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Evening star., 1936-03-16

note q twinkle Of the eyes and humor-
GUS wrinkles around her mouth.
She has been able to see the fun in
her travels, and no doubt might be able
to write good book on them, II some
one would ghost" for her. Her travels,
while not exciting, in the usual sense,
would be replete with much of interest
to those interested in humanity.
1t should be stated that many q per-
son who is unusually interested in his
fellow man imagines he is misanthropic,
simply because he so vividly sees the
foibles and weaker points of humanity.
This type Of person Is in no sense a
hater of his kind, although perhaps real
izing the failings Of humanity just q
little better than the next.
He is not fooled, but In not being
fooled let him not be too sure that he
is just despising, or hating, or secretly
ridiculing others.
1t may be that he actually likes them
so much that he forgives them nothing!
The Indifferent type Of person is not
little, being engrossed with his own
thoughts.
The true traveller will see all around
him, and place himself in such positions
as will best enable him to see all that
goes on.
If his travels are across seas, so much
the better.
If they are not, but are no longer at
time than the daily trip down to the
Office, let him not despair. In time he
will see as many people as he possibly
could If he went completely around the
world.
A satisfactory point to keep in mind
is that all of those he sees will be of his
own people, and that he will no doubt
understand them better. and run less
risk of being unfair to them than II he
had seen many persons of types un-
known to him, as one does In strange
lands.
They are strange enough, in ones own,
my native land!
What a traveller am, to be sure, and
seen and heard. Almost any one can
say that, and it will be the truth.
Riding may not be altogether COM
Portable, but 1t does bring many person
into contact with what once was called
LIlE great uIlWdSIlcQ. 1IlcIC dIC bUIIlc
who think that this contact has re-
suited in a strange type Of common cold,
widespread in all circles of society, In
which the trouble seemed located en-
tirely in the nose and throat, usually
making the voice sound queer. Cold
experts" those persons who are par
ticularly susceptible, have declared that
never in their lives had they suffered
this particular type Of the malady Hence
they felt that they must have picked it
up when subject to rather close crowd
ing, combined with lack Of proper venti-
lation.
AS long as humanity is as interesting
as 1t is, it will be a source Of perpetual
interest and some amusement, especially
to those astute persons who are able to
make the best of everything. even
crowded public vehicles.
If one looks for the unusual, and finds
1t (as one usually doeS much Of the
curse of this travelling in little will be
taken of, and one will be in a good
position, no matter where seated, or
standing, even, to see the real humor
of the situation. 1t is well to remember.
if one can, that all travelling is incon-
venient. and that II you really want to
be comfortable you had best stay at
home.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
The Breakdown of Paroles,

In the course of his address before a
round table forum in New York recently,
John Edgar Hoover, director OF the
Federal Bureau of Investigation of the
Department Of Justice, attributed the
persistence and increase Of crime in the
limited States in large measure to the
faulty manner in which the parole sys-
TEN is administered, citing instances in
which confirmed criminals have con-
tinued to pursue their lawless courses
when they have been released on pro-
baton. Within few hours after he
made this statement man was caught
in New York, on a Federal charge, which
fully illustrated the truth of his remarks.
This man, best known as Bentz, though
with a long string Of other names
adopted in the course of protracted
career Of crime, has been breaking the
laws in various States for more than a
quarter of q century. His record, as
compiled by the Bureau Of Investigation,
Is an indictment Ct the manner in which
State jurisdictions. Again and again,
In Washington, in Missouri, in Michigan,
In Illinois, in Wisconsin, in Indiana and
In Texas, he was taken, proved guilty
Of various breaches of the law, in some
eases convicted and imprisoned, in some
released for lack of prosecution, paroled
only to break his pledge of good con-
duct. Now he is taken on Federal
charge and there is prospect that he
will be put away for long term.
In his remarks In New York, Mr..
Hoover said:
"As for the rotten practice of the
fine theory of parole, have said before,
and I say again, that it is national
disgrace. Hardened criminals are being
turned forth In many Of Our States under
q multiplicity Of laws which is utterly
astounding. There are States which
Evening star., 1936-03-16
The Navy Bill.

AT no Time since In6 WOIlu wal, NY
general consent of authorities both here
and abroad, has peace been threatened
to the extent that it is menaced at this
hour. European events seem happily to
have taken turn that makes less prob
able an immediate outbreak OF war in
consequence of Germany'S remilitariza-
ton of the Rhineland. But it would be
O rash prophet who would venture to
assert that because clash has been
momentarily averted the danger of con-
hict is permanently removed. On the
contrary, there is all too much reason
to fear It has only been postponed. In
the Far East the peril of Japanese
Soviet hostilities, with the mastery OF
Asia as the prize, provides enduring
cause for anxiety. War in Africa still
RACES.
The United States, it is true, is not en-
tangled in any of these complications,
but should they ever ramify into inter
national dimensions on the l9l4-l8
model, the possibility of our embroil-
ment, neutrality laws to the contrary
notwithstanding, would automatically
arise. 1t is the fundamental duty of
American craftsmanship to take that
contingency into consideration, how
ever remote the emergency may be.
In the midst of tempestuous condi-
tions in three continents, Congress will
have before it this week a record
breaking peace-time bill calling for
S549, ,59l, ,299 appropriations for the
United States Navy. 1t denotes an in
crease of only s67,859 920 over last year S
appropriations and is in systematic pur-
suance of the policy to build the Navy
to treaty strength by 1912. Among Its
chief items is the provision to raise en-
listed personnel from S7,5oO to 100000
men, and to allow each member OF Con-
gress five appointees to the Naval Acad-
emy instead of four. This would mean
an eventual yearly increase OF about 5OO
officers and is necessitated, like aug
mented enlisted personnel, by the re-
cuirements of fleet developed to treaty
proportions The bill also carries
$4,000 900 to build 333 new airplanes
and allocates $lS2OOO,0OO for ship con-
struction, including $14,oOO,OOO for twelve
new destroyers and six submarines.
Surveying the United States defensive
necessities in an era of crisis throughout
the world, accompanied, as it is, by
expanding land, sea and air armaments
everywhere, Congress has every incentive
70 maintain the commendable record it
has made during the past three years in
the field of preparedness. The naval bill
represents the considered Judgment OF
those trained authorities charged with
responsibility for the Nations first line
Of defense. AS the minimum deemed
necessary by them for the Nays pres
ent-hour purposes, the program contem-
plates an indispensable addition to the
American system of adequate national
life insurance. AS such, the pending
measure merits the prompt and whole
hearted approval of Congress.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

"All travelling" he said, sis inconven-
lent. II you want to be comfortable,
you stay at home"
This sentiment will find itself re-
fected In thousands Of minds and hearts.
It will do its share. perhaps, toward
easing the daily grumbles Of those who
20 to and from work.
We expect comfort, and when we
don't get 1t, we growl about 1t, when all
the time we should realize that it is
precisely what we let ourself In for, as
the vernacular has it, by going around.
When the fat lady trods on our pre-
cious toe, she Is forcibly reminding us
Of the price we pay.
Il y X y
And here is a little anecdote hot out
Of the bus aisles:
The lady--She was only medium fat,
this time-somehow didn't fancy the
gentleman's attitude In not getting up
to give her his seat.
There were plenty Of other seats, Of
course, but she wanted that particular
one.
When she got off. finally. she care
fully stepped on the mans foot.
Revenge is sweet.
No, travelling is often neither con-
venient nor comfortable, but what can
be done about it?
Perhaps the best thing is to cultivate
the philosophic air, as announced by
the unknown philosopher quoted above.
X
If YOU do not expect much comfort,
you are not SO likely to miss what you
do not get.
One OF the best ways to attain this
attitude, despite the crowding, is to work
UP a real interest in your fellow pas
sengers. We speak now Of riding the
public conveyances.
To be engrossed entirely in ones self,
when going around, is to resent nightly
the lack Of room and air one often
meets.
II one is interested in the queer-look-
ing specimen of humanity across the
aisle, the subsequent study will make
one forget everything else.
Let such study never take the form
OF staring. There is nothing worse than
open staring, and it is much to the credit
of civilized humanity that it is not often
INDUCED in.
Staring, Of course, Is i'll bred. but one
may have suspicion that there are
many ill-bred people in the world, after
all. (At times 1t seems as If all Of them
ride buSSeS)
An ability to see the humorous side
of things is one of the best antidotes
to the unpleasantness of travelling.
The average street car or bus rider
may not stop to think that over a term
of years he really is very extensive
traveller.
We are likely to accord the title only
to the person going on 'round-the-w world
trips to out-of-the-way places.
Explorers we call travellers, but not
this old-timer who has made the same
trip downtown. 8 miles. and the same
journey back, 8 miles, every day for q
quarter of a century.
If we allow him but 800 days year,
it works out approximately to 5000 miles
a year, which, in Is years. comes to the
respectable figure Of l25,000 miles of
travel.
So yonder old lady is quite roamer,
after all, despite her precise ways, and
her black handbag, and her own belief,
probably, that she is very much OF a
homebody.
If you will look at her closely, while
talking to friend en- route, you will
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Nations complain Of overcrowding.
Colossal demonstrations Of inventive
genius look to making life unhappy in
the warmer zones when there are
enormous polar areas that need only
electric heating systems to make them
comfortable. Things are being done in
a big way. Air conditioning may yet be
accomplished on a scale surprising that
on which it is now proposed to manage
water power.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Came of Love.

Love is a see-saw, up and down;
You must keep your balance well.
It's dizzy game that may fling you high
Into a luminous. star-filled sky. Il
But keep your balance, my heart, and try
AL hazardous bumps to quell.
Love is a see-saw, up and down;
Watch out for your end, my heart.
It's wary sport, this game Of two,
It's o game Of rapture. fire and dew.
A game you may play the ages thru
And never get past the start.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

The city of Baltimore can honestly
claim some right to supervise literary
intelligence. II 1t we're not for the Balti-
more Press Clubs faithful and unosten-
tatious. solicitude the grave Of Edgar
Allan Poe would have been permitted
to run entirely to weeds.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Musician Hanfstaengl might rise to
heights Of popularity II he could persuade
Prof. Conant to let him introduce q
Mother Goose step march into the
rhythmic demonstrations of the Hasty
Pudding Club.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

A transatlantic air service, carrying
no passengers, is planned by Director OF
Air Commerce Eugene Vidal. 1t will
carry merchandise and guarantee mail
delivery regardless OF the efforts of
battleships to create q storm at sea
below.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Old songs are frequently revived with
smart reference to current topics. Mr..
Strawn and Mr.. Hogan, should they
decide to enlist lyrical art in their sena-
torial persuasion, might come forward
with a modern version of the rhythms
which once had Tin Pan Alley vibrating
to the tune of "I Guess I'll Have to Tele-
graph My Baby!"
Evening star., 1936-03-16

The effort to control fame is always
elusive. Monkeys are still objects OF
fascination, but nobody appears to care
much about what became of Mr.. Scopes.
In spite of his extraordinary start toward
plorification, he is one of the few college
professors who are never mentioned In
print.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

A group of popular intellectuals has
been before Congress claiming justice
for the industry of music publication.
The Supreme Court may yet be called
on to decide on how far the songs as
well as the laws are TO influence the
destiny of a nation.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Studies i'm Fashions.

do you ever change your mind?"
"Of course I do" answered Senator
Sorghum. MY constituents change
their minds, don't they?"
That's their privilege"
"Well, a statesman may stick to
silk hat and a frock coat indefinitely.
But he must be careful not to let his
opinions be out of STYLE"
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Job seekers are warned away from
Hollywood. Educational circles are forced
to admit that the Motion Picture Acad-
emy of Arts and Sciences cannot be de-
pended on by itself to solve economic
problems relating to unemployment.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Mother Goose parodies are included
in campaign literature. They represent
at least one branch of the poultry busi-
ness that will not have to be supervised
by the Department OF Agriculture.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Military science has never demon
strated a way to feed armies without
somewhere causing starvation to tax
payers.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in TINS
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights OF publication Of special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Undiscouraged.


Good Congressman, we're on an upward
grade,
Though owning with regret,
Regardless of the speeches you have
made,
We are not perfect yet.
But hope smiles brightly and forbids a
sigh,
AS bravely you declare,
In spite of generous eloquence gone by,
You still have words to spare.
"I hope I'll deserve dem golden slip
pers dey sings about" said Uncle Eben.
"but what rs tryin' to do now Is to earn
plain ordinary shoes for de family"
Evening star., 1936-03-16
pers,laders.

Persuaders.
From the Springfield tMo.) Leader-Press.
Science to make onions fearless" A
housewife may yet have to rely on o
straight sales talk to get that fur coat.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Every Knock a Boost.

From the Toledo Blade.
If nobody ever attacked the Constitu-
ton half the people would never f1nd
out what good thing 1t Is.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
Evolution.

Evolution.
From the Saginaw News.
The scientists may think that pre-
historic 30-inch fly became extinct, but
it didn't. It was transformed into Q
mosquito.
Evening star., 1936-03-16
The Non-COmbatantS.

The Nom -CombatantS.
The nations who are looking for
Excitement cause furry.
They go ahead and have their war
And let the others worry.
Jud Tunkins says nature surpasses art:
otherwise it would be sufficient to look
at the pretty picture on a package of
garden seeds without taking the trouble
to plant them.
"It will be difficult for great nations
to agree" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, so long as each feels it
duty to set the pace for higher world
civilization"
Evening star., 1936-03-16

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Evening star., 1936-03-16

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Evening star., 1936-03-16

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Evening star., 1936-03-16

direction and flayS the Roosevelt New
Deal or a. great deal of 1t, very differ
ent picture will be presented.
The House committee appointed to in
yestigate the Townsend old-age CAM
paign is about to get underway. The
INQUIRY will attract the widest kind OF
interest. Members of Congress soon will
have to go into their own campaigns for
reelection. They have been threatened
by DR., Townsend and his cohorts, who
plan to defeat them for denomination
and for reelection If they do not sub
scribe to the $200-a-month pension plan
for the aged. They see in this inquiry
a chance to discredit the movement.
The Townsend campaign has been an
emotional affair. The Townsend meet
ings have had the flavor of revival meet
inps. The Townsendites have their
songs, parodies of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and other songs equally well
known, Here is verse from "The Town.
send Soldiers:
"Onward, Townsend Soldiers,
Marching on to war,
Our devoted leaders
Going on before"
And a verse of the Townsend rally
song, to the tune of the Battle Hymn
of the Republic" goes:
Heres the Townsend plan, my neighbor,
| It will set this Nation free
From the thralldom Of depressions
And the scourge of poverty.
| It will give the young man labor,
| It will set the old man free
| From the curse Of poverty.">
Evening star., 1936-03-16

@. How long will 1t take to fill the
reservoirs back Of Norris Dam?-W. McC.
A. The gates were closed on March 4.
and the filling Of the lake will not bei
accomplished until next Fall.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

Q. What Is the highest note possible
for trumpet player to reach?-J. r.
A. Book Of the Symphony says that
the range of the trumpet is about two
and one-half octaves. The topmost note
is the same high c of which sopranos
boast. Some jazz trumpeters can force
the instrument even higher.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

A reader can get the answer TO any
question OF fact by tDrtttnc The Erentna
Star Information Bureau, Frederic :.
Hasktn. Director, Washington. D. c.
Please incloss stamp for repiy.
Evening star., 1936-03-16

@. Where is Mount Tom?-M. H.
A.. This is a small mountain in Massa-
chusetts which rises precipitouSly In the
Connecticut Valley, opposite Mount
Holyoke and about 4 miles south of
Northampton. The summit LIS 1900 feet
high.
The Washington times., 1936-01-17

som money and offered to sell
him $4,000 worth at 40 cents on
the dollar.
Spitz said he paid $1,000 as a
part payment, but that later The
deal fell through and he lost his
down payment. He said the
negotiations TOOK place in New
Jersey.
Handled, Passed Money
Later Spitz indicated he had
actually handled and passed some
or Jne ransom bills.
Edward J. Denemark, Superin-
tendent of the Bridewell, said to-
day he was convinced Spitz had
gained possession of some of the
ransom bills.
T. P. Sullivan, chief of the
State Bureau of Identification
communicated with Gov. Harold
Hoffman of New Jersey concern
ing Spitz' story and said the
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
STRIEF
IN SENATE
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Texas signaned the opening OF
the fight with a scorching de
nunciation of the munitions com.
mittee on the floor of the Sen.
ate. He termed its members
pygmies who attacked great men
in their quest for headlines, and
charged the investigation was
the work of ghouls who paraded
the ghosts of dead men and
smirched Americas war record
for personal glorification.
Then came a bristling attack
on committee tactics delivered
from within the committee it.
self. in a joint statement sign !
by Senators George of Georgia
and Pope of Idaho, both Demo
Gratis.
Senator Nye has some strong
medicine in his committee files
which he can serve the Senate in
retaliation, if he cares to use 1t.
The disclosure which brought
on all the trouble was inolved in
evidence placed in the committee
record publicly which apparently
showed that Mr.. Wilson and Mr.
Lansing knew of the existence OF
secret allied treaties re-partition'
ing Europe. shortly after this
onINo fr1y oroforaI tho XUOr1J NUor in
April, 1917. Later evidence pur,
ported to show that both, before a
Senate committee in 1919, denied
this knowledge.
Neither Senator Nye nor his
fellow committee member, Sena.
tor Bennett Clark CD of Mis-:
souri,. who agreed with him, have
deserted their stand in placing
the data in the record. Senator
Nye asked today:
What manner Of men would
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
Hauptmann's Mother Has
Dream, Sees Her Son Free

Copyright 1896. International
News Seryice)
KAMENZ, Germany, Jan. II
GN.SD.
Governor Hoffman is a just
man."
Frau Pauline Hauptmann said
this again and again today after
a restless, dream-filled night as
she expressed the conviction that
the reprieve granted her son
Richard, will mean their eventual
reunion.
81 feel extremely grateful to
all the people who helped save
Richard from that horrible cleo
trio chair.
81 know in my heart that he
Is innocent, and that now he
will never be executed"
She sent this message to her
son and his wife:
Dear Bruno and Anna: am
OverjOyed! God has helped us.
1 hope to embrace you both in
a few months. Best regards.
MOTHER"
Her eyes red with tears and
sleeplessness, her face drawn with
the strain of despai: and then re.
newed hope, the little hausfrau
introduced an element of mysti.
cism into her mothers faith.
Il believe in God and
dreams"
She said she was on her knees
in prayer last night when knock
on the door brought news of
Hauptmann'S respite.
God answered my prayers
last night, and in SnatcheS of
sleep during the night he sent
me a dream and saw Richard
free and here in my arms"
SEES HIM FREED
Excitedly, she said;
"After you brought me the
fine news, l went to bed and
prayed, but / could not sleep
much. Then this dream brought
me a reunion with my son and
his wife.
"He rushed in with a cry:
ooh, Mother! How good it feels
to be home again Then he
collapsed in my arms"
The Washington times., 1936-01-17
CRASH.
PR0BERSCALL
7 FARMERS
Inquiry Gets Under
Way This Afternoon
In Arkansas Town

FORREST CITY, Ark, Jan. II
GN.S0 Opening of the investi-
cation into the crash of the lux
ury airliner Southerner, at Good
win, Ark, Tuesday night was de-
layed until this afternoon, it was
announced by Federal officials in
charge of the probe.
The seven farmers who either
heard or saw the plane just be.
fore it carried the IA passengers
and three crew members to their
deaths in a dense cypress swamp
have been summoned to the inves-
tigation.
Major r. W. Schroeder, of the
Department of Commerce, in
charge of the Governments inves-
tigation, will preside over today's
hearing.
Meanwhile, aeronautical experts
were assembling the remnants Of
the craft on a dry knoll short
distance from the crash site to-
day, a task made grueSome by
the finding of bits of dismem-
bered bodies of the victims. A
severed head was found last night.
Wreck Scattered
Wreckage of the plane was scat
tered over a 400-yard area, and
many of the ships instruments
said to be vital to the inquiry into
the cause of the disaster were re-
ported missing. Some are expect
ed to be found buried in the
swamp muck but others, it is
feared, have been stolen by souve-
mir hunters. Officials have frank
ly stated the cause of the crash
may never be known.
Major Schroeder said today he
intended to question John T. Shea,
Memphis attorney who left the
plane at Memphis shortly before
it crashed, and has been quoted as
stating "one of the motors
sounded BAD when he left the
ship.
The Government official refused
to comment on reports he in
tended to question crews manning
the ship on its run from New
York to Los Angeles before it was
taken over by Pilot Jerry Mar.
shall,