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Evening star., 1936-08-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Gov. Landon In his Opening gun" as
Republican candidate for the presidency
defined q little more clearly than 1t has
been stated before what political OBJ
servers here consider the outstanding
issue between the two major parties.
This Is the question rs to how far free
dom of enterprise" shall have play in
helping to shape the economic and polit-
ical life of the United States. More
votes will be determined by the answer
to this question, it is believed, than by
any other problem that confronts the
electorate in the coming elections. The
Republican candidate in his West Mid
dlesex speech, in the opinion Of observers
here. placed the fundamental philosophy
which he maintains should guide the
progress Of . republic in sharp contrast
with that Of his opponents. As these
contrasts are more sharply drawn in the
minds of the voters, IS the distinctions
to which Gov LAndon has called atten-
ton are more carefully analysed and
amplified both by him and by other
speakers during the closing two months
Of the campaign, the line of cleavage
between the two parties on this deep
fundamental principle Of republican
government will become more and more
clear cut and the final result will be
determined by the peoples reaction and
answer to this question.
More than ordinary significance, as
political circles here view it, Is attached
to the action Of group Of Virginia
"Jefersonian Democrats" in organizing
themselves to oppose the reelection OF
President Roosevelt on the ground that
they "are unwilling to submit our beliefs
to the dictates Of those who no longer
carry out the principles Of our party and
observe its pledges" What the effect
Of this revolt from the Democratic party
will be on the political situation in Vir-
ginia and whether 1t will be the signal
for similar kicking over the traces by
Democratic groups in other States. Is .
moot question at the moment. Aside,
however. from any immediate effect In
the realm Of practical politics, senti-
mental import is implicated with the act
due to its local setting, to the fact that
1t occurred in Virginia, the State which
is popularity known as the mother OF
Presidents: in Virginia, the home OF
Jefferson himself, the man whose demo-
cratic principles are being upheld and
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No False COlOrs.

Wearing a Republican label, Senator
Couzens has always identified himself
with the Senate independents. He has
never been a regular" in the partisan
sense Of the word. Some Of the New
Deal measures have found in him an
effective champion. Others have brought
from him sturdy opposition. His Repub-
licanism has never been as marked as
hts individualism, But to say. that his
candid declaration for President Roose-
welt Is not an important campaign devel-
opmeut would be. to ignore t,1e truth It
Evening star., 1936-08-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Out our way the old question Of
whether to prune shrubbery has been
settled in the negative evidently.
We all like 1t overgrown.
No resident has welded pair Of prun-
ing shears on any shrub for years, with
the exception Of privet.
We have large and billowy spireas,
plump lilacs, gangling spruces. rampant
pussy willows.
Around every porch and solarium II
gigantic run OF leafy material, almost
hiding the garden from view.
As much as we may want to see the
flowers and watch the birds, We hate
to touch this luxuriant growth, the
product Of many years. increase.
No doubt the shrubs are satisfied.
Even the demands of tidiness would
not cause their friends to touch them.
Those long struggling branches Of
forsythia, shooting up at random In the
midst Of the round Of the bush, give an
effect of horticultural skyrockets.
We do not care.
Where they lop over the walk they
shall be trimmed, but not otherwise.
Such is the universal devotion to large
shrubbery.
The great argument for shrubs per-
mitted to grow this way Is that 1t Is
supremely natural.
The shrubs themselves like 1t, and If
any one doubts 1t, let him pass along
our streets. and look the shrubbery over.
1t Is natural with vengeance.
The vengeance lies chiefly in the mos
quitoes which find such undisturbed
bushes their natural habitat.
These pests like water only ut times.
Mostly they prefer dry land. Land be-
meath large shrubs Is as dry as 1t is
possible to hnd.
This Is one Of the mysteries Of old
shrubs. how well they get along on 50
little water. since their leafy surfaces
keep all except the heaviest downpours
from their roots.
In such q season rs this many large
shrub has gone for months on end with
out drop Of water. owing to the spread
Of the leafy boughs
1t Is needless to say that few shrubs
get fertilized.
Perhaps not one common shrub In q
thousand ever gets q bit to eat, except
IS nature supplies it.
+*+&
Many Of the old favorites, massed in
foundation paintings, are further pro-
tected from moisture and fertility by
house overhangs and awnings.
Shrubs demonstrate then their ability
to 60 long periods without food or drink.
nevertheless sending forth their blossoms
in their season, and berries, If they
have any.
1t is due to the fact that roses are
shrubs. after all, that they do so well
without water, provided they get enough
sunshine.
The harder varieties, planted next to
q wall on the south. are singularly i'm
mune to black spot and other rose
troubles.
The location keeps rain on the leaves,
as well rs from the roots, but many of
the good bushes bloom amazingly, pro-
vded they are in clay soil.
Practically all the common shrubs be-
loved of the people (who show their pref
erence by planting them) do well regard
less Of conditions.
That is one reason, and one Of the
very best, why people love them, and
like to have them close to their homes.
Many common things. such IS the
japanese barberry, are excellent for
Evening star., 1936-08-24

An attitude Of admirable dignity Is
assumed by Governor Landon in deplor-
ing any attempt to make political capital
of the drought afiiicting farm belt States.
Its discussion may be forbidden by po-
litical ethics, but in the scientific analy-
sis of abstract economics it can no more
be evaded by college professors engaged
in the analysis Of intellectual duty than
could a scholarly scrutiny of "the meta
physical aspect Of the categorical i'm
perative." {
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planting around sun porches and the like.
Those who look down upon this lowly
and prickly bush overlook one Of the
best Of all shrubs, bush that will stand
almost anything, In the weather line,
and still come up smiling warmly.
One Of the best things about the shrubs
Is that. permitted to become overgrown,
they nevertheless do well, although COM
mon sense tells the owner that perhaps
they should be cut back some after all.
Still they do well.
What strikes the owner as overgrown
really means nothing to one of these
creations Of nature. Too luxuriant a
growth over the years simply means to
it that 1t has q bit more stalk than it
has leaves for, and hence must make
both ends meet by cutting down on the
number Of leaves per foot Of bough and
branch.
All goes back to the roots.
Each root system has . certain maxi
mum OF tissue above ground 1t can sup
port. If the shrub-almost any variety
Is kept well trimmed, it will become and
remain bushy, well covered with leaves
round. in horticultural sense.
II the branches are permitted to grow
as they will, in time they become 50 long
that the root system cannot support the
mass Of leaves which the boughs other
wise might grow.
Hence the shrub, as plant organism,
solves the problem presented its roots
by not growing on as many leaves. They
are more sparsely presented, almost to
the point where the long branches look
bare.
While shrubs in this shape are not
always in the best manner of the
species, they do give height often a de-
sirable characteristic, at the same time
have q definite character of their own,
which oftentimes is lacking in the favor
ite shape of the shrub.
1t Is well II an entire neighborhood
permits itself to become overgrown in
this way. for then the community takes
on . luxuriant appearance, without the
contrast of sharply cut-back shrubs here
and there. which simply would point out
the theoretically better appearance Of
the Well-trimmed shrub.
The inherently tidy mind will want
tidy appearing shrubbery, perhaps, but
this attempt to trim and cultivate nature
has always gone overheard at last.
Such care is simply too much trouble.
Especially shrubbery close to a house,
where so much Of 1t is. Is hard to get at,
to prune, to water, to fertilize. Ends Of
branches are sharp, and have q dis
agreeable way Of poking the intruder in
the eye.
Solution, more often than not, lies in
leaving them alone, to grow as they
will. The householder from time to
time will say, II ought to prune that
bush." but he does nothing about it.
Hands Oh, he feels. is q good policy.
Slight pruning of boughs which far
outsoar their mates may be made at any
time. but any real trimming should be
reserved for late September, or very
early Spring. If the latter. care must
be taken to refrain from cutting of the
arriving flower buds Better to wait
until Immediately after the shrub
blooms.
Perhaps the best way. all things con-
ddered, as many q householder and many
q community has found out, is not to
prune At all. but to permit the shrubs
to grow as they please.
This Is not as lazy as 1t sounds but
common sense, based on knowledge of
shrub habits, and keen observation.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Hatred of war was a characteristic of
Thomas More who wrote Utopia and
provided that in order to prevent tolera-
tion of cruelty, butchery Of animals for
food must be done by slaves. Just how
the supply of slaves was to be kept up
remains matter of conjecture.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Leader Recognized.
My Uncle Jim, he has us all
Admirin' him a heap.
For We agree, he's what you'd call
A thinker mighty deep.
He turns the tariff inside out
With eloquence complete.
He knows jest what he's talkin' bout
That's where he has us beat.
He tells what the effects will be
OF duties low or high.
And what the country's goin' to see
Occurin' by and by.
His words are very far from small.
Too fine for me and you.
He knows the meanin' of 'em all
At least, we think he do.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Protest is made against the transfer to
Washington Of any power which can
more safely be administered by the
States. The power to command repre-
sentation in Congress is not included
in the present discussion.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Many tourists continue to 60 to Europe
to be entertained under the impression
perhaps that the mob demonstrations
are something like the fake Apaches
designed to provide a thrill for jaded
night club patrons.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Jail-breakers tried to desert the Rock
vile Jail and the States attorney is
conferring as to what charges to place
against them. Considering the high cost
of living it might be only fair to note
an extra charge for board and lodging.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

When a Representative in Congress
is unpopular in the District of Columbia,
the voteless citizens here have the right
to assume that he will achieve equal
unpopularity at home and eventually be
retired.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Tough Contract.

why are you so silent?" asked the
friend from home.
Anything I say" answered Senator
Sorghum, leads to charge that I am
playing politics"
Aren't you?"
"Mebbe. But II I am, it's my turn
once in a while to be dummy"
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Statesmen generally agree on the right
of labor to organize, but do not succeed
in preventing disagreement within the
ranks of labor itself as to the kind OF
organization to be selected.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Advice on so many different subjects
is now demanded in print that special
consideration is given to details Of social
propriety. Even the Siamese twins are
not neglected in the distribution Of
advice on etiquette.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

In addition to promoting a spirit Of
international sportsmanship. Olympic
games afford means of keeping up
supply of high-grade amateur talent
for the American theater.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Sky Searching.

Prom the Hartford Times.
Thus far the two comets have cut little
figure In the average persons evening en-,
joyment. Still there are some who think
that scanning the heavens is an agree
able pastime even when one cannot tell
Polaris from Prometheus
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Communism is consistent in one re-
spect. It invariably writes its entries
in the ledger Of history in red ink.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Success and the Seauel.

SUCCESS and the sequel.
The man who plans for his own way
Will frequently go through with it
And wonder next, for many q day,
Just what he's going to do with It.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
Elevated.

'You say our friend is rising in political
life?"
Eyes. He's rising, all right. He used
to be on the level, and now he's known
as the man higher up"
Evening star., 1936-08-24
@. What is ionization?-M. 8.

@. What Is ionization?-M. 8.
A. Ionization is the modern theory of
electric conduction that an electric cur
rent consists of the motion of minute
particles of matter which are charged
positively and negatively, the motion of
the oppositely charged particles being In
opposite directions. These charged par
ticles are called ions, and they are in no
case identical with molecules: in fact, 1t
rarely happens that q molecule as such
is charged. The formation Of these
ions Is called ionization.
@. Who were the parents Of President
Gomez of Cuba?-L. c. r.
A. He is the son of Maj. Gen. Jose
Miguel Gomez. the second President of
Cuba, who held ONCE from 1909 to 1918.
His mother was Dona America Arias de
Gomez, q noted phiianthropist.
@. Is poverty the chief factor in caus-
ing delinquency among young people?-
E. L.
A. According to a report entitled "Can
Delinquency Be Measured" compiled by
the Research Bureau of the Welfare
Council of New York City, severe poverty
is not q decisive factor in causing de.
linquency. 1t was found that as many
children from families with incomes Of
$50 q week or more were on probation as
delinquents as there were from poorer
families.
@. How tall Is King Edward and what
does he weight. B. w.
A He fs & feet inches in height and
weighs 100 pounds.
Evening star., 1936-08-24
CannouAafe.

From the jamestown IN. ~ Post.
Z The name of Non-Partisan League.
seems q be applied IN a effort 10 con-
eeai part1san1nn: g.
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Perversity.

fcfVefSltys
Just when we most deserve good cheer,
Some circumstance will interfere,
And leave no chance Of moments gay
In what should be q holiday.
There's land to plow and seed to SOW
And folks to eat the things that grow.
So, how can people think 1t right
To waste good time and start fight!
Jud Tunkins says he don't blame q
man for bein' little superstitious, but
there's no sense In lookin' for four-leaf
clover when you might be cuttin' alfalfa.
Truth does not always please the mul-
titude," said Hi Ho, the sage Of China
town. ITO be safe, fame must make its
fictions entertaining but harmless"
Evening star., 1936-08-24
NefariOus Pals.

The lightning bug with lantern dim
To do the job lacks nerve and skill;
So the mosquito follows him q
With burglars tools to blast and drill.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

"When you tries to tell your troubles"
said Uncle Eben, "it's hard to find
man who aim got 30 many of his own
dat he aim got time to listen"
Evening star., 1936-08-24

fclL duO NSdlIlSI tuc ktCpuUACdll IiotAOAnA
ticket will be considered q great break"
for the New Dealers party in Michigan.
which has shown signs of returning to
its old Republican moorings. If he re-
ceives the Republican nomination for
Senator and campaigns, as he promises
to do, for Roosevelt thereafter, the situa-
ton will be greatly mixed up in that
State. It Is true, however, that man
may command many votes for himself
that he cannot transfer to another
candidate.
The Junior Senator from Michigan,
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, is out
for the Republican national ticket In.
deed, he Is expected to be one of the
chief campaign orators for the G. o. p.
Vandenberg himself was considered .
likely presidential nominee for the
Republican party almost up to the OPEN
ing Of the national convention in Cleve-
land. If he had made a strong bid for
the nomination, as he was urged to do
by many Of his supporters, he might
have had the prize. But he constantly
backed away from the suggestion that
he be a candidate Had Vandenberg
been the party nominee, it is doubtful
that Couzens would have abandoned the
Republican national ticket-although
there has never been any particular
friendship between the two Michigan
Senators.
Three weeks from today the Repub-
ncans and Democrats have their first
real brush Of the year-in Maine. A lot
has been said and denied about what
the early Maine elections show. It Is Q
cinch, however, that both the Democrats
and the Republicans would be delighted
to carry the Pine Tree State. Whichever
party wins on September Il will make
great to-do over the result. At present.
it looks rs though the Republicans had
the better Of the argument. Maine four
years ago elected . Democratic Governor
and three Democratic membees of the
AuuGes AZ AsrReseetaA1voo-eta @ueGa n
Evening star., 1936-08-24

Rate by Mail-PayabIe in Advauce.
Evening star., 1936-08-24

@. Where did Billy Sunday, the
evangelist. preach his last sermon?
Were there any conversions?-M. L.
A. On October n, 1885, his last sermon
was preached at Methodist Church in
Mishawaka, Ind. There were 80 con-
verts.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

and mullet, sppease even their great
appetitss. The only effort the devil.
nsh makes to get his dinner. Il to
swim below the school Of fish and
open his enormous, funnel-like mouth
for the hapiess fish to MI.
Somersaulting Is one Of the devil
fish's chief amusements. Onos 1t II
well started. taking "handsprings,"
the water fairly boils. This II one
way to find it, II you happen to bs in
its territory. The revolutions are
only . few seconds apart. Sometimes
the sportive creature takes graceful
leaps into the air. Then having tired
Of play he lies motionless on the bot
tom.
The cephalic fins ttat reach for
ward like supple. hornlike projections
on either side OF the head, are used
for grasping. A devilfsh. swimming
serenely along with these horns wide
open will clasp anything that comes
between them with . viselike grip.
On occasion, when the chain Of Q
vessel happens to be in his path,
the chain and anchor are lifted and
away goes the deyilfsh, vessel and
ALL That has been the experience
Of several sober anglers, whose re-
ports upon their experiences has been
identical. Indeed, the pearl fisher
men Of California, use two anchors.
One baby Is born each year. A
buxom child weighs rs much Is 20
pounds, the mother over so pounds.
Mobulas are found in warm seas.
They are captured with rod and reel.
harpoon or seine. They make Z great
to do about their predicament, and
die shortly after being taken prisoner.
It Is said they make . soft, musical,
bell-like sound as they pass on.
The mobula is the cousin from
Brazil and the Caribbean Sea. The
Florida cousin. the true devilfsh Of
the United States, manta vampyrus.
has been seen In the shoals" on the
South Carolina coast. Their habits
ere the same. Perhaps you will have
the thrill that comes once In q while
to every fisherman and see the devil
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Natures Children
DeVilfSh
(Mobula olfersi).

you, If you are interested in fishing.
what you know about the devilfish?
An ardent angler. having had q weird
experience in Florida with one OF
these giant rays, wanted to know the
family history. After his telling of
. thrilling. though disturbing en-
counter, we sought the facts he re-
quested.
It was surprising that little had
been written that was reliable about
this devil among the fish tribe. How
ever. we had f1ne cooperation at the
Evening star., 1936-10-03
REALTORS TO GET
SESSION SCHEDULE
Tentative Program Covers
Entire Week of 29th
Convention.

A tentative schedule Of meetings
covering an entire week that will make
I'D the twenty-ninth annual Con-
vention of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards, to be held in
New Orleans, will this week be placed
in the hands Of the associations active
members in more than 450 principal
cities of the country.
General sessions Of the convention,
with President Walter w. Rose. Or
iando, in the chair, are to open
Wednesday morning, November IL.
and to be held also on the afternoon
of November 19 and the morning OF
November al. Meetings of the as
sociation's institutes, and divisions as
now scheduled will cover three half
days each, but will not all be simul-
taneous. They dovetal each other
the remaining portions Of November
Is. 10 and 20.
With important matters in prepara-
ton for strengthening real estate
scheduled to come before it, the regu-
lar quarterly meeting Of the associa-
tion's Board of Directors will open
November IT. The Executive Commit
tee Of the association will meet on the
afternoon Of November l6.
With meetings Of the associations
specialized institutes, divisions and
councils staggered over period OF
three days. initial sessions for each
will be as follows:
American Institute Of Real Estate
Appraisers-Wednesday pm, Novem-
Der IS.
Institute Of Real Estate Manage
ment-Thursday am, November 10.
National Mortgage Board-Thurs-
day am, November 10.
Brokers' division-Wednesdsy pm,
November Is.
Land developers and home builders
division-Wednesday pm, November
49,
Industrial property division -
Wednesday pm, November 18.
Institute of Farm Land Brokers and
Managers-Thursday am, November
10.
RealtOr secretaries COUNCIL nurs-
day noon, November 10.
States Council - Wednesday eve
ming, November 18.
Governing councils of the institutes
and executive committees of divisions
and councils will plan the years work
for the special fields Of real estate
they represent. They will meet Tues
day morning, November II, with the
Governing Council of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
meeting on the preceding evening to
pass upon recommendations OF Its
Admissions Committee, which on
Monday morning of the convention
week will open examinations for men
who want to win the designation
M. A. I.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

Bureau Of Fisheries and We relay the
result to you.
The sea devil Is q member Of the
ray family. This we can see at once
the winglike fms and the long. whip
like tail. The creatures do not at
tack man. Large fish do not interest
them. Small crustaceans, young fry
Evening star., 1936-10-03
INCREASED HEAT
Lght-Colorsd Flat Paint Recon-.
mended for HAdiators.

FIAT RANT Aecome
msndsd for Radiators.
Radiators should be recoatsd before
it's time to turn on the heat for the
Winter. Light colored nat paint al.
lows the radiation Of far more heat
than does metallic paint. Tests made
by the Bureau OF Standards reveal
that II . znstallic-coated radiator Is
repainted with . fat paint. either
white or colored. the heat given OF
can be increased from 10 to 20 Der
cent.
; The scientific section Of the Ma
tional Paint, Varnish and Lacquer
Association lists colors In the order
of their heat efficiency a. follows:
White, cream. pale green. blue. red,
brown and black.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
New Adhesive Useful.

A new adhesive holds wide variety
Of products from felt and paper to
glass and marble. Non-infianimable,
containing no acids or solvents. it Is
said to hold longer.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
New Steamhtters' Wise.

A steamfitters' wise Of new design
has both straight and curved pipe
grip sections in the jaws. The back
jaw only moves, thus letting the ends
Of pipes rest on the bench.
Evening star., 1936-10-03

tish come sweeping along the beach.
travelling rapidly downward with the
tide"
Copyright, ieSS,D
Evening star., 1936-10-03

BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
ATAN has some strange name
sakes among Natures Children,
the devilfish being one Of the
~ most interesting. We think the
devils rear horse or praying mantH
is q close second.
Evening star., 1936-10-03
Light for Movie Cameras.

A new 75-watt Mazda lamp for toy
movie projectors gives brighter screen
illumination and ut . smaller price.