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Evening star., 1937-06-29

widows and orphans, to satisfy the
levy. Tucker favored teeth in the
Intangible tax, approved the weight
tax for automobiles, except touring
cars" and objected to sales tax.
1t looked for a while as though q
long time would be required to hear
scores Of witnesses who crowded the
committee room at the start. After
the noon recess, however, poll called
for by Chairman King disclosed no
one present in favor Of the chain store
tax, but with large proportion OF
the audience raising their hands in
opposition to that levy, which would
60 as high as $3.50 a year per store
for the larger chains. in addition to
the levy on gross receipts applied to
all business.
Chairman King then announced his
own opposition as we'll as that of the
Commissioners and said it would not
be necessary to hear testimony
against. in the absence Of affirmative
presentation.
King predicted at the close Of yes
terday's hearing that the chain store
tax will be out of the bill when 1t
goes to the Senate.
Late yesterday, District officials
estimated that only about 10000 tax
paying accounts would result from the
gross receipts tax estimated earlier
in the day by Whiteford as likely to
affect about $4,000 individuals.
Whiteford explained he based his
estimate on count in the telephone
book Of the various business and pro-
fessional groups that would have to
pay gross receipts tax. One District
official admitted later, however, that
their estimate was based on Govern
ment figures, which may show an
increase if brought down to 1897.
illustrates Receipts Tax Burden.
An outstanding illustration of how
the business privilege tax OF three.
flfths OF per cent on gross receipt.
would lay heavy hand on the whole.
sale business was given to the com.
mittee by Marion Rexrode, wholesaler
who said his firm did 'over $4,000, ,0OC
worth Of business annually" with ar
annual net profit of about l per cent
Evening star., 1937-06-29
the motor vehicle weight tax funds
to general funds.

the motor vehicle weight tax funds
to general funds.
Stock Amendment Suggested.
If the gross receipts tax Is to re-
main, Whiteford asked for an amend
ment which he said was necessary to
prevent discrimination against local
stock and bond brokerage houses, in
favor Of "out-of-town" concerns hav-
ing local branch offices.
After pointing out that there Is no
relation between the gross and net re-
ceipts Of different business concerns,
Whiteford called the gross receipts
levy the most fl-conceived kind of
a tax I have ever seen" He also
stressed the possibility Of the tax be-
ing pyramided several times, es-
pecially on foodstuffs, as commodities
pass from warehouse to commission
merchant, wholesaler and retailer. He
emphasized it would rest lighter on
the professional man, who puts UP
only his services, with off1ce expense
than upon the merchant, who must
take a chance on losing some OF his
capital.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
MRS. LEAH J. WINANS
DIES OF FALL INJURIES
Native of Illinois, 81, Was Resi-
dent Of Washington Many
Years,

Mrs. Leah Jane Winans, 81, for
many years . resident Of this city,
died yesterday after a short illness
at nearby Maryland home. She suf-
fered hip fracture III a fell about
. week ago.
Mrs. Winans was born near Griggs-
vile, Ill. She was for many years q
member of the Order of the Eastern
Star and at one time belonged to
Ruth Chapter, o. E. S., here.
Funeral services will be held at
pm tomorrow at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Mamie L. Contella
4001 Warren street. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Besides the daughter here, Mrs
Winans leaves two sisters, Mrs. Stella
Hunt Concordia, Kans., and Mrs. J
E. Powers, Denver. Colo, and a
brother, Grant Hendricks, Salina
KanS.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
STAGE S|T-D0WN4 T
| IN JERSEY CAPITOL.
Workers Hold Gallery of As ..
sembIy Protesting Legis-,
lature's Recess.
b. the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., June 2s-Weary
members Of the Workers Alliance held
the gallery of the Assembly cham
ber today after an all-night "sit down"
In protest against the Legislatures
action in recessing until November
without making additional provisions
for relief.
Meeting for the first time In q
month to receive a report on relief
needs for 1887, the Legislature was
advised by Relief Director Arthur
Mudd last night to wait urtil No.
vember before revising its $12,667 $50
program. Needs could better be es-
timaed then, he said. So the law
makers went home, leaving behind
them more than 100 members Of the
Alliance.
killing you fast is murder, and We
can't accuse them Of that vicious
crime" shouted Henry Jager OF G.o..-
cester to the sit-downers, "but kill
ing you slow is dirty politics" -,
The whole thing is an outrage"
he declared. They read resoluAus
for the dear dead, but they do nothing
for the living. BY October, 10000
w. P. A. workers will be out OF jobs,
and her they adjourn until No
vember."
The sit-downers laughed and sang
away the early hours Of the siege;
many dozed on the hard benches as
the night wore on.
1t was the second occupation Of
the Assembly chamber oy the Work.
ers' Alliance. Siezing the floor of
the chamber last year, they squatted
for eight days in an effort to get the
Legislature to meet the relief issue.
An inheritance tax windfall finally
solved the problem.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
CANCER DEATHS MOUNT

humorous OrOWths Claim 1US Out
of Every 100000.
The number OF deaths caused by
cancer and other malignant tumors
has increased steadily since 1920, the
Census Bureau said today.
Slightly more than SO persons out
of every 100000 died Of such growths
in 1920. BY 1885 the rate had risen
to almost 108.
The Public Health Service pointed
out that part of the increase un-
doubtedly was due to more correct
diagnosis Of cancer.
Evening star., 1937-06-29
Rabbi Abram Simon Better,

DR.. Abram Simon, rabbi of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation, is
recovering" from an operation at
Emergency Hospital, hospital attend
ants said today. Dr. Simon became a
patient at the hospital June 10 and
was operated upon the following day.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Mirror Snapshots

it steady and the shutter was set for a
time exposure with the lens at its
largest opening. Cautioning the SUBJ
ject to hold STILL" the camera man
opened the shutter for an exposure of
about two seconds, then Immediately
closed it. With focusing type camera,
set the lens aperture at fill and pro-
ceed the same as with box type.
Remember, however, if you have a
focusing type camera, to set the foot
age scale at the correct distance.
Where the subject as well as the re-
fiected image is shown in the picture
the lens should be focused for the
distance from lens to mirror.
OVssfions From Snopskoofess
Question - What is meant by an
anasffgmaf lens? R.M.P.
Answer - An anastigmat lens is
one free from astigmatism, or the
fault of not bringing vertical and
horizontal lines equally we'll to focus.
Question - What is meant BY depth
Of focus?" E.M.B.
Answer - Depth of focus" or
depth of field" is the range of sharp
ness from the nearest to the farthest
object appearing in your picture. :.
Question - Can moderately rapid
action be stopped BY Dor camera3
H.G.P.
Answer - Yes. providing the SUBJ
ject is moving toward or away from
the camera at an angle of approx
mately As degrees and at least rs feet
away from the camera.
Question II hare heard of snap
shots being taken from the front ro1
seats of stage shoWs and theaters. What
type camera is necessary for such work?
HIS.
Answer - While such pictures can
be made with a camera with an
f.3.5 lens. an extra fast film and
under exceptionally good Lighting con-
ditions, an f.2 or faster lens with very
fast film will give better results.
Evening star., 1937-02-14
AVE you ever noticed the diff
ference in house guests; how
some will 60 merriIy on their


tain themselves while Others are more
or less lost for something to do unless
the host provides the entertainment?
Amateur photographers are much
that way. too. Put camera in the
hands of one enthusiast and he will
find picture possibilities in the most
unusual places, while another will
snap the same old conventional type
of picture time after time.
It's the unusual that attracts at
tention but it is necessary to use your
eyes plus plenty of imagination to
ferret out exceptional views, subjects
and angles to get pictures that show
individuality.
Mirror pictures, for example. are
intriguing and offer great possibilities
if one will do little experimenting.
When focusing for reflected images
only, it is necessary to add the dis
tance from the mirror to the subject
to the distance from the mirror to the
camera lens and then set the focus
accordingly.
If it is desired to include the SUBJ
ject and the reflected image in the
mirror the focus should be set for the
distance from the mirror to the lens.
The smaller the lens opening the
greater the general range of sharpness,
or definition. in the picture. OF course,
the nearer the subject is to the mirror
the better will be the definition in
both subject and reflected image.
Mirror pictures are easy to make
with any camera including the mex
pensive box type, and they add much
to the interest of your collection.
The light from three candles and
box type camera were all that was
needed to take the picture of the
comely young miss shown above. The
procedure? 1t was very simple. The
camera was placed on a table to hold
Evening star., 1937-02-14
by EMILY POST

In answer to her perplexity and sur
prise that the unawareness of this
rudeness can be possible in a COM
munity of people who are gently bred.
it can be explained that there is long
established American tradition for
this. 1t comes down from the days of
the great manor houses like that, for
example, in the novels of de La Roche
Evening star., 1937-02-14
THIS WEEK

about Jalna), in which the family who
lived in the house consisted of grand
mother or grandfather, married sons
and daughters, and innumerable grand
children.
Naturally, in such houses grand
mother sat in her high-backed cushion
armchair at the head of her table and
dishes were first served to her, not
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Conect Table Manners

h spoik our good time as hostess
or guest not 70 b. sure Of fine points
Of foble sfiqvsffs. IN hsr Isohst.
"Coreef Table Monnsrs. Ms. Post
onswsss pVzxling qvsstioss. TO got II
send O fhrss-esnf stomp with your re-
guest to This Week Mosozins In cure
OF this nswspupsr.
Evening star., 1937-02-14

because she was the hostess but be-
cause she was the Oldest of the family.
When visitors came to meals they
were not likely to be as old as she -
roads were too rough to entice old
ladies from their homes. But this
Difference to age became an example
OF improperly when copied by her
newly married granddaughter who,
without taking the trouble to think.
jumped to the conclusion that what
grandmother did was right. Quite
true! But what was right for grand
mother - or more likely great-grand-
mother is far from right for a
hostess of twenty. or any other age
at whose table sit strangers. or even
neighbors.
According to the true precepts of
etiquette there is no difference what
ever between the rudeness of a hostess
who chooses the piece she prefers, and
gives second choice to a guest, and
the rudeness of a child who helps
herself Tor himselD to her own choice
pieces of candy, and then hands the
pieces that are left to the child who
has come to play with her.
In the communities where this serv-
ing of the hostess first is countenanced
the reason given is usually that
timid guest is put at ease by being
shown how the dish is to be cut into.
or how large a serving is to be con-
sidered hers.
If some one who is really timid is
guest of honor and therefore obliged
to make the first cut into a pastry, let
US say. or lift off the first skillfully
replaced breast of fowl. it would be
entirely proper to have the spoon in
serted under helping of the first or
the fork thrust through the top slice
or half breast of the second.
Or perhaps hostess might consider
the particular timidity of a guest of
first importance by having any diff
cult dish passed first to the guest who
is of second importance. At lunch, for
instance, in order that the one seated
on her left shall not have the tail ends
of every dish passed to her, it is con-
sidered proper that the dishes be
altemated the first one passed to
the guest of honor on the right of the
hostess and then around the table to
the right, and the second one started
at the left of the hostess and passed
around to the left. Qn both cases
reaching the hostess last.)
On the other hand, it would not be
rude at all to have the dish put on the
table in front of the hostess, and for
her to put the portions on the plates
and then have them passed or have
the plates handed around the table
as would have to be the case in a
house without servants. She would
simply ask the guest at her right to
keep the first plate.
Copyright. 1887. by Emily Post
Evening star., 1937-02-14
A N arrest
~ i n &
~ letter

mail this morn
ing comes from
Mary" the
lately married
daughter ofpar-
ticular friends
of mine, who
has itIst moved
Evening star., 1937-02-14
Are you troubled by them :
Your skin glonds moy be over

ASo you teoO0u00 Oy mem 8
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When the pores are freed from dis
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There is no other cream in the world ,ust
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Dept stores and drug ASN
gists supply Dioxogen IH@-M
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Evening star., 1937-02-14

al over the country.
Dept stores and drug
gists supply Dioxogen
Cream at 5Ot and 81.
Good Housekeeping
Seal Of Approval ap-
pears on every jar.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Egg Floats in Middle
OfLiQuid to Furnish
Magician Fine Trick

FIoAT1No" objects have been
ever popular in the repertoire Of
famous magicians. In fact, they have
been popular in the repertoire Of ma
gicians who weren't so famous!
One man has floating lady," an
other has floating light bulb an
other floating glass of milk" while
still another features "the floating
ball" In fact, performers have made
almost everything float except the
kitchen sink! maybe Ill have even
that in my show some dayD
All joking aside. our mystery today
is not quite as elaborate as those feats
listed above. Nevertheless, it is very
bathing.
Effect: The performer passes for
examination a perfectly good egg.
Having had the egg passed back to
him, he says. Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm now going to give you very
eggs-straordinary eggs-hibition with
eggs!" which he proceeds to do by
placing the previously examined egg
in a glass pitcher of water. which is
seen on the table. To the surprise Of
all present, the egg floats half way up,
neither coming up nor sinking to the
bottom
Explanation-This phenomenon is
due to the water in the pitcher. It
is half filled with water-before the
performance, of course-and then this
water Is salted. AS much salt Is
poured in as the water will take up
Just so it all dissolveS and doesn't
leave any white substance in the bot
Evening star., 1937-01-03
AuctiOning the Pool.

Pool betting in harness race sec
tions where the betting is permitted
Is interesting to watch, If somewhat
expensive Of participation.
Usually large audience gathers to
watch the procedure.
Taking each race in turn, the auc-
tioneer selects one horse, usually the
favorite. and offers the horse "for
SALE" He accepts bids until the top
has been reached, the top figure per-
haps being SIS or $50.
With the first horse auctioned, he
goes on to the next and the next until
he reaches q point where he includes
the remainder in the field and auc-
tions the field.
Whatever the sum total of the bids
Is becomes the pool on that series of
bids, the entire fund going to the
bettor who purchased the winning
horse, minus, of course, the pools
commission.
The procedure Is continued until
there is no more interest in the race,
after which the auctioneer moves on
to the next race and follows the same
routine.
One interesting aspect Of this form
Of betting is the great variation in
odds. One pool might have nearly
500 IN it, while another might have
been $50 or $40, and the favorite
might sell for the same amount in
each case. thus giving one bettor .
considerably longer price than an
other On the same race.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
Trips Through Fields and Woods
Are Real Fun in Snowy Weather

IT'S fun to study the birds In Win
ter! Even II you live in . climate
where days are cold and snow Is
1 deep, get out into the woods and
fields and see what your feathered
neighbors are doing.
Dressed in his jaunty black and
white coat and Haunting . bit Of
scarlet at his neck, the downy wood
pecker is the staunchest Of the bird
friends of the North. Even In Janu-
ary when few of his fellows are bold
enough to stretch . wing in the icy
air. the downy woodpecker taps away
with all his might on some dead
branch or other with no concern
whatever about the weather.
Another bright and acrobatic little
fellow, the nuthatch, more plainly
dressed IN slaty blue coat and snow.
white vest, is so brisk and Eighty
even in cold Winter weather that he
climbs along the trunk Of a tree. head
downward. He moves 50 restlessly and
pecks so busily that. save for his odd
little "kwonk. kwonk" he would be
hard to keep track OF.
THE brown creeper, on the other
hand, is a much more methodical
and conscientious fellow. who takes
his work at the tree trunks more
seriously He begins Systematically
at the bottom Of q tree trunk and
Evening star., 1937-01-03

One of the cheeriest Of Winter birds
Is the chickadee. If you encourage
him by chatting with him in his own
language (his "chicadee-dee dee" Is
very easy to irnitate) he is very likely
to come fiuttering close TO your face,
poking his pretty little head with its
black velvet hood very near to your
own. For he Is quite as inquisitive
as he Is merry, and stranger in his
wintry woods provokes his interest.
RESIDES these, there are the friend
ly little juncos. all SO happy to-
gether, blue jays, tree sparrows and
sometimes troop of charming snow
flakes, running, not hopping, over the
snowy fields. The horned larks stay
faithfully about, too, and sometimes
on warm days one may even surprise
meadow lark who seems to have
dallied too long in the North.
You are lucky indeed If you catch
glimpse Of great solemn snowy
owl perched very quietly and sternly
on some barn or tree and bringing
with him a thrilling bit of Arctic
landscape.
In the frozen swamps, where there
are plenty Of berries, there are many
more and you may even be able to
boast of having seen the first robin
Of the season in the midst of Janu-
ary billiards If you go often enough
to the swampy haunts Of the birds.
Evening star., 1937-01-03
The man entered seahy took in the situation at glance

toward the outlaw. For the first time,
he seemed to be doing a little.
Then there was another noise, this
time from the kitchen. Ken did not
move, but his eyes few to the kitchen
door. In the deep darkness preceding
dawn he saw the door move slightly.
Slowly it opened, while Ken watched
breathlessly. The barrel of a revolver
appeared through the opening, fol-
lowed by the hulking form Of a man.
THE man entered stealthily. took
in the situation at q glance and
signaled Ken to lie still. Immediately
he was followed by another man. this
one in the uniform of a State high
way patrolman. Almost before Ken
knew it there were six men in the
room, all with drawn guns.
Two of the officers stepped forward
quickly and grabbed the outlaw doing
in the chair. Then the man in the
lead. who wore a sheriff's star, mo-
toned Ken to his feet.
''Show me where the others are"
he ordered. And be as quiet as you
can"
Ken scrambled to his feet and led
the way to the stairs. But before
starting up he turned and placed his
lips close to the sheriff's ear.
How did you find out?" he de-
manded.
That plucky girl-her names Mar
jory, think-rode down and told
me. She reached my house less than
an hour ago, with her horse in. a
lather. She's down the road now in
one of the cars, with another of my
men,"
Ken gasped in surprise. How had
Marjory done it? But he had no
time for speculation now. He led
the men to the upper hall, pointed out
the outlaws rooms, and then obeyed
their orders and went back down.
stairs.
Less than ten minutes later the
officers came back down, escorting
three hastily dressed and bitterly
complaining prisoners. As soon as
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Ken saw that they we're safely cap
tured. he yanked open the front door
and went running down the road.
A QUARTER of a mile away, he
= came to the cars which the OFF,
GERS had left in sheltered spot just
off the road. Marjory was fast asleep
in one of them, with a policeman on
guard at the wheel. Ken announced
the capture to the officer, and then
shook Marjory impatiently.
Wake up!" he commanded. "Wake
up. Marjory. and tell me what hap
pened."
Marjory opened her eyes sleepily.
Then she saw Ken. and she jerked
erect.
Did they get them?" she de-
manded
"Yes!"
Good" Then Marjory snuggled
back down into the seat. I'm sleepy"
she said. land wish you'd go away.
Go on-or I'll be crouch again!"
Ken gazed at her with a grin, then
shook his head admiring And I
said that trip was no job for a grill"
he muttered.
THE END.
Evening star., 1937-01-03

Aboue:: The finders on q
camera. No. I ShopS the pieW
included 1Dhen taking a Dertt-
cal picture; No. 2 1Uhen taking
horizontal pictures.
BeloiD:: Tall objects appear
like this Dhen your camera
is not held leUel.
believe" you are taking snapshots aad
time exposures Of different objects.
If you do, you will notice that IN
taking snapshots the shutter level
needs only to be pressed down once
to cause the shutter to click open.
then close. In time exposures the
shutter lever must be pressed twice.
once to open it and again to close it,
while counting the number OF seconds
between the two dressings for the
correct length of exposure.
The finders on a camera show how
the picture will appear. On box prac.
tice there are usually two finders
placed in the body of the camera, one
for taking long pictures, vertical on
LllS IllLll, tllc OGklcI 1Of Ldhlllk WiOo
pictures, horizontal on the filn. Only
one finder Is attached to the folding
camera, but this finder Is hinged and
it may be turned for locating vertical
or horizontal views before swapping
the shutter lever.
Be sure to hold your camera level.
because II 1t Is not held level .
crooked picture will be the result. II
the camera is tilted up to include an
entire tall building or q very tall tree.
the picture Of the building or tree will
be distorted and appear as II it were
toppling over backward.
The easiest way to level q camera
is to hold it pressed tightly against
your body, then locate the object in
the finder. moving the camera slightly
so the object is brought into perfect
alignment with the sides and the bot
tom edge of the tiny frame holding
the finder glass. Then press the shut
ter lever easily. Do not jerk it, or
the picture will be crooked. perhaps
blurred. !, ass
Keep the camera clean by wlping
the dust from the outside and inside
occasionally with . clean eloth