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Evening star., 1937-09-11
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES F. TRACEVELL.
Here is nice experiment to try on your

Here is nice experiment to try on your
lawn at this time.
Selecting some bright day. cut the
grass thoroughly, raking it completely
afterward, but gently, so as not to stir it
up too much.
This will show the mingled green and
brown of the September lawn.
Now take well selected grass seed and
carefully drop it into all places where
any brown shows.
Over these seeded areas sprinkle bone
meal.
Then wait for the famous September
rains to water all in neatly So far these
rains have materialized, but 1t is probs BILE
that after gardener undertakes such a
program as this they will function no
more
In case there is no natural moisture,
some will have to be supplied by hose
This attempt to grow fresh, new grass
for Fall and Winter is an interesting
experiment.
Many lawns around this town are COM
prised largely of the so-called June
grass" which some people like, which
some do not like.
Some even go so far as to call this
grass q nuisance. and class it in with
crab grass as pest in any lawn.
Yet the July and August lawn which
has plenty Of it is very fine lawn. in
deed, provided the owner is careful to
keep it cut properly, which means, at
least during the last two weeks Of July
and the first two Of August that it will
ha IN hp n1nWed Rua DO
With the arrival OF September, there
usually comes disinclination on the
part OF the gardener to cut the grass as
thoroughly as it needs.
This usually means that when 1t finally
is moved, there will be plenty of brown
IN 1t. first real sign of Autumn.
1t IS this brown, OF course, that the
aspiring planter aims to cover up with
the fresh green of new plants.
The best time TO spot these areas of
brown Is just after rain, but planting of
seed may be delayed few days.
Addition of fertilizer at this time, with
the exception of light sprinkle of bone
meal, is not advised
One often reads that bone meal does
not give forth any real fertility until
months after it is sprinkled around, but
this largely depends upon the type OF
meal used.
There can be little question that ordi-
nary bone meal (of the non- smelly kind
is one Of the best fertilizers for freshly
sprouted grass plants. A thin layer over
the terminating seeds will not only not
harm the tender new blades, but will help
them grow
This is the only fertilizer we advise at
this time.
The remainder of this good Fall ex-
pertinent takes place about four to five
weeks after the new seed has been plant
ed. That ought to bring one to about
October IS, or little later.
The old grass and new grass are given
another good moving.
Now ordinary lawn fertilizer is sprin-
Killed. around, care being taken to get it
Evening star., 1937-09-11
American Foreign Policy
And Prestige i'm the East

To the Editor of The Star:
The press is beginning to educate the
plastic American public to support what
the State Department terms "a firm
policy in the East" If such a firm policy
is TO be pursued, such education is
undoubtedly necessary; for without it.
thinking American citizens are likely
to put extremely embarrassing questions
before government which has pledged
Itself to the maintenance of peace at
any reasonable cost. For instance. why
Is 1t made so apparent that our hard
won neutrality legislation is to be ignored
in the present crisis?
Apparently the answer would be
prestige. The American Government
must not suffer blow to its prestige
by running out before storm. Now
the word prestige is mighty interesting
TO us. the young men of the Nation.
But we wonder If all of us interpret
1t alike. If prestige means the inter-
national reputation Of this country as
good neighbor and trusted friend. we
agree one hundred per cent with vour
Interpretation. But if prestige means a
worldwide fear of Uncle Sans gun
boats and Marines, we disagree with
equal heartiness.
Regarding our position in the present
crisis, we must turn back the pages of
history to our reason for being in the
Orient. We did not go there as welcome
guests. Perry was a goodwill am
oassador aboard a warship. And we
participated in the establishment OF
the International Settlement in China
to protect our interest in their country.
Doesn't 1t seem that this Is a good time
to end our military diplomacy" in the
East?
American participa ton in the Sino-
Japanese war, either actively or as a
bloated profiteer can have only one
enect--to expand the scope Of the war
and to increase the carnage and suffering
Therefore, let's examine the deplorable
conditions in the East from the stand
point of whatever course of action will
be least likely to increase the misery
OF the East. Such course may not in
crease our prestige in terms of respect
for our armament. but it will certainly
increase our prestige in terms of re-
spect for our national character. Fear
maddened and hate-crazed Europe of
today illustrates the dangers of the
former course. Let's seek q different
kind of prestige as safer as well
as more human national policy!
JESSE e. AIKEN.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
When a Driver Adopts the
Psychology of the Road

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your striking editorial entitled Death
Takes No Holiday" ought to be needed.
for the conditions on our highways so
impressively pointed out certainly prevail.
with otherwise men and women of thor
ough, sound judgment in their social and
business relationships with others dis
playing an utter disregard for safety
when behind their steering wheels
Coming home after a 1,200-mile tour
over paved highways. I ejoice anew that
| am alive. I rode in the back seat of a
car that was driven by a man who diSre-
garded all laws of safety as well as all
sensibility OF good, sound judgment, TAX
ing curves over the mountains as fast as
so miles an hour. and darting in and out
from long lanes Of closely packed cars.
apparently regardless of the tragic con-
sequences that might have come through
such inanity.
Goaded into this terrific speed by
wife who accused drivers ahead of us of
being slowpokes when they were manip-
ulating their machines at approximately
4O miles an hour, this man. whom / have
known for years and upon whom I had
looked as one of sound judgment adopt
ed the psychology Of going somewhere"
and he was going to get there no matter
what was in his way. | determined, how
ever, that | would never jeopardize nv
life again in this manner. To be bounced
around and hurled up to the roof OF the
car is not an interesting experience at all.
AS we rode along. | saw men, maddened
by the ambition to be in front OF the line.
drive their cars over steep hills in the
lane of the cars coming in the opposite
direction, taking desperate chances
against head-on collisions. and. Incl
dentally hagrantly violating the law
The practice must have been catching.
as even my driver. who in his sane mo-
ments Is law-abidlng citizen, did the
same thing on numerous occasions.
Where were the motor cycle police?
Not one passed up in all our long stretch.
| saw two on the ground in one town
only, yet the car in which | rode sped
through town after town at a 40-mile-
an-hour clip in spite of the large signs
that said clearly the lawful speed was 25
miles an hour.
What Is the remedy? Our State police
authorities need to be impressed again
and again with the consciousness that
death stalks the highway" and should
arrest the viOlators even If it requires the
capacity OF every Jail in each separate
Commonwealth to house them until thev
nave learned what it means to respect
the laws that have been adopted for the
safety of sensible humanity
L. r. WRIGHT.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
TribulatiOns at Geneva.

TT has been the providence of nature"
1t was once said, Ito give the cat nine
lives instead of one" AS ignominy fol-
lows ignominy at Geneva, the League
of Nations progressively takes on the
longevity of the graceful feline, vet
Illustration does not deter it from pur-
suing its career Of incapacity. The world
organization which sprang from the
idealistic conception of Woodrow Wilson
began yesterday its annual September
sessions, with convening of the Council.
On Monday the Assembly will meet.
Statesmen from Europe Asia. Africa and
the Americas. who foregather for these
periodical talkfests, pool their conversa-
ton on the present occasion amid un-
precedented gloom and despair.
Nations and governments preach and
crave peace. But there is no peace. In
the Far East undeclared war RACES be-
tween Japan and China. In Europe. be-
cause of civil carnage in Spain and the
resultant violent clash of rival "ideolo-
gies, a con1agration as devastating as the
1914-l9l8 holocaust needs only a spark
to set it alight. The Mediterranean sub
marine piracy imbroglo brought Russia
to the brink of a breach with Italy and
Germany and for the nonce aggravated
the Spanish situation. But beyond af-
fording Moscow, Rome and Nuremberg
opportunity to make faces at one an
other and enact the roles of bowling
derviShes, there seems no immediate
danger that lawlessness at sea, Incl
dental to Fascist attempts to crush Loy-
alist Spain, will precipitate the long
feared general European conflict The
Anglo-French plan for collective patrol
Of pirate infested waters seems likely
to end efforts to sever Valencias s jugular
vein at grave risk to legitimate shipping
in the Mediterranean, the Aegean and
along other life lines" of nations de-
pendent upon unimpeded traffic between
Europe, Africa and the East.
Half dozen other menaces to world
peace dot Geneva's trouble-spotted
agenda. China makes formal ap-
peal against Japan under the cove
nant though Nanking can be under
no illusions as to the stark hope
lessness of that project. Litvinoff
will attack the Italians Intervention
in Spain and demand punitive &C
ton against them. In light of League
pusillanimity in Ethiopia, Mussolni will
lose no sleep over any additional slaps
on the Fascist wrist which the Russians
may now instigate. The Spanish gov
ernment itself wants Italy indicted at
Geneva for aiding and abetting Francos
insurgents. Britains partition plan for
Palestine is yet another bone of conten-
ton. And on top of all these contro-
yerSies, which are either states of war or
ripe to become such, there is the League
Economic Committees program for
world appeasement" by political con-
cessions, which nobody wants to make.
The committee has INDUCED at least in
a praiseworthy effort to clear the air by
pointing out that there can be no inter
national economic improvement, which
is condition precedent for peace, while
nations squander billions on ornaments
So Geneva, glutton for failure and
futility, squares off for another joust with
the insuperable.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
How Science Enters
Your Life Every Dav !

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before have so many men been actively
engaged in research and experiment, and
never before have their discoveries con-
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which tells you in a clear and straight
forward manner how many of our modern
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1t answers hundreds of interesting oues-
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Evening star., 1937-09-11
Rudimentarv Economics.

When the caveman had discovered that
his rent was overdue
To neighbor who could lick him if he
didn't pay anew
Or throw him out entirely If the pay
ments Jagged too long
This is where CREDIT started, if his
torians are not wrong.
When Mrs. Caveman needed 8 banana
bunch OF yore
neighbor lent her some, and in return
expected more.
And beat her up bit, if she neglected
10 come through.
That's when INTEREST was invented.
If the scientists tell true.
It's simple proposition and quite clearly
understood,
So long as you confine it to an honest
neighborhood,
But as we grow more civilized we view
with great regret
The fearful complications that arise
concerning DEBT.
'You got to use yoh mouth foh some
thin" said Uncle Eben, IAN grown folks
goes on bein' good deal like babies. If
you don't keep EN- fed. deya bound to
h~n.~s
Evening star., 1937-09-11
struggle, it afirms 4 fundamental reality


which ought not to be neglected.
Apply 1t TO the contest between Capital
and Labor: Can either side achieve any
lasting victory by unworthy methods?
Certainly not! Rather 1t is plain that
violence and coercion breed resistance,
stimulate opposition. The same principle
applies in the field of politics and in that
of business. A party or a corporation or
an organized group of workers defeats
itself when it stoops to smallness and
meanness. In like fashion, an individual
ruins his own chances of success, if he
plays the game-sny game unfairly.
The cynic may scoff. but it is the verdict
OF history that truth and honor. Justice
and mercy, tolerance and fellowship and
cooperation rise again" To para phrase
William Cullen Bryant, "th eternal years
of God" are theirs. Mr.. Edison knew
that and helpfully said it in language
simple enough for everybody to compre-
hend
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Dangerous Intersection
On Rhode Island Avenue
To the Editor of The star:

10 me Editor OF The Star:
In the campaign for safer streets for
Washington, may I make a suggestion
that may save some other innocent driv-
er from such an accident as happened
to my son, as we we're driving out Rhode
Island avenue northeast last Friday
afternoon?
At the corner Of Rhode Island avenue
and Twelfth street northeast, couple of
little streets, l believe dead-end streets.
come into Rhode Island avenue. The
traffic signal is SO far from the corner
where one is supposed to stop, Rhode
Island and Twelfth, we failed to see it
and went through, and was struck by a
truck coming out of one of these small
streets-Saratoga, believe.
The policeman who happened along
stopped to investigate. and told me that
there had been two or three bad acci-
dents at that corner on account OF that
light"
Also one of the ladies who lives on one
OF those corners told me that the par
ent-teacher association and other civic
organizations to which she belongs had
petltioned the Traffic Department to
have the light moved or an added light
installed. but, as yet nothing has been
done about it,
wonder why they are waiting? For
serious accident, in which there is a
sacrifice of lives? 1t would seem they
should cooperate in this campaign, and
as far as in their power remedy this
situation
Fortunately, no one was seriously in
1ured in our collision, but | understand
that Rhode Island avenue is direct
highway from Maine to Florida and many
out t-of-town cars travel over 1t each day
who are not familiar with the signals, as
was our case so why not have the light
where 1t can be seen in time to stop at
the proper place
Thanking you if you will use this sug-
gestion to prevent other mishaps and
maybe save a life
MRS. HARRIET WILSON.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

have singled that spot out along with
the crossing at Lsndover in demand
for gates or other adequate traffic safety
devices" Many will wonder why the citi-
zens and commissioners did not 90
further and insist that the crossings be
eliminated entirely by overpasses or un-
derpasses There can be no other salts
factory solution to the problem.
Both are on roads which are heavily
travelled, especially during the beach re-
sort season. Engineers who operate mod
ern express trains, such as speed over the
Landover crossing. say their greatest fear
is automobiles. 1t is true that only
freight trains use the BladenSbure cross
Ing, but last weeks fatality is proof
enough of its danger
Watchmen who guard the intersections
twenty-four hours day obviously do
not afford sufficient protection. And
there are scores of gate guarded cross
1ngs, such as the one at Riverdale. that
have fatality records, demonstrating that
even gates are not enough.
1t may prove to be fortunate COIN
cidence that Prince Georges has been
publicized at the same time on two sub
jects-Greenbelt and grade crossings.
Residents and officials of county in
which the Federal Government has spent
sl400o,o00 on a housing project that
seems destined to fall into the noble
experiment class should have no hesi-
fancy in becoming vociferous in de-
manding the investment of a compara-
tive few thousand dollars in crossing
safety.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Mechanistic.

Machines are always hard to keep
In perfect running order;
They sometimes get us in too deep
Beyond the red ink border
We cannot keep all parts in line,
In spite Of salesman hooev.
For when one part is running fine
Another part goes fuzzy!
Evening star., 1937-09-11

One of the evidences of successful man.
agement of continent lies in the fact
that large waterways, such as the Ameri-
can Great Lakes, can touch various po-
litical interests without causing war
threats.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

The enterprising Smithsonian Institu-
ton has decided that Utah may have
been final pasture land of the dinosaurs.
peaceful vegetarian animals that gave no
promise of future ferocity. We still may
look to our institutions of learning for
revelations which give no hint of car
niverous tendencies.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

A college education is highly valued at
present and is represented as being of
especial interest when it relates definitely
TO the career of a first-class base ball
player, whose very language has become
a wonder of specialization.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

This is the time of year when a college
education is expected to demonstrate
especial value 1t will at least show a
man what to do with his leisure if he has
any after learning all the dialects called
for in human intercourse.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Railways are equipping themselves
with new rolling stock and publishing
announcements as to where they lead to
in manner that may be envied by the
most distinguished airships.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Little is known of the numerous dia-
lectS used in China, but gunner is sup
posed TO be master of them all for the
practical purposes of the moment.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Conspicuous Example.

What's your idea of an optimistic
"A professional prizehghter telling
what he is going to do to the other
fellow"
"Flattery,' said Hi Ho the sage of
Chinatown, is the buzzing tribute which
bee pays to any flower from which it
expects to extract honey"
Evening star., 1937-09-11

A difficulty about the Mediterranean
Sea is that a submarine can continue to
use its own language while making trips
which permit inarticulate salutations
with high explosive.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

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Evening star., 1937-09-11
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Safe Topic

Safe Topic
Let's talk about the weather
For a minute now and then
Let's try to get together
Just as peaceful fellowmen.
Long we've watched the climate shifting
And we took it as it came
Sunny skies or shadows drifting
Never asking who's to blame.
Let's talk about the weather
As the clouds 60 sailing past;
Some as downy as q feather,
Others darkly overcast.
Let's be tranquil, never scrappy,
AS we seek through cold and warm
In the sunshine to be happy,
To keep courage through the storm.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Young people are reproved for aSsum-
ing to know more than their elders. al
though single page of any truthful pub
hcstlon will prove that they need TO.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Submarines have an advantage over
sirplanes in being easier to conceal for
awhile, but they. too, are dependent on
q landing amidst friendly influences
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Efforts may have to be made to per-
suade Eastern Asia to resume it's interest
in clean sport and cease to demand actual
Evening star., 1937-09-11

As yet there is no officially designated
war, but there is enough piracy to call
for an abundance Of expert supervision.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Legless Swimmers.

From the Chicago Daily News
BY swimming the Hudson from Al
bany to New York in = week, = leeless
man broke all nonstop, long-distance
records except the records Of some legless
nsh
Evening star., 1937-09-11

European nations are frank in admit
ting fear OF war without being able to
ssy definitely what side they will be on.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Both the Chinese and The japanese
have word for what goes on. War" is
possibly too mild term for II.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

9 How many women give birth TO chill.
dren after the age of 507-H j. S
A In 1885 there we're 21323O2 women
OF all ages who bore children OF these.
lS2 were from so to 81 years Old and none
was 55 or over.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Q How fast does Glenn Mccarthy, the
sports announcer, talk?-C. T..
A He speaks at the rate OF 244 words
minute.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

O. How much does the soil weigh on
one-aere field, measured to the depth
of one foot?-R. p.
A. 1t weighs about 100000 pounds.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

A reader can get the Gnswer 10 amp
question Of fact by tprittno The Epentng
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
HdSkin Director. Washington, d. c.
Please inelose stamp TOR reply.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
An Economist.

Did that colleague of yours study
political economy?"
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum. But
his only idea Of political economy is to
make somebody else do the economizing
while he grabs the appropriations"
Jud Tunkins says he doesn't see why
people should quarrel over a bridge game
when they could have stayed at home
and done it just as well.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

@. How long will the rtnWays need to
be for landing the projected luxury air
linerS?-M. N.
A. Wide paved runways of 1000 to
5000 feet will be required.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
A Good Costume.

From the Grand Rapids Press
The school Of experience has 4 uni
form, too. It's overalls.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

9 How much does a large department
store like Marshall Field a. co. spend
for advertising in newsps pers7-C. r. G..
A. Marshall Field a. Co has invested
approximately 81 100000 a year in news
paper advertising for the past decade.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
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Evening star., 1937-09-11

O. What is geopolitics?-W. r.
A 1t is branch of knowledge per-
tanning to the growth Of States on geo.
graphic lines. 1t deals with race. religion.
migration. space, borders. soil, physical
formation and related facts.
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KELLEYGRAMS

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Italian Embassy; Commissioner
Melvin Hazen, Senator and Mrs.
Henry Ashurst, Commissioner Sui
tan, Mrs. j. A. Latimer, Mrs.
George Allen, Mr.. Constantine
Oumansky, counselor. Russian EN-
bassy; Senator and Mrs. George,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harllee Branch, Mr..
Charles West, undersecretary, In
terror; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dolph, Chairman Aiming S. Prall,
Federal communications commits
sioner; Hon. and Mrs. South Trim
BILE, Senator Reynolds, Mr.. and
Mrs. Keith Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. DAILY, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric William Vile, Chinese AmbaS-
sador and Nine. SEE, Minister and
Madame Bilmani, Mr.. and Mrs.
William McCracken, jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner Battle, Congressman
and Mrs. Ramspeck, Mr.. Herbert
Corn, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Morley,
Miss Jane HartZ.