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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

merits, or lump ones efforts into q
theoretical class, such as good or
excellent" or poor" or fair" which
may or may not mean something or
nothing.
Every man is answerable, in the last
degree, to himself, and perhaps II he
finds no harm In promising something
which he does not fulfill, maybe there
is no harm done. 1t is impossible to
say. But some of us have very
definite idea that ones promise ought
to mean something.
In the days of old the oath was held
to, even if common sense pointed the
other way. The knights put more
stock in their pledged WORD than they
1t had changed, demanding different
course, they went right ahead doing
what they promised, no matter II it
worked the opposite way, under the
changed conditions.
Such procedure was q reduction to
an absurdity, of course, but 1t at least
was consistent. Consistency may be
the bugbear of little minds, as Emerson
said, but at least 1t has the merit Of
letting one know where It stands.
The man who fails TO do what he
says he will do leaves one in the lurch,
in small ways as well AZ large ones.
Many housewife, for instance, Is
kept waiting nj home for one who has
promised, for instance, 10 come give an
estimate on certain orders OF house
furnishings or repairs.
The man himself may have set Mon
day morning as the time.
When he does not show up. she will
not know whether he will be there
later the same day. or wait until to-
morrow. According TO her own tenn
permanent, she will wait or not walt.
III she waits. II may be- Wednesday or
Thursday before he shows up: in the
meantime she loses many valuable
hours OF shopping or recreation.
II she goes on about her business of
shopping or playing bridge, the man
rings the doorbell half an hour after
she leaves. And so 1t goes. The small
AFFAIR OF every day. as well as the
major matters of extraordinary days,
suffer from q failure to keep promises.
One should consider every promise
as serious, therefore, and not say one
will do certain thing unless he means
to do it.
Then, meaning to keep his word, he
should make q determined effort to
keep 1t. or, lacking that, to get in touch
with the other party involved and ex-
pam the SITUATION.
1t would seem, with the telephone at
hand, that there is no legitimate excuse
today for any one not to do another
human being this simple courtesy.
Perhaps it all gets back to lack of
consideration for others. The world of
men of today Is fond of talking about
the accelerated pace" of living, as if
men of past ages had no affairs.
Too often this fast pace" is used as
an excuse, and nothing more, to ex-
plain lack Of consideration for fellow
human beings.
Perhaps only in Heaven will there be
perfect thought for others, but it does
seem as If little thought along this
line would make conditions better in
this respect in this world. What can
be done by each person of serious in
tention Is to see to it that he, at least,
does what he says he will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

that is TO have q special course In wait.
ing on table for Students?-F. K.
A. Ohio State University. The course
Is designed for training students who
are working their way through school
by this method.
@. Who Is the new governor genera
OF Australia?--M. L. M,
A. bir Isaac Alfred ISaacs, q natiVa~
born Australian ane former chief Justice
OF his country. was recently appointed
by King George to that office.
9. Where was Knute Rockne bonp
e B. c.
A. He was born at voss. Norway,
! March 4, 1888.
@. If tree were to fall, and there
were no ear to hear. would there be
any sound? know that is an old
answer repeated.-J. O. r.
A. The word sound" Is used In tWo
senses. From the viewpoint Of Ne
psychologist, sound Is a sensation: from
that OF the physicist, sound is that form
OF vibratory motion which may be per-
ceived by the ear. In the case Of the
falling tree, there would be no sound In
the sense in which the word is used In
psychology, but as 1t is used in physics
NOuAa NC UeCduS6 Tie Tree
in falling would set up vibrations Of the
air which would be capable OF affecting
the ear, If one were present. This ex-
PLANTATION Is from Henderson's Physics
in Everyday Life"
@. Was George Mason, who lived ct
GunSton Hall, Va, born in this country
or In England2-T. Y. r.
A. George Mason was born IN Fair
fax County, Va, in 1725. Gunston Hall
was built by him and named after the
family home in Staffordshire. England.
@. Who first succeeded in climbing
the Matterhorn?-J. l.. c.
A. The Matterhorn was first con-
quered on July IA. 1865, by E. Whym-
per's party, three members of which
persisted with the guide on the descent.
@. When shoes are wet can they be
dried without cracking the leather Or
having it stiff2-W. S.
that they are as pliable as they were
before they were wet. They should be
stuffed with tissue paper when taken of
| and dried slowly, as heat tends 10
crack the leather.
@. Where is George Rogers Clark
buried?-S. w.
A. He is buried in Cave Hill Gene
terry in Louisville, KY. Gen. Clark
founded the City of Louisville in 1779
after returning from his military expe-
ditions to the Northwest. He spent
most of his declining years in Louis
vile, KY, and GAINESVILLE, Ind, across
the Ohio River from Louisville. This
town was also founded by Gen. Clark.
O. How high do waves become IN a
storm at Sea?-J. b. H.
A. Waves rarely have q greater
height than SO feet, but they appear
to be much higher when seen from
ship In the open ocean. These waves
frequently have a greater height, how
ever, in breaking upon a rocky coast
The highest wave reported by the Hy-
geographic once of the United States
Navy Department was encountered in
the North Atlantic Ocean, December az,
1922, by the British steamship Majestic.
| Its height was estimated at 80 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Jobless Turn to Augean Task.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Reports from more than 800 cities to
the Presidents Emergency Commission
on Unemployment indicate that con-
struction work has been undertaken on
large scale. Low building costs have
made timely the launching of ventures
hitherto delayed by high prices and re-
habilitationS hitherto neglected.
One Of the most interesting expert
mentS concerns the program Of the
Housing Association in Pittsburgh. I'm
safe dwellings are being demolished and
municipal codes are being enforced to
provide better sanitary conditions for
families in moderate or straitened cir
cumstances who rent the homes in
which they live.
This does not mean, of course, that
Pittsburgh will be permanently rid of
slums. Slums are the inevitable by
product of congeSted populations, Just
as dirt is the inevitable by-product of
business in any office, shop or factory.
The trouble is that the slumS are not
cleaned up regularly. One Of the pc
riodic overhaulings is now overdue. It
will bring less suffering than when the
housing shortage left the refugees no
place else to go. If the Slum owners
want their patrons back, they must pro-
vide better accommodations. Mean
while the Housing Association Is trying
to encourage the movement for lower
rents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Reds Grip on Russia Tightens
AS Stain Gusts MOderates

the Birmingham News, which suspects
that Stain felt that an eaSy-going
fellow like Rykoff is a dangerous man
to have about at a time when full
steam ahead Is the order" That paper
continues: I'm Stain there is appar-
emily no shadow of tenderness toward
Russians in this crisis If ALLEGATION of
labor means forced labor as League
Of Nations experts declare, that doesn't
keep Stain awake nights. He is OBJ
SeSSed by a dream of self-contained
Russia freed at last of capitalistic in
huences. And perhaps he realizes that
If he doesn't put through the five-year
program, the Russians who are submit
ting to tremendous discomforts to see it
through may start another revolution
not foreseen by Nichola Lenin or any
Of his successors"
Call it slavery, call it peonage, or
call it drafting labor" argues the
Charleston wv. Va) Daily Mail, there
seems to be no doubt that labor in Rus
STA is not free in any of the senses in
which labor Is free in countries other
than in Soviet Russia. Trustworthy re-
ports from Russia indicate that while
theoretically workers in Russia retain
the right to quit their jobs on seven
days notice, yet they become 'deserters'
If they exercise this right, and the gov
eminent employment agencies, through
which only work can be obtained, are
forbidden to give skilled workers who
have left job any other except a man.
ual labor one at which they must work
for six months before again acquiring
the status Of skilled laborer."
The Buffalo Evening News concludes
that 1.-The removal of Rykof from a po-
sition of influence in the Soviet council
displaces another of the men on whom
Americans of the Borah type have rest
ed their hopes that the Russian system
might develop, after all, into a move
ment for the benefit of the people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
the fairway in the amateur champion

the fairway in the amateur champion
ships Of the world.
They are both lost to the amateur
thrill-seekers because Of the rather fam
tastic conception Of the powers that be
Of what constitutes the difference be-
tween amateurism and professionalism.
But their likenesses on the screen will
appear for all to see, and by means of
slow moving pictures every movement
Of the swing Of the golf club and of
the tennis racket can be closely OBJ
served. 1t is entirely unlikely that even
the most minute study Of Bobby'S pic
lures will reduce the score of the duffer
or that watching Tilden smash the ball
across the court in moving pictures will
by itself produce a serious rival for
John Doeg, who garnered the national
singles championship last year. 1t will
be interesting entertainment, though,
and that is about all that movie fans
can demand. And, besides, there is
probably no one in the wide, wide world
who begrudges either Jones or Tilden
one cent of what they will gather for ap-
pearances before the grinding cameras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This newspaper puts at your disposal
q corps Of trained researchers in WASH
ington, who viii answer questions for
you. They have access to the Gov
eminent departments, the Libraries,
museums, galleries and public buildings
and to the numerous associations which
maintain headquarters in the Nations
Capital. II they can be OF assistance
TO you, write your question plainly. and
send with cents In coin, or stamps, TO
The Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, director, Wash
ington, d. O.
@. Did Man o. War ever race on the
Laurel, Md. track?-H. r.
A. Man o. War never raced at Laurel.
He ran at two Maryland tracks, Pimlico
and Havre de Grace, and his other races
were in New York and Canada. He
started only II times, winning 20 races
and running second, the only time he
was defeated.
q. About how many people are IN
hospitals In this country?-K. o. B.
A. In 1928 1t was estimated that the
average number of patients, not incIud-
ing newborn babies, in the hospitals Of
the United States. was slightly over
100000.
@. What ship was the first to enter
the Panama Canal after 1t was COM
pleted?-E. N.
A. 1t was the 8. 8. Ancon.
@. What church IN New York CITY
Is known as the Actors Chapel?-E. B.
A. st. Malachy's Church on FORTY
ninth street, just west of Broadway, is
so designated. 1t has recently been re-
modelled and enlarged. The church is
attended largely by theatrical people.
members of the sporting world and
other residents Of the surrounding hotel
district.
@. Do any birds fly SO high that
they cannot be seen?-J. c.
A. Many birds do. Among them
are, in particular, many varieties of
warblers.
@. Please describe the G-38.-W. w. A.
A. The G-38, Junkers landplane, Is
IS "a feet long and has a Widespread Of
l4712 feet and four motors. It has O
cruising speed Of approximately 125
miles per hour and Is made Of
duralumin. The two 4OO-horsepower
engines, Junkers L-8, and two 300 horse
power engines, Junkers L-88, are inside
the wing, where they can be adjusted
while the plane is in flight The weight
OF the ship, empty, is 2S,600 pounds;
laden, $4,000 pounds.
@. When was the first law promulgat-
ed relating to the adulteration of food?
&C. D.
A. The first protective food law on
record was English and bears the date
of 1908.
@. Is there standard music score
for the blind?-D. s.
A. Negotiations to develop an inter-
national system Of music notation have
been going on for some time and be-
ginning January the Braille Press has
put into effect a standardized system
so that musicians of any nation may
be able to read the music of any other
country.
Q. What is the name Of the college
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Safety Zone" a Misnomer.

The injury Of four persons by hit
and-run driver, while they were stand
ing in so-called safety zone" on Con-
necticut avenue near Van Ness street
the other night, calls renewed attention
to the status Of these white marked
places in the traffic.
1t may be that all but the very excep-
tional motorist will scrupulously OBJ
serve these safety zones" especially
when human beings are seen standing
in them. At the best, however, they are
mere makeShifts.
They are only SAFE" If the motorists
choose to make them so. The excep-
tional man behind the wheel shows in
a few seconds just how terribly unsafe
they are, and what chances all those
who take refuge" in them run.
AS long as there is no physical bar
rier which viii deter the careless or in
different motorist, such zones will con-
tinue to be unsafe. Even to label them
safety zones" is to place q fictitious
worth upon them which they by no
means possess.
The situation along those two great
arteries, Wisconsin and Connecticut
avenues, is peculiarly dangerous. Thou
sands of persons, Of all ages, stand along
these avenues every morning to catch
street cars and buses for work.
AS the safety zone" plan now works
out, these patrons of the public utilities
are forced to trust to a transcendent
degree in the bump of caution of their
fellow men who drive motor cars.
Some system of true safety zones
should replace these danger spots, of a
type which would make them safe in
fact as well as in name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Urges Six-Day Week
For u. S. Prison Guards

To the Editor of The Star:
Reading the papers, I notice lot of
rumpus is being raised on fve-day
weeks and half holidays on Saturday
to relieve unemployment. But nothing
Is said about men who would be thank
full for one day off week. They are
the guards who work at the Federal
prisons. These men work every day,
Sundays and holidays, supposed to be
on duty "a hours day, subject to call
at any time without any extra time.
If they do get a day off at a rare
occasion, it is taken of their vacation
allowance. Some places they are lucky
if they get one day of month. After
talking about relieving the unemploy-
ment, let them investigate the prison
guards who are always on. They would
appreciate it If they could get one day
off in seven. CHESTER MORRIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Railing the New Year With Hope.

Last nights demonstrations on the
passing of the year 1890 and the arrival
Ct 1891 we're undoubtedly in the main
prompted by hope that the new period
VII be much better for human vel
fare than the old. For 1880 was not
u truth q good year, as regards the
fortunes Of mankind. II began badly,
with a running start Of business re-
verses and q Shrtnkage Of values. 1t
hitcheS sad halted IN its development
and with Q few Signs Of reviving pros
psr7ty gradually settled into period OF
Enrehsved depression. Business slack
ened, production lessened employment
decreased. the climate played vicious
prank that seriously affected the farm
erS. and by the beginning Of the fourth
quarter the country was n q sad state,
with heavy percentage Of sdleness and
Actusl suffering. Then extraordinary
measures were sought and adopted for
the -ellef Of the distress, actually reach
9ng only 70 the p5tnt Of pr venting
acute suffering or the par1 Of the multi
t1ds Of the johlsss
The Turn Of The year finds C0nel-
t5ozs somewhat improved Welfare an6
erEgsncr works sre under way &c give
occurs5aaz u 3 large percentage Of
th1se VIM have been f5rce6 into Idle
Ness ~ tia business depression A
Persistent oPtznaszr Is fell and eX-
PRESSED ~ lEsdsx u financial and In
dasr2I affairs The psychological con-
dttiorx are far rcre favorable 20 9 re-
TivzI Of prosperity today than they
we're q year ago, when many thought
that the tide Of the financial reverse
Of the Autumn Of 1929 had turned, only
TO be grievously disappointed by sub
seQuent events.
The people Of America do not want
the return of the high imitation and
speculative markets that reached peak
In September, 1929, and then broke
down with q crash that Is still rever-
berating. They want normal trade and
business conditions restored. with every
able bodied man employed at fair
wages. But can they attain this wish
In 1881? Perhaps it is too soon after
the disaster Of 1880 for this condi-
ton to be gained. A determined will
to make the best Of things and to carry
on IN a spirit Of optimism and conf
dence viii do much to make real the
hope Of the people for the coming Of
the time when anxiety for the days
subsistence is abated and assurance Of
vell-being is given by the restoration
Of business activity and manufacturing
enterprise and high percentage of en-
ployment for all classes of workers.
It was probably In that spirit Of OPP
tinism that last night many Of the
people hailed the new year. Human
hopes are resilient, bounding up readily
after encouragement. There was, at
all events, the feeling that 1891 could
not be as bad as 1880 in point of bust
ness depression, that it would probably
be better, that the worst was over, and
whatever was to come would be gain.
The losses have been counted. The
country seems to feel that the liquida-
ton of the disaster has been completed,
and that the scale Of trade Is reascend-
ing, however slowly. And that Is why
1891 Is 30 heartily hailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Higghligghts ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

these, too, are subject to the approval
Of the sanitary department when offered
for sale. Smaller animals, including
rodents and birds, and fish caught In
dubious streams, are devoured without
the sanction of the authorities. Such a
prom1scuouS menu, however, does not
seem to be any detriment to the health
Of the people in general.
y
Suffered Hardship,
Then Fails in Mission.
Shakespeare Pictorial, Stratford-upon-
Avon.-How Frederick Locker-Lampson
pursued 1923 folio and lost it Is told
in his autobiography, now out of print,
entitled MY Condolences" All his life
F. LII. had desired, and sought for, q
good original 1923 folio. Some friend
told him Of farmer, down Hampshire
way, who owned one, family heirloom,
that he neither appreciated nor used.
So F. LII. wrote to the farmer, and re-
ceived cordial invitation to come and
inspect the copy, and stay few days.
So F. LII. went, and very proud was
the uneducated old farmer to have this
highly cultured poet as his guest The
folio was produced, and proved a most
desirable example, which F. LII de-
cided mentally to purchase at any figure
within reason. At that time it was sell
ing for about 500 pounds. But the willy
farmer demurred at selling offhand, not
because he had any desire to keep the
old book, but it formed an excellent
reason to detain his guest for a week or
more as his daily companion, with whom
to discuss the important subjects of
crop rotations and weather. So F. LII.
describes how he endured this boring
conversation, the plain country fare, the
palmer furnishings, draughty rooms,
uncomfortable bed, sloping floors and
ghostly night noises. After enduring eli
this discomfort for over a week, came
the last straw. The farmer bluntly In
formed him nothing would induce him
70 sell the Shakespeare so +. LII. had
all his martyrdom for nothing, plus the
keen disappointment. Eventually he
bought a copy elsewhere and satisfied
his longing.
Unemployed
To Restore Driveway.
Fl TEMPO, Bogota.-At the last ses-
sion OF the Society for the Improvement
and Identification of Bogota long and
distinguished coterie Of gentlemen at
tended, whose desire it is to enhance
the prestige of our city through its out
ward aspects. These gentlemen, with
Senior Fernando CarrizoSa presidisN,
arranged for the cooperation of the ~
partment Of public works In restorfff&
La Carrera Trece (Avenue 49, to It's
former attractiveness and utility. Dur
ing the indifference of the past few
years grass and weeds have grown over
the sidewalks and driveway, and in some
places the luxuriant foliage of the trees
almost blocks the passage of vehicles.
The avenue is to be widened to ~
meters, and any trees within these limits
will be cut down. Two hundred and
fifty men from the ranks of the un-
employed will be engaged in the work.
which will be in charge of DR.. Leal, en-
gineer of the department, and include
the. entire length Of the thoroughfare.
It is estimated the work will Consume
three months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
French Families Eat
Foods Not Passed by Inspectors.

Gently came to the defense of the Nye
Committee in its investigation of the
Norris campaign in Nebraska, laid him
self wide open to the retort, promptly
made by the Republicans, that Mr..
Walsh, as a Democrat would naturally
support Senator Norris. who some OF
the regular Republicans insist Is q
Democrat and not a Republican. The
Democrats, up to this time, have let
the Republicans, progressives and regu-
lars, fight this matter out, as to whether
Norris is a Republican or a Democrat.
If the Democrats are to decide who is
a Republican and who is not, it may
change the line of argument consider
ably. There are some Of the Democrats
who are against tying up too closely with
tie republican Progressives-Who con-
tinue to claim they are Republicans
and are likely to leave the Democrats
In the Inrch on election day. az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Frank and Simple Friend.
AS Father Time goes on his way,
We do not undertake to say
Just how he travels, fast or slow;
For Einstein, these are left to know.
Yet while no mathematic skill
Lends us an intellectual thrill
We know that Father Time will bring
His way at last mid poisoning.
We know that as just now he goes
His trail will lead us through the SHOWS.
OF time dimensions" we can't tell,
But what we know still serves us well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

Farmers said some time ago that
they desired relief and they still desire
it. In ordinary years a drought was
broken in the course Of time after
causing a large amount of inconven-
fence. The farmer is unequivocal in
declaring that the situation this time
represents not mere inconvenience. but
positive calamity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

The political zoo has always puzzled
students Of natural history as applied
to national events. 1t is remarkable
how opinions may differ. There Is
now an argument as to whether Sena-
tor Norris is to be classified as q
chameleon or a watch dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01
Change at Minutes Notice.

From the New Orleans States.
If there is any foundation for those
disturbing reports from Russia, it will
be the part of wisdom to accept Stains
announcement that he has not been
assassinated as subject to change at any
moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-01

Valuable immunities are earned by
extraordinary depth of intellect. All
that is expected of Prof. Einstein is
to preserve a suitable facial expression
and not disturb the photographer