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Charles +. Carusi.

The death at Jacksonville today Of
Charles F Carusi, president of the
Board of Education of the District Of
Columbia, causes a severe shock to this
community, especially as there was no
knowledge or information that he was
in i'll health. Mr.. Carusi, a native Of
Washington, identified with its interest
throughout his life with the exception
of q brief period when he praeticed
law in another city at the begin
ming of his legal career, has con-
tributed greatly to the Capitals welfare
and advancement. He was devoted to
the study and practice and teaching of
the law, and his influence in the legal
profession was always eXerted for the
maintenance Of the highest standards.
Many of the younger generation CT prac-
titioners owe their success at the bar
TO his sound teachings. A few years
ago he was induced to accept service
on the Board of Education, a position
for which he was well qualified through
his long Identification with legal edu-
cational institution Shortly after his
appointment to that body he was elected
to the presidency and in that role he
has labored diligsntly and effectively to
advance the interests OF the schools
Washington can i'll afford to lose such a
valuable citizen, who is now deeply and
sincerely mourned.
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league, to whom We now refuse . second

league, to whom We now refuse . second
confirmation"
n Commissioners Smith. 0arsaud
and Draper were not duly confirmed In
December the dismissal OF the subordi-
mates who were dropped from the COM
missions organization was invalid.
Everything the commissioners did was
invalid. But now the Senate says that
only two of the combinations of De-
cember were inconclusive, while the
third one, that of the chairman, was
sufneiently effective to enable him to
take once and serve and initiate an
action for which he Is now punished
by dismissal from ONCE in the way Of
refusal of reeonhrmation.
Yesterdays action by the Senate in
reconfirming two and denying recon-
firmation to one OF the commissioners
settles nothing-if anything remains to
be settled. The Power Commission
stands as organized on the basis of the
combinations OF December. and it will
continue so to stand unless and until
members of the commission should re-
sign their positions or in the remote
contingency of decision by the court
that the combinations OF December, ac-
eompanied by notice Of that action to
the President, we're not the final and
conclusive and definitive action of the
Senate.
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get Bureau, that the estimates for 1888
will represent the city's normal needs,
but that the actual revenue available
to finance them will be left in doubt I'M
til the report Of the House Select Com
Iaittee Is received, accepted or rejected
by the Congress.
The arbitrary maximum now placed
on the amount of the Federal lump
sum adequately protects the Federal
Government. Is it not time that as
adequate a safeguard be given the I'M
represented taxpayers OF the District
and that the existing rate Of taxation
be declared the maximum rate-this
maximum to remain Hundisturbsd" until
Congress COMPLETES its Investigations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES y. TRACEWELL.

memory pictures certain glorious visions
of sunrises of long ago. These he may
supplement with later editions" Of the
same, hot off the press Of Time.
Wherefore we recommend a glance
out the east window any one OF these
February mornings. The sun rises these
days shortly after o'clock. On last
Tuesday, for instance, 1t rose at 7;lz
and set at $40 o'clock.
This is quite different matter from
the am. which was the favorite hour
for the sun last Summer. We viii
never forget one morning in June-ol
was 1t July--when the dry spell had set
| in in earnest.
We woke In q half daze, Is one some.
times will. Getting up, we happened To
see q queer violet light out the window
For a few moments we could not GRASP
what 1t was.
It was like nothing we had ever seer
before, so our half-aWakened mentality
told us.
Shadows of tree trunks and boughs
made black bars across the vividness Of
the purple and violet lights.
| Sleepily we told ourself, why, you
] fool, that light Is sunrisel"
And, sure enough, 1t was. The usual
pinkish and red glow Of dawn, or ever
the false dawn, were absent.
This was the dawn before the dawn
or even before the so-called false dawn
1t was composed entirely of shades OF
violet, lavender, heliotrope, orchid
blended through the entire eastern sky
against which houses and trees anc
hills and streets stood out as so many
shapes cut out of black paper.
| 1t was the purple dawn.
| We don't know whether there are
many like that or not. We rather sus'
psct there are not. II any one pops w
TO assert and declare that such sun
rises are usual, we will ask for his Gre
dentials as an Early Riser.
| There are no purple sunrissS, as fal
| as we can observe, at this time of year
You have heard Kiplings poem, as SCI
| TO fine music, about dawn coming w
! like thunder outer China cross the bay
| It was the suddenness of it, no doubt
which impelled Ktpling TO his viViC
image. Something of that same sur
prise characteFi7es our Washington
SunriSes, at this time.
At am. you will be drinking your
coffee with the shades lowered and tbs
| lights on. A few moments later the
outdoors becomes light
Raising the shades, you perceive pinh
and crimson streaks above the hills.
Its going to be Q clear day." you
say, with conviction.
You forget that you are witnessing 8
clear sunrise. One mostly thinks Of
sunrise in terms of or am, or maybe
5 am, but scarcely as occurring almost
late in the day.
Yet the o'clock sun-up is no les.
auth, ntic than the earlier, and Is much
more easily observed by the average per-
son. The sunrise which Ahknaton wor.
SHIPPED came very, very early, in the
clear air of Egypt, centuries ago; thu
same sun still rises, and, II We are wise
we will pay some attention to its com.
ing, now ard then, just for its owl
sake, to say nothing Of ours.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RAsKIN.

place for catching fish" Superior 10
tranalation OF the original French
name, Lac SupeYieur aux Ontaouacs,"
meaning "the upper lake Of the OF
tawas."
@. How many hotels are there in
Hawaii7-M. S.
A. There are a hotels on Hawaii's
four main islands. Last year Hawaii
had 40,236 visitors. Almost half Of
them spent their vacation there, while
the rest stopped OF en- route to other
Pacific ports.
@. Are people often made sufficiently
III from sunourn to keep them from
A. DR.. Charles p. Pabst says that
100000 working days are lost yearly
because OF illness due to sunburn.
Q. When did Fascism come into ex-
istence7-B. A.
A. What Is known as Fascism In
Italy originated in Milan In March, 1919,
when Benito MuSSolini and about $50
OF nationalism and syndicalism taking
for the symbol the fasces. q bundle Of
rods containing an ak, carried by the
lictors before the magistrates of ancient
Rome as q symbol of authority. The
movement was anti-Socialist and its
aim was the defeat Of the Reds. or
radical element, which after the World
War appeared to be gaining a pre-
ponderance Of power with consequent
disorder. The Fascist organization
was mostly of young men who were
dissatisfied with the findings Of the
Peace Conference, In which It was held
that Italy was Disseminated against.
The party grew rapidly until among the
black shirts" as they were named,
- a~l -
ly all young men. They formed a po-
litical party under protectorate, but on
obtaining power expressed adherence
to the monarchy, September 10. 1922.
Mussolini became both the head of the
party and Of the government
@. Why Is shop where locomotives
A. v.
A. The shop is round. since II is
built around q turntable, hence the
term round house.
Q. When did people walk across
East River Ct New York City on the
A. Pedestrians crossed the East
River from shore to shore on the ice
during the Winters of 1882, 1884, 1856.
1867. 1875 and 1888. The East River did
not freeze over, the ice In each case
drifted in from the North River and
formed an ice pack near the site Of
the present Brooklyn Bridge.
@. What was the message which was
sent to Garcia?-J. j. F.
A. The message which President Nc
Kinley sent TO Garcia, the Cuban in
surgcnt general, was an inquiry as TO
what assistance Garcia would furnish
to the United States in the war with
Spain. Lieut.. Rowan brought back In
formation that Garcia could furnish at
least 5000 well armed men, and that
THY had system of transmitting tnfor-
nation through the country and could
act as guides.
G. What must q person do who is On
parcle?-D. K. K.
A. II a person is on parole he is
given his liberty within certain limits.
He must stay within certain defined
area so that he can be easily supervised
by the parole officer. He must report 70
this ofhcer at stated intervals, and give
complete information about himself; In
Guiding financial and economic facts.
@. Who was the architect who de-
signed the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier?-C. Mem.
A. The architect Is LaTimer Rich,
and the sculptor IS Thomas Hudson
| Jones,
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Almost Filled.

Washington has practically filled the
Community Chest in the time allotted
for the campaign. A small margin re-
mains to be secured to reach the exact
total that was set as the goal, $780,
150.40. That this will be quickly OBJ
tanned is a certainty, That SO small an
amount should remain to be subscribed
after the lapse of the allotted time is
cause for the warmest congratulations
to those enlisted in this endeavor and
likewise the warmest thanks to those
who gave.
The task this year was an unusually
heavy one. A larger total than ever
was required both as o Community
Chest fund and as the Districts con-
tribution to the National Red Cross
drought relief fund. Furthermore, the
individual resources of the members of
this community were depleted by bad
business conditions. In many cases
Washingtonians whose incomes were un-
affected by the economic pressure have
been contributing out of Their own
pockets to the support of relatives here
and elsewhere who have been hard hit
by. the stress of the times.
Despite this situation, with greater
amount to be raised, the Community
Chest has b2en virtually filled. That it
will be completely filed to the last dol
lar, including the Red Cross quota Of
the District, is assured. 1t was ssr.k-
ing demonstration Of the splendid spirit
animating the Community Chest can
vassing organization that when at last
nights meeting the chairman an
nourced that any yorker was at liberty
to quit with the record Of subscriptions
standing a little short Of the required
total, not one of the two thousand
manifested q wish to cease firing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

California is sending out wine lists
for the benefit Of those who are willing
to let the barrel Of grape juice remain
in quietude to work out its own alco-
holic destiny. Names of wines are
included that were hitherto considered
peculiarly the products of foreign
chimes. But the soil and climate of
California are regarded as equal to any
demands on Natures versatility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

WINTER is the TINE IOT many tHllkS.
One Of them is observing the dawn
with minimum of effort.
Sunrise is something thousands of
persons have never seen properly.
Mostly they are unwilling spectators,
upon occasion, OF one OF Natures
grandest displays.
If they get up early to catch a train,
Or go on hunting or fishing expedition
they may condescend to give the red
glow in the east few glances.
Dawn is a major phenomenon. how
ever, and, despite its coming once a day
for millions of years, is still filled with
beauty and newness.
Every one who wants to keep alive In
himself the trait of wonder will find no
easier and pleasanter way than pur-
poSely viewing sun-up.
If it can be done with minimum of
effort, it will appeal more to countless
thousands who have swallowed the
modern belief that anything without eff
fort is, happily and somewhat mystic
riously, much better and more to be de-
sired than something achieved in the
! sweat of the brow, however honest.
Modern" is what We call 1t.
X X -
Sunrise comes these days around Z
m, which is much happier time fol
solar observations, let us say, than
am. or 4 am.
Now it is safe to say that almost any
one can exert himself enough to arise
| at o'clock even. on a cold Winter
morning.
/ Probably it is his normal getting UP
| time, anyway. 1t Is for thousands OF
Government workers and others.
| 1t is the magic hour, but peculiarly
magic at this season, because then
without special effort, one may lock cut
the window and see the majesty OF
sunrise.
We suppose there are a great many
persons VINO regard the daily arrival oil
the sun as Q matter of little moment
whose attitude is that since no human
being has anything to say in the mat
ter, 1t may as well be dismissed from
the mind.
No doubt such persons find nothing
| of interest in rain and sun, cold and
heat, wind and calm. The moonlight
Is one with the darkness to them, and
whether the day is fair or rainy only
interesting to the Weather Bureau Of
ficials, and they get paid for it.
Well. no doubt that is one way OF
| locking at these phenomena, but we
| feel sorry for such persons, just the
same.
1t is not for nothing that for hun
dreds of years the worldwide greeting
has been Good day!"
Or that "the weather" Is a standard
! topic of conversation with the millions
| Of all nations, especially when two OF
more meet who do not know each other
very we'll.
It is widely recognized that such
natural happenings are Of keenest in
| terest to most persons. On top Of this
, recognition we have the stamp Of APP
proval CT pcetS and painters, who long
have found in Nature their happiest in
spiration.
n X
Happy is the man or woman. whether
poet or not, who keeps among hi;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space Ia limited and would not accom-
modate q fraction Of such requests,
The answers published are ones that
may interest many readers, rather than
the one who asks the question only. Al
questions should be accompanied by the
writer's name and address and 2 cents
question to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, direc'
tor, Washington, D. G.
@. Are there men In the east OF
Nine Till Six"?-G. w.
A. This play, written by Aimee and
Philip Stuart, has an entire feminine
cast.
Q. Are there telephones on private
wires with the same number used on
A. No straight line has the same
number as q party wire; for instance
If 1234-J and l234-W were on q party
line, there would be no 1884.
Q. How old. was Gadski when she
came to this country?-S. w.
A. She was born in 1871 and made
her debut in opera in America in 1895
at the age Of "a.
9. When was the Fabrician Bridge
A. The Fabrician Bridge in Rome
Is stone bridge joining Aesculapius
Island with the left bank Of the Tiber,
built in 81 BIC, by Lucius Fabricius
1t Is the only bridge built in Rome dur
ing the Roman period which has lasted
to our day. 1t Is known to modern
Romans as the Ponte del Quattro Capt.
@. Hasn't the number Of Circuit
changed from the numbers given IN
your columns?-W. T.
A. There have been changes. There
are now 10 Circuit Courts of Appea
and 81 District Courts. There are 81
District Courts for the States, one fol
the District of Columbia, one for Alaska
one for Hawaii, and one for Porto Rico
Q. What flowers are named In the
Bible?-H. B. 8.
A. There are comparatively few
flowers named In the Bible. 1t is re-
ported that as whole the Syrian people
were not particularly fond Of flowers
Among those named are the myrtle
xxxv.ls Song of Solomon, i'll; lily,
Kings, vii.26; Song Of Solomon, n.16
vi23; Matthew, vi. Flax Is found II
Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, Esther
Judges, Proverbs and Kings. Burning
bush Tor acacia) Is mentioned in Elk
odus, tia. The lily Is an Arabic gen,
eral term and applies to the tulip. Tanu-
culus, nareissus. iris, water lily, anG
particularly the anemones which carpet
! the ground during the Summer season
! throughout Palestine.
@. How did the five Great Lakes
get their nameS?-R. NJ. L.
A. Gannett's Origin of Place Name.
in the United States" says that opinions
differ as to the origin of the name
Huron. According to some it is a cor
ruption of "IIure" given a tribe o.
indians by the French; It means 1.-THE
head of wild boar" 1t is believed
| by some that it is from the Indiar
words "onkwe honwe," meaning true
man." Still others believe 1t Is {
corruption by French from the IndiaI
"irri ronon." meaning "cat tribe
/ Erie is from "Erige," or "Erilke," the
name of a now extinct Indian tribe
The word signifies eat" or wildcat.
Some authorities believe the wore
| means mad" Ontario is the IndiaI
word meaning beautiful lake or beau.
| tiful prospect of rocks, hills and water.
| Michigan IS an Indian word said b,
some to mean big lake" and by other!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHI1.ANDER JOHNSON.
Drought and q Flood.

Drought and q Flood.
We waited for a rain.
The fields grew dry.
A future fraught with pain
Seemed to draw nigh,
The well remembered past
Tells, when we're thirsting,
How water comes at last
From cloud banks bursting.
We waited for a rain
And, by and by,
Our pray'rs went not in vain
Up TO the sky.
1t could not ease our care
With all its glory,
A mighty flood was there
OF oratoTy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

Representatives forbidden to use
names in voicing harsh criticisms are
not handicapped in their wrath. Like
the poker player who refused to con-
tinue the game If a one-eyed man
Temained-there being only one one
eyed man present. man sufficiently
aroused can always make clear Just
whom his remarks are intended to
reach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

growing stronger in both houses of Con-
gress, whether because CT the Wicker
sham report or because of the last cleo
ton, or both. 1t is expected to be still
stronger in the new Congress when that
body moves in. Indo9d. the fear that
the prohibition question will be con-
stantly agitated in the nexk Congress
Is one of the reasons that Is impelling
the Democrats as well as the Repub-
licans to avoid q special session of Con-
gFess this Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

There is no lack of money in the
U. S. A., and there Is no unwillingness
to assist those who are needy. Money
is one of those natural resources that
do not need development so much as
facilities for rapid distribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

Little respect is shown by Renal
Pasha for old incidents of costume, the
fec for men and the veil for women.
Time must decide whether he is to
rank permanently as political au-
thority or as only q dictator of cur
rent fashions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

When personsges of political promi-
nence call one another rough names
they-ofIe considerable encouragement
to those who think the dialogue of the
theater needs immediate censorship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
"I787 and Today
BY RANDOLPH LEIGH,
Director National and International OraOricaI Contests

NOTE-Thts is one OF series of
articles dealing NTH the making
and expansion OF the Constitution
and designed to aid participants In
securing background for their
tUorb in the National OrGtortcdl
Contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

The average reader is now happy
when he finds that all his friends are
going to parties and not figuring in
embarrassments caused by pecuniary
complications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05

Eloquence has not been recently in
great demand. When an extraordinary
example of it is offered by Senator
Borah it brings the thrill Of q new
experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-05
Error of Judgment.

From the New London Day.
A Brantford, Ontario, man has been
fined for driving his sleigh at night
without tail light. He started out
in the day. upset and it was night be-
fore he got going again. He should
have remained upset until morning.
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Picked.

From the Hamilton Spectator.
That drunken motorist who toppled
from his ear into q vat of pickles was
Just demonstrating that birds Of .
feather do dock together.
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Inevitable COntentian.

Have you ever believed there might
be way to induce people to dwell to-
gether in silence and content?"
I'm silence, perhaps" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum, but not content 1 I'M
derstand that those who have mastered
the nesdful mode of expression can have
terrific arguments even In deaf-mute
asylum"
Jud Tunkins says man who works
too hard trying to be optimistic is liable
to look as If he knew something was
wrong and was trying to convince him
self he was mistaken.
HOstilities Among the Poultry.
A chicken fight
Was, long ago,
Considered quite
A proper show.
AS time takes fight,
Our sorrows grow.
A lame duck fight
Brings greater woe.
Art LitigiOus.
where is my friend, the motion
picture performer"
Busy"
Where? In the studio or In court
Fear" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, lis the darkness which overtakes
US when we turn out the light of our
own reason"
The Speculative Person,
The speculative person
Need not lack moral tone.
Th,re is by far a worse 'un
Who thinks 1t rather funny
To speculate with money
That's not really his own.
"Bein janitor Of de town hail." SAID
! Uncle Eben, sis . hard job. has t.
listen 10 no end Of talk dat's jss' Loud
enough to keep me awake"
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The Speculative Person,

"Bein' janitor Of de town hail." said
Uncle Eben, sis q hard job. has to
listen 10 no end Of talk dat's jss' loud
enough to keep me awake"