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Evening star., 1934-07-17
Everybody Doing What
They Oughtn't to Do?

To the Editor Of The Star:
You will shed light upon a peculiarly
pressing present public problem by
passing this to your readers:
THE plans and specifications for
all buildings provided for in this act
under appropriations administered by
the Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia shall be prepared under the
supervision Of the municipal architect,
and those for school buildings after
consultation with the Board of Edu-
cation, and shall be approved by the
Commissioners and shall be con-
structed in conformity thereto"
This language is in the District Of
Columbia appropriation act for 1895,
approved by the President June 1,
1884 1t has been in District acts for
years.
Probably the Fine Arts Commission
is not aware that this law prevents
that body from interfering with plans
for buildings provided for out of tax
revenues of the District Of Columbia,
school buildings included.
Permanent law of the District (sec-
ton 81 of title 20) further sets forth
that the municipal architect shall
serve under the direction Of the Engi-
neer Commissioner Of the District of
Columbia.
The Fine Arts Commission is q
United States Government appendage,
not District of Columbia agency. 1t
was created to pass upon the "arti-
ness" Of fountains, statues and the
like. BY presidential orders its field
was widened, but no executive order
should override or nullify existing
statute law. The District Commits
sioners ought to protect District people
under the law which clothes them
with the authority which the Fine
Arts Commission presumes to assume.
The following also should be in
tereSting to your readers:
THE control Of the public schools
of the District of Columbia is hereby
vested in a Board of Education, to
consist of nine members, all Of whom
shall have been for five years i'm
mediately preceding their appointment
bona fide residents of the District of
Columbia" (Section /, title 7-Edu-
cation-1929 Code, D. c.
The law says that District public
school affairs are to be controlled by
five-year bona f1de residentS-not in
any particular by the Fine Arts Com
mission with nonresident makeup.
Something further that should be
OF especial interest to your readers
is this:
The board shall appoint one super
intendent for all the public schools
of the District of Columbia, who shall
hold office for three years and who
shall have the direction Of and super
vision of all matters pertaining to the
instruction in all the schools under
the Board of Education" (Section 4,
title 7-Education-1929 Code, D. CO.
The Fine Arts Commission seems
to have started of on the wrong foot
II it addressed TO the superintendent
Of public schools a letter concerning
any matter that does not lawfully
come under his jurisdiction.
With everybody doing something
they oughtn't to do-with so many
doing something they have no au-
thority to do-the Districts affairs
are being expensively done over or
extravagantly overdone from earliest
morning light to the setting of the
sun. JOSEPH w. CHEYNEY.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Unity of Action and
Needs of Local Sections

To the Editor of The Star:
Permit me, through the columns OF
your valuable paper, to express my
views and congratulate the Southeast
Association and citizens for the wide
awake spirit and united efforts pur-
sued on their part In demanding
greater recognition, as well as i'm
provements from the Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia in con-
nection with their needs In the Sec
ton mentioned above. admire their
pluck and fight, and the accomplish
mentS obtained recently. It will show
and prove conclusively to the resi-
dents of other sections that they
must combine and unite in their en-
deavors, to receive recognition from
the Commissioners for the various
sections where they reside and own
property. The Southeast citizens
demonstrated beyond any doubt that
unity Is most essential and impera-
tive when suggesting or seeking i'm
provements. / think it should and
undoubtedly will be an impetus for
other sections to follow the leader
snip VI tuS ooutilcdSt SrCIAoA II tAAch
demands. I regret TO say that on
many occasions the Commissioners
turn a deaf ear TO the appeals of
citizens in their efforts to secure re-
dress and justice. They need an oc-
casional awakening, such as was pur-
sued and administered by the South
east people 1t should act and prove
as a gentle reminder that the in
terests of the citizens must be zeal
ously looked after. guarded and pro-
tected on all occasions, otherwise the
Commissioners must look for and ex-
pect to be called upon for an ae-
counting. More especially by those
treated in such an Indifferent, unjust
and unwise way. HENRY r. ASH.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Coast Strike Result of
Roosevelt Revolution"
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor OF The star:
The general strike on the Pacific
Coast IS q natural result of events in
the United States during the past two
and one-half years.
Let 1t be remembered that during
the last administration there were
fewer strikes than in any other similar
period in our country's history.
Sound efforts were proceeding to-
ward solution of our major economic
difficulties. A Republican President,
while encouraging maintenance Of
wage scales and expanding public
works construction in q reasonable
and economical manner, was bending
every energy toward establishment of
a balanced Federal budget, the main
tenance Of a sound currency and the
| restoration Of that measure of public
confidence on which alone a solid
structure OF business can be based.
This effort was embarrassed by
demagogic insistence that budget
balance was unnecessary, that in
equitable taxation was desirable, that
monetary experimentation was justi-
fable and that huge extravagances in
public outlay would cure the de-
preston"
The political campaign of 1882 ex-
hibited the strength Of these counSels
OF impstience, urged forward by the
| fallaeious statement~tha "it couldn't
| be worse" and by the wickedly false
| implication that miscreants of the
financial world we're in league with
rafH HaF fal
hoods, the people were told that ECO
nomic laws are made by human
beings"
The new administration. assuming
! authority March 4, 1888, found itself
unable to Withstand the sophistries of
economic tinkerers. panacea peddlers
| and Treasury raiders, who had gained
| influence and power by infiammatory
appeals grounded in untruth and half
| truth. Immediately there was an
abandonment of basically sound prin-
| ciples, the Government asserting that
no longer would 1t seek to assure the
integrity Of the Federal Treasury, no
| longer would it promote stability Of
| the monetary unit, no longer would II
endeavor to protect consumers against
the impoSitions of monopoliSts. but
instead would initiate every manner
of extravaganza, require business to
function with guesswork money, or
ganize far-fiung devices to assure the
profits Of producers, professors and
distributors of commodities and under
take the control of all economic life
by system of Government planning. A."
1t is perfectly natural that as these
expedients demonstrate their inability
to build a permanent basis for the
revival of languiShing trade and COM
merce the counSels of impatience
which were so SedulouSly cultivated in
the demagogic campaign of 1892
should expand in fervor. DiSappoint-
ment, chagrin and despair grip the
laboring community. Strikes and up
risings are the logical results. Expert
ment has sown the wind and is reap
ing the whirlwind. The Roosevelt
Revolution" is progressing.
G.. w. HANCOCK.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Traffic Cops Comment
OnLiquOr and Accidents
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
The writer notes your news item
and editorial on the increase Of acci-
dents due to liquor. He agrees with
the expressions therein and the facts
published we're brought home to him
last week. While passing through a
small town in Pennsylvania a traffic
tie-up resulted in a conversation with
an officer of the town who stated that
a 6-year-old child and its grand
mother had just been killed by a
drunken driver. The officer added Il
didn't think much of prohibition be-
fore, but l got to say we didn't have
any accidents like that during pro-
hibition." J. E. WHITE.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What is the Dotsero cutoff
r. 3.
A. 1t is q 3s-mile railway line con-
Meeting the Denver a. Salt Lake Rail-
road with the Denver a. Rio Grande
western. This combination reduces
the running time between Chicago
and San Francisco via Denver and
Pueblo by 10 hours. and adds miles Of
beautiful scenery for the view Of
travellers.
@. For which Roosevelt was the
Roosevelt Memorial Hospital in New
York named2-A. J. r.
A. For James Henry Roosevelt.
philanthropist, born November 10,
1900, New York City. N. Y. He was
the son Of James Christopher and
Catherine (Byvank) Roosevelt. and
apparently o fourth cousin Of the
Presidents. Mr.. Roosevelt devoted
his entire life TO philanthropy and at
his death, 1853, bequeathed $1,000.
900. which by wise investment, In
creased to $4,000 900. for the found
ing of the Roosevelt Memorial Hos
pital Of New York. which bears his
name and was opened In 1871.
@. When was the Y. NJ. II. A.
organizedp-M. B.
A. The Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
citation was organized in New York In
1874. The Honorable Simon Wolf
and the Honorable Henry King. jr.,
we're greatly interested in the move
ment.
@. Who wrote the alma mater
hymn Of West Point Academy
L. OH.
A. 1t was written by Poull Reinecke
Of the class OF 1911.
Q. Please explain the expressions,
underground railroad and grapevine
telegraph.-E o. B.
A. The terms are figures Of speech.
They refer to secret arrangements for
the forwarding of persons or informa-
ton. The underground railroad was,
specifically. the system Of helping es-
capped slaves to freedom. Northern
abolitionists, In sympathy with the
slaves. would help them escape to
Canada, where they we're not amena-
BILE to the fugitive slave law. Any
secret system of communication by
word Of mouth or hidden notes Is q
grapevine telegraph.
Q. Does Mr.. Haskin receive MANY
silly letters2-H. E.
A. The amount Of foolish mail IS
practically nil. There is a standing
offer to answer any question of fact
Tor any one for no charge other than
a stamp for reply postage. Dignified
answers are given to all inquirers
Such valuable free service is appre-
ciated by the public and very few
liberties are taken with the service.
@. Who was the first painter 10
make a portrait Of George Washing
ton?-M. C.
A. Charles Wilson Peale made the
earliest. Altogether he made fourteen
likenesses Of Washington, the earliest
OF which represents him in the uni
form Of Virginia colonel. 1t is the
only one in existence OF those painted
before the Revolution.
@. What is an extrovert? An in
trovert?-P. d.
A. An extrovert, in psychology, is q
person whose emotions pass readily
into external expressions and actions
the interest occupying itself upon ex.
ternal objects. An introvert is Q
person Of brooding, reflective type
tending TO withdraw his psychic &C.
tivity into himself.
@. What is the lead" in pencil:
made of?-A. M. II.
A. The lead in everyday use Is
made OF graphite mixed with clay
The graphite Is reduced to powder BY
grinding. Water is then added and
the substance is run through mixers
Evening star., 1934-07-17

Inexplicsbis Is the only way to de-
scribe the varying loss Of plants as
the result Of last Winters extreme
cold.
With Summer firmly here at last,
it is possible 10 see Just what damage
was done, and it IS found to have
been very uneven.
1t varied with the garden, not with
the plant material
Many persons lost al their roses,
while other gardeners with much the
same varieties find theirs in better
shape than ever.
Privet hedges. which most persons
in this vicinity thought could not be
killed at all, were a complete loss with
some and q halfway loss with many
others.
Still others. after cutting their
hedges back, report better and finer
growth than before.
The loss Of privet hedges. or their
near loss, has been a great disap-
pointment with many.
Here was one growing thing, they
thought, which could not be Winter
killed.
Today they know better.
In contrast, the barberry hedges
have never looked better. While this
hedging material lacks tie priiT1 quail
ity of the privet-when the latter Is
trimmed as often as it ought to be-it
Is now seen to be q more reliable
actor in the garden scene.
There always has been a great diff
ference in opinion among household
erS as TO the ordinary barberry.
Some like 1t. others do not. But for
an all-round plant, there are few
things to equal it.
1t Is an especially valuable hedging
where privacy is desired. as few living
creatures care to push through its
sharp thorns.
They may start, but they seldom
continue.
Ordinary barberry, to say nothing
OF the red-leaved sort, has a real
place in foundation planting. too. One
may be inclined TO think at times that
the use of evergreens has been much
overdone. The latter have their
places, but not so thickly as often
seen. For every good planting in
first class shape, as usually found,
there will be half dozen in which
the specimens closest to the house
are brown and in poor shape, espe-
cially on the inner side.
Barberry, for all that it has no par
ticular distinctive shape. never
browns, wherever placed, but keeps
nice and green, and often fairly so all
Winter long, 1t is not evergreen, in
any sense, but, given a bit of protec-
ton from north winds, does q fairly
good job of evergreening it.
Barberry is good, too, as a specimen
plant, and is particularly fine at the
back of property lines. acting both as
a low screen and sensible hedging and
fencing material.
A valuable feature is that it re-
quires no trimming. Only those who
have spent hours of their lives snip
ping away at privet hedge can know
the true value of this. 1t does away
with a nuisance of the first water,
second only to that supreme nuisance,
working a small hand sprayer which
requires constant pumping.
An Army colonel, a large and
husky fellow, once borrowed one of
those small 50-cent sprayers from q
neighbor.
THAT was the hardest work ever
did in my life," he said, when he
brought 1t back
And he never borrowed it again.
OF all the sad words of tongue
Evening star., 1934-07-17

the proper amount OF nnely powered
clay being thoroughly blended into Il.
A little lampblack is sometimes added
to increase the hlackness. After
thorough mixing the mass Is pressed
and then passed through dies.
@. Should children between the
ages of II and 40 be permitted to
eat as much food as sdults2--F. E.
A. Boys and girls In their teens
need as much food as grown people,
and sometimes more. They have not
completed their growth and are as
active as adults or more so.
@. In what direction does the
Leaning Tower OF Pisa lean3-K. v.
A. 1t is inclined at present about
l3 feet, 8 inches toward the south.
@. How long is the port of Fort
Churchill open each SUMMER
z. S.
A. Fort Churchill Ia a new port
on Hudson Bay at the mouth Of
the Churchill River. Manitoba. II Is
the only good harbor on the entire
bay and has been recently developed
as a short Summer grain highway to
Europe. From Winnipeg TO Liver
pool via Fort Churchill is over 500
miles less than via Montreal. and
from Edmonton to Liverpool almosa
| / 900 miles less. For sailing ships
such as the Hudson Bay Co. has
\ long employed. the season for safe
navigation is from July is to october
/. 1t is claimed that specially built
and protected steamers would be safe
from the ice between June is and
November /.
@. Are treadmills operated by ami
mails still in use anywhere2-P. j. S.
A. Treadmills operated by horses.
oxen and other animals are In use
in many countries. In the United
States such mills are used compara-
lively little, but in some sections Of
/ the South, treadmill power is used
for simple power production. In
Cuba treadmills are still used for
grinding sugar cane. All through the
Orient they are used for raising
water. for gristmills and similar uses.
@. When did New York City have
q pageant called the Melting Pot2--
B. M.
A. New York City in 1914 gave
a pageant of the Melting Pot in which
Irish. Bohemians. Croatians, Poles,
Ruthenians, Jews and Italians Of that
city exhibited their native songs,
dances and costumes.
Q. Who we're Lupe Velez' parents
and what is her real name?-K. L.
| A. Her father was an officer in the
Mexican Army, her mother an opera
singer. Velez fas her mothers maiden
name. Her real name is Guadalupe
Villalobos.
@. Have Canadian Boy Scouts had
q tree-planting programme. F.
A. They have planted close TO
100000 trees during six annual Boy
Scout reforestation camps at Angus,
Ontario. A thousand trees each were
planted this year by the 80 Boy Scouts
attending the camp. During another
Scout reforestation drive at Stirling,
Ontario, the school children OF six
townships we're invite dby the Boy
Scouts to join them in planting 1000
young trees. Boy Scouts in Nova
Scotia also engage In this useful work.
@. Who Is the leading composer
of French popular music at pres
ent7-A. H.
A. Mireille Is called the George
Gershwin OF Paris and her songs are
on the lips of most Parisians.
@. Who has been elected president
OF William and Mary TO succeed the
| late DIR. Chandler Pc R
A. John Stewart Bryan, publisher
OF the Richmond, Va, News-Leader,
has been elected president OF the
College Of William and Mary. He
! will take Office September /.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Rata bv Afail--PayabIs In Advances.
Merited Criticism.

AAElIlCA SiAbASabhhs
A part Of the general public. at
least, Is becoming familiar with that
growing tendency OF executive and
legislative bodies TO assume powers
hitherto rested with the Judiciary. q
development that is strongly criticized
in the report Of special committee
Of the American Bar Association. That
report points out that;
When judicial power is combined
with executive or legislative power, a
maxim fundamental to the admin
istration Of justice is disregarded,
that a man should not be permitted
10 adiudse his own case.
In the past year there have been
notable instances In which the agency
charged with the administration Of
a law has become the court which
decides upon the violation OF that
law, Judging the parties alleged 10 be
guilty of such viola ton OF law and
fxing the penalty. No judicial tribunal
has ever ruled. and 1t is not likely
that any ever viii rule. on the can
collation. of the airmail contracts or
whether those who lost their con-
tracts we're guilty of the grave viola
ton OF laws and otherwise repre-
hensible acts with which they we're
charged. Under the N. r. A., the
privilege OF cracking down" on al
legged violators OF law may not be
in serious dispute. but the practice
under the N. r. A. Of judging the
guilt Of violators and then cracking
down. with those thus judged guilty
denied the right of appeal to any
regular court OF justice, falls within
the category OF those recent develop
ments in Government which are criti-
cized in the report of the lawyers.
In the Hartman mills case. no one
could seriously contest the right OF
the N. r. A. to withhold Blue
Eagle, provided the culprit was
guilty as charged of certain sins OF
omission. But the significant fact
was that the Governments conSti-
tuted agency for bringing the mat
ter into a court Of law. where the
guilt or innocence OF the accused
could be settled, lacked any grounds
on which to proceed.
The committee report points out
that when an administrative tribu-
nal Is charged with investigation Of
alleged violation of law or its own
regulations and with the preparation
and conduct of the very proceedings
on which it sits in Judgment and with
the defense Of its own decisions on
appeal it is doing exactly what the
experience OF ages has demonstrated
to be unwiSe, and, indeed. unwork-
able" Recent developments have in
dicated that the condition is even
more subject to criticism, for resort
TO tire courts for an appeal from
decisions has more than once been
effectively blocked on technicalities,
Along with this assumption Of judi
eial functions, the lawyers criticize
its inevitable accompaniment which
is the maze OF conflicting and over
tapping" administrative agencies,
which defy the most expert to un-
ravel, Since March the number Of
executive orders alone is more than
the total issued between 1862 and
1900, while the N. r, AS codes and
regulations and administrative orders,
together with those Of other admin
istrative agencies, constitute larger
volume Of legal literature than the
Evening star., 1934-07-17
SHOOTING STARS.
By rHnANDER JOHNSON.

Neighborly Affection.
! used to love my neighbor,
And I try to do 30 still.
would help him In his labor
with my little share Of skill.
There is just this little bother
That I very plainly see
My neighbor would much rather Z
Entertain dislike for me.
No difference am ! showing
From the general human style.
Each would gladly be bestowing
A bright, condescending smile
There Is always q contention
As to honors that are At.
It's that air Of condescension
That makes everybody quit!
Evening star., 1934-07-17
and Takers
At Concert Programs

To the Editor OF The Star:
Recently when at a concert I was
annoyed by people near me talking
and laughing and by a crying baby
behind me. 1t is unfortunate that
music lovers whose main recreation
and pleasure in life is listening to in
spring and uplifting music should so
often have their enjoyment spoiled by
inconsiderate individuals in the audi
ence. Many people apparently do not
attend concerts to hear the music, but
only to visit with their friends and TO
hold conversations during the progam.
II also seems TO me wrong for mothers
70 bring babies and ANAL children TO
Evening star., 1934-07-17

concerts, as they become restless and
create disturbance, and 1t Is unfair
TO people who also pay TO hear mu-
steal programs. Another very annoy-
ing matter is the people who con-
stantly go out during a concert to Get
refreshments or water, as they force
every one TO rise to let them pass and
interrupt the program.
DOROTHY A. DAVIS.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Immediate Concern.

ImmtuIHN CUhCtIH.
Professor, dear, you're making clea
The prehistoric past;
Likewise what we may have to fear
There in the future vast.
Professor, dear, your honored brain
Is wondrous. avow-
And yet I wish you could explain
what's happening right now.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

When an eminent citizen accepts q
college degree his action does not
necessarily imply a complete accept
ance of all the opinions the college
may have assisted in getting into cir
culation.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

1t is truthfully remarked by Clar-
ence Darrow that 1t ia better to study
q plan thoroughly before executing it.
Carrying his own method . little
further, If things seem to be going
wrong q psychoanalyst should be
called in without delay.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

Business giants" are said to be
organising to restrict N. r. A. This
may be something like what Lillipu-
tian leaders said when they decided
to tie UP old man Gulliver.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

Gov. Ritchie is a champion OF
States rights to the extent of believ-
ing that the State ought to let a man
run for Governor as often as he
wishes.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

Bottle manufacturers will not be al
lowed to deliver their wares TO illicit
dealers. Bootleg bottles may be found
as easy to make as bootleg contents.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

After studying the plots Of some Of
those old wagnerian operas, the Ber-
lin public has learned not to mind a
little scandal in high places.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

when German and Italian leaders
meet, the results show that it wax no
idealistic peace conference.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

Germany used to be teaching the
world philosophy. 1t is now teaching
forbearing humanity the need Of 1t.
Evening star., 1934-07-17

A silent and steadfast force in Ger
man affairs, Old Man Hindenburg just
keeps rolling along.
Evening star., 1934-07-17
Protection?

Prom the Miami Daily News.
Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell says enemy
flyers viii destroy our skyscranern
despite the fact that most on them
are completely covered By MORTGAGES.