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Evening star., 1940-05-02

business and appears to have won It
only to be told that, because he was
= foreigner, he could not be trusted
with so great a responsibility.
But Perkins thrived on disappoint-
ments. In partnership with Charles
Heath, whose family supplied the
necessary capital, and Joshua Bacon,
who had become his son-in-law, he
established the firm Of Perkins,
Bacon and Company, with head
quarters at SO Fleet Street, where
st. Paul's dominates the City Of
London. From his workrooms came
the stamps which now are the much
sought classics Of advanced collectors
the Penny Black, the earliest issues
for Ceylon, Queensland, Victoria,
South and Western Australia, Nova
Scotia and many others, all beautiful
in design and execution. Within q
few years Switzerland, Brazil, the
Italian States, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and, at last in 1847, the
United States adopted Hills phil
osophy of cheap postage and put
1t into effect with adhesives which
in one way or another were imita-
tions Of Perkins products.
It Is worthy Of notice that stamps
for postal use cost nobody a job. On
the contrary, Hill and Perkins, COL
laborating, created a new industry
which century later, gives steady
employment to hundreds Of thou
sands of people.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
By Secret Ballot

Fourteen men, taking shelter be-
hind the uncourageous device of
secret ballot, have succeeded
the time being at least-in blocking
congressional action on the Hatch
clean politics bill. The spectacle is
not pretty one.
Here is measure which has as its
sole objective the removal of one
source of corruption in American
politics. 1t passed the Senate by
two-to-one vote. There is good
reason to believe that it could COM
mand majority vote in the House,
and the country as whole is strong
ly behind 1t. Without doubt, all Of
these facts were thoroughly under
stood by the fourteen anonymous
members of the House Judiciary
Committee who voted yesterday to
table the measure, for had it been
otherwise they would hardly have
insisted upon cloaking their identi-
ties by resorting to the undemocratic
practice OF the secret ballot.
This measure, designed to extend
to State employees paid in whole or in
part from Federal funds the prohibi-
tions against certain types of political
activity already applicable to Federal
workers, has been sponsored in the
House by Representative Dempsey Of
New Mexico. Shocked by the inde-
fensible action of the Judiciary Com
mittee, he has asked the Rules Com
mittee to permit the House to
consider the bill, and, failing in that,
he plans to circulate a discharge
petition which will force action il
signed by a majority of the House
members.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Dempsey
will take this step If the necessity
arises. The House often is reluctant
to resort to the discharge petition
method Of calling up legislation, but
the objectives sought in this case are
so desirable, and the course followed
by the Judiciary Committee was so
alien to good legislative practice, that
no effort should be spared to give
House members interested in clean
government an opportunity to vote
on the Hatch proposals.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
A Poor Solution

President Roosevelt has stated that
one Of the purposes of his reorgani-
cation plan shifting the Civil Aero
nautics Authority to the Commerce
Department was to cut down the
burden of work laid upon his
shoulders.
The proposed transfer would result
In the c. A. A. submitting its reports
through the Secretary of Commerce
rather than directly to the Presi-
dent, he pointed out. Mr.. Roosevelt
said that he already receives reports
from about forty-five Federal agen-
cies and that a reduction of this
burden was one of the motivating
reasons behind the c. A. A. transfer.
An inspection of the Aeronautics
Act OF 1888, creating the authority,
however, reveals that the agency Is
required by law to make an annual
report Ito the Congress" and, In
addition, that it also may transmit
recommendations as to legislation to
the Congress-not to the President
In accordance with the law, the
authority does submit it's reports
directly to Congress and they con-
stitute no burden on the President.
There are certain types of reports,
however, which the c. A. A. does
make to the President. These reports
deal with such matters as interna-
tional airline service, national
defense or the need for co-ordina-
tion of work Of two or more Govern
ment Observation-Disclosures which
inevitably would go to the President
or his cabinet. regardless of whether
the c. A. A. is an independent
agency or a dependency Of the Com
merce Department.
It does not appear, therefore, that
the proposed transfer of the c. A. A.
to the Commerce Department would
in any way lessen the amount of
work required of the President. In
fact, it would increase his work, since
under the new setup the annual
and special legislative reports Of the
authority no longer would go directly
to Congress but would go to the Sec
fetary of Commerce and from him
to the White House for transmittal
by the President to Congress. In this
connection, there is further
consideration.
If the President is overburdened
and 1t should become necessary to
tighten his load, it would not seem
sensible or necessary to sacrifice the
independence of so essential an
agency as the Civil Aeronautics
Authority merely to save the han
ding of reports. Certainly some
other means can be found to lessen
the Presidents paper work. Reor-
ganization Plan No. w Is not q good
solution for this problem. And II
economy was the primary reason for
Evening star., 1940-05-02
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. TrdceUeN,

when 1t gets the right conditions, and
this applies to all wild flowers.
Lacking right conditions, they fade
and droop.
So the main thing in planting such
material Is to go slow, acquire some
knowledge and get good plants to begin
with.
In recent years there has been a
vogue In such things, along with the
good endeavor to keep people from in
discriminatory pilfering from the woods.
Leave the plants in .the woods, to
Mother Nature, and to others who
come that way.
Do not be like these people you see
but not as much today as few years
ago-who come home with the back
seat loaded down with beautiful red
leaves, to find to their sorrow that they
have car filled with poison ivy!
In 80 cases out of a hundred, taking
a wildflower from its bed in the forest
Is doomed to failure.
But 1t is great sport to get good
plants and try to pit your ability as a
gardener against the difficulties of
growing wild1owers at home.
~ 4
Usually an abandoned corner behind
the garage is best for such plants.
Not only do they find more natural
conditions. and the necessary shade,
but they are protected somewhat from
unappreciative eyes.
1t should be said that there is no
sort of plant material more unap-
preciated than this. in the home garden,
so that If you go in for it," be sure
to keep the fact to yourself except with
a few wise friends. for they alone will
be appreciative.
Just weeds" the hoi-poloi will say
OF your precious flowers And If you dare
tell them what some of them cost, they
will look at you as If you had stolen
money out Of their very own pocket.
The way to love the wildfowers is to
appreciate them in the woods, as did our
correspondent, and then to have few
Of them back home. so that their habits
and ways Of growth may be studied
carefully.
There are many medicinal plants
which can be grown successfully in a
small back yard. These, too, are Wild
flowers, at least in sense. They have
a long history behind them.
Why shouldn't you have coltsfoot, and
yarrow, and golden seal? The latter is
hard one to handle, but we'll worth
the trouble, If you are interested. Then
there is the famous boneset of the
Indians, the original natural treatment
for colds, grippe and flu.
The Colonists used it successfully in
the treatment of "breakbone" fever
What a descriptive name for the grippe
Wild plants Of all kinds offer tremend-
ously interesting material for the home
garden, provided the gardener uses a
little imagination and reads a bit. With
out these precious ingredients one had
better stick to petunias and marigolds
and what could be nicer, to be sure?
Evening star., 1940-05-02
BETHESDA, Md.

Dear Sir:
Possibly you will recall wrote you
some time ago about the visit Of the
opossum to our feeding station.
"On several occasions lately he has
brought his Mrs Cat least we assume
1t to be the Mrs).
I'VE greatly enjoyed watching the
squirrels read the peanut butter books
"The 5th Of April we had wood thrush
in the yard. Also lately the towhee and
flicker have come to call.
After making a meat loaf I poured
the drippings into a small tin can from
which the top had been smoothly re-
moved.
After they had CONCEALED placed
them on the feeding station. The
chickadee, opossum and squirrels like 1t
very much. Many of the other birds
have sampled.
"A stroll through the nearby woods re-
vealed the bloodroot, anemone and vio-
lets pushing their way through the
leaves.
"Yours truly, H. c."
If 1t is at all possible, every home owner
should have some of the typical wild
flowers in the home grounds.
These are best purchased NOWADAYS
from reliable grower who understands
the nature and difficulties of such ma
terial, and who can advise one how best
to handle them.
Ripping wild flowers out of their native
habitat in the woods is mostly loves
labor lost. Very few of them thus sum-
marily transplanted ever survive. Usu-
ally they undergo long period of dying
during which they naturally reflect none
Of the beauty and Joy of living they
showed in the forest.
1t is much better, therefore, to get
them from dealer who knows the diff
culties OF this work, and who has pre-
pared the plants by numerous trans
paintings. always in the proper soil.
BY the time he has brought the Wild
ings on. they are in frame of mind n
If 1t can be called such, and we think
it can, when they are willing to 20 on
living in their new home.
Care should be taken to secure, along
with the plants. the proper knowledge
from the dealer as to the exact sort OF
soil in which they must be grown, and
particularly the proper location.
1t will do no good. for instance, to Sc
cure sweet woodruff, and put 1t out in
the full sunshine. Its natural habitat
is beneath trees and shrubbery. 1t likes
some sun, though. In the woods it may
be seen peeping out from the very edges
Of the greater growths as you approach
-
Nobody really loves plants, one NAV
feel, until he has fallen In love with
sweet woodruff.
Master Of the woods, this little plant
has been called, on account Of its per-
sistency. This shows how well it does
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Urges Passage Of
Engineering Safety Bill.
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
1t is not only appropriate but in the
public interest at this time when struc-
tural and fire safety of buildings is under
discussion due to the recent disastrous
white Court" fire, to call attention to a
safety measure which requires no ap-
preparation, which is now pending before
the House Of Representatives and has
been adopted by 43 of our 48 States and
Territories of the Philippine Islands and
Puerto Rico. Reference is made to H. r.
1892, bill to regulate the practice of
professional engineering in the District
OF Columbia. A similar and identical
bill with certain minor changes, being
S. 1928, was passed by the Senate last
year.
The engineers of the District of Co.
lumbia, who in total number some 1000,
have been working for Is years to OBJ
tain an agreement among the various
branches of the profession, and the bill
now pending is the result. Though by
no means perfect piece OF legislation
to accomplish the objectives set forth, 1t
Is better than none, and in some re-
spects superior to other State laws. It Is
decidedly inferior to most Of them in
that 1t does not possess the necessary
teeth" to insure universal compliance in
all instances where the public safety or
pocketbook is concerned.
It seems rather odd that the District
with its immense amount of construction
should be among the last to adopt a
licensing law covering the individuals in
trades and professions so closely associ-
ated with public safety. The bill at
present in the House is opposed by the
operative builders of Washington on the
grounds that it tends to create a monop-
oily and will cause an increase in the
price of building. Basically, neither con-
tention is true, since the Grandfather
Clause contained in Section 18 prac-
tically blankets in all persons who have
been practicing engineering in the past
without respect to qualification or ex-
animation If they apply within one year
after the act goes into effect. The cost
Of construction would not be materially
increased unless present conditions are
such that costs are kept down by the
omission of essential construction which
good engineering practice would dictate.
It is generally known that structures
built for speculation receive primary at
tention to superficial details of appear
ance in matters which meet the eye, and
there is peculiar irony in the fact that
beauty parlor operators, whose field is
the superficial care and appearance of
the complexion and body, must be quail
ned and licensed.
The practice of engineering is one of
the basic sciences and as profession is
as old as that Of medicine or law, yet it
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Sonnet

When, for one moment, from the sullen
sky
OF dolorous winter you by chance dis.
Germ,
Feathered with light, slim shafts of sun.
light fly,
Do not presume that April days return.
Do not believe when from the Rhostlv
bough,
With tremulous music, one small bird
may sing,
That winter, less unsentimental now
Puts on the whimsicalities of snrinr
But if one day with wisdom seeing
through
Uncertain symbols you become aware
o1 one who looks with luminous eyes on
you,
Smiling little, one with golden hair.
Proclaim as liars calendar and cline
Should they deny spring comes ind.ed
this timer =
sRANsoN BLAKE.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

where the winter diet Of the poorer fami-
lies is likely to consist largely Of fat
pork and cornbread. There Is . strong
suspicion, however, that a subclinical
pellagra may be widespread in all parts
of the country. This, like subclinical
beriberi, is especially likely to attack
alcoholics because alcohol kills their ap-
petite for the food containing NICOTINE
acid.
While cases of pellagra are cured by
the acid with dramatic suddenness, there
has been found some tendency to re-
lapse when the dosage is reduced. There
ID . possibility that some other vitamin,
- yet unknown. may play some part In
the complex.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

proposing the change, ths 922.600
which 1t is said would be saved by
the plan, as Senator McCarran stated
IN the Senate yesterday, is a "paltry
sum" to weigh against the possible
risks to air safety and progress in
volved In the shift.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

Is among the last in which public as
surance of qualification has been re-
quired.
Death from structural collapse of
buildings as we'll as through fire has
taken toll in the District during the
past years and while no legislation can
act as guaranteed preventative of the
repetition OF deadly failures, yet it is q
step toward an ultimate goal. The saw
ing Of even one life would be worth the
enactment of the pending licensing law.
At the present moment the House bill
Is in the hands of Mr.. McGehee, chair.
man OF the Legislative Subcommittee of
the House District Committee. It is
doubtful whether any action will be
taken until and unless the opposition Of
the speculative group is withdrawn, and
this can only be done through a removal
OF the few provisions still left in the bill
which would make 1t a public safety
measure rather than one merely to estab-
ish and protect the title, engineer"
Newspaper" publicity concerning hear
ings which have been held in the past
In the Senate and House have over
stressed certain points and have created
false idea that a college education plus
many years of experience are pre-reuui-
Site to licensing. The bill provides for
the substitution of experience alone for
college work and gives credit for gradua-
ton In an approved curriculum of engi-
neering.
Since the bill is one to insure enei-
neerlng pre-qualification through train.
Ing or experience, it is a basic necessity.
Objection to qualifications in this bill
could be applied with equal reason and
Vlgor to qualifications required by the
civil Service Commission for technical
posltlons and to Army and Navy for pro-
motion In the ranks Of their respective
ondcers or from the ranks to the obtain
Ing OF a commission.
April %. TIL uRDAHr.
Urges Housecleaning
In U. s. Services.
TO tho Editor Of The Star:
was greatly interested in Mrs. B. L.
wards letter to the editor in Yesterdays
Star. indorse her idea heartily and
wish to state further that in view of the
grave danger to the United States, If in.
volved in the present war, those in
charge of the War and Navy DEPART.
mentS should start housekeeping. The
vital departments of our Government
have a good many unfriendly foreigners
IN them. 1t is possible that they could
gather invaluable information for their
own countries while being supported by
American taxpayers.
The Army and Navy are expanding
rapidly. This expansion should take in
citizens regardless Of color. That would
knit closer bond in this country,s de-
tense and at the same time help keen
America for Americans.
April "a. J,R. TAYLOR
Reader Comments on
Star Editorial.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
In reply to your editorial of April 30.
1910, on John L. Lewis and the National
Negro Congress, offer one question:
Precisely what does the Democratic
party, the Republican or the American
Federation Of Labor present the Neero2
Evening star., 1940-05-02

Years ago New Yorker could spot
q Jersey commuter by the garden
tools and packages of seeds he bore
with him In the evening. Now one
can be identified by the cartons Of
cigarettes with which he is laden In
the morning.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

One war claim that has not yet
been made is that the Germans sent
those termites to the British En-
bassy to protect" it from an invasion
Of inimical buffalO moths.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

The phrase, 1T can't happen here"
Is being rapidly showed into the
limbo Of utter discard.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Letters to the Editor

- Letters to the Editor mast
bear the name and address OF
the ioriter. although the use OF
a pseudonynn for publication Is
permissible. Please be brief!
Evening star., 1940-05-02
BIZ Thomas r. Henri.

ness and horniness. The tongue and lin
1ngs OF the mouth and throat become in
famed. The tongue becomes swollen and
red. There is nervousness, dizziness
headache and numbness in the arms and
legs. In advanced cases there is de-
generation of the spinal cord. There are
also periods of mental depression. de-
hrium and hallucinations.
The cure Is dramatic. With the addi-
ton OF NICOTINE acid to the diet both
physical and mental symptoms are
cleared up in few days. The function
OF this substance in the body still is not
clearly understood, but 1t has been DEM
onstrated to be present in a substance
known as cozymase, together with phos-
phor1c acid and sugar. This is neces-
sary to aid In the transfer of oxygen
from the blood to the tissues for the
burning Of food and the resulting re-
lease Of energy. In the absence of nico-
tinic acid this cozymase cannot be syn-
thesized by the body itself.
The acid is contained, United States
Public Health Service studies show in
large variety Of foods, including lean
meats, chicken, liver, green leafy veee-
tables and tomato juice. There is still
some question as to the requirements of
a human being. The average dose now
used for cure of pellagra is about 800
milligrams a day. This, however, gives
little indication Of the daily require
ment for good health. Tests with dogs
show that one milligram per kilogram
Of body weight day will just prevent
development Of disease similar to
pellagra.
In the United States the disease Il
usually associated with the deep South
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-09
VENDING MACHINES OF
ALL KINDS TO BE TAXED
IN CITY OF PASCAGOULA
Ordinance Passed By Council This Week In Conformity With
Act Of Regular Session Of State Legislature
Taxing Such Machines

legislature $50 Iha cts I'll
charge ens-han Of tae amount st
y TIE la IS license
The license all Apply to any sluE
machine mechanical device OF con
snnnins eaafuEauoe Naleh is eusH-
ate1 rla9sd worked. manipulated
o Used - inserting O. aeposlfine
n such machine ans coin slug
token o. laInR Of value IN uhich
asay b had any aFllele a mer-
etauctae q hear ans music q
Nnfrcin ans game mag D. PLAYED
q ans form % diversion had. OF
any slet weighing machines o. ans
machine laf making stencils
Zach UHuu firm and corpoxA-
ton gaming OPERATING oT permit
ung ~ - operated n bis IL o.
fuelr piaes 81 business Ufli b. eoz-
eFned b Eae regulations
Violation q this IA calls fer :
fine o. naI more than 500 o. m
pulsounsnl Tor uol exceeding seu
day8 o. 18th
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-09
GENERAL ELECTION
F0k CITY OFFICERS
MONDAY. AUGUST II

Lezt cur readers overlook TIE
fact Ne reminl them that ea
next Monday. August Il. ahe
general election fer the election
81 > sa4ser and sze e~sssa1aEnaza
10 serve the city fer four years
beginning the first Mouday In
January. 1871 sfil BE held see
effleIai notice IN another
calumn-
A the DemeeFatkc Primary
bed en- Monday. July e. .
candidate fer Mayer and Two
eausiaates fer Caancilmen wsre
nominated Mezxrx Waiter 4
Galley and ; Il Frederic and
l. Z BeckhAm They wiEl nsw
hass e BE- elected by The xssers
a1 hEEe
The eiectlsa Hiu be he'd In
the three precincts Of the city.
anssf the state eiectian lava
and the peItx ulIi BE- epen fFesn
Sc a m - es@ D m
fhH SANE uzznzkers. eazxks
and peaes sffaezFs that seFxea
IN ne Two primaries Nlu ~
aSksd 10 serve IN the eIzetIaa
MeaaaE.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-09
NEW STREAM-LINED DIESEL
LOCOMOTIVE FOR MISSISSIPPI
EXPORT RAILROAD COMPANY
Latest Hauling Machine To Replace Coal Burning Engine
VIII Add To Railroads Efficiency In Handling
It's Growing Freight Traffic

~clr9nlng OF fire boxes or other de-
tailed work such a. Is encountered
In preparing the steam locomotives
for operation They r. cleaner In
thai they do not create 3 lot Of
smoke and they operate more quiet
~. They also afford greater safety
Ia operation
The service offered by the rail-
road ~ = whole viii be greatly i'm
proved although the service given
BY the Mississippi Export 81 the
present Is considered excellent The
locomotives will operate smoothly
with easy starting and pulling OF
loads and stoppang thus lessening
tire chances Of damage to commodi-
ties being hauled
The locomotive Is Of the latest
type and design. II weighs 5000
POUNDS ~ compared to 2t2-000
POUNDS which b the weight of q
steam locomotive II viii be equip
ped with two is0-horse power diesel
motors which will generate the cleo
trtcity to drive the motors. n OF
which drives each pair Of wheels In
the tup fcur-wheei trucks.
Among other advantages Of the
Diesel besides low coat Of opera
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