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The Washington times., 1936-05-14
LONDON

AONOON
One of the cultural centerS Of
London is Burlington House, more
Familiarity known as the Royal
Academy, perhaps because the
activities and exhibitions Of the
fine old building.
Most visitors to London are
familiar with the Burlington Ar
cade, off Piccadilly, an arcade
whose shops are devoted to maScu-
line finery and toggery.
But Burlington House has more
vivid colorS to show than are dis
played in the haberdasher's win
dows when the annual show gets
under way. The night before the
opening there is always q big ban
uuet with usually a member Of the
royal family to address the diners:
The day before the exhibition
is open to the general public is
vanishing Day." when artists
come to see where their pictures
are hung and society comes to see
one another and show more in
terest in the news cameramen
than in the artists of the palette
and chisel.
The exhibition is open to any
artist. Works must be delivered
at Burlington House by certain
date and it is no novelty to see a
poor artist, unable to pay express
charges, dragging his masterpiece
to be viewed by the stern critics
Of the academy.
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clutch at beauty which Sustains
her in the deadly monotony of her
life.
You and I, Bill, smile condo
scendingly at the ditch-digger's
Job. AS professionals or skilled
workers, we disdain such unSkilled
manual labor. But to the ditch
digger, unframed and underpriVi-
legged, a well-dug ditch is the fin
est thing he knows-the one
touch of proud craftsmanship
which enables him to endure the
brutal drudgery Of his lot.
"Never take from any man his
song"
Even the outlaws and mavericks
those who have lost or never
had a place in organized society
have their song" The man
working on the rock pile behind
armored walls has his song" as
surely as the man who Tolls in
the cushioned chairs of the Union
League Club.
SAME SPARK
Deep within sodden and l1umili-
ated flesh. deep within coddled
and concealed fat. burns the
same spark, of pride which sus-
tains the surrounding Suet. And
you can find the answer in a very
old book which goes back to the
beginning Of all men, and all
songs:
"And the Lord God formed
man Of the dust Of the ground
and breathed into his lnOStrilS
the breath Of life; and man be-
came a living SOUL"
Earthly dust-out of it we all are
made. Ditch-digger or clun-SQuat-
ter, cultured lady or kitchen
drudge, out of the common soil OF
fear and cowardice, greed, conceit,
and base desire, we all are made
But into us all, rich or poor, wise
or stupid, there has been breathed
a spark of God and the memory
Of His proud and lovely song.
A young king stepping to his
throne, a doomed wretch Shuftling
to the chair, each one carries his
song. Carries it, I truly believe,
beyond the sad, Shamed portals OF
our human life into a brighter
fairer existence, where every man
has an even chance to express the
dream that lies within him.
So do not sneer-do not con.
descend-do not, in your vast anc
pitiful ignorance, judge the Other
Fellow merely by his performance
EVERY man has his song.
''Never take from ANY man
his song"
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How well he understood human
weakness and what q deep, toll
Grant pity he had for it-that
father who endured such cruel
crucifixion through his own weak
ness! To my ignorant, childish
eyes and adoring heart, he was
ominiscient and timeleSS. Actually,
he was still a young man-broken
by sickness-doomed to die before
he was as old as I am today. But
he had been made wise-so wise
through pain and poverty. And
through that wisdom he now spoke
to me, his kindly eyes probing hot
young flesh, arrogant young spirit.
''Never, laSsie," said ne
'never take from any man MS
SOng!"
BITTER YEARS
What did he mean? For puz-
zled moments I did not know. I
was, indeed, never to know the
full meaning Of those words until
bitter years Of heartbreak and
humiliation had taken my own
song from me-and I had learned
the black silence of a songless
life. Then, gradually, knowledge
came-and pity and tenderness
such as he had not known.
"Never take from any man
his sOng!" f.
What did he mean? Just this
Each human being has his
song" Each man, however hum
BILE or obscure, however stupid or
sinful. has his "song" - some
secret pride or dream, some hid.
den love of beauty or vision OF
power, which sustainS him. He
maybe will-expreSS that song
clumSily, or fail to express it at
all. But always it is there-deep
within his spirit. And always 1t
is the most important and potent
thing in his life.
You and I, Mary, laugh at the
paper flowers, the gariSh rugs
with which the farmers wife
decorateS her living room. You
and I, with our superior" culture
know that such things are artistic
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Greatest Show on Earth

How these press agents exaggerate!
Now comes Mr. Frank Braden Who you may know, rep
resens Ringing and Bailey and that the
circus bringing town next week bigger and funner
than any show earth.
Imagine telling that kind Of story around newspaper
office which daily carries Mr. John Snure Jrs column
1.-THE Greatest Show On Earth" And MIR. Snure doesn
a show under canvas!
Anyway there thing about Mr. Bradens circus that
will be a stand-out.
won't be expensive for the American public as Mr.
Snures aggregation.
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Three Minute Journeys

To be accepted, even if the pic.
ture is hung near the Skylight, ID
the beginning Of fame, and who
knows, one day the artist may
write the magic "R. A." after hts
name. :
The exhibition of Chinese art
currently running at Burlington
House has had its repercussion in
the martS Of trade. For all the
famous French designers have been
much influenced by the exquisite
colors as well as the silhouette Of
hats and robes noted in the mag,
nlficent pictures and embroideries'
The jade section of the Chinese.
exhibition is especially interesting.
Jade is shown in all colors, ivory,
blue, gray, orange, buff, golden
brown and white, as well as the,
betterknown green. -
Queen Mary has loaned a won
derful pair of tea cups and covers
in, exquisite lavender jade painted
with a design Of golden lacquer
dragons and clouds. Much Of the
jade centers around the tea maxi
ing ceremonial. There is a white
jade teapot, also Seventeenth:
century green jade mill for GRIND
ing the empe~or'S tea. ~
The other treasures Of the exhi
bition, the marvellous ceramics and
silk embroiderieS, have attracted,
visitors from all over the world,
and it is safe to say that rarely
has an art exhibit attracted such
attention.
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their director.
He is Senator Kenneth D, Nc
Kellar CD Of Tennessee.
Lest it be forgotten, Mcclellan
recently uttered a denunciation
Of the men Of the Bureau.
He criticized them, said they
should not be permitted to carry
guns, and in general expressed a
complete lack Of confidence in
their work.
That was shortly before the ace
investigators Of the United States
produced the results Of months OF
excellent work. Those results were
the capture Of Alvin KarpiS, Harry
Campbell and william Mahan
wanted for their connection with
the kidnapings Of William
Hamm, jr., Edward G. Bremen
and George Weyerhaeuser.
It was before the apprehension
Of Thomas H. Robinson, jr., Of
Nashville, Tenn, who had been
released from an asylum in Sen
ator McKellar's own State before
he committed the brutal kidnap
ing Of Mrs. Alice Stoll, of Louis
vile, KY, in October, 1884.
In view of the fact that Sen
ator Mcclellan denounced the mer
of the Bureau before these cap
lures occurred it was believed thai
the senior member of the Senate
from Tennessee might have
changed his mind so that h
would be willing to give credit
where credit was undeniably due
He was asked if he had changed
his estimation Of the agents Of
the Bureau Of Investigation wher
Robinson and the others wer'
captured.
The Senator replied:
81 have nothing to say about
this matter!"
How different is the attitude
of the Senator ION this matter
than it was when he was defend
ing the appropriation Of $25,00(
of the taxpayers money which
went for the construction Of tina
Memphis. Tenn, pound wherl
dogs may be fed and bathed ant
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The old Gilbert and Sullivan line that "a policemans lot
is happy one may be true but it certainly much
truer when applied to the CRIMINAL.
Crime may pay in money-for while. But any gang
ster will testify when he is caught it does NOT pay in
SAFETY, SECURITY OR PEACE OF MIND.
Alvin Karpis kdnaper recently captured by j. Edgar
Hoover and his GMen says that his life for the last
three years has been HE'LL Probably he bothered
by pangs of conscience Mr. Karp to have been born
without conscience But he found that no joke
ing that at any moment the trap would close upon him.
that he might be filled full Of lead from GIEan's pistol
The rewards of crime may sound allurng But the
toon above worth the study of any young who is
tempted by them It shows what those rewards" IN
FACT NOT IN FANCY.
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W h e n L m
Snooty with the
other Fellow
because I don't
think his act is
so hot.
I was around
ia GU n g
srnarty, feeling
my oats and
someone h a d
arou S e d m y
easy Scorn and
flippant ha-ha,
Turning on q
com plac e mt
heel, I met my
fathers d e e p,
reproVing gaze.
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SUBTLE?

SUBTLE?
In the supply bill for the Navy
there is a small item that is Of
interest to men around the Capt.
toll.
It provides that the present at.
tending physician at the Capitol
shall be given the rank Of Rear
Admiral in the Navy of the United
States, with the appropriate pay
while on active duty and when re-
tired.
The present physician is DR.,
George w. Calver, who has the
rank Of captain in the Navy now.
The provision in the Navy appro'
priation bill would be a definite
advancement for the doctor who
prescribes, as far as he is able
for the ailments Of these gentle
men known as legislators Of these
United States.
There is one thing about this
provision in the Navy bill, how
ever, which has caused some OF
the more humorous Of the men on
the Hill to chuckle.
The provision pertaining to DR.
Calver Is included in that item
in the Navy bill which is entitled
Care Of the Dead"
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REPARTEE

Representative John r. Mitchell
CD of Tennessee, was discussing
the Frazier-Lemke bill.
He was asked to yield by Rep.
resentative Andrew j. May CD
of Kentucky. Mitchell said:
81 yield to the gentleman from
Kentucky, who has the unhappy
faculty so often Of getting on
the wrong side Of every prOpO-
sitiOn. If could get my friend
right on this bill, / would love
to put my arms around him and
hug him, because he is as bald
headed as 1 am" $685.. -'
Said May:
"The trouble with the gentle
man Is that he has not Rugged
the right person"
Repres entative Mitchell
announced:
"The gentleman might not
have been on the scene!"
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Every Four Years

With the assistance of an Indifferent Congress- Wash
ington is proceeding to make the usual quadrenna spec
tacle of itself politically
Although substantial element of population has
sought for the last few years to give form and substance
to the selection of representative delegations to attend
the party conventions this year. their efforts have been
baked.
And so we see the Republican leaders in the District
split wide open and about refer their differences to
the Republican national convention.
We see the Democratic leaders in the District about
to carry through their customary farce Of hand picking
delegation to that parys convention and giving the
Districts banner although not five hundred Washing
tonians will have anything to do with the eectiOn-even
nominally.
These conditions prevail in community in which
large and responsible element is endeavOrng to obtain
full national franchise for the city.
FINE ADVERTISEMENT THESE FAKE PR
MARES AND CONVENTIONS ARE FOR THE AsPI-
RATIoNs OF WAsH1NGToN1ANs TO A VOTE IN
THE SENATE AND HOUSE AND IN THE ELEC
ToRAL COLLEGE!
It will help the city whole lot to have rival groups
20 into the Republican convention and insist that each
represents the will and opinion of the Republicans of
the community when actually probably neither delega
tion even approximately represents the citys Repub
leans
Nobody knows yet just what the socalled leaders Of
the Democratic party will pull out Of the hat as Dis
trict delegation to that partys convention when they
hold what they proudly but somewhat mistakenly call an
Election" late in the month
BUT YOU CAN BET ALL THE MONEY THAT MR..
ROOSEVELT HAS SPENT SINCE HE ENTERED THE
WHITE HOUSE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC METHOD
OF CHOOSING A DELEGATION WILL BE AN EVEN
GREATER FARCE THAN THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
WHICH THE REPUBLICANS RECENTLY STAGED.
All of this sorry exhibition could haze been
aUOided-cOuLd still be GUOided-n Congress IUOMLd
pass the Mullen bill setting up legal requirements
for the selection of party delegates in the District
That bill has been pending for two years.
It hasn't even been considered in committee.
Do the enemies of the District in Congress WANT the
city to continue to make display Of itself at the party
conventions?
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ton directed
by j. Edgar
Hoover, their
chief, results in
a record Of cap
ture s tn q t
causes millions
Of persons to
sing the praises
Of that band
Of men.
There is one
man, however,
in these United
States who de.
clineS to com
m e n d tn G
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diately that Edwin Q. Hill
diamond split into two parts. It
was the famous Jonker stone,
somewhat larger than an egg and
worth today almost one million
dollars.
OF all the great diamonds in
the worlds history, the Jonker
was the second to be cleaved. The
first was the great Cullinan dia-
mond of which we will speak later.
Most great stones, in fact practi-
cally all others, were merely trim
med, that is cut off from the side.
In past ages the tendency was
to sacrifice beauty and workman
ship for weight. Today weight, the
number of karats, is sacrificed to
the supreme beauty and work
manship and perfection Of cut
ting. And so when .LaZare Kaplan
brought down his hammer and
made the first cleavage and then
split that great egg-Shape diamond
into IL beautiful diamonds, it was
the first time in more than 80
years that an expert had tried to
do that very delicate operation.
FROM KIMBERLEY
Kaplan is a very interesting
man. He studied this particular
diamond for two years before dar-
ing to approach it with a chisel.
I suppose he had in mind Joseph
ASscher, who cleaved the great
Cullinan, which was, Of course,
the greatest of all diamonds in the
worlds history in 1907.
Joseph Asscher had a weak
heart. SO great was his fear that
he might miss the line Of cleavage
(the Cullinan having been the
first cleaved and drop dead in
horror at his mistake that he had
a doctor and two nurses ready to
try to revive him. He summoned
up the last vestige of his courage
He raised his hand, down came
the hammer! The diamond split
exactly as he wanted and ASSchel
sank into his chair with a gasp OF
relief. But he spent the next three
months in hospital from a nerv'
GUS breakdown. ia
Most of the diamonds come
from q Stagnant little city and
the great hole in its center. The
scene is Kimberley. From that
ugly little community under the
blazing African sun, out Of that
blue clay, have come enough of
those blue-white precious stones
to buy the civilized world today.
The great De Beers Syndicate
controls the output to keep up
prices. If times are bad the De
Beers Syndicate release no dia'
monds. When times are good the
De Beers Syndicate releases
enough to satisfy the market.
It is interesting to note that
that Jonker had sold to Sir Ernest
Oppenheimer for $315,00O, and
Oppenheimer sold it for more
than $500, 900. Americas greatest
diamond dealer, Harry Winston,
paid $75O,000 for it.
It was exhibited at the Amer
lean Museum Of Natural History
and then taken around the coun
try. After the tour it was brought
back to New York to be cut into
IL separate beautiful blue-whitt
diamonds and today it is worth
at least four times what the orig
inal buyer paid for it.
Of course the greatest Of al
diamonds is preserved today ir
the Tower of London and that is
the Cullinan, which is in the crown
of the king. The famous Kohl
moor is a shining decoration ir
the queens crown. But there Il
a very interesting story connected
with these diamonds.
There was a man named Col
Thomas Blood who lived back If
the days of Charles II. He wa
a daring scoundrel, the kind thai
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The Greatest Show on Earth
BIZ John Snure, Jr.

1gentIy handled before being exc.
cuted.
One reason Senator Mcclellan
gave for his defense Of the pound
was that it was hoped the au-
thorities Of Memphis might curb
the increasing danger Of rabies
among dogs.
Perhaps the Senator will some
day learn, when he cares to say
something "about this matter"
that millions more people are
equally anxious that j. Edgar
Hoover and his agents protect
a nation against a scourge Of
rats"
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-
gre t e s t dia-
mond cutter in
the world lifted
a tiny hammer.
A moment Of
intense silence.
Lazare Kaplan
raised his right
h and Gig h t
inches. When
he brought it
down upon the
second greatest
diamond in the
W orld, there
z. a,1IIA-
click" Imme.
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Human Side Of, News
Famous "Jonker'' Was Second of the Great
Diamonds To Be Cleaved
Blu EdWiHr C.. Hill

Just the other day in New York
city while the newsreel camera
men stood by and the radio an
nouncers leaned an intent ear, the
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NOTHING TO SAY

Relentless pursuit Of the Ma
tons worst criminals by the
agents Of the Bureau Of Investiga-
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(M)Ali

Remember how Alice, in her dreams Of Wonderland
with these weird creatures and the Dodo sad when
the ended: Everybody has won, and all must have
priZes!' But who's to give the priest" chorus Of
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voices asked Why sHE Of course said the Dodo point
ing to Alice But in Blunderand the prizes dream
they cost real hard-earned money.
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Always I'm thinking of some
thing my father once said. Par
ticularly-as frequently happens
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Listen, World!
Bv Elsie Robinson

"NEvER TAKE FROM ANY MAN HIS SONG"
Evening star., 1936-04-10
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

w VILLAIN PHLOx, it seems,
M tired Of gardens up North,
wv where fences were sup
posed to keep flowers with
in bounds. No one knows the year
the Sweet williams decided to break
prison and take to the highway. Well
for nature lovers they did-for you
can see friendly groups Of them in the
woods. close to the edges Of streams,
in the Middle and Western States.
Some have not found such acceptable
sites where soil and charming trees
have made them welcome. Those less
fortunate escapes are seen farther
North, doing their level best to make
the dusty, dry roadsides attractive.
The phlox family has perfected q
very clever scheme to protect the val
liable pollen. Objectionable crawl
ing insects are discouraged and dis
mayed when calling upon the phlox
hostess. A sticky coat on the upper
stem, and the peduncle. right below
the flowers, Is more than they can
handle. To try to wade, or even to
step lightly on that gluelike covering
means death. Occasionally you SEE
some foolish insect who did not heet
the wise and cautious secret warning
to insects, Never put one foot on q
Evening star., 1936-04-10
FannedHelen
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
(After learning that Troy probabl
never existed)
The Topless Towers Of Ilium,
Historians declare,
Did not arise
To meet the skies
In fact, they were not there.
Helen's actions can't be classed
AS rather wild and shady;
Past any doubt
We have found out
There wasn't such lady.
Paris never ran away
To save his precious skin
And left his proud
And battling crowd
To take 1t on the chin.
The wars that you have read about
OF Greece's early glories.
They just were told
In times Of old
In one Of Homer's stories.
But were not those exciting tales
To tell the folks at home?
Widespread were they
From far Cathay
To Main street up in Rome.
And we delight to read them now
While sitting by our fires,
Which dance and glow,
Although We know
That all those boys were liars.
(copyrisht. 1850
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sticky substance. 1t is the last step
you will take If you do" Then you
see the helpless one, all six feet held
fast.
Birds, lizards and toads have been
seen visiting Sweet williams; they
are neither nectar Slippers nor pollen
transporters.
The phlox family caters to the but
terfiies. Look closely at the deep. COB
letlike throat of the flowers. There
are a few bees and flies that are well
come; they possess long tongues, too.
Their heads are we'll busted with pol
len before they call upon a second
hostess. A charming little cousin Of
Sweet williams is the ground or moss
pink, who loves the hillsides and
rocky ground. Perhaps you have seen
her. She has Travelled from Southern
New York to Florida and westward to
Michigan and Kentucky.
These charming flower children
make very happy additions to your
own wild-fower garden. Once you
have established small group OF
them they add to it. You will be
Evening star., 1936-04-10
Bedtime Stories
What Happened to Peter.

it was lucky that I was in sight. FOR
If I hadn't been somewhere around
Reddy Fox might have gone in after
you. I guess this will be the best
place for you to spend the night.
There is no knowing how long that
Fox may hang around outside"
A little later Farmer Browns Boy
arrived, bringing some supplies from
home, and his father told him about
Peters race for life and showed him
where Peter was hiding behind the
woodpue. Farmer Browns Boy talked
gently to Peter. Then he turned to
his father. II wonder what would
be the best thing for us to do with
Peter" said he.
DO with him!" exclaimed Farmer
Brown why should we do anything
with him? He is safe enough in here.
Well Just keep the door shut and not
let him out" 20
Farmer Browns Boy shook his head.
st wish I could feel sure that he would
be safe enough in here" said he. But
I'm not. Shadow the Weasel is around
and you know what a small space
Shadow can slip through. If he
should take a notion to come in here
in the night, and he Is quite likely to
do Just that thing, he would have
Peter Rabbit in no time. There is nc
way Of keeping him out, for you know
how this sugar house is built. with
all those cracks to let the steam out
We've got to put Peter in something
that Shadow cannot get into or there
won't be any Peter Rabbit in the
morning"
(Cnpyrirht 193f)