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with the giadiolus than with any
other flower we know.
This pretty child OF the floral king.
dom likes attention, and plenty OF It,
although 1t win do Its wonderful best
without it, to the very limit Of It's
ability.
Neglected. It shanes the gardener
with q burst Of glory.
Well treated, however, y RESPONDS
happily to every attention, az y y
somehow sensed, in Its floral infehect,
that you love 1t. -,
With plants can do more Of this sort
81 thing with gladiolus than with
almost any other flower.
| Take stalking. for instance.
Unless you are willing to take =
rather large chance with your flowers,
the sensible thing to do is TO stake
them UP after the flower spike shows:
Stalking is an art and science, II
Won choose to make 1t Bo--one that
ofsers dividends Of pleasure to the
ardent practitioner.
Slender bamboo stakes can be pur-
chased claeapiy enough from seed.
houses. These usually are stained
green. Perhaps ~ feet is good
height to buy. as this allows tor
foot or 30 to be stuck into the earth.
some advocate the placing of the
stake at the time OF planting. 50 that
| there will be no chance OF driving tne
stake into the growing bulb. While
| this sounds fair enough, IN practice
| 1T does not work out.
The reason we frown upon this
method Il because II does not take
into account the growth Of the glaoi..
l4ofus.
No human being can tell, when e
bulb is planted, exactly how Iar hho
which way the flower spike WIN ieap
after II Is up
ing the pull and lean Of the spike
against the chances Of wind and rain.
In other words, one makes sort OF
calculation OF the stress and strain,
| and ties up the spike accordingly.
If you watch q gladiolus. lover plac-
| ing stakes, you VIII see that he does
N I'm much the same way that Dill
| lizard player calculates his shots.
Shall he tie the spike at this point
or 3 inches lower? Gravely ne con
siders. He gently taps the spike,
heavy with blossoms, to see II
strong wind would bend It at tins
point or that.
Then, deciding upon the point OF
attachment. he must solve q further
problem. Which way does the pull
Of gravity tend to bend the spike!
How much play should the whole pc
given?
So the stake is put in, and the
spike tied. Later. when rain tails
and wind blows. the fan" has the
| satisfaction Of seeing his precious
flowers ride the storm safely at
anchor.
There is scarcely more beautiful
sight in fiowerdom than gladioh nod
ding In q breeze.
We said above that no human
being can tell at planting time exact.
ly which way the flower spike VIII
lean. So Il seems to US.
This year almost every one Of our
gladioli looks out OF the yard, directly
/ into the fence. II there IL any one
who has a system Of planting that
win insure their facing the way YOU
want them to. we wish he would
communicate his secret TO iis.
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THIS AND THAT
BIZ CHARLES ). T'R4CEWELL.

yViiatsare you writing about today
1.-THE gladiolus2. he asked. The i'm.
plicattpn, Of course, was that he
thought we had written too much
about this beautiful flower already.
As q matter cf fact, there have APP
peared In this scOlumn but three or
four articles on the gIadiolus In two
years. Surely 1t Ia time for another
one.
In that time we have treated sepa.
rateiy the tulip, the rose, the iris, the
foxgloye, the calycanthus. the holly
hook, the kochia, the lilac, the dande-
lion, the Ismene and others.
We love all the flowers, but we
could not appreciate them half so
much loved we not the gladiolus
more!
There is something about this king
Of Summer blooming bulbs that quite
wins our heart. The reader may ma
some other bloom exerting q similar
fascination upon him. but, II 50. VIII
besable to appreciates eject OF the
t.giads" upon Us.
The thing cannot be explained, sole
ly by the beauty OF the flower, or its
interesting habits. or its clean CROWN,
or its upright sword shaped leaves,
Or lI1uCGu1s ny any 0AtD va $50
mendable features.
we suspect, IL there is any one req
son for our preference for the giadi-
olus, it Is the manner of growth, the
Of the flowers on the
spike. This Is undoubtedly one OF the
most beautiful groupings In nature,
one which is shared, It Is true, with
the ;l,oliyhock and others, but done in
no other plant quite so enectiVely az
in the gladiolus.
Now that the flowers are opening.
the enthusiasm OF gladioius Ians
oDens out afresh There comes q
time In all occupations. in all sports,
In all enthusiasnns, when one goes
STALE as the expression is.
Usually this results from too much
contemplation, too much concentra-
ton upon the work in hand, whether
1t be ones work, sport or hobby, lie
is the unusual man who never tires.
never gets slightly bored. MOST OF
us suffer, now and then. from ennui.
We suspect that we shall be q Dit
bored even in Heaven.
The gladiolus fancier faces this
period of depression after his plants
are up and doing, and before they
bloom. Some time between he IL
likely to wonder what all his excite
inent Is about.
Maybe this ''blue" streak will come
when the flower spikes are just begin
ming to show. He recalls that last
War this was the most exciting time
81 all: but now 1t is an old story.
and he Graves action.
He wants flowers.
Well, now he has them. Glorious
and fresh they stand in the beds, or
along the border. wonderful flowers In
arrangement. colorings, shape.
The gladiolus is q better lily than
most lilies, more beloved than the
rose, more attractive in coloring than
the orchid, sturdier than the iris.
with the first blooming the fan"
becomes an enthusiast again. He re-
grets that he allowed his interest to
wane even for a day. His interest
in this flower. he tells himself, should
not be just for an hour, or q day, or
year, but always, as Mr.. Berlin
says.
One can have more petting parties
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Rowing Down the Atlantic.

Two men are about to set out from
Boston for Norfolk in a wlferfy,
which is q long, light rowboat, sharp
ii both ends. Their plan Is to row
the whole way. This is an unusual Of.
fort and viii cali for endurance and
persistence. Some wIll think the work
unnecessary. because It would be
easier and quicker to make the trip
ia sail or motor boat, but IL these
gentlemen want to row between 500
ana coo miles 1t Is. their affair
whether they win keep close TO the
coast and take inside passages
through Long Island Sound, the Della
ware River and Chesapeake Bay is
not stated In the dispatch but the IN
fsrance Is that they may tAke the
s,sun1 course down the cDest Nay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
By FREDERIC WILLIAM, VILE.

tlomats was due TO Prince Hibescpss
belief that Rumania should pay her
Sl4. 138, 900 debt 20 America In fun and
at once. The prince now points out that
he could not possibly have adgocated
such q settlement, because Rumania'S
financial situation absolutely pre-
ciudes 1t" Bibesco, who achieved 30
widespread popularity In washing ton,
Is still on the Rumanian diplomatic
list, but has not yet been assigned Q
new ministership.
A washington reporter Is being
patted on the back these days BY his
colleagues. who admire his nerve In
talking about ss,o0o.ooo Pennsyi-
wanna primary siush long before Il
was proved. He's just been glorified
In Z. limerick by q colleague In the
Senate press gallery:
There was q reporter named Sack,
Who at primary funds took Q
whacl.
The Senate said, flush!
There must be some slush,
But the millions were never paid
back.
~ 3 i } Z
That lyrical endeaSor prompted an
other gallery scribe to try his hand
ak lirneF1clts and the siush fund. with
these results:
There was . nearstatesman named
Ware,
VINO ran Tor the senate up there,
!. He proved 3 high stopper
And stepped on one Pepper,
Who iiever came up for the air.
I "A @. o. r. solon named Pepper
Said, Wares q political 1eper.
The second hand iivver
Belongs In the river,
BUT the vote took the Pep out Of
Pepper.
senator Charles 3. Denesn, Repub.
lean. Of Illinois, Is Dame Rumorss
latest candidate for the presidency In
1898. The former Governor Of the
Prairie state u . loyal administsatio
man. o. things are at this writing, but
what his friends have ia mind II that
things may not be &c the same level
Mr. Deneen's boosters, III other words,
are thinking Of the free.&or-alI that
may ensde In 1928 II "Cal" eliminates
himself, and the nomination IS any
body's prize. Illinois, In that set Of
circumstances, viii not come to the
Republican national convention en-
tirely barren Of fayorite sons. for
there are Lowden and Dawes, to be-
GIN with, ana now Deneeil. s ss
49,
George washington Post, No. L,
American Layton, helder Of the first
legion charter and writer Of the Or.
ganization's constitution. IL appealing
TO legiUnnaires and friends of the
veterans everywhere to help ii. maii1-
tain permanent memorial home"
In Washington. il already occupies
the property, d coTninodiOus. historic
old building on street, and has mod.
ernized IL for clubhouse uses. But Il
wants aid in taking care Of the In
debtedpess that hangs over the In
Ivestmeilt, and hopes for substantial
cooperation iii the effort to keep going
ct the National Capital d home for ex-
service men that Will be worthy of
them and what they gave for Liberty's
cause eight hot Summers ago,
lcopyrikht. 1921
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g. Is satire more effective In prose
or pOetry?-E. p. b.
A. It ID . matter OF opinion whether
or not satire Ii more effective in
poetry or prose. One OF the reasons
why Ii is said to be more effective
In poetry IL that poetry remains longer
In the mind than prose because -
the rhyme.
menacing to cherry trees?--J. r. w.
a. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
says that the robins and blackbirds
are the greatest menace to cherry
growing. There 10 no satisfactory
way to combat these pests. II ethe
trees are small the cherries may be
protected by covering them with a
mosquito netting.
@. How is ordinary bread soda
made?--E. b. G.
A. Formerly most OF the sodium
carbonate of commerce was derived
from the ashes Of certain plants,
chiefly barilla and kelp. but at the
present time the quantity derived
from all other sources Is insignificant
when compared with that manufac-
tured from common salt. The French
ACaQCIuY Ok 5CIGHCS0 Ia 1ttU VAAGECA
prize for q method Of making
sodium carbonate from salt. Among
the processes submitted was that of
Nicolas Leblanc, which was Of prom
Using merit, and; being granted q
patent in 1871, he began the manu-
facture on a. commercial scale: The
Leblanc process is regarded as the
most important discovery in the en-
tire range Of chemical manufactures,
and has furnished about one-half Of
the worlds supply Of soda.
Q. How long do animals live
r. w. d.
A. AS rough estimate 1t might
be said that the average length of
life Of domestic animals 10 i've times
the time from their birth to their
maturity. Owing to the absence Of
reliable data concerning wild ami.
mails, 1t would be hard to say whether
the above rule would apply to them
or not. It IL not always known when
wild animals reach maturity. Much
depends on the size Of the animals.
Most large animals live for a longer
period Of time than smaller animals.
Q. Does the use Of gold fringe on
flag make 1t irregular?-W. C. c.
/ A. The War Department says gold
fringe may be used on regimental col.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC j. HAsKlN.

ors. Ordinarily the flag should he
as plain as possible and without dec
grafton.
Z O.. Is IT true that some canned
meat is made of horse flesh in the
United Statess--C. A. w.
A. The American Gamers Gssocia-
ton says that In America no canned
meat Is made o. horse flesh.
Q. What Is the origin Of the say.
ing, Queer as Dicks hatband"f--
b. A. T.
A.. We have traced it as FAR back
as 1875, when the expression was
"As queer as Dicks hatband that
went nine times round and wouldn't
meet" The origin Of the phrase was
not known.
@. Who is known as the Gospel
Prophet? -T. M.
A. Isaiah is known as the great
Gospel Prophet, since he is spoken Of
many Of his prophecies are recorded
as fulfilled in these books OF the
Bible.
Q. How deep do tree roots grow?-
A. Some trees do not have deep
roots, while others burrow a surpris-
ing distance into the ground. One
tree of the Eucalyptus family is
known to, have a root at least 40
feet deep.
@. IL there any money value to q
C0nfederateSpa bill?-W. A. H.
A. Confederate money has no
value except for collection purposes.
@. Why is ermine considered the
royal fur?-C. c. NJ.
A. Its beauty caused it to be worn
by royalty and King Edward III
made 1t a punishable offense for any
persons except those OF royal birth to
wear It. This restriction has long
been removed. but the fur still enjoys
royal favor.
/, Hove tce had the pleasure of serU-
ing you through our Washington In
formation BureGup Cont zoe be of
some help to y0w in yonr daily prob
Eenss9 Our business Is to furnish you
1Cfth authoritative Information, and
| zoe tnDite you to ask any question of
fact IN tohtch goE ara Interested. Send
your inquiry to The Evening Star In
| formation Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin.
Director, Washington, d. @. IncIose
cents In stamps for return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

The theory that politics is q rich
mans game has been so overworked
in Pennsylvania that the famous old
State may revert TO the historic days
when taste, scholarship and forceful
expression ranked along with business
responsibility In determining q candi-
dates qualifications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

some Of the details OF his financial
policy win be kept secret for awhile
by Minister Caillaux, who may need
a little time to study them in order
to make their relations Of cause and
probable effect absolutely clear in his
own mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

Mussoiini IL q bold innovator. Die.
tators have usually appealed to the
general throng by promising shorter.
instead OF demanding longer working
days. The Italians have a strong
poetic sense and may be won to ap.
plause by the very audacity Of this
dramatic stroke. aii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

1t il still limited that the price Of
automobiles may come down 50 as to
account in considerable measure for
the manner in which the price Of
gasoline goes up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

American politics announces very
few Coalitions in definite terms. al
though number of statesmen are
liable to ind passing provocation to
vote with the opposition at almost
anp moment.
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MOI Then.

From he passaio Daily Herald
Whatever Pennayiyanfa politics
may have been IN Senator penr0soIe
day, there were no congressional iIi-
uutraes into the way Fennsylvaslia
eIeati0ns were won or lost.
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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
20 the use for republication II all news dis-
patches credited TO il or not otherwise cred
tten IN this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication
81 special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

The safety and sanity Of the modern
Fourth Of July IS the more valued
because OF the enormous perils at
tached this year to other Summer
days.
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Must Come Ont Sometime

From the Indianapolis News
Premier BRAND is not talking about
lis new debt policy, but III III hard til
conceai from the people the fack that
they iil haxS y M.
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Tha Evening Star with the Sunday morn
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per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000, Collection 10 made by
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SHOOTING sTA1s.
By pHnANDER JOHNSON.

Trouble Time.
No use to 90 into detail
Az to how the misfortune was made.
Our projects will fail
And well grope and turn pale ~
when. it's ninety degrees in the shade.
We strive for q jest or q song.
Denying the evils arrayed.
But disaster comes strong
And our hopes viii 90 wrong
When it's ninety degrees in the shade.
It's useless our wrath to proclaim
When tumult has left 10 dismayed.
Life is always the same
When the skies are afiarne I
And it's ninety degrees IN the shade.
Vocal Demonstration.
Il suppose you will make thorough
study Of the subject son whicft you
are to engage in debate?'
Il haven't decided" answered sena-
tor Sorghum. what I principally
need is self-confidence' and an I'm,
qualified opinion. RI set to studying
too far, | may get to debating ii my
own mind instead Of with my voice. !.
All Streets Alike.
The trahic problem now we see !.
no such proportions grown
Our lovely city soon must be
one Big congested zone.
es n
Jud Tunkins says 80 far one III
two politicians out his way are get
ting more relief out ok farm relief
than the farmer.
Adjourninent
when congressman have gone their
way 81.
Debate no longer thrirea::
Which change Of situation may
Save fempers; even lives.
No Room. 4
Rural citizens are no longer de-
picted as wearing their pants Fl their
bootIegs. Z
NO., answered Uncle Bin Bottletop.
.sBootlegs are now supposed IL BE too
overcrowded to leave room for pants
II gotto git MYSELF 4 fiisvers said
Uncle Eben. cause Is tired Of
pedestrianizin, III trafiic When you's
Ii 1 naachine. you i lent M y iIttis
surapln' between YOU ~ ~ ca Hon. Y
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tcopyrisht. 1926,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

3 Il gotto git MYSELF 4 1lisvers said
Uncie Eben. cause rs tired Of
pedestrianizin' ii trafIlc When you's
n 4 naachine. you II lent M + little
sunapln between yoa a. ~ coll sion. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12
vocal Demonstration
avn Streeta Alike.

The trafiic problem now we see
TO such proportions grown
Our lovely city soon must be
one Big congested zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

@. IL there any money value to q
Confederate4p paper bill?-W. A. II.
A. Confederate money has no
value except for collection purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12

when congressman have gone their
way,
Debate no longer thrires:
Which change Of situation may
Save fempers; even lives.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19

Many are down to their last silk hat.
New Orleans is a city of fireplaces.
In thousands of houses, modern sys-
TENS of heating have not been able
to drive out the odl fashioned open
fire.
A ten room house IN New Orleans
usually has eight fireplaces and eV-
cry fireplace has chimney. Most
of the houses are the one and two
story type spread over an area IN
side the city limits surpassed only
by the limits of greater New York.
Always the negro chimney sweeps
have depended on their white folks
for discarded silk tiles. But the
white folk have Quit wearing them.
Through New Orleans streets march
chimney sweeps wearing stove pipe
hats that glittered in the social glories
of the sos and 90's.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19
GENERAL COSS
ARRESTED ASA
REYOLUTIOINIST
1Runisnatc,. a r. wircl


SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 18.-Gen-
eraI Francisco Coss, noted Mexican
revolutionist, was arrested tonight by
federal authorities to answer to an
Indictment returned against him to-
day charging him with completely in
an alleged revolutionary conspiracy.
The general was placed in the
county jail for arraignment tomorrow
before the United States commissioner.
The Indictment charged him and
Colonel Demetrio Torres, recently
executed in Mexico, with having plac-
ed orders on October % for dyna-
hitting machines which We're to be
used in BLOWN Cup trains in the
neighboring republic as the first step
in their new revolutionary campaign,
His arrest was the second of the
alleged plot leaders, r. Esparza Mar
tinez having been taken into custody
early in the afternoon on the same
charge Six other MeXicans indicted
are believed to have left San An
tonic and it is reported they have
fled to Cuba.
For Coss led life that of late
has been an in again and out again
existence. He was arrested ins jan
uary, later released on bond and then
freed last week when deportation pro-
ceedings against him were dropped
in Washington. Saturday night, how
ever, he was apprehended by mar
cotic agents but again freed Monday
when it was found that patent medi-
cines he purveyed did not contain
opium. Vi
Coss fought in Mexico under Car
rama, Obregon and Adolfo de la
Huerta.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19
High-Hatting Chimney
Sweeps Faced With
Topper Shortage
1Rr nisnatcn A. =. W1re J


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Chimney
sweeps of New Orleans are finding
lit so difficult to high-hat their rivals
lthat an ancient profession is being
placed in jeopardy. SO few silk top
lpers are worn nowadays that negro
chimney sweeps have noeway to re-
new the badge of their profession.
One may see them, however, going
the rounds of residential streets, coal
black, skinny little negroes with the
short jacket of the Elton school boy,
the bundle of rods and brush brooms,
and above all their distinctive badge,
lcocked jauntily on their bullet heads
the battered silk hat.
Their. musical cry, long. drawn
out minor wall of "Chim-ma-n
Swee- zee e-heap'-still sounds through
the day. But, perhaps, not for long.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19

The murder of 27 year old car
penter, Fritz Karpinsky, because he
wore bell shaped oxford trousers mas
set the police ON the trail of a dozen
secret societies, which are said TO
honeycomb the building trades Of Ger
many.
Among the secret orders discovered
is the Brothers of Roland, more com
monty known as the Order of the
Blue Necktie. Karpinsky, member
of rival society, the order of Neck
tieless Brethren, was accused Of the
theft of a pair Of bell shaped trous-
Iers from a member of the blue neck
tie order.
There are fraternities of the red,
black and white neckties. These Or
ders are not political organizations
and have no connection with labor
unions.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19

So years, as a London journalist at q
recent luncheon of the correspond
ents association, at which he was
the guest of honor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19

Well-to7do society women have not
enough to do and there is "a very
great danger that the rot of idleness
might set I'M" Viseountess Margaret
Haig Rhondda, one of England's
leading business women, told an audi
ence at Southport during a talk on
feminism.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19

regular Saturday night "stepper
OUT
Every week-end there are balls
given by student societies, alumni of
some of the great French schools,
such as the Eeole Poly Technique,
Saint CXr, and the Ecole Normale, or
other organizations promoting dances
for charity Hitherto, they have
been given under the high patron
age" of the president. Now they are
being held with the active participa-
tion of President Doumergue.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-19
MEXICAN WARSHIP NOW
EQUIPPED AS OIL BURNER

VERA CRUZ, Mex, feb. 18.-Luis
Monies, sea comptroller of the nation
has arrived here from YucataH
aboard the steamer Progress. He is
accompanied by his staff which went
with him to the peninsula to look
into financial conditions Of govern
mental departments offices there.
The Mexican warship Anahuac has
arrived here from New orleans after
having her boilers fitted as oil burn
ers. The change permits her 2 speed
OF 16 miles an hour