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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18

This is one of the most advantageous AUCTION
Purchases sUe'Ue made in years-and you should
not miss it, Rare saUng opportunities for hotel
managers, boarding house prOprietOrs and private
homes. Remember Washington Bicentenniat
Neat YearD
Evening star., 1931-11-30
Welcome Rains.

Any displeasure that may be felt over
the break in the remarkable stretch of
fair weather prevalent throughout the
greater part Of November should be
moderated by the reflection that the
rains that have now begun are greatly
needed throughout this part Of the
country, Indeed, a continuance of the
precipitation for a fortnight would be q
blessing Somewhat less than the aver
age rainfall has occurred during this
current year, though more was needed
to make up the deficiency caused by
the drought of 1880. Wells that we're
exhausted a year ago have never been
brought back to normal. Consequently
there has been much distress over q
wide area. Had there been snow In
abundance last Winter the situation
would have been greatly improved, but
the SHOWS were deficient in the Winter
months even as the rains had failed
during the Summer. This present rain
fall is only q trifie compared with the
requirements. If this is to be heavy
Winter" with frequent rains and heavy
snowfall. the nearby regions will be re-
stored to approximately normal condi-
tion by Spring.
A little rain will make the surface Of
the earth soft, but most of the water
runs off into the streams without sat
urating the soil. Repeated showers or
protracted dewnpours are required to
fill the underground channels. Every
day of rain therefore at present is a
contribution to the prosperity and the
comfort of those who are dependent
upon springs and wells for Their watel
supply. Urban dwellers have not felt
this depletion of the supply, but another
year of such deficiency as that which
marked 1880 and, in less degree, 1881
would undoubtedly lower the Potomac
to the point at which even the enlarged
water supply system of the Capital
would be inadequate.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
A Determined Pilot.

Lowell Bayles, noted race pilot, Is
not waiting for the foundation of the
Shriners of North America to get un-
derway to recapture the worlds air
speed records, but is going right along
OH his own hook to set up new mark
for land planes. At the Cleveland air
races last Summer, in which he made
an enviable record by winning the
major event at 232 miles an hour, 80
miles an hour more than the previous
mark, the flyer was much disappointed
that he was not successful in the
straightaway dashes for capturing for
this country the land plane title, which
is held by Bonnet of France at 278
miles an hour. Since then he has
worked hard on his tiny ship, and Sat-
urday in series of tests at Detroit
reached an unoficial speed Of 3o7 miles
an hour
When the foundation Of the Shriners
begins to function, sixteen million dol
lars will be available for the develop
ment of fast planes to recapture both
the French record for land and the
English record for the sea, which was
boosted last Summer by Stainforth, the
Schneider Cup pilot. to the imposing
figure of 4oe miles an hour. II Bayles
keeps up the way he Is going, however,
Evening star., 1931-11-30

Moore, ready to take over the ONCE Of
Governor the first Of the year, there is
the possibility that Mr.. Moore might
call q special election for Senator soon
thereafter The expense Of holding a
Statewide election for the Senats, how
ever, is expected to prevent the call for
a special election at a time when econ
omy in state expen iitureS is the watch
word
The field is open for senatorial aspir-
ants in New Jersey next year. on both
sides. The Democrats undoubtedly will
have many candidates for the honor
Having recently elected a Governor by
an unheard-of majority in this usually
Republican State, the senatorial NOM
nation will be especially desirable.
As a matter of fact, during the Wilson
administration New Jersey had two
Democratic Senators. The indications
too, are that there will be plenty of
willing candidates for the nomination
among the Republicans despite this ap-
parent Democratic edge" Former
Representative Franklin w. Fort. un-
successful candidate for the Republican
nomination against Dwight w. Nor
row in 1880, would make valuable
Senator as he made a valuable mem
Der OF the House. Mr.. Fort. however,
ran as an ardent dry against Mr.. Nor
row, and the Republicans of New Jer-
sey appear to have cast in their lot
definitely with the wet side Of the liq-
uor question during the last year or
two, which would seem to make Mr..
Forts nomination unlikely.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E TRACEWELL:

breezy book agent came in and
sat down in a chair by the side of a
man who was busily engaged minding
his own and his employers business.
I'D like to show you some of our
books" began the salesman, without
apology
The man at the typewriter stopped
brisk, brusque agent, q relic of the
high-pressure era.
do you think you are a good sales
man?" the prospect asked suddenly, but
very quietly.
The other was taken back, but just
for a fraction Of a second. Nevertheless,
his hesitation was q victory for the
other, and both Of them knew 1t.
Rather good, rather good" replied
the agent, nonchalantly.
4
We'll" beamed the other, "I am an
expert on sales resistance, as 1 believe
you call 1t.
II have been working for the past
five years" he went on, Ito build up a
sales resistance, not only against the
things I do not want, but against those
/ do want"
He smiled.
II have had to-" he continued, sue
cinctly, not giving the other a chance
to put in a word edgewise. Now, II
you want to put your ability against
my ability, will give you the opportu-
nifty, but I tell you before you start
that you are wasting your time as well
as mine"
The two looked at each other fxedly
for a few seconds.
Slowly the book agent arose
You win," he said. Shake"
The high-pressure salesman. as he
was called, is about as extinct as the
dodo
The trouble with him was that too
often he attempted to sell man some
thing that he did not want.
The result was that thousands of
American purchasers, after loading up
their homes and offices with gadgets in
Vulnerable, called a halt on the thing
in their own minds.
After they had called it there they
stood some chance of being able to stop
the march in the outer world
There always will be a field for the
honest salesman who has something to
sell that another honestly wants.
What will be needed in the future
however, will be preliminary prepara-
ton.
No one, from now on. It is safe to
say, Will De aDle 10 IeaQ MS men 10
the beginning of block and turn them
loose like plague of loquacious locusts
x ); X
Building up sales resistance is as
necessary to TIE average man as re-
sistance 10 gfeat many other factors
IL modern lfc which he finds inimical
lie must be the judge.
Sam Jones may invent the SlickeSt
little device you ever saw, but that is
no reason why Bill Smith should buy
1t unless he genuinely wants it.
That is the physical side of this mat
ter.
There are mental and spiritual sides.
too. Selling and buying--and not buy
ing-are fundamentals with most hu-
man beings
No Doubt it would be a fine world
in which nothing was offered for sale
and nothing bought, with no thought
of profit or gain. 1t would not be the
world in which we live, however.
Mental satisfaction is something, and
one cannot be satisfied with what he
deems an unwise or an unnecessary
Evening star., 1931-11-30
The Hunger Racketeers.

The vanguard Of the National Hun
ger March, East 10th Street, New
York City, Branch of the Trade Union
Unity League of the Communist Party,
succeeded in its aim Of getting arrested
and punched in the nose Friday after
noon at the White House. The arrests
were made for parading without per-
nit. The punch on the head, or in the
nose, was administered by an overzeal-
Gus policeman. But the aim of the
National Hunger March" was accom-
pliShed.
The next phase of the demonstra-
ton will be to mobilize (sic) masses Of
unemployed and part-time workers in
the struggle against unemployment, to
expose the misery and starvation in the
United States and to link up the strug-
gle of the unemployed with the en-
ployed for their mutual demands. . e..
The preparations for the Hunger March
must be utilized to make an exposure
Of the starvation conditions Of the
workers and poor farmers and TO un-
mask the fake relief measures of the
Government, the employers, the Pin
chots, Murphys, the A. F. L. leaders
and the Socialist Party"
To accomplish this broad aim the
Communist party plans a Hunger March
and its neatly mimeographed orders Of
operation cover all the necessary details
Of marches that are planned to begin
as far away from Washington as
Seattle, converging here on December s..
Now, as long as the Communists are
American citizens. it lies within their
rights to march, to whoop, to exhibit
posters and to distribute pamphlets and
to make any other demonstrations that
may appeal to them. We are much
more tolerant than Is the fatherland
Of Soviet Russia. The marchers will not
be int tcrfered with--at least, they should
not be interfered with--as long as they
abide by the laws that q ajority of the
people have set up for their own con-
venience, comfort and peace of mind
And If the Hunger Marchers can sue
ceed in unmasking that fantastic COM
bination that consists of the Govern
ment, the employers, the Pinchots and
Murphys, the A. F. L. leaders and the
Socialist party" and reveal what should
be done to improve conditions, the
Nation as a whole will be gratefully
indebted to them.
1t is already with qualification that
one notes, from the orders for the
Hungry March, that the marchers, at
least, will not be hungry. Under the
caption, Feeding Of the MarcherS," 1t
is set forth that:
/. At the night stop-over points the
local committee Is responsible to pro-
vide hot meals for all the marchers
in the evening and breakfast in the
morning, served in the popular work
ers' halls.
2. Between night stop-over points
the district divisions are responsible
for the feeding OF their respective
marchers throughout the entire Hunger
March, under the direction Of the re-
spective column committees.
). The local committee shall carry
on an intensive campaign for the COL
lection OF food supplies for the local
meals and for the marchers while on
the road
4. The w. L. r. will be directly in
charge of local feeding arrangements
in connection with the local commit
tees.
Evening star., 1931-11-30
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

a Negress, 70 years old if she was a
day. applied for Uncle Sans travel
credentials. She was accompanied to
the department by her mistress, who
desired to take the nanny to Europe
as nurse for her small daughter
When nanny was asked what year she
was born, she replied. 1890" That
was nothing compared to her answer to
the question about her marriage year,
which she gave as 1890" The plot
thickened when mammny said her hus-
band was born in Jamaica. Finally,
when 1t developed that she herself was
native of Georgia, matters were
Strengthened out, and she got her pass
port.
"The Way Out of Depression" which
ought to be best seller, if book titles
mean anything, is a compact volume
now attracting wide att. ntion in con-
gressional circles. It's a frank and
persuasive plea for interns tional BIZ
metallic agreement, on the theory that
the gold standard has broken down.
The author is Hermann F.. ArendtZ.
A. NJ, PHI. D., described as economist
of the United Business Service. DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
Columbia University, declares in fore
word that DR.. Arepdtz has produced
"far and away the most concise, the
most precise, and the most convincing
examination of the causes of present
worldwide depression that have
seen" The book calls upon the world
to attack the gold mentality with rea-
son and courage" as a necessary step
toward economic recovery.
X X X X
Washington was represented at the
peace" orgy in the Trocadero at Paris
last Friday night by Frederick j. Libby,
executive secretary of the National
Council for the Prevention of War. The
skillful chief of the grand army of
American pacifism was the offlcial
spokesman of his group at the Inter-
national Disarm ament Conference,
which the ParisianS disarmed.
(Copyright, 1871
Evening star., 1931-11-30
Ais Well That Ends Well.

Prompt disavowal at Toxic of the
intemperate language used by for
eign ofice attache Saturday regarding
supposed remarks by Secretary Stimson
ought promptly and satisfactorily to
close what easily could have developed
into an ugly incident. The Japanese
functionary in question admits that his
"impulsive expressions were entirely un-
called for" Baron Shidehara, the en-
lightened foreign minister of the Wa
katsuki cabinet, may be relied upon to
deal with the episode and its unhappy
author in becoming fashion. noun
tain was made out of mole hill because
there was cabled to Japan a garbled
account Of plain and legitimate state
Ments made to the American press by
the Secretary Of State. When Col.
Etimson made public here and in Japan
exactly what he did say, the situation
was clarified.
OF incomparably more vital impor-
tance than the frenzied outburst of the
Toxic official is the now fully verified
halting Of the Japanese Army'S advance
on Chinchow Perhaps resentment IN
Nippon, leading to the StimSon incident,
grew out Of the disclosure that in re-
sponse to expressions Of American ap-
prehension regarding japanese military
operations the American Ambassador
was assured that the projected move to-
ward Chinchow would be abandoned.
In due course the truth would have
reached the Japanese populace. It's
Mque In hearing 1t FIRST through the
medium of a pledge given to the United
States Government is understandable.
All accounts so far have indicated that
the nation supports the aggressive tao
ties which the army has pursued in
Manchuria and Northern China during
the past few weeks.
1t is to be hoped that Japan's readi-
ness to stop short, through the con-
quest of Chinchow, of absolute military
domination of Manchuria, will lead to
prompt acceptance of the Paris peace
plan. If both Japan and China Loyalty
acquiesce in the application of that pro-
gram, tranquility at least will displace
o state of war in Manchuria 1t can
hardly mean permanent tranquility,
conditions and mutual enmities being
what they are. But the truce should
obviate the peril of an international
conf1agration as result Of the bitter
hostility that brought the two peoples
into their present conflict.
Japan goes far beyond anything she
has hitherto conceded in acknowledging
the claims of the western world to a
voice in the adjudication Of japanese
differences with China. Both countries
take advanced ground, too, in accepting
the principle of conciliation. hitherto
regarded as an Occidental device for
eign to their natures and traditions.
1t is too early to foreshadow exactly
what will come out of situation still
seething with explosive possibilities
The fall of the Wakatsuki-Shidehara
government at Toxic might precipitate
. new situation more perilous to peace
than any that has so far had to be
eircunnyented
Evening star., 1931-11-30

he seems likely to be the proud pos
SCISSOR Of the land plane mark, and the
foundation can concentrate its atten-
ton on the building Of seaplanes to
compete with the bulletlike creations Of
John Bull, which for the past three
ears have won the Schneider Cup races
with room to spare and have given
England permanent possession Of the
famed trophy.
Until the Shriners announced their
plsns q f.w weeks ago the United
States had to depend on men like
Bayles, williams, Hawks and Doolittle
to keep the national pride in speed in
the air alive. These flyers, by their
achievements, have kept the ball rolling
and it is especially gratifying that their
pioneer work will be carried on by a
large organization. In a few years it
may be that American planes will not
be compelled to follow in the wake OF
ships of any other nation.
Evening star., 1931-11-30

The resources of our free informa-
ton bureau are at your service. You
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Bureau, Frederic j. HaSkin, Director,
Washington, d. c.
@. What is the average weight of
the Notre Dame foot ball team?-E. B.
A. About 1S5 pounds.
q. Will an automobile freeze up in
a wind when it would not il the air
were not in motion?-L. II. D.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that 1t seems obvious that a car will
cool off more quickly in a wind. but
that If allowed to stand long enough
every part will assume the same tenn
perature as the surrounding air, wind
or no wind.
@. Why was October ~ observed as
Navy day?-G. N.
A. This date marks the anniversary
of the founding of the United States
Navy. On october 81, 1875, a special
committee presented a bill to the Con-
tinental Congress providing for the
construction of the first ships Of the
Navy.
@. Does Senator Borah accept the
increased salary provided for members
of CongreSs?-W. E. G..
A. Since Senator Borah was men,
ber of the Senate at the time Con-
gresG passed the law providing for the
increase Of CongresSmen'S salaries he
refused to accept the increase during
that term. Since his reelection for
new term he accepts the salary as
provided by the law granting the in
| crease.
R. 9 : How old is Jackie oOOsan'-
A. He is now IT.
@. What kind of an organization is
P. E. O.?-D. L. H.
A. p. E. o. was founded January Al,
1869. at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, by
seven girls. At first it was simply a
secret society of a local school, but
spread until at the present time it is
reported to have 10000 members scat
tered through the different States.
Its present object is the acquisition
| and disposition of an educational loan
fund whereby young girls past high
school who have not the means to
secure h1gner ecucf tloD may make
loan for one or two years to carry
them through the preparatory college
classes.
G. What animals change their fur
or plumage to white in the Winter
time?-G. G.
A. The ermine, the ptarmlgan, the
Arctic fox and the polar hare.
Q. Who supplied the building which
houses the Gorgas Memorial Institute?
"A. j.
A. The Republic OF Panama present.
ed the institute with building orig
inally erected as school of medicine
Q. Are the days shorter in the Win
ter time in New England than they are
in Florida &c. 3.
A. The days are shorter in the North
@. Is there iron in meat?-D. A.
A. Meat contains an amount of iron
exceeded by only limited number of
other foods One pound of lean beef
contains .0l02 gram of iron.
O. What plant has been most used
through the ages in decorative and
sculptured art?-A. N.
A. The acanthus. 1t appears in an
Evening star., 1931-11-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

cient Corinthian. Greek. Roman, BY
zantine, Renaissance, Louis XIV. XIV
and XVI decoration. The period can
often be told by the particular way in
which the acanthus is used.
Q. What is trafic sheet in the. ho-
tel busineSS2-H. NJ.
A. 1t is a record kept by the telex
phone operator Of the outside and longs
distance calls made by the guests The
sheet tabulates the number Of calls, the
room number, the number of minutes
talked and the amount charged.
Q. Where was the tirst high school
started?-A. D.
A. The high school 10 distinctly an
American institution. The English
High School of Boston, founded In
| 1921, was the first of its kind, and
gradually, as free elementary schools
! were established throughout the coun-
try, the high schools followed.
| Q, Is Reserve officer called in bus
/ iness and social life by his commission
| A. 1t is not customary for Reserve
officer to use his rank in business or
socially unless he had held that rank
as Regular Army ofncer.
| @. I have a genuine dry land tor
| toise. What shall I feed it In the
Winter timer. D. w.
A. All land turtles or tortoises Of
| temperate climates cuStomarfly hiber-
| nate in the Winter. They are DOR
mant and take no food. 1t is much
better for them to learn TO hibernate
rather than be forcibly kept in an
active condition during the Winter.
q. Are there any Identifying marks
on typewriters through which a type
written letter can be traced?-J. P.
A. Authorities on the subject Of Inc
vestigation have stated that no two
| typewriters produce identfcally the
same writing, and that possibly by
minutely the typewriter on which ft
was wrlttSa can be identified. How
ever. only IN expert would be able e
do so.
| @. What are the duties Of the For
| eign Service?-A. L. H.
A. The Foreign Service divides It's
activities roughly into three mai
ategories-proteCtive, advisory and ad-
ministrative. The protective function
safeguards citizens and their legitimate
interests in all privileges and rights
| provided by treaty or conceded by
usage. The advisory functions of, the
| for the benefit of the Government OF
the United States, which constantly re-
quires information from all parts Of
| the world for its guidance in the con-
| duct of its foreign relations. The third
main division of the duties laid upon
the Foreign Service Is the administra-
ton abroad of American laws.
@. Does the change Of waters ae-
count for the fact that the flesh Of
some salmon Is red and some Is pink?
p. K.
A. The difference in the color Of the
flesh of salmon is a difference between
various species Of the same genus
Oncorhynchus, to which all the Pacific
Coast salmon belong. The red and
pink varieties have the same food value.
Q. Who invented the sun lamp
NJ M.
A. DR.. Finsen Of Denmark.
| @. Can an emigrant from the Old
Country bring with him all his clothes
and personal belongings without pay.
ing duty?-R. C.
A. An immigrant entering the United
States is allowed to bring all Of his per.
sonal effects free of duty.