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Evening star., 1934-11-29
Gambling Can Be Stopped.

From the Oklahoma City Times.
County and city authorities seem
agreed that public gambling on foot
ball games and other f1agrant book
making schemes will be stopped. That
is a reasonable expectation when po-
lice power is tightened against the Of
tenders. Although the move comes
toward the close of the foot ball sea-
son, it still is a good idea. for there
are races. boxing contests, basket ball
and other diversions that lend them
selves to the bookmaker's parasitic
business at any time. Since millions
of Americans want to gamble, gam
bling probably will not be stopped
soon, but the law is adequate to pre-
vent Haunting it in the face of the
public, and being made a racket" by
those who take heavy toll from the
credulous. many of whom cannot af-
ford TO risk their earnings in that
way.
If the people were fairly we'll en-
dowed with common sense. the pro-
fessional gambler. the bookmaker. etc,
would cease to thrive. The informed
citizen realizes there is house per-
centage" in all such operations which
ultimately would corner all funds thus
involved if there were not a new crop
of the credulous coming on to waste
their money in that way. A moron
may win occasionally, but only the
operators really win in the long run.
and the thrills bought that way come
at too high a price for the good Of
the community.
While some outside investigation
usually is required to stir the official
power to suppress gambling. the police
have demonstrated on several occa-
sions that they can stop public gam
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Thanksgiving.

BY proclamation of President
Roosevelt, the American people join
today in Thanksgiving to Almighty
God. The occasion is an annual
acknowledgment of the bond which
links the Nation to its providential
source. 1t constitutes a formal recog-
milton of the religious basis of civili-
cation and represents in its inspira-
ton and purpose an appreciation of
the power without which no state
can survive Lor any population
prosper.
Let it be conceded that life is diff
cult and that many are sorely bur-
dened and troubled, Thanksgiving day
nevertheless will be observed through
out the land in the manner dictated
by well-beloved tradition. The world
Is rife with struggle and sorrow, but
humanity is not succumbing to its
ills. and for that capacity to face
misfortunes, if for no other reason,
the people are grateful.
But mere survival would not be
enough. Progress also is necessary.
and as month follows month gains
are being accomplished. The race is
not standing still. On the contrary,
slowly but steadily it is achieving
victory In its strife with circumstance.
And it is fitting and proper that
acknowledgment should be offered for
the spiritual endowment which rem
ders possible the gradual triumph.
Skeptics, Of course, may mock or
sneer, but the average men and
women of the present "age of transi-
ton know that they are related TO
something universal, infinite and
beneficent outside themselves which
gives them the will and the strength
to press on no matter how difficult
the road. Hence the compelling in
stinct toward prayer and praise which
moves a multitude toward a general
expression of fellowship and love on
the designated last Thursday of each
successive November. The impulse
which prompted the thanksgiving of
the Pilgrims and the thanksgiving of
Abraham Lincoln is the same which
now again is given utterance by
President Roosevelt in the words:
With gratitude in our hearts for
what has already been achieved. may
We. with the help of God, dedicate
ourselves anew to work for the bet
terment Of mankind.
The festival is Americas only le"
ligious feast. It's character is funda-
mentally social, fraternal and in
spirational. The memory of it, when
1t has passed, should help the Nation
forward to even happier Thanks
giving in 1885.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

The most absurd woman in the
world is she who expects the airs of
Spanish grandee from every man
she meets aboard street car or bus.
She is so terribly behind the times
| that life aboard public vehicles is
made miserable for her by the
stranger who happens to occupy a seat
she covets.
If he does not leap up at her ap-
proach, she mentally believes him a
rascal, or even openly accuses him OF
| being far less than he should be.
Most often the poor fellow is dunn
! founded at the charge. He was
brought up by good mother in the
days when manners meant something,
| and is as polite as most men.
1t happened this morning he was
thinking Of something else at the time
of the lady's approach; he honestly
did not discover her presence until
after she had squeezed by him.
| Il X 4
Most people" said she, with a
large and audible sniff, get up when
| people are trying to get by
Fortunately he said nothing in re-
ply.
Wise and happy is he, in the world
Of transport, who knows when to keep
| silent!
Had he said word, had he opened
his mouth, mad he uttered a sound,
she would have made two remarks
grow where only one was before.
| Her pleasantly had been heard only
by the man across the aisle.
II the victim had said anything at
all, she would have said many things
in reply to his reply.
The best thing that he could do was
to keep still, and he did it. with
aplomb, indeed, he kept so still.
This silence was one part common
sense, one part amazement.
The common sense part Of 1t de-
manded that nothing be said. that the
charge of impoliteness not be digni-
fled by denial.
The amazement portion Of the vic
TINS attitude was due to the fact that
he knew something the lady did not
know
Just how difficult 1t was to get up
from that particular seat in order to
| permit a newcomer to get in to the
| far side.
This particular bus was at least six
years old and in that length Of time
such equipment grows obsolete.
In order for the one seated on the
| inner, or aisle side, to get up it Is
necessary for him to arise directly in
the place where the standing person is.
This situation is brought about by
the fact that there is very little room
there.
Through long years Of riding the
victim had discovered that the best
thing to do in such a crowded sltua-
ton is to swing around to one side.
and permit the second passenger TO
slide in over his knees.
This maneuver is the work OF but
a second and he had done it so many
times, always without a kick OF any
sort, that he was very much amazed
when the lady-he called her that out
of habit-made her audible remarks.
Theoretical politeness is one thing,
actual courtesy another.
He or she who observes the forms
only and not the spirit of the courtesy,
will insist on their performance even
when they create unnecessary disturb
ance.
He or she who understands some
thing, even dimly, Of the real inner
essence Of true politeness, will never be
Evening star., 1934-11-29
A New Deal for France.

If imitation is the sincerest form
OF fattery, the New Deal has another
feather in its cap, for France is now
to experience program of regimenta-
ton for industry and agriculture
which bears a more than cousinly
resemblance to the Roosevelt "evo-
luton"
Its general character was roughly
outlined this week by the new pre-
mier, NJ. Pierre-Etienne Flandin, be-
fore gathering of French merchants
and manufacturers. Broadly, his plan
calls for adapting French production
to consumption and enlarging foreign
markets through mutually lowered
tariff barriers. Bills to carry out these
purposes will shortly be submitted to
Parliament.
France was late in joining the de-
preston that struck the United States
and the rest of the world. Today
Premier Flandin has no hesitation
in declaring the French economic
position IS most critical. He COM
pares it to a house on fire and de-
scribes his proposed measures as those
necessary in such an emergency.
This is the premier's justification for
setting aside the Doumergue consti-
tutional reforms for the time being
in favor of more imperative finan-
cial and economic action. He will
avoid devaluation of the franc as
long as possible, and apparently not
invoke defation except as last
desperate recourse.
M. F1andin asks the French for such
unquestioning support as the Amer
lean people have given President
Roosevelt. The French are reminded
that Mr.. Roosevelt did not have time
to revise the United States Constitu-
tion-even though it may have needed
1t as much as ours-before he went to
work to put things IN order The pre-
mier calls upon France to emulate
America and Great Britain in rallying
around their leaders in the face of
danger. He points out that such dis
cipline" obviated censorship and re-
presSive laws, and looked upon idle
criticism as coWardice and treason be-
cause it paralyzed action.
Concretely, Premier Flandin intends
to apply himself to agricultural re-
striction, unemployment, public works,
tariff reciprocity, regulation of indus
try through codes, protection guaran-'
tees for consumers and other innova-
tons that have become familiar to
Evening star., 1934-11-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIANDER JOHNSON.

Call of the Wild.
I know that I with care should heed
Conventional propriety,
And with sedate attention read
The news about society.
But 'mongst the pieces so polite
I cannot find a narrative
Like one where shotguns in the night
Speak sentences declarative.
I sometimes get sardonic laughs
From talks on human brotherhood,
And smile perusing paragraphs
Concerning home and motherhood.
should attempt with solemn pride
To think this world a nunnery,
But gangs keep calling, far and wide,
go. get thee to a gunnery!"
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Americans during the past bewildering
year and a half. In still further emu
lation of trans Atlantic practices, it Is
proclaimed that the program is an
emergency plan for the duration of
the depression only"
In the disturbed political atmosphere
Of present-hour Europe, the Flandin
scheme is harbinger of peace. Once
the French have their national nose
on such a grindstone they will have
little opportunity to worry about war.
Americans can assure them that a new
deal is a Whole-time Job,
Evening star., 1934-11-29

| @. How many stores has Montgom-
cry Ward?-E. K.
A. There are 489 Montgomery
Ward stores.
@. When was the first census Of
agriculture taken in the United
States?-E. L.
A. The first satisfactory census Of
agriculture in the United States was
taken in 1850.
@. Who is Carmen sylva?-G.
M. S.
A. This is the pen name Of Eliza
beth of Rumania G84319i6), whose
more important works have been
translated into many languages.
@. Where was Sir Basil zaharoH
born?-T. B. A.
A. He was born In Mughla, Ana
tolia. of Greek parents on october 6,
| 1849.
@. When did the waltz first become
| popular?-K. r.
A. The waltz was introduced from
| Germany into France at the end OF
the eighteenth century and into Eng
land in 1912. Here it was at first ridl-
culed but soon achieved unequaled
popularity.
@. How long is the canal which
connects the Mississippi River and
Lake Michigan?-J. A.
| A. The canal which connects the
/ Mississippi River and Lake Michigan
is known as the Illinois Waterway and
is 326 miles long.
@. Did the Emperor Christophe Of
| Haiti ever visit the United States?-
E. NJ.
A. The Negro ruler Of the black
empire, While serving in the French
army, as a young man, fought in the
/ War of the American Revolution
against the British. 1t is believed he
was with the French forces at the time
of Lord CORVALLIS surrender at York
| town.
@. How many monarchs has Europe
noW?-H. B.
A. There are 10 kings and queen
reigning as sovereigns in Europe
O. Is Mrs. Hargreaves. the original
Alice in Wonderland, living?-M. K.
A. Mrs. Alice Liddeu Hargreaves
died in November al her home, N
Westerham, Kent. England.
O. When was a gear-shift trans
mission first uSed?-M. R.
A. The American Motorlst says that
it was used as a temporary device IN
demonstrating LeVassor's motor car
riage IN 1887.
@. How many vessels used the Pam
ANA Canal the year it was opened?
Last year,. P.
A. At the close Of the first fiscal
year from the opening Of the Panama
Canal. August IA. 1914. to June 80,
1918, 1888 vessels made the transit.
In 1888, 4,939.
@. How old is Charles A Beard,
writer on economic and political SUBJ
jects?-O. B. P.
A. He was 60 years old on Novem-
Der q.
@. If the World Calendar were to
be adopted. what date would Easter
Sunday Bee. A. n.
A. 1t would be April s. the second
Sunday in April. In approving of
this change. the Protestant Episcopal
Church notes that this date comes
nearest to the actual date of the first
Easter as determined by competent
| scholarship.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansper Il
any question OF fact by tDrtttng Tn
Washington Euening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director
Washington, d. c. Please inclos
stamp for reply.
Q. What kind Of animal is ser.
val?-L. M.
| A. The serval Felis servaD is ar
African wildcat, ranging from Algeris
to the Cape. 1t Is OF medium size
\ with long limbs. short tail and tawnN
! fur spotted with black. 1t may meas
ure Sc inches, including the tail.
@. How early does the average
child begin to walk?-L. B.
A. According to a study made al
the psychological clinic of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, normally in.
| telligent children begin to walk at ar
average age of Is months.
@. What name is given by Gandh
to the untouchables? c.
A. Gandhi has renamed this grour
Harijans, or Gods children.
@. Has the population Of Will
liamsburg, Ontario, increased due t
the fame of DR.. Locke?-W. S.
A. With the growth Of DR.. Locke.
| practice, Williamsburg has tripled
its population and has been obligec
to build shops, hotels and restaurant
! to accommodate its many visitors
Last year the Ontario government
built a new concrete highway from
Morrisburg to handle effectively thu
trafic that flows toward Williams
burg.
@. How much butter Is used year.
| ly?-H. C.
A. Americans consume 100000
| 900 pounds of butter annually.
@. Was Mrs Browning's name evel
suggested for the poet laureateship:
d. G. L.
A. The Athena cum put forward
| the name of Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing, with the added argument that
the post would be appropriately filled
! by woman under reigning queen
O. What is the minimum time re-
| quired for a table wine TO mature?-
G. r.
| A. For a sound table wine three
years in cask is required and one year
I in bottle.
@. How many organizations are
working for adult education?-B. F.
| A. One hundred and twenty-five
agencies in the United States are
working for civic, social moral anc
religious education Of adults.
@ Where are the Jenolan Caves?-
w. J.
A. The Jenolan Caves are a serie'
of remarkable caverns in Roxburgi
County, New South Wales. Australia
They are the most celebrated Of sew
eral similar groups in the limestone
country. The stalactitic formations
are Of great beauty.
@. For whom was the Albert Pike
Highway named?-T. c.
A. The highway was named after
Albert Pike, American author. soldier
and explorer, who first passed over the
route in an expedition to Santa Fe.
@. How much time is given over tc
the playing of musical selections By
the various broadcasting stations?-
P. F.
A. 1t is estimated that 80 per cent
of the time of a station is devoted
TO musical works A broadcasting sta
ton on the average plays more than
500 musical titles in a full day Of
operation.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Huey Long may be boy minded" as
psychologists say. He lacks, however,
the agreeable traits of the hero of
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's STORY of a
Bad Boy" or Mark Twain's Tom Saw
yer" or even of "Peck's Bad Boy"
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Criminals are adroit and when
shrewd enough they may cease to
trouble the local police and intrude
into high places where they may as
sist in making history.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

1t is customary for this Nation to
do things in its own way. There will
never be the kind of fasciSm that
might make the President of the
United States look like the King Of
Italy.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

The spirit of Santa Claus promotes
self-Sacriflce even to the extent Of call
ing for a surrender of dignity for the
sake Of bringing smiles to the faces
of children.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Member Of the Associated Press,

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF all
news dispatches credited TO it or not other
wise credited in this, paper and also the
local news published herein. All rights of
publication of special dispatches herein
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Souvenirs.

A half-obliterated postage stamp
The proud collectors bringing into
camp,
But he who fain would hoard his
silver small
Finds in collecting no relief at all.
Devaluation comes from time to time,
And none takes heed Of q half-can-
celed dime.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

There is so much nearby election
confusion that it might seem desirable
to take the voting privilege away from
the suburbs and give it to the District
of Columbia.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Child Fancy.

VnHu HnCy.
Don't you enjoy all these holiday
references to children?"
yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
Il was especially pleased to learn
the latest news about the gangster
known as Baby Face"
Evening star., 1934-11-29

The killing of gangster is public
benefit, but the death of brave officer
of the law in the course of the trans
action is by no means a fair exchange.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

its own currency under the guise OF
bank accounts.
II. Is the administration going to
fight the inevitable effort in the next
Congress to nationalize the banks?
Answer: Yes.
ALDEN A. POTTER.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Police Have Advantage.
m the worcester Evening Gazette.

From the worcester Evening Gazette.
Those policemen in Portland. Ore.
who are being trained in oratory will
have one advantage over the ordinary
speaker. When the officer fails to
hold his audience in the usual manner
he can handcuff him.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

The Communist continues to I'M
agine himself magician who can turn
a soap box into powder magazine.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

There are so many Democrats in the
country that disposition may arise
to oppose them merely for the sake of
being different.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Disorders in the Saar Valley are
already being brought into evidence
A sense of order may be such as to
require rehearsals even for a riot.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

There is a grim system of promotion
in the underworld. There is already
some one designated to succeed to
Nelson's title, Public Enemy No. L.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Hauptmann has left it to be inferred
that he has pals who are even more
interesting and important than he Is.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

Jud Tunkins says he don't think
gambling can be stopped all at once,
but he does wish there could be some
way to compel everybody to play a
gentleman's game.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Lack of Currency Too.

From the Sacramento Bee.
A medical research man declares
that low spirits may be caused by .
lack of magnesium in the system. A
lack Of currency in the wallet also
has a like depressing effect.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

When a navy ratio is decided on
militarists may feel called upon to look
for some kind of an airship ratio.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
Men to Get Break.

From the Toledo Blade.
Women are preparing to demand
the submission of a constitutional
anne n dment guaranteeing equal
rights for men and women" A small
gain for men.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
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All o.hei otdtcS anu SdHduA.
Daily and Sunday, yr., Sl@.00: ] mo-, ST 90
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Evening star., 1934-11-29

when I am ill.," said Hi Ho, the
sage Of Chinatown, Il send to my
native land for remedies. BY the time
they arrive Nature has cured me
without the interference of doctors"
Evening star., 1934-11-29
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Evening star., 1934-11-29
Fetish.

We go way back for symbols strange
The swastika calls for a change
From signs to which men made bow
1t faScinates-we can't say how.
But in bereavement or in joy
One symbol we must all employ.
In every modern social scheme
The dollar mark is still supreme.
Evening star., 1934-11-29
After the Trial.

THAT prosecuting attorney worked
hard to convict you"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Dustin Stax,
II could have made a big man of
him if could have discovered him in
time to utilize his eloquence in sales
manship."
Evening star., 1934-11-29
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Evening star., 1934-11-29

'"Thanksgivin' said Uncle Eben, els
de good old day dat makes everybody
look hisself over and admit dat he
has some cause Eoh gratitude"
Evening star., 1934-11-29
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@. How old is Charles A. Beard,
writer on economic and political SUBJ
jectS?-O. B. P.
A. He was 60 years old on Novem-
Der 81.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

@. When was a gear-shift trans
mission first uSed?-M. r.
A. The American Motorist says that
it was used as a temporary device in
demonstrating Levassor's motor car
rage N 1887.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

@. Is Mrs. Hargreaves, the original
Alice in Wonderland. living?-M. K.
A. Mrs. Alice LiddelI Hargreaves
died in November al her home, n
Westerham, Kent. England.
Evening star., 1934-11-29

@. How many vessels used the Pam
ANA Canal the year it was opened?
Last year?-J. P.
A. At the close Of the first fiscal
year from the opening Of the Panama
Canal. August "A, 1914. to June 80,
1915, lO8S vessels made the transit.
In 1893, 4,939.
Evening star., 1934-04-29
SALE-EARMS.

4 ACRES WOODS. ON GRAVEL ROAD.
SO monshl9 p Fl Phone ADAMS
2 acres. Marlboro pike. small dwelling,
part Dai3Oy; 8oeded. Grain HishHsy. 500 per
RiS. Upper Marlboro. Nd. Marlboro 90.
IDEAL BUILDING LOCATION FOR SUN.
mer CT permanent home; 156 Q. on John
soo aad1sss soa ssss
nice stream and trees, on highway, Sac
5ss: 5ss isss ssRS9 land sldsSo tsS Eos1sF
BEAUTIFUL MODERN HOME. WITH 20
acres on Lee Highway: outbuildings imple-
ments, SIS, 75O; 80 acres, new bung.. So. $50:
4oS " tesss T az ss fss sSursh eHSss SSG
CoLoNIAt HOME FOR SALE: QUAINT
ated near Middleburg in historic Loudoun
Souse. ' built in true Colonial architecture:
is q rare subject for modern treatment 10
acres Of good land surround this picturesque
joseph E 'sos%4N sss1i HaEa REif
PUBLIC SALE OF A VALUABLE FARM.
oak framing. 4-room tenant house. garage.
i ceiient water: 40 acres in white oak tim
Der; well watered and fenced; easy. com.
on State road near Mattawoman, Nd. Is
miles south of Anacostia.. D.. c. 7. b;
schools. Pubic auction st the door Of the
court house La Plata. Nd, on Tuesday,
May I: 1884. I o'clock pm. Terms q
fication thereof. deposit Of $3.50 viii
Be required Of the purchaser on day Of
sale. w. NJ. ALBRTTTAIN. auctioneer.
W. :. MITCHELL attorney named In mort
Evening star., 1934-04-29
WOOL PRICES NARROW
AS DULLNESS PERSISTS
BY the Associated Press,

0J Illc AocOClhLeQ tIeSS.
BOSTON, April % Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) .-Contin-
ued dull trade in the Boston wool
market during the last week failed to
bring about any marked change in
wool prices. Grease basis prices were
on q little on some lines Of SPOT
neeces as result Of the lower prices
at which a few houses were Offering
to sell new-clip wools for future de-
livery direct TO mills, but the ranges
on secured basis quotations were un-
changed. Quotations were fairly firm
on spot Western-grown woods, even
though some new woods were offered
to be delivered at prices slightly lower
than those asked on old-clip woods
remaining in this market.