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The Washington times., 1933-05-30
N CARL RULING
HITS SAILORS

An enlisted man in the Navy
whose four-year term expired on
March 80 Of this year, and who
would ordinarily, as result of
that service, get increased pay,
is "out of luck"
Comptroller General j. R. Nc
Carl points out in a ruling on
such a case today that the new
economy act stops automatic pro-
motions among enlisted men, as
of April 1, 1888, which is the
first day on which such auto
matte promotion could have taken
effect, for the same reason that
while March 81 was a duty day,
there was no pay credited for it,
monthly payments being made on
a 30-day basis.
Presumably, although the point
is not raised, the automatic pro-
motion would have gone through
had the enlisted mans four-year
term expired March 20.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
JACKSON P IA.
MEETS JUNE 6

Newly elected officers Of the
StoneWall Jackson School Parent
Teacher Association, BallSton,
will be installed at exercises in
the school auditorium June 6 at
8 p. m.
Mrs. Gladys Monroe will preside
and Mrs. Martha Rauh, president
of the Arlington County Parent
Teacher Council, will speak.
Officers to be installed are Mrs.
Edith Rogers, president; Miss Lii
liam Massalotti, vice president;
Mrs. Alberta Kerns, secretary, and
Mrs. Ruth Brown, treasurer.
Names of appointive officers
and committee members of the
organization have not yet been
made public by Mrs. Rogers.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30

baskets, Peurto Rlcans U. s. No. /, soc.
Watermelons-Oie Fla. arrived; l
broken car on track. Supplies light;
practically no demand. too few sales
reported to quote.
Green Beans-One N. c. arrived: 1
unbroken car on track Truck receipts
moderate; supplies moderate: demand
moderate: market steady. North and
South Carolina, bus'Iel hampers. green.
flat type. s1.25@1.75.
Lima Beans-Express receipts mod
crate; supplies moderate: demand mod
hampers, $S@325: fair quality, $2G2.5o.
Cucumbers-Truck receipts light:
supplies light: demand light: market
steady. Virginia, Norfolk section. :
bushel hampers, hotbed stock, $3.50
oars; South Carolina bushel baskets
U. S. No. 1. truck receipts, $2.25 02. SO:
Q. s: No: 2. S115; express receipts. fair
quality. S2@225.
Squash-Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate: demand light: market
steady. North and South Carolina,
bushel hampers, white, $1.2591.5O, fair
condition, $1.0O.
Okra-Express receipts light: supplies
light; demand light: market steady.
Florida, Y -bushel hampers, $2@2.25.
Peppers-Express receipts light: sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. Florida. IL -bushel crates, green
fancy, $2@225, choice, $3.50.
Eggplant-Express receipts light: sup
plies light; demand moderate: market
about steady. Florida, IL h-bushel crates,
$1.5O0225.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
CHURCH CHO|RS
GIVE BENEFIT
TOMORROW

The ministers Of a score Of
leading churches of washington,
and their wives, are among the
sponsors for the choral program
to be given in the large ballroom
Of the Willard Hotel tomorrow
at $3.50 p. m. for the benefit of
the Columbia Bible Training
School of this city.
The music will be presented
by nearly 300 singers from the
choirs of seven churches, the
director of each choir partici-
pating leading one group, and
w. E. Braithwaite leading all
seven choirs combined in the
grand finale, 1.-THE Heavens Are
Telling" from Haydn'S Creation"
This concert will offer unusual
opportunity to compare the styles
Of choral development worked
out by seven of the principal
choir leaders of Washington. The
choirs taking part will appear in
order, according to size, the
smallest first: Foundry M. E.
Choir, Justin Lawrie, director;
National City Christian Choir,
Mr.. Braithwaite, director; Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Choir.
George F. Ross, director; Church
of Epiphany Choir, Adolf Torov-
sky, director; Hamline M. E.
Church Choir, John Marville, di-
rector; First Congregational Choir,
Ruby Smith Stahl, director, and
Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Choir,
South, R. Deane Shure, director.
Tickets are on sale at the
churches whose choirs are taking
part and also, downtown, at the
r. Arthur Smith Bureau in Kits
Music store, 1880 G st. N. w.
The Washington Orchestral So
ciety will give a concert on Tues
day, June 6, for the benefit of a
worthy local musician who is in
great need. The concert will be
given in Y. w. C. A. Hall, 614 E
st. N. w., at 8:15 p. M, and C..
E. Christiani will conduct the
orchestra.
The program will include a
"Tannhauser" selection, Mendels-
Sohn'S Concerto in G minor, Op.
Is, with Glenn Carow at the
piano, soprano selections by Jane
Elise Hastings, accompanied by
Stanley Rayfield, the peer Gynt"
suite by the orchestra, violin solos
by Virginia Careton, with Mrs. F..
Hubbard as accompanist, and
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. S
by the orchestra.
The guest artist for the pro-
gram of the annual spring
luncheon of the Washington Chap
ter of Hadassah on Wednesday,
June 7, at the Mayflower Hotel,
will be Miss Felicia Rybier, con-
cert pianist, well known to Wash
ington audiences.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
To GET
FREEFLOWERS

Washington florists will join
with the rest of the nation in OBJ
servance of June 10 as day to
bring happiness to shut-ins.
On that day, in every city in
the nation, every florist will send
to those who are unable to get out
into the summer a bunch of
flowers to bring them the joy and
happiness of the season.
The movement is being spon-
sored by the Florists Telegraph
Delivery Association, and will be
known as National Flower Shut-In
Day.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
MAY FESTIVAL

Georgetown children will be
entertained tomorrow from 4 to
6 p. M, at a May party in Mont
rose Park, arranged by Mrs.
Pauline Woodruff, director Of the
Montrose playground.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
GUILD TO MEET

The regular meeting of the
Guild of st. Marks Church, Fair
land, Md, will be held Thursday
at 2 p. M, at the home of Mrs.
D. L. Snyder, BurtonSville, ac-
cording to an announcement by
Mrs. George Sullivan, president.
The Washington times., 1933-05-30
WIFE GETS MONEY

Calvin Wolfe, of Hagerstown,
Md, was ordered to pay 81 a
week towards the support of his
wife, Helen, and their five chill.
dren by Judge Donald A. DeLash.
mutt in Rockville Police Court
yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-05-13

absolutely clear that the locality has
done its utmost but that more must
be done, then the State must 40 atS
utmost only then can the Federai
Government add its contributions 10
those Of tha States.
The work confronting the local COM
munities is two-fold-firSt. the making
available of sufacient public funds
adequately TO furnish the direct relief
Of citizens stricken by the effects Of
unemployment; second, the preserva-
tion. through private contributions and
division of responsibility, of the pri-
vately financed forms Of social work
that have not been recognized as rep
resenting the soft of responsibility to
be met by public funds.
For the time being, the private agen-
cies everywhere are threatened with
extinction because their funds have been
largely exhausted by the tremendous
and increasing demands of the emer-
gency. and because their supporting
contributors have in turn been hit by
the depression. In Washington this
has been shown to be particularly true.
The Commissioners have been asked to
take the lead in an effort to formulate
a division Of responsibility between pub
lie and private welfare work, to the
end that a program Of co-ordinated
effort. rather than of duplicated effort,
can be adopted.
Along with the work Of directly ad-
rninistering to those stricken by unem-
ployment, there must continue to be
the supplementary efforts of private
welfare work in preserving and rebuild
ing morale, assisting in the difficult Ad-
justment of families to new conditions,
aiding those who are physically handi-
capped.
Evening star., 1933-05-13
THIS ; AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACENELL.

This = the theory, enunc1ated BY
eminent medical men, but not a well
known. By any means, - 1t deserves TO
Be, either by doctors or lAymen.
Because It actually works.
The practice u simple, but, like many
simple things, requires, hrSt, wiling
nesS to learn, and, second, D knAck.
One must attempt to relax, and then
to keep relaxed, the parts of the body
which he tends 10 keep constantly
tensed during his normal waking mo-
ments.
The second requirement b the dim
cult one. It is not 30 hard to relax the
hands and the feet, including the m
gers and the toes. as It Is to keep them
50. For instance, the small muscles
controlling the action Of the eyes can be
loosened, sso that the sockets give the
mental impression Of falling down,
down, down.
II one then transfers the attention to
another set, such as Of the mouth, and
permits its muscles to become Is 1laccid
a. possible, when he turns his mind
, again to his eyes he will discover that
they have frightened up.
So on all around, whatever activity
center he loosens up. Immediately tends
| to contract the moment the conscious
attention is diverted from It.
This shows the influence of habit.
One Is so accustomed to using the
mouth In talk that 1t is difiicult to pre-
vent the muscles which govern II from
keeping themselves in readiness to in
dulge In conversation.
| The back Of the neck, in particular,
is one OF the most fecalcitrant sectors
to keep in line. It is so used to hold
ing up the head, or trying to hold II
up, that it refuses to believe IN Its good
fortune when ordered to relax.
4 4 ~
"stifY -necked" Is phrase which
means something. after all.
When the neck is ordered by the
mind to relax it begins to sink down,
down, into the pillow, but the moment
the attention Is turned elsewhere II
snaps right back again.
Thus the best line OF mental action
Is from the eyes to the back OF the
neck, allowing Q few seconds Of con-
centration On one, then on the other
Those not accustomed to this idea
might think that all this mental hop
ping back and forth around the cir
cumference Of the frame would be
action Of the worst sort, sure 10 keep
one wide awake.
And 20 It might Be, II one did not
60 on and begin, after Q while, to
cultivate the essential second phase
which Is the secret OF the whole thing
Here some readers may think that
they are being asked TO take up the
practice Of mystical yogi. or something
along that line, but that is not the
case. In all conscious attention q
state Of unconscious attention may
succeed.
This Is . sort Of ay-dreaming, OF
happy daze. call 1t what one likes
whatever one calls 1t. it Is distinctly
something. and perfectly known to
almost every one
1t is the essential prelude to sleep;
the relaxation OF the various much
used centers is mostly to induce it
However one attains It land some
claim it can be done by counting
sheepO it is the open door.
When the door closes, then you are
fast asleep, and the faithful muscles
can tighten up again all they please
which they probably will do imme-
dia.ely. to some extent, at least, but
1t makes no difference then.
Evening star., 1933-05-13
Senseless Haste.

A story is told of Japanese gentle
man visiting an American friend in
New York City. 1t was arranged that
they should meet at the downtown Office
of the American and have luncheon at
his home uptown. They did meet, As
planned, whereupon the host explained
that ito save time" they would make
the trip to his residence by subway.
At transfer station the American sud
denly jumped to his feet and hurried
the Japanese to an express train across
the platform. II thought" said the
latter when he had somewhat recovered
from his surprise at the panic change,
that the train we were in went to
your station?" "Yes, 1t does" replied
the American, "but saw that we could
take the express and save minute and
Q half" The japanese very simply tn
quired, "And what are we going to do
with that minute and q half?"
The question was abundantly legiti-
mate. What. indeed. do people do
Evening star., 1933-05-13
Local Responsibility Remains.

While the Federal Government,
Through the half billion dollar relief
bill signed yesterday by the President,
h now committed to the policy Of di-
rect relief by direct money grants to
the States and the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Roosevelt was quick to point out In
his statement accompanying the signing
Of the measure that States and local
communities are not absolved of their
responsibilities "to see that the necessi-
Ties Of life are assured their citizens
Hho are in destitute circumstances"
II . conception of such responsibility
d lost, II the cities and the States
accept the offer Of Federal aid % an
offer to take over. lock, stock and bar
xel, the heavy burden Of local relief,
che result will be disastrous. The Fed
eral Government cannot do 1t. It IL q
task beyond the almost miraculous abil-
Niles already attributed, erroneously, to
che Federal Government. Federal aid
must be regarded as supplementing the
best efforts Of local communities, and
- forthcoming only when the best
efforts Of the States and local COM
nunities have been put forward.
As the President summarized It:
The principle which I have on many
occasions explained Is that the first
0blisation Is On the locality: II It 1
Evening star., 1933-05-13

with the fractions Of time they save
by their habit Of rushing from one
thing to another, one place to An
other? Is there any real demand for
such speed? Careful students Of trafnc
problems agree that 1t Is dangerous.
physicians unite in deplering the ten
sion Of which 1t ID both . cause and
An effect, and economists, noting the
waste Of energy, money and materials
frequently involved, deprecate the ir-
nationality OF motive indicated in the
circumstances. The fact appears to be
that panic haste is inefncient. An old
proverb puts the thought in cogent
form, 1.-THE more haste, the less speed. "
Granted that a leisurely attitude OF
mind on occasion may be an aggrava-
ton. it nevertheless has value which
may be overlooked. Mountain guides
in Switzerland have learned the neces-
Aty OF advising American visitors to
save their strength In the flrst phases
of their Alpine endeavors. Rushing up
the lower slopes results in inability to
reach the peaks. go slowly. last long
err" Is the professional climbers ad-
vice. Perhaps the same rule usefully
might be applied to other less pic
turesque employments.
The people of the Orient, on pill
grimage to the United States. invaria-
bly, are struck by the Inconsistency OF
American aspiration to arrive ut .
given place as quickly as possible and
then to do nothing worthwhile with
the time saved by making b fetish OF
speed. The Japanese gentleman OF the
anecdote expressed the common cpin-
ion of his countrymen, Of the East In
general. But even when full advantage
can be taken of minutes or hours
shaved from normal schedules Of
travel, even when the time saved is
usefully spent, the question still re-
mains as to whether the strain and
the risk Of the rush Is justified.
Safety is worth It's cost. The tragic
accidents reported from day to day In
the press all too often represent the
costly fruit Of senseless haste for which
there is no excuse. Certainly. progress
is wanted and progress implies effective
acceleration Of pace, but mere panic
rush Is much more OF , liability than
ever an asset.
Evening star., 1933-05-13
Open Door in China Is Upheld
AS Necessary to All Nations

credited to Tokuzo Komai. Japanese
member Of the Manchukuo Privy Coun-
Gil, that Manchukuo's trade door would
be closed to nations not having dipio-
matte relations with the Chang-ch
regime. Acting Prime Minister Bald
win replied that he did not believe that
the threat had really been made, but
in any event Great Britain was pre-
pared to defend the principle of the
open door in Manchuria."
During the past few months" re-
cords the San Antonio Express, the
Manchukuan administration has erected
barriers which have almost closed the
so-called open door to trade. Several
British commercial houses-long estab-
hshed in the Far East-are withdraw
ing their branches from the Man
churian provinces, and other foreign
concerns are expected to follow their
example The Toxic government lately
agreed to send a businessmen's delega-
ton to London to discuss trade prob
lens with British spokesmen. How
ever, It hardly could achieve worthwhile
results should the puppet Manchukuan
administration at Chang-chun continue
a policy which favors Japan to the
practical exclusion of all other ma
tions."
OiSCuSSluk IIlc TALL Odu ulSputt, Gue
Boston Transcript advises that lit may
be doubted that either Japan or Russia
is willing to engage in armed conflict"
with the conclusion that Japan has
not hesitated to defy the world in her
Manchurian venture, but it is suffl-
ciently evident that she has done so in
the belief that the world would not
interfere" The Roanoke Times de-
clares that Japan knows full well
that in challenging Russia to conflict
1t would not be engaging the Russia
that was defeated so disastrously in
1904-5." The New Orleans Times
Picayune feels that Japan may be
unwilling to force the issue at this
time, but eventually will. in all likeli-
hood, seek possession of the coveted
railway by purchase or other method.
to strengthen her grip upon Nam
churia"
Evening star., 1933-05-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

When troublesome questions arise,
avail yourself Of the service Of this de-
partraent. 1t costs you nothing-you
have Only to send cents for postage
on the personal letter you will receive
in reply. Do not use postcards. Any
question on any subject Of fact will be
answered. Address your letter Of in
quiry to The Evening Star Information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington. d. c.
@. What changes have been made in
base ball rules since l931?-W. C. G.
A. No changes have been made.
@. How many States have laws re-
quiring medical certificates showing
physical fitness before marriage licenses
are issued?-E. S.
A. No States have ali-embracing
laws. but Alabama, Louisiana, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas,
Wisconsin and wyoming require a
medical certificate from q male appli-
cant showing that he is free from q
venereal disease. Fourteen other
States have laws relating to marriage
Of persons not physically mt, but affi-
davits are accepted or are voluntary.
Q. Is "blighter" term Of opprobrium
in England?-N. 8.
A. It is slightly contemptuous but
good -natured slang. It is used gen.
! orally With the idea that the man is q
bit OF q scamp, or, at the moment,
somewhat obnoxious.
Q. After a patent is granted, is it
necessary to have the article bear .
R. Z. T.
A. The law requires that a person
who has actually received patent on
an article shall mark the article pat
ented and give the patent number.
O. Why is a blue ribbon used as a
symbol for first prize?-S. M.
A. The term was first applied to the
badge OF the Order Of the knights OF
the Garter. In this case the ribbon Ii
blue It naturally followed that blue
ribbon was used for a first prize, Oh
figuratively as an expression applied t
any great prize or coveted honor.
@. What Is the origin of the word
galoshes?-S M.
A. The galosh or golosh was origi-
nally a wooden shoe or clog, but Later
came to mean an overshoe. In 1885
there is the statement: "Galloshios
are false shoes, or covers for shoes.
The word Is adapted from the French
galoche, from low Latin galopediufn, a
wooden shoe.
@, What is the biggest ship on the
Great Lakes?-L. G.
A. The two largest vessels on the
| Great Lakes are two freighters Of TO-
600 gross tons each-one American and
one British.
O. Did Jess willard fight Harry Will.
at any time during Wizards come
! back?-E. S. P.
A. The men never fought.
@. When was "Cyrano de Bergerac
nrst produced?-W. r.
A. Rostand's heroic comedy wa
first produced at the Theater de Ia
Porte aint-Martin on December 20
1897, with Coquelin in the title role.
O. When did it become customary
to shave the beard?-M. B.
A. The Egyptians commonly shaved
their boards, except in time of mourn
ing. Alexander the Great ordered hi:
Greek soldiers to shave (356-323 B. c.
and about the same time the custom
was introduced into Rome. Pliny says
that Scipio Africanus was the first
Roman who shaved every day.
@. How many school teachers art
there in the United States?-M. F.
A. In 1880 there were 1,044,0l6.
@. What did the Indians use q.
pack animals before horses were
brought to this countrY?-N p
Evening star., 1933-05-13

W1enever we hear . person COM
planning that he cannot get to sleep
ct night we always feel sorry for him,
not that he can't sleep, but that he
won't use his intelligence in this mat
ter as in othefs.
Often he is a man who lives by his
brain, who solves problems Is they
come up, delighting In the application
Of mind to difficulties. rejoicing In
their proper settlement at last.
But when 1t comes to the problem
Of sleep the whole man u bafned.
Seemingly 1t never occurs to him to
apply his mind to this, too, to In
vestigate, to do research work, In IN
endeavor to find out II the thing has
been solved and, what Is more to the
point, II he, personally, can solve 1t.
4 r 4
A reasonably clear conscience, some
thing to eat, and relaxation-these
mishtiest Of these Is relaxation.
While there may be individual con-
ditions which may not yield to one
or more OF these sublimely simple and
natural remedies, many who try them
find them highly eficacious. Those
who do not usually fail in the ,appli-
cation Of the ttIrd remedy. to wit
relaxation
This is easier to do than to describe,
yet some seem never to get the hang
of 1t, so perhaps 1t ought not to be
called easy In any sense.
Those who master 1t can put them
selves to sleep in no time; In fact
they do not know when they fall on
or how which is the only natural way
One never catches himself falling
asleep. The actual point If there is
any, when consciousness leaves, Is lost
In inconsistencies.
Sleep is so common that we tend
to forget that 1t Is one Of the most
mysterious of all natural phenomena
Any one who has read the descriptions
of it in medical and other works knows
that more than a great deal ID left to
the imagination. The explanations
of 1t explain little, At least to the
lay mind which is not satisfied with
symbols.
Whatever the mechanics OF sleep may
be, there can be little doubt that 1t is,
Of activity. While certain inner proc
esses, during sleep. go on to the tune OF
even greater activity than during wake
fulness. as Q broad, basic proposition
sleep Is rest.
Rest, of course, Is relaxation.
The theory of relaxation for the pur-
pose of securing sleep Is based on MOTH
ing more startling than the connection
Of certain physical centers with activity
An active human being commonly
uses his hands and feet.
He talks
He eats.
He constantly turns his head from
side to side.
He looks around him.
He holds book or . pen.
+ 4
The hands the feet, the mouth and
throat, the back of the neck, the eyes
these are perhaps the most importan,
centers as relates to consciousness anc
the lack of consciousness.
These are the active physical factors
during consciousness, in the average
life. under ordinary conditions.
If sleep. for any reason, becomes diff
cult to secure. q conscious relaxation oi
these centers will be the first step to-
ward the desired inconsistencies calleC
sleep.