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Evening star., 1936-04-13
King Canute's Lesson.

King Canute, called the Great, the
Mighty and the Old, King of the Eng
liSh, the Danes and the Norwegians,
commanded the advancing waves to
halt. His command was ignored, some
thing which the good king had antici-
pated all along. The purpose of his
demonstration was to impress his pos
sibly arrogant court with the virtues of
due humility.
President Roosevelt commanded the
harnessing of the tides of Passama-
quoddy to demonstrate the feasibility of
such hydro-electric development, to
fulfill a prophecy made as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy at Eastport in
1920-"Some day we will harness these
tides"-and incidentally to provide some
relief down East for the good people who
were undoubtedly in need of it. For
other reasons-possibly as sound-he
ordered ship canal dug across Northern
Florida.
But subsequent events, the most recent
being the statement on Friday by Harry
Hopkins that no more relief money
would go to Passamaquoddy, begin to
suggest that the only demonstration in
either case will be to repeat the lesson
taught by King Canute. who, Incl
dentally, never wore his crown again
after being rebuffed by the waves.
In the case of Passamaquoddy, six
million dollars from Public Works Ad-
ministration funds-without specific
authorization from Congress-have been
spent on the work preliminary to har-
Messing the tides, such as building rail-
road spurs, shops, warehouses, labora-
tories and suitable housing for the work.
men, and all that is needed to set the
Army Engineers to work on the real con-
struction is another allotment of five or
six millions. The completed project will
cost about $40,0OO,0OO, according to pres
ent estimates.
Thus far the Senate has twice turned
down appropriations for the Florida ship
canal project, which, like Passama-
quoddy, was undertaken without specific
legislative authorization and is running
out of money. The tide-harnessing
scheme has never been brought to a
vote in either house of Congress. Now
that Mr.. Hopkins says none of the relief
money about to be appropriated will go
to Passamaquoddy, it will take consid-
erable rummaging around to scare up
the money necessary to continue it.
Unless the money is found soon there will
be considerable delay. due to failure to
take advantage of good weather. In addi-
ton, numerous new engineering problems
not anticipated in the beginning have
not anticipated in the beginning have pre-
sented themselves to the engineers on
the job. Solving them will cost more
money, raising additional doubts as to
the practicability Of the undertaking.
Senator vandenberg has made some
thing of speciality of these two jobs
Passamaquoddy and the Florida ship
canal. His speciality is skillful opposi-
ton, in which he has received an
extraordinary amount of support from
both parties in Congress. For Congress
has always jealously guarded its consti-
tutional prerogatives in the appropria-
ton of public funds.
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The Turkish Way.

Turkey followed Germany's lead in
war, but has just demonstrated that
she is not minded to pattern after the
Reich in peace. The Turks desire to be
rid of irksome restrictions whereby they
are bound not to fortify the Dardanelles.
Instead of proceeding rough-shod in de-
fiance Of covenanted obligations, the
Ankara government has formally asked
permission of the Lausanne treaty pow
ers, including the former allies with
which the old Ottoman empire was at
war, as well as Russia and Bulgaria, to
remilitarize the straits. The procedure
is in striking contrast to Germany's
action in rearming the Rhineland and to
Austria's plan to re-establish conscript
army in violation Of the treaty of st.
Germain. It is healthful sign that
respect for international treaties has not
altogether taken wings overseas.
Among the peace terms imposed upon
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Turkey was the creation Of q neutral
zone along the immediate border Of the
Dardanelles, the Sea Of Marmora and
the Bosphorus on both the European and
Asiatic sides. All Notifications were to
be demolished. The straits were to re-
main open in peace and in war for
navigation Of every sort. After Turkeys
defeat of Greece in 1922. Kemal estab-
lished his army on the Dardanelles and,
under the Lausanne treaty Of 1928, OBJ
tanned material modification of the
previous prohibitions.
Turkey now claims that European
military and political conditions have
come about which justify her complete
liberation, as far as the Dardanelles are
concerned. It is contended that the
issue at stake is "the existence Of Turkey
herself and the security Of her whole
territory" Unless her demands are met,
q note to the treaty powers states, the
government may be compelled to take
before the nation the responsibility In
cumbent upon it." The argument Is
that the guarantee of security Turkey
has hitherto had at the powers hands
has become uncertain and imperative"
and that the time has arrived when
she must look after herself. To that end
she seeks to be the sovereign guardian
of communications between the Mediter-
ranean and the Black Sea and proposes
negotiations which shall promote COM
mercial navigation under conditions that
have due regard for Turkeys inviola-
bility.
Ankara points out, in terms which
Europe will have difficulty in refuting,
that as the powers chiefly in question
are now "proclaiming the threat OF
general conflagration." they cannot
blame the Turks for wanting to
strengthen themselves at their most vul-
nerable point. The Turks also thrust
astutely at the current international sit
uation when they say they cannot afford,
in light of events, to depend on the
basic machinery for collective guaran-
tees" They are thinking of Manchuria
and Ethiopia.
Mustapha Kemal has gone about the
business Of seeking relief from onerous
treaty burdens in decent form. 1t is not
surprising to learn that the reaction to
his plea is favorable.
Evening star., 1936-04-13
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

Templeton Jones, being an accommo-
dating man, readily acquiesed in the
request Of the bus driver to nip that
door,"
The right side was very obdurate. It
would not shut.
Hence Jones tipped 1t.
The slightest touch was necessary,
evidently, he found out, once he tried It..
Every block, when passenger got
on or OF, Templston Jones had to give
the finishing touch.
He hirped 1t all the way up Connecti-
cut avenue. and no doubt would have
been Tipping it yet, II he hadn't got
on himself at the circle.
Being q thorough man, Jones turned,
as he dismounted, and gave that door
final Zip, in reverse.
The bus driver thanked him with q
smile. which pleased our worthy very
much, for there was nothing he liked
better than to be chummy with bus
drivers, except to be on comradely terms
with firemen and policemen.
These three exponents of public service
in the raw often found Jones bit "high-
brow" In this they were mistaken, but
every one is mistaken at times, even
Jones.
He decided that the only appeal from
a mistaken verdict of being a highbrow
was to prove, by daily conversation and
action, that one In no sense suffered
from that national vice.
He always thought it queer, in a
country where the little red school
house was held in such esteem, that
attitude rd hA In,
schooled person ever should have arisen.
For 1t is the correctness, is it not, of
knowledge, which draws the ire Of the
man (never woman who either openly
or covertly brands another "highbrow"?
The Jonesian batting verage with bus
drivers was very much better than with
members of the other two professions.
Bus drivers he had been on the best
Of terms with since the city had seen
busses.
To date he only spoke to one police
man with familiarity, and to no fire.
men, although he always had found the
latter affable enough.
It was with drivers Of busses, however,
that he scored highest.
He liked to talk to them, despite the
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that the drivers paid much attention to
those rules, either, when a passenger
showed an inclination to talk.
Why should they? The thing that
counts is keeping ones eyes on the
traffic.
With driver, as with most other
humans, the thing to do Is to talk about
his own problems.
This is the open sesame to conversa-
ton, one that always works delightfully."-,
and instantly takes one out Of the class
of "highbrow"
The bus driver has many problems,
some Of which he does not care to talk
about, but others he does, and these
offer an inexhaustible trend.
There is never any likelihood Of get
ting to the end Of them before the trip
Is over.
Drivers greatly resemble other people.
Some Of them are smiling, others morose,
some communicative, others suspicious.
There will be one who will seem to well
come conversation, another who draws
back
Nothing surprising about this, Of
course, but some might make the same
discovery, to their own benefit.
Sitting behind the driver. and talking
Evening star., 1936-04-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

It will cost total estimated expend-
iture of little over $4,000, 900 to handle
the emergency work imposed upon the
Veterans Administration in connection
with payment Of the bonus. The funds
are needed for salaries of additional en-
ployes for the required temporary period,
rental Of extra Office space in Washing
ton and supplies and materials, including
labor-saving machines and other Incl
dental expenses. Including the head
quarters here and So field agencies hav-
ing regional Office activities, Gen. Hines
organization will eventually employ 1874
more employees, ,544 in Washington and
1880 outside. The new authorized posi-
tions include clerks, stenographers, typ
lists, machine operators and messengers.
No new executive or staff positions are
being filled. The regular personnel Of
the central ONCE is handling that situa-
tion. Up to April TO- the Veterans Ad-
miniStration had put on 1887 Of the
1,544 additional employees authorized for
Washington. They have come from all
parts of the United States and been
selected from Civil Service registers.
Some positions have been filled by re-
instatement of former Government en-
ployes with Civil Service status.
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman of
the United States Tariff Commission.
who has stirred up the G. o. P. animals
by advocating approval OF the New Deal
reciprocal tariff program In the Repub-
lican national platform this year, comes
honestly by his tariff courage. He began
his political career as personal secretary
to Grover Cleveland, dating from the
time that Democratic President was
nominated for a third time In 1892,
despite his boldness in making the tariff
the dominant issue in the unsuccessful
1888 campaign. At Clevelands elbow in
the White House until 1895, O'Brien was
q ringside observer of all the tariff de-
velopments that took place during the
early years of the second Cleveland term.
There's a story about Cleveland told by
his biographer, DR.. Robert McElroy.
which, O'Brien may think, has a certain
pertinence at this time. Discussing the
part the tariff played in the campaign
of 1888, Cleveland once said: Perhaps
made a mistake from the party stand
point. But damn it, it was right, and I
have at least that satisfaction"
With recent election OF Mrs. joseph 4.
Davies of Washington to the board of
General Foods Corp, the Capital City
now contains three women well known
in politics and society who also take an
active part in the direction Of big cor
porate enterprises. The other two are
Mrs. Alvin r. Hert, former vice chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee, who is chairman Of the board
of the American Creosoting Co., and
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, who is q
director Of the Loose -Wiles Biscuit Co.
Il n
Proposal by President Ubico of Guate-
mala that President RooSevelt's inter-
American conference should consider q
pact to bind the Latin American coun-
Evening star., 1936-04-13

to him, from time to time, Is favorite
indoor sport Of many who have carried
1t on for years, and In time become
surprisingly good at 1t.
Templeton Jones found that one must
not make the mistake here, as 1t must
not be made elsewhere, of wasting time
on those with whom one Is not by
nature friendly.
So confined, this talking leads on to
many honest acquaintances.
It Is always refreshing to Jones to
find himself recognized years later, on
some bus in another part of town, by a
driver whom he knew and talked to
long ago.
This happens because he confines his
attentions to those with whom he is, by
nature, in rappaport.
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Jones decided, long ago, that with bus
driver, or other, it Is more or less of a
mistake trying to overcome natural bar
riers when one does not have to try.
It Is q well-known fact that two per-
sons, Of similar birth, education, and
position, may hate each other cordially.
1t is fortunate for humanity, and rather
sad, too, that often this hatred is based
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unfounded.
be overcome. It is sad, because it so
often is not overcome. But there is a
type Of inner dislike which no amount
of training. education. goodwill or any
other matter will end.
This, equally, may be based on moth
ing but itself, but this is more than
enough. Templeton Jones long ago gave
over bothering with 1t. When he finds
such enmity, open or concealed, he draws
into his shell. the best he can, and for
gets it, IL possible.
Thinking of turtle and its shell made
Jones thinks of the famous turtle dove,
variously called mourning and Carolina
dove.
One has TO watch this bird on a cold
morning to see exactly how it got its
most common name. Then it rumples
the feathers on its back to keep warm,
drawing them up in exact resemblance
to the shell Of tortoise. This appear
ance, combined with the somewhat glid-
ing walk, extremely close to the ground,
is sufficient to account for the name.
Templeton Jones never had but one
occasion to feel dislike of a bus driver,
and that was once, many years ago,
when he went behind a parked bus
at a corner. Another bus the one he
was trying to get aboard, rounded the
corner, and, in Strengthening out, brushed
the said stomach of the said Jones.
Jones f1attened himself out, as best he
could, which he did better in those
days, it must be confessed.
1t was only when he got inside the
bus that he realized the danger the
driver had put him to, all so unneces-
sarily, since he had the entire street
to turn in. When he started to berate
the driver, an old lady championed the
latter. young man." she said to Jones,
sit was all your fault" Jones had always
heard that no two witnesses of any
thing ever saw it the same way. This
proved it, as far as he was concerned.
Ten years later, when he got aboard
a bus, the driver greeted him with a
smile, and a question as to where he
had been all these years. Looking down,
Jones realized it was his old frind.
Neither made any reference to the hap
pening. No doubt the driver had for
gotten it years ago. 1t was just one of
those things. You had to step lively,
in those days, and you have to step
livelier today.
Evening star., 1936-04-13

the Democratic ticket viii be extremely
pleasing to the Roosevelt leaders. For
Brann Is the best vote-getter the Demo-
Gratis have had in years In the Pine Tree
State. The Maine elections come in
September and the Democrats are anxi-
Gus to put their best foot forward. II
they can make good showing In Maine,
weeks before the general election In No
vember, they believe the psychological
effect will be good. Democratic troubles,
as in the case of Maine. are being ironed
out all over the country.
Evening star., 1936-04-13
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Employment.
We soon shall see
The busy bee
Engaged in making honey.
And busy men
Will buzz again
And all be making money.
Though idleness
May more or less
For others leave employment,
The bee will find.
Like humankind,
In work its best enjoyment.
Let us prepare
For Summer fair
When hope comes with insistence.
Forget the sting
That quarrels bring
And gather sweet subsistence.
Evening star., 1936-04-13

Some of the w. p. A. product has been
described as "fatuous gesture" The
phrase deserves almost to rank along
with Cleveland's "innocuous desuetude."
There cannot be doubt that in rhe-
torical production the Nation has not
boondoggled in vain.
Evening star., 1936-04-13

No scheme of philanthropic enterprise,
either by donation or cooperative contri-
button, is too much for the Government
to undertake provided some way can be
found to dig up another billion or so for
financing
Evening star., 1936-04-13

Unless more care is taken by Europe
in the management of human relation
ships mail subsidies need scarcely be
considered. Nobody will want to send
letters to anybody even on st. Valen-
tines day.
Evening star., 1936-04-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Within and Without.
In cloistered donesticity

In cloistered domesticity
OF three or four they dwell.
Beyond their closed felicity
Mankind moves on, pellmell:
Often half blinded, seldom sane,
Striving for every inch they gain.
The drawn-down shades at eventide
Shut in little world
Oblivious to the great outside
OF human atoms whirled
Into the sometimes sordid strife
That the vast outer world calls life.
And who may judge the wrong or right
OF clustered homes or mundane nghtl
Evening star., 1936-04-13
Science and Fact.

Science and Fact.
Sir Isaac Newton went astray
On gravitation, so they say.
Prof. Einstein tells us how
Such work is regulated now.
When Johnny roller skating goes
He tumbles down and bumps his nose.
Kind Mother Nature soothes the pain
And soon the nose is well again.
We skid and scramble, far or nigh.
Close down to earth or in the sky.
We take our bumps, come as they may,
The Newton or the Einstein way.
Jud Tunkins says its getting harder
to catch criminals for the reason that
the best detective brains in the country
is busily engaged in writing fiction.
Sadness" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, "is sometimes pretended in
order to conceal happiness and evade
envy"
Extreme Propriety.
The tunes I joyously receive
When radio warblers send them.
As for the words, make believe
I do not comprehend them.
"De man dat thinks he knows 1t al" !"
said Uncle Eben, "ginerally turns out
to be q victim of misplaced confidence. |"
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Evening star., 1936-04-13

In estimating the benefits conferred
on the American public by Cincinnati,
it should not be forgotten that large
amount of the greatest base ball pro-
motion in the world came from that city.
Evening star., 1936-04-13
To Be Encouraged.

pride of ancestry may be carried to
extremes"
"Yet," replied Miss Cayenne, ut ought
to be encouraged. It is the only thing
I know Of that could influence some
people to speak kindly Of their relations"
Evening star., 1936-04-13

Efforts to provide farms with electric
lights along with mortgage interest and
other current obligations will subordinate
most of the other Government depart
ments to the credit department.
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Up and Coming.

Up and Coming.
"You compare yourself to these by
gone statesmen"
"Of course not" answered Senator
Sorghum. st don't want to be in the
bygone class with the one that's just
coming along"
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Easily Found.

From the Stafford Courier.
It has never been found necessary to
organize a searching party to find fault.
Evening star., 1936-04-13
ALWAYS Open.

From the Atlanta Journal.
when does the so-called silly season.
open?" a correspondent asks. Brother, it
has never closed.
Evening star., 1936-04-13

@. Please give some information about
the memorial to the late Samuel Roth
afel Roxy) in PaleStine.-E. H. c.
A. The Roxy Memorial Grove, a trib-
ute to Mr. Rothafel's humanitarian and
artistic contributions, will be planted on
the hills of Nazareth in the George
washington Forest in Palestine.
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"De man dat thinks he knows 1t al"
said Uncle Eben, generally turns out
to be q victim Of misplaced confidence"
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in the State will feel pretty sick-and so
probably will the Republican high COM
mand. For Small's nomination might
easily turn the State over to the Demo-
Gratis again and might make it impossible
for the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent to carry the State.
Senator George w. Norris, Franklin
D. Roosevelt Republican, is keeping his
eye on the Democratic and Republican
senatorial primaries In his State Of
Nebraska, which take place tomorrow.
Norris a long time ago announced he did
not wish to run for reelection. Presi-
dent Roosevelt came forward imme-
diately with statement that he believed
his friend Norris should be reelected
to the Senate as long as he lived. Norris,
however, declined to enter his name in
the Republican primary, or the Demo-
cratic. It has been insisted, however,
by many persons that eventually Norris
would be in the race for reelection to
the Senate, either as an Independent
candidate or because the voters had
written In his name in the Republican
and Democratic primaries. AS o matter
of fact, his friends are trying to have
his name written in, in the primaries
tomorrow, in q big way. It looks as
though Senator Norris would become
candidate II the Democrats and the Re-
publicans should nominate men whom
he did not consider fitted for the job
of Senator. ANY way, he plans to cam
paign again for Roosevelt.
Gov. Brann, Democratic Governor OF
Maine, seems to be patching up his
troubles with the Roosevelt administra-
ton. At any rate, he Is going to run for
the Senate next Fall against Senator
White. Republican. Branns name on
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Evening star., 1936-04-19
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