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Evening star., 1934-10-13

and no one doubts that will be fac
tor working toward economic recovery
for the country. At the same time,
there can be no adjustment on an i'm.
possible basis which makes hours toe
short at pay too high to make profit
able operation apd increased business
possible. Neither can employers
avoid strikes without being similarly
reasonable toward the needs and
rights of their workers. But harmony
is worth so much to the country as a
whole that there should be DISPOSE
ton on both sides to work for it,
Observing public approval, the Dav-
enport Uowa) Daily Times states that
both industry and labor are maneuI
vering to gain favored position DUR
ing the armistice" The Altoona (Pa.)
Mirror comments: Both industry and
labor were quick to grasp the plea for
an industrial truce, but, according to
statements issued by both groups, rep
resented by the National Association
Of Manufacturers and the American
Federation Of Labor, both want funda-
mental issues settled in advance. That,
We all know, is an impossibility."
Practical difficulties in the way of
creating a basis for the truce are
recognized by the Adrian CMich)
Telegram, the Owensboro (Ky.) Mes
senger, the Grand Forks IN. Dak)
Herald, the Canton (Ohio) Repository
and the Chattanooga Times. The Los
Angeles Times argues: What the
President asked was that there be no
more strikes until the mediation and
arbitration methods Of settling disputes
had been exhausted. Left to the rank
and file Of union members. there is
little doubt the request would be
granted gladly. The average man,
whether union or non-union, would
rather work and support his family
than strike for the benefit of some
union Official"
Industrial peace in America is Dos
sible," thinks the Charlotte IN. CT
Observer, but it will never come, even
through the energetic leadership and
infectious influence Of President Roose-
velt, unless there reside In the hearts
OF the people involved that self-dis-
cipline and control, that suppression
OF the belligerent instinct and that
expression Of the higher qualities of
which men are capable, upon which
Sucn an ideal state is contingent"
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Rumors-Hot and Cold.


The President was greatly amused
the correspondents say, at the con-
f1icting reports concerning inflation-
ary, currency manipulating schemes
Of the administration. 1t has been
unbelievably funny, and men who are
considering ways and means to invest
money are doubtless roaring with
laughter.
For, on Wednesday, the President
delivered one Of his delightfully."- in
formal discourSes to the correspond
ents on the subject of prices and re-
covery. All Of the correspondents, in
putting two and two together, did not
arrive at the same sum. But most of
them were left with the impression
which is described by Mr. Arthur
Krock of the New York Times as be-
heving that "the hat-rabbits are back
in their warrens." While some Of the
Presidents views, as represented by
the correspondents, were confusing to
those who still confess themselves in
the dark over really beneficial methods
of controlling prices, they undoubt-
edly reflected growing skepticism as
to the efficacy Of price manipulation
through marking down the value Of
the dollar. That, to many, was en-
couraging.
But, on Thursday, who should turn
up at the White House but Prof.
George Warren? Did this indicate
that the professor was going to pull
something out of hat, or did it not?
The correspondents were gravely pom
dering this question and making fu-
tile efforts to find out what, If any
thing, Prof. Warren had in his hat
when Senator Bulkley Of Ohio
emerged from an interview with the
President. The Senator Is not an in
fiationist, but the Senator left the
impression with some of the corre-
spondents that he had discussed with
the President the monetary situation,
and the Senator said that you cannot
dismiss the possibility of devaluing,"
a very accurate statement.
This time the correspondents put
two and two together and decided it
made four, and the stock market i'm
mediately reached the same conclu-
sion, with accompanying and char
acteristically infiationary activity.
So, on Friday, Senator James Hamilton
Lewis noting the spread Of the flames,
rushed to the rescue and put out the
fire with a bucket Of cold water, as
suring the world that talk Of inf1a-
ton is not supported by fact and
that no imitation is intended. At his
Friday afternoon conference the
President made 1t clear that no new
dollar devaluation is planned now and
that he discussed politics in Ohio, and
not money, with Senator Bulkley.
The serious side of the matter is
the ease with which rumors may be
3 started from Washington over the
Governments intentions regarding the
value of the American dollar. The
rumors Of imitation, and their ready
acceptance, indicate a state of uncer-
tainty which is not healthy and which
will probably last until the President
himself chooses to remove 1t by a
clear statement Of administration
policy.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
France After Marseille.

To the venerable premier of France,
M. CASTOR Doumergue, the worlds
sympathy Is extended in special degree
because the tragedy of Marseille has
dislocated his far-reaching plans for
France in the fields of both foreign
and domestic relations.
First and foremost among the
premier's woes is the loss of his gifted
foreign minister, M. Leon Barthou.
During his brief tenure of the Quai
Orsay M. Barthou had become
easily the outstanding international
figure in Europe, having attained
something apprcximating the prestige
held by his predecessor at the Paris
foreign ONCE, the late Aristide BRAND.
Frances status and authority in Eu-
rope were brought to a new pinnacle
under the joint auspices Of Messrs.
Doumergue and Barthou.
Carrying out the French thesis of
security before disarmament, they had
solidif1ed Frances chain Of friendships
and alliances East and West, reknit
with the Soviet Union the pre-war ties
which united the republic with Russia,
brought the Soviet into the League of
Nations and in other ways succeeded
in drawing around Nazi Germany that
ring of steel" deemed necessary to
curb the Reich's designs on the Conti-
mental status quo. M. Barthou, when
felled by an assassin's bullet, was by
way of accomplishing his supreme OBJ
jective in Frances peace and security
scheme by sealing an entente with
Italy.
The foundations laid by NJ. Barthou
nay endure, but his work was not
complete, and his disappearance raises
the question as to whether there Is
any one to carry 1t on. Premier Dou-
mergue has been credited with the in
tention Of himself taking over the
foreign ministry portfolio and assum-
ing the tasks to which M. Barthou so
effectively dedicated his energies.
The governmental crisis which events
at Marseille precipitated-the possible
fall Of the cabinet in consequence Of
revelations that the ministry Of the
interior had not perfected adequate
police protection for King Alexander
bring temporarily to a halt M. Dou-
mergue's constitutional reform pro-
gram. On the very eve Of the assassi-
nations the premier pleaded for the re-
forms as necessary to put an end to
chronic party strife in France and to
avert the perils of a civil war. He
would substitute the British parlia-
mentary system of government for the
loose -jointed' methods which periodi-
cally produce chaos in the French
Chamber and Senate and turn cabinets
out of ONCE overnight at the whims
Of unscrupulous politicians and their
followers.
Thus, while 1t is the international
ramifcations Of the Marseille catas-
trophe that rivet most attention
throughout the world, its purely local
aspects are Of vital Importance for
France itself. Premier DoumergueS
admirers, confident that his country
has some need Of his Sagacity and ca
pacity OF this hour, will hope that he
can navigate successfully the sea OF
difficulties that now surges about him.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. Who designed the Elgin Mar
bles?-C. K.
A. The chief portions, which are
from the Parthenon or Temple Of
Minerva, were designed by PhidiaS.
@. Can a watermelon be treated so
that it can be kept until Christmas?-
B. V. S.
A. BY coating a watermelon with
paraffin it may be kept well until
Christmas, although the quality will
be inferior.
@. When did Ira sankey, th6
evangelist, die?-M. r.
A. Ira D. Sankey died August Ia,
1908.
@. What Is deweylite?-H. @.
A. Deweylite is hydrated silicatl
Of magnesia ranging in color throughi
all shades of white, yellow, red and
brown. 1t was named after Chester
Dewey, an American naturalist.
@. How long has Sericulture been an
industry in Japan?-L. o. T.
A. The Silkworm Is mentioned in
japanese mythology, but its historical
record begins in 1919 AID, when a
Chinese, named Koma-O, came to
Japan bringing silkworm eggs with
him. Ninety years later, several
Chinese experts in sericulture went to
Japan, and from that time the in
dustry f1ourished.
n
ceived the Nobel Prize for hters-
| ture?-H. s.
A. Sinclair Lewis is the only
American who has received this prize.
@. How has the production Of sill
yer compared with the production Of
gold in the past?-V. T.
A. The earliest accurate records on
the production Of gold and silver date
back TO 1893. The average for the
period Of 437 years dating from 1893
TO 1880 shows that the average output
of the world was las ounces Of silver
to one Of gold.
@. Please give a ikt Of women who
are at the head of business con-
cerns-A. r.
A. A brief list Is as follows: Alice
Foote MacDougall, head of the Alice
Foote MacDougall Coffee Shops, New
York, N. Y; Josephine Roche, direc-
tor Of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co.,
Denver, Colo; Mrs. Charles B. Knox,
president Of the Knox Gelatine Co.;
Mary Elizabeth Dillon, president Of
the Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.;
Minnie Williams Miller, operator Of
Thousand Springs Stock Farms, Wen
dell, Idaho; Mrs. Ogden Reid, vice
president of the New York Herald
Tribune, and Lillian NJ. Gilbreth,
president Of Gilbreth, Inc, consulting
engineers in management.
@. How many communities in the
United States have electricity?-M A.
A. About $500 communities enjoy
electric service.
@. How much money is paid out by
insurance companies in this country
in a year?-A. 8. H.
A. In 1892, life insurance companies
in the United States paid out s3,087,-
O13,6s7.
@. Why was the goose-step intro
duced into the German Army?-
N. D. B.
A. The goose-step, as used in the
German Army, was selected for Ger
tain purposes. largely because it de-
mands excellent physical control and
because it is effective in keeping the
ranks together.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

A reader can get the dnsper to
any question OF fact by trrttin0
The Euenino Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Di-
rector, Washington, D. c. Please
inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Have any States reduced license
fees on automobiles during the last
year?-P. r.
A. Between April /, 1893, and April
4. 1884, nineteen States reduced regis
| tration fees on passenger cars.
@. How long did the Helicon Colony,
started by Upton Sinclair, last?-
Z. TIL.
A. According to Floyd Dell, in his
book on Upton Sinclair, This emf
| nently conservative and, within its
own limitations, entirely successful
economic and social experiment came
abruptly to an end after six months.
! One night in March, 1907, fire, pos
sibly Of incendiary origin, burned
Helicon Hall to the ground, destroy
ing among the total contents of the
house all Of the young agitator' S
manuscripts and documents, including
certain documents concerning defec-
tive armor plate furnished to Amer
ican battleships. The Helicon House
| Colony was wiped out"
@. When giving a bridge party,
should the hostess arrange to play?-
A. F. @.
A. The hostess should play If it is
possible.
@. Do white elephants actually ex-
ist?-N. M.
A. Albinos occur among elephants,
but they are not pure white. They
are pale shade Of gray. Their rarity
has made them valuable. Barnum
bought one in Siam in 1888. BY the
time it was brought to America it had
cost him 100000.
@. Who originated the expression,
Amt it awful. Mabel?" and what
| year was it in vogue?-H. G.
A. The phrase was originally the
| refrain Of some verse by John Edward
Hazard. purporting to be q dialogue,
in II stanzas, between two chorus
girls. 1t was popular in 1908.
@. Where is the first Federal Credit
Union chartered under the Federal
Credit Union act?-D. E. L.
A. The first one was chartered at
| Texarkana, Arkansas and Texas, Oc-
tober /, 1884. 1t is called the Morris
Sheppard Federal Credit Union in
honor of Senator Sheppard, author
Of the act.
@. What Is the quotation from
which the fountain takes its name?-
E. G. H.
A. 1t is the following passage from
Coleridge's Detection: From out
ward forms TO win the passion and
the life, whose fountains are within. !"
@. What was the system Of taking
care Of the poor which was used in
many German cities?-W. M.
A. The Elberfeld system was the
basis of the plans used in many Ger
man cities. Elberfeld, Prussia, began
its reform In 1900, but it was not until
1852 that the plan was perfected.
Other cities modelled their relief sys-
TENS upon this one, but it has not
been successful In non-German cities.
@. Will bronzed radiator give of
as much heat as one painted?-F. A.
A. 1t has been demonstrated that
radiators painted with metallic paint
radiate a surprisingly lower percentage
of heat than those painted with ordi-
nary interior paint.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

people Of Nome and regret their
monetary loss and are eager to do
anything whatever to be Of aid to the
stricken town so near to the Arctic
Circle, the consolation may be offered
that, If Nome has any foundation in
permanent conditions, a finer and a
better city, one with greater value
as to business and property, will take
its place.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

A great many people are held fail
ures in this world because they arr
honest enough to realize their Owl
limitations.
Desiring to be great, and realizing
that they do not possess the neces,
sary qualifications, they finally giv'
up trying, mainly because they can
not come up to their own expecta
tions.
Others may have another version
hinging on lazinesS, and the like, bu
they know little Of the inner mind
of such persons.
Whether or not these people arr
right makes no difference.
The way they are is what counts
They may be accorded the praise
which ought to go to clearness of vi
sion, no matter what its results.
Clarity of vision has way Of max
ing such an honest person Indifferent
to the outcome. Call this fatalism
or whatever one pleases, it is yer,
much of fact with this type O
human being
His main difficulty is that he keep.
his eye too steadily on perfection.
If he were less easily satisfied, h,
would think himself vast success.
Many men do, on less.
He, however, sees in perfection thl
only thing worth struggling for very
hard.
And when he determines at las
that he, himself, is incapable Of reach.
ing it, he tries no longer.
This is sort of defeatism, un.
doubtedly. but one may wonder
whether the thing is as bad as tn,
word.
A good defeatism is better than tht
common brand of Dragging, which trie,
to bluff others into admitting that on,
is altogether different from what on,
really is.
This conceit, as manifested on al
sides, is nothing more than a salts
faction over little, large satisfaction
over not very much.
Such an attitude has its comica
aspects.
1t accounts for much mediocrit,
Which prides itself over ordinary &C,
complishments.
The honest person who seeks per.
lection, and. not being able to max,
the grade, gives up the search, Is sur,
TO be appreciative of the success o.
others.
That is why 1t Is unfair 70 him
and all like him, to dwell too heavil,
on his lack of stick -to-it-iveness
He has evolved something bette
than a miSapplied persistence.
1t is appreciation.
X X X
He is the most appreciative mar
in the world.
This would mean nothing, Of course
unless there were many Of him.
He is a crowd. the vast audience.
OF art in all forms, of unusual sue.
cess in all lines.
Wherever any man stands out from
the herd. by reason of ability or geniu!
aboye the ordinary, he is ready Il
give him the praise he deserves.
He does this all the more readily
| since he knows the man has beer
able to do what he has not beer
able to do.
With him there is none Of the con.
ceit of the memorable gentleman who
when asked if he could play the VIC
lin. replied that he had never tried
He has tried, and knows he canno
do it.
He admires, therefore, with hi
Evening star., 1934-10-13
A Shocking Example.

From the Pasadena Post.
A Virginia lawyer who had been re-
tanned to defend gangster trio dis
covered the true character of his
clients and threw up the case. That
must have shocked lawyers OF one
type.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Florida is said to be willing to give
movies tax exemption as an induce
ment to abandon California. Tax
payers may be inclined to raise dis
cussion as to whether the plan will not
be equivalent to a demand that they
assist in financing an enterprise that
has elements of uncertainty.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Unfamiliar Diction.

Unfamiliar Diction.
My radioI My radio!
You initiate such styles Of speech
As commonly will serve, we know,
Low brow intelligence to reach.
My radiol when you bestow
Your talk in language quite correct
We're charmed, as we exclaim, "What
hol
Here is a brand new dialect!"
Evening star., 1934-10-13

The Moro Castle has become q
malodorous nuisance on the shore OF
New Jersey. Its removal will be ex-
pensive, but the effort to reduce II
to the class Of forgotten things can
not be abandoned.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

John d. Rockefeller, jr., likes Jazz
and Rockefeller. ST.. evidently has no
great objection to it, as he continues
his announcement OF a determination
to live to be one hundred years old.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

The new King of Yugoslavia has the
affections of his people. The success
of his public utterances will depend
largely on his ability to select loyal
and competent ghost writer.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

True amateurs are admired in sports
and in the theater. There is always
objection, however, to those who claim
to be amateurs simply because they
are unprofessional.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
One Chance Left.

From the Boston Globe
Fortunately or otherwise, the de-
preston left America In such condition
that the only subversive Organization
which could possibly be formed would
be the No Shirts.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Horns Here and There.

From the Owensboro tKy) Messenger.
Great Britain has silenced the auto
mobile horns of night drivers by ap-
pealing to their better natures. Over
here we appeal to the better natures
to sound them.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Japan's Progression

From the San Antonio Express.
Japan ushered in September by de-
manding the abrogation Of the naval
ratio. 1t greets October by denying
that 1t has big navy plans. Who
knows what bleak November may
bring?
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Kidnapping has taken on new terror
with the discovery that it is safer
to kill a victim than to increase risk
of capture during the process of COL
lecting blackmail.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

China is making an honest effort
to get rid Of the opium habit, but finds
it difficult to do so without offending
interests that find there Is money in
the opium habit.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Federal relief expenditures represent
a most idealistic form of business.
The public may be depended on to
demand that it be kept out Of politics.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
A Divided Country.

From the Toledo Blade.
We are one country and one flag.
But in the matter Of big league pen
nantS we are bit sectional.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
LuGs.

From the Helena (Mont.) Independent.
The British challenger Endeavour
crossed the starting line first on a
luff, we learn from the Toronto Tele-
gram. But the American yacht Rain
bow luffed last.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Dreadful Prospect

From the Portland Oregonian.
Feminine ears are to be pink this
Winter, so fashion forecasts saw.
That's the way the girls started on
their fngernails, and now look Gt
Evening star., 1934-10-13

New words are being coined to fit
new conditions. The possibility looms
in Europe of a government to be de-
scribed as an assaSsinocracy.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Aviation deserves to be recognized
as an independent branch of military
service. An aviator is often inclined
to regard most mortals as permanently
penalized by being grounded" for life.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

LEADERS cease to be desirable" said
Hi Ho, the sage Of Chinatown, when
they become Indifferent to popularity
and seek to rule by fear"
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Bad Blend.

"Are you in favor of the new liquor
system?"
mo-" answered Cactus Joe. 'Driv-
ing drunks are so frequent that Grim
son Gulch has about decided to bring
it to a showdown whether we're going
to shut down the gas stations or the
dispensaries."
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Woman's New Pursuit.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Wives of great men all remind us
they can run for the husbands office
and often set away with 1t.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
The Ballot.

The Ballot.
I study with intensive care
The oratoric beauty,
AS in election prepare
To vote, as is my duty.
My ballot closely I inspect
Ere in the box park it.
I'll undertake to be correct
AS I attempt to mark 1t.
New doubts assail me and appan
With obstacles surmounted.
I wonder whether, after all,
I'm going to get it counted!
"Dis world can't seem peaceable II
me-" said Uncle Eben, "as long a:
every kind o. game is talked about
like it was a battle royal"
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Jud Tunkins says he's so dumb
about politics that he can't see much
difference between a dictator and q
highly magnified political boss.
Evening star., 1934-10-13
Enthusiast,

"Are you a New Deal enthusiast"
II am" answered Senator Sorghum.
$50 long as I'm in the political game,
want one new deal after another
until can draw to hand that suits
me-
Evening star., 1934-10-13
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W A S H 7 N G T o N, D. c.
SATURDAY. October 13, 1884
Evening star., 1934-10-13

Q. Why was the goose-step intro
duced into the German ARMY
N. D. B.
A. The goose-step, as used in the
German Army, was selected for Ger
tain purposes. largely because it de-
mands excellent physical control and
because it is effective in keeping the
ranks together.
Evening star., 1934-10-13

@. What Is deweylite?-H. @.
A. Deweylite is a hydrated silicatl
Of magnesia ranging in color throughi
all shades of white, yellow, red and
brown. 1t was named after Chester
Dewey, an American naturalist.