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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

tween 80 and 40 books recently pub
lished as a result of study by scholars
and writer's there.
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Only on rare occasions is the diplo-
matte gallery of the Senate occupied
by any members of the diplomatic corps.
One of them was observed there when
the neutrality bin came up. Nevertheless
IT is held open. as a rule, for their use.
This rule was broken. however on the
evening of the adjournment Of Con-
press. when this small gallery, seating
about seventy people, and located I'M
mediately opposite the daiS OF the wee
President, was made available to por-
ton of the large crowd Of visitors who
sought admission.
Recent transfers in the foreign service
of the United States have shown the
purpose OF the administration to give
the members of that service as wide
training and experience as possible. In
order to attain this desired result there
is q constant shift from consular posts
to positions as secretaries Of embassies
and legations, and vice versa. In this
way, officials here believe, they will
obtain o steady improvement OF per-
sonnel and fit the members OF the
foreign service better for whatever future
duties may devolve on them.
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As q result of one phase Of the work
being conducted in the Civilian Con-
servation Corps camps, the country Will
have an increase in the number of per-
sons able to guard and help save others
from drowning. Life-saving schools
have been established In the different
areas, and reports just received by Col.
Robert Fechner, director of emergency
conservation work, show that $500 men
have successfully passed the course IN
these schools. OF this number. 1918
have qualified as examiners and 1857
as senior ive-saving graduates.
One Of the most valuable publications
recently issued by the Government Is
the world Economic Review, 1884,
compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce of the Department
of Commerce. This 350-page volume
contains q review Of economic condi-
tions in the United States during the
year past and similar material regarding
all major foreign countries with ref
erence both to its general importance
and its bearing on the economic inter-
ests of the United States.
Copyright. 1887
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Childe Hassan,.

Childe Hassam will be remembered
primarily for his power over color. In
his day he was the outstanding master
Of painted sunshine. His palette was
loaded with bright and vibrant hues
and he managed to convey them to his
canvases without losing any of their
brilliancy. The trick, 1t seems, only
partially Is explained by the application
Of pigment in Jumps. He used both q
knife and fiat brush, but the manner
Of his work never was "thick" or
muddy" The genius with which he
was endowed was not turgidly mechan-
ical. Rather, his pictures are instinct
with forceful movement altogether too
free to be judged mathematical in char
acter. He seems to have mixed mercury
with his oils.
A much more interesting mystery,
however, is that Of the sources Of his art.
He was born In Boston and came of the
same sober Puritan stock which brought
forth Nathaniel Hawthorne. Yet even
rs q youngster he wanted to study de-
sign-a longing which somewhat tardily
was permitted qualification by brief resi-
dence in Paris. But Hassam escaped
from the influence of experimentation
in time to save his soul alive. He bowed,
1t is true, to Monet, but for the rest he
was the most conservative of impress
sionists. Indeed, it was a favorite
amusement of his latter years to poke
fun at the extravagances Of the mod
ernist madness which has swept the
planet in the wake of the "reformers"
Cezanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin.
For half a century he practiced his
talents in New England, New York and
Long Island. A steady worker, he pre-
tended to labor only when he was In
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clined, but belied that doctrine by pro-
ducing a multitude Of compositions
water colors, etchings, pastels and litho-
graphs by the hundred and creations
in his favorite medium by the dozen.
And he took pride In being concerned
exclusively with American subjects.
Europe, he said, never gave him a new
idea. But he was fair-minded enough
to be grateful when foreign critics ap-
preciated his efforts.
Hassam had life notably happy and
successful. He was granted Ave years
more than the prophets classic three
score and ten, and was active almost
until the end. His place in history will
be that of a great liberal. Such, in any
case, was the effect of his contribution
to the civilization of the land and the
people he loved.
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college, and the same rights to sue and
be sued In the courts of the United
States as are possessed by the citizens of a
State. Continuing, the resolutions state,
And that we afiirm that these voteless
and unrepresented fellow-Americans are
entitled to q new deal, and therefore
pledge the active and continued support
OF the Young Democrats OF America to
accomplish this purpose. And be 1t fur
ther resolved, That it is the desire OF
young democracy that this principle be
incorporated in the national Democratic
platform in the forthcoming election"
The Young Democrats have the dis
tinction of being the first national polit-
ical group to enlist in this movement.
The declaration in favor Of the inclu-
sion of the principle of District OF
Columbia national representation in the
national platform may be the means OF
accomplishing what has been attempted
by the District delegations to the party
conventions with the assistance Of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation.
This broad Endorsement by the ma
tional body arms the local Young Demo-
Gratis with the power and authority to
call on the State bodies for definite
assistance in pushing this legislation
before Congress. Success at the ma
tional convention has encouraged these
vigorous young men and women to press
on for further victories.
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Political Equity Advanced.

The cause OF political equity for the
District Of Columbia has been materially
advanced through the adoption by the
Young Democrats of America at their
recent national convention of resolu-
tions indorsing national representation
for the District. The District of Column
bia division of this organization won a
distinct victory in securing the adoption
of their resolution, which had been pre-
pared with care before the delegation
left for Milwaukee.
The resolutions fndorse the proposed
constitutional amendment which empow-
ers Congress to grant voting representa-
ton to the District In the Senate, the
House Of Representatives and the electoral
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEWELL.

when first set out, need plenty Of room,
and ordinarily are placed from 6 to 18
inches apart, not only to allow for sub
sequent growth, but also to permit each
and every one to get plenty Of sunshine
and air, as well as run q better chance
Of securing its proper quota Of fertilizer
from the ground.
The genius of grass plants, whatever
variety, is that they will grow close to-
gether, filling In all spaces, so 1t is mani
fest that the only way they can get
light and air and all the wholesomeness
of the suns vitamins is from the top.
Hence, close cutting is the thing.
This will not mean less cutting, as one
might think.
The stimulus of sun and air Is such
that the grass undoubtedly grows faster
than when 1t is covered with layer OF
old clippings and the plants themselves
not trimmed sufficiently.
Then there Is the invigoration OF the
close cutting itself, which evidently i'm
pels the plant consciousness to say to
itself, in its queer vegetative way, Here,
I am much too short; I must hurry up
and grow quickly. or my place in the
sun is past"
II plants have q physiology. they also
have q psychology, for there seems to
be mind, or intelligence, in everything.
If we say a plant-even a tiny grass
plants talking to itself, we are saying
no more, after all, than If we declare
that it begins to grow.
There can be little doubt that the total
stimulation of a colony Of grass plants,
secured through close cutting. Is some
what akin to the same thing done on
| the human head.
Close cutting of the hair has been rec
ognized for centuries as one Of the best
aids, not only because it permits better
sanitation, but also because 1t "Stimu-
iates" the growth.
It was a curious quirk Samson got, to
think that his long hair had something
| to do with his strength, yet several COM
paratively modern strong men" have
felt the same way about 1t.
ANY one who views the behemoths Of
the wrestling ring, however, will know
that few of the modern strong men go
in for long hair. They keep it cut close
for many reasons.
The close-cut lawn is best from every
standpoint.
1t looks better. in the first place.
Then it grows better.
Lateral roots 90 along under the
ground, sending up shoots to fill in bare
spots.
1t is surprising to watch the old lawn,
which may have been given its regular
cutting once a week, but not very close
suddenly blossom out on all sides, once
the blades are set closer TO the earth.
Is this, then, the secret Of good lawn?
The wielder of the lawn mower Will
be tempted to think that it Is.
ALI these years he has been cutting it
long, like the famous little dogs tail,
with only mediocre lawn to show for 1t.
Then, suddenly, after few weeks OF
close cutting, he finds himself possessed
at last of a true sward, emulating the
green carpet one reads about.
He Is enthusiastic, and has right to
be. If there is any secret, this is it.
Even the clippings, which he formerly
let lie, with no results he could see, now
are Just right to protect the roots from
too much sun and too much air. Nature
is an eternal balance. but often it is
hard to find out Just what the balance Is.
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If there is any one answer to how to
have q good lawn, it is this:
Cut 1t shortl
By short, one doesn't mean shave, but
the grass ought to be moved with o
machine set to give the effect Of pretty
close.
This will mean that about out of 10
persons keep the mower set too Eigh.
The aim should be to leave the blades
not more than an inch of the ground,
even at this time Of year.
We have seen some very good author
ity for higher cutting in late August and
September, but believe the same close
trim which is good for lawn in early
Summer Is best for 1t now.
After all, the proof of the pudding
comes in the eating.
If you happen to have the best lawn
this year of any in the past six, II 1t Is
the same lawn, and you find that you
are doing only one thing differently, you
may feel pretty sure that the answer has
been found.
If that one thing happens to be cut
| ting the grass much closer, you may
| be willing to admit, at least to yourself,
| that the neighbor who has been doing
| that for all these years Is right.
1t is quite difficult to admit that q
| neighbor is right about anything.
There Is old Sam Jones, for instance,
who heard Bill Green declare that only
an idiot would cut his grass right after
| rain.
Just to show Green that he is wrong,
Jones has been getting out after each
and every rain for several years and
getting his feet wet regularly.
| It is q terrific strain on the mower, OF
course, as we'll as upon the disposition
| of the owner; it Is tough on the grass,
pulling and tugging it; it Is inimical to
shoe leather.
But what else can Sam Jones do un-
| der the circumstances? II he had not
heard Bill Green make that statement
he, too. would have been willing to wait
until his lawn dried out bit.
As it is, he must roll the cutter out
| directly after each rain.
Why, he even went out in the dark.
the other night, and cut away for a long
| time, despite the fact that he could push
| the machine only few feet at stroke.
It was hard work, but Jones would not
| have given 1t up for fortune. He could
see the light in Bill Green's window,
| and he hoped the old duffer was
| liStenin'.
The pickup of a mediocre lawn, once
close moving is instituted, is nothing
| short of amazing.
The secret of it probably Is the added
| light and air which is given to the earth
| in which the plants grow.
All lawns, Of course, are merely aggre-
cations, or colonies, of grass plants.
1t is because we tend to forget this,
and come to look upon lawn as a sort
| OF carpet, or integral stretch OF material,
that we may forget the necessity for
such laws as guard other plants from
| Ill health.
Every one has seen an evergreen, for
| instance planted too close to house.
Lack of sunshine and air then results
| in lessened growth on the inner, or
house, side. with final killing OF the
| evergreen on that side.
Lack Of air, even among such sturdy
plants as zinnias, often causes poor
| growth and mildew.
Every one knows that small plants,
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Congress and the District.

The past session of Congress served
again to emphasize the marked differ
ence In attitude toward the local COM
munity, as displayed, on the one hand,
by the House District Committee and,
on the other, by the subcommittee of
the House Appropriations Committee in
charge of District appropriations.
During an extraordinarily long and
busy session of Congress, occupied with
national affairs of great Importance, the
House District Committee, under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Mary Norton, de-
voted understanding and sympathetic
consideration of local legislative matters
and established good record in the
transaction of local business, not only
In committee, but in some OF the hectic
tussles which followed on the floor of
the House The members of the legis-
lative committee seemed to feel the real
responsibility that devolves upon them
in serving their voteless constituents in
the District and for the most part made
1t effective in transacting the sometimes
tedious and relatively inconseQuential
matters before them.
On the other hand, the Subcommittee
on District Appropriations again held
out for the niggardly lump sum that has
been established for the past few years
without reasonable or fair consideration
of the appropriation needs of the local
community or the demands Of National
Capital maintenance and development.
The attitude of some influential mem
bers of the subcommittee was one that
savored more of bullying malice, at
times, than of anything approaching
desire to view the fiscal relations issue
on its merits or to strive toward its
equitable solution. And the powerful in
fiuence derived from a hand on the
moneybags showed itself more than once
as challenging the prerogatives of the
legislative committee.
This difference In attitude was more
marked because it exists only in the
House. In the Senate the District, in
keeping with a we'll established tradi-
ton, is assured of sympathetic consid-
Grafton by both the legislative and ap-
propriationS committees, which, in ad-
dition to co-ordinating some of their
activities, are both actuated by the de-
sire to respect local sentiment and to
work for the advancement of the Cap
ital. The District has firm friends in
both committees.
OF the thirty new acts affecting the
District passed in the session just closed
the social security laws undoubtedly
take precedence in long-range impor-
tance. The District, along with the rest
Of the country. is to experiment for
many years with social legislation, high
In purpose and deeply significant Of
changes in the hitherto accepted roles
Of government The handling of this
local legislation by both House and Sem
ate committees, and especially the vigor-
Gus leadership asserted by Senator King
in insisting that it conform to local
sentiment and suggestion, was typical Of
the relationship that in theory should
exist between the exclusively controlling
Congress and the voteless, local COM
munity. It is pleasant to note that
such was the relationship which for the
most part marked the past session In
legislative, If not appropriative, matters.
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A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke HamiIton
Safe Harbor

Sale harDOr
Wind warm and strong that blows In
gales
Over the sea
And on the open roads at dusk
Makes melody,
Sweep me to harbor In loves arms
While Summer lasts,
That I may know when Winter comes
And icy blasts
Turn even gypsy hearts toward home,
The sheltered nook,
The glow of lamp and blazing log,
The open book,
And q beloved voice at dusk
Reading to me
Some classic Of the mind OF heart
For melody.
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Whenever an important bill is signed
somebody receives the pen as a SOU
yenir. The pen remains an article Of
sentiment, but in this mechaniStic era
it is the plain plodding typewriter that
does the real work.
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Rural Perils,

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
OF the Nations 10000 industrial ia
talities" last year, 400 occurred on
farms. And this doesn't include the IA
talities caused by farm cows on rural
highways.
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A senatorial opinion is expressed that
the question of more liberal leave Of
absence for Government workers will
require more study. 1t must be admitted
that the recent moments in Congress
have shown no encouragement to
studious concentration.
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It might have been less difficult to
lengtheR the Summer session of Con-
gress If so many statesmen had not
been afraid to go home and try to tell
constituents what is going to happen
next.
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A Lost Continent Is scientifically dis
cussed. The loss Is not to be deplored.
Another continent could only mean an
additional phase of international COM
plication.
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In spite of the magnificent Govern
ment buildings here, some Of the most
important economic business is con-
Quoted in a modest hotel suite. The
same thing mas happened at several
nominating conventions.
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The Red Sea has been point Of
water strategy since early times. It was
not far from Suez that the Israelites
marched through expertly managed
waters in defiance Of Pharaoh.
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Ethiopians claim ability to pick town
up and move it over night. The Italian
campaign will need not only bombers,
but faSt-working explorers.
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The Flying Duce.

From the Saginaw tMich) Daily News.
The thing that casts the most doubt
upon II Duce's reported plans to fly to
the front In Ethiopia is the difnculty the
news reel men will have in getting there.
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Wants to Know.

From the worcester CMass) Evening Gazette.
Missouri now wants to be shown why
she, rather than Kentucky, shouldn't be
known as the Blue Grass State. Mis-
souri,, it seems, is from Missouri.
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Common humanity refuses to be
ignored. Even the most prominent poll
tician has to stop work now and then
and talk about his operation.
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Ambassador Bullitt said he was going
to learn to speak Russian. His idea
was to have Russia be fair and learn Ito
talk United States"
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The King of Kings is probably wonder
ing whether he is to be the starting
point Of a European contest to decide
who shall be Dictator of DictatorS.
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This is q good time for opticians at
the seaside. All bathing beauties look
alike to a near-sighted person.
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True Blue.

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
For honor and courage our boys were
born.
So learn your lessons and be polite
And choose for yourself what course is
right.
Little Boy Blue, as the years 60 by
Be ever true unto yonder sky,
And never let it by men be said
You were Little Boy Yellow or Little
Boy Red.
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Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Fight Promoti0n.

Fight Promotion.
Said Uncle Jim, Il never seem to get
it figured right
Why some folks can't be happy If they
can't get up fight.
They have their families and friends
and yet they will get rude
Discussing fences or great parallels Of
latitude.
"It cannot be for gold, which we have
learned to do without;
The singin' school Is Sweeter far than
any battle shout.
Yet we keep on pickin' quarrels, and the
reason sure Is sad
II it's just because our dispositions
naturally bad"
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Crushing . Foe.

CruSh1hx FOe.
A little mosquito buzzed along.
I slapped at it with purpose strong;
I smashed my glasses and mussed my
hair
And broke my promises not to swear;
I waved my hat through the atmosphere
And shattered a crystal chandelier;
I sat, exhausted, and sadly found
That same mosquito still buzzing round.
zone thing like about parade"
said Uncle Eben, "is dat everybody
knows his place and no one is nervy
enough to try and monopolize de entire
procession"
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Some of Hitler's enterprises sound like
wild fairy stories, with no chance of
anybody's living happily ever after.
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Swift Money.

Swift Money.
George Washington threw q silver
dollar across the Potomac" .
Maybe" said Mr.. Dustin Stax. "But
don't believe the thrifty Ben Franklin
would ever have allowed George to throw
a dollar away like that"
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Doing His Best.

Doing His Best.
Haven't you made promises that you
can't fulfll?"
Maybe" said Senator Sorghum. But
the home folks are restless and I've got
to 60 the limit in showing that my
hearts in the right place"
Jud Tunkins says music speaks all
languages, but SO does gas bomb.
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credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
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herein are also reserved.
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Alphabetical Slip.

Alphabetical Slip.
From the Miami CFla) Herald
Ethel saws that A. A. A. sounds as
though somebody could not think Of the
second letter.
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@. What was the cost Of the new Los
Angeles Times Building and how much
hoor space has it?-G. B. K.
A. The new plant cost 1000 900 and
contains 4.5s2,6a0 cubic feet Of space
and 259 Asa square feet of floor space.
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ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

A reader can get the anstDer to unv
question OF fact BY tpriting The Washing
ton Euentng Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. Hdsktn, Director, Washing.
ton, d. c. Please fnciose stamp for reply.
@. How much has the price of heliurn
declined since 1t was discovered7-L. r.
A. When it was first obtainable, 1t cost
$2,50O cubic foot. 1t is now / cent q
cubic foot or less.
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1745 IRVING ST. NW.-Nicely furnished
master bed room with private batn. soutn-
gentleman.
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