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Evening star., 1930-12-01

@. Which of Hawthorne'S books is
considered his best?-G. S.
A. Opinions differ but some authori-
ties say that In THE Scarlet Letter.
Hawthorne reached the fullness OF his
power.
Evening star., 1930-12-01

@. What is the total area Of all the
islands in the world?-J. H. B.
A. It is approximately 1000 900 squaI 9
miles. This includes Australia, the
largest island. Besides Australia, there
are approximately 100000 square
miles Of islands in the seas.
Evening star., 1930-12-01

@. What is meant by Jack Cade legis-
lation?-T. B.
A. 1t refers to laws made because OF
pressure from without. Jack Cade, an
Irishman, headed an insurrection Of
about 10000 armed men Ito procure
redress of grievances"
Evening star., 1930-12-01

@. Please give a biography Of Ben
jamin De Casseres, who spoke over the
radio recently about George Bernard
Shave. w. H.
A. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa,
April 8, 1873. He is a collateral de-
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Both the vets and some Of the drys
are agitating the subject Of q national
referendum on the subject Of repeal or
modification Of the eighteenth amend
ment. A. Piatt Andrew, member Of
the House from Massachusetts,, is pre-
pared to sponsor a resolution for such
referendum. In O conference of dry
leaders held here recently, the proposal
of referendum was seriously ad-
vanced by some who were confident
that the dry cause would triumph over
whelmingly. But now 1t appears that
many Of the drys are unalterably op-
posed to such a proposition. Why should
they favor 1t? They have the amend
ment in the Constitution and believe
1t Is there to stay.
If Congress should undertake to pro-
vide for national referendum on the
subject Of prohibition, 1t would be q
wide departure from the usual pro-
cedure In this country. In q measure
IL would be q direct attack upon the
whole system az representative govern-
Evening star., 1930-12-01

O. How many packages are carried
by the parcel post in year?-H. B.
A. In the fiscal year 1880, 837,0000O0
packages were carried, bringing in
revenue of S152,000,000. This vss q
substantial increase in business over
the fiscal year 1929.
Evening star., 1930-12-01

O. What is the difference between Q
carol and hymn?-G. E. M.
A. It is hard to draw line between
them. A carol may be said to be song
of religious 10y. A hymn may be this,
but it may also carry distinct note OF
sadness.
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Devohng His Life to Battling Man Worst Enemies Dr. Leland
o. Hozoad Seventy zoo Is Still Crusadng against the Insect
annually Iutict7gvo Billion Dollars Losses Farms

VERTEBRATES long ago lost the armor that
protected them against external injury.
developing an internal skeleton instead. The
insect kept his armor; he wears his skeleton on
the outside, and this hard casing protects his
muscles from injury. It also gives the insect
strength Of limb three times greater, proper
tionally than mans.
IAN insects blood penetrates its whole booty,
as In man, but unlike man, the purifying air
also is diffused throughout its body, instead Of
being confined to restricted area, the lungs.
Insects are born equipped for life, able to take
care Of themselves from the time they hatch,
and they die at their peak Of efficiency without
knowing the infirmity Of old age. They have
no problems of dietetics; they can eat about
anything. Some feed on living plants; Some
attack animals; some are cannibalistic preying
upon themselves and other insects. They attack
and devour furniture clothes, growing timber,
carpets and books"
DR.. Howard has seen the war on insect pests
develop from mere guerilla fighting into q
highly organized, scientific conflict, calling into
play powerful weapons, led by corps of well
trained officers commanding a veritable army
of men. Along a thousand fronts he has watched
the battle rage, an amending battle that costs
millions of dollars each year and knows no
armistice. Behind the lines, intricate problems
Of control are being studied in laboratories. New
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seed and seedlings and every consignment %
food and grain from other lands. Certain plants
suspected Of harboring foreign foe are taboo.
and others are kept in prison hospitals" until
they are proved free of pests.
Along the Rio Grande chronological
patrol has so far proved effective in keeping out
the Mexican fruit fly, tough customer capable
of working havoc should it escape the patrol
and reach the prosperous orchards Of Cali
fornia.
Just now the attention of entomologiSts IN
focused upon o new pest, recently discovered
in Florida In spite of the eternal vigilance OF
Federal and State inspectors, the Mediterranean
fruit fly held at bay for many years because
of its bad reputation in other countries, has
made its presence known in five different coun-
ties. strict quarantine was clamped down
within a week of its discovery and special
appropriations are being made by the State and
Federal governments to effect its complete Grad.
ication. An expenditure of millions of dollars
will be necessary before control is established,
experts say.
WHY the insect army intact for 100000
years, should suddenly be recognized as
a menace Serious enough to influence inter.
national trade and cause governments to stop
and take notice, Is a question that puzzles
ordinary people, but the answer is clear enough
to DIR. Howard.
when man began to cultivate crops on o
the enormous multiplication of certain insects
by putting at their disposal an unlimited supply
of food In feeding his own increasing millions
he has fed increasing billions of insects.
"CO they have multiplied as they never would
have under old conditions
"Then, too, man upset that delicate balance
which Nature established on the different CONT
nents through centuries of endeavor In the
North America of the Indians that balance was
maintained Native species were preyed upon
by their special parasites and by birds and these
kept them from increasing too rapidly. Ever
since Columbus discovered America the trouble
has been increasing, as transportation increased
the ease of communication between various
countries.
New trees and new plants were brought TO
America by the colonistS, and today refrigera-
ton makes 1t possible to transport even perish.
fruits and vegetables. With these importa-
tioI( from the Old World arrived Old World
pests u I'd these finding their ancient enemies
lackins\ increased enormously. Foreign pests
that have invaded the United States are among
the most dangerous Of insect enemies. Species
such as the Japanese beetle, which do little
damage at home run riot in America, causing
millions of dollars worth of damage"
The recognized principle of parasite control
has led to extensive research by Uncle Sans
chronological army, and an attempt has been
made to restore the balance of Nature by
bringing some of these beneficial insects into
the United States. DR.. Howard has been par.
tcularly interested in this work, carried ON
by q corps of scientists who are continually
securing other lands for parasites that prey
upon different pests.
copyright, 193O)
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legislation, both State and Federal Is demanded
continually as situations shift and change along
the front.

continually as S1CuaConS smut ana cnAuGe Aiong
the front.
NEODES Of combat vary according to the
Ava foe, and the entomologists have adapted
to their uses many of the weapons developed
during the World War. Airplanes are used for
accommodating purposes, particularly in the for
est, where pilots can locate by the Drowned
and dying crowns of trees areas where the pine
bark beetles are at work, insects that destroyed
in the heavily infested Modoc National Forest
Of California 1874 600 board feet Of timber
during 1927 alone and which are estimated to
cause damage aggregating $20, O00000 year.
Chemical warfare methods have been devel-
oped to a high degree during Dr. Towards
career Hgh-powered sprays throw poison into
the tree tops, Staying the enemy by billions.
Airplanes, especially constructed so as to oper-
ate at low altitude and slow rate of speed,
have been used to dust .poisons such as calcium
arsenate upon cotton fields and arsenate of lead
upon forests. Swampy lakes in Louisiana, in
tested with larvae of malaria mosquitoes have
been busted with paris green The insects sense
of smell, many times more acute than mans,
has been played upon with poisoned bats,
cleverly mixed to initiate favorite food.
Strict guarantees have been laid upon plants
and fruits from other lands and every port of
entry is guarded by inspectors who examine
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IMAGINE q race that knows neither IN
fancy nor ole age. whose warriors go
forth TO battle protected by q natural
armor; O race that numbers among its
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smirch himself by reading such stuff.
He was finally persuaded to read what
he had. so strongly attacked. He is
now my friend, because we are both
admirers of Washington. and he real
ICES that all that 1 have done is to
portray as truthfully as possible the
mans character as it can be known
from the documents written in his
own writing"
Defends Modern Youth.
Many interesting sidelights on Co.
lonial and Revolutionary DAYS have
been uncovered by Mr.. Hughes in his
research work.
I'VE find that despite all the present.
day talk regarding the disobedience of
modern children and their disrespect for
parents, even in 1875, or thereabout,
the elders were having difficulty with
young people" he said. I'VE find that
at that time an old law was revived
which made disobedience of children
punishable by death. 1 never found
any record of the sentence being car
ried into effect, but there are docu-
ments which prove that incorrigible
children were turned over to the town
authorities for f1oggings. I don't think
the child of today is any worse or any
better than he was 100 years ago. You
Will llnu InaC human nature is Just
about the same as it was at the be-
ginning of history"
Il frequently read old books of SER
mons" he continued, land it is curious
to see how much the same they are as
the sermons preached today"
Mr.. Hughes was asked whether, with
his many years of experience, writing
was not easier for him than when he
first started:
I have always had to work hard to
write" he replied, land I still do. If
one has an idea, it means work to do
something with it. If you have no
ideas. then it means still harder work"
Mr.. Hughes does all of his writing
in long hand and generally works dur
ing the night hours when everything is
quiet.
Although" he concluded, when I
do work, nothing outside disturbs me
You see, grew up in large family"
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HUGHES DEFENDS PORTRAYAL
OF WASHINGTON AS ACCUR ATE
Novelist Declares Critics
Have Erroneous impress
sion of His Efforts.
"Cherry Tree" Story Branded
as Myth-Author LaudS
First President.
BY GRETCHEN SMTTH

Those who claim he has attacked the
character of Washington in his still I'M
completed biography have in many
cases never read his book and have an
| erroneous conception of what he has
written, Rupert Hughes, novelist, yes
terday declared on his arrival at the
Mayf1ower Hotel where he will remain
Tor the next few days while engaged in
further research work at the Library of
Congress
Mr.. Hughes. who is about to publish
the third of his biographical series of
/ five volumes and is now working on the
fourth volume. has read hundreds of
WaShington'S letters in his endeavor to
give to the world a representation of the
life of the Father of His Country"
There are between $4,000 and 40, 900
OF these documents" he said. ITO in
sure accuracy, do not read the copies
of Washington's letters and papers, but
read the originals themselves. To me,
Washington is the greatest man who
ever lived and don't know of any other
character in history whose life can
stand as much investigating as his. So
many of the stories and traditions which
have been told us as true of Washing
tons life are unfounded and no au-
thority for them can be found Take
the story Of the cherry tree. for instance
dalton for that story.
BIames Historians for Errors"
"Other erroneous impressions of
Washington have been created from the
fact that historians have only taken
part of the writings which he has left
If you cut out some of the documents
and accept others, you get a distorted
view and not the entire story. 1 am
here trying to dig up all I can about
him and I want to say that I have
never read a single document written
by him that is not to his credit. It is
foolish to say that I have attacked
Washington'S character. / have fire.
guently found that, like people who vote
dry and drink wet, there are many men
who sing the praises of Washington in
order to conceal their own shortcom-
ings, These are the people who resent
my saying that Washington used strong
language. He did, but then, that was
true of men of those times. Again, we
know that Washington drank. But he
never got drunk No evidence has ever
appeared to that effect, although the
men and the soldiers of the Revolu-
tionary Army were all hard drinkers
Recently I received most severe
criticism from Western rancher re-
garding my 'villification' of Washing
ton. The man had never read what l
had written and said he would not be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
HOLDS G. O. P. VETS
ELECTED WALSH
United States Attorney Makes
Charge in Address Before Boston
Art Club.
By the Associated Press.


BOSTON. February l. Brewers
and wet" Republicans were blamed by
United States Attorney Frederick H
Tarr in charges published yesterday for
helping to raise s74,O0O, which he said
was used to elect David l. Walsh, Dem
ocrat, to the Office of United States
Senator in 1926 over William M. Butler,
Republican.
The $4,000, he said in an address at
the Boston Art Club yesterday, came
from a fund of 1896, 465 raised by the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment and was spent in MaSsa-
chuSetts by the Constitutional Liberty
League, the State branch of the asSo-
citation, and the Democratic State COM
mittee and Democratic leaders.
He also charges, after declaring his
belief that the people of the State were
not wet" in their sympathies, that an
other fund would be raised to elect a
Democratic wet" Senator in the Fall.
He asserted that a campaign against
the policies of President Hoover and
the national Republican platform was
under way.
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fered no resistance and reported the
craft was operating without papers and
was carrying half a case Of whisky AND
two sacks of beer.
Capt. James Percy TAFT, Engineer
Thomas Hansen and Ronald Newt
liams, a deckhand, denied that the
Northern Exchange was engaged in
liquor traffic. Capt. TAFT said the craft
was bound from Vancouver, British Co
lumbia, to Ensenada, Mexico, where r.
would enter the fishing trade.
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LOSS SET AT f50o, 900.

LONDON, February LP).-About
$500 900 will cover the loss sustained nv
Lloyds Bank through the recent HAIRY
crash, Chairman ]. Beaumont Pease told
shareholders at the annual meeting of
Lloyd'S Bank yesterday.
Until some difficult questions of law
ssid .it ii nili he imnossibie - SeICIea' ne
actly what the loss may be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
NINE WIDOWS OF DEPOSED SULTAN
TO BE GIVEN 100000 OF ESTATE
Five-4ear Legal Battle Involving Abdul Hamid's
S1,5OO,OOOOOO Is Partly Settled.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February IA London
dispatch to the New York Times yester-
day said that after a five-year legal
battle, nine surviving widows and thir-
teen children of Abdul Hamid, Sultan of
Turkey, who was deposed in 1909, have
obtained $50,000,000 from the rulers
81 500, 000, 900 estate.
Greece, it was reported in London,
offered 100000 to Abdul's former
harem favorites, now Twink in poverty
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LOITERER STAYS
GOTHAM POLICEMAN
Shooting Follows Officers Attempt
to Disperse Group-Man
Escapes in Taxicab.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February IA police
man was shot and killed Thursday by
one of a group of street corner loiterers
whom he attempted to dispense The
assailant, after firing three bullets into
the policeman's body, Communicated a
taxicab at the point of a gun and es-
capped.
The body of the patrolman, Maurice
OBrien, "a, was found lying on a side
walk IN Harlem. William Goldman,
taxicab driver, told police he heard
shots near where the body was found
and that Immediately afterward a man
leaped into his cab, compelled him to
drive some distance away then robbed
him of So, forced him out of the car
and drove away. The taxicab later was
found abandoned.
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CAB STRIFE IS DENIED
DOUBLE Staying CAUSE
Checker officials Tell Chicago Prob
ers Organization Is Har-
monious.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 1.-Oficials of
the Checker Taxicab Co. yesterday de-
MED internal strife in the organization
was the motive actuating the slayers e
Barney j. Mitchell company treas
and George Jackson, a driver,
bodies were found slumped in
dawn Thursday.
Robert Mclaughlin, president ia
I Gordon. vice president, Max Rail-
man. secretary. and Attorneys Samuel
w; lshauker and Lester Bauer we're the
m,n who called at detective headquar-
tiers today and submitted to questioning
concerning the slayings.
Each denied of knowing of anything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

which might be construed as a motive
for the killings and professed that
everything was harmonious" in their
organization. The men quizzed were
guests of Mclaughlin at his home on
the night and early morning hours pre-
ceding the killing, having gathered
there to celebrate the wedding anniver-
sary of the McLsughlins
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SUES :

.;H1CAC A young
went 81 y,-,erday through
to aSS $4,000 for whippings
a Lid his father gave him when he
G;,s a boy.
A suit for that amount was filed by
George w. Blei, now 81. against George
r. Blei, alleging that the latter had
beaten him with black snake month
after month" because. he got poor
grades in school, The father declined
to comment.
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65TH NEW ORLEANS
TROLLEY is BOMBED
Woman Suffers From Shock, but
Three Others on Street Car
Are Uninjured.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 1.-The
sixty-flfth bombing of New Orleans
street cars in the present labor dispute
tore the floor boards from a trolley
Thursday and shattered its windows
Mrs. Angelina Manzer1i, SIS, suffered from
shock, but three other passengers and
the crew of the car were unhurt.
The car rolled over on bomb placed
between the rails at a street inter-
section.
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JUG0SLAVIA LEGATION
STONED BY GREEK REDS
Down With Serbian Dictatorship! y
Is Cry of Mob Causing
injury to Janitor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, February IA
crowd of Communists stoned the Jugo-
slavian legation Thursday, shouting
Down with the Serbian dictatorship"
Down with Alexander's legations!"
The janitor at the legation was in
jured and the windows of the residence
of Alexander N. Diomede, governor of
the Bank of Greece, adjoining the
legation, were broken.
Communists of Saloniki attacked an
automobile in which Gen. Gonatas,
governor of Macedonia was driving.
Children Of IA and under in Spain are
banned from bullfights and boxing
matches
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in various capitals of Europe. The
Aegean Financial Trust, Ltd, of London,
hopes to get for them 100000 900
from Iraq.
Abdul, who died in prison in 1918,
was said by some to be the richest man
IN the world. A number of British and
American flnanciers have backed the
contention of his heirs that confiscation
of his properties during and after the
World War was illegal Greece's offer
concerns properties acquired from Tur-
Key under postwar treaties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
CANADIAN BOAT HELD
AS RUNNER SUSPECT
Craft Seized Off California Coast
Claimed En- Route From Van
couver to Mexico.

By the Associated Press
SAN PEDRO, Calf, February l.
Three Canadian seamen and their As
foot power boat, the Northern Exchange,
were held here today by Coast Guard
authorities on suspicion of violating the
United States liquor laws.
Coast Guardmen of the patrol boat
Morris, operating out of Oakland Calf,
boarded the Northern Exchange yester-
day when she swung within the 12-mile
limit off San Nicholas Island, 70 miles
north of here. They said the crew of
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CLAIMS WAR MATERIAL
FOR BOLIVIA DISCOVERED
Paraguan Consulate Says Supplies
Were Found by Motto Crosse
Authorities.

BY the Associated Press
ASUNCION, Paraguay, February L.
The Paraguayan consulate at Corumba,
Brazil yesterday advised the foreign
office that great number of cases con-
tanning war material destined for Bolivia
had been discovered by the authorities
Of the State of Motto Crosse. The state
authorities were said to have communi-
Gated the information to the Central
Brazilian government at Rio de Janeiro.
scotland will place a national max
on all Scotch potatoes OF high ouality'
before exporting them.
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RLIGHT-KILLED CHESTNUT
TREES STAGE COMEBACK
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, February IA
survey made in the mountains in this
section has resulted in the prediction
by DR.. Joseph S. Illick, Pennsylvania
State forester, that chestnuts killed
some years ago by the blight would
eventually stage a comeback.
Research just completed has shown
that young chestnut trees are develop
ing stronger resistance to the blight,
and new sprouts bearing well formed
burs have been found on the trees,
bearing out the statements recently of
mountain residents of Western Mary
land that chestnuts were making a
comeback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

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