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Evening star., 1934-11-08
Maecenas.

Yesterday was the anniversary Of
the deps rture of Gsius Cilnius Mae
cenas from the world. He died, ira
dition says, November 7, 8 B. c., and
left no child TO bear his name But
nineteen succeeding centuries have
preserved his memory, and even now,
in an age which looks upon culture
casually and on occasion contemptu-
ously, he is not forgotten. His i'm
portance is summarized in Harper $
Dictionary of Classical Literature and
Antiquities in the phrase: His very
name has passed into all languages as
a generic term for munihcent patron
of letters"
The statesmans family was of
Etruscan origin, and as child and
youth he had advantages such as
wealth alone could provide. Some
historians suppose that he WAS tutor
Evening star., 1934-11-08

terms have continued until the fourth
Of March. 1t has happened that i'm
portant legislation has been enacted
at these short sessions by ma joriaes
In both houses which had been swept
away by the November elections. 1t
was 70 correct this fault OF the sys-
tenn that the twentieth amendment
was proposed, adopted by Congress
and ratified by the states.
Two years hence the election of the
Seventy fifth Congress will coincide
with the election OF President and
act as the fnsl returning board for
the presidential election. 1t will have
to discharge this duty In the brief
time between Its assemblage and the
date set for the Inauguration In the
latter part Of January.
Particular interest attaches to the
case Of one OF the newly elected Sen
stors, Holt, Of West Virginia. who will
not reach the constitutional age Of
thirty years until next July. This is
not q sudden discovery. The fact was
proclaimed at the time OF his nomina-
tion and despite warnings that he
might, II elected, not be given his sea
In the Senate In January, he persisted
in his campaign and he has been
elected. II his right 10 take the seat
Is challenged he must step aside
for six months unless the Senate
should choose TO disregard the limits-
ton Of age and install him as q MEM
Der of that body. The Senate is. TO
be sure, the Judge Of the Qualifics-
tions of it's own members, but parlici-
pa alton of the constitutional sdolescent
in the enactment Of la VS. at this COM
ing session would probably furnish
basis for their challenge in the
courts on the ground Of disQualiflcs-
ton under the fundamental law. 1t
seems altoset likely. therefore, that
Senator Holt OF West Virginia may be
the only lame duck Of the seventy
fourth Congress.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

While very few newspapers give sp-
provsl TO the veterans demand for
immediate payment of the war bonus,
many predict that the struggle in Con-
sress will be q notable incident OF the
session, and that President Roosevelt
will face this campaign with certainty
Of q hard fight.
1T Is generally admitted that the
fight will be the strongest that has
been made in Congress in many years,
ssys the Portland tMe) Press Herald.
while the Sioux Falls IS. Dak) Argus
Leader, calling the issue AN example
of the troubles into which govern
ment moves when it begins TO regard
spending ss q virtue" argues that even
individuals who fear the evil results
of such q program find themselves
compelled. rs q matter of financial
self-defense, to seek TO participate In
the Treasury outpourings. Compar-
ing the project with payments 10
farmers. the Grand Rapids Herald de-
clares: The issue seems now TO be
souareIy drawn. This. it seems to us,
is 1t: Shall the Government lavish It's
money for having done q big job, or
shall 1t continue to lavish It's wealth
for abstaining from doing something?
The question will reach the new
CONGRESS" thinks the Akron Beacon
Journal. with an impulse behind 1t
that has been wanting in past sessions
1t was largely the passive or neestiVe
attitude Of the Legion hitherto tnst
enabled the Hoover and Roosevelt ad-
ministra tions to stave on insistent de-
msnds for payment.
Action of the American Legion Is
extremely disappointing. but not sur
prising," according to the Birming-
ham News, which feels that the
Legion is bent on collecting the bonus,
regardless of consequences. The
Sacramento Bee asks if the Legion Is
putting itself in q favorable light be-
fore the public, in proposing to chal-
lenge the Nations Executive on this
issue"
In explanation of the position OF the
veterans, the Chicago Tribune remarks
that "they approach Washington by
q door which the administration
opened" The Tribune adds: 1T Is
4 bad situation. but it Is only a part OF
a whole. The veteran may say that
the Government took o prof1t OF over
81, 900 600, 900 by refusing to meet its
gold obligations and by confiscating
all the basic metal, by devaluing the
dollar and taking the profits. He may
also say that he has no confidence
that q government administered as is
the one at present can possibly take
up the bonus certificates when they
come due. He may say that by then
the bill of costs will be too high, the
crash will have come and the only
way to get the money is to get it now,
when it Ii being paid out without re-
gard for consequences. The admin
istration has created this situation and
now does not know how to deal with
it,"
Contending that the payment would
retard the return to normal conditions
for months. II not years" the Lynch
burg Advance says: with the pros
poets Of q new Congress far more rad
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Japan Looks at the World.

Jspsn's cspsciJy for keeping the
world on tenterhooks seems mex
haustible. Al the moment she is the
central figure in three distinct situs-
tions which challenge Western oppo-
sition.
Al London Japsne demands foi
naval equality with Great Britain and
the United States have produced an
apparently unbreakable deadlock In
the converse tionS that were 10 pave
the way to the 1885 limitation con-
ference. Al Toxic the japanese gov
ernment is under diplomatic fire from
the British, the Americans and the
Dutch for closing the open door in
China through ests biishment OF q
state oil monopoly in Msnchoukuo. At
Geneva, Japan faces charges that she
has violated her rights in fortifyirg
the one-time German isls snds in the
Pacific. which the japanese control
under q League Of Nations mandate.
in which Japan is embroiled is OF
sufficient gravity 10 command her un-
divided attention under ordinary cir
cumsts noes. The fact that Toxic has
let them develop Simulta neo'tsiy and
is standing pat on all three invites
speculs tion as to her motives and
reasoning. The most likely explana-
tion would seem to be that Japan
enyiSiOns both Europe and America
as so completely immersed in domes-
tic problems that they are unlikely
TO be diverted from them TO any de-
gree that could seriously block Japa
nese purposes. When Nippon initiated
the Manchurian adventure in 1881
world wide depression was at it's
height. AS subsequent events at Ge-
neva proved, even with the added
provocs tion Of the Shanghai affair,
the West was in no mood 10 unite for
action against manifest japanese sg-
gression.
TODAY, as Toxic looks al the Occi-
dent. conditions unouestionsbly must
seem just as favorable to japanese
plans as they did three years ago.
Europe is fuller than ever of explosive
possibilities and war dangers. The
situation in France is incalcuis Die.
Franco German relations in connec-
ton with the Sasr are again strained.
Southeastern Europe, following the
assassins ton OF the King Of Yugo-
siavia, is afiame with uncertainty.
Amid these omnipreSent anxieties, Eu-
rope is relatively disinLerested in what
happens on the other side of the
globe. AS for the United States, the
picture that undoubtedly presents it.
self TO the japanese mind is that OF a
Nation still exclusively absorbed in the
problem Of recovery.
Japan appears TO be satisfied that
under existing conditiOnS-the Vests
preoccupation with matters nearer
home-she can get away with al
most any program she sets herself in
the Far East. Whether taking ad-
vantage OF q position apparently
favorable TO herself at the moment
will prove in the long run TO be TO
tstesmen will do well seriously 10
ponder.
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to the future Emperor Augustus, and
there Is no question that he was with
Octa vius in Apollonia at the hour OF
the ASA ssinsCio of julius Caesar.
By 80 B. c. he had been chosen ad-
ministrator OF all Italy and was the
agent OF his leader and friend in all
his dealings with the Senate. The
favor with which he was regarded and
the power he held endured nearly the
full span OF two decades.
Meanwhile, Maecenas was employ
ing his opportunity to serve the cause
OF literary progress. A biographer
writes:
His enormous fortune made 1t pos
sible for him to give a princely pro-
lection and support TO poets. wits,
and, in fact, to all the Vlrtuosi of dis
tinction, who were received with mag
nificent hospitality at his mansion on
the Esquiline, with its beautiful
gardens.
But the charity OF the connoisseur
was not limited TO admission to his
own house and his own Ia BILE. On the
contrary, it extended 10 its benefici-
aries wherever they chose TO 60, and
TO II huma nifty Is indebted for much
OF the immortal achievement Of
Horace and Vergil. The Augustan
Age of noble and humane prose and
verse came into existence through
his. rather than the Emperor's. gener-
osity and capacity for appreciation.
Scores of modern millionaires, IL is
good to remember, have been guided
by the example which Maecenas set
and the lot Of writer's as class has
been improved by the circumsta nee.
But the ideal still to be effected is
that OF q world in which every citizen
shall be a lover OF books and TO that
extent q pa tron OF genius.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

building to be called The Hall Of
Fame for Great Americans"
O. How did Francis Asbury and
Richard Wright happen TO come to
American A. L.
A. The History OF Methodism SAYS:
In the British Wesleyan Conference
of ITO America appears for the first
time, as a single circuit, served by
four preachers, Pilmoor. Boardman.
King and Williams. America reported
a total membership of 316 TO the con-
ference OF It'll. With the report came
the urgent appeals of the Americans
for more helpers. Five preachers Of
Tered TO go. and two we're accepted
The two volunteers for America from
the conference OF It'll were Francis
Asoury and Richard Wright"
O. Do books last better in cities or
In the country?-S. D.
A. Experiments reveal that acids
present in city atmosphere leave books
In city libraries In an appreciablv
poorer state Of preservation tina n
books kept in the country.
Q. Who was the artist who painted
q bunch OF grapes so realistically that
birds picked at them?-A. M.
A. The story is told of Ze,lyis
Greek painter. who lived in the latter
part of the fifth century BIC Accord
ing 10 Pliny he was engs ged in
competition with his rival Psrrhasius
The latter painted q curtain which
completely deceived Zeuxis Zeuxis
painted a boy holding bunch Of
grapes which was so realistic that the
birds flew down and picked at them.
Zeuxs in speaking Of the incident,
said: If the boy had been depicted
as res listically as the grapes the birds
would have been afraid 10 approach"
@. Did the author OF the Elsie DinS-
more books write any other fiction?
j. II.
A. Martha Finley martha Farou-
harsonJ wrote a number OF books for
Juveniles. all of q highly moral char
scter. Besides the Elsie books she
wrote "Cssella, or the Children Of the
Valleys" An Old Fashioned Boy"
and The Mildred Series
@ How much business has the Fed
ersl Surplus Relief Corp. furnished 10
the railroads?-J. T.
A. In the year ending September
80. it provided 146,977 carloads Of
revenue freight.
O. will you give me the name Of
the author of The little illustrated
pamphlet. Splash?-F. J.
A. This booklet was issued bv ia mes
North. the well known Washington
cartoonist.
@. How many words have been
brought into the English language
through evistion?-C. B.
A. The vocs bulary OF aviation has
grown TO some 5000 words in Is
years.
@. To what depth can one GO in the
water with free" diving suit or
oxygen helmet?-G. NJ.
A. The limit to diving in water in
q free" diving suit with en- oxygen
helmet is caused by the toxic effect
OF breathing pure oxygen. A diver
breathing pure oxygen could dive 10
q depth of 66 feet in water and re-
main at that depth no longer than 30
minutes. A diver could ctve TO 33
feet and remain no longer than two
hours. The result of exceeding these
limits would be pneumonia or convul-
sions or both Also the carbon dioxide
percentage must not be allowed to
build up beyond 3 per cent measured
TO one atmosphere absolute pressure.
O. What actress was the first lead
ing lady in this country?--W. 6. S.
A. Colonial Virginia saws that Mrs.
Mary Stagg was the first lee ding lady
in America She made her appear
ance about 1875.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Here is q wrinkle in connection
with green water"
Try siphoning out about O fourth
Of the water from the bottom. with
care taken TO include all the refuse
possible, and refill with fresh water
OF the same temperature.
Every book and every magazine will
tell you that this procedure will not
only do no good but will cause the
free-livng forms OF green sisae, which
cause the trouble, 10 increase three
fold.
'Tsint 80!
For several years we too took the
books at their word. but one time we
became bold and experimented and
found the usual advice is just some
more hokum.
1t is true that the problem OF clear
ing still remains q difficult one, but
il the procedure recommended here
Is followed, changing one-fourth OF
the water every few days. but never
more than twice q week. the water
may be cleared up 10 the much de-
sired crystal quality.
This simple and natural procedure
must be combined with O blocking
OF the light from the light side OF the
tank. This Is best done with one OF
two thickneSses OF florists green pa
per, O thin tissue Of q most charm
ing color. 1t may be that the aQuarist
will like the effect so much that he
will keep q sheet of the paper single
thickness, at the rear Of his aquarium
all the time.
Perhaps il Miss $ would give
her pair Of Plates a tank all TO them
selves they would reward her with
manv youngsters.
Thirty Guppies. 5 swordtsils and 2
Plates are q bit thick. after all, for
q 5-sallon tank.
Home aquarium enthusiasts many
times the age Of our correspondent
make the same mistake. IL Is true
that Guppies are not very large and
many Of them may be kept In tank
of gallons and the water may .be
clear and the fish peppy and well, but
II Is expecting too much for all OF
them TO spa wn under such conditions.
II the pair OF Plates, Or moons,
we're removed TO a weIl-pis nted tank
which gets some sun the probability
is that they could be brought into
condition in no time AT all.
A 2-gsllon tank might be adequate
but q 4 or gallon one would be bet
ter The point Is that the babies
would nave plenty Of room in which
This 10 nj EVgh
youngsters seem so tiny, at birth. that
a given body Of water are not kept In
mind.
Plates do not do well with ether
fishes, according 10 our limited eh-
perience
This is one flsh that does best all
by itself, in 0 tank given over 10 II.
Thus Jhe water chemistry is all
Platy," and this Is very important
even though other fishes kept with
II may be live bearers. too.
The Plsty needs more' food than
most other fishes One breeder has
recommended constant supply on
the surface OF the water, with the
feeding at least twice q week OF q
small bunch OF spinach which has
been scslded for & minute. cooled. and
immersed in the tank by q thread.
There are available special Platy
foods. very fine, containing some pOr-
tion OF ground spinach. A constantly
kept temperature of 78 degrees. with
the addition of about one-fourth
fresh water at least every two weeks
and Of least two feelings per week OF
enchytrae. or white worms, will do
much to induce breeding.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

given equal representation In the Sem
ate and they would not have equal
representation in q single house
which was elected according to popu-
lation, would appear to doom the
idea Of . national constitutional
amendment along these lines, GER
tainly - long - state lines remain.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the onswer to
any question OF tact By writing The
Warrington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic }. Haskfn. Director,
Washington. d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. Who was chosen TO advise the
young King OF Yueoslsvia until his
coming OF sge?-M. b. X.
A. In his political will King Alex
ander chose three regents to defend
the realm during the minority of King
Peter. They are Prince Paul, DR.. Ra-
denko Stankovitch and DR.. Ivan Pero-
witch.
@. Is there any award for announc-
ers besides the medal awarded for
good diction by the American Acad-
emy OF Arts and Letters?-K. W.
A. Beginning in January, 1885. there
will be an annual award Of q cup for
good announcing by Batten. Barton,
Durstine d Osborn, Inc.
@. How large is the campus OF Duke
ShIVCfStty -. W.
A. The university Is surrounded by
q 5000-scre campus.
@. Who II Englsnds weslthiest
mani. r. w.
A. The richest man in England Is
50 Id to be Joseph Rank of Reigate,
near London. His fortune Is esti-
mated ct between 20. .000, 900 and Is
O00 600 pounds and he controls more
than a score OF large -four mills. The
fortune Of Sir John Eilerman. ship
ping magnate. who died In July. was
estimated at 30 900 900 pounds.
@. About how many miles do motor
lists travel in year in the United
Ststes?-J. B.
A. Collectively they travel more
than zoe, 600. 600 900 miles.
@. Is IL true that people live longer
than they did q few generation ago?
S. A.
A A person 20 years old has no
predecessors OF the last few genera
tons. The average length OF life
Is being raised constantly. but this Is
brought about by the saving of lives
OF infsnts and young children.
@. Who constituted the committee
that selected the 200 books presented
10 the White House by the American
Booksellers Associstion?-R. c. 6.
A. The jury of selecJors was E. s.
McCs wiley. chairman; Preston Brad
ley, John Chamberlain. Dorothy Can
field Fisher, Harry Hansen, Joseph
Henry Jackson, Virginia Kirkus, Fred
eric G. Melcher, Christopher Morley,
Bliss Perry, Julia Peterkin, William
Lyon Phelps, Irita van Doren, Joseph
L. Wheeler. Sidney Williams, jr., and
Alexander Woollcott.
O. Who said. In the democracy of
the dead ell men are equsl"?-G. D.
A. This Is from the address OF Sena
tor John j. ingalls, on the death Of
Congressman Burnes OF Missouri,
January "a, 1889.
@. Why are women not often en-
ployed as radio snnouncers?-EN.
A. The experience of broadcsSting
companies both here and on the con-
Jinent has been that the feminine
voice is not as acceptable to the radio
listeners as the male In Europe where
women have been given q trial at
announcing, most Of them have been
withdrawn.
@. Who originated the Hall Of
Fame?-k DIV.
A. 1t was the conception of DR.
Henry Mitchell MacCrscken, then
chancellor Of the New York Univer-
sity, the council of which. on March
5. 1900. accepted a gift of 100000.
sfterward increased to $3.50 600. from
MRS. r. j. Shepard Helen Could for
the erection and completion on Uni
versity Heights. New York City, OF
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A Theory.

n L ucOFys
Il wonder how graft originaJed?"
said the studious man.
Away back in the Garden of Eden. ="
answered Sena tor Sorghum Man was
q CRATER at the outset. Adam couldn t
even let Eve enjoy an apple without
getting q rake-on"
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Communities adjacent to the Dis
trIct of Columbia vote intensiveiy in
State politics. 1t is duty 10 do
so end not q pleasure derived from the
envy of those whose homes happen to
lie on the wrong side Of the boundary
line
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Maryland Jagged quantity in deliver
ing authentic election returns. Perhs ps
1t is time TO provide for more modern
machinery by retiring old ballot boxes
TO the antique shops.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
Paternity Problem.
From the Salem Journal

From the Winston-Salem Journal
Germans With Six Children to
Escape Income Tax" The reward. We
venture, is hardly tempting enough
to the pater who has diniculty in
supporting 1-2-3-4, Is the case may be.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

decide whether the perpetual war
threat between France and Germany
is q matter of principle or habit.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

BY going Democratic. Pennsylvania
revises history almost TO the extent Of
rs isins question Of whether Mail
Quay and Boise Penrose we're myths.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

In some sections q man who brings
libel suit is merely regarded as
in the local manner Of political
repsrtee.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Versa tile radio announcements varied
every fifteen minutes in discussing the
identity OF the winner Of Marylsnds
gubernstorisl contest.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Late returns disturbed one or two
victory dinners by changing the
fsvorite tune from The Gangs All
Here to Say 1t Isn't So!"
Evening star., 1934-11-08
He Should Share 1t,

From the Flint (Mich) Journal
Gen. johnson. said he was offered
Q thousand jobs. Now for q personal
spresd-the- work campaign.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
Seasonal Diet.

From the India nspolic Star.
This Is the season when the avsrs< ,
psrty-goer is compelled to adopt a
diet of cider, doughnuts and pumpkin
pie.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
No Sting.

From the Austin (Tex.) American.
Science has learned why the ancient
Roman soldier didn't fear death. He
had malaria.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

The patient photographed prepares
candid likenesses which prevent any
frivolous possibility of confusing a
campaign with a beauty contest.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
Selfish Consideration

SetnSh C0nS1oeratlOn.
The boy who rides on roller skates
We want him TO enjoy
A life all free from hurtful fates,
Because we need the boy.
The motorist his brakes must grind
And every means employ
For safety. Its not him we mind,
But Oh we need the boy.
We're due TO shield each merry elf
From all that may annoy.
But teach him to protect himself.
The country needs the boy.
Jud Tmkins says the cost of living
is complicated in some families by the
cost Of lOafns.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
Weighs and Wava.

From the Miami Daily News.
One time q woman doesn't want her
own way is when the scales show she
weighs too much.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

Suburban police have held their
one of them has been kidnapped.
Evening star., 1934-11-08
The Ancient Irony,

The Ancient Irony.
How many q man we celebrate
AT an expense exceeding great
Who in his lifetime scarce could buy
: A. sandwich or q piece of pie.
Evening star., 1934-11-08

DE world is eettin' better" said
Uncle Eben; but not enough better
10 justify de constantly increasin' ex-
pense of livin' in it,"
Evening star., 1934-11-08
Improvement Noted.

Improvement NOttO.
Has education improved your boy
JOSH"
Some" replied Farmer COrntossel.
His letters strikes me as more an
more grammatical when he writes
home fur money"
Evening star., 1934-11-08

MS new term Of oface in January.
X
The lame duck" amendment to the
Constitution was the child of Senator
George w. Norris of Nebraska. Pro-
gresslve Republican. Norris was sue
cessfhl In his campaign for the uni
csmeral system of Legislature in his
home State. for on Tuesday his pro-
posed amendment to the Nebra ska
constitution was adopted by q large
majority. Under it Nebraska Is to
have single legislative house instead
Of q Senate and q House. Further
more, the members of the LEGISLATURE
are to be elected without party desis-
nstion and the number of members
Of the House Of Legislature is to be
run from 80 to so, according to the
determination of the present law
making body. Senator Norris put the
amendment across single-handed. 1t
is q tribute to his own great popu-
larity in the State. Few of his friends,
even, believed that the amendment
would be accepted by the voters.
\
1t has been suggested that Senator
Norris later may resign from the SEN
ate and seek to become Governor in
the election two years hence, to be
chief executive of the State when
his cherished plan Of legislation is
put into operation. Other States in
the distant past have had the uni
cameral system, but they have aban-
doned 1t for the two-house Legis-
lature. Whether Senator Norris will
seek to impress this idea OF his on
the Federal Government is . Ques-
tion, The fact that the States are