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Evening star., 1936-03-13

1922 and In Germany In 1888 takes root
for the first time in soil Of the Ameri-
can continent. Proceeding more or less
on Mussolini and Hitler patterns, all
political activity in Paraguay is sus-
pended for one year and all industries
are placed under the minister of the
interior. Naturally, the interest Of the
other Americas will Immediately be CEN
tered on the question Of whether Para
guay's action will prove epidemic and
spread Fascism into other Latin repub-
lies. Events at Asuncion occurred at
the very moment the Chaco peace con-
ference, consisting Of representatives
of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uru-
quay and the United States, was about
to extend diplomatic recognition to the
provisional government. Recognition
was offered after President. Frances
assurance that the reorganization of his
government would have due regard to
democratic principles. On the face OF
current developments, the institutions
about to be established at Asuncion
hardly seem to measure up to that de-
scription. II they do not, the proposed
recognition is likely to be withdrawn,
with international consequences that
cannot be foreseen.
Despite recurrent evidences of Com
munist activity here and there, virtually
all other Latin American governments
at the moment are stabilized on truly
democratic lines-under political con-
diuons as stable as they ordinarily ever
are In Central and South America, per-
haps even more so. Throughout the
hemisphere it will be earnestly hoped
by advocates Of inter- American peace
and solidarity that Fascism will remain
isolated in Paraguay, should its people
decide to tolerate the totalitarian state
as the system best suited to their ma
tional needs. On that score they are
entitled unreservedly to the right of self
determination. But the history which
that arch priest of totalitarianism, Adolf
Hitler, is now making increases the de-
STABILITY of keeping the American con-
tinent as immune as possible to the
Fascist idea in any of its autocratic
forms.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

to the development Of new philosophy
of optical practice. It was an uncon-
cealed pleasure to him to make avail
able to younger doctors the fruits OF
his own research. Boys entered his
classes with enthusiasm, emerged at
graduation with a conviction Of honor
in the privilege of his guidance toward
professional competency. His marvel
Gus skill as an instructor was univer-
sally acknowledged, even by those who
felt his power only at second hand.
Meanwhile, he won permanent place
among the unadvertized philanthropists
of his time He freely served thousands
of the poor and lowly in his clinics, took
a quiet and unassuming part in dozens
of good causes, spent generously Of him.
self as well as of his material means to
social movements which seemed to him
to merit the maximum of sacrifice. The
World War brought him opportunity to
endow with his talents the whole Ma
ton in its hour of trial. And long after
Tie dIHilSLlCe uc SLlII ucNotcu y ASC
share of his energies to the care Of
those hurt in the conflict.
Coincidentally, DR.. Wilmer by unfal-
tering loyalty testified to the Importance
of religion in his mind and heart. He
was convinced believer in the essen
tial doctrines of his church, following his
Savior with a passion which was not un-
like that of st. Luke, "the good physi-
cian," who was his model and mentor.
1t is fitting that he should rest in the
beautiful cathedral which he had helped
to build.
Yet it is impossible to associate death
with so diligent, so ardent and so richly
efficient a personality. The contradiction
is too striking, too compelling. DR.. Will
mer certainly never desired earthly i'm
mortality, but it will please his friends
to see that that will be his lot. The
inspiration of his example is destined to
be source of strength to all who choose
to profit by it. He gave light, and the
fame will burn with undiminished bril-
lance long after he has passed 1t into
other hands to tend.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEW ELL.

"This day." said Moses, II place be-
fore you life and death"
It Is an individual choice still.
It is placed before each one of us to-
day, just the same as then.
If we MAIN and ,.ill, we are aligned
with the brute creatures, for they do
So and know no better.
II we refrain from hurting, we are
lockers heavenward; for the moment,
at least, we are little lower than the
angels.
1t cannot be for nothing that the cry
of the ages has been for peace.
The animal, in man, cries out for
something different, something answer
ing to the ancient dream Of time when
lamb and wolf should lie down together.
Nothing Is more attractive nor more
popular in modern news photography
than the picture Of two natural enemies,
such as cat and canary bird, acting in
comradely fashion.
Is it because these are flashes" as
it were, into the world Of tomorrow?
Il
What long time that tomorrow is in
arrivingl
The only way it will arrive, evidently,
is to keep on thinking about it.
BY thinking, man, the animal, has
become, in his supermoments, better
animal, as good, better and best are
assessed in terms of his life.
The hungry tigers good Is a lamb.
His better is another lamb. His best
Is still another.
Emerson said the thoughts of turtle
are all turtle. BY that he meant that
few creatures can get outside themselves.
Man is the only one-and how often
he lapses!
His high estate, II he Is to be super
animal, is to think constructively, think
kindly, think of happiness. He is the
only animal that can.
His faith is sort of thinking in action.
His happiness Is not just animal, al
though basically that, for most, but
must have added to it, to complete and
crown the rest, those aspects of better
ment and upward-looking which through
the ages have been associated with man
at his best.
Surely we cannot be fooled altogether.
No amount Of going backward, or loud
talking in favor Of the descent. will make
us give up the standards won with dim
Guilty through the centuries.
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Messengers of death and destruction
stand ready on every hand.
They are both physical and mental.
All that opposes them is the side of
intelligence called spiritual. No one
knows exactly what spiritual means, but
some will think it means thinking to
what we agree to call good ends.
We negate the animal as much as we
can, and that is about all we can do.
We go around and around in circles,
but in ever widening circles, let us hope.
Some day mankind is going to break
through the vicious circles of death and
destruction, and come out into the
clearer air Only then will we know why
man was so prone to fight and kill all
the time, when he knew better and was
the only living thing that did know
better.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
City Dwellers Have Wrong
View on Farm Problems
TO the EDITOR of The star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Some people of the cities think the
farmer is trying to rob them when he
wants better prices for his stuff. Unfor.
tunately for the farmer, he does not have
any very effective means Of drawing pub
lie attention to his side. The newspapers,
radio stations and magazines are owned
and operated in the cities. The self
centered city attitude on publicity is re-
flected in the common Christmas slogan
of, There shall be no empty Christmas
stockings" The empty rural stocking
does not count because only the owner
sobs over 1t.
The farmer takes his hard-earned
products to town and asks what price
can he get for them. When he buys any
thing he asks what price must he pay.
Does any one honestly believe the farmer
gets the best of it from this kind Of deal
ing?
Here is the economic situation that re-
suits: Few farmers have radios, tele-
phones, electric lights and running water.
His children go to small, often only
one-room, school and sometimes have no
high school facilities at all. If some one
of farmers family gets sick or has an
accident he cannot go to city hospital
to be taken care of free Of charge if he
cannot afford to pay. Perhaps the peo-
pie of the city are entitled to all of their
public services and convenienceS, while
the farmer and his family have no right
to them in return for feeding the Nation.
One aspect of the farmer-city relation
which is often overlooked is the city phi
lanthropiSt who makes his millions of
both city and country, yet gives practi-
cally all his gifts to the city. He is hailed
as great and generous man, but often
he takes from the farmer to make the
city richer.
There is no use of quoting statistics,
but smaller percentage of wage earners'
income goes for food today than 80 years
ago; besides more food today is prepared
in cans and packages. Preparation and
container make up part Of the present.
day cost of food, leaving still less for the
farmer who produces it. Yet people
complain more about the cost of food
than generation ago, when they bought
in bulk and prepared the food in the
family kitchen.
One thing wrong with the American
people is that they have come to think
that somebody is duty-bound to feed
them, and since the farmer is the source
of the food, it is the farmers duty to do
it and do it cheaply, too. Many city
worker on relief says he won't work un-
less he gets so-and-so high wages. yet
eats butter furnished free to him, but
which cost some farmers wife much work
taking care of the cream and washing
the many pans, cans and separator twice
a day. If this farmers wife asked the
man on relief what he would want to put
in a sink for her to help her with her
work, how much per day would he ask,
and how many days would the farmers
wife have to work to get a sink in her
kitchen? E. r. WATSON.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
President Has Power to
Solve Railroad Problem
To the EDITOR Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
According to press reports, President
Roosevelt has called upon railroad man
agements and their employees to get to-
gether on q certain matter which Is
standing in the way of the Eastman plan
of merging terminal facilities
BY stroke of his pen President RooSe-
velt can solve that problem better and
quicker than any one else. Simply
ordain that all interstate transportation
business be compelled to charge the same
rates as have been enacted for the rail-
roads and the issue viii solve itself.
Postal rates are the same all over the
United States, no matter what the form
of carrier be. Why not apply the same
rule to the carrying Of freight? Stimu-
late and invite initiative and let the best
man win. w. yoLKIsDT.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

"why is man so prone to fight and
kill? More than any other living thing?
Now you answer that"
In taking these sentences from cor
respondent as q text for today this
column has no idea of answering, in
the usual sense.
What thousands of persons have
wondered about, both as individuals and
In great gatherings and conventions,
cannot be answered" in any real sense.
All one can do is think about it again.
Even our civilized streets have become
deadly, as manning and killing goes on
ceaselessly, the instrument Of destruc-
ton being called an automobile.
When the pioneers of America carried
rifles to protect themselves from Indians
and buffaloes, they faced no such in
cessant danger as the little child meets
nowadays.
Man is a killer, we believe, because he
Is an animal.
Tigers Just do less talking, that is all.
1t is natural to kill.
Slaughter is inherent in the universe.
The fishes in the waters OF the world,
both large and small, eat each other.
One is reminded of that famous quo
tation from Shakespeare, in which one
character says to another, Master, how
do the fishes live in the Sea?"
"As man does a-land," comes the
reply. "The big ones eat the little ones. "
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The queer thing about man and the
animals, as killers, is that man, when
he speculates about the latter, if they
had mans mind, almost invariably be-
lieves they would handle the situation
better.
If dogs, for instance, suddenly were
given mans intelligence, and put in con-
troll of everything, would they go to war,
century after century?
One does not have to be dog lover
in order to feel sure they would not. Just
What they would do is out of mind, but
surely they would not go to war.
Yet man warS-and why? Because he
is an animal!
So we 60 round and round, in the
circle of the ages, and no one yet knows
where we will come out, if ever.
Mans mind and his emotionS-theSe
are the heavenward instruments, as
faulty as they are.
They, too, are a heritage from the
animal kingdom, but so far surprising
anything the brutes possess that man
has insisted on their divine origin.
Despite his failings, his civilizations
built and maintained on slaughter, man
in his saner moments longs for the
heavenward drive.
1t is this longing in the animal that
is man which has placed him above the
brutes, and keeps him there.
Or is it just his superior cleverness in
killing?
AS one answers this question will be
his reactions toward life as he finds it.
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Knowing not whence he comes, nor
precisely where he goes, man is driven
one minute to happiness, another to
despair.
The forces of ascendancy, the forces
of death and Observation-Disclosures are the
universal foes of the ages.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
A Faithful Public Servant.

1t is testimonial to the character OF
Assessor Richards, as well as an inter-
esting commentary on conditions pc
culiar to the District of Columbia, that
he spent his final day in active service
at the Municipal Building defending the
highness and not the lowneSS OF his
assessments of property.
The law here requires 100 per cent
assessment. Any statement that there
has been violation or evasion of this law
is a reflection on the official integrity
of an assessor whose thoroughneSS, COM
petence and honesty have been subjects
for extraordinary praise by critical
members of Congress familiar with his
work. Mr.. Richards, in an interview
with Star reporter yesterday, was quick
to resent allegations that the assessment
law has been evaded and violated. And
his vigorous denial was accompanied by
positive statements of fact refuting the
slurs on his work. Everybody who knows
MIR. Richards or who is familiar with
assessment practice in the District un-
derstands the gross inaccuracy OF a
declaration that the assessment law here
is generally ignored and violated" and
that property is assessed at about one
half of full value"
The commentary on conditions here,
as contained in Mr.. Richards defense
of the high assessment, is simply this:
In other cities politically chosen assessors,
put in office by voting taxpayers, usually
follow the practice of under-assessment
rather than literal 100 per cent tax val
uation. To do otherwise would be po-
litically inexpedient, If not politically
suicidal. A political assessor under at
tack would be more apt to defend his
low assessments than to demonstrate
that in many cases they actually ex-
ceeded sales value. In the case OF Mr..
Richards, appointed to office some
eighteen years ago and responsible to
Congress alone, his defense, when under
attack, is to show as close compliance
with the 100 per cent law-the same law
found in most cities-"as 1t is humanity
possible to attain"
That law is not popular with District
taxpayers. Mr.. Richards strict enforce
ment of the law is not popular with
District taxpayers. The high standard
of assessment here, coupled with q low
tax rate is constantly the cause of un-
ending misunderstanding by members
of Congress from sections Of the coun-
try where low assessment is coupled with
high tax rate, but representing no higher
or not as high tax burden.
But Mr.. Richards, Jealous always in
enforcing the high standard Of assess
ment required by law, leaves the District
service enjoying not only the esteem and
confidence but the affection OF his fell
low citizens. He has commanded such
sentiments through his rugged and un-
yielding integrity. his bluff candor, his
refusal to be cowed by criticism and his
steady devotion to the duties of an
exacting ONCE.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

A world war that would permit con-
testants to meet in pairs instead Of
making the combat chaotic riot might
be tolerated by those who refuse to be-
lieve that, however dull human SYM
pathy may become, there must still be
a lingering sense of honor and fair play.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Wintry Days.

Oh, sunny climes of azure skies,
Each cloud downy feather,
Though lovelier you cannot match
Our brilliant Winter weather.
Our ice-bound streets and bracing air
That sets the pulses going,
The stars like diamonds overhead
In the cold night skies glowing.
When snow drifts high our fires burn
bright;
Our outdoor sports are royal.
Well skate and ski the Winter thru,
To cur birth-climate loyal.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

One of the methods of craftsmanship
employed Is the development of emo
tionality calculated to leave a public
in a mood to be impressed by an auto
cratic personality willing to go on dis
play with demonstrations Of personal
violence.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

Pomp and circumstance have their
value in impressing the popular imag-
ination. but Selassie must realize that
he relied too far on a parade ground
and a collection of crown jewels as q
background of authority.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

1t is admitted that the Russian Ian
guage is hard to learn, and officials
agree that one of the most difficult phil
ological feats ever attempted is the
introduction Of the loosely constructed
substantive 20. G. p. u" into the
American vocabulary.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Shooting Stars.
Great Invention.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Great Invention.
A man with a curious CLINT in his eye
Exclaimed, with dismay am filled
BY hearing wise people so frequently cry,
Behold how the beans have been
spilled
An inventor am with wonderful gift
And by patient endeavor mean
The gathering gloom that surrounds us
to lift.
I'll invent the non-spillable bean.
We've been told in the song how our
best plans 60 wrong
Through a blunder that none could
foresee;
And when we were going so swift and
so strong
A careless word shattered our glee.
They'll hold me the greatest inventor
of all
When the world I have made quite
serene.
For such q result any toll will seem
small.
I'll invent the non-spillable beam"
Evening star., 1936-03-13

1t looked for moment as If the Nile
were to be famous for military strate-
gems, but events have so shifted as to
put the Rhine back in its old place as
the worlds great River Of Doubt.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Grim HumOr.

Grim HumOr.
what the public needs" said the pro-
fessor, "is more study; more enlighten-
ment. We are drifting into inournful
situation"
"Or," suggested Miss Cayenne, ito
make it sound as bad as possible, you
might say, q moronful situation"
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Cannibal's Compliments.

CannibaPs Compliments.
To ferocious jungle chief
A missionary came
Saying, II offer you relief
From your old life Of blame.
For every fellow man avow
Affection all complete"
The chieftain said, II like him now.
He's good enough to eat"
'Tf de world owes you q livin'," said
Uncle Eben, "git yohself shovel an q
hoe an notify de world dat you's comm
round n collect" !
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatch
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published hereln
All rights of publication Of special dispatches
herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Superabundance.

Superabundance.
what we need" said the constituent,
"is leadership"
And yet" warned Senator Sorghum,
"too many leaders who can't agree on q
line Of march are liable to spoil the
whole parade"
Evening star., 1936-03-13

Jud Tunkins says war looks to him
like raging toothache which would be
almost ridiculous If it did not hurt so
terribly.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Emerging.

Emerging.
From the Muskegon Chronicle.
Announcement is made that the
speeder is back with us again. He has
been with us all the time only the police
couldn't see him In the drifts.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Road Styles.

Road Styles.
From the Lowell Evening Leader.
Motor cars to match ones clothes are
the latest fad, we are informed. Crash
suits, naturally, should be avoided.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Night Final Edition.

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Evening star., 1936-03-13
Overestimate.

The man who thinks he knows it all
May cheerfully explain lot,
Then blush when trying to recall
The numerous things that he forgot
Evening star., 1936-03-13

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Evening star., 1936-03-13

Yet he'll 60 on and speak his mind
With admonitions far from few,
And be surprised still more to find
The numerous things he never knew.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

@. How many times has the Graf zep-
pelin crossed the Atlantic Ocean?-L. K.
A. The Graf Zeppelin has crossed,
with the end of last years flight sched-
ule, the North and South Atlantic 100
times. An extended schedule for regular
service to South America is planned for
the season of 1896.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Rate by Carrier Within the City.

Regular Edition.
Evening star., 1936-03-13

@. How long has the Federal Govern
ment been setting aside land for national
parks?-F. s.
A. Yellowstone was the first. 1t was
created 64 years ago. 1t is still the
country's largest national park.
The Washington times., 1936-06-19

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Evening star., 1936-11-22

A LITTLE MISS OF
HOLL AND. Wooden
shoes, flaring hat and
fringed shawl, she is pic
turesque and pretty
enough to have caught
the photographers eye.
Evening star., 1936-10-31

OF fighting cocks. The Adamses,
father and son, violated the custom of
President attending his successors
Inauguration. Tyler's marriages and
Jackson's stirred the hot breath Of
gossip and near-scandal. Grover
Cleveland dared to fish on Sunday,
thereby further defying his vociferous
critics. When not asleep or eating,
Grant was either smoking or drinking.
GRANT, though elected to the pres
idential pinnacle by the Repub-
licans, was not one. He never cast
Republican ballot until he had been
for eight years a Republican Presi-
dent. Even his name was not the
name given him at birth. He had been
christened Hiram Ulysses, but later
changed it to Ulysses Simpson.
Do you own large nose? Do not
worry about it, as you may be Presi-
dent nevertheless. Look at Harding
picture. Washington had a large but
well-shaped nose, Jackson had a
hooked nose with plenty of size and
John Tyler's nasal organ is said to
have been the most voluminouS of all
Chief Executives.
If you have a bathtub in your home,
be grateful to Millard Fillmore. The
bathtub might have died aborning if
the Vice President had not come to
Cincinnati to see a tub of which he
had heard. Millard reveled in the hot
and cold water. When he became
President, after Tyler's death. he in
sisted upon having bathtub installed
in the Executive Mansion. Though
called an apostle of luxury. Fillmore's
sponsorship undoubtedly did much to
popularize the device.
When fiery Andrew Jackson was in
the White House he issued threat to
separate some of the Senators from
their ears because they opposed his
measures. His rather high-handed
policies caused him to be dubbed AN
drew the First" while his principal
assistants were nicknamed the
Kitchen cabinet" He had fought the