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Evening star., 1936-03-31
Dirty Washington.

Washington looks dirtier this Spring
than ever before. The streets are grimy
with an accumulation of dirt from q hard
Winter, when adequate street flushing
was impossible. Vacant lots and some
Of the small parks and many Of the
alleys are Uttered with trash and debris.
There are interesting reasons why this
should be true. But such conditions also
constitute definite reasons why the Com
missioners should take exceptionally
vigorous measures to begin real Spring
cleanup.
As reported In q Star story, there are
$4,000 more people, seven times as many
automobiles, more than twice as many
miles of paved streets now than in 1920.
Yet the street cleaning appropriation for
the current year remains what 1t was in
1910, with the money actually not going
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Aliens on Relief Should
Be Returned to Own Lands

To the Editor OF The star:
In the endeavor to hold America
racially pure, immigration restrictionists
in Congress attached an exclusion rider
to the Filipino independence bill. Con-
gress understood that the constant race
friction On the Pacific Coast arose be-
cause of Filipino fondness for moron
white girls. After Filipino exclusion be-
came law, Congress offered Filipinos free
return transportation to Manila. In one
Western State, with considerable Fill
pino population, it is said the only ap-
plication hereunder came from Fill
pino penitentiary inmate.
Few Americans grasp that admission
to the United States equals the inner
itance of q fortune. During the Immi-
grafton Study Commissions field work in
Anatolia, it was common talk there that
the difference in wages between Turkey
and the United States equaled legacy
of $4,000.
With our heavy costs for relief. is it not
time that we commence deporting at
least every alien on relief? This is being
done in every other country In the world
but ours. c. M. GOETHE.
Sacramento. Calf.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

governments stationed here. The Gov.
eminent Of the United States exercises
no censorship over the press, save In
respect to violations Of the law Of libel.
and in such cases the remedy lies in the
hands not Of the Government. but Of
those who are offended or injured. It
seems to be impossible for the govern
ment at Teheran to understand this lird-
tation upon the American national
authority. There being no freedom Of
the press in Persia, such freedom here
Is apparently beyond comprehension.
Offenses against the laws and reguls-
tions of the United States on the part
of foreign representatives are rare and
exceptional In only very few instances
has the official hospitality Of this Gov
ernment been abused by breaches Of
rule. Offenders in virtually all such
cases have suffered the penalty of recall
or transfer to other posts. sometimes
upon the initiative OF their own govern
mentS, again upon the suggestion OF
this Government. Meanwhile, the press
is free to comment upon the conduct of
all foreign representatives, within the
bounds of the ordinary rules Of pro-
priety, and that freedom Is not to be
abridged at the instance Of an agsrieved
foreign government.
The latest incident will perhaps serve
good purpose in emphasizing the require
ment that the ofiicia guests Of the
United States, whatever their rank or
station, must conform to the laws and
rules of conduct which prevail in all
circumstances; that indeed they should
be scrupulous in avoiding any trespass
that is denied the citizens of this coun-
try and regard their diplomatic immunity
as merely guaranteeing their security
and freedom from reprisal for breaches
of the peace.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

tanned in most vegetable oils and green
vegetables, apparently has no growth
promotion qualities for the young, as
has recently been claimed, it is indi-
Gated by an experiment described by H.
S. Olcott and H. A. Mattill of the Uni
versity of Iowa. In males they were able
to induce very slightly superior growth,
which may have been due to some other
reason, but there was no response of
this kind with young female rats.
What may be an unrecognized vita
min in soy bean oil was described by
Marianne Goettsch and Alvin M. Pap
penheimer of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Columbia University. A
synthetic diet containing all the factors
known to be necessary for normal rat
growth produces in young chicks a
severe disorder of the brain known as
nutritional encephalomalacia. An ex-
tract of soy bean oil was found to fur
nish complete protection, while the resi-
due had no effect.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Shooting Stars.
ny PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Book Agent.


My book agent friend in the days long
ago
Delighted to place splendid volumes on
show.
And the names that he mentioned
brought in dream
The heroes our forefathers held In
esteem.
I seek for companionships earnest and
In the books which the critics COM
mend to my view.
Quite often I'm sure they'd instruct or
amuSe,
If could translate all the language they
All, where is the chap who my care to
dispel
On Shakespeare or Dickens could lee
ture so well?
Impatient with you become, now and
then,
And yet, how miss you, my book agent
friend!
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Trans Irritation.

Withdrawal by the government at
Teheran Of its diplomatic and consular
representatives from the United States
because Of the manner in which the
American press treated the episode of a
violation of traffic laws by the envoy does
not constitute complete breach of rela-
tions between the two countries. It does.
however. establish a precedent which, If
followed, might conceivably lead to some
queer complications in the future. The
facts are simply stated. The Minister
from Persia was arrested in Maryland
for violating the speed rules, despite his
diplomatic immunity. That was a
blunder on the part of the officers, who
were later punished by dismissal. The
press, however, commented upon the
incident in terms which were unpleasant
to the envoy, who, despite the immunity
granted by international courtesy, had
abused that privilege In q manner provo.
cative Of such observations The State
Department expressed regret for the in
cident and also for these publications,
over which, Of course, 1t had no jliris-
diction of restraint. The envoy was re-
called, not because Of his misdemeanor,
but on the ground of dissatisfaction on
the part of his government with the
manner in which the incident had been
handled. Now comes the withdrawal
Of all representatives, leaving the diplo-
matte contact between Persia and the
United States dependent solely upon the
American representatives at Teheran.
The law and the practices Of this coun.
try grant no immunity from adverse
comment by the press upon the personal
conduct Of the representatives Of foreign
Evening star., 1936-03-31

as far because Of higher daily wage rates.
Automobile parking interferes with
thorough street cleaning. The men can.
not get into the cutters with their
brushes when automobiles are parked at
the curb. But II automobile parking can
be banned to clean the streets Of snow.
why cannot parking be temporarily
banned along streets that are to be
thoroughly washed down? Notice Of the
ban could be placed along the curbs in
advance.
There are laws on the books prohibit
ing dumping o: littering Of trash on the
streets. These laws are not being en-
forced. The corporation counsel's ofiice
is unable to remember when q case was
prosecuted in court involving littering
public property. A warning by police Of
the existence Of such regulations should
be followed, if ignored, by some strict
enforcement of the law.
In short, there are a number Of things
that cannot be done to make washington
a cleaner city simply because the money
appropriated is insufficient. But there
are also a number of things that can be
done to make Washington cleaner city
and they are not being done now.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Wen, sir, there's pair OF bluebards
In the bluebird house!
And with them 60 two traditions, that
you have to have house up year be.
fore birds will use 1t, and that they won't
nest in a white one.
The male bird, sporting one of the
loveliest blues in Nature, arrived March
l3 to look things over.
Seeing him perched on the fence, we
hastily got out the new bluebird house,
and anixed it to tree, amid the bitter
sweet vines.
Nothing more was seen of bluebirds
until March 26. at z am, when the pair
was discovered seated in the vine, look
ing the house over carefully.
The female was the first to fly to the
perch.
Since this was the first time we had
ever seen bluebird close, we were rather
surprised to find out how large it Is.
Smaller than a robin, to whose family
it belongs. larger than an English SPAR
row-that's the famous bluebird.
The female did not enter the door,
but few back to the vine.
The male then flew to the perch,
looked in for q time-and hoped into
the house.
Soon he reappeared. head first, of
course. He. too. went back into the vine.
X X
The female next new to the perch,
then through the round hole which was
the door of the new home.
In q few seconds she few out, to go
across the yard and disappear into the
trees.
1t was the beginning of a steady little
procession, with bits of soft grass in her
bill to build the nest, we hoped. Even
field glasses failed to show the blades,
but we felt confident they were there.
The danger now was that some of the
sparrows would drive the pair away.
Indeed, 1t was not until the bluebirds
started their activities that the sparrows
at the feeders paid any attention at all
to the house.
1t seemed that the fluttering of those
azure wings attracted them to investigate
what had been there several days.
Until this writing, at least, the blue
birds have resisted the inroads Of the
sparrows, chasing them away each time
The wrens, their other chief enemy
have yet to arrive, and may give them
more serious trouble.
The fact that the entrance hole Is
exactly one and half inches in diameter
will save them from possible ousting by
the starlings, the third of their natural
nesting enemies.
1t is said that a larger hole permits
the starlings to enter.
The Official" size, Of course, permits
both sparrows' and wrens' entrance, but
this is a natural happening which each
bluebird family must handle as best II
can.
This particular bluebird house is care
fully made, of very thick wood, with q
root OF variegated shingles in greens
The fancy little shingles. of course, mean
nothing to the bluebirds, but the fact
that the panels are thick will be q great
protection from the squirrels. Those
mischievous rodents love bird eggs, and
will try to scoop them out, if their paws
can reach. They would tear out the
hole. if it were not strong enough te
resist them. The floor of the box ought
to be low enough so that the most ardent
squirrel paw cannot reach the nest.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Leg o. Lamb, Miss?

Butcher boy, butcher boy, what are you
pondering,
Trimming my roast, with your blue
eyes afar?
on in an aeroplane would you be wan.
dering,
Marking the course of some far distant
star?
Maybe in fancy you've donned soldier
uniform,
Heading your troops for o brilliant
foray,
Charging the hostile ranks by . we'll
plotted storm,
wearing q medal for valorous fray.
or It may be you are joyously wandering
In some strange land under alien skies.
Butcher boy. butcher boy, what are YOU
pondering
with those far dreams In your youth
ful bius syesi
Evening star., 1936-03-31

The custom Of allowing statesmen to
appear in robes when they 60 campaign
ing may develop. Woman speakers
already enjoy the advantage in dignity
of flowing attire. However deep man
may be, he can never deliver convince
ing oration if he appears in shirt sleeves
and a wilted collar. He cannot restore
an effect Of security and cheer even by
the touch of color bestowed by red
suspenders.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Member Of the Associated Press.
Getting Out the Vote.

Germany, with a population OF ap-
proximately 100000, cast vote total
ting almost As, 900 900 in the nominal elec-
ton of an all-Nazi Reichstag. When it
comes to getting out the vote" Chancellor
Adolph Hitler is in class by himself.
The election was a one-party affair. The
electorate was given the opportunity OF
voting for the Nazi candidates and poll
.cies or not voting at all OF a total reg
.istered electorate of 45,408191 only 476.-
l53 failed to cast ballots.
Next November America goes to the
polls. The election will be of vital i'm
,portance to the country and to the
future of the American people. And yet,
If past elections in this country are a
criterion, the number of potential voters
who fail to exercise the franchise will be
enormous. In the presidential election Of
1882 the total vote cast was 39816,522.
The population of the United States ac-
eording to the 1880 census was 122,775046.
and presumably in 1882 it was couple
of million greater, for the Census Bureau
has estimated that the population last
year totaled 127157,00 souls.
American citizens have had no dictator
10 drive them to the polls to vote in
national elections. They have exercised
the right of franchise or neglected to
exercise that right as they saw fit. The
sole power, debating whether the citizen
shall vote or not, has been lodged in
the citizen himself or herself. With the
right to vote, so freely granted in Amer
ica, goes also the duty to vote. 1t Is a
blot on the escutcheon of American
democracy that so many millions OF
citizens have neglected that duty in the
past.
The election next November will be no
one party affair. The major national
tickets will be in the field. Several other
minor political parties will present their
candidates to the electorate. With issues
involved transcending any since the days
of the Civil War, the American people
and their system of choosing the per-
sonnel OF their government will be on
trial. It will not only be the right of
the people to vote in this election, it will
be their duty.
It is a healthful sign that more and
more American citizens are becoming
politically minded these days. II the
Nation is to continue strong and healthy,
If democracy itself is to survive, the
American people must perform their duty
rs citizens next November. They can
perform it in one way only. They must
register and go to the polls on election
day. If, as result Of the election, they
find themselves with government dis
tasteful to them, it will be for one reason
only-their failure to take proper inter-
est and proper part in the election.
= The election in Germany holds both
0 lesson and warning for the American
people It is the kind of election only
possible under dictatorial form Of gov
ernment. 1t is the kind of election which
may take place in any nation when
constitutional government is ignored and
power Is lodged in vast degree in the
hands of one man. A national ballot
under such circumstances Is no longer
an election; 1t is merely ratification
compelled by dictator.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

TAKE alOng tape measure, or Otner
ruler, when you 60 to buy q house for
bluebirds.
The best diameter for the entrance
hole Is between one and one-quarter
inches, to one and half inches.
This is the size ornithologiEts agree Is
best.
There is supposed to be nine and a
half inches height, inside, with the hole
not too far from the top. Remember
that the bluebtrd is comparatively large,
for all his exquisite beauty.
As to the matter of q perch. authori-
ties seem to disagree. Some are for it.,
others against 1t. The latter assert that
1t gives a fine vantage point for a per-
nicious wren to poke strong language at
the sitting female bluebird, even to drop
small sticks on her.
We watched carefully through the
glasses, to see If we could note the slight
fiutter Of the wing which the bluebird
is said to achieve each time it takes
OF" from perch.
We did not see 1t, but that is probably
all our fault. Such observation takes
time and experience to learn. 1t is not
picked up In q second, except by those
naturally gifted persons who either are
or who would make bird scientists.
The sight of those bluebirds in the
bluebird house nearly hoored this OBJ
server We had expected sparrows in it,
or wrens, or almost any other bird except
a bluebird. And then to have real, live
bluebirds take to it-wel, well, well!
This was all the more amazing, be-
cause they were the first of the species
to be seen In the neighborhood in six
years.
The answer must be:
Bird houses.
Trust to the birds to find them" one
maker says, and he seems to be right.
One experience is not q great deal, Of
course, but when it thoroughly backs up
such claims, 1t ought to be SUFFICIENT.
Therefore, we say to all who want
bluebirds:
Put up bluebird house and see what
happens.
But do it as speedily as possible, for
this fine creature is regarded as the real
harbinger of true Spring-and he is here!
It is said that they take about week
to look the situation over, then as much
as another week for the nest building
operations.
In this vicinity he arrives the latter
part of March. Even if a house is put
up late, however, it always has a chance
for tenants, because often the very finest
domicile will be rejected, if there are too
many belligerent sparrows, or other
inimical factors, of which the birds alone
must be judge.
Bluebirds, unlike sparrows, prefer
their houses out in the open, and not
too high. Between 6 and Is feet is high
enough. A post will do, but some pro-
lection from cats must be assured. A
vine-clad tree is good, because neither
cats nor squirrels like to climb them If
too many vines are on them.
If you have a yard. even a little one
by all means put bluebid house on
top of the clothes line post And give
Jenny Wren a little home, with a very
tiny door, almost any place. She is not
afraid of humans, but will nest under the
caves OF the porch or entrance way
Put up at least these two nests, if you
like birds.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Another Coin of Supposed
Limited Mintage Reported

To the Editor Of The Star:
That was an interesting letter concern
ing "Fourteenth" 1877 coin of King
George III by Mary D. A. Field Of The
Plains, Va.
have one Of those coins, but I always
thought that it was bronze and not cop
per. It has been in my possession since
1889, and do not know its number. 1t Is
in good condition.
WILLIAM s. WAUDBY.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

It is urged that If an ironclad rule were
made to prohibit payment of ransom,
kidnapping would cease. A good cause
usually needs few martyrs, but nobody
wants to volunteer for the role.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

1t is discreet political custom to allow
q man to talk as much as he likes so long
as he is not able to interest an audience
that may be sufficiently large or intelli-
gent to exert much influence.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

A Committee for Industrial Analysis
will operate under the Department OF
Commerce with funds made available oy
P. w. A. 1t is understood that N. r. A.
is the tune that still goes round.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

Agitation of the Townsend plan is sus-
pected of falling into the hands Of per-
sons desirous of showing what might
have been done with it If Ponzi had
thought of it first.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

Human unrest grows more homicidal
in its expression. It is hoped that clever
diplomatic conversation can keep the
police on the job and not turn to whole
sale work by armies.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

One of the points of perplexity about
the Townsend old-age pension plan is
that it Immediately got so many bright
young men working on 1t that it over
flowed with ideas.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Bottle Politics.

From the Boston Transcript.
Anti-Nau refugees are floating propa-
eands messages into Germany in bottles.
Even II they don't convince anybody. they
must have q lot Of fun emptying the
bottles. gees.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Accessibility.

Accessibility.
"The great Shakespeare Library Is
very convenient to the Capitol"
And that's q good idea," commented
Senator Sorghum. Every time find 1t
hard to be original quote Shakespeare
and I never fail to get letters informing
me that the quotation was the best part
of my speech"
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Simultaneous Shocks.

From the Philadelphia inquirer.
Communication facilities have been 50
far perfected that it is possible on the
same day for every nation in the world
to be shocked by the conduct Of all the
others.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

Relief discussion has made prominent
the question of States responsibilities
along with States rights.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

Every little while CASTOR B. Means
creates suspicion that he is out for
try for the total depravity medal.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Sympathy.

From the watertown IN. Y3 Times
A man in Indiana testified in court
that he waited 80 years for his wife.
Men who 60 shopping with their wives
viii understand that feeling.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Primitive Society.

Pr1mlOve society,"
How frequently you hear a song
About tropic isle
Where flowers bloom the whole year long
And people love to smile.
A thought ancestral brought them glee
whenever they would meet,
They liked most any one they'd see
Quite well enough to eat.
OF innocence so sweet and kind
We truly love to tell.
To music they were much inclined.
They danced exceeding well.
A pleasant company, they'd turn
Unto q question vexed,
Most eagerly they'd wait to learn
Who should be roasted next.
Jud Tunkins says women have proved
beyond q doubt that they can succeed
In politics, but they still have to depend
ON the men in an emergency that calls
for the emphasis Of swear words.
"Our happiest hours" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, "come so gently ana
Unexpectedly that we do not recognise
them until they have passed"
The First Thought.
Behold the plain, old-fashioned game.
Economists remain the same
And sadly say, "The only way,
Is to reduce somebody's pay" ..-.
gwen birds are proud an sassy said
Uncle Eben. "If was to Ak de mockin'
bird il he initiated all de yuther birds, I
speck he'd say, No. rs de one dat give
'em al IessonS.'"
Evening star., 1936-03-31

During a period of flood those VINO
complain of bus service may be little
thankful they do not have to use boats.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
Too Close.

From che Milwaukee Sentinel.
If Germany and France could be sep
arated by about 5000 miles they might
be in position to do something with the
GOOD neighbor theory.
Evening star., 1936-03-31
True Both Ways.

True Both Ways.
From the Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Housing, says q realtor, is q big re-
covery aid. Then. too, recovery Is .
BIG housing aid.
Evening star., 1936-03-31

"Our happiest hours" said Hi Ho, the
sage of Chinatown, "cone so gently and
Unexpectedly that we do not recognise
them until they have passed"