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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Upstate VS.. Down.state Graft.

Yesterday Gov. Roosevelt of New York
sent to the State Legislature special
message. Immediately after the two
houses had passed bills enlarging the
powers of the legislative committee
nov investigating municipal corruption
in Greater New York. transmitting a
request from the Democratic minority
leaders for en- inquiry into the conduct
Of government in certain specified
counties, cities and towns" upstate in
which Republican rule prevails. The
political significance {. ibis message is
evident II is. if politically inspired,
intended to ard viii probably effect the
placation o. Tammsny's rufaed feelir rs.
whether it aSsureA the Governor the
united support of the Democracy Of the
state for the presidential nomination
next June remains 10 be seen. Mean
while. it creates an interesting situation
in the Legislature with reference TO the
willingness Of the Republican majority
10 start an inquiry into the alleged In
EQUITIES Of county and municipal adj
rninistration under Republican control,
II is impossible 70 forecast the course
which the majority party In the Legss-
lature will adopt, II the upstate in
quiry is denied 1t viii be possible for
Tamnany to contend that the Repub-
leans are afraid Of the exposure Of
scandals relatively as grave ~ their
ewn baiifwtcks as those that are charged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

and are in fact being brought to light
In Manhattan. The Governors message
was accompanied by specifications stated
in the letters Of the Democratic leaders.
Certain counties are pointed out in
which wicked doings are charged, GER
tain towns are named in which public
funds have been misused and wrong
fully absorbed. Some Of the charges
are trivial, as in Cortland County, where
IAN official whose duty it was to care
for the INDECENT patients in the county
almshouse stole the eggs and poultry
and actually disposed of them in open
market and pocketed the proceeds"
No amount of yelling of You're an
other" win lessen the inquiry of the
graft that has been practiced in New
York City, graft that is not merely a
financial loss to the community, but
that has bred crime. has cost lives and
has utterly destroyed public confidence
in the integrity of administrators and
magistrates. The Hofstadter commit
tee, whose powers are now enlarged by
the extension of immunity grant to wit
nesseS, has already uncovered much of
this corruption. 1t has, however, not
yet been able to reach the root of the
evil, to find the final and major benefi-
Charles of the millions of graft money
that has been flowing for years through
devious channels into their pockets.
The laws just passed by the Legislature
will, it is believed, enable the investi-
gators to get closer to the truth, If
not to reveal it altogether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Better Pension Urged
For Enlisted Man

To the Editor of The Star:
Referring to articles published about
the pensions for war veterans, and also
to letter in recent issue entitled Full
Retirement Pay Urged for Of1icers," by
Alice Campbell.
1t seems that there is no mention
made any place for the poor enlisted
man who is disabled through peace
time service. Although the Navy prom
ises in its recruiting propaganda that
If disabled in the line Of duty a man is
pensioned, it does not refer to the
amount of pension.
The writer, World War veteran, re-
NAMED in the service after the war.
My last pay was $14490 a MONTH and
to this was added $72.45 monthly when
l few, and in addition I was given my
quarters and rations. Through an air.
craft accident / was disabled. dis
charged from the Navy, and through a
rating of total disability" was allowed
$50 month from the Pension Bureau,
and an additional $3.50 for having had
over 10 years service. am thrown out,
unable to make a living, with family
obligations, in the midst of a bad de-
preston, unacquainted with civilian ac-
tivities because of long service, and with
a pension absolutely inadequate.
/ mention my own personal case be-
cause know it better. yet there are a
great many others. / receive all that
the law allows, and while $50 a month
might have been fair living when the
law was passed 40 or so years ago. it is
certainly not much now. Those that
lost their lives in the same accident
that disabled me were better off than l.
that is, the families that they left are
better of financially than is nine-they
are better cared for financially.
II would seem that IL there is any
thing to be done the case of the enlisted
man should be taken up Where the Of
f1cer is advanced grade and retired,
the enlisted man is thrown out to SUI
fer actual hunger.
WALTER JOHNSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Place Among Great Leaders
Given to Mrs. La Toilette

bly, she never thought Of what she did
as anything rejecting particular credit
on her"
Her life is a shining example" &C
cordtng to the Roanoke Times, 'of the
truth of cft-repeated assertions that
woman's rightful place is in the home
and that the right kind CT woman can
exercise a more potent influence on
public affairs as the wife and mother
of statesmen than she could hope tC
WELD as an active participant in poll
tics. Belle Case La Toilette never held
public Office in her life. But she was
an important factor in the political life
of Wisconsin and the Nation. neyerthe-
less. Her passing calls attention to the
prominent and useful part played in
the affairs of great commonwealth
and of the Republic by one CT the most
remarkable families Of this and the pre-
ceding generation"
When Senator La Toilette died. in
1925 recalls the GAINESVILLE Gazette,
her great work was done. Yet Mrs.
Ia Toilette did not fail to carry on
and mark out a line OF travel for her
sons-hiS sons. For, by the wave Of
hand or nod of the head. she might
have been seated in the Senate as her
husbands successor. But that was not
her way. The fallen torch was not for
her. She commanded from headquar-
tiers, not on horseback along the battle
line. When the throngs gathered TO
witness the unwilling OF the La Toilette
statue in the rotunda OF the Capitol at
washington, she was content to know
that 1t was there and that her husbands
admirers and followers and others who
were neither came to see the cere-
moniss and listen to the eulogies that
were pronounced for the man whose
form sat chiseled in cold marble among
other great"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

have propitiated Gandhi, the viceroy
agreed to investigate alleged excuses
by tax collectors in the Nationalist pro-
vincial stronghold.
While the stage is thus reset for a
thoroughgoing exploration Of the Ma
tionalist case at London, it is far from
certain that Gandhi will succeed In Ad-
vancing measurably toward his goal Of
Indian independence. Already it is
fore 'hadowed that modified dominion
status is the most the Mahatma and
his cohorts can hope for. Great Brit
aims insistence upon a firm control over
the crown jewel of the empire" is a
foregone conclusion. She will have need
arsenal Of British craftsmanship, an
other classic exhibition OF which has
just taken place in the prompt and
peaceful settlement of the budget
political crisis.
John Bull has one extraordinarily
strong weapon in his hand with which
to fend of Nationalist Indian de-
mands for independence That weapon
is the bitter hostility between Hindus
and Moslems. In espouSing the
rights and interests of the Mos
lens Britain viii be standing for the
rights OF vast and powerful minority
Of the Indian population. These Mo-
hammedan subjects of the king-em-
peror are adarnant in their requirement
OF representation In any new govern
mental set-up in India They resent
the domination of the Gandhi- Hindu
Nationalist element as Tesolutely as the
Mahatma opposes British domination.
William Y Elliott, a professor of gov
ernment at Harvard, has just reminde&
the williamstown Institute Of Politics
that while the Nationalist Congress is
the most articulate voice in India, that
voice cannot be forced on the minori-
ties, Moslem and otherwise, without
their consent. The native Indian princes,
whose favor Great Britain has always
been at pains to cultivate. are vet an
other bulwark against Gandhi's indie
pendence pretensions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Oil Production Curb
With Troops Approved

10 the EDITOR OF Inc star.
4 wish to call your attention to an
article published on the editorial page
of The Star for August 81, 1881, headed
American Communism" This article
was criticizing the Governors of Texas
and Oklahoms for calling out the Ma
tional Guard to curtal production of
the oil fields in these two States. in
order that the price of crude oil might
be raised to ST barrel. In this article
it was pointed out that this policy was
little different from that being pursued
in Russia, where the workers are being
forced to produce commercial articles in
their Five Year Plan" which viii sup
poSedly put Russia Ion her fest"
Now, Mr.. Editor, I think you have an
entirely wrong slant on this action and
heartily disagree with you Quite EVIL
IDENTIFY these Governors are doing this
with the coed of the people in mind for
the people are bound to profit from
this action eventually in the rise In the
price of crude oil. Incidentally the
same result will be achieved through the
curtailment in the production of Gotten
For the good of the people, think it
would be wise for a few of the Central
States to adopt a similar action in re-
gard to the production of wheat and
corn.
Another thing. one of the many causes
which have resulted in the present
economic depression is this very ever
production in every commodity on the
market. In letter on another part of
this same page last night this was
pointed out New, If the Governors of
the various States take action to curtail
this overproduction, why won't it lead
to sterilization and eventual prosperity
OF course, don't mean this one thing
viii do SO by itself. but it will be one Of
the various things which will bring back
prosperity. It seems to me that this
article which you published is Just one
OF the many criticisms that the Govern
ment is having to fight in its program to
help the people to get back on their feet
and why they are not getting any
where. Every time a plan is suggested
or tried. some one ridicules 1t or puts
q crimp In 1t" and thus nothing has
bsen accomplished in comparison to the
great need of the people
II any one dissgrees with my view
point, should be glad to have them
show me where my error Is, but until
then ! shall continue 70 believe this
action was adopted for the good Of the
people and not IN the cause cE sAn1eRi-
4. !. MONTAGUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

The gardeners admiration for weeds
grows with the passing years.
What can be greener. stronger
healthier looking than yonder clumT
of bitterweed?
Farmers of nearby States assert thai
the extra tall growth of this weed this
Summer speaks of a cold Winter, with
much snow.
Their prediction is made on the fol-
lowing basis: That Nature takes care
of her children and that tall weeds are
necessary to enable the birds to secure
nutriment when it SHOWS.
Householders everywhere will watch
the development of the Autumn anc
Winter with special interest, owing tt
the problem of bird and animal life.
The drought of 1880 played havoc
with birds and squirrels. in particular
and probably the rabbits suffered Sc
verely.
A cold Winter will put upon then
further hardships. which nature lovers
may do a great deal to mitigate by
permitting tall-growing weeds which
bear berries to flourish long past the
time for normal cutting down.
n X
Sometimes the gardener wonders Il
it would not do better to take the
tivated plants in the vacant lots.
This turnabout would give him q
green yard, fairly ooZing health. anc
give the roses, etc, q chance to revert
Probably cultivated plants are like
human beings. If put on their own
they might develop new and unsus'
pected strength.
Roses which get mildew and black.
spot in the garden might lose both ir
the wild. Confirmed rosarians may
doubt this, but it has yet to be dis.
proved. There are reservoirs of strength
left yet in Nature. Somehow she man
ages to do fairly well by her little ones
II they possess the stamina to stick tc
life.
Any vacant lot at this time OF the
year is perfect laboratory Of interes1
to the browsing student of nature.
Here he finds the fat heads OF the
plant popularity known as Queen Anne ::
Lace. growing amid a jungle Of other
things.
Here, at the bottom Of the heap, anc
entirely lost to sight. are old specimens
of iris, probably thrown out as useleS:
in past years.
Maybe these plants were simply
thrown on the ground but. liking shall.
low planting gathered enough soil about
Today they are doing nicely, thank
you, in the wild state
Cultivation makes plants soft. just
as civilization tends to make human
beings soft
1t is easy enough to see. in human
beings, why they deteriorate under the
processes Of mans own show" civiliza-
ton.
1t is not so easy to understand why
plants which come from the wilds pick
up so many diseases under cultivation
and become pale in contrast with their
former state.
Meddling of man must be the only
answer
Plants we call cultivated once grew
wild. Nothing has been done to them
10 hurt them. II they have changed
in any way for the worse, 1t is not
the fault Of the plant
The blame must come back to this
interloper, this meddler, this busybody
known as man. who ruthlessly has
searched the world over for plant forms
and determinedly brought the back
for the benefit Of his own garden.
Only the intensely curious person
will have any idea Of the place of
origin of scores of his favorite garden
and house plants
This lily came from China. This
oid-fashioned annual, as he calls 1t. Is
a native Of Mexico.
These Summer bulbs are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

many cases. put out the blaze. In this
way he became owner of q great many
buildings. 1t is limited by early writer's
that when business was dull his agents
may have had hand in starting an
occasional confiagration.
@. What is the source Of the phrase
''the young idea in referring to chill
dren or youths?-B. v. r.
A. In Thomson's The Seasons" in
the Spring canto, appears the lines
Delightful task to rear the tender
thought, to teach the young idea how
to shoot"
9. What win keep dogs away from
A. One method Is to spray them
with a solution OF nicotine sulphate in
the proportion Of ounce to l gallon
OF water.
@. How old is President Won linden
burg of Germany?-E. Z.
A. He will be 81 years old on Octo-
Der 2, 1881.
@. Did Gen Johnston die from a cold
contracted when he acted as palloearer
at Gen. Sherman's funeral?--M. w.
A. 1t would seem that this was not
the case. According to press reports
the general had been suffering for three
weeks with an affection of the heart
aggravated by cold caught soon after
Gen. Shermans funeral in New York
The immediate cause Of his death was
heart failure, due more particularly to
extreme old age.
c. Has the Government made the
Okefenokee Swamp, in Southern
Georgia, game reserve-A. B. c.
A. Such a bill was introduced during
the term of the Seventy-frst Congress.
The bill did not pass, and is now in the
hands OF a special Senate Committee
on Wild Life Resources, whose special
investigator is Mr. Carl D. Shoemaker.
No action can be taken on this bill
until the meeting of She Seventy-second
Congress in December.
@. How long would the stock Of wheat
on hand In this country last If none
were produced this year?--H r. o.
A. The total stocks reported July /,
1881, were about 800, 900, 600 bushels.
Last year wheat consumption was 720.-
600 900 bushels. At this rate the wheat
on hand would last between i've and
six months.
@. What hotel was the first to install
an elevator?-A. w.
A. Inc Filth avenue hOLel III new
York City installed the first in 1889.
@. Does England still transport per-
sons who have been convicted Of GER
tain crimes2- q. d.
A. Transportation Of convicts was
superseded by penal servitude in 1887,
and in 1868 transportation to Western
Australia actually ceased.
q Wban lid Walter Wellunar1 raake
his effort at a transatlantic iight7-
". A.
A. In 1910. taking OF at Atlantic City
on october Is.
@. When can trespassing be said TO
be malieious?-E. D. c.
A. When the intrusion Is designed
for the purpose of injury or annoyance.
O. OF the men who took the physical
examination in the United States dur
ing the World War and were rejected,
how many we're rejected because Of de-
fective feet2-W. NJ
A. About 80 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

The answers to questions printed
here each day are specimens picked
from the mass Of inquiries handled by
our great Information Bureau main
tanned in Washington, d. c. This
valuable service is for the free use OF
the public. Ask any question OF fact
you may want to know and you will
inclose Q cents in coin or stamps for
return postage and address The Eve
niuak Star Information Bureau, Frederic
j. Haskin, director, Washington, d. G.
@ Can the penalty tricks for a re-
woke in contract bridge be counted by
the declarer if his bid was not SUI
flcient to go game?-K. J. G.
A. The rule provides that the PEN
atty tricks for a revoke shall count ex-
actly as If won in play and assist the
declarer to make his contract or TO
go game, but they cannot be counted
to assist the declarer to go game when
his bid is not sufficient to go game, be-
cause they could not be counted that
way II they were won in play. If they
give him a total number of tricks in
excess of his contract. such excess is
counted above the line.
@. In what big league base ball
game were the most players used?--
y. B.
A. The record for the number of
players in one game IS 37-St. Louis,
National League, 10, VS.. Philadelphia,
10, on June 2, 1928
@. Which city is older, Paris or
A. Paris was first mentioned in au-
thentic history in the year So B. C..
The history of the city Of Berlin
dates from the early part Of the 18th
century.
O. How long win the Bicentennial
last?-A p.
A. The George Washington Bicen-
and will continue until Thanksgiving
day, November "a. 1882.
O. What causes the green appear
ance of bath room fixtures?--S. D.
A. The green corrosion on nickel
fixtures in bath rooms is a form of
oxidation. 1t would indicate that the
nickel has been worn off, leaving spots
exposed to the elements It should be
cleaned with an abrasive from time to
time, or the parts should be renickeled.
@. What kind of wood is found in
the petrifled forest in Arizona?-
D. d. c.
A 1t is of historic coniferous or
evergreen trees.
@. What is bootleg gas?--K. L.
A. 1t is of two kinds. One is gaso-
line bought in the open market In one
State and surreptitiously trucked into
another to avoid payment of the gaso-
line tax Another kind is good gasoline
openly purchased, or otherwise, but
adulterated with kerosense or other low
grade fuels to increase the volume.
@. Was there a privately operated
fire department in Rome before the or
ganization of the official agency
w W.
A. Crassus, reputed to have been the
richest man of his time, amaSsed a
great fortune by his ingenious opera
ton of a private fire department.
When a fire would break out. he or one
of his agents would rush TO the owner
and offer to buy the burning structure
at very low figure. The owner usually
would sell for almost nothing to get
some salvage. Thereupon, CraSsus
would call up his fire brigade and. in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Introspection.
AS through this curious world we walk
We fnd with sorrow most sincere
The things Of which we want To talk
Are not what others want TO hear.
What though you hate your daily toll?
What though you lose your petty
wares?
What though your comfort Fate may
spoil?
Nobody cares.
Each small annoyance ever known.
Is common to the human race,
And vet we seek to gid our own
With pathos or romantic grace.
What though your nerves are of the
KEY?
What though the cook may put on
airs.
And friends with your umbrella fee?
Nobody cares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

A motion picture actress is being di-
vorced in order to marry another man.
1t is not necessary to say which actress
is at the moment referred to. This is no
longer an instance where names make
any news in particular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

Ambassador of good will" is usually
the complimentary title employed in
welcoming Lindbergh. The fact that he
has deserved so serene designation
proves that he is a man worthy of wide
spread imitation. One who can keep
his temper in spite of engine trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

While gun battles are fought in his
home town the only explosives to which
Mayer Walker need to give his attention
are the fireworks incidental to an ova-
ton abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
One Way Out.
the New Lonton par.

From the New London Day.
The mayor OF Chicago has given voice
to the fear that the City Hall must be
closed because the municipality is with
out funds to keep ID tFoing, Why not
rent concession space TO the bootleg
gers?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

An announcement that a Harvard
College man has clipped with a st. Louis
heiress provides another example of the
manner in which brains and money are
getting together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

It was thought that nothing could
add to local crime complications until
a stranded wild West show brought a
few alleged horse thieves into the pic
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Motorists Must Be Careful.

From the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator.
On some farms signs have been erect
ed inviting motorists to stop and help
themselves to the produce in tie field.
Drop a tear now for the short-sighted
fellow who mistakes mo trespassing"
sign for his invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

England will now face the problem
Of whether a new method of unemploy-
ment relief can be perfected that Will
not eventually prove TO be the same old
cole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

British politicians who say that the
u. S. now rules England may base hopes
Of an amicsble adjustment on the fact
that England once ruled the U. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

Portugal is said TO be having revo-
luton in accordance with custom that
has been developing in the neighbor-
hood. Not so large as Spain, Portugal
may be expected 70 make at least a
demonstration in proportion to its size
and provide some one with an excuse
for a pleasure trip to Paris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

In the formation Of a new govern
ment British fair play asserts itself by
an effort TO experiment with all kinds
Of political opinion at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28

Monetary theorists revive discussion
as TO silver coinage. An overproduction
Of silver cannot, as in the case Of wheat
be disposed Of by burning it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Saws Execution Accidental.

From the Seattle Daily Times
The Federal Supreme Court must de-
eide il death by electrocution for muir
der is accidental Absolutely. The con-
viction of any murderer in this coun-
try Is accidental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
Something to Do Is Needed.

From the Lynchburg News.
All any country needs, observes some
body, is a Woodworking population.
Still. having something to work at helps
GOn1es
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SUSPICION.

They've elected me responsible
officer of our association said the busy
man
That shows you are popular" COM
mented his wife
Maybe not. They are planning to
raise the dues Maybe they We're looking
for some one who was already 50 I'M
popular that he won't mind the criti-
cism"