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Evening star., 1930-05-23
Moral Instruction
In McCuffey Readers

TO the Editor OF The Star:
Dear Sir: have been making study
OF the readers used in public schools,
both OF this century and the past.
Surely the McGuffey Readers, for high
moral instruction, deserve the brize.
MIR. McGuffey puts all the worth while
virtues In his books. And he gives
them In such clever story and poem
that children would take home the
lessons A man in West Virginia city
wrote me that as q result Of reading
the lesson, Beware Of the First Drink" !"
he has hated liquor from q child.
My dragnet method of getting them
In has brought me some editions that
I did not know existed. now have
sets and broken sets dating from the
'40s to the final edition Of 1879. Some
Of the readers of our day seem frothy
compared with McGuffey's.
L. w. HENDRICKSON.
Singer Glen, Va.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Rose anobbery still prevails.
This is a disease not as well known
as the so-called rose fever" but widely
enough disseminated to cause great
deal of misery in the world.
It's victims have a phobia, or hatred
against Radiance and Red Radiance
two husky, beautiful rose sisters.
The sufferer from rose snobbery by
no means will admit what every one
once the healthiest. most carefree and
loveliest for general planting.
Their desire to pose as experts
and there are too many of them al
ready; every field is crowded-makes
them resent the two most widely useful
Of modern garden roses.
x y X
The extreme case of this malady Is
he who will not admit a single good
point to the Radiances.
II you, in all garden innocence, say
that they are vigorous, the reply will
be, TOO much so."
If you dare to claim that the color
of Red Radiance when the buds are
first unfolded Is scarcely surpassed In
all rosedom, the answer will be, why,
it is not as good as Paul's Scarletl"
IF you make the point that the anna
teur can have good roses with Radiance
and Red Radiance with little difficulty,
the rose snobbist will say with blast
ing smile, "Oh, they are so common!"
n X X
Yet fresh air Is common, sunshine is
difused without regard to rich or poor,
rain falls upon the just and the unjust.
Extreme commonness is no charge to
bring against anything In this world.
vyt.
lived Is one Of some billions of human
beings, millions of whom are better
built, or f1eeter, or possess keener sense,
or in a multitude Of ways outdo the
snob in question.
Experienced gardeners, no matter how
much they play with rare varieties,
things as yet uncommon. get back, for
sheer satisfaction, to the common old
things known and beloved In gardens
for generations.
Where will one find o more pleasing
thing than the old-fashioned Bleeding
Heart Oicentra spectabilis), once
loved, always loved? Here is flower
as common as an old shoe, but when
its long-bending sprays Of pinkish
hearts, with drops of waxy white, come
in the Springtime. along with such
varieties Of tulip as Clara Butt, it oc-
cupies its own peculiar place in the
hearts Of gardeners everywhere.
One may remember it from his grand
mothers garden. He was a little fell
low, who even then loved beauty wher-
ever he found it. Through the years
he never forgot these long branches
filled with fairy hearts. The sprays,
the very name, the memory, were en-
twined in his mind.
Another may recall them from q
chance sight in a florists window.
Years went by; he forgot them until one
day in later life he chanced again to
see them In bloom in a friends garden.
Memory sprang to life-here, again,
was the queer flower, the unusual flower,
old, common, but beautiful
X X X X
This column, again. as it has annu-
ally for seven years, advises every anna
teur gardener to plant Radiance (pink)
and Red Radiance,
They viii give him rose satisfaction,
and. above all, roses.
We haven't word to say against the
other varieties. Unlike the rose snobs,
we love them all, but we know Gas they
Evening star., 1930-05-23

now come the county commissioner,
who, after receiving letters from the
governor calling for a thorough In
vestigation of the case, say at first
that "a mountain is being made out Of
mole hill'' and then express doubt
whether they have Jurisdiction unless
the constable Is convicted. Of q felony,
when he would automatically be dis
missed from ofiice.
This case Is Of absorbing interest to
the thousands of motorists here and in
Maryland and the spectacle Of persons
in authority in that State disclaiming
responsibility is pitiful one. Whether
or not Q bonding racket exists, the
constable In question did charge the
State policeman and the A. A. A. off,
cial with a speed of sixty-six miles an
hour-a necessary charge IN order to
make the motorist put up a bond Of a
thousand dollars costing one hundred
dollars 49, when the specially tested
speedomete- on the "decoy" car showed
no more than fifty-six miles an hour,
which, according to the experts who
checked the speedometer, was four miles
faster than the car was actually going.
brought to the attention of the Amer
ican Automobile Association, the charge
when bond was given was reduced to
forty miles an hour and the motorist,
glad to escape a serious charge, pleaded
guilty, paid his fine, but lost the hun
dred dollars to the bondsnan. The
only difference In this case was that
the motorist was . State policeman
and after the charge was reduced
pleaded not guilty, thereby precipitat-
ing the inquiry now under way.
It Is indeed strange that 1t takes
felony to cause the dismissal of any
law officer from his post. It would
seem by all logic that the swearing out
of q false charge against motorist
would constitute ground for instant
dismissal. The public demands strict
accuracy from those appointed to enforce
the law In the making out Of charges,
especially as, in automobile cases, the
ofacer's word is generally taken above
that Of the defendant and all the wit
nesses he may present. There is no
room In q county force, a city force or
State force for jugglers with the
truth. It would certainly seem that the
method Of appointment and dismissal
Of constables in Prince Georges County
should undergo a complete revision.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 4. TRACEWELL.

! know that there Is many q slip be-
tween the average bush and its roses.
This chance is diminished almost to
the vanishing point with the Radiance
twins. OF the two the Red Radiance is
the more satisfactory. We do not make
this statement out of belief merely; we
have talked to scores of persons upon
the subject Of roses and have received
no dissenting opinion.
As fine as Radiance Is, and as much
glory as most amateur gardeners are
willing to give 1t, as the first Of the
pair, the Red Radiance Is the huskier
Of the two. Its flowers are larger and
more numerous, and above all, are
prettier. at least to the average eye.
Mild sufferers from rose smobbery
pretend that they care for the Radt-
sneer at 1t, just the same.
They are nice roses, Of course" will
be the comment, but they are 50 un-
distinguished!'
AS If sophistication had struck the
flowers!
No, there is neither first nor last
among plants. It is nothing to an
orchid that 1t brings big price in the
flower markets.
Lie OTCIllO k1OWS IlOCf1lIlS &pOuI 6IlAt,
any more than the daisy realizes that
it sells for tiny fraction Of the orchids
big price.
Sophistication Is thus plastered' on
innocent things, but It does not stick; !;
it rubs OF at the first seeing eye, at
the first touch Of the understanding
hand.
So it Is with the Radiance roses.
Nothing that any one can say or
do will take from them their premier
place in the affections and gardens Of
thousands of amateurs who want roses
with as little trouble as possible.
One may admit the pleasure to be
found In selecting difficult" rose
and in growing it well. It will impress
visitors to the garden, and Gust be-
tween ourselves, the grower most Of
all perhaps) 1t will make fine show
and give every one lively feeling Of
adventure among growing things.
There is nothing to be said, really.
against any rose, much to be said for
fragile, tickle varieties. We wish that
some would stop hammering away
against Radiance and Red Radiance,
that is all.
II you want q thrifty, thick hedge
Of roses down the front walk, plant Red
Radiance. An ordinary amount Of
spraying with nicotine solution to get
rid Of the first horde of lice win give
1t all the help it needs, with the ex-
ception Of some good fertilizer.
From Spring on. 1t will come as near
to taking care Of itself as any rose, and
will do more than almost any other to
keep itself free from "black spot" and
other maladieS which at times will
affect the hardest of bushes.
II you want roses-and that, after
all, Is what most people plant rose
bushes for-put in bed Of Red Radi-
ance and have plenty Of them.
There are more unusual varieties,
many glorious things. but for sheer sat
isfaction there Is scarcely q variety
which outdoes Red Radiance. It viii
take care Of itself anywhere and pro-
duoe scores Of pleasing blossoms.
The change In color from the bud
TO complete opening is one Of the most
Interesting to be found among roses.
All in all. this is the queen Of the
queen Of flowers" for the amateur
grower.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

When the late Thomas r. Marshall,
who for eight years was Vice Prest-
dent Of the United States, sighed
publicly for the return Of the smokable
five-cent cigar he was generally remind
cd that good, cheap commodities OF gem
eral use had gone forever. He might
get a five-cent cigar, but it would not be
q good one, or he might get good cigar,
but it would cost more than a nickel.
And so on, profoundly and explicitly TO
the effect that the scale of prices had
advanced for good. Perhaps that may
have been and may yet be 50, in re-
spect to cigars. 1t is all, really, mat
ter of taste.
But an announcement just made by
three leading publishers Of New York
City indicates that good and cheap
wares are not permanently Of the past
These three houses state that they will
at once begin the publication OF popu-
lar novels for . dollar, books that have
heretofore been selling, on the hrst
round Of vending, for a dollar and q
half and two dollars. First novels, the
initial works OF new authors, ere to be
presented at q dollar and q half, as
against two and q half and three pre-
yiously.
This departure In policy has been IN
Huenced, 1t Is believed. by the rather
slack state Of the literary market, and
by the competition Of the drug stores
that have gone In for books as well -
foods and hardware while quite Incl
dentally selling medicaments. The low
priced drug store book is, as rule, just
. little late. bit non-current, but it'd
low price commands . market. Now the
publishers will meet the cut and put Out
their prints fresh from the press ct q
SGias tlas6 asehk 10 mn 10 mAsss
Evening star., 1930-05-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

q. Who Is the most prolific writer Of
juvenile fction?-N. A. L.
A. Probably Edward Stratemeyer.
who died recently in Newark, N. j..
could have claimed this distinction.
During the 40-odd years Of his writing
life he produced more than 900 juvenile
books among which = are the "oid old,Ss GLORY ty.
Putnam Hall" series and the Frontier Z
Boys" Writing under variety of pen
names and with numerous secretaries,
this author brought out, in addition to
the above mentioned, boys lives Of
many great men.
Q. What did "strafe" mean during
the war?-W. j. r.
A. The German word 'straff" liter
ally means Ito punish" During the
war this was Anglicized into "strafe."
and meant to punish or damage. as by
gunfire.
@. When did the plague visit Ober-
ammergau which caused the inhabitants
to promise to give the Passion Play?
"A. L.
A. In 1888 the plague visited the
valleys of the Bavarian highlands and
finally claimed about 40 victims in the
village Of Oberammergau. The VOW was
taken that If the scourge was turned
give once in 10 years play commence
rating the life and passion. Of Christ.
The scourge abated, and since that time
the Passion Play" has been given.
Q. How long has the Pole Star been
used for calculations OF dtrection?--
A. Polaris was known to the ancients,
and was spoken Of as the Star at the
End of the Tail Of the Little Bear" The
constellation Of Ursa Minor, which in
cludes the Pole Star, was mentioned by
Thales In the seventh century, BIC.
The Greeks referred to 1t as the Cyno-
sura and the Phoenicians as Phoenice.
Observations Of this constellation were
used in navigation.
@. When was the $4,000 bill first
issued by the United States Treasury
II. r. H.
A. It was first authorized by an oct
Of Congress March 8, 1853. The first
1878, and bore the name OF the regis
trar, q. w. Schofield, and the name Of
the Treasurer, James Gildllan.
@. When a new State entered the
Union was new star immediately
added to the flag?-D. B.
A. Usually the star was added on
the 4th Of July following.
@. How long is the Alaskan Rail-
road?-L. s..
A. The building Of the Alaskan Rail-
road was authorized by Congress in
1914, not to exceed 1000 miles in length.
At present the line is in operation from
Seward to Fairbanks, 469 miles, which,
with spurs to coal mines, brings the
total railroad mileage to 543 miles.
@. Is the King of Norway related to
the King of Denmark?-E. M. T.
A. He is the Danish Kings younger
brother. When the union between
Sweden and Norway was dissolved In
1905 Prince Charles of Denmark, second
son Of King Frederick VIII, was elected
King Of Norway by. the Norwegian
Strothing. He was crowned as King
Haakon VII on June %, 1905. King
Christian x of Denmark succeeded his
father, King Frederick VIII. on May ID,
1912. King Christian Is go years old
and King HaAkon So.
g. What can be used to varnish the
strings of tennis rackets?-C. F. B.
A. A solution of white shellac and
alcohol or thin cellulose lacquer is
said to be satisfactory for the purpose.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Five Noted as Missed
By the Enumerators
no tha Editor of rhe star:

10 the &0ltor oL Aho Ss@A'
NV wife and I reside In apartment
No. 4 and Mr.. and Mr.. Wallace and
daughter in apartment No. 3, 1908
Kearnev street northeast-total 5, who
have not been enumerated for the 1880
census as yet.
According to the number of people
residing on the south side Of Kearney
street northeast between Tenth and
twelfth (there Is no Eleventh street
in Brookland, D. c., the fave persons
who were not counted show o loss OF
1874 Der cent. Should this ratio Of
loss continue throughout the District
Of Columbia the 4So,000 persons
enumerated are $3.50 per cent Of the
population of the District. The total
ilunber-that Is, 100 per cent-would
equal $50, 900, which in my opinion for
many reasons comes close to being
right. II. 9. SIHOMAN.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

This bureau does not give advice. but
It gives free information on any sub
feet. Often to be accurately informed
Is to be beyond the need of advice. and
information Is always valuable, whereas
advice may not be. In using this serv-
ice be sure to write clearly, state your
inquiry briefly, and inclose 2-cent stamp
for reply postage. Address The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Haskin. director, washington,
D. G.
@. Does an automobile use more gas
when pulling q heavier load?-M. E. G.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that it doeS-that is, car will travel
farther on gallons Of gas with l
passenger than it would with the same
amount of gas carrying 10 passengers.
@. Are more foot ball players injured
or more base ball players?-G. j.
A. A special committee undertook q
survey for the Carnegie Foundation Of
the entire question of the hygiene Of
athletic training. The common notion
that foot ball was the more hazardous
sport was substantiated by the fact
that there were 649 foot ball injuries
and 1856 base ball injuries, notwith-
standing the fact that there were $500
men playing foot bali and 6,955 playing
base ball in the 20 universities and col
leges selected to represent conditions
over the United States.
@. What Is meant by the "salt law"
which Is mentioned in connection with
the rebellion in India?-W. r. r.
A. Under the salt monopoly imposed
by England on India no Hindoo may
20 much as pick up salt crystal by the
sea and give 1t to his COW without pay
ing the penalty of jail sentence. If
he evaporated bucket Of sea water
and served the residue of salt in the
forming o crime. One of the reasons
for the salt monopoly is the necessity
Of providing cargo for the bottoms Of
British ships on their way East. The
tax ON salt Ia India. since 1t Is q tax on
O necessity, is one which must be paid
by practically every one In the country.
@. When will the National Confer
ence Of Social Work meets. T.
A.. It VIII meet in Boston June 8
to II.
@. Why was the bird sanctuary in
Florida established by Edward Bok?-
j. q. M.
A. The purpose for which this sane
tuary was established and the tower
built Is to create symbols Of pure beauty
and to express the appreciation and
gratitude Of Edward Box to the Ameri-
can people for their kindness and gener-
osity. The motto chosen for It was 81
come here to find myself; it is 50 easy
to get lost in the world" by John Bur-
roughs.
@. Did BENJAMIN Franklin die rich
MANI. M. F.
A. He left an estate of $15o,ooo,
which in those days was o considerable
fortune.
@. How long has paper been made?-
M. T. K.
A. The art Of making paper seems to
have been known to the Chinese ct Q
very early period. Different writers have
traced it back to the second century,
BIC. Paper first became available for
the rest Of the world IN the middle Of
the eighth century. It was probably
first brought into Greece from Asia.
There Is record Of its use by the EN-
press Irene about the end Of the
eleventh century. The manufacture Of
paper In Europe was first established by
the Moors in Spain In the middle Of the
twelfth century.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

The Chinese have learned much, but
are still primitive In their warfare.
They should be persuaded to wait until
the possibilities OF modern killing are
fully worked out, and then pause as
western nations are doing, to think the
matter over.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Mr.. Macdonald's Troubles.

Prime Minister Macdonald has sur.
vived another political crisis, and the
government at London still lives. This
time the crisis was not provoked by
Labor's external foes In the Conserva-
tive and Liberal benches Of the House
Of Commons, but consisted Of mutiny
within its own ranks.
The millionaire -Aristocrat convert to
Socialism, Sir Oswald Mosley. who only
recently Joined the Labor party, this
week resigned his cabinet post as
chancellor of the Duchy Of Lancaster.
He signalized his retirement by moving
q vote Of censure against the govern
ment for Labor's failure to cope with
the British unemployment problem. The
party rejected the proposal last night
by the decisive vote Of 21o to 40.
While the Macdonald ministry is thus
assured q further lease Of life. as far
as this can be effected by cohesion In
the Labor parliamentary group. It does
not mean that the government can
continue indefinitely 10 let the unem-
ployment problem settle itself. Even
members who last evening voted against
censuring the cabinet did not refrain
from expressing dissatisfaction with its
industrial policies or demanding that
more socialistic" panaceas be invoked
to take Dritain's 1,75o,oo0 jobless of
the dole and put them to work.
Prime Minister Macdonald insists that
he IL giving unemployment unremittins
attention. with the Naval Conference
OF the governments hands, he promises
more concentration on the question
The Labor government, now about to
celebrate the first year Of its second
regime In Downing street, has hitherto
refrained conspicuousiy from venturins
upon "socialistic" programs in either
the domain Of unemployment or Ia
other FIELDS. It b painfully and perpet-
ually conscious that radical experiments
In such directions would automatically
incite Conservative and Liberal hostility,
which the minority government can III
afford to risk.
Yet present-hor Developments IN
London presage storms for Labor unless
it somehow can come to grips with the
kingdom's paramount woe. It u o dis
tracing, % well as . grave. problem
for the government, for the basic ques-
ton Of Britains trade, home a. well -
foreign, Is ut the bottom Of 1t. British
exports are far from pre-war normal.
John Bulls markets overseas, which
once kept Lancashire and the Md
lands buzxing with industrial activity.
have been heavily curtailed. His ship
building and coal trades are in sad dis
array. Altogether, he eonfronts . set
Of conditions with which neither Labor
socialism" nor more conservative re-
constructive methods can easily cope.
Mr.. Macdonald, persuasive losician
that he IN, might welcome an oppor-
tunity to point out some Of these i'm
ponderables to the country If either his
internal or external political enemies
force him to seek vindication in gen.
eral election. y
Evening star., 1930-05-23

In England when q man Of political
prominence resigns, he commands ex-
attention as to his future
career. In this country the resigna-
ton is taken seriously and he passes
out Of the picture with as little dis
cussion % possible.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

As q representative Of labor, secre-
tary James Davis valves any claims to
shorter hours that he might feel In
clined to assert as q hard-working
statesman. His rise IN life 10 due to
the fact that he was never "clock
watcher"
Evening star., 1930-05-23
A Logical Contention.

From the Charlotte News.
Henry Ford may be right in con-
tendinc that the automobile has raised
the AVERAGE intelligence Of the people
Of this country, although it 10 dtfncult
TO detect it sometimes from the evt-
dances cf motor sas dxiyssA. !.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

As an expert forester, Mr.. Pinchot
nurses q comparatively small political
boom In Penn's woods, ever mindful
Of the fact that great oaks from little
acorns grow"
Evening star., 1930-05-23
ONLY Lemon Pie?

From the Hamilton Ontario Spectator.
A domestic science engineer finds that
there are 80 operations in the making
Of Q lemon pie, followed by . surgical
operation II u n O new bride who b
the WAhg1s . .S-....-..-A....--.A....
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Rah! Rah! Riot!

From the Detroit News.
With strong entries from Harvard,
Yale and the University Of Chicago, 1t
win soon be possible to pick the all
America rioting team.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Killing Of the mosquitoes In the
marshy spots h desirable enterprise.
Even the old-time epicure admits that
90 long % the reedbird had to 60, there
is no reason for sparing the mosquito.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Molten picture salaries are SO large
that q star becomes, like Ford or
Rockefeller, . favorite camera sub
ject because Of the size of his income.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Old John Barleycorn Is nowhere
recognised as o friend Of the family.
Nevertheless he has always managed to
maintain something Of q political pull.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Why, "of Cows" Noti

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Fish dealers favor tick eradication"
says q newspaper. Maybe the ticks
have been getting on the sea cows.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Nobody wants the corner saloon. OBJ
lection TO the midblock speakeasy IS
equally strong. ~.
Evening star., 1930-05-23
SHOOTING STARS.
~ pHII.ANpER JOHNSON.

Deceptive Appearance.
Old Mr.. IAxycat dreamtn' In the sun,
Iookin' mighty peaceful like your work
had all been done.
Yet every now and than you give q
restless start that shows
The mouse you didn't catch Is kind o.
tCoublin' your repose.
Old Mr.. Iazyman. fishin' by the stream.
Lookin' like you'd nothin' else to do but
doze an dream.
Yet every now and then you stop for
language pretty strong
That shows you can't help thinkin' how
the luck's been gotn' wrong.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

Like the Supreme Court itself, the
United States Senate occasionally as
serts its right to minority opinions.
Evening star., 1930-05-23

From the Toledo Blade
Simile: As proud as o chewing gum
king when he thinks Of the millions q
Jaws that ere working f0Z h1nk
Evening star., 1930-05-23
Castles In Spain.
Depends on Instruction.

From the Des Moines Tribune-Capital.
Japan has arranged to furnish In
structors for the Chinese national army,
and we suppose Russia viii regard that
n an unfriendly act.