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Representations to Spain.

While it Is true that Americans now
in Spain are remaining at their own
risk, after ample warning by this Gov
ernment to leave that country so long
as it is in the throes of civil war, the
right of the United States to protect
them from harm is undeniable. And in
the pursuance Of that right the presence
of American warships in the waters
adjacent to the revolt-torn land is
equally undeniable. Such ship, cruis-
ing in the high seas, about two score
miles from the coast, has been attacked
by an unidentified plane and made the
target of bombs, which, fortunately, did
not strike the ship. 1t is not known to
which side the plane belongs, in which
service, that of the government or that
OF the insurgents, it was flying.
This Government has promptly and
properly made representations to the
government and the insurgent forces in
Spain, with the request that both sides
issue instructions in the strongest terms
to prevent another incident Of this char
acter. The announcement Of the Secre-
tary Of State contains no suggestion OF
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,ossible further steps in case this request

possible further steps In case this request
is not granted and the necessary instruc-
tions are not issued and followed. 1t
is, Of course, hoped that there Will be
no further menace to the American
warships engaged in the American Gov
ernment's service for the evacuation OF
the beleaguered citizens Of the United
States who, whatever their reasons for
SO doing, have remained in the war zone.
There is no immediate occasion for
concern on the score of the United
States being drawn into the conflict,
through this incident, which has wrought
no harm. Should Americans still in
Spain suffer injuries or death in the
course of the conflict, there would be no
ground for Intervention, in view of the
repeated warnings given. But an attack
on the high seas upon an American war
ship, engaged in the legitimate errand
of giving protection to American citizens
who have, whether from their own negli-
gence or from other causes, remained in
exposure to injury, is undeniably grave
approach to the point of active meas
ures, the necessity for which would be
deeply deplored by everybody. on both
sides Of the Atlantic.
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Maintaining Milk Standards

DR.. Ruhland has wisely and ef1ec-
lively championed the existing high
standards of milk in the District, and
has disposed, once and for all, Of the
suggestion that these standards be low
cred in any degree. The only possibility
that they might be lowered lay in the
chance that existing regulations would
be found drastic, unreasonable or
capricious." Impartial examination OF
the regulations revealed no such weak
nesses. That being the case. DR.. Ruh-
land was emphatic in his declarations
in behalf of maintaining the standards
as they now exist.
The local community will not forget
that Washington's milk standards. con-
stituting, in the words of DR.. Ruhland,
"a brilliant achievement in the field
of application Of sanitation in the in
terests Of health and life conservation"
are largely the result of years OF con-
scientious effort by the former health
officer, DR.. Fowler. DR.. Rutland gen.
erously refers to the work of his pred
ecessors in Office and his brief summa-
ton of what high milk standards have
meant in public health work in WASH
ington since 1900 Is sufficient reason Tor
their rigid protection and maintenance
in the future.
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Good Caliph.

AS time passes, the people Of WASH
ington grow curiously fond of District
Commissioner George E. Allen. Rela-
lively stranger when he was appointed,
he somehow has managed to win his
way into the heart of the community
Perhaps keen and ardent interest in
his job explains the circumstance; per-
haps a natural aptitude for making and
keeping friends accounts for it. In any
case, the voteless citizens of the Nations
Capital are glad and grateful for their
good caliph.
And Mr.. Allen lives up to his role
especially when, on occasion, he travels
about the city incognito as Haroun-al-
Raschid more than thousand years ago
roamed Baghdad, The Commissioner is
familiar with the advantage Of being
unrecognized and frequently has made
the most of the opportunities provided
by being unknown. Plain folk speak
frankly with him when they think Of
him as one, of themselves; they might be
bashful and reticent. even tongue-tied,
if they were summoned before him in
the grandeur of his Office in the Dis
trict Building.
But Mr.. Allen also tours the hinter-
land. Yesterday he returned home from
a three weeks expedition through no
less than twenty-four States. It hap
pened that he wished to see and hear
for himself what the w. P. A. is doing.
The verdict is probably just wee mite
prejudiced; but that does not matter
what appeals to the Commissioners
public is the fact that he put himself
to some personal trouble, some personal
discomfort, to study the problem. Sleep
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Preliminary Estimates.

Early in the Summer the Commission
ers appealed to the department heads
for strict economy in submitting their
budget estimates. Their response has
been succession of requests for large
increases in practically every depart
ment, the total exceeding by more than
$14000,000 the amounts allowed under
current appropriations, an increase OF
about SO per cent.
But in defense of the department
heads, it should be stated that they know
from experience that no matter what es-
Inmates they submit to the Commission
ers, the inevitable process Of cutting at
the hands of the Commissioners, the
Budget Bureau and the committees OF
Congress will eliminate some of their re-
quests. What they have done is merely to
pass to others the responsibility for the
cuts. As far as they are concerned, sub
mission of their annual budget estimates
is analogous to an outline of the i'm
provements they could make if they had
the money, with no consideration given
to the amount of money available.
Many of the requested items are nee
essary. representing the accumulation
of several years. The schools, for in
stance, have fallen far behind in the
provision of essential services. Every
parent is familiar with the congestion
in classes and the inadequate building
equipment in some neighborhoods. The
large increase requested by the sewer
department, IS per cent over current
appropriations, largely represents the
need for sewer extension to new COM
munities, and failure to grant requests
for such extensions means delay in
residential building construction. The
greater part of the large increase asked
by the fire department is based on
meeting the Federal hours OF work
standards promulgated by the Presi-
dent, which would require about 500
additional firemen at cost OF more
than a million dollars year. DR.. Ruh-
lands request for 100 per cent more
funds than he received this year con-
templates, in part, the beginning OF
new building program Of health clinics,
five of which are suggested and two OF
which would be constructed next year.
Millions of dollars can and will be
cut from these preliminary estimates,
not only because of the virtual impossi-
bility of financing them, but because
some of the items are not to be cata-
logued as urgent under any conditions.
But in cutting them the Commissioners
will be doing as much shooting at the
moon as the department heads have
done They have no idea how much
revenue they will have to spend and
will not know until the lump sum mat
ter is settled. And to prepare budget
without knowing the amount Of revenue
to be available is not, strictly speaking,
budget making; it is merely the itemizing
of the most pressing of long list OF
needs.
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farewell to some of the, departing men,
bers of the corps, will be occupied during
the coming month in keeping open
house" in honor of large number of
distinguished visitors who are en- route
to the United States from their respec-
tive countries. The largest group will
be the delegates to the World Power
Congress, which opens its sessions next
Monday; those from South and Central
America being also special guests at the
concert of Latin American music to be
given at the Pan-American Union next
week. Some of the eminent educators
and scientists who will participate in
the Harvard tercentenary ceremonies at
Cambridge this month, which number
of the diplomats will attend, will also
visit Washington and be entertained
here. Representatives of Peru and
Ecuador will arrive shortly for the OPEN
ing of their boundary arbitration pro-
ceedings before the President of the
United States. From Argentina will come
the members of that country's polo team
now in this country to compete with the
American players.
Announcement that former Senator
Jim" Watson of Indiana has written a
book. LAS 1 Knew Them" to appear
shortly, caused Capital officials here to-
day to make hasty check-up and dis
cover that the former member of Con-
gress is following the path of scores of
other members who have gone in for lit
erature as well as legislation. They
believe however. that with his more than
40 years experience in the National Leg
islature and his wide acquaintance dur
ing this period with hundreds OF
members of both Houses, the ex-senator
is eminently qualified to produce vol
ume which will be filled not only with
much interesting personal reminiscence
but also with a considerable amount of
material of political and historic value,
not contained in the official records OF
congressional proceedings, in regard to
the activities of that body and the affairs
of Government during most important
period in the Nations history.
X X X
Fifty years of service in the organized
labor movement will be recognized when
a testimonial dinner is given here We'd
nesday evening in honor of Frank Morri-
son. secretary of the American Federation
typographical Union for a half century.
In December he will have occupied for
40 years his present official position with
the federation. Born in Canada, Mr..
Morrison came to the United States
when a young man and he has seen the
labor organization with which he is so
prominently identified grow from small
body to its present membership of more
than 10000
Michael j. McDermott, popular chief
of the division of current information OF
the State Department, is making a name
for himself as a speaker in addition to
that which he has long since attained as
a dispenser of news relating to foreign
affairs. Well known among his COL
leagues as an entertaining raconteur and
with a wide acquaintance in diplomatic
circles Mac" is welcome guest at many
parties. At recent affair of this sort
he was called on to say few words in
tribute to the host of the evening, and
so well did he do it that after he sat
down one of the guests was heard to
remark: "'Mac' not only kissed the
blarney stone; he bit it in two"
(Copyrieht, 1936)
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRACEWELL.

fool the people long on plants. They
may be fooled on many things. as the
wise man said, but plants are things
they know, in the main. They have to
be good to be planted.
It won't be long until everybody re-
alizes that Autumn is here, but in the
meantime the garden with a mist Of
Clematis blossoms and morning glories
on the fence has beautiful display, and
there is no gainsaying it.
The tidy garden Is an ideal but
achieved too closely 1t would cut out
the beautiful tangle Of morning glory
tendrils and flowers.
Never be too tidy in the garden.
Only the other day we were reading
a letter in that good magazine, Flower
Grower, in which the writer said that
weeds are necessary for bird life, and
that too scrupulous attention to uproot-
ing and destroying them would do i'll to
the SongSters.
The idea is good one. Often work is
without thought except in regard to the
work done. Thought should be given to
all possible angles. Another letter in
the same publication was from man
who said he had pair Of turtle doves
build nest in tree for 20 years, but
that when he had some tree surgery
done. it scared the birds away, and that
II he had thought of the birds, he would
have let them have the old tree in peace.
Destruction of weeds is necessary, in
the main, but no doubt there are many
small plants which may be left in fence
corners, along hedges, and in similar
places much to the delight of birds, es-
pecially the game birds, and, among the
songsters, the scratching kinds, such as
the fox sparrows.
TOO much of anything is bad" is es-
pecially applicable to the garden.
Too much tidiness will detract from
the best garden. at least in some eyes.
This is not to be construed as speaking
against neatness in the formal garden
but merely as opposed to that ultra
correctness which is out of place in an
average small yard. Too much Of the
polished is not as good as some of the
let-grow spirit.
Letting plants grow as they will, while
it seems messy to some, probably pleaSes
more than it displeases, and this is
natural, after all, for it is Natures way
Of handling her plant children.
Sne let's them grow as they will. They
are repressed only by other plants, which
dispute lifes terms with them.
The plant that wins grows all over
the place. 1t is Natures way.
~
In the Clematis paniculata we have
q neat vine. one which seldom over
grows the bounds.
Morning glories are just opposite.
Given half a chance they soon reach
the top of the fence. then begin to twist
and climb over the shrubs.
Removing them is mistake. Let
them alone, and when their pink and
blue bells appear among the leaves of
the shrubs. they will present a picture
not to be forgotten.
These are old-fashioned vines, but,
like so many old things. among the very
best. They are tried by years, and have
woven in them not only the mysteries
of plant tissues, but also the love of
thousands of human beings. who, liking
and planting them, have made them
what they are today.
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Many persons, now that the Clematis
paniculata Is In bloom, will be willing to
pronounce 1t the finest Of all Towering
vines.
Seen-and smelled-at dusk, or in the
early morning, especially with drizzling
rain on it, this Clematis nearly scores
perfection.
After all, what difference does it make
how it is pronounced? Yet that is q
bug-bear to many.
The old-fashioned way Is with the
accent on the second syllable, but the
modern, preferred by the dictionary, Is
to accent the first.
However its name Is pronounced, 1t is
a wonderful old vine, loved and planted
for many years, always with satisfaction
to the gardening mind, and beauty to
the garden.
It does well in almost any location, in
sun or shade. While its foliage will not
be so profuse in a shady place. still 1t
will grow nicely, and bloom we'll.
Vines are curious creations. Most Of
them do not like heavy rains and often
do not hold up their flowers after a
deluge.
Clematis did not suffer as the result
Of the little cloudburst the other night,
mostly due to the fact that the clusters
of tiny flowers had just begun to open.
r
This Clematis has delicate perfume
of the evanescent sort, which you might
stand by and never smell until you were
20 feet away.
Then, suddenly, distinctly. the sweet
odor would enter the nostrils.
It's fragrance seems to partake of the
very nature of it's drift of white, or
greenish- white flowers.
Many white flowers are slightly green.
In most cases the flower lover must over
look the tint, which belongs more prop
erly to leaves than to petals.
In the Clematis paniculata the green
is SO slight that it detracts none from
the clusters of small flowers which make
a drift of loveliness across the fence, or
gate porch, or lattice.
This is one of the finest features Of
this vine, that it may be planted almost
any place without running the risk of it
running away with the show.
1t is not rampant. but does neat Job
Of coverage. 1t will 60 over an arch,
but still leave some Of the design
showing.
Cold Winters will kill the Clematis
back to a foot or two, but this merely
constitutes good pruning.
Authorities advise cutting the vines to
a foot in the Fall, anyway, SO no harm
is done to them by the severest Winters.
Their growth in the Spring is rapid,
but, like most of the vines, they do not
bloom until the latter part Of August.
August is the favorite vine month. The
morning glories, favorites of the discrim-
mating, seldom throw a flower until
August Is.
A nice combination for an average
garden is that of morning glories and
Clematis paniculata. There are, OF
course. many varieties of morning
glories, some of which are not easy to
flower successfully. We refer to the
more common sorts.
There are many species Of Clematis,
but the rest, such as the Montana, are
specialists vines.
The paniculata variety is everybodys
vine, and, like SO many of everybody S
flowers, mighty good one. Nobody can
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Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Human Ambition.

Human Ambition.
Talkin' bout the weather,
An talkin' bout the crol
Talkin' bout the tariff, too.
The talk that never stops;
Talkin' bout the riches
Another man has made.
Talkin' bout our chances,
If we hadn't been afraid;
Talkin' bout election,
And a candidate,
Talkin' harder every day,
From early morn till late;
Talkin' to your neighbor
In an easy tone,
Tellin' things by telegraph
Or by telephone.
For his turn at talkin'
Everybody strives;
Conversation seems to be
The object of our lives.
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ing on bare board floors. for example.
represents an extreme Of sacrifice which
most administrators simply prefer not
to contemplate. 1t would be easier to
send somebody else on such pilgrimage
than to 30 ones self.
Mr.. Allen. however. desired q first
hand impression. And that Is charac-
teristic Of him. The gain to the Federal
and the District governments should be
commensurate with the effort 1t cost.
If Washington possessed the franchise
it would have the power to recognize
more adequately the merits of so devoted
a servant of the commonweal.
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Interrogatory Existence.


We find that there is much to learn
No matter which way we may turn.
How did this earth first find place
In the vast realms of starry space?
When did we come? Where do we 60?
What makes the fruits and flowers grow?
Why was then" different than now?
Why do we all exist, and how?
Why have we sympathy sublime?
Why is there war and why is crime?
What is the reason that one man
Can do much more than others can:
Why have we interest and rent?
What have we earned? What have we
spent?
We ponder all these things with care
And life is one long QUESTIONABLE.
Jud Tunkins says a man may love his
country, but no matter how big-hearted
he is there's always folks in it that he
simply can't take fancy to.
ITO shirk unpleasant news" said Hi
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, lis to seek
walnuts that grow naturally with only
kernels"
Insurance.
When indignation fiercely thrives
And ills must be endured.
Our tempers are not like our lives;
They cannot be insured.
"Dis world would run easier" said
Uncle Eben, IF dar was some way of
holdin' de investigations befo' de trouble
happened"
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A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
A Psalm.

Twas eventide. The wind had died,
No sound in all the wondrous calm,
The West still flushed where sunset
blushed-
Then thru the silence rose psalm;
One long, sweet note from birds throat
That fioated on the air like balm.
1t seemed to rise beyond the skies,
Up to the very throne Of God;
A psalm of praise for all the ways
Man may find profit in the rod;
A hymn of thanks for grassy banks
Where birds find food hid in the sod.
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Ticket.

What do you think of our ticket?"
asked the constituent.
ut is the best possible" answered
Senator Sorghum. But we've got to
keep trying hard to make it look less
like a promissory note and more like
a meal ticket"
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Campaign charges to be made against
the present administration include not
only unreliable platform predictions but
inexpert bookkeeping. Republican
speakers do not hesitate to intimate that
every Democratic ballot may be regarded
as an Endorsement of a somewhat pre-
carious promissory keynote.
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When President Roosevelt and Cover
nor Landon meet to discuss relief they
will be regarded as about the only pair
of American citizens who can get to-
gether without being suspected Of talk
ing politics.
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Maine has always been regarded as
something of a keynoter whose voice
sounds note Of political authority. The
Democratic party still has the consola-
ton of knowing that no form Of prog
nostication has ever been regarded as
absolutely reliable.
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strength of the Democratic ticket lay in
the fact that the country was sick and
tired of the Republicans. The fight this
year is different. Many Of the voters are
sick and tired of the Roosevelt New
Dealers. It may be that President Roose-
welt will need all the help he can get
to be reelected, including the campaign
iug Of Mr.. Garner.
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PrOprietorShip.

"You told me you hadn't any mos
quitoes," said the Summer boarder, re-
proachfully.
"I hadn't" replied Farmer Corntossel.
Then you see foatin around come from
ST Perkins place. They amt mine"
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Arrangements are being made to kill
anybody in Russia who is not loyal to
Stain, with the usual assumption that
there is very little danger of going wrong
in selecting victim, whatever his public
protests may have been.
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Even word definitions shift in condi-
tions of social turbulence. "Loyalist"
now means lone who enjoys the protec-
ton of the party at present in control
of the publicity plant"
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Brookhart's Sacrifice.

From the Bangor Daily News.
Former Senator Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa is reported to have turned down
a Farmer-Labor nomination for Senator
from Iowa to work for the reelection
of President Roosevelt. The sacrifice
cannot be regarded as colossal.
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Chinese do not all regard dope as neces-
sarily a dangerous drug. One Of their
chief objections to it is that the jap
anese do not take enough of 1t to pro-
duce a state of somnolent inactivity.
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Old Adage Refuted.

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Another European nation places itself
in the hands of dictator. And once
we were gullible enough to believe the
old proverb that Experience is the best
teacher"i
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Cheer for Dieters.

From the Indianapolis News.
A new Federal tax has been levied on
fats, thereby producing another reason
for being slender.
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Strangely Lacking.

From the Roanoke Times.
Spain is one place you'd certainly ex-
pect to 6nd an olive branch.
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