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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles E. Trdce1oell.

Dry weather at least has one good
point, and that is the full blooming of
all the garden flowers, unspoiled by rain.
In ordinary years, many of the best
blooms are "rained out" as the express
sion has it.
The Towering of such things as the
big white spireaS, for one thing, is al
most always attended by heavy rains.
Peonies are often made to look ugly
by heavy rainfall, just at the time they
come into bloom.
This spring there has been no trouble
that way. A whole succession of garden
beauties has come and gone, without a
single drop of rain falling on them
While the drought is not good for
plants, it might as we'll be accepted for
the good it has in it.
There is nothing we can do about it.
Some day mankind may be able to
control the weather, but that day seems
far off, and If we cannot do any better
with 1t than We have with some of our
more recent inventions, then perhaps it is
just as well if that day never comes.
In the meantime, let garden enthu-
siasts rejoice that many things have
bloomed freely and without being spotted
by the rain.
The forsythia and the narcissus were
rather harmed by the heat, but the
spireas doomed on time, and finely, as
well as the lilacs, the iris, the wistaria
and the sweet rocket, to name but few
At the time of this writing it seemed
as If the peonies and the climbing roses
were going to get by" without rainfall
on them.
Even in a drought-and that is what
We were experiencing-fowers will do
very well. in the matter of bloom, though
they receive no water either from nature
or the garden hose. 1t seems as if they
have a certain determination in their
very fibers. Trees come in the same
category; that is, they leaf out as we'll
in a drought year as in any other. The
damage from excessive dryness does not
show up for one or two years, in some
cases.
Use of the garden hose is essential If
perennial plants are to do their best.
Perhaps the prime watering method in
wolves the removal of the hose nozzle,
and the turning down of the flow of
water at the source.
The end Of the hose is placed in the
flower bed, with the water reduced to
something more than trickle 1t flows,
but it does not gush out. little expert
menting will have to be done in order
to find the exact rate Of flow which is
best.
In this way great amount of water
is put into a bed. More than that, all of
1t sinks into the ground. 1t is here that
the experimenting is done Each flower
bed or border is a law unto itself. Some
will have impervious soil, others will be
very porous. Some borders will SOP up
just so much, then all the rest of it will
run away over the ground
So a little personal observation is
necessary, as to just how strong to make
the flow of water. Once this is known,
1t is easy to give each place the right
strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

This method Of water is not difficult,
but it seems to involve an amount OF
personal attention to few details which
is boresome to many gardeners. Hence
they play around with a spray, which
does not put as much water where it is
needed in hours as the open hose does
in 80 minutes.
Then, too, this way Of watering, al
though almost necessary in droughs
is not very exciting, it must be sd
mitted 1t has none of the dash of the
nozzle, none of the simmer Of the water
in the air, none of the fascination of
water, itself.
1t is, in other words, crassly realistic.
1t simply puts the water where the
gardener wants it. This is always a
good thing, but particularly so in times
of drought.
Proper placement of the end of the
hose, with some watching of results,
especially at first, is essential, if this
method of watering is to be used.
1t will not do to put the nozZle-less
a
Immediately begins to flow away.
The whole idea of this sort of watering
is that the water will begin to sink in.
1t will begin to flow only after a
thorough wetting of the immediate vi
cinity of the end Of the hose. Then the
water will extend itself, usually in all
directions, little by little.
There will be minimum of waste, II
this method is used correctly, but this
right use depends upon another factor,
the proper cutting down of the flow at
the house end.
Much the same thing is attained by a
hose end length made of porus canvas
BY the use of this device, the full flow
Of the water may be utilized. But ex-
sctly the same thing may be attained by
cutting down the flow of an ordinary
hose without nozzle, combined with some
observation.
This method Of watering really soaks
bed. The ground will be wet for several
days. If the earth is dug into, the mois-
ture will be found to be really down
where it is needed, no fooling.
Every gardener knows how little the
average "sprinkling" does in the way Of
putting water into the ground. 1t re-
freshes the leaves enlivens the spirit Of
the gardener, and probably does some
good, but in the main the water mostly
flows away, leaving the roots of the
plants as dry as ever
Any method which bids fair to put
water just where it is needed, and to
put all the water used at this point
namely, the roots of the plants-is a
good method.
1t is especially good for lawns, where
the ordinary method of watering-with
the nozzle on-merely succeeds In causing
the grass roots to come to the surface,
where they are withered more easily by
the sun and heat
Scientists have found out in recent
years that it is the heat of hot weather,
as much as the actual ray of the sun.
which damages grass. The hotter the
day, the more harm to struggling grass.
The more water at the roots, the better
for the lawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
German Press Comments
On Americans Cited.
To the Editor of The Star

40 inc EoltOr OF lne star.
One can learn quite bit about our
prominent American citizens through the
German press. Within the past few
weeks Senator Wheeler has been lauded
for his efforts to inform the American
people that it will be to their advantage
to accept peace at any price. Mr.. Her
bert Hoover has been praised for his
work on behalf of Hitler's II Take En-,
You Feed En-" policy. Lindbergh rated
banner lines from the German press.
Both President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were heaped with scorn. Secretary Cor
dell Hull was given "all-out" press bombs.
Secretary of the Navy Knox was told
where to get Off" AS for Dorothy
Thompson, the adjectives describing hate
and fury have long since been used so
freely that there is none left in the
German dictionary.
Yes, the German press can be relied
upon to tell us who's who in America.
MARION WERNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
Far Eastern Tension

during the last rev Gays Lne Far
Eastern situation has become dis
tinct1y more tense Both Japan and
the United States have made diplo-
matte moves which indicate that a
fresh crisis in their relations may not
be far off
On our side, the outstanding &C
ton has been an announcement Of
Secretary of State Cordell Hull that,
when peace is restored in China, the
United States would move for re-
linquishment of its extraterritorial
rights there. These rights, acquired
by America and other Western ma
lions century ago when China was
an Oriental empire, utterly different
from the West, enabled foreigners
to live under their own laws and ma
tional Jurisdiction. This was then
common practice in Oriental lands
and was therefore not resented by
the Chinese But when China &C
quired a national consciousness in
the Western sense, and modernized
her laws and institutions on Western
lines, the Chinese considered extra
territoriality a badge of inferiority
and desired to become fully masters
of their own house.
Americas offer voluntarily to re-
linquish these treaty rights will I'M
doubtedly crafty Chinese public
opinion, strengthen the position of
the Chungking government, and i'm
press the peoples of the Far East
generally with the sincerity and al
truism of our diplomatic aims. 1t
will also indirectly be another blow
to Japan by contrast with her agrees
sive policies.
The other important move of our
Government in the Far East is the
extension of export control regula-
tions to the Philippines, thereby de-
priving Japan of certain strategic
products. This Tightening of the
economic screw has produced angry
reactions in the japanese press and
may have contributed toward
sharpening of the trade negotiations
between Japan and the Netherlands
Indies.
For some time, Japan has been
seeking a modification of the existing
agreement which would give her in
creased quantities of strategic raw
materials from the Netherlands In
dies, especially highest gasoline.
Hitherto, the Dutch have refused to
yield to increasingly insistent Japa-
nese demands The Japanese have
been waging a war of nerves" by
loosing a violent press campaign
filled with abuse and threats. The
japanese government recently has
supplemented this by sending sharp
diplomatic note. This has been fur
ther underscored by a declaration of
Foreign Minister Matsuoka that ia
pans peaceful policy toward the
Indies might have to be reconsidered,
and by a reported statement of the
head Of the Japanese trade mission
to the Indies that his governments
note is final and Japan expects
nothing less than acceptance as a
reply"
Both the Japanese press and off,
cial spokesman make no bones In
saying that the stubborn attitude Of
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the Netherlands Indies is due to the
backing of Britain and the United
States. The showdown is said to be
scheduled for June or 6, when the
next meeting between the Japanese
trade mission at Batavia and the
Netherlands authorities is due. 1t
will be interesting to see what will
then happen If the existing dead
lock remains unbroken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

If the Capital of this great country
really had to be defended from an
enemy, does any one suppose that
the Nation, through its Congress,
would impose on the residents
thereof about six-sevenths of the
cost? Yet a majority of the law
makers seem to favor just such a
formula in all situations short of
war;"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
France Threatens

Any reaSSuring differences which
may have been drawn in this country
from the note delivered to the State
Department last week by CASTOR
Henry-Haye, the French Ambassa-
dor, seem due for revision in the
light of the comments made by Vice
Premier Darlan upon his return to
Vichy Saturday after five-day con-
ference with the German authorities
in Paris.
M. Henry-Haye's note was in re-
Spouse to this Governments in
sistence upon adequate Qualification
OF the French policy of "collabora-
ton" with the Nazis. There has been
no public disclosure of the formal
statement submitted by the Ambas-
Sador, but he told newspapermen
that, in substance, the note reduced
to writing assurances that he had
been giving to officials here for some
time-namely, that there was no
basis for American apprehension over
Frances intentions Despite this
assurance, however, it seems per-
fectly evident, from the language
used by Admiral Darlan, that there
is ample basis for American appre-
tension
The Vice Premier, whose hostility
toward the British has long been
notorious, seized upon the recent
bombing by R. A. F. flyers of an
Italian vessel anchored in TuniSian
waters off Sfax as the occasion for
another bitter verbal attack on
Britain. There was no explanation
as to what the Italian steamer was
doing in the waters adjacent to Sfax,
which is but short distance from
Tripoli, Axis port of supply for the
drive on Egypt. In view of French
acquiescence in the use of Syrian
airfields by German planes en- route
to Iraq, it might we'll be inferred
that Italian supply ships bound for
Libya are seeking shelter in French
territorial waters, but even if this
be incorrect, it detracts nothing, from
the disturbing implications of Ad-
miral Darlan's remarks.
After a violent attack on British
imperialism" and a statement of
Frances economic need for peace in
Europe, Admiral Darlan added: I'm a
victorious Anglo-Saxon world France
would become only a second rate
dominion, an outside body within a
system where she would have no
honorable role to play"
In those words the French admiral
makes abundantly clear his prefer
ence for German triumph. And,
more significantly, he ties the whole
national future of France to the
necessity of preventing a British
victory
II this may be taken as statement
OF the basic policy of the men now
directing the destinies of France, and
1t seems only too obvious that this
is the case, then it follows as a matter
of logic that France will do every
thing in her power to prevent sue
cesSful prosecution of the war by
Britain. The Syrian incident Ger
tainly is step in this direction and
Admiral Darlan seems bent upon
preparing French opinion for fur
ther moves Of the same nature.
The next few weeks should tell
whether France is going to play the
role thus foreshadowed or maintain
the impartiality implied by M. Henry
Haye. If the former is her choice it
means, of course, that the United
States and France will have reached
the parting Of the ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

@. What is the Spatari radio code?-
T. c. A.
A. 1t is one of the so-called universe
languages without grammar or vocabr-
larry and based on the seven notes Ct
the musical scale.
@. In what year was Niblo's Garden IN
New York City closed?-E. j. M.
A. Niblos Garden closed in 1895.
@. What is the name of the town in
South Dakota which produces the
Passion Playful. F. H.
A. The Black Hills Passion Play
takes place at Spearfish, S. Oak This
year performances will be given from
June IS through Labor Day.
O. How many people in the United
States have a million dollars or more?-
w r. B.
A. It is estimated that there are i1767
millionaires in the United States. ard
1196 persons who might be called multi:
millionaires.
@. Are there more deer in the United
States than any other big-game animal?
j. T.
A. There are 5,273,3oo deer out of
total of 5,844,700 big-game animals.
@. Why is the lease-lend bill 50
called?-E. D. S.
A. H. r. 1776. known as the lease
lend bill, gave the President authority tc
SELL transfer, lease, lend or otherwise
dispose Of" any defense articles to
friendly powers Hence it was called the
lease-lend bill.
G. In what part of North Carolina is
the barrage balloon training center?-
M. T. H
A. A temporary barrage balloon train.
ing center is being established at Camp
Davis, N. c. Barrage balloon defense,
heretofore function of the Air Corps,
has been made a responsibility Of the
Coast Artillery Corps.
@. Who were the Bostonnais?-C. P. H.
A. The term Bostonnais or Bostonais
was once applied by French-Canadians
to Americans. 1t dates back to the IN
vasion of Canada under Montgomery in
ITS. Meaning People of Boston" it
was given to all English colonists on the
Atlantic seaboard and finally to all
Americans.
@. How long is rope when used as
measure?-H. B. R.
A Sixteen and half feet. 1t is an
English linear measure.
@. What State Is called the Land o.
Steady Habits"?-M H P
A. Connecticut is sometimes so called.
Q. In how many of the Is original
Colonies were churches established
L. K. A.
A. Nine of the thirteen American Colo
MES had established churches. In Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire the Congregational Church was
established by law. In Maryland, vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, and in New York City and
three neighboring counties, the Anglican
Church was established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
listers Contribution
To War Cited

To the Editor Of The Star:
Ulster is doing its bit and doing 1t
voluntarily. In 1910 Northern Ireland
contributed $2o,o25, 900 to the imperial
exchequer, and over 100000 Ulstermen
Joined the British Army. listers ship
yards, employing over $4,000 men, are
going full blast to aid In the cause OF
freedom; all this with a population Of
only l,250,000.
CONSUMPTION In the World War pro-
duced 100000 men In Britain; Belfast,
in Ulster, gave 10000 men; Belfast,
under q volunteer system, gave what
Britain did under CONSUMPTION.
Today Ulster Ii repeating.
ULSTER PAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

A Hindu mystic claims to be able
to withstand a temperature of six
hundred degrees. If this is true, he
is the only man in the world who
could visit Washington in the sum-
mer and cool off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

1t is said that life has practically
always consisted largely in doing
what one did not want to do. How,
ever, Mr.. Hitler recently has made
1t Just twice as hard for all hands,
including his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

feel less indignant when he realizes that
all of Germany's navicerts come from
bombers or torpedo tubes and that ref
ugee women and children are included
in their contraband of war.
The seizure and search of mails was
responsive to the same realistic compul-
sions of total defense against total war,
Germany used the mails tc bolster her
impoverished foreign exchange and to
obtain vital necessities from intimidated
neutrals along her borders. 1t was more
than coincidence that our trade in war
essentials with neutrals increased many
fold despite the fact we knew these
neutrals were not manufacturing pro-
portionate increases for their own de-
Tense. Furthermore we know from the
last World War that the mails were a
dependable line of communications be-
tween Hitler and his fifth column Of
saboteurS. Certainly in quoting the last
World War history, Mr.. Parent should
not forget DR.. Heinrich E. Albert, Capt.
Franz Won Papen, Capt. Karl Won Boy
Ed and especially the Black Tom Island
explosions!
AS to that 30O-mile neutrality zone
which Britain refuses to recognize it is
no longer 800 miles off shore. Our awak-
ening sense of realism and determina-
ton to survive has decreed that our
neutrality zone is any place on the
high seas where our national self
interest comes into conflict with Hitler's
ruthless purpose of eventually destroy
ing or subjugating us!
THOMAS E. MATTINGLY, MD.
Urges Action After
Presidents Speech.
To the Editor Of The Star:
President Roosevelt's speech is mo-
mentous only If 1t is followed I'D quickly
by momentous action If not, 1t will be
a momentous dud
WILLIAM H. HARGROvE.
Pierce City, Mo.
Wants "Freedomx' Made
Secure ut Home.
To the Editor of The Star:
The idea Of a multiplicity Of freedoms
for the entire world. even to those far
away nations that are not even re-
motely interested in New Deal concepts
of liberation, Is not calculated to reg
lister with those of us who are aware
that Utopian states cannot be legislated
into being. Nor can love and good will
be dished out with one hand while the
other is busily engaged in creating muir
derous war implements to be used In
an effort to subjugate certain races.
Until justice, love and charity displace
the devils of hatred, greed and mad
ambition which infest the minds OF
men, it is utterly ridiculous to pirate
of universal. freedom. Possibly better
day will dawn when collective peoples
relinquish self-interest long enough to
assist less fortunate nations that are
struggling to survive. Meanwhile,
wouldn't it be advisable for us to start
q campaign at home to eliminate intol-
erance, greed and fear7
EDMUND K. GOLDsBORoUGH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02

steps to effect q cooperative ex-
change of information among court,
penal and parole authorities should
be taken without further delay.
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address OF
the Uriter, although the use OF
q pseudonyn for publication is
permissible The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters nth
q UieW to condensation.
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=. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited IN this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein also are reserved
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Canning and Preserving-A AZ
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100 tested recipes. outlines the
latest methods discovered in the
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and State departments of home
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Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

reader can get the dnslDer to any
question OF fact by ,Drittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington.
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@. Why is Birmingham, Ala, called
the Magic City"?-J. G. K.
A. Birmingham has been called the
Magic City because of its rapid rise. In
1870 the site was a cotton field crossed
by two railways. The city was founded
in 1871 by land company backed by
railway officials. In 1880 it had popu-
lation of 3,O86 and in 1910 the popula-
ton was 267,583
@. Do women spend as much in beauty
shops as they do for stockings?-C. H. S.
A. Latest available figures from the
Census Bureau show an annual eXpendi-
ture of 1929 ,269 ,440 for hosiery compared
with 1921 $40 900 spent in beauty shops.
@. What school was the first to fly
the Stars and Stripes?-M. P.
A. In May, 1872, the American flag
first floated over the log schoolhouse at
Catamount Hill, Colrain, Mass.
@. Please give the source of the line
THAT even the weariest river winds
somewhere safe to seat. C.
A. 1t is from THE Garden Of Proser-
pine" by Algernon Swinburne.
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Urges Action After
Presidents Speech.

To the Editor OF The Star:
President Roosevelt's speech is mo-
mentous only If 1t is followed UP quickly
by momentous action. If not, it will be
a momentous dud.
WILLIAM H. HARGROVE.
Pierce City, Mo.
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Rate nv Mail-PayahIp in Advance
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-20
sessv e%s, OF Interest to Women chnrshs, Ssnoas
Clubs
Society
CALENDAR

Tuesday
Ambulance corps, 1880, Wilson
music room
1. v. Commandery No. 81, 7:30,
Masonic temple
I. V. Gem and Mineral society,
1880, court house
Laconian club, 6:15, Shcrwoods
Central Labor council, 1880, La
bor temple
Oasis Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j.,
8, Masonic temple
Hi-Y, 7, high school
Weekly dinner, 6:15, Christian
church
Symphony orchestra, 1880, Junior
college
Drama Workshop, 8, 10000 club
Wednesday
Bridge brunch, IL, 10000 club
Mt. Signal, 1890 NJ. r. Downing
home
Acacia, 1880, l.. o. Wilabee home
w. c. T. u. officers, 1:30, Eldred
Ferguson home
Revuesical, S:15, CaleXico high
school
8 ct 40, 7, Reed wilkinson home,
Calipatria
Butchers union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
City council. 1880, city hall
Eagles, Q. 500 Broadway
Community sing, 1880, Seelcy COM
munity hall