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The Washington times., 1933-08-09
OFFICIALS
LEAVE POSTS

Marking a milestone in the his
tory Of washington park admin
istration, five Army officers today
were detached from special duty
here and went back to regular
duty with troops.
They were: Col. James A. Wood
ruff, director of Public Buildings
and Parks; Major D. H. Gillette,
assistant director; Capt. E. E.
Haring, Junior assistant director;
Capt. Doyle o. Hickey, superin-
tendent of park police, and Capt.
Charles A. Splitter, sanitary in
spector.
Transfer of the officers was OBJ
served by them and administra-
tive heads with whom they have
worked here at luncheon today
at the Army-Navy Country Club.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
COUNTY AGENTS
STUDY TOBACCO

Plans for the annual inspec-
tion by Southern Maryland farm
ers of the Federal tobacco expert
ment station at Upper Marlboro
were mapped out by county
agents at Upper Marlboro yes
terday.
At the meeting were S. E. Day,
Anne Arundel agent; j. B. Morsell,
Calvert county; G. F. Wathen, st.
Marys, and w. B. Posey, of Prince
Georges.
Selection and training of to-
bacco judging teams for the
southern Maryland Fair later this
month was also planned. The to-
bacco tour date has not been set
but will be held within a month.
The agents were told the latest
developments of the wheat con-
troll campaign by F.. w. Olden-
burg, University of Maryland ex-
tension agronimist, while Paul E.
Nystrom, extension economist, ex-
planned the value of crop record
books.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
DEBATE
BEATS GUN

DR.. Jane B. Coates, authority
on spiritism, and DR.. Alice M.
Caporn, nudiSt leader, who are to
debate nudism on August IA, held
a preliminary skirmish last night.
Meeting in the offices of the
Times-Herald to pose for photo
graphs, the two women engaged
in small talk that led up to a
downright debate with no formal
audience and no judges.
DR.. Caporn asserted her convic-
tion that a tree limb three feet
high was sufficient to separate
men and women sun bathers, but
DR.. Coates said she thought it was
simply terrible" DR.. Coates
said:
''It might do for foreign wOm-
en- but Americans will not
permit it,"
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
1000 From District
To Attend Convention

With 1000 local persons includ-
ing delegates expected to attend,
C. Tiffany Tolliver, commissioner
of transportation for the grand
lodge of colored Elks, has an
nounced that a special train will
be run to the annual convention
which opens in indianapolis, Ind,
on August 20.
The marching club of the city
composed of 500 and two
bands will be the feature of the
Washington brigade to the conven-
tion. Heading the local delega-
ton will be j. Finley Wilson,
grand exalted ruler; Perry w.
Howard, grand legal adviser and
Judge w. c. Hueston, grand COM
missioner of education.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
FAIR MUST PAY.
BU|LD|NGFEES

The District Commissioners have
ordered that sponsors Of the Ma
tional City Fair, to be held during
the week Of September 9, be mott.
fled they must supply to the Dis.
trict Building Inspector plans for
all buildings to be erected on the
fair grounds.
The buildings in question are a
dance floor, a beer garden, two
comfort stations and a grand
stand.
The Commissioners also ruled
that the fees for building permits
for the fair cannot be waived.
-ackers Of the fair have asked
that the permits be granted free,
since the exposition is a charity
enterprise.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

District officials are still wait
ing to hear from the Department
of Labor on prevailing wage
scales for various types of con-
Struction work here. A ruling
on the wage for building trades
was asked some days ago.
The request grew out of a dis
pute that arose during hearing
on charges that the Catalano
Construction Company, of Balti-
more, was paying workmen on a
school building less than the pre-
vailing wage.
At that time it was brought
out that no definite ruling had
been made on wages for the
trades involved, although the
Bacon-Davis pact provides that
contractors on public works shall
pay the prevailing wage.
In the meantime the District
Commissioner announced a rul-
ing that the wage here, up to
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
Strikers Pledge
Fight to Finish

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 9 UN.S)
"ThiS is a fight to a finish and
the striking farmers are going
to win"
Felix Piseck, prominent dairy
man and one Of the strike leaders
in New York States milk war, "
made this declaration today. He
and his brother, Stanley A.
Piseck, who owns 1000 acres of
land at Newport, N. Y, Is miles
from here and at Peru, ILL.,, have
been spurring farmers on to strike
for better milk prices.
The Piseck brothers denied
charges Of the Dairymen'S League
Cooperative A SIS o c ia t / on, Inc,
which is fighting the strike that
they are radical agitators.
Asked concerning the charge OF
radicalism, Piseck said:
"Such q charge is nonsense.
They say this because we use
Wisconsin figures in our plea
for higher milk prices for the
farmer. The Wisconsin dairy
faASner gets a far better deal
than the New York farmer"
There are about 100000 dairy
farmers in the New York milk
shed, which embraces all Of New
York State, parts of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Vermont and Con-
necticut. The Dairymen's League,
many Of whose members are con-
tinuing to. deliver milk, has a
m m b hip of approximately
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
d. G. Officials Await Ruling
On Prevailing Wage

but not including August /, was
35 cents an hour for laborers and
IS cents for hod carriers. They
did not rule on other classes Of
work.
The ruling was made to effect,
only wages prior to August /
because, it was explained, the
NRA codes which have gone. into
effect since that time may effect
wage scales.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
PANHANDLER RETURNS

A colored man who came to the
home of Harold w. Campbell,
1900 block @ st. N. W., and asked
for something to eat is believed to
have returned later and broken
into the basement and ransacked
it. Campbell told police early TO-
day a screen door was torn aod
unlatched and there were signs of
disorder, but nothing was missing.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
FOrestUiILe Women
See One-DiSh Meals

Demonstration Of one-diSh meals
featured the meeting of the For
estville (Va.) Home DemonStra-
ton Club at its meeting yester-
day afternoon in the Grange Hall.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Russian Recognition and "Peace." !"

In accepting President Roosevelt's
invitation for recognition negotiations
at Washington, President Kalinin of
the Soviet Union intimated that in
resumption Of Russo American rela-
tions, Moscow envsions q certain re-
straining effect upon forces tending
to disturb world peace" M. Kalinin
does not, Of course, specify where or
what these forces" are, but some
comment, both in America and abroad,
Identifies them as being, respectively.
in Japan and Germany.
The Japanese and Germans are cast
for the roles in question for certain
obvious reasons. With both OF those
peoples Russia's relations are strained.
The Soviet and Japan at loggerheads
In perilouS proximity 10 Siberia, are In
especially embittered mood at the
moment in connection with the Chinese
Eastern Railway. Hints OF q Russo
Japanese war have been rumbling out
Of the Far East for weeks. Undoubtedly,
Moscow sees in the Toxic militarists
forces tending to disturb world peace" !"
If because Of their conflicting ter
ritorial and political interests In Asia.
there are logical causes for the Russians
to mistrust the peaceful purposes Of
the japanese, the Soviet sees no less
reason to fear the intentions Of Ger
many. The Nazi Reich has anointed
Communism as its archfoe. Chancellor
Hitler broadcast to the world on Octo-
ber IA that German youth is marching
and drilling solely in order to be ready
to suppress the internal enemy
Communism. Communism Is the bed
rock of the Soviet state and possibly
Russia thinks time may come when
Germany might declare war on world
Communism" in some such spirit as the
Third International has preached war
on world capitalism" If Moscow
considers that within Germany are
forces tending to disturb world peace"
it is more likely that Russia is thinking
of the Reichs longing to recover the
Polish Corridor and effect union with
Austria.
Here and there suggestions crop up
that recognition of Russia would be an
anti-Japanese move on the part of the
United States. That the Soviet's inter-
national prestige would be heightened
by establishment Of cordial relations
with America is evident. But there
can be nothing more remote from
President Roosevelt's purposes than to
have read into them a desire to align
this country in any way with Russia
in her difficulties In the Far East
Happily, no such thoughts seem to be
harbored in Toxic.
Evening star., 1933-10-23

own was received. In the end he was
judged "a delinquent child" and was
committed to the State Industrial
School.
Later the Court Of Appeals was asked
to decide whether or not the boys In
generation was legal. The majority
Of the Judges, after proper study Of the
case. declared that his examination had
been clinical in its nature" and not a
criminal trial. Therefore, the proce-
dural requirements Of real trial might
be waived. Arthur and his parents
were protected in their privilege OF ap-
peal. The verdict Of the Children's
Court was sustained.
But two Of the members Of the Ap-
zeal Court dissented. They asked:
Does not the Constitution of the United
States apply to children as well as
adults? At what age may the legisla-
ture take from . person his constitu-
tional rights9 They argued that Arthur
had been forced to testify against him
self, and that such coercion was In di.
rect violation of the Constitution. The
fourteenth amendment, they said, covers
the matter.
And so the whole problem has been
submitted to the supreme tribunal of
the land, and decision shortly may
be expected. II may be presumed that
interest Is general in the circumstances
Arthur. obviously, has rights and
rights" The former, certainly, must
be maintained The latter. however,
smack Of . dangerous sophistry. So
ciety also has certain rights quite as
precious Small boys should not break
into stores, steal money or steal auto
mobiles. Protection against that sort
of juvenile crime is imperative. Nor
mally, there ought to be some legal
way to deal with the problem. The
Supreme Court will decide how it should
he done.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Arthur's Rights.

n b not every boy who has hi
rights" considered by the Supreme
Court of the United States. A Bing-
hamton, N. Y, lad, however, has at
tanned that variety Of celebrity. His
case is at present on the docket. Arthur
by name, he broke into q store and
took twelve dollars from the cash reg
lister. Then, in company with two other
youngsters, he stole three automobiles
In succession and thus made his way
to Buffalo, where he was arrested.
Brought before the Children's Court,
he was examined in the presence Of his
parents. several other relatives and
various friends. He made admission Of
his mischief, and no testimony but his
Evening star., 1933-10-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

He searched hastily along the row,
In the hope that some one had removed
the book and put It back In the wrong
place.
He knew, however, from past expe-
riences, that the book was gone.
Sure enough, 70 II turned out to be.
.,. Another her ~ ana !. better purchaser had
His pride, that he was the only man
in Washington who would care to read
old Boehm. had played him false.
Jones, who was q great tropical flsh
fancier. recalled the time when he hap
pened to see . flne pair Of Colisa lalia,
or dwarf 0ourami, at o dealers.
The chunky little fellows intrigued
him very much. This species, indeed, Is
the best Of the Gouram1 for home keep
ing. II has not the drawback OF the
Trigogaster trichopterus, commonly
called the three-spot Gourami, that It
grows too large for the average COM
munity tank.
Jones looked long at the two dwarfs,
with their curious little snoots. This is
one fish which does not look hsh.like
in the face. The dwarf GouIamt has
the appearance Of some fussy little per
son who Is at heart Q mighty tine
citizen.
At the time Jones thought he ought
to purchase the pair. but for some rea-
son or other he deferred 1t.
better 60 up to the dealers and secure
them before some one else did.
"They are q hne pair" he said to
himself. "I1l Just take them along"
When he arrived at the store he
rushed over to the tank that held the
GouramE.
Sure enough, there was the female,
q demure creature, in her pewter col
oring with faint green here and there.
But where was the male?
Jones peered into the plants, to see
II the husband was lurking there.
There was no sight Of him.
Jones did not have to ask the dealer;
he knew what had happened.
It had happened before.
&* -
Still, he would ask.
What has become Of the male7"
The dealer tapped on the glass front
Of the aquarium.
"Oh. he's In there someplace," he
said, cheerfully.
Jones heart rose.
Just then an assistant came up.
where's that male Gourami?" asked
the dealer.
The assistant grinned cheerfully.
"Oh, I sold him about an hour ago."
he declared. evidently proud OF his
salesmanship.
Jones took the female. but he has
never been able to find q male dwarf
which quite comes up to his remem-
brance Of the one he lost by not taking
it when he had the chance.
The Templeton Jones philosophy Of
ready purchase perhaps best applies to
various small articles, especially works
Of art, and including all sorts Of things
vaguel known as "gadgets."
II one sees something that strikes
ones fancy, and happens to have the
money to spare for it, he should take
it home at once. according to this small
creed Of the everyday life. It's the old,
old story Of the early bird.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Philippines Wisdom Lauded
In Rejection of Freedom

though well aware Of the economic dis
advantages of independence. do not
seem disposed to fat and final refusal
of the Washington offer"
Many strange circumstances are due
to occur to the Filipinos," thinks the
Fort Worth Star Telegram, "but the
independence these events assay will
never reach the value Of the sort they
are enjoying at this moment" The
Houston Chronicle looks into the future
with the suggestion The best guess
now Is that If the Philippines are given
complete political independence they
will pass first into a period of economic
disorder, Of degenerating civilization.
and then under the political control of
some other country. most likely Japan.
On the other hand. America has little
II any interest. unless 1t be sentimental,
IN retaining them. They cost us money.
they lower the standards Of agriculture
in this country, they keep us in Asian
territory where we have little business
being. If the Philippine people wished
to remain with US, perhaps our human
itarian duty would be to retain them,
but In the face of their demand for
justified in turning them loose, with as
little economic jar as possible to face
Whatever fate may await them"
Assuming that the Hawes-Cutting
measure relieves the United States Of
economic and commercial responsibility
and makes the Philippines economically
impotent, dependent and weak" the
Butte Montana Standard states that the
effect Is that "the United States would
be dictator for the islands while at the
same time 1t accepted none Of the re-
sponsibility, moral or financial, for the
welfare Of those people" The Stand
ard concludes: When the goal Of po-
litical independence is won. IL must be
accompanied by economic stability and
by such deep and substantial assurance
Of assistance and backing that the
Philippines will become neither q vas
sal state because Of economic need no.
an international derelict such as sev
eral European states have become :
result Of the inequitable settleme-
of the World War
Evening star., 1933-10-23
Politics in the Red.
From the Asbury Park Evening Press.

from the Asoury PArk Evening Press.
Judging from the latest financial
ports Of the national committees Of
Republican and Democratic parties, II
NJ r. A. has not done right by ther
At q time when business In general
beginning to show q profit or to emerr
from the red the two major polite
organizations continue to spend mo
than they collect.
Both committees have Q few tho,
sands in their Golfers for current tt
ming expenses, but the Republic
party Is owing $l86,464 and the Dem
Gratis admit liabilities Of $524, ,2s2. II
picture becomes even darker when
check between income and outgo inc.
Gates q trend debt-ward.
The good work" goes on In the RI
publican headquarters at the rate {
$40, 1000 q month and at three tim.
that rate in Democracys nation:
Offices. Contributions are Coming 10
little slower than that.
With the national and 40 State ad
ministrations on its side and dispensin
patronage accordingly, the Democrat
party should be out Of the red befor
the congressional elections next veal
Whether the Republican party can d
as much will depend largely upon tn
party's prospects. Bets follow the fsv
ortte horse.
These are lean years for political cof
fers. Business Is asking favors bu
paying for none, and few wealthy me-
feel flush enough to bid high for pub
lie honors. The hardes. job of tn
hour in politics Is at the collectin
Evening star., 1933-10-23

Buy what you see, and want, and
have the money for. the moment you
see it.
II you don't, says Templeton Jones,
some one else will, then when you 60
back to get 1t, it will be gone.
Buy not only now, but at once, says
he, as the result Of many small but
Illuminating experiences.
Recently he stopped at long row
of small books. his eyes falling upon q
copy Of Jacob Boehms THE Sigma
ture of All Things"
The title struck his fancy. II re-
minded him of Lucretius' "Of the Ma
tnre Of Things" Perhaps 1t was even
suggested to the German mystic by that
ancient Roman poem.
Templeton remembered, thinking to
himself, at the time, that perhaps he
was the only person In Washington that
day who would be interested IN that
book
With no little pride he recalled the
mighty sentence Of Milton:
"A good book Is the precious LIE
blood of Q master spirit"
No one else, he thought to himself.
at this time.
Therefore he would let II go for the
time being. to come back for it at a later
date.
surely it would be there when he
wanted it, surrounded as 1t was by so
many better known and more popular
works.
But pride goeth before q fall" Is
has been well said.
There seems to be perverse spirit
abroad in the universe. which delights
In pulling down the presumptuous man,
no matter how small his presumption Is.
Even If one boasts to ones sell, IN
the privacy Of the heart, there Is likely
to come fall.
Jones saw the book in the morning.
During the lunch hour he happened
to think of it, with the result that he
said to himself, Il wish had got that
book while I was there"
Then he reminded himself that It
would still be there whenever he came
to purchase it.
Who else would want it?
"The Signature of All Things"
Somehow the title haunted him.
II seemed to mean something, but he
could make neither head nor tail OF It.
Maybe he wouldn't after he had read
the book.
Some books are that way.
Especially the books Of the great
mysticS.
The pressure Of the title increased
hour by hour, until about 3 O'Clock
Jones could stand it no longer.
Clapping his hat upon his head. he
plunged through mid-afternoon traffic
to the store.
Ladies were streaming in all directions
down the great center aisle.
He turned to the book section.
He was many feet away, but he saw
just one gap in the row Of small books.
His heart sank.
He had been through this experience
before
Some more astute booklover than
himself had acted where he had but
looked.
Perhaps it was some other volume.
Jones knew better.
Evening star., 1933-10-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

coal mines IN the north Of France BY
German troops during the war. The
value Of the mines thus ceded has been
credited to Germany IN the reparation
account.
@. Is It true that, In early days, writ
ing was removed from parchment c.
papyrls 50 that It could be used o sec
ond time?-K. L.
A. This was rather o common prac-
tice through which many valuable ear
records we're lost. Such writing ma
terial is called palimpseSt.
Q. What was the Olive Branch Pc
tition?-P. J.
A. 1t was an ultimatum offered in
ITS to England by the American
Colonies. 1t was rejected by the King
and his ministers.
@. Is it safe to send money to q per-
son who says that am one Of several
heirs to an estate which may be
Claimedl--C. ELL
A. The Post once Department has
sent out q warning that there are many
fraudulent companies supposedly In
vestigating lost estates or heirs IN this
or foreign countries and collecting
money for services which ore Of no
benefit.
g How long was 2r Harvey wiley
partment Of Agriculture?-W. D. N.
A. For % years, from 1888 until 1912.
@. Who is st. Michael?-r. c.
A. st. Michael Is the archangel. The
Hebrew word means who Is like God"
He was never canonized, but his feast
day, September 20. was publicly OBJ
served up to the beginning Of the eight
zenith century. In England 1t was
Michael Of Catalonia who was beatified
by Pope Plus VI in 1779 and canonized
by Pope Plus TX in 1852 His feast day
was observed on July 6.
O. What is a test called in which a
person Is read list Of words and asked
to respond with the first word which
comes to mind?-D. P.
A. 1t is an association test and was
devised by DR.. c. G. Jung. The term
Is also applied to a series Of tests Of
the knowledge Of logical relations, such
as opposites, synonyms, adjective-noun
and verb-obiect.
@. Is Albert Spalding. the violinist.
related to the Spalding OF the sporting
goods frm?-H. L. M.
A. Mr.. Spaldins's father was presi-
dent of the sporting goods firm and
with his brother. A. G. Spalding. the
base ball celebrity. organized the busi.
ness in 1876.
@. In how many places has Colum-
bus been buried?-A. T. v.
A. Columbus died at Valladohd In
Spain. His remains were buried In the
Carthusian Monastery Of Santa Maria
de las Cuevas in Seville. Spain. The
body was exhumed in 1912. taken to
dral Of San Domingo. In 1876, 1t was
exhumed once more and transferred to
the Cathedral Of Havana in Cuba. After
the loss Of Cuba by Spain in 1898 the
remains were finally returned to Seville,
Spain. and buried in the cathedral.
@. Is the coach in which Leslie How
old one?-B. M G.
A. John Throck, rs years old, who
Is the only eighteenth century coach
maker in the world, was engaged TO
authenticate the coach and other pieces
Of property used in this picture. Mr..
Throck used wooden pegs in place OF
nails, made his own springs, painted
the lettering. and attended to all other
details in its manufacture. His father
and grandfather were both carriage
makers.
q What Is meant by a Broken
Shadow?-E NJ.
A. This refers to one Of the 9Iarz
Mountains in Saxony, famous for its
specter, caused by the shadow cast
upon clouds.