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Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT-Large modern unfur-
nished house. Sixth and Com
mercial Apply 1853 Olive. Phone
102-J. 21tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR SALE-Baby's crib, high chair
and baby's pen. 562 Sandalwood.
20t2
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21
Help Wanted

Young girl to do light
housework. Apply 488 Ell Centre
Ave. 21J2
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21
wanted - Miscellaneous

WANTED-T Turkeys, 400 any size.
Press Box 1918. 2lt3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR SALE-Good seed barley SIT
per ton. P. j. Storms, Seeley. 14tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR SALE OR RENT-24ia acres
opposite Eucalyptus scool on San
Diego higWay. John Nippert 17t6
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

For Rent-HOuses

FOR RENT = Unfurnished four
room house. 881 Hamilton. In
quire 1916 Hamilton. 21t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT = Furnished house,
freshly painted. Water paid
Reasonable. Inquire Ais Brighton
Ave. 21t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21
livestock For Sale

FOR SALE-Good team of mules.
j. M. Miller. 1A miles northwest
Imperial. 1910
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT-Furnished cottage. 587
Commercial Ave. 2lt3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT-Furnished apartment.
704 State. 19rf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT-Fiye-ro furnished
house close in, 653 Brighton.
Electric range and water heater,
gas and other modern facilities.
Elite Printing Co.. corner Sixth
and State. Phone 81. 21tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-10-21

FOR RENT-3-room apartment.
GAO Adams. 2Ot4
Evening star., 1932-04-29

ably has sufficient authority to impose
additional regulations for the safety of
passengers on one form of common car
rier, but by mantate of the House Of
Representatives which lacks confrma-
ton by the Senate is forbidden to take
any steps toward regulating another
form OF common carrier, where the
risks are probably greater and apply
to a larger number o. patrons.
The controversy over metering taxi
cabs is relatively unimportsnt as COM
pared TO the dangerous situation
threatened in Washington as a result
of inconsistent applica ton Of the pub
lies right to regulate common carriers.
Rus drivers, Of course, should not be
permitted to work at such hours that
resulting fatigue becomes public men
ace. 1t has not been demonstrated that
such is the case. But everybody Is ia
miliar with the fact that the present
degree of competition between taxicabs
not only forces the drivers to work
long hours, but to drive at a speed that
has become a recognized menace.
The futility Of adequate regulation,
If Discriminatory exercised, is obvious.
Congress owes it to the District to
clear up this muddled condition before
it quits.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Baumes Law Failure Is Laid
To General Effect on .Juries

law, remarking that when it became
possible to sentence a prisoner to a life
term for q liquor law violation, which
the zeal Of the prohibitionists had
made felony, public opinion rebelled."
On the general results the Item offerx
the comment: THE outline of the origi-
nal law Is no longer recognizable. It's
Standardization inspires few regrets.
For several years the injustice Of a Law
which made life Imprisonment the
mandatory penalty for fourth conviction
on a felony charge. regardless of the
character of that fourth offense, has
been widely recognized. The amendment
just approved makes a convicted fourth
offender eligible for parole at the end
Of Is years. The effect of the Law
was bad on both the populace outside
the prison walls and the convicts
within" Lauding the beginning of 4
return to sanity" the Goshen News
Times concludes that "the law is still
severe. but its severity is tempered with
a degree Of mercy and with common
sense"
Condemning the modification of the
law, as result of which 1t has lost
practically all Of its previous stern
identity" the Cleveland News makes the
protest: The laws intent, aside from
removing hopeless criminals from cir
culation, was to discourage their ac-
tivities through fear of its inexorable
terms. It's value in this connection
must have been seriously impaired with
the modification. To many the amend
ment must appear q backward step in
the general war on crime. Whatever
flaws there may have been in the old
arrangement, the fact that prison riot
ing has been a chief factor in discard
ing it does not speak favorably for
New York's strength of purpose. It
looks not unlike an aboutface because
the enemy had given the command"
Evening star., 1932-04-29

Commons this week served another
. warning on President de Valera that
Britain regards his bill to abolish TIE
! oath as reputation of the 1921 Anglo
Irish treaty. There was no threat or
uitimatum in Mr.. Thomas statement,
have no intention of compromising
either with respect to the cath or the
LANG Fnnuit.es for which the Free State
Is responsible.
Short Of armed resistance to abolition
/, T. which. 1t is safe to assume, O.
Britain would resort in only the dire.
emergency the London government
has variety Of recourses at It's dis
pcsal any one Of which Is capable of
giving Mr., de Valera pause. In the
first place, there is the army of Irish
men and women resident in Englsn nd,
Scotland and Wa'es. who would auto
mGtlcally become aliens II the Free
State cast off all connection with Great
Britain. Many thousands of them are
in government service AS foreign
ers, they would INN ediately lose their
jobs. The British market is over
whelmingly the main source of con-
sumption for Irish products OF all
kinds. Under adverse tariffs, it could
be restricted or entirely cut of, with
incalculable injury to every fabric of
IRISH life.
Manufacturers in the Free State have
also taken action designed to make
President de Valera ponder carefully
the wisdom OF secession from Britain.
One or two industries. representing the
largest employers of labor in the
countr", hlIntly declare th-t they
would have to pull stakes and transfer
their factories to Britain. in order to
preserve long established markets for
their output. Ireland, like other coun-
tries, has serious unemployment prob
lem. The Dublin government cannot
lightly risk its aggravation.
1t has been suggested that Great
Britain and the Free State, which are
brother members of the World Court,
might take the oath controversy there.
Before they resort to that method OF
reconciling their differences, English
mems genius for political compromise is
certain to be drawn upon for solution.
1t was out Of that prolific loin OF Brit
ish craftsmanship that the Free State
itself Sprang eleven years ago
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Washington Living Costs
Forbid Cuts in u. S. Paw

To the Editor OF The Star:
A member of the Economy Commit
tee says that fresh eggs are 10 cents
per dozen in Indiana. Fresh eggs are
80 cents per dozen in Washington Corn
at my brothers farm down in Kentucky
is IS cents per bushel. but meal is 81 SO
Pr bushel and corn flakes 10 cents per
small package In Washington. Wheat
is 80 cents per bushel in Minnesota, but
flour Is l.56 per bushel in Washington
Irish potatoes are 10 cents per bushel
in Idaho. but they are s5 cents per
bushel in Washington. Tomatoes a
hundred miles down in Maryland were
10 cents per bushel last Summer, but 10
cents per quart in Washington. Cot
ton in the South has been the lowest
ever known, but the decrease in the
price of the raw article is not reflected
in the prices of the manufactured fab
RIGS in washington. Real estate is low
all over the country, but rents in Wash
ington have gone down very little since
the end Of the World War. Many
Government employees have purchased
$4,000 to $4,000 homes here on the
installment plan at the rate of $50 to
S100 per month. Possibly these values
could be duplicated in other like COM
munities at $4,000 to $4,000.
The cost Of living is still high in
Washington. The salaries of Govern
ment employees are barely commen-
surate with the costs of existence even
now.
Many Congressmen on their SIC, 900
a-year salary, where they have three or
four in the family, have to supplement
their salaries with small loans in order
to meet necessary living expenses. 1t
Is admissible that an individual may 90
out into the wide open spaces and live
we'll on his Washington salary. but he
cannot be out there enjoying the cheap
living and be In Washington attending
his official duties at the same time.
1t all resolves itself back into the
old economic principle of margins which
exist among producers, middlemen and
consumers. Instead of Congress low
ering Federal employees -laries it seems
it should be its province to overcome
some OF the barriers of transportation
and middlemen between producers and
consumers all over the country.
On account Of the nature OF its gov
ernmental activities, washington is not
q producing city but consuming city
of raw and manufactured goods. Hence
the high cost OF living here.
Federal employees gave large part of
the $4,000, 900 spent for the needy and
suffering In Washington this year and
another $500 900 Is being asked of Con-
gress Dismissing Government employees
or lowering their salaries will add
greatly to the present condition Of dis
treSs, because most employees are poor
themselves and when not earning
money they cannot contribute to dis
tress except to its misery.
Would it not be far better all around
to enact an adequate tax law to balance
the budget and let the activities of
Government continue on in the even
tenor of their way. thus allowing as
many people as possible to retain their
purchasing power?
D. E. McQUEARY.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Ireland and the Oath.

The oath crisis between Great Britain
and the Irish Free State advanced an
other stage toward climax last night,
when the Dali Eiresnn at Dublin heard
from the Labor party leader that his
group will support President de Valera s
policy. With Labor's adhesion, the
minority government should be abe to
command eighty-one votes sgainst a
combined maximum opposition OF
seventy-two members led by former
President Cosgrave. The pact of ALE
glance TO the British crown, which Mr.
de Valera and the Irish Republicans
are determined to sbrograte, is therefore
nearing the abyss.
Ominous as final action to that end
will be, there is as yet no suggestion
that the British government will resort
to extremes to prevent 1t. Dominions
Secretary J. II. Thomas in the House Of
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Threat of Pay Cut Stops
Home Buying in Capital

To the Editor of The Star:
As a member of the real estate pro-
fession in Washington I would like to
record some of the reactions of the
proposed cut in salaries of Government
employees, particularly here in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
In spite of the depression, our citi-
Zens have been buying homes, although,
of course, not to the extent they did a
few years ago. and 1t has never been
successfully contradicted that a city or
a Nation of home owners is very de-
sirable thing. especially with radicalism
and Communism being preached on
every hand.
1t has been truly said that a reduc-
tion of Government employees salaries
would make great hardship upon
those employees who have bought homes.
In many cases it would result in their
losing these homes. Now, there is
another unfortunate condition entering
into the problem. With building costs
down to rock bottom and the price of
homes having decreased very materially
in the past two years, many Govern
ment employees have felt that they
should take advantage of conditions
and begin buying their own homes,
most of them. Of course, on the monthly
payment basis.
Ask any of the builders and real
estate brokers Of Washington what has
been the effect on their business Of the
threatened cut in salaries. Those who
are not Just naturally windy" or who
are not just whistling to keep I'D their
courage will tell you that negotiations
that have been almost completed by
Government employees for the purchase
Of homes have been abruptly termi-
mated and very few negotiations have
been started by them since the talk Of
salary cuts began.
Now, builders are not going to start
the erection of more new homes while
those that they have completed remain
on their hands unsold 1t is super
fiuous to enumerate all the different
workmen that are employed in the
creation Of home. From the time the
tree is felled in the forest and the
steel, In the form of ore, dug from
the earth the laborers and artisans
employed In the making of those homes
are legion. This proposed cut in sala-
ries of the Government employees, which
is unfair to start with, may help to
balance the budget, but it is also going
to help very materially to increase un-
employment and retard in no small
degree the return of prosperity. II it is
put into effect. S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Discriminatory Regulation.

II bus drivers are forced TO work at
such long hours that their fatigue en-
dangers the lives of passengers, the
Public Utilities Commission should, OF
course, examine the merits Of impos-
ing more stringent regulations limiting
working hours. The commission is re-
ported to be investigating the possibil-
ity that long hours may have had
something to do with the recent trag-
edy resulting from the collision be-
tween busses on April at Rhode Island
avenue and Seventeenth street.
But the irony of imposing regulations
to restrict the working hours of bus
drivers, while paying no attention to
the working hours of taxi drivers. must
be apparent to everybody. The irony
is more marked when 1t is realized that
the Public Utilities Commissi04 prob
Evening star., 1932-04-29

q. When did modern shorthand come
into vogue?-V. w.
A In England modern shorthand
originated during Queen Elizabeths
reign. A system was invented by
Timothy Bright. Other systems we're
invented by Thomas Shelton about
1880. and John Byron in 1867. Most
OF the early systems we're photographic
or alphabetic. The first published sys-
tenn using a phonetic base was that Of
William Tim in 1850.
@. What is a fusee3-G. p.
A. 1t is an obsolete device used in
spring driven time-pieces for rendering
constant the impelling force Of the
handspring.
@. What is a painting or series OF
paintings called which Is so arranged
as to produce a spectacular effect by
means of changing lights7-W. D.
A. 1t Is a diorama
@. How large are some Of the biggest
icebergS?-J. D. NJ
A The size OF icebergs varies. They
may be a hundred or more feet high
with crestS or "minarets" from 260 to
300 feet above the base. which may be
hundreds of yards in length. In the
Kennedy Channel. Greely followed an
iceberg which was estimated to be IS
miles long, over 100 feet thick and of
unknown breadth. A huge iceberg
sighted by the bark Emil julius in 1884
lowered about l,700 feet above the sea.
Only about one-eighth or one-ninth Of
the mass lies above the water.
@. Where was Judge Cardozo born
and educated?-M A. H
A. He was born in New York and
received the degree Of liberal arts
from Columbia University when he was
le. A year later he received his mas
ter's degree. In the following year he
passed the State bar examinations.
@. What is the meaning Of the ex-
preston, The game is not worth the
candle"?-D. E. NJ.
A. 1t means that the undertaking Is
not worth the effort. Apparently, the
allusion is to game played by candle
light, the possible winnings Of which
would not compensate for the burning
Of the candle.
@. How many inches in hand when
used to measure a horse?-E. r.
A. A hand is inches.
@. How many children has the for
mer crown prince Of Germany?-
T. NJ w.
A. S.x-William, Louis-Ferdinand,
Hubert. Frederick, Alexandrine and
Cecilie.
@. How much territory do the Ever
glades cover?-V. NJ. c.
A. They are a vast marsh in Dade,
Lee, Monroe and Palm Beach Counties,
Fla, extending north and south 1l0
miles and having breadth Of about
As miles.
G. How far will a bullet from an
Army rife travel before it hits the
ground?-M. P.
A. The range of the Army rife is
5000 yards.
@. Is it true that it rains inside the
Goodyear Zeppelin Dock at Akron when
It is clear outside?-P. z.
A. The dock is so large (45, ,000, 900
cubic feet) that sudden changes OF
temperature cause clouds to form inside
the hangar and rain falls.
@. Is 1t possible to grow a plant
from an avocado SEED in water?-S. NJ.
A. A handsome house plant can be
grown from an avocado seed The seed
must be suspended in the water so that
only Part of it is immersed The plant
has large bright green leaves.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Henry Ford's Food Plan
Is Fundamentally Faulty

To the Editor OF The Star:
1 have Just read with particular in
terest, a front page article appearing In
a recent issue of The Evening Star
captioned Henry Ford Suggests Plan
to Link Farm and Factory" In the
first paragraph, it is stated that Mr.
Ford said he had advocated to Presi-
dent Hoover, a plan Of combining
farming and industry under which
factory workers could save $500 year
by raising part of their own foodstuffs
Now, who is going to lose the $500 in
each case saved by the industrial work
ers in that they raise part OF their
foodstuffs?
OF course. no doubt all will readily
see that it is the farmers who will b.
the basic losers in that event, and as q
result, instead of linking the farm and
the factory it will aid in broadening
the gulf between them.
It is really astonishing to the writer
to observe such expressions from Sc
brainy a man as Mr.. Ford. To be sure
he has not given so important a ques-
ton second thought. in that he knows
that millions of farmers have been ccn-
suming customers of his product
automobiles. trucks and tractors-over
a period of wears, thereby contributing
untold millions of dollars into the
Golfers of his industry and multiplied
his riches.
In the opinion of this unknown
writer, who has rendered the bloom
of his vigor in serving the public IN
a miniature way through the wicket.
instead of industrial workers who I'm
informed In a casual way receive not
less than IS minimum each per day.
being encouraged to raise their own
foodstuffs on the side they should be
encouraged and even urged to use in
reason all Of the wholesome agricul-
tural foodstuffs possible from those
who depend on no other source than
the farms for their entire monetary
income.
The times are bearing 50 heavily
down on us, indrstriallv that thor
oughlv sober "give and take idea
should have no b9u7dG throughout our
country. r. L. FITZGERALD.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

/ Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
/ nodate fraction of such requests. The
! answers published are ones that may
/! interest many readers rather than the
one who asks the question only All
; questions should be accompanied by the
writer's name and address and cents,
| in coin or stamps. for reply. Send your
| question to The Evening Star 1nforma-
tion Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Direc-
tor, Washington, D. c.
@ Does a redouble close the bidding
in auction or contract? Can q player
bid who has passed several times?-
E. B. NJ
A. In auction and contract bridge q
redouble has the same standing as
! bid or double 1t opens the bidding
! for the three other players. Any player
may bid in his turn, no matter how
many times he has passed.
@. How are the members of the
House spportioned among the states?-
| d. A. F.
A Generally speaking, accordin; to
population. 1t is done by a rather 5m-
, plicated method known as major I ac-
| tiCns.
Q. How much water doessthe Ganges
! River discharge into the ocean?-A. T.
A About 500, 900 cubic feet per sec
| ond during the flood season and 100 900
cubic feet per second during the eight
| other months of the year.
O. What are the principal varieties
OF rum?-H. N.
| A Rum is divided into two main
classes, Jamaica and Demerara ia
maica rum is made from fermentation
OF wash of scum, molasses and dun
der, the latter being a viscous sedi-
m6nt Demerara is fermented from
molasses, with a slight addition of sui
phuric acid. Water is added to both.
These runs may be made anywhere,
provided the same materials are used
that is, Jamaica rum need not come
from Jamaica. Runs have trade names,
such as Baccardi, which Is the name Of
a manufacturer, not the name Of q
rum.
@ Is there difference in the pulse
rate when person is sitting and stand
/ ing ?-M w.
A. Normally there is q difference of
about 10 to IS beats.
q What is a ghost writer2-M. z.
A. He is person who is employed to
write an article. story or book, but
whose name does not appear as the au-
| thor. The ostenSible author Is a per-
| son who has won some distinction.
either in the field OF literature or in
some other line of endeavor.
Q. What were the names of the first
Elizabethan theaters?-S. A. C.
A. The Theater' was the first, built
by j. Burbage in Shoreditch In 1876.
and was soon followed by The Cur
tain, in F1nSbury. These were the
predecessors Of The Rose and the
Swan and The Globe and the For
tune" the first ard second Blackfriars
theaters.
@. What was the complexion of the
f1rst wave Of emigration into Ireland?-
C. G.F.
A. The earliest Celtic migration, going
back as far as about 400 BIC. consist
ed Of people of the Nordic type fair
haired and tell. physically akin to the
Germanic peoples
@. How many words are there in
modern dictionarie3?-F. s.
A. Modern unabridged English die
tionaries contain approxims tely 700. 900
words; the French about 1000; Ger
/ man, 100000, and Italian, 100000.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Lingering Winter.
Frleno Winter, you were bright and gay
For cheer you did your bit.
But now, when earth prepares for May
You don't know when to quit.
In envy of the blossom bright
And Of the song so sweet.
You bring your challenge overnight
And threaten cruel sleet.
We reveled in your smart display
For fairyland well fit.
Yet this we are compelled to say:
You don't know when TO quit.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
What Are Whitney's
"Shorts'' Doing Now?

To the Editor of The Star:
Whitney has told us that presence
of the shorts" IN the market means O
better market usually; that they are
needed to support falling prices.
Look at the market now. The Wash
ington investigation has driven the
shorts" to cover. They are marking
time"
What is the result. The market Is
steadier and inclined to higher levels
and financial writer's attribute this TO
there being nothing but investors pres
ent In the market. Notice that the VOL
ume OF sales also have fallen to the
lowest in many months. which shows
how large the short" interest has been
in the market even in these iow-price
days Of April.
Maybe Mr.. Whitney can explain that:
he is some explainer. from ali accounts.
HARRY JACOBS.
Evening star., 1932-04-29
Summary Retirements
Would Cost u. S. Heavily

To the Editor OF The Star:
If the Economy Committees other
estimates on savings are as incorrect as
the estimate Of $3,e00.o0O to be saved
by summary retirement of officials and
employees over 10 years of age who have
been retained in the service on account
Of expert knowledge and long expert
ence, their figures are worthless.
These employees are serving under q
contract of extension, entered into
under the law. and are entitled to serve
out their term, and to be further con-
tinued In service, If provided by an
executive order, as proposed by the
President.
Most of these employees hold key DO
sitions that would have to be filled at
once, and by less experienced people:
they would be placed on the retired roll
at 81 200 per annum, their 312 per cent
contribution would cease. and the costs
would be greater than the saving.
GEORGE c. GRAHAM
Evening star., 1932-04-29

Suggestion that Gene Tunney be sent
to the U. s. Senate should be hailed
as a joyous inspiration by those states
men who feel that there should not
be so much quarreling with no actual
fighting.
Evening star., 1932-04-29

Unlike Goldsmith's schoolmaster who
left people surprised that one small
head" could carry all he knew, Mr.. La
Guardia finds it expedient to carry
about his accumulated information by
the trunktul.