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Evening star., 1933-12-08
Another Building Program.

An important development In the
matter Of Federal Government housing
in Washington may result from con-
ference held yesterday between the
President, the Secretary of the Interior
who Is also head Of the Public Works
Administration, and the chairman of
the Commission of Fine Arts, in con-
sequence Of which Congress may be
asked for appropriations for carrying
on the construction projects at the Capt.
tai. 1t is indicated that executive recon-
mendationS may be made to Congress
this coming session for authorizations
for the purchase Of sites and the con-
struction of buildings in an additional
program Supplementing that comprised
in the Mall-Avenue triangle east Of
Fifteenth street. The major items con-
templated are structures for the War
and the Navy Departments within the
area lying south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue and west of Seventeenth street, pos
sibly accompanied by the acquisition Of
sites for future Government structures
on the north side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue in the same section.
1t has been recently urged that sums
for the completion Of the public build
ings program in this city be allocated
from the s3,3O0,0Oo, 900 public works
fund, in view of the urgent need of
early provision of quarters for the War
and Navy Departments and other
branches of the Government not pro-
vided for in the series of constructions
now approaching completion. This
however, is not feasible In view of the
fact that the Public Works Administra-
tion funds may not under the law be
used for the acquisition of sites. Specific
authorizations and appropriations by
Congress are necessary to this end, and
there IS gratifying outlook that q
move in this direction will be made
shortly.
In connection with the move for an
Immediate action to house the War ant
Navy Departments, other possibilities
are In contemplation. One of these i
the acquisition of sites abuttlg ON La.
y fayette Square. particularly One for 8
Evening star., 1933-12-08

new home of the Department Of State.
Such plan was proposed some years
ago. Congress enacted . law authoriz-
ing the acquisition Of land on the east
side Of the square for future exten-
sion OF the Treasury annex.
In the course Of tie discussion Of
Government housing necessities In
Washington at yesterdays conference
1t developed that the Secretary of the
Interior, who Is now charged with
duties heretofore assigned to the Public
Buildings Commission. finds himself
hard pressed for room for the grow
ing activities Of the Government. All
Federal-owned space is now occupied
and once again the Government is rent
ing quarters. In part this condition
will be relieved with the completion of
the buildings now under construction,
but even these new facilities will not
suffice. and unless immediate action
Is had In the way of additional site
purchases and construction authoriza-
tions. the Federal administration will
within very few years find itself In
almost the same deplorable situation
as that which preceded the adoption Of
the MallAvenue plan, and has increas-
ingly prevailed since. It is a certainty
that the Government establishment in
Washington will grow. and 1t is neces-
sary to proceed promptly with provi-
sions for the accommodation of that
growth to maintain the service In eff
cheney and to avoid wasteful expendi-
lures for temporary and rented and in
adequate quarters
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Replies to Barton's
Remarks on Clerks
no the EDITOR OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Bruce Barton in a copyrighted article
entitled "A Word to the Brain Trust"
published In The Sunday Star Decem.
Der 8, makes certain sighting remarks
regarding the attitude Of Government
employees toward their work. The self
respect Of the mass Of Government en-
ployes requires that these remarks
must not pass unanswered
Mr.. Barton says that II he were a
public employe instead Of an employe
Of private enterprise and had a cold
in his head and temperature of 1O1
degrees, he would not 60 to work but
would send a note to the Office that I
was Ill and would apply for a 30-day
furlough." There may be few exam
pies OF that type Of employe iE the
Government service. However, in my
seven years Of State and Federal service
since graduating from college 1t has
been my experience that public en-
ployes are as conscientious and am
bilious as privately paid employees.
During those years I have been for
tunate enough to require only one day
OF sick leave. Furthermore, have gone
to my governmental post with cold in
my head. with an abnormal tempera-
tllre and with my eyes red and water
ing profusely from the effect Of said
cold. I am not unmindful of the dan
ger Of the presence OF such a germ
carrier to those about him, but my
work is sufficiently independent to per-
NIT me to keep safe distance from
my colleagues at such times. I have
also noted many of my fellow workers
ON the Job with similar symptoms of the
grippe.
The author Of the article referred to
abo.c writes further of "the kind of
work which men who are mere cogs in
bureaucratic machine do not and
never will do" Being also the author
OF the book, THE Man Nobody Knows" {"
he especially should realize that there
Is alkind OF work which men who work
for profit only do not and never will
do. The Government worker is spurred
on by the realization that the fruits
OF his labor will be enjoyed by the
people at large rather than by a
favored few. I believe there are MANY
Government employees like myself who
have feeling OF pride to be a cog In
the greatest machine" within the bor-
ders OF our country and who rejoice
to see their leader adopting the Chris
tian principle OF responsibility for the
welfare Of the unfortunate as the guild
ing star OF national policy,
GORDONfM. KLINE.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
California Needs
Quota on Mexicans
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
California. once Mexican, again drifts
toward Mexican predomination in her
population. This is because of high
Mexican fecundity. In some counties
still overwhelmingly white. Mexican
births almost equal, in one section
actually exceed, white births.
In one California town Mexican births
are five times white births. During
seven years In Los Angeles County's
unincorporated districts the official
Mexican Survey gave births, less deaths,
Mexican, 4,070; white, 241.
America excludes Oriental immigra-
tion. Quotas are maintained against
Europe, whence came our ancestors
The quota act saved US from an un-
employment problem probably three
times as severe as ours today.
Must we not, in f-preservation
speedily enact q Western Hemisphere
quota act? C. NJ GOETHE.
Sacramento, Calf.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Starlings and Sparrows
As Seen by Bird Lover

To the Editor Of The Star:
An October day with the suns
warmth at noontime making it possible
to sit for enjoyment on the benches.
The writer, slowly sauntering along.
paused to observe an old gentleman
feeding the birds. Pigeons. sparrovs
and starlings, the song birds having mi
grated 70 their Winter habitat. An in
tensely interesting and edifying talk hv
this kind lover of all bird life enriched
the blessings of the day for me. In pass
ing It's great value on, you will sense it
more completely If you can visualize
tnls kindly old man, In harmony with
Gods plans, enjoying them.
In part, he said to me, There are no
smarter birds than the sparrows. and
the starlings. God made them that
way"
He then recalled that when he was a
boy living in Ohio the State decided to
get rid OF all the sparrows; a price was
put on their heads; soon huge piles of
dead sparrows began to accumulate.
Money was paid as promised and ruth
lessly the slaughter went on. The early
summer months came round still great
numbers of the doughty little brown
coats" chartered and went blithelv as
usual, about their affairs. Already
thousands of dollars had been spent
upon their attempted annihilation
when suddenly the sparrows found a
cnange had taken place. as my inform
ant said: Gods plans will always live
and II we only understood them we
would like and love them"
Then the service of the starting was
discussed, in contrast to that Of the
sparrow. Said he, THE starting has its
strong pointed bill for cleaning and
keeping the soil freed of many varieties
OF insects which would overrun ali
mans endeavors to control or eradicate
them. If people could observe the
starlings out at their work, it would be
seen that they tireleSsly run over the
ground, insert their strong bills quickly
into the Soil slightly open the insect is
caught in the wise grip and thus ex-
terminated. One can readily see whv if
requires such great numbers of these
Industrious useful birds to keep clean
the vast territories over which they
work that man may be supplied with
bounteous harveSts. Observe the differ-
ent way the sparrow works..
He threw some crumbs upward The
birds caught them on the wing before
dropping back on the ground The
sparrow clears the air of mites many
too small for the human vision to see
thus preventing them from becoming a
danger to the well-being of man Also
they do a lot Of cleaning on the tree
under ana over the bark. as wen as the
foliage in Spring and Summarizing
In city or country. the year ro,nd We
have the noisy, busy, cheerft1I friendly
sparrows, but only during the coolest
weather do any great numbers Of our
agricultural friends, tie starlincs come
into the cities-for shelter only. never for
food. They are off again in. the morn
ing at dawn, cleaning and KEEPING the
soil ready for man to SOW and plant his
crops when Springtime returns.
Do not kill the starlingsl
MRS. ETHEL y. RULE.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

This great cervice Is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit Of its
readers, who may use 1t every day with
out cost to themselves. All they have
to do Is ask for any information desired
and they will receive prompt answers by
mail. Questions must be clearly written
and stated as briefly as possible. Inclose
3-cent stamp for return postage. Do
not use post cards. Address The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Q. Is it possible to go around the
world by air2-H. j.
A. An air tour around the world in
81 days, with only one portion not made
by plane (crossing the Pacific), Is now
possible. The average speed is 100 miles
per hour.
@. Has the number Of Chinese stu
dents In the United States increased or
declined in the past few years?-A. r.
A. Five years ago there were approx
imately 1000 Chinese students in the
United States. In 1882 the number had
were only 954 registered.
@. Are there many deaths dye to
carbon monoxide poisoning?-E. w.
A. Last year there were 608 fatalities
due to this gas. This is q rise Of nearly
400 per cent in eight years.
@. Is Little Women" really the story
Of Louisa M Alcott's hfe?-H. 8.
A. It Is the story Of herself and her
sisters, with such slight changes Of time
and place as were necessary to make
the story more interesting and more
complete.
@. Has the hotel code gone into
effect?-I. r. M.
A. The hotel code was approved by
President Roosevelt on November II,
1888. 1t became effective on November
%, the second Monday following the
approval Of the code.
@. When were razors FIRST used? And
safety razors?-B. v. G.
A. RaZors were in use at very early
period and known to the people Of Egypt
They used a primitive form of razor, in
many cases merely a sharpened flint.
The first safety razor was made by
Michael Hunter of Sheffield, England,
in 1875.
@. Why is Fire Prevention day cele-
brated on October 9?-M McC.
A. 1t is the anniversary of the great
fire in Chicago in 1871.
@. Is there a national department in
the United States equivalent to Eng
lands Scotland Yard?-T. L.
A. The Bureau of Investigation of
the Department Of Justice corresponds
to England's Scotland Yard.
Q. Who owns the Cape Race Light?
w. T. W.
A. 1t is owned by Newfoundland
which maintains its own lighthouse
service.
@. When was President Lincolns last
message to Congress sent?-I. v. G..
A. He sent special message to the
Senate, March 8, 1865. His last mes
sage, sent to both houses of Congress.
was, his fourth annual message, sent
December 6, 1864.
@. OF what does the Territory of
Hawaii consist?-H. F. F.
A. 1t consists of nine inhabited and
about one dozen uninhabited islands
lying in the North Pacific more than
1000 miles from the nearest mainland
the United States. The total area is
6.400 square miles and the population
$40, 0,oe0
@. When fur coat is wet, should IL
be brushed at once or after it has dried?
IT B.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
ANSWERS TO naMsTInNSs
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.

A. It should be brushed st once In
order to keep the fur from mating. A
seal coat may be wiped with cloth,
stroking with the nap, not against it.
@. What is the source of the title of
Hutchinson's book "If Winter Comes"2
p. r. s.
A. 1t is part of the last line OF shel-
ley's "Ode to the West Wind"-"u Win
ter comes, can Spring be far behind?"
@. Where was Sir Francis Drake
buried?-D. NICE.
A. The English admiraPs body was
placed in leaden coffin and buried at
sea near Porto Cabello, Venezuela.
@. Can there be frost when the ten
perature is above freezing?-S. s.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
when frost forms, the temperature is
80 degrees Fahrenheit, or lower, at the
spot where the frost occurs. The tem-
perature few feet above the surface
OF the earth, on still, clear mornings.
often Is several degrees higher than 1t
IS at the surface. Hence frost may occur
on the grass and in low places when the
temperature on ones porch, for instance
is distinctly above the freezing point
@. What does It cost 10 make a
Mickey Mouse" or SILLY Symptom"
ftlm?-C. B.
A. The average production cost Of
Mickey Mouse" cartoon is $4,000 AMI
OF Silly Symphony" about $4,000.
Q. What Is the origin Of the sxpres-
sion, TO eat humble pie"?-E. M.
A Here, humble is q pun on umble
the umbles being the heart, liver, and
entrails OF deer, the huntsmen's per-
qulsites. When the lord and his house
hold dined, the venison pasty was served
on the dais, while the umbles were made
into pie for the huntsman and his fel-
lows, who took the lower seats.
@. Was there ever such an animal as
a unicorn?-H. D.
A. There was not. It was a fabulou-
animal mentioned by ancient Greek and
Roman authors as native of India, its
body resembling that Of horse, and
having one straight horn on the fore
head.
Q. When was gold nrst mined?-
A. Inscriptions on Egyptian monu-
ments indicate that gold washing was
done as early as 1000 BIC.
@. How long has the Holland Tun.
mel been in usefE. v. G.
A. Over six years. 1t was officially
opened to commercial traffic November
13, 1927.
Q. Is the land fertile which Holland
IS retaining from the Zuider Zee?-
F. A. G.
A. The method of reclaiming land
in the Netherlands is called impolder-
ing. This consists in the total inclos-
ure OF marshy area by encircling dikes.
The land thus reclaimed, called a
| polder, is normally extremely fertile and
needs little or no fertilizer. The drain
ing of part of the Zuider Zee, provided
in law Of June IA, 1918, is the largest
| impoldering scheme on record. The
first stage added four polders to the
country with total area Of about 800
square miles.
@. How old is Jefferson Caffery. who
succeeds Sumner Welles as Ambassador
to Cuba?-D. E. L.
A. He is Al years old and has been
in the diplomatic service since 1911.
@. When was the first city directory
of London printed? OF New York City?
IT. o.
A. The first London directory was
printed about 1877; the first in this
country in New York City in 1876.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
Travelling Fast.

George N. Peek, the farmers friend,
at the start of the Roosevelt admins
tration last March was regarded as an
advanced thinker on the farm problem,
a radical. Today Mr.. Peek has been
relegated to the conservative class by
the so-called young liberals Of the Roose-
welt administration, one Of whom is
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Rex
Evening star., 1933-12-08

A mouse in the house upon occasion
sounds as loud as an elephant.
Or a rati
Many tiny. bright-eyed creature has
caused CONSERVATION In the household
by its overbold scampering.
1t Is amazing how loud arnoise one OF
these small animals can make, how
heavy-footed it sounds in the middle Of
the night.
By choosing the partitions for Its
walkway-we almost had said its cat
walk-it causes echoes to arise.
Thus, creature weighing but few
grams often has been mistaken for an
animal tipping the scale at several
pounds.
If a mouse happens to get in the
ceiling, its patter overhead sounds four
times as loud as the household thinks Il
ought to sound.
There's q ratl" goes out the cry.
Once called a rat, the scampering
noise remains a rat.
Nothing can convince the timid men,
Der Of the house that the creature is
anything but what 1t sounds.
*H+
as afraid Of rats as women.
Commonly they manage to show the
proper contempt for the fitting mouse
but they always look around for a club
when it comes to action.
The club, they will assert, Is to kill
the rat.
That. Of course. Is true.
Also 1t Is to protect them against the
ferocious creature. Woman readers may
not realize that the rat, as an opponent
has been built up to great heights by
the strictly masculine school of fiction
A man has but to read one of those
famous man-versus-rat fight descrip-
tions to be afraid OF the latter COM
batant for the remainder OF his life.
No wonder he wants club.
where's the broom?" he yells
Where's the broom?"
Right there in the closet"
II can't see It,"
you viii If you look long enough"
Shortly there enSue sounds Of strife.
The rat" Is chased here and there to
the racket Of overturning chairs and
whacks Of the broom.
The mouse-for so 1t is-usually
eludes all pursuit, retiring with as much
grace as possible to those retreats which
only mice can find.
A great many people think 1t strange
that house cats cannot catch all the
mice in the house.
Especially they think it queer of the
cat which lives in home where there
is just one small annual invasion.
1t Is not commonly realized that mice
given the opportunity, seek indoor shell
ter In November.
The month recently ended is the real
one for mice invasions. The cat which
lives in house where mice seldom ap-
pear Is quite as nonplusSed by their
appearance as his human friends.
The chief difference is that in q few
days he realizes that he has no chance
to catch the creatures until they come
out. so proceeds to pay no attention to
their scurrying around in the walls.
- 4
The human inhabitants Of such q
house will be a great deal more upset
over the invasion.
They will not only hear the rat
whenever he moves around, but they
Will listen for him whenever he is still.
He will receive an amount of atten-
ton which no doubt would astound him
If he could have any comprehension
of it.
He has none, Of course, but is intent
Evening star., 1933-12-08
The Americas for the Americas.

Secretary Hull is rendering the cause
Of Pan-Americanism a valiant service
in the early stages of the Montivedeo
Conference. He has taken firm stand
to preserve the purely regional aspect
Of Pan-American Union as a co-opera-
tive relationship of the twenty-one
American republics and to prevent its
assuming entangling associations out
side the Western Hemisphere.
The chief delegate Of the United
States at Montevideo is opposing in par
ticular the League Of Nations request
to have an observer at the Pan-Amer-
lean Conference. Judge Hull Is also
endeavoring to prevent the admission
of Spanish and Portuguese observers
Seeming the first indications Of con-
certed European purpose to interfere in
Pan-American affairs, the American
Secretary Of State holds that the time
has come for adoption of definite policy
on this question. He properly urges
that there should be exhaustive exami-
nation Of the question whether Pam
Americanism has completed its mission
before embarking upon any scheme Of
interlocking international relations.
Judge Hulls viewpoint Is that II
Spain and Portugal are admitted be-
cause they are "motherlands" of the
several Latin American states, France
would be equally justified in applying
to Montevideo as the "motherland" Of
Haiti, while Great Britain might as
reasonably come along with similar
request as the "motherland" of the
United States. The American republics,
the Secretary of State points out, have
plenty of problems exclusively their
own, he sees no virtue in COM
plicatins attempts to settle them by
permitting the League Of Nations or
individual European states to take
hand On the other hand. says Judge
Hull, there are already enough world
organizations" and mechanisms In
existence to handle international prob
lens without divesting Pan-Americanism
of its unique regional character as an
exclusively American institution.
The issue thus raised is fundamental
and its solution win influence the future
course Of an-Americanism. Through
out the one hundred and ten years of
the Monroe Doctrines existence Euro
pean powers have often looked askance
at the barriers which 1t sets up against
certain old world hopes and plans on
this side of the Atlantic. Thwarted in
the desire to effectuate political and
territorial aspirations in the region of
the Americas, Europe plainly indicates.
by current moves at MonteHdeo, a
desire to join in the arbitrament of
the domestic affairs of these Western
republics. The League Of Nations has
essayed the role of an ender Of wars
in Latin America and now seeks to sit
In ON peace-time occasions.
The Hull doctrine that Europe should
mind its own business and let the
Americas attend to theirs is sound doc
trine and will have the cordial support
Of the people of the United States.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

Lindbergh inspected his machine with
care, studied weather conditions and
took his own time about starting. What
establishes him In admiration is not so
much the picturesqueness of his achieve
ments, but his headwork In attaining
them.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

England and Ireland have quarreled
so often that they would probably both
be lonely If geography could be 50
arranged as to make them entire
strangers.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

Missionaries may not be encouraged
abroad. but much valuable work can
be done in spreading doctrines of faith
and forbearance in portions of our own
map.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
In and Cutters.

From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
There are days when 1t seems that
the whole of humanity Is divided into
Q) those who w2&t to get into the
news. and t2) thfslwhe want to keep
out of the news.
Evening star., 1933-12-08

Currency expansion is a problem, but
a tax increase is comprehended with
painful ease.
Evening star., 1933-12-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHMANDER JOHNSON

Recognition.
We're recognizing men who dwell
Far meath the Northern sky.
We've long neglected, truth to tell,
To speak as We passed by.
But better feeling we display.
We're getting into touch
At least sufficiently to say,
What have you?" and "How much?'
The borealis flashes bright
To bring assurance new
The world is growing more polite
And Differentiated, too.
The future seems q bit more gay
As every one affirmS
At least we're far enough today
To be on speaking terms.
More Work.
did you welcome old John Barley
| corn?"
mot much" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. We're already having trouble
enough investigating tax dodgers. and
old J. B. always was one Of the worst
of them"
Jud Tunkins says he's had to 60 to
the dictionary so much that sometimes
he can't tell sociology from phraseology
Jigsaw Puzzle.
Pushing coin from here to there
Where space needs special care.
Pushing food from there to here
AS q scarcity We fear.
Trying to make all ends meet
Till the picture is complete.
Jigsaw puzzles. great and small
This is hardest Of them all!
Booming the Town.
"The business doctor said that we
needed more civic pride in Crimson
Gulch"
"All right" answered Cactus Joe
"We'n organize tournament and make
a big side bet to prove that we're the
best poker players in the county"
History" said Hi Ho. the sage oil
Chinatown. sis too often written with
a view to propaganda that may in
fiuenee another generation"