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Evening star., 1934-03-20
Clean Films Public Boon

From the Pasadena Star News.
Producers of motion pictures at
last have reached the conclusion that
clean films of high quality do not
overshoot public intelligence and the
taste of the masses of the people. No
less a parsonage than viii H. Hays,
president of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers and Distributors of America,
recognizes this very evident manifes-
tation Of general public approval of
pictures of high standard. Mr.. Hays
notes that of the total production Of
feature pictures of the last II months
almost 200 individual pictures were
nominated by one or another news
paper critic as of sufficient merit to
be included in the best 10 pictures.
Equally significant, observes Mr.. Hays,
is the quality of the pictures shown.
He says that more high-grade pic
lures were turned out last year than
IN any other similar period in the
history of the industry. Mr.. Hays
makes the following very pertinent
comment upon this betterment OF
films:
These improved standards suggest
that no longer may it be argued that
entertainment intended for popular
consumption must necessarily be based
upon lower rather than higher val
ues. The success of these better type
pictures proves, from the standpoint
of practical experience, it is safer to
overrate than to underrate public in
telligence."
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Hays is
a true prophet as to the future high
standard of pictures. 1t surely Is
time to relegate the nauseous, prurient
sex pictures which are disgusting and
demoralizing. 1t surely also is time
to eliminate ribald scenes of drunken
ness and debauchery. Surely there is
enough that is clean, wholesome
beautiful and sacred in human life to
make pictures which not only are
worthy to hold the interest of the
public, but are inspiring and uplift-
ing in influence. 1t is an unwar-
ranted libel upon the character and
taste of the masses of the people to
assume that they prefer filth in films
to that which is clean and unobjec-
tionable to persons of refinement and
good state.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

rum stands knowledge ever on guard
equipment ranging from auxiliary
tanks to high-powered microscopes
perennial enthusiasm, ever-fresh in
terest in all things pertaining tc the
water.
We find them just as enthusiastic
behind these scenes as the latest new
conner to the great art and business
of keeping toy fishes in small home
aquaria.
The enthusiasm extends all the way
through the home aquarium hobby
and back again to these public tanks
Here, in one room, is a veritable
aquarist's paradise.
Every fish fan" with two tanks or
more at home has dreamed of some
thing like this, but few will evel
possess 1t.
Dozens of small tanks, rows of jars
benches with apparatus, including
microscopes and the like, cultures OF
various microscopic animals fed tC
baby fishes, cans of salmon meal
They are all lying around in that
joyous helter- -skelter which one can
secure only in room given over en-
tirely to the hobby. You can't do il
in a modern living room. Nobody
wants a culture of enchytrae, oil
white worms" as they are called
sitting around in the dining room, but
it is just the thing here. 1t is al
right here.
r y 4
Those who may not happen to bt
particularly interested In fish culture
either in its commercial or strictly
amateur phases, still can find much
color in these rooms.
| One stumbles across great globes oi
goldfshes standing in windows, GOV.
cred with screen to keep the lively
fellows from leaping out
! Here is a Representative from one
of the Southern States, who comes in
with a small paper bucket such as i!
/ used for ice cream.
He knows a sick boy, and thinks a
couple of goldfish would do the Lao
/ good
Director Orsinger thinks no treat
ment could be better
He catches EN- with his hands.
All the fish books say never use
hands. invariably use net, but Free
| Orsinger has handled fishes SO lone
that he knows how to handle 'em.
Big ones or little ones, he can catcf
'em in such fashion as not to injurt
their fins. or rub off their bodies the
protective slime which Nature place:
! Io NF I4te INai1
sides.
Here are the acclimating vatS, where
fishes are gotten used to tank life.
You can't take a rainbow trout
! right out of a stream and flop him
into an aquarium.
They must be worked up to it grad
ually. Some of them can stand tank
/ life. some cannot.
/ You see the ones that can.
! At the best. the average life Of q
/ game fish in an aquarium is about
/ 16 months.
They come and go. now here, now
/ gone, presenting picture of life true
/ in every detail. Let us keep that ir
mind, as We stand here musing ir
front of the acclimating vats.
Here is one poor old fellow who
could not stand it.
Let US not make the foolish mis-.
take, however. so common. of payinl
more attention to one dead fish thar
to a thousand live ones.
Out here in the main room flash
ing beauties display for us thei
brightest colors. 1t is a wonderful
place. and everybody in Washington
! ought to come down and see it.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Let us 60 on a visit to the beauti-
full aquarium of the Bureau oi
Fisheries, in the new Department OF
Commerce Building.
We walk for miles along the Four
teenth street front.
Seeing guard. we call out breezily,
in our best Western manner:
THE only trouble with this build
ing is that 1t is too big!"
The man in blue hesitates for g
second, undecided whether to be hu-
man or not.
He decides to be.
You telling me?" he calls, with a
grin. Il work here all day, you
know"
Let us not say down in the base
ment," although that is where 1t is
for the aquarium officials do not like
that.
Just down some steps, let us say
and suddenly we find ourselves in a
hall with aquariums around the
walls.
Mostly the tanks are devoted to the
tanning small tropical fishes, notably
one tank of Pterophyllum scalare,
commonly called 'angel fishes"
Just going around the hall, we can
see great deal, as the public does
constantly. Probably nowhere, not
even in the great Shedd aquarium in
Chicago, can one find better kept
tanks than these
Those who have not made some
study of the subject cannot readily
appreciate the artistic simplicity oi
these tanks and their splendid con-
dition.
We get Fred Orsinger, the director
to show us around, then we can feec
the bullfrogs.
Black hands We Lowell" sing ths
frogs, in chorus.
Ker-plunk!
That song is not as foolish as il
sounds. They know the hands Of the
colored boy who, behind the scenes
feeds them every day.
He takes a teaspoon, raps on thu
partition above them.
Black hands they know, whit
hands they do not.
Orsinger taps with might anc
main, but no bullfrog stirs.
All this is done behind the scenes
as it were, above the tanks Th'
public. drifting by, sees nothing bu
a general exodus of amphibians.
y
Seeing the big black hands, thl
frogs know and respond.
Up they jump, seize their dinner
out of the spoon, leap back into thu
water.
Ker-chunk!
What fat. breezy fellows they are
peering with those big eyes.
Their tank, as all the rest. is WORKED
from behind and above, along a run.
way. Illumination is attended t
there
The care necessary in handling
fishes is little suspected by the gen.
eral public. Especially collection
Of trout and other game fishes re.
quires real skill and knowledge il
things aquatic on somebody's part.
There is widespread belief on tn
part of many persons that all yol
have to do to keep fishes in tanks i
to catch 'em and throw EN- in.
AS matter Of fact, it is this yer,
underestimation which leads to tn
unnecessary sickness and deaths o
so many millions of goldfshes ant
tropicals every year.
1t looks easy. but it isn't.
Behind these scenes at the aqua
Evening star., 1934-03-20

forecast some time ago. is popular
one. The Star joins others in wishing
for him continued success In his new
duties.
The position Of peoples counsel re-
mains vacant. There has been sug-
gested the possibility of merging this
office with the somewhat similar
duties performed by the assistant
corporation counsel assigned to the
Public Utilities Commission: The de-
cision as to what will be done in this
case should rest solely upon whether
such a merger of duties will increase
the efficient presentation Of the
peoples case in public utility mat
ters before the Public Utilities Com
mission and in the courts.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Proposals from Secretary Morgen-
thau of the Treasury Department that
the practice of issuing tax-exempt Sc
curities of Federal, State and city gov
ernments be abolished meets with
much favorable comment. 1t is as
sumed that it would be unjust to take
any retroactive action. but elimination
of such issues in the future is widely
advocated.
Existence of the taX-eXempt priv
ilege." says the St. Paul Pioneer Press,
affords a refuge from income taxes
for persons of large wealth, who 9TH
erwise would come under the higher
brackets of the tax Abolition of tax
exemptS would increase the cost of
public borrowing. but the loss in that
| item through higher interest would be
Offset many times over by the added
collection of revenue. There is great
controversy as to whether this aboli-
ton can take place without conSti-
tutional amendment, with opinion
more largely inclining to the belief
that an amendment would be needed.
There are several bills now before
Congress aiming at abolition of tax
exemptS by simple statute. ConStitu-
tional amendments to that end were
proposed in 1923 and again in 1924,
but were defeated in Congress. The
opposition sprang from sources which
feared that the various units of gov
ernment would have trouble raising
funds if the tax-exempt feature were
abolished"
Attention is directed by the Little
Rock (Ark) Gazette to the fact that
eleven bills aiming at this result are
pending in Congress, and that paper
concludes: IF the Federal and State
governments believe they would get
more net benefit from taxing public
bonds than they would receive from
having lower interest rates to pay on
their taX-eXempt securities, well and
good as to issues that may be sold in
the future. They should, of course, do
what may be deemed best for them
selves and their citizens and taXpay-
ers." The Manchester IN. H) Union
says: Secretary Morgenthau'S position
is sound that State and municipal Sc
curities shall be included in any legiS-
lation affecting Federal bonds. Other
wise, the latter would be at a decided
disadvantage in competing with the
former. He also is sound in his sug-
gestion that legislation shall not be
made retroactive"
"A steady drift of thought in Con-
gress toward the requested legisla-
ton" is observed by the Fort Worth
Telegram, which states as to the
scope of the proposed change: mo
| two estimates are alike as to the total
of securities outstanding which have
been issued by the Nation, the States,
the counties, the municipalities. the
school districts. the water conserva-
ton projects and the rest of them.
| The total might be so billions. Ger
tainly, the Federal portion approxi-
mates 81 billions. The total might
reach 100 billions. The interest on
that total-whatever it is-will aver
age between and per cent. The
addition thus made to private incomes
subject to income tax is figure Suf-
ficient in magnitude to interest a
Congress personnel keenly interested
in balancing a budget. An additional
influence is that of public opinion" l."
The Wall Street Journal voices the
Judgment as to the results that may
be expected: "In the long run, the
additional public revenues to be real
Evening star., 1934-03-20

One Of the specimens of statuary
of interest in Washington, D. c., is
that of Sam Gompers, which persona
fies him in silent bronze as sitting on
the edge of his chair as If eager to
say something. His discourse often
had an apothegmatic terseness, and
one of his frequent remarks was, Il
am not arguing, I am telling you"
His influence rested in large degree
on his readiness to reveal the con-
clusions of his deliberations and con-
ferences in terms of authoritative
finality.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
\ ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. When will there be new enroll
ments for C. C. C. camps?-J. K.
A. Subject to the appropriation Of
additional funds by Congress to
finance C. C. C. activities after July l,
the program provides for three sep
arate enrollments OF new men within
tie next seven months. The first will
take place on April /, the second on
July l and the third on October /.
The War Department estimates that
an additional quarter Of million
unemployed young men and war vet
Grams will have an opportunity to go
to the forest C. C. C. camps between
now and October Is as replacements
for men who drop out Of the corps.
No increase in the authorized en-
rolled strength of the c. c. c., now
03,525, has been authorized.
@. Is Marion Davies, the motion
picture actress, an honorary colonel?
H. K.
A. She was made an honorary col
onel of the 26th U. S. Infantry.
@. II the name and address of an
inquirer is not given, will his question
appear in the column?-A. D.
A. Probably not. Research work is
done only on letters which include
names and addresses. Space in the
column is too limited to include the
queries which are unsigned. Give
name and address and inclose coin or
stamps for reply. Direct your letter
to this newspapers Information Bu-
reau. Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. c.
@. How much farther will an cleo
trio heating element extend heat up
ward than it does down?-T. H. B.
A The Bureau of Standards says
that heat will not extend any farther
upward than downward Radiant
heat is projected equally in all direc-
tions.
@. Does a coniferous tree grow all
Winter?-E. P. w.
A. A coniferous tree is evergreen
simply because the leaves remain or
the tree all Winter. This does not
mean that the tree is active. producing
food and growing all Winter long
Conifers have dormant period during
the Winter just as deciduous trees
have.
@. Are wines made in Switzerland:
C. T. H.
A. Switzerland produces some excel.
lent wines. Among them are Pendant
Johannisberg. Malvoisie, Muscat, Dole
Dezaley, Aigle, LavauX and red anc
white Neuchatel wines.
@. Are the Mayas an extinct people:
W. T.
A. The Smithsonian Institution say!
that both the race itself and it
strange culture-eXcept for the strik-
ing architecture-are still very much
alive The Smithsonian Institution
has just placed on exhibition neo-
Maya fabrics and artifacts of present.
day manufacture which probably dC
not differ essentially from those of 5O(
years ago.
@. What is the longest role in g
modern play?-J. D.
A. That of Elizabeth Barrett II
The BarrettS OF Wlmpole Street.
Miss Cornell is on the stage three
hours, from the rise Of the first cur
tain until three minutes before tn,
play ends.
@. How many States impose taxes
on cigarettes?-W. C.
A. Thirteen-Alab bama, Arkansas
Georgia, Iowa, Kansas. Mississippi
North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina
South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas anc
Utah.
@. Was George III of England
married when he ascended tht
| throne?-M. P.
A He was not married when h
succeeded to the English throne il
1850. In 1851 he married the Prin
cess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streli
@. Why do telephone and telegraph
Evening star., 1934-03-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Inertia.

Inertia.
I know man of highest worth
Who thinks with wondrous skill.
I'd like to see him own the earth
And run it at his will.
The answer to each problem deep
He knows it at a glance,
And yet he lets the answer sleep
He wouldn't take a chance.
A century of progress brought
The memories of yore.
When progress was with danger
fraught
AS men dared, more and more.
No saints would be forever blest,
Our glories to enhance:
No heroes would find honored rest
If no one took a chance.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

insult has done a great deal to put
Greece on the map and might have
been Of service in applying his re-
markable talents for organization to
promoting a tourist enthusiasm for
studying classic ruins, himself in
cluded. With some encouragement he
might have managed a guide book as
brilliantly as he managed libretto.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
As History Proceeds.

Mankind a curious record brings
From father unto son,
Reminding us of many things
We wish we hadn't done.
And still we have our various filings
imagining they're fun,
And all persist in doing things
Well wish we hadn't done.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Preparations for cherry blossom
celebration show a cheerful confidence
that is in harmony with the times.
Even il some of the trees have been
Winter killed, there will still be
enough on which to found a cele-
bration.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Henry Ford feels perfectly compe-
tent to run his automobile business.
He may be strengthened in his disin-
clination to heed advice because of
his unsatisfactory experience some
years ago in an effort to run a peace
ship on the back-seat driving plan.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
AVaila bility,

what are you doing for your coun-
try?" inquired the severe constituent.
I'm convinced my country needs
me-" answered Senator Sorghum, so
I'm not doing much just now except
trying to get reelected"
Evening star., 1934-03-20

There are different ways Of dividing
historic periods. The invention of the
gasoline engine may be regarded by
some future writer's as the beginning
of an epoch.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Should photographers include more
slang in their dictionaries the neces-
sity for such words of reference may
be diminished because typists can
proceed to make up their own Ian
guage as they go along.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Witnesses have been charged with
making political speeches, but the
worst will not have happened until
somebody has been bluntly accused of
being lobbyist.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Wood Work.

do you believe in carrying a big
stick?"
NO" answered Bill the Burg.
Whats the use of carrying big stick
when a wooden pistol will suffice?"
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Farmers who used to sit on the
fence and whittle should be discour-
aged. They may develop dreams of
becoming desperadoes and carving out
wooden pistols.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

The steering bar of an airship is
referred to as the stick" The boy
who wields the big stick should never
forget the desirability of speaking
gently.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

insult is old and failing in health.
1t might not be unreasonable to as
sumo that he is sufficiently unhappy
to satisfy even the most stern sense
Of retrioution.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Love and Laughtel.

From the Chicago Daily News.
The new theory is that We laugh
ourselves into love. Being pretty won't
get you anywhere and neither will be-
ing smart. You have to leave them
laughing. The next trick Is to f1nd q
way to laugh yourself out Of love.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

Jud Tunkins says styles have
changed so much that where we used
to laugh at the way women would
dress we now laugh at the way they
won't.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
CautiOus.

From the jamestown IN. " Post
The Tennessean who wrote to Salt
Lake City to learn whether it was
true that marriage was obligatory
there, evidently does not intend to
fall into marital relations without his
own consent.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

II avoid cherishing old grievances, :"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown.
THE old ones may prevent me from
giving intelligent attention to griev-
ances yet to come"
Evening star., 1934-03-20
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Evening star., 1934-03-20

A threat of strikes adds A. F. L. to
the sets of initials that must be con-
sidered with studious attention.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for republication Of all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
publication of special dispatches herein
q alsn reserNnd
Evening star., 1934-03-20
IrrelevancieS.

A small boy eager for a lark
Beheld a statue in the park
His chewing gum at it he threw,
He made some faces at it, too.
Unto the wiser ones it meant
An inspiration reverent.
It told of all the fortitude
Which must by patriots be renewed
As generations go their way,
Still journeying toward brighter day
And 'mongst the crowd there will be
some
Who still make faces and chew gum.
Lets give three cheers for some
thing" said Uncle Eben, "if it's only
for a sunshiny day. You never find
everybody talkin' bout de weather ex.
cept when it's disagreeable."
Evening star., 1934-03-20
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Shapes.

From the indianapolis Star.
"Decolettes Are in Many Shapes"
SAYS a headline. Oh, we'll! So are
those who are displaying them.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Cutters.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Bootleggers who cut prices are us
ually consistent, having first cut the
liquor. .- .---.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
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Evening star., 1934-03-20
Glasgow Writer Pokes
Fun at Current Events.

Evening Times, Glasgow.-A Scots
man has invented q new type OF
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Berlin Police Wage
War Against Crime.

Berlin Police Wage
| War Against Crime.
Berliner Tageblatt.-A fight to the
| finish against crime has been begun
by the Berlin police department and
Herr Kurt Daluege, police general and
ministerial director of the PruSsian
| interior. This gentleman declared
over the radio system last night that
''National-Socialism is no half friend,
but vital force in the general well
| fare and security. In these fresh ef-
| forts to bring about conditions of do
mestic peace and safety no Indifferent
measures will henceforth be employed,
| but a determined action, as hard and
| strong as it is unrelenting. The time
| for showing criminals every courtesy
| and kindness is now past, and new
| and powerful offensive will be launch
| ed against all such. The people Of
| Germany, and of the surrounding
regions in particular, may rest as
sured that they will soon regain the
privilege of sleeping peacefully of
nights.
Early in 1884, a concentration
| camp will be established in which all
suspects, as well as those actually de-
| tected in crime, will be gathered
under strong guard. There these un-
social rascals will remain until every
thing alleged against them is carefully
| investigated and their actual guilt or
innocence surely proved. To have
been an inmate of this lager will be
sufficient, however, to direct the
constant attention of the police to-
ward such an individual, and his op-
portunities thenceforth for robbery
and violence will be effectively mini
mized.
ut is the will of this ministry and
of others in high authority that Ger
many become again land of peace
and happiness, and that all good citi-
zens may possess their lives and
homes without the breakings-in and
other outrages of ruthless scoundrels
desiring to live luxuriously at the ex-
pense and peril of decent folk. All
good citizens will be able to go to bed
nights in the confidence that we are
keeping watch for them, and that we
are removing even the remote posi-
bility of any contingency or plot likely
| to disturb their slumbers or jeopardize
| their lives and property"
Evening star., 1934-03-20
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