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Evening star., 1937-03-09
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRAcEWELL.

As for the new books, even their pub.
fishers cannot advertise them properly
what hope has Q friend Of books Of
finding what he wants and needs out
of this mass?
He only can do so. he begins to see, II
he makes pretty sure that what he reads
is what he wants to read.
His wants, then, include his needs.
Those persons who resent such words
as duty" and need" feeling that some
how such ideas. as represented by words,
are old-fashioned, that they are, above
all, words which connote preaching"
and that nothing in the world is quite
so horrible as being preached att may
rest easy. for wants and needs. when 1t
comes to bookdom, are synonomous.
What a person wants to read, no
doubt, Is what he needs to read, at any
given time. Here we get into the ques-
ton Of morals, and when we talk about
morals in regard to books we get into
q terrible tangle, indeed.
The honest book lover will not bother
about such words and definitions.
There is no tangle at all for him, If he
sticks to what he wants to read, at the
time he wants to read it.
Make mistakes?
OF coursel
He who says he has never made mis-
takes, in his choice Of reading matter,
Is liar, or a fool, or both.
1t is precisely because one has made
his mistakes that he realizes the prob
lem before the modern book reader, and
the necessity for going slow in making
his choices.
He will save himself a great deal of
waste motion, when every book he reads
must count for something in his reading
life
1t will be useful in many ways, but
especially in regard to the books one
proposes to read, to know just exactly
what one likes.
Many persons have gone their whole
life through without once stopping to
think what the personal likes really
were.
They were subjected to so much pres
sure, from other persons, from groups,
from the dead hands of authority of the
past, that they went along never really
daring to think about the matter.
At times, If questions arose. they ruth
lessly showed them down out Of sight
again.
1t is one of the glories Of an otherwise
inglorious age that more and more peo-
pie are coming to look themselves in the
face and see what they really look like.
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What one likes, in books. is ones real
reflection, in life.
Show me a mans bookcases, in his
own home, and I will know the man
past dispute.
Not just one book shows anything, for
there are always mistakes, but many
books show many things.
AS his interests, so is he, and so will
remain. Books, better than other things,
reflect the mind and heart.
One may realize this and still not find
1t easy to select from the huge lists Of
"best sellers" and not so-best sellers.
Look inward, then, determine just
what you are interested in and select
books about these interests.
Read the lists, with this idea in mind.
and before long you will be able to make
ADLER selections from the new books.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

The passing of DR.. William A. White,
for "a years superintendent of st. Eliza
beths Hospital, leaves many gates ajar.
Few Americans have won more out
standing successes in diverse fields. He
was an eminent administrator. AS
practical man of affairs he built up and
managed one of the best and largest
institutions for the care of the insane
in the world. He was an eminent edu-
Gator. Because of his presence here
Washington became mecca for students
Of psychiatry the world over. He was
the author of some of the most widely
used medical text books. He was an
eminent physician. Some of the prac-
tices which he adopted and introduced
have been of revolutionary import.
But it will not be as any of these that
DR.. White will be longest remembered.
It was not as such that he would have
wished to be remembered. He was
something far rarer and greater than
administrator, educator or physician
He was q great poet and philosopher. 1t
was the fate of DR.. White to walk in a
strange, scarcely explored shadowland
that lies between the body and the mind.
His true kinship was with Shakespeare
and Milton and Browning, with Schopen-
hauer and Won Hartmann and Bergson.
It was to these that he turned for his
inspiration It was these in whose foot
steps he followed.
DR.. White entered the practice Of
psychiatry when current theories Of the
psychoses and neuroses were not far
from superstitions Physicians, even at
the turn of the century, were not quite
rid Of the idea that the treatment for an
insane person was to beat out the
devils" They no longer practiced 1t, but
they had no valid substitute for it.
SchoolmasterS still followed the system
with vigor and good will. Judges and
jail wardens were convinced that in some
mystical way harsh treatment would
make q man good-and many still enter
tain this fantastic notion in spite of DR..
White.
Treatment of the insane consisted in
restraining them from injuring them
selves or others, trying to keep them in
as good physical shape as possible and
hoping that the clouded minds would
clear up somehow. Sometimes they did.
If so it wasn't the doctors fault. Nothing
was known of glandular secretionS and
GIlelI cuSCLS Oh UclldtlOl. 1NOtAllAS wac
known of the architectonics of the mind.
At about this time, however, came the
dawn of a great enlightenment. When
DR.. White came to Washington q small
group of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Eu-
rope-Sigmund Freud in Vienna is the
namely chiefly associated with the move
ment-evolved concept of cause and
effect in mental disorder. Thinking was
not discrete, unconnected process. The
strange ideas of the insane did not come
out Of the thin air. If John Smith
thought he was Napoleon Bonaparte,
persistently and in the face of the most
conclusive evidence to the contrary, he
probably had arrived at the opinion by
q logical process-however far his logic
might be from that Of the world in gen.
eral. All the padded cells in the world
wouldn't change that opinion, unless one
could get at the unfortunate mans
premises.
At the same time other physicians were
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Ten years ago 1t became impossible for
an average book lover to read ali the
new books. Before that it had been q
possible, although not always feasible,
thing.
Five years ago the book lover found
that he could no longer even read all
about the new books. There were SO
many Of them that one could not find
time for all the reviews about them!
Today the publishers. in their turn.
seem put to it to find advertising space
for all they publish.
Books which a few years ago would
have been given half page now come
In for only line or two, bare an
nouncement Of title, author and price,
usually. Perhaps a few lines may be
used to give the possible reader a hint
as to contents.
This throws the dear reader back en-
tirely on his own likes.
II It Is impossible for him any longer
to read all the new books, or even read
about them, or to find more than a brief
mention Of some very fine ones, he must
do Just one Of two things, In regard to
all the new ones pouring from the
presses!
He must abide by the decisions Of
others, such as are handed down MONTH
" by the book clubs, or he must rely
solely on his own likes and diSlikeS.
Is not this latter choice best for many
Of us?
While we may applaud the efforts Of
the clubs, especially among persons who
are not sure Of their own likes, we must
remain true to our own reading selves.
This means more than may show on
the surface.
After all, each person must ask him.
self, what am interested in? Oet us
hope that he does not say, lin what am
I interested.'O
There Is such a plethora Of books, let
him keep in mind that, try as hard as
he might, he could never read all the
new ones, or half Of them.
Still there remain all the works of the
past some Of them coming down from
ancient Rome and Greece, which he
has promised himself to read sometime.
Time marches on, indeed, and often
tends to diminish this good urge.
The determined man or woman, the
honest book lover, will not permit harsh
time to do any such thing to his old
loves.
Read them one must, in time, If ones
eyes hold out.
The eye, too. is another mighty fine
reason for reading only what really in.
terests one, and not permitting the judg-
ments Of Others often far too freely
given. to over much influence one.
"Middle-age sight" some one has
called it. Young people know nothing
about it. (They WILL in all probability,
unless they are carefully
Too often the eyes compel even the
most ardent reader, the most determined
book lover. to "go easy" for the rest Of
his life on the sheer amount of print
he may read.
1t becomes all the more necessary,
therefore, for many to be extremely
careful In their choice of new books.
Old familiar faces, among the books,
are calling as Of old.
Somehow one has not got round to
them, but hopes to, some day.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
American Archaeology.

The restoration of Williamsburg, Va,
undertaken several years ago by John D.
Rockefeller, jr., and now practically COM
pleted, has been a work of historical i'm
portance. It has resulted in the virtual
reproduction of one of the earliest Amer
ican cities and in addition to affording
great pleasure to multitudes of visitors
has stimulated study of the period Of
Colonial settlement in this country.
Now it is announced that q similar
work is projected for the restoration Of
st. Augustine, Fla. A national commit
tee, including officials of the Carnegie
Institution, the National Park Service
and the Smithsonian Institution, has
been formed and is now working on the
preliminary phase of this enterprise.
st. Augustine is the Oldest city in
America. It was settled in 1865 by
Spaniards under Pedro Menendez de
Aviles, having been visited several dec
ades earlier by Ponce de Leon. 1t re-
manned under Spanish rule for two CEN
turies, becoming British possession in
1853 and after twenty years returning
to Spanish sovereignty. In 1921 it was
ceded to the United States.
In the course of the nearly three and
three quarters centuries of this citys
existence, it has, naturally, been greatly
changed. But there remain relics of its
early days which have in recent years
been the object Of careful preservation,
Evening star., 1937-03-09

though much has been lost in the course
Of the development and growth Of the
community. 1t may be possible, under
carefully considered plan, to restore some
Of those earlier structures. though prob
ably no specific plans viii be found avail
able for the guidance Of such . work
as was the case at Williamsburg, where
in two notable instances, the capitol and
the Governors palace, new structures
have been erected in very close approxi-
nation to the originals.
It Is stated In q news report from st.
Augustine that at present no particular
phase Of the city's long past has been
selected for development, but that build
ings Of the early Spanish, the British
and the territorial periods will be re-
stored. A fire which swept st. Augustine
several years ago destroyed some of the
older buildings, but these may possibly
be reproduced. Excavations are now In
progress on the sites Of ancient edifices.
q veritable archaeological research much
like that which has been carried on at
Williamsburg.
st. Augustine is so located as to be in
the line Of heavy travel. Many thou
sands Of people pass through it annually
on their way to and from the Florida
Winter resorts, and 1t Is itself an agree
able and interesting place Of visitation.
Thus restoration work conducted there
with care and thoroughness will be
viewed by great numbers and will un-
doubtedly stimulate study Of the earliest
days Of the occupation Of America from
other lands. It is gratifying that this
enterprise should have been undertaken
in the spirit of careful and thorough re-
search and the agencies Of study and
preparation are such as to assure thor
oughness and fidelity in planning and
execution. While 1t is unfortunate that
this work was not undertaken long ago,
suficient material Is nevertheless now
available to effect an approximate resto-
ration Of the frst American city.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Those Who Listen.

This evening millions of his fellow
citizens will listen to President Roose-
velts "fireside chat" He has indicated
that it is his purpose to discuss his
proposal for the reorganization" of the
Federal judiciary-an issue which he
Insists represents "a great crisis" in
volving the fate of the Nation and, CO.
incidentally, that Of the people at large.
If forecasts are fulfilled, he will argue
for the passage of his plan as he has
outlined it in his message to Congress.
Tonight's speech is the second follow
up" prepared in support of the demand
of the executive branch of the Govern
,ment for action on the part Of the
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Canada Arms. Too.

Among subjects Of mutual interest
which Prime Minister Mackenzie King
and President Roosevelt undoubtedly
found occasion to discuss in Washing
ton is the modest rearmament program
upon which Canada has embarked. 1t
goes without saying that our friends to
the north do not contemplate any reck-
less participation in the worldwide arms
race, or propose any change along those
famous 5000 miles of unfortifled border
which for more than century has been
shining example Of how great nations
can live next door to each other without
arming to the teeth.
With foreign commerce greater than
that of Japan and territory larger
than the United States, the Dominion is
probably the least protected nation OF
Importance in the whole world. Per
capita defense expenditure last year was
only SLIT, as compared with $5.28 for
Australia and $3.50 for Switzerland. In
1887 the Dominion plans to increase its
army, navy and air budget to about $45,-
100000. The money will be spent in
part on squadrons of high-speed planes
available for instant service in any part
of Canada. Land forces are to be mech.
anized, increasing mobility and firing
power to an extent permitting reduc-
ton of the army from $4,000 men to
10000 A complement of thirty-six cav
airy regiments will be reduced 70 sixteen,
supplemented by armored car, artillery.
tank and engineer units of highly mo-
torized character. Batteries of modern
guns will augment coast defenses in
British Columbia and Quebec.
Government spokesmen recently in
dicated that a self-respecting Canada
could not be content to take shelter
perpetually behind the Monroe Doctrine.
even though President Roosevelt has
proclaimed that Uncle Sam will defend
"his neighborhood." Nor are Canadians
minded to depend on the military and
naval resources of the mother country,
which, in case of war, would in any
event require to be concentrated on the
other side of the Atlantic. The Dominion
has no disposition to become embroiled
in international conflicts of no direct
concern to itself-a policy which parallels
that of the United States. But in a
spirit of nationhood and self-reliance
born of inherent strength, Canada means
to be prepared for any emergency men
acing her security. Her gallant sons
proved on the battlef1elds of France
that the Dominion produces manpower
for war purposes of q fiber second to
none
The demonstrated impotence Of the
League of Nations, to which Canada
Loyalty adheres, left her the choice Of
three possible bulwarks of national de-
fense-Great Britain, the United States
and her own virile self. The Dominion
has proudly decided to paddle its own
canoe.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
A British Precedent
for Packing the Court
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star.
In England about 100 years ago uS32)
King William w had to pack" the
House of Lords in order to bring about
a just reform. Prompted by William
Cobbett, economist, Lord Russell brought
in q bill extending the franchise. 1t was
twice rejected by the majority OF the
House Of Lords, including the great
Duke of Wellington. Riots followed
and the Iron Duke" had his windows
smashed for his pains. Then William
created new peers. and. due to their
votes, the bill became law. In short.
the King packed the lords"
And SO the President might as well
pack" the Supreme bench with view
of having much needed measures ap-
proved. FRED VEITEE'
Evening star., 1937-03-09
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Dawn

Dawn
The slow and magical spread Of light,
A fresh scent In the air,
The rolling up Of the shades OF night,
Dark lifting everywhere,
The gates of morning coming ajar,
Crescent moon pale and spent,
The fading out Of lingering star
Then the prolonged ascent
OF roseate colors in the sky,
Stretching from East to West,
And the Sun, his chariot riding high,
Greets day with golden crest.
So 1t has been thru each century:
II earth should vanish, 80 1t would b.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
No Lettering.
From the Salem (Mass.) News.

Prom the Salem (Mass.) News.
They say civilization is at the cross
roads, not knowing which way to turn.
But as civilization is usually in such o
hurry to get somewhere that 1t never
stops to read any guideboard, 1t won't
probably linger around the CROSSROADS
very long.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

AS q responsible figure in . molasses
concern Mr.. Tugweu suggests genial per-
sonification as a figure in an old-fash-
ioned candy pulling.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

of small gifts from wage earners and
small -salaried men and women indicates
better than anything else, think. that
the rank and file Of the people are vi: ally
interested in the Republican party.
Alfred M. Landon, the party's presi-
Dental candidate in the last campaign,
was the first contributor this year, Mr..
Hamilton disclosed, sending his check
for $1,000.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
The Real Marvel.

Prom the Columbus Dispatch.
The microphone, according to an
article on broadcasting, is the most re-
markable adjunct of radio. Maybe so,
but the handiest and most beneficial is
that little knob used to tune a program
out.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Efficiency" was a word much exploited
by Herbert Hoover, who never went so
far as to try to spell 1t with magical
words Of three letters.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

A sit-down strike Is the same In effect
as any other kind, more unfortunate as
it threatens to subject the purchasing
and producing public with something re-
sembling q hunger strike.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Some of the large wage earners are
young screen and radio stars. who find
evident pleasure in demonstrating that
child labor has its good points when in
telligently and sympathetically managed.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

1t may be necessary for the District Of
Columbia to pay more taxes although it
has been for many years paying more
than enough to demonstrate fully its
right to representation in Congress.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Shooting Stars.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Contradiction.

Contradiction.
Men whisper Of another war;"
The whispering should cease
When everybody clamors for
An Everlasting Peace.
You hear the lesson In q church,
You hear it in the school
"Old Mars we must leave in the llnch
And strive that Peace may rule"
Yet in each courtly corridor
Strange r,lmors find release.
They whisper of another war"
And talk out loud for Peace.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

All industry might be relieved If the
name "Pinkerton" could be held between
the covers of old dime novels and kept
out of the ledgers.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

An old question is being revived; can
any autobiography be uncompromisingly
veracious.
Evening star., 1937-03-09

Safety drives" can hardly be salts
factory until they are conducted by the
year instead of by the week.
Evening star., 1937-03-09
LeAderShip.

Le1defSh1p.
What you should do is to assert
yourself Is q leader in affairs"
I'm . little discouraged about that
line of glory. answered Senator sor-
ghum.
by whom?"
by my wife. She SCOTS at the idea
Of my being . great leader in anything.
She says don't even know how to lead
in q card game"
Evening star., 1937-03-09
Relative Publicities.

Relative Publicities.
On an expression very wise
I sometimes look with sad surprise.
In print q little space it finds,
Then swiftly fades from all our minds.
But on the other hand you'll see
A homicide In ghostly glee,
That to disturb your reading seeks
And haunts that old front page for weeks.
Jud Tunkins says the new idea Of q
fine modern street consists Of two lines
of automobiles with buildings partly
visible Just across the sidewalks.
IAN idol can confer good luck in these
irreverent days." said Hi Ho, the sage
Of Chinatown, "only in case 1t is sum-
ciently rare to command q high price
from q museum"
Investigations.
The quizzes are going their way.
There are few that We care to recall.
They found out 10 much, truth to say,
That no one can remember it all.
"A sho' nun good dog" said Uncle
Eben, every seldom finds an owner In
dis neighborhood dat's worthy Of him"
Evening star., 1937-03-09
No Ovation Desired.

NO OVATION U081reo.
I'VE are going to give you . grand
ovation the next time you come to
Crimson Gulch. Everybody will stand
around and gaze at you and wait for
you to say . few words"
Don't do It," protested Cactus Joe.
'I know it'll all be meant in friendship.
But the last man I saw treated that
way was Teller that had been caught
stealin' hosses"
Evening star., 1937-03-09


chairman, but he also remains member
Of the Presidents cabinet. For three
years or more. predictions have been
made that Mr.. Farley was about to leave
the cabinet-or the job Of national chair
man. More recently, and since the last
election, it has been stated with much
emphasis that Farley wants to get out
Of the cabinet in order to make money.
He will not leave, however, until he finds
the kind OF work and business that suits
him. According to gossip, he was the
selection Of the liquor interests for the
job which went to Morgan, but turned
it down.
Hurja won for himself Q name as
prognosticator Of election results. He
was able to make the predictions be-
cause of the careful system he built up
Tor tapping the sentiment OF the voters,
rather than because of clairvoyance.
For some time now he has had under
consideration leaving the National Com
mittee and getting into business. He
insists he will remain out of politics.
Once in politics, however, it Is difacult
to relinquish the interest in that form OF
human endeavor entirely.
II %*%
While the Democrats are shaking up
and shaking down, the Republican Ma.
tional Committee Is moving quietly
along, seeking to raise money and plac-
ing q few new figures in its organi-
zation. Chairman John Hamilton Is
encouraged by the large number Of small
contributions, the bulk Of them gifts Of
f1ve or ten dollars, which are reaching
headquarters. He announced that:
I'VE are now receiving rs to 100 con-
tributions daily Of $25 and less. Most
Of them are S. or SO donations" Mr..
Hamilton said. such Q large number
Evening star., 1937-03-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC }. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by ,priting The Euenin0
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please fnclosc stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
WOMAN DIES, MAN HURT
AS BUNGALOW BURNS
Maid Is Victim of Fire on River
Road-Father Jumps to

By Stan Correspondent of The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, February A
fire, believed to have started from
an overturned oil lamp, brought death
to Lucy Cannon, so, colored, and seri-
Gus burns to Cleve Clipper, 29, also
colored. while a second colored man,
William Clipper. so, narrowly escaped,
early today in their five-room bunga-
low on the River road near the Will
liam Smith store.
The Cannon woman, who was a
maid at the home of Mrs. F. c. Wal
lace, Drummond avenue, Chevy
Chase, where a fire drove the family
out of doors few days ago and trap
ped Mrs. Susan Appleby. IS. in the
and firemen, was burned to death in
her bed.
The blaze started in the Cannon
woman's bed room, where neighbors
had seen a light late last night. 1t
was believed the kerosene lamp was
overturned, setting the bed clothing
af1re, and that she was overcome by
smoke before she could escape.
William Clipper was awakened by
the smoke and jumped out window
His son Cleve fell as he reached the
window attempting to get out and was
dragged outside by his father. He was
taken to Georgetown Hospital. serious
ly burned on the legs and head. The
house was almost total loss, damage
being estimated at about $1,000.