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Evening star., 1932-01-07

problem than by arresting the man who
asks for a dime, sentencing him to jill
at cost to the community Of ninety
one cents q day, embittering him
against society and the community that
thus dealt with him-and accomplish
ing nothing to stop begging on the
street or TO eradicate the evil causing it.
Nobody can contest the need Of the
law against soliciting aims on the street.
In these days Of hold-ups and crime,
when a blackjack Is apt to be the Sc
uuel to a request for a dime, PAN
handling on the streets is more than
an ordinary menace. There is more Of
it than ever before, in spite of such
institutions as the Salvation Army, the
Gospel Mission, the Central Union Mis-
sion, that make it their business, sup
ported by funds donated for the pur-
pose, to feed and to house hungry ana
homeless men. Yet, despite common
knowledge that panhandling is prob
ably a racket" the majority of us
will give dime to beggar with the
thought that There, but for the grace
CT God, goes John Bradford"
The police cannot put stop to this
evil unassisted. AS long as panhandling
pays panhandling will continue. The
community could put stop to it in
short order if everybody, approached by
mendicant, referred him to the place
where he can get meal. AS ninety
five out Of hundred men would rather
give dime than do that, the police, as
usual, will have to make the best of a
bad job and enforce their end of the
law.
But cannot the Police Courts spend
little more time trying to determine
whether the defendant before them is
guilty of being hungry, or guilty of vio-
lating the law? Human nature, if not
the law books, knows there is, after all,
a difference.
Evening star., 1932-01-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Vet there is not much sense to that,
-after all.
thing with a special significance. It's
red svmbolizes the blood OF ChrlSt,
SMILED for the redemption of mankind.
It's Green stands for the Christian hope
of Immortality for the soul OF man.
If these special decorations are to re-
main beyond their special tune, the
conmemoration of the birth OF Jesus,
their proper place is in a church, not
on the outside doors OF homes.
It would seem, then, 10 Some 'IlaV
there is mild sort of desecration m
voIved in the retention OF ChrlStrnaS
symbols too long.
The EVERYDAY life, which is not re-
ligious, overwhelms them and in
sense belittles them.
/ X X X
New Year, as special festival, might
as we'll be abolished. ,,,.u,..,.
It is an anti-climax to Christmas,
ANYWAY. and has no special slghHlcance
oh YES. it is the beginning of year,
of course, but what is there 10 tHa''
after all? .oo ,,,,o,,
Mankind always has put too mucn
significance in the first OF anything;
| America is a pSCulldL OAA N@A 49,
queer quirk of thought. .,r. -.
TO To be first to do anything, with us
of the United States, is somehow 10
transcend our fellows. ,,.,. s4,,
There is a magic about tine TlrSt
which Is scarcely warranted IN Ine very
constitution of the thing. 10 De tne
pioneer, in some things, is to pc great
to be the pioneer, in others, is 10 pc
merely slightly absurd, or, at best, hotn-
ing at all.
New Year day, as some call it, is the
first day of the new year
Formerly there was a great oeaI Oh
mother about making resolutions on
this particular day, but tAat seems 10
have been one of those victorian tradl-
tions which have been dlScardeo oy Ihe
modern generation. ,.,
| Does anybody make new 1eaA Ae0OAo
tions nowadays?
There is no particular need of 1t.
A good resolution is just as good on
anv other day of the year.
The modern mind somehow does not
seem to need the stimulus OF formal
set day for such good deed. perhaps
the truth is that the formal New Year
resolution came to be so generally bro
ken that the bottom fell out OF the
custom.
A resolution made on January 2, or
January 5, or any other day, in Janu-
ary or any other month. had better
chance of survival than II made on
January /.
| X X X
Christmas, as a celebration, turns
sour only in the mind of the person who
looks upon 1t as a time to get, rather
than give.
The real JOY of Christmas lies in the
giving, not in the getting. AS this is
understood by almost everybody, Christ
mas remains. despite inimical influences
a truly great festival, as it is one OF
the oldest.
The New Year celebration, however
merges so completely into the remainder
of its year that it really has no more
point than a withered wreath on door
Evening star., 1932-01-07

to come here and stay as long as they
please. This is their National Capital.
But will not Gov. Pinchot and Father
Cox and future arrang2rs and sponsors
Of hunger marchers to tie Capital give a
little thought to the bothe-s-me detail
Of food during the visit?
The people Of Washington do not
want men and women to go hungry
while they are here. But the people Of
Washington constitute a rather small
community, dependent for the most
part upon moderate salaries, and they
have their hands full attending to the
needs Of Washingtonians who have felt
the blight of the depression. Now, out
of a fund of about $4,000 for the
emergent care of the unemployed, they
must spend approximately $1,000 for
food for their visitors from Pennsyl-
vania, or one tenth of this money that
must be made to last long time.
Pennsylvania is the second largest
State in population, and one of the
wealthiest, of the Union. Pennsylvania
is represented in Congress by two Sena-
tors and thirty-six Representatives.
Will not Gov. Pinchct and the people
Of Pennsylvania, numbering some 9,631,-
$50 persons, take care Of the m-ttcr Of
sandwiches for marching Pennsyl-
vanians in the future? The 100000
people Of the District, unrepresented
in the Congress receiving the petition
of Pennsylvanians, have good many
problems of their own, and their supply
CT sandwiches, coffee, etc. is relatively
limited
What will happen If all the States
follow the example Of the recent
hunger marchers" end the Pittsburgh
marchers and send delegations here to
demonstrate the inability Of the
sovereign States to take care of their
own needs?
Evening star., 1932-01-07
Better Outlook for Oil.
oklahoma City Times.

From the Oklahoma City Times.
Oklahoma, as one Of the foremost
States In the petroleum industry, can
find some cheer in Secretary Wilbur's
forecast of better year for oil in 1882.
He points out that the Kansas-Okla-
homa-Texas compact on proration has
been of tremendous importance in sta
bilizing production, and adds that there
has been a reduction Of imports of for
eign Oil He thinks a further reduction
of imports can be arranged by the Fed
eral Trade Commission, or a similar
factfinding group, and there IS a
chance of that without the tariff sought
by independent producers.
There may be some politics in the
Wilbur report and forecast, but there is
at least the basis Of better-Working
proration plan than the industry ever
achieved before. The Oklahoma shut
down, plus proration, did raise the price
Of crude somewhat from its disastrous
low price that preceded the shutdown.
II the imports can be cut deeper, that
will mean a further advantage. No re-
currence of the halcyon days when Oil
was "black gold" are in prospect, but
there is some chance Of profit in the
production OF such an essential COM
modify. The state and the nation that
have oil In abundance, even II In too
great abundance, still have real wealth.
Evening star., 1932-01-07

When troublesome questions arise,
avail yourself of the service OF this
department. 1t costs you nothing
you have only to send 2acents for post
| age on the personal letter you will re-
ceive in reply. Any question on any
subject, provided it does not ask for
| legal, medical or financial advice, Will
be answered. Address your letter OF
inquiry to The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, direc-
tor, Washington, D. G.
@. How many licensed airplane me-
chanics are there in the United States?
r. A.
A. In 1880 there were s,sss.
G. Please name the women who are
| serving in Congress.-M. H.
| A. The widow of Senator Caraway
has succeeded to his seat in the United
| States Senate. Woman members In the
House OF Representatives are: Florence
Kahn, California; Ruth Bryan Owen,
Florida Edith Nourse Rogers Massa-
chusetts; Mary Norton, New Jersey,
and Ruth Pratt, New York.
| @. Has China an organized postal
service? Does English appear on any
of their Stamps?-E. A. c.
! A. The Chinese legation says that
| the modern organized postal system Of
imperial decree on March 20, 1896.
English as well as Chinese appears on
| the stamps now in use.
@. How long has It been the practice
| to give mortgages as security for debts?
"A. W. D.
A. The American Architect says:
The oldest existing mortgage record Is
said to be one found in 1893 by an
archaeological expedition Of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. 1t is clay tablet
I stating that In 430 B. C. an inhabitant
| of Nippur, Babylon, borrowed 80 BUSH
els of dates from a fellow townsman
and pledged his ancestral lands as Sc
curity for their return. 1t has been
definitely established that similar
agreements were in common use as
long ago as 1900 BIC"
@. What is the expansive force ex-
! erted at the moment of freezing Of
water?-H. G.
A. The sudden expansive force exert
| ed at the moment Of freezing is SUM-
! GENTLY great to split iron water pipes,
pounds per square inch. There have
been instances of its splitting cast
tubular posts of iron bridges and of
ordinary buildings.
@. How old is the General Electric
Co. ?-M L.
A The General Electric Co. was Gre
ated and incorporated under the laws
of the State of New York under spe-
cial act of the Legislature In 1892.
@. When do the sons of the reigning
monarch of Great Britain move into
establishments of their own?-F. r.
A. After they become of age or marry
they usually have separate establish
ments.
c. What is an Oregon boot?-B. G.
A 1t Is a kind of shackle used for
criminals.
@. Where is the smallest Catholic
Church in the United States?-N. F.
A. 1t is said that the Monte Casino
Church at Covington, KY, is the small
est in the United States. This shrine
accommodates three worshipers.
@. Has Jessica Dragonette ever been
a grand opera star? What is her real
name?-I. L.
A. Jessica Dragonette is the real
name of the radio artist. She has
never been grand opera star. She
came to New York from Georgian
Evening star., 1932-01-07
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Suppressed Emotion.

Suppressed Emotion.
I am willin' fur to worry
Bout the doin's on this earth
When the hurry an the furry
Amt appropriate to mirth.
am Willin' to conjecture
Over questions so abstruse
An to whoop it up an lecture.
But-what's the use?
I am willin' to be raisin'
Arguments with all my strength
An to make a talk amazin'
For its fuency and length.
Things I'm not quite comprehendin'
If I wanted to turn loose,
could talk on without endin',
But-what's the use?
There is always temptation
To rush in an lend a hand,
Interferin' by grafton
With the folks that understand.
With little careless chatter
You kin sometimes play the deuce
With a highly serious matter,
And-'tain't no use!
Evening star., 1932-01-07

The friend of Nature shrinks these
days from the sight Of discarded
Christmas trees.
On every hand one sees them, in
cutters, sitting at front doors, at back
doors, thrown away in vacant lots, lying
in back yards.
Every one of them, if they had been
rooted and kept in earth, could have
been transplanted to the outdoors.
Instead Of hundreds of thousands OF
withered, brown Christmas trees, good
for nothing, there might have been
hundreds of thousands OF bright, fresh
evergreenS beautifying the home
grounds of America.
1t is gigantic waste.
AS the situation is, however, 1t is
merely a part Of the anti-climax OF
Christmas.
We refer to the New Year.
The New Year celebration, coming
so close on the heels of Christmas, Is
perhaps the biggest anti-climax in the
world
Cleaning up the old trees is part
What to do with the trees and what
to do with all the wreaths?
What is there to do with them but
throw them away?
4
One may wonder what plan the av-
erage family has in relation to its
Christmas decorations.
Some people yank the wreaths down
| Immediately after December 25.
Others permit them to remain until
after New Year.
Others are in no hurry about it, evi-
IDENTIFY, but just clean them up when
they happen to think about it, which
often is as late as February.
If one attempts to put any logical
conclusion to the Christmas tree and
the Christmas wreath, 1t would seem
that from the DAY before Christmas to
the day after New Year would be about
right.
At least, there is some sense to such
plan.
All decorations should be in place
by Christmas eve. else they might as
well not be put up at all.
In some respects, the celebration of
Christmas eve transcendS that OF
Christmas day itself.
All the candles and all the wreaths
and all the holly and mistletoe are in
place at least by December "a. Sev-
eral days beforehand is not too much
Then the question arises how long
after Christmas should Wreaths and the
like be permitted TO stay in place?
If the home is warm and as dry as
most houses are, this question will be
answered by the passage of time.
Wreaths hung up indoors will be
faded and brown in a week.
Christmas trees not in tubs will look
rather shabby in about the same length
of time.
n
Wreaths hung outdoors, however, will
last many days.
Why take them down?
Evidently a great many people op-
crate on this theory, as one may deduce
from seeing hundreds of wreathS still
decorating doOrways.
"As long as they will last"-evidently
that is the plan of action.
Evening star., 1932-01-07
Newspapers Join Applause
For Grand Opera Broadcast

Broadcasting of grand opera from the
Metropolitan organization in New York
Is received with satisfaction as evidence
of popular interest In entertainment of
high grade, and as pointing to future
radio development. It Is suggested that
the success of the Christmas expert
ment with Humperdinck's "Hansel and
Gretel" points to future international
Recognizing the success of the first
presentation, now established "by letters
and kilograms from distant points," the
Pasadena Star-News believes that
this foreshadows the development OF
radio broadcast in future" The Star
News is convinced that the very high
est and best in music can be given sue
cessfully to the public with O measure
of appreciation which cannot be cal
culated." That paper adds: "Television
will be made available soon, without
doubt. 1t will be possible In the near
future to sit in the home or the office
and see as well as hear programs of
the highest excellence. What boon
it will be, in that marvellous future
which is on the way, to have the highest
triumphs In musical art taken into the
homes of the humble, as well as the
opulent. Radio is destined TO become
one of the most potent of all inspira-
tional, cultural influences and tnstru-
mentalities"
Realization that it would but "whet
the appetites of music lovers, and
that the public would go to grand opera
even more willingly" Is commended by
the Schenectady Gazette, with the con-
clusion: Undoubtedly, broadcaSts from
the Metropolitan at frequent intervals
during the season will play a part In
increasing appreciation of good music
throughout the country, bringing this
home to the people better than in any
other way known to mankind. Further,
we need not be surprised If, in the
course Of few years, the radio brings
us operas from the great centers OF
Europe, from La Scala in Italy and
from the home of this kind Of dramatic
music in Berlin, as well as elsewhere.
Whether or not one understands an
other language. music can be under
Evening star., 1932-01-07
Rustics Prove Poor
Pupils as kidnapers
,.Ip1top pantseranh

From the BLOOMINGTON Pantsgrapn.
One of the strangest stories Of crime
considered in its inception and de.
nouement, was that in which one OF
the wealthy women Of Kansas City was
kidnapped, held a day and a nlgnt .
prisoner by captors, who demanded q
kings ransom, and then released IN
harmed. but without the payment OF q
penny to her kidnapers by her relatives
or friends
like work Of band OF hardened cr1ml-
nails, probably from some large city
guided by the head Of some notorious
gang Of thugs and butchers.
When the threads OF the narratives
were pieced together and some OF the
main plotters 'were brought into the
omen it proved to be Job" done by a
band of country bandits, or rural OUT
laws, whose very inexperience and con-
seouent nervousness led them to give
m their prisoner Just at the point when
success might have rewarded them with
a large sum Of money.
One of the men was @ small farmer
another the owner OF O garage, the
third a truck driver. Their captive was
mead OF a great and wealthy r1anufac-
turing business In Kansas City, whom
they held In the house OF the farmer
for part of two days, amid surround
ings of dirt and disorder which pro-
duced a greater shock TO the refined
woman than the mere fact OF her cap
ture, The confessions of the two prin-
cipal actors In the kidnapping read like
the statements of immature adventurers
who started something they hardly
knew how to finish.
one wonders when reading Of this
case how such an idea Of bold outlawry
ever entered the heads of these r,Lstics.
The most reasonable conclusion Is that
they had read of such things being done
in the great cities, and they started out
In the role of imitators. The conspir-
ators will probably spend a long term
in prison as the price OF. their first ex7
perience In aging the "hig-time" gang
Evening star., 1932-01-07
Duty-and the Hungry Man.

Chief of Police Glassford did his duty
when he responded to hungry mans
request for dime by escorting him to
the nearest patrol box and calling for
the wagon" And the court, after
hearing the evidence, did its duty ac-
cording to its lights when it sentenced
the man 10 thirty days In Jail, in lieu
of the fine he could not pay.
But the sympathy OF the majority
goas out TO the hungry man who asked
for a dime, and not to the dutiful Chief
of Police or to the court.
Why2 1t is because most people agree
that there must be more humane, as
well as intelligent. way OF handling q
Evening star., 1932-01-07

stood and appreciated in all parts OF
the world"
Hundreds of congratulations, imme-
diately received" in the Judgment Of
the Baltimore Evening Sun, left no
doubt of the enthusiastic welcome that
the experiment received" The Evening
Sun considers "the public response
most important of ALL" and offers the
further comment: I'VE as a Nation
appear to be cursed by the assumption
upon the part of those who provide
our pleasures that it is foolhardy to
risk any production that calls for a
receptive mentality greater than that
Of IL years. But after this experiment
Is an extensive group prepared to enjoy
the very best and not content to SUBJ
sist on the pap that the radio SO gen.
orally offers There must be many
people without radios today who, hav-
ing heard of the broadcast from their
friends, are convinced that if this sort
Of thing continues they will have to
have them installed"
Emphasis is placed by the Allen
town Morning Call on the service to
the uninitiated given through the COM
mentS OF Deems Taylor, himself a
composer OF note. On this subject the
Call states: IF one were to go to
the opera without consulting libretto
and without any previous knowledge
of the story of the opera and without
reading the program to learn the
names Of the principals, he would be
glad to have companion who would
whisper in his ear from time to time
just such necessary and timely in
formation. This is exactly what Mr..
Taylor does. He gives the desired in
formation. at just the right time. He
is the friend whispering into ones ear
and answering the obvious question as
1t arises. And his whispering does not
interfere with the singers nor with the
action Of the opera. None except the
radio audience hears a word that he
says. So the Metropolitan may well
continue the services of Mr.. Taylor.
He Is an indispensable adjunct at this
time to the broadcasting of opera and
Will be for very long time"
Evening star., 1932-01-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Court. N. J., and was selected as the
only solo voice In Max Reinhardt's
production, 1.-The Miracle"
@. When was the period known In
old times as Twelve Days?-M. H. S.
A. 1t commenced directly after
Christmas and extended to the 9Th OF
January-that is, from Christmas to
Epiphany Epiphany, or twelfth day,
was formerly celebrated as the closing
day of the Christmas festivities.
@. Who was the first woman to hike
up Pixies Peaks. c. R.
A. The Colorado Springs Chamber
of Commerce says that Mrs. Holmes of
Lawrence, Kans., was the first woman
to accomplish the feat. She hiked up
In 1909.
O. Can watermelons be used in max
ing vinegar?-B. D.
A. Watermelons have been used sue
cessfully for making vinegar, but the
Juice must be concentrated to about
half its original volume to give the
proper sugar content.
@. Is the word archipelago applied
to an island-studded body of water or
to the islands themSelves?-A. P. c.
A. 1t was first applied to the water,
but is now applied to either. 1t was
originally the designation of what is
now known as the Aegean Sea.
@. What name was first given to
Helena, Mont. .?-T. L.
A. In 1864 Helena, Mont, was found
ed by band of prospectors headed by
John Cowan. At first 1t was called
Last Chance Gulch, as they had been
looking for gold all through the Spring
without success and considered this
their last chance for that season. On
June Is, 1864. an abundance of gold
was located.
O. When was the first airplane fight
made to Nicaragua from this country?
d. V. F.
A. The Pan-American flight was the
first one made from the United States
to Nicaragua. The flyers left the
United States December 81, 1926, and
returned April %, 1927.
Q. How many vessels go through the
locks at Sault ste. Marie In season?
L. J.
A. From the opening of navigation
on April 10, 1881, to the end of No
vember, 1882 vessels passed through
the Canadian and United States locks
at Sault Ste. Marie. That means a
vessel locked through every 26 min
utes, on the average, day and night
during this period of seven and two
thirds months.
@. How is cereal water prepared for
an tnvalid?-A. S. G.
A. Barley water is made most fire.
quently, but rice, oatmeal and wheat
water are all good. One tablespoon
cereal, two tablespoons cold water, two
| cups boiling water. Mix cereal to smooth
paste with the cold water, add boiling
water, cook in double boiler 80 min
utes. Strain, add an equal quantity Of
water (about two cups).
@. What is the meaning of the word
yoga?-J. F.
A. It's meaning in Sanskrit is con-
centration. The essence of this school
Of philosophy is meditation. Theoreti-
ca1ly, at least, its devotees can acquire
even in this world entire command over
elementary matter by certain ascetic
practices.
@. 1t there portrait of Roger Will
lians in eXistence?-B. P.
A. There Is not. When the State of
Rhode Island presented a statue of her
founder to the Nation to be placed In
the Capitol the artist had to make the
memorial from an ideal conception.
Evening star., 1932-01-07

A big Berlin, Germany, store accom-
modates its customers by having at
hand employees familiar with sixteen
tongues in all. Sometimes American
emporiums seem to use but two-Eng-
lish and the one they stick out at
patrons.
Evening star., 1932-01-07

The principal difference between a
Scottish angler and one of another ma
away with the fly, lure or hook of the
latter his alibi is bettered; with the
man from North Britain the grief is
doubled.
Evening star., 1932-01-07
A Little Hard on the District.

Gov. Pinchot and Father Cox and
the ten thousand or so demonstrators
from Pittsburgh are welcome to the
city that they can call their very own.
Outside OF the sovereign State of Penn
sylvania, it is the only city in the world
where they can feel at home and exer-
else some Of the prerogatives of owner
ship. @acbodg can contest thst reht
Evening star., 1932-01-07
Patriotic Sacrifices.

"Is your Congressman willing to make
sacrifices for his country?"
II should say So" replied Farmer
Corntossel. He gets up in Congress
and talks by the hour, when he might
be gettin' real money for printin' the
same thing In the magazines"