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Evening star., 1934-06-27

there was no light at all If clouds
filled the sky. Stygian darkness was
the Capitals lot in such circum-
stances. This absurd system was
finally changed and the city was given
full street lamp service on all nights,
regardless of the lunar changes. That
was regarded as great stride forward
in municipal service. When cleo
tricity replaced gas the Capital on the
every night-in-the-year basis, was ad-
mirably illuminated.
To cut down the appropriations and
in consequence to cut of the hundreds
OF lamps is a retrogression, which can
only be deplored and cannot be cor
rected during the period Of congress
sional absence. The reduction in the
funds carries over for the full fiscal
year, and thus Congress will be in
session during the latter part of the
dark era. Perhaps the dangerous
absurdity of this unnecessary econ
omy will be brought home to the legis-
lators when they assemble next Janu-
ary for the sessions of the Seventy
fourth Congress and find the Capital
dimmed throughout after dark and
totally without illumination in many
quarters.
Evening star., 1934-06-27
A Guest at Tea.

King George and Queen Mary had
an American guest at tea at Bucklng-
ham Palace yesterday. And because
the lady so honored was the mother
of the President of the United States
the occasion will be mentioned in one
Of those footnotes to history which
make more interesting reading than
the formal text.
Last night the cables hummed with
the Associated Press report of the un-
precedented event. Mrs. Sara Delano
Roosevelt everybody agrees, is an ex-
ceedingly lovable person. and she
makes good copy" 1t follows that it
is a pleasure to write about her. and
London newspaper men have been no
more immune to her gracious charm
than the newspaper men of New York
and Washington. Eighty years of age,
kindly and gentle of manner. keen and
witty of mind, she represents fas-
cinating type of American woman
hood-a type which appreciates life
and employs each day completely and
fully in the business of living CRATE
fully.
Her visit to the sovereigns was "just
a neighborly call" No reporters or
Evening star., 1934-06-27

Active efforts are in progress to Sc
cure Tor the American Peace Society
at Washington the 1884 Nobel Peace
Award, valued approximately at
s45 600. A committee headed by Col.
U. S. Grant. 3rd. as chairman has
the matter in charge. Former Secre-
tary OF State Frank B. Kellogg. who
received the prize in 1929, has ex-
pressed his Willingness to nominate
the society Tor this years award. The
American organization is the oldest
peace society III the world, with d
long record OF constructive achieve
nent IN the domain OF International
goodwill Members of Congress. otti-
cials of the State Department. college
and university professors and others
nave joined in recommending the So
clety for the Nobel prize. which is
awarded annually on December /.
Simon Michelet OF Washington.
president OF the National Get-Out-
lhe- Vote l1aeue-an organization de-
signed ~ combat vote stacking in the
United States-learns with interest
of an article in the recently adopted
new constitution Of Uruguay. 1t pro-
Vloes that both men and women not
only may. bu5 must, vote, or be fined.
1t is believed that this is the first
law OF its kind TO be enacted in any
country where suffrage exists.
There appears TO be honor among
panhandlerS, too. Not long ago a
Washington business man. emerging
from his office building. was ap-
preached by brother who wanted
him 10 spare d dime, and got it, A
couple OF days later. the panhandler
reappeared at the same spot, look
ing for his Lenefactor, but this time,
on another mission. He said he'd
obtained job as a dishwasfer in a
downtown restaurant and wanted to
repay the loan at the earliest possible
moment.
Gen. johnson recently saw himself
referred to III brand-new terms. A
prominent Women's organization wrote
him letter TO request his appearance
as a speaker on one OF its programs.
To persuade him to accept the invi-
tation he was told that the organiza-
ton was pining to make the ac-
quaintance of man whom millions
seem to look upon as Satan and mil
lions of others consider to be Santa
Claus The suggestion apparently
appealed TO the hard-hitting boss OF
the Blue Eagle. for he replied that,
though under almost unbearable pres
sure of duty, he would do his best
some time or other to give the ladies
the closeup of him that they desired.
particularly as they had record of
yeoman service on behalf of N r. A.
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Evening star., 1934-06-27

He was going to believe 1t the same
one. anyway.
And he knew what that baby
wanted.
A lemon dropl
Now Jones had the we'll bred horror
of his generation at the mere thought
OF fly Sampling a foodstuff.
The thing looked clean enough as it
alighted on the blotter, but science
and popular opinion we're solidly
against it,
Jones admired his fly, but he did
not want 1t sharing his edibles.
The fly buzzed around. quite evil
IDENTIFY in search Of the source Of the
delicious scent Of lemon.
Jones. in his turn, did not want it
to find the packet.
Accordingly. he selected a particu-
larly thick drop and placed it care
fully in the center of a small blue
saucer which did duty as an ash tray.
The fly swOoped over the tray, all
around the tray. back over it. to one
side, TO the other, but never once
deigned TO land
1t was looking for the package.
There was something human about
this. Jones looked to be sure that the
fly was not smoking a cigarette.
Suddenly the insect landed.
Imagine the wave of elation which
must course through the fly mind
when the creature finds itself stand
ing squarely in the center Of an aro-
matte island OF pure food
1t remained still SO long that Jones
thought its feet must have become
Stuck, in the manner Of the tangle-
loot preparations Of yesteryear
But no, As the French say, 1t was
merely felicitating itself on finding
such huge mass of food, all ready
| for 1t to set to work
Darling out its feeleTs, or proboscis,
or Whatever 1t is a fly eats with, the
insect started on the very edge.
Occasionally 1t would draw up what
appeared to be its hindmost lees
and wave them menacingIy over its
back.
This piece OF agility on the part of
the fly excited the highest admiration
ol the Spectator.
Ihe insect occasionally would WiggIe
It's feeding instrument much as a
hearty eater Of mankind at times
waves his knife in the air, despite the
lnJunctl0nS VI etiquette.
T.
Templeton Jones fly did not move
fi0m the lemon drop for full IS
minutes. during which time it de-
voted its entire attention to the edge
AS Tar as Jones could see, not a
Gent had been made in the round OF
Favored and CONCEALED sugar.
Yet the fly seemed to be ENJOYING
himself.
After while il flew away. TO come
back some other day. the donor of the
, drop felt sure
Just at this moment the Office door
opened. J. Burlington DoOIlttIe walk
ed in
Hello. old mani" Ne shouted in his
well known manner. How are things ,
la! Candy! Don't mind If 1 do
So saying. Duff Doolittle reached
INTO the tray. seized the lemon drop
and popped it into his mouth before
Jones could say word.
That drop. began Jones weakly
Always liked lemon drops" said
Duff Doolittle Hot weather we're
having isn't it?"
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Notable Volume Record Set
By Last Session of Congress

while still holding the President per-
sonally high in their affections"
Adjournment came records the
Danbury NeWS-Times. after 1853 DAYS.
one OF the shortest first sessions in
history. In It's closing hours it sp-
propriated some seven billions ap-
proved thousands Of nominations to
public Office voted enormous sums 10
help home owners and turned over IN
President Roosevelt money and power
with which IN combat depression and
tempt prosperity. The preceding ses-
sion of Congress was a special one.
1t sat for exactly 100 DAYS. making
almost a record low in length Of a
session enacting much important
legislation. One must 60 back 10 the
war period for legislation as far
reaching as that enacted under the
new deal
Prom any point Of view" AYERS
the Omaha World Herald. the record
proves the Presidents leadership Not
since Wilson'S first term has 4 Chief
Executive been able to win so large
a measure of support from Congress.
The wisdom and effectiveness of his
program Will be proved only by time.
What counts now is that there is
program. that a Well-rOunded ma
tiOnal policy has been developed and
that the Republic has as its head
man whose personality survives strife,
whose caIdor has made demaguglc
bunk out of date. whose cheerfulness
sets a standard for all the people.
whose sincerity and humanity tie HIM
closely to the masses. The Nation
has a strong man without vanity. a
determined man who wins without
rancOr. a leader who is q co-operator."
although in the main mere re-
fiection of the shifting phases of the
administration mind" asserts the Gin
cinnati Times Star, "it is fair to say
that Congress did a little thinking
Of its own. The biological story of
nearly every piece Of legislation which
came before it is that there was
plenty wrong with it as the Presidents
brain trusters had drafted it. but that
usually it got better AS SenaOrs and
representatives brought their own po-
litically trained minds to bear upon
it. or as they weighed the often self
interested but always informing OBJ
jections submitted by industry, COM
merce and agriculture"
Evening star., 1934-06-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

Templeton Jones pet fly was back
for the season.
Jones could not have sworn it was
the same fly; he just thought it was.
This particular insect had charac-
teristics which distinguished it from
its millions of brothers and sisters, he
believed
1t was fearless. in the first place,
and had peculiar mahogany colora-
ton of the head, in the second. And
1t was tremendously fond Of lemon
drops.
When Jones first saw the creature
on his desk pad, he paid no attention
to 1t.
He was a busy man and had no
theoretical respect for housefiies. in
keeping with the best type of modern
civic righteousness. Actually, how
ever, he rather admired them.
Flies, he believed, were the victim
of science, having been singled out
to bear the burden of the entire in
sect tribe.
If you were a fly. that is about
the way you would look at the matter,
Jones thought. He always tried to
approach any problem, no matter
how small or large, from the stand
point of the other fellow.
Much of the trouble in the world
he believed. was the direct result of
the failure OF humanity to make any
attempt whatsoever to look at things
from the viewpoint OF all sides.
A fly is not bad-looking fellow
at all. As far as bearing filth on
its legs. AS every one has been taught,
it probably does, but what insect
doesn't?
What insect does not? That is
what T. Jones, had he been fly,
would have asked the world.
No doubt flies deserved the oblOquy
to which man had consigned them,
but the individual fly was another
matter. especially when he visited one
at the office, looking for lemon drops
Jones happened TO be one Of these
fellows who believed he worked better
with something in his mouth. Some
men use cigarettes, others cigars.
others pipes. In the old days cud
OF tobacco sutnced ior millions.
A bit Of candy. now and then.
helped get Jones through the day.
X x
AS he started to detach one from
the roll on his desk Jones saw II hy
buzz past.
There were few flies at that height
The worker suddenly recalled that
he had u regular fly visitor last year.
Maybe this WAS the same one. HIS
natural history. as il used to be called
was very much at fault. lie imagined
II ny lived but one season, but no
one could ever be sure about such
things unless they knew.
The amateur biologist is always
finding out how little he knows.
Thousands OF small TeatlreS. MANY
OF them with the most complicated
lives, involving many queer changes
from one form to another, each per
feet in It's way
No one could make definite state
mtnt about any one OF them without
consulting the works of those gen
tlemen ,and few ladies' who had
made the individual creature a lie
work.
Templeton Jones had no treatise on
flies handy. but there was something
about the appearance OF his old friend
that attracted his attention.
Evening star., 1934-06-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

DOsgerel.
or poetry I disapprove.
That's why l sometimes make move
To put out rhythms bit by bit.
Disclosing my contempt for it.
Who but the poet labOred lOr
A gay. romantic view of war
And. echoing a triumphant shout.
Left all the hideous details out!
Who but the poet. wicked elf.
Put scenes of strife in Heaven itself
While mythic gods with favors came
To render it crooked game!
So, gentle muse, inspire each line
With crude effects which may incline
To let Dame Doggerel steal the show.
Since real poets fool us so!
Evening star., 1934-06-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

to the first transmission Of the human
voice, was made at his fathers resi-
dence at Tutela Heights, Brantford,
Ontario, in 1876, and the first tele-
phone talk over any distance was con-
Quoted between Brantford and Paris,
Ontario, a distance of eight miles.
on August 10, 1876. This house is
being preserved as telephone
museum.
@. Is there a leper colony within
continental United States?- V. w.
A There is one. 1t is the United
States LeproSarium at Carville, La.
@. What is the word for a woman
who kills her husband which CORE
spends to the word uxoricide for a
man who kills his wife?-G. F.
A. The word is mariticide.
@. What is the average consump-
tion Of grain and hay of a race horse
and work horSe?-F. S. S.
A Much depends upon the individual
horse However, the amount of grain
and hay given a race horse daily
would be approximately one pound of
each for each 100 pounds the horse
weighs. Therefore, a horse which
weighs 900 pounds would receive 10
pounds Of grain and 10 pounds Of
hay per day. A work horse would
require about Ia pounds of each of
these foods per 100 pounds Of weight.
@. Are there any active Catholic
priests in RuSsia?-W K
lished in Berlin, says that there are
still some thirty Catholic priests active
in the field
@. How many medical officers are
| employed by the Veterans Bureau
r. o. S.
A. The central office Of the VET
erans' Administration employs "a full
time physicians and three full-time
dentists The field Offices of the bu-
reau employ 394 full-time physicians.
1853 full-time dentists 2O2 part-time
physicians and l part-time dentist.
@. What was the original name of
Chestnut street. Philadelphia ID K.
A. E. 3. Cowgirl is our author1rv
for saying that originally this street
was named in honor Of the chirurpeon,
Thomas Whine.
@. How tall is Leone Sousa who
was voted the prettiest girl in the 1894
1 FOllieS?-H. K.
! A. Miss Sousa is six feet tall in
her shoes. She is twenty-four years
old and has posed for many well
known artists in New York City. II
was a jury Of artists who voted her
the most beautiful girl in the current
FOlllCS.
@. What color should cement lily
pool be painted to make the water
appear clear?-G. G.
A. A cement lily pool may be pant
ed turquoise blue TO make the water
appear clear. Cement paint can be
purchased at most paint stores
G. How many honorary degrees has
President Roosevelt in comparison
with other Presidents?-E. w
A The doctor Of laws degree re-
Gently conferred on President RooSe-
welt by Yale is his seventh honorary
degree Presidents Taft. Coolidge.
Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
have received more honorary degrees
than any Of the other Presidents.
@. Is a stone crock a satisfactory
conlainer for bread in the Summer
time?-M. w
A. The best way to keep bread
during the Summer months is In a
tin box with ventilation holes on the
SIDE A stone crock is not desirable,
rs the bread is likely TO mold.
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Mixed Blessings.
rom the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The deluge that has followed
drought in the Northwest seems to be
d mixed blessing 1t is estimated that
the rains will bring S50.00o,0O0 in
benefits TO some farmers. But 1t does
not lessen the necessity OF those al
ready wiped out by the drought and
in many instances has created new
victims by sweeping away what little
they had left.
The benefit now carried to the for
tunate ones by the succeeding foods
are a gratifying relief to an otherwise
gloomy picture Yet, if anything, the
situation intensifles by comparison the
distress of those who have been ruined
beyond repair. To those who were
dried out there have been added many
now drowned out.
Evening star., 1934-06-27

O. What Is the connection between
the Ark and the Dove and the cele-
bration of Maryland's Tercentenary?
r. Il.
A. The Ark and the Dove were the
ships which brought the first settlers
of Maryland TO this country. The
Ark was a ship $50 tons burden and
the Dove a pinnace of so tons. They
sailed from Cowes. Isle of Wight. and
landed their passengers at st. Marys
City in the Spring Of 1884, after a
voyage which took the whole Winter.
Q. How many Christian Science
Churches are there?-R. S.
A. There are now 2,673 branches
of the Mother Church and 48 uni
versity organizations.
c. Why is your Information Bureau
located in Washington, d. C.?-J. B.
A. Washington is the worlds great
est center of all kinds of knowledge.
Libraries, laboratories. associations
headquarters. governmental activities
are here gathered in a city occupying
an area of only seventy square miles.
Contact with sources of all kinds of
information is quickly made Send
your questions TO this newspaper S
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin. Director Washington. d. C. in
closing coin or stamps for return
postage.
@. When was the first violin made?
L. A. D.
A. The first Of which there is
record was made in Brescia, Italy, in
1910, by Gsspar da Salo.
@. Has Europe suffered from
drought this year?-P. W.
A. Central Europe has had abnor-
mally dry weather. Germany's crops
have suffered severely and England
has had more than year Of drought.
@. In what language was the in
scription on the Rosetta Stone writ
ten?-W. b.
A. In Greek; in hierogyphics or
sacred writing, and in demotlc OF
common characters The monument
was discovered in 1899 and furnished
the key for the reading of hero
glyphiCS.
@. What is the name of an object
which has twenty fiat surfaces
NJ. B.
A. 1t is an eikosagon.
@. Did Oliver Cromwell die natural
death?-H V.
A. He died natural death and
was buried in Westminster Abbey
After the Restoration his body was
exhumed. hanged at Tyburn. and
buried at the foot Of the Scaffold
The head was displayed on a pike
before Westminster Abbey.
@. Who wrote the song. Grand
fathers Clock" which is now being
revived &c. N. s
A 1t was written by Henry Clay
Work. a popular song writer of that
day. and copyrighted in 1876.
Q. What city is called the City
Of Churches? c.
A The name has been given to
Brooklyn N. Y. because Of the large
number Of churches in proportion 10
the population II was also given to
Mexico City by Humboldt. where there
were at the time $50 churches tc
400 900 inhabitants.
@. Has the house been preserved
! in which Alexander Graham Bell first
succeeded in sending message by
telephOne?-R. H.
A. The discovery Of the telephone
both as to its main principle and as
Evening star., 1934-06-27

Millions OF dollars in pay checks
will 60 to farmers who reduced their
crops. Millions more will go from
the good old ultimate consumer to
the farmers who happen to have some
crops left after the drought. Farm
ers who have no residue will have
to take their chances on public re-
lief
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Anglo French War Plans.

Amid the worlds feverish efforts to
devise ways and means for preserving
peace, either by way OF disarmament
or by mutual mon aggression" pacts, it
is painfully apparent from day to day
that statesmen and governments con-
tinue to envision war as an ever
present possibility.
There could be no more graphic
evidence of their anXieties on this
score than discussions in London dur
ing the past few days between Gen.
Maxine Weygand. inspector general
Of the French Army, and British mill
tary leaders. At the end of their con-
versa tions the British air force car
ried Gen. Weygand back to France in
the midst of crack squadron Of bat
tie planes. a token to the public that
AnRl0-French air strategy had bulked
consplcuously in the generals visit to
Great Britain. Only a few days pre-
vious the Marquis of Londonderry.
British air minister, few to Paris un-
der spectacular escort to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of Anglo-French
air comradeship during the World
War.
London dispatches report that
British and French leaders, civilian,
military and naval alike, now accept
as gospel fact" that Nazi Ger
many is completing secret prepara-
ton for war. To meet that menace
the entente cordiale partners of 1914
do not intend to be caught unready.
Gen. Weygand is said TO have been
acquainted at London not only with
British plans for re-armament on
land and sea and in the air, but with
the basic principles" of British &C
ton on the Continent. 1t is set
forth that the security OF Britain de-
mands the existence of a forward
defensive zone OF action across the
channel" embracing the low coun-
tries" of Belgium and Holland.
There is thus revived the frequently
discussed plan to clothe Belgium and
Holland with the status OF buffer
states by "neutralizing" them. The
current Lcndon discussions, as re-
ported in a special dispatch to the
New York Times, do not concern neu-
tralizat ton in the form Of demili-
tarization of the low countries, but
contemplate assistance TO their re-
Spective national forces, TO enable
them to defend their neutrality
against such aggression as Belgium
had to meet at Germany's hands in
1914. These plans, of course, look to
increased security for Frances ex-
posed flank and to protection Of the
continental coasts facing Great
Britain.
In the presence of considerations
and developments like these it is
difficult to take seriously the preten-
sions and proclamations of European
statesmen that they are passing
sleepless nights at work for peace.
For the American people, it can not
be too often repeated, the situation
holds but one lesson and admonition-
to spare no effort to keep the United
States at all points in that de
fensive posture" to which George
Washington alluded; that is, in a
position Of complete preparedness for
any and all eventualities in a world
manifestly not yet ready to place its
faith in the durability Of peace.
Evening star., 1934-06-27
Darkening the Capital.

As a result of the needless reduc-
ton in the appropriations for Dis
trict street lighting more than eight
hundred electric lamps will be put
out of service on Sunday and others.
of the twin lamp variety, will be
dimmed by cutting off one of the two
units and some will be reduced in
power. These curtailments in illu-
mination will meet the slash of S68, 700
made in the allotment of funds, for
which there was no valid reason save
the disposition of Congress to prune
the budget.
Washington has not been over
lighted. In fact in many places 1t
has been left in the dark through
lack of sufficient street illumination.
This has been true especially in the
suburbs, where long stretches of
streets have been given wholly in
adequate service. Now, as result OF
the false economy of budget cutting,
the area of underlighting will be
widened. What the consequences
will be, in terms of crime and acci-
dent, may only be guessed, but it is
a fair assumption that they will be
grievous.
Several decades ago. when the Cap
ital was lighted at night by gas lamps.
the provision of funds was based upon
the strange hypothesis that during
certain phases of the moon no arti-
fetal lights we're required. The lamp
lighters made their rounds only dur
ing the dark of the moon" The re-
suit was that when the moon ranged
from first quarter to third quarter
Evening star., 1934-06-27
ENHANCEMENT.

ENHANCEMENT.
What do you think of Government
regulation of the stock market?"
It'll be something interesting to
watch" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax, IF
the ticker tape"
"A quarrel is a double injury" said
Hi Ho, the sage of China town, "if it
causes each of two men the loss of
friend"
Evening star., 1934-06-27
NormaIcv in Sight.

From the Topeka Daily Capital
With brutal conflicts between police
and strikers at Toledo, Minneapolis
and elsewhere and riots in the New
York courts, recovery must be on its
way. There are violent signs Of re-
turning to normal.