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Evening star., 1936-10-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRAcEWELL.

How Templeton Jones let three good
ones get away from him Is no base ball
story.
It is, rather. q tale of book collecting,
not Of first editions, because That hobby
Is too expensive for Jones.
He, in common with many boeklovers,
likes to browse over old book stands. pick
up volume now and then which appeals
to him.
Most Of the stuff he so collects Is junk.
He Is the first to admit it.
Several hundred years, 1t itself, means
nothing particular in bOokdom. Some
very old things are worthless. Some very
new things are priceless.
Yet to the ordinary booklover the man
or woman with more love than money, q
really old book, now and then, Just flls
the bill. It strikes chord in mind and
heart.
These old things. maybe a hundred.
maybe two hundred years old, coming
down almost intact all these years-well,
they show one of two things, either that
no one ever read them, or that some one,
and it really ought to be capitalized
Some One, thought q very great deal of
them, hence took exceptionally good care
Of them.
This continuity of care. this love of
books. coming down through the ages,
always makes an appeal.
Whether the book in question Is "rare"
or not makes little difference. The main
thing Is the sense of the love of books,
which Is the same now as in the days of
old.
Templeton Jones Is highly conscious Of
this when he stops before collection of
old ones.
He is confused, too. as no doubt many
a person Is, confronted with mixture, a
hodge -podge of treasures and junk.
1t was this confusion Of mind that
made Jones mum three possible good
buys. to fritter his money away on the
commonplace. He saw it all afterward
but not quick enough.
He stood convicted in his own mind
and that was where it hurt-of being a
poor buyer in a branch of trade in which
he fondly thought he knew something.
~ -
Live and learn" is a very unsatisfac-
tory motto sometimes.
Its phraseology. however, may help
one to be more careful.
When Templeton Jones stood in front
of the tables piled high with old ones his
eyes lighted first on several ancient copies
Of Longfellow's poems.
Always an admirer Of this much
abused poet. Jones had never joined the
modern hue and cry against his work.
What intrigued him about these old
copies was the steel engraving of the
bard
Longfellow has come down to so many
as one of the bearded poets" that Jones
was not prepared for this handsome.
smooth-faced, strong -jawed young fellow
who looked out at him with keen eyes.
This, then, was Longfellow at the
height of his power.
How much harm has been done his
reputation by picturing him always to the
youth of the nation as graybeard!
1t was easy to see. in this engraving, the
essential manhood of the fellow. No
mouthy poet, this, but a real man, using
Evening star., 1936-10-09
School Opening Hours.

The trafiic authorities apparently be-
lieve that the interests of traffic safety
would be better served by delaying the
opening of schools from to $50 in the
morning than by moving the opening
hour back to $50 o'clock. But DIR. Ballou's
memorandum on the subject, submitted
to the board meeting yesterday, shows
how difficult such q change becomes
when it upsets long-established school
routine. The board will consider the
step very carefully before sanctioning
any such change.
The whole city and the schools as well
are geared to an opening hour of 8 o'clock
In the morning. The change to $50
might prove relatively inconsequential.
DR.. Ballou points out, as far as the
morning hours are concerned. But de-
laying the school opening in the morn
ing. OF course, delays the close of school
in the afternoon. The loss of half an
hour in the afternoon will affect scores
of children who find employment after
SCHOOL nOurS. IL Will seriously aHect
extracurricular activities, such as special
instruction in the arts. 1t will upset the
athletic program in the schools, interfere
with teacher conferences and impose
"a difficult, if not impossible, condi-
ton in the custodial service"
Cutting off half hour of precious
,-l,k
Of school is another serious effect of the
proposal that the Board of Education
must study. In the Winter months 1t
is difilcult at best for children to get
their needed recreation in the open air
after school closes. Delaying the closing
hour to $3.50 would deny many of them
any time for play, during the Winter
months, after school.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

campaign episode of importance. But
politicians say it's "one of those things"
sudden and SenSationaHthat more
than once in our history have been
sprung to the eleventh-hour undoing of
candidates and parties. In no quarter
is there visible any inkling of inclina-
ton to charge the President with re-
Sponsibility for his sons activities. The
best guess is that the whole thing will
be forgotten in week. Nevertheless
and Notwithstanding. in contest arous-
ing the personal passions engendered by
the present unpleaSantneSs, seasoned
party managers aver that you never
can tell just what damage is left behind
by such affairs. no matter how trivial
or harmless they prove to be when
Sifted to the bottom.
Former Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick Simms, once of Illinois, now
OF New Mexico, made a Republican
speech the other day at Baraboo, Wis.
home town of the Ringing brothers and
birthplace of their circus. She berated
Franklin" whom she said she had
known for IS years, and claimed he was
waited into the White House on the
wave of his hypnotic grooming" Later
Mrs. Mccormick pulled what her audi
ence considered to be first-claSs boner.
She said that no sooner had Mr.. RooSe-
velt entered the presidency than he re-
vealed his dual nature-he threw of the
mantle of Mr.. Hdye and stood forth
plainly as DR.. Jekyll! Referring to her
famous father, the late Mark Hanna,
Mrs. Mccormick plaintively sighed that
she wished he were here now to manage
the G. o. p. campaign.
Surprisingly little is heard of the con-
greSslonal campaign, everything being
so completely submerged in the Roose-
velt-Landon duel. The explanation
doubtless is that the Republicans cannot
possibly win the Senate before 1910,
while their fondest hope as far as the
House is concerned, is that they may
cut down the present Democratic ma
iority of 200-odd by IS or 80. The only
senatorial gain on which Republicans
are counting with semblance of asSur-
ance is the Massachusetts, seat which
they expect young Henry Cabot Lodge
to wrest from Gov Jim Curley. Demo-
cratic New Deal House losses are looked
10r NANNY IN New England, where Maine
set the pace, and in other Eastern States.
y
Ewing Young Mitchell, former Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, who left
the New Deal under emhsttled circum-
stances in June. 1885, has just published
the narrative of his oficial career in
book entitled, kicked In and Kicked Out
of the Presidents Little Cabinet" He
calls it AN inside story of the internal
operations of the Government, showing
how and why gross incompetence. great
waste and extravaganza are allowed to
flourish
Pretty nearly everybody is agreed that
the bungling mayor and chief Of police
Of Terre Haute between them have con-
trived to assure Earl Browder, Com
munist candidate for President. far
bigger popular vote than he otherwise
could have dreamed of getting. That
it will -impressively outstrip the partys
total of 102,442 in 1882 seems safe
conclusion. California, Minnesota, nh
nois, New Jersey, New York and Penn
sylvania are the States in which the
red poll promises to be heaviest.
(copyrisht 1850
Evening star., 1936-10-09

the form which was popular in his age,
and using 1t well, within its limitations.
The sneers of less well-educated intel
}ectuals Of today fall away before the
power Of this sensitive, well-bred face.
Maybe it would be a good thing to
issue all the elder poets anew-minus
their boards.
So Jones bought this one. and 1t was
good buy enough. but it led him to collect
more of the same sort, which, since he
had several editions at home already Of
the same, was a sort Of redundancy be-
tween boards.
1t made him miss the good buys. be-
cause he held them in his hand. but was
not sufficiently interested in time.
He picked up q copy Of an old house.
hold book. issued about 1920, giving in
alphabetical order many things, including
receipts of all types cookery. as well as
medicinal, mostly herbal.
He decided not to take it. What did
he want with it anyway? So he told him.
self. Also an old copy Of Architecture Of
Birds" telling in detail how our feathered
friends build their nests. He really didn't
want that either. he decided.
Hours later he felt he had made a
mistake. But should he 60 back? No one
else would want those books. he told him
self. He would go back tomorrow.
That was where he made his big
mistake.
Whenever you see something in such
q sale and think you might want it grab
it at once, because you may feel sure that
there are other people just as smart as
you.
When Jones went back the next day
he had a sinking of the heart as he
walked up to the table, still piled high
with books.
Yes, they were all there, he spotted
most of those which had been there
yesterday.
But the very two he wanted were gone.
But Jones is supposed to have muffed
three good ones?
We are getting to that third one.
A young lady standing there piped up,
"Oh, have you seen a little religious
book?" she asked. Il saw it yesterday
and really wanted it, but didn't get it.
and now"
And now you wished you had" smiled
Jones.
"Yes" said the girl. How did you
know"
If I find your little book I will turn it
over to you." he replied. He hoped to
find his two, of course, but knew the
search was hopeless.
Finally he came across a book with an
old signature and the date 1701. He
looked at it idly. "A Christian Plea to
the Indians" he read.
Well. now. this might be something
he believed he would take it
There was a scream.
"Oh, there it is, you have it," screamed
the girl.
Its yours" said Jones.
Are you sure you don't want it?" asked
the girl.
NO, don't want it." lied Templeton
Jones. manfully. resisting the urge to
snatch his new find and run.
And he want away with an armful of
volumes he didn't want, having missed
the opportunity to get the ones he did.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Things to Be Considered in
Calculating National Debt

To the Editor Of The Star:
The proper way to determine the
amount Of debt incurred by the present
administration is to and the amount Of
bonds outstanding that were issued since
March 4, 1888, and from that deduct all
the credits that have accrued since
that time.
Of1cial reports show that the bonds
amounted to IA billion dollars, while
the amount of loans made that will be
returned with interest is billion dollars.
A couple of million men on relief have
been working on valuable permanent
improvements like building hard surface
roads, building school houses and hun
dreds Of other structures that were
greatly needed. These have added about
$4,000, 900 900 to the total value of the
country and should be deducted from
the indebtedness. Then there is about
1000, ,000, 900 of free gold in the Treasury
that could be used for paying debt
The bonus bill was contracted in 1924
and was due in 1945 but was paid this
year. 1t should not be considered the
same as though it was a debt incurred
for expenses during the present admin
istration. So far this has cost about
a billion and a half dollars.
After deducting these four credits of
$11 SOC, 900 900 from the total increase in
outstanding bonds of $4,000, 900 900 there
Is now total net Indebtedness of $3,-
500, ,OOO,O 900.
With that and the surplus from Gov
ernment revenues above regular ex-
penses we have kept from starvation
about 10000 900 persons for three years.
I consider it good investment. When
the load of relief work disappears the
present rate of taxation will pay that
bill in four years. D. A. EDWARDS.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

posed-perhaps chieny-of "old line
Democrats" who cheered his utterances
and by their vociferations cut 50 deeply
into his radio time that he was forced
to hasten his conclusion and foreshorten
some of his most effective passages. But,
he remarked, when reminded by look
at his watch that-he would have time
to discuss only two of the platform
planks. ''there are other evenings, and
we will get to the rest of them" If Mr..
Smith handles the oth0r planks Of the
Democratic platform that he says have
been thrown out Of the window In as
vigorous manner as that displayed last
night he will have contributed some re-
markable chapters to the history of
American politics, whatever may be the
effect upon the election three and half
weeks hence.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

health oflcer. The medical society Is
in a position to render even greater
assistance In the effort to obtain ade-
quate public health appropriations. Such
when best interests of the community in
public health become the common aim
of the citys private physicians and the
health officer.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Kelvin.

Few incidents in the modern history
of Washington have been more stirring
or significant than that of the presenta-
ton of Lord Kelvin's portrait in bronze.
The gift represents q bond Of under
standing and good will between the Old
World and the New in several different
respects. 1t was given by the English
Speaking Union to the Smithsonian In
stitution and symbolizes in itself the
universal beneficence Of great career
"a life whose fruits constitute an en-
dowment of mankind in general without
regard to any limitation of race or class.
Baron Kelvin, born William Thomson,
was, in truth, a personality of noble dis
tinction. No title ever can add to the
fame of such figure. His elevation to
the peerage in 1892 was merely Queen
Victoria's device for recognizing his
genius. Her gesture was applauded by
an international public, but it left the
recipient of her award unchanged. His
fine country house, his yacht and his
freedom from concern about money were
merely so many instruments to be en-
ployed IN the winning of further do
minion over nature. But the work began
In obscurity and was prosecuted for half
a century in the quiet of laboratory
where pure science was the only objec-
tive sought or served.
Looking back upon him. it is possible
to see governing pattern in Lord Kel-
WINS life. His mind was possessed of
talents to explore every field Of human
interest and enterprise. yet it was to
physics that he particularly applied his
thought. The basic laws the elemental
principles of the cosmos were his chief
concern. And because of that choice Of
dedication he made himself felt every
where. His published papers exceed
three hundred in number; he taught at
the University of Glasgow for fifty-three
years and guided the inquiries and re-
searches of thousands of students, who
gloried in being admitted to his classes;
he calculated the age of the earth, pro-
posed the dynamical theory of heat, pro-
pounded the doctrine of the conservation
of energy, perfected the absolute scale
of temperature, suggested the stranded
form Of conductor for telegraphy, made
copper Of high conductivity for SUBJ
marine signaling. patented the mirror
galvanometer and the siphon recorder,
reconstructed the mariners compass,
evolved the tide gauge, the tidal har-
monic analyzer and the tide predicter,
simplif1ed Summers method for de-
termining the position of ship at sea.
invented the sounding apparatus which
bears his name, founded the profession
of electrical engineering and spent his
sunset days laboring with the wave
theory Of light and the electronic theory
of matter.
But it is as character that he Is best
remembered. He gave of his soul to the
increase and the diffusion of knowledge
among men and exempifed in his
gentleness and generosity the manner
in which such power should be sought
and disseminated. So it is fitting and
proper that Lord Kelvin should have a
monument in the Capital of a Nation
pledged by its founders to truth and
freedom and fellowship.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Mere Confetti.


The farmer plowed under.
We viewed him in wonder.
The old market basket looked much like
wreck;
His work with the harrow
Grew shorter and narrow,
While pen practice served for indorsing
q check.
The farmer plowed over
For soy beans or clover,
And looked at the market quotations
so neat,
And declared that the ticker
Worked slicker and slicker,
But its product was N. G. to sell or to eat.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Bunch of Keys.

"Have you prepared another keynote
speech?"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum. i
want to talk about my men and the key
to a situation. The key idea implies
firm yet deft persuasion and may change
the technique of persons now inclined to
throw monkey wrench or dig in with
q crow bar"
Evening star., 1936-10-09

John D. Rockefeller is on his way to
Florida. Impressions are wonderful IN
fluences and many persons not ordi-
narily fanciful are hoping that, after all,
there may be something to that story
Of Ponce de Leon and the fountain of
youth.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Possibilities of bombing attacks from
abroad are frequently mentioned. If
conditions grow as violent as predicted
It will be the course of common prudence
to keep the bombs where they are and
preserve the traditional aspect Of Amer
lea as the land Of patriotic ideals and
honorable thrift.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Airships are obviously contemplating
a restoration of peace to world affairs,
as they provide for transoceanic flights
to some point of disturbance where an
American citizen could find only reasons
for doubt and apprehension.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Russia is great and powerful, but can
expect no permanent advantage from
efforts to establish it as headquarters for
an r. o. B. distribution of communism.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

As rival campaigners sit side by side
to be photographed there are indications
that each knows a good story that the
other has not already heard.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Yawning Contests.
rom the Salem (Mass.) News.

From the Salem (Mass) News.
They are having novelty in the form
Of a yawning contest at the New Jersey
State fair. This idea does not seem
wholly new. Is We have seen what looked
like such contests at many lectures we
have attended.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Poetic Phrase.

From the Manchester Union.
DAnnunzio is talking about Musso-
lini's placid hilarity." Poets do take
liberties with a language, with or with
out license.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Communists follow the leadership of
those who are, as they claim to be,
philosophers. But theirs is the philoso-
ply Of desperation.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Astonishing!

From ths Miami Daily News
Every once in while we are startled
to learn that money is being spent to
get votes.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Protection.

Protection.
Policeman, dear,
With you I'll go
And meekly steer
The course you show.
One hour at least
VIII find me free;
My fears have ceased
When you're with me.
A 0ne ! pay
With hearty cheer.
II close you'll stay.
Policeman. dear.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

Trotzky continues to write volumi-
nously, but without advising with any
reputable conference.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

"A policeman" said Uncle Eben, has
to be q brave man. Even when he amt
pursuing . gangster he has to carry %
many weapons dat dar Is constant rsk
Of accidentally sllootin' hisself."
Evening star., 1936-10-09

The theory of trial and error can
offer no excuse for further experiments
in communism by France.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Prison Bars and Parole.

Prom the Toledo Blade.
Science has perfected an electrical de-
vice to test prison bars. Unfortunately,
1t won't work on parole boards.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Reasons.

'Do you think men ought to stay home
and do the housework while women 60
out and make speeches?"
Il do," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax. "The
system might not stop the mutual fault
finding, but it would at least give a
sound and intelligent reason on both
Sides"
"A man who deceives," said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown. lis like piece OF
counterfeit money, which must, soon or
late, cease to circulate"
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Borrowing.

From the Grand Rapids yrsss.
Borrowing money Is the same - bcr-
rowing trouble says m econ0mist. Oh.
no. Il Isn't. We can sttll borrow. trouble.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Wind-BlOwn Shadows

In the windy, moon-bespangled night,
Under skeleton trees in silhouette
Each shadow Is dancing pirouette,
Twirling and vhirling in the weird light.
Uneasy spirits in mystic flight;
Enfolding themselves in dusky capes,
Meshed in dance cryptocrystalins.
Then interlocked as q fibrous vine,
Silhouettes again. cavorting like apes
A pantomime Of elusive shapes. :.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
AIcazar.

fAICdZ8Is
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
They figure it would have taken a
million tourists. chipping . little at a
time, to accomplish what the Alcazar
dynamiters did in q fash,
Evening star., 1936-10-09
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The Washington times., 1936-05-08
TRANSIENT AID
ID|SCUSSEDBY
!. PRESIDENT
BY EARL GOODWIN

The District of Columbia's pol
Icy of turning away transientS
who come here without funds ex-
pecting to get jobs or relief was
held up today by President Roose-
velt as a suggestion, at least, to
California and Arizona, where
armed National Guardsmen and
State police are barring the way
to tramps, transients without
support and casual job hunters.
The matter came up as part
of q discussion at the Presidents
press conference, following
question whether or not these
States were violating the Consti-
tuition in preventing anyone from
crossing their borders.
The President was reminded
that the transient relief problem
had become so pressing in the
District that general relief had
been denied to transients. He
replied that in his view relief
had not been denied but that
transients had been induced to
leave the city for whatever part
of the country they could claim
as a "domicile."
The President made a distinc-
ton between a domicile and a
residence, and declared there was
an open question as to whether
or not the Constitution permits
armed barriers against anyone
trying to enter a State.
Getting down to the District Of
Columbia, the President said that
in his opinion relief has been
granted here to all who need it,
and mentioned particularly me.
chanicS and white-collar workers
who claim this city as their domi.
cile. He said that those for
whom relief is not provided in.
clude those from other domiciles
who came here in the hope of
getting jobs and who do not find
them.
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
RABBI SPEAKS
HERE TONIGHT

DR.. Leo M. Franklin, rabbi Of
Beth El Temple, Detroit, will take
as his sermon topic, "The Jews
Dilemma" at the eightieth ami
versary celebration Of Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation tonight.
Citizens of all creeds will attend
the celebration at 8 p. m. at the
Eighth Street Temple, Oldest
synagogue in Washington.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld, as
sistant rabbi Of the temple, will
read the service. DR.. Abram
Simon, pastor, will introduce DR..
Franklin and pronounce the bene-
diction,
The Washington times., 1936-05-08
Vassar 10 Consider
Student Maturity

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, May 8.
Are college students "just girls
or are they responsible young
women? .-,
This question Of maturity will
be the subject of a student-faculty-
parent conference at Vassar Col
lege today and tomorrow.
This is the second conference
Of this nature. Last year the sub
ject was discussed at length, but
college officials were certain that
there were aspects not touched
upon.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

in any Of those recently prevalent in
America.
Evening star., 1936-07-19

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