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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10

production without delay. with . view
to concentration upon government
contracts.
Not only industry, but the general
public, il affected by the cabinets
plans to make Britain invulnerable in
the air. While aircraft factories are
being mobilized for increased output.
the people of the country are to be
systematically educated in measures
against the dangers Of air attacks,
probably through the medium Of COM
pulsory drills or afraid rehearsals
such as the Germans recently staged
in Berlin, Munich and other cities.
The proclamation of these extensive
plans at this moment has q definitely
timely purpose. 1t precedes by a week
the speech on international affairs
which Hitler Is scheduled to deliver.
1t constitutes q final warning to the
Nazis that unless the Fuehrer presents
q conciliatory face to Europe Germany
can reckon with certainty upon q
rearmament race with Great Britain In
the air, as well as an equally firm
determination to outmatch the Reich
at sea, in the category Of submarines
and all other forms Of naval power
The world will not have long to wait
for official avowal Of British purposes.
The cabinet has postponed until
May %, ave days after Hitler's forth
coming address on foreign policy, the
long planned defense debate in the
House of Commons. If the Fuehrer
reafIirms aggressive German purposes
in the form Of large-scale rearmament
on land, on sea and in the air, there
is now every indication that Britain
will serve notice upon the Nazis that
such a threat to the peace Of Europe
will provoke q competition in which
the Reich inevitably would be out
stripped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
Dime Chain Letters a
Stimulant to Pleasure
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Who is this purist in the Post Office
Department who seeks to end the dime
delusion? After years of oppressive
gloom, the first opportunity for hilari-
Gus fun has arrived. The chain may
breed rackets. So does every other
enterprise. Let them be hunted down
and stopped. Don't. don't throw a wet
blanket on the whole clever scheme.
1t requires no brain truster to detect
the stimulus to recovery of millions
of dimes being suddenly thawed out
and circulated around the country.
Nor does it need any professor of
psychology to recognize the heightened
morale I have spent SLAB cents in
postage and dimes, and have charged
it all to pleasure Then think of the
acute thrills of anticipation, which in
my case are yet to be realized.
What does Mr.. Farley think of
subordinate trying to prevent added
postal sales Of hundreds of thousands
Of dollars? What If the postal clerks
are swamped with work? Since when
has too much work been a burden?
Hire some more clerks, and, by Bac-
chus, let the poor. pestered people
play. c. r. THOMPSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
Advocates Change in
The Capitol's Center

To the Editor OF The Star:
Please cast my vote for the change
in the central part of our Capitol.
Now is an opportune time to do II.
1t will be right in line with our new
Government buildings along Penn
sylvania and Constitution avenues.
not only bringing the long contro-
yerSial thing to successful conclu-
sion, but really finishing the United
States Capitol as it should look And
may I add that advocate change
on the west side, cutting down some
of the trees, so the grass will have q
chance to get some sunshine; also
take away the dirty looking wall and
have something in keeping with the
landscape.
Our wonderful Capitol is beauti-
full sight for any patriotic American,
and We all should feel very proud to
live in a country like the United
States, the greatest in the world. Let
us all take our hats off for the Stars
and Stripes. FELIX A. URY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

What Is What.
We need somebody now and then
To tell us what Is what;
To choose one of our fellow men
And put him on the spot
Where glory shines with such a blaze
That methods he must find
To stand forth in the public gaze
And plainly speak his mind.
He may be wrong. he may be right,
He may be shrewd or dumb;
He may be suave or impolite
When he is going some.
But honest words by tongue or pen
May help the world a lot.
We need somebody now and then
To tell us what is what.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
Presidents "Fireside Talk"
Appraised by Friend and Foe

ton Is. CO. Evening Post skeptically
asks: Can the President himself tell
what kind of boat he is building and
describe to another marine architect
what 1t will be like? Many billions
have been spent already. and where
are the ways upon which the noble
ship will rest? When five billions
more have vanished. by July ]. 1885,
will the keel have been laid? Is the
President really building a ship?"
The Philadelphia Inquirer also voices
interest in the course to be taken
when the billions are spent, and con-
tinues: 1T is earnestly to be hoped
that by that time he will have ar
rived at the only sound conclusion
that private enterprise can alone build
up business and industry, and that
business and industry should be en-
couraged instead Of discouraged"
The San Francisco Chronicle OBJ
serves that the President evidently
deemed it necessary to appeal to the
Nation" and the Reno New Evening
Gazette also sees him "on the de-
fensive"
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the technicality which has vitiated
the act Of the State Legislature, which
undoubtedly would have received the
approval Of the Governor, and to
accept the mandate a. though it were
a law and proceed now to correct the
condition which gravely imperils the
public safety by reconstruction OF
the line to conform to the estab-
lished grade and removal of the poles
from the center Of the highway, or
to abandon the line altogether, replsc-
ing 1t with an efficient bus service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC FILLIAN VILE.

are faithfully reproduced In the press.
one reporter made the pertinent OBJ
servation at the White House that
members of Congress have only to
read their papers In order to keep
abreast Of Rooseveltian sentiments on
given occasions. The President thinks
the point is we'll made.
It's just become known that Gov.
Mariner S. Eccles OF the Federal
Reserve Board flew down to Pass
Christian, Miss. to appear before a
special committee of the American
Bankers Association. appointed to
study the proposed banking act of
1885, which has stirred up such
furore In financial circles. The COM
mittee has come out strongly against
certain OF the bills provisions sup
posed to have been written by Gov.
Eccles. The Reserve Board chief pre-
sented his views to the bankers in
intensely interesting fashion and,
although he did not overcome their
opposition, they admired his frank
ness. They were impressed, too, by
the fact that an eminent Federal Off
cial was willing to travel hundreds of
miles by plane and devote two whole
business days to the sole purpose of
answering every sort of question that
could be fired at him. The bankers
call that real public service" prob
ably rendered In such q manner for
the first time.
y \ r
Apropos the plaudits now being
showered upon King George v for
faithfulness to duty as a constitu-
tional monarch, there's recalled an
incident of the late Theodore Roose-
velt's visit with King Haakon Of Nor
way in 1910. Addressing T. R.,
Haakon. like George ", also a con-
stitutional sovereign, said: II envy
Presidents Of the United States. They
rule for four years. I am only a
king for life."
Representative Hamilton Fish, IT,,
Of New York. attains the distinction
OF being the first Republican to throw
his hat formally into the 1896 presi-
Dental ring, as he has just done at
Omaha. MIR. Fish has admirers, in
GLIDING colleagues in the House, who
tell you that he possesses assets that
Will progressively establish his avail
ability" as the G. o. P.'s search for
a white hope proceeds. One novelty
about Fish nomination would be
the fact, assuming Mr.. Roosevelt's
denomination, that both the Repub-
lican and Democratic candidates
would be not only from the same
state. but from the same county.
Representative Fish pins his hopes on
Western support, without which, he
suggests, he will not enter the pre-
convention race.
Col William d. Herridge, Canadian
Minister at Washington, Is expected to
play prominent role in the impend-
ing general election campaign in the
Dominion, just as he did in the con-
test which five years ago brought the
premiership to his brother-in-la the
Conservative party leader, the Hon.
Richard B. Bennett. 1t is commonly
understood in Canada that 1t is Col.
Herridge who sold" to Mr.. Bennett
the idea of a New Deal for Canada
on semi lines. and on
the basis of which the Bennett party
will this year seek retention of power.
tcopyright. 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
A Type Error in Legislation.

A trifling typographical error in
the official print in the bill which
passed the Maryland Legislature at
its recent session providing for the
correction of conditions of the street
railway line on Wisconsin avenue be-
yond the District boundary, which is
now before the Governor for approval,
appears to have nullified the action
of the legislature This bill, If ap-
proved and in valid form, would re-
quire the transit corporation to share
the cost of improving the highway.
The Legislature having adjourned, it
Is too late to correct the enactment.
80 there will be no immediate legis-
lative compassion to lead to the early
abatement of the dangerous nuisance
now prevailing on this artery Of traf-
fic. Further conferences. however,
are to be had between the citizens
organization which is pressing for this
improvement and representatives Of
the corporation, and it is to be hoped
that an adjustment will be effected
without delay and without recourse
to legislation.
Occupation of the public space for
the maintenance of a privately owned
traction service does not absolve the
corporation from the requirement to
maintain its line in accordance with
already or later established grades
and levels. The paramount interest
Is that Of the highway user, with
the corporation enjoying the privilege
of the use Of the highway for its
own purposes subject to the necessity
of conforming to changes which be-
come essential with the increase Of
trafic. That principle should be
maintained in the suburban area as
It always is in the urban section.
The proper attitude Of the cor
poration in this situatien Is to ignore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

| famous motion picture actress, the
arch will be great, indeed.
Rain from the north, south, east or
west. or straight down, makes q gar
den picture known only to those who
love the growing things Of the earth.
There is something different in the
appearance of flowers. trees, shrubs.
grass, during a heavy rain, something
vastly pleasing both to beholder and
the growing things.
Water is their life, OF course.
Next to warmth, 1t means every
thing to them.
In q way a rain is a stream Of food,
for without moisture the plants will
not be able to dissolve the nutrition
out of the soil.
Some little Of their food comes from
the air, but most Of 1t via the roots.
Sunshine plays a most important
part In plant health and growth, by
keeping alive the function of photo
synthesis in the green parts.
Il y 4 X
Owing to the replenished water
table" in this vicinity, as the result
of heavy SHOWS and rains, plant life
hereabouts perhaps could get along
very well with far less rain than we
are having.
This is no reason. however, why we
should not welcome more.
Plant roots are able TO strike down.
ward. even in dry weather, toward
vx,ha he
Is baked.
This ability is what enables them to
survive, even in droughts, but 1t will
do nothing for the eye of the beholder.
The spectator wants rain, from
time to time, purely as a material
agent in creating garden pictures.
There Is no aspect Of an average
garden more delightful than when
everything is Thoroughly wet.
Then bare places in the lawn dis
appear. as II by magic. the grass itself
takes on wonderful green, flower
colors are at their brightest.
Darkening Of clay soils by rainfall
is one of its most pleasing actions.
Too often the home gardener fails
to take into account the plain ugliness
Of clay.
Since most of the yards in and
around Washington have clay as their
basis, perhaps more than ordinary
care must be taken by the gardener
who dislikes the appearance OF clay
in dry weather
It's light red color Is scarcely a good
background for flowers. or even the
green of rosebushes, evergreens and
the like.
He who keeps this in mind will take
particular pains to cover portions OF
beds and border not entirely covered
by flowers with some portion of peat
moss. humus. or other substance to
darken the clay.
Care put on this feature OF garden
ing will go long way toward giving
the owner the sort of place he likes
to see, yet most often this little chore
is forgotten, with the result that there
is something lacking in an otherwise
nicely kept yard.
If your garden, especially in dry
spells, gives you an uneasy feeling,
look around and see II 1t may not be
due to too much ugly red clay show
ing. Then darken 1t up.
In the meantime, a good rain does
this job every time it falls, at least
for day.
This is one Of the reasons why you
seldom hear the garden minded per-
son lament local rains. He has taken
the lesson of the vast dustStorms to
heart; he knows that almost any
amount Of rain Is better than that.
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Welcome Home!

Washington acknowledges wit h
pleasure and pride the honor of well
coming home today Rear Admiral
Richard Evelyn Byrd and his gallant
band of fellow explorers. The some
what set and formal arrangements for
their triumphal return to native
land, carefully staged as to time and
place, do not detract one whit from
the real warmth of the greeting which
Is extended to these brave conquerors.
The more the pomp and circumstance
IN the symbolic welcome extended to
them this afternoon by their Presi-
dent and the representatives OF their
countrymen the better. For the
color and the fanfare Of their voyage
end battles, the flag waving and the
music, have been reserved for the
little moment this afternoon that will
mark their formal setting foot again
on native soil. There has been little
of it during the long. dark months Of
risk and privation which began more
than a year and half ago. And
safe home again. this afternoon, the
brave company will quickly disperse,
never, perhaps, to be together again.
For the leader of the second South
Polar expedition, Admiral Byrd, the
Joys of home coming today may be
tempered by the thought that there
are few remaining worlds for him to
conquer. 1t was nine years ago today
that he returned to Spitzbergen from
a flight that had carried him over
the North Pole. And in the nine
intervening years he few the Atlantic
with three companions, few over the
South Pole and successfully conducted
two explorations to hitherto unknown
lands Of Antarctica. He has written
his name indelibly on the brief list
of brave men who have dared the
unknown to bring back the known.
He has made fine name imperishable.
Other explorers have dared less and
have brought back word of more spec
tacular discoveries, more capable Of
stirring the imagination But the
trophies that Admiral Byrd and his
men bring home are less tangible, less
easily understood and grasped by
those who stayed at nome to venture
with him only in spirit. There is
little in the mass of data relating to
ocean currents, seismic soundings,
theological and meteorological obser-
vations, maps and charts that can be
singled out and epitomized in a
breath-taking sentence. But to the
scientific knowledge Of man Admiral
Byrd and his company have added
immense treasure. For years to come
men throughout the world will be
sorting it and studying it and. with
parts of 1t. piecing together some of
the mysterious puzzles Of the universe.
The debt to Byrd and his men can
never be measured and never be paid.
Their own satisfaction lies in hav-
ing dared and conquered And this is
something that men everywhere ap-
preciate and understand, to which
they are ready to pay tribute. We'll
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1t Is o curious thing how human
beings never seem to be able to profit
from lessons unless they are brought
directly home to them.
One might think that the great
droughts and duststorms Of the, West
would prevent any one in the East
from grouching over the rain.
Yet no sooner does q week of rainy
weather descend upon the city than
every one begins to complain. just as
II no one had ever heard of the dust
visitations.
It Is the same with trafiic deaths and
maimings.
One might think, off-hand, that the
day after q serious accident motorists
would ruin little bit slower, with y
bit more care and consideration, both
for themselves and others.
But no, mostly they seem to run
faster, more recklessly, than ever,
spurred on by the fact that they,
themselves, were not involved.
No doubt there are some who profit
by simply reading about accidents. but
they are lost in the crowd Of those
who just rejoice that 1T wasn't them"
Many persons, too, are glad when 1t
rains. but they are few and far be-
tween as compared with the number
Of persons who lament the downpours.
The gardener. the Nature lover in
acceptable. not only on account Of his
plants. but also because 1t is part Of
the picture.
Personal inconvenience caused
weighs little with such q person.
He finds whatever is, in the weather
line, what ought to be.
This Is the wisdom Of the universe.
Many search for peace. but they do
not know that 1t comes In these little
ways.
He who strives too much will gain
too little.
Acceptance, which Is Just another
form Of obedience, Is at the basis Of q
personal peace with the universe.
While man has been unable to ac-
cept peacefully certain extreme mani
festations, such as earthquakes and
the like-including the duststorms-
he easily meets rain and sun and the
other meteorological changes.
Because these, in the main. are easy
to accept and the extreme forms are
not, Is all more reason why one should
greet them happily.
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Let no one assert that these small
"grouches" OF the everyday. these per-
ennial lamentations over the state. OF
the weather. do not amount 10 Very
much. after all.
As far as mere words are concerned,
they do not. Of course.
Il wish 1t would stop raining"
that is nothing to wreck a life, Ger
tainly.
Don't you hate this weather."
nothing there, it Is true, to cause
trepidation.
Yet the sum of these trifling walls
may be large. especially when one
meets many persons in a day. and to
each one serves up this old, stale
formula.
A garden-minded person can give a
distinct shock to those who ceaselessly
lament rain, by simply declaring,
without any particular enthusiasm,
"Oh, I like the rain"
Arched eyebrows, supposed to be ex-
pressive OF great surprise. will greet
the simple statement.
II she Is a woman. who fancies she
has eyes resembling those of some
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near Keller. Va. The festivity will be
staged by Accomack Post, No. 20, OF
the American Legion.
@. Who were the Ebionites?-A Z.
A. This is q general name given TO
Jewish Christians who remained out
side Of the Catholic Church from the
apostolic age down to the time of
| Jerome.
@. When did Abraham Lincoln's
father die? Where was he buried7
--E. C.
A. Thomas Lincoln, father Of Abrs-
ham Lincoln, died January II, 1851.
He was buried near his Coles County
cabin.
O. How long has it been possible to
talk by telephone from New York
City to San Francisco2-H. S. S.
A. Transcontinental telephone serv-
ice was inaugurated in 1915.
@. What church is called the Ace
of Clubs Churchill. L. N.
A. Old st. Georges Church at
Pungotague., Va, built in 1852, is
called the Ace of Clubs Church be-
cause Of its peculiar form.
@. How old is George Bernard
! Shaw?-H. B.
A. He is 70. He will be 70 on July rs.
@. Please tell something about
Sumo wrestlers.-C. Z. w.
A. The first japanese Sumo wres-
ting match took place In 20 B. c.
and the winner was Sukune, who has
ever since been regarded as the titu-
larry deity of Japanese wrestlers. Sumo
is the national sport Of Japan and
for nearly 1000 years Japanese
wrestlers have been carefully bred.
The daughter Of wrestler is allowed
to marry none but q wrestler and a
wrestler is allowed to marry none but
the daughter of a wrestler. This has
resulted in breed of very large and
| powerful, though fat, men. Sumo
WreStlers of feet 5 inches in height
often scale upward of 400 pounds
| 1t is considered great advantage in
this type Of wrestling to be so large
around that the opponent cannot get
his arms completely around one.
@. Where is the worlds largest wis
taria vine?-S. 3.
A. 1t is believed to be at Certosa
di Pavia in Italy, where much Of an
entire cathedral and monastery are
covered with the vine.
@. Please publish the address OF
Logan. the Indian chief.-F. L.
A. Logan's address follows: II ap-
peal TO any white man to say II he
ever entered Logans cabin hungry
and he gave him no meat: II he ever
came cold and naked and he clothed
him not During the course Of the
last long bloody war Logan remained
idle in his cabin, an advocate for
peace. Such was my love for the
whites that my countrymen pointed
rs they passed and said, Logan Is
the friend of the white man had
even thought to have lived with you
but for the injuries OF one man.
Col. Cresap, the last Spring, in cold
blood and unprovoked, murdered all
the relations Of Logan, not even spar
ing my women and children. This
called on me for revenge. I have
sought it. I have killed many.
have fully glutted my vengeance. For
my country, I rejoice at the beams
Of peace. But do not harbor the
thought that mine is the Joy Of fear.
Logan never felt fear. He will not
turn on his heels to save his life.
Who is there TO mourn for Logan?
Not one!"
@. When was the salary grab
G.. S.
A. The salary grab was the popu-
lar name for the general increase in
Federal salaries in 1879,