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Evening star., 1936-10-31

Indians so frequently that they knew
him as Pointed Arrow" and Long
Knife"
THE 20. K" symbol has been at
tributed to this fighting President
from Tennessee. Andrew never could
spell we'll. Consequently, it is said, he
scrawled 20 x" on the first page Of
documents in the belief that they we're
the initial letters of ALI correct"
which he misspelled "oll korrect."
Construction of the Treasury Build
ing began during the second of the
Jackson terms. Its unfortunate loca.
ton forced Pennsylvania avenue to
bend around it, and according 10 the
story Andrew was the man responsible
for that blunder. 1t seems that the
surveyors could not agree on the loca.
ton. Andrew settled the matter by
marking on the grass with his cane.
Then he pointed to the crude outline
and ordered the men to put her
there"
Undoubtedly Jackson possessed the
hottest temper among all the Chief
Executives. He was one of two red.
heads to achieve this highest honor.
Grant was the other. Ulysses S. once
found himself in a delicate position
when Congress passed measure which
would cut his $4,000 salary in half.
What would you have done under the
circumstances? Grant vetoed the bill.
1t is a curious fact that the two
AdamSes, probably the most aristo.
cratic or blue-bloded, were both fol.
lowed by Presidents who did not hesi-
tate to rub shoulders with the people.
The conservatives Adamses disliked all
liberals and resented the fact of their
defeat by plebeians, so they refused to
extend the usual courtesies to their
successors.
Washington and John Adams ad.
dressed Congress in person. Jeffer.
son had never been an orator. He
could not make speech. but he could
write a good one; so he wrote his
speech out and sent it in the form of
message to Congress. Adams said that
he considered personal speech more
manly" The message to Congress
became a fixture until Woodrow VIII
son broke the rules.
hid you know that George Wash.
- ington never lived in the White
House? 1t was not completed before
he retired to Mount Vernon. Really
only few of our Presidents lived in
the White House, for 1t did not receive
that name until the time Of Theodore
Roosevelt. It was officially known as
the Executive Mansion, but John
Quincy Adams changed 1t to the
Presidential Mansion. while the news
paper correspondents frequently used
the form Presidents House. The peo-
pie welcomed the change Of name by
"T. r."
The younger Adams read his Bible,
attended church services and devoutly
prayed, but he could shoot q mean
game of billiards on the ornate table
he had installed in the Presidential
Mansion. He had a full array Of chess
men, too. Many persons worried bit
about John Quincy's peculiar ideas Of
piety.
Did you know that Jefferson was an
inventor He made a contrivance like
a turnstile for hanging up his jackets
and breeches, but he did something far
more serviceable for the tired business
man, probably less worn out or frazzled
in those old days than now. If swivel
chair is a better desk chair than one
that does not whirl and bend. thank
the third President. He invented 1t.
Evening star., 1936-10-31
By Carl Schurs Lowden.

ss JAMES had mutton chop
whiskers like that" mused
an old lady as she sat in an
easy chair at Krum Elbow,
on the Hudson, and peered curiously
at the approaching figure on the walk
I'D say my husband had come back
to me, but he's been gone all of sc
years now. 1t just can't be he"
Who was the mysterious stranger
that revived memories of a long-dead
mate? He was an angler returning
home after a leisurely fishing sojourn
in the Atlantic off the coast of New
Brunswick. He had let his wiskers
grow while away from ofhcialdom and
had returned with a beard to play this
well-designed prank.
Franklin always did have a de-
lightful sense of humor," the old lady
said afterward when she told the
story Of her distinguished sons cave
man act.
Yes, you have guessed it. The gray
AiaiiC GU WlNiOW WAC dlihlll H. xtOOOC-
velt's mother, and the bearded stranger
was the President himself.
Can you imagine George Washing
ton or Franklin Pierce or Rutherford
B. Hayes or the fastidious Coolidge
indulging in such horSe-play? They
were too prim for practical jokes.
Still, did you know that Coolidge
rode horse in the White House? He
did, not once or a few times, but every
morning. Silent Cal' must have been
a good rider, too, for the horse never
kicked or bucked or protested in any
way. 1t could not object because il
happened to be a mechanical contrap-
ton of metal and wood, stabbed in the
basement and used as a time-saving
exerciser.
Through the years we have kept our
Presidents on the high pedestal of pro-
found dignity. Back of the public
scene, however, several of them be-
haved like human beings: but they
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HUMAN PRESIDENTS
All Save Few Chief Executives Have Been
Distinctly That: Garfield Turned Hand
springs: Roosevelt Grew Beard.

mounted the pedestal again If any re-
porters appeared. We should be more
open-minded and less exacting. Surely
if a President can unbend once in a
while he will live longer.
JAMES A. GARFIELD did unbend,
once at least, and yet he lived only
little more than six months after his
Inauguration. However, his brief serv-
ice did not follow because he once
threw of the artificial restraints of
being the President Of the United
States.
Dad, don't you wish you could do
that?" young Harry Garfield dared his
father after turning handspring in
the White Houe study.
IT think I can." the Chief Executive
answered. He removed his coat and
did the stunt. The nimbleness of his
early years was gone, but from that
moment the boy must have admired
his father more for his prompt ac-
ceptance of the challenge and his
ability to turn the handspring. al
though bit rusty from lack of prac-
tice.
All Of the earlier Chief Executives
ate with table knives and spoons and
had little or no use for forks. They
also cooled their tea or coffee by
pouring it from the cup into the
saucer. If you commit social errors,
dispel your worries about being barred
thereby from living in the White
House. Among the Presidents you
can find precedent or two for almost
anything.
Overeating and indiscreeteatingha have
been American sins for many years
Old Zachary Taylor, master of the
White House for l6 months, might
have served his full term if he had
been judicious about his eating. He
drank ice water freely at Fourth OF
July celebration, then ate heartily of
cherries and topped them OF with
iced milk. Andrew Jackson's idea OF
high-powered sports was main 60
Evening star., 1936-10-31
POLITICAL ACCIDENTS HAVE MADE SEVERAL PRESIDENTS
FATE TWISTS PARTY PLANS
Has Often Taken Hand Divert Nomination From Seemingly
Logical Choice-Hoover, Coolidge and Cleveland Among
Those Smiled Upon by Odd Destiny.

ular" in their party devotion said they
would vote for Cleveland, but shook
their heads obviously over his chance
of winning.
It had been a political error of the
Blaine men 10 allow man unknown
in national politics to poll so large a
gubernatorial vote in a pivotal State
like New York-especially man who
had no national record to explain or
defend But the brilliancy and popu-
larity of Blaine were expected to make
up for this tactical mistake. They
did not, and Cleveland was elected.
CLEVELAND ran for President three
times, twice successfully. Tam
many fought him in 1884 and again
in 1892, when he won. When Tam
many supported him-in 1888-he
lost. At the Democratic National
Convention in 1892, the Tammany
leader called attention to Cleveland's
many enemies in his own State. It
was then that Gen. Bragg of Wiscon-
sin sprang to his feet with the words:
I'VE love him for the enemies he has
made"
No story on the accidents that have
made and unmade men Presidents of
the United States would be complete
without mentioning the rise of Calvin
Coolidge.
The series of accidents which won
the grand prize in American political
life for him really began on Septem-
Der 9, 1919. On that day 1,400 Bos-
ton policemen laid down their shields
and walked out on strike. Coolidge
was then Governor of Massachusetts,
and, like all men in public life, he
knew that a labor question had but
one side for a great mass of voters.
Evening star., 1936-10-31

when he was travelling. Mr.. Hoover
His secretary took care of all that
and the tipping was done by the Sec
retary, too.
But Mr.. Roosevelt. he sure likes to
tip people. Once I had just brought
him his luncheon in his drawing
room-he never came into the public
dining car No. 3161, my car-and as
I was going out he said, John, just
hand me those trousers hanging up
there, I must have some money about
me somewhere And I handed him
his trousers that was hanging there
on a hook and he put his hand in the
pocket of them and gave me So tip
for that luncheon"
A FTER moments consideration,
Brooks went on: "Mr. Roosevelt
don't eat much breakfast. AS far as
I can remember, he never ordered a
hearty breakfast once all the time ]
knew him. Now you take first thing
in the morning, what he wants
more'n anything in the world Is a
large glass of orange juice. JUS a
large glass of orange juice. An he
always reminds me to make 1t big
one.
Lunch time, though, he's usually
ready to eat hearty meal. I always
brought him a pretty good luncheon
and he ate all of it."
Brooks explained the manner ir
which the railroad takes care of al
presidential requests, so far as food
is concerned, or likely requests. which
it anticipates. Due to the fact that
the special car Pioneer, which Is
turned over by the Pullman company
for the use of Presidents of the
United States when they travel, has
no kitchen, meals are served to the
Chief Executive and his family from
the regular dining car.
Special menus are printed for the
consideration of the executive party
and provision Is made to take care o1
any culinary request that may be
made.
"Our agent don't miss single
thing" said Brooks. Everything the
President could possibly want or be
likely to order is on that train. Ano
there's nothing but the best Of every.
thing, fresh from the markets the h.
very day we leave Washington. ordi'
narily there might be fruit or vege.
tables or other food that, while per-
fectly fresh, still had been carried or
the train for one or two days. Bu
not for the President. Everything
served to him comes direct from the
market to the train just a little while
before we pull out. I can't think ol
anything In the world he might want
to order that we wouldn't have toi
him or couldn't make for him.
"Mr. Roosevelt chooses, too
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Politically he was thrust into q
critical situation. Labor was unusu-
ally strong everywhere-so strong in
Boston that certain leaders hastened
to demand the removal of the police
commissioner. They declared they
would uphold the right Of policemen
to strike the same as other laboring
men, and warned the Governor Of
their power to reward their friends
and punish their enemies.
Coolidge replied quickly that he
would not remove the commissioner,
adding the memorable words: There
is no right to strike against the pub
lie safety by anybody, anywhere, any
time.
AS Governor he brusquely thrust
aside the warnings of political friends
that an adverse action would ruin his
party and himself, and declared his
intention of defending the authority
and jurisdiction of Massachusetts, over
her public officers, as set down in the
constitution. A weaker man would
have talked Of arbitration. Of sitting
around a table to discuss differences,
of committee of eminent citizens to
study the problem-thus prolonging
the trouble for weeks. As it was, the
direct method of Gov. Coolidge cleared
up the trouble in less than week.
NOTHING that the Governor had
said or done led to the strike.
For him it was an accident in his ad-
Observation-Disclosures unexpected.
But the best people in Boston-in
achusetts-including many sin
cere friends of labor. appalled, at the
police officers suddenly placing the
city in the hands of the criminal
classes, rallied to his support. His
Evening star., 1936-10-31

prompt action did not ruin him, as
timid politicians feared. 1t made
him-for the citizens of Massachu-
sets insisted that his name should
be presented to the impending ma
tional convention of Republicans as
the Bay States candidate for Presi-
dent.
That convention chose Warren G.
Harding as its standard bearer, but
named Coolidge for the vice presi-
dency. Then the accidental death of
Harding made Coolidge President, and
in 1924 the Nation on his own account
gave him a plurality of 1888. .430 over
the Democratic nominee.
tCopyright 1886 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1936-10-31

O President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner
acknowledging the cheers of the crowd in Philadelphia
after their denomination. (AP). ~ Gov Woodrow
Wilson (center) surrounded by part of the National
Democratic Committee his New Jersey home to con.
sratulae him his nomination. Underwood g. Under.
.ood). 90 Gov. Wilson casting his Princeton,
~ j, during the 1912 campaign. az President Hoover
and ex.President Coolidge the White House the
day of Hoovers Inauguration. (A.P.).
Evening star., 1936-11-18

NEAR GOVT. DEPTS.
Select environment, right DOWN
TOWN: 24-hour switchboard and
elevator service, FREE refrigeration.
LARGE rooms.
$40 Foyer. living room, kitch-.
en- and bath.
S125 Foyer. FOUR rooms DEN,
kitchen and bath.
Both Of these suites have THREE
EXPOSURES.
"The PENTTLLY,
1912 K st. NV.
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1927 21st PL. Sc.
Three rooms. kitchen. dining alcoye.
bath and screened rear porch Electrolux
gas refrigeration, heat and hot water fur
nished. new building.
Evening star., 1936-11-18

ROOMS FUR. 8 UNFUR.
laSs NV. Apt; loaTwS large b.ighs a9nt
1880 UPsHUR ST. N.W.-Betweens 14th
st. car and 18th ST. bus. Second-hoor
room. southern exposure. screened porch,
Sh-w Sa, xsII unlimited phene. Owners home
SPECIAL BARGAIN. $3.50 1lth st. nv
z rooms: frst moor. S35 mo. gas. eiec..
ROOMS UNFURNIsHEp.
1889 EYE ST. NV. Apt 41.1 large
room sriSht; kitchen privileges If desired
BEAUrIFUL CORNER. large. with porch:
corner detached home: quiet; between two
ssr SAL lines s:r ssS s;es heat $50. Addrss: BOX
1745 L ST. NV large rooms. semi
furnished; electricity and gas; $40.
SUBURBAN ROOMS.
SITTING ROOM, bed room. private bath;
men. Phone Alexandria I147
$500 14th NORTH. Arlington. va.-Larse.
next to bath; gentlemen only; sarage:
Srsr m block p I'll Il SS. osH After p
ROOMS WITH BOARD.
NEAR CONGRE9SIONAL LIBRARY
Warm, sunny rm., newly furn.; semi-pri-
vate bath; continuous hot water. Line.
1894.
1872 MASS. AVE. N.W.-vacAncy for youns
man. private bath: also vacancy for young
;Sss sS :as:h:s' s:.
22oe MASS. AYE. N.W-Home for. refined
|sdiss .,ts sns sSsa ns'snsa' szssnsns nssls' ssss
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ROOMS FURNISHED.

2s17 2sth ST. NV : Desirable double
room, twin beds next to bath: cont. hot
water. unlimited phone: private family.
Adams 3245.
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v..., JH,odP. sASggIs GGo;h :, WV

National aio0 925 18th 81. NV.
4514 CONN. AVE. NV PoNcE DE
Leon)--seyeral desirable apts; bed rw,
Ss7 so . month: also rms. kit. and bath.
S105 month: resident manager, Earase.
RANDALL n HA0NEE q Co. INC,
1881 conn. Ave. Decatur 5000.
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TUDOR CLUB,

O0OIG OiUD,
ITS N ST. NV.
(Where 18th. N Sts and Conn. Ave. Meet)
Just opened under q new management;
luxurious double and triple rooms. de-
licious meals; convenient; most reasonable.
FLETCHER ARMS,
1875 N. H Ave. N.w.-Newly decorated
and furnished house, inner spring mat
tresseS basement being remodeled for
boys Ping Pong table. Choice of menus
S45 to S55 board.
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APARIMENrs uhfuRNisHfn.

| 1871 goth ST.-ONE-HALF BLOCK COff7
ave, r St.; remodeled; modern bath roouiEl
kitchens: beautifully decorated: hrepiaces|
One large room. kitchen. bath &45.
rooms, kitchen. bath. s55; with largd
Evening star., 1936-11-18
ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.

UNFURNTsHED ROOM. with board for
middle-aged lady. Address Box 19T. Star
office.
YOUNG MAN desires room and board
prefers private home; Govt. employe. Ad-
dress Box 35l-T. Star ofice
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Ais Wisconsin Ave. NV,
NEAR GOVT. DEPTS.
PARK CENTRAL,

1900 + ST. NV
Right Downtown-Nesr Everything.
Save Car Fare-Walk 70 Work.
Frigidaire Current Free.
Ss5 .00-Rec. hall living room, sun room
bed room. dinette. kitchen. tile bath
built-in tub and shower.
Beliboy elevator. switchboard service.
See manager. Metropolitan 0540.
1404 St CAFRrTZ Dist q0s0,
Evening star., 1936-11-18
ROOMS WITH BOARD.

1922 * ST; N:WILrhe Lee,Marque-
Nicely furnished single and double rooms:
1913 VERMONT AVE.-select: running
$3.50 wk. each: basement. rms. shower:
ATTRAcTIvELY FURNISHED single room
able rates Colunbia 1923.
LARGE FRONT ROOM. suitable for three;
nicely furnished; semi-private bath. excel
lert meals: S32 80 each. Columbia 0175
1851 WYOMING AVE. NW.-Lovely light
month. also double room. refined atmos-
phere; excellent meals. Columbia 10343.
141O 18th NW.-Young man to share
front basement studio. private bath and
sntrsnce; large fireplace phone: excellent
$50 9.5O-DoUBLE and single room. board.
laundry, every convenience; new home.
beautifully furn.: u block from bus or
direct trans. from home possible. Green
wood 2S79.
31O3 10Th ST. NW.-ComfortabIe rooms
and good meals for refined men and
ladies. Double and single rooms. House
has Just recently opened, is ideally located.
with bus stop across the st.
l401 10th N.W-Warm single and double
plenty baths heat anf. hot water. switch
board service. selectivs menus. 30'
1919 VARNUM ST. NV, on I6th--At-
excellent southern cooking: reasonable. 10.
1925 RHODE ISLAND-Young people, at
tractive. excellent meals refined surround
ings: spacious living and dining rooms;
reasonable. 23'
Carroll SPRINGS INN. =.
Comfortable old inn 20 minutes out
3 meals: reasonable. Shepherd 204O.
1851 HARVARD ST. N.W.-Single. double
rooms; clean. well-appointed home warm
meals. reasonable
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and other pastel shades; small room
runners. o it.. 1895: IL It.. Si.95; scat
ters. S1.00 up. See these rugs before buy
jng elsewhere. Open evenings till 2 pm.
1904 Girard st. NV. Dealer. 81.
TYPEWRITERS-All makes,
models and prices; new and
used. Central Typewriter Co.,
923 G st. NV. Natl. 1929.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Washers. and ironers that
are fully guaranteed, floor
models. Fifth floor, Palais
Royal Department Store.
REFRIGERATORS. Floor
models, greatly reduced. Fifth
floor, Palais Royal Depart
ment Store.
Evening star., 1936-11-18

wANTED-An investment Of $500. leRiti-
mate business. Just starting. Possibilities
references given and REQUIRED. Address
Box 345-T. Star once.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-27
ANSWERS

l. John r. Love, Jr., of Jackson
County Representative Love attended
The regular session, but when the Spe-
cial session convened on May LIST he
was among those absent. On May 9th
he wrote the speaker that he had
Joined a company Of volunteers, and
rendered his resignation as a men,
Der Of the assembly. His company was
with the Goth North Carolina rcgi-
nent and saw service through the en-
tire war. and was in an engagement
at Waynesville on May 3. 1865, thirty
days after the surrender at Appomat-
tox. Representative Love attained the
rank Of colonel while in service.
g. John Urmstone, missionary,
Wro:o London church authorities, Sep
TENDER 22. 1914; 1--WE expect to hear
from that famous city Of Bath con-
sisting Of 9 houses, or rather Cot
tages, once styled the Metropolis and
seat Of Government will be totally de-
serted This was during the Tuscor-
ara War.
8. The special session called by Gov
crnor Ellis convened on May /. The
first bill introduced by Dennis o.
Feraocc, Of Camden, provided for
rendering military aid to the state
Of Virginia. On it's third reading OH
motion Of Thomas NJ. Crumplcr, OF
Ashe and Alleghaney. it was amend
cd to read, "to Virginia or the Gov
eminent OF the Confederate States"
H. Senator Lee Slater Overman, of
Salisbury. was named on the senate
committee at the special session of
the list Congress in 1880
5. II condemn not all, for | believe
there arc some well meaning Honest
Men amongst You. but even those
bore down or carried away by the
false zeal and Glamour of the Rest
6. In 1877 n charter was granted al
lowing the organization Of d company
of from $4,000 asto 100000 capital
stock for tho purpose Of making the
river navgablc. J. p. Mabry. William
Harris and Joseph II. Thompson OF
Leington; John |. Shaver. William $.
McCay and Joseph i. Chambers Of
Salisbury: Baxter Bailey, James Nc
EIroy and Alexander Hanes, of Mocks;
Vile: Richard G. Pruyear. Nichols L..
Williams and Francis Clingman, of
Huntsville; Francis X. Armstrong,
Mark York and James r. Dodge, of
Rockford; and Sidney Stokes. Ander-
son Mitchell and James Gwynn, of
WillleSboro, were named commission
ers to sell the stock.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-27
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Jan. q, acknowledging Mozart was
born in Salzburg, Austria, the great
est of all prodigies. He began writ
ing the 624 musical compositions that
were to make him immortal. when he
was six. He was IA when ne heard
Gregorie's Miserere in the Sistine
chapel, and went back to his hotel in
Nome to make from memory the
first exact copy any lay musician
had ever obtained Of this forbidden
music" Only with this remarkable
memory was it possible for him to
write down the following mornings
the long and complete scores which
were created in his dreams The IA
NOUS quintet from his opera, 1.-THE
Magic Flute" came to him as he
dozed after billiard game!
Jan. q, 1761-James Otis, in an APP
peal III the Massachusetts Supreme
court against cdicts issued by the Brit
iSh government restricting trade be-
tween the American colonies and
West Indian islands, beSpOken cele-
brated sentiment: "A mans house is
his castle :" The fight he made
against the act was the first serious
cudllGuSc Oh Tic Va
ment over the colonies, and John
Adams declared this day was the be-
ginning OF the American Revolution.
Jan. q, 1S80-33-yeal~old Thomas
Edison was given a patent upon his
incandescent electric lamp.
Two other inventors--Goebel and
Swann-dcvised substantially identi
cal incandoscent lamps at the same
time. This and a hundred other SIM
ultaneous discoveries and inventions
Of major importance, provides s. c.
Gilfillan with interesting illustrations
III support OF his Thesis that all scien-
tific discovery and invention is in
cation that any individuals genius
evitabc. and that There Is no indi-
has been necessary to any invention
that has had any Importance. To
the historian and social scientist the
progress of invention appears imper
sonal.
IN other words. Leonardo da Vinci
as al inventor of propellers and fly
ing machines was bound to be a fail
ure for lack of principles that had
not been discovered. Marconi could
not have "invented' wireless il Hertz,
Maxwell, etc. had not preceded him.
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