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Evening star., 1933-04-22

the colonies which she was obliged 70
cede under that treaty.
@. How many home owners are there
In the United States?-H. T.
A. According to the census Of 1880,
there are 14.002,074 homes owned in
the United States, or 46.8 per cent Of
all homes.
@. What is the name under which
the various farm credit offices are to be
united?-M. r.
A. There will be reorganization into
single unit known as the Farm Credit
Administration, under the terms of an
executive order issued March 27, 1888.
@. What is the seating capacity of
the Notre Dame Stadium at South Bend,
d.?-G. H. C.
A. The seating capacity is $4,000.
@. What is the Chinese population Of
New York, Chicago and San Fran
cisco?-A. w.
A. New York City, s,414; Chicago,
2,757. and San Francisco, 16,3o3.
@. Does any highway bear the name
of President Monroe?-H. E. H.
A. At the present time none does.
There is a movement on foot to name
new highway the James Monroe High
way. It seems particularly appropriate,
since it passes Monticello and extends
to Florida, purchased in his administra-
ton, and ends in New Orleans, part of
the Louisiana Purchase.
@. To what family of plants does the
sweet potato belong?-L. R. w.
A. 1t belongs to the morning glory
family, convulvulaceae, and dts blossom
resembles that of the morning glory.
@. Who was Billy the Kid?-T. w. G..
A. This name was used by William
H. Bonney. who lived from 1859 to
1881. He was killed by bullet fired
by Sheriff Pat Garret. Bonney was
only % years of age and he had killed
81 men mot including Indians) dur
ing his six years of outlawry. The
modern consensus of opinion is that
Billy the Kid was perhaps the most
notorious gunman the West ever had.
@. How many research agencies In
the social field are there?-D. D.
A. The Social Work Year Book for
1888 lists 207.
@. Before standard time was adopted,
how did other countries fix upon the
time they used?-I. H. P.
A. Generally speaking, the various
countries used the time Of their capi-
tails as standard.
O. What is the value of Rubinoffs
Stradivarius violin?-N. B.
A. 1t is reported that Rubinof places
a value of 100000 upon it.
A. What period in history is the
Moyen Age?-M. M.
A. Moyen Age is the French term for
the Middle Ages-the period in history
that extended from the fall of the Ro-
man Empire to about the fifteenth CEN
tury.
@. Please name some plays in which
Osgood Perkins of "Good-by Again" has
appeared-H. NJ.
A. Some in which he had leading
roles are; "Beggar on Horseback"
Weak Sisters" THE Masque of Ven-
| ice," "Pomeroys Past" Loose Ankles"
Say 1t With Flowers Spread
Eagle" Women Go on Forever" Sal
vation," The Front Page" Uncle
Vanya," Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
The Wiser They Are" Wild Waves"
! Foreign Affairs" "A Thousand Sum-
mers" and "Chrysalis.'
@. What was the maximum speed of
! the Akron?-G. w. c.
A. The maximum speed of the U. S.
S. Akron was 1913 knots per hour, or
| "a miles an hour.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Condemned for Faithful Service.

There are hopeful indications that
the proposed amendment relating to
compulsory and arbitrary retirement
Of Government employees who have
served thirty years will be modified. 1t
should be modified materially. In
heartless cruelty and lack OF reason it
stands alone.
One might argue that the ruthless
process of debating governmental costs
must continue, hurt whom it may. That
argument has nothing to do with this
proposal to retire everybody who has
served the Government thirty years
except for those specifically removed
from the ranks of the condemned by
presidential order.
The illogical part of the proposal lies
in the conception that after thirty
years service in the Government an
employe is ready to be singled out and
put on the shelf. That in itself is
gratuitously insulting to thousands of
the Governments most capable and
valued men and women. But If ap-
piled as proposed, the order would re-
tire one man of fifty-one years of age
who had served the Government thirty
years, leaving unmolested another man
f1fty-one years old, doing exactly the
same sort of work, who entered the
Government service few years ago.
The proposal is to penalize faithful and
efficient service to the Government. and
to strike paralyzing blow at the very
backbone Of Government service.
It is true that the President, by spe-
cial order, could exempt certain en-
ployes and continue them in service. It
is true that many of the thousands of
men and women who compose the
Who's Who of distinguished public
servants might thus be spared. But
there are others, as deserving and as
efficient, who would not be spared. And
those who remain in service would con-
tinue at work with a Damoclesian
sword suspended above them by the
hair of bureaucratic approval The
petty tyrannies, the vicissitudes of poll
tics, the creation of sycophants plead
ing for another year of work at the
pleasure of superiors are the dismal
and obvious prospects.
Instead of making mandatory retire
ment the rule and giving the President
power to make exceptions to the rule,
the amendment should be changed to
give the President the authority to
retire those who oy length of service
are eligible for retirement when such
action is in his opinion necessary. That
would be far-reaching in itself. But
however it may be done, the amend
ment should be modified. Budget Di-
rector Douglas statement that the
amendment, as prepared, would not re-
suit in the retirement of all employees
of over thirty years service Is far from
assuring.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
The New Ambassador to Cuba.

More than ordinary significance at
taches to the appointment of Sumner
Welles as American Ambassador to
Cuba. In transferring him from an
assistant secretaryship of State, to
which Mr.. Welles was named only a
week or two ago, President Roosevelt
sends to Havana a man who is regarded
as one Of our foremost authorities in
Latin American affairs
Sensing an abnormal set of condi-
tions In Cuba, the administration OBJ
viously indicates its purpose to be rep
resented there at this troublous moment
by an envoy who rot only speaks the
&nanage of the country. but. what is
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Aviatrix Amelia Earhart told the
D. A. r. that they should be willing
in emergency to bear arms for their
country. The general attitude Of these
representatives Of American patriots has
always been one that could be expressed
in the simple and homely phrase Bring
on your emergency"
Evening star., 1933-04-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuANDER JOHNSON.
Bright Conversation.

Bright Conversation.
When Money Talks about the way
It's going to behave next day.
We swiftly change from grave to gay.
No more Depression's specter stalks.
When Money Talks.
We listen when We get the chance
To anything about finance
And spurn the ragtime and romance
At frivolous themes the radio balks.
When Money Talks.
Like music, when it seeks to please,
All languages it speaks with ease
AS frozen wealth seeks to unfreeze.
Stock prices gleefully it chalks
When Money Talks.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Myopia.

From the Columbia Is. CO. Record.
approximately 250, ,000, 900 persons, or
20 per cent of the entire adult popula-
ton Of the world. suffer from myopia,
or -sightedness. But this some
how doesn't explain why so many my
opia victims go in for politics.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

A special train brought Premier Mac
Donald from Jersey City to the Nations
Capital. The fact that he did not stop
over in Manhattan will not prevent him
from hearing Wall Streets side of the
great financial story.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

perhaps unpleasant. tasks. In novels
and on the screen We are entertained by
stories of young men and women who
achieve high degree Of success by q
single and spectacular act of genius.
Maybe it happens like that in life some
times, but much more often a worth
while structure is built brick by brick.
Most of us will 90 through life with
out meeting the great opportunity
which will pull us up overnight What
ever We accomplish will be the result of
seemingly unimportant, almost trivial,
acts and thoughts repeated day after
day. One day we will all come to the
time when our active years are over. II
We are able then to look back clearly
over the years, we will realize that every
act and thought has carried us toward
or away from our goal, that there is no
such thing as an act or thought without
an effect.
Evangelism Favored
To Lead Youth.
Evening Post. Wellington-A. Lind
say Glegg, chairman of the Execu-
tive Council of the Mildmay Confer
ence, gave luncheon of welcome to the
Rev. Lionel Fletcher at Hotel Victoria,
WAiSii tllc dttolllcy StileIdl, SlT 4uOMaS
Inskip, presided.
Sir Thomas said that the youth of
our land was waiting, he believed, for a
fresh message and fresh direction. There
was nothing more tragic than to think
of the youth of a nation growing up
without hope.
I'VE, all of us, deplore what is called
the anti-God campaign in Russia" he
continued. Il am told on very good
authority that there are indications of
that campaign being transferred or be-
gun even in this country. 1 could give
particulars which have already been
drawn to my attention of places in
which very active and determined
campaign has been begun Of actual hos
tility to religion in any shape or form,
but particularly to the Christian re-
ligion.
I'VE deplored that. 1t is deplored by
almost all the political parties In the
state. But to meet such activities by
mere protest is very ineffective method.
"The best antidote to such efforts, if
they are being made-as I believe they
are-is a definite campaign Of evangei-
iZation."
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Distinguished visitors are welcomed
by magnificent array Of stock quota
tion improvements even more con-
vincing way Of using ticker tape for
Happy Day demonstration than its en-
ployment as confetti.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
If Mark Twain Lived Now.

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
The Office cynic says that had Mark
Twain lived in this motorized age he
would have been thinking Of death on
the highway when he said that every.
tooy talked about It. but nobody did
anTthing.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Some French editors refer to the
action Of the U. S. A. in relinquishing
the gold standard as American black
mail" Impulsive epithets are menacing
the admired reputation France has en-
joyed for studious politeness.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Operations.

From the Pasadena Post.
1t is singular that people not enjoy
ing an ex-patient's account of the oper-
alton seems to enjoy details of a movie
divorce, which is one Of the most COM
mon of operations.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

A system Of regulated imitation is
likely to place Secretary Of the Treas
ury Woodin in the position Of an engi-
neer closely watching the steam gauge
on the boiler.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Relieve The Unrelievcd!

From the Charleston Evening Post.
After the Government completes its
program. 1t will have to adopt a meas
ure for the relief Of the uure,ieved
classes.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

ing, costuming, playwrighting and voice
management involved in the production
of marionette shows Is q most valuable
educational process.
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Four Years Will Suffice.

From the Roanoke Times.
Hitler pleads with the Germans to
let him have charge OF the country for
just four years. After that nobody will
want it, anyway.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Germany at present is presenting the
jigsaw puzzle which the world Is sup
posed to interest itself in solving.
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Terrible Fear.
AS plans are progressing
In many q land,
I'm sadly confessing
I don't understand.
And when they're explaining
I'm sorry to say
I fear, while complaining,
That neither do they.
Il has follered many brass band" "
said Uncle Eben, "but de finish always
was dat I had to walk back home wifout
no music to cheer me-"
Evening star., 1933-04-22
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Evening star., 1933-04-22
Steady Climb Declares
Rest WAY to Success

ERyptian Gazette, Alexandria. OPP
porturiities are seldom labeled as such.
Usually they come in the guise O, hard,
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patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
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Evening star., 1933-04-22
Delaying Procedure.

Delaying Procedure.
Il overlook two fellers from Snake
Holler who said they were on their way
to the Gulch for our Saturday night
poker game"
why didn't they come with you?"
"They said they'd have to turn back.
I told 'em about Three Finger Sans
new habit of dealin' contrariwise in
stead of from left to right. They said
they was sorry, but that would make 1t
obligatory to stack the cards all over
again."
TT is not enough to have money in
your purse" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. unless those about you are
producing things that are worth your
buying"
Evening star., 1933-04-22

Always Something.
The cherry blooms now fade away,
There will be others soon, they say.
And as one charm recedes from view.
Another brings us joy anew.
This is why life, with frown or smile
Brings ever something well worth while
Evening star., 1933-04-22


away from his restaurant. The small
book is illustrated with many drawings
by the author and contains a classified
Identification list Of cafeteria patrons.
BE A PUPPET SNOWMAN. BY Reno
Bufano. New York: The Century
Co.
II believe that children should be
encouraged to make their own MARION
cite productions" says Reno Bufano,
who came from Italy to New York City
with his family when he was small
boy. In Sicilian marionette theater
on Mulberry street he was first inspired
by the desire to make puppets and
marionettes for himself, and was soon
creating amusing specimens from pieces
of kindling, with bits of tin for armor
and scraps Of cloth for clothing. He
he gave his first public performance. at
q social settlement. Now he Is telling
the boys and girls of today how to make
puppets and how to manipulate them
In shows. This book has five chapters
"rhis Is How I Began" "You Can Build
a Simple Show" Strings Are Just as
Easy" Nov Choose a Play and
"The Puppets Tale" There are many
working drawings accompanied by d.
rections Reno Bufano Is the author
also of "The Show Book of Reno Bu-
fano" and "Pinocchio for the Stage"
He has assisted with many dramatic
experiments In the field of the MARION
cite. Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex" at the
Metropolitan Opera House in 1891 was
done with Bufano marionettes, and Bu-
fano masks are used by Eva lie Gal
lienne In her production OF Alice In
Wonderland" Several years ago the
GugRenheim Foundation awarded Bu-
fano . fellowship to study marionettes
abroad. Coordination OF mind and
hand IN the modelling, carpentry. paint
Evening star., 1933-04-22
Something to Be Encouraged.

Something to Be Encouraged.
do you resent opposition to your
ideas?"
mot a Bit answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "A little opposition is to be en-
couraged so as to remind the home
zen. willing to argue and not trying to
be a dictator"
Jud Tunkins says there's never much
to be expected from a politician who
hollers so loud that you wonder whether
he has mistook Congress for q camp
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Compromise On
Accident Suit

Judge Roy Z. McPherrin today
approved a compromise whereby
the city OF FL Centro and the Sou
thern Sierras Power company will
pay r. J. Smith, father Of Jack
Smith, $500 for injuries suffered
by the six-year- boy when he
was hit by a falling power line pole
here January IA.
Smith, on behalf of his son, pc
titioned the court to approve the
compromise payment, saying that
the boy was not permanently in
jured. He suffered. aorasions and
a broken right cavicle, the petit
ton said.
The pole in question was situat-
ed on property owned by the city,
but the pole was owned by the
power company. according to the
petition. Both the city and the
power company are relieved of any
liability by the approved compro-
mise.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Young Roosevelt
VIII Be Rancher

WASHINGTON, March 8. UP
Elliott Roosevelt, second son of the
President, is going to Arizona to
become a rancher and cattleman.
Young Roosevelt, %, broa
shouldered and muscular, has re-
ceived many flattering offers since
his father was elected to the pre-
sidency But he was said by friends
to feel that there were strings at
tached to most of the offers, one OF
which carried an annual salary OF
$4,000.
Accordingly, Elliott resigned his
pest with new York advertising
firm with the intention of heading
into the west for an independent
career. He has tried Arizona ranch
ing as a schoolboy on vacation and
became SO fond Of it that he plan
ned to take it up in a serious way.
A friend, Ralph Hitchcock OF
New York, will accompany Roose-
welt when he starts tomorrow by
motor for the west. He expects to
settle near Tucson, Ariz., and will
be joined by his wife, Betty, and
their baby son after establishing
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Reserve Banks To
Assist Members

WASHINGTON, March 8. U.P)-
Federal reserve banks are being
instructed to aid member banks in
carrying on the limited activities
permitted under the banking holi-
day it was learned today.
The instructions already have
been sent to the New York and
Richmond federal reserve banks.
The other ten banks will receive in
structions during the day, it was
said
The orders to federal reserve
banks were to free payrolls and to
aid banks in carrying on the neces-
sary functions outlined by Secre-
tary of Treasury Woodin. They
were considered a corollary of the
Woodin instructions and were de-
signed to clear some of the con-
fusion that has existed during the
emergency.
There are more than 5000 banks
in the federal reserve system.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Public limited To
Schools Program

FL Centrans and the public in
general, interested IN seeing first
hand demonstration of the work of
the county schools, are invited to
attend the program to be given to-
night at the county fair.
At 7:30 o'clock Mrs. Florence
Culver of Calexico will give a dem
onstration of social studies teach
ing for the fourth grade, the sub
ject being California. AT $3.50 Paul
Rogers of Westmorland will illus
trate methods of teaching eighth
grade social studies, Imperial Val
ley being the subject.
These demonstrations employ
classes of school children and the
teachers conduct the meeting just
as they would conduct a regular
class. The program has been ar
ranged by the county superintend-
ent OF schools office to show the
public the progress being made by
the schools in teaching methods
and technique.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Fifth Race
u mile
Many Attend
Graham Rites

Friends and relatives of Robert
L. Graham, former valley resident
who died in Tucson. hriz.. Sunday
night, gathered at 2:30 today at
funeral services conducted from
Lemons chapel here.
Masonic rites were followed with
Rev. w. E. Malan, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Off
ciating at the religious ceremonies.
Interment took place at Evergreen
cemetery.
Beautiful flowers were sent by
friends of the Graham family who
wished to express their sorrow and
sympathy for the death of one who
had been so well beloved during
the years of his residence here.
Military nonors at the cemetery
were accorded Graham, veteran of
Spanish-Americar war; by a firing
squad and buglers from the Amer
ican Legion post here. Spanish
American war veterans furnished
color guard for their departed
comrade.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
GOOD RACES PROVIDED FOR
FAIR PATRONS YESTERDAY

In the king of all sports, horse
racing fans yesterday watched thor
oughbreds thunder down h e
stretch to finish in six races furn-
ishing all the thrill of Aqua Cal
iente, Pimlico or Hialea tracks, and
the same fans returned this after
noon to the county fair grounds
at Imperial to witness another
program of SIX races.
Race officials promised today an
elimination OF delays between races,
speeding up the program and off
ering horse lovers a crowded after
noon, to be repeated tomorrow,
Friday and Saturday. A reduction
of grand stand prices from SO cents
to 35 cents and a bleacher reduc-
tion from 35 cents to 25 cents is
expected to bring greater crowds
into the stands.
One Of yesterdays best races
was the shortest one on the pro-
gram, bringing the sprinting thor
oughbreds over the quarter mile
coursc in a compact bunch, push
ing Maghary and High Bells out
in front at the finish ribbon and
seeing Maghary nose out High Bells
by tiny margin. Lost Boy fin
iShed third. Maghary had lead
rounding the north turn and COM
ing into the stretch, but High
Bells closed up with time eating
strides and was almost beside the
winner as the horses crossed the
tape. The time was % 3-5 seconds.
In the first race Of the day, over
a half-mile course, Square Jack
took commanding lead and won
by at least two lengths, running
smoothly at the finish. Sharon Lee
finished second, followed closely by
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
DRY LEADER
SHIFTS PLAN

WASHINGTON, March 9. U.R)-
Prohibition Director Woodcock an
nounced today that the prohibition
bureau Immediately would shift
concentration of its activities from
SpeakeaSies to sources of supply.
Woodcock said that this did not
mean, however, that prohibition
agents would cease raids upon
Speakeasies.
The change in policy was adopt
ed, he said, in compliance with
provisions of the bureaus appro-
priation, which omitted funds for
the purchase of evidence.
Congress expressly requested that
the purchase of evidence by agents
will be halted. Although the ap-
preparation is for the fiscal year
beginning July l, Woodcock said he
believed the new policy should be
effective at once.
The great bulk of complaints
which reach this office and reach
the field office are in regard to
speakeasies, the director said. In
the future, officials of this bureau
must refer such complaints, in the
main, to the local authorities.
IF the local authorities care to
assume their share of responsible
ity it would seem that the restric-
tions congress has placed in the law
will effect a fairer distribution of
responsibility than has been pos
sible under mere administrative ac-
tion.'
Reduction in the prohibition bu-
reau force also is contemplated as
result of the new plans of oper-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
WOMAN ADMITS THEFT

LOS ANGELES, March g. UP
Admittedly the embezzler of $4,000
over a seven year period, according
to authorities, Mrs. Sophronia K.
Johnson today awaited sentence on
charges of grand theft involving
$1,000. Mrs. johnson pleaded guilty,
blaming Phil j. Hollenbeck, her
one-time sweetheart. She claimed
she advanced him the money from
a building and loan concern of
which she was secretary SO he could
receup market losses. Hollenbeck, q
resident of Minneapolis, still is
sought on the same indictment
which named Mrs. johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-03-08
Judging Al Club
Cattle At Fair

Judging dairy and beef calves
raised by members Of the All clubs
of Imperial Valley as part of their
yearly projects, is being conducted
at the Imperial County Fair this
afternoon by Professor Ed Gordon,
dairy specialist of the agricultural
extension service.
On Saturday morning at 1890
in the judging ring, the prize beef
and dairy calves will be auctioned
off. The money obtained from the
auction goes to the individual own
ers of the calves, to be accounted
for by them in their annual state
ment of profit and loss in connec-
ton with their projects.