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Evening star., 1933-12-23
War-Like Movements
In Far East Denied.

Manchuria Daily News, Dairen.-
Whenever high words are passed be-
tween Japan and Russia the western
world filings banner headlines across
front pages to deal with the pending
war in a quite inaccurate forecast.
The public reads the usual dispatches:
Japanese mass troops on Siberian bor-
derS." Caprice changes them to
Soviet masses troops on Manchukuo
placed there. They must be massed.
So the papers in foreign parts are run
ming true to form, and both Japanese
midable rate.
The facts are slightly different.
There are some troops of both nation
alities posted at strategic places. They
have been there from the beginning of
the independence movement. Presum-
ably the japanese, few small COM
panies of men concerned with bandit
suppression or garrison work, as at
Heiho, also would see that the Rus
slams did not wander into Manchukuo.
The Soviet soldiers no doubt watched
the Japanese. in the line of their duty.
But of massing, in the sense that ex-
peditionary forces were concentrated
ready for aggressive action, there was
none.
Special inquiry was made covering
particularly emphatic statements in
America and Europe of formidable
military movements, but these have
been disproved There were found some
large numbers of Manchukuo and Japa-
nese troops near Kirin, pursuing a
bandit drive. Otherwise conditions were
normal, with a very small force of
japanese, probably less than was used
during the Ma Chan-Shan troubles,
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Sales Tax Best Means
To Restore Prosperity

To the Editor OF The Star:
ApropoS of what Prof. Sprague has
been saying about the N. R. A, have
always contended that the adminiStra-
tons policy for the Nations recovery
is running counter clockwise toward
the goal it is expected to attain. High
prices, high wages and large profits
are conducive to slow selling. Quick
to be the better slogan. The cheaper
the article, the more sold; the more
sold, the more employed: the more
employed the more consumed-there
is no limit to production. Miss Newsom
has said women should pay SIS for
dress, in lieu of 1898. In the first
instance, but one person would be
employed, and one bushel of wheat
consumed; in the latter, four persons
would be employed and four bushels of
wheat consumed for the same amount
(S15), or she could substitute a hat,
shoes and other wearing apparel for
the three other dresses.
The N. r. A. Is a good stImulant.
and If it allays our feelings until
nature cures us of the depression it
will be worth the amount that is being
paid 10: it. l do not begrudge the
amount that is being used in the
process of the recovery-I suggested
1t. I observed, however, that those in
the upper bracket were provided with
a shirt and a full stomach, while
those in the lower bracket were left
out in the cold. I suggested that if
the latter were provided with shoes
and trousers they would meet those in
the upper bracket half Way--and the
job would be complete. uncle Sam"
with pride.
Prosperity will come without the aid
of the national recovery ACTIVITY.
which is a misnomer It should be
known as-and I believe is-a ma
tional retarding activity; and the
sooner it is discovered, the better,
What we need now is the restoration
OF confidence and a readjustment to
our present circumstances. A 2 per
cent sales tax will do the trick. The
greatest hand-out thus far is going
to those in the lower bracket, and I
feel sure that each one Of them would
be willing to sacrifice 2 cents on every
dollar they receive from the other tax
payers through the Government.
Stlf1ed competition is the death
knell of ingenuity.
FRIsEIE GILBERT.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Mcclure s'Ring'' Conviction
Prom the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
An outstanding victory for law. one
that should go far in stimulating con-
fidence in the courts, was achieved IN
the wholesale conviction in the Federal
district court at Philadelphia of State
Senator John ]. Mcclure and 10 others
of conspiracy to violate the national
prohibition law.
The case. with all Its ralnlflcatl0nS-
selling of protection" as well as Illicit
liquor and knocking of" OF resorts
that would not pay-presented one OF
the most amazing tales of the whole
bootleg era of combination rum ana
graft syndicate.
1t appeared for years Chester and
pretty much all of Delaware County
were in the grip of the ring" Lights
of towns would be turned of to cover
the passage of fleets Of booze or beer
trucks. Bosses of the syndicate were
declared to have dictated the penalties
to be imposed by magistrates upon pro-
prietors Of resorts ralded for refusal to
meet protection" demands. The total
proceeds of the ring in the past 10
years may never be known, but 1t is
estimated in the millions. In one year
alone it is declared 70 have taken a
protection" toll o. $4,000 frcr1 lcw
Evening star., 1933-12-23

by Lytton Strachey: Marie OF Ru-
mania. as Mabel Daggett knew her;
"An Empress in Exile" the unpretend-
ing self-portrait of Hermine, mistress
of Doom, and Queen Mary, consort of
George V, as visioned by Kathleen
Woodward
Among "Other Interesting Mothers" 4"
the library suggests Alice Foote Mac
Dougalls autobiography; H. G. Browns
Grandmother Browns Hundred
Years." Mary Lawton's "Schumann-
Heink. the Last of the Titans;;" Viola
Meynells account of her gifted mothers
career in literature, c. H. Palmer's
tribute to his wife, S. C. Schreiner's
Letters of Olive Schreiner," Mrs
Thomas Whiffen's memoirs, keeping
Of the Shelf" and E. o. Rowlands
"Varina Howell, Wife OF jefferson
Davis" Any one Of these might serve
as pattern for an ideal chronicle Of
human struggle, progress and victory.
But possibly the most inspiring volume
Of all Is Ramsay MacDonald's beauti-
full homage to the woman whose noble
devotion gave him his opportunity to
rise to the eminence of his present
position as prime minister Of Great
Britain 1t may be doubted that a
finer literary monument ever was raised
to any individual in modern times.
In the library's recommended books
on Mothers in Fiction" are included:
Bess Aldrich's Mother Mason" Mazo
De La Roche's "Jalna," Grazia Deled-
da's Mother" Edna Ferber's so Big"
Maxim Gorky's Mother" G. B. Stern's
THE Matriarch," and many other titles.
OF course, every man and every
woman has a mother story peculiarly
personal and dear. Perhaps 1t was
because the library staff realized that
fact that it wished to make available
a special Mothers in Books" list. In
any case, it was a graceful and a use
full thing to do
Evening star., 1933-12-23
The Japanese Heir.

A nations prayers were answered in
the early hours of this day in Japan.
The Empress Nagako gave birth to her
first male child, having previously
since becoming the wife of Emperor
Hirohito, borne him four daughters.
Thus, to the boundless JOY Of the Jap
anese people, the ancient line of i'm
perial succession is assured.
The anxiety with which all Nippon
awaited the arrival of a baby prince
is better understood when it is recalled
that since about $50 B. c., in the time
of Jimmu, first Emperor of Japan and
the great-great-grandSon Of the sun
goddess, the dynasty has remained un-
broken, to the current rule of Hirohito,
who is the 124th to occupy the throne.
It is no wonder that cannon are being
fired and joyous "bazais' reSounding
from one end of the empire to the other
in honor of the blessed event" that
today gladdens the hearts of the i'm
perial family and its millions of loyal
subjects.
Since their marriage in 1924, En-
peror Hirohito and his young Consort
seemed fated to disappoint the fervent
hopes of the nation for a princely
heir. Daughter succeeded daughter,
and faith was all but abandoned that
a son would ever be born to the "Son
of Heaven" For many months past,
ever since it became known that the
Empress would bear another child, the
priests and the old women of the
country read the signs and portents
as a promise that at last there would
be an imperial son. AS a consequence,
the impending event became the most
widely discussed topic in the entire
country. The peoples faith has been
rewarded and their longings gratif1ed.
Their devotion to the ruling house will
be correspondingly heightened, if that
is possible, for the love of the japanese
Cor their monarch and everything asso-
ciated with the dynasty is proverbial
and almost without parallel.
President Roosevelt has cabled to
their imperial majesties at Toxic the
congratulations of the Government and
people of the United States on the
happy event" now being celebrated
Throughout Japan. The Presidents
message reflects the sentiments of all
Americans, and their hope that En-
peror Hirohito's newly-born heir may
live To reign gloriouSly over the great
empire of the rising sun.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
REGULAR War Debt Default
Stirs Only Mild Comments

The Firms believe, no less than the
French or the Estonians, that the war
debts should be revised. great many
Americans share this opinion. But al
Americans, whatever their views on the
war debts, will applaud nation which
honors its bond at time when prac-
tically all others. including our own,
have been somewhat lax with respect
to financial obligations to their own
and other peoples"
Perhaps some of the bigger coun-
tries might take a profit by sending
commissions to study the ways of little
Finland, which pays its just debts in
times like these" states the Danbury
News-Times, while the Akron Beacon
Journal predicts that there will be
benefit in the fact that "the American
Treasury will not again be free reser-
voir of funds and the Rochester
Times-Union gives warning against
other forms of loans ito finance trade"
Evening star., 1933-12-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This Is q special department devoted
solely to the handling of queries. This
paper puts at your disposal the services
OF an extensive organization In WASH
ington to serve you in any capacity that
relates to information. This service tS
free. Failure to make Use of it deprives
you Of benefits to which you are entitled.
Your obligation Is only cents in coin
or stamps inclosed with your inquiry
for direct reply. Do not use post cards.
Address The Evening Star Inforn1a-
ton Bureau, Frederick j. Haskin, Dt-
rector, Washington, d. c.
Q. What is a rugged individualist?"
C. F.
A. One might be defined as vigor-
GUS, Independent thinker.
@. Where Is the National Bison
Range How many bison are quartered
there's. B.
maintained by the Bureau of Biological
Survey, United States Department of
Agriculture, near Moiese, Mont. This
is a small town In the Southwestern part
of Lake County, Montana, in the north
western part Of the State. 1t is just
west Of the Mission Range and south Of
F1athead Lake. The range has an area
of 1885 acres and the present number
Of bison is 554.
@. When was Maxine Elliott stage
favorite?-J. c.
A. She became a star in 1909. She
left the stage in 1920, having amassed
{. fortune.
@. Do the electric light bulbs which
are frosted inside give as much light as
the old clear bulbs?-F. J.P.
A. Careful measurements show that
inside frosted lamps give as much or
even more light than the clear lamps
of the same watts, for the present day
inside frosted lamps operate at higher
filament temperatures than did the
older type of clear lamp.
@. Are American consuls provided
with funds to assist stranded Americans
to return home?-F. S.
A. They do not have funds for this
purpose. In some cases the officials un-
dertake to collect funds from nationals
OF this country who are residing in
that locality.
@. Why are White Russians so
called? Are they blonde?-A. C. T.
A. The White Russians are consid-
eIcu ny bedulleu 10 De the pureSt OF the
| three great Slav divisions, the Great
Russians, the Little Russians, and the
White Russians. Their dialect Is akin
to Great Russian. They have light
brown or brown hair with a reddish
tinge and light-brown eyes, Apparently
they were SO named because of their
costume, which consists of white smock
bast shoes with white leggins, and white
| hon1espun coat.
G What kind Of torches do divers
use to cut steel under water?-M. B.
; divers are underwater hydro-oxygen
torches, which can cut through ~
inches Of solid steel when used 100 feet
below the surface
Q. What newspaper has the largest
circulation in the world?-R. T.
A. The News of the World, published
in London, claims to have the largest
circulation of any paper in the world
1t is estimated at 5000 900.
O. Please give some anniversaries
which will occur in 1934.-J. B. E.
A. The year 1884 will mark the
fortieth anniversary of Robert Louis
Stevenson's death. and the hundredth
anniversary of the death of Lafayette.
March "a, 1884, will be the nintieth
anniversary of the first public demon
stration of the telegraph. The year will
also be the 310th anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Sydenham, English
Evening star., 1933-12-23
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

One result of this is that in many
of the housing schemes that have
sprung up on the outskirts of the city
one news agent or milkman who hap
pens to be over the boundary line is
able to carry on as usual, while another,
who comes under the corporations
jurisdiction, is now hard put to find a
Park there is actually one shop with
door opening out to the city and
another to Rutherglen.
The difficulty of shopkeeperS getting
youths to carry milk and papers under
the new regulations can be appreciated
when it is pointed out that previously
the Education Committee of Glasgow
issued 5000 licenses to children, where
as only 2,722 boys and girls between
the ages of IA and l6 are registered
at the employment exchanges.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
K ANCHESTER GUARDIAN.-A
~ curious crowd gathered round
the railings of the All Saints
L Church yard today to watch

men at WOIk dHOHS lnc sldNSo
and most guessed rightly that the first
steps we're being taken to transform
the churchyard into a playground and
garden. Few people realized, however:
the exact nature OF todays actlVltles-
The law requires that the graves be
restored to order before they are hid.
den beneath the surface dressing OF
earth, and it was found the other day
that of 1926 stones supposed to be in
the graveyard 510 were missing. yes
terday 43O were recovered, 19 having
been sunk in one grave to depth OF
five feet. About 10 years ago the grave
yard was leveled and tidied by unell-
ployed men, and it is thought that
some of the missing stones may have
been covered by them. Hundreds OF
stones were found in the northwest
corner, which was believed to be empty.
Most of the graves date from the
middle part of the nineteenth cen
tury. The church was not built till
1906, and the first noted grave was
dug in 1914. the year before Water
loo. All the tonbstones will be re-
stored to their correct position by the
surveyors department staff, after
which men employed by the poving
department will cover them num-
ber of more imposing monuments are
to be stored in the spacious crypt be-
meath the church.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

physician, who placed diagnosis on q
sound basis. January 10, 1884, will be
the 127th anniversary Of the birth of
Gen. Lee. The 130th anniversary of the
birth Of John Runeberg, the greatest
name Ii Swedish literature. will be OBJ
served on February s. Charles Lamb
died on February 10, 1884.
@. Which Is the largest tribe of In
dams in the United States at present?
&C. B.
A. The Navajos are the largest tribe,
numbering $4,000. The tribe has been
rapidly increasing In numbers since
Q. Is Count Ilya Tolstoi still living?
A. Count Tolstoi, son Of the famous
author, died recently in hospital at
New Haven, Conn. He was 63 years
old.
@. Who was the first woman to re-
ceive a patent in the United States?-
A. A. r.
A. While the first American invention
was patented by a man, the records fur
ther state that the process was found
out by Sybille his wife" For 10 years
after the enactment of the patent law
in 1870. not a single one of the 10000
patents issued was granted to woman.
The first successful application from a
woman was recorded in 1909 by Mary
Kies and was granted for a method Of
weaving straw with silk or thread.
@. What has become of the replica
of Mount Vernon made of mother-of-
pearl, which was exhibited at the Cen
tury of Progress?-F. S. T.
A The tWO-fOOt REPLICA made of
mother -of-pearl and 10000 pearls, was
presented to the Smithsonian Institu-
ticn by Kokichi Mikimoto. The retiring
japanese Ambassador, Katsuji Debuchi,
made the presentation.
@. How many stars does person see
in the sky at night?-R. e.
A. The number of stars in the whole
celestial sphere bright enough to be
seen by the average eye on a clear,
moonless night has been estimated to
be between six and seven thou-3nd.
@. Do silver utensils impart me-
tallic favor to food?-R. B.
A. Neither solid silver nor silver
plated ware imparts eny flavor to food.
@. Did Prof. Picard and Comdr.
Settle ascend into the stratosphere in
the same kind of a conveyance?-
E. c. L.
A. The balloons used by Picard ard
Settle in their stratosphere flights were
substantially the same. In Picard
first ascent his gondola was unpainted.
In his second ascent It was pa Dted
white. The gondola of the balloon used
by Settle was painted black and white,
the upper portion white to reflect the
suns rays and the lower black to alb
Sorb them.
@. Which Of the consultations Is
supposed to hold first rank in the
heavens?-L. S.
A. orion is usually considered the
finest. At least part Of this brilliant
constellation is visible all over the
world.
@. Are there more deaf mutes or
blind persons in the United States?-
A. On April 1, 1880, there were
57.o84 deaf mutes in the United States.
On this same day there were o3.4S9
blind. 1t is estimated that there are
some 100000 persons with defective
hearing.
@. What is the shailot utshubot?-
H. T.
A. The American Hebrew says that
this is the commonly accepted Hebrew
designation for a large body Of queS-
tions and answers on matters of Jewish
law.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

worse in the shape of uncontrolled fat
money imitation. Congress is pictured
or imagined as the father who says to
his child crying over some mild punish
ment: Shut up, or I'll give you some
thing to cry for"
Evening star., 1933-12-23

While prohibition repeal is being dis
cussed In connection with taxes, alco-
hol revives the same old moral doubt
as to whether the ultimate consumer
and his family are getting the protec-
ton to which they are entitled.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights Of publication Of
special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

India has been in a position to
dump" silver at her discretion Per-
haps a vote of thanks is due Mahatma
Ghandi for keeping his country SO
busy with other ideas.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

Indiana's 'Dillinger mob" ventured
into Chicago and were shown by the
police how difficult it is for small
time performers to make good in a big
town
Evening star., 1933-12-23

Spain is devoting some thought to
the question of protecting SpaniardS
in Cuba and of requesting the inter
vention that it once hotly resented.
Evening star., 1933-12-23

France is inclined to hope she can
let wine agents operate at the re-
ceiving telIer's window even while her
paying teller's window is closed.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Glasgow Breakfast
Routine Disturbed.

Evening Times, Glasgow.-It was q
strange breakfast table in many Glas-
cow homes today. The head Of the
house" had to do without his morning
taken without milk.
This was the outcome Of the new
regulations which came into effect to-
day under the children and young per-
sons (Scotland) act, 1882. Under the
act it is provided that local au-
thority may make a bylaw permitting
one hours employment in the morn
ing of children between the ages of IL
and IA years, but Glasgow Corporation
has refused to make this concession,
although all the surrounding counties
-a-yo Ir--o
Evening star., 1933-12-23
A Tin TO Tom.

From the Roanoke Times.
A tip to Tom Mooney: Join a mob
and take part in lynching if you
really want Gov. Rolph to pardon you.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
A Lax Local Law.

From the San Antonio Evening News.
Another law which statesmen do not
take seriously is the District Of Colum-
bia ban on firsEc-E5. A
Evening star., 1933-12-23
The Puzzled Owl.
1wl sat nn0n q limb

The Puzzled Owl
The old owl sat upon limb.
Near by the Eagle Blue;
It frequently occurred to him
To ask aloud who's who?"
But when he heard of goings on
In the financial news
He changed his tune from dark till dawn
And questioned who's is whose?"
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "you
kin get a crowd to cheer mostly be-
cause it's tired O. liStenin' an wants to
start a chorus of its own
Evening star., 1933-12-23
A Rhumba Expert.

From the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
The ability of the Cuban President to
dodge bullets may proceed from pro-
ficiency in dancing the rhumba.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
A Lasting Lighter.

. VII viz 4VIb 4NtW6,
For those attempting to manage a
match has been invented which NAV
be lighted 200 times. '
Evening star., 1933-12-23
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Evening star., 1933-12-23
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business once:
1lth st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: Lake Michigan Building.
European once: II Regent St., London.
England.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
Benefactor.

Benefactor.
''Why do you admire Lindbergh SO
much?"
He is such a conversational relief, ="
answered Miss Cayenne. He is one
person in the world for whom you can
give three cheers without starting an
argument"
your great holiday saint" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "has nc
need to fatter. yet too often he bestows
his most precious gifts in homes where
they are least required
Evening star., 1933-12-23
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Evening star., 1933-12-23

John D. Rockefeller is "a years old,
suffering from slight cold, but still
wishes the world a merry Christmas
with his customary heartiness.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
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Evening star., 1933-12-23

Stirring Events.
Twas the night before Christmas and
all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even
a mouse
Except the fair hostess, close by the
yule log,
Who was daintily stirring bowl of
eggnog.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
The New Nomenclature.

from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
nowadays when we talk of our high
spiiSs we usually refer to alcoholic
Evening star., 1933-12-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Old Almanac.
I found an ancient almanac. 1t proved
a welcome friend.
1t was generously provided joyous greet
ings to extend.
It mentioned old Columbus back in
1892,
And various adventures that this great
world had gone through.
1t told the farmer how to go ahead and
till the ground
And how the stars were moving in ce-
lestial depths profound;
Of various recipes it gave a most allur-
ing set
And mentioned remedies for ills I hope
Ill never get.
The almanac was printed In year now
far away.
Yet its contents seem familiar as !
glance at it today;
It's rather pleasant to observe, while
reading it again,
This old world now is carrying on about
the same as then.
Evening star., 1933-12-23
An Approval.

An Approval.
"Are you in favor of the coinage of
silver?"
Il am" answered Senator Sorghum.
For what reaSon?"
There's limit to what human brain
cells can stand I'm not reasoning.
I'm just hoping"
Jud Tunkins says this afternoon he's
goin' to take a holiday and not say
anything, because there's too much be-
in said already.