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Evening star., 1934-01-23

It was necessary to galvanise them with
artificial life by trumping up both Rus
sian and American war scares. The
Soviet on its part has not been mind
less Of the peril to peace In the Far
East which the Arald regime and as
pirations presented; and 1t may well be
that Moscows determination to offer
the sternest resistance to Japanese ag-
gression across Manchukuo In the
direction Of Siberia proved the final
factor to make Gen. Araki and his sup
porters realize that they were pushing
things to q dangerous limit.
Whatever the moving impulse that
led to his resignation, Gen. Araki's
going makes for peace in the Orient
and in the world. It synchronizes to
the day with notably conciliatory ad-
dress to the Japanese Diet by Foreign
Minister Hirota, in which the Toxic
government gives welcome assurances
both to the United States and the So
Wet Union Of q desire to remain on
terms Of sincere amity and understand
ing with those countries.
Mr.. Hirota expresses the belief that
sooner or later both America and Russia
will come to realize the beneflcence Of
Japan's "stabilizing influence" in the
Far East. Only events can vindicate
the soundness Of that hope. The thing
that independent Manchukuo" stands
for can at this late stage hardly be
undone, but Japanese policy hencefor-
ward will have to be completely divested
of the Araki touch If the empires rulers
and people expect to merit abroad that
good opinion and good will which the
Government and citizens Of the United
States, above all others, so wholeheart-
edly stand ready to extend to our old
friends across the Pacific.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
Injustice of the Pay Cuts
Under Cuise of Economy
To the Editor Of The Star;

To the Editor Of The Star:
On all sides one hears about the in
justices Of the pay cut extension, done
under the guise Of economy. EconomyI
Well, 1t does seem as though a gov.
ernment so interested in ladling out
dollars by the billion. that others might
live, ought also be interested enough to
pay its own employees salaries ADEQUATE
for daily necessities. Especially so
when private employers have been COM
manded to pay living wage to their
employees. If private workers are not
to be regulated by mere living costs.
why. then. are Government workers so
much less in stature than these? Rather
possibly the only way in which 1t is
possible to get justice Is for the press
to so publish the plight of the Door
Government man that conditions will
have to be mended.
wouldn't 1t be fun to make one of
those most in favor of the cut for the
small-salaried man with several de-
pendents take unto himself a small
salary, a like number of dependents.
and sally forth with the market basket
under one arm, and q thin purse under
the other, for year. He'd soon be
mopping his brow, pondering where
under heavens name was he to get all
the money to stay the rapacious
NAV of the landlord. the grocer, the
butcher, the light company the insur-
ance company. settle old bills caused by
enforced idleness, and still have enough
left out of his magnificent hundred
dollars a month to build for the future,
educate his children, pay the doctor
for future illness. Well, it might help
the weight problem, at least.
Jean Allen has the right idea in the
questionnaire-well, at that, consider
ing that Mrs. Sanger is in town, Ger
tain help might be had at some future
date-say, fifty or q hundred years
hence! The heads probably say, "Well,
a Small-salaried man has no business
with half q dozen sprouts" True, true.
But have you ever noticed, folks, how
prevalent and contagious this condition
is among the younger generation!
So get busy, everybody, and air your
views about the pay cut for the man
on an almost invisible salary, and read
ing matter will be supplied, even
though there Is no tightening Of the
burden. A. J. SHANE.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
Undesirable Immigrants
Should All Be DepOrted
To the Editor OF The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star.
1t seems that under the present ad-
mtnistration the enforcement Of our
deportation laws has broken down. Our
Secretary Of Labor who entered upon
her duties by announcing to the press
that she did not know very much about
immigration matters, but that she in
tended to follow humane" policy
and make the Wickersham report her
Bible in deportation proceedings seems
to have done relatively very little
towards ridding the country Of unde-
sirable aliens.
On the contrary, she has allowed
certain persons temporarily to enter the
country outside the quota The most
notable of these Is Emma Goldman,
the anarchist. who obstructed the Gov
eminent during the World War and
whose preachments little earlier con-
tributed to the assassination Of one
Of our Presidents. Again, she has al
lowed certain German refugees to
enter the country temporarily out
side the quota. No one knows whether
she will take steps to deport these
aliens when their time has expired,
but one rather suspects that after they
are once here a heart-rending propa-
ganda will be started to allow them to
remain indefinitely.
Just now a maneuver Is on in Con-
gress to legalize the entry Of all i'm
migrants who came to this country
In violation Of our laws between 1921
and 1924. The House Immigration
Committee has Just approved a bill to
allow these immigrants to take out
their first citizenship papers. It re-
quires strange eccentricity Of logic
to find justification for approval of a
bill that would confer citizenship upon
those whose very first act was to vio-
late our laws.
So long as 1t is necessary for our
Government to resort to the Public
Works Administration and to the Civil
Works Administration to provide jobs
for millions of hungry. law-abiding
American citizens. it would seem that
immigration should be kept at a mini
mum and that our deportation laws
should be rigidly enforced.
F. WILSON.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
The Right Course at Last.

The announced determination Of the
Roosevelt administration to build an
American Navy up to the full treaty
strength, Navy second to none, is as
it should be. Furthermore, the admin
istration clearly will have the backing
pie In this matter. The United States
apparently too long has sought to
bring about q reduction Of armaments
by setting an example in naval cur
tailment. While this country has
Jagged far behind the strength pro-
posed for America at the Washington
conference in 1922 and at the more
recent London conference, the other
naval powers have continued to build
Britain is within striking distance Of
the full naval strength permitted under
the treaties, and Japan is approx
mately at that strength. These other
nations were entirely within their
rights In building to treaty strength
or an approximation Of that strength.
The United States was at liberty to do
the same.
The policy Of this Government, how
ever, has been to postpone naval build
ing In the hope that more drastic
arms Limitation could be agreed upon
by the nations. In the event OF such
an agreement the country would have
been spared the expenditure of large
sums of money. No such agreement has
been reached. The voice Of the United
States has been impotent. And. indeed,
the only time the United States has
been able to speak with authority was
at the opening of the Washington Con-
ference in 1921, when America had the
greatest Navy the world had ever seen
built and building; when it had unlim-
tied funds with which to continue this
naval program and the other nations
were fiat broke, or nearly 50. The
magnificent gesture for disarmament
and world peace made at that confer
ence by Chief Justice Charles Evans
Harding administration, electrified the
world. 1t was a proposal that the other
nations were glad to accept.
The sacrifices made by the United
States in the matter Of national de-
Tense for the sake Of the cause Of dis
armament apparently have been made
In vain. Other nations Of the world,
for whatever their reasons, have de-
clined to follow suit War and threats
of war have continued, despite the
evident desire Of the peoples of the
world for peace, following the great
conflict of 1914-1918 The genera
ton which has grown up since the
close Of the World War has no real
conception OF the war, although it
has inherited the hatreds growing out
Of that war. The time has certainly
come for the American people to have
a care for their own national defense
Despite the League Of Nations, the
World Court, the Kellogg BRAND
treaty to renounce war and other in
ternational pacts looking to peace, this
country must be in a position to de-
fend itself when emergency arises.
Evening star., 1934-01-23

M al probability all at 'ea-ail at street.
If he misses q car, seeing 1t van
ishing down the street, he will not know
how long he must wait for another. II
ne catches it, he will not know whether
Is rather slow going for such q distance,
or get of and take the bus.
He will not know, In that event,
whether the buses are run on the rush.
hour schedule. If he gets on he may
have to wait longer for bus than the
difference in time 1t would take him to
get down on the car.
This pleasant dilemma leaves him time
to look the landscape over in this light.
The man in a perpetual rush never
finds out that the light Is different at
every hour Of the day.
Light is not Just something which Is,
an enveloper Of all things, like the
night but a transparent medium which
nevertheless has body and quality
all its own.
Light Is born every day, and gradually
dies out. The dawn is different from
Z an, and 9 am. is different still. No
| doubt the gradual changes are TO be
noted by those with capable eyes and
eyesight to see and fully grasp such
things.
This is one reason, without doubt,
why so many persons. standing in front
Of some famous painting, exclaim with
conviction: why, it never looked that
way!" It wouldn't have looked that
way" to them, because they were in too
great Of hurry to see 1t that way,
even If they had possessed the training
| to appreciate very subtle differences In
| light from hour to hour.
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And the people in the bus, they are
all different, too, not the old crowd the
normally early riser is accustomed to
| seeing.
Here are new faces, new clothes new
voices, new mannerisms.
The early riser is interested in OBJ
serving these new faces. new clothes,
new voices. new mannerismS.
Anything that is human is not for
eign to him, as the old fairy tale de-
clared emphatically.
The observer of this show is glad that
he Is able to realize 1t really Is a show.
| So many persons are not able
One may take legitimate. If small,
pride in being able to do what others
| do not seem able to do
See yonder gentleman immersed in
his own thoughts. Big problems? Maybe
After he gets downtown, he will be
unable to recollect a single face he saw
on this bus He will not have seen a
thing interesting. Maybe this is his
regular time.
We have presented the picture of the
early riser who occasionally get down
late, finding an interesting variation
| In the change.
The customary late-goer might find
as much amusement from going down
very early, now and then.
After all, there Is nothing like get
ting an early start.
The day Is fresh then, the air cool,
and holding quality. they used to call
it ozone, which no other time Of day
has
Especially, one thinks, all those null
titudes Of persons who hurry and rush,
and who always manage to be late at
ofnce. # only by few minutes. might
well take it into their heads to try 60
ing to work early some morning.
1t will be an interesting change, II
the human aspects of it are kept In
mind. so that one manages to see what
is going on, instead Of humping along
with eyes On the ground. Variety may
| come into life in more ways than one.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
Veterans Administration
Cost Held as Excessive
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
A recent letter IN The Star expressed
amazement at the number Of different
professions and specialties that find en-
ployment at the expense Of funds set
aside for veterans affairs. In defending
such expenditures the Veterans Admin
istration spokesman made disclosure Of
another profession-the press agent. No
one wishes anything but good will to-
ward ell respectable professions, but
what In the name Of common sense has
this profession to do with taking care
OF veterans Of our wafsf Since the
bureau has such q service I wonder II
1t would publish q list Of all the DIFF.
ierent professions and occupations In
the veteran service, the number Of per-
sons In each group and the total sal
aries paid to each group. This would
be real information for all Of us who
are happy to help our veterans but who
are loathe to spend enormous sums for
an outlandish establishment.
do not dispute the gentlemans fig-
ures when he says that it cost but 3.6l
per cent to disburse the staggering sum
OF $668, ,688,479 during last year, but
the fallacy Is that the sum was not
disbursed to the veteran at all It was
spent and charged to veteran funds.
Only $234, ,996, 1928 actually went to the
veterans in cash. The gentleman prob
ably meant that 1t cost only 3.61 per
cent to spend that sum, the greater
part OF which was consumed In build
ings and personnel
In justice 1t Il only fair to admit that
a part Of the money results in some
dement's to q relatively few veterans,
who receive medical care and such
things. However, II one considers the
reasonable and fair value Of such serv-
ices, one still finds the cost shocking
I am not connected with the medical
profession, but believe that much con-
sideration should be given to the idea
Of giving the veterans the money and
letting them buy the services In the
open market. 1t would be much cheaper
and 1t would do away with the ex-
cusable tendency Of many veterans to
seek hospital benefits merely because
1t Is the only way most Of them can
get anything out Of the system
In the case Of insurance, any rep
utable firm could handle the whole
business, with all its details, at con-
siderably less than half the present cost
Taxpayers ought to consider the idea OF
turning over this business to outside
firms and letting the Government oct
merely as indemnity.
maintain that We spend an enor-
nous sum unnecessarily: that the great
i er part Of 1t is consumed by the waste
full system: that the veteran gets only
small fraction Of the whole. I plead
as taxpayer. I willingly assume the
duty and obligation Of literally caring
for our veterans Of all wars. but I dc
object to a wasteful and bureaucratic
system that mistreats both the veteran
and the taxpayer
THOMAS L. MADDINS.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Of building and road-mending REIN
forced by various forms Of music and
the cries of street-hawkers create a
veritable pandemonium in certain
parts Of the city by day, and even the
night is not immune from the unsought
physical blows Of noise. In London
even the radio is on the blacklist In
this respect.
Unquestionably, however. 1t is the
motor-d vehicle that Is today the
greatest noise e-maker, and the solution
Of the problem Of reducing its noise
has been found to bristle with diff
culties. The raucous exhausts of
motor bicycles and small cars, the
lurching rumble of the ever -hooting
busses and the clattering roar of over
loaded outsize lorries continually assail
the eardrum from dawn till long after
nightfall and on arterial roads through
out the night And with existing legis-
lation the authorities are powerless to
bring about better state of things.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

What do you need to know? Is there
some point about your business or per-
sonal life that puKles you? l. there
something you want to know without
delay7 submit your question to Fred
eric J. Haskin, director of our WASH
ington Information Bureau. He is en-
ployed to help you. Address your in
quiry to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Warrington, d. c., and inclose cents,
in coin or stamps. for return postage.
Do not use post cards.
@. OF what were the baskets made
when basket ball was first Played
NJ. Z. A.
A. Basket ball was the result Of . de-
liberate attempt to invent game which
would NIL the same place during the
Winter that foot ball and base ball I'LL
during the other seasons. It was in
vented in 1891 by James Naismith while
he was teaching at Springfield, Mass,
Y. M. c. A. The first cages were the
tall, cone-shaped peach baskets In gen.
eral merchandising use in the era. Thus
the game got its name. The ball used
was . soccer foot ball.
@. Does . poisonous chemical change
take place in orange juice that Is left
standing overnight IN . covered vessel?
w. j.
A. When orange Juice stands for a
short time the chemical changes are
not poisonous, but the flavor u greatly
impaired.
q. Is the expression "in 20 far" in
good usage?-I. o. M.
A. 1t is not. Say instead simply 80
far"
O. Are there more telephones or more
automobiles in the United States?-
T. L.
A. There are more automobiles. There
are approximately twenty-three million
automobiles In use and nineteen million
telephones.
Q. Who is the patron saint Of wine
growers?-G. D.
A. st; Vincent of saragossa, who
was put to death about 304 AID. in
Valencia, Spain.
9: Are there any tigers on this con-
A. There is no species Of tiger native
to the Western Hemisphere. There are
TWO large American cats-the puma,
Felis concolor, inhabiting North Amer
lea from the United States southwark,
which Is fawn color unstriped and un-
spotted, and the jaguar. Felis onca,
larger than the puma, which tnhabits
America from Central America south
ward to the southern limit Of tropical
South America, and which Is a tawny
yellow color marked by black spots
similar to those Of the lizard Of the
Old World.
Q. Why is the day celebrated as
Christ's birthday called Christmas?-
A. The word is taken from Christ's
mass, service OF the church to cele-
brate the birth OF Christ.
@. How long were McGuffey's Read
ers published continuously?-J. M
A. From 1886 to 1901. McGuffey
may be said to have been the most
widely known teacher Of the nineteenth
century in this country.
9. Please name some Of the kinds OF
merchandise which are sent to South
America by airplane.-R. F. w.
A. Ladies' dresses. lingerie. motion
picture film. baby chicks and ducklings
gold, precious stones. coffee, machine
replacement parts and samples are some
Of the things which have been sent to
and from South America by airplane.
q. What ranks are included in Eng
land In peers Of the realm?-P. c. N.
A. Duke. marques. earl. viscount
and baron.
Evening star., 1934-01-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Reason,

Inc Reason.
Pretty birds up In the tree.
Why should you thus disagree,
Chattering with manners rude
Even while We bring you food?
You've no currency that may
Puzzle you from day to day;
Earth gives freely for your use,
With no taxes to produce.
Though your songs are not 50 wise,
As they echo to the skies.
Advocating no great cause.
They are sure of our applause.
why should you be impolite?
Why are you disposed to fight?"
And these neighbors pause to say.
"Just because we feel that way"
Evening star., 1934-01-23

@. In an ordinary fve-passeneeH
sedan, In what way Is the weight dis.
tributed on the wheels when empty
and when fivs passengers are carried7
H. j. F.
A. In general, somewhat less than 80
per cent Of the weight Is on the rear
wheels when the sedan IL empty and
somewhat more than so per cent with
full load (flve paSsengers) There Is Q
very slight shifting Of weight from the
front to the rear wheels during accel-
Grafton and a shift In the opposite di-
rection during deceleration.
Q. Do the stars, themselves, shine q
merely reflect nght2-J. r.
A. The stars are luminous bodies.
The planets and moon shine by re-
fected light.
@. Has any country adopted the Is
month calendar?-F. j.
A. Up to the present no country has
adopted the 13-month calendar.
@. Was the Hiawatha Of Longfellow's
poem q real person?-M. p.
A. The Hiawatha celebrated by Long
fellow is not an actual historical char.
acter The name is the title Of chief.
tainship hereditary in the Mohawk
tribe, and the first known and most
celebrated to bear the name was a great
reformer and statesman who probably
flourished about 1870 AID.
@. How many miles of highways and
railways are there in the world?-H. M.
A. 1t is estimated that there are O.
100000 miles Of highways and 790,550
miles OF railway in the world.
O. Is the business of the copyright
ONCE increasing?-T. z.
A. 1t has fallen of since its high
point in l929-3O Last year it fell of
10 per cent, as 1t had done In the pre-
fees amounted to about $254,755.
Q. Why is fine weather often spoken
Of as queens weather?-L. S.
A. 1t was so called in the time Of
Queen Victoria because she seemed un-
usually fortunate in having fine weather
when she was scheduled to appear IN
public.
O. How much did lynching increase
In 1888 in the United States?-D. M. r.
A. According to figures compiled by
the National Association for the Ad-
NdACCIlCiL Va SOlOlc0 COplc, LIic1C NdS
an increase of 1S0 per cent in the num-
ber Of lynchings in 1888 over 1882. In
1888 there were 28 lynchings; in
1892, 10.
@. Please give a list of persons who
have coined new words besides the late
Ring Lardner and T. A. Dorgan-E M.
A. Wilfred j. Funk has listed the
following 10 modern Americans as
coiners of most of the new words popu-
| larized on Broadway: The late Slime
Silverman, editor of Vanity; H. L.
Mencken. the late T. A. Dorgan. Col
umnists Damon Runyan, Arthur Bugs
Baer and Walter Winchell; Gelett Bur-
CESS. George Ade, author Of Fables in
Slang; Gene Buck, author Of many
Follies lyrics and the late Ring Lard
| ner.
| O. What is the circulation Of For
tune, the dollar magazine?-F. r.
! A. In 1888 1t had an average monthly
circulation Of $4,000.
7 Q. Which has more possessions IN
Africa, Great Britain or France?-T. H.
A. The British Empire includes more
than 20 different colonies in Africa
having total area of $685., 900 square
miles and population Of slightly over
! 5O,000,000. France has only 10 pos
sessions in Africa, but their area Is T..
300 900 square miles and the popula.
! ton between 100000 and 37.oo0,o0o.