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Evening star., 1927-04-19

A first call has been sounded by the
American Red Cross for Mississippi
flood relief funds. The amount re-
guested is $25 900, that being the sum
that has been set aside from the funds
of the Red Cross for immediate work
in the flooded area. The first urgent
requirement is for housing and food.
AT least $4,000 persons have fled their
homes and must have sustenance for
an indefinite period. Local Red Cross
chapters in the stricken sections of
seven States have exhausted their re.
sources. The need of relief work is
rapidly exceeding the capacity of those
chapters, and the national organiza.
ton must now handle the situation as
q major disaster.
This is very small sum in com
parison with the area and extent of
the flood and it will surely be pro
yided. The American Red Cross in its
present organization is we'll equipped
to deal with these catastrophes. II
supplements the work of the local or
ganizations which, being on the
ground, are in position most eff
fectively to handle immediate necessi
ties. But when, as in this case, the
disaster increases in scope it becomes
necessary to call upon the Nation al
large TO aid. A full and prompt re
sponse is assured.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES e. TRACEWELL.

! tors of our best modern forms came,
viii explain to many an amateur the
reasons for success and failure with
some of his bulbs.
The chapter on modern varieties
| is, to our mind, the best in the book,
giving, as it does, the lines of advance
of various breeders and some of the
best of their work. This chapter will
be a liberal education TO the beginner
who wants to. plant the best, but
does not know where to begin.
| X X " X
''Supposing that we wish to make a
| discriminating choice, what is best
among the gladioli of today?
| THAT question is not easily an
swered; tell me the best make of
| automobile, or radio set, and then
may tell you the best gladiolus." con-
| tinues the writer (either DR.. Mclean,
/ Mr., Clark or Mr.. Fischer).
! "In other words, 1t is matter OF
! personal opinion. But there Is a
| group Of outstanding sorts, among
| which we may confidently look for
| our choicest kinds, and a very good
way to get acquainted with them is
| through the work and aims of the
| people who have developed them, the
gladiolus hybridizers."
| Thus. the triple-plated author gives
| credit where credit is due. French,
| English, Dutch, German. Australian
and New Zealand hybridizers have
| sorts, but none has done more for
these special favorites of ours than
have the Americans, both In Canada
and the United States"
! The following are some of the
| growers, and some of their best
varieties, as mentioned:
| Lemoine, France: Baron Hulot,
Heliotrope Jean du Tailles. Nine.
Mounet -Sully, Eugene Fefebore, Gen,
Langlois.
Vilmorin, France: Desdemone,
| Brunelet, De Laborde.
veIthuys, Holland: Liebesfeur, Go
Hath. Flora, Haley.
| Heemskerk, Holland: lie Marechal
| Foch.
Van Zanten, Holland; Prince of
| Wales.
Jonkeer, Holland: Souvenir.
Krelage, Holland: Scarletta.
Grullemans, Holland: Salmon Queen.
Wilhelm Pfitzer, Germany: Schwa-
ben, Europa.
Kelway, England: Golden Measure,
| Purity.
The following are among the grow
ers of the United States and Canada
who receive mention:
! Banning: Panama and Niagara.
! Croft: America, War, Red Emperor,
| Majestic. Peace.
| Van Fleet: Princeps.
! Kemp: Pink Wonder, Ruffolace.
| Joerg: Joerg's White.
| Fischer tone of the authors: Mrs. j.
/ c. Peters. Henry 6. Goehl, Miss L.
| Rose.
| Gage: Alma Gluck.
| kunderd Kunderdii Glory. Purple
Glory, f. =. Shayior, Mona Lisa, Mrs.
Frank Pendleton, Mrs. DIR. Norton,
| Alice Tiplady. Ming Toy
| Mrs. A. II. Austin; Evelyn Kirt-
| land, Herada, Tyco Zang.
| Hoeg: Jap Lady. Carmen Sylvia.
| Coleman: Giant Nymph.
| Diener: Mrs, w. III. Phipps, Will
liam Kent, Mrs, Fl. Z. Bothin, Ger
aldine Farrar, Ann Eberius.
| A trip through this particular chap
| ter will give the newcomer an ap-
| proach to the feeling of one who has
grown UP in the industry. and is
thoroughly familiar with the modern
| forms. This is one of the best things
| any handbook can do for a person--or
a flower--and it is done most excel
! lently in "The Gadiolus Book"
Evening star., 1927-04-19
A Tribute Deserved.

President Coolidge. in letter to the
President General OF the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, Mrs. Alfred
j. Brosseau. has fttingly expressed
the gratitude of the Government for
the patriotic work carried on by that
organization. The country should and
would show itself equally grateful
could it be articulate.
The Daughters of the American Rev.
olution are meeting here in their
thirty-sixth Continental Congress. The
history of the organization has been
one of patriotic duty well performed.
AS President Coolidge aptly said in
his letter; "They (the members Of the
society stand for the Constitution and
the Flag. They believe in adequate
military defense and represent the
principles that have made this coun'
try free and prosperous. They always
are on the alert to point out the diff
ference between license and liberty,
the destruction of our institutions
and the promotion of human welfare.
For all of this patriotic work they are
entitled to the appreciation of all loyal
Americans"
The Society of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution has grown
and developed to great proportions.
Its chapters are found in every State
and practically in every county. 1t has
reared in Washington a magnificent
home which in itself. is a monument
to the men and women Of the Revo-
luton. It's underlying purpose is to
keep alive the principles of liberty
and justice, the love of country, which
animated the fathers Of the great Re-
public. It is a matter of sincere con-
graduation that the society has never
faltered, never deviated in it's patriotic
work.
Courage and patriotism Of American
women is traditional. The Daughters
of the American Revolution serve q
valuable purpose, however, in helping
to keep alive the spirit which has ami.
mated the women of the country. A
speaker at the present congress, the
Princess Cantacuzene, granddaugh-
fer Of President U. S. Grant, called at.
tention to the fact that women are
frequently open to the attacks of
propaganda, that their sympathies
are easily aroused, and that they some
times fall an easy prey to false
visions of eternal prosperity and peace
through the elimination of all arma-
ment and national defense" The So.
ciety Of the Daughters os the Ameri-
can Revolution has always stood for
adequate national defense. 1t so stands
today. The influence it wields among
the women, the children and the men
Of the country is widespread and
valuable.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Turning of Smith Tide Draws
Host of Opinions From Press

the President could do nothing official.
ly to send a constitutional amend
ment to the people or prevent it from
being sent" And the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal Democratic) adds,
'"rhe possible Jeopardy in which the
eighteenth amendment, so far as its
practical effect, would be placed. with
a pronounced wet with Smith record
as President. should defeat the nomi.
nation and election of such a man."
II X \ X
'Too late an hour to start pre-
tense of letting the prohibition issue
alone" is the Judgment of the Spo-
kane spokesman Review independent
Republican,. The Charlotte Observer
Democratic) contends that "his elec-
tion would be taken as establishing as
fact that the country was opposed
to prohibition" although that paper
adds, This is not intended as an
argument against the nomination of
Gov. Smith, Describing the. sug-
gested nomination of Smith on a dry
platform as "a travesty unexampled
In the history of American politics."
the Santa Barbara News independent
Democratic) asserts that unless the
South and West have forgotten all
their political principles, he is hope
lessly beaten before he starts" The
Savannah Press Democratie)t advises,
I'VE must not be nisled by the fine
drawn arguments which are now ad-
yanced."
The New York Times dndepen1ent
Democratic) points on that both
parties are divided on prohibition"
and that neither national party dares
to touch hair OF the amendments
head" then affirms that Gov. Smith
has strongly committed himself to
the enforcement Of the Volstead act"
and praises him as "a vigorous and
impartial administrator of the laws"
Taking UP the religious question,
the Chattanooga News Democratic) de.
nies that it is viewed as factor by
the opponents of Gov. Smith. THE
touchstone is not one of faith" ac-
cording to that paper. 1T is the thing
the man stands for, the measures he
advocates, the effect he would have
on American life. Senator Thomas
J. Walsh OF Montana Is a Catholic.
He would make a splendid President.
Gov. Smith Is a Catholic, and it would
be a national misfortune for him to
go to the White House. Catholicism
has nothing to do with 1t. His wet
ness, his closeness to Wall Street, the
stripe of the Tammany Tiger, disqual-
ify him completely"
"The sole civic allegiance and Of
fetal responsibility of an American
President or any other public serv-
ant" in the opinion of the Omaha
World-Herald independently, 'is to the
Constitution, the Republic and his con-
stituency. No divided allegiance is
conceivable or tolerable."
Evening star., 1927-04-19

be so arranged as to be seen and
heard whatel sr the conditions and
in season to permit a sure stopping
of the motor car Bells alone are not
dependable signals for this purpose
because OF the possibility of their
not being heard.
The elimination of all the grade
crossings ia this country cannot be
expected because of the enormous
expense. The railroad companies
themselves are doing much to lessen
the danger. They can do more. They
can establish barrier gates at fire.
quented crossings with watchmen all
ways on the job with flags and
lights to give warning in addition
to the lowered gates,
In 1926 lives TO the number of
2,492 were lost at grade crossings In
this country, an increase for the
country at large of 800 over the year
previous. That is too heavy a toll
to be paid for speed and recklessness.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Rykoff Sounds the Tocsin.

In opening the all-union Soviet con
vention at Moscow yesterday Premier
Alexis Rykof declared that the ''im.
perialist nations" may thrust war on
Russia, and that it therefore behooves
the Soviet Union ito prepare actively
and meet the threat ''The war;"
said Rykoff, may come this year or
next year, but sooner or later, since
jealousy on the part Of the imperialists
over Russias success in establishing
true Socialist republic will impel
them to provoke a conflict" The
policy of the powers in China, he re.
cited, appears to be concerted effort
to involve China in war with the
Soviet Union.
Inasmuch as it is not generally
recognized that the Soviet experiment
in Russia has been a marked success,
there is no warrant whatever in as
cribing jealousy to the powers. Il is
true that the so-called 'imperiaIist
governments" do not regard the Rus.
sian experiment as conducive to good
order or stability and progress. 1t is
true that fear has been felt in most
of the other countries lest the Com
munist organization centered at Mos.
cow may seek by subtle or militant
propaganda to undermine the founda-
tionss of governments in other lands,
and safeguards have been adopted to
prevent this result. But as far as
Russia itself is concerned there is no
disposition whatever on the part of
the greater powers, certainly not on
the part of the United States, to at
tempt to interfere with the Soviet or.
ganization. If Russia desires to sub
NIT to such rule it is no business
of the United States to intervene.
AS to China, it is obvious that Rus.
sia is endeavoring to implant in that
country the Soviet principle. Success
of this endeavor would seriously en-
danger the interests Of other govern
ments. The political union of Russia
and China on the basis of communism
would create a menacing force, es-
pecially with the possibility of exten-
sion of this influence into other Asiatic
countries. 1t is undeniably to the in
terests of the anti-communist coun.
tries that this should not occur.
But as for war against Russia, that
is not within the range of reason.
There is no present sign of such a
purpose. II an international attack
should ever be made upon Russia 1t
would be precipitated by Russian
malevolence or aggressive mischief.
Rykoff's talk before the All.Soviet
Union at Moscow is to be rated, there.
fore, as merely drumming up OF
the Communist spirit for home
political purposes. And it may pos.
sibly have been inspired by the out
break of disorders throughout south
ern Russia which are just reported
and which indicate a serious detection
on the part of great numbers Of the
people on the score of the Soviet
policy in China.
Evening star., 1927-04-19

the age of six and seven years might
well be called "the dangerous age"
term commonly given to much later
period.
The average boy Of seven years IS
Just beginning to acquire that useful
ego which will carry him to success
in life. A certain amount or seH-al-
rection, therefore. is essential. Ihere
can be little question, however, that
the trend of recent years has been
toward a too complete lifting Of re-
straints from childhood.
In the effort to prevent child from
becoming handicap to itself, many
parents are allowing their children TO
assume a control over their destinies
for which their years scarcely Mt
them.
1t would seem probable that play
supervision might be the best solution
for all children below the age of ten,
at a minimum. At the latter age the
average boy is beginning to secure
more complete control over his mus
cles and to acquire some sense of
danger. 1t is n peculiar fact that chill
dren, under civilization, seem TO be
the only young that do not have an
instructive sense of fear.
The parent. therefore, is confronted
with the twofold problem: Proper SUI
pervision to a suitable age, yet not
carried to the point OF coddling, the
child. This is the eternal problem of
the parent, one to which the recent
sad accident but calls renewed atten.
ton.
Evening star., 1927-04-19

! Here is the best book to date on a
| wonderful flower, THE Gladlolus
! Book" by Forman T. Mclean. VIII
liam Edwin Clark and Eugene N.
Fischer, just published by Doubleday,
Page & Co.
This volume has the approval of
the American Gladiolus Society,
which fact will commend 1t to many
| persons, making them feel that ii is,
! in a sense, official" Whether its
price of IS will help it's sale any Is
another matter.
| Comparisons may be odious, but we
could not help contrasting this book,
at its rather healthy price, with The
| Iris by J. G. Wister of the Ameri.
can Iris Society. published by the
Orange Judd Publishing Co. at $l,25
| per copy.
"The Gladiolus Book" while a more
| elaborate volume, tells no more about
| its subject than does "The Iris" con.
corning that wonderful flower. AS q
matter of fact, the plan OF this larger
| volume is exactly the same as that
of Mr.. Wister's book. Both sketch
the history of their subject, devote
an informative chapter to modern
growers and their best varieties, then
launch into the culture of the flower,
varieties
1t will ever remain a question
whether a trio of authors can treat
any subject as adequately as q single
author who knows his subject. In
''The Gladiolus Book" the personal
pronoun proves confusing, since it
may refer to any one of the three.
| SO used, it means exactly nobody.
| Those who We're waiting for the
| perfect glad book" may feel that the
four color plates in THE Gladiolus
Book" are not adequate in book of
! it's cost, that the opportunity for
portraylng some of the beauties of
| the modern flower in full color should
have been seized, instead of devoting
these plates to pictures of the fore
runners of the modern varieties.
There may also be a feeling that a
volume published professedly for 1.-The
lovers OF flowers. the real amateurs" :"
might have fulfilled its mission better
at lesser price, since there might
have been 10 persons purchase it, at
| SO to one at it's present price.
X n X y
These observations, however, will
initiate in no way against 'The
Gladiolus Book" in the hands of those
1 lIleT66lGu @fiOuEH 10 uuy lL'
! The true glad fam" although he
may dream of digger and better"
| book, nevertheless will be glad for the
one at hand and get the greatest en-
| joyment and profit from its study.
| There are many to whom books
are the gateway to the out-of-doors
| Just as there are some persons--many,
| in fact--to whom nothing is exactly
real until they see it in the news
paper, so there are hundreds OF per-
sons whom books lead into the gar
| den.
There are many more who find their
| interest in flowers pleasurably stimu.
lated by the reading of choice books
and articles from time to time. A
good book makes good flower more
real.
1.-THE Gladiolus Book" considers the
| following subjects; History" ''Varie-
ties and Their Producers Planting
Time "The F'lowering Season, :"
"Hybridization and Inheritance" :"
Propagation, Autumn and Winter
Care" Baby Gladiolus," Culture
| Under Glass" Culture in the
| Tropics, classification and Rating"
and "Gladiolus Societies"
The discussion Of the climate of
| South Africa, from where the ances-
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Grade Crossings.

At a meeting of the safety section
of the American Railway Associa-
ton held at Chicago it has been re-
ported that during the year 1926 the
drivers of 153 automobiles crashed
into the sides of trains on the "St.
Paur railroad. Yet the reports show,
it is stated, that on this same line
there was a decrease of seven per cent
In the number of highway crossing
accidents from the toll of 1925, and
these figures show, it is felt. that the
public of the Northwest is respond
ing TO the safety efforts of the rail
way lines. The safety section then
proceeded to consider the best de-
vices TO warn motor drivers OF the
approach of trains.
No device conceivable will avail TO
keep all foolhardy, reckless drivers
from attempting TO cross a railroad
track ahead of train if they think
they can make the crossing in time.
The present system of signals is as
1hiC AuGAhdkCt Llp9V 6AS WI
sist of large signs, bells, sometimes
swinging targets and again at night
OF red lights, all in token of the fact
that a railroad crossing is at hand
and that train may possibly be
| approaching. 1t is the duty of every
| driver on nearing such a crossing tc
/ bring his car to a stop and then tc
look and listen before proceeding
The grade crossing accidents are due
/ to the failure of drivers 10 stop theil
cars before crossing the tracks. j
all were to stop there would be ne
possibility of mistalSing the situation
1t may be that more definite sig
nails that train is actually withif
range of the crossing would be help.
full Glarss or bells must. however
Evening star., 1927-04-19
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL 10, 1917.

APRIL 10, 1917.
Death Of Edmond G. c. Genet,
American aviator, officially announced
today, as first American to die in
France fighting under the American
flag 10000 persons9 in New
York City parade and stage huge
patriotic demonstration, on 142nd
anniversary of battle of Lexington
Part of a nationwide Wake
Department announces that all men
within draft age who have married
since declaration of war will be
treated on same basis as single men
y President continues tight TO
push selective draft bill through Con-
gress without compromising on any
of it's essential features Amer
lean ship sinks GeEWan submarine
with first shot steamer Mon.
at 1.Ooo-yard range. shell smashing
neriseapss
Evening star., 1927-04-19
Movies of Crooks.

Busy with plans to chase the
crooks out of the city "in ninety
days" Chicago sends forth word to
other municipalities that motion pic
lures of well known criminals will
be shown to all patrolmen.
Thus, according to Michael Hughes,
the new chief of police, officers will
become acquainted with the smiles,
walks, peculiarities of crooks in ac-
tion. The pictures will be taken
when the criminals are in the hands
ef the police. 1t is to be presumed
that they merely will be an extern
sion of the still photographs long
in vogue.
While there may be some good in
this novelty. giving precinct stations
a free movie" from time to time,
the necessity for such an innovation
may be questioned, since most of the
crooks, especially in such a city as
Chicago, already are very well known
to the police.
Other cities may suspect that this
is but a moving gesture, broadcast
at the beginning OF city admins
tration in order to impress the wait
ing world with the pep" of the new
regime. 1t will do no harm, but prob
ably little good.
What Chicago needs. as do most
other cities, is more policemen, and
more determination to end the easy
tolerance of men and women who are
known to be vicious. and more CO.
operation between all metropolitan
agencies guarding the lives and prop
erty of decent citizens.
Evening star., 1927-04-19
The Parental Problem.

The sad death of a seven-year.old
boy by a cavein while playing with
comrades in a gravel bank points
anew to the necessity for supervised
play for such young children.
Every man and woman who loves
the little ones win sympathize deeply
with the bereaved parents. Such SYM
pathy, however, should not prevent
them from learning the plain lesson
which is taught. The fact is that no
Cehild Of such a tender age can possibly
ASAave any sense Of danger.
The experience OF small chilMen
with the world has bean so slight that
Evening star., 1927-04-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

@. Did some of the we'll known
roads through the Appalachians have
their origin in Indian trails?--C. w. c.
A. A century after the first settle
ments were established it was evident
that the future Of the country de-
pended upon overcoming the barrier
of the Appalachian Mountains and
the great forests that clothed them.
New colonists pushed inland along the
rivers and later struck into the
mighty forests from the head of navi'
cation. They followed the Indian
trails which they found, and these
trails came into general use. Thus
Nemacolin's Path, which Washington
followed on his mission to the French
Q754), was the forerunner of Brad
docks Trail Q755) and the National
Road. The Kittanning Path UP the
Juniata to the Allegheny furnished
the route Of Forbes Trail Q750. The
Warriors Path from the Shenandoah
| Valley through the Cumberland Gap
to the falls of the Ohio became Boone's
Wilderness Road U769), over which
Kentucky was settled, and the Iro-
quois Trail from Albany to Lake Erie
developed into the Great Genesee Road.
O. Are the corn flower and bache.
A. The corn flower is also known
as bachelors button" blue bottle, y
ragged sailor" "kaiserblume" and
sometimes enormously as ragged
robin" and "bluet."
O. Did Montana form part of the
| Louisiana Purchase?--P. b. McC.
A. Most of Montana was a part of
the Louisiana Purchase. 1t was or.
ganized as a separate territory in
1854.
| O. Have Boston and Albany, X. Y.
school-teachers sick leaye?-W. I. X
| A. Twenty-Five days sick leave with
| full pay is given to Albany teachers
Boston teachers may have three
months.
| O. What is needle ice?-A. RI. w.
! A.. The Division Of Agriculture En-
| gineering says that needle ice is one
| Of several names given to the invisible
CRYSTALS or minute particles Of ic'
which form when moving water ha'
sufficient velocity to prevent the for
nation of surface ice and the tempera
| ture of the wdter is 30 degrees +. o.
| slightly less. 1t does not form undel
solid surface ice, but forms in oper
particularly at night, favors the radia
| ton of heat from the water mass
Needle ice may be carried long dis
| tances by currents, both in open watel
and under ice cover, and often collect:
| in large and more or less compac
masses or jams.
@. Please describe the head or
halibut.--E. B. NJ.
| A. The Bureau of Fisheries say!
! that the shape Of the head OF the hali
but fish is quite different from othei
! species, as it's shape conforms to thu
depth at which it is found. This fish
| is elongated and rather thick in form
and lies on it's left side, which is white
while the right side, uniform darl
| brown in color, with very small
smooth scales, is uppermost and bears
| both of the large eyes. The capaciou'
mouth is symmetrically placed, as alst
are the yentral fms.