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Evening star., 1936-08-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Templeton Jones has been kicking
small dead branches from sidewalk to
parking for two months, ever since the
l7-year locusts ended their song.
These dead ends Of branches, with
withered leaves, are the repositories OF
cicada eggs.
Jones is determined that as many
locusts shall have an opportunity to
sing in 1858 as possible, hence his
rather boresome persiStency in putting
the branches over on earth rather than
permitting them to remain on sidewalks
and streets.
In the latter position they mostly are
swept up, but over on parkings and
| lawns they run every chance OF remain
| ing until the lavae crawl out Of the
split branches into the earth.
1t Is a satisfaction to POLITICALLY
minded Jones to believe that he Is per-
haps the only person In Washington or
nearby suburbs who is indulging IN this
very practical method Of being kind to
cicadas.
While the big insects were aloft and
singing they had many foes, people who
| had no interest at all in Nature, al
though definitely a part Of her scheme
| of things themselves.
They called the song of the cicada a
"rasping noise" and showed personal
fear of them.
Dire things they would do to trees
| and shrubs were expressed; to have
| listened to these human enemies was
to have received the impression that
| each locust, as popularly called, was as
| large as dog and equipped with q
saw big enough to have taken down a
| tree at a single bite.
AS matter Of fact, it is plain to every
body now, including the calamity howl
ers, that the locusts did not harm at
| all. even did good by pruning tall trees
and shrubs.
Mother Nature, in a Spring and Sum-
mer which were to constitute drought
| and following on an unusually severe
Winter, made up for all depredations
OF the cicadaS, by causing trees and
| shrubs to grow taller than in many
| years.
| This super-abundant luShness of all
| green growth was and is particularly
| noticeable in the suburb where Temple
| ton Jones lived. Where in past years
houses In Midsummer could be seen
1 from the streets. now they are in perfect
bowers, invisible from fast -whizzing
| automobiles.
Shrub paintings are larger and larger
in many cases touching each other from
porch to porch in communities where
all homes are far apart.
II 4
These extra growths. despite inimical
conditions, point to but one thing. the
perfect determination of Mother Nature
| to provide for all her children.
Each period Of II years for her locusts
| she knows, along with the remedy, tc
| give them full measure of places TO lay
their eggs, as well as to protect the tree;
and shrubs in which they lay them.
Eggs have been Matching out, day by
| day, ever since the singing stopped in
late June.
The larvae did not crawl down, nor
did they fall down of themselves, as
many persons believed.
They were forced to wait for Nature
| winds In order that the sawed portions
made by the craft Of the mother locusts
would be torn through by the weight OF
the tip end through the action OF the
| wind.
Every thunderstorm has brought hun
dreds Of these withered tips to the earth
There were, in addition, several mys-
terious winds which sprang up out oi
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nothing at oil, cast their thousands and
thousands Of branches to earth and
then died away as mysteriously as they
came.
Undoubtedly these were caused by
Nature for no other reason than to bring
down these top end branches and their
precious burden.
Millions Of eggs were lost, Of course,
In the process.
That is the reason there are 50 many
millions of them, for Nature knows
nothing of planned economy, once her
basic principles are achieved.
Thus she spawns billions of fish eggs
In the waters Of the world, untold bill
lions Of eggs of all sorts. SO many. in
fact, that II all Matched the very seas
and rivers and streams would be packed
solid with fishes.
The truth Is that perhaps as much as
98 per cent of them never come to
fruition; the greater number are eaten
| at once by grown fishes, including in
many instances, the very animals which
produced them.
Forests are carpeted with pine cones,
and out of the millions one may come
to be new tree-that will satisfy
Nature.
So with the locusts.
Nature may appreciate, but she does
not thank Templeton Jones for kicking
the fallen branches over to the earth.
He is just one Of her aids. and she
has many.
Twice a day Jones walks a quarter
Of a mile along beneath giant oaks,
favorites of the cicadas.
Many of the holes which they bored
upward through the earth are still eyi-
dent. despite the passage of feet and
the fall of rains.
Cicada larvae, however, do not go
back down through these passages, as
has been intimated Such procedure
might please the human mind, but, like
so many beliefs, it would not please
Nature.
She has provided so that the larvae
may go below "on their own" and it
Is entirely up to them.
Templeton Jones has kicked from half
dozen to two dozen dead ends of
branches, with withered and Drowned
leaves, from sidewalk to parking twice
a day for about two months.
Many branches still remain to come
down.
Jones will admit that his work in
behalf of the cicadas at times becomes
very tiresome.
Any steady, daily chore becomes
| harassing to a person of his volatile
| temper.
| That is one reason he admires house
| painters and housewives. Their jobs
call for great patience, as well as unre-
mitting diligence.
The same thing, daily repeated, be-
| comes task to Jones and his like. This
very repetition, to another nature, may
be pleasure.
In kicking end branches to the park
| ings, he used the swift kick method,
famous in song and story, but it is a
| padded kick, rather a mere lift with
| the arch of the foot, care being taken
| to place the branch as far away from
| the sidewalk as possible, preferably near
hedge, or other place where it will
not be seen easily and hence gathered
| up by the lawn tidierS.
Templeton Jones is determined that
the 17-year locuStS shall have every
| chance, if for no other reason than TO
| give the people of 1858 something HARM
less, interesting and musical to fuss,
! squabble, fume and dispute over.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.
Old Resentments.

Old Resentments.
Oh. ask me not what I desire
In this erratic day.
Whatever I perchance admire
Is promptly laid away.
The old-time fights are coming back
So swiftly on the move.
I want a chance to take a crack
At what disapprove.
I do not like the debts I owe,
At these fain would scoff.
I do not like police who show
Me just where get of.
I scorn the sentimental trick
That bids the heart to bulge.
merely seek some method quick
To satisfy a grudge.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

No campaign can be described as
ruthless when all candidates refuse to
make political capital of human suffer-
ing and appear together in the drought-
stricken area on what in effect amounts
to Red Cross drive. II General James
Farley positively demands a fierce"
campaign he may be obliged to stand
aside and make faces at the microphone
by himself.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

A musical saw is now recognized as an
amateur concert instrument. There Will
be labor complication if carpenter wage
scales have to consider art possibilities
as a factor. A further state Of bewilder-
ment is inevitable If bricklayers manage
to tap out xylophone effects and plumb
ers bend length of lead pipe in a way
that permits 1t to be used as from
bone.
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task to which they have devoted their
energies was q worthy task. and they
have performed 1t worthily. Indeed, it
is likely that they have set a pattern
which will be long preserved, established
a tradition which be long maintained.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

The large amount Of sums spent by
America in foreign lotteries is inexcus-
able. While this country has no lotteries.
there are horse races available continu-
ously for the accommodation Of all the
loose change that desires to 60 still
further on the loose.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

There may be some quarrels as to
authorship as the fierceness of the pres
ent campaign progresses. 1t is now being
insinuated that almost nobody writes
his own speeches.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

The Department Of Agriculture Is
gradually working back to the old horse
and buggy days, when one Of its chief
responsibilities was the distribution of
seeds for the direct encouragement OF
farmers.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

Before an election candidates accuse
one another Of seeking to be dictators.
AS matter OF fact, in the present stage
Of world events being dictator is some
thing that nobody in his sober senses
would desire.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

In spite of numerous unkind remarks,
Mr.. Blanton ofsTexas grows sufficiently
gracious to admit in public that he likes
the District of Columbia we'll enough to
live in it.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

Trotzky plotters are to be shot promptly
Stain guards run terrible risks. Matters
might be simplified If the two principals
in the controversy could be persuaded to
meet in single combat.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Freeness.

do you believe in the freedom Of the
press?"
"Of course" answered Senator Sor-
ghum. CAS- regular subscriber to many
journals, I resent having to pay for
publications so full of propaganda that
they ought to be handed out for moth
ing"
Evening star., 1936-08-26

No fear is admitted by Governor
Landon that school teachers will ever
become propagandists. Students will be
glad of this. Propaganda itself usually
makes dull reading, although quarrel
concerning 1t may create excitement.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Algebraic.

Oh, is it true? Oh, is it true?
The letters that we see
All scrambled now and then anew,
From A clear up to z.
If the equation solved shall be,
We're asking, is it true,
The only answer we shall see
Is just plain o U?
Evening star., 1936-08-26
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Dusk Exodus.

Thru the congested streets,
AS the hot sun goes down,
Cars in perpetual fleets
Drive out of town;
Seeking the peace Of country roads
OF daisied fields and farm abodes.
Stars from the heavens peep.
Shining in every pool,
The children fall asleep,
The air grows cool.
Respite from day their only goal,
Thescars along ths dark roads roll.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
No Prophecies

would you promise to love, honor and
obey?"
"Never," said Miss Cayenne. "Circum-
stances change as life goes on and our
sentiments change with them. Even in
the elated mood Of bride should
hardly assume to possess the gift of
prophecy"
my neighbor HI Hat is held in great
respect" said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town. "He pretends he can produce
rabbit at will and his acquaintances
cling to the hope that he will one day
invite them to dinner"
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Screen Politics.
Omaha world-Heraid.

From the Omaha world-Heraid.
There are objections to using the
screen for politics. Yet the average poll
tician Is certainly just another kind Of
talkie.
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Rather Slow in Suing.

From the Appleton Post-Crescent.
A lady in Chicago is suing her hus-
band for divorce because, she says, he
beat her twice a week for IL years. Well.
she may be justified and all that, but
you'd think she'd be used to 1t by this
time.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

A Chance for Discovery.
From the Charlotte Observer.
Chemists could do great public sery-
ice by discovering some good use for the
disturbing element"
Evening star., 1936-08-26
One Wrong Kind Of Walking.

Walking. says q London centenarial1,
Is the secret Of old age. But not against
the red ught. A
Evening star., 1936-08-26
Silly Season.

Silly Season.
It is the "silly season" when
The air is hot and steaming.
A SILLY season" comes again
When banquet lights are cleaning.
And whether we are gay or glum.
Dear sisters and dear brothers, ,
All seasons may be silly. Some
Are siIlier than others.
Evening star., 1936-08-26

IT don't pretend to know mo- dan
anybody else" said Uncle Eben. "Even
II did I'd rather hold a steady job dan
work hard tryin' to git de best Of an
argumet." a
Evening star., 1936-08-26

@. What State has pelican on its
automobile license card?-J. G.
A. Louisiana's tags this year contain
a small pelican separating two groups
of numbers.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
BUILDING GAINING
IN FIFTH DISTRICT
Permits in 81 Cities Show
21 Per Cent Increase in
Value for September.

According to the printed report re-
ceived this week from the Federal Re-
serve Bank Of Richmond, building
permits issued by building inspectors
in 81 cities in the fifth Reserve dis
trict In September. 1886, totaled 2,803,
with estimated valuation amounting
to $6.857, ,223, an increase of 8 per
cent in number of permits in COM
parison with 2,596 permits issued in
September, 1885, and gain of 213
per cent over September. 1885. valua-
tion figures totaling $5,654,79l.
Twenty-one of the thirty-one cities
reported higher valuation figures for
the 1886 month, but of the five larg-
est cities only Baltimore, Richmond
and Charlotte gained. Washington
and Norfolk reported lower totals for
September, 1886, than for September,
1895.
Contracts awarded in September
for construction work in the fifth
district, including both rural and
urban projects, totaled $20,309,60
compared with $14,692,303 awarded
in September. 1885.
OF the awards in September this
year, $6,867 $50, or 1913 per cent. was
for residential work, while last year
residential contracts totaled $685.
o0S, or SO per cent of all awards in
September.
Total building permits valuations
In September of this year compare as
follows with the figures for September,
Evening star., 1936-11-07

between the studs. Packing the
spaces in the walls with rock wool
or other material will cut down some
Of the sound but not all Of 1t. For
a greater degree Of sound-proofing q
second wall can be built on one side
Of the offending wall. This consists
of studs, to be surfaced with stiff
insulating boards, or better yet. with
lath and a kind Of plaster that abb
serbs sound waves This wall should
be separated from the main wall by
an inch at the closest points. There
should be no actual contacts between
them The same idea can be used to
reduce noise through a ceiling by
the building Of false ceiling that
Is nowhere in contact with the one
above.
Noise through floor can also be
deadened from the upper side by lay
ing stiff insulating boards and plac-
ing a, new floor on top. Lnoleum Is
more effective as q sound deadener
than q new floor Of wood.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

inets rigidly in place, preventing the
usual distortion that causes sticking
doors and drawers.
The panels themselves are made Of
enameled, pressed steel. The rear Of
the wall sections needs only to be
finished with paint or wallpaper to
make the wall Of the next room. The
panels come feet high and 6h
inches deep, in widths of 71a, IS, 221z
or 80 inches. These widths are de-
termined by the standard size of the
cabinets, which are all IN inches
wide, or multiple Of that figure.
Using the various available parts,
there Is practically no kind Of kitchen
impossible to fashion, and when 1t Is
through it probably will have more in
it than the kitchen you were accus-
toned to regard as complete before
the advent Of prefabrication. All sorts
Of little conveniences have been built
into the units. There Is, for instance,
rack on the under side Of the shelf
in one of the cabinets, which holds
cups. No more screwing little hooks
into the shelves yourself-and won-
dering II they will hold. The metal
container, utilizing the full depth Of
the cabinet. makes q perfect storage
space for cups.
All the cabinets come with perfora-
tions in their sides, so 20 ucan a1iix
the shelves in varying spaces, as you
can in sectional bookcases. Many
of the cabinet doors are made Of plate
glass, SO you can get at your china,
pottery or glassware without opening
doors to find out where they are.
There is Q drop-down door with a
breadboard on Its back and built right
conveniently to it a knife rack and
sharpener. In q cabinet which closes
with an easy push there is an electric
mixer. It stands at the level of the
work space, so you don't have to lift
1t about when you want to use 1t. The
work space. incidentally. Is made OF
non-stainable, non-burnable. easy-to-
clean composition or o wood made Of
fibers welded under high pressure.
IF YOU are not quite ready to mod
ernize your whole kitchen maybe
you would like to know about the new
compact electric stove that operates
after being plugged into a wall outlet.
1t is not just another grill. but a
complete cooking service. 1t roasts,
bakes, broils, boils and toasts, just
as its bigger brother does, only it f1ts
into two and half square feet.
It has two burners, a broiling
drawer and a movable oven. all I'm
ished in porcelain and chromium. each
burner capable Of giving three differ
ent degrees Of heat, low. medium and
high. One burner is round, the other
square. the square one being larger
Evening star., 1936-11-07

unit for use with the oven above and
the broiler beneath it.
An amazing amount of food can be
prepared at once on this little range.
The one we saw in operation had
coffee on the small burner, bacon and
eggs on the large burner and toast on
the broiler. But dinner could be pre-
pared almost entirely in the oven,
for there are two shelves In 1t, one
for roast. the other. let us say. for
baked potatoes. Peas and carrots
would then 60 on the small burner.
broiled tomatoes in the broiler.
Wherever space Is at premium.
the complete compact range Is the
thing. It costs $26.50.
IF YOU are building q stucco house,
don't miss a bet and have your
stucco base perform only the one Job
Of backing the stucco. For there Is
on the market o base which, besides
holding the stucco in place, acts as
insulation. too. and you might as well
kill two birds with one stone.
A"o So0C VIC AoNc Ai MAiiu D Mduc
OF mineralized wood fiber. bound un-
der high pressure with Portland ce-
ment. The cement is. Of course, in
soluble in water and will stand up
under continuous exposure to mois-
ture. The rough surface Of the slabs
makes good bond with stucco. with
out affecting its appearance or per-
formance in any way.
The slabs are odorless, vermin and
fungi proof, highly fire resisting and
light Of weight. They insulate against
Evening star., 1936-11-07

sound to the same extent they insr-
late against heat, being porous. and
can be sawed into desired sizes like
ordinary lumber. They come in II
square feet units. weighing about 2
pounds per square foot. so they are
easily and quickly put into place.
The slabs for use in stucco walls are
/ inch thick. This same material, III
three-quarters inch thickness makes
excellent fireproof floor or roof slabs
When used this way. it is usually COW
cred with thin cement.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
.S0UND.PRO0FING BEST
WHEN HOUSE is BUILT
Treatment Not Always Possible in
Finished Dwelling Due
to Framework.

Unless . house Is built to prevent
it. sounds will travel through walls
and floors to an unpleasant degree.
When sound-prooflng is wanted 1t
can best be applied while the house
is under construction. In a finished
house sound-proofing Is not always
possible, because some Of the sound
Is carried through the frame work
An inside wall usually consists Of
wood studs to which the plaster or
other surfaces are attached on both
sides. Some Of the sound Is carried
through the studs and more by the
vibration of the parts Of the walls
Evening star., 1936-11-07

but the kitchen units are a more re-
cent development. They are designed,
not merely as equipment to be added
to the kitchen, but as the actual
kitchen itself. They are strong enough
to support the ceiling above and to
fit firmly into the floor below them.
Pipe Enclosures, even heating or
ventilating ducts. are standard parts
Of the units. Because they are so
strong they hold the fixtures and cab
Evening star., 1936-11-07
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Sectional units. with equipment
built right into walls which can also
serve as partitions between rooms,
make 1t possible for home owners
to design these rooms themselves. as
they want them. and as integral parts
Of the whole. The rooms are treated
as machines for living" and not as
mere haphazard assembly Of fixtures.
The bath units are fairly well known,
Evening star., 1936-11-07
BY DOROTHY DUCAS AND ELIZA
BETH GORDON.

n EMEMBER the houses you used
- to build with blocks? A wall
N here, and you made the living
room; another there, and it
formed the kitchen? Well, you can
do it in your real house now. at least
with two rooms, the bath room and
the kitchen.
Evening star., 1936-11-07
Decorations Aid Proportions.

If the proportions Of q room are
bad they can frequently be helped
by proper decorations. For in
stance, if the ceiling seems too high.
the addition OF horizontal lines will
seem to bring it down. A chair rail
or a picture molding will help con-
siderably.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

South Africa Is shivering In the
midst of its Winter.
Evening star., 1936-11-07

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-26

Looks like fight, and 1t is a fight. But it's not shown the same way in both lenses of Harold Lloyd's glass; eS
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