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Evening star., 1937-01-22

with the Securities and Exchange Com
mission, practiced law at PlainvieW, in
the Texas Panhandle, after graduating
from the Law School of George Wash
1ngton University. Mrs. Smith (the for
mer Genevieve thompson, who was a
Portland society girl. studied law at the
University of Oregon, while Commits
Sloner A1tchison was a lecturer there.
She is now popular member of the
Capital naval set.
If the President carries out a reported
scheme to transfer Joseph B. Eastman
from the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to the Craftsmanship of the new
Maritime Commission, the White House
will do 50 almost over the dead bodies
OF the I. c. C. colleagues of the former
Federal co-ordinator Of transportation.
They feel that Mr.. Eastman's departure
from the commission, with which he
has been associated since 1919, would
be an irreparable loss.
X ~
In the current Magazine of Wall Street
there's rough picture of the degree to
which a shutdown OF General Motors
would affect other leading industries.
It's stated that it would cause the fol-
lowing approximate percentage curtail-
ments of consumption: Steel. 9; copper,
7l2; lead, 147; zinc, 6.3; tin, 51a; alumni
mum. 6.7; nickel, III; plate glass, 80,
and tires, 20. 1t is further represented
that If General Motors were to cease
operations the railroads would lose busi-
ness at the rate of at least $50, 900 900 of
revenue freight year and that cotton
consumption would be diminished by
100000 600 pounds. It Is hard facts and
figures like these that fill the admins
tration with the burning desire to see an
early end of strife in the motor indus
try, lest prolongation strike a serious
blow at recovery early in the New Deals
second lease of life.
Soms of Senator Norris wise-cracking
colleagues are inclined to chide him with
personal responsibility for the raw
weather deal handed to the first jan
uary presidential Inauguration under the
lame duck amendment. There are even
congressional suggestions that the vet
eran Nebraska Progressive ought now.
in eXpiation, to sponsor an amendment
of the amendment. The idea of an April
or May Inauguration has suddenly be-
come popular in rain-Soaked Washing
ton.
X
Among the shower of jokes precipitated
by the inaugural downpour is one to the
effect that, after all, the Democrats,
having repealed the dry amendment to
the Constitution, had no right to ex-
pect anything but sopping wet in
auguration on the next succeeding occa-
sion.
X
Labor, organ Of the railroad brother
hoods at Washington, publishes letter
from q Birmingham, Ala, reader, who
advocates the nomination OF Mrs Roose-
velt "for our next President" The cor
respondent describes himself as a 90
year-older, but evidently cherishes an
ardent wish to be spared long enough to
vote for his 1910 White House candidate.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-01-22
All Other States an
Auditorium Demanded.

Secretary Of the Interior Harold L..
Ickes and Senator Joseph T. Robinson
have expressed their fortnight approval
of the plan to build an auditorium in
Washington. Their experience on In
auguration day may not have been needed
to convince them of the desirability of
such structure, but it prompted them
to speak out at moment when thou
sands of people are in mood to appre-
ciate their sentiments. 1t is nothing less
than providential that the Capital is not
suffering a plague of influenza or pneu-
monia as one result of Wednesdays
drenching. President Roosevelt himself
certainly must have been conscious of
the fact that he was imperiling his health
when he chose to ride back to the White
House in an open car. He also must
have been mindful of the discomfort of
eight thousand other men standing for
hours in the rain awaiting the start of
the parade.
But regard for weather alone is not
the only argument for an auditorium.
AS Mr.. Ickes pointed out, it is ridiculous
to permit the Capital to remain so i'm
poverished for accommodations as to
possess nothing but the waiting room of
the Union Station to shelter a function
like the World Power Conference ban
quet. The annual automobile show merits
housing in better quarters than a garage.
Many conventions have been lost to the
city because Of the lack of hall large
enough for their use. The National
Guard is drilling in the streets, public
school commencements are scattered all
over the District when they should be
correlated in single center and for a
single occasion, and the general cultural
growth of the community is retarded
through want Of place OF assembly COM
petent in size and facilities for music
festivals, opera, etc.
Nor should there be debate about the
cost. Relatively, the expense of con-
struction is inconsequential. Especially
II 1t Is decided to commemorate the life
and services of Thomas jefferson In an
auditorium edif1ce, the money will be
spent cheerfully as well as effectively.
For every sound and sensible reason,
then, it may be hoped that Senator
Robinson's proposed bill will pass and
be approved Immediately Mr.. Roose-
velt surely must favor its enactment. It's
logic will appeal to him with distinctive
personal significance
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Robert Peel and the Duke Of wellington
could defeat his bill. 1t was passed in
the House and went into operation in
May, 1s4o. The universal postal system
of today, with all its manifold benefits.
traces back to the experiment-con-
ceived In the mind Of one lonely genius
and developed In the face Of bitter dis
appreciation as it certainly was.
"A Outstanding philosopher appreciates
the fact that not reforms themselves hut
rather the revolutionary complex is to
be feared. It happens that many worthy
proposals are resisted because of the pas
sion with which they are advocated by
provocative evangelists of change. Civ
ilization normally defends itself against
rebellious coercion. It would perish If
it did not guard the gains it already
has achieved.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Remembered Beauty.

People remember beauty inadequately.
The human mind is impressionistic. It
recalls certain melody of grace or love-
illness as a theme, but it does not appear
to be completely competent to preserve
exact details. Only in the rarest in
stances can a man or q woman tell pre-
cisely what values of line or color may
have rendered work of nature. or of
some mortal artist notable.
These discoveries in the realm Of
esthetic psychology doubtless are COM
monplaces in the experience Of profess
sional critics. To the amateur con-
noisseur, however, curious element of
shock or surprise may be represented in
the realization Of the imperfection of
memory's retentive powers. The prob
lem was discussed on recent occasion
by group Of Washington friends.
One member of the company said:
II think the most wonderful vista I
ever have seen is that from Bertilini's
porch. looking out over the Bay Of
Naples"
But what constitutes its charm?" an
other questioned.
"Oh, it's the whole composition of the
picture!" was the answer, promptly given.
And the reply was reasonable. The
sea, the sky, an island, Vesuvius itself
none of these factors would be enough
alone to stir retrospective imagination.
No single note ever is a song; no single
phrase a sonnet. Pearls must be strung
upon string to show to full advantage.
Tho relation Of Q pllmher M di6eceut
Evening star., 1937-01-22
More Purge in Moscow.

Despite the supposed guarantees and
blessings Of the newly granted Soviet
constitution, dictatorship in Russia pur-
sues the even tenor of It's way. That
way is unrelenting Intolerance of any
semblance of opposition to Stalinism, or
even disagreement with the despotic
regime which it personif1es. If any doubt
on that score exists outside of the U. s.
S. r., it would be removed by court pro-
ceedings beginning at Moscow tomor-
row, when Karl Radek, hitherto famed
as communism's most authentic Journal
istic interpreter, and sixteen others will
face the military division of the Supreme
Court on charges of high treason.
The trial Is the latest phase of the
purge undertaken by the red rulers for
the purpose of cleasing their ranks. of
all and sundry suspected of disloyalty
to the Kremlin oligarchy. It is directly
associated with last Summers prosecu-
ton of Gregory Zinovieff and a group
of sixteen alleged accomplices indicted
for plots against the life of Stain and
other high officials. Like Zinovieff and
his comrades, who were convicted and
executed, Editor Radek and his fellows
are accused of maintaining a subversive
center" organized ION Trotzky's in
structions." The present defendants in
clude former assistant commissar of
heavy industry and the one-time Soviet
Ambassador to Great Britain, Gregory
Sokolnioff. The members of the group
are charged not only with fomenting
political terrorism, but with melting
sabotage in industrial enterprises vital
to national defense and engaging in
espionage on behalf OF unnamed foreign
powers, with a view to promoting mill
tary aggression against the Soviet Union,
'dismembering it and replacing on its
ruins capitalism and bourgeois power"
1t would be premature. pending dis
closure OF the governments evidence
against Radek and his associates, to sug-
gest that they are the objects of purely
fictitious charges and the victims of a
case trumped up by Stain for the pur-
pose of combating and suppressing his
political foes. The fact that the trial
will be public, and that emphasis is
laid on the claim that the alleged high
crimes and misdemeanors were COM
mitted ION the instructions of Trotzky,"
indicates that the authorities are con-
vinced that certain recent and grave
developments in Russian industry were
Of artificial origin closely connected with
foreign enemies.
Both the zinovief and Radek prose-
cutions nevertheless strongly suggest
that solidly intrenched as Stalinism pre-
tends 1t is, the dictator is fearful that
the foundations Of his autocratic sway
are not quite as impregnable as they
purport to be. He is at any rate deter
mined, by the power of ruthless example,
to crush every vestige of hostility and
to destroy any remaining link with the
influence and authority of the exiled
Trotzky, who has just taken up his
domicile in Mexico. The removal of
Nikolai Bukharin, another well-known
Bolshevist, from the editorship of lives
tia, the government organ, is additional
evidence Of Stains determination to
brook no criticism or interference from
any independent minded quarter,
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Resistance.

Even the most useful reforms ordinarily
are resisted. It Is natural that they
should be. A nation or race which did
not practice an honorable conservatism
could not long survive. But the same
observation may be made with regard
to progress. Societies which do not
advance are doomed They degenerate
and sooner or later disappear.
To illustrate the problem, the British
penny post may be cited. Justin
Mccarthy, in his History of Our Own
Times" tells the tale in six brief pages.
1t was on July 5, 1889, he says, that the
House Of Commons was invited to con-
slider it "expedient to reduce the postage
on letters to one uniform rate of one
penny charged upon every letter of
weight to be hereafter fixed by law,
parliamentary privileges of franking
being abolished and official franking
regulated" Any deficiency Of revenue
resulting from the innovation was to be
borne by the government.
Stormy protest, of course, greeted the
proposal. Lord Lichfield, postmaster gen.
eral, led the fight against the measure.
The new rate of transmission. he in
sisted, would be SO popular that "the
walls of the post Office would burst, the
whole area in which the building stands
would not be large enough to receive the
clerks and the letters" A reform 80
much welcomed by the public" his argu-
ment ran, ought not to be attempted.
The cost. he estimated, would be prodi-
gious. Everybody would take advantage
Of the scheme. It, therefore, would be
rtoo expensive" to succeed.
But the opposition was illogical in its
attitude. It forgot the economic rule
that value increases with scarcity. A
single letter, carried from London to
edinburgh, might involve as much labor
as fifty or hundred or thousand let
ters. The merit of the cheap postage
proposition was to be found in the Stimu-
lation of correspondence which it would
cause Sir Rowland Hill, sponsor of the
project, realized that "the smaller the
charge the greater the profit"-in effect,
he based his theory on the principle of
quantity production; the doctrine of
multiple service at diminishing price.
And he won his cause. Not even Sir
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Mirrors Of the Theater.
I'd like some day, when authorship
grows bold,
To see a drama of the modern school,
Which up to Nature would the mirror
hold
According to the old respected rule.
The wish for serious difference to the
past,
How often to the playhouse has it led!
Instead of the "old school" I find, at
last,
The type of drama jauntily coed.
And as view the stage so much admired,
To catch the smart reflections as they
pass,
I find the mirror frame has been retired
And is supplanted by the cocktail glass.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
President Carfeld's Mother
Present at His Inauguration
IA tha Edjior nj T'hA Star,

To the Editor OF The Star:
During the inaugural ceremonies
Wednesday afternoon the announcer
stated over the radio This President
is the only one whose mother was pres
ent at his Inauguration" That is in
error. I was present at the Inauguration
of President James A. Garfield, and saw
him come out of the rotunda at the east
front of the Capitol with his little mothes
holding his arm, all dressed in black, and
heard him say: "All am I owe to
my mother"
MRS. ABBIE RATHBONE,
Evening star., 1937-01-22

The three branches of the United
States Government. Judicial, Legislative
and Executive, assert themselves as in
evitably in history as the eternal tri-
angle" does in fiction. 1t may threaten
dispute, but the relationship is psyche
logically permanent.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Hugo Eckener is said to be looking for
a "dirigible" field near the District OF
Columbia. In the meantime native in
ventors may be endeavoring to correct an
impression that a lighter-than-air flying
machine Is no good unless it bears the
imprint made in Germany"
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Changes in the world monetary sys-
tenn cause apprehension, but as business
improves there can be no doubt that the
resulting currency not only. gives satis-
faction, but is greatly admired.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
War Prophecy.

do you think there will be another
WARP"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "Of
course. I don't assume any opinion as
to a world war. I merely have reference
to the fact that father, who has just
recently been divorced, shows unmis-
taxable signs of getting married again."
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Faith Well Founded,

What makes you so sure that every
body will soon be prosperous and happy
again?"
"I was reared" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, lin country where the storms
are extraordinarily rough. But I never
saw or heard of q blizzard that lasted
forever"
Evening star., 1937-01-22
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Boy.

A Boy.
He sits with cheek upon his hand
And far dreams in his eyes:
His spirit, in another land,
Sees life in other guise:
valorous men of knighthood's day
WELDING the sword or lance,
Booted and spurred, as to the fray
Their chargers gayly prance;
Brave deeds achieved, feats that amaze.
Sung in the minstrel rhymes
No consciousness in the boys gaze
OF Less prosaic times. -,
Evening star., 1937-01-22

The United States Supreme Court ad-
ministers the oath of Office to the Presi-
dent of the United States. This alone
should establish bond of sympathy
and good neighborly understanding.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Weather conditions cannot be con-
sidered in connection with an Inaugural
ton. A candidate must risk his for
tune and his sacred honor. 1t is hardly
fair to require him to go to the extent
of risking life itself.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Franks Failure.

From the Wilmington (Del) News.
At DR.. Franks custer hearing there
seemed to be an impression that he
should have given Wisconsin better
foot ball team. We thought that under
oonfeeenoa Hlln b mas ineligible
Evening star., 1937-01-22

If Spain cannot manage her own busi-
ness some acrimony may arise in decid-
ing who shall have the honor of assum-
ing the responsibility.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

AS constructive craftsmanship con-
tinues to assert itself radio addresses
begin to sound like one keynote speech
after another.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Another oratorical triumph was scored
by the President, who proved more elo-
quent than all the most talented radio
announcers combined.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

Unfavorable weather predictions have
enabled credit discussion to extend itself
over a vast field from international de-
fault to the loan of an umbrella.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
The Big Ride,

The Big Ride.
There are in distant space
Worlds without number,
And maybe some such place
Well yet incumber.
Though here on earth we grope
With courage shaken,
For such Ride I hope
I'll not be taken.
when you lends yoh friend an um-
brella," said Uncle Eben, whether he
returns it or not, you kin be thankful
foh de little bit O. rain"
Evening star., 1937-01-22

1t is said that women like to talk, but
a woman may be surfeited with con-
versation If she happens to be Secretary
Of Labor.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

No man is happier than Vice President
Garner, as photographs attest. He has
found powerful political associate and
a good neighbor as well.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Wages and Hours,

From the Charleston (W. va) Mail.
There should be no such thing as a
"wage-hour dispute" Everybody wants
more wages and fewer hours.
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Respite for the Natives.

From the Christian Science Monitor
So many foreigners are enlisting In
the armies of the two Spanish factions
that 1t won't be long now before the
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Meaningless.

From the Indianapolis Star.
A 40 or 30-hour week doesn't moan
mi1ch q . GttsdoWn. &x1k6A
Evening star., 1937-01-22
Learning by Experience.

They told me that experience
Would as a teacher prove immense.
The ways of wealth I tried to learn
And in the market took a turn.
Experience brought sad surprise.
I must admit it made me wise,
But often my regrets are such
I wish I did not know so much.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

'The world has need Of philosophers"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown.
"They are often misunderstood and
laughed at. But laughter is a precious
thing indeed"
Evening star., 1937-01-22
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Evening star., 1937-01-22

Jud Tunkins says many men go into
politics because they are natural speech
makers and poor listeners.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

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Evening star., 1937-01-22

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Evening star., 1937-01-22

@. What proportion Of the glasses worn
are fitted by optometrists?-N. H.
A. About so per cent. Oculists At about
80 per cent. Department stores and
chain stores account for the other 10
per cent.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

@. Where was Peggy O'Neill buried?-
M. A. w.
A. She was buried by the side Of her
husband. Gen. John H. Eaton, In Oak
Hill Cemetery, in Washington, D. 9.
Evening star., 1937-01-22

A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by prtttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, Director. Washington.
D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many daily newspapers are
there in the United States? How many
have Sunday editions?-F. L. C.
A. There are approximately 1850 daily
with some $50 Sunday edi-
tions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Fire Damages Apartment
House

Fire Quilted the ground floor of a
three-story brick apartment house
in Elkton, early Monday morning,
driving several families out into the
street. No one was injured.
Flames were discovered in the
apartment of DR.. A. D. Lopes, in the
FELTON, House, about 8 o'clock.
DR.. Lopes had left for Wilmington
about midnight. The blaze was be-
lieved to have started from fire in
the fireplace.
Firemen fought for more than an
hour to bring the flames under con-
troll. Upper stories of the apart
ment house were damaged by smoke
and water.
The loss is partly covered by in
surance. Elkton firemen brought two
engines to the scene.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
CALVERT HoMEMAKEs CLUB

Calvert Homemakers Club held
the regular meeting Wednesday in
the Club room with good attend
ance. Miss Fassitt gave the Book Re-
view, Mrs Norman Fell told the story
of Mozart's Opera, "The marriage
of Figaro" The following officers
were elected for the coming year:
Pres, Mrs. Muriel Armour; Vice
Pres, Mrs. Mabel Ewing; &c., Treas,
Mrs. Iva Mckinney; Parliamentar-
ian, Mrs. J. B. Fassitt; Publicity,
Mrs. Maynard Foster; Reading chair
man, Mrs. Miller Hall; Music chair
man, Mrs. ]. B. Fassitt and Mrs. Mil
Ter Hall. At the December meeting,
Dec. 18th the annual Christmas Par
ty will be held. Each member is
asked to bring small gift to be ex-
chaned at the Christmas tree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Pastor Installed At West
Nottingham

A large congregation attended SER
vices at West Nottingham Presbyter-
ian Church, on Tuesday evening,
when Rev. S. j. Venable, D. D.. re-
Gently rendered a unanimous call,
was installed as pastor of the church.
Rev. w. G. Purdy, D. D., of First
and Central Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, delivered the installa-
ton sermon.
The charge to the congregation
was given by the Rev. Charles L.
Candee, D. D., retired Presbyterian
minister, of Wilmington. Rev. John
H. Darling, of the Hanover Presby-
terrain Church, Wilmington, gave the
charge to the new pastor.
The Rev. Venable comes to West
Nottingham from the pastorate of
Pocomoke Presbyterian Church,
where he served for the past five
years. DR.. Venable entered the minx
istry in 1917. He was graduated
from Southwestern college, Memphis,
Tenn, with a degree of A. B. Reciv-
ed a degree of B. D. from the Rich
mond Seminary and an honorary de-
gree of D. D. from Hampden Sidney
college in Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-03
Aged Man Beaten And
Robbed

Joseph McGurk of Principle Fur
mace is being held in Elkton jail, fol-
loving his alleged confession to De-
putty Sheriffs Louis Seth and Elwood
Racine that he had beaten and rob
bed Daniel Maier, 70 years old of
Charlestown, in the latter's home
Saturday.
Maier. former Dupont Company
worker, who was found in semi
conscious condition in his home by
a neighbor, is recovering from the
blow at Union Hospital.
Maier, who lives alone, told the
officers Harry Shiff1ets, Elk Neck,
had delivered a load of wood to the
house accompanied by another man
later identified as McGurk.
81 racked up some of the wood, :"
Maier said, land started to go into
the house and remember being
struck on the head. When I regain
ed consciousness I found that my
money, amounting to $148. was
missing.
The officers said McGurk told them
he had returned to Maier's home and
waited behind the kitchen door. He
said he struck Maier several times
with a piece of wood.