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The Washington times., 1936-10-09

was no good haymow reading at
hand, browSed a bit in this book
of sermons, was jolted by the vio-
lence of the Rev. Mr.. KenWorthy'S
assault on those who would mess
up the Bible with such blaSphem-
Gus tommy-rot as poetry.
The anger had been aroused
by the writings of a brother in
the cloth who contended that the
Good Book fairly sang with
poetry. The Rev. Jeremiah's no
tion clearly was that there was
something wickedly and danger
ously illicit in poetry, and that
even if it wasn't evil it was too
pleasant to be pious.
Anyway, I began reading the
Bible then and there, and there
was implanted a veneration for
the traditional formal of the
Bible - heaven knows why
which in later years has made
me somewhat uneasy with all
this talk about typographical
tinkering with the Word.
Hence, the new tour de force
by Simon and Schuster, publish
ers, "The Bible Designed to Be
Read as Living Literature" ar
ranged and edited by Ernest
Sutherland Bates, had to contend
with the impact of past decades
when it came to this desk. I for
give Mr.. Bates everything. He
has kept the noble King James
version without undermining the
language. AS to the text itself,
the only changes are in pune
tuation.
TEXT RETAINED
The innovation lies in arrange
ment, the segregation of stately
blank verse as such, placing the
various books in historic Sc
quence, the inclusion of succinct
historic background sketches, a
compact history of the Bible and
the various translations-with no
disagreement to any veneration
one may bring to it, but with
all the light and guidance with
which a fine literary and typo
graphical craftsman may supply.
Cotton Mather would have
burned it. The Rev. DR.. Harry
Emerson Fosdick would, I am sure,
acclaim it. Personally, it appears
to me to be a book for both the
studious and the devout. But there
are two conflicting moods when
one first sees the Bible in modern
typographical dress, sees the Book
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Three-Minute Journeys

} sides, carrying passengers from
one street to another.
The various hills that consti'
tute the port offer superb views
of the Pacific, the Andes and Aeon
cagua, highest peak in the west
ern world.
Recreo, Concon and Vina del
Mar are three of the most popular
of Valparaiso's Fairgrounds, with
the later as the favorite. Vino del
Mar is a luxurious play spot that
is host to visitors from all over
the world. Magnificent hotels.
clubs, restaurants and cafes, mar
velous villas set in fantastic gar
dens, horse racing, polo, are all
there at the end of the lovely shore
road that stretches from Valparac
iso to Vina del Mar.
POPULAR RESORTS
Zapallar, with it's flowered gar
den slopes that flow down to the
edge of the Pacific, and Papudo,
famous for it's seafood, are two
other very popular shore resorts.
And when one tires of the beach.
there is a 40-minute train Jour-
ney to Ell Retro in the mountains.
And what a grand place that is.
The springs are radioactive and
are surrounded by magnltlcent
gardens and swimming pools, all
in setting of rare beauty. This
spa does not admit invalids.
Perhaps the most exciting eX'
cursion out of Valparaiso is the
ocean trip to the islands Of Juan
Fernandez, the islands of Robin
son Crusoe. where for five years.
Alexander Selkirk, author OF the
immortal story, lived.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
AN INTERRUPTION

At a French restaurant on
Fifty-fifth Street, off Fifth Ave
nue., Stanley Walker, of City Ed1-
tor" fame, drank black coffee out
of a water glass and suggested
Third Avenue as the place where
politics really get hot in New
York.
In some of the Tammany
places, he explained, they're not
even interested in business.
He said a friend told him Of
a taxi driver who was in one Of
the back rooms playing a game
of cards and talking. His cab
was parked at the curb.
A customer spied the cab. He
waited No driver. He pushed
the horn. No driver. He blew and
blew. The driver got up eXasper.
ated and went out.
'Is this your cab?" the man
asked.
"Yes." replied the driver.
But it's not the only cab in
town, is it?"
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin c. Hill

adopted, the cumbersome pune
tuation of the King James YER
sion has been retained-aS if the
matchleSS beauty of the trans
latiOn lay not in the dictiOn and
the phraSing, but in the prOfuSe
use of cOlOnS and Semi-cOlOns;
as for quotations marks. nearly
all editors have apparently felt,
for some reason not entirely
clear, that there was something
intrinSically irreverent in their
employment. All this cOnServa-
tiSm was, however, natural
enough until recently: one re-
members that the first publica-
ton of the Revised Version was
greeted in many quarters as an
almost blasphemOuS undertak-
ing.
But the time has surely come
when a purely literary edition
of the Bible is called for; one
in which the sole care shall be
to present the text in as enjoy
able and understandable form
as possible. This simple aim
involves, nevertheless, much
more than merely taking fuller
advantage of the helpful devices
of modern typography; it in
wolves, as Sir Arthur Quiller
Couch pointed out, a problem of
arrangement.
"If the present edition attains
in any degree its high and
humble aim of fostering love
and appreciation of the Bible as
literature, or if even, it merely
inspires others to perform the
same task more adequately in
either case, it will have been
worth while"
OUTSTANDING VENTURE
Mr. Bates observes that knowl-
edge of the Bible, regarded
throughout the Western world as
the most important of the worlds
books" has declined in recent de-
cades. In occasional contracts
with undergraduates, this writer
also has observed this. Rarely
does one find a youngSter who
has read the Book of Job.
I have noticed that pretty near
ly every student I know seems to
be majoring in English, yet l have
found only one or two whose
studies have been enriched by
what is undoubtedly our greatest
fount of noble diction-the King
James version of the Bible.
Authority and tradition are
lightly regarded in our century
We tread many new paths. Will
Mr.. Bates new facade for an old
temple lure the interest of youth?
It would be interesting to offer
this book to an eager an intelli-
gent young person, with no in
vocation or authority or sanctity,
and see whether he will find there
what our fathers found, under
compulsion rather than allure
Which works best? And is deep
ethic wisdom something to which
youth can respond?
THE Bible Designed To Be
Read AS Living Literature" is one
of the outstanding publishing ven.
lures of the year
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
syndtcate. ee.)
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

that comes along, whether I'm
fitted for it or not. But I can't
do that. There's no use taking a
job unless it's the right job. What's
the use of doing something you
hate when you know you're bound
to fail?
Everything would be different
if could find the right job. If
I were lucky like some people :.
if I had pull, I'd show them"
So many of us sitting around,
looking at our demoralized world,
saying these things to ourselves.
So many of us growing old and
older, waiting for the right job"
or the right chance" or the right
person to come along. Thinking
that if we wait long enough, wish
hard enough. they surely will.
IT'S UP TO US
BUT THEY WON'T! FOR
THERE ARE NO RIGHT" JOBS
OR CHANCES OR PEOPLE.
THERE ARE ONLY THE SCANT
MAKINGS. THE REST is UP
TO US.
The fact that people seem
happy and contented with their
jobs or their homes does not prove
that they have found the right"
position or the perfect mate" It
simply proves that they have had
enough spunk and shrewdness
TO TAKE WHAT OFFERED,
AND BUILD UPON 1T.
They didn't find chance which
Gust fitted" them. THEY FIT
TED THEMSELVES TO THE
CHANCE WHICH THEY FOUND.
Consider, for example. this news
paper world which seems so CLAM
orous. so thrilling. to those look
ing in.
Rare indeed is the individual
who has as much power as a sue
cessful colunnist-who looms so
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
VALPARAISO

Discovering South America is
Just about the incest travel thrill
that we know. Fast steamer and
air service have been factors in
making Buenos Aires, Rio de ia
neiro, Santiago and Valparaiso
more than just names to us. These
beautiful places are playing host
to more visitors from North Amer
ica every year.
Rio and Buenos Aires on. the
east coast seem to be more popu-
lar than the west coast cities.
But Valparaiso yields to no city
when it comes to rare beauty and
creature comfort. 1t is the gem
of the South American west coast
and it really is as beautiful as the
wonderful valparaiso Harbor" by
Whistler.
One sees the port from the ship
deck as a perfect crescent, with
the city rising from the edge OF
the Pacific and climbing the
slopes of the hills, hills set with
gardened terraces and flower-filled
public parks.
STEEP HILLS
At night the twinkling lights Of
Valparaiso seem to reach up and
merge with the tropical stars.
Ships of all nations ride at an
chor in the beautiful harbor, and
along the streets there is a verl-
table label of tongues. Tourists get
their first thrill as they ride the
lifts that climb the steep hill
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
I'm THE BAG"

Jack Dempsey, bobbin' and
weavin' around the ringSide in
his own restaurant, was little
more pronounced in his views
Jack. who passes out autographs
and handshakes now instead OF
punches, is chairman of the Demo
cratic athletic committee. Said
Jack:
Its in the bag. Yuh see,
Broadway don't like farmers. It's
Just that the people here are
more liberal. Why, l hear you
can't buy cigarette or a drink
in Kansas. Broadway wouldn't
like that. No, Br0adway's too
liberal to be for LandOn. It's for
Roosevelt"
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

on Fifth Avenue with a parade
of the four horsemen in Colonial
costumes and a string Of sound
trucks. =.
But, on Broadway, they think all
Washingtonians have one-tracK
minds.
Jimmy the bootblack at Forty
eighth Street summed it up in this
fashion:
"Aw, politics. What's the use
of talking about them when you
amt running for nothing.
Il always heard that If you
keep your nose clean yuh live
longer. 1 keep my schnOzzle out
of politics. It's a racket, amt
it? They got ut. Let 'em
keep ut"
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

Sary," writes Mr.. Bates in his
explanatory introduction. And
he goes on:
"ThuS, while the longer poems
have been printed as poetry,
the numerous fragments of verse
interSperSed in the narrative have
been left in prose form, or while
modern paragraphing has been
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

mo won d er
they're success
full and happy"
you sneer to
y o u r S e l f -,
They've found
a job that fits
'em. I cou. d
succeed too if I
could find a job
like that. People
think I'm lazy
o u I I'm n o I.
Trying to duck
work but I'm
n o t. P eopl e
think I ought
tn fokn nnu inh
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

Kenworthy, of
Newbury, Mass,
p u b ! ished in
1928. One of
these sermons
was a raging
p h / Ii pi c
against t h ose
who dared even
to hint there
was such a
thing as poetry
in the Bible.
Once, when I
had mislaid the
current issue of
90 D e a d W ood
Dick" and there
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

of Job printed as a poem drama,
with a cast of characters. Old and
venerated auSteriteS dominate one
mood, and the stimulus of the new
light Of today the other.
"a certain timidity has seemed
to haunt the cOunSels of the
bOldest, a reluctance to make
any changes not absolutely neceS-
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
JUST INTERESTED

At the editors luncheon club
Carl Van Doren, author of Three
Worlds expressed surprise be-
tween courses that the Federal
Government didn't do anything
about presidential nominee
being arrested for vagrancy
He meant Earl Browder, the
Communist candidate. He was
pleasantly interested, but not
overwhelmed.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
A Splendid Spirit

When your little world is thrown gear by
minor mishap, think of that of Birdsall Sweet
His world, his whole world is iron lung in Pough-
keepsie hospital and has been his world for five years
He entered when he 13 victim of nfanle paralysis
His spirits, hospital attendants say, still good
When yours aren't when your world has, you think,
fallen about you think of him and his unbeatable spirit
And be glad that you don't have to exchange worlds with
him
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
CONSIDERATE

So it's books, music. art and
business that Broadway has on
it's mind and not politics, except,
of course, if they want to be very
polite and talk to a Washing
tonian about something they
think he might know a little bit
about
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

so old they're
not even worth
lifting for gags.
Not that the
whole city is
cond t i oned
against politics.
Oh no! Jim
Farley and his
able crew hold
out day and
night at the
Biltmore. Gov
ernor Landon
has his sup
porters. Y o u
find t h e m
dra wing crowds
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
JUST A FIGHT

A block and a half away Harry
Richman, who mas a cane bearer.
now that he's made an ocean
flight (and he carries two canes)
climaXes the big supper show with
a half hour of song.
From MS desk IN a tiny office
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

I'm neutral. You see It's not
in my line. l look at it the way
I'd look at a good fight. Maybe
it lasts longer than most fights.
Maybe it runs so or so rounds.
"The way look at it Landon'S
the challenger. The Presidents
the champion. LandOn goes to
the micrOphOne and delivers a
blast. It's his round. Then
Roosevelt comes back the next
night with an answer. It's his
round.
"And that goes on and on.
Pretty soon the voters over the
country go into the little booths
and they put down their choice,
The referee announces the win.
ner. You see it's just a fight
to me and l hope it's a good
one"
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

So many of US sitting around
these days, waiting for the right
job" to turn up envying the
lucky devils who have them.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
OTHER VIEWS

Just back from New York's
Great Night Way where they
think the Acts of Congress are
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

It just happened that among
our family books was a volume of
sermons by the Rev. jeremiah
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

There is no room for that trio
In the stadium or ball park
Where the nations games and pastimes
Bring good-natured crowds together.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09

Left outside and quite forgotten
By clean sport loving people
Are class consciousness and rancor
And political dissension.
The Washington times., 1936-10-09
Greatest Show on Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

Anext to the bar Harry adopts tn
rk,s attitude of an interested specta
nay | tor:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
DAH[GREN SESSION
MARRIED BY STRIFE.
Young Clash With Mature
and Former Officers
Resign.

Two factions-the young and the
Saaene-deVSloped at . meeting OF
the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens As
ISOLATION last night when John Cahill,
.21-year-old newspaper photographer,
was installed as president during q
hectic session marked by the resigna-
ton Of former officers.
, A few minutes after taking Office
.Cahill became embroiled with ]. H.
Williams, Powell Junior High School
teacher, whom he succeeded as presi-
dent. After a caustic verbal ex-
change williams declined to serve as
chairman Of the Membership Com
'nittee.
! Addressing the youthful president,
Williams turned down the appoint
.ment by saying: How could you ask
me to serve under you when at the
last meeting you called me old.
fashioned and slow?"
Cahill was elected last month at
o sparsely attended meeting after he
attacked Williams. It was suggested
at the time that he be made presi-
dent Ito see If he could do as we'll"
In declining to serve on the Mem
bership Committee, Williams pointed
out that Cahin himself formerly
served in similar capacity, but failed
to increase the associations member
ship appreciably.
j. G. Kingsbury, treasurer of the as
sociation for many years, and Miss
Margaret Mealy, secretary, also re-
signed. After several others failed to
accept the positions, Cahill finally pre-
vailed upon Miss Evelyn Reynolds, who
appeared younger than himself. to Ali
the secretaryship. c. P. Bailey was
elected vice president. The treasurer
post was left vacant.
, The meeting lasted nearly two hours
and was marked by pickering between
the president and the membership over
parliamentary procedure.
The association decided to ask that
Franklin street between Brentwood
road and Rhode Island avenue be
opened.
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Deaths Reported.

william Hunssr s. aa 5Sa w'Gnins ave.
Frank L. Mattel. I'd, 1885 Jackson ct. n
Es2s : elS as y: Unitsa O States sa Soldiers
ssfs Lsi'S%ss 6sis.d H Ssssss 's ga
Emory 3. Wilson. es. 1871 Potomac
Msrsaret, Leebode. IS. st. Elisabsth's
Robert 4 Birch. e5, GEORGETOWN Hospital.
John Maekey. 65. United States Naval
Made Eden. 90. Homeopathic Hospital.
Hliee M Kerpes. g. g. s267 ffs sh St q. NJ ne.
William 5. Fiona omss. g. "a a s &. Sc ss
Nelson Relay. 40. Galiinser Hospital.
wi lillian, H j. 0connor. a. United States
Harry, ! LSye|oy. IL. walter Reed Gen.
Henry +, Campbell. 40. st. Elizabeth's
Anna N. Dodd, 90. sibley Hospital.
Eva Foster, So 2649H Sheridan I'd. Sc.
James Hayden. SO, st. Elixabeth's hospital.
John W; Purdy. 50. 27i5 14th 81,
Gli itss k Digs A. Prsv .,s Hospital.
Nssarath Webb. 40, Emergency Hospital,
Carrie Brown, 81. Emergency Hospital.
John H. Warfeld. 1S. Gallinger Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
LEADER IN BREAK
RETURNED TO CELL
Beavers Captured Without
Shot-TWo Still Free
in Oklahoma.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
McALEsTER, Okla, May a.
Claude Beavers was brought back
alive-today to the State Penitentiary,
where he engineered . savage-like
break in which q foreman was killed
and guard wounded.
The convict leader, who boosted he
never would be taken alive. surren-
dered without show of resistance
early today In the Jack Fork Noun
tains 80 miles southeast Of here.
Here I am" he shouted as Old
Boston. the prisons famed blood
hound, led i've man-hunters to his
refuge In the brush.
II give up" he shouted.
"I've thrown away my guns" he
added, stepping into the open.
The capture Of Beavers left only
two Of the eight original fugitives at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
Woman Teachers Criticized.

The teaching Of boys by women was
criticized at the conference Of the
National Association Of Schoolmasters
In Shefield, England. K. B. Kaye
said one result Of women teachers was
that boys were encouraged to think
only Of - collar and tie job" Miss
Teacher has put 1t into many boys
head to become what u vulgarly
called - sissie." he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

large. Warden Roy w. Kenny called
In all possemen, saying he was con-
WINGED the other two convicts, Julius
Bohannon and A. @. Macarthur, were
not In this section.
The tip that led to Beavers cap
ture came from m old Indian. Old
Boston was put on the trail. He shifted
along for IL miles before reaching the
convict's hiding place.
Warden Kenny said the ring-leader
would be placed in solitary conf1ne-
ment along with the five other re-
captured convicts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

TODAY.
Meeting, Tau Phi Sorority, Raleigh
Hotel 8 pm.
Meeting, Free Lance Writers, Shore
ham Hotel, 8 pm.
: Meeting. Oxford group, Mayhower
Hotel, 8 pm.
: Meeting. Lido Civic Club, Mayhower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, League Of Laymen's Re-
treats. Maydower Hotel, 8 pm.
: Meeting. Chi Sigma Sorority, May
flower Hotel 8 pm.
Meeting, Thirteen Club, Willard
Hotel, 8 pm.
: Supper. Amity Club. Hamilton Hotel,
8 pm.
Dinner, Sixth Presbyterian Church,
Sixteenth and Kennedy streets, pm.
Dinner, Yale Club, University Club,
$50 pm.
Dinner, University Of Chicago
Alumni, University Club, e:15 pm.
Dance, Ladies' Oriental Shrine Of
North America, Maynower Hotel, 8
pm.
TOMORROW.
Luncheon, Washington Round Ia.
bic, University Club, 1880 pm.
Card party, Naomi Chapter No. 3,
o. E. s., Thomas Circle Club, 8 pm.
Dance, Wisconsin State Society,
willard Hotel, o pm.
Meeting, War Mothers, Raleigh
Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, South Dakota State Society,
Broadmoor Hotel, 10 pm.
Dinner, Pythian Sisters-Ladies'
Auxiliary, Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, District Department, A. r.
G. E., Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dance, Reciprocity Club. Kenwood
Coli and Country Club, 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

Code for Candidates.
Haskell County, Tex, candidates
held their own mass meeting, ruled
box suppers out OF campaign plans
and agreed to only six speeches.
Evening star., 1936-06-05
ROD AND STREAM
BY GEORGE HUBER.

may be taken, however. in the Dale
carlia Reservoir provided you have
a special permit. The season opened
there last Saturday and will remain
open until March 81,
A LII along both sides of Chesapeake
n Bay hardheads are biting very
good. Some especially good catches
have been made recently at the
Gooses, Sharps Island, Honga River,
Plum Point West River, st. Jeromes
Greek and Point Lookout If you are
going to Plum Point be sure to take
your own bait, as it is next to impos-
sible to get any there.
There should be some rocks and
gray sea trout around Point Lookout
and Scotland Beach.
At Kenwood Beach Capt. r Y.
benson has a new 42-foot launch
which can accommodate as many as
20 persons. 1t Is fitted out with an
awning for fishing In the sun. as well
as the usual allotment of comfortable
chairs and life preservers.
THE season at Wachapreague and
Ocean City is just about at its
height. Catches there include porgies,
trout and channel bass, with an occa-
sional kingfish. One party fishing
half a day at wachapreague landed
six channel bass out of IL strikes.
Here are condensed reports from
other nearby fishing resorts:
Rock Hall, Md, Capt. Lewis Blacks
ton, jr.-Large hardheads now run
ming, so to 80 per trip. expect rock
almost any time.
Eastport, Md, Capt. T. g. Rawlins-
Made good catches Of hardheads this
week, looks good for next week.
Sparrows Point, Md. Capt. Lewis
Markel-Plenty Of hardheads, expect
rock soon.
Deals Island, wenona, Md, Capt.
Dewy Webster-Fishing here was never
better, hardheads, trout, perch. Wealth
er has been fine.
Broons Island, Patuxent River.
Capt. H. C. Elliot-Just fair catches
this week. should improve
River Springs. Md, Capt. Walter
Cheseldine-First trip out this week
took 43 rock, hardheads; look for
an exceptionally good season.
Quimby, Va, Capt L. S. Corbin-
Fish not as plentiful as they were, but
some o to IL pound trout being taken
and q few blues.
Conowingo, Md, Capt. Paul Swell
gert-Season opened June l, plenty Of
rock and pike.