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Evening star., 1934-05-17

Moreover, she prevailed on the
President to appoint Mr.. Daniel W.
Mccormack to be commissioner of
immigration. Mr. Mccormack is
native Of Scotland. but . naturalized
citizen of the United States. He is
a worthy gentleman. but one cannot
explain why Miss Perkins should have
selected q naturalized rather than a
native-born citizen to be commission.
er OF immigration except on the sup
position that he would understand
and sympathize with the alien view
point as distinguished from the Amer
icar viewpoint
Our immigration laws have been in
effect for the last decade and none of
Miss Perkins predecessors advocated
any such laws as those now proposed
by her. 1t seems that her predecessors
really favored immigration restriction,
whereas Miss Perkins does not.
Moreover, the committee selected BY
Miss Perkins does not appear to be
representative of the American people.
They are all residents of New York.
the home of the Tammany element
OF the Democratic party. This ele-
ment of the party has always been
opposed to immigration restriction.
One can easily agree with the
recommendations of the committee
that criminal aliens should be de.
ported. Apparently, both Miss Perkins
and Mr.. Mccormack favor deporta-
tion Of criminal aliens whether their
families would be separated or not.
However. there Is not much differ
eIlce between a criminal alien and
an alien who has been smugeled into
the country. Both are law violators.
I am inclined to the view, there
fore, that We should have restrictive
immigration and that all aliens WHO
illegally enter the country should be
deported. whether the Department
of Labor thinks it would be in the
public interest to allow them to re-
main or not. r. WILSON.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Since conservation, in its highest
and best sense, Is the aim Of every
amateur fish culturist, q Gull tank Is
very much in order.
A Gull, in fish parlance, is an animal
Of sny species which has not devel-
oped as It should. There are culls, Of
course, In all breeding developments.
Man does not use the term in rela-
ton to himself, but the world Is filled
with human "culls," and their conser-
vatiOn Is regarded as a Christian duty.
Usually the guppy tank of the fish
enthusiast is the one to produce the
most culls. whether through too much
inbreeding. overcrowding or lack Of q
proper diet, or may be q combination
Of those factors.
The setting up of this Gull tank. just
to take care Of these poor creatures,
Is an act Of mercy, whether appreci-
ated by the animals or not.
Such tank will be q continual re-
proach to the amateur. It will be
good for his soul. every time he looks
at it. although the sight may hurt him
considerably. From 1t he may learn
something.
Many "fish nuts" solve this problem
by feeding their culls to larger fishes,
notably the So-called angel fish. or
scalare, which Is peculiarly fond of
suppies as food.
Some dispose" of them by placing
them out In the air. This method,
OF course, takes only a few minutes
There remain those aquarists who.
realizing that the entire aim of the
game" Is conservation. will feel that
to be sick and alive Is better than to
be dead.
The Gull tank. as here proposed. will
prove this. for in it the inmates may
be seen to swim around and eat, and
they have.
And why not? Life is life, and al
ways precious. despite the age -old
movement to brand it as a thing OF
little moment-especially the other
fellows life. War Is a direct develop
ment of the philosophy that life does
not amount to much.
II the guppy culls, for instance. are
removed from the larger tank in
which they were born, and placed in
an aquarium all to themselves, they
may receive better care than among
members of their tribe Of normal de-
velopment.
Especially in the matter OF food.
In the big tank the competition
was too much for them. That. no
doubt. was a part Of their trouble.
Just how much Of their failure was
due to inbreedi1g no one knows. Some
profess to know. but few do. There
are too many other factors.
Crowding. for instance.
How much OF the failure of certain
fishes. In a brood. to develop nor
mally is due to limited quarters?
The longer the amateur keeps small
tropical fishes In home aquaria the
more sure he will be to see that prac-
tically every such tank is far too
thickly populated. whether it has ar.
tificial aeration or not. The latter
helps. but 1t cannot make up for linn
tied swimming room. Fishes must
exercise. too. from time to time. and
the only way they can do It Is to
swim.
Much ingenuity has been spent by
designers In the past two years In
creating small tanks. some Of them in
the shape of portfolios. others as
lamps, others as book ends, others as
chests, and so on.
The fault with practically all these
trick aquariums Is that they are too
small, or at least too small for the
number OF fishes which the average
enthusiast insists on putting into
them.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Grand Jury's Refusal to Indict
Hailed as Vindicating Mellon

The refusal OF Federal grand jury
to mdict former Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon on evidence Of al
legged income tax evasion submitted
by the Attorney General is greeted
by the press with evident satisfaction
Almost universally the attempt to
prosecute Mr.. Mellon without giving
him the usual opportunity for a
Treasury hearing Is condemned or
deplored.
Mr.. Mellon can afford to smile, "
says the Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin. The Attorney General has
brought on himself and on the ad-
ministration the finding OF the grand
jury, which brands list case as incom-
petent. if not worse. And so. as 1t
has turned out, 1t was not even good
politics" The Rutlands(Vt.) Herald
remarks: well, If Mr.. Mellon did
not pay his taxes, as required by law
he ought to be prosecuted the same as
any defaulter. II, however, this Is
another case Of too precipitate con-
clusion and overhasty action on the
part OF the Attorney General, the
administration will be injured in q
very tender place"
rushed to the breach q bit too hastily" F"
thinks the Winston Salem IN. C.)
Journal. I'm asking a bill Of indict-
ment against Mr.. Mellon. He and
mis- friends charge that the Attorney
General failed to give the great finan-
cier and former Government official
proper hearing before placing the
matter before the grand jury, the ac-
ton Of which Is now cited In vindics-
Mr.. Cummings 1t might be suggested
that as Mr.. Mellon Is Pittsburgh's FIRST
citizen, the accusation would probably
be received with larger grains OF salt
there than elsewhere, although there
Is no disposition here to hint that the
aluminium king shies away from the
paying Of Government levies to
greater degree than the average in
come tax payer"
The Youngstown Vindicator quotes
the president of the Carnegie Insti-
tute as saying that it was "a shame
and an outrage" to attempt to
make a criminal Of Mr.. Mellon with
out giving him hearing" That
paper continues: THE attempt is now
ended with the grand jury's refusal
to indict Mr.. Mellon. Friends of the
administration will hope that nothing
like this will be permitted in the
future. 1t Is all right for the Gov
ernment to continue to expose graft
and corruptilh. but it should respect
the ordinary rights of citizens, and
not set up men as criminals without
evidence to back its charges, as At
torney General Cummings did, or issue
deliberately false statements, as Mr..
Pecora has done on several occasions.
Regardless of their personal or po-
litical opinions, in the Judgment of
the Reno Evening Gazette, most
Americans will be convinced that what
Mr.. Mellon received was q raw deal"
The Gazette also declares: I'm all
1t was . political prosecution,
for prosecution 1t was, even though
Mr.. Mellon was never arrested on
criminal charge. BY public statements
the country was led to believe that he
had grossly abused his powers when
Of the Treasury by defraud-
ing the Government which employed
him. Thousands Of good American
citizens believed these accusations.
Now an American jury returns q find-
ing which Is . virtual acquittaL It
Evening star., 1934-05-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How long has the Kentucky
Derby been run?-A. d.
A. The first was run In 1875, and
q Kentucky Derby has been q fea-
tured race every year since that time.
Q. What per cent of the telephones
In the country are In New York City?
&C. M.
A. New York has rs per cent of
all the telephones in the United
States.
@. What is the name of the new
intellectual center which Is to be
established at Paris?-J. K.
A. It will be called the Interna-
tional City of Thought and the Arts
and will provide modern and reason
ably priced homes and working quar-
ters for artists and intellectual work.
ers from all nations.
@. How many suites OF offices are
there in the two House Once Build
ings for Representatives in Congress?
w. T.
A. The old building contains los
suites and the new building contain,
Isl suites.
@. When was the first iron ship
built in the United States?-T. T. v
A. The f1rst was the John Randolph
The iron plates we're fabricated in
England and brought to this coun.
try. The ship was launched on July
Q, 1884.
@. What music was played at for
mer Secretary Of the Treasury Wood
ms funeral?-J. L.
A. Before and after the services
Harry F. Gilbert, organist. played Sc
lections from list OF Mr.. Woodin's
favorites. They included the largo
Of Dvorak's New World Symphony.
Bossi's Ave Maria" Lead Kindly
Light" "Oh Love That Will Not Let
Me Co. and My Jesus as Thou
Wilt" As the mourners left the or
ganist played Chopin's "Marchs
Funebre."
@. Where are answers obtained to
the questions submitted to your bu-
reau?-T. H.
A. The staff OF researchers visit the
libraries. the various departments OF
the Government, the embassies and
legations, or use the telephone when
the answers are not Immediately avail
able. Write your questions plainly anc
inclose coin or stamp for return
postage. Address this newspapers In
formation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin
Director. Washington, D. C.
@. What Is the name of the scien-
tist who has devised q mathematical
formula for rating the ability Of thor
oughbreds?-T W.
A DR.. Harry Laughlin OF the Car
negie Institution. washington, has
formulated a method of rating thor
oughbreds which Il based on the first
hand breeding and racing methods of
some 10000 horses. BY this method
Man O. War scores 1925 out of a
possible 14O. making him one of the
greatest of race horses.
@ Is spider web made of one
thread or of seversl?-E. r. w.
A. Near the tip of the body of
spider are spinning organs These
are from 4 to 6, often two jointed
pieces called spinnerets. Each spin
neret has on the surface many minute
ortfices, from each of which may
issue q thread, and the many threads
Joined together make the spiders line
Spiders have different methods of
getting drag line across from one
object TO another. Some use the
wind. They spin out a free-howing
strand Of silk and let 1t blow across
and catch and then walk over.
q. What is the joke about John
O'Groat's House?-H. B.
A. John O'Grost's House Is a
mythical site of an octagonal house
said to have been erected early in
the sixteenth century by one John
Groot, a Dutchman who had migrated
to the north of Scotland by permis-
Evening star., 1934-05-17

The reformed convict who estab-
lished himself as. good citizen IN
Canada was offered by the Mounted
Police for extrsdition TO this country.
The offer was declined by the Depart
ment of Justice A reformed con-
vict is a comparatively easy matter.
II police, mounted or otherwise, can
get Dillinger, that will be news.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Hiram johnson has by inference
signaled to Hugh johnson that the
country needs not only National
Relief Administration. but an Inter-
national Credit Mems Association.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
EN- barge on Arms.

President Roosevelt indicates that
he is considering message to Con-
gress on the subject of "munition
makers" The general supposition is
that he will revive the project for an
embargo on the export of American
arms to belligerent countries and thus
arrest a traffic conducive to the pro-
longation of wars. Proposals to that
end in one form or another have
lain dormant in committees of Con-
gress for the better part of ten years
Various Presidents and Secretaries of
State have recommended Affirmative
action, but differences In viewpoints
between the House and the Senate
have periodically prevented agree
ment on the necessary legislation.
Public interest in the question Of
arms exports has been revived by
recent magazine article alleging ex-
tensive interlocking agreements among
munition manufacturers of countries
like France and Germany, in
particular, which are traditional
"enemies," but whose armament in
dustrialists have apparently no in
hibitions against business deals
capable of producing mutual proflts.
Iinn In, r,
question, which has aroused wide
spread attention in Congress, is that
munition makers are interested pri-
marily. if not exclusively, in dividends.
regardless of the inhumanity and
misery OF war, and that, indeed,
something akin to deliberate promo
ton of war is literally their stock
in trade. These and kindred allega-
: tions against the munitions industry
are to form the basis of an impending
senatorial investigation sponsored
mainly by Senator Nye OF North
Dakota.
1IC Vol ONCi
the Gran Chaco gives timely point
to the agitation for an international
embargo on arms export. A League
of Nations commission has just re-
ported that the sanguinary hostilities
in the South American jungle area
would cease almost automatically with
the inability of the nearly exhausted
belligerents to replenish the sinews
of war. In the House of Commons
this week former Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin inferentially charges
the United States with responsibility
for failure of the international plan
to impose an arms embargo against
the parties at war in the Chaco. Mr..
Baldwin was presumably referring to
the congressional situation at Wash
ington, which has hitherto frustrated
action by the United States Govern
ment.
Opinion here differs as to whether
the President should be empowered
to embargo arms shipments to one
belliserent or to two or more, at his
discretion, or whether an embargo
should automatically blanket all
parties to a given conflict: and there
has been no unity of view as to the
extent to which the United States
should join the League or any other
international grouping for arms en-
barge purposes.
Presumably a message to Congress
on the subject from President Roose-
welt woAld clarity and crystalline
situation regarding which American
public opinion undoubtedly favors de-
cisive action.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

The advocates Of reckless readjust-
ment do not always consider when
soaking the rich" how much they
may be leaving the pay rolls de-
pendent on wealth AL wet"
Evening star., 1934-05-17

The capital engaged in motor
manufacturing will show wisdsm as
we'll as philanthropy when it devises
methods of remodeling cities SO as to
provide parking facilities for cars al
ready In circulation.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

References to Uncle Sam first as
Shylock and then as Dillinger may as
we'll be dismissed by reference to
Literary Committee on mixed met
aphOrS.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

A dust storm has asserted itself as
an interesting phenomenon, but not
as puzzling as demonstrations Of sud
den mass movements of gold dust.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

has great respect for truth and ac-
curacy in what 1t may publish from
time to time.
EvERETTE N. EI,LIsoN
Evening star., 1934-05-17

: NeiShborh00d.
who is our neighbour" often We
inquire.
To live at peace with him is our
desire.
The swift and subtle radio waves
recall
That after all our worlds growing
Who Is our neighbor? Just across the
fence
Or over seas that once we thought
immense
He dwells, and his regard we still may
II we can just succeed in tuning in.
when you tell yoh troubles 70
policeman" said Uncle Eben. 1T a..
depends on de policeman whether you
eases yoh mind or simply eits mo
trouble"
Evening star., 1934-05-17
Member of the Associated Press.

titled to the use for republication OF all
news dispatches credited to 1t or not other
wise credited in this paper and also the
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Diplomacy.

Diplomacy.
We need strong men who can remain
Impressive and serene
When nations talk OF loss or gain
In some secluded scene.
We need the statesman who can plan
A speech of subtle grace,
But even more we need a man
Who has a poker face.
We need more men who tell of law.
In patient smiling skilled:
Men who could make one card draw
Look like flush that filled.
Though a new deal may still reveal
New cards from deuce to ace,
We need the men who can conceal
Thought-with a poker face.
Inevitable Inference.
"What are you investigating just
now?"
1hc 6iHStcll tilcofy- AhSWcIcu
Senator Sorghum.
DO you understand it?"
mo. and whenever / find anything
I can't understand I naturally sus-
pect there must be some graft In it."
Jud Tunkins says the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration has gone
so collegiate that it ought to form q
Greek letter society and call itself the
Alpha Alpha Alpha Club.
Senatorial Criticism.
To Senators my bow ! humbly make,
As they awake and strive for coun-
try's sake.
I shall not, with some effort to
surprise,
Seek to seem wise and boldly criticize.
I shall not seek to show In prose or
Where one is strong or some one
else is wrong.
The outside critics they leave on the
shelves,
They're busy elves. They'll criticize
themselves.
Evening star., 1934-05-17
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Evening star., 1934-05-17
No Half Way Work.


women are a power in politics, "
said the mild-eyed professor.
True" answered Miss Cayenne.
"And If you'll glance over the list of
historic women, you'll note that We
never stop half way. II We dom t
make politics immensely better well
make 1t a whole lot wickeder."
Power that gains only envy" said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, has
succeeded only in making a few seem
happy by making others appear luck
less by comparison"
Evening star., 1934-05-17

Senatorial Criticism.
To Senators my bow / humbly make,
As they awake and strive for coun-
try's sake.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

certainly a defeat for Reed would
have been bitter pill for the G. o. p.
The amazing thing about the whole
matter is, however, that Republicans
should flnd much to cheer about be-
cause a regular Republican sup
ported by state and city organiza-
ton, should have won in. of all places
Pennsylvania. 1t is true that the
have had q hard time
of it in Pennsylvania and elsewhere
for the last year or two. Five of
Philadelphia's city wards went for
Pinchot, wards that used to be under
the Ware domination. But even 30
Pinchot lost Philadelphia to Reed
by 10000 and was unable to make
it up out in the State. While Pinchot
carried Allegheny County, which in
cludes Pittsburgh, the home of Sen
ator Reed, it was by about $4,000
votes, . much less margin than his
managers had claimed.
The Republican business men in
generally speaking,
turned in for Reed against Pinchot
and we're extremely active. 1t may
be expected that they will do the
same thing for Reed in November and
against Guffey. 1t does not seem
possible, in this Republican State.
that the Democratic candidates for
Senator and Governor can win in
the Fall. Nevertheless. it Is probably
q good thing for the @. O. p. that
4 swing back Of the political PEN
dulum almost invariably takes place
in the midpresidentiAl term elections.
II Roosevelt himself were . candidate
and leading the Democratic ticket
this year, the conditions for a Demo-
cratic victory might be better. too.
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SHAKElJP TONIGHT
FOR JUNIOR LOOP
TEAM STANDINGS
ALL SORTS OF POSSIBILITIES
ARISE; STANDINGS OF ALL
CLUBS EXCEPT GATES
STARS ARE THREATENED

Two of the best games to be
played in the Junior League are
scheduled for tonight, from adj
vance dope.
One of these two "best games"
will be when the Y. B. S. C. starts
using their heavy bats on the
Acevedo Stars. These two teams
are in the big three" of this
loop. the third team being the
Gates Stars.
This group now have a firm
hold on the first three places Int
there're big gales to the south 81
them. - .1
Though the Acevedoes are a
little in. the rear Of the Young
Boys ten, they have good chance
to jump right, into second place
tonight. if they should win. The
Young Boys, while worrying about
the hard pressing Acevedos. have
their eye on first place. If they
take the game instead, a tie for
first will result with both the
Gatesters ana Y. B. S. G. having
won two games and lost none.
In the curtain raiser when the
Goodyears and Cuban Club meet,
novel situation will aisle. Re-
gardless of which of these two
clubs take the game, there may
be. shakeup of standings for
third position in the loop.
All sorts of combinations could
arise in this third place fight. Ii
the Acevedoes lose in the second
game and the Cuban Club wins
from the Goodyears. there will be
a tie for the coveted third place
Now, if the Aceyedoes wallop the
Y. b. s. C. and the Goodyears
win from the Cuban Club, there
will be a new third place holder
the Goodyears. If the Acevedoes
and the Cuban Club win, there
will be no change in the famous
third place standing. Neither will
there be a shakeup if the Ace
WEDGES and the Goodyears win. II
the Y. B. S. C. wins and the Good
years do also, the Acevedoes will
drop to fourth place.
If you're waded through all this
you know just what the element
of chance can do to a respectable
league standing and also why in
terest among Junior League fol-
lowers is at a high pitch tonight.
Watch this shaken up:
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LOCAL TENNISMEN
START TOURNEY
BEGINS TOMORROW; FINAL
GAME ON SEPT.
16

Entries for the Key West FERA
Tennis Club tournament closed
last night with ten players enter
ed in the first round beginning
tomorrow.
Peter Varela and Ignacio Car
boneH, two of the. outstanding
players in the city, are seeded in
the tournament. t.
With all matches to be held
on the Bayview Park courts. the
first round of play will be complet-
ed by Sept. 4. The second and
third rounds will end on the 9th
and 18th, respectively. and the
final match will be played Sun
day, September IS.
In the opening games Of the
tournament. Freddie Carbonell
will play Smith, and Varela will
take on Silas. The other players
all drew byes. These courtmen
are Carbonen, England, Vein
traub, Lowe, Pinder and Sawyer.
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.fsPoRTsA
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
(By JoyE)

I'll BET VA
Here's a prediction for tonight :
Since everyone is excited about
the Junior League games this eve
ming and the possibility of COM
plete shakeup OF the standings,
We're going to venture a little
forecasting. We pick the Y. r. S.
c. and the Goodyears to win to-
night. This will put the Good
years up in the ''big three" and
the Acevedoes will drop out of
third place. The Goodyears viii
also become a real threat to the
Gates Stars by tying them Cor
first place with two wins apiece.
There's our forecast and we hope
1T doesn't turn out stormier chan
we've, Predicted because then
Wen get caught in the, gale Of
after-game opinion. a+
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PEACE AT ALL PRICE.

When he has to wade through
a mess of kids and packed
grandstand to get a poor seat at
the diamondball games, the peace
full fan, who enjoys his nightly
ball game or games, is ready for
some sort of revolt. 1t is a sorry
mixup, With the kids throwing
@pitballs and whatnots at other
kids farther up in the stands and
"beamng" most of the adults in
the bargain. There is more ex-
element than tamely watching a
ball game, but the fans don't
want to go through minor war
in order to see their favorite teams
play. They wish to peacefully
and enjoyably witness league play
from comfortable seats.