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Evening star., 1934-10-06

passport than If one were going to
Florida.
@. How long was Peking the cap-
ital Of China?-I. B.
A. Peking. now called Peiping. was
the seat of the imperial government
from 1909 to 1912 and Of the republic
until 1928.
@. What does the expression
Kedar's tents connote?-E. F.
A. The expression conveys an idea
of unsatisfactory or uncongenial en-
vironment. 1t is taken from Psalms,
cxx, fifth verse: Woe is me, that I
dwell in the tents Of Kedar."
Q. How many different sounds
does the letter have in English
words?-L. w.
A. BY itself or in combination with
other vowels it has more than 80
sounds.
@. In ancient days how much could
the Nile River rise without causing
a damaging f1ood?-M. K
A. The yearly inundation of the
valley was expected and taken into
account by the Egyptians. A marble
pillar, constructed in BAT, measured
the height of the river 1t was
marked in "a cubits, each measuring
2l.386 inches. A rise of 18 cubits
was traditionally regarded as the
/ height Of the lowest inundation; %,
complete; "a, ruinous
@. What were the first sound pic
| lures called?-J. S.
/ A. They were called VItaphone
pictures. The first was The Jazz
Singer" in which Al Jolson starred.
@. How is a miniature garden in
| a sealed glass bowl made?-E. v. P.
A. Such a garden consists of any
| dwarf loW-growing or trailing peren-
mails found native in woods, such as
the partridge berry and ground ivy.
Very little soil, mostly moss. is placed
in the bottom Of the bowl, the plants
put in. and the top Of the bowl closed
by a thin sheet Of glass. After the
first watering no more water need be
applied for at least the next two or
three months. The water supply Is
maintained by the continual evapora-
ton and condensation Of the water
in the closed bowl.
@. How many State flags are dis
played in the great choir of the
Washington Cathedral?-S. r.
A. Twenty-eight. The first flag on
the north is the American flag. On
the south is the flag of the Diocese of
Washington. Five patriotic society
banners also hang in the great choir.
@. Why was Prince Bismarck called
the man of blood and iron?-P. OBJ.
A. He was called man of blood from
his great war policy and iron from
his indomitable will.
O. What kind OF news print is
easiest on the eyes?-M. o.
A. Experiments conducted by SCI
entists prove that white news print is
the most legible and least tiring for
the eyes.
@. How much money do the Chi
nese who are outside of China send
back to the home land?-W B.
A. About ninety million dollars a
year.
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Volunteers Still Needed.

Commissioner Allen and Elwood
Street, Director of Public Welfare,
feel the need for some additional
type of service that will bridge the
gap between what is rendered by
public emergency relief and what the
recipients of such relief actually need
In the way of friendly, helpful coun-
sci. Their call for volunteers to rem
der such a service is one Of the most
interesting developments of the public
relief undertaking.
All private social work is funda-
mentally voluntary, in the sense that
voluntary efforts by private citizens
and the contributions they make In
lieu of personal services sustain pri-
vate social work. In the beginning
of social work the volunteers rendered
all the services. AS the field broad
ened and the work became more
systematic, calling for specialized
training, paid workers took the
place of volunteers. But voluntary
contributions in money and voluntary
contributions in the form of counsel
and leadership still support private
social work and keep alive community
interest in it.
ha ho rHod
on its emergency relief experiment
the voluntary aspect of this form of
social work went out of the picture.
Relief was and is administered by paid
workers drawing their salaries from
public funds. And, while there have
been few attempts to keep the relief
rolls down, there has been the usual
contradictory effort to effect economy
IN relief by strictly limiting the num-
Der of paid workers and reducing the
so-called overhead. In the meantime
private social work has suffered as
the result of confusion in the public
be called on TO support public relief
work and, in addition. be asked for
voluntary contributions to support
private social agencies.
AS far as public relief is concerned,
Mr.. Street declares that the relief
funds themselves are inadequate-al-
though they have come to represent
one of the largest single items of the
municipal budget. The staff of relief
workers administering public relief is
pronounced inadequate" They are
so overwhelmed with the mere busi-
ness Of administering relief in the
form of food, clothing and rentals
that the work of advising and counsel
ing families, to assist them in getting
back on their feet-formerly regarded
as one of fhe essential elements-has
been perforce largely neglected, and
one of the chief criticisms of public
relief work is that under the system
it will remain neglected.
Whether there is material value in
the proposal now to form a volunteer
band of citizens, cooperating with the
public relief officials, remains to be
seen. Voluntary workers are not
usually connected with the administra-
tion of public funds. Experience,
however. may reveal a field for their
efforts which does not, on the sur
face appear to be clear.
Evening star., 1934-10-06
Revolution in Spain.

Conflict which began this week with
fresh secession outbreaks in Catalonia,
developed into cabinet crisis at
Madrid and eventuated in a general
strike, has at length plunged Spain
into something bearing all the ear
marks OF revolution. Clashes in the
capital and the provinces have al
ready cost an estimated total of sew
enty-five persons killed and injury of
hundreds of others. All military and
police forces at the governments dis
posal are modified to put down the
sixth major uprising the second Span
| ish Republic has faced since its
foundation in 1881.
The conservative Rightist regime,
headed since last Monday by Premier
Alexandra Lewoux, finds itself aSsailed
by a powerful combination of Com
munists, Socialists and Syndico- An
archists, who are bent upon overthrow
of the government. including, sp-
parently, President Nicola zamora. In
addition to dangers threatening the
government from its radical foes, the
Galatians have again raised the flag
of independence, causing the Madrid
authorities to divide their energies be-
tween suppression of a political revo-
luton and the menace OF a civil war.
Premier Lerroux proclaims his abil-
ity to subdue the revolution as quickly
as it arose and his intention of pro-
ceeding ruthlessly to that end Martial
law is in force, trade and commerce
are paralyzed and a reign Of terror
prevails, as the government and the
revolutionists prepare for a decisive
clash.
Existing turmoil is the elimination
of nearly a year of seething unrest,
with Left Wing parties growing in
strength and bitterness. Threats of a
general strike have been of periodical
recurrence, as radical elements re-
sented the tyrannical practices of sue
cessive cabinets. Repeal Of legislation
previously driven through the Cortes
by Socialist forces and aimed mainly
at capital and the Catholic clerical
group served to fan the embers of
strife, which was intensified by the
Catalan and Basque autonomy move
rious factions of opposition and dis
content maneuvered for union against
the common Rightist enemy, and the
current uphesval is the consequence.
Former Premier Manuel Azana, one
of the fathers of the republic, is in
the thick of the fray as a fomenter of
Catalonian independence. Last We'd
nesday matters plunged to a climax,
when Premier Ibanez faced the re-
assembled Cortes with hardly a shred
of support. Thereupon Senor Lerroux,
archfoe of Azana and the Socialists,
was designated to form a government
which within five days of its birth
finds itself threatened with extinction.
Always in the background turks the
monarchist old guard. From Italy,
where former King Alfonso is in exile,
come reports that, never having re-
nounced the throne of SPAIN his ex-
majesty waits hopefully for a turn Of
events that might result in his recall
Evening star., 1934-10-06

The intense enthusiasm over base
ball shows clearly that there is a vast
element of conservative sentiment re-
naming. Europe should learn the
game. 1t is soothing to the nerves.
Evening star., 1934-10-06

The excitement over the Moro
Castle case has abated in the
natural course of events. At least
there is no fear of further explosions
in the Wreckage.
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N r. A. will be modified in accord
ance with new business development
1t may show usefulness, but it will
never seem the same N R. A. without
Gen. Hugh Johnson's energetic oratory.
Evening star., 1934-10-06

One of the embarrassments in the
Hauptmann case was caused by the
large number of persons who desired
TO help but did not know exactly how
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So many new phases Of opinion are
introduced into current discussion that
progressives ane becoming less con-
spicuous than digreSsives.
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A strike is contemplated by ship
radio operators Ordinarily radio time
is valued, but twelve hours day Of it
may be regarded as too much.
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The Endeavour may try again for
the Americas Cup Good sportsman
ship never allows a little argument to
interfere with the real purpose of pro-
noting better acquaintance.
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Domestic Slavery.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
1t is stated there are still 5000 600
slaves IN the world. But every tins
we see another man who has to help
with the home busting We think there
must be more Of us than thai
Evening star., 1934-10-06

Imagination is a powerful factor in
human thought. The next war" has
already developed an astonishingly ac-
tive amateur board of strategists.
Evening star., 1934-10-06
DemonSfra ti0nS of Power

Demonstrations of Power.
Much shooting in Crimson Gulch?"
asked the travelling man.
Yes" answered Cactus Joe. But
it is mostly being done by the police.
1t begins to look like a policy of law
and disorder"
''You say it is best to let bygones
be bygones," said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. In my humble contem-
plations I have been unable to dis
cover a way of doing anything else u
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THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company


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Shifting Opinion,

A man of fiercest methods came
Into a startled world
And many an opprobrious name
At him was promptly hurled.
When he survived our greetings grim
Through long and stubborn years
We kind o. sympathized with hin-
And even gave three cheers
II likes a man who has a good
opinion of hiSSelf," said Uncle Eben
"All I asks is dat he'll keep con-
scientiously tryin' to deserve it."
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Agricultural.

Agricultural.
The farmer has his busy day,
His barn he'll gayly fill,
The beans that he would put away
He's careful not to spill.
For an election he must stop,
And. sorrowing, he notes.
BY far the most laborious crop
Is gathering in the votes.
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Erroneous Headline i'm
The Star Is Corrected

To the Editor of The Star:
AS a representative group of Catho-
lie women. many of lis subscribers to
your paper, we wish to express our
Indignation over a caption appearing
on the front page of Thursdays
Evening Star. 'Enraged by Loss of
Idol, Yaqui Throng Mexican Town"
Such a caption displays the groSsest
ignorance Of the part statues play in
Catholic life in Mexico, the United
States and every country in the world
fundamentally the same sort that
family pictures play in every home.
1t is an insult to all Catholics and an
injury to simple people much op-
pressed by their own government to
state that an image revered for its
associations was "worshiped" and to
term pagan" the INSTALLATION of
events in the life of Christ, in our
day, when Installation in every other
field than religion is a much-vaunted
method of pedagogy.
MARIE F. VICTORY,
Secretary, Washington Auxiliary,
National Catholic School of So
cial Service.
Evening star., 1934-10-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHTLANDER JOHNSON.
Overwhelming Interest.

Overwhelming Interest.
What shall We think? What shall we
say?
What shall We talk about today?
In answer comes Nations call
Base ball! That's ALL"
We're budget-balancing no more,
We're figuring closely on the score.
The greatest fear of strikes" we see
Comes when the umpire says Strike
three!"
The big stick" flashes through the air
AS everybody everywhere
Is shouting, whether great or small,
Base ball! That's ALL"
Evening star., 1934-10-06
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To the Editor of The Star:
Accustomed, for more than half a
century, to depend upon the verify of
The Star, I am amazed and disap-
pointed to read, in bold type, on the
first page of Thursdays home edition.
the caption above an Associated Press
dispatch from Magdalena, Sonora.
Mexico, depicting Roman Catholics
engaging in pagan" worship.
The Stars caption refers to a statue
OF st. Francis Xavier, beloved
apostle of the Indies and Japan and
one OF the founders of the Order of
JeSuits, as an idol"
This cannot but be a serious af-
front to Catholics everywhere-and,
as one of these, request of you an
immediate correction in your paper.
MARGARET LA GORGE STREETER.
The Star greatly regrets the mad
vertent error in the headline to which
these letters refer 1t was wrong in
fact and altogether improper in i'm
plication.
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Jud Tunkins says the compliments
a man gets when he quits a job are
likely to give him special regrets for
having to leave such pleasant and ap-
preciative company.
Evening star., 1934-10-06
What Kind of Sculpture?

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Writers on comparative culture say
American. art has made most advance
in sculpture
Evening star., 1934-10-06
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Comparison.
"You should use brief. simple Ian
guage," said the campaign manager
Il try answered Senator Sorghum
You put me on next to a jazz pro-
gram that makes anything say seem
highbrow by comparison"
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W A S II N g T o N, D. c.
SATURDAY. October g, 1884
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c. Does the Post Office Department
pay for lost registered mail?-C. T.
A. The Post Office Department
says that it does pay for lost regis
tered mail up to value within the
limits of the indemnity provided by
the fee.
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@. What kind Of news print is
easiest on the eyes?-M. o.
A. Experiments conducted by SCI
entists prove that white news print is
the most legible and least tiring for
the eyes.
Evening star., 1934-10-06

@. How much money do the Chi
neSe who are outside of China send
back to the home land?-W. B.
A. About ninety million dollars a
year.
Evening star., 1934-10-06

@. How does an oratorio differ
from an opera?-L. G.
A. 1t dispenses with costumes and
acting. An oratorio is sacred story
set to music which, like opera, re-
quires soloists, chorus and full . Or
chestra.
Evening star., 1934-10-06

O. What is the largest of the ma
tive water fowl?-R. J.
A. The trumpeter swan is the
largest and the rarest. Scarcely so
Of these birds now survive in the
United States.
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@. Are passports required for a
voyage TO Hawaii?-W. D. P.
A. Hawaii since 1900 has been an
integral part of the United States
and so there is no more need Of a
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lives, but that is sufficient. Energy
unbounded marks Mr.. HalperS writ
ing, but there is a lack of restraint
which often results in sentimentality
and melodrama.
THE HILLS STEP LIGHTLY. By
Alberta Pierson Hannum. New
York: William Morrow & Co.
Two cabins on the ridge Just off
the trail are the restricted scene of
this pastoral tale of North Carolina
mountain folk. The scene is re-
stricted, but it contains all the ele-
ments of ordinary human life-birth,
marriage. the struggle for a liveli-
hood, 1eeting pleasure and permanent
griefS, death. Deborah Deane. play
ing with dolls made of plantain on
the doorstep of her gloomy mothers
cabin as the story opens, is wrin-
kled. tottering old woman at the end,
as she drags the sled on which rests
the body of the man she has loved
all her life to the little graveyard next
the cornfield. The man, Jilson Alder,
is not the man who has been her de-
voted and hard-working husband. He
is Ance Downs. That dissertation Is
the heart of the story.
Deborah as girl and as woman has
her real life in her dreams, while with
her hands she guides the pillow, chops
wood, or mixes the corn pone. Ance
is her workaday man, whom she loves
soberly, by whose side she helps with
the planting and harvesting in the
field she likes better than the house,
whose meals she cooks, whose chill
dren she bears, who sweetenS her life
with his kindliness. his praise of her,
and his blindness to all her caprices.
Jilson, the itinerant shoemaker, the
fiddler, the dreamer like herself, is
the man she loves romantically, from
the time when he comes to her moth
Evening star., 1934-11-24
REPAIR PROJECTS
REACH S19,S28,S16
Gain of sos Per Cent Re-
corded in 766 Cities Over
Last Year Period.

Additions, alterations and repairs
in 1855 cities of the United States
totaled s19,s28,816 for October, gain
Of sos per cent over the same month
last year. it was learned here Aester-
day.
Preliminary figures reported last
week from 498 cities showed a gain
of only AZ per cent, the squirt COM
ing with the latest reports. All the
figures are based on building permits
issued in cities with populations of
10000 or more and reported to the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics of the De-
partment of Labor.
Building activities in small COM
munities and on farms, and also the
odd jobs about the house which re-
quire no formal building permits in
many cities, are not included in these
figures. Informal reports from the
State directors of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration, however, indicate
increasing activity in these fields as
well as in urban centers.
New residential construction gained
44.4 per cent last month over Octo-
ber, 1888, and new non-residential
construction gained lat per cent
The modernization program of the
Federal Housing Administration, now
in full swing in every section of the
country, is concentrated upon addi-
tions, alterations, repairs and built
in equipment. The new construction
program was announced by Admins
traitor James A. Moffett as in effect
on November /.
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necessary titling. appraising. legal fees.
| etc.
II. On the other hand. his reflnanc-

necessary titling. appraising, legal fees.
etc.
II, on the other hand, his reflnanc-
ing involved a change in lender. a
continuing service charge of one-half
of / per cent could be added to these
rates. The new mortgage would be
fully amortized, the payments extend
ing over a period commensurate with
his ability TO pay, but not exceeding
20 years.
Assuming there is no change Of
lender, his cost of reflnancing under
a 2O-year, fully amortized mortgage
plan would be S3O.85 per month, in
cluding interest, principal and mort
gage insurance, the latter item rep
resenting 1888 of the monthly install
ment. A change in lender might cost
him S1.16 per month extra for servic-
ing, bringing his payments to $32.01.
If the financial agency found Mr..
Jones able to pay his mortgage in,
say, Is years, this would mean his
monthly payments necessary to dis
charge the obligation completely in
that time would be $36.0l if he con-
tinued with his present mortgager, or
S37.o9 if he ch -nged lender.
Insurance Aids Purchaser.
The manner in which the insurance
plan operates reacts to the advantage
Of the purchaser. The Federal Hous-
ing Administration will classify mort
cages into groups according to their
relative risk, maturity dates, etc. The
insurance premiums for each group
are Jumped together, the fund invest
ed at compound interest and from it
are paid insurance losses of that
group and the cost Of administering
the mortgage in that group.
When, after paying insurance losses
and expenses Of operation, the credit
balance of each group account exceeds
the remaining unpaid principal of all
the mortgages in the group by 10 per
cent of the total premium payments
into that account, all the mortgages
in the group will be paid of and
Cancelled.
This would mean. for example, that
If there were no losses or expenses in
a group of per cent 20-year mort
cages, insurance premiums at per
cent per annum would accumulate
into sum sufficient to pay them all
off in about II years.
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REALTY REVIVAL
SHOWN BY SALES
Company Reports II Transfers
of Building Sites and Homes
in Recent Weeks.

Evidence Of improvement in the
Washington real estate situation is
shown by, the announcement today
by Frank M. Doyle, realtor, of 927 Fiji
teenth street, of IL property sales dur
ing the last few weeks. The sales
included q number Of building sites
and houses.
In addition, Doyle announced the
leasing Of a 30-room home at 2l3l
Massachusetts avenue by Grace Sand
ridge, from the receiver Of the Com
mercial National Bank, and the
leasing, with purchase option, Of 909
Pennsylvania avenue to Executive
Pharmacy, Inc.
The sales included:
1880 Tenth street, M. Pollen to Lu-
ciano Maisti, in conjunction with
Cuvier A Metzler.
2l6 Indiana avenue, A. Chapman to
Anna Pappafotis.
5025 Hutchins place, Perpetual
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REFUND|NGEASED
BY HOUSING ACT
Home Owner May Merge
Multiple Mortgages
With u. S. Aid.
Continued From First Page.)


by Federal Housing Administration
appraisers.
This feature of the plan not only
will enable the owner to benefit by
new and improved home purchasing
system, but also will help the flnan-
cial institutions themselves by reliev-
ing them of frozen" assets, since in
sured mortgages can be Immediately
converted into cash through sale to
the national mortgage associations to
be established under the terms OF the
act.
In making possible this re-estab-
lishment of home financing along
radically different lines, the Federal
Housing Administration took into con-
sideration the higher rate Of interest
the financial institutions have been
receiving, so in fairness to them, the
rate for refunded mortgages was fixed
at half OF l per cent higher than for
new mortgages.
Refinancing Example.
The following example shows how
the plan operates:
John Jones six years ago purchased
home that today is appraised at
$4,000. There is a s3so0 first mort
gage coming due in two months, and
a second mortgage of $500 that is also
due shortly. Both are held by an
eligible financial Institution. Here is
how he would proceed to refinance:
First, he would apply to the institu-
tion holding his mortgages for a new
loan sufficient to pay up both existing
mortgages. If his qualifications with
respect to income, credit standing and
the like were satisfactory, the lending
agency would write a new mortgage,
which. in order to be eligible for in
surance, must bear an interest rate
not in excess of 512 per cent, and in
surance Of per cent per annum. No
service charge would be allowable un-
der these circumstances, but the home
owner would be required to pay the