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these vehicles, save that they are held
to the same trafic rules as apply to
other street users. Yet these cabs con-
stitute d more or less organized trans
port service, In competition with the
street railways and the buses. They
are, In every sense, public utilities.
They are, in short, transport facilities
offered for hire by the public.
Recently a "war" between groups Of
the taxicab owners caused radical re-
duction Of rates, and service was offered
at q remarkably low figure, but without
clear understanding as to distances and
additional charges beyond vaguely de-
fined zones. The effect was to make
Washington, to use banality that has
become somewhat common in recent
years, taxicab-minded. The effect also
was to draw a large percentage of pat
ronage from the street cars and the
buses. The overhead costs of the street
railway companies remained as before,
while the patronage diminished. The
taxicab owners, some Of them operating
in groups and others individually, were
under no additional costs or charges.
Decidedly, that was unfair competition,
in view Of the fact that the strest rail-
way and bus rates are fixed by the
Public Utilities Commission, while the
taxicab rates are fixed by their owners.
Washington would like to see the
taxicab rates remain low. It would like
to see the street railway and bus rates
reduced, If such reduction can be eff
fected without injustice to the owners
Of the lines, the stockholders of the
companies. But there is no desire to
witness continued conflict between the
unregulated utility and the regulated
utility, and conflict between members
Of the unregulated service to the end
Of q constantly fiuctuating system of
charges.
There is no valid argument against
the inclusion Of the taxicabs within the
scope Of the Public Utilities Commits
sion's authority of regulation. There
is the soundest argument for the ex-
tension Of the commissions power thus
to enable 1t to control taxicab rates and
service conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22
War ON Communism Is
Needed for Prosperity
To the Editor of Ths Star:

To the Editor OF Tbs star:
The significance Of recent world
events Is becoming more apparent. The
revolt Of few days ago in Chile and
the partly successful bid by the Com
munists for control Of government
there, mutiny in the British navy, with
its Red" demonstration; Germany's
constant war with the Reds for con-
troll, Frances recent statement OF her
Communist trouble in ndo-China-all
these and many others mean an ap-
preaching crisis in the world struggle
against Communism.
Isn't It time for our country and our
Government to stop pusSyfooting in
dealing with Communist activities m
the United States2 If unrest continues
to develop here, the field will be fer
tile one for a Red revolution. It is not
by any means q remote possibility, but,
on the contrary, an active menace.
In the meantime Communist propa-
ganda continues fagrantly and almost
unhampered by our Government. The
Reds declare openly that they are
making war on us. But we continue to
send many of our able engineers and
business men to Russia to aid her in
the war against us and our neighbors
and to furnish the money and ma
chinery with which to wage the war.
The most potent factor In world I'M
rest and world depression Is Russia.
when the people Of this country realize
the necessity of Kidding themselves Of
the Communist element. when the
United states Government starts ac-
lively and effectively to make war on
this open enemy. the way will be some
what cleared for return to settled
condition and prosperity.
Very truly yours,
H. r. LEE,
Mapagipg. DisesteE. National Assoc
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In reading one of the most delight
full of recent English novels, Albert
Grope." we came across the name OF
plant which tickled our wandering
fancy.
Prickly monkey puzzle tree was the
name given it.
What name, indeed!
Some days later, while looking through
Richardson Wright'S Gardeners BED
Book" we came across the following: +.
"One thing for which the suburbs OF
America may be devoutly thankful Tor
is that the monkey puzzle tree Arau-
CARA imbricita, has never been &C
cepted on this side of the water as 1t
has in England
'sThere the peak of suburban garden
pride is this monstrosity, and the own
er's pride lies in the fact that the
plant, being tender. he constantly gam
bles with the Winter elements on its
survival.
"Since It is not hardy, only the area
south of washington and in Southern
California would sustain it outdoors.
Various forms of Araucaria are raised
for house plants, especially for the
Christmas trade. They appear to sur
vive indoor neglect with patient gal
lantry.'
The first indoor plant which we have
any recollection of was q night bloom
ing cereus.
we must have been all Of 4 or 5
years old.
Our recollection is distinct, but per-
haps it is partly compounded OF sub
sequent glimpses OF this Hover.
It is practically impossible to say
what one remembers from childhood,
especially early childhood, because such
events are usually the subject of con-
versation, and one is told later what he
saw, until he believes that he actually
saw it with his own eyeS-and remem-
bers the seeing. Perhaps 1t is there he
errs.
The honest mbber plant and various
ferns are common plants which the
average child sees. Certainly he saw
them il he lived in a small town. AL
most every home had its rubber plant,
carefully tended in green tub, and
its row OF ferns in front of the sitting
room" window.
Perhaps "settin' room" would come
nearer it. The verb ito sit" suffers
from pedantry more than most. There
Is something at once kind and homely
IN the old invitation, Come in and set
down"
only the purist would resent such
pronunciation. It may be ungrammat-
ical, but it has the heartbeat of well
come in it, the welcome Of a noisy,
kindly race.
Would not correctness be as kind2
No doubt it would.
The perfectly grammatical person
may say, Come in and sit down." as
kindly and thoughtfully as the other
can say, Come on In and set down,
won't YEP"
Our only brief Is for the kindness of
the ungrammatical, sometimes called
the great unwaShed.
4 X 4
Rubber plants needed a great deal Of
washing, as we recall.
Some one or other was forever spong-
ing on their leaves, upon which thick,
fleshy members the dust settled copi-
ously.
Just whether dust hurts plants, espe-
cially house plants, we have never been
able to discover authoritativeiy.
At first blush 1t might seem It would.
On second thought, however, 1t would
seem unreasonable. Do not all of the
things which grow in the great outdoors
remain subject to all the dust which
blows?
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Blow to Trunk Lines
Seen in Rhode Island
from the Worcester TeIegran.

From the Worcester Telegram.
Rhode Island very evidently b not
unanimously behind its representation
on the New England Governors Com
mittee on Transportation. The New
England Council, undertaking to dis
cover If the States sentiment was really
vefiected by the minority report adj
vocating trunk line operation Of New
England railroads, has built an effective
backfire to the so-called Providence
plan," which in effect Is also the Van
SweringeI. plan. The council asked
the Rhode Island Textile Association
to poll its members on the subject Of
New England rail ownership. The re-
suit was S-to-1 vote against trunk
lines, which means a tremendous ma
jority in favor OF INDEPENDENCE for New
England roads.
It is significant also that the poll
disclosed only arguments applicable to
Rhode Island; The textile men. did
not consider the best interests Of all
New England-only as those interests
are identical with the interests of the
smallest State. Consideration was de-
voted to what would be best to pro-
mote commerce and manufacturing
within the tiny area bounded by Massa-
chusetts. Connecticut and the sea.
The textile men believe the 'compe-
tition of railroads which operate be-
yond the boundaries Of the New Haven
is sufficiently keen to assure lowest
possible rates" If the trunk lines were
brought into Rhode Island-even by
the grandiose Providence plan-the
textile traffic managers would fear the
loss OF the benefits now granted
through competition. Moreover, the
traffic managers of the Rhode Island
textile industry almost unanimously be-
lieve that even the port Of Providence
would suffer from trunk line railroad
operation.
In this last consideration, It Is al
legged that potential Pennsylvania domi-
nation over the New Haven Is itself an
evil. II that domination were to be-
come actual, then the railroad would
take away q considerable amount Of
the ports coastwise shipping to the
South. Consequently, the textile In
dustry In Rhode Island wants the
Pennsylvania to detach itself from the
New Haven.
This is in effect an Endorsement of
the majority report of the New Eng
land Governors Committee on Railroads.
1t Is O liquidation of the minority re-
port brought by the Rhode Island
members of that committee. 1t re-
pudiates the Providence plan which
was designed primarily to make Provi-
dence a great seaport. And the effect
of the textile association poll appears
the greater since it quite evidently
unaffected by sentiment or sectional
i. e
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Newton d. Baker Discussed
AS Presidential Candidate

organizations to whom the former Sec
rotary Is not flrst. or necessarily last,
choice"
The Oklahoma City Times sees
strength for Baker in the report that
ex-0ov. Smith Is favorable to him, with
the explanation: Although the Demo-
Gratis do not want to risk Smith as o
nominee again, few win deny he Is sim
powerful influence in the party, and
the rumor that he Is favorable to the
nomination of Newton d. Baker, former
Secretary of Wa, gives that Ohio
aspirant a new pro Ninence In the pre-
convention campaign. which is even now
in progress"
The Rockford Register Republic Mnds
Baker popular choice among many, In
the political discussions over the coun-
try, which at present inevitably simmer
down to one question, the probable
choice of the Democratic party for the
presidential nomination"
The Houston Chronicle finds mo phe-
nomenon In American politics more
astounding than the recent emergence
Of Baker as q presidential possibility"
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Schools In.
Johnny's going back to school
So am I.
Experience with rigorous rule
Makes us sigh.
She is teacher wide awake,
Who no allowances will make;
She Furnishes for each mistake
BY and by.
All her lessons are severe,
None deny.
To work out her problems queer
We must try.
How she makes US wish to know
Teachers dear Of long ago.
Johnny back to school must go
So must I,
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The garden that you cherished grows
Sometimes.
A fountain pen all freely flows
Sometimes.
You get up gayly on the dot
AS the alarm clock chimes;
The whole world seems CHEEKY spot
Sometimes.
You ride without q punctured tire
Sometimes.
You win the prize that you desire
Sometimes.
You VOW henceforth you will be wise:
with dollars and with dimes
You faithfully economic
Ennnetimeg
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New York is longing for the dear old
days when the popular song described
the dandy copper of the Broadway
squad" as having not much to do ex-
cept to assist the ladies across the street
when passing horses and carriages
caused nervousness.
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Am Other States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively ertttled
20 the use for republication of all news dis
matches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also :he l0cai news
fs,iblished herein. All rights of publication o.
epeciaI dispatches herein are also reserved.
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A gifted man In many respects, when
the Democratic presidential, nomination
is mentioned, Al Smith does not at
tempt to represent himself as a reliable
fortune teller.
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Complaint Is made that not only
is dope struggled across the border, but
that aliens are surreptitiously brought
in to assist in promoting market for it.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Business once:
18th st. and Pennsylyania AVE..
European once: IA Regent g., London
England.
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Texas has It's gifted orators, but its
Legislature in mentioning Gov. Huey
Long prefers to get down to the blunt
Yernacular.
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Business can never be good for the
man who insists on talking about it
instead Of attending to it.
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Appreciatinr a rare Bird.

"Our candidate" said the cam
paigner, els faithful. fearless, kind Of
heart, yet brilliant of intellect. Can
you refuse to vote for such MANI"
IF were sure Of the existence of
such man." answered Miss Cayenne,
81 wouldn't stop at merely voting for
him; I'd wait till leap year and ask
him to marry me-"
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An AIfrnism.

Some day weIl be so good and kind
And perspicacious and refined
That cities, as crime takes a drop,
Won't even need q trafic cop.
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Sometimes.

Oars great temptation" said
Uncle Eben, "to think you's economizsn'
when you decides to go wifout sumpin'
you dsdn' keer Mufnn' bout IA de tast
piaeAR .......-.--
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Jud Tunkins says party wire ought
to be more expensive instead Of
cheaper than . direct connection. The
neighborhood news is worth the Diff
ference.
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Uses Of Adversely.

Il don't suppose we will ever find a
way to run a government without re-
quiring the people to pay taxes"
Maybe it wouldn't be altogether de-
sirable," replied Senator Sorghum.
Some Of us politicians base our most
convincing speeches on our sympathy
with a taxburdened constituency"
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Rate by Mail-PayabIe In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
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Q. What does the name Ohio mean?
-B. L. B.
A. 1t is q corruption OF Iroquois,
Ohionhiio, meaning beautiful river.
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@. How does the number Of inven-
lions made by women compare with
mems contributions?-H. 3.
A. About one patent in so Is granted
to woman. More than $4,000 patents
have been granted to women.
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@. How many railroad cross-ties are
treated with wood preservatiyes?-R. T.
A. In 1880 63,267, 107 cross-ties were
treated. This was about three-fourths
of the number used.
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FAOsAA oAouss.AUh, e1c press MAKES its rec
ord OF activity under the supervision of
this official Charles DiehI or WITH his
actual partaking in the spread of re-
liable report. OF interest to the craft
itself is the tight between the Asso-
ciated Press and the United Press INT
even the outsider finds zest in ths
strategy Of news fighting.
And, to be sure, a professional of an
long an experience and or so in1porta Mt
place In the newspaper world must
have gathered wisdom OF the sort that
takes shape In bodies of advice or. bet
ter, in bodies OF substantial oninio,,
about the newspaper and its renre-
sentatives.
Great newspapers are like great
armies. They are great If they have
great leaders. They oftentinses die A.
their leaders die" Mr.. Diehl then
cites the demise of one paper and an
other upon the death of its leader
"Mr. Pulitzer died and the World has
followed him. Mr.. Charles Dana
printed the brightest pages of comment
and current news OF any of its con-
temporaries, but Dana and the Sun
went into eclipse and are no more !"
And so on with other examples in sun
port Of the authors conviction that
only with q great leader can any news
paper be itself great. Sounds plausible.
That is, it is q consistent theory to
apply to any undertaking.
The book in hand Is No. 161. A part
Of the first edition Of the STAFF Core
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A valuable record Of service, an au-
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q 4 5ye.,,NI,|lEE5ZI|C, ID Z

VXTHEN he reached home he saw
w a light in the living room and
guessed that MS aunt was waiting
up for him.
He hid his suitcase under the
porch hammock before he went in,
then forced himself to assume a
cheerful air.
Early to bed and early to rise, y
he began, and For some old ladies
is very unwise," she finished for
him.
But relay, Aunt En- :"
Come. let's have a snack Of lem
onade and gingersnaps," his Aunt
En- said, getting up heavily from
the armchair that BeryI had COW
cred in chintz during the short
period that she was professional
decorator.
The business had been going
quite nicely, too, but it didn't
synchronize with her duties as
cashier in Everett's grocery. Be
tween the two even Beryl saw that
it would cause less disturbance gen
orally to let the interior decorat-
ing go.
And anyway, she'd only spent a
small amount of money for the
mail order course she'd taken to
learn what she knew of the profess
sion. While on the other hand,
as she pointed out to herself, Look
at the years I've spent learning the
grocery business.
Il wonder, is there anything
wrong at the Eyeretts'?" Mrs. Hoff-
man remarked when she and Tom
my sat down at the kitchen table
for their snack"
Tommy gave her startled look
"Wrong?' he repeated In alarm.
She nodded. Mrs. Everett calico
me up about an hour ago." she SAID
"and asked for you. Said it Wasnt
anything important, but I thought
it was strange, her calling like that
If it had been one Of the girls
81 guess nothing's wrong" Tom.
my interjected. Il was there a lit.
tie while ago. Kinda late. Me
some of the boys and went for ridt
with them"
None of that fought Larkin out
fit, I hope, Tommy"
Tommy grinned. Nav. TheSt
kids are all right"
His Aunt Emma sighed. Its 81
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RUM RUNNERS
WANT PAY HIKE;
GO ON STRIKE
Depression Spreads and
Gotham Means for New
Kind of Drought Relief.
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 30.-The busi-
ness cycle-that dreaded series Of
events that sales managers have
been trying to control ever since
Marco Polo set out from Venice with
classy line OF silks and woolens-
struck the rum running industry to-
day, and this evening New York
walls for a new kind OF drought
relief.
Two thousand of the craftiest
buccaneers on the seven seas struck
Tor higher wages, the city's $4,000
Speakeasies began to eye their
dwindling stocks obviously and a
mighty cheer from the threats of
prohibition agents rocked the coast
lines.
Captain Randolph Ridgley, COM
handing the New York division Of
the coast guard, lolled in his swivel
chair and his smile was one wide
beam of contentment.
He was, in effect, on vacation, and
so far as he is concerned the
ancient struggle between capital and
labor can go on indefinitely.
Leaves Rum Runners Helpless.
'Unoficially, I have heard OF
some dissension among the rum run
ners," he said "One thing is Ger
tain. Their activities have prac-
tically ceased in the lest few weeks.
Our patrols report that they have
not seen a single contract boat
the boat that brings the liquor
ashore from the supply ship-in al
most a month"
SO intricate and carefully planned
is the rum-running schedule of
New York that if even the contact
boat men strike, the rum runners
are helpless Federal agents say the
supply ships ply between st.
Pierre-Miquelon and the Bahamas,
unloading here beyond the twelve
mile limit and allowing the men
who convoy the liquor to shore in
speedy motor boats to take all the
risks
Run TOO Many" Risks
And these risks, according TO a
rum-runner of seven years expert
ence who stipulated his name should
be withheld, are the reason for the
demand for higher wages.
ITS not the fault Of the men on
shore" he explained. They can't
pay any more money, but the fact
remains that we're not getting
enough dough for the risks we run.
The men who run the speakeasies
had to reduce prices because of the
competition. 1t must be part of the
general business depression"
Meanwhile, many New Workers
feared they would find themselves
in the position of the legendary
Irishman who complained bitterly
TO neighbors that his wife had gone
out and spent all the money for
groceries and there wasn't drop Of
lic-or in the house.
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DELICIOUS FOOD SERVED
ON MONON WINS PRAISE
of TRAVELLERS to CHICAGO
Moderate Prices An
Added Attraction,
Say Passengers

Patrons of the Monon Route are
commenting enthusiastically on the
cuisine of Monon dining cars. They
say it is a pleasure to order from
the tempting menus, which include
such favoriteS as HooSier fried
chicken, thick juicy steaks, delicious
broiled whitefish. They enjoy the
expert cooking, cordial service and
the moderate prices charged.
There are other reasons, too, why
experienced travellers choose the
Monon when travelling between In
dianapolis and Chicago. Shortest
route. Convenient schedules. Elk
cellent road bed. Automatic block
signals and automatic train stop.
Courteous personnel. Travel COM
fort from the moment you step
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70 MANUFACTURERS TO
ATTEND C0NCLAVE
First Quarterly Meeting TO BE Held
at C. of c. Friday.

More than seventy indianapolis
manufacturers are expected to at
tend the first quarterly meeting of
The manufacturer division of the
indianapolis Chamber Of Commerce
in the chamber Friday noon. How
ard T. Griffith, president of the
Udell Works, will be in charge.
Speakers and their subjects are
f. H. Voges Of the Prest-O-Lite
Storage Battery Corporation, Ter
ritory Analysis K. w. Atkins, vice
president of E. C. atkins 81 Co.,
SALES Quota Analysis" G. e. Ste
VEINS Of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills,
Sales Costs" and w. r. Spurlock
department head for Eli Lilly g. Co.,
SALES Methods Discussions will
follow.
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easy to make a mistake" she said
gently, "and when you're young IS
when your mistakes count for so
much. Sometimes you have to live
with them all your life"
y Il
TOMMY stirred uneasily. and
Il swallowed the last of his ginger
snaps.
Il think I'd better be going TO
bed" he said when he'd washed the
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

gingersnaps down with his lemon
ade. "You, too. Aunt EN-; you look
tired"
Mrs. Hoffman usually complained
Of feeling tired when she'd lost
sleep. Tommy quite often saved
himself a lecture by talking her into
going to bed.
She got up now and numbered
about, putting the dishes in the
sink for the girl who came in to