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Evening star., 1933-05-12
Empty Tents at Fort Hunt.

There are accommodations in spick-
and-span new Army tents at Fort Hunt
for about 8,70O veterans. According to
the carefully guarded estimates per-
mitted to leak past the ring Of senti-
nels surrounding the camp. there are
about 900 bonus marchers who are avail
ing themselves of these accommoda-
tions, which include food and blankets.
There is still plenty of room for more
bonus marcherS at the Fort Hunt camp,
and. despite the differences In philoso-
ply Of government which for the time
being have separated bonus marchers
into two opposing groups, it Is a fair
presumption that sooner or later the
promise of shelter and good food will
work to submerge these differences and
that all bonus marchers will eventually
be found at Fort Hunt.
But even before the gathering Of the
clans Is complete and all those who may
come here have arrived, the President
Is ready in advance with fair pro-
posal which the bonus seekers must
accept or decline. The nature Of the
proposal is indicated in the executive
order of yesterday. In which the Presi-
dent modified the regulations covering
admission to the emergency conserva-
ton work camps in the forests to per-
init the enrolment of 25,000 unem-
ployed World War veterans.
There would be little sympathy for
the man who. in these days, left job
to come to Washington to make the
unreasonable demand on his hard
pressed Government for immediate pay
mature for many years. The sympathy
for these restless. bewidered men has
been created by the fact that most Of
them are jobless and a great many OF
them are probably homeless. Sympathy
for them is apart from sentiment to-
ward the cause that brought them to
Washington.
The President cannot. Of course offer
to pay the bonus. But he has devised a
method of offering them work-clean
wholesome outdoor work, with food
quarters and pay furnished by the Gov
ernment. Some of the leaders who
have duped these men into coming to
Washington may make a gesture at re-
fllsal. But in doing so it will be such
an obvious act Of self-revelation that
one is contrained to believe, many more
tents at Camp Hunt will remain empty
and lnusued.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Judge Lowell's Assumptions
In ExtraditiOn Case Assailed

tried with more than ordinary care to
see that he obtains justice Without
any real evidence to the contrary, no
judge has a right to assume otherwise"
The constitutional question is en-
phasized by the Buffalo Evening News.
which also believes that the matters
involved should be decided by the high
est court. The Boston Transcript sug-
gests that if the judges ruling were
sustained, Northern States would be-
come sanctuaries for murderers es-
capped from the Southland" The
Springfield Mass Union offers the
opinion: The Massachusetts, attorney
generals Office, acting for Gov. Ely, has
taken an appeal to the Federal Circuit
Court from Judge Lowell's decision and
an effort is being made to bring about
a special session of the Circuit Court in
June to act on the appeal. Crawford
is still prisoner at the Charles Street
Jail in Boston, where he is being held
on larceny charge. The Virginia
crime of which Crawford is accused
and for which he has been indicted in
Loudoun County of that State was the
murder at Leesburg of Mrs. Margaret
B. Illsley. wealthy and prominent
sportswoman, and her companion, Mrs.
Nina Buckner Both women were
brutally beaten to death. the object be-
ing robbery. After Crawford's arrest
and Identification in Boston he is al
legged to have confessed his participa-
ton IN the crime"
Evening star., 1933-05-12

More than three hundred students are
! at present enrolled in its two depart
ments. Among them u one little great
grandchild," representing third gen.
Grafton of scholars-her grandfather
was one of Mr.. Sidwell's pupils ever SO
long ago. Grandchildren" the sons
and daughters Of parents educated
under lis direction, are legion In
number
Not every old teacher has the good
fortune to attain a fiftieth anniversary.
That Mr.. Sidwell has done so must be
attributed to his serenity Of mind, JOY
in work and robustness of health. He
is an excellent example Of the merits
Of his own philosophy. TirelesSly ac-
tive, his influence has been an enrich
ment of the whole community. He has
been a helpful neighbor, a participant
in all manner of constructive causes and
social movements.
Such men are custodians of civiliza-
ton. 1t is a pleasure to congratulate
and thank them.
Evening star., 1933-05-12

what Geneva would do, and Geneva
stood by watching for action by WASH
ington. There things seem to stand
today. They have apparently not been
altered by the Paraguayan declaration
of war. The League Council has been
convcked on appeal from Bolivia. II
1t accepts the Bolivian view, Geneva
may recommend that world powers ap-
ply sanctions" and sever financial and
economic relations with Paraguay.
At Washington, In the meantime. at
the request of the League. the commits
sion Of neutrals which. since early in
1882, has been sitting on the Chaco
controversy is reconvening today to
consider possible cooperation with the
League. Opinion is divided as to
whether the Paraguayans have improved
their politico-military position by trans
lating the situation into declared war.
Nor is it yet certain that Paraguay's
hopes Of shutting of Bolivia from land
supplies OF war sinews will be realized
1t must be conceded, and the Para
guayan government Is hardly mindless
of the fact, that the difference nova
days between declared and undeclared
wars Is not much more than something
for international law pundits to split
hairs over. Mankind has not noticed
that even Japan, one Of the so-called
great powers, is deferred by SO trifiing
a fornality as non-declaration Of war
from sacking 100000 miles OF q neigh
boring country's territory or carrying
the undeclared war as japanese forces
at this moment are doing. to the
very walls Of the neighbor's ancient
capital.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Important Work Done
DESPITE u. S. Paw Cuts

| To the Editor Of The Star:
| I find the following In the Star for
March 9, at the end Of an article ON
the Federal economy program.
Pressure to place the economy pro-
gram in effect by June /, it was stated
was inadvertently brought by groups Of
workers in various departments For the
last two months their work has been
brought to standstill by them because
Of fear Of losing their jobs. Officials
admitted that throughout the Govern
ment service in Washington little work
Is being done by employees except those
connected directly with administrative
offices. The latter are engaged In work
on the economy program, 1t was stated.
1T Is fortunate none OF the depart
/ ments Is now engaged In important
work, one official asserted. II such
should have been the case, q chaotic
condition woruld have arisen, he add
ed"
| II any official actually made these
silly remarks, he only gave proof Of q
lack Of intelligence that shows him un-
| fit to be In the government service,
much less to be concerned in the re-
organization thereof
| A change of administration does not
stop the work of the departments, and
that work is just as important today as
1t ever was. Speaking for the scienti-
| fic branches, which know, it Is GER
tain that work has gone on just the
same, just as earnestly and conscien-
tiously as ever. Those branches, de-
spite reduced appropriations. salary
cuts and threats Of worse to come, have
functioned as nearly normally as the
new restrictions have permitted. because
the work Is the thing. Doing that work
in the best way possible is the only
conceivable standard, and 1t will be
done that way by the last man to the
last minute.
This standard. 1t need not be said.
Is one entirely beyond the conception of
the official" you quote.
! w. l., McATEE.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Incorruptible Carter.

From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia was
beaten in the Senate Thursday but he
went down with his colors flying, and
even in defeat he managed to contrib
ute more to the country than most
Senators can give it in victory.
For Glass speech was a demonstra-
ton of courage and adherence to prin-
ciple, and such demonstrations are VAL
liable, regardless of the cause in which
they are made. We are by no means
prepared to admit that the Virginian
was entirely wrong; but If he had been
in error from beginning to end. if his
argument had had no real foundation
in fact, still it would have been proof
that there is in the Senate at least
one member who places his convictions
above party expediency and who will
stand up and speak for his convictions
when every consideration Of personal
interest bids him sit silent.
Senator Glass was beaten. But his
course commands respect, and any Sen
ator who commands respect for his in
tellecutal integrity heightens the pres
tige of the whole body and thereby
contributes something of value to the
Senate. Right or wrong, the Senator
from Virginia is a valuable man.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
District Women's Pay
Should Be Increased
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
As you may know, until recently the
minimum wage for woman employees Of
the District of Columbia was $3.50 per
week. That law was repealed and now
the women and girls work for what
they can get. In many instances, they
are not paid enough to enable them to
pay for board and room, and shis day
and time every one has obligations be-
sides.
There are many women in this city
who are holding two positions, working
In the Government during the day and
going from their offices to do other
work. This should be investigated and
employers notified that they will not be
permitted to employ any one who al
ready has employment. Another thing.
many women are working who are not
compelled to work and who have other
means Of support. Why is this permit
ted? This is one way to help solve the
unemployment condition"
Salaries and wages of women and
girls in commercial life have been dras-
tically reduced and STILL in many cases.
they are required to do the work Of two
people and to work overtime.
What is the matter with the eight
hour law? Are we in Russia or are
We in free America? A law should be
enacted Immediately to pay the women
| in the District of Columbia a living
wage, as living expenses are higher here
than in any other city. With the wages
that are paid, in most instances, it is
impossible to have any recreation. but
must pay out every penny for board and
room rent. Dental bills. doctor bills,
| church money and other incidentals
| can't even be met, and they are COM
PEELED to live In undesirable neighbor-
hoods as well as go without nourishing
food
What are We going to do about this
condition? BERTHA CUSTER.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

HumOr.
What we call "Humor" is a thing
As delicate and light
As color on each vibrant wing
OF butterflies in flight.
The smile is sister to tear,
The laugh sinks to a sigh,
And sympathy supplants the sneer
As time goes drifting by.
We've joked about the mother-in-law
With patient, generous heart.
We've joked about the man who saw
Wealth vanish in the mart.
We've ioked about the man who fell
And maybe wrenched his spine.
We've joked about Loves curious spell
Which leaves us to repine.
We've joked about the statesman's cares
Through long, unresting days.
We've joked about the man who dares
To challenge Folly's ways.
As human knowledge grows more clear
Less laughter it provokes,
And Wisdom drops generous tear
For what we once called Jokes"
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Paw Soldiers Bonus
With New Currency
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
One of the greatest objections to the
payment of the soldiers bonus during
the Hoover administration by business
men was that it would raise taxes
While it was admitted generally that
the money 50 spent would benefit indus
try. the burden Of taxation was so ex-
cessive that business men were against
payment at that time.
If the bonus could be paid out Of the
new currency at the present time. there
would be q different feeling regarding
the payment of the country's debt to
the former soldiers by the average men
in business There would be no in
crease in taxation and industry needs
the stimulation the quick spending OF
around two billions of dollars would
bring. Many a firm would be saved
from bankruptcy by the sure increase IN
trade.
II business men would get behind the
bonus movement at the present time,
they would get rid Of Yexing problem
while it Is the logical moment to do So
If left to later time, the new currency
will 70 into trade channels through
other methods, leaving the bonus un-
paid, and later it may bob up to come
out Of money which Will have to be
raised by taxation. A few letters to the
administration by business men might
have the effect Of bringing q bit OF
relief to the stores and factories which
would benefit by this money being spent
at the present time.
NEWELL B. DAVIS.
Evening star., 1933-05-12
Renovize Campaign Will
Stir the Stagnant Pool

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
am dumb" man-that is. I can
not agree with some people about the
why OF unemployment.
am considering the low estimate of
10. O.0000 900 l presume adult persons un-
employed and low estimate of three
dependents, 40 900 900 in all. More than
the entire population of some European
nations and Of Canada or Mexico or
any Of our South American neighbors
Forty million people unable to pur-
chase food. clothing or shelter, going
hungry. Yet the granarieS of the West
are overflowing with grain. Forty mil
lion people who need more clothing.
yet the farmers cannot sell their wool
or cotton. or hides, that go into the
manufacture Of various articles of
clothing and shoes.
| Our woolen and cotton and shoe fac
tories are not turning out clothing and
shoes that are very much needed by
the 40 1000 900 Americans.
| What about shelter? Houses are built
from various materials put together by
building mechanics. Why are building
mechanics idle when so very many
need shelter? When houses are. built
they must be furnished. That starts the
furniture factory, and the upholstering
factory, and the paint and varnish
factory, and the wall paper mills, and
the wood cutters and sawyers. And
this brings us to the query: Why are
they all idle?"
| Somewhere between the farm and
| the forest on the one hand and the
| consumer IS a stagnant pool and that
stagnant pool is lack of credit and
currency and confidence, the three C's
of business transactions.
| When President Roosevelt and his
advisers gets those three Cs working
harmoniously. then there will be no stag
nanat pool between the production and
consumption of all commodities be-
lieve in the "Renovize Washington,
campaign and in a broader campaign
"Renovize America" I believe the re-
novice campaign. will stir up the stag
nant pool I believe it will harmonic
the three C's-Credit, Currency and
Confidence 1t will cause hundreds Of
good citizens to step out and meet
their neighbors with good business
proposition.
And here is the old command %
many of the boys recall, Let's go!'
| THOMAS r. MECHEM..
Evening star., 1933-05-12

Henry Ford spoke with, the simpli-
city which always carries conviction
when he said, recently: THE best thing
I can do for the country is to create
industry by building good motor cars
II I knew anything better to do, ]
would do 1t: Industry must be my
contribution"
The position of this vastly rich but
very human man Is amazingly like
that of all of us. He has built motor
cars, and feels that he can do that
better than anything else.
Every one else has done something
or other, and likewise feels that he
can do that best, and all he asks Is to
be able to keep on doing 1t to the best
of his ability.
Every one alive, no doubt, would echo
Mr.. Ford's statement, that II he knew
anything better to do he would do It.
X
The point is that few do, not even
the great and the exalted.
Industry must be Ford's contribution.
and painting must be the painters S
contribution.
The writer must write, and the singer
must sing.
The cook must continue to get break
fasts lunches and dinners.
Every one does what he can, the
small no less than the great, the in
conspicuous person as well as the
much publiclsed.
y
The Government service here Is COM
posed of men and women doing what
they can. who feel no less than any one
else that the best thing they can do
for their country is to do what they
have been doing as well AS they know
how.
This is the exaltation of work, no
matter where or how or when.
1t is the credo Of simple honesty
which governs the mighty as well as
the less, the big man" as well as the
little fellow"
In its finest form it knows nothing
of the criticism which tends to blanket
initiative and personality. the constant
fault finding of every one by every one
else
IF I knew anything better to do,
would do it." No criticism there of
others. no attempt to point out any
differences Of status, just an honest
statement of fact.
Sucn an attitude Is the JuStlUcdtlOIl
OF labor, at the same time it Is the
eXaltation Of work.
Whatsoever your hand finds to do. do
it with might and main, as has been
said.
Let the baker say. Bread and rolls
must be my contribution"
The brick maker, Here are my
bricks"
The housewife, Look at my clean
and happy home"
Let the man selling vegetables say
Here are good vegetables"
And the street car motorman, Trans
portation must b. my contribution"
The writer here says. Home essays
are my contribution They have never
set the world on fire yet, but many
people write in, I have never seen you
but ! feel as if l know you. When IN
my neighborhood. drop in, and Mrs
- will bake you real strawberry
shortcake.' We wonder if Henry Ford
gets any better thanks.
Walt Whitman, who once lived In
Washington. was amazed at the tre-
mendous list of common employments
Many Of his poems are composed, in
part, of lists of the things men do TO
earn their livings.
He would have applauded, although
he did not believe in rhyme. the poem
Of Kipling's which contains that fine
couplet:
Evening star., 1933-05-12

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readers who may use 1t every day with
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and they will receive prompt answers
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postage. Do not use post cards. Address
The Evening Star, Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, WASH
ington, D. c.
q. What is the word meaning a pe-
r11a q play in q pony polo game?
A. The term used Is chukker.
O. Do incoming liners customarily
dip their colors when they enter New
York Harbor?-E. w. H.
A. Passenger steamers do not Gus
tomarily dip their colors when entering
port except when passing a man-of-
war or in compliment to another YES
sci OF the same line.
@. Who was Mrs. George Bernard
Shaw before her marriage?-W. L. H.
A. She was Charlotte Payne Town
shend, daughter Of Horace Payne
Townshend. a rich magnate Of Derry,
County Cork.
@. How many people are employed
by the sugar industry In the United
States in normal times?-A. P.
A. About 27,000 persons are en-
ployed, with total wages and salaries Of
s3o.00o,O 900.
@. Who was the artist who painted
bunch Of grapes 50 realistically that
birds picked at them?-M. @.
A. The story is told OF Zeuxis. a
Greek painter. who lived in the latter
part OF the fifth century B. c. Ac-
cording to Pliny he was engaged in a
competition with his rival. Parrhasius.
The latter painted a curtain which
completely deceived Zeuxis. Zeuxis
painted boy holding a bunch Of grapes
which was so realistic that the birds
few down and picked at them. Zeuxis,
in speaking Of the incident, said: "If
the boy had been depicted as realistic
ally as the grapes, the birds would have
been afraid to approach"
Q. Why was the dumdum bullet SO
called?-H B.
A. 1t was named for the Dumdum
Arsenal in India. in which it was first
made. Its use was condemned by the
International Peace Conference in 1899
@. What is litotes?-C. K.
A. 1t is a rhetorical figure in which
emphasis is secured for a statement by
turning 1t into denial OF the con-
trary, eg. "a citizen of no mean city,
lie, citizen of famous city.
@. When did the American Red Cros.
first issue first-aid text bOok?-P. A. N
A. Its initial book on this subject wa:
issued in 1910.
@. How much does lame duck ses-
sion OF Congress cost?-H. c.
A. Figures are not arranged in 6
fashion that makes it possible to say
Appropriations are made for the Sen
ate and for the House of Representa-
tives each year, but the exact cost Of
the amount Of heat. Of light and addi-
tional work required in the Capito
Building during a particular session o1
Congress is very difficult to compute
About $3,200000 Is the cost Of the Sen
ate and s8,289, 900 is the cost Of the
House Of Representatives year. There
are of course. other costs, such as the
expense incurred at the Government
Printing ONCE during the sessions OF
Congress.
@. Where was Miles Standish born?-
C. H
Evening star., 1933-05-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

specialiZes nowadays in radio law, is
being congratulated on her victory in
the first radio case on which the United
States Supreme Court has written an
opinion. This was handed down on
May 8. when the Court sustained Or
derS Of the Federal Radio Commission
involving an application by WJKS, at
Gary. Ind. for a change of frequency
and unlimited hours of operation. In
diana is under quota Of broadcasting
facilities and Illinois is over quota. so
WJKS applied for the facilities held
by two Chicago stations. WHO and
WPCC. The Supreme Court reversed
the Court Of Appeals and upheld the
decision of the Radio Commission that
the latter could delete the two Chicago
stations and grant the application of
the Indiana station.
Hamlin Garland. novelist and dra-
matist, who was best seller at the
turn of the century and is still a pro-
{. Ger of popular stories. is a visitor to
Washington. Though in his 73d year,
the biographer Of Ulysses S. Grant and
author of a score of books dealing with
the romantic life Of our Western coun-
try is still hale and hearty. His last
work. Companions on the Trail" left
the press about the time of his list
birthday anniversary Mr.. Garland
lives in Hollywood, Calf. but spends
his Summers at a country place IN
New York State Mark Sullivan, court
journalist of the. late regime, is one of
the veteran novelist's Washington conf
rades. Mr.. Garland will shortly publish
the fourth volume of his memoirs.
X 4
A brilliant American girl and daugh-
ter OF an Army officer, Mary Elizabeth
Brigham has just left Washington for
Turkey to serve on the commission OF
American economic experts who have
been engaged to reorganize Mustafa
Kemals country on modern lines. Miss
Brigham for the past couple of years
has been attached to the Turkish en-
bassy here. She Is an accomplished
linguist, still in her 20s. and has lived
abroad. For a time she was in the
service of "Fidac." the international
organization of World War service men
This, 1t must be supposed. was bound
to happen as the result of the disclosure
in these observations of recent Brit
ish pun about the Hull which our ship
of state now boasts. The following has
just been perpetrated and submitted for
publication: THE depression has sung
its Swanson and can Delano longer
Business is Perkins up and industry is
Cummings along. A Hull lot Of people
have Dern sight more confidence since
they have been given more Roper and
have some money in their Wallace
Even in the Ickes things don't appear
so Woodin."
Copyright. 1933)