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ROOMS AND BOARD.

MT. PLEASANT, 1888 HOBART ST. NV
Large south-front room, double or single,
refined private home; excellent home-cooked
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GENTLEMAN, retired clerk, desires quiet
back. room and board with settled isdy OF
in room; state price week or month. Al
dress Hox 62-H, Star ONCE.
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Low RentalS-DoWntOWn.
ss2.50-Rec. hall, rooms, kitchen bath
Nd porch.
s65.00-Front apt. OF rec. hall, rooms:
elevator service Unusually desirable loca
tion within minutes walk Of the Govt
deuts business section, theaters, etc. Apply
g y, 1723 q at. NV.
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MT. PIEASANT-Room and bresk iast; privi-
leges of private home; gar; couple or one or
1wo gentlemen preferred Col, 1929.
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Observation-Disclosures

UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE THREE ROOMS
Seth kitchen Frfgidaire, grand piano, raolo;
weekly or monthly; references. Dec SSoS.W'
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A Favorable Report.

The action of the House District
committee yesterday in reporting out
the Mcleod safety responsibility bill,
which is sponsored by the American Au-
tomobile Association, lends encourage
ment to the belief that final action on
this desirable measure can be had in the
present session of Congress. There was
little doubt after the hearings before
subcommittee Of the House District
committee that favorable report would
eventually be forthcoming. Proponents
of the measure. however, realized that
delay In securing action would mean the
doom of the bill in so far as the present
session of Congress is concerned. The
committees report Of yesterday would
appear to give ample time to permit
passage of the bill before Summer ad-
journment.
There is so little to be said against
and so much to be said for this measure
that it is difficult to understand where
any serious opposition could be mus
tered. The safety responsibility law
has had probably the most amazing re-
ception from the public Of any suggested
legislation. introduced less than two
years ago after an extensive study by q
committee of seventeen Of the A. A. A..
which was composed of experts from
all sections Of the country. 1t has al
ready been adopted In whole or In part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-08
Italy's Naval Plans.

Now that the Senate is about to start
hearings on the London treaty, the
naval expansion plans of Italy assume
a special interest. They are bound to
figure in the Senate's discussion of the
treaty's "escalator" clause, whereby any
one of the contracting powers may
build beyond the specified limits in
case its position at sea is placed in
Jeopardy by the construction program
Of a non-treaty country.
The "escalator," or safeguard. provi-
sion was written into the Anglo-Amer-
ican-Japanese pact mainly at the be-
hest of the British. They fear that the
naval program of France, especially the
contemplated laying down of 10000
tons of submarines, constitutes men
ace which Britain must be at liberty
to meet in case of emergency. The
French claim to be building not so much
against the British as against the Ital-
ian. Hence Frances stubborn refusal at
London to acknowledge Italy's right to
parity with the French feet.
The ink on the London treaty was
hardly dry before the Italian govern
ment promulgated project to build
this year "a, 900 tons OF warships. The
French naval program for. 1880 call
keg the building of $4,000 ions. Tit
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

go to bed with the chickens,
And get up with the birds;
[ sleep lust like the dickens,
And wake up with the herds;
| You can sing of life in the mountains,
You can sing of the rolling sea,
But the peaceful life of the country
Is the only life for me!
Welcome, Maryland!
Famous old historic State, we take
off our hat in salutation, as you bedeck
your roads with dogwood for our bene-
| At.
Our moving within your borders is
as nothing, in your long roll OF mem
cries. but to us 1t is a great adventure:
and we hope you appreciate it accord
ingly.
we come from a nice place, the Dis
trict of Columbia, so you must be good
to us, and serve up your blueSt skies,
YOUR sunniest sunshine, your most ami
able people, your softeSt-barking dogs.
Jack Spratt Farm lies near the end
of a peaceful street. just off winding
road that has no peer for beauty in all
the section round
This road, which we hereby christen
Tigercat Lane, is cross between an
old country road and fine city boule-
ward.
Great houses sit back from the way,
uncovered in vines and shrubs, over
which huge trees cast their shade, as
If determined to prevent either vines or
shrubs from growing.
But vegetation has wonderful pep"
in this great old State, evidently
Nowhere is there a sign OF that faded
appearance which elsewhere so success
fully mars much that otherwise would
be beautiful.
1t is true that here and there be-
meath large trees the grass may not be
as verdant as out i'll the full sunshine,
but that is state of affairs to be eX-
pected, and can be overcome by the
sowing of the so-called shady lawn
mixtures.
Already We love Tigercat Lane, with
its peaceful hum of Summer.
Do you know the hum of Summer?
It can be heard only where silence
is allowed to come into its own.
Then the sibilant sound Of the
crickets, nesting in the grass-or what
ever they do there, we don't know
comes up like thunder out o. China
cross the bay" as Kipling put it.
(And we wish he hadn't put 1t at
all, for of all the songs we hate it is
the uSudl musical beIIlllS VI III Vic
Road to Mandalay." But of that some
other time The songs we hate. Jot
1t down in the little book)
We swing along at an appreciative
wSlk, and those who never saw us walk
more than half block to bus would
wonder at our genuine enjoyment of
half a mile to the car line.
Maryland does that sort of thing to
you.
\ X X X
The tulips are everywhere.
Happy is Tulipland, wherever 1t may
be, that land where Beauty, as con-
ceived by a great people across the
seas, and worked out by them in globes
of color, comes at. this time Of the year
to make glad the heart.
Sometimes one is almost constrained
to believe that If he could have but one
flower it would be the tulip.
But would it?
Here along Tigercat Lane great
masses of aZaleas compete splendidly
with tulips at their best; nor would
one forget the spireas, just coming into
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by twelve States and by the PROVING,
of Ontario, Canada.

by twelve States and by the Province
of Ontario, Canada.
Sosjust are its principles and so far
reaching its effect in curbing the
combination of recklessness and in
solvency on the part of the small mi
nority of motorists that it has been
hailed as the best piece of legislation
ever introduced to stamp out rapidly
growing countrywide evil. 1t does
not touch the careful motorist 1t pro-
vides no penalties for him whatever as
long as he remains careful. But the
minute he steps over the border line he
must answer to this law and traffic
laws as well.
Conviction on a major traffic offense,
for instance, such as driving while
drunk or leaving the scene of a COLI
sion without making identity known
automatically puts motorist under the
terms of the safety responsibility law,
besides the penalties he must pay on
the traffic counts. Under the safety
measure he must post bond or take
out insurance for the sum of eleven
thousand dollars to secure the public
against any future damage he may
cause by his own acts to persons and
property before he is again permitted
to drive his car, That is one way for
the motorist to feel the effects of the
legislation. The only other way is for
him to fail to satisfy a Judgment up to
eleven thousand dollars for a motor
accident levied against him IN a court
of competent jurisdiction. In that case
his permit to drive will likewise be
suspended until he has settled his ac-
count and provided for future financial
responsibility. And to make the legis-
lation universally effective the bill pro-
vides for drivers license law in every
State and reciprocal relations under 1t
to bar motorist convicted in one State
from driving in another.
1t is unfortunate that the National
Capital could not set the pace for the
rest of the country in the adoption OF
a law that penalties the reckless
minority. but leaves a careful majority
severely alone. 1t is not too late now,
however, to join the procession and
Congress can do no better service to
the thousands of law-abiding motorists
and pedestrians here than to hasten its
passage.
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Packing the Court"

A factor in the rejection of Judge
Parker's nomination to the Supreme
Court undoubtedly was the desire of a
certain fraction of the Senate member
ship for more liberal bench. This de-
sire was strongly manifest in the op-
position to the appointment of Chief
Justice Hughes, who was confirmed only
after stubborn resistance, based pri-
marily upon his supposed so-called
"capitalistic" leanings and his recent
association with large interests in the
practice of the law. Some critics of the
Senate have objected strongly to this
disposition as an effort to pack the
court" That, however, is unwarranted.
The Senate is jointly responsible with
the President for the choice of men to
serve as justices, his being the affirm
alive and the Senates the negative
power. 1t is entirely within the Sem
ate's right to scrutiniZe all nominees
for these offices, to ascertain their fit
ness and their trend of opinion and
Judgment. The situation may at any
time be reversed, with President seek
ing to place liberals or progressives on
the bench and the Senate resisting in
the interest of conservatism.
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French government bluntly alleges that
Mussolini has launched his scheme for
the purpose of compelling France to &C
cept parity with Italy. If the French
now or later should feel it necessary to
outstrip the Italians, as they are bound
to do If they maintain their objection
to parity, it is not likely to be very long
before the British, on their part, may
feel called upon to meet the augmented
French program.
Nothing could more graphically illus
trate the vicious circle left behind at
London by the refusal of France and
Italy to enter fve-power limitation
treaty. Many French authorities hope
that the Italians, before 1t is too late,
will realize the foolhardiness of enter
ing upon a costly naval rivalry with
the more opulent French. In a money
spending contest, on fleets or for any
other purpose, Italy could not begin to
keep up with France. France today is
the most prosperous country in Europe,
and in the world, with the possible
exception of the United States. Her
gold reserve is second only to our own.
She mas no unemployment problem.
Money talks, even in the Fascist
language. Those nations, like Great
Britain, the United States and Japan,
which are anxious to lay the ghost of
ruinous and bankrupting expenditure on
naval armament, must hope that finan-
cial considerations, if no other motives,
will finally induce Italy to refrain a
venture not only expensive to herself
but perilous to the general cause Of
international concord.
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HOOyer's Enforcement Plea
Credited to Rigid Purpose

the enforcement of the laws, It seems
that these recommendations should be
carried out"
""The evils of prohibition and the
passions of prohibition" according to
the New York Evening Post, 'tare cut
ting Squarely across Mr.. Hoover's path.
They are interfering with the peace and
order of his country. They are ham,
pering his legislative program. They are
striking at public trust in his faith
seek further whips and goads where
with to enforce an unenforceable law.
1t is amazing!"
Law enforcement" declares the
Fort Worth Record-Telegram. "is in
the hands of the people. There Is
enough machinery to enforce-when-
ever the people say they have laws they
want enforced. Making new laws in
tended to enforce old ones which never
have been enforced is a job even o
strictly political Congress will calmly
sidestep-and the largest single Wash
ington spectacle of the year In the
manner in which it is being DONE"
1.-THE President" contends the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, ignores the fact
that Congress has not reacted favor
ably to the Law Enforcement Commits
sion's suggestion partially to abolish
trial by jury and the constitutional
guarantee against double jeopardy by
comforting limited judicial powers on
United States commissioners. It ap-
pears, too, that Mr.. Hoover fails to per-
ceive that if court congestion should be
effectually relieved by the devices of his
Law Enforcement Commission, or by
the courageous but expensive method of
multiplying our Federal courts, the 9TH
err major problem-tfat of prison con-
gestion-will necessarily be intensified
and mAgnified"
Condemning the reception OF the
message in Congress, the Grand Rapids
Press asserts that "the Senate was
too busy playing politics to have the
Presidents message read, and referred
it to a committee without hearing It,"
That paper adds: ASK Congress to
reorganize prohibition enforcement for
the sake Of efficiency, vote decent
prohibition budget, improve court dock
cts and procedure. take care of prison
congestion and the political urge Is
lacking The bills rest In pigeonholes.
The President may honestly wish to
improve the noble experiment. and give
1t a chance But Congress likes pro-
hfbition as is and has too many lesser
things on its mind"
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

The answers to questions printed here
each day are specimens picked from the
mass of inquiries handled by our great
Information Bureau maintained In
Washington, D. c. This valuable sery-
ice is for the free use of the public.
Ask any question of fact you may want
to know and you will get an immediate
reply. Write plainly, inclose cents In
coin or stamps for return postage ana
address The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
washington, D. G.
@. Where is the June convention Of
the Shriners to be held?-D. G.
A. It will be in Toronto, Canada.
city of sleeping cars is being planned
which will accommodate 5000 OF the
guests.
O. What is the real name of the
aviator called Gen. Chan?--W. A. 7.
A. Gen. Chan was born in Bowling
Green, KY, and is Lieut.. Bert Hall, the
intrepid airman. He has been In aVl-
alton since it's infancy. Before the
World War he flew in Turkey. Later
he went to France and in 1914 joined
the Foreign Legion, where he distln-
guished himself. His fame as an avn
ator caused his transfer to the flying
corps and he was one Of the original
members of the Lafayette Escadrille.
Halls World War service included many
fights with German pilots. He was
credited with bringing down nine.
@. Has the Century Co. sold st.
Nicholas?-S. D. H.
A. st. Nicholas, the well known chill
dren's magazine, has been purchased by
the Scholastic Publishing Co. of Pitts
burgh. publishers of the Scholastic,
national high school magazine. Founded
In 1873, st. Nicholas has been publlshed
oy the Century Co. since 1881. The new
publishers will carry on the periodical
under the same name.
@. What is meant by the oyster race
in New Jersey?-D. j.
A. In New Jersey the sowing of
oysters has become an annual event
in the form of race. The seed BEDS
offshore are under the protection OF the
New Jersey Board of Shell Fisheries.
It is against the law for fishermen to
gather oysterlets to renew their leased
beds close in until May 1. So on that
day the oystermen line their sailing
vessels up at Bivalve, N. j., and when
the Coast Guards signal by firing gun
the oyster crafts are off to the seed
beds.
q. What Is the floral emblem OF the
Province of Alberta?-A H. S.
A. The Provincial Parliament has
passed an enactment making the wild
rose the official flower.
@. How much honey by weight should
a colony Of bees produce?-F. P. B.
A. The Average production is about
so pounds, but under favorable condl-
lions 100 pounds might be produced.
O. When and where was John Paul
Jones born?-E. T.
A. He was born in Kirkcudbright-
shire, Scotland. July 6, 1747. His name
was originally John Paul. Jones" being
subsequently added for reasons un-
known.
O. What is the name of the trees
that have fan-shaped leaves and line
some Washington streets?-L. E. D.
A. They are ginkgo trees, and are
native of China and Japan. Only the
staminate form is used in streets and
parks, as the pistillate form bears i'll
smelling, slippery fruit which is some
times poisonous to the touch.
@. When was who's Who in Amer
lea" started?-C. H. 4.
A. The publishers say of it, Who's
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Outstanding in the request by Presl-
dent Hoover that Congress enact GER
tain laws needed for the current en-
forcement program, is sincere pur-
pose to create better conditions, in the
opinion Of those who comment on the
recommendations. Some indicate q
belief that the action should be taken
by the national legislators, while others
contend that new laws will not improve
conditions. There is little controversy
over the need of more prisons. Conf
dence that prohibition enforcement will
be transferred to the Department OF
Justice is general.
The San Antonio Express calls the
measure for building additional prisons
perhaps the most urgent" adding that
vanced," while the Pasadena Star-News
argues, "That bigger am better pris-
ons are needed is denoted by the terrible
tragedy in the Ohio Penitentiary and
the mutinous outbreaks which have &C.
Cured in large prisons in different
parts Of the country"
X X X
The Presidents special message, in
the opinion of the Louisville Times,
twill hearten the drys, annoy, If not
alarm, VETS" and, further, will
strengthen the President with those
who, as drys, championed his election,
and with those who like in a Presi-
dent determination" The Manchester
Union emphasizes the administrations
sincerity of purpose and adds that
what the President is now doing is
in thorough harmony with the course
he has urged upon the Nation and its
lawmakers"
"Still more presidential notes" sug-
gests the Cleveland News, "couched in
still more pointed language, may be
needed to spur this Congress to actual
production of results. II so, the Presi-
dent may provide just such stimulus.
His request for a little more expedition
Is unwonted enough to suggest that
Mr.. Hoover may be as tired of talk
without action as his fellow citizens
are"
For the confusion or congestion
growing out of laws which it enacts,"
says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Con-
gress obviously has a heavy share of
responsibility. The least it can do is
to furnish the Executive with the tools
he suggests as simplifying to some de-
gree the almost impossible burden
which prohibition legislation has placed
on him" The Beloit Daily News MAIN
tains that "a carefully worked out. con-
structive program of recommendations
for generally lettering law enforcement
and eliminating many of the evils COM
planned of is before Congress awaiting
long-overdue action"
X X X
The Hartford Times argues that eff
the President does not succeed in this
concern, Congress will stand extremely
low in the popular estimation" while
the GAINESVILLE Times Recorder thinks
'if the sincerity of congressional con-
viction on prohibition were to be meas
ured by the degree Of alacrity shown
to meet the Presidents request, they
would not assay very high"
"A little businesslike efficiency on the
part of the forces that direct legislation
Is necessary II the long-neglected meas
ures are to be snatched from oblivion"
advises the Chicago Daily News. The
Admission Star concludes that since the
Law Enforcement Commission has been
created, studied the problems. and made
some recommendations for strengthening
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Big Suspension Bridge
Erected for Tourists
From the Grand Rapids Press.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
The highest bridge in the world has
just been constructed across the Royal
Gorge of the Arkansas River, near
Canyon City, Colo. Strung from four
immense towers and from hundreds of
iron pipes buried in trenches on either
side, 5000 telephone cables wound into
two immense cords carry the weight Of
a suspension highway bridge 1852 feet
above the floor of the canyon and the
railroad winding toylike along the rib
bon of river below. But neither its
height nor its magnitude are the i'm
portant facts about this bridge.
1t Is chiefly striking In that It does
not serve as connecting link in any
main highway nor shorten the distance
for any route.
The whole project was built for only
one purpose-to give tourists q better
view of the beautiful gorge. They may
cross it from the tourist roads to the
rim or go up to 1t In elevators from the
railroad.
Twenty years ago the investment Of
great sums in such structure would
have been unthinkable. A bridge then
was a solely utilitarian structure to get
from somewhere to somewhere else
more quickly than by going around.
Today the values of tourist traf-
nc at last are being realized In
a far-sighted way. Both as advertts-
ing and as accommodation the great
bridge at the Royal Gorge promises q
repay its builders.
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Higgh ! on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

president of this group is Gen. Ting
Chen. During last Winter the Yi-Yeo-
She (the young old mem contributed
more than $50 taels $4,000 to buy pull
motors. These were placed in three
different centers of the city to be ready
for instant use in reviving people over
come by coal gas.
White Collars
Are to Be Preferred.
LIE Matin. Paris.-Compare men who
wear detachable collars of color to
match their shirts with those who wear
this comparison, you will certainly
model yourself after the second classifi-
cation!
Ancient Glory
OF Hunt Has Departed.
Sydney Bulletin.-In spite Of attempts
to abolish 1t, fox hunting fourishes in
England, but the old element has been
supplemented by new, which throngs
to the counties from places as far apart
as New York and Bagdad. The new
corners haven't the faintest idea of the
etiquette of the hunt, and wouldn't OBJ
serve 1t II they had. The roar of their
motors at the covert side has every fox
on the move for fresh woods long before
the hounds are put in, and the fumes of
the exhaustS are calculated to ruin the
hottest scent ever laid. They don't
know even as much as how to wear
their kit. One Of England's greatest
hunting tailors, whose forbears made
breeches for the prince regent, actually
advertises in the press that his Gus
toners will be given lessons in tying a
hunting stock. Truly the ancient glory
Of the hunt is departed.