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than that which was evoked. Much
was forgiven on the score of his un-
usual personality, which he seems to
have inherited from his late father,
Randolph Churchill, along with the
political abilities of that eccentric
scion of the British nobility.
Secretary Mellon has maintained a
dignified silence in the face of the
dispersion cast upon the honesty of
his speech yesterday Sir Austen
exchequer. 1t is to be noted that in
his statement yesterday Sir Austen
Chamberlain did not enter into a dis
eussion of the statement itself, but
confined himself to fresh pronounce
ment Of the British policy of discharg-
ing the obligation entailed in the
Anglo.American debt agreement. And
furthermore it is to be noted that after
filing a renewed caveat against the
agreement as not the best that might
have been effected, or the policy upon
which 1t was based as not the wisest
possible, he referred to the tradition
of Great Britain to preserve the most
friendly relations with the United
States. One means of maintaining
that tradition will be to put the voice
of the chancellor of the exchequer in
escrow on the su of the debt
agreement for the remainder of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05
Coolidge and Prosperity.

The three years since President
Coolidge entered the White House
have constituted an era of almost
unprecedented prosperity in the
United States or any other country.
The rebound of the country follow
Ing the postwar depression has been
the more remarkable because of that
depression.
The Coolidge administration may
view with satisfaction the progress
which has been made in the country,
quietly and without any blare Of
trumpets. President Coolidge him
self attributes this progress rather to
the sagacity and common sense Of all
the people and particularly of those
engaged in commerce and industry.
No government, the President holds,
can guarantee prosperity. It's func-
ton is to create conditions under
which the country will thrive if it
adheres to sound business practices
that avoid wild speculation, over
President Coolidge and his ad-
minlstration aides may properly take
to themselves credit for aiding in
bringing about a situation in this
country conducive to prosperity.
Twice during his term of office
taxes have been cut. The public
debt has been reduced. There has
been a steadying effect throughout
the country due to the example Of
economy set by the Chief Executive.
The Government has successfully re-
funded nearly all of the war debts
owed to this country by European
nations. immigration has been prop
erly checked to the advantage of
American labor. No flood of cheap
products from abroad has been per-
mitted to harm American industry.
During this prosperous era COM
modify prices have been kept down.
although they have advanced beyond
the prices of the defiation period
At the same time there has been no
decrease in wages, but the tendency
has been to maintain high wage
levels.
The railroads of the country are
doing the largest volume of business
in history, and this alone would in
dictate the great prosperity of the
Nation.
Prosperity is dependent upon con-
fidence. The American people have
had confidence in President Coolidge
and his administration. His appeal
has been always to their common
sense, to the more rugged side of
life which demands economy, thrift.
right living.
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ding purposes, or for the window
box?
There is perhaps no gardener who
has not wished. now and then, that
all his flowers were continuous
| boomers His roses bloom for a
| night and a day. in a sense, and
| then rest to make new growth.
His stately gladioli throw wonder
| full spikes of glorious flowers, which
are at their best the second, third
and fourth days. The remainder Of
| the 10 to IA days the spikes show
bare stalks below the remaining
| flowers.
The big hibiscus blossoms fade in
| the afternoon heat. The altheas
close up, and the Zinnias become
| faded looking. The hollyhocks be-
come rusted, and the first rain and
wind bowls them over. There is
| nothing worse in a garden than a
row Of them past their prime.
The petunia alone (unless it be the
| simple marigold) blooms day after
day, week after week, month after
month. replacing it's faded flowers
with such profusion that each morn
| ing shows increasing beauty.
After the procession of flowers
has been under way for some weeks,
| many of the plants Top" dropping
over the sides of the box, thus add
| ing a new charm. This latter trait,
however, can be abused SO that to
get the best results from a window
box of petunias it is necessary to
stake up some of the more droopy
| plants. allowing only certain num-
Der to "lop" to their hearts con-
tent.
1t is not generally known that pc
tunias constitute the most expensive
| flower for seedmen to raise, owing to
| the extreme care which must be taken
| to keep the different varieties sepa-
rate.
Hand polarization is necessary.
Even then every seed will not come
true. but should, in the main. If you
have purchased Balcony Rose" for
instance, and find that you have every
color in the world, with a majority
OF purple tones, know that the seed
| man did not put the time, money and
work on his seed that he should
During recent years a breed of
"Ruff1ed Monster" petunias has come
on the market, being first bred in
California, and sometimes called
Giants of California" This is beau.
tiful flower, making a gorgeous win
QOW DOX.
Rosy Morn is a dependable va
riety, the seed selling cheap, and the
plants TO be purchased in the Spring
and early Summer at Center Market.
Either will give fine results.
The Garden Guide" has the follow
ing to say of this plant: This most
pleasing annual may be fittingly
described as everybody's flower 1t
succeeds everywhere, even under I'M
favorable conditions, and no garden,
however small, is complete without 1t.
Given a sunny location, it can always
be depended upon to furnish blooms
in abundance from early Summer
until late Autumn.
ut grows IL to Is inches in height,
produces single or double flowers of
| many exquisite shades and colorings
and makes a grand show in beds,
borders, window boxes or vases.
- The weaker seedlings should
not be thrown out, as they often bear
| the finest double flowers. In shelter
ed positions the petunia will some
times seed itself and come up the
following season." This is often true
of window boxes.
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| Eat potatoes. Smoke tobacco. Have
! belladonna put in your eye. Look at
| the free-tiowering petunia
! Then realize that all these dissim.
| liar appearing articles are the prod
ucts Of one great natural family of
| plants. the Solanaceae, commonly
called the nightshade family.
| Perhaps there Is no more startling
| grouping in nature than this. 1t gives
| one pause when he first realizes
| that the tasty potato, the deadly
| nightshade and the beautiful petunia
| are close relations.
The order Solanaceae comprises
| 800 species. The family character
istics hold good in all of them, notably
a strong scent, and often narcotic
| properties. and especially leaf arrange
ment, etc. The principal genera
are Solanum, Capsicum, Hyoscyanus,
| Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Physalis, Pc
tunia and Atropa.
The petunia, for instance, the best
of all plants for the Summer window
box, is South American genus Of
| plants of the great order Solanaceae
| and is very nearly allied to tobacco. 1t
| Is named from the Brazilian petun and
1881,
The development of this simple
| flower since that time has been enor-
! nous it today being one of the most
popular ANIMALS $50 grown in most
cOuntries) in the world on account
of it's sure fire" properties, ease Of
culture and incessant blooming.
y X X
Take our old friend Solanum tube.
1
potato. You see the family cropping
out in that name "Solanun." which
is given to the common or black
nightshade. Solanum nigrum, whose
berries contain the alkaloid solanine,
also found in the shoots Of the potato.
The proportion is very small In the
latter, however.
The so-called deadly nightshade, )"
belladonna, is a member of an allied
genus, the Atropa. The official name
is straight Italian, literally meaning
beautiful lady" or fine lady" Thus
we see that those who first gave Latin
names to plants and poetical souls. af-
ter all. although sometimes one feels
as if they rather overdid the thing.
Belladonna Ia a European solana-
ceous plant. lSee how we get back to
the broad general family name,
Solanaceae) The toxic property of
this plant is atropine.
X
Perhaps this brief delving into the
mysteries Of plant relationships will
give us new respect for the familiar
petunia.
Sometimes the gardener tends TO
slight the common plants. "F'a-
miliarity breeds contempt" sometimes,
although it never should, in garden
ing.
The garden has its snobbery too,
as all other walks of life in which
men engage have their particular
snobbery.
Taking up gardening, one generally
goes through some such cycle as this:
/. He plants the old, familiar
plants.
2. He goes in" for new" plants
3. He goes back to the old ones.
When he returns he finds that
there is no better everyday flower
than the petunia.
Where, in all the flower garden, is
there plant that produces so many
blooms? What plant looks so fresh
with so little attention? Is there
another plant that equals it for bed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05
Mendicant andI Grafter.

The other day a man was arrested
When taken to station house and
searched an oilcloth bag was found
sewed into his clothing in which was
the sum of $12 1856 in bills. He was
remanded for hearing and the money
was turned over to the patrolman
who arrested him, to be delivered to
the property clerk at headquarters
Later the property clerk reported that
when he got the money $1,000 was
missing. So the policeman was him
self arrested and questioned as to his
movements at the time of the seizure
of the cash. He stated that he had
stopped at a certain place to see
friend. So the escort went there with
him. When they entered the patrol
man asked a man behind a counter
which looked enough like an old-fash-
Toned bar to justify a later raid
which proved the place to be speak
easy-for a fountain pen he had left
with him previously. The pen was
produced, but before it's owner could
take it one of the headquarters men
seized 1t and, unscrewing the cap.
found within it two $500 bills. The
cop" then admitted that he had
taken a commission out of the seiz-
ure. He faces now a series of serious
charges.
Here are two interesting departures
from the normal, a wealthy beggar
and grating policeman. There
have been cases of both kinds in the
past Mendicants with pitiful pleas
for a penny or two to sustain a bare
existence have been found to be afflu-
ent accumulators of the unconsid-
cred coins of generous and careless
public. And guardians of the law,
sworn to respect the rights of all,
rich and poor, lowly and exalted alike,
have been found taking their per-
centages In rake-offs from crime and
vice and even from legitimate bust
ness. But it may be questioned
whether two such instances have ever
before conceded in the same case,
Z The wealthy mendicant in<this casa
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Lee Boulevard Endorsed.

Now that the Arlington County
Civic Federation has formally in
dorsed the so-called southern" route
for the proposed Lee boulevard, 1t is
to be hoped that there soon will be an
end to the controversy over the loca
ton of that important highway. AL
ready the atmosphere had been con-
siderably cleared by disclosure of the
fact that the boulevard was routed in
strict accord with the advice of Army
engineering officers attached to the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, refuting the charge that
the route was selected to serve the
purposes of spectators in real estate
speculation in real estate following To-
cation of the route remains to be
proved or dlsproved, but that, after
ALL is a secondary matter and does
not affect the merits of the boulevard
undertaking.
Whatever Of misunderstanding yet
remains might well be removed if
Gov Byrd or the Virginia State High
way Commission would conduct an
inquiry into the methods by which
right of way for. the boulevard was
obtained. Such an inquiry has been
requested by one of the Arlington
County civic bodies. and officials of
the Lee Highway Association are on
record as counting a thorough investi-
cation. The Discrimination of any one
to file specific charges of wrong doing
ought not to stand in the way of an
inquiry which should serO to dis.
sipate whatever of suspicion remains
and line up all elements of the COM
munity in support of the boulevard
enterprise.
There has been some opposition to
the boulevard plan on the ground that
the program was too elaborate to be
possible of realization. 1t is probably
true that the plan in it's entirety can.
not be carried out in the near future,
but there 10 no reason why, with
be made and at least an eighteen-foot
pavement built by the time the new
Memorial Bridge is ready for traffic.
1t is highly desirable that there should
be early action by the Virginia au-
thorities officially establishing the
route of the boulevard which is to
connect Lee Highway with the new
bridge. This would end the contro-
versy once for all and would enable
all interested parties to work both for
the main project and for such secon-
dairy roads as may be necessary to
serve the rapidly growing COM
munities in nearby Virginia. Airing
ton and Fairfax counties undoubtedly
have ahead of them an era of remark
able development. the fullest POSSIBLE
tiles of which can be realized only by
united and harmonious effort.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHMANDER JOHNSON.

Vacation.
off on a vacation
In some lonely placed
Need the recreation
From the busy pace.
Shadows soft and cooling
Through the shadows stray.
Peace at last Is ruling.
Charming is her sway.
Telephone is ringing
A long.distance call.
Photograph is singing
Yonder in the hall.
Visitors erratic
Through the gates have filed.
Radios full of static.
Motor horns go wild.
In an hour of dreaming
Ere the hammock fell
Joy came gently cleaning.
All the world seemed well.
Fancy was disclosing
Freedom from all care.
l was back home doing
In my office chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05
THINK 1T OVER
A Fathers Chance.
By William Mdther Lewis,
president George Washington University.

President Roosevelt voiced a great
social truth when he said. IF you are
going to do anything permanent for
the average man. you have got to
begin before he is a man. The chance
of success lies in working with the
boy and not with the man."
And the individual who can exert
the greatest influence on the boy
is the father. Let him take the time
and the interest to study and under
stand his son. to be his comrade and
counselor.
And it does take time to understand
the Young because nature somehow
has way of dropping a curtain back
of most of us, shutting off our youth
full days, so that we look with real
perplexity ON the actions Of those who
are simply living out the traits that
boys have had and will have for CEN
turtles unnumbered. The problem of
understanding the boy is one In the
solution of which casual impressions
count for little, because the seen boy
and the real boy are very different
creatures.
Arthur Benson points this out in
the Upton Letters" when he says:
They seem in public to want to show
their worst side, to be ashamed of
being supposed TO be good, or inter
hearted. They are afraid Of seeming
better than they are and pleased to
appear worse than they are" So he
who would know and aid his son
must reach behind this artificial ex-
terror which the boy constructs, not
because of badness, but on account OF
shyness, suspicion and lack of self
assurance. He must remember al.
ways that the boy is not at an age
where cold logic and intellectual Gu
periority will greatly appeal to him.
He must be reached through under
standing and sympathy. BY the exer-
else of these alone can we build the
foundation on which the whole struc-
ture of manly character will rise.
The father who really wishes to
measure his life's success by the rec
ord his sons make may wish to cut
out this thought of Ben Lindsay and
paste it on his shaving mirror:
When you seek boy, go after his
heart But you can't get his heart
by sending him to Jail, and you can't
win him by an act that is puerile and
weak. Learn to sympathize with him.
Sympathy is the divinest quality Of
the human heart"
lCopyriKht- 1926.J -----
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lukes depart to their plainsland homes.
trotting their fiery steeds gently. How
did it happen? Has the name of
Coolidge, like music, still power to
soothe the savage breast?"
Reasonable and sane cooperation
with the Republican party of the Ma
ton is the only solution OF the
troubles of the corn belt" is the de-
duction Of the Portland (Me) Evening
Express Republican,. The interpreta-
ton of the Flint Daily Journal Gnde-
pendenO is that ''unsound in policy as
the various proposed measures for a
farm subsidy have been, the persist
ence of the corn belt group seems
likely to gain recognition
From the Democratic point of view.
as voiced by the Louisville Courier
Journal Oemocratic):
The question is pertinent and un-
answered-what is the Republican
party of Iowa, beyond a name and a
conglomeration of politicians seeking
Office by tanning and exploiting an
alleged agricultural rebellion and at
the same time clinging TO and court
ing the cooperation Of the very parti-
san powers against whom the rebellion
is said to be directed?'
According to the Omaha World.
Herald independently, it was a con-
vention which blew hot and blew
cold' as it gathered to it's capacious
bosom Smith Brookhart and the
| McNary-Haugen bill in one arm and
Calvin Coolidge and the Fordney-
McCumber tariff bill in the other"
In view of the fact that the Iowa
regular Republicans have bridged the
chasm and taken the prodical Brook
hart to their bosoms as a fellow parti-
san once more" the Knoxville Senti-
mel independent Democratic) feels that
surely the Grand Old Party in the
next Senate will be fearfully and won
derfully constructed" And the St.
Louis Post Dispatch independently con-
cludes that truly the call of the
ho nd &c 1--WE cic u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-05
Sir Austen Speaks for Winnie. ,

Yesterday the British Parliament
adjourned, the final session being
tame and uneventful in comparison
with many others that have been held
during recent months. The members
were too tired Of almost continual
rowing to engage in parting shots and
voted in spirit almost of amity to
Quit without date. But just before
the gavel fell in the House of Com
mons a question by member evoked
British debt to the United States,
which recently climaXed in thun-
derous outburst of leonine roarings,
with Winston Churchill, the chancel-
lor of the excheQuer, as the chief vo-
cal organ. Sir Austen Chamberlain,
foreign secretary, in reply to a query,
justified the. chancellor's challenge of
Secretary Melons statement regard
ing the debt and declared that Mr..
MELONS, analysis of the obligation
wholly or largely misrepresented the
situation.
1t may be significant that the for
eign secretary undertook to reply on
behalf of the chancellor of the ex-
chequer. He is a more suave and dis
Greet speaker than the fiscal chief of
the ministry. Chancellor Churchill,
whose mother was an American. has
never heen ~particularly happy in his
comments on American affairs. He
was especially unhappy in his recent
outburst. Had his peculiar temperar
ment not been pretty well understood
in this country It would have arouseA
much -keener feeling Of gesentment
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will probably be discharged, as he has
proof Of employment. At worst he
can get only light punishment. The
grating policeman, however, stands
not only to lose his job, but to do a
stretch" The mendicant, indeed.
might properly be let off altogether
for having been the innocent cause Of
the disclosure Of crooked cop" on
the force
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What per cent of watermelon
and cantaloupe is sugar?--R. A.
A. The carbohydrate content OF
watermelon is ca; cantaloupe, 9.3.
q. On AN invoice is the phrase
296T0 days +. o. NJ. What does r..
o. NJ. mean?--D. K. J.
A. 1t means END of month"
G. Is the bobwhite the same as the
quail?--N. A. NJ.
A. Bobwhite is a local term for any
quail of the genus Colinus, OF which
the best known species, COlinus Fir-
ginianus, ranges over the eastern and
central United States northward 10
the southern parts of New England
and Minnesota.
q. What IL meant by gauge in
speaking of shotguns?-G. s.
A. The gauge is the measurement
of the diameter Of the bore Of the
gun.
@. What is the lie de F'rance?-J.
p. NJ. A.
A. The lie de France is not an Off
cial decoration. The inscription is on
the guidon, carried at the head OF a
troop Of cavalry indicating that troop
had service in that province in
France.
Q. What is meant by sun-dried
fruits. A. G.
A. Dried fruit is the clean. sound
product resulting from the evapora
ton Of the greater portion of the
water from properly prepared fresh
fruit The term 'sun-dried" is com
monty used to designate the product
dried without the use of artificial
heat. The terms "evaporated" and
"dehydrated" are commonly used to
designate the product dried by the use
of artificial heat.
@. How many of the people in Okla,
homa are Indians?--F'. A. +.
A. Oklahoma has q population OF
2,238. 536 of which 119 ,255 are descend
ants Of Choctaws, Chickasaws and
Seminoles.
q. Who built the first suspension
bridges with chain cables in this
country?-L. V.
A. James Finley of F'ayette County
Pa. erected chain cable suspension
bridges as early as 1897. He patented
his improvements in 1908, and two
years later there were eight of these
bridges in America.
Q. How long did it take Ennis t.
walk from coast to coast?--R. NJ.
A. John Ennis started with a plunge
in the surf at Coney Island. n. Y.
Monday, May %, and arrived at the
Cliff Hotel. San Francisco, August
"a. 1910, and took a plunge in the
surf. He walked the distance in so
days and hours, covering 1000 miles
beating E. p. Westons time by %