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Evening star., 1937-02-16

to the League covenant. Which forbids
interference in the affairs of a member
state.
Mon intervention" in Spain has long
been a laughing stock. The interna"
tional committee set up at London to
enforce it proved to be the last word
in impotence. The sanguinary conflict
would have ended long ago except Tor
the outside help Franco has had. AS
the governments inability to suppress
the rebellion became clearer, Paris has
viewed with rising alarm the specter OF
an anti-French Fascist state across the
Pyrenees. This anxiety is reflected in
the Socialist Council resolution asserting
that the present state of affairs can
not be prolonged because it endangers
international peace, as well as the exist
ence of the Spanish republic.
There are ominous reports that Great
Britain is no longer disturbed by the
possibility of rebel victory, being now
of opinion that Europe's paramount in
terest is the cessation of hostilities, no
matter in whose favor. Despite the
Blum manifesto, the French cabinet is
said also to be growing lukewarm in
its Loyalist enthusiasm. Britain is un-
derstood to have undergone a change of
heart as a result of insurgent guarantees
that her great copper interests in Spain
will be safeguarded, along with assur-
ances that Mussolini seeks no territorial
advantages as a reward for aiding the
insurgents. There is finally indication
that the revived prospect of Hapsburg
restoration in Austria, with resultant
isolation of Czechoslovakia, has diverted
Anglo-French attention to far more
critical situation in Central Europe.
Altogether, the political, as well as the
military, horizon for the Spanish re-
publicans does not seem bright. 1t
almost looks as if some of their friends
were getting ready to leave q sinking
ship.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

A new version of the worldwide food
legend has just been reported to the
department of anthropology of the Cath
olic University of America here.
It was found among the primitive
Salivas Indians Of the llanos of Southern
and Eastern Colombia In this case,
while a supreme and benevolent deity
sends the waters to wash away an in
Solent human race, it is a supernatural
being akin to Satan who saves two of
them and the belly of a whale takes
the place of the Ark of Noah. The
legend was uncovered by DR.. Hermann
Won Waldo -Waldegg of Boston College.
who was stationed among these people
for several years.
These people believe. he reports, in a
supreme, invisible deity whom they call
Puru. He is the creative power from
which all things visible and all the
natural forces have had their origin.
This power, the Salivas believe. rules
over their destinies, sending them bless
ings or calamities in accordance with
their good or bad conduct. The natural
forces-wind, fire. earthquake and thun-
der-are emanations of Puru. Fire is
seated on a cloud which the wind sweeps
over the earth. He causes the lightning
and thus arouseS the anger OF the sleep
ing earthquake, who resides in the dark
regions o. the earth. His grudge is the
thunder, which is so terrible that the
water covers the earth with floods in
order to sooth the pains Of the fire.
struck deity, who is shaking the earth by
his agonized tossing in his underground
bed.
This sequence, they believe, was
brought about by Puru in order that the
hidden force of vegetationS may favor
men with the benefit of his fruits.
Says DR.. Waldo -Waldegg: There are
also two other manifestations OF the
power of Puru-Barraca, wealth, and
Achacatu, who is looked upon as sort
of tempting force inducing men to do
the things which provoke the anger OF
Puru Achacatu is an emanation from
the all-power Puru and at the same time
the power in conflict with him.
1.-THE natural forces are conceived OF
not as independent gods but as parts or
attributes of the one, everlasting Puru.
The natives invoke them and model them
in clay or wood in order to secure their
intercession with the one from whom
they had their existence. OF Puru, how
ever, representations never are made IN
such clay or wooden images. When I
asked the reason for this they said: "No-
body has ever seen Puru. He is like this"
And they pointed out the invisible air.
They never invoke Puru, for they feel
that all invocations should reach him
through the deifled natural forces which
are the direct cause Of their pleasure and
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Harte'S verse. That is the explanation
of the vogue which 1t has enjoyed and
doubtless will continue to enjoy at the
hands of successive generations. Even in
distant antiquity the masses resented
being tricked and exploited. Pliny the
Younger recorded common psychology
when he said Individuals indeed may
deceive and be deceived; but no one has
ever deceived all men, nor have all men
ever deceived any one" Abraham Lin
coin long centuries later summed up the
case in the sentiment: You can fool
some of the people all of the time, and
all of the people some of the time, but
you cannot fool all of the people all the
time"
Both of these axioms certainly were
familiar to Bret Harte. Though he used
the vernacular, he was widely read in
the classics and when he chose could
be as stately and circumspect as the
most sedate of authors. His heart, how
ever, was close to his countrymen. Hence,
his willingness to address them in their
own type of speech. The meaning at
which ne aimed in Plain Language" was
not vastly different from that which
Shakespeare aspired to hit in THE Mer-
chant of Venice:
The world Is still deCeiV'd with ornament;
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt,
But being seasonal with gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil?
Evening star., 1937-02-16
Good Intentions and Law.

There has been much diligence of
research since President Roosevelt sent
his message to Congress urging legisla-
F ton calculated to "liberalize" the Su-
preme Court by means of additional ap-
pointments. Legislators and others have
gone into American history for arguments
in favor and in opposition to the propo-
sition. The President himself cited some
of these authorities" The Attorney
General in his defense of the court pack
ing plan-which he denied to be such,
r though not with persuasive effect-made
further citations.
Representative Treadway Of Massachu-
sets makes a public statement of his
position in plain terms of opposition to
the Presidents bill, which, he declares,
'carries the unmistakable earmarks of
a step toward dictatorship" and in this
connection he quotes the following utter
ance of one of Massachusetts, great
statesmen of an earlier day, Daniel
Webster:
1T is hardly too strong to say that
the Constitution was made to guard
against the danger of good intentions,
real or pretended. There are men in
all ages who mean to exercise power use
fully-but who mean to exercise it. They
mean to govern we'll, but they mean to
govern; they promise to be kind masters,
but they mean to be masters. They
k~,,t1
themselves. Their notion of the public
interest is apt to be quite closely con-
nected with their own exercise of author
ity. The love of power may sink too
deep in their own hearts even for their
own security"
This expression by one of Americas
greatest statesmen applies with peculiar
force to the present situation. Doubtless
good intentions" inspire the plan to
enlarge the Supreme Court by legislation
to insure a majority favorable to the
measures which in the name of New
Deal" for the underprivileged have been
enacted and later set aside by the high
est court as contrary to the Constitution.
But the good intentions" of today may
be followed by intentions of quite an
other sort with respect to the funda-
mentals of American Government in time
to come and the short cut to judicial re-
organization to insure favorable decisions
may again be invoked, with results
utterly disastrous.
The validity and the soundness Of
iconoclastic measures, with respect to
their intentions" are not to be gagged
tn terms Of immediate political advan-
tage in the Congress No matter how
great a popular or electoral majority
may be won in an election, the regular,
established methods Of judicial and
statutory changes must be followed, else
the order of American Government be-
comes chaos.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

will be passed enabling the Chief Ex-
ecutive to increase the membership of
the Supreme Court in way that will
make it possible to obtain the desired
liberal" interpretations of the Consti-
tuition, or it will not. Senator Wheeler
of Montana, a liberal and Democrat,
has made the point that had President
Harding or President Coolidge come for
ward with a proposal to increase the
membership of the Supreme Court in
the interest of more conservative rulings
by the court, there would have been a
howl from every liberal in the country
against such an invasion Of the inde-
pendence of the judiciary. He is, OF
course. correct.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRACEWELL.

Many householders rubbed their eyes
recently when they saw robins in their
yards, but their vision was good; these
birds had returned, as unconcerned and
handsome as ever.
Spring must be just around The cor
ner; at any rate the robins said so by
their presence, and who among humans
is so bold as to dispute the matter with
a creature SO close to nature?
Spring will bring with it more than
robins. 1t will mean thrusheS, and
flowers and shrubs in leaf, trees follow
ing, and all the hundred and one ac-
tivities of the gardening year.
Then the bird feeders in many a gar
den will be cleaned up and slowed away
birds will need them no longer.
Until real Spring is at hand, however,
heralded by more than robins, which
may have made perfectly natural mis-
take, after all. let us remember that it
takes more than a few of these red
breasts to make a real Spring.
March often is bad month here
abouts. We can have some of our worst
weather in March, no matter how warm
January and February were.
-
An early Spring, however, would not
be bad at all. and probably all persons
with Spring in their hearts are wishing
these bold, nonchalant birds are right
in their assumption.
Spring in the heart is essential. Let
no one forget that this can be aided by
conscious thought. Many perfectly
natural things and happenings gather
increased interest and beauty if we
think about them correctly
Spring is like music, in that it is appre-
ciated most in health.
Curious. is it not, that i'll people, as a
rule, do not want to hear music?
Only the professional musician, who
makes his living so, wants to hear music
when i'll. Perhaps with him, or her, it
is mostly a pose.
The explanation may be simple. Music
is motion, and illness demands rest.
Perhaps the best music for the sick
II it were to be prescribed, would be a
large and sustained chord, curiously and
richly wrought, in some timeleSs manner
SO that the sense of motion would be
lost in tone.
1t would be, in sense, the lost chord
only here it would be found and put into
the air so softly and gently that all
thoughts of marches, gavottes. fox trots
and the like would be forgotten and in
their places would be only a present
sense of music in the air.
AS commonly presented, music comes
as movement, usually fast or loud, often
with a tripping. gay abandon that is
the very antithesis of being sick and all
it connotes.
Nothing is more disturbing than to
have one turn on the radio and be
forced to listen to all the bright young
men. fairly dancing on their pianos and
trumpetS and drums away off yonder
What wonderful instruments they are
these musical instruments. for the ex-
preston of pep" and "punch!"
Even when slow passages are indicated
in the score the musicians manage to
put world of energy into their playing
so that much of the sense of repose is
lost. That is why Slumber music, So
called, often has only the effect of max
ing the listener more wakeful than ever
Just as music should not be forced
upon us. so the normal activities OF
Springtime need not come too early.
Let us regard the robins with deep
suspicion.
They are early. too early. If we know
Evening star., 1937-02-16

It has become a practice in college
bred journalism to intrude more or
less relevant adjective descriptive OF
personal appearance when a parsonage
is discussed in connection with profound
thought or momentous purpose. 1t can
not really matter whether professional
beauty is platinum blond or a jet
brunette. Brains are what count more
than physical appearance, brains Of
the type that can memorize the instruc-
tions Of a publicity director.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Snowstorm in Tow,

SnOwstOrm i'm Town.
Snow fell all day, and all the night
1t crowned the chimney pots in white;
1t whirled around, lay heavily
On branches Of each bush and tree
Town seemed a white monotony.
Toward dawn the great fakes ceased to
fall;
The moon came out and flooded all
The chimneys and each laden bough,
Every house with its snow-capped brow
The town became white-shrouded now.
Then rose the sun. AS from a bow
1t shot gay arrows at the snow.
Glittering, glistening they sped;
Crystalized points OF light they shed
Till the town lay be-diamoned.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
Shooting Stars.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Peril in a Word.
This Is q time when men will heed
A word as equal to deed.
And while the world is run this way.
Oh, have a care Of what you say!
When in the street you're told to stop,
Speak gently to the traffic cop.
Bow to his yea" likewise his nay"
Oh, do be careful what you say!
When any little talk you make
At which great folk offense might take,
Remark, This is a pleasant day."
Then, please be careful what you say!
Evening star., 1937-02-16

It is urged that reconstruction Of the
United States Supreme Court will make
little real difference in the conduct of
public affairs. If it does not matter
much, there might seem little reason for
proceeding with impetuous haste as if a
crisis were involved.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

A determination to win important vic
tories before next Christmas is credited
to John L. Lewis. He may persuade a
personal following that he has the in
tentions of Santa Claus, but announce
ments are already made that stockings
will be dearer, even when meant to be
suspended by the flreside.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

Logarithms as wistfully favored by
Justice Cardozo in solving human prob
lens remain only figures. Mathematical
logic has not even gone so far as to
let x represent the unknown quantity
when a Senate committee asks the Pink
ertons question.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

The story about the boy George Wash
ington being unable to utter falsehood
is regarded as mythical. Nevertheless
it has been demonstrated that the man
who could transform such reputation
from fable to reality and maintain it
through advanced maturity is the kind
of statesman people like to think about.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

So many relatives are always to be
noted where political success is concerned
that an unrestrained spirit of nepotism
might easily threaten the ideals Of an
uncompromising democracy.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

Schools used to teach that the reason
for appointing Supreme Court justices
for life was to render them absolutely
independent of political influence or
passing waves of prejudice. To pension
them would suggest the situation of
the wage Garner who takes the cash and
lets the credit for devotion and expert
ence 60.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
TactleSS.

"No," said Miss Cayenne. IT must be
firm. I cannot allow you to present
me with pearl necklace"
"I am sorry mentioned It," replied
the devoted slave.
so am I. Instead of talking before
hand about so extravagant q gift, you
should simply have placed it around
my neck. Then might have been so
overwhelmed that I couldn't refuse It,"
Evening star., 1937-02-16

Apparently "best seller" publisher
has access to all kinds of information,
regardless of the reserve that may be
thrown about Senate investigation.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

A speech by Mr.. Landon, regardless
of wordage, calls attention to the i'm
possibility of reopening a campaign on
the ground of newly discovered evidence.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

In calling for Red Cross contributions,
Director Cary Grayson invariably has
the assurance there is more where this
came from"
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Argument.

From the Chester CPa) Times
An upland philosopher says that a
smart man never tells all he knows when
he gets into an argument This is only
half Of it. A smart man never gets into
an argument.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
Kentucky's Titled Ones.

From the indianapolis Star.
After this terrible flood 1t may be
necessary to change the name of the
Louisville colouels to admirals.
Evening star., 1937-02-16

Twelve men are enough to make a
jury, but according to eminent opinion,
fifteen men are not too many for a
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1937-02-16
A Factor Of Disturbance.

IT can't see that your speech settled
anything" said the faithful listener.
1T wasn't intended to do so," answered
Senator Sorghum. "The question didn't
seem likely to be decided my way. My
remarks were not expected 50 much to
settle things as to unsettle them"
Evening star., 1937-02-16
Easily Censored.

Easily Censored.
My radio! My radio!
At you never scofi.
If you should grow too rough, I know
That I can turn you OF.
Jud Tunkins says that brains goes
ahead of beauty. The handsomest peo-
pie aren't the ones whose pictures are
printed the most.
ITO speak in anger" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, exposes you to the
risk of being laughed at when you had
expected to be feared"
Prize Winners.
A generous man Surmises
He can aid some worthy elf.
He gives many famous prizes
But cannot win one himself.
Don't be hard on folks dat is consid-
cred sinners" said Uncle Eben. "Tryin'
to keep others out O. Heaven ain gineter
help you to get In yohsef."
Evening star., 1937-02-16
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Evening star., 1937-02-16

At present the opponents Of the Presi-
dents Supreme Court plan in the Senate
are busily counting noses. If they can
list 80 Senators who will fiatly decline
to vote for a cloture rule on the judiciary
bill, they will feel they have the situa-
ton pretty well in hand. OF course, they
will make every effort to obtain a list
Of greater proportions, for 80 Senators
would be the narrowest possible margin
to prevent the administration leaders
from invoking the cloture rule. Under
the rules of the Senate cloture can be
applied only by q two-thirds vote of the
Senate One of the Democratic Senators
is reported to be carrying q list of the
Senate in his pocket today, on which he
marks the names Of those who will 60
down the line to prevent cloture. It is
also reported he is very close to the
number needed to halt a cloture move.
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It was inevitable that talk Of q COM
promise should arise in connection with
the fight on the judiciary bill. The
President has been represented as en-
tirely unwilling to make any compromise.
Just what kind of q compromise will be
advanced has not yet become clear, al
though it Is reasonably certain that
compromise proposals will be advanced
sooner or later. Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, the majority leader in the
Senate, has said that personally he would
not oppose making the age of retirement
for the Supreme Court judges, placed at
70 in the Presidents plan, rs years of
age That would scarcely be q COM
promise, since several of the justices al
ready are rs or more, and others will
soon reach that age. The principle
involved in the fight does not seem to
be capable OF compromise. Either . law
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The Kusko times., 1937-05-14
A MOTHER SPEAKS

All mothers have the certain right to say If there should be war! We who have
 borne sons In agony and rapture rise today In fierce defense of these, our pre- ious
 ones. As tiger mothers guard their helpless
 young, So shall We stand when threats of
 war arise. No waving Flag, no Oratory flung, Shall dim the steadfast purpose in
 our eyes. All wars are useless-let there be no
 more, We shall not have part in this mad
 thing. You cannot take the fine sons that we
 bore And offer them for bloody
 slaughtering. Consult the mothers of the earth,
 O men, And there will never be a war again.
The Kusko times., 1937-05-14
ALASKAN Is INVENTOR OF
 NEW SEMI-AUT0MATIC RIFLE

Chris Brotherson. living near Char coal Point has recently patented and announced the invention of Q new seni-automatic rife for the -30-'06 United States army standard rifle cartridge, says the Ketchikan Chron- icle.
 Three years ago the government and army officials sent forth call to inventors to design and perfect "a practical auto-loading arm suitable for army use. The main specifications of this call were that the weapon must be light, strong, simple of operation and manufacture, ccura and adapted to the existing army cart ridge
 The action of Mir. Brotherson's n's weapon is a combination of gas and electrical function, and the bolt and lock are the result of a new theory of design. he said. The double lock ing bolt is so designed for safety that it cannot be fired until the action is closed and locked, and the bolt will stay open when the magazine IS emp ty in order to facilitate loading from the regular clip charger. MT. Broth erson explained. The magazine capa- city IS nye shot, put can De lncreaseo by the addition of extra magazines.
 Brofherson said, Recent trials proved the accuracy and ease of op- eration Of the rife, which may also be fired individually as in the present service rife, and am now endeavoring to reduce the weight from approxi- mateIy 9 pounds to a figure close to eight pounds" Weight can be safely reduced to a noint below that of the Springfield rife because the automatic action absorbs a good deal of the re- coil.
 MT. Brotherson has ~been working on his latest design for period of two years, making everything but the standard barrel by hand. Chris is well known 70 local gun fans, and has lived in Ketchikan for many years
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