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Evening star., 1934-09-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

0roggy Republicans are still dazed
by what happened In Maine this
week. They are trying to figure out
just what struck them, and why.
They make no pretense Of minimizing
either the size or significance of their
defeat. It was . knockout blow, and
they know 1t. What's chiefly agi-
.tating them now u the question
whether q Maine disaster In Septem-
ber is destined to become q national
rout In November. They are frankly
fearful that 1t Is. Hence the panic
stricken appeals Of the various q. o.
p. chatrmen for q more intensified
campaign from now until election
time. About all the elephant has to
count on at the present distressing
moment is that the donkey may bray
himself into overconndence. Demo-
cratic leaders admit this danger.
Meantime every possible ounce of
Republican energy Is 70 be thrown
into the hight to stem the apparent
tide in favor of the New Deal. The
q. O.. p. IL genuinely alarmed over
the Santa Claus" vote-the citi-
zenry everywhere, as in Maine, which
II benefiting 30 handsomely from
the Governments lavish recovery and
relief expenditure.
4 4 4 4
Democrats elation is boundless,
The Maine results outran their fond
est expectations. They were confident
that Gov. Brann would be reelected,
though not by anything like the CO.
lossal majority he rolled up, and were
fairly sure that two Democratic House
seats would be held. But in their
widest hopes they never dreamed of
cutting down Senator Frederick Hale's
majority to . margin % bare that a
recount may unseat him. They looked
upon q Hale - unbeatable in Maine.
The Democrats mood now is that
Maine means that they will not lose
more than q score of House seats In
the Nation at large, suffer no Senate
losses at all and unhorse enough Re-
publicans to give themselves at least
. full two-thirds majority in the Sen
ate-that Is, "a seats instead Of the
so now held-and possibly as many
as 66 or SO, If the recent devastating
Down East wind blows across the
whole country two months hence.
Among Republican senatorial In
cumbents whom the Democrats have
high hopes or relegating to private
life are Hebert of Rhode Island, Kean
Of New Jersey, Hatfield of West vir-
ginia. Fess Of. Ohio and Patterson OF
Missouri. Senator James Hamilton
Lewis Of Illinois, chairman of the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee, who Is now in Washington
on the verge Of political conferences
with the President ct Hyde Park. will
not concede that . single Republican
Senator up for reelection Is abso-
lutely certain Of victory. Those who
look somewhat more likely than Others
to succeed themselves are Austin OF
Vermont, Frazier Of North Dakota,
Walcott Of Connecticut. Townsend of
Delaware, Robinson Of Indiana and
vandenberg Of Michigan. Thanks to
Roosevelt backing. Progressive Repub-
licAns johnson Of California, Cutting
Of New Mexico and La Toilette OF
Wisconsin are expected to come back
TO Washington In January. The
Democrats believe they will pick up q
senatorship In Maryland. and win moi
Evening star., 1934-09-14

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin. Director, washington,
D. o. Please inclose . stamp for re-
ply.
q. How many hot springs are there
in Hot Springs National Park2--J. X.
A. Fcrty-six hot streams Of water
gush from Hot Springs Mountain,
flowing nearly . million gallons Of
radioactive waters daily. Last year
over 500, 900 visitors bathed In these
curative waters.
q. what city has the largest num-
Der Of historic places connected with
the Revolutione--A. n.
A. II u said that . circle Of 30
miles drawn about Philadelphia in-
closes more buildings, museums and
collections Of value In Revolutionary
history than any other district In
America.
@. How long has the Supreme Court
Of the United States sat In Its present
chamber?-G. H.
A. Since 1850, when the Senate,
which previously had occupied the
room, moved to its new quarters, the
present Senate chamber.
@. How Is the name of the strato-
sphere flyer. Picard. pronounced2--
L. w.
A. It is pronounced pea-car.
q. How many numbers are there
on the roulette wheels at Monte
Carlow. M. r.
A. The roulette wheels ct Monte
Carlo are divided into 81 compare
ments, colored alternately black and
red, numbered from / to 36, the 81
being zero. At many other places
there are 80 compartments, one with
q double zero. This u largely the
rule In America.
@. How does the income Of physi-
clans now compare with that before
the depression?-E. C,
A. The average physician In the
United States has o net income Of
$500 q year. This u SO per cent
less than before the depression.
q. What Il the design Of the
mosaic found at Or, the ancient city
recently unearthed2--K. y.
A. A remarkable work IN lapis
lazuii and pink sandstone found at
Or, probably dating from $500 B. c.,
has the stones fastened to Q wood
background with bituminous cement.
It was probably standard and pic
tured on one side an army going to
battle, and, on the other, q king or
noble ut feast.
q. Is Cornelia Otis Skinner, solo
dramatist. married2--d. 8.
A. She Is the wife Of Alden
Blodgett.
Q. why aren't insects imported
from Japan that win destroy Japan
ese beetles?-P. r.
A. Sixteen pounds Of insects have
recently been imported and viii be
used In the peach groves Of Eastern
and Southern States. They were
sent from Japan to Canada by
steamer, then East by airplane.
q. what can be used to cover
cracks that appear In tree trunks7-
w. D.
A. Wounds and cracks should b
carefully cleaned and painted with
any good house paint.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

b surprised II they supplAnt, Dave
Reed IN Pennsylvania.
\ -
Premier Mussolini might be able to
tell Senator Nye's Munition Investigst-
ing Committee thing or two about
the international traf1c in the "ma-
chinery Of DEATH" In connection
with Italy's current discussion Of Affi-
can colonial relations with Abyssinia,
one Of u Duce's semi-ofhcial journals
at Rome has Just stated that bahind
Abyssinia's vast military expansion
lone sees the shadows OF the big arm
aments companies" The Italians fear
that the Ethiopian monarch, Emperor
Halle Selassie, Is piling up arms for
crusade against one Of the European
powers bordering his country, (which
would give new glory to the throne
Of Solomon and renew the power Of
Abyssinia." The Italian colonies of
Eritrea and Somaliland abut Abyssinis.
Five cases calling for constitutional
interpretations Of the New Deal are
due for decision at the impending Oc-
tober term OF the Supreme Court.
Three affect N. r. A. issues dealing
with oil, and two concern legislation
and Treasury action relating to gold.
Speaking Of the Supreme Court. the
suggestion Is current that one Of
the reasons why certain eminent MEM
bers eligible for retirement are hanging
on is that they banker to wind up
their careers as denizens Of the mag
nificent new Supreme Court Building.
after having survived 20 many years
of discomfort and inconvenience in
the cramped and antiquated quarters
they have inhabited beneath the dome
Of the Capitol.
His friends in washington learn
with regret that Veteran Represent
ative Isaac Bacharach, Republican of
New Jersey, has recently been con-
fined to . hospital in Atlantic City
with q heart ailment. Mr.. Bacha-
rach, who will be IS years old in
January, is completing his tenth sue
cessive term In the House and has
been renominated for an eleventh
term. He has long been q potent
member Of the Ways and Means
Committee.
4 4 -
While It is being waged without
benefit Of publicity, the fight for the
speakership Of the House ID in full
blast under cover. Democratic Rep
resentatives Byrns Of Tennessee, Ray
burn of Texas and Bankhead of Ala
bama still rank as outstanding, con-
tenders, with victory believed to lie
between Byrns and Rayburn. In ad-
dition to the three Dixie aspirants, the
North has potential candidates In
Representative Mead and O'Connor
of New York, Mccormack Of MAssa-
chusetts and SABBATH Of Illinois. But
the plum by general consent Is going
South. The respective rivals are find-
ing that Democratic members Tor the
most part are disinclined to commit
themselves before election day and
possibly not until the new Congress
assemblies in January.
* 4
Senator Clarence @. Din, Democrat,
Of Warrington. has folded up his tents
In the Senate once Building and bid
den national life an informal farewell.
His voluntary retirement marks the
end Of roundly 20 years In Congress.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASK1N.

q. u there more than one city IN.
the United States where o daily news-
paper has more subscribers than there
are residents In the place Of publica-
t1on7-o. @.
A. Probably there are several. Des
Moines, Iowa, has 100000 population
and the circulation Of the les Mcines
Sunday Register II currently ass.ooo.
q. Are there fraternities at the M :
stitute Of Advanced Education7--B. r.
A. The institute IN at Princeton,
N. J., and 4 . graduate school de-
voted mainly TO the pursuit Of scien-
the subjects. There are no frsterni-
ties ct this institution. =.
@. Before the 1919 break IN ths
stock market how many people In
the United States owned stock?lE. n.
A. There Is no authentic compilation
OF this sort. Various estimates have
been made, one Of which Is as high !,
~ 2o.ooo.o0o. 80
@. What is fuller's earth7--L. z.
A. II Is soft. earthly substance re-
sembling clay, but not plastic. Natu. /,
rally. 1t Is an impure hydrous alumni.
mum silicate. It Is used in cleansing
cloth and wool of grease, and also As
Q hitter to clarity oils.
n. 3: 3. Are %. ''n'''i'''r' D'''an0u'--
A. They are not. They are HARM
less until they become large enough
TO crush their prey. The highly de-
veloped muscles make the snake an
pear much lesner and higher from
the ground than ordinary reptiles.
Fully grown boa constructors sometimes
exceed 30 feet IN length and are one
Of the most dangerous Of jungle crea-
lures. Like all constructors, they swal-
low their food whole and digest 1t at
their leisure. ~ "a
Q. Why Is It wrong TO lplit mimi
| tives2-v. WI
A. There is . theory 10 the eject
that ito" Is an integral part az the
infnitive and should not Be separated
from the verb form by the Intrusion
Of the advsrb, !
Q. Was Palestine returned To- the
Jews for q national home or does It still
belong to Great Britain7--W. N.
A. Palestine II not owned by the
British Empire, nor IL it owned hy
the Jewish race. It Il what a known
as inundated territory under the con-
troll and government Of Great Britain,
but subject to future disposition by
the League Of Nations.
O. How much air "a required to
burn gallon Of gasolinep--J. Il. H.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that about is pounds Of cir will
be required to burn completely / pound
Of gasoline. A gasoline weighing 8
| pounds per gallon would thus require
90 pounds Of air, or about 1000 cubic
feet, ct normal atmospheric conditions
for complete combustion of / gallon
Of fuel.
g. When does one zee stained glass
to the greater advantage on clear
day or on Q cloudy one?--M. +.
A. On cloudy day.
q. What is the name Of Edward the
| Ccnfessor,s sword7 IN, r.
A. Curtana. the pointless sword Of
mercy, II the sword Of Edward the
Confessor, which ID borne ct tho ccro-
nation Of the Kings OF Hnglnn6 be-
tween the two pointed swords q
| justice. sa az
Evening star., 1934-09-14

If automobiles continue to be occu-
pied in wholesale crime, extreme theor-
lists in the subject Of social economy
may, after curbing gun sales. demand
. closer check-up on the automobile
industry.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
SHOOTING STARS.
By rzu.AxDrn Johnson.

Penance.
When the sky Is hung with mist
An it starts to rain,
Then your feelin's get twist
That you can't explain.
All the sadnesses Of years
Come in dark array,
Driftin' with the tide Of tears
On rainy day.
How we bruised the laughin' flowers
Meath our careless tread!
How we wasted golden hours
sconin' a. they sped
At the simple joys they brought
Far from pomp an. frayl
Things seem different when we're
caught
BY rainy day.
All the smilin' an the song
From existence hee:
All the world is goin' wrong
Leastways seems to be.
Then you struggle to repent
OF your erin way.
Can't be much worse punishment
Than rainy day.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
A Satisfactory Topic.

Haven't an opinion
Bout golf or any game
The rest keep on discussin',
But I'm happy jes' the same.
I feel the frost approachin'
An I'm steppin' quick an free,
An talkin' bout the weather
Is fun enough fur me.
I'll watch the gold OF Autumn,
BY Natures art refined.
A-gleamin' but to vanish
Jes' like the other kind.
I've got no time to argue
Bout fights on land or sea.
Conversin' bout the weather
Is fun enough fur me.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
An Education on the Links.

"Your youngest son Is quick to
learn" said the Summer boarder.
YES" answered Farmer Corntossel.
THE vocabulary he has picked up in
the few weeks he has been q caddy Is
something amazing"
Evening star., 1934-09-14

That the American public II patient
and willing to learn is proved by the
large and increasing number Of masa-
zines devoted to good advice Is well Is
to crime stories. Every newsstand Is
reminder OF . people eager for cul-
ture, from the viewpoint Of the inde-
pendent research ~ well - Of cole
giate enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Trines.

"Bliggins believes that trifies may
count for great deal in this life"
eyes," answered Miss Cayenne. 'T
have observed that he attaches vast
importance to his own opinion of
things"
Evening star., 1934-09-14

When Hitler and Mussolini con-
ferred it was an historic occasion on
which two men advised on. . calcula-
ton to which neither knew the
answer.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Philosophic.

THAT mans one idea seems to be
money" said the critical friend.
"Weil." replied Senator Sorghum,
that condition has one advantage.
You don't have the usual dificulty in
getting people to accept your IDEAS"
Evening star., 1934-09-14

The Society Of Authors, Composers
and Publishers reports that Tin Pan
Alley feels entirely secure even though
Wall Street itself may occasionally feel
. trifle shaky.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Lacking Elements.

From the Philsdelphia Evening Bulletin.
What with droughts, heat waves and
frosts, all the West seems to need
now is flood and q, couple Of good
earthquakes. -
Evening star., 1934-09-14

The primaries showed clearly that
Maryland Democrats did not grudge
Gov. Ritchie his long vacation.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
An Oversight.

From the Portland Oregonian.
And Huey r. Long, mister, wouldn't
have been defeated that other time,
either, If he had thought to take his
militia into the wash room with him.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Hard Diet.

From the Louisville Courier Journal. .
A Kansas man drank 30 glasses 1d
beer and then became deathly sick
after eating hamburger. It's AWFUL
what they put In meat nowadays :
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Willing Aspirants.

From the Roanoke Times.
Max Baer says he wants to Get out
OF the boxing business. There are
plenty Of husky YOUNGSTERS who'd just
dearly love to knock him out of It.
Evening star., 1934-09-14
Discard.

oh. life is like . sweet sweet song
AT least that's how twould b
II men would not 20 Oft 90 wrong
And warhle on the key.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

As for small fishes, such Is guppies,
as good live food, we have no doubt
they are, but refuse to use perfectly
good fishes for such . purpose. The
finest feature Of hsh keeping q the
care which the fishes receive at the
hands Of the aquarist, whether anna
teur or professional. To use any flsh
a. food for others IL rather going back
on this basic essential Of fish keeping.
Especially such . good fish as the
guppy should never be used as food.
Small multiple feedinss Of dry food,
combined with one or two feedings
PER week Of some form Of live crea-
ture, win do as much for ones nslaes
Is can be done until scientific research
brings forth the perfect food or foods.
At present there seems to be no royal
road to dsh feeding. One must exper-
iment and use his eyes. keeping Ia
mind the Necessity for dried foods
that doat, preferably, rather than
sink: foods that the fishes like and
that do not easily foul the aquarium.
Il . tf1fle too much Is fed. Only By
personal experimentation may one
find them.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

"De man dat thinks he can't never
be fooled" said Uncle Eben. gifts OF
right at de start by bein' de victim
Of q deception"
Evening star., 1934-09-14
TugweH and the League.

From the Springfield tMass.) Republican.
Prof. Tagwell subscribes to the prin-
ciples Of the new American Liberty
League and thinks "all Of US should
JOHN Would thsy 1t hime
Evening star., 1934-09-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES =. TRACEWELL.

rood fish food, n fed with discretion.
Almost al fishes like them. They ere
supposed to be quite fattentng and
should not be fed more than twice .
week. We have found that one feed
eagerly looked forward to By the flshes
and does them about q much good -
this type food can do. We do not
believe they are % good food - small
earthworms, when the latter are 10 be
found. Larger worms can be cut into
pieces, but there II nothing to take
the place with . flsh Of . whole one.
These tiny earthw0rms ere excellent
fish food, among the very best. Their
effect IL wholesome and laxative.
Their exclusive use for . week on .
big tropical flsh afliicted with bulging
telescope eyes" resulted In complete
cure.
It is generally believed that any
exclusive diet Of live food, no matter
what, viii result In some form Of dis
ease within the artificial confines Of
the aquarium. We do not know from
experience whether this IL true or not.
1t just seems LOGICAL that q varied
diet, some dry food and some live
food. If the latter can be found clean
and free from possible fish enemies,
would be better than any exclusive
diet.
The search, of course, Is for vita
mines, and there can be no doubt
about worms being fun of vitamines
Of some sort or other.
A**
The ''blood worms" Of the aquarium
keeper are not the blood worms of the
fisherman. The latter uses marine
creatures about foot long, which are
shipped from the coast. II cut they
squirt blood, hence their name. It Is
obvious that this would ruin an aqua
rum.
The "blood worm" of the aquarist u
larval form of o nudge, and is
about an inch long. It Is called 'sred
larvae" by the German fish culturist.
We have never seen this form Of food.
The brine shrimp, Artemia, is an
other food which has loomed upon
the horizon. Its eggs are collected In
the salt pools of California. These
keep long time in dried form and
whenever put into salt water . fair
proportion Of them hatch out. They
are very tiny, and when flrst Matched
are food for only the small baby
fishes. They may be grown to q fair
size, but this takes time and in the
end they are gobbled up 20 quickly
that one would have to raise barrel
Of them to give Q tank full Of hungry
fish square meal. They are rather
Impractical, al in al.
Daphnia is perhaps the best form
Of live food, but difncult to secure and
hard to keep. Fishes do love it,
though, and no doubt 1t deserves all
the praises the professional growers
give it,
Evening star., 1934-09-14

@. What Is the name Of Hdward the
Confessor's sword7 IN. r.
A. Curtana. the pcintless sword Of
mercy, II the sword Of Edward the
Confessor, which ID borne at the coro-
nation Of the Kings OF Englnnd be-
tween the two pointed swords q
Evening star., 1934-09-14

q. When does one zee stained glass
to the greater advantage on . clear
day or on Q cloudy one?--M. T.
A. On 3 cloudy day.
Evening star., 1934-09-14

Senator Clarence Q. Din. Democrat.
Of Warrington. has folded up his tents
In the Senate Once Building and bid
den national life an informal farewell.
His voluntary retirement marks the
end Of roundly 20 years In Congress,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-03

our county that would be flood
ed" said J. T. Fain, editor OF
The Hendersonville Times-News.
"About $4,000 acres would be re-
moved from the tax rolls. Even
if the federal government cow
nensated the property owners
the commonwealth of North Car
DINA would not be compensated
for it's loss of taxable land, and
therein may lie our remedy at
law to block this confiscation.'
Mr.. Fain rates himself as one
of the mountaineers, born on the
Tennessee slopes of the Blue
Ridge, with forefathers in the
Revolutionary and Confederate
armies.
"The farmers who are not OPP
posed to this IVA program nave
delusions that they'll get SOU or o.,
$3.50 an acre for their farms.
he continued. "In the reservoir
of the Norris dam near Knoxville
the IVA is offering an average
of 5000 an acre. This IVA
is armed with unusual authority
for property condemnation ous
this authority has never peeh
tested in the United States su-
preme court"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-03
COMMISSIONERS RESALE

Rv virtue of an order of resale
entered in the cause of M. Y. Pit.
tillo. Administrator C. T. A. OF
George w. Osteen, deceased
Plaintiff, VS.. Sarah Elizabeth
Osteen, ct al, by his Honor, j. T.
Fletcher, Clerk Superior Court OF
Henderson County, the under
signed will resell, to the highest
bidder, for cash, at public auc-
ton, at the Courthouse door, in
the City of Hendersonville, on
the 18th day July, 1884, at twelve
o'clock noon, the following de-
scribed property:
Lying and being in Blue Ridge
Township, Henderson County, and
described as follows:
BEGINNING at stake in the
center of the Dana Road, the
third corner of lot No. /, and the
Northwest corner of lot No. a as
shown on said map, and running
thence with the center of said
road, North sc ga deg. East
II ga poles to a stake; thence
still with the center of said road,
North 80 deg. East 7 poles to a
stake; then Southwest corner of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-03
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Ge5MA KITCHEN Is
nv MARY E. DAGUE

NEA Service StdH WIbteA
THE most economical way 20 I ..
table is. to use vegetables
+ when they are in season. NE
home-maker who lives In the
country and has her own garoen
Knows the seasons for each food
Rut she who markets in the city
and has fresh vegetables before
her the year round is apt TO iorget
that each vegetable and fruit mas
a neriod of perfection and abund'
.ance when 1t is at its lowest price
The same thing is true OF many
meats and fish.
Lamb is cheapest in July. IL
has nassed the delicate expensive
stage of spring" lamb and IS 1uli-
favored and toothsome.
Spring chicken also is especially
good from now until September.
It, too, has passed the first stage
of costliness and immaturity, but
is still tender and juicy.
Smoked and sailed or cured,
meats and fish were considered
more desirable years ago during
the summer months than the fresh
products. The cured pork prod
ucts in particular are seasonable
and popular for summer, whereas.
the fresh cuts of pork are reliShed
only during the winter months.
Dried and corned beef. picked
tongues of lamb and picked pigs
knuckles and many varieties OF
smoked sausages are especially
liked when the thermometer scars.
The use of these foods makes for
variety in menus and lightens the
work Of the cook.
Cottage Cheese
Many food by-products also have
a season when they are naturally
plentiful and of superior quality.
Cottage cheese. for instance. Dur
ing hot weather. when milk sours
quickly and will become thick or
clabbered within twenty-four
hours if not kept on ice. cottage
cheese Is at its best. The quick
souring of the milk prevents the
development of bitter taste and
here is a delicacy Of flavor not
..und at other seasons of the year.