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Evening star., 1935-02-22

Thanks to George Washington, the
old American cherry tree holds a place
in patriotic love which overshadows
the beauty of the Japanese cherry tree.
Evening star., 1935-02-22

Air travel will not be quite salts
factory until lane of traffic can be
equipped with a voice of safety for
the benefit Of dirigibles."
Evening star., 1935-02-22

Executioners in Germany wear full
dress in order that society people be-
headed may at least feel that the
formalitieS are being observed.
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Cuban A. A. A. Tactics.

From the Charleston Evening Post.
The Cuban government has called
out the army to stop people from
burning canefelds, but the burners
may only be seeking new deal for
sugar.
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Not Worth While.

$50 you are going to do less travel
ing?"
eyes," replied Miss Cayenne. II
have come to the conclusion that the
fatigue of travel isn't compensated by
the satisfaction of making friends en-
vious by sending them picture cards" I"
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Plenty Loud.

From the Louisville Herald-Post.
A New York doctor has invented an
instrument that detects the sound Of
peoples nerves. That wouldn't b
needed In the case Of many people
whose nerve we know.
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Gloomy Prospect.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Trenton has killed of Is of its IS
deer to save the cost of their upkeep.
This act ought to send d chill down
the spines Of municipal ofice holderA
Evening star., 1935-02-22
A Simple Distinction.

The egoist pours forth his song
With ever placid mind:
"The difference 'twixt right and wrong
Is easily defined.
When a suggestion present
On topics great or slight,
Regardless Of all argument,
THAT'S RIGHT.
"And when, upon the other hand,
Some rival sage butts in
With arts of language at command
Your confidence to win,
And contradicts what may claim,
With reasoning mild or strong,
The answer always is the same:
THAT'S WRONG"
"A man that's too set on havin' his
own way" said Jud Tunkins, "is
mighty liable, along toward nightfall,
to find himself ringin' doorbells and
inquirin' how to get back to the main
road"
Evening star., 1935-02-22

In spite Of reminders that time
marches on, Maryland is still hanging
to that old November election.
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Novelty.

From the Pasadena Post.
An Ohio horticulturist has procured
patent on a peach tree, thus knock
ing the stuff1ng out Of the notion that
there is nothing new under the sun.
Evening star., 1935-02-22
Acquiring a Past.

The gay and festive life they say
May bring remorseful sorrow.
The man who paints the town today
Needs whitewashing tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-02-22

Some chillun," said Uncle Eben,
"learn to talk befo' dey is 2 years old,
but mighty few of 'em learns to say
anything wuf hstenin' to by de time
dey "a So"
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@. What was the value Of every
thing produced in the United States
in 1882. g.
A. Complete figures are not yet
compiled for 1884, but on the basis
of what Is known SO far it is ndi-
Evening star., 1935-02-22

@. Who was called "the last Of the
Elizabethans PA. r.
A. James Shirley G596-1666) was
known as the last of the ElizabethanS.
He was writing a new play in 1642
when the Puritans closed the theaters
and he was forced to abandon his
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The Washington times., 1935-08-20

charm. Never in all his inquisi-
tive journeyingS had the Little
Tad come upon such a prize.
It was, I explained, a cocoon.
Not a common one. Especially
fine. Would it hatch-hones'?
Yes, honest: We'd hang it up
in that dark corner, and pretty
soon
went off-left him specula'
ting. You could see the wonder
of it spreading through him like
a pebble thrown into a clear,
bright pool. The ecstasy and
pride Of possession. JUS wait
till the Other Fellers saw this!
For a whole day the enchant"
ment lasted, magic beckoned.
Small envious visitors came and
went. Fantastic theories were
advanced. Would it, maybe, be
red n purple m blue. with
with green stripes and as big
ass biggus a bird? Or, may"
be, it wouldn't be a butterfly
a'tall. Maybe it'd be a.
TRAGEDY
Taller and taller grew the
tales. Suddenly - tragedy!
Temptation had proved too
much for one small investigator.
A secret prod-a pinch. The
treasure box with its glamorous
secret was no more. In it's place
there was a mangled worm.
Poor butterfly! And poor Lit
tie Lad, stumbling unwittingly
upon life's grimmest law and
lesson-''MUSTNT TOUGH"
How tragically often we older
ones "kill the thing we love"
just as he killed that sleeping
ife-because we, too, refuse to
respect its sacred privacy.
Why are we drawn to each
other-stranger to stranger? Be-
cause those very barriers which
separate us also intrigue us.
And by intrigue" I do not
mean that surface excitement
which any chance encounter
might inspire, but those sincere
spiritual experiences which de-
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
A Prod Needed

Judging results survey the and Senate
District committees what the bill providing for legal primaries
in Washington needs is little lobbying
According to the surrey made by The Times enough
the party conventions delegations Which haUe been legally
chosen and Which representative of the District to
send the bills through the committees With favorable
ports.
But despite this favorable sentiment the bills have been al
lowed to lag until is almost impossible to obtain any
action at the present session of Congress
AND THE REASON FOR THE DELAY, GIVEN BY THE
MEMBERS WHO ANNOUNCED THEMSELVES AS FAVOR
ING THE BILL. Is THAT NO ONE HAS "PRoDDED" THE
COMMITTEES INTO ACTION.
Apparently the merit of bill is not enough to warrant its
consideration.
There must be pressure if measure HOWEVER MERI-
ToRIoUs be taken by the committees particularly
it is a local bill.
Here would to be valid for little lobbying
that practice which meets with such great condemnation
general proposition
Numerous organizations of representative citizens of the Dis
tric disguised at the mock primaries which have sent to party
conventions delegations which in represented the party
in Washington have adopted resolutions favorg this purgng
of the election process
These resolutions apparently have been misdirected
AT LEAST, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
ACQUA1NT INTERESTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
WITH THE FACT THAT THE BILL Is PENDING AND
THAT IT HAS WIDE LOCAL SUPPORT.
action the bill is to be obtained in time to protect
the primaries to be held prior to the national
ventions it will be to give the District committees
the necessary prod" early in the next session.
Favorable action by the committees shortly after the session
meets would make possible to get the bill through in time
to govern the forthcoming primaries
Unless this is done Wasnstonians look fOrUard to
seeing the District banner at the next conventions again
carried by PennsylUarans, Virsnians, South Caro-
linans.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

quently those carriers could
have maintained their high
rates.
The bus and truck bill and
the water-carrier bill would
have placed control Of those
facilities under the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
In recent years it has been
more than suggested that the
ICC was sympathetic to the
railroads.
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph Eastman was of the
opinion that the bus and truck
bill and the water-carrier meas"
ure should pass.
Under them, the ICC could
fix rates for truck and inland
and coastal water transpOrta"
ton.
Both bills contain the clause
that any new organization
which sought to begin business
would have to apply to the
ICC which could determine the
necessity of new competitor
in the field.
1t is said BY transportation
experts that the Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1Uith
the power granted in the legis-
lation, could hold the trans.
portation field for the benefit
of railroads solely or at least
so that D1ter carriers and
truck operators Mould find
themselves in a difficult posi-
ton to secure business.
The bus and truck bill has
been adopted, but the water
carrier bill lags.
Experts say that IL the ICC
uses its power to crowd out
truck operators, that the hue
and cry against forced use Of
the railroads will be so great
that it may mean the Govern
ment will eventually have to
take over the rails -As.e
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Once Overs
Youth Should Make Allow
anCes for Age

dllCGS 1U1 age
There is not enough SYM
pathy, kindness and considera-
ton shown for those who have
passed the days of their great
est mental and physical activ-
ity.
No matter what such persons
have done as proof of their
once great ability, those of
younger years very often show
signs of annoyance when they
come in contact with these
older people.
The opinion is not hidden
that these younger people think
the older ones should retire
from the line of activity into
which youth is pushing its way.
Undoubtedly, these older per-
sons would gladly retire and re-
lieve themselves from the de-
mands of the jobs they hold II
they possessed money enough to
assure them a living.
But there is the constant fear
that they may lose the position
they now hold and become
public charges or dependent
upon relatives.
They have the pride which
comes with an active life, and
this prompts them to keep on
supporting themselves as long
as they possibly can.
It is not easy for an older
person to keep going.
The old machine has devel'
oped weaknesses.
These are manifested in many
ways; it necessitates the exer-
else of strong willpower to meet
the demands of a work-a-day
job.
There should be enough heart
and sympathy in young folk
to be helpful A.z..-.-.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Raw Deal Parasites

In these days Of with relief funds there
to be little hope that the authorities will take of the
signals which crop up daily in increasing numbers in the
of the day.
For instance:
HobOes quitting the Panhandle Trail in droUes
They find it much comfortable to get a relief
roll sOneWhere take up permanent residence at the
Federal "transient shelters" in many large cities
In Brooklyn a naturaEized Turk is suing for an in
crease in the $500 relief alIoWance
clerk in Newcastle, Pa, turned dOwn a couple for
marriage license the grounds that the families of
both the relief. Presumably the neOtyuOeds
planned apply for their relief aouUance and
up housekeeping on it.
And-naOst significantly CCC camps are empty
for lack Of recruits.
Taxpayers perfectly willing support the truly needy
the honestly unempoyednot to be confused with the cron
icaly shiftless.
To make the already oppressed taxpayer support this latter
class is not only unfair but unhealthy
Unheahyas psychologists point out-in that supporting
them encourages shiftlessness
Sooner or later the relief authorities must become
that relief no longer looked upon privilege it is viewed
right by the worst element and uncounted numbers
that element obviously planning spend the of their
lives relief.
TO make career, in fact, of LOAFING.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

is the medico. The good old
family doctor!
The ideal physician Is one
who can listen more devoutly
than a lover, look more con-
cerned than a mother and ex-
ercise more diplomacy than a
foreign ambassador.
If a doctor will only listen
until a woman has gocten her
last symptom out of her system,
he has her half-cured, and can
safely advise her. to get up and
go out to bridge party. or to
Hot Springs or the races.
After a few years spent
among pink boudoirs, hysteria,
tears, disinfectants, nerves,
smelling salts and hypochon-
driacs, NO woman can fool him,
ruffle him or take him for a
ride.
He knows, at a glance,
whether it is a real attack Of
cardiac trouble or only q case
of acute hysteria because the
Boy Friend forgot to call up.
or the husband won't come
across with the price of a set
of Sables or a new Car.
He knows, almost without
taking her temperature or look.
ing into the whites Of her eyes,
whether she needs a sedative,
a stimulant, an operation or
only q little flattering attention.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Listen, World - = By Elsie Robinson

the other charges put together.
For what happens in that
frantic struggle to "see enough"
of each other? Forthwith we
proceed to demolish the very
strangeness which brought us
together and wreck that unique
ness upon which not only
our own life but the life of our
love is founded. We break the
cocoon-shatter the mystery
within.
RESPECT PRIVACY
Instead of battling against
those conditions of character
or circumstance which separate
us, we should be grateful for
them, cherish them - defend
them with violence, if need be.
Instead of resenting differ
ences of opinion we should en-
courage them-develop them
delight in them. Instead of re-
senting privacy we should rev.
erence it.
For out Of that privacy there
will come-if we have the pa.
tience to wait-the free-winged
glory of a great love. Destroy
it and you'll have a mangled
worm.
Copyright. 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
RObbing Widows, Orphans

Life insurance polcyholders everywhere thanks to
President James Lee LOOMS of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company for protesting to Congress against the
Administrators "Soak the Successful tax BILL
Mr. LOOMS calls the plan "confscation.''
Confiscaon polite word for robbery Among those who
will be robbed the policyhoders Mr. Loomss company
Mr. LOOMS does well to object to this cool attempt at
holdup which will deprive many families of security when
husbands or fathers die.
Presidents Of other life insurance companies should make
similar protests and also let their poicyhoders know that this
tax bill means ruin for thousands Of widows and orphans
IF it goes through.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Marry-GO-ROund
BIZ Helen ROWLAND

and somebody to hold her hand
and tell her how she suffers"
OF course, it is good for a
doctor to have a knowledge of
medicine; but that is really only
incidental. A doctor must know
when and how to remove a.
woman's inferiority complex
and pep up her vanity, when
to scold her out of her hallucina'
ton, when to jolly her, when to
bully her and when to look SYM
pathetic and condole with her.
A really good doctor soon
learns that a woman simply
MUST emote, now and then, or
something will happen. So he.
permits her to emote for his
benefit-at so much per mote.
Or so much per gasp. And, un-
like a husband, he is wise
enough to look very grave and
pretend to take her seriously,
instead of rushing out and
slamming the door behind him.
No doctor ever banged out and
slammed the door, with a mutt
tering damn" just because q
woman started screaming.
A doctor knows how to soothe
q woman and make her feel
ashamed, Of herself or pleased
with herself, as the case may
demand. He can see right
through her heartburn or her
headaches to her vanity or her
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

} life will be so much the more
meager. Every dollar that we
prudently save means that their
life will be So much the more
abundant. Economy is idealism
in its most practical form.
If extravaganza were not re-
Elected in taxation, and through
taxation both directly and indi.
rectly injuriously affecting the
people, it would not be Of so
much consequence. The wisest
and S0undeSt method of solving
our tax problem is through
economy"
Nor was Mr.. Coolidge salts
fled with the measure of reduc-
ton in taxation which he had
then brought about. He was for
more and larger reduction in
the same field.
THE time is arriving" he
said, when we can have further
tax reduction; when, unless we
wish to hamper the people in
their right to earn a living, we
must have tax reform. The
methods Of raising revenue
ought not to impede the trans
action of business; it ought to
encourage it. 1 am opposed to
extremely high rates because
they produce little or no reve-
nue., because they are bad for
the country, and, finally, be-
cause they are wrong.
eve cannot finance the cOun-
try, we cannot improve social
conditions, through any system
of injustice, even If we attempt
to inflict it on the rich. Those
who suffer the most harm will
be the poor. This country be-
lieves in prosperity. 1t is absurd
to suppose that it is enviouS Of
those who are already pros
porous. The wise and correct
course to follow in taxation and
all other economic legislation is
not to destroy those who have
already secured success, but to
create conditions under which
everyone will have a better
chance to be successful"
Since Mr.. Coolidge warned
the American people and their
public servants that "the result
of economic dissipation is al.
ways moral decay a world
wide depression dealt a severe
blow to prosperity in the
United States. And govern
mental extravaganza has swept
the Union like a plague.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Slowly but surely the follow
ing facts and figures are sink.
ing into the mind and burden
ing the heart of the people
North, East, South and West:
From George Washington's
first term in the Presidency to
the first term of Woodrow
WilsNn-124 years-the Federal
Government spent $24,521,845,-
600.
From the first budget Of the
present Administration to its
latest-covering period of three
years-the Government of the
United States has outlined ex.
penditures totaling $24,206,-
$4,000.
This amounts to $12, as a
current weekly recently pointed
out, for every man, woman and
child the world around-or, to
bring it closer home, to nearly
$1,000 for each family in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Depression Taxes
By James T. Williams, Jr.


The collection of any t1res
Which are not absolutely re-
Quired, Which do not beyond
reasonable doubt contribute to
the public 10eltGre. Is only a
species of leoGliSed ROBBERY
CGlUin Coolidge.
Every State in the Union to-
day-almost every county in
every State-is the victim Of
that "legalized larceny" against
which Mr.. Coolidge protested in
his inaugural address in March,
1925.
1t was the burden of wartime
taxation which caused Mr.. Cool
idge to devote so large a part
of his inaugural to the relation
between Governmental economy
and national prosperity.
He was inSistent upon elimi-
mating wartime revenues be-
cause they were no longer
needed. He concerned himself
from the day he entered the
White House on the death Of
President Harding with the
problem Of the cost Of Govern.
ment.
MORE BURDENSOME
BY the time he was elected
for a full term of four years Mr..
Coolidge had made real progress
toward reducing the cost of Fed
eral Government, but the peo-
pie we're not getting the benefit
of this reduction to the extent
that he thought they should.
The reason for this was that
the cost of State, county and
local government was going up.
In what he said on this SUBJ
ject 10 years ago last March,
Mr.. Coolidge was speaking not
only to the Congress, he also
was speaking to every State
legislature, every county board,
every municipal government in
the country, and for the people
they represent.
What Mr.. Coolidge said then
about the imperative necessity
Of prudent administration of
the public business is timely be-
cause depression taxes are even
more burdensome to the people
now than war taxes were then.
And here is what he said:
"The resources Of this cOun-
try are almost beyond cOmEM.
tatiOn. No mind can cOmpre-
bend them. But the cost of our
combined governments is like
wise almost beyond definition.
Not only those who are now
making their tax returns, but
those who meet the enhanced
cost of existence in their
monthly bills, know by hard ex-
perience what this great burden
is and what it does.
ono matter what others may
want, these people 1.-THE people
who voted for him in 1924
want a drastic economy. They
are opposed to waste. They
know that extravaga nee
lengthens the hours and d.
minishes the rewards Of their
labor.
81 favor the policy Of econ.
Omy, not because 1 wish to save
money, but because I wish to
save people. The men and
women of this country who toll
are the ones who bear the cost
of the Government.
every dollar that we care.
lessly waste means that their
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

terniae the course Of life and
love.
It is the others strangeness
which awakens that deeper
excitement-those riddles and
wonders, challenges and adven-
lures which are peculiar to each
one of us. The sleeping mystery
within the cocoon.
This is the secret which at
tracts us in another, and we
desperately need that vitalizing
novelty. For we are not only
bored by our own sameness, but
sickened because Of it. No one
possesses, in his or her own
nature, all the qualities neces-
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
The Greatest Show On Earth
BIZ John Snure, J.

Republicans are wondering
whGt the Democrats will do to
giOe G. o. P. Chairman Henry
P. Fletcher the campaign issue
that he has adopted.
They wonder whether the
Administration will go far
enough against the Constitu-
ton to furnish concrete evidence
to the voters when the time
comes to make a fight for the
Presidency.
When the NRA was over
thrown and the Democrats
talked about a constitutional
amendment to give the Govern.
ment power to regulate intra.
state business, the Republicans
were convinced that they would
have a real issue.
They believe that the Federal
regulation OF iptrGState bust.
ness Mould haze touched the
little man" to such an extent
that his opposition Mould haze
been tremendous.
When he headed the NRA
Gen. Hugh Johnson wanted the
Federal Government to rule
interstate business as well as
interstate.
When the Supreme Court
clipped the wings of the Blue
Eagle, there was talk that the
Administration would demand
the Constitutional amendment.
That talk has died awav
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

sary for abundant living. We
need something to stir dulled
imagination, quicken spent Gu"
riosity, lash sluggish desire.
Suddenly, in some strang'
er'S mysterious detachment, we
find or think we have found,
that which we need. At once we
reach out toward it eagerly. We
become friends-fall in love
are inseparable-"cannot see
enough of each other!"
"CANNOT SEE ENOUGH OF
EACH OTHER" - Damnable
phrase! More homes have
been wrecked on that phrase,
more hearts broken than on all
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

Yesterday I
r e membered
that.
rs e e-ee-e!"
the Ii t tt e
Tad shouted,
racing to me,
thrusting out
a s m a ! !
grimy paw.
There lay a
marvel a
small, brown
box as intri-
cately carved
a n d painted
as some old
Z m vn an
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

THEY y
that the average man who has
a job and is drawing compen-
Sation is not much worried
about the fact that to get it
he haG to allow the Admins
tration to side-step the Con.
Stitution.
They are confident, however.
that II the Democrats continue
their plan to rule interstate
business and otherwise modify
the Constitution that IL will
affect the voters directly and
that the appeal can then bO
made squareIy to all affected
Copyright. 1886 The WashiBEtOA TimN(