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Evening star., 1933-08-23

One sensitive to Natures changes can
be as finely sad on a gloomy day in
Summer as at any other time. Cloudy
weeks at seashore and mountain en-
able the moody to work themselves up
at any season.
The gloom of Nature is mans mind
reflected in clouds and the like. In
the strange, immutable purposes of the
universe, now and then seen darkly
by mortals, there is no such thing as
brightness or gloominess, but only
aWareneSS of what is
The home gardener. therefore, II he
have even a touch Of the poet and the
philosopher in him, refuses to weep in
the Fall, even as he refuses to cut
| capers in meadows in June.
He takes the seasons as they come,
and is always listening for the changes,
pleasant enough in their way. That is
why he is able to detect Autumn in his
own garden long before anything is said
about 1t in the newspapers.
Now he is able to see the failures. and
the half failures, in his own plot of
ground, to look somewhat wisely over
the lay Of his land, and to decide
where he might make improvements, II
possible
This is game, too, this gardening.
He cannot tell himself positively that
he will make improvements. inevitably
and as surely as the seasons roll
That would be prophecy, not garden
ing.
He can tell himself that he will do
two things:
/. He will attempt to see failures
2. He will try to profit by what he
has seen.
This program is as far as he can go
He will have the pleasure of knowing
that 1t is a great deal farther than
many another man or woman Will 60.
To attempt to see, and to try to proft
| there is program enough for any one
who is sincere in his seeing and in his
attempting.
The small home garden presents
| plenty of opportunity for both.
Dissatisfaction is the key
The last of August, the first part of
| September-there Is no better time Of
the year for looking over the lawns. the
| terraces, the trees. the flower borders.
| the shrubbery, the evergreens, the lily
| pool.
Something here can be removed, per-
! haoS placed somewhere else with profit
! TO the plant and to the site.
| Here is Bechtels crab, covered with
orange rust as it almost always is at
! this time of year The rust does not
harm the small tree, it is true, but 1t
undoubtedly hurts its appearance very
much.
The gardener may decide that the
| corner Of the garage is. after all. far
too prominent a position for any plant,
no matter how good. which insists on
! covering itself in August with such an
unsightly blemish.
| He looks around him. in order to see
! if some other situation would not be
! better for the crab, and especially for
| the garden.
! This is one small example Of what
| We mean by seeing and planning in the
: garden at this time of the year. Soon
! leaves will begin to fall, one by one,
| under Autumn's influence.
! Then the orange rust will be forgot
| ten for another year, and it will be very
easy to plead the case Of the specimen
/ for retention in its present position.
In all this seeing and planning and
| eXecution-there is nothing which will
| take the place of notebook and pencil,
in which and with which to write down
| what one sees at the time he sees il In
| the garden, as elsewhere, it is so easy to
forget.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
New York Election Watched
As Test of Political Forces

on the ballot, a fair measure Of its
caliber.'
la Guardia has the important quail
fication as a candidate of honesty"
declares the Topeka Daily Capital,
though adding Whether he will make
a good mayor is another question. if
he should be elected" On the other
hand. the Danbury-News-T Times offers
the judgment of the merits of the pres
ent mayor In renominating Mayor
John P. O'Brien Tammany meets the
issue squarely. OBrien is a well edu-
Gated. really capable lawyer. an expert
enced politician and dyed-ln-the- e-wool
Tamnauy Democrat. He is a good type
of man The objection is not to him,
but to the system back of him. Tam
many has attempted to maintain its
organization of Office holders in full
numbers at salaries far beyond the
ability of New York taxpayers. 1t is
this failure to balance the city's budget
which will defeat OBrien, if he is de-
feated"
The Tammany ticket is strictly ma
chine. of course" as viewed by the
New York Sun. but that gives it a
better chance for success than if it
had been partly window-dressed. II
the Democrats win the election after
all the mistakes and charges that have
marked the last four years it will be
largely because of the power of Or
ganization."
The Omaha World-Herald takes ac-
count of the fact that "Tammany wins
and wins again. not so much because it
is a corrupt spoils system as because
it is an organization that guards. with
fatherly concern, the needs of its de-
pendents.' The Baltimore (morning)
Sun feels certain that fusion forces
face the opposition of the hundreds of
thousands of job holders" The Charles
ton IS. c. Evening Post is of the
opinion that doubtless the present
mayor will be reelected" and suggests
that "it is really a pity that a capable
opposition to Tammany cannot be Or
Evening star., 1933-08-23
Arrivals and Departures.
From the Cleveland News.

From the Cleveland News.
A four-line item tells Of the arrival
at Pernambuco, Brazil. of the Graf
Zeppelin from Germany.
The Graf with this trip inaugurates
a. fortnightly service between Europe
and South America. This is its fourth
trip this season.
Attracting about as much attention
as the regular arrival of transatlantic
ocean liner, this giant craft now sells
the air lanes as a matter of course.
Yet only short time ago its crossing
was hailed as one Of the greatest tri-
umphs of aerial navigation, indeed OF
the whole art of transportation.
The era of transoceanic air commerce
cal definitely be said to be here.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing to our Infor-
nation Bureau in Washington, D. c.
This offer applies strictly to informa-
ton. The bureau cannot give advice
on legal, medical and financial mat
tiers. 1t does not attempt to settle do
mestic troubles or undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly and briefly. Give
full name and address and inclose 3
cents in coin or stamps for return
postage. Do not use post cards. The
reply is sent direct to the inquirer. Ad-
dress The Washington Star Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, Direc-
tor, Washington, D. c.
@. Was there religious revival In
Chicago at the time OF the 1893 Worlds
Fair?-J. c.
A. There was what was called the
Worlds Fair evangelization campaign.
Numerous churches. theaterS and tents
were used. and the gospel was preached
in several languages. 1t is estimated
that the attendance reached 1000, 600
during the Summer About seven
eighths of the people were probably
not residents of Chicago.
@. Are there tunnels through the
famous Alpine peaks?-W. A. E.
A. The existing tunnels, opening
communication with Italy do not pene-
trate the more famous peaks. but the
French government shortly will begin
work on a new tunnel which will pene-
trate Mont Blanc, one Of the most
famous Of the Alps.
@. What is there in dental plate
powders that makes the plates stay
put"?-A. S. H.
A. The ingredient that makes them
adhesive is gum tragacanth.
@. Does India raise coffee as we'll as
ea?-H. NJ.
A. While India is chiefly famous for
tea, it has 5000 coffee plantations. with
an annual crop of about 34,000,000
pounds. Practically no Indian coffee
comes to the United States, England
France. Germany and Norway being
the principal markets.
@. How many banks has Canada?
When did the last bank failure in
Canada occur?-S S.
A. The Canadian banking system
consists Of 10 private banks, operating
through 1910 branches distributed
throughout the Dominion, 1t is said
that the last bank failure in Canada
took place in 1928.
@. Should IS" be added to the word
dozen" to form the plural?-P. NJ. R.
A Dr. Vizetelly says: Exercise care
in writing or uttering the word dozen
If a number precedes. then dozen
forms the correct plural; if not the
plural is formed by adding an S Say
six dozen sheep, but many dozens Of
cattle "
@ What was George Eliots name at
the time of her death?-W. B. C.
A In May, 1880 she married John
Walter Cross. She died in December
Of the same year.
Q What is the best food for old
boXWood?-E. B.
A The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that the best food for boxwood
is COW manure.
c. Have any members of the Portu-
guese race Negro blood?-C. w. l.
A. The Portuguese people exhibit
many racial elements. The earliest
known ancestors are the Iberians The
peasants of Portugal are related to the
Asturian Spaniards. Jewish and Arabic
blood is found in the central districts
and African in the south.
O. Did the Southern Confederacy
issue any coins?-R. L. F.
A. 1t issued silver half dollars and
subsidiary coins of nickel copper and
bronze. There were relatively few Of
these, most OF the money being paper.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

troduced in England from Italy. where
1t was a relic Of old Roman customs, In
the early part Of the eighteenth century.
But 1t was used long before that In
Northern Europe. as certain quaint pic
lures of primitive Anglo-Saxon doings
attest. Regarded generally as part Of a.
woman's equipment, it was not until
one Jonas Hanaway, an eccentric trav-
eler, demonstrated its utility as a pro-
lection from the rain that it was gen.
orally adopted for masculine use.
Modern umbrellas are in some re-
spects decided improvement over those
Of earlier times, what with steel con-
struction and lighter but equally i'm
pervious fabrics. But they do not last
as long as do those clumsier prototypes
such as that Of Sarah Camp, whose
"brolly" has become an immortal legend.
A good stout umbrella was a proud, al
most permanent possession. subject
mainly to the depredations of mankind
rather than to the onslaught of the
forces of nature. The borrowed UNI
brella is a synonym for the light
heartedness with which other peoples
property is acquired without leave
Robert Louis Stevenson in a delightful
essay on the PHILOSOPHY of Um-
brellas," says:
Except in a very few cases of hy-
pocrisy joined to powerful intellect,
men, not by nature umbrellarians, have
tried again and again to become so by
art. and yet have failed-have ex-
pended their patrimony in the purchase
of umbrella after umbrella, and yet
have Systematically lost them, and have
finally, with contrite spirits and shrunk-
en- purses, given up their vain struggle
and relied on theft and borrowing for
the rest of their lives.
Perhaps some of the umbrellas that
went the way of all junk this morning
were thus acquired, and so are not re-
garded by their bearers as total losses.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
Fathers of Families First.

Secretary Of Labor Perkins has ruled
that fathers Of families are to have
preference in the allotment Of jobs on
public works projects. The decision. OF
course, is both wise and humane. 1t
will be commended by social service
agencies and by economists and sociolo-
usts ip general.
Frakis Bacon summed up the prob
lem oIhe family man in his celebrated
Evening star., 1933-08-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Fun Weary.

Fun Weary.
I'm wearying of the funny things
That do not make me laugh,
For Time a trace of mildew brings
That touches cen the chaff
I'm wearying of the pompous elf
Who has grand tales to tell
And If he glorifies himself
Believes that all is well.
I'm wearying Of the fad and fate
That make the public shout
As from old hats magicians take
The same old rabbits out.
Although sense CT humor clings
AS many things I see,
I'm wearying of the funny things
That hold no laugh for me.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIIV.

@. Was Thomas Jefferson q great
letter writer?-M G..
A. It is said that he usually wrote
from ten to fifteen thousand letters
year. In 1920 he answered cnly 1857.
@. How old is Clyde Beatty. the lion
trainer, and how much does he weigh?
E. D.
A. Clyde Beatty was born in Chilli
cothe, Ohio, June 10, 1905. He is five
feet five and a half inches tall and
weighs las pounds.
@. Do farmers and ranchers come
under the N. r. APR. z. M
A. They do not come under the
N. r. A., but under the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration. That branch
is working out system.
@. How does the national debt of
the United States at the present time
compare with the debt at the close OF
the World War?-J. H. w.
A. The high point of the national
debt came in 1919, amounting to about
SIS ,224 900 900. 1t now is about S22-
000000000 In the meantime it has
been down to about $4,000 100000.
@. Who said that no capital in the
world had park which could compare
with Rock Creek Park at Washington,
D. C.?-N. N.
A. Viscount Bryce, former British
Ambassador to the United States, ex-
pressed this opinion.
O. What Is the Egyptian Bible?-
E NJ
A. 1t is one of the Oldest known
translations and part of it probably
goes back to the third century.
c. Of what kind Of hair are artists
paint brushes maGe?-S. T.
A They are made from camel's hair
or Russian squirrels hair.
O. To what political party did Abra-
ham Lincoln belong before the forma-
ton OF the Republican party?-T. S. A.
A. He was Wing.
O. Can liquor be shipped through the
Panama Canal zone from one point
in the Republic of Panama to
another?-S. D.
A. Under a convention Of March "a,
/ 1888, between the United States and
I Panama the transit of alcoholic liquor
| through the Panama Canal Zone under
/ seal and certificate of the Panaman
authorities is permitted.
@ Where are John Adams and John
! Quincy Adams buried B. Med
/ A. They are buried il a crypt under
the First Parish Church at Quincy,
Mass.
, @. Why is Chicago called the Garden
! City?-G D.
A When the Latin motto, "Urbs in
horto" was placed upon the city seal
! Chicago was city Of brcac lawns and
shady streets.
@. How many times has Janet Gay
nCr been married M K
A Once. She was married TO Lydell
Peck, out is now divorced.
Q. How long cid Jamestown, Va,
/ exist "A T
/ A 1t was founded in May. 1907, and
I was the seat Of government of Virginia
( from 1919 until 1898, when it was laid
waste by fire and was not rebuilt.
! @. Are homes in Sweden usually
! lighted by electricity?-T. o.
! A Miss Signe Borllnd, Swedish home
economist, says that 95 per cent OF the
! homes. both rural and urban, have cleo
! trio lights. Other electric equipment,
however, is usually lacking.
@. Who said Truth is stranger than
fiction "A M.
"A. Lord Byron used the expression
in Don Juan"
Evening star., 1933-08-23

France is studying the activities Of
Mussolni and, with all her accumula-
tion of wealth, taking heed Of the fact
that good will may prove worth more
than gold
Evening star., 1933-08-23
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Evening star., 1933-08-23

Intimations that N. R. A. will favor
violent methods to enforce its ideals
have been repudiated by Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson. There is to be no declaration
Of boycott. But there Is nothing to pre-
vent purchasers from exercising the old
privilege of concentrating their patron
age on such dealers whose patriotism
and devotion to the general welfare de-
serve 1t.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

experiences, the seekers after solitude
on desert islands turn homeward.
This Is delightfully."- entertaining and
pleasing novel, containing all Of the
allure and beauty which the tropics Of
fer for the development Of highly ro-
mantle themes.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

There are many kinds of crime and
the "hgher-ups" may be hard to
reach. However. the police are show
ing the way for citizens to cooperate
in beginning at the bottom and work.
ing up.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

After former Gov Alfred E. Smiths
Of the national industrial recovery act,
the band played the march "Semper
Fidelis,' most appropriate selection.
The music employed in connection with
serious radio programs does not receive
the discriminating attention it deserves.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Attorney Medalie OF New York tells
the grand jury that politics is linked
with crime This is definite challenge
to assertions from Hollywood studios
that crime does not pay"
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Hints Of possible wars indicate no
more than a willingness to analyze
conditions with impartial intelligence
The most devastating wars have us
ually begun suddenly and unforeseen.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Effort Is being made to have prices
so regulated that those who do not care
for beer or soda water can afford to
drink milk
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Undeniable progress has been made
by Hitler as a world influence Some
OF his arbitrary acts are such as to
cause cries OF resentment throughout
all nations.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
War on Crime.

War on Crime.
Now let's join up with the police
And call on every crime to cease,
For everything that brings distress
AS crime is rated more or less
The CRATER and the racketeer,
The hypocrite with methods queer
Will fade away in course OF time
If we persist in war on crime.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
Reciprocitv.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Quebec is planning to copy New
York's milk law And some people want
New York to copy Quebec's rum law.
That might be called Canadian reci-
procity.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Senator Couzens Of Michigan insists
on talking about the prosperity that
was supposed to be around one Of the
corners that the parade of public af-
fairs passed months ago.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
Pulls.

people must learn to pull all to-
gether."
"of course" said Senator Sorghum.
But in politics the fact can not be en-
tirely disregarded that a man may
sometimes need little private pull Of
his own
Jud Tunkins says crime does not pay,
but some criminals appear to enjoy it
just for the pleasure of getting their
pictures In the paper.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Success quite often will depend
In obstinacy till the end
Yet more in knowing when to sign
With promptness on the dotted line.
While glory follows courage rash,
The man who cuts the real dash
As he rewards at will allots
Is he who simply writes the dots.
Keep on tryin," said Uncle Eben
TITS better to be a perp lal beginner
dan a gutter" y .--
Evening star., 1933-08-23

Paris is protesting against noises
which inventive genius has not tried
very earnestly to eliminate. The
Maxim silencer is as yet about the only
important mechanical device that works
with a minimum of sound 1t is a de-
fense Of the criminal rather than
benefit to the orderly citizen.
Evening star., 1933-08-23
SpOrtsmanShip.

do you regard the business future
with confidence?"
Certainly answered Mr. Dustin
Stax. Money may be hard to keep
track of, but eventually there is bound
to be greater prosperity for somebody,
and am willing to- take my chances
with the rest of the folks
"He who listens to all things" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, will have
opportunity to select the truth, which,
were he wise, he would have known
with far less listening"
Evening star., 1933-08-23
DREAM ISLAND. BY Florence Rid
dell. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippin-
COtt Co


colt Co.
Linn Morrison dreamed so often and
so viVidly about an island in the tropics
that she came to believe that in some
earlier incarnation of herself she had
lived on it and knew every inch of it.
Her home is in London and she works
for a publishing house. Like most peo-
pie who by any chance come in contact
with printers ink. she is confident that
she was born to be writer. Her head
Is brlmming with plots demanding to
be released in good novels, but she
knows that she cannot write in Lon
don She needs inspiration to carry
her plots and ideas along and she is
convinced that an island in the tropics.
preferably the one of her dreams, is
the only place where the divine spark
will ignite
An unexpected opportunity is pre-
Sented by wealthy woman with
literary ambitions who offers Linn a
position as secretary if she will accom-
pany her on cruise in the South Seas,
and, of course, she promptly accepts it.
in the fulfillment of her dreams grows
by leaps and bounds. Contentment and
happiness apparently prevail on board
until the ships most attractive officer
is found to be devoting much of his
time and a surplus of his attention tC
the pretty secretary of Lady Hewlington
The girl is nobody'S nit-wit, but this is
her first experience at falling in love
and with gorgeous nights on board a
yacht cruising under the tropical moon
it is no wonder that she loses her heart
completely to man skilled in the art
of winning the affections of women
Heartsore and disillusioned, Iinr
makes sudden resolve in the dead oi
night and promptly proceeds to carry
it out. Her rash action results in hel
final arrival on the island of hel
dreams. though the way has been tor
tuous and slow A desert island. il
appears to be. for no sign of habitatior
exists. Then it develops that there
are two others making a temporary
home in the solitude of the jungle-s
wealthy Englishman and his manser-
want, living in luxury. David Gavin
has come to the island because OF
his hatred for all women and to write
a book. Linn has made her way to the
island to write book and to nurse a
vow made to herself to hate all men
Just the right combination to start The
proper kind of desert island romance.
Independence is virtue when usec
with common sense, but when it Is
flung around carelessly as a challenge
it is likely to breed trouble. Linn''
independence soon leads to difficulties
Then a whole tribe of natives from 9
neighboring island infests the place al
the heels of beautiful half-caste gir
who has set herself up as a goodies.
whom they must obey. Troubles follow
in rapid succession when Ulele en-.
deavors to win the love Of two men
Love and trust play hide-and-seek with
hate and mistrust In veritable merry
go-round of passions until, weary ant
worn, bruised and battered by theil
Evening star., 1933-08-23
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@. What is there in dental plate
powders that makes the plates stay
put"?-A. S. H.
A The ingredient that makes them
adhesive is gum tragacanth.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@. To what political party did Abra-
ham Lincoln belong before the forma-
ton OF the Republican party?-T. S. A.
A. He was a Whig
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@. Of what kind of hair are artists
paint brushes made?-S. T.
A They are made from camels hair
or Russian squirrels hair.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@. Where are John Adams and John
Quincy Adams buried B. Med.
A They are buried il crypt under
the First Parish Church at Quincy,
Mass.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@. Can liquor be shipped through the
Panama Canal zone from one point
in the Republic Of Panama to
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@. Why is Chicago called the Garden
City?-G. D.
A When the Latin motto, "Urbs in
horto." was placed upon the city seal
Chicago was city Of brcac lawns and
SHADY streets
Evening star., 1933-08-23

O. What Is the Egyptian Bible?-
E. NJ.
A. 1t is one of the Oldest known
translations and part Of it probably
goes back to the third century.
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@ What was George Eliot's name at
the time of her death?-W. B. C.
A In May 1880. she married John
Walter Cross. She died in December
of the same year
Evening star., 1933-08-23

A Under a convention Of March IA,
1888, between the United States and
Panama the transit Ct alcoholic liquor
through the Panama Canal Zone under
seal and certificate of the Panaman
authorities is permitted
Evening star., 1933-08-23

@ What is the best food" for old
boxwood?-E B.
A The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that the best food for boXwood
is COW manure.