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Evening star., 1937-07-14

sand dollars. and journalists, forty six
years, forty -one thousand five hundred
dollars.
Prof. Clark's estimate for farm labor
ers, concluding the list, is ffty-one years
and only ten thousand four hundred
dollars. But the toiling agriculturist,
1t seems, is possessed Of certain advan-
tages which do not appear to have
been taken into account For example,
the Government does not require him to
share the profit OF his industry. Neither
is he expected to keep up 4 front" As
the doctor and the lawyer must. Also, he
is closer to his source OF supplies"-he
Is not dependent upon somebody else
for food and fuel, both Of which he may
take from his own land without handling
and transportation cost. And, finally,
he has little trouble collecting his hire.
The doctor and the lawyer habitually
spend time and energy In enterprises
for which they never are paid.
Such intangible but very real factors
ought to be noticed in any Judgment
formed on Prof. Clark's statistics. He
himself, naturally, agrees that they are
not final.
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Career Values.

Prof. Harold F. Clark OF Columbia
University has announced the results of
eight years investigation of occupational
incomes. His inquiry was designed to
discover the economic values OF sixteen
different professional classifcations.
How much is budding physician, law
yer or architect worth as an invest
|, nent?' was the question, and What
ever he can earn in the span of his
working life" is the answer.
But, OF course, earning capacity is
dlfhcult to ascertain. Prof. Clark and
q troop of research associates studied
no less than forty-fo hundred maga-
zines and several thousand books in
their quest for accurate figures. In the
end they decided that a medical prac-
titjoner has an average working life span
Of forty-two years and the present value
Of his average earnings for that period
should be one hundred and eight thou
sand dollars. An attorney works one
year longer and earns three thousand
dollars less. Findings for dentists were
reported as forty -five years. ninety -fye
thousand four hundred dollars; en-
eineers. forty three years, ninety -five
thousand three hundred dollars: ar
ehiteots, forty-three years, eighty two
thousand five hundred dollars; college
teachers. forty-four years. sixty-nine
thoaMand three hundred dollars; social
workers. forty-f1ve years. ffty-one thou
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hearts" Talk. plainly. rules the racs-a
self-evident principle OF government.
Vauvenargues, however, is frank in
warning the orators. Great persons"
he insists, ARE mistaken If they suppose
that 1t Is no matter how they scatter
broadcast their words and their promises.
Men are very loath to be deprived OF
what they have in some sort made their
own by hoping. They are not deceived
as to their interests. and they. hate
nothing SO much as to be sulled. For
this reason 1t is seldom that cheating
succeeds; even In order to decoy men
you must have some sincerity and
straightforwardness Those who have
led nations astray in regard to some
general interest are loyal to individuals:
their skill consisted In capturing mems
minds with real advantages Those who
know men thoroughly and desire to use
them for their own ends do not rely on
such trifling bait rs that Of speeches and
promises. To be able to fool people
shows middling sort of capacity"
In their quest for similar material
suitable to quote, contemporary states
men could do worse than examine the
whole realm Of cogitation in which Vau-
venargues, now generally forgotten, once
ruled with distinction. George Washing
ton and Thnrnas JAHarson -,... =,
quainted with his book,
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Once five elaborate booklets, Q by III.
inches In size and containing altogether
300 pages OF detailed narration of the
problems faced by the Presidents Com
mittee on Administrative MANAGEMENT
washington newspaper correspondents
can testify. on the basis of their over
moving wastebaskets, as to the torrential
output OF the printed word by Uncle
Sam. Printing press and the mimeo-
graph pour forth an endless stream OF
information and inspiration of every
conceivable description. Among the pro-
linc producers of official literature are
the Agriculture and Interior Depart
ments and the Social Security Board.
1t looks as If the next test Of New Deal
popularity would be in New JERSEY and
take the form OF Democratic guberna-
torial primary fight. Hitherto the nomi-
nation has rated as a cast-iron certainty
for Senator A. Harry Moore who desires
TO renounce congressional career for
MS old job at Trenton. Instead of going
10 Moore by default. the nomination is
now to be the object of spirited con-
test launched by first-t term Represent
ative Elmer H. Wene. who has the in
nuential backing of Senator William H.
Smathers He will take the field as an
out-and -out Rooseveltian in opposition to
Senator Moores anti-NeW Deal record
At washington, including the Supreme
Court bill. Some Jersey political OBJ
servers think the Wene candidacy is an
application OF administration pressure to
bring Moore into line on the pending
compromise measure. AS Moore is a
political ally OF Mayor Hague the Wene
entry appears to signal a Smathers-
administration break with the JERSEY
Democratic boss on the court and other
New Deal policies
Many politicians believe that the
savior OF the Republican situation in
1910 Is going to be some G. o. P. Gov
ernor who has gripped the country's
imagination. Only eight States now have
Republican executives-California, Maine,
Maryland. New Hampshire, New Jersey,
North Dakota. South Dakota and Ver-
mont. Some attention is beginning to be
centered on 45-year old Gov. George D.
Aiken OF Vermont. who. like the Ver-
monter of another day. Calvin Coolidge,
Is making a record for thrift A school,
man by origin. an authority on wild
flowers by prediction, and farmer by
occupation. Gov. Aiken achieved fame
not only by keeping Vermont in the
Republican column last Fall. but more
recently when he announced that the
Green Mountain State would be willing
to take cut in its Federal relief allow
ance. A Landonesque Yankee in appear
ance Aiken's admirers believe he has
distinctly national possibilities.
4
Watch out for Jack Gamers sudden
return to Washington. If the Senate
vote on the substitute court plan turns
out to be as close as now indicated.
the v. P.s presence may be required for
tie-breaking purposes on the fateful
roll call.
tCopyrieht, 1Q3-)
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European Jitters.

While the issue of peace or war in the
Far East hangs In the balance, and
Spain is about to mark the first ami
versary of civil strife, Europe remains
in state of tension on 4 variety OF
scores. Nothing so graphically illustrates
her jittery condition as a question pro-
pounded in the House Of Commons Mon
day. Foreign Secretary Eden was asked
whether the government knows that
Germany has fortified the Spanish coast
line held by the insurgents and Is in a
position to dominate Gibraltar and
imperil British communica tions to
Egypt. Palestine and India" Mr.. Eden
replied guardedly that he understands
General Franco has set up coast bat
teries adjacent to Gibraltar, but London
has no information that German experts
assisted in mounting them The reports
which caused the parliamentary inquiry
alege that under German supervision
three 12-inch howitzers had been in
stalled at Algeciras, capable OF Destroy
ing Gibraltar Harbor within one hour,
while sheltered behind hills beyond the
reach OF the "Gib's' own guns. 1t is
understood that after protest to General
Franco, Britain was assured that the
weapons would be dismantled If the
rebels won the revolution.
Further evidence OF European nerves"
is London's fear that Germany is stealth
lily planning some drastic move In Aus
tria, and possibly in Csechoslovakia. as
we'll British unrest is heightened by
realization that Frances political and
financial crisis debars her from opposing
Nazi enterprises in Central Europe. 1t
is certain that the British themselves
would do nothing more to thwart them
than they did when Hitler remilitarized
the Rhineland.
OF more immediate concern TO an
anxious Europe is the consequence OF
French action in suspending interna-
tional arms and troops control on the
Pyrenees frontier, following collapse of
the international naval control Of Spain's
coasts and Portugals failure to close her
border against supplies to Frances army.
The 27-power mon intervention" pro-
gram, with its supposed embargo on war
sinews for either Loyalsts or rebels, has
80 long been honored in the breach
rather than in the observance that
Frances decision is not designed seri-
ously to alter the situation that has
prevailed throughout the conflict. Bri-
tain is still seeking A formula to preserve
the fiction OF non intervention, but there
seems small prospect that the course OF
Spain's tragedy will be materially af-
fected by any steps now likely to be
taken by the outside powers incurably
divided by their rival sympathies with
the belligerents.
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likes himself. This is sufficient excuse
for him. II only he would not call him.
self bird lover"
1t Is natural for a member OF one
race Of living creatures to not like the
members OF other races. But let no one
pretend that he is something which
he isn't.
Fortunately, there are many splendid
bird friends who manage to keep their
love OF songsters without finding 1t
necessary to advocate the destruction
Of some Of them.
Only the other day We read a most
excellent work on attracting the birds
to the garden. The author declared
that he had found 1t necessary at no
time to harm any other type OF life,
especially any birds. in keeping alive
and pursuing his hobby.
There are other ways. sometimes more
dificult, Of handling the many problems
which come up In bird feeding and
watching.
This excellent recreation makes no
demand upon anybody involving the
destruction OF any life
II cats get after birds, try to reason
with the animals through their stomach
Stomach reason is very good reasoning
indeed.
If this fails, try keeping the cats in,
according to the excellent example set
by our correspondent 1t can be done
II pigeons make nuisances OF them
selves At 4 feeding table. try closing
up the station for few weeks or
months to throw the birds of the track.
y1y}11 n1f roo}o vn,hn jr
4 +
At long last, If there is nothing that
can be done about a nuisance in the
yard, or something one regards as a
nuisance. there is always the oppor-
tunity OF taking the thing with saw
ing grace of good humor.
It is possible to say "Oh, there are
those darn pigeons again" and at the
same time say it so that the vindicative-
ness is left out OF It,.
Friend squirrel. too. is q nuisance
at times in the gentle art of watching
the birds, but much can be done by
simply tolerating him.
It is remarkable how much spleen
can be worked up by an otherwise
gentle person who feels that all is not
as he would have it.
All he has to do is remind himself
that the problem is not very large
one. after all. and that time probably
will work out the situation, If he will
give 1t time.
The one thing time demands, OF
course. is time.
II We stop stewing and let Nature
have chance to work. often the Offend
ing cat or squirrel will take itself away
Of its own accord
Only man makes nuisance of him
self just for the pleasure OF making a
nuisance of himself.
The beasts and the birds do what
they do because they are after food or
other necessities. Let us tolerate them,
in the name Of kindness to animals
and not spoil it by mixing with it even
one-tenth cruelty.
good way to begin is to keep your
cat In during the bird nesting season
and to try to induce others to do the
same.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES TRACEWELL.

Keeping the cat in Is more difiicult
than belling the animal
Yet 1t can be done. and its doing
saves the lives OF baby birds.
Takoma Park Nd, is the first COM
munity to come forward with tke an
nouncemenS OF one householder to the
effect that the family cat is being kept
shut up during the nesting season.
Dear Sir: We have a cat who per-
sists in catching BIRDS in spite of bells
and other punishments, and We are
now confining him to the house for
the remainder OF the season.
Last week he caught 4 downy wood
pecker, and on its leg was 4 metal
band bearing the number 81 on the
top line and beneath the numbers
l56834.
Can you tell me who puts on these
bands and il they wish it reported?
Thanking You for your interesting
articles on This and That, am, Yours
sincerely, L. c. B."
There are many difaculties physical
as we'll As psychological, in the way
OF keeping 4 favorite pet in the house.
These are well-known and UNDER
stood by the friends OF this curious
and interesting animal, whose history
extends into the mists Of antiquity and
always as a friend OF man.
The dog has taken that title from
him, but nevertheless the cat remains
one OF the two other creatures which
has genuine affection for our race.
This being so, as is known beyond
6nnht nv thncn ha ~ Lns
it all the more difficult to keep them
pent up.
The truth seems to be, however that
the domestic cat IL almost as we'll of
in the house as in the outdoors.
Provided, that it is given handfuls
OF long grass blades, such as rye, from
time to time and adequate provision
made for its sanitation, 1t exists very
comfortably without exercise.
Every one knows this to be true. a.
proved by countless store cats. which
for years have been in excellent health
on not much more exercise than the
lions and tigers get at the ZOO.
1t seems that exercise" as such. is
some thing devised by the mind Of man.
Muscular movement in Nature by
no means attains the pitch of impor-
tance which is given to it by mankind.
Provided the creature has a good mus
culature to begin with, it seems to be
able to keep 1t over the years without
going through the contortions called
"setting-up' exercises.
cat would laugh at YOU IL YOU told
1t that exercises" were necessary to
It's health and state OF well-being in
general.
Those who appreciate animal life in
all its forms seldom show spleen toward
any living creature.
VindicativeneH against some one
form Of life shows to the knowing mind
that It's holder is not what he pretends
to be.
The bird lover. for instance. who de-
mands that AL English sparrows be
trapped and killed is by that very de-
mand, faker end 4 fraud.
He does not like birds-he merely
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Vauvenargues.

Probably not one American in ten
thousand ever has heard of LUG de
Chapters, Marquis de Vauvenargues. He
has been dead all but 4 decade of two
hundred years, and 1t is natural that his
influence upon the thought Of a chang
ing world should have declined. Yet 4
glance over his Reflections and Maxims"
is \ stimulating experience. The reader
sees at once why he deserves the title
OF moral philosopher" and why he mer-
tied the friendship of the great voltaire.
Something OF the genius Of the people
OF his native Provence Is manifest In
his approach to the problems Of life. He
was born in beautiful AK and the At.
mosphere OF that romantic yet richly
realistic city warns his style 50 that he
says even bitter verities attractively and
without offense.
For example, Vauvenargues discusses
public opinion in this manner: Until
some one has lighted on the secret OF
making mems minds more accurate, all
the progress that can be made in the
discovery of truth will not prevent their
reasoning falsely; and the further any
one attempts to speed them beyond the
common notions, the more he will Law
them open to error" Latter-day critics
have registered the same observation.
noting with = certain sorrowful dismsy
that 1t is not invariably safe to trust
the theory that humanity at large de-
velops its own instructive science Of
logic unhelped and unaided.
But Vauvenargues also takes leaders
into account. Most great characters in
history" he declares, have been the
most eloquent men of their time. The
founders OF the noblest creeds, the cap
tains Of sects and factions, those who
in every age have had the most effect
upon the minds Of nations, owe the
best part OF their triumphs solely to the
quick and native eloquence Of their
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Constitutional Amendment.

With the Senate deadlocked over the
Supreme Court program of President
Roosevelt, attention is now given to the
advisability OF submitting a constitu-
tlonal amendment to the people 1t is
the course, If any, which should have
been taken in the first place. Do the
people want change in the composition
of the highest court or in it's interpre-
tations of the law and the Constitution?
The only way to find the answer is the
submission of an amendment to the
fundamental law.
speciously the supporters of legislation
designed to change the Constitution
through new interpreta tions and which
would make the judiciary subservient
argue that because Congress has the
power to change the membership of the
Supreme Court and fix the number Of
justices at fifteen or twenty five or even
more. 1t should do So There is no
differentiation In their minds between
the spirit and the letter Of the law. 1t
rs certainly against the spirit OF the
Constitution to pack the Supreme
Court-no matter what administration
seeks to do It. But the administration
urges that there is nothing In It's bill
which violates the letter Of the Con-
stitution
It would be within the letter Of the
law for Congress not to appropriate for
the salaries of the President and of
justices of the Supreme Court. For to
Congress is left, under the Constitution,
the duty Of making all appropriations
for Government expenditures Without
Its action on these appropriations there
would be no way for the President or
the court to draw pay. 1t would Ger
tslnlv be in violation OF the spirit OF the
law and the Constitution II Congress
took any such position, even though 1t
might not like what the President or the
court was doing. II the Nation believes
that members OF the Supreme Court
should retire when they have reached
the age OF seventy or seventy-five years,
then the Constitution which now pro-
vides for life tenure of office should be
amended. An amendment providing for
compulsory retirement at seventy -fve
and voluntary retirement after the age
of seventy could be submitted to the
people and acted upon probably within
q year.
Such an amendment properly could
Ak the size OF the Supreme Court. And
once fixed by the Constitution, there
could be no further effort on the part
of President or Congress to pack
the Supreme Court through the ex-
pedient Of increasing the size OF the
court by legislation. That would be
ended. After a century and more OF
experience, 1t should be possible to de-
termine the size OF the highest tribunal
ut which 1t works with greatest efi-
cheney. The bugaboo about the length
Of time needed to obtain a constitu-
tional amendment has been exploded.
II the people want q change in their
Constitution, they get 1t within a COM
para lively brief time. The eighteenth
amendment was repealed, for example,
within year. 1t had been written into
the Constitution In little over a year.
Why not substitute a proposed con-
stitutional amendment for the hodge,
podee compromise court bill, so called?
II can be done by the Senate. It GER
tstnly should be done in preference to
the passage of the pending legislation.
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A feeling OF strong sentiment will be
cherished for George Gershwin whether
or not his strange melodies were the
natural expression of extraordinary
genius or whether they were the re-
suit OF saddening effect OF personal
misfortune. Gershwin was at least diff
ferent, and to be different is to claim an
exceptional distinction.
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A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
Allegiance.

Sweetheart. let us be true to one another.
Though We may meet alone in dreams,
And all the world about US seems
Made UP OF rapture that belongs
To those who pass us In the throngs.
This same old world, sweet, is our mother.
A mother grieves to see her children
parted.
She finds the way. or soon. or late,
To overcome their hostile fate:
And all her magic will Anploy
To bring them back to love apd toy
II each to each remains true-Aearted.
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Every now and. then Senator Ashurst
lets 1t be known that he is for a revision
OF the United States Supreme Court, but
that he can be relied on to retain a
genial disposition no matter what may
take place in the Nations history.
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China and Japan may decide on war,
but the extent to which they can make
it interesting to this Nation Is a oues-
ton to be considered The problem of
bringing peace into the Mediterra nea n
remains one OF the urgent demands of
the present.
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Boy Scout visitors left behind some
remembrances. 1t will be no trouble to
clear the scene after-them and bear in
mind many 4 good idea they left to be
considered in future years.
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After going home for q while, John
Nance Garner permits himself to re-
member some of the striking things he
said which put him we'll in line with
current events without demanding a
thorough analysis on his part.
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Several distinguished motion picture
producers threaten to quit this country.
There will always be more to take their
places even If there is call for gentler
types of perturbation.
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Nobody wants to give up the search
for Amelia Earhart, no matter what it
costs. Money Is something to talk about
at one time and to forget about at an
other.
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Shooting Stars.
BY PAnANDBR JOHNsON.
Too Much KjndnAsS.

Too Much Kindness.
Be kind to the hornet; be kind to the nv:
Be kind to the ant that creeps into the
pie.
When a reckless mosquito comes buzzing
keep cool;
Be patient In all your remarks to a mule
Don't cherish a grudge toward q mouse
or rat;
Be gentle unto the vociferous cat.
Be kind to the weasel; be kind to the
bear;
To the chicken hawk fierce and the
lynx In his lair.
II I've got to be kind to all these, I will
say,
I'll never get into the s. P. c. A.
Only Patience Required.
July ere long, with sultry glow.
In August will be lost,
And then another month or 20
Will bring around the frost.
Professionally Speaking.
DO YOU think 1t pays to go through
college?"
Shouldn't be surprised" replied Bill
the Burg. Some colleges have A lot Of
money these days"
DO not despise laughter" said Hi Ho
the sage Of Chinatown When men
employ it to conceal sorrow. laughter
becomes heroic hypocrisy"
A Midnight Plex.
Oh. burglar. when you're on the track,
A ruthless depredator,
Although the safe you boldly crack,
Spare the refrigerator!
Kind words may mean more dan
money said Uncle Eben, "excep when
yous gittin' EN- fun one O. desc high
power salesmen" .
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Az voters look back on the time when
the election was being held, some Of them
naturally ask how all these questions
concerning the United States Supreme
Court are now allowed to take precedence
over everything else.
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Definition.

From the D.. Louis Star-Times.
What it. costs to live is what YOU have
left over after supporting an automobile.
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Congress- Law.

Prom the Pittsburgh Post -0asetts.
When men are hailed before = con-
gressional committee they are presumed
guilty until found innocent.
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Always a Loser.

Prom the Altoona tPa) Mirror.
Dynamiting may spread terror and dis
aster. but it has never yet won dispute
between labor and capital
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Kind words may mean more dan
money said Uncle Eben. "excep when
yous gittin' EN- fun one O. desc high
power salesmen."