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Evening star., 1933-12-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modate a fraction of such requests. The
answers published. are the ones that
may interest many readers, rather than
the one who asks the question only.
All questions should be accompanied
by the writer's name and address and
three cents in coin or stamps for re-
ply. Do not use post cards. Send your
questions to The Evening Star informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Di-
rector. Washington. d. C.
@. Do automobile drivers have fewer
accidents as they grow older?-W. r. T.
A. Out of every one thousand driv-
ers licensed under 20 years Of age, 80
were involved in personal injury acci-
dents annually, as against SO out OF
every thousand between the ages of
20 and 90, inclusive; 27 in the ages of
80 to 80 years; 20 in the ages 40 to 40,
and 18 out of every one thousand in the
ages OF so and over.
@. Is Mayor-elect La Guardia a
Masonic. c. D.
A. He is a Mason, life member of
Ik.
is an Episcopalian, not Roman Cath
clio, as previously stated in this column.
@. What kind of ring is the one
which President Roosevelt wears on his
little finger?-M. B.
A. 1t contains a bloodstone engraved
with the family crest.
@. Is there a word in the English
language which expresses the limit Of
hearing as the word horizon expresses
the limit of vision?-E. S. w.
A. There is no one word. The Amer
ican Federation of Organizations for
the Hard of Hearing says that perhaps
the inquirer has in mind auditory per-
ception or hearing acuity. The threshold
of hearing. or the threshold of audi
ton. means the lowest perceptivity OF
sound or the beginning OF hearing.
@. Why is gauze SO called?-R. T.
A. 1t is said to have been made
originally at GAIA, in Palestine.
@. What units will be held at the
Shreveport, La, airport?-L. D. S.
A. Barksdale Field. Shreveport. La,
is the largest airport in the United
States. This is a 23,000acre reservation
Will UC lllC 4luillC VI llAC od htSdNh
Wing, Army Air Corps, when the or
ganizations now at-the new field-the
goth, 55th and 77th Pursuit Squadrons
will be joined by the Sd Attack Group,
stationed at Fort Crockett, Galveston,
Tex.
@. Can you furnish me with some
recipes for making candies and other
Christmas sweets at home without the
need Of any special equipment? I mean
plain recipes which can be easily ham
died by either young folks or adults
NJ c.
A. You can get special booklet con-
tanning over 100 candy recipes if YOU
will send us your name and address
with six cents in coin or stamps to
cover postage and handling.
@. When did steel pens come into
use?-F. B. B.
A. Although invented some time be-
fore. steel pens were first used in Eng
land in 1903, but not extensively until
after 1880.
2. Why " isn't China a world pO~er'
A. China is country torn by con-
slant civil war. The people live amid
poverty and pestilence dominated by
self-seeking politicians. In an effort to
make China an up-to-date nation, her
leaders overlook the fact that the en-
forcement of modern laws is impossible
without the necessary operating ma
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Novels and Television.

Booth Harrington, beloved writer of
fctional interpretations of the Ameri-
can people and the American scene,
ventures down from the serenity of
Maine to the wilds Of New York and Is
interviewed by the press. Television,
he tells his inquisitors, one day may
replace the novel. The pronouncement
should have been accompanied by
roar of drums and a raucous crash CT
cymbals of brass. 1t will occasion that
Kind Of dist,,~"-r~n
A. lt-..-.-s L.. IarkiA,.3n - -
Evening star., 1933-12-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Meeting a Responsibility.

Meeting a Responsibility.
Again the time is drawing near
When all may hear
OF Christmas cheer.
But nations curiously forget
They haven't met
Some little debt.
And in great industrial ror'
We're saying now,
How much and how?"
Too many now complain because
There never was
A Santa Claus.
But Santa says, "Of course I'm here
With Christmas cheer,
So never fear.
II find as this earth I explore
You need it more
Then e'er before"
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Taxation Without Representation.

Committees of Congress are once
again engaged in formulating impor-
tant revisions in the Federal tax struc-
ture. Because of the extraordinary
financial requirements of the new deal.
it is inevitable that eventual revisions
will be upward-that heavy additional
burdens win necessarily be imposed
upon American taxpayers.
The five hundred thousand residents
of the District of Columbia will, of
course, be subject, along with other
American citizens, to the new imposts
But the difference between Washing
tonians and citizens of the States is
that the latter will have voice in
the voting Of the taxes. and, through
their duly elected representatives in
House and Senate, can oppose those
which may strike them as unjust or
otherwise undesirable. Citizenship is
never so priceless as when it confers
the privilege of participating IN de-
cisions governing taxation.
Today marks the 160th anniversary
of the Boston Tea Party, which will
forever be gioTiously associated With
the Colonies struggle for indepen-
dence from the British crown. The
tea cargoes of British ships we're spilled
into Boston Harbor in no mere spirit
of malicious destructiveness. The act
had deep symbolical purpose. 1t was
intended to register the Americans
protest against the principle OF tax
alton without representation.
1t is no less unjustifiable for Con-
gress of the United States in 1888 to
impose taxation upon half a million
unrepresented citizens than it was for
the Great Britain of 1773 to aubject
the American colonists to such treat
ment. The law-abiding people of the
District of Columbia cannot scuttle any
ships in the Potomac as protest
against the flaming injustice of which
they are the helpless victims. But they
are at least entitled to re-emphasize in
clarion tones, for the whole Nation TO
hear. that the trampled rights of the
Americans of century and half ago
find their counterpart in the political
disabilities still imposed upon the Dis
trict of Columbia
Boston Tea Party day, with its hal
lowed memories, is an annual reminder
that voteless Washington, invoking its
undying spirit, resents taxation without
representation as earnestly as did the
founding fathers. Washington's cause
is no less just. 1t must be destined
some day to triumph. as did theirs, for
it is rooted in fundamental justice, and
will not be eternally denied.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Science is said to have found a way
to defeat fingerprint Identification. and
the question arises again as to whether
the higher intelligence is not at present
managing itself in such a way as to
give gangster luck too much the best
of the breaks.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

It is the opinion that Government
control of radio would be preferable to
a system of control commissions that
might in turn be controlled by monopo-
lies. 1t might be help If Uncle Sam
could collect directly the price of net
work concessions instead of waiting on
a comparatively small allowance by
means of the income tax.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Our old friend Santa Claus proves a
help to business with a plain appeal
to human sentiment. If he were to
stop for an argument regarding eco
nomic relativities,' he would soon fade
out again into another of those myths.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Maryland approves OF Sunday movies.
A question Of States rights or even
local option as to what kind of movies
are appropriate to Sunday might be
suggested without improperly.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Finland pays her indebtedness with
out murmur. There should be a
brilliant future for country that pro-
ceeds on so sound and simple a system
of finance.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Theories.

Ine0r1cS.
We puzzle on with heads that ache
Through higher mathematics.
Professors an appearance make
From palaces or attics.
On calculations long and queer
We're daily taking chances,
And Einstein has. we rather fear,
Got into our finances!
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Weirton Steel CO. in challenging
the National Labor Board to sue follows
custom that is perhaps too general
of protracting negotiations by the in
quiry. "Is there lawyer present?"
Evening star., 1933-12-16
A Code for Clouters.

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
There is considerable talk now about
bringing professional base ball under
the N r. A. If by this means Babe Ruth
ard Jimmy Foxx can be held to dozen
home runs each in a scason 10. Of
teams will be for it.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

In case France desires future funds
from Uncle Sam she should not be
surprised to hear parody Of a popular
refrain, Sammy doesn't give here any
more"
Evening star., 1933-12-16

loved by its common people. Joseph
Roth tells the story with the same
realism and sympathy which chsrrc cter-
lied his esrljcr r~vcl, "Ic,: r.. Glory
o. q Simple Man."
Evening star., 1933-12-16

A report comes that gold diggers are
hopeful and happy. 1t refers to regular
mining camps and not to Broadway or
Hollywood.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
The Gloomy Dean,
From the Toledo Blade.

from the Toledo Blade.
Dean Inge thinks 1t positively certain
now that the human race Is destined to
early extinction. He doesn't say w...1s
man must eat TO feel that Kayi -
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Forced Reduction.

From the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette.
Women can regain the hour glass fig
ure, says a physician. but it will be a
painful procedure invclyir~, vc .llould
say. s.i.ch in thsps-ec.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
BUSY Militarists

From the Little Rock Ark.) Gazette.
1t Is hard to say where the military
minded men could see the most service.
IN the Chinese regular army or In the
Oklahoma National Guard.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Much Elouuepce,

MUCH El0quence.
What are you going to talk about
when Congress meets?"
Many things" answered Senator
Sorghum, "but not necessarily in public
My constituents will keep me explaining
eloquently why there aren't appoint
ments enough to satisfy everybody"
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Then some of the members of Con-
gress, backed by the Economy League,
decided that those husbands and wives
in the lower brackets of Government
or,plovn1cnt were Getting away With
1.lurdcr and that one or the other had
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Member of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication Of all news dis
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication OF
snecial dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Jud Tunkins says the delay about
ticker has deprived the drama of Ten
Nights in a Bar Room" and substituted
six Weeks in Dispensary."
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Universal Code.
When mobs are into action led
To further bitter quarrels,
1--WE need another CODE" It's said,
"A simple code of morals"
We should promote with tempers cool
OF wild work a removal
And give the good old Golden Rule
Unanimous approval.
Evening star., 1933-12-16

"De radio" said Uncle Eben, "is like
some people dat can't be polite and
entertainin' wifout tryin' to sell you
somethin'.'
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Winter Diversions.

IHter DIVERSIONS.
From the Oakland Tribune
Winter sports include skating, skiing,
tobogganing and taking pictures of girls
in snow drifts.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
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Evening star., 1933-12-16

Poverty" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, "is a menace in public af-
fairs when it is permitted to progress
to such point as to become an influ-
entail but uninformed majority"
Evening star., 1933-12-16

Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
Josh Approves.

Josh Approves.
How does this idea of a bonus for
limitation Of crops strike you?"
I'm doubtful" answered Farmer
Corntossel. But it suits my boy Josh
to the ground He always did want to
be paid for not doin' something"
Evening star., 1933-12-16
RADETZKY MARCH. BY Joseph Roth.
Translated by Godfrey Dunlop.
New York: The Viking Press.

New York: The Viking Press.
The Trottas were a new family. Their
prosperity began with the Battle of Sol
ferino, when Joseph Trotta saved the
life Of the young Emperor Franz Joseph
and received in his shoulder the shot
aimed at the Emperor. The life of the
people in the dual monarchy during
the lives of Joseph Trotta. his son, and
his grandson, while the young Emperor
becams the old Emperor and finally
died, is the theme of Joseph Roth, de-
veloped to the accompaniment Of the
Radetzky March, $50 familiar that any
it through in his Sleep" Joseph Trotta
was rewarded with the Order Of Maria
Theresa and became captain, later
Baron Joseph Trotta Won Sipolje. He
paid farewell visit to his old father,
for he knew that with won" to his
name he should not be able to retain
close connection with the Slovene peas
ant who was now an army pensioner
acting as caretaker in the park Of
Schloss Laxenburg. Capt. Joseph also
married the lowered niece Ct his col
onel, by whom he had one son. destined
from birth for the army. This son,
Franz, elected, however, to become a
civil servant and lived on his fathers
reputation as the savior of the EN-
peror. His son, Carl Joseph. returned
to the army, from which he finally
resigned at the beginning Of the World
War because he could not endure the
sneers of other officers at the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, shot at Serajevo.
Loyalty to the imperial family had be-
come a religion to the Trottas. The
story of the three generations Of Trot-
tas is the story of old Austria during
the re-iod. not the Austria of politics
ed government, but the Austria be-
Evening star., 1933-09-29
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, September 29.-Fol-
lowing is today's summary Of cor
poration news, prepared by Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Eaton Manufacturing Co-Declared
dividend of 20 cents on common
stock; last previous distribution on
common stock was 1914 cents .
share on May 2, 1892.
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.
Declared an extra dividend Of IS
cents and regular quarterly dividend
of Is cents.
Mohawk Mining co-Declared q
Equidating dividend of 50 on stock;
on July 20 a liquidating dividend Of
IS was paid.
Texas Company's op-
Grating subsidiary raised crude oil
prices ranging from to II cents; top
grade Oklahoma oil was posted at
$1.08 a barrel, with schedule ranging
down to "a cents; East Texas crude
was advanced 10 cents to 81 nat; new
prices for North Texas. North Central
Texas and North Louisiana are from
70 cents to $l.03; Gulf Coast prices
range from 80 cents to q top Of $l.12.
Sun OIL Co-Company met ad-
vances in prices for crude oil posted
by Texas Co. in fields where company
did its purchasing; increases ranged
from 8 to IL cents . barrel, top-grada
Oklahoma being listed at $1.08 q bar
rel, East Texas crude 81 nat, with q
range of 70 cents to $i.12 elsewhere.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road directors authorized purchase OF
$4,000 tons Of steel rail and 900 tons
of bridge steel.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad president said company has
informed Washington 1t win 60 along
with Governments program Of purchas-
ing rails Il prices are reduced.
Nashville, Chattanooga q st. Louis
Railway August net operating income
ISL ,946, against $115,564; eight months
$921 ,544, against $255,2l8.
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. announced
plans to establish store door pickup and
delivery service for l. e. ]. freight
throughout its system: up to distances
of 260 miles, both collection and deliv-
cry viii be performed on request al
Evening star., 1933-09-29
RAILWAY TO SPEND
100000 ON TRACK
c., B. & @. President Reveals Re.
laying Program for Remainder
of 1888 and 1884.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September pa $2,00O,-
600 track-relaying program for the rest
Of 1898 and 1894 was announced today
by President Ralph Budd Of the Chi
cago, Burlington g. Quincy Railroad.
The road will Immediately purchase
5000 tons of rail fastenings to be used
in laying 1900 tons Of rail the COM
pany has had since early In 1881, and
the purchase next year of $4,000 tons
Of new rail sections and 1000 tons OF
fastenings.
At the basic rate of $40 a ton, Budd
said, the purchase would amount to ap-
proximately $1,50O,000 worth OF new
steel, while the cost of laying would
round out the other $500.000 to be ex-
pended.
It was assumed that most of the
steel for the Western lines replace
ments would come from the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Co. at Pueblo, Colo. while
steel plants in the Chicago district will
likely supply rail and fastenings for
the Eastern portion of the lines.
About 800 tons Of bridge steel for new
spans over the Platte River near Den
yer will be purchased, Budd said.
Evening star., 1933-09-29

the existing rail rates, with q minimum
Of IS cents per hundred pounds or SO
cents per individual shipment; beyond
260 miles q sliding scale of charges will
be In effect, reaching q maximum at
about 400 miles of 8 cents per hundred
pounds for either collection or delivery
Jewel Tea Co. sales, four weeks, end
ed September 8, OF is per cent; SO
weeks, OF 1913 per cent.
American Rolling Mil Co.-Plan for
exchange Of three-year ~ per cent
notes Of company, due November l,
1888, for new per cent convertible
notes due November IA 1898, was de-
clared operative.
Curtiss-Wright Corp. subsidiary,
Wright Aeronautical, advanced wages
by over 10 per cent, restoring salaries
70 levels Of 1880.
Chrysler Corp-A suit has been filed
to prevent company from using further
the term floating power" to describe
the engine mounting company has been
using, and for an accounting Of COM
panys profits from 1t.
New York Central r. R.-Company
announced . tentative program Of in
creased employment in its shops for
October; program which is dependent
on business conditions calls for q 16
per cent increase In shop force.
Evening star., 1933-09-29
BETHLEHEM GETS ORDERS.

NEW YORK, September 20 R.-
Bethlehem Steel Corporation has re-
ceived orders for 48,500 tons Of cast
iron segmepts and special castings and
$500 tons of cast steel segments for
the Midtown Hudson Tunnel, it was
announced today. These contracts in
voive $2,358,150 and are the first to be
placed in connection with the tunnel
project.
Evening star., 1933-09-29
new YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, September 70 (P.-
Over the counter market:
(Quotations rs Of 9 o'cloek)
Evening star., 1933-09-29
STOCKS IRREGULAR
WITH EASIER TON
Metal and Oil Groups Maxi
Best Showing After
Rally Ends.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 29-StronI
in the morning and easing in the after
noon, today's stock market closed wit |
irregular price changes.
The metals and the oils made tn
best showing and the communicated
shares the worst. In particular Amer
ican Telephone was pressed for sale. q
though the latest information show
an increase in its business after a lon
series Of decreases. United States Stee
was another relatively weak issue Th
other side Of the picture was the de
mand for the gold mining stocks AMI
the firmness In the oils.
Dollar Weakens.
The foreign exchanges moved agains|
the dollar Wheat closed down fracI
tionally after earlier strength. Silve|
and rubber futures were strong all dam
Oil Shares Strong.
The market opened higher. with thI
alcohol and oil stocks the features ThI
repeal stocks were buoyant In thI
case Of National Distillers, 50 a share|
the market value of the whisky divi|
dend to be distributed to shareholder
on October 16 in the shape of wareI
house receipts, came OF the price. Thu
stock opened less than 8 points down
and then rapidly began to make ud
this liquid dividend, SO that by noon]
time it was points above the pref
ceding close, II allowance Is made fol
the right to receive the wet goods.
In the other repeal stocks gains ran
mercial Alcohol, U. S. Industrial Alco1
hol and Commercial Solvents.
Strength in the oils was based on thu
sweeping advances in crude prices initi1
ated by the Texas Co. That leading
independent fixed the price in thu
Southwestern fields at 81 a barrel. II
was not so many months ago that IL
cents barrel was posted in East Texa:
during the price war. The lower priced
oil issues, such as Ohio Oil and Cont.
mental Oil, we're the chief beneficiarie.
but Standard Of California and Stand.
ard Of New Jersey each moved up
point or So
Traders Cheered.
The metal stocks snapped back undel
the leadership Of United States Smelt'
ing and American Smelling Strength
Phelps Dodge and International Nickel
ern having the largest following
Among standard industrials higher
prices were recorded by McKeesport Tir
Plate. stock that had been outstand'
ingly weak only few days ago. Amer.
ican Can, Allied Chemical, Ingersoll
Rand and Westinghouse Electric.
There was no important news Il
count for this market reversal excep
the rise in oil prices already mentioned
There was much more cheerful feel.
ing in the Street but that was probabl!
the effect and not the cause in tn,
strength in stocks
Gold in London advanced to 13:
shillings and the Washington Treasury
price was fixed at $3117 compared, re.
Spectively, WITH 1872 shillings 4 pence
and s3l 05 yesterday.
The weekly statement of railway cal
loadings was made public at noon. Il
showed an increase of 653 cars ovel
the preceding week and an increasl
Of 57,065 cars over the same week Z
Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1933-09-29
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

sidersbiy higher prices are being asked on
several line: Of both secured and sreasy
hieh side q the previous price ranges. HALF
blood secured woods are probably the strong.
est feature. selling suite ifsausnt!y at S2
On Z psrticuiarly choice lot, Graded strict:
II combing nne territory = selling at SO
woods By some holders. while ungraded lines
Of the same type are offered AZ 81 to 9:
Sc dly and are nov st nev highs Tor the
Evening star., 1933-09-29
GOLD RESERVE RATIO
OFF SLIGHTLY IN WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The ratio Of total gold reserves
and other cash to deposit and Federal
Reserve note liabilities combined showed
slight loss during the week ended
September ~ Is the change was CAL
culated by the Federal Reserve Board.
In the table that follows the reserve
ratio is given for comparable periods
as announced by the board:
Week ended September IT,. ss.1 per cent
Previous week 00.4 Der CENT
Same week last year. ....... 62.4 per cent
Evening star., 1933-09-29
PRICE OF STEEL PLATES
IS ADVANCED TO So A TO-!
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 2s-Ad-
vances of 81 a ton In steel plates aa
Pittsburgh and Birmingham are shown
by the new minimum prices flled under
the N. r. A. code with the American
Iron and Steel Institute. Effective Oc-
tober the Pittsburgh quotation will
be s1.70 per 100 pounds. while ths
Birmingham price goes to sl.s5 on
October 8.
Evening star., 1933-09-29
SILK DEMAND EASES.

NEW YORK. September 20 R:-A
slight easing up in the call for the dress
trade, for broad silks Is reported. Part
Of the dip Is traced to the difficulties In
obtaining wanted shades and construc.
tion. due to the silk strike and part to
le-- .iy, t.::...cc 1 for Dig, 5 from
Evening star., 1933-09-29

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Evening star., 1933-09-29
'YEAR-END SUGAR STOCKS
WILL BE MUCH SMALLER

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 29.-Year-
end stocks of sugar available for the
United States market will amount to
$50, 900 long tons, decrease OF 471,-
600 tons from December 81 last, re-
ports B. w. Dyer & Co., sugar broker.
This figure includes 350,000 tons segre-
gated by decree of the Machado gov
ernment of Cuba. No allowance has
been made for hurricane damage. but
this is believed to have been small"
- the firms opinion.