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Evening star., 1928-03-11

tence. but once he has reached It he Ia
not going to lose It when he reaches
the fiftieth milestone. There are far
more dangerous drivers under the age
of fifty than there are over It and age
to the skillful would seem to be mat
ter of importance only in its bearing
upon caution.
1t Is an undeniable fact that eX-
perience will teach the automobile
operator to be careful. Experience can
not be gained without age and 1t should
follow. therefore. that the average man
of. say. flfty-five would be competent.
experienced and cautious driver. safer
by far than the youth who has learned
none of these life-and-death lessons.
Youth may be quick and age slow, but
for safety on the streets OF the cities
OF the United States let us have the
sober intelligence OF the mature man
rather than the callow sophistication of
the unframed youth.
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MAKING YOUR GARDEN GROW
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

pine yodeler: New Zealand spinach. and
Brussels sprouts are said to be worthy
OF better acquaintance
me nrst named belongs to the beet
!amliy. but Is cultivated for its foliage
instead OF Its roots. 1t is planted from
SEED as soon as the ground Is work.
aole and 20-foot row will sl,pplv an
average family all season by repeated
cutting. The tender leaves before they
are unfolded and the succulent midribs
are particularly good served like aspara-
gus. either hot with butter and sea.
sonlng. or cold with mayonnaise. New
Zealand spinach can be accused of be-
ing an impostor. for 1t is not A tr,,e
spinach. but It Is served In the same
way. Is nutritious. and is well adanted
10 all conditions. including the hot
weather SO fatal to the real article.
brussels sprouts will grow anywhere
CABBAGE can be grown, are OF a higher
quality. and possess more delicate ia
vor-approaching that of the cauli-
Three vegetables which every one
SHOWS. OUT assumes to be temperamental
~ tile garden. but for whose decorum
s. oe'e oam voucncS. are asparagus. let
tuce and endive. Foresight rather than
hard work Is needed In the case of the
last named. The first year the planting
d the at least year-old roots no cuttinS
permitted. the second year only n
snort period. but from then on with
proper fertilizing and care this perennial
vegetable should flourish indefin,telv
asparagus Is white when 1t is forced tn
grow through heaped-up dirt The
green asparagus is permitted to grow in
the sunlight. e''" ~
Delicious lettuce can be prown I,
small gardens II started from nlanIs
set out IN time to reach maturity he
lore not weather. All Winter shoots
OF endive can be enjoyed IL the roots
are grown In Summer and transplanted
INTO Dirt covered with leaves in coyered
ooxes Kept at cellar temperature OF
80 or so degrees. -
Inat famous sauce maker and r,s-
niler, the perennial rhubarb, should he
IN every garden. according TO Mr.
beattie II Is grown from crowns or
pieces OF old plants. and three or four
NILS Will supply family.
THESE horticulturists OF Uncle Sans
who not only write bulletins but proyr
their statements on the experimental
iarms all over the country. 1t can safely
and unrcservedly be said, surely know
their vegetables.
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The Hatless Brigade.

Word comes from Paris that French
men Of the old school are crying out
against the bare headed" fad which
has struck that city. Evidently there
as here. men In increasing numbers arc
going without hats.
The reaction there is typical One
halter declares that. since France is a
country OF politeness. and since cour-
tesy demands the doffing OF the hat.
"ths men OF France will keep the ira
dition
While one may SympathiZe with the
hatters. hard hit as they may be by the
new mode. one must also concede the
benefit TO be gained in certain cases by
going without the hat. Winter as well
as Summer.
This custom had its rise in America
following the World War; Veterans suf-
fering from various ailments were ad-
vised by their physicians to leave of the
hat permanently.
Hitherto no male being in an Ameri-
can city had been able to walk down
the avenue without his hat without
running the risk of the whole thorough
fare regarding him as mildly, II not
absolutely, insane.
And this. too, be 1t remembered, in
Summer, when the normal warmth
called insistently for the total removal
OF the headgear. To have appeared on
the streets of an American city In the
dead of Winter. in an overcoat, but
without any hat. would have brought
upon the luckleSs individual the in
tense scorn of the entire community.
1t was found impractical to laugh at
heroes. however SO a good fashion was
set. with the result that today many
scores Of men. some OF them not as
young as they once were. are to be seen
walking along uncovered.
1t would seem that boys and young
men who go in" for this style do not
suffer any more than any one else from
colds, the common bane OF humanity
in fact, probably not so much.
This growing custom demands neat
ness OF hair and perhaps q greater
cleanliness. As for the courtesy end of
1t. many men today In America regard
the tipping" OF the hat almost as
relic OF barbarism. A deferential bow
ing Of the heads this not courtesy.
too?
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Senator Royal g. Copeland OF New
York has Iust propounded q new theory
or the age limit for automobile drivers,
~ q hearing Friday before the Senate
District committee on q child labor bill
be remarked thst no man over nifty
years of age should be allowed 10 drive
IN oongested traffic Inasmuch ss the
Senator IL q well known physician and
former health commissioner of kew
Tork city hik remark attracts unusual
attention.
Row fer ~ h tram the ieynsn u
sniAF into D technical discussion with b
HGsdieo of Inc EsnatoFs feputs, hat just
for the ssks Of mild and pIfaaant
argument II would certainly aem that
kh sRs limit ia entirely 100 low. Men
over nifty may he slowing up In their
TssctsDTs, but far better 10 be SLOW and
Tigft instead VI fast snd wrong Auto-
mobile dSssing " largely made up Of
experience The man Of fifty-1ve with
thirty ~ mare ysaTs of driving sz-
peFisnes behind MIN would logically
be the &sfeT person, TO himself and
others. III usfne srari than would the
youth of twenty with no sxpeTispcs. no
lneemsf,t snd no instinct worthy oi
tilk name.
The compstsDt suiH'AoDjls driver IL
cns wflD Dss been through the mill
with MS senses alert 10 every aD-
'tinEtGcy. He knogE by instinct what
- ao IN al emergency snd how 10 ~
a. lie nssd not he nifty ~ snywEsFs
4s& ftty 10 reach the age 0f compe
Evening star., 1928-03-11
EVERYDAY RELIGION
J BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES f. FREEMAN. D. D. IL. D..
: Bishop Of Washington

seem to be wholly dependent upon them
for those things we cherish most. When
critical days come, when shadows lie
across our hearthstones, when the things
we most desire are imperiled-in such
days of threatened adversely, we recog-
nize the folly of our course and turn
ourselves to the God who has stood us
in stead in the days of grave crisis.
In recent memorable statement,
President Coolidge struck off this SEN
tencc: Men show by what they wor-
ship what they are" Mr.. Coolidge
never spoke truer words. That which
We worship represents our ideal Our
very natures reflect our aspirations and
our hopes. The present age, as Bishop
Potter once put 1t, seems to disclose a
"luSt for change" snd passion for
variety" The most pathetic aspect Of
this situation Is the widespread lack OF
satisfaction with the altered standards
and vacillating convictions OF the pres
ent hour. One wonders how soon the
tide will change, when we shall be
ready once again to turn our faces
revcrently toward Him, who has been
the evident guide and protector of the
Nation In the hour of its supreme need.
We are compelled TO ask these ques-
tions: Are we, in our quest for the
novel and the modern. departing from
the God of our fathers? Is the god of
prosperity being substituted for the
Jehovah Of Valley Forge winters? Is
the god of power. of a militant host,
of world dominance. taking the place OF
the God whom that first Continental
Congress invoked before setting up q
new and unique experiment in gov
ernment? Are VIC in our homes di-
verting the minds OF our children away
from those deep. immutable principles
OF life that have been the source OF our
strength and our security In other
days? In fine. are we setting up new
gods to whom We pay our devotion,
thinking the while that they will de-
liver us in the day OF our adversity and
tribulation?" These are not idle oues-
tions. rising out OF any spirit of pes
simism-they are questions that sooner
or later we individually and as q peo-
pie are called upon to answer. Tragic
indeed is that situation. where the
answer to our cry comes to us in the
words OF the text, Go and cry unto
the gods which We have chosen: let
them deliver you in the time of your
tribulation."
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''Thc Gods We Worship"

Tert: Go and cry unto the gods
Which We hare chosen; let them de-
lirer you in the time OF your tribula-
ton" (Jul.~.e. Tf4)
These words were spoken to a nation
sore distressed and distracted---a nation
facing crisis. An invading army
threatened It's security. In tn!s situa-
ton. that was fraught with great parils
the people once again thought OF the
God whom they had long since for
,aken and forgotten They acknowledged
their sins and made declaration OF
their apostasy The answer to their
appeal was. Go and cry unto the gods
which We have chosen: let them deliver
you In the time OF your tribulation. y
Having forgotten God In the days Of
prosperity. they turned to Him In the
days Of adversely.
This is no ancient story, taken out
of the records OF the past; 1t is COM
mon to the life OF individuals and
nations the world over. Nothing so
indicates the instability of our religious
convictions as our tendency in days of
fancied security and abounding pros
perity, to be utterly unmindful OF our
assumed religious obligations. 1t does
not take any extensive survey of ones
experience to find demonstrations OF
this. 1t is quite universally true that,
increasing prosperity. with its accom-
paniments of luxury and indulgence,
have tendency to enervate our spirit
ual nature and to render us unre-
sponsive to the high claims of our
Christian calling At such times we
set up the gods of our own devotion and
according to our own ideas. and in
evitably. for selfish ends and pur-
poses. We come to feel that our
security resides solely in the materia.
possessions we have: these are our
gods. and to them We look for salts
faction and peace. We of America
are boaStful today about our amazing
and prodigai prosperity. as well as our
insularity as a Nation. our security
from invasion from without and dis
orders from within We have somehow
come to assume that We are immune
to the Ills that affect and affiict other
nations and peoples. We have set up
our gods OF deliverance, and while we
may not worship them. nevertheless we
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the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce and four others 10 be named
by the President. This foundation would
expend approximately Si,400 900 accu-
mnlated as a surplus by the Textile
Alliance. Inc. a private organization.
under an agreement with the State De-
oartment by which the alliance imported
German dyes after the armistice and
distributed them TO American consumers
as an agent Of the Government.
This surplus has been involved In tax
litigation until recently. so that 1t Is
only now possible TO seek legislation TO
carry out the intent of the agreement
with the State Department that the
money between receipts and eSpenoi-
lures from these transactions should be
used for scientific and educational pur-
poses for the textile industry.
While the full policy OF the founda-
ton has not been formulated, and cam
not be until after the corporation has
been created. the broad idea Is To use
the money for the solution of problems
which affect the textile industry and its
allied branches as whole. which means
results which will touch producers and
~ SQaltT PGttt<ss WNh es
manufacturers That there are many
research problems remaining Is indi-
Gated by the number Of governmental,
institutional and private laboratories al
ready functioninG In the textile indus
try. 1t Is not proposed with this money
10 create new laboratories. but 10 use
the established facilities.
The Jones bill 10 authorize studies Of
new and extended uses for cotton.
which passed the House last week and
went 10 receptive Senate. seeks to write
into permanent law what Is being done
this year by the Departments OF Com
merce and Agriculture through provi-
sions In the annual appropriation bills,
Each department for the current fiscal
year has $35. 900 for this purpose. and
surveys have been made Of present uses
Of cotton and studies are under way Of
aWnsies to extend these uses and ere
ate new demands.
IL Is definite that extension OF cotton
use Ia In the direction OF industrial.
rather than household. consumption
The textile industry has not been
prosperous since postwar dciiation.
There Is too much machinery In place
Habits Of dress have changed, Last
year there Was an upward trend IN
practically all branches. but some over
production resulted from encourasing
conditions and In recent months there
has been recession Iii activity,
tCupyright fn@A
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Legislation Proposed to
Aid Textile Industries
BY HARDEN COLray.

Pleasant echoes OF the war -reverber-
ated through the halls Of Congress last
week when a helping hand---seyeral OF
them, IN fact~~was extended the textile
industry. which Is suffering from mod
ern modes and recent overcnthuslasm
In production.
bill to devote strayed excess profits
from 1913 wool deals 10 the benefit of
tnose who tend fiocks passed the House
while another measure of war time
navor was introduced which would ex.
pend the surplus funds accumulated
from dye sales In broad program OF
research for all branches of the textile
Industry and Its allied lines.
Then the House also passed bill
| 10 authorize on a permanent basis
studies 10 develop new and extended
uses OF cotton thus making the score
Tor the textile industry In a single week
two measures half way home and an
| other at bat.
IhiS trio of legislative proposals af-
iectS not only great manufacturing
industry and many millions of farmers
engaged In the production OF raw ma.
terials for It's spindles. but also touches
the consuming public. textiles being one
OF the three necessaries Of lile~~food
Clothing and shelter,
The Morgan bill 10 use undistributed
wool profits In furtherine studies OF this
i fiber for the especial heneft Of sheep~
men passed the House In the last Con-
eress and would be law now had II NOT
been caught In the Legislative tam In
the Senate year ago. Favorable ae-
lion by the Senate this year appears
certain.
In l0ia the Federal Government took
over control Of all raw wool In the
United States and under regulations
of the War Industries Hoard issled
| licenses 10 dealera aud fiXed maximum
percentage prntits. There has been col
lected as excess profits $500, 900 Of
which aome &a4O, 900 remains IN the
Treasury because dealers records were
so inoomplete tho names OF the growers
To whom II should be returned cannot
be ascertained About S6aO, 900 more
III involved IN 20 lawsuits attn pending.
and probably some Of this. al least, will
be collected. and thus the undis+
tribntahle sum will he increased The
bill paaSed by the House authorizes the
use ot this "strayed" money al the rate
OF 100000 year IN research and edu-
cation by the penartment ot Asricul-
tufe for the hnnefit 0f wool growers.
The second research bill In primarily
tor tha benefit at the textile manufae~
turing indlAtry and Is IN it's tirst stages,
having been introduced last week by
Representative Merritt at Connecticut,
II would create the Textile Alliance
Foundation. to be Administered by the
SECRETARY nj Commerce, The director ~
The Bureau OF hsanaatds. the director OF
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This and That

Things the house cat finds disagree,
able may be divided into two classes:
l. Those 1t does not like.
:. ThoS: II normally likes. but which,
are done a, the wrong time.
Thus this creature may be said to be
essentially human after all. just rs the
domestic cat Is even more of a house
ian than its two-legged friends. 80 il
may oe said 10 excel him In some Of
The typical traits common to all created
things.
II man stops 10 anaiyze conditions
and happenings which he does mt care
for. he will discover that they usually
taIl into one OF the above elaSSificationS.
IN the first will be included persons
ne does not like. as well as conditions
and actions Of various sorts not agree
able to his constitution.
III the second class usually Will b.
discovered actions which at some time
or other are agreeable 10 HIM but which
at certain other times and places strike
him as exceedingly unnecessary.
~
A small. domesticated. eayaivorc,,S
Quadrupcd taS the dictionary insists on
calling the can generally reSsntS haV-
ing its hind legs held.
II YOU want to insult n cat. grab hun
by his rear paws and hold him In a de-
termmed manner That IL. hold him rs
long as you can
According 10 the loneliness Of the In
dividtial specimen he viii begin to kick
and sQulrm, then To scratch and bite. II
the Aforementioned Kicking and saairm-
Ing does not accomplish his release,
AN NVAsp WSNf~sA affAnSrs All tS
so pull a cats tail This Is the classic
sport indulsed in by ch.,dgen. accord
Ing tn legend. but candid observation
VIII show that practically all little ones
like cats. and therefore do not often
hurt them IN this manner,
Some eats dN not like ~ ee rubbed ON
the head. and II they feel this way
about II such an action falls into our
firSt classification for them, Let the
human memher OF this pleasant rela.
ttonShlp never forget that the cats
standpoint II quite as inlNrsant aS his
own, We do not even consider here
those who feel that the common cat has
no right IL \ viewpoint At all
II Is conceivaele that an angel hook
Ing at the world troln one ef the planets
might be rs Impressed with the belief
Of the cat aS well aS with the cS>avtc~
tionS OF the man. and might even give
more respect to the soxnses than to the
latter Who kncWSs
= ~
Cats do not like water, 40 II we'll
Known This Il due 20 the dyyneSS es
their fur and skin and To che eleetrte
content OF the toriner. which AZ this
season Ut the year fairly sparks,
EteeuietIS and water make bad
eomhlnati,n, Is every ane knows, II II
NOT Just mere eapriee cM cats part
that he dues not like o. set his feet
wet or that he etNses not relish a duck.
lag af u bath,
Animals. as a rule dn not like baths,
kven dogs da nat NORMALLY care tar
the weekly AnMtsan which u ualN,Sed
oM them by their masters although
40 doubt part M this resentment IL due
10 The careless use III sean Nhieh estsn
Evening star., 1928-03-11
Fifty Years Acc
I'm The Star

Half a century ago the District y,
waiting arxsou$ly for the enactment {.
Bill for District the Tnsnciai s.,, rsls,
Government. ,ions between he
District and tNe
National Government and establish
ing a permanent form cf goyegnmen;
for the National Capital. bar tha,
measure, pending before the House
Of Representatives. was frsSn time IL
time set aside for consideration ct ctheT
business The Star Of March :. ls7s,
says:
We trust that when the District bill
comes up again the House will os WILL
ing to give the time for It's definite CON-
SldeTation III order - 6iSyN>Ss of ls early
enough ID give al oppcg;uu;ty fA- the
Senate Ia act upon IL this session Tbs
people Of the District are III Ss,eh sad
pliSAt under their load of debt and con-
nScatsnS taxation that they will ccnlcYs
any possible hitch that MAY DELAY and
thus perhaps Setea; the eill W c.seS-
ton, This bill from the District CSNzn-
m1tee providing y permanent form es
government for the District cs Column
bla' Contains the mann measure Of re-
lsei asked for by the people. and they
Nc0io welcome ITS passage without any
e%~H~ N%NAAtNNe - tAsAS N2tSaA kEttkCSkSS IS IT,
tanned. The necessity sor some leSkSsa-
tloa this SeSSioa for the relief OF the
DasfFtct Is ~ apparent that II wyuls
seem there should oe no delay in the
passage ~ the bill without any nrs.
traeted debate, Whatever may Dc the
0i0ereneeS eF opinion III the Gun.
MUMMY about the rnlnor features az
the bill, there are preeaety not a CsxsssYs
Seepse III the District who could MS,
10 see the bill endangered es a,v tsua.
eteNS ertestS to amend or ehSnSe ;
lhe peSpple are willing e. leave Il en-
siEe'y With Ces,SreS& as Il the ssrM =.
ENsernnem the DISTRICT shall have sy
whether there shall Ne limited suffrage.
unV0aunc0 suffrage, T NJ suffrage 4.
all here, So that the e0t,ittex ~ sNs >,y','
skHEtkcitate share cf the extNrnSAS AZ ar
tsN'al City between the psSEy,rs ANA
established "'''''N
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UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years .4ge To-day

American troops. taking the offensive,
make three big raids They sweep over
the Germans ftrst line detenseS III t.or~
taine sector and penetrate the enemy's
seeond line, 600 yards back, Raids fol-
low four hours OF intensa artillery fire,
In which the German positio,s are lev
eled, The enemy Zee before shell tire
and few prisoners are taken,
Ninety@tWo names on latest casualty
list received from rcrshh,g, ~ Of them
killed In action" Secretary
Baker Feaehea Parts and IA welcomed
by Gen Pershina seven squad
fons ef German planes stage air raid
on Paris and ID vt their planes cross
the lines despite heavy artillery bar
rage and drop many bombs an the city
President Wilson pledges Amer
ieaa aid 10 Rusala, expresses his sym-
nathy and hopes she may he freed oi
German power this measaee is sent ta
the Att-Nnsalan Congress af aoviets at
MoSenw ana ~ expected 10 eftSet any
attempt 10 rouse fear Of iapan's action
IN siberia,
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ed In weaving out of the warp ant
woof of English life.
To many readers a stagecoach. al
though they never saw one, is quite as
real and tangible vehicle as an au.
tomobile, and this through the sheer
magic of the written word as 1t flowed
from the indcfatigable pen Of a great
writer.
To many an American. who never
put foot In England. THE Eight Bells
is-or was-as real place as any mod
ern hotel. no matter how many baths
1t possesses, and these by their count
less thousands will sigh at the passing
Of this place which they never saw
except in dreams.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

No,hing could appear more COM
Portable and safe than q modern ocean
liner. Equipped with every safety de-
s;ee and prog1ded with signals which
would SEEM reliable for bringing as
s.stsnce In any emergency. the Robert
Y. Lee saccunabs 10 the stress Of storm
and calls for the same heroic man
power required for rescue work by Old
time sailing vessels.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

A wise republic frowns on too many
successive presidential terms It would
be unreasonable to expect a man to
60 on shaking hands year after year
with several carloads OF visitors per
day.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

s s,,. s''e~ed to sss Into tnsn ey~S Aaa
49,
Where the cat 6isterS fscsn ascss
FEseE pees Is IN its hunsan~ltkS IyvsAs,
,aeae e1 aetsclsS AZ the wEvNAS tsnss.
\ honSe vet that nNlaAsly hikes IL as
Matted by les tVsendS viii a,yow vetls~
'ant1S II disturbed ciNrt,NS 4 Nsslaa$E
II StceS net uSe te b. CsStughe<l when
SseelNN, and usually l. nat $l,sw IN nsaAt
ms les ESAs feShnz7 knawl. whsA Il
SseeS met Naet Il FlAy, lt eS.S>S N,4 NAat
~ play,
There can b. NJ QauNt In any NneS
mu,d whether 1eN ny gAaeN NArA eg
dNstksx SSSAetAsnx, EyeEy pNs SuaWN
whste the eat stands Ii is an tASsslsS-
tNaslS heAlleSt creature.
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Woman flyers have become SO numer-
Gus and so proficient that there is no
further need Of designation to imply
particular feminine distinction. The
word "aviatrix" must soon be dismissed
from the vocabulary to go along to
oblivion with "authoress."
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Washington is regarded generally as
an unusually law-abiding city. The
community is hoping. however. to keep
going upward and onward. with the
words and examples OF several famous
statesmen for guidance.
Evening star., 1928-03-11

There is the possibility OF constructive
wealth as well as OF constructive
thought. The late Rodman Wanamaker
must be remembered as one who made
his money do teamwork with his brains.