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Evening star., 1935-04-27
Isolation.

Some ten years ago, Queen Mary
went on Q tour of the slums OF Lon
don and, seeing the misery there, in
ouired: why had 1 never been told
that human beings live like that?"
A radical political leader retorted:
Doubtless because you never Sothered
TO ask" But the issue was less sim
pie than might be supposed. 1t hap
pens that society is an amazingly
complex affair and that many differ
ent causative factors are involved in
the production of poverty on the one
hand and riches on the other. The
queen was not personally responsible
for the degradation Of the proletariat.
Her only fault in the circumstances,
II would seem, was that of being iso-
lated within her own special class,
and even for that she was not par
ticularly to blame The socialist critic
who sneered at her question also was
isolated. A creature of heredity, time
and place, he, too, was caught in a
system which he individually had not
sponsored and for which he could
not justly be called to account.
A mathematical principle presum-
ably is at work in such a case.
Human survival, the philosopher
realizes. is dependent upon mechan-
isms of protection as well as upon
mechanisms Of cooperation. A per-
son must be at once self-centered and
altruistic, egotistic and philanthropic.
He must maintain himself and like
wise must help to maintain others.
and the balance between give and
take 10 . delicate distinction not a.
ways easy to understand or to ex-
plain. TO illustrate the dihiculty,
the following quotation from an ad-
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men, but to a world which looks at
them coldly and wonders what is to
be done with them. Mr.. 1ngham Sc
lects one young man and follows
him through preparatory school. COLI
iege and the depression to date. He
shows how difficult are young love
and parenthood IN the days Of closing
banks, deprecated money. absence Of
Jobs and loss Of individual and ma
tional morale. This sounds like any
thing but cheerful story, but It is
saved from gloom by Mr.. mgham's
good perspective and ready humor.
He is himself . Yale graduate and Is
now q freelance writer for newspapers
and magazines.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES u. TRACEWELL.

Templeton Jones, president of the
Anti-sneesing Association. was about
ready to give up,
Everybody sneezed, despite the work
of his society.
More plain ana fancy sneezing was
to be heard this Spring than ever
before.
Jones wondered If the work of
other organizations led similarly to
naught.
Here he had been working away for
years, spreading the necessity for
mutflins sneezes, only TO find that
no one, apparently. paid any atten-
ton to him.
Fat women, especially.
Just why fat ladies like to sneeze
so well the president Of the Anti
Sneeze organization did not know.
His observations pointed to great
liking on their part for crowded
places. such as public vehicles.
Any plump woman, given such sur
roundings, could cough every two
blocks for eight miles.
80 figure 1t out, Jones says, re-
signedly.
But every other block. he says,
the dear lady can sneeze, so between
showers she gets down town.
Mr.. Jones did not wish TO be un-
fair In the matter.
He admitted that thin people could
sneeze, too.
Especially around him.
He was harsh irritant. perhaps,
he was willing to admit.
Otherwise there seemed to be no
scientific reason for the universal
Snee1ng which was set up at his
entry in the bus.
His great dislike of sneezes, ac-
cording to some. brought them upon
him.
He feared them, so 1t was his fault,
they said
Surely it Is comfortable theory
for others. Templeton Jones did not
see the point in it. He felt that his
association had been doing a valuable
work which was not appreciated at
its true worth.
Nobody knew exactly what caused
colds, but every one was sure that
they could be spread. caught" from
one to another.
Whether visible or invisible, the
virus Of the common cold Is inescap-
able.
Individual resistance Is the key to
such escape as there is.
President Jones wondered IL any
one, however, has chance to escape
one or more colds a year, in view of
the incessant sneeZing which goes on
everywhere.
Lack Of regard for others, surely,
was at the bottom OF it,
This, and utter lack Of feeling OF
personal dignity in the matter.
-
As Jones had pointed out repeat
edly, perhaps it is expecting too much
Of mankind to ask that each member
thereof respect the desires of others.
Few persons, he believes. would care
to have another sneeze repeatedly at
close range, but equally few would be
willing To say anything about it.
This lack Of consideration, all
around, is responsible for the fact
Evening star., 1935-04-27

War clouds in Europe have been dis
sipated, temporarily at least, in the
judgment Of most American news
papers. through the Stresa conference
of leaders of Great Britain, France
and Italy.
''The undertaking of these three
great powers to maintain peace is a
promising omen," says the Lynchburg
tVaD Advance, while the Schenectady
IN. " Gazette hopes that the sig
nificant gestures toward universal
peace will not soon be forgotten" and
the South Bend Tribune concludes
that while the war cloud has not been
eliminated, It's descent has been
checked" The Long Beach (Calif)
Press Telegram agrees to the con-
clusion that there was "a definite turn
away from the abyss of war;" and
recognizes the value of "a pact of nom
aggression along ideas that Hitler had
indicated a willingness to accept"
"The conference" according to the
Richmond News Leader, has found
no solution of the new threat to peace
that may be represented by German
rearmament, but the conference has
stiffened the common front estab-
lished under the original treaty of Lo-
carno, though the British make no
new commitments. The strongest
force in European diplomacy becomes
the prospective Franco-Italian alh-
ance instead Of the AngloFrench
entente. Probably as q result Of the
leadership Of Mussolini, the most posi-
tive personality at Stresa, the program
of peace is re-oriented to Austria.
1.-The Hitler government" observes
the Boston Transcript, sent word to
Stresa that it would sign a non-
aggression agreement among the coun-
tries of Eastern Europe. but would
not Join in a pledge of mutual assist
ance we're the agreement violated,
although others might so bind them
selves. AS no nation is likely to admit
that it is An aggressor. there is room
for wide difference of opinion con-
cerning the value of the German con-
cession. Perhaps. however, it may
fairly be regarded as evidence that
even Hitler does not want to place
Germany outside the European family
of nations, and any form of agree
ment may be better than none"
THE conference appears to make
the new European war less likely
today, but more likely 10 or is years
hence" declares the Portland Ore
gonian, offering the explanation of
the outcome Of the conference:
Despite the optimism Of the first
dispatches following the good-bys of
Macdonald, Flandin and Mussolini,
it Is difficult to see that they give
the least hope Of peace. There were
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dress by Gov. Eugene Talmadse OF
Georgia may be cited:

dress by Gov. Eugene Talmadse of
Georgia may be cited:
The greatest calamity to this coun-
try Is that President Roosevelt can't
walk around and hunt up people To
talk to. He can only talk to those hts
secretariea and Assistants allow To
come In to Sc him-and ninety-nine
per cent of this crowd Is the gimme"
crowd.
The complaint may be meritorious,
but suppose the Chief Executive were
to attempt to listen to al the thou.
sands of citisens who in that event
would flock to his once; how long
could he endure the ordeal? Theo-
retically, in democracy he should be
available to everybody. Actually. he
has had to fend himself oil from the
mob. The choice was forced upon him
a. 1t Is upon every person who has
work to do and must concentrate all
his mental and physicai powers upon
1t. His instinct may be deyotedly
generous, but utter and complete
failure would be his inevitable lot were
he to surrender himself without res
ervation to the demands which are
made upon him by the people Gov.
Talmadse calls the gimme" crowd. or
any other multitude Of special plead
ers equally apt to want more than
their proper share of attention. In
fairness 10 Mr.. Roosevelt, 1t must be
conceded that he Is temperamentally
sympathetic, but he surely is entitled
to include himself on occasion in his
sympathy. Like his fellows. he Is not
entirely his own master, but he neces-
sarily must try to be-even though the
effort be mostly vain and Ineffective.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

Hours.
Eight hours for work. eight hours for
sleep,
For play. then eight hours more.
This reckoning we used to keep
For all the twenty.four.
But men who work find they must
hark
While agitators buzz 'em.
Though eight hours be liberal mark
Nobody ever does 'em.
Eight hours for sleep-men still COM
plain
About the fear that frets EN-.
For eight hours rest We try in vain
Nobody ever gets 'em.
Eight hours for play We find no more
A rule that seems omnHcient.
In fact, for play. all twenty.four
Seem sadly insufficient.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Member Of the Associated Press.
Walker to Ickes to Hopkins.

An abecedarian description Of the
work-relief machinery for spending
some four billion dollars might be
expressed as follows: All schemes for
spending money to provide relief will
90 first to the D. ]. A., whence. after
preliminary inspection and report,
they will go to the w A. B.. which
will reject them or order the work
initiated under existing and new
agencies of Government, possibly
including the p. W. A.. and all such
work will be closely carried out under
the w. P. d. in coordination with
the F. E. r. A. and the U. 8. e. 8.
Amplifying this description, the
President has sought to decentraliSe
the hitherto prevailing dictatorial con-
troll over relief expenditures, as rep
resented in past experiments of the
Public Works Administration, the
Civil Works Administration and the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, and has spread the authority
over three key agencies which are
headed by his three key advisers
Frank Walker, Harold Ickes and
Harry Hopkins. Mr. Walker will sort
out the schemes as head Of the Df-
vision of Information and Application.
They will 60 to the Works Allotment
Board. of which Secretary Ickes will
be chairman. And the work ordered
by this board will be generally super
vised by the newly created Works
Progress Division, headed by Mr.. Hop
klns. Who will continue to admins
ter direct relief and work through the
United States Employment Service In
taking on employables for the work
projects. The President will maintain
his close contact with the whole busi-
ness through his three key men, Mr..
Walker, MI Ickes and Mr.. Hopkins
whom he describes as being on an
-even footing"
In the preceding relief experiments,
the 2. W. A. and the c. w. A. es
pecially. practically all authority was
placed. for the former with Mr.. Ickes,
and for the latter with Mr., Hopkins.
They we're given dictatorial powers,
from which there was practically no
appeal. They also took the blame
when there was criticism. In the new
set-up authority and power have been
more widely distributed. The Presi-
dent is the head of the works, and his
direct assumption of responsibility
carries with it the implication that If
anybody is to be blamed for failure,
the President will in the final analysis
be the recipient.
Even the simplified picture of the
extraordinary machinery as drawn by
the White House contains confusing
background, predominated by a bu-
reaucratic maze. The facts that the
machinery may be the most efficient
that can be devised, and that the en-
gineers in charge are earnest, honest
and capable men do not lessen the
manifest prospects Of bewildered con-
fusion when the wheels really be-
gin to grind. There will be, it is
feared, the same contradictory aims of
care In the expenditure Of funds and
Of haste in putting men to work which
characterized the short-lived c. w. A.
1t is doubtful if these hsndicsps could
be prevented by any set-up. 1t is
doubtful that any machinery, no mat
ter how carefully designed, can stand
up eficiently and economically under
the load OF spending four billion dol
lars In the quickest time TO find work
for idle hands.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

1t has been said that Senator Borah
is sometimes q statesman and some
times a politician. This view would
make the distinguished Senator one of
the most interesting features in q ma
tional guessing contest.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
The Nazi Press Gag.

w WAANAA A4AtACA AolA AAuo AVcoAtS w
enthrone its authority In Germany
outstrips the law just promulgated
for suppression of the non-Nazi press.
Curiosity is Immediately aroused over
the motive that inspires action which
completely ends what vestige of q
free press remained in the Reich
Both in Germany and abroad the
suspicion is bound to arise that the
Fuehrer may not feel that his regime
is as secure as he would have the
world believe it is. and has decided
to invoke super-drastic methods to
choke of anything family resembling
domestic criticism or opposition.
Whatever inspires them, the Nasis
now propose to blot out all semblance
of independent public opinion in Ger
many. in SO far as it finds expression
through the printed word. The Ma
tional Socialist press, under govern
ment control. is to be supreme.
Editors, publishers and all others
concerned with the newspaper profess
sion. even the confessional" or
religious press, may henceforward be
dismissed at the behest Of the dictator
known as the President of the Reich
Press Chamber. The issuing Of a
newspaper as business is virtually
prohibited. Journals are to be con-
Quoted purely to serve the cultural"
needs of the state, which means. Of
course, Nazi needs. Wherever COM
peting newspapers make it difficult
for NaA journals to dominate, the
non-Nazi publications will simply be
forced out of existence. No papers
may be published at all except by
partnerships whose members can
prove their own and their wives or
husbands "Aryan" descent as far
back as 1900. They may appoint
directors and editors only with the
press dictator's approval. They must
submit full details of their financial
status to him and regulate it In &C.
cordance with his periodical demands.
As crowning touch, 1t is proclaimed
that the new law does not apply to
the Nazi press.
1t is calmly argued by the NaA
overlords that the principles just pro-
mulgated assure in the highest
measure the free development Of the
press" This is followed by the as
sertion that history has shown that
the battle for so-called freedom of
the press from the influence Of the
state has not been waged for the
welfare of the people and the state,
but only for the advantage of interested
persons. Every retreat Of the state
before the press was followed, unno-
ticed and uncontrolled, by the ad.
vance Of political parties and finan-
cial interest groups"
Hitler will hardly expect such a
view of the function of the press to
be accepted in any quarters where the
light of democracy still burns brightly.
It Is q doctrine subversive Of the
fundamentals Of human freedom and
modern civilization. 1t remains an
mystery how a nation as
enlightened and intelligent a. the
German people tolerates such
philosophy Of government. It can only
be that Hitlerism has stamped into
the dust every atom Of their liberty
and crushed every particle Of that In
of spirit which once
famed in the proud German soul.
of a free press turns the
Reich over to autocracy and tyranny.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
p'Htieal Power.

What, became Of the Crimson
Gulch Business Mems Association?
asked the travelling man.
"It hasn't much membership" said
Cactus Joe, but It's cooperating fine
Tony the barkeep has forced us
political leaders TO make his GUS
toners sleep of morning after in his
own hotel instead Of getting free &C.
commoda tions at the jail"
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Machinery.

Machines are made for counting out
An endless row of numbers.
They'll save much energy. no doubt
To any mind that slumbers.
But as we turn, from day to day,
The gadeets and the tiggers,
The hard part Is to find a way
To make facts fit the figgers.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Reminder.

From the South Bend Tribune.
The hint Of fraud In the immigra-
ton system Is useful at least as Q
reminder that we still have an immi-
grafton s1stem.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

Jud Tunkins says he can't help
having a warm spot in his heart for
q rich man who wants to finance an
art gallery instead Of . musical show
or q night club.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

Some Of the foes of Father Cough
lin appear to suspect that he may
treat an oratorcal adversary as if he
were a red-headed stepchild.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Human Life.

human Lie.
I'VE never call people out to be
shot at sunrise as they do in some
parts of Europe"
mo-" said Senator Sorghum. THE
worst we do is to let 'em take their
chances at a grade crossing"
Evening star., 1935-04-27
FIirtatious Ewes.

From the Danville (nl) Oommercial-News.
For bright, sparkling eyes, a woman
should hirt. says Boston physician.
For black ones, let hubby catch her
at 1t.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
CARTWHEELS. BY Roger Burlin-
game. New York: Doubleday,
Doran & Co,

Doi OIL " w.
Dan Andrews had all sorts of
dreams for a progressive education
school at Brookfeld, where he could
teach boys how to live in their modern
world, instead of in the Middle Ages
OF the SchOolmen or in the Victorian
era of their successors, the classicists.
The one person who understood and
sympathized with his aspirations was
Helen Post. 1t would have been per-
fectly simple and ideal If Helen had
been unmarried. He could have ap-
pointed her his associate principal
and then married her. But she hap
pened to be the wife of his best
teacher. They loved each other, but
Helen realized that If they yielded
to that love Dams plans for Brook
field would be ruined. Conservative
patrons might accept progressive edu-
cation, but not progressive matri-
monial ruptures. From this situation
Mr.. Burhngame's story develops to
. conclusion which cannot be antici-
pated at the beginning, and he man
ages to retain our interest in Dan
and Helen and some others.
y \ 4
YOUNG GENTLEMEN. RISE. By
Travis Ingham. New York: Farrar
& Rinehart.
The 'lost generation" again! The
scene Is Yale ana the actors are the
young gentlemen who come out from
its portals, not to Z world ready TO
spoil them because they are college
Evening star., 1935-04-27

A few economists say that every
body ought to be thumb-printed for
future police records, including some
of the police.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

When initials are mentioned "F D.
r." is still displayed most conspicu-
ouSly in the electric lights.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

Weather uncertainties suggest q de-
mand on the Department of Agricul-
ture for two ground-hog days a year
Evening star., 1935-04-27

Business men used to declare the
need of a $4,000 man. The ante rises
What is needed for relief 10 q five-
billion dollar man.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
An Etching

When I put my feet In slippers
At the end of day
I have learned to put its turmoil
Very far away.
In its place I have a picture
For my ease of heart:
Twilight shutting out the barter
In the money mart,
Sunset in the grim. gray district
Softening every hue,
All the granite etched in shadow,
Sepia and blue.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Scientific Literature.

From the Worcester (Mass.) Evening Gazette.
Those scientists who have a new
method Of reading the human mind
should have no trouble providing
themselves with plenty of light read
ing for the hot Summer months.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

The B. & o. Railroad is on record
a. refusing to improve crossing pro-
lection at Rockville There are no
such things As ghosts.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Alphabet Intensifleation,

Alphabet Intensiheation.
Our agriculture is the base
OF living for the human race.
We give it triple force today
And round It out to A. A. A.
Promoting culture in the soil,
We tempt new tyros into toll.
We boldly skip the B. B. B.
And do our best With G. c. G.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

II admires fame and glory" said
Uncle Eben, "but dat don't stop me
FUN passin' up a Job wifi college
perfessor for . chance 10 work for a
man dat got ready cash out Of dem
Irish sweepstakes"
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Patriotic Powder Next.

From the Wichita Kans.) Easle.
Dust has come in several oolors,
among them red and blue It wouldn't
be surprising to see red, white and
blue duster next Fourth of July.
Evening star., 1935-04-27

A censorship plan in Berlin appears
to authorize only the news that is
printed to fit.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Amendment.

From the Cincinnati 1imes-Star.
sEurope's Future at Stake" say the
headlines. Should It not be at the
stake?
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Radio Politenees.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
No matter what one radio orator
calls another radio orator. when he y
through the announcer says thank
you,"
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Patronage.

From the Rockford tIll) Resister-Republic
Callers making a swoop on President
Roosevelt for patronage found there
were no chairs. And none were brought
IN for them. A wise President,
Evening star., 1935-04-27
Gangsters First.

Prom the New London (Conn) Day.
A new revolver shoots through bullet
proof vests. and cops can buy it just
as soon as the bandit trade IS supplied.
Evening star., 1935-04-27
. Rhyme at Twilight

Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Evening star., 1935-04-27
SHOOTING STARS.

By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1935-12-06

larder in the two weeks ended Novena-
ber 10 was given as SIS per cent OF
the 1923-25 average. compared with
80.4 per cent in the previous two
weeks and rs per cent in the corre-
spending fortnight last year.
Wholesale commodity prices last
week were listed at sos per cent OF
their 1926 average, compared with
so.6 per cent the previous week and
76.5 per cent in the corresponding
week In 1884.
In the retail group meats generally
were lower, but pork chops and pork
roast went up Z per cent above their
cost In the previous two weeks. The
Evening star., 1935-12-06

advance In the general level was at
tributed largely to increases Of 80 per
cent for dairy products and per
cent for fresh fruits and vegetables.
In the wholesale group, farm prod
ucts advanced from 1872 to 1875 per
cent Of their 1926 average. Foods
went up from 85.S to $50 per cent.
Evening star., 1935-12-06

accused Of staying his partner and
shooting at her.
The 25-year-old mother said John
Harms, IS, the alleged slayer, laid
siege to her cabin in the frozen trap
ping country after she discovered him
standing over the body Of Johnny
Anthony.
Mrs. Allen, en- route here by dog
team with her 3-year-old child. said
Harms fired at her as she fed from
his shanty to her cabin.
"I had two butcher knives and g
small rife which was determined tc
use II that man broke into my cabin,
Evening star., 1935-12-06

she declared. ~ could hear him
staggering and muttering."
The alleged slayer ended his siege.
Mrs. Allen said, few hours before
her husband returned from q trip
along his trap lines.
Harms surrendered to Sergt. F. v.
Vernon Of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police.
Evening star., 1935-12-06
Woman Communist Fined.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 8 up.
Anita Whitney, Communist party
candidate for State controller In the
1884 election, was sentenced yesterday
to pay a fine of $500 or serve 300 days
in jail for alleged false swearing" in
the filing OF election petitions.
Evening star., 1935-12-06

ment said, is eollectable as duty on
manganese ore imported during the
last three years and now piled in the
bonded warehouses Of the steel COM
pantes in the United States.
Evening star., 1935-12-06
WOMAN HOLDS OFF
ALLEGED MURDERER
Tells of Barricading Self and
Baby in North Woods Cabin
for Four Days.

BY the Associated Press.
GoLDFIELD, Saskatchewan, De-
cember 6.-Mrs. Ira Allen told yester-
day of barricading herself and baby
for four days from trapper whom she
Evening star., 1935-12-06
Noblewoman Manager.

Lady Angela st. Clair Erskine has
started to manage hotel near London
on the country house lines and says
she enjoys 1t more than organizing
canteenS in war times.
Evening star., 1935-12-06
More kilograms.

kilograms have increased over 80
per cent Id number In Britain since
the recent Introduction Of 12-cent
messages.