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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Peace in Africa?

Geneva dispatches report an eleventh.
hour change for the better in the
nAbyssinian situation and that
prospects now are bright that war
will be averted. British and French
diplomacy has been restlessly at work
in the League Council to persuade
Mussolini and Emperor Halle Selassie
to submit their dispute to peaceful ar
bitrament, and an agreement to that
end appears to be in sight just as all
concerned were about to abandon
hope of preventing hostilities.
Both II Duce and the Lion of
Judah" have been doing their full
share of roaring during the diplo-
matte maneuvering and mutual re-
ordinations which preceded this
weeks final efforts to adjudicate their
controversy. Mussolini Numbered that
he would tolerate no outside inter-
ference and intimated that Italy
would settle matters in her own way
by employment of the vast force she
has modified adjacent to Abyssinia.
Halle Selassie vociferated in rejoinder,
through a formal Illumination at
. Geneva, that he would yield neither
to intimidation nor to violence and
expressed confidence that 1.-The wis
dom of the powers would prevent re-
sort to war;
The truth probably is that Italy is
no more anxious for a conflict with
the Ethiopians than Halle Selassie is
for clash with the mighty military
machine of FaScism. While Mussolini
could throw overwhelming numbers
into the fray, armed on a scale which
the AbysSinian tribesmen could never
match, war nevertheless would be
gamble for Italy, and a costly one
She has never forgotten the disas-
trous defeat the Ethiopia of Menelik
inflicted upon the Italian Army in
1896. Conditions today are different,
yet they are incalculable, and Rome,
if its mental processes could be
X-rayed, would undoubtedly be discov-
cred, even in Mussolini's most trucu-
lent moments. to be bordering gravely
whether the Ethiopian game is worth
the candle.
Apart from the pitfalls of an African
campaign, Italy has the uncertainties
inherent in the European situation
to bear in mind. Hitler's peace pro-
teStations have by no means cleared
the atmosphere, as the new British
air program amply indicates. Anglo
French diplomacy has presumably
made II Duce realize that by accept
ing economic concessions and border
notifications at Abyssinia's hands
three primary objects will be at
tained-avoidance of war, salvaging
of the Leagues prestige and mainte-
nance Of the united front in Europe
against Germany
One other motive unquestionably in
spires the zeal of Great Britain and
France in seeking to avert Italo-
Ethiopian hostilities. AS great Afri-
can colonial powers, they do not relish
even the remote possibility of a VIC
torious war against European power
by African tribesmen. Such an out
come would immeasurably augment
1.-THE white mans burden" throughout
the Dark Continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

The human being who does not
believe in physical harm to others,
either man or animal, had better stick
to his conviction.
One of the greatest hurts such a
person can deliver to himself is in
succumbing to anger, permitting IL to
drive him to desire to chastise.
A Washingtonian of inherently
gentle disposition recently threw a
stone at a cat which had bitten a
member of his family.
This animal was stray.
In anger the man picked up a
stone, fairly large, and tossed 1t
underhand at the cat.
1t was a perfect shot
The creature skunk away, losing no
time about it.
The man entered the house, saying
that it served the brute right.
X
Yet al that evening the fact that
he had struck the animal weighed
on his mind.
This is a weight, in such a regard.
utterly unknown to the majority OF
humanity.
The bulk of the populat ion has no
hesitation at all about inflicting
physical injury, either on beast or
man. if they think it deserved.
Thousands are ready to do so, even
if no anger is involved. They need no
excuses. One has but to think of the
foundations on which society rests to
realize the ease with which thousands
kill other living things. There Is no
helping this. Nor is any particular
good done, in the long run, by open
protest.
What each one may do. for himself,
by himself, is stick 20 his own re-
solves in the matter.
In most cases these are not open
covenants, openly arrived at, but the
! slow growth of many years.
At times one may break the re-
solve by going fishing, or hunting, or
in. other ways Staying creatures. but
in the end something crops out def
nitely so that the individual knows
where he stands.
Then ne keeps the thing close to
| his own heart.
| Here. If any place, lies his soul
He knows more about soul, perhaps,
than others
Maybe not.
Only in the long run will that ever
be determined.
! Wherefore, such an individual.
! minding his own business, must keep
| his resolve
He will not hurt
He knows that few take it so Sc
! riously but he will.
He understands why certain men, in
the history of civilization, have stood
for non-resistance.
Let it be thoroughly understood
| that this man is not one man, alone,
! but many men.
There are hundreds of people who
feel just this way but who, perhaps,
! have never stopped to think the thing
out.
| Surely it is difficult task
Where shall ones prohibition end?
| There are few persons who will not
| step on ants, or crush certain obnoX-
! ious beetles.
There are few persons, even the
most tender hearted. who will not
catch mice, or other so-called vermin.
Where shall the restriction end?
If it were carried TO the extreme,
not even microbes could be harmed.
| x 4 x
So there must be dividing line,
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initial appropriation OF $4,000 for
the fiscal year 1887.
Standing alone, the local bill falls
in the category of those measures
which are eminently desirable II the
community can afford the undertake
ing. If it becomes National policy to
extend such aid, the local bill becomes
almost mandatory. 1t will be the
part of wisdom, however, to delay its
passage until the final form of Ma
tional legislation is known. and to
amend it where necessary to make it
conform to the provisions of National
legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
''Quoddy Power and
Other Spending Means

To the Editor of The Star:
Your editorial "Quoddy Power" was
excellent. What I could not under
stand, though, was your wondering
why the administration Is going TO
harness the tides Of the Bay of Fundy
at a cost of $50, 000. 900 to supply cleo
trio power that is not needed at cost
that will be prohibitive even il 1t Is
ever needed. OF course, there is no
sense in it, but there Is nothing sur
priSing about 1t. Just another demon
stration of experimental pSychosis like
dozens of others that have cone be-
fore.
The whole business reminds me Of
a man I knew when l was a boy down
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
He was an omniverouS reader of the
advertisements that appeared on the
back pages of a couple of cheap maya
zines. You know the kind: Fourteen
with it except build house! Send no
money!!" Or maybe it was Solid
Gold Hunting Case Watch, $685."
Or perhaps it was just an advertis-
ment for q new kind OF bluing. He
would read these ads and his mouth
would fairly water. Unlike the present
national administration, his funds
were decidedly limited, and this ne
cessitated his curbing his appetite for
the advertised articles. Nevertheless
he would frequently send off money
for them, and it was money his fam
lily needed for the necessities of life.
Generally these ballyhooed articles
we're things he and his family needed
just about as badly as a week-old baby
needs a dentist He didn't even have
the excuse Of being surrounded by
advisers constantly egging him on. He
had two old uncleS who were fairly
well-to-do. They died within a short
time of each other, and both of them
left our hero small legacy. Well sir,
1t was just such another case as old
Uncle Congress Smelling out S4.880,
100000! For months the rural mail
carrier was worn to a fragile Juggling
in parcels from Oshkosh, Peoria and
Chicago. Sometimes our experimenter
would be intrigued by an advertised
article that could be obtained only by
taking the agency for it and ordering
in dozen lots. This did not feaze him.
He ordered a dozen He just he'd to
see how the thing worked. Nine times
out of ten the things he bought did
not work any better than did killing
the pigs and blowing up the cotton
But alas, he also was a glutton for
punishment and he kept right on
ordering. His final purchases were
"A $50 Shotgun for SO 95" and dozen
sets of Patent Ink Erasers at So
Cents Each" In his experimental zeal
he used the patent ink eraser to eradi-
cate several polka dots from the
bosom Of his wife's new calico dress.
The shotgun was defective, and he
shot his daughter in the foot With it.
say they were his final purchases
and so they were, because from then
on every time he started to read the
advertisements with that old expert
mental CLEAN in his eyes his wife
would get up quietly and bring the
rolling pin from the kitchen and lay
1t on the table beside her. 1t was very
enectlVe. S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
A Light Step

The banker was young, his blood ran
high;
A friend who wanted aqoan sat by.
The official, new to his monied rule,
Wanted to sulk like boy in school:
Securities offered might not prove good,
He was out of humor, gruff and rude.
Of a sudden, the door of his private
room
Was opened. And standing in the
gloom
The girl he loved. In a moments
space
She had closed the door with tactful
grace.
Why she had come he did not care,
He only knew that he found her fair,
That in all the shining Maytime town
No step so light! No eyes so brown!
With a smile for the friend who
wanted aid
He picked up his pen--and the loan
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Life Insurance and
Alcoholic Indulgence

To the Editor of The Star:
The ratio of reflections of applicants
for life insurance because of alcoholic
indulgence has increased 149 per cent
since repeal in the age group up to
80. This alarming statement is made
by the Northwestern National Life In
surance Co. and is based upon actual
statistical records. Reflections for al
coholism in the group from 80 to As
were negligible, showing that those
who reached maturity during prohi-
bition did not contract alcoholic hab-
its which seriously impair their in
suitability.
The police reports support this con-
clusion, for there has been a great
increase of arrests for drunkenness
since repeal, particularly among youth
and women.
w. G. CALDERWOOD.
Minneapolis, MINI.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. H4SKIN.

A reader can get the unstDer to
any question OF tdct by tDriting The
Washington Epentng Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin. Director,
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. How old is Samuel Reshevsky,
the chess player?-H. A. M.
A.. He is only 10 and has been
playing chess for IS years. He has
had many notable triumphs and has
( just won the International Masters
Tournament of the Kent County Chess
Association, played at Margate. Eng
land. He defeated Capablanca, who
finished in second place
Q. How many people are employed
at the National Bureau of Standards?
"A. c.
A. There are 653 employees in the
District of Columbia and 38 in the
| field
@. Should the inscribed plate be
| placed on the front or the back of a
| chair?-E. B.
| A. 1t may be placed either on the
| front or back. In Constitution Hall
the name plate is attached TO the
back of each chair.
@. How many telephones are in
use in the United States?-L. B. B.
A. About 100000.
O. What Is lewisite?-A. r.
| A. 1t is a compound used in chem
ical warfare. 1t is named for w. J.
Lewis, an American chemist, and is
family yellowish liquid compounded
! from arsenic trichloride, producing a
violently irritating and deadly gas.
! @. Have there been any severe
! earthquakes in the Eastern part of
| the United States in the last few
years?-E. J. M.
A. Earthquakes frequently occur in
the Eastern States. but in general
they are minor shocks. In recent
years, slight shocks we're felt in:
Ohio, January 81, 1892; Virginia,
January and December 5. 1882;
/ Georgia, June 9, 1888: Kentucky,
May %, 1888 South Carolina. July
Is and December %, 1888; Virginia,
middle of January and January %,
also July %. 1888.
@. In measuring humidity. are
drops of rain considerably. w. P.
A. In measuring humidity, only the
/ invisible water vapor is considered
/ and not the drops of rain or droplets
of fog.
+ @. When did ancient Egypt cease
/ to be an independent kingdom?-
E. C. L.
A. Egypt ceased to be an independ-
ent kingdom in 525 BIC. the last
king of Egypt being Psamtek III who
was depoSed on that date. when
Egypt was conquered by the Persians
1t was later conquered by the Greeks
( then the Romans. becoming a Roman
province IN go BIC.
@. Did the Germans penetrate
/ closer to Paris than their big guns
shot? II so, why weren't their own
troops destroyed?-E. S.
A. The Germans did penetrate to
about 25 miles from Paris but their
ols guns we're nOI HlOEeu SO close.
The first big gun that opened on
Paris was 80 miles away. There we're
many German troops between the
guns and Paris, but the guns had a
high angle of fire, the projectiles NOV
/ ing high over the heads of the troops
and falling almost vertically on Paris.
/ @. What food should be given to a
/ cormorant?-J. P. H.
/ A. Cormorants are aquatic birds,
and, if kept in captivity. they should
be provided with plenty of water
They may be fed on raw, whole, small
/ fish, such as herring or carp. Any
non-economic fish would be suitable.
! @. II 2-inch circular bar of metal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
The Dread of Obscurity,

do you think it possible to love
your enemies?"
Not exactly" replied Miss Cayenne.
yet many of us ought to feel rather
grateful to our enemies as the only
people who take real interest in u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Apprehensive.

HAS your boy made any progress In
his studies?"
Eyes," answered Farmer Corntossel;
"he's dom so well in his studies that
I'm kind of afraid he's neglectin' his
tennis an horseback ridin'."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

Rugged individualism may require
so much domestic economy that the
influence of the forefathers may have
to be recalled to the extent of re-
viving the thrifty maxims of Ben
Franklin's poor Richard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

There Is New Deal in evidence in
public affairs with some doubt as to
whether Mr.. McCarl Is to officiate in
authority as what sporting establish
ments designate as the look out"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Concerning wisdom"

OF wisdom this strange fact is learned
BY every tribe and faction:
In talk it's easily discerned,
But hard to get in action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Always in Evidence.

Base bali presents a curious claim
To thought-no one can doubt it.
When you're not looking at a game
You're hearing talk about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

There may be a relief in suburban
courts when the element of suspected
tragedy is disposed of and the cold
mathematics of taxes and public ex-
penditures take the spotlight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben. a
man thinks he's overworked when he's
jes' tryin' to ketch up on de time he
done scent loafin."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

Notice has been served that a veto
can stop bill but it cannot stop the
argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

Very ancient governments had to
consider the problem of how to turn
farmers into soldiers and how to turn
soldiers back into farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Flight.

From the Duluth (Minn) NewsTribune.
Complaint of harassed citizen: I
am q fugitive from chain letter
gang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
Didn't Go Far Enough.

From the Bay City (Mich) Times.
A Spokane woman spent her last
dollar on rouge so she could enter
prison with her chin up" She
should have had her face lifted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Inspector.
"Oh, what have you done" said the
serious man,
For the benefit Of this earthly plan
As you follow the road with lazy feet?'
"Oh, I'm the inspector" said Flooding
Pete.
IT watch the trees in the early Spring
And wait for the wanderin' bird to
sing.
I note the blossomin' apple tree
A-blowin' its kisses sweet to me
I count the hours as they lightly run
To measure the pace Of the shiftin' sun
An the light an shadows in grand
review
AS they're passin' smile me a 'howdy-
do
I look fur the wild flower, so demure,
An keep close tab on the temperature
I hear the croak of the same old frogs
I hear the bark of the same old dogs
An I'm pleased to announce as ]
pass each mile
That the world goes on in the same
old style.
I know there's nothin' as I can say
That will matter much as I trudge my
way.
But numerous people in higher ranks
Make observations an get no thanks.
So graciously now an then 1 pause
To give the blossoms an birds ap-
plause.
AS the world goes on with its toll or
show
There ought to be some one to watch
it go,
An my duty I tends to all complete.
I'm the inspector" said Flooding Pete.
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Wary.

What you need is a press agent"
"No, sir" replied Senator Sorghum
"I had one once. Folks found out
about it; said they were beginning to
like his ideas better than mine and
maybe it might be a good thing to
give him the job"
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@. What food should be given to
cormorant?-J. P. H.
A. Cormorants are aquatic birds,
and, if kept in captivity, they should
be provided with plenty of water.
They may be fed on raw, whole, small
non-economic fish would be suitable.
Q. II a Pinch circular bar of metal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

O. How many miles did the Maure-
tania travel when she was in serv-
ice?-H. NJ.
A. The Mauritania travelled $780,
900 miles during her career. She
carried 100000 passengers and 10000
soldiers during her lifetime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

O. Where was Marshal Josef Pill
sudski buried?-F. NJ.
A. The Polish liberator's body was
placed in crypt in Wawel Cathedral
at Cracow.
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If the Supreme Court next Monday,
Nav q. does not hand down an opin-
ion in the "acid-test" N. r. A. poultry
code case, authorities are positive it
will do so without fail on its final
decision DAY Of the session, June 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

@. What Is lewisite?-A. r.
A 1t is a compound used in chem
ical warfare. 1t is named for w. J.
Lewis an American chemist, and is
family yellowish liquid compounded
from arsenic trichloride, producing a
violently irritating and deadly gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

Q. If 2-inch circular bar of metal
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01
9 Years Court Fight
Wins Large Verdict

Two Montana farmers won a nine
year court battle over a sheep-feeding
contract signed Is years ago, when the
Minnesota supreme court recently up
held a jury verdict of more than $50, 900
for the two appellants.
The high courts decision, given
against Friend, Crosby & Co., of South
st. Paul, livestock operators, reversed
an order of Judge w. A. Schulta in
Dakota county district court, who
granted a judgment Notwithstanding
the jury decision.
In November, 1920, Frank Krom and
Ray Stebbins of Billings, Mont, en-
tered into a sheep-feeding contract
with Friend, Crosby & Co. Two days
less than a full six years afterward,
Krom and Stebbins brought suit for
full payment.
Five times the case had come before
the supreme court, on technicalities.
The opinion closing the case declared
the company has taken advantage of
every technicality to delay or defeat
payment of a just debt"
The livestock firm has gone out Of
existence, and the settlements to Krom
and Stebbins will be charged against
remaining assets, if any, of the or
poration.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-03-01

They dragged the general out and
strangled his oaths with a drink from
their jug; but at the next hill down
came the mail sacks. More oaths, NOR
drinks. At last the general ordered the
mail piled on the back seat, and let
him ride in front. Strangely enough,
the rope binding the sacks now broke
on their way down hill. In desperation
the general ordered them to get rid of
some of those - sacks, but not to
let him see them doing it.
They poured 300 pounds of Bibles and
patent reports out of each sack onto
the prairie, and soothed the generals
groans with the Jug once more. He
made the return trip with them, and
his report was so favorable that their
employer bought each of the three a
tailored suit.
For two months Toponce carried the
fast mail out of Fort Kearney, riding
rs miles, changing horses, and riding
Is miles to met the next carrier. Once
he was passing a stagecoach on a hill
and his horse slowed to a walk. A man
in the stage called "Hey, young man."
and beckoned to him. It was Ben Halli-
day, his employer.
Look here, young man." Ben said,