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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

man or base runner as To where tho
ban VIII be thrown. A balk is espe
cially any motion made by the pitcher
while in position as IL to deliver the
ball TO the bat without delivering it
or to throw to the first base when
occupied by base runner without
completing the throw A balk entities
the batsman to first base and other
base runners to advance one base.
@. What plants do the Japanese
beetle attack?--D. A
"A. The most important economic
crops attacked by the beetle are ap-
pie. ounce, peach. sweet cherry.
plum, grape. blackberry, clover. SOY
bean and corn. The shade trees af-
fected include linden. birch. oak. elm.
SO ssa fras. horse chestnut and willow.
The beetle also feeds on ornamental
shrubs. particularly althaea and rose,
flowers of all kinds and weeds Of
many varieties. The grubs are quite
injurious to lawns, golf courses and
sod in general.
@. What parts of the buffalo did
the Indians utilize?-N. c.
A. Not al. inch of meat. skin or
bone was wasted The buffalo fur
nished food. clothing and weapons.
Q. What per cent of the news print
made in Canada is bought in the
United States?-L. NJ.
A. over so per cent Of the Ca madam
export of news print is taken by the
United States. Within the past year
the amount manufactured for export
in Canada was valued at about $1o3.-
900 900.
h,x an NJ
F. p. S.
A. 1t means fair maid"
O. When was base ball first intro
duced into England?-A. NJ. y.
A. The game was introduced nv
American exemplars of the national
game as long ago as 1874.
@. What is the difference between
soprano and a mezzo-sopra no.
w. F. w.
A. The distinction between a So
prano and meZzO-soprano Is not so
much one of quality as OF range IN
the case of lyric and dramatic voices
the difference Is in timbre. Grove
| Dictionary calls attention to the fact
that many meZzo-soprani can sing
| higher notes than many soprani; but
there is a middle TO every voice,
which, as a rule, 1t Is not dlfncuit 10
| find, and about this the tessitura OF
the music Literally, the texture) and
the practice should be woven.
Did you ercr Trite a letter 10 Fred
| eric J. Hdskin? You can ask him anu
question Of fact and get the dnS1rer
| in personal letter. Here IS great
educational idea introduced into the
hres Of the most intelligent people ~
| the uorld-Americon rerSpd per redh-
ers. 1t is part Of that best purpose
OF n nelcspd per-serrice. There is M
| charge except 9 cents in stamps for
return postage. Address Frederic J.
Hdskin. director. The Erenin0 star In
| formation Bureau. Washington. ID. z.
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Neither Parents Nor Pupils
Want Longer School Hours
To the Editor of The Star

To the Editor of The Star.
I have read what the ex-teacher.
Miss Caroline Gift and Gen. Fries
have to say about school hours in this
evenings Star" I know that the
ex.teacher and Miss Cliff Know what
they are talking about. We have too
much specializing and not enough
plain teaching and there is a lot of
waste effort and wasted time under
the present administration. The
effort for some years appears to be to
make education as complicated and
expensive as possible. We don't need
longer hours nor less homework ex-
cept where the slum element is con.
cerned. Home is more comfortable
for study than many of the schools.
My girl. who Is about the age of Miss
Gift. spends longer hours and gets
along worse than | did at her age of
schooling. All Summer she keeps
well, and most Of the Winter she has
ailments traced to schooling. II the
hours are increased there will be
nothing short Of taking her out Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Army officer. was severely wounded
by Booth when the former attempted
to protect Lincoln. The Illinois Con
gresham is a Yale graduate anA the
holder of q law degree from the Uni.
versity Of Wisconsin. Illinois gave
Rathbone the mammoth ajority OF
S44. 1853 votes when it reelected him
Representative-at-La in 1924. When
Lincoln is his theme the Congressman
Is one Of the most silver.tongued
speakers in the country.
\ \
Frank B. Kellogg. Secretary Of
State, has aba ndoned all hope of q
Summer vacation during this second
year of his at the head of our trou
blous foreign affairs He doesn't
even expect to find 1t possible to tear
himself away from Washington to do
the honors when the Crown Prince
and Princess Of Sweden visit st. Pau
during this month. Mrs. Kellogg will
represent the secretarial family In
the Twin Cities on that august occa
sion. If you want to know the reason
why Kellogg is condemned to weather
the equatorial season on the Potomac
say China. Geneva. Mexico. Tacna.
africa, Lausanne treaty. British block.
ade claims. French debt ratification
World Court reservations, Spanish
commercial treaty and a couple of
other things. and you'll answer your
own question.
- 81
A charming girl known as the heir.
ess of the Senate has succeeded in
having her name linked in a romantic
connection with that of a younger
member of the foreign diplomatic set
To- L. H. hAt nd
the fortune she'll some day inherit.
itll be enough to pay off the full
debt his country owes the United
States Treasury.
X X X
To this observer comes a contribu-
ton which Is a parody on one of the
popular songs of the season. THAT
Certain Party" It's motif is the farm
relief bill which has just been laid
away in lavender, and the Certain
Party" it would appear, Is the Re-
publican party:
A certain party has two sons,
You may not call them brothers,
For Tariff" Is the name of one,
And "Farmrelief" the other.
Now Tariff Is the older one.
Hence "Farmrelief" Is younger.
And for his brothers potent place
Young "F'armrelief'' doth hunger.
One certain party is perplexed
At early votes compiled:
Still he insists that "Farmrelief'
Is but a doorstep child.
The youngster (spanked) to Tariff
says:
with sudden death you're flirtin'."
That's why our certain party feels
That he Is more uncertain"
The administration very evidently
doesn't try to gag it's official spokes'
men. Within the same "a hours.
President Coolidge and Dwight F.
Davis, Secretary of War, were, respec-
lively, disa pproving and acclaiming
military training in schools and col
leges. While receiving an honorary
Ill. d. at Chester Military College, in
Pennsylvania, Secretary Davis Oh
served: "Some persons do not wish to-,
or cannot. distinguish between mill
tarism and military training. In this
country we hate war. with it's horrors,
but there is no antagonism between
military training and peace, in a free
democracy like ours"
Copyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

The inspection committee OF the
Esstee Alley Garden Club recently
went on tour of the outlying alleys
of the community, with the intention
of reporting at the next meeting OF
the club.
advanced copy of the report, and
found in 1t many interesting com
ments on the neiehbornood, with espe'
cial reference to backyard treatment
Planting and care of the average
city back yard is a subject one sci.
dom, II ever. sees mentioned in the
garden magazines or books, so that
the report of the committee was I'M
usual. to put 1t mildly.
Some Of the most interesting fea.
lures of the back yards examined
were az follows:
clOthesline post
.. A bark birlhouse on n fan.sha ped
trellis.
3. Bricks set slantinsIy on end as
borders.
4. Rocks piled around the base Of
an antenna pole.
5. Privet hedge hiding wire fence
clear around yard.
Readers will sense instantly the
pointers TO be gotten from these notes,
and may be able to carry some of
them into effect in their own back
Yards.
The tiny windmill Gayly painted.
with it's revolving wheel, must be A
perpetual source of interest. not only
to the children. but to their elders az
well. since anything in motion at.
tracts the human eye. principle
often used In store show windows.
Il
The bark birdhouse on the trellis
was an effective feature of another
yard. Bricks set slantingly on end
along a border gave a new idea on
the use of bricks in the small yard.
The common practice Is to place them
on one side, making an effective
border The appended use. however,
adds a touch of novelty, which might
be easily overdone, but was not In the
yard noted.
Piling of stones around the base OF
an antenna pole was OF sufficient
novelty and beauty to attract the
favorable notice Of the committee. 1t
Is an unfortunate fact that too little
thought Is generally given to the
beauty of radio installations. particu.
larly as to the antenna pole. A bare
pole arising from back yard may be
enhanced in appearance. and made
more stable, by the piling OF large
stones around the base.
The use Of privet along the fence in
a back yard Ia worthy of note. Evi.
IDENTIFY the hedge was allowed to grow
unclipped at first, so that it did not
branch out at the base, az la most
often desired, but was not, In this
case, or the walk would have been
filled with it.
Another feature OF interest to the
committee was the large paintings Of
the gladiOlus, queen of Summer
Towering bulbs. In past years, only
a few yards held their sword. sha ped
leaves. but this Summer perhaps a
majority Of the back yards feature
this Incompatible flower.
The entire tour showed but one
yard having the hibiscus. three plan
which ought to bloom this season.
The committee will recommend. it is
understood. that more gardeners be-
come acquainted with this easily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. have found from experience
that metallic magnesium Is tasteless.
Why do / have biting sensation
when | get piece OF this metal I'm
contact with gold crown?-L. j. r.
A. Mineral Technology says that the
biting sensation which one expert
ences by contact of a metal with a
gold tooth is due to the nerves Of the
mouth. They form a very delicate
galva nometer which detects the slight
est electrical current set up by two
metals In the mouth.
Q. Is an effort being made to ex
plain the difficulty of radio communi
cation around the North Pole?-R. f
A. The American Museum of New
York is sending an expedition to the
Arctic. 1t hopes to solve some Of the
mysteries concerning the obstruction
to radio communication in that region.
q. What would he the effect on the
climate of Europe IL the Caribbean
Sea were connected with the Pacific
Ocean by wide cha nnel?-V. G.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
II this channel were deep and properly
located much Of the warm water that
now forms the Gulf Stream would
flow through this channel into the
Pacific Ocean. Less heat, therefore,
would be carried to the North At
lantic. Ice would come farther south
between Iceland and Norway, and the
temperature of western Europe would
be correspondingly lowered.
Q. What vitamines are found in
meat?-E. r. D.
A. The Department of Agriculture
,J1 H. .,y,z
present-five in number-are found in
meat and meat products. They are
designated as vitamines A, B, c, d
and f.
Q. Do Delaware and MARYLAND still
have whipping posts?--A. c. s.
A. They are still in use in these
States.
u. What are sinuses?--S. G. l..
A. The cells or cavities contained in
certain bones. as the frontal, ethmoid.
sphenoid and superior maxillary, are
called sinuses The frontal sinuses
are two irregular cavities extending
upward and outward. from their open
ings on each side of the nasal spine,
between the inner and outer layers of
the skull, and separated from each
other by thin bony septum. They
give rise to the prominences above
the root of the nose called the nasal
eminences.
Q. Could balloon tires be inflated
like ordinary tires and used with a
pressure of 55 or so pounds?-T. J. G.
A. Balloon tires are not constructed
to carry heavy air pressure.
@. What does Tang syne" meant
J. G. D.
A. The Scotch words ''lang syne"
mean long since or long ago.
O. What is a balk in base BALI
NJ. J.
A. A balk in base ball is any OF
various illegal motions made by the
pitcher calculating to deceive bats
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

! grown and beautiful perennial. with
it's huge flowers and often inches
across.
The yards following, with their best
contents. will be exhibited as favor
able in the report of the inspection
committee:
A-Hollyhocks, climbing roses.
B-Tceland peoples.
| C-Roses.
| D-Annual larkspur, good grass
and small birdbath. This yard ranks
as the neatest seen.
E-Privet hedge entirely surround
| ing yard.
F-Stones piled around antenna
pole base.
| G-Gladiolus along walk.
| H-Unusually large red roses on
climber. Was 1t EXcelsia?
More 'glads."
Clay snapdragons.
| k-tfailla rdias by garage.
| L-Fence filled with climbing mas
turtiums.
| M-Specimen privets clipped fiat on
top. like kettle drums.
| N-Cnusually good grass, broken
only by small circular bed Of dwarf
nasturtiums at end. Effective.
! O-~bfdpe dfpoF dloHS "alh' III
discus.
| One entire block OF lawns in front
of houses was in perfect condition,
although the homes were on the south
| side of the street, thus throwing the
front lawns on the north side.
| The small circle Of nasturtiums,
labeled above Exhibit \, showed that
a bed, even in a small yard. can be
made attractive If done right. There
has been much propaganda-and, in
| the main. properly so-against the
use of beds on lawns, but there still
| Ia something to be said for them,
evidently.
The committee il unanimously of
the opinion that the one feature mill
| many back yards was lack Of neat
ness.
In the main, this untidiness was
brought about by failure to keep the
grass properly moved. Evidently
such householders had failed to con-
slider that the small city back yard lies
| open to inspection at a single glance.
Whereas, in the large garden, crowded
and struggling treatment may be In
dulged in, because the eyes can take
| In only so much at a glance. In the
average DaCk yaru inc DeholucT
sweeps the whole scene at once.
Good, bad and Indifferent alike lie
under his eye
The necessity for garden neatness.
| therefore. Is paramount. A yard with
| nothing but grass in it. and that grass
kept cut and trimmed, Is a better
garden, to the committees way of
, thinking, than yard with overgrown
| grass and borders damned with
| flowers poorly tended.
A universal disdain of mulching
the soil was noticed. The necessity
for stirring the ground, to form A dust
mulch, is not seen by many amateur
| gardeners, and often is not practiced
when it is. Yet nothing does more
for the soil, or for the plants. than
constant mulching.
The committee Will also report that
! vegetables cannot be recommended as
a beautif1er of the average small city
back yard. No matter how neat the
rows. a planting Of beets Is at best
unitarian. Beets, as community
beautifiers, take second place to roses
| the committee thinks.
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high school and educating her else
where. She has to have time to do
something else besides sit at school
desk. Adults contract physical all.
ments from sitting at desks from to
4:3O, and children would have more
ailments if they did not squirm so
much, thus keeping their circulation
alive / don't want educated ma.
chimes, but human beings. for my
posterity. Keeping the kids in from
8 % 4:3O just to enable both parents
to work, or mother to become
bridge" expert, is a poor. selfish. in
human stunt. NY girl says she is
glad they are this late in trying more
hours on pupils. as she is nearly
through school. and If she had to go
Saturdays she would as lief die.
think what we need Is new admin
istration. u W. T.. ALLEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

When the team is away. and it is
raining, and the fish will not bite,
and business is slack, and there is
nothing much to do, you might try
thinking over the fact that Lydia
Pinkham, were she alive today, would
be 107 years old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

Six young people up at Sault Ste.
Marie have been sacrificed to the
dance craze. One Of them tried TO
do the Charleston in a skiff and dis.
covered that it is not suitable for
aquatic performance. This is q
strictly modern variation Of the boa t.
rocking prank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

So far as known, the young woman
who won the national spelling bee has
Orthography is not rated as one of
the dramatic arts, despite the fact
that the average spelling nowadays is
tragic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

Blaming the dead engineer for a
railroad wreck may stop legal pro.
ceedings, but it does not satisfy the
claims Of those who have suffered in
juries or whose relatives are among
the slain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

If the psychiatrists succeed in driv-
ing the hypothetical question out Of
court, as they are now trying, they
will deprive future criminal trials of
their most diverting features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

Perhaps the former Emperor of
Germany will extend hospitality to
Add elKrim. 1t will be remembered
that he once tried his hand at Moroc.
can intervention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
Fate by Mail-Payabie In Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
All Other States and Canada.
Member Of fbe Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entIi"d
to the Use for republication of all news Ill =
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
tied in this paner ard 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, 1926-06-21

Mr.. BRAND may after all have to
turn In and save the French govern
ment again. He seems to be the
only chef who can mix the political
factors in palatable manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

II is now in order for the Germa n
Reichstag to find out how much was
spent In the plebiscite to induce voters
10 stay at home, in reversal of the
American mode at elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

Aviator Duggan found that the old
fashioned canoe was after all a good
substitute for the flying boat. Pad
dies last longer than gasoline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
A Swollen Value.

From the Davenport Democrat.
Bran. before it began to advertise,
used to sell for around $50 a ton. Now
1t reaches the breakfast table at about
$1,000 ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
Let Them Thrill!
From the Muncie Star

From the Muncie Star.
Young men who burglarize for the
thrill should not be denied the excite
ment of cell life.
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Deserves a Medal.

He Is no hero in the fray,
Yet he is loyal, brave and strong
The man who seeks a holiday
And takes his two small boys along,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
Her Need,

II do so dislike arithmetic" says
Mrs. Burnes. Cache. II think 1 shall
have to get one of these adding ma.
chimes to help me keep track Of my
bank account"
NO" replied her husband, gloom
lily. What you want ts a subtract
ing machine" ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21
he Evening Star Newspaper Company

The Evening Star with the SUNDAY morn
Ing edition is delivered hv carriers wlthlh
the city at GO cents per month: daiiS ON.
as cents ner month: sunday only, ~ cents
per ronth Orders may he sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000 Collection Is made nA
carrier at the end of each month.
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The HypOchOndriac

"He is a man of wonderful robust
ness" said the pharmacist.
But he has taken every kind of
medicine he could get hold Of" said
his assistant.
Eyes. And he has survived them
a1l'
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Single Purpose.
White folks keeps a-wOrkin'
All de livelong day
Figgerin' on a paper
An wonderin' bout de pay.
watches 'em respectful.
But I doesn't feel so strong,
Cause dis here is de season
Fob jes' triflin' along.
De butterfly is floatin'
Whah de sunbeams dance an shine
De cricket keeps a-singin',
Though it amt so very fine
An dey ak me fob to join 'em,
SO I he'ps 'em in de song,
An de chorus of it it's sumpin'
Bout jes' trifiin' along.
DON try to do two things at once,
Da's what de white folks say.
But what you's dom do it good.
I reckons da's my way.
dom want no distractions,
Cause I might do sumpin' wrong.
1t takes up my attention
To keep triflin' along.
A Question.
"At least" said the author who had
made a sensational success, my
manuscript didn't 60 into the waste
basket"
NO" answered the cold-hearted
publisher, ''but that's where your
book will go after the average reader
gets through with it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-21

@. What parts of the buffalo did
the Indians utilize?-N. G.
A. Not al. inch of meat. skin or
bone was wasted. The buffalo fur
nished food. clothing and weapons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26

That depression virtually paralyzed
the industry in the wheat States.
dealers say. Farmers repaired their
old machines and made them last
from season to season. Low prices
for agricultural products and live
stock and relatively poor crops made
II impossible for farmers to buy re-
placements. As result. crops made
with old. worn-out machinery cost
them high.
Spirit OF Confidence.
Order books for new implements
with which to plant, cultivate and
harvest next years crops now are
being filled and spirit Of confidence
is evident among the dealers. One
leading manufacturer reports an I'M
usual advance business among the
farmers of Kansas and northern
Oklahoma. In that section, including
the Texas Pan Handle. the crop will
aggregate around 200 900 600 bushels.
This means the farmers can pay their
debts. buy new equipment with which
to raise larger and cheaper crops next
year. and still experience a feeling of
security during the Winter.
The growers have money. They are
receiving about S1.25 a bushel for
their wheat and the yield has been
unusually high. ranging from 80 to
20 bushels to the acre.
AS to buying power. bankers of
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Kansas City pointed out that 200.-
0O0. 900 bushel wheat crop means the
bringing in of at least 5000. 100000 in
new money. which will effect better
ment of business conditions in the
district. Implement men predict that
the combines which cut and thresh
wheat at single operation. thereby
effecting labor economies. will gradu-
ally replace the binder and header in
the heavy wheat belt.
Would Spread Distribution.
One result of the use of the com.
bine is to throw almost the entire
crop on the market at the same time.
This resulted this year in a serious
congestion at Galveston. which en-
joys a special grain rate from GER
tain points In northern Oklahoma.
Efforts are being made to make this
rate applicable to other centers. so
as to spread distribution.
Conditions are better In Colorado
than for five years. and implement
dealers expect a substantial increase
in business from that State. The
outlook in northern and northwestern
Kansas is not SO good. as the wheat
crop fell short of expectations ana
not much corn was planted.
The corn crop of the Midwest still
Is an enigma. With rains and a long
Fall season. it is predicted the crop
will be good but will not establish
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ton. it would enable the Nickel Plate
to further reduce the earnings and
impair the values of the Chesapeake
and Hooking and to further harass
and attempt to defraud the minority
stockholders in said companies"
Other minority interests in the
Hooking Valley and Chesapeake &
Ohio have filed protest against the
proposed construction. which first was
turned down when the commission dis
approved the Nickel Plate merger.