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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Ragweed Elimination
By District Is Urged

To the Editor Of The star
In q few weeks the hay-fever season
will be upon US. Nine per cent OF the
people Of the United States are af-
fected, more or less. by the ragweed pol
len. II this same proportion holds true
In the District of Columbia, there are
$500 people in this city who are look
ing forward to the coming month with
little pleasure. DR.. Arnold H. Kegel OF
Chicago, as quoted in the Literary Di-
gest for July 10, says "the destruction
of all weeds would reduce the occurrence
of hay fever by almost 30 per cent"
Here Is an opportunity for the District
Of Columbia to perform an invaluable
service to a very substantial part OF its
population. Ragweed Of at least two
vicious varieties is growing In rank pro-
fusion in many parts Of Rock Greek
Park, and in many vacant and neglected
properties about the city. These pesti-
lence-breeding nuisances apparently are
permitted without a thought by the
Health Department, the Park Commits
sion and the fortunate. 81 per cent Of
the population. An epidemic Of any
other description, affecting o per cent
Of the population: certainly would re-
suit In definite action.
Based upon an estimate for the en-
tire country. Washington's proportional
monetary loss due to this annual plague
would be $225,000. II one considers the
loss due TO decreased efficiency during
the several weeks of afliction as we'll as
the actual loss of time, doctors bills
and travelling expenses in efforts to get
away from ragweed-infested areas, this
estimate surely is very conservative. It
hardly Is possible to estimate the
amount Of illness during the early Win
ter due to the lowering Of vitality re-
sulting from hay fever during August
and September.
A small part Of $225, 900 spent in de-
stroying weeds during the first two
weeks Of August should prove an ex-
cellent investment to the taxpayers and
merchants. A Washington free from
rank growths of weeds in unkempt
spots not only would prove much more
hveable place for those who suffer from
this annual pestilence, but would be a
much more agreeable place to look at.
II your excellent paper would be will
ing to use its efforts toward having this
dangerous and annoying pest abated on
both public and private properties, !
am sure that you will receive a large
measure of gratitude and appreciation.
ELDRED MOWERY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Protests Overcrowded
Street Car Lines Here

To the Editor OF The Star:
AS Will Rogers might say, I see by
the papers that the Washington Rail-
way q Electric Co. Is about TO submit
to the Public Utilities Commission its
reply TO the commissions invitation to
observe that there was "a financial
sensation" on the local stock exchange
yesterday when $3.50 a share was bid
for w. r. & T. common. II was an
advance, according to The Stars
financial editor, of 100 points over the
last bid price and, according to Mr..
time"
Soon after that new mark for WASH
ington Railway Il Electric was hung up.
the writer of this lament was being
hung up on his customary gibbet on the
Mount Pleasant street car line-namely
a strap which the Washington Railway
a. Electric supplies for its Scent cash
customers for several hours q day,
mornings and evenings. I am not q
new mark" that was hung UP. In
common with all other unfortunate
patrons Of the Sardine expresses which
travel the Mount Unpleasant line, am
only an easy mark.
To be quite serious: Why is not as
much attention bestowed in Washington
upon the rights of the non-motoring
public. to which happen to belong, as
to the automobiling public. We hear
much, and perhaps fully justified, re-
monStrance against the left turn for
motor cars. VIII not some influential
voice speak up on behalf Of a good turn
for riders in street cars?
Last evening ! waited ut Fourteenth
street and New York avenue at $40
O'Clock, long after the homegoing rush
hour, for a Mount Pleasant car into
which could jam my way for at least
standing room. As the third packed
car numbered along. piled my way into
was so clogged that passengers could
only with difficulty punch their arm
forward to the conductor for fare-pay-
ing purposes. At three or four stops
between Fourteenth and K streets,
more and more marks" were taken
aboard, and moved forward to be hung
on straps or onto other peoples
shoulders
have not had q seat on Mount
Pleasant cars at the early evening hour
all Summer. They remain overcrowded.
as rule, until Eighteenth street and
Columbia road IL reached. believe
this to be an intolerable and unneces-
sary condition and one that Is wholly
due to the refusal Of the company to
maintain in service at the end Of the
fore any fare increase is awarded to
the w. r. & E., If it Is asking for one,
or to any other street car company.
hope that the sore feet and weary arms
Of the 6-o'clock straphangers will be
taken into consideration.
FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE,
SSl3 Sixteenth street northwest.
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Mr.. Coolidge and the Press.

The Presidents Ofncial spokesman,
now dead, must have turned over in
his grave yesterday and ratified his
bones when Mr.. Coolidge, now private
and unassuming citizen. gave half a
hundred Washington newspaper men an
interview without restricting them In
what they would say and how they
would say it. But there was really no
occasion for such perturbation on the
rart OF the deceased Oficial Spokes-
man. For there is q great amount Of
difference between what Mr.. Coolidge
used to say when he was President and
what he now says as . private citizen.
II, six months ago, Mr.. Coolidge had
said that the Nation was in a prosper
Gus condition and that the railroads
were wreathed In contented smiles and
that the outlook for the future was un-
usually bright and inspiring, his words
would have been plastered In large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
RamificatiOns of Eastern Row
Are Puzzling to Western Mind

Soviet leaders and their agents" as
serts the Santa Barbara Daily News,
while the Oklahoma City Times, OBJ
serving that neutral opinion Ia that
both China and Russia have violated
the railway agreement" further con-
tends that there is no doubt that Rus.
slams have spread Soviet propaganda
is resented by the present dominant
government of China" The South
Bend Tribune holds that "China's
diplomatic position appears to be the
least tenable," though 1t asks, which
Is the aggreSSor?"
"A war with China now necessarily
q bloody one" in the Judgment Of the
Syracuse Herald, would be accepted by
all the outside civilized world as con-
elusive proof that Soviet Russia, SO far
as her government Is concerned. has
not ceased TO be barbarian"
The st. Louis Times warns: 1T Is
well not to forget that the intelligent
glance Of Nippon Is watching every
move which may develop. Japan has
views as to future rule of Manchuria
which she has confided to no one"
Uncertainty as TO who is the az-
gressor is expressed By the Chicago
Daily News, though the seriousness Of
the propaganda charges Is conceded.
The restraining influence of the White
Russians In Manchuria Is pointed out
by the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle insists that
neither nation can afford at this time
to defy the opinion Of the civilized
world" The Dayton Daily News cen
cludes that 1T would be as silly and
criminal to start killing over this rail-
road row as to start killing over a dis
puted board bill"
Drawing lesson from the present
situation, the Cleveland News states
hat wise citizens of this country will
properly conclude that national safety
must depend indefinitely on adequate
military and naval defense" The Chi
cago Daily Tribune also emphasizes the
thought that 1T will be the end of our
greatness when we substitute words for
deeds and parchment treaties for the
power TO defend our rights" The
Omaha World Herald concludes: For
little while ne are made aware again
that the volcano that looms over our
homes is still alive; that ut any moment
it may become nlenacing"
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cent that IL Is familiar to present read
erS It was so serious Is years ago
that Texas banks went under as Florida
banks are doing In the presence OF the
fruit fly. The State OF Texas onered
reward Of $4,000 to any one who would
and q means of overcoming the weevil.
The authorities received much advice.
including several offers from men In
Europe, recommending prayer, and some
even offered to come over and lead in
prayer in the fields, If expenses were
guaranteed. The reward has not been
given.
In 1890 the gypsy moth was found
In New England and later the brown
tail moth. They had been imported
by scientists and had escaped. So did
the careless scientists. The fight against
them is mainly with sprays, and an
A. w. o. l.. belt 80 miles wide runs
from Canada, north Of Lake Cham
plain. to Long Island, wherein the Tight
is especially strenuous to guard against
the moths spreading westward. Ills
ne passeront past"
Last came the Japanese beetles into
New Jersey In 1915. Now behold the
green cans ell over Washington to catch
them. We like ours canned.
teesys.sht. isaa, b. Paul v. cellins1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

fundamentally impractical. The most
revolutionary discoveries in agriculture,
as In any other science, result as by
products Of researches whose paths have
been laid out In other directions. The
INTERPRETATIONS Of living things are COM
pick and manifold Increased wheat
production may come from q study d.
rected primarily at producing early
blooming chrysanthemums. Epizootic
diseases may be conquered as the end
result Of an investigation Of the habits
Of earth worms.
The very nature Of research Is such
that 1t cannot be charted In advance.
1t Is exploration Of the unknown. voy-
ages which set out to flnd shorter routes
to the Indies end upon the shores Of
new continents of knowledge.
There are few provinces Of nature
which are not intimately connected
with agriculture. 1t is the basic prac-
teal application Of science. The
answer to the problem of the Kansas
wheat farmer may be found not in the
tom Of the Pacific Ocean. The ques-
tons which trouble the Louisiana sugar
planter may find their ultimate answer
in meteorological investigations at the
North Pole.
But research laboratories in Washing
ton and at the various field stations
which are supported by appropriations
for specific activities are not free to
change their paths as the signs along
the way direct. They must concentrate
their voyages on reaching the Indies
and ignore the stars which arise before
them indicating the way to domains Of
far greater riches.
A lump sum appropriation would allow
much greater freedom. There may be
practical difiiculties in the way Of ac-
ceptins Secretary Hyde's suggestion
but 1t must be remembered that re-
search hardly can be judged by stand
ards of business efficiency. Voyages in
the ships Of experiment into the seas
Of the unknown are quite different from
the voyages Of the freighters Of trade
between two known ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Mob and Lynch Law
In U. S. Are Compared

From the New Orleans Item.
Nebraska supplies another illustration
Of the difference between lynching in
the South and race riots in the North.
Lynching is despicable-an abonnina-
ton. Innocent victims have often been
done by mobs to horrible deaths. But
the Southern mob, usually infiamed by
crime, vents its passions on TIE per-
petrator. or the person II thinks to -
the perpetrator. The Northern mob.
on the other hand, under the same
circumstances, often turns against the
whole race. and no man or woman
with black skin is safe. Remember
the Chicago riots. and dozen other
examples.
A North Platte Negro killed a police
man. The white people were up in
arms almost in mass. They manhan-
died many. The town echoed with
shouts: Lynch them ali!' and Run
them out of town." And they issued
an ultimatum that the 200 or more in
the town get out within two hours and
not come back under penalty of death.
Practically all got" They know
that however innocent Of any crime
they might be, their mere color con-
demned them In the eyes of that blood
mad mob. All that the authorities
could or would do was to help them
get away.
This is no isolated case. The same
thing has happened in other Northern
towns and cities. Where any number
OF colored persons settle In these
places racial friction usually develops.
II 1t develops slowly enough 1t results
in demand for segregation laws sim
liar to those found necessary In the,
GAsskta n..t xav1Aa ~
denly, when mob passions are set
ahanae, then mob wrath is misdirected
against the race instead Of the indi-
vidJial 3 ---ss@es~.- 1.s-r...--s,..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

estste business VINO Is an active mem
Der Of constituent member or board
OF the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, and as such o member
OF the national association, who is sub
ject to its rules and regulations, who
observes It's standards Of conduct, and
who Is entitled to its benefits.
q. is there o reward offered for q
pair OF passenger pigeons?-J. r.
A.. At one time there were few re-
wards for the finding or a breeding pair =.
OF passenger pigeons. The rewards, how
ever, have been withdrawn.
Q. When were the clocks with
wooden works made by the Hoadleys?
&C. j. r.
A. The Hoadleys made clocks at Ply
mouth during the early part Of the
nineteenth century.
q. Do college seniors wear white col
lars with their caps and gowns?-M. r.
A. Some colleges require collars and
some do not. The collar Is not part of
the academic costume.
@. Are there any Mohicans living In
WisconSin?-A. r. T.
A. The Bureau of Indian Affairs
says that the Mohican trio Of Indians
Is the same as the Mahican. This was
one OF the Algonquin tribes. and II any
OF the Mohicans remain they are In
corporated in the Stockbridge tribes.
The Stockbridge Indians are closely
connected with the Delawares. although
they are not branch of this tribe.
Some OF the Stockbridge Indians live In
Wisconsin.
Q, What are the duties Of an aetu-
ary?-M. C.
An arf,,ae,, {r . .@,.~.,k,.-
OF an insurance company, one whose
profession 1t Is TO calculate insurance
rlsks and premiums, person skilled
In theories and problems involved In
making these calculations.
@. What size are the flags that tn.
Government uses?-M. B. c.
A. The Government uses three sszes
OF hags for its poles and calls them
as follows: The storm size, which IE
5xS12 feet; the post size. which is iox
10 feet. and the garrison size, which is
20x38 feet.
Q. What is done with old pspsr
n1oney?-K. l..
A. When it is unfit for Use, u Is ex.
changed at the Treasury for new. The
old Is then destroyed. It is macerated
to pulp.
y. What Is meant BY stock car IN
automobile parlance?-W. l.. l..
A. The American Automobile Asso.
citation says that a stock ear is q man.
ufacturers model Of car that Is in reg
ular production, is regularly catalogued
in the current catalogues of the manu-
facturer. Is advertised in the regular
schedule Of advertising and is identical
in technical details and in other re-
spects with the required production Of
said model as specified In certain rules.
@. Is there any place where married
men are not eligible as teachers?
ID. M.
A. Monroe County, Tenn, hereafter
will bar married men from teaching in
the elementary schools. Married women
already have been disqualified.
O. Is any one now living who was
associated in any way with Dickens?
-WMD. T..
Al Charles Dickens one-tin1e maid
servant. Mrs. Elizabeth Esstdown, In
living in Higham. near Rochester. She
was 80 years old In March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

Perhaps old DR.. Johnson's definition
Of q good book Is as good as any.
"A good boek," he said "is one
you can take In the hand and carry
to the hre."
The definition Is excellent, not In
what 1t says, but In what 1t leaves out.
No attempt is made to discriminate be-
tween books, but the whole task is left
to the reader.
The very fact Of taking q book in
ones hand presupposes that 1t Is q
good book for the one who picks 1t up.
After all, that Is the only definition
that holds. All sorts OF qualities may
be said to be necessary for good
book" but the canny old fellow OF long
ago did not bother himself with them.
His criterion was based on the likes
Eve Every man to his own taste-such
must be the basic theory and practice
Of literature. Enforced selections by
some one else may do very well during
school days, but afterward man reads
as he pleases.
Too often his mature reading lis
based on nothing more or less than
desire TO refrain from the necessary
reading" which he had forced upon
Many an adult dislikes Dickens tale
of Two Cities" because 1t was too siren
uously praised In school days. Had he
been left to his own likes and dislikes
he would have found II In time. but as
things were he took a dislike to 1t
through too much ofiicial praise.
When Or. johnson says that q good
book Is one you can take In the hand
he means that the taker is TO be the
chooser.
one would not have Q book in the
hand, he says In effect, II one did not
have enough discrimination to pick and
choose.
Good books are not to be left to the
Judgment Of q teacher, to be handed
over to scholars" with authority. but
are TO be ones own choice.
What may be good" for me would
not be good for you, and vice versa.
may get the greatest kick" In the
world out of reading the latest edition
of some gigantic mail order house.
Who knows?
man with college degrees who holds
fine position with firm where intelli-
gence is given first place, who declares
that such a book Is his favorite read
ing.
For many years he has made q mail
order catalogue his favorite bedtime
reading. Now, q book must be inter-
esting TO secure q readers suffrage at
such an hour.
The man Of whom We speak Is inter-
ested In life as it is lived by human
beings. That is why the farmers
Bible" receives his daily attention. The
whole gsmut Of everyday life ia summed
up in the thick tome of 900 pages.
Here he finds life spread out. as 1t
were. over the whole phase Of existence.
There is plot, movement, action here,
although not In so many words. Per-
haps it takes q scientist ~ well as
scholar to see all this. but II such
man says that he does, who shall cry
him nay?
That was what DR.. johnson meant.
:.
Another thing which DR.. johnson did
not say in so many words. but which
we may believe may be imputed to him.
was that the mood is everything in
reading, the opinion of others nothing,
or almost nothing. Since moods are
various. changing from hour TO hour,
and with interests. as well as with hui
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Research in Agriculture.

A lump sum appropriation for agri-
cultural research Is advocated by secre-
tary Hyde in place Of the present
method of appropriating specific sums
for specific projects.
His reasoning seems convincing. The
legislative mind is concerned primarily
with the practical. It is inclined TO
fYown upon proposed expenditures for
Investigations which are not intimately
connected with practical problems.
Paradoxically enough, this attitude 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

After Mussolini has studied the situa-
ton he' becomes an advocate Of world
peace. No intelligent statesman believes
that he is sufficiently powerful to man
age anything that looks like . world
war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

The French government will pay what
is due-and thereby secure the enthu-
siastic willingness Of Americans to con-
tribute to the kindly endeavors Of Ia
Belle France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

The Japanese beetle is described as
highly ornamental-but his effort TO be
conspicuous IL not quite so persistent
as It was feared II might become. Even
horticulture has its spectacular moments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

A lame wrist, due to fishing. leaves
ex-President Coolidge in a position to
make 1t clear whether after all, Isaak
Walton is not the patron saint OF
American politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

An argument between q Bolshevik
and Chinese would be interesting, per-
haps, but In present world exigencies it
would have nothing to do with the
case"
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An Atrocious Pun.

From the Springfield. Ohio. Daily News.
So many persons have been COM
hitting suicide in the Paris subway that
the police have started q move against
1t. Traffic Is tied up when trains are
forced to come to dead stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Like to Stay Up.
. Ann Arber DAILY News,

From the Ann Arber Daily News.
It's easy to understand why some
They're the fellows who like to stay
UP al night.
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Checkmate!

From the Detroit News.
Children under IS years Of age are
forbidden admission to many theaters
In Argentina. Here you have TO be
under 10 to understand some OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
SHOOTING STARS.
~ PNILANDER JOHNSON.

Careless Expression.
II left US weary by the way,
And yet, what there We heard
Was In the passing Of the day
An ill-considered word.
Philanthropy It's favor filings
To meet our human need.
But Folly linked with Power brings
Unhappiness, indeed.
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Airplane tests begin to indicate that
3 competent aviator can 90 up a. far
as he likes and remain as long a. he
chooses.
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n ID the duty Of every citizen 10
s'swat" at least one fly. The fly Is one
common enemy on whom the world may
concentrate.
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Soviet Russia may have China won
dering whether some Of the press agents
are to be taken seriously.
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= Back to Earth,

Back 70 Earth.
The aviator scars on high
Altar from mortal sight.
And stu we sigh, ION, see him ny
But hows he going to light"
eff you always tells de truth" said
Uncle Eben, "you Is gwinter look like
meBbe you Is nnebbe double-crosstn'
somebody" .
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Seats of the Mighty.
This life Of toll don't admire!
With cheerfulness I'd meet
Values that range,
If I q coupon could acquire
Providing me a seat
Upon the Stock Exchanged
And 10 proper quietude.
I should with confidence,
Myself betake.
II on the motor bus I viewed
A space that's not at all immense
Where ] 0 seat may takel
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Rate nv Carrier within the City.

Rate By Maii-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia.
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Inhuentlallty.
"Are you a wet or dry?"
"I am q dry" answered Senator
Sorghum, but I'll tell you confidential
~ that grandfather has always used q
little liquor. I don't hesitate to say
that II you happen to know GRANDPA
theirs particular bootlegger. you're liable
to find yourself with quite a bunch Of
political influence"
Jud Tunkins says he has listened to
30 much talk that he's beginning TO
think he's entitled to little applause
for being q good audience.
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Back Seat Drivers.

''Does your wife drive from the back
seat?"
mo" answered Mr.. Chuggins. "She
only gets excited and makes It, uncer-
tain what she viii persuade the driver
TO do next"
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az have reminded you" said HI Ho,
the sage Of Chinatown" Of the tonabs
of our ancestors. 1t is q sorrow that
our great family did not concentrate on
the establishment Of grocery store"
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N,E ~ 9esE o sS rs9 1Io EsHs t.nC 81.
rhieago once: Lake Michigan Building.
Iur0pean once: - Regent st., London