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Evening star., 1933-02-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Did you ever write q letter to Fred
eric j. Haskin? You can ask him any
question Of fact and get the answer In
q personal letter. Here Is q great edu-
cational idea introduced into the lives
OF the most intelligent people in the
world-American newspaper readers.
1t Is a part Of that best purpose OF
newspaper - service There is no
charge except cents In coin or stamps
for return postage. Do not use post
cards. Address Frederic ]. Haskin,
maticn Bureau, Washington, d. c.
@. How does an amateur join the
Amateur Athletic Union In the United
States?-C. T. B.
A. The country Is divided into 80
associations and any amateur Is eligi-
BILE for membership in the district asso-
citation IN the territory in which he re-
sides. Each association annually con-
ducts championships in II sports.
@. In cribbage, two-handed game,
the cards fall as follows, 4 e. for a
pair ace, 6 15-2), 2, s, 3, ace. Does
the play Of the trey entitle the player
to a run of six?-E. H. c.
A. It does. So long as the run comes
within the count of 81 and Is not
blocked by card that interferes with
the run, it Is counted.
@. Is snuff still used to any extent In
the United States?-K. N.
A. Last year the Treasury collected
taxes on 39,543,096 pounds of snuff.
@. How fast do people usually read
Wnen reading newspapers?-W. M.
A. SUCH tests as have been made in
dlcQfn 10 Ill
ton, depending upon the nature of the
contents that are being read, the type
used, and other factors. Huey found
that adults varied in the rate Of read
ing silently from 2.5 to 9.8 words per
second at their ordinary rates. When
reading as rapidly as possible the rates
varied from 3.5 to 135 words per Sec
ond. Whipple and Curtis found that
the time per word in hundredthS of a
second for normal silent reading, maxi
mum silent reading, and skimming was
26, % and IA. respectively.
@. How many amendments to the
Constitution Of the United States have
been proposed to Congress?-B. j.
A. Over 5000 have been proposed.
Twenty have been passed by Congress
and ratified by the States
Q. Has Westminster Abbey a nag of
its own?-W. M.
A. It has a flag adopted in 1881 as
the official emblem of the dean. The
banner incorporates the red and white
roses Of the Tudors, the cross and five
gold martlets Of st. Edward the Con-
feSsor, and the royal arms.
@. In what year since the World
War were the most foreigners natural
lied in the United States?-B. S.
A. In 1928, when 233,155 persons re-
ceived their citizenship papers.
@. When was Tahiti discovered and
by whom?-C. T.
A. The island was discovered by the
Spanish navigator Quiros In 1905, and
was visited by Capt. Cook in 1859. In
1912 it came, as a native kingdom, un-
der French protection, and In 1880 was
declared a French colony.
@. How many selections comprise DR..
Eliot's "Five-Foot Shelf"?-G. D.
A. This set of books contains 418 Of
the worlds masterpieces.
@. Who invented the pari-mutuel
system Of betting on horse races?-
G. L. F.
A. A Frenchman named Oller In
vented 1t in about 1872. In 1880 a man
in New Zealand named Ekberg, who
had studied Oilers procedure, conceived
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Will They Defend This?
From the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoma,

from the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman.
The most extravagant eulogist of the
RUSSIAN experiment win be put to his
trumps by the action Of Moscow In
perate regions of the lower Volga to
the frigid wastes of Arctic Siberia. Be-
cause limited number of Cossacks
had failed or refused to support the
agricultural program of the. Soviets,
the innocent along with the guilty are
forcibly deported to the frigid zone.
Many thousands of women and chill
dren. whose only offense is the pos
session of Cossack blood, are driven
into one of the dreariest regions on
earth to spend the remainder of their
unhappy lives. Such a government Is
decidedly strange subject for Ameri-
can eulogy.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

King George Is said to be contemplat-
ing Endorsement Of a plan to turn
Buckingham Palace into a fine hotel
London realtors are evidently as merci-
less as those Of American cities In OBJ
nterating famous landmarks.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

A fight with China and quarrel with
the League Of Nations represent a
rather larger order than some conserv-
ative japanese statesmen feel like m-
dertaking at present.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

Again there Is evidence that the world
has been improving since the days when
editors dared picture James G. Blaine
as a tattooed man or Mark Hanna as
wearing suit of clothes ornamented
with dollar marks.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

A strike seldom accomplishes more
than to prove the truth of the adage,
misery loves company" The company
Is never distinguished by any degree
of good cheer.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

The cold wave forecast proved cruelty
accurate. The Weather Bureau Is q
branch Of Government service that can
never be accused of wavering in con-
science In hope Of profit or popularity.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

The refusal Of the League Of Nations
to recognize Manchukuo does not pre-
vent Japan from proceeding on the
assumption of most familiar acquaint-
ance.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY rH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Clearing Away the Climate.
Go 1t, Mr.. Blizzard!
We're not at all afraid.
You didn't wait, we're glad to state,
Till the day of The Paradel
Go 1t, Mr.. Blizzard!
It's better that you strayed
On this early date than to hesitate
Till the day of The Parade.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Impeccablity.

ImpeccabIity.
All Congressmen are now correct,
Reliable and circumspect,
Disdaining any little gift
Or promise of a social lift.
All Congressman will now resist
The most determined lobbyist.
Each is this Nations truthful son,
Precisely like George Washington.
And as we greet glorious day.,
We wonder how they got that way.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

Having assembled a notable corps Of
reporters, the New Outlook Is expected
to devote close attention to its proof
department.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

cit is an Ill wind that blows nobody
good" Even blizzard blows along the
snow shovel as a slight relief to unem-
ployment. .-.'.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Splash!

From the Des Moines REGISTER.
A fresco painter. retouching q church
IN Florence, fell when his staging broke,
~ saossS ssSsR%i(h RRi(h 4ja% oas. Y .4seh b. came
Evening star., 1933-02-09
A Confident Financier.

what Is the matter with the stock
market?" asked the trader.
"It's all right, answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax, "only when stocks hit the roof
they bounced back toward the basement,
and they're now showing normal elas-
ITCHY around the ground floor"
knowledge gained by actual expert
ence," said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town, "is not always most satisfactory.
When blizzard comes, only those who
sit in a warm room and see it through a
window can appreciate its beauty"
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Trimmings.

From the Roanoke Times. ses
If the Democrats succeed In trim
ming the budget as neatly as they
trimmed the Republicans last Noven,
ben things WIN be jnst perfsc4lyS ySsogel
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Cupid and the Climate.

That boy upon the valentine
Himself to fate must now resign,
And cease the climate to defy,
As SHOWS come hurrying from the sky.
Until this chill swept through the air,
He has been beautifully bare.
Now he assumes the garb that suits
An overcoat and rubber boots.
"Old Satan," said Uncle Eben, "goes
around maxim jest as much trouble foh
sinner. e Z he We 5ya' toass a4zak
Evening star., 1933-02-09

Choosing an Easy Place.
what position would you like in the
cabinet?" asked the reporter.
Secretary of the Navy" answered
Senator Sorghum.
But you don't know anything about
boats"
Everybody is aware of that fact.
will therefore not be expected to OBJ
trude myself In an effort to give au-
thoritative information to obstinate ex-
perts."
Jud Tunkins says, just to show he's
tryin' to be cheerful he'll say that the
Nations wage question has got so COM
plicated that Prof. Einstein ought to
take it up as branch Of Hire Mathe-
matics.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
EGYPTIAN GAZETTE, Alexan-

III
~ dria-A law has just been pro-
mulgated in Nicosia prohibiting
IL the use of bulb horns on any
vehicles other than motor cars
or motorcycles. The law further pro-
hibits the use of whistles or Of any
form Of bell which can be operated
SO as to ring continuously without
movement of the fingers"
The reason for this law is set out
In the official notification as follows:
"The object of this law Is to put q
stop to the use of those squeaking
horns and other unnecessarily noisy
appliances popular with youthful
bicyclists, but highly distasteful to
everybody else.
1T further prohibits the use Of bulb
horns on carts and carriages. In prac-
tice the use Of these appliances is con-
fined to hackney-carriages, who appear
to utilize them mainly for the purpose
OF attracting customers. This, however,
Is a misuse Of such instruments, and
1t Is considered that the approach of
these vehicles will be sufficiently her
aided by the sound Of the horses hoofs
or, II the owner prefers it, by bell.
Ihe 1ndiscriminate use Of horns,
apart from the din it occasions, Is apt
70 make foot passengers careless, as
they are unable to distinguish the ap-
proach OF the fast-moving motor car
from that of the creeping cab horse"
Residents in Nicosia have reason to
be grateful for the new enactment, for
the narrow streets of the town have
lately become a bedlam through the
incessant ringing of bells and sounding
OF horns.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

Analysing one OF his more recent
works, the Louisville Courier-Journal
says: THE author was strongly affected
By problems that could have had
@slE 9s!sla aply y tbe tTsntisth
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Italians Surprised by
u. s. Education Ideas.

Corriere Della Sera, Milan.-Amer-
lea continues to furnish us with nov
elites in matters of culture and educa-
ton which, we are verify convinced,
could be evolved and demonstrated
in no other land on earth. One of
the latest phenomena Of this cate
CORY is a course in matrimonial science,
offered by Butler University, in the city
OF Indianapolis. So far, we under
stand, this branch of study Is not arbi-
trarily prescribed, but is available for
all students electing 1t as research
which will enable them the better to
contend with the trials and difficulties
which too often beset the ordinary
routine Of married life.
The administrators of the university
announce that the subjects taught in
connection with this course will include
aspects of biology, economics, sociology
and religion, while women will be in
structed, besides, in the knowledge and
art of cookery, housekeeping, and
pediatrics Those who complete the
courses, which require two years Of
close and careful study, receive certif1-
Gates which, we presume, will dis
tingIish them as possessing special
qualifications for the conjugal state.
This new departure in higher edu-
cation indicates that the United States
Is beginning to notice the appalling
dangers and degradation in divorce, and
has resolved to take up arms against
that threat to decenty organized So
ciety before 1t Is too late.
Another evolution which has orig
mated In an American college is an
entirely new economic system, for which
has been coined the term "tecnocraZia I"
(technocracy). This theory comes from
the brain of Signor Howard Scott. a
student In Columbia University, and is
essentially q contradiction of the whole
kpreSent industrial program. Economic
doctrines arc to take the place of al
Evening star., 1933-02-09
The Evening Star Newspaper Compan,

lith st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: ITO East And st.
Chicago once Lake Michigan Building.
European once: IA Regent St., London.
~ England.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
British Banks Show
Financial Strength.

New Statesman, London.-The banks
are still doing SO nicely that most of
them see no cause to reduce their
dividends, even after they have made
full provision for bad and doubtful
debts. We say this not in criticism
OF them, but in order to emphasize the
continued strength Of their position,
amid the difficulties of banking tnstitu-
tions in most other countries. Incl
dentally, 1t leads us to conclude that
the real profits Of the banks in times
of prosperity must have been much
larger than those published returns
ever revealed.
Evening star., 1933-02-09
Rate bv Carrier within the CITY.

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. How many selections comprise DR..
Eliot's "Five-Foot Shelf"?-G. D.
A. This set of books contains 418 Of
the worlds masterpieces.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. What pattern is the fiat silver used
at the White House?-S. p.
A. 1t has no particular designation.
It Is perfectly plain, and the handles Of
all pieces bear the inscription, "Presi-
dents House." In English script.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

It may be said with considerable AL
thority, too, that some of the leaders of
the G. o. P. are convinced that there
will be good deal more dry sentiment
in the country two years hence than
there Is today, particularly in view of
the imminent enactment of a law which
will permit the manufacture and sale
OF beer and possibly light wines. They
do not believe that the sale of beer and
light wines can be thrown open to the
public through the legalization Of 3.O5
or 500 per cent alcoholic content bev-
srages without bringing about conditions
that will make It impossible in the flI-
ture to repeal the eighteenth amend
ment. They look, indeed, for q swing
back Of the pendulum Of public senti-
ment. And that is what some of the
Republicans are counting upon today.
On the other hand, the wet Republicans
are demanding the party turn its back
fatty ON national prohibition. They
look to Representative-elect James w.
Wadsworth Of New York, foruer Sem
atpg. aQd oAher a4dent- Xets r53eafisl
4---I - = L. !. III l
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. Who invented the pari-mutuel
system Of betting on horse races?-
G. L. F.
A. A Frenchman named Oller In
vented 1t in about 1872. In 1880 man
in New Zealand named Ekberg, who
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. How long after the birth of Christ
was the present calendar set?-L. r.
A. The Gregorian calendar, which Is
the one now in use, was arranged by
Pope Gregory XIII in 1882.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. Why does popcorn pop?-w. H. A.
A. In popcorn, which is a variety of
Indian corn, there is large proportion
of the endosperm (the nutritious mat
ter which with the small embryo makes
up the grain) of horny consistency
which causes the grain to pop when
heated. The kernel becomes turned In
side out by the explosion Of the con-
tanned moisture.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. Is Alaska represented In Con-
gress?-J. s.
A. Alaska is represented In the House
of Representatives by q territorial dele
gate.
Evening star., 1933-02-09

@. When did the Provincetown Play
ers produce Eugene O'Neill's first
play?-P. M.
A. In the Summer Of 1916. It was
called Bound East for Cardiff"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24
Katharine Hepburn Civ s
Fascinating Performance
In "MOrning Glory"

The barker outside the Music Hall
Theatre informed me that the long
lines of well-dressed ladies waiting
to buy tickets for this film were all
friends and admirers of the great
Hepburn, the reigning favorite among
people in the know Know what, I
asked demurely, but he didn't hear
me. This was my first trip to Radio
City, but by outmaneuvering a
whole regiment Of ushers I was able
to get a seat in the Mezzanine on a
pass good only for the Balcony. Be-
fore I say anything about the picture
I want to talk about the lobby of the
Music Hall. Its big-that lobby. Now
for the picture!
Morning Glory" sure enough fea-
lures Hepburn, who does contribute a
fascinating performance as Shakes
peherian-schooled- stage-struck act
ress who is convinced of her genius
when no one else is, opposes marriage
because 1t interferes with serious
work, likes Molnar's plays, receives
friendly letters from G. B. Shaw, In
sists on playing Hamlet after glass
Of champagne, and who in spite of
these and other odds against her,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24
Daily Correspondent
Co a nth or of Book
On the Soviet Farmer

Nathaniel Buchwald, correspon-
dent in the Soviet Union for the
New York Daily Worker and Morn
ing Freiheit, and R. Bishop, COR
respondent for the London Daily
Worker, are the joint authors of
new book on the Soviet farmers,
From Peasant to Collective Farmer,
issued by International Publishers.
1t is the story of the transforma-
ton wrought in Soviet agriculture
in recent years. The authors tell
of the experiences of the collective
farming movement and the perspec-
tives of socialized large-scale agri-
culture which were brought to the
fore at the First Congress of Collec-
tive Farm udarnika held recently in
Moscow. The authors attended the
Congress and interviewed the del
egates who had come fresh from
the collective fields. They supple
mented this information and veri-
fled it by subsequent trips in the
various parts of the Soviet Union.
The book is profusely illustrated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24

Readers will be interested to hear
what John D. Rockefeller, Jr, one
of Americas most brutal exploiters
of the working-class, has to say
about the N. R. A. He can be heard
over the WABC-Columbia chain on
Saturday evening at 10 o'clock.
This is reported to be his first radio
address.
One of our readers writes: "Your
radio programs are good, but you
omit the only station with worth
while working class programs. /
refer to WEVD. We may not agree
with their point of view. but no
other station equals theirs in intel
lectual output"
In almost the same breath our
reader says 1--WE may not agree with
their point of view" and speaks OF
WEVD's Worthwhile working-class
programs" If anyone who heard
Oswald Garrison Willard, publisher
of "The Nation" when he spoke
"On Helping the Government" (D
over WEVD at 8.15 p m. yesterday,
can still refer to this station as one
"with worthwhile working class
programs" something is wrong
somewhere.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24
By PASCUAL

BY PASCUAL
The struggle for a Revolutionary
theatre embodying the principles of
the class struggle is the theme Of
the International Theatre magazine,
number of which can now be OBJ
tanned.
Photographs of scenes are freely
used to illustrate the text. Almost
a dozen striking pictures, for ex-
ample, are used to supplement an
article on the Japanese revolutionary
theatre. Some splendid photographs
of eight different plays are used for
the article on the Moscow theatre.
The text is occasionally uneven,
but that is because there is so much
to be said in one number due
to the irregularity of the magazines
appearance. Anyone interested in
the theatre, whether on the bour-
geois professional stage, or in re-
volutionary group, will find the ma
gazine unusually stimulating. 1t
presents forecast of what the Am
erican theatre may develop into,
through the strength of the rising
revolutionary theatre.
Lunacharsky's article on Stanis-
lavsky is well worth any readers at
tention. (Anatole Lunacharslxy rec
emily appointed ambassador to
Spain, is noted Soviet literary
critic. He takes the occasion of
Stanislavsky's SEVENTEEN birthday to
trace the influence of this impress
sive figure on the Russian theatre,
past and present.
A biography Of Stanislavsky is to
be found in another article. There
are essays on the Piscator theatre,
the International Repertoire, the
Theatre Of the Soviet Union and a
number of others. The magazine
sells l7r is cents and may be OBJ
tained az t'le Workers Bookshop or
at the Workers Laboratory Theatre,
AZ E. 18th st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24

THE Ellis Island military Waterman
i examined the three visit-permits,
glanced keenly at the three women
one with child in her arms. turned
on his heel, and disappeared.
The three women waited in the
cold, vacant room with hard, bare
benches. Then the Waterman re-
turned.
Beside him a husky fellow with a
heavy shock of black hair walked
with determined steps. He must have
been in his late twenties.
"Leonardop one of the women said
softly. The sleepy child walled.
Sammy, my son." the big fellow
said, embracing the mother and
child. He turned to the other woman
and kissed her.
How are you, mother?" he said,
and to the third, shaking hands,
Hello, comrade." He sat close beside
his wife and mother.
Eager for News
whats new In the city?' he
asked. ooh, yes, I got the letter from
the I. L. D. about the habeas corpus,
and about the cable for my visa to
the Soviet Union. In other words,
the American government won't be
allowed to part us. Our workers
fatherland will unite the deported
italian with his Yankee woman and
his Yankee son."
Mother Domiano sat looking at
her son, nodding her head. Her
strongly built, rather full body made
her appear middle-aged, but her face
was the face of a woman Of thirty
five. When she noticed that the COM
rade from the International Labor
Defense and the Committee for the
Protection of the Foreign Born
Workers was making notes Of what
Leonardo said, she bent over to him
and whispered warningly In her sons
ear, in Italian.
"She's very scared" Comrades
Leonardo and Elsie said sinultan-
eously. The police are always search
ing her house in Boston, because Of
her son. The family does not get any
relief. The government delays the
fathers citizenship papers. She is
afraid 1t may be in Leonardo's way OF
becoming a citizen. (When father
becomes citizen, his children under
81 automatically become citizens also.
But Leonardo is much more than 81"
How I Became Communist"
Leonardo is talking. His black eyes
are smiling. A few freckles are con-
centrated around the sculptured nose
and wide forehead. He rally has q
dynamic, impressive appearance. He
slapped his mothers shoulder gently.
I'm telling our comrade how ]
became a Communist" he said.
There are many interesting ques-
tions to be asked and answered, but
the visiting card says, Stay only is
minutes If possible"
Fifteen to Be Deported
Fifteen leading comrades of the
revolutionary miners union are on
the list to be deported, from Pitts
burgh alone. One comrade, Dsimpa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24
How You Can Get
the Daily Worker

If you are not q subscriber as
yet, make arrangements TO get
the DAILY" at the news stand
nearest your home, notifying us
about the exact address Of the
stand or candy-story.
If you wish to subscribe and get
the paper by mail, the subscrip-
ton rate for Manhattan and
Bronx Is $1.00 per month; in all
other boroughs-75 cents, and for
three months, 81. Mail a money
order or check for the amount TO
the Daily Worker.
If you want the paper delivered
to your door by carrier. the rate
is 1S cents per week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-24
TODAY'S FILM

finally makes good in bad play on
Broadway.
The picture itself is the usual fairy
tale about the theatre, including the
well known last moment breakdown Of
the falling star" which paves the
way for the meteoric rise of the I'M
derstudy CHepburn). This gag never
fails to have its effect upon unsu-
specting movie goers. There is also
the gentle Shakespeherian scholar
who played with Booth and who re-
members Ellen Terry and (ah) Bern
hardt--and young sophisticated play
wright who believes Molnar epitom-
ICES for him the finer things Of life.
And so forth.
What is a Morning Glory, you will
ask? An M. G. is the name given
to actresses who shine gloriously the
first night of their debut and then
for some reason or other begin to
lose lustre continuously thereafter
until. But judging from the re-
marks of Hepburn's admirers and
they are legion, she need have no fear
of becoming an M. G. at least for
whilel DAVID PLATT.