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Evening star., 1934-10-28
In All Fairness.

Healthy and timely though the
vigorous popular reaction to the local
gambling and racketeering conditions
unquestionably is, and tragic and
shocking though the most recent
murder arising from those conditions
undoubtedly was, the tendency in
certain quarters to asperse the police
of Washington for the failure so far
to capture the murderers is. in all
fairness, unsound and to be deplored.
Certain facts in the case must be
borne in mind: The murder took
place in nearby Maryland. outside of
the Jurisdiction Of the local police.
1t was committed under circum-
stances and at an hour which made
clean getaway extremely easy.
The scanty evidence available was
first legitimately claimed and held
by the Maryland authorities. And,
so far as is known. none Of this
evidence indicates that the murderers
came from or reside in Washington,
save the fact that the gambler for
whom the ambush is assumed to
have been intended operated in this
city. That gambler has refused to
talk.
Less than five days have elapsed
since the commission of the murder.
The public has been assured that
local and Maryland authorities are
working zealously and harmoniously
to bring the murderers to justice.
Opportunity for them to do so should
be afforded before unfavorable judg-
ment upon their efforts is passed,
when one considers that as able and
determined a group as the best agents
of the Department Of Justice have
still to catch up with the insane
kidnaper of Mrs. Stol, whose iden-
tity was known to them within
twenty four hours Of his crime, and
whose hide-out was disclosed prior
to the release of his victim.
Crime, gambling and racketeering
in the National Capital mus be
vigorously suppressed. New laws, a
more efficient parole system, swifter
and more punitive justice in our
courts, numerically augmented and
better paid police force are all essen
tial to this end, and each has been
strongly urged for many years. If
the genuine and praiseworthy popular
indignation over this latest and
utterly despicable crime serves to
bring home to Congress the inevitable
consequences of undue parsimony in
dealing with basic needs of the Ma
tion's Capital. it will have served
a splendid purpose. Let 1t not be
diverted into ill-considered and un-
fair attacks upon the Washington
police. who. under Maj. Brown, con-
stitute a force with a fine record for
courage, ability and honesty.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Higher Automobile Taxes.

The automobile dealers code, under
N. r. A., was designed to help the
retail automobile business. Whether
it has succeeded Is q matter for
debate. But its curious effect on
assessment of automobiles for taxation
can be studied at leisure by the auto
mobile owner who discovers that the
car he is wing now is worth more,
for taxation purposes, than it was
worth last year, regardless Of wear
and tear and other processes Of de-
probation.
One of the purposes Of the auto
mobile code was to fix a maximum
trade-in value for each model of an
automobile, thus protecting the deal
ers against the sort of competition
under which the trade-in value Of
automobiles was bid up by dealers
anxious to make a sale. The Code
Authority establishes and keeps cur
rent this turn-in value by taking the
average sales prices for secondhand
cars in each Of nine geographical dis
tricts Of the country over periods Of
sixty days. The prices thus estab-
lished, contained In the Onicial Used
Car Guide, vary with the season and
the district. The dealer uses his own
discretion In appraising the value of
the car he will accept in trade. but
is not supposed to exceed the max
imum fixed in the Ofhcial Used Car
Guide.
Before the code went into effect q
private publication known as the Red
Book gave the value Of used cars, and
this book was extensively used by
automobile dealers as well as by NUM-
cipalities In the assessment of auto
mobiles for taxation. The Red Book
was extremely, If not excessively, con-
servative in its sppraisals, for its chief
customers were the automobile dealers
who had to buy the secondhand cars.
But the ofacial Used Car Guide has
Evening star., 1934-10-28
A Division of Music.

It Is natural that the Washington
Public Library should grow in scope
of service to the people of the COM
nlunity, and the announcement that
it is to have division of music, be-
ginning November /, is an evidence Of
its development which large public
will greet with enthusiasm and appre-
citation.
OF course, It has been made clear
that no duplication Of the music divi-
sion of the Library Of Congress is in
tended. The principle which governs
the entire establishment, including
this latest expansion. Is that Of sup
Evening star., 1934-10-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Radio Relief

Radio Relief.
The radio keeps bringing
To my often gloomy lot
Such Joking and such singing
That my cares are soon forgot.
There is wisdom economic,
In a grave and stately vein.
But I most enjoy the comic"
Who consents to entertain,
I know that my digestion
OF vitamin is shy,
And my teeth, beyond all question
Will make trouble, by and by.
Figures that are astronomic
Only cause me to complain.
While I'm waiting for the comic"
Who consents to entertain.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
New Agriculture Census
of National Significance
BY HARDEN COLFAx,

Because Of the destruction wrought
by the drought in the Middle West,
and also because of the changes in
the utilization of our land as a result
of the depression, the new census of
agriculture will be of national sig
nificance. Some people say it will
be the most important numbering of
economic facts since the first taking
of farm statistics began back in 184o
One hundred questions will be asked
by the enumerators when they bring
around this 1885 census schedule, al
though not all will apply to every
farmer. These questions will cover
ownership and acreage, with special
attention to crop land, pasture land
and wood land.
The enumerator will also want to
know the total value of the farm;
the acreage and yield of each of
the principal field crops and vegeta-
bles; the number of trees and how
much in bulk and profit will come
from the principal nut and fruit
crops; the number and value Of live
stock by class; what the farmer makes
from his poultry and eggs, what is
the size of his family and whether
they have. any other means of sub
Sistence.
The director of the Bureau Of the
all farmers, ranchers, agricultural
agencies and business interests will
give him cooperation. He points out
that among those who benefit from
this census are all agricultural as
sociations and agencies which have
to do with marginal lands, subsistence
homesteads, soil erosion, farm credit,
farm housing and labor and unem-
ployment.
Since 1880, when the last agri-
cultural census was taken, there have
been important and extensive move
ments of population. In fact, so
radical have been these changes that
the census Of that year no longer
affords a satisfactory basis for cal
culation. Many thousands of people,
young and old, are believed to have
returned to the family farms, while,
at the same time, the flow Of young
people from farms to cities has been
greatly reduced. This new farm cen
sus naturally will help to determine
what has really occurred in the way
of movement from the city to the
farm and what has happened on 1t
during the past five years.
The first census of agriculture was
taken in 1840 and thereafter every 10
years until 1910, when the new de-
cennial act provided for q farm CEN
sus in the year midway between the
general census. The 1910 act pro-
vided for a farm census in 1915, but
because of the war in Europe and
difficulties at home, President Wilson
set it aside and the act was repealed.
The census act Of 1920 again provided
for a midway period and farm CEN
sus was taken in 1925.
J Unusual care, it Is announced, Is
being taken in picking enumerators
for the work to begin January /. The
of the Census Bureau says
every effort will be made to appoint
for these positions farmers, farmers
wives and sons and daughters. AL in
formation on independent farms, Mr..
Austin assures the farmers, will be
absolutely confidential and mo indi-
vidual figures will be used In any way
for taxation purposes"
In 1880 there were 6,3oo, 900 farms
In the United States, with total Of
nearly billion acres, Of which more
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Occasional Shock.

Occasional Shock.
The fruits are large and mellow,
There's beauty on display.
There's many a lucky fellow
In Cal-i-for-ni-a.
The politics is charming,
It's promises are gay.
But the earthquakes are alarming
In Cal-i-for-ni-a.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Thanks to pay restorations, many
households will be able to attack the
budget-balancing problem in the foun-
dation of society, the American home.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

than 3oo,0oo.ooo were planted IN
crops. Moreover. the farm population
was nearly 3o.5oo, 900. or Just under as
per cent Of the total number of IN.
habitants In the country.
- tcopyright. 1esxJ mlrslxs
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Verbal Rebounds.

From the Sacramento Bee.
Careless words thrown on the winds
frequently come back, as q philosopher
has put 1t, but ventriloquism never
seems to have any trouble.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

In . political debate the First
Lady as q matter of noblesse oblige
cannot insist invariably on having the
last word.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Ballot boxes are said to cost about
$40 apiece. A great many perfunctory
voters would rather have a radio,
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Minorities.

From the osdenburg IN. ~ Journal.
Now Poland Is complaining that the
rights Of minorities" are being vio-
lated. Doesn't she know yet that
minorities are not supposed to have
rights?
Evening star., 1934-10-28
A Base Ball Ruin.

From the Omaha world-Herald.
Babe Ruth retires from active base
bah. but it will be kept In mind
that magnificent ruins often attract
more attention than gaudy new edi-
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Progress In Letters.

Progress In Letters
Flows your boy Josh doing In COL
lege?"
Pine" answered Farmer Corntossel.
"He has already Joined q fraternity,
thereby proving that he knows how to
sing. dance and play the ukulele in
Greek"
-
'Iong ago cannibals ate one an
other" said HI Ho, the sage Of China
town. Men now kill without even
that faint excuse"
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Stamp Collecting.

where are you spending your
time?"
Around the Post Once Depart
ment," answered Senator Sorghum.
Waiting for letter."
mo. Only stamp-Mr. Farley's
stamp of approval on my campaign for
reelection"
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Quick at Figures.

SuiCh ~ EiSuicSs
liked the pencil and the slate
I used when, as a child,
I would attempt to calculate
In figures that went wild.
I did not loiter. Ill at ease.
Amid derisive doubt.
A moistened sponge I'd promptly seize
And wipe the whole thing out.
"Hollerin' don't make heap O dif-
ference" said Uncle Eben. de hggers
is what counts in crap game and
tain no use tryin' to coax or con-
tradict 'enAs
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Jud Tunkins says politics is getting
politer. Eyerybody's thinkin' hard, but
very few dare say what they think.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
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Evening star., 1934-12-09
H;ghway Dream Near

THE dream OF = highway connecting the
United States and the Panama Canal Zone
k not % much . dream any more but b being
Translated into actually.
The total length Of the roadway when Il y
eventually completed viii be 1900 ni,es At
present 20 per cent Of the Roadway b service
able in al veatheYs and about n per cent moro
usable In good o. fairly dry weather.
The estimated cost Of completing the remain.
ing length runs from . minimum Of $4,000 to
Slol 600, dependent On the materials used and
the width Of the highway.
The northern terminus Of the road = Nuevo
Laredo across the Rio 0rande from Laredo.
Tex. and the southern Is ut Panama City.
The remaining stretches Of the road which
are to be completed lie within the flve Central
American countries.
Completion Of the highway Is expected to
provide Q real stimulus to trade between this
country and the Central American republics
and strengthen the ties Of friendship between
them It win shorten the time Of travel nom
Panama 70 the United States materially.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

A ND again the genesAhssinao runs counter 10
n prevailing trends. for . short stron down
NAnkiug road, HhanghAiS busiest thoroushfare.
or . few minutes spent IN any fash3onahae caoa-
ret viii sufnoe 70 prove that sits are shts this
yeAEeending anywhere between knee and hip.
"Stockings must Be WON and leS8 must not
be exposed" the general continues, heedless Of
those who have taken up the cult q the sun
tanned.
IAN women must comb their hair Backward
Evening star., 1934-12-09

SHANGHAI, December !, 1884.
IRON his military headquarters at Man,
chang, Chang Kai-shek, generatsstmo
- OF China, while desperately attempting
to consolidate that part Of the country
remaining under his power, found time
not long ago to ret himself new role-
dictator Of feminine fashions.
IN between the hours he spends planning
Campaigns against Communists and bandits
who swarm the rocky slopes and hat plains ef
Kiazassi, the general has xnAtehed few min
utes In which to formulate . set Of kon-elad
riles governing matters which women the world
over have always considered . question Of per-
Sonal pTerogative.
But now the women Of China are a,nnnA1ily
told that there are 10 commandments which
they must obey.
For Chang, man Of steel who has always
worn the most severely plain uniforms and Who
has little patience with those who are con-
cerned with fashion's whtzns: Chang, China's
spartan who froWns upon the more au1uRtous
amenities Of living. who has never learned to
dance or. much less, wished 70: Chang, a1bt-
traitor Of vomen's dress. has decxeed . hst Of
dos and donr.
mo woman is allowed to wear tight caothes,"
. he adnonishes from his Kiansd retreat
But faIhion, On the ether hand, has decided
emphasizing the viliowy siiznness which Is the
heritage Of Chinese women.
A ND these same Chinese women, the writer
~ was once told BY . Chinese girl born IN
New Orleans who. until she Was II, never saw
the land Of her Cantonese ancestors, are much
more particular about details prescribed by cur
rent fashions than are American women.
90, win they conform to the dictates Of the
senesaliatnao and grace the glitter Of local night
clubs IN loosely htting costumes, when every
Evening star., 1934-12-09

feminine instinct cries out for The snug dzap-
ing o( faSh3on7
"sleeves must not Be too Short the minimum
being down 70 the e3bov." Chang continues.
But other dictAtoss Of the prevailing mode
have indicated that for the szaA<ty dressed
s,eeves must be shorter than ever-Feally little
more than cApes, but at The same time comply
ing with that innate naodesty OF Chinese women
witch precaudes their revealing neck and
shculders.
about the height Of the ankle, }" states the third
commandment.
You need another yard Of MAter1al-sairts
are longer than they were. In fact. 70 be cor.
rect, they must barely Hdn hGushtng the Door
a. you walk" . Chinese styiist. On the contrary.
win caution.
The collar shoUld not be too high. The d.
tance between It and the cheek must not be
less than IN inches," pronounces Chang.
And this would seem 70 provide OCCASIONAL
fuel for the Ares Of eontxoversy. for IN an of
the better dTessmaking establishments IN 6hang-
hal catering 70 Chinese women, collars this sea.
son should extend 70 the tip of the ear. In
other words, they should average about inches
In height And, 70 the Chinese GIRL, the collar
h IN extremely important detail.
The openings On both stdes c( the gown
must not be higher than the knee" states The
nth eoennoandment.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

and It should not be longer than their necks,"
he states, thus sounding The death knel 70 long
hoAs impeeeahay marched and pezmanented.
And thas docs he, . member Of the Eevoau-
Nonaxy party vhieh aboaihed the queue. symbol
Of servttade, en6eAvor 20 eliminate frivolous
cuYis and intricate partings which contribute to
the elaborate cotffure of 80 many uftra-mode1n
Chinese women.
Cosmetics should not be used IN IN m
seemly fashjon, says The eighth commandment
"Clotldng should be made q native cloth"
states the ninth
An indoesement Of this motion toward q
"Buy Chinese eampa&gn was seen some weeks
ago At HAngehow and Peaping where IN both
cities sea,ous young students pehed With mud
and stones, and even add. Chinese women who
were goWned IN SIX which 70 the patriots
seemed to be saspteoosH foreign IN design and
texture.
And no matter It were, as the women
claimed, Q eievef imitation On the part Of IN
enterprtsing Chinese SILK manufacturer. 1ts
foreign appearance was enough.
The tenth and nnal commandment y but
repetition Of IN ofacial ban im 1911 On the part
Of the new revolut3onaTy government.
mo feet are 70 be bound"
In . comparatively short period the fAshion
Of -htndtng has been completely ruled out.
Evening star., 1934-12-09

Of o new personal liberty and q new freedom
IN matters Of divorce, Inheritance and profess
dous never before open to them, accept these
yules7
There viii be those who obey implicitly the
commands q Q stern arbitrator.
sez1oas sara students IN universities Win hear
the dictum and heed And IN Their painfully
unadorned blue gowns they Win thrust their
noses, H,ailtless Of powder. . bit higher IN the
air a& their more frivolous sisters adrodt tn The
aTt of makeup.
But what of The Thousands Of fashion devo<ees
IN the outports Of China3
Cabaret girk tax-danoers, wealthy dANgh.
teEs In exclusive finishing schools and sophistt-
Gated matEuns who spend hours adapting Paris
trends to Oriental traditions q dress1
II they do not obey7
Frosn the NanchAng ne,d headquarters - yee
have come no tutimation as to the means 0e
pGnisAns those who infringe upon The 6seta-
tors 10 commandments
Evening star., 1934-12-09

IOTHxRs have ceased binding their daugh-
iW tss' feet while youths no longer make
bound feet one OF the qualifications OF wife.
although - yeaEs ago no man OF cood class
would have married sih With natural 5eet. as
golden lotaR."
To-day, elderly women wear plaster exten-
sioxs inside salken hose their bound 1eee
may appear larger. while Chinese girls have
become completely westefni3ed IN 70 far as nigh
heels and smart trimminGs can make them
No, there = little danger that the tenth COM
unandment Wtu be disobeyed.
But what Of the other ninef
WIN Chinese women. increasingly conscious
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H. Hadley Trade
School I
$500 Hastings Street

Opened April 4, with wonder
full success, and those who took adj
vantage OF enrolling the first day
are making good use Of their OPP
portunity. II is not too late TO en-
roll for the Spring term. You may
enroll any day uuring the week
from . a. m. TO Q p. m.
Upholstering. Understanding.
Cabinet-making and Refinishing
are the subjects taught.
MIR. Hadley, the president. stated
that his greatest ambition is to
give the young men an opportunity
TO learn a trade and is making II
possible for them TO earn some
thing while they learn. Young
men. don't miss this wonderful
chance to learn a trade. Call
Temple 1-4s60 today and make APP
plication. because the school can
only accommodate a limited number
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Post Script : Dubois

there stand the fiat facts. Moreover
this situation In the last quarter
century been steadily growing
worse. Mr.. Spingarn may ask judic-
tally as TO whether or not the N. A.
A. c. p. should change its attitude
toward segregation. The point that
he does not realize is that segre-
cation has changed it's attitude to-
ward the N. A. A. c. p. The higher
the Negro climbs or tries to climb,
the more pitiless and unyielding the
color ban Segregation may be just
as evil today as il was in 1910, but
IL is more insistent, more prevalent
and more unassailable by appeal
or argument. The pressing prob
lem is: What are we going to do
about IL?
In 1910. colored men could be en-
tertained in the best hotels in
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago. To-
day, there is not a single Northern
city, except New York, were q Me-
gro can be a guest at first-class
hotel. Not even In Boston is he well
come; and In New York, the num-
Der of hotels where he can 90 Is
very small. Roland Hayes was un-
able to get regular hotel accommo-
dations, and DIR. Motion only sue
ceeds by. powerful white influence
and by refraining from use OF the
public dining room or the public
Hobbies.
II as Spingarn asserts. the N. A.
A. c. p. has conducted a quarter
century campaign against segrega-
ton, the net result has been little
less than nothing. We have oy legal
action steadied the foundation 80
that in the future. segregation must
be by wish and will and not law,
but beyond that we have not made
the slightest impress on the deter
mination OF the overwhelming mass
Of white Americans not to treat
Negroes as men.
ITO be continued next week.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-04-21
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