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Evening star., 1931-12-11
The TaXicah Ban.

Nine days of warning having proved
Ineffective, the police yesterday set out
to enforce rigidly the taxicab ban on
Seventh street, with the result that
thirty-four drivers were charged with
failure TO obey the regulation which
went into effect on December q Each
Of the thirty-four who scorned rule
designed to better conditions on this
busy artery was required to post a coll
lateral Of five dollars.
The ban on Seventh street was made
necessary by intolerable congestion
crested largely by the number of taxi
cabs cruising on it. Only snails pace
could be maintained by the street cars
and other vehicles. The same thing was
true Of F and G streets before the re-
strictton on taxicabs was placed on
these thorcughfares.
While in some cases the ban may be
an Inconvenience to shoppers, it will
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Washington's Police
Force Is Commended

To the Editor of The Star;
Many times recently I have voiced
vigorous protest against the Hoover
administration policies, but after lis
tening for two days TO the utterances
of the hunger marchers" I am cured.
After all, Herbert Hoover is President
of the United States, and the average
citizen does not realize the reaction
experienced by a representative citizen
until he actually hears mob of fanat-
ical Communists expound their revoil
tionary and seditious theories. You
soon realize that. common defense is
far more important than political
opposition.
The hunger marchers" came and
went without single disturbance. for
one, and only one, reason: There was
too much evidence of police power and
back OF that the definite knowledge
that the SILK glove contained an iron
INST. Had there been a weak or in
dlnerent attempt to police the demon-
stration our Capital would have suf-
fered an international disgrace,
had the privilege of being on dutv
With police headquarters during the
entire period of the emergency, and /
want the citizens of the country to
know that we have as fine a body of
poiCe III washington as ever wore the
uniform. They certainly are to he
congratulated on the efficient way thev
handled the situation.
For our police to show this esprit de
corps and spirit of cooperation so soon
after emerging from the MANY morale
breaking weeks they have been through
Is nothing short of marvellous. Gen,
Glassford contributed to this spirit to
large degree. He is a friend of the
force, and his commands of "let's go. .
and not you CO." have inspired the
utmost confidence Of his command.
1t looks as though Gen. Crosby made
the IDEAL selection for superintendent
Of police. A character with less force
would utterly ruin the organization at
this time. Gen. Glassford combines the
rare but opposing qualities of stern
command and good nature. The ring
OF leadership in his tone, the stamp Of
authority in his manner Is used with
out making himself either disliked or
taken too lightly
washington is not through with So
called hunger marohers," but the citi-
zens OF our community can rest assured
That any situation will be adequately
deaIt with. The administration can
likewise feel sure that, regardless of
posincal opposition, the real American.
racing mob like that, cannot but re-
member the famous command of a
French general, "They shall not pass"
ROBERT F. JONES.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Comforting Consideration.
When Autumn is grieying,
Midst sunshine deceiving,
We sigh for the Summer gone by,
When the blossoms were smiling
'Mongst breezes beguiling
The birds as they fiuttered on high.
But there's one compensation
That gives us elation
When we are most tempted to sob;
AS we gather at table
With appetites able,
Nobody eats corn on the cob.
What curious faces
We met at the places
Where elbows on table were droppedl
The corn they went after
With leering and laughter
So flendish it ought to be stopped!
Though Summer has left us
And somewhat bereft us,
Our bosoms with gratitude throb.
To conquer detection,
There comes this reflection:
Nobody eats corn on the cob.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

Putting things away and finding them
again--these are unheralded but Inn
portant actions of the every day life.
The putting away is easy enough, but
the finding again is a different matter,
as every household and office knows.
Where Is my old briar pipe? I put
it right there in the top drawer Of the
secretary, and now it Is gone.
Are you sure you put 1t in the top
drawer9 Maybe it Is in the bottom
drawer or down at the office in your
desk.
No, I remember distinctly putting 1t
In the top drawer of the secretary-and
now 1t lis gone.
Well, let's look around a bit. Here
1t is, just where you put It, in the bot
tom drawer.
: 1893
And so 1t goes.
One may Just have finished reading a
certain book and have recalled a re-
view Of the same published in a certain
copy Of we'll known magazine.
Surely 1t will be easy enough to find
1T. One can see it, beginning at the
top Of the page and continuing over
onto another.
The reviewer said something or other
was absurd. Surely he did not read the
book before he reviewed 1t, or he could
not have got such an idea.
Let us see. Here are copies Of the
magazine for several months back. 1t
Is in one of these surely.
NO, not in this copy Then 1t must
be this one. Guess it isn't this copy,
either. Well, there are four more-it
is just question of continuing the
search.
The stack dwindles, and the review
does not come to light
II is-of course, OF course--in the one
missing copy.
1t Is often so with things one lays
away. Perhaps housewives know this
better than most people, although men
in Office have the same experience.
1t Is the old story of the tyranny OF
material things.
Perhaps spiritual people who have
given up grabbing for everything they
can get their hands onto are wee bit
covardly, after all.
Maybe the stress and strain OF having
things and caring for them has got the
better OF them. 1t Is easier not to.
Old Diogenes, who preferred to live
own, might have lacked the ability to
care for house.
Paying the taxes and keeping his
domicile in repair, and getting the coal
in, and seeing to the planting of an
other shrub, and watering the lawn
Perhaps Diogenes said to himself,
"Oh, bother! IT is too much trouble to
own homel'
So he went and lived In a tub. where
he only had TO repair a broken stave
occasionally. No doubt he fumed more
about his broken stave than a moSern
householder does over O big plumbing
bill
" 4
Business men have gone to great
pains to construct filing systems which
will enable them or their secretaries to
lay their hands on the precise docu-
meQt or paper wanted.
Even the best files 60 astray at times.
1t would seem. We have seen efficient
secretaries poring over files supposed
to be hog-tight and bull-high, as the
fence people say.
The human element, of course.
II any one In q hurried moment slips
bill or any other sort OF paper into
the wrong place in the file, there is no
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Mr.. Hoover and the Debts.

President Hoover's message to Con-
gress on foreign affairs supplies graphic
evidence that the area of American in
terests overseas has become an empire
on which the sun never sets, 1t
ramifeS from the Caribbean TO Man
churia and across Europe and all the
Americas. We may pretend to be iso-
lated and self-contained, but the Presi-
dents review Of the international stu
alton is designed to shake us out Of
such complacency and remind US that
II the times are out of joint anywhere
in the world nowadays they automatic
ally diSarrange things in the United
States The Chief Executive reveals a
healthy grasp of these realities.
His desire for immediate congressional
approval of the celebrated Hoover
moratorium is the outstanding feattfe
of the Presidents message Payments
due to the United States from many
countries, both on account of principal
and interest, accrue on December Is.
A1As AAOgfN4 "a 50 NSOA4sANs W N=L1kb q
law before that date authorizing the
postponement Of all payments due us
from foreign governments during the
current fiscal year, and to provide for
their payment over a lo-year period be-
ginning July l. 1888, The presidential
recommendation should be followed.
Delay would sggravate a situation that
is already menacing. Ratification of
the Hoover year" carries with it no
automatic promise Of moratorium eX-
tension.
That such an extension may become
necessary the President candidly indi-
Gates. As the new year approaches. he
says, 1T is clear that number of the
governments indebted to us viii be un-
able to meet further payments to us in
full, pending recovery in their economic
life. It is useless to blind ourselves TO
an obvious fact" The situation being
what 1t is, Mr.. Hoover declares fur
ther temporary adjustments" are in
escapable. To that end he urges the
recreation Of the World War Debt
Commission, which funded the debts as
they now stand on the Treasury's books
and which included strong representa-
ton Of both House and Senate
This proposal of the President de-
serves congressional approval, also AS
the representatives of the people, he
rightly calls for the participation OF
Congress, through renewed representa-
tion on the commission, In the con-
sideration Of questions arising from the
European debts. 1t would be the COM
missions duty to re-examine the debt
question in light of prese1ls-day condi-
tions in Europe. There can be no rea-
sonable objection to such a fact finding
procedure.
That there is strong undercurrent
Of popular opposition TO any revision
that would connote cancellation or
additional heavy reduction of war
debts is undeniable. The storm that
broke in both branches of Congress
yesterday over the Presidents sugges-
tion of the ineyitability of temporary
adjustments" leaves little doubt on that
score. But it will be time enough to
adhere to or modify that opposition
when a revived World War Foreign
Debt Commission, in the President s
words, reports to the Congress its con-
clusions and recommendations" If the
iron logic Of things compels a recon-
sideration Of the entire debt structure.
common sense and not blind prejudice
must prevail.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Spanish Church Law
Regarded Oppressive

To the Editor of The Star:
The dispatch from Madrid printed In
The Evening Star for December 2 un-
der the headline New Constitution Ap-
proved In Spain" is confusing when it
says that 1.-The new fundamental code
separates church and state" The new
Spanish constitution provides quite the
contrary.
The status of the church has been
the subject of heated debate In the
Constituent Cortes. Minister of Justice
and Worship Fernando de los RIGS, in
PRODUCING articles 3, "a and IS. which
refer to the church, spoke at great
length on this subject, arguing precisely
that to recognize in the constitution the
Juridical personality of the church
would separate the church from the
state and make the church independent
OF the state. MFR. Botello Ascenci,
speaking for the committee in charge of
these articles in the Cortes, declared
that the purpose of the committee had
been to destroy the religious unity of
the Spanish nation, which he con-
demned as a monopoly of single
church"
Meiquiades Alvarez, expressing the
opinion which finally prevailed in the
Cortes, stated that he had never been
in favor Of separation of church and
state, because, to be separate, church
and state must be independent of each
other; and he demanded that the
church be subjected to civil authority in
all her acts.
The only group in the Cortes which
accepted separation Of church and state
were the Catholics
The Cortes refused to recognize the
juridical personality of the church and
thus make separation of church and
state possible. The new constitution de-
clares in article "a:
"All religious confessions will be
treated as associations subject to spe-
cial legislation"
1t thus denies the juridical PERSONAL
ity of churches and refuses to grant the
church even the small degree Of inde-
pendence conceded to other associa-
tions.
Article as contains the following !:
THE right of churches to teach their
respective doctrines in their own estab-
lishments, subject to inspection by the
state, is recognized"
4 1t thus denies to the church liberty
70 direct educational institutions, lib
Herty which 1t comedies to the Socialist
and all non-religious groups.
No constitution containing such pro-
visions can fairly be said to provide for
separation of church and state.
Having recently returned from Ma
drid, where I was an interested observer
Of the Constituent Cortes, 1 feel conf
dent that you and your readers will
agree with. me that no good purpose
can be served by drawing a cloak over
the breach created by this new consti-
tuition between the Catholic people of
Spain and the government of the new
republic.
1t Is interesting TO note that the op-
position to woman suffrage was based
on the charge that the women of Spain
axe Catholic by great majority, and
that to extend to them the suffrage
would endangsr the Catholic pro-
gram OF the present republican govern
ment. WILLIAM F. MONTAVON,
K. S. c., LII. D.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Pleads Against Fox
Hunting az Unfair
To the Editor of The stey.

lo the Editor OF The Star:
Now that the hunting season Is on
may not plead again In your columns
for the fox, hoping that son,e one may
read these lines ana wake up To the
iaet i now lacking in fair play fox hunt
We do SO many cruel things be-
cause we do not think and many who
1oiloW the hounds are not aware that
tnese foxes are raised IN captivity and
tnereoy lose much OF the cunning OF
tne Wiid creature. They are then
turned loose by their owners, TO whom
tney many times turn for protection
and then the thfiii OF the chase begins
humans and pack OF hounds, 40 on
more together. With az many well
Trained horses. all after one poor fox
And this is the sport entered Into by
people OF refinement and culture and
whom We look 20 for the fine things
Of life.
We put q ban on eeekfahtina and
the IKE where twn creatures are equally
matched, and yet we eoaauns and
make a great yearly festielty of The
hunt. Even ellr Bona writer has q word
10 say for the Tas when he SAYS
Would | tell The way hr wentg Mo
not i, as he tfudaeu on wesfliy. wesrlls
ny MARY p, CLARK.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Do Not Forget to Feed
The Birds i'm Winter
n the Fditor of The star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
AS Winter draws near and Natures
food supplies dwindle, I am wondering
how many residents of Washington and
nearby places are planning to feed the
birds in our parks and vicinity that are
SO dependent upon the charity OF their
human friends during this season when
Nature sleeps. Their food supply Is
necessarily very slim in Winter and
when the ground is frozen ana covered
with snow it is entirely cut on and they
face starvation unless their kind friends
come to their help. Since they have no
Community Chest to aid them, cannot
we each be a Community Chest to them
by scattering bread-which ordinarily in
many cases is thrown into the garbage
pail-in sheltered places, where such Is
eagerly sought and enjoyed?
ELEANOR w. HITE.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

back in the days of the late william
Jennings Bryan, listened for while to
the talk of Government ownership and
operation, but did not commit them
selves TO it.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sicn's recommendations are likely tc
be far reaching in effect, provided they
are enacted into law. The commission
proposes a new basis for establishing
a level Of rates. The new plan would
abandon the principle of fair return"
as ii is now applied.
The commission says frankly that
the rate base proposal is likely to stir
up considerable controversy. 1t has
coupled with this recommendation a
repeal Of the @recapture clause" by
which the Government is entitled to
recover one-haf of the annual earn
ings of carriers which are in excess of
the So-called fair return of SITS per
cent on the value of the investments.
BY such a change in the law the roads
would be able to retain earnings in
prosperous years by which they would
be able to Offset losses in the lean
years, when earnings fall below the
legal return. An important provision
Of this recommendation is that some
portion Of the surplus so accumulated
shall be held in liquid form"
The commission strongly urges the
regulation Of many competitors of the
railroads, including motor trucks and
busses, pipe lines and water carriers.
This is Just. At the same time, the
commission declares that the railroads
themselves, by constructive leadership,
can meet many Of the problems of CON-
petition arising from the growth of new
forms Of carriers.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

Ireland is war.ing on youths snaring
with wire salmon running up her rivers,
While simultaneously from Scotland
comes a story of dog which enjoys
Itself catching similar fish as they leap
a fan on their way back to their spawn
ing place. The remarkable thing in
this connection is that these two coun-
tries, thickly settled so long ago, still
have these gamesters in their rivers in
remarkable quantities, wheAaS in many
American waters they have disappeared
within a century.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Of George /. He hung up prize of q
brfghe-colored coat and silver badge.
Six young waternen who have lust
completed their apprenticeship are eligi-
BILE to enter each year. Many prizes
have been added in the course of gen.
erations.
@. Which President had the first
Christmas tree in the White House p
A. M.
A. Benjsnin Harrison.
Q. AS our sun is a star among mil
lions of other stars, which are divided
In groups or consultations, in what
group or constellation does our sun
belong?---J. II.
A. The sun, the center of our solar
system, Is not In any constellation. The
stars In the heavens are merely divided
into considerations for convenience in
studying them.
@. Is ermine the fur of a white rab-
btt?-P. B.
A. True ernine comes from a mem
Der OF the weasel family, the lesser
weasel, or stoat, which has an almost
pure white coat in the Wintertime.
However, there are a number of inferior
furs which are dressed up in imitation
OF true eru1ine, the most important Of
which is the white rabbit.
Q. What is meant by q web perfect
Ing pres" s"?-J. C. Fl.
A. 1t is printing press which uses
rolls of paper In contrast to fiat sheets
OF paper, and from which roll the paper
Is fed into the press In web form and
printed upon and perfected; or, in other
words, both sides OF the web are printed
on and the printed product Is then
folded, ready for use or delivery. The
outstanding example of this kind of
press is the modern newspaper press.
G. What did the early settlers call
petroleum?-J. B. H
A. When Europeans first came to
America they found the Indians using
crude petroleum as a cure for various
ailments, and the settlers of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio called 1t rock
eil
Q. How many of the inhabitants of
the Philippines are Americans?-M
A. T.
A. The latest population figures show
totat OF 5,776 Americans out OF total
population of 10,3l4,3io.
@. How many issues of eommemora-
tive stamps have been made since 1922
m. e.
A. The Post ONCE Department says
there have been Is issues.
@. Who has the power to irnpeach a
President OF the United States?-M. D.
A. The House of Representatives, I'M
der the Constitution, has the sole power
to bring an impeachment.
Q. What particular soem of ovids
caused him TO be banished by Augustus
for "perverting the morals of the Ro-
man youth" ?--B. L. S.
A. The cause of the exile, which
lasted until the Death of the poet, was
never stated. Macaulay has called the
"Ars Amatoria" the most immoral poem
ever written, but tradition exists that
Ovid also was concerned in an intrigue
between his friend Silanus and the En-
peror's granddaughter, Julia.
9. Whist is the melting point of tinP
w. C.
A. The melting point is 2s2 degrees
Centigrade. equal to 430 degrees Fab
renheit, approximately.
@. What were the accommodations
OF the famous baths of the Roman EN-
psrors Caracalla (186-217. A.D1 and
Dioetetian (284-305, A.D)?-F. T..
A. They had marble accommoda tions
Tor 1000 and 5000 persons, respectively,
the water being supplied from the great
aqueducts.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

work for the welfare Of the majority.
Patrons of stores may either phone for
cab, which will then be permitted to
enter the street, or they may walk to
any cross street where taxi cruising is
allowed. AS it has proved on r and G
streets, the new rule should work hard
ship on few and give benefit to many.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
People Need Work, Not
"Humiliating Relief
70 the Editor Of The Star:

theoretically, the feasibility Of tenn
porary relief to unemployed through
the much-heralded woodyards and other
similar agencies has been demonstrated.
IN print, but any intelligent person will
readily eoncede that something more
substantially enduring than these
well intentioned hypodermics however
beneficeiitly and judiciously admins
Tered, Is urgently needed to bring about
the end OF the distressing situation.
Charitable institutions, public homes
ana civic beneyolence may be extremely
usetul IN caring for the aged, the
mIrm and the INDECENT, but a healthy
and capable American needs no aid from
that source. Work Is what he needs, not
humiiiating relief OF very brief dura-
ton. DANIEI, PACE
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Wisconsin oonnle wanted To b,

A Wisconsin couple wanted to build
a fireplace for their Summer cabin
"hich was to include stone from every
state in the Union Answers to their
requests were so enthusiastic that they
nave what they set out to get and a lot
lett over. including thirty-one from
foreign countries. One never knows;
tnese may come in handy later to build
a spite wal.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Anti-Goldeu Ruie.

What are you going TO do for the
men who have put YOU IN your present
position?"
My dear SIR" said Senator Sorghum,
that is not the question. Prosperity is
attained by observing what people can
do for you, not what you can do for
other people"
Evening star., 1931-12-11

oid-time cumberland, Md, residents
nave declared that the appearance and
speech OF the recent hunger marchers"
We're In marked contrast to "Coxey's
Army Of 1894. There Is distinct COM
piinent implied here for all the sur
Viyors of the mayor of Massillon's then
host.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

Richmond has been famed as a State
capital, as the last great stronghold OF
the Confederacy and on many other
scores. Now comes another distinction
She has still in operation a miniature
golf course.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

Featured among 1891 Christmas gifts
are "iipstick towels" They cannot be
mistaken, it is announced, because they
come plainly marked fLipstick." These
may, or may not, supplant others that
are plainly marked Pullman"
Evening star., 1931-12-11

Paderewsk. former Polish premier
and perennial pianist. plans the erec-
ton OF shaft in memory of Col. e. NJ
House. Better not erect it In the
Corridor" If they want to be sure OF
keeping 1t around.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

One OF Tulane's Aii-America -caliber
sr1diron artists, who Is working his way
through college, is said to hold down nc
fewer than six separate and distinct
real jobs. This may explain partially
at least, the present unemployment
situation
Evening star., 1931-12-11
The Objection TO Novelty

At humorous things fain would roar
A jest, I truly prize it.
But, if we've never met before,
How shall I recognize it?
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Businessiike Instincts.

You don't believe there is any Santa
CLAUSE" said one small boy.
No" replied the other; when 1t
comes to Christmas presents, 1 prefer
some one who will have to meet me
face to face and be responsible
Evening star., 1931-12-11

judging from New York dispatches,
the getaway" of a sil-day bicycle race
has little on that of a bridge tourna-
ment In the way Of general pande-
nlonium.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
CreduIity Sustained.

do you believe all you read in the
papsrs?"
Sure" replied Farmer Corntossal
AS soon as the paper starts printin'
things 1 don't believe. quit subscribin
to it,"