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Evening star., 1937-07-30
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

II enough water Is put on to be real
watering, not just . "sprinklins," there
will be no chances OF harm coming
through use Of the hose At any time OF
day.
We have seen lawns so withered and
yellow that no sign OF green showed in
them anywhere, yet were watered vigor-
ously from noon to 4 o'clock on 4 blis-
tering Summer day, with the result that
by next morning . great deal OF green
was visible.
This happened to be the only time the
hose could be used. It was put to work
the next day at the same time, in the
same sort of heat.
Within q week this lawn was green
all over, the grass nice and thick. The
recovery was SO complete, simply through
the use Of plenty OF water, that persons
who saw the lawn only at the beginning
and end of the treatment scarcely could
credit their eyes.
Water is, Of course, not Just water
1t is fertilizer, too, and the very best sort.
1t is fertilizer, In essence, because 1t
makes available to the plant whatever
fertilizer is In the soil.
All pIdIlLS lake CIlclI HlcdlS III LQc 1OF4l
OF soup.
Fertilizing elements might be packed
solid around the roots, and not one grain
OF it would benefit the plant until it
had been put into solution.
Water is the very life blood OF a plant,
whether tree, shrub, flower. or grass
plant.
When we water lawn, we are doing
the one essential thing Not that mira
cles will always be worked. Nature has
something to say about that
There may arise conditions, such as
too much shade, when q great deal of
water will seem to cause grass to grow
spindly and thin.
The lawn beneath the tree Is the worst
possible situation. Even sod taken from
shady meadow may not do we'll at
home. In many such cases the failure,
however, is due to lack OF consistent
watering. Heat itself may injure such
tender blades. and cooling OF the shady
lawn with plenty OF water is in order
at all times when the thermometer
reaches into the 9Os.
Lawns given too rapid growth by In
only, at the expense OF the root and
towering systems, is best brought back
by the continued use OF added water.
Great heat makes this necessary, often,
even when natural rainfall seems fairly
steady. 1t will be found that consistent
watering will do more for such q lawn
than added fertilizer. This may be put
on until August IS. or thereabouts. The
thing to do at this time is to get the
sod in good receptive condition.
Grass grows rather crafty at this
time OF year One week 1t will need cut
ting three days after moving; the next,
owing to differing heat and water con-
ditions, the same length of blade will
not be attained for or days.
Bringing back the lawn which has been
overstimulated by poor selection of fer
tilizers must be done slowly. with plenty
OF water the best bet"
After that, complete fertilizer smay
be put on, care taken to rake it down
thoroughly, and to water it in with the
hose at once. 1t is not often possible
to get fertilizer on a lawn Immediately
before heavy rain. The best way Is
to put 1t on by hand, whenever one has
the time, then rake it down carefully.
and water It at once.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
The Naval Reserve.

Indicative of his abiding interest in
national defense and especially in pre-
paredness at sea, President Roosevelt an
nounces highly commendable plan to
build up the naval reserve so as to pro-
vide eventually for 100000 trained men,
to supplement the enlisted and officer
strength of the regular feet in time of
war. The increase would be gradual
and be brought about by offering Sum-
mertime training to youths of high
school and college age, beginning pos
sibly with candidates as young as six
teen years. On completion of such
courses, they would be assigned definite
ratings for war service. Trainees would
receive no wages, but they would be
given free board, lodging, clothing and
transportation. Mr. Roosevelt points
out that the cost of the project will be
relatively small and can probably be
covered with simple appropriation
without specific legislation.
The President is frankly anxious to
forestall recurrence of the World War
situation which found the United States
Navy without any reserves of personnel
at all and faced by the consequent neces-
sity of suddenly enNsting some 350O00
officers and men, who had to be trained
under emergency conditions. The Army,
having learned its lesson in 1918, be-
gan to meet the problem as long ago as
1920, with the result that our military
reserve system is today in relatively sat-
isfactory shape. 1t is with a view to
remedying reserve inadequacy in the
Navy that Mr.. Roosevelt is now moving.
The underlying idea, of course, is that
trained reserve Systematically devel-
oped in peacetime would fit promptly
into the naval organization in case of
war. For the treaty fleet, scheduled for
completion in 1912, a total personnel OF
100000 is planned, as compared to the
$4,000 to 10000 now maintained. But
the existing naval reserve of 11,733 off,
GERS and 36,655 men, inclusive of the
merchant marine, is wholly incommen-
surate with the fleets needs five years
hence.
With both the Navy and the Ameri-
can merchant marine about to assume
greatly augmented diners sions, the Pres
idents reserve program merits the hearty
and unqualified support which it may
expect from Congress and the country
alike. Neither soldiers nor sailors can
be stamped out of the ground overnight.
If they are to be of value in the hour
OF national need, they must have had
proper advance training in discipline
and technical requirements This Is
especially so in the case of highly mod
ernized naval establishment. The world
is now embarked upon the most extern
sive naval building race in peacetime
history. Six sea powers are constructing
at least $50 warships at cost of hum
dreds of millions of dollars. Under such
conditions, to say nothing Of the wholly
incalculable possibilities inherent in the
international situation, the United States
cannot afford to lag behind in elemen-
tary preparation for naval adequacy,
the provision of numerically sufficient
and trained personnel
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Those who used quick, fashy fertilizers
on their lawns a month or so ago now
want to know how to correct what hap"
pened-a too sudden growth, all tops,
with no substance below.
Everything was fine, so long as the
top growth held up, but afterward the
grass began to die out. You see, not
enough roots were grown to take care of
all those bright green tops.
Water, and more water, Is the only
answer.
Water, even more than fertilizer, is
what grass needs, especially when the
hot days come.
A complete fertilizer, so called, may do
some good, as tending toward a more
complete growth of the entire grass plant.
Even this, however, is not so desirable
at first as an ocean of water, on any
lawn, and especially one which Is suffer-
ing from application of q one-sided
fertilizer.
1t is easy enough to see now that
fertilizers which make luxuriant top
growth-and nothing else-are not good
for lawn in the long run.
This long run" of the average lawn
is not very long, after all; it amounts to
no more than five or six months at
maximum.
After that, as before it, the lawn is not
in as good shape, and no one expects it
to be, unless incessant work is put on 1t,
as they do on golf courses.
No matter what types of grasses are
grown, fertilizers should be used which
make for good root growth as we'll as
growth of blades.
While flashy results may be secured
from incomplete fertilizers, in the end
they leave lawn looking worse than
before.
Still, great deal may be done by
applying water, rather than fertilizer OF
any sort, after the thinning process
arrives.
Water is the life of all living things.
Especially plant life. Plants of all sorts
need water, and plenty of it. There
are, Of course, certain exceptions, but
they are not many, and only serve to
point the rule.
Water in quantities is the perfect So
luton of the lawn which has received no
fertilizer at all, or only such incomplete
ones as tend to leave the grass looking
worse than before.
Every one interested in lawns knows
the need of watering, but not all realize
it at the time needed! Often Nature
takes care of the problem. through her
La3ns, but even in a rainy season the
| precipitations may not be spaced prop
| erly, so far as the lawn is concerned; dry
| areas Of dying grass may arrive before
| the necessary rain.
*+
There is no real solution, In such cases,
| except the garden hose. AS tiresome as
| its use is, it is the best medicine, is
| always ready, and promises to deliver the
| desired results.
In recent years it has come to be felt
! that actual burning of the grass, on
very hot days, is partly responsible for
| poor lawns.
Experiments have been made with
| sprays which cover a lawn with fine
| mist during the hottest part of the day.
1t is plain that such equipment is for
| the few. Most householders will have to
| get along with ordinary sprinkling.
The belief that using the hose during
| the sunny hours burns" the grass Is
| only true if a perfunctory typical
| sprinkling Is INDUCED In.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Will Rogers used to say that the United
States never lost war or won a con-
ference. Uncle Sam hasn't been going
to war lately, but he remains glutton
for conferences. Taking cogniZance OF
that fact. the State Department has just
set up brand new and special Division
of International Conferences" 1t will
be headed by Richard Southgate. who
hitherto has combined the duty of pro
tocol' officer, consisting principally Of
chaperoning new ENJOYS and other dis
tinguished foreigners, with that of con-
ference supervisor Within the past year
or two world parleys have become the
fashion to such an extent that Secretary
Hull finds it necessary to assign some
body to look after them as whole-time
job. President Roosevelt hasn't swal-
lowed the European bait which would
tempt him into calling an economic con-
ference, but in innumerable other fields
this country Is going in for international
conclaves in big way. Within month,
American delegates have been sent to an
InterAmerican Conference on Educa-
ton in Mexico City, Congress on Popu-
lation at Paris, Congress on Hepatic
Insuff1ciency at Vichy, Congress of the
Deaf and Dumb at Paris and the First
international Congress Of 1nfantile
Psychiatry, also in the French capital.
X X
Guessing is already lively as to where
President Roosevelt hopes to find the six
self-et1acing aides whom Congress Is
expected to vote him. Diogenes' quest
for an honest man rates as child's play
compared to F. D. RS task of locating
q sextet of able seamen who possess
high competence, great physical vigor
and a passion for anonymity" On the
score Of competence and vigor, the White
House might have no trouble in securing
qualified talent right here in Washing
ton. But this community of push, pull
and publicity is not overpopulated with
shrinking violets. When the reorgani-
zation scheme was first broached, 1t was
suggested that the gumshoe men might
even be appointed without making their
Identities known. With thousand live
wire newspaper men and women on duty
hereabouts, it's extremely doubtful If,
or for very long, half dozen presidential
pussyfooters would be able to crafty
passion" for lodging the limelight.
Members of Congress who resent hav-
Ing their noses held to the grindstone
assert vociferously that 1t isn't either
hot weather or homesickness that Whets
the desire for adjournment. They claim
to be inspired by far sounder reason
namely. the anxiety to avoid ill-digested
legislation which Is inescapable in an
end d-of-the- season rush. After seven
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delightful experience. The Russians
were much amused by the little screen
queens remark, as movie folk mobbed
the flyers for autographs. Quoth Shir-
ley: $50 they get after you, too! Isn't
it awful?"
Another State Department veteran,
just transferred to the field after q years
of service, is Clinton Edison Mac
Eachran, who has been appointed Consul
General at Halif1. After filling many
administrative posts at home and
abroad, he has been chief clerk of the
department for the past seven years, q
tour Of duty that brought him into in.
innate touch with members Of the for.
eign service in Washington and through
out the world. MacEachran is a native
of Massachusetts, and q graduate OF
Tufts College and Georgetown Law
School.
(copyrisht, 1877
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Morals to AdOrn the Tale.

The confereeS' reported agreement on
the District tax bill ends most of their
troubles. Enactment of the bill seems
now to depend on House acceptance of
the TydingS amendment, which has moth
Ing to do with local taxes If the House
balks, the bill is placed in jeopardy. AS
for the taxpayers, they have been in
Jeopardy for a long time, and remain
In that position regardless of what hap
pens to the bill.
The conferees have doubtless done the
best they could with the material at
hand in selecting the taxes finally to be
imposed. But the resulting measure is
not sound bill for several reasons.
Real estate taxpayers, whose heavy
burden was recognized at the outset by
the promises of all varieties of tax
boosting enthusiasts to spare real estate
any further increases, now must pay a
large proportion of the new taxes. The
business privilege tax as finally shaped
remains largely an experimental plan
for Washington, with an extraordinarily
high fat rate applying without quail
f1cation to all types of business. The
revenue raising powers of the measure
are yet to be tested, and there is no
agreement among the various estimators
as to the weight of the new tax burden
added to the community.
If the tax bill as now shaped is spilled
Certain facts however, may be borne in
mind by the taxpayers.
Outstanding among these is that the
proposal of substitute" forms of taxa
ton is merely snare and delusion. The
original proposition was to impose
series OF substitute taxes that would
more evenly distribute the tax burden
But no existing taxes have been repealed
Existing taxes have been increased, and
to them have been added new taxes.
Another fact to be borne in mind is
that the Commissioners seem all along
to have regarded the subject of taxes
from the point of view of the tax col
lector, not from the point of view Of the
taxpayer, and that if local citizens are
inclined to express themselves as to
preference as how to be taxed, they must
rely on themselves and not on others
to speak for them.
What has happened in regard to this
tax bill has happened before and is,
of course, characteristic of a condition
under which the only persons deprived
OF voice in tax legislation are those
who must pay the taxes. Most of the
members of Congress regard local legis-
lation, including tax legislation, as an
opportunity to express their views and
opinions for consumption in their home
districts. This explains the singular dis
regard Of the wishes of local taxpayers
and the proposed imposition in the Dis
trict Of every conceivable form OF taxa
ton invented by man, civilized and un-
civilized. And the appropriation of new
funds to hire new experts to dish up
new taxes for the District has no effect
whatever in changing this condition. The
Commissioners may hire whom they
please to think up new taxes for the
District, but only Congress can select
and impose the taxes.
The demonstration of what Congress
does with local tax bill has been given
and should be remembered.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

One of the difficulties Of politics again
asserts itself in the case Of the Supreme
Court. Those who see advantage in q
change are hard to convince, but so are
those who find multitude OF objections
In the meantime there is one vacancy
on which consideration can concentrate.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Everybody has the deepest respect for
radio but the songs 1t is sometimes per-
mitted to sing command slight respect
as entertainment and none as current
information.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Japan and China without announcing
the fact have what amounts to a war
on their hands. China has been slow
In getting ready, but may after a few
starts try to organize on modern lines.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

It is generally understood that the Dis
trict of Columbia is entitled to the best
airport facilities that can be provided.
It is from this point as common center
that opinions appear more or less to
diverge. Airports should be so big as to
be beyond ordinary politics.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Motion picture producers have given
another name to THE Mikado." Whether
the opera can insist on its title as a part
OF the immortal work remains to be
seen.
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Maryland politicians still win on one
point They have all the prestige that
goes with high-class legitimate horse
race.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Past and Future.

Our history we must not neglect
Because 1t shows us clearly
How Human Nature may select
Some course that costs us dearly.
We know when placing on display
Each time Of Joy or sorrow
That every ancient yesterday
Was once 4 dim tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Speed.

The motto safety first" man heeds
In business computations.
A dollar goes so fast 1t needs
Some trafic regulations.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
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Evening star., 1937-07-30

DE man dat's allus hndin' fault"
said Uncle Eben, wouldn't be 80 both
gracious Il he didn' act 70 much Ike
he'd found somethtn' to be proud o."
Evening star., 1937-07-30

Jud Tunkins says mebbe It's q mistake
to work a boy so hard that he gets an
idea that 1t would be nice to grow up
and do nothing but loaf.
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Like the Climate.

"When your wife gets angry does she
cry?"
eyes," said Mr.. Meekton, 1T isn't that
warmth Of temper I fear 80 much as the
humidity"
ITO achieve much wealth." said HI
Ho, the sage Of Chinatown. requires
talent, but to know exactly what to do
with it needs transcendent genius"
Evening star., 1937-07-30
Definition.

what Is your idea Of true states
MANI"
"A true statesman" replied Senator
Sorghum, Hs man who feels the pulse
of the people and then prescribes what
he honestly believes is good for them
instead Of prescribing a patent medicine
in which he Is interested"
Evening star., 1937-07-30

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court battle. was scarcely wise. The up
shot for the present seems to have been
to give Van Nuys support which he might
not have had. It may have created
situation in which, If Van Nuys is not
nominated by the Democrats, there may
be strong chance for the Republican
nominee for the Senate to win in that
State next year. Certainly Republicans
In Indiana have begun to look the field
over with the idea that If Van Nuys is
not nominated they will enter the lists
for the senatorial nomination with a
great deal of real interest.
i X X
Representative Smell OF New York, the
Republican leader of the House. recently
wrote to the Attorney General asking
whether he intended to take any steps
against those who sold copies Of the
Democratic National Convention book,
autographed by President Roosevelt, at
$3.50 copy to corporations. Under the
law corporations are forbidden to make
contributions to political committees and
campaign funds. These books were sold
for the benefit Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. Several corporations
were found to have paid as much as
$40 900 each for these books at $3.50 q
copy. 1t is rather tough to ask the Attor-
ney General to take steps against those
who were acting for his own party. But
it looks strongly as though this sale of
books was nothing more nor less than an
attempted evasion of the law. It will be
interesting to see how the law can be
made to cover these sales and legality
established.
Going back to Chairman Farley of the
Democratic National Committee for
moment. 1t is evident that he has not lost
his zeal TOR political prophecy-even
though he lipped Q COG when hs pre.
The Washington times., 1937-05-13
SLASH
BALKED, SAY
DEMOCRATS
By WILLIAM S. NEAL
international News Service

House Administration leaders
today claimed tn have crushed
an incipient revolt over Govern
ment spending md were assured
the full $500, 100000 relief fund
asked by President Roosevelt will
be approved.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee, leaders said, would over
ride its deficiency subcommittee,
which voted 70 reduce the fund
to $l,0O0,0O0,00C and restore the
full amount today.
Passage of the relief bill in the
House will be delayed until next
week, after President Roosevelt
has returned and has held legiS-
ktive conferences.
Economy Fight RACES
The economy battle. meantime,
ragged in both branches of Con-
gresS, with deep slashes in appro-
priations being offset by uneX-
pected increI Uses in OUTLAWS.
While the Senate appropriations
committee had cut $60,000,000
from the $500 100000 fund to pay
farmers under the soil conserva.
ton substitute for AAA, the Sen
ate itself had voted $2,700,000 to
start work on a new $112,000,000
iva dam at Gilbertsville, KY.
Even though the soil conServa-
ton fund was cut, the agriculture
supply bill would carry an amount
for farmers benefits equal to that
Of last year. Senator Tydings CD,
of Maryland, leading the fight to
reduce the fund, charged that
waste and inefficiency have
marked the administration of the
soil conservation act. Farmers. he
said, have received checks with
out knowing why they got them.
Senator Mcclellan Cd, of Ten
nessee, who has pending a resolu-
ton to permit appropriations to
be SlaShed 10 per cent, won the
fight to start the Gilbertsville
dam by 46 to 20 Senate vote. The
proposed construction was as
sailed by Senator Clark CD, Of
Missouri. Labelling the dam q
The Washington times., 1937-05-13

flood control project, he contended
that other flood-stricken sections
of the country were being denied
funds because Of the economy
drive.
Acting Chairman Cannon CD
of Missouri, of the Appropriations
Committee, predicted the full re-
lief fund will be voted. Repre-
sentative Woodrum CD Of Vir-
ginia, chairman of the deficiency
subcommittee, was to make a re-
port recommending that it be
sIashed to 100000, 900.
Representative Taber (R) OF
New York, said:
appeals were made to Con-
gress last winter to vote a huge
emergency fund to carry on WPA
at a reduced rate until June 80.
We now find that WPA will have
a balance of $3.50, 900, 600 on June
30 and it hasn't made the re-
auctions planned. The $780,
100000 relief fund request also
is padded"
The Washington times., 1937-05-13

liam Finney Of the present regi-
mental staff. Major Heinie Miller,
U. S. A., retired, boxing coach at
Maryland, also will be Judge.
Following the inspection, cadet
officers will receive their reserve
commissions and the Hearst Rifle
Trophy will be awarded to the
Maryland team for winning the
Third Corps Area rifle matches
last month. Mr.. C. r. ChiverS, New
York representative of the news
paper chain, will present the
trophy.
The Washington times., 1937-05-13
COLLEGE DRILL FRIDAY

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 10.
Col. Charles A. King, Of the U. 8.
Army Third Corps Area headquar-
tiers staff in Baltimore, will be
chief presiding officer at the an.
nual War Department inspection
and competitive drill Of the Uni
versity of Maryland r. o. T. C.
regiment tomorrow.
Assistant officers for the inspec-
ton will be LieutS. Courtney Lark
ford, Leonard Smith and H. c.
Byrd. jr., senior officers Of last
years regiment, and Lieut.. Will.
The Washington times., 1937-05-13
Wagner Act Violation
CHARGED 10 Edison Co.

NEW YORK, May 10 GN.SO.
The Consolidated Edison Com
pany of New York, Inc. and six
of its affiliates were accused yes
terday of violating the Wagner act
in q complaint by the National
Labor Relations Board. The COM
panies are accused of coercing
employees not to join labor unions,
discharging union organizers and
spying on them.