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Evening star., 1935-03-16
New Swimming Pools Needed.

The Monument bathing pools, to-
gether with the odd assortment of
unsightly buildings which surround
them, are doomed to go-not alone
because they are unsightly, not be-
cause they were built twenty years
ago as fish ponds and their equip
ment is antiquated and not because
they are no longer needed by the chill
dren or even the grown-ups who have
no other place to go swimming. They
are doomed by tn: improvement pro-
gram of the Mall together with the
projected work in connection with
the flood-preventing dixie which the
engineers say must be built to pro-
tect the low-lying Federal buildings
of recent construction. Grading work
in connection with construction of
the dixie will take in the land now
occupied by the pools.
But the roar Of protest which
greeted the news of their fate and
which has postponed for the time
being their demolition is indication
enough of the course which should be
pursued by the Park and Planning
Commission and other authorities.
Before these pools are destroyed there
should be definite agreement on new
pools. There are thousands of chill
dren in Washington denied the in
alienable right of youngsters to go
swimming in hot weather. Recrea-
tional bathing facilities have been re-
duced, rather than enlarged. despite
the growth in population. The tidal
basin beaches were removed with the
understanding that a program of pool
construction would be undertaken 1t
has been only partially carried out.
Even wading in Rock Greek is con-
sidered dangerous because the stream
is polluted. The river is not only un-
clean, but the lack of proper super
vision makes river swimming danger
Gus. To deprive children of super
vised swimming even at the made
quate, antiquated Monument pools is
to drive some of them to the river
and to drowning.
Certainly the authorities charged
with responsibility for the needed Mall
improvement and the various engi-
neering tasks in connection with that
improvement, cannot overlook the
other responsibility to carry out the
bathing pool program already author
ized-but unappropriated for-by Con-
gress. Only four of six authorized
pools have been built-the Mckinley
pool, at First and Lincoln road north
east; the Francis pool, at Twenty-fifth
and N streets; the Banneker pool, in
the vicinity of Howard University, and
the Takoma pool, at Fourth and Van
Buren streets. No facilities have been
provided for the area in Southwest
Washington, nor for Northwest Wash
ington west of Rock Creek Park. The
inadequate Monument pools took care
of some of the children from South
west Washington, and their removal
will leave these children without even
these second-rate facilities.
The fact that the Monument pools
must go should lead to their immedi-
ate replacement in some other location
replacement that will substitute for
the ramshakle, unfit pools the modern,
up-to-date facilities represented in
new construction. This is task that
the newly formed Recreation Com
mission might approach as one of the
great and immediate recreationaI
made ~ tho ,;1,,
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Home aquarium enthusiasts always

Home aquarium enthusiasts always
are looking for the zone big rule" of
successful management.
1t is so plain that they refuse to
see it, or If they do, they will not
put 1t into practice.
1t is simply not to overcrowd.
Now every one who has kept fishes
for any time, either goldfiShes or
the so-called tropicals, has heard this
since he began.
Even the experienced fanciers. how
ever. seldom abide by it.
Just a few more fishes, they say.
will not hurt anything.
But 1t is this additional pair which
does the damage.
X X x
A local fancier had this proved to
his complete satisfaction recently.
The loss of two fishes in a tank
which he had not deemed at all over
crowded, according to usual stand
ards, made a thing of beauty and
a Joy forever out of an aquarium
which previously never had done we'll.
Any one who has kept fishes for
any length Of time knows that there
always will be at least one tank
which does not do we'll.
The water may become green, taking
on a deep pea soup tint. The fancier
resorts to cutting down on the light
and the amount Of food given the
fishes.
. Sometimes this work, sometimes it
does not.
He has read that the addition of
fresh water simply makes the free
living forms of algae, which cause the
trouble, multiply beyond belief. so he
refuses to try this natural remedy.
II he is wise, he disregards the rule.
and adds some fresh water, from time
to time. as well as cuts down on
the light.
If his tank is overcroWded the
fancier may find the water is never
clear.
Now the clear water aquarium is
what every one wants. unless the tanks
are kept in fish room" of their own,
where murky liquid is not so notice.
able. In the living quarters anything
but clear water is very undesirable.
Cloudy water may be caused by bac-
terial growth, by the rapid MULTIPLE
cation of so-called infuSoria, by too
much food uneaten.
Lack of major plants, or poor
growth of those present, may help
cause disagreeable water conditions.
The beginning aquarist may not no.
tice weblike blue-green algae, which
smother larger plants at times.
The one sure way Of preventing
many of these troubles is to live up to
the common injunction not to over
crowd.
1t is here, however, that We all fall
down. for the temptation to add lust
one more pair" seems irresistible.
X
The usual standards" OF which we
have spoken call for one inch Of fish,
exclusive of tail, per gallon Of water
for goldfish.
This seems standard enough for this
small carp: it is when we come to the
subject of tropical fishes that we all
err.
There has been a tendency, in all
the literature on the subject, to admit
that many more tropical fishes can be
kept per gallon Of water.
Where the trouble comes in is right
here. Many more can be kept, and
often we'll enough. but If we seek perfec-
ton. or near perfection, especially in
water conditions, we ought to abide
by the goldfish rule even with fishes
| which demand less oxygen.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

murmured by the dying man IS a
greater strain on the readers credul-
ity than the strain ordinarily involved
in q mystery story: with less expendi-
ture of his failing strength Dave could
have given the name of his murderer.
The almost boister0us good time the
Cape Cod neighbors have in hunting
the criminal (there is no leisure for
mourning poor Dave) saves the tale
from the slightest depressing effect.
And they are a fearless crowd; they
are all irresistibly drawn to visit the
death cliff In the middle of the night,
.singly and unprotected, and to st
around there, Just thinking.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Turn of Events.

Turn of Events.
Experience is what We find
AS a reward for living.
We need it to prepare the mind
For taking or for giving.
According as the luck may go,
This world keeps slow by turning
And by the symbols it may show
Our fortunes we are learning.
Experience may bid us sing
In gladness or in sorrow.
We take the tips today may bring
And play them on tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
1t Never Happened.

We know conditions must improy,
We try and try again.
However great events may move
We mortals will complain.
Again we must approach the task
To which by fate we're bid.
We can't get everything We ask
At least we never did.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

In all the debate 1t might be per-
miSsible to allot a little radio time to
Gen. John J. Pershing, who knows
something by practical experience
about military management.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Of William and Mary College, Medical
College OF Virginia and the United
States Naval Medical College. He
retired from the Navy in 1929. He
was assistant White House physician
in Theodore RooSevelt's administra-
tion, assigned to the presidential
yacht by William Howard Taft and
was made White House physician by
Woodrow Wilson.
O. What was Judith Anderson's
first role Of importance on the
stage?-J. N.
A. Her first role was in Cobra"
and this was followed by THE Dove"
@. Did Mrs. P. T. Barnum marry
again after Barnum'S death?-W. A.
A. P. T. Barnum died in 1891. His
widow married Demetrius Callius Bey
in 1896 or 1897. He died year later,
and she married Baron d'Alexandry
d'Orengiani about 1900.
@. What two Presidents Of the
United States were bachelors?-K. N.
A. James Buchanan and Grover
Cleveland were bachelors when elect
ed. James Buchanan did not marry.
but Grover Cleveland married Frances
Folsom during his first term in the
White House.
@. What was Patrick Henry's re-
ligion?-A. r.
A. He was baptized in the Church
of England and remained an Epis-
copalian throughout his life.
@. Why does a star precede the
number on some currency instead of
a letter?-C. P.
A. The bills with stars are those
substituted in the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing to replace those
which are spoiled or defective in the
process of manufacturing.
@. How many oranges does it take
to make a quart of juice?-H. D.
A. Oranges vary in size and IN
juice content. An average orange
contains about 2 ounces of juice, so
16 oranges would make a quart Of
orange juice.
@. What is a cadastral survey
c. A. j.
A. 1t is a survey map or plan for
making a cadastre, which is an off,
cial statement or register of the
quantity, value and ownership Of real
estate for the apportionment of taxes.
1t is a map commonly made on a
large scale about 25 inches to the
mile or a square inch to the acre so
as to represent exactly the relative
positions and dimensions of objects
and estates.
@. How long has mineral wool been
made?-P. NJ.
A. 1t was first manufactured in
Germany in the early 70s. In 1875,
little was made in New York. The
industry was we'll established by 1885,
when rock wool entered the field and
shared it.
@. In what part Of the United
States are the most kinds OF fossil
remains of animals found?-L. A.
A. The single district in the United
States where more different types
of fossil remains have been found
than any other is the district within
| the city limits of Los Angeles, Calf,
known as the La Brea pits. La Brea
is Spanish, meaning "the tar" and
/ these pits are so called because of
a large yield of tar which comes
from them, in which the remains of
a large number of prehistoric ami
mails we're embedded. Apparently the
/ tar ensnared these animals at the
time it was formed and the bones
are III a remarkable state of preserva-
| ton in many cases.
@. Is there much counterfeiting
/ of small coins?-W. c. B.
A. In the past five years the
counterfeiting of small coins has
almost quadrupled. In 1880 counter
felt coins totaling Sl9,148 were con-
fiscated by the secret service, while
in 1884 there we're S72,8l8 in small
coins seized.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

So long as attention has been di-
rected to "the forgotten man." it
might be proper for some enterprising
journalist to interview the King of
Italy.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Women are outspoken in condemna-
tion of breach of promise suits. The
feminine mind is Self-reliant and can
see only nefarious motives in a pre-
tense of having been fooled by silly
protestations of romance.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Fav0rite Play.

raVOrIte PIay.
What is your favorite play?"
Il never gave that question much
thought answered Senator Sorghum.
But don't you enjoy the study of
incidents that lead to the joy of COM
edy or the gloom of tragedy"
"Of course. Taking that view of
the matter. I'd say my favorite play
is drawing to four flush"
Evening star., 1935-03-16

The element of physical endurance
enters conspicuously into public life
The most energetic and untiring
uratory has not yet caused a serious
case Of laryngitis.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
The Earth Sleeps

The long, cool fingers Of the night
Laid on the earth's hot brow.
After the flush and fever of the light
Rest cometh now.
Sweet, tranquil, dreamless rest
From vale to mountain crest.
Only the rhythm of her ocean breast
Its ceaseless vigil keeps
While the earth sleeps.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

Much police activity is applied to
keeping the law-abiding citizen under
close observation to prevent him from
yielding to any temptation to be swept
of In a crime wave.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

One achievement to be credited to
N. r. A. is that of permitting a graft
flcation in some degree of the desire
every man feels to take a hand in
running every other mans business.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

1t is easy to say "a billion dollars"
but some time is required to show
what it means in subdivided currency
values while groceries are conspicuous
for expanding valuations.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

If railways carry out all their present
ideas for swift traffic it may be pos
sible to allow the art of flying to con-
centrate on defense equipment in case
of another war"
Evening star., 1935-03-16

President Roosevelt will 60 fishing
thereby setting a good example TO
various gentlemen who ought to think
things over more before going on
record.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
The Pink 'Uns.

From the Manchester IN. H. Union.
The sweet young thing continues
to think that the pink slip people are
growing about these days is an un-
dergarment. why so much men,
tion," she ask. s.t"of an unmention-
able?" -
Evening star., 1935-03-16

1t is good of Miss Earhart to intro
duce high-minded reflections into
aviation in order to counteract the
resentment of low flying.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the anslDer to
any question OF fact by tDrtting The
Washington Erening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin, Director.
Washington, d. c. Please tnclose
stamp for reply.
@. How do retail sales of 1884 COM
pare with those of 1852. M.
| A. Retail sales for the United States
are estimated at $28.548, ,000. 900 for
1884, as compared with $25,037. .000,-
900 for 1888, an increase Of IA per
cent.
@. Are English women or Ameri-
can women taller?-G. M. J.
A. They average about the same
American women average feet 4
inches and English women between
5 feet 3 inches and feet inches.
@. How early was mineral spring
known at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.?-
M. S.
A. Rock Spring was known to the
Indians as early as 1857. Over 4C
springs have since been discovered
there.
@. What is a dormouse?-C. C. G.
A. 1t is a small Old World rodent
somewhat resembling small squirrel
although the tail is not particularly
bushy. 1t lives in trees and feeds on
nuts and acorns. The name, which
means sleeping mouse" alludes tc
the fact that the dormouse becomes
torpid in cold weather in its natural
habitat.
@. From what direction does the
mistral come?-B. S.
| A 1t is a strong, cold northwest
wind which blows across the north
west coastal region of the Mediter-
ranean Sea.
@. What is copra used FORA M L.
A. Copra is the dried kernel of the
coconut 1t is used for the coconut
oil which it yields and coconut stearin
@. What is meant by pairs an
nounced" or pairs arranged" in the
United States Senate?-E. N. w.
A. Very often when a Senator
finds it necessary to be absent when
a vote is to be taken he arranges what
is known as pair" with another
Senator who will vote on the oppo-
site side of the question. BY this ar
rangement the other Senator agrees
not to vote. Pairs, however, are an
nounced so that all will know how
each Senator would have voted il
each had been counted in the regular
vote. Sometimes Senator may ar
range a general pair when he is away
from the Senate for an indefinite OF
rather long period. In this case he
arranges a pair with a Senator who
in general would always vote on the
opposite side of question. Very otter
when Senator is i'll. or cannot be
present. he asks another Senator Il
arrange for him pair with some one
| who is going to vote on the opposite
side of the question.
@. What does entreSol MEANS. c
A. 1t is a low floor or story be.
tween the ground floor and the ont
above. 1t is also called mezzanine.
G. Please give a biography o
Blind TONI. H. B.
A. Blind Tom, who was Thomas
Greene Bethune. was born blind anC
a slave near Columbus, Ga, May
l849; died, 1908. At 2 years Of ag,
he could unerringly recognize tunes
played the piano at years, and a
an exceedingly early age could imi'
tate winds. rain and birds, as vel
as classical music. He gave his frs
concert when 18 years old, toured
Europe and both North and Soutl
America. 1t is said that he coult
play any selection after hearing j
once.
@. Please give a short biograph!
Of the new chairman Of the ReC
Cross. A.
A. Rear Admiral Cary T. Graysor
was born in Culpeper County, Va
october II, 1878. He is a graduate
Evening star., 1935-03-16

According to the Communist, who
really verges on anarchy, the way to
prevent failures in law enforcement
is to have no law.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Fascination of Commerce,

Fascination of Commerce.
My radio! My radio!
With patience most admiring,
AS you tell things I need to know,
I listen in untiring.
Although your gentle diction lends
A charm that is surprising,
Your truest poetry depends
On what you're advertising.
"a real orator." said Uncle Eben
is a man who kin holler loud enough
to make his own self sound like q
crowd"
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Reduction.

From the Rochester Times-Union.
Julian Huxley thinks the population
of the United States will presently
decrease. Is he anticipating an early
Spring and pickup In highway
traffic?
Evening star., 1935-03-16

High prices in the meat shops are
renewing sentiments of regret for the
little pig who did not go to market.
Evening star., 1935-03-16
Afar From the Office Chair.

mar rrom the OIHce Cnar.
Munitions makers should have the
courage of their convictions" said
Miss Cayenne.
How would you test that point?"
I'D require them to hold every
board Of directors meeting on a
bombing plane or a dirigible."
Evening star., 1935-03-16
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Evening star., 1935-03-16

TO say nothing or to say too
much" said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, "are equally uninforming."
Evening star., 1935-03-16
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Evening star., 1935-03-16

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Evening star., 1935-03-16

MOUNT PEACOCK. Or Progress in
Province. BY Marie Mauron.
Translated by F. L. Lucas. New
York: The Macmillan Co.
AS village school mistress and
mayors secretary at Month -Paon, the
author had an opportunity to see the
charm and the hunor of life in a
small town of Provence, halfway be-
tween Daudet'S Tarascon, home of
his famous Tartarin. and the Mill
from which he wrote "Lettres de Mon
Moulin" Nine. Mauron's sketches
of the Inhabitants of Mont-Paon,
penetrating their secrets, humorous
over their foibles, ironical over the
government meticuloSity to be found
even in such small hamlet, sympa-
tEetic with the primitive makeshifts
of their life, suggest comparison with
Beverley Nichols similar studies of
an English village tucked away from
the main-traveled roads, Down the
Garden PATH" "A Thatched Roof"
and "A Village in a Valley" Like
Beverley Nichols books, Mount Pea
cock is also a delightful discovery of
quietneSs, gayety, humor, and aioof-
ness from the wild scramble and
hectic eXtravagances of the world in
its larger centers. Authors who can
find little pockets of unspoiled ter
ritory like this should be thanked. es-
pecially when they write about them
so charmingly France must be
made banana minded cry the now
familiar accents of the captain Of
commerce from his American wilder
ness; but the retrograde inhabitants
of Mont-Paon show no sign of be-
coming banana minded They still
eat the snails they like; not the
bananas they are adjured to like"
Evening star., 1935-03-16
THE TINKLING SYMBOL. BY
Phoebe Atwood Taylor. New York:
w. w, Norton g. Co.

THE TINKLING SYMBOL. BY
Phoebe Atwood Taylor. New York:
w. w. Norton g. Co.
If the real Cape Cod were such a
center of crime as Phoebe Taylor's
Cape Cod, Summer people would long
since have sought Chicago for their
long vacations. This new Asey Mayo
mystery is even more crimeful and
battling than the others. but. of course,
after the officers of the law and an as
sisting group of Cape Codders have
pursued a different clue in each chap
ter, Asey triumphantly produces the
real criminal, a bad one, and puts
him in handcuffs in the last chapter.
Nearly every one on the cape is sus-
pected before Asey pounces on his
prey. Four young women have at In
tervals been pushed at night from
cliff path to the rocks below, before
Dave Truman, bankrupt business man,
is murdered while standing In his own
cottage front door. A few moments
later, when Asey Mayo has arrived
and Is about to start away in his
roadster from the house of Beverley
Penrose, Dawes next door neighbor.
q shot directed at his back just misses
him and plunges into the seat OF his
car. Another murderous attempt mis-
carries. Some Of the clues which lead
to the murder are a cats tinkling ben.
two putty balls and batch of poison
GUS mushrooms. The clue OF ink"
Evening star., 1935-03-16
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@. From what direction does the
mistral come?-B. S.
A. 1t is a strong, cold northwest
wind which blows across the north
west. coastal region of the Mediter-
ranean Sea.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

@. Please give short biography
of the new chairman Of the Red
Cross A.
A. Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
was born in Culpeper County, Va,
October II, 1878. He is a graduate
Evening star., 1935-03-16

@. Is there much counterfeiting
of small coins?-W. C. B.
A. In the past five years the
counterfeiting of small coins has
almost quadrupled. In 1880 counter
felt coins totaling S19,148 we're con-
fiscated by the secret service, while
in 1884 there we're S72.8ls in small
coins seized.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

@. How many oranges does it take
to make a quart of juice?-H. D.
A. Oranges vary in size and in
Juice content. An average orange
contains about ounces of juice, so
Is oranges would make a quart Of
orange juice.
Evening star., 1935-03-16

@. What is a dormouse?-C. c. G.
A. 1t is a small Old World rodent
somewhat resembling small squirrel
although the tail is not particularly
bushy. 1t lives in trees and feeds on
nuts and acorns. The name, which
means sleeping mouse" alludes to
the fact that the dormouse becomes
torpid in cold weather in its natural
habitat.