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Evening star., 1933-12-06
Christmas Seals.

The Christmas seals annually spon-
bored by the anti-tuberculosis campaign
long since became an institution OF the
holiday season. 1t was eminently proper
and right that it should be so, for they
serve q purpose peculiarly apt and COM
prehensive. From the purely utilitarian
point of view, they are a convenient
aid in the preparation of Christmas
letters and packages, while Realistically
considered they symbolic the continu-
sncs Of the long struggle against one
Of the most devastating plaques OF
mankind.
Back of the little labels is psyche
logical axiom which once was exem-
plified in the beautiful fable Of the
Widows mite. Each seal represents a
penny contributed to the advancement
Of the banners of life in the battle with
death. Each bespeaks sympathetic
heart, motivated by altruistic impulses
Of brotherhood and fellow-feeling. And
the sum total of the money contributed
through their purchase is great enough
10 endow the work for which they stand.
This year the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1933-12-06

plore Crswford's meadows. The idea
was to bring in dozen or 30 new
Spring flowers.
The meadows were fascinating In
their own right. far flung, and low, with
Just enough dip and roll to the ground
to be interesting. Little BROOKS ran
at various angles on the far side Of an
old farm gate.
There were occasional clumps Of trees,
beneath which the cows took their shade
in the heat of the day.
In these meadows one had the salts
flying experience of being near yet far
from human habitation.
At various places the roamer was
completely out of sight Of houses. In
any direction one looked there was
nothing to be seen but grass, a few
trees. and few cows.
This was satisfying to the city person
who rather fancied the wild and woolly,
but fancied it not too woolly and par
ticularly not too wild.
This was just that excellent place
told about in the manual, where first
class botany material could be found.
Recognition. however. was something
else, as one quickly discovered.
u
No matter how closely the wanderer
studied the text, he could not find q
flower to match up with it.
What was worse, he could not find
the right text to match the flowers
which he found.
ture first, or found his flower without
thinking about it, he was equally at
sea when 1t came to identification.
The number Of stamens never would
come out right. Nothing seemed to
match up. There was the flower, there
was the manual, but it took more than
that.
1t took a botanist.
When 1t comes to identifying birds
from a book the amateur bird lover
Is probably worse off, because the
songsters refuse to come very close, they
seldom sit still, they often wear Diff
ferent colors at different times of the
year, and their songs cannot be put into
words.
Many persons attempt to set down
pro cries and calls, but so long as they
do not use musical notation they might
as well save themselves and their
readers.
The cardinals cheer, cheer, cheer"
Is about the only musical descriptive
which conveys what it is all about. The
whip -poor-will' and the bob white"
also manage to put themselves across.
With the exception of this popular
trio, there are few bird calls which
can be put into words so that the un-
trained bird lover can identify them.
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The size Of birds, too, is a feature
diHcult Of description
The average person Is too used to
thinking OF his feathered friends as
tiny that when he sees a songster de-
scribed as "8 inches" he thinks of q
Duzzard or eagle, instead Of a robin,
These are but few of the features
which make bird Identification dificult
for the amateur. who will do well not
to worry too much about it, for the real
happiness Of bird observation comes in
the seeing, not the knowing. 1t reminds
us OF small Billy, years old, who has
passion for automobiles with parttcu-
lar admiration for trucks.
Taken to the Zoo the other dav. for
his first visit, he called the bears dogs. I"
but when he came to the elephant he
was dumfounded. He didn't know what
to call 1t. Finally, toddling across to
the bars. he raised his right hand toward
the gigantic creature. "Trucki" he
beamed.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

tion three years hence. Heart-search-
ing Is already the order of the dav
among Republican leaders with refer
ence to the party's future. The need
OF the hour. some of them think, is
a reorganization that will permit
harmonious cooperation among all
"moderates," with extremists" either
ultra-rad1cals or conservative reaction
aries. shunted into the background.
DR.. Willard Thorp, former Amherst
professor and now director of the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce, has
coined an epigrammatic epitome of the
new deal. In q recent radio broadcast
he said that what the Roosevelt ad-
m1nistration seeks Is progress. not per
fection." Incidentally DR.. Thorp
stressed the difference between In
nationary devices like the Warren gold
purchase program and printing press
innation." He claimed that while prices
naNo risen 20 per cent since March. the
amount Of paper money in circulation
has actually declined
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In the current alumni quarterly of
his alma mater, Amherst College,
there's an appreciation Of Joseph B.
Eastman, Federal transportation CO.
ordinator, class Of 'O4. The author is
Fayette B. Dow, Washington counsel
Tor oil industry associations. The arti-
Gle begins with a quotation from Su-
preme Court Justice Brandeis, who in
1914 said: Joe Eastman has more in
terest in public service and less in his
own career than any man I've ever
known" Dow then tells how President
after President. Republican and Demo-
Kent "a IA
Commerce Commission, with the warm
Endorsement of liberals and conserva-
tives alike. mo one in Washington, ("
says the article, thinks of Eastman as
reformer He Is too careful in deal
ing with facts, too Unconditional, too
practical for that. He has q creative
mind, but it creates no quick panaceas
for complex problems. It coins no
password to the millennium"
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Not long ago Mrs. Roosevelt spent one
Of her characteristically breath-taking
days by flying to Washington from
New York, working in a couple Of
White House functions, dashing to Bal
t1more and back in her own roadster
for an afternoon address before q
womans organization, and then full
f1lltng an important evening engage
ment at the Executive Mansion. She
survived 1t all, as usual, without sug-
gestion Of fatigue. Next day it became
known that a well known Washington
public speaker, a mere man, who had
been invited to introduce the First
Lady at Baltimore, was so weary after
a train trip to the meeting and his
effort on the platform that he did not
feel equal to returning to the Capital
right away and arranged to spend the
night in Baltimore for recuperative pur-
poses.
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Maj. Edward G. Lowry, Treasury
representative on the Federal Alcohol
Control Administration Board, was
German ambassador" in London dur
ing the two years Of our World War
neutrality, when the United States was
looking after German affairs In Allied
capitals. His official rank was that Of
special agent Of the Stat Department,
attached to the German {. vision Of the
London embassy. Mai. ,wry Is q
Georgian by birth and journalist by
profession.
(Copyright. 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Nearby Control Experiments.

Washington will watch with interest
the trial OF two plans of liquor control
in Prince Georges County and in Mont
gomery County, Maryland.
Prince Georges has adopted licensing
system. Retail handlers of liquor in
stores, restaurants, hotels and clubs will
buy their wares direct from the various
wholesalers after receiving licenses from
the county. The more they sell, the
greater will be their profit and, natur-
ally, the greater the effort to encourage
the consumption of liquor. In Prince
Georges County liquor will be obtain
able by the drink in restaurants, hotels
and clubs. It will not be necessary to
buy food with liquor. It will be OBJ
tainable by the package at privately
operated stores.
Montgomery County has adopted the
principle of the so-called State monop-
oily plan. The purchase and sale of
liquor will be in the hands of the
county. With the exception of clubs.
there will be no private profit in the
sale of liquor, and, with the exception
of clubs, liquor will not be obtairable
anywhere in the county for drink by the
glass. All liquor, including wines, but
excepting beer, will be sold by the
package from three county dispensaries
located at Rockville, Bethesda and
Silver Spring. Later a county election
will determine whether sales are to be
permitted in sections of the county now
dry or discontinued in sections of the
county now wet
One of the tests in the control of
liquor now under way is between. on
the one hand. the licensing plan, which,
of course, encourages the sale of liquor
because of the existence of the motive
CT private profit, and, on the other
hand, the State monopoly plan
where the retail liquor traffic is con-
trolled in its legal entirety by the
government. The latter form has been
commended because it eliminates in a
NSoASS Wiz pAFosC PlOllt ulOtlVe.
The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions last night favored a plan that
combines the State monopoly system
with the licensing system. in SO far as
the private sale of liquor by the glass
would be confined to hotels, restaurants,
clubs, boats and trains, but these estab-
lishments would. in turn. purchase their
supplies from q Government agency.
The sale of liquors and wines in packages
would be permitted only from the Dis
Incorporated stores.
Observation of the workability of the
Prince Georges and Montgomery County
systems will be valuable in finally de-
termining the system to be adopted for
the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1933-12-06

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing to our 1nfor-
nation Bureau In Washington, d. G.
This offer applies strictly to informa-
tion. The bureau cannot give advice
on legal, medical and financial matters.
1t does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles or undertake exhaustive re-
search on any subject. Write your
question plainly and briefly. Give full
name and address and inclose 3 cents
in coin or stamps for return postage.
sent direct to the inquirer. Address
The Evening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton. D. c.
O. What are good billiard balls made
of?-M. G.
A. The National Billiard Association
of America says that the best billiard
balls, and the only kind of billiard balls
used in championship play. are the best
grade OF ivory-these balls are turned
out from elephant tusks.
@. For what period was Capone SEN
tenced?-S. H.
A. He was sentenced to serve II years
In prison and to pay a S50.000 fine for
evasion of the income tax law.
@. How does the territory Of Soviet
Russia compare with the United States?
e. L..
A. Soviet Russia is almost exactly
the same size as all of North America.
@. To what extent has amebic dys-
entery spread in the United States?
H. J.
A. This dreaded tropical malady was
first located at two Chicago hotels dur
ing the past Summer. The Chicago
Board of Health states that. thus far in
Chicago, 185 cases have been located.
On account of the great number of
visitors to the fair. sporadic cases were
traced in 46 other cities in this coun-
try.
@. Who Is the present corn-husking
champion of the United States?-J. W.
A. Sherman Henriksen Of Lancaster
County. Nebr, won the title with score
of 2762 bushels in the 80-minute con-
test held at Westpoint, Nebr.
@. Is gold being boarded in other
countries?-C. D.
A. A recent statement of the Reichs-
bank estimated that 397 ,585, 900 marks
or about 0.000, 900 in gold is in hoard
lllS III SCl 10 oCICNSA W
be some boarding in England, but most
gold has been attracted by the high
premium paid and the solidity of the
! pound.
@. Is an eagle the most courageous
bird? What weight can it carry?-H. F.
! A. The Biological Survey says it be-
lieves, so far as power and strength
and courage are concerned. there is no
bird equal to the eagle An eagle can
carry 10 or II pounds in weight.
O. What was Constantine's famous
/ Sunday edict?-P. K.
A. The edict was issued March Z, 32l.
The translation is: Constantine. En-
peror Augustus, to Helpidius: On the
venerable day of the sun let the magis-
trates and people residing in cities rest,
and let all workshops be closed. In the
country, however, persons engaged In
| agriculture may freely and lawfully
continue their pursuits; because it often
happens that another day is not so
suitable for grain sowing or for vine
planting; lest by neglecting the proper
moment for such operations. the bounty
of heaven should be lost.
c Are hotel fire exits locked at
night? II not. what prevents thieves
from entering and escaping by them?
6 B. j.
A They are not locked. Usually fire.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Lynching to Punish Crime :
ArOuses National Discussion

the Escanaba Daily Press and the New
Castle News echo this statement. While
agreeing that kidnapping must be sup
pressed" the Chicago Daily News be-
Iieves the recrudescence Of mob vio-
lence is fraught with peril as great
as that of kidnapping"
TT is not a question Of the kid
napers deserving their fate, but the
preservation of law and order" COM
ments the New York Sun, while the
Gary Post-Tribune warns that "the
guilt of the next man lynched may
not be so certain as in this case, but
mob law will not stop to inquire into
that phase of the situation" The
Hartford Daily Times is convinced that
''the prevalence of lynching in many
State during the years gone by was
a far worse evil and far greater menace
to the welfare of communities than has
been the recent wave of kidnapping in
the United States"
While deploring mob law, the Goshen
Daily News-Times considers that the
time has come ito recognize the factors
which have brought about a condition
in which lynching is no longer mex
cusable. The remedy Is quicker and
more certain justice in the courts"
continues this paper.
Altoona Mirror. the umconscionable
delay of the law in melting out punish.
ment had considerable to do with the
lynching Of these two slayers." It is
the belief Of the Fort Worth STAR
Telegram that the people of the
United States are long overdue in
speaking their public minds ON the
subject of law enforcement" and the
Star-Telegram adds that lit should be
made to register-in some forceful
fashion-that escape from the court
rooms will be denied unquestionably
guilty murderers, robbers-with- firearms,
kidnapers and rapists." The Akron
Beacon Journal, too. feels that public
resentment against crimes of violence
whose ruthlesSness has q climax In the
abduction and killing of the San Jose
youth is admittedly running at high
tide, but doubts whether the Nation
would go as far as did Gov. Rolph."
The Danbury News-Tmes is certain
that '1S1e San Jose affair and the
reaction to 1t throughout the country
helps to establish that the public de.
mands the death penalty for kidnap-
ing"
What we are to understand is the
tremendous need we are in to set our
American house in order, before worse
things happen, before mobs are more
common, before insurrection rears its
head"
Granting that the law does fail on
occasion" says the Toledo Blade, "its
failures are less serious than mob snap
Judgment and mob executions, some
times Of innocent persons" and the
Miami Daily News believes that "kid.
naping can be stopped and we do mot
need to tear down the courts or aban-
don a rule of reason to do it." The
Montgomery Advertiser sees the "oath-
bound Governor of great State lend
ing the weight of official aSfroval
the most dangerous spirit in the land,
while the Raleigh News and ObserI
hnds that Gov. Rolph has made
United States an amazing and amu-
spectacle in the eyes of the world"
Evening star., 1933-12-06

day opening, which proved % success
full without menace, the decision has
been reached TO open the gates and
the doors to the people for two hours
each Sunday afternoon.
Under the care of this association Of
devoted women Mount Vernon has
been restored to its original condition
and preserved in faithful care to permit
millions Of the American people to view
the scene of Washington's last years as
1t was then. For this unselfish service
the members Of this association deserve
and have the thanks of the Nation as
custodians Of q great trust.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Mount Vernon Sunday Opening.

Decision of the Mount Vernon La
dies Association to open the home Of
the rrst President to visitors on Sun
days will enable q large number Of
people to 60 to that shrine Of Ameri-
can patriotism who have heretofore
been barred from it for lack of oppor-
tunity. Two hours will be permitted
for the inspection Of the premises ON
that day, between two and four o'clock
in the afternoon. It may be that later
this period will be extended. For the
present. however, 1t is in order to ex-
press grateful appreciation for the de-
parture from the long established rule
that has closed the house and grounds
on Sunday.
That rule was held to be necessary
to lessen the danger to the structure
incident to the concentration of large
crowds on the day of greatest liberty
for such visits. The building, which
it is sought to preserve as nearly as
possible in its original form and fabric.
has been dangerously strained by the
multitudes who have thronged through
it in the course Of the years Of its
preservation and opening to the public.
Recent structural reinforcements have
been effected that it is believed reduce
this danger in great measure.
1t has been the laudable endeavor Of
the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
to keep Mount Vernon intact, to re-
furnish it as fully Is possible with it,
original equipment and to open It to
the people for inspection Is freely -
the considerations of safety permit. On
the 5th of March last, the day follow
ing the Inauguration Of President
Roosevelt, the mansion was opened to
the public for the first time on Sun
day, and more than ten thousand per.
sons accepted this opportunity. Now.
on the basis Of that experiment in Sun
Evening star., 1933-12-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Peoples interest in birds Is tre-
mendous. We mean Just plain people,
not scientists, not ornithologists.
Fortunately, no one has to have q
degree to like our feathered friends.
All one has to do is like 'em!
They come everywhere. one some
times wonders just why. the food sup
ply is SO poor.
Still they come, bringing the cheer
OF their saucy ways, their genuine op-
timism, to room. apartment, house.
They play no favorites, but visit poor
and rich alike. There is no section
where they do not come, or any from
which they stay away.
The widespread interest in bird life
Is not confined to any one class, as
one would know who caught a glimpse
of letters coming to this desk.
Everybody likes the birds and every
body wants to know just which bird
it is which comes to his back yard.
c. S. r. writes: II have been read
ing your columns In The Star with
much interest, especially those relating
to the birds. Since you take so much
interest in our feathered friends, am
presuming to ask you for information
as to the species of bird life which,
during the past four months, has been
accepting our hospitality on the rear
lawn.
They are about the size of a robin,
but the tail is short, like the starting
Dark, iridescent back and breast, with
some variously colored spots on back
and wings. Bill and legs are dark,
some blush sheen on the throat.
They are very fond of bread but
two cannot dine in peace from the
same slice. Such an attempt results
in a brief fight. Strangely enough. the
sparrows are allowed to nibble from
the same slice without resentment"
Our correspondent goes on to say
that these birds walk like a blackbird,
never hop. are fond OF bathing and
appear in groups of two to five They
utter a cry, "quirt, quirt," as near as
he can put it down.
If anybody knows what bird this is
let us know and we will communicate
the information to the inquirer.
The best we can do is:
Starlingl
Which probably isn't a very good
best, but if that bird isn't a starting
we don't know what it is, and that is
The beauty of this amateur interest
in birds is that one doesn't have to
know!
There is the bird-accept him Take
an interest in him, feed him; he will
repay your kindness with many an
antic.
One does want to know. of course.
Knowing about anything, in this
world, is distinctly something.
Yonder funny fellow on the lawn.
going "quirk, quirk-" who and what
is he?
Maybe some one can tell us, but
not the books.
Never the books!
The layman who depends upon his
books when it comes to bird identified
ton, is up against it, indeed, as every
one knows who has ever run to a book
for such information.
The books do the best they can, as
the authors of them have. but there is
no creature in the world quite as hard
to identify from a picture and de-
scription as a bird.
Plants are easy, in comparison. The
writer here will never forget starting
out, once upon a time, with a Gray's
Manual and much determination, to ex
Evening star., 1933-12-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

escapes cannot be reached from the
street when not In use and watchmen
or guards are employed in hotels. It s
alsc true that guests lock the doors
to their rooms.
Q. How old Is David Lloyd George,
British statesman?-J. F.
A. He was born January IL, 1888. 50
is approaching his seventy-hrst birth
day anniversary.
@. Where did Anne of Cleves live
after her marriage to Henry VIII was
dissolved?-T s. e.
A. She lived in England at Richmond
or Bletchingly and occasionally visited
the court. She lived IT years after her
short reign as Henrys queen.
@. Isn't 10 hours solo flying required
before an aviator can get q private
pilots license?-W. D. r.
A. The Department Of Commerce
regulations were changed with regard
to private pilots. Fifty hours Of &C.
credited solo flying Is required Of candi-
dates for the granting Of private pilots
licenses instead of 10 hours as hereto
fore. under the terms Of an amendment
to the Air Commerce regulations an
nounced March 2, 1888.
@. Are the four Marx Brothers Of
stage and movie fame real brothers or
not?-D. M.
A. They are real brothers.
@. What does the word sault In Sault
Ste. Marie mean?-F. A.
A. The name is French and Is trans
lated, Falls of st. Mary. Sault Is the
same word that appears in somersault.
meaning leap. The word should by
right be pronounced SO, but custom has
given it the pronunciation, 500.
@. When did DIR. Beebe broadcast
from the floor Of the ocean?-M. McA.
A Dr. william Beebe descended In a
bathysphere to q depth of 2,200 feet
into the ocean of Nonsuch Island In
Bermuda ON September ~. 1882. A ma
tion-wide radio audience listened to ths
comments between DR.. Beebe in the
bathysphere and his assistant at the
surface.
, @. Who coined the phrase, mental
hyglene?-C w.
A. DR.. Adolf Meyer evolved the de-
scriptive term in 1907.
@. Please give Rabbi Newman's list
of the 10 greatest personalities of the
world-C. w.
A. Rabbi Louis Newman's list, judged
by events of the past few years, Is as
follows: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Louis
D. Brandeis, Jane Adams. Norman
Thomas, John Dewey. Eugene ONeill,
Sinclair Lewis, Edwin Markham,
Thomas Hunt Morgan, Stephen 8. Wise.
@. Where is the Liars Club and who
is its presidential R.
A. The Burlington Liars Club Is at
Burlington, Wise. TIE president Is o.
c. Hulett.
O. Has silver money been issued
since 1882. H.
A. The only new silver money issued
since 1880 has been in replacement OF
subsidiary silver.
@. Who suggested the name Coca
Cola?-C. H. F.
A. Coca-Cola was the invention OF
DR.. j. S. Pemberton of Atlanta. Ga,
who in 1886. perfected the beverage and
put it on the market. He was associ-
ated with F. M. Robinson, who sug-
gested the name, Coca-Cola-
@. Where was Carveth Wells. the ex-
plorer, born?-M K.
A. He was born at Barnes, Surrey,
England. He came to the United States
to live in 1918.
Evening star., 1933-12-06

A Maryland golf club including ten
holes may sell drinks regardless of
whether they have been earned by play
ing around the course or not. AS evi-
dence OF good faith a purchaser should
at least be made to show a driver or
a midiron at the bar.