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Evening star., 1936-09-19
BY ]. w. WELLINGTON.

WITH the forthcoming Regional
Dahlia Show sponsored by the
Woodbridge Garden Club only a few
weeks away, and dahlias themselves
making excellent growth, local home
gardeners are becoming keenly in
terested in the development of their
plants. The regional show. to be held
in the John Burroughs School on Oc-
tober 3 and 4, is certain to attract
wide interest and should be the best
display in many seasons. In antici-
patton of the show, many fine new
varieties were purchased in the Spring
Schedules of the show may be Sc
cured from the chairman, l.. W.
Clarke, 2440 Monroe street north
east.
Dahlias are recognized as heavy
feeders, and it is not uncommon to
observe dahlia growers placing stable
manure or other fertilizer about the
base of the plants at this season to
provide food for the heavy foliage
and flowers. The dahlia is known as
short day plant; that is. it blooms
when the days are shortening in
Autumn. 1t is distinctly Autumn
plant and the Woodbridge Garden
Club has recognized this fact in set
ting the date of their big show in
October. The fine, large single flowers
that win the ribbons at the shows are
not chance products by any means.
They are the result Of careful dis
budding" leaving only the central
terminal flower. II this "disbudding"
is done when the side shoots are
just forming, there is scarcely any
evidence of their removal. Even with
the best of planning, there is always
the element of chance of having
blooms reach their perfection at TIE
time of the scheduled displays. Yet,
it is this very element of chance that
lends zest to the exhibiting game.
To many fanciers, the miniature and
pompom dahlias are particularly ap-
pealing and. as a matter Of fact. they
have more value for home decoration
than do the very large exhibition
types.
Rose Cuttings.
MANY of the roses growing in
A- local home gardens were propa-
gated originally by the gardeners
themselves from slips or cuttings OBJ
tained from neighbors or friends and,
although there is considerable eyi-
dence that cutting plants are not
fully as productive as grated plants,
thev nevertheless WELD soyne snlendid
flowers, especially with naturally
sturdy varieties. such as Red or Pink
Radiance. September and October are
generally the best months of the
year for starting outdoor cuttings,
possibly because the wood is matured
in Autumn and filled with stored
foods. The cooler weather may also
be factor by making the soil less
favorable to organisms that cause
Evening star., 1936-09-19
NEARBY BUILDERS
0FFEREDE. H.A.A|D
Widespread Construc tion
Interest Evinced After
Conference.

Widespread interest by owners OF
land tracts in the vicinity OF the Dis
trict of Columbia has been evinced
following a recent subdivision confer
ence held here by the Federal Housing
Administration to acquaint builders,
bankers. material men and property
owners with the possibilities in low
priced home subdivision development.
The District insuring office Of the
Federal Housing Administration at
present has 18 sites under considera-
ton, the owners of which have ex-
pressed a desire to build homes that
can be purchased by families of mod
crate income, according to j. Reilly
Stanton, District director. Part of the
program sponsored by the Federal
Housing Administration in connection
with subdivision developments has
been a series of conferences held in
larger population centers, including
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark
and Boston. In each instance build
ers. bankers and material manufac-
turers and their dealers have been i'm
pressed with the possibilities Of pro-
viding housing for the vast. potential
market which includes those who can
not afford homes costing in excess OF
$4,000.
From many parts Of Maryland and
Virginia, owners of undeveloped tracts
have sought advice from the District
Office, according to Stanton, as TO the
best procedure in utilizing their land
and the most advantageous plan and
layout for possible developments. The
inquiries have revealed, Stanton said
that there is a drastic lack of ade-
quate housing in many sections and
that there has been lull in new con-
struction over long period of years
The need in some instances for proper
accommodations is said to be acute.
, Maryland developers in La Plata. In
dian Head, Upper Marlboro, Clinton
and College Park; and Virginia a
Falls Church. Fairfax and Alexan
dria. besides firms in the District o
Columbia itself. have submitted pre-
liminary layouts and plots Of theil
land to the District Office.
''These groups" Mr.. Stanton said
will be accorded the benefit of tn
knowledge of the experts employed il
our office. This activity may readil!
tap the vast market for homes within
reach of persons of low income anc
q large sales volume can be created
in this field.
The fact that these low-pricet
homes can be built right here ha
Just been demonstrated by the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers AS
sociation who have erected three o
the low-priced homes according tt
suggested designs of the Technical Di
vision of the Federal Housing Ad
ministration. These houses will soor
be open for public exhibition
Evening star., 1936-09-19
HOME CONSTRUCTION
is HIGH SCHOOL TOPIC

The Arithmetic Home Ownership
Project" Is being offered as a fifth
year course at the Technical High
School, In Buffalo, N. Y, following
the interest shown by the students
last Spring in planning a model
home.
The course was planned at the
Buffalo office Of the Federal Housing
Administration and includes the
drawing up of plans and specifications
for homes in price range Of $1,000
10 $500. 1t is designed to give
students a practical knowledge of
the theory of home construction.
Evening star., 1936-09-19

potash, these materials have no fer.
tilizer value. but they do help convert
the clay into a workable soil.
To forestall the bare spots that are
certain to follow thick patches Of crab
grass, 1t would be wise indeed 10
scratch the soil with metal rake and
SOW seed.
Evening star., 1936-09-19

garden spot mass Of heavy, tenacious
clay need not be discouraged. This
area should be spaded rough and left
in this condition until Spring. Such
clay may be improved greatly by add
ing sand, wood ashes and even sifted
coal ashes. With the exception Of
the wood ash, which does have some
Evening star., 1936-09-19

have appeal. Many remember the
purpled fringed gentians that were
sought so eagerly by children. This
monograph describes species from all
over the world and reveals that gen.
tians are not necessarily blue, but that
there are also yellow and red species.
New home owners who find their
Evening star., 1936-09-19
Concealed Radiators.

When concealed radiators are in
stalled, the studs should be doubled
at each side of the opening. If it is
In bearing wall, the space over the
radiator should be trussed.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
ROOSEVELT MEETS
W|THPARTY HEADS
Maps Closing Campaign
Strategy With Garner
and Other Leaders.

By the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, September "a.
Twenty men high in Democratic
councils converged on the Summer
White House today to discuss with
President Roosevelt every angle of the
New Deal reelection drive.
Vice President Garner and three
cabinet officers-Secretaries Hull and
Roper and Attorney General Cum
mings-headed the group summoned
here for the late afternoon discussion
Of presidential ech-making, finances
and general party strategy.
Others scheduled to participate in
the parley in the ivy-covered stone
house on the Hudson were Senators
Robinson of Arkansas, Byrnes OF
South Carolina, O'Mahoney of Wyo-
ming and Donahey Of Ohio; Repre-
sentatives. Boland of Pennsylvania and
Drewry of Virginia.
Chairman James A. Farley, w.
Forbes Morgan, Frank c. Walker,
James w. Gerard and L. w. Robert
represented the Democratic National
Committee.
Senator Guffey Of Pennsylvania,
chairman Of the Democratic senate
rial campaign committee; Chairmen
O'Connor of New York and Rayburn
Of Texas. respectively, of the House
Rules and Interstate Commerce Com
Nlittees; Edward j. Flynn, Secretary
Of State for New York and Bronx
y leader. and Charles Nicholson, direc-
tor Of publicity for the national COM
mittee
Topping off day Of political and
business conferences, Mr.. Roosevelt
in a radio address last night in the
New York Herald Tribunes Current
Problems Forum, appealed for logic
calm deliberation and calm thinking
in determining questions bearing or
the future" of the country.
At the same time, Summer White
House officials announced the per
sonnel of the Maritime Commission
to administer the new ship subsidy
act.
The commission, a temporary one
OF three members pending appoint
ment of two more to bring it up tt
authorized strength, Is composed O.
Rear Admiral Henry A. Wiley, retired
naval officer of Haverford, Pa; ReaI
Admiral Harry G. Hamlet of Chevy
Chase, Md. former commandant O.
the Coast Guard, who retireS October
Evening star., 1936-09-24

l, and George Landick, jr., Of Kensing-
ton, Md, now a Treasury ofncial.
Hits Col. Knox.
In his speech the President took
what close associates interpreted as
an indirect dig at Col. Frank Knox,
Republican vice presidential nominee.
He said an old New York friend who
had led somewhat narrow existence"
asked him recently if it were true AL
our bank deposits were insecure and
our insurance policies worthless"
Warm political debate followed Knox's
speech September S, in which he de-
clared no insurance policy was secure
nor bank deposit safe under New Deal
monetary policies.
II wrote him." the President said
referring to his friend, that it would
be best for him to look up the answer;
himself. suggested that he attend
your forum yesterday and today. ]
hope he has been with you"
Evening star., 1936-09-24
interests makes q lockout Of $4,000
longshoremen imminent"

interests makes q lockout Of $4,000
longshoremen imminent"
He was flying back to San Fran
cisco after conferences with associa-
ton heads IN New York City and with
United States Department Of Com
merce .oficials.
Shipping interests along the Pacific
Coast are determined to smash the
longshoremen's union," Bridges told
news men. More than that, they
want to take wallop ut the present
administration. The political sig
nificance of their action Is apparent
to everybody familiar with the situa-
ton there" he added.
He said present working agreements
between the shipping interests and
the longshoremen would expire Sep
tember 80. The companies then are
expected to notify the union under
what conditions they may continue.
Bridges asserted the shipping interests
already had signified their intention
of lengthening the present six-hour
Evening star., 1936-09-24

include an increase In straight time
pay from 95 cents to 81 an hour.
Hiring halls, the control of which
was the key issue Of the 1884 strike.
are abolished under the employers
terms.
All hiring, the announcement said,
will be by the employers at the
piers.
The proposed terms were announced
after Harry E1ndberg, secretary-treas-
Evening star., 1936-09-24
New Stamps Cause Rush.

Fleet Street Post Once, one of the
few London post Offices which remain
open after midnight. was besieged for
the sale Of the new King Edward post
age stamps. A few minutes before
midnight, when selling commenced,
the once was crowded with rnsr,
women and young girls. At the first
stroke Of midnight the rush was on,
Evening star., 1936-09-24

day to two shifts of six hours each,
thus making 12-hour day. and have
indicated they would discontinue
hiring through union halls.
''The union will not concede either
point and We are now proceeding on
the supposition that there will be
trouble" Bridges said.
EMPLOYERS STATE CONDITIONS.
Evening star., 1936-09-24

Repeat Intention 70 Abandon 1884
Award Agreement.
SAN FRANCISCO, September "A
R9.-Pacific Coast water front en-
ployers last night announced condi-
tons under which longshoremen will
be employed when the 1884 strike
award agreement expires September
80.
The employers, in q communication
to the International Longshoremen's
Association, reiterated intention to
terminate the award agreement and
presented the new conditions, which
Evening star., 1936-09-24
LOCKOUT EXPECTED
I'm DOCK TROUBLES
Bridges Declares Shipping
Interests Aiming. to
Smash Union.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr., September a.
Harry Bridges, president of the Pacific
Coast district of the International
Longshoremen's Association, said dur
ing brief stop here last night "the
attitude" of Pacific Coast shipping
Evening star., 1936-09-24

urer Of the Sailors Union Of the Pa
cifc. predicted . coast wide shipping
tie-up next month unless the unions
and the employers agreed on new
working awards.
Evening star., 1936-09-24

Six hundred thousand people trav-
eled by train recently to Blackpool,
England. to see an illumination dis
play,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19
SCIENCE tells ,vu 1pye Most Champions Are Westerners

western athletes hold decided advantage over
sport lovers in most parts of the country Undoubt
edly life and rearing in the Pacific States has much
to do with the production of the formidable array
of top-notch performers and outstanding cham
pions found in this list" (See box, page eleVen.)
Years of watching western champions develop
and achieve fame have made Prof. Kleeberger an
enthusiastic person when this subject is brought
up.
AS to exactly what makes champion, he is also
conversant For instance, he says that champions
are the result of three things-innate potentiality
competent coaching and environmental Influences
This he qualities by saying that sometimes cham
pions have been handicapped and have developed
in spite of their difficulties Here in perfect pro-
fessor's language, is his explanation of what he
means by Inmate potentiaity":
Inmate potentiality for championship perform
ance demands endowment with that peculiarly SEN
sitive and high-powered nervous organization es-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

sentia to supreme concentration and coordination
of the nervous and muscular systems in the release
of carefully adjusted, or in some events, maximum
muscular contractions in accurate sequence and
timing
STUDIES conducted with Olympic and other high
rating championship athletes indicate in all cases
the possession of high-speed nervous mechanisms.
The reaction time, that interval elapsing between
the receipt by the nervous system of stimulus
and the purposefu muscular responses, was found
to be extremely short in champion athletes as
pared with athletes of lower classification, and
especially as compared to that of average indi-
viduals.
"ENDOWIENT also with sound, normally con-
k~stituted internal organs and probably also with
a particularly constituted and readily adjustable
chemical balance for controlling tissue, and espe-
cialy muscular tissue function, in rapid and con-
tnuous activity constitutes another element of po-
Please TO Page E!syen
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

studying that same problem myself. And I believe
I've arrived at the answer
"The influence of environment is part cause
and an important one Statistical studies indicate
that western babies exceed in size and grow
rapidly than is true of babies whose mothers, and
the babies themselves, have not been blessed with
the sunshine, out-of-door experience and available
ity of year-round fruit and vegetable diet that is
possible in the West.
''Dr c. D. Mosher found in investigation at
Stanford University that western women are taller
than women of equal age who were not born in the
West. Various studies, including those draftees
during the World War point out that western men
are above the average in height compared with
the men in general of the United States.
"0NE of the greatest factors in the production
~ of athletes of marked ability" the professor
continued, "is that of opportunity for persistent
and continuous practice in the out-of-doors. Here,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

Camels have given more pleasure to more
people than any other cigarette. And so
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Why offer can be made We
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Literally millions of people have
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those finer, more expensive tobaccos.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

the title-holder in practically all
of them was born west of the
Rocky Mountains.
Rummaging around through
record books proved that this
fact is not only true today but
that it always has been true down
through the years.
The reason for this western
leadership in athletics intrigued
us, and we took the problem to
Frank Kleeberger, professor of
physical education at the Univer-
sity of California.
The professor didn't even hesl-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

DICK athletic sport, from one to ten. Double
it and add-well, add as many more sports as
you desire Add them all up, and you will find that
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

tate. Out of drawer of his desk he pulled list
OF western athletes in all lines of sport, carefully
compiled and classified.
TITS a coincidence" he said, 'but We been
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

comels are made. from finer, MORE
EXPENSIVE ToBAccos = Turkish ond
Domestic - fhan any other popular brund.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-19

PAGE NINE
The Washington times., 1936-02-12

ment. For the old boy who
wrote Hell hath no fury like a
woman scorned" made one mis-
take. A scorned femme Is just
q ring.around-a-roSy game COM
pared to the dame who hears
the truth about herself. Which
is why advised that davenport.
Says Morris Markey in RED
BOOK, Nearly 1000 visitors a
year go through the Swift pack
ing plant in Chicago. OF them
all, the proportion Of women to
men who want to witness the
slaughtering is about two to one.
Time after time, the men Of the
party will wait outside while the
ladies go inside to see the blood
fly"
This writer had an opportunity
to witness a revolving demonStrar
ton Of this fact during a perform
ance of '"The Last Mile"-a legiti-
mate drama that concerned q con-
demned criminals last hour be-
fore execution. The Death Row
constituted the principal stage set
ting. There were other glimpSeS,
equally horrible, Of a peniten-
tiary'S hell on earth, concluding
with the final ghastlinesS Of the
condemned mans Sh a m blin g
march to death.
AN ILLUSTRATION
It was at no time q pleasant
role, but it had been widely ad-
vertiSed. The reviews were spec
tacular. The house was crammed
with addressed women, avid to
witness a spectacle so alien to
their sheltered lives. And at first
they were enthralled.
Pity, disgust, indignation played
across their escorts faces, but the
ladies sat silent, eagerly observing
every detail. Then as the drah
monotony Of It began to press
upon them-as was the authors
intention-their interest tagged.
They yawned, looked around, be.
gan to wiggle. twist, chatter.
Their escorts, to the contrary,
were by now more deeply en-
crossed. They'd heard a lot about
penitentiary life; here was a
chance to get at the truth Of
the thing. Stern.eyed, silent, they
followed each word and gesture.
But with, every second, their
ladies' impatience increased.
Then came the final, grisly
scene. before which the Stoutest
The Washington times., 1936-02-12
CHANNEL ISLANDS

When next you are in England.
save little time in which to visit
the Channel islands, especially II
you enjoy that which is different
and off the beaten track.
Although the group that com
priseS Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney
and Sark is halfway between Eng
land and France, it might be a
thousand miles from anywhere
The journey used to be rather a
dreadful one, whether from South
ampton In England, or st. Ma1o
in Brittany. But now q half hour
by plane from HeSton airdrome
lands one in this oasis of peace,
quiet and no taxes. Yes, the Chan
mel islands are tax free, the haven
of retired English army men and
civil servants who exc out their
existence on small pensions.
JERSEY
Jersey is the most popular OF
the Channel group and draws the
most visitors and tourists. It's old
town of st. Heller with its castle
and lovely beach is enchanting
The plane lands right on the
beach, really good airport. The
office is q bus which rolls along
the beach at low tide, sample OF
the informality and charm Of the
Channel islands.
If Jersey is the largest and
most important island, Guernsey
is the most interesting and tiny
Sark the most picturesque. al.
derney is, Of course, famous to all
cattle breeders, for who doesn't
know Of the Alderney COW? One
visits these islands in a small
steamer.
Sark is the most remote in feel
ing Of all the islands Of the group
Four miles long and one and a
half miles wide, every inch is pic
turesque. Huge cliffs reach down
hundreds Of feet to the water;
flowers and heather covered
meadows are everywhere. Sark Is
q feudal kingdom and a shilling
tax must be paid in order to
enter.
The Washington times., 1936-02-12
Help Them Help Themselves

It be hoped that Congress in the near future will find
time consider and pass the bill introduced by Representative
Jennings Randolph Of West Virginia to give blind persons
chance to rehabiltate themselves and EARN living.
The bill provides that blind persons who otherwise quail
fed shah be allowed to setup conduct concession stands
mine industries in which the blind might wisely look for
ployment
The bill has received favorable report from the House Com
mttee on Labor and is on the House calendar.
OF course the does not set up any great govern
en bureau it doesn't hold forth any promise Of creating
hundreds Of jobs for deserving party hangers-on
II simply proposes a common sense method OF aid
ing deserving group of citizens to aid Themselves
POSSIBLY THE MERE NOVELTY OF SUCH PRO
posAL, WOULD COMMEND IT TO BOTH THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE.