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Evening star., 1934-05-03
Railroad Freight Rates
Still at Wartime Level
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star.
Referring to your editorial in re-
cent issue anent pay raise for the
railroad employees, I think that the
writer thereof overlooked one impor-
tant factor that is frequently not
taken into consideration these days.
and that is the consumer, who has to
pay the tariff"
Railroad rates are one of the few
things that are still at the wartime
peak, practically speaking. Almost
everything else is substantially under
wartime prices, including other public
or semi-public utilities. but the rail-
roads are still getting their prices,
and operating, in the opinion of many,
with the same inefficiency. Railroad
labor has taken but 10 per cent
reduction whereas labor IN almost
any other branch of industry has had
very substantial reductions imposed
upon it.
l, for one, resent this state of af-
fairs, therefore, wherever possible, I
ship by truck and patronize the rail-
roads as little as I possibly can.
am sure there are many others like
me. w. E. BARRETT.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Reduction of Annual Leave of Clerks
Was the "MOst Unkindest Cut of All''

tooth. Every hour taken off must be
accounted for.
This is how a Government clerk IS
annual leave is spent:
hours for dental work.
hours eyes examined.
hours attending funeral
days GA hours sickness in family.
2 days "a hours to lengthen sick
leave.
Half hour tardy from traffic tie-up.
This leaves the clerk with less than
ten days for that much-needed vaca-
ton.
But there are thirty days sick leave?
That is another delusion. Only two
days at a time, and only twelve dur
ing the year, may be taken without a
physicians certificate. Most ply
sicians wish to see their patient for a
second visit before discharging the
case.
At three to five dollars a visit many
Government clerks prefer to take an
nual leave after the second day of ILL
ness of slight ailments. The conse-
quence is that the annual leave Of
n1teen days rarely means hfteen days
vacation, as the general public thinks.
Ask any Government clerk and you
will hear this: Our Office work has
increased" I'VE are working hours of
overtime" eve are short of clerks" {"
II am tired out with the work" "I
had no vacation last year."
InceSSant, day after day, hours of
work, with American citizens yelling
for work, the Government paying
artists to paint pictures and creating
all sorts of jobs.
Then there is that idea that the
women's clubs and women's maga-
zines have been so worried about the
past two years: What will the work.
ing people do when they have so much
leisure time?" Let's have little first.
We will know what to do with it when
We get it.
And we want thirty days annual
leave. ELIZABETH HARTMAN.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Safety of Women and
All-Night Parking Ban

To the Editor of The Star:
After reading that many of the
District officials have indorsed the
move to remove all autos from the
streets of our city during the night
hours, I wonder if they have taken
into consideration the woman driver,
who independently drives her car at
night and is at liberty to park the
car in front of her abode, and who,
in the event this law is passed, Ger
tainly would not be safe to enter an
alley to store her car in a garage.
1t was recently brought out by Maj.
Brown how this move would elimi-
nate the stealing of cars, etc, and
help the Street Cleaning Department
in its work
What would like to know is which,
is more sacred to our city-the
chances that our women drivers
would be compelled to take in park
ing their cars or a total elimination
of stealing cars, etc?
FLORENCE ROREY.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
When the salary of the Government
employees was cut two years ago it
was a hardship. To clerks drawing
low salaries, and to those with others
dependent on them for assistance, it
meant curtailing everything but bare
living expenses.
But the reduction of the annual
leave was the ''unkindest cut of all. "
With both leave and money gone,
many employees went without the
needed vacation the past two years.
If Congress were held in session dur
ing one sizzling Washington Summer,
some one might think of the suffering
Government clerks.
The larger percentage of Govern
ment employees come from outside the
District of Columbia. For people
whose home is at a distance, fifteen
days leave gives little time besides the
trip back and forth. Those who came
from States west of the Mississippi
River or the far Southern States have
had to eliminate the annual trip home
and save both time and money for
an every other-year visit to the home
folks.
Why" said one woman, "those
Government clerks make me tired,
wanting thirty days leave. My hus-
band gets only two weeks vacation,
and fifteen days is enough for any
one"
But when her husband wants an
hour for dentistry, the oculist, time to
attend a funeral, or is detained by
sickness at home the time is not de-
Quoted from his vacation leave.
Every minute of Government time
is accounted for. For this reason Gov
ernment people prefer thirty days
leave rather than a five-day week.
If the street cars are tied up and a
Government clerk is two minutes late
to office, fifteen minutes of his annual
leave is deducted. No time is allowed
taken as sick leave for dental work
even for extraction of an liberated
Evening star., 1934-05-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A. Authorities say that It Is ex-
ceedingly difficult to attempt to make
an accurate statement. There have
been estimates made that it would re-
quire three and a fraction children to
the average man and wife in order to
keep the population of the United
States stable. provided no famines or
calamitieS befs u the country.
Q. What is the term applied to q
large outdoor cage where birds are
kept?-R. G.
A. Such cage or inclosure is called
an aviary.
@. What are the names Of the va
rious consonant sounds, such as guts
| turals?-C. T.
A. There are the gutturals, pala-
tails, dentals, and labials.
@. What is the motto Of the French
Republic?-L. M.
A. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite-Lib-
erty, Equality, Fraternity. 1t was
adopted in the first Revolution, in
1889.
@. Tell something Of H. G. Wells
early writing experience-G. E.
A. H. G. Wells was born at Brom-
ley, Kent, September 81, 1866. He
was educated at the Royal College of
Science London) and followed this
by writing for the Pail Mall Gazette
and the Saturday Review and Nature.
Just after finishing college he wrote q
series Of works of fiction in which SCI
ence and mechanics are employed for
the account Of various wonders mar
rated in the circumstantial and plausi-
BILE manner Of Verne. In his later
/ years he has been much more versa
tile and displays tendency to discuss
mystic and social subjects in the form
Of fiction.
@. Was David Livingstone a mis-
sionary?-E NJ
A. He was ordained and first went
TO Africa as a missionary in IS4l. at
the age of %. The trip which cost
| him his life was made at the request
of the Royal Geographical Society. He
was seeking the source Of the Nile. He
died in the village of Tshitambo, May
l. 1873. His body was taken tc Eng
land, where it rests in Westminster
Abbey.
O. How long has the Bank Of Eng
land been established?-G M H.
A. 1t was founded 24O years ago, in
the reign Of William III.
@. In the better horse shows. what
is the average height of the hurdles
used in the jumping classes? What
Is the record jump for a horse?-
G. NJ
A. The average height of the hur-
dies used in the jumping classes of
the better horse shows is between 80
feet and feet. They are, Of course,
graduated. The official record lump
for horse is held by Mrs. Stuyvesant
Peabody's Great Heart. He Jumped
feet ID OF an inch at South Shore
Country Club on January 8, 1882.
@. How many kinds Of toys are
made in the United States?-R. r.
A. About $4,000 were listed at the
Toy Fair recently held in New York
City. The domestic toy industry does
a business amounting to $500, 900
in retail value.
O. How many immigrants came to
the United States last year from the
| leading countries?-T. E. c.
A. OF the 1888 immigrants, Canada
supplied 6l35; Italy BAIT; Mexico,
1896; Germany, 1919; Poland, 1882:
Great Britain, 979; France, 571,
Greece, 532: CZechoslovakia, 294;
Hungary, 285, and Irish Free State,
| 266.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Too Little Consideration.

The bill transferring powers of the
Board of Public Welfare to the Com
missioners, which has passed the
Senate and is pending on the House
calendar, bears evidence of having
been as hastily drawn as it was con-
sidered.
The Board of Public Welfare is the
legal guardian of some 1900 chill
dren. The bill supposedly delegates,
or transfers, such guardianship to
the Commissioners. Do the busy
Commissioners propose to assume this
guardianship, with manifold and de-
tailed responsibilities, or do they pro-
pose to re-delegate it to Board of
Public Welfare that has been stripped
Of all authority? Could they legally
delegate their guardianship?
Administration of the so-called
mothers pension act is intrusted un-
der existing law to the Board of Pub
lie Welfare. The law provides that
application for such pensions shall
be made to a committee of the board
containing in its membership at least
one woman. Will there be such a
committee, or will there be a Board
Of Public Welfare, if this pending
bill is passed?
In one grand sweep the bill does
away with the public welfare direc-
tional machinery of generations, mod
ernized as recently as 1926. Yet the
bill, containing no reference to pre-
vious acts of Congress bearing upon
public welfare administration, does
not include the usual repeater section
which CuStomarily anticipates the in
conSistencies between new and old
statutes.
There is an argument for a De-
partment of Public Welfare, with a
director in charge and sub-executives
under the director, with no board of
citizens standing between the director
and the city heads. That arrange
ment exists in some cities. But this
bill in effect abolisheS the Board of
Public Welfare and contains no Spe-
cific legislative authority for the sub
stitutive Department of Public We'll
fare.
Furthermore, a Department of Pub
lie Welfare as against Board of Pub
lie Welfare was carefully considered by
the commission of distinguished citi-
zens, with the expert advice Of prom
inent sociologists, which finally rec
commended the Board of Public We'll
fare as more suited to conditions in
this city. The commissions decision
in this respect is discussed in its
exhaustive report of 1926. The mat
ter was debated before committees
of Congress. The Board of Public
Welfare was favored by the local
press and by most of the local organ
izations of citizens.
That all of this is to be so cavalier
ly dismissed now by means OF a
hastily, and mayhap carelessly,
drawn bill that invites confusion and
uncertainty after its passage. so
plainly opens the door to politics and
political appointments in public
welfare administration and made
quately provides for a system that is
neither fish nor fowl nor good red
herring" should suggest to the Com
missioners and to the House the ad-
visibility of holding in allegiance such
drastic changes until the Commis-
sioners and the community know ex-
actly where they are heading.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

@. Can the batting order in base
ball game be shifted after the game
begins ?-B W.
A. The batting must remain the
same as when 1t was handed to the
umpire. There may be substitutions
but not shifts in the batting order
@. What is the difference in rela-
tive plant value Of an equal amount
of rain as compared with well, ar
tesian or city reservoir water?-H. J.
MEG.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that, generally speaking, there Is
no difference In relative plant food
value. The amount Of chlorine which
Is present in some city water Is SC
small as to be entirely negligible with
regard to watering plants. 1t is only
in the case of some waters Of the
Southwest which are likely to con-
tain too great amounts Of such pois-
onous substances as boron that care
must be taken in the use Of such
water for plant purposes.
@. When will the Philippine Islands
be independent?-P. j. T.
A The Philippine independence bill
passed January IT, 1888. provides tina
! the question be submitted to a ref
erendum Of the Philippine voter'
(within two years., a proposal for in
dependence effective 10 years there
after on lines laid down by the Con-
gress of the United States.
@. How many books will the pro.
jected annex to the Library Of Con.
gress accommodate?-D. H.
A. 1t will take care of 5000, 900 vol.
umes. The normal accommodation II
main book stacks of the Library o.
Congress is 1000 printed books.
| @. What were the names Of thu
children in Peter Pan whom Pete
teaches to hy?-T. r.
A. They we're the three Darlinl
children, Wendy. Michael and John.
@. Where was Lynn Fontann,
! born?-H. M.
A. She was born in London, Eng.
land. She went on the stage at II
She came to America to play with
Laurette Taylor in The Wooing o.
Eve" She married Alfred Lunt II
1921.
Q. Where are answers obtained Il
| the questions submitted to your bu.
| reau?-F. P
| A. The staff Of researchers visit the
libraries, the various departments Of
the Government, the embassies anc
| legations, or use the telephone wher
the answers are not immediatly avail
| abl. Write your questions plainly anc
incloSe coin or stamp for return post
age. Address this newspapers Infor.
nation Bureau, Frederic j. HaSkin
Director, Washington, D. c.
@ What causes one to sigh o.
yawn?-L E. w.
A. Signing and yawning are emo
tional forms Of inspiration, the latte
associated with stretching movement!
of jaws and limbs. They appear t
be efforts Of the nervous system to cor.
rect, by an extra deep inspiration. tn,
venosity Of the blood due to inactivity
produced by ennui or grief.
Q. Is 1t correct to say two pairs Of
two pair when playing poker?-A. L
A. The expression, two pairs is cor
rect. Books on card games use "twt
pairs" However, the use of the col
loquial expression, two pair, is otter
heard and is not particularly objec'
| tionable.
@. How many children must tht
average man and wife bear in ordel
to keep the population of the United
| States stable?-C. T.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
What No CheStnufS1

What! No Chestnuts?
If can aid some other mans desire
And help to pull his chestnuts from
the fire
I'll gladly risk burnt fingers now and
then
To be of service to my fellow men.
"Chestnuts" we designate the phrases
old,
BY which wise men gave aid to think
ing bold,
And things, We fear, can not be going
right
When general signs are seen of chest
nut blight.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

The early robin has had his dis
couragements this year, but he has
been courageous and persistent and Is
prepared to take his place as a sign
of renewed confidence along with the
Blue Eagle.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Japanese diplomacy is represented
as far-seeing and determined. Even
the great sentiment that inspires the
flower festival along the Potomac does
not convince international opinion
that life is just bowl of cherry bios
SONS.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Debt discussions are not especially
important as they relate to manipu-
lationS of immediate pecuniary ad-
vantage. They are of the highest
significance as they concern the su-
preme question of credit and good
faith among nations.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Not So Bad.
rom the Nashville Tennessean.

From the Nashville Tennessean.
Much hullabaloo has arisen about
Bobby Jones failure" in the Augusta
tournament From where we swing.
the chap who can rack up 294 for
70 holes is an inconceivably dazzling
success.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Kick back" sounds like a foot ball
term. 1t is another evidence of a
tendency Of popular interest to move
from the sports page to the financial
columns.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

II farmers refuse to grow crops and
bakers refuse to turn grain into bread,
old friend Ultimate Consumer must
be permitted to register another mild
interrogation point.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Uncle Sam has always been a
strong supporter Of freedom of speech.
In rendering a final opinion he al
ways holds the respect that is &C
corded the good listener.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Limited Membership.

From the New York Sun.
Membership in the new American
Political Economy Club is to be Sc
verely limited, doubtless to prevent
half the population Of the country
from joining as qualified experts.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Rough Education.

"How's the Crimson Gulch dispen-
sary getting along?"
mot so WE'LL" answered Cactus
Joe. "A lot of our citizens developed
such taste for bootleg stuff that
they simply can't learn to appreciate
the mild and benevolent superiority
of legal Ticker"
"An open door," said Hi Ho, the
Sage of Chinatown, varies in its
advantages according to whether the
key is managed from the inside or
the outside"
Evening star., 1934-05-03

1t Is agreed that Confucius was A
great philosopher but the politicians
who followed him may have been too
industrious in debunking him.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Promising Politicians.

From the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
1t is we'll to recall in this campaign
season the old maxim: The most
promising politicians are not always
the most promising.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

A regulated stock market will never
protect the speculative public when
ever it decides to stage another
lambs" gambol.
Evening star., 1934-05-03

Guarantees against commercial
losses may come to a plain question
of whether the taxpayer must again
come to the rescue.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Lure.

From the Ashland Independent.
If sterner measures don't avail to
lure Killer Dillinger back, maybe the
lady jailer ought to set lamp in the
window.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Bones.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
That malady which causes its VIC
TINS to turn to solid bone isn't at all
rare so far as heads are concerned.
Many are even born that way.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Common Sense.

Since Common Sense with purpose
high
Forever is enduring,
One permanence is standing by,
A great success assuring.
AS we survey the problems vast
OF profits and production
Here's one thing that is sure to last
And need no Reconstruction.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
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Evening star., 1934-05-03

'De man dat plays wifi loaded dice. u
said Uncle Eben, "spoils an interest
ing game, because no one is willin
to play wifi him unless dey has de
same privilege"
Evening star., 1934-05-03
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Evening star., 1934-05-03

Jud Tunkins says a p'litical boss
Is like any other spotlight grabber.
He takes all the credit for a success,
but he gets all the blame for a failure.
Evening star., 1934-05-03
Intellectual Requirements.

Intellectual Requirements.
do you think man is better for
a classical education?"
Very much" answered Senator
Sorghum. Without 1t he is liable
to find himself unable to understand
what his wife and daughters are talk
ing about"
Evening star., 1934-05-03
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Evening star., 1934-05-03

@. Where was Lynn Fontanne
born?-H. NJ.
A. She was born in London, Eng
land. She went on the stage at IL.
She came to America to play with
Laurette Taylor in The Wooing of
Eve" She married Alfred Lunt in
1921.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

The following officers were in
stalled:
Justice Temple
Frances Cochran, Past Chief.
Eloise Sawyer, NJ. E. Chief.
Margaret Conner, E. Senior.
Julia Brown, E. Junior.
Anna Whitmarsh, Manager.
Maude v. Archer, NJ. of r. and
c.
Katie Cochran, NJ. of F.
Rhoda Baker, Protector.
Viola Higgs, Guard.
Key West Temple
Carrie E. Hattrick. Past Chief.
Susan La Kin, M. E. Chief.
Elizabeth johnson, E. Senior.
Bernice Park, E. Junior.
Julia Sweeting. Manager.
Bessie Lowe, NJ. of r. and C.
Lena Sands, NJ. of F.
Lorena Buckley, Protector.
Constance Mcdonald, Guard.
: a &
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

tobecAuo upOu Lu6 grass his gaze
examined each object within the
room with a studied care. There
we're but three other chairs like the
one in which he had been seated.
Except for the girl at the desk, he
was alone.
His sense Of unease persisted but
not so strongly now. The typist's In
curing gaze still held his own. He
smiled slightly at his thought that
It was like Myberg. Hollywood,s
greatest executive, to have this
platinum blond seated behind an
ebony desk in his celebrated ebony
and silver Offices. He wondered II
she were as efficient as she was UNI
doubtedly decorative, and concIud-
ed that she was. He recalled some
thing Of Myberg's requirements.
The door to the inner Offices
swung open. A haze OF tobacco
smoke eddied outward. Voices
blended in a mild confusion OF
sounos then one voice predomi.
mated.
DO better man for the jungle.
He's outside now. Shall we have
him In? Our picture"
Another voice rumbled an inter-
ruption: whereupon a third voice
said, "But ortega. you can't do
everything. understand" The rum
bling voice made some reply.
Whereupon, as clear and deeply
rich as q cello. feminine voice
paid:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09

Goodness, but it's getting dark.
/ must be going. Gentlemen, can't
we discuss this tomorrow? /.
Thank you. Mr.. Ortega. I'm so awk-
ward ;. forever losing gloves"
The door swung slowly shut, cut
ting of the sounds OF the breaking
up Of the meeting. Grahame picked
up his light camel's hair coat and
put 1t owe. his arm. He took up his
hat and stood with a slight uncer-
tainty. The door to Myberg's office
clicked. Abruptly that former sense
ot. disQuiet took hold of him. He
faced 1.-THE gIassed, Sidewalk. The
shadows : palms lay against the
frosted surfaces Is ii they had been
stained In the glass. Whereupon his
glance focused upon the one in
congruous shadow.
He felt a faint tingling at the base
OF his scalp. There was a shadow
OF face between the leaves. 1t
was an odd face-a vulturine out
line with a predatory nose that
seemed but prolongation Of an
excessively slanting forehead. 1t
was as If a man stood behind palm
trunk. waiting.
GRAHAME walked toward the
- outer door. A buzzer hummed
softly.
The girl at the desk said. in a
slightly startled voice. "Mr. My.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-01-09
ORDER OF RED
MEN INSTALLS
new OFFICERS
CEREMONIES HELD AT REGU-
LAR MEETING LAST NIGHT;
FRANK o. ROBERTS PRE-
SIDES AT INSTALLATION

At the regular meeting of Tiger
Tail Tribe Independent Order Red
Men last night installation of
officers was hello.
Twice yearly the senior officers
of the lodge are elected and twice
is the installation held. The first
is in January, Month of the Cold
Moon, and in July, Month of the
Hot Moon.
Installation ceremonies were
conducted by Frank o. Roberts
and he was installed by Wallace
Pinder, Past Great Sachem.
Those who were seated last
night were:
William Cullingford--Sachem.
George +. Pierce--Senior Saga
more.
Paul 1. ArcherJunior Saga
more.
Sidney Thompson-Pr Prophet.
F. o. Roberts-Chief of Rec
ords.
Wallace Pinder-Collector of
Wampum.
Edwin H. Roberts-Keeper of
Wampum.
Hartley Roberts-Guard of
the Wigwam.
George N. Carey-Guard of the
Forest.