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Evening star., 1933-06-01

neved. It does not explain the reason
for the flight and the defiance Of the
subpoena and the incurment Of heavy
fine. Was it Just friendship for Jimmie
that caused this otherwise umimportant
young man to fee and hide and involve
himself in a heavy monetary obligation?
Or was it because he was the possessor
Of information that, II disclosed. would
have meant grave embarrassment, II not
danger, to not only the blithe mayor,
but others who were endowing him
with wealth?
Somebody has undoubtedly been
maintaining Sherwood with funds during
these many months. A fugitive from
court cannot live on air. Somebody
must pay hotel bills and railroad fares.
The thought comes that perhaps some
body did keep Sherwood thus supplied
and then suspended payments, which
would account for his temperance
And it may be that his discovery" is
shrewd notice to that somebody that
the time has come to talk of many
things, ships and shoes and sealing wax
and cabbages and-mayors.
Evening star., 1933-06-01
Car Driver Protests
Anti-Cas Tax Tags
To the Editor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star: -
am boiling with patriotism this
morning. There is a new automobile
tag out which reads Reduce the Gas
Tax"
guess I am about as pcor a car
owner as there is to be seen these days.
I am a Government clerk, taking care
of my mother; am making al sorts Of
sacrifices to run a car at all and want
to keep it for my mothers sake, but
I'll be darned if I would carry a tag
like that on my car, when=T think Of
the desperate need for raisirr revenue
and the fact that statesman recently
stated that gas tax waS=une of the
biggest revenue sources at The disposal
of the Government. Sd
It seems there are still a=lct of peg
pie who are pinching pennieSx I'd hate
to have my neighborS see md running
a car and carrying o tag ma that. as
though couldn't possibly sRReze out 4
few coppers extra for such q small tax.
Like q big circus elephant bothering
about a little flea bite.
AS long SIS can afford 10 nm a car
at all I shall never kick about SO small
a tax as is levied on gas.
NARY CHARTRTN.
Evening star., 1933-06-01

81 it as tracing from the title OF the
lower or junior branch Of the Original
Roman legislature. But the etymology
Of the term does not greatly matter
What Is important is the obvious con-
notation Of youthfulness. That Is SC
apt connection that it may be readily
accepted.
But the period Of juniority 1t indi.
Gates is that of a certain maturity, q
certain developed juvenility, not the
stage Of callow homage. 1t is the bios.
soming time, not the time of prepara-
ton for that burgeoning. Carlyle spoke
Of it as "the glad season of hfe," and
it may be presumed that he employed
the adjective deliberately-perhaps he
knew that tender childhood Is not in
variably happy. The ideal simile might
be that of high noon. The sun of life
appears to reach its zenith at the
moment when conscious youth begins.
In any case, June seems the most
democratic month Of the year. Its
blessing is equitably bestowed All may
have it for the taking. James Russell
Lowell, in his Vision of Sir Launfal, +"
wrote:
June may be had by the poorest
conner.
1t was he, too, who sang the classic
tribute to the season:
And what Is so rare as a day In June?
Then. If ever, come perfect days;
Then heaven tries earth If 1t be In
tune,
And over it softly her warm ear lays.
The lines may be spoiled for modern
readers by extravagant repetition, but
their meaning remains unaffected. Pa
tently, earth as June makes its debut
is in the most accurate natural tune
of which it ever is capable. There may
be disharmony among the nations,
strife between the classes, trouble in
the marts and courts of men, but that
is not the months fault. On the con-
trary, 1t is a contradiction of its char
acter. 1t is pitiful mistake, In point
of fact, that so fair and gracious a time
should be so misused. The philosopher
will exercise his privilege Of eschewing
the turmoil. Instead, he will take him
self away to green fields, verdant groves
and quiet paths Of peace far from the
senseless struggle Of "madding crowds"
who do not know that June is here.
Evening star., 1933-06-01
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

tion all the gravity it represents, the
alLalde (mayor). Don Isidoro del Solar,
has called a meeting of all the inf1uen-
tial and opulent in the capital, and
especially those characterized by their
philanthropic efforts in the past, to
decide upon the best measure tending to
minimize this peculiarly painful misery.
Lack of proper food and clothing
as well as grave deficiencies in housing
have long been the common experiences
of children in the home of the agricul-
tural and nitrate worker, but the stark
privations of the last few years were
needed to bring their natural protectors
to such state of desperation that they
deliberately forsook their offspring in
the final effort to prolong their own
existences. 1t is conjectured, however,
that some parents in abandoning their
progeny entertained no visionary hope
that after they had disappeared from
the scene of affiiction The care and pro-
vision of their children would imme-
diately devolVe to more competent
hands.
1t is understood that all the smaller
children and infants found deserted will
be placed in asylums, and the older boys
and girls removed from the perils and
temptations Of the streets into private
homes of those charitably disposed, to
be maintained by general fund.
Evening star., 1933-06-01
Sherwood Redivivus.

Discovery Of the long missing Russell
Sherwood, alleged to have been the
fiscal agent Of former Mayor Walker OF
New York, is reported from that city.
He has been in hiding for many months.
Found In Mexico City while the in
Vestigation was in progress, and served
there with O subpoena to appear and
give testimony regarding his activities
and services for the mayor, he ignored
the summons and again disappeared.
He was declared in contempt and a fine
of $50. 900 was applied to him. Now he
Is said to have turned up not far from
New York and, on being interviewed,
has denied that he was ever in Walkers
employ or was ever paid salary by
him, but declares that he simply car
ried on certain activities that had pre-
viously been handled by the mayors
brother, DR.. Willie" Walker.
Inasmuch as Walker himself is defi'
nitely out of the political and munich
nal picture, the investigation having
been ended, 1t does not matter much
whether Sherwood is within reach O
the inquisitors. His story is not par
ticularly important. It may be quit
true, and yet it does not IN the leas
weaken the case against the forme
mayor. But 1t VIII not be generally be
Evening star., 1933-06-01
June.

The year reaches its apex in June.
Mathematically that is true. But, much
more important, as judged by the reac-
ton of the human spirit it is at the
midmonth that life is most worth living,
most congenial, most happy. The sea-
son has kindly influence which even
the least readily responsive individuals
feel. It warns the soul, prompts gra-
ciousness, promotes health of mind and
body. A goodly time, it is received
with universal appreciation.
There are several theories Of explana-
ton for the name. Ovid derives 1t
from "iuniores," signifying youth" but
he also makes Juno, the beautiful god
dess who, In the Latin mythology. wa
queen of heaven, claim the honor for
herself as her own name month. Other
writer's believe 1t comes from the gentle
name Junius or from the consulate oi
one Junius Brutus. Still others think
Evening star., 1933-06-01
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Reflection,

Reflection.
Within a sylvan pool there springs
A stagnate world Of swarming things.
Grotesque and strange they throng and
press
Complete In their unloveliness.
Above 1t nests q creature gay
With light poised wings in quivering
sway.
1t gazes down, but only sees
The bright sky mirroring through the
trees.
The bird sings on in joy complete
Mid blossoms delicately sweet
Our world, like this small scene, we
know
Has many shapes of grievous woe
And yet It need not seem unkind,
Since to the contemplative mind
1t must reflect In guise sincere
A higher, nobler atmosphere.
Evening star., 1933-06-01
Injustice of Liberality
And Economy by u. S.

To the Editor of The Star:
On May 25 it was quite interesting to
read the paper and note that there are
laws for the wealthy and other laws for
the working class.
The bill to discontinue making appro-
priations to CongresSmen's widows and
dependents was defeated by an over
whelming majority, $4,000 being given
to widow who was a bride OF five days
when her husband was called by death.
On another page the Navy Depart
ment insisted on dismissals and not fur
loughS for married persons where hus-
band or wife is also working for the
Government. And the great majority of
these clerks are getting salary of
one thousand to fifteen hundred dol
lars year. Yes, probably one out of
every 1000 gets a salary of $4,000 a
year, which is cited in newspapers for
effect.
Yet the small-salaried Government
clerks wife must not be allowed to work,
and no provision is made for his widow.
1t Is quite an offense for the wife of a
man who is a 81 200 clerk to work
What is the poor man to do? Every
body can't be congressman, Senators,
Speakers and Vice Presidents, which
would permit their wives to work.
1t is quite evident that a man must
get $500 or more If his wife may also
hold a Government position.
Is there any wonder that the public
is getting more socialistic every day?
Just today. when the papers were
filled with Morgan's evasion of income
taxes, a clerk with fifteen years in the
Government walked out, fired, because
her husband held little clerical job in
another department, which was the
Navy She was most splendid worker
with high efficiency, always loyal to her
job, hoping that some day with their
combined salaries they might have q
modest little home.
Is there any wonder that she felt
the injustice so keenly that she could
hardly keep the tears back. The fact
that she was always on time did not
count Having done her work most ef-
ficiently for fifteen years did not count
They admitted she was about the most
efficient clerk in the Office, but she was
guilty, yes, guilty in the eyes of Uncle
Sam because she, few years ago, mar
ried a man who worked for the Gov
eminent rather than one employed else
where Yes, 1t is asinine. but quite true
A. TOWNSEND.
Evening star., 1933-06-01
Pledge by Davis Is Accepted
AS Defeat for IsOlatiOnists

and done quickly-to restore interna-
tional confidence" The Louisville
Courier Journal thinks that this move
"opens the way for world benefits equal
to the domestic benefits now being pro-
NOTED in this country by the policy OF
the President" The Salt Lake Deseret
News states that the policies may
make US, without entering the League,
as powerful in the cause of peace as IL
we had taken that step" The Hart
ford Times sees a purpose to present
and fear" Among practical considera.
tions, the Chicago Daily News mens
tions the necessity for American par
ticipation in permanent disarmament
commission; the Dayton Daily News,
removal of "a main obstacle to the sub
Stitution Of justice backed by polica
force, as distinguished from military
force, for the violence of war; the
Houston Chronicle, blasting Of chs
Stacles from the path Of disarmament"
the San Antonio Express, prevention
of governments from becoming env
tangled in Improbable interventions'
the Indianapolis News, lack Of SYM.
pathy with any longing on Germany's
part for an army capable Of leaving
home" and the Cleveland News, the
warning that there must be no res
armament, unless the whole race Ia
armaments Is to be run over again.S
DefiniteneSS of the proposals Is eEns
phasized by the Morgantown Dominion
News and the Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Danbury News-Ttmes and Toledo
Blade commend the limited nature Of
American participation, and the New
York Times sees now in progress "a
struggle between intensely nationalistic
and Observation-Disclosures conceptions"
mo surrender of our freedom Of
judgment by specific commitments for
joint participation in acts of war" ts
expected by the Springfield (Mass.)
Union; the Akron Beacon Journal de-
nieS that the public supports this
amazing change Of policy; the Boston
Transcript wonders If I'VE are not laying
up future trouble for ourselves: the
Milwaukee Sentinel doubts existence Of
sentiment for collaboration in the
maintenance Of the status quo in
Europe" and the Spokane SpokeSman-
Review warns against "a dim, un-
charted future"
Evening star., 1933-06-01

The greatest praise, however, is found
in the persistence of its yearly sales
throughout the nation.
The home garden test is the real
test, after all.
Not every gardener Is equipped to
give the newer things the attention
they deserve.
Average conditions demaud average
plants.
This is not saying a word against
plants not so average.
1t is just here that one might wish
that those who have greater opportuni-
ties would not 60 so far out of their
way to damn the faithful plants of the
past.
Some of these, such as the Dorothy
Perkins rose, for instance, deserve to
be obliterated from the home garden.
With so many more beautiful, stur-
der, and more healthy climbers to be
had, there Is not much reason for keep
ing this one, so subject to mildew.
The little lady after whom it was
named is by far the best thing about
this rose, as far as many have been
able to find out.
1t has been outdated, and its unfor-
tunate habit of mildewing at the slight
est touch of moisture renders it unfit
for general planting in such a world as
this.
Only during the Spring of the great
drought has it been anything but a
disappointment to owners. AS long as
we have the DR.. Van Fleet, Paul's
Scarlet and the New Dawn, to name
but three, why sell or plant the Dorothy
Perkins?
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We do not believe, for one, that the
newer lilacs, no matter how beautiful,
will ever supplant the faithful old
Syringa vulgaris.
makes beautiful, sturdy bush, whether
permitted to run wild or kept to the
tree form.
When it blooms, its pannicles are,
to the eye and to the noStrils, all that
lilac blossoms should be, and much that
some, at least, of the newer sorts, are
not.
In these feelings, of course, the af-
fections of the gardener are not to be
discounted.
No doubt some persons feel strongly
prejudiced in favor of the Dorothy
Perkins rose, despite its bad features.
They will put up with it. mildew and
all, just because they first planted It
years ago.
But there are no such bad features
to the common lilac
Really the worst that can be said
about 1t is that it is not new, and that
it will not bloom regularly.
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Many explanations of its singularity
in this latter respect have been offered,
ranging from need Of root pruning to
more and better fertilizer.
The truth is that this lack stirs no
regret in the hearts and minds of its
admirers. Its heart-Shaped leaves still
remain, along with the fact that it is
the bush Of their childhood. These suf-
flee for them.
It may be that the wiser course, both
for those who affect to despise it and
for those who love it to the exclusion
of the newer sorts, is wider outlook,
broader viewpoint.
The man or woman who believes in
the majestic future of the French hy-
birds might well keep a few specimens
of Syringa vulgatis, for purposes of
comparison.
He who finds satisfaction enough in
the common lilac no doubt ought to
experiment with the French forms SO
that he can be sure he is correct in
his taste.
Evening star., 1933-06-01

Thousands Of government experts
are working constantly for the benefit
Of all citizens Of the United States
They will work directly for you II you
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Star Information Bureau, Frederic j
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
@. How many keys has the standard
size piano accordion? Can modern
dance music be played on IT'D. K
A. Pietro Deiro says that 1t has Al
piano keys and 120 baSses. All the
modern dance music can be played on
this type Of instrument.
@. Please describe the airobot or
automatic pilot.-G. H.
A. The new automatic pilot is de-
velopment of the Sperry device intro
duced by the late DR.. Elmer Sperry and
his son. The apparatus Is incased in a
metal box about foot square and adds
but 80 pounds to the airplane's weight
The device, gyroScopically controlled
and hydraulically operated, includes
automatic turn control, automatic
climb and descent control and specific
elevation control 1t is not designed to
take the place of pilot. but merely tc
relieve pilot and co-pilot of active
manipulation of the controls.
@. How much has the domestic wheat
carryover increased in the last few
years?-F. D. j.
A. In 1927 the carryover was 71,000-
to 215,000,0 900 bushels, and last year
it was 277.O0o, 900 bushels.
@. What is the monetary loss in
volved in stolen automobiles?-C. P.
A. On the basis of the loss of insured
cars, which constitute about 43 per
cent of the cars registered, the total
loss last year was estimated at $72, ,000-
600, and that for 1881 at 100000
@. How old was President Franklin
Roosevelt's father at the time of his
death?-W. M.
A. He died in 1900, at the age Of 70.
O. What Is Pennsylvania State
flower, bird and tree?-T. N. ].
A. The mountain laurel Is the Official
State flower; the hemlock, the State
tree, while the ruffed grouse was
chosen as the bird.
@. When was the Arc de Triomphe
erected in Paris?-A. K.
A. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile
was begun in 1906 by Napoleon I, but
not finished until 1886.
@. What is the hot north wind in
Australia called?-A. /.
A. It is known as brickfielder.
During November, December, and Janu-
ary it Is very severe. The temperature
in Sydney sometimes rises to lot de-
grees under its influence.
@. Upon what basis Is the estimate
of the national wealth of the United
States made?-E. L.
A. 1t is the sum total of physical
assets within the country. The fact
that the national wealth has declined
sharply indicates only that the value
of these assets has declined, not that
the assets themselves have vanished
The estimate does not include stocks
bonds and other securities, as these
are merely titles to wealth.
Q. Why is the celebrated mosque in
Delhi called the Jamma Mustid?-
S. B.
A. The first word Is from the Sans
krit, Yamuna, meaning great, and Mus
Jid is Arabic, meaning mosque.
@. What proportion of salt should be
Evening star., 1933-06-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Contempt for the older horticulture
favorites continues to crop out.
Here Is a very estimable lady gar
dener who has written book praisinl
the French lilacs, at the same time
casting few choice reflections on the
old-fashioned common varieties, the
purple and white.
Now there is no need Of that
The French hybrids have their faults
too.
The older bushes, beloved of genera
tions, have many good points about
them, the chief one of which Is that
many like 'em.
Progress itself often comes a croppel
right there.
Against preferences, intelligence It.
self Is powerlesS.
mood, that blooms on certain Of the
French lilacs are splendid.
Certain shades Of pink, OF light blue
are secured in them not to be met with
in the older shrubs.
Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, Is
memory's flower to so many of us that
no propaganda on behalf of newer, ano
perhaps better, varieties Gill ever shake
our belief in it.
Nor may a home gardener be alto
gether sure that there are better varie-
ties, only different ones.
A small individual experience with
old and new sorts may leave him
doubtful.
One Washingtonian, for instance, a
year ago this Spring purchased l6
lilacs.
Ten Of them were the French sorts
and half a dozen the old-fashioneo
lilac lilacs," or purple lilacS, as usually
designated.
All were "own root" bushes, not
grated, and came from a Northern
grower.
All were planted according to the
best methods, under identical condi-
tionS.
1t is true that few of the French
hybrids had few blooms this Spring
while the fashioned sorts had none
but the general growth Of the latter
is far superior.
Several canes Of the French lilacs
have withered back to the ground, and
had to be cut out entirely. In the
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as husky as that of the common hlacs
It should be said that all Of these
bushes, the entire Is Of them, were
splendid specimens to all outward ap-
pearances and seemed in perfect con-
dition when planted.
The owner recently informed us that
while he would not say that he was
disappointed in the French forms, he
would be willing to declare that he was
not as well pleased with them as he
had hoped he would be.
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1t was manifest that he looked with
more pride on his old-fashioned Hlacs,
the so-called common ones.
Their sturdy character pleased him
best, despite the fact that they had not
bloomed, and probably would not fol
two or three years longer.
Neither this home grower nor the
writer here would be willing to say. as
a result of this one experience, that
French hybrid lilacs are not all that
is claimed for them by the enthusiastic
lady who has written the fine new book
about the lilac family.
Both feel, however, that great deal
may be said in favor of the old-fash-
ioned type This has been said, of
course, in many volumes. The highest
tribute has been paid Syringa vulgaris
by the most eminent horticulturists.