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Evening star., 1931-06-18
Too Many Cooks.

The movement inaugurated by Rep
resentative Will R. Wood of Indiana to
block the final selection of the site for
the Army-Navy group of buildings west
Of Seventeenth street is apparently
gaining force. Mr.. Woods determina-
ton to write letters to the members of
Congress, seeking to obtain their sup
port in withholding appropriations for
the land, Is indicative of the fight now
looming in Congress over a matter that
should have been, and to all intents
and purposes was, settled long ago. Mr..
Wood has already found an ally in
Representative Collins Of Mississippi,
who has gone the chairman of the
Appropriations Committee one better.
and has assailed the proposal eventually
to demolish the Municipal Building.
One unfortunate part of the matter
is the tardineSs with which the protests
are being made. And far more serious
than the difference of opinion as to the
choice of sites and the extent of the
Federal building program is the injec-
ton Of personal views Of members Of
Congress in opposition to the plans
carefully. drawn by the experts who
manifestly should be given free rein.
Once the Federal building program be-
comes entangled in controversy over
locations, what buildings should remain
standing and which ones should be de-
molished, the elements of delay and
uncertainty will prove q formidable
handicap.
Congress has appropriated and au-
thorized money generously for the
building program. 1t has wisely left
the details to q representative COM
mission, which has had the benefit OF
expert advice. 1t has allotted money
not only for the work now in progress,
but by these allotments has indicated
the extensive nature of the work to be
undertaken in the future. Everything
done now Is designed with an eye to
the plan as a whole. plan that can
not be completed for many years. If
individual members of Congress, or If
Congress as a whole. succumb to an
attack OF cold feet over the expense,
the program will suffer.
If hard times lessen the money avail
able for the Federal works in Washing
ton and economy is made necessary,
the wisest thing to do Is to postpone
some of the projects. 1t will be foolish
and short-sighted to try to save sin
gle penny by skimping on what has al
ready been planned. 1t must be borne
in mind that the site of the Army-Navy
group Is relatively small, an even
trivial matter, when considered as
part of the whole Washington that
coming generations will build. Wash
ington today is full Of the mistakes rep
resenting short-sightedness and mig
gatdly saving in the past. The expense
of the program today is increased by
these mistakes. And most of therp re-
suited from too many fingers in the pie.
Chairman Wood, with his hold on
the purse strings, has duty to perform
in watching the expenditure Of every
dollar. But his duty does not extend
to seeking alterations in the vast Wash
ington plan for the sake of economy.
Every detail of the program should be
planned and financed with thought
to the future. The petty difficulties Of
a few lean years must not be perpet-
uated in stone. If We cannot build for
the future, we might as well stop build
ing until we can.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
The Woman's Bureau.

After thirteen years Of uphill fight
ing against a good many man-made
odds, the Woman's Bureau of the Police
Department has certainly justified Its
right to q definite status. But Its
life from year to year or from day to
day, for that matter, is dependent upon
the Commissioners. BY resembling an
the womans Bureau tomorrow. They
will not do that. But If the Woman'S
Bureau has a right to continued ex-
istence, it certainly has the right to
the full and complete recognition that
legislation would imply. 1t should be
considered as much part Of the police
organization as, say, the Detective
Bureau, which has been duly estab-
lished by law.
One sympathizes. therefore, with Mrs
van Wrinkles expressed disappointment
in not finding the Woman's Bureau
mentioned in the reorganization Of the
department which will be brought about
on the first Of the next fiscal year
to her, or to those who have con-
tended for the recognition she seeks
Congressional hearings have been held
legislation has been prepared and or
carnations Of citizens, including the
Federation Of Citizens Associations anc
It's Advisory Council, have recommended
the legislative creation of the Woman,
Bureau and the full recognition OF its
officers and personnel. But the various
efforts in this direction have repeatedly
failed. -.
The Woman's Bureau here was the
forerllnner Of similar bureaus in many
other cities Of the country, some oi
them modelled on the District organiza.
tion. The lady cop" was at first re-
ceived with the usual jibes and ridicult
that have been the traditional accom-
paniments of new things and new
schemes, but she has won place ir
the modern police department that viii
remain fixed. Experience has taugh
her to avoid some exploits that gainec
undue notoriety at the start and pro
vided q pretty sound talking point fo
the critics and avowed enemies. Blu
each year has seen the Woman's Bu
reau progress in the perfection of {
distinct branch Of police work tina
can only be performed by women with
sociological training. And it is not idle
to hope that the Womans Bureau may
represent some of the advanced ideal,
Of what all police. work will eventually
come to mean-more experts to deal
with the problems of a complex social
order and fewer beat-pounders with
revolvers and nightSticks:
There may be dificulty in reaching
any agreement on some of Mrs. Van
Wrinkles proposals as to relative rank
and independence of the bureau which
she heads. There should be no serious
difference of opinion over the right Of
the bureau to formal legislative rec
ognition and q definite status in the
Metropolitan Police Department.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Mutation.

Mutation.
When the storm is goin' strong,
Darkenin' the day,
Streak o. sunshine comes along
An chases 1t away.
When the sun Is blazin' high,
Maxim heat severe,
Rain cloud sails across the sky
An cools the atmosphere.
No occasion for dismay,
Whatever be your fate;
It's sure to 60 the other way,
II you will only wait.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

| Few Americans realize how much
their Government does for them. Read.
ers Of The Evening Star can draw or
all Government activities through oul
| free information service. The worlds
| greatest libraries, laboratories and ex.
! perimentai stations are at their com.
! mand. Ask any question Of fact and
/ it will be answered, free. by mail direct
/ to you. Inclose 2-cent stamp for reply
! postage ard address The Evening Star
| Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
kin, director, Washington, D. c.
q. What types OF accidentS cause
| the most deaths?-E. H.
A. DR.. Louis Dublin says that the
| fatal accident experience Of the Uni1ed
States Is made up Of hve important
factors. Automobile accidents come
hrst with % per cent Of the accident
tolls; falls account for Is per cent;
these are followed by drowning with
cent, and by railroad accidents with
per cent Of the accident total.
q. How much money do European
governments cwe In the United States.
excluding that owed to our Govern
ment?-F. II.
A. The Division Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce says that 1t Is
estimated that European governments
owe private citizens Of the United
States approximately $1,000, 100000.
q. Whist is the difference between
pale dry and extra dry ginger ale?
A. Pale dry has less sugar than
regular and extra dry the least sugar
Of any ginger ale.
Q. What is the origin Of Army day7
H. e. M.
A. The Military order Of the World
War sponsored the founding Of Army
day It vas celebrated this year on
April 6. The observance Of Army day
was started three years ago.
@. What Is q sneeze?-C. p. l..
A. A sneeze Is q sudden, violent and
spasmodic exhalation Of breath. wholly
or partly through the nose. A snseze
is caused by irritation Of the nasal
branches Of the NTH pair Of cranial
nerves.
@. When did the siamese twins live?
j. A.
A. Eng and Chang. the original
SiameSe twins, were born in 1911 and
lived until 1874.
Q. How wide Is the River Jordan?
H. H.
A. The width Of the River Jordan
varies with the seasons of the year.
During the short rainy season It be-
parts it Is at times q narrow. stream
which may be stepped over.
@. May q money order be issued for
$250?-G. b.
A. The maximum amount for which
q single money order may be issued Is
500. When a larger sum Is to be
sent, additional orders must be OBJ
tanned. Any number Of orders may
be drawn en- any money order ONCE
on any one day.
Q. Did any of Mrs. Abraham Lin
coins family serve with the Confed-
crates during the Civil WARM. D.
A. Half.brothers Of Mrs. Lincoln
served in the Confederate Army.
&C. K.
"A. Plantain (MuSa paradisiaca) Is
a species Of banana, the fruit OF which
Is staple article Of food In the tropics.
1t is larger than the ordinary banana,
greenBn yelioW In Color, less SWEEP anu
more starchy. 1t Is cooked In various
ways.
@. who invented the pendulum?
IT. w.
A. Huyaens, a Dutchman. born in
1929, was the hrst practical exponent
of the pendulum, employing 1t in the
mechanism of the clock. However. he
was not the original discoverer OF its
properties. Leonardo da Vinci GASP
1920 left notes as to his study Of the
Evening star., 1931-06-18

A small boy recently arrived in Wash
ington from three hundred miles away,
the distance having been traversed on
a scooter" His father hauled others
Of the family in goat-cart. 1t Is not
thought that either accommodated
many hitch h-hikers.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

1t is possible to live a complete life
time in Manhattan without ever step
ping into the street, according to an
article dealing with its various subways
and subterranean places of business.
In fact, Manhattanite stands a much
better chance Of living out normal life
time If he refrains entirely from stepping
cut into the street.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

Clara Bow, now q platinum blonde, ="
declares she is going to write the real
story Of my life," and no ghost writing,
either. If she means what she says.
this will undoubtedly be one of the best
things since the publication Of Buffalo
Bills several autobiographies.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Wickersham Charge Conceded
But Means of Cure Elusive

ito be q time when all honorable men,
bers of the bar should seriously turn
their attention to correcting conditions
that are fast causing loss Of respect for
their profession and for the judicial
system" The San Antonio Express
thinks that "the bar should be called
upon to propose members whom 1t con-
siders qualified for judgeships or the
United States attorneys post" observ-
ing that "this system has worked sue
cessfully in numerous States and doubt
less would prove as helpful to the Fed
eral courts" The Chattanooga Times
concludes: For obvious reasons 1t Is
not likely that the commissions report
will receive much attention from the
public But it should be Of great con-
Germ to lawyers and others interested in
the machinery for enforcing criminal
law, and it is to be hoped that these
will not permit the results Of the COM
missions inquiry to be cast aside and
forgotten"
In the course of q vigorous attack
on the finding of the commission. the
Lynchburg News states: THE plain in
ference is that q virtuous President in.
tent upon naming the best officers, re-
gardless of politics, is blocked in his
splendid efforts by politicians in the
Senate. The Senate, Of course, knows
better. Nearly everybody knows better.
stanch member of the opposition party
as district attorney? When has he ap-
pointed even member of his party
who belonged to the opposite faction,
unless badly advised or in hope OF win
ming him over? Politics is played by
Senators in recommending and confirm
ing appointments, and politics Is played
by the President in making appoint
ments. Is Mr.. Hoover going to fill va
cancies between now and election time
with Democrats or with Republicans
who may use the office to oppose his
denomination? He is not he is going
to appoint his friends and supporters
Emphasizing the importance of rec
ommendatOns by the Attorney General
of the United States, the Houston
Chronicle states: "In large sense, these
appointments are Federal patronage Oft
entimes dependent upon the political
fayors Of Senators and of national COM
mitteemen Of the party in power. It
would be expecting too much to sup.
pose that this would not at times re-
suit In the appointment of men who
are better politicians than prosecutors.
Very likely some very plain instances
OF such appointments have, during its
Investigation, confronted the commits
sion. There Is, however, another side
to it. The appointment of Federal
prosecuting attorneys is matter in
which the RECOMMENDATION of the At
torney General Of the United States is
very powerful. Most of the men who
have held this position Of grave re-
sponsibility in the cabinet have taken
this responsibility seriously and, with
the most Of the Attorneys General, it
could not have many times occurred
that they have been willing to recon- &
mend these appointments until they
first knew Of the good qualifications OF
the men recommended"
Evening star., 1931-06-18

There will be no holding Kentucky
down now. since one OF her daughters
has been chosen as Miss United States"
1t is too bad that whatever colonel 1t
was who originated the dictum about
her women. her horses and her whisky
could not have lived to see the day.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

came poor ores. with the terror always
ahead of the inhabitants that some day
the zinc in the bottom would make
smelling impossible. The company
brought men from all parts of the earth
to wrestle with the problem. They pro-
vided capital for experiment. Plant
after plant was built-and scrapped. A
dozen deaths the Hill should have died
and there are still $4,000 people at
Broken Hill-2O, 900 or so of them look
ing to the employer and his chemist and
his engineer to make such other changes
in the processes Of extraction that IL
per cent of lead and 5.ounces of silver
will pay at prices less than one-half
Of what they were when operations be-
gan on 80 per cent lead and 80 ounces
silver IS years ago!
Looking back over o century's history
Of mining in England. the author of the
monumental work Goal and Its Con-
fiicts"- man entirely sympathetic
with the miners-makes the astonish-
ing confession of his belief that they
have not got through their unions a
single thing they would not have got
without them. We need not go that
far. The unions have done work OF
the utmost value for their members
and the world; but In almost every case
it has been through forcing the en-
ployerS to get busy and make technical
improvements and improvements in
management. without the employer the
trade union and the Parliamentary
Labor party, being unable to create any
wealth whatever for any purpose what
ever. would be poor, helpless things so
far as improvements in wage and indus
trial conditions are concerned.
At one time, 1t Is true, the world be-
deved 1t could do without this employer.
It believed that public ownership would
give us all the advantages an employer
could bring, without any Of the de-
fectS and disadvantages. It is not the
least of the sins Of the Labor politicians
of this past generation that faith in
that comfortable doctrine has been COM
pletely shattered.
Seek to Make Mexico City
Capital Of Very First Rank.
El Universal, Mexico City.-A COM
mittee Of the National Revolutionary
block Of the Chamber has formulated a
resolution to be submitted to the Depu-
ties with reference to extending the
municipal radius Of Mexico City, to
make the metropolis q capital Of the
than 1000, 900 inhabitants. The mem
berS Of the committee have had con-
ferences with the director Of the de-
partment Of statistics, with the result
that their joint opinion confirms the
probability this dignity could be easily
achieved without taking in very much
additional territory. Debate on the
measure will be permitted during the
extraordinary sessions.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.
pendulum, and Calico (lS6l-is42,
continued these studies.

pendulum. and Calico (lss4-Is4a,
continued these studies.
-F. v. A'n @eS0'
/ A. The name Hohenzollern is e.
rived from Castle Zollern, the ancestrs:
home Of the family. The name literal
" interpreted. therefore, means High
Zollern.
@. Did Boss Tweed Of Tammany
| Hall die in prison?-P. r. r.
A. william Tweed, former leader Of
Tammany Hall. died In Ludlow Street
Jail, April IL, 1873.
Q. What magazine runs a column
called the Port OF missing Mem
O. v. 8.
A, The Red Cross Courier ru,.s t,1b
| column, devoted to advertisements for
missing people.
Q. What is meant by absolute pitch?
A. @. B.
A. Absolute pitch is the gift Of
being able to pitch a musical tone ex-
| actIy without having an instrument
with which to compare it. This gift
| Is rare. Many people may possess the
talent of relative pitch - that Is. be
able to calculate the pitch CT any tone
| having heard q note, A for instance,
sounded on an instrument
q. with what church is Roger Bab-
i SON, the economist and statistician,
afnliated? What Is his political party?
A, Mr. Roger Babson has advised
us that he u an independent In poll.
tics and a member OF the Protestant
Conversational Church.
@. In what pictures did the late
Olive Thomas appear?-H. I. w
A. The pictures that Olive Thomas
appeared in are as follows: "A Girl
Ike That" "Madcap Madge, AN Even
Break" Frankly Chaste." Betty
Takes q Hand" Upstairs and Down"
THE Spite Bride"
@. who Is the highest paid Erst
baseman in the National Lacquer
A. Bill Terry. Of the Giants is said
To receive the highest salary OF q Ma
tional League first baseman.
@. How many republics comprise
Soviet Russia and what are tner
names?-B. L. H. A..
A. There are six republics IN the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as
follows: Russian Socialist Federated
Soviet Republic, capital, MOSCOW
White Russian Soviet Socialist Re.
public. capital, Minsk; Ukrainian SoViet
Socialist Republic: sptt CAPITA Fadersfsd h1sTstd
Soviet Republic, capital. Tiflis; Turko-
man Soviet Socialist Republic. capital
Askabad: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Re.
public. capital, Samarkand. Witnm
these republics there are 81 minor po-
iitical subdivisions which are auton-
omous, having their own local soVieA'
ANY member of the union may WIN.
draw at will.
@. What per cent Of automobile
accidents happen on Sunday. w.
A Eighteen out Of every 100 motor
vehicle accidents last year occurred
on Sunday.
@. why does a ceiling show the
shadow Of the lathS above it?-C. B.
A. The lines on the ceiling are caused
by dust-laden air passing up through
the plaster and leaving q deposit over
| the spaces between the laths.
@. Can fish swim backward7-J. B.
A. It is possible for flSh to swim
backward. They occasionally back up
when swimming, but as rule DO not
go far swimming backward.
@. What is the meaning OF the name
Mildred?-A. NJ.
A. The name Mildred Is Of Teutonio
origin, and came into English through
Anglo-Saxon. The meaning Of the
name Is mild threatener."
@. When did Gelett Burgess write
The Purple Cow"?-A. NJ.
A. 1t appeared In the Lark, an anna
teur magazine, in May, 1895.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

British and Brazilian warships are
racing to claim for their respective ma
tions two tiny, newly discovered islands
In the middle Of the South Atlantic
Ocean. Uncle Sam might swap Guam
for them II he wants them.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

We are going back to old times in
some respects. That portable speakeasy
discovered in Chicago Is reminiscent of
the high pitch" and low pitch" artists
and their highly harmful patent reme-
dies
Evening star., 1931-06-18

Psychologists have just discovered that
second dessert" taken an hour or SO
after lunch or dinner, or a few pieces
of candy, are rot only pleasant after
maths to a meal, but also a most val
liable aid to digestion. Humph! Small
boys have known that for ages and
ayes
Evening star., 1931-06-18
A By-Product.

From the Charleston q. CO. News and
Courier.
In the prosecution Of Capone for
non-payment Of income taxes the
United States. Is expanding the theory,
once held by, the Sam Randall Dem
ocrats, of tariff for revenue with in
cidental protection.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

This can be said for the Starr Faith
full murder mystery: No victim or per-
petrator hitherto has had such classy
and also nappropriate-name
Evening star., 1931-06-18
No Financial Legerdemain.

From the Charlotte News.
The International Brotherhood Of
Magicians has just closed q three-day
convention at Columbus, Ohio. Not one
of them. it was said, could make his
hotel bill vanish at the proper time.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

1t is regrettable that horses cannot
read so that they too, might have been
inspired by the stirring defense Of Cav
airy as a war arm by Maj. Gen. James
Parker.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Seek to Make Mexico City
Capital of Very First Rank.
Easy Money.

From the Flint Daily Journal.
P. G. Wodehouse, the noted Eng
lish humorist, got 100000 q year for
what he says was doing nothing In
Hollywood. The difference between
Wodehouse and some others Ia that he
is frank.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
The Hopper.

From the Lyn4hburg News
An optimi.A Is an automobile driver
Who when Ne sees an open space be-
tween long zines Of cars. doesn't inn
nediately coISclude that there ig Wa
ter plug az something there.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Not Regular Yet.

From the Indianapolis News.
A Chicago woman. is charged with
kidnapping a baby that owed board
bill, but comment on the case ought
to be reserved until the baby calls In
ments
Evening star., 1931-06-18
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the Use for republication of all news DIS
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
ited IN this paper ard also the local news
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

II Senator Caraway does not let up
on President Hoover, he may give the
latter a severe inferiority complex.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Merely a Teacher.

From the Indianapolis Star.
From the protests over the release Of
that Ohio State professor, o1e would
assume he was the foot ball coach.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
An IdeaIism.

Conditions will by brains be made
Instead of fists
When teachers are as highly paid
As pugilists.
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Come Forward!

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Eighty-two cents, It Is reported by
statisticians, viii buy as much now as
Q dollar would q year ago. All right
now. Al together, who's Rpt g eGnts2
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Uninteresting.

From the Columbia %. o. State.
with horSeless Cavalry for the Army
and kissless connnencements for the
Naval Academy. this Is getting TO b .
fiat sort Of world
Evening star., 1931-06-18
How IL Worked Out.

"I sent Josh to college" said Farmer
Corntossel, 80 that he'd have the ad-
vantage Of q better education than
had"
How did it work out?"
Josh overdoes his gratitude. He's
all the time shown on his intellectual
superiority so as to make me feel that
got my moneys worth"
Evening star., 1931-06-18

Horn Is Considering Tour Of America"
ran a recent headline. Not Trader, but
Gunnar.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

"Dere's no man." said Uncle Eben,
"as uninterestin' as de one dat knows
so much dat he dasn't talk foh fear
he'll tell somethin'."
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Relative Terms.

ANY blue laws in Crimson Gulch"
yep" replied Cactus Joe. THE
sheriff has made a rule that no poker
game can run after midnight without
SEEM him about the rake-of."
Evening star., 1931-06-18
Merry Sunshine.

Although I love the sunshine's play
Where Summer blossoming grows,
I wish it would not get so gay
And burn my blooming nose.
Evening star., 1931-06-18

Truly an Expert.
Are you a tariff expert?"
IT may say So" replied Senator
Sorghum. II have managed for years
to make speeches on the tariff with
out being defeated in the next elec-
ton"
Jud Tunkins says the law Of aver
age asserts itself in the way man
with the smallest ideas uses the big
aest words.