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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Melons whole official staff. Mr.. Dew
ey has the Treasury clock keepers
word for 1t that the old timepiece-
a Howard OF Boston--was once the
official clock of the department and
dates back to the Jacksonian era.
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All over the country agents Of the
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads are
now busy numbering the principal mo.
tor highways, which criss-cross the
States. In conjunction with the AS.
ISOLATION of State Highway Oficials,
the bureau some time ago decided to
substitute numbers for names of roads.
The proposal met with objections here
and there, because of sentiment.
People who use thoroughfares like the
Lincoln and Dixie Highways thought
1t a pity to obliterate Technology that
always sets patriotic hearts to beating.
But the Nations road experts came to
the conclusion there were practical
reasons for the change. A typical rea-
son was that numerous highways had
different names in different localities.
Many others. widely separated. had
the same names. In Senator Pat Har-
rison's beloved Mississippi, there were
seven Jefferson Davis Highways.
About 5000 miles Of roads are now
being numbered. Even numbers are
being given to east and west roads,
and odd numbers to roads running
north and south. Some day it is plan.
ned to restore certain names.
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The Constitutional Review liz a mill
tant magazine published at Washing.
ton in advocacy OF 1.-The maintenance
Of constitutional government" and re.
cordfng Its progress at home and
abroad" Three distinguished men
have just become its editorial coun-
cil--James Montgomery Beck, David
Jayne Hill and Charles Warren. Each
Is the author of a standard work deal
ing with government under America g
Magma Charta. The managing editor
Of the Review Is Herbert r. Wright,
who edited for the State Department
a book entitled THE Constitutions Of
the States at War, 1914-1918."
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DR.. Bailey Willis, one of America q
eminent earthquake experts, is about
to visit Japan to study seimographic
conditions there. He has just complet-
ed q similar survey in the Philippines,
which are rocked by tremors every
once in while. DIR. Willis Is emeritus
professor Of geology at Stanford Uni
versity and his explorations have car
ried him all over the world.
DOWNRIGHT 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
THIS AND THAT


ourself unable to recommend 1t to
the new amateur.
Similarly, we cannot honestly place
the tulip in such list, and IN this
connection II la interesting to note
that the tulip was not listed In any
Of the selections sent in.
This might have been an oversight,
OF course, since the tulip Is "out or
sight. out Of mind" at this season
Of the year.
Yet seedsmen annually complain
that the average gardener does not
take enough interest in the bulbs,
| tulips, narcissi, hyacinths, and 80 on.
X 4 n
Here Is another list, from III. L.,
| who boldly begins with;
!. Iris.
2. Roses.
3. Columbine
4. Morning Glory.
5. Coreopsis.
6. Dahlia.
7. Peony.
s. Marigold.
8. Violet.
10. Lily.
"I cannot agree with you on the
use of grass in your list OF the 10
standard plants for the flower gar
den.
"Grass, it seems to me, ought to
be taken as much for granted as the
very house itself, or the trees. which
you yourself declare come outside
the designation of plants, being
special creations -,
"You almost might as we'll have said
steps as grass for who ever heard
a <ro ~dax1 without both 0f fhen1v'
AS a matter of cold fact, which un-
lovely thing ought by no means to be
admitted to a garden, there are many
inclosed places without either steps
or grass that are regarded as gardens.
Some of them, too, are beautiful little
places.
The amateur, however. will do well
to realize the necessity for grass, of
the best quality that he can grow:
and he does not have to take our word
for 1t. He will find the same doctrine
preached in every book and magazine
devoted to the subject This was one
of the reasons that influenced us to
include 1.-The grass" in the list of 10.
Just what our correspondent means
by lilly" he does not define. but If he
means some such specimens as the
regal lily, we cordially agree with him.
This is great family. and our original
list was deficient in not containing at
least one specimen of it.
Ismene, for instance, might well be
placed in such list, on account of
Its quick blooming about 80 days from
planting) and it's graceful foliage,
green all Summer.
If there is any flower lover, by the
way, who can tell us why this bulb
should be given the name OF the sister
Of Antigone, we would welcome the
information. Ismene pronounced Is
| maynie, with the accent on the "may')
was tinid lady, possessed Of much
common sense: just what resemblance
this quick-growing flower has to her,
we cannot figure out.
The remainder Of the lists, all inter.
esting to friends Of flowers, we expect
to print from time to time, with com.
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Road Signs.

An Associated Press dispatch the
other day related the story of a filing
station proprietor who, pressed by lack
Of trade, changed the road signs on a
main highway and brought the as
tonished tourists f1ocking to his tanks,
there to curse the road, curse the
highway officials, curse the maps-and
incidentally to fill up with gas before
turning about and retracing their
steps. The action of the filing sta
ton proprietor was SO fragrant that
it brought immediate justice. He was
punished and the signs were corrected.
But everywhere along our main
highways today there are signs Just
as f1agrantly incorrect and misleading.
Your tourist, watching the road in
front Of him, reaches fork. Both
roads seem well paved as far as his
eye can reach, but pointing along one
is large sign, painted in fiaring
colors, which screams to the tired
tourist that he must journey through
Mud HOLLOW, for the road Is better,
the scenery is finer, the air more in.
MIGRATING and the countryside gen.
orally inhabited by finer, more up
standing people. This sign dwarfs the
neat but Unconditional official marker
which points uncompromisingly down
the other road. But il unschooled in
the ways of the road, the tourist will
take the wrong fork, follow the big
sign, and spend the next few hours
repenting the error of his choice as
he bumps over unpaved roads and
slides through muddy lanes. In the
heat of competition for the tourist
trade. villages, towns and even cities
resort to any means to get 1t. They
place misleading signs along the roads
to draw the unwary tourist from the
beaten path. They "tip" those at
strategic points wrongly to advise the
tourist on the best route to reach a
given point. They erect all manner of
clever traps which lure the .uninitiRtsd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Entire section of American Ambu-
lance Field Service Is cited by French
government for efficiency. endurance.
courage and GOODNESS. Presi-
dent, comforting with Democratic SEN
ate leaders at White House. decides
against prohibition Of beer and wine
unless future exigencies make such a
ban necessary. Official Wash
ington begins to hear from the folks
back home" expressing conflicting
opinions on prohibition legislation.
Sinking of four big cargo
carrying steamers, two of them
Cunard liners, announced. In
terstate Commerce Commission re.
fuses railroads a requested advance
of Is per cent in freight rates. but
grants Eastern roads right to raise
certain class rates from to 10 per
cent. National Guard units.
soon to be sent to divisional training
camps, are expected to be on their
way to the front in a short time.
War Departments greatest problem
Ia one of supplying necessary equip
ment fast enough. Greek gov
eminent breaks off diplomatic reia-
tons with Germany and her allies,
making twenty-flrst nation aligned
against central powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
The ANSWER to Chamberlain. "

A dispatch from Moscow says that
an increase of over sixty airplanes in
the aerial forces of the Soviet Union
is announced as a result of a country.
wide campaign conducted under the
watchword "Our answer to Chamber
lain" This is reference to the break
ing of diplomatic relations with Russia
by Great Britain.
Thus the Soviets make another
"war" gesture. But the gesture ID
directed Enthusiastically to the Russian
provinces rather than to Great Britain
It is part of the program Of arousing
the national spirit in Russia, which has
of late been Enthusiastically hagging
from the Bolshevik point OF view.
u Thsga Wa M 80 1aasgm % ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
japan Joins Britain.

japan is throwing it's weight In
favor OF Britain's proposal that GER
tain terms of the Washington naval
limitation treaty be reconsidered at
the Geneva horsepower naval confer
ence. This is disquieting news. Dis
quoting because 1t threatens the USE
fulness Of the Geneva conference.
The proposals of the British for re.
vision of the Washington treaty are
distinctly to the disadvantage of the
United States. The United States, at
the Washington conference, sacrificed
it's naval supremacy, agreeing to
throw into the discard hundreds of
millions of dollars of capital ships and
to abandon a naval program that
would have given this country the
most powerful navy the world has
seen. Now, it appears, the United
States is to be asked to make still
further sacrifices-sacrifice that may
affect vitality the national defense.
Britain has proposed that the size
of the capital ships, the battleships. be
further limited to 10000 tons, instead
Of $4,000, as provided in the Wash
ington treaty. She has proposed, too,
that the size of cruisers be limited to
$500 tons instead of the 10.000-ton
limit fixed in the treaty. Further
more, Britain has asked that the age
accepted of battleships, cruisers and
destroyers be raised. The size of de-
stroyers and submarines has not
been overlooked by the British and
limitations are placed on these also.
The United States. compared to the
British, is practically without naval
bases and fueling stations for its
Navy under the American flag, out
side of the home country. The Brit.
ish have a great chain of such bases
and fueling stations, circling the globe.
Lack of naval bases makes a greater
cruising radius of naval vessels i'm
perative IL they are to be effective in
the protection Of American commerce
or to strike at an enemy in time Of
war. The size of the ships has a d.
rect bearing on their cruising radius.
To reduce the size, curtails the radius
of operations. All of this is against
the interests of Uncle Sam when it
comes to a matter of national de-
Tense.
BY increasing the accepted age OF
Navy vessels, the day Of replacement
with more modern types is put on.
The British and the Japanese both
are better situated now than the
United States in the matter Of new
and up-to-date naval vessels OF all
types. Their building programs have
continued since the Washington con-
ference, with regard to auxiliary
craft, while the United States has
done little.
The American delegation has prop
erly protested reopening of the mat
tiers settled at the Washington con-
ference. In the first place, neither
France nor Italy is represented at
the Geneva conference, except by OBJ
servers, for neither Of those powers
accepted invitations to take part. That
Of itself is sufficient reason for not
undertaking to revise the Washing
ton agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Saving the Shade Trees.

= The District Commissioners are to
be commended for the first definite
action in saving shade trees along an
: important highway that had been
marked for destruction.
They have approved the recon-
mendation Of Clifford Lanham. super
aintendent of trees and parking, that
the widening of New York avenue
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets from forty to forty-eight feet
be reduced to forty-f1ve feet, because
in going the extra three feet it would
have been necessary to cut the roots
Of some fine old oak trees.
This illustrates how cooperative
action between public-spirited citizens
and the District and Federal officials
may preserve many shade trees along
our streets even when the streets
must be widened to relieve congested
traffic. A couple of weeks ago a repre-
sentative of the Garden Clubs of
America, in letter to Chairman
Arts, protested against the slaughter
of the shade trees. On behalf of the
Commission of Fine Arts Mr.. Moore
took the matter up with the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, recommending that a careful
study be made of the problem of
widening thoroughfares and at the
same time preserving the trees. which
are among the Capital City's greatest
attractions.
Lieut.. Col. u. 8. Grant, Bird, execu-
tive officer of the National Capital
. Park and Planning Commission,
promptly appointed a liaison commit
tee of experts to consider the tree
phase of street widening. Mr.. Lam
ham is a member of that committee,
and the recommendation with regard
to New York avenue, which the Com
rnissioners have approved, is the first
definite official action under this CO.
operative program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

Those who receive presidential
favor naturally spring into the lime
| light, and the angle worms of South
| Dakota are proving no exception to
| this rule. Ever since the fact that
the President was using worms for
bait in fishing for trout in the
streams of the Black Hills became
known, the spotlight of discussion has
played upon them and the ethics or
craftsmanship or politics involved In
their use.
1.-THE question of using worms for
bait in catching trout has suddenly
assumed national If not international
importance" says the Wichita Bea-
con. for it has been revealed that
President Coolidge, in fishing at his
Summer home in the Black Hills,
has forsaken the familiar trout fly
and is using plain old-fashioned
worms. The natives in Colorado use
worms when they catch trout. That
is an established fact. And the South
Dakota trout doubtless have the same
habits and tastes as the Colorado
variety. President Coolidge says
nothing, but fishes. He Is wise. lie
knows his angle worms"
The New Haven Evening Register.
bringing to light it's information on
the subject, says: "If we remember
correctly, worms are the only things
used in mid June for trout anywhere
in the West, and to try to tempt a
rainbow with a fly at this season OF
the year is like trying to sell palm
leaf fans to New Haveners in Janu-
airy. 1t simply is not done" This
opinion seems to be echoed by the
Middletown Herald Times, which,
though declaring, I'VE are no advo-
Gates OF worm bait; If we had to use
worms we'd rather not go fishing.
still says: "But in the Presidents
case there Is justification. The
streams are high in the Black Hills.
And If you want fish In high water.
better not use flies. Every Western
er, from the Dakotas to the Madison.
where 12-pound trout are somewhat
common, knows that"
A%
That results were what the Presi-
dent was after is noted by the Chicago
Daily News, which remarks that Mr..
Coolidge manifestly fishes as he prac-
tees politically the easiest method
that will get the trout out Of the
brook and into the PAN" The Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times, which contends
that criticism of bait Is proper only
when there is no catch, points out
that when one fishes for fish and
lands them the presumption warrant
ed Is to the effect that the methods
employed were such as met with the
approval of the fish," and the Balti-
more Sun comedies that, ''if the point
was to get mess that aim was
achieved"
The Richmond Times Dispatch re-
cords that "the world Is told that he
caught seven trout that produced a
most wonderful smile on his face
when he got back to the game lodge"
and incidentally produced a promising
food OF publicity, according to the
Times-D Dispatch, which sees the Presi-
dent as putting ''his best foot fore
most" and notes that ''the attack on
Western voters is under way"
Discussing the question from the
political point OF view, the Omaha
World HeEald declares: "Shrswd OBJ
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

Cordially disagreeing with our Sc
lection of the 40 best plants for the
flower garden, gardeners OF the Dis
trict of Columbia and nearby states
have sent IN their own lists.
Roses are the only plants which are
included in every list, thus establish
ing again, II there were any doubt OF
1t, the popularity of the ros, above
any other flower in the world.
The standard plants" as first given
were as follows: /, grass: 2, roses; 3
petunia; 4, zinnia; s, daisy; 6, peony
Z, hollyhock; 8, violet; 8, pansy, and
10. California privet.
Our attempt was to make selection
which would be of most use and beauty
to the new gardener, as well as giving
him the "sure-fire" plants, together
with the proper background and hedg
ing material.
LET it be admitted here and now.
we stated, that probably no two per
sons would make the same selection
at least entirely, although no doubt
mot Of the plants would meet with
approval. IL not with whole'hearted
backing"
From l.. K. L., writing +. IN Pear
son, Md, came the following:
Dear Sir: I was much interested In
your list, given in The Evening Star
for June %, of 10 plants for the flower
garden. 1t hurts my heart to include
so few as 10, and / humbly apologies
to sweet pea. chrysanthemun. holly
hook and many others. Here Is my
list.
i. Grass.
2. Roses.
3. Gladiolus.
4. Pansy.
5. Nasturtium.
6. Aster.
Z. Peony.
s. Narcissus.
8. Dahlia.
10. Poppy.
The pleasing thing about this par
ticular list IL the inclusion OF the
gladiolus, king Of Summer-bloomine
bulbs. 1t was left out Of our orig
inal list only as result OF a mighty
wrenching OF the spirit. for IL we had
listened to the dictates Of our own
taste we would have included 1t In
one OF the first three places.
Not that the numbers. either In the
first list or those following, mean
first, second. third, in the sense that
the T1rSL ~ the peSCs anu 81 OII.
If such a comparative ratio had
been designed the, rose, like Abou
ben Adhem. would have led all the
rest, and rightly SO. for this Is the
queen Of flowers"
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Surely the aster. too, Is one OF the
glories Of the late Summer garden
but many gardeners have trouble
with 1t.
Our own experience Is to the point
The first year the asters were per
haps the most beautiful flowers in the
new garden.
The next year the ants placed mil.
lions of lice upon the roots, so that
results were only mediocre. Other
gardeners in the neighborhood had
their asters afflicted with the "yel
lows" a distressing disease.
All in all, although the beauty OF
this flower is undisputed. both in the
garden and as cut flowers. We find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29

Flying from Hawaii to the Western
coast is easier than flying to Hawaii
The Pacific islands may be easily
missed, leaving the aviators to plunge
on into oceanic space. Coming back
however, there is little chance Of fail
ing to connect with the American
continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON

Down i'm a Coal Mine.
A coal mine am seeking.
Down deep I long to go.
Where vaporous shadows. reeking,
Shut out the earthly show.
The lamp that's Pickering slightly,
In yonder depth so far,
CLOVIS in my wish more brightly
Than any distant star.
Airships I've been admiring,
Where skies may smile or frown.
An average I'm desiring.
/ want to look deep down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Worm Bait Ethics and Politics
Subject of Hot National Debate

servers, looking at it solely from the
standpoint of the effect on domestic
politics, incline to the opinion that
this is one Of the smartest things
Coolidge has done yet. 1t is, they
say, regular Yankee political trick.
1t will get him more votes even than
it does fish," AS the Duluth Herald
puts 1t, "it will draw to him unerr-
ingly all the worm fishermen's votes.
And that, Borah and Reed to the
contrary notwithstanding" continues
votes of about 99A per cent of all
those who fish. Rejecting upon
which. the President may, with a
chuckle. put fresh worm on the
hook and keep on fishing"
The New ork Times, which credits
Mr.. Coolidge with knowing better
than his critics how to make himself
one In his habits with the great com.
monalty." thinks that 1.-The wonder
Is that anybody should have sup
posed that Mr.. Coolidge's instinct had
gone wrong in this matter of batting
his hook with worm." and declares
OF the President. mo one has ever
equaled him In the air of innocent
simplicity with which he does a home
ly thing. as If everybody did the
same and liked it,"
X y "
As to the remarks attributed to
Senators Borah and Reed, the Kan
sas City Star chuckles over the fact
that again President Coolidge has
stirred up the Senator's" Quoting
Senator Borah as saying he believed
the President must have caught cat
fish, and Senator Reeds comment
that ANY trout that will lie at the
bottom OF lake and bite a worm 10
degenerate trout" the Star advises
the Senators that when the choice
Is between fish for breakfast with
worms and a fishless breakfast with
gaudy flies all sensible men take the
worms. and nobody denies that Presi-
dent Coolidge Is a sensible man.
The New York Sun impales sena-
tor Borah on its hook, glimpsing q
sinister something at the bottom Of
this attack" and adding: by what
authority. does any man having the
ear OF the populace rise from his
seat among the mighty and hurl his
thunderous disapproval at the de-
fenseless worm? Lest 1t be too late,
ten million American anglers stand
willing to paraphrase Patrick Henry's
immortal words, substituting acttk-
worms for liberty"
COMMENCING OlA MI. DOIdH QuON
opinion that mo trout in possession
of his full faculties would bite at =
worm,' the Worcester Telegram
states that 'in this Mr.. Borah showk
his provincialism, his lack of knowl-
edge of the world, his absence of UNI
derstanding of the resolute character
of Mr.. Coolidge"
Whatever the outcome of the dis
cussion. 1t has brought new honors
to the humble worm. AS the Water
town Times observes: THE humble
fshworm which spends its life crawl
ing in the ground has risen to new
heights by the favoritism which has
been shown by the President. He
can stiffen his backbone and assume
= superior air toward the other sub
terranean jewellers. He has been hon
ored by the Chief Executive OF ths
United States" "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
Lessons Water Travel Fear.
rrorn the cleveland News

From the Cleveland News.
The average loss Of life each year
on boats coming under the supervision
OF the Governments steamboat In
spection service Is one to every 6,0OO,.
600 passengers transported.
That makes a vacation upon the
lakes or high seas considerably safer
than one spent putterinS around the
heQses Acknowledgements A...ai AaAsfa1sA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-29
FROM the New York Sun.

From the New York sun.
With atmospheric electricity de-
nuding the wheat fields Of part Of
Kansas and grasshoppers aftiicting
those of sections Of northern Call.
fornia, the grain-growing business
reveals clearly certain Of it's specula.
tive elements. The wheat farmer bets
against nature ana all her forces; and
sQmst!msg the farmer wins. -
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All i'm the Air.

All iii the tAlTs
"You formerly had a great deal to
saw about the Senate rules"
Popular interest shifts from one
subject to another" answered Senator
Sorghum. 'At present discussion on
how to close debate Is less interesting
than that pertaining to how to open a
parachute"
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