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Evening star., 1926-09-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

We can but warn the beginner to
refrain from buying the beautiful LIE
Cygne, 80, at SIS for a divided root,
even If it have the highest rating.
You will get as much real peony salts
faction out of Festiva Maxima-for,
remember, we, as beginners, are IN no
position to appreciate LIE Cygne. SO
let us save our money and be happy
with FeStiva.
The iris beginner perhaps will do
best by securing what are usually
listed as STANDARD Iris" We refer,
Of course, to the so-called German
iris, descendants of the true Fleur-de-
Lis.
The following list is suggested:
Alcazar, 8.9.
Fairy, so.
Florentina Alba, 7.6.
Iris King, 10.
Isoline, SO.
Lohengrin, 81.
Loreley, 79.
Nine. Chereau, IA.
Pallida Dalmatica, 8.S.
Quaker Lady, 8.4.
Queen of May, IA.
Rhein Nike, 8.4.
Every collector ought to begin with
Pallida Dalmatica, the standard iris.
AS q matter of fact, he might narrow
his selection down to Pallida Dalma-
tica, Lohengrin, Loreley and 1sollne,
in quantities, with greater effect:
Most of the above can be purchased
for Is and 35 cents apiece. But II
one fancies paying more he can get
some of the new creations, notably
Amba ssadeur, Asia, Ballerine, DO
;~,s@ N1s1 A f0 v1O0 on
Lord of June and Mother of Pearl.
These are considerably taller varie-
ties with huge flowers, but for the
beginner we cannot too strongly rec
ommend the cheaper, older varieties.
One must learn the A, 3, G of flowers
before he goes in for the novels ro-
mances, etc.
This is tulip time. These bulbs go
into the ground next month. There
are Cottage Tulips, Darwins, the So
called "early" tulips, double tulips,
breeder tulips, parrot tulips, Rem
brandt tulips and others. Where shall
the beginner start?
Every one has his favorites, so we
can do little but suggest ours:
Clara Butt, pink Darwin.
Mrs. Moon, yellow Cottage.
AS to gladioli, without a moments
hesitation we select one variety for
the beginner to begin with:
Schwaben, yellow.
This is an old variety, but one that
has scarcely been eXcelled for a
glad" that has practically all its
flowers in bloom at once. It's cheap
ness is no criterion Of it's beauty.
While it is yellow gladiolus. it may
be regarded as white for planting pur-
poses.
Since it takes about 80 days to
bloom, the beginner ought to have an
early one, so we suggest:
HALEY, salmon pink, 70 days.
This is a sure-fire big one, cheap
but good. 1t is sold to the school chill
dren for or cents, and always does
we'll. If a beginner had but these
two, but plenty of them, he would
have a grand display, especially II he
would put his Schwabens in 20 days
before he planted his Halleys.
For a truly exquisite gladiolus, we
suggest fthe variety Byron l.. Smith,
lavender and pale yellow.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Dear Sir: l wish you would tell
me what peonies, iris. gladioli and
tulips to buy. The books and garden
magazines confuse me, they list so
many varieties, all described as
grand
"One cannot purchase them all, yet
Is at loss to know where to start.
You have had two or three years
amateur experience, note from read.
ing your column, and ought to be
"A. l.. R."
To be put in the position of garden
mentor when one has but recently
taken up the fascinating theory and
practice Of horticulture is naturally
pleasing.
We sympathize with the gentleman
who wrote the above letter, and feel
that perhaps we can help him, after
all, since some experience and much
browsing over the seedsmen's cata-
logues has instilled in us some appre
citation of values.
It is impossible, for instance, to see
the same iris named over and over
again in every catalogue without COM
ing to the more or less correct con-
clusion that the variety must be a
good one.
Nor is price by any means a critic
rion. Wonderful flowers that have
captivated the heart of the world have
been so popular that, being grown in
tremendous quantities, the price has
been pushed down until today every
one may own them.
One need not gaze wistfully at
peony roots priced at $40 when for
less than a twentieth of that sum he
may purchase that grand variety
Festiva MaXima, described by Mrs.
Edward Harding in her "Peonies in
the Little Garden" as 1.-The standard
bearer of beauty, the foundation and
beginning of all collections-the one
variety that absolutely must not be
omitted" This author further says
that ''if 1t were a scarce or new
variety, collectors would gladly pay
any price to secure it,"
X X y u
In peonies, then, the following list
Is suggested
Festiva Maxima, white.
Edulis Superba, pink.
M. Jules Ellie, pink.
President Taft, pink.
Felix Crousse, red.
Officinalis Rubra Plena, red.
There you have something tangible
to go on, and while 1t might not meet
the full approval of some experts, not
even the most critical could say much
against the list.
The six varieties named are old
favorites of the peony world. They
are rated by the American Peony
Society on the basis of 10, as follows,
in the order named: 9.3, 7.6, 90, ST.,
8.4, with the last unrated. We have
included it because it is the old-fash-
ioned red peony of grandmother's
garden.
Our half-dozen winners may be pur-
chased in large sized roots eight eyes
and up) for about $40, or for about SIS
in so-called divided roots (three to five
eyes,. We unhesitatingly recommend
the purchase of the largest peony
plants one can afford.
You had better have the half dozen
named in your garden in bloom than
be the proud, owner of a dozen or more
puny plants that give but few half
starved flowers. The peony Is not
right" unless it throws its great
flowers to perfection, and the anna
teur had better have one such plant
than a dozen of the other kind.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
A Spanish Invasion.
From the Richmond. News Leader.


Belero jackets are 1.-The thing"
There is an element of Spanish in the
styles. Where there are orchestras
one hears Valencia" 1t is kin to La
Paloma." Latin, heel-clicking, hat
switching music has invaded the
dancing.
Spanish styles were to be expected.
Womens clothes shave become a veri-
table riot Of colors. Although the
cloths might be cut into Scandinavian
shapes, they were as Latin as casta-
nets and peppered dishes. Doubtless
the Valentino influence on mems suits,
making the trousers floppy at the
bottoms, had a reaction on the styles
Of women.
Vincent Lopez. the orchestra leader
who puts American jazz through
Latinization and gives it peculiar
smoothness, probably stimulated the
appetite for Spanish music. There
must be a demand From Mexico one
hears that Mexican orchestras are at
a premium in United States cities.
All we'll and good. Spanish styles
have rich vitality to refresh the
jaded eye and Spanish music is as
pleasing to the ear as it is teasing to
the heel
Evening star., 1926-09-20

The public has received philosophi-
cally the report of President Cool1dge's
committee of inquiry that only six
wear supply of oil is in sight from
developed fields of the United States
at the present rate of production and
consumption. Everybody seems to
take it for granted that in due time
new sources of supply; increased EN-
cheney in use and production and de-
velopment Of substitutes will take
care of the situation.
The siX-year threat takes no ac-
count of probable extensions of pres
ent oil pools, either laterally or In
greater depth, according to the New
York Herald Tribune, NOR does the
estimate consider the undoubted exist
ence Of additional oil-containing areas
still undrilled and consequently un-
proved. Such extensions of our
known oil lands have been sufficient
in the past to keep pace with the
rapid increases of oil consumption.
There is reason to believe that they
will continue to do so for some time
to come. That the members or the
commission are we'll aware OF these
facts appears from their full report.
They are quite right, however, to en-
phasize and make spectacular the need
Of wise conservation, especially the
elimination of the present enormous
wastes"
Naturally, there is much concern
regarding undiscovered or undevel-
oped sources of supply and improved
methods of recovery" says the At
lanta Journal, which observes that
"the board stresses the need for bet
ter control of production, better me-
chanical devices for use OF Oil prod
ucts, and also for the acquisition of
foreign fields by American companies
where this may be free from entangle-
ments." The Journal also believes
there is the possibility of new and
abundant sources being found within
our national borders, and science may
show that we have been extremely
inefficient in using such supplies as
are now available" The Youngstown
Vindicator suggests that how to get
more oil and make better use OF what
we have furnishes material for one or
the great romances of our time, in
which explorers, business men and
scientists all will play important
parts"
I'm the case Of Mexico" observes
the Saginaw News-Courier, private
enterprise Is still very much at sea
as to just where it stands in respect
to investments in oil lands made there
long ago under what were then con-
sidered guarantees absolute of unas-
sailable rights in the properties in
vested in" The New York Sun refers
to "our unpleasant experience in rub
ber, nitrate and potash remarking
that "other nations beat us into those
fields" and it advises: 1T would be
folly to let the great oil lands of
Mexico and South America fall into
the hands of Europeans. who could
control the price of gasoline as they
ra~Ev controlled the price OF rubber
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Boulevard Streets.

Both traffic officials and the police
are reported as 'astonished" that
motorists are disobeying the stop
signs at intersections of Rhode Island
avenue, a boulevard street. If this
report is correct there is more 'as-
tonishment" in store for these Off
Gals IL they will visit the rest of the
boulevard and arterial highways in
the District. On every one, without
exception, they will find a wholesale
disregard of the freshly painted and
erected signs which say "Stop," but
which appear to convey only the
words PAY no attention to anything"
to the majority Of motorists.
If ever a campaign of education
was needed in traffic regulation it is
needed on the "stop" signals on the
boulevard streets. Motorists in Wash
ington do not seem to have the slight
est conception of their purpose, their
benefits, or the danger involved in
disobedience to the signs. stop"
streets are right-of-way thorough
fares, regardless Of whether the cross
street traffic is coming from the right
or left.
Times innumerable motorists have
been observed coming to full stop
on reaching boulevard street, thus
obeying the letter Of the law. But,
instead of waiting for boulevard traf-
fic to flow by, they imediately start
up and attempt to push their way
into the fast traffic on the "stop"
street. This is not only disobedience
of the intent Of the regulation, but it
is a particularly dangerous practice.
Washingtonians, however, have be.
come more or less used to it and never
assume that a motorist on a cross
street will stop and stay stopped un'
til the street is clear. This attitude,
it can be seen, destroys the value of
this type of street, as it then be-
comes only an ordinary highway with
ordinary regulations.
There is some slight excuse for
confusion as to the boulevard idea on
the part of motorists. 1t has been
badly handled in Washington. Funds
for the completion of the system have
not, until recently, been available.
White painted signs on the street were
found to be unsatisfactory and the en-
tire project has been allowed to fall
into the category of unused and un-
important regulations.
Now, however, with curb signs
available for every intersection and
with a determination evidenced by
the traffic office to carry through the
system to its logical conclusion, there
is no reason for disobedience or mis-
understanding. The small signs say
"Stop" and mean you have now
reached a boulevard street or an
arterial highway; all traffic on the
street you are about to cross has the
right of way over you. and you are
to remain in a stationary position
until you can cross without interfer-
ence with that traffic"
The police should enforce this regu-
lation with all the zeal used on viola
tions of the major rules. If this Is
not done, and conditions are allowed
to remain as they are at present, the
entire system should be thrown into
the discard and never revived, because
it is far less dangerous to have no
"stop" streets at all than it is to have
unobserved signals which create con-
fusion and danger.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Straw Hat.

The Straw Hat.
NV old straw hat! I'm sorry that
You must be laid aside.
Without renown, you're still the crown
OF splendor and Of pride.
The skies aglow, the beauty show
In memory rise anew.
The idle hour, the wayside f1ow'r,
They vanish, all, with you.
Now, where 1 plod, the golden rod
A tyrant scepter CLEANS.
Old straw, pass by! No more am l
The monarch of my dreams.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
SM-Year Oil Supply Limit
Is Viewed Philosophically

and nitrates. To make sure of our
share of these oil fields is the task Of
American business" The Providence
Journal also cites the case of rubber,
and holds that the board is right In
recommending that measures be
taken to increase our holdings in for
eign oil fields" The Watertown
Times looks forward to some "meChan-
ical genius who will develop a type
of carburetor which will cut down the
amount of gas needed"
1.-THE final three insurance policies
Of the future are described by the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. which de-
clares that "oil shales form the first
wall in our last line of oil defenses';
that soft coal, in addition to fuel gas
and certain distillates, including am
monium nitrate, will yield barrel Of
oil per ton," and that there is still
another wall between us and an oil
famine-that is, the use of alcohol
made from plant wastes and adapted
to internal combustion engines" The
Ledger is convinced that these "are
the last Of our known guarantees that
when the black gold of our black gol-
condas fails we will not be forced TO
send millions Of motors to the scraD
piles and turn back to horse power
and steam to do the work of the
world"
THE report is not a reassuring one,
while the remedies suggested seem to
be totally inadequate" in the opinion
Of the Charleston Daily Mail, which
remarks that conservation OF oil
fields, if such a thing is possible when
every one will be clamoring for oil,
and more economical use of the ar
ticle are among the things recon-
mended to check, perhaps hardly ap-
preciably, the use and the needless
waste as we'll as the necessary use"
The San Antonio Express, pointing
out that 1.-The demand grows so rap
idly that the most industrious ex-
ploitation sometimes Is hard put to
keep pace with it," nevertheless be-
lieves that "science. sensible conserva-
ton and helpful governmental regula-
ton combined will lay the specter Of
an oil famine for many decade, II
not permanently"
With still greater optimism, the
Long Beach Press.Telegram directs
attention to the fact that California
has been producing Oil for so years.
and that 1t will still be producing oil
SO years hence is a prediction that
may be made safely on the basis of
the life of some of the older wells.
This will be true If no new deposits
are found" continues that paper,
land surely no one familiar with this
economic subject will assert that there
will be no further discoveries in this
rich Golden State. Science and in.
vention no doubt will find before many
years other desirable agencies for ve-
hicular propulsion, thus relieving the
drain upon natural resources, but
there still will be demand for petro-
leum and new pools will be tapped
from time to time"
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Demonstrations of courtesy between
Stresemann and BRAND, such as an
exchange of cigarettes and a luncheon
chat. indicate a hopeful prospect. Di
plomacy may return TO its old meth
DDS of hospitable interchange instead
of requiring distinguished patriots to
scowl across a council table.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Revision of the Senate rules will be
taken up for discussion. apparently,
exactly where it was left off. Without
being always thrilling, the Congress
sional Record has always been an out
standing example Of the "to be con-
tinued" style of literature.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

America Is the richest country on
earth. If it were not, the full dinner
pail would no longer be possible. Con-
servation Of wealth for domestic util-
ization becomes an economic consider.
alton of high importance.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Over the Salad.
At last in friendliness we find
The once relentless foeman.
Let's hope that spirit moves mankind
From royalty to yeoman.
Cordiality is in the air.
It's tones no strife shall muffle.
The German now says "pomme de
terre";
The Frenchman says "kartoffel."
"De jazz band" said Uncle Eben,
Sounds to me like we KEEP pickin' on
de banjo till we done ruined it."
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Numerous disorders are arising from
tho attempt to assassinate Mussolini.
The would-be killer missed his aim,
but created the usual panic among
the innocent bystanders.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

The fish caught by President Cool
idge were not numerous. But they
were genuine fish truly caught;
worthy as remembrances of evidences
Of policy that adheres to plain
facts
Evening star., 1926-09-20

New Jersey makes existence pleas
ant enough for committees who award
beauty prizes. But the old State Of
fers a hard life to those who are ell
gible to membership on jury.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Members of Congress as they now
arrive frankly disclose the fact that
meditation in restful haunts has not
caused any Of them to change his
mind in any important particular.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

II French and German statesmen
can be persuaded to remain on their
present terms of amity, arrangements
for the prevention of war should be
eaSy.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Automatically Considered.

"What do you regard as the cause
of the crime wave in this country"
"The enormous growth Of popula-
ton and wealth." answered Senator
Sorghum. when you have more in
habitants, the criminals increase in
proportion. And when you have more
wealth, the temptation is correspond
ingly greater"
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Fifty years hence Philadelphia will
be in a. position to hold another GEN.
tennial exhibition. 1t is long time
to wait. Better take time by the fore
lock and see the SesQui.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Sport experts say that Tunney can
not defeat Dempsey. Tunney should
not be entirely discouraged. They
used to say Gertrude Ederle could not
swim the Channel.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
IrrecOncilable.

From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
Personal eQuation-The difference
between your estimate of your speed
and the cops estimate.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
A Cheerful ClOOmster.

From the Canton Daily News.
Another optimist is the fellow who
can go into a dental Office and growl
because thare are no OF three per-
sons ahead ek him.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
A Few PERHAPS.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Grapes are said to be large crop
this year and perhaps. if they are
plentiful enough. some of them may
be made into jelly.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

President Coolidge returns to find a
city bustling with business. Wash
ington. D. c., no longer closes up for
the Summer.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Cheaper.

From the Omaha Morning World Herald.
But they don't pay as much for pri-
maries in Wisconsin as they do In
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
The Old See-Saw Game.

From the Flint Daily Journal.
The political aspirant who blew
hot and cold is replaced by the one
who talks wet and dry.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Jud Tunkins says good advice gen.
orally contradicts the impulse Of a
friend and merely results in your own
loss of a friendship.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
Applied Publicity.

It's commerce that controls the earth
We want to get our moneys worth.
Most everything you hear or see
Conveys the hint of ADV.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
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The Evening Star. with the Sunday msrii, morn,
!ng edition. is delivered by carriers wltn,in wl,,,H
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carrier at end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-09-20
An Expression of Taste.

An Expression of Taste.
"You have developed strange ad.
niration for this pugilist."
II can't help it," answered Miss
Cayenne.
do you know anything about prize
fighting?"
"No. But his literary style is SO
GRACEFUL"
Evening star., 1926-09-20

Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, says
that sarcasm is the smothered outcry
of a critical but timid mind.
Evening star., 1926-09-20

O. VIII you kindly give me the
Indian word for "sunset"?-W. S.
A. In Cherokee the name for sun
set is "Nunta udeliga.'
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Register and
children motored to Atlanta Sunday.
Advised by friends here on Tuesday
of the tragic death of Mr.. H. K.
Sigh they went on to Lula to offer
coincidence to the stricken family,
and returned home Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. G. e. Kicker re-
turned Saturday from a visit of two
weeks.~to the mountains in North
Carolina. Isl n
Mrs. j. A. Justice left Saturday
for her home in Miami after an ex-
tended visit with her SON. Ernest and
family. :
IL 4s..as
Mrs. Ernest Justice and baby
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. C. Wilcox, in Birmingham.
Mr.. Sam Jones has accepted a
position as assistant manager of the
Ponce de Leon A. & P. store in At
lanta.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-09-30
PIT. ASSOCIATIONS
PREPARE FOR DISTRICT
MEETING

Mrs. j. L. Frazer, who is the Third
District PIT, A. treasurer, asked the
officers of the four ward PIT. AS
of the city to meet at her home Tues
day afternoon and make plans for
the proper entertainment of the
Third District convention which has
been invited to meet-in our city ON
November H.. -: Mn !.
A splendid spirit af cooperation
was evinced,. in. the meeting and .
temporary organization formed for
the execution Of necessary arrange
ments. J.,
Mrs. J. L. Frazer was unanimously
chosen as chairman and Mrs. ]. B.
Russell as secretary, who with q COM
mittee will prepare the invitations
and attend to all correspondence with
delegates.
Mrs. Dave Nolan was elected as
treasurer to collect the funds con-
nected with the local expenses Of the
| injecting. - -
This committee was named by the
ward presidents as follows:
| First Ward-Mrs. w. E: Hoyle.
Second Ward-Mrs. B.. o.: Cook "
Third Wagd---Mrs. ]. B. RUSSELL
Fourth Ward or High School PIT.
Airs. S. d. Young.
The luncheon Committee was ap-
pointed to be Mrs. G: ". Turner,
Mrs. J.;M. Massey, Mrs A. H. Zen.
mark and Mrs. S. b. Bowers. -.a--e
All committees were asked to re=.
port at the next meeting en- Tuesday,
October IL, At the home Of Mrs, I.
Gelders. g
At the close Of the business Mrs.
Frazer invited all present to remain
for social half-hour, during which
she served delicious ice cream with
lady fingers.