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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

charger, what does barb" mean?-L. s.
A. 1t refers to its breed. A barb is
Barbary horse, one of a race of horses
related to the Arabs, noted for speed
and endurance, introduced into Spain
by the Moors.
O.. Can servant who has come
to this country as a member Of the
ambassadors household stay In this
country II he leaves his service?-M. r.
A. One coming into the United
states as servant to a foreign am
bassador would be compelled to leave
the country when he left the ambassa-
doris service.
@. How much alcohol is there in
Wine?-R. w. P.
A. The commissioner of prohibition
says that natural wines contain from
IL per cent to IA per cent alcohol by
volume, but wine may be fortified to in
crease the alcoholic content, and at the
present time some wines are fortified TO
"a per cent of alcohol by volume. Wines
USED Tor Sacramental purposes must be
fortified to preserve them over the Pc
Rod of time they are used, or if used
Tor medicinal purposes the alcohol is a
necessary factor as solvent.
w. M.
A. The Biological Survey says that
II knows OF no reason why cats are fond
OF catnip. 1t Is true that all breeds OF
the cat family like catnip. Catnip does
not grow in some countries where cats
are found, but even so, cats which are
not familiar with catnip seem to like It
the first time they come in contact
with it.
Q. Where has the Institute Of Human
Relations been established?-L w.
A.. Yale has lately established such
an institute. The money for it was
given by the Rockefeller Foundation.
the Commonwealth Fund and the Laura
Spelman Rockefeller Foundation. The
first project undertaken will be the
study Of the family. The study will deal
With every phase of the family life that
is subject to scientific study: The rela-
tlonship between parents and children,
community influences. education, in
dustry, food, habits, climate and many
other signal aspects Of complex living
whole.
@. What city was called the CITY of
Streets Without Houses"?-N. C.
A. This epithet was applied to Wash
ington, D. C.. in its early days. The
city was planned and streets laid out in
rather an ambitious fashion before
much building was done.
@. What is the life of fertilizer
after it is put on land?-A. U.
A As rule, the crop to which
fertilizer is applied aDsorbs half Of it
and the succeeding crop receives one
quarter Of the original amount.
@. Why is term grass widow"
given to woman separated from her
husband?-A. G..
A. Authorities have never definitely
traced the origin of the term grass
widow" 1t is to be found in many Ian
guages. Some believe that it is cor
rupted form Of 'grace-widow'-that is.
widow by the grace of circumstances"
There are no facts to substantiate this
belief, however According to DR..
Brewer, the modern use of the term
seems to have originated among Anglo
Indians about the middle of the nine
tenth century from the practice of
European husbands sending wives to
the hills during the hot season in
India. In this section the grass is
plentiful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24


erty holders who through misfortune
and adversely have been forced 70 de-
linquency In their taxes. In the ma
jority of cases the disastrous effects Of
the law would threaten only those who
have deliberately, or through gross
carelessness, neglected to pay taxes,
thus conveniently forcing the munici-
patty to carry their property until its
value has become commercially at
tractive.
With congressional authority behind
1t, the District should Immediately make
its test case to determine the efficacy
of what seems to be the simplest and
most effective remedy for solving the
problem of collecting taxes that are
due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
Street Repair and Rush Hours.

In connection with the co-ordinated
schedule for street work for the next
Summer. in which all agencies of the
District government will operate to-
gether, in order that time and money
may be saved and delays to traffic
eliminated, it might not be amiss to
point out to the Highway Department
and the Traffic Department that even
before the new plan goes into effect a
slight change in the hours of repairing
small breaks in the pavement and in
the painting of white lines at cross
walks will be Of inestimabie benefit to
the free movement of traffic. While
there probably are many exceptions, it
seems to the motorist as If the morn
ing and evening rush hours were in
variably picked for this kind of work,
and that barricades across the high
ways of one kind or another were the
rule at the peak periods of travel.
For instance, there has been a bad
hole in the street at the intersection
of Massachusetts, avenue and @ street
for some time. It was not particu-
larly large hole or particularly danger
Gus hole, but it was a hole, neverthe-
less. Did the Highway Department set
about to smooth over this rough place
around noon, when the trafic movement
in that section is at its lowest ebb? It
did not. Bright and early on Saturday
morning, with Massachusetts, avenue
maelstronl of automobiles and pedes-
TRANS, 1t backed its truck squarely
across the street in front Of the little
hole and proceeded to its work. It so
happened that truck, crew and rough
spot In the pavement were just beyond
the flashing automatic lights, and the
congestion that ensued was no compli-
ment to either traffic control or the
master mind who picked that par
ticular time to repair a trivial street
crack.
If that Is one instance, motorists can
cite many others where crosswalks are
-.gQped On to xeceiye q fresh coat nf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
A Reckoning Quality.

Up there In statuary hall,
Stand figures gravely great.
They heed no shouts Of party call;
They offer no debate.
Though refined artistic sense
Against them may be stirred,
Let this be told in their defense:
They never say a word.
Brave monitors of glories past,
They may be odd in pose,
With outlines that are crudely vast
And queerly fitted clothes.
A curious figure each may cut,
Yet let this much be heard;
They're sadly inartistic--but
They never say a word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Generous Distribution.
It is cheering to know,
When discomforts Cypress,
That the worlds sure to show
One great cure for distress.
Though the ills we endure
Are, alas, far from nice,
OF this we are sure
We can get good advice.
It is put into print;
It Is breathed on the air;
IT'S conveyed as a hint
In an epigram rare.
So feel no dismay,
Though most prices may be
Over what you can pay
Good advice is still free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

While making no claims to experiences
in fishermans lore, Mrs. Willebrandt
in going after prohibition violators does
not believe in devoting valuable time
and expensive tackle to small fry when
there are so many whales to be caught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

Rumors that Lindbergh insists on
action If he is to remain at the head
of Transcontinental Air Transport
Technical Committee recall the flyer as
man who by the very nature of his
occupation demands fast work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

The idea of crime wave after all
is nothing new. The crime wave start
ed away back In the Old Testament
and authorities agree it was much
worse then than it is now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

Democrats are firm In the declaration
that there will be no new party. The
democracy will still claim the honor
able distinction of being the party in
opposition, without which there could
be no wholesome competition at the
polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

Ninety days of personal restraint is
not an altogether agreeable prospect;
but 1t should be worth something to
Harry Sinclair to end the suspense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
Spring Observation.

Still at mankind the cynic rails
And vows with grim regretfulness.
The peach crop nearly always fails;
The lemon crop is a success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
With a Ha! Ha. Ha!

EIUII LIIt HHItIUIu IIIneS. >. N
One Thomas j. Pillion of Chicago re-
ceived $500 for being thrown out of a
movie theater because he laughed at
sad scene In the picture, He seems to
have laughed 4lrst. and lest also. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

No matter how eminent q speaker
may be, the microphone takes the CEN
ter of the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

Wisconsin refuses to forget those old
days when the simple word mil
waukee" meant so much to all the
thirsty.
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Appearances.

Appearances deceitful are:
And yet tits hard to understand
why oftentirnes the worst cigar
Has the most ornamental bard
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into the farm bill the so-called export
debenture plan. The second was the
committee on immigration, a majority
of which, under the leadership of SEN
ator Reed of Pennsylvania, stood fast
for the national origins clause cf~the
immigration law, which President Hoo
yer has asked Congress to suspend. In
view of the results of the last election,
It would appear that the Senate Repub-
means were taking little on themselves.
However, 1t must be pointed out that
what these committees do does not
necessarily bind the Republican ma
Jorlty OF the Senate. The President
was unfortunate SO far as the commit
tee ON agriculture is concerned, for it
has i'll its membership several Repub-
licans who are not averse to shifting
the Republican administration, not to
mentioned the Farmer-Labor Senator,
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota.
Mr., Hoover usually thrives on opposi-
ton. Nothing has better demonstrated
this fact than his own career over the
last eight years in American politics.
He was candidate for the presidential
nomination in 1920 and had only a
handful of delegates. He was a candi-
date, for the presidential nomination in
1928 and the so-called Senate coalition
sought in every way to prevent his
nomination. The Senate coalition failed
notably, for Mr.. Hoover was nominated
on the first ballot at Kansas City. He
has tremendous backing among the
people, as was demonstrated in the
election itself. Senators who are I'M
dertaking to play politics with the farm
oil in opposition to Mr.. Hoover may
find before long they have taken hold
Of the hot end of the poker.
X n y
The Democrats in the House and SEN
ate have task ahead of them to keep
their party lines intact in the coming
fight on the tariff bill. There is real
fear among some of them that it will be
difficult to prevent an appreciable num-
Der of Democrats In both Houses from
supporting the bill when 1t has been
drafted. Representative Cordell Hull
Of tennessee, Democratlc leader on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24

@. What is the life of fertilizer
after it is put on land?-A. U.
A. As rule, the crop to which
fertilizer is applied aDsorbs half of it
and the succeeding crop receives one
quarter Of the original amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25

tail of the operation of the Pennsylvania
was at his fingertips.
Born of Scotch-IriSh parentage Sep
TENDER 81, 1855. in Hollidaysburg. Pa.
the future president first entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad
as rodman on the Western Pennsyl-
vania branch of the road. When the
panic of 1873 halted all construction
work young Rea entered the employ OF
an iron company and during the nights
studied to fit himself for a career with
the railroad.
When he resumed his railroad job
he rose steadily in the employ of the
Pennsylvania until 1889, when he re-
signed to become vice president of the
Maryland Central Railway. Returning
to the Pennsylvania, he went to London
in 1892 to make complete study OF
the underground railways of that city.
The experience gained in London later
was put to advantage by Mr.. Rea
when the great New York tunnel project
was undertaken. When the United
States entered the World War private
control of railroads ended abruptly. Mr..
Rea and Daniel Willard of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad were summoned
to Washington shortly after Woodrow
Wilson issued proclamation assum-
ing governmental control of the rail-
roads of the country. William G. Nc
Adoo was named administrator for the
roads and he informed the two execu-
tives that he purposed taking direct
control.
Mr.. Rea devoted his efforts to aiding
the Government in its handling of the
great transportation problem.
Mr.. Rea was great reader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
PLAN
FARLEY IN APRIL
Association of Deans and Ad-
viSers to Be Addressed by
Secretary Wilbur.

The National Association of Deans
and Advisers of Men will meet at the
Mayflower Hotel April II, II and IL,
and will be attended by deans and ad-
visers of men from colleges and univer-
stiles throughout the country.
The outstanding event on the program
of the three-day session will be an adj
dress by Secretary of the Interior Will
bur, and former President of Leland
Stanford University.
Other speakers on the program are
Dean Thomas Ankle Clark of the Uni
verSity of Illinois, DR.. George B. Culver.
dean of men at Leland Stanford; DR..
David Allan Robertson of the American
Council on Education. DR.. Ben d. Wood
of Columbia University Dean James w.
Armstrong of Northwestern University.
Dean S. H. Goodnight of the University
of Wisconsin, Chancellor E. H. Lindley
of the University of Kansas, DR.. j. A.
Park of Ohio State University. Dean r.
Rienow of the University of Iowa and
Dean Stanley Coulter, formerly OF Pur-
due.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle OF the
George Washington University is chair
man of the local committee on arrange
mentS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
SAMUEL REA DEAD
. OF HEART DISEASE
Retired President of Pennsy-
vania Railway, 70, Rose
From Chairman.
By the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-Samuel
Rea, who rose from chairman in a
Pennsylvania Railroad engineer corps
& to the presidency of the great railway
system. is dead.
With his wife and daughter at his
bedside. he died yesterday at his home
4 in Ardmore, a suburb, of heart disease
4 He was 10 years old and had been ill
several weeks. Funeral services will be
Iheld tomorrow at pm. at the Bryn
sMawr Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Rea retired from the presidency
Sof the Pennsylvania in 1925, after 54
years of almost continuous service and
|nine days after he had celebrated his
|seventieth birthday.
A son of a Colonial PENNSYLVANIA
family, he started work in 1867. when
Pie was II years old, as a clerk in a
store in his native town of Holidays
burg. -Four years later he entered the
Service of the Pennsylvania Railroad as
chairman on a branch line. His ad-
Eancement was steady, and in 1912 he
sWac elected president of the system.
One of his outstanding achievements
~ dS lllC Vi tllG IClllISNthd-
fnia tunnels under the Hudson and East
BRivers at New York. For this work the
University of Pennsylvania, Princeton
and Lafayette Colleges gave his hon.
5orary degrees.
After his retirement as president of
fhe railroad he continued as director
Ibf the Pennsylvania and served other
companies, and became active in
regional planning work as it affects this
Fifty and vicinity. In 1926 he received
he Franklin Medal from the Franklin
&nstitute considered one of the highest
Awards that can be conferred upon an
Engineer.
Years of study and planning reached
Fruition when Mr.. Rea took entire
charge of the gigantic engineering prob
lem represented by the tubes which
Eventually eliminated the vexatious
FERRY trips from New Jersey to New
York city that had to be taken by pas
kengers on the Pennsylvania Railroads.
An earlier project to bridge the Hudson
from Hoboken to New York was aban-
Edoned when the other interested rail-
roads failed to join the Pennsylvania
in financing the plan. and the decision
10 tunnel beneath the river was then
made
Inc great TASK WAS accomplished
Under the personal supervision of Mr..
Rea The bulk of the credit for the
accomplishment had been accorded to
alexander j. Cassatt. but when the
University of Pennsylvania decided to
honor the man responsible by comforting
upon him the degree of doctor of science
pit was then that Mr. Rea came into
|the honors that belonged to him. A
|shOrt time later he was elected IN head
THE great railroad system and given
|control of more than $4,000 miles of
road and 100000 employees. Every de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25

BY the Associated Pres
Death of the grG Military COM
mander of modern times has thrown
the Occidental world into something like
universal mourning.
Marshal Foch, commander-in-chie OF
the allied armies that finally achieved
victory on the Western front. is to re-
ceive a last tribute of national fun
eral from France. His is the sixth ma
tional funeral the French republic has
granted to one of her ServantS~-a
statesman. a poet, scientist two presi-
dents who died in office, and now the
soldier, Foch.
National and international tributes.
roval and republican condolences. flags
at half-maSt, u gun saluteS, are an i'm
pressive homage to Foch, but definite
reminder that the great war has passed
into history.
Revolution in Mexico. rafting of
swords and troop movements i'll China,
new trob!es in India. all serve as indi-
cations how far the new order of things
obscures the old.
The third week of rebellion in Mexico
ended with an army of 81 600 federalS
face to face with the main rebel army
north of Torreon. For the moment at
Mazatlan, it was statemate in the i'm
portant west coast campaign. The fed
eral garrison has apparently beaten off
rebel attacks, and 5000 federal REIN
focements were ON the way.
The dogs of war III turbulent China
are Juggling at the leash again and the
leash appears to be held only by the
hand of Gen. Feng Yu-Hsiang, China's
cnigmatic war lord.
New arrests among Communists in
India caused intense excitement among
the natives. They are the result of a
carefully organized government cam
paign against Communist influence i'll
India.
German reparations, sums and
method of payment were still puzZling
the shrewdest heads of the Western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS
OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD

banking world. A figure of 100000, 900
marks approximately $420,000, 000) for
the first annuity has been proposed by
the allies to the German delegation,
which went to Berlin to discuss the
oner. This is a decrease of approx
n1ately 800 900, 0C0 marks in payments
under the Dawes plan, but the Ger
.n..lis aie expected 10 make counter
offer of 1,500, 100000 marks.
Labor and Liberal gains in British
Parliamentary by-elections put the
Labor party on even betting terms with
the Conservatives before the general
elections May 80. Out of five by-elec-
lions the Conservatives lost three, two
to the Liberals and one to Labor. Con-
servative strength declined everywhere.
Queen Marie of Rumania and truant
Prince Carol were reported finally to
have met and been reconciled near
Dinard, France. Reconciliation will
probably have small effect on the
kumanian crown, now worn by Carols
7-year-old son. Mihai.
The first royal wedding in $40 years
at Oslo united the reigning houses OF
Scandinavia, when Crown Prince Olaf
of Norway and Princess Martha OF
Sweden were married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
HONOR MEREDITH MEMORY

Throng Pays Tribute to Former
Cabinet Member.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, March 25 P).-
More than 1000 persons paid tribute to
the late E. T. Meredith, one-time cabi-
net member in the Woodrow Wilson
administration, at memorial services
yesterday. JosephuS Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy at the time Mr.. Meredith
was head Of the Department of Agri-
culture, was the principal speaker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-12
..JUNIORCOLEEGE
PLAN BACKED

IN q letter today to Senator
oddie and Representative Arentz,
both Of Nevada. DR.. r. w. Bal
lou, superintendent Of Schools,
asserted that the Board Of Edu.
cation and school officials heartily
approved their Joint bill for
establishment Of junior college
In the District Of Columbia.
DR.. Ballou recited that the
Board Of Education advocated
establishment here Of q Teachers
College, giving a degree and alsJ
q Junior college. The teachers
college has been provided for,
In conclusion the letter said:
mo special attention has been
given within the last year to the
matter Of establishment Of q iu
aior college. I am sure, however
the Board Of Education and the
school officials are interested n
the establishment Of such an ia
stiution and win join In any ef
fort that may be made to secu-:
legislation for that purpose"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-12
Farley SCORED
At LIONS CLUB

The scrapping Of 1922. 900 900
worth Of ships at the 1922 dis
armament conference by the
United States. when the other
nations have strapped practically
nothing, was the 'dumbest blum
der in international history, /"
Major Charles j. Ferris, q. s.
Army. retired. yesterday told mem
bers of the Lions Club.
Major Ferris address was on
the lack Of preparedness Of the
United States. as compared with
the nations Of Europe, who, he
said, now have $4,000, 900 trained
men ready for the call to arms.
Despite their signatures to. the
armament pact, he said, not a
single one Of these 25.000,0 900 men
has been "disarmed" by their
governments.
Major Ferris predicted that at
the coming London conference
Ambassador Charles A. Dawes will
be permitted to keep his pipe and
clothe himself In smoke and will
be relieved Of everything else by
the trained foreign diplomats Of
other countries.
When our representatives sit
down at the international poker
table with the trained diplomats
Of Johnny Bull" he said, ''it Is
just a question Of how much we
are going to lose. We have never
lost a war, nor have we ever won
conference with foreign diplo
mats.
IF we continue to lose as we
have at all such conferences, the
next conference may find us again
in colonies of Great Britain.