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Evening star., 1934-06-29

The retirement OF Miss Grace Alb
bott from the post of chief of the
Childrens Bureau of the Federal De-
partment of Labor brings warm praise
from all parts of the country. As
she becomes professor of public well
fare at the University Of Chicago, pre-
dictions are made that the Nation
will continue to profit by her activi-
ties.
Observing that "she has served un-
der five Presidents" the New York
Herald Tribune calls her zone of the
indispensable figures in the creation
of the American conscience in regard
to child welfare" and adds as to her
record: If today it is comparatively
easy to persuade any American COM
munity that its children must be safe
guarded against disease and malnu-
triton. that for their youthful short
comings must be meted out differ
ent punishment from what is given
to hardened criminals. and that young
folks are better of in school than in
factories, large part OF the credit
must be assigned to the Children's
Bureau Steadily. constructively, with
unswerving fidelity to the truth and
no difference to political expediency
or fiashy popularity. its two chiefs,
Julia Lathrop and Grace Abbott. have
for % years directed its activities
in the unromantic field Of collecting
statistics, issuing pamphlets contain
Evening star., 1934-06-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

Red finger nails, with all due re-
the women who wear 'em. are things
most men have never been able TO
understand.
Finger nails are just claws, after all,
aren't they?
What there Is about a finger nail to
parade passes male comprehension.
If there is any one style that the
average man does not like. it is this
one, next to obviously painted lips.
Yet many women 60 right ahead,
either singly or in combination.
Those red nails must hark back to
the days when 1t was highly fashion,
able to bore the ears for the insertion
of earrings.
they fit the ear by simple fastening,
which is as it should be, some think.
4
Claws, just claws.
Dogs have 'em, cats have even bet
ter ones.
There is yellow cat living in a
local suburb that has such capable
claws that chasing his tail and catch
ing it, he could not let 60
He rolled around over the ground,
meowing in fright at his own success,
his feet hooked to his tail.
Some people will not believe this
cat tale. but they have never seen
this yellow fellows claws, which are
very sharp and slightly bent at the
ends.
What he claws he claws.
These claws are his finger nails, or
paw nails, to be exact.
Humanity has managed to forget
the origin of finger nails.
Only the Chinese are supposed to
permit the nails to grow to ferocious
length, and one may wonder If they
really do.
Keeping in mind what finger nails
are. their humble origin in the scale
Of life. We find 1t difficult to see where
in any human being would want to
call attention to them.
1t is right and proper to keep them
well, to take care of them, but why
put signs on EN-?
And why red?
x
"Of all the lousy colors" as the
vernacular would put it.
Pastel colorations conceivably might
have their charms.
Nature has done a rather good lob
at pale pink.
In thoroughly healthy person the
finger nails are a delicate enough
tint for anyone.
II different shades were desired
there might be very pale green or
delicate blue, green suggestive of
sea washed inconceivably fine with
fresh air. a blue as OF a clear sky
seen through the most transparent of
clouds.
Delicate amber, the attenuation Of
real amber.
The list of tints might be as nu-
merous as those of stocking shades.
One will have to pick up some textile
magazine for this.
But why that vivid, unhealthy tone
OF harshest red?
To attract attention, someone says.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
Retiring Child Bureau Chief
Lauded for Notable Service

ing advice to mothers and aiding all
sound measures for improving the
general we'll being of $4,000, 900 Amer
lean children"
"She has been the ideal public
servant, combining efficiency, vision
and courage" says the Denver Rocky
Mountain News, with the comment
on her services: Her achievement in
saving the lives of tens of thousands
of mothers and children has received
not only national but also interna-
tional recognition. Her service ex-
tended to leadership of various League
of Nations commissions on the trafdc
in women and children. But for her
courage in successfully fighting against
President Hoover. at the White House
ervation of the independent childrens
bureau. she probably would have been
named the first woman cabinet oflcer
and Secretary of Labor in 1880. Later
she was glad to serve under her friend
and associate, Frances Perkins"
"She made an outstanding contri-
button to public service" declares the
Omaha World-Herald, emphasizing
the fact that her home is in Nebraska,
and stating that through her retire
ment, the responsibility for the work
that she has been doing will rest upon
the shoulders of Miss Frances Perkins,
Secretary Of Labor. The World-H Herald
continues: 1T happens that the effec-
tive work Of these two women is prin-
cipally concerned in that field in
which one naturally expects women to
be most actively concerned. Their
labors deal with bettering the condi-
tons under which men and women
and children live. Their goal Is to
help make the home more secure. a
better and happier place for families
Miss Abbott has worked for that goal
by fighting against the appalling rate
of maternal and infant mortality in
this country, by opposing child labor,
by offering friendship to the child
whom We somewhat thoughtlessly
classify as juvenile delinquent. Miss
Perkins works for the same end by
seeking more humane working condi-
tions for the wage Garner. by provid-
ing the laborer with forum in which
he can be sure his pleas will be heard"
Continuous efforts "in behalf of re-
strictions on child workers" are recog-
nized by the Providence Bulletin. with
the statement: Studies by her bureau
of the extent and the results of child
labor IN various industries, including
agriculture. made from time to time
and published, undoubtedly had a de-
ci6ed effect in arousing public opinion
against the economic exploitation of
childhood and aided in the strength
ching Of State laws to regulate and
restrict it. Although Miss Abbott's
efforts to obtain national legislation
on the subject of child labor have not
met with success, she has seen In
corporated In most Of the N. r. A.
codes restrictions which go long way
tor'arG accomplishing the objective
she had in mind for so long"
The Dayton (Ohio) Herald recalls
that "she holds the coveted gold metal
Of the Nnational Institute Of Social
Sciences. for the whole body of her
work." and the Owensboro CKyD Mes
seneer feels that sit Is fortunate that
in her new post her counsel viii a.
ways be available"
Evening star., 1934-06-29

Prof James Harvey Rogers. now on a
special mission in China. DR. Thorp
is at present on duty at N. R. A. as
vice chairman of its Council OF Ad-
VisOry Boards. The councils purpose
is to coordinate the various advisory
functions Of the recovery organization
i'll matters OF policy, with view to
avoiding conflicting activities and
resolving differences. DIR. Thorp con-
fesses that his maiden experience in
the new deal filled him with a yearn-
ing for public service. He has no
desire TO return to "a life of con-
temptation" on college campus.
whence he was drafted, from Amherst,
a year ago.
Mrs. Robert Somers Brookings,
widow OF the founder of the Brook
ingS Institution. at Washington. now
recognized as the country's foremost
economic research laboratory. is COL
lecting data and documents for a
biography of the former st. Louis
merchant-philosoph Mrs. Brook
ings, who makes her headquarters at
the institution, has issued a request
to friends and acquaintance of her
late husband to supply any material
in their possession suitable for in
clusion in the projected narrative OF
his life work.
One of the earliest N. r. A. on
cialS, now back at his regular job
in private industry. has returned TO
Washington to see how the Blue Eagle
is faring in these captious times.
He reports dissatisfaction in many
branches of industry over the heavy
costs OF financing code authorities, and
ventures the amazing estimate that
the added gross overhead thus i'm
posed upon the Nations business is
$500, 900 900. 1t is his opinion that
there Is no warrant under the recovery
law for compelling industry to bear
this burden.
Washington's early Summer visitors
include Mr.. Seiichi Fukuoka. chief
foreign editor of Shimbun Rengo Sha,
of Toxic, which proudly calls itself
the Associated Press of Japan" Mr..
Fukuoka attended the White House
press conference on Wednesday,
which was marked, by the way, by
record assemblage of ITS newspaper
men and women-and was profoundly
impressed by the free and easy rela-
tions that exist on these occasions
between the President of the United
States and the press.
One of the little pieces of legisla-
ton enacted by Congress in the ad-
journment jam was authority to the
War Department to lend equipment
to the American Legion for use at
its sixteenth national convention. at
Miami, Fla. next October. The
equipment will include tents, cots,
blankets and other available Army
and National Guard supplies required
to house the legionnaires. The Miami
Convention Corporation undertakes to
deliver and return the Army's prop
erty without cost to the Government
and to restore it in good condition.
Thousands of veterans prefer sleeping
in tents rather than hotel rooms dur
ing the Legion convention.
tCopyright. 1934J
Evening star., 1934-06-29

him, but I wish that his writings
were better known and more clearly
understood, for certainly they con-
tain much that would be helpful to-
day." william Lloyd Garrison, with
prophetic vision. once declared that
I'VE can have universal suffrage, but
with monopoly in land. women will
be ground down by enforced poverty
and starving children will cry for
bread. Labor may in its desperation
organize to revenge its wrongs by
strikes and boycotts, but they are
powerless while the uSurpation OF
landlords extracts the product Of
their industry through rent" The
abolition of chsttel slavery was but
one step in emancipation.
In one of his editorials in Liberty
Bernarr MacFadden says that every
legislator will tell you that taxes
should not burden business activities,
but they automatically follow the old
time methods. If we could revise this
moss-grown procedure and get the
idea over of taxing idleness OF every
nature-the idle rich, idle money, idle
land-and use this stimulus to en-
force activity in every phase of civil
life, then We could expect constructive
development
With the burden of taxation shifted
from industry to privilege through the
taxing Of land values into the public
treasury for the use of the public
that created them, and the removal
of the 81 different varieties of taxes
that now hamper industry, conditions
would in large measure right them
selves, swollen fortunes would grad
ually diminish to point where they
reflected return for service rendered /;
labor, freed from the yoke OF
monopoly. would be the beneficiary
instead of the victim of the machine
age. and the brain trust might enjoy
rest from its labors.
GERTRUDE e. MACKENZIE.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
ResO and Evolution

ResO and Evolution.
We listen and We do not Scoff
When told that We are better off
Than when We joined in hopeful cheer
To wish ourselves a glad New Year.
Most Resolutions people say
Are destined soon to fade away,
But We are boldly called to view
The Resolutions that came through.
No matter how We have to fret
Our Resolutions must, We say.
Come true in Evolution's way.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
rive employment to the unemployed; (;

give employment to the unemployed;
that it was necessary to restore the
morale of the American people fifteen
months ago. To his courage and de-
votion to service the whole American
people will give acclaim. In the end.
as the President has correctly sug-
gested, the individual citizen will pass
upon the methods which have been
adopted, and will decide whether the
new deal planners are to 60 further
along the road already travelled.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

Take Another Cup of Coffee!
From the Worcester Gazette.
The newly-appointed Brazilian Am
bassador to Washington asks this
country's help in developing Brazil
Well, we might drink an extra cup
Of coffee now and then. but we balk
at trying to burn v in our furnaces.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
War Path.

Since back to earliest days We turn
When men grew in the jungle
And lacked great war machines that
burn
And gas and drown and bungle,
Why not now go back into the path
That straightens as it narrows
And crafty our human wrath
With simple bows and arrows.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

A question of formality has been
created as to who shall take the in
itiative in international debt discus
sion. In ordinary transactions the
only initiative required is the brief
line, please remit"
Evening star., 1934-06-29
World Understanding.

World Understanding.
do you think all the people of the
world will come to some common un-
derstanding?"
Maybe, in the remote future" an
swered Senator Sorghum But we
haven't yet got so far as to popularize
any universal language such as Vola-
puk or Esperanto"
Evening star., 1934-06-29

American tourists have been so
liberal in their ideas OF tips, that
even governments manifest disap-
pointment when they are not told to
keep the change.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

While some distinguished citizens
have been taking college degrees, some
OF the N. r. A officials have been get
ting what looks a little like the plain
old third degree.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
Page Gen. Johnson!

From the Indianapolis Star.
The United States has joined an
international organization operating
under League auspices. Isn't that
terrible violation of something OF
other?
Evening star., 1934-06-29

Refinancing is not expected to re-
Quire loans to cause persons who seek
good cheer in puns to refer to Uncle
Dan Wizards historic piece of track
age as the b. & Owe r. r.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

1t is on Mr.. Farley that depends the
responsibility of showing that the
good old post Office Is more of an in
fiuence at present than the grand
old party.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
Losing Sleep.

"Are you losing any sleep over the
political situation?"
Il am" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. Il sit up till way past bed time
listening for speeches on the radio"
Evening star., 1934-06-29

Jud Tunkins says people simply
won't economic When it's hot enough
to fry an egg on the sidewalk they in
sist on going right on using the cook
stove.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

1t may occur to Gen. johnson that
the European trip planned by Clar-
Der of other people to get a little
chance at a vacation.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

The mob in Hartman, Tenn, man
handled a union vice president for
managing affairs badly. Efficiency is
being demanded on new terms.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
Talked Out.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
johnson and Darrow were entirely
safe in taking an auto ride together.
Each had completely exhausted his
supply Of adjectives.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

There's two kinds of reading in
every language" said Hi Ho, the sage
of Chinatown, "the kind that makes
us remember and the kind that helps
us to forget"
Evening star., 1934-06-29

Diplomatic courtesies are pleasantly
maintained. 1t Is easier to pay visits
than it is to pay debts
Evening star., 1934-06-29

A prizeight is a little like a con-
ference that creates much comment
but settles nothing permanently.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
uniformed.

Prom the Austin tTexD American.
Those modernists who say bridge
can't be a sin never have played with
the PARTNER we had last night.
Evening star., 1934-06-29
Disagreement.

We know we have to live and learn
To organize nation,
And new ideas We discern
With joyous expectation.
knowledge is power" all agree,
None dares attempt deriding.
But when professors disagree
Who'll do the Big Deciding?
"You can't even trust a man dat
looks you straight in de eye" said
Uncle Eben. Maybe he's tryin' to
hypnotize you"
Evening star., 1934-06-29
The Land of All Directions.

From the La Crosse Tribune.
Another of the untold hardships of
life in Little America is the difficulty
of solving a bridge problem when it's
north in every direction.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

G. What is bow china a?-T. L.
A. 1t is a peculiar type of porcelain
first manufactured at Stratford-le-
Bow. England. Bow china dates from
l744.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

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Evening star., 1934-06-29
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Evening star., 1934-06-29

c. Who instituted the Legion of
Honour of France?-L. G. r.
A The Legion of Honour, the only
order of France. and one which in
its higher grades ranks in estimation
with the highest European orders. was
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Evening star., 1934-06-29

@. Is Hugh Walpole. English nov
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burgh.
Evening star., 1934-06-29

@. Does David Lloyd George. former
Prime Minister. now hold any official
position in Great Britain?-W. M.
A He still holds his seat as mem
ber of the House Of Commons and Is
also constable OF Carnarvon Castle in
Wales
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-07
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
By United Press

The Mission Reds rose above the
500 mark in won andIlost percentage
today for the first time in weeks
and a bullpen pitcher helped them
in their rise.
For a month or more Ray Lucas,
sent to the Reds by Brooklyn in
the Johnny Babich trade, has been
doing his throwing in the bullpen.
He. failed in his first few starts
and Manager Gabby Street, pa
tient man, sent him to the side
lines to regain his stuff.
Lucas paid dividends yesterday in
shutting Portland out in 10 inn
ing struggle, opening double
header. The Brooklyn castoff gave
the Beavers seven hits and held
them in check until the Reds found
Ed Bryan for two runs and victory
in the tenth. The score was 20.
In the nightcap Lloyd Johnson
competed the Mission victory pro-
gram by defeating the Beavers, 5-3.
The two wins gave the Reds 39 VIC
tories as against 81 setbacks.
But the best pitched game in
yesterdays struggles was tn a t
turned in by Hal Haid of Oakland.
The big right hander gave the
San Francisco Seals only two hits
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-07
OUT Of
LEAGUE RACE

NEW YORK, Sept. 7, W.P-The
New York Giants and Detroit Tigers
already have reached tine conclu-
sion that the 1894 pennant chases,
as far as the winners are concern
ed will be over two weeks from to-
day.
The Giants, in fact, expect to
wind up matters week from Sun
day when they close their home
stay against the st. Louis Cardinals.
Detroit figure their worries win be
ever after they conclude with the
Yankees at Navin field September
20.
AS a result of yesterdays engage
ment, the Chicago Cubs have prac-
tically eliminated themselves as con-
tenders. They are nine games be-
hind, with 20 to play.
Yesterdays game between the Gil
ants and Cubs went IL innings be-
fore Memphis Bill" Terry singled
Joe Moore home with the winner,
81.
ol. lOuio opdyCo oS'ShA Se'AaASo ~
hind, beating Brooklyn again, rs
Tex Carleton pitched for the Cards.
The Waners, Paul and Lloyd, ac-
counted for the important runs
against Boston, Pittsburgh winning,
Al.
The Reds and Phillies, rained out,
will play two games today.
New York cut Detroit's lead to
five and half games, taking SO
decision from the White Sox.
Boston cut Cleveland's lead to two
games in the race for third place
in the American league, driving Mel
Harder off the hummock. The Red
Sox won, 6-1.
Detroit and Philadelphia were
rained out and will play double
headers today and tomorrow. Wash
ington and st. Louis, also rained
out, have scheduled a pair this at.
ternoor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-07
VALLEY MAY COOPERATE WITH j
NATIONAL RESOURCES BOARD
Morgan.

DR.. George P. Clement, manager
of the agricultural department Of
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce, has urged upon Robert Hays.
of the El Centro chamber, the pcs
sibility that Imperial Valley lands
can be utilized in connection Titn
the activities and objectiyes Of
the national resources board
DR.. Clements visited Imperial
Valley last week and while here
stressed to chamber of commerce
directors and upon the board of
supervisors the probability that I'M
perial Valley could participate in
this movement to relocate farmers
and their families from other COM
munities on better land in Imper-
ial Valley, taking them from their
farms in cases where the fertility
of the soil has been destroyed by
erosion, or possibility of crops rem
dered remote in areas not accus-
toned to annual drought periods.
According to DR.. Clements Pres
ident Roosevelt's secretary has
stated that the national resources
board will prepare a program and
plan of procedure to be submitted
to the President dealing with all as
poets of the problem of development
and use Of land, water and other
national resources. As an example
of the major problems facing the
new board, there is the imperative
need of saving those lands of the
country now being rapidly turned
into virtual deserts through wind
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-07

and water erosion. and the relocst
ton of those who are Trying 20
wrest a living Irona this rapidly de-
teriorating land. Such lands can
be saved by returning them to for
est or utilizing them for grazing
rather than attempting to raise
clean-tilled crops, which induce
rapid erosion
Coupled with this problem, states
DR.. Clements, is that of relocating
those farmers and their families on
better land where their efforts
will bring them a better living and
more certain economic security. 1t
is believed by DR.. Clements that
the board will find Imperial VAL
ley particularly suitable in this bet
ter balancing of agricultural pro-
duction and the solution Of hu-
man problems in land use to i'm
prove standards of living of millions
of impoverished farmers.
The FL Centro chamber has been
informed that the sIencies COOP
Grating in this broad program will
include the interior department,
national park service, office of In
dian affairs, general land office.
bureau of reclamation, geological
survey, subsistence homesteads Ii
vision, soil erosion service, depart
ment of agriculture, bureau of agri-
cultural economics, forest service,
agricultural engineering, extension
service, agricultural adjustment and
farm credit administrations