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Evening star., 1935-04-17

that the uniformed imagine. Not long
ago. when the silver agitation was
gathering momentum in Congress. a
Washington economist declared that
despite the clamor that something be
done for the white metal and the
powerful congressional strength that
can always be modified on its behalf,
silver in fact was less important than
peanuts. Even in the boom year of
1929, he pointed out, silver production
was worth less than the s52 900 900
peanut crop, the $56,000,00 salmon
catch, or even the $38,000,000 grass
seed harvest.
Highway departments of many States
for months have had ready for prompt
action plans and definite surveys for
railroad grade-croSsing elimination.
In consequence. this portion of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's work-relief program
may be expected to go forward rapidly.
On the basis of a $10o, 100000 alloca-
tion, New York State would top the
list with roundly $7,000,0 900, followed
by Pennsylvania with $4,000, 900,
Texas with $5,600,00o Illinois with
$5,260,000, Ohio with $4,280 900, and
other States running between $1,000
900 and $3,000,000, or less. If more
than 100000, 900 Is finally earmarked
for grade-crossing removal, propor-
tionately more would be spent in each
State than the figures just mentioned.
The District Of Columbia brings up
the rear of proposed appropriations
with s20l,000. Hawaii is allotted
$237 900.
Members of Congress are asked to
do nearly everything under the sun
for constituents. A Representative
from South Dakota recently told
House colleague that he'd Just received
a consignment of cast-of gold teeth
and filings from one of the folks
back home, with q request to offer 1t to
the Treasury and remit him the pro-
ceeds. The constituent said his den-
tist estimated that the lot weighed
about an ounce, SO if he could realize
the prevailing price of about $35 an
ounce. he'd be entirely satisfied.
A certain eminent New Dealer who
Is member of the cabinet appears to
succumb now and then to the common
human falling of inability to remem-
ber names. Not long ago. so the story
goes, Secretary - had occasion to
introduce to q delegation Of callers the
chief Of one of his important depart
mental divisions. But the identity Of
his subordinate escaped him. There
was moment of red-faced embar-
rassment until a secretarial aide saved
the situation.
Even II the Townsend old-age pen
sion plan gets nowhere at this session,
members Of Congress expect to be in
contact with It for some time to come.
Many believe it will rise up to plague
them in the 1896 congressional cam
paign. DR.. Townsend claims to have
100000 supporters. The number
may be exaggerated, but the deluge of
letters and petitions which have
drenched Capitol Hill indicates that
the Townsendites at least constitute
q sufficiently formidable phalanx of
voters to compel politicians respect.
Particularly In the West there are
Representatives and Senators who
think their attitude on the Townsend
plan might conceivably decide their
political fate next year.
(copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1935-04-17

A reader cdn get the answer to
any question OF fact by tDrtttng The
Washington EUening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Hnsktn, Director,
Washington. d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
q. What salary is received by the
chaplains Of the House of Represent
atiyes and Senate?-M. r. w.
A. They are paid $1,000 a year
each for their services.
@. When was the first general Eu-
ropean depression?-F. w. F.
A. The first universal European
depression Is associated with the
spread Of Christianity, the absorption
Of lands by the monasteries, the
blighting effect of the crusades, the
black plague and the complicated
combination Of events which brought
the Dark Ages. which began about
500 A. D.
@. Why do some silver certificates
say there has been deposited in the
Treasury of the United States one sill
yer dollar" while others say there
is on deposit" etc.?-H. N. r.
A. Before the new legal tender act
of 1888 there actually had been de-
posted one standard silver dollar for
each ST silver certificate issued. Since
the act there is on deposit not nee
essarily one coined silver dollar but
equivalent value in either silver coin
or silver bullion.
@. Why are there statues of George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln in
the Cathedral of st. John the Divine?
Are they regarded as saints?-E. j. T.
A. The figures Of historical char
acters, such as Washington and Abra-
ham Lincoln, are introduced as fea-
lures of the decoration of the cathe-
dral because they have played a great
part in the history Of this country.
1t is not the purpose of the archi-
tect to suggest that they represent
saints.
@. What part Of the population Of
the Virgin Islands is Negro?-C. T.
A. Nearly 95 per cent of the popu-
lation Is wholly or partly Negro.
@. Has the guardianship case Of
the Dionne quintuplets been settled?
L. P. s.
A. BY action of the Ontario Legis-
lature the quintuplets have been
made the wards of King George un-
til they become 18 years old. The
Ontario minister of public welfare
will have charge of their immediate
supervision and their father and DR..
Allan Dafoe will be co-guardians.
O. At least as literary man, can
Dryden be said to have been depended
upon in the matter Of loyalty?-G. NJ.
A. A commentator thus answers
the question: Dryden was so incon-
slant that he wrote funeral lamen-
tations on the death of Oliver Crom-
we'll and hymns Of Joy in the resto-
ration of King Charles.
@. How long does it take to build
q battleShip?-R. L. F.
A. Approximately three years is re-
quired in the building Of a modern
battleship.
@. How is an avocado seed made
to grow into house plant?-M. G.
A. An avocado seed may be placed
in water (not soiD and grown as a
house plant. The method which has
been found satisfactory is essentially
as follows: The seed Of the avocado
is placed in the top of jar filled with
water, so that half of it is immersed
and half out of the water. ANY small
article such as hairpin is satisfactory
to hold it in the top of the jar. The
seed is left in the water and the plant
requires no care except fairly regular
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Britain's Balanced Budget.

Apart from the fact that it utterly
ignores the S4,000,000,000 war debt
on which Great Britain stands in
default on the books of the United
States Treasury, the $500, 900 900
budget submitted to the House of
Commons by Neville Chamberlain,
chancellor of the eXchequer, is
document which will arouse admira-
ton and honest envy in this country.
1t is not only a balanced budget, but
it presents an actual surplus, and
confers substantial benefits in the
shape of tax reductions upon the
humble class of taxpayers. Because
of these favors, it was promptly de-
scribed as a'"poor mans budget" OF
high significance is Mr.. Chamberlain's
statement that British government
financing is based on the premise that
the country. broadly speaking" has
recovered eighty per cent of its pros
perity.
Spokesman of the opposition are in
clined to explain the budgets con-
cessicns on the ground that the gov
ernment is casting an anchor to wind
ward in contemplation of general elec-
tions. Whatever the motive, the con-
cessions are notable. They are de-
signed to help that seven-eighths of
all the families in Britain whose in
comes are less than S2,500 a year.
Tax benefits will include not only
lower rates on incomes, but widened
exemptions. The tax on the cheapest
theater tickets is removed. In other
cases it is reduced. Civil servants,
including thousands of underpaid Of
ficials. are to have restored to them
the remaining half of the ten per
cent salary cuts imposed in 1881.
To provide for these various favors,
the chancellor of the exchequer counts
on heavily increased revenue from
the usual sources, based mainly on
expected continuance of good business.
conditions. A number of new duties
are imposed and the tax is raised on
oil for motor vehicles and few other
articles.
Perhaps the least gratifying aspect
of the budget, from the average
Briton's standpoint, is that the in
creased expenditure of some $780,
100000 is necessitated mainly by the
requirements of national defense,
especially the air force. Ordinarily,
with the British in pacifiSt mood, this
development would provoke hostility,
but it is expected to be accepted I'M
complainingly because of income tax
reductions.
Great Britain has borne heroically
the taxation burdens which the World
War and resultant industrial depres-
sion placed upon all classes of her
citizens. It was burden far more
oppressive than anything the Ameri-
can people have had to shoulder. His
majestys government has not shrunk
from drastic means to finance the
nations needs. 1t is proud, never
theless, Mr.. Chamberlain emphasized
In Parliament, as Britain 'looks
around at other great countries and
at strange varieties of the form of
government, of economic assistance
and recovery plans" that she has
staged comeback generally by re-
lance upon orthodox methods. "Given
peace abroad and fair measure of
unity at home" the chancellor of the
exchequer envisions another year of
further substantial advance toward
prosperity" 1t is an outlook on which
our British cousins are entitled to
congratulate themselves.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

Taxpayers the country over are
willing and eager to pay on demand
II they have the means of doing so.
Some of the humble citizens expert
ence a difficulty in budget balancing
from which governments themselves
are not invariably free.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

Business experts are cautious about
announcing immediate improvement.
That is a matter which is always de-
cided in a conference between the
woman with a market basket and the
man behind the cash register.
Evening star., 1935-04-17
. Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
His Hour

Four people awaited his coming
At the end of his busy day:
His wife with q militant project,
His brother with life at bay,
His friend in need Of good counsel.
His mother to talk with her SON.
God made the dusk for solitude
He drove of for an hour, alone.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

One Of the problems confronting
railroad officials and authorities who
tolerate delinquencies is the immense
value in human life that might have
been saved by the elimination of
grade crossings.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

Some Of the profit has already
been taken. out of war. According to
monetary statistics a dollar-a year
man would receive only a little over
fifty cents.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

In reviewing some of the technical
discussions of Andrew MELONS affairs
1t is a decided relief to pause once
in while and look at the pictures.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

Some Of the European budgets are
said to be balanced on a kind of
Rip Van Wrinkle system, passing an
item now and then with the remark,
1--WE won't count this one"
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Worried.

From the New Haven Journal-courier
They told Caesar to beware the
Ides Of March, but the immigration
people in the Strachey matter are
worried by the Ideas Of Marx.
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Code Needed for Pluvius.

From the Philadelphia inquirer.
Now that the A. A. A. has decided
to permit an increase In wheat plant
ing 1t will have to be careful how 1t
allots the rainfall.
Evening star., 1935-04-17
New Version.
(copyright. 1889

From the winston-salem IN. CO. Journal.
Some one suggests that the old
saying: "A child should be seen, not
heard" has been revised for the bene-
At Of motorists. It now is: "A child
should be seen, not hurt"
Evening star., 1935-04-17
A Hint to Huey.

From the Southern Lumberman.
If Huey Long gets away with his
Every Man q King" idea, he ought
to 60 step further and make every
base ball club q pennant winner.
Evening star., 1935-04-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Rising curiosity as to whether or
not Herbert Hoover intends or desires
to be regarded as . candidate for the
1886 Republican presidential nomina-
ton reminds Washington politicians
Of the situation that prevailed early
in 1920, when there was first talk Of
the wartime food administrator
White House availability. At that
time the doubt was not so much as
to whether Hoover would be a can
didate as 1t was q question of his
pontics-whether he belonged on the
Republican or the Democratic ticket.
It is o matter Of history that certain
prominent Democrats we're seriously
considering the Californian as their
logical nominee. Plans to this end
suddenly blew up when one of his
closest friends at q public dinner in
New York referred to him in terms
that left no doubt of his 100 per cent
Republicanism. Thereupon ensued the
organized but ill-starred effort to
arouse national interest in Hoover
G. o. P. candidacy. Mr.. Hoover's
name, when presented to the Chicago
convention in 1920, aroused plenty Of
enthusiasm in the galleries, but very
little among the delegates, and he re-
ceived only handful of votes on the
roll calls that finally resulted in the
nomination of Warren G. Harding.
Il II
Secretary Morgenthau's assertion
that Government refinancing activi-
ties have broken the financial log
jam" Is reflected in the recent recovery
In stock and bond prices. Last week
the average" of stocks reached the
highest point since February, while
bonds attained the loftiest peak since
the middle of March,. These develop
ments naturally crafty the admin
stration because they support the New
Deal contention that recovery is stead
lily under way. Administrationists. too,
see in Wall Street events a refuta-
tion Of charges by industrial leaders
that business and the capital market
are lacking in confidence because OF
uncertainty over Government policies.
Again these days the perennial view
is uttered that what the country and
business mostly need is an early ad-
journment Of Congress.
r 4 X
Although the State Department
feels that a good deal of the tension
has gone out Of the European situa-
ton since the Anglo French Italian
conference at Stresa and correlated
developments, our foreign affairs au-
thorities by no means believe that the
gunpowder has been extracted from
conditions lover there" In Wash
ington's foreign diplomatic quarters
many discern sharp warning to GER
tain powers in Secretary Hull's Pam
American day address. They have
particularly in mind his declaration
that current events accentuate the
strength Of pan-American co-opera-
tion, despite strongly nationalistic
tendencies exhibited in other parts OF
the world" There was another hint
Of Americas attitude toward trans
Atlantic turmoil in this final thrust by
Judge Hull: LET those who repudiate
the righteous principles of interna-
tional cooperation, political, CONNER
cial and cultural, who seek to retard
human progress and to foment strife
and provoke war, be characterized by
all enlightened nations as enemies OF
civilization and as world outlaws"
Evening star., 1935-04-17

At the recommendation of the De-
partment of Agriculture the Senate
has just passed a bill providing for
collection and publication of statistics
of peanuts-raw, shelled. unshelled,
crushed, and peanut oil. The lowly
peanut is not the Insignificant thing
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Hauteur.

There was a young King of Siam
Who murmured, II am what I am!
Your college degree
Will be welcome to me.
Shove 1t under the door, but don't
slam"
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Mechanistic.

MechaniSt1c.
"Do you feel the influence of q
mechanistic era7" asked the professor.
"Yes," answered Cactus Joe, "al-
though the old Gulch seems kind O
rudimentary in not getting past the
machine gun"
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Theories.

Says Einstein, what I said I knew
In some respects has proved untrue;
While other men with greater might
For theories prepare to fight.
Why not combine to emulate
This sage of erudition great,
Nor call on people, wrong or right.
For hypothesis to fight.
Evening star., 1935-04-17
Motivation.

Motivation.
do you think you can take the
profit motive out Of warp"
I'm not sure" answered Senator
Sorghum. Some people save up with
the purpose of financing a fight. What
I'd like to do is to take the war mo-
tive out Of profits"
Jud Tunkins says as a man grows
older he learns some things and has
to unlearn a lot Of others.
Evening star., 1935-04-17

"a lot O. things in dis hfe." said
Uncle Eben, ''is like de weather. Tain
no use tryin' to explain 'em. Dey
jes' Is"
Evening star., 1935-04-17
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Evening star., 1935-04-17

@. How long has the Statue of
Liberty stood in New York Harbor?-
P. T.
A. 1t was unveiled on October %.
1886. Its fiftieth anniversary will be
widely celebrated in 1886.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-16
DIVORCE DEGREES
RECORDED TODAY
DesertiOn Given as Cause
in Both Petitions
Filed

Two divorces were granted by
Judge Patrick B. O,Sullivan follow
ing hearings IN superior court here
today. Olive Adams Hicock was
given a decree frCm' George s. Hi
cock on grounds Of desertion In the
first case and Joseph Carlisle was
given q decree from Catherine Car
isio on similar grounds In the Sec
ond case. IL
In the FIRST suit, Mrs Hicock is
also awarded the sum Of $500 in
full payment Of all claims for ALI
mony and IS weekly for support of
the child whose custody Is given
the mother. The father is SLOWED
reasonable visitation. The plaintift
and defendant married Dec 26.
1927.
Desertion was shown to have taken
place ON April I, 1881.
In the second suit, Mrs Carlisle
first brought the action but the
husband filed an answer and cross
complaint alleging deaertion. It was
upon the cross complaint that the
case was heard today. The plain
tiff and defendant married July
IA, 1921 and parted March 26th,
1928. The husband said his wife
left his home and took the furni-
ture with her.
Judge Edward Mascolo appeared
for Mr. Hicock in the first case
and for Joseph Carlisle in the Sec
ond. Attorney Maurice Healey Of
Carmody q Thoms represented Mrs
Hicock and Attorney Joseph Gull
foile represented Mrs Carlisle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-16
WV TO BROADCAST
ANNUAL SERVICES

Members Of the David Fannick
post, Jewish War Veterans as
we'll as the chapters auxiliary will
be greatly interested in the plans
of the national Organization off,
GERS in the sponsorship Of annual
memorial services.
1t is expected that q number Of
members will participate in the
parade, which will be held SUN
day morning at s:45. Marching
units will assemble at Lexington
avenue and 92nd street. The ser.
vices will be held at the Temple
Emanuel at Fifth avenue ana cath
street. From 1880 to IL noon a
coast-to-coast broadcast will be
made over the Blue Network. Com
gresham Emanuel Celler will be
the principal speaker. All mem.
hers of the organization and their
friends are urged to listen In for
the ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-16

DR.. Francis p. Barnes of the
dental clinic Mt st. Mary's hospital
will present an interesting weekly
series of programs over station
WATR beginning next Wednesday
morning at HAS o'clock. 1t Is
expected that DR.. Barnes will have
a large audience due to his vast
experience. especially with the
students in the local schools. He
will tell OF the care of teeth and
OF the many defects that have been
brought about through lack of H.
nances rather than neglect.
DR. Barnes is graduate of the
Dental school OF Georgetown I'm.
iversity and the son of Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Barnes OF Fox street. He
graduated from Duggan grammar
school and later from Crosby High
school. He attended st. Thomas
seminary in Hartford for two
years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-16
Community Club Is
No Political Unit
Better Government in Interests Of Section Taxpayers
Aim of Newly Organized Club
BROOKLYN NEWS

The word political to-day was
atricken from the name OF the
brooklyn Community club and In
the future the club Will be known
strictly as a community unit, with
The benefit of the section in mind
and as the object of the general
membership. The club will seek
equal representation of their dis
trirt in proportion to that of other
sections in the affairs OF the city
and state. That the organization
has other plans was denied by
members and officials of the CLUB
to-day who stated that all con-
trary statements are groundless.
The bylaws OF the club empha.
tically state that the unit is not
political in any way shape or form
and persons enrolled on the roster
employed by the city are not cligi-
Bile to hold office. Officers and
committees have been instructed
that their duties will be so sane
toned by the general body and
they are not to act otherwise. AS
for support given either party It
is understood that certain candi.
dates will be upheld on the strength
of their platforms If they will
benefit the community.
Concerning individual advance
Snent the club voted to support
members according to character,
and domestic needs rather than
authority.
The objects Of the club accord
ing to the constitution are for bet.
ter government in the interests OF
citizens and taxpayers OF the Sec
ton. It is understood one of the
first movements will be to secure
q playground for recreational pur-
poses and needs of the youths OF
the district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-16
FUNERALS

The funeral Of Mrs Lucy Gau-
diosa Errico was held from the
home 225 Atwood avenue this
morning at $3.50 o'clock to Our
Lady Of Lourdes church where a
solemn mass Of requiem was cele-
brated at 10 o'clock by Rev Ed
ward Farrell, Rev Rocco Palladino
and Rev Rocco Nadile. Burial was
In new st Joseph's cemetery. The
pallbearers were: Sergeant George
Gooding, John Monahan, Leo Nc
Kenna, Dennis Lynch, John Shea,
and Michael Sheehan.
The funeral Of Mrs Margaret A.
Sido was held this morning at $3.50
o'clock from the funeral home of
Arthur j. Lunny to st. Thomas
church, where a solemn high mass
OF requiem was celebrated at 8 o.
clock by Rev Joseph Donneliy.
Seated in the sanctuary were Rev
John Corners of Waterbury and
Rev Thomas Conway Of Buffalo, N.
Y. At the offertory and at the re-
cessional special music was rem
dered by Mrs Ernest Drufa.
Bears were Oswald Austin, Ed
ward Traver, Frank Colligan, Bur-
ton Traver. Thomas McHale ana
Joseph Falzone. Burial was In the
family plot in New Hartford.
The funeral Of Charles G. Rug
giero will be held on Saturday
morning at S:15 o'clock from the
home 80 Edison Avenue to IS. Peter
and Paul's church where solemn
mass of requiem will be celebrated
at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in the
family plot in Calvary cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Min
ME (Goluboff) Levin, 81, wife of
Joseph g. Levin, were held yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the Anderson funeral home, go
Central avenue. Burial was In
Melchizedek cemetery. Rabbi Bert
Stein officiated. Honorary bearers
were Louis Liebeskind, Meyer b.
Erlanger, Paul Feitelson and B.
Weiss. Active bearers were Charles
Green. Irving Green, Larry Green,
Henry johnson, Nelson Oser and
Joseph Danisher.
The funeral Of Mrs Amelia E.
Kershaw was held this after
noon at o'clock from her
home, II Second avenue, Rev. DR..
John N. Lewis, rector of st. Johns
Episcopal church, officiating.
Burial was In Riverside cemetery.
The funeral OF Philip j. Ryan
will be held from his home, is