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Evening star., 1934-12-28
Dividing Relief Responsibility.

Decision by the Federal relief au-
thorities to drop the unemployables
from the National relief rolls, thus
placing their care with the State and
local agencies, represents the first
tangible step toward division of re-
sponsibility between the National
Government and local authorities in
handling the relief problem. Thus far
the major responsibility in relief has
been assumed by the National Gov
ernment. While the policy of the ad
ministration has been consistently to
emphasize the necessity for continued
have Withdrawn almost entirely from
the support of relief activities, and
others have withdrawn as far as pos
sihle without placing in jeopardy their
share of National funds The extent
of local responsibility in the relief
problem has been measured by no
standard yardstick, depending gener-
ally ON what National authorities
seemed to construe as the reasonable
contribution which local resources
could support.
To place the care of the unemploy-
ableS-the aged and infirm, the in
competents and those whose respon-
sibilities at home prevent their labor
as breadWinners-with the States and
local authorities is in accord with the
apparent decision by the administra-
tion to get away as quickly as pos
Sible from its role as dole dispenser,
and to take up the more expensive
but more fundamentally important
task of providing work for the unem-
ployed. Work relief should have more
lasting benefits, to the beneficiaries of
relief and to the Government which
furnishes relief, than relief by the
dole, provided the relief authorities
can furnish a form of labor that pro-
duceS Improvements and provided the
rate of pay is not so high as to at
tract labor from private employment,
as in the case of the C. w. A.
In Washington, the effect of the
transfer of unemployables to the care
of the community means that local
relief funds, amounting to about 81
900 900 annually, will be devoted ex-
clusively to the dole for those unable
to work, while the approximately Sc
000 600 of Federal funds supplied for
local relief will be used in the pro-
vision Of work. OF the 20, ,604 active
relief eases" on the District rolls.
about 1900 are classified as unem-
playable These are the cases, mostly
representative of families, which would
be taken over by use of local funds.
The result will not be to decrease the
burden of relief. 1t may be that the
expense will be larger. For that rea-
son alone it is difficult to believe that
Congress can in wisdom decrease the
81 10000 for local relief recommended
by the Bureau of the Budget.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

O. Where Is the house which has
been given to the Presidents of France
as a Summer home?-G. D.
A. The Chateau de Temps is IS
miles from Paris. 1t dates from the
seventeenth century and was once
owned by Nine. de Pompadour. Cahen
d'Aavers presented it to the nation
/ as an official residence for the
President.
@. Is there basic language in
| Africa?-S. w.
A. Ethnologists have failed to find
| one. Tribes not far removed from
each other physically speak entirely
different dialects.
@. How much is the San Francisco
Oakland Bridge to cost?-J F.
A. The bridge will cost $S5 ,0O0, 900,
and will be completed in 1886.
Q. What causes dimples?-B. H.
A Dimples are slight depressions, or
dents, in the surface of the human
body caused by the adherence of the
skin to the deeper tissues. Dimples
usually occur in the cheeks or chin.
@. What people are nicknamed
| South American PruSSians?-T. B.
| A. Outline of Governments" says
! that Chileans have been so called
/ because Of their tendency to be spick
and span about things in general.
O. Do Scotland and Wales have
/ local governments as coun.ries?- j. A.
| A. They do not. They are governed
directly from London.
@. Has any Chief Justice Of the
United States Supreme Court other
| than Chief Justice White been a
Catholic?-E. T.
A. Roger Brooke fancy was a
/ Roman Catholic.
O. Does the Duke of Kent play
| golf, tennis or squash?-W. H.
| A. He plays none of these games.
G. How much silver is there in a
| five-cent piece?-M. NJ.
A. There is no silver in the nickel
/ five-cent piece. Its composition is p
IS per cent copper and rs per cent
/ nickel.
| @. How does the number Of banks
| in the country today compare with
/ the number in 192l?-S. NJ. w.
| A. There are today about 5000
banks in the Nation as compared with
nearly 81, 900 in 1921.
@. When will the air races be held
| at Miami?-G E.
/ A. Miami will hold its seventh an
nual all-American air races on jan
uary 10, II and II.
@. What statesman first used the
/ expression "A chicken in every pot" to
/ symbolic national prosperity?-J. R.
! A. 1t was Henry ", King of France
/ and Navarro, who said that he would
not be satisfied until every family in
France could have a chicken in the
pot at least once a week. One of his
/ nicknames was lie Roi de Poule-
Au-Pot.
@. How many veterans are still car
rying Government insurance?-E. A.
A AS of September 80, 1884, there
were 595,455 policies in force with q
total value Of S2,646, ,468,64
@. How long has the camera been
knoWn?-C. H.
A. The Chinese were familiar with
the principle of the camera three
centuries before Christ.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

The newcomer to the hobby of
keeping tropical fishes in home
aquaria often finds he cannot keep
them long enough; the old hand
sometimes discovers he can keep them
longer than suits him.
Some fishes in time come to be
ncisances. That is fair way to put
it. The owner finds himself harboring
nuisanceS, and the question is, what
shall he do about 1t, if anything.
This is one of the drawbacks to
an otherwise interesting hobby. 1t Is
seldom spoken of, but every one who
has ever kept fishes for any length OF
time knows about it.
At the beginning of his career as
fish culturist, on a strictly amateur
scale, he labors great deal harder
than many would give him credit Tor
in order to solve the problems OF the
hobby.
He tries, in other words, to so
establish aquarium conditions that his
fishes will have health and long lie.
xx*
In time he may come to Su,ve this
too Well, particularly in regard to his
nuisance fishes.
For there are nuisance fishes, just
as there are nuisance human beings.
John GalsWorthy, in one of his older
plays, had a member of Parliament,
and a magistrate, both use the same
phrase, the one to his son, the second
to a crook, to the effect that, such
in raQlifU
nuisance in society.
This, of course, from the standpoint
of the average well disposed man
Although he might himself be nc
angel. still he would SO conduct him
self as to refrain from constituting
himself a nuisance. That would be
such a mans aim.
4 4
There are certain fishes, to be found
in many home aquaria, which are
nothing but nuisances, in the last
analysis.
Since there are more than 200
varieties from all over the world now
available as aquarium residents, there
would seem to be no good reason TO
keep those which in any way are
difficult to handle in everyday keeping
We speak not for the specialist, but
simply for the man or woman who
has few fishes in bowls or tanks.
Several sorts of animals are diff
cult to handle One of these is the
so-called Paradise fish, in any of its
forms
Tradition keeps this fish in cap
tivity, when it ought to be permitted
to remain in its rice fields.
1t was the first tropical" to be
kept in the home. This, together with
its habit Of building a bubble nest,
keeps it alive as an aquarium fish.
1t is of mean disposition, how
ever. and ought to have been re-
linquished to the wilds a long time
ago.
Still it is offered for sale, and still
it is purchased, despite the fact that
almost every one who buys it knows
Of its disposition.
What one does not know, however
is just how much of a nuisance it
can be in the home. Even if a
dozen or more of them are kept to-
gether. as often advised, still they
fight each other.
This incessant fighting puts first
one and then another on the sick
list. The conscientious keeper then
must isolate the i'll fish and try to
bring it back to health.
Since these creatures are hardy,
being able to stand much cooler
water than most of the exotic fishes
kept in aquaria. they respond to treat
ment, all right, but no sooner are
the sick ones back in the tank than
they start chasing others, or the
others begin chasing them.
In the meantime, while the sick one
Evening star., 1934-12-28

bor's house "a out of "a hours; wash
it, polish it and make all repairs on
the street, and the District government
will see to it that the owners of prop
erty keep and pay the necessary re-
pairs for your convenience, if the
street needs repairing.
Why more laws? Eliminate the bad
ones and enforce the good ones.
A. v. DUMAINE.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Cover Charge.

On New Year eve we cease to grievt
AS merrily we meet,
Though tax collectors must receive
A toll for what We eat.
As nations undertake to give
Good greetings, by and large,
Each person who makes bold to live
Must pay cover charge.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Lawyers have taken full charge OF
the Lindbergh case and may be ex-
pected to subdue popular indignation
as usual by making the testimony as
dull and technical as possible.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Banking Is a science. Maybe Car
ter Glass will feel inclined to assume
the stubborn attitude of old scientists
who insisted that the worlG-is round
and that the earth revolves around
the sun.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Berlin Baths.

From the Charlotte IN. CT News.
Public baths in Berlin have been
raided by the Nazis in another moral
purge. If this keeps up, cleanliness
in Germany will be not only next to
godliness, but next to impossible.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

The policeman who chalks a tire
or puts ticket through the window
is giving honorable service, although
he cannot aspire to distinguished
mention in the war on crime.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Radio City seeks to promote art,
but fails to produce much that can
be regarded as calculated to appeal
to a sedate and practical old soul
like John D. Rockefeller, sr.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
To Take Profit From War.

From the Macon (Ga1 Telesrsph.
If it could be arranged that the pay
of the war gun manufacturer would
be the same as that of the fellow who
goes to war to shoot the gun, that
might help, too.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Pedestrians Prone.

From the Jacksonville (FlaD Journal.
A Massachusetts court observes that
pedestrians are prone to carelessness,
Omitting the last two WORDS heips
somewhat to clarity the meaning.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Ben Franklin established a great
reputation as an American journalist
without being able to. establish per-
petual guarantee as to his editorial
policies.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Brain Monopoly.

Have you a brain trust?"
only as a matter of formality," said
Senator Sorghum. Il am organizing
it in way that leaves no doubt of
my personal status as a brain mo-
nopoly"
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Embarrassment.

Europe has SO many different ways
it can start war that the difficulty Of
making up its mind among them may
prolong peace.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Japan reveres the Mikado but not
to an extent that permits him to
study the situation and assume the
responsibilities of an autocrat.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Member of the Assaciated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
local news published herein All rights OF
publication OF special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Paternalism in government is to be
feared only when an effort is made
to regard a regimented public as
stepchild.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Russia is eagerly watched in the
hope that it has wholly recovered
from any bad habits it learned under
the monarchy.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Improving.

How is the dispensary coming on?"
Better" answered Cactus Joe. 1T
has managed to connect up with some
old fashioned bootleggers who furnish
more reliable stuff"
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Colleges would establish a higher
rating of intellectually if they would
not insist ON burdening public atten-
tion with glee club poetry.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
A Tin to Republicans.

From the Wichita Eagle.
When the Republicans DO select
their next candidate for President they
should avoid any man VINO Wouie
rather be to the right than Fresloeh''
Evening star., 1934-12-28

The old Republican elephant still
refuses to get out Of the circus mere
ly because it can't kick like a mule.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Niagara Doing Its Bit.

From the watertown IN. - Times;
Evidently Niagara Falls is in. favor
of the A A. A. Twice this year sne
has done a large bit Of plowing unaer.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

High powered statesmen who put on
Santa Claus suits to promote trade
are no myths.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
New Ordeals.

A New Deal cheers us up lot,
Though old ones have to be forgot.
New deals, with busy tongue and pen,
Bring new Ordeals, now and then.
when I goes to de court house" p"
said Uncle Eben, "a jury looks to me
like committee to award a prize to
de trickiest lawyer"
Evening star., 1934-12-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansDer to any
question of fact by tDriting The .Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp Jor reply.
@. Is it true that in Toronto a prize
is given to the woman who has the
most children?-K. p. M.
A. Charles V. Millar, lawyer and
sportsman, left 100000 to be given
as prize to the Toronto mother who
gives birth to the most children in
the decade following his death. Mr..
Millar died in October, 1926.
@. How many Libraries has Wash
ington, D. C?-E. S. B.
A. Washington now contains more
than 200 libraries with collections in
excess of l2,500,000 volumes.
@. How many words should a per-
son of college age acquire of a foreign
language in years study?-L. N.
A. One thousand words in consid-
cred a fair vocabulary for each year S
instruction. Most of the first-year
text books contain VOcabularies OF
about 900 or ! 200 words.
@. When was the first Kentucky
Derby run?-K. S.
A. In May, 1875 Aristides won the
purse of S3,l00 before a crowd OF
10000 people.
@. How much land does the United
States own in the tract north of the
Lake of the Woods?-E. NJ. j.
A. North of the 49th parallel and
separated from the main part Of
Minnesota by the Lake of the Woods
is land area Of nearly l24 square
miles, including a number of small
mountains, which became United
States territory by the treaties of 1888
and 1918. The inclusion of this area
in the United States resulted from
the use of inaccurate maps by the
treaty makers, and has been described
as a ''politico-geographical curiosity of
a boundary"
@. What is static?-G B.
A. Static is a natural atmospheric
interference. 1t is caused by stray
natural electrical discharges, travelling
through the same medium It is more
prevalent By day than by night and
far more troublesome in Summer than
in Winter.
Q. Who is known as the Pearl King
of Japan?-H. T. w.
Iynrpic6y NJiIriy,ooto sc
Since 1894 he has increased his bust
ness at Toba until he now has TO-
600 900 culture pearls developed by
oysters placed in specially prepared
beds in Gokasho Bay. A grain of sand
is inserted in a shell and the oyster
is then put back into wire net in
the sea to wait for seven years or
longer Mikimoto is II years old and
started selling real pearls in 1875,
later discovering the method OF grow
ing culture pearls.
@. At birth. which has the longer
life expectancy. a boy or a grip
L. S.
A. A girl. In the United States the
average eXpect alton Of life at birth is
$3.50 years for males and 5752 years
for females.
@. Is the post Office at Santa Claus,
Ind. still answering childrens let
ters?-B M.
A. Half a million letters were an
sWered from the town this year. So
many children had written that a
committee of citizens vas organized
in order that no child be disappointed
Evening star., 1934-12-28
What Commodore Perry
CAl

From the jamestown IN. W Post.
That American naval officer who
compelled the Japanese to abandon
their hermit ways surely did not know
what he was starting.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

Jud Tunkins says some politicians
get along by always pretending to be
custodians of good news, whether it's
true or not.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
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Evening star., 1934-12-28
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Evening star., 1934-12-28
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Evening star., 1934-12-28

@. How many veterans are still car
rying Government insurance?-E. A.
A. AS of September 80, 1884, there
were 595 ASS policies in force with q
total value Of $2,646, ,468 SAB.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

@. Is the post Office at Santa Claus.
Ind. still answering childrens let
ters?-B NJ.
A. Half a million letters were an
sWered from the town this year. So
many children had written that a
committee of citizens vas organized
in order that no child be disappointed.
Evening star., 1934-12-28
Q. What is static?-G. B.

A. Static is a natural atmospheric
interference. 1t is caused by stray,
natural electrical discharges, travelling
through the same medium. 1t is more
prevalent b. day than by night and
far more troublesome in Summer than
in Winter.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

@. How long has the camera been
knoWn?-C. H.
A. The Chinese were familiar with
the principle of the camera three
centuries before Christ.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

@. When will the air races be held
at Miami?-G E.
A. Miami will hold its seventh an
nual all-American air races on jan
uary 10, II and II.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

O. How does the number Of banks
in the country today compare with
the number in 192l?-S. NJ. w.
A. There are today about $4,000
banks in the Nation as compared with
nearly 81 900 in 1921.
Evening star., 1934-12-28

@. At birth, which has the longer
life expectancy, a boy or a girl?-
L. S.
A A girl In the United States the
average eXpect alton Of life at birth is
5533 years for males and 57.52 years
for females.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-13
Knapp Shoes are Good SHOES
FIRSP-LAST- AND ALWAYS

TT is our policy to maintain our high
standards of quality under any and
: all conc itons. We do not propose
to lower our quality in order to meet
the low priced competition of the So
called depression shoes, now being
retaied in many stores. Knapp Shoes
must maintain their reputation for style
quality comfort and service. and
will be SOLD at the lowest possible prices
consistent with such quality
Stop in at Anduze's Barber shop
around 9 to o'clock daily and see
actual amples and amazing prices 10
suit your pockets.
V. C. KISSING
Christiansted. VII U.S.A.
Local Re preventative
Knapp Bros. Shoes, Bosron. Mass.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-13
CLOSING OF MAILS
Tndav-5:3O o M.

To-Day O.oU ptH'
for ST. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and u A.,
and foreign countries via these points,
also AIR MAIL for dispatch from San
Juan Thursday morning arriving at MIA
mi and intermediate stops the came Day
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Freidensthal Nor avian
Church
Is1:1,s 53
a;yAN:J;l3.Y.sa ] s1sNyIH

On Wednesday, March 14rh at 8 o m.
the Friedensthal choir, assisted by DR.
and Mrs Roberts of Annals Hope. and
Messrs Melville Stephens and R.
Cruise Of the Vocational Institute. will
render the Cantata Saul King Of Israel
by Simpson and Gabriel
We don't come often. but when we
do. we try to put over something worth
whileCome and enjoy an evening ofgOod
music
Admission Reserved seats 30cts
Unreserved 20cts
VIM, ALLEN.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-13
Order OF The Day

for the fifth ordinary meeting of the
Colonial Council of ST. Croix for the fis-
cal year 1888. 1884, Tenth Council. First
Session, Wednesd ay. March FL. 1884. at
1:30 O'Clock P. u.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-03-13

l. Colonial Council Bill No. q.
Continuation of 1st discussion on
Colonial Council Bill No. q. draft
of an ordinance to create a corpo-
ration to be known as the Virgin
Islands Company and to establish
and to define its powers. and for
other purposes. With Committee
Report
2. Colonial Council Bill No. "a.
Continuation of 1st discussion on
Colonial Council Bill No. "a, draft
of an ordinance to regulate and
coutrol the manufacture and sale
of alcoholic beverages in the Mu-
nicipaity of St. Croix, and for
other purposes. With Committee
Report.
Colonial Council Office. Christiansted.
March 8. 1884.
ARNOLD M. GOLDEN,
Chairman.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Dugas Due Utility Job.

IIARRIS, the batter who busts
L l. left-hand pitchers in pinches.
gets one of the two extra out
field berths the Nationals Will have.
For the other one Augustin Dugas,
the hard-hitting but not so fine field
ing player, and Fred Sington, better
known for his proVesS at foot ball
while at the University of Alabama
than his play in organized base bal,
will compete. Neither belongs to the
Nationals. blt Albany sends them
here virtually under option to the
big league outfit
Slngton looked powerful when play
ing for Atlanta against the Nationals
in an exhibition series last Spring
But Dugas has had more experience
having been up for trial with 10th
the Pirates and the Phi,lies. and is
hitter of record. 1t looks as though
Sington will have to wait longer for
q shot at big league job,
Now, looking farther ahead here's
q Washington batting order for the
opening game of the season that
ought to stand Nothing official about
it, mind you, but the most likely set
up. Myer to lead off as last year,
Stone. the new man to hit second
with Manush in the third notch and
Cronin, Schultz, Kuhel and Bluege to
follow as they did last season.
For even more of a gamble here's
the probable pitching picks for the
Nationals first two games of the year
with the Red SoX
In Washington. April 16-Al Crowder
VS.. the left handed Bob Weiland
In Boston. April l7-Monte Weaver
VS.. Bob Grove. still left handed.
1t sounds good anyway.
Evening star., 1934-03-15
Strong in Reserves.

THE outfeld reserves are the best
| the Browns have had in a long
time. Debs Garms. a holdover,
may alternate in left with Earl Clark,
who hit .348 with the Braves last
year. Ray Pepper and George Pucci-
nelll, both obtained from the Roches-
ter N.Y) farm Of the St. Louis
Cardinals. are good right-hand hitters.
The pitching staff. which IIornsbv
IS rebuilding around the veterans
George Blaenolder and Bump Hadlev,
each Of whom won Is games last year,
looks big and powerful enough to
frighten the opposition. Ten of the
13 hurlers In camp stand feet l or
better. OF the newcomers, the big
gest is Jim Weaver. who stands
feet 6. weights 23o and won 25 games
with Newark last year. The fastest
and best prospect is Buck Newsome.
formerly with the Cubs, who won 30
games for Los Angeles last year.
Ivy Paul Andrews and Dick Coff-
man probably will round out a thor
oughly right-handed starting staff, for
which the rescue work will be handled
by the veteran Sammy Gray and left
handed Ed Wells. Jack Knott. Jim
Walkup, Hand Mcdonald and Ed
Baecht are other prospects. Rollie
Hemsiey and Frank CRUDE are the
bachStOps.
(NeXt-Pittsburgh Plrates)