The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-09
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Mrs. Roosevelt is going to do o
monthly questions and answers
page for the Democratic Digest,
official publication Of the Women's
Division Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
The feature will appear for the
first time in the July issue OF the
magazine. Any subscriber to the
publication or anybody anywhere
may write in to Mrs. Roosevelt
and the Digest and ask for infor-
nation and be given an answer.
Mrs. Roosevelt will not discuss
pending legislation or bother with
excessively frivolous themes. But
she will say what she thinks and
knows about, for instance, the po-
sition of women in industry or
politics, the Resettlement Admin
istration, or the Youth Admins
tration. j.
She may even be a bit personal
and tell about the routine OF her
own days. I should like to have
her explain how she has enough
time left on her hands to answer
anybody's questions about any
thing.
Justice Sutherland, I hear, has
no intention Of quitting the SUI
prerne Bench.
He has Just undergone com
plete physical check-up. His doc
tors say he is as fit as a 75-year-
old fiddle.
Paul Worries McNutt, United
States High Commissioner to the
Philippines and handsome thorn IN
the side Of the islands president,
Manuel Quezon, told q story about
himself when he paused one day
recently at the eighteenth hole at
the Burning Tree Golf Club.
Mrs, McNutt, he said, had re-
ported the story to him. This.
naturally, made 1t authentic.
Once while Mr.. McNutt was gov.
ernor of Indiana, he was the orator
Of the day at a University OF Notre
Dame commencement.
Clothed in academic robes he sat
on the platform among the clergy
and waited his turn to speak.
Mrs. McNutt, having asked to be
allowed to stay quietly in the au-
dience, was in the back row OF the
auditorium. unrecognized. Soon
her lord and master would raise
his voice in good advice to youth.
She was apprehenSive as all good
wives are at such moments.
Unexpectedly the woman in the
next seat nudged Mrs. McNutt and
whispered:
"Can you tell me who that
Father Is sitting next to the
Bishop"
Mrs. McNutt looked as she was
directed. She saw her own blue
eyed, pink checked Adonis.
"Oh," she said quickly. ''That'S
Father McNutt!"
'Father McNutt," breathed
her neighbOr. ''Father McNutt!
Wouldn't you just love to 60 to
confession to HIM."
"Given to lunches" and premo.
nitionS, I've always believed that
there was more in earth and air
than Horatio and I "wot OF" in
our philosophy.
The recognition of mental telep-
athy comes as no surprise to my
credulous mind. But I was startled
to discover that the science is
popular with our native birds.
That is, until Mr.. James Sharp
told me his pigeon story.
Mr.. Sharp, who has been living
In Cleveland Park for years and
years, has become a little bored
lately with the pigeons who raise
their young under the deep caves
Of his stone house.
The pigeon families have been
waking up about 4 in the morn
ing and cooling about life and love
and breakfast. Mr.. Sharp, inter
ested only in sleep at that time
of the morning, has been waking
up, too.
He decided he must rout his
non-paying guests. So he called
on Mr.. Frank Bond, another Cleve-
land Park pioneer, for advice.
Mr.. Bond is famous bird man
-ornithologist, if you like the
word better. He is a member of
the National Audubon Society.
Has written and talked about birds
and invented a process for repro
ducing in pictures and mural dec
orations the ulster Of bird feathers.
In summer the incest little birds
in District chirp and sing in his
treetops, In winter scores Of snow
birds feed from the Suet boards.
Naturally Mr. Bond knew how
to discourage a few plebeian pi-
geons. He and Mr.. Sharp talked
the process over. The next morn
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