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Evening star., 1934-10-16
Asks What Brand of Socialism
Mr.. RandeH Favors i'm His Plan

there r also state Socialism, but
Ar. RAnden u an American.
Step up closely ladies and Rentle-
men. The hand is quicker than the
eye. There are nfty-two cards In the
pack: you pays your money and you
takes your choice.
Ely says the Socialist underestimate
the importance of individual respon.
sibility. Today . man is confronted
by the stern necessity of making his
own way, and this must have some
good effect upon character. Bad
heredity and lack Of proper training
are . cause Of q good part of economic
misfortune. Also the Socialist UNDER
estimates the importance of free en-
terprise in industry. II . man now
believes that he can develop Q certain
industry that win satisfy important
wants Of the people In the future, he
does not need secure the consent Of
some Government oficial to make the
experiment. Perhaps the most fire.
Quently mentioned objection to Social
ism y the danger to liberty, i.e.: Sub
mleston to onerous and tyrannical con.
ditions imposed by the administrative
heads OF the business in which one
might be engaged. VIM. A. SCULLY.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
The Frank Hr. Farley.

Postmaster General Farley's COM
ment q reported By the New York
Times, on the Farley-Moses cores
pondence back in 1881, when Mr..
Farley was engaged in the high
minded pursuit Of placing deserving
Democrats in jobs on Park Commits
sioner Moses park projects, b even
more significant than the correspon-
dencs itself.
Mr.. Farley Is quoted rs saying. with
admirable candor:
I have never been . hypocrite in
public life and ! have never been .
hypocrite on any public question. The
views I held In 1891 ! hold today.
Mr.. Farley's views in 1891 are sum-
marised in an excerpt from the letter
he wrote to Robert Moses, then park
commissioner and now Republican
nominee in New York for Governor.
Mr.. Farley wrote:
sss Ny attitude, Bob, would be to
appoint no one but Democrats to those
laboring positzonAs The Democratic are
In control Of the State government
and we are not taking care Of
them. I never yet saw . Republican
once holder giving any consideration
to . Democrat.
Mr.. Moses replied that politics was
not . confederation In placing men
on the park Jobs. and that the Sex
ceptionally enthusiastic and eompe-
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Bus Line and Recruiting.

The Public Utilities Commission
has taken the reasonable course In
denying the application Of the Capital
Transit Company to purchase the
stock Of the Washington Rapid
Transit Company (the Sixteenth
street bus line) on the terms
proposed by the company. II this
deal Is equitable and In the public
interest. the company Is now assured
Of q day In court to demonstrate the
advisability Of proposition that does
not seem reasonable on its face.
In the meantime, the Public Utili-
ties Commission should proceed to an
immediate resumption Of its study Of
the rerouting proposals. The authors
Of these various plans, agreeing in
many respects, are far apart in others.
1t will lie finally with the Commits
sion to adopt the plan which has
greatest possibility for improved
transportation service and order 1t
into effect. II the improved service
through the rerouting which was to
accompany merger Of the car lines Is
to be enjoyed at any time in the near
future. there should be no further
delay In deciding on what to do.
It was advisable to dispose Of the
pending question relating to sale Of
the bus line before going forward with
the rerouting. But reference Of the
question to the courts-on appeal by
the company from the commissions
decision-should not delay decisions
relating to rerouting. In fact, the
commissions reroutine plans should
include consideration Of the extent Of
future services to be rendered by the
Sixteenth street bus line and the CO.
ordination Of this service with that Of
fered by the Capital Transit Com
pany.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Thanksgiving and
Destruction of Food
10 the Editor Of The star:

10 the Editor Of The 1tar:
Under the so-called New Deal a
great many people were shocked by
the plowtng under Of crops, followed
soon BY the destruction of millions
Of hogs and later by the burying of
hundreds OF Thousands Of cattle. Now
We are informed some 11ve million
Sheep ars to Be bought. d Il possible
they ere TO 70 the same way the other
food products went? Are too many
people praying for good crops and
increase Of herds, or are those who
DO pray being blessed too ahundantly?
Many people believe that there Is not
now and never was any surplus of
materials for clothing or food supplies.
A. long - there are those who need
clothing and those who have empty
stomAchs and mouths open to receive
food to talk Of . surplus seems near
nonsense. The American holiday Of
Thanksgiving comes soon and Q proc
lamation win be issued.
Is 1t right to pray for good crops
and increase Of herds and then when
blessed abundantly destroy the crops
and meat and then return thanks for
Il?
Perhaps later another bureau may
be established that win inform citi-
Sens where and what to pray for. To
pray for food only to destroy It Is sim
ply to mock Deity. No nation In his
tory has ever succeeded by doing that.
as A. T. LEITH.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Praises Senator Byrd's
Taxation Proposition

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Senator Byrd Of Virginia for his
proposal Of centralized tax collecting
deserves the support of all citizens
interested in fair taxation. Generally
separate States or taxing districts
cannot collect taxes from nonresident
beneficiaries: only the Federal Gov
ernment has the power. Benefits cross
state lines. but States taxes do not.
Taxation to be fair must be pro-
portional to benefits received by the
ultimate bearer Of the tax. The CEN
tral Government is the only logical
agency to reach all beneficiaries.
centrslfsed taxation need not mean
the end Of local self-goyernment. II
citizens Of any district desire, cer-
tain public improvements, It Is their
right to demand such improvements.
and they should know that bene-
f1ciaries alone win eventually bear
the expense wherever the benefit ap-
pears. At present no taxing system
involves that certainty, although sew
eral schemes like the dubious gaso-
line tax, appear TO be fair. Adoption
OF the exclusive tax on land rent
win be fair In fact.
OF course, this (singie) tax will
change values and rents greatly: II
the whole rental value Of bare land
y collected by the Government for
taxes the selling price Of land will
drop to zero. On the other hand,
tenants. without any taxes to pay
on houses. autos. gasoline or stock,
can AFFORD to and win pay more land
rent The Government VIII receive
revenue IN the same amount as be-
fore from those who were fairly taxed:
In addition. al others will Be fairly
taxed.
The ultimate objective Of taxation
should be the distribution of income
In proportion to labor performed.
Senator Byrd WIN be aiding this cause
4 he calls up his proposal again In
the next Congress.
W. c. DUNCAN.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
City Camps Proposed
For Persons ON Relief

To the EDITOR Ct The Star:
Carl @. Lipps' letter In The Star
OF October IL expresses my expert
ence. ! also feel that persons de-
clining work without . real cause
should be reported: that this prac-
ttce should be . matter Of general
information.
Perhaps to withdraw relief may
ret too many irresponsible ones adrift.
Instead, could there not be provided
city camps, shelter for men and
women, where these peraons must 60
and 1--we. taking their part In the
various duties contingent to their
support This service should provide
the minimum amount Of personal
liberty outside the camps. As soon
- such persons choose to accept work
they could be put On trial with the
management Of their full liberty a.
wen = support.
One Of my dimculties b avoiding
the Visiting Of those on relief. 90
can haSg time b do the work ! used
1Aagnx i groCknJo D
Evening star., 1934-10-16
THIS AND THAT
BY cHAREEs !. rR1cE1ELE.

!, Of u who know not what to reply
to them except to point to our hkiugs
and; euthusinams, and say, "Beholdl
these are interesting, too
- M
The annual TAll y ~ worth writing
about - anything else. especially IN
. world Of turmoil.
II y . parade, not Of wooden sol-
diers. but Of leaves. which, st their
end, put On the glories Of coloration.
and vhirl down one after the other
- II bent on stirring up Z little at-
| tsntion ct last.
It u . spectacle al can zee and en-
| JOY, but one must be conscious Of Il,
not merely accept Il - somsthing Of
no account Just because no one can
do anything about It. E
The things man can do nothing
about are the real things. after al.
The spectacle Of day and night,
ordered rom 1mmemorial time and
through forces operating over mighty.
distances, ID worth q few moments'
consideration BY the little man bent
on getting somewhere in . hurry.
His hurry Il only hurry to him. Il
| u nothing, otherwise. and he - fool
ish TO indulge In It, especially II the
sign ct the foot Of the road says
Twenty miles" and he has no rea-
SON to exceed Il.
$50
Many = show win deserve atten.
ton tar less than this, spread ON
every side, shortly to be opened again
for stand Of several weeks.
They VIII take . few fragments of
boughs and leaves. stripped from this
magnificent outdoor spectacle, to
decorats . Little room OF few cubic
feet.
They viii rend Q handful Of brisht
leaves for insertion In . vase or
"vaws."
They might a. wen leave them
where they belong. In this great OUT
door. Tor somehow when they shsll
be brought inside their maeicaI
beauty will desert them, and they Win
appear but the poor withered things
they are.
II the stupid, people who must claw
the hillside with ruthless fingers would
get Into their heads the first principles
OF Interior decoration. they would soon
come TO see that the wildings Of forest
and stream and meadow and road be-
long where they belong.
| They do not belong In the flreplace.
Logs should be there. They do not
belong In the old Chinese vase req
cued years ago from the second -hsnd
dealers. No one knows what belongs
In the vase, because the maker 4 lone
gone, and he left no instructions.
| The things Of Nature, the leaves and
the birds and the squirrels and the
trees. one and al. they belong in the
outdoors, and Il we insist ON bringing
them into the house we viii pay for It
IN dissatisfsction, somehow and some.
way.
The children Of Nature should be
let alone. These tropical dshes, SWIM
ming around their glass box, called an
aquarium. would be better on in their
native stream. They were born In q
| cypress tank in the Bronx and know
no better? ('The little lambs play.
they know no better, they are only
one times one.") They would know
better the moment they hit the real
pool, the real stream, the real river.
Thank heaven, the leaves are where
they belong, on the trees, shortly to fall
down, tn gay dress. and suffer the
universal fate Of fallen leaves, either
to be gathered and burned, or to be
swept up and carried away, or to be
piled into . compost, aided by some
lime, to make good fertilizer for q new
J season ana . new race Of leaves.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Slow Motion Picture of
p. w. A. Men at sW

10 the 1diter of The Star:
One afternoon not long ago I hap
psnsd 10 drive past one Of the p. W.
a. street grading projects. Curiosity
prompted me TO PARK ID . secluded
spot nearby and watch operations for
: little while. The workers" were
- thick on that JOB q the teeth On
! comb. About every i've o. ten min
utes the realization would come over
one Of these men that he had =
pick tn hts hand. He would give .
haif-hearted lunge with It, 1ocsening
about . pint Of earth. The shovel
man standing behind him, after sadly
contemplating the handful Of earth
90 incons1derate1y provided for him
By the pick man, spat ID his hands
and prepared 70 begin to get ready
to commence TO make o pass With
his shovel He changed his mind,
however, and decided to 60 get q drink
Of water. Two others went along with
him. one 70 show him the bucket and
the other to re that he didn't over
drink himself after his strenuous ex-
ertions. a fourth joined the refresh
ment-seeking expedition shortly after
II Got under way. think he went
along to help hold the dipper. with
lengthy deliberation and much horse
play they imblbed, or pretended to.
At the expiration Of . quarter Of an
hour one Of the quartet was ass
enough TO remember the poor deserted
picks and shovels. He started hack,
but. alas, It was not to be. Not yet.
One OF his colleagues. after careful
inspection Of his hands, discovered Q
hangnail, or something. This neces-
sitated . fiye-minute examination and
consultation by the fcursonae. These
deltberstions concluded, they ssuntered
back 10 the Job. During al this
monkey business the dirt truck waited,
the somnolent driver contemplating
the early EAll landscape with Q lack
fuster eye.
made up my mind to stay there
until they had that little dirt truck
loaded II It took until Thanksgiving.
I am not going to tell you how long
It did take, for unless you have
watched one Of these ganeB working
you wouldn't believe It. When the
truck finally departed with its load
Of dirt the pick and shovel men
declared Q siesta. Then ensued 4
long and powerful dissertation on the
merits Of craps - compared with
poker. I decided to wait and see how
long 1t would take the truck to get
back. ! never saw Il again for was
afraid ! would miss my supper. I
came to the conclusion that the driver,
IN sheer appreciation Of his sinecure,
had gune over into Maryland to vote
In the Democratic primaries which
were TO be held the following day.
Anyhow, I needed 10 gallons Of gas
and - I paid the 50 cents tax on it
my heart swelled with pride q ]
thought Of my modest contribution to
the pleasant little party 7 had been
watching. 8. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1934-10-16

public affairs has become dimcult,
often impossible"
The Birmingham Age-Herald points
out that mot merely In Catalonia,
which had most to fear from Q re-
dictionary regime, but In other Sec
tions Of the country, liberal and radi-
cal parties are uniting for the pur-
pose Of defense"
The Louisville Courier journal con-
cludes: sThe true situation is COM
plex only on the surface. The oppo-
sition to the government Is q violent
protest against reaction and against
Q highly centralized regime ct Mad
no. The general strike and the fight
ing In the various sections iof the
country are aimed to prevent the
restoration Of the old order, vhether
under . monarchy, Q Dictatorship or
Q republic. The revolution = In an
ticipation Of . counter-rsvolutiou."
Evening star., 1934-10-16

surance and truth 70 give . pecinc
answer, unless that date chances 70
have been marked by some happen-
ing Of personal Importance and sisnif-
icance To distinguish II. Time memory
d traditionally untrustworthy. One
may remember, for an example, the
date Of the assassination at sarajevo,
because It became an historic time
point on account Of the consequences.
A very few people msy. remember
what they were doing when ths news
of that tragedy came to them because
Of their own reactions. Any occur
renee that directly affects the indi-
vidual marks the memory indelibly,
but in the course Of routine, even In
the case Of great events that are not
Of immediate individual importance,
dates become confused. Il has been
stated that Hauptmann kept . diary.
That, however, does not account for
an exact memory Of his actions on the
1st Of March. 1882. unless he had con-
suited 1t prior to his arrest and re-
freshed his recollection thereby.
Had the crime occurred two or
three months ago It would have been
conceivably possible for the accused
man to remember precisely where he
was and what he was doing on that
date. especially II he was engaged in
his regular routine that was rarely in
terrupted. But - the period Il ex-
tended the possibility Of an exact rec
election b lessened. This Is almost
invariable human experience. An
alibi so founded Is decidedly ques-
tionable.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Harvard Retains Its Poise.
Prom the Roanoke werld-Nsws.

From the Roanoke World-NeWs.
Harvard University has admirably
preserved its dignity in the case Of
DR.. Ernst Hanfstaenel The conf,den-
tial assistant to Adolph Hitler Il q
graduate Of Harvard, and last June
happened to be the anniversary Of his
class. Dr.. Hanfstaengl attended. Ear
ward received him courteously, making
no more and no less Of his visit than
that Of any other alumnus returning
for his class reunion. Some wholly
unthinking persons attempted more
than one demonstration against him,
and some equally unthinking persons
undertook demonstrations IN his be-
half. But Harvard retained its poise.
In observance Of the anniversary
DR.. Hanfstaengl offered to donate Q
scholarship-not an unusual thing for
q well-to-do alumnus on whiting his
alma mater. No announcement was
made by Harvard until meeting Of
tA4C 0tSA0SCAo W81 ~tkClQ H4ASo 40CCikkiy.
Then the offer was declined. In a
dignifled letter. sent With approval of
the board, President James Bryant
Conant expresses the appreciation Of
Harvard for the offer, and gives his
reasons for its rejection.
I'VE. are unwilling" DR.. Conant
wrote. ITO accept . gift from one Who
has been % closely associated With
the leadership Of Q political party
which has inflicted damage on the
universities through measures which
have struck at principles we believe
to - fundamental to universities
throughout the world"
After the treatment the German
Naxi government has accorded Albert
Einstein and host Of other univcr-
stty professor, Harvard could do no
les. Dr. Conant's letter II . stern
rebuke to the present German atti-
tude on academic freedom In 0 land
that up to the outhreak Of the world
War was noted FOR the progressive
spirit and scientific achievements Of
its great univeraities. DR.. Conant's
vigorous letter cannot but meet with
. response among that great number
Of really eductaed Germans who real
ise how the prestige Of . great people
= rapidly slippins under Hitler lead
4
Evening star., 1934-10-16
Wire Tapping.

ATeASuIy u&lCUtiCo lAW eulOICcWeut
officers will not be barred by ethical
considerations from tapping telephone
lines In order to obtain evidence against
violators of the Federal statutes. So
announces Secretary Morgenthau, ad-
ding that SISSY" methods Of enforce
ment are insufficient and that any
means possible will be used to get the
dope peddlers, smugglers and boot
leggers.
This brings up the question Of the
inviolability of the wires, which was
sustained by the minority Of the
Supreme Court in Q five-to.four de-
cision rendered some years ago in q
liquor case before the repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment. The majority
Of the court deplored the practice, but
accepted the evidence gained through
wire tapping because 1t was supported
by other evidence obtained indepen-
dently. The minority held that
"decency, security and liberty alike"
demanded that Government officers be
subject to the same rules as private
citizens.
In its last appropriation for pro-
hibition enforcement before repeal
Congress provided that none Of the
funds be used for wide tapping. THAT,
however, may not be regarded as in
dicative Of . general attitude on the
part Of Congress toward the question
Of using the wires for law enforcement
on other lines, but as an expression Of
opposition to prohibition on the part
Of majority Of the two houses Of
Congress. There is no such feeling in
Congress on the score Of narcotic
drugs, and it may be doubted Hany
such limitation would be placed on the
use Of appropriations for the purpose
which the Secretary OF the Treasury
now indicates. H
The telephone and telegraph corpo-
rations are required to give service to
all applicants who comply with their
rules and who pay the tolls. They
cannot differentiate between wire uses
that are strictly legal and those that
may be Illegal. Recently In this city .
gambling establishment was raided and
found to contain an extensive tele-
phone equipment, veritable exchange
with numerous lines and branches.
The telephone company could not re-
fuse this installation on the suspicion
that It was to be employed for an
Illegal purpose. ANY person who
should tap those lines for personal ad-
vantage and gain would be subject to
penalty. The Government according
to Secretary Morsenthau. Is immune
to any law imposing such . restriction
when the wires are used for purposes
Of detecting crime.
This announcement by the head Of
the Treasury Department, however,
raises an interesting question. II wire
tapping can be employed for the de-
lection Of dope peddling and smug-
Cling. may It not, for instance, be used
to obtain evidence In income tax cases?
This il merely suggested ~ = possible
example OF espionage by Government.
There will be no whole-hearted protest
against wire tapping to aid In the sup
preston Of the narcotic evil. which is
one Of the most serious menaces to So
ciety at this time. But there would be
very positive resistance to any use
Of this means for investigation Of the
private or the business affairs Of the
people.
Evening star., 1934-10-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By YREDERIc y HAsKIN.

4 reedsr csn oet ~ easu~ 70
any gsestjoN Of tact bS sUytttng The
Weshiagfon xDeNtee Star lHfovSlGtio1
DuSeaH, Frederic =. HGsatn, Director,
Westtagto., D. c. PLEASE tHclose
stoMp Tor seply.
q. Why q turkey 20 generally served
at Thankaeivfug?-N. n.
A. wild turkey graced the frst
Thanksgiving day feast. In the early
days It was plentiful. and the custom
wls esteblished.
| q. How much money was spent last
year IN the production Of motion pic
tureg7-6. p.
A. samuel Goodwin writes that
1136, ,000, 900 was spent. He estimates
that 1900 people make their living
from the production, the sale, and the
exhibition Of pictures.
q. Are large things called Jumbo
because IN elephant bore that name,
or was the elephant named jumbo
because Of his sizef-W. K.
A. The source Of the word isNncer-
tain, but the circus Jumbo caused
other unusually large THINGS to be
called jumbo. 90
a.. How much business II actually
done with currency in this country7
-. q.
A. In large cities in normal times
less than 10 per cent Of the business
il done with cash. Checks and drafts
are generally used. More currency
is used in smaller places and In the
country.
Q. Was DR.. Mudd. who set Booths
Leg after Lincoln's assassination,
finally released from prison?-F. B. w.
A. He was condemned to life i'm
prisonment, but was pardoned on
March 81. 1869.
q. When should the announcement
Of an engagement be made?-E. 8.
A. It should be made upon the day
that the prospective bride first wears
her engagement ring publicly.
q. How far from London was the
place where the Magma Carta was
granted?-D. r.
A. Runnymede was about 36 miles
from London on the right bank of
the Thames. It was here or on Char
ter Island, nearby, that the Magma
Carta was granted by King John
June is, 1915.
Q. When is Rosary sundaya--
D. ".
A. It Is the first Sunday In October
and was instituted by Gregory XIII
for the Confraternity Of the Rosary
q. Who paid the cost Of bringing
the obelisk In Central Park to the
United States?-C. H.
| A. The obelisk was the gift oi
1smail Pasha and the cost Of trans.
portation-about $150,00o-was de.
frayed by William K. Vanderbilt.
| Q. What Is . risadoon?-N. r.
"A. It Is an old-fashioned, lively
dance performed by one couple, o.
the music Of this dance.
q. Please give biography Of Ger
trude Lawrence-E. L.
A. Gertrude Lawrence was born
In London In 1888. She made hel
stage debut in 1908 as q child dancer
in the pantomime, "Dick Whiting
ton," and later as o child choristel
In THE Miracle" After more thar
10 years Of success In Europe she
came to the United States and played
joint lead with Beatrice Lille ir
'Charlot's Revue Of 1924" In 192t
she played the lead In "Oh, Kay!'
Returning to London. she played
"Oh, Kay!" there, but again can't
to the United States and played B.
Evening star., 1934-10-16

Making 1t . crime to pay ransom
money Is another way Of adding to
the terror Of victim who u willing
to face any sacrifice or any risk in
order to rescue one who b dear to him.
In the course Of Justice Il seems too
often to add to the penalties Of mis-
fortune.