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Disintegrating Doo-dads.

A short time ago 1t was proposed that
the viaduct across Rock Greek at Con-
necticut avenue should be named the
Taft Memorial Bridge In honor Of the
lately deceased former President and
Chief Justice. This name, it was urged,
would be much more dignifled and suit
able than Million Dollar Bridge" the
title by which the structure has been
popularity known since its construction.
Thus far nothing has come Of that sug-
gestion. But meanwhile those who use
the bridge daily are more and more
disposed to resent the million dollar"
title In view Of the shabby appearance
Of the bridges most distinguishing fea-
lures.
Whatever the bridge may have cost
In the beginning, it certainly now
looks much cheaper. The four lions that
surmount the corner posts are in q sorry
state Of disintegration. There are two
schools Of thought on the subject OF
their composition. One Is that they are
Of very poor concrete or cement and the
other that they are Of even poorer
natural stone. If they were stuffed lions
with natural pelts. they would be worse
than moth -eaten, for the disintegration
goes beyond the cuticle into the struc-
ture. 1t is safe to predict that within q
dozen years, lacking repairs such as
those that are being made to one Of the
buffaloes on the @ Street Bridge. they
will be completely tailless. possibly
headless
TO keep the bridge UP to It's million
dollar reputation these enlgies Of the
king Of beasts should be Of bronze, Of
ct least Of some hard weather resisting
stone. Other bridges have bronze crea-
lures, such as the buffaloes on the
Street Bridge, already mentioned, and
7 the tigers on the 18th Street Bridge
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRAcEWELL.

lawn than any amount Of paving over
1t whatsoever.
y +
Don't fail to fertilize the roses"
It is amazing what difference this
little don't" would make in q thousand
rose beds If enterprising amateurs would
take 1t to heart.
They have read that advice, time and
time again, but they don't know what
buy 1t, and 1t Is a great deal Of bother,
after all.
The result of their negligence in re-
gard to this double-negative don't" is
that they get half as many blossoms as
they would otherwise get, and those
that bloom are not half as large or half
as pretty as they might have been.
Fertili2e your rose beds, If you pre-
fer the affirmative way Of putting It,
or don't fail to fertilize Them" either
way. The result is the same in either
case.
y n r r
Don't leave seedlings too close to-
gether"
Nothing worries the young gardener
quite as much as the disagreeable ne
cessity of thinning out newly grown
plants from seed.
They look so husky, so green, it seems
shame to disturb them.
But disturbed they must be, If one is
TO get satisfaction out Of them in the
future.
Amateur gardeners must learn this
lesson, that all plants will grow, and
that in the Spring one must be able to
see them as they will be In the middle
of August.
The same applies to the planting of
shrubs, such as nlacs and altheas, and
individual specimens of the sturdy
prtvet. Give them plenty Of room in
which to expand or you will be sorry.
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Don't expect plants that demand
sun to do well in the shade"
Sun-loving plants-and most of them
fall into that classif1cation-will grow
and bloom in the shade. in many in
stances, but the chances are 10 to l
produce smaller and less colorful flow
ers, and will be greatly subject to plant
lice and other insect pests.
Don't let aphids (plant hce) eat up
your leaves"
These little green creatures, interest
ing though they are as biological speci-
mems, are unwanted In the garden,
which they infest from now on.
They are so milky-green that the
newcomer to the garden Is likely to
overlook them, especially on the under
sides of leaves.
Even if he sprays them with nicotine
solution. as he should, he will find him
self combating applied intelligence, for
the plant lice simply run around to the
undersides of the leaves and there sit
safe beneath Natures green umbrellas.
The only solution is to spray the I'M
dersides of the leaves, too.
n X X
Don't let grass grow into flower
BEDS"
It is surprising how many untidy,
uneven grass lines one sees in a day.
OF course grass clipping by hand is
boresome, but It is necessary, especially
in the small garden, where everything
is directly under the eye.
Keeping the grass well moved and all
edges trimmed, especially around flower
beds, will do more than any one pro-
cedure to make the home and its
grounds attractive in warm weather
There are many other similar don't
which one can think up for himself,
taking care to put them In the mega
tive or don't" form, as this rather
pep" them up for garden use.
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Price or Fear?

Is it fear or expense that keeps the
general public from using airplanes
more extensively? This question had
long been pondered by the proprietor
OF q New Jersey airport and recently
he determined to find the answer. Ac-
cordingly, he announced that all planes
from his field on a certain day would
take up passengers for one dollar and
then he sat back to await results. And
they were not long in coming. At nine
o'clock In the morning when the first
plane was wheeled out Of its hangar q
thousand persons were already in line
and at the end of the day with twelve
planes and pilots in operation without
intermission more than five thousand
men, women and children had been
taken aloft, thus creating . new record
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Of activity for q single flying field In
the coIirse Of A single daY.

OF activity for q single flying field ir
the course of q single day.
All of which would seem to prove the
proprietor's theory that it is expense
and not fear that keeps the public or
the ground In the early days of flying
short hop in most localities cost If
teen dollars. Naturally. this price did
not attract many customers to the then
infant art. Some years later the price
generally was a dollar minute, but the
public found even this figure too high
In the present day, hops can be bought
at three or five dollars, depending on
the location of the field and the time
aloft, while plane may be rented with
out pilot by the hour from fifteen dol
lars UP to fifty, and If the customer does
not wish to fly 1t himself a transport
pilot can be procured in some localities
for as low as five dollars an hour to
give instruction.
While these prices are not exorbitant,
they are still high enough to keep many
people out Of the air and they must
come still lower for general public pa
tronage. Especially high even in this
day of flying are the rates for long
trips, the cost for these in big transport
planes being something more than
twenty dollars an hour. The average
person, aside from the time saved by
flying, is likely to think twice before
buying transportation for twenty dollars
an hour when it can be procured on
fast trains for about one-tenth Of this
figure.
There are probably few persons who
are actually afraid to fly. There are
many, even those who have flown ex-
tensively, who do not care for flying
and will use air transportation only
when the amount of time saved Is COM
mensurate with the possible discomfort
Of bumpy conditions in the upper
strata. Many person has made his
first air trip a long one, only to find
that his system cannot adapt itself to
this mode Of travel. This is not fear.
1t is just plain air-sickness.
@NCSoAAAVSS VA PAtOSS AAOHCFCAp 0yA1B
will continue to grow in popularity and
this fact alone may result In prices be-
ing substantially reduced. At the two
fields just across Highway Bridge on
Easter Sunday new records were estab-
lished for passenger-carrying, nearly
fourteen hundred people being given
short hops over the city, and the price
at these two fields was more than the
dollar charged by the enterprising New
Jersey airport proprietor. If Washing
ton can muster more than q thousand
people in a single day it is not sur
prising that a lower rate with more
population to draw from should attract
five thousand. It would seem quite
apparent, however, that the case of
price versus fear has been proved and
that as rates come down people will
90 up.
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George Washington Hero
Lauded for His Act
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Capitol Heights has developed hero in
the person Of young Brainin, the George
Washington University student VINO res
cued Miss Dorothy Burns from belng
grabbed by an assailant on her fathers
doorstep In this city last Tuesday. The
writer has known this slim young man
since he was boy, but did not suspect
that the student, whose taste 1nclines
to music and to science, would risk his
life and tackle brute who might have
sliced him into ribbons with a razor
such as characters Of that stripe usually
carry.
Brainin's father is a native Of Rus
STA, carpenter, who has made sacr1f1ces
in order to educate his children on
slender income, but this eldest son has
something In him that outweighs In
Importance all the school training
ever given-a capacity for quick de-
cision and courageous action, regard
less Of consequences to his own safety.
Drawing death to save fellow human
being from a fate worse than death.
The Brahms are residents of Capitol
Heights, one Of Washington's nearest
suburbs, q community upon which 1t
has been customary to bestow few COM
plimentS because of the undesirable
character of some of its jewellers. But
as a matter OF fact, Cnere are plenty
Of good people there who live and let
live, attend to their own business and
let others alone. No doubt numbers
of young men there possess bravery
and other good traits, awaiting only
an opportunity to become known.
If Capitol Heights is alive to its In
terests 1t will stage q public celebration
of the heroic deed Of young Brainin
and encourage others to follow his
example upon occasion.
LINDSAY S. PERKINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

A garden of "dont's" sometimes re-
suits in more satisfaction and beauty
than one built on the finest determine
tions and affirmations in the world.
It is probably of more importance to
remember not to do certain things in
well according to all the books in
existence.
Gardening is a practical thing. after
all, an occupation In which the best re-
suits are secured by men well &C
quainted with manual labor, who are
not afraid of their plants, as so many
amateurs are, and who possess a nice
feel for growing things.
Such people "have way with
plants" just as some of them have a
way with dogs. In most such cases
1t will be found that the things they
do not do are quite as important as
what they do.
Negations have place in the garden,
no matter how much they are frowned
ON in the art of salesmanship.
No doubt it is wrong for one who is
trying to sell something to make the
following suggestion: You don't want
anything today, do you?"
sentence; the prospect Immediately an
swers, mo, DON'T" and that ends
that.
In the garden, however, the psychol-
ogy Is good when an experienced
worker says to an inexperienced one:
Don't plant gladioi in rose beds"
Such paintings look feasible, but they
are not. Gladioli grow straight up,
bearing their flowers on a perpendicular
such habit of growth would go nicely
in widely planted rose beds, adding color
when the bushes are not in bloom.
Experience teaches that bulbs planted
near roses will not do a third as well
as sister bulbs placed in beds OF their
own, and that the rosebushes them
selves will be harmed by the proximity
of the gladioli
BY forced feeding of both roses and
gladioh some approach may be made
to success. One often reads articles in
garden magazines, advising homeowners
to try out this plan, but most of them
are written by theorists, who have not
personally tried out their own ideas.
They have been m1sled by the sky
scraper habits Of the gladiolus into
thinking that 1t would At In very well
in rose beds. And so 1t would-n 1t
would do well. But the chances are
that it will not thrive with the atten-
ton given such plots by the average
amateur.
Such merry garden writers are misled,
too, we believe, by the success which
may be attained by planting the tulip
and narcissus beneath evergreens or
shrubs, notably the lilac.
But the tulip. for instance, already
has its flower in perfect formation be-
fore the bulb is put into the ground.
It does not require much fertility to do
well.
The gladiolus demands rather good
degree Of fertility, which 1t cannot
secure in a rose bed.
4 X n
Don't water the grass" is another
garden don't" which may be made
with confidence.
All too many lawns are made tender
and in need of constant reseeding by
the pernicious habit of "sprinkling" the
grass several times a week.
Now, grass is well able to take care
Of itself in most seasons, except In
terribly long hot spells in Midsummer.
Then the judicious use Of the hose Is
life-saver for grass.
At all other times careful avoid
ance of its use will do more for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

itinerary. Senators Robinson Of Arkan-
sas and Bingham of Connecticut plan 70
go to Samoa, along with Representatives
KieSs of Pennsylvania and Williams of
Texas, on an official visit authorized by
the President q year ago.
\
The open season for political boon1s
now includes honorable mention OF Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish, jr., Republic
can, Of New York, for the Empire State
governorship this year. He has just
been trotted out by Johf- j. Curry, an
active organization leader in New York
City. who seems to specialize in booms.
In 1928 Curry tried to line up New York
State for Charles Curtis OF Kansas for
President. Last year he essayed to put
Herman A. Metz across as a fusion
nominee for mayor of New York. The
two great issues in the 1880 State cam
paign," says Curry In letter to Mr..
Fish, will be water power and prohibit
ton. I feel you are eminently fitted to
lead us out Of the wilderness on both
these issues, bulwarked, as you are, by
your fine records in the New York State
Assembly, in the World War and IN
Congress"
When the London naval treaty is up
for action in the Senate, 1t now appears
that 1t will be under fire from no fewer
than three sides. Hitherto, its only
known enemies were the Hale Britten
big Navy" party and the Lbbyite
little Navy group. Now comes the
Third International of Moscow and as.
sails the pact as the latest device Of
capitalism and militarism to enslave
the world proletariat. Not being able to
accomplish that purpose by sea, Com
munisrn's political organization has dis
covered that the "imperialistic powers"
have decided to do it by land. They are
reducing naval expenditure, therefore,
in order to have more money for armies,
which can be used to keep the
downtrodden people in subsection and
miseryl
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morning assembly, and then school day
proper starts at $50. BY rotating les.
sons and employment every boy becomes
familiar with some trade while studying
at his own speed.
Q. What was q mule chest?-G. II.
A. It was q chest standing on q base
and having three or four drawers. This
seventeenth century piece Of furniture
was about halfway between a chest and
chest Of drawers.
9. When did Tennyson become poet
laureate of England?-L. P. M.
A. Tennyson was appointed poet
laureate upon the death Of wordsworth
in 1850.
9. Are there fesh-eating ants in
Africa?-N. H.
A. The safari ant belongs to the sub
family Dorylinae, Of which the genus
DoryluS, with several subgenera, fire.
quents nearly all parts Of Africa. These
ants usually make only temporary nests,
but spend most of their time wandering
In long nles. The size varies from quite
minute forms to over one-half inch In
length. The mandibleS are very strong
and the ant also has q powerful sting
and swarm Is able to kill animals or
BIRDS that 1t may come upon. These ants
sometimes enter houses In search of
vermtn and on these occasions the
people leave till the ants are through.
The same general type of ant occurs In
almost all the tropical countries, except
on islands The female is without wings.
which makes its distribution to islands
impossible.
@. Can dust bag be made for a
vacuum cleaner without the use of
chemicals?-E. H.
A. The Bureau of Standards says It
Is possible. The material Is usually
made from warp heavily sized before
weaving and IN the weaving operation
q very close, tight fabric Is constructed,
making the interstices between the
threads very small to prevent the
escape OF dust from the bag. Chemicals
may be used to shrink the fabric and
make the interstices smaller.
@. When 1t Is noon In New York Citv
what time Is 1t in Buenos Aires?-G. p.
A. It Is pm.
@. When do the Gold Star Mothers
pngrtmages to France sail?-N. s. M,
A. Beginning May z Of this year, the
ptlgrinages for Gold Star Mothers WIN
leave each week until the latter bart Of
August.
@. To how many countries is grape
fruit exported from the United States?
B. N.
A. The Citrus Industry says that
grapefruit was exported to so countries
last year. England, Germany and Can
ada were the best customers, but among
the other buyers were Brazil, Bolivia,
Ceylon, Japan, Nigeria and Liberia.
@. Can q whale dive to the bottom Of
the ocean?-G. w. Y.
A. It would be impossible for whale
to descend to the bottom of the ocean
at any considerable depth Of water. Al
though 1t cannot be exactly known, 1t
has been estimated that the maximum
dive OF the whale Is approximately 100
fathoms-that is, 800 feet-and at any
greater depth than this the pressure of
the water would be too great for the
safety Of the whale.
! q. Please tell something Of the au-
thor Of wild Justice" George A. Bir-
mingham.-A. B. A..
A. George A. Birmingham Ia the pen
name Of the Rev. James Owen Hannay,
canon of st. Patrick's Cathedral In
Dublin. He is now occupying the post
Of rector Of an English parish at Frome
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Yet this, the nobiest Of all the Capitals
vaducts, 90 imposing as to be given
Americas most boastful and fdattering
title, must carry on with shoddy,
weather-beaten, pitiful presentments Of
the noblest Of animals.
These lions may be what Mr.. Sim
mons Of the House committee on ap-
would call "doo-dads." But
they are there, and If doo-dads at all
they ought to be decent doo-dads or else
removed entirely. II the District is TO
have ornamented public structures they
should not be cheap limitations.
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Washington's Work for
Washington People
10 the Editor of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
We read with regret of the established
bread line" In Washington and also
note regretfully that two District Gov
eminent buildings are to go to outside
contractors regardless of the fact that
the District Commissioners have the
power to reject any or all bids" We
should think this power should be ex-
ercised at this time inasmuch as it
would help to relieve the situation Of
unemployment.
There are, in washington, contractors
second to none as far as experience.
ability and financial responsibility are
concerned. To prove this fact look over
the various buildings that have been
completed In the past years.
Why do not the Commissioners set
the example? Give Washington's work
to washington people. H. PHILLIPS.
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The Graf Zeppelin has postponed
the flight to South America. The diri-
gible Is slow in starting and hard to
land, but while actually on the way
makes such wonderful time as to be
worth the trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

A Chicago banker has declared he
would rather pay more for the same
work to a man who plays golf. This
advances golf a step still higher in
rating as a duty even more than as q
pleasure.
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Agrees in Regard to
SsAdequate Lightning
To the Editor of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
I read q letter in The Star q few
days ago on Adequate Lighting" writ
ten by a Mr. John v. Purssell, with
which was greatly impressed. / think
the same about the lighting system as
he does. It really needs to be adj
justed In some way. am glad to agree
with all he has said about Adequate
Ligi1t1na," MARTHA A. BROOKS.
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Chinese police forbid checker play
ing in Peiping. Checkers is very
innocent and harmless game, involving
no great expense. No doubt cynical
minded Orientals will assume that those
rich enough to own mah-jong sets will
not be interfered with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

The world breathed easier on learning
that the giant ship Bremen escaped
without harm from a collision. There
should be no room in maritime annals
for two disasters like that which years
ago overlook the Titanic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

For once Mussolini was reduced to
second place in popular attention. The
father Of the bride can never hope to
compare in Importance with the bride
herself.
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A homicide mystery sometimes de-
velops shocking details that sadden
even the veteran policeman, who is sup
posed to know all about the worst in
human nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

Notice of nee( for economy Is oc-
casionally necessary to prevent the
crowd from becoming too dense around
the pie counter.
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No prisoner. whatever his offense,
is bad enough to deserve the fate that
overlook some Of the unfortunates in
the Ohio Penitentiary.
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He Nav Overcome It.

From the ithaca Journal-News.
''I am terribly tired of the sound Of
my own voice." says Sir Esme Howard.
And If he maintains that attitude he
win be terribly lonely In the congrega-
ton Of notables.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Petition to the Queen.
Queen of the May, we wait for you,
Your loving subjects ever true.
And still your path we seek to strew
With violets each day
To show the homage that Is due,
Queen Of the May.
A scepter over us you hold
A sunbeam bright as FURNISHED gold,
And yet your mood, alas, is cold
And far awayl
You are not gentle as OF old,
Queen of the May.
And still we hope that we shall ind
Your wish all generous and kind;
Unto no naughty chill inclined,
We humbly stay,
And plead to your majestic mind,
Queen Of the May.
WastefuIness.
what Is the most conspicuous waste
of money that has recently come under
your notice?"
"The expense" answered Senator
Sorghum, that some rich but credulous
concerns 20 to in hiring people who
claim to be influential lobbyists"
Jud Tunkins says imported goods
appear to have all the luck. We saved
the Japanese cherry flowers, but our
own apple blossoms are having a hard
struggle.
Arguments.
Some arguments I must deplore.
Their meaning still guess.
And as I hear them more and more,
understand them less.
Princes No Longer Prized.
40 titles Of royalty appeal to your
fancy?"
mot greatly" answered Miss Cayenne
my girlish imagination would not
harbor thought of adoring anybody Of
lower rank than that Of dictator"
"If all men dwelt in perfect agree
ment," said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town, there would be no need of ex-
changing thoughts and we would be
left In dull silence"
Loss of Human Interchange.
do not like my dial phone.
I'm sure that was happier when
A girl, with temper of her own,
Would give me back-talk now and then
"A policeman Is powerful an i'm.
portant gemman," said Uncle Eben
but rs always most natterea when hs
ATM talEin' no netice Of me-
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Maybe Wearers Wade in Current.
From the Oakland Tribune.
without knowing what an electric
bathing suit" 70, we are prepared to b
shncke6