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Evening star., 1935-01-18
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

convention in Atlantic City next
month it will make an important
feature of this years tercentenary
anniversary of the first American high
school-the Boston Latin School,
founded on April l3. 1885, Is years
after the landing of the Pilgrims. In
a formal statement. President ROoSe-
welt has called upon the 6000,0 900 boys
and girls now in high schools to cele-
brate this important anniversary in
the life of the American people, IN a
manner which will bring windy be-
fore parents and -toWnsinCl. tine
significance, the contribution and the
goals of their schools" The President
says that the country's 10000 public
and private high schools are de
veloping the most precious resource
of the Nation. the latent intelligence
OF OUR young people"
y 4
Under the leadership of its executive
director. Henry w. Toll of Colorado.
the first meeting of the Council Of
State Governments is being held in
Washington today and tomorrow,
Jointly with the Interstate Commits
sion on Conflicting Taxation. The
new council, first of its kind in Amer
ican history, will serve as a co-ordi-
mating body for the States, particu-
larly in promoting regional agreements
or compacts, and in facilitating deal
ingS among various States. The cOun-
Gil will also be a permanent contact
between the States collectively and the
Federal Government. The impending
social security establishment, with its
intricate plans for tax distribution,
will afford the council an ideal field
of activity. 1t works in close liaiSon
with the Governors Conference and
the associations of attorneys general
and secretaries of State.
X X X
Walters in the United States Senate
emblazoned in lurid red on the COL
lars of their white coats. AS some
customers have already remarked
pointedly on the similarity of the in
itials to those which signify the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics, they
are to make way for some mark
of identification less communistic
in hue. The Senate restaurants
are in charge of the Committee
on Rules, of which Senator Copeland
Democrat, of New York, is chairman
Carnations are the only things in RED
to which the observation-disclosures is
particularly addicted.
It looks as though the adminiStra-
ton thinks that what the Virgin
Islands need is all the intellectual
stuff that can be given them in the
way of administrative talent. MOI
only is the Governor Of the islands
DR.. Paul M. Pearson, formerly oi
Swarthmore, a college professor, but
now Secretary Ickes has named Rob-
ert Herrick. novelist and former pro-
fessor of English at the University
of Chicago, to be secretary of the
island government. Mr.. Herrick, ma.
tive of Cambridge, Mass, and resi-
dent of Maine, was graduated from
Harvard and once taught rhetoric al
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech.
nology. He has produced about 2(
books, mostly novels, during the past
40 years.
II X X X
An authority who knows all about
hot oil. just spotlighted by the Su,
preme Court, says it was q 5000, ,0O(
racket In 1894.
(Copyrfsht 1881
Evening star., 1935-01-18
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

Such pods and seeds as these hold q
fascination for certain temperaments.
It Is not any wonder that the Ken
tuckians made some use of them.
Looking at the green waxy sub
stance which lines the pods-none of
them as long as inches, the length
given by authorities-the spectator
may think that the inclusion Of this
substance in the brew would help
matters.
1t should have a natural sweetness,
from all appearances. which would
add to the result Of strictly amateur
coffee substitute making.
One would think offhand that II
there were any particular virtue in
these seeds as such a substitute 1t
would have been discovered long ago,
as many substances are ground up to
help the flavor OF drinks intended to
substitute for coffee.
There is an interest in coffee sub
stitutes nowadays, not from what may
be called a necesSarian standpoint,
but simply in an effort to get away
from the catfein content of the popu-
lar hot drink.
At this time of collection. the pods
are set atire with the greatest diffi-
Guilty, and when burning give of a
pleasant aroma not perfume, by any
means, but not at all offensive.
The outer wax which seems to cover
the woody shell, OF pod, with a raisin-
like brown tint, meltS and tends to
run, upon the application Of heat.
No doubt If these pods could be COL
lected in numbers, and thoroughly
dried out. they would make excellent
kindling for the fireplace.
When the green inner substance Is
Scraped away. the back of the shell
is revealed. 1t is the usual yellowish
white 0f fresh wood, and strikes the
eye as veneer of pine might.
There are slight yellow lines run
ming across the inside of the pods re-
sembling the grain in more orthodox
woods.
Since the Kentucky coffee tree is
a native, it ought to have keen in
terest for many home gardeners. The
native trees deserve our support.
Why should We take to our horticul-
tural hearts such a tree as the Chi
neSe elm, as good as 1t is, before we
have tried such things as the Gym
nocladus, whose name, OF course,
means naked referring to the bare
branches in Winter?
We do not know about the root
length of this tree. but if it is rela-
tive Of the locust, there is probabil-
ity that the roots do not go down as
far as they might, and this must be
against 1t.
| II our common locust trees, in sew
eral varieties. had better roots. and
/ their limbs were not so given to blow
/ ing off. there would be no more popu-
/ lar trees, for they are graceful in
the extreme and very pretty at any
/ time of the year.
| 1t is probable that the coffee tree
| is better rooted, slower growing, and
/ longer lasting. owing to its habitat,
which includes Canada. A tree TO
be able to survive the winds there
must have good roots.
/ The height Gymnocladus canaden-
/ sis attains is between so and 60 feet,
which is tall enough for a city or
/ the club grounds. it is a handsome
! thing and worthy of more widespread
| planting.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Social Security Program.


: President Roosevelt's social security
plan, revealed in detail for the first
time yesterday, while modest in its
beginnings, has vast implications. The
Chief Executive, understanding as he
does that the adoption of such plan
and its ultimate and full operation will
mean great change in the economic
life of the people, wisely cautions Con-
greSS that it should proceed carefully
and not, by too ambitious beginnings,
perhaps bring discredit on the whole
scheme of social security.
The social security plan advanced
by the President is not an emergency
affair. 1t is designed to set in motion
system that will endure throughout
the years. Undoubtedly as time
progresses, additions will be made,
changes that seem wise and that may
be necessary under new conditions.
The plan breaks new ground in this
country, though unemployment in
surance, old-age pensions and other
forms of social insurance have been
tried in other countries, and old-age
pensions have been written into law
in some of the States of the Union.
In the first place, the plan is ma
tional in scope, although the CO.
operation of the States with the Fed
eral Government runs throughout. In
the second place, and of great i'm
portance, social security for the whole
people becomes matter of Govern
ment concern, of Government control;
it becomes compulsory upon the in
dividual and upon industry. Hither-
to. in America, social security has
been considered matter for the in
dividual. He has been taught to make
provision for his old age, for sickness,
and for his family. Under the So
cial security plan, this largely passes
out of the hands Of the great mass
of the people.
Old-age pensions and annuities are
not new in this country. The trouble
with a system under which these
things are provided by individual in
itiative has been that too many indi-
viduals have failed to make provision
for their old age Sometimes this has
been through no fault of their own.
but due to circumstances over which
they had no control Unemployment
insurance has never existed as such
here. Workers have sought to insure
themselves against unemployment by
showing willingness and ability, by. Or
ganization in labor unions. When
business has decreased, however, the
workers have lost their jobs. There
has been no aid for them, barring
what they might have saved for
rainy day, or local charity, or more
recently Federal relief. The President
proposes to put in motion Self-Sus-
tanning system of insurance against
these hazards of life. 1t Is huge
and important undertaking. It re-
quires the most careful study before
it is finally launched. And it must
be guarded against the influences of
politics.
The present program has been
worked out so as to place as small
burden upon industry, in its struggle
back from the depression, as possible.
Nor does the financial burden to be
placed upon the Federal Government
appear staggering at all. Certainly
not at the start. The objects Of the
social security program are admirable.
The thing now is to make it work
effectively, efficiently and without too
great burden on the people who
must, after all, sustain it as well as
benefit by it.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

In old Kentucky they did a great
many peculiar things, evidently, out
of necessity.
One of them was to gather the seeds
Of GymEocladus canadensis, roast and
grind them as coffee.
Hence the popular name Of Ken
lucky coffee tree, which has been
given to this cousin Of the locust and
redbud.
One does not have to get West to
see this tree. Many are growing in
and around Washington.
Two fine specimens stand just to
the rear of the Connecticut avenue
entrance of the Chevy Chase Club.
Pods containing the beanlike seeds
were sprinkled freely on the sidewalk
the other day by that heavy wind,
which blew In plate-glass windows
downtown.
These waxy pods, of raisin color
or very dark wine. were still moist,
kept that way in part by their con-
nection with the tree until that
moment
Some of the pods had split and the
dark seeds almost as large as your
thumb. scattered over the walk.
The inside of the pods was lined
with a moist layer of protective green
substance of slightly fragrant
character.
Exposure to the air hardened this
to a sort of CONCEALED wax. The pur-
pose probably is to keep the seeds
from drying out too completely before
Spring, Natures planting time.
-
lone of the handsomest Of all hardy
trees" says an authority.
Despite the fact that the branches
are held remarkable" for upright
direction and an exceedingly rough
bark. there probably is nothing about
the tree to attract the attention OF
the average passerby.
The leaves are very large and some
what feathered, as those of the locust.
The GymnocladuS taccent on second
syllable from the laSD is genus OF
trees of the order LeguminoSa. 1t Is
found i'll Canada and over great part
OF the United States.
The French Canadians call the tree
Chicot. which reminds the Dumas
fan" of that fine story. "Chicot the
Jester" one Of his best.
II is said that another name for 1t
is stump tree. from its dead appear
ance in Winter" but this name seems
| rather far fetched. since it seems quite
as lively as any other tree at this time
| of the year.
So that old Kentucky home made
coffee out of these seeds. eh?
They look as though they would be
rather bitter. but that. of course, is a
| taste peculiar to coffee itself
/ The root of the chicory plant. for
instance, is preferred by the French,
either as a direct substitute for coffee
| or to be mixed with it to lessen the
cost
The peculiar taste resulting is said
| to be vastly to the liking of many
/ persons No doubt in pioneer Ken
! tucky this seed of the so-called coffee
tree was used more in poetry and
prose than in actuality.
But this column, having laboriously
gathered small supply Of them, in
tends to roast and grind them and try
brewing a liquid from same. In this
way alone may an idea OF a pioneer
| coffee" be gained.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

Taxpayers have paid for the con-
SEQUENCES of economic insecurity. The
great natural resources of the Nation
may be relied on to develop more tax
payers as they are needed for mainte-
nance of deserving unfortunateS.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

A pension of $50 month will not
take the profit motive out of life. 1t
will be enough, however, to insure
sustenance unless the human inclina-
ton for a little incidental gambling
asserts itself.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

As an ex-officio member of the Ad-
visory Committee on Art Embellish-
ment of the Post Office Building,
Postmaster General Farley will have
opportunity to display still further
versatility.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,

A reader can get the snsUer to
any anestioH Of tact by Driting The
Warrington Eoening Star Information
Bureau. .Frsdertc J. Hdskin, Director,
Warrington, D. c. Please imcIose
stamp for reply.
@. How many deaths q day are
caused by automobiles?-J. d.
A. Motor vehicle deaths In the
United States last year averaged sS q
day.
@. Was the German SPY who was
known % Fraulein Doktor q Jewess?-
C. B. r.
A. Anne-Marie Leeser, who became
famous ~ Fraulein Doktor, was the
daughter Of . well-to-do German
Jewish family.
@. How far do the Americas extend
north and south?-C. c.
A. Exclusive of the Arctic islands
the distance Is about 5000 miles from
northern America to Cape Horn.
q. What does Hooverize mean?-
H. c.
A. The word was coined from the
name OF Herbert Hoover when he was
United States food administrator dur
ing the World War. 1t means to
economic in the use of food: to use
certain foods spsringiy or not at all
and substitute others.
@. When new lands are proposed
for national parks and monuments,
who looks them over to decide upon
their desirability?-D. H.
A. In the past Roger w. Toll. super
intendent OF Yellowstone National
Park, has done this investigation work
during the Winter season, when his
presence In Yellowstone u not i'm
perstive.
@. In the recent FIRE which destroyed
q building belonging TO Hiram College.
was the Ellis memorial organ dam
aged?-C. 8. A.
A. The organ, which was the gift
of the late Mrs. James Ellis, was COM
pletely destroyed.
O. What were the occupations of the
artist, Charles w. Pesle?-K. A.
A. He was an engraver, silverSmith,
saddler, clockmaker, glass molder, SOL
der and dentist, as well as painter.
@. When did the United States get
its Named. j.
A. On September 7, 1916, the Con-
tinental Congress resolved That in
all continental commissions where the
words United Colonies have been
used, the style be altered for the fu-
ture to United States"
@. What are the seven gifts Of the
Holy Ghost?-H. r.
A. They are: Counsel. the fear OF
the Lord, fortitude, piety. understand
ing, wisdom and knowledge.
@. Please give some information
about the termites which build gigan-
tic nests-J. c. B.
A. Some Of the species Of termites
OF Southern and tropical Africa build
nests of clay 40 or more feet in
height. These are called termitaria
Among these higher species, the ter
mitaria are often gigantic structures
of great durability. They are formed
of earth particles cemented together
with either saliva or fecal material
and upon drying the impregnated
earth becomes OF q cement-like hard
ness. Besides those Of the African
species mentioned, the most remark
able of all termitaria are the lofty
steeple-like structures Of Northern
Australia. These also reach o height
OF 20 feet with . basal diameter of
IL feet, and the interiors of such q
nest present a maze Of irregular cham
bers and passages. In its deeper re-
cesses the brood is reared and the
royal cell containing the queen ter
mite is located,
Evening star., 1935-01-18

@. Are there any clubs in this
country in honor of Edward Bellamy,
author OF Looking Backward"?--
M. r.
A. Since the authors death, in 1898,
hundreds of Bellamy Clubs have been
formed in this country and in Europe
for the study Of his social theories.
At Springfield, Mass, where Beilamy
was one Of the founders OF the Daily
News, a Bellamy Club was organized
recently to study Looking Backward
and Equality"
@. What was the first kind OF gas
used in the World War?-B. C.
A. The frst gas used in the Spring
Of 1915 at Ypres was chlorin.
@. Please tell something about the
letters Of Napoleon to Marie Louise
which have been discovered.-E.
L. M.
A. For l20 years, 3l8 hitherto un-
known letters from Napoleon to Marie
Louise have been held by the latter's
descendants. The letters were revealed
by an Austrian archduke and offered
at auction in London. They were
bought by the French government for
approximately $4,000. The authen-
ticity OF the letters has been attested
by IL experts assembled by Maggs
Brothers, rare book dealers, OF Lon
don.
@. Are Harlequin and Columbine
supposed to be mortal beings?-D K.
A. In the famous British pantonime,
80 hA IN
visible to mortal eyes.
O. From what direction do chinooks
blow?-H. G. M.
A. Chinook winds usually occur in
mountain regions and are the result
Of the downward movement Of the
atmosphere by which its heat is great
ly increased, due to increase in pres
sure. They may occur on any side
Of the mountain region, therefore
blow from any direction OF the COM
pass.
@. How soon will land near Boulder
Dam be open for homesteading?--
C. Z. r.
A. In about five or six years.
@. Is there a replica of the WASH
ington Monument under the ground
near the monument?-W. J. J.
! A. The engineer of public build
| ingS says that the stone referred 10
is no doubt the meridian stone. II is
marked West" There is also
| bench mark marked South" These
were used as levels when the WASH
ington Monument was built. The
meridian stone is not replica of the
Washington Monument, but it 10
similarly shaped. or pyrsmidal.
! @. How old were Leopold and Loeb
when they were sent to prison? How
| long ago was it?-F McA.
! A. Nathan Leopold, jr., was l9 years
Of age and Richard Loeb was l8 years
Of age when they were convicted and
sentenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of little Bobby Franks They
are incarcerated in the Illinois State
Penitentiary at Joliet The trial took
| place the first part Of September, 1924.
and they were sentenced on September
| 10. 1924.
| O. What is the variety Of grass
which checks weeds in lawns?-K L.
A. According to bulletin Of the
Department of Agriculture there is
| no grass or mixture of grasses which
has any particular ability TO drive out
or repress noxious weeds and grasses
| in lawns.
Q. Who is considered the greatest
OF English actors?-N. T. M.
A. David Garrick, who lived from
TIT to 177s, Is so regarded. He also
wrote comedies and was for many
years the manager OF Drury Lane
| Theater.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
The Modern Hercules.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
has set out to divorce the Post once
Department from politics, and when
he gets through with that little chore
he might reYrite the law of gravitation
and start xschool to teach bullfrogs
to hop backward.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

The Big Noise.
Quintuplets bring unto the world
A state of glad surprise,
With many photographs unfurled
OF a physician wise.
They dream and take their nouriSh-
ment
While managing to dwell
In circumstances Of content
That bring no cause to yell.
Publicity they often take
Without a sign of pain
That even hints of stomach ache
But the doctors raising cain.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

Colleges have classes that specialize
on dramatic instruction. There are
empty theaters that might be turned
over as experiment stations for vo-
Called literary art.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Sensational Discovery.
, the Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
They found a man in Jersey with
o mind so innocent Of the world. so
unconscious Of eventful life, he was
rejected as q juror. We think 1t rare
In American court practice to presume
akhuman being too dumb to judge 4
fellow man. -
Evening star., 1935-01-18

There may be no way of managing
the case of Jimmy La Fontaine without
leaving him winner of large stack
of valuable publicity.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Collegiate Courses.

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
According to advices from Reno, 4
course on marriage, home-making
and divorce" has been started by the
University Of Nevada. The colleges
really are getting around to aiding
home industry.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

Europe has revived faith in the
wisdom of the plain people" by show
ing a list of threatened wars that
never happened
Evening star., 1935-01-18
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Evening star., 1935-01-18

So far the Hauptmann case has re-
mained unusual in being conducted
without the aid of psychoanalysis.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

Business once
18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office 10 East 42nd 81
Chics 90 ONCE: Lake Michigan Building
European ONCE IA Regent St. Landon.
England
Evening star., 1935-01-18
SagaciOus.

From the Louisville Courier journal.
The dub who quit when he made
hole in one. although he had never
broken 100, deserveS5o go down among
the wise men Of the century.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
No Debts Seen.

No Debts Seen.
From the Los Angeles Times.
A French seeress forecasts happy
days ahead in the United States for
1885. Thanks a lot! But can you
see anythl b that resembles debts In
your crystdl ball?
Evening star., 1935-01-18

As politician Huey Long relies on
the old game of more and bigger
promises.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Rate by Carrier Within the City.

The Evening Star. 45c per month
twhen 4 Sundays .... 50c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
:. when s. Sundays. go. csc per month
The Sunday Star &c ner cOpy
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Unfair Division Of Labor.

Such class distinctions oft are seem
Tears shine in frequent drops!
Some ride in elegance serene;
Some must be traffic cops.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Who Wants to Eat a Goldfish.

Who Wants to Eat a Goldfish.
Didn't you promise us a chicken
in every pot?" asked the constituent.
Perhaps answered Senator Sor-
ghum. But you went in for deco
rative ideals and preferred a goldfish
bowl to a kettle"
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Fame and the Camera.

Fame and the Camera.
The pictures put upon display
To face the world at present
Can't be expected every day
To be supremely pleasant.
Fame ought to be compelled to show
Precautions in her booking.
They who a-photographing go
Should oftener be good looking.
II has been arrested several times" p"
said Uncle Eben, land rs gineter
write to Henry Ford Suggestin' de
idea of a political pull wifi every
automobile"
Evening star., 1935-01-18
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Evening star., 1935-01-18
More Reform.

More Reform.
do you regard votes for women
as a succeSs?"
"YeS," answered Miss Cayenne.
But we ought to 60 a step farther
and disfranchise all gigolos."
II am the recipient of attention
of which I feel unworthy" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown. MY
neighbor, Hi Hat, spends time and
money in order to strut where I may
admire him"
Evening star., 1935-01-18
SHOOTING STARS.
The Big Noise

BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
rhe Evening Star Newspaper Company

THEODORE w. MOVES. Editor
Evening star., 1935-01-18

O. Who is considered the greatest
OF English actors?-N. z. NJ
A. David Garrick, who lived from
TIT to 1779, Is so regarded. He also
wrote comedies and was for many
years the manager OF Drury Lane
Theater
Evening star., 1935-01-18

When the department of superin-
tendence of ne National Educational
Association holds its sixty-fifth annual
Evening star., 1935-01-18

G. What is the variety Of grass
which checks weeds in lawns?-K. L.
A. According to a bulletin Of the
Department of Agriculture there is
no grass or mixture Of grasses which
has any particular ability TO drive out
or repress noxious weeds and grasses
in lawns.