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Evening star., 1934-02-17

The biscuits were on The table now.
The family had seated itself. individ-
ually and collectively.
Still you fingered on. ,
Hunger was no part Of your exist
ence at that time, particularly at that
time and place.
If the bright chalk birds were not
to spin, there we're endless avenues Of
amusement in the magazines which
the old table which stood In the big
bay window.
Shaking your head at Mrs. Parker,
you sat down on the floor with gen.
erous gesture Of acceptance Of the
passing hour.
Here was the very magazine with
your very favorite picture in it-that
Of woolly st. Bernard dog with a
little keg hanging around his neck.
He stood in the snow, which looked
to be all of a thousand feet deep.
He stood in a great mountain pass,
mighty peaks looming to right and
left.
This seemed the very top Of the
world.
In the snow lay o man on his back,
staff fallen from his hand, while
his right reached up to seize the keg
Of life-giving liquor.
He was a man lost.
Sturdy and four-square to cold and
wind, to snow and ice, the fine dog
stood looking down at the fainting
man.
Fine dog eyes looked with compass
sion at the man lost, and now found.
1t was beautiful picture; you knew
it by heart, for you had spent many
hours looking at it, and Mrs. Parker
had explained what the words meant.
"Isn't your supper ready, dear?" she
asked.
You assured her, with a perfectly
bright look, that supper played no
particular part In the wonderful busi-
ness of rescuing lost travellers in the
great pass.
A little keg Of brandy, maybe, but
not supper. To hell with supper, as
you would have said many, many years
later, on far less distraction.
There were some ferns in the bay
window, too. These were wonderful
things, with little specks on the under
sides of the leaves. You could see
them easily when you turned them
over.
And the good earth itself, in which
the plants grew, was filled with eddies,
which the watering pot had left, min
iature traces of erosion.
It was pleasure to trace each eddy
with the tip of the right forefnger,
gently, carefully, for fear Of spelling
one Of them.
They were beautiful little guIlies,
worthy of being saved and treasured
until the next visit Of the watering
pot,
Some people might not have thought
they we're worth treasuring and saw
ing, but the st. Bernard dog would,
you felt sure.
Through the. open window the red
rays of the setting sun struck aslant
the carpet and showed dust dancing
there.
They we're beautiful, even II they
were just dust. They were
MY dear" said Mrs. Parker, II
think you really had better be going
now"
She took you to the steps, gently
showed you outside and shut the door
behind you. You had outstayed your
welcome,
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Senator Johnson's bill is calculated to
further or defeat our interests Is the
practical question"
There is one question the South
asks" says the Fort Worth Star
Telegram, "and that is, What will
that retaliatory measure do to cotton
exports?' 1t is very much easier to
forgive our debtors when our debtors
are taking the surplus cotton of the
cotton belt. That area of America
would have wiped the slate clean of
war debts II years ago if any sSsur-
ance had gone forth that the wiped
slate would have increased the baled
cotton demand. They would regard
the incident as closed even today
were there two or three 10000 600
bale seasons of 15-cent cotton in sight,
with the export trade back to nor
NAL The prosperity of that trans
alton would be many times greater
than any to be hoped for from a Ger
man reparation payment to France 70
Great Britain to us play. But Con-
gress is chiding them, so we shall see
how chided nations act"
Some day, when the defaulters
want favors again, they win think 1t
desirable to make reasonable settle
ment," in the opinion OF the Brook
lyn Times-Union. The Rockford Reg
tSter-Republic inclines to the position
that "the bill was inspired largely BY
a spirit of rveenge." The st. Louis
PoSt-Dispatch states: ''The measure
will apply to some 1S nations. includ-
ing many world powers. 1t is ooubt-
ful If such q law will or can amount
to any more than a formal statement
OF the public attitude on this subject
Doubtless Senator johnson intenus It
TO be an official rebuke rather Lnan
q restriction against loans 70 oe-
raulting countries. His own worR, as
chairman Of the Senate Committee
investigating the circumstances of
foreign issues, disclosed too much
crookedneSs for him to think that a
law Is needed to prevent the Ameri-
can people from buying bonds or Bo-
hvia. Peru and their unhappy associ-
ates in default"
Internal troubles In EtIrope
coupled with disclosures relative IN
worthless foreign issues fioated here.
have served to make such securities
unattractive," says the Springfield
(MaSS.) Daily News, and the Bergen
IN. JD Evening Record concludes:
Administrative policy on foreign
debts has been gratifyingIy clarified.
The United States has reached the
limit Of its patience. If 1t cannot
collect past obligations, at least It viii
not throw good money after bad.
Neither will it permit its investors to
do so; 1t viii protect them wneCher
they want it or not. It Is the fdrSt
positive constructive move the United
states has made to convince it8
debtors that 1t not only expects but
intends to be paid"
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Propounds Problep in
Feminine Psychology
IN the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is usually the woman who has
failed to make her own house a happy
one who is seen so much in neighbors
homes. Very solicitous Of the welfare
of others, neglect Of her own family
and home means nothing to this type
Of wife.
Most any time, she can be heard
complaining about her spouse. He Is
this and he is that, while the neigh
borS' husbands of course, are all so
wonderful.
A woman Of this nature Is always
patient, kind and even overland to
friends and strangers, but mean as
Hades to her own husband.
The psychology behind this predilec-
ton is worthy of careful study.
PHILIP, EBERT.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Legends.

Legends, it would seem, are Of the
very warp and woof of human life!
Earth's children are governed by what
they believe, and the ronlances which
they conjure up in their minds dictate
their conduct. For example, q man,
awakened by tapping noise in the
night and seeing his bed room door
opening, seized convenient revolver,
fired and narrowly missed killing his
little son. Each thought that he had
heard burglar, and the child had
sought the protection of his parent.
Actually, the sound was caused by a
small branch of tree being blown
against a flrst-floor window. The
housebreaker legend, universally en-
tertained by nervous citizens, very
nearly added another innocent victim
to a already tragically lengthy.
Social legends, more or less natural
ly, are not only legion in number, but
enjoy exorbitant credit in the public
mind. For generations Europeans en-
tertained the conviction that If a ship
were to sail westward over the At
lantic far enough, it would fall of
the edge of the world. The witch
craft legend worked real havoc, and
scores of harmless old women were
sacrificed to the superstition. Even
today there are surviving remnants Of
heathen doctrine which popular edu-
cation has been unable to eliminate
the baleful capacity Of a broken mir
ror to injure human life being an
obvious citation.
The Scots have been pilloried 90
Evening star., 1934-02-17
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers Of Other Lands

does service as q coat or tlnic, and
with the tails thereof tucked into the
trousers there Is no alternative but
to carry small arms more or less on
display.
The person clothed in civilian ap-
parel, however, has plenty Of inside
pockets where a weapon may repose
without affecting discordant1y the
peaceful and gentle sensibilities of the
public, Many persons are not i'm
mediately convinced when they be-
hold a gun in broad daylight that
the bearer is duly entitled to such
armament; women and children par
ticularly are apt to be alarmed at
such crude pretensionS. As for those
who carry weapons arbitrarily, and
without official sanction, they espe-
cially should be prohibited from fur
ther indulgence in an imbecility so
extravagant and presumptuous.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKM.

Q. How many doors, windows and
steps has the Capitol at Washington,
u. C.?|. K.
A. There are 14,51s square feet of
SkylightS, enc windows, and $50 door.
ways. The dome receives light through
1o8 windows, and from the architects
ONCE to the dome there are 365 steps.
@, What scientist found 200 uses
for the peanut?-M. W.
A. George Washington Carver, an
agricultural scientist at Tuskegee In
stftute, has found more than 200 uses
for the peanut.
@. How long do pheasants live2--
G. B.
A. Naturalists have spaced the life
span of the pheasant at 10 years until
recently when q cock pheasant was
brought down In England wearing q
tag dated 1909, In which year it is
known a number of pheasants were
tagged. This Is considered a record,
especially since every season thou
sands Of English sportsmen take ad-
vantage Of an open season on the
birds. This bird not only had an un-
usually long life, but eluded sports
men Of IS seasons.
@. What is Coin Harvey's proper
name?-R. H. M.
A. His name Is William Hope Har-
vey.
Tyhak af4rfhtYfag ~H1RaYII 0s1Vf
reporter haye2-J. v. u.
A. The court reporter catches every
word of witnesses, lawyers, Judge, for
court record. Needs to be able to
write shorthand ar speed of $50 to
200 words a minrte; strong to endure
physical, mental strain of working
hour after hour at high tension, then
remaining late at night transcribing
notes; alert mind to grasp meaning of
proceedings quickly; wide reading to
be familiar with all kinds Of technical
terms, medical, scientific, business, le-
gal; year of stenographic training, If
possible in law flrm.
@. Who said: 1.-THE more I see Of
men, the better like dogs?"-A. H. B.
A. "The more one comes to know
men, the more one comes to admire
the dog" is a translation Of a re-
mark generally attributed to Nine de
Sevigne.
@. Do you have pamphlets on
Spring gardens?-L. S.
A. A packet of three booklets on
flower and vegetable gardens may be
obtained through this newspapers
Washington Information Bureau,
Frederick J. Haskin, Director, for 10
cents in coin Carefully wrapped) to
cover cost, postage and handling.
@. Did Marie Jeritza study in
strumental music?-R. 8.
A. She studied piano. violin, cello
and harp.
@. What caused the retardation of
China's civilization?-T. L.
A. China as a country might be
referred to as a civilization rather
than q national entity in the Euro
pean sense. The outstanding features
of the old Chinese civilization we're
the recognition Of an aristocracy of
learning, the recruitment Of the civil
service by competitive examination,
and the absence of class distinction.
To the family the Chinese owe their
remarkable social stability, which en-
abled them to survive many shocks to
the political fabric, and to outlive
more highly organized communities.
But the culture Of the family did not
make for progress in the commonly
understood sense Of that word. The
peasant divided his land among his
children, each of whom in turn di-
vided his portion among his children,
so that low standard Of living pre-
vailed. The family interests came
before state interests.
@. Did DR.. Mary Walker merely
Evening star., 1934-02-17
Demands for Better Car Service.


One reason why so many people are
protesting against the poor street car
service Is that hopes, raised by the
merger, have been followed by disillu-
sionment. Those who have returned
to the street cars because of free
transfers and the lower fare represent
ed In the weekly pass system have
found the cars as crowded as ever, the
service as slow as ever, the delays as
many as ever. Curiously enough, the
success Of the new company in at
tracing more riders has been a con-
tributing factor in adding to the COM
plants. A heavier burden has been
placed upon the service, and the
service has not been able to stand up
under it.
This was shown 'last night by the
protests Of those who attended Repre-
sentative Blacks open forum at the
Capitol on the street car situation.
The refrain, which sounded above the
individual complaints and demands,
was that the merger had not accom-
pliShed, In the way of better service,
what its proponents had indicated it
been led to expect something. only to
be disappointed, is more bitter critic
than one who never expected anything
in the beginning.
President Hanna's plea is for time
The extreme weather conditions have
not only made operating the cars
more diflcult, but have increased the
number Of passengers. The new type
Of street car Is still in the expert
mental stage and the company is un-
willing to invest in expensive equip
ment that within a short time might
be supplanted by something better. The
merger has brought new technical and
anechanical operating problems, and
the street car company, after many
years of business decline, was under
manned and unprepared to meet the
sudden increase Of patronage.
There are some encouraging ele-
ments In the situation. Mr.. Hanna
has shown commendable willingness
to answer the complaints by admit
ting the merit Of most OF them while
reserving the privilege of explaining
what brought them about. New men
are being hired and trained, more
street cars are being placed in service
and new bus equipment purchased.
At ths same time, Chairman Elgen
of the Public Utilities Commission
has publicly notified the new COM
pany that the commission expects a
certain standard of service-not be-
ing nat now-and will insist upon it.
+, tn isct that as many as five hundred
complaining patrons were willing to
attend Mr.. Blacks open forum and
make known their protest is a sig
nificant sign Of the returning public
interest In the street car service, and
such pressure from the public Is
bound to bring results.
Tbs rerouting of street cars to i'm
prove the service is now under study.
There was plenty of time for this
study to have preceded, rather than
follow. the merger and it is unfortu-
nate that rerouting could not have
been put into effect with the merged
operation Of the two lines, subject, of
course, to the changes and modifica-
tions that experience would suggest.
In the meantime, the new company,
facing the pleasing prospect of in
creased patronage, will continue to
meet the test of its abilities to accom-
nodate the increase. A failure to do
50 will carry its own penalties, to be
suffered alike by the company and the
car riders.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Chinese girls and women the peers
In physical prowess. especially In ath-
letics, Of any Of their oriental or oc-
cidental sisters. Students of the Far
East say that few greater practical
reforms have been instituted in long
time Of more real benefit TO the
Chinese people-certainly 20 their
womenfolk-than the outlawing Of
foot binding.
Evening star., 1934-02-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL.
0And Nature, q course, kicks

"And Nature, Of course, kicks
you out at last and shuts the
door in your face forever. You
have oVerStayed your welcome"
Old Story.
It began in childhood.
You were q little fellow and you
didn't know much.
You had an OVerWeening desire V
find out more, though, and the world
was very beautiful.
Everybody in it seemed kind and
gentle.
And you--you had some queer re-
lationship with some one who was
to be You many years thence, but al
that time there was just a little You
You had a faith in others that
would have been pathetic, II some
how it hadn't been sublime.
r \ Il y
One bright Spring day, when the
sun was golden on the ground and
the leaves were greening on the trees
you went over to see Mrs. Parker.
1t was supper time. The big table
was set in the dining room, all ready
to receive its spread of good things
There was an air of expectancy In
the room, an aroma Of hot biscuit In
the air.
There was sunshine in the heart
and sweet ignorance in the brain.
There was fellowship in the world
such as 1t has never seen since. The
big guns hadn't begun to boom yet
propaganda and camouf1age were un-
known.
Men were the same then as they
were before, as they are now and evi-
IDENTIFY as they always will be, but
they felt they were living in a moral
universe, with ethics the crown and
peak of creation.
Mrs. Parker was a beautiful lady.
You SO regarded her. and she was
Her smile was as gracious as ever
but her hands were nervous in Their
movements.
She wanted you to go home to youl
own supper, but she wasn't going to
tell you so until she had to.
You gazed raptly at her, an early
preof Of the fact that gentlemen. even
very small gentlemen, do like. blonds
Surely she was as near to an angel
as one would ever see.
Don't you think maybe it is time
you were going home, dear?" asked
the angel at last.
You were looking at the chalk birds
in the glass case, looking SO hard that
perhaps you didn't hear her at all.
No one has seen any such birds for
years and years.
Their bodies were Of chalk, their
feathers were real feathers, some
bright yellow, some red. some blue
some green.
They were fixed on wires at vari-
GUS angles, constituting altogether as
tropical a scene from birdland as ever
graced a glass case.
AS a rare treat, the case could be
raised and the birds given a slight
touch with the finger.
\ "
Away they went, then, spinning
around. around and around; blue
birds, and yellow birds and red birds
and green birds flying through space
with the aid of invisible wires.
All! 1t was a sight to enthrall any
one five years old, or maybe older.
But today Mrs. Parker didn't offer
to raise the glass, to poke the birds
into life again.
She was toe busy hoping you would
go home.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

1t has been a simple matter to
foretel what effect dollar revaluation
should logically have on the stock
market. One of the things that en-
dear the stock market to the hearts
of gamblers is the assertion of right
to be illogical at its own convenience.
1t is a creature Of coquetries, and
in its flckleness rests an element Of
its charm
Evening star., 1934-02-17

Exaggerated comment refers to get
ting away with murder" in connection
with the MacCracken affair. In the
excitement 'habeas corpus" has evi-
IDENTIFY been confused with corpus de-
hcti."
Evening star., 1934-02-17

conflicting religious and political in
terests involved. Gandhi Is himself
a Hindu in belief, not Christian, as
has often been asserted by people in
the United States. Bishop Chitambar
calls him ''self1ess son" of India, "by
far the most powerful personality in
India" and has the most profund re-
spect for bis life Of self-saerifice and
service to India; but he does not be-
lieve that his power Is unlimited nor
that he Is incapable Of making
mistakes.
Evening star., 1934-02-17

"aoh W eNvHN atooN9AAhv obtAV HSA-
self or did she advocate It for other
won1en?-W L. W.
A. She zealously urged dress re-
form for women. She was an ardent
sufragist and ciairned to have been
the first woman to attempt to vote at
the polls.
q, Who was the first English mar.
quis?-N. z. D.
Earle of oxford, who was created"
Marquis Of Dublin by Richard II in
1885.
q. Please give q biography of Rep
resentative Isabella Greenway from
Arizona-E. B.
A. Born in Boone County, KY,
March %, 1886, of Scotch-Irish-
French descent, only daughter Of Til
den r. and Martha McComb Flan-
drau Selmes; early childhood spent in
st. Paul, MINI, with grandfather
after death of father; educated at
Miss Chapin's School, New York City;
first marriage, 1904, to Robert H.
Monroe Ferguson Of New York, and
they had q son and daughter; home
steaded, Tyrone, N. Mex, 1910; later
resided intermittently in Tyrone and
Santa Barbara, Calf; In 1928 estab-
lished residence in Arizona upon mar
riage to John Campbell Greenway.
They had one son. Elected Demo
cratic national committeewoman OF
Arizona in 1928, reelected in 1892;
elected to Seventy-third Congress at
special election held October 3, 1888,
to fill unexpired term caused by resig-
nation of Hon. Lewis Douglas.
@. Where was velvet frst made7-
WIN.
A. It Is believed TO have been nrst
made In China.
@. What is meant by saying that
the Greeks erected trophy At a
certain SPOTS. K.
A. In ancient Greece, a trophy was
a memorial Of victory erected on the
spot where the enemy had turned the
flight. Often one or two shields and
helmets Of the routed enemy, placed
upon the trunk Of a tree, served as
the sign and memorial Of victory.
AlbcI u oCd-1AblAL NOAAoAobtA
of the beaks and stern-ornaments OF
captured vessels, set up on the near
est coast.
@. Has Dashiell Hammett, author
Of The Thin Man." ever been Q de-
tective?-R. B.
4. He writes from his experience
Of eight years as q Ptnkerton detec-
tive.
@. Was Kings College the first to
have q medical school?-E. H. T.
A. In 1852, DR.. William Shipper,
jr., returned from London and Edin-
burgh, commenced a course of ana
tomical lectures in Philadelphia and
this was attended by II students. This
led to the organization Of the first
medical school as the Medical De-
partment Of the Philadelphia College
in 1865. The second medical school
vas the Medical College of Kings Col
lege of New York, established in 1853.
New York anticipated Philadelphia in
the giving Of the degree of doctor Of
medicine, however, the first being con-
ferred on Robert Tucker in ITO.
Philadelphia gave the first bachelor
Of medicine degree in 1853, but did
not confer its first degree Of doctor
of medicine until June, 1771.
@. Have Shakespeare and Milton
been translated into Hebrew7-A. N.
A DR.. Israel Schapiro. in his bibli-
ography of English works published
in Hebrew, lists the writings Of both
Shakespeare and Milton.
@. Who was the leading cartoon
ist Of the Civil War?-T. @.
A. Thomas Mast. His caricatures
influenced public opinion in the
North, and Lincoln styled him "our
best recruiting sergeant"