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Evening star., 1933-11-07
Mussolini and Balbo.

If there were any doubt left as to who
rules the roost in Fascist Italy, it would
be removed by today's news from Rome
that Signor Mussolini has taken over
three more cabinet posts-the ministries
of war, navy and aviation-so that he
| now holds, in addition to the premier
ship, six of the thirteen ministerial
portfolios, the others in his charge
being foreign affairs, home affairs and
corporations.
American interest in II Duce's as
supmtion Of these extra administrative
responsibilities centers in the fact that
the changes involve the deposition of
Gen. Italo Balbo from the ministership
OF aviation. Ostensibly the gallant air
leader who challenged the admiration
OF the world last Summer when he
brought the great Italian flying armada
to Chicago. has received a promotion by
appointment to the governorship of
Italy's North African colony of Libya.
but what the air marshal himself thinks
about his transfer seems to be indicated
by cabled reports that it leaves him de-
jected. Premier Mussolini is said to
feel that Libya offers Gen. Balbo USE
full field for the display of his energy
and organizing ability, and the view is
expressed that he will emerge from the
new assignment with enhanced reputa-
ton and prestige.
Another explanation of Balbo's "ban-
ishment" from Rome is Mussolinis
long planned fusion of the three mill
tary departments of air, war and navy
into single ministry of national de-
fense, headed by himself. This is a
more plausible and probably more ac-
curate version of the changes just
promulgated at Rome than the sug-
gestion sometimes heard that II Duce
became Jealous" of Gen. Balbos rise
to fame and popularity and desired,
before the air marshal developed into
a serious rival, to assign him a sphere
OF duty where Balbo's claims upon
Italian favor would be less conspicuous
The general was one of Mussolinis
chief lieutenants at the time of the
march on Rome in 1922 and more than
once has been named as a likely sue
cessor Of II Duce at the head of the
Fascist state If and when the time
came for some one to fill the place.
To the outside world Benito Mussolini
and Italo Balbo in very special degree
typify the spirit and capacity of new
Italy. There is surely room enough
within it for even two such dynamic
personalities to play stellar roles in the
unfolding of Fascist destinies, both in
Europe and overseas. The guess may
safely be hazarded that the premier
and the new governor of Libya will con-
tinue to work harmoniously for the
greater glory Of Italy, to which both
are so passionately devoted
Evening star., 1933-11-07
N. X. A. Is Unfair to the
Unorganized Workers

To the Editor of The Star.
After reading the plan for making
the N. r. A. work as suggested hv
Mr.. J. B. Moss. I, too, wish 10 sug-
gest a plan which believe win psrt
the thing in much better WORKING
condition. I heartily agree with Mr..
MOSS tnat up to now the N. r. A. move.
menG mas not accomplished any good
az an In TACT, 1t has made a bad mat
ter worse. '1e"-
AS see it, the whole scheme Is very
1ucn one-s1ded. It was planned Nv
ana 1or the benefit of Organized labor
interests, to the unfair discrimination
against unorganized labor, which COM
prlses about seventy-five per cent of
tne Work1ngmen of America.
Inc failure Of the NJ r. A is not for
iack OF cooperation on the part of
tne industries of the country, for they
nave sacrlnced every personal right 10
see tne thing through, but you cannot
neLp Inc country as q whole by feeding
one nan and starving the other half
inaugural stands were being blIiIt laSt
Winter fully rs per cent Of the hest
carpenters and painters In and nearby
washington were out Of work and many
OF them were eating in the bread lins
and could not get days work for lac.
OF union card
How much longer will the couftr
condone the tactics used by the unic
labor TO accomplish their aims? WI
Is the dictator in this movement9
My plan to make the N. r. A. work
bic Is TO put somebody In charge of
who thinks and feels that the m,
VINO does not happen to be a n1emb
~ some union needs job and she
De considered as well as the union ma
Iry this plan and see it work
w. d. TAYLOR
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Who Made the Error
In Figuring Steel Price ?

To the Editor of The Star
Is President Roosevelt or Paul NAL
Ion at fault in their arithmetic? Or
has there been change in the ftInda-
mental mathematics Of the situation
since I studied it?
In Mr.. Mallon's column recently I
read: THE price haggling went on
for two hours in Mr.. Roosevelt's Office.
The steel people stuck to $37.75 per ton
and Eastman kept demanding $35. Mr..
Roosevelt leaned over his desk and
picked up pencil. He added the two
figures and divided by 2. The half
way compromise was s3675. The
President tossed the paper to Taylor
and said: Gentlemen, that is the
price. or words to that effect. The
agreement was made"
According to my arithmetic, the
answer to this problem in high finance
is $36.371a, not $3675. Did the Pres
ident make this error? II so, perhaps
Mr.. Mallon can tell us how many tons
Of steel were involved in the deal. and
how much loss was occasioned for the
Government by the presidential slip.
w. @. EELIS.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Determinations i'm
Federal Appointments
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
Hats of to John J. Cochran-s,,c-
cessor to none other than Smith Brook
hart, the friend of the employe. IF
and when an investigation is made into
now 1ar the appointment officers have
gone In the past-to say nothing of the
present-in discriminating against peo-
PIE; mainly women, over 40, and espe-
clally stenographers. a few questions
should be sent to interested parties.
Why Is young girl, a stenographer
(Without experience), typist or clerk
given just as much consideration and
salary as one who has had years of
experience? rtrtF
A new employe, never holding a DO
sitfon, graduate of high school, comes
INTO the United States Government at
Sl.62O. first grade stenographer. If a
stenographer or secretary having wears
OF legal or real estate or commercial ex-
perlence comes into the service she
starts at exactly the same She cannot
receive raise until she has worked.
as new employe, UP the line.
Does this happen with men? No. a
man once with the Government at
$4,000, re-enters at the same money.
He Is considered worth what he once
received
1t Is about time that women realized
that they have been for years dis
crfminated against and that now. be-
cause OF a depression, in which eyery
woman has suffered, they are told to 40
back to the kitchen, that their place is
needed by men with families-who get
the vacancy. I know of one married
woman who was released and succeeded
by man who though married does not
live with his wife and has no Children.
The President, I understand, made a
promise that married couples would be
re-1nstated where one made less than
$4,000. Again enters the appointment
clerk. He thinks otherwise. The mar
rage vow Is all he needs to hear about
M. NJ. WHITE
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Mail Early and Mail Much!

Postmaster General Farley's an
nouncement that considerably less"
extra help will be taken on this year
to care for the Christmas mail rush
may be regarded as a token of some
measure Of recovery from the depres-
sion. Or it may be considered as an
indication that the Post Office Depart
ment will do less than heretofore to
aid the unemployed by furnishing
emergency Jobs to handle the holiday
mails, unless the volume of Christmas
buying and message sending is in
creased. The postmasters throughout
the country are instructed to employ
for this emergency service "to the full
est possible extent competent and de-
serving men and women who are
unemployed and have dependents"
They are to cooperate with the Federal
relief agencies. veterans organizations
and local charities in selecting tempo
rary help. Those employed will be paid
about fifty-flve cents an hour and will
be limited to ten hours a day. There
will be about one weeks work If these
figures are fulfilled by the fact, each
Of these temporary personal workers
will get $3.50 for their services.
There is no estimate of the number
Of these emergency workers this season.
Last year the local Office employed about
two thousand. Already there are fully
five thousand applications on file. It
Is altogether likely that there will be q
similar disparity between applicants and
jobs throughout the country. Even In
normal times, when unemployment is
far below the present figure. these an
Evening star., 1933-11-07

for his purpose" from As You Like It
TOO much Of a good thing from
Ais Well that Ends Well HE must
needs 60 that the devil drives" from
Twelfth Night "out of the jaws of
DEATH" from King Henry ", part one,
God save the mark" from King Henry
VI. part three, "The smallest worm
will turn, being trodden on" from
Troilus and Cressida "One touch of
nature makes the whole world kim"
from Romeo and Juliet The weakest
goes to the WALL" from Julius Caesar
The dogs of war;" from Macbeth
Screw your courage to the sticking
place. from Hamlet "Brevity is the
soul of w.t." from King Lear More
sinn'd against than shining" from
Othello Lame and impotent conclu-
sion," from Antony and Cleopatra MY
salad days, when / was green in
Judgment" from Cymbeline "I have not
slept one wink" and from Venus and
Adonis 81 will enchant thine ear"
The list might be heightened. Shake
speare, appearing in the world at a
moment when the English tongue still
was in process of organization, had the
genius to use it creatively. His vocabu-
larry ran to twenty-one thousand words,
three times that of John Milton and
seven times that of the average indi-
vidual of the present generation. His
plays and poems it seems obvious, will
continue to constitute a treasury upon
which increasing millions will draw,
perhaps unconsciously, through ages yet
to be. The stories he told or retold in
his dramas may grow stale, particular
words may wear thin, but Shakespeare
will remain present in the colloquial as
well as the literary utterance of the
population of the British Empire and
America.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

nual emergency appointments are ca
gerly sought by more than the number
actually engaged
As usual, the injunction to mail
early is sounded. It Is now less than
seven weeks from Christmas. 1t is time
to consider the matter of sending holi-
day gifts, cards and letters even 50
many days ahead of the occasion. As
the weeks pass the congestion possibil-
tty increases. But with all the fore
handedness that can reasonably be ex-
pected, there will surely be enough Of a
rush of holiday mail matter to call for
the employment of thousands of addi-
tional postal workers during the week
preceding Christmas, and this will mean
large measure of relief for those who
are now out of work So the plea of the
Postmaster General to mail early" may
well be supplemented by an invocation
to mail much and often" The larger
the volume of the holiday mails, the
more bountiful will be the Governments S
dispensation of work for those who
need it.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Evergreens should be thoroughly
watered at this time.
They need a good drink before the
Winters dryness.
There is a special need this year, ow-
ing to the real drought which has pre-
vailed this Fall.
The weather locally has been so
genuinely beautiful, with so many warm
days, that even ardent gardeners some
times have not stopped to consider that
very little rain has fallen.
Evergreens of all types. set out this
year, need a great deal more water
than they are receiving now from-shan
we say?-the hands of Nature.
All evergreens, as a matter of fact,
whenever planted, need great deal of
moisture.
Usually they could profit from a
much more copious supply of it than
they receive except during the very
rainiest seasons.
Even when such plenty prevails, there
still seems to be a perverse spirit In
the very heart of Nature, typified by the
ancients by the great god Pan, which
finds too much water harmful.
Too much water, furnished either by
man or Nature, runs considerable risk
Of being badly received by plants of
the various types.
Between these horticultural devils and
deep blue seas, as 1t were, the home
gardener has a merry time of it in his
intelligent handling Of the water prob
lem.
The best handling of water in the
L. IN tr-l0a
enough has been supplied, SO that the
gardener may stop short OF the inevitable
too much.
At this time this year in this vicinity
there is scarcely any chance of supply
ing too much to any growing thing.
Meticulous gardeners, therefore, may
rest easy on this score, and reserve
their worrying for something else.
1t will be well for them to remember
the evergreens.
Perhaps the large number of dried
looking specimens seen on every side re-
suit, in part, from the failure of the
average person to realize the need OF
these plants for plenty of moisture.
X 4 x
They are slow about showing up the
lack, but when they do decide upon it,
they usually turn brown, or become
unthrifty in appearance in a number
of ways, and none of these ways re-
dound to the appearance of the plants
ing.
Some home owners have come to the
belief that no evergreens at all are bet
ter than neglected looking ones.
They feel that here is type of grow
ing thing which peculiarly depends
upon its perfection for its appeal
1t is said that the Japanese greatly
admire faded white chrysanthemums,
and have a special name for the exact
color arrived at by this withering
process
Not even the gardeners of Japan,
however, one may feel sure, could have
a word to say in praise of an evergreen
(which is doing poorly.
X
It will be well to thoroughly soak
the ground around foundation paintings
and the like, in order to give ever
greens at least one good drink before
Winter sets in.
Some authorities say that this should
be repeated at any time during the cold
season when a really warm day happens
to occur
There can be little question, however,
that the latter is another example of
an advice of perfection. Few persons
will be willing to drag out the old gar
den hose in the middle of the Winter.
There would be danger Of forgetting
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Dividends Should
Be Limited by Law
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor Of The Star:
You say in a recent editorial that in
nation, though 1t may enliven business.
means reduction of purchasing power
ana that even now, buying things in
order TO help business pick up does
not insure more and more purchasing
power, but may mean only more and
more dividends. Perhaps we ought TO
turn stopcock In the pipe that leads
to the dividend faucet.
Inc oalkiness of industriaIists in
signing the codes suggests that diyi-
dends should be limited by law. Too
large a share of the production goes
to dividends. We should cut down the
pay of investors, as well as the pay of
workers.
These industrialists are unwilling to
promise high wages, because they want
to save the money for paying dividends.
But If we limit the extent to which
they are allowed to use receipts in
paying dividends. they win have more
money left which they can use for
paying higher wages.
There is plenty of precedent for lin
itation Of dividends. There are linn
tied dividend corporations of various
kinds for various purposes. Perhaps
all the large industrial corporations
should be included in this class.
WILLIAM G. LEE.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

was nifty and he was forty-seven. She
outliVed him by four years and was ac-
corded all the honors OF royal widow.
@. What is magic wood2-w. p.
A. 1t Is a wood used in cups which
were sent to Spain IN the 18th century
as presents to princes and were believed
to bring health when water was drunk
from them. The wood turned the water
blue. 1t came from the gigantic nara
tree Of the Philippines. why it causes
the water to change color Is not known.
@. How many Civil War veterans
and veterans widows are now on the
pension rolls ?-W. G. K.
A. There are 2S,087 veterans and
123,557 widows Of veterans Of the Civil
War on the pension rolls.
O. Who is Stanislawa walasiewicz?--
A. This is the real name Of the
Polish girl athlete known as Stella
Walsh, who has made many records In
the Olympics.
@. Does singing for motion pictures
improve a persons stage manner
N. B.
A. Lawrence Tibbett, writing in the
American Magazine, says that 1t was
Of great benefit to him. He could
study himself in the production and
improve his delivery and acting ac-
cordingly.
@. When was innoculation for small
pox first practiced?-L. P.
A. Probably in China during the
Sung dynasty. During the reign Of
Jen Tseng, 1O23-1o63 A. D. the prime
minister, Wang Tan, whose son was
suffering severely from smallpox, was
informed of the successful preventive
innoculation discovered by q philosopher
living at o Mel Mountains, at S5e-
chuen. He told the minister that the
child was a 1T subject for innocula-
ton and it was done the next morning.
The seventh day the fever disappeared
and on the twelfth day the pustules
dried up. AS smallpox was brought to
China by the Huns. and as the 0 Mel
Mountains are on the border of India,
it is suggested that this method came
via the trade routes from India.
O. Who is the new president Of the
University of Virginia?-C. r.
A. DR.. John Lloyd Newcomb, who
had been the late DR.. Alderman's as
sistant since 1925 and who became act-
ing president upon his death.
@. In which sport are more people
hurt-foot ball or golf?-R. M.
A. Although golf is played during q
longer season, foot ball is more Strenu-
Gus and many more accidents befall the
players.
@. What position does Robert Van
hold in the Department of Justice?--
r. w. G.
A. Robert L. Van. a Negro and pub
Usher of the Pittsburgh Courier, PENN
sylvania, also a graduate. of the Pitts
burgh Law School, was appointed in
July by President Roosevelt as special
assistant to the Attorney General, In
charge Of the Department Of Justice
claims division.
@. How can cancellation marks be
removed from stamps by stamp col
lectors?-M. r. F.
A. Such tampering with stamps is
likely to be either direct or indirect
violation Of the law. There Is no OBJ
lection to the cleaning of postage
stamps to remove extraneous matter,
but no attempt should be made to re-
move cancellation marks from used
postage stamps.
O. Why is the small boat at the stern
OF a ship called a jolly-boat?-D. N.
A. Jolly is here probably connected
with the Danish jolle, Dutch tol and
English yaWl.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
What Is England's
Holding of Gold?

To the Editor OF The Star:
The world gold stock is given as ap-
proximately s11, 900, 900 600. The United
States gold stock as S4,323, 600, 600.
France is supposed to have $4,000, ,000,-
900 plus. What of England. She has
been buying gold from South Africa,
Australia. Canada. the United States,
new gold and old gold from India.
Walter Runciman says England has
the greatest gold stock now In her his
tory" Why is she concealing the pound
or dollar value Of her gold7
W. z. RYAN.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

A message is to be delivered by Mr.
Litvinov. AS it relates to plain COM
merce and not to art it will not come
in such gorgeous form as the Ballet
Russo or the Moscow Art theory. 1t
may be the more convincing because of
its simplicity
Evening star., 1933-11-07
. SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
KatZenia hammer.

Katzen jammer.
The new machine is running
To save us many cares
Though fashioned with great cunning.
1t may need some repairs.
If cats are necessary,
Tossed by critics hand,
A vigilance most wary
Must hold them at command.
Censorious non-officials,
To complicate the fray,
May call In more initials
Such as IS. P. G. A"
Evening star., 1933-11-07

People are not expected to sing with
buoyant enthusiasm about fighting"
at present except. of course, in the case
of foot ball glee clubs, who use the
word in a metaphoric sense. which will
not prevent members from developing
into grave professors capable of con-
tributing valuable advice on the problem
Of attaining world peace.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
How the Rabbits Sought
Protection From the Fo.;
To the Editor Of The Star.

TO the Editor Of The Star.
Referring to Mr.. Gerald swope's sug-
gestion that the N. r. A. be turned
over 70 tne captains Of industry, I beg
to tell the tale of a certain rabbit con.
vention:
Once upon time the rabbits In con-
vention assembled. deyising wavs and
means OF forestalling the ravages OF
the fox, solemnly resolved to seek pro-
tection OF the wolf. NJ. M. JAYNE.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Self Service for Citizens.

ut looks as If the vote for prohibition
repeal were going to be another land
slide" said the constituent.
I'm sorry for that" answered SEN
ator Sorghum "If all the citizens 90
ahead whenever they like and all vote
the same way, there won't be any need
Of paying high wages for the eloquence
Of us professional campaigners."
Evening star., 1933-11-07

1t is not reasonable to assume that
the people do not know how to govern
themselves merely because they occa-
sionally become so conf1ding as to allow
their votes to be influenced by a few
stump speeches and a barbecue.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

N. r. A. has no idea of attacking the
freedom of the press. Any such inten-
ton would add an impossible burden to
the responsibilities already undertaken
and would moreover indicate ingrati-
tude to a helpful friend.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Option Asserted.

will Crimson Gulch be content with
local option?" asked the travelling sales
man
Friend" said Cactus Joe, "the Gulch
has never had anything else, and it
always chose licker."
Evening star., 1933-11-07

I'VE have learned much from our an
cestors," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, but the manner in which they
have left debts behind compels us to
pay heavy price for the information. -
Evening star., 1933-11-07

The complaint of General Johnson
that cats are being thrown emphasizes
the immediate interest in the question
OF whether the Tammany tiger is to
be one of them.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

German politicians, announcing the
intention of creating new civilization,
have started by going broke and ban
ishing some of the country's best in
telligence.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

The college foot ball players have
provided an exilarating interlude that
permits the college professors to adj
dress audiences refreshed in mind and
more eager than ever in attention.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Conservatism.

From the New York Sun.
A Yale graduate, who waited until his
hundredth birthday to take his first
afrplane ride shows that conservative
teaching is not always in vain.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

Greece may be indifferent to a lack
of extradition arrangements with this
country on the theory that it may be
desirable to allow criminals who leave
home to remain away.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

Jud Tunkins says dictator Is at his
best when boasting that he can whip
any nation on earth, and at his worst
when the home folks say, go on and
let's see you do it,"
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Entirely Different Bird,

EHErcIy UInerent Bird.
The big Blue Eagle we behold,
A bird both sapient and bold,
Who never seeks to hide away
From honest truth, be what it may.
His head is always raised in pride
To view the landscape far and wide;
He is no ostrich who will stand
In fear with head stuck in the sand.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
Or Others Like 1t.

From the Macon Telegraph.
A New Orleans movie patron arose
from his seat while viewing picture
and shot himself. We believe we have
seen that picture.
Evening star., 1933-11-07
vate by WdII-FdydUIt III AUFdNCs
MARYLAND md Virginia,
All Other States and Canada.
Member of the Associated Press.

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published herein. All rights of publication OF
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Evening star., 1933-11-07

Equipping Madam Cow with a milk
ing machine makes her more produc-
tive, but does not prevent a restless in
clination to kick over the cash register.
Evening star., 1933-11-07

China's open door" is creating
trade question as to whether Japan in
tends to claim concessions which will
establish the right to take tickets.