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Evening star., 1935-04-06

Uncertainty as to the future OF
crop control is registered by the press
in discussion Of the recent order of
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace re-
moving restrictions on the planting Of
Spring wheat. 1t is assumed by most
observers that this is not an abandon
ment of the established farm policy,
but an attempt to avoid scarcity
which might be cauesd by extensive
destruction of soil by windstorms.
Secretary Wallace is quoted by the
Hastings (Nebr) Daily Tribune, how
ever. as stating that farming has de-
rived about all the benefits that it can
from crop reduction" and that fur
ther benefits must come from i'm
provement of the domestic industrial
condition" That paper continues:
"As he puts it, uncontrolled produc-
ton will depend upon the possibility
of foreign markets, and that is mat
ter Of tariffs"
while Mr. Wallace Is seemingly
impressed by the immediate sanity of
permitting larger acreages than were
considered a year ago. according to
the Topeka (KanS.) Daily Capital,
"he by no means, however, abandons
the general processing tax program.
1t appears to be the policy to hold
present forces in hand, and regulate
acreage according to temporary cir
,efn M thic T,1oV
could be expanded this year II crop
prospects proved poor, and if the con-
trary could be even further curtailed
next year, and so on. II this Is the
idea, it is a program Of opportunism,
subject to possibilities of occasionally
missing connections, at considerable
cost either to producers or consumers,
and Of interfering with mutual tariff
arrangements intended to extend
foreign markets for American food
products"
Finding a lack of definite knowl-
edge as to production of Spring
wheat. the Wall Street Journal points
out that mot until June will there be
anything to report on the condition OF
Spring wheat. and until that time
the total wheat prospect will be
matter of individual Interpretation of
the effect of the weather upon what
at present is not a pleasing prospect >
In defense Of the agricultural pol
icy, the Fort Worth (Tex) Star-Tele-
gram quotes statement by Secretary
Wallace in which he said: "Agricul-
lures share of the national income,
now about 10.2 per cent. should be
from 13 to 16 per cent. The historic
relationship is Is to IA per cent"
The Star-Telegram adds:
THE Secretary declared that when
the farmers haG received as much as
18 per cent of the national income
they had competed for land and as
sumed a market which did not in
fact exist. Except during the World
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Army Day.

On this eighteenth anniversary of
our entry into the World War, the
people Of the United States once
again celebrate Army day. Here in
Washington it is being marked by
an impressive parade of units repre-
senting all branches of the Nations
defensive establishment. In numer-
GUS other centers of the country
similar demonstrations are taking
place amid ceremonies of various
kinds designed to call popular at
tention to the importance of the
Army in the preservation of peace,
honor, national safety and all the
other things the Republic holds dear.
Army day is an appropriate occa-
sion, too, on which to recall in pride
and gratitude the valiant and VIC
torious deeds of our soldiers on every
battlefield to which they have been
called to service.
The size. wealth and population Of
the country considered, the United
States maintains, relatively, the small
est Army in the world. 1t is essentially
a defensive organization. 1t menaces
no neighbor whose land frontier ad-
joins our own and carries no threat
to any people overseas. But all the
dictates of prudence require that the
Army we do support shall be in every
respect model institution, adequately
equipped and trained and kept abreast,
especially in the field of mechanization,
with the most modern developments.
The United States Army must also not
be starved of officer and enlisted per-
sonnet The military and civilian au-
thorities charged with the duty of
keeping it at the acme of efficiency
have assured Congress that the in
creases of manpower recently recon-
mended represent an irreducible mini
mum for national safety. The record
sum Of roundly s4oO 100000 which has
been asked for the Arny's general
purposes is comparatively modest
premium for the American people to
pay for that portion of national life
insurance which proper military
strength supplies.
That respectable defensive posture"
which George Washington recon-
mended to his country in lieu of en-
targling alliances is well exemplifed
oy the United States Army. At
moment when almost the whole world
bevond our shores is in turmoil and
terror of another devastating interna-
tional war the hour is fitting for
Americans to resolve that on land, on
sea and in the air this peace-craving
Nation shall ever be kept in condition
TO protect itself in any emergency that
may suddenly confront it. Other
wars have caught it unready, with the
inevitable consequence of unneces-
sarily prolonged sacrifice of both life
and treasure. Army day should re-
nina us afresh of the fatal folly Of
Evening star., 1935-04-06

war with America, the debts Of Great
Britain and kindred topics appeared
in 1777. He became famous for his
interest in the Colonies and was in
vited to come to America to assist in
its development. He was an intimate
friend Of Benjamin Franklin's.
@. Did any Negroes in the United
States own slaves?-L. j.
A. Previous to the Civil War many
Negroes owned slaves. Many Of these
were from families who had been able
to purchase and hold to insure their
not being again sold into slavery.
According to the Negro Year Book 1t
was estimated that at the outbreak
Of the Civil War there were 5000
Negro slave owners with $4,000 slaves.
Q. What is a maverick?-C. K. H.
A. Soon after the Mexican War,
Samuel A. Maverick began locating
land and raising cattle Eventually
he owned more land and had more
cattle on the free public range than
any one else in Texas. In 1851 most
Of the cowboys Of the region left to
enter the Civil War, and Mavericks
cattle were left to run wild. When
the war ended there were tens Of
thousands of unbranded animals, and
In the round-ups that followed Maver-
lex was the greatest claimant Of un-
marked cattle. So often was 1t said
Of stock that "theSe are Mavericks"
that eventually all strayed calves and
other unbranded cattle came to be
referred to as mavericks.
Q. BY whom was the bell which
hangs in the navy yard at the United
States Naval Academy given to the
academy?-J. j.
A. 1t was presented TO Admiral
Perry by Japan on the occasion Of
the trip made by Admiral Perry to
the Orient, which instituted the OPEN
door policy with Japan. This bell is
rung only when the Navy beats the
Army in foot ball games. 1t was rung
in 1884.
@. Who was the most famous Of
the ancient Greek astronomers?-O.
G. r.
A. Hipparchus is generally so re.
garded.
O. How many people attend the
Texas State Fair?-T. A. NJ.
A. The average daily attendance is
about $4,000. The record days at
tendance was set in 1929, when
214,365 visitors crowded the grounds.
O. To what amount do American
investors hold foreign bondS?-A. H.
A. The total at present Is about
81 .62l 100000, according to a COM
pilation of outstanding issues made
by the American Hebrew.
@. Please give some information
about the round towers found in Ire
lard.-H F.
A. The round towers are tall, mar
row and circular, tapering gradually
from the base to the summit. They
are among the earliest relics of the
ecclesiastical architecture of the Brit
ish Isles. About 118 towers of this
description are to be seen in Ireland,
notably at Ardmore in Waterford,
Clondalkin in Dublin, and Devenish
in Fermanagh. Scotland possesses
three similar towers
O. What quality made Homer Mar
tin unique among American artists
T. E. M.
A. Hickman says he was 'the first
American artist to represent land
scape without detail in masses, OBJ
tanning contrast by means OF values
Of light and dark"
@. Is there a model Of the statue on
the dome Of the United States Capitol
which can be viewed at close ranger
e. c. B.
A. In the rotunda of the old Ma
tional Museum there is a plaster
model. This gives much better idea
of the figure than can be obtained by
viewing the original from the Capitol
Park
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Tastes differ.
They differ from person to person
and, in the same individual. from
hour to hour.
They differ so profoundly that ones
ability to taste a specific concentra-
ton of a certain substance at Ger
tain time may eventually be used in
medical diagnosis. Such, at least, is
the suggestion of DR.. Albert w
Blakeslee of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington in report to the Ma
tional Academy Of Sciences on an ex-
tensive series of experiments on taste
determinations
Several years ago DR.. Blakeslee
found accidentally that there were
curious differences in the ability OF
different persons to taste chemical
substance known an phenyl THO car
bamide. To most tongues it is ex-
tremely bitter. But, DR.. Blakeslee
found, some persons could not taste
it at all regardless of the amounts
used in the test. They were described
as taste blind" Others were ex-
tremely sensitive to very minute di-
1utions. The majority fell in the
middle ground. Investigation showed
that these differences were hereditary
Now, it is shown by the experiments
of DR.. Blakeslee and his co-worker,
Theodore N. Salmon, that the taste
sensitivity for this substance tends to
go up and down all day long. Persons
were tested every Is minutes. Some
times the sensitivity differed to the
extent that eight times greater con-
centration was needed to be detected
in one of the test intervals as in an
other. There was no regular sequence
to the variations Sometimes the
taste sensitivity increased and some
times 1t decreased. This apparently
threw out the assumption that the
taste sense was subject to fatigue. or
the contrary hypothesis that it was
stimulated by an initial dose. Some
times, over the course of a day, the
concentration of the substance that
could be detected varied more than q
hundredfold.
THE reason for this variation, u
says DR.. Blakeslee, "is not clear. An
inspection of the graphs as well as
inquiry of the subjects would seem tc
eliminate the possibility Of regular
rythmic change In taste sensibility as
sociated with routine daily habits OF
with regular periodic changes in the
physiology of the subjects. 1t is our
belief, however, that the changes OBJ
served in taste thresholds are in some
way connected with differences In
physiological states. If this should
prove to be the case, it might be
possible to use taste thresholds as ar
index of unrecognized internal con-
| ditions, and such an index might
prove to be of clinical value"
u X X 4
The experiments with phenyl thic
carbamide have been followed up with
measurements of the taste sensitivity
of individuals to II different SUBJ
stances. These included vanillin, po-
tassium chloride, table salt, saccha-
rine and sucrose, hydrochloric acid
aspirin, picric acid and various Other
substances. They were selected tc
cover the human taste range-sweet
sour, salt and bitter. With nearly ali
these substances the same taste varia-
tions with time were found. Moreover
in their subjective descriptions, the
| tasters described quite different sen.
sations. There we're striking differ.
ences in ability to taste specific con.
centrations.
Aspirin had Q range Of six grades
Evening star., 1935-04-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL,

The herbalist's way Of regarding
plants is better-especially when
somehow q specimen will not bloom.
Then it Is good. truly wholesome. to
be thankful for the good growth and
leaves of the plant.
Every part Of q plant Is interest
ing, especially when It is part Of the
garden picture, which, OF course,
includes the house.
There is no point in wasting tears
over failure of any shrub to bloom or
to be dissatisfied with 1t on that
account.
If one will look at any of the
garden magazines or pages devoted
to answering questions, one will see
that many persons permit themselves
to be hugely unhappy over the failure
of some plant to bloom
While blossoms are lovely and the
main reason why we grow garden
flowers, they are not all there is to a
plant, by any means.
Surely the heart-shaped leaves OF
the lilac must be considered as a real
part of the charm of that shrub by
any person honestly interested In
plants.
The famous water table" depleted
by the drought OF several years ago,
ought to be replenished by this time.
Blankets OF snow on the ground
for two months during the past Winter
and the one before that placed mil
lions of gallons Of water directly into
the soil, since SHOWS melt from the
bottom first.
In addition, there have been plenty
of heavy rains. Already this Spring
much water has fallen. with enough
warmth to encourage the best results
from our plants.
1t is all the more queer, then. when
something refuses to bloom, such as
the forsythia.
II it were just an individual in
stance, it might be considered to be
an assured thing that unwise prun-
ing last year had so resulted.
When an entire city displays the
same phenomenon, some other under
lying cause must be sought. 1t may
be suspected that the weather has
something to do with it, because the
weather is everywhere, and in lin
tied area, such as that comprised in
the District of Columbia and adjacent
suburbs, the weather is more or less
the same.
Even though the suburban areas
uniformly show about four or f1ve de-
grees less temperature the year
around, the relative proportion Of
their weather" is the same. The ups
and downs occur at the same time,
and in much the same way.
The only factor that may differ is
the amount of moisture, aside from
the difference in soils, but the latter
may differ materially in the same
small garden. Many amateurs fail
to take this into consideration.
1t is not commonly realized that
some sections of comparatively re-
stricted area will 60 rainless for a
long time, whereas heavy rains may
fall in other parts Of town. The
amount of precipitation in year
may average up all right, but the
droughts. small though they may be,
will do harm at the time.
Man has no control over the
weather. but he is helped by the
large tolerance which Nature has
placed in all her earth-locked chill
dren. the plants, shrubs, trees,
grasses and other forms Of vegeta-
ton. They cannot get away from
where they are, and Nature knows
this, so she gives them wide latitude
in which they can live and grow.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

their major difficulties; the minor
ones were countless. Mr.. Nesbitt's
narrative Of this conquest Of the
"hell-hole Of creation" cannot be
classed among the stories which lack
action. Every days journey Of the
party was marked by new dangers
and new efforts to overcome them and
everything is described in such a way
as TO make the reader share the emo
tions Of the explorers. -.''
Evening star., 1935-04-06

The outlook for lilac blossoms this
year is excellent at this writing.
More flower buds are on the bushes
than in recent years and unless some
thing goes entirely wrong with the
weather the National Capital and
suburbs ought to see more lilacs than
in several years.
It seems to be shaping up rather
queerly, this present Spring.
For some obscure reason the time
tried forsythias are not doing so well,
yet the magnolia trees and the weep
ing cherries are excellent.
Forsythias are a mystery to some
Of us.
Everywhere many Of these shrubs
show only few scraggly blossoms,
whereas maybe on the opposite side
of the street there will be bush IN
full bloom.
The blooming bushes occur on both
the north and south sides Of the street,
so it cannot be that.
People will tell you wisely that un-
due pruning last season Is responsible
for the lack OF bloom this Spring.
Well, the forsythia must be pruned,
flowers or no flowers.
Many persons do not care particu-
larly for the greenlsh-yellow blossoms
Of this hardy shrub. Yet 1t must be
admitted that they do make consider
able splash on the average landscape.
It is better to prune this bush, to
keep it in bounds and SO lose some
flowers, than to permit it to develop
into sprawling shrub, as so often
seen.
The latter may do for back fences
and similar situations, but when the
forsythia is at the front, it ought not
to be permitted to grow too large.
The claim of some gardeners, that
many persons put too much stress on
bloom and not enough on leaf, is ex-
cellently demonstrated in the common
type of forsythia, SO widely planted.
The green tinge Of the flowers makes
this shrub not liked by many. whereas
others profess to find it exceedingly
attractive. That Is always the way.
1t can be said, however, that, as
general thing, green ought to be in
the leaf alone, not in the flower.
Those who do not care for their
green misplaced will find that it makes
no particular difference whether their
forsythias bloom or not, just so long
as the shrubs themselves leaf out well
later
This is one Of the shrubs, OF course,
in which the f1owerlets come on the
boughs before the leaves.
1t Is the other way round with
lilacs.
After all, even the ardent gardener
often cannot work up much enthusi-
asm about the forsythia, but even the
oldest grower of plants will wax elo-
quent concerning lilacs.
America long ago took the lilac to
its heart.
1t has come from many lands to
make itself thoroughly at home here,
but so often 1t fails to bloom.
Sometimes it seems that the more
the gardener desires this shrub to
flower the more sturdily adamant it
will be in this respect.
1t is with lilacs as with the COM
mon cold; every one seems to know
a cure" for it. in respect to shy
blooming.
Unfortunately, when one attempts
to put these cures into practice on the
home bushes, they somehow refuse to
work.
Too much stress has been put on
bloom in the modern garden, perhaps.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

A gift of an art collection by Andrew
Mellon would be studiously considered
for purposes of tax assessment. The
tax would not be so much If valuations
were placed at the figures for which
the original artists were willing to sell
their works.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

1t becomes the duty of Capt. Eden
to report that all Europe is preparing
for another war. AS an official an
nouncement, the news is impressive,
but no seasoned reporter would boast
of it as exclusive.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Wasted Beiligerence.

ct am surprised to learn that some
of the college boys don't want to fight
for their country" said Miss Cayenne.
"They are devoted to art
"That is quite proper. I don't see
the patriotic advantage in encourag-
ing foot bail players to slug or glee
club prima donnas in trying to scratch
each others eyes out"
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Suburban scandal has become so
versatile as to include hints of every
thing from an assassination plot to
high finance. For peace and quiet it
is becoming necessary to seek a top
room in metropolitan skyscraper.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

1t is the privilege of Postmaster
General Farley to regard third-party
threat as likely to prove a Cancelled
postage stamp that never got any
where in the first place.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Public.Minded

One who labors for his people,
For their safety and their lands,
Fighting graft in public spending,
Putting plenty In their hands,
In himself may forfeit vantage,
Pitting ideals against pelf.
But he gains what others envy
In the government Of self.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
ProIOnging the Practical Joke.

IobHs FHo "V'
April Fool has gone its way,
Why prolong the reckless play?
War jokes are devoid of wit,
They have never made a hit.
Peaceful airships skim the sky.
They'll be bombers By and by
When, to thrill us with surprise,
They have shifted their disguise.
Patient plodding citizen
Starts a war dance now and then
April Fool has gone its way,
Why prolong the reckless play.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
When Sunday Comes,

When Sunday Comes.
When Sunday comes I shall reflect
And seek course all circumspect.
Ill bid my conscience stand apart
And whisper to my beating heart,
Bidding it keep rhythm true
Unmoved by threats that rise anew.
For heavenly bliss or earth's content
Can't be acquired by argument.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

There is democracy in the world
of fowls that brings the blue eagle
into the court of justice side by side
with the Brooklyn chicken.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

When Relief Administrator Hopkins
complains of dumb audience he is
not precisely original. Former Vice
President Curtis did the same thing.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Poland naturally objects to any
effort to turn the famous so-called
Corridor into something resembling a
militaristic peacock alley.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Matrimony in China.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Chinese plan for holding mass
weddings at wholesale rates Is all
right so long as mass divorces are
not granted on a similar basis.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Dispersed.

Conversation sort O. drags
At the crossroads general store.
No one sits around and brags
Like folks used to do Of yore.
Graft and politics drew nigh.
Left us in a state Of doubt.
A grand jury happened by
And just cleaned the audience out.
Some men," said Uncle Eben, gets
de credit or blame foh big doin's when
dey amt actually any more respon-
sible dan de Weather Bureau is for
thunder and lightning"
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Well-hnanced relief projects cannot
be quite free from the problems of
distribution that have always puzzled
economists.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

Stresa will be added to the list Of
names made historic as the scene Of
O conference.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Air Hiking.

From the Roanoke (Va) Times.
The other day an airplane carried
an automobile 80 miles. So even the
motorists have taken to hitch hiking.
Evening star., 1935-04-06
Artistic Satisfaction.

Artistic Satisfaction.
"You have been making that same
speech year after year"
I'm very proud Of it." answered
Senator Sorghum.
1T hasn't changed anything"
mo, but it is something to have
taken so many encores."
Jud Tunkins says he is in favor of
taking the profits out of war and
more in favor of keeping out the
losses.
Evening star., 1935-04-06

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Smyrna times., 1935-12-12
MIDDLETOWN FUR INDUSTRY
VIII Employ Hundred or More
the Year Around

An industry employing about 100
people will be started in Middle
town when the Kost Fur Corpora
tion, of Easton, Pa, moves it's
plant ard headquarters to Middle
town about January 1. Besides the
experienced help which it will be
necessary to bring with it, the
company expects to empoy Is Mid
dletown women and 25 men, with
the possibility of an increase in the
future The new plant will occupy
the old Parker building which a
number of years ago was built as
the harness manufacturing plant Of
j. c. Parker, and was one Of the
biggest industries Of the town In
more recent years. the building was
occupied by the Bogash Dress Fac
tory, Of Wilmington, employing
about 40 women.