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Evening star., 1933-10-17
Injustice and Absurdity
In Employe Dismissals

To the Editor Of The Star:
In order to meet the reduced appro-
priation in one Of the Government,
departments (x). It was found neces.
sary to drop 100 employees. Many ol
the employees (201 Of them) In this de-
partment had wives who also were EN-.
ployed in the Government service
Before any employe could be dismissed
in department K It was necessary (tc
meet the provisions Of the economy act)
to first dismiss either the husband OF
the wife Of such employe. The wives
we're working in department z Of the
Government, where their services were
needed, and there was no request for 9
reduction in that department. OF course
these wives must be dismissed II thetl
husbands were to retain their positions
Employe No. 1, of the 201 In depart
ment K who had wives in department 2
Is receiving q good salary ($6. .000) anc
his wife Il receiving good salary. Or
account of the provisions Of the economy
act employe No. is considered to hole
0 key position" and was "too important
in the service to be spared" 50 neither
he nor his wife was asked to resign:
employees No. 2 to 201 who received
81, 900 or less were not 50 important In
the service-their wives were according
ly dismissed In department z.
At this juncture there were 200 EN-.
ployes dismissed and no change yet
made to meet the necessary reduction
in department x: therefore 1t was neces-
sary to look at the employees list In de-
partment K further. It was found that
100 of the employees, No. 202 to 301,
had over 30 years service. They ranged
in age from SO to IS years. These en-
ployes were dismissed to meet the neces-
sary reduction in appropriation.
AS 1t now stands:
Cd There are 300 employees dismissed
from the Government service to meet
the reduction of 100 employees salaries
in department X.
(2) Employe No. / has an income,
together with that of his wife, Of $4,000
from the pay rolls Of the Government
90 Employees No. 2 to pol, each have
incomes of $4,000 or less to meet the
family budget-their wives having been
dismissed
C4) Employees No. 2o2 to 3o1 have
been dismissed and their incomes re-
duced to less than 1900 each (they are
receiving their retirement pay).
90 Department K has lost zoo
trained and efficient workers, which 1t
will be necessary to replace with in
experienced ones In this connection
it should be borne IN mipd that 1t Ii q
well established fact that the cost to
the Government in breaking In a new
employe is equal to a years salary, In
addition to the salary of the new EN-
ploye-this is caused by the time re-
quired of other employees to explain to
the new employe how to do his or her
work.
co The morale Of all the employees
IN both departments Is shattered as q
result of the unrestful condition which
has been caused by the changes.
It must be feeling Of great satisfac-
ton to those who are responsible for
such action to know that this al has
been done. If the actions Of G. G.
Chissler, in Little Orphan Annie, have
anything on this kind Of procedure,
then I'm no judge. G. =. NEWMAN.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Ararat. too. Perhaps, since he was a
vain man, he knew that the name of
the city would always be connected with
his own name. Noah.
Then Mr.. Noah caused a monument
to be built in the wilderness where he
expected the city Of Ararat to arise.
He wrote more letters to the Jews of
Europe, and waited. But no one came
to build the city Of Ararat, and at last
the monument which Mordecai Noah
had raised there fell into decay. But
In the city Of Buffalo Is still reserved
the corner stone Of the city which was
never built.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
No Entanglements.

Nothing but qualification will be
evoked among the American people by
the United States announcement at
Geneva yesterday. 1t took the form Of
a statement by Norman H. Davis, AM
bassador at Large and chairman of the
American delegation to the Arms Con-
ference and was to the effect that this
country, bring "at Geneva solely for
disarmament purposes, Is not In
terested in the political element or any
purely European aspect of the picture" :"
Mr.. Davis added: I'VE again make It
clear that we are in no way politically
aligned with any European power.
Such unity of purpose as has existed
has been entirely on world disarma-
ment matters"
In other words the policy of the
United States Government at this
critical hour is the traditional one Of
no entangling alliances. The Disarma-
ment Conference, confronted by the
grave situation provoked by Germany's
withdrawal, IS in adjournment until
October 26. During the interval there
will be consultations among the vari-
GUS European capitals. Emphatically
Mr.. Davis sets forth: I'VE do not
wish to take an active part in these
as their implications are purely po-
ntical." Then our special Ambassador
points out that the principles enunci-
ated by President Roosevelt last May
In his message to the heads of states
"remain the policy Of the United
States"
There was no equivocation in that
message The President held that "all
nations of the world should enter into
q solemn and definite pact Of nom
aggression: that they should reaf1rm
the obligations they have assumed to
limit and reduce their ornaments, and,
provided these obligations are faith
fully executed by all signatory powers.
individually agree that they will send
no armed forces of whatsoever nature
across their frontiers"
The United States now squarely places
It up to Europe to meet the conditions
that have suddenly developed. In so
far as the specific problem of disarma-
n1ent is concerned, the European powers,
Mr.. Davis says, may rely upon America
GLADLY continuing to do its part" But
when Europe's moves take her into the
purely political field Of her own rivalries,
suspicious and chickering's she must not
expect American cooperation or particle
patton in any form.
That is sound, old-fashioned Ameri-
can doctrine. President Roosevelt may
be sure the country is behind him
solidly in proclaiming it. Any other
policy would involve pitfalls and the
possibility of immeasurable commit
ments which the American people are
in no mood to accept. If Europe means
business on disarmament, we are with
her. If she intends, instead of pursuing
that goal, to grind political axes which
have nothing to do with disarmament,
she Is now on notice that she will have
to do so without any aid or comfort
from this side of the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
THIS AND THAT.
BY CHARLES z. TRAcEWELt.

| most fambouyant person to declare, in
the heartiest voice, II have been want
ing to get around to see you; II he
hAd wanted to, he would have come.
Most human beings are satisfied to
let the resemblance between animals
and men remain for the other person;
he, In his turn, waits for another; and
80 the task never gets done. Perhaps
1t = Just as we'll. Yet one may think
decent fellows, within their limitations,
and that mankind by Q closer study OF
similartties might rather help than hurt
himself.
Even under civilization STRANGERS are
suspicious Of each other, like animals
which meet for the first time in q
clearing.
They are afraid Of each other, really,
but they seldom show It.
| This bit Of animal behavior may
help to explain the dislikes of hu-
manity, but scarcely the likes. These
sudden sympathies, or,s for another,
what causes them?
Here we get down to an explanation
which many will dispute, but which we
propose to hold to through thick or
thin.
It is that the world of men b di-
vided into two essential groups. the
cruel at heart and the kind at heart.
Cruelty and gentleness+ are
more than designations Of sentiments
they are human being, in essence.
| X X X
Now 1t will be found that the person
OF essentially cruel fnotivations Is
drawn to the person of cruel motiva-
| tions.
He who is gentle, at heart, or mind
or wherever 1t Is one 10 gentle. Is drawn
like tendencies
| We have noticed this so often that
In our own mind there is no reason
able doubt of the correctness of our
theory.
Those who wish to dispute it, how
ever, may do SO, with this reservation
In mind, that outward appearances by
no means shows the real man.
| There are any number Of crusty
irascible human beings who at heart
are the gentlest persons alive. What
they say at times may border on the
cruel, but at bottom they 80 talk
through . fierce attempt to seek the
truth, at whatever cost.
Give them time to manifest them
selves and their gentleness will show
itself plainly enough.
| X X 4 \
Savases may appear in high or low
place, it makes no difference, like ap-
peals to like the world around. Birds
Of q feather flock together" 20 goes the
old saying, universally recognized a
true.
Often the underlying motivations es-
cape detection. Accent is put on un-
essentials, sometimes in order to escape
the consideration of the essentials.
| Even cruel-minded men like to pose
as kind hearted. just as thousands OF
persons who actually care nothing for
animals claim to be dog lovers.
The detection of like minded persons
Is best kept to ones own sex. Thus
women are notoriously poor in selecting
! kind hearted men. Records show how
often and how tragicany they are
wrong.
Whatever ones temper is so will one
select, within the reservation here set
| down.
The person one thus instinctive1y
likes is the only proper person for one;
one Is worse than wasting time over the
others He cannot make a tiger into
lamb, or . lamb into . tiger, and he
might as well not try.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

PeaCe among nations Will be attained
when the discovery is made, probably
by some individual, why one person
instinctively likes or dislikes another
human being.
Amity, or real brotherhood, must
begin with one and one, not with
millions and millions.
This Is one Of the great unsolved
mysteries, but close to every man OF
woman.
There Is no one alive who has moi
an opportunity to do some research
work in it.
Yet it is extremely doubtful, after all
the centuries, whether an average
human being can solve it. It will re-
quire new hero.
\ y y i
It will not hurt, however, for any
one to contemplate the matter.
Much good thought Is given every day
to problems far less interesting.
There Is less opportunity, too, Of
solving them, despite the plain fact
that the person perplexed plainly shows
that he believes his chances are very
good.
Consider this man eagerly scanning
q dope sheet" He honestly believes
that he has system" by which he car
figure out the chances OF one race
horse winning over another.
His system, Of course, Is lot OF
l,ooey, as the vernacular has 1t, and
his chances of winning through 1t are
very poor.
He goes ahead, however, day after
day. carefully studying his head on
in the belief that he knows.
- +
The mystery OF why one person IN.
stinctively likes or dislikes another Il
an intriguing one. .
The fact that 1t is commonplace
mystery should make no difference.
It is a mystery just the same, sc
much so that some persons may profess
to see none at all, using the big Woros
nj psvchologv to explain" everything
These really explain nothing.
Words push back words. but tney
leave the essential doubt unresoived:
This doubt is why one person likes
another, or dfslikes him. That Is all.
Yet II the investigator attempts tc
get A reason, he will shortly find out
that practically no one knows why.
They are all in the same boat WIFI
the famous gentleman who told tne
even more famous DR.. Fell that he dio
not like him; the reason why, he could
not tell, but he did not like him, tha'
was all
surely there must be . reason, ir
every case, but 1t Il far to seek, and
most often nobody goes to the trouble
of attempting to find out.
Perhaps they feel that even II they
did solve the mystery, the underlying
like or dislike would remain exactlj
the same.
There can be little doubt that the
underlying reason is the animal In the
human.
Basically We are animals: II We bare
our fangs, mentally, insteadly OF physl-
cally, we bare them just the same.
The resemblance of the actions Of
humanity to the actions Of the brute
creatures is startling to any one whe
has the courage to carry his compari-
sons through.
Few persons possess this courage
Mankind has never wanted to do this
it Is here exactly as in other walks OF
life, q man does what he wants to do;
If he does not do thing. that very
fact often shows that he did not want
to do 1t. It does no good for even the
Evening star., 1933-10-17
Cigarette Smoking
Held Aid to Crime
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The star:
Re: The Anti Crime Conference, to
which am q delegate. May quote
CITY: "Out Of 800 boys brought before
me, charged with various crimes, 295
were cigarette smokers. This surely
goes to prove that the boys who %
not smoke do not stray into the path
that leads to the police court. Con-
gress should stop the manufacture,
sale and importation Of cigarettes.
Ninety-nine out Of 100 boys between
the ages Of 10 and II years who come
before me charged With crime have
their fingers disfgured by yellow Gig
arctic stain. I am not q crank on this
subject. I do not care to pose as
reformer, but 1t Is my opinion that
cigarettes Will do more than liquor to
ruin boys" -..
Tfds statement was made more than
20 years ago. The sequel suppotss
Evening star., 1933-10-17

A little less than year ago Uncle
Dan" Willard Of the B. & o. side
tracked q group of reporters with
the statement that the question upper
most In his mind was that Of when
Indian Summer really began and ended.
Like other problems, It Is still In state
Of suspense.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Warning is issued by Senator Cope
land that repeal of the eighteenth
amendment Is likely to cause an IN
crease IN activities Of criminals In pur-
suit Of easy money. II the authorities
continue their good work, kidnapping will
no longer be regarded as . way to easy
money,
Evening star., 1933-10-17

The Governor of North Dakota has
declared an embargo by his State on
wheat. An embargo Is. In this case,
something like what the Chicago Board
OF Trade used to describe as . "cor-
ner." It was . transaction regarded
Is precarious, although It got large
results If successful.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Hindenburg may retire and limit
his public appearance to birthday
celebrations, which an admiring and
grateful people may be depended on
never to neglect.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Selection of employment carries
with It an element Of luck. With the
brokerage check-up now contemplated
under way, there will be no fear of
unemployment for high-class expert
accountants.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Much Of the perplexity of the
q. s. A. Is attributed to prohibition.
Europe had no prohibition and man
aged to get into unlimited trouble
anyway. If it had been obliged to
contend with bootleg business it might
be even worse oil.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Few mayors Of New York have seemed
entirely happy, yet there has never been
a lack of able men willing to take a
chance on the job
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Should there be war, historians may
disagree as to whether 1t Is another
war" or the same war after a few
years recess.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

A disarmament conference may yet
feel like calling on Gen. Charles
Dawes to tell the delegates to get to-
gether and get somewhere.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

In limiting production, proper in
quiry might be made as to where the
gangsters get so many machine guns.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Magistrate Crane GAL, VT; Hosea
Wild.
CHARLES G. PEAsE (M. d..
President, Non-Smokers' Protective
A. and delegate 70 the National Anti
Crime Conference.
Evening star., 1933-10-17

Instructed.
My radio! My radio!
You've brought beyond question
Relief because you've let me know
What's good for my digestion.
My radio! My radio!
NY whiskers are behaving
And so write to let you know
I'm happiest when shaving.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON

Palmy Days.
Much happier were those pelmy days
When orators impressive
Would speak up in Shakespearean
phrase
To give advice progressive.
The trumpet then would bravely sound
In honorable measure.
It summoned men to gather round
For glory, not for treasure.
Grief says the times "are out Of joint, I"
Like Hamlet none portray it.
Our youngsters sometimes disappoint,
There's none like Lear to say it.
Those palmy days were happier far
When in a mood propitious
We bade a histrionic star
Express our woes fictitious.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
Understandings.

His theories I understand"
Exclaims the scientist 50 bland
When Einstein's name is made TO sound
Where the professors gather round.
And Einstein listens with much care.
Sometimes he says, "It's only fair
To say happy shall be
When you explain them all to me,
For, honestly, I've advertised
Some Of them I shall soon revise"
de only objection I kin use to
shorter wofkin' hours" said Uncle
Rben, Is dat some men don't 1se loafln'
time foh NUM- but stifrin' up extra
trouble.s ~
Evening star., 1933-10-17
Memher of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to 1t or not otherwise cred-
tied in this paper and also the local newa
published herein. All rights Of publication Ut
special dispatches herein are also leserved.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
Incompletion.

VuCVHSPhCVHOHs
what is your opinion Of the situa-
ton in Europe?"
TT isn't what should call situA-
tion," answered Senator Sorghum, look
ing over the top of his newspaper. 1T
is more like q perpetual help wanted
advertisement"
Jud Tunkins says . good citizen has
to be a good sport when he trusts .
great statesman, the same as when he
puts his faith in race horse. The race
horse is doing his best and hollertn' at
him from the grandstand isn't going to
make any difference.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
Hirh and Low.

High ana Low.
'eWhat is the fashion outlook?" asked
the girl friend.
Gowns will be lower" answered Miss
Cayenne, land price tags VIII be
higher"
when we relieve poverty" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown. I'VE relieve
ourselves, since there is nothing more
contagious than unhappiness.
Evening star., 1933-10-17
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-30
Seals Go on Sale to Finance
War ON Tuberculosis

the seals by mail, the little stick.
nrs as usual viii be placed on sale
In special booths in the larger
stores and bank Hobbies with the
cooperation of volunteer organiza-
tions Of women, directed by Mrs.
J. Blaine Given, and also in hun
dreds of stores in Self-Service
boxes or by courtesy OF store
cashiers.
Large billboard posters carrying
a replica Of the new design seal
showing the hauling Of the Yule
log for the Christmas hearth fire
are to be displayed by courtesy
of the General outdoor Advertis-
ing Company and smaller posters
and window cards will be dis
played in store windows, being
distributed by volunteers Of the
Boy Scout and Girl Scout organ
izationS.
Radio announcerS have prom
Used their daily cooperation and
formal addresses on the air will
be delivered today by Mrs. Ernest
r. Grant, former president Of the
Tuberculosis Association, from sta
ton WJSV after the football
score is announced, and tomorrow
by DR.. White, president Of the
association, at Sis p. m. from
station WRC.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-30
FREE HA|RCUTS,
BARBER'SB|T

Tony the Parber, Of Mt.
Rainier, is not able to donate
much to charity or to contribute
heavily to the Community Chest.
But he can and is willing to ply
his shears for the benefit Of
needy school children.
Tony, in other words, has offered
TO give free haircuts to any chill.
dren Of Langdon School who can't
afford the current price.
His shop in the 1000 block Of
Rhode Island Ave. N. e. is usually
welLfilled with customers but now
its going to be even more so.
After all, says Tony, whose real
name is Anthony Velanti, some
body has to cut the children's
hair whether they can pay for it
or not.
There are, unfortunately, a few
complications.
Naturally Tony, being the pro-
priet0r, has to do the extra work
himself because his BARRIERS get
D split out Of their own collec-
lions. And then the children who
want free hair trims cannot be
taken care Of on Saturdays, be-
cause that Is Tony's busiest day.
But those difficulties aren't too
much, because, as he says with
twinkling eyes:
"Ah, I like the children very
much, but you bet I know how
to, what you say, manage them
very WELL"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-30

Beginning today in washington
and throughout the nation the
twenty.seventh annual sale Of
Christmas seals will continue un-
til Christmas to finance the fight
against tuberculosis.
The D. c. Association for the
Prevention Of tuberculosis, which
is one of the 2,084 organizations
affiliated with the National Tu.
berculosis Association, is planning
a wider campaign in this city in
cooperation with the Health De-
partment, the Visiting Nurse So
ciety and other health agencies
to check the rising death rate
which has placed the Nations
Capital fourth highest in respect
to tuberculosis mortality Of the
As cities recently studied.
Seals Mailed Today
Into the mails today go thou
sands of letters containing allot-
ments of the penny seals on ap-
proval in the hope that the Wash
ington public will buy them gen
erously and use them on Christ
mas letters and gift parcels, for
on the success of this annual seal
sale will depend the financing Of
the larger program Of the society
for 1884.
This includes regional clinics,
neighborhood clinics, more home
nursing, a larger health camp for
children. a new and better adult
tuberculosis hospital, extended in
dustrial health services, and free
information for all.
In addition to the offering Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-11-30

"HeIp" Help" Help" How
often have you heard those cries when
you couldn't render the service neceS-
sary to relieve the situation? Keep In
formed as to dependable services avail.
able at . moments notice Read
the Business Service Directory Of the
WANT AD SECTION Of this neWsPaDer.
Evening star., 1933-04-12

3. Veneration.
4. Wrath.
5. Modern rinaed stanza.
6. Sycophants.
Z. A seed covering.
8. A severe ascetic.
9. Became clouded.
10. Winglike part
IL. A twin crystal.
IL. Mahometan prince.
13. Water-raising wheel.
%. Twilled cotton goods.
%. Impair
26. Engraving with an acid.
%. Extreme.
30 Yielded.
49, Lettuce.
33. External.
"a. Pertaining to a mark for failure.
36. An extinct order of reptiles.
81 Oily liquid
3S. Mystic Hindu CALCULATIONS.
Al. A number
A. Ostensible
46. Soldiers; prov.
48. Obstruct.
so. Chapters Of the Koran.
81. Triple.
So. Amount of energy received.
SO. North American rails.
SIS. Predict.
Sc. River in England
SO. A Hindu mendicant.
g. Epoch.
IS. Permit.
Evening star., 1933-04-12
Society Women Roll Hoops.

Society women of London have made
new an old pastime. It is hoop racing.
During the recent cold snap three
women In Kensington Gardens borrowed
three hoops from some youngsters. and
ran races on the Broad Walk When a
crowd gathered they handed back the
hoops and hurriedly left in taxi. Other
feminine members of the smart set have
taken up the idea. and it promises to
become live sport