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Evening star., 1937-01-26

Marigolds rapidly are becoming the
American gardeners favorite annual
flower, II one may Judge from q perusal
Of the new seed catalogues.
This movement took definite shape .
few years ago with the development, as
q masterpiece of the hybridizer's art, Of
form Of these flowers with less pungent
heads and foliage.
Now there are several new forms, all
Of them highly praised and no doubt
worthy Of planting in any garden.
There really are two basic forms Of
marigolds, Calendula ofIicinalis and sew.
eral species Of the genus Tagetes.
Between the two many new forms have
been evolved with the result that there
really is something new under the sun
after all.
The word "marigold" is . pure forma-
tion, Mary, plus gold.
Calendula ofllcinalis Is the famous pot
marigold.
There are two sorts Of Tagetes, the
African marigold. so-called, and the
French.
There is also . plant often called
marigold, the marsh marigold, which
really belongs to the cowslip family.
In herbal medicine the pot marigold Is
used to make a calendula tincture, which
Is reputed to be effective in the treat
ment of wounds Of all kinds.
What distinguishes the newer forms,
more properly called species, Of mari
colds Is the marvellous range Of yellows,
Colds and oranges secured.
Along with this range must come the
bright glow Of the colors.
Some of these plants, in flower in the
Summer, catch every eye in the garden.
not because they are dazzling, but simply
because Of q real glow OF color.
There is something almost translucent
about these flaming things, which is best
expressed by the word glowing" Yet
there is nothing about them which
would entitle any one to say they
knocked their eyes out" as the express
sion has 1t.
NO. the better forms of the newer
marigolds are distinguished by some
thing better than such an ehect.
1t is life, in the very petal textures;
call 1t glow" or whatever one pleases.
The object of ecomiumS on marigolds
at this time Of year is to suggest the
possibility of the "all-marigold garden"
to persons whose yards have plenty OF
sunshine.
There are enough varieties. as the
popular language has 1t. to insure
diversity.
Their use this way would help bring
back q good old custom, the popular use
Of ANIMALS.
During recent years perhaps too much
accent has been placed on perennial
plants, those which live on from year TO
year. although many Of them die back
to the ground.
While there are many good reasons for
the planting Of perennial plants, no
doubt one Of the most persuasive Is
lazinesS.
Just put them in the ground and they
will grow nicely year after year without
any trouble.
That is what "they" say. and there Is
some truth in it-except when the plants
die or something.
Still, the modern perennial border Is
mighty nice to have in Q yard. and very
much worth while, no matter how many
Evening star., 1937-01-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. fRAcEWELL.

trees. shrubs, biennial and annual plants
the gardener has.
4 4
There Is no reason, however, why any
yard might not be devoted, in any given
Spring and Summer, to an almost ex-
elusive paintings Of various forms Of any
one good annual.
We suggest marigolds.
There are enough Of them now to avoid
monotony Of planting.
One might try petunias, or Nnnias.
These three favorites offer almost
countless varieties. Some Of the larger
seed houses Of America offer as many
as so varieties Of petunias-even more
Of dnnias.
Hybridizers have worked long with
these three ANIMALS. The results they
have achieved are remarkable, almost
unbelievable, especially to the person
who has not happened to think about
the matter.
Consider what once was the humble
xnnia. "A German botanist discovered
It In South America and introduced 1t
to the world. Wherever 1t Is planted TO-
day 1t is q monument to Herr DR.. Zinn.
The modern home gardener has plants
called zinnias which the worthy doctor
scarce would recognize, they are so much
more beautiful than anything he ever
knew.
Their possibilities, however, were in the
plants and blossoms he knew, and credit
must be given to him and to all the
later hybridizers who unfolded these
beauties. From the stin plants Of yes
teryear, too often Of q crude brick-red
color, the Nnnias have grown to be OF
many forms and Of various pastel color
ings, as well as the clearest shades OF
colors almost rivaling tulips.
y
It must be ever kept In mind that
neither the marigold, the 1nnia or the
petunia. as wonderful as they are today.
is in the same beauty class with the
glorious peony, the lovely gladiolus, the
rose, the iris, the orchid, the tulip.
Marigolds, zinnia and petunias belong,
rather, to that great group OF humber
beauties whose members adorn our yards
at our discretion.
II we would compare them with wom-
en-, we might say that they are good
looking girls who yet lack something OF
that super-beauty which . few chosen
women, out Of the world and time,
possess.
Those rare beauties. one M>0 G;iiss
would be hard to handle, and not very
satisfactory to live with after all.
It is something the same with our
garden flowers.
Every one loves the roses, but only
those who have attempted to grow them
know how capricious they may be.
In their stead many o gardener has
chosen to plant and grow the humble
ANIMALS, such things as dnnias, petunias
and marigolds, to name but three, IN
order that he may have q good flower
garden without too much stress and
strain.
There Is but one restriction in the use
of these more humble but still very
beautiful plants.
Do not attempt to grow them unless
they can be given plenty Of sunshine.
Petunias alone Of this group are q sort
Of exception. Good blossoms often may
be secured on the north side Of the
house, provided the soil Is to the liking
Of the individual plants. In the main,
however. plenty Of sunshine Is essential
for all three.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Natures Vicious Circle,

Strange anomalies accompany the
great disaster of the Ohio River food.
Water causes fires that sweep away vast
values in property and endanger lives.
The torrents submerge the water sup
plies and deprive multitudes of their
natural and necessary drink. Rarely
has such a combination of cause and
effect been presented in the long course
of American history Of disasters.
The disruption of gasoline conduits
and tanks spread the volatile fluid over
the surface Of the swollen tide. An
electric conductor breaks under the
pressure Of the flood and grounds"
in the stream and spark sets the gaso-
line alight, the flames spreading widely
and raging furiously. This is COM
paratively new danger, which will have
to be taken into account in provisions
against repetition of such horrors as
that of the Cincinnati fire. Whether
safeguards against this menace can be
provided is question for engineers to
answer.
In every inundation the factor of dis
ease due to the drinking Of impure water
has to be gravely considered. The water
sources are themselves flooded. Scour-
ings from the hills whence come the sup
plies contaminate the streams. Reservoirs
are thus rendered sources Of pollution.
The conduits are broken by the torrents.
The pollution is spread and in their
agony Of thirst the refugees and those
marooned in their homes drink of the
waters close at hand, in many cases
later paying the penalty of disease.
No known system of engineering can
provide against this danger. In the
event OF a sudden rush OF waters, result
ing from protracted heavy rains, the
strongest embankments, the stoutest
walls of reservoirs, the best laid conduits
are broken. Nature exerts its severest
stress upon them and mans work, so
carefully planned, so faithfully and
capably executed, is destroyed.
0TSdll1ldClOu 1OT Ie1lS1 Ol Lie
ferers from flood aims first at the rescue
of those in danger from the menace of
drowning. It involves, likewise, the pro-
vision of food and drink. With the
natural sources cut of or contaminated,
the problem becomes desperately hard to
solve. With all the experience that has
1,oI 3Va &H,ic frxy xryitIn
whelming waters in closely populated
areas, no way has been found to safe
guard Immediately against the ma
levolent mischief of the food. The best
that can be done is to alleviate suffering
and, through generous and immediate
provision OF funds and supplies, to main-
tain the survivors In life and health until
the violence of the elements has subsided.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Up to Hitler.


France and Great Britain, has put the
issue of European peace squarely up to
Chancellor Hitler. In public address
on Sunday the head of the French gov
ernment formally offered to help Ger
many out of her economic difficulties If
she will manifest unmistakable will to
cooperate in purging the international
situation of the threat of war. The olive
branch is timed to give Der Fuehrer
prompt opportunity for reply. He is to
speak before the Reichstag on Saturday.
Hitler customarily utilizes the innocuous
sessions Of his puppet Parliament for
discussion of foreign affairs. He can
hardly evade the challenge that now con-
fronts him.
Offer Of Anglo-French concessions Is
timely for another reason. Germany Is
In the throes of severe economic distress.
It is a land Of empty stomachs, food
shortage, famine prices and inadequate
raw materials. It is because Of these
conditions that Hitler, Goering and
Goebbels necessarily clamor about the
bitter necessity of recovering colonies or
other methods of satisfying the countrys
vital needs. Butter or cannon" is the
slogan devised to epitomize the Reich's
plight. It is interpreted abroad as
threat that a rearmed Germany may
venture to seize by force that which she
cannot obtain peaceably.
Premier Blum offers Germany butter
II she will stop piling up cannon. But
France and Britain will not bargain"
for peace. They decline to be brow
beaten by a Germany growing more
powerful on land and sea and in the
air. The Germans moreover, must guar
antee that whatever is done for them in
the fields of credit, raw materials or
facilities for colonization will not some
day be aggressively exploited against
those who rendered such help. M. Blum
points out that there is necessary
liaison, an inescapable connection, be-
tween economic cooperation on the one
hand and peaceful agreement and halt
ing of the ornaments race on the other"
# Hitler will conclude an international
disarmament convention, it would have
as its logical "corollary" an international
economic agreement which would open
replacement outlets for vast armament
industries and their workers. practical
program for turning swords and sword
making enterprises into ploughshares.
Hitler's prediction for private deals
between individual powers is not ac-
ceptable to France and Britain. To lay
firmly the foundations of peace, the
Western democracies demand an accord
among all interested nations and directed
against none of them. Thus is rejected
the bi-lateral pact system to which Hitler
and Mussolini have Just resubscribed,
and which is aimed primarily at Soviet
Russia.
These realistic overtures to Germany
are necessarily general in nature. Hitler
will rightly desire to be acquainted with
them in detail. But he is faced with the
brass tacks choice Of affirming his will
ingness to abandon provocative arma-
ments or signaling his purpose continu-
ously to menace Europe with the peril
Of war as the inevitable consequence
Of competitive military establishments
and the aggressive purposes which they
promote.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
John L. Lewis and
President Roosevelt
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
It is with interest that I have read
your comments on the demands Of Mr..
John L. Lewis on the President. It Is
evident that Mr.. Lewis is just plain
outspoken man, not trained In the tech
nique Of handling political promises.
From Mr.. Lewis background and pur-
pose, for the $500 900 contributed by his
organization, and his support In the re-
election Of the President, it is not sur
prising that Mr.. Lewis Is demanding the
fulfillment of the promises made to him.
From his frequent visits to the White
House before the election can any one
doubt that Mr.. Lewis received promises
for his great support 1t seems very
plain that the President Is reaping the
fruits Of what he sowed.
ROBERT JONES.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Corrects a Correction az
To the Presidents Mother

To the Editor Of The Star:
I should like to make q correction TO
the letter Of Mrs. Abbie Rathbone printed
in The Star Of January "a. I also lis
tened to the inaugural ceremonies on
the radio (Station WMAL) and the an
nouncer said that Mrs. James Roosevelt
was the first mother to ever witness the
second Inauguration of her son.
MRS. w. II. KIMBAIL.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Paths of Glory.

Have you never been tempted to run
for Officer"
mo" answered Miss Cayenne. Poll
tics is rough game"
"But 1t leads to glory"
"T'd like glory, Of course. But as long
as can't hope to play foot ball with
any degree Of proficiency relinquish
my aspirations to arouse the unbounded
enthusiasm which really seems to count
at present"
Evening star., 1937-01-26

The high hat in strict vertical poise
conveys an austere suggestion of official
dignity. 1t might add a genial touch to
a parade on the Avenue, If at least one
member Of the secretariat were permitted
to wear his topper with a jaunty tilt
after the manner of Lew Dockstader In
the days Of minstrelsy.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Plot papers relating to plans for an
assassination of Stain were discovered
in the sole Of shoe. Rhythmic foot falls
OF Russian dancers will be listened to
with closer attention for steps with sus-
piciously muffled sound. Soviet songs
have been accredited with insidious sig
niflcance. Soviet song and dance may
claim double prestige.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Melodious Philosopher.

IHe NeIOuIOuS FnIIOSOpnef.
We're looking forward to the day
That brings the mocking bird 50 gay
Who seems to find a thought of chez
In everything that he may hear.
We're waiting once again to find
That small philosopher so kind
Who sees enjoyment ever new
In what the other songsters do.
No envy mars his happiness.
He loves the greater and the less
And seeks, attentive to each call,
To be the pupil Of them all.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Everybody wants to participate in the
birthday party. There are loyal and
enthusiastic citizens who do not care for
dancing, and for these it should be pos
sible to arrange few side-line demon
strations Of wrestling or boxing.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
The Rising Tide of Words.
Prom the Macon Telesraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Famous photographer tells that 7oo,-
900 new words have been added to the
English language within the last few
years, which is rather disconcerting to
those Of us who have trouble keeping up
Evening star., 1937-01-26

History will take its time to show
whether John Lewis Is endowed with
qualities for permanent leadership or only
another strong willed figure demanding
the spotlight at any cost.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
A Rhyme at Twilight
BY
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
>VisiOning.

>VisiOning.
7 see shining in my fire
Your tender, girlish face,
Where the soul in 1t flames higher
For its pure, childlike grace.
Eyes full Of alteration,
High courage in the brow,
A bright exhilaration
That thrills me, even now.
And as the flames enfold 10
Your face so real CLEANS
My hands reach out to hold tt .ss
AlaSl But fire dreansl
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Medical authorities still favor old
fashioned remedies; among them foot
bath in hot mustard water after an in
auguration, which is within the reach Of
all regardless of disparities Of fortune.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

The visit of President Runciman of the
British Board of Trade is social in its
nature. Under some circumstances
conventional and cordial "howdy-do" Is
worth long journey.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Many proverbs face contradiction.
When seating stands for a grand but
drizzled parade are torn down, nothing
is made in vain" must be listed among
them.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Names do not make news In the food
stricken areas where the sufferers are
too numerous for mention even in the
most comprehensive social registers.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Plenty!

FROM The Lowell Leader.
Louisiana's new Senator says that the
late Huey Long was one In q billion.
And there are those who think that may
have bean Just - well.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Fighting 'sSpaniards. -

From the Boston Transcript.
The fighting Spaniards now are COM
posed largely of Italians, Germans,
French and Russians. 1t is reminiscent
of foot balls fighting Irish"
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Suburban theaters have specialized on
rudimentary melodrama. In taking to
the woods" they frankly start for the
AL Woods.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Honest Kindness.

Little children will one day mention
your name with deepest respect"
II hope" answered Senator Sorghum,
"they will let the children alone with
their Aladdins and Jack the Giant Killer
and not bother them with efforts to
understand my speeches"
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Has Inside Information.

From the worcester Gazette.
A good many people in this country are
wondering what the new Congress is
going to do, but Mr.. Roosevelt Is not
one oz them.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Replies to Mr.. Woodson's
Letter on Government Paw

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Evening Star of Friday, jan
uary 20, 1887, E. j. Woodson criticizes
the proposed action Of Senator McCarran
to sponsor legislation for the relief Of
Federal employees who receive pay in the
lower grades, and asks: But will pay
increase improve the lot Of the average
Government clerk?"
Mr. Woodson speaks of the high cost
of living in the District Of Columbia and
seems to suggest as means Of bettering
conditions that the exorbitant salaries
which are now paid Government clerks
should be reduced. Following his argu-
ment to its logical conclusion, If q re-
duction of salaries would improve condi-
tions. then the total curtailment Of these
salaries would bring about an ideal con-
dition.
If Mr.. Woodson's services. Of whatever
nature they may be, are worth but $40
week, he should not criticize those who
are able to command more. On the
other hand, If he feels that he is worth
more than SO week, certainly he has
the privilege Of seeking, and 1t Is hoped
he may secure, more lucrative employ
ment. Perhaps there is somewhere S.
aweek man who would like to have Mr..
Woodson's Job. INEZ JUSTUS.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr.. Woodson's letter to The Star in
Fridays paper contains several points
which cannot be disputed:
(a) Living costs in Washington are
high: tb) the business people set out to
get their share of the Federal employees
wages: (c) the Government clerk thinks
he should live like the lord Of creation;
I'd If the Federal employees pay Is
raised, living costs will rise still further.
But take exception to the statement
that the high cost of living in Washing
ton is due in large part to the fact that
Government workers are paid too much.
The high cost results from the fact that
the workers pay the high cost.
v. o. KANABLE.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
In reply to Mr.. E. ]. Woodson's letter
In The Star, I'd ask him one question:
Did he ever try to raise family on
$1,000 per year?
For every employe in National Park
Service getting $2,400 per year, I'll show
him rs working A hours per week for
$1,000. For every one getting 81 400. I'll
show him 10 getting 1920. These are
the people who guard. clean and main
tain these grand buildings he so proudly
shows his out-of-town friends.
For his information, National Park
Service grants very few raises, and at
least once a year we are asked to wait
80 days for a pay day. But the big
hearted Washington landlord does not
wait for his rent. Last year the wait
came from June to June 80. I, for one,
will trade Jobs with MIR. Woodson.
E. r. DOUGLAS.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Philanthropic Desire.
I'd like to be an optimist
And try to give q mental twist
To Congress, limiting mid unrest,
That maybe life is for the best.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

"A loaf1n' disposition" said Uncle
Eben, "wouldn' be so bad if it lef' a man
contented jes' to loaf. But nine times
out o. ten it makes him want to borrow
money to git into a crap game"
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Fiction in the Pharmacy

Fiction In the Pharmacy.
The drug store complicates my lot
And leaves my mind distraught indeed.
The medicine quite forgot
And took best sellers home to read.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Jud Tunkins says debate is most
interesting when it takes a question we
thought had been decided and un-
settles it..
Evening star., 1937-01-26

ITO be Indifferent to public opinion"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown,
will make you either very great per-
sonage or a very Insignificant one."
Evening star., 1937-01-26

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY priting The Eren.no
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J..
Haskin. Director, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
Chico Marx Freed
On 81, OOOBOnd in
Copyright Case

LOS ANGELES, April is GIN.
SO.-Chico Marx, named with his
brother, Groucho, in q Federal in
dictment charging copyright in.
fringement, surrendered at the
United States Marshal's office yes
terday.
After being fingerprinted, he
posted a $1,000 surety bond.
Groucho, he said, is en- route to
Honolulu and will surrender on
his return.
The Marx brothers were alleged
to have broadcast a radio Skit last
September. THE Hollywood Ad-
ventures of Mr.. Dibble and Mr..
Dabble," without the permission
of the authors, Garrett and Car
roll Graham, brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-16
DISHER TO TALK
ON SOUTHWEST

DR.. Kenneth B. Disher, associate
museum expert of the National
Parks Service, Department Of the
Interior, will lecture Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock in the depart
mental auditorium, Constitution
Avenue. between Twelfth and
Fourteenth Streets, on the scenic
wonders and prehistoric relics to
be found today in the American
Southwest.
The subject of the talk, Trek
king through the Southwest" will
be illustrated by slides showing
colorful sections of Arizona. New
Mexico and Utah and Colorado.
DR.. DiSher, who was formerly
associated with the WaySide MI
scum of Archaeology at Grand
Canyon National Park, has spent
much time in the Southwest ex-
ploring.
Evening star., 1937-10-17

DESIGNED FOR MODEL LIVING GreenbeIt's
Realistically ponned oeres present this neot
picture from the dir as the first families move into
Uncle SONS Sl5.00O0O0 model low cost housing
community in neorby Maryland. In the semi
circular porkine ore the houses and apartments,
in the wooded center the shopping district. ond at
upper rioht the school house. "a. P Photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-21
STATE OFFICIAL
 W|THDRAWS SUIT
Civil Action Against Town Clerk of Naugatuck Ad=
 justed Today

Superior court here today an- nounced the withdrawal from its docket of the 5000 civil action of State Treasurer John s. Addis against Louis Schiller, Jr, town clerk of Naugatuck. No terms of the settlement were revealed but it is believed that an adjustment has been made between MT. Schiller and the state treasurer in regard to the filing of hunting and fishing li- cense fees collected in Naugatuck from January l to October 1, 1886.
 Town Clerk Schiller, when inter- viewed in Naugatuck today said that he had nothing to say, and that the sooner the incident was forgotten the better he would like it. When the suit was filed April 10, MT. Schiller informed the Democrat that he was sure the case would never be tried and that it would be settled early.
 State Treasurer Addis claimed that Schiller should account for $2,269 worth of hunting and fishing permits that had been issued in Naugatuck during the period stated MT. Schiller retorted that the &C., counting would be made just as soon as he was given credit for a previous remittance he had made He stated that the fees had beer withheld pending the arrival of that credit, and continued that all the funds were safe in his keeping. MT