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Evening star., 1934-03-27

soup" species, which closes about q
person like a wall. stiflihg the lungs,
confusing the mind, frightening the
heart. Travel In such featherbed Of
moisture and smoke is an ordeal in
which no individual conceivably could
find any sort Of pleasure. Only the
most compelling sense Of duty would
take a man or woman out of doors.
The population Of the metropolis
simply resigns itself to wait until q
tardy breeze from the sea clears
the air.
1t may be that the original spon-
sors of Washington took thought of
the climate in which they proposed
to locate the Federal seat of gov
ernment. If not, they certainly must
have been guided by fortunate chance.
Granted that extremes Of heat and
cold on occasion dominate the town,
the average doubtless Is as nearly
ideal as could have been discovered
along the Atlantic seaboard. Spe-
cifically. Philadelphia, New York and
Boston have fogs far less agreeable.
And Washington has recompense in
the decorative quality which the
cloudlike veil gives to its outlines.
The dome of the Capitol, the Wash
ington Monument, the Lincoln Me-
mortal and Washington Cathedral
take on nobler proportions under the
spell; their aspiration magically Is
enhanced, their reach is extended. 1t
is as though the city's majesty were
robed in silver. The painter Whistler
lived too soon. He should have seen
Washington today.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. What was the original name of
the boat Jacob Rupert, now being
used by Admiral Byrd?-S. S.
A. 1t was built in 1920 and named
West Cahokia. 1t was afterward
changed to Pacific Fir and Is now
called the Jacob Rupert.
@. How Is q mans reach meas
ured?-W. D. F.
A. The measurement is usually
taken as follows: The person stands
against a wall With arms extended
against its surface at shoulder height.
A mark Is made at the end Of the
finger tips Of each hand. The dis
tance between the two marks is the
mans reach.
@. Do you offer assistance to school
children with their essays and ex-
aminations?-F. P.
A. This bureau does not write essays
for school children or help directly in
preparation for examinations. To do
so would defeat the purpose of the
teachers assignments. References are
gladly furnished for essay and debate
material. II you wish to know what
books to consult for your school work,
write to this newspapers Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, D. c., including coin or
stamp for reply postage.
@. Does iron rust more rapidly in
the city or in the country?-P. K. C.
A. 1t has been found that iron cor
rodes more rapidly in urban than in
rural districts, due to the presence
Of sulphur dioxide in the air.
@. Do the Marines have bands at
stations other than in Washington,
D. C.?-B. J. NJ
A. They maintain bands at the
various large posts, such as Quantico,
Va; Paris Island, S. c.; Norfolk,
Va, and Philadelphia, Pa.
@. Is N. R. A. an enforcement
agency?-W. N.
A. The fundamental principle of
N. r. A. and of code authorities in
adjusting complaints is to obtain
compliance by education and expla-
nation. They are adjustment, not en-
forcement, agencies. The Department
of Justice and Federal Trade Com
mission are the agencies Of the Gov
ernment for enforcing codes.
@. Where was Paulus Hook?-J. B.
A. Paulus Hook was name former
ly given to Jersey City; the name
was changed and the city became a
municipality in 1888.
@. What was Lincoln quoting when
he said, "A house divided against it
self cannot stand"?-M. H.
A. 1t is based upon a statement
found in st. Mark, Chapter III, verse
IS, which is as follows: IF house
be divided against itself, that house
used this effectively in a speech con-
cerning the division of the United
States, q part Of which was free and
a part slave-owning.
O. What is the surname of the
royal family Of Belgium?-K. A. D.
A. 1t has none. The royal family
Of Belgium was formerly the House
Of Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha. Since the
war this has been discarded and the
term "of the Gelgians" Is the only
surname the family uses.
@. Where is the most prolific oil
field in the United States?-H. L. D.
A. The East Texas field, located in
Gregg, RuSk, Smith, Upshur and
Cherokee Counties, discovered in 1880,
is the most prolific field so far dis
covered in the United States.
@. What is the derivation of the
word, catsup?-J. P.
A. It is derived from Malay word,
kechap, which in turn is probably
derived from the Chinese.
@. What is Stonehenge?-N. V.
A. 1t is a circular group Of huge
Evening star., 1934-03-27

standing stones ON the Salisbury Plain
in Wiltshire, England. It Is not
mentioned by sny Of the early Roman
or Saxon chroniclers. Many legends
have grown up regarding the origin
and significance Of Stonehenge. John
Aubrey Q663-97) was the drgt to
claim that 1t was temple Of the
Druids. This Is still popularity be-
lieved, but there Is no evidence to
support 1t.
@. When Lord Byron swan the
Bosporus. where did he start and
where did he land?-M. M.
A. He swan the Bosporus, May 3,
1910, from Sestos to Abydos.
@. How long have Brussels sprouts
been on the marietta. T.
A. Booth claims that Brussels
sprouts have been grown from time
immemorial around Brussels In Bel
| GUM, but they were not described by
botanists until 1923, when Bauhin
names them and tells how some
plants had as many as so heads.
They were first mentioned in America
in 1906 by Mcmahon.
@. Why will gun used to start
race meets not fire in zero weather.
A. McA.
A. Ordinary pistols loaded with
BLANKS" are used at track meets as
starting signals. During intensely
cold weather such guns will not fire
because the Oil in the action Of the
gun freezes and gums up the firing
mechanism.
@. How Is the date upon which
Easter falls determined?-S. E. G.
A. The date of Easter was deter
mined at the Council of Nicaea, held
325 AID. Easter is the first Sunday,
after the first full moon, following
the vernal equinox, which occurs
about the 2lst Of March. This makes
Easter movable feast. 1t may vary
at present between March % and
April rs.
@. Why are the cherry trees In
Potomac Park in Washington, D. c.,
| planted irregularly instead of in a
straight line?-B. M. C.
A. 1t has been found to be more
effective to plant the trees in groups
or staggered.
@. Please give biography Of Do
lores Del Rio, movie actress.-H. ]. K.
A. Born on a ranch in Durango,
Mexico, and educated in q convent in
Mexico City, Lolita Dolores Asunsolo
de Martinez was taken to Spain at "A
to be presented at court. At the age
Of 16 she married the late Jaime Del
Rio, who was an oxford graduate and
playwright. Edwin Carewe discov-
cred her in 1925 while travelling In
Mexico and brought her to Hollywood
to play in What Price Glory" She
is now married TO Cedric Gibbons, the
director.
! @. When did the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation issue instructions
regarding subscriptions to or loans
on preferred stock Of bankS?-A. L. r.
A. Detailed instructions were issued
on March 25. 1888, being authorized by
the act of Congress of March 9, 1893.
, @. Who organized the Peace Ju-
bilees in Boston shortly after the
Civil War?-J. F.
A. Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, who
had been a bandmaster in the United
States Army, organized two enormous
music festivals in Boston called Peace
Jubiees" in 1869 and 1872. The first
had an orchestra Of 1000 and q cho-
rus Of 10000; the second an orchestra
Of 1000 and a chorus OF 10000. A
large organ, chimes Of bells, and the
detonatons Of the artillery were added
to the orchestral effects. Soon after
the second jubilee, Gilmore moved to
New York and organized a brass band
there which became widely known
through its concert tours.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Cropping Along.

"Are you trying to elucidate some
Of these problems to the public?"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
Anyway, keep discussing them, hop
ing that somewhere in the controversy
I'll find out the right answer myself.
And when I do, Of course, I'll tell the
world"
Evening star., 1934-03-27

and ruined him; and the result, in a
million experiments, will be the
same"
As the glory Of his military vic
tories dimmed and death loomed,
Napoleon thought Of the King of
Kings, and is quoted as saying:
Behold the destiny near at hand of
him who has been called the Great
Napoleon! What an abyss between
my deep misery and the eternal
reign of Christ, which is proclaimed
loved, adored and which is extending
over all the earth"
ROLAND WILLIAMSON.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Greece has had much trouble get
ting rid of insult. The deportation
of a few Communists from this coun-
try may prove dificult. The unde-
sirable alien is one Of the greatest
of problems if the term is to include
those whose thought and spirit are
foreign to the ideals Of American
Government.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Dillinger has had his face lifted as
method of disguise. The idea is
romantic and original but may be
suspected of being overelaborate
when whiskers would have served just
as we'll. The vanity of the criminal
is proverbial and it may be that, after
all. he was only desirous of taking a
handsomer photograph.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Traffic Regulation Experiments.

Trafflc Regulation Experiments.
1t is unfortunate that at the outset
Of the really noble experiment Of
bringing some order out of the chaotic
traffic conditions at Thomas Circle,
work preparatory to widening Thir-
teenth street north of Massachusetts,
avenue should have begun. For this
work has added complications of its
own and given some automobile
drivers such a poor opinion of traffic
movements in the vicinity that their
first-hand impression Of the Thomas
Circle experiment is apt to be un-
favorable.
As a matter Of fact, the traffic au-
thorities believe the plan of operating
the Thomas Circle signal lights in
three stages-governing north and
south traffic, east and west traffic,
and pedestrian traf1ic-will demon
strate its effectiveness in spite of the
handicaps. The handicaps are what
one might expect. The effort has
been to rid the circle itself of traffic
congestion. But that naturally forces
some Of the congestion to the streets
feeding the circle, especially Masssa-
chusetts avenue east of the circle in
the late afternoon. BY actual timing,
some of this westbound traffic has
been delayed as long as two minutes.
That is not long, but it seems very
long to the driver who is in hurry
to go home.
The advantage of the plan has
been the added speed in getting traffic
through Thomas Circle, plus the
added safety for pedestrians. One
count has shown seven street cars
moving south through the circle in
the morning in one minute, a distinct
speeding up. Everybody realizes the
need for traffic arrangements that
will enable the street cars to make
better speed and Thomas Circle has
been one of the points at which they
have been unnecessarily retarded.
Traffic authorities are also pleased
with the success Of the plan for
diverting eastbound traffic in the
morning from Dupont Circle, thus
speeding car service there and re-
ducing the hazards existing when
street car traffic and dense vehicular
traffic were moving in opposite direc-
tions on the same street.
Work of widening Thirteenth street
north Of Massachusetts, avenue will
not be completed until about the mid
die Of May. In the meantime the ex-
pertinent Of treating this street as q
one-way boulevard in the morning
and afternoon rush hours will in
effect be suspended. Authorities are
convinced, however, that the demon
stration so far has been successful.
About 900 vehicles were passing south
over this street between 8 and 8
O'Clock in the morning before the
one-way experiment was launched.
When the street was made one-way,
this traffic increased to 2,100 vehicles
an hour, showing that motorists
found it worth while.
The traffic authorities are to be
commended for these attempts to
handle by extraordinary measures the
difdcult peak loads of Washington
traffic. The problem has long since
reached the point where extraordi-
nary measures should be applied.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Compromise.
It is a simple thing to reach
A gentle compromise
When all will undertake to teach
A lesson just and wise.
For need you and you need me
For what each may be worth.
Were this not true we would not b
Together on this earth.
It may be for the generous thought
That suffering may inspire,
Or for some beauty that is wrought
For others to admire,
But lonely effort will not do
Great things in toll or mirth;
So you need me and I need you
For what each may be worth.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

That there are Communists at work
can not be doubted. There have
always been Communists everywhere,
just es there have always been germs
that require intelligent and unremit-
ting vigilance to keep them under
control.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Those Pet Ideas.

Those Pet Ideas.
7 had a pet idea once,
Which caused me care and bother
It sometimes made me seem a Ounce
Did ! stand true? Well rather.
I petted 1t. though some would say
Twere better should it quit me.
And then one day, to my dismay,
It turned around and bit me.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

The Japanese are not recognized as
a laughing nation, otherwise the sug-
gestion that they contemplate an
attack ON Alaska would enable them
to forget their troubles momentarily
in a burst of hilarity that would cheer
the world.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

The Philippines are to have inde-
pendence, with enough preliminary
time to enable them to think the
matter over and decide whether they
really desire it.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Present Preference.

Present Preference.
OF course I'd like to loiter
Where the ripples smile and play
In a careless reconnoiter
On an aimless holiday.
OF course I'd like permission
Just to dream a while and shirk;
I'd like to 60 a-fishin-
But I'd rather go to work.
'It's too bad" said Uncle Eben, "dat
Conscience has only still small voice
while Satan always seems rich enough
to hire a brass band"
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Aviation will go forward in spite of
the demonstration that an airship
may inadvertently assert itself as a
killer, even when not engaged in
actual war.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Jud Tunkins says he always hopes
for the best, but he knows he'll have
to dig as well as hope If he's going
to keep the weeds out Of his garden.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

DR.. Writ need not be surprised If
when he tells Of Communism in high
life some pranksome brain truster
shouts r1errily April Fool"
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Nfisled.

From the Pasadena Post.
Race drivers who sought to forbid
the publication Of mortality details
incident to their sport may have been
misled by reports that the freedom of
the press was to be curtailed.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Red Anyhow.

From the Indianapolis News.
If business keeps on getting better,
some of the red-ink manufacturers
are likely to get into the red.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Discipline.

"Do you regard Crimson Gulch up
to date in prison discipline?"
Certainly" answered Cactus Joe.
"Only yesterday we expelled two pris-
oners from the jail because they
couldn't learn to play poker without
cheating"
Evening star., 1934-03-27
They Are Sure to Come.

Ihey Are sure TO Oome.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
A New York town Is advertised as
having no needy persons in it. Which
is exactly the kind Of advertising that
win provide the town with needy resi-
dents IN Q very short time.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

A new deal is regarded as implying
a desirable opportunity to make new
rules for playing the stock market
game.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Evasion.

Evasion.
From the Johnstown Tribune.
America will never reach her full
stature as a Nation as long as we
have men of affairs who answer q
question with the evasion. "Yes-
and no." -l
Evening star., 1934-03-27

"Boisterous gayety," said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, sis too often an
effort to conceal sorrow with sound. 4"
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Still Rugged.

From the WICHITA Eagle.
Apparently Lindbergh has lost none
Of his rugged individualism since his
solo flight to Paris.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Normal Season.

Normal Season.
From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Normal course Of events toward the
close Of Winter IL to serve ice jams
tor dessert. a I'D -
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@. What is Stonehenge?-N. v.
A. 1t is a circular group Of huge
Evening star., 1934-03-27

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Evening star., 1934-12-29
FREE LABOR POLICY
ADOPTED IN SOUTH
lndustriaIists Make New
Year Resolution Uphold
Ing Right to Work.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated fTess.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. December
29.-Industrial leaders Of the South
turned toward the new year today with
q determination to keep Southern
labor free"
A pledge to take every necessary
step against manipulation and eX-
ploitation" Of labor in the South by
"any organized labor aristocracy" was
made by the industrialists at the meet
ing of the Southern States Industrial
Council.
In declaration of policy late yes
terday the council decided that next
year it will seek adjustment of wage
differentials to compensate for COM
petitive conditions and will resist ex-
pansion of Government enterprise in
the field of competitive business. The
council also resolved to seek more ad-
vantageous freight rates for Southern
shippers.
George H. Armistead, editor of the
Nashville, Tenn, Banner, said in an
address last night that the right to
work is as fundamental as the right
to strike, and that governments should
uphold that right
The councils declaration of policy
included an attack on section Ia of
the national recovery act, which pro-
vides for collective bargaining.
Concluding that it should be either
abolished" or reformed" the council
determined that reform should make
10 nj "a tho I
right to collective bargaining also have
responsibility "for the discharge OF
contractural obligations, and full legal
liability for any injury which they may
do to the rights or property of others" "
Evening star., 1934-12-29
GLASS WINS FIGHT
!. ON INTEREST RATE
F. D. !. c. Chairman Agrees
Order to State Banks
Is Not Legal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va, December 90
After a long conference in Lynchburg
yesterday with Senator Carter Glass,
Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corp, said he
agrees with Senator Glass that the
bank act Of 1888 does not authorize
the recent action Of F.. D. I. C. order
ing non-member State banks to re-
duce interest payments on time and
savings deposits.
Chairman Crowley said the corpora
ton will not proceed under the order
until and unless the law is amended
by Congress SO as to give the cor
poration specific authority.
May Sponsor Amendments.
He added that Senator Glass signi-
fled a Willingness to propose certain
amendments to the existing statute
which would strengthen the system Of
insuring deposits.
Senator Glass later confirmed
Chairman Crowley's statement. and
b
had agreed entirely with his interpre-
tation OF the law, both as to interest
payments on time and savings de-
posits and with respect to the diff
culties attending the uniformity Of
the rates of payment.
The Senator said Chairman Crow
ley also admitted "the disturbing
complications" that might result
from acting on the alleged "implica-
tions" of the existing statute.
Summing up the result of the talk
with Crowley, Senator Glass said
The conference was frank and alto
gether pleasing to me-"
The conference was an outgrowth
Of the discussion which followed pub
Hcation of a letter from Senator Glass
to Charles S. Hamlin, member of the
Federal Reserve Board, protesting as
Illegal the recent F. D. I. C. order
reducing from 3 to 2l2 per cent in
tereSt payments on time and savings
deposits in non-member State banks.
Evening star., 1934-12-29
PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO FILM DIRECTOR
Maker of "She Done Him
Wrong" Began Career
as Stock Actor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, December 29.-
Lowell Sherman, the actor director
who made one of the screendom's out
standing box-office successes in "She
Done Him Wrong" is dead.
Confined to a hospital since Thurs
day morning, Sherman died late yes
terday afternoon Of pneumonia.
A chronic sufferer from laryngitis.
he was hardly able to speak above
whisper for the past six or eight
months. Against his physicians Or
ders he reported at his studio as usual
last Thursday, but became weaker
to hospital in the afternoon.
Played in Stock.
Sherman was born in San Francisco
October IL, 1885. and was educated
in the public schools of New York.
He played in stock at Baltimore and
later on New York's Broadway, where
he appeared in THE Girl Of the
Golden West"
Mrs. Leslie Carter was credited with
giving Sherman his first start on the
stage. He recently signed the veteran
actress for an important role in the
picture he was directing at the time
of his death.
Married Three Times.
Sherman was married three times,
his first wife being Evelyn Booth. His
second wife was Pauline Garon, film
actress, who divorced him, and his
third wife was Helene Costello, actress
daughter of Maurice Costello and sister
of Dolores Costello. wife Of John
Barrymore. This marriage ended in
divorce also.
Besides She Done Him Wrong" the
picture that introduced Mae West to
the screen, he scored another out
standing success with Morning
Glory" starring Katharine Hepburn.
Other pictures he directed included
False Faces" Ladies of the Jury"
Broadway Through Keyhole" and
Might Life of the Gods"
Evening star., 1934-12-29
Sitting Bulls Aide
Lauds Great Chief
On 18th Birthday
Col. George Ahern Once
Assisted the Warrior
With His Mail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The man who squatted beside Sit
ting Bull and acted as his private
secretary was celebrating his 18th
birthday anniversary today.
Col. George Ahern. former Army
officer, lawyer, author. first forestry
teacher in the United States and sec
retary of the Army War College dur
ing the World War, once served as
secretary to the famous old Indian
warrior during the time the latter was
a ward of the Government
That was Immediately after Ahern's
graduation from West Point in 1882.
Sitting Bull was linguist in his own
right, being able to read French. Ger
man and English, according to Ahern,
but required assistance to handle his
vast mail.
A feature Of Ahern's quarter
century birthday party will be the
presentation of a book of goodwill
messages from his friends and as
sociates, many Of them internationally
known.
Evening star., 1934-12-29
SCIENCE UNDERSTANDS.
None of Savants Is Left Puzzled by
Explanation.

PITTSBURGH, December 20 CP.-
The tradition of only IL scientists
understanding Einstei1 Is upset COM
pletely.
A canvass among the mathematic-
ians and physicists who heard his new
proof Of equivalence Of mass and
energy yesterday revealed not one
puzzled savant.
Significant for its simplicity" was
one frequent comment.
ITS like q new part for an auto, "
was another, which can be used if
wanted to replace parts already use
full. It will be particularly good in
teaching students the theory of rel
ativity by having the msome time"
Others saw the equivalence Of mass
and energy more securely established,
because they said part Of its former
foundation is threatened With changes.
Evening star., 1934-12-29
QUAKE FREES CONVICTS
IN PORTUGUESE PRISON
Temblors Crumple Castle Walls.
Inhabitants Terrified, but No
Lives Are Lost.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, December o.
An earthquake which brought terror
to inhabitants of Algarve Province yes
terday brought freedom to prisoners in
the Moorish Castle at Silves.
Several convicts escaped after the
earth shocks crumpled the walls of
the ancient structure.
The quake caused q general panic
in many parts of the province and
damaged several buildings. No lives
were lost,