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Evening star., 1935-08-21
Local Sentiment Wins.

House and Senate conferees on the
local unemployment insurance bill are
to be congratulated upon the reconcilia-
tion of their differences in a manner
that results in fair and, it is to be
hoped, a more workable law for the
District Of Columbia. The major social
experiment represented in this act will
at least get of to good start by having
been changed in conformity with ex-
pressed local sentiment. Such changes
are always desirable, for they enlist the
good will and support Of the COM
munity.
The principal differences between
House and Senate bills involved the
questions whether the local act would
be administered by national or local
board and whether the District gov
ernment would contribute to the un-
employment insurance fund to the ex-
tent of one per cent Of private pay rolls.
The compromise agreement provides for
local administration and the District
government will make a fiat contribu-
tion to the unemployment insurance
pooled funds for three years-$l00,0 900
the first year, $125,oO0 the second year
and sl50,0oo the third year. At the end
of that time the desirability or neces-
sity of continuing such contribution can
be decided. Such compromise on this
issue will be generally approved.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.

takes place In his mind when some
thing is said that rubs him the wrong
way.
Instructive anger flies up.
Anger against the person who says or
does what Is not liked.
The very beginning Of the anger Is
the danger point. II the sensitive one
can hold back at this time, in order tc
permit the mind to look for something
else. then the victory often is won.
The old rule of counting 10 before
speaking does not hold here, because
ordinarily no speaking is done.
A sullen grudge Is held.
The sensitive person has learned
enough, in most cases, to hold his peace,
but he still has TO learn to refrain from
such thoughts as he holds.
Here we come to a vaster education
than the schoolboy knows.
To learn to keep the tongue still Is
an achievement. but to learn to keep
the mind still Is vastly greater.
Every mind, even the limited one,
turns over and over every hour Of the
day, mostly to no purpose.
1t Is an amazing performance, with
the master mind at the mercy Of every
stray thought and idea that impinges
on it.
1t is for this reason, and this reason
alone, that many wise men and women
have taught themselves how to save the
mind from too much wear and tear.
Deliberately they rule out of their
lives, as far as possible, hurtful influ-
ences, at least such influences as they
have come to find harmful in the per-
sonal life
It Is just because many others do
not find the same harm in the same
thing that vast differences OF opinion
arise on every subject under the sun.
Often these differences are puzzling
1t seems as if no two persons agree
about anything. Traced down as far
as we can go, they resolve mainly into
one idea, at the back Of every ones
mind: Is this thing harmful to me?
OF course, the basic idea has no par
ticular relation to moral values. 1t may
have once. but certainly so no longer
What is good and what is bad for one
is an idea based solidly on innate desire
In every case Hence we find some
astounding deductions, not to be
squared by any philosophy. morals. OF
sentiments. except the single one OF
expediency.
To attribute good motives to others
is not at all easy.
Some will think it the most dificult
task In the world.
II we Judge Of it from the bad mo-
tives so often ascribed. it is a task much
too difficult for the average man.
He makes no attempt at all.
The sensitive person, however, Is
surely not average.
He is exceptional, though he is many
But he is not average because he at
tempts. in time, to find out, for his own
sake. the good or at least fair motives
which are so often behind statements
seemingly bad
Thus he is able to cut down the hurt
in life, most desirable thing all around
and one particularly good for him, be-
cause he finds more hurt than most
II elf-preservation is the first law of
Nature. the sensitive man or woman
does an extra fine job Of it by making
a supreme effort TO see the good In
others.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

The sensitive person must learn. above
everything else, to attribute good mo-
tives to others.
II he does not do 50. his life is always
harassed: he finds himself living at
perpetual warfare with others, and no
one can live that way and not suffer
from it.
The best release Is to build Up an
eternal warning In the mind:
Things are not what they SEEM"
All such persons-and they are legion
must keep In mind that the first mo-
tive, as attributed to another, Is gener-
ally not the correct one. It Is too easy.
The sensitive person will find he at
tributes motives large and small, on the
basis Of his own personality, whereas
In almost every case the thing must be
turned around.
Others motives are always from their
own standpoint. seldom from that Of
another. Therefore, the sensitive one
may feel reasonably sure that anything
which Is said to him, which he does not
like, Is really not aimed at him at all.
Actions against him, seemingly. are
more likely than not to have no refer
ence to him at all.
Most Of the hurts Of daily life are
his own fault.
Once q human gets that idea into
his head the sailing Is comparatively
easy from then on.
Not that he will not hear remarks
which hurt him, or be in the direct
line of deeds inimical to his best
interests.
All these will come into being as Of
old, but they will lack their supreme
hurting power because the sufferer real
izes at last that he is only incidental in
the conflict.
He realizes, at last. what every one
else knew already, that many things
are done and said totally without refer
ence to him.
This hurts his pride, for little time,
but In the end he is the better for It,
He finds that the words which seem
directed at him, for one harsh purpose
or another. In reality are meant for
some one else.
So he knows In advance enough TO
discount even attempts made at the
expense Of his own precious ego.
This ability comes naturally to great
many persons.
The sensitive man or woman will have
TO work to acquire 1t.
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The greatest task comes In learning
how to attribute good motives to others.
The natural disposition Of the seflsi-
tive Is TO give others little credit for
good.
It Is much easier to think that what
they do which one does not like either
in word or deed, Is motivated by Ill
desires.
Often enough it is not.
Often 1t Is sheer carelessness, at the
worst. or Just plain indifference to the
desires Of others.
Again it is found that the thoroughly
normal person is not sensitive, in the
sense that the sensitive person is.
He does not get hurt himself and he
does not think that another may.
Hence he says and does things which
he honestly does not know will hurt
the person who wears nerve and heart
too close to the surface.
Every one realizes the process that
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance
M.mber of the Associated Press.
A Dangerous Highway.

Defense Highway has long since
achieved a notorious reputation as one
of the most dangerous roads in the vicin-
ity of Washington. The vast majority OF
automobile accidents result from care
lessness, but eyewitness accounts OF yes
terday's tragic crash, involving the
death of five persons and the INJURY
of many others, plainly indicate the
fault lay in poor road conditions that
are more or less true of Defense High
way throughout its entire length, from
Washington to Annapolis. Mr.. Nc
Carthys automobile. in the drivers ef-
fort to give the incoming bus plenty
of room, went far to the right OF the
road. the two right wheels leaving the
concrete, which in this spot is several
inches above the dirt shoulder. In re-
gaining the concrete the machine went
into a skid on the slippery pavement
which sent it directly across the path
of the bus.
When the dirt shoulders sink below
the concrete a dangerous condition IS
created, through faulty maintenance, on
any roadway. But on Defense Highway
the normal danger is increased. For
the road is only twenty feet wide to
begin with and must accommodate,
especially in the morning and afternoon
during the Summer, and every Sunday
and holiday, a heavy pleasure trafflc.
Various attempts to improve Defense
Highway have been made in recent
years, leSsening but not removing the
hazards Of dangerous road. In 1880
it's fifteen-foot width was increased to
twenty by the addition Of concrete
shoulders. Parts Of the slippery surface
of the roadway we're improved by disk
ing the macadam. The high banks on
each side OF some sections OF the road
were cut back and trees and shrubbery
removed to improve vision at curves.
But still the road takes its toll in acci-
dents and will continue as menace
until improved and maintained in keep
ing with its high trafic use.
The early completion Of Central ave-
nue. to Annapolis via Seat Pleasant and
Davidsonville may take some Of the traf-
f1c load from Defense Highway by pro-
viding another route from Washington
to the upper bay resorts But 1t Is only
a question of time when Defense High
way must be widened and its dangerous
curves Strengthened. In the meanwhile,
adequate maintenance work should be
kept up.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

planes for both transport and defense
operations is an essential.
The Army Air Corps is now about TO
conduct competition at Dayton. Ohio,
to determine the best plane for such
service. One of the competing produc-
ing companies has just flown its entry
from Seattle to Dayton, a distance OF
$500 miles, in nine hours, the fiying
rate being 252 miles an hour. At that
rate it could have covered the entire
distance across the continent in less
than eleven hours and q half. This is
q record fight, considering the height at
which 1t was made. The late Wiley Post
in his stratosphere plane three months
ago flew 2.o44 miles from Los Angeles
to Cleveland at an average speed Of 278
miles an hour, but his flight was made
at attitudes of from $4,000 to 5000
feet. while the bomber OF yesterdays
fight was flown at 10000 feet, In
denser atmosphere.
The possibility Of covering the entire
stretch of the continent between the
Atlantic and Pacific Coasts in less than
twelve hours with fleet of bombing
planes, which is indicated by this pre-
lininary test flight from Seattle to Day.
ton, is undeniably a strengthening OF
the national defense in the barely con-
ceiyable, but still possible, event OF
simultaneous attack upon the two coasts
by an enemy or a combination Of foes.
The construction of the Panama Canal
greatly extended the scope and in
creased the efficiency of the American
Navy for defense purposes. The air
routes and speedy war planes now devel-
oped add greatly to the national security.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

ment's Bureau Of Investigation are re-
quired to attend daily classes. The
health dividends" are accruing not only
to the benefit Of the men. but also, it is
believed. to the benefit of the Govern
ment itself through better and more
efficient service.
Diplomacy in Washington is not a
lazy mans job. The amount of work
the ENJOYS Of the foreign governments
are called on to perform depends on the
nature Of the relations between their
country and the United States and on
circumstances Of temporary character.
Among these foreign representatives
there is one who has had few breath
ing spells" since he returned to Wash
tngton as head Of his governments
mission here four years ago. This is
DR.. Felipe A. ESpil. Ambassador Of Ar.
genttna. Due to the fact that his coun-
try. similar in climate to the United
States, produces practically the same
agricultural products as are grown here
and which therefore compete in the
markets Of the wo.ld with those from
this country, vexatious tariff and trade
problems have arisen which have been
difncult Of solution. While some Of
these questions still remain unsettled,
Ambassador Espil has accomplished
much through his patient and persist
ent efforts in smoothing over some of
! these difficulties and in bringing others
nearer to satisfactory adjustment.
During a busy day in the Senate this
week, with bills being rushed to compile
| ton and conferees of the two Houses in
| almost constant session, the "Scribes"
/ in the press gallery managed to relax
from their "pen welding" long enough
to enjoy bit Of the delicious product
| of Delaware in the shape of fine basket
Of peaches, sent to them by Senator
Hastings. Similar edible contributions
have been made to the gallery from
time to time by representatives of other
States. as well as by the Philippine
commissioners.
k*&
James Lawrence Fly, solicitor general
Of the r. " A., who recently argued
successfully the cause Of the Tennessee
Valley Authority before the United
| States Circuit Court of Appeals. Is a
striking example Of "the country boy
who made good" Born on a farm in
Texas, where he early bent his hand to
the plow and the hoe and earned money
| for his education by hauling ice and
| clerking in local stores, he graduated
with high honors from the United
States Naval Academy: served with the
Atlantic Fleet in the war; studied law
at Harvard, and few years later be-
came Special Assistant to the Attorney
| General of the United States, going from
there to his present position. His an
cestors were prominently identified with
Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
history.
II r
Members of the Officers Reserve
Corps, United States Army, will be per-
mitted to wear q new minute man.
badge which has just been authorized
by the War Department. The design is
| drawing Of the historic minute man, "
Capt. John Parker, superimposed on q
conventionalized eagle.
| (copyrisht. 1889
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Progress.

p street between Twenty-eighth and
Wisconsin avenue Is one Of the most
picturesque Of Georgetowns many lovely
streets. It is shaded by trees which
have reached dignified age. growing
from the century -old. wide sidewalks Of
worn brick. The sidewalks themselves
vary In width, for when they were laid
the building line regulations were not
so strict. They present their own
unique attractions. There are short
stretches where the bricks have been
worn by the tread Of generations Of
Georgetown residents-and in some Of
the worn places the G. w. A. workers
performed remedial operations that are
marvels of what the devil finds for idle
hands to do, having patched the brick
with black tarvia. The roadway is mar
row, by modern standards, and paved
with cobblestones.
Abandonment Of the p street car line
means that something will be done TO
The highway and traffic engineers are
doubtless rubbing their hands in glee at
the prospect. Such street Is meat
for them. The sidewalks will doubtless
be narrowed. 50 that the roadway can
be widened. Old brick will disappear,
and white, cleaning concrete take It's
place. The trees will be hacked down
in the widening process, saplings TAX
ing their honored places. And in
stead Of the ~clop-clop OF horse and
wagon over the cobbles and the rattle
and the bang Of ancient Georgetown
street cars, there will be heard the honks
of horns, the roar Of automobile en-
gines, the shrek Of protesting brakes,
the occasional thud of bumpers hitting
pedestrians and the air will be sweet
with the odor Of burning oil and gaso-
line. For such is progress.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

recorded that there were no biockades
and no unkept engagements In the
course of his half century Of service. The
man who moved the show got no plau-
dts. His name was not known beyond
the circle of his associates. Now he IL
gone, his own tents folded and his train
headed for his next stopping place, and
the biggest show on earth carries on a.
1t has for many decades and as 1t will
continue for generations to come.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
He Moved the Circus.

To the countless millions Of Ameri-
cans who have enjoyed the spectacle OF
the travelling circus, which has become
a characteristic form Of public enter
tainment in this country, the business
end Of the show has always been much
of a mystery. Quietly in the night the
great aggregation of people, animals and
equipment has arrived in town, has been
speedily assembled and on the close OF
the engagement has been dispatched as
expeditiously and efficiently to another
place, there to repeat the performance.
Some few have made a point Of going
to the railroad yards to "see the circus
come i'm and out to the lot to see it set
up for the two or four and in the bigger
cities more presentations. They have
perhaps wondered at the smoothness Of
the routine.
At Bridgeport, Conn, has just passed
away a man who spent more than nifty
years in the work Of moving the circus
from town to town. John A. McLachlan
was his name. He gained no public re-
pute, but to him was due in great meas
ure the success Of the system Of mass
transportation day after day throughout
the season which made the American
tenJ show a great institution Of enter
tainment. He saw the circus grow from
eighteen cars to mighty trains. And
always the routine was the same. to
strike the tents, move the cages and ap-
paratus and to see that the personnel
was assembled for transport. A mishap
Of even slight degree might cause q
blockade. which would lead to that un-
forgivable thing, a failure to keep the
scheduled engagement In the next town.
To John McLachlan's credit 1t Is to be
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Developing the:Air Defense.

While there is little likelihood OF this
country becoming involved in war with
a foreign power, it is necessary to main
tain and develop means Of defense
adequate to cover the great spread OF
territory between the bordering seas. All
the mechanism of protection against
attack and invasion must be devised
on that basis. Transcontinental high
ways, capable of supporting great
volume of traffic at high speed, are
part of that agency of maneuver, for
the transport Of troops and supplies.
Air routes have become a feature OF this
defense plan. And consequently the
development Of high-powered, speedy
Evening star., 1935-08-21
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
That Clear Melody

Where the pulses Of the city
Beat throughout the day,
Or life in country village flows
In lazy way, -.
Or where fishermen risk peril
On a rugged coast,
I would find in human life the song
That hauntS me most.
Or where pines and hemlocks whisper
In O forest night,
Or storms break to mighty thunder
On a mountain height,
Or hot across the desert sands
Suns are fierce and stBong,
T would catch from natures symphony
The elusive song.
VIII mankind or nature yield me -
The illumined rhyme {
That may echo down the ages
On the tides Of time? }.
Or may it be within my soul ;,
Perfect song will rise, e@s
With the miracle Of starlight -
In nocturnal skies7
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

When Congress Goes.
What shall we do
When Congress goes
For things to view
With scant repose?
This life has proved
Exceeding rough,
And men are moved
To language tough.
Those tones so loud
No more will thrill,
Those words 90 proud
viii soon be still.
Save for the tips
That are made known
When some one grips
The microphone.
Much we'll have missed
When Congress goes!
Well simply twist
Our radios
A notch or two
And listen in
The whole night through
To all the din
That jazzers make
As best they can,
And learn to take
It like q man.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Safety Demonstration.

Crimson Gulch used to be regarded
as the toughest spot in miles around"
"We've cultivated that reputation"
answered Cactus Joe. "We do heap o.
shootin', with nobody hurt, so as to make
crooks afraid to hang around and feel
like innocent bystanders."
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Instead Of imposing general sentence
on holding companies. an effort will be
made to keep utilities more useful and
within the reach of the most depleted
taxpayer.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Wealth.Spreading Misfortunes.

From the Eureka toalif) Humboldt Times.
If abolishing big fortunes would assure
prosperity for the rest of us, the casual
tics among millionaires during the last
Ave years ought to have improved our
condition wonderfully.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Mislaid.

what became Of the boss who used
to lay down the law?"
HE overworked," said Senator Sur
ghum. "He laid down laws so pro-
miscuously that state Of confusion
resulted. We've got to organize search
parties to find any laws at ALL"
Evening star., 1935-08-21

There are still eminent lawyers, al
though in some circles correspondence
course in lobbying is supposed to enable
a man to know more about law than
the lawyers.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

If airplanes were in action as imple-
ments OF war, the disaster that over
took Post and Rogers would, even
though resulting from no attack, be
figured on as an enemy victory.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Dining and Hearing.

From the Saginaw Daily News.
Colgate professor says we can't hear
as well after a heavy meal as before. It
does take some time to awaken from an
after dinner nap.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Garrick was a man of more elegant
literary assumptions than the late VIII
Rogers, but were DR.. johnson alive he
would be obliged to share with Rogers
the tribute, His death eclipsed the
gayety OF nations"
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Fights.

It's dangerous to start fight,
For, II our history tells Alright,
Some one will be the loser sad
And find that 1t was Just too bad!
The same old fights men will pursue
With grievance old and methods new.
And each participant, we learn.
Is likely to be whipped in turn.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Cermany's Wood Diet.

From the Hartford Courant.
Germany Is prepared to live on wood
alone, in case Of war, a scientist reports.
But as yet steaked plank Is not found
on the menus Of even the largest Ger
man Restaurants.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Incompletion.

When Congressman are homeward bound
Their looks, we hear, are most profound.
'What we have DONE" they seem to say,
els just starter on the way
To things that we may not neglect
And will promote or else correct.
We humble persons gather near,
All ready to complain or cheer,
And even life seems more or less
Made Of unfinished business.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Coolidge said many things which Her
bert Hoover remembers with obvious
approval. II do not choose to run" Is as
Mt not catalogued among them.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Jud Tunkins says q lot of trouble is
pushed along by people who don't care
to participate in fight, but enjoy see
ing one.
Evening star., 1935-08-21
Marine Rah-Rahs.
le Pasadena (Calif.) Post.

From the Pasadena tCaIlf.J Post.
Science is unable to explain certain
noises that come from below offshore
waters. One can suggest only that some
school of fishes may be giving . class
yell.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

Many European diplomats woul IT
resent war in Africa II it could b.
lated. The great danger in small
Is infection.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

"Dey is maxim . row Of figures 20
long" said Uncle Eben, "dat . dollar
mark looks like o toy locomotive tryin'
to pull terrible big freight train"
Evening star., 1935-08-21

@. What Is termed a round Of ammu-
nition?-L. J. C.
A. 1t Is q single charge Of ammuni-
ton for gun; one shot discharged by
each soldier, gun, or cannon Of a
command.
Evening star., 1935-08-21

@. Is there a monument to the cele-
brated horse, Hambletonian?-C. II.
A. There is a granite monument in
Chester, N. Y, near Goshen, erected to
perpetuate his fame.