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The Washington times., 1929-04-05
j HOW LONG CAN GERMANY STAND I'LL; THAT lis THE
QUESTION
Is picture printed il Berlin paper Kladderadatse
shows how Germany feels about the Preparations pro

yHIs picture printed ia Berlin paper, Kndderndatseh,
shows how Germany feels about Che reparations prob
lem,
Two distinguished Americans i Perpont Morgan and Mr..
Young Just gone abroad to sit commission which
VIII decide how much Germany can and must pay
$6O0OO0.0O0 2 year In gold.
That gigantic sum- o Be paid ii gold every year. was settled
by the Dawes Plan I was thought that II would be
sible y extract the yearly II gold although
where Germany i get that amount Of gold every year
seems d little uncertain.
You csnt MANUFACTURES GOLD
Under the Versailles treaty tie Aes even more hopeful
fixed Germanys debt At thirty three thousand million dollars
billions added interest five per cent
The interest alone would amount 10 $165o0OOOO0 year
Now years after the Germany would be owing
Allies the thirty three billions plus ten times the interest Or
az together fcrtnine and half billions Of dollars $40
100000
The gentleman Oh the table ii this picture thinks even
the hope of extracting than billion and ha annually
with total sum Of thirty three billions.
Just what Germany CAN DO viii b decided perhaps By
the commission.
The plan Of the Allies i to make Germany pay ii sas. Il
much a. the Allies owe probably considerably more
it is discovered that Germany cant pay then the Allies
viii say so us Since Germany can Us why DO you ask
our brothers across the ocean forget that Va lent them
REAL MONEY They did not lend Germany anything.
h our ease they are considering whether or not they win
pay reasonable part Of q debt Of honor
IA the of Germany they considering how much ey
can extract from beaten foe that them only the penalty
Of being beaten
Meanwhile this picture shows about how Germany feels
retched what Germans call the Dawes Extortion Rack
Lhe plan Of the Allies Just now runs a. follows:
Germany VIII be asked TO pay amount that Germany
can't possibly pay
The Allies VIII whisper to Germany psf don't ye Pre-
fend that you Ike II and pay and see what happens
1hen 0ermany win Be asked to sign the German name to
some billions Of dollars worth Of bonds Uncle sam win be
asked tc take those bonds and hand cash exchange
UNCLE SAM WORRY .sT94 . g.7 Tsa fs's''sS1 ~
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
Social Precedents in Official
Life Of Washington

LttDRECEDENCE' is word loaded with dynami.s s-1
heartaches when il les head IN ths sofsa sfEn
of official Washington.
In the sccialofficial history Of al natsm FiEy ~
caused endless troubles many Of them ssEiSuA Wan
credited 70 the alleged mistakes sights of roysH F
and their wives or favorites
Washngtons official set takes these times q e -
found importance. This "set" includes ths whns HR
the Vice Presidents establishment the csbinsA osz2
foreign representatives the judiciary Army and Nsvy. -
assistant heads Of departments
Proper seating at dinners is Of momsns q wium
and daughters IN official circles than ths grsnast n.N
question before the President and Congress-
Out IA the sticks the plain folks win nos be ssm
motely interested unless is to smile Iaurh Wn @
common people there official arbsrs. Kssn f1
affairs there is more less informaity.
Official and unofficial arbiters In Washington $50
Ito be mighty busy the peadng dispute pEssn-
The White House and State Department boSh hnEs g1
paid good salaries to solve social tanglss and sush IL
have historical matters Of precedencs e tksR fngIs 60
incidentally they have stiff job hand.
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
LISTEN WORLD!
Why Wipes Leape Home
BY Elsie Robinson
into the relationship

farther back into the relationship
OF life.
housekeeping as one-wonan
performance has always been
doubtful experiment. The orig
inal housekeeping wasn't 9 one
woman performance, 1t was q
conlmunistic industry.
Primitive women. did their
housekeeping en- masse.
They gathered In groups to
grind their acOrns. bake their
bread, weave their blankets, wash
their clothes, tend their babies.
They did an enormous amount OF
work. but they did 1t TOGETHER.
They did not labor in q vacuum
Of loneliness as the individual
houseworker does. They were
continually enIivened and stimu.
lated by each others companion.
ship instructed by each others
workmanship,
They worked together as men
work together.
Few men would endure the
isolation during their working
hours which they expect women
to endure AZ a matter. Of course.
Their dispositions would be
wrecked and their actual tech.
nique would suffer. save for
those students and scientists who
are forced by the nature Of their
service, to work alone, most work
ers do better when stimulated by
their companions.
Women hate isolation as much.
II not more, than men. They are
seeking to escape Il by going into
offices or by gaddIng the streets.
The radio and the telephOne can.
not lift that isolation they need
actual contact with other human
beings.
The isolated home e doomed.
More and more our h0ilsework Is.
becoming c0nmunistic.
Community nurseries, cOnlnnun.
ity sewing rooms, community
clinics. kitchens and kindergartens
are, coming into being and calling
back int0 the domestic circle
many OF the restless wives who
now refuse to. be found In the
empty house. Il
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
Gossip AS Basis For Graft
Charges Against Police

IA UNITED STATES SENATOR, On ths nsw e ma aunzn
sometime ago, made direct charges of oorzpiw ms -
in the police department Of Washington bsssa on u3
letters and verbal messages received By hn
subcommittee Of the House received hzEa mnmns az
letters limiting at the thing. Msmbsu e thut
unhesitatngly gave encouragement 70 TIE caaEga
II was the same old story Of statsamsn suppu.sa q w
what responsibility Of utterancs H. tut ahialEx 49,
behind congressional immunity, talking Why sn1 h.m
went before the District Grand Jury wAi<h nw mE1l8
investigation, announced that e ives unnhlsao o11n vu
evidence to support the charges
Witnesses suggested By ths eous.ponfuncs uua 60 h
but had no facts They repsatsd gossip tAal b al4s -
gamblers bOotlsggsrs and mdsrWclll CHzznrIs IS -
ington.
The Grand jury eommsndatsn e ur1Ei,.a rmRn
win be appreciated, but i win Gin - w4 Gw 1s@ rm
heads TO personally inRssiiEzis EsrrIf1 rsnr l -
dieating possible eolu1ion I1b - mniznn 80 60.
dsnes D ths fmsa
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
RIGHT TOO soon
IN H0kuf knmnn1
sl nh-nmahm

CsVCOEeg Is 9 compound 81 uhl1 an1 49,
lO Edmund Burke, for ell Ms hlinprs nslu luEn1 -
synohoniss with the prOpis'u "'~''. A' ~~ HrH
More plans 60 awry bssaus e unsn-~-rs hnas
than integral flaws
Until contemporary minds ssnniir1l - rrrr1 &n un.
ture, It'll waste Of time 20 pres ths bullra-
Half the discoveries and utlitiss wli1A A4ew - -
munity habits first run q gamut e ilazr&zlJ.
You may be Is forshandsd Annxagmzs M 90 -
but your originality won't register ~ szlnb 1<zl1
interested for demonstration.
Columbus cant claim exclusive credit fcE shg m
earth was round; his distinction vested II 1B ur
convince others that il might be.
Range.findng Is the greater part q mnEkn1n P-u11
explains why % many well-aimsd shots fan snsEA
The fral-bIaser seldom leaves monument t ~ uaea -
keeps too far ahead Of intsrfwsnes.
Thus the Wrghs exalted and santss Dunsnt ixz1s
Hugh Chalmers name gathers cObwsbs and UhEyrlB
cssbrity; Edgar Thompson il slightly rsmslbus1 h e.
trads, while steel and Gary are synonymouG
Many present dividend Garner cuehoo Prssss Aa1
iii pirated Or abandoned nest
Sir Arthur Pearson tabOided the Evening 8iandlr1 i
years ago But his priority obscured BY HoEthsss
sptly conceived London Mirror.
Ancient Chins and early Greece senssd sbsut al q. h
principles important . mechanics and phyusS-sh@ -
at the blueprnts Of possibility.
Here's engineers evolved and partially sxssusa mswns
q the abOrssving devices byhed and pIsgaru,a ~
lceeding generations
Historys contacts are with the dslivsry-m.n. nm -
creator
There's hardly invention without soms tnini e a.
cr pivotal exploit that doesn't assonpEhn..s
dead hand
Progress ID relay In which the lsstap runnrr g.
lures the prize and the applause
Quizz thousand movie FANS and not five pG ernt e -
win recall Edisons slot cinema onersssr asg nua
Lubin and Essanay also forgotten guardan e. O.
Silent Drama
sowss Buick who died last month. holding puvGa-I1
job.
There's season hour and q mukst fen svuynns-
and they cant be forced
Fame and fortune exclusively serve thoss uho areaIS
estimate the moment promote principles ana p.sa..a
DON'T Be right TOO soon
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY Dr.. Louis 3. Bisch

{ Is n & + Z f 4E u sa Z
II ii not an uncommon expert
ence for the general practitioner
to have man or ) woman call
1T his office eager to learn
whether Of not some physical Pc
cuiiarity which Ne Or she has il
4 sign Of degeneracy or impend-
ing insanity or some other dread
full thing.
Yet 1t Ii q fact that many quite
normal persons present such de-
fects and that often they have
no known signiticance whatso-
ever.
Take the ears, for example.
Many abnOrmalities OF form and
size may occur. The size OF the
ear may be unusually large or
small The lobe may be attached
closely to the head. There may
b. extra Iobules.
This nose may vary markedly in
shape.
The mouth may be unusually
large, with thick, protruding lips.
The palate may be very high,
marrow and arched or. il may be
broad and saddle.shaped.
Sometimes q Jaw Is very small
ana receding. The opposite con.
ditlcn may also exist, namely,
marked protrusion.
So far as the teeth 90. there
are numerous anomalies. There
are irregularities Of position. Of
Kize, OF number, Of form and con-
diLion.
Often 4 tongue shows grooves
and assures. Indeed, there Is Il
tongue pattern that looks for all
the world like map. 1t is called
a geographical tongue"
Now and then one see q tongue
where the papillae are raised like
small pimples.
So far as the eyes go. various
peculiarities are common. The
assures of the eyes--that Is, the
space between upper and lower
lids-may be very narrow and
both sIanted downwards or In.
wards like the eyes of the
Chinese. StrabisYnus, or cross.
eyed condition may exist, either
in one OF both eyes. Early
cartaract IL another physical eye
deformity.
Az regards the limbs there are
unusually long limbs. unusually
short ones There may be bow
leggedness or knock.kneed con.
dition.
Sometimes child IL born with
more than six fingers or toes or
with less than the usual number.
On the skin many anomalies are
to be found Such are moles, u1-
usually profuse hair growth. par
tlcuIarly on the faces OF women;
absence Of hair on parts usually
with hair. etc. II.
Then there are deformities Of
body organs which are not visible,
but which may be discovered,
often incidentally to physical
medical examination. The heart
on the right side Il such q pecu.
!. liarity.
dare say this enumeration Of
possible physical defects IL sufft-
ciently cOnlprehen to show
that there are really few people
who have not something Of the
sort.
But do not worry. about II.
Such D. deformity d some
hereditary defect, to be sure. but
why and how 1t happened nobody
knows.
None 81 them signifies that you
are doomed 10 mental or physical
disaster.
Often, too, thew can Be cor
rected through slkillful plastic sur
gerry.
Try TO make yourself more
beautiful physically II you want
70. but whatever you q. den't
vprrx ever -
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
MR. ALLISON STREETER
4sA can't understand restless

X. ALI SO n STREET Err
NA can't understand restless
wives.
They make him mad.
Why can't they be satisfied
with their homes and the house.
hold chores as their mothers were?
A great many gentlemen are.
joining the indignant Mr.. Streeter
in asking these questions. They,
too. want to know why wives
leave home. Any housekeeper can
tell them. 81
Wives leave home because homes
aren't homes any more. They are
mere service stations. Time was
when homes were important In
dustrial eenters In. which a
woman accumulated pride and
power.
Great,grandmother Wilson
hand-wOven sheets. great.aunt
EleanOr's peach conserve. esfab.
lished records In the community.
Housework swung from rug weav.
ing to the brewing OF medicines.
It took expert craftsmanship to
be 81 housekepeer 100, or even 50
years ago. Harder work? Yes
inlmeasurably, harder work. But
work which satisfied wonan'a
self.respect and gave her 4 def.
mite authority In her community.
Homes are denatured now.
The constructive crafts have
been taken out of housekeeping.
MEN HAVE TAKEN THEM
OUT.
Men have commerclalized house.
work. 5
Men bake the bread now. Men
weave the rugs men sew the
clothes men do the canning and
picking men make the medicines.
Homes, ais they stand today, are
empty huslSss There Ii no work
within them upon which an eFler.
getic, constructive spirit can feed.
That's one reason why wives
leave home. 4 &. .s5 NJ
But think there Il an even
deeper reason one which reaches
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
ONCE OVERS

VoU know persons who seem
to BE- failures In many ways
but who can do some certain one
thing 80 well that they command
large incomes.
You yourself. do many things ins.
. creditable way. you think that
you are more than ordinarily IN.
eelligent, ii fact. you feel superior
70 many.
But if with ali your gifts and
intelligence you cannot earn half
rs much as they do, are they not
more of success than you areg
There are different forms of
tntellisencs.
The Washington times., 1929-04-05

It Il one thing to Be inteiligent.
but quite another to put some.
thing over successfully As result
OF your ihtelIigence.
YOil are capable Iii one lire ana
not Ia others and there are others
who could not do the things that
earn your salary, but neither could
you fiIl their place 50 acceptably.
Because 4 person IS not 50 wen
versed as you on many subjects
don't think too lightly OF his
ability for he might surprise you.
Don't beiittle the one.track
mind Tor II Is often 4 tcp.nctch
success for its possessor.
The Washington times., 1929-04-05

DO know.
8. What s an atheist?
What President declared, TO the yctCrs belong the spc
Who opuarized the saying Every day n every way an
gstting better and better'f
q Whowas famous Athenian law-giveri
TO- What sonon-ike plant has strong odor
IA What is the meaning Of the expression sine aus non
l2 IN what book found line aRender therefore unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars" Il
Choose the correct word.
l3 The word that means the same lucrative manarut
lessa-proftable
a. The vigorous 10 deicaero
bust-austere. 5 7. 81
Isl The means mutaka 10 majesty
enlarge-mam
Answsn d Esshon Pass
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
HOnOring the Dead
= q. HARRY EMERSON FosDYCK,s ~ nv
Ex4trslvagance Does Not Do It.

IL NJ HAIRY IMMERSION FosDICK's new church, known
II New York As The Rockefeller Church win install
mortuaEy chapel where the dead may until relatives
select undertaken. Es.s
This s said to be part Of drive against interruptions
funeral directors who prey On bereaved families
Something should Be done 70 make the poor reaze III,
they 90 not honor the dead when they mpoyeh themselves
with destinations funerals hiring unnecessary mourning
spending money they afford Oh flowers that he corpse
does not see
TO show respect for the dead do what the dead would want
you to do They would not want extayagance waste
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
MEDIT ATIONS
OF A WIFE
.By Helen Rowland.

The Home II nm institution
kSgTNIiE Home il an Tnstltution:''
remarked some bright little
reformer.
OF COURSE II ii! Every wife
win agree to that TO some hus-
bands ii Is i hotel. to some .
hospital, to some an asylum. and
to some reformatory.
Lots of husbands are merely
transient guests In their homes,
dropping In only to eat. sleep,
shave and change from their
tweeds into their evening clothes
bnt remaining long enough to
complain Of the cooking and
criticize the service.
Other men regard " Home" as
Rest Cure. i Sanitarium, where
they can go to be nursed and
coddled when they are too III or
tagged out to 90 anywhere else,
and can linger until they are able
TO get back on their feet and
OUT, again.
In such q home, It il merely q
matter Of treading softly, muffling
the bells and the children, and
listening to symptoms, until the
Good Proyider can get back to
the OFFICE and begin again to
slave for the things that make
his wife and family happy
Then there Is the Home Re.
forInatory, which man enters
all uneuspectingly, when he Is
under the anaasthetic Of Love:
and where he wakes up, after the
honeymoon, to discover that every
thing about him is to be
CHANGED, remodeled. and ''im.
proved from his grammar and
his pet habits to his socks and
cravats!
The husband in such home
feels like q suspect constantly
under .'observatio ion, 81 M and subject
to punishment or reprinaal1d every
time he IinWittingly breaks
.rule" or INDUCES in free speech.
Some women, like some men,
are born reforners; and when
they find that they cant run the
rest of the world, they take It out
on the haplesa creature they mar.
ried, and thus yindicate them
selves. fs
Finally. there Ii the Asylum.
. Home. where the Man of The House
Is regarded as "narmless,n but
not Quite ponsible,p where no.
body takes him seriously, and
where he Is treated as Just i sort
of necessary evil around the
house. a
Theoretically, every man loves
WelI.regulated home. until he
discovers that that, too. Is an
.sinstitution. run on schedule,
where Ne ID aroused BY an alarm
clock, expected To show up on
the dot for dinner and has the
lights turned out on him at 10
p. m.
Oh. yes, Home rs an institution
hut why remind us Of 1t? That's
why 60 many of us spend our
time wondering how we get into
II, and deyising ways % get
OUT q ~
The Washington times., 1929-04-05

tDRECEDENCE' is word loaded with dynamNs -
heartaches when il rears iss head IN ths sasal sa
The Washington times., 1929-04-05
The knowledge Test for
Readers Of The Times

4. Jesus was baptized by
2. The Ganges Is ! sacred river
I. Simon Bolivar is known as the liberatcr Of
$. was the last Emperor Of Russias
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
Locking the Stable"

An increasing number of fires occur
ring in vacant dwellings in the suburbs
of the city call renewed attention to the
age-old necessity of locking the stable
before the horse is stolen
Stables have given way to garages,
and horses to automobiles, but theft and
incendiarism are still in the land. A
number of so-called mysterious fires in
vacant houses recently proves it.
The practice of realtors and others
leaving houses unlocked is a bad one in
theory, and often enough is in practice
1t makes things easier for the prospec-
tive purchaser, who may walk in any
time he happens to see house with a
''for sale" sign on it, but on the other
hand it constitutes carelessness with
valuable property.
To leave a brand-new home, which
cost up into the thousands of dollars,
wide open for any Tom. Dick or Harry
to enter at will, might seem to be either
too great trust in humanity or indif-
ference to facts.
Neighborhood children quickly be-
come aware of the fact that some en-
terprising builder has furnished them
with a splendid and costly playhouse,
and they are quick to avail themselves
of the opportunity.
In one twelve thousand dollar home In
the Chevy Chase territory recently chill
dren had smudged up fresh paper,
broken window. taken all the keys,
and in other ways damaged a home
Just completed.
Probably the least critical purchaser
would have demanded that this beauti-
fully finished house be done over to put
it in new house" condition. And yet
it was new from top to bottom.
There are scores of such houses wide
open throughout the surrounding sub
urbs. 1t would seem to the average
person that simple regard for ones in
vestment would require that they be
locked up to avert the danger of theft
of plumbing and of fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
Destruction of Birds
By Humans DeplOred
o the Editor OF The Star:

Should cats be made to wear bells?
think this is dangerous and cruel
punishment to cat, as often in trying
to wash themselves they get their teeth
caught in the string and suffer untold
agony.
To save birds must we exterminate
cats?
Boys destroy more birds than cats do
They are encouraged in this by their
parents allowing them to have guns and
air rifles, calling it clever for them to
go hunting, killing and destroying the
mother birds, leaving the little helpless
babies in their nest to die. Others rob
the nest of the eggs and the young ones.
Men, too. enjoy shooting and trapping
the little, helpless creatures, calling it
sport.
No one dares to interfere with this,
but let poor, hungry cat catch bird
to eat and they will go so far as to
stone or shoot and kill her-for the
very thing they would be guilty of.
Cats have been domestic animals and
associated with man for at least two
thousand years, and this fact should de-
eide the question.
Birds are plentiful and happy where
there are trees and shrubs enough left
for their nesting places. 1t is only in
the towns where most of the trees have
been cut down and they have no places
provided for them to nest that they are
scarce.
So, to begin with. I would say that
for the protection of birds more should
be done in the way of preventing boys
from robbing nests and from owning air
guns and from getting licenses to shoot.
In this way much harm and suffering
could be spared the innocent little crea-
lures. EMMA G. PAYNE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is a special department de-
voted to the handling of inquiries. You
have at your disposal an extensive or
ganiZation in Washington to serve you
in any capacity that relates to infor-
nation. Write your question, your name
and your address clearly. and inclose
cents in coin or stamps for reply.
Send to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. G.
Q. Are Olive Palmer and Jessica
Dragonette one and the same?-H. A.
A The National BroadcaSting Co
says Olive Palmer and JeSsica Drago-
nette are two different persons.
O. Why was Eddie Rickenbacker cali
ed the "Hat-in- Ring Ace"?-C. N.
A. Rickenbacker belonged to the oath
Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group
which had as its insignia a hat in
ring This mark was first used by
President Roosevelt. Later his son was
a member of the Gath Pursuit Squadron
which took this emblem.
G. When entering a British port, does
an American cargo ship fly British
flag?-F. T.
A. Merchant ships fly two flags. On
the foremost is the flag of the port to
which the ship is bound and on the
stern mast the flag of the ships
country is flown.
O. When was the church at James
town, Va, built?-W. o. H.
A. The exact date of the erection of
the church in Jamestown, Va, is not
recorded. 1t was probably finished in
the year 1889.
O. How large is Pokagon Park?-NC.
A. This State park in Steuben County
Ind, was created in 1925 and contains
TOO acres.
Q. What Is the average height of
men and women in the United States?
j. G.
A. There have been no statistics COM
piled as to the average heights of men
and women in the United States, but
the Public Health Service states that
approximately feet 8 inches is the
average height of a man. and 5 feet
4 inches is the average height of a
woman.
Q. Does Chicago lead in number of
murders communicable. S.
A. In 1923, Chicago stood first in
number of murders communicates.
buG DeJrOlC, WIN ZZo murders, has
among our largest cities, higher rate
per 100000. There the rate is 16.5,
while in Chicago it is 1873; Cleveland,
1873; Philadelphia, 8.s; New York, 81;
Los Angeles, At.
O. What are the Sinclair oil interests
worth?-R. w.
A. The Sinclair oil interests are worth
about $500000,000. Approximately 49,
600 people are employed.
@. When did the censorship of pub
LEGATIONS begin?-P. P.
A. Probably in 1903, when the We
netian Senate charged Musurus, 1.-The
greatest scholar of the age" with the
task of exercising censorship over all
Greek books printed in Venice with
reference particularly to the suppress
sion of anything inimical to the Roman
Church.
@. Did our earth have the same
movements 500 million years ago?-
j. M. F.
A. The Naval Observatory says that
it is believed that the solar system has