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Evening star., 1936-02-13

his brushes have been dry for more than
three decades.
Winslow Homer also found oppor-
tunity for his genius in gray skies and
gray seas. He could paint the sun we'll
enough when it suited him to try. but
somber vistas had a special attraction
for his spirit and there is little exuber-
, ance of color in the canvaSes which
critics have considered his best work.
Still earlier, John Constable took de-
light in tracing the thin gray smoke Of
cottage chimneys, rising from valley
hamlets in an England which currently
may be found by pilgrims willing to leave
the busy main arteries of travel. The
Tate Gallery in London exhibits several
masterpieces from his easel, each Of
which shows his devotion to monotone.
In France Puvis de Chavannes created
an entire series of durably beautiful
murals with gray as his principal mate
rial and cited the Italian primitives of
long ago as a precedent for so doing.
But the list is endless. 1t traces
back to Giotto and includes all the great
painters who have cared about the
peaceful moods of nature. Color in its
flashing variations, they have realized,
is violence of kind which, on occasion
anyway, is exhausting. And through
their eyes, perhaps, the multitudes may
see the simple but reassuring truth. Gray
signifies rest, and gray day, as little
child has expressed it, docs not hurt
the eyes"
Evening star., 1936-02-13
GRAY DAYS.

Some painters there have been who
have loved gray days and have caught
their character of quietness in pictures
which are popular with thousands of
people sensitive enough to appreciate
that quality in art.
Whistler, for example, liked nothing
better than to study the Thames when
the river was shrouded with mist. John
Ruskin disagreed with him in the matter,
but the Wasp spent months experiment
ing with impressionistic sketches of the
silver scene. There was q whispered
music In 1t for him, and the melody
appeals to his public even now, when
Evening star., 1936-02-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL.

Once again arises an instance of the
Importance of the old wisdom:
Never give away anything-you may
need it.
Every household has a number of ar
ticles for which there is no present use.
The inclination after a while Is to give
in some way or other.
for some possible use.
Who, for instance, would have imag-
ined an old, broken bridge lamp stand
ard would have been worth keeping more
than 10 years?
A decade is a long time in the life Of
human or lamp.
This item had been cluttering up the
basement for so long that no one recalled
exactly when it had come there.
SO at last it was donated to person
who might have some use for it.
Then the family took up bird feeding.
Three automatic feeding devices were
purchased.
Each did a land Office business, espe-
cially very charming one, built to re-
semble a small house, which hung from
the branch OF maple.
Birds by the score patroniZed it until
one day recently, when scarcely a song
ster came to its inviting portico.
The remaining feeders got all the busi-
ness.
1t was at this point that some one
thought of moving the pretty little
feeder.
The idea was to take it away from the
maple tree location, which for some rea-
son or other seemed to be proving un-
popular, and put it over in the west
border, where double decker feeder was
drawing IN the birds of all varieties.
The maple tree feeder hung by wire,
Just as a lamp might, and hence sug-
gested the use Of some standard with an
arm swung out, from which the device
might be suspended.
How about that old bridge lamp arm?
1t would be just the thing!
Sure enough, it would have been Just
the thing.
Only it wasn't there.
Search was made in the basement,
the attic. the garage, without results.
The lamp was gone.
Then some one remembered what had
been done with it.
After 10 years or so, during which no
one had given it a thought, because
there had been no use for it whatever,
it had been given away.
Then. of course, came the possible use.
1t is always that way.
A thing can kick around household
for years, always in the way. but just
let it be put into the trash, use imme
diately arises for it.
Had that old standard been at its old
stand the feeder would have been in use
within just a few short minutes.
With its sprawly feet and legs buried
in the ground, its far-f1ung arm would
have received the feeder with no more
trouble than hooking the wire over it.
There it would have taken on new
lease of life, serving once more good
purpose.
You never can tell.
So the best thing to do. all things con-
sidered, is to keep everything one ever
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Back to Moonlight Nights.

Several years ago, when the appro-
priations for street lighting in the Dis
trict we're cut by Congress in a mis-
taken effort at economy, the Commits
sioners were compelled to lessen the
public illumination service. Many street
lamps were turned off in order to make
the available funds last through the
fiscal year. Pleas for adequate appro-
priations were unavailing. The result
was that the streets, in many cases,
were as dark at night as in the old
times when the schedule of the moon
governed the turning on and OF of the
lamps. then fed with gas. Many WASH
ingtonians remember that period. As
O public service The Star printed daily
a time table to indicate when the lamps
would be turned on and when they
were off. together with q schedule of
the phases of the moon. If the lunar
luminary chanced to be obscured by
clouds. as often happened. especially
in Winter, it was just too bad. A stygian
darkness was upon the city, with con-
sequent crimes and accidents. Per-
sistent efforts for full-time lighting
schedule were finally successful and
Washington's streets were no longer
subject to these lapses incident to bad
weather and failure of moonlight.
Recently the appropriation for street
illumination was cut by Congress to
the point at which 1t became necessary
to economize in lighting and 1000 lamps
were turned on and 1000 were dimmed,
Evening star., 1936-02-13

buys, no matter whether there seems to
be present use for 1t or not.
The point is that no one can tell.
When this lamp was purchased, when
1t lay around the house for years on end,
no one In the household had beer inter-
ested in feeding the wild birds.
Even If they had there might have
been no hanging feeder purchased to
lure them.
All other feeders are nailed on trees
or put on stakes, but the form of this
one, with its suspension point in the
center Of Its roof, m; de some sort Of
far-fiung point Of 81 tension necessary.
1t might seem to an analytical mind
that it would be possible, perhaps, to
foresee all possible uses for a thing and
even to catalog them.
This present instance, however, surely
shows the impoSsibiiity of such a pro-
cedure.
A mind would have to be more than
human if under such circumstances 1t
could have said to itself, Lamp stand
ard-let me see. what can be done with
it some day? Oh, yes, can foresee a
neat little bird house, or maybe feeder,
suspended from It'll"
No, 1t cannot be done that way, and
since it cannot, the only thing to do is
to keep everything blindly, in the hope
and belief that 1t will come in handy
some time.
1t might even be good thing if an
entire room could be given over in the
average household to the storing of
VI xx,Iafrh fhnro ic
use. All too often this duty falls to the
basement, which in time becomes "all
cluttered up," in some instances offering
hazard to life and limb, to say moth
ing of its possible menace as fire haz-
ard
Often attics are used for this purpose,
and here again too much Junk" las
some member Of the household Is sure
to put it, is stored.
If some room were available, method
and order might be put into effect, with
consequent saving of space and neat
ness and order which Easements and
attics seldom attain.
4
Just where one would have to draw
the line and begin to throw away would
be the question.
Those who believe in keeping every
thing often are haraSsed by paper boxes,
for instance, and especially by bottles
Nothing goes more against their grain
than to destroy or throw away neat
cardboard box or priced bottle.
Jars in which foods are packed now
adays often offer serious temptation to
such a nature.
Rows and rows Of these finally ac-
cumulate, each one treasure or a nui-
sance, according to the point of view of
those who view them from time to time.
Discarded articles of furniture conSti-
tute large part of such store rooms.
The careful person can never be sure
when such will be needed again.
The main decision, however, must be
whether to save or ruthlessly discard at
all, and all.
Those who believe in the former ought
to be enheartened by the bridge lamp
anecdote, hot off the griddle of everyday
life. 1t proves, once and for all, that you
never can tell when thing may be
useful.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Platforms.

From the Cheyenne wyoming State Tribune.
The Cumberland (MdO News suggests
that when the Democratic party starts
to draft its next platform, some one in
the gallery is going to ask, What for2"
But maye they will adopt the old plat
form. It's still as good as new, oppo-
nentS say.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Old-fashioned almanacs used to con-
tain few merry jokes. The New Deal
climate has made any book discussing
household remedies and the weather one
of the most serious publications that
could be attempted.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Japan continues to send cherry trees
and America continues to admire them.
A little flower garden talk assists
toward neighborly understanding, even
though the human habit of boasting of
physical prowess may persist.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Repartee is prevalent. but it does not
relieve the serious impression that
something should be done to prevent
Professors Tugwell and Wallace from
playing rough on the political campus.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

The old and wise are respected In
Japan. There will be little encourage
ment for hostility to an old friend like
the U. S. A. if it should involve effort
at confidential relations with Com
muaists, who often find it hard to hold
trustworthy relations even with one
another.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Freedom for the Philippines might
seem undesirable If it meant utter
abandonment by friends. However free,
the islands will know Uncle Sans tele-
phone number in case of emergency.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

1t may as well be admitted that, in
fact, there are no happy warriors. -
Even the pugilist crowned with laurels
interviewer with bank deposit slips is
worrying about another fight.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
CroOners.

From the Council Bluffs Nonparel
Hunters of wild game frequently ex-
hibit a great deal of zeal, but just wait
until an open season is declared on radio
crooners. Then you will realize that
in this matter of hunting zeal you have
been nowhere and have seen nothing.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Gold ingots are moved forward and
back like checkers. 1t is much safer to
play the international game in that way
than with lead and steel.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Fashion and Fines.

From the Kansas City Star.
Socially prominent men and women
are heading the list of traffic offenders
who are arrested and fined in the Ma
tional Capital. 1t is now up to the
Washington Traffic Court to make the
fines decidedly questionable.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Many hats go into the ring, but no
wise politician will lose sight of the fact
that there are also a few bonnets in
the background.
Evening star., 1936-02-13

Home supervision occasionally shows a
governmental impulse to call the realtor
into conference and teach him his trade.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
A Geographic Poser.

From the Macon Telegraph.
While we are asking questions, can
any little boy or girl in the class tell
us where are the four corners Of the
earth?
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Meaningless.

From the Ann Arbor Daily News.
After all, this cold weather is no cause
for worry. Zero really means nothing
at all.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Bawling Babes.

From the wichita Eagle.
Trouble with holding those baby bonds
until 1945 is that they viii cry 80 loudly
to be spent.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Perturbation.

Perturbation.
Don't you want to leave any foot
prints in the sands of time?"
II don't know" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. There's so much sleuthing
going on that man gets shy of
thumb print, footprint and even of
leave to print"
Evening star., 1936-02-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton

Empty Arms.
We who are childless thru fate,
Grading no flesh of our own,
Stilling no cry with low lullaby,
Motherhood's bliss yet unknown.
Think you that our arms are cold2
Think you that we cannot love?
While there Is quest love is warm in the
breast,
Warm as the nest-seeking dove.
We who have still all to give
Hold in our arms latent power,
Devotion 80 deep 1t rocks heartache to
sleep:
Love In us-waiting our hour.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
An Admiration for Nerve.

An Admiration for Nerve.
"You admired that man because of his
speech?"
"Yep," replied Farmer Corntossel.
"But you didn't agree with his opin-
IONS"
mot as rule. But it struck me that
a man that could git up before a crowd
o. people an talk such lot O. junk at
the top of his voice had real grit"
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication OF all news dispatcnes
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication OF special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
Conflict of Opinions.


No matter what you do in life,
You'll hear the old duet
Where praise that sounds so gayly rife
Is mingled with regret.
Another's wish, more than your deed,
May bring reward or blame,
Decreeing opulence or need.
Obscurity or fame.
Be you philosopher or fool,
courtier or a clown,
In camp or in the cloister cool,
In country or in town,
Your worth, unduly as they sing,
Is magnified or shrunk;
Your friends say you're the real thing;
Your foes declare you're punk.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
The Interview,

4hC 4hsCttACWs
'Did you tell the janitor we'd move If
he didn't send up more heat?" asked
Mr.. Meekton's wife.
II did. He seemed perfectly reconciled
to the idea of our moving, and, in fact,
went SO far as to suggest destination
that would render all complaint of de-
ficient heat quite unnecessary"
An Important Nucleus.
And now multitude we note
Of candidates so hearty.
If for one man they'll join TO vote,
They'll make UP quite party.
Envy" said Uncle Eben, "as gineral
rule u sdmiration turned sour.
Evening star., 1936-02-13
ANSWERS TO
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redu, Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director,
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for reply.
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@. Who is the pilot Of King Edward
VIII on his airplane trips2-J. M.
A. His majestys pilot is Flight Lieut..
z. H. Fielden, who was chosen in 1929
from 80 picked members of the Royal
Air Force as personal pilot. In 1888 he
was appointed extra air equerry to the
prince. Lieut.. Fielden won the air force
cross for distinguished peacetime flying.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24

Members of the four groups OF
Camp Fire girls are helping sack
candy and prepare the Christmas
Cheer baskets tomorrow as part OF
their citizenship honor work. They
will be under the direction of Mrs
r. G. Browne who is in charge OF
the distribution of the baskets to
the needy families of the commun-
ity.
The Shewa and Hashatuaya
groups are planning to go Christ
mas caroling Christmas Eve for the
benefit of the sick and shut-ins who
are unable to attend the enter
tainments.
The guardians and girls are also
making preparations for a Christ
mas council fire which will be held
Wednesday evening, December 80, in
the M. E. church parlors at 7:30
to which the public as well as the
parents are invited to attend. It Is
through these public council fires
that the general public is able to
learn Of the work the girls are do
ing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
SEALSALEIS
GOING GOOD

In spite Of the activity Of Christ
mas shopping, the seal sale is max
ing rapid progress towards its goal.
The holiday spirit in fact is help
ing the campaign. AS one man
said, when he bought his seals, aft
er all, this is a sort of health in
surance. They assist in teaching
our children to prevent the disease,
and prevention is more than cure
and far less expensive" There are
still some seals unaccounted for
and we feel that perhaps they have
been mislaid. It IS quite easy to
mislay the tiny seals. But they
won't fight tuberculosis in a desk
drawer or on top Of the piano. Find
them now. They must be put into
action. Use them on everything you
mail from now until Christmas
urges Mrs. Frank Clark, publicity
chairman for the Benton County
Seal Sale.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Waiver Of Liability Denied

New York City-On the back Of
every steamship ticket are hundreds
Of words in fine print designed to
protect the steamship line against
certain liabilities. When George B.
Moran sued the Swedish American
Line for $4,000 for a fall in a
bath-tub on the s. S. Kungsholm,
the Line pointed to the protective
clauses. In deciding for the passen-
ger, the United States Court Of APP
peals held that he had no knowledge
of any time limitation and there
for could not be held by the con-
tract.
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w O R L D
NJ IL " -
Of the
:" e K
Thu Week in Business

Michael j. Meehan, spectacular
stock broker of boom days, faces
possible disbarment from all ex-
changes as the result of findings by
q Security Exchange Commission
examiner that he had manipulated
the stock of the Bellanca Aircraft
Corporation For the first time
since its organization, the Chrysler
Corporation has produced 100000
units year. The millionth car for
1896 to leave the assembly line was
q Plymouth -. Great Lakes navi-
cation has just closed its greatest
season since 1929. Freighters that
averaged 16 to Is trips last year
made from Is to 80 trips since the
opening of navigation last May.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
CHURCH OF THE NAZARElgE
Charles W. Croft

Sunday, December 9th. Our
church school Is planned to give re-
ligious education to young and old.
Glasses and departments for all
ages. Don't send the children to
Sunday school, bring them.
II am. Morning worship. Special
music by the choir. The pastor will
conduct the service and preach.
You win enjoy the worship and fell
lowship.
$50 Epworth League for high
school students.
1880 Evening worship with songs
you like to sing.
Epworth League Institute at Pas
CO Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec.
29-30th.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Labor Plans Automobile Drive

Washington, DC.-When John L.
Lewis, head of the Committee for
Industrial Organization, emerged
from a conference with Glen w. Nc
Cabe, president of the Federation
of Flat Glass Workers, and Homer
Martin, of the United Automobile
Workers Of America, terse an
nouncement was made: Collective
bargaining is now the law of the
land, and we think General Motors
should do little collective bar
gaining" Speaking for the big mo-
tor company, w. s. Knudson, Vice
President, said: IT think collective
bargaining should take place be-
fore shutdown rather than after
It,"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
FIRST ENG. LUTHERAN

Christmas services in the First
English Lutheran church will be
held on Sunday, December 9th
conducted by Rev. A. j. Towe Of
Portland. A Mission offering will
be taken during the service.
On Sunday evening at 8 O'Clock
the members Of the Sunday school
will give their annual Christmas
Tree program Of carols and recita-
lions. Everyone is most cordially in
vited to attend these services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Good will Court Dropped

New York City-Assailed by law
yer groups and ruling by the APP
pelate Division of the N. Y. Supreme
Court, that mo lawyer shall advise
inquirers or render an opinion in
connection with a publicity medium
of any kind" the NBC radio pro-
gram known as the Good Will Court
has been dropped by order OF the
sponsor, Chase & Sanborn Coffee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Condition Of the Treasury
lEor Last Fiscal Week,
Heavy Sensence for Girl

Wise, Va.-At the end of her sec
ond trial for the murder Of her IA
Their, Trigg Maxwell, 22-year-old
Edith Maxwell was sentenced to 20
years for second-degree murder
This is only five years less than her
first sentence, and she is free under
bail pending an appeal. She is &C
cused of beating her 52-year-old
parent with the heel of a slipper
when he objected to her staying out
after midnight.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Assistant Labor Secretary Talks

Assistant Labor Secretary Talks
San Francisco, Cal. = Asked to
comment on the persistent rumor
that he is to succeed Secretary OF
Labor Frances Perkins, Assistant
Secretary Edward F. Grady, serving
here as mediator in the seamen's
strike, put the matter up to Presi-
dent Roosevelt. 1--WE enlisted with
Roosevelt for the duration Of the
war;" said he; whatever he wants
comes first with me-"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Employment Gaining

Washington, D. C.-The United
States Employment Service found
jobs for 330,784 unemployed during
November. OF these, 1888 were
absorbed by private industry and
1881 found work on projects fl
anced by relief funds. Private in
dustry doubled its employment rec
ords for November 1885 and 1894.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Detroit Regulates Trailers

Detroit, Mich.-When Board Of
Health inspectors began to distrib-
ute eviction notices on 100-odd
trailer owners parked on ten local
parking lots, the trailerites staged q
protest in which they had the sup
port of the Coach Trailer Manufact-
urers Association. A projected ordi-
nance regulating trailer camps calls
for proper bath houses, hot water
soap, a limit of three months ten
ancy and regular Board Of Health
inspection.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Republicans Select Chairman

Republicans Select Chairman
Chicago, Ill-After members Of
the Republican National Committee
had learned that their deficit from
the last election was 1901, sol, they
elected John Hamilton chairman
and voted him salary and expenses
of $25, 900 a year. His first big job
is to get the deficit paid off.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
Head Conan in Controversy

New York City-Local police as
sail j. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the
Federal G-Mep, declaring that he
disregarded their cooperation in a
battle attending the capture OF
Harry Brunette, bank robber and
escaped convict. Again we heard
rumors of Hoover's retirement from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
one of them that he would head
Philadelphia's police department.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1936-12-24
FIRST Congregational Church

Sunday, December 20, is not the
last Sunday Of the present year, but
also the completion Of the first year
of the pastorate Of Rev. Chas. e. Sc
bold in the local Congregational
church. Looking back over the
past year, Rev. Sebold has chosen
as his sermon topic, "What Will
Happen Next?"