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Evening star., 1933-06-16

nve heavy cruisers, eight destroyers and
two submarines. Under the terms of
the London treaty remaining then upon
the completion Of both groups. those
already under construction and those
about to be laid down, viii be two air
craft carriers, three light cruisers, sixty
nine destroyers and eighteen submarines.
The disparity between the two programs,
that under way and about to be started
and that permitted by the treaty, might
well be considered as warrant for fur
ther construction under the same emer-
gency public works program. FOR the
present the thirty-two-ship installment
on the treaty navy is a most gratifying
beginning from the point Of view Of
both employment and economic recov-
cry and of national defense.
Washington is directly concerned in
this matter, for the armament for these
ships now to be contracted for and con-
structed will be fabricated at the naval
gun foundry LII this city, assuring con-
tinued and probably increased employ
ment at that establishment. The as
surance Of continued work there is par
ticularly gratifying in view of the men
ace of displacements In the departmental
forces from which the Capital will suf-
fer severely as present conditions indi-
cate. The force at the gun foundry is
highly skilled, and If dispersed would
find no equivalent employment else
where owing to the highly specialized
work in which it Is engaged.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
The Marathon Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon the spirit of an
cient Greece will live again in Washing
ton when the second annual marathon,
sponsored by The Star, will be run. A
world record holder. two national cham
pions, several foreign title holders, gal
axy OF lesser stars and several score of
hopeful young aspirants will participate
for the prize Of the occasion. the Ma
tional A. A. U. championship. Starting
at Mount Vernon on the stroke of two
o'clock, the winner should reach the
end of the twenty-six mile course back
OF the White House shortly after half
past four.
To those who never have witnessed a
marathon the spectacle Of the finish Is
to be commended as an experience vel
worth adding to even the richest treas.
ury of memories. It is thrill almos,
without parallel. The air V electgi,
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Starting Toward a Treaty Navy

Naval construction costing $238, ,o0o,-
600 has been decided upon by the ad-
ministration, TO start at once. This
Will include thirtytwo ships of various
classes for auxiliary service, with a
total Of Ill 900 tons. These, with the
seventeen ships now under construction.
will leave the American Navy still IT,
900 tons short Of the ratio under the
London naval treaty The new pro-
gram, as Secretary Swanson says, is a
start toward treaty Navy"
This y good news, both as regards
the restoration Of the American Navy
TO closer approximation Of its strength
permitted by international agreement
and with respect to the contribution to
the revival Of industry In this country
The building Of these ships will give
employment at once to many thousands
OF workers now idle and to additional
thousands as the plans are carried
further and actual fabrication begins
The construction OF q naval vessel di.
rectly AnectS sixteen major industrie:
and more than one hundred differen;
mechanical trades The indirect effect
OF this stimulation Of work in mills anc
shipyards is sure to react helpful,
upon other lines Of business and bring
back into employment additional thous
ands now idle. Every dollar Of the al
lotment for naval construction from tn
$4,000. .oo0, 900 public works funds vii
be spent In the United States.
The ships now to be laid down in
clude two aircraft carriers, four ligh
cruisers, twenty destroyers. two gun
boats for the China service and fou
submarines. Those now under con
exuctinn comprise one aircraft CARRIE
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Curtis as Publisher Ranked
Among Great Public Leaders

the Cincinnati Tmes-Star and the
Nashville Banner.
The Rockford Register Republic, OBJ
serving his ability to reach millions Of
readers, quotes Mr. Curtis as having
stated that credit for his achievements
was due his lieutenants and to having
the right men In the right places"
The Newark Evening News comments:
There were, apparently, two Curtises-
the magazine editor and publisher and
the newspaper proprietor AS the first,
he from the beginning gave his atten-
ton to the financial as well as the
artistic angle; as the second, he de-
voted attention to the public service he
oeleved newspapers capable OF render
ing"
"It was rather fitting" according to
the Altoona Mirror, that In the height
Of his success he should become the
owner Of the publication which Frank
lin, whose career his own so much 1e-
sembled. had founded. This publication
attained the worlds leadership In cir
culation during the Curtis ownership"
The Topeka Daily Capital suggests that
he gave to the publication wider
fame than its founder probably ever
dreamed Of"
"a great journalist, philanthropist
and business organizer has passed from
the scene, but his works and his influ-
ence will go on," says the Birmingham
Age Herald, thought which is voiced
also by the Boston Transcript, while the
Providence Journal believes that his pub
locations. as real American institutions,
will stand as his best memorials" The
Dayton Daily News calls him "the most
successful periodical publisher of all
time" and the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
declares that "his power was perhaps
as great as that of any private citizen
in the world" The Indianapolis News
holds to his credit "the value Of his ef-
forts in developing unity Of American
thought and purpose"
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Correction of Article
About Queen Family
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The splendid article by John Clapett
Proctor IN last Sundays Star on WASH
1ngton suburban developments contains
an error about the Queen family of
Washington due to incorrect data fur
nished to him. Nicholas L. Queen.
proprietor OF early Washington hotels.
did not marry a daughter of John
Wight, as stated, but. married Eleanor
(Nelly) G. Boyd, daughter of Thomas
Boyd and Charity Duckett of Prince
Georges County, Md. Thomas Boyd
was a gentleman justice of Prince
Georges County from 1777 till his death
IN the Winter OF 1796-97, and was first
lieutenant and adjutant of the famous
9th Maryland Regiment, War of the
Revolution. and mustered out that reei-
ment at Annapolis in 1785. He was a
charter member Of the Maryland So
ciety OF, the Cincinnati Nelly Boyd
Queens brother was Washington Boyd,
who is said to have been the first mar
shall of the District of Columbia, during
the administrations of jefferson and
Madison. Nicholas L. Queen and wife
and Thomas Boyd were buried at the
Queen place in Brookland, D. c., the
bodies later being removed to the Queen
vault in Rock Creek Cemetery. WASH
ington Boyd is said to have married an
English lady late in life and removed
to London, where he died. His estate
in the District of Columbia was quite
large, but 1t does not appear that it
was ever wound up. Thomas Boyd was
my NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and the
facts herein stated are not only veri-
fed by the records, but we're confirmed
many years ago by Thomas Boyd Queen
and his two brothers, proprietors of
cigar stores at the old National and st.
James Hotels in this city. In company
with Thomas Boyd Queen, visited the
old Queen place, Rock Creek Cemetery
and Queens Chapel at the time of the
dedication Of the new Catholic church
Of that name some 20 years ago. and
all the facts herein stated were con-
firmed by him at that time. Thomas
Boyd Queen was descendant of
brother of Nicholas L. Queen.
John Wight, mentioned above, mar
ried Cary Boyd in Montgomery County,
Md, on May 81. 1897. His wife was
undoubtedly a sister Of Nelly Boyd
Queen, for she fell heir to Lieut.. Thomas
Boyd's. Revolutionary land grant of
200 acres of land in Ohio, which she
sold for cash, according to a copy of
an old record in my possession. This
grant was from the Federal Govern
ment. A similar grant of 200 acres of
land from the State of Maryland, To-
Gated west Of Fort Cumberland, long
since passed into other hands.
LEROY STAFFORD BOYD.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Cleanliness Is an
Urgent American Need

To the Editor Of The Star:
A distinctive feature Of American
life is Cleanup week, during which
the accumulated rubbish of the past
year is disposed Of
During the hot weather garbage
should be promptly burned, or else
kept tightly covered until the garbage
man comes around. Vermin and bac-
terra of all kinds multiply rapidly when
they have access to food. Every city,
and every town Of any size at all,
should have municipal street clean
ing and garbage removal department.
Night soil in farm privieS should be
covered with dry earth or chloride Of
lime.
Cleanliness Is next to godliness. May
I say In passing that we Americans
understand cleanliness better than we
do godliness. We like a clean man,
but We have peculiar notion that
good man is either hypocrite or q
crank.
Recently a visiting British author
criticized our American countryside for
its ugliness. It's unattractive and mar
tiStic vista and panorama Of tottering
fences, unpainted wooden barns and
outhouses, corrugated iron structures,
rubbish heaps, and general unsightli-
ness Of scenery that railroad passengers
view for hundreds of miles,
If were Roosevelt, would put the
young men Of the country along the
railroad traclas to clean up the scenery.
1t may be all right to send the boys
to the woods. But after all q forest
Is only forest. Let us put spruce
down in the uordc. h,,t lat ne oIco
spruce up In and around our houses
and persons. We have grown slovenIy
and have forgotten to take of our over
ais on Sunday. If we begin by wash
ing our hands of dirt, we may end by
washing our hearts of wickedness.
CHARLES HOOPER.
Occur dAlene, Idaho. .
Evening star., 1933-06-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Regal lilies are in bloom again, much
| to the delight of the thousands OF
| lovers Of this splendid flower.
Lilies have an air of mystery about
them, despite the fact that they will
grow in very prosaic American gardens
Maybe it Is just this awareness on
our part that they mostly come from
far lands which gives them this very
air.
Perhaps, Of themselves, they are no
different from other flowers. We dc
not stop to think of Holland every time
we plant tulips, nor of Mexico whenever
We see Zinnias blooming
Yet something there Is about the
average lily which sets it apart, just as
the gardener must do If he wishes to
grow it well.
We tend to think Of Asia when we
think of lilies Of the Old World def
nitely and as such, although there are
many strictly American lilies.
The word lily comes to us from the
Greek through Latin.
1t is word which has always caught
the fancy of the race.
Most persons tend to think of lily
as something quite SURPRISING in the
flower line. From the glorious true
lilies, such as the regal, to related
species, such as the Gala, and the
modest lily of the valley, these flowers
are associated with purity.
The truth is that lilies are partly
what we read into them. They have so
long been associated with the idea of
purity that they stand for that quality.
Maybe this is true of all flowers, but
surely none more than this; the name
and the quality are popularity associ-
ated.
Yet few lilies surpass, for integrity
of outline and classic feature, many of
our best gladioli.
And many of them are q great deal
more difficult to grow successfully in
the average home garden of the sort
most persons know.
That is why, without doubt, one sees
so few lilies in city back yards. A few
tiger lilies, a few so-called day lilies" /"
and that is about all, as general thing.
Here and there is some ambitious
gardener who. lured by the rich his
toricity Of the subject. has planted
many sorts of lilies.
In the main, however, there Is far
edge, Of these wonderful flowers that
one would expect to find In view Of
their most ancient homage.
X
The reason, Of course, Is not hard to
ind.
They are not easy to grow.
And a flower, whether ancient or
modern, must be comparatively easy to
handle before it becomes popular in
amateur gardens.
A lily here, and lily there, yes, but
not lilies everywhere. -
They are hard to grow, let those who
do happen to have solved the problem
say what they will.
They are rather fnicky about their
soil, and especially about the position
in which they grow.
1t Is often impossible for the average
gardener, under average city and sub
urban conditions, to give lilies exactly
what they want in these respects.
The home gardener, no less than his
flowers, Is faced by certain rigidity Of
conditions. This is one of the reasons
why such gardening is more Of test
of skill than Is generally realized.
Limitations Of time and money are
but two handicaps; another, and still
greater, in some respects, is the gen.
eral lack Of scope, the very rigidity Of
so many square feet Of ground, def
nitely placed, shaded, and so on.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

with excitement. All eyes strain down
the empty track. The minutes drag
Then in the distance there is the sound
Of cheering. and, 80 heralded, the leader
comes into view, sturdily pacing OF
wearily staggering, as the case may be
Perhaps he Is alone, far ahead of his
rivals Perhaps, instead, he is but one
Of group, hotly pressed by his COM
petitors. In either event, it is an un-
forgettable picture-that final effort
toward the ultimate goal. The crowd
cheers him on. But over the friendly
din he hears the threatening rush of
the runners behind him. He gathers all
his strength, all his will, for the last
effort. In an instant it is over. He
flashes across the line, a maker Of his
tory. After him, near or far, comes the
field, competing for the lesser honors,
carrying on to the end because it is good
craftsmanship so to do.
The race should attract an excep-
tional gallery. Thousands who ordi-
AohAy Poy Aio dttClIIOil W
varieties of sport, it may be presumed,
will wish to see this classic contest. In
their thought, as they await the victor
at the Zero Milestone, may be recol-
lection Of their reading of the story Of
the first marathon that ever was run
the ordeal Of Pheidippides, Olympic
champion, in 400 B. C.. There is no
brighter page in human annals than
that which tells Of his struggle from the
battlefield of Marathon to Athens with
the glad tidings, Rejoice. we conquer"
Not all the contestants tomorrow will
know about the brave Greek athlete Of
old time. But in the imagination Of
some of them his bright shade will be
present. The courage and determina-
ton which he personified are immortal
in the hearts Of all who follow him in
the great race Of life.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

tions. There viii never come an END
to the good that he has done"
@. What is the fastest speed for a
sustained bird flight2-R. T. J.
A. The fastest bird whose speed has
been measured Is the West Indian cloud
swift, which Is capable of 100 miles per
hour sustained flight.
@. Is Tel Aviv an up-to-date city2
e. l.. T.
A. With a population of 10000, Tel
Aviv has all the conveniences of a
metropolis such as theaters, cafes, clubs
and fine shops. In and around the
city there are numerous factories. In
addition to its commercial aspects, 1t
Is center of cultural activities.
@. Who was the first United States
consul at London?-V. p. G.
A. Joshua johnson was the first
United States consul in London He
was merchant who had settled In
London and was appointed consul from
l785 to 1877.
@. How many paintings, relies, etc.
are there In the Louvre?-W H.
A. An inventory Of the ministry Of
education lists the following: Greek
and Roman antiquities, % 600; Eastern
antiquities. $4,000; painting and draw
ings, 1880, sculpture, 2,098: furniture
and art objects, 1928; Far East objects,
1923.
@. What is pot -metal9-A. r.
A. The glass employed in stained
glass windows is colored in the making
by tmting IN the melting pot with
various metallic oxides. The self-col-
ored glass Is called pot-metal
Q. Where does Dorothy Harrison
Eustis train her police dogs and main
tain the Seeing Eye?-H. J.
A. Mrs. Eustis' kennels are Just out
side Of Morristown, N. j., on the Whip
pany road. 1t is here that the Seeing
Eye supplies traffic guides for the blind.
The dog and master are brought to-
gether and the training Is so skillful
that after four weeks the blind master
Is safe even in heavy city traffic.
@. What is tilleul2-E B. D.
A. It is tea made from the leaves
Of the linden tree.
O.. What are cetaceans?-M. H.
A. They are mammals whose structure
Is so modified as to render them fit for
an aquatic life; for instance, whales,
dolphins and porpoises.
Q. How long have Fiat cars been
made?-K. Med.
A. The Fiat Fabbrica Italiana Auto
mobil Torino) Italian motor car COM
pany was founded in 1893. The origi-
nal car was specially designed to cope
with mountain conditions in Northern
Italy.
@. What are the oldest pulp maga-
Zines?-H. G.
A. The veterans of this type are the
Argosy, started in 1882, and the ALL
Story, IN 1889.
@. Who was Gambrinus?-E. B.
A. Gambrinus was a mythical Flem-
ish King who Is credited with the first
brewing Of beer. His name Is usually
derived from that of Jan Primus, T. e.,
Jan (John) I, the victorious Duke Of
Bxabant 1261-94), who was president
Of the Brussels gild Of breweries; his
portrait with foaming glass of ale in
his hand had the place Of honor In
the gid hall, and this led in time to
the myth Of the beer king, who is usu-
ally represented with tankard in his
hand.
Q. What Is the proposed German
plan to increase the number of mar
riages by q loan?-D. L. K.
A. The German program allows for
Q loan of $275 to each newly married
couple, to be repaid within eight and q
half years at the rate Of / per cent Q
month
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Currency expansion may relieve sit
uation in which dollar cannot travel
fast enough to perform its precious serv-
ice IN meeting obligations. In fact,
when mills are closed and farms are
abandoned the dollar Is likely to stay
in hiding for lack of a place to 60.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Investigator Pecora shows why it is
safe to reduce Government salaries, A
man who Is really interested In his
duties will work as hard for 5000 or
$500 q month as he would for 10000
a year.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

A Missouri college has decided to per-
nit students to 60 without hose on the
score Of economy. No department store
advertising manager has been so cruel
as to remind them that stockings were
never 80 cheap.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Long-Felt Want.

With all these improvements In the
| new autos no one has yet suggested the
elimination Of the windshield wiper so
the cops would have no place to put
their trafhc tickets.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

According to Senator Vandenberg,
carpet baggers have gone out of favor
IN politics, Most Of the statesmen are
satisfied to make little journeys with
golf bags.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Member of the Associated Press.
The New Order.

The first session OF the Seventy-tn1rd
Congress has passed into history. What
will result from the remarkable recov-
cry program put through the Congress
ut the behest of President Roosevelt. Is
q matter Of the future-the near future.
Old ideas OF the relationship Of Gov
ernment to industry, to agriculture, to
the railroads and to nearly every activ-
tty In the country have been scrapped.
The relationship between the individual
units in industry has been changed
drastically. A centralization Of power in
the hands of the Governmental the
President himself-has been planned.
At the same time there Is to be cen
tralization In industry itself. Upon the
extent to which these extraordinary
powers are put into operation and upon
the manner in which they work will
depend the immediate future Of the
Unittd States. Under the new system
the United States will be a different
place In which to live. Will it be
better?
The legislation enacted by the Con-
gress Is declared for the most part to
be temporary in character. Presumably
st is to be abandoned at the end of a
year or two, once there has been a real
recovery In industry and labor. 1t is
true. however, that the proponents of
much Of this legislation believe that
once tried, their new systems will not
be relinquished but will become per-
manent. Here again the success or
failure Of the legislation will tell the
answer.
The President called upon the Con-
gress to respond to his recommenda-
tions in the same spirit that it would
respond to the recommendations Of a
Chief Executive during state of war.
The Congress has responded. Here
and there individual members have re-
volted. In some cases whole groups
have opposed recommendations of the
President and his advisers. Rarely
perhaps only In one instance-has
there been a complete party division.
And that one instance was over the
veterans compensation. The country
demanded action. It was tired Of the
division between the Executive and the
Legislative branches which during the
previous three or four years had made
action almost impossible. And, further,
Il was back Of President Roosevelt.
Now that Congress has legislated it
remains for the President to put all
these vast operations Of government
into effect. It remains, too, for the
people themselves to respond to the
stimulating influence of the legisla-
tton. They must adjust themselves to
the new order II 1t is to be made a
success. They must do so for their own
sake or be prepared to scrap all that
has recently been done and try some
thing else.
The powers given to President Roose-
Relt are 30 numerous and so bread that
they stagger the imagination. He has
complete control Of the currency Of the
country. He has control of industry, of
the banks, of the railroads, Of agricul-
ture. 1t is tremendous responsibility
TO place upon q Chief Executive. The
President. with great courage, has as
sumed the burden. He is fallible, like
Al other humans. He may make mis-
takes and undoubtedly will make them
But If his successes overbalance the
mistakes, he will have done a great job
for the American people.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Those who have contended for the
dignity of the Senate are apparently
willing to adjourn, but do not wish to
allow 1t to appear that they are going
on the run
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Commencement essays are no longer
referred to with patronizing federation
The graduate Of today may in time
reach political prominence as the col
lege professor of the future.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Taxation without representation has
been dispensed with-excepting in the
District Of Columbia. What is now be-
ing considered is taxation without mis-
representation.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Out of Date.

From the Sioux Falls Daily Argus-Leader.
Viscount Snowden, former chancellor
Of the English exchequer, believes that
Great Britain should pay her debts to
the United States. He's old-fashioued.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
With.holders,

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Those corporations organized to exc
cute a transfer Of stock to evade income
tax might be called WITHHOLDING COM
panies. ..
Evening star., 1933-06-16

Discretion was shown by g. Bernard
Shaw in using all the radio time avail
able at a single session. He has not
been invited to take any encores.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

In some respects Max Steuer Is a
conservative lawyer who is confident Of
his ability to pull client through with
out resort to psychoanalysis.
Evening star., 1933-06-16

1t must be conceded that German
standards are shifting when the nation
takes more pride in pugilist than it
shows in Einstein.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Straight FLYER.

From the Oakland Tribune.
A robot pilot on an airplane is one
who does not go off his course to fly
over the bathing beaches.
Evening star., 1933-06-16
Too Easily in Agreement,

Too Easily in Agreement.
A wise man says, IT may sometimes be
wrong
And soon he meets with a censorious
throng
That says your noble speech was not
amiSs.
We much suspect one of those times
Is this"