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Evening star., 1932-04-12
Large Hands.

Large Hands.
EAR Miss Leeds: It have very,
very large hands. get so
embarrassed in company
IL about them. Is there any way
could improve their looks?
I keep my fingernails nice. LEFTY.
Answer-Besides keeping your nails
well manicured, keep the skin OF your
hands soft and smooth. Use hand
Evening star., 1932-04-12
Yowler Loses a Mouse.

Some things you think you have you hnd
You really have but in your mind.
-Yowler the Bobcat.
Evening star., 1932-04-12

~ smack merrily on
the tongue!' And it's right
here in this country, year of
our Lord 1891. To be exact,
at your own grocery store.
Kraft Creamed Old English.
For years cheese lovers
have asked for a spreading
cheese with thatrare English
snap. Ourexperts blendedrich
sweet cream with fine Eng
lish-type Cheddar Cheese.
Using an original method,
exclusively Kraft's they held
all the mellow Cheddar
flavor. They perfected a
Evening star., 1932-10-14
How Letter Deliveries
Are Subject of Complaint

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t Is only through the columns OF
your valuable publication that the pub
lie may express their opinions as to
the irregularities and insufficient gov
ernmental service that Is rendefed, and
in which connection We desire to state
that it is more important to the busi-
ness men Of Northern Virginia and
Washington that the Postmaster Cen
eral, inttead of making political speeches
at the taxpayers expense, would try and
remedy the service Of his department.
As an illustration, letter mailed at
nocn at and leaving post cffice only
20 miles from Washington on the first
day Is not delivered to business houses
or persons until the next day. In
another city where the writer lived-
and namely in Philadelphia Letter
mailed ut the General Post Office, Ninth
and Market streets, also mailed in the
morning, was not delivered by carrier
until the following day in West Phila-
delphia; all Of which is not regarded
as the service demanded with Scent
postage rate.
Department heads seem to ignore
such complaints, which are usually lost
in the red tape conduct of our Govern
ment; and such heads. which are being
paid such extravagant salaries should
attend to their duties for which the
taxpayers are burdened and not trust
their official business to clerks who
are underpaid to do their work. Some
housecleaning should be made and
campaign officials should enlighten tic
people why these conditions exist, in
stead Of the subjects they are now di'
cussing. and stay in Washington ar
perform such services.
JOHN H. SPRING
Hefndon. Va.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

Is by temperament . conservative
rather than an extreme radical. The
Communists have little use for him. and
he has even less use for them. Mild in
expressing his views, tolerant in debate,
an accomplished orator, Thomas Is .
credit to the party with which he has
cast his lot. The wonder is that the
Socialist rank and file have been will
ing to accept his leadership. Normally
they would have preferred q ranter and
. demagogue.
Probably the most interesting tribute
to the man Is that Of Claude Moore
Fuess in Current History. He says:
Thomas plainly Is no black bearded,
red-shirted anarchist breathing fire and
!mprecationS against the government.
- His spiritual kinship is with st.
Francis Of Assist, with Tolstoy and with
Gandhi, the immaculate idealists Of
the race. He looks like a cul-
tivated aristocrat. He belongs
to the Woodrow Wilson type, depending
more upon logic than upon the emo
tions, and his manner is family aca-
demic. He is emphatically q
gentleman. He has an ineradicable
sense of humor, with which he enlivens
his arguments. About him there is
something magnetic, and he has a
charming smile.
There is little chance that Thomas ever
will reside in the White House. but If it
should happen that the people desired
to put him there he would not disgrace
the place. 1t may be doubted If he
would enjoy being elected. but'there can
be no question about his capacity to en-
Joy campaigning. 1t Is not . great
responsibility to be q third candidate,
and Thomas will have at least one dis
tinguished companion in defeat.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

faces his newest assignment smilinsly.
He is married to q beautiful Russian
lady
At Madison Square Garden the other
night Mr. Coolidge had made certain
suggestions about "the forgotten man"
The Democrats are calling Calvin "the
forgetful man" in connection with his
demand that Gov. Roosevelt speak out
on the bonus. They recently put in
circulation a statement said to have
been made by Mr.. Roosevelt in a news
paper interview on April %. 1882. read
ing as follows: Il do rot see how, as
a matter of practical sense, firm run
ming behind some $4,000 900 900 annu-
ally can consider the anticipation OF
bonus payments until 1t has balanced
its budget rot only on paper but with
a surplus of cash in the treasury. In
other words, the household books that
are now in the red should be put iE
the black" This statement was dis
played in the press car Of the recent
Roosevelt special train in the West, and
therefore ranks. Democrats point out,
as their candidates official pronounce
ment en- the bonus.
+ -
Some wiseacre has said that the only
day the American people are content
to stay at home is election day. Any
way, they went places during the past
Summer-depression or no depression
William G. Bryant of Detroit, chairman
Of the American Automobile Associa-
tions National Touring Board, esti-
mates that the 1882 travel bill for motor
vacationists amounts to $4,000, ,000, 600
"As compared to commercial enterprises
by and large" says Mr.. Bryant. 'ex-
penditures for recreational travel have
held up remarkably well during the
whole depression period. Hundreds OF
thousands of persons, OF course, were
compelled to give up their motor vaca-
tions. They did so with the greatest
reluctance, indicating that the Ameri-
can people are thoroughly sold on the
need of vacations out of doors from
health and educational standpoint
and that the open road continues to be
the most popular avenue to rest and
play"
Brazil, it appears, is not only the
place where coffee, nuts and revolutions
come from, but is also the breeding
ground of great pianistS, especially
women. The Pan-American Union is
preparing IN december, on the Occa'
sion of the annual convention at Wash
ington of the National Music Teachers
Association, to stage a special program
Of Latin n-American music. The star oi
the occasion will be the Brazilian
pianist, Nine. Guiomar Noaves, who by
common consent has succeeded her late
compatriot, the famous Teresa Carreno
as queen of the ivories. Mime. Noaves
will tour the United States and Europe
before returning to her home, in Sac
Paulo. the coffee state Of Brazil and
recent thsater of civil war. The Pan
American program in December will bt
interpreted by the United Service Or
chestra, composed of 110 men elected
from the three governmental musica,
groups, the Army, Navy and Marine
bands.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-10-14

hand which will serve the purpose Of
placing and keeping the national ad-
ninistration where Col. Won Papen
thinks it exclusively belongs-in the
hands Of a firm central authority, such
as the one which has called the turn
at Berlin since June last.
From this long-range point Of view
the belief Is inescapable that the
Hindenburg- -Papen- -Schleicher triumvi-
rate feels itself 20 impregnably in
trenched that it can AFFORD to snap it,
fingers in the face Of political parties.
Certainly the Weimar constitution, un-
der which Germany for the second time
within barely ninety days will elect .
new Reichstag. contemplated that .
far-reaching measure Of influence and
power over the Reichs business should
remain vested in the chosen repre-
sentatives of the people. If Col. Won
Papen's announcement on wednesday
means anything. 1t indicates either that
the semi -Hohenzollern element which
has resumed the governmental throne
at Berlin has already turned the
Weimar constitution into a scrap OF
paper or is by way of writing new
constitution that will serve its auto
cratic purposes.
Germany Of the day is such . ka-
leidoscope, actual motives are SO veiled,
the exact relationship Of the Hitlerite
Fascists and the Hugenberg Nation
alists to the Hindenburg Papen-
Schleicher government so tortuous, that
speculation over the probable trend OF
events is the most futile Of pastimes.
For the moment only one thing is clear
that the militarist-Junker group,
following five months of coup d'etat
regime, stands pat on its policy OF
conducting things in its own way.
Whether that program in the long run
is going to make for stability In Ger
many, political and economic. decidedly
remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

much higher than in any other State;
in fact, as high as in two Western
States. Although the figures may be
perfectly correct, the impression they
give is misleading. The fact is. very
many of the women employed in Wash
ington, chiefly in the Government serv-
ice, come from all the other States, and
keep their residence in their home
States. I happen TO- be a native-born
other woman in my Office, out Of IL,
who Is also. The rest come from Kan
sas, California, Florida, New York,
North Carolina and Texas, to my
knowledge.
II these census figures could be ap-
portioned 30 that each State would be
given credit for residents who are en-
ployed in Washington, using only legal
Washinstonians for Its average, the per-
ccntage would Be very different. That
would be the only fair way 70 use such
'NG1yok AA1Iox - 1G0U4
Evening star., 1932-10-14
The Latest Bonus Petition.

If the bonus petitioners of last Spring
had pursued the course followed by
those who came to Washington yester-
day and confined their group to rea-
sonable number, they would have given
no ofiense, in nowise menaced the
peace and welfare Of the Capital COM
munity and quite rs effectively pre-
sented their case. They would not have
created a dangerous situation and
aroused a strong public resistance to
their cause.
Yesterday the representatives Of the
veterans were received by the Pres-
dent, who frankly told them, as he has
heretofore declared. that he is definite
ly opposed to the immediate payment
of the cash bonus which Is not due until
l945. that he had to consider $4,000 900
families in the United States in these
times Of distress as well as members
of special groups. He said that every
group in the country is free to present
its views on every public question.
This was all true In the Spring when
the petitions for bonus legislation came
swarming upon washington from all
corners Of the country in needless
numbers and with a veritable threat OF
force. They did present their petition,
which the House OF Representatives
granted and the Senate denied When
here. their numbers increasing even
with the departure Of some by aid OF
the advances from their bonus funds
for transportation and subsistence.
The petitioners for the immediate pay
ment of the bonus made two mistakes,
first in coming in great numbers, which
was in effect . menace OF coercion,
and second in remaining after the
Congress had adjourned and the last
possible chance OF legislation had
passed.
There is little prospect Of the enact
ment Of bonus legislation at the COM
ing session OF Congress, and none what
ever Of presidential approval II enacted.
The petition which was borne to the
White House yesterday and which pre-
sumably win be presented to Congress
In December goes further than .
demand for full cash payment Of the
bonus. 1t expresses opposition to any
legislation tending to cut down veterans
allowances, and demands that imme-
diate steps be taken to issue to unem-
ployed veterans bilIet.ed in camps at
various places clothing. sleeping equip
ment and either food or ration cash.
All of these matters are for congress
sional consideration. Congress will not
meet for nearly eight weeks.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

expectation of increasing revenue. But
legislative bodies seldom learn from ex-
perience." The Pasadena Post suggests
that II the old rate were restored
doubtless the resultant loss could be
more than overcome by cutting of the
franking privilege, so grossly abused by
public officials
"A great cry is now going forward
for return to c-cent letter postage"
comments the Akron Beacon journal,
referring to the recommendation OF the
House subcommittee. but that paper
adds: "Relief for the millions who
have to pay the higher charges is not
the basis Of this plea. 1t rests alone
upon the argument that the lower rate
will build UP mails so as to provide
more revenue and work opportunities
for the postal employees and substitutes
who are being deprived of employment
as a result of the decreased postal busi-
ness All Of which suggests that the
way to bring Washington oficialdom
to feverish action In tax reform lines Is
to suggest doing something for the job
holding class. deserving or not"
THE higher rate" thinks the Lowell
Evening Leader. may not have come
up to expectations as revenue raiser,
but 1t has not been q negligible factor"
and the Leader suggests that further
trial Of the experiment may be the
wisest course, after ALL" as therc has
been an increase Of receipts oye. the
preceding year at Boston. The Oakland
Tribune explains that postal mailines
In July presumably suffered from a rush
to post mail in June at the old rate"
Holding that "the loss Of revenue thus
far has not been marked enough to
indicate that there will permanently be
a shrinkage of the volume of mail" the
Indianapolis News advises that there
are q lot more important things for
Congress to consider than a proposition
to reduce the first-class postage rate"
Evening star., 1932-10-14
The Cupola Demand
From PrOpagandaland

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your news columns present to Dis
trict citizens and taxpayers q vivid
picture Of the method used to galvan1ze
into action this cupola demand from
Prcpagandaland.
They show a group assembled to dis
cuss the cupola.
The head man-reported previously
in the press as promising to deliver his
group to the "doodad a
resolution favoring the cupola and other
fancy fixings.
Up rises supposedly unlimited. fiam..
boyant defender Of "doodad" architec-
ture, from another group. and he reads
an effusion from an architecturally-
minded assister. who bears a title in a
body which he has no known authority
to speak for or commit unreservedly to
cupolas in times Of economic stress. 1t
is the confusing logic Of one who is pre-
viously reported in the press to have
said that looping of top-knot from a
school building is like cutting an arm
or leg oil a man.
Another outsider from another group
eggs them on by expression Of approval
Of the cupola.
Still another outsider from still An
other group urges inclusion Of the
cupola.
The members of the group do not
seem to get any chance to say anything
at all.
Then the group is reported to go on
record unanimously in favor Of the
cupola and other fancy trimmings,
when the overwhelming majority of its
members are at home as unconcerned
about q cupola as though it had never
been res1rrected as "doodad" to waste
the taxpayers money.
Soaring dizzily to the height Of a
"doodad" cupola, the propagandists fail
to see little children in flimsy and dis
graceful portables: they observe not
those other children sent home too
them Of their full measure of educa-
tional time. All they can see are "doo-
dads" "do-funnies" and "spizzerink-
tums" to waste the school childrens S
money.
Then they come back to earth and
ask for q new school building and as
sembly hall for their own section, and
will be kumflustercated II they do not
get 1t right away, never realizing that
"doodadphobia" nurtures the microbe
that eats up needed school buildings
that devours the money that school
children desperately need for school
buildings rather than for extravagant
school ornamentation.
Who can truly say that the Engineer
Commissioner was unwise in putting on
the brakes and cutting down the speed
limit in Propagandaland, the manufac-
turing center for "doodads" and other
luxuries too expensive for the lean pub
lie purse?
JOSEPH w. CHEYNEY.
Evening star., 1932-10-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASk. d.

Among such animals may be mentioned
several species Of desert antelope and
number Of animals typical OF the
American desert, including the jack
rabbit, the desert sparrow. the cactus
wren, the desert rattle.nake, the horned
toad and the gila monster.
q. Please give a biography Of Coun-
tee Cullen.-R. M. C.
A. Countee Cullen, Negro poet and
author, was born in New York City,
May 80. 1908. He was reared Meth
odist, educated in the public schools
and at the New York University, OBJ
tanning also the degree Of M. A. from
Harvard University.
O. Is kidnapping a Federal offense?-
F.M.
A. Under the provisions Of an act Of
Congress. approved by the President on
June %, 1882, any person involved in
transporting person, illegally seized, in
interstate or foreign commerce and
holding such person for ransom or Ie-
ward Is guilty Of violating a Federal
law. Cases of this nature are investi-
gated by the Bureau Of Investigation
Of the Department of Justice.
@. Can all cases of cross-eyes be
cured7-M. M.
A. The National Society for the Pre-
vcntion of Blindness says that all cases
are durable II taken In time. Treat
ment should begin before the sixth year,
and preferably before the third year.
@. What does "Rosh Hashanah"
mean?-P. D.
A. 1t means beginning Of the year
It Is known as the Day Of Memorial,
and Is kept by the Jews in memory Of
Gods creation Of the earth and its
marvels, the Heavens and the great
luminaries that are there"
@. Who invented smokeless powder1
&C. s
A. Charles E. Monroe, q chemist, Of
Forest Glen, Md.
O. Please give the longest name Of
lake in Maine-J. D. w.
A. The following are the longest:
Chemquassabamticook Mooselookme.
guntic, Pennes:eewassee.
O. When is Education week?-N. N.
A. American Education week will be
celebrated November 7-13. The seven
cay program is built around the theme
The Schools and the Nations Found
ers."
@. What Is the word Mahatma
Gandhi uses for home rule"?-B. A. G.
A. The word Is "swAraj."
@. What were the last elements dis
covered?-F. M. 8.
A. The last two elements discovered
we're 81. in 1880, and IS, in 1881. The
% elements are now all known.
@. Where Is the winchester House,
which was built by an eccentric woman
who believed she would not die so long
as the house was not completed?-F.L L.
A. The Winchester House is in Palo
Alto. Calf. 1t was built by Mrs. VIM
chester the widow Of the famous fire.
arms man. who was a Spiritualist. She
claimed the spirits told her she would
not die as long as the sound Of ham
mers was heard in her house, and as a
result she kept building and building
and changing, and when the spirits told
her left of one section half finished
and started another. 1t is estimated
that at least q million dollars was
spent on the structure, and parts of 1t
have not been explored. In the house
are staircases that lead to nowhere,
ending in a blank wall There are
others that break of and end some
feet deeper. There are rooms l foot
wide and there is tiny balcony with
doors about feet high leading to it,
There are other staircases with pinch
risere
Evening star., 1932-10-14
The Third Candidate.

Strange as 1t may seem, there are
three men campaigning for the presi-
dency. The public is familiar with the
names and records, the aspirations and
policies of the first two. The third can
didate remains comparative stranger.
He is the Socialist, Norman Thomas,
and there are indications that he has
not been accorded all the publicity he
deserves
The story of his career begins with
mention of the city of Marion, Ohio,
where President Harding was editing
and publishing q newspaper in 1884,
the year Thomas was born. From
Marion High School to Princeton uni
versty and Union Theological Seminary
the young man journeyed in quest Of
education for the ministry. He was or
in 1911, and until 1918.served as pastor
of New York City churches Of that de-
nomination. BY the last-named year
ne had following among the liberal
element of the metropolis. The World
War disillusioned him meeSurably, and
his mind began to move to the left. He
founded and edited a monthly maga-
zine. the World Tomorrow; was con-
tributing editor Of the Nation, and for q
time was active in the League for In
dustrial Democracy. In 1924 he &C.
cepted the Socialist nomination fol
Governor Of New York. Since that datt
he has been . candidate for mayor ol
New York City, In 1925 and tn 1929
Also, though many people never realized
it, he ran for the presidency in 1928
The current effort is his second nationa
campaign.
from this brief outline it win bt
clear that Thomas entered Socialism
through the church. In other words
he became . Socialist because Of hi.
sympatilies for the poor, the down-trod-
den and distressed. But that Il not x
imply that he does not have an intelli-
gent understanding Of economics, 30
ciology, political science and interna.
tional affairs. In point Of fact, III
probably is more widely travelled thar
Mr.. Roosevelt and more widely read
than Mr.. Hooyes. Always Z student. ~
Evening star., 1932-10-14

Stop a minute and think about this
fact: You can ask our information bu-
reau any question Of fact and get the
answer back in . personal letter. 1t Is
a great educational idea. introe uced
into the lives Of the most intelligent
people in the world-American newspa-
per readers. It Is q part OF that best
purpose of a newspaper-service. There
is no charge except 8 cents IN coin or
stamps for return postage. Get the
habit of asking questions. ADDRESS your
letter to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskfn director,
WashingtSn, D. G.
@. How can an unlicensed airplane
be identified?-W. F. c.
A. whether licensed or not, all air
craft must display the assigned icenti-
fication mark. It could also be identi-
fed by its engine number, model num-
Der and serial number.
@. Is It usual for the stock market
to rise in a presidential year?-D. 8.
A. Considering the period since 1875,
It Is found that in five presidential
years-1876, 1884, 1895, 1900 and 1920
stock prices were lower In the month
before election than they had been at
the beginning Of the year. In eight
presidential years-1880, 1888. 1892,
1904, 1908, 1912, 1916 and 1924-the
prices of stocks were higher in the
month before election than they had
been at the beginning Of the year.
@. Are children who are deaf and
mute often taught to talk?-R. w. B.
A. The Once Of Education says that
the tendency at the present time Is to
teach all ceaf children who have no
speech to speak and communicate by
means Of lip reading.
@. How far from Fredericksburg,
Va, Is Mary Washinstons grave?-
w. T.
A. The ground on which the grave Of
George Washington's mother is situ-
ated was originally part OF Kenmore
Farm, home of her daughter. Betty
Washington Lewis. The city limits have
been extended beyond the spot. and the
grave is now in q residential section Of
the town. The National Mary Wash
ington Memorial Association owns two
acres surrounding the grave, which Is
marked by a monument said to be the
only monument to . woman erected
entirely by women.
@. Which side of dam Is considered
the front?-D. j. N.
A. The Reclamation Service says that
the front Of a dam is the exposed, or
downstream, face.
@. Who said The public be
damned"?-E. G.
A. The phrase is accredited to VIII
liam H. Vanderbilt, famous railroad
magnate, and was his amused retort
when asked whether the public should
be consulted about luxury trains.
@. When was cotton frst cultivated
in the South?-D. H.
A. Cotton cultivation began about
1921.
@. What caused the death of King
George III?-C. A. v.
A. George III died Of old age, COM
plicated by insanity and blindness. He
was 81 at the time Of his death, and
had been insane for 20 years or more, q
part Of the time confined to q strait
jacket.
Q. Are there any animals which dc
not drink water?.P. K.
A. The Bureau Of Biological Survey
says that all animals require water In
some form. There are several types oi
desert animals. however, which prob
ably never actually take q drink. but
obtain the necessary moisture from
their food, such As plants or insects