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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-27
ROOSEVELT DETERMINED TO
MAINTAIN MONETARY POLICY
,By Associates I.rsss, {

WASHINGTON, Nov. 81.
unchanged government
gold price today gave fresh
indications of President
Roosevelt's determination to
maintain his monetary policy
despite widespread criticism
and defense of The commodi-
ty dollar plans.
The RFC offered to pay
$33.76 an ounce for gold
within two hours after acting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-27

Secretary Morgenthau re-
turned from a weekend con-
ference with the president at
Warm Springs, Ga.
The fact that the price
moved neither up nor down
was interpreted in some
quarters as reflecting a de-
sire to steady the financial
markets prior to the treasury
funding operations in De-
eember exceeding S700,O0O,-
900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-27
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Palace-''Red Haired Alb"
Strand Saturdays Millions
and "My Weakness.
TOMORROW
Strand--'sTbe Solitaire Man.
and Saturday. Millions"
Evening star., 1933-04-10
All to the Good.
From the Baltimore Bun.

Reports have 1t that there Will
shortly be an exodus Of directors, "
owing to the prominence being given
these days to the very large number Of
chair warmers which various investi-
cations have disclosed as merely sitting
around the counsel table of many bust
ness and financial enterprises.
1t has been no secret that o great
many directorates are made UP for the
purpose of window dressing, men being
invited to serve ON boards because it is
thought their names will enhance the
standing of an institution in public
opinion. To no uncomfortable number
OF them the lure of q $40 or $40 gold
piece is irresistible, and they are al
ways on hand when the distribution
takes place. though having a. little to
do with the actual conduct Of the con-
Germ as dummies There Is no decep-
ton In the business: there are
innumerable instances in which men
serve on 50 many boards that 1t would
be impossible for them to keep in touch
with the operations Of the institutions,
and they make no pretense Of doing so.
In the circumstances, 1t would be q
wholesome development II 1t became
fashionable to view acceptance Of the
post OF director as carrying with 1t an
obligation to direct" Stockholders
might get better run for their money,
and fewer breaches Of trust might be
perpetrated. Furthermore. the public,
though 1t has learned from bitter ex-
perience the significance of caveat
emptor. might not be so often misled
by list of names in which 1t has right
to believe that it can impose confidence.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Acceptance of World Court
Expected Under Roosevelt

adhesion of the United States to the
World coVf would bring q speedy set
tlement II he issue" z The Portland
Oregon Juofnal asserts that "for Amer
lea to remain aloof from such an agen-
cy, particularly with the rigid reserva-
tions placed in the program. would be
folly" The Oakland Tribune recog-
nizes the opposition with the state
ment: There, is immediate opposition
on the part Of those who insist upon
calling the World Court the League OF
Nations court and from others who be-
lieve we are as well of. If not better,
outside the tribunal The significant
thing is that President Roosevelt now
favors adherence to the Court though
a large part Of his following has been
vehement in its opposition"
1t is pointed out by the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin that both parties are
on record for the court. the Democratic
platform favoring American adherence
with the pending reservations. The
Bulletin reviews the course of the reser-
vations, with the conclusion that "ac-
ceptance by the advocates of the court
of additional safeguards was regarded
as concession to assure votes that
might have been doubtful on the basis
of the original reservations"
Evening star., 1933-04-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

rect aid through the States. There
are slums to be eradicated and rebuilt
with adequate housing" he said.
Thousands of communities require
water supply and sewerage systems for
the protection Of health. Over 10000
railroad grade crossings on the impor-
tant highways Of the Nation constitute
a menace to life and hindrance to
traffic, and await elimination. There
are bridges, tunnels, highways, schools
and hospitals to be constructed. Alto
gether, these projects can put millions
of men to work, directly, and enough
indirectly to break the back Of the
depression"
"Manchukuo, Child Of Conflict" Is
the name OF an appropriately yellow
covered book just of the press under
paper man, K. K. Kawakami, distin-
guisiled representative of the Toxic
Hochi Shimbun. Mr.. Kawakami re-
Gently returned from the Far East,
whittier he went in quest Of first-hand
information on the Manchurian situa-
ton. His volume Is q persuasive pres
entation Of Nippon's case. THE i'm
portant thing to be remembered" he
says in q predatory note, rs that
Manchukuo Is here to stay, and that
she already has enough achievements
to her credit to justify the prediction
that she Is going to be q better-admin-
stered and happier country than China,
and is bound to carve out for herself
q significant place in the society Of
nations" Mr.. Kawakami is married to
an American lady. Last year he took
his American-born son, Q student at
Harvard, to Japan, to teach him to
speak Japanese.
&>t
Col. Frank q. Ely, United States Army,
retired, who lives at Plainfield, N. j.,
has launched q personally-conducted
propaganda ct Washington to help
reduce the annual postal deficit, which
he names as $l46,000, 900. His scheme
is to give people the option Of having
their mail delivered or fetching 1t at
the post office from rented boxes. II
they want 1t delivered, they would be
required to pay fee at least equal to
the cost Of box at the post once. Re-
sultant revenue, Col. Ely figures. would
wipe out the postal deficit. Delivery
service, like post ONCE boxes, would be
optional-"Take it, or 90 after your
mall" Is the way he puts 1t.
tcopyriRht. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-04-10
The Bank Bill.

A bank reform bill. bearing the ap-
proval of the Roosevelt administration,
Is to be introduced in Congress this
week. This measure is designed to lay
the basis for q permanently strength
ened banking system in the United
States. 1t Is to carry on where the
emergency banking law, centering vast
authority in the hands OF the President
and the Secretary Of the Treasury to
meet the conditions which confronted
the country last month. leaves Oh. 1t
is a measure which will receive the
closest scrutiny. 1t Is a measure from
which the American people may receive
tremendous benefits and a revival OF
confidence in the financial institutions
of the country confidence which has
been terribly strained in the last few
years.
The new bank bill, virtually com-
pleted, has as its basis the bill which
was drafted by Senator Carter Glass oi
Virginia during the last Congress. pas
sage Of which was delayed and pre-
Evening star., 1933-04-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| to assume q sef-righteous air, In the
| face of the beautiful blossoms Of Fes-
tiva. Maxima.
Carefully selecting his roots, our
gardener planted one bed in April,
year ago. and another in the Fall.
Both were in identical soil, and care
was taken to make both beds the same,
as far as that ideal could be achieved
The Spring planting had exactly
half years start on the Autumn; the
plants came into nice bushy plants,
although not large.
This Spring, to date, some shoots
have come up from the Spring planted
peony. and 8 from the Fan-planted,
but the Spring planted shoots are much
the larger in diameter.
Whether either planting will flower
this season is problematical. Further
data are awaited.
The lawn mower ought to come out
a great deal earlier than the hose, in
such a Spring as this, distinguished
as it is by such plentiful rains, which
began as early as late March, even
with thunderstorms, a rarity in these
parts during that month.
Heavy and continued rainfall Is
bringing out the grass everywhere,
much to the delight of all those who
feel that no feature of landscaping is
more important.
If, indeed. as much so!
Good grass is the background, the
frame, as some one has said, of all else,
even monumental public buildings
Washington has had splendid ex-
amples before its eyes, in the last few
years. Of stately architecture springing
up before the surrounding lawns could
be gotten into shape.
Then came the grassland how much
finer, how much more stately, the
edifices appeared to all eyes!
X 4
tions, not being particularly interested
in the art of the garden. did not stop
to realize what was responsible.
The gardener, however, whether pro-
fessional or strictly amateur, knew ex-
actly what put the finishing touch to
a fine limestone building costing sew
eral millions of dollars.
1t was nothing more or less than some
humble bushels Of lawn grass seed,
put into the ground at the right time,
and properly handled thereafter.
\
The lazy gardener-and his name,
truly, is legion-will look upon the
seasonal rains of this month as really
providential.
They save him from the laborious
nuisance of using the garden hose.
Say what one will, after few years
of it, the necessity for dragging out
the hose becomes bore, and little
more.
Even If one is possessed of all the
gadgets, faucets properly placed, reels,
and so on, the manual use Of the hose
becomes wearisome.
Sprinklers?
Every one has a full assortment, and
finds at last that they leave something
to the imagination. It Is hand sprin-
king, or none, with a good many gar
deners. That way they are able to
direct the water just where it Is needed.
and in precisely-more or less-the
right amount.
April Is glorious month, one in
which the heavens themselves assume
the gardeners burdens. Why worry?
And. especially. why sprinkle?
Evening star., 1933-04-10
The Forest Camp Recruiting.

Some surprise is expressed regarding
the number of men who have responded
to the call for forestry workers under
the Presidents plan to put quarter of
a million in camps this Summer at one
dollar day and subsistence. The total
enrolment reported has reached only
2,607, this being considerably below the
quotas" of the respective areas. 1t is
not, however, to be deduced from this
showing of response that the plan will
fail of its purpose, even though not all
of those who present themselves are
accepted. Not even all of those who
.have been Professionally accepted will
re in In the ranks. In the nSfparatory
Evening star., 1933-04-10

camps and in the working forces sen
into the field. There are some who ar,
physically united for the duties which
are to be required. 1t would be la
mentable error to send to the work
camps men who are not strong enough
to carry on with tools, or who are not
adaptable to the life of labor in the
open.
The testing process, after provisional
acceptance, includes a physical exam
ination at Army recruiting camps, fol-
lowed by further tests at Army condi-
tioning camps, from which, after a
fortnight, those deemed suitable will
be sent to the field. OF the slightly
more than $500 who were tentatively
taken last week a considerable per-
centage will doubtless be dropped before
the work actually starts.
At the rate of elimination to be ex-
pected, it may be that as many as half
a million applicants will be needed to
supply the eventual army of 25o,000
actual workers in the camps. There are,
Of course, far more than that number
now out Of work. men who are OF all
grades of physical fitness. Estimates as
to the size Of the army Of the unem-
ployed" range as high as fifteen mil
lions. A conservative figure like twelve
million is probably nearer the fact. 1t
may be-indeed 1t is the definite hope
and expectation-that by the time the
forestry emergency plan gets under way
this total of the unemployed will d.
minish.
Those who are taken. after the sew
eral tests, will have a chance to live in
clean, wholesome conditions for three
or four months, at no cost to them
selves, with the possibility Of leaving
camp at the end of the period with as
much as one hundred dollars each in
their pockets. They will be at no ex-
pense for transportation or subsistence
Not all Of them will 60 through the
entire period. Some Of them will drop
out, or will be unable to maintain the
pace Of labor required. If business con-
ditions improve meanwhile they will
have q chance to re-establish them
selves at their homes. Certainly the ex-
pertinent, even though 1t may not yield
much in the way of value In the field
OF reforestation, will be worth the try
ing, and the present somewhat disap-
pointing figures of the enrolment are
not to be regarded as indicating failure.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Any reader Of this newspaper is well
come to make use at any time Of the
free information service Of this depart
ment. Address your inquiry to The
Washington Star Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director. Washing
ton, D. c., and you will receive a per-
sonal letter in reply. mclose three cents
in coin or stamps for return postage.
DO not use post cards. Be sure to state
your question clearly, and to write
your name and address plainly.
@. Will there be a standing broad
Jump In the 1886 Olympics?-S. A.
A. The Amateur Athletic Union says
that there will not be.
@. How does the Government insure
payment Of crop-production loans?-
r. s.
A. The loans are limited to $500 at
51s per cent interest, to be deducted
when the advance Is made, and are due
October 81, 1888. An absolute lien on
all of the crops grown by the borrower
In 1888 is required by the act.
@. How is suite" pronounced when
speaking Of suite of furniture2-
A. Either the word suit or suite"
may be used in referring to furniture.
If suite" is used it Is pronounced
sweet"
@. How many foreign students have
been graduated from West Point?-
II. l..
A. There have been IA. OF these, seven
were from China, four from Siam, one
from Switzerland, one from Cuba and
one from Guatemala. The graduating
class Of 1882 contained three foreigners
two from Siam and one from China
@. Please explain the relation of alco-
holic content by weight and by
| volume.-R. McC.
A. The Bureau of Prohibition says
that the difference in alcoholic content
| by weight and by volume is as follows
| Alcoholic content by weight Is less
than by volume. For instance, so per
cent alcohol by volume would average
! As per cent alcohol by weight. There
| fore, 2H per cent beer by volume would
equal 2.47 per cent alcoholic content by
weight and 4 per cent beer by volume
would equal 3.6 per cent beer by weight.
@. What is the slogan for Child Health
Gay?-J. G.
A. The slogan this year is Mothers
and Babies First" May first Is Child
Health day.
@. Where are the largest gold and
silver mines in the world?-J. McN.
| A. The largest gold mines are In the
Rand, South Africa. The largest silver
mines are in Mexico.
@. Must a person be able to play a
musical instrument In order to direct an
orchestra?-E. A. A.
"A. Conductors of orchestras must be
accomplished musicians, who are not
only familiar with the musical instru-
ments of an orchestra, but should have
an exhaustive knowledge Of counter
point and harmony, as well a. ability
| to direct and manage men.
@. Who was the first colored bishop
| to be consecrated in the United States?
| j. H.
A. Edward Thomas Demby was the
first. He was consecrated September
29, 1918,
@. How did the dogwood tree get
| its name?-W. B.
A. Some suppose dogwood as ap-
piled to the wood Of the trees Of the
genus Cornus to be a corruption OF
Haywood" dag" meaning . pointed
Evening star., 1933-04-10

piece of metal or pin, name equiva-
lent to its other names, ''prickwood'
and "skewerwood," so called because
being firm, hard, and smooth, It Is used
to make butchers skewers; but the form
"dagwood" is not found and In this as
well as in its other applications and In
similar popular names OF plants, II Is
not possible to assume q definite in
tention in the use Of the animal name
@. Where is Edward Box buried'
A. He is buried at the foot OF the
Singing Tower in Florida, which is
his gift to the Nation.
9. Who wrote The One Hoss shay"''
A 1t was written by Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
@. What is the term used to describe
the fact that a persons heart is on the
right side of his body?-A. r.
A. "Dextrocardia' indicates malposi-
tion of the heart which occupies the
right side Of the chest.
O. Please tell something about Sam
uel McIntire, the wood carver.-F. M. r.
A. Samuel McIntire was a Salem
wood carver, a follower of the Adam
&
in wood design was a revolution from
the baroque and rocco and was char
acteriZed by choice delicacy and clean
| lines. Robert Adam commenced his de-
| signing in London about 1760 and the
style was introduced shortly afterward
into New England by Charles Bulfnch,
OF whom McIntire was an apt disciple.
@. Where did Clarence Darrow study
| law?-B. r.
| A. He studied one year at the Uni
versity of Michigan, then read law In
the Office of an Ohio lawyer and was
admitted to the bar in the State Of
Ohio.
@. When was the military company
known as the Richmond Blues organ
| ized?-F H M
A. 1t was organized June %, 1893.
William Richardson was the first cap
tain.
@. What are the taxes on automobiles
| in Washington?-C. A. B.
A. The tax in the District is $1.70 on
each 500 of the Blue Book value of the
car. License plates cost $1.00 and must
be renewed each year. The tax must
be paid when license plates are obtained.
| A driver of an automobile must have
| permit. A permit is good for three
years and costs $500.
@. How many animals are there in
the Boston Geological Garden?-S. H.
A. There are 10 species of mammals
with 224 specimens: 252 species of birds,
with 1888 specimens; species of rep
tiles, with % specimens.
@. Do people in England speak of
going down to London or going up to
London?-A. w. B.
| A. People in London, or in oxford or
| Cambridge Universities speak Of going
down" when leaving those centers,
| while people in other parts of England
speak of .'going up" to London, Oxford,
or Cambridge.
E.S. "ne's = 'ne 1a'ss''0 s'A''"a''-
A. The Bargello stairway is an espe-
| cially picturesque one attached to the
outer wall OF building in Florence
| which is now an art gallery. 1t has
served as prison and also as the head
quarters of the Podesta. The stairway
opens into court. It Is so picturesque
that photographs of the stairway and
of the decorated wall to which 1t is at
tached are popular as wall decorations.
Evening star., 1933-04-10
Railway Passenger Problem

FI0m Ing LOuIsfAhc SouAicA
The request of the Louisville & Nash
vile for permission of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to reduce one
way fare in day coaches to 2 cents
mile proposes six months experiment,
Doubtless the request is the result OF
painstaking survey which warrants hope
of regaining some of the lost patronage
and partially recouping losses on
service that Is compulsory. A commit
tee, representing most OF the great sys-
TENS, some time ago concluded that in
creased volume would not be sufficient
to compensate for q lower rate; but that
was q general observation, perhaps, OF
what In practice is regional question.
Conditions In some OF the territory
served by the Louisville g. Nashville
differ materially from those of the
North Atlantic Seaboard.
Comparison Of $26,000.000 passenger
revenue in 1928 with $5,176,000 In 1882
discloses the effect Of bus competition
and the private vehicle on this branch
of the railroad business; yet the service
must be provided whether the public
patronizes 1t or not. Nothing can be
done about the private car; but the rail
carriers are entitled to fair chance to
compete with the busses.
Eventually, of course, the construc-
ton Of motor highways was certain to
produce situation that would require
readjustment Of the various forms Of
transportation; but II progress of road
construction In Kentucky Is typical, the
situation has been precipitated on the
railroads where 1t might have been to
their advantage In a respect which
would have enabled them to expand
their facilities gradually and normally.
Those sections Of Kentucky without
railroads were neglected while the
highway department was paralleling the
rails. Not even yet after thirteen
years. have first-class highways been
constructed through q group of eight
counties. embracing some 1000 square
miles, In Southern Kentucky, lying be-
tween the Louisville a. Nashville and
Southern systems. In ten years the de-
velopment consequent upon market out
let's could have helped the railroads. It
surely would have helped the residents
and the State The longitudinal route
turns out to form part of the tourist
loop. connecting the Appalachian, Great
Smoky Mountain, Mammoth Cave and
Cumberland Fails Parks. another po-
tential source of wealth to the section.
From the railroads point Of view, the
project Of unifying bus, truck and rail
lines Is complicated by the construction
Of parallel highways and neglect Of the
feeders.
Evening star., 1933-04-10

vented frst by filibuster In the Senate
conducted by Senator Long Of Louisiana
and then In the House, where the spon-
sors Of infiationary measures declined to
permit the bill to be considered. For
tunately, the administration today is
strong enough, with the backing of the
people, to compel action on such a
measure.
Written into the bill as it now stands
is proposal for bank depositors' in
surance fund corporation, with re-
sources reaching $4,000, ,ooo, 900. This
is an innovation. It is declared not to
be Government bank deposit guar
antee. Rather 1t Is said to be q mutual
guarantee scheme with the backing of
the Government. for the Treasury would
subscribe to the fund, and also the
Federal Reserve banks. Some form of
guarantee OF bank deposits is in many
quarters considered necessary to re-
esta blish the confidence Of the people
In the banks. The great danger aris-
ing from the guarantee of bank deposits
lies in the premium it may put upon
bad and loose banking. Under a gen.
eral Government guarantee of deposits,
the well-run bank must stand on all
fours with the poorly run institution.
That, In the main, is the reason why
systems of guaranteeing the deposits in
banks have failed in States where 1t
has been tried
The danger may be met, however, by
correcting the banking laws in many
respects and by making the bankers
who receive deposits of the peoples
money stick to commercial banking
business. The banks Of deposit have
been given far too great latitude in the
past in the matter of the business
which they have transacted Among the
proposals in the tentative draft Of the
bank bill are the divorce of security
aflliates within two years, prevention
of interlocking directorates of invest
ment banking houses and industrial
corporations whose securities these in
vestment banks handle, prohibition OF
bank loans to the officers Of the banks.
increase of the minimum capital for
national banks from $25, 900 to $4,000
and authorization for Statewide branch
banking where State laws permit.