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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
Coolidge Economy.

The wall Of the Democrat is heard
| throughout the land: Coolidge econ
I omy is no economy"
The publicity bureau of the Demo-
| cratic national committee has issued
statement showing that the cost
of the Federal Government for the
| fiscal year ending June 80, 1926, was
$55, 344,42 more than in the proceed
ing year, and that the session Of
Congress just adjourned appropriated
$470. $3.50, 6S1.15 more than did the one
which adjourned March 4, 1925. These
| figures, says the Democratic state
ment, are taken from reports made
by Chairman Warren of the Senate
appropriations committee and Repre-
sentative Madden, who heads the
House appropriations committee, both
stanch Republicans.
!, The devil can quote Scripture for
his own purposes, said William
Shakespeare. Without attempting any
invidious comparison between the
Democrats and his satanic majesty,
it may be said that the Democrats
can use Republican figures for their
own purposes The truth of the mat
ter is that the bald statement of
figures for expenditures and appro-
priations given by the Democrats
falls to present correct picture.
No mention is made of the fact that
taxes were reduced by the Republf-
can Congress, acting at the behest Of
President Coolidge, to the tune of
nearly $500, 600, 900 a year. No men
ton is made of the fact that Preei-
dent Coolidge insisted upon having
some 1851 900 900 of surplus revenues
applied to the retirement of the ma
tional debt, when the Democrats
strongly urged that this sum be used
for other purposes and for the fur
Their reduction of taxes. No mention
is made Of the notable achievement
of the administration when some
$400, 600, 900 of short-term certificates
were retired by the Government out
OIL surplus REVENUES anu tiO AACW ASSA0
was made to take their place.
The cost of government is on the
increase in this country, due to the
expansion of the Government to meet
the needs of the people.
What Of the increases required for
the air services? What of the in
creases demanded for the more ade-
quate pay of postal employees and
others? No mention Is made Of such
matters by the Democrats seeking to
discredit Coolidge economy. Nor in
discussing the appropriations do they
speak Of the fact that for the first
time in fifteen years a public build
ings bill was put through by Con-
gress authorizing the appropriation
of $165, 900 900. Such little things are
airy trifies.
The truth of the matter is that
under the direction of President Cool
idge record for economy and eff
ficient handling of the country's
financial obligations has been made
that has not been equaled for many,
many years, if ever before in this
country.
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rhls is the month Of garden bore.

This is the month Of garden bore
dom.
Normally the days are too hot for
much work, so that one is forced to
do the major part OF his mulching.
and so on, either In the early morning
or late afternoon or evening.
Then. too. many gardens are more
or less at standstill, In, so far as
flowers are concerned. There may be
plenty of bloom, but 1t Is beginning
to decline. The hand of Autumn
rises, now and then, on the horizon,
as harbinger Of what will be.
And the soul of man Is becoming
tired.
Even the ardent gardner finds
himself becoming bored In August.
Tired of the fiowersi Can 1t be pos
sible? Yes, 1t is possible, as every
honest gardener will admit.
Not bored to distraction, of course,
but simply bored slightly. Ennui,
which turks for all and sundry in
this way or that, catches the garden
err In August, when the dog days
There are. of course, many flowers
to hold his interest. The altheas are
in their heyday, their lavender
white and pink blossoms appearing
each morning, closing In the late at.
ternoon, giving way to fresh ones
the next dawn.
The hibiscus (rose mallow) Is doing
its best this month, and many bushes
look absurd with their huge flowers
the size of dinner plates. A bush with
90 or more flowers almost makes one
laugh.
The gardener can still get a kick"
out of his garden II he will wear a
hibiscus blossom in his buttonhole on
any public vehicle In the District Of
Columbia.
This is guaranteed to attract more
attention than almost anything he
can do. Once upon a time a man
could create q. furpre in Washington
by wearing no hat. but that day, hap.
PLY, is over.
Now one must resort to hibiscus
flowers.
The wight who dares to wear one
of these big blooms on his lapel Will
have Myrtle turning around at every
block, giggiing to herself every time
she sets eye on that flower.
4
Roses take a new lease on life this
month, many of them producing the
best flowers since Spring, and only to
be duplicated in September. IL the
weather Is propitious then.
Sturdy marigolds hold up well dur
ing August, as do the zinias. II one
has been fortunate enough to have
good plants of the latter. Observation
shows that this has been a poor zin-
mia year.
When most of the zinnias seen this
Summer are compared with the giant
plants and clear toned flowers normal.
ly grown three years ago. 1t will be
seen that this flower has known bet
ter days.
Those who made late paintings of
gladiolus bulbs will be rewarded dur
ing August. 1t liz remarkable what
a show can be made In a garden with
a few bulbs, IL one plants them at
intervals, so that the blooming period
Ia prolonged.
AS few as 20 bulbs, IL they were
planted from the last of April through
June, will enable the gardener to have
one or more in bloom from July to
September. Most of the generally
sold bulbs bloom in about 20 days
from planting. so that the thing Is
almost mathematical. The gladiolus
blossoms stand up wonderfully in hot
weather. but do not make as good cut
flowers as commonly believed. Any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
New York's Stagger System.

New York is working on a traffic CEN
sus to determine the possibility of a
stagger system. Many thousands Of
cards have been distributed seeking
information as to the hours of arrival
at and departure from work. TabuIa-
ton of these returns has begun and
will continue for some weeks, the
cards then being put through ma
chimes such as those used In the Fed
eral census. When the statistics are
all tabulated it is proposed to put the
facts before groups representative of
the employers.
Broadening of the rush hours is
thus sought. At present a million or
more of people seek transportation
within two hours each morning and
evening. If this load can be spread
over three hours, or four, great relief
will be felt by all who use the various
lines of transport.
Washington tried the stagger sys-
tenn during the war, when the city was
greatly congested and the existing
transport lines We're inadequate to
carry the loads. 1t did not work out
very well Assembling and Diminishing
the department workers at different
hours had little effect upon the crowds
that sought to move into and out Of
the center of the city simultaneously.
Yet there was better chance to es-
tablish this mode of distributing the
burden than in most other cities, In
asmuch as the great majority of the
daily patrons of the transport lines
were under a single employment. that
OF the Government.
Habit is a determining factor in
this matter. Domestic arrangements
cannot be easily changed. The serv-
ant problem is difficult at best and is
rendered more difficult by a change In
household hours. In New York, with
widely diversified lines Of employment,
there is still relationship between
groups of workers. Business require
ments demand some measure Of coin.
cidence OF activity.
New Yorks transportation problem
Is one of the hardest in the world to
solve because Of the peculiar confor.
nation of the metropolitan area. The
long, narrow island offers difficulties
that ara sahaent from : dieEweutlg stt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
Tightening Of Criminal Laws
To Safeguard Society Favored

opportunity for tricky practices also
is demanded by the Charleston Daily
Mail.
Something apparently is wrong"
saws the Yakima Herald, when only
10 criminals out of 100 are jailed. and
only 2 or of the 10 are con-
victed and sent to prison. Delay In
trials is one of the reasons why there
are so few convictions" The report
Is commended by the Providence Bull
letin, in view of these figures, "as q
guide to forward-looking communities
which desire to tighten the screws on
their enforcement machinery and
make an honest effort to see that
guilty enemies of society are pun
ished"
1.-THE Crime Commission is WISE" OBJ
serves the Seattle Daily Times. "in
trying to obtain the enactment of uni
form pistol laws in the respective
States. Make 1t as hard as possible
for the thug to get a pistol and then
make it impossible for him to keep IT.
adds the Times. The Grand Rapids
Press finds merit in the proposal TO
permit the judge TO comment upon
the evidence and upon the defendants
refusal TO testify in his own behalf.
citing the practice in all other
countries.
THE outlook is favorable for RENE
dial legislation in the near future" the
Pasadena Star-News believes, while
the Albany Evening News states that
1.-The American Bar Association has an
opportunity to correct conditions that
have been denounced by its own COM
| mittees.' The New York Times con-
cludes that 'if certain measures Of law
reform and of change in judicial pro-
cedure are indicated, 1t will be duty
thrust chiefly upon American lawyers
to see to it that such measures are en-
acted"
The Oklahoma City Times declares
that mot until they make the practice
of law an effort to secure justice
rather than acquittal can we hope to
be rid Of practices that make this the
safest OF nations for criminals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

partment to employ Italian marble
instead of American granite for the
headstones on the graves OF the sol
der dead buried overseas. the com
mission which is charged with the
building and equipping OF American
embassies in foreign lands has de-
creed that none but American furni-
ture shall be installed therein. An
exception, however, is to be made in
favor OF Oriental rugs, and foreign
manufacturers of silks will have a
chance to compete when 1t comes to
draping the windows The embassy
at London presented to the Govern
ment by the late ]. p. Morgan, ST..
has been awaiting the time when it
should be furnished In order to be-
come disable, and the commission s
first act was to allot 100000 for this
purpose. Charles G.. Hart, former
Washington newspaper correspondent.
Coolidge appointee as Minister to
Albania, with headquarters at Tirana.
was in luck, for the commission au-
thorized the building of an official
home for him there to cost $1,000.
session, $4,000, 900 was provided to
start the program of housing our
diplomats in Government-ownedb build
ings, with the stipulation that not
more than $4,000 900 be disbursed an
nually. Furnishings for the London
embassy and buildings at Tirana and
Annoy, China, are the only items so
far approved by the commission. 1t
will meet again in October.
What, il anything, is the matter
with New England? New England
business interests recently organized
the New England Council, charged
with the duty of finding out. The
council is investigating the funda-
mental economic conditions of it's ter
ritory. discovering reasons for some
apparent commercial decline, and en-
dleaWoring to formulate remedies.
Agriculture there Is waning and New
England seems to be losing her tex
tile industry to the South and her
shoe industry to the West. Now at
the request of the council, DIR. Julius
Klein, director of foreign and do
nestle commerce in Secretary
Hoover's department, will conduct a
thorough survey OF New England
commerce and industry. Recently DIR.
Klein's bureau made a commercial
survey of the Philadelphia marketing
area, and the results of its survey of
the markets of five Southeastern
States will shortly be published. DR..
Klein expects the New England sur
vey will occupy six months!
-
To make Washington the most
beautiful city In the world will be the
work of Charles Eliot, I'd. grandson
of DR.. Charles w. Eliot, the president
emeritus of Harvard University.
Young Eliot, who is still in his 20s,
has been engaged In city planning
work for various New England
cities since his graduation, a few
wears ago, from Harvard, where he
specialized In landscape architecture.
Now he has been named to the post
of washington City planner by the
National Capital Park Commission.
He will have the assistance of Fred
erick Law Olmsted, another Bosto-
MAN. who is noted American land
scape artist and member Of the COM
mission.
(Copyrisht. Is2s.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES b. 1.RACEwELL.

way, flowers look better In the garden
than In vases, and most of them ought
to be allowed to stay there, in our
opinion.
August is reputed to be good
month to give the lawn a dressing of
bone meal, particularly IL this can be
done just before a good rain.
The hot weather is hard on the
grass, and previous care will be re-
fiected in its condition this month.
He who has thick sward will reap
the profit, for the close. growing
blades will shield the roots from the
hot sun.
The big growing months, June and
July, are over. The householder who
moved often, to spread the grass out,
instead of allowing 1t to grow into
the air, and who watered often. ought
to have a lawn by this month that
will stand the heat.
BY this time the grass ought to have
practically run all the weeds out of
business. and most of the ants, too.
Weeds and ants are the double trou-
BILE of good lawns. The best way to
be rid of both banes Ii to get plenty
Of grass, more grass, and still more
grass.
The thicker you can get your grass
to grow, the fewer weeds you will
have, and the fewer ants. Ants will
throw up their hills overnight, and
absolutely spoil the appearance of q
fair lawn If there are plenty of bare
spaces scattered around. although
each one may be only a few inches
square.
II grass occupies every possible
Inc rfC m
discouraged, despite their rated intelli-
gence, and go over to your neighbours
yard!
We have a pleasing garden theory.
all our own, that bone meal is the
greatest discourager of bugs" of all
kinds to be found. We have never
seen this mentioned in garden book
or magazine, nor have we ever been
told 1t by an old gardener, but our
own experience points that way. Our
theory is that bone meal Is a sort of
ground antiseptic. in which insects
do not thrive. Use plenty of bone
meal, in your borders and on your
lawn, and you will not be troubled
much with bugs of assorted varieties.
This is the month, too, TO raise the
lawn mower blades somewhat, so that
the grass VIII not De cut so Snort as
during the previous months. Some
secure much the same results by cut
ting the grass not more than every
two or three weeks. instead of once
week. or every five days. as former
ly.
Autumn must be kept in mind.
This year we do not intend TO make
the mistake made last season, when
we moved the lawn too vigorously
too late! From now on we will
slacken our moving fervor. and by
September will be willing to allow
1t to go into "a long coat Of grass,
as they say.
After we made our last cutting last
year, the grass did not grow but an
inch or 80 thereafter so that much
of 1t Winter-killed. This season we
intend 10 allow our lawn to go into
the Winter with patriarchial beard
a foot or so long.
The present season has not been
an especially good one, everything
considered, counting in its lateness,
its GOODNESS. and its very hot spells
and lack of normal rainfall. Garden
ing has been pleasant, however. and
there yet remains something to be
done, even if we do find ourselves
bored, now and then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02

Frequently one hears the follow
ing question: why do so few OF our
people, particularly our young men.
choose the profession OF teaching az
their life work." Many times the
query can be answered by asking this
question: You are a parent. Are
you suggesting TO any of your chill
dren the idea that they would find
success and happiness in the field of
education?"
At this point the conversation us
ually will turn to another subject.
We wish more bright young people to
devote their lives TO teaching. but we
desire them TO be other peoples chill
dren. Obviously, teaching is not one
of the preferred professions in Amer
lea. as It is in other nations. And
until we magnify teaching as ca
reer, dignity it, urge our own chill
dren TO consider it's advantages, we
will continue to- bemoan the fact that
so few of our talented youth elect It.
The ambitious parent at once as
sures US that the teachers pay Is 20
low that the work is unattractive.
Truly 1t is not an overpatd profess
sion, but the salary averages have
shown a gratifying increase in the
last few years. Perhaps a survey
would demonstrate that on the aver
age, Tor a rev years at leaStt the
educators emoluments are not great
ly below those Of people In other
professions.
But 1t must be granted that If
riches is the thing one Graves for his
child, he should never turn him to-
ward teaching. If. on the other hand.
he recognizes something besides money
as the end to be attained; II service
and leadership and intellectual NJ
ness mean anything. then the thought
of his offspring being teacher may
not seem so repugnant. And then,
again, IL the average citizen feels that
teachers salaries are too small, he
should exert his influence to have
them raised. We usually get what we
really wish in America.
The teacher works In wholesome
SURROUNDINGS; he greatly influences
the future life OF the community; ne
has long vacations when. by travel
and study. ne can broaden his life;
he il in 4 profession that is sure to
come into its own before many years
have passed. These are few OF the
reasons why parents should not elm
mate teaching from their considera.
ton when they wish to aid their
children in getting q start in MsA
(CopyriRht 1e14.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
Muzzle Law Obedience
Again Urged i'm Capital
nj the EDITOR Of The star:

Replying to r. A. Harman's crit.
cism of nv letter as published in your
valuable paper in regard to the en-
forcement of the dog muzzling law. 1
wish TO state that the article to which
referred appeared in The Star.
This article states that sixty one
persons were bitten in this city in 20
days" which is quite a number con-
sidering the statement of n. A. Har-
man that dogs are harmless and do
not need muZzling.
do not question the merits of the
dog, which are many, but l do crtti-
cize those dog owners who do not CO.
operate with the police and the efforts
OF Mai. Hesse to enforce this dog
muzzle law which Is now in force and
which was made by the proper au-
thorities to protect human life from
the terrible menace of rabies, which
any sane person knows any dog, good
or bad, is subject to and which is
communicable to human beings.
did not make the dog muzZle law, but
I most heartily approve of 1t.
/ have owned several valuable dogs
myself, of which / was very fond, but
I did not allow them to run the streets
nor become q menace to mankind.
Two of my dogs were bitten by stray
and unmuzzled dogs who came on our
premises and caused my dogs to be
shot for rabies, therefore think I
know of what I speak. / see no harm
to any dog in the wearing of muzzle
il it must run the streets, and GER
tainly put human life far above ami
NAL life of any kind
MRS ]. T. HECK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02

uated population center. Manhattan
is steadily becoming business rather
than a residence section. Trade is
steadily crowding the people upward
and outward, and tens OF thousands
are yearly moving along to greater
distances to find satisfactory dwellings.
Perhaps some relief can be secured
from a staggering of the hours. The
cost of constructing new lines OF
transport is so great as to be almost
prohibitive. Eventually, however,
they must come Meanwhile this ef-
fort Is being made to spread the load
a little. and everybody who has ever
been caught in one of the daily PUSHES
will hope for its success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
Israel Zangwill.

Israel Zangwill's Children of the
Ghetto" published in 1892, was the
first evidence of the remarkable talent
possessed by the young Jewish au-
thor, who, son of Russian refugee,
born In London, had been for some
yeans painfully winning his way in
the world of letters in the British
capital. lie had tried school teaching,
In which he found himself a misfit,
ana periodical publication, in which
he was successful in all but financial
reward. His own pen, however, was
his lever for prying open the oyster
Of success. With the novel in which
he depicted the life of the denizens OF
the segregated sections in which his
co.religionlsts were forced to abide In
some European cities, he demon
strated an exceptional literary and
indeed dramatic power, for the story
was made into a play that made the
name of ZangwiIl known in both
hemispheres.
Zangwill, who has just died in Lon
don. was primarily q protagonist. He
was an advocate Of his race. He
dreamed of a great colonization
scheme. differing from the Zionist
movement, with center in Angola.
He was never reconciled to the plan
to establish Jewish settlers In Pales,
tine, and when his own project failed
for lack OF support he turned to an.
other direction, and in this country
sought the relief OF his fellow Jews in
the crowded metropolitan areas by
establishing them in a colony in the
southwestern States. This plan. heN1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

IL the birds greatest claim to dtstinc.
ton. This admirable structure 10
woven into the tip Of q branch. pref
erably the dropping limb Of an elm or
willow, from which It hangs at some
distance from the ground; though
other trees are frequently used, the
elm II the favurite, a. the long. droop.
ing branches afford an ideal location
for q hanging nest. The construction
Of the nest 10 mainly II not en-
tireiy the work Of the female. ths
Slender strips Of BAN. strinsu' hais
and vegetable fiberB. These are alt
closely and very firmly interviewer
into pouch or inches In depth.
the eggs are to in numbess
not quite On inch long. wnit0 spostsd,
scrnw1ed IN q curious manner with
irregular lines Of black or brUwnish.
O. Can a cOlorsd man enlist in
Army or Navy aviation?--F. 2. 3.
A. There are no negro units in the
Army Air Service, neither are there
negroes in naval aviation.
q. How deep can ducks diver.
A. Sea and bay ducks can dive
deeper than those Of the fresh-wateS
group. They have been known aos
cording to Chapman, to descend 70
q depth Of $50 feet OF more.
Q. How many reindeer could b
raised in Alaslxa2--O. w. II.
A. There are now approximately
800 900 reindeer in Alaska and It IL
estimated that there 10 pasturago
there for 100000 on land worthless
FOR. Agriculture
@. Is the author of THE Kentucky
Cardinal" still living?-C. d.
A. James Lane Allen died In New
York City February Is, 1928.
@. What proportion Of the worlds
business in diamonds Is controlled BY
the London syndicate?-A- T.
A. Estimates indicate that the
worlds annual consumption OF dia~
monds amounts to about f13,000,0oo,
of which the London Diamond Syn
dicate is said to control as much as
E10,000,000.
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