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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21

The temptation to collect seeds of
ones own growing besets the amateur
gardener at this time of the year.
Perhaps no harm will result II he
merely collects them-and throws
them away.
II he fondly cherishes them. how
ever. and goes to the extreme of plant
ing them next Spring, much dissatis-
faction is likely to be his portion.
Surely the ripe seed pods of the
hibiscus are tempting. as they hang
blackish brown in these indolent days
of September.
What a pleasure it Is, to the home
gardener to allow the round, bullet
like seed to flow into the hand from
their various compartments.
The tiny seed of the snapdragons,
too, are intensely interesting. AS one
contemplates them, his interest in the
garden revives.
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But succumb not to this lure.
Beware the siren call which says.
Nov that you have grown your own
seed, save it for next year. 1t is Just
as good as any. Look at it, They are
seed, aren't they, and they will grow,
won't they?"
Yes, they are seed, and they will
grow--but they will not grow very
well, at least no way near so well as
fresh seed raised by professional
growers.
This Is our experience, anyway, and
we intend to profit by it. and hope to
"be able to induce others to act
similarly.
We made the mistake Of using our
own home grown seed one year, after
.;ol. ~
1t again.
SO far we have not given in to the
temptation.
The trouble with home grown seed
as we see it, is that such seed has not
been packed with fertility.
The average home gardener. while
"sold" theoretically on fertilization. in
practice shrinks from properly ferti.
lizing his crops, whether vegetables or
flowers
The result is that although he may
have wonderful flowers. their progeny
are weak in the knees.
They are seeds, all right, and there
are plenty of them but somehow Ma.
ture has not been enabled to pack into
their being the pep" and vigor which
distinguished their parents.
Not only does this lamentable lack
come about because the ground did
not contain enough plant food ele.
ments, but also because the parent
plants were, IN most cases, too closely
planted.
Even had the ground been intensely
fertile, each plant would have faced
much the same problem, Of extracting
living from too small a portion of
Gods earth.
Thus it Is seen what our home flow
ers are up against in transmitting to
their seed the qualities of size and
color which delighted US in the par
ents.
Our first--and neutrality-suspicious.
with homegrown seed occurred sew.
eral years ago, with a batch Of aster
and Zinnia seed in which we took
proprietary interest.
These seeds were the product OF our
first garden OF lifetime.
The first garden!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
ireland Near a Deadlock.

Ireland's second parliamentary cleo
ton has resulted in a division of the
Dali into several groups, the two
largest of which are those led by Cos
grave and De Valera. The former, ac-
cording to the latest returns, which
comprise all the remaining districts,
will have a definite strength of 81 and
De Valeras party. the Fianna Fail.
will have 81. Affiliated with Cosgrave
will be y Independents and Farmer
of 70. while De Valera will be sup
ported by 10 Laborites, two National
Jeaguers and one communist, A total
of 70. or, on the strength Of this align
ment, a government majority of six
votes. Should this combination con-
tinue Cosgrave will be slightly better
off than in the previous Dali, where,
at the close OF the session, he escaped
q vote OF no confidence by a tie,
which was broken by the casting OF
a deciding vote by the presiding Off
Ger, in favor of the ministry. Cos
grave thereupon called for a new
election, with the result just stated.
At the outset Of the campaign Cos
grave announced that he would not
organize the government unless he
we're given a substantial majority
over all parties. While he has drawn
considerably from the independent
rroups that were friendly and coop
.erative with him in the former Dali
he has not attained the point Of com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEFELT.

1t may come at & years OF age, or
10, or 20. or 80. but whenever it ar
| rives. il is an event in the life of any
person who appreciates beauty.
Everything else being equal. the
ought to he supremely good So One
tells himself. as he proudly gathers
the ripened product.
Natural justice. or some such prin.
ciple, ought to see to it that the seed
from ones first garden liz good.
* X X y
Alas for natural justice. then,
The original seed, planted in fresh
soil. grew a crop of beauties, sur.
passing. in some respects. anything
we have been able to accomplish since
in the horticultural line.
So we looked forward to the second
Spring, when the seed of the old stock
was to be planted.
The time came. in the way time has
of coming around. and the seed was
planted 1t sprouted, and the plants
grew.
They did not grow very well. how.
ever. and We're much given to various
diseases, from the "yellows" to plain
wilt.
The resulting flowers were not like
their parents. either in size or color.
Some Of them showed an unwanted
reversion to type, probably emulatine
parent.
The result Of this experiment led us
to make the following resolve:
That hereafter we would purchase
fresh seed each Spring from a repu-
bile scotsman.
To this resolve we have uncondi.
tionally stuck. with such good results
that we are anxious to prevent any
other amateur from treading our pre-.
vious path of error.
The point Is that the professional
scotsman, realizing the necessity for
adequate fertilization. grows flowers
primarily for their seed.
The home gardener grows things
for their products, either vegetables
or flowers. as the case may be, but the
professional grower looks farther
ahead. TO the seed.
He packs his seed, therefore. with
all that fertilizers. plus sunshine, plus
water, will put into them, the com.
bination being helped along by AIDE.
quate and constant cultivation.
X X
The best seedsmen, too, put up for
sale only seed which measures up to
certain termination test-that is.
each batch of seed Is tested for proper
growth, and such patches as do not
come through" are discarded.
The home grower has neither the
desire nor the equipment for such
tests. hence he fondly grows his seed.
in the hope that 1t Is q. X, when all
the time 1T may be very poor.
When one thinks Of the slight cost
of seed. compared with the physical
and esthetfc value of the product re.
sulting from its growth, there would
seem little reason for the average
amateur gardener taking such chances
with his garden.
Resist, therefore, the urge to collect
seed from ones own garden, unless
you know that you have complied
with all the factors outlined. and even
then are willing to gamble on your
next seasons garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
No Extra Session.

President Coolidges announcements
that he sees no occasion for issuing a
call for a session of Congress in ad.
vance of the regular meeting in De-
cember has been foreshadowed. In
fact, the demand for an extra session
has been lessening steadily since the
first suggestion of such a meeting
was made coincident with the Missis-
sippi floods. Had the impulsive judg-
ment of those who deeply sympathiZed
with the sufferers from the disaster
prevailed Congress would have been
brought together by August !. or pos
sibly September !, to deal with the
emergency. BY the earlier of those
dates, however, the emergency as re-
spects the need of immediate relief
had passed. Provision had been made,
as ample as would have been possible
even with Congress in session, for
succor of the flood victims, and techni-
cal studies had been instituted with
a view to the correction and per-
manent cure OF the conditions making
for inundation in the future. There
was, in fact, nothing that Congress
could do. 1t could not legislate on the
general subject of food control, for
nothing was ready in the way of
specific projects upon which legisla
ton could have been based. Indeed,
It will not be until about the first of
January that report can be made
upon which large engineering work
can be projected. Meanwhile, through
an exceptionally efficient handling OF
the relief work under the direction Of
Secretary Hoover, suffering has. been
percentage of the flood victims have
been restored to their homes and have
been furnished with means to carry
on in their various works of main
tenance. 1t may, indeed, be believed
that this service has been more eff
fectively rendered with Congress not
in session, for it has been free from
interference.
It has been suggested that the real
motive for the proposal of an extra
session was the desire to clear away
II possible certain political issues be.
fore the beginning of the regular SEES
sion, notably the Vare-Smith election
cases in the Senate. There was no as
surance that even with the addition of
several weeks, perhaps two months,
to the term Of Congress any greater
speed would have been shown in
handling these controverted matters.
It has, in fact, been evident that the
holding of an extra session would only
protract the debates.
AS the case is, Congress will meet
at the regular time, the Senate can
proceed at once to the consideration
of the Ware. Smith cases while the
House Is starting the appropriation
and tax-reduction bills, and with
proper expedition the decks will have
been cleared in the upper house for
action on the real work of the session
by the time those measures are ready
for consideration in that chamber. In
all likelihood abstention from an ex-
ira session will not delay the final
adjournment by so much as fort
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21

stone, this eminent Panaman evidently
believes that there is much virtue in
If. But DR.. Morales gravely errs in
case he fmagines any one will take
seriously his ratiocinations. When
one man or one nation says to another,
This Is yours to have and to hold in
perpetuity as IL you possessed sover.
eighty over what / now cede to YOU
the as if' is stripped completely of all
conditional implications"
+ X
THE League OF Nations hardly will
risk rap on the knuckles by med.
ding with the question:" declares the
Seattle Daily Times, and the St.
Joseph News Press holds that ION
sober second thought. Panama prob
ably will reconsider. or repudiate, this
apparent effort to XIII the goose that
lays the golden egg
The Providence Bulletin. taking up
the pending treaty dealing with de-
Tense of the zone, which Panama has
failed to ratify. says: at may take
a long time for the negotiations to be
concluded, but it will take a much
longer time for a settlement to be
reached If Panama continues to ap.
proach Washington by the longest
possible route. Direct conversations
will produce better results"
A possible misunderstanding of the
Panama position, however. is sug.
gested by the Fort Worth Star-Tele.
gram, which explains: "Of course, the
United States will not submit to giving
up actual sovereignty Of the Canal
Zone. But no such thing is involved
in Panama's position that technical
sovereignty still rests in that country.
y q ~ n q Int fO hnf I1f&
ereignty was not alienated under the
treaty that gave the United States
control of the strip along the canal.
This residue Of sovereignty claimed
by Panama could never be exercised
to the detriment of the United States.
1t might. however, be exercised to the
benefit of the United States. Under
its claim, Panama would hold, in the
eventuality of the United States giving
up sovereignty over the canal, that
full sovereignty would then revert to
Panama"
Under the covenant of the League
OF Nations" in the opinion of the
Christian Science Monitor, Panama
has perfect right to ask of that or.
ganization a definition Of the degree
of sovereignty possessed by the
United States in the Canal Zone. On
the other hand, the United States, not
being a member of the League, has
an equal right to ignore its pro.
nouncement. Finally. the controlling
forces in the League. being vested
with discretion in the matter and
having entire power to avoid taking
up a discussion the results Of which
can only he academic. and which may
be hurtful to its prestige. will prob
ably adopt that prudent and intelli.
gent course" Il
Suggesting thai important South
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21

Q. How much hay will an elephant
eat in a day?--A. II. Fl.
A. The National Geological Park
says that a large elephant will con-
sumo from 100 to 125 pounds Of hay
per day. Besides this bran mash is
also given.
@. Will you please give me some
information about the Swedish Angel.
nurse in Russia during the Great
war;. F.. w.
A. The Swedish Legation says that
the name OF the Swedish Angel" a
nurse in Russia during the World War.
IL Miss Elsa Brandstrom. She is a
daughter of the late Swedish Minister
to Russia Gen. Brandstrom. After
the war she bought castle in Ger
many. where German war orpha rs
are educated under her supervision.
@. Will you please tell me the
largest attendn nee ct the Worlds Fair
in Chica gov. W. NJ.
A The largest attendance at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago occurred on
Chicago Day, October .. 1894. when
1861 persons were admitted.
O. Can an airplane hy upside
DOWN.. l..
A. The Army Air Corps says tina:
arpla mes can fly upside down for sew.
eral miles, the exact number depend
ing upon the make of the plane. Very
few airp1anes can fly in this position
without losing altitude. The aviator
is enabled to determine the position
of his plane by means of turn and
bank" Indicator.
@. How does the size of Druid Hill
Park compare with that OF Schenley
Park?-H. F.
A. Druid Hill Park of Baltimore.
Md. includes 574 acres, while Schen.
lev Park of Pittsburgh, Pa. has only
| $50 acres.
O. What can be used to put the
| curl back in feathers that have lost
| their fuffiness?-M. NJ. j.
A. In order to curl feathers that
have lost their fiuffiness. take knife
with comparatively blunt edge ana
place the feather between the knife
| and the fingers. drawing it throu IN.
| This will take some time. but we be.
| ieve you will find it satisfactory.
Q. Was the Detroit Morning Post
the first newspaper published in lie.
troit?-M. Fl.
A. The Detroit Morning Post came
into existence % years after the De.
roit Gazette, which was the first paper
In Detroit and published in 1917. Eotn
OF these papers are now out of exist.
ence.
@. Just what Is typhoOn?-E. X.
a. A typhoon is a violent whirlwind
similar to a hurricane. These storms
are called 'typhoons" when they occur
in the China Seas.
@. What IL the approximate number
OF hairs on the average human scalp?
Il. W. 8.
A. Wilson calculates that there are
10000 hairs upon the head of All
adult AS a rule the finer the hairs
the thicker they will stand on the
head. Stelwaaon gives 100000 for
light blond hair, 10000 for red hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
Machine Wins in Philadelphia.

The mornings reports. covering
about one.half of the election divisions
of Philadelphia, indicated the nomina-
ton of Harry A. Mackey, Republican
organization candidate, for mayor of
that city. He had on that reckoning
a two-for-one lead over J. Hampton
Moore, former Representative in Con-
gress and former mayor, who recently
entered the fight against what he de-
nounced as gang rule" This lead,
though sufficient, IL maintained at the
present rate, to give Mackey the nomi'
nation by more than 100000, does not
confirm the claims Of the organization
leaders before the primary. They ex.
pressed the belief that Mackey would
win by more than 100000. II Mr..
Moore has cut the majority to one
third of that figure he will have scored
a moral victory, though he loses the
nomination and the consequent cleo.
ton.
Evidently the sea ndals over the Ware
primaries and election last year have
not broken the organization lines in
respect to leadership and workers. The
entire machinery OF the Philadelphia
party appears to have been held intact
| and Mr.. Moore went into the fight
with heavy handicap in consequence.
But his polling Of a sufficient vote to
cut the lead of the machine candidate.
who was the Ware manager in the
1926 campaign, from an expected
300, 900 to prospective 100000 shows
that a great number of the Republican
voters of Philadelphia are disposed to
register their reputation of Vareism.
In a State so Overwhelmingly Re.
publican as Pennsylvania and a city
! so likewise under the dominion OF
that party as Philadelphia, a revolt
against the organization is a most
difficult enterprise. 1t is almost hope
less. Probably Mr.. Moore had slight. II
any. expectatiM Of success when he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21

plete control with margin which he
theless, in view OF the fact that his
refusal to organize the government
would leave ireland in a state OF un.
certainty and perhaps lead to serious
decentralization. It may be expected
that he will proceed to form the min
istry and carry on for the present,
especially as all of the parties are
short of funds and cannot afford an
other campaign.
II De Valera should, by a chance
change in the alignment of the small
or groups in the Dali. himself gain
A margin of votes it is doubtful
whether he would undertake to organ
ize the government For to do 40
would he seriously embarras sing IN
view of the fact that he only recently
consented to enter the Dali, taking
the oath of fealty to Great Britain
which he had previously ablured. III
may be questioned whether he could
hold the government together for any
length of time, especially with an al
most evenly divided Parliament. Cos
grave is in the better position in TINS
respect.
The solution OF this problem wouiu
seem to lie in the merger OF the indie
pendent groups with the two major
PARTIES so that lines may be exactly
drawn between them. 1t would seem
that the evils of small parties and
blocs which have been so manifest
in other countries in which parlla'
mentary government has run to the
of political forces would
warn Ireland against this course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Dwight Whitney Morrow's appoint
ment as Ambassador to Mexico is the
politico-diplomatic sensation of the
season. That it means confirm
ton fight in the Senate in December
Is foregone conclusion. Republican
insurgents and Democratic foes Of the
administration will see to that. AL
ready there's talk on Capitol Hill thai
Morrow will be subjected to a barra &c
of opposition calculated to reduce the
confirmation drive against Charles
Beecher Warren to the dimensions OF
mere remonstrance. The Ambassa
dor-designate's "Wall Street connec
tions"--his Morgan partnership-wil
be the subject Of attack. The Senate
air will be thick with illusions tC
dollar diplomacy" to "capitalistiC
exploitation" to Reorganization OIL
Mexico" and to other things. The
circumstance that Mr.. Morrow Is re
nouncing his Affiliations with big bust
ness will hardly give pause to stem
torian Senators bent upon establishing
the unholy alliance between the Cool
idge administration and the Inter
eSts."
Calvin Coolidge is certainly fond OF
surrounding himself with Amherst
men. The President and Morrow wer.
graduated from Amherst together in
1895. Morrow is the man who pre-
dicted that a certain sorrel-topped
lanky Vermonter named Calvin Cool.
idge would "go farther" than any of
that years graduates. Among the
other Amherstians whom their most
distinguished fellow alumnus has
placed in seats of the mighty during
the past four years are Harlan F..
Stone, associate justice of the United
States Supreme Court; Edward T.
Clark, the Presidents personal secre-
tary; F. Stuart Crawford. a member
OF the White House executive staff,
and the Rev. DIR. Jason Noble Pierce,
the Coolidge family Congregational
pastor. OF course. the "COl. House
of the administration-Fra w.
Stearns of Boston-is an Amherst
man. class of rs.
Authorities like Senator Borah see
signs of good. not harm, in the Nor
row mission to Mexico. They believe
it inaugurates an era of moderation.
not exploita ton. in our relations with
that country. Not so long ago, crit
les of the Coolidge Kellogg policy
detected what they considered an at
tempt to "Cubanize" Mexico. lie. to
place her foreign affairs virtually
under American control. Despite his
high finance affiliations. Morrow is
viewed. in friendly quarters. as the
prophet of new deal with Mexico
a deal designed to do full justice to
her rights. AS to the United States
rights. therell be no compromise.
President Coolidge has said that the
sole question at issue Is the confisca-
ton of American property. On that
he stands pat. and Morrow will stand
with him. The banker-lawyer, now
become diplomat, is understood to
have bid permanent farewell to
business life and dedicated himself
to public service. The Senate foreign
relations committee signals that 1t
will require chapter and-verse evil
dence on that score.
X *
Suggestions of a Hughes and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day

German money used by the l. w.
w. to aid draft resisters in Oklahoma.
Arms and ammunition were bought TO
supply Workers Union. Sec
tary Lansing makes public, without
comment, the text of message sent
by Won Bernstorff to Berlin last Janu'
airy asking permission and authority
to use $4,000 to influence Congress
to prevent a declaration of war. Con-
gressmen indignant and demand full
est Investigation. Text OF Aus.
TRAN and German replies to the Pope s
peace proposals received in Amster-
dam today. Austria wants peace with
freedom of the seas. disarmament and
arbitration Mai. Gen. Bliss
succeeds Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott as
chief of staff. the latter having
reached the age of retirement.
War Industries Board cOnfers with
big steel executives in price.hxing
council in Washington. Several oh
stacles in the way of a fiat price.
-" Y. M. &C.. A. war work to cost
SIS, 0O0, 900 is.blanned.