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Evening star., 1938-04-27

found in the fact that the beautiful Pam
American Union Building and the new
Federal Reserve System Building were
designed by Paul Cret on equal terms
with many contemporaries solicited to
submit plans for the judgment of ac-
credited juries.
The recent stamp and coin contests
are further examples which might be-
cited. In both cases the results were
satisfactory to special students of phila-
telic and numismatic compositions.
OF course, there may be and probably
should be exceptions to the rule. The
Lincoln Memorial and the Supreme
Court Building were directly committed
to the artistry of Henry Bacon and Cass
Gilbert, respectively, and no competition
could have produced grander forms.
But just now, 1t seems, the democratic
principle is gaining ground in archi-
lecture as in other fields of human
enterprise and it may be that the free
for all' method is best. Certainly. some
criticism of the proposed Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial might have been avoided
if it had been remembered that the
Third President personified the ideal of
democracy in esthetics as we'll as in
politics.
The profession most affected in the
circumstances, 1t may be added, appears
to have no objection to either procedure.
At its 1898 convention at New Orleans.
the American Institute of Architects re-
affirmed Its long g-standing policy, rec
ognizing the direct selection of qualified
architects and the selection of architects
by properly regulated competitions as
alternate methods
Evening star., 1938-04-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

When an orchestra Of this type gets
hold of a.. old tune, such as Icch
Lomond," it ruins it, to many ears.
But when real swing band Of the
best type takes it up, it manages to
keep its inherent characteristics, at the
same time it is introduced to great
number Of people who never knew it
existed.
Best of all. the tune is reintroduced
to many music lovers who had forgotten
it, perhaps, or had grown somewhat
tired of it in the old versions.
We insist that this is a real service
and not something to get red in the
face over.
The best of these swing organizat tons
are intensely rhythmical in the fox-trot
manner, whether they take EN- at q
medium or slow pace.
A movement has grown up in the
ranks within the last year to satirize,
through music, the hot bands, and
this is achieved in delicate way which
is at once mental and aural treat.
y ~
Those who feel that any disrespect is
being done fine old tune just because
it is differently handled must first make
sure that the players are not indulging
In this better type of modified swing"
II they are, the listener may feel sure
that he has something to learn from
their treatment, for music is not some
thing too sacred to touch, but was made
to be used.
Music, even Of the highest type, is
not museum piece but something out
OF the heart and mind of its composer.
He played it, himself, and meant for
others to play it; by means Of musical
marks he left behind him his own best
ideas Of how it should be played.
He did not say however, that no one
should never play 1t any other way than
according to his instructions.
He was musician, you see
We who listen would do well to emulate
him the best we can by retaining as
well as we may the broadness of vision
which was his. All real composers and
true musicians know that theirs is not
static, but living art. dependent not
upon musty old papers, but upon what
living people do to it by playing it.
The great Sibelius, for instance, never
minds at all if he hears some one "mur-
derlng' one of his compositions.
1T is better to be played badly than
not at ALL he says, and he is right.
Let those who are first to raise
clamor against swing music of any sort
take stock of how much they, thecl-
selves, may have done toward putting
music into the hearts of people.
1t will be precious little, in all probable
lty; let them forego, therefore, their
criticisms and listen honestly without
pretended irking of their so tender
musical sensibilities.
Let them hear Maxine Sullivan and
learn how true artist with a beautiful
voice can swing the old songs and make
something new out of them for
new age.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Hopes for Development
OF East Washington

TO the Editor of The Star:
1t is gratifying to note that renewed
interest is being manifested in the future
development and Identification of East
Capitol street, particularly that part be-
tween the Capitol and the Anacostia
River
The Star in a leading editorial in the
issue OF April IA, 1885, entitled Go East
Washington sounds keynote on this
subject. 1t is pointed out therein that
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has been studying plans for
development of this area. The editorial
concludes with the hope that the beau
tif1cation of the areas to the east of
the Capitol will continue" In this view
concur most heartily.
Other articles in local papers are not
SO inspiring. For example, We find sug-
gestlons that the proposed public audi
forum. or stadium. or an armory be
located "at the foot of East CAPITOL
street. or differently stated, at the end
OF East Capitol street" Such express
sions may possibly give rise to a fear
that sponsors for such projects envisage
that East Capitol street improvements
shall terminate with the west bank of
the AnacOStla River. Gould anything be
more short-sighted? But l am willing
to believe that the agencies charged with
the duty of planning bigger and more
beautiful Washington Will have a broader
vision for development of that area.
I think We may we'll look forward to
the time when East Capitol street from
Third street to the Anacostia River will
be lined with fine public Buildings that
bridge comparable in beauty with the
Memorial Bridge over the Potomac will
be constructed over the Anacostia River
and that East Capitol street extended
will be developed into a handsome
boulevard or parkway. Then we will
have a gateway to the Capitol CITY
worthy of it's name.
And so join with The Star and saw
with respect to the Identification of
Washington, Look to the east
JOHN S. BEACH.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Ulysses S. Grant Was
Not a Holder of Slaves
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
On this natal day of the magnanimous
victor of Appomattox it may not be
amiss to notice the latest of many covert
attempts to impugn his memory. I
refer to the letter in your issue of April
%, from an Atlanta correspondent, who
wrote under the guise of defending Gen.
Lee Cor was it in anticipation of this
very date?): Grant, I believe (sic) was
a STAKEHOLDER until the Emancipation
Proclamation"
What possible foundation could there
be for such belief? Gen. Grant was
native of Ohio and at the outbreak of
the Civil War had been for some time
citizen and resident of Illinois. In
both of these States, from their Begin
nings, slavery had been prohibited by
the ordnance of 1887. The general
could not have held slaves there if he
had desired to-.
Moreover, there is no mention of slave
holding by him in his Memoirs which
are recognized by all fair-minded readers
as frank, full and accurate autobiog-
raphy.
It is not necessary to disparage Grant
IN order to do Justice to Lee. The pages
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Political Relief.

Recent charges that Works Progress
Administration funds have been used for
electioneering purposes in Florida and
Pennsylvania present an excellent op-
portunity for the Roosevelt administra-
ton to divorce relief from politics if it
desires to do so.
Republican leaders and some Demo-
Gratis are making determined effort to
earmark the pump-priming funds re-
quested by the President for w. P. A.
TO guard against the money being used
to coerce voters in the Forthcoming
elections. Some of these proposals,
notably one by Representative Bacon,
Republican, of New York, are soundly
conceived and would be assured of
passage if supported by the administra-
ton forces.
Harry Hopkins w. P. A. administrator,
has expressed the view that the Congress
should give serious consideration to the
establishment of work relief on a per-
manent basis and if that prospect is in
store for the country the need for some
effective check on the disbursement of
relief funds will become increasingly
imperative.
At the moment Mr.. Hopkins is in
vestigating the Pennsylvania and Florida
situations. If these investigations are
honestly and fearlessly conducted facts
may be disclosed that will convince Mr..
Hopkins of the need for closer super
vision of those who ultimately expend
the w. P. A. funds. He will never reach
that conclugion. hovever. n IN foilovvs
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Has America Rendered
Lip Service to Spain?
To the Editor OF The Star:

~ tIie EoltOr OF Inc StAr.
Permit me to register my whole
hearted-even though humble-approval
OF your blistering editorial OF April 10
entitled Spain Pays" which editorial
SO deeply imbeds in the hides of the
British and French 'realists" the brands
OF self1shness, cowardice and Short
sighted folly. Such realism" shows less
knowledge Of the realities of history than
ever has been shown by the widest
idealists.
However,, I am sorely puzzled to un-
derstand the difference between the
position Of those two governments and
that of our own. If their course of action
is demonstration of "democracys Shot
gun alliance with dictatorship" in what
respect has our course of action been
different? If France and Britain are
obligated to 60 beyond their own borders
to aid threatened democracy on the sole
ground that it is democracy, why is not
the United States, the first and most
powerful modern democracy, under the
same obligation? :.
If Britain and France have scrapped
two years OF lip service" to democracy
in Spain, has America rendered any
more than lip service, If even that much?
If the British and French have chosen
ito save their own skins from ravage
by Europe'S allied and associated bullies,
blackmaiers and buffers at the
cost Of the destruction Of friendly
state, whose sole crime was refusal to
substitute alien idealogies for regime
OF its own creation" has not the United
States complacentW watched the de-
StructiOn of that same friendly state
without even the skin-saving excuse of
the other two governments? In fact, has
not the United States definitely aided
the "bullies, blackmailers and buffers"
by the relentless application Of our
neutrality law?
In final word, If Britain and France
are particeps criminis in the assassina-
ton Of Spain, how can we escape the
charge of partnership in the same crime?
JOHN K. WHITE.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Religious Freedom Is an
Issue in the Spanish War

To the Editor of The Star:
1t Is refreshing to note the frank ad-
mission of Mr.. Harry Wiles (The Sunday
Star, April "a, 1889 to the effect that
Soviet Russia is furnishing generous aid
to Republican Spain. My critic would
have done well to study the full text of
Capt. Anthony Eden's speech, pointing
out to David Lloyd George the absurdity
of the pro-Loyalist claim that Germany
and Italy are more active in their sup
port OF Gen. Franco than is Moscow
IN trying to bolster up the puppet regime
in Barcelona. The very day after the
publication Of Mr.. Wiles' interesting
communication april 25, 1889 Alex
ander TroyanovSky, the Russian AM
bassador echoed Fernando de los Rios
plea for American help to the tottering
Loyallst cause. In their disregard for
the niceties of diplomatic usage these
two foreign representatives, if not like
Damon and Pythias, give a fair char
acterization Of Stain and Trotzky before
the rupture Of their alliance.
AS an eyewitness of Protestant re-
ligious services in Salamanca and else
where in Nationalist Spain 1 can testify
that the religious liberty which Gen.
Franco guarantees to the Spanish people
is in accord with the ideal of separation
OF church and state we in America have
come to hold dear.
In my own personal interview with the
generalisSlmo l heard him make this
statement:
Nationalist Spain believes in complete
religious freedom over and above what
is sometimes called religious toleration.
There will be no coercion of conscience
in the territory of the Burgos govern
ment'
This assurance is in harmony with the
definition of a liberal suggested by
Abraham Lincoln: "A true liberal is in
terested IN the cause of liberty every
where JOSEPH F. THORNING.
Emmitsburg, Nd
Evening star., 1938-04-27

the procedure he outlined in 1896, when
he instructed w. P. A. employees in
Pennsylvania to refuse to answer ques-
tions that might be propounded to them
by committee of the Pennsylvania
Senate probing charges that relief work.
ers were coerced into voting the Demo-
cratic ticket when President Roosevelt
was running for reelection.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
No Disagreement.

The Star completes today the re-
publication of the famous Senate District
Committee report of 1922 reporting favor
ably a constitutional amendment en-
powering Congress to grant voting rep
resentation to the District in House SEN
ate and electoral college, and granting to
District citizens equal status with citi-
zens Of States land aliens in access to
the Federal courts.
That report remains vigorous argu-
ment in behalf of the pending Capper-
Norton amendment, on which hearings
will be held before the House Judiciary
Committee May and 5. Only minor
alterations have been made in the
Capper-Norton resolutions amendment,
these changes being suggested by friends
OF national representation to meet OBJ
jeotions to the original wording,
AS the conclusions of the report,
printed today, point out, the pending
amendment takes no power away from
Congress, but adds specific power now
lacking under court interpretations of
the Constitution.
1t does not seek the status of statehood
for the District and does not propose
changes in the municipal government.
Should Congress wish, as many of it's
members have said, greater delegation
OF legislative power to local govern
ment, that can be gained by the terms
Of the pending Lewis-Randolph amend
ment, or by adding the necessary
provisions to the Capper-Norton amend
ment, or perhaps the wisest course, by
reporting two amendments, the Capper-
Norton, dealing solely with national rep
resentation, and the Lewis Randolph.
dealing solely with the wise enlargement
of the power of Congress to delegate to
local municipal government what it
wishes to delegate of its exclusive legis-
lative power in respect to the District.
If Congress wishes to change the form
OF municipal government in order to give
the people more direct and effective rep
resentation In their municipal govern
ment, the adoption of a constitutional
amendment is the wise and-in the opin-
ion OF many-the necessary preliminary
step.
What the Capper-Norton amendment
does is to carry into effect, in Washing
ton, the fundamental principle of de-
nocracy which exists in every other
community of the continental and con-
tiguous United States except Washing
ton; It's provisions relieve the Nation of
the shame of -Americanism at its
heart and of impotency to cure this evil"
Differences of opinion exist as to the
form of local government best suited to
the conditions peculiar to the District
of Columbia, the seat of National Gov-
eminent.
No differences of opinion should exist
as to the wholesome desirability of ex-
tending to Americans who live in the
District of Columbia the right to par
ticipate in the Government which taxes
them and which sends them to war.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
UncOnQuered.

UHCOnQuefe0.
The man who makes a chesty bluff
And tells you he's the real stuff,
On close acquaintance you may find
Like ordinary human kind.
And yet you feel certain pride
Since for your favor he has tried
And if he has true grit enough
When called to try another bluff,
Perhaps he'll make the next one CO.
We can't all hold full hands, you know
It's better, son, to bluff bit
Than simply to lay down and quit.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Easter attire is now seasonable, but
there is no expectation that a woman
will consent to change the style of head
gear she has adopted 1t may not be
beautiful, but 1t asserts the mysterious
force which comes of the designation
fashionable
Evening star., 1938-04-27

The fighting in Asia goes on with
spirit and offers small prospect of
decision as to the moral cause to be
served. 1t is unfortunately fact that
most wars have been more or less like
that. Our own war Of the Revolution
brought benefit which it is our duty to
respect and conserve.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

The cause of his disagreement with the
President of the United States is not
made explicitly clear by Vice President
Garner. Whatever may be his position
1t is to be feared that he lacks the ability
to interpolate sally of humor to take
the place of serious thought as did Mr..
Dawes and, even more conspicuously, Mr..
Tom Marshall.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Taxes.

I'VE will have to meet more taxes"
said the visitor
I'm afraid So" answered Senator
Sorghum. my objection to them is the
way that they make themselves at home
and behave as If the entire family ought
to be glad to meet them"
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Great excitement is shown over Di
Maggios salary. Mr. Di Maggie himself
appears to take the matter rather coolly
bearing in mind the innumerable citi-
zens who are willing to play ball re-
gardless of expense.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

One Of the new arrivals in New York's
penitentiary circles will conduct a class
In arithmetic. If he undertakes to teach
all the intricacies of stock market cal
culation his experience will indeed prove
the severity of a sentence to hard labor.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Big-Figure Uncertainty.

The amazing thing is not the uncer-
tainty over whether the President means
to spend five or seven billion dollars, but
the fact that nobody seems to care much
whether it's couple of billions more
or less.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Kentucky has always been a great
State for horse races. Its supply of
buried gold does not figure into big odds.
but it still represents a heavy bet on
recovery.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Uniform,

"You used to be philosophical"
Il have recovered from the tendency"
said Joe Struthers. Being philosophical
is what gets man in the habit of wear
ing haywire instead OF suspenders."
Evening star., 1938-04-27

New York sees no reason why 1t should
not have the best players inasmuch as
its baseball magnates are equipped to
pay the highest salaries.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Youth and Golf.

From the Shreveport Journal.
A golf professional says that five years
is about the right age to take up golf.
From a physical standpoint, perhaps;
but that is too young for children to take
up golf language.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Member of the Associated Press

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the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited TO 1T or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
AL rights OF publication OF special dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Initials.

I murmur 20" in tender tone
When folks of takes tell.
I murmur "O"-and that alone
Will show my feelings we'll.
Yet more initials I must bring
To show my feelings true.
And to my Government I'll sing
In sadness, II o. u"
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Rights in Morocco.

From the Louisville Courier journal
Surrender of extraterritorial rights In
Morocco enjoyed since 1887 will cause
no upheaval in this country. Most of
us were not even conscious of ENJOYING
them and won't miss them.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

of our national history are ample enough
for both. The author of the insinuation
above quoted should either retract it or
offer something in the way Of proof more
substantial than his belief"
CHARLES q. LOBNonR.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

One OF the embarrassments of the
present situation is the tendency to sell
more alcohol while economizing on food.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

The Great West still offers splendid
pictures of silent beauty which has not
been shared by eminent politicians who
reside beyond the Rockies.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Cincinnati is a good old town that
still regards the Order bearing its name
as something to be served hot by willing
walters.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Our national politics is still discreet.
Even the men engaged in it never at
tempt appearance in circus costume.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Reversing Flag Procedure.

Flags used at the London coronation
are exported to Hungary and there cut
up for petticoats. We understand from
the Betsy Ross story 1t was tho other
Way,
Evening star., 1938-04-27
Rain Not Required.

from the Ihd1AnapoNS 5tAr.
The cynic rises to remark that 1t
doesn't necessarily take q shower to
make some Of the new bonnets all wet.
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Every man makes mistakes" said
Hi Ho. the sage of Chinatown, but he
must be prepared to make worse blum
ders when he tries to correct the old
ones"
Evening star., 1938-04-27
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Deceptive Melody.

"Our songs deceive u.s." said Miss
Cayenne.
I'm what respect?"
Everybody MARBLES Home, Sweet
Home but the old moving van keeps
backing up just the same"
Evening star., 1938-04-27

"A sinner shows Satan de way out"
said Uncle Eben, "an den keeps lookin'
round to see If de old boy is hangin'
round Wit any new ideas Of entertain
ment,"
Evening star., 1938-04-27

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@. What is the quotation beginning:
I'm the democracy Of the dead all men
are equal"?-J. K.
A. John James ingalls, said: I'm the
democracy Of the dead all men at last
are equal. There is neither rank nor
station nor prerogative in the republic
of the grave"
Evening star., 1938-04-27

Q. Who invented the 7. CIV. ].
A. The late Prof Louis William Stern
internationally known psychologist, orig
mated the concept of the I. @. Gntelii-
gence quotienD. He was professor of
psychology at Duke University.
Evening star., 1938-04-27
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QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Evening star., 1938-04-27

q. How many veterinary colleges are
there in the United States?-W. HI.
A. There are 10 in the United States.
Smyrna times., 1938-04-07

what less of a shirk when the
growing boy becomes really a
problem. A father who has borne
some little responsibility for his
babys health and comfort and
cleanliness will be less likely to tell
the boy, ASK your mother or
Whatever your mother says and
bury his ostrich head in the news
paper. Who knows, he may even
take some interest in the public
schools; possibly some day men
will outnumber women in the Par
nt-Teachers' Association, and a
father may speak to the algebra
teacher about Willie's grades.
There is hope. there is even
ground for expectation, that time
will come when men will need less
mothering from their wives They
are growing up"