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China and Japan at Geneva.

Important decisions affecting the
worlds attitude toward recent devel-
opments in the Far East are immi-
nent at Geneva. Two committees of
the League of Nations dealing with
Oriental affairs will meet coincident
with the Council session opening to-
day. In view of Japans recent
"hands-off China" manifesto, primary
interest attaches to the special COM
mittee created by the Council last
July to coordinate League activities
for the economic reconstruction of
China. Before it will lie report of
DR.. Ludwig Rajchman, its technical
delegate in charge Of that program.
1t is the cooperative interest of
Western powers in China, as repre-
sented by DR.. Rajchman'S work, that
is believed to have inspired in large
degree Japan's provocative warn
ing" to the world on April II. Max
ing no secret of its objections to ANY
joint operations by foreign powers in
China, even in the name of technical
and financial assistance" the Toxic
foreign Office seemed to be thrusting
directly at the Leagues activities.
The Council may therefore face the
alternative of supinely terminating
the plans of DR.. Rajchman and his
League colleagues for the regenera-
ton of China, or. in defiance OF
Japan's edict, proceed with them.
London dispatches suggest that
Britain, past master in the art of in
ternational compromise at moments
of crises, may favor throwing over
Dr. Rajchman if the Japanese gov
eminent should too strenuously op-
pose his reappointment. 1t would not
be the British purpose, according to
this proposed move, to surrender
China to Japan, but to continue the
Leagues work there under circum-
stances less likely to court Japanese
and distrusted at Toxic because he
happened to be in Marking advising
the Chinese government when the
Manchurian conflict arose. The sug-
geStion coming from London Is that
with some other League official nomi-
nally in charge, but DR.. Rajchman's
policies unchanged, Japan could have
no valid reason to obstruct the
Leagues work.
Geneva's handling of no-Japanese
questions to date has been a contin-
uous series of pusillanimous bungles.
If Japan makes an issue of the
Rajchman incident and the League
takes refuge in any obvious craw-
fishing, the whole case of the Western
powers in the new situation Japan's
"Asiatic Monroe Doctrine" has created
would be perilously prejudiced.
Inc United States is officially repre-
sented on both of the Leagues Far
Eastern committees, although its dele
gates do not vote. The Assembly's
Far Eastern Advisory Committee is to
take up this week the operation of the
non-recognition policy as applied to
the postal service of Manchukuo. The
Leagues boycott of the puppet state
was originally inspired by the lead
America gave in banning recognition
OF Manchukuo. Perhaps Secretary
Hull's vigorous reafirmation of the
worlds treaty rights in China will
serve, as Secretary Stimson's Man
churian manifesto did, to stiffen
Geneva's backbone.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRAcEWELL.

Samuel johnson once said that 9
man ought to read just as his inclina-
| ton leads him, "for what he reads as
task will do him little good"
Perhaps the old fellow phrased thai
| little too strongly, as one will dc
upon occasion, or to enforce special
point.
What one reads as a task often will
do a reader great deal of good, anG
everybody knows it.
Such reading will be good for him
especially after he reaches a certain
age.
It Is not often mentioned, but Il
seems to be reasonably well established
that certain booklovers in time come
to have a great distaSte for finishing q
book.
1t is not tagging brain power, in any
sense, but rather desire to get or
to something else, to read the new
book, to keep abreast. If possible, with
the ever-increasing number of books
one wants to read.
The reading life Is something like
the real life, the older one becomes
the more he knows, and the more he
wants to know, while his intelligence
keeps telling him that the sundial's
words are true, 1T is later than you
think"
1t will be well, then, for any one so
afflicted to force himself to read GER
tain works as sheer tasks, just to keep
his reading hand" in.
The reader who will benefit most
from this procedure will be the very
fellow who believes with the great
doctor.
The more one feels that the best
reading comes according to inclination,
the more he will be willing to admit
that reading as task has its good
points.
The lady who carried copy of JUS
tice Brandeis' "Other Peoples Money
must have felt that way about it, for
there is book which is terribly diff
cult reading for certain types of mind
Therefore-and it is a momentouS
therefore. indeed-all persons with
such minds should secure a copy of
it, and read it at once.
There are many other serious works
which operate on exactly the same
principle. The curious thing is that
what one booklover finds difficult
reading" another will say is easy
enough.
Therefore-and this Is just an or
binary "therefore"-a great deal OF
the difference must lie in the mind,
because it is the same book with all.
1t may be that the reader will not
remember all that he has read.
Well, who does?
There is no more foolish myth thar
the one to the effect that everything
in book ought to be burned into the
memory of every reader.
Books are too long. and the human
mind too fragile sheet. While there
are some few souls. whether fortunate
or not we do not know, who posses:
the ability to treasure every word read
the great bulk of readers knows nc
such prerogative.
What comes in one eye, In a sense
goes out the other. so that your grea'
average reader must read book, any
book, for the ultimate effect, not the
particular.
Thus, if he secures one clear gain
one real bit of information, from any
chosen reading. he may feel that hi
has done his best.
One does not read, in after life
as school children do, to be prepared
for a certain list of questions, more OF
less clearly defined beforehand, but
simply as an adventure. If this ad-
venture, as all good adventures should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Did hand ball originate in this
country?-F. M.
A. It Is now played by more men IN
this country than anywhere else In
the world, but it originated In Ireland
about 1000 years ago.
@. Do all cabinet members have off,
ctal flags?-N. F.
A. With the recent assignment OF a
flag to the Attorney General, all cabi-
net members, except the Secretary Of
Agriculture, are provided with official
flags.
O. How did the term free lance
originate?-M. B. r.
A. In the later Middle Ages bands Of
knights, bearing Iances, went from
state to state selling their services to
lords. They were free from allegiance
to any one country or person.
@. How many questions should a
person ask in one letter?-K. A.
A. If the questions pertain to one
subject, three or four may be included.
Otherwise it is better to write separate
letters as it causes delay in passing
the letter from one department to an
other. Address your letter to this
papers Information Bureau. Frederic
j. Haskin. director, Washington, D. c.,
including coin or stamp for reply.
@. What makes bee hum?-A. B.
A. The sound is produced by the
rapid vibration of the bees wings.
@. What Is Carrara glass?-H. T.
A. 1t is a new structural glass. 1t Is
said to be especially suitable for bath
room and kitchen walls.
@. How strong navy has Russia?-
H. D.
A. 1t is of but small Importance
four old battleships and cruisers to-
gether with about 20 destroyeTs alone
possessing fighting value.
@. How much forest land was burned
over in the United States in 1892
G. E. D.
A. The total area of national forest
land burned over in the calendar year
1882 was 372, 973 acres, causing damage
of $500 ,349. The total number of fires
in that year was 1887.
@. How many women are practicing
law in the United States?-L. v. M.
A. In 1880 there were 160,605 law
yers; 1920 of these were males and
1886 females.
@. What was the Alexandra limp
C. H.
A. When Dowager Queen Alexandra
was the Princess of Wales she met with
slight accident which, for a time,
caused her to walk with a slight limp.
In imitation, many of the women of
the court feigned this method of walk
ing, which became known as the Alex
andra limp.
@. What are the dimensions of
Stone Mountain, Ga.?-G. E. A.
A. Stone Mountain is 867 feet high
and nearly mile long.
@. Is there a law which prohibits
the sending of flower seeds into the
Philippine Islands?-C. v.
A. The Bureau of Plant Quarantine
says that the only restriction provided
by the Philippine government for the
importing into the Philippine Islands
of flower seeds is that the seed shall
be inspected on arrival.
@. In what year did the number OF
automobiles in the United States reach
1000, ooO?-S. L.
A. In 1912 the million mark was
reached, but it was not until 1916 that
production reached 100000 cars a
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Taxicab Liability Insurance.

A minority report, filed in the
House against the proposed compul-
sorry liability law for taxicabs, sug-
gests that there is no necessity for
passage of such a law as testimony
before the subcommittee failed to dis
close single instance where. any per-
son had been injured or had his prop
erty injured and had been unable to
collect from the owner of the cab
causing it. 1t must be remembered
that the public is now reasonably well
protected against loss by negligent
operation of cab drivers in Washing
ton"
This statement is in marked con-
traSt with the view of Justice Hitz
of the District Court of Appeals, who.
in two decisions last Summer affect
ing taxicab liability, or the lack of
it, stated:
The present methods of selling
motor cars and licensing public We
hicleS lead, naturally, to the present
situation of cut-throat irresponsible
ity in public service of great i'm
portance and daily danger to many
persons. While our duty is to apply
the law as we find it, in this respect
we find it so unsatisfactory that we
feel impelled to suggest that some
change should be made, either by
legislative enactment or municipal
regulation.
And in another case
For We now have in Washington
hundreds of taxicabs engaged-yery
literally-in a public calling; per-
formable only on the public streets
under public license; holding out to
the public an illusion of incorporated
responsibility which they do not pos
sess; painted, named and numbered
to heighten that illusion; each cab
constituting a potential danger both
to its passengers and to the public;
yet having no financial responsibility
to either beyond an equity of redemp-
ton in some used car.
But the minority report advances
another and hitherto unheard argu-
ment against passage of this obviously
necessary law. 1t sets forth the remark
able proposition that, supposing one
hundred persons in a year will suffer
loss in some way and to some amount"
it is better that these persons stand
the loss themselves than that 1.-The
cumbersome and expensive" liability
insurance law be enacted, which
might throw as many as a thousand
cab drivers out of their jobs. In other
words, it is better that a hundred or
so mere citizens lose without hope of
recovery their investments in such
property as motor cars, and perhaps
suffer physical damage depriving
them of means of livelihood, than
that the noble and protected taxicab
operators be required to assume finan-
cial responsibility for the damage they
may cause while operating public car
rierS on the public streets!
1t is time that some attention be
paid to the rights of citizens along
with those of the taxicab operators.
The liability insurance bill is on the
calendar of both houses, with favor
able Endorsement from both legisla-
tive committees on the District of
Columbia. 1t should be passed at this
session of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

AS the season for beauty contests
approaches a new and charming in
terest will be added to possible
awards by the Motion Picture Acad-
envy of Arts and Sciences. The cos
meticians and physical culturists have
caused beauty to rank as something
artistic and scientific as well as
natural gift.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. When boiled water is used for
drinking, can anything be done to re-
move the fiat taste?-A. G.
A. Pouring the water from one vessel
to another several times will aerate it
and produce the familiar taste.
@. At what age should a baby's
weight be twice what it was when the
baby was born?--C. T.
A. At six months baby has usually
doubled his weight.
@. How wide is the entrance to New
York Harbor?-T. o. r.
A. The entrance from the ocean is
7 miles wide-from Sandy Hook to
Rockaway Point.
@. What kinds of canned soups con-
tainsthe most calories?-B. D. H.
A. In one popular brand, in 1872
ounce cans. the highest in calories are:
Clam chowder, 28l Galleries; pea, 266;
vegetable 233; vegetable, 2l3;
beef, 213. The others are under 200
Galleries to the can.
G. How many civil service positions
Service?-J. P.
A. There are only about LOO rang
ers in the Federal Forest Service and
the annual turn over is rarely more
than 200.
@. If radiators are turned off in
rooms that are not in use will it save
on the coal bill?-J. C. R.
A The Bureau of Mines says that
cutting of unnecessary radiators will
save coal.
Q. Are income-tax inspectors Of
the Internal Revenue Department bar
red from practice before this depart
ment if they leave Government serv-
ice?-H. j. w.
A. An employe in the Internal Reve-
nue. Department is not allowed TO prac-
tice before that bureau for two years
after his employment there.
@. Do many South Americans drink
mate?-C. c. NJ.
A. Mate is the favorite drink Of
about 100000 South Americans. 1t
is made like any other tea, by steeping
anu bOl4A1lS LII hdlGL G41AlAA IA4C OCoAA ca
strength is reached.
@. Was Father Mathews. the total
abstinence advocate, ever in this coun-
try?-G. A.
A. He toured the United States.
1849-1851.
@. Does Radcliffe College offer the
same instruction given at Harvard Uni
versity?-D. T.
A. Radcliffe is the woman's college
affiliated with Harvard University. The
courses of study are duplicates of those
offered at Harvard and the teachers,
who number approximately 300, are
members of the Harvard staff.
@. What is the name of the type
printers use for spaces between words?
H. NJ. T.
A. A uuadrat or quad is the type
without a letter on it, and is used IN
spacing between words and In hlliHg
out blank lines.
@. How many people in the United
States use toothbrushes IN. B.
A. It is estimated that between 49,
100000 and 100000 people use
toothbrushes.
@. What was the cry with which
Paul Revere reused the countryside on
his famous ride?-E. w. F.
A. THE British are coming"
@. Who furnished the money to
build Grants Tomb?-N. A.
A. 1t was raised by popular sub
scription. 1t is built of granite and
cost $500 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

Bread is still "the staff of life" and
Secretary Wallace allows it to be in
ferred that the world circulation of
wheat may become a matter of as
much human Importance as the dis
tribution of money metals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

Reed, Is up for reelection this year.
Mr.. Vandenberg also gave praise to
the Democratic President. Mr.. Reed
and also Mr.. Vandenberg both at
tackled some Of the things which the
President has done But neither
made q personal attack on Franklin
D. Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

Continued success renders an out
law so picturesque a figure in popular
imagination that it would not be sur
prising to find Dillinger mentioned
along with Jesse James or Pancho
Villa in fashionable costume parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

The freedom of the press is not re-
garded by the United States Senate
as being in any way threatened by a
Federal censorship of what goes over
the stock ticker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

As the necessity of the farmer
grows more acute there is an increas-
ing hope that letters to Congressman
will bring a relief which prayers for
rain could not effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

A third party is reported to be un-
der consideration by Robert M. La
Toilette. regardless of the fact that
even Theodore Roosevelt could not
substitute the Bull Moose for the ira
ditional elephant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

As innovations arise Pennsylvania
reveals a surprising increase in the
number of voters who have gradually
become aware of the fact that there
is such thing as a Democratic party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Urban Celebrity.
From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Gary, Ind, will live in memory as
the home town of DR.. Writ and the
native village of the woman who
stepped on a piece of soap and grace
fully fioated out Of bath room
window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

Secretary Wallace quotes Scripture,
but gives a modern Interpretation to
the reminder that men may expect to
reap as they SOW.
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Test,

From the Muskegon Chronicle.
A new Police Court test for intoxi-
cation requires the prisoner to chew
a piece Of parafin, which retains the
alcohol. Our understanding is that
If he swallows the paraffin it proves
he either is drunk, scared or hungry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Hours of Occupation.

Hours of Occupation.
The world is gay! No N. r. A.
Halts effort that's correct.
Golf you may play the ivelong day
And no one will object.
If on the green at work you're seen
A better score to seek,
No N. A. r. will say you nay
To seven days a week.
Fault f1ndin' amt so bad said
Uncle Eben, S'if you can correct de
fault wifout dom too much talkin'
bout Ii"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Element of Chance.

Element of Chance.
"Are there any Communists in Grim
son Gulch?"
mot one," answered Cactus Joe.
1.-THE boys would never be satisfied to
put their cash into heap and divide
it around even instead of dealing
hands and drawing cards for it."
VANITY deceives us, said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown mo one can
f1atter us as much as we datter our
selves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
Data Desired.

From the Roanoke Times
Austria's rump Parliament has
voted democracy out of the country.
Leaders of the G. o. p. are cabling
for information as to how she did 1t.
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Producer.
Uncle Sans "a benefactor"
When old Mars puts on a show;
He is only bad actor"
When the troopers homeward go.
"Once an angel" Mars would call him,
Bring halos for his brow;
No one care what may befall him
He's the "butter-an'-egg man" now.
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Swordsmanship Not Enough.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
America retains the international
fencing trophy. But gangsters will
go on the theory that the machine
gun is mightier than the sword.
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Jud Tunkins says chicken thief
isn't so much to be feared for his per-
sonal collection Of few fowl as he is
for the bad influence his continued
success will exert on the neighborhood.
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Business and Politics.

do you expect to get business out
of politics."
mot soon," answered Senator Sor-
ghum. There's no sense to politics
anyhow unless it means business with
truthful advertising and proper book
keeping"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

Inc Wisconsin Senator Is at present
saying nothing about his plans but
is saving a lot of wood. The La
Follettes have always remained Re-
publican ever since the old Senator,
whose successor is now his son, beat
the regular organization IS years or
SO ago. There is one exception to
this rule, however. The late Senator
La Toilette in 1924 was unwilling
to go along with Calvin Coolidge
for the presidency or with John W.
Davis, the Democratic nominee. He
accepted an independent third party
nomination for the presidency him
self. He was defeated. Before his
term expired as Senator, the senior
La Toilette died. His son entered the
Republican primary in 1925 and
walked away with the prize. He has
twice been nominated and elected as
a Republican. His decision next
Saturday-for he says he will make
no announcement of his plans until
the meeting of the progreSsives is
held-may be momentous, SO far as
Wisconsin politics are concerned.
Some of the progressive members Of
the House are reported to be averse
to the organization of third party
in the State.
\ X n r
One of the significant things that
has happened recently in the Penn
sylvania primary campaign, cam
paign which is to end tomorrow at
the polls there, was the address de-
livered by Senator David A. Reed,
regular Republican, the other night,
in which he said he had great ad-
miration for President Roosevelt, his
courage and his good will. It was
just as significant, perhaps more so,
as the speech made in Grand Rapids
some weeks ago by Senator Arthur
Vandenberg Of Michigan, who. like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. What Is Carrara glass?-H. T.
A. 1t is a new structural glass. 1t Is
said to be especially suitable for bath
room and kitchen walls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. What makes bee hum?-A B.
A. The sound is produced by the
rapid vibration of the bees wings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. How strong a navy has Russia?-
H. D.
A. It Is of but small Importance
four old battleships and cruisers to-
gether with about 20 destroyeTs alone
possessing fighting value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. In what year did the number OF
automobiles in the United States reach
1000, ooO?-S. L.
A. In 1912 the million mark was
reached, but it was not until 1916 that
production reached 100000 cars
wear,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14

@. How many women are practicing
law in the United States?-L. v. NJ
A. In 1880 there were 1906 law
yers; 1877 ,220 of these were males and
1886 females.