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that had affected the people Of the
whole country had an immediate bear
ing upon the long continued depression.
At the present time the minds Of men
round the world are distressed and dis
tracted by the fear Of war. They are
thinking and talking about impending
strife, they are thinking In terms Of war
rather than In terms Of peace. The
cause the peoples Of Europe had been
trained to think more about war than
about peace.
When we come to seriously reflect upon
the impressions made upon us by what
We read In the daily papers and what
We hear, particularly over the air. we
ind that. instead of clarifying our vision
and giving us better conception Of the
real values Of Life, we have confused ideas
that inevitably issue In confused living.
Some years ago had correspondence
with one Of the executive heads of the
moving picture industry. His letter was
In answer to one from me in which
had highly praised the work of q dis
tinguished actor. and the utterly clean
and wholesome character Of the pictures
in which he played leading part. The
executive In question reminded me that
the pictures to which I referred were
among the least profitable produced, and
he added the sad comment that the
public generally demanded pictures less
wholesome and less clean than the ones
to which referred. Doubtless this was
due to wrong training and unrenective
thinking, beginning with youth and
characteristic Of those of mature years.
Instead Of thinking Of that which was
honest and Just and pure and Of good
report, the age was thinking in terms
that are the antithesis Of these virtues.
In the ministery Of Jesus, as in the
ministery Of those who have been the
great exponents Of His truth, they have
triumphed over environing conditions by
freeing their minds Of things that di-
verted them from the course to which
they had set themselves. It has been
right thinking issuing In right appraisal
Of men and events that has made the
Christian cause continue on its way un-
interruptedly through the long centuries
of time. The art of reflection, less COM
mon than 1t once was, needs to be re-
covered II the problems and dinculties
that distress and distract our modern age
are to find their solution. "As q man
thinketh, 20 Is he"
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. building could be magnificent adorn-
ment' Of the Capital. Fronting the river,
it might commemorate the part which
the Navy has played in the drama OF the
Republic. Within its walls the scattered
relics Of John Paul Jones. the Porters.
Farragut and Dewey could be correlated.
Near at hand . similar edifice might
dramatic the Army and keep alive the
fame Of the Revolutionary leaders who
served as Washington's heutensnts, the
captains on both sides Of the War Be-
tween the States, the heroes Of the
struggle with Spain and the plain dough-
boys Of 1917 and 1918.
OF course. some expense would be in
volved. Everything worth building is
costly. But the money is not wasted.
Instead it yields dividends direct and
indirect. The pyramids Of Egypt, theo-
retically useless, have enriched the in
habitants Of the Nile valley for centuries.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

American verse has included . great
deal Of material that seems to hold age
up to scorn. Many years ago there was
rhyming in abundance about "Old Man
Winter" "Old Man Trouble" "old Man
Worry" and the like. The "old man"
taboo eliminated in "Old Man River"
which linked into music hall and cabaret
rhythms melancholy echoes Of Uncle
Toms Cabin" with the Mississippi ng-
uring - . sort Of colossal Simon Legree.
Flood disasters have laid cruel physical
stress upon the theme and T. v. A.
has even put it into politics. Youth Is
being served and should be generously
persuaded to commend Darling, I am
Growing Old" to the dance orchestra
and let 1t 60 at that.
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Take Heart From Sorrow! /!

Take Heart From Sorrow!
At Montclair. N. J., just now the fun.
damental verify Of human life Is being
demonstrated in . manner and to an
effect which the whole Nation wen may
notice. Thirty-one pictures Of the sea
and of sailing ships are being exhibited
in the community art museum. Such .
show, ordinarily, might signify little. In
this instance, however, 1t means much
indeed, it connotes the force without
which the race could not 60 on; rather.
inevitably would perish.
Rhys Bradley Jones was the creator
Of the drawings and paintings displayed.
His career was brief: he died Of nenin-
gifts on January tagged eleven years.
Tut that he was possessed Of tncou.
trovertible genius with pencil and brush
Is plain from the compositions Of graphic
truth and beauty which he left. II he
was not comparable with Thomas Chat
terton for maturity Of conception and
execution, he certainly more nearly ap-
preached that tragic self-destroyed boy
poet than any other lad Of modern times.
Their mediums were different, yet they
built with . like assurance. . similar
command Of materials and technique.
Adult power was theirs before the dreams
Of childhood were darkened In disaster.
They were prodisiss but the term Is
inadequate. Better It would b 70 say
that their gifts were Qdckened-and lost
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Shooting Stars.
~ PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Frelicsoms Soubrette.
Why does the frohcsome soubrette
The rules Of dignity forget7
Why does she purchase lots Of things
Like motor cars and diamond rings
And then proceed to cut q dash.
Assisted by press agents rash?
The reason isn't hard to show
It's cause the public likes 'em sol
Now, what soubrette 4 hit could make
If she to ways demure should take?
Conventionalities, she'll say,
Were made for her to cast away.
And yet We sadly intimate
The hlms are in . reckless state.
TO view them, then, why do We go7
It's cause We really like 'em 20!
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Fifty Years Ago
In the Star
"The bill introduced in the Senate yes
terday to define the routes Of steam rail.

terday to define the routes of steam rail-
un. roads in the District" :"
ohion oePoI says The Star of jan
On the Mall. uary S. 1887, provides
for a union depot on
Armory Square. The benefits and safe.
guards proposed by the bill do not com.
pensate for this gift OF q public reserva-
ton, II the interests of Washington are
to be considered. The plan Of public
grounds extending from the Capitol to
the river south Of the White House
should not be broken up for railroad
purposes. The reservations, the breath
ing spaces of the city, should not be
clogged and obstructed for that or any
other purpose. If Washington were q
little prairie town, living by virtue of its
railroad connections, or hoping to live
by securing q railroad connection, .
bonus of this kind would not be extraor-
dinary: but II the railroads here wish
to retain depot grounds in the heart
OF the city, let them condemn and pay
for property like other roads in other
cities-Philadelphia. for instance. 1t is
hardly possible that in order to obtain
the boon Of . union depot and relief
from some Of the evils Of present rail-
road practices, the beauty and harmony
Of the city parking must be permanently
disf1gured and the health spots Of the
city given over to the corporations.
1.-THE proposed legislation proceeds
upon the theory that Congress is never
content unless 1t Is giving away the
public grounds to some railroad or other
corporation. or in dumping some archi-
tectural monstrosity upon them like the
new Pension once. At the present rate
of progress in ten years time there will
not be q rod square Of ground in all
the Government reservations that is not
occupied by railroad depot with all its
dirty surroundings, or an altitudinous
criss-cross barn like the Pension Once.
or q squatty, toad-shaped. zebra striped
atrocity like the National Museum, or an
attitudiniMng brass horse, standing on
three legs. or two legs, or possibly one
leg.
"The railroads can hardly be blamed
for proposing to appropriate Armory
Square without paying for 1t. From
their point of view there Is . modesty
and difidence about the request which
seems to suggest that they have taken to
heart the recent senatorial denunciation
of their doingS in the District and are
slightly nervous and bashful. Why,
bless your honest souls, Messrs. Corpora
tions, the Senators did not mean any
thing! Indignant words are only the
vents Of energy which might otherwise
result In action. Next time ask with
confidence for the best in sight, and all
that you think you can get. There is
nice level space directly east Of the
Capitol Building which is public ground
and will, therefore, cost you nothing,
and is admirably adapted for depot pur-
poses. From that site the work Of
sidetracking both Houses of Congress
can proceed with greater facility. And
The Star ventures to suggest, with the
difndence Of . professional, that the
rotunda Of the Capitol would make .
capital roundhouSe."
Evening star., 1937-01-31

There was = caustic and prophetic
humor in some of Uncle Joe Cannons
remarks. He anticipated the idea Of .
"sit-down strike" when he said that an
Army ofiicer should be required to wear
his spurs to work in order to keep his
feet from slipping of his desk.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

Radio announcers in many instances
temper the melancholy of . current news
broadcast by glowing accounts Of the
comfort and happiness to be derived
from the brands of merchandise which
sponsor them.
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Fate's irony is illustrated by the delay
which Mr.. John L. Lewis had to endure
In getting parts to repair his Cadillac car.
The strike promoter must expect to suffer
Inconvenience along with the rest OF the
public.
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A cash and carry system is commended
by Mr.. Bernard Baruch in connection
with sales Of munitions. A study of
old accounts should be permissible, to
decide whether . customer Is desirable
on any terms.
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A postponement Of an inaugural cele-
bration until April would involve q posi-
bility Of intervening politics that might,
however pleasant the climate, have q
dampening effect on the general re-
joicing.
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The Presidents birthday ball liberates
the generous and sympathetic enthusiasm
that Is An unconquerable characteristic
Of the American people.
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1t is confidently expected that T. v. A.
will not develop situation in which
Senator Norris is required to demon
strate . deeper knowledge of law than
the United States Supreme Court ITSELF
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In employing expert accountants to
study tax expenditures Governor Nice re-
wives . famous phrase. Let US look ct
the record"
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Among the judicial discoveries Of the
Soviet appears to be the development
Of . super-system Of the third degree.
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Anathy AYerted.

"some of the things you have said
win require explaining" warned the
friend.
II hope so," answered Senator Sor-
ghum. There Is often an advantage in
not being too clear ut the outset. So
long Is your public keeps asking you
to explain, you can feel comfortably
sure that you are keeping them inter-
ested."
Evening star., 1937-01-31

Jud Tunkins says pretend to be good
natured even II you don't feel that way.
It's . case where pretense Is respectable
cause 1t shows your heart is in the
right place even II your disposition isn't
% good.
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Not Too Late.

Not Too Late.
The New Year Resolutions run
It's course. But face the worst,
For you can make another one
Much better than the first.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

"A speaker always has ut least one
interesting message" said Hi Ho. the
sage of Chinatown. Even If he has
no facts to communicate, his turns Of
idea and even his pronunciation will
offer revelations Of his, own personality. y
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"A lazy man." said Uncle Eben. "is
slov-soin' till he gets In . fiivver, an
den he seems mo- anxious dan any oue
else 70 beat Dc speed Fegulations."
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A Pretty Good World.

It is q wondrous thing to see
So many men ut such . time
Who never yet have proved to be
Suspected of some serious crimel
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Partial Con,prehensiou.

Partial CompFehension.
do you mean to tell me that you
understand the Enstein theory"
"only . part Of IT," answered Miss
Cayenne. TITS . ftne idea to tell peo-
pie you have something great on your
mind and then refuse to explain be.
cause you are sure they can't under
stand IT,"
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As WORKED out ana thin placer oepOSlCSs
became the scenes of renewed activity.
More people went up into the back coun.
try, and they required supplies. They
turned to the commercial airplanes.
These do not move on regular schedules.
That would scarcely be practicable. They
ny as the trafflc dictates, and now the
trafdc is growing steadily heavier. In
1880 Alaskan planes carried 1854 pas.
sengers 8,422 miles. In 1885 they car.
ried 16,4A passengers 1881 ,736 miles.
In the first six months Of 1886 further
gain was indicated.
An Alaskan pilot must be a remark
able man. The well-qualified pilot in
the States would find himself ct loss
In Alaska. Each man must be able to
meet any emergency. He must know
how to At skis to his plane or floats.
He must know just what to do in the
hours required to jack up . plane for
the night ard in the two hours required
to start it in the morning. He must
know that his oil must be drained every
night and the batteries removed and
put In . warm place. He must know
how to protect his wings from over
icing. He must know how to land on
the water Of q rushing stream or the
verge Of tidal bay.
When carrying passengers he must be
able. If forced down, to procure game
q rifle being standard equipment-and
know how to cook it. All the arts of the
hunter and trapper must be at his COM
mand. He must be a woodsman and
explorer and also. at need, q physician.
Some day, 1t Is likely, the same sort Of
epics will be written about the pioneer
commercial flyers Of Alaska that were
written about the pony express riders
and the shot gun stage coach mes.
sengers. A composite Of Brete Harts.
Robert W. Service and Edgar Rice Bur.
roughs 10 Indicated.
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In one day Of the week Just ended,
President Roosevelt did the following: :.
He kept In hourly touch with the Mood
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House and Treasury conferences.
Not only that, but gold is 50 plentiful
that it cutters up the country's banking
system. President Roosevelt has felt
impelled to warn foreigners that the
capital they are sending here might be
subjected to penalties. The Treasury
and Federal Reserve Board are forced
to build projections against the imitation
Of credit that could be result Of the
steady gold inflow.
Gold was one of the important points
of discussion between the President and
Walter Runciman, president OF the Brit.
iSh Board Of Trade. It accounts for the
rehiring by the Government Of DR.. G.
M. w. Sprague, Is an adviser on money.
Actually, the whole world has been
upset by the experiment set under way by
President Roosevelt in October, 1888.
Yet that offers but one sample OF the
results that can how from White House
decision based on uncertain information.
A President, now that governmental
powers are being broadened and CEN
tralized, must be various kinds Of .
specialist. He must know about the in
tricacies Of finance-or have the facili-
ties for finding out about them. He
must be labor specialist, acquainted
with the ways Of labor leaders and OF
employers. He has to know. something
about economies. His job calls for ability
to handle men and to find the basis for
compromise between conflicting View
points. He must, to get and hold his
job. be the possessor Of an attractive
personality.
ttA
In one day Of the week Just ended,
President Roosevelt did the following:
He kept In hourly touch with the hood
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16

"Dr. Ego has been captured"
With this message received to-
day from the realm Of an atom,
scientists breathed signs Of relief.
DR.. Ego is an insane scientist
who became a stowaway aboard
the infinitesimal steel sphere
which has entered the atomic
region carrying a group OF
shrunken humans. DR.. Ego, after
he came out Of hiding, en-
dangered the lives Of all in the
expedition when he attempted to
gain control Of the sphere, IN
order to learn the secret OF the
K-ray- which operates 1t. 81.
Listening over wireless appa-
ratus. the most sensitive in the
world, scientists picked UP flashes
that informed them that the no.
torious Ego had been captured
and placed in a locked cell, where
he cannot do any further harm.
The expedition into the I'M
known atom began several weeks
ago when DR.. Kalla Kopak, dis
coverer Of the secret K-ray ma
chine and, builder Of the steel
sphere, accompanied by Brick
Bradford, world.famous scientific
investigator, and Miss June Sails
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16
Scientists Relieved
With Ego Captured

bury, subjected themselves to the
K-ray in the sphere. The ray
caused the ship and its occupants
to grow smaller and smaller until
they could not be seen with the
naked eye. While scientists OBJ
served. the steel sphere flew into
one Of the crevices of a common
Lincoln penny, lying on, q table
before them.
The ambition Of DR.. Kopak was
to get the sphere small enough, so
that they could explore the inside
Of an atom, which to the sIrunken
humans now appears to be as large
as the world does to normal per
sons. 80,
Will DR.. Kopak and his passen-
gers return to the world Of men,
with the discoveries Of their jour.
ney into the Lincoln penny? What
they will find and whether they
can come back with their discov-
cries is an uncertain matter, for II
something serious goes wrong with
the mechanism Of the sphere or
with the K-ray all aboard will be
lost. Follow this strange journey
by reading BRICK BRADFORD
today in the comic pages Of The
WashingtOn Times,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16
FOURTH PERIL
|S.STRESSED

ROCKVILLE, Md, June Is,
Stressing the number of serious
and sometimes fatal accidents
from Fourth Of July fireworks, DR..
v. L. Ellicott, Montgomery county
health officer, today urged all
county parents carefully to super
wise this form Of celebration by
their children this year.
Montgomery county reported 81
accidents from fireworks last year.
Some rules of safety recon-
mended by DR.. Ellicott are: Never
wear fluffy clothing when setting
off fireworks as they catch on fire
too easily, and never return to a
firecracker which fails to explode.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16
FAMILY ARMY
AIDS MONROE

Representative Hoffman (R.),
Michigan, sponsor Of the proposal
to raise an armed, but peaceably
inclined" army for the defense Of
Monroe, Mich, in the strike crisis,
announced yesterday its first re.
cruit.
Hoffman said he had received a
telegram signed with the name Of
Frank Colby, of Doylestown, Pa,
which read: put my name
down."
He declared he had received
numerous kilograms from Monroe
citizens offering their assistance.
The defense" organization is be-
ing conducted by his two lawyer
sons, Leo 80, and Carl. "a, Hoff-
man declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16
LAST 10 PRIZES
AWARDEDFOR
SAFETY

This is the final article In q
series on child safety In local
trGOac. Based on q program OF
talks 0iUen at UGTioEs schools
By Policemen Forrest L. Bins
IDGnOeT, JGmiIiGrly knotDn as
safety Nike" the articles iDere
designed to stimulate caution
in the minds Of children, thou
sands Of tDIIont tDill be released
soon to the nlercieS OF local
motorists by Uirtue OF the DGcG-
ton period IN the schools.
In conjunction Nth the safety
campaign, toIticn tDdS sponsored
by The Washington Times In Co
operation Nth the Metropolitan
Police Department, this article
lists the final tUinnerS In a con-
test tohIch called on children
to submit safety hints.
Five boys and an equal number
Of girls carried off the final honors
in The Washington Times Safety
Contest, which saw the judges
worked overtime in an effort TO
select the winning suggestions
from q mass of them-all good.
Everett Miller's warning against
holding an umbrella in such q
manner that it blocks vision
earned the young man 81. Everett
lives at 411O Gault Pl. N. e. and at
tends Benning School.
Eunice McKenney, of 81 New
York Ave. N. E., grew poetic over
a situation which officials deem
one Of the more frequent causes
Of accidents. Says Eunice:
Bicycles are lots Of fun
not for two, just for one"
URGED TO FACE TRAFFIC
Morris Shear, Of 1921 Fifth St.
N. W., and Samuel Rosenberg, Of
1415 Tenth st. N. W., might have
elaborated on advising their fel-
lows to walk to the left facing
traffic. However. the judges saw
fit to award both of them prizes
for this timely hint for highway
pedestrians.
: Esther Brodsky, who failed to
give her home address, will receive
a check for 81 at the Henry School
where she IS q pupil. Ruth Gamer
man, Of Az o st. N. W., receives
another for the same suggestion.
They were first with the admoI1i-
tion to walk directly to the curb
after alighting from a bus or street
car, even If your destination lies
across the street. " ;,
Lumber, Pipe Warning.
Another potential slogan writer,
Janet Manila, Of 81 Bates st. N. E.,
gets hers for:
"Street corners and danger
points-take the edge off them" +
James Curry's dissertation on
the value Of the white lines and
traffic lights, earned him a check.
He lives at 2StS Thirty-eighth st.
Dniydaliying in traffic was
struck by Joseph Kerby. of AZ I
st. N. W., who counseled:
%On your toes, ready to 60
when the officer says So" s'-
Charlotte Trossbach, of 1912
Seventh st. N. W., the last of the
10 winners, called attention to the
meaning Of the waving red flags
one sees on the backs Of trucks,
usually carrying lumber or lengths
Of iron pipe. It means danger,
Charlotte says, and it doesn't
mean noavhe '..'..' .''
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Plan Moonlight Sail

Members of the John L. Burnett
Council, No S, Of the Daughters
Of America, will stage moonlight
cruise down the Potomac on the
steamer City of Washington on
Saturday, June rs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-16

These famous mattresses boast many fine fea-
lures, among them: Hundreds of air ventilators
for absolute sanitation :. Indestructible border
all around mattress Choice of imported dam
ask or heavy striped ticking! All standard sizes.
.. Kann's-Ar-COoIed Third Floor
La gaceta., 1937-11-05

RIGA de su misma negaci6n. Ell
pueblo espanol esta usando esa
fuerza. Es tanta, que puede a.
plastar los enemigos mas pode-
rosos de la TERRA y organizar
un mahana en- que la fuerza sea
81 propia vida.
Para entender toda la gran
deza de la vida, de la fuerza es-
pamela, ha de venirse a Espana.
Para seguirla sirviendo con la
entrana, con nUestra entrana
es ahora entrana universal. ha
de salirse de ella. En- hispanoa-
merica cobra ell hecho espanol
trascendencia irrepasable. va
Sc ha penetrado ALA que aquf
Sc esta jugando ell manana de
America. En- ell momento de mi
d~espedida, de dejar la TERRA
esperanto del mundo, 20 quisie-
ra que mis- gentes cubanas, ar
gentinas, mexicanas, portorri-
quenas, ~espanolas de la otra O.
rilla, oyeran mi voz. una voz no.
bre y sincera. Ella quiere de-
cirles que esete pueblo esta a Ia
altura de su mission y realizan-
do S destino. Seamos, va que de
el venimos, dfgnos de su san
gre"