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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
BARONESS DIES IN PARIS
Was Cousin of Head of French
House of RothschiId,

PARIS, April 10 LE9.-Baroness Their
csc James Rothschild, widow Of Baron
James Eduard de Rothschild, who died
in 1881, died here yesterday at the age
of "a. She was cousin Of Baron Ed
n1ond de RothSchild, head of the French
House Of Rothschild. The baroness was
widely known as philanthropist.
every white man in South Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
OLDEST INHABITANTS
TO ADDRESS SOCIETY

-
Speeches in Old Engine House
on April Is.
Members of the Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants of the District Of Columbia
will address the next meeting of the
Historical Society Of George Washing
ton University. at the Old Engine
House, Nineteenth and H streets. April
Is, at 8 o'clock. The society meets at
the old place, through invitation of the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants, to
see the many historic objects in the
museum there.
There will be short talks by DR.. VIII
liam Tindall, Allen c. Clark, John
Clagett Proctor, Washington Topham,
jams F. Duhamel. A. M. Harmon and
others on local topics.
The friends of the members of the
society have been invited to attend the
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

During the war the birth rate in
France was less than one-half Of nor
NAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

For Sale for Cash
To close an estate
Investment property south
west corner 22nd & D SITS.
81 Fl. by 1877 Fl. to Alley
Containing $500 So. Fl.
Particularly convenient 10 pres-
ent Government buildings and
proposed War and Navy Build
ings.
AS in the plan for the new
War and Navy Buildings, the
present apartment houses within
this area will probably be re-
moved, this would be q most adj
vantageous site for ape. ..nent
house for employees of this 1o-
151,saS. This property has on It
small well rented houses which
bring in a fair return.
This property Is assessed for
$4,000. AS 1t must be sold quick
", 1t affords an opportunity TO
secure q very valuable plot con-
siderably under its real value.
Acceptance Of offers are sab
iect to approval OF court.
For further information, phone
or address d. z. Stephan, at
torney for heirs, 1104 Vermont
avenue. North 3701 or Adams
10462.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
Free Parking Space.

The Better Business Bureau is TAX
ing constructive action In warning
hotels that If they advertise free park
ing space for tourists they must actually
provide such space. In circulars dis
tributed to motorists on the outskirts
of the city certain hotels have in
cluded parking for guest cars In their
attractions. A quiet investigation by
officials of the bureau diclosed that
in most cases it was street space that
was meant and that no other facilities
were provided.
The hostelries which have INDUCED
in this practice should speedily re-
move the advertisement from their
circulars or else actually make avail
able restricted free parking space
for their guests. A second warming
should not be needed. Washington,
particularly in the Summer, is q mecca
for tourists, and deservedly so, but II the
tourist finds that he is getting "gypped"
he will probably not return, and after
all it is to him that the hotels must
look for their business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22

country with q camera invites penalties. -
and considers that "Pangborn and Hern-
don have embarrassed their own Govern
ment somewhat" While It inferx that
some Of the militant patriots in Japan
are doubtless making greater fuss over
the incident than Is warranted" the
Lowell Evening Leader thinks at is
difficult to escape the impression that
the two Americans blundered."
Some papers, seeking the animus back
Of Japan's stern treatment Of the flyers,
among them the Milwaukee Sentinel,
find the source Of this bitterness is IN
the American immigration laws. The
Japanese are proud people and they re-
gard exclusion acts Is gratuitous In.
suits" declares the Sentinel, which be-
heves sit Is time that the cause Of
japanese enmtty be removed. japanese
friendship Is highly desirable" it says,
and 1t can be regained by changing
the form though not the sense Of the
immigration laws, Exclusion acts aGfront
them, but the quota law would not"
Viewing the matter from still another
angle, the Charleston Evening Post says:
The Japanese must be more nervous
about the international situation than
there has been any reason to believe
they might be. Their super -sensitfveness
to this visitation Of American ayiators
must have some background Of which
there has been no knowledge in tina
United States, unless the diplomatic
agencies Of the Government have taken
account Of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22

be adopted by States producing not less
than three-fourths of the cotton grown
In the United States.
Another resolution was adopted which
suggested that the Farm Board acquire.
from the farmers s,0O0,o 900 bales Of cot
ton at price above the present market
and hold this cotton to be allocated to
the farmers in proportion to the num-
Der Of bales they have been accustomed
to grow, conditioned upon their sign
ing a contract not to grow any cotton
In the year 1892, this cotton to be held
until the farmer to whom 1t shall be
allocated shall order its sale some time
during 1882.
Thus the crop-eutting plan is two
barreled one. The States are to pro-
hibit planting, and hence no cotton
will be grown in 1892. The market must
be supplied for two years out of this
years crop. The Governments esti-
mate Of the 1891 crop is 1884, 900
bales. 1t was this estimate that sent
the price of futures" tobogganing and
threatened the South with scent cot
ton. If the Caraway resolution, adopt
ed yesterday. is effective, the Farm
Board viii buy approximately half of
this seasons crop and put it away, to
be distributed to the farmers in proper
ton to their usual yield Of cotton. No
mention Is made of the matter of pay
ment. Who is to provide the cash for
this purchase? Nor is any mention made
of the price, if any, at which the farm
ers are to get their ALLEGATIONS from
the board, to replace next years I'M
grown crop.
No cotton grown at all in 1882. Half
Of the cotton grown In 1881 to be
impounded by the Federal Government
and distributed pro rata later. That is
the American one-year plan for the
fixing Of the price. of cotton and it is
dollars to doughnuts that it win not
work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22

thread their way through pedestrians
who viii get their chance - cross in.
safety q few seconds later. Naturally
there are some obstinate persons who
pay no attention whatsoever to either
signals or Lights, but these are In the
minority.
After all, trafic regulation Is q Qnes-
ton Of give and take and it should
be so In the perennial conflict between
motorists and pedestrians. Motorists
have all the best Of It, taken from every
angle, and this fact alone should serve
to make them more considerable. On
the other hand. the pedestrians should
realize that it Is no easy task to operate
a car in these days Of congested trafic
and should not complicate matters
further by getting unnecessarily In the
way Of green-light travel. If driver
and pedestrian win cooperate the
streets viii be safer for all concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22

ingingly would have nothing to do with
Socialism, and 50 any attempt at
reconciling conflicting interests for the
common good results HE the process
sion Of Echternach. In one step forward
and two, steps backward,
The present Socialist government.
in one last effort TO recoup the states
waning life and integrity, has taken
over the railroads and the other major
industries, including even the abreweries,
operating them not for pfoflts. which
are no longer obtainableI but merely Is
public services Unless exterior relief az
revival Is soon Afforded Tire plight d
the nation Is desperate go
Long-term foreign I0aus and there
mission OF Preparations oyer 4 suflie1enh
period Of time would be the salient in
gradients in this reconstruction; but
even the success of these radical as
sistances would be largely dependent
upon the ability Of Austria TO find
cooperation in her own national aspira-
lions. A nation, like Q household, when
divided against itself can never long
endure. sas
~ -
Holds Italian. People
Swayed Too Much by Emotions.
Popolo D1talia, Rome Armada. the
brother Of II Duce, deplore9 exceedingly
the recent manifestations expressive Cf
such hostility toward the Pontifcate:
The Italian people" he maintains.
ARE swayed too much by their emo.
tons, and are carried away as me-
quently by the force of their feelings
to one species Of excess, as they are
subsequently in the very opposite direc-
ton. Thus an unmodified devotion To
the church in temporal as well rs ia
spiritual affairs, when the pendulum
swung back, as 1t was bound to do.
resulted In an attitude Of defiance and
rebellion which disputed vehement1y
not only the. church's temporal and
political authority, but her moral and
spiritual prerogatives as well.
"The happy mean which all Italians
must strive to adhere to is contained
in the age-old precept concerning the
rendering to Caesar that which ID
Caesars, and to the Deity the things
that pertain TO Him and to our age
old religion. So long as many Of us
consider that there must exist q union
OF church and state, a joint authority
Of Catholicism and Fascism, Just 50
long must our land be torn with con-
nicts between the church and state n
Let each institution rather con-
Germ itself with its respective tasks
and duties and then and only them
viii italian life and liberty flourish iii
respects that win make our nation
paramount and envied throughout the
world.
The Fascist must be good CathoIic
IN all matters Of religious faith, and
the Catholic loyal citizen In all mat
tiers touching the government and the
state Only on this basis can there
be true liberty, true progress and true
national felicity"
There is no anomaly in this n1u-
tual concession, In the opinion -
Signor Mussolini, for in all the cotaE-
tries of the globe wherein definite
demarcation Of the political and spdr-
itual realms has not already been
established. the people are struggliag
for such q reparation. The Catholic
country of Spain Is the latest example.
There the people are showing they
can no longer tolerate political activity
on the part Of the church. nor religious
activity on the part Of the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
The Pedestrian and the Motorist.

In fining notorist seventy-five dol
lars for refusing TO give right of way
10 a pedestrian, Judge Mcmahon took
eminently the correct action and the
heavy penalty should serve as warn
ing to other drivers who appear to be-
lieye that no one has any right on the
streets but themselves. In this par
ticular case the pedestrian vas badly
injured and was forced to remain in
the hospital for some weeks. It was
"a fragrant example of disregard of the
ordinary rules Of motor car driving and
the rights Of walkers at intersections.
District motorists as q whole are
exceedingly lax IN regard 10 the pro-
lection Of pedestrians, especially on
the right turn, where the rnotorist has
no rights whatever. The pedestrian
Is crossing on the green light on the
trafic officers signal He theoretically
has the street TO himself If he stays
within the lines. A right-turning
motorist Is running against the red
light and exceeding care should be used
50 that he WIN neither injure nor
frigntsn . pedestrian,
OF course Il IS up to the walker 10
cooperate. Motorists running on the
Co signal should not be forced TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
Ruling. Settles Title
To II. S. Land Grants

from pe Oakland Tribune.
validity OF patents and titles to Cali
tornia lands obtained originally under
Spanish and Mexican grants is on a
nrmer basis as the result Of Secretary
OF the Interior Wilbur's ruling that
entry on them for homestead purposes
Is not legally possible. Title to about
237,OOO acres In the southern end Of
the State Is removed from possibility
Of dispute and the owners protected
from future annoyance
Something like 1900 claims had
been fled by homesteaders, in many
cases, it Is reported, encouraged by land
promoters, whose profit has come from
fees Of from 5000 TO $1,000 paid by
claimants.
Hereafter the Government Land, Of
flee. acting on Secretary Wilbur's order.
viii refuse 20 accept such claims. In
the past these filings have been ac-
cepted by the Land ONCE, leaving the
claimants the right to appeal to the
Secretary Of the Interior upon rejection.
The Wilbur ruling Is based on an act
Of Congress In 1850. when q special
land commission appointed at wash
ington investigated and reported to
Congress, which decided to give patent
and title to such landowners In Cali
fornia and New Mexico. It is the prop
eTLy, now many times more valuable by
improvements representing the Invested
MONEY and labor Of the owners, whose
status Congress established &C that
time, that has been subject to these
claims OF homesteaders.
Under the homestead law, only lands
which have been surveyed by Govern
ment surveyors and are shown on Gov
eminent maps as Government-oWned
land are open 70 homestead entry. In
spite Of that and the decision OF Gen.
gress in 1850, there has been pro-
nounced activity In locating ON these
lands in recent years.
Some Of Southern Califprnia,s thriv-
ing communities, unCultiyated or desert
areas ct the time Of the original grants,
are embraced In the ruling. In all,
there was property in excess OF $780,
000, 900 IN value at stake.
Secretary Wilbur's ruling, considered
q short cut in the settlement Of Q vexa-
tious situation, may be attacked In tile
courts, but the belief Is that the courts
win hold with Commissioner @. G..
Moore Of the General Land once that
"tne legality Of all such applications
Efor homestead fiIingl must now be re-
ghrded a. res adiuficata. or settled
flnaiIy1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC u HAsKIN.

Any reader can get the answer 70
any question by writing to our 1nfur-
nation Bureau in washington, y. G.
This offer applies strictly 70 1nforTna-
ton. The bureau cannot give advice on
legal, medical and financial matters.
It does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles or undertake exhaustive re-
search on any subject. Write your qaes-
ton, plainly and briefly. Give fun name
or stamps, for return postage. The re-
ply Is sent direct to the inquirer. Adj
dress The Evening star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, director,
Washington. ID. G.
the National League base ball parks
A. Boston. $4,000: Brooklyn, $4,000;
Chicago, $4,000; Cincinnati. 27,000;
New York. $4,000; Philadelphia. 49,
900; Pittsburgh, 10000; st. Louis. 35,-
900.
@. Why does the Government print
bills OF such large denomination as
A. These large denomination bills
are printed for use in large transact
tons where legal tender Is necessary.
A check is not legal tender. They are
chiefly used, however, by banks. which
keep them IN their vaults as reserve.
@. How much paint does It take to
paint the dome of the Capitol?-S. T.
A. 1t takes about 1000 gallons.
@. What was the purpose Of an
organization OF authors, artists and
others during the World War called
the Vigilantes?-G. D. M.
A. Its purposes were: To arouse the
country to q realization of the impor-
lance Of the problems confronting the
American people; to awaken and culti-
vate In the youth Of the country sense
of public service and an intelligent
interest in citizenship and national
problems; to work vigorously for pre-
paredness, mental, moral and physical.
@. What kind Of tree Is the smallest
in this country?-A. z. r.
A. The Alpine willow, which does not
exceed 8 inches in height, is the small
est tree in the United States.
@. An iron pillar has been standing
in the open in Delhi, India, for 1900
years and Is not rtsted. Can such q
pillar be made today?--J. L. G.
A. The Bureau of Standards says the
resistance to corr0Sion of the pillar Of
Delhi Is fact that has not 50 far been
explained. An eminent metallurgist,
Sir Robert Hadfleld. has made chemi-
cal analysis and q netaIlurgical exami-
nation of q specimen from the pillar
and did not find anything which would
explain its resistance to corrosion.
@. what is a godown In the ORIENT
L. X.
A. 1t IL a warehouse where inported
goods are stored until required for use.
@. What city Is called the Northern
Venice ?-B. T.
A. Amsterdam Is sometimes so called
because II, like Venice, was built on
piles, driven from 80 to 20 feet through
mud and sand to firm ground.
@. What is the smallest county In the
United States?-L. NJ. K.
A. New York County is smallest, con-
tanning % square miles.
@. In contract bridge, If q player bids
six tricks. or seven tricks, but does not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
Commends Van Duzer's
Ban on Weaving Drivers
10 the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
II you win permit me to do 50 81
your valued paper, wish TO commend
the stand Just taken by Mr. Van pslze3,
our director Of vehicles and traf1ac, with
reference to drivers Of automobiles Who
weave or cut In and out Of moving
traffic upon the streets and highways
Of the District.
Many drivers do this continually.
The practice IS serious menace to
safety and very dangerous, yet. strange
to say, It Is very common. The pxac-
tice IS particularly common and bad
on Massachusetts, avenue between Wis
consin avenue and Dupont Circle. on
Connecticut avenue and on Sixteenth
street. ! trust q sufacient number ct
policemen viii be found on the fierce
q break up tue pfartica
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
Civil War in America.

China and Cuba are not the only
countries in which civil war is raging.
Internecine strife prevails in the United
States as well, and moreover, it is not
confined to q narrow area, but extends
over large portion of the land. Just
now 1t is most active in the City of
New York, the scene of the liveliest
hostilities in succession to Chicago,
which for some time was the main
field of operations. Yesterday battle
took place in which six persons lost
their lives and twelve were injured
There is no complete account of the
casualties Of the year 1891. as far as it
has run, but in that city alone they
undoubtedly run into scores Of dead
and wounded.
Yesterdays battle was the flercest
that has been fought in the war be-
tveen law and crime. Three bandits
held up paymaster in an alley leading
to his business establishment, slew a
police guard who was riding in the
machine. took the pay roll and fed.
An alarm was sounded and pursuit
began. Back and forth and all around
the district went the bandits. who
changed cars after a short period.
Dozens Of policemen pursued them.
Many shots were fired Bullets new
widely and reached numbers OF non
combatants. Nine civilians were thus
shot, one fatally At the end of the
engagement the bandits car was
blocked by truck and they were shot
down in ftlsillade that sprayed the
street with dead. All three of the
gangsters were killed, and the pay roll
they had stolen was recovered
This Is the second spectacularly SEN
sational shooting in New York within
few weeks. The other occurred in
the Harlem area, carload Of gunner
opening fire on an intended victim
standing in doorway and wounding
several children who were at play. one
of them norta1ly. This shocking affair
so aroused the community that po-
Iicemen were specially instructed to
shoot to kill whenever lawbreakers APP
peared. The gangsters accepted the
challenge and on several subsequent
occasions have been quicker on the
trigger than the police, yesterday
tragedy illustrating the fact that in
this form Of conflict the lawbreaker
has the fret adxra41taOa
Aroused by the battle Of the Brenx,
the State adjutant commander Of the
American Legion Of New York an
nounces renewal of an offer previously
made to place 10000 Legionnaires on
the streets Of the metropolis to act as
vigilantes. This offer can hardly be
accepted, without special provision for
the pay Of the men thus engaged and
for their insurance against death or
injury suffered In line of duty. If a
larger police force, which Is to say a
larger army, is needed to wage this
campaign against the gangs in the
countyy's chief city. 1t must be pro-
vided by the State. The Legislature Is
about 10 meet in extra session to con-
slider certain matters pertaining to the
inquiry into Manhattan graft now in
progress The Governor might well
recommend that 1t consider also ways
and means of aligning against the
forces Of crime superior and effective
body Of men capable of bringing this
conflict 10 approximate success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHr1ANDER JOHNSON.

Lies Contrasts.
Sometimes luck 60 dis-a-way;
Sometimes luck 60 dat.
Maybe ives all here today;
Tomorrow, whar's we at?
Can't all hold Ieadin' pace
In dis strugglin' host.
Some is winners In de race
An sone's 1ef' at de post.
Some steps up TO speechify
OATS certain to be heard.
An some has gotter des' sit by
An never say word.
Some to pie is drawin' near
VIII glorious victory won.
An all dat other folks may hear
Is, Take yoh medicine, son!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22
Ths One. year Plan fOr COTTON.

A "one-year plan" for the cotton
states is TO be put into effect II the
action OF = conference held yesterday
at New orleans BY representatives OF
cotton-growing interests results IN the
action proposed. This conference,
called by Gov Long Of Louisiana. adopt
ed the following resolution:
Be It resolved, that this conference
does hereby 60 on record as indorsinE
the so>called Long plan by which all
Legislatures in the cotton-growinR
states are urged TO pass legislation 70
forbid and prohibit the planting and
gathering Of cotton in the year 1892,
81 a1v enc state shall rot BE- binding
Mni1Sk and until similar legislation shah