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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Woman Protests
Slaughter of Cats
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
May I protest through your columns
against the cruel practice Of killing cats
and dogs, especially cats, by poison?
This is frequently done here.
Recently in an alley not far from me
% cats were counted, their dead bodies
twisted into every contortion Of agony.
The cats made noise, you say, and,
therefore, deserved death. Are there
no noises in washington? The man
or woman capable of doing dastardly
deed like this must have a heart Allied
with hate and venom and Is capable of
doing much greater crimes.
A friend of mine, q brilliant intel
lectual woman, says the day for cats Is
past; they should be exterminated or
not allowed to propagate. In this work
Of determination she thinks the auto
mobiles have helped lot. In this she
speaks the truth. / was told last year
at the District Building that cats and
dogs killed by autos were shoveled I'D
at an average of one hundred q day.
Many people, on going away for the
Summer, send their cats and dogs to
the Animal Rescue League to be chloro-
formed. They have money to spend for
their vacation but none to board their
pets. But there are some people still
left in the world who love their cats as
pets.
Three years ago we had a tragedy
here on Mount Pleasant A family
moved from here to Georgetown, taking
their cat, big white and yellow TOM
cat, with them. Now cats do not like
| strange places. This cat did not. He
disappeared. His owner, q woman of
go thinking he had returned to his
| old home, cams back every day, bring
ing food for him with her It was very
hot weather. One day, exhausted with
| the trip and worn with grief and dis
appointment she dropped dead in the
yard Of her former home. A man.
whose cat had wandered away, after
| spending much money in advertising
and much time in looking for him. said
| to me: you may laugh at me, but
when thought of my little cat, wan
dering around. cold and hungry, l sat
down and cried"
We have q recent example in the case
| OF DR.. Mooney. who sobbed aloud as his
| police dog Fritz was condemned TO
| death.
Personally, I have seen 80 much love
and gratitude shown by these poor,
prosecuted creatures cannot think this
| love wasted or misplaced. A man de-
voted to his dog, or even to his cat, will
rarely commit a crime. When I think
| OF how animals are wronged and
| poisoned for not being human 1 regret
the adjustment of the whipping post.
KATHARINE BIRNEY SEP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Use of Light Paper
In Airmail Favored

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune
The newest plans for a rapid 24-hour
service airnail between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts is further evidence
that air transportation in the Postal
Department is here to stay and is due
for a very wide expansion. We may
count on q climb in the volume Of air.
mail that will make severe demands on
the carrying capacity of air apparatus,
which fact will bring new problems.
OF the latter phase we are now think
ing and are making comparison with
a quite similar condition during the
first half Of last century, when the pony
express was giving its early form of
rapid transit. Size and weight of the
matter then carried on horseback was
Of prime Importance, just as 1t is, or very
soon will be, in the Airmail Service.
The difficulty then was met by the use
OF small, thin and light stationery for
pony express letters.
Might it not be well, without undue
delay to impose similar restrictions on
the size and weight of airmail? If, with
out change of postal rate, the weight
of mail matter carried for the standard
unit were to be greatly reduced-Say
to one-flfth or less Of the present
poise-and If very thin special paper
and envelopes were provided, would
not there be an immediate saving in
air poundage and correspondence
great increase in the mail cargo car
riable for the same overhead cost?
There Is pronounced modern tend
ency toward the manufacture Of books
from lighter, less space-fllling papers,
and perhaps general movement ex-
tending from airmail even into other
mail fields might be inaugurated to
save the multiplicity of bagsful of let
ter mail. 1t is, of course, improbable
that postal matter other than first class
will be carried by air in large volume
for a long time to come, as the cost will
be prohibitive, but there would be a
real saving in airmail costs by the use
OF onion skin or ether light, compact
papers for letter-w5gting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Refund of Borland
Collections Is Urged

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is to be sincerely hoped, for the
sake of the good name of the govern
ment,of the District Of Columbia, that
the officials charged with the duty OF
deciding whether or not the money
Illegally duressed" from property owners
by virtue of the unconstitutional
Borland law shall not forget that the
Ten Commandments are in full force
and effect and that one of these COM
mandments runs thus, Thou shalt not
steal"
It is disquieting to read in the public
prints that certain officials speak Of
the statute Of limitations. The statute
Of limitations merely bars the remedy;
it does not extinguish the debt.
Inasmuch as every dollar collected by
virtue Of the Borland Law was collected
by and through threats and menaces
Of liens and possible tax sales, thus
making it impossible to borrow money
on property whose title was so clouded,
equity and good conscience demands
that every dollar so collected should be
refunded, regardless Of the statute Of
limitations Otherwise the District Of
Columbia shall be catalogued as a
nullif1er of the moral law as well as
repudiator of its Just obligations.
DAN DIXON MURPHY,
Chicago, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Depression and Politics.

Depression and Politics.
Those who are accused of politically
capitalizing hard times" and unem-
ployment naturally assume that they
are no more culpable than those who
politically capitalize good times" and
the full dinner PAIL that it is only
natural to point out one to contradict
what has been claimed concerning the
other. And, as Mr.. Morrow very aptly
expressed it the other night, "sny party
which takes credit for the rain must
not be surprised if its opponents blame
1t for the drought"
But without dwelling on the rea-
sonableness of some of the accepted
phenomena in American politics, it is
lamentable that situation which Is
Of such vital concern TO so many per-
sens, and which so obviously is due to
complex OF causes beyond the control
of any political faction, should be OBJ
scured by such accusation and counter
accusation. 1t is a matter which may
well concern the best brains of both
an opportunity for service.
A depression is an exceedingly COM
plicated economic phenomenon. 1t
cannot be resolved by debate nor by
any other means except the application
Of sound and far-sighted business en-
cheering This is the way President
Hoover, himself master economic en-
gineer, is trying to resolve 1t. Any
effort to exaggerate or belittle the sit
uation makes the solution more Diff
dcult
The political viewpoint is necessarily
subjective. It is colored, at the best,
by wishful thinking. The economic
viewpoints, on the other hand, Is neceS-
sarily objective. 1t deals with things
as they are and not as they should be
to fit into a partisan argument. And
any real problem can be solved only by
the consideration of realities. Under
the leadership in the White House
the present woeful Autumn Of un-
employment is being subjected to
objective analysis from which, it
may be hoped, viii appear q shorter
road to returned prosperity than would
come from letting nature take its course.
Facts will be found which viii apply
not only to this but to all future de-
uressions.
Elections are upon US and the old
clamor of politics in our ears. Yet to
the Nation, facing the upward climb
from the valley in which it today
stands. there comes this heartening as
surance, If we but pause and think.
There has been no major American
economic crisis since the war that has
not, by those responsible for Its solu-
ton, been laid in the able hands of
Herbert Hoover. Belgian and Russian
relief, Mississippi food problems, previ-
Gus unemployment crisis, in these and
other urgent times three Presidents have
turned to one man to lead the way. In
the fact that that one man IS today
again facing our grave problems with
out dismay lies the greatest assurance
Of their sound solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Great Ideal.
It's pride which causes us to mourn.
Existence here below
In Summers heat could well be borne,
Likewise in Winters snow;
But scorning comforts we might win,
We yearn for worldly dross.
Again resounds the battles din,
Each wants to be the boss.
The roSiest scene of peace that's drawn
An autocrat reveals;
One ruler seems to tread upon
Another rulers heels.
And health or peace each man esteems
An unimportant loss.
This is the sweetest Of his dreams,
He wants to be the boss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
That Free-Handed Subcommittee.

One Of the surprising things about
that generous Subcommittee on Motor
Licenses of the Commissioners TRAFFIC
Advisory Committee is that in the
meeting the other night at which the
doubling Of the gas tax with the regis
tration fee was urged, 1t failed to be
receptive to proposal that the Federal
Government be relieved Of all expenses
in connection with the roads in Rock
Greek and Potomac Parks.
The subcommittee, with lavish ges-
ture, had already said in effect to IN
Gle Sam: I'm spite of hard times. in
spite of business depression and in
spite Of the fact that no call has been
made upon us and no justification
shown for increased revenue from mo-
florists, we, the members Of this SUBJ
committee, out of the goodness Of our
hearts, want you to be relieved Of all
the contribution that you have hither-
to made to the District for highway
maintenance 1t may mean, of course,
that the doubling of the cost of run
ming automobiles in the National Cap
ital viii force many motorists to give
UP their cars. but that means nothing
to US. We have fixed 1t 50 that you
viii bear no more expense for the
streets Of the District. in spite Of the
fact that the law says you must, and
we have gone even farther. From nov
on all the salaries in the highway and
traffic department will be paid without
your giving the matter another thought
and we. in order to show the sincerity
Of our generosity, have arranged the
recommendations SO that simply 81
strilNpg out q single paragraHh-thai
ralstihR to the personal property tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

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@. Is the All-American Canal q part
Of the Boulder Canyon proiect?-M. w.
A. It Is. There are three features IN
cluded in this project-the Hoover
Dam, power plant, and the All-Amer-
lean Canal. This canal built entirely
within the United States, will carry
water from the Colorado River to the
Imperial and Coachella Valleys, in the
Southeastern part of California.
O. What is meant by voicing and
! tuning a pipe organic. E. r.
A. Voicing Is tuning or regulating
the pitch or tone OF an organ. Pipe
tuning is regulating the entire instru-
ment.
! O. Who was the Princess Anne after
| try have been named?-M. G.
A. 1t is that of Anne who became
Queen Of England.
@. Please give q good method for
freshening a black silk dress and re-
moving the shine.-E. S.
A. The silk must be thoroughly
brushed and wiped with cloth, then
laid nat On Q board or table, and vel
sponged with hot coffee. thoroughly
freed from sediment by being strained
on the side intended to show; 1t Is al
lowed to become partially dry and Their
ironed on the wrong side. The coffee
removes any grease and restores Tho
brilliancy of silk without imparting tt
it either the shiny appearance oil
crackly and papery stiffness obtained BY
other liquids. The silk appears thick
ened by the process, and this good ef'
feet is usually permanent.
@. Who wrote the Communist. song
''The Internationar?-L. z.
| A. The Communist hymn was writer
by Eugene Potter, Frenchman.
@. When q photograph has begun t.
fade, can anything be done about
it?-W. W.
A. The fading is usually caused BY
improper fixing and washing. To pre-.
vent further change fix in a hypo BATH
of usual strength for 10 to 20 minute:
and wash in running water for one
| hour.
@. What does Pagliacci mean?-E. NJ
A. 1t is an Italian word and mean:
the players"
| @. Where is coral taken which is con.
sidered precious?-E. j. Y.
A. The precious coral Is found wide.
spread on -, borders and around thu
islands of the Mediterranean Sea. TIT
most important coral fisheries extend
along the coasts of Tunisia, Algeria ant
Morocco, but real coral is also obtaineS
in the vicinity of Naples. and on TIN
coasts of Sardinia, Corsica, Catalin;
and Provence. 1t occurs also in tn
North Atlantic, off the northwest coas
of Africa. Black coral which grows t
a considerable height and thickness i
found in the tropical water of Aus
tralia.
@. What is the round boat which
looks like floating basket called? It 4
used by natives in Baghdad.-L. D.
A. 1t is called koofah.
Q. What was griffin supposed to be-
&C. e. I.
A. 1t was q mysterious monster, hal
lion and half eagle, believed by TIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

In this column recently we discussed
those wonders of the horticultural
world, the roses, and how well they
looked despite the hard, inimical Sum-
mer
The first stroke of Autumn. as de-
'livered recently, did not succeed in
hurting them.
per. fresh and green as at any time
during the year.
Necessary pruning may be postponed
until November. not only with no hurt,
but probably with benef1t to the plants.
If the weather should loosen up again,
and warm days succeed, many rose
buds will blossom.
\
This late crop Of roses, although 1t
NAV be small, Is one of the most de-
lightful of the rose year.
AS we recall the season, the hrst
roses in the Spring did not come as
early as usual
In the past this writer has had roses
as early as April 26, II we mistake not
the date; but this year 1t vas some
time In May before the first blooms OF
Red Radiance came out.
We have had roses as late as Decem-
ber-or should We say rose?
Unless our enthusiasm Tor Red Raol-
ance leads us into error, we have mac
at least one blossom on Christmas Gay
Not a very good flower, II was True
but Enthusiastically and indubitably
red, red rose.
And in the snow, as we recall.
Pruning and other garden operations
NAV be SUSPENDED until November.
The chances are that the District o.
Columbia will enjoy more warm days
although there is one school OF weather
thought which looks for as cold WIN
ter as we have had a hot, dry Sum-
mer.
II is a bit hard to believe, however
that real freezing weather Will come
along before early November, which Is
not far OH.
Many persons who have purchased
tulip bulbs. for instance, have hesitatec
about putting them into the ground.
They were right. If the warm spell
had extended during the month OF No
vember, or should return for any ex-
tended stretch, the bulbs might SEND uF
their soft green shoots.
Tulips and other so-called Dutch
bulbs had better be planted this season
in November, preferably as late as pos
sible.
Bulbs remaining in the ground from
Spring must be left, of course, where
they are. The chances are that ole
bulbs will not have the vigor OF the new
plump ones supplied by the professional
growers. There is little danger Of Older
bulbs sprouting at the Indian Summer
call.
y y
Perhaps there is more reason fol
pruning rosebushes this Fall than in ar
ordinary year.
The drought no doubt has caused
them to suffer, though they may show
no particular signs of it.
Root systems have been hard put to
it to carry the luxuriant canes of greer
leaves and such blossoms as they have
borne.
Now the burden should be lessened.
After cold weather definitely sets in
it will be a good thing for the average
bush rose If it is cut back. Just how
much Is to be left to the discretion OF
the individual gardener. Normally, anna
teur gardeners fear the pruning knife
It will be safe to cut all bush roses back
to a foot from the ground. Even tive
or three inches Is not too close, If the
gardener does not worry about it. II
must be remembered that the root sys-
TENS are what carry the entire plant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

The powers that be In Abyssinia are
alert bargain hunters for royal trap
pings, judging from the fact that at
the forthcoming coronation the coach
of ex-Kaiser wilhelm II will be used;
that 1t will be drawn by white horses
imported from Hungary and driven by
former coachman of Emperor Francis
Joseph Of Austria. Those determined
to stay in the king business have found
it profitable to shop around since the
wave of unpopularity of that form Of
rule set in about IL years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

The song. "On the Beach at waikiki"
Is said to have brought many changes
for the better in the surroundings of
that famed Pacific resort. o, for some
bard who would compose a best-seller
dealing with the Potomac water front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

II would rather be president Of the
American Federation Of Labor" ejacu-
lates that self-same oflcial, than be
President of the United States" Posi-
bly, some Chief Executives would agree
with him, on the ground that he has
less trouble and more fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

A new lubricant, said to be imperu-
Gus to either heat or cold, or dilutants
is alleged to have been discovered by
engineers. We have one already-it Is
known colloquiany as elbow grease. I"
Eut the supply seems to be diminish
ing Of late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
A Shadow Of Discomfort.

ut is upon the farmer that the great
ness of this country really depends"
said the persuasive statesman.
Eyes" answered Farmer Corntossel;
"but sometimes I think I'd like to be
one of the fellers that didn't have so
much dependin' on EN-, SOS could
have time to wear good clothes and 60
to few parties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

Eddie Cantor, retired from the stage,
is to become a playwright. All right;
but he will find that from now on he
must depend on audiences, not his own
hand-clapping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

A special hospital and sanitarium
catering exclusively to goldfish Is To-
Gated in Toronto, Canada. How does
one go about taking a goldnsh's tenn
perature?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Difference.

II enjoyed your piano solo very
much" said the talkative girl.
1T was not solo," answered the
polite but sarcastic musician. your
conversation was the principal and most
charming theme. My performance was
merely an obbligato."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
An Achievement,

In language, simple truth to tell,
He must have studied long ard we'll
He can recite and also spell
A complicated college yell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Population Reducers.

How did China come TO be so densely
populated?" asked the inquisitive person.
Because" answered the man who
always knows the answer, ut started its
civilization 50 long before the invention
Of automobiles and street cars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
Revelations.

If people always spoke the truth,
1t wouldn't make us gladder.
The world would wiser be, In sooth,
But likewise vastly sadder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

Washingtonians formerly got their
car tokens confused with dimes; now
It makes no difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

lone trouble is" said Uncle Eben,
"dat we wants our good intentions taken
fob granted, but when We stahts in to
be disagreeable we perdpces de actual
goods"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22
An Important Condition.

do you object to hecklers?"
mot under certain circumstances"
answered Senator Sorghum. They're q
great help If you can meet 'em before
hand and have 'em well rehearsed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

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Attractions At Theatres
DOLORES COSTELLO IS
 AT COLISEUM SUNDAY

TheaTegoers are treated to a new character study by the charm ing Dolores Costello in Madonna of Avenue A." her latest starring production for Warner Brothers. which comes to the Coliseum Sum- day and in which she enacts the part of a girl who has for years attended a fashionable school for girls, but who realizes at length that the compelling force of hered- ity has brought to her various un- conventional traits, a totally un- suspected heritage from her mother.
 Having formed an acquaintance with seaman, the unsophisticated Dolores goes with him one evening to his ship anchored offshore, and it is when he goes out of the cabin for a few moments that the beautiful star is seen in that ap- pealing loveliness that will still further endear her to her admirers.
 In the story, however, all the song has gone from Dolores heart before the evening is over, and she eventually finds herself in the hands of Federal raiders, disgraced, expelled and started on an ab- sorbing series of adventures that center around a notorious New York night club,
 Supporting Miss Costello in Ma donna of Avenue A" are Grant Withers, Louise Dresser, Otto Hoff- man. Douglas Gerard and Lee Moran, and the picture was di- rected by Michael Curtiz. The story by Mark Garfield was adapted for the screen by Ray Doyle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-18
THE BACHELOR GIRL"
 IS TALKIE, COLISEUM

The love story of a modern eco- nomically independent girl and a handsome egotistical youth is told cn the screen of the Coliseum The atre with nouances of direction and acting amid attractive settings. It is "The Bachelor Girl" Colum- bia production synchronized with dialogue and music with Jacqueline Logan and William Collier, Jr., in the featured roles. Thelma Todd and Edward Hearn ably interpret minor roles.
 The story is free from incongru- ities and is well cast and directed. It rings true to life in every de- tain and contains those necessary elements to human interest which