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Evening star., 1939-03-25
Calls for Balanced Budget
And Lower Taxes,
By Thomas r. Henry.


To the Editor Of The star:
1t the people who claim a revolution
was averted by President Roosevelt would
examine more closely the causes that
pring about social and economic upheav-
al, they would discover that revolutions
are almost invariably produced by excess
slVe taxation and unbridled spending.
The French Revolution occurred when
the rulers 1ndulged in fiscal prodigality,
adding such burdens of taxation that the
populace rebelled and threw of the yoke.
Those familiar with American history
have not forgotten the Boston Tea Party,
when red-blooded men refused to recog-
nize burdensome tax and consigned
shipment Of tea to "Davy Jones locker"
Growing resentment in our country
over excessive taxation is especially In
evidence in New York and California. It
does not require any imagination to pic
ture the revolt spreading.
The safest and sanest way to check
disorder, unrest and business "jitters"
would be to balance the budget, reduce
taxation and discontinue an orgy Of
reckless spending that has no parallel in
our history.
March a. Z. X. ooLDsBoRouGH.
Evening star., 1939-03-25

the analysis shows from .05 to is per
cent, it is relevant evidence but not
to be given prima facie effect In indi-
eating whether or not the defendant
was under the influence of liquor;
while if the tests show is per cent or
more, that fact will be received as
prima facie evidence of intoxication.
If the Indiana experiment proves
successful it would seem that the
driver who may have had drink
but was not intoxicated will be pro-
tected, since the burden OF proof
would be In his favor, while the in
toxicated driver will find the burden
OF proof against him when he at
temptS to establish his innocence.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. TrnceUell.

Although its frontiers have been estab-
lshed, especially in the mind OF the
maker, such yard still has all the an
nual Joy of the seasons, and the birds.
Some one has said that there are only
eight birds to an acre, but they seem a
great deal more than that. Maybe this
is just another of those solemn sets of
statistics which some one is always get
ting up, as If daring any one to con-
tradict
And maybe not-after all, eight birds
can make plenty of noise, and there are
always others flying through.
1t Is possible, in even the most settled
yard, to get great deal of enjoyment
out OF watching things develop.
The necessary requirement is that one
really watch.
Many gardeners think they look, but
really they are interested in raking the
grass and planting new seed, and often
fail to notice even the red haze of the
maple blossoms.
Yet few early spring sights are most
Interesting than this, especially when
backgrounded by a white house or
garage.
Then the sheen of the deep red flow
erets stands forth in beauty pointing to
the later and greater glory Of the cherry
trees.
For some strange reason, very few pri-
vate homes have the japanese cherry
trees.
The growth OF old plants is just as
interesting as that Of new plants, though
admittedly lacking the spice OF excite
ment.
Old plants are old friends 1t is nice
to see them continue to do well, and
interesting to help them, II they seem to
be running down.
That is why the static garden, as COM
pared with the young garden in the max
ing, has its place. There is always oppor-
tunlty to remove old plants and try new
ones. But when yard is doing nicely,
thank you, it may be right to keep it
as 1t Is. Let well enough alone, the old
motto, applies to gardens, too.
The static garden, after all, is never
really static. There is change and re-
neWal, life and death, here as elsewhere.
The excitement of marching men may
not be here, fortunately. but the thrill of
growth is not unknown to any bit of
ground where there is even a blade of
grass.
The small garden resounds as much to
this good adventure as the largest estate.
Indeed, the smaller the place the bet
ter, from one very good viewpoint, that
OF complete watching. Here things are
concentrated. The eyes and mind hold
little, all the more reason why they
should hold them with imagination. This
sort of grasp makes beauty grow as we'll
as leaves, and enables the poorest person
to have an estate in flower pot. Often
men are poor amid their acres, whereas
person owning a window box watered
with love and imagination is rich indeed.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Visitor Criticizes Local
Traffic Conditions.

Traffic Conditions.
To the Editor OF The Star:
The writer in the past 10 years has
averaged about six trips year to WASH
ington, D. c., and during that time he
has noticed that the traffic situation in
the City of Washington, in plain English.
lis a mess"
They seem to change regulations every
week. There are more signs In one city
block OF Washington, telling you what
you can do and what you cannot do. than
any other city in the world
The week of February the writer had
his experience with Washington traffic
and found out in small way how the
Police Department operates.
The writer checked in the Hotel Har-
rington on Monday, February 6. Imme-
diately upon arrival my car was turned
over to the hotel doorman, with instruc-
tions to park overnight, but have the car
In front Of the hotel in the morning, for
the balance Of the week. Due to the fact
that the writer had an exhibit of building
materials for various department heads
of the construction division Of the United
States Government, this car was used to
bring and return these officials. At all
times the keys to the car were in posses
sion of the hotel doorman. However. on
the afternoon of February 10, at 4:35
pm a traffic officer decided that the car
did not belong in front of the hotel and
insisted that it be towed away to the
police station, in spite of the fact that
the doorman had the keys, and wanted to
move the car. This permission was re-
fused.
The writer called at the station in the
evening. paid his IS fine and was told to
60 back in the alley and take his car.
The careless method Of parking and ham
ding the cars, was rather amusing, be-
cause all 1t was necessary to do, if you
knew where the alley was was to take
your keys unlock the car and drive away
and not one in the Police Department
would know the difference.
With such lack of common sense by
the officials of the Traffic Department, it
is no wonder that Washington will al
ways remain the messed" up traffic city
of the world. JOHN H. GESING.
Cleveland, Ohio.
March %.
Evening star., 1939-03-25

Garden growth Is interesting to watch
the little red flowers on the naples, the
crocuses in bloom ir. purple and yellow,
the greenish-yel haze on the for
sythia, the strong leaves Of the tulips
pushing up and up. those Of the day
lilies IN the light Of day at last.
These are just few Of the intriguing
goings-on In any garden. The frst
leaves on the climbing roses give an in
definite color to the very air.
The lemon lily leaves have been up for
several weeks.
Grape hyacinths, small but mighty,
are showing good color, ready to burst
forth almost any day now.
There are the leaves Of the New Eng
land asters at last, along with leaves Of
the small Jacobs ladder. The latter had
few all winter, but these are quite
fresh ones.
Broad are the blades Of the iris, while
the red shoots of the peony bushes are
we'll above the soil.
Leaf buds have swollen to colorful size
on the privet and lilacs.
The grass must not be forgotten. There
has been plenty OF rain, 80 far, af1ording
Just the sort Of condition grass plants
like best OF all.
Lawns which seemed almost gray or
brown have a good tinge of their proper
color already.
Once the air takes on a continued
warmth. although 1t may be only a few
degrees, hardly warm at all to the hand
the growing things of the earth will re-
spond everywhere
They are sensitive to even the slight
est continued rise.
Even with throw backs, leaf buds con-
tinue to swell. What will they not dc
when spring really comes9
Even in the fixed garden, there is al
ways this annual show.
Perhaps the term, fixed garden, re-
quires some explanation-you see, there
are, in the main, two sorts of small gar
denS, the fixed and the garden in the
making.
1t Is unfortunately true that a small
yard comes to point where nothing
more can be done with it, largely speak
ing.
One can potter around, fix the grass in
the spring, trim rosebushes and the like,
but the yard is so full of plants, including
shrubs and especially these, that there
is really not much to be done to it.
Gardens in the making are the most
fun. There is excitement, even there,
whereas this quality is more or less lost
in the fixed, or completed, garden.
That is why beginners have the true
excitement and pleasure Of garden
making.
Theirs is the never-ended experiment,
the travelling hopefully, rather than ar
irving, OF which Stevenson spoke.
\ X
The garden which has become fixed,
both in fact and in the gardeners mind,
is by no means lost territory.
Evening star., 1939-03-25

present rate will be more than ade-
quate to pay all benefits for several
years and In the meantime both en-
ployers and employees will derive the
benefit of not having to pay the an
ticipated higher taxes.
The advantage to be derived from
the proposal to pay social security
receipts into a trust fund-in the
absence Of specific information-ap-
pears to be more psychological than
real, at least In so far as the surplus
Is concerned. It undoubtedly would
result IN some administrative saving
and might tend to dissipate the be-
lief held in some quarters that the
funds are being misused. But, II the
receipts, including surplus, are still
to be invested In Government securi-
ties, as presumably would be the case,
the method of handling the money
would remain substantially the same
as at present. 1t need not be assumed,
however, that, with a restricted sur
plus, there is anything wrong with
this method.
While these reforms proposed by
the administration undoubtedly will
be received with enthusiasm through
out the country, there Is one fact
that should be borne in mind-social
security costs are going to increase
and great deal more revenue will
have to be obtained from some source
In the future to meet them. It is to
Secretary Morgenthau's credit that
he presented that consideration
forcefully along with his business
appeasement" proposals.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Realistic Social Security

Although all the implications OF
Secretary Morgenthau's statement
of the administration present atti-
tude toward amendment of the So
cial Security Act are by no means
clear as yet, he is to be congratulated
for having candidly acknowledged
past fniscalculations and for pro-
posing specific corrective steps.
Speaking with the full approval Of
the President, Mr.. Morgenthau rec
commended to Congress the following
three highly important changes in
the sections of the act relating to
old-age insurance:
First, that taxes not be increased
in accordance with provisions in the
existing law; second, that the pres
ent so-called full reserve system be
abandoned in favor of a much
smaller protective reserve, and, third,
that administration of social secur-
ity funds be taken out of the Federal
budget and placed in the hands of
board of trustees.
OF the three changes, the partial
abandonment of the reserve system
is probably the most important, both
Immediately and in the long run, for
1t makes possible the proposed re-
duction in anticipated taxes-a re-
suit that should be beneficial to busi-
ness at this time-and prevents &C
emulation Of huge reservoir of
ready cash which might be used to
finance still further expansion of the
dubious pump-priming program.
1t has been strongly argued that
the scheduled tax rate be main
tanned and that the danger of build
ing up too large surplus be obviated
by broadening and extending bene-
fits under the act. Congress, how
ever, has shown no disposition to
authorize such extensions at this
time, and that being the case, a re-
duction in the contemplated tax
rate becomes desirable both as
matter Of expediency and as q mat
ter Of policy. Revenues under the
Evening star., 1939-03-25
keader COrrects Error
In HaSkinS Column,

To the Editor OF The Star:
An item from Mr.. Haskins' column
which appeared in your paper last Mon
day incorrectly stated that a man over
IS years old cannot get w. P. A. job.
The 1899 Act making additional ap-
propriations for work relief and relief for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, spe-
ciically states:
THAT no requirement Of eligibility for
employment under such Emergency Re-
lief Appropriation Act Of 1898, as amend
ed, shall be effective which prohibits the
employment Of persons 65 years of age
or over or women with dependent chill
dren."
This amendment was inserted on the
motion of Senator Taft of Ohio.
March 23. PAULINE B. WERNER.
Evening star., 1939-03-25

AS Herr Hitler marches east he
gets not only territories and trade
concessions, but also top-flight ten
mis- players. BY his "anschluss" with
Austria, he laid his hands on young
Georg Won Metaxa. Now he nails
Roderick Menzel, giant Czech courts
man. At his present rate Der
Fuehrer should have quite a stable
of expert racket-wielders by the time
of the next Olympics.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Shooting Stors
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Lurking Danger.

Lurking Danger.
When the sunshine's laughing yellow
Is reflected from the hedge,
And the jonquil, merry fellow,
Is a-peeping from the edge
OF the garden where the blooming
Tempts the feet to lightly roam,
Be not rash and too presuming,
Better linger close to home.
For those bright and golden gleamings
Are unto the human eye
AS the song Of siren dreamings
Were to the ear in days gone by.
They would lure us all deimurely,
Into colds that flercely cling,
They're the yellow peril surely,
Which looms up so threatening.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Tuxicub Problem

The establishment of new taxicab
rates based upon essentially the
same system OF zones which has pre-
vailed for four years is a step toward
the time when Washington's taxicab
problem will be solved. 1t is not a
long step, but it is one which,
although it increases the price OF
service, is in the interest of the pub
lie, since it serves as a stabilizing
factor.
The fixing of more suitable rates
is as far as the Public Utilities Com
mission can 60 In its effort to bring
order out of the chaos which has
filled the streets of the Capital with
more cabs per capita than any city
in the country. The bill now pend
ing in the House to give the COM
mission authority to limit the
number of cabs Is the only real
answer to the question whether the
city ever is to get system which will
serve the needs of it's citizens and
give living to the drivers
The matter has been argued
almost necessarily since 1882, when
the Utilities Commission, faced with
nearly a dozen systems of zones and
rate schedules, ordered the installa-
ton of meters. Some operators
appealed to the District Court. The
court stated at that time: THE pres
ent zone system is discriminatory,
and it is not possible to design a
non-discriminatory zone system in
the District of Columbia"
There is every evidence the opinion
is as valid today as it was seven
years ago. But Congress thought
otherwise. While the case was pend
ing, and before it reached the Court
OF Appeals, rider was attached to
the appropriation bill forbidding the
enforcement of the order requiring
meters and insisting upon the estab-
llshment of uniform zones and rates
for all cabs. On the basis of this
rider, the Court Of Appeals upheld
the taxicab companies. The Utilities
Commission Immediately made an
effort to fix the zone boundaries and
unity rates. After nearly eighteen
months of hearings, protests and
court actions, the existing arrange
ment, which now is to be superseded.
was arrived at. 1t was protested
Immediately by drivers, who insisted
they could not make a living wage,
The protests were coupled with a
renewed demand for a reduction in
the number of cabs. The demand
was redoubled when compulsory in
Surance was instituted. The Utilities
Commission has gone as far as it can
by increasing rates. but so far Con-
greSs has done nothing definite
about limiting the number of cabs.
The excess of taxicabs-Washing-
ton has more than the combined
total for Chicago, Philadelphia, Bal
tlmore, Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Rich
mond, San Francisco and Los An
geles-most of which are in opera
ton during the rush hours, certainly
contributes to the seriousness of the
traffic problem. But the necessitv
for adequate, safe cab service is
OF first Importance. It cannot be
achieved so long as drivers, harassed
by unlimited competition, are forced
to work excessive hours, CRUISE" in
streets whose traffic is near the
saturation point and take unwise
chances in order to exc out an in
adequate living.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Wild Thyme Lover Opposes
Massachusetts Avenue Bridge.

10 the Editor OF The Star.
The sanity of The Star appeals to me
almost invariably; I think its Judgment
is good But I can't go along with the
editorial advocacy of a s550,000 bridge
across Massachusetts avenue at Rock
Creek, nor can agree that the present
earth fill is "uninspiring from the street
level and ugly from the park roadway.
What will bridge do anyway? 1t
will merely convert the pleasant park
way into noisy speedway. 1t will re-
place picturesque territory with dead
mass OF concrete 1t will give an oppor-
tunity to drive away birds and furnish a
fine chance to massacre great many
trees.
This tree slaughter and beauty de-
struction program proceeds with unabat-
ed zest A thrilling example is presented
on Cathedral avenue just west Of the
WestcheSter.
The program attained great heights
under the aegis of the rectangular mind
ed Mr.. Ickes. His achievements on the
Mall, in Lafayette and other parks are
monuments to him. though I hope not
lasting. I know bank where the wild
thyme blows, but Mr.. Ickes likes his wild
times square. If this keeps on Washing
ton may look like Chicago-and I would
hate that, If you know what mean.
But that bridge! Where is the enthu-
siasm for itp If you really want.to warm
the hearts Of the citizens, apply the half
million devalued dollars to more frequent
trash and garbage collections. SOUR.
March %.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Twilight Etching

vision valley lilies
In simple crystal bowl,
Two egg-shell china cups and plates,
Hot tea and toasted roll,
A table set before the flre
To give the room its soul.
Quaint rufled curtains at the pana.
You in your dress Of blue
Awaiting me when twilight comes
And brings me back to you;
Your head soft pillowed on my breast:
God. make my dreams come true.
1NN TYLER.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Wants Auditorium in
Eastern Section of City.

To the Editor OF The Star:
The much talked of site at John
Marshall place and historic Pennsylvania
avenue for an auditorium is better
adapted for an apartment house Or aotel
Why debate further?
The desirability Of location in the
eastern part Of the city is shown by the
many reasons published in The Star.
Hotels are needed near the Capitol as
many have been destroyed in that area.
March II. ANNE SWEET.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Looking Ahead.

II observe that you do great many
favors for that influential citizen"
Those aren't favors," answered Sena-
tor Sorghum, "those are investments"
Evening star., 1939-03-25
No Show.

go out and arrest that man for speed
Ing" said the rural magistrate.
But" answered the traffic officer, "his
car has broken down and he's trying to
fix it."
Then go out and arrest him for OBJ
structing the highway"
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Socialist Applauds Labor
Unity in Hotel Strike.
70 the Editor Of The star:

The labor movement in Washington Is
to be congratulated on the united stand
recently taken by unions of the G. I. o.
and the A. F. of L. during the hotel strike.
While the unions directly involved in the
controversy were. Ill OF them. af1liated
with the A. ,. Of L.. the support voted
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Her True Worth.

"A woman should not be valued alone
for her beauty" said the sentimentalist.
Certainly not" answered the gigolo
Sometimes she is to be valued by the
amount Of alimony she can pay"
Evening star., 1939-03-25
Touching His Vanity.

This world is a mysterious spot.
And most, 1t puzzles me to see
80 many people who do not
In everything agree with me.
Evening star., 1939-03-25
"They tell us contentment is better

than riches" said HI Ho. the sage Of
Chinatown, "but few men ever work as
hard to attain it,"
Evening star., 1939-03-25
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Evening star., 1939-03-25

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yoh enemies, but dom try to GIT brotherly
an trustin' vii en- in . hoss trade"
Evening star., 1939-03-25
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3 PRODUCTIONS
FOR CHILDREN

A series Of three productions
planned particularly for children
Of 10 IA will be presented this
winter and spring at the Temple
theater under auspices Of the Ia
coma Board OF Junior Programs.
headed by Mrs. Arthur Il. Graf
ton. jr.
First win be production Of PIN
occhio." In ballet form. TO be pre-
scented by Edwin Strawbridge and
company OF IA persons satur-
day. Nov. rs.
Explorer and lecturer, Captain
Plummer, viii present a moving
picture and talk on Living With
the Eskimos" on the morning OF
Washington's birthday. Feb. ~.
April 8. a Saturday morning.
THE Bundle Bee Prince" with
music by Rimsky-Korsakoff, Will
be presented as the final event Of
the series.