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Evening star., 1934-10-12
An Important Distinction.

Addressing the American Univer-
sity Park Citizens Association on
Wednesday evening, Commissioner
Hazen and Auditor Donovan referred
to the Federal appropriation for Dis
trict maintenance and development
as an obligation" and not con-
tribution" The distinction is fun
. damentally important, deserving the
emphasis which Mr.. Hazen and Mr..
Donovan gave it.
A contribution" of Federal funds
In the District bill denotes, to some,
an act of kindly philanthropy by
paternal Uncle Sam. Viewed in this
light it is susceptible to criticism by
those who ignore or do not under
stand the practical considerations
+ underlying the contribution. The
lump sum, of course, is not a contri-
button, but an obligation, and when
the lump sum is reduced arbitrarily
and without regard to the needs which
must be met in local appropriations
Congress is ignoring an obligation
rather than reducing a contribution.
This obligation springs from many
facts in connection with the Capital
City. Commissioner HaDen mentioned
the large amount of Federal property
which is, of course, exempt from tax
ation but which. if assessed for theo-
retical taxation purposes, would yield
to the municipal government some
$8,0000 900 a year. The tax-exempt
Federal and other property in the Dis
trict, however, Is only one consider
alton in determining the amount Of
the Federal obligation. Another i'm
portant element is the scale of de-
velopment laid out and carried through
by Congress for the American Capital
"a scale of development far beyond
the resources of a municipality the
size of Washington. Still another is
the fact that Washington is governed
exclusively by Congress, and that
financial responsibility accompanies
this exclusive power. There are other
considerations.
The Commissioners are correctly
opposed to increased local taxation,
sharing this view with citizens. This
attitude is not due to any arbitrary or
selfish unwillingness to bear fair
tax burden. Comparisons of tax bur-
denS in the past, and as recently as
the last session of Congress, have
shown the adequacy of local taxation
in relation to what other cities pay.
But an important element in opposi-
tion to increasing local tax burdens
now is the uncertainty over the use
of proceeds from increased taxes. If
additional local revenues are to be
used, as in the past, merely to re-
duce the size of the lump sum, the
local taxpayer assumes heavier tax
burdens without the compensation Of
greater Capital development. If the
National Governments obligation to
the Capital was met even in the
spirit, If not the letter, OF unrepealed
substantive law, the District would
not be facing the deficit to which
Mr.. Hazen referred in his speech to
the citizens association. There has
been no avoidance, or attempts to
avoid, community obligations.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Wilmington, N. c., Is the
Scene of Sea-Cold Work
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Wilmington, N. c., feels that it Is
well within its rights in making a
very loud noise" over the fact that
it is the fortunate city which secured
the mammoth plant of the Ethyl-Dow
Chemical Co., the general activity
being the extraction of bromine of
ocean water for use in high-powered
gasoline. Since we are very jealous
of this fact We are writing to call
your attention to your lead editorial
in your issue for Sunday, october 7,
entitled Gold From the Sea-" In
this editorial appears the phrase,
"a company has lately been working
on this line near Wilmington, Del"
Your kindness in publishing this COR
rection will be much appreciated by
our organization and by our city.
1t may interest you to know that
the enterprise represents an invest
ment considerably in excess of two
million dollars and that this point
was selected for the location of the
plant after a careful survey of all
possible available places along the
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
WILMINGTON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
Louis T. Moore,
Executive Secretary.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

Here are two communications, one
from New York, the other from Wash
ington The first:
Dear Sir: Remember the old song,
You Made Me What I Am Today, I
Hope You're Satisfied?' You and your
guppies-see where they led me on a
perfectly good vacation. M. w. s."
The picture on the other side of the
card shows spiny Holsters at play in
the New York Aquarium.
The Washington letter follows:
Dear Sir: Have you gone back on
your old friends the guppies? You
haven't written about them for almost
a week. Sincerely, L. H."
II X X
No, mann, we have not gone back
on the guppies. kings and queens OF
the modern home aquarium.
Whether We write about them or
whether any one else writes about
them, they remain the favorite pet
fish of amateur and expert alike.
The beginner begins with them. the
experienced fish fan" ends with them.
Ordinary run of the tank guppies
sell for 10 cents apiece, but there is
a man in New York who gets SIS a
pair for his, with no lack OF GUS
toners.
A human being who is not ac-
quainted with guppies may become so
for very little. or he may put as much
money into fancy specimens as he
cares to invest.
y 4 Il
There Is a local fancier with many
tanks and many different kinds of
fishes, but he says that if he had to
cut down on them he would be per-
fectly satisfied with three tanks, as
follows:
l. OF guppies.
2. OF angel fishes.
3. OF goldfiShes.
There you have the voice of expert
ence in things piscatorial.
This man has kept 'em all, had the
pleasure Of watching their interesting
habits, is now willing to confine him
self to three tanks.
Quite comedown. to a fish fan,
but most of them arrive at that stage
of their education at last, unless they
make a commercial proposition out
of it.
The reason is that dozen or more
tanks are great deal more work than
most Of the lobbyists will admit in
public.
An aquarium is supposed to be
balanced, and somehow most per-
sons feel that if an aquarium really
is balanced there is no possibility of
care about it.
1t should, they feel, be automatic.
There Is nothing automatic about
living things, however, and it is right
there that the care and attention
come in.
After one has been valet to a
couple Of hundred fishes for a few
years the beginning ardor begins to
wear of.
The more successful the lobbyist
has been, the more inclined he will
be at last to boil the whole PROPOSE
ton down to a few tanks.
One good way is to set up one
large community aquarium, with
ones favorite creatures in it, and
let the fish business go at that.
These restrictions hold good mostly
for the person who has many tanks
in living and dining rooms and halls.
If heated sunporch or conserva-
tory is available, it may be possible
to keep many tanks, but if only the
ordinary household rooms are used,
something must be done in time about
the increased number Of fish con-
tainers. The heat of the original
enthusiasm prevented one from seeing
that SO many of them did not make
Evening star., 1934-10-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnstDer to
any question Of fact by tDrttin0 The
Washington EUentng Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. HGsHtn, Director,
Washington, D. C. Please tncIoss
stamp for reply.
@. Has Madison Square Garden an
inside and an outside arena?-J. L. T.
A. Madison Square Garden is To-
Gated at 307 West Forty-ninth street,
New York City. This is the indoor
garden, in which are held political
meetings, six-day bicycle races and
hockey matches. There is an outdoor
arena which was built in 1882 in Long
Island City at cost of $50o,000. This
arena seats 10000 persons.
@. How many American citizens are
there residing in South American
j. H. S.
A. There are about eleven thousand.
@. Where Is the group Of famous
beech trees in England?-V. S.
A. Burnham Beeches Is tract Of
woodland in Buckinghamshire Eng
land, of about 375 acres, which con-
tafns some of the finest and oldest
specimens Of the common beech in
England.
@. How long has poultry been bred
for cock fighting?-E. S. B.
A. For about one thousand years.
@. What can be used to fireproof
scenery?-H. N.
A. The National Bureau Of Stand
ards says that the following solution
has been used in fiameproofing seem
cry and other combustible materials
used on theater stages. 1t is gener-
ally applied as spray: y pound boric
acid, 1A pounds borax, 3 gallons
water. The amount of water may
be varied This should depend on the
abSorptive capacity Of the fabric to
be treated.
@. Who designed the Navy and
Marine Corps Memorial, on Mount
Vernon Highway near Washington,
D. C.?-R. D.
A. Harvey Wiley Corbett is the
architect of the memorial and Begni
del Patti is the sculptor.
@. Which State had the first State
income tax?-M. M.
A. Virginia seems to have enacted
the first income tax law, in 1843.
This law, of course, has been amended
and changed to such an extent that
at the present time it is hardly recog-
nizable. The Territory of Hawaii en-
acted an income tax law in 1896, but
as this law was declared unconstitu-
tional a new law was enacted in 1901
and has been amended several times
since that date. Oklahoma followed
with an income tax law in 1907, and
Wisconsin in 1911.
@. When is Kilby day celebrated in
SwitZerland?-J. B.
A. 1t is a fair day held in the
German part of Switzerland. The
exact date is not the same each year,
but 1t is held during the Fall.
@. Which regiment Of the Sd Divi-
sion participated in five major en-
gagementS in the World War;. r. w.
A. There were five regiments cred
tied with participation in five differ
ent major operations. They were the
4th, 7th, 30th and 38th Infantry and
the 9Th Engineers. The 7th, 9Th and
9th Machine Gun Battalions, the 5th
Field Signal Battalion, the Sd Sani-
tary Train and the Sd Supply Train
are also credited with participation in
five different major operations.
@. How much did it cost to make
the moving picture, Cleopatra" p
G. M.
A. The cost of the De Mile produc-
ton is estimated at one million dollars.
Five thousand people were employed
for the picture, which required IA
months to complete.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

A sense Of homelike geniality per-
vades much of the discussions in the
Nations Capital. 1t is even hoped
that the Senators and Representatives
will do what they can to make the
Congressional Record initiate the an
cient but harmless thrills of the Fire
side Companion.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Good Old Days"
We're telling of the good old days.
We wish they'd come again.
And yet they had peculiar ways
Which made mankind complain.
They fought on horseback or afoot
For things they did not need,
And every conflict had its root
Somehow in human greed.
Those good old days had candlelight
Or poorer light than this;
Men labored hard both day and night
AS life revealed no bliss.
Although we labor with will
To better present ways,
There's no room for an envious thrill
About those good old days"
Evening star., 1934-10-12

@. How much weight has been lifted
by bombing plane?-L. C.
A. Th2 greatest weight recorded as
having been lifted by bombing plane
is 1880 pounds.
@. When is National Recognition
day for Sunday school teachers? Who
originated it?-F. c.
A. National Recognition day for
Sunday school teachers was observed
on October 6. 1t was originated by
DR.. William T. Ellis to honor the work
that is being done by Americas two
million Sunday school teachers.
O. May q person, not a citizen Of
the United States, study at the United
States Military Academy in West
Point, N. Y.?-E. j. c.
A. Foreign governments are per-
mitted to choose representatives Of
their countries who wish to receive in
structions at the United States Mill
tary Academy. These governments
make special requests to the Congress
OF the United States. Congress, by q
special act, can provide for the gradu-
alton OF such foreigners. These men,
however, do not receive commissions
in the United States Army.
@. From what source does the Prince
Of Wales derive his income?-R. T.
A. AS Duke of Cornwall, he receives
his income from the Duchy Of Corn
wall.
@. Did the Indians exterminate the
mound builders?-H. F. L.
A. The old theory that the mound
builders were distinct race who had
lived from remote antiquity in the re-
gions of the mounds and we're even
tually exterminated by the nomadic
hordes coming from the northward,
represented today by the present In
dians, is no longer accepted by the
principal American ethnologiStS, who
hold that the Indians are the descend
ants Of the mound builders.
@. Are bees more valuable for the
honey they produce or for cross
pollination of fruit blooms?-N. w.
A 1t is estimated that bees are
worth about fifty times as much for
cross -pollination of fruit blooms and
certain other crops as for the value Of
their honey.
@. What kind of drink is sake?-
N. C. C.
A. 1t is made from rice by fermen-
tation with the mold Aspergillus oryZai.
1t is the chief alcoholic beverage of
the japanese and is described as O
kind of beer, usually served hot.
@. How long after his death was
Samuel Pepys' Diary published?-
c. c.
A. One hundred twenty-five years.
The Diary is a record Of his personal
doings and sayings from 1860 to 1869.
@. Why was the lead ball used in
the Civil War called a MIME ball?-
G. M. C.
A. 1t obtained its name from Claude
Etienne MIME C18O4-1879), a French
soldier who invented the MIME rife
and ball.
@. Who won the award given by
Radio Stars Magazine for ,distin-
guished service to radio?-M. P.
A. Jack Benny is the winner for
1884.
@. For whom was Washington and
Lee University named?-K. McD.
A. In 1898 it was named Washing
ton Academy for George Washington.
and it became Washington College in
1913. AT the close of the Civil War
Gen. Robert E. Lee became president
of the college. In 1871, soon after his
death, the name was changed to the
present one, the Washington and Lee
University.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Just Over the Line.

From the Pittsburgh rost-Gszette.
It is said the Toronto Stock Ex-
change has added 500 stocks to its
list in the past year, and that the
price of memberships has risen from
S27,500 to $4,000. Wall Street
brokers must think paradise Is just
across the border.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

Europeans accept an American dol
lar at a little over fifty cents. This fact
alone should discourage any hope of
inducing Uncle Sam to finance an
other war.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Probably Blush.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
A New Hampshire farmer reports
that he saw an eagle swoop down
from the sky and carry of one Of
his best young pigs. He doesn't men
ton the color Of the eagle.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Johnson's Johs.

From the Geneva IN. " Times.
Gen. Johnson says he has had
a thousand jobs offered him, and We
wouldn't be surprised II he took q
couple dozen Of them.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

A European war cloud hovers over
the same old area. But descriptive
writer's are no longer permitted to refer
to it as no bigger than a mans hand"
Evening star., 1934-10-12
DAYLIGHT. Saving.

From the Yakima Daily Republic.
New York City went of daylight
saving recently. It was estimated
that the device cost the people of the
metropolis a total of 5000 years of
sleep during the Summer months.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Grass.

From the Columbus (ohio) Citizen.
1t must be q surprise to Mr..
Hoover If he has heard that the
Ohio Highway Department had to
buy several tons Of grass seed TO
make grass grow alongside the roads.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Respectful Assurances.

"Is the argument between those two
candidates a friendly one?"
"In certain way" answered Cactus
Joe. Each candidate has promised
to 90 to the others funeral"
"Our neighbors seldom admire us" !"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
"since they think we are compelled to
share with them the neighborhood's
hardships."
Evening star., 1934-10-12

The necessity of airships in case Of
war cannot be disputed. The benefit
in matters of finance remains ques-
tionable.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Cherished Poverty,

From the Toledo Blade.
Upton Sinclair may find some who
resent the Idea Of being deprived of
their poverty.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Purse of Fortunatus.

Purse of FOrtunatuS.
The riches Of the mind
Can never be destroyed.
Each year such wealth we find
Still busily employed.
A theory we display
With prompt and lavish grace,
And when 1t fades away
Ten more will take its place.
"I don't like a man dat mistakes
hisself foh parrot" said Uncle Eben
"and imagines he can get reputation
foh bein' smart by usin' bad lam
guage." .....
Evening star., 1934-10-12
Old Story.

Old Story.
It's q very old story,
A sad one and true,
To darken nfe's glory
We hear it anew.
It startles a nation
With swift havoc done,
That old combination,
A fool and a gun.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

The Evening Star Newspaper Company
: Business once:
~ 18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York once: ITO East +2nd st.
European once: IA Regent ST.. London.
England
Evening star., 1934-10-12

Old Copy Book.
"Do you remember when your wrote
honesty is the best policy in your
copy book?"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
THAT sentence made a deep impress
sion on me. I'm sorry to meet so many
folks in public affairs who didn't go
to the same school with me-"
Evening star., 1934-10-12

Jud Tunkins says he never bought
q common gold brick, but he has in
vested in several that he made up out
of his own imagination.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
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Evening star., 1934-10-12

@. What kind of drink is saze?-
N. C. C.
A. 1t is made from rice by fermen-
tation with the mold Aspergillus oryzai
1t is the chief alcoholic beverage of
the Japanese and is described as q
kind of beer, usually served hot.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

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6tled to the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to 1t or not other
lecal news published herein All rights OF
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are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-10-12

O. Are bees more valuable for the
honey they produce or for cross
pollination Of fruit blooms?-N. w.
A 1t is estimated that bees are
worth about fifty times as much for
cross -pollination of fruit blooms and
certain other crops as for the value Of
their honey.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
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Evening star., 1934-10-12

@. How long after his death was
Samuel Pepys' Diary published?-
c. c.
A. One hundred twenty-five years.
The Diary is a record Of his personal
doings and sayings from 1860 to 1869.
Evening star., 1934-10-12
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Evening star., 1934-10-12

G. Who won the award given by
Radio Stars Magazine for ,distin-
guished service to radio?-M. P.
A. Jack Benny is the winner for
1894.
Evening star., 1934-10-12

@. Why was the lead ball used in
the Civil War called a mimic ball?-
@. M. C..
A. 1t obtained its name from Claude
Etienne MIME 18O4-1S79), a French
soldier who invented the MIME rife
and ball.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-19

"Most men do not realize that we
have two kinds of money in the
United States-the rich mans and
tha moor MANS" Mr.. Prevette
saws. And while the rich mans
money is the@tax free government
bonds. For this money the gov
eminent pays the rich man four
per cent interest The poor mans
money is put into houses and
farms, and the government charg:
es him an average of about "a
per cent in taxes. Mr.. Prevette
dedicates himself to the destruc'
ton of this inequity and inlqulty
and this is the first and greatest
task which he undertakes.
Mr.. Prevette has world
beater in number two. 81 favor
legislation which will save and
make profitable 80 per cent OF
the farms in the United States,
Mr.. Prevette says. He believes
that if the people could vote on
his proposition and vote impair.
TALLY, rs per cent of them would
favor his Ian. He observes thai
90 per cent of the farms in the
United States have less than 160
acres and that 10 per cent OF
them are more than 100 acres
Thew are owned by the rich peo-
pie and government financed cor
porations." 1t is the rich mans
farm with it's tractors and giant
combines, Mr.. Prevette declares,
which has made "a war of ex-
termination on the small farm
er." The farmer cannot make
wheat for less than $1.4O a
bushel,s he cannot grow cotton for
less than 16 cents pound. The
10 per cent rich farmers are
making these SURPRISES and put
ting down the profits which
would go to. the poor, Mr.. Prev
cite shows.
He has plan. He would inn
pose a. tax of $40 against each
acre of land in excess of 40, if
planted to a money crop, or ma
ior crop as he calls it. In other
words if a farmer grew more
than 40 acres of cotton or to-
bacco he would be soaked $40
for each acre above 40. He
would also put $40 a head on
each "beeftype steer or cow on
any one individual farm" If this
were done, he argues, SURPRISES
would Immediately disappear,
beef cattle would bring a fair
price and big farms would have
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-19

OPPOSITION TO
BONUS SLIGHT
His Attitude Gives Salts
faction to North Caro-
lima Republicans
The Times-News Bureau
Cir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, March 10. - Con
oressman Bob Doughton's "half-
hearted" opposition to the bonus
hiII recently passed in the house,
is i interpreted by North Carolina
Republicans to their great salts
faetion-Farmer Bob has Re-
publican opponent who is whole
beartedly championing the SOL
diers' cause. =.
The opponent is Joseph M.
Prevette, Ashe county lawyer,
who recently entered the race for
the nomination and apparently
has to date no opposition. Mr..
Prevette, who came to Raleigh
the Wilkes member in 1917, got
generous recognition on a record
of fine patriotism at time when
America was about to enter the
World war. He was liked so well
by Governor Beckett that the ex-
ecutive made him a member of
the building commission, an ag-
ency which at that time had quite
a good deal to do.
Mr.. Prevette is going to criti-
else the Roosevelt administration,
but says he will be patriotic
enough when he does it to offer
something better in it's stead. He
is convinced the college profess
sors are not good men to chart a
national way out and he thinks,
NRA, CWA, AAA and all the
other alphabetic organizations
have too much Russia in them to
90 well in this country. He be-
lieves liberty and religion will be
greatly imperiled by their con-
tinuance in this country.
Mr.. Prevette therefore favors
national legislation which will
destroy one kind of money for
the RICH" the tax-free bonds.