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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Census Worker Suggests
Earlier Summer Hours

To the Editor of The Star:
I was much interested in q recent
editorial in The Star because there has
been much complaint about some Gov
eminent departments dismissing early
on account of the heat and other de-
partments not being so fortunate.
Those Of us who are employed in the
temporary buildings doing temporary
census work would be happy indeed
were we permanent employees in a brick
or stone building, for no doubt the
thick-walled Government buildings are
just as cool as any place can be in hot
weather. However don't you think it is
peculiar that the Census employees have
not been put on an earlier beginning
hour? For instance, the best work IS
done earlier in the day, before it gets
so hot, and If the Census Bureau en-
ployes went to work at or $50 1t
would be better all around, especially in
hot weather. And just think how much
the traffic would be lightened at 4:3O
and $50 to 9 o'clock. I have never
been able to understand why the ma
jority Of the Government departments
commenced and dismissed at the same
hour, in view of the fact that one of the
most important things to consider Is the
trafflc situation.
EMILE LEWIS ECKLoFF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Unauthorized FLYING.

In the ninety-day suspension-later
reduced to one week-of the pilots
license of Roger @. Williams. who
recently made a nonstop fight from
New York to Bermuda and back, the
Commerce Department is giving ofacial
notice to flyers that foreign. govern
nents, in this case the British, will no
longer regard unauthorized trips by air
over their dominions with the leniency
and good humor that have obtained
in the past Since ocean flying was
made popular by the sterling achieve
rnent of Col. Lindbergh, foreign gov
ernments have, in most cases, welcomed
adventurous aviators, If they succeeded
in reaching their goals, and the tend
ency has been to waive the customary
Sormalities. In fact, Williams himself
On his memorable fight from Old
Orchard to Rome was the recipient OF
this courtesy from France as he was
about to board the boat for home, the
air ministry sending him q telegram
which said that inasmuch as he had
already flown over seventy-five per cent
of the military Notifications of France
permission was thereby granted to hy
over the other twenty-five per cent.
But williams flight to Bermuda wa,
regarded in different light by thu
hsitisI, and although the aviaSr wa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30

yard and dug . hole about eighteen
feet square and several feet deep. OBJ
tanning quantity of old brick, he
mixed his own mortar, lined the hole
with masonry and after several weeks
of hard labor constructed fine SWIM
ming hole. This he filled with water
from the garden hose. Soon his back
yard was the mecca of children in the
neighborhood, and charging each Of
them ten cents for the privilege of
swimming, he soon had capital To-
But here, alas, one reaches the de-
movement! The police asked Frank
for his permit to conduct q swimming
pool, the permit costing 500. The
Health Department, sicked on, so to
speak, by some disgruntled neighbor,
asked Frank what he meant by allowing
water to drain from the pool across q
vacant lot, thereby furnishing q place
where mosquitoes might" breed. So,
instead of continuing, the enhancing
tale of how Frank got his start in life
must leave him here, with a dried-up
swimming pool on his hands and the
children of the community, with their
tongues still hanging out, looking for a
place to swim.
OF course, If Frank had exercised
that perspicacity sometimes identified
with the success Of capitalists in gen.
eral, the policeman who went to seek
his permit might have received a SUM-
cient number Of dimes to persuade him
that no permit was necessary, and the
Health Department inspector might
have become so affiuent overnight that
he would have ruled against the posi-
bility Of mosquitoes.
But Frank and. of course, the police
and the Health Department inspector
all are honest men. Because they are,
something should be done. Franks en-
terprise ought not be wasted, and the
pool should not remain dry. Some al
truistic plumber ought to come forward
and construct mosquito-proof drain,
and as for that permit-the fee should
be reduced to 81 or else laughed out Of
existence. washington has plenty Of
mosquitoes and q lot of permits. But
there are few fourteen-year-old boys
who can dig swimming pool, and they
ought to be encouraged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30

over the island IA . driving rainstorm
for only q few minutes, the Bermudian
authorities made q protest to the state
Department and the suspension followed.
No permission had been granted the
aviator for touching the air zone over
the tiny speck in the ocean, and the
British held that it was a clear VIOLA
ton Of international law.
There must always be first time in
everything and williams in this case is
unfortunately the goat. It is obvious
that on daring seventeen-hundred-
mile dash over the open ocean he was
using the island merely for a naviga-
ton point and that, even If he had de-
sired, no extra time could be spent IN
either stopping or cruising in the vicin-
ity. Technically, of course. he was
guilty, but it would seem that in a
purely technical violation Of this sort,
which did not involve an unauthorized
landing In Bermuda, the penalty
originally administered was out of pro-
portion to the offense. Williams repre-
sentative, 1t appears, asked the British
consul at New York regarding the fight
and was told that there would be no
objection. The consul, it now develops,
was unauthorized to give permission,
which can be given only by the COVER
nor of the area which is to be visited.
The circumstance, however. justified,
indeed demanded. a modification of the
penalty. The Department Of Com
merce, after all, has accomplished
the purpose of broadcasting the
word that unauthorized flights over
foreign lands will henceforth be re-
garded with the utmost seriousness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Car Operative Speaks
Up for Traction Service
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star.
A letter by Mr.. Stpttlemeyer In q
recent edition Of The Star was brought
to my attention.
Chiefly 1t was complaint Of the de-
plorable condition of our local street
railway systems, in which he cr1ticizes
the service, the filthy" cars, the nlthy
uniforms OF the operators, and the lack
OF "eSthet1c' taste in the management.
I, humble object of his overdrawn
criticism, desire a few words in repu-
diation of his various charges" In
the nrst place, the word "hlthy sug-
gests vermln and other crawling Things.
Naturally, in any large body OF men
there are bound to be some bit SLOW
emily In their personal appearance, but
why. imply that all are filthy? We
forgive you the word filthy" Mr..
Stottlemeyer, as we suffer IN ike man
ner, literally speaking. Rags? Well,
we have an old coat that is comfort
ably holey these hot days. 1t never
occurred to us, Mr.. Stottlemeyer, that
an old coat whose holes afford us bit
OF cooling air in spots would embarraSs
you, even though 1t IS patched with
Drown thread. You surely can't expect
to md "esthetic" taste in street car
conductor.
So much civic pride must be a burden
indeed where so many imperfections
exist.
There was a time when" is the
NEST overworked phrase in all the world
OF critics. Let me suggest a new one:
There will be time when" Peo-
pie will step lively when boarding or
leaving cars. They will not purposely
delay when alighting, so that the red
light comes on, and they can cross the
street in front of the street car; and
last but not least, they will have fares
ready when boarding cars.
We are not in our widest moments
expecting all of these reforms while the
present generation of back numbers
continue to exist. They can only see
the faults of others. There is hope
however, in the younger ones growing
up. They are living in the present, and
that doesn't mean horse-drawn cars
either.
Quite right, Mr.. Stottlemeyer, there
are no good street car operators today
All the best of everything was in the
past. The best athletes, the best engi-
neerS, the best automobiles, the best
ships, the best airplanes, etc, are all
In the past, and the more senile we get
The more certain we are that the world
Is headed for purgatory because "it
amt ike 1t used to be-, Here's hoping
1t won't be, either.
BY the way, If you have any legiti-
mate complaint to make, why not make
1t to the street car companies? I've
heard that they are very fair in all
matters.
AS to the management of the street
railways, let me say here and now that
better brains are employed giving the
pubic better service each year than
1t takes to make a critic.
T. H. HUTCHINSON,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Favorite Author.
There's an author who nils me With
yearning.
His fictions, so deity devised,
Far dearer than volumes Of learning
Or books Of adventure are priced.
When the city Is gassy and steaming
And the climate is torrid and queer
I read all his fanciful dreaming,
The Summer resort pamphleteer.
How the sun jeweled waves seem To
glitter
And the cool breezes drive them along
How the birds gayly MARBLE. or twitter,
AS the trees softly join in the song!
For nature has dealt with great lenience
With this spot where they ask you
to dwell;
It's provided with every convenience,
Including modern hotel.
And when Of the seaside you weary,
Why, here is book on the lakes,
Or nook / the mountains so CHEEKY;
Twill Danish all sorrow and aches.
With a fan grateful breezes compelling
AS I recline in my comfortable chair
/ read in my snug city dwelling
The Summer resort pamphleteer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
New Maryland Highway
Will Prove Great Benefit

To the Editor Of The Star:
Nearly 200 years ago, according to
history, George Washington, on one of
MS trips TO Annapolis, got stuck in the
mud OF Prince Georges County roads.
And later tradition tells that Presi-
dent ana Mrs. Adams got lost once in
the woods of this part of Maryland
but that was then, and this is now.
Today smooth concrete boulevardS
and solid gravel roads mark the march
OF progress through this section, and
current road events still keep in line
with progress.
When the proposed Lanham- Severn
boulevard Is completed through this
part OF the State 1t will link the busy
metropolis, Baltimore, with what is
destined some day to be Americas most
attractive residential city-the National
Capital.
This will clearly be the shortest and
most logical route connecting the two
cities, and parallel the Pennsylvania
Railroad part Of the distance via
Lanham, Seabrook, Hynesboro, Glenn
dale. Springfield, Boyle, odenton and
Among its many advantages are, be-
sides being the shortest and most di-
rect way:
It offers to both city and rural resi-
dents easy access to these cities and
the adjacent suburban sections.
1t would relieve congested traffic and
thereby promote safety.
1t would be q tremendous aid to the
rescue squads, affording more comfort,
haste and safety in conveying patients
to the hospitals Of both cities.
Also it would be q decided benefit to
commerce and other civic and rural
relations. w. w. PUGH.
Glendale, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Troy, N. Y, has observed with dismay
the insidiouS growth of the soft-collar
cult. In Spring and Summer the latter
holds almost universal sway. During
the tropical heat of recent times the
soft collar reigned supreme-everywher
excepG at the White House. Herbert
Hoover sticks resolutely to the double
turned-down stiff collar, no matter what
the temperature may be. Some of his
pictures show him wearing it even when
fishing. Not long ago Troy collar
magnate was so thrilled by his discovery
or what men are wearing at the Execu-
tive Mansion that he went home and
sent the President a box of the Hoover
favorite double turned-down brand.
n X n *
Admiral Byrd will 20 to virginia on
August 8 to receive the title of Thomas
Jefferson Guest at Monticello" It will
be only the second time the honor has
been bestowed, the other recipient being
Thomas A. Edison. Festivities will begin
at the University of Virginia at Char
lottesv1lle, where Byrd was once a stu
dent, and wind up with public recep-
ton at Monticello in the afternoon.
\ n r.
The very latest thing under the pro-
hibition-poll sun Is the referendum
taken by the Neptune Association, con-
slsting OF the masters and officers of the
american merchant marine. Four hum
dred out Of 401 answering the query ia
vored repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment. One lone mariner voted for modi-
ncation. The association points out
that the poll doesn't mean that our ma
rine officers are drinking men-many,
1t is emphasized, are total abstainers-
but denotes that their livelihood has
been threatened by prohibition Through
the better patronage enjoyed by wet
Snlps) ana their safety at sea jeopar-
died by removal Of medicinal LIQUOR.
(Copyrisht, 1o3o.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Webster's Oratory Not
Suited for Inscription

To the Editor of The Star:
Regarding the proposal of Mr.. Mark
Gibson, as evidenced in his letter printed
IN The Star Of July %, to use excerpts
from speeches of Daniel Webster as in
scrlptlons for the new buildings of the
departments of Commerce and of Labor,
the writer wishes to submit in uualif1ca-
ton of the lauded attainments of
Webster the following paragraph taken
from speech of his before the Senate
In l84S during debate on the terri
tories west of the Mississippi River:
what do we want of that vast and
worthless area-that region of savapes
and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting
sands and prairie dogs? To what use
could, we ever hope to put those great
deserts and those endless mountain
ranges? What could we ever do with
the western coast, coast of 5000 miles.
rock-bound, cherries and uninviting?"
From the above it is apparent that
Mr.. Webster's knowledge was rather
limited. 1t is, also, evident that he be-
longed to that great body who are
always ready to talk on any subject at
any time and to any length. Granting
that he was Spell-binding orator and
that ne lived in an age when men leaned
more toward that class of diversion and
instruction than at present, we have
still to class him with Mr.. Edward
Everett, who made what he considered
a great speech and later admitted that
he did not come as near to the gist of
the matter in two hours as Mr.. Lin
coin did In less than three minutes.
We, as Nation, are becoming more
loath to permit our national life to be
controlled by emotional and fiowery
oratory; we wish to be governed by prin-
ciples derived from the demonstrated
and proved facts of laboratories and
commissions. And in keeping with this
method we do not wish to give pos
terity chance to think that we have
lauded the takers and, at the same
time, have ignored the men of science
and action who have made the new
buildings for the Departments of Com
merce and Of Labor not only possible,
but even necessary.
A. HENDRICKSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Tragedy Of an Enterprise.

"At the age Of fourteen" according to
the biography that some day ought to
be written, II there is any justice in this
world, Prank Rutkoski demonstrated
that he already possessed that business
acumen and the win to do that later
were to make him the master Of
finance. There was superfufty Of
young children in Washington in those
days. Everybody, it seemed, had chill
dren. One could hardly walk down the
sidewalk without knocking some of
them over. But there were few SWIM
ming pools, and all the streams in. the
parks and the river itself were little
better than open sewers. During the
severe hot spell and drought Of the
Summer of 1890 the children had their
tongues hanging out, looking for O
place to swim. Young Rutkoski, seizine
opportunity by the forelock with one
hand and pick and shovel with the
other, went to work in his own back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Care in Spending Approved
AS Hoover FavOrs Economy

the fact that it is not yet possible TO
forecast the extent of practical econ
omies, but nobody can doubt that the
administration will devote its best ener-
gies to the task it has set for itself, con-
ditioned, as has been explained, by the
purpose not to interfere with the en-
ployment program"
~ **
1.-THE sober fact is" according to the
Charlotte News, that the American
Government is facing a deficit, and that
it may be necessary to increase the tax
on incomes in order to avoid it. That,
at any rate, Is what the economists be-
hind the Alexander Hamilton Institute
are foreseeing. They tell US that the
upward trend of expenditures and the
contraction of the surplus since 1927
are the disconcerting features of the
Governments financial condition.
While the public is directly interest,"
ed" declares the New Castle News, I'm
reduction of Government costs and
resentS most increases that add to its
burden, 1t approves of pensions and
other relief for war veterans and be-
lieYes the public funds used for public
works will pay. dividends in increased
Federal revenue from revived industry
and in improved employment and bust
Is of formidable size, and yet. but for
the firmneSs of President Hoover, It
would have been much larger. Congress,
IN its recent session, was constantly at
war with the Presidents economy
program"
when the bureaus complete their
searching inquiry" in the opinion Of
the Memphis Commercial Appeal, "Mr.
Hoover probably will find that aside
HNNVxS Fawxr AIs~~
and typewriter ribbons the field for
economy is narrow indeed. Congress
determines how much money the Gov
eminent shall spend. President Hoover
has locked the garage door after the
truck has sped on its merry way"
There is no doubt" thinks the Mil
waukee Sentinel, that a thorough
going examination of the public en-
penditures will disclose numerous spots
where substantial savings can be ac-
complished without impairing the public
business, reducing Government efficiency
or impeding the public work undertaken
to provide employment" The Flint
Daily Journal, holding That IAN econ
omy drive would do Washington no
HARM" makes the statement: 1.-THE last
fiscal year closed three weeks ago with
a surplus of $184, 100000. Secretary
Mellon has predicted deficit. It was
aVOloeu Wnen Iore'2n governments PAID
$4,000, 900 in cash Ola their war debts
instead Of government bonds and when
importers paid $4,000, 900 additional in
customs receipts as result of the rush
to bring goods into the country before
the new tariff went into effect"
mo competent student of adrlinistra-
tive work and organization" AYERS the
Chicago Dolly News, doubts that OPP
portunities Tor retrenchment re dis
coverable everywhere iE public service.
Bureaucracy is not distinguished for
rigorous economy and the maximum of
efficiency. Since the taxpayers are
penalized for governmental waste they
should be- especially grateful to any one
In public office who persists i'll putting
forth efforts to reduce costs wherever
that is possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
Another Precautionary Don't"


Experience in mundane affairs has
taught q certain number of "Dont's"
that by now have become generally ac-
cepted naxims. For instance, Don't
give your right name" under certain
circumstances, Don't save old letters,
or, better still. don't write them;
Don't send the Senate all the corre-
spondence on judiciary appointments, )"
and Don't 60 around the house looking
for old pistols or guns to hand over to
the police with the thought that one
Of them might have figured in the
latest murder mystery"
The final sdmonition, however, is
Don't get your baby mixed UP with
somebody else's baby at the hospital. I"
All sorts OF things might happen. One
Of the parents of one of the famous
mixed Chicago babies Is now embar-
raised by the claim made by lady in
Philadelphia that she recognizes his
picture as that of her missing husband,
whom she has not seen or heard from
for several years. The husband says
he was legally divorced from the Phila-
delphia lady, but everybody knows how
much trouble is caused when one party
claims there was a divorce and the other
is equally insistent that there was not.
In this day of radio pictures and
quick transmission of news the man
who becomes q "story" Immediately
has his life history, with all its intimate
details, spread before millions Of avid
readers within the space of q few
hours and woe be unto him If he has
transgressed In crossing the paths Of
any one Of those millionsI The average
goldfish in q globe Is clustered in COM
parison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC LHASKlN.

scholarship this year went to students
who are making all or great part of
their college expenses.
Q. Is it true that the Icelanders are
to neat their homes by means Of hot
Springs?-E. p.
A. On the recommendation of
the Icelandic Engineering Association
Reykjavik, the capital city, Is TO inau-
gurate the system of using its natural
not springs for city heating purposes.
At Wash Springs, near Reykjavlk, a
pumping plant is being built ana heavily
insulated pipes will carry the hot water
into the city. number of public
buildings are expected TO be equipped
with this new heating system by
Winter.
@. Is there any difference between
illusion and hallucinat1on?-H. =.
A. illusions and Authorizations are
both false sense-perceptions, and the
distinction between them is ditticult to
uenne.
@. Is there any race of people all
of whom have req hair?-W. r.
A. There is no race OF red-haired
people.
@. How many cases of typhoid fever
were actually traced 10 Typhoid
Mary?-W. B.
A. Mary Mallon, cook. who came
under observation as a typnoiu carrier,
caused at least 10 outbreaks OF typhoid
fever, and 81 cases were known to have
resulted. Two OF the patients died.
@. Where did the game of throwing
the hammer orlginate?-V. -.
A. 1t is said 10 have been of Celtic
origin.
@. How old is the actor, Walter
Hampden?-J. K. L.
A. Hampden was born June 80, 1879.
@. What percentage of people is left
handed?-S. D.
A. The percentage of left-handedness
among normal people is estimated to
run from to per cent.
@. Why can Spanish moss grow on
a telephone pole?-D. F. w.
A. Spanish moss can thrive on tele-
phone poles because it is true epiphyte.
An epiphyte is plant which derives
the moisture required for its develop
ment from the air.
| Q. How many postage stamps were
| issued in 1847? In I929?-M. M. S.
| A. Postage stamps were 1rst issued
in 1847, the number for that year being
$50, $50. The amount has gradually in
creased each year, reaching for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1929, 1921
274,874.
G. What are the names of the male
and female figures used in architecture
on pillars?-A. B.
A. The female figures used as sup
ports In architecture are known as
caryatids The male figures are known
as atlantes.
@. Are the small air bubbles that
form in drinking water, giving it a
cloudy appearance, injurious to health?
| What causes them?-H. G.
| A. These are air or carbon dioxide,
which dissolves more readily At high
pressure and comes undissolved when
the pressure is released. The bubbles
are quite harmless.
@. Has Europe any trees that COM
pare in size with the big trees Of Cali
| forlia?-K. G..
A. While there is none so large as
| the California Sequoias, large specimens
are found in sections of Russia and in
the forested parts of Germany and the
| Balkans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30

A friendly card game up in Herkimer,
N. Y, decides which Of two men shall
enter the primaries for the Republican
nomination for county sheriff, with the
goodwill and support of the defeated
player. Sometimes, when reviewing
politics of all grades in recent decades,
it seems as If it might be q good thing
to settle the whole business, elections
and all, in the same way.