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Evening star., 1934-05-04

abrogation Of the exclusion law of
1924 Although a Pacific Coast or
ganization has latterly worked I'D con-
siderable support for a quota, the 20
members Of the California delegation
In the House of Representatives-1l
Democrats and Q Republicans-have
formally advised President Roosevelt.
according to the California Joint I'M
migration Committee, that they are
vigorously opposed to q quota for
ineligible Asiatics." The committee
asserts there has been similar action
by members from Oregon and WASH
ington. California alone contains two
thirds Of the Asiatic population of the
continental United States.
In washington diplomatic quarters
the wisecrack of the season Is that
while Japan may rule the waves in
her own little patch of the Pacific,
she cannot waive the rules in China.
** x
Arthur J. Mehott, Kansas City,
Kans., attorney, who has Just taken
Office as deputy commissioner of
Internal Revenue in charge of the
Alcoholic Tax Unit, describes himself
as personal dry, but not fanatic" I"
The implication Is that he doesn't
object to others using liquor. A husky
Methodist, Mr.. Mellott conveys the
impression that he is man Of
punch-of the driving quality, not
the kind served in a bowl. Though
Democrat, Secretary Morgenthau's
new aide last January was defense
counsel for Roland Boynton, Repub-
lican attorney general of Kansas, who
was acquitted in impeachment pro-
ceedings. In 1926 Mellott was elected
attorney of his home county as the
only Democrat among % successful
candidates. A native Kansan, he
began life as school teacher and
was once a county superintendent.
His main job IN Washington is to put
the bootlegger and the moonshiner
out of business. He knows it's a tall
order, but hopes for the best.
Maine this year breaks all her
records for the number of primary
candidates. Altogether 1,150 persons
are ready to immediate themselves on
the altar of public service. There
are four Republican candidates for
Governor, but only one Democratic
aspirant, the incumbent, Gov. Brann.
United States Senator Frederick Hale,
Republican, has one Republican op-
ponent, while three Democrats seek
the senatorial nomination. For
membership In the House there are
13 candidates in the three districts,
eight Of them in one district. Maine
will, as usual, open the electoral ball
in September, two months ahead Of
the rest Of the country. Her verdict
on the new deal will be more eagerly
awaited than any other Pine Tree
State balloting in our time.
Copyright, 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-05-04
William H, Woodin.

Early on the morning of March
4, 1888, two persons were sitting in
the shadows in st. Johns Church.
They waited together, quietly. No
word was said. And yet their hearts
were beating high. They had come
to one of the great moments of their
lives and of their life as partners.
Soon friend would appear-a friend
whom they had helped to make
President of the United States.
An unseen clock licked a quarter
hour away. The darkened sanctuary
was place of infinite peace, and the
small gray man and his wife reflected
the atmosphere around them, fitting
into the picture, its only truly human
touch. Then, at last, the procession
arrived, the auditorium filed, the
organ pealed, choir boys sang, the un-
precedented service of prayer and
dedication began.l At the end the
quiet couple went away-into the
limelight of new experience.
Such was william H. Woodin's in
PRODUCTION to Washington, and last
evening the news Of his passing
brought back the vision of st. Johns
1t was pleasant to remember him
there, to think how happy he had
been that morning. He was at the
apex of his career, the finger Of fate
had not yet touched him and merci-
fully he did not guess the brevity of
the future.
No one ever will presume to claim
for Mr.. Roosevelt's kindly cabinet
officer the laurels Of extraordinary
genius. He was not q world figure,
ambitious to force his wishes upon
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Home Conditions Fail
In Training Children
To the Editor of The Star.

10 the Eoltor OF The star:
The writer has Travelled extensively
and lived among all classes and prac-
tically all races of humanity and
finds the one universal problem is
how can parents keep their children
from wrong associates and from
drifting away from home ties. ] am
single woman, but have numerous
young relatives, and therefore feel
I have a solution to this problem.
In my estimation if parents would
make the home environment SO at
tractive that detrimental outside in
fiuence could not compete with the
home N interest their difficulties
would be settled. Unfortunately many
homes, even among the prosperous,
are drab and dull and have a
depressing atmosphere for young
people.
have visited in homes where
there were few books on the shelves
and no attractive pictures on the
walls and the piano was locked year
in and year out and kept only as an
ornament and never used, and many
homes have no flowers in vases to
add color and fragrance to the home.
Naturally such homes lack charm for
youth and they seek a place where
there Is more warmth and spirit Of
cheeriness even If it Is an undesir-
able place like a pool room or a
dance hall.
Many parents think If they provide
the necessities Of life for their children,
like food and clothes and shelter, they
have done their full duty, but man
does not live by bread alone" and
the spirit needs food also as well as
the body. and it Is the duty of parents
to provide their children with recre-
alton If they desire to keep them
satisfied under their roof tree.
Being the product of Welsh home
OF the told school," I am grateful for
the memories Of a happy childhood,
as We had music In our home and
every member of the household
played a musical instrument and the
rafters rang with song, and to us
children there was indeed no place like
home, and after roaming around over
much Of this earth's surface I have
yet to find q place dearer to my
heart than my childhood home.
People today have sold their birth
right for Q mess of pottage, and be-
cause they do not provide innocent
pleasures and entertainment In the
home for their children they seek the
neshpots OF Egypt and the tawdy
tinsel and bright lights Of the city
streets. DOROTHY A. DAVIS.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Q. How long has the word, scab.
been used as 1t Is In industry?-J.
M. r.
A. Az early as 1911 It appeared In
Selected Cases Of the State Of New
York, Vol. /. Page 262: THE Offend.
ing member was then termed q sab
and where ever he was employed no
others Of that society were allowed
to work."
@. Who furnished the inscriptions
over the pavilion of the Union Sta
ton, Washington. d. C.?-L. z. M.
A. DR.. Charles william Eliot, late
president emeritus, Harvard Univer-
sity.
Q. What Is the purpose Of the Has
kin Information Bureau?-G. D.
A. Its single purpose is to be Of
service to newspaper readers. It is
equipped to answer the questions
which are troubling you. Please send
your questions legibly written to this
newspapers Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director, WASH
ington, D. G., inclosing coin or stamp
Ior reply postage.
@. Is Alaska divided into fur dis
tricts?-W. A.
A. The Territory of Alaska is d.
uded into eight fur districts, begin
ming with the panhandle and ending
In the Arctic Coast.
@. Are more children being ADOPT
ed from institutions than formerly?-
F. G..
A. On the basis of a survey Of 10
cities, the Children's Bureau finds
that the number Of children in insti-
tutions declined by 2 per cent during
the year ending last June, while the
number Of those in foster homes in
creased by IL per cent.
Q. Why are the Virgin Islands so
named?--R. B. C.
"A. They were discovered BY Co.
lumbus in 1893 and named Las Vir-
gines in honor Of st. Ursula and her
companions.
@. Are tides perceptible in the
Great Lakes?-R. C.
A. The Great Lakes are practically
tideless. Some observers claim to
have found true tidal pulsations said
70 amount to inches at Spring tide
at Chicago. Secondary undulations of
q few minutes in period ranging from
l to inches are well marked.
q. How many chambers were there
In the famous Egyptian labyrinth?-
r. G.
A. 1t contained 5000 chambers.
@. What was the name of the
Marquis de Lafayette who fought in
the American Revolution?-M. s.
a. Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves
Gilbert Motier.
Q. When are spurs worn in the
Army?-E. G. M.
A. The Army regulations state that
spurs will always be worn with rid
Ing boots, either mounted or dis
mounted. except that they will not
be worn in airplanes. For riding pur-
poses, spurs also may be worn when
shoes ana leggfns are worn. Spurs
VIII be worn with point down and
must be removed when attending
dances.
9. Why are vessels made of gourds
called calabashes2-G. T.
A The real calabash Is made from
7 the dried shell of the gourd-like fruit
OF the calabash, a tree Of tropical
America.
Q. When did Young Stribling, the
boxer die?-M. c.
A. He died In Macon, Ca, October
8, 1888, as the result of an accident.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Drinking from the so-called water
fountain" in q corridor Of modern
ONCE building Is not altogether the
simple operation It seems.
There are as many ways Of drink
ing as drinkers, and q great deal Of
character Is shown by the way one
approaches the task.
II q spectator Is so situated that
he may keep an eye on one of these
devices, which supplies iced water to
all and sundry, high and low, he will
be In position to make observations
Of human nature.
Recourse to the fountain seems to
be mere habit with q great many.
No matter how many times day
they pass 1t, each time they must stop
and take q drink.
Often they take no more than one
or. at most, two swallows.
Just what this wetting Of the lips,
tongue and throat does for them
remains o question, for water in
such very small quantities, even many
times day, can do very little, In a
physical sense.
Very little, that is, except bathe the
mind.
No doubt the brain needs q drink,
now and then, as well as the body.
It is easy to see that a number
Of those who take mere sips at ice
water fountains simply are living up
to something they have read some
where and some time.
Eight glasses of water a day!
Yes, they once read about the
necessity for that theoretical con-
sumption, and ever since have been
plagued by it.
II should drink eight glasses-but
am not doing it," so runs their un-
easy thought each time a drinking
fountain reproaches them.
Il will take sip now and another
sip in half an hour and in a full
day maybe will drink as much as
ought to-"
Such must be their thought; at
least that is the system they seem to
be trying to put into effect, for there
can be little real satisfaction in such
minute drinks.
The curious part of the business is
that the theoretical eight glasses a
day" may not be necessary for the
individual at all. And, If it were, in
some cases 1t would not do any good
In such bit-by-bit drinking.
No doubt In other cases these
drinklets are the best, for some per-
sons claim that taking q full glass
Of water, especially cold, makes them
sick at the stomach"
Does the desire to get something
for nothing" play any part In this
incessant stopping at the drinking
fountain?
How ingrained that urge Is in man
kind! A drinking fountain Is a drink.
ing machine, in q sense, into which
one does not have to put a coin.
Il am free, ladies and gentlemen;
just step up and help yourself"
So says the fountain.
No nickel required here, nor "sys-
tenn" necessary in working the thing.
How different all this Is from the
ubiquitous Claw machine" which in
trigues the five-cent pieces out of
masculine pockets. One day these
boxlike affairs were closed, in a few
more days they were doing business
"as usual"
The basis of their appeal, without
doubt. lies in the hope of getting
something for nOthinp-pot octly,
Evening star., 1934-05-04
More Substitutes Given
For ssHOmestead'' Title
To the Editor Of The Star:

In q recent issue Of your paper
there appeared an article on the de-
sirability Of substituting q more easily
pronounced name for one Of the new
organizations under the N. r. A.,
known as "The Subsistence Home
steads." The names herewith I give
to your paper to be passed on to Sec
retary Ickes as suggestions: Home
Recovery Homesteads," "Rehabilita-
ton Homesteads," Rehabilitation
Farms" ALICE s. WOOLIEY.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

q. Where and how should wine be
kept?-E. G.
A. Spirits and liquors should be
kept standing upright; wines should
be kept or. their side. The best wine
cellar should be dry, dark and with o
constant temperature Of about IS de-
grees. The cellar should be well ven
tilated and free from drafts and
vibration. Wine racks, bins or
shelves, should be about IL inches
apart in height and depth Of an av-
erage bottle. The bins may be built
around the walls or metal racks can
be purchased for this purpose.
@. Are penguins able to dy2-A.
A. Penguins are entirely nightless.
Q. Was fire used first for light or
heat?-G. B. s.
A. It was first used for heat. The
first lamps were burning brands
plucked from camp fires and Goals
nursed into flames in braziers.
@. How Is soy sauce made?-w. W.
A. Soy or shoyu sauce Is a dark
brown liquid prepared from a mix
ture Of cooked and ground soybeans,
roasted and pulverized wheat (barley
is sometimes used), salt and water.
This mass is inoculated with a cul-
ture known as rice ferment Jasper
gillus oryzae) and left from to 18
months In watts or casks to ferment.
Soy sauce is largely used by Oriental
peoples In cooking, as a relish or
condiment to increase the flavor and
palatability Of the diet, and as an
aid in the assimilation Of food.
@. When did Great Britain go of
the gold standard?-S. X.
A. On September 81, 1881.
Q. What is the Federal tax on
playing cards?-J. G. v.
A. There is a tax of 10 cents on
each pack of playing cards of 81 or
less. The number 81 allows the in
clusion of two extra cards in the
pack by the manufacturer.
@. How does Constitution avenue
compare with Pennsylvania avenue in
WkutA n. Z.
A. Pennsylvania avenue is 1897
feet wide in some places; its width,
however. varies. The width Of Con-
stitution avenue is 80 feet.
Q. With what famous actors did
Maude Adams play before becoming a
principal star herseh?-S. T. H.
A. Maude Adams was the daugh-
ter Of famous actress of Salt Lake
City. Annie Kiskadden, whose stage
name was Adams. Miss Adams was
on the stage In child parts, but Joined
the E. H. Southern Company Of New
York, when 16 years Of age. She was
afterward with the Charles Froh-
man Stock Company, and later sup
ported John Drew for five years. Her
first great success as a star was Lady
Babbie, in the Little Minister" by
j. M. Barrie.
q. How does the rainfall In New
York State compare with that in the
district having the most rainfall?-T.
Met.
A. The wettest section in the world
is generally believed to be Cherra-
pungee in Assam, where the official
| average is 424 inches a year. The
mean annual rainfall Of New York is
43 inches.
@. How far from Kitty Hawk did
Sir Walter Raleigh's English colonists
land?-W. w. G.
"A. Kitty Hawk Is on the landward
side about miles from historic Croa-
tan Island where the English band
landed in 1885, long before the Pill
grim Fathers arrived at Plymouth
Rock.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Anglo-Japanese Trade War.

japanese inroads in the markets of
the British Empire, especially in the
field Of textiles, have at length re-
suited in developments which threaten
to lead to full-fledged trade war. The
president of the British Board of
Trade, or department of commerce,
yesterday formally notified the Japa-
nese Ambassador in London that
Japan must curb her competition or
face retaliatory measures. Declaring
that low-cost japanese goods are
threatening the British textile indus
try with strangulation, both in the
United Kingdom and the overseas
dominions, the cabinet minister
placed before the Ambassador a spe-
cific scheme of curtailment of Japa-
nese imports, amounting to quotas
beyond which they may not go. The
hope was expressed that the Toxic
government would agree quickly to a
settlement of the issues at stake be-
fore they drift into worldwide hos
tilities and the political complica-
tions which might easily flow from
trade war.
The whole world, including the
United States, is feeling the effects
Of japanese competition. The di-
rector of the International Labor Of
flee at Geneva recently stated that
currency depreciation has reduced
Japan's overhead and labor costs
from one-half to two-thirds in COM
parison to her main trade rivals.
Efficient workmen, modern machin-
cry, a closely-knit financial organi-
Zation and government support at
every stage have combined to make
japanese industry probably the most
formidable competitor in the world
today. In textiles, the traditional
backbone of British international
commerce, matters have reached
point where japanese rivalry has be-
come intolerable.
Here in the Western Hemisphere
the Japanese trader is making him.
self conspicuously felt. Department
of Commerce figures show that sales
Of Japanese cotton goods gained los
per cent in Latin America in 1888,
while the United States sales lost ten
per cent. In volume this country is
still far ahead. In the American
home market Japanese wares like
matches, tennis shoes, cotton rugs, in
candescent lamps, lead pencils, tuna
fish and novelties are being dumped
on terms that our producers find it
impossible to meet, and they are look
ing confidently to impending recipro-
cal tariff negotiations to afford them
relief from the ruinous competition.
The Anglo-Japanese trade struggle
I'LL uOWS d SIdpIilC uSlt OH llle OulI1lOuS
possibilities inherent in world eco
nomic conditions. They involve lit
orally bread-and-butter questions.
That craftsmanship recognizes their
gravity and the necessity of graphing
with them vigorously is evident from
the British governments determina-
ton to leave no stone unturned to
protect the life of basic industries.
The outcome of British hostilities
with Japan, if such ensue, will doubt
less be yardstick for the conduct of
other countries which are facing
Nippon's enterprising and aggressive
competition. The Chinese market Is
one of the big stakes in the grim
contest now in progress. In that par
ticular field Japan has unquestionable
advantages, even under "open-door"
conditions.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Literary Economies.
Oh. Charley Dickens,
A world Of good you've done.
Our eyes grow dim with Tiny Tim
God bless us every one!"
Dear old Micawber!
He had a system grand.
In course Of trade he merely made
Another note of hand.
Good Mr.. Pickwick!
OF swastikas We hark,
But you have shown the simple stone
That read, bill Stumps, His Mark.
Oh, Charley Dickens,
Perhaps you'll join the list
OF those we quote and humbly note
AS an economist"
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Chicago will resume Century of
Progress" and will not feature Uncle
Toms Cabin" as a reminder of Topsy
representing features of our civiliza-
ton that "just growed,"
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Whenever Gen. Hugh johnson gets
angry he permits himself q striking
reference to deceased felines. No
prowling cat Is permitted to wear the
grin that might signify that he has
eaten the Blue Eagle.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Methods Of the theater are not al
ways safe guides in general economics.
Giving the public what it wants is
not practicable when everybody de-
cides to demand cash in advance.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Tourists are coming over from
Europe. Uncle Sam will give them
the keys to the city, but not to the
deposit boxes in which taxpayers
may have placed their savings for
rainy day.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

John Dillinger is supposed to be in
hiding in Chicago. 1t might be an
advantageous trade to coax him out
with a motion picture contract and
let him capitalize his notoriety in
peace.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

The Department of Agriculture
might effect a helpful economy by
setting up its own printing plant and
letting the public in on the royalties.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

Fortunately the strike Of bread
makers was brought to an end with
out calling on the old kitchen stove
as a method of protest against house.
hold inconvenience.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Pr0digieS.

Pr0digies.
In children ! have found much 10y.
I dearly loved Lord Flauntleroy
And laughed of yore with Peck's Bad
Boy.
OF Tony Lumpkin still I read
And Huckleberry Finn I heed.
Each meets an intellectual, need.
AS base ball comes again, in sooth,
I strive to know this simple truth
How are we going to raise" Babe
Ruth?
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Clean.Ups.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
What's the use Of designating q
cleanup week this year, when most
Of US have been cleaned up already?
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Repeal.

"You favored repeal Of the eight
eenth amendment" said the police
man.
''I did," answered Miss Cayenne.
But I'm now afraid that ten min
utes in dispensary can supply
enough liquor to make many a home
as bad as ten nights in a bar room"
IT was taught to believe that my
native land was the greatest of all
countries" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown. IT still think so, but my
ancestors should have bred more
fighters and not so many philoso-
piers"
Evening star., 1934-05-04
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Enjoyment.

Enjoyment.
Does your public continue to en-
Joy your after-dinner speeches?"
Eyes," answered Senator Sorghum.
Friends are not particularly atten-
tive to my talk. But the fact that
manage to eat abundantly is 6 mat
ter of admiring interest"
Evening star., 1934-05-04

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Evening star., 1934-05-04

Jud Tunkins says too many hus-
bands are reminded of what a great
motion picture star his wife would
have been If marriage hadn't spoiled
her career.
Evening star., 1934-05-04
Mocking Bird.

A mocking bird sings in a tree
With versatile, melodious glee.
He initiates the robins song.
The blue jays cry he brings along.
The thrush he'll sweetly initiate,
And then with accuracy great
The wren he viii recall to mind
With cadence gentle and refined
Or else the frog poised on q log
He'll mimic-or perhaps q hogl
Oh, mocking bird, from day to day
We never know what next you'll say.
Yet to you our affections cling
The glorious Eyes Man" Of the Spring!
Evening star., 1934-05-04
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Evening star., 1934-05-04

when reckless youngster talks
about good company" said Uncle
Eben, you can't always be sure dat
what he means isn't bad company"
Evening star., 1934-05-04

It seems probable that Tokio's recent
"hands-on China" manifesto has given
setback to the project to grant the
japanese an immigration quota, In
Evening star., 1934-05-04

@. How far from Kitty Hawk did
Sir Walter Raleigh's English colonists
land?-W. W. G.
"A. Kitty Hawk Is on the landward
side about miles from historic Croa-
tan Island where the English band
landed in 1885, long before the Pill
grim Fathers arrived at Plymouth
Rock.
Evening star., 1934-05-04

President Roosevelt has made dis
covery-he has power to name the
commander of the District of Column
bia National Guard. A recent White
House inquiry as to when the existing
vacancy will be filled called the Presi-
dents attention for the first time, he
said. to the fact that the job is within
his gift.