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Evening star., 1932-04-20

authors hands. Mr.. Taft accuses the
upper house of international bad man
ners in abrogating the "gentlemen's S
agreement" on immigration in 1924 and
Subjecting the Japanese to the indig-
nifty Of exclusion legislation. He thinks
the affront to Nippon's racial pride re-
mains a potential source of conflict
between the two countries.
Representative Frank Crowther. Re-
publican, of New York had great fun
with the Democrats over the radio the
other night, when he turned their
Jeffersonian theme song against them
and showed how far the donkey has
wandered from the tents and teach
lngs OF its patron saint. The Demo-
Gratis are taking heart of grace from
the fact that Mr.. CroWther is now
coming in for some razzing Of his own
In the place. it hurts the most-namelv,
his own constituency in upstate New
York, around about the little industrial
City Of GloVersVille. 1t seems that the
Representatives. Republican brethren
at nome discovered that he deserted
the party leadership to vote for Philip
pine independence. Now. according to
protests finding their way into print.
the recreant statesman NAV find him
self in hot water when he applies for
reelection next Fall
Y x
Col. Nelson E. Margetts, RECENTLY
American military observer in China
and who has just passed away at San
Francisco. was as typical a fiohting man
as ever wore the United States ARMY
uniform. Tall broad-shouldered and
husky in every way, he saw service in
his day almost in every cline in which
our soldiers have had duty. Though
not West Pointer, Margetts received
star assignments throughout his "a
years with the colors, beginning with
his enlistment in the Spanish American
War. Gen. Pershing personally picked
him as one of the commander in chiefs
original headquarters staff in France.
A superb and daring horseman, Col
finest polo players. He was fearless as
hon, in sport and in battle.
Tomorrow afternoon at Sacramento
Gov. Rolph of California plans to de-
liver his long awaited decision on the
application for the pardon of Mooney,
in prison for IS years as a result Of
Subversive activities in the early days of
the World War. The Governors mes
sage will not be a model of brevity. 1t
Is said to require one and one-half hours
to read. AS it would take a much
shorter time than that for him to say
yes, the best guess is that Mooney
will be denied his liberty.
* x * x
A reigning Broadway musical comedy
success is built merrily around the ultra
modern theme Of depression. Action
opens in an automat restaurant now
patronized by blue blooded represent
atives of the social register. A Park
avenue resident says why, there's
Coolidge at the pie slot" Her escort
replies: That's nothing He ate here
before the depression
CCopyright, 1927
Evening star., 1932-04-20
Lower Rents Asked
On Basis of Paw Cuts

To the Editor OF The Star:
We have been hearing lot about re-
ducing our salaries, but SO far not a
Congressman has spoken in favor Of re-
ducing the exorbitant rents we are pay
ing. On the strength of an increase in
my salary when the Brookhart bill went
into effect (after I waited years to get
any promotion at alb I moved into a
better apartment. better surroundings,
better air and better service. Now with
a big reduction in salary my rent will
eat I'D my income. SO / will have to
move when my lease expires.
If these are war days again, and We
must work with low salaries, let's have
Rent Commission and bring down these
sky-high rents. Why should rents stay
up when $50 Congress says everything
else is dirt cheap. If our salaries are
reduced a whole month what about pay
ing only II months rent this year.
CHARLES AULT.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
the Associated Press.
Furloughs and Ten Per Cent Cut.

Congressional approval OF the In
terror Department bill, with the ten per
cent cut made by the Senate, probably
means that the other bills shortly to
follow will be shaped accordingly and
that each Of them will be cut ten per
cent below the amount approved by
the House.
This places new light on the Presi-
dents proposed furlough plan, now to
be inserted in the omnibus economy
measure. Members of Congress, or the
White House, should attempt to clarity
the furlough plan in its relation to the
ten per cent cut ordered on the appro-
priation bills and thus afford a modi-
cum of relief for already harassed and
puzzled Government workers
The ten per cent cut on the Interior
Department bill, approved in such short
order by the House, naturally means
that an unestimated number of en-
ployes are going to lose their jobs, un-
less bureau heads are able to spread
avail able funds over the pay roll by
temporarily laying off employees with
out pay. According to some authorities,
the bureau or department heads already
have this authority. In other words,
they cannot order a reduction in sal
aries, but they can place an employe
on leave without pay and compensate
him for the time he actually works.
Now if the ten per cent cut is applied
TO all departments, as it doubtless will
be, the result will be that some en-
ployes in those bureaus most drastically
affected by the reduced allotment will
be discharged, and others will be laid
off, without pay-unless there is legis-
lation enacted to make whatever prac-
tice is decided upon uniform through
out the departments.
The Presidents furlough plan should
be considered as supplying the neces-
sary legislation to make this practice
uniform. 1t should be considered as
necessitated by the policy of cutting
the appropriation bills ten per cent. 1t
should be regarded as supplementing
the ten per cent policy. 1t should not
be regarded as an additional" plan to
hit the small salaried employe in the
Government service
And for this reason all further talk
of straight salary cutting should be
abandoned. If Government depart
ments are to be hit by a ten per cent
reduction under the bare necessities
allowed by the House, they cannot
stand a further cut that will take form
in salary reductions The Government
machinery will be dealt a dangerous
blow and the results could be most
serious.
The furlough plan should be con-
sidered no longer as an economy pro-
posal but as a method of warding of
discriminatory practices sure to spring
up within the departments if the spread
OF available salary allotmentS is left
to individual preference. 1t should be
regarded as an employment saving plan
without which hundreds of employees
will lose their jobs instead of a months
pay. And it should be so worded as
to accomplish that result and nothing
more.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. How much grapefruit do Call
fornia and Florida ship?-E. H.
A. In 1890 California shipped l.
$4,000 boxes and Florida shipped
1000, 900 boxes.
G. How did the fowl get the name
Of turkey7-M M
A. II is one Of the common mis-
takes in popular nomenclature which
creep into a language due to a miscon-
ception about the animal in question.
This bird was originally called a Turk
because II was thought that 1t orig
mated in that country. just as Colum-
bus called the natives Of the West
Indies Indians because he thought he
had reached India. The name IS mis-
leading, but 1t stuck and became pop
ular.
@. Which nation owns the most
merchant ships?-M. V.
A. The nation having the largest
gross tonnage of the merchant fleets is
Great Britain. She has 23,379,99
tons The United States is second with
1852, 1873 tons.
@. Can screens be made so fine that
they Will hold oil or water?-C. w. X
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that it is possible to make screens so
fine that neither water nor oil will pass
through.
c. Did the Indians raise tobacco for
smoking purpoSeS?-M. c.
A. Upon the arrival OF the nrSt
Europeans in North America the ma
tives were observed to make offerings
of some plant, generally believed to be
tobacco. 1t was used in the treatment
of disease and also offered in propitia-
ton of angry waters, to allay destruc-
tive winds and to protect the traveller.
Tobacco was cultivated and smoked in
the tribes only by the men. To the
Indian the tobacco plant had sacred
character. 1t was almost invariably
used on solemn occasions.
@. Has Floyd Collins body been re-
moved from the cave in which he lost
his hfe?-W. H. B.
A. The body of Floyd Collins was
lifted from the cave. in which he had
been entombed on April %. 1925, and
buried near Crystal Cave, KY.
@. What is the name Of the wash
ington descendant who was Official
hostess at the Mount Vernon repro
duced in PariS-T. C.
A. It was Miss Ann Madison Wash
ington. collateral descendant OF
george washington anu OdukflIST Va
Mrs. Lawrence Washington.
@. Did the Army Air Corps otacers
wear spurs during the World War;
]. P. M
A. During the World War, as at the
present time, the proper uniform for
Air Corps officers as well as of Army
officers when wearing ureSs boots is to
wear spurs. Spurs are not worn on
actual flying duty.
@. When was the first copyright act
passed in the United States?-H. E. M.
A. The first Federal copyright act was
passed by the first Congress on May
81, 1870.
O. VINO first thought OF the plan of
making a canal across the Isthmus of
Panama.. H.
A. The route traversed by the Panama
Canal was explored by the early Span
ish explorers, particularly Balboa, who
first broached the matVer to the En-
peror OF Spain in the early years of the
sixteenth century and mace surveys in
search of a feasible route for canal
across the Panama Isthmus.
O. When was the first electric driven
automobile produced?-L. K
A. The first electric automobile made
its appearance in 1892, William Nor
rison Of DeS Moines, Iowa, was the
maker
Evening star., 1932-04-20

ment Of high-powered stations In the
Pacific. That, indeed, Is to be looked
for confidently, for radio science is GER
tain to be carried further in the utili-
zation Of every possible place for the
transmission, reception and relaying Of
signals, messages and programs.
Emerson's lines, written ninety-six
years ago, were not prophetic. They
were but a metaphorical expression
of the influence upon world affairs Of
the heroic resistance of the Amer
lean colonists to British oppression.
Now they appear as an uncon-
scious prophecy of phenomenon which
is certain to play as important part
in the relations OF the peoples of all
lands
Evening star., 1932-04-20

OF the vast number of questions an
svered by this department, only a few
can be published in this column. The
ones that are printed must be Of gem
eral interest and not personal in their
nature. Do not, therefore, merely sign
your initials to your letter and ask that
the answer be published. Give your
full name and address, so that you may
receive a personal letter in reply. In
close cents for return postage. Direct
your letter TO The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, d.
rector, Washington, D. c.
O. When will the Canadian Swim
ming Marathon be held this year,
M. T.
A. The tentative dates for this years
races are August rs for the women S
contest and August 81 for the mems
event.
O.. What is the net profit per passen-
ger to the Pullman Co.?-A. L.
A. The Pullman News says that the
average net revenue or profit on each
passenger carried In 1881 was 13 cents.
The average journey per passenger is
430 miles.
G. How many acres Of the soil Of the
United States have been surveyed and
clasSified?-P. s.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that nearly a billion acres have
been surveyed and the work is pro-
crossing at the rate Of $4,000, 900 acres
a year.
@. Which State has had prohibition
for the longest time consistently
NJ S. r.
A. Kansas was the first State to have
statutory prohibition, which has not
been repealed since that time. This
was passed in 1881. Maine was the first
to pass statute prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating drinks. This was passed
in la46, amended in 1881 and repealed
in 1856.
@. Are there any animals which re-
turn to the place of their birth to bear
their young?-P. C.
A. In their native State, reindeer
have this peculiar trait. 1t makes the
management of herds difficult.
@. What proportion of movie audi
enceS Is made up Of children?-M. Mel.
A. The average weekly attendance in
hOOAOIl plCIuItS bHSdUcES Ill 1891 WAS
approximately 100000. The juvenile
attendance, that is, of children from 5
to IL years, makes up less than 5 per
cent OF the total movie audience.
O. From what country does China
| import the NEST goods?-G. B.
A. The United States leads the list o;
countries supplying Chinas import
goods, with a percentage of % of the
whole. Japan is second with 20 per
cent.
@. How many Columbian lf-dollars
were made for the Chicago Worlds
Fair?-V. S.
A. There were 4,052, los made.
@. Why do so many modern art gal
lerieS have no windows?-B. w.
A. Daylight Is variable, changing ir
quality and intensity according to the
weather and, from minute to minute
according to the advance of the sun
Oil paintings, because of their higf
lights and tones, can be seen to ad.
vantage only under a steady light anc
an artificial light alone can be made
steady. 1nasmuch as artificial hgh
must be used anyway, there is no oc.
casion for windows.
G. Where is the International Peace
Garden to be located?-W. G.
A. The site selected is on the border
between North Dakota and Canada
This is almost the exact center of the
North American Continent
Evening star., 1932-04-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON

Joss.
I wondered why our friends who dwell
In Asia far away
Would have their idols seem to tell
A story always gay.
They do not have Grecian air
OF beauty all serene,
But quantity grin or wildly stare
Out on the passing scene.
/ hear they stand for what is wise,
In facing human fate,
So, with laugh, let each disguise
Himself in mirthful state,
And watch the days that come and &c
With bitter cups to quaff.
Proving that in this worldly show
The gods still bid us laugh.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

Money is described by economists as
only a symbol of the value produced
by intelligently directed labor on nat
ural resources. This may be correct
enough. But even regarded as a mere
token, it is something like a theatel
ticket. You cannot see life's big show
and you may be obliged to pay very
highly to the spectators.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

Affairs of the late War Kreuger are
not easily understood by ordinary citi-
zens. 1t is safe to say that everybody
would have preferred TO pay more for
matches for the sake Of averting the
tragic end of his financial complica-
tions.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

No more progress has been made in
the attempt to schedule positive re-
suits In stock market trading, up or
Gown, than in the calculations for many
years at Monte Carlo to discover a sys-
TEN that will show where the marble Is
going TO drop in roulette.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
Patriotic Letter
Brings Appreciation

To the Editor OF The Star:
I merely wish to show my apprecia-
tion and hearty commendation Of the
patriotic letter of Mr.. Richard L. Field
man, in The Star of April Is.
I was too old to go into the World
War, but / know what war Is by ex-
perience. A. 3. DAGGETT.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

Germany, always pleased to contribute
to the interest of nations. may be ex-
cused if she feels disappointed to see
that America finds Schmeling so much
easier to understand than Einstein.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

Advantages of mergers are so earnest
ly urged that Competition is the life
of trade" begins to look like another
of those punctured proverbs.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
Seeing Things in Florida.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
A 56-inch tarpon. says a news item.
was recently found on a Florida golf
course. And, it is reported, some pinl,
snakes have been discovered in and
about the nineteenth hole.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

There are so many turbulent sugges-
tions abroad of where not to go that the
travel-minded may find this particu-
larly good Summer to get better ac-
quainted with America.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

Spring poetry used to be regarded with
supercilious liberation. This years
climate causes frank regret that it re-
ceives so little encouragement.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
No One Seems to Care.

From the Charleston Cw. Va Daily Mail
A report says that Japan's threat to
quit the League is bluff. Since it
seems TO make no difference with Japan
whether she is in the League or not,
this may be SO.
Evening star., 1932-04-20

The prevailing opinion in Germany
appears to be that the veteran Hinden-
burg has not grown stale, but that Mr..
Hitler Is decidedly fresh"
Evening star., 1932-04-20
Somber Imagination.


Why do you jump every time the
telephone rings?"
I'm afraid of bad news" said Sen
ator Sorghum.
But the message may be CHEEKY and
complimentary"
Il can't think it. AS my political
affairs have been going I've decided
that If l want kind word, I'll have to
go to fortune teller and pay for it"
Jud Tlnkins says he went broke in
the market-only it was the meat and
grocery market where he buys the FAM
lily provisions.
Shop Early.
Although it's not Christmas, friend
Santa. please note
That boarding is held much to blame; /;
Bring on your good gifts and call peo-
pie to note
Shop early's" the cry just the same.
Not Missing Anything.
80 you are undertaking to keep
bees?"
Yes answered Farmer Corntossel
Il don't want to miss anything and I've
been stung every other way there is"
Poverty grows rapidly" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, because the
effort TO conceal it Is so pitilessly ex-
pensive."
Arboreal Souvenirs.
The beauteous cherry boughs we scan,
Wen send one back to friend Japan.
Wen send some olive branches, too,
Such as all men should keep in view.
Even birds are proud an sassy" said
Uncle Eben. IF was to ak de mockin'
| bird If he initiated all deeyuther birds,
speck he'd say, No. rs Dc one dat give
'em lessons
Evening star., 1932-04-20

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@. When was the first copyright act
passed in the United States?-H. E. M
A. The first Federal copyright act was
passed by the first Congress on May
81, 1870.
Evening star., 1932-04-20
Not Missing Anything.

Poverty grows rapidly" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, because the
effort to conceal it Is so pitilessly ex-
pensive."
La gaceta., 1932-02-02

movitz, les gritaron, hacienda
que de nuevo e%ntraran.
En- aquel momento Happy
Henry hizo fuego en- la obscure
dad y Joughin contest6 a los IL
ros, matandolo instantaneamen
te.
Gonzalez habia levantado su
revolver y apuntaba a Logan
cuando este, sin darle tempo a
disparar, hizo uso de su arma,
derribandolo sin vida.
Cerca de la GAIA junto a la
cual Valentin Gonzalez, las auto
ridades encontraron cinceles, un
abrigo viejo y una GAIA conte-
niendo nitroglicerina. La COM
binaci6n de la GAIA habia sido
removida por una mano habil.
Como recordaran nuestros lee
torres, Valentin Gonzalez fue
puesto en- libertad por ell gober-
nador Carlton despues que los tri
bunales del condado de HILLSIDE
rough lie habian condenado a un
crecido ndmero de amos, como je-
fe de una partida de ladrones de
, automobiles.
Enrique Menendez, alias Hap
Ply Henry, tuvo una buena repu-
taci6n en- Ybor City hasta que
dej6 la carrera de pugilista y
empez6 a "trabajar" en- compa-
MIA de hombres de mala fama.
Era amigo intimo y companero
de Gonzalez Y los dos, al decir
de las autoridades, operaban jun
tOs.
Plescia, ell detenido frente al
edificio donde tuvo lugar ell dra-
ma, fue encerrado anoche en- a
carcel de la ciudad y dijo al She
riff que habia tenido la buena
suerte de no correr La suerte de
sus compaheros.
Logan y Joughin Green que
hay una cuarta persona en- ell
case y esperan que esta caiga en-
su poder.
! Ell fiscal del estado, juez Park
hill, Sc persona en- ell lugar de
los successes y felicit6 al Sheriff
y al Jefe de Policia por haber es-
capado con vida de la batalla.
Mr.. Parkhill tenia anoche la i'm
preston de que no era ~necesario
investigar 10 ocurrido.
La gaceta., 1932-02-02

81 I'm ex-pugilista a quien sc CO.
Mocha en- ell cuadrilaterO como
Happy Henry. Como a las
ocho y media de Ia noche. en- l9
obscuridad del interior de la Off
Gina de la compania c. Y. Dickin
Rental, Gonzalez Y Menendez dis
pararon sus reviewers contra e.
sos funcionarios y estos, a SUI
vez, hicieron uso de sus armas
Cuando las luces fueron encendi-
dos los ~presuntos bandidos apa-
recieron tirados sobre ell paw
mento, va sin vida.
Menendez tenia proyectiles
alojados en- ell cuello. abdomen,
nierna derecha y brazo izQuierdo
V en- la mano empunaba un re-
v6lver calibre SO; Gonzalez tenia
perfOraciones en- el coraZ6n, la
cabeza una mano, y tambien en-
punaba un revolver.
Ell sheriff Joughin do muerte
a Menendez cuando este trataba
de evadirse hacienda disparos Y
Logan dispar6 contra Gonzalez
hallandose cerca de la GAIA de
caudales que trataban de robar.
Todas las noches, durante las
ultimas cuatro semanas, policias
y diputados habian estado vigi-
lando la entrada de la oficina de
Dickins, por haber recibido in
formes de que alguien trataba
de robar la GAIA de caudales.
Aver, desde una ventana por la
cual miraban hacia ell edificio
donde Sc halla la oficina va men
cionada, ell sheriff Joughin, Lo-
gan y tres d~iputados vieron a
Gonzalez bajar 5el segundo piso
de la casa marcada con ell mum.
610R y hablar con un hombre
que Sc hallaba de pie en- la ace
ra. Este hombre fumaba cigarri-
Hos nerviosamente, como 81 espe
rara algGn golpe preparado por
lei y sus completes.
Joughin y Logan salieron de
La gaceta., 1932-02-02
TODOS LOS BARCOS DE
GUERRA QUE HABIA EN-
MANILA HAN SALIDO PA
RIA CHINA

Manila Feb. 2.--Las condi-
clones en- China han alejado de
la bahia de Manila a todos los
buques de guerra de la escua-
dra americana del Asia, los cua
les Sc italian en- canine a TODD
vapor hacia la region donde
combaten chinos y japoneses,
Solo unos pocos submarines
con ell buque madre Beaver, v
unas cuantas embarcaciones au
xiliares, quedan en- la vacia ra
da
Ell mayor general John l..
Haines, comandante del depar
tamento del ejercito en- Filipi-
mas, asegura que ell movimien-
to de tropas no debe conside-
rarse como un acto de hostili-
dad hacia ninguna de las ma
clones contendientes.
La gaceta., 1932-02-02

Themes que pasarlo sobre la papa
pelarla y queda limpia Immediate.
mente.
-Bien, bien.
La gaceta., 1932-02-02
BUQUES DE GUERRA TIA
LIANOS A CHINA

Roma, Feb. Eel crucero
italiano Trenton y IN destro-
yer han salido para China a
cooperar con las fuerzas que
los otros poderes tienen en-
Shanghai. Ell ministerio de re-
laciones exteriores describe la
parte de Italia en- China como
un esfuerzo en- favor de los in
tereses de la paz. Ell embaja-
dor italiano en- Toxic ha la
mado la atenci6n del gobier-
~ japones sobre ell peligro y
riesg ode perturbar la paz por
sus operaciones militares en-
China.
Los intereses italianos en-
China ocupan ell cuarto Iugar
entire los poderes ALI represen
tados y Sc hallan bajo la pro-
tecci6n de una fuerza italian&
destacada en- Shanghai.