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Evening star., 1938-02-03
that he could give his speech to the

that he could give his speech to tho
newspapers"
It would be unfair to assume, however,
that the delegates who disrupted the
opening meeting are representative Of
tho entire group attending the confer
ence, or Of small business men in gen.
eral. Among the 800 persons who took
the trouble to come to Washington there
must be many who are sincerely desirous
Of doing whatever they can to improve
business conditions even to the extent
Of letting the other fellow do the talk
ing. The real trouble seems to be that
too many were invited.
But the unfortunate beginning of the
present discussions does not mean that
the President is to be criticized for con-
sulting with those who will be directly
affected by any remedial program he
undertakes. It may be that the small
business men will have left some con-
structive suggestions behind when they
depart for their homes. II not, no great
loss can result from having brought them
here.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

ever. The majority Of sensible people
understand fully the place tho house cat
holds In agriculture and in town In
keeping down vermin. Most persons who
watch the wild birds for any length of
time come at last to q real admiration
Of the Jay.
It is interesting to watch the fight some
make; however.
They have been told 50 many times
what . villain the bluejay is that they
rather suspect their own sanity in ad-
miring It.
As they compare its wonderful pattern
and coloration with the brighter but
less beautiful "get-up" Of the much
praised cardinal or redbird, they have no
doubt In their own minds Of which is
really the most beautiful.
80 many persons have praised the
cardinal, however, and so few the blue
jay-what are they to do?
1t still takes a brave person to come
out fatty and declare:
"The bluejay Is the most beautiful bird
that comes to my garden"
Do not be afraid to say 1t, however, II
you think so.
"You will be surprised to flnd many
persons agreeing with you, and some
Of them experts"
1t is always pleasing. Of course, to have
the experts on ones side.
1t gives just q little reinsurance in the
face Of these people who insist in divid-
Ing nature into camps and taking sides
vigorously.
The best way to accept natural things,
DOth alive and inert, is to try to see
them In relation to each other, and not
solely in relation to man. It is only
when the observer steps outside the lat
ter relationship, and becomes as a god,
looking down on all, that he is able to
manifest the grace Of tolerance as well
as the divine privilege of man, as dis
tlngulshed from the creatures.
Some Of the animals do a much better
job OF this, for all their lacks than a
great many humans.
Old F1do, sticking his nose into your
hand, has some idea of tolerance.
Poor Tabby trying to rub her back
against your hand outstretched to the
store window, Is being more understand
ing than some persons who think them
selves so mighty.
AS February often sees the real start Of
VeeeIdtlOn IOr Lne year, so 1t brings more
chances for tolerant thinking for all
persons.
Gardeners, especially, must be more
tolerant than the mass of mankind.
This Is one OF its good features, that
1t demands q certain broadness and un-
derstanding
If it does not bring something of this
attitude to one, it Is ones fault, not ma
lures; the very outstretched world of
hers, containing everything in one mon
strous vessel, shows which way the land
lies
The human who tries, even though it is
against the grain, to be as large as ma
ture. will never quite succeed, 1t must
De admitted, but he will enjoy his life
great deal more, and make others en-
Joy theirs more, when he is interested in
the crocus for the crocus' sake, as well as
his own.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
University's Friend.

Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong has been q
generous friend to George Washington
University. Announcement of her iden-
tity as the donor of the new Hall of Gov
ernment, to be built on the northwest
corner Of Twenty-first and G streets,
merely confirms an impression which
already prevailed. She gave the Hall for
Women in 1885 and earned thereby the
gratitude Of q great number OF women
students. Now she is sponsoring a bene-
faction which will be appreciated by
still larger public.
Indeed, it is fair to say that the whole
community is advantaged by such con-
tributions to its cultural development.
The Nations Capital from its beginning
needed facilities Of higher education. It
cannot be repeated too often that George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson be-
lieved that the District OF Columbia
should be "an Athens of the New World"
The founding fathers visioned a growth
which private citizens-independen of
the Federal Government-have promoted
with an enthusiasm which merits the
highest commendation. Mrs. Strongs
name certainly should be added to the
list, which includes: w. w. Corcoran,
Charles Lang Freer, Andrew Carnegie,
Henry Clay Folger. Andrew w. Mellon,
Alexander Smith Cochran, John K. Null
len, Martin Maloney, Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston, Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan
and many other philanthropists who, in
the language of the preamble Of the Con-
stitution, have desired to promote the
general welfare" voluntarily.
George Washington University, in
common with most institutions OF its
class, can expand only as concern for it
increases in the hearts of its friends.
Mrs. Strong therefore may be cited as an
example for those Of her contemporaries
who share with her the conviction that
man does not live by bread alone"
Their thanks can be expressed most con-
vincingly by emulation. America is the
gamer in the circumstances.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Reminds Attorney General
District Has No Citizenrv
To the Editor of The Star:

10 tns 1oltor OF The Star:
In much puRlicized statement by the
Attorney General quote:
The crime situation in the District
OF Columbia amounts to national dis
grace. There is small hope for i'm
provement of crime conditions in any
community so long as the great body of
citizenry remains indifferent, uninformed
or hostile" The claims are still not very
clear to me.
still fail to see where this situation
can be improved upon by "the great
body Of citizenry." I didn't know there
were any citizens in the District of Col
umbia that had any vote or means Of
publically expressing themselves other
than this. (Citizens usually are con-
sidered to have a right to share in gov
erning their community
Perhaps If the Attorney General would
change his statement to read, quote:
There Is small hope for improvement
OF crime conditions in this community
so long as our great governing bodies
remain Indifferent, uniformed, or
hostile"
He might be more clearly understood
by taxpayers of the District of Columbia.
j. j. McKANE.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Asks Enlightenment
From the President

To the Editor Of The Star:
We all recognize the astuteness and
political acumen Of President Roosevelt.
We all know that the bulk of his fortune
is invested in the corporations he is at
tacking. For the guidance of the others
In his position would it not be fair for
him to let those in his situation know
who guides him and in what manner
he invests so that we too cheerfully might
survive the present crises?
JAMES HEMSLEY,
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Worrying Alonx,

Worryin' some bout the flowers
That winter has hidden away;
Worryin' some bout the showers
That promise the rainbow in May:
Worryin' some bout the beauty
That fades with the Fastening years;
Worryin' some bout each duty
Yet happy in spite of our fears.
Worryin' some bout the sorrow
That loves disappointment may bring;
Worryin' some bout the morrow,
Yet hopeful Of songs it may sing.
We wait with q confident yearning
For pleasures that yet are to come,
And. the Joys unto which we are turning
Are mixed up with worryin' some.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Police Appropriations.

Attorney General Cummings, with
commendable frankness, has hit at the
real reason for Washington's develop
ment as crime center-fund starya-
ton. His Indictment of his own Federal
Government for its deplorable neglect
OF the Nations Capital with respect to
law enforcement appropriations is most
timely.
Within the past few days citizens of
the crime-beset community have wit
messed another demonstration of this
policy of fund starvation" in the re-
fusal of the House of Representatives to
appropriate for an increase in the met
ropolitan police force.
Such action leaves open to question
the sincerity Of Congress in protesting
concern over the local crime problem,
Many OF the legislators have walled long
and loudly over Washington's unenviable
position near the top of crime-ridden
cities. They have demanded that some
thing be done about it, but when the
opportunity comes to them to take an
official hand In doing something about
1t they are found sadly wanting.
AS an excuse for denying the Com
missioners' request for 81 additional
policemen, criticism is voiced of the as
signment Of certain policemen at precinct
stations to clerical" duties, and of IS
other officers to look into taxicabs to
see If they are clean" It is declared.
moreover. that Maj. E. w. Brown, SUPER
1ntendent OF police, has never COM
planned to Congress about not getting
enough men.
Such criticisms obviously are based on
misunderstanding Of the facts It is
true that policemen perform so-called
clerical work in the precincts, but in
quiry reveals that these men are not
clerks in the general sense of the word.
They are desk sergeants and custodial
ofncers. without whom a station house
could not function. The desk officer is
the handspring Of the precinct ma
chinery-serving as "acting captain"
when the commander is away, receiving
calls for police assistance, dispatching
men to the scene of the emergency.
booking prisoners, making out the "in-
cidentals." The custodial officer goes
with the patrol wagon to the scene of
arrests, takes custody of the prisoner
and is responsible for placing him safely
behind the bars OF cell. Ordinary
clerks could not perform these vital
police duties.
AS for the hack inspectors, it is unfair
to picture them as taxicab renovators.
They render an important, indispensable
service by protecting users of WASH
ington's 5000 taxicabs from unqualified,
unlicensed drivers under a stringent
licensing and inspection program.
It may be a fact that Maj. Brown has
not complained directly to Congress
about all his needs. II he did SO, he
would violate the injunction against
"going over the head Of the Budget
Bureau" The truth of the matter is that
Maj. Brown asked not for 81, but for
at least 100 additional men, but the
Commissioners, fearing conflict with the
administrators economy movement, re-
duced the number to 81. The Budget
Bureau eliminated even the 81.
The evidence conclusively supports
the AttOrney Generals indictment of the
Federal Government for its miserly atti-
tude toward the National Capital.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Estimates are now being made Of the
large amount of talent that did not meet
with recognition during the Presidents
Ball. Never mind! There will be an
other year and another series of great
parties.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

A good horse wins unbounded admira-
ton. The fact that he is made a means
Of sport does not lessen the regard in
which he is held, but tends to enhance
it. A sense of public morality too often
ceases with study of the posted odds.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

When Glenn Frank mentions reluctant
rebels against the New Deal, he proceeds
with a calmness of method that appears
to analyze modern aspect of an old
merts.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Permanent Deceit.

From the Grand Island Independent.
There can be no permanent deceit in
married life, warns a physician. How
about the wife who lets her husband 20
through life thinking he is head Of the
house?
Evening star., 1938-02-03
A CHALLENGE.

from the Danville (nl) Commercial News.
Beauty expert says women lose their
ngures only because they are lazy. Try
telling that to . plumpish grandmother
who raised eight children.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Dwarfs are favorites in popular enter
tainment and may yet succeed in restor-
ing to Rip Van Winkle some OF his
vanished prestige.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Whenever stirring speech is de-
manded on modern questions there is
always an impression that Kansas is to
be heard from again..
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Ideas for Your Next Party,

Will it be Valentine party. q George
Washington's birthday celebration. or a
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on what date you choose to entertain you
will find the booklet SUCCESSFUL PAR
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1t contains new ideas, new decorations,
and novel amusements-helpful in max
ing your party a success. There are also
suggestions for announcement parties.
showers, and anniversary parties-novel
aids for the smart hostess. Order your
copy now. Ten cents, postpaid,
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Publicity and Privacy.

uDHCKey @Ii0
"You have been in public life q good
while"
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum.
"Yet you have not said great deal"
I'm order to stay in public life a man
must learn to keep his private opinions
to himself"
Evening star., 1938-02-03

The Communicative Stars.
Our destinies the stars display,
So said the seers Of long ago.
Well throw the horoscopes away,
For soon they'll talk by radio.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Rear Action.

From the Macon (oa.) Telesraph,
One gathers from the reports from
Paris that Frances Peoples Front was
struck from behind.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Holland Is still one Of the chivalrous
countries and as it salutes royal infant
makes its motto Ladies flrst!"
Evening star., 1938-02-03
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.ns use ior repuollcalon of all news dispatches
paper e ana also the local news published herein.
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Evening star., 1938-02-03
A Limited War Tool.
From the Lowell Leader

The typewriter. we are told. is now
available to the Chinese. But 1t occurs
to US that, as fighting weapon in their
present emergency. It has it, limitations.
Evening star., 1938-02-03

Jud Tunkins says man who tells all
he knows is seldom put in position to
know much.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Definition.

Prom the Fort Wayne News-sentinel.
A politician Is usually a man who
doesn't think 1t looks nice to keep his
hands in his own pockets.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Ages.

Men lived to be very old in the days
described in the Bible"
EYES," replied Miss Cayenne. 1T was
evidently then much as 1t IS now. Men
are inclined to be frank, but you never
read q thing about the ages Of the
women"
Dreams" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, sometimes come true; and
often inspire other dreams by the wish
that they hadn't"
Evening star., 1938-02-03

The Next Great Need.
Prom the Wall Street Journal.
The streamlined bathtub is now on the
market, and here's hoping that some
one will equip cake Of soap with four
wheel brakes.
Evening star., 1938-02-03
Lovable Listener.

Lovable Listener.
Jemima Jinks is rather dull;
No epigrams she seeks to Gull
From books or from her inner mind:
She listens and is calm and kind.
She strives not for satiric glee
Nor brilliant shafts Of repartee,
Yet, somehow, everybody thinks
A whole lot Of Jemima Jinks.
"Some games," said Uncle Eben, "dat
start by takin' yoh mind of yoh troubles
wind up by maxim de troubles wusser
dan befo'."
Evening star., 1938-02-03
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He figured it would take him almost
an hour to walk to the boulevard. get
a bus. make one change. and reach
the district attorneys house by 8.
he was there on the dot. District
Attorney Wheeler lived in a substan.
tlai stone house on a nice residential
street. maid answered the door. took
his name, and Immediately ushered
MIN into a small study lined with
bookcases. A tall. lean man with a
square jaw arose from a desk. ex-
amlned him with keen eyes. and
stretched out his hand.
Come in, my boy" he said. "s,t
down and let's have the whole story"
Dan seated himself in a leather
chair and told every detail OF the
racketeers' visits and their demands.
Mr.. Wheeler listened carefully, then
was silent for a moment after Dan
had finished.
This is new one on me-" he ad-
mitted. Il thought I had a line on
every racket being run in town, but
perhaps my men missed this. III put
man on 1t flrst thing in the morning.
Meanwhile you might ask some Of the
other tailors in the neighborhood if
they have been approached. Theyll
tell you more readily than they'll talk
to my men, and We want to keep this
thing quiet for Mr.. Roden's protec-
ton"
Dan thanked Mr.. Wheeler. shook
hands with him again. and left, ex-
ultlng over what he had accomplished.
He had trouble making connections on
the way home, and it was close to mid
night when he left the bus on the
boulevard and started down Wade
street toward the tailor shop.
Then he stopped with a startled
gasp. A man was walking slowly past
the shop. peering in. and Dan recog-
nized him as the larger Of the two
racketeers.
ITO Be Continued Next Week.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Pointers on Pets
BY Horace Mitchell.
PIGEONS.

K ETH BOSS asked me a while ago
what he ought to do about his
homing pigeons. His small flock, which
mad the freedom of his home place in
the suburbs, were about to be taken
away from him by his father. who
objected to them spending the night
on or above his automobile in the
garage.
told Keith to build simple little
NY for them, q cage about 6 feet
high and 8 feet long and as wide
as he wished. along the side of the
garage, with hole for the birds to get
inside to q small boarded coop when
they wished.
Keith did it, and his father let him
keep the pigeons. But he doesn't see
mucn sense in my having them" Keith
added. Later, however his father be-
came very much interested in pigeons.
And it happened this way:
A friend took him to visit the loft
OF racing pigeon fancier. The latter
raised just 2 few birds for the fun of
racing them, and the two callers ar
rived just as the birds we're coming
IN after hundred-mile run. The
owner was taking their racing bands
OIL and stamping them in the time
clock. He chuckled at good records
and commented ruefully when a bird
didn't 60 quite as fast as usual. And
Father Boss began to get interested
Keith got interested, too He tried
his birds on short runs They came
back promptly. He found two or
three other boys who kept pigeons, and
they had races. Pretty soon every day
his father could spare found him and
Keith working with the pigeons. And
they had heap Of fun.
Pigeons aren't messy at all If they're
kept as they should be. They can be
confined in not too small quarters all
the time without hurting them a bit.
For instance, a "hy" 4 by s by feet
is ample for two pairs Of fantails, two
pairs of corneaux and pair Of
homers. The indoors coop need be
only about feet long, 4 feet wide and
feet high.
The birds will breed there if you
provide nest boxes, and they'll do we'll
I know they will. with good care. be-
cause kept exactly that number that
way once for over . year.
And you can tame your pigeons and
train them 50 they'll shoot down out Of
the sky and light on your shoulder
when you whistle.
Evening star., 1938-03-20

addltlOnal Far Eastern objects which
she and her mother collected several
years ago.
Margaret learned about the Festival
of the Dolls at first hand when she
lived during 1929 and 1880 in Japan.
Her father. w. j. Morse, an agrono-
mist in charge OF soy beans investi-
cations in the Agriculture Department,
spent almost three years in the Orient
in research. and while he worked
Margare' and her mother collected
souve # the various countries they
visited.
The collection. which shows how
people dress in Korea. Japan, China
and Manchuria. also gives an idea of
the customs and games of those coun-
tries. 1t is so large that it completely
fills one Of the living rooms at their
Takoma Park home when it's on dis
play.
JAPANESE girls do not play with
their dolls during the Festival Of
the Dolls. Margaret explained. In
stead, for this occasion. every house.
hold has its ceremonial court dolls.
which are placed in formal order on
set of shelves arranged like steps.
On the top shelf sit the emperor and
empress. Beneath them. placed on the
descending shelves according to their
rank are the minister of the right and
the minister of the left, three court
ladies and seven musicians.
Also arranged on the shelves are
many tiny pieces of furniture for the
dolls and good supply Of doll food
rice. Ash. sausage, clam shells painted
and filled with sweetmeats, and fruits
with others.
All OF the dolls wear colorful Japa-
nese costumes and the shelves are al
ways covered with red fabric.
The Japanese girls serve white sake,
a mild beverage, to their friends who
call on this day. and then they slip
out to visit other friends, she said.
japanese boys have a similar fes-
tival on May S. though the occasion is
less formal, Margaret continued. The
boys have their dolls. too, but these
figures represent warriors. Margaret
has several from this set The bows
do not serve food and drink. however,
and much of their festival is observed
out of doors. Also every home where
a boy lives is marked with a flying
streamer in the shape of carp.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Artistic Ability
Sh0wn in Gifts
HERE'S a new idea for making gifts

II ERE new idea for making gifts
for your family and friends. And
all you need is some ordinary white
wrapping paper mot too absorbent) ,
small paint brush. laundry starch.
and some ordinary ink. You also
might want pencil with an eraser.
a comb and wire potato masher
And with these you can make all sorts
OF decorations on paper which you
can use for book covers, screens,
shelves, lamps and other articles
Cut the paper in size suitable to
its intended use-small sheets for
valentine booklets or gift boxes. and
large sheets for screens. Always allow
little extra paper for torn edges,
folding over and so forth.
The best place to work is at large
table or on the floor Be sure to spread
plenty of newspaper beneath your
white paper. for this is rather messy
job. The kitchen makes the best
place to work Now boil some starch.
thick and creamy. Just as it is used
for starching clothes on wash day Be
sure to mix the dry starch we'll with
cold water before pouring in the boil
ing water. and stir 1t constantly so
there won't be any Jumps.
For the coloring, mix a little of
your chosen ink with some of the
starch. You must be careful not to
use too much color or the starch will
chip and crack off when it is put on
the paper. Then with a paint brush