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The Washington times., 1931-09-05

Don't blame me! Mrs. Ed
wards started 1t. Says She
SHOULDN'T MRS. LIND
BERGH HAVE STAYED AT
HOME WITH HER BABY IN
STEAD OF FLYING TO JA-
PAN WITH HER HUSBAND?"
Not, mind you, that Mrs. Ed.
wards has anything against
Mrs, Lindbergh. Quite the con-
trary, she considers her a most
capable and charming young
woman. But
SHOULD MANGAS GO GAL
LIvANTING THROUGH THE
SKIES WHEN THEY HAVE
BABIES AT HOME? ANY ma
mas? Even the most famous
mamas like Mrs. Lindy? Mrs.
Edwards thinks they shouldn't.
And, according to her notion,
the more famous they are, the
more harmful the galivanting,
for it sets q bad example.
MOI B fFu0e
I'm no prude," says Mrs.
Edwards. II believe a mother
needs to have a good time. She
needs it just as much, II not
more, than a single woman,
and I see no reason why a
young mother should not leave
q healthy baby with a nurse
while she takes a short vaca-
ton. But / certainly don't be-
lieve that she should go on a
dangerous trip like this one
Mrs. Lindbergh is taking.
ut is fine for him to go. It
win help aviation q lot. Both
my husband and I are crazy
about aviation, and we expect
to get q small plane as soon as
we can afford It. Flying win be
the only way Of travelling in
the future, but you have got
to admit that trips like this one
are still dangerous and I don't
believe that Mrs. Lindbergh
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

different thing to use money
from the Treasury to give jobs
in public work that can be done
advantageouSly to the public.
Governor Roosevelt has sum-
moned an extra session at Albany
for the latter purpose. He, too,
is opposed to a dole, but in such
a period Of human misery he
knows that the State Of New
York has something more to
do than merely to advise local
committees in raising money by
private subscription. He un-
derStands that making jobs
means spending money; that
spending money means a tax in
crease; and he does not heSi-
tate. "It is a condition, not a
theory, that confronts u.s.
els Talk Doing ANY Good to
the UnemplOyed?"
I am permitted to quote from
O letter. one Of scores like 1t:
"YOur editorials regarding the
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

needless to say, is II I s
MAJESTY.
It is q fine statue, fine baby,
fine mother.
The picture is printed to re-
mind young women that on
this earth there is no substi-
tute for q happy marriage,
and nothing whatever that
can be compared with a fine
little baby.
No success, no career"
no flattery by the crowd can
equal the delight that a
mother finds in the possession
Of HER OWN CHILD.
No happiness can be COM
pared to that Of a mother who
receives her newborn infant
in her arms.
Girls may not believe it,
some of them, but :hey WILL
believe it and KNOW IT,
those Of them that are for
tunate enough to enjoy the
experience of motherhood.
A baby can talk, a baby
can sympathize, a baby can
grow as you grow, and grow
around your heart, closer and
closer, as it grows.
An infant can return your
smile, with q lovelier smile,
and with a love that will not
change when you grow old
and gray.
Remember that, young 6
women. and marry.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05

It is interesting to find the
Associated Press reporting that
five governors have written,
approving President Hoover'S
plan for unemployment" At
first blush, the casual reader
imagines that at last the Presi-
dent has devised a plan.
A careful reading Of tie story
discloses that there is no plan
at all, which lays a real respon-
sibility or obligation on the Fed
eral Government. The PreSt-
dent names another commission
with Just one function.
It costs the richest govern
ment in the world, in the midst
of the greatest economic and
social crisis in modern history,
not one penny. The commission
will Cooperate" with local gov
ernments in raising money by
private subscription - with adj
vice.
No One Of Weight Has
Proposed = Dole
Some governors have written
the President that they approve
the "plan" and make much Of
their opposition to Federal aid
or a dole. One of them shares
the Presidents opposition to
"any step that would bring q
dole system into existence in
the United States"
That is like the hero Of Ger
vantes fighting windmills. No
one Of any weight has proposed
a dole. The dole implies the
giving Of a fixed sum each week
to every man or woman with
out a job, and without any
work in return. It is quite .
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Spinach and Stud Poker

An editorial writer in the New York SUM- with terrible
dstase for spinach gets mighty gloomy scientific
discovery that spinach may be taken in pills To him this
messy green weed nightmare in any form Then,
with thoughts Of this food tOrturng his mind he writes that
'two buried aces in furious game Of stud' give
rood chance wn but that the fellow compelled to eat
spinach how prepared has no chance on earth
According to dsttan spinach has special food value in the
from and vamns in it, besides its usefulness roughage for
tie human system It has fairly good taste and surmse
win do fellow good than 1.-TWO buried aces especially
when there such thing "twO buried aces" in regular
ud poker game One be in the hOle and the other
showing.
from the standpoint Of digestion spinach has its good
points while two aces back to back likely to create
disturbances for the other chaps in the game.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Footnote to Prohibition
Two Boys IA; One Woman, 70, Found Drunk

Prohibition it appears respects neither youth age
In New York the day police picked up two boys of
ID and woman of TO- all drunk and sent them to the alco
BEFORE prohibition few women and no children drank
liquor.
liquor.
That's what the AutisaleOn League calls progress"
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Pipe All Hands
Splice the Main Brace.

Two hundred and twenty-five pnts Of whkey are found
aboard Coast Guard Patrol Boat No. 15 at Staten Island
This boat had seized cargo from trawer last week
By oversight of course these 225 pin forgotten
bv the crew when they turned the bulk Of their haul
the Federal authorities
Times change The Coast Guard slogan used to be- Throw
out the lifeline" Since prohibition, it to have become:
"Pipe all hands to splice the main brace
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
WISE WORDS

He ne'er is crowned
With immortality, who fears to
follow
Where airy voices lead.
-Keats.
Agree to Q short armistice
with truth. Byron.
The Washington times., 1931-09-05
Girls, Look at This Picture
1t Shows You Woman s Most Precious Possession

This picture shows work in bronze by Daniel Chester
French exhibited Stockbridge Art Gallery The title
Of the interesting bronze is His Majesty and the baby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
ASTER TROUBLES.

Most every gardener would love 10
grow China asters, those gorgeous early
Autumn flowers that every one loves.
After several attempts the gardener
usually becomes discouraged and aban-
donS aSterS in favor OF some easier
plant. There are two major reasons
for failure, namely, two serious plant
diseases, both difficult to control. In
order Of difficulty the yellows, which
causes q yellowish, spindling, stunted
growth with sickly, deformed blooms,
comes first. This Is virus disease,
living In many different flowers and
also common weeds, and transferred
promiscuously by leaf hopper. De-
struction of weeds aids In control, and
spraying the aster plants with pyreth-
rum or nicotine preparations helps re-
pei the insects, but neither Of these
measures Is fully effective. Investiga-
tors have observed that aSters grown
within a cage of cheeSecloth or of cop
per screen do not develop yellows, and
this scheme has been adopted by some
aster growers. It does not appear
necessary to cover the top, provided
the side walls are five feet or so in
height.
Unfortunately, with yellows con-
trolled, a second and almost as dam
gerous a disease, wilt, remains. This
Is carried on the seed and also lives
over In the soil AS in yellowS the plants
turn Sticky yellowish green and fire.
Quently the entire plant collapses rather
suddenly due to stem injury. The
seed, as obtained from the seed store,
should be immersed for 30 minutes in
Q solution of mercuric chloride, l part
10 1000 of water. Unless soil that has
never grown asters before is available
1t becomes necessary to sterilize the
soil with formalin, l pint to 25 quarts
Of water, used at the rate of two quarts
to each square foot Of surface and
covered with burlap or canvas for "a
hours
One reason why gardeners occa-
sionally have pretty good success with
aSters is that they happen to secure
clean seed, grow the plants on new
soil and happen to strike situation
where diseaSe-carrying leaf hoppers are
absent or at least very scarce. Too
often favorable conditions do not OBJ
tain and the asters are destroyed, de-
spite any cultural care that may be be-
slowed.
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Q monster, perfect bloom with q stem
Of more than 2 feet long.
Second prize winner was My Mary
land, and third, Thomas A. Edison, both
exhibited by Z. r. King. The blue rib
bon for the best vase Of dahlias was
awarded to z. o. Kelsey, and second
and third prizes to Mrs. M. L. Cochran.
The award for the best vegetable ex-
hibit went to z. o. Kelsey, with prac-
tically a complete garden display Of
pumpkins, watermelonS, beets, squash,
cucumbers, etc.
The other prize winners were Mrs.
E. G. Elsner, =. O. Kelsey, Mrs. J.. An
derSon, Mr.. Fraile, Mrs. Eva Steiner,
C. w. Steves, Miss G.. Stats, B. F. Rey-
nolds, Mrs. William A. Smell, Miss He's
sanauer, Mrs. Oxley, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs.
z. Doig, Miss D. Slime, Mrs. Goude,
Mrs. j. p, Peters, Mrs. Hessaneauer,
Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. F. Thring. Mrs. M.
L. Cochran, c. W. Stoves, Mrs. J. M.
Anderson. Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Smell and
Mrs. A. G. Brightenberg.
In the chiIdren's class winners were
Evelyn rhring, r. Thring, jr.; Mildred
Hess, D. CunyuS, T. Goude, Betty
Maurice, r. Ludwig, T. Blow, Dorothy
Cunyus, Dick Patton, Martha Kegel.
william Peters, M. Maurice and chill
dren Of the third grade Of the Francis
Scott Key School.
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SAVE THE LEAVES.

Deeaying leaves and small branches
keep the forest soil fertile, in fact
slowly build up the soil, so long as fires
do not sweep through to destroy the
rotting material Yet in our suburbs
thousands Of bushels of leaves are pur-
posely burned each Autumn to simply
get rid Of them. There Is 6 serious in
consistency in buying fertilizer on the
one hand and in destroying potential
fertilizer on the other. Frankly, that Is
what many OF us are doing and the
worst part of it Is that few commercial
fertilizers equal compoSted leaves as
source of organic matter, that rotteo
substance which keeps the soil porous
and workable as well as fertile.
There are several ways OF handling
leaves, % placing them In pit with
or without chemicals to hasten decom-
position, (2) placing them in the poul-
try yard, where the hens aid in breaking
them down, and 90 piling them IN a
compost heap with soil, lime and am
monium sulphate. The end is the same
in all three instances.
Some years ago neighbor very Ia
borously gathered all the leaves he could
fnd, spread them over his garden area
and spaded them in. The next Summer
nothing grew well at all, despite the
use of chemical fertilizer. Two things
had happened, the partially decomposed
leaves had cut of the water supply
from below and they were using the
available nitrogen Of the sell for their
further decomposition. Mere accurately,
the soil bacteria that were breaking
down the leaf tissues were using the
nitrogen. Hence the reason why tne
cultivated plants did not thrive ana
why industry was not repaid. This
practical experience is cited to show
1,hv IL In necessary to compost the
leaves before using them as fertilizer
and also why one should add am
Y11onium sulphate or nitrate Of soda to
the pile to feed the bacteria and Incl
dentally produce richer product: The
lime functions to reduce the acidlty OF
the decompoSed leaves and also to form
durable compounds with the valuable
volatile gases, such as ammonia. Poul-
try manure and garden soil added 70
the COMPOST heap hasten decomposition
and enrich the final product.
Let Nature help keep the garden arden
dentaily change that yellow clay to a
dark, fertile hue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
TREES AND RODENTS

Each Winter thousands Of trees are
destroyed In our forests and orchards
BY rodents, such as rabbits, woodchucks
and mice. So long as these pests con-
fine their activity to forest species lit
Gle concern is felt, but when they in
wade the orchard and destroy valuable
trees the problem becomes acute. To-
days illustration shows what Is per-
Aaps the best means of coping with
Eoodchucks and rabbits, especially in
this region of little snow. Where the
snow gets really deep and crllstS. rab-
bits often destroy the bark above the
rodent of all Is the pine mouse that
feeds under the soil, literally stripping
the principal roots of all bark. This
pest may often complete its evil work
with no sign above ground until the
foliage suddenly collapSes shortly after
the buds have opened. Commercial or
chardistS place Strychnine-S soaked grain
In hollow tiles or under boards in places
Inaccessible to larger animals or birds,
and In this manner do away with large
numbers Of the pest. Cleaning up brush
and weeds about the orchard Is an ex-
cellent measure in combating any Of
the rodent pests. Strangely, mice hesi-
tate to cross a cleared space so many
growers have learned that a small
clean area about the trunk is Of con-
siderable value as protection. Many
OF our suburban gardens lie adjacent to
wooded areas and trees and hence need
protection. In the city back yard ro-
dents are not much of a problem, and
by all means one would not care to use
strychnine in such situation. One in
Vestigator has made a study Of various
repellent washes and apparently dis
covered a poisonous combination that
can be painted on the trunk of the tree.
The difficulty with such a method of
protection is that it may lose its potency
with the course Of time. After all, 1t Is
difficult to think of more practical
guard than the wire screen.
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and releasing it much less quickly than

and releasing it much less quickly than
would soil particles.
Why Is it that certain apple varieties
are narrowly restricted as to region in
which to attain their best quality while
other varieties are much less particular?
No one has really answered this ques-
ton, although the facts are accepted.
Take our aromatic Grimes Golden to
New York or New England and it be-
comes a. small, rather mediocre fruit
and, on the other hand, bring McIn-
toSh down here and it develops but
little of that flavor which has become
so popular in Northern-grown fruit.
Temperature, light intensity and light
duration likely may be influencing
factors.
The coloring of Autumn foliage is
an interesting phenomenon that always
interests people, yet Is but little under
stood from scientific viewpoint. 1t Is
believed now that coloring Is due to the
disappearance of the green pigments
giving the reds and yellows a chance
to become evident, rather than to any
introduction of new hueS. AS any keen
observer must have noted, species differ
greatly in their tendency to develop
Autumn tintS. The elms, for example,
never develop any color except faded
yellow, whereas the gums always dis
play brilliant colors. Altitude is also
a factor, possibly because of better
drainage on the hillsideS. Withal,
coloring of the trees and shrubs helps
make Autumn one of the most mag
nificent periods in the entire year.
The lack of rain is rather trying on
newly planted grass, but wherever water
ing is possible, the results are aStonish-
ing; fine light green carpet of blue
grass and clover is indeed handsome. 1t
is not too late to plant grass seed now,
although the sooner the better.
The begonia makes handsome bed
ding plant, very free Towering and at
tractive and apparently possessing con-
siderable ability to resist dry weather
conditions.
Fall planting will soon be under way
and with few exceptions trees and
shrubs set out in late Autumn thrive
better than those set in Spring. How
ever, the soil Is little too dry just now
and plants set out should be thoroughly
soaked with water after planting.
Mildew stripped the leaves from the
grape vines this year before the fruit
could ripen and as result much of the
crop never did become edible. This loss
Of the home garden grape crop Is d.
rectly traceable to no spraying or in
adequate spraying. Three or four sprays
would have put the crop across in good
shape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
GARDEN NOTES.

The grayish discoloration on lilac
leaves, so evident at this time, Is
mildew that dishgureS the foliage but
rarely causes any serious injury beyond
detraeting from the appearance Of the
foliage busting with a finely divided
sulphur or spraying with potassium
Aulphite solution, one ounce to three
gallons Of water, are the remedies most
Commonly recommended for lilac mil
dew.
Conditions approximating moderate
drought have prevailed In this locality
this Autumn, despite intermittent rains.
Apparently the water deficit Of 1880
has never been made up and a few
days without rain readily exhaustS the
moisture from the soil. A soil well sup
piled with decaying vegetable matter,
whether it be cover crop plants, COM
posted straw or leaves, always with
STANDS dry periods much better than
strictly mineral soil. Apparently the
small particles Of organic matter act
like small Sponges, absorbing the water
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the Home.

L. Cochran, assisted by Benjamin F.
Reynolds, president, and special COM
mittee.
The judges were w. j. Gray, A. L.
Reith and Lyman Jacobson of the Ma
tional Gardeners Association.
The sweepstakes prize was won by z.
r. King, who was awarded first prize
of the show on his Jersey Beacon dahlia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

The dahlia reigned supreme, al
though there we're gorgeous displays CT
roses, zinnias, wild flowers and vege-
tables, at the annual Fall flower and
horticultural show of the Potomac
Palisades Garden Club, held october
in the Community Church, Conduit
road and Cathedral avenue. The show
was under the Craftsmanship Of Mrs. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
INTEREST AT PEAK
IN RATE DECISION
Commerce Commission Seeks
to Prevent Premature
News Disclosures.

With the freight rate increase plea
OF the railroads already under consider
alton for 10 days, the Interstate Com
merce Commission daily receives q
stream OF inquiries as to the imminence
OF decision. The secretary's Office
estimates about 100 persons ask about
the case each day, with the peak at
tendance, for the most part newspaper
men, on hand at 1880 to $3.50 O'Clock,
the hours when decisions are made
public.
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% Years as Alderman.

J. g. Peace of Wyncombe, England,
who Is 90 years old, has entered his
fifty-fifth year as an alderman for his
borough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Moves Are Guarded.

Meantime, with an announcement
looked for at any time, every move of
the IL commissioners Is guarded. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Russia's max crop is expected to be %
per cent greater than in 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

dividual commissioners are engaged"
to all except special visitors. Other
officials have mo information" Twenty
one months ago the commission an
nounced It's railroad consolidation plan.
One reporter obtained the plan before
it was formally made public. His source
has never been disclosed. The commits
sion Is guarding against recurrence In
the rate case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Extreme Care Exercised.

Usually opinions are written by the
chief examiner handling the case.
They. then are revised by the commits
sion. In highly important cases opin-
ions have been written in the privacy
of q commissions Office, never let out
of sight Of some commissioner, and
even Monograph stencils cut there.
When time comes for mimeographing,
Secretary George B. McGinty or his as
sistant, H. A. ellis, is called to get the
stencils and personally supervise the
operation. One of the secretaries per-
sonally hands out the decision. At no
time Is the opinion OUT of the hands of
members of the most responsible en-
ployes Of the commission.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
WITHOUT CAL0MEL
And You'll Jump Out Of Bed
Iu the Morning Karin to Go

If you feel sour and sunk and the world
looks punk don't swallow lot OF salts,
mineral water. oil laxative candy or chew
ing gum and expect them to make you
suddenly sweet and buoyant and full of
For they can't do it. They only move
thee bowels and a mere movement doesn't
get at the cause. The reason for your
down -and-out feeling is your liver. Il
into your bowels daily.
If this bile is not flowing freely. your
food doesn't digest 1t Just decays in the
bowels. Gas bloats up your stomach: Yon
foul skin, often brea ks out, in blemishes:
Your head aches and you feel down and
out. Your whole system is poisoned.
1t takes those good. old CARRIERS
LITTLE LIVER PILLS to get these two
pounds of bile flowing freely and make
you feel up, and up, They contain won
derful harmless gentle vegetable extracts
amazing when it comes to making the
bile flow freely
Carter's Little Liver Pills. Look for the
name Carters Little Liver Pills on the
red label Resent a substitute. 25c at alt
stores. 1881 {. NJ. 60.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Frees His Wife
of Rheumatism
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The Washington times., 1931-12-10
ADVERTISEMENT
WANT TO LOOK YOUNG {?

The secret of keeping young is to
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there's no need of having a sallow
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
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The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Kellogg Asks Action
To Enforce His Pact

Frank B. Kellogg, former Sec.
retary of State, expressed the
opinion yesterday that "all sig
I1atories to the 9-power Pacific
Treaty of 1922 should send
strong notes Immediately to both
Japan and China and publish
them" Kellogg is co-author of
the Kellogg-Briand pact outlaw
ing war. which virtually every
nation in the world has signed
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Left-Turn Victim
Goes to HOSDitdL

Marvin Hall, SO, of 1920 L st
N. w.. was treated at Georgetown
University Hospital last night for
injuries suffered when struck by
an automobile.
The machine, driven by Jesse
Nichols. "a, Clarendon. Va, was
making left turn from M Street
into Potomac Street Northwest.