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Evening star., 1936-11-27

that-it Is successful battle on the part
Of the colony Of grass plants.
They are the victors In the war with
dandclions, etc.
But what is the brown lawn at this
time?
Mostly 1t is not the result of various
diseases, and q few pests, which can
give the Summer grass brown appear
ance In the height Of the season, but
simply the end result of various types
OF grasses which cannot stay green
longer than the warm season.
Unless, Of course, supplied with plenty
of moisture.
Even those householders genuinely in
terested In their gardens often fail to
realize that q drought at this time of
year Is q serious garden matter
They are used to thinking of growth
in terms of water, but when Autumn
comes around they tend to stop thinking
about growth at all.
Then the lawn goes brown, and they
wonder about it, when all the time the
reasons are two, 1. e., grasses which nat
urally grow brown in dry Autumn and
lack Of rain.
w ~" 40 VSAy dAoSOiiSCLtAlk W nave u
lawn which was good and green all
Spring and Summer, suddenly, almost
overnight, turn a very miserable brown
about this time Of year.
Right alongside will be another lawn.
growing on the same soil, which remains
green and fourishing.
Often this latter lawn has received no
particular care at all.
1t Is almost automatic, that II a lawn
can get along without extra care it is
the better for it and has better chance
OF staying green In Autumn and Winter.
Many . householder who bemoans a
brown lawn at this time will determine
to do better next year, and this is how
he means to do it:
BY planting q quantity Of fresh lawn
grass seed in early September, no later
than the first week, and then seeing to
1t that this seed is terminated by plenty
OF water from the hose, if rains do not
descend.
One recalls, Of course, that during that
particular week the grass never looked
better.
There did not seem so much as a
square quarter of an inch in which to
plant new grass.
The colonies Of the grasses at that
time seemed triumphant.
But there is very popular type of
grass in this vicinity which is called by
some June grass" by which they mean
that 1t does not grow well until that
month.
1t Is wide bladed, and makes a good
lawn all during the hot weather.
Its tendency. however, is to die out. and
grow brown in the Fall, especially If
copious rains do not give it boost when
1t needs water most.
If such lawn were raked vigorously
with a steel rake, and the surface soil
disturbed, then plenty of fresh seed
broadcast, but mixed carefully with a
little fine soil, or even sand, to hold it
down when it falls, there would be
little doubt that enough fresh grass
would grow up to overcome the brown
look at this time of year. All this. of
course, II consistent and plentiful water
were supplied.
One does not expect nor demand that
Winter grass be as green and fourishing
as grass during Spring and Summer. but
there Is happy medium, with Just some
green. at least, showing through the
brown and sere.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Stamps for Inventors.

The recent celebration of the CEN
tenary of the United States Patent Once
furnished the general public with a new
list of heroes. OF course, all the names
Of great inventors mentioned as deserv-
ing of special remembrance probably
were familiar to thousands. The point
is'that they should be equally well known
to millions who perhaps at present are
totally ignorant of their vast services to
their country and the world.
AS read at the centenary BANQUET, the
roster included Alexander Graham Bell
for the telephone, Thomas Alva Edison
for the incandescent lamp, Charles
Goodyear for the rubber yulcanizing
Ffocess. Charles Martin Hall for aiumi-
Evening star., 1936-11-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. TRACEWELL.

First among the small plants which
the Sweet Woodruff, the famous master
of the wood"
When this true woodling Is planted
beneath evergreens, 1T their very edge,
so that the full glare Of the sun is on
IL, the Woodruff will remain fresh and
lively in bitter weather.
Few plants have q more interesting
name. Woodruff does not mean run
Of the woods" although from its habit
Of growth one might 80 think.
It really means wood wheel, owing to
the arrangement Of the leaves in . whorl
The derivation is through the French.
There is popular rhyme, centuries
old, built on an ancient spelling of Wood
run. 1t comes down from the days when
many English words were given dupli-
eating letters.
Such name as Woollcott, for instance,
dates from the same period.
The old spelling Of Woodruff was
Woodderowffe.
The rhyme, popular with children, was
simply the spelling. written as follows:
WOODDE
ROWFFE.
This is one of those tripping things
which grows upon the mind by repeti-
tion-and not solely for children, but
for any one who Is interested IN the
grace and beauty of our language.
Things that stay green in the Winter
garden include, Of course, the true ever
greens, both broad-leaved and narrow.
Most of the shrubs have lost their
leaves by this time, but one which has
not is the true bridal wreath. When
real cold hits it. below freezing and worse,
for several days at time, or even weeks,
1t will lose all its leaves.
The Abelia is little shrublike plant
which will remain green in a mild VIM
ter, which, let us hope, is the sort the
District of Columbia and nearby Mary
land and Virginia will enjoy this year.
The strawberry begonia is another
small specimen which does well in mild
Winters and which will remain green all
through such q time.
Among the rock garden plants, the
perennial candytuft, and two small
phloxes, the subulata and the divaricata,
stay green in all except the most excep-
tional Winter months.
The myrtle, the hepatica triloba, the
sweet rocket and the grape hyacinth
remain more or less green. 1t Is the
leaves of the latter of course, which arise
in the Autumn, and stay green until
very early Spring, when the small blue
flowers appear.
The partridge berry, long a favorite for
the So-called glass garden, remains
flouriShing in the bitterest cold
Careful investigation of your garden
will reveal the green leaves of the orr
entail poppies. and these, too. stay green
all Winter.
Many person who finds plenty of
green in his Winter garden, yet will
lament the brown appearance of his
lawn.
Grass, at its worst, and sometimes even
at its best, can be the most disconcerting
thing in all the garden.
A lawn, 1t must never be forgotten, is
really a colony Of small plants. whose
habit 1t is to grow extremely close TO-
gether.
This smooth green carpet, as it Is
sometimes called, is beset by many in
truders, including pesky weeds which
fight it out for q toehold
Every good green lawn is more than
Evening star., 1936-11-27
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Reunited.

& Reunited.
Lost love afar, 1t seems tonight
AS If your eyes looked into mine,
Your great dark eyes, whose depths
divine
Are over-brimmed with tenderness.
And can feel your heetcaress
On my hot brow in the twilight.
Gone for q brief span all the pain;
And in the tranquil hush Of eve
Fair dreams of future Joy We weave;
As if we'd never learned to know
The bitter sacrament Of woe:
As If you were my own again.
Lost love afar, somehow tonight
Your soul to mine has winged its fight.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Story on Work of Crippled
Children's sSocietyApprOved

To the Editor Of The Star.
I am taking this occasion to compli-
ment you on the excellent article ap-
pearing in The Star Of November u on
the work done by the Crippled Chill
dren's Society Of the District OF Colum-
bia. It has brought to the attention OF
your readers the many difficulties these
children encounter in their struggle to
regain a useful function Of their Grip
pied parts and obtain an education, Tor
without an education, their eventual end
Is most unfortunate. -
The officers and directors OF the society
have many problems to solve In pro-
noting the best interests Of these unfof-
tunate children and such articles as the
present concentrate the attention OF the
public on their efforts and should re-
suit in arousing people with humane and
generous feelings to help them In their
cause. JOHN J. OMALLEY, U. s. N.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Shooting Stars.
BY PRILANDER JOHNSON.
A HOmely Gratitude.

A HOmely Gratitude.
Thankful fur the sunshine bright
And thankful fur the rain;
Thankful fur the moon so white
An fur the winds refrain!
Thankful fur the stars that shine
When shadows gather near;
Thankful fur the friends of mine
That gather fur good cheer!
Thankful fur the work that brings
The rest that builds anew,
An made me most forget the things
Fur which my thanks are due!
Evening star., 1936-11-27

II understand they used my boy Josh
purity rough when they hazed him at
college," said Farmer Corntossel.
"Oh, well, they didn't hurt him any.
wouldn't be resentful"
Il should say they didn't hurt him.
They took whole lot O. conceit out Of
him. All resent is that wasn't there
to see it."
Evening star., 1936-11-27

South America is not asking to hear
anything on the record. Some of the
most memorable words of the founders
of this Republic relate to the Importance
of being good neighbors.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

The date of Chairman Farley's return
safe to assume that he will return In
time to take few bows in the course
of the Inauguration parade.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

Getting American citizens safely out
Of Madrid is a present problem. Inno-
cence is always to be respected, but
there is neither honor nor profit in be-
ing an innocent bystander.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

Prizes have always been uncertain
factors in artistic and literary develop
ment. No matter what the recipient of
Nobel prize may do afterward, there
is no way Of taking it away from him.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

Dueling is again made ridiculous by
a Budapest citizen who wants to fight
duels when reminded that he married
for money, instead of being content to
receive congratulations.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
A Word Of Cheer.

IT understand that your next door
neighbor is worried because he lost some
chickens"
"Well," said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley, II
nebber talks much on no chicken ques-
ton. But hates to see anybody worried.
You tell i'm dem chickens wasn't lost.
Dey wasn't even wasted"
Evening star., 1936-11-27
An Art Impression.

Il have no doubt" said the admiring
constituent, that posterity will set up
statue of you in bronze or marble"
"Well," replied Senator Sorghum, IF
it's all the same, I'd rather they'd make
it bronze. 1t isn't so likely to make q
great man look IS If he had been caught
in q snowstorm with . suit of cotton
clothes on"
Evening star., 1936-11-27

"There will be no reprisals" is re-
garded as one of the best epigrams
offered by Chairman Farley. 1t is ac-
corded prophetic dignity with multitude
of minor office holders hoping it comes
true.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Texas in the Race.

From the Grand Rapids Press.
A Fort Worth, Tex, woman, 80, has ID
children. The attention of Toronto
mothers Is directed to what Is being done
In other fields.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

Old questions continue to arise. An
Arkansas man has been arrested for
using vagrancy arrests as means of
getting help on his cotton plantation.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Classified Laughter,

Classified Laughter.
The kinds Of laugh are far apart,
As far as honesty from sham;
Some of us laugh with mind and heart,
Some merely use the diaphragm.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
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the Use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein,
All rights OF publication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved
Evening star., 1936-11-27

"'Bout de only trouble dat job missed"
said Uncle Eben, was runnin' fur ofice
an havin' friends come aroun' de mornin'
after election to tell him whur he made
his mistake
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Practice Necessary.

"Don't you think the current styles Of
dancing are . little informal?" asked
the conservative person.
"No," replied Miss Cayenne. 'The
variations in dancing are 80 numerous
that two people have to be very well
acquainted before they can attempt to
dance together"
Evening star., 1936-11-27

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Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
SUIT INVOLVES
DEAL ON CROP

Thomas Napier Wednesday filed
suit in superior court against John
Wyly and Russell D. Hoy for 851 so
he alleged to be held by them in vio-
lation of share crop agreement
and an understanding as to the dis
position of the earnings from the
crops
He asked $421.50 and costs of the
suit from Wyly with whom he said
he held a contract to grow, harvest
and sell wheat and barley. He asked
$430 and costs from Hoy, accusing
Hoy, who sold certain crops of turn
ing money over to Wyly instead of
to him.
The contract between Napier and
Wyly, according to the complaint,
set forth that they were to share
the expenses, profits and losses of
the venture. The crops brought
$1,878.22, resulting in a loss of
S13043, Napier said. Wyly is al
legged to have received $421.50 and
to have failed to pay his share of
the expenses and losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
CITY EMPLOYE
HELD In THEFT
OFLARGE SUM

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U,R) -
Lester H. Brockway, 80, assistant
cashier in the commercial depart
ment of the Municipal Bureau of
Water & Power, was held today in
the city Jail on suspicion of grand
theft following his confession that
he had embezzled about $4,000 OF
department funds in the past SIX
years.
Brockway surrendered to Mon
rovia police last night after he
found auditors at work on his books
and tried to commit suicide three
times, according to his confession.
He told Desk Sergeant Ralph Cd
warker that conscience had driv-
en- him to surrender.
The official told Odwarker he
had driven to Dalton Canyon, near
San Dimas and attempted to hang
himself to a tree with clotheSline,
but the rope broke. Then he tried
twice, he said, to commit suicide
by carbon monoxide with a piece
of garden hose attached to the ex-
haust pipe of his car. He lost his
nerve each time and finally gave
himself up, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
COUNCILMEN GIVE BOOST TO CITY
BUILDING IN TAX DEED LOT SALE

park at present. The park is in
blocks nine and ten on the east
side Of Fourth street at the end
of Vine street and extends through
to Third street.
A house on the property will be
used as a club house by the ball
teams. The sale was handled by
Harold Tyler, who charged the city
no commission for his efforts in
arranging the property transac-
ton. Baseball enthusiasts pro-
pose to beautify the site and pro-
mote a good ball park, it was eX-
planned at the meeting. The site,
it was pointed cut may be used
for any type of park desired by
the city.
Water Rates
Changes in the water rates Of
the city were discussed at length.
J. P. Eyer, water commissioner,
has spent considerable time study
ing the rates and recommended
sizable reductions. An ordnance
will be prepared to set forth the
changes and reductions and will
be voted upon at the next meet
ing. Details of the proposed
changes are not complete as yet.
recommendation for improve
ments were made in report
from the members Of the fire
department and after discussion,
councilmen decided to wait until
the next meeting to make definite
decision.
Councilmen approved purchase
Of power lawn mower to be used
in the parks of the city. Eyer,
park commissioner, reported that
the parks are being used by an in
creasing number of city residents
and the personnel Of the park
department does not permit time
! for hand moving. Councilmen
agreed that the appearance of the
parks had increased greatly and
urged a continuance of the cam
paign of improvement and ex-
tension of the park facilities of
the city.
Ordinance Amended
FL Centro conformed with the
state in the 10-year payment plan
for handling delinquent taxes and
penalties by the passage of an
amendment to the tax ordinance.
1t was deemed an emergency mea-
sure.
A petition signed by 25 persons
in which complaints were made
against liquor establishment at
SIT Broadway, was presented to
the board. 1t was referred to the
police department with the rec
ommendation that after checking,
it be turned over to the board of
equalization. The city, it was
| pointed out, has no authority in
| the matter Of liquor licenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
FARLEY DUE AT WHITE HOUSE FOR
CONFERENCE ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE

WASHINGTON, July 2. UP
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley. the former New York boxing
commissioner who managed Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the political
heights in 1882, was due at the
White House today to discuss his
departure from the cabinet.
Farley will remain as Democratic
national committee chairman and
chief strategist of the New Deal 1896
presidential campaign. Whether he
will resign his cabinet position or
take leave until after the November
election has not been revealed.
The campaign as shaped now by
Roosevelt, Farley and Co., will be-
gin on the grand scale in late sum
mer or early autumn. 1t is part of
the Roosevelt political strategy to
hold his fire. This year, as in 1892,
Mr. Roosevelt probably will make
few summer appearances but save
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
CHILD TAKEN
FROM LIST OF
CASE SUSPECTS
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early Monday morning-her skull
crushed with blow which cracked
the weapon, building brick-Mrs.
Castle became i'll and could not
work. Sigmund (Sid) Schaps, mas
ter of ceremonies at the Palace
Gardens, who has admitted in
fatuation for her, assisted her with
small sums and she added to these,
police said, with money from her
casual men acquaintance.
Son Eliminated
Sullivan eliminated the victims
precocious, seven-yea old son, jim
my, from the list of suspects, bi
zarre theory suggested yesterday by
Police Captain William O. Brien.
who could not understand the boys
lack of concern with the strange
melodrama.
"It was natural for the boy to
fall asleep after talking with the
killer and watching him do the
job" Sullivan said. He had taken
a long ride alone from Wilkes
Barre, Pa, had had an exciting day
and didn't go to bed until midnight.
A child that age doesn't realize
things as an adult would"
Sullivan grinned as he recounted
how the boy had become bored
with police questioning.
Let's cut this out until after we
eat" Jimmy suggested to investiga-
tors after relating his story-that
a BLACK man" perhaps white man
in blackface disguise, had entered
the room, killed his mother, and
left after scrawling with lipstick
the words BLACK Legion game" and
a skull and crossbones on the bu-
reau mirror.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
Bank Bandit Trio
Sought by Police

LOS ANGELES, July 2. WR)-Po-
lice today began a search for three
bandits who robbed the Seaboard
National Bank branch in the Will
shire district of an estimate $4,000
yesterday afternoon.
The bandits carrying a sawed
off shotgun concealed in florists
box, lined up Is employees and pa
irons against a wall while they ram
sacked teller's cages.
Police reported they obtained sew
eral fingerprints from the paper
box which the bandits discarded as
they fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02

for the last two months of the cam
paign the swing around the circle
which is a part of the tradition OF
American politics.
Farleys disappearance from the
cabinet has been predicted periodic
ally since February, 1884, when Mr..
Roosevelt ordered the national com
mittee purged of two classes OF
members.
If Farley steps down today or
soon he will remove one of the fav-
orite political targets of anti-NeW
Dealers. Progressives long ago be-
gan firing on the postmaster gen
eral committee chairman. Senator
George w. Norris, Nebraska's indie
pendent, progressive who used to be
a Republican insurgent. repeatedly
demanded separation of the post
office department from politics.
And by politics, Norris meant James
A. Farley.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
Hit-Run Driuer
Injuries Mexican

Pete Palacio was run down by a
truck at Calexico shortly after 9
O'Clock Wednesday night by an au-
tomobile believed to have been
driven by Robert Parada, CaleXico
police were informed. Palacio was
not seriously injured even though
the car passed over his leg and
groin.
Immediately prior to striking Pa
lacio Parada drove into a truck
driven by Manuel Chavez. Parada
did not stop after the accident,
according to Calexico police.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
Third of Nation
Suffers Drought;
Prays For Rains
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vation benefits, announced modifi-
cations of the program for the
south and east central regions per-
mitting planting of extra feed crops
without reduction Of benefits.
The notifications, the AAA said,
would enable farmers to bring feed
supplies up to normal though it
might involve use of a greater soil
depicting acreage than normally
would be approved.
Reports from drought areas in
dicated rains during the past 36
hours had been Of some help in
the southern portion of the corn
belt. Officials emphasized, how
ever, that considerably more rain
was needed in the next week or
two to save the crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02

as a man who accompanied him
from Ogden to Cedar City, Utah.
He left Mortensen in Cedar City
Tuesday night, Alcorn told police.
Mortensen is accused of the
bludgeon murder of Adam Sny-
der, 81, and Mrs. Mabel Snyder,
Sc, his wife's parents and Mrs.
Emma Scott Rose, 80, her grand
mother, in a passionate furore
Tuesday morning. His wife is in
a critical condition in a local hos
pital from the same attack, police
said.
Police described Mortensen as 6
feet one-half inch in height, tall
and stopped -shouldered He has
light blue-grey eyes, high cheek
bones and hollow cheeks. He
weighs about 100 pounds. He has
light brown wavy hair His face
has a ruddy tinge.
Mortensen when last seen by
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
POWER HEARING
PUT OFF UNTIL
JULY y HERE

Notice of postponement from July
8, to July 90 of the Southern Sierras
Power company temporary injunc-
ton request against the Imperial
Irrigation districts operation of the
Brawley electric plant, was filed in
superior court Wednesday,
The power company asked for the
temporary injunction pending set
tlement of the company suit charg-
ing the district with 13l specific yio-
lations of the railroad commission
safety order and the California
statutes in the districts system in
Brawley.
District officials will be called up
on to show cause why the temporary
injunction should not be granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02
Waitress Pleads
Love For Conuict

PHOENIX. Ariz., July 2. W.P)-
Arizona state officials today post
poned decision on the fearful plea
of a waitress that she be permitted
to carry a man awaiting execution
in the lethal chamber for Staying
his victim during holdup.
The demand was placed before
Gov. B. B. Moeur by Thelma Mar
tin, 26-year-old waitress, who said
she fell in love with Roland (Jer-
ry) Cochrane, %, while visiting
him at the state prison where he
is awaiting outcome of an appeal
from his death sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-07-02

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fer a lot on Sandalwood; and J.
B. Hockett, $40 for a lot on FL
Centric.
Fawcett Protests
In the sales of property lying
in the paved residential dis
tricts, Councilmen H. w. Fawcett
voted against the transaction. He
said he thought the property
should be sold fer higher prices.
Other councilmen, however, voted
in favor of the sales.
The chamber of commerce of
fered to provide 500 from the
1885 fund given the organiza-
tion by the city and $725 from the
fund for 1867 to buy the park
site designed to be used as ball