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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Q. Can weeds be controlled by pro-
ducing large crops?-R. NJ. X.
A. Generally speaking, the larger
the crops the fewer the weeds pres
ent. This is especially true with
small grain and hay, since good
stands of these crops will tend to
smother out weeds. Furthermore
pastures that are given good care by
top dressings with fertilizers free
from weed seeds and by close but not
destructive grazing always contain
fewer weeds and more grass than
those poorly managed.
Q. Is there any method by which
small designs can be etched on stone?
r. l.. u.
A. An authority on stones says
that etching is done by the use of the
following acids: Nitric acid hydro
chloric acid and f1uorhydric acid. All
of these acids are dangerous for an
amateur to use, however. This work
requires experience.
Q. When were mirrors first made?
C. D.
"A. Mirrors of glass were first made
at Venice in 1900, and judging from
those still in existence they were very
rude contrivances compared with
tempt to back the glass with silver
was made by Liebig in 1868.
Q. Will you please tell me why one
cannot insure or register parcels to
England?-C. r.
A. The Post Office Department
says that one can insure parcels to
England. Great Britain makes no
provision for the registration of par
nd f<NR-
tered parcels may be sent to England.
Great Britain does provide for the
registration of letters from the United
States.
q. have heard that there is a spe-
cles of ant which attacks infants. Is
this true?--J. r. X.
A. The Argentine ant, which takes
its name from the country where it
was first discovered, has q fondness
for flesh and is said to have been
known to attack babies in their
cradles. In some instances the
wounds proved fatal. This ant is one
OF the worst known insect pests, and
when they once invade a locality it
is almost impossible to get rid of
them.
%' 10 tHcAc any nhSuLlOOu OIL In6
same spot being hit by a tornado twice
in one year?-H. O. b.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
it is very improbable that a tornado
will hit any previously designated
spot in given year. Nevertheless it
is almost certain that many other
spots will be visited by .tornadoeS,
and there even is some chance that
one or more will be hit twice during
that year. These spots are where tor
nado tracts cross each other.
q. Where was the first theater in
the United States built?-W. o. II.
A. The first theater in America was
opened on September 5. 1752. at Will
liamsburg, Va. 1t presented an Eng
lish company under Lewis Hallam,
Sr, in The Merchant of Venice"
.. Is there a portrait of Benjamin
Franklin in the White House?-O. p.
A. There is such a portrait 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
Counting the Cost.

As the hurricane that whirled IN
from the sea Friday night and struck
the southeastern coast of Florida with
west, in diminishing fury, the tale OF
the disaster is more fully told and the
sad reckoning Of the losses is pain
fully completed. It is a shocking rec
ord, though not so grievously costly in
lives and treasure as at first appeared
That is usually the case with such
catastrophes. In the early hours the
devastation seems to be far greater
than the actually. Those who We're
caught in the storm are dlzed and be
wi.dered. To them the losses seem to
be incalculable and the damage ir
reparable. They are incapable of &C
curate count or estimate. In the con
fusion everything seems to have been
destroyed.
Now the gruesome count of the loss
Is proceeding and, though it is shock
ingly high, it does not reach the totals
that were earlier reported. There are
not as many dead as were at first com
puted The property destruction is not
as serious as the wreckage indicated.
But the loss is heavy enough with all
deductions from the first estimates.
Florida has suffered from a shocking
catastrophe, costing some hundreds of
lives and many millions of dollars.
It is for the living now that thought
Is to be given. those who have sur
vived the storm, who are in need of
shelter and food and medical atten-
ton. Some of them have lost every
thing, and must be cared for until
they can re-establish themselves
Some are wounded by the flying debris
scattered by the storm and must be
nursed. The country is already rush
ing to the help of these stricken peo-
Pile. The President has called upon all
Americans to render aid, and that aid
Is being given in generous abundance.
ton Of supplies and means of Succor.
There is no lack of funds. Everybody
Is giving literally and eagerly.
In this emergency the American
Red Cross is proving Tvs value as a
we'll organized relief force. Applying
the experience of years in dealing with
great disasters, it is efficiently at work
to insure that no place of need will be
neglected and that everything that is
required is supplied.
When the first immediate needs Of
the situation are met in the rescue
Of the stricken people from their pres
ent sad plight there will come the
work of rebuilding. costly process
that can be carried through only with
pluck and courage. Many American
communities have been devastated by
visitations of nature, by fire. by flood
by storm by earthquake. They have
All recovered, have grown greater. in
deed, in after years. SO in Florida the
people will now proceed bravely to
clear away the wreckage, to restore
their homes. TO re erect their business
structures, TO build perhaps more
solidly than before and demonstrate
that the spirit Of America, that has
faced triumphantly so many sorrows
and sufferings and losses in the past,
remains undaunted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
Ocean Shipping.
From the Tulsa World.

FROM the IulSa world.
Late figures available make it APP
parent that the ocean shipping bust.
ness is not thriving, is not even profit.
able. One Of the largest and best
managed shipping concerns was able
to show profit for the year of only
81 500. 900. Many showed a loss. 1t is
not as generally known as it should
be that the American taxpayers made
up deficit of their own Shipping
Board of approximately $50 900 900.
The proffered explanation is that
while shipping costs have forged
ahead with all other costs of every
character, freight rates on the water
remain where they were in 1913-be.
fore the war put things out of joint In
the world; that there are too many
bottoms available for the business in
sight.
The difficulty Is academic. Two
courses are open to a man or a firm
which finds more going out than is
coming into either increase the
earnings or decrease the expenditure.
There is no third X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

They have every chance to receive
justice and when their appeals are
turned down by both the Commission
ers and the courts they should be
brought to trial as quickly as possible
and if convicted their permits should
be revoked permanently. This type
of driver must be eliminated and the
sooner it is done the better for the
preservation of public safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

The Chinese are taking steps to mol
lily the foreign interests they have at
tackled. If China desires to revel in
the traditional glories of warfare, she
must arrange to keep the war strictly
to herself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Florida. the wonderland of wealth
and happiness one day, becomes a
scene of devastation the next. Even
in deep misfortune the land of Ponce
de Leon challenges admiration as il
prepares for the regeneration of which
it's legend tells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

1t is estimated that prices will be
higher the coming Winter. While the
middleman points to prosperity, both
ends, as represented by producer and
consumer, continue to wall for help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

There are comparatively few gen.
timely reckless drivers. Those few
can do an amount of damage that
pathetically illustrates the power of
the minority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Profiteers have already appessed in
Miami, adjacent to bread lines, maxi
ing the reckless realtor of a short
time since appear by comparison like
philanthropist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHIIANDER JOHNSON.
Back From Vacation.

Back From Vacation.
Back from vacation! Back from city
Goodby to Summer With the blossom
ing SO fair
"Howdy," says the merchant, heres
a little bill to pay
Hello says the dentist, II will fiS
that tooth today"
Look OUT" says the driver of the
truck too big to stop.
Pull up to the curb"' says the indig
nant motor cop.
Back from vacation, where such happy
hours were spent
Here's the landlords notice that he'll
have to raise the rent!
Price of food and fuel will advance g
cent or two.
Radios not performing in the way II
used to do.
Back from vacation. Lies become
weary lot.
We surely needed all the rest ant
comfort that we got.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Comment on the DempseyTunney
fight is inclined to ignore the fact
that after all it is supposed to be a
minor incident of a glorious and gil
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

The admirable efficiency CT German
ent ease with which the former Kaiser
is restrained from breaking in and
spelling the picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

through the work of Marcel LIE
Golf. This book is a valuable and
most interesting sidelight on the writ
ings of Anatole France, for it dis
closes the man. himself, and thereby
Eliminates the works of that man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

The boy with a bent pin and a
places and take any pike that Presi.
dent Coolidge may inadvertently have
left behind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
Must Have a Basis.

From the Binghamton' Press.
Even the best beauty doctor in the
business can't succeed unless she gets
a little beauty to doctor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

1--WE must Danish hatred and fight
ing from the earth" exclaimed the
peace enthusiast.
Hatred and fighting do not neces-
sarily go together" replied the chilly
analyst. "A meeting between two
prize fighters implies no hatred. 1t is
usually friendly arrangement to give
the public an exhibition it enjoys and
is willing to pay for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Where Nature places IA halmy and
favored playground for humanity. she
too frequently spells the gift with
storms and earthquakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
A Seasonal Sign.

From the Nashville Banner.
Autumn is drawing in. From
Maine TO California foot ball coaches
don't see how they can replace Is or
20 letter men lost by graduation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Channel swimmers have suddenly
become almost as numerous as beauty
prize winners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Belgium is seriously considering the
adoption of prohibition. The Paris
cafes will welcome the thirst.
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Rate by Mail-PayabIe in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associ ated Press il exclusively entitled
to the use foc republication of all news ais
patches credited TO IL or not otherwise cred
TIED IN this paper and also the local news
published herein All rights of publication
Of special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
EpicS,

Now doth the patient, studious boy
Read all about the siege of Troy,
Although his thought, both day and
night,
Turns to the Dempsey.Tunney fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
Facing OpnOSitiOn.

Facing OppOS1tlOn.
"A statesman must always be pre-
pared for opposition
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. when l hint that l may re-
tire from office, I am invariably pre-
pared to be contradicted."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says
throwing paper wads at a joss is
pretty near as good an argument as
some of those tossed out by funda-
mentaliSts and modernists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
Reward.

When a Teller tells you
That he thinks you're doin' good,
Some happiness he sells YOU
Cause he makes it understood,
While you're hopin' in your hurry
To bring pleasure for awhile,
That your wishin' an your worry
Are rewarded by a smile.
DE monkey might not be such a
bad ancestor" said Uncle Eben, when
leg ticker nor carried a gun"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

Jud Tunkins says a man who wants
to change his job will generally be
found to have been loafing on the one
he has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
NeiglbOrly Interchange.

In friendlineSs new styles are set
And times for peace are ripe,
The German smokes a cigarette,
The Frenchman smokes a pipe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
!nr edition. is delivered nv carriers WITHIN
ne city At go cents per month: daiG o only;
- cents ner month: Sundays only 20 cents
ner month, Orders may be sent by mail or or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is mace oy
carrier al end Of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21

well, the strange part of the whole
situation" according to E. X. H. in
the Newark Evening News, lis that
nobody knew until the news broke
that King George hadn't been all
Evening star., 1926-03-09
The First Step.

Miss Marie was placed in charge of
the fifth grade the last month Of the
term. The fifth had been without a
regular teacher all term and the sub
stitutes had not been happy in their
efforts to introduce the course of study
into the heads of the 40-odd lads
anxious only to he on the field on time
in the afternoon It's getting close
to the end of the term and they are
nnprepared. Miss Marie. YOU take
them for the balance of the term and
see what you can do TO bring them UP
to grade.
SO Miss Marie. like a soldier under
orders. left her pleasant room and the
40 little girls and took charge of the
fifth. | do not say she was happy
about it, but she was ready to do her
conscientious duty. The boys were
not. They had no conscience among
them and duty is a word foreign to the
fifth grade of bows in any language.
When Miss Marie entered the room
she frowned and pressed her lips to-
gether tighter. The floor was sight.
Nut shells and paperrencils chips and
board rubbers, chalk marks and stray
hats, litter, litter. everywhere.
Red Mac kicked A cap from under
his seat and il slid out into the aisle.
"Pick up that hat" said Miss Marie.
Red Mac picked il up and held 1t
toward her.
II don't want it, Put it where it
belongs and pick up those apers from
the aisle" she ordered in the raspins
tone of drill sergeant.
Mac promptly dropped the cap or
Evening star., 1926-03-09

lion women are wearing 1t.
Some one speaks of navy blue this
Spring as the dark horse" of the
mode. suppose that is because
there were number of other candi-
dates for Spring favors among the
colors--none of which has made
quite so big polling among really
well dressed women as navy blue.
which was not considered possible
candidate by most observers until
quite recently.
Caroline RehouX - Smart French
miilner-had as much az any one
else to do with the revival of navy
blue for Spring. Apparently she
rea liZed. as others did not, that this
was the psychological moment for a
revival of this color that comes back
again as surely as l7-year locusts or
influenza.
And here is hint that you may
take for what it is worth. A mil
liner who makes hats for most dis
crimina ting class of women in this
country observes that she is showing
all navy blue hats in taffeta, in faille,
in satin and various sorts of straw
and braid. Because. says she, the
really smart woman realizes that
with navy blue frock or suit
navy blue hat should he worn. Some
thing is lost when she selects a hat
of contrasting shade.
tCopyriTht l9o6.i
Evening star., 1926-03-09
My Neighbor Says:

To remove mudStains from
clothes brush the garment thor
oughly and sponge with a weak
water. This will remove the
stain and freshen up black
goods. For colored clothes.
sponge in the same way. using
bicarbonate of soda instead of
ammonia, as it will not interfere
with the colors.
High vases are apt TO be over
turned by a sudden draft. When
possible put some sand at the
bottom. as the additional weight
gives them stability.
To remove tallOw greas Sc from
clothing pour little turpentine
on a woolen rag and rub the
tallow with it. Then put in the
air until the turpentine has
evaporated.
One tablespoon Of gelatin add
ed to two cups of thin cream
make il whip successfully. First
dissolve the gelatin In one table
spoon of hot water. When cold
add to the cream.
All blankets. unless new,
should be washed during the an
nual Spring cleaning. Soak
them in pail of water contain.
ing one tablespoonful Of am.
nonia and some suds. Rub as
little as possible, working them
round with a smooth wooden
stick until they are clean. This
prevents shrinking.
1t Is best to allow custards,
blanc mances. ETC.. to cool a lit.
tie before adding such f1avoring
as vanilla or the strength will
evaporate.
Evening star., 1926-03-09
Our Children By Angelo Patri

the floor and sat back in his seat, de.
fiance in the poise of his head and
the fash of his eye.
You hear me? You pick up that
cap and those papers. Every one Of
them
I'm not your janitor," said Mac
tartlv.
Leave the room" thundered Miss
Marie.
The door closed behind Mac. and
Miss Marie. now thoroughly aroused
and in arms against the lawless fifth.
fixed her eyes on Slim. YOU" she
said. that boy with the green sweater.
pick the papers off this floor and take
the basket downstairs and empty it,
Guess you're mistaken. aren't
you?" said Slim impudently. You
think you're the street cleaning de-
partment. don't you?''
When the principal came. gray.
haired. wise in the ways of boyhood,
he listened to Miss Marie's first sen.
tence and said, "Ah, the papers on tho
floor. Why, of course, well help. All
of us and he stopped for the wad at
his feet. but Slim and Pudge were
quicker. They fell upon it as one ma m
and struggled for the honor of putting
1t in the basket that Skinny held In
tWinkling the floor was bare of the
rubbish and the class was sitting up.
right and ready.
But Miss Marie would not see it
that way. She went away from the
school where the children were so Flde
and where the principal would not up.
hold teachers authority. Teacher
and mother and all who deal with
people-big and little, old or young
take the old safe way. The first step
, in contest of wills is backward.
Evening star., 1926-03-09
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.
Binders and Bands.

When the baby is born and is wash
ed and dressed, the navel Is kept
firmly In place by tight binder which
is wrapped around the abdomen and
pinned or sewed securely. This strip
of unhemmed flannel Is put on clean
every day until about the sixth week,
at which time the navel will be en-
tirely healed and the dressing re
moved
The binder has no other reason for
being. 1t is a mistake to keep it on
child after the navel is healed. as
it wrinkles as the baby grows older
and active, and 1t is sometimes ad
justed so tightly in order to keep it
smooth that as soon as the child be
gins to eat the pressure on the abdo
men causes him to vomit.
AS soon as the tight binder is re-
moved one can replace 1t with a knit
ted part.wool band. This is s,ita BILE
garment to wear until the child has
all his teeth. Even during the Sum
mer the child suffers no discomfort
from this bit Of wool. and this small.
shirt. like garment can be worn alone
with the diaper during the Summer
and under the lightweight woolen
shirt during the cold weather. II
offers protection across the abdomen
and is especially valuable for the
child whose abdomen is imperfectly
protected with fat
There is no danger then Of the child
becoming SO overheated that he per-
spires and leaves a cold and clammy
garment next to his skin. for the part
wool garment is absorbent and dries
without chilling the child. Mothers
have some misconception about the
terms bands and binders. think
ing that in referring to bands I mean
the tight binder. trust this explana.
ton will clear II up for them.
Leaflets.
Here are the leaflets which this de
partment is now able to offer it's read.
ers for just a self addressed and
stamped envelope and a request for
them. Before asking for personal
answer. write for the leaf1et which
covers your needs and see if YOU won
find your question answered there.
Leaf1et service is much more rapid.
naturally. than a letter demanding a
personal answer
Prenatal Care and Diet for Preg-
nant and Nursing Mothers" Lay
ettes.'' Constipation" Eczema =
"Weaning and Feeding From Seven
Months to Three Years. Some Ere
quent Questions" and "Forcible Feed
ing" Shortly we shall have other
helpful leaflets to offer you.
Evening star., 1926-03-09

The three stripes cf the national en-
sign Of Mexico are the same as those
OF the Italian flag. but Mexico gives 10
each color a special meaning-green
for independence, white for the purity
of religion and red To represent the
union of Spain and the AZteCS. The
merchant flag has the same three
stripes without the coat of arms. and
II is said that Italy finally placed the
Savoy shield on the central stripe Of
her merchant flag tn distinguish it
from the Mexican.
Mexico's eagle is renowned for its
handsome lack-and-white plumage
warriors crest. and the strength and
endurance which 1ngersoll says gave
it the name of winged wolf" Just
as the eagle standard was carried by
emperors of Europe and Asia. the
princes If the Aztec tribes bore the
image of an eagle upon their shields
as the symbol of royalty. The AZtecs
about 1912. moved to the territory
which Is now Mexico, in order TO es-
cape the tyranny of other tribes.
When they came to marshy lake and
saw a royal eagle. serpent in talons,
perched upon the nopal cactus of A
stony islet they recognized the chosen
site of a city which had been foretold
by their astrolosers. Tenochtitlan. the
early name Of Mexico City, means
stone and castus."
The story Of the founding of the
city was preserved in tradition and
Photograph. and it was an interpreta-
tion of this legend that CorteZ, gov
ernor Of New Spain in 1922. had en-
graved upon his great seal. When the
MeXicans asserted their independence