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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-29
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5:45-Happy Long.
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9:15-Musical Cocktail.
-Basonology.
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9:30-Great Moments in History (NBC).
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630-Morning devotions.
6.45-ReVellIe.
7:00-News of the Day.
7:l5-Musical Clock.
7:30-HadeS.
7:35-Interlde.
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900-SonS of Pioneers.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-29
Receivers From Influenza

After weeks illness with influ-
enza, Ethel Norman has returned to
work in the Bling Crosby picture,
"Anything Goes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-29
ToNIGHT's BEST SELECTIONS

Ben Bernie and all the lads are to begin
working for new sponsor and over an
other network tonight. The Old Maestro
and his orchestra, aided by a galaxy Of
guest stars. will shift to an NBC-WJz
network Heretofore Bernie has been
heard over an NBC-WEAF hookup. The
program is to be heard at the same time,
8 to $50 every Tuesday night
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Highway Problem Solved.

A reasonable and sensible solution
Of the Wisconsin avenue difficulty has
been effected in the agreement by the
Capital Transit Company to abandon
its right Of way on that artery beyond
the District boundary and to install a
bus service. This agreement was
reached at a conference held Friday
night between representatives Of the
corporation and members Of the Be-
thesda Chamber Of Commerce. This
will not require legislation to become
effective and If the plans of the tram
sit company are promptly carried out,
satisfactory service will be assured and
the way will be open for the improve
ment Of the highway, widened to
seventy-five feet and fully repaved.
This improvement to the roadway will
require the cooperation of the State
Roads Commission, which should not
and probably will not be withheld.
This is a much better arrangement
than any that could have been effected
through the regarding of the track
line, even with the removal of the
poles carrying current wire from the
center of the avenue to the sides. So
it would appear that the typographical
error In the bill enacted by the State
Legislature at its recent session and
submitted to the Governor for ap-
proval, was to good effect after all.
1sr II that measure had been in valid
Evening star., 1935-05-12

and deliberate upon important ma
tional policies. on the instruction Of
the premier"
Japanese public opinion is frankly
skeptical as to the efficacy Of the
innovation as means Of putting any
effective brakes upon the army and
navy. The Diet itself has been q
wholly negligible factor in Japan's
home and foreign affairs ever since
the conquest Of Manchuria set in
four years ago. Whether a Policy
Council of relatively small numbers
would on critical occasions prove any
more potent in staying militarist
hands seems more than doubtful.
Army and navy zealots have educated
the Japanese people to believe that
the aggressive policy pursued on the
mainland Of Asia since 1881 has i'm
measurably enhanced the world power
and prestige of the empire The
danger Of attack by either Soviet
Russia or the United States is peri
odically trotted out to convince pub
lie opinion that weak" civilian gov
ernments need to be infused from
time to time with that blood and iron
spirit that Is not to be expected in
mere politicians.
There Is strong school of thought,
exemplified by statesmen Of the type
Of Baron Shidehara, which has con-
sistently sought to minimize the in
fluence OF the militarists on Japan's
foreign policy, especially In the Far
East, and to mold 1t on lines that
would show more respect for Japan's
covenanted international obligations
Even though the Japanese people are
required to bear crushing economic
burdens to finance army and navy
ambitions to make Nippon the indis-
putable mistress of the Far East,
devotees of the Shidehara policy have
been doomed to date to be as voices
crying in the wilderness. The creation
of the National Policy Council is q sig
niflcant effort to make the ,,nilitarist
cult at least less dominant force In
the nations life.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

the westward was terraced and, al
though the rear of the building. pre-
sents, in the opinion of many OBJ
servers more gracious aspect than
the rather stiff and formal classic
east front. The Capitol Grounds
contain a trifle over 126 acres OF
land.
The whole story Of the development
Of the Federal City has been a story
OF rambling, topsy-like changes. Even
now one may occasionally find a
shack, scarce able to stand, next 10
a million-dollar mansion. With the
richer development of the city going
northweStward. instead of to the ex-
pected east, land values on Capitol
Hill collapsed. This resulted in the
construction, very near the Capitol.
Of second and even third rate resi-
dences. Indeed, there was but a single
mansion built facing the Capitol
Plaza That was the massive stone
mansion constructed by Gen. Ben
jamin F.. Butler after the Civil War.
1t stood on the site of the new House
Once Building, and, for years, was
used as Government building, hous-
ing at one time the United States
Public Health Service, and, at an
other. the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
UnsightIy Buildings Must Go.
But, for the most part. the Capitol
was hemmed in by almost squalid
houses. There was a livery stable
nearby and, right over against the
House of Representatives wing.
stonecutter'S yard with examples of
his graveyard art standing rather
grueSomely about. A short distance
from the Senate wing loomed the
high-piled stacks of lumber yard.
Only now are the last vestiges OF
this unlikely fringe being removed and
the Capitol Grounds finished off with
the art they deserve.
The property has been condemned
and the structures are being wrecked
in preparation for extension Of the
landscaping. 1t is far cry from the
first appropriation Congress made for
| local Improvements at the National
Capital. That first appropriation was
for the construction of a footpath
from the Capitol to Georgetown,
where many Of the members of Con-
gress lived incidentally, this foot
path went past the White House.
Between the date of acquisition and
the razing Of number Of structures
in the space now included in the
plaza Of the Capitol. the Congress
became the landlord of the tenants
Of these buildings. As ap indication
of their relatively low value, it is re-
/ ported that the entire rent roll for
the fiscal year 1888 was only about
/ Sl,400. Some of the premises rented
/ for as little as SIS a month. 1t must
/ seem somewhat strange to the person
living far from Washington to realize
| that one could recently rent dwell
ing, actually facing the Capitol Of
/ the United States, for SIS a month.
But that is the incontestable fact.
All this speedily will be trans
formed and. like much Of the rest Of
Washington, will in a few months
present a changed appearance. There
will be little left in the neighoorhood
as a relic of the time when this scrub
oak hill was part Of Duddington the
manor Of the CAROLS of Duddington.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Curbing Japan's Militarists.

Japanese cabinets are periodically
baff1ed by the problem of keeping the
army and navy out Of politics and from
interfering with functions that con-
stitutionally are the prerogatives Of
the civilian government. premier
Keisuke Okada has just launched q
sort Of New Deal at Toxic, which he
hopes will conterbalance the excessive
influence Of the fighting services. He
has invited q number Of prominent
persons to enter National Policy
Council formed under imperial ordi-
nance. Two senior statesmen, former
Premier Saito and former Home Min
lister Yamamoto, have accepted the in
vitation and the Minseito minority
party has agreed to appoint three rep
resentatives. The Seiyukai majority
party. which has strong army and
navy sympathies. has refused to par
ticipate, but members Of both Diet
branches, the House of Deputies and
the House Of Peers, will Join the Coun-
Gil, and several prominent business
leaders are considering doing 50. The
premier will be president Of the body
and Finance Minister Takahashi viii
be vice president. The Councils
nominal functions are to inquire into
Evening star., 1935-05-12
THE MOTHER
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN D. D., L. D., DEL,
Bishop Of Washington.

A wholesome and fine sentiment lies
behind the designation Of one Sunday
in each calendar year as Mothers
Sunday. 1t is designed to place a
fresh accent upon the incompatible
place the mother occupies in the
whole scheme Of our domestic and
social life by emphasizing anew the
lofty and indispensable place she oc-
cupies in the maintenance of the
most vital and essential of the insti-
tutions with which we have to do,
namely, the home. 1t is demonstrably
true that where the virtues of home
life are maintained on high level,
that where maternal love, the greatest
of all human instincts, exercises its
beneficent influence the large con-
Germs of the state are secured. 1t is
only where the wholesome disciplines
of home life are relaxed and the
quality of mother love is impaired,
where reciprocal affection is lost,
that the home degenerates and the
large concerns of our social, indus
trial and political interests are jeop-
ardized. When we come to trace to
its source the development of any
one Of our institutions we inevitably
discover that it had its genesis in a
well-ordered home.
Much thought Is being given today
to the rehabilitation Of our industrial
and political concerns. and it may be
that in our quest for the restoration
Of material values we shall lose sight
Of the most precious and cherished
things that concern home and family
life. AS we reckon with the true
and abiding values of life we are
compelled to recognize that nothing
excels the place the mother occupies
In the economy Of our life No gift
that God has conferred upon His
children transcends in distinction
that which He has given to the
mother. Repeatedly in life we dis
cover that the intuition of the mother
excels all our boasted reasoning and
our so-called logical deductions. She
Is possessed of a faculty that is un-
excelled for weighing and appraising
life's truest and finest values, and
In the maintenance Of those insti-
tutions that have to do with the
making Of the strong things of char
acter she occupies the most con-
spicuous and commanding place.
Even the church itself looks to her
as its finest ally.
Thus we come today to recognize
with all love and devotion the exalted
distinction Of this greatest Of all
human Offices, and In doing so we
reverently remember the nobility and
sacrificial service Of her of whom
it was written: Now there stood
by the cross Of Jesus His Mother"
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

The activity among the District
politicians just now in regard to the
D.. filling of the Offices, is
DlstIIct not of the brass band
n% order" says The Star Of
oees' May g. 1885, with ref
erence to the ofice-holding turnover
incident to the change of administra-
ton The time for delegations and
the circulation of petitions, which
marked the early weeks of the present
administration, seems to have passed,
and, although an occasional delegation
may visit one of the departments or
the White House, on the surface Dis
trict politics seems to be as calm and
restful as if there were no offices to
fill and no anxious throng Of appli-
cants. The candidates for the Offices
and their friends seem to think the
deliberation and caution displayed by
the President the proper course to
pursue, or at least no harsh criticisms
are heard. The Office seekers are
neither pitching into each other nor
into the President and they are await
ing the turn Of the wheel or the cast
that. to say the least, is unusual when
the interests Of men are involved. One
Of the leading men in District matters
thus summed up the present situation
to a Star reporter:
"'You express surprise that there Is
not more stir and excitement among
the District people over the District
Offices. 1t is very easily understood.
The first rush is over, but still there
is a great deal of work going on. Men
who rushed upon the President before
he had fairly got into the White House
probably had few II any claims to
recognition The President has had
other matters to attend to, and besides
announced his intention Of going
slowly in making District appoint
mentS. I suppose that he means ne
wants to know about the men. The
brass band business doesn't throw
much light on the character and MT
ness OF an applicant for Office, and
this has been generally appreciated.
and so, you see, the excitement and
stir has disappeared. Still. 1t IS only
on the surface. The President must
be posted about the different men,
and it is important to approach him
in the proper way, and this Is the
kind of work that is now being done.
The opportunity is now being i'm
proved of bringing to the Presidents
attention to claims of the various
candidates, and it is the belief that
all this will have some weight. OF
course, what is known as the outside
influence mean the politicians from
the various StateS-is being utilized
either at the suggestion Of candidates
who happen to be on friendly terms
with them, or because they want to
secure some of the District patronage
to strengthen themselves.
"'After ALL he continued. the main
points of interest to District people
are the District commissionerships al
though believe that District men will
be appointed to fill the other Offices.
The present system of government has
been a success in spite of the men who
have been Commissioners, and now
the people of the District want TO see
what the system would be when run
by men who are acquainted with the
needs and interests of the District
Evening star., 1935-05-12

There stood by the cross of Jesus
His mother This Is one of the signi-
ficant and appealing records con-
tanned in the gospel narrative. The
tragedy on Calvary takes on an added
significance and the whole scene is
touched with peculiar pathos when
we witness the lonely mother of Christ
standing by her crucifled Son. What
thoughts must have welled up in her
motherly heart, what must have been
the depth Of her emotions as she
saw the end Of a career, a career
begun in the simple home in Nazareth
and that, in a brief space of time, had
come to occupy the central place, not
only in her own life but in the life
Of her nation. In the last hours of
His physical and mental anguish the
eyes Of the dying Saviour rested upon
His mother, and in one of the few
words spoken from the cross He COM
miserated her condition, recognized
the depth of her grief and provided
for her future by committing her to
His beloved friend. It was a great
trust which the Saviour committed
to John in those few words: Woman,
behold they Son." and to John: Be
hold they mother" A significant
word Is added: And from that hour
that disciple took her unto his own
home"
Thus the two greatest words in the
English language find their place in
the story Of the cruciflxion. All
through the gospel narrative Incl
dents are related in which the mother
OF Christ occupies conspicuous place.
1t was she who gently chided Him
when as a youth He wandered from
His household and was found in the
temple, saying to Him: Son, why
hast Thou thus dealt with us? Be-
hold, Thy father and I have sought
Thee. sorrowing" It was she. who,
at the first miracle in Cana of Galilee
said to her servants who were reluc-
tant to obey His bidding, "Whatso-
ever He saith unto you. do it." No
one penetrated more deeply into the
life Of Jesus than did His mother.
No one understood Him more COM
pletely, no one followed Him more
implicitly or with more utter devo-
tion. It is little wonder that the
greatest Of world artists have found
in this devotion Of mother and son
the subject for their supremest mas
terpieces. Here, in the brief nara
tive that records the incidents and
utterances Of the Savior Of Mankind,
we have the appealing record of a
supremely beautiful maternal love and
Of sons deep devotion 1t has fur
nished the incompatible model for
homes the world over.
Evening star., 1935-05-12

form and approved controversy might
have ensued with a protracted delay
in the installation of a line conform
ing to the established road grades and
levels.
A street railway line is for the pub
lie convenience and not inconvenience.
1t should be maintained in good order
and with the least obstruction to We
hicular traffic. II and when, espe-
cially on suburban routes, busses can
be economically and effectively sub
stituted for track service, that
should be done without delay and
without compulsion. Thus the deci-
sion as to Wisconsin avenue is In
line with progressive rapid transit
administration, and the corporation
is entitled to appreciation for its
compliance with the wishes of the
community which 1t serves, in a mat
ter affecting the welfare and the
safety of the larger community near
at hand.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Development of the Capitol Grounds
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

The story Of the development of
the Capitol at Washington and espe-
cially Of its grounds Is one Of many
vicissitudes and unexpected turnings.
To begin with, the manner in which
the Capital City has grown has dis
appointed the expectations of Mai.
PEnfant, Of George Washington and
Of others connected with the estab-
lishment of what Washington always
insisted upon calling the Federal City.
When the Capitol was built it was
expected that the city would grow
eastward from its site on the COM
manding eminence of Capitol Hill. 1t
was for that reason that the imposing
front of the Capitol was designed fac
ing to the east. But, for variety Of
reasons, the growth Of the city did
not run with the intentions OF the de-
Signers. One of the reasons was the
high price at which the property own
ers held their land. 1t must be re-
membered that such men as Robert
Morris, the financier Of the Revolu-
ton: George Washington himself and
other business men Of the period,
many of whom had had a hand in
selecting the site of the Federal City,
were in on what today would be called
the ground floor. They knew the
plans for the location Of the new cap
ital Of the new republic. 1t was in
evitable that land speculation should
set in.
An equally inevitable result was a
price rise which had the effect, not Of
enriching the spectators but Of turn
ing the development elsewhere. So it
was that the city began to grow in the
opposite direction, leaving the Capitol
and Capitol Hill, so to speak, stranded.
At what was the designed rear Of
the Capitol was an expanse of swampy
forest land extending to old Tiber
Creek. 1t was an alder swamp, but
among the alders stood grand oaks of
great age. oaks under which the In
dianS hunted and on which eagles
had perched They shut off the view
OF the Potomac River and the Vir-
ginia hills. At the time of the War
OF 1872, as a measure of economy,
these oak woods we're cut down for
firewood.
Washington's House Still Stands.
The year before his death George
Washington built brick house little
to the north of the Capitol. A pic
ture, showing this house in its orig
inal state and surrounded by a plan
tation of trees, now long gone, is to
be seen in the Towner Division of the
Library of Congress. Washington
bought other lots in the Federal City,
all in this general neighborhood.
When the creek at the rear of the
Capitol was in spate, as always in the
Spring of the year, it was not ford
able, and members of Congress. most
of whom dWelt in the thriving and
fashionable city of Georgetown, were
constrained to tie their horses in the
woods and cross the stream, at first, it
is recorded, on fallen logs and later
by foot bridge.
With the passage of years the Cap
itol grounds developed and took form
Streets were graded and paved, fol-
lowing the l'Enfant plan and, grad
ually, the old common was trans
formed into one of the pleasantest
parks in Washington. The slope to
Evening star., 1935-05-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

"Our Fortunes Are Not in Our Stars.
We study superstition
In q most attentive style,
Each star and its position
Brings a heartache or a smile.
Our logic shows profusion
OF deductions that are quaint
II it leads TO a conclusion
With an astrologic taint.
But Fortunes our own making
AS mighty poet said,
And the steps that we are taking
Must with diligence be sped.
If you run a course that's plucky
Fortune still may be your lot.
For a rabbits foot is lucky
But a pussy-foot is not.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
increase in acreage planted to cotton

increase In acreage planted to cotton
abroad and potential increases in pro-
duction already offer q real threat to
the American producer If there is no
alteration in cotton prices in this
country. Some eight million Amer
leans are dependent for their nveli-
hood on growing cotton and exporting
it to foreign markets, and a larger
number get their living out Of man
ufacturing for home consumption.
When it is remembered that Japan
is one OF our best customers for raw
cotton, tfat We need large exports of
American farm products, and at the
same time our producers are becoming
more and more frightened at the in
creasing imports Of Japanese manu-
factured cotton goods, 1t will be real
lied that it is knotty problem facing
the Federal Government.
(Copyright. 193s1 ...-..-.