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Evening star., 1926-04-12

Once upon time we thought we
knew something about grass. This
Spring, however, we freely confess
to utter ignorance upon the subject.
Last Fall our front and back lawns
stretched out like unto perfect
carpets of green. Freely we boasted
that we had the best yards in our
community.
II modesty sometimes constrained
us. even then we claimed that, at the
best, no other householder had any
better yards. We still belieye this was
true.
Had we not cut our grass twice a
week, regularly? Had we not allowed
the clippings to remain, on? Had we
not "sprinkled" at mathematically
stated intervals. and had we not
StreWn bone meal according to Hoyle?
Yes. all these things had we done.
Accordingly, this Spring we should
have been rewarded with fresh, green
grass. thick, velvety, springing up
through the dead grass.
Yet what have we?
The worst looking lawn in our com.
munity Is what we have, and we as
freely admit it as we did the other,
II not more so.
No one can tell US that our grass
looks poorly" for we know 1t q great
deal better than any one else.
X Il * Y
Most of our perfectly good square
feet of ground are still bare and
brown, as If we had never sown any
seed, as If we had never cared for
1t. as If we had never watered it,
and bonemealed 1t.
Our general mistake, we see now,
was In Fostering the grass.
The particular mistake was in cut
ting 1t too short too late.
In the first place, grass IS q great
deal like children.
Coddle them too much, and they
are likely to catch colds and develop
all sorts of ailments.
There is happy medium--in re-
lation to children-where the physi-
cal. mental and moral growth Of the
child is taken care Of, with not too
much stress placed upon any one
element Of a well rounded human
being.
III regard to grass. much the same
thing holds true. Evidently there IS
a medium ground. wherein one may
treat grass with care, yet not with
too much care, so that it will be
helped. not h!ndered.
1t Is noticeable in our neighbor-
hood that those who spent the most
time on their yards have the worst
grass this Spring, while those who
did not put so much time on it have
the best lawns now.
We recall that last year we warned
readers about 'pestering the grass -.
and then went right and did 1t our
selves.
Such is human nature.
Fostering" includes such prac.
tices as sweeping lawns with brooms,
necessarily pulling out crab grass,
wedding, and too much cutting late
in the season.
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Considering these in reverse order,
fundamental error (aS We admit
now is to cut the grass too often in
August, and especially in September.
1t is all right to NOV a lawn twice
week, or every four or tive days,
Evening star., 1926-04-12

The Paris police have been round.
ing UP foreigners in an effort to locate
responsibility for rumors tending to
depreciate the French franc. 1t has
heretofore been a widespread impress
sion that the foreigner in Paris has
been one of the most reliable infiu-
ences toward giving the franc q higher
status in purchasing capacity.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

The European economist almost in.
Variably arrives at the conclusion that
the U. S. A. as the most prosperous
OF nations is the one to be studied
as a source in one way or another
of necessary funds. The idea seems
sound enough and needs only a sys-
tenn OF practical and equitable appli-
Eation.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

the present law and the low annui-
ties paid now, thousands of practi-
cally disabled and inefficient employees
are kept on the rolls or are having
their names extended from two to
four years--aH of which is a dead loss
to the Government.
hope that you, through your
columns. will succeed In making the
present Congress see things In. the
right light. CHARLES sGHENKEN.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Browning, the New York million
kire who has married d very young
woman, refers to her as his new Gin.
eerella girl" He is fifty-one years of
ege, little old to figure acceptably
hs the hero prince OF a fairy tale.
Evening star., 1926-04-12
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Evening star., 1926-04-12
A Definition.

From the Fort Wayne News Sentinel.
An optimist is a chap who, after
10 or Is years Of adverse experience,
still scatters grass seed ON the bare
spots every Spring.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

AS reliable sign Of Springs return
the humble "early robin" has been
magnificently superseded by the Pc.
tomac Park cherry blossoms.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Driving without a permit is an Of.
fense against law, but when circum-
stances make it unanimous, authority
must be patient,
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Prohibition will be recorded as an
inestimable boon to mankind If sta
tistics can show that it is worth oil
It costs.
Evening star., 1926-04-12
Too Much Matter.

From the San Benardino Sun.
Perhaps the reason why the French
find it so difficult to talk with us about
their debt Is that there is SO much to
talk about.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

From the Canton Daily News.
The chief gets his tanning in Flor
ida; the employees get theirs when he
comes back.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

From the Toledo Blade.
A Des Moines window peeper has
been given three years in prison. Now
he'll look out. 4
Evening star., 1926-04-12
Never Ending.

From tho Harrisburg telegraph.
Everything else about an automobile
may stop, but the paypents will al
ways run.
Evening star., 1926-04-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Capital of the United States can be
kept in constant communication with
any part of the country.
@. When was natural gas first used
for heat and light in the United
States?-k. j.
A. AS an illuminant. it was first
used at F'redonia, N. Y, about 1924.
AS fuel. it was first used com
mercially in the Pittsburgh district OF
Pennsylvania about 1882. where IL
was used for heat and power both
for domestic and industrial purposes.
Q. Have gold and silver always
been used as the money metal Of the
civilized world?-C. K.
A. Copper. silver and gold have
each in turn been chosen as the princl-
pal money metal of the civilized world.
the transition from cheaper to dearer
metals indicating the growth Of eX-
change and of wealth and the conse-
quent need of larger money units.
Q. When did the Answers to Ques-
tiOns" column first appear in the
newSpaperS?--C. G.. y.
a. The question and answer meth
cd of presenting news began in Eng
lish newspapers in the seventeenth
century. One OF the first ADVICE de
partments in question and answer
form appeared III the London Atheniar
Mercury in 1891. Charles Dana was
one of the first editors to answer lei
ters in the editorial column OF the
New York Sun.
O. How many words does the aver
age person know?-E. Is.
A. DIR. Frank ViZetelly says that
the average person knows from 5000
to 10 1000 words: the uneducated per
son knows 5000 TO 5000. and the co
lege graduate over 10000. The VI
cabulary Of professional men an
women is generally much larger. J.
the 75 speeches addressed to the PEE
pie of America between 1913 and 1917
Woodrow Wilson made use OF abou
6,221 words, but his entire yocabular
comprised over 10000 words.
| @. Is tobacco grown in Egypt?-A
G. II.
A. Egyptian cigarettes are sold a.
| over the world, yet the growing OF ..
bacco in Egypt IS forbidden.
O. What kind OF a parrot learns q.
| talk most readily?-B. i.
A. The Biological Survey says thu
| the gray parrot of Western Africa i
best adapted to training as talker.
| Q. How long is a roll of wall pape!
M. =.
| A The general length is yards
| ASH Uncle Sam about il through
the Washington Information Bureau
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tn0t0H, ID. &.
Evening star., 1926-04-12
Puzzles OF POsterity.

Puzzles OF POSterIty.
George Washington was the Father
Of his Country
"Yes." answered Senator Sorghum,
but George has been dead many
years and II looks as If his great
great-grandchildren were liable to
quarrel over his estate"
Evening star., 1926-04-12

The Evening stor. with the Sunday morn,
ing edition. is delivered hy carriers within
the city at 80 cents per month: dalEE OIL: OIL;
40 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents
per month Orders may be sent by mai or
telephone Main 5000 Collection is MADE py
carrier at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Q. What kind OF a parrot learns Z.
talk most readily?-B. i.
A. The Biological Survey says tha'
the gray parrot of Western Africa i,
best adapted to training as a talker
Evening star., 1926-04-12

So long as Trotsky has his type.
writer and good supply Of paper he
need fear no unemployment.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Q. How long is a roll of wall pape,
M. =.
a, The general length is yards
Evening star., 1926-04-12
Too Much Publicity.

The Oyster now will disappear.
The active Clam Is prouder.
He tries to flourish all the year,
And merely hits the chowder.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

Q. Is tobacco grown in Egypt?-A
G. II.
A. Egyptian cigarettes are sold q
over the world, yet the growing OF o.
bacco in Egypt is forbidden.
Evening star., 1926-04-12

The Spotlight.
An old astronomer obscure
Toiled on with calculation sure
While others reveled in the light
Which sparkles through festive
night.
A distant star he found afar
In space where myriad others are.
Its tiny ray illumed his name
In bright and everlasting fame.
Jud Tunkins says the real pros
perity Of country is not reliably in.
creased from the great profit derived
from the manufacture and dfstribu.
ton Of stock tickers.
Evening star., 1926-04-12
Humane Embellishinent.

''What do you think Of my Navajo
sweater" inquired Small Brother.
''It is a vivid and humane form of
decoration"
what do you mean, 'hunane'?"
''It makes you look as picturesque
as a tattooed man. without involving
any physical pain whatever"
Evening star., 1926-04-12

"De Springtime," said Uncle Eben,
"dis year don't encourage de ther.
rnometer 20 80 down no more dan de
price Of COAL
Evening star., 1926-04-12

q. What chemical elements are
found in protein?-A. c. *.
A. Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and
oxygen.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03

LOCALS TO APPEAR
IN RHODE island
Eddy-GloVer Title Holders to
Meet Other State Champs

The EddyGlover post, American
Legion, baseball team, champions of
the state of Connecticut, will meet
the champion Rhode Island team
in Providence on Saturday, Septem-
Der IL in the playoff between the
two states. The winner of the SER
les will be pitted against the win
ner of the New York-New Jersey
series on September 25 at a place to
be designated later. On September
Is, also Saturday, the Rhode Is
land champion team will play a re-
turn game against the local team in
this city. The contest will be stag
ed at st. Mary's field and If third
game is necessary to decide the
champion outfit, it also will be play
ed in New Britain.
The winners of the match be-
tween the winner of the Connecti-
cut Rhode Island and New York
New Jersey clash, will then go to
Philadelphia to play for the national
championship there. Details on this
project will be furnished at a later
date.
The championship Of Rhode Is
land is being decided this week and
whichever team leads at the end of
the playoff, will be stacked up
against New Britain a week from
Saturday. The Rhode Island state
convention will be in session and
the game will be one of the features
of the annual meeting.
Regional Director, Major Rice of
Waterbury will be in New Britain
next week to make arrangements
for officials and to complete other
details for the trip of the Rhode
Island team to this city.
Manager Howard Timbrell re-
ceived a challenge from the Nation
al Juniors. an aggregation spon-
sored by the New Haven colored
post, for a game or series of
games with the Eddy-Glover team,
but he feels that he will be unable,
much as he would like to arrange a
game, to do so because the teams
Saturday dates are all filled up. The
challenge was sent by Mr.. Manning
of New Haven, director of Com
munity Service there.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
TWO CHURCH GAMES
Trinity Methodists Face Swedes and
Blue and White Armies Clash in
Postponed Games Tonight

Two of the postponed Inter
Church league baseball games are
scheduled to be played off at Willow
Brook park this evening. The more
important is the meeting between
the Trinitay Methodists and First
Lutherans, as only half a game sep
arates these teams at present and
tonight's encounter will have an i'm
portant bearing on the coveted po-
sition of runner up to the champion
st. Mats. The Swedes have come
fast in their recent games and have
climbed from the cellar to second
place, but the Methodists have up
covered a new shutout pitcher in
Shepard and are trusting in him to
set back the Lutherans this evening.
The Blue and White Armies are
scheduled to clash in the other
game. The Bluebirds are the high
ect in the standing, but the White
wings have been putting up fine
game of late and will give their OPP
opnents no easy victory. The Blue
Army needs the game to finish In
fourth or fifth place, but the Whites
are desperate and want 1t TO es.
cape the sub-cellar. Both games
are set for o'clock sharp, a team
not on the field at that time being
liable to forfeit.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
PLAY SECOND GAME
Corbin Red Sox and Kensington to
Mingle Again in Kensington Sun
day Afternoon.

The Corbin Red Sox will invade
the quiet stillnesses of kensington
Sunday for the second tim&this year
to meet the All-Kensington baseball
team in the second game of the
series between the two. The Red
Sox took the first game by to 0
score with Walter Berg pitching in
excellent form.
The Sox confidently expect to cut
the Kensington team down again this
Sunday and although no pitching Sc
lection has been mentioned, the fans
expect to see Berg sent in again
against the Southenders.
Charlie Yale will probably draw
the assignment for Kensington al
though Bucholz will be on hand to
take his turn in the box If he'is need
ed. Since the Kensington team won
against the Falcons last Sunday, the
team has the winning fever and the
Corbin team will find itself facing a
repjuvenated crew of tossers Sunday
afternoon. The game will be called
at 8 o'clock and the Sox will be the
home team. Eddie Crowley and
Jimmy Maher will be the umpires.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
DOUBLES TITLE TO
STAY IN THE EAST
National Championship Enters
Its Final Stage at BrookIine

Brookline, Mass, Sept. 3 ZAP, -
The national doubles champion
ship has entered its final stage with
virtual assurance that the title
will remain in the east for another
year.
heimer of Texas, former intercol-
legiate and present clay court
champions, remained in the hunt
today to dispute possession of the
honors with two powerful Atlantic
seaboard combinations. Their task
appeared next to impossible, how
ever, for this afternoon in the
semi finals they faced the defend
ing title-hodlers. r. Norris Will
liams and Vincent Richards, with
a final round battle against William
T. Tilden and Alfred II. Chaplin,
jr., in the offing.
The chief threat Of the far west
passed from the chase yesterday
with the elimination of William NJ.
Johnston and Edward G. Chandler.
Matching strokes against Tilden
and Chaplin on a wet court, Lit
tie Bill' and the intercollegiate
champion found conditions insult
ed to their delicate shots and went
down to defeat in five fast sets,
G-3, O-6, rs, GO, Cd.
Tiden, he of the sensational f1n-
ishes, made characteristic rush to
victory In the last two sets after
the Californians had smashed
through the second and third with
a blazing barrage from the fore
court. But the Philadelphia marvel
and his young New England part
ner encountered stubborn resist
ance to the very last, Johnston and
Chandler rallying to come within
a game OF tying the count after
trailing at 2-5.
Matches In the national mixed
doubles held the interest of the
gallery late in the afternoon, par
ticularly as defeat doomed for
what, on the surface, seemed an
unbeatable lineup. Mrs. Molla NAL
lory, national women's champion.
and Tilden, mems singles titlehold-
err, had their hands full, however,
with Martha Bayard and Jacques
Brugnon, the New Jersey girl, and
her French partner compelling the
leaders of American lawn tennis to
travel three exciting sets to win at
eli, 6-3, GA.
The final round was reached in
the national veterans doubles with
A. ]. Gore of Washington, d. c.,
and Claude Butlin of Mexico City
qualifying to meet the 1925 cham
pions. Samuel Hardy and Walter /.
Pate.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
CROWDS WATCHING
TUNNEY AT WORK
Visitors at StroudSburg to Get
Glimpse Of Challenger

Stroudsburg, Pa, Sept. OPAL
though he has been in Stroudsburg
only one day, Gene Tunney has
made his presence felt by attracting
visitors to the town. When he left
the Glen Brook Golf club for a walk
yesterday afternoon after a steady
rain had kept him indoors all day,
there were score of folk from 9TH
er towns.
Today as he set out on the first of
his daily road workouts, early
though it was a crowd saw him trot
off down the abandoned road he will
use.
Tunney declared today that he is
comfortable and able to do his train
ing properly in his new quarters.
The challenger, Lou Fink, his train
er, Pants" Lawrence, his COM
panion from the Adirondacks, and
the sparring partners, have eating
and sleeping quarters in the club
house.
Appropriately enough heavy
weight chef is installed in the ktch-
en- to prepare food for Tunney and
his gang. George Ransberry, one of
the best cooks in Monroe country,
has been drafted to preside over the
Tunney kitchen. He weighs almost
as much as Tunney and Dempsey
com bined.
The club house is In the midst
OF an attractive nine hole golf
course of 1913 yards with par of 81.
Tunney while fair golfer did not
succomb to the lure of the links at
Spectator. He. will play here fire.
quently, following the lead of Tom
my Gibbons, who is q good golfer
as we'll as clever boxer. Gibbons
could probably take Genes measure
on the course for around 80 is the
challenger's normal game, while
Gibbons flirted with par.
If the Glenbrook course falls, Wolf
Hollow and Shawnee are only a few
miles away. 1t Is likely, however,
that Tunney will play at his games
on the home grounds as he does not
like to travel.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
FALCONS TO PRACTICE
Wet Weather Prevents Team From
Going Through PAGES or Talking
Over Sox Series.

Owing to the weather, the Falcons
were unable to put in their weeks
practice at st. Mary's field last
night. The team did not get together
so theer was no decision reached
with regard TO a Falcon Corbin Red
Sox series.
The Falcons will practice tonight
at the usual time and all players
are requested to report as early as
possible because of the fact that an
etxra strong team will face the locals
Sunday afternoon.
Frank (Chuck) Wojack who was
forced because Of Ill health to quit
playing league baseball this year,
will be in the lineup OF the Falcons
Sunday. He will play one of the
infield positions.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-03
CARDS INCREASE LEAD TO
TWO GAMES OVER ClNCIES
St. Louis Now Three Contests Ahead of Pittsburgh
Hornsby's Crew Takes Double Header From Chi
cago Cubs-Rain Hats Pirates Cincinnati Clash
Detroit Tigers Defeat Browns in Only Battle in
American League-Others All Rained Out.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
The distance between the st. Louis
Cardinals and their pursuers in the
National league has jumped to
two game margin over Cincinnati
and three games over Pittsburgh as
the result of one moist day.
While the Cardinals were taking
two game from Chicago, 2 to and
to l. rain halted the Pittsburgh
Cincinnati fray after three and
half innings. Thus the weather man
took = hand in the stirring Of
league honors and one shake of his
water bucket doubles for the leaders
the first place margin they have
battled for so bitterly during the
week. Rain also stopped the Bos-
ton-New York game, only other con-
test scheduled in the league.
st. Louis took full advantage Of
the spotlight thrown upon them yes
terday. Grover Alexander. former
Cub acc, who was waived to the
Cardinals in the middle Of the sea-
son, toyed with his former mates,
shutting them out to 0 with three
hits. Charley Root, hurting against
the master, was touched for eight.
Alexander led the attack himself to
make certain of victory. for his dou-
BILE, followed by Douthit's triple and
Southworth's double provided the
onlyyruns OF the game.
The Cubs were almost equally at
4 loss against Rhem in the second
game. They hit him occasionally but
with the Cardinal bats piling up
. to / edge behind him. 1t was no
time to be misery. Sheriff Blake,
Osborn and Huntzinger felt the
power OF the st. Louis war clubs
with Southworth, O'Farrell and
Rogers Hornsby leading the power
full attack.
The fierce manner in which the
st. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
have fought each other to a stand
still this season is showing up in
percentage figures. With St Louis
setting a hurrican pace, their per-
centage of wins to date Is only .591
only once in the long history of the
National league has a team gained
the pennant with mark Of less
than 500. That was in 1915 when
Philadelphia won their only PEN
nant, and with an average of 1872.
Brooklyn won in 1920 and New
York in 1922 with marks of .604.
Chicago recorded the highest
average in the uast 20 years with
1853 in 1906. The New York Yankees
are elading their circuit today with
$50.
Rain again stopped hostilities
among the leaders in the American
league the Detroit Tigers defeated
ST. Louis to 8 in the only game
played. The Tigers hit CASTOR and
Wingard SO sounding that In addi-
ton TO their fourteen hits, ten OF the
enemy putouts were made by out
fielders.
Both the New York
and Washngton-B oston games were
rained out