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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Fads and Prosperity.

From the Des Moines Tribune
DR.. Julius Klein's somewhat fanciful
suggestion that the rise of the jigsaw
puzzle craze may herald the early re-
turn Of prosperity is not altogether
facetious.
It is at least coincidence that the
dissipation of previous depressions has
seemed to accompany the development
and rise to popularity Of new types of
amusement.
The bicycle, automobile and radio
industries, whether by accident or not,
sprang up In earlier business slumps,
and are often credited with having fur
nished the new impetus that rescued
general business from It's doldrums.
The nah jong craze came during the
darkest days Of 1921 and enabled peo-
pie to forget their financial troubles
until those troubles were gone.
Manufacture of jig-saw puzzles be-
came Z 91o,000.000 industry even in
1882. It Is expected to be considerably
larger this year.
Its volume has already attracted the
attention Of tax-gatherers, who hope
to call It 4 sport ana collect q 10 Der
cent tax on its products. The manu-
iacturers. on the other hand, think 1t
is only toy. and consequently exempt
from the tax on sporting goods.
DrfFKleins theory, OF course, does not
explain the cross word puszle, minia-
ture golf, ping pong and the yo-yo-
some Of which achieved popularity dur
Ing prosperous years, while the others.
rising out Of depression did not sue
eeed in restoring business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

uroblens ana neceititi6s, ana I'd MI en-
taesS With representatives Of the Dr.
trict he has manifested Z friendliness
toward them that betokehS . sympathy
with their needs. 70 him Washington
now looks for 1 continuance Of that
spirit with him, - ranking Republi-
can member Of the committee, Will 1T
Senator Cappef. late chairman. with
whom he has co-opefAtAd In the past to
the end Of securing progressive. con-
struetive legislation for the District. As
q new member on the minority side will
be Senator Cousens u Michigan. who
has manifested deep interest IN District
With this revised pefSonnel
the Senate District Committee may be
expected to carry on In Accordance with
the long established policy Of serving
the District with consideration for its
and its lack of direct repre-
In the law-making body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Arms Embargo Impresses
Americans as Big Problem

out long enough, Japan might fire the
worse"
1T is not easy to figure" aoeudinS
to the New Orleans Tfmes-PieaytIne,
"how the extension Of the embargo to
China can be other than harmful to
that country, in whose behalf the
League Of Nations has been striving 30
long to exercise its good ofiices." The
Chicago Daily News sees manifest in
justice " making no distinction be-
tween such unequal combatantS." and
believes that Americans generally do
not favor a policy that would penalize
the injured party and merely annoy
the aggressor" The youngstown VIM
dicator suggests: ITO avoid seizure of
British merchant vessels. with the at
tendant risk Of bringing Britain into
war, is the explanation OF why there
are to be no arms exports from Britain
to China, and so there can be none to
Japan. With this precedent, the way
to be pursued by our own country will
Be clearer"
"Britain's embargo" IN the judgment
of the Jersey City Journal, can do
nothing to aid world peace. and 1t may
do much harm" The Lexington Lead
er advises American officials that TO
place an embargo on arms means to
deprive the Chinese Of the means of
self defense, without injuring Japan"
The Fort Worth Star Telegram con-
cludes: The sort of an embareo pro-
posed by Great Britain and France
in the present instance can be Of no
value In curbine japanese aggression
In Manchuria. To be effective, the
embargo would need to be directed
against Japan alone, leaving China free
to purchase arms and munitions from
Europe and America Such An en-
barge. however. would inevitably lead
to seizure of some shipments by Japa-
nese naval vessels. and thereby produce
an act of war which could not be ig-
n0fed BY the nations concerned IN
less the Western nations are ready to
embark on Q course which inevitably
must lead to war, an embargo exclu.
sively against Japan should not be laid.
and II this measure Is not to Be taken
there 4 no real occasion for any less
drastic action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Parades and Public Order.

The trial in Police Court Of those
who were arrested the other day in
this city for attempting to parade
through the streets without permit,
which resulted in the conviction Of
thirty-five, who were released on per-
sonal bonds, involved to some extent
the question Of what constitutes a
parade in fact. This should not be
dificult of definition. Any organized
procession through the streets Is I'M
mistakably a parade. On the other
hand, movement Of persons not as
sembled in ranks toward a given point
may not be 50 considered. If q hun
dred people start from = rallying place
and walk without semblance Of organ
ization to an objective along the side
walks, minsling with other pedestrians
they perhaps may not be considered As
parading. If they take to the middle
Of the street, even though they are
not arrayed In ranks, they unmistAka-
bly, are paraders.
The regulations now in force in the
District, which should be strictly main
tanned, forbid organized mass move
ments through the streets without per-
NIT. The, granting Of such q permit is
matter of discretion with the author
tiles. Various circumstances are to be
taken into account in the issue or
the denial of such permission. If a
parade u likely to cause h dangerous
congestion of the streets 1t may be
denied. If the parade on reaching its
objective Is apt to draw q large and
unwieldly assemblage of onlookers it
may in the interest of public order be
refused permission.
The primary purpose Of ., parade is
TO attract attention. to draw . crowd.
to arouse public interest ana sympathy.
u petitions by organised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

The placing Of an embargo on arms
shipments to the Orient. IN which
Great Britain has taken the lead, Is
looked upon in this country as . real
problem, because the Chinese are in
need of arms for defense, while it Is
maintained that the Japanese are
already well supplied, and shipments to
China alone are Viewed as in line with
an act Of war.
Noting congressional sentiment against
hasty action in this country" the Roch-
ester Times Union says Of the situa-
ton: If an arms embargo we're i'm
posed against Japan the Japanese would
be likely to retaliate with . blockade
Of the principal Chinese pofts What
would the powers do then? Are they
willing to apply coercion, either eco
nonic or military? Could they avoid
regarding such q measure IS an act
of war? Could they avoid taking
genuine measures to combat 1t? The
future Of the League and the United
States in the Far East ought not to Be
hastily determined. Too much Is at
stake"
Premier MacDonalds government"
records the San Francisco Chronicle,
rs determined that Britain shall not
conflict. Arms on the way to China
could easily be seized by Japan. II
they were In British bottoms, then the
trouble England wishes to avoid might
be on her hands. It is . point worth
looking at. At any rate, we are now
behind the other major arms and mu-
fitfons making nations Of the world In
this important step of declining to help
along the war business In China and
in South America. Let Congress act 1T
once and give the President power to
stop the shipment of arms to coun-
tries whose belligerence We have already
expressly disapproved."
"The British move" - understoed
by the Springfield (MAss) Republican.
involves the assumption that Japanese
cruisers would not hold up and search,
or take into japanese ports, any British
British ban % exports Of war material
This explanation is consistent with Dir
John Simon's unqualified announce
announcement that Great Britain will
keep out Of the 6ino-JapAnese conflict
under any conceivable circumstances
All that need be said from an Ameri-
can viewpoint u that, whatever attitude
may here be taken concerning an en-
barge on arms, the United States would
b idiotic or crazy to permit itself to
be drawn into the oriental war. with
Great Britain grimly resolved to hold
a detached position"
Concerning the fiow Of munitions
from neutral nations into the flames
and ferocity that the japanese war
mahiacs are thrussing Upon the east
Journal asks: when will this eivili1a-
hsvv nj Ivn0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
The Senate District Committee.

Senator King Of Utah, after sixteen
years of service on the District Com
nnittee Of the Upper House, becomes
chairman of that committee under the
new arrangement Of Democratic con-
troll. He is thoroughly familiar with
matters pertaining to the Capital COM
lnunity, through hn long Identification
nth thu committee. He knows the local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Banking throughout the country an
nounc0 1 Willingness 10 do what
authorities regard - necessary to restore
trading to usual conditions: and the
public shows an inclination to CO.
operate with good grace. That in
definabie something known - the
American spirit u proving most
valuable national asset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Enlist and See the World!

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
japanese soldiers are fightine for
possession of mountain passes in tenn
perature seven degrees below zero. En-
toying some of the scenery omitted
from recruiting posters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

From the Rochester Times Union.
In the interest of retrenchment, Iowa
has eliminated the State bee inspector.
Good idea, particularly since all the
taxpayer have been stsmG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Some Of the names Of members OF
the cabinet were not universally familiar
to the public, but no group Of ofncias
ever got acquainted more rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Gov. Richie Is an experienced ofncial
who when he meets with political ad-
visers should be accounted quite -
likely to give sound advice - TO
receive It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
WHY Worry?

From the philsdeiphis evening Bulletin.
People who have been worrying about
gray matter, because Japan evidently
Intends to change 1t to Chaos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

The Postmaster General n m excep-
tionaIly popular man. Nevertheless be
cannot guarantee many Wiling workers.
against receiving an envelope with bad
news in 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Probably a Profit.

From the Nashville Banner.
At cost Of IS cents this advertiser
sold two fine milk cows. Promotion
story. Well, he probably cleared some
thing on the deal with the sales cost
down that low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Carrots and Comeliness.

From the Nashville Banner.
A beauty specialist issues . warning
against eating too many carrots, but
does not soy why II was thought nsces-
sary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Hollywood salaries are to be reduced
Authors who can maintain interest
without production extravasanee may
find greater encouragement With 4
corresponding development Of INTEL
lectual resourcefulness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

There are moments in financial stress
when it Is better to pass the high hat
for gold than to wear II in formal
conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

In the present crisis large cities are
not as much interested in the. return Of
beer as they are in provisions for free
lunch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

A money situation like that now in
evidence has 4 special value in dis
tinsuishins the hnancief from the
profiteer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Russia may Be inclined to welcome
the day when she can employ her
undesirable literary talents in writing
more workable law and less propaganda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Tax and Quality.

Prom the Lowell Evening Leader.
Sometimes the most drastic AmuSe-
s nsnt tax Is the poor quality 4 The pss-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

Russia Is now prepared TO demon
strate whether her diplomatistA are u
capable - her admirable Artists M the
theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

New ideas a. to governmental needs
are forcing themselves upon public At
tention. That OF affordins District of
Columbia the privilege Of fulfilling the
plain duty Of citizenship 1t the ballot
box may be among them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
No Sectionalism.

From the Toledo Blade.
Radio has revealed that New Eng.
land and the Middle West coughs are
practically the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Faithful Signal.

The wind 1t came a-blowin'
And the rain began to fan.
The flowers stopped their CROWN
And the song birds ceased TO call,
But presently before US
Was 1 signal bright on high
30 We all joined the chorul,
There's 4 rainbow IN the sky!"
The world has had its sorrows
When the storm was raging fast,
There were always the tom6FfowI
When the sun shone bright At last.
So we'll hold to our endeavor
To be happy by and by,
For no depression" ever
Chased the rainbow from the sly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
Plain Speeches.

Plain Speeches.
do you intend to make any more
after dinner speeches?"
mo" Answered senator Sorghum. Il
may make speeches, but I won't cali
the attention OF my constituents 10 the
fact that am dining"
would be easier If the teachers could
get q little radio time with the young.
sters In between the songs ana merry
quips.
Mechanism Draws the Line.
The cash register uttered . wail\
As neglected 1t stood on the lhelf
And said: Don't blame me II I fail
To do business al by myself"
Appearances.
"A man should always take his hat
off in the presence of 4 lady" said
Mr. Oldschool.
"Of course" said Miss Cayenne. But
considering the clothes We may now
be wearing. how is he going to know
she's . LADY,"
There Is one partnership" said HI
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, that n
dangerous to dissolve. Money and
brains should never try to work In
dependently"
Plans A-plehty.
Some novel plans have we,
A risk we will not shirk,
Well try 'em out and see
How they are going to work.
If one results can't bring,
Another we shall try;
A plan Is stu one thing
On which we're never shy.
de world Is srowm' better" said
Uncle Eben, but fun all kin hear, It
certainly DO have some growin' pains"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-03

nUITE peveed appears this lad v who comes stamping into the Hi-Ho puzzle to-day Maybe he can't find his way out of the seven puzzle pieces. Cut them out. darken their backs, and see if you can form his silhouette
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-03
Yesterdays Solution

Did that black cat prove a jinx? Here's the way the silhouette is formed from the seven puzzle pieces
Evening star., 1933-10-21
WASHINGTON LIBRARY
BARS new MYSTERIES
Cut in Funds Leads to Step, George
F. Bowerman Tells Group
Meeting in Chicago.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 21-Public IL
braries can get along with greatly re-
duceG fiction appropriations, George F.
Bowerman of Washington told the
American Library Association yesterday.
The Washington Public Library has
decided to buy no new mystery or de-
tective stories in 1888, he said, and 80
far there has been practically no COM
plaint."
The bar was the result, Bowerman
said, Of serious cut in book funds, in
creaSing demand for fiction of literary
merit and for non-fiction books deal
ing with finance, economics and biog-
raphv.
American Libraries are far in advance
of European, both as to equipment and
their utilization, T. P Sevensma, libra
rian of the League of Nations at Gen
eva, told the association.
Most library buildings In America
Sevensma said, are splendid and prac-
tical," while those of Europe are old,
impractical and unimpreSsive. Amer
ican book classification, card index
shelving, titles and access to books can
not be matched in most European IL
braries.
In Europe a library is a collection
OF treasures to be carefully guarded by
the librarian. His task is not to bring
books nearer the reader, but rather to
inspire the reader with a proper awe
of books. The European public has q
great respect for Libraries. For them
libraries are cemeteries Of books, where
the deceased do not like to be dis
turbed."
Evening star., 1933-10-21
CODE PROTECTION
FOR WRITER'S ASKED
Minimum Word Rate Proposed by
Publishing Official in Talk to
Pen Women Here.

Contending the writer needs protec-
tion more than any other worker, Car
son w. Mowre, executive editor Of the
Dell Publishing Co., New York, last
night explained to the fiction group Of
the District of Columbia League of
American Pen Women has plans for
forming q code for writer's
Outlining the need Of Creative
artists" for protection. Mr.. Mowre said
the writer Is not less important to a
periodical than the man who sets the
type. He contended q code for writer's
should be written fixing a minimum
word rate which the publishers could
not cut. Such code should provide
against q magazine using reprints un-
less the publication advertises as a re-
print magazine, he declared, and should
stipulate that the publisher could pur-
chase only the rights he uses, the rest
remaining the property Of the author.
Mr.. Mowre asked assistance of the
league In helping publishers to aid
authors by drafting q code. To be
effective, he said. 1t must come from the
publishers as approved by the authors.
Miss Mary Bak, editor of the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate; Mrs. Edith Mason
Armstrong Miss Susie McGowen and
Miss willard Howe, also spoke. Edna
KNIGHT GaSch served as toastmiStress
for the meeting, with Phyllis Moore
Gallagher. as chairman OF the group.
Evening star., 1933-10-21
|S25,0)D,ODOGRANTED'
NATIONAL. DEFENSE
Public Works Fund for Army
Motorizing and Army and
Navy Aviation.

The Public Works Administration
today made allotments totaling $685.
000, 900 for national defense.
OF the sum, $10,oo0,000 goes to the
War Department for motorization of
the Army and sl5,00o,000 is to be ap-
portioned between the Army and Navy
for aviation construction.
The allotment for Army motoriza-
tion is in addition to previous like al
lotments, and is to be used for various
purposes by the War Department in
aiding the Army to substitute motor
power for horse and mule power in
non-combat service work. The Public
Works Administration has been told
by the War Department that increased
efficiency and economy will result from
the motorization.
The aviation construction allotment
Is made on the basis of submissions
that have been made to the Public
Works Administration. which will be
studied. Both the Army and Navy some
time ago offered extensive airplane and
aviation construction programs, and
these programs, although the money
has been allotted, still are under exam
ination.
Both the services have pointed out
that the aviation program could be
started Immediately and give wide
spread employment.
Evening star., 1933-10-21
PRINCE AND WIFE
SEIZED IN VIENNA
Nazi Conspiracy Charge Holds
Won Sachsen-MeiningenS
Under Investigation.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA. october 81. The Ger
man Prince Bernhard Won Sachsen-
Meiningen and his wife. Princess Mar
got. were arrested in Carinthia today
in connection with an alleged Nazi con-
spiracy.
The arrest was occasioned by the
prince carrying Nazi flag on an auto
mobile he drove through the streets OF
Klagenfurt yesterday.
Taken to police station. he aroused
suspicion when he asked permission 10
telephone to his wife at his castle near
Pitzelstaetten, Carinthia. The police, II
was alleged. overheard him instruct her
to destroy the documents
Gendarmes Notified.
.Thereupon the police, who were lis
tening in. notified the gendarmeS at
Pitzelstaetten.
A gendarme lorrv loaded with II men
rushed to the castle, arrested the prm-
cess. searched the house and grounds
and found allegedly incriminating doc
uments. These were said to include
Li OOSSSiA N@oSOSSASt N~N~>
minister OF public enlightenment and
propaganda. and Wilhelm Goering,
Chancellor Hitler's right hand man.
The princess was taken to Kla2en-
furt and questioned extensively. but
was allowed later to return to the castle
for the night under the guard OF two
detectives The prince was held IN Jail.
The princess today again was taken
to Klagenfurt, where the inquiry con-
tinued
Recently Hoisted Flag.
The prince attracted considerable at
tention recently when he hoisted Ger
man flag on the castle
The foreign office and the federal po-
lice have not yet revealed the nature OF
the alleged conspiracy.
The German legation will not take
steps until it gets a complete report
from the. consulate at Klagenfurt.
The police allege they found the en-
tire Office files of the Klagenfurt district
Nazi headquarters in the castle and also
propaganda material the prince recently
brought from Munich.
Evening star., 1933-10-21

Pals Of Ferdinand Pecora say he will
get Mr.. Roosevelt's appointment as
Federal district attorney in New York
II he loses out In the city election
fight.
A little understanding to that effect
is supposed to have been made on the
inside before Pecora got into the Nc
Kee fight.
At least some of the Pecora people
look on it as an understanding.
Perhaps you could not call it deal,
but lust q little hdlt-pdgue promise.
That is the Uay those things are
usually tDorked.
It means Pecora has nothing to wor-
ry about, no matter how the election
goes.
That is important because Pecora
is carrying q bigger load than Mckee.
The mayor is elected by the entire vote
Of the city, but the Manhattan dis
trict attorneyship is decided on the
result in that borough alone. And that
borough Is where the Tammany
strength lies.
It is quite possible, therefore, that
Mckee will win and Pecora lose.
Nevertheless the two are keeping in
close contact on the progress Of the
campaign. The other day Pecora ad-
journed the stock market investiga-
ton in the middle Of the examination
OF Albert H. Wiggin. He had a tele-
phone call from Mckee in New York.
Evening star., 1933-10-21

Some Of his Wall Street friends may
pass him by back in New York for his
heresy, but outside of that, the recon-
mendation will cost him nothing
It brought smiles or words of ap-
proval from all the committee members,
save one. That one was Senator Couz-
ems, who growled about flowers being
distributed around here" and left.
No Room for Quarreling.
The technique of Albert H. Wiggin
was even more cooperative.
As one wag remarked to Pecora. his
questions were generally something like
this:
"Nop, Mr.. Wiggin, before you COM
mitted this murder, If you did COM
init murder, you probably disem-
boUeled the pictin1, eh?"
And Mr.. Wiggin would generally nod
his head and answer meekly:
Yes, probably did"
That's fine" Mr.. Peccora would say,
starting the question all over again.
It left no room for quarreling or
fighting, but only for a little by-play
about whether you could really call
1t murder or manslaughter.
Got Tip From Brush.
Just where the Wall Streeters found
out about this way Of doing it is hard
to say. Mathew Brush was the only
witness to act that way last Spring
and he escaped unscathed. 1t is prcb-
able that his experience furnished the
background for the new deal in Wall
Street witnesses.
But what is probably more impor-
tant is the fact the new witnessed had
the shrewdness to employ skilled pub
licity men to advise them.
In that they were following ten
dency Of the new deal itself, where no
department is without good publicity
advice.