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Evening star., 1934-11-27

mendation, however. the recommenda-
ton should be supplemented with
statistics and other information re-
garding parking space for the rela-
lively small number Of cars removed
from the thirty-three highways In
question. II adequate garage space Is
lacking, and 1t probably Is, there Is
doubtless plenty Of room on adjacent
streets. There is no reason why the all
night parker, forbidden to use curb
stone space on one street, should not
park his car somewhere else nearby.
AS Commissioner Hazen has said
there are certain rights of the all
night parker which should be pro-
tected. 1t Is interesting to note that
these rights have developed through
failure, by the authorities. in the past
to take any positive action regarding
the al-night parking problem. As II
is, the automobile owner has come tc
feel that with the purchase of his car
he receives a tacit guarantee by the
municipality of storage space at the
curb, and he will fight to the end to
retain it. But as long as he retains
1t, Washington may expect repetitions
of past unsuccessful struggles with
snow storms, delaying and blocking
the movement of mass traffic and re.
sulting in general inconvenience.
Evening star., 1934-11-27

a part of the total loans has been
repaid"
president Roosevelt and his ad-
visers," in the opinion of the Brooklyn
Times-U Union. feel that the Govern
ment has done its share to redress
great national evil, and that the com
mercial and savings banks and other
lending institutions can now be relied
on to take care of what remains to be
done" The Muncie Evening Press
records that more private capital is
seeking investment than has been the
case in three or four years. The Mil
waukee Journal feels that it is "re-
assuring that President Roosevelt
states that our first task is to get the
economic system to function" The
Dayton (Ohiol Herald attests that
private lending facilities are now on
a sound basis"
While business interprets the signs
as encouraging and hopes that they
mean the administration has come to
the realization that the back of un-
employment can be broken only by a
squirt in private enterprise in the
Judgment of the Providence Bulletin.
nevertheless it awaits anXiously the
Presidents recommendations to the
next Congress and his budget message
If in those two important papers he
shows that he has overcome the ad-
visers who insist upon spending and
more spending and if he signifies that
the days of harryilIg business are
over, then business can truly take
| heart"
Evening star., 1934-11-27
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
An expression in Washington these
days which has germane truth back
Of it is: 1T is not what you know but
who you know that counts" Work
with a high degree of responsibility
and qualifications attached thereto
will command salaries in many in
stances only half as great as other
work on parallel plane of educational
requirements and duties. That the
disparity between the two has existed
is known to almost everyone having
fair degree of familiarity with one or
more of the newly created agencies.
That it was as great and as general
and that it was growing greater as the
months passed was not so well known
until the Associated Press gave out an
item regarding one of the better known
agencies, the N R. A. Under the
guise of economy, the Civil Service
employees were cut in salary and the
possibility of all promotions removed.
Contrast with this the treatment of
the so-styled emergency organizations
which appear now to be assuming per-
UldIlcIlU PlOlllObAOAAo 49,
salaries have been of that magnitude
which would gladden. the heart OF any
citizen, irrespective of his position IN
life.
A more cogent illustration could not
have been given than that set out in
this article of the salaries of the legal
men in the N R. A. and the junior
patent examiners in the United States
Patent Office. The majority, it ap-
pears, of the legal staff of the N. r. A.
consists of young men with only few
years of actual legal experience back
of them. Their chief, under 80, makes
$4,000. The Junior examiners OF the
Patent Office are all graduates of tech
nical colleges and almost without ex-
ception graduates Of law schools and
members of the bar. For four years
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Dogs Action Draws
Praise as Heroic

To the Editor Of The Star:
Dear Sir: I was struck with a
news item I read in one of the local
papers today. 1t told Of how a
small terrier had been run down
BY an automobile and left in the
street to be run over, possibly, sew
eral times more by passing automo-
biles But, while this poor dumb
animal was suffering excruciating
pain, a collie dashed out into the
street, caught him by the neck and
carried him to the sidewalk, out of
the path of other cars. l love dogs
and therefore cannot refrain from
mentioning this incident. because I
believe there is a lesson in hui
manitarianism to be learned by every
living human from this heroic act.
The loyalty of dog is one of mans
priced possessions.
I have read lately of the appalling
number of people struck down by
hit-and-run drivers, who have left
their victims to die in the street.
What towards! Potential murderers
is the only way I can describe such
cowardice. If there is such thing
as eternal damnation hereafter, / am
one who hopes they get it.
But we have the example set by
dumb animal to follow. Will per-
sons Of such cowardly instincts heed
it? don't think So
LELAND F. JAMES.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
G. 0. p. Power Seen Lost
Over Policy in West

To the Editor Of The Star:
Many Of the reasons given for the
defeat Of the Republican party seem
puerile. The deeper reasons should
be allowed to come forth. In 1892
the psychology Of change that operates
in all depressions would have beaten
any Republican President. The point
to examine is, What leaves the party
so without elastic comeback? The
answer is, guidance by q very poor
statesman. Eastern finance: Under
influence of the East from about 1928
on the party did about all it could to
trample on its best feeders, the West,
the middle classes and the drys.
In Washington the clearer heads
would say, Never have we seen such
want Of craftsmanship. All the West
asks is a few concessions from the
East, but Wall Street won't give one
inch" Thus the West was lost.
Then there were the dryS, rightly
handled and upheld powerful group.
A former President Of the United
States. if recall correctly, said they
were the only organized group the
Republicans had behind them. But
the party proceeded to fail the drys.
So the force Of the dry vote was lost
as well as an ethical issue that drew
in the middle, moral and social well
fare groups.
1t was like body saying, Wen be
better without our right arm. OF
with it. Now off with our legs" Well,
there is not much comeback to such
a fellow.
OF course, the plan. as I see it, was
to let the West 60 and build up a
financial party OF the East that should
make America safe for public utilities
Prohibition out of politics, it was ar
gued, the votes of the industrial States
could be massed against the agricul-
tural States. But it all turned out
like the proverbial broken heart-good
on paper, but a bad in practice
How to recapture the lost arms and
legs is the question Really the party
should have gone West diberaD not
wet. E. TTLTON.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Numbers Lure Found; /;
It's Thrills They Want

To the Editor OF The Star:
The numbers" racket, so mucir in
the headlines these days. presents
some interesting and peculiar quirks
Of human nature. In my humble
opinion, these racketeers are consum-
mate opportunists and they are also
close students Of psychology. The
racket is undoubtedly made possible
by the inevitable boredom with which
certain types of people are afflicted.
To illustrate: / was talking re-
Gently to mechanic. He Is good
mechanic and possessed of fair de-
gree Of intelligence along other lines.
yet he was damning the newspapers
and the clergy for fighting and ex-
posing this contemplate numbers"
racket.
Why" said he. "cant they let It
alone and allow the people who work
hard every day to have at least some
little thrill and excitement out Of
life?"
Surprised at his statement. I said,
You surely don't play the numbers,
do you?"
He replied that he had been doing
so every week for years l asked him
II he had ever won. He admitted he
never had, and then his face lit up
like a Christmas tree" 1t seems that
about year ago he bet on 1853 and
the winning number was 1863! The
thrill he got year ago from nearly
winning was still with him. No
thought whatever for all the years
he had been playing the sucker. II
he should really win just one time I
imagine he would resign his job as
a mechanic.
I have a suggestion to make which,
If adopted, will give these morons
their thrill, give them just as much
chance Of winning as they now have
and at the same time do some good:
LegaliZe this racket and let the Com
munity Chest run it. In thousands
of instances, the enormous profits
will then go back, in the form Of
relief" to the players. Let a Chest
officer pick out different man each
week whose hair is partly gray. The
thrill seeker who guesses the exact
number of gray hairs and the exact
number of dark hairs wins. This
plan should also give large number
of P. W. A. workers employment
counting hairs
On second thought, I do not be-
lieve this plan would work because
no law would be broken. That would
kill the thrill" S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
DIR. Whites Talk
OF Signal Benefit
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
A signal benefit was conferred by
the publication in your columns Of the
full text Of the address by DR.. Will
liam A. White. Speaking with au-
thority before those charged with
humanity's health in the newer sense
in which biology presents the body
and its conduct, this country ought
to witness one of those outbursts OF
progress occurring in each era OF
new learning" Churchmen, educa-
tors and scientists must recognize the
RELATIVELY Of all knowledge" in the
light of this indisputable statement
that humanity Is not going to the
dogs" provided we draw upon our
boundless resources by deliberate ap-
preparation of usable achievements OF
science.
This theory finds corroboration in
the teachings Of Him who said, the
kingdom of heaven is within" and
except We be as little children you
cannot attain it," thus showing the
religious leaders how to guide hu-
manity in its quest for certainty, by
following the path already outlined;
and in telling educators to cease
wasting precious child-life by teach
ing from the dead past, rather than
from the present backward. II en-
courages real search for truth py
pointing out the value Of real product
in building that "humanistic age,
deep-rooted in the soil Of scientiflc
knowledge and Towering In the genial
air of enlightened idealism," wnicn
Lathrop Stoddard pictures SO grapni-
cally and which the New Deal aims 70
accomplish politically.
CHARLES NJ. THOMAS.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Parked Cars Declared
Prime Safety Menace
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Eighteen thousand more cars regis
tered in Washington this year than
last year. These are true traffic fig
ures read in your paper.
Yes. and bet 900" of those cars
are parked on the streets of this city
"a hours day.
With at least 1900 more cars
parked on the streets "a hours day,
it is no wonder our death rate has
SO increased this year by automobile
accidents.
On De Sales street by the Mayaower
Hotel cars are parked two abreast
nearly all the time. This practically
closes the street.
There is no garage in Washington
that charges over SIS q month for
storage, and mostly all charge less
by far, as have stored in the best
garages here and have paid lot less
than so cents day.
With a place to put car, not only
would the cars be off the streets in the
wee hours of the nights. but thousands
would be off all the time, only on the
streets when used.
OF course, there are thousands of
destructive Americans that buy a car
every year and don't want garage,
but If the number of cars keep on
increasing on the streets the city di-
rectors better buy some houses and
tear them down and make more
streets for the people to park on.
ABBOTT EARL.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Toy Pistols Seen Aid
In Clorifying Crime

To the Editor Of The Star:
Last week in our city two we'll
dressed little boys, apparently and
81. years old, armed with toy pistols
about inches long, suddenly. while
shouting, "Stick 'em up!" thrust them
into the faces of three men sitting
on park bench. One of the men
laughed, and a few minutes later the
children passed again, repeating their
act. This time the men wisely paid
no attention to them and they dis
appeared.
Some weeks ago two boys, about Z
and 9 years old, each thrust similar
pistol into the face of a fine looking
young man waiting on them at a
postage stamp window.
All these four small boys seemed
to be enjoying themselves immensely.
Probably thrilled with the thought
that they were doing q fine thing in
initiating some tough they had seen
in the movies-some one who in their
young eyes was real hero. The
sooner such examples for child hero
worship are banished from the movies
the better for the future citizenship
of our country.
Similar pistols were on display in
a store window with the sign, Per
fectly harmless" They may be harm
less SO far as physical harm goes, but
before parents and fond friends pur-
chase these pistols for Christmas gifts
(and how out of keeping with the
real spirit of Christmas) would it
not be well for them to pause and
consider what the social and moral
effect on the youngsters will be?
While through your valued paper
you. are aiding the effort for clean
movies and for the suppression of
crime will you not also sound q word
of warning against putting toy pistols
into the hands of children to aid
them in acting the part of criminals?
GEORGIA ROBERTSON.
Evening star., 1934-11-27

the plight Of the farmers presents a
problem that must be met II social
discomfort on q perilous scale Is to be
avoided.
How painfully the japanese mill
taristic shoe Is pinching is further
manifested by the resignation Of
Sanenobu Fujii, minister Of finance,
who is suffering from nervous and
physical breakdown as result of his
futile efforts to prevent large increases
in military appropriations. He was
bitterly denounced by the army and
navy zealots during the recent bat
tie of Tine budget" which provides for
the heaviest military and naval ap-
propriations in Japanese history.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
All Night Parking Bans.

The Traffic Advisory Councils pro-
posed ban on all-night parking on GER
tain streets, to facilitate snow removal
during three months of the Winter,
will probably meet the usual opposi-
tion to proposals aimed at all-night
parking prohibitions.
But the Commissioners should con-
slider other things than the protests of
the minority. There is majority, less
articulate, which has equal rights to
consideration. A recent count of all
night parking on M street from
Twenty eighth to Thirty-sixth, for in
stance, revealed the presence of only
sixty-two. cars. Yet many thousands
of motorists, not to mention bus and
street car riders, depend on this traffic
artery, morning and afternoon, and
one or two cars to the block, parked
ut the curb, prevent adequate removal
of snow by ploughs in even a mod
erately heavy storm. In all the area
which would be affected by the Traf-
fic Councils recommendation there
are only 7,442 all-night parkers
But more than half million cars pass
over these streets. While there might
be no more than two or three heavy
storms between December Is anc
March is next Winter, there must be
constant preparation in advance anc
every day for the storm that does
come, There can be no adequate snow
removal as long as cars are parked
at the curbs.
When the Commissioners study the
Traffic Advisory Councils recon-.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
New Agencies Dwarf Pay in Old
For Same Work, Writer Charges

and over these men have not received
a raise and their average salaries stand
at the low figure Of S2,l04, while since
the creation of the N r. A., less than
Is months ago. substantial raises in
the N. r. A. have been given and the
lO2 men in the legal section OF the
N. r. A. receive between $4 800 and
5000. 1t is hard to find harder
working group of men than the patent
examiners That they are well quail
fed may be surmised from the fact
that over period of IS years not over
so per cent Of those taking the eX-
animation have passed. In recent
examination 1900 men took that ex-
animation for entrance and slightly
over 800 passed. 1t would seem that
the men just one wing over in the
Commerce Building can match qualif1-
cations, diligence and responsibility
intrusted to them with their friends in
the N. R. A., although they average
Just about so per cent in salaries
received.
Nor is it believed that the example
cited in the Associated Press article
is singular. 1nere are pOSltlonS In
all the regular departments of the
Government. that there is no need to
take up individually, requiring a
LII. B. degree paying at least $500
less than the $4,000. To state that
the alphabets are the favorite children
would appear to be putting the case
too mildly. There is something lack
ing in regime which processes to
champion the underprivileged and the
forgotten man to have stated its
Offices with employees receiving salaries
which would appear good in the 1929
period and which dwarf those received
by those in the civil service doing a
corresponding grade and type of work.
This may be New Deal, but there
is joker in it.
ANTHONY @. BONFIELL.
Evening star., 1934-11-27
Japan's Pinching Shoe.

For several years, particularly since
the inception of the Manchurian ad-
venture in 1881, there have been
cumulative indications that the pill
ing up of military and naval arma-
ments Is imposing unbearable burdens
upon Japanese taxpayers. Only few
days ago worldwide attention was
attracted by an interview given by
former Premier ViScount Admiral
Makoto Saito to the Christian Science
Monitor, in which that elder states
man warned his countrymen against
the danger of embarking upon a
"bankrupting naval race"
Today comes word from Toxic that
because of the increasing demands
from the armed services, which have
lust rammed through military
budget 131 per cent larger than it
was four years ago, funds are not
available for urgently needed farm re-
lief. Through recent typhoons,
droughts and floods, Japanese agri-
culture has suffered damages vari-
ously estimated at 500,000,000 to
1000, 100000 yen. 1t is admitted on
all hands that the farmers plight is
grave, but with the budget of $780,
100000 yen, involving deficit OF
$50 0,000,O 900 yen. assigned overwhelm-
ingly to the army and navy, it has
been found possible to devote only a
bare ten per cent to relief, Of which
but 100000 yen will be expended
during the current fiscal year. The
new budget presents the fifth success
sive increase in military appropria-
tions. With Japan preparing to build
to naval equality with Great Britain
and the United States, appropriations
for the fleet from now on will keep
pace with, if they do not substantially
outstrip, the rising expenditure on the
army.
The government is obviously at its
wits end in devising sources of rev.
enue. There are suggestions of q
bond issue for relief purposes, but the
market is uncertain. A special tax
on industrial profits has just been
ordered. While the Japanese people
have been successfully educated to be-
lieve in recent times that the inter-
national situation requires the
strengthening Of the empires defenses,
Evening star., 1934-11-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

When one arrives at corner the
light may be green-but how long
has it been green?
Just about the time one gets IN
the center of the street 1t may go
amber, or even red, If 1t happens to
be that sort of a corner.
And there one is, caught squarely
in the rush Of trafiic.
No, for the average person 1t is
i much better to be overly cautious.
Wait until you have an entire light, :
even then the time will be short
enough.
Then be careful still about looking
to the left in order to avoid being
run down by cars making close left
turns.
II \ \ \
Put no faith in the dear motorist.
This may seem harsh, and it would
be, II one could be sure Of the men
and women behind the wheel.
If one knew them personally, 1t
might be all right to imagine that no
motorist would run one down. but as
long as all but few drivers are un-
known quantities, 1t is better for the
sake Of everybody that they be re-
garded as potential menaces.
This means to the pedestrian that
he must watch them like hawk, and
never give them a chance, If pos
sible, to run him down, whether un-
avoidably or voidably.
What difference, particularly, does
it make after one is injured whether
the man at the wheel was indifferent
or sincerely disliked running down
pedestrians?
In waiting on street car platforms
1t is well to acquaint ones self with
the nature of the street, particularly
whether automobiles are permitted
to run on the tracks between the load
ing platforms. This offers an en-
tirely new hazard.
The main thing, however, is to re-
member never to get to thinking
"about something else" Let the mind
really wander only for second. II
is enough to detract the attention. and
while this state is in existence, one
may forget to watch out.
/ Then one may turn and step down
from the platform. squarely into the
path Of motorlst.
The common habit Of turning ones
back to the traffic flow, in order to
watch the oncoming street car, Is
| partly responsible for this habit OF
stepping into the street without look
ing.
It is all very we'll to say, Look
but if one happens to think about
something else. then one will not be
| thinking about looking" Sounds
something like Gertrude STEMS new
book, but it is the truth. The pedes-
trian must have on his mind all the
time the idea, first Of safety and then
of looking for what menaces his
safety
Perhaps this makes for worry. but
| the modern street is good place tc
worry, one of the few places where II
helps.
Yes, worry about cars, for that will
help you to keep them in mind. The
trouble to the pedestrian usually
comes when he fails to worry enough
Above all, try to keep in mind the
idea that personal safety, through the
exercise of care. is more important
than the idea Of getting somewhere
There may be good exceptions to
| this, but they are exceptions. Mostly
pedestrians will find it vastly to their
advantage, as well as that of others
to put the end on mental ice, as II
were, but keep red hot the means.