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Evening star., 1934-08-08

there IL no constant interchange Of
fresh water for stale.
Under such conditions Il Is not TO
be wondered at that the first thing
to suffer Is appetite. The fish can
live. but it cannot function at its
best. But since the margin is very
small, even q small introduction Of air
does a great deal Of good. The deni-
zens Of the miniature deep are soon
swimming around looking for dinner.
An oppression Is taken. literally. of
their chests" the black threat Of
suffocation.
The first thing to pep up" Is their
motion They swim around looking
for something TO eat, If it Is Just be-
fore their usual feeding time. And
when food Is given them, they sail
at II with their old-time vigor.
Under average oxygenation. given
for a sufficient period to stop them
from opening their mouths for air,
the fishes will eat from two to four
times as much food as without air.
What counts. however, Is the gusto
with which they eat it. Not only do
they eat more, but they enjoy it, and
their environment Is now in q state
wherein they can make good use of it.
Those who find their fishes refusing
to eat, or eating very gingerly, should
provide this air conditioning of
their water at least before every meal.
: This is all the more appropriate in
the morning, since perhaps rs per
cent of amateur aquariSts feed their
charges at that time, 1t being the
most convenient.
The night ends all possible help
from the plants in the matter Of
oxygenation. Indeed, the major
paintings often take oxygen from the
water during the dark hours.
The obServant keeper of small fishes
Will note that many Of his pets gasp
badly at s am, but do not do so at IL
O'Clock. The plants, under the in
fiuence Of the morning sun, have got
ten In their good work.
But to go ahead and feed the
fishes at am, say, without intro
ducing enough air to cause them to
cease gasping is to be met with a poor
appetite. 1t may be believed that
such food as they do eat, under such
cirmcumstances, does them little good
The amazing difference which will
result from just a little air forced
through their water is something
which must be seen to be appreciated.
The three most practical methods are
the electrical pump, the thermal
aerator and the hand pump Each of
these has its place. For few tanks
the latter two are entirely adequate
| and have the advantage of being
small in cost and entirely remova Bile
from the tank after use. They also
permit the aerator stone or release"
to be moved easily from point 10
point in the aquarium, which must be
believed TO be q better system than
permitting it to remain put" for the
entire operation.
As an appetizer, air must be forced
through the water for from 10 to 20
minutes. at the least, for a S to 10
gallon tank, and others in proportion.
Exceptional conditions may demand
shorter or longer oxygenation-the
real test is when the fishes stop gasp-
ing and swim excitedly for their din
ner. Some, including the stately
Angel fishes, fall to pecking at each
other Gf they are several years old
as soon as the state of the water is
to their liking.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Fighting for Beauty.

There Is hope for New York. Last
evening twenty-five thousand people
fought to see a ballet program at the
Lewisohn Stadium. Michel Fokine's
company Of dancers were presenting
''Scheherazsde" and Les Sylphides, I"
and the crowd of would-be spectators
was so anxious to attend that regi-
ment OF policemen had to be called
to restrain their turbulence. The
story made" the front pages Of the
metropolitan press.
Ordinarily, any riot is to be de-
plored. But 8 disturbance prompted
by an authentic eSthetic impulse has
3 defensible aspect. A community
willing 10 battle for opportunity to
applaud beautiful choreogrsphic effort
is not spiritually dead. Its exuber-
ance may require control, but it Is
admirable, none the less A genius
for the appreciation of values truly
fine ought not 10 be governed too
sternly. even when il rises to q pitch
Of violence.
The present generation. critics gen
orally agree. is msterialistie in its out
Evening star., 1934-08-08
The Responsibility.
Prom the Hartford Times.

Prom the Hartford Times.
Dollfuss' assassins died with Hell
Hitler" on their lips. They had pro-
fessed that their crime was committed
for love of country. That plea is
blasted by their own last confession.
They murdered DollfuSs because of
Hitler. He had set them example
He was their inspiration. Back of
Hitlerism is professed basis Of
patriotism, but the profession Is false
when it espouses the doctrine of
despotism in all times-that it will
maintain no law but its own win. The
patriot places justice above all and
has rigorous regard for the fairness OF
its administration
Dollfuss, the Austrian, was killed
not in the name OF liberty, but of
Adolf Hitler, the German, and the
passions, prejudices and fanaticism
which he represents And to Hitler
belongs heavy share of the moral
blame for the bloodShed in the guilt
Of which Austrians have been hanged.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
End of a Dynasty.

With the death of William S. Ware
passes the last member Of a dynasty
that at one time ruled in Philadelphia
and for a while held mastery over a
large portion of the State of Pennsyl-
vanis- There were three brothers
Ware. George, Edwin and William
They were of humble origin. reared
in poverty. They rose to great sfru-
ence and great power. First they
were truck farmers on the outskirts
of the city. Then one Of the brothers
secured a municipal contract for the
collection OF ashes. The next year
he obtained q contract for street
cleaning. In the next decade the trio
did more than thirteen million dol
lars worth of city contract business.
1t was logical step from city con-
tracing to city politics. In 1895 the
Wares made their first move In this
direction by putting a complete City
Council ticket in the field against the
regular Republican organization. In
the first campaign they won in q
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Summer White House and vice pres
idential residence has been found in
the remodeling of the executive Of
fees, now under way at a cost of
$3.50, ,000-a lot Of money for a one
story annex, but small change IN
comparison with the Grand Coulee or
Fort Peck water power projects.
The United Mine Workers of
America have removed their national
headquarters and entire official per-
sonnel, bag and baggage, from In
dianapolis to Washington, and the
first issue Of the United Mine Work
ers' Journal, to be published here, Is
just of the press. washington has
become the center of all the activities
of our union.' writes Editor Ellis
Searles. Congress meets in WASH
lngton and all Government depart
ments and administrative agencies are
located here. In order to maintain
contact with all Of these bodies and
to promote the movement for legisla-
ton it was a matter of absolute me-
cessity that staff be maintained here.
No longer was there any reason
for keeping up headquarters in In
dianapolis when the business of the
organization had to be transacted in
Washington"
Miss Marguerite lie Hand, Missy
of the White House staff, the Presi-
dents private secretary, set sail for
Europe when Mr. Roosevelt departed
for Hawaii. No reports of her travels
have yet reached Washington, but she
is due home this week ready to well
come her Chief" and to exchange
travelogues.
Presentation to the Nation Of the
Coolidge homestead at Plymouth, VT,
as a national shrine is in long-range
prospect. That came to light incident
to Coolidge commemorative exercises
held in Vermont last week. But what
about the widely publicized two-family
frame house IN Northampton, Mass, one
side OF which was the Coolidge domi-
rile during his years as lawyer, mayor,
Governor and President? Is that to
be ignored? Evidently not, for this
week q bill was filed with the MaSsa-
chusetts Legislature authorizing the
county Of which Northampton is a
part to purchase and maintain the
house as a Coolidge memorial. The
county would bear the costs and be
the trustee. The Bay State Legisla-
ture is not in session, but members
may file bills. adjournment notwith-
standing.
(Copyrisht, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-08-08

The country's love and admiration
for the late Marie Dressler is reflected
in warm editorial tributes appearing
in the newspapers from coast TO coast
since the death Of the famous come
dienne who came into her own in the
movies after the close of a remarkable
stage career.
mo memory will be more fadeless
than hers" says the Knoxville Jour-
nal, while the Omaha World Herald
feels that "she leaves behind her very
distinct footprints on the sands OF
time" The New York Herald Tri-
bune regards her achievement as
magnificent" The Charlotte OBJ
server declares that "the life Of such
a one, translated into her art, touches
the nobilities," and the Buffalo Eve
ming News is sure that "she has left
q heritage of friendly hearts" The
Louisville Herald-PoSt pays the tribute:
Marie Dressler was a radiant, buoy
ant personality, with an infectious
gift for helpfulness. Her comedy
came from the heart and held the
truth of human experience, emotions,
warmth. Her artistry was as spon-
taneous as her generosity. And she
spoke the language Of the people"
"She won not only through her role
OF commedienne, but as the greatest
of character players" in the opinion
Of the Akron Beacon Journal, and the
Savannah Morning News declares that
"in the years to come she viii be
honored as one of the most admired
actresses the world has ever known"
The Kansas City Times says ner
laughter was contagious and her keen
and vivid Characterization will be a
lasting recollection" The youngstown
Vindicator calls her "a conspicuous
example of what intelligence ana
character can achieve"
Other tributes to the outstanding
qualities of her mind and spirit are
maid by the Chattanooga Times, the
Asbury Park Evening Press, the st.
Paul Pioneer Press, the WaterVoWn
IN. " Daily Times, the shreveport
Journal, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
the Harrisburg Patriot, the Cncin-
natl Times-Star and the Birmingham
News.
The Bismarck IN Dak) Tribune
saws: ANY one who ever saw her play
can be genuinely sorry that she mas
taken her final curtain call, and the
Tulsa COkla.) Tribune adds that "A
great void is in the mimic world.
The Cleveland News AYERS that she
typified the American determination
10 triumph over obstacles, the Amer
ican preference for real drama, for
clean amusement on stage and screen.
The cleanness of her work Is empha-
sized also by the Rock Island Argus,
the Appleton CWis) Post-Crescent,
the Albuquerque IN. Mex Journal,
the South Bend Tribune, the Kala-
naazoo Gazette, the Lowell Courier
Citizen, the Goshen Und0 News
Times, the Tampa Daily Times, the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader and the
San Antonio Express.
"in Hollywood's land Of unreality
Marie Dressler was real" observes
the Milwaukee Journal, in the
cloudiness that has beset the t1lms,
she stood out clear" That paper
continues: For her courage and
greatness of soul-a jester whose in
numerable private philanthropies we're
hidden behind smile-aS well as Tor
her ability to entertain, Marie Dress
Ter viii long be remembered by this
generation of movie goers."
The New York Times states: 1T
was her individual charm, her warmth
OF nature, her fidelity IN all the du-
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Editors Pay Warm Tributes
To Marie Dressler's Memory

ties and privileges Of friendship, her
frequent little unremembered acts of
kindness and Of love, which made
her death bring q special pang TO all
who really knew her"
Death claimed her at the zenith Of
her career" records the Louisville
Courier-Journal, with the tribute that
"the films lose rare artist" The
New Orleans Times-P Picayune remarks
that "she was older than that screen
which searches the world for beauty
and grace and the charm of youth, but
she was its most popular and best
loved woman" The Reno Evening
Gazette suggests that "such character
players are altogether too rare" and
the Boise Qdaho) Statesman con-
cludes: Miss DreSsler's success may
be traced to the fact that she was
a real actress. She had to be. She
couldn't fall back on anything else.
She was compelled to conJtant effort,
to study human nature, to enact her
roles with the thought always fore
most in her mind that she was de-
picting q character, living a part.
So her very handicaps proved to be
her greatest aids and she made her
name immortal"
Evening star., 1934-08-08

single ward and then gradually they
extended their influence until In q
little more than FIVE years they we're
in political control Of the city. They
specialized in their assignments. one
brother planning the political moves
another attending 10 the business and
securing the sinews Of war, aud the
third. he who has Just passed, stand
ing as the perennial candidate for
ofice. He began as a member Of the
City Council, then in turn serving as
mercantile appraiser, recorder Of
deeds. member CT The State Senate,
Representative in Congress. and nnal-
ly presenting himself in Washington
with the credentials Of a Senator Of
the United States. This victory was
his undoing. His defeated rival for
the senatorship, the late william b
Wilson, who had been Secretary OF
Labor In the cabinet os President
Wilson, brought charge OF fraud in
the election in Philadelphia and four
other counties. Ware countered by
demanding recount in the rest OF
the State. All the ballot boxes were
brought to Washington and the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and
Elections made q protracted exami-
nation Of their contents, and upon the
basis Of its report the Senate declined
to receive him as q member. That
was the end of his political career.
His brothers meanwhile had died and
so the great Ware machine collapsed
after many years of triumph, which
brought large fortune to the three
brothers who started life as truck
farmers and trash collectors. The
history OF American politics contains
no stranger story of the rise and
fall Of a dynasty.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Drought in Europe.

From the st. Louis Globe-Demoerat
1t has been known for some time
that the United States has not been
alone in crop losses from the drought
this year. 1t has not been known, nor
is it known at this time, how serious
the damage In foreign countries may
be. No more than we can take accu-
rate measurement of our own losses
at time when the harm Is still being
wrought.
The United States Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economics, however, presents
the results of world study Of drought
and running crop damage that may
give even darker color to q drab pic
ture Of the world bread basket. The
report says that the prolonged drought
that reduced production of some farm
crops in the United States TO the
lowest level in 40 years also has taker
a heavy toll in other countries of the
Northern Hemisphere. And thas
prospective damage to production on
the other side Of the equator is to be
seen in the dry weather that is already
hampering seeding. with particularly
unsatisfactory conditions existing In
Argentina and Australia.
The drought damage on the other
side of the equator. however, may still
be regarded as potential. On this
side, in the countries of Europe a.
well as In the United States and
Canada, 1t is actual and In most cases
beyond correction. The bureau has
received many reports Of drought
damage in important wheat-producing
areas Of Southern Russia. Prospects
In the Danube Basin have been greatly
reduced, with Hungary and Rumania
reporting unusually low crops OF both
wheat and rye. and YugoslaYia and
Bulgaria sharply curtailed In wheat,
though with rye only slightly below
1888. OF the four, only Hungary has
hope Of exporting rye, and that coun-
try only in small quantity. Because
of timely rains the corn crop In the
basin Is expected to be fair.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

A reader can get the anssper to
any question OF fact bp fDTittng
THE WASHINGTON EVENING
STAR INFORMATION BUREAU,
Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Wash
inoton. d. c. Please enclose stamp
fer reply.
@. What is the cost per year of
Illuminating the Capitol dome at
Washington. ID. CIR. NJ. v.
A. The architect Of the Capitol says
the cost OF lighting the Capitol dome
per year amounts to $l,544.o9.
c. How many persons are lost on
American steamboats, in relation to
the numbers carried7--E. NJ. d.
A. Latest figures of the Bureau of
NayigAtion show that one passenger
was lost in year for every l,S36,54o
carried.
@. Please give the location OF the
tree on which Daniel Boone wrote
that he killed q besr.-E. N.
A. The tree which bears the in
scription, ID, Boon cilled a Bar on
this tree year 1890" Is located on
Boones Greek. a small tributary Of the
Watauga in Eastern Tennessee.
O. In the opinion Of Robert Brown
ing. what we're the main constituents
Of theology?-R. l.. B.
A. Power and love.
@. Why is a drawing room so
called2-F. L. NJ.
A. This is a shortened form of the
sixteenth and seventeenth century
Withdrawing room, and originated in
the setting apart of a room for the
ladies of the household. to which they
withdrew from the dining room.
@. Should honey be kept in q re-
frigerator?-H. d.
A. Honey should be kept in a warm
room rather than in refrigerator.
@. What play was given this year
at the Central City, Colo, festival7-
A. T. r.
A. "Othello," with Walter Huston
and his wife, Nan Sunderland, in the
stellar roles, was selected for the
Third Annual Play Festival at Central
City. Robert Edmond Jones was the
producer.
@. How may poison Ivy be identi-
fed2-R. s.
A. Poison ivy may be identified by
its shiny leaves of three leaflets.
@. What is goldbeater's skin9--
T. r. w.
A. The fine membrane used in gold
beating is the outer coat of the cae-
cum or blind gut of the OK. 1t Is
stripped of in lengths and freed from
fat by dipping in solution of caustic
alkah and scraping with blunt knife.
1t is afterward stretched on a frame;
two membranes are glued together,
treated with a solution of aromatic
substances or camphor, in isinglass,
and subsequently coated with white
of egg. Finally 1t is cut up into
squares.
@. When did Ewing Hunt. the out
law, die7-S. j. d.
A. He was killed on May 81, 1882
@. Are any of the c. G. c. camps
located on wildlife reservations?-
w. D. c.
A. G. G. G. camps have been located
on five refugees administered by the
Biological Survey for ducks, geese
and other valuable species. These
refugees are the Swanquarter Migra-
tory Bird Refuge, $4,000 acres Of land
and marsh just of Pamlico Sound in
North Carolina; the st. Marks Mi
gratory Bird Refuge, q 35,000-acre
area along the shores of Apalachee
Bay in Florida; the Blackwater Mi
gratory Bird Refuge, near Cambridge,
Md; the Crescent Lake Migratory
Bird Refuge, nearly 10000 acres of
land and water in the sandhiIl region
Of Garden County, Nebraska, and the
Niobrara Big Game Preserve, along
Evening star., 1934-08-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHu.ANDER JOHNSON.
Statement Indorsed.

Statement Endorsed.
When some great intellect suspects
That he is in fix,
This defamation he selects.
I'm out of politicsl"
I'm out of politics." he cries
In an emphatic way,
And then he finds with sad surprise
Nobody says him nay.
OF diSappointments that befall,
Here comes the very worst;
Constituents who hear him call
Exclaim, We knew it first!"
Evening star., 1934-08-08

William Ware, the late political
leader in Philadelphia, founded his
fortune on q contract for collecting
ashes. In Pennsylvania, where Ben
Franklin taught thrift, coal has its
value even If it has exhausted its
service as fuel.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

II more bus transportation is to be
employed, it may be incumbent on the
Voice Of Safety to teach bus driver
how to turn around without blocking
the thoroughfare.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRAcEwELL.

The question which most often
comes 70 this desk regarding small
aquarium fishes is the following:
why won't my fishes eat7"
At any other time OF year there
might be several answers to that. but
the chances are that there is but one
answer to II during the Summer.
The creatures are under oxygen
ated.
Proper oxygenation means all the
difference between contented and dis
contented aquarium denizens. but
even the person acquainted with the
care of these animals often does not
pay attention to the matter
The term, under -oxygenation," Is
simply the easiest way to say some
thing else, as such terms often are.
The truth Is that what artificial
oxygenation of aquarium water really
does is to rid it OF the bottom gases
which cause discomfort to the fishes.
Once these gases. including carbon
dioxide, are out of the water. the
creatures can make use Of what free
oxygen there Is in 1t.
When snails collect at the surface
the home aquarist may be sure that
there Is not enough oxygen in 1t.
Some persons claim that snails make
slight clicking sound, under such
circumstances, by opening their air
tubes.
When the fishes open their mouths
repeatedly. and their gills faster and
wider than usual. the aquarist may be
certain that they are suffering both
from lack Of oxygen and too much
carbon dioxide.
Too often he will not stop to pay
much attention TO these signs, es-
pecially If he is a newcomer to the
pursuit.
Even when he is an old hand, how
ever, he too often fails to realize the
great difference which this state Of
slight or heavy gaSping makes in the
appetite of the fish.
=
There is really an amazing differ
ence in the amount of food which
the inmates of given tank will eat
before and after proper artificial OK
ygenation.
II the fishes in any particular
aquarium slight their food, do not
be too hasty to attribute it to the
food or to the fishes themselves.
These conditions and others, such
as the chemical state Of the water
itself, may have something TO do with
1t, but this can be easily checked by
giving the fishes air.
If, after it, they eat with their
old time appetite, as they most prob
ably will do, it may be presumed that
lack of oxygen and too large a vol
ume Of inimical gases we're the caus-
ating factors in poor eating.
Introduction of air under pressure,
usually through porous stone which
breaks it into thousands Of very fine
bubbles, undoubtedly helps oxygenate
the water. as well as clear it of the
aforementioned gases.
The net result is that the fishes are
made more easy in the place it helps
most - their breathing apparatus.
Just what this means to them Is re-
allied when one stops to think of their
unique relation to the medium in
which they exist. Water, at best. does
not have very much free or uncom-
bined oxygen in it, and the fishes are
forever on the border line of under
oxygenation in an aquarium, where
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Prof. Hanfstaengl when engaged in
soothing Hitler with music tactfully
avoids any reference to international
finance even so remote as a per-
Torrance of the Dawes Melody"
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Every slogan may be questioned.
When the remark Come in, the
waters fine" Is ventured, many per-
sons recall experiences involving d.
Mted stock market values with q
shudder.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Some One on Guard, Surely.
From the Kansas City Star.
Gov. Ritchie OF Maryland Is run
ming for reelection by touring In Eu-
rope. But we fancy he left q cam
paign manager to stay around head
quarters and answer the telephone.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

In order to avoid being a target for
bullets, the Archduke Otto of Austria
allows 1t to be understood that the
object Of his visit to Italy is matri-
mony, with no reason for throwing
anything more serious than confetti.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
Smooth Landing,

Smooth Landing.
do you enjoy airplane trsvel?"
very much" answered Senator
Sorghum. 1T reminds me Of a politi-
cal career. After flying high for a
while you are lucky If you can land
without a crash"
Jud Tunkins says that when pros
perity is Just around the corner some
folks are in such hurry that they
rush right past it.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Hitler is now repeating the thoughts
Of Hlndenburg. This is one of the
most obvious cases of employing a
ghost writer ever attempted.
Evening star., 1934-08-08
To End WARRIOR a Time.

10 End WARRIOR a lime.
From the Manchester On. H. Union.
There seems to be at least one point
Of general agreement concerning The
next war"-that when it is over. the
few people who may be left wont be
able TO start another one for long,
long time.
Evening star., 1934-08-08

Machine guns, rifles, gas bombs
and gas masks are mentioned in con-
nection with a Louisiana election. In
cidentally there may be few ballots.