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Evening star., 1936-08-15

the first law Of life, includes more than
Just food and drink and shelter.
What too many motorists, evidently,
forget Is that self-preservation includes
the mind and heart.
The emotions may be saved from this
narrowing. the mind from perturbation,
by planning to keep from running over
people, and all forms of decent life.
The scars Of this battle Of the high
ways are not always visible.
The man weeping by the roadside will
bear internal LESSONS for lifetime.
In dark nights, when; he wakes up, and
thinks Of life and death, in those flashes
which come to all, he will recall, with
an awful start, the hfeless form he put
down in the dust.
He will not recall it only; he will never
lose the sense Of oppression which 1t has
fastened upon him, so complex are
human emotions.
It is one of his memories forever.
It is clear to the living man by the
side Of the road that sensible people do
not want to collect such deep soul
wounds.
It is equally evident, however, that
such collecting goes busily ahead.
All one has to do Is watch the casualty
lists.
Personal planning Is the only answer
to 1t, the only solution, both for the
mind and heart of the sensible motor
list, and for the health and safety both
Of pedestrians and other motorists.
The planning must be done, in the
main, by the person who possesses the
power to hurt and kill.
With all the planning possible, perfec-
ton could never be reached, but surely
some good could be done by universal
looking ahead.
just to come ramming down the high
way at great speed, to see man
crossing, and to hope he will get out
of the way
Well, that isn't planning.
Planning would call for the speeding
motorist to say to himself. There is a
man; had better slow down, and give
him chance"
This slowing down, in many instances,
would make the difference between life
and death.
This day." said Moses, II set before
you life and death"
The motorist in command of life and
death, ought to think in advance. and
be sure, not just hope, that he delivers
the former.
4 h 4
Study of elementary laws of physics
ought to be demanded of all applicants
for automobile licenses.
Power. momentum, force-these are
some of the elements which he or she
who proposes to drive ought to know
about in a theoretical way. in advance.
SO that when he or she is at the wheel
later and sees something on the road
some realization will be had of how
many feet speeding car can travel in
a few seconds, what force 1t delivers
when striking. and just what the force
and speed may do.
These are not theories alone, but ac-
Qualities in the everyday, the sad lists
Of accidents testify.
Planning ahead by sensible persons
would tend to prevent manning and
killing, as well as severe wounds to the
sensibilities.
Sensible people alone will plan.
1t is UP to them!
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Lad Who Bumped Into T. r..
Lives to Tell the Tale Now
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Mr. Abraham Price, a local character,
has lately died at the age of SO. When
a boy he. accidentally. knocked off Abra-
ham Lincoln's tall hat. But kindly "Old
Abe" comforted him and told him not to
worry. He even took the blame on him
self. Well, great men are that way. They
are human.
Theodore Roosevelt, about twenty-five
years ago Q914, had returned from
Brazil after discovering the "River of
Doubt" The National Geographic So
ciety gave select dinner (thirty-siD in
his honor at the Willard Hotel. 1t was
a prematurely hot day in May. Finish
ing our laSt-minute tasks, we housemen
found the room a furnace. There was
no air-cooling then. This meant chasing
around after electric fans and stands
for them. We got busy with vim, and
shortly we had everything shipshape.
But one support was still lacking. I
knew where to locate one, and off went.
Grabbing it and holding it in front of
me, I raced down the corridor past a
room where the dinner guests were al
ready assembling and overflowing into
the hallway. Bang! I ran that piece of
furniture straight into mans stomach.
Great guns! 1t was Great Caesar him.
self, Theodore Roosevelt, who was the
victim of my carelesSness. There he
stood. teeth and everything. Only Mr..
Berryman's Teddy Bear was missing.
Well, and there I stood, branded as an
everlasting fool. II certainly beg your
pardon, sir! You see, Mr.. President Che
was Eek" them, we fellows are in great
stew about getting everything in order
for your function. I simply lost my head
and made an ass of myself" "That is
perfectly all right, sir. I beg your pardon
for being in the way" Flashing me a
benevolent smile, he continued his con-
versation with another gentleman. He
was ruler of men. Facile princeps!
FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Life Made Miserable
Bv Noise of Buses
To the Editor'of The Star:

To the Editorof The Star:
Can nothing be done about the ex-
cruciating noise made by the Capltal
Transit buses? I live on street where
they are passing night and day and /
assure you that both night and day are
made hideous by the racket they make.
It seems to be on starting after a stop,
but am not sure just what is the occa-
sion for the din. Neither can I believe
it is necessary. am quite sure that in
New York City, for example, such a
public nuisance would not be tolerated.
Furthermore, I should think the real
estate people would be interested IN try
ing to stop the noise. know OF at
least one couple who gave up their
attractive and expensive apartment be-
cause they could not bear the noise OF
the passing busses and that piece OF
property went down at once. should
think property on these lines would def
nitely tend to deteriorate.
ELLEN McBRYDE BROWN.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
The King Sets the Style.

King Edward VIII, on tour of Yugo-
slavia, bought Dalmatian cotton jersey
shirt of the variety customarily worn by
fishermen. Instantly, citizens of every
walk of life rushed to the clothing stores
of sebenico for garments of similar cut
and color. His majesty had set style,
and it probably will sweep across Europe
in the form of veritable sartorial tidal
wave.
Such things have happened before.
The Empress Eugene of France is cred
led with inventing the beautiful crino-
line hoopskirt dresses of the second half
of the nineteenth century. Silk stock
ings, in England if not elsewhere, were
popularized by Queen Elizabeth, and
"blackwork" embroidsxy, the rage of the
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Grim Facts.

It was The Stars unpleasant duty yes
terday to record on its first page some
of the revolving details of a public
hanging in Kentucky. Duty? Yes, the
duty of a newspaper is to present
picture of what is going on in the world,
whether one approves of what is going
on or not.
The story of the public execution IN
Kentucky was important, and for this
reason: AS a people we have reached
the point in our progress toward civiliza-
tion where the thought of turning an
execution into public spectacle is re-
pugnant in itself, and there is general
disgust and even horror at tbe conduct
of otherwise decent men and women,
fiocking from miles around, to see the
show and making Of it a sort of carni-
val. At the turn of the century public
executions were not rare. Even in some
of the States where attendance at exc
cutions was confined to deputies some
sheriffs made it practice to deputize
hundreds of their morbidly curious
friends.
In Kentucky executions are by elec-
trocution, except in the case of the
crime for which this man died yester-
day. And the law provides also for ex
ecution in the county in which the
crime occurred, and permits the execu-
tion in public. But few more public
executions in Kentucky, or in other
States, and there will be no more Of
them. A Mortified public sentiment will
forbid it. And this sentiment will in
crease as the newspapers present to
their readers the picture of modern
savagery, where men and women forget,
for the time being, that they are sup
posed to be civilized human beings.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Pierce Mill Restoration
A Worth While Project
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
In common with many other people
my first thought about the rehabilitation
OF Pierce Mill in Rock Greek Park was
that 1t was foolish and unnecessary.
Located as it is, it will never be used
again to grind grain. Why spend lot
of money on work of that kind?
But the actual work was done by day
laborers, with pick and shovel; masons
with stone and mortar, and carpenters
with saw and hammer. Labor got all
the money that was spent on the job.
and relief work was forwarded in the
best possible way. In the only way, in
fact, that it should be forwarded. No
one was paid money which he had not
earned. The vicious and demoralizing
practice Of the dole had nothing to do
with it.
1t goes without saying that what was
true Of Pierce Mill is true of many
other New Deal projects They may not
all serve any practical purpose, but
without exception they all result in
wages being paid for labor performed.
They are not doles.
CALEB 8. MILLER.
Evening star., 1936-08-15

nomination as those who are offering
themselves as Republicans. 4
Then again, this is presidential
year." and anything may come to pass
at such time. There is good deal
of third-partyism in the air. Who
knows where lightning may strike In
such conditioner The third party Of
latest development in the presidential
field, q composite Of rather widely differ
entiated advocates of ultra liberal prac-
tices, has demonstrated that anybody
may entertain hopes, however high the
office. True. not many forecAsters OF
the November poll are considering the
possibility Of third-party victory. But
in a congressional district, even in the
conservative East, strange things may
happen.
Evening star., 1936-08-15

SQUIRRELS have their individual forag-
ing territories, aristocracy and social
dominance.
This condition long has been known
among birds Its existence among NAM
mails, other than man, now is reported
to the Journal of the American Society
of Mammalogists by Kenneth Gordon OF
the Oregon State College. The report
is based on extensive observations OF
different species.
Mr.. Gordon found 1t f1rst among the
pine squirrels of the Rocky Mountains.
He reports:
Scattered among the trees were many
piles of cone scales, the larger OF which
amounted to several bushels. Each pile
was near the center Of an area an acre
or two in extent, which was guarded
zealously by single squirrel. Each ami
NAL was busy cutting cones and burylng
the seeds in little boards among the
pine scales. One squirrel radiated in
new direction each time it went for a
cone. At intervals squirrel stopped
and gave its characteristic churring call,
and frequently a squirrel of the neigh
boring territory answered. Once three
were calling in a limited area where
their territories adjoined. One morning
I saw the squirrel that had the territory
just back of the camp in close pursuit
of another squirrel. When the pursued
animal dashed across an old wood road
the pursuer veered along fallen log,
stopped, churred vigorously, and then
returned to its territory. I gained the
impression that with these animals the
churring served the same purpose as
song in the territorial behaviors Of birds
for warning other individuals that the
singer was ready to defend its area
against invasion"
The next observation of territorialism
was among the Douglas squirrels, also
of the Rocky Mountain area. Their ter
ritories were even more circumScrloed,
some covering not more than nan
acre. The same vigorous defense tactics
were employed and when one animai
intruded into the domain OF another 1t
showed clearly that 1t knew 1t was
trespassing.
especially insistent. Il the territory oc-
year? How Is the territorial behavior
IQOQlIlcu uuTlIlS tIlc uidtlIlS SCdoOAs ~
the young squirrels settle close at hand
or must they wander far afield until
they find unoccupied areas.
To answer these he baited a log pile
so as to attract the golden-mantled
ground squirrels, a familiar Rocky Noun
tain type. There were 10 marked indi-
viduals, although some Of them returned
only at rare intervals.
"The log pile" says Mr.. Gordon in
his report to the mammalogists. was
the home of No. s, and she did her
best to drive away the others. Some
of her sallies we're short, but others
were long and tortuous. There were
rather definite limits, usually not more
than 100 feet from the pile, beyond
which she would not extend her pursuit
In spite Of the Ngor and the number
of her chases, as many as go in six hours
she never succeeded in keeping the
other animals away. Often, II she
stopped to eat on the way back. the
pursued animal had returned to the
log pile before her.
'At a later camp In Colorado log
pile was the home of an adc,t and 1--WE
young squirrels. The adult deferred the
pile and its immediate vicinity. nut
when she was more than hundr---
Evening star., 1936-08-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. TRAcEWELL.

A plea to sensible men-ttere Is no use
appealing to any other sort-might run
as follows: =
The man was standing by the side OF
the road. wringing his hands, and weep
ing.
He had just run over and killed a
fellow human being, q man he had
never seen before and who had done
him no harm.
He did not mean to run down the
man, but he had done it.
Remorse overcame him as he stood
looking at the lifeless form.
Why hadn't he thought Of that be-
fore?
Coming at breakneck speed, his car
had struck the pedestrian In cloud OF
dust, wrenched out Of concrete.
Square yards Of turf had been torn
up along the roadside, where the car
finally came to a halt.
Wouldn't it be a good thing for sem
sible men, which also means sensitive
men, to think beforehand what speed
means?
It is safe to say that nobody wants
to kill anybody with an automobile.
Then why do they do it?
X X Il
The shock to the driver-we still are
talking of decent men-must be terr1f1c.
Surely no one who has not had the
experience can estimate 1t.
Perhaps It is no use even trying-but
still the mind attempts 1t.
If more people would put themselves,
or at least try to put themselves, into
the shoes of the driver who seriously
mains or kills, they might be on the
lookout for accident possibilities.
1t would seem to the non-driver that
all who drive daily should have thou
sands Of opportunities to study this
whole situation, and to realize before
hand that accidents should be regarded
as possibilities.
Therefore, study In advance of such
possibilities would reveal to them the
dangers which exist long before they
actually face them.
Thus, the man walking along road
may be knocked down
The child playing ball may dart out
into the street
The old lady calmly coming from
church.
Offhpnd it mioht seem that these and
many more could be watched out for IN
advance not only actually. but especial
ly in the mind, where planning Is
achieved, if ever.
Yet deaths of such persons have oc-
Cured recently, in each case undesired.
and no doubt to the terrible dismay OF
the perpetrator.
All drivers of cars, 1t would seem.
would find it to their own good to try
to prevent anything like such an accl-
dent happening to them.
For their own sake!
The selfishness of the motorist, the
basic principle of saving ones self from
unnecessary sorrow-for surely 1t is aw-
full to harm or kill some one who has
not harmed you-ought to be appealed
to at last.
Common sense appeals have been
tried, with some results, but quite ev-
IDENTIFY not enough.
Something else must be called into
play, and some will feel that it can be
nothing else save this principle Of self
preservation.
Self preservation, sometimes called
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Properly Cared for Animals
Do Not Attack Humans
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Replying to w. E. Aliens protest, in
q recent issue of The Star, against allow
ing unmuzzled dogs to roam the streets,
I have no wish to invite the wrath and
condemnation of vast number Of our
citizens by protesting most earnestly
against the muzzling Of dogs, but I ask
to be permitted to call attention to the
trite fact that the best way to remedy
an evil is to strike at its roots and, as
In this case, not inf1ict, year after year,
unnecessary hardship and suffering on
animals when the real and only remedy
lies with us humans.
Dogs do not go mad because the
weather is hot. The rabies scare, started
every year by those unfortunates who
hate dogs, and probably all animals, is
the greatest farce, the rankest nonsense
that was ever forced on an inexperi-
enced, unthinking public. Numerous
noted scientists have proven that a gen.
uine case of rabies is so rare that the
disease practically does not exist. The
only reason why dogs, or cats, manifest
symptoms of madness is because they
have been mistreated and neglected and
are probably suffering untold agonieS Of
pain or thirst. would defy any one to
cite a single case in which a child has
been bitten by dog or cat that was
not STRAY" or one that had received
the care and attention an animal should
receive
The bite of dog is no more dangerous
than that Of any other animal-then,
why put all the blame and punishment
on mans best friend? All he wants is
fair deal. Perhaps Mr.. Aliens pitiable
hatred OF dogs might be somewhat allie
waited If he would take the time to read,
and ponder, Senator Vests Tribute to
Dog" and. If he is not absolutely CAL
louS. we feel sure his unenviable ami
mostly would be at least ameliorated!
There is but one way to prevent dogs
from biting children and others, and
that Is by teaching unthinking parents
to properly train and rear their chill
dren. Show me a vicious, cruel, un-
disciplined child and I will show you
the embryo criminal! Teach mothers
the greatness of their responsibilities
and there will be no need to muzzle
the dogs! MRS. FRANK j. CULLEN.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Nationwide Citizenry of
Vigilantes is Needed
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
A few days ago one of YOUR corre-
spondents referred to the fact that II
we are to get rid of the gangsters, traffic
violators and other infractors of the
laws we must open our mouths and
divulge the wrongs we see to the civil
authorities.
This is very true and the sooner We
DO this the sooner we will get peace and
security in our midst. The great trouble
with the American people is that they
are too easy on crime when it is the
other fellows OK that is gored and too
liberal in charity when it is other per-
sons money that is used. The better
element does not stand together even
in talk. and lends its talents to the
criminal element, while the criminals
are in close cooperation with our keen
est lawyers, many police and courts, to
protect itself and further it's ends Be-
ing driven to desperation, the city of
New York is having an eruption of good
citizenship and vigilance committees are
being formed Other cities-and do not
comfort yourself that our city is an ex-
ception-Will probably have to do the
same, before we get the general right
living in our community. People who
call themselves decent scoff at individ-
uals who endeavor to bring about a
renovation and justice, thereby lending
aid to the criminals, who in turn scof
at the decent" element. The average
resident thinks he can do nothing and
get by Indefinitely, but crime grows and
multiplies with liberation until only
violent rebellion, not with votes only,
will squelch it. Meanwhile your own
children may get the idea that they
have to be criminals in order to make
a living, or at least cooperate with them,
and then what? Toleration fear, sub
jugation. WE. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Army VS.. Post Office.

When the political appointment OF a
postmaster runs smack into an Army
tradition, it is very much like an ire
sistible force meeting an immovable
object. Miss Grace M. Harrington, post
mistress at West Point, holds her posi-
ton by reason of an Army tradition,
although there is plenty of testimony in
behalf of her efficiency during her in
cunbency of nine years. The Army
tradition is that the post. which serves
the Military Academy, is reserved for
Army juniors" and since i847-with the
exception of one short interval-it has
been held by Army orphans of whom
Miss Harrington is the third. Miss
Harrington is the daughter of West
Point graduate who fell in Clusters last
stand. She distributes her average Of
thousand letters day. knows the hand
writing and the correspondence habits of
most of her friends, the cadets. and
maintains the tradition that this post
is non-political and belongs to one of
the Army's own.
Not long ago the news was spread
abroad that Miss Harrington would be
displaced by an appointee named by the
recently selected Democratic chairman
of Orange County, New York. in which
the post Office is located. Miss Harring-
ton began her campaign and the Army
and Navy Journal, many active and
retired officers of the Army and promi-
nent citizens came rushing to her de-
fense. But competitive examinations for
her job were ordered three days before
the Presidents executive order putting
postmasters under civil service. Along
with seven other applicants for the job,
Miss Harrington was disqualified be-
cause of residence provision requiring
the postmaster to live in the West Point
postal district. But as the district is re-
served for the cadets and Army per-
sonnel, nobody who lives in that dis
trict can be postmaster, and no post
master can live in the district-so that
ended that.
Miss Harrington still stands at her
post pending appointment of successor.
If the post Office really wants to get
rid of her and put successor in her
place, it can appoint one of her clerks
under the Presidents executive order.
But that would merely rile the Army
and fail to appease the good Demo-
cratic workers of Orange County. 1t
can order another competitive examina-
ton, leaving to the Civil Service Com
mission the appointment of the person
best fitted for the place. Or it can
surrender and reappoint Miss Harring-
ton or it can merely leave the post vacant,
as at present, with Miss Harrington
acting as postmistress and drawing her
salary.
The best way out of the dilemma
would be to leave the matter to the
Civil Service Commission There is one
tradition that must be nurtured and
developed, even if it means the death
of other traditions. And that is that
public servants should qualify for public
Office on merit, and merit alone Other
considerations are relatively unim-
portant.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Winners of Wars.

From the Macon Telegraph.
In the old days the commander who
got to the telegraph station first won
the battle, but in these newer times the
Spanish commander who grabs the radio
station away from the other fellow is
the victor.
Evening star., 1936-08-15

A Police Court sentence requires two
boys to remain in the workhouse for
turning in false alarms. In European
politics somewhat similar activity has
to wait on Time and Destiny for historic
retribution.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Gods Valley.

UOU VdIIcys -
In the deep, quiet valley of silence
The verses I pen come to me; -
They steal down the side of the noun
tain,
Blow over the green, fragrant lea,
Or shell, memory filled, softly murmurs
A rhyme of the great pulsing sea.
But in the still valley there's rhythm
That no words can ever express;
I've caught whispered verse in the
silence
That slips into pure loveliness.
For man can dream dreams in Gods
valley -...,<
As mute as a lovers caress.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
Elimination.

From the Salem (Mass) News.
They say you can forecast child's
career at the age of 6. After observing
a number of modern children we feel
confident that none of them is going
to become President Of the United
States.
Evening star., 1936-08-15
No Cut Rates.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
DR.. Townsend's mind seems subject to
frequent political changes. But he re-
mains firm on the main issue. A bargain
offer of $1ss a month would not appeal
to him.
Evening star., 1936-08-15

Popular magazines manage to put SO
much picturesque suspense in their cur
rent politics and biography that the
casual reader ceases to care whether, in
adjacent romance, the hero marries the
girl or not.
Evening star., 1936-08-15

Share in corporation ownership by
competent workmen is favored in q
speech by Frank Knox. This would
permit the thrifty employe who has
bought stock to be referred to by envious
neighbors as q malefactor of great
wealth and see how he likes it