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Evening star., 1934-06-21
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL.

Home gardeners have yet to see
signs of the praying mantis, most
peculiar and interesting insect.
Maybe the cold Winter froze them
In their cases.
These beautiful structures swung
high In large shrubs all during the
cold weather. protected from the
moisture Of the ground.
They have been gone many days, but
still there is no sign Of the strange
insect which somewhat resembles q
gigantic grasshopper.,
1t may be that the Summer has not
had enough prolonged heat to bring
them out of their shrubby hiding
places, where they feed on smaller
insects of various types. mainly the
sorts which do untold damage to
plants.
There are many other strange liv-
ing things in the garden, things
nightly disliked by all flnicky per-
sons. whether men or women.
These queer creatures-and we
mean the former. Of course-lurk In
out-of-the-way places.
Some of them hide In the bark OF
trees, from which they are picked of
ger. the flicker.
The new gardner should not mind
birds of any variety clinging to the
bark Of trees. and apparently attempt
ing to riddle it with holes.
The chances are that he is eating
worms or other creatures, or forms Of
creatures, which. in their turn, would
growing things of the garden.
One need not be an expert" to
know this. The fact Is that about
nine out of ten garden insects are
harmful. The harmless ones can be
counted on the fingers of one hand
or even less. The familiar lady bug
is one of the good ones, and should
be left alone, because it feeds upon
plant lice and the like. The lightning
bug, beloved of children, does no dam
age, as far as we have heard.
The praying mantis, too, consumes
many harmful smaller forms. 1t does
no particular damage himself. HIS
long legs, his very size, will strike
fear into the hearts of those who
instinctively dislike creeping" things
OF all sorts, but he, too, should be lei
alone. as he will harm nothing.
Old tree stumps. still clothed ir
bark, should have the latter peeled
of. for the bark stands just far
enough away from the bulk Of the
stump to permit various larval forms
of insects to hide there.
II piece of such bark is pulled
back from the top, many white crea-
lures will be seen to scurry down to
the darkness they prefer
One may not know the name or
place of such things, but he may fee
reasonably sure that they will do his
garden no good, If he let's them alone
Bark should be stripped from such
stumps and the sides painted with
a pleasing dark green, such as blind
green"
Many varieties Of trees need no such
protection. but the stump weather.
to most harmonious coloration
which goes well with the garden a,
it Is at all seasons of the year.
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People are always curious about q
"hummingbird," as they call it, which
visits phlox plants later on.
This is not a bird at all, but q
moth. sometimes called the hum
mingbird moth" because it slightly
resembles the rubybreasted hummer
This curious moth abounds in
neighborhoods where catalpa trees
grow. One stage of its career is spent
on that tree in caterpillar form.
This moth has a large green body
Evening star., 1934-06-21
The Code Of "Face."
From the New York Herald Tribune.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
The Oriental code of face is some
thing that no one has ever succinctly
defined to the satisfaction of an Occi-
dental adult 1t is, nevertheless, capa-
BILE of illustration and all children are
instinctively so familiar with its stat
utes that in the Far East they enjoy
the reputation of being the only in
fallible interpreters of Oriental mo-
tiveS.
II the mettlesome mount of purse
proud Oriental suddenly SHES and
tosses the rider and his finery into the
omnlpresent mire, and II the assem-
bled muleteers, water coolies and vii
lage loafers burst into a raucous
guffaw. as they certainly will. the dis
mounted nabob will be Historically
angry. For while it is the essence of
greatness in the East to be stared at,
to be laughed at is the most excruciat-
ing of all tortures.
In such a situation "face" is seriously
jeopardiZed, but 1t can be saved, as
every small boy will understand, by q
dramatic display of thoroughly un-
reasonable anger, which Is not visited
upon the offensive yokels, because that
might evoke still more humiliating
reprisals, but upon some inonensive
and wholly irresponsible object, like
q street dog or waySide hitching post.
And now. for an application of these
strange principles to the international
affairs of the Far East, behold the fury
Of the Japanese in the matter Of that
Mr.. Kuramoto, who failed as dismally
to get himself eaten by Chinese wolves
as to be martyred by Chinese patriots. :"
During the days that the distraught
Mr.. Kuramoto was skulkng among the
tombs outside Of Nanking 1t will be
remembered that the Japanese-for-
eign office, press and reactionaries,
societies-were ostentatiously rolling
up their sleeves In preparation for the
pleasant job of extactins from China q
handsomeSndemnity in cash OK kind.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

In the agitation for more thorough
control of the petroleum industry, two
points are discussed chiefly by the
newspapers-violations of the code
and the heavy tax burden borne by
the industry.
Secretary Ickes,' says the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram. states that the
largest single ting the matter with
the industry Is illustrated by his de-
partment's discovery that the East
Texas oil field contains many un-
scrupulous operators who are manip-
ulating hot oil by portable refineries,
trick valves and pipes tapping the
wells under the ground. The largest
single thing the matter with every
thing is that same cross-section OF
human nature running through In
dustrial affairs. While we have been
building panhandlers somewhat as
Nature manufactures stalagmites-a
drop, drop, drop Of nickel or q dime
at q time-we have been making wise
cracks at those who boldly asserted
that work Is the poorest possible way
to make q living. The racket's the
thing There are nearly as many
addicts to that code as there are to
the one used by the 'panhandlers.' 1t
isn't true that the oil industry has
a monopoly of the cult-the oil busi-
ness merely is more spectacular. What
q nice distinction Is that one between
the drilling of hole to tap well
below the surface and the drilling OF
a hole to tap q safe behind the COM
bination?"
Secretary Ickes is convinced" ac-
cording to the Kansas City Times,
that his powers are not extensive
enough to obviate q degree Of over
production that might demoralize the
whole oil market. His powers are de-
rived through the oil code and section
9 (c) Of the recovery act. Under the
code an attempt has been made to
prorate production to meet the es-
timated demand. It is charged that
some of the State authorities have al
lowed prorations above the demand
margin. The result, especially in
Eastern Texas, has been an excess of
oil. An attempt Of the Government
to prevent refineries from handling
this excess production has been met,
in Texas, by an injunction granted
in a Federal District Court. The
Court of Appeals reversed the District
Court, but granted q stay pending q
decision by the Supreme Court The
Government has made no attempt to
enforce the criminal provisions of sec
ton 9(c), preferring to employ the
injunction process In civii procedure. I"
1.-THE present procedure" explains
the South Bend Tribune, is for the
Interior Department TO estimate the
total amount Of oil needed to supply
consumptive demands. This amount
In then prorated among the several
States and the quotas allotted are TO
be accepted by the States. Each State
authority then prorates the State
quota among the individual wells Of
the State. In States without an oil
regulatory body the prorating Is being
done by Government officials. Sup
Evening star., 1934-06-21
Patriotic GeneraIities.

Patriotic Generalities.
els Crimson Gulch in favor of pre-
paredness?"
Yes" answered Cactus Joe. I'VE
are doing all we can to honor mil
itary titles by giving a special Fourth
of July celebration for two distin-
guished visitors. One Is a general In
the Salvation Army and the other is
a general in the N. r. A."
"Your railroads have been so power
ful," said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, that you have sometimes
found difficulty in making the voice
Of the people sound as loud as a loco
motive whistle"
The o. O. C.
A Summer vacation rejoices the ma
f;o,, ss.f
With sports for the young and the
OLD.
But yearning arises for true relax
alton,
As cares of campaigning unfold.
And after the Summer has left states
men GUNNER.
The Autumn will make them de-
clare
That the rest that is best in a world
growing dumber
Is a snooze in the old ofice chair.
when everybody is iftin' DER
voices" said Uncle Eben, "dar is
liable to be some forgetfulness bout
de simple need Of raisin' money foh
de rent"
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Some Of the Republican partici-
pants in the political game regard
the new deal as having operated to
put all the cards in the pack into
one hand.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Cincinnati has had a large share
in running the Nations politics, and
admirers Of Newton Baker are con-
vinced that Cleveland ought not to
be neglected.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

1t Is claimed that billions Of dol
lars are being wasted. In terms of
abstract ideahsm, such as now en-
cages public thought, this claim may
have to be dismissed. What is one
profit.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
The President at Yale.

President Roosevelt yesterday seized
an appropriate opportunity in his ad-
dress at the Yale alumni luncheon,
following the bestowal upon him OF
the honorary degree of doctor of laws,
to praise the brain trust that forms
the nucleus Of his administration and
to pledge himself to its continuance
as a factor in Government. Speaking
extemporaneously, but with evident
care, he said:
While there has been a certain
amount of comment about the use OF
brains in the National Government,
it seems to be pretty good practice
a practice that will continue-this
practice of calling upon trained people
for tasks that require trained people.
Today, more than ever before in our
national life, it is true that We are
calling on the teaching profession,
on the graduates of scientific schools
and other schools, and I think that
it is also true that, in the conduct
of government. there has been no
period in our history where what We
call in the wrong sense politics and
in the wrong sense politicians enter
less than today in the conduct of
government
Turning then to the matter of what
is generally known as patronage,
though he eschewed the use of that
word, the President remarked:
find, for the sake of example, that
in my own mind and, I am quite sure,
in the minds of most CT the leaders
In the Federal Government. qualifi-
cation from the standpoint of ability
rather than from politics enters into
most of the choices that are made.
During the past few months much
has been made by critics of the ad-
ministration of the inclusion in the
public service in places of high i'm
portance Of men without experience
in public affairs, some of them the
orists in the science OF government,
some Of them specialists in economics.
The suspicion has been frankly ex-
pressed, even to the point of specific
charges, that these men are seeking
by the boring from within process the
subversion of the form of government,
to change it into a form of commu-
nism. Yet the President, in his re-
marks at New Haven, said:
After all, we are, whether we like it
or not, living in a democracy. I like
it. We are going to continue to live
in democracy.
Thus the Presidents program, it is
plain, is to use brains, regardless of
politics, for the maintenance of q
democracy in the United States and
for the development of that democ-
racy to point of greater efficiency of
administration and greater good to
the people. There can be no quarrel
with that plan so long as democracy
means that the people themselves will
by their votes and through their elect
ed representatives be entrusted with
the decision of the form of govern
ment and the practices of admins
tration.
A brain trust is no menace to
American liberties in itself 1t alone
cannot subvert government so long as
firmly to the principles of democracy.
He is entitled to a free choice of his
advisers and his executive assistants.
He is entitled to disregard party af-
filiations and political meanings in
his selections, however the dispensers
of patronage may tume and rage over
the disappointment of deserving poll
ticians
Evening star., 1934-06-21

The Congress has finally welcomed
the announcement that the class is
dismissed, but has not entirely sup
pressed an inclination to play rough
In the schoolyard.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

q. Can y pOy play paSe Dali on q
city team and have his expenses paid
without losing his amateur standing2 2
H. H. r.
A. A player does not become q pro-
fessional unless he receives payment
for his services. He may be paid his
expenses-food. lodging, ETC., but as
long as he is not actually paid money
he remains an amateur. And, further
more. he may play with professionals
affect his amateur status.
@. How fast can Q thermometer rise
from natural weather causes7-S. J.
A. The Weather Bureau has re-
ported q rise of n degrees in five
minutes as q result OF q chinook wind
In Montana.
@. What is the largest camera ever
made?-T. w.
A. What is said to be the largest
piece of Photographic apparatus in the
world is the 14-ton camera recently
completed at the Department of Com
merce to make photographs Of air.
plane maps and navigation charts. 1t
will make photographs measuring SO
by 50 inches. Two years was required
to build this camera, which cost
$I5,24O.
@. How many cases Of quintuplets
have been recorded?-G. r.
A.-According to Prof. Alan Frank
Guttmacher Of Johns Hopkins over
thirty cases Of guintupleu have been
recorded.
@. OF what material Is the veil
worn by Mohammedan women?-J. r
A. The veil worn by Mohammedan
women In public Is ordinarily made Of
muslin, reaching to the feet.
Q. Where was the Spanish Main7
It. l.. j.
A. Originally the Spanish Main re-
ferred to the american mainland to
differentiate it from the many islands
Of the Indies, where the first Spanish
colonies were planted. Later the sea
around that region came to be known
as the Spanish Main, too.
@. How many questions should Q
person ask in one letter7-G. NJ.
A. If the questions pertain to one
subject, three or four may be in
cluded. Otherwise 1t is better to write
separate letters, as it causes delay in
passing the letter from one depart
ment to another. Address your letter
to this papers Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin. Director. Washing
ton, D. c., including coin or stamp
for reply.
@. Who Is the Oldest postmaster
now serving?-J. H. T.
A. So far as the records Of the Post
Ofice Department show. thu oldest
living postmaster Is John N. Var
Zandt, postmaster of the Blawenbure
post once, New Jersey. Mr.. Van
Zandt was appointed April %, 1866.
@. Is the birthrate In France in
creasing or decreasing?-J. L. T.
A. There were 0.000 fewer births
in France in 1888 than in 1882.
@. How many people participate
In advertising contests and how mucr
money is distributed in this manners
r. s
A. 1t Is estimated that there are
approximately 12.o00,o 900 advertising
contest fans in the United States
About 5000. 900 in cash and mer-
chandise is distributed annually tr
contest awards.
@. Is Otto Kruger. screen and stage
actor. q musicianf-e. A.
A. Mr.. Kruger Is an excellent mu-
sician, and plays a variety Of instru-
ments. He has composed three sym
phonfes. four concertos and jap
anese fantasy.
O. Is the English Prayer Book te
be revised?-J. ]. S.
A. 1t is necessary to have the con-
sent OF Parliament to make ever
minor changes In the English Prayer
Book. A revision was considered BY
the Church Assembly. l906-ls20, ant
the resultant proposed revision pre-
Evening star., 1934-06-21
Both Sides Opposed.

From the Shreveport Journal
There must be some good In Senator
Wagner's labor disputes bill. Both the
organization of employers and the
American Federation of Labor are OBJ
posing 1t with great vigor and determi-
naticn.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Demands for public expression by
Al Smith are not emphatic. Yet he
is not likely to be misunderstood.
His attitude is that of one whose
opinion at present goes without
saying.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Counting a Billion.
How many is a billion?
Oh, who can truly say?
The warrior and civilian
Are puzzled, day by day.
A fearful task 1t sure would be
If dollars lost or worn
BY billions made us all agree
To count them, one by one.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Reference to Vice President Garner
as a spare tire" in the administration
warrants inquiry as to whether any
support is regarded as in danger Of
going fat.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

Colleges that become involved In
economic controversy sometimes seem
to call for an alma mater who knows
when q spanking is in order.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

In conference things may be said
not intended for publication, which
fact again draws an important dis
tinction between news and gossip.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
Notes.

From the Fort Worth star-Telegram.
Business Men Will Compare Notes
on the N. r. A."-headline. Probably
the notes will be those the business
men have been receiving from the
N. r. A.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
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Evening star., 1934-06-21
Cause for Divorce.

From the wilkes-Barre rmes-Leader.
Douglas Fairbanks has acquired a
nonocle In England, which Mary Pick
ford now can put first among her
Feasons for wanting divorce.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

general counsel of the committee, to
make plans to use to the fullest ex-
tent the aid Of young Republican
Gibbs throughout the country.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
An Old Debt.

From the Wichita Easle.
England's national debt is now 240
years old. That beats US. but time viii
cure thar
Evening star., 1934-06-21

'Congressmen facing the home folks
are intimating that while It Is a vaca-
ton it Is no picnic.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
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Evening star., 1934-06-21

Jud Tunkins says he hopes radio
will never be censored, because you
never can tell what people might
think up for themselves if they're
left alone.
Evening star., 1934-06-21
Tips.

"Are you in favor OF horse racing?"
No" answered Senator Sorghum
I'm modern finance horse racing is
Small-time stuff. No tip is worth
playing unless it Is a straight tip
direct from the New York Stock Ex-
change"
Evening star., 1934-06-21

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Postmaster General James A. Far
ley is still chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. Except for the
excessive work which the two jobs
place on a single man. there really
seems no good reason why he should
give up the democratic chairman
ship. Yet, because of the drive in
administration circles, led by the
President, to remove from member
ship in the National Committee off,
GERS of the Government. Mr.. Farley's
retention as chairman stands out. He
is, of course. an officer of the Gov
ernment. The truth Of the matter
appears to be that no one who quite
fills the bill has turned up as a pos
sible democratic national chairman.
The Democrats have campaign COM
ing on in which they must retain con-
troll Of Congress and also must win.
If they can, in many State elections.
Particularly is this true of New York
State elections. Mr.. Farley happens
to be key man so far as the EN-
pire State Is concerned. He is chair
man of the State Committee as well
as of the National Committee. With
John F. Curry, Tammany boss and
bitter foe of Roosevelt, unhorsed, 1t
would not be the wise thing to have
Jim" Farley step out of his political
Jobs, with all the Roosevelt gains In
New York still unconsolidated. Some
day, perhaps. Mr.. Farley win pass out
Of the picture as national and State
Democratic chairman, but it will only
be at time when it Is felt he can
be spared. Right now the administra-
ton has lot at stake.
y
The Republican national organi-
zation, under the leadership Of its
new chairman, Henry P. Fletcher, is
showing more and more signs Of
activity. 1t is going after the young
voters and has appointed q subcon-
nnittee of three, headed by John D,
NJ Hanaton Of Kansas. newly chosen
Evening star., 1934-06-21

@. OF what material is the veil
worn by Mohammedan women?-J. r.
A. The veil worn by Mohammedan
women In public is ordinarily made Of
muslin, reaching to the feet.
Evening star., 1934-06-21

@. Is the English Prayer Book to
be revised?-J. j. S.
A. 1t is necessary to have the con-
sent OF Parliament to make even
minor changes in the English Prayer
Book. A revision was considered by
the Church Assembly. l906-ls20. and
the resultant proposed revision pre-
Evening star., 1934-06-21

@. How many cases of quintuplets
have been recorded?-G. r.
A.-According to Prof. Alan Frank
Guttmacher of Johns Hopkins over
thirty cases Of quintuples have been
recorded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-07

en of the whole marriage relation. CENSURE FOR ANN HARDING
 Ann Harding is another actress who has gone sophisticated' in recent pictures which have shown pretty hard-boiled attitude to- ward marriage and divorce-"The Right to Romance and Gallant Lady"
 But her current release. "The Life of Virgie Winters" has aroused even greater storm, though it was re-edited in Holly wood before release. In this pie ture Ann continues an intrigue with an old sweetheart even after he marries another girl, who looks an the relationship more or less complacently.
 Some of the pictures mentioned above no doubt have merit, and several were handled with consid- erable restraint and delicacy. But it is the constant flood of such pie lures which has aroused the critics
 No one questions that marriage today is a problem, and that to eliminate all pictures about dis | turbed marriages would hamstring the movies as vital art.
 CHILDREN OFFER PROBLEM It is largely a matter of propor- tion; and the showing of three di- vorce- shaken marriages to one that turns out happily Is regarded as giving a warped view of life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-07
GIFTS FOR YOUR HOSTESS

With all the charming gadgets that are on the market to-day, there's no excuse for giving your weekend hostess a box of candy or a bouquet of wilted flowers. Show your appreciation of her hos- pitality by choosing a useful gift, If she s a gardener, she probably would like some de luxe tools. If she takes pride in her home, give her towel sets, cocktail napkins. extra pillows and the like.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-07
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 "44 4, MOvIES |?
By DAN THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD July 6-Marriage that is put and taken off like old coat Divorce with serious aspect than the choice between cream or lemon.
 whole series of pictures making light of the basic suton of social life has been of the principal of objection in the current campaign clean up the movies.
 And strangely enough the very actress whose pictures have caused the strongest reaction against the movie treat ment of marriage is whose married life has been considered refreshing model in this town, where multiple