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Evening star., 1935-04-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

He saves his face" without the
danger Of soiling his hands.
But, myi what he does to his tongue.
Simple failure to show resentment In
better than q "wisecrack. The latter
has rather doomed itself. 1t no longer
Ii held in repute, even among the
wisecrackers.
As far as the quasi-famous Jones
can see, there Is no real reason why
the extent Of conversation cannot be
increased.
There is no necessity for confining
remarks to the weather. and the
triangular debate between Long,
Coughlin and johnson.
Most people are as tired OF the
weather. as q subject for talk, as they
are Of the triangle.
Whatever honestly pops into mind,
between friends, ought to be able to
pop out, without upsetting the friend
ship or the universe.
Ought TO- but can It?
Every one knows the answer. Seldom
can the honest thinking man get
away with it." Usually he Is met as
aforesaid. or later he finds himself
dropped out of the bridge party.
Old-time freedom Of approach is at
an end.
And all for a word or two.
1t is just too bad.
Templeton Jones, however, Is not
the man to 60 back on himself.
He feels that being true to the self
Is all there is in life. after all.
Everything Is comprised In the per-
sonality.
Life, love and art-these. and a
thousand more, mean something only
as they mean something to one.
He who is afraid to be true to him.
self, within reason, had best reform
himself some way or other.
Everywhere we see men trying to
| reform some habit which does not
need it. Here is a man trying hero
ically, in his old age, to curb q too
quick tongue
Let him speak out.
He will do so, anyway, with suff1-
cient provocation, and that may be
Just around the corner.
His attempts to be other than him.
self are heroic, maybe, but will get
him nowhere.
1t is a question whether any one
ever really changed the personality
much, except in isolated cases, and
these are the heroes and heroines of
the race.
II \ X y
Templeton Jones has never said
anything to another but what he
meant, and believed.
Those who take umbrage at his re-
marks are very easily upset, are they
not?
They ought to look into themselves
more, and not so outward to others.
1t is not Jones, after all, they re-
sent, but their own great inability to
take it,"
Life is a battle, and every one knows
1t. Love is an oasis.
He who can't take it," even when
the admittedly kindly Jones says only
the truth. IS in danger Of losing both
love and life at one fell swoop.
Templeton Jones has put himself
in the class with Socrates, the gadfly
of Athens. And If the cup of hem
lock at last shall be his, he will drink
it like a man. For he believes, with
his great predecessor, that no harm
can come to q good man, either in
| this world or the next.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Political Clearance
Is Now an Essential

To the Editor Of The Star:
The New Deal has given birth to q
new term in the realm Of politics. ]
refer TO that euphemistic expression,
political clearance" heard 20 fre.
quently IN Washington these days. II
not euphemistic, it at least sounds
innocuous. All Of which goes to prove
that you can call rotten egg a rose
and 1t will continue to smell bad.
The first time I heard the term
political clearance" it was being
banded back and forth by the mem
bers Of q group Of job hunters who
were discussing their chances Of get
ting their feet in the Government
feed trough. It seemed that most
Of them had political clearance" One
Of them, however, did not have It..
The others were all agreed that this
poor sap had as much chance to swim
up the Potomac with his arms full
of eels without losing one of them
as he had of getting his feet under
Uncle Sans bountiful table. At the
same time they were heatedly won
dering why they had not been called
to the feast. I was curious about
this political clearance" thing that
was so vital to the job hunters. and
here is what I learned:
Suppose. for instance, you are seek
ing one Of those terribly important
jobs like taking the farm census,
where you have to ascertain why a
speckled hen lays more eggs than a
black hen and whether q white hen
lays one or two eggs on Easter Monday
and II not, why not. Or maybe you
want the job Of assistant lullaby
singer to the boys in q G. C. G. camp.
Or maybe you are seeking the oner-
Gus job OF helping to count the votes
OF the citizens Of the District of
Columbia on election day. Very likely
you can get any Of those jobs If you
have political clearance" All that
Is necessary to get political clear
ance" is to secure a letter from your
county committeeman, ditto from
your State committeeman, ditto from
your Representative and Senator to
the effect that your Democracy Is
as pure and undeflled as the driven
snow. If you have ever been guilty
of associating with Republican, even
though it happened away back in
your childhood days, that act con-
stitutes bar sinister on your Demo-
cratic family tree, and you get no
political clearance" You can Just
go hide your head in shame and
starve in silence, along with the
Republicans. It is a beautiful and
elevating spectacle that Is being pre-
sented to the country.
AS jobs get scarcer it would not be
surprising to see the requirements for
political clearance" become more
stringent. For instance, Gen. Farley
may make it incumbent upon the
job hunter to prove there are at
least 10 votes in his family and
that he can deliver all 10 of them.
OF course, he may let him in if he
has only nine, provided he can prove
he poisoned Republican voter.
Oh, no. I'm not q disappointed job
hunter, either. have never even
asked for one. S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

to give that collection to the Nation
and to provide a proper housing for it.,
as o national gallery. A ruling was
made that no tax obstructions would
be placed upon such q gift. Now. it
appears, that ruling has for some in
scrutable reason been reversed. There
should be another reversal, to the end
that no obstacle will be placed in the
way of this rich gift, which has no
other object than the advancement Of
the American peoples appreciation
and enjoyment of the greatest art the
world has known.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Who ID Templeton Jones?

That is q question which comes to
this desk on an average of once q
week the year around.
Our latest answer Is as follows:
Templeton Jones is the semi-famous
Washingtonian Of whom his friends
say: For q man who wouldn't hurt
a fly, he can say the meanest things!"
Jones has no apology to make for
Saying things" now and then.
Most people deserve it. he believes.
They ought to get more.
1t does EN- good.
Such Is the Jonesian philosophy.
and how can q man pe censured for
living up to what he breaches?
Mr.. Jones believes that modern life
has taken the starch out Of folks.
The old backbone has limbered up
to an unbelievable extent.
Perhaps the worldwide flirting with
war is merely practical way, on the
part of different peoples, Of offsetting
the plain disuses of civilization.
There seems to be something cursed
in the human heart, something that
survives civilizations and religions.
The best that men have thought Is
always taken with q grain Of mental
salt Of the worst they have imagined.
Hence the idea of the devil, as old
as mankind-and as new.
This plain "cussedness" in human
nature is undoubtedly what Templeton
Jones aims at when he says something
that hurts friend.
He means no harm.
Perhaps he is just thinking aloud,
always dangerous thing to do.
If ever the end justified the means,
however. this Is the case.
There Is no real reason why human
ity should be so "touchy." unless 1t is
afraid Of being revealed.
The fact that the average human
nightly resents an honest statement
shows that the same average human is
rather shaky in his own self-estima-
ton.
He is so perpetually scared that
some one will get onto him." evil
IDENTIFY. that he will not permit, any
more than he can help 1t, anything
that seems to strike him as the truth,
particularly about himself.
Anger. manifesting itself in many
forms, is the quickest and most expedi-
ent way Of stopping such honesty.
Slapping back In kind, is the usual
form anger takes.
Failure thereafter to speak to the
plain speaker is the follow-up Of this
method.
A blow to the ear. jaw or nose, OF
course, is a time-honored method
often used in rural communities, where
the laws Of etiquette are not so highly
regarded.
Call a liar a liar. for instance, he
will slash back furiously, whereas the
man who is not liar. and who knows
it, and knows that you know it. will
not be nearly so inclined to resent the
statement.
Resentment, then, is a dead "give
away" and this is so commonly under
stood that modern mankind, especially
in the cities, has substituted Kidding
as the honorable answer to anything
one does not like.
The "wisecrack" Is simply the
innate towards weapon.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader ccn get the cnstrer to
any question OF fact bv WrittnD The
Washington Erentng Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. C. Please t,sclose
stamp for reply.
@. Who holds the altitude record for
amphibian planes?-E. C. s.
A. The official altitude record for
amphibian planes Is 1882 feet made
by Harry Richman at Miami, Fla, on
January 20.
@. How many broadcasting stations
has each foreign country?-W. r.
A. In Europe there are 227 broad
casting stations; In South America,
lS9; Asia, 1l5; Oceania, 90; European
Asia, So; Africa, IT.
@. Is the head Of the Indian head
penny the likeness Of q real indiana
A. w.
A. The Indian head first appeared
on the l-cent piece In 1859. No par
ticular Indian served as model. The
head is that of an idealized type.
@. Is there O hotel where tourists
may stay in Death Valley operated by
q borax company?-H. v.
A. At Furnace Greek Ranch there Is
both an airport and hotel. The ranch
consists Of o strip Of IS acres owned
and irrigated by a borax company. II
has been kept up since the last 20
mule team left the valley about 80
years ago.
@. How large an American flag
should be displayed on a 30-foot pole
on q 70-foot-high building?-E. Med.
A. The executive order which estab-
lishes the proportion and sizes of the
United States nag calls for IL different
hoists ranging from 1.31 to 20 feet.
The hoist Is the width or short dimen-
sion of the flag. For use on a private
or public building other than one in
an Army or Navy post any convenient
size may be used. For a 30-foot pole
on tall building a flag with hoist
Of 10 feet would be about right. This
corresponds to the post flag of the
Army.
@. Please give some information
about the Negro who is taking the
late Richard Harrison's place as the
Lawd in The Green Pastures.-E. F.
A. Charles Winter Wood was born
in Nashville, Tenn, the son of a
Methodist parson. He was educated
at Beloit College, Wis, and at Tusko-
gee Institute became a teacher of Eng
lish, drama and public speaking. Mr..
Wood is SO years old.
@. What was DR.. Barnardo's theory
regarding heredity and environment?-
B. z.
A. He said: "If the children of the
slums can be removed from their sur
roundings early enough, and can be
kept sufficiently long under training
heredity counts for little, environment
for almost everything" From 1867 un-
til his death in 1905 DR.. Barnardo s
homes had rescued, trained and placed
10000 children. OF the thousands
sent to Canada less than 2 per cent
were failures.
@. Has Egypt many miles of roads
suitable for motoring?-F. C.
A. There are approximately 1000
miles Of roads in Egypt.
@. How many prisoners are there
at Sing Sing now, and how many are
serving second terms, and how many
are serving third terms?-1. F.
A. Prison population today: 1884
including one woman in the death
house. who is awaiting execution. Oi
these, 66.5 per cent are first offenders;
33.5 per cent are serving second, third
and fourth terms. This recidivism does
not necessarily mean previous con-
viction In New York State, but any
Evening star., 1935-04-05
A Bonus Plan With
Everybody Gaining

To the Editor of The Star:
Why all this wrangling about the
bonus? With so many plans pro-
posed on how to pay it, would like
to offer another, a simple, easy
method, with everybody the gamer.
Here's how: There are thousands OF
people who have large amounts Of
money idle in banks for which there is
no safe investment. Let Congress pass
an act making the certificates ne
gotiable at a present-worth discount
Of 31z per cent, holders to be paid on
In full in 1945, tax exempt.
Here's q chance for some Of our
big-monied men to 60 down in his
tory as helping the ex-service man
when he most needs it. can already
see myself being paid Of. And do
need It? ROBERT M. FORKISH.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

and all previous felony convictions, no
matter where given, are taken into
consideration under Section 194l Of
the Penal Law.
Q. How should q mounted deer's
head be cared for?-M. McC.
A. The Biological Survey suggests
that during the Summer the mounted
head be brushed thoroughly, then
busted with napthalene, or that it be
taken to q fur cleaning establishment
and blown out with compressed air.
q. How is q thermos bottle NADER
H. H.
A. The thermos bottle consists Of
two bottles. one inside the other, sealed
together; the outside of the inner
bottle and the inside Of the outer
bottle are silvered. The space be-
tween the two bottles is q vacuum.
The vacuum between the walls is an
almost perfect non-conductor Of heat.
Q. Who defeated Gene Tunney?
&C. U.
A. He retired from the ring un-
defeated.
@. How many marriage ceremonies
have been performed in the Little
Church Around the Corner In New
York City?-D. T.
A. 1t Is estimated by the rector that
there have been over $4,000 marriages
In the church, and more than $4,000
funerals.
@. Why are red hunting coats called
pink?-A. J. G.
A. It Is not definitely known. One
authority suggests that 1t originated
with the cavaliers when they met for
fox hunting and sported the royal
livery. The word pink was possibly
used through fear of offending the
Cromwellians and diSsenters through
wearing the royal red. Another au-
thority suggests that the word pink
probably arose from the discoloration
caused by weather and that old coats
really are more pink than red.
@. What was the original cost of
gliding the dome Of the Iowa State
capitol building?-C. F. T.
A. The original cost of gliding the
dome Of the Iowa State capitol build
ing was sl55. This gold was applied
as gold leaf.
Q. What was the name Of the Amer
lean wife Of Napoleon Bonaparte's
brother?-P. w.
A. Jerome Bonaparte married Eliza
beth Patterson of Baltimore, December
"a, 1903. The marriage was not recog-
nized by Napoleon, who separated
them. A son was born Of the union
in 1908.
@. How many different operas were
presented at the Metropolitan Opera
House during the regime Of Gatti-Ca-
sazza2-K. M
| A. During his twenty-seven seasons
as director of the Metropolitan. Gatti-
Casazza has provided q repertory of
172 operas.
@. What kind of dance is the Ca
ranga?-H. L. C.
A. The Caranga is a combination
of dance movements derived in part
from the Fandango. the Jota, the
Passacaille and the zapateado. It is
an example of the Aragonian type of
provincial dance, deriving its name
from Chara- -Anga, village in the
South Of Spain.
G. How tall was President Monroe?
H. B.
A. He was about feet tall but,
being somewhat stopped, seemed less.
G. What is the origin Of mummers?
L. F.
A. Mumning seems to have been a
survival of the Roman custom of
masquerading during the annual
orgies Of the Saturnalia.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Mellowed Light

I turned to look ut q face 80 young
That for a moment my heart was
wrlng
BY anything so gay and fair,
So utterly free Of pain and care.
turned away with thoughts unstrung
BY face 80 young! 50 young!
chanced to look at a face deemed old;
My heart was stirred by the story told,
BY the psalm of sorrows written there,
In the eyes, the mouth, and the sill
vered hair.
! found the courage To endure
From O face mature, mature.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

There Is necessarily some argument
as to the administration Of big sums
for public service. The fact that the
funds are available is the important
consideration, apart from the work.
ing out of details.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

The crime conspiracy alleged in
Rockville, Md, may yet be psyche
pathically defined as an effort of
artistic conscience to test out an
underworld scenario in real life.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Foreign titles are objected to by
Representative Knutson. He does not
go quite so far as to demand that no
purely honorary designation shall be
valid unless countersigned by the
Governor OF Kentucky.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

The Dionne Quins assert popular
appeal, which indicates the latent de-
mand for an aristocracy based on
birth under conspicuous and extraor-
dinary circumstances.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Sign of Recovery.

From the Shreveport CLa) Journal
Farmers attending . convention in
North Carolina had their pockets
picked. according to news dispatches.
This shows, at least, that the farmers
are getting back to r,ormalcy.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Economists differ on old age pen
sions. Some think 1t most desirable
to give the faithful toiler and tax
payer a chance to save up something
on his own account.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Women who demand that alimony
and heart balm" be abandoned will
be a source of considerable disappoint-
ment to some of the gigoloS.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

1t may incur expense, but farm in
terests may demand that the Depart
ment of Agriculture devise some
means of keeping topsoil anchored
in wind storm.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Few readers care much for the old
poets. Instead of signing over the
SHOWS of yesteryear, they are bluntly
demanding to know what became Of
the taxes.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

The quiet life in the suburbs adver-
tised by realtors is not having the
full support of the able and impartial
police correspondent.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

That there will be a vigorous presi-
Dental campaign can not be doubted.
There is already enough oratory on
display to make several Of them.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Much use Of the first person singu-
lar Is in evidence. An ism" is in
danger of being disregarded unless it
is spelled with a capital I.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

One of the incidental burdens on
the D. c. taxpayers is the expense of
helping to police the alleged crime
interchange with some of the suburbs.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

History continues to repeat itself
in an effort to arrive at perma-
nently comprehensive elucidation of
the treaty Of Versailles.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Propagandists do not agree among
themselves. There is bound to be
some contention when they undertake
to censor one another.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
foundation Work.

From the Lowell tMass.) Evening Leader.
The wonders of science never cease.
Now we are told that the modern
facial treatment begins ct the toes.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Drafting money in time of war
would test the ingenuity of the CHS
eler on new lines.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Cuddling the Oldsters.

From the Seattle Star.
It's parents who talk baby talk,
says o Chicago doctor. The babies
simply do 50 to humor the old folks.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Lots of Little Ones Left.

From the Toledo Blade.
Some persons think 1t one of the
national Iiisfortunes that only the
S4,0oe.o 900 sas bags explode.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Pictorial Glory.

Pictorial Glory.
Oh, do not trust to the acclaim
Appearance may command.
1t brings you only fleeting fame
In this observing land.
Oh, do not trust to the applause
That borders on q laugh.
Nobody votes for you because
He likes your photograph.
"You loses time" said Uncle Eben
If you kicks too much bout de cost
of livin' instead of hustlin' fob dt
price," -. ..
Evening star., 1935-04-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.
Doctor.

Doctor.
Oh, doctor, dear, I often hear
Your title with respect.
With theories you're drawing near
Which no one may neglect.
Yet my affections fondly dwell
On that old friend of mine
Who used to give me calomel
Or ordered up quinine.
He did not learnedly describe
The orbits of the stars
Nor bring strange hints about tribe
OF mystery men on Mars.
I reverence those who can unlock
Deep secrets with such skill,
But more I prize the good friend Doc.
Who hands me out pill.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Moral Caution,

Moral Caution.
els your unfriendly colleague a
thoroughly conscientious MANI"
II can't say" answered Senator
Sorghum, II never knew him to be
tested with the sort of temptation that
did not involve the possibility Of
being found out"
Jud Tunkins says he likes his weekly
paper better than radio. The paper
is a real help In lighting the fire.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Speed.

Some racing tips I have at last,
shall enjoy a speedy thrill.
If my selections don't 60 fast,
I'm certain that my money will.
Expensive Art.
your picture show makes an un-
usually high charge for admission"
said the travelling salesman.
"The expense is heavy" answered
Cactus Joe. "Our audience is so
sympathetic IN hating the villains
that every screen is riddled with bullet
holes
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia.
Evening star., 1935-04-05
Rate by Carrier Within the City.

,Nirht Final and Sunday Star. zoe per month
Night Final Star, 49,. ooc per month
Collection made at the end OF each
month. Orders may be sent by mali OF
telephone National 5000.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Business once:
80 18th st. and Pennsylvania ave-.
New York ONCE: ITO East 42nd St.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building
" European ONCE: IA Regent st., London.
England.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

Senator Millard e. Tydings, Dem
ocrat, of Maryland is the target Of
many bouquets from congressional
colleagues and other quarters for his
recent sledge-hammer attack on the
New Deal, and on what he dubbed
those twin ''monstrosities, N. r. A.
and A. A. A.. In particular. IT'S many
Evening star., 1935-04-05

G. How tall was President Monroe?
H. B.
A. He was about feet tall but,
being somewhat stopped, seemed less.
Evening star., 1935-04-05

@. How many marriage ceremonies
have been performed in the Little
Church Around the Corner In New
York City?-D. r.
A. 1t Is estimated by the rector that
there have been over $4,000 marriages
In the church. and more than $4,000
funerals.
Evening star., 1935-06-14

Picnic, st. David's Society. Six
teenth and Kennedy streets, 2 pm.