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Evening star., 1934-09-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsk1N.

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The
Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, wash
ington, d. G. Please inciose stamp FOL
reply.
Q. How many trees are destroyed
by storms In Washington, d. c. each
year?-C. L.
A. In the fiscal year ending june
30, 1884. total of as were destroyed
by storms. Washington now has
Q. Who gave the dog Lieut.. Bobby
his commission?-I B.
A. The dog Lieut.. Bobby is the
canine mascot Of Company c, Floyd
Rifles, Macon, Ga. He Is owned by
Capt. d. C. Harris, jr., 12lst Infantry
q. M. @. His owner has o warrant
for his commission signed by the late
President Calvin Coolidge. Lieut.
Bobby has been with the company
since 1925.
Q. OF what nationality is the for
mer Empress Zlta of Hungary9--S. p
A. She Is q daughter Of Duke Rob-
ert Of Parma of the House Of Bourbon
She is Of Italian birth.
q. What percentage Of the adult
population Of the United States il
composed of high school graduates?
College graduates?--A. p. z.
A. The percentage Of high school
graduates Is las; college graduates, 2.3
@. Who predicted that airplane.
would end ward. M.
A. John Jacob Astor. 1908. using
physical evolution as phase for pre-.
dieting the universal use of planes
wrote: 'erhis will be q happy dawn
for war will be 50 destructive that II
will probably bring its own end, and thu
human caterpillar, already mechan.
ically converted into grasshopper
viii become q fairly beautiful but.
terfly."
@. What artist Is said to have
created . type Of the American wom'
amp. w.
n. SkldIlcS 0dkl8 Ok0oOu 10 WHITNEY,
with evolving an ideal American gir
in his pictures, which was not only
accepted by the world ut large, bui
which American girls Of the periot
accepted as their portrait and strov'
to live up to. The Gibson man, sait
to be the prototype Of the artist ane
Richard Harding Davis, was scarcel,
less popular as o masculine model.
@. How many times did Lafayette
visit the United States?-T. C.
A. He came to this country in lit
and engaged with the colonists II
their struggle for independence. HI
returned to France In 1779. He re
turned here In six months and partic
ipated in the battle Of Yorktown. III
visited this country In 1784 and II
1924.
@. Which States Of the Union d.
not require registration Of births7-
B. M. M.
A. There Is no State which does no
now provide for the registration O
births.
q. why has the practice Of foot
washing by Christians been discon
tinued?--A. w. r.
A. Christ washed the feet Of HI
disciples as lesson that the creates
should serve the least and that menia
Evening star., 1934-09-13
A Federal Project.

Harland Bartholomew. consultant to
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, emphasizes an i'm
portant point in connection with the
tunnel or subway, which he believes
should be built under the Ellipse on
the line of E street, connecting the
avenue Triangle" with the future
Northwest Rectangle" of Government
buildings. This point is that the ex-
pense, figured roughly at a million
dollars. should be borne wholly or in
part by the National Government.
Mr.. Bartholomew believes that a
tunnel, securing an unobstructed
East-west highway for mass trans
portation between downtown WASH
ington and the future Government
buildings west Of Seventeenth street,
has already become q necessity,
though the need for it win become
increasingly apparent. There is
much merit in his contention. Traffic
dificulties in the triangle area are
increasing steadily. In the opinion
of some experts the problem will
become impossible Of sane solution
unless direct methods Of mass trans
portation by tunnel or subway are
provided. But whatever method is
finally chosen, that method should be
considered at the outset as q Ma
tional Government project. The Ma
tional Governments responsibility, Of
course, does not cease in the mere
construction of great areas Of build
ings. The provision Of access to and
from the buildings for the great and
increasing army of Federal workers
who use them should be as much q
part Of the building project as con-
struction Of the buildings themselves.
The cost Of tunnel or subway Is
prohibitive, as far as the local COM
munity Is concerned. under the pres
ent system Of dividing National Capt.
tai expenses IN the District appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Bartholomew may
find that convincing the local au-
thorities as to the necessity for his
project is only q part Of the story.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
THIS. AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEwELL.

The coming Winter win see more
protection given to plants In local
gardens as q result of the inclement
weather of last February and March.
Gardeners hereabouts, rs generally
throughout the country. grew care
less in this regard, on account Of the
prevailing mild Winters.
It came to be looked upon as rather
old-fashioned, to many q gardening
mind, TO worry much about Winter
protectio6."
Winters. indeed, were not what
they used to be.
But the cold of the year proved
to gardeners everywhere, both ANA
teur and professional, that Winter
can stin be Winter.
The loss Of many plants, including
rosebushes and privet hedges, to
name but two. has soured some home
gardeners.
What is the use. they say, II plants
are going to be killed?
They should remember that the
chances are that plants would not
have been harmed If they had given
them suficient protection, in the form
Of even an elementary mulch, such
as q few leaves held down by sticks
or stones.
Some determination Is necessary
in gardening, as in other matters.
Take roses, for instance.
Thousands of hybrid teas were
killed entirely, and even such sturdy
creations as the Radiance twins were
harmed, so that they have not done
very well this Summer.
Well, whose fault was that?
= n
Surely the gardeners, in the last
analysis.
He simply got in the habit, by
reason of the prevailing mild weather,
Of paying no attention at all to the
old necessity Of Winter mulching.
1t has been Q necessity for too
many hundreds Of years to be over
looked entirely simply because Of q
few mild years.
One reason why gardeners every
where fell into this neglect was the
prevailing discussions Of garden hy-
giene which went on everywhere.
1t was widely stated, and as often
quoted, that collections Of old leaves,
no matter where in garden, fostered
inimical insects and fungi.
There is some truth in that, of
course, but one may wonder, In the
light of an old-time Winter, and the
wisdom which it brought, whether
the cure was not worse than the
disease.
The wise gardener will heed the
admonition Of the Winter.
He will let the insects and blights
attend to their own affairs, and he
will attend to the affairs Of the plants.
There will be plenty of spraying
against disease to be done in any
event; he will let all that 20 to the
proper time in early Spring.
When Winter comes he win put
on q mulch after the first real freeze
Of the season. From the aspects of
the skies at the time of this writing
this freeze does not look far OF, but
there Is no way Of being certain
about that In advance.
The theory of Winter mulching Is
to keep in the cold, rather than keep
1t out.
This means that one must not put
on the old leaves, straw. or other
material selected, too early.
It Is difncult for many persons to
get into their heads, at least as
thoroughly as they might, that the
plant children Of Nature are not so
much harmed by q good freeze Of the
roots Is they are by alternate freezing
up and thawing out.
The latter action Is inimical, not
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Inundation.

Yesterdays deluge, breaking al
records for rainfall within the periot
Of an hour, caused conditions for 6
short time that were reminiscent ol
earlier days, when the old Long
Bridge blocked the river channel and
caused the inundation Of the lower
levels of the business section Of the
city. With Constitution avenue
flooded to q depth of several feet, II
resembled Pennsylvania avenue or
at least two occasions within mem
ory. but with much less damage than
that which was caused by the earlier
visitations.
Old Long Bridge was . veritable
dam, Its weakened piers having from
time to time been buttressed by the
dumping Of rocks around them
choking the channel to the extent
that when freshets occurred. bring
ing debris and in wintertime ice
down the stream, the river backed up
through the sewers and even across
the fiats-now Potomac Park-intc
the city. Pennsylvania avenue be-
came q water course and small boats
were needed to convey the people
across 1t.
Two remedies. incident to the crea-
tion of park out of the morass, ef-
fected the correction Of this condition
One was the deepening Of the, channel
and the other was the replacement ol
the old bridge with q stronger, more
securely founded structure. It was not.
however. until the old bridge was
partly swept away by one Of these
freshets that the long delayed con-
struction Of q new viaduct across the
river was undertaken. !, Eventually
two bridges were built, one for high
way travel. the other for railroad use.
They have not choked the channel
Fl
and the river has not misbehaved to
any serious degree since their con-
struction. though ct times water has
invaded Potomac Park to some ex-
tent.
In the days Of possible Pennsyi-
vania avenue inundation motor cars
were not known. But other vehicles
were caught In the food and rescues
were required. Still 1t is evident, a.
yesterdays storm demonstrated. that
the sewers are not adequate to meet
the extreme demand. It may not be
feasible to enlarge them to the point
where they can carry the tremendous
load Of such sudden and tremen-
dpus downpour IS that of yesterday
However, the matter should bt
studied. in the light Of this visitation
to determine whether the presen,
margin Of safety Is sufncient for III
hut extraordinary cases, and also
whether there Is any measure oi
remedy for such happening. A
record once broken may be broken
again. and with the concentration oi
Government structures within thu
area Of possible inundation the mat.
ter becomes one Of Federal concern
Evening star., 1934-09-13

There Is no apparent reason why
Communists should seek to create q
reign Of terror. Every rational cit
lxen fears them as heartily as the
most perverse underworld vanity could
desire.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

Only the fact that Dillinger Is
permanently disposed of prevents him
from being suspected Of having some
thing to do with the Moro Castle
calamity.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

however, are on the Republican side.
Henry Breckinridge, former Assistant
Secretary Of War under Wilson, and
Bainbridge Colby. who was Wilson'S
Secretary Of State ct one time. are
cases In point where the Democrats
hass ahandnnsd the New Deal
Evening star., 1934-09-13

service was dignined. Many Chris
tian sects stil1 practice Il. The
United States census Of religious
bodies lists 80 sects which stili at
least occasionally observe the ancient
practice.
Q. Are most criminals IN their
| "20S"?-G. 8.
A. Generally speaking, this Is true.
The age group Of Is to 80 contributes
about 73 per cent Of our criminals.
Q. How many oranges does Il take
to make . quart Of orange juicea
IS. p.
A. Oranges vary In size and In juice
content. An average orange contains
| about 2 ounces of Juice, 30 16
oranges would make quart Of orange
juice.
q. Is Japan larger than Great Brit
ain and Irelanda-B. r.
| A. Slightly. Japan proper contains
148,756 square miles, while Great
Britain and Ireland contain III, ,633
square miles.
@. What is the theme Of "The
Hound Of Heaven" by Francis Thomp-
!, son?-J. e. ".
A. 1t describes the poets night from
God, the pursuit and the overtaking.
@. Should person knock upon
the closed door Of business ONCE?
I'M. N.
| A. This is not done. Business of,ces
are public. One does not enter q spri-
vate" ofice without an invitation.
@. What Is the meaning Of Ma
vourneen?"-B. 3.
| A. It is derived frorn two Irish
words, "mo" and "mhurnen," mean
ing my darling.
@. What is considered . perfect
base ball game?-W. M.
A. 1t Is q game in which there are
no runs, no hits and no one reach
ing first base.
| q. When were wigs first worn7--
G. N.
A. In ancient Egypt, both men and
women wore wigs. The Egyptians
were expert wigmakers.
@. What reason, other than q sem
timental one, accounts for the deep
interest Of Germany and France in
the Saar?-F. 8. M.
A. The Saar Basin, or Valley, dis
puted territory between Germany and
France, contains some Of the richest
coal and iron mines in the world
and also has vast plants for the man.
ufacture Of steel. It Is exceedingly
rich in other mineral developments,
and for this reason the plebiscite In
1895 to determine its possession ID
eagerly awaited by both Germany
and France. It has been disputed
territory for hundreds Of years.
@. When curling teams play Q set
Of matches, what name Is used?-F. ].
i A. It 10 called bonspiel.
| Q. What Is the theme song Of the
motion picture '-The Fountain"?--
A. M.
A. It is called Medley"
j @. What was the gold reserve Of
this country in the Spring of 1888
and In 1934?-C. II. J.
n A. The gold reserve a. Of April
1888, was $3,916. .00o, 900; as Of April,
1894, It was $7,756, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

Persons who dislike dogs do not 90
quite 80 far as to insist that efforts
TO stop their evil influence in pari
niutuel circles ought. to begin by
shooting the greyhounds.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

A few eminent citizens are such en-
thusiastic job hunters that they will
even resign from . Government ofice
In order to keep hunting.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

Youth is encouraged to closer study
than usual this Fall by . natural de-
sire to ascertain whether some of the
school books are as bad as they have
been painted.
Evening star., 1934-09-13


regard to the action sometimes called
Intelligence In plants" The plant
mind" IL you want to call it such,
does not know then whether It Is
coming or going" according to the
popular expression. But freeze, and
staying froxe, Is something the plant
can understand" That is what 1t
has been used to over the centuries.
One should not be In too great Q
hurry this Autumn to put mulch ma
terial around plants, but 1t should
20 on at last.
Formerly 1t was the custom to heap
earth up high around the main stalk
or stalks of rosebushes. In really
cold localities this earth mulch was
carried as high as . foot, making q
regular mound all around the base
Of the plant.
In Spring this mound gradually
was taken down, not all ut once, but
q little day after day, so that the
plant stem should not be exposed too
suddenly to the action Of light and
air. rs q
Leaves offer some Of the best plant
material to be used as . mulch. OF
recent years they have fallen into dis
repute on account Of their supposed
acid content. t
One may wonder II this acidity Is
enough to cause any real trouble to
any plant, even such specimens as
demand alkaline soil for their best
growth. Oak leaves, for instance,
i, are recommended as mulch for
rhododendrons, which normally de-
mand acid conditions for their best
culture. The gardener who depends
upon them for his rhodes, however,
will be disappointed, in that they dc
not seem to give enough acidity for
the purpose. He must have recourse,
normally, II he wants the best rhodo-
dendron growth, to specially pre-
pared fertilizers which contain plenty
Of acid-snaking chemicals. Or he
must sprinkle easily obtained EPSON
salts on the ground. q
No one should hesitate, therefore
to use leaves as Winter mulch.
There Is some bother attached tc
keeping them in place. Strong, thici
branches are, among the best material
for this, although old boards come In
handy, to say nothing Of stones and
bricks. So
Old bagging material, such as dis
carded hemp and jute, is very good
mulchs. Straw Is good, although
somewhat unsightly.
A good thick layer Of peat moss
will help Since this material holds
. great deal of water, 1t might b
just as well to mulch with peat early,
permitting it to freeze with the
ground around the roots. The water
In the peat cells would thaw out, Of
course, but the material itself would
protect the frozen condition below
The gardener should not become toe
concerned. with every process Of plant
life. Nature gives her truest chill
dren, the plants and animals, wide
latitude In which they can i've. Per-
haps the theory Of the frozen state Il
mostly In the human mind, after al.
What plants need Is resting period.
and II they get that, frozen or un-
frozen, they viii do very well. II Il
becoming to be believed that most
plants need plenty Of water in the
FAIL Just before freezing up. Local
gardeners win have an opportunity
of testing out this theory this Au-
tumn. In the meantime, they should
not permit the Losses caused BY last
Winter to dishearten them, but
should replant as soon Is possible
their fatorites. Then resolve to pro-
tect them better.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHmANDrR JOHNSON.

Transition.
No more the bird
In song Is heard,
To WOO the eyes to dreaming;
But in the mart
The echoes start
OF conflict and of scheming.
The busy life
With all its strife,
Now opens up before us.
Mute is the song,
The knocking throng
Starts up the anvil chorus.
The dropping rose
Doth not disclose
Its old-time tint and shading.
The petals all
Begin to fall,
And Summers mood is fading.
The ruthless din
Doth now begin.
And men with mighty clamor
Have put away
The soft bouquet
They're reaching for the hammer.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

Whist was . comparatively simple
game before preliminary bidding was
elaborated. So was politics before they
put the primaries In.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

His relations with Huey Long may
give the Governor Of Louisiana an
idea Of how the King of Italy feels
toward Mussolini. ~
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Shades Of Meaning.

Truth is stranger than fiction" I"
said the man who quotes.
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, '.it
is stranger-or at all events it is more
unusual" =.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
adequate" /"

From the Louisville QaszsssrJournal.
The principal nstacle to naval dis
armament d that al countries insist
On an "sdsauats" nasy.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

StAteSm2nSh1p.
"A statesman should know how to
advise the masses"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum,
'and the masses are very much like
individuals. In order to keep their
friendship, YOU must find out what
they prefer and then advise it." ].
Evening star., 1934-09-13
A September MELODY.

CCPScmUcI MCAO0ys
Katydid she sing tune
And de words Is ''pretty soon!"
Pretty soon well put away
Desc straw hats we wears todayi
Pretty soon I'll kind O. pine
Fob dat overcoat of mine.
Pretty soon youn all see me
Hangin' roun' de 'simmon tree.
Pretty soon de frost will come,
Da's whut gwinter help US some.
Out here 'neaf de yaller moon,
Whah it's mos as light as noon,
I sure likes to hear dat tune
Dat dey sings bout pretty soon"
Evening star., 1934-09-13
dey sings bout pretty
A Comparison.

Wisdom Is greater than wealth" !"
said the sincere citizen.
Perhaps" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. "And yet you can found coll
lege with money, but you can't start .
bank with wisdom"
Evening star., 1934-09-13
The Constant Kicker.

The Constant Kicker.
To my custom am sticking
With my customary skin.
There Is, not much use In kicking,
But there's none In keeping still.
de man dat won't take nc
chances" said Uncle Eben. "ain' 60,
courage. an de man dat takes too
many ain got sense.s
Evening star., 1934-09-13

@. What was the gold reserve Of
this country in the Spring Of 1888
and In 1934?-C. r. J.
A. The gold reserve as Of April
1888, was $3,916. .000, 900: a. Of April,
1894, It was $7,756, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

Q. What Is the theme song Of the
motion picture ''The Fountain"?--
A. M.
A. It is called Medley"
Evening star., 1934-09-13

@. When curling teams play . set
Of matches, what name Is usedf-F. j.
A. It 10 called . bonspiel.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

q. why has the practice Of foot
washing by Christians been discon-
tinued?-A. w. r.
A. Christ washed the feet Of His
disciples as o lesson that the greatest
should serve the least and that menial
Evening star., 1934-09-13

would defeat New Deal candidate
for the Senate In that State.
While the Democrats seem to be
getting more and more New Deal,
the Republicans are swinging more
and more into line against that kind
of q deal. Take the recent uprising
In New York State, where the old
line Republicans have shorn w. Kings
land Macy. State chairman, Of power,
as indicated In the committee meet
ing held yesterday. They could have
thrown Mr.. Macy out on his .ear. II
they had wanted to 60 to that ex-
tent. But apparently they are count
ing on what the State convention and
the State Committee will do when they
meet in Rochester September ~.
Macy has been In favor soft-pedaling
the opposition to the New Deal in
the New YORK campaign this year.
He has looked with favor on Samuel
Seabury. independent Democrat, as .
fusion candidate" against Gov. Leh-
man, the choice Of the Democrats.
The Millses, the Wadsworths, the
Smells, the Fishes and the rest Of the
old guard, on the other hand, are de-
nouncing the New Deal from morn
ing till night, and they viii stomach
no fusion candidate, they say. It
looks 8 though they had put the
skids under Mr.. Macy. This ruction
In the Republican party, however.
seems rather unfortunate from The
q. O. p. standpoint on the eve Of the
campaign. and calculated TO assure .
Democratic victory In the Emptls
State.
Not IN ths dsfsetiens IN sgsw ia,
Evening star., 1934-09-13

49,, ,ssua-s<1
Evening star., 1934-09-13

q. When were wigs first worn7--
G. N.
A. In ancient Egypt, both men and
women wore wigs. The Egyptians
were expert wigmakers.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

@. Which States Of the Union do
not require registration of births7-
B. M. M.
A. There Is no State which does not
now provide for the registration Of
births.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
her debut at the Long View Club
November.

her debut at the Long View Club in
November.
Mrs John F. Dryden will be hostess
at tea this afternoon at her home on
Tracy place in honor of Mrs. Margaret
Sanger Mrs. Dryden will be assisted
in receiving by Mr.. Dryden's mother.
MRS. Forrest F. Dryden, Of Stronghold,
at Bernardsville, N. j., who has come
to Washington for the birth-control
conference next week at the Hotel
Mayflower. The guests will include
members Of the Reception Committee
TOR the conference and others interested
in the birth-control movement. At the
tea table will be Mrs. Reginald s.
Huidekoper, Mrs. william j. Flather, jr.;
Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, Mrs. James
F. Mitchell, Mrs. Frederic A. Delano,
Mrs Henry Leonard and Mrs. Winslow
B. Van Devanter.