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Evening star., 1934-10-04
Taxicab Regulations Upheld.

The District Court of Appeals has
found that the Public Utilities Com
mission has ample authority to regu-
late taXicabs in the District of Colum-
bia. And that. after the years of rela-
tive uncertainty over the extent of
such authority. is important. Greatest
public interest possibly attaches to
the courts finding on that part of
the commissions order requiring in
stallation of taxi meters. The cour.
found that the commission could
order the installation of meters. But
as Congress has stepped in and pre-
vented the use of any appropriated
funds for enforcement of the order
the meter installation cannot be en-
forced, and is therefore suspended
pending further legislation.
The Court of Appeals decision of
Tuesday relates to a Public Utilities
Commission order regulating taxicabs
in the District, issued in 1881. The
order covered many phases of taxi
cab operation and followed a lengthy
investigation by the Public Utilities
Commission. One of its provisions
required installation of meters. This
provision was contested particularly
by former Peoples Counsel Keech and
by representatives OF the Federation
of Citizens Associations, while coun-
sci for two taxicab companies attacked
other provisions. In District Supreme
Court Justice Adkins upheld the va
lidity of the meter requirements, along
with remaining portions of the order
which, with other things, prohibited
the so-called rental system and dealt
with working hours of drivers.
In the meantime Representative
Blanton of Texas was successful in
having inserted in the District ap-
preparation bill for 1884 legislative
rider prohibiting the use of any funds
for enforcement of the meter order.
The case was appealed from District
Supreme Court and William A. Rob-
erts, now peoples counsel, represent
ing the Public Utilities Commission,
explained to the court that he could
not submit brief because of the laws
restraining influences on his activities.
The Court of Appeals decision of Tues
day sustains the lower court in every
respect, but points to the commissions
inability, under the legislative rider, to
enforce the meter installation order.
One of the chief complaints against
the present taxicab situation here is
the financial responsibility of some
Of the operators. OF course no one
should be permitted to operate COM
mon carrier on the streets without the
assumption of financial liability. If
the commissions authority to regulate
taxicabs, as upheld and clarified by
the Court of Appeals, can extend to
requirement that operators give evi-
dence Of financial responsibility be-
fore being permitted to enter the
taxicab business, the commission has
opportunity for effective work in re-
moving an intolerable condition.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

N fc01Cs C9Bt VCL tSIS 0boUCT ~
any question OF fact by Driting The
Washington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp TOR reply.
@. Do women or men live longer?-
d. A. T.
A. Actuarial tables show that the
average life Of a woman is longer
than the average life Of q man.
Q. Does it require a musician to
play bells such as those in a bell
tower?-J. L. N.
A. It requires a musician who has
specialized in this branch Of music
He is called q carilloneur.
@. DID Adler invent both the in
feriority and the authority complex
H. s.
A. DR.. Adler is the author Of the
inferiority complex while DR.. Wilhelm
Stekel. Viennese psychologist. evolved
the authority complex.
~. LIZ bilC SICdt Ldhco LdNS
and low tides?-B. B. L.
A. The Great Lakes are practically
tideless, although some observers claim
to have found true tidal pulsations,
said to amount to 81 inches at Spring
tide at Chicago. Secondary undula-
tions of few minutes in period, rang
ng from l to 4 inches are well marked
@. Will the Century of Progress be
open next Summer?-G. G.
A. 1t is not to be repeated in 1885
unless present plans are changed. 1t
closes October 81, 1884.
@. What income has a person who
is considered in moderate circum-
stances?-M. P.
A. The Brookings Institution has
made a survey of incomes and in
cludes in the group considered in
moderate circumstances the families
with incomes from $1,000 to $4,000
and individuals with incomes of 81, 500
to $2,500.
Q. Is THE Green Pastures" to be
on tour this season?-M L. c.
A. The play will be on tour for its
fifth successive season.
@. How much money is collected
for automobile registration in the
United States in a year?-G. S.
A. In 1888. registration fees
amounted to 1901 ,s32, ,03s.
Q. How many cities in the United
State do not assess taxes?-E. r. J,
A The Public Ownership League
of America. Chicago, Ill, reported re-
Gently so towns and cities which due
to their municipality utilities
did not need to pay any local town OF
city taxes. This does not. however
mean that such municipalities are
also free from State or county taxes
@. How is a sauerkraut cocktail
made?-W. c.
A. Sauerkraut juice may be bought
in cans. II Sauerkraut is used. put
a pound of it into a strainer, pour a
cup of cold water over it and press
out the juice. A little lemon juice
and paprika may be added. Serve
ice-cold in small glasses.
@. When will the U. S. S. Ten
nessee be at San Diego?-G. E. D.
A. The Navy Department says that
the U. s. S Tennessee and the entire
feet is expected at San Diego about
the first of December The vessels
left the East Coast about Septem-
Der !.
O. When was suffrage granted to
women in Ireland?-M. M.
A. The woman's suffrage act passed
by the British Parliament-which at
that time included acts for both
Evening star., 1934-10-04

Declarations that Japan should be
regarded as a potential enemy may be
accepted as technical expressions in
military science, but they are un-
doubtedly to be rated as poor strategy!
Evening star., 1934-10-04

Some men are loved for the enc
mics they have made. but not unless
they can make enough friendships to
swing the balance of power.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

1t appears that in his political ac-
tvities Upton Sinclair expects to be
judged by what he may say in the
future rather than by what he has
written in the past.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Planks for Walkers.

From the Paterson IN. J) News.
Many a candidate makes the mis-
take of putting into his platform a
plank which an opponent makes him
walk.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
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Evening star., 1934-10-04
Unhappy Prospect.

From the Portland oregonian.
There Is a growing conviction that
Upton Sinclair will really have q
chance to try to put his theories into
practice, poor fellow.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

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titled to the use for republication of all
news dispatches credited to it or not other
wise. credited in this paper and also the
publication of special dispatches herein
are also reserved
Evening star., 1934-10-04
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

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Evening star., 1934-10-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Civilization EvoluteS,

In days of yore the crowd would 60
To see q great athletic show
Designed to please Roman town,
While people turned thumbs up or
down.
They starved the lion into rage
Before they loosed him from his cage
Where martyrs stood and soldiers neat
Said, sic 'em, Leol There's your
meat"
But now we are content to see
A base ball game from carnage free.
And feel, as such things we recall,
The world grows better, after ALL
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Should Have Concentrated.

The armament salesmen overlooked
a chance to save lot of travel by
making their headquarters at Ge-
ueva.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Presence and Absence.

Presence and Absence.
Haven't heard you broadcasting re-
Gently" said the friend. Yet I am
sure you have what is called radio
presence"
Yes answered Senator Sorghum,
but when the public has had a large
amount of talk a little radio absence
may have its advantage"
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Truth in the Well.

Truth IN the We'll.
Truth is at the bottom of well.
We toll to bring her up, so legends tell,
But she is weary and alas, all wet.
We look upon her plight with great
regret,
She is sad company. So with disdain
We pick her up and throw her back
again.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

Jud Tunkins says mothers are some
times disappointed because a boy in
sEts on trying to be q plain, useful
citizen instead of initiating the hero
OF her favorite novel.
Evening star., 1934-10-04
Rate by Carrier Within the CITY.

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Evening star., 1934-10-04
Turn About.

Turn About.
The taxpayer cried
In moment of pride,
MY usefulness great never yet was
denied.
And those I relieve
In their turn may perceive
A chance to bring help when hard luck
bids me grieve.
If they thrifty save
And discretely behave
As taxpayers they may supply what
I crave.
In a world insecure
Only taxes are sure.
They may be relief, but they're never
cure"
II don't care how hard I has to
work." said Uncle Eben. What wor-
ries me is de danger Of bein' obliged to
loaf"
Evening star., 1934-10-04
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Evening star., 1934-10-04
Training the Market.

Training the Market.
do you think the stock exchange
can be regulated?"
yes" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax
But it takes time and money, and
when you get it ready to perform for
admiring spectators you're likely to
find only a group of Investigators.
I'm order to put good men in office,' ''
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
you must educate a good citizenship
from which to choose"
Evening star., 1934-10-04

@. Is THE Green Pastures" to be
on tour this season?-M L. c.
A. The play will be on tour for it's
fifth successive season.
Evening star., 1934-10-04

Q. When was suffrage granted to
women in Ireland?-M M.
A. The woman's suffrage act passed
by the British Parliament-which at
that time included acts for both
Evening star., 1934-10-04

Q. How much money is collected
for automobile registration in the
United States in a year?-G. S.
A. In 1893. registration fees
amounted to 1901 ,932,O39,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
LEAGUE ASKS
WORLD PEACE

MADRID, Sept. 90 U.P)-The
League for World Peace uiga Pro
Pas MundiaD, describing it as a
scientific crusade for material
disarmament" has issued a mani
festo urging the United States TO
convert war debts into anti-war Gre
dts as a step towards assurance Of
peace.
The manifesto states that the war
debts owed the United States
amount to 1877 ,00000O,00O pesetas.
The League urges that "in order
to organize a rational, continuous,
and intensive efofrt to educate the
masses of the entire world. Spain
can and ought to ask Washington
to transform war debts into anti
war credits; it should seek the sup
pert of Mexico in asking for a NOR
al revision of the treaties of dis
memberment' signed at the close Of
the wars of 1886 and 1898, against
the will of the American people. All
historians of North America today
recognize the profound injustice OF
said treaties" -a=
The manifesto also asks all Ameri-
can countries to deliver similar pc
titions TO the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

into the voting booth. Mechanical
limitations of voting machines,
used in some precincts, are likely
10 be taxed.
Confusion will be especially acute
in the Wilkes Barre area, II new
parties having been organized in
Luzerne County.
Roosevelt is a component in the
titles of four new parties: Roose
yelt Independent, Roosevelt Pro
gressiye. Roosevelt New Deal, ano
Plain Roosevelt. IN this category are
the New Deal -orogresSiyes and the
plain New Deal parties. There's q
Square Deal party. too.
The remainder includes several
variations Of Independents, Tax
payers. Citizens, and Liberals par
ties; Prosperity, keystone, Coug
lins, Peoples Choice, Equal Rights
and All American. Many feature
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
UNCLE WIGGILY'S PUDDLE
PARTY

After a rain storm there were LETT
on the ground around Uncle Wig
gilys bungalow many puddles. Some
were water puddles and some were
mud puddles.
"Ha! I know what I'm going tc
dop' said Uncle Wiggily, as he hop
ped out of his bungalow after the
rabbit children had gone to school
What are you going to do now?'
asked Nurse Jane, for neither she
nor Mrs. Longears could tell what
the rabbit gentleman had in mind
He did SO many queer things.
IT am going to have puddle par
Ity." said Uncle Wiggily laughing
What in the world is puddle
party?" asked Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Its a party where I invite chill
dren," explained the bunny uncle
Each one who comes TO it has to
wade barefooted in a puddle and cal
ice cream and cake in the puddle
also"
"Oh, my goodness" squeaket
Nurse Jane. II think it wouldn't bt
at all nice to eat ice cream anc
cake out Of a mud puddle. Of courst
some puddles are cleaner than 9th
ers, but to eat out Of even the clean
est of them-oh, no, never"
Little Boats for Floats
Hal Ha!'i laughed Uncle Wig
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

No sooner was the Constitution rati-
fled than several basic objections were
made In fact, some of the states rati-
fled the document on condition that GER
tain amendments be added that would
protect the states from invasion of their
rights by the national government.
These amendments, numbering 10,
were soon designated popularity as the
Bill of Rights. They were proposed
at the first session of Congress, Septem-
Der %, 1879 and declared in force, Dec
ember 10, 1871.
Amendment No. l. Guarantees free
dom of religion, OF speech, and of the
press; and gives right of peaceabe as
semblage and petition
Amendment No. 2. Provides the right
to bear arms.
Amendment No. 3. Forbids quartering
of soldiers in private home in time of
peace.
Amendment No. 4. Forbids searches
and seizures" without warrant.
Amendment No. 5. Guarantees jury
trial and other rights of accused per-
sons forbids taking of private property
without lust compensation
Amendment No. 6. Gives further guar
antees of speedy, public, and impartial
trials in criminal cases.
NO. 4. Guarantees Tile
right of jury trial in suits at common
law.
Amendment No. g. Prohibits excessive
bail, excessive fines, and cruel and un-
usual punishment.
Amendment No. 8. Reserves to the
people the rights not enumerated in the
Constitution.
Amendment No. 10-Reserves TO the
states, or to the people, the rights not
delegated to the United States.
The last two amendments above-No.
9 and No. l0-were designed to prevent
encroachment of the federal government
upon the rights of the states as we'll as
upon those of the citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
DRYS 0PP0SE:
LAW CHANGES

KEYSER, w. Va, Sept. 20. U.P)
Organizations opposing repeal OF
West Virginias S constitutional pro
hibition amendment today had
thrown down the gage of battle at
the Mineral county prohibition in
Stitute.
The Rev. B. E. Ewing, state sup.
erintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league and campaign chairman OF
the United Dry Forces of West Vir-
ginia, said the institute was the first
of series to be held,
The voters will ballot on the re
peal issue In November.
j. Lewis Bumgardner, OF Beckley,
general chairman of the State Re
peal Council, meanwhile announced
o vigorous struggle would be made
for repeal and intelligent liquor
control" afs-
The Rev Ewing said half the
counties were organized in the dry
movement. He named as leaders of
various cooperating state commit
tees: H. c. Ogden, Wheeling pub
/ Usher, publicity; DR.. j. B. Work
man, Charleston, ministerial Co
operation; Frank A. Thomas,
Charleston, finance, and the Rev.
Thomas C. Howard, Bluefield, Negro
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
Everyone had ofne tlme

gily. You don't understand The ice
cream and cake for the party will
float on little wooden boats in the
water"
How nice!" said Nurse Jane. I'll
help make the cake and cut it and
dish out the ice cream. But what
about the boats on which to float
the good things SO they won't get
all mud?"
I'll make the boats" said Uncle
Wiggily.
Soon there was a busy time in
Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump bun
galoW. Nurse Jane and Mrs. Long
ears made chocolate cakes, cocoa.
nut cakes and custard cakes. Uncle
Wiggily ordered a lot of ice cream
from Mr.. WhiteWash, the Polar
Bear gentleman, and then began to
make the boats. They were very
simple, being just flat pieces of
wood with sails made out of old
handkerchiefs.
When the bunny children heard
about the puddle party they jumped
for joy, shouted and Rugged and
kissed their father and mother and
Nurse Jane. Word of the coming
puddle party was passed around
among the other animal children
and they, too, were happy over it.
49, School Let Out Early
AT last the afternoon of the party
arrived. Miss Mouse let the children
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
Plane Crash Ended
Hay FeUer For Man

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 20.
U.P)-Garrett L. Smailey is hoping
for continuation of the kind of bad
luck" he had recently. Smallsy, a
hay fever sufferer, decided he had
done all the sneezing he could stand
and went to an airport to take off
fer California. He found the plane
was full, and returned home grum-
bling at his i'll fortune. The next
morning. he read of the planes
crash, killing all aboard. The news
brought an immediate end TO his
hay fever, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
BED TIM STORIES
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
tCopyright. 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper SyndicateD

cut of school early, for she also was
invited.
only I'm rot going to wade in
the puddle she said to Nurse Jane.
Neither am t. squeaked the
muskrat lady housekeeper. We'll
watch the children and have fun
that way
"Off with shoes and stockingS!"
ordered Uncle Wiggily when all the
children for the party had gathered
on the edge of a big puddle, partly
water and partly mud. In you got"
With shouts of glee the animal
boys and girls began to wade. Some
liked to feel the squishy mud Squee-
geeing up around their toes. These
were mostly boys. The girls Waded
in cleaner water than did the boys.
Oh. what fun they had, splishing
and splashing, for they had on old
clothes. And then, when the fun was
at its best, Uncle Wiggily pushed
out from the shore of the puddle
many little boats loaded with ice
cream and cake.
"Oh, this is the funniest party I
was ever at" quacked Lulu Wib-
| bleWobble, a duck girl.
we can wade and eat at the
same time!" barked Jackie Bow
Wow
Mr. Longears, Nurse Jane and the
rabbit lady laughed to see the ami
mai children chase the boats around
and take from them ice cream and
cake. And none of the little ships
upset. SO everyone had a fine time.
And if the bread and butter will
dance around the supper table for
the apple pie, III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's hooter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

The group has been meeting for
nearly half century. At first
their activities were confined TO
athletics, but as the years crept
upon them they moderated their
exercise until at last card playing
was the sole diversion.
The aged foursome is composed
of August Straubel, SO, Carl Man.
they, SO. Leo Findeisen, 80, and Fred
Gehr, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
MANY NAMES
FOR PARTIES

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept 20. UR)
Five Cent-Carfare, Honest Elec-
tions. Anti-Wall Street and Unem-
ployed are only few Of the Is new
political parties pre-empted IN
Pennsylvania in anticipation Of sue
cess in the November 6 general elec.
tion.
This unprecedented congestion in
the Keystone States political arena
Will send a oewildered electorate
resembling a hand bill distributor
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
TAKES HIS PIG FOR STROLL

MILES CITY, Mont. U.P)-Just
by way of being different, Roy Mil
ligan has small, white pig for a
pet. Milligan goes strolling with the
porker on leash. He got the idea
from a travelling salesman, who
owned the unusual pet before Mill
gan purchased it.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
Strange Honors Are
Claimed By Quartet

GREEN BAY, Wis, Sept. 20. U.P)
-Four cronies recently added up
their ages and laid claim TO the
title of the oldest poker playing
quartet in the state" Their COM
bined ages were $40 years, or an
average of 85 years each.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
ROMANCE NOT FAR AWAY

The word romance" is a strange one.
Ii usually conjures up visions of men who
live lives Of danger and aetion-soldiers
cowboys, explorers, sailors, and so on; ;
too often we forget that the greatest ro-
nance of all is something to be found in
d life which, 10 all outward seeming, Is
prosaic and uneventful.
One is reminded of this by news of the
recent death of DR.. William Campbell
Posey. noted Pennsylvania opthalmolo
gist
DIR. Posey spent his life combating dis
eases of the eye; and short time before
his death he wrote short article for
THE Sight-Saving Review telling of the
romance he had found in the long fight
to keep people from losing their eye
sight.
He told of the German physician, $50
years ago, who first suspected that III
fection in a child's eyes at birth could be
the cause of blindness, and who vainly
tried to persuade his colleagues of the
truth of his theory. He had no success.
PHYSICIANS kept on explaining to har-
assed parents that their children had
lost their sight because of peculiar at
mospheric conditions, cold drafts, un-
balanced conditions in the alimentary
canal, and the like-and newborn child
ren kept on being stricken with blind
ness.
Then DR.. Posey went on to carry the
story down through the years. He told
how the old German doctor was vindl-
Gated, some 80 years later, when another
German doctor showed the world how to
save the sight of thousands of infants
annually by dropping per cent solu-
tion of silver nitrate into the eyes OF new
born babies.
He told how other specialists devised
equipment to make happier and easier
the lives of people born with weak or de-
fective eyes how special methods of care
and training We're drawn up to fit those
who did lose their sight for useful, nor
NAL existence; how hospitals and clinics
were founded to prevent blindness; how
means were found of preventing many
injuries to the eyes; how a vast mass Of
knowledge of disease of the eye was COM
piled, to make the task OF saving eye
sight progressively easier.
And in all OF this Dr. Posey found an
absorbingly romantic story-as the rest
of us can do, also, if we get rid OF our
preconceived notions about what ro-
nance really is.
In the age-old struggle to make the
hard lot of human beings a little bright
er and happier there is romance enough
to satisfy the most ardent. All we need
is someone like DR.. Posey to make US see
it.
In the old days if craftsman couldn't
pav his dahfS tha creditors broke his
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
THE CONSTITUTION

This is the fourth of a series of six arti-
oles reviewing the history and contents of
the U. S. Constitution. in Observance of
Constitution Week. and the 147th ami
VerSary of the Constitutions birth, septem-
ber Il, 1887.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

Published every evening texcept Sunday By The
Imperial Valley Press Inc. 625 State street.
n Centre. California. ". c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone g. business office 700 edi.
torisl department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
NEXT: The next IL amendments.

Looks like Franklin Roudybush's
Washington school for would-be public
servants will have to add course in
mattress making.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

The branch college of agriculture
at Davis will have 33 women stu
dents, by far the largest number Of
women ever registered.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20

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