davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29

lateral growth. this can be done by ap-
plying the solution in q small packing
to the base Of the wound and covering
the sides very loosely with vaSeline.
Where general granulation is required.
the wound should be loosely filled with
gauze dressings well soaked with the
solution.
"Allantoin Is bland. stable and harm
less. 1t has no odor and is non staining
In its new role as Stimulator of tissue
growth, where development is inactive,
the indications are that allantoin and
possibly some Of its related substances
are more than waste products. They
structure Of the cell"
Research revealed that q Juice from
the roots Of plant called comfrey for
merly was highly regarded by the Euro
pean peasantry for its healing proper
ties. Allantoin Is conspicuously present
in these roots. Various medical expert
ments had been made with the material
for the healing Of wounds and the treat
ment Of stomach ulcers, but there was
no mention of it in either the American
or the British pharmacopeias, or in any
of the standard works on pharmacology,
physiology and pathology.
Cases in which allantoin Is being most
extensively used in medicine are those
OF non-healing wounds lined with indo-
lent tissues, chronic ulcers, failure to
heal after extensive burns, and X-ray
burns. Some of the first trials were
made at Gallinger Hospital and at Chill
dren's Hospital here. The use Of allan
toin has almost entirely superseded the
maggot treatment itself wherever it has
been introduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Engineering Factors Make
Subway Utility Doubtful

To the Editor OF The Star
The bone of contention this day and
time in Washington seems to be subway
or no subway. Subway pros seem to
think q subway will completely and
effectively settle the trafhc room and
congestion, but will it? How much will
be gained by a subway for street cars
only. The answer is very little-so little
that the cry for more room will not
even stop. A subway full street width
will give more room, but roof supports
will be an impediment-and the cost
will be staggering.
Another help is street widening, with
another staggering cost to face, and the
wider the widening the more staggers.
OF course any relief worth while must
be costly, but as the move must be made
let the move be worth the cost.
Underground work, subway tunneling,
Is costly-the coStlieSt of all dirt con-
struction. Every linear foot means dol.
lars dollars and more dollars even under
favorable ground conditions. We have
little knowledge of underground condi-
tons in the proposed subway route. We
do know there are water mains, sewers,
conduits, ETC., with house connections
rather ignorant of ground conditions
below those utilities and the subway
must be deep enough for proper head
clearance.
1t is to be doubted if $4,000 would
pay for the surveys. which must include
underground investigation, and that
same underground investigation may
condemn subway as not feasible except
under very great cost-too costly as
traffic aid and too costly for possible
returns on the money invested
In my training as a construction engi-
neer it was taught me to view a project
from all possible angles and then elimi-
nate. In this case we have under con-
sideration for the relief of traffic conges-
ton q subway, street widening and an
upper street. Whichever one of the three
produces the best result must necessar-
lily be chosen and the one that gives the
greatest relief will be none too large for
the future. Are there other and more
projects in view? w. J. DERMOTT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Outraged Civic Pride.

California boosters do not like to talk
about earthquakes. Florida boosters do
everything they can to minimize hurri-
canes. The boosters Of Greensboro, KY,
believe the less said about public hang
ings the better. When Washington Is
like an oven, there are always to be
found plenty Of optimistic souls who take
pride In the fact that 1t is hotter some
where else. These aspects Of community
boosting, evidence Of civic pride and
jealousy Of the good name Of the old
home town are familiar enough.
But somehow the thought Of how the
boosters Of North Dakota may have felt
about the drought advertising never
entered the picture until the Presidents
special train pulled into the city Of
Fargo. Special editions Of the local
newspaper warned the fasteners on
board not to be taken In by al the
wooden nutmegs that might be given
them In the form Of drought stories. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29

Although he was never in the court
room, living as he .was safely in exile
in Norway, it was Leon Trotzky who was
the principal defendant in the curious
trial in Moscow which ended in a YER
dict Of death, and execution, for his
sixteen co-defendants. Although world
revolution Is one of the tenets of COM
munism. Trotzky's comrades were exc
cuted by the Communist government
for engaging in revolutionary activities
their mistake being, Of course, that they
plotted against the wrong people.
Now Trotzky has been informed by the
Norwegian government, apparently be-
cause he insisted on pursuing his revo-
lutionary activities from exile. But in
this case he was seeking to stir up revo-
luton, not against Russia, where he had
been so recently on trial, nor against
Norway, where he has found temporary
refuge, but against France. And it is
in France today where the Leftist gov
eminent, in which the Communists are
represented, are in control. And only Q
few days ago Trotzky had denounced the
Communist party of France for betray-
ing the "cause of the proletariat"
Trotzky, truly, is the man without q
country. When he plots against his own
country his fellow conspirators are stood
up against a wall and shot. When he
plots against another country the
bourgeois government which has given
him . spot to rest his weary head locks
him up. Trotzky is down. The isms
have him. Hedged about by communism,
nadsm, fascism, socialism and capital
ism, he has no place to turn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29

front page Of the paper was filled with
drought scenes which, the paper ex-
planned, were all fakes. One Of them was
that famous old scene Of barren desert
adorned with lonely skull of . COW.
But the Fargo Forum said it was fake.
And what is more, "the cash income to
North Dakota farmers for all agricul-
tural products has been Just about
$4,000 900 oo0-an average cash income
per farm of about 900" in the past
twelve years. And that does not count,
the paper said, the soil conservation
checks of $4,000, 900 or what the farm
ers have been raising for their own Use.
OF course, there are parts Of North
Dakota that have not been touched by
the drought. But nevertheless the pic
ture Of North Dakotans kicking about
the publicity their State has received on
account of the drought is almost as re-
freshing Is the rain which has preceded
the Presidents non-political rescue trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcEwELL.

When does Autumn beginf
The official date Of the calendar can
scarcely be accepted, because the pre-.
vailing grasses in your lawn say other
wise.
When these grasses 60 to seed the
lawn takes on a new look, which II the
very appearance Of Fall, although all
around the flowers are beautiful and
the heat Of Summer fingers.
Yes, this is the real beginning OF
Autumn now, when the grass takes on
an appearance it has not had for several
months.
In the lush green of it crops out
brownish spots, as II the spectator could
see earth between the blades.
The truth is it Is thinning out for
the cold season to come.
Many days will 60 by before Autumn
Is here ofdcially. but actually the first
strokes have fallen, and all the green
children Of Nature know it.
Only o succession of moderately cool
days is necessary for even the Indifferent
to know 1t. and to take steps accordingly.
In the garden these steps will take the
form of better mulching than in the
Winters OF the past.
It is beginning to be realized that our
colder Winters must be accepted as
facts, not as sporadic seasons to be ac-
counted for in no other way than nat
ural caprice.
II zero and sub-yero temperatures are
to prevail hereabouts, as general thing.
the average amateur gardener will have
to take cognizance Of them.
Just how much Winter mulch to place
around plants is question, one which
will be settled by the desires Of the in
dividual gardener.
Well rotted COW manure. many will
think, is still the most satisfactory VIM
ter mulching material, but should not
be put on flower borders until cold
weather sets in. It is questionable
whether it ever should be put on lawns,
although perhaps there are some fairly
good lawns which lack fertility, which
manure might benefit.
Once q favorite for the grass manure
has lost its popularity for this purpose,
and is seldom seen any more on lawns,
which it tends to make weak in some
instances mostly because it cuts of SO
absolutely the rays Of the sun.
AS q mulch for flower borders, how
ever. 1t Is excellent. If properly used, and
not put on too early in the season.
Manure Is full OF weed seeds. and
fosters the growth Of toadstools. neither
Of which is desirable in the small gar
den.
The gardening desire. therefore, has
been for cleanlier materials, which would
have no other use than coverage, to pro-
tect plants from the bitter cold.
Peat moss, branches Of trees, old
leaves and other materials have come
into use. Some of these. particularly
leaves. are found to be acid in reaction,
but whether enough 50 to do any harm
to plants which do not like acid soil is
another question.
Oak leaves, for instance, are famous as
a natural mulch for rhododendrons. but
home gardeners have found that these
leaves need to be acidif1ed themselves
with some such chemical as epson salts
II they are to do the rhodes any par
ticular good.
It will be realized. then, that mulching
and plant protection. which 60 hand in
hand, are not closed matters. but always
open to the individual experience and
judgment.
What one person gets good results
with still may be found wanting by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Is the Hoop or the Skirt
The Object of Dimension?
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
"what was the diameter of a woman's
skirt when worn over hoopS?"
Mr.. Haskin says, Some of the extreme
skirts at one period had . diameter Of
from IL to Is feet"
Consider the area q woman would
cover II encased in circular contraption
carrying skirt IL or is feet in diameter!
She would require . navigating space
of feet fore, feet aft and feet on
both sides for q 12-foot diameter and TIA
feet In all four directions for q l5-foot
diameter.
She never could have entered or got
out of the average house door nor moved
up and down the usual home stairway.
Barring height, her accouterment
would have exceeded the expanse OF Q
bob-tailed street car, and she never could
have entered that or two-horSe street
car, a steam railroad coach, . carriage
or q store door Is they existed when
hoopskirts were worn.
What trafic congestion would result
today II automobiles had to be built to
accommodate ladies stretching out IL or
Is feet In diameter!
But maybe Mr.. Haskin meant "circum-
ference" not diameter" The extreme
diameter Of hoopskirts then was to 5
feet.
A reliable encyclopedia says. Some
were made of very extensive size, reach
ing q circumference Of even . yards"
- Jo0EPH w. CHYNEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Future of Radio.

George Henry Payne, Federal commun-
lcations commissioner, Is a philosopher.
His friends have been familiar with that
fact for many years, and his writings
prove 1t. For example, he happens to
be one Of the few thoughtful men who
have bothered to consider the future of
broadcasting. Developments and IN
ventions are now going on and being
made in the radio field" he said in
recent address to the Bay Shore, Long
Island, Rotary Club. that will affect
the mental life and education, and pos
sibly the material interests, of every
person in the country"
The question is: How and to what
effect? And the commissioner stated the
basic problem in terms of opposition
groups. "A fierce struggle" he declared,
lis going on for the control of the great
resource of the air. Private interests
favoring private monopoly are naturally
anxious that there be just as little
governmental interference (regulation)
as possible in what they call their bust
ness Those who believe that we must
not repeat the mistakes of the past and
allow the wasteful private exploitation
of our resources are just as keenly
aroused in behalf Of the Government
taking a strong stand to protect the
public interests"
But the people in general are Gin
different" to the outcome of the battle,
the commissioner told his audience. And
a fair inference from his words is that
he believes that 1t is in that careless
attitude on the part Of the plain men
and women Of the Nation that the real
danger lies. One selfish group wants
freedom" another strict supervision.
The universal community, negatively
neutral, has not yet troubled to study the
situation. Little attention." the COM
missioner insisted, has been given to
the economic control Of these new de-
velopments." And heavy price for the
procrastination Is indicated. Unless
the public is aroused, its interests are
apt to be neglected and lax administra-
ton is apt to creep in" Then. private
monopoly, without warrant of law,
establishes itself and. too late. the public
bestirs itself to recover ground that
never should have been lost"
The commissioner obviously, is mind
full OF the record of the past. He knows
that apathy has been fatal to social
advantage in other earlier crises result
ing from new inventions and new pro-
cesses. Progress, he realizes, almost in
variably is handicapped by greed and
by the popular inertia upon which greed
battens and grows strong. But he has
done his personal duty. If radio is
destined to be an added chain for
humanity to wear, he at least will have
the satisfaction Of having warned
against the peril of permitting it to
become so without resistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Kindness to Pets q Step
In Character Building
To the Editor of The star:

TO the Editor OF Tne 6tat.
I wish to thank you publicly for your
splendid bit of editorial entitled pet or
Pest" in The Star on August 10. appeal
ing to owners Of new puppies not TO
leave these little creatures In the lonely.
scarey dark to moan their little hearts
out and arouse either heartaches or
curses, as the cases may be by tender
hearted or fussy neighbors. who. what
ever they are, are trying to get an honest
nights sleep and wish the puppy might
have the same.
also wish to thank Mrs. r. d. Cullen
for her splendid letter in The Star on
August Is, discussing childrens dog bites
and the injustice Of the instigation Of
rabies scares.
Commenting on your subject first. II
people would only realize that puppies
and kittens are babies and that babies.
human or animal, are more or less help
less! Their natural need Is their mother
and when they are separated from her,
be it ever SO gently accomplished and
ever so necessary, the human owner
must, as far as possible. help the baby
to stand on his own resources. This
cannot be done In q minute or In q
day. 1t requires kindness. patience and
plain common sense. In line with Mrs.
Cullen's last paragraph that there Is
but one way to prevent dogs from biting
children and others, and that is by
teaching unthinking parents to properly
train and rear their children" SO that
they will not tease dogs to bite them,
may I say fully agree with her.
1t is perfectly astounding how other
wise sensible mothers and
fathers Of human children seem to know
or care SO little about the welfare of
animal babies. II they cared IS they
should they would not be guilty Of the
inexcusable sin of taking puppies and
kittens from their mothers and losing
them in city alleys or country road
sides and woods. Neither would they
refuse to let a naturally tender-hearted
child want for a real pet to care for
himself, or to succor some homeless one
that came to his door. The impression
made upon the child in the treatment
of animals in the first unreasonable
years of his life helps greatly In de-
termining the sort of man or woman he
will be, and therefore the responsibility
Is left upon his parents If they teach
him to be kind to every living creature
the childs character Is well on the way
to nobility.
In closing, once more urge the public
to bring to the Animal Protective Asso-
citation their unwanted pets and to re-
port homeless animals that cannot be
cared for. VIRGINIA w. SARGENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Unlawful Ownership of
Dogs Source of Danger
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Regardless of Mrs. Frank j. Cullen's
argument in favor of properly rearing
children, good child Is as likely to be
bitten by a bad dog as good dog mis-
treated by a bad child. Only few
years back two good little children living
right by me had their kitten torn from
their arms by big dog up the street,
who had been noted for his destruction
of pets on the block, and the excuse
for his living was that his owner had
heart trouble So did one of the children
who had that bitter experience.
In Chicago open war against dogs run
ming at large has Just followed, If I re-
member the news item correctly, 512 cases
Of rabies. II the dog owners would abide
by the law for year rabies could be
stamped out. But many of them evade
compliance as much as possible. One of
my own children was attacked and bitten
by dog on the street which was not
not a STRAY" and likely most bite cases
are similar, for there are comparatively
fully.
am not so callous on dogs, but am
on wolves, gunner and the like. We have
Juot lUCs d Al1CS 41ttlc Uu1UOS IlclSIlUOI,
whose goodness overmatched his looks,
for he minded his own business and did
not run the streets looking to make
trouble, as do the dogs I referred to,
which are either unframed or home
trained in a useless fashion.
There are plenty Of good dogs, but 1t
doesn't help them or the neighbors to
lock them in the yard at night and over
the week end. We have such cases right
around us. and n-"dog-lovers" wonder
the "dog-lovers" do not interest them
selves in some practical 8. p. c. A. work
and make for peace in the block. I am
reminded Of one dog lover" who has q
big home trained brute-"SWeetheart" by
name-the issuance Of which from the
door is signal for the small children to
make for home, due to his chasing and
selling them. Like most such, he wears
no collar and Is with difnculty retrieved.
One trouble is that many "dog-lovers'
get wild as soon as some one mentions
leashing, muzzling or the like There is
no law to prevent them keeping their
dogs on their own premises.
AS q personal remark, may say that
like good dogs and other good animals,
but I reserve my '1ove" for humans.
Being human, It Is natural that prefer
the life" Of . person rather than dog,
Wh10 th9o y . cholco. We ALLEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29

adays, the riders aim to spear diminu.
tive rings hung over the course instead
Of each other, as formerly was the habit
But the winners still make the most Of
the privilege Of nominating and crown
ing their ladies rs Queens Of Love and
Beauty" That portion Of the program
is immortal.
When the folk chronicle of America
is written. the perennial tournaments Of
the country round about the Nations
Capital ought not to be forgotten. The
theme should lend itself to the produc-
ton Of fascinating chapter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-29
Tournament Time.

The present season is tournament
time. In nearby Maryland and Virginia,
the last weeks Of the Summer annually
offer . good deal of that variety of out
door entertainment for q numerous pub
lie. The custom appears to be part Of
the folk tradition of the neighborhood,
yet available records tell nothing Of when
or where it began. All that is known
with certainty is what may be guessed
from the name applied to the compen-
lions. Their origin, patiently, must be
identic with that of their medieval Euro
pean equivalents.
One Roger of Hoveden. cited by Du
Cange in his "Glossarium," defined tour
naments rs military exercises carried
out, not In the spirit Of hostility, but
solely for practice and the display Of
prowess." The pattern which most of
them faithfully followed may be traced
back to the eleventh century. His con.
temporaries thought that French
baron. Geoffroi de Preulli, was the "in-
ventor" of their central idea-"tilting,"
10 called. But perhaps he merely re-
vived IN ancient sport. The Greeks and
the Romans had similar games and o
like claim may be filed for the nys-
FERROUS scythians. Of whom Herodotus
writes rather less than might be desired.
In any event, the tournament prac-
tice must have crossed to America with
the early settlers Of the Old Dominion
and the Free State. They were people
who, fortunately, retained many Of the
concepts Of chivalry. and 1t would have
been natural for them to remember and
to preserve . habit which undeniabiy
has immense power Of attraction. Crowds
have gathered at Marshall Hall to watch
the contests every year since 1854. while
1t Mount Scion large audiences have
attended annually since 1S2l. The mod.
ern Lists seem to provide just - fine
sport - those Of antiquity and are much
lss dangerous to life and limb. Nov.