all the time and having plenty
of time all the time.
1t Is amazing, how Just q quarter
of an hour or more, or half an hour,
will enable one to slow down the en-
tire morning tempo.
This will mean, even to persons who
imagine themselves immune from the
worry Of hurry, blessed relief.
The worry Of hurry is quite distinct
from hurry itself.
Many a person suffers from this
malady who knows it not.
He is inclined to be peevish, for
instance, when he at last manages to
get down to work. without once sus-
pectng that 1t is his preliminary dila-
toriness which makes him that way.
He Is inclined TO place the blame on
his hectic Sunday" when the real
culprit is hurry and its resultant wor-
ry. The fact that the latter follows
the former Is not always admitted.
Sometimes the connection is hard to
see, but In many instances it Is there
just the same. In such cases it re-
quires more than ordinary honesty
with ones self to see 1t, perhaps.
The above Is the easiest way to over
come the early morning crouch, but
it is not the only way.
should inflict 1t on ones fellows un-
necessarily. There will be plenty of
times when 1t Is unavoidable. this
world and life being the way they are.
All the more reason, therefore, why
every one should do q little thinking,
and deliberately attempt to wear a
smile for others, in the early morning
hours, especially Monday morning.
For all the prating about work, its
necessity. even sublimity. it Is notice
able that many persons fail to find 1t
50 enticing.
They give themselves away, as 1t
were, by the time it takes for them to
wind up for the work Of the day.
BY about 10 am, in stubborn cases
they begin to thaw out, whereas there
Is not much reason, after all, why they
should not be halfway CHEEKY at
$3.50 am. or 8 am, or whatever time
it is they began the daily labors.
Here, as in so many matters, q little
introspection is a good thing Often q
stern admonishment TO ones self Is
enough. II this is done, one may even
get up late and hurry all the way
downtown. without danger of becoming
burden to ones associates.
The easiest way, however, is to get
up early, allow ones self plenty OF
time to get downtown, then the old
smile will come naturally, without
being forced.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Curing One Evil With Another.

In response to the expression Of
well-grounded fears lest governmental
control of rental properties in the
District adversely affect new building
the proposition is advanced to exempt
new building from provisions of pro-
posed law.
That would produce a curiously in
equitable condition. Under it the
citizen who invested in rental prop
erty years ago and hung on to it
through thick and thin, paying taxes
and expenses Of upkeep and main
tenance, would have the control of his
property placed in the hands of a
commission that could nullify exist
ing contracts voluntarily entered into
by his tenants and which could for
bid him to rid himself of tenants
undesirable to him as well as to other
tenants.
But some new investor in rental
property, enjoying new and extraor-
dinary forms of governmental aid and
assistance in his building operations,
entering the rental business at a
time when tenant demand Is high
and promises of future business pros
perity are bright, will escape such q
regulation entirely. t4
The landlord who has survived the
hazards of the depression and who has
treated his tenants fairly and sQuarely
will be brought under the provisions
of q harsh and arbitrary law, drawn
originally to deal with the unparalleled
conditions Of vsr-1ms Washington
Evening star., 1935-05-23

Why the early morning, especially
the Monday morning, grouch2
Every office Is filled with sour faces
then.
The old charge, that America Is q
nation Of dyspeptics, seems proved at
such times.
The worst offenders. Of course, are
the men. Women do much better.
Men 60 around Monday morning as
II something drastic were the matter
with them.
A visitor from another planet might
be forgiven for supposing that work
ers Of all degrees found their work
terribly depressing.
This Is true every morning in the
year with some, but almost so for all
on Monday, bright and early.
The earlier. Of course, the larger the
visible crouch.
If possible, those affiicted try to
overlook the glances OF their asso-
ciates.
BY sliding rapidly down a hall. OF
glancing out window, 1t Is possible
to avoid all contact, at times.
Perhaps this is q better way, after
all, than responding to a greeting with
q churlish hello" that means prac-
tically nothing, or worse.
A curt nod Of the head Is not
enough.
1t takes several minutes, or some
times as much as an hour In the worst
cases, Tor q real Monday morning
crouch to thaw out.
All that time he Is infiicting some
CHEEKY soul, or harming some one else
VINO happens to feel much the same
way he does about the world.
Perhaps the old world does look diff
1erent on what many persons secretly
regard as the first day Of the week.
Maybe the resumption of the same
old tussle has vastly wearying effect
on some persons.
We suspect that much of it is caused
by the plain evidences of failure to get
up early enough.
Perpetual hurry Is not second nature
to most men.
Although hustle may be regarded as
part and parcel of this age, perhaps
society has spoken of it too lightly, or
as II somehow it were inseparable
from life. 1t is not. The unhurried
soul Is necessary in science, in litera-
ture, in art. The best work always
comes by methodical course, how
ever much inspiration may be at the
bottom of it.
IL hurry Is genuinely part OF the Job,
so much Is admitted, and it Is ac-
cepted; but II it is not necessary, those
err who permit 1t to become a part OF
their lives.
Surely they are much worse of II
they deliberately force themselves to
hurry when it Is neither necessary nor
really in their own natures to do so.
***
Failure to get up early is one way
many Office workers put themselves
into a daily hurry.
They may not realize it, but this
start to the days work is a particu-
larly poor one for them.
From shaving, through breakfast,
nothing is done right. in a sense, for
it is not right to certain temperaments,
If they gobble hasty breakfast, then
force themselves to hurry all the way
downtown.
Getting downtown nowadays Is a
Job in itself.
Any one who watches the crowds,
especially those persons taking street
cars, knows without possibility OF
Evening star., 1935-05-23

Many references are made to the
days of Woodrow Wilson. Some remi-
niscences go further back and recall
vivid precedents for current speech,
such as short and ugly word" and
"malefactors of great wealth." T. r.
rather ceremonial invective was nee
essarily Influenced by his favorite
motto. Speak gently, but use q big
stick"
Evening star., 1935-05-23
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
Youth and Time

Revolt against a storm cloud of de-
spair
Made Youth try to outdistance time
and space
In an unreckoning, tempestuous pace
With footsteps fleet and wild. Till,
unaware,
Youth came upon a long used thor
oughfare-
Dwellings of mellowed brick, ivy as
green
AS the high branches of the giant
trees
Immutable to gales or torrid breeze,
The sound Of distant traffic. and serene
Old flower gardens set within the scene.
Youths reckless pace Ia slowed hE
things like these;
Did gateways. ivy, centenarian trees.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Britain's Reply to Hitler.

Great Britain has lost no time in
replying to Hitler's protestations that
Nazi Germany cherishes only peaceful
purposes along with its elaborate
preparations to rearm on land, on sea
and in the air. The British answer to
the Feuhrer's Reichstag speech takes
the form Of program to triple John
Bulls air force by 1887, by which time
it is planned to have in commission q
fleet of 1,5oO planes.
Announcement of this project, which
was laid before Parliament within
twenty-four hours after Hitler had
spoken, was accompanied by declara-
tions that under no circumstances
would Great Britain accept air in
feriority to Germany. Mr.. Baldwin,
speaking for the cabinet, which, report
says, he may soon head as prime min
lister, told the House of Commons that
the governments definite policy is to
attain air parity with France and Ger
many. The pronouncement smacks
of Britannia's traditional determina-
tion to allow no other nation to out
strip her in naval strength. In this
flying age the former mistress of the
seas does not intend to be outbid in
air power. To what extent the British
are prepared to go to make themselves
invulnerable by air is evidenced by
plans to expand the personnel of the
Royal Air Force from 5000 to $500
pilots and from 22,500 to to $4,000
enlisted men for general purposes.
Mr.. Baldwin, who adheres to his
famous dictum that developments In
aviation require Great Britain to look
upon the Rhine as its frontier" sees
some light" in Hitler's speech and
favors taking hold of it," especially
/ the Fuehrers expressed willingness to
enter q Western European air pact
and to safeguard civilian populations
from aerial bombing. But Mr.. Bald
win in the same breath acknowledged
! to Parliament that the British gov
ernment had seriously underestimate
Germany's capacity for turning out
war planes in quantities. Now that
London's eyes have been opened,
Britain does not intend to be caught
mapping again. Despite pacific assur-
ances, Germany's threatened air su-
premacy is not to remain unchal-
lenged.
Throughout European comment on
Hitler's international program runs
the belief that however peace minded
he processes to be, the real arbiter of
Germany,s present-hour destinies is
the army. All reliable information
latterly coming out of the Reich indi-
Gates that the soldiers are really boss
ing the show. Hitler is depicted as
being in their hands and dependent
for continued power wholly on their
support. Late news lends corrobora-
ton to this view. The call for the
first classes liable for military duty
under the new conscription law ele-
Yates the army to place above the
Nazi party as the first object of
German loyalty. At the end of their
military service conscripts will join
Soldiers League" with allegiance
to the colors as their paramount creed.
Nor will Nazi peace purposes gain in
credibility with the simultaneous an
nouncement that Gen Won Blomberg
has dropped the title Of Reichswehr
minister and assumed the proud old
pre-1914 rank Of war minister as
formal and final notice to all con-
cerned that the restrictions of Yer
GO illeS are M more
Evening star., 1935-05-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Finality.
When some folks talk they tell it all
In an emphatic way.
The residue is kind of small
OF what you have to say.
One sets his proposition out
In language plain and fiat.
The audience can only shout,
That's that!"
Of this" and "t'other" you may tell
With all your might and main:
On "why" and wherefore" you may
dwell,
Endeavoring to explain.
Somebody who of speech is fair
With phrases that are pat
Goes on the air just to declare
That's that"
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Inevitable.

Inevitable.
We're Fastening down the river
To the mighty Stream of Time,
Where the sunbeams are a-quiver
And the journey is sublime.
We'd be happy, willy nilly
Could we simply keep afloat,
But we always find some silly
Who stands up and rocks the boat.
Everybody wants his own way
said Uncle Eben, "'ceptin' maybe
after he succeeds in gettin' It,"
Evening star., 1935-05-23


any question OF fact By 1priting The
Washington EUentno Star Intorma-
ton Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin,
Director, Washington, d. c. Please
tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How fast is the Soviet rocket
expected to soar?-S. L.
A. The Soviet Stratosphere Com.
mittee has ordered the construction
Of q rocket that is expected to ascenc
at speed Of 1900 feet per second.
Q. How many school savings bank.
has New York City?-S. D.
A. New York City has 536 schoo
banks, with more than 100000 de.
positors. In 1884 their deposits wer,
81, 300, 700.
G. What did the new Mellor
Church in Pittsburgh cost?-W. H. A
A. The East Liberty Presbyterian
Church, gift Of the late Richard B
Mellon and his wife, was built at ,
cost Of $4,000,000 and required fou
years for its completion. The church
is memorial to the mothers Of Mr.
and Mrs. Mellon.
@. How many States have adopted
a State bird?-F. B. S.
A. Forty-two States and the Distric
Of Columbia have adopted birds o
some kind. Not all of the State bird.
have been nominated and confirmed
by process Of legislation, however.
@. Please give some information
about the Normandie.-F. L. M
A. The Normandie is 1929 fee
long, has a gross register of 1926
tons; beam. 119 feet: turbo-electrit
drive, 100000 horsepower. Her din.
ing salon is 400 feet in length, walled
with nodded glass. and aforementioned
Equipped with IL elevators, the shiI
has sun deck as long as two citl
blocks. She is completely fireproof
has passenger capacity of 2,170 ant
over 800 officers and crew. Her frs
sailing from New York will be OF
June Z.
O. When was Casey at the Bat
written?-D. M. c.
A. The poem was written by Ernes
L. Thayer in 1888 Mr.. Thayer sen
it to a San Francisco newspaper
which published it under the initial
''E. L. T." In May of that year D,
Wolf Hopper, star of musical com
edy, Prince Methusalem." introduced
II In the second act OF the Shov
which was playing at Wallack's Thea
ter, then at Broadway and Thirtietl
streets, New York City.
@. When and by whom was tn,
Bible divided into Verses?-P. Mem
A. For many years the division o
the Bible into chapters and verses wa
attributed to priest, Lanfranc, Arch
bishop of Canterbury, in the reign o
William I of England, about 1895
This is now considered to be errone.
GUS, and the division Is attributed Il
Cardinal Hugo de Sancto-Caro
French, in 1886.
@. Is rhubarb a fruit or a vege.
table?-P. B.
A. 1t is classified as a vegetable.
@. Do all members of the cat FAM
lily purr?-C. C. H.
A. They do not. The cheetah ant
tiger do purr and the puma or cougar
make a noise similar to a purr The
following members Of the cat family
do not purr: Leopard, lion, lioness
oceiot, serval and caracal
@. Is the Domestic Relations Court
in New York City meeting with sue
ceSs?-J. w.
A. 1t was set up for the express
purpose of building character in chill
dren and parents and preserving the
homes, if possible, of those for whom
it is called to administer Court trial,
are avoided whenever possible. The
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Mis-Marriages.

From the Paducah tKy) Sun-Democrat
Over against the time-honored die
tum that only opposites should marry
comes the desolating assurance that,
by golly, that is generally the kind
that do.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Alimony Reduction.

From the Worcester (Mass.) Evening
A sociologist remarks that the Amer
ican attitude toward marriage has
changed. Yes, almost to the point
where a law reducing alimony pay
ments may be expected to cause an
increase in the number of weddings.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Prefer Close Scores.

From the New York Sun.
washington opinion is that Con-
gress will do nothing about the Su-
preme Courts habit of flve-to-four
decisions, on the ground that all
Americans like q close contest.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

An alleged plot to get rid of hus-
band is also complicated in suburban
procedure by charges that gangsters
are obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

1t is seldom that coming presi-
Dental campaign looms up with so
many personages prominently men,
toned as dark horses.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

1t is not feared that nudism will
become prevalent. Fashion has always
insisted that some clothes are neces-
sary, even If only for establishment.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Just bv Chance.

From the Charleston wv. Va) Daily Mail.
The Navy inadvertently few the
Presidents flag upside down-a signal
of distress. The circumstance that
Congress was in session at the time
was only a coincidence.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

Great wars may be inevitable, but
there can ct least be an earnest and
intelligent effort to keep them on
their own side Of the earth.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Jurors and LAWYERS,

From the Newburgh IN! ~ News.
A jurors mind went blank in trial
at washington and the Judge called
it nnistrial. If It had been q law
yer's mind maybe nobody would have
noticed t.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

The Blue Eagle attendants explain
that the bird is not really Ill, but is
only moulting a bit.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

Straw hat day loses its feSuvity
when it has to be referred to as "um-
brella day."
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Wind.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Nineteen other American cities are
said to have been windier than Chi
cago In Ae34. But did they have that
pecuna meago hrAnd of ytnda
Evening star., 1935-05-23

If there is to be another war, in
timations are not lacking that it will
be a bigger and worse war than ever.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Republican Opportunity.

hcpuDIlcdn opportunity.
From the Sioux Fails Is. Dsk) Argus
Leader
The Republicans in 1885 might
nominate Carter Glass for the presi-
dency and adopt the Democratic plat
form of 1892.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Thankss

There are storm clouds in the dis
tance,
But the sun is bright nearby
And we're dreaming with persistence
OF a rainbow in the sky.
We are glad that we are living,
Though no jeweled frost we view,
For every days Thanksgiving"
When the Junetime smiles anew.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Involuntary Servitude.

Involuntary Servitude.
"Are you going to assist In the dis
tribution of relief funds?"
"As much as can," answered Sen
ator Sorghum.
But without getting into politics. ="
MY friend, out where I live any
body who has say concerning three
or four billions of dollars is in politics
whether he likes 1t or not"
Jud Tunkins says revenges never
get you anything except to make you
sorry for somebody that happened to
get hurt in a mix-up that you
thoughtlessly started.
Evening star., 1935-05-23
Shattered Faith.

Shattered Faith.
always keep your faith in human
nature"
II try to-" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. But what's man to do after
he has been serving q couple Of weeks
on the grand jury?"
Evening star., 1935-05-23
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Evening star., 1935-05-23

The tug of war will come when the
House seeks to impose the two-year
extension of the N. r. A. on the SEN
ate. The Senate has sent to the
House recently the Wagner labor re-
latlons bill. 1t is planning to send
over the bill to amend the A. A. A..
increasing the powers of the Secre-
tary OF Agriculture. The House lead
ers see legislation again piling up on
tnelr hands. They have nearly given
up hope for an adjournment of the
present Congress before August. They
know, too, that the demand for SOL
olers' bonus legislation will be pressed
again II the Senate sustains the
PRESIDENTS veto Of the Patman bill.
Evening star., 1935-05-23

@. What is maccaboy?-M H.
A. Maccaboy is kind of fine, dark
colored snuff, usually perfumed.