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Evening star., 1933-09-22
Washington's Third Pennant.

Base ball tradition is to the effect that
the team that leaas On the first Of
July wins the pennant. Yesterday the
Nationals. representatives OF the Capital
in the American League, who led the
race in that league by a single game
on that date, crossed the point Of
mathematical certainty and are now
the assured victors of the flag and the
contenders in the world series. SINH
larly the New York Giants, who led the
National League on July l by two and
a half games, have just assured their
final leadership and VIII be the oppo-
nents of the Nationals in the classic
contest OF The sport beg ming Octo-
Der 3.
1t was appropriate that the decisive
game yesterday should have been Eon
In the ninth inning by an extraord. Wry
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Mrs. Sabin Fails to Deal
With After-Repeal Facts
To the Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star.
Mrs. Charles H. Sabins article in
your series on the subject After Re-
peal-What?' is truly remarkable con-
tribution to the discussion of the liquor
problem.
For many years Mrs. Sabin has been
the leading feminine opponent of the
eighteenth amendment and is given
credit for having modified several mil
lion women against prohibition. In her
writing and speaking against the eight
eenth amendment for many years she
has blamed prohibition as a failure and
attributed many of the Nations ills to
the dry laws
Now. she is asked After Repeal
What?" Does she respond with a plan
which assures improvement over pro-
hibition conditions? Does she present
a remedy for the abuses about which
she has complained so continuously and
so bitterly through the years? Does she
advocate method which would more
effectively suppress the evils of alco-
holisin? Has she, with the help of her
supporters, evolved a system that can
be relied upon to prevent troubles for
which she has blamed the eighteenth
amendment? Does she reveal the Sc
cret of providing the narcotic drug,
beverage alcohol. in just the right
amounts to exactly the right people
without danger of overindulgence
without promotion of political corrup-
ton. without encouraging racketeers,
without causing accidents. without
harming health?
No. She merely says that the liquor
problem is complex and deep
rooted" and suggests sound and
'practical' laws. How specific she has
been in her attacks against the eight
zenith amendment but now how
vaguely she generaliZes about a sue
cessor to the national prohibition plan.
As sailor she would say, This boat
leaks. Let's sink it and await some
sound and practical way of keeping
af1oat." As an architect she would say.
This house in imperfect. Let us burn
it down and then consider the com
plex' and 'deep-rooted' problem of som
place to live" o. G. CHRISTGAU.
Evening star., 1933-09-22

defensive play, a single-handed catch
by Manush after long run. It has
been by just such playing that the
Nationals have scored their victory,
even as game after game at critical
stages Of the race has been won offen-
sively by ninth-inning rallies when de-
feat seemed inevitable. The pennant
has been won by dint Of skill in all
branches Of the play and by unfaltering
nerve and determination.
AS in 1924, when for the first time
Washington gained pennant-and
subsequently captured the world cham
pionship-the leadership has been en-
trusted to young player, chosen for
this responsibility because of his play
ing skill and his particular quail
ties Of command and his ability to in
spire his fellows with the spirit Of
enthusiastic cooperation. Cronin, like
Harris nine years ago. has set WIN
ming pace from the start Of the sea-
son, has secured the best services from
his skilled associates, has carried
through to victory a team that has
been competent in every department.
pitching, fielding and batting.
In few days the "series" will start,
with the NATIONALS facing a team that
has a remarkable history of success
AS is the inevitable way in base bail,
many of the Giants of today are first
time participants of the great inter-
league contest. Washington's repre-
sentation includes several veterans Of
the first world series in which the
Capitals team played, In 1924. Spec
ulation on the outcome of this final
test is naturally tinged with PARTISAN
ship, but it is significant that the judg-
ment of those not directly concerned
favors the Nationals. The chief ques-
tion appears to be whether they can
master the curves of the Giants lead
ing pitcher, who has scored a remark
able record in his league. As they
stand now the Nationals are the harder
hitters. There is no question as to
their defensive ability Is there some
magic In the delivery of Hubbell to
offset their seemingly greater skill as
team? Upon the answer to that
question-as well as upon the breaks"
of the game. such as lucky bounds and
sensational plays and timely hits in
pinches-depends the result. In any
case, a rousing series is assured, one
that will give great multitudes of
spectators many thrills and the win
ner of which will fully deserve the re-
wards of victory.
Evening star., 1933-09-22

Control Association and the Smokeless
Appalachian group, said to represent
seventy per cent of the soft coal ton
mage produced in the United States.
The United Mine Workers of Americas
representatives were the other sigma
tories. With the mines already covered
by union contract included, the number
Of men affected by these agreements is
about half a million. Add to these
100000 In the anthracite fields already
under union contract, and the picture
IS nearly complete. Contracts in the
remaining fields are believed likely to
be consummated soon.
The signing of this labor contract
in the soft coal fields comes at time
when strife and strikes threatened to
tie up the industry and to take many
lives. The contract covers mines that
never before have been unionized, mines
over which operators and union work.
ers have struggled for years, often
with bloody results. The signatories
to the contract issued a joint state
ment praising the new agreement,
which they characterized as "the
greatest in magnitude and importance
that has ever been negotiated in the
history of collective bargaining in the
United States" They insist that the
contract marks the beginning of new
era in the task of stabilizing and mod
ernizing the economic process of this
basic industry. The country will hope
that they are correct. in their esti-
mate
Coal has been sick" industry for
many years. 1t has been trial to
the mine owners, to the miners and
to the general public. Coal strikes
have led to misery and suffering, to
the dislocation of many other indus
tries dependent upon coal for power
to operate. If the N. R. A. has sue
ceeded in making possible step that
will tend to stabilize the soft coal III
dustry 1t will have been proved worth
while II for no other reason. Mine
operators and union miners alike give
praise to the N. R. A. and its head,
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, and to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the accomplish
ment Of the new labor contract.
The new conditions under which the
coal miners will work bring to an
end conditions which reused resent
ment and hatred. The miners will
not be compelled to live in company
owned houses, they will be paid in
lawful money or checks and not IN
company scrip. they will not be COM
PEELED to trade at company stores. The
men are given the right to have check
weighmen on the tipples and check
measuring men to examine loaded coal
cars. And in conformity with the
coal code under the N. r. A. wage
increases are provided which range
from 20 to 300 per cent.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HLSKIN,
A. The Presidents daily mail aver
ages 5000 letters.

A. The Presidents daily mail aver
ages 5000 letters.
O. When is Marconi dag at the Gen.
tury Of Progress?-S. L.
A. october will be Marconi dav at
the fair. Marchese and Marchesa Mar
conf Will sail from Italy on September
~ to arrive In time for the celebra-
ton.
O. Who Is known as the naturalist
Of souls?-F. r.
A. The late Gamaliel Bradford, bioo-
rapher, thus described himself.
G. What sort of a beverage is bishop?
IT. H. p'
A; This drink. best known In Eng
!sno, composed of red wine (claret.
Burgundy, etc. poured warm or cold on
ripe bitter oranges, sugared and sniced
to taste, and drunk either hot or cold
Q. What was the cost of the new
Brooklyn Technical High School and
now many students will it accomuo-
date?-A. M
A. The building cost IS 500, 900 and
Will accommodate $500 boys and girls.
Q. When was the Institute de las Es-
panas founded?-F. S.
A. 1t was founded at Columbia Uni
verslty, New York City, in 1920. A
chapter was formed in Washington d
C., in the Spring of 1888. The purpose
OF the organization is to promote a
broader and more active interest in the
language, literature, art and science of
the Hispanic civilizations and to foster
the cultural relations between the
United States and the Hispanic coun-
tries.
q Who is the Treasurer of the United
StateS?-J. W.
A. William Alexander Julian.
@. Is Ray Stannard Baker or David
K. B.
A. The first is his real name. David
Grayson is the nom de plume.
Q. Is King George interested In coll
lectIng clockS?-F. j.
A. King George owns nearly one
thousand clocks, more than $50 of
which are in Windsor Castle.
Q. Who is the American League
player that has a collection Of fire.
arms?-S. A.
A. Who's Who In Major League
Base Ball" says that Robert Moses Gef-
ty) Grove confesses to mania for COL
lecting revolvers, shotguns and rifles
of all calibers and types and possesses
considerable arsenal.
@. Have any distinct breeds Of dogs
been developed in this country?-F.
w. j.
A. The Bureau Of Animal Industry
says that in the United States proper
three distinct breeds of dog have been
developed-the Boston terrier, American
foXhound and the Chesapeake Bay dog.
Considering North America, a fourth
might be added to this list-the New
foundland breed. The Mexican Chi
huahua dog might also be added.
@. When was the National Guard
given this name?-L. D. S.
A. The first mention Of the State
Militias being officially called the Ma
tional Guard is the act approved June
3. 1916. This act was for making
further and effectual the provisions Of
the national defense act
@. Who were the most prominent
friends of the American Colonies in the
British Parliament?-W F N
A. In their public utterances at least.
Edmund Burke and Sir William Pitt
were the outstanding ones.
Evening star., 1933-09-22
Unequal Distribution Is
The Fault of Education
To the Editor of The Star.

10 the Edltor OF The Star:
Enemies Of an organization or system
usually see faults that do not exist
and magnify those that do, but are
ohnd to Its virtues. They may state
certain facts about the system but
never the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. And their criticism. as a
whole, is invariably destructive and one
Of those half-truths which "are ever
the worst of lies"
The criticism Of our public school
system by G. E. Ford, which was re-
Gently published In The Star, is that of
an enemy. He has been a teacher in
our schools. but evidently believes they
are not worth saving
Friends Of our public school system
must not go to the other extreme We
who believe that our public schools are
the "bulwarks of American liberty"
must realize that bulwarks require at
tention and care lest they become de-
fective-that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" We who believe that
our public school system is necessary
to our form of government should ex
anime 1t carefully and critically for any
defect in structure which may prevent it
from functioning properly and thereby
defeat It's purpose. which Is to insure
good government"
Education is growth or development.
And the means of growth or develop
ment, whether it be water, blood or
what not. must be distributed 1t mat
tiers not how much water may be near
an arid region, there will be no growth
of crops unless it is distributed More
over, the manner of distribution is all
important
Make no mistake about it. a defective
cd ic pof
ter to the Nation as a defective blood
system is to the individual. 1t first
causes bad government, which, in turn
causes other defects, adverse conditions,
diseases ills, suffering. And the cost
of its operation is far greater than that
Of an effective one. For this reason
many thoughtless people blame the sys-
tenn and advocate its destruction,
whereas neglect to eliminate defects is
the real cause of the trouble.
Whatever may have been the appar-
ent or direct cause of our serious ma
tional ills social and industrial, there
is little doubt that the real or under
lying cause Of them is our neglect to
eliminate a defect in our national edu-
cational system which prevents an
equitable distribution of the means of
education throughout our Nation. For
this reason our public schools have
never come into their own and have
never been the force for good govern
ment they should have been. Hence
they are frequently assailed by thought
less Americans and constantly assailed
by their enemies, who cry Let us de-
stroy them"
If we would preserve the fundamental
principles of our political system, if
we would save America, it is high time
- AI1< IS v%pyI%
lie schools. With due reverence We
should now paraphrase the text for our
national watchword Seek We first, an
effective educational system. and all
other blessings will be added unto thee"
r. ELLSWORTH JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1933-09-22

This is quite the latest fad among
the home aquarium fans" One has
to send to California for the shrimp
eggs, which come packed in a particu-
larly small carton, about as big as your
thumb
One is disappointed. What, Is this
all? On opening the carton, however,
ones disappointment gives way to hope.
What the fancier sees looks to be
nothing more, than SO much dark earth.
The eggs are almost microscopic In size,
dry for several years before losing their
power to hatch
A pinch is put in strong salt water
and in about 48 hours the shrimp begin
Matching out.
The best eyesight, or, better, q small
hand magnifying glass, Is required to
see them. They are minute pinkish
specks which dart here and there in an
erratic way.
They are life, too.
A higher form of life has boxed them,
and labeled them, and now proposes to
higher forms. One kills without repug-
nance, evidently, what one chooses to
kill.
To live means to die, the latter as
much as the former, only we do not
like to think Of 1t So
Perhaps the man with the gun is but
Natures friend, helping her along
Fastening her program.
Wherefore. any one who feels the
other way in this matter need hold no
spleen against the sportsman even the
man who, according to letter in the
no re min
squirrels. SO rats. 130 sparrows and
jays and 81 snakes because IA pheasants
he had released in the woods had dis
appeared. and he thought that some
thing or other had killed them.
The truth seems to be, in this world
that ones particular interest tends to
wipe out all opposition, not only actu-
ally, but in thought.
The sportsman who happens to see a
cat in the woods Immediately leaps to
the conclusion that there are hun
dreds, and thousands, and millions Of
cats" as Wanda Gag put it, slyly creep
ing through the brush.
Our chief reason for doubling the
above story concerning the gentleman
who bagged 230 creatures Uncluding
that very beautiful bird. the jay), lies
precisely in the number Of cats he said
he shot.
A man would have to beat up an en-
tire countryside to find as many as IS
cats. We leave the truth of this state
ment to any one who has ever been in
woods. He must have spent days. as
well as much ammunition. finding that
many cats in woods. Maybe he re-
garded back yards as forests.
x :; + y
Those who like the house cat will
continue to insist that sportsmen are
repeating IAN old wife's tale" when they
regard the creature as the most de-
structive element in our forests.
This, We believe, is on a par with
that other mistaken notion, that the
cat has nine lives The truth is that
the cat has one life only, and a very
insecure one, at that.
Cats do catch birds and small game,
but that they catch either to the extent
that they are credited by their enemies
one may doubt very much. There Just
aren't enough cats to do it, The cat as
game catcher is a very overrated ami
NAL. mostly SO rated by those who. not
liking her, are not willing to study her,
and really find out what she is capable
and not capable-of doing II real
conservation has no greater enemy to
fear than the house cat it is sitting
pretty"
Evening star., 1933-09-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

The question Of the house cat In the
woods Is discussed mostly by two
classes of persons. sportsmen who hunt
and fish, and Nature lovers who neither
hunt nor fish.
When Puss goes in for bit Of the
wild she becomes either a predatory
animal" according to the members Of
the first group, or just another inter-
esting item of wild life, as viewed by
the others.
Now sportsmen may be Nature lovers,
and the latter may be sportsmen, but
it is safe to say that all game sports
that a certain percentage Of Nature
lovers never kill. There Is sometimes
that difference
The big argument comes between
these two subdivisions of the larger
groups.
We hope none of our sportsman
friends will take exception to being
said to take life 1t Is just a plain
statement of fact.
Nature herself set the fashion.
Animal life largely subsists on AMI
NAL life.
Man, true child of Nature over all
the centuries, has proved it day after
day in regard to his meat supply, his
hunting and his fishing, and especially
in his wars.
To take life, then, is not so terrible,
it would seem, viewed from the stand
point of Nature. 1t is natural.
What is it, then. which makes one
class of lovers of Nature able to kill,
while another class willingly would not
harm a thing that 1iyes2
AS a defender of the domestic cat,
We have been forced to consider this
matter many, many times in an honest
effort to be fair.
Our belief is that the sportsman is
simply a true child of Nature himself,
closer to the universal mother.
The man or woman who would not
willingly harm fly Is not nearly so
natural" in sense.
He or she at times may feel inclined
to believe that civilization has gotten
in its work better, or that Christianity
has made deeper impression
Yet as pleasant as these beliefs might
be, and as desirous as one may be to
hold them true, there always comes a
sneaking feeling, in the bottom Of ones
heart, that perhaps the whole matter
is nothing more than a straying little
farther away from Nature herself.
X x
Those who deprecate the sportsmen
and their ways simply are not taking
into account that these men are SO
close to Nature. in a way. that the in
Stinct to take life in other forms seems
perfectly natural to them.
1t is common to hear, when this
matter is being argued, a statement to
the effect that the house cat kills in
answer to instinct. but that the sports
man ''ought to know better"
We think this is unfair to the sports
man.
Such a man honestly sees nothing
wrong at all in bagging game
The repugnance to taking life which
is so distinguishing a mark of many
Nature lovers who neither hunt nor
fish simply does not exist in his breast
And in SO feeling. we must insist, he is
very close to the heart of Nature.
With her. too, there Is no reluctance
at taking life.
Life is very cheap, very common. in
Nature. She has plenty Of it, has had
for long time. and undoubtedly feels
sure that she always will have.
X x x
This feeling comes over the aquar:st
very strongly when he is Matching out
the tiny brine shrimp, Artemia salins,
to feed to his tropical fishes.
Evening star., 1933-09-22

This newspaper puts ct your disposal
a corps Of trained researchers In WASH
ington who will answer questions for
you. They have access to the Govern
ment departments, the libraries, mu-
seums, galleries and public buildings,
and to the numerous associations which
maintain headquarters in the Nations
Capital. If they can be Of assistance
to you, write your question plainly and
send with cents in coin or stamps.
Do not use post cards. Address The
Evening Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. G.
Q. Does q farmer, growing his own
produce and selling 1t from his wagon
at q city market come under the N.
r. A. and is he subject to discrimina-
tion for not having Blue Eagle?-
H. L.
A. Such q man Is not subject to the
code and Is not expected to display the
Blue Eagle. It would be considered un-
fair competition to discriminate against
him.
Q. Following the rainy spell, some of
our books have nodded. What can be
done about it?-M. K.
dry mildew may be wiped of books. If
any stain remains 1t can be removed
with alcohol. If the mildew is damp,
1t can be removed by means of vinegar
applied with a sponge. Books should
be exposed to the air and sunlight as
often as possible, as this is valuable in
the prevention Of mildew.
@. How many public schools are there
in t.
e. NJ
A. There are SAG public schools with
1853 teachers. About 1892 per cent
OF the population is illiterate, accord
ing to the 1880 census.
@. How many civil service employees
are now receiving annuities from the
Federal Government?-R. A. M
A. On June 80. 1888. there were 32,-
825 annuitants under the Federal civil
service retirement law. In the year
ending June 30, 1888, $50, ,048, ,405.96 was
paid in annuities
@. Taking into consideration the
length of time different fights have
lasted, what fighter has received the
biggest return in money per minute?-
A. v. S.
A. The highest rate Of pay for fistic
labors was given to Dempsey in 1923
when he fought Firpo The fight lasted
3 minutes and So seconds. Dempsey
was paid s470.000, or about $4,000
per fighting minute.
@. What was Douglas Fairbanks sur
name originally?-K. NJ
A. His name was Ullman.
@. Why did the japanese adopt a
decimal system of coinage?-B. S.
A. The japanese statesman. Ito. stud
led the coinage system of the United
States in 1871. and as result of his
report, the decimal system was adopted
@. What letter was the last one add
ed to our alphabet?-N. c.
A. was the last addition.
Q. When were the Bersaglieri organ
ized?-L. S.
A. This corps of infantry in the Ital-
ian army was organized by Victor En-
manuel II in 1885, Their uniform was
dark green and the felt hat bore. as
distinguishing badge black dropping
cock feathers. They rendered distin-
guished service throughout the World
War.
@. How many letters does President
Roosevelt receive a day?-G. H.