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The Nome nugget., 1938-02-28
GOOD YEAR FOR ALASKA

We have had a good year in the mining industry, reports Governor Troy. Never before has the material prospect for this Territoy been bighter than now
 The balance of tade in favor of Alaska last year was $37, ,972,- 055. That is to say, Alaska ex- ports were nearly twice as great as imports.
 Alaska greatly needs a larger population" pleads Governor Troy, and his conviction is en- thusiastic that it has the resourc- es to support a much greater pop ulation. He pleads again for the establishment of fuM territorial form of government, reasoning that none are So well qualified 10 determine the policies of gov- ernment and direct it as people who live in the territory. They are familiar with conditions, and they are vitally interested in good government and territorial growth"
 Coming from an appointee of President Roosevelt, that has a ring of heresy to the new deal. None are so well qualified to determine policies of government and direct it as people who live in the territory" That should go with even greater force for the states. Intentional or unintention- al, it a rebuke to the prevailing loss of home-rule spirit in states, counties, cities, towns and school districts.-Spokane Spokesman Review.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Makes Plea for Jobs
For Americans.

Il VI huCIlCAnS.
To the Editor OF The Star
You maybe remember a few days ago
the news in the papers of a Wash
lngton-born man asking police officer
to arrest him so he could get place to
sleep in jail, and some place to eat.
He got tired Of walking the streets at
night. as he might fall down and not
be able to get up again. His age Is 81
years. Now he is safe in Jail, as the
judge took pity on him and gave him
six months as vagrant, and that is all,
only that. He had been working on
farms in Maryland, but farming had
given out. And our President Roosevelt
speaks in his talks over the radio of the
wanderers over the face of the earth,
meaning the Jews, Of course, and ad-
mitting thousands of them to put more
American wanderers on the road to Jail.
OF course, our American wanderers are
supposed to get on the relief, on the
w. P. A. or the old-age assistance. But
try it. A person could starve to death on
the streets Of Washington and die from
exposure from the cold. What good is the
relief, the w. P. A. or the old-age assist
ance? Sixty-four years of age and on the
streets of Washington and compelled to
60 to jail Think of it, there is no
chance for the hard worker, let him get
broke once. There is positively no chance
for him. Now what are we to do? There
is solution to all this and some one
should have the brains to find it! All
our attention is centered on foreign
countries, while our American people are
starving-thousands of them.
A. T. JACKSON.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
The District Budget.

To an unusual degree the Commits
sioners this year have needed the
wishes of District residents in plan
ming their 1910 budget proposals. BY
dint of close figuring, they have held
their requests down to a $50, 100000
figure that does not, of itself, call
for any further increase in taxes
above the present load.
The task was not easy, for they
had to slash some sixteen million
dollars from the requests of their
departments and the Commissioners
admit many worthy projects and
services have been delayed to a
better, or at least a later, day.
In his summary of the Com
missioners' budget plan, Maj. Daniel
J. Donovan, municipal budget officer,
referred to the revenue situation as
a necessary companion to the budget
problem and has properly empha-
sized the need for correction of the
arbitrary, inadequate lump sum pay
ment by the Federal Government.
While reviewing the inadeQuacy of
revenue for capital improvements,
Maj. Donovan stated:
These matters are brought out to
show the need for early legislation
providing more comprehensive tax
structure for the District, elastic
enough to meet the Districts grow
Ing revenue needs, including recog-
milton by Congress of fairer and
more equitable Federal payment
based on no arbitrary amount, as at
present, but worked out in such a
manner as would fairly represent
the respective obligations of the
community and the Nation in the
cost of the government and de-
velopment Of the Capital City,"
There is, Of course, very definite
relationship between the Districts
revenue problems of the past decade
and the dwindling percentages of
the total District revenues repre-.
sented by the lump sum Federal
payments, arbitrarily set, without
regard to local tax burden and with
little regard to needed improvements
and services, many of which are of
great value to the Federal estab-
tishment.
improvement of the Districts tax
structure is no doubt needed. But
1t is equally true that the present
financial confusion-with the emer-
gency, hit-or-miss tax schemes of
the past two years-could have been
avoided by correction of the Federal
side OF the revenue program.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
America Cannot Escape
Next War,

To the Editor of The Star
In the event of a general world war
because of Fascisms advance in Europe,
the United States would find it impossible
to keep out of the conflict. Any one
in the United States who thinks that the
countries of Europe will be able to confine
the war to their own shores is entirely
mlsinformed and totally ignorant of
the international scene. We all know.
through our experience in the last war,
that provocationS such as the sinking
Of commercial vessels, and the killing
or injuring of our citizens in foreign
countries are sure to occur. Propaganda
from foreign countries is another issue
which will eventually plunge the United
States into the next war. The people
of the United States are of a plying
nature and once they hear that innocent
people are allegedly being mistreated they
will be moved emotionally toward war.
There is no doubt that the Government
OF the United States will have to protect
its possessions in various parts of the
world from the aggressor nations The
fear of Fascist nations obtaining so much
power will be another factor to consider
when Germany and Italy begin to really
run wild over the map of Europe People
who continually boast and pride them
selves on the ideals of democracy will,
without doubt, take definite and firm
steps toward curbing the further advance
OF the relationships. War is the only
way of stopping these countries from
eventually invading the United States.
Let us take definite steps toward curbing
these powers from reaching such pro-
portions that they will be real menace
to the United States. The biggest and
most important step is rearmament and
enlightenment. JOE SCHMUTZ.
College Park, Md.
October 30.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

so will say goodbye and thank you
very much for all your articles.
I'VE must be kindred spirits, because
while I have only touched on three Of
your subjects in this letter, am equally
interested in the birds and the music.
However, all efforts at enticing the
birds to feed at my eighth-hoor window
have failed, and all my gardening is
done in pots and bowls.
Sincerely yours, M. c. S."
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The Hawaiian treatment of the huge
hibiscus flowers solves the mystery of
one of Ray Kinneys ballads.
In Pretty Red Hibiscus" he speaks of
the blossoms having no perfume, but
having one quality which endears them
to all, namely, that they stay open at
night.
They are then, he said, as beautiful as
any evening star.
This seemed pretty poor horticulture,
we thought, for every one knows this
flower lasts only part Of the day.
We though there might be something
about the Hawaiian climate which kept
the big blossoms open at night. 1t is
proper for the famous night blooming
cereus (Which Mr.. Kinney also cele-
brates in song) to "adorn an old stone
wall" under the moonlight, but it did
not seem altogether right or proper for
the hibiscus flowers to do it.
Songs are not supposed to be scien-
tif1c, however, so we put down the stead
fastness of the Hawaiian hibiscus to the
effect of the land of make-believe come
true"
Now 1t would seem as if hibiscus flowers
could be used the same way here. We,
for one, propose to try it next summer
No doubt one-day bloomers might be
treated similarly.
In recent years the day lilies have
come into their own, through the in
tensive breeding experiments of DR..
Stout and others.
Most of these species throw flowers
which remain in bloom only during one
day, hence their popular name.
BY cutting them at dawn, and putting
them in closet, they might remain
sufficiently closed to unfurl in all their
loveliness on table after the lights
come on.
At any rate, it is a scheme worth
trying.
Efforts to entice wild birds to windows
are not invariably successful.
We know a second window in the
suburbs. There is nice platform out
side it, usually kept covered with choice
seed.
We have passed this window twice
day for several years, and have yet to
see anything but single English SPAR
row on that station
Our guess is that the higher the plat
form, the less likely the winged crea-
lures are to visit it. But we would not
give up hope without trying plenty of
sunfloWer seed.
Sometimes small feeder hung by a
pulley to one side of window will Sc
cure customers where platform square,
ly outside the window will not. 1t can
be so arranged that it can be seen
easily from at least one chair.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
China's Ambassador.

Few, if any, foreign ambassadors
accredited to the United. States ever
entered upon diplomatic duty here
equipped with the American. back
ground of DR.. HUI Shih, newly arrived
envoy of China. Presenting his
credentials at the White House.
DR.. HUI recalled that he has spent
more than sixth of his life in our
country and during the six years of
the Roosevelt administration has
made no fewer than four visits.
He speaks the American language"
with colloquial f1uency and is thor
oughly familiar with our politics and
institutions. President Lin Sen could
have made no happier choice of a
spokesman than the cultured Chi
nese who has now come among US
or come back to us, perhaps it would
be more correct to say.
DR.. HUI assumes his duties at a
critical moment in China's destinies.
1t is agreeable to hear from him that
the loss OF Canton and HankoW does
not spell his nations doom. China
will continue to fight, the Ambas-
sador asserts, "for an indefinite
time, until she is assured a Just and
honorable peace" The war will end.
in DR.. HuS opinion, when Japan's
finances or manpoWer-or both-are
exhausted" He indicates that China
anticipates no large-scale aid from a
Soviet Russia, menaced by Germany
In Europe and by internal strife at
home.
The outstanding characteristic of
the undeclared war in the Far East
has been said to be that it is a war
OF advances and retreats" rather
than "of battles and defeats" The
japanese have taken one great city
after another, but, since the siege of
Shanghai, Chang Kai-shek's armies
have not stood and fought, though,
after losing Soochow, their resistance
before Hankow held up the invaders
all summer and we'll into the fall in
the Yangtze Valley. Of their bravery
and fighting skill, once adequately
munitioned, Chinese soldiers have
given the world adequate proof.
The Nationalist army, despite the
immense extent of territory evacu-
ated, remains virtually intact. The
islanders have won no Sedan. Their
lines of communication are extended
along front of more than three
thousand miles. Every day they
sink deeper and deeper into the
morass called China. Guerrilla war
fare, at which Chiang's troops have
proved their skill on score of fronts
and rears-Will go on. While it
persists, the japanese will be unable
to withdraw any major portion of
their enormous expeditionary force.
Time, distance, attrition, are all
fighting on the defenders side. ia
pan has won precarious dominion
over a vast domain, but China has
not yet lost the war.
America welcomes an old friend in
Ambassador HUI Shih. She shares
President Roosevelt's expressed hope
that his mission will strengthen the
ties of friendship and cultural rela-
tionship which have so long existed
between China and the United
States"
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Men From Mars.'

Radio broadcasting is a relatively
new art. Its entrepreneurs still are
pioneers. They have a great deal to
learn from experiment and expert
ence.
They learned one such lesson Sun
day night. In dramatic broadcast
they adopted a trick, which on the
stage, is effective and legitimate.
They failed to realize they were deal
ing with a far different audience in
a far different setting. AS a result a
near-panic was started by report
of an invasion of men from Mars"
riding on meteor. That the story
was ludicrously fantastic is beside
the point. 1t is easy to imagine cir
cumstances in which the results
would have been very serious.
The incident had it's value. Radio
broadcasters had demonstrated to
them dramatically, in fashion they
are not likely to forget, one thing
not to do, one trick that does not fit
into the technique of the new art.
Such an incident is very unlikely to
happen again. The burned child
breads the fire. There is nobody to
be blamed. Nobody could have FORE
seen such a result. But now that 1t
has happened all radio broadcasters
can foresee and avoid a situation in
which it might happen again.
The whole incident illustrated an
interesting, but by no means new,
phenomenon-the extreme suggesti-
bility of great masses of people.
Time after time in the past whole
populations have been swayed by
some wild rumor. That was before
the days of universally distributed
newspapers with reasonably accurate
and critical recording of the history
of the day. It was before the days
OF radio which informs half the
world of a momentous event within
a few minutes after it happens.
But we know now that the very
instrumentality which should be one
OF the strongest safeguards against
such wave of hysteria can, under
certain circumstances, be a potent
means OF bringing it about.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
WESTCHESTER.

WEo4Cf1ES1EH.
Dear Sir: This is the first letter
have ever written to q columnist, but
your article last night was so pertinent.
For years our friends have held up
hands in horror at what give Maj. 8.
for breakfast.
"A nice lamb stew, thick vegetable
and beef soup or creamed spinach with
his poached eggs. This morning he had
rarebit and bacon and beautiful sauted
orange-colored carrot. The plate looked
very nice with sprig or two Of crisp
watercress. There was nothing left on
the plate but his fork, 50 I suppose he
liked 1t.
quite while ago you wrote an ar
ticle on hibiscus flowers and spoke Of
the fact that they close too soon to be
much good for decoration for the house.
Il meant to write you, than and tell
you how they use them in Honolulu.
my tiny Japanese maid would pick
the buds about to open at dawn and hide
them away in the very darkest closet.
Then at evening when the house
lights were turned on, she would bring
them and just lay them on the tables
where they would open and stay awake
the same length of time that they would
naturally.
ITO make tall bouquet, she would
have sand in the bowls or vases, arrange
thin plant sticks in the sand and i'm
pale individual blossoms on these stems.
It seemed wonderful to me, but, of
course, 1t is nothing but fooling the
flowers.
"Since starting to read your column
have acquired an aquarium of tropical
fish, or as the expert whose book I
bought, VIM. T. Innes, calls them, 'ex-
otic aquarium fishes
They are great joy to me and I
have learned lot from the care of
them. The large tank soon would not
suffice, SO now have two small tanks
placed at each side of the large one like
steps. The whole effect is very beautiful
as my plants are thriving and the water
stays clear. Did you know that they
love liver or a bit of steak? I hang the
meat in the tank on thread so that it
is easily removed. 1t not only gives
them food they love, but beneficial exer-
else as well.
MY two small tanks are, one. the in
flrmary, and the other the nursery. The
nursery just now is occupied by an ex-
pectant mollienisia.
MY male gourami and my gorgeous
red beta were very sick two weeks ago,
SO sick in fact that didn't expect to
have them alive for another hour. I
used the recommended medicines which
did no good, then the mercurochrome
solution, but they were starting to float
sideways when sent for real sea salt.
and as Mr.. Innes suggested, made a So
luton of three level teaspoonsful to the
gallon Of cold water. Three minutes
after they were put in this they were
relieved and in six hours all traces of
fungus were gone.
MY intention was not to write a book,
Evening star., 1938-11-01

impending. The twenty lamp count
ers, one after another, file in and
give their figures, which are taken
down on the machine. There is a
breathless hush in the air. Drawing
a deep breath, the operator presses
the total key, and the magic figures
spring into being. Quickly the tele-
graph operator flashes the news, and
a minute thereafter a thousand
presses rumble, carrying the news to
eager taxpayers, so that they may
know the final official results of the
great Peabody, Mass, $4,000 lamp
tally.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
How MANY Lamps?

Whatever else may be said about
them, the officials of w. P. A. are
certainly versatile. They can, and
do, undertake any sort of job the
ingenious minds of politicians can
think up-and will do it with a
straight face, too. This is exempli-
fed by the fact that they have
just employed twenty men on a
six-months' task of counting the
number of electric bulbs in the street
lighting system of Peabody, Mass,
population about $4,000, at cost of
$4,000. 1t is not stated just why Pea
body has such terrific yearning to
know how many bulbs are blooming
on its lamp posts, but it is certainly
convenient to have Uncle Sam
finance this marvellous project. On
the assumption that half our popula-
ton is urban, if all other commu-
mites followed this example, it would
cost that old gentleman about twen-
ty-five million dollars, and would
employ over 10000 men for half a
year.
However, getting back to Peabody
for the moment, let no one be-
grudge that $4,000. What does it
matter that private enterprise could
hire three men to do the job in a
week at a little over hundred dol
lars? They might miss a bulb or two.
Under the present set-up there is
no chance of that. Twenty en-
ployes, no matter how much time
they kill, should be able to complete
their count in the first month, which
would leave them five more for re-
view. AS they travel the same routes
over and over again, they will be-
come increasingly sure of the num-
ber of lamps, until finally the last
lingering doubt is removed.
One can picture the scene as the
project draws to a close. In the
Office sits man at an adding ma
chine, and another at 4 telegraph
instrument. The great moment Is
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Fairy Folk.

They say the astute children of today
DO not believe in fairies know that thew
Are merely myths created to amuse,
Not little people granting as they choose
Three wishes maybe, then in merry
throng
Dancing all night the forest flowers
among.
But oh, these airy fable-folk we knew
With the pure faith of childhood to be
true
Are among memories, though long
outgrown,
Enchanting as silver-tipped pine cone,
And keeping us, even when worldly wise,
With simple trust forever in our eyes.
GERTRUDE BROOKE HAMILTON.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Matching Wits a
Popular Pastime

Nothing is enjoying greater popularity
at this time than quizzes The HASK1N
QUIZ BOOK contains 750 interesting
questions and 750 correct answers. and
is priced within the reach of all-onlv
10 cents. Get yourself a copy Of this
booklet and match wits with the mem-
bers OF your family-or use 1t at your
next party. It's fun for all and educa.
tion as well. Send for your copy while
the supply lasts.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Banking Integrity.

The ruling of the United States
Court of Appeals that favored Gus
toners of two defunct District banks
must return the preferential pay
ments they received when the in
stitutions were closed in 1888 is a
helpful contribution to good bank
Ing morals.
Back in the late -twenties,
when banks as we'll as other business
labored under the spur of strong
competition, the banking houses in
question agreed to guarantee the
large deposits of certain quasi-gov-
ernmental customers, presumably in
the belief the business would be
placed elsewhere unless the guaran-
tees were given.
It may be assumed that the guar
antees were made in ignorance of
the fact that such action violated
the banking laws and was not within
the corporate powers of the banks,
but that could not alter the fact
that the practice worked a grave
injustice on the other depositors
who placed their savings with the
banks without receiving any assur-
ances of special consideration.
When the banks failed approxi-
mately 100000 was paid over to
the favored depositors before any,
thing became available for the other
creditors. The effect of the courts
ruling will be to require the quasi
governmental agencies to return
that money, less what they would
have received had they stood on
Evening star., 1938-11-01

broken, crippled, defaced, truncated,
hamstrung and, incidentally, killed.
1t was due to no care from this woman
that all those things did not happen to
me, but solely the quick back-stepping
did at precisely the right time.
Automobiles of this type need more
regulating than pedestrians of any type.
At any rate, I had the satisfaction of
shouting a strong, one-syllable Anglo
Saxon word at her, and think it fit, for
saw her vince, and it served her right
PEDESTRIAN.
October %.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Employed Women and
JObleSS Men.
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star.
You have recently printed letters from
your mail basket showing how the unem-
ployment situation would be cured if only
these wicked married women were pre-
vented from taking mems jobs. My heart
nearly breaks when I think of the
millions of unemployed carpenters, elec-
tricians, plumbers, plasterers, paper
hangers, stonemasons, bricklayers, paint
ers, auto worker, ETC., etc. who could all
go back to work Immediately If the
women would get out of their jobs
"WOEBEGONE."
October %.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Careful Pedestrian
Avoids Injury.

10 the Edltor OF Inc Star:
That Commissioner who said pedes-
trians must stop this bad business of per-
mitting themselves to be run over ought
to have been with me at the corner of
Connecticut avenue and Mckinley street
yesterday afternoon.
There was nice looking gal coming
along there in her big car. waited
carefully for the light and stepped of
the curb.
She made such sharp left turn that
her left hind wheel almost grazed the
curb. She was, in effect, going south on
Connecticut avenue on the left-hand side,
that is, the east side. Had there been a
car stopped there for the red light, she
would have made head-on collision.
As it was, she would have made one
with me If hadn't wisely needed the
Commissioners admonition.
! am 400 per cent against this business
Of lsttang ones self be manned, crushed,
Evening star., 1938-11-01
Twenty Years Ago
The World War Day by Day
November I, 1918.

The French, attacking along their
entire front, reached the Canal des
Ardennes. Italians crossed the Livenza,
completely routing the Austrians, and
taking many more prisoners, guns and
war supplies. Terms for an armistice
were submitted to Austria.
Americans opened q furious attack
north of Verdun on front Of fifteen
miles, preceded by a violent artillery
bombardment. They drove wedge of
four miles into the heart Of the German
position, penetrating into the Bois de
Barricort and taking $500 prisoners.
Evening star., 1938-11-01
the same footing as the other


the same footing as the other
depositors.
It is too early to determine Just
what percentage of deposits the
closed institutions now will be able
to pay of, but it is indicated that
all depositors will recover by far
the greater portion of their losses.
The ruling in this case, coupled with
the recent decision holding directors
of the Park Savings Bank partially
responsible for losses incurred at
that institution, not only will make
for better banking practices in the
future, but will materially minimize
the financial distress in which thou
sands of Washingtonians found
themselves when the doors OF their
banks were closed.