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Evening star., 1926-05-22
Giving Geneva a Chance

! President Coolidge is represented as
being unresponsive 10 the Japanese
proposal that a conference be held in
Washington. attended by Great Brit
ain, the United States and Japan, 10
consider the further limitation of ma
| val armaments. 1t Is the Presidents s
view that nothing should be attempted
by this country which in any wav
would initiate against the success OF
the conference called by the League of
Nations, an aGenda for which is now
being arranged at a preliminary con.
| ference at Geneva.
The American Government stands
| eady at all times to further the cause
| of arms limitation, but 1t is the view
| of the President and his advisers that
no useful purpose could be served by
throwing a monkey-wrench' into the
Geneva machinery. They can see no
reason why naval armaments. as well
as land armaments. cannot be dealt
| with BY the League OF Nations confer
ence. At least. they think. that con-
|
| nifty to try. If it tries and fails. then
! It will be time to consider proposals
! for another conference In Washington.
| As a matter OF fact, progress at
Geneva during the last few days en-
courases q more hopeful view as to
the ultimate success of the league con-
ference Germany has met her former
enemies on equal terms, has declared
| her position in no uncertain voice, and
the declaration has been received in
good part That, in itself, is hopeful
sign, but no less cheering is the prac-
tical manner in which the conferees
| have set about clarifying the Ques.
tions which are TO be placed upon the
desire 10 get down 10 realities, and,
| SO far as possible, to brush aside an.
| cient animosities and political teal.
ousies.
! The proposition advanced by the
American delegates. that the limita.
| ton of land armaments can best be
advanced by regional agreements
rather than by universal one. ap-
pears to have met with general ap-
prevail, and 1t was promptly indorsed
| by the principal Latin American pow
/ ers. Such a method would permit the
United States to lend helpful counsel
| in the formation OF European agree
ments without being asked to go guar
| antor for any Of the security pacts
| which may be deemed necessary pre-
liminaries TO the limitation Of arma.
/ ments.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

There Ia pageant going on in
Washington right now that has not
received first-p page headlines. but is
A beautiful and instructive entertain
ment Just the same.
1t is the blooming of the iris, magic
Spring fowers spending their fra
GRANGE on the fresh air enchanting
many an otherwise drab garden, now
that the tulips have gone.
This is our first personal experience
with iris, hence our enthusiasm. we
feel confident that no iris fan" will
be put out because Of our slOwness in
giasping the beauty Of his favorite
flower.
Flowers are experiences.
\ yellow primrose on The rivers
brim. said Wordsworth. was just
primrose to one who looked at IL with
unseeing eyes.
SO may every one be said to look at
flowers who does not personally at
tend their appearance in the world.
A rose is a rose. but until you grow
some yourself you do not know roses
The Slsdiolus Is something 10 be ad-
mired, in an off-hand sort OF way. AZ
one passes the florists window. but
not until you put some bulbs into the
ground and personally escort the
flower spikes into the light of day can
you be said to really appreciate TINS
wonderful creation of God and man.
TO look at a row Of iris waving IN
the breeze and remark, How pretty.
Is one thing.
10 grow them yourself is another.
The blue Hag of grandmother gar
MI
field. Today the German and Japanese
iris, with others. rule the garden. To
some persons the love of this flower
will come as by Instinct, While with
others II viii be growth.
ns utility in the garden. it's erect
nd beautiful leaves and long period
Of sreenness practically evergreen).
together with it's strange. yet beautl'
fui blossoms give the iris premier
position.
Perhaps no flower Is easier to grow
than the German bearded iris. IL
may be placed almost anywhere in the
sun. where it will do its glorious best.
The Japanese types are good in moist
places, where the German will not 80.
There are other types on the mar
ket, which any iris enthusiast can tell
you all about. Our personal expert
enCe Is llmlteO 10 tne ttefmdH, w udte'
but will be hroadened next Near--as
every enthusiast can imagine.
The beauty OF the iris grows upon
the grower. even as his plants mul-
tipIy in the border. One who has 4
few pla nts this year will hardly be
satisfied with that number next sea l.
son, but must put in more this year
for bloom next Spring.
Everywhere in Washington the irises
have been blooming. Those who have
only few varieties find their bloom
ing at an end. but the fortunate ones
will have flowers for several weeks
longer There are early. middle and
late bloomers, and each has it's typi'
cal charm. To have one is to want all.
To create an enthusiasm on the part
OF others-that is the desire OF all per
sons, and the achievement of some
more so than others. The same thing
is true of flowers, and OF some in a
marked degree.
The rose, the gladiolus. the iris. the
peony-these are the big 4" OF the
modern American floral world. The
enthusiasm which they have created
has resulted in the formation OF the
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dence neishborhood from going down
i'm value. A number OF men buy, let
| one say. $4,000 homes on a new
(, street. The gardens are well kept and
the neighborhood quiet. 1t is account
ed desirable neixhborhood and under
normal conditions the property re-.
mains at the value the home.owner
paid for IT,. and under some conditions
| may show a moderate increase In mar
ket value. There is vacant land In
the neighborhood on which the home
owners have reason TO believe tina; as
good houses as theirs will be built. A
professional or speculative builder
takes over that land and builds small
er and cheaper houses. or some FORM
OF house not as desirab bie or valuable
as those already there. He sets them
at Sood price because OF the desif'
able neighborhood" the creation ot
whose values he did not contribute.
The earlier homes become less desh-
able and their market value dechnes.
The original buyers invested IN real
estate because Il was safe. and yet
thew lose money. They worked hard
TO establish a home, and another man
comes along and takes from them part
of The value Of that home-takes from
them part of their capital.
1t required agitation for years TO
Give home owners q measure OF pro-
lection for the money invested IN their
homes. Not many years ago the nome
owner had struggle to keep saloon
from being opened in his neishoof'
hood. and he often failed. He miGht
not oppose the saloon with the usuai
moral argument, but he opposed II ne
cause il destroyed part OF his nome
investment. II was only after GOOD
many wears that a saloon could not pe
opened on street without the con
sent Of a certain proportion OF prop
ertv owners on both sides Of the
street.
The zoning idea having been writ
ten into law il is reasonable that the
regulations for the protection or
mans home will become stricter. or
more protective. IL is reasonable that
home owners should have some right
10 say what sort OF buildings may be
put mp in their neighborhood. They
are the persons most affected by any
change in property values, and II Is
reasona BILE TO assume that they are
the best judges as TO what will hurt
or help their neighborhood.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

The ingenious mind of man." 10
! calls the Wichita Beacon. "contrived
to use so much of the water that there
was a mere dribble over the bowered'
| rocks loved by Indians. In dry sea
| sons there was no water at all. Laugh
ing Water ceased TO laugh. 1t would
not even smile. But man. who per
formed this act of vandalism. is going
to repair the damage. and henceforth
the sound of the waters will be re-
sumed in the glens of Minnehaha. The
question still remains. however. as I"
whether the visitor will receive the
same romantic thrill from water
pumped by engines and conducted nv
pipes. Will the imprisoned and
regulated water laugh. or will il
snicker?' The resulting goal Sf the
tourist is described by the Bay civ
Times-Tribune as "a sort of home
made cataract" and that paper su2
sests that perhaps some day. when
the rains sshower down in abnormsI
qua ntities. the creek will become filed
| naturally. so that the Laushine
Waters may continue TO smile on rich
and poor alike" The importance Of
the present enterprise impresses the
Geneva Daily Times. because this
waterfall is so beautifully situated al
though without water much of it's
beauty has been lost.
The example 10 others is the out.
standing fact observed by the Cincin.
natl Times-Star which says: Here
is perhaps way to reSCue-OS shall
We say. to salvage-Cumberlan nd Falls.
which will he dried nm pretty com
pletely if the Federal Government per
mits a power company to divert IN"
waters Of the Cumberland River
fhrniich a Hor hn
built above the cataract to another
dam to be built below The plans of
the company are grandiose. and pro
fuse are its promises. Possibly the
power interests could be persuaded.
after they have wrecked one of the
greatest two cataracts in the Fast. to
make another Just as good. :"
Evening star., 1926-05-22
Cheer the Fat Folks.
From the Newark Evening New.

From the Newark Evening News
After years Of undeserved obloauv.
adverse discrimination in style crea-
tions. public ridiculc and private
scorn. the perfect forty.six has found
a friend. Fasting is fad that soor
will die out, declares DR.. William G..
Lenox of Boston. speaking recently
before the Association Of American
Physicians at Alta ntic City.
To be sure, the doctor advocates dict
for curbing the ravages of emhon-
point. but dieting can he made
pleasure rather than pain. To he
on diet gives one sort Of fictitious
fame. and results need not be super-
ficially noticeable. At any rate. tho
Boston physicians words of wisdom
may be the wedge that ultimately shall
open the way to conjoined fat and
fashion. II the diet fails. one always
can blame II for continued rotundity.
For truly has ii been said that some
people are born fat. some acquire fat
and some have fatness thrust upon
them.
For the two latter classes fasting
has done some good. but at what a
bitter cost. As for the first group.
fate has ruled irrevOcably. Even star
walton holds out little or no hope.
Having passed throughslife TO a cres
cendo Of poundage the natural-born
roly.poly accepts ana is silent. with
drawn from popular contacts. Vide
Nobody loves fat man
Let we who are about TO diet salute
you With emphasis on that noble
Boston doctor. For if we starve. we
are without the Endorsement of
science: and Ii We diet and grow even
more egregious. the blame may he
placed where Il belongs. In any event
the eastern skies grow ruddy with
dawn OF hope. and from their places
Of abashed retirement the possessors
Of this too. TOO solid flesh may now
emerge. justified In the sight vt -",n
and women.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

American Rose Society, the American n
Gladiolus Society. the American Iris
Society and the American Peony
Society.
If there is any one who does not
like any one of these flowers, he had
better stop to consider that there
may be something the matter with
himself, not with the flower in ques-
ton.
One will have a favorite. Of course.
hut at the same time will appreciate
the others at their full value. The
secretary OF the Iris Society, in a
recent article. put the thing neatly
when he SAID that he liked the IRIS.
but that he liked all other flowers,
too.
The more one works up these
floral enthusiasms the more he Will
appreciate all flowers. The rose, In
it's way. Is Just as inc as the gladi-
olus. and the. glad" in it's turn, is
beyond compare. The same may be
said of the iris. of the great and in
compare Bile peony, of the pansy, the
Zinnia and OF a score of others.
Each flower, considered by 1tseif,
and for itself, deserves the admira :
ton of those whose turn of mind
and heart allow them to appreciate
| these growing gems. Did you think
every one is so blessed? No so! In
some strange way every one is not
allowed to enter into the love OF
plants. Such fact and fancy as Ia
| the floral kingdom is locked land
against many. He who is obsessed
| with the idea of the practical often
is not permitted 10 enter. He may
fs,fr hot 1n InIt al
out side Of his own free choice
and will. but the truth is not in him,
and he will never know what he has
missed. The flowers Judge him. not
he the flowers
Last year. when our private opln
ion OF the iris was that II was funny
looking we were in error. that was
all This year. having been priVi-
legged in very small way to learn
better we have put our foot over the
sill OF the iris kingdom and like it
very much We recall with plea sure
| the letter from the gentleman in Viz
ginia who invited us over to see bis
iris. and we appreciate the telephone
| invitation from the lady who asked
MS TO come see her flowers in bloom.
Live and learn'-what An old. true
savIn9. ~
We have a sheet full Of notes about
the iris family. taken nut or the en-
cyclopedia which we had thought 10
Sive you, but we find our own ideas
much more entertaining IN ourselves,
as we hope they are To you.
ANY one can 60 to the encyclopedia
and find out that the iris family in
cludes the iris. gladiolus. freesia
sisyrinchium, ixia and belamca nda
but II Is not every day that you will
find some one admitting in print that
he was mistaken,
While we still hike the Ella diolus
the best we are beginning TO see
that the iris has charm all its own
Is Il not inevite BILE that he who
falls" for the gladiolus will learn
to like the iris. too. especially since
it IL member of the same family,
with much the same habits. leaves
etc, and fills In the early period be
fore the Summer blooming slads ap-
pear in all their glory?
Iris. goddess of the rainbow. humbly
we bow before thee. and place the
tribute OF our admiration at thy
ma ny -colored feet.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
America at Work.

II is a cheering and wholesome pic.
ture Of a nation industriously at work
which Judge Gary drew in his ad.
dress yesterday before the American
iron and Steel Institute. Of which he
Is president. He believes conditions
in this country are as good as ever
before, if not better. and he can see
no threatening clouds on the indus
trial horizon. There is no unemploy
ment problem, labor is we'll paid and
generally ccntented, and the enlare
ing productivity of industry Is Great
ins an ever increa sing stock Of goods
for the common pool making posi-
bic a steadily rising standard of iiv-
ing for the average American family.
American labor. ii would seem, has
thoroughly learned the lesson which
labor in other countries seems unable
to learn, that the welfare of the work
er cannot be advanced by limiting pro-
duction. Also it has been learned by
both American capital and American
la Dor that the prosperity of one class
or section cannot be permanently
maintained at the expense of other
classes or sections. The manufactur-
ing East cannot prosper if the agri.
cultural South and West are in ad-
versity. and the workers of the East
must be steadily employed at good
wages If they are to buy the products
OF the agricultural areas. This grow.
ing realization of the interdependence
of all parts of the country promises
to be the strongest Of all ties binding
the states together and better as
sursnce OF the ,,permsnency of the
Evening star., 1926-05-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS,
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

@. How did Capt Webb, who swan
across the English ChanneI, meet mis-
ieath?-W. o. o.
A. Capt. NJ. Webb succeeded in
swimming across the English Channel
in II hours August 26, 1879. capt.
Webb was drowned in an attempt 10
swim the whirlpool Of Niagara Fals
July %. 1883.
Q. What will keep white SIX from
turning yellow when washed'--H. w.
While the result cannot he guar
nteed. usually rolling white SILK gar
ments in Turkish towel as soon as
wa shed will keep them from turning
yellow. They may he ironed in nan
hour or can he left for 24'fours WITH
out harm.
@ What In done with the money
that Ia taken in at college foo' 10"
games?-R. r. u &.
A. Generally speaking. foot pa! ~
the only game in the coieee a.''e" st
curriculum which is financ'ailS pio".
able Some OF the lesser sports are
q heavy drain on the athletic associa
tions' trea asuries. and are usna.E
maintained by diverting some OF tnr
! foot ball profits TO them. Much vi
| tbe money goes to maintaining aln-
| letic equipment. building symnasl
inns. swimming pools ana athie'lc
| fields and grandstands.
| @. Should fur coat he kept Al
home during the Summer OF sent ~
| cold storaee?-P. OBJ.
| A The Biological Survey ADVISES
! thai the safest and most satisfactory
wav 10 care for fur coat is TO nave
! i, sent to cold storage. There are
I methods Of storing furs by means OF
vra pping In air.tight containers ana
b,@1he use of naphthalene, pyreihuH'
powder and other methods such as
! fumjyation. While the above are ef-
! rective the life of the coat VIII be
| Iensthened by placing In co"' TEN
perature, because of the fact that no
matter how well a skin is cured thefe
is a certain amount of decompositlon
going on. When subjected 10 the 'oio
| this process is retarded.
@ How many different kinds of
| knots can be tied with cord or rope :
R. G.
A. one authority. knights Ameri-
ca n Mechanical Dictionary. lists 81
different kinds Of knots.
! o. Why should we not sleep with
the moon shining on us?--A. Z. NJ.
a. There Is no harm in letting the
! moon shine on a person who is alseep
This is one Of the queer superstitions
| of the world that cannot be explained
and the exact origin of which is not
| known.
| @. Was the frs, ocean cable made
| in the United States?-N. y.
| A. The first cable was manufac-
| ,,.rad in
@. How can chicorv he detected il
used as an adulterant for coffee? Does
chicorv contain caffeine?-O. Y.
A Chicory is devoid of caffeine
! The addition of chicory may be de
tected by adding cold water 10 the
supposed coffee. If chicory is pres
ent. the liquid will be quickly dis
colored and chicory will sink. Pure
coffee will float.
=. Can gold he tempered. and to
what extent?-E. l.. r.
A. The Division of Mineral Tech
noIogy SAYS that most metals are
usually hardened by working wher
cold and gold is probably harder ned
TO degree. hut no metal Is greatly
ha rdened Tor tempered) except by the
addition of some other substa nee
such as the carbon added In iron Il
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make steel. Cold is ordinarily hard
ened, as in the United States coins.
ny the addition of copper. The United
States coins contain 10 per cent
copper and 80 per cent gold.
O. When did ia pan. China. Turkey.
Russia and Rumania adopt the
GreSoriap calendar"-W. r. y.
A. Japan adopted the calendar in
1875; China. 1912: Turkey. 1917; Rus
sia. 1918: Ruma mia. 1919.
O. Wnat Americans are repre-
sented In Westminster Abbey?-C. G.
A. The Poets Corner" contains =
bust OF I.ongfellow. and there q"
tablets to Lowell and Walter Hines
PAGE in the veStlbule Of the Cha pts
House.
O. When were roller skates in
vented?-D. r.
A. The roller skate was patenteJ
In France az early as 1919, but 1t va
not perfected In its present form unit
1874.
Q. Are there any States that d"
not have gasoline taxi. D.
A. Four States. Massachnsetts
New York. New Jersey and Illinois
have not as yet imposed tax on
gasoline.
@. In Uncle Toms Cabin" the
slave woman, Eliza, makes her escape
| by crossing a river on floating ice.
Was there any incident in real life
that served as basis for that inc
| dent?-N. II. Fl.
a. A slave named Eliza Is said tr
| have made her escape in that manne
! ho OF
| ley. Ohio. where the Rev. John Ra'
! kin, a prominent abOlitionist, lived.
O. Where were the first plan,
made in this countrN?-T. a. S.
A. The first piano made in Americ.
was produced by John Behnud II
Philadelphia. In I775.
| Q. Does sound travel faster in h"'
| or cold air?-B. r.. r.
! A. In hot air. Sounds also traVe.
/ faster in moist air than in dry.
! Q. Where are the largest salt mine.
| i'm the world?-H. r. b.
A. The greatest deposit of salt in
the world is said to be st Wielizka in
| Pola nd. where there is bed 500 miles
long. 20 miles wide and 200 feet
thick.
| Q. Was The ia nous Chicago pub
! Usher. Joseph Medill. a lawyer?-B. e.
! a. Joseph Medill began his profes
sional career by practiCinE law.
abandoning that profession later for
| journalism.
@. Are children born of foreie
| parents who are residents Of tho
United States considered citizens?
J. r.
A. According to the Constitution o(
the United States all children born in
the United Staes are American citizens
regardless OF the nationality of their
parents and as such are entitled -
the rights and privileges Of America
citizenship.
| Letters are gOing every minute from
our Free Information Bureau ~,
Washington telling readers Thdterer
they rant to kn0W. They arc in az
s,cer to all kinds Of queries. on oil
kinds Of subjects. from oil kinds of
people. Make use Of this free service
1rbfch The EreniHg Star Is MAINTAIN =
inc for you. It's only purpose is ~
help you and te rant gOu TO benefit
from il. Get the habit Of tcrttino 10
The EreHiB1 Star Information BU-
reuH. Frederic J. HGSkin director
Washington. n. c.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
Union than any amount OF flag wa vini

Union than any amount OF flag wa wing
Of Fourth Of July oratory.
1t will be happy day for the Ma.
ton when the politicians become as
thoroughly sold as are saSacious
business and labor leaders upon this
doctrine Of the interdependence OF
prosperity. When that day comes we
shall have less OF demagoguery In pol
itics and less Of propsga nda seeking
TO array one section OF the country
1a xainst the other.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
SHOOTING STARS.
ey pynANDER Johnson.
Print.

Print.
The pictured page beguiIes the eye;
The type is oft six inches high.
In all the mass ! ca mot note
One line likes what Gene Field once
wrote.
No-clamor that compels the crowd
Repeats his name.in accents loud.
And vet, in many heart. I'm sure,
His gentle songs must still endure.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

A we'll orsan nized machine leaves the
average political speaker about as
much actual influence on popular
thought as that exercised by, radio
announcer
Evening star., 1926-05-22

Musical prodisies are discovered so
f,eouentlv that the stage manager OF
the New York Metropolitan Opera
Company may eventually find himself
IN danger Of a nervous breakdown.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

The village choir sings THE Lost
Chord" with a fervency which inspires
admiration for the spirit Of intrepid
exploration which animates our pres
eDt time.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

Ii ia the era of discovery. In addi-
ton to the rediscovery of the North
Pole, radio registers the rediscovery Of
the mouth organ and the jewsharp as
legitimate musical Instruments.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

Gasoline costs a cent more per sal
lon. There IL no use or arguing Al
least. YOU have the privilege of park
ing space while the tank is being
AtIpd
Evening star., 1926-05-22

The estates of the Hohenzollerns
represent a fortune large enough TO
bring solace to many thrifty mind
for the loss even of an empire.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

Dema nds for a referendum will en-
courage "Vox popuii' TO hope for his
old. time prominence in popular print.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
Giggles and Law.

From the Louisville Courier-JOurnsl.
A New York court has held il is not
illegal for girl to laugh at police
man. The giggle Is thus given Q
status among the inalienable rights.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
Ry.GOneS.

"Old Nero did lot of crooked
work.
without doubt" answered Senator
Sorghum sadly. "6ut it's too late to
start an investigation.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

World War finds no excuse in any
reasonable political economy. Nations
that insist on hostilities will at least
be compelled to localize them.
Evening star., 1926-05-22
No Suspense.

Forth to the Pole fain would steer,
Where, mid the icy gale.
You know for certain every year
The fruit crops going 10 fail.
Evening star., 1926-05-22

Congress is disposed to divert Penn
sylvsnias attention from the coal
miners 10 the political gold digsers."