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YUST now making brilliant dis
play in many a local garden,
the perennial phlox commends
~ itself most highly, not only be-
cause of its beautiful colors, but also
because of the sturdiness of the
plants. The compact trusses of bloom
are carried on strong stalks that ask
no stalking or other support. The
color predominant in these Summer
phlox is pink in various shades,
sometimes self-colored and sometimes
with eyes of different color. There
has been a rapid increase in des1f-
able varieties in recent years, one OF
the very latest being Columbia, SAL
mon pink with blue eyes. There Is
an excellent discussion of phlox va
rieties in the current number of Bet
ter Homes and Gardens. 1t would be
well worth while for every phlox
grower to obtain some of the new &C
cessions, for they are reasonably
priced and one plant may soon be
propagated by division into several.
Phlox has tendency to seed freely
unless one takes care to cut of the
flower heads after bloom. There is
a tendency for seedlings to drop
back to the less beautiful magenta
or white types and some gardeners
have presumed that fine varieties re-
vert to inferior types. 1t is much
more likely that the inferior but
more vigorous seedlings have simply
crowded their parents out of the pic
ture.
Phlox is a fine garden plant-that
is, it is easy to transplant and re-
spends nicely to good culture and fer
tilizing without being particularly
sensitive to soil type, such, for ex-
ample, as is t4ne larkspur. In a dry
year tiny mites, known to florists as
red spiders, take a toll Of the phlox.
These may be Syringed from the foil
age with spray OF water or con-
trolled with some of the new COM
mercial white oil sprays. Mildew,
which leaves a white ashy deposit on
the leaf, just as is seen in the lilac,
may be checked by busting with
finely divided sulphur, such as may
be secured from the garden supply
store under the name of busting sui
phur. Colloidal sulphur, purchased
in paste form, may be diluted into a
very effective spray, following direc-
tons on the bottle.
Hydrangea ColoHetion.
THE brightly colored hydrangeas
that are just completing their
season of bloom offer a peculiar prob
lem to gardeners in that their color
may be greatly changed by the acid
reaction of the soil. Pink varieties
become blue in the presence of high
acidity and a variegation of pink and
blue in moderate acidity. Converse
ly, if one wishes to maintain the pink
color, he should apply lime to the
surrounding soil. Florists, who force
a large number of these hydrangeas
for the Easter trade, were Sorely
troubled with changing color. Where
as there might be ready sale for
pink flowers, there was little demand
for the blues and variegated blues.
The New Jersey experiment station
was first to recognize the soil acidity
factor, and on the basis of extended
experiments made recommendations
to the growers that enabled them to
overcome the difficulty to consid-
cradle extent. If the gardener pre-
fers blue color. he may obtain it by
treating the plants With aluminium
Sulphate solution applied to the sur
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cast in Spring ever reaches the tree
roots. Hence there has been devel-
oped a new technique of tree feeding
in which the material is placed in
deep holes made in circular ring
about the trees base. Such treat
ment does not burn the grass and
places the nutrients where available
to the trees roots. In general, nitro
gen materials such as sulphate OF
ammonia and nitrate Of soda will
alone show results. The amount per
tree must be varied with its size and
age. For example an old established
tree may well receive four or five
pounds Of either chemical per year,
whereas a young tree set this past
Spring needs only quarter of a
pound md this divided into two or
three different applications. AS the
roots develop and spread the hazard
of fertilizer injury lessons until it be-
comes almost none in large trees.
The Vegetable Garden.
HONE gardens are now yielding O
wide variety Of vegetables. in
GLIDING tomatoes, Summer squash,
beans, beets, carrots and Swiss chard.
Rainfall has been abundant and, as
result, vegetables are of fine quality.
Most vegetables contain as much as
80 per cent of water and to a large
measure their edibility is directly as
ISOLATED with high water content,
Mexican bean beetles have been very
troublesome in some gardens and offer
real problem because of the hazard
of poisonous residues from sprays.
That is, if sufficient magnesium arse
nate, for example, is applied to con-
troll the beetles, there is danger of too
much residual arsenate on the edible
beans. This can be washed of in
diluted hydrochloric acid, one part
acid to 100 parts of water. but few
home gardeners have the equipment
or desire to go to this trouble. OF
course. the lima and other shell beans
are protected in the pods and offer no
particular poison danger. Pyrethrum
oil sprays will control Mexican beetles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
Patio Proving Popular.

That pleasant asset of Spanish type
houses-the patio-is now being
adopted more and more widely by
modern day builders. Pictured in a
currant issue Of The American Home
the red brick paving of a patio is par
ticularly effective against the dead
white of the exterior house walls. The
lattice trellis, designed for grape vines,
makes a picturesque pattern around
a doorway and the high walls of the
brick Enclosure which face the patio
are painted a soft yellow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
Painted Porches Give Comfort.

/. Painted porch accessories contribute
much pleasure and comfort to the
Summer season. Tables, painted in
cool colors-on which an iced drink
may be set with impunity-and placed
close to a comfortable chaise Tongue
or chair, solve the problem of enter
tanning guest on a warm day. Paint
and the porch are synonymous to
Summer comfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
SAFETY OF REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENTS STRESSED
Imitation Will Make Realty Val
ues Better, Says Virginia Head
of Realtors.

Imitation can have one effect on
real estate, and that is to make of
it a better and safer investment than
ever before in the history of this coun-
try" says Morton @. Thalhimer, pres
ident of the Virginia Real Estate As
ISOLATION. in the Richmond Times
Dispatch.
"Well managed endowment and
trust funds all over the United States
are giving serious consideration to
real estate for investment of their
funds. This is equally true Of many
investors. The wisdom of this is well
rooted in the experience of many
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thousands Of people all over the
United States and the results obtained
over the period Of the last $50 years.
well selected real estate is and
will continue to be a safe investment"
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
MICROBE HUNTERS

DR. r. E. DYER, United States Public Health
~ Service research worker, is i'll in Washngton's
Naval Hospital from a streptococcus infection he
suffered while perfecting serum to prevent typhus
fever-a scourge Mussolini's soldiers will find more
deadly than enemy guns.
Three years ago this famous "nicrobe hunter"
suffered attack of fever the result Of his deter
mined fight to subdue typhus germs.
Men who sicken and die in civilizations eternal
war on disease forego the glory won by fighters on
martial battle1elds. But the future-if the war
makers leave the human future-Will raise
higher monuments to them.
Their reward will be new beatitude like that of
the peace-m makers: Blessed are the savers not the
takers of life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
1. MONDAY. OCTOBER 81. 19s5.
THE LEAGUES FUTURE
a sCRIPPs-HowARD NEWSPAPER,

british PREMIER STANLEY BALDWIN, in
~ weekend speech, indicated the possible fail
ure Of the League of Nations in the Iao- Ethiopian
conflict.
But, he added such failure would not mean the
end Of the League itself
ut would say rather" he ventured, that if
this first attempt by the world to secure peace fails
let US see whether our machinery, or whether our
work, may have been at fault. Let us try again,
and let us see once more whether we can not get
those still outside the League to join"
Apparently he had America uppermost in mind.
If the League fails in this second effort to head
of war-not the first as Premier Baldwin said.
strangely forgetting Nppons conquest of Man
chura few years ago when Britain was not so
enthusiastic for world peace solidarty-the failure
can hardly be laid at Americas door on the ground
that she did not come in. Her aloofncss perhaps
weakened it. But her failure to join had nothing
u DO with Japans withdrawal, nor with Germany's.
nor apparently with any Of the Leagues most press
ing difficulties in this crisis
The non-co-operation of Germany and Austria
and Hungary-the latter two League members in
good Standlng-Would seem sufficient to nullify the
Leagues economic sanctions against Italy And
should the League take the next step-blockade-
The United States believe can be depended upon
10 make no effort to break down the blockade
80 II the League fails again, other weaknesses
besides the failure Of all of the worlds nations to be-
come and remain members will need to be investi
gated in any attempt to strengthen it as world
agency for peace. In any event. the League will not
de Despite its failures, it is too useful an insru
ment of humanity for the world to hermit ifs ex-
tincton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
Questions and Answers

Juverna by various Roman writer's,
little is known with certainty of
its inhabitants before the fourth
century A. D., when, under the
appellation of Scott, the Irish
armies became formidable by their
descents upon the Roman Province
of Britain.
Q-Can a triangle have more
than three sides?
A-No, because by definition,
triangle is portion of plane
bounded by three straight lines.
Q-Who said, "One on Gods side
is a majority?"
Alt originated with Wendell
philips in a speech on John
Brown, delivered at Harper's Ferry,
Nov. l, 1859.
Q-What is the Jewish popula-
ton of Great Britain and Ire
land?
A-The latest available figures
are 100000 for Great Britain and
northern Ireland, and 1856 in the
Irish Free State.
Q-Do any states have laws that
absolutely disfranchise Negroes?
A-No.
Q-What is the title of the song
sung by Grace Moore in the Lake
Placid winter sports scene in the
motion picture, Love Me For
ever?
Al Bacio" (The KISS, an
Italian street song.
Q-What kind of wood is COM
monty used to make guitars?
A-The sides and back are usu-
ally made of maple, ash, service,
or cherry, not infrequently
adorned with inlays of rosewood
or other woods. The sound board
or face is Of deal. Hard woods,
such as ebony, beech, or pear, are
used tor the neck and finger
board. The bridge may be Of
ebony.
(Which state leads in dairy
( products?
A-Wisconsin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
TOWNSEND PLAN CALLED
FAR FROM DEAD
BY o. X. Tamplin

BY o. X. Tamplin
Is the Townsend Pension Plan
dead? Far from it. Attend the club
in your neighborhood and learn
what is being done. There are more
than 30 clubs in Indianapolis alone
with memberships we'll above 1000
in some clubs. There are from one
to five clubs in every town of any
size in Indiana.
The National Townsend Conven-
ton cOnVenes Oct. "a to 81 in Chi
cago where history will be made and
for once our politicians will sit UP
and take notice that they are on the
wrong side of the fence. Chicago
expects and is planning for the
largest convention in its history
Delegates will be present from every
state and county of the United
! States.
1t is understood there are seven
train loads 600 to the train of del
egateS coming from California, Ore
gon and Washington. Five hundred
! people expect to attend from Indi-
annapolis and vicinity. Railroads and
bus companies are making special
rates during this convention.
No, the movement is not dead.
You will see increased activity after
/ this convention. The official Town
send Weekly states more than forty
million voters Of the United States
have signed the Townsend petit
ton to date. That is considerably
more than voted at the last presi-
Dental election.
The New Deal has failed. Why not
try the Townsend plan, dear Amer
lean citizen? With the Townsend
plan in action Communism and
Fascism would die out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
80 BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

LOW much liberty should We allow drunksp This
question raised by great-g.andnooth,, of
my acquaintance who told of a train trip on which
eght men and two women passengers made the Jour-
ney misery for the sober travellers
l was never so mad in my life" she snapped. and
her eyes verified her bellgerency "Why thev ran in
ana out OF that diner, and all through the train.
making nuiSances of themselves. They vcdeled and
screamed and knocked people around until the place
was oedlam I just had to bless out the conductor
and when asked the porter if such goings-on were
common, he said; oh, lady, they gifts that way
sometimes. They amt meanin' no HARM"
Most of us find ourselves occasionally in similar
situation and for one get as mad as the old woman
who blessed out the conductor"
There seems no logical reason why sober people
should have to put up with such CARVINGS on from
drunkS. TTesome, maudlin, pointless as their con-
Versatlon can be, and wild as are their antics we
tolerate them since it's the custom in good society
But letting DRINKS take the place doesn't strike
me as Intelligent behavior the part of the soberer
element. We hear, however, that when the Amer
lean Legion delegates swarmed over St Louis shop
Keepers were cautioned to close their stores and a
saloon man who watched his place being wrecked was
ADVISED to take it in silence We also know that in
hundreds OF less destructive instances we do take it.
mainly because there has grown up feeling that we
must be gentle with the drinkers They are supposed
to be funny, the drinker is accorded special priv
iliges when he is mot himself"
sorry reward to sobriety if you ask me-
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Inclose a Scent stamp for reply
when addressing any question OF
fact or information to The Indian
apoiis Times Washington Informa-
ton Bureau. Legal and medical
advice can not be given, nor can
extended research be undertaken. Be
sure all mail is addressed to The
indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, Frederick NJ. Kerby, Direc-
tor. 1913 Thirteenth-st, N. W., Wash.
ington. d. c. THE EDITOR
Q-How is safety" or non-shat-
terable glass made?
A-Two flat sheets of plate or
window glass are placed in
steam-heated press, with the
Eliminating material, usually pyro-
lin, between. The two sheets adj
glass itself is broken, it will not
break away from it, and if the
glas sitself is broken, it will not
shatter or fly. Another form of
safety" glass is the triple-deck
sandwich which is bullet proof.
Q-What is the derivation of the
name Lolita?
Alt is an elaborated form of
Lola, Spanish diminutive of
Charlotte.
O-Can nildew be removed
from canvas?
Awake a thick paste Of BIZ
carbonate of soda and rub it into
the material. Allow it to stand in
the sun for day.
Q-How many photographers
are there in the U~ited States?
A-The 1880 census enumerated
1889.
Q-Who were the first inhabi-
tants Of Ireland?
A-Native legends affirm that
Ireland was inhabited first by
various tribes of which the most
important were NemedianS, Fo-
morianS, Firbolgs and Tuatha De
Danann, who were eventually sub
dued by Milesians or Scots. Al
though Ireland is mentioned un-
der the name Of Irene in Greek
poem five centuries before Christ,
and by the names Of Hibernia and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
MIR. METZGER WOULD MAKE
GOOD TOWNSENDITE

BY W. A. D., Clermont
In reply to Mr.. C. H. MetZger' S
proposed old-age pension plan, I
believe he would make a good Town
sendite if he had the proper instruc-
tons. Sorry to say he has forgotten
one of the principal parts, that is,
the amount of pension to be paid,
$50, S75 or 500 per month might be
enough to pay board at hash
house, but it will never put the
wheels Of industry to rolling.
What this country needs is not
less than 5000 per month to all
over so years of age. so that they
can buy necessities, luxuries and
anything that will create a job for
some one who is now working on re-
lief work.
Stop the government appropria-
tons of millions of dollars yearly
spent for labor that will never re-
turn a cent. Practically all relief
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means fantastic, that at 1888 prices a minimum
health budget per family required s15l2 year.
We may have temporary recovery, recovery in
spots, but we can not have what Mr.. Francis calls
enduring recovery, SO long there 100000
industriaiy unemployed and 10 per cent Of the popu
lation living at or below the danger line.
If private business, accepting long-haul recovery
our job" will employ the vision that is called for,
the sky will be the limit for the future prosperity
of this nation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
A STATES RIGHTS MEASURE

Most of those business leaders who attack the
A'A new Social Security Law oppose it under the
Hooverian argument that it will despoil the Ameri-
worker Of his indvidualism and "Europeanize"
him. Now comes Slas Strawn, ex-head of the
United States Chamber of Commerce, saying THE
Social Security Act is usurpation of the rights of
the states"
This is exactly what it is not. Of all the New
Deals "modernization measures" this one most
consistently seeks to preserve freedom of action for
the states.
In its unemployment insurance plans and its
grants-n aid for the aged poor, blind crippled and
dependent children health and child welfare this
act treads the familiar ground of tradition
The bareSt minimum standards are required of the
states in return for Federal help and guidance So
far, nine states and the District of Columbia have
Jobess insurance laws; within the limits of few
Federal standards these laws vary widely to meet
the popular demands of the states they serve.
Only in the contributory od-age benefit system
does this act operate federally This, all experts
agreed, was made necessary by the insuperable diff
cultes that would be met in computing state by
state contributions and benefits for millions of
workers.
MOT only the experts but business leaders appear
to be out Of step with Mr.. Strawn Indeed
some of the harshest criticisms aimed at the
Wagner-Lewis bill in and out of Congress were that
it lacked the unity and efficiency of a straight ma
tlonal undertaking. Secretary Daniel Ropers Bust
ness Advisory Council recommended that "unem-
ployment insurance take national form"
In society of fluid capital migratory indus
tries, shifting labor markets. seasonal technologica
and cyclical forces, unemployment is broad social
hazard" said these industrial leaders,
The Administrations advisory council of business
and labor leaders also agreed that unemployment
compensation should be on las nearly nationwide
basis as possible"
Confronted on the one hand with dual Fed
era-State political system and on the other. with
an industrial system that spraws across state lines
the trainers of this measure had to make terms
with reality. The cooperative. Federal-state svs
tenn they evolved may not be perfect, but as its
mpertectons are proved it can be changed The
courts and the people, believe will absolve it of
Mr.. StraWnS charge of Federal bureaucratic in
hVaSlon OF states rights Whatever it's faults the
new Social Security Law is 100 per cent American
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
SAYS CAPITALISM DESTROYS
SELF. CIVILIZATION

BY r. l.. Rees
The plan of Mr.. Maddox to re-
distribute jobs under capitalism
would not work. The worker re-
ceiveS about one-fifth as his share
of what he produces. He can not
buy back all he produces, which
leaves a surplus to fill capitalistic
warehouse. Labor is then laid off.
We now have about eleven million
unemployed, with unemployment
steadily increasing at the end of
each school semester when the
young enter adult life.
1t is unjust to deny them or any
others to live their lives amidst de-
cent surroundings. Also, capitalism
is installing more labor saving de-
vices to benefit it and not the
worker. This adds more to the I'M
employed.
Capitalism in it's greed for power
and profits can not see that it is
destroying civilization and itself as
we'll. How can a man look his fell
low worker in the face and tell him
he is selfish because he wants his
rightful share of what he produces?
No single individual can do any
thing for the workers; but there
isn't anything they can't do to bet
ter their condition if they would
unite into a cooperative common
wealth.
Manufacture for use and not for
profit would benefit everybody. How
much longer are we going to re-
main stupid slaves to capitalistic
greed which has us in the grip of &
permanent depression unless we use
our power of the vote to break it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21

work I have seen around Indianap-
oils is just money thrown away as
far as return n any substantial
good is concerned. 1t is a disgrace
to the American citizen, when they
see the price of living commodities
and what the men get that are on
relief work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21

By Fl. NJ. r. A.
You folks have written SO much,
and displayed so many pictures
regarding safe driving" that I
had occasion for a good laugh
on the morning of Oct. II.
On Pennsylvania-st, between
Washington and Marketsts, head
ed south, about 9:45 a. m. a car
driven by a woman (of course)
stopped without giving any sig
nal, double parked too, and al
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highly ineffective. Why is it that
no one thinks of the non taxable
plan as advocated by DR.. Townsend?
Every bit of legislation proposed
is aimed at the taxpayer and when
some one like DR.. Townsend puts
forth plan which relieves the de-
preston and at the same time re-
moves the fear of old age without
burdening the already overtaxed
taxpayer, our legislators fail to
see it.
There is no admission charge to
any of the Townsend meetings and
any one who wishes to learn more
about it than he hears from the
ridiculing uninformed, may have the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21

most caused truck to hit her
car. The truck in trying to
avoid a crash, almost struck an
elderly man.
1t was such a ridiculous place
to stop to unload three women
that I took particular pains to
look at the car. On the side
was written words to this eff
feet: Marion County Safety
Drive. Deputy Sheriff's Car No.
s."
Now laugh that off!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-21
Old Letters
BY EDNA CUNNINGHAM

BY EDNA CUNNINGHAM
I've read them all over,
(Your letters to me-
And tried to pretend
That they came recently.
OF course, you and 7 know
That they're really quite old.
And the love that inspired them
Has grown careless and cold.
But I can't tear them up!
Q'm foolish, 1 guess
For each tender word
Still breathes a caresS.
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Forum Of The Times
Iwhouy

fTimes readers are invited to cypress
their viet0s in these columns. religious
controversies excluded. Make bour letters
short. so all can hare chance. Limit
them to ESQ 10ords or less. Your letter
must be si0ned. but names tOiI be
t0ithheld on re0uestl
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Daily Thought

How are the mighty fallen, and
the weapons Of war perished!-II
Samuel 1927.
n Ell the gulled fool the tolls OF
Il war pursue, where bleed the
many to enrich the few.-Shen-
stone.