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Evening star., 1935-10-15

man. Anyhow; the "little man" is to be
cherished. "If," said Mr.. Howe, I'VE
take away from the strong man the right
to hit the little man over the head with
a club. is that, too. great curtailment
of liberty? We must assure the little
mans right not to be clubbed."
Mr.. Howes statement Of the issue is
persuasive. 1t is the kind of argument
in which the Roosevelt New Dealers may
revel After all, If they are accused Of
pluneing The Nation into debt to an
extent never before experienced in this
country, If they are charged with inter-
fering with business, they may say that
they have done all these things for the
"little man." If they pour out billions
of dollars of public funds, funds to
which the little man has contributed IN
greater degree than any one else, in this
coming election year, in places where
the expenditure of funds may have
great political effect, they may still say
that they are acting in the interest OF
the little man.
Whether the "little man" is going to
believe all he hears from the New Deal
ers is another matter. He may be a
bit skeptical, especially the little man
who has q job in private industry and
who has a stake of his own. There are
millions of such little men in this coun-
try. And millions of them have their
feet quite firmly on the ground. What
happens to industry means more to them,
perhaps, than to industry itself. Their
we'll being depends upon the success OF
industry. And If the Roosevelt New
Dealers seek to make them believe that
industry after all is their enemy, 1t may
be more than they can stomach.
Mr.. Howe has also predicted that the
Democrats will seek to win over all the
Republican plogressives and the Repub-
licans will look to the support Of the
Democratic conservatives. OF course,
that is just what is going on at the
present minute Indeed, Mr.. Howe ap-
pears to have sized up the situation most
wisely. 1t looks more and more as
though the campaign will be waged on
the plane of class warfare If the Demo-
Gratis have their way.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

playing in common many variations in
the intensity of solar radiation. The
most conspicuous variation OF long
periods shown has periodicity Of little
more than 40 days, perhaps even IS
days, and has an amplitude Of about
three -fourths of ! per cent"
These solar radiation fluctuations ap-
pear to have a very noticeable effect on
the earth's weather. One of the great
drawbacks to the general acceptance OF
this view by the meteorologistS has been
the lack of a reliable check on the
Montezuma observations. But the Mount
Sinai results, says DR.. Abbot, seem to
bring the feasibility of weather fore
casts for at least 10 days in advance,
based on measures of solar radiation.
much closer to realization. Both sta
tions seem to yield values of equal
accuracy. This, it is expected, will be
increased with projected Improvements
in the measuring instruments.
y y X
Roads of salt are proving a success
throughout the United States, accord
ing to claims of their builders.
They are constructed of clay and
gravel treated with compound made
OF the same sort of rock salt that goes
into an ice cream freezer. About 100
miles OF them have been laid down in
various parts of the country, including
New York, Michigan, Vermont. Mary
land, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Ohio, Kansas and Pennsylvania. Those
now in use admittedly are entirely eX-
perimental, sponsored by salt companies
in the nope of finding a more extensive
market for their products.
The roadwayS are constructed in con-
formity with a process discovered by
DR.. Cloyd D. LOCKER, research director
of the International Salt Co., and DR..
H. Ries. professor of geology at Cornell
University. The rock salt is used to
compact the clay, giving it concrete
effect. The salt also crystallizes in the
road surface and prevents evaporation
of moisture, thereby keeping the top
layer moist and firm. Once compacting
and crystallization takes place the sur
face sheds water. providing practically
non-Skid road. The mixture is intended
for secondary roads to provide firm
surfacing at small cost.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

function at q very much lowered rate.
It will be realized that chickweed and
wild onions belong to another class. They
make renewed growth as cold weather
comes on, seizing the opportunity of
lessened competition from the grass.
II there Is sly season Of the year when
they are not hardy as usual, 1t Is this,
and that Is why 1t Is common sense to
pull on or otherwise remove all their
leaves. II this is feasible.
Roots or bulb cannot continue to
live long without anything above
ground. Stems and branches and boughs
Of perennials and shrubs are quite green,
even in the depths of Winter.
II q rosebush is broken a few inches
from the tip in Winter, the fresh green
will be seen. This will be killed back
q few inches, but no permanent harm
will come to the rest of the branch,
except under very unusual circumstances.
Dull spots in the lawn are to be ex-
pected, except in sward such as one
occasionally, but none too often, Sees
Most homes have what may be called
Just average grass, in which dull, but not
dead. spots appear during this month.
1t is in these that the wild onions and
chickweed will make their renewed bids
for life.
These dull patches in the lawn are
really nothing to lament, but far too
many householders worry about them.
1t is well to accept them as part Of
the garden picture.
They make the green that is left all
the greener, do they not?
~
Autumn attention to the home lawn is
to be recommended-but suppose one
has not given it?
Then most lawns will take very good
care OF themselves.
That Is one Of the finest things in con-
nection with the aggregation Of plants
commonly called lawn.
A lawn is garden of wild flowers
1t is a garden which normally takes
care of itself, with the exception of the
cutting, and that is something outside
the conception of grass plants. They are
not to be blamed for not obligingly
cutting themselves for our pleasure. If
we demand that Of them, We must do
it oursef.
If we persist in seeing the grass as
a colony of plants. rather than as a
carpet, as it is often spoken of, We
come into a better realization of its
nature.
Then we will not mind so much the
occasional lapses from the straight and
perfect velvet carpet" picture so dear
to the heart and mind Of those who
write about lawn making.
II we see the grass for what it really
is, rather than what it is not, we will
come to understand, and without much
effort. that the bad spots in it. from time
to time, are quite as interesting as its
all-over perfection.
Surely this is a helpful attitude, in
view of the plain faults of most lawns.
1t is to be recommended to the entire
tribe Of lawn worriers. There are more
of these than is suspected. and all Of
their worries, like most worries, are more
or less unnecessary.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
"Jungle Comforts'' and
Children's Fairgrounds
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
In your issue of Saturday note an
article headed "Jungle's Comforts Will
Be Furnished Population of Zoo" and
in detail mentions the fact that this
will cost $3.50, 900!
have personally visited our Zoo many
times with my children and have greatly
enjoyed it, as no doubt thousands of
others have. However as father of two
boys, I am at loss to appreciate this
expenditure when our children are being
killed daily on our streets and highways?
Why are they being killed? There is
only one answer to this and that is:
There is no place for the children to play
IN safety, and as our city, the Capital
OF the Nation" can find funds so that
monkeys who are air-minded can have
flying field" cannot find funds to
supply Fairgrounds for our children that
they may play without risking their lives,
1t seems that somewhere there is some
thing wrong
On the block in which I live Q2O0
block of Penn street northeast) there
are 43 children and to think that it is
more important to have flying fields
for monkeys" than place for our chill
dren to play! '(And if you will check
up on this you will find there is no
playground in this vicinity1 Our chill
dren must run the risk of their lives to
play in the street or alleys because the
powers that be- say there is no money
to be had for Fairgrounds.
incidentally, am heartily in accord
with your Safety Campaign, have signed
the pledge and feel that you are doing
a wonderful job, and I sincerely hope
you will publish this article so that
childs life may be saved in preference
to spending huge sum of money that
our monkeys in the Zoo may become
minded. GENE STARR,
Evening star., 1935-10-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

Two little visitors to the lawn these
days are chickweed and wild onions.
Pests, both. but interesting ones.
All Summer long they remained DOR
mant, waiting the mysterious DEGREES Of
Nature.
Now that the grass is beginning to
thin out, at the touch Of Autumn, chick
weed and onions are up again, taking
possession.
The best remedy. Of course. was to
have planted plenty Of fresh grass seed
early in September, 80 that the weeds
would have to fight It out with the new
grass plants. +'
Failing that. the best thing TO do now
is to run the mower over the grass ut
intervals.
Even the best of lawns will show
brownish spots at this time of the year.
Mostly these are not to he feared.
They seem to be part and parcel Of your
average plot of grass.
1t cannot be gainsaid, however, that
they do give a fine vantage ground to
such things as the weeds mentioned.
The onion have bulbs. Of course. and
only the actual removal Of these would
TOTALLY elO Cne menace.
Fortunately the wild onion Is not much
Of lawn menace, after all.
1t is an axiom that roots or bulbs must
die if the tops are kept cut of.
Even great trees may be killed this
way, down to the last bit of root, II
perseverance is used against them.
Surely the same tactics will get results
with such small things as the chickweed
and wild onions, and there lies the
best ordinary method against them.
If the lawn is not too large. the chick
weed showing can oe pulled of even
with the ground. The shoots of the
wild onions are not so easily extirpated,
being rather tough, but persistence in
making the rounds for a few days will
work wonders.
Changes in the lawn are definite
part of the Autumn picture.
These are accomplished, as all such
changes are achieved at this time Of
year, by the cold.
Yet there is another factor at work,
one commonly overlooked.
1t is the need for dormancy on the
part Of most of our plants.
Nature has ordained that they shall
stay in leaf and flower just 50 long Her
ANIMALS. as man calls them, end their
very lives with the advent of cool
weather.
The first real frost "cooks" their
tender tissues. The seeds alone live to
carry on the genus and species.
1t is a curious fact that, with some
of the Iarer flowers, it Is necessary to
put the seeds in the ice box for varying
lengths Of time before planting In the
Spring.
Mostly this touch of dormancy is given
BY Nature herself in her great outdoors.
Perennial plants and deciduous shrubs
become dormant in cold weather by the
simple expedisnt of dropping their
leaves. The roots and the fiber of the
branches remain very much alive, but
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Another Case of Honesty
That Deserves Reward

To the Editor of The Star:
The Star of october IL has an edi-
torlal entitled Honesty" based upon
the experience of a delivery man, earn
ing $3.15 week, finding a package of
securities in the streets of New York.
1t seems the owners of the securities
brokers, at once hired the finder at a
figure neither the honest delivery man
nor the brokers will disclose. The Star
editorial ends in part: "Thievery by
chance is not usual. 1t is exceptional.
There is far more honesty than dishon-
esty among the members of any civil
ized community"
This editorial moves me to write of the
honesty of one of our Washington
youths, who is not %, or even 20, years
old an ex-public school boy. For over
three years he has been an employe of
the Washington banks. He is a studi-
GUS young man. Has studied banking,
being engaged at first as a messenger.
His efficiency, knowledge and ability
have made him relief bank teller at vari-
Gus times. He is paid very small SAL.
ary, not at all in keeping with his
worth and services.
Not long ago this young man took
SctCIdl uOildlS W Gllc
States Treasury to be exchanged into
notes of other denominations. After
the exchange was made he discovered
he had been given ST 900 too much. He
told the Treasury exchange teller that
he had received ST 900 too much. He,
in return, was told by the teller that he
was mistaken. The young man retired.
He recounted the notes given to him
and confirmed his first count. He re-
turned to the Treasury exchange teller
and, with some difficulty, induced the
teller to make a recount. Mr.. Teller
discovered he had. in fact paid out
ST 900 too much. This youths reward?
Just nothing, 1t might not be amiSs if
the Secretary of the Treasury were to
tender this youth position in keeping
with his ability and his capacities and
at a salary worth while. I've known
this much -less-than-2 BOY -year-old youth
for years. His habits, in this more or
less Jazz period of young men, have
been-are-exceptiona w. RYAN. vi,
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Futility of Escaping
An Accompanying Odor
To the Editor of The Star:

TO the Editor OF The Star:
An Associated Press dispatch from San
Jose, Calf, tells about a sheriff out there
stopping q speeding car containing seven
Filipinos. They all had their heads out
Of the car windows and gave as their
reason for breaking the speed law that
they were trying to run away from
bad smell" Investigation disclosed
dead skunk wedged between fender
and headlight. 1t is hard to run away
from a stencil when you are carrying
the stencil with you.
The American people, at least those
who still have some self respect left and
who can think beyond the immediate
benefits of Government dole checks, have
been detecting a bad odor around the
speeding administration machine for a
long time. The odor has become so
nauseating that those who are still
capable of classifying a stencil have had
their heads out of the windows of the
car of state for the past two years. The
great difficulty in getting rid of this bad
odor lies in the fact that the chief
chauffeur of the Government machine
Is determined to stop for nothing. He
Is beyond the law and, although old
Sheriff Supreme Court has slowed him
up once, nobody has succeeded in stop
ping him. majority of the passengers
are in state of asphyxia from the con-
glomeration of evil odors that cling to
the machine, but the chauffeur keeps
right on smiling and speeding. When
the crash comes and your neck is broken
you are dead. Yes, you are dead whether
the chauffeur has just turned to you and
snarled. I'm going to break your blasted
neck in a minute" or whether he has
just turned upon you a beaming smile
and said fear not my friend; 1 will get
you safely to Utopia"
The old bus of Government. even
though it is trying to run away from
bad SMELL" cannot keep up this break
neck speed much longer without hitting
something and wrecking itself and in
juring and killing its passengers. 1t may
be stopped for repairs in 1896. If SO the
cause Of the bad smell and the remedy
for it will be, discovered at that time.
My guess is we will find skunk wrapped
In an otherwise empty bag marked
$1,000 100000 campaign fund" lying be-
hind the right front fender. Reposing
behind the left front fender will be
another skunk labeled "harrasser of
business and inciter of class hatred"
Behind the other tenders will be found
innumerable skunks, their carcasses
stenciled with every combination of all
the letters in the alphabet. No sense
can be made Of their meaning-but they
will smell plenty bad.
S. H. MUMFORD.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Plea.
The County Fair is drawing near.
Oh, statesmen bold, give heed!
While manfully you persevere
To serve the country's need.
It's full degree of usefulness
The fair can't hope to reach,
In spite of great expense, unless
You're there to make a speech.
The mammoth squash, the turnip fine,
Likewise the trotting race,
II you're not somewhere up in line
Will lack their 'customed grace.
So, as you live. let others live.
Let not your stride be slow,
But finish up and try to give
The County Fair show.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Removable Passenger
Bridges for Crossings
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
All praise to The Star for its efforts
to stop traffic bloodshed.
am afraid that in spite Of pledges
motorists will continue to beat the
lights" and that taxicabs will cruise"
and ignore safety measures.
The pedestrians have certainly made
out good case. How can they cross
corners with autos making right and left
hand turns, using up the lights?
I am suggesting that there be placed
on blocks where motor traffic is heavy
and midway of the block, skeletonized
passenger bridges. These could be made
of piping and removable and need not
be too unattractive. If this plan offendS
the aesthetic let them decide whether
human life and limb is to be subordi-
mated to artistic considerations. Some
thing radical must be done.
E. B. COLLINS.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Little Man, What Now?"

Louis McHenry Howe, secretary to the
President, has diagnosed the political
issues and conditions as the presiden-
tial campaign of 1886 gets under way.
MI. Howe's political acumen has been
acclaimed in the past. His interview
seems to indicate that he has lost none
of his flair for this fascinating game.
He was careful, however, to explain that
he voiced his own personal opinion and
was not speaking as the mouthpiece Of
the President. ,-
The little man." according to Mr..
Howe, is to be the issue of the campaign,
with President Roosevelt as his cham
pion. Probably the little man" is the
first cousin Of the forgotten man" Of
1882 fame, or he may even be the same
Evening star., 1935-10-15
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
In His Den

Prowling on the water front
In the pelting hail,
Tramping on in time with none,
Pausing once to sling a stone
Where the river boats have gone,
White foam in their trail.
Whistling on the water front
Under lowering skies,
Black twilight and blacker night,
Here and there foggy light,
Not another man in sight;
Shorn of human ties.
Just rowing dream at dusk
In a book lined den;
Slippered feet and cushioned seat,
Rare old volume-the wild beat
OF hailstorm in the street
Sheltered like most men.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Enough to Convict.

From the Williamsport Pa) Sun.
An Oklahoma bank robber was sem
fenced to life imprisonment after his
lawyer sang Home, Sweet Home" to
the jury. Probably many poor man
has suffered because of the sins Of his
counsel.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Ii he should go in for political drama,
it is evident that Mr.. Roosevelt does
not intend to have Senator Borah heard
in the wings reading from a political
prompt book.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Farmers find it temporary relief to
forget the long straight furrow and COL
lect money simply by signing on the
dotted line.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

If stories of an Ethiopian rush to sur
render are true, there can hardly be an
excuse for killing so many of them.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Another Theory Gone

From the Lowell (MassJ Evening Leader.
If, as a university professor says, we
reach our creative peak at age IS, what
becomes of the theory that life begins
ut 40?
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Terrible as a tale of war is, human
strife becomes especially fearful in its
literary aspect.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Some Advance.

From the Geneva IN. " Times. Z
There's progress in mechanical edu-
cation, too. Millions of drivers have
learned by this time that 1t isn't the
steering wheel that makes the 9ar 60.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Discretion should discourage money
lending among nations Among all the
initials, I. o. U. is most suggestive of
trouble.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Contrast,

One solemn contrast through the land
Bids man bewail his lot.
The Autumn leaves keep falling and
The price of beef does not.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

War as it is now practiced is only
primitive collection of funeral process
sions.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Potato Honesty.

From the Worcester tMass) Evening Gazette.
We don't suppose this new Federal
potato control will go so far as to compel
walters to bring hashed browns instead
Of mashed when you order hashed browns.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Apparently the greatest difficulty
about bombarding an Ethiopian build
ine is taking accurate aim at SO small
a target.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
Sad Mistake,

''That man who was so prominent
seems uncomfortable. What is the
trouble?"
Same old story" replied Senator
Sorghum. HE insisted on crowding the
spotlight so close that he got singed."
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Reports of desertions to the Italians
may have been started by captives who
found Italian prison rations better than
Ethiopian Army rations.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Nearly every man goes around with
largely mistaken idea that he could turn
things topsy turvy if he were to break
loose and tell all he knows.
Evening star., 1935-10-15
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Evening star., 1935-10-15
State of Confusion.

State of Confusion.
"Does your wife play bridge?"
81 don't know. She tried to show
me how it is played. and if bridge is the
game she tried to teach me, nobody
can play it."
Mr.. Growcher says he believes that
the only man who ever went into the
country for rest and quiet and actually
found them was Rip Van Wrinkle.
June's Understudy.
Miss October strolled along;
Sang a little tune.
Stopped to listen to the song;
Sounded jes' like June!
Saw some roses blossoming
Underneath the moon,
Whose soft radiance seemed to bring
Back the scenes of June.
Miss October, hope you will
Not depart too soon.
Let's forget the Autumn chill
Jes' rememberin' June.
1--WE allus magnifies de importance of
our own doin's." said Uncle Eben. "A
man wifi . funny story on his mind
imagines dat everybody ought to stop
work and listen"
Evening star., 1935-10-15

Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Yirginia.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

@. Who wrote "AdeSte Fideles?"-J. w.
A. The hymn is of unknown author
ship. The usual tune Portuguese
hymn is ascribed to John Reading, an
English organist at Winchester in the
latter half of the seventeenth century.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

@. What club in London Is simply
called The Club?-N. K.
A. The Literary Club, established in
1854 by Sir Joshua Reynolds and DR..
johnson, has always been SO known
among its members.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

@. Where Is the statue which was on
top of the old Madison Square Garden in
New York City?-E. H B.
A. 1t is now in the Philadelphia Mu-
scum in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1935-10-15

@. Is Gertrude Atherton, the writer.
related TO Benjamin Franklin?-A. B.
A. She is Franklins grandniece.