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Evening star., 1933-11-17

ably shifted. The southeastern section
Of the great structure that extends from
Twelfth to Fourteenth streets was
named as the home Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Now it appears
that the building at Eighteenth and @
streets which has for some years been
the home Of the Interior Department,
is now SO overcrowded, particularly with
the Public Works Administration activi-
ties lately added, that it is proposed to
use the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion section of the new building now
nearing completion for the Interior De-
partment headquarters.
1t has been evident for some time
that the new building program Of the
Government is by no means on too large
scale. Since the plans were drawn
for these structures to occupy the Mall
Avenue triangle the departments allo-
Gated to them have increased in per-
sonnel and activity. and the recovery
program of the Government has added
new units which require space. The
immense Commerce Building on Fif-
teenth street, which seemed to some
critics of the construction program to
be too large for its prospective use, is
now filed to capacity and overflowing.
This condition will not be properly
met without an immediate determine
ton by the present authority, the Public
Works Administration, Of the place
ments to be effected in the structures
now rising and by early action for the
completion of the public buildings pro-
gram in Washington. 1t was stated
few days ago that upon the completion
of the new Post Office Department,
the old Post Office building, stand
ing Immediately east, would at once
be filled by various units now
housed in less efficient quarters, this
signifying that there would be no early
move toward the completion of the
structure planned for that site in con-
tinuation of the Internal Revenue
Building 1t also has been understood
for some time that there will be no
early undertaking of the construction
of the so-called Apex Building, at the
eastern end of the triangle. Likewise,
no definite action has been taken to
erect new homes for the War and
Navy Departments.
The Governments own necessities
should be primarily considered in the
allotment of funds from the $780,
100000 appropriation for public works.
Here is project, already costing many
millions in land purchases and in con-
structions, both finished and unfinished,
which requires for completion four, or
at the most five, more unit authorize
tions 1t Is mathematical certainty
that unless these structures are not at
once authorized and the funds for their
construction provided and plans drawn
and work started within the shortest
possible time, the Government service
will in five years be as badly con-
gested and as confusingly dispersed as
before this program was adopted.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
N. r. A. Laundry Code 7
Unfair to Some Worker
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Kindly permit me to call your
tention to q provision of the N. r. 4
laundry code In which q minimum
wage of fourteen cents an hour Is pro.
posed for workers In the industry il
the Southern area. This propose
wage is more than one hundred ne,
cent lower than the thirty-cent mini.
mum wage proposed for the same cIas
OF workers in the Western area.
The majority of workers who w
suffer because OF this discriminato.
provision in the laundry code :.
Negro women, some thirty or for
thousand of them, many OF whom .
supporting families upon their rneao
earnings. need not remind Won ~.
1t Is impossible for any American
maintain an American standard AZ II,
ing upon $3.50 week, which. under fr
proposed forty-five-hour week world
the weekly earnings Of these workers.
The question here involved Is nj
merely that forty thousand Neg,
women VIII be forced below the starys
tion level OF wages by this urovis,o,
but rather whether, with rovernments
approval. any American adult can !
offered less than q living waCe .
fun-time job. The precedent Is b
for America. -
The hearing Of the laundry code
scneouled for Monday next.
o. ADAMsOf
Evening star., 1933-11-17

we have no doubt, that the heat from
| dwellings extends for many feet in all
directions.
Not only is this heat transmitted
through the soil, but 1t must form q
sort of aura around the building itself.
None Of this heat Is discerned by
human senses. When the thermometer
on the back porch registers 20 degrees
above zero the great outdoors seems Just
as cold as the tube indicates.
There is heat there, though, in appre-
ciable quantities-to rose bushes.
You have to be q rose bush to know
how good just ! degree of warmth feels
on a cold Autumn day.
Then, II there is any life left in your
system. it may help you to produce
few more blooms.
Roses are like that.
They keep on trying, If given half q
chance.
The closer to the house wall. espe-
cially on the south side, the surer they
are to perform, especially If red radi-
ance.
The ideal situation is about 8 feet
from the foundation. II there Is an
overhang, so that the bush Is protected
from too much rain, so much the better.
y y y
Roses are veritable camels. as we
have had occasion to say here many
times before, but it can never be said
too much, for many persons have the
idea that the more you water rose
bushes the better off they are, when
just the opposite, or almost just the
opposite, is nearer the truth in most
instances.
Not all roses may respond to COM
parative aridity, but surely it is true of
this, our common favorite, because such
good performer in all ways, and no
less in this.
It does not rec ouire to be "watered"-
in fact, it prefers to be let alone. that is
why it does well back under an over
hang, where only slanting rains strike
it. Even then the chances are that
the earth there is sloped away from the
house. The situation Is well drained in
every sense
The Red Radiance does its best under
such conditions. The comparatively dry
Fall has given bushes placed in less
sheltered situations the same benefits.
Natures building up of moisture out
Of seeming dryness is no better shown
anywhere than in this particular rose.
Dry earth, dry cutting winds, dry
branches, dry leaves, yet out Of these
come petals soft with perennial deli
cacy, having in them great deal of
the moisture of midseason specimens.
A great deal of investigation remains
to be done with roses. Despite the So
cieties, and the thousands of enthusi-
asts, too much has been accepted be-
cause it comes down to US. American
| rosarians, as exemplified by DR.. Mac
Farland, to name but one, have cut
loose from tradition. They have given
us common sense in rose growing.
Much remains to be found out. Under
the conditions outlined above for Red
Radiance, for instance. that bush is al
most evergreen. With a little added
ruggedness 1t might be made SO.
The field is large for any amateur
grower who has the persistency to select
very small field of operations and
stick to it through the thick and thin
years Of rose growing. It will require,
however, brains, time, money and per-
! sistency-and who has ali those?
Evening star., 1933-11-17
The San Jose Atrocity.

For sheer diabolism, the kidnapping
and murder of young Brooke Hart at
San Jose, Calf, last week, yesterday
solved by the confession of his captors
and slayers, has no parallel in American
crime records. Two young men con-
ceived the plan of abducting the youth
for ransom and within an hour after
taking him had mortally wounded him
and thrown his bound body from
bridge. They then opened negotiations
by telephone with his father for his re-
turn upon payment Of $4,000. Trapped
by an ingenious tapping Of the telephone
lines by Federal operatives, who had been
summoned for the investigation, these
men have confessed and acknowledged
shat they had no intention Of restoring
their hostage, but had slain him be-
cause, as one of them said, they didn't
want to bother with Juggling him around
the countryside, and we didn't want to
take the chance Of his escaping and
giving US away"
These young men were not of the
criminal class. They we're members OF
GOOD families and had no records Of mis-
behavior. They conceived the plan Of
Kidnapping as . way to easy money
strangely enough. thsy seem 70 hAys
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Bus.Car Riders Must
Pay Ten Cents Cash
Te the Editor Of The Star.

Te the Editor OF The Star:
In The Star recently I note a plan
of transfers between street cars and
buses, submitted to the Public Utilities
Commission for approval by the head Of
the Capital Transit Co. This Of
course means that persons who ride
both bus and street car must pay a
10-cent cash fare instead of token.
Let me ask here II the present system
is loss to the company, or whether
it figures on picking up a little extra
to make up for loss elsewhere.
Can nothing be done to prevent pa
irons paying two full fares for ride
within the District. Just because the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. has not
yet come within the merger? It is
necessary to the patrons of busses In
the vicinity that this company come
into the merger, and settle financial
differences, II necessary, after incorpo-
ration.
Just what does the loss amount to, to
the traction companies since the Scent
fare for school children was effected?
A rise In that fare may help matters.
Most likely there have been several
proposals for Improvement Of street car
service submitted to the commission. I
believe the most important would be
abolition OF one-man street cars, from
the standpoint of greater efficiency,
which the car riders are entitled to, and
because 1t would relieve employees of
the company of the handling of two
jobs. and thereby give more employ
ment WILLIAM p. THOMAS. Jr.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Capital Punishment
Is a National Necessity
To the Editor of The star.

To the Editor of The Star.
The wisdom Of resorting to capital
punishment for criminals is questioned
from time to time. President Roose-
velt's recent declaration Of personal
feeling against it, and the Lndbergh
law providing the death penalty for
kidnapers. have set the problem in O
strong light.
Many touching things may be said
against the gallows, the firirg squad
and the electric chair. Such as: They
smell Of barbarism. Life Is sacred: once
taken it cannot be restored. Judges
and juries are fallible. An innocent
man may be put to death. Relatives
suffer torments when a loved one is
hanged. How would you like to die In
an electric chair?
But do sentimentalists reflect that the
life OF the murdered person was sacred?
It cannot be restored, and relatives are
left desolate. Persons who are in dan
ger of the death penalty are, as a rule,
avowed enemies of society. They know
ingly take in their hands their own
lives, and the lives Of innocent persons,
when they rob banks, stop travellers or
the road at the muzzle of a gun, equip
their cars with smoke screens, kidnap
adults and children and frequently
subject them to torture and death
Christian charity has done tremen-
dous service In behalf Of the unfortunate,
May love abound more and morel How
ever, this same Christian charity has
made many mistakes, and it often de-
featS its own noble aims. Isn't it high
time that organized society consider
seriously the call to make a better race
of men?
Our Government is being held in
creasingly responsible for the care of
every person under the flag. mo one
shall be allowed to go hungry or cold, "
has become familiar slogan And it is
good slogan. But in the name of
common sense-I ask-should not the
same organization that is held respon-
sible for feeding and warming people
be accorded the right to say something
concerning who shall be born into IT.
and the further right to put out of the
way those who by their crimes and
persistent attitude of evil proclaim
themselves enemies Of mankind? If
this right is not allowed-and used
our ship Of state Is headed for the
rocks.
OF course, this bring up a lot of ad-
mnlstrative questions. But are we not,
in these days, becoming accustomed to
intimate and difficult problems of ad-
ministration? The problems of the
N. r. A. are with us morning. noon
and highland in all the intervening
hours. And isn't it as important for
Government to aid in eliminating
enemies Of society and decreasing the
birth rate Of the criminal, the insane
and the degenerate, as it Is to regulate
the amount we must pay for having a
suit OF clothes dry cleaned or for get
ting our hair cut? Why talk of crack
ing down" on Henry Ford when there
are plenty Of real enemies of society?
LUTHER K. LONG.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

been stimulated to their murderous en-
terprise by recent exploits, but they were
not deferred by the successful pursuit
of gangsters Of experience and criminal
ability who have lately been imprisoned.
The capture and confession of these
men, with virtual assurance OF their
prompt conviction and execution for
murder, for which the highest credit
should be given to the Federal opera
tives, should be further deterrant to
kidnapping for ransom in this country,
which in the past few years has been
one of the most serious indictments Of
American civilization and the efficacy
Of the law.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Roses In the snowl
There weren't many flowers, there
wasn't much snow, but there was
enough of each to make an interesting
picture.
Somehow gardener loves these sur
vivals.
The spectacle of red roses growing
outdoors this late Is one which appeals
to most persons, some of them pro-
Tossing to regard 1t as something of q
horticultural mystery.
There is nothing strange about 1t,
however.
1t is possible to have a few roses as
late as Christmas, given two conditions.
or three, rather.
The first of these is good weather,
the second the right variety and the
third correct location.
We do not mean that it is possible to
have rose garden in full bloom.
If cold weather holds off, however, 1t
is fully possible to have fairly good
roses in the yard at Christmas time
They will not be show specimens by
any means, and the chances are that
the petals will not be entirely unfurled.
Still, they will be roses.
The second requirement, the neces-
sary variety, is most easily solved by
Red Radiance.
This is bush Of the hardest sort,
famed far and wide as answering every
need of the average gardener.
1t is so good, as matter of fact, that
it has achieved the dubious distinction
of being frowned upon by some growers.
A flower which happens to be good is
pretty sure to become common.
And anything which achieves wide
popularity is very likely to be viewed by
some gardeners with fine horticultural
scorn.
They want, or profess to want, the
rose difficult to grow, possibly because
they do not like to share their triumphs
with the multitudes.
X X "
The multitudes go right along, how
ever, growing what they like to grow,
hence the Radiance twins. the pink and
the red.
You see them everywhere, and many
persons who are not particularly in
terested in roses do not know their
names.
After all, what's in a name?
Except, Of course, when one wants to
buy a lOoC OilC llhcS, Jllell LIE tdTl6ty,
or really species, name, become essen
tial.
Between the two Radiances there
is room for choice. The red one is even
more rugged than the first, and its
color more pleasant in the sight of most
people.
Red Radiance will produce blooms all
Autumn through, up to freezing weather
if given the proper treatment-and 10
cation.
The location Is essential.
1t must be southern, where as much
sunshine as possible can reach the
leaves.
In no other way can this bush bear
roses in the outdoors at this time OF
year.
The closer to house wall, the better
No matter how well house is built,
there is leakage of some heat
The better the home is heated the
Surer chance the roses outside have to
bloom.
Scientific investigations would show,
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Federal Buildings at the Capital.

An article printed in Wednesdays
Star states that the Secretary of the
Interior, who is likewise the head Of
the Public Works Administration, is
considering the adoption Of scheme Of
mural decorations by Pueblo Indian
painters for the new Interstate Com
merce Building. This is an interesting
suggestion, but more interesting Is the
statement made in this connection that
q reallocation Of space in the new struc-
lures now approaching completion in
the course of the Governments build
ing plan is contemplated. The Public
Buildings Commission, which assigned
these constructions to specific uses by
departments and bureaus, has been sup
planted by the Public Works Admins
tration, Of recent creation, and 1t IA
Indicated that the allotments made By
the FORMER commission may be consider.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

This great service is maintained by
The Evening Star for the benefit Of
its readers, who may use 1t every
day without cost to themselves. All
they have to do Is ask for any in
formation desired and they viii receive
prompt answers by mail. Questions
must be clearly written and stated as
briefly as possible. Inclose three-cent
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post cards. Address The Evening Star
Information Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin,
Director. Washington. D. G.
c. Where Is the plane In which
Amelia Earhart few the Atlantic?-
z. E.
A. It is in the aviation room of the
new Franklin Institute Museum, in
Philadelphia.
c. How much was the last Govern
ment issue Of bonds oversubscribed?-
A. r. c.
A. For the bonds issued October IS,
1888, due October IS, 1945, the Gov
ernment asked cash subscription of
$500 900 900. The amount offered was
81 1,989, ,015 900, or almost four times the
amount needed.
9. Is the Bookman still being pub
hshed?-W. T.
A. The magazine has a new name.
1t is now called the American Review.
The new name has been used for about
year.
@. How many inches Of snow are
equal to one inch of water?-S. S.
A. The amount Of water derived from
melting snow varies some snow is light
and dry, others are wet. Ten inches
| of snow is regarded as a general av-
| erage equivalent of one inch Of water.
O. What is the difference between
compound fracture of the arm and a
double fracture?-H. Y.
A. A compound fracture is one in
which the skin and surrounding tissue
are broken and the bone may pro-
trude from the break. A double frac-
| ture means that the bone is broken
in two places.
@. Do whales dive deeper than sea
lions?-R. p. w.
| A. They do. The sea lions are not
deep-diving animals. since their food
Is largely found on or near the surface
The depth to which sea lions ordinarily
penetrate certainly does not exceed five
| fathoms and is generally much less
divers. There is a record of q speci-
men Of sperm whale found tangled
| In cable at depth of one-fourth
of mile, about 220 fathoms.
@. Was John Drew, the actor. who
| died a few years ago, a bachelor?-
| A. w. A.
A. He was a widower. He married
Josephine Baker Of Philadelphia in
1880. Mrs. Drew died in 1918. A
daughter survives them.
Q. What gives whisky its color?-
A. 1t is aged In wooden kegs which
have been charred on the inside.
Q. How many banks we're operating
In New York City in the Civil War
| period?-W. L. S.
A. About sixty were listed at that
time.
@. What are the annual dues of
some of the leading trade unions?-
w. H. K.
A. The American Federation Of La
Dor says that the annual dues Of the
trade unions vary, not only as to trade,
but also as to locality. Some have bene-
| fits in connection with their dues, some
| OF which are obligatory and others op-
tional. No general statement can be
made.
! @. How many men and how many
women are listed as stenographers in
the census?-L. w.
A. According to the census Of 1890.
there were 811, 100 stenographers and
! typists in the United States OF this
number 36,o50 were male and IT'S, lao
were female.
| @. How large will the reservoir
| above Boulder Dam be?-W. B.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

Commissioners Hazen and Allen have
demonstrated that even voteless COM
munity must have competent officials.
The District of Columbia has reason to
be pleased with the demonstration that
its high type of citizenship affords
fitness for responsibility; even that Of
representation in Congress.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Everybody Thinking Hard.
Excuse me-" said the genial clown,
eff may substitute a frown
Instead of a perpetual grin
With which I seek applause to win.
my smile, OF course, I greatly prize
AS professional disguise.
Yet often even clowns must heed
The common things of human need.
1.-THE time with serious care is caught.
My brow with burrows may be fraught
When thinking hard" confessed the
clown,
"Unconsciously I have to frown."
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Ground Floor Friends.

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
Those friends In America" who "de-
luged Samuel insult with kilograms"
congratulating him on being able to
escape the sheriff were probably on that
list Of favored individuals who were per-
mitted to get In early and out early in
the insult stock deals.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Qualified.

From the Lowell Evening Leader.
According to the Canadian Pre-.
former Kaiser Wilhelm OF Germanv ha.
spent much time during the is wears Of
his exile studying the oriain Of wars
And 1t win be agreed that on one "a
nous conflict he ought to have sorne
drst-hand information.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

Standard Oil used to be referred to as
an octopus. 1t is now feared that the
tentacles have become entangled and
are quarreling amcng themselves.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
An Expert Opinion.

From the Chicago Daily News.
New York City's principal industries.
setting up stock pools and running
sweatshops, see no prospect Of early
recovery.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

Spanknoebel, if caught and convicted
State Department, may expect to leave
not only signature, but a photograph
and finger prints.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

An expectant public is preparing to
give salutation to Henry Morgenthau
as the greatest Secretary of the Treasury
since william H. Woodin.
Evening star., 1933-11-17

An English pound will buy five and
a half dollars. If that price tendency
progresses far, it should make debt pay
ment easier.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Fiarello's Flip Flop.

from the Ftsadtnh Post.
Tammany threw La ouardia out Of
Congress apparently without sufhcient
thought ~ 70 the place In which he
vas 70 alighk
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Grieved.

Have you learned much in your in
vestigations?"
II have" answered Senator Sorghum.
And I'm deeply grieved. I have found
there are many smooth ways to make
great profits in finance-but, of course,
it's too late now to use them"
Evening star., 1933-11-17

Industry is revealing the necessity OF
revising codes including q few rather
elastic moral codes.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Dangerous Leisure.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Let Us hope the farm holiday does not
uys our cooks any toolish ideaA
Evening star., 1933-11-17
Carpenter Code.

Carpenter Code.
A ''chiseler" we must deplore,
A carpenter we liked OF yore;
And now we must admire him still
II he displays his honest skill.
We've often praised the man who could
Say nothing and keep saving wood.
We like the man so bold and strong
Who with hammer comes along
And with a frankness none should
dread
Just hits the nail straight on the head.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
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Evening star., 1933-11-17

Jud Tunkins says what he is trying
to figure out is who has got all the
money he says he has lost.
Evening star., 1933-11-17
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