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Evening star., 1939-01-05

Hitler has decided that the German
national anthem has been played
too fast and has ordered its tempo
reduced. It is wished that some one
could do the same for Hail to the
Chief" which greets our President.
A reading of THE Lady of the Lake"
discloses the fact that SCOTS words
were set to "iorram," or Highland
boat song wherein the time is neces-
sarily set to the long sweep of big
galley oars. It is unfortunately
usually played almost in jig time.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Unified Transportation

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission recommendation that the
Government take the lead in a
thorough study of the possibilities
of integrating the national transpor-
tation system by co-ordinating and
consolidating transportation facili-
ties raises once more subject that
we'll may receive serious considera-
ton by Congress.
1t goes without saying that tre-
mendous task would be involved in
attempting to mesh railroads, high
way, water and air carriers, and pipe
lines, with each doing the work for
which it is best fitted economically.
The commission itself argues against
a fixed program, emphasizing that
mo one can now be sure as to just
what should be done, or how"
The desirability of such a step,
however, becomes more apparent in
the light of the commissions conten-
ton that the present setup lis little
more than an aggregation of facili-
ties, often ill-suited to much of the
work they do and working at cross
purposes or attempting mutual de-
struction more often than not"
The to-be-expected hostility of the
parties Immediately concerned prob
ably would be the principal stumbling
block in the way of such a program.
Rail labor and management, which
would seem to have least to lose in
view of the condition of that indus
try, have froWned on coordination
and consolidation except on their
own terms, and any other carrier in
danger of having business diverted
likewise could be counted on to oppose
such plan.
These and other factors which
would initiate against the success of
the undertaking are recognized by
the commission, which asserts that
"projects of this character cannot
be crammed down the throats of
those who must carry them out or
conform to them" and urges a cam
paign of education to reach manage
ment, employees, and the public in
general.
''The problem, as we see it, is not
one which admits of any quick solu-
ton, but is rather one which will
succumb only to a well-directed,
well-organized and continuing cam
paign," says the commission.
With that contention there can
be no disagreement, and, great
though the obstacles may be, the
goal sought is one that ultimately
must be reached if the transportation
system of the country as now con-
,stituted is to be strong and pros
porous.
Evening star., 1939-01-05

James Bryce, in the 1910 edition OF his
great work, "The American Common
wealth." compared the American ship
OF state to a speeding steamship which
would soon encounter the fog of popula-
ton pressure:
$50 America. in her swift onward prog
ress. sees, booming on the horizon and
now no longer distant, time of mists
and shadows, wherein dangers may lie
concealed whose form and magnitude
she can scarcely yet conjecture. AS she
fills up her Western regions with in
habitants, she sees the time approach
when all the best land, even that which
the extension Of irrigation has made
available, will have been occupied, and
when the land now under cultivation
will have been so far exhausted as to
yield scantier crops even to more expen-
sive culture. Although transportation
may also have become cheaper, the price
of food will rise; farms will be less easily
obtained and will need more capital to
work them with profit the struggle for
existence will become more severe. And
provides for the overflow Of the great
cities will have become less available,
the cities will have grown immensely
more populous; pauperism, now confined
to six or seven of the greatest, may be
more widely spread: and even if wages
do not sink work may be less abundant.
In fact the chronic evils and problems
of old societies and crowded countries,
such as we see them today in Europe,
will have reappeared on the new soil,
while the demand of the multitude to
have larger share of the Nations s
collective wealth may well have grown
lnsistent.
High economic authorities pronounce
that the beginnings of this time Of
pressure lies not more than 20 years
ahead. All Of the best arabic land in
the West is already occupied; much even
of the second and third best is already
under cultivation; and unless agricul-
tural science renders further aid, the
exhaustion already complained of in
farms which have been under the plough
for three or four decades will be in
creasingly felt. It may be time of trial
for democratic institutions" (Vol. II,
page 913)
When Bryce published the above in
1910, I suppose the boosters who were
crying for a larger and larger population
were predicting that everything would
be rosy in the future. In 1928, when we
were near the height of our postwar
prosperity. these boosters must have had
a good laugh when they read the above.
But they are not laughing now, and
there are many indications that Bryce q
prediction will be fulfilled in toto If the
American people continue to increase the
population. GUY IRVING BURCH.
January 8.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
THIS AND THAT
BY Charles E. Tracepell.

for 50 many poor evergreens Is paintings
around homes is the almost complete lack
OF water during the fall months, in
some years.
Therefore it has been advocated that
every householder take his hose and give
his foundation planting a genuine good
watering IN late fall, so that the plants
will not have to go into the winter in a
dry state.
Although nature has seen to it that
they can stand a great deal OF punish
ment, they are not made Of iron, but are
living, breathing things, with water the
very blood Of life to them.
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Greater than watering or pruning or
fertilizing, however, is the question Of
when to discard an evergreen.
Habit plays the home owner a rather
woeful trick here. He becomes so used
to seeing his old evergreens that he does
not realize quite as well as the passerby
that they are really good for nothing.
Everywhere one see old, decrepit speci-
mems. often no more than stalks, with q
small tuft or plume of leaves at the top.
Sometimes an evergreen has grown so
that it should be replaced for that reason
alone. It darkens rooms, and is all out
of proportion to the home which it is
supposed to ornament. We speak, of
course, strictly of the ones close to the
house, in what is commonly known as
the foundation planting. That is term
which was unknown a quarter of a CEN
tury ago. It is part of the modern
development known as landscape archi-
lecture. It is called architecture be-
cause it works with three dimensions, the
same as real architecture. Most people
are inclined to think of the garden as
having only width and depth, but 1t
should have height. too.
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When old evergreens are taken out
the same mistake should not be made
again.
Give the planting plenty Of room. Do
not put 1t as close to the foundation wall,
and especially do not forget how 1t will
grow.
1t is difficult for most persons to
visualize the growth Of plant material
over a period of S. 10 or Is years.
How long those periods seem, yet they
pass, alas, in the twinkling of an eye
almost.
The poor little evergreens which at
first seem so woefully far apart. within
few years will spread out and grow up.
Some thought should be given to this
in advance. 1t applies to shrubs and
ordinary garden plants as we'll, but par
ticularly to the various members of the
evergreen family, both broad and narrow
leaved.
Now is the time of the year to take
a good look at the foundation planting,
and to decide which specimens ought to
come out in the spring and which should
be kept. Your heart won't be in it later.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Wisdom Outmoded

This world moves far too swiftly
To ponder problems long;
Opinions which seem right today
Tomorrow may be wrong.
In days of horse and buggies
The hot-head was deplored;
But now the too impulsive man
Is honored and adored.
Three cheers, then, for the gentleman
Whose acts are based on whim;
He is a leader; dof your hats,
And cast your vote for him.
In this mad world; in this cracked world.
The fellow with delusions
Fits better in the scheme Of things
Than men with sound conclusionss
n. p. sTODDARD. /.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
This is a good time Of the year to look
at the evergreens In the foundation

This is a good time Of the year to look
at the evergreens In the foundation
planting.
They will never be any worse.
Now it is easy to see which ones need
to be replaced. In the luscious growth
of spring it is often difficult to come to
a decision. Even a poor evergreen will
make some new growth, and its color
will be better.
There will be flowers and soft, moist
air, and the general atmosphere OF the
vernal season to distract the home owner
from proper verdict.
Now he can see without difficulty which
evergreens deserve to go.
There are few things in the world
hung onto more tenaciously than dead
and dying evergreens.
Most of these treasured specimens are
cheap, so that their replacement would
not break any one up.
Yet the owner is as tender of them
as If they were choice.
He sees plainly enough that they were
planted too close to the foundation in
the first place, and that they have
grown entirely out of bounds
With all their growth they are un-
slightly.
The householder does not know exactly
what to do for them. He wonders if
water would help, when they should be
fertilized; and when, above all, they
should be pruned.
Pruning of evergreens, horticultural
experts tell us, causes more perturbation
among amateur gardeners than almost
anything else, next to the general topic
OF how much water to give garden plants.
OF course no one not even an expert
knows exactly about that. But the rules
for pruning evergreens are fairly simple.
1t is said that the best and only time
to cut them back is in the spring, usu-
ally in April in this vicinity.
1t should not be done at this season
no matter how mild the weather, nor
in the spring earlier than April.
Most evergreens stand shearing very
well. They soon grow back fresh green
leaves" When pruning is done at the
proper season, it is best to cut of the
brown tops and tips, which are more
often caused by actual sunburn of the
summer before than by any amount of
freezing in winter. although most people
prefer to think Of and call this brown
ing winter killing
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Almost any so-called complete fertilizer
is good for evergreen subjects, but it
should not be given until after the prun-
ing is done in the spring.
Never attempt to fertilize them at this
season of the year.
Nature takes care Of the watering of
this type of material for most people,
but there is a growing body Of belief
to the effect that one Of the reasons
Evening star., 1939-01-05

side the widening circle cast by the
searchlights OF medical science. They
are assuring harvest of more years
OF life-if not for the immediate
present then for better future when
years Of life for millions will be more
worth having. At the least it is a
fine gesture of faith.
The mechanism Of cancer. what
ever 1t may be, is basic in the struc-
ture OF multi-cellular animals, such
as man. When it is known, many
gates will be opened for medical and
physiological research. And perhaps
here also may be found the clue to
some OF the worlds most perplexing
economic and social problems, for
the state also is sort of multi
cellular organism which suffers its
own maladies closely akin to malig-
nant neoplasms. For good or bad,
man reasons by analogies.
The National Cancer Institute
headed by DR.. Voegtlin has now
started its second year of work. The
first year was fruitful of results, not
In terms of empirical and question:
able cancer cures" but in terms of
more knowledge of the obscure bio
logical mechanisms by which groups
of cells, like groups of citizens, get
out Of control and spread through
the blood stream Of the body, or of
the world, until every organ, or every
nation, is starved and killed by them.
Progress in science is cumulative.
There is every reason to hope that
the results of the second year will
be yet more plentiful.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
The Dies Report

The Dies Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities has evoked merriment
and ridicule in some quarters and
condemnation in certain high places
Including the White House-but
careful and dispassionate reading of
its report to the Congress should con-
vince any fair minded person that
its findings cannot easily be laughed
off nor lightly dismissed.
Handicapped by insufficient funds
and, hence, by an inadequate inves-
tigative staff, the committee was able
to do little more than make a start
toward uncovering all of the sub
versive activities of the various "ism"
groups operating in this country.
Enough was found, however, to estab-
lish the necessity of going more
thoroughly into this highly important
question.
1t was undoubtedly due in large
part to the fund shortage that the
Dies Committee ran into difficulties
which at times threatened to undo
what good it had accomplished It
accepted too often the aid of volun-
teer witnesses whose background and
testimony had not been properly
checked. 1t was probably victimized
by some publicity seekers and pro-
fessional scandal mongers. This was
most unfortunate, for it gave enemies
OF the committee just the oppor-
tunity they desired to throw up a
smoke screen of recrimination and
derision.
While members of the committee
were divided at times over pol
Icy and procedure, it is significant
that all members-Democrat and Re-
publican alike, signed the report, with
its indictment of un-American "isms"
and its criticism of certain Govern
ment officials for alleged laxity in
dealing with the problem of sub
versive activities. The charges made
by the committee should be COM
pletely proved or disproved, in fair
ness to all parties concerned. To fol-
low the inquiry through to a finish,
Chairman Dies requests an extension
Of authority and an appropriation
Of 0,000-six times the original al
lotment. The investigation is i'm
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Shooting Stors
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Sham.

The Sham.
Said Uncle Jim: When I was young
They had much different ways.
Such curious changes weren't rung
On some straightforward phrase.
They didn't talk of brainstorms then,
Nor of dementias queer;
Nor paranoia which made men
In antics persevere.
The egomaniac was unknown
Except in doctors books;
The alienist had not yet shown
The world with solemn looks
just how the scientific tongue
Could courteously express
The things which passed, when was
young,
For plain durn cussedness."
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Depression Predicted I'M 1910
BY James Bryce. l.

To the Editor Of The Star:
We have read with great deal Of
interest Herbert Hollander's article,
Prophecies ofs1914 Would Cover Quar-
ter Century" which appeared in The Star
January /. Mr.. Hollander says that
none could have had vision Of events
war started" OF course he is right in
great part, but there are ways of pre-.
dieting wars and economic conditions
20 years in the future, and to substan-
tiate this statement we shall quote a
prediction made In 1910 about condi-
tions in the United States beginning
In 1880.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Cites Jewish Aid
OF COl0red Race.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star Of January there ap-
peared q letter by E. B. Henderson Of
Falls Church, Va, asserting that wealthy
Jews had discriminated against the coll
.ored race. In that connection would
like to call Mr.. Henderson's attention
to the fact that the Julius Rosenwald
Foundation has and still Is giving mil
lions Of dollars for the education and
advancement Of the Negro race. It is
also fact that many colored people
are employed by Jews at fair wages.
January 8. MRS. MARY JONES.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
misunderstanding.

DO you think you will be able to
convert the masses to your way of think
ing?"
MY friend.' answered Senator Sor-
ghum, too many of us statesmen are
giving our attention to converting the
masses when we ought to be trying to
keep from becksliding ourselves"
Evening star., 1939-01-05
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Evening star., 1939-01-05
The Public.

Once more the news our ire will move
We blame the reportorial screed
Yet things which we most disapprove,
Alas, are those which most we read!
Evening star., 1939-01-05
New Conditions.

"You know" quoted the plodding per-
son. "the heights by great men reached
and kept were not attained by sudden
dight?"
> But" replied the modernist, you must
remember that was written before the
invention Of the airplane"
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Cruel.

Like some poor beetle on a pin,
Impaled by scientific hand;
He struggles in a fruitless spin
The expert on the witness stand.
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Letters to The Star

Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address OF the
Uriter. although the use OF
pseudonyn1 for publication is per-
nissible Please be brief!
Evening star., 1939-01-05

Horse racing" said Hi Ho, the sage
OF Chinatown, keeps many husbands
home at night by preventing them from
having money to go anywhere else."
Evening star., 1939-01-05
Commercial.

DO you ever quote Omar Khayyam?"
asked the sentimental girl.
NO" answered the busy broker, I'VE
never handle any stock that isn't listed. !"
Evening star., 1939-01-05

Desc here labor-saving contrapshuns, 4"
said Uncle Eben, may be luxury but
youse got to work yoh SET to death to
get de money to buy EN-"
Evening star., 1939-01-05

@. Who is poet laureate of California?
p. NJ
A. Representative John Steven Nc
Groarty was made poet laureate of Cali
iornia by action of the State Legislature.
@. Is it incorrect for a wife to refer
to her husband as MIL. s. J.
A. When speaking to q social equal.
q wife refers to her husband by his
given name.
@. How is the size OF merchant ships
measured?-H. B.
A. BY the amount Of space in the holds.
A measured ton is 200 cubic feet. The
measured capacity gives register ton
mage.
@. Who is director Of the Boy Scouts?
Fl. L. S.
A. The president of the National Boy
Scouts is Walter w. Head and the chief
Scout executive is James E. West, z
Park avenue, New York City.
Q: What industries led in advertising
from 1870 to 18s0?-M. K. H.
A. The leaders in advertising at that
time were patent medicine, soap and
baking powder.
Q. How many workers are required to
build the new British liner Queen Eliza
beth?-J. H.
A. The labor Of some 200 900 peopls win
oe required to complete the ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
No More Private Police

Mayor La Guardia of New York has tackled difficult problem first brought to general attention by the Bund meet ing there on Washington's Birthday. He has ordered that hereafter the owners and operators of public halls must pro- vide their own ushers. The groups leas- ing halls for meetings will under no cir cumstances be permitted to use their own guards or other persons "for the ostensible purpose of preserving order" All special policemen employed must be licensed by the Police Commissioner and have their uniforms approved by him.
 Recognized fraternal, veteran, and religious organizations are temporarily exempt from the regulation. Otherwise, it shows no discrimination. There can be neither storm troopers nor Red armies. If ushers and special policemen are unable to maintain order, the regular police force will handle the situation. Finally, if any group feels itself injured by these restrictions, it can appeal to the courts. Such an appeal might be very good thing, bringing to public attention matters that need airing.
 These rules are wise. They are also well within the power of city authorities They do not interfere with the rights of public assembly, free speech or free thought. In fact, they will act to enforce and safeguard those rights.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
Correcting Trusts

Says the genial but persevering Thurman w. Arnold, satirist of Ameri- can capitalism and assistant attorney general at Washington: Theodore Roosevelt did his trust-busting with five lawyers and four stenographers. From 1914 to 1925 while mass production and corporate enterprise came of age, there were IS attorneys. We now have 97 att torneys in the antitrust division, but they must enforce 30 major acts of Congress
 To-day my division has about 200 cases in the hopper and 183 investiga- tions under way. Some of our big proj- ects are the medical, aluminium, Chicago milk, movie and oil cases. We can spare 50 men for this wor..,, and each case takes from eight to ten men. You can see what jam we are in."
 Quite so. And the industries and cor porations under fire are in somewhat of jam, too. The energetic Mr. Arnold's bark, however, often seems worse than his bite. Fortunately he and his staff show more interest in correction of bad business practices than in relentless punishment.
 MT. Arnold's policy of taking every case on it's own merits, and trying to work out a practical application of the law to that case, is more realistic than the usual procedure. In this field the rule of reason" may prove more effective than indiscriminate club-swinging
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
Boats

With spring now in the offing, perhaps a few remarks about boats and boating gre timely. Rare is the yachtmar or plain boatman who isn't already planning ms fitting out, his launching and his sum- mer's fun. And with the new leisure, it is incredible how water sports are growing in America.
 The typical 'yachtsman" is much number bird than most landsmen sup pose. He has comparatively small ln- vestment and his sport is usually rather economical. This is possible mainly be- cause of the long life of water craft as compared with automobiles. car cost ing $500 is pretty well used up in five or six years. A yachting editor figures that a typical powerboat costing that much may be reasonably expected to last 20 or 25 years, and sailboat still longer. The depreciation is accordingly low.
 So is the operation low, unless the owner is speed fiend It is incredible how speed, and the power necessary to provide it, will run up the expense A 20-foot launch that will make eight miles an hour with lO- horsepower engine may burn gas at the rate of one gallon an hour It will take about 15 horsepower to make 10 miles an hour, 20 horsepower for 12 miles, 30 horse power for IS miles, 60 horsepower for 70 miles, 125 horse power for 30 miles and 200 horsepower for 35 miles an hour. The rls- ing speed requires, of course, always larger motor burning more gas and subject to more expensive upkeep. The best fun, generally speaking, goes with the smaller boats and the low upkeep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-27
American Summer

Nine million American families - four persons to family - are going to be on the move this year, according to travel observers. A large part of this migra- tion will be in the direction of one or both of the World Fairs which are showing the rest of us one way out of the depression. But not all. There will be much motor ing here and there into national parks and vacation spots including every sort of scenery and climate, from mountains to Seashore and river valley.
 Cash registers all over the country" says an automobile sales manager, twill soon ring out the news that the greatest movement of population the world has ever seen is under way. And the keys on the register marked new cars, good used cars, gasoline, tires and authorized service will ring up the majority of dollars"
 The keys marked lodging and food and soft drinks and swimming suits and camping equipment and ice cream will keep up pretty good chatter, too. Even the folks who stay at home will keep few cash registers busy recording sales of porch and garden furniture We are not all employed, and those of us who are working are not all prosperous, but neither are we refugees, nor pawns in a dictator'S game, and we manage to have a pretty good time.