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Evening star., 1934-12-05
The French Empire.

In emulation of the British Empire
at Ottawa year or so ago, the En-
pire OF France is now in conclave for
q similar purpose-to link up for COM
mon economic welfare the mother
country in Europe and the far-fung
possessions, colonies and protectorates
across the seas. The conference has
just been opened at Paris, under the
auspices of the President of the Re-
public, M. Albert Lebrun.
Its assemblage is designed to re-
mind the world of the importance and
immensity of the French Empire-a
grand total, exclusive of France itself,
Of nearly 100000 square miles in
area and a population of roundly Co.
100000. 1t embraces such territory as
Indo-China and Syria. in Asia; Mo-
rocco, Algiers and Tunis, in Africa,
and French Guiana, in South Amer
lea. AS of Britain's Empire, it can
be said that the sun never sets on the
Empire of France, spread, as 1t is,
throughout the seven seas.
President Lebrun emphasizes that
there Is no intention of forming a
self-sufficing French imperial unit
for exclusion of all others. France
seeks only to encourage trade with
her best customers" and to prevent
them-the various French possessions
from becoming rivals Of one another
in such fields as the wine and wheat
industries.
France is especially lyinterestedi in keep
ing her territories in North Africa
Morocco, Algiers and Tunis-content-
ed members of the French Empire.
Ambitious Italy, with adjacent African
colonial territory and expansionist
dreams, occasionally casts covetous
eyes across the Mediterranean in the
direction of the domains over which
the tricolor flies. To remove any
cause upon the part of French Africa
to switch its allegiance to Italy is
matter Of vital concern to the Paris
government, and it may safely be
assumed that ways and means of
solidifying Franco Moroccan -Alge-
rian-Tunisian relations bulk conspicu-
ously in the empire conference. From
North Africa, in the event of another
European war, the French would draw
not only manpower for their armies,
but food supplies and raw materials
1t is to assure her ability to keep the
Mediterranean Sea lanes open for
transport of these troops and sinews
that France maintains so strong a
submarine force and otherwise zeal
ously safeguards her naval position in
the waters that separate her from
Northern Africa.
While the French disclaim any pur-
pose of setting up artificial trade
barriers within their empire, and thus
still further hampering international
economic intercourse, they are likely
to go at least as far as the British did
at Ottawa, and sooner or later estab-
lish an imperial preference system for
the benefit of French and Franco
colonial interests. That will be nat
ural and legitimate development, to
which the outside world cannot raise
any reasonable objection.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
No Skirt" for the Monument.

No skirt" for the Monument.
The Washington Monument is one
of the most interesting of all existing
structures. 1t has engaged the atten-
ton of engineers as well as of nom
technical observers ever since it was
conceived, and especially since its
completion, particularly Of late with
the erection of a great scaffolding of
steel to permit its redressing and re-
pointing to repair certain deface-
ments due to the vibrations caused by
the wind and slight earth movements.
Now comes suggestion by an en-
gineer that in order to ensure its in
tegrity it be given a sheathing or
skirt of metal or marble.
The Monument was designed in the
form of the ancient Egyptian obelisk,
which was always a monolith. OF
course no single stone Of the proposed
dimensions of the shaft could con-
ceivably be obtained or transported to
the site or erected. The obelisk must
therefore be synthetic, a built-up
shaft, consisting of great number
of units. At the start one factor of
possible impairment Of the surface
was overlooked. The outer stones
were cut with sharp edges and were
laid with leaden checks" to prevent
the squeezing out of the mortar.
Those Cheeks being malleable,
yielded to pressure and brought the
edges of the stones closer together than
when first laid, and the edges being
sharp they were subject to spalling,
or chipping. As the shaft arose in the
course of its completion and the pres
sure increased this spalling in the
lower portion became more notice
able, but the tendency was greatly
lessened by change of method. the
outer edges of the newly laid courses
being slightly beveled and the checks
of lead being replaced by disks of
phosphor bronze.
The reddish stains in the older por-
ton of the shaft, less observable Of
late than when the Monument was
completed, were due to the oxidation
of the leaden checks" This discolora-
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Bredon is an acquaintance well worth
cultivating, and SO is his smart and
attractive wife, whose intelligent aid
in the gathering of inside information
about those involved in her husbands
cases is almost as brilliant as his own
work.
Was the young man murdered or
did he die Of exposure, as the evidence
indicates? Was he alive and wander
ing in the hills and woods for two
days, as some evidence found in a
mountain cave known as the Devils
Dimple denotes? Did he actually
take a sea voyage, or was his willing
ness to 60 abroad merely gesture to
screen some questionable activity
near his own home?. These are some
of the questions which confront Mr..
Bredon, and which he finally answers
to the satisfaction Of all concerned.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Although 1t was promptly repudi-
ated by higher officials, the statement
by the French budget reporter before
the Chamber of Deputies that Russia
had offered her army to aid France in
case Of war with Germany further
complicated the criss-cross currents
Of war talk in Europe.
THE diplomacy of Soviet Russia" !"
according to the New York Sun, has
shown itself capable Of driving hard
bargains. France would be con-
strained to defend Russia from attack
by Germany because, If for no other
reason. a German victory over Russia
would add to the peril in which many
Frenchmen believe their country al
ways stands. To French insistence has
been attributed Russia's change OF
front toward the League Of Nations. 1t
is of importance for other countries
to know how far the present Franco
Russian understanding is to be ex-
tended"
Calling the Russian move "some-
thing of an innovation in world diplo-
macy" the Lincoln (Nebr) State
Journal suggests that "it may serve
to crystalline the situation and may
bring about a drawing of distinct lines
of alliance" That paper adds: "On
the other hand, it may take the fight
out of Hitler and Germany. The situ-
alton is at present Germany against
the world The Germans cannot in
terest Austria in an alliance for fear
of Italy. Poland is bitter even though
the Russian pronouncement has
thrown Germany and Poland together
in their mutual distrust of Russia"
Asserting that preparations for war
may become as destructive as war
ITSELF" the Indianapolis News advises:
I'm speculations as to the outcome OF
French and German rivalry must be
included considerations of how long
the stress on the internal politics of
the countries can continue without
producing some form of revolt or revo-
luton. Recurring crises in France
appear to endanger French unity of
action, but whether German unity
under its dictatorship is real or arti-
ficial and can Withstand the immense
economic strains that country is un-
dergoing is also question. For the
welfare of the world it is necessary
that some way be found to make
friendly national existence possible
even on the continent of Europe"
The Nashville Banner agrees that
"the main hope for the avoidance of a
cataclysmic war is the impoverished
treasury of well-nigh every European
nation" That paper adds that "it
sounds incredible that nations which
have paid such terrific war penalties
so recently should again be thinking
in terms of war" The Newark Eve
ming News calls it "a reflection on
European craftsmanship that it has
Evening star., 1934-12-05

A reader can get the Gns11er to
any question OF fact by Driting The
Washington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Hdskin, Director,
Washington. D. c. Please inclose
stamp TOR reply.
@. What was the first intercol-
legiate foot ball game in the United
States?-C. K.
A. Princeton and Rutgers Novem-
ber %, 1869, played the first intercol-
legiate foot ball game in history.
@. What group of professional men
has the greatest longevity?-M. B.
A. Life insurance statistics indi-
cate that ministers, as a group, may
expect greater longevity than men in
any other calling.
@. Has Eugene o'Neill, the play
wright, ever been an actor?-H. T. D.
A. Eugene O'Neill is the son Of
James ONeill, who was a famous
actor. The son played with the father
for one season in The Count of Monte
Cristo."
@. How much does it cost to light
the Washington Monumental. T.
A. About l,400 year.
@. How much of the Skyline Drive
Is now completed?-S. E. C.
A. Thirty-two miles. When COM
pleted, the drive will be about 80 miles
in length, reaching from Front Royal
to Waynesboro, through the Shenan-
doah Valley. With its extensions
south, it will eventually be 400 miles
in length.
Q. What is the average age Of a
Spanish War veteran?-V. F.
A. The average age Of Spanish War
veterans is now so.
@. Which State ranks first in area,
and which in population?-A. M.
A. Texas is first in area, but New
York is first in population.
@. Can gasoline be made from
peat?-H. T. w.
A. The process of making gasoline
from peat has been developed at the
Leningrad Industrial Institute. The
gasoline has been used in an automo-
bile test run from Leningrad to Mos
COW and return and experts there re-
port that the new fuel gives more
power than ordinary gasoline, makes
no smoke and costs only half as much
to produce as gasoline from petroleum.
@. What height was reached by the
Piccards on their stratosphere flight?
e. R.
A. DR.. and Mrs. Jean Picard
reached an altitude Of 57,979 feet or
nearly II miles.
@. How many pounds Of tobacco
does it take to make one thousand Gig
arettes?-M. w. S.
A. About 2.85 pounds.
@. Were negroes called slaves when
they were first brought to America?-
F.M
A. Apparently the word slave was
not applied to the African Negroes
imported for servants and sold, until
many years after the practice orig
| mated in America. 1t was common
custom for white persons to be brought
to America either as prisoners or emf
grants and their services were sold for
a varying term, either to fulfill their
sentences or to pay for their trans
portation. For many years it appears
that the status of the African was not
greatly different from that Of white
servants and both were called by the
latter term. The transition from
servitude to slavery was made when
the servitude became hereditary and
descended to the offspring of the orig
| inal servants.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,

What Santa Claus Will Bring.
Old Santa will draw near once more
Amid the glorious acclaim.
He leaves a small boy at the door
And Happy New Year" is his name.
This Happy New Year may turn out
To be kind and gentle kid,
With inclinations most devout
Always to do as he is bid.
We hope as he keeps on the move
He'll be sweet Lord Fauntleroy
And not with mischief try to prove
He is another Pecks Bad Boy.
Impatience.
what is your opinion Of old-age
pensions?" said the human question:
naire.
They're all right" answered Sen
ator Sorghum. But too many folks
won't wait for the years to bring an
excuse for collecting something for
doing nothing"
Jud Tunkns says he thinks the Gov
ernment ought to set an example in
politeness, and when 1t writes you
about taxes say dear sir" and yours
truly"
Evening star., 1934-12-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. When was Tom Sawyer" writ
ten?-A. M.
A. 1t was finished in 1875, but was
not published until December, 1876.
@. Who started the first hospitals
for foundlings in the United States?-
C. T. w.
A. The first institution designated
for foundlings seems to have been st.
Vincent's Infant Asylum, established
by the Sisters Of Charity (St. Vincent
de Paul. in Baltimore, Md, in 1856.
@. Is It considered that President
Roosevelt's action prohibiting the use
Of gold as money and substituting
paper is constitutional?-W. N.
A. The Supreme Court ultimately
will pass upon the matter, but, mean
time, reference Is made to Article I,
section 10, of the Constitution, which
says: mo State shall -" make any
thing but gold and silver coin tender
in payment of debts" and some law
yers hold that what is forbidden to
any of the States must be forbidden
TO all Of them.
". WIIdI hlI1O VI d OIl1lk was ClQer
royal. popular in Colonial days9-
NJ P.
A. 1t was strong cider mixed with
honey.
@. Please describe the Golden Gate.
e. r. M.
A. The Golden Gate Is a channel
at the entrance to San Francisco Bay,
between the peninsula upon which is
| located San Francisco and the one
upon which Sausalito stands. The
average width is 2 miles, and the
depth is sufficient for ocean steamers.
1t is guarded by Forts Pointe and
Mason, both on the south shore. The
name was given to this channel by
Drake, about 1878.
@. How long a time did Caruso al
low himself for dressing and making
up?-I. D.
| A. An hour. This same length Of
time was occupied in taking off the
makeup.
@. How many gold mines has CALI
! fornia ?-J. T. w.
A. In 1888 there were in operation
in California 797 lode gold mines and
e93 placer gold mines.
@. What interest has Columbia
University in Rockefeller Center?-
N. F. D.
A. The facts concerning Rockefel-
! Ter Center and Columbia University
are as follows: In turning the prop
erty over to Mr.. Rockefeller the uni
versity replaced more than 200 sepa-
rate leases by a single large lease,
! the first term of which expires in
| 1852, with the lessee's option OF re-
newal for three further periods OF
| 81 years each. Through this arrange
ment the building center may remain
a separate and individual entity until
the year 2015. Upon termination Of
the lease all buildings on the Co.
! lumbia leasehold will become the
property Of Columbia University
without cost. In the meantime the
university will receive large yearly
rentals for the support of its educa-
tional program, increasing in amount
as the years pass by and the property
becomes more valuable. These rentals
amount to a large part Of the total
| income of the worlds largest educa-
| tional institution.
@. How does automobile registra-
ton in the United States now COM
pare with registration 10 years ago.
A. J. A.
A. Approximately 24,ooo,00o cars
are registered for 1884. There were
about 100000 registered 10 years
| ago.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Motor Electioneering.

From the Albuquerque IN. Mex journal.
1t has always been a source Of
wonder whether the political placards
on cars are for the purpose of chang
ing votes or merely indicating that
the owner Of . car wants folks to
know how he's going TO vote.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Dancing in Germany.
m the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
A German girl at the University OF
Vermont says 1t surprises her how
much American girls dance. The only
difference We can see between the
situation here and that in Germany is
that over here we hire our own fiddler.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

The Moro Castle disaster continues
to indicate the undesirability of con-
fusing excessive night club gayetieS
with serious navigation.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Experts.

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
England, Japan and the United
States are consulting in London as to
whether it is time to bury the corpse"
of naval disarmament. The big
powers are experienced and apt in
burying corpees.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Herbert Hoover said there were hard
times ahead, but he lacked the genial
personality which made the news q
source Of popularity.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

When floods threaten, a sharp cold
wave promises q frozen asset to be
favorably considered.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
WISE.

Wise.
From the Rochester Times-Union.
The wisdom of the founders Of the
Republic was profound. They put a
guaranty of free speech in the Con-
stitution, but didn't guarantee any
listeners.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Maryland is sure to raise a protest
if any one suggests extra salaries for
brushing cobwebs of ballot boxes.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
STILL DEAD. BY Ronald Knox.
New York: E. P. Dutton g. Co.,

Where else than in the eerie mists
that shroud the hills of Scotland could
the same man be found dead in iden-
tically the same position and location
twice within three days?
Colin Reiver, worthless son of a
family distinguished largely for its
i'll rather than its good fortune, leaves
home for trip abroad. An accident
resulting in the death of child has
caused him to brood upon his failure
in everything he has undertaken, and
his father and sister are glad to have
him make sea voyage. In his heart
he wants to join the Foreign Legion
and it Is with this possibility in mind
that he consents to go to Spain.
The sudden and grave illness Of his
father causes his sister to summon
him home, but on the morning before
he could possibly arrive in response to
the message his body is discovered
beside a gravel pile on the estate by
an old gardener, who hastens to the
house to call for aid. Returning to
the scene with various members of
the household, the old gardener is
stunned to find that the body has dis
appeared. Believed generally by the
superstitious neighbors to be possessed
of second sight, the old man is dis
credited and his story of having dis
covered Colin dead against the gravel
heap is believed to have been an
hallucination created by the weird
mist of the early morning. Two days
later, however, the body is again dis
covered in the early hours of the
morning in the same place and posi-
ton as reported by the gardener In
the first instance
The death of the young man creates
q fine point in the matter of life in
surance policy. Payments on the pol
icy had been paid regularly until the
old man became i'll and the INSTALL
ment due in January failed to reach
the Office of the company. The be-
lated payment, arranged for on the
night that it was believed the elder
Reiver would die, arrived on Monday
morning. If Colin Reiver was ac-
tually dead in the early morning Of
Monday, when the gardener reported
his discovery, he died uninsured. II
he did not die until Wednesday, the
day Of the unmistakable finding of
the body, he was definitely covered
by the insurance.
Miles Bredon, special investigating
agent for the insuring firm, is sent to
the Dorm estate either to dispel the
Phantom of Strathbogle" or to prove
that the phantom was q reality. Mr..
Evening star., 1934-12-05

A new feature of filing systems guar
antees not being able to find some
thing when you don't want it.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Foot Ball and Farm Relief.
From the Toledo Blade.
Since so many agricultural college
teams are winners in surprise upsets
this Fall, one may wonder whether
the full effects Of farm relief have yet
been appreciated.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
PaEliacci.

Perhaps at me you sneer,
My dear,
Because I'm only just clown,
Whose antics, often queer,
Appear
At moments to amuse the town.
But if my heart sincere
Can cheer
And from your brow efface frown,
Your smile so frank and clear,
My dear,
Means more than stateliest renown.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication Of all
Jews dispatches credited to 1t or not other
wise credited in this. paper and also tne
publication Of special dispatches heren
Evening star., 1934-12-05

when you thinks you Is smarter
dan anybody else" said Uncle Eben,
don't forget you's in competition wifi
an unlimited number Of people dat
think de same thing" -
Evening star., 1934-12-05
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Evening star., 1934-12-05

FallacieS.
"They are getting fallacies even into
nursery rhymes" said Farmer Corn
tossel.
"It'S as serious as that?"
eyes, sir. When you're ordered to
kill off porkers, what excuse is there
for saying, This little pig went to
market'?"
II have some quaint figures in my
little shop" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, 'but none are so gro
tesquely humorous as my pompous
neighbor, Hi Hat"
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Unmeasurable.
Indian Summer comes and goes,
We seldom know just when and how.
In evanescence soft it glows
AS tints Of beauty grace each bough.
Like other joys, we truly treasure it,
But there's no rule by which to meas
ure it.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
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Evening star., 1934-12-05

@. How does automobile registra-
ton in the United States now COM
pare with registration 10 years ago?-
A. J. A.
A. approximately 24,ooo.0oo cars
are registered for 1884. There were
about 100000 registered 10 years
ago
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-17
Standard Broadcast
Set Made Obsolete.

Progress in the radio world since
Marconi first successfully launched
code messages into the air from n
primitive wireless station to another,
has been magic in its rapidity.
For Marconi's experiments were
made within the memory of living
man who today can lOll at ease IN
the living room of his home and
with the flick of a finger bring to
his family quaint entertainment
from thousands of miles of distance
in foreign lands.
Long, Long Ago
1t is a far cry even today from
the a after the World war when
high school youngsters annoyed
their mothers by littering Easements
and bedrooms with the materials
from which they laboriously built
crystal sets in the hope of intercept
ing the mysterious and fascinating
dots and dashes that were being
flung through the air by expert
mental stations.
Persons were doubtful at first,
shortly after the war when sets
using al phone and powered by
batteries appeared on the market
with promise of music and voice by
air.
Remember Old Horns
Yet they tried it and liked it and
talked about it. And the radio en-
gineers worked hard and developed
a loud speaker. Remember the old
horns which made a phones OBJ
Solete and let the whole family in
on the secrets of the air at one and
the same time?
The big surge forward in radio
popularity came, however, when en-
gineers had progressed to the point
where they could divorce the radio
receiver from the cumbersome and
annoying batteries.
The new receiver that they de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-17
Club Is Built
on Short Wave
International in
Its Scope.

An organization that now has
thousands of members in ninety
one different countries of the world
has grown to be five years old on
the far-1ung waves of short-wave
radio.
1t is the International Short
Wave Club, with headquarters in
East Liverpool, o., from which it
issues a monthly magazine of in
valuable information for the radio
fan who makes a hobby of short
wave reception.
The organization was founded in
1929 when there were not more
than half a dozen short-wave sta
tons b-roadcasting, to exchange in
formation on short-Wave reception.
The clubs magazine is made up
largely Of the important informa-
ton the club members exchange.
Many of the members of the club
are e-xperimenters and operate IL
censed amateur transmitting sta
tons as well as receiving sets.
They can be heard conyersing
over the shOrt-wave on almost any
good all-wave set, when they are
on the air.