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Evening star., 1938-02-28
An Educational Advance,

Installation of Washington's first
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the
George Washington University Tuesday
gives long sought recognition to the
growth and development of educational
standards in the Nations Capital.
There was a time when the District
had the reputation of harboring large
number of "fly by night" educational
institutions and was referred to as a
diploma MILL" This recognition ac-
corded by the famous national scholastic
honorary fraternity is the most recent
piece of evidence to the Nation at large
that those days are gone forever and is
step further forward toward the rails
ing of local educational standards to a
level commensurate with the position of
the community as the Capital of a
great Nation.
Unique in its fine library facilities,
museums and other sources of basic
material and with galaxy of resident
and visiting authorities as lecturers, the
Capital can have little excuse for failure
to maintain exemplary educational
standards.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Spring Comes Tripping.

The battle of ultimatums between
major league baseball players and their
club owners is becoming more reliable
harbinger Of spring than is the appear
ance of the first chip-on- shoulder robin.
And whereas the principal issues of a
past generation of baseball history were
such things as added contract clauses
prohibiting left-handed pitchers from
eating crackers in bed, the arguments
of today center about cold. hard dollars
thousands of them.
Slightly ironical 1t is that it was the
guileless Babe Ruth who not only made
baseball "big business" for the owners,
but an attractively paid profession for
the players. For the Babe was playing
baseball for fun first and for livelihood
second; and while the memory of base
ball writer's embraces no instance Of
where the big fellow made a mental
mistake on the diamond, there were few
who ever accused him Of being COM
parably smart as business man.
But the beseball Golfers ran full in
Evening star., 1938-02-28

that it will give q new and direct route
into the Capital from the South. 1t
would relieve the already over -burdened
route No. l of some of the heaviest
traffic, and draw it into the Capital City
through an area which will give the
city's guest better first impression than
he is likely to obtain coming through
the industrial area in nearby Virginia.
BY making direct route over the
Southern Maryland road, 1t would
shorten the distance to the Capital City,
and thereby prove not only attractive
but profitable to the heavy truck haul
ing, giving bypass of the Capital City
and relieving the upper Potomac bridges
as well as the streets of Washington.
The petition comes at an opportune
time. However much those concerned
with the mounting costs of government
may desire to see the spending reduced,
new work projects are inevitable. Many
man-work hours would be required to
erect such a bridge and provide the ap-
proaches. Both the Maryland and Vir-
ginia delegations in Congress should give
serious consideration to a project which
would provide gainful occupations for
their constituents.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
A Lower River Bridge.

BY the adoption of a resolution peti-
tioning Congress to authorize the con-
struction of bridge across the lower
Potomac River, the Virginia Legislature
has put its approval on a project which
would be of vast benefit not only to the
National Capital but to the travellers
using the highways leading to the Fed
eral City.
The resolution which was passed rec
onmends that the bridge be constructed
between Matthias Point on the Virginia
side of the river and Ludlows Ferry on
the Maryland shore. Matthias Point is
at that point in the river where it again
turns southwark after making great
bend northeastward, and directly oppo-
site Popes Greek.
1t is pointed out in the resolution that
the route would provide a direct line
between the National Capital and to the
naval and aviation bases at Hampton
Roads and would shorten the distance
to the birthplaces of Washington, Madi-
son, Monroe, and to Stratford, the home
Of the Lees.
But giving the sentimental and his
torical argument its greatest weight, the
project should commend itself to favor
able consideration ncause of the fact
Evening star., 1938-02-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWhL.

The usual way of eating these, he be-
lteved, was wrong. To add them to an
already full meal seemed to him the
worst sort Of dietetic sin, ct is appar-
ent that Mr.. Jones had positive, and
some might think peculiar, views on
diet)
How to get these war horses of the
bill Of fare into his diet without harm
to his digestive capacities was the prob
lem.
He was fully aware, as most persons
are not, that both apples and bananas
are full of carbohydrates.
Orange juice, too, has almost as much
fat-cresting ability ss milk, believe it or
not. Carrots, too, will put on weight
that's why they feed 'em to animals.
So Jones decided to give up all other
carbohydrate foods at any meal he ate
apples.
His addition of the banana, however.
was his great feat
One has to be pioneer to do that sort
OF thing.
Outside of salads, of course. Many
and all things are mixed into salads.
They are funny that way"
Alterate eating. the great Jonesian dis
eovery, calls for bite of apple, bite of
banana.
TRY it." says Jones. 1.-THE taste is
absolutely new"
He meant, Of course, the combined
taste.
Those who try Jones latest probably
will be amazed at the way the bland
banana flavor comes through even the
tartest apples.
The banana is curious fruit, indeed
but in nothing quite so unusual as that
flavor. at once mild but persistent.
One might think a spoonful of mashed
apple. for instance, would far outweigh a
spoonful of crushed banana. The fact
is that even half a teaspoonful will
smooth out the acid apple taste, and be
the most outstanding of the taste buds
in the mouth.
No doubt there are great many more
persons than are realized who shrink
from eating the acid and subacid fruits,
mainly because of the preliminary tart
ness in the mouth
Alternate bites of blander substances.
such as milk and banana, will tone down
and smooth out such fruits, and permit
these people to enjoy them. too. and re-
ceive their much-heralded benefits.
The banana is fruit in its own right.
OF course, but one which, curiously
enough. the same persons probably will
not like by itself.
Combined with the acid fruits, the
banana takes on surprising vigor and
appeal.
Templeton Jones discovery of alter
nate eating, as he calls it, bids fair to
revolutionize the midday meals of busy
executives, who are now eating farmland
lunches.
Consumption of such light lunches will
leave their digestive apparati in good
shape. and their minds clear for the big
problems which face them so continu-
ously,
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Nebraska Congratulated
On Abolition of Taxes
To the Editor of The Star.


The State of Nebraska is to be con-
graduated for having advertised it's
freedom from State income tax, sales
tax and other forms of nuisance taxes
which are collected in other States
This invidious comparison has aroused
the wrath of Kansas lawmakers, for
Kansas has recently burdened it's tax
payers with State income tax together
with an obnoxious sales tax Discrimi-
mating manufacturers. business men,
active and retired, other things being
equal, will settle in that State wherein
there is greatest freedom from taxation,
Notwithstanding the objections of poll
ticians.
Instead of whining Kansas would do
well to 60 Nebraska one better by re-
peallng not only the State income and
sales taxes, which New Jersey has re-
pealed and California is preparing to
repeal, but by repeating also all taxes
upon labor and capital on personal
property, buildings and improvements,
and the heavy city license taxes which
are said to be imposed in no other State
north OF the Ohio River excepting
Missouri. This can easily be accom-
pllshed if the burden of taxation is then
shifted where it belongs-upon economic
or ground rent.
Lord Northcliffe has stated that we
Americans are the most docile of all
people in the world. Possibly this is be-
cause We accept so easily the imposition
OF SO many kinds of taxes invented by
our lawmakers. There was time when
Americans were not so docile. Federal
troops were called out to suppress
Shay's rebellion caused by the imposition
OF a trif1ing tax upon whisky. And it
will be remembered that the throwing
OF cargo into Boston Harbor was
caused by the imposition of an EQUALLY
small tax. The unworthy sons of Revo-
lutlonary fathers now accept without
question a burden of taxation which
amounts to huge total of more than
we pay for our food. And these in
creased taxes Immediately lead to still
greater expenses of government!
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita, Kans.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Templeton Jones famous dietetic dis !.
covery, alternate eating, has been ex-
panded by him to include apples and
bananas
He conceived this idea in childhood
when eating bread and milk.
Bread and milk, as dish, has received
both praise and blame over the years,
but Tempfeton Jones likes it.
He always has.
There is only one better, he claims
bread and butter
Orange juice and milk in alternate
sips, was Jones first real discovery along
these lines.
Unable to eat orange. he had tried
adding milk. and had found the combi-
nation delicious
Many persons imagine this combina-
ton to be internal dynamite, but in
truth it is one of the most palatable and
soothing of all diets.
Especially when in hurry.
1t can be poured down, if need be-,
without harmful results.
X Y
The one thing to avoid is mixing be-
forehand
Afterward, of course, it is rather in
evitable. but to pour the orange juice
into the milk, and stir them up is
merely to create cheeselike mixture of
unappetizing appearance and odor.
sip of orange, sip of milk
This permits the consumer to be mas
ter of ceremonies
Those who have not tried this break
fast will be pleased in some cases. dis
pleased in others. Members of the latter
group comprise all persons who by nature
are not what might be called investiga-
tional
There are many sorts of investigators
One is the food experimenter Breakfast
is, perhaps, the best meal at which to
experiment. Many persons do not want
much to eat at this meal, and these will
find that a glass of orange juice, with
perhaps two glasses of milk will make
very fine breakfast
X
Especially those persons who find the
taste of pure orange juice rather too
sour will be pleased with the blending
process.
In this way enough milk can be intro
duced to smooth out the acid taste, and
give a result which is not quite like
orange nor yet like milk.
The two are not held long enough in
the mouth to give the typical curdling
reaction. This is reserved for the stom-
ach, where it is natural enough, and must
take place. anyway.
Those who suppose they cannot eat
oranges may find that by this method
this fine fruit can be eaten, not only
without HARM but with real benefit.
Templeton Jones had been "set"
against oranges all his life, until he tried
this method
Now he supposes he gets all the bene-
fits one is supposed to get from them,
but at any rate he gets very fine taste,
which is something.
The banana and the apple are two
more which the redoubtable Jones has
added to his list
Evening star., 1938-02-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

in the Philippines at an American Le-
gion Vespers" in the Presbyterian
Church of the Covenant. The pulpit
will also be occupied during the evening
by Vicente Villamirt prominent Fill
pino Catholic.
WaShingtons most intriguing sign is
a golden swastika, which adorns an
auctioneers window in midtown, just
above legend reading: Army and
Navy Storage Rooms" 1t has no Nazi
significance. military or otherwise Hit
lers official emblem is supposed to be
the trademark Of the auction industry.
From constituent of this department
comes word that President Roosevelt has
a precedent for writing a foreword to
syndlcated newspaper articles. Presi-
dent Harding. shortly before his death
in 1923, supplied 400 or 500 word in
PRODUCTION to series entitled PRO
hibition Inside Out" by his brother
Ohioan, Roy A. Haynes, then Federal
prohibition commissioner The stuff
was widely published and is said to have
netted the author SAC, 900 or $50, 1000. It's
not understood that Harding got any
slice of the profits.
X X X
While President Roosevelt at his latest
press conference was affirming his faith
in the ability of the battleship to with
stand airplane attack, he was f1anked
by niche on the east wall of his Office,
which is filled with model of a IA
nous United States destroyer, Balm
bridge. Third T. B. D. of her name,
she was launched in 1920 and now lies,
decommiSsioned. at San Diego. Balm
bridge was christened after Commodore
William Bainbridge, U. S. NJ. born at
Princeton in 1774 While commanding
the frigate Philadelphia in the Tripo-
Titan War. his ship was captured, and
he was held prisoner by the Tripolitans
for year and a half In the War of
1872 Bainbridge commanded the cele-
brated U. s. S. Constitution, engaging
and capturing H. M. S. Java, for which
brilliant achievement he received the
Congressional Medal and a special vote
OF thanks. The Bainbridge which the
White House model represents, carved
glorious page in Yankee naval history
in December, 1922, when, commanded by
Lit. Comdr. Edwards, she rescued 482
men. women and children from the
French military transport Vinh-Long,
which had been destroyed by fire in the
Sea of Marmora. Turkey.
X
Representative Doughton of North
Carolina, chairman of the WAYS and
Means Committee. is Capitol Hills earli-
est bird. He has the reputation of turn
ing up at his office daily at the unro-
mantle hour of am, and going to
work. Reporters who cover" ways and
means have discovered that the best
time to nail the Tar Heel statesman for
an interview is when mos. of Washing
ton is still asleep.
X \
White House neWShawks have tried in
vain to plumb the mystery of former
Brain-Truster Adolf A. Berle, tr.'s ap-
pointment as Assistant Secretary of
State. One explanation now current is
that Mayor La Guardia's chancellor of
the exchequer is ardently peace-minded
and isolationist, and is expected to act
as brake on strong" Roosevelt Hull
foreign policy. At least, that's what
little birds are whispering.
(copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Asks Where Extravaganza
OF New Deal Is Leading
To the Editor of The Star:

AZ lllc CiultDE O1 Inc otaT.
What manner of man is this Roose-
velt? What unseen power does he
possess that he can make the people of
these United States swallow so much
hocum? From whence did his policies
originate and whereat will they land us?
I think that these are few Of the
questions which are puzzling every
thinking citizen of the United States
today.
Mr.. Roosevelt seems to have the
happy Ito him) and the unhappy (to
otherS faculty of doubling the public
debt in every high office to which he has
been elected. 1t is no secret that his
first four years as President he increased
the Federal debt from around $l7,O00,-
100000 to $4,000, 100000 and notwith-
standing the expenditure of this vast
sum of public money, we still have today
as many unemployed as we did when
Mr.. Hoover left the presidential office.
He performed in the same manner for
the State of New York during those four
years in which he was Governor. The
reports of the controller for the State
of New York tell the story.
don't know what smoke screen
Roosevelt used to hoodwink the people of
New York during his tenure of Office as
Governor, but the smoke screen he has
used to cover up the squandering of over
$4,000, 100000 is thin enough for any
one to see through.
One of the first gracious acts of his
New Deal Ito save the credit of the
United States" was to chisel about
three million dollars per year from the
disabled emergency officers of the World
War This three million dollars hardly
puts dent in that twenty billion. Vet
Grams Administration figures show that
5O04 OF these disabled veterans had their
incomes cut off on March 20, 1888, and
only so to IS favorites with powerful
New Deal influence have had it restored
Approximately $50 of these disabled
emergency officers veterans of the
World War, are resting in Arlington and
other cemeteries.
While Roosevelt was Saving" this
S3000,000 he was also Saving" s249 ,OOO,-
600. which was taken away from dis
abled enlisted veterans of the World
War. In great many cases this has
been partially restored. This quarter of
billion dollars was Immediately spent
in planting and digging up trees, har-
Messing the tides and in many other
forms of boondoggling.
Just what all of these experiments has
added to the Nations wealth, just what
has all of this done to Danish unemploy-
ment is not apparent from reports of
either the Treasury, Commerce or Labor
Departments, or the evidence of our
own eyes.
The latest card being dealt from the
deck of the New Deal is a war scare so
that billions more can be spent to divert
the minds of our thinking citizens from
all Of the Wasteful spending of the past
five years.
He may be fooling a lot of the people
with all OF this hocum, but there are
millions that he is not fooling, and if
war should come it isn't going to be so
easy to put a draft act through as it
was back in 1917. FRANK S. FLYNN.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Shooting Stars.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
Something Missing.

Something Missing.
"Ive never been arrested YETI
Said Hezekiah Bings.
THAT fate is one haven't met
In Fortunes various filings.
I haven't hit the motor gait
That gives the cops thrill;
Though if I save may coin and wait
Perhaps, some day, I will.
"A market tip I never had
That brought me sudden gain
So great that all my friends grew sad
And asked me to explain.
The pace that Destiny has set
No great excitement brings.
I've never been arrested yet"
Said HeZekiah Bings.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Tribute to Officership
OF Colonel Johnson
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
The news that Col. Davenport john
son of Paris, Tex, has been relieved Of
his post as commander of Army Air
Corps base at Hamilton Field. Calf,
will be deeply regretted by many thou
sands of men both in and out of the
military service who have had the pleas
ure of Col Johnsons company or who
have had the pleasure of serving under
his command at one time.
Col. johnson was my commanding
officer, the assistant commandant of the
Army Air Service at Mitchell Field, Long
Island, N. Y, during 1924, and, while
serving as his personal clerk during that
time, had the opportunity of studying
the man very well. He was an apt off,
Ger, capable as judge advocate of the
I'd Corps Area, efficient as officer in
charge of mess at the consolidated mess
hall there, and skilled as disciplinarian
in the line of duty. His war record and
the Croix de Guerre, which he won for
his expertness in maneuvering a plane
in wartime. symbolic his whole char
acter, which is an excellent and an
honorable one.
FREDERIC G. FROST.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Efforts to Discontinue
Horn Blowing Approved
To the Editor of The Star:

Since reading the regulations of traf-
fic rules forbidding blowing auto horns
after midnight, I most heartily agree
with you and think this same rule
should apply to motor cycles as well.
People living in residential sections are
annoyed necessarily by such nuisance
and I do wish the Traffic Commission
would take this in hand and forbid
continuance of SUCH, -.
MRS. L. A&JONES.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Debt Realism.


If man has owed you 81 900 for four
teen years, allowed principal and interest
to pile up without curtailment, and then
suddenly offers repayment, dollar for
dollar, OF the original debt, would you
slam the door in his face? You would
not. You might plead for your pound of
hesh-principal and interest to the last
cent. But you would hardly spurn the
opportunity to settle on the basis of
getting back at least the money repre-
sented by the maiden transaction. You
would certainly not turn down such a
proposition if you are that hard-headed,
practical idealist known as a business
man. You would decide, as American
bankers merchants and manufacturers
are deciding every day, that half a loaf
Is better than no bread.
Hungary owes the United States some
e2,O00000. Between 1924 and 1881, in
consequence of funding settlements. she
paid us $467000, made up of S74000 on
account of principal and 1898, 900 on ac-
count of interest. Budapest, through
Its Minister at Washington, has just
submitted plan to square matters 1t
proposes that payments hitherto made
as interest be credited against the
original principal, and that the principal
balance be liquidated in annual INSTALL
ments over a period running to 1868.
Under this scheme. we would be getting
no interest from Hungary. But we
would be assured complete reimburse
ment.
Congress is the sole arbiter of the
foreign debts. Hungary may not have
chosen psychological moment for pro-
Jectlng even as common sense a deal
as she now offers for, with a congress
sional election in the of1ing, ladies and
gentlemen susceptible to sentiment
back home at such a time may think
twice and thrice, and finally adversely,
about anything even remotely capable
of losing votes. So keen student of
American political currents as Minister
Pelenyi knows how deeply the Coolidge
thesis, We'll, they hired the money,
didn't they?' is still rooted in the popu-
lar mind
To begin with, Hungary did not hire
the money Threatened with famine
IN 1920, she purchased on credit from
the United States Grain Corporation
$4,000 tons of flour at s12l 81 ton. That
puts her obligation in a considerably
different category than the billions of
war loans on which all our European
debtors, except Finland, are in default.
There is the further circumstance that
the Hungarians only seek approxi-
mately the same terms granted to
Austria in 1880 on a relief debt of
Similar character. There is also the
precedent of substantial remission of
interest on several of the largest debts.
Our anti-cancellationists are said to
Tear that by granting the desired con-
cesslon to Hungary, an unfortunate ex-
ample would be set-that if we wipe out
Budapest's interest, London, Paris,
Rome, Brussels, Warsaw and all the rest
OF the repudiationist pack would
stampede Washington for similar favors.
supposlng they did If each and every
one OF the defaultirg nations were to
proposition Uncle Sam as Hungary is
now doing, he might at least be in sight
OF $lO0o0,00o 000-odd of war-loan dol
lars. AT present they are only a bad
dream and extremely likely to remain
IN the nightmare class.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Final Result,

The CRATER faces with a laugh
The world and seeks to play with it;
Then earns the gloomy epitaph,
"He didn't get away with i'll"
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Some of Theodore Roosevelt's remarks
on the Civil Service Commission might
bear renewed suggestion as we frankly
appeal for ancestral advice in the arts
of lawmaking.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Good suggestions are naturally ex-
pected from public men. Some of Mr..
Farleys best ideas may soon be brought
to attention by reviewers who consider
his book.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

The tax collected on a public dinner
will convey an assurance of good cheer
even though the wit of the speeches
sometimes suggests seriousness rather
than light-hearted persifage.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

AS investigators proceed. no real en-
lightenment is given regarding the origin
of the swastika. 1t may go on looking
for investigation, but without what seems.
to be an intelligent response to inquiry
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Motion pictures contribute each day
new costumes, to be initiated both by
those who can afford elegant abundance
and those who cannot.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Home on the Range" is a good old
song, although there may be observed
day by day tendency to reduce the
line where seldom is heard a discourage
ing word to more and more delicate
pianissimo.
Evening star., 1938-02-28

Discovery that irregular payments
have been made in efforts to relieve
distress will not change the public deter-
mination to face conditions with view
to their improvement.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Lone Star Stars.
E Fort Worth etar-Telegram

From the Fort Worth Star-TeIegram.
Hollywood has drafted one Texas
State Senator for serious film role, but
has 1t ever considered the possibilities
of the entire Legislature in comedy?