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A tribute to KATY is deserved.

"A bEAUuJC W EAdby 40 ACCSA wa
Katy is the perfect telephone girl.
She is representative Of the hundreds
of other girls who try as hard but, per-
haps, do not succeed as well.
In all lines there is one who shines
Of course.
Katy has that frst requisite, sweet
voice. Many phone users fall down al
this point. Just a certain timbre, as
the songsters call e. is required, and
Kate has 1t.
It is astonishing what a telephone In
strument can do to the human voice
and, on the other ear, what people can
do to their own voices over the wire.
Women, in particular, are subject to
this latter failing.
Perhaps SO per cent of feminine tele-
phone users adept the "girly-girly
tone.
Most Of them do It unconsciously
Perhaps they have heard the injunc-
ton. that it is not necessary to shout.
Maybe they want to be heard at tnen
best, perfectly human failing.
At any rate, their voices become
sweet and low, so sweet that they sound
sugafy, and so low that one cannot
hear them.
Katy has q nice voice, but It retains
enough Of the crisp quality to "gc
over"
Two other qualities of the perfect
operator she possesses.
The first of these, and probably the
greatest, Is a genuine personal interest
in other human beings.
If the individual phone she rings does
not happen to be answered, she does
not dismiss the matter, she makes 1t her
business to take the call, and to attempt
to carry out the wishes of the caller.
She never forgets.
And when one thinks Of the stream
of calls which she handles every day
this is remarkable.
1t is this trait, perhaps, as much as
any other, which has endeared her to
many who have never seen her, but who
feel that their messages are safe with
her. They will be delivered.
Ccnfidencel
She inspires it, and reaps the reward
of confidence which it brings.
President Hoover said recently that
what the world needs Is confidence
One does not have to be diplomat
to agree with that statement.
Confidence is at the basis OF almost
every worth while transaction in life
eahere is nothing that one does or hopes
to do which does not depend upon it.
Confidence is not exactly optimism
although it partakes of its nature. 1t
Is, rather, the material from which
optimism Is built. The shouting of
the professional cheer leader means
nothing unless 1t is backed by the
perfect confidence Of the people in the
grandstand.
4 y
Here Is another distinguishing trait
of our Kate:
She is always in a good humor.
You can pick up the phone any time
and If you dial operator" she will
greet you cheerily.
Let it be said that this statement
is not a reflection on other hard work.
ing and pleasant operators.
Our favorite is just an exception,
that Is all.
Her good humor Is basic, not Just
on the surface. Most of EN- keep their
tempers and answer well enough, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Oil Imports and Tariff.
rom the Pasadena star-News.

From the Pasadena Star-News.
While California. Oklahoma and Texas
are curtatling oil production to the
extent Of about 100000 barrels q
week, tmportations from Venezuela and
other foreign ports increase from S46,
600 barrels for the week ended August
8 to 10000 barrels for the week
ended August is.
What more convincing argument FOR
a protective tariff on petroleum and
its products can be advanced than
this, furnished by the importers
themselves. II
Thousands of oil workers are out Of
employment because of the condition
Of the industry. Operators, workers,
royalty beneflciaries, supply houses and
everybody else concerned with produc-
ing oil in the United States are taking
their losses with brave but heavy
hearts, yet their sacrifices come 10
naught because of the policy of import
ers, most of them also Americans.
In McKinley'S day tire full dinner
pail was the symbol of the tariff issue.
The underlying principle b the same
now, prosperity for all, WHICH means
employment for labor.
Tested by this rule, there is no
question about the Justice Of the de-
mand for protection for the oil worker.
The importer has proved the case
beyond the possibility Of contradiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Loading Platforms and Zones.

A difference of opinion has arisen
between the street railway companies
and the Public Utilities Commission re-
garding the responsibility for the
placing Of loading platforms along the
car lines. The Capital Traction Co.
has refused to recognize the authority
of the commission to require the con-
struction of such platforms at Eight
zenith street and Columbia road on the
ground that they are an aid to We
hicular trafic rather than to the street
cars. The same contention, 1t is under
stood. will be made by the Washington
Railway & Electric Co. in case 1t is
asked to provide further platforms
The commission holds that the public
utility act gives 1t authority to order
the establishment Of loading platforms
in the clause dealing with the safety OF
street car patrons.
These. platforms are used chiefly
by persons entering and leaving street
cars. They are incidentally used for
security by many pedestrians not
bound to or from the cars. The plat
forms protect them not from the street
cars. but from the vehicular trafic
They are indeed no other than safety
zones and they are comparable in re-
spect to the general flow of traffic to
the cross-walkS that are marked by
white lines or metal buttons, which the
District Government maintains. The
car companies contend that it should
likewise maintain the safety zones at
the points where the cars stop for TAX
ing on and dischargtng passengers.
It has long been the contention of
the car companies that they should not
be charged with the maintenance OF
the trafic officers who are stationed
at track crossings, and whose pay is
contributed by them. The practice OF
charging this expense against the
traction companies originated a long
time ago when vehicular traf1c was
not as dense as it is at present and
when the chief dangers in the street
existed at the intersections of drive
ways and car lines. Conditions are
now wholly different and there is O
danger point at every street inter-
section. The signals given by the
crossing policemen govern thousands
Of motor cars at these intersections
to dozens of the street cars. The COM
panies are not now raising the point
as to this charge upon them, though
it is probable that they will ask for
relief from this responsibility in view
of their present unfavorable financial
situation.
The safety zone, or loading platform,
is in fact general public convenience
an aid to the street car users primarily
regardless Of their use Of the car lines
The only argument for charging their
cost upon the car companies is that
without them the people might hesitate
about using the street cars for trans
portation. Inasmuch as the plc tforms
are an important factor of public
safety owing to the great volume OF
trafic which flows alongside of the
car tracks, it would seem to be only
equitable for the District government
to provide these zones, whether merely
marked by lines and domes or con-
structed in elevated form with tempo
rary or permanent material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

This bureau does not give advice, but
1t gives free information on any subject
Often, to be accurately informed Is 70
be beyond the need Of advice, ana in
formation Is always valuable. whereas
advice may not be- In using this service
be sure to write clearly, state your IN
quiry briefly, and inclose 2-cent stamp
for reply postage. Address The evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HaSlktn, director, Washington, D. Q.
q. Is It true that some Of our foot
ball coaches were not on the team when
in collegeN-J. l.. L.
A. There are several coaches In foot
ball who have never been varsity stars
or have possibly never made the team.
Zuppke of Illinois was on the SCRUB
team Of Wisconsin, and Bill Alexander
was also q substitute.
@. What chapter Of the Red Cross
had the highest percentage Of member
ships according to population last
A. Following the 1880 Roll Call, the
District of Columbia was awarded the
banner. The American Red Gross has
1904 chapters.
Q. When will San Diego have another
exposition?-w K.
A. One is being planned for 19S4-35.
It is to open July 4, 1884, and run a
full year.
@. II an airplane could stand still
in the air. would the earth pass In
view beneath it?-W. ].
A. An airplane rising above the
earth's surface remains within the
earth's atmosphere and therefore moves
rxyifh 4hA AoNfh T1AapafnRa ware
it possible for a plane to remain sta
tionary for "a hours, it would be caxried
with the earth as the latter turns on
its axis and moves around the sun.
@. What organization sponsors For
get-Me-Not day?-M. N.
A. Disabled American Veterans Of the
World. The funds collected are used
for the maintenance of its legislative
and rehabilitation services.
@. Why don't spiders get caught In
their own webs?-C. Z.
A. Their feet are so fashioned that
they can rest upon the individual
threads of the web without breaking
them or getting stuck to them.
@. From what college was President
Garfield graduated?-C. r. N.
A. Hiram College at Hiram. Ohio
He was also the second president of
Hiram College. This year the college
Is celebrating the Tooth anniversary OF
the birth of James A. Garfield.
@. How old song is Home, Sweet
Home"?-T. @.
A. It was first sung In 1923 in the
musical melodrama, "Clari. the Maid OF
Milan"
@. Why does the planet Mars come
closer to the earth some years than II
does in other years?-R. D.
A. The orbits Of the planets are oval
and the earth and Mars move at differ
ent speeds They do not reach the
place in their orbits where the dis
lance Is shortest each year at the same
time.
@. What Is the difference between
halfbrothers and stepbrothers?-A. G..
A. Halfbrothers have one parent II
common. They are children of two
marriages Of either the mother Of
father. Stepbrothers have neither par
emit In common. If widower with q
son marries o widow who has q son
the boys are stepbrothers.
q. Whom did Christopher Columbus
marry?-W. A. 8.
A. He. married Felipa Monis Pere-
strello, daughter Of q distinguished
navigator.
- Uhnra is r,ocon TsFand where the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

shipwricked men were found?-C. H. r.
A. CocoS Island belongs to Costa
Rica. It Is located at approximately
degrees north latitude and 8s degrees
west longitude.
Q. Are colds infectious or con.
tagious?-S. Z.
A. The Public Health Service saws
they are both. Common colds account
for more loss Of time in industry and
school than any other disease.
@. Is the capitalization Of metals
the cause of their occasional failure TO
meet stresses? -H. B. r.
A. The term capitalization Is often
enormously applied to the failure of
metals when subjected to cyclic or re
under such conditions should be re-
ferred to as the fatigue or endurance
Of metals.
Q. Do all railroads use the same code
of signals for train whistles?-P. s.
A. The code Is uniform. The most
familiar signal is two blasts. If the
train Is standing, 1t means proceed; If
the train is running, 1t means stop.
@. Is the sap Of the maple tree now.
ing up or down when the tree Il
tapped?-J. G.
A.. The movement of sap Is described
generally as follows: It Is the water
solution which circulateS through the
vascular tissue in woody plants. The
ascending current consists of the water
of inhibition in which are dissolved
various salts obtained from the earth.
This so-called crude sap passes through
the xylen portion of the vascular bun
dies to the chlorophyll containing It's
sues, the leaves in most plants, where
the surplus water Is transpired into
newly formed carbohydrates and pro-
teids through the phloem or sieve tissue
to the parts of the plant which may
require them, the descending current
often being called elaborated sap. From
this It will be seen that the sap taken
in tapping a. tree Is the type Of sap
which has already formed the carbo-
hydrates and proteids and is therefore
largely from the descending or elab-
Grated sap.
q. Are surnames increasing 10 any
extent?-W. B. D.
A. surnames are not multiplying at
any great rate at the present time. The
civilized nations Of the world have
adopted surnamee Of the past and
changes are infreQuent In the United
States, foreigners who become natural-
ZeO OIJ0u CILduSC bIlCh A1ol4Cc u
Anglicize them.
@. What part Of the total trade Of
the United States is its foreign trader
b. T.
A. In normal times 1t IS about IL
per cent.
q. How long have the drums Of thy
Marine Corps borne the motto, DOM
Tread on Me?'-A. N.
A. The Marine Corps was authorized
by the Continental Congress, November
TO- ITS, and shortly afterward the
drums of the Marines recruiting the
regiment bore the inscription and
rattlesnake.
@ How are fourth-cIass postsnasters
appointed?-A. G. s.
A. On October Is, 1912, they were
put under Civil Service.
Q. What does traumatism mean3
A. It is q. medical term and means
wound or injury.
@. How many States are represented
| by the students at Howard University?
IS. &C.
A. Last years enrolment was 1880
Thirty EIGHT States, the District Of
Columbia and Is foreign countries were
represented in the student body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Gen. Ma, the unlucky leader OF
Chinese forces in Northern Man
churia, seems to have passed out OF the
picture for the present. thus checking
the wit Of those who have been max
ing terribly funny remarks about other
members of the family,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Perhaps the strongest peace party to-
day is composed of those people who
fear that they might not be able to
pronounce the names Of the Man
churian towns, in the event Of the
war there becoming q topic Of general
conversation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Mutual FOrbearance.
The man who doesn't think my way
scarce restrained q sneer,
When various things he had to say
Impressed me as so queer. 50
I sometimes thought his state Of mind
Revealed a sorry plight; a..
/ also felt surprised to find
Sometimes that he was right.
The man who didn't think my way
What patience I have shown!
How oft have concealed dismay
Meath a persuasive tone!
Imagine my surprise to see,
At last, the truth so grim.
That fellow thinks the same OF me
AS I have thought Of him!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

The little mountain girl who thought
that the city was the Kindgom OF
Heaven might have gained q somewhat
different impression of it If she had
happened to reach first the area where
a compressed air riveter or Q concrete
driller was at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
IJse for Cotton.

From the Fort Worth star-TeleSram.
Paper made of cotton fiber Is mucn
more durable than ordinary wood pup
paper, the Bureau OF STANDARDS reports.
The Southern cotton farmer snoulo AZ
least insist that the mortgages he signs
are made out on cotton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Consolation for Writer.

From the Oakland Tribune.
After his defeat for Parliament, Ed
ear Wallace may console himself with
the thought that perhaps his constitu-
ents we're insisting that he stay home
and write even more detective stories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Hunting accidents are 50 common
this Autumn that the impression pre-
walls that American craftsmanship Il
deteriorating, fact which may give
some comfort to the advocates Of uni
versal peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Change in the onicial golf ball may
have the effect of stimulating imAgina-
ton In the matter Of alibis. The bal
player blames his bat for low per-
centages and the golfer often finds the
ball his most convenient goat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

The gambler accused Of reneging on
his income taxes who pleads that he
did not know he had to pay or
revenues derived from illegal sources
is likely to be sadly disappointed when
the law Is applied to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Wife With Job in Demand.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
In the old days the boys demanded
beauty and charm and housewiiely
skill In the girls they married. Now
they are looking for a girl with good
lob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

The public debate in this city the
other night between two outstanding
Americans on the subject of capitalism
appears to have left all who heard 1t
thoroughly satisfied with their prior
views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Psychoanalysis Is admittedly a
science that is in its infancy. This
does not enable 1t to take the place
Of common sense In the study and
development of child life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Eskimo Interest Limited.

From the Cleveland News.
We sense a new feeling Of sympathy
for our Eskimo cousins as we read that
they do not care for radio broadcasts
on the latest fashions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

mature works published before his
death, after his own careful prepare
ton. The latest volume, Rivers of
Damascus and Other Stories" contains
IL stories, some of them showing the
best of Dom Byrne's fancy and charm
of style. others very slight. One Of the
best is "Fosterage," Q tale Of Irish
reVolution. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
All Other states and Canada.
na.,,,,.r az the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively sntitleo
to the use for republication OF all news els
nStches credited 70 it or not otherwise crtd-
tied in this paper and also the locet new "
S1nkliShed herein, All rights OF publication OF
special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Wall Street Agrees.

From the st. Louis Times.
Lord Balfour suggests that England
should avoid stock exchange boom.
and Wall Street seems wholly in accord
With his l0ndehtn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
Full Time for Giving.

From the Cincinnati Times-star.
Economists Of tender years are voic-
ing the hope that Santa Claus won't
put his reindeers ca . nye.dAV week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Ambassador Dawes underslung pipe
may figure in history as the calumet
of the Asiatic crisis Of 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

The Unbelievable.
81 don't believe half I see IN the
newspapers"
Evidently" replied Miss Cayenne,
you are enc Of the readers who devote
themselves largely to the comic Illus
trations."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

willing.
rs your boy Josh willing to make his
way In life by the labor of his hands,
HE Is just that" replied Farmer
Corntossel. His one ambition in life is
to be a prize fighter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
DELAYED Appreciation.

Delayed Appreciation.
do you enjoy opera?"
YES" replied Mr.. Cumrox; I enjoy
an onera first rate after the tunes in 1t
have become sufficiently popular to be
played on the brass bands"
"Hab faith in human nature" said
Uncle Eben, but don't carry 1t SO fur as
N make ych'sef de final custodian Of
all de counterfeit money In de neigh
borhood.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

The End Of the Route.
A rapid youth Of reckless guile
Was Joyous jeremiah.
He drove "red devils" for awhile,
Then took the BLACK Maria"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
II Position tn Remember.

In a Position to Remember.
IAN elephant never forgets an In
jury"
He can afford not to. He's usually
big enough to whip the creature that
inflicted it,"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

@. What does traumatism mean?
r. s.
A. 1t is g. medical term and means
a wound or injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

@. How many States are represented
by the students at Howard University?
IS. &C.
A. Last years enrolment was 1880.
Thirty-eig States, the District Of
Columbia and Is foreign countries were
represented in the student body.
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W. Evening star Newspaper Company

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England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

q. How are fourth-claSs postmasters
appointed?-A. G. s.
A. On October Is, 1912, they were
put under Civil Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

Q. When will San Diego have another
expoSition2-w. K.
A. One Is being planned for 19S4-35.
It is to open July 4. 1884, and run a
full year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

@. Do all railroads use the same code
of signals. for train whistles7-P. s.
A. The code Is uniform. The most
familiar signal is two blasts. If the
train Is standing, 1t means proceed; If
the train is running, it means stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

last scene Paul's frivolous, materialistic
little wife Il frantically boarding all
the food and household supplies she
can gather, while Paul severely re-
breaches her. We are certain that in
the sequel Paul and Bjorg will separate
and that Paul will flnd peace and the
solution of the problems which have
tormented his youth in the Catholic
Church, julie Selmer is q middle-aged
woman, far happier living alone in her
country cottage and going daily to Oslo
for her business than she ever was when
living with her husband, the eStimable
but egotistic and conventional Erik
Selrner, In his fundamentally furnished
oslo house We should like to know
more of Julie and feel sure that the
not ended As for Erik Selmer, we are
enIaliy sure that he will ask nothing
more of life than to go on TRANQUILITY
living in his stuffy house, with his
Kindly. fiorid, uncritical second wife,
and receiving frequent visits from his
four children, all of whom except Paul
are rather fond of him. Sigrid Undset
won a. Nobel Prize for Literature In
1928. She Is the daughter of Ingvald
Undset. prominent archeologist, and
Was married to the Norwegian painter
xndres Avarstad, but the marriage was
annulled In 1925. She became Cath
oiic At about that time and novelties
With her children at Lillehammer. q
country town, resort of artists and
writers, located on O lake. Her house
6ates back to the year 1000 and is
furnished with genuine old Morse pieces.
she usually dresses IN the costume Of a.
viking matron OF the Middle Ages.
\
Posthumous volumes have been
annearing ever since Dom Byrne's
dsath. collections of material from
manuscripts and stories previously
niibIished in periodicals. AS might be
expected the quality is uneven and as
q whole Tar below that of hts later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

O. How long have the drums Of thS
Marine Corps borne the motto, DOM
Tread on Me?'-A. N.
A. The Marine Corps was authorized
by the Continental Congress, November
10. ITS. and shortly afterward the
drums of the Marines recruiting the
regiment bore the inscription and a
rattlesnake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21

q. Whom did Christopher Columbus
marry?-W. A. 8.
A. He. married Felipa Monis Pere-
strello, daughter Of distinguished
navigator.
q Where is Cocos Island. where the