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Evening star., 1937-12-05

PLYMOUTH 1884 coupe; like new, pick
of the town; $3.50. Toms Auto Service,
637 N st. NV. Pot. 24O0.
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PONTIAC 6. 1897 touring sedan: months
ola; looks and runs like new; 1895. Beck
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PONTIAC 1888 sedan; driven only $4,000
miles; tires almost new; car No. 622:
$266; 2 days only At S26b. Mandell
Chevrolet. Co, 1900 Nichols ave. Sc.
Atlantic ddOc
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PLYMOUTHS-'35 conv. coupe, newly
painted biege, new top. de luxe equipment.
fully Butler bonded and Witnerized Sun
day special at S}91 Plymouth "a coach
cut to S9a1: choice of o Plymouth bar
gains today at LEE D. BUTLER, Inc. 1877
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PLYMOUTH de luxe 4door sedan: sacri-
fee, $3.50. Can be seen at Hills Garage,
Evening star., 1937-12-05

STUDEBAKER 1884 cruising sedan. radio,
attractive brown finish, fine tires, luggage
space IN rear; smooth, quiet motor: q real
value at only S295. Pohanka Service.
Il26 goth st. NV District Ql4l
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PONTIAC. 937 deluxe business coupe;
JuSt IKE new; $500. See Mr.. Flood. 422l
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PLYMOUTH 1897 4-door de luxe sedan:
radio. heater: privately owned; excellent
condition; $3.50: terms and trade or S5S5
cash See car at S6l1 Georeia ave, or call
Mr.. Ineling. Georgia 1850
Evening star., 1937-12-05

PLYMOUTH 1888 I'D. sedan; one owner;
low mileage; demonstration will convince
you the care this car has had only S315
Kearney Motor Co.. 50l9 Conn. ave. Clev.
Evening star., 1937-12-05
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

TERRAPLANE 1887 victoria coupe; less
than 5000 miles: roomy and powerful;
1910; new-car guarantee. Toms Auto
Service. 637 N st. NV Pot 24OO
Evening star., 1937-06-17

for the sheer pleasure OF being different
In habit for the moment.
And II they are minded to seek cul-
tural recreation they visit the Smith
sonian Institution, the Library OF Con-
gress, the Folger Shakespeare Library,
the Corcoran Gallery, the Naval OBJ
servatory, the Bureau OF Standards, the
National Geographic Society Building
or any OF fifty other centers Of science
or art. Perhaps, for patriotic insplra-
ton, they make pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon, the Lincoln Memorial, Arling-
ton, Williamsburg, Monticello or Rich
mond. Likewise, they remember the
parks. beautiful and cool even in the
warmest weather, and always convenient
for walks and drives, camera practice.
outdoor games and "loafing."
One average citizen summed up the
attitude of his class OF vacationists
recently in the promise: I'm going to
use my holiday to climb the Washing
ton Monument. I'm ashamed not to
have done 1t before"
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Boy Scout Encampment
COntradicts Parks POLICY
To the Editor OF The Star:

10 the EDITOR OF The Star:
recall an editorial in The Star a few
weeks ago which was directed to con-
tinued preservation and sanctity of what
is commonly known as the Mall" and
expressed specific objection to its further
and permanent cluttering up with an
unneeded memorial, to the sacrifice of
our famous cherry trees along the Tidal
Basin and the Potomac. What about
the temporary usurpation and occupa-
tion. every now and then, OF these
famous beauty spots-which attract
visitors from afar? Take ride along
these scenic routes now, beginning with
the Lincoln Memorial Tents, stakes,
poles, toilet accommodations for the boys
who are coming-some within few hun
dred yards of the Memorial or as one
might say, almost under the nose Of
the Great Emancipator. If such fur
ther predatory encroachment upon the
beauty spots Of our city is not controlled
do we know that some morning we may
not awake to find that conven-
ton or association of some kind has
taken possession Of the White House
grounds, as so often happens to all the
open spaces along Pennsylvania avenue
and Lafayette Park? The price OF pres
ervation OF the natural beauty of our
city is, believe. like that of personal
liberty-eternal vigilance.
JAMES G. McKETRICK.
Evening star., 1937-06-17

Blum, who once again has demonstrated
his courage and resourcefulness in sur
mounting the political, economic and
international vicissitudes which have
dogged his footsteps since he took ONCE
last June. If, with the prerosatives now
accorded him, he contrives to put
Frances house In order, the Popular
Front leader will have established him.
self as one of the republics pre- eminent
premiers
In this latest crisis M. Blum was
called upon to stand firmly for the
principle Of national solvency against
the radical left wing Of his parliamentary
coalition by demanding conditions that
would guarantee the safety OF capital
and check its exodus. He insisted that
social reform is secondary to financial
stabilization and ali that depends upon
it, At the eleventh hour, even the
premier's anti-capitalist Communist ad-
herents decided to go along with him
and hold the Popular Front intact.
What M. Blum specifically required
was the right to take by decree, until
July 81, 1887, all steps necessary for
rehabilitation Of public finances and for
safeguarding the peoples savings, the
currency and the public credit" This
wide authority was sought chiefly as
measure Of urgency to enable the gov
ernment to raise 20,000,0OO,00c francs
before the end of the year, needed to
meet current obligations, mainly for re-
armament NJ Blum is persuaded that
the weeks events will Danish rumors OF
fresh devaluation and halt heavy specu-
lative attacks on the franc and govern.
ment bonds. He accused political con-
spirators" OF intriguing with high finance
to shatter the cabinet. His defiant con-
tention that the masses support the
government in its determination to
battle this unholy alliance finally in
duced the Chamber to grant powers
defined as utterly indispensable in the
critical circumstances that had arisen.
Frances dilemma is far from sur
mounted. Revenue and depression prob
lens still abound. The international
horizon remains clouded. But M. Blum's
triumphant stand against policies which
would throttle capital and industry, and
undermine the Anglo Franco American
currency compact, gives promise that he
will continue to hold the fort against
dangerous experimentation in the funda-
mental field Of national economy.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
And Why An Island?

1t is probably all right and the men,
bers OF Congress doubtless will have
grand time eating Eastern Sho' soft shell
crabs and talking peace, prosperity and
party harmony with the President, but
there is something eery and mysterious
about this proposed transfer of the Sum-
mer Court for a few days to Jefferson
Island, in Chesapeake Bay.
Have you ever been to Jefferson Island?
1t is one of a group of small islands lying
to the south of Kent Island. On the way
there from Annapolis you pass Bloody
Point Light. There may be nothing espe-
cially significant about that, although
some of the deepest water in the Bay
is of Bloody Point. But some of the
tiny islands and lagoons in the vicinity
Of Jefferson Island are associated with
legends of pirates, walking the plank and
all sorts OF things like that. Sixteen men
on a dead mans chest, 20 no ho!-and
how did he stand on the court?
Why, without being alarming about the
AAAo eeSA, OoS'C Gd41y NCO4u CdhC d SOlls
gresham in a skiff and land him on an
island near Jefferson and nobody would
ever hear from him again. Some of the
country around those parts is most desc
late. There are ruins of oyster mems
shacks, all overgrown with honeysuckle
and weeds, piles of ancient oyster shells
peeping through the underbrush like
bleached skeletons. And the murmur of
water tapping on the beach, the low,
vicious hum Of Jefferson Island mos
quitoes and the occasional cav of
lonely raven are the only sounds one
hears-except, perhaps, the penetrating
shril scream Of an osprey, calling to its
mate and saying something about the
poor fish.
Well, it may all turn out happily in
the end. But with Mr.. Gamers sudden
departure for Texas and the Presidents
plan to meet 4O7 Democratic members of
Congress on lonely Jefferson Island In
the Bay there is feeling in the air
around Washington. Something, one
feels, is about to happen.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Joker in Proposed District
of Columbia Income Tax

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Recently there was an article in these
columns regarding the injustice in the
income tax exemption to single persons.
The proposed District tax has the
same kind of joker in it. The two taxes
then would allow a married person $500
more exemption than a single person.
This is grossly unjust on the face of it
for there is no legitimate excuse why
two married persons working (who have
no children should have more exemp-
ton than single man and his sister,
believe have read where Hitler and
Mussolini had placed a penalty on un-
married persons. If that is what they
are aiming at in this country it would
be well for them to do little calculat-
Ing first. From the big unemployment
and huge relief rolls. it is evident we
have an overpopulation. If all single
persons had married and the increase
been proportionate, misery and want
would be augmented to an overwhelm-
ing degree. F. WELLINGTON SMITH.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Law Deprives Fireman and
Police of Retirement Paw

To the Editor OF The Star:
Will you kindly give one space to bring
to the attention of Congress and the
good people of Washington the cold
blooded piece Of District legislation of
1890 that applies, or does not apply, to
the refund of retirement money to for
mer members of the Police and Fire
Departments who were separated from
the service prior to July !, 1890.
Just because the word prior" was
left out in the wording of this law the
District auditor has been able to with
hold money belonging to former police
and flremen.
Some of these men served as much
as % years and all of that time paid
part OF their salary into the retirement
fund. I myself was policeman for
twelve years and will lose more than
$500 unless this little word prior" is
put back into the law.
Any Congressman is liable to make a
mistake that will do some one an injury.
1t is mighty poor member of Congress
that will not try to right the injury once
1t Is brought to attention.
ALEXANDER w. GRINSEL.
Mountain Home P. o., Tenn.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Native of Austria Recalls
Conditions Under Dictators

To the Editor Of The Star:
In letter to The Star on June from
Mr.. George Nicholas about Russia,
Italy and Germany" he has tried to
cover an immense territory, hiking over
one-sixth OF the globe
am Austrian by birth and lived in
my native country until after the World
War. 1 spent IA months in Russia under
the old regime, as well as the short
lived Kerensky regime.
Those familiar with the Russian his
tory know that the term Kill the rich,
the intelligentsia, the aristocrats" was
not slogan Of the leaders.
The Russian aristocracy was divided.
One group was treating the masses as
stray dogs to be beaten. The other
actually brought on the revolution for
the sake of humanity.
The Russians under the old regime
were too ignorant to know anything
about slogan, but they had been down.
trodden and oppressed so long that they
welcomed chance to retaliate.
When the Cars army occupied Aus
trian territory they were given time
on to plunder the towns, plus a few
killings OF innocent citizens. This hap
pened to be in my home town. It was
the aristocrat who, to get richer, killed
the poor.
AS for Germany, once proud OF learn
Ing, being today under an insane leader
ship, 1 have known the Germans before,
during and after the war. They have
never missed their uniforms, parades
and sane discipline They were always
clean and had plenty to eat, something
which they love to do Today they have
everything but the sane discipline and
the eats. Hitler has not given them
anything they had before, but he did
remove the food supply from them.
There are good many Germans who
care for liberty and freedom Of thought,
like we do here.
Sunny Italy! The land OF music, ar
chitecture. poor but happy" today
under Mussolini is everything but
happy. Except for keeping up with the
Joneses, Mussolini cannot be credited with
improvements for the welfare OF the
people. The people as I saw them in
1928 were pitiful lot over there.
Mussolini has wasted at least one
billion dollars on Ethiopia and still is
looking for more territory to conquer.
j. NEUFELD,
Evening star., 1937-06-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Why not an "eye holiday"7
Many persons already are taking It
by spending the week end at the shore
or in the country.
Outdoor sports of all kinds lure ofice
people not only into the great open
spaces, but also into giving their eyes q
rest from reading In particular.
1t is not always realized that, as q
class, we are a very reading" people,
always with our eyes glued to newspaper,
book or magazine.
In lieu Of any of these, patent medi-
cine almanacs will do!
We are forever reading something or
other, with what toll on the eyesight
Is matter for dispute.
Many will feel that perpetual use of
the eyes on type is not as good for them
as more diversified usage.
1t is these persons who will discover
that an "eye holiday" may be put into
effect almost every week end, with or
without going in swimming.
Without Some activity, however. of the
sports type, 1t will require real will power
to refrain from picking up something to
read.
Reading matter is everywhere.
1t takes genuine power of will to re-
1rain from looking over type at all odd
times.
He or she who really likes to read NAV
discover, the first time a reading holi-
day is put into effect, that all the lure
OF drug is exerted by plain ordinary
reading matter
One longs for 1t with an almost ir-
resistible desire.
Hence for the weak willed a trip into
the country Is best, but for those with
normal powers OF resistance such will
not be necessary.
All that is required is ordinary de-
termination. Perhaps this is not quite
as ordinary, after all; the person who
feels that eye rest is necessary may have
somewhat Of struggle at first.
Let us state again that this "eye holi-
day" is directed mainly against print,
not that type. in itself, is as terrible as
many persons believe, no matter how
small 1t is.
What too much reading seems to do
to the eyes is to keep them too still,
The poker face adopted BY so manv
"a PSAoVAAo AL OUk uOOCIn CIVIL.
zatlon. not only to hide emotions, but to
give one a certain air Of "smartness," is
harmful, IN that 1t tends to keep the
eyes too set.
Any one who thinks about 1t will agree
that most OF our modern life is lived
IN an open or hidden desire to refrain
from being astonished at anything.
This would be merely an amusing at
tltude. If it were not for the plain fact
that the eyes. those wonderful windows
OF the soul, are the most expressive fea
lures OF the face, and that is just where
the trouble comes in. All too many
persons, in order to conceal their emo
tions' come in time to hold all their
features set, including the eyes.
BY keeping eyes too still in their
sockets they tend to lose some of their
old powers. such as were possessed by
them In the days Of old when one rolled
them hther and yon and at everything
which came into view.
The "shifty-eyed" individual some be-
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Vacations at Home.

With the beginning of the annual
vacation season half million Washing
tonians, more or less, are faced with the
problem of where to go and what to do.
Some, OF course, can decide without
difhculty-many of them follow rou-
tine, retire temporarily to Summer re-
sorts with which they already are we'll
acquainted or journey "home" to scenes
of their childhood from which they
migrated to the Capital in years gone by.
Others, less fortunately circumstanced.
indulge in perennial experiment in
exploration, testing the attractions of
mountain or shore in line with philos-
ophy of "trial and error" which they
cultivate with a courage never dis
heartened.
But at least a few individuals de-
liberately prefer to spend their vacations
in the District of Columbia. 1t Is their
choice to seek occupation for their
leisure in the neighborhood with which
they are most familiar, the community
in which they earn their bread, butter
and occasional Jam. They know the fun
of staying late in bed Of a morning,
"poking along" through the business OF
rising and bathing and dressing without
regard for the clock, taking tardy break
fast at an hour when other folk are
nearly ready for luncheon, recklessly de-
voting the afternoon to the movies or
motor drives through the adjacent
country, incontinently having supper
while the rest of the world Is turning
) in," remaining up after midnight Just
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Ten.Year Citizenship Law
for Alien Business Men

10 the Editor OF The Star:
In my opinion law should be passed
making every unnaturalized citizen in
eligible to obtain license to sell beer
wine or hard liquors of any kind. A
person should be a citizen of our
country at least 10 years before becom-
Ing business man. He should be able
to speak the English language and have
at least an ga grade school education.
Such q law would give our own Amer
1oan-born citizens first privileges and
preference. Our States and our Fed
eral Government would then know who
Is running our business places where so
much foreign un-American propaganda
is spread. If aliens had to pass exami-
nations to run business place a good
many Of those unnaturalized aliens now
In business would be out of business
Every alien should be required to pass
an examination If he passes this exami-
nation he should be made to honor our
flag. DAVID w. HUGHES.
Airport, N. Y.
Evening star., 1937-06-17

neve, was simply q person with more
common sense than the average.
No matter what ideas Of him the elder
oralists had-and we are proving every
day that too many Of their ideas were
based on ignorance and intolerance
the "shifty-eyed" fellow was away ahead
OF the procession.
Instead of glaring at you, looking
you In the eye," thereby stifYening and
lowering the power Of the eye muscles,
he glanced in all directions, all the time,
and so gave his precious eyes plenty OF
good exercise, all unknowing, but never
theless quite effectively.
One OF the great gains Of outdoor
exercises of all kinds is that it makes
the eyes dart flrst in one direction, then
in another. People who play tennis con-
sistently usually have good eyesight,
even beyond middle age, when the
trouble first begins with most Of u.s.
*
No wonder many persons love to watch
the ocean by the hour, or look longingly
OF into space at the mountains.
Such looking is easy on the eyes. It
Is restful, at the same time it gives the
eyes plenty to do to keep them in good
trim.
Concentrating the gaze on few inches
OF white paper, as we do in constant
reading, or trying to outStare a COM
panion on the mistaken theory that it
Is necessary to look 'em in the eve"
all the time, keeps the eyes set and stiff,
keeps them still, in other words.
If all reading Is given up for the week
end, the constant reader is Just that
much more likely to look around, the
gaze f1rst in one direction, then in an
other, to emulate the days of childhood.
in SO far as the eyes are concerned.
4 4
We wouldn't be surprised If part OF the
universal lure OF automobiling for many
persons Is simply the eye rest they re-
ceive, mostly without realizing it.
To 60 around over the countryside de-
mands constant use OF the ewes, look
ing in many directions, now close, now
at distance, now to right, now to left,
now behind.
1t Is curious fact that no other
animal except man has to wear glasses.
Perhaps this is so because they have no
ability to understand their lack, but we
rather suspect that it is because thev do
not need them.
That no other animal except man
reads may or may not be the reason. It
is impossible to say that reading is a sin,
in itself, or that fine type is harmful,
but one may suspect that where there
is SO much reading there is likely to be
some hurt, just as in any other over
doing.
Those who love to read, honestly and
lntelligently, tend to read all the time.
They are never seated, but their hands
instinctively pick up book or magazine
or paper.
Listening to radio has been good,
therefore, for the eyes OF all such persons.
The modern electric phonograph is even
better. as an eye rest
Best Of all will be the real "eye holi-
day" advocated. put into effect by no
more than the determination to stop all
reading, as far as possible, on Saturday
and Sunday.
1t is not easy, if you happen to be a
real reader. A golf club or a motor
boat may help. but. lacking these, it is
still possible to take an eye holiday.
anyway, and get real benefit from 1t.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Changes Suggested in
Specification of C.. /. 0.

To the Editor OF The Star:
A headline says John L. Lewis is call
ing strike in Republic mines to cut of
its coal supply.
First it was sit-down strikes. Then
auto strikes. Then slow-up strikes. Then
steel strikes. And now a coal strike
Maybe he'll get there yet Reports are he
will organize United States clerks. It
sounds like the old days when I. w. w.
Il Won't Work. had the front page
According to leaders of industry labor
unions will hang themselves If they keep
tied to c. I. o. They are giving them
plenty of rope.
Committee Invariably Opposed to
Work or Committee for Industrial Op-
preston would be more fitting name
for c. I. O., according to its tactics.
E. H. ALEXANDER,
Evening star., 1937-06-17

Journey he had abandoned his military
career and devoted himself to the study
OF botany and zoology under the direc-
ton OF some of the foremost authorities
OF the time. There is every reason to
believe that these constituted his pri-
mary interest.
Apparently he intended to publish
complete accounts of all his expeditions,
His Journals of the last three expeditions
were bound together. He died while
engaged in editing them. He presum-
ably intended that his son Macmillan
should complete the work and see to the
publication. Macmillan, however, con-
tented himself with placing the manu-
scripts in the custody of the royal library.
Until 1929 they remained undisturbed
IN the vaults of this massive old build
ing. Here they were discovered and
examined by Friedrich Bauser.
Besides the manuscripts Herr Bauser
also discovered a pencil sketch of a
surprise attack by Indians on the Platte
River. The Indians are shown in the
act OF torturing Prince Paul and his
artist companion. Another picture was
labeled Race of the Cheyenne Maidens," :"
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Premier Blum's Triumph.

That master magician of French
politics. Leon Blum, once again has
snatched victory from the jaws of i'm
minent defeat. BY decisive vote the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday granted
the Socialist premier desired emergency
powers to preserve the republics finan-
cial stability. For that purpose he is
now clothed with virtually dictatorial
authority, while his Popular Front gov
ernment is assured continuance in Office.
Apart from the practical effects of the
Chambers action, 1t is another striking
tribute to the political acumen Of M.
Evening star., 1937-06-17

There may be justifiable difference OF
opinion about the ideals and activities OF
the w. c. T. U. along the lines of LIQUOR
suppression or regulation. There can be
none whatever concerning this organi-
zation's militant campaign against the
insidious marijuana weed. Both sexes
every age, every sect, every agency,
public or private, should be enrolled In
that fight.
Evening star., 1937-06-17
Activity of King Xerxes
i'm the Battle of Salamis

To the Edtcr of The Star:
I've just been reading in my ancient
history about the battle of Salamis, in
the. year 480 BE-, between the Persian
and Greek fleets. The Persian feet was
almost annihilated. The brief account
of the battle begins thus:
"On the heights overlooking the Bay
OF Salamis the Persian King, Xerxes,
in the midst of his brilliant Oriental
court, took up his station to watch the
battle"
President Roosevelt is conducting him.
self In regard to the present almost
Nationwide controversy between en-
ployers and employees.
TROY G. KNIFFIN.
Kansas City, Mo.