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Evening star., 1917-03-27
GARDEN IDEA TAKEN UP
IN RANDLE HIGHLANDS
Citizens Association Forms Ienta-
tive Plans to Interest Every
Resident of Community.

The home-garden idea received a
strong Endorsement last night at Randie
Highlands when the citizens aSSocia-
tion of that suburb formulated tenta-
tive plans for interesting every resi-
dent of the section in the movement
C. A. Barker brought the matter before
the association, explaining some OF 'he
methods to be used and proposing the
purchase of a large quantity OF plants
at wholesale cost and to sell them TO
the residents at cost. He read from
letter which he had received indicating
that as many as thirty plants could be
purchased for 81. He further sug-
gested that a canvass be made of the
entire suburb and an invitation be eX-
tended to every resident to participate
This suggestion was adopted, ana
committee consisting of S. r. Snyder,
j. Holm, r. F. Bradbury. ]. f. Coryeil.
c. A. Barker J. NJ. Brooks, w. E. Fisher
and the Rev. E NJ Ramsay was APP
pointed by President Snyder to make
this canvass. Next Saturday afternoon
was decided upon as the pest time 10
make the canvass.
To complete the details of the scheme
without delay a special meeting OF the
association will be held next Monday
night when only this question WilL be
meeting Mr. Barker will talk on the
best methods to be used in the home
garden.
For Improvement of L'Enfant Circle a
request will be made that when 25th
street is graded. the dirt taken from it
be placed in the ravine on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue from minnesota
avenue to the railroad, a portion of the
space to be used In connection with this
improvement.
Several members of the association ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with the
fact that the new Gallnger Hospital
would be located In the southeast section
of the city.
Upon suggestion of r. F. Bradbury. Dis
trict officials will again be urged to i'm
prove Pennsylvania avenue between
Branch avenue and Bowen road, prefer
ably by filling in.
A request will also be made that r
street as far as the school be opened and
improved, at least so that it can be used
for foot passage. The improvement would
cut in half the distance pupils are requir-
ed to go to reach the school.
proposition to reduce the dues of the
association from 81 to 81 a year will be
voted on at the next meeting.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
Planting the Tomato.

Another faNorite vegetable is the TO-
matc, which now forms one of the most
important of our garden crops. In the
north it is very desirable to start the
plants in a house or a hotbed, ana TO
transplant them once or twice in order
to secure strong and vigorous plants
by the time all danger from frost is
past. Pot-grown plants are especially
desirable. and they may be brought to
the blooming period by the time it is
warm enough to plant them with safety
in the garden. If the plants are not
TO be trained. but allowed to lie on the
ground they should be set about four
feet apart each way. If trimmed and
tied to stakes they may be planted in
rows three feet apart and eighteen
inches apart in the row
In common with all plants grown in
a house hothed or cold frame. toma-
toes require to be hardened off before
planting in the garden BY this process
the plants are gradually acclimated to
the effects of the sun and wind, so that
they will stand transplanting to the
open ground. Hardening off is usually
accomplished by ventilating freely and
by reducing the amount of water ap-
piled to the plant bed. The bed. how
ever should not become so dry that the
plants will wilt or become seriously
checked in their growth After few
days il will be possible to leave the
plants uncovered during the entire day
and on mild nights.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
Drink and the War.
70 the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Your able and timely editorial in
last Saturdays issue entitled Drink
and the War" deserves the commenda-
tion and praise of all loyal citizens. 1t
is sincerely to be hoped that the direct
enactment of prohibition for the coun-
try will obtain at an early date in the
extra session of the Sixty-fifth Con-
gress. Congress enacts other impor2
tant measures into law-why not this
one? And that. too, only by a ma 5ority
vote without the effort for q two
thirds of the Congress and the ratifica-
ton of three-fourths of the state legis-
latures. And then the best prepared
ness for war calls for the Immediate
use and benefit of the nationwide pro-
hibftory law.
e. H,-PARKINSON<.n
Evening star., 1917-03-27
How to Handle Eggplant.

Eggplant is started and handled in
the same way as the tomato. 1t is, per-
haps. less widely known. but is rapidly
becoming popular vegetable. The
soil best adapted for its production is a
fine, rich, sandy loan. well drained. The
plants should be set in rows three feet
apart and two feet apart in the row.
Free cultivation is desirable and the
plants should be kept growing rapidly.
On the other hand, many growers be-
lieve that fresh stable manure should
not be used for eggplants, and that the
land should not contain unfermented
vegetable matter to any large extent. \
dozen good, healthy plants should sup
ply enough for the average sized fam
lily throughout the season.
Evening star., 1917-03-27

paintings may be made every two or
three weeks until late summer An
other method Of prolongiug the supply
is to plant early. medium and late va
rieties. The seed should be planted
about two inches deep. in drills three
feet apart, and thinned to single stalk
every ten to fourteen inches.
The varieties recommended by the
specialists in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture are: For early
corn. Golden Bantam and Adams Eariy'
ana for medium and late varieties
Black Mexican or Croshy'S Early. tonn-
try Gentleman and Stowelis Ever
green. The last named Narietysh has the
largest ears and is the most productive.
Sweet corn should be planted on rlch
land. The cultivation should be ire
quent and thorough, and all weeds
should be kept down and suckers re-
moved from around the base OF 'ne
plant
Evening star., 1917-03-27
FREE EFERT|LRER
FOR HOME GARDEN
Application to Central Head
quarters in Municipal Build
ing Will Bring Supply.
DISTRICT TO FURNISH 1T

DO YOU want free fertilizer for your
home or vacant lot garden?
All you have to do is to ask for it,
writing your name and address plainly,
and stating exactly how much YOU
want.
Then address your letter to Miss Ger
trude Markey, secretary of the central
committee on gardens, District build
ing, and the fertilizer Will be deliv-
cred to the address you name.
This offer was announced this morn
ing by Charles +. Nesbit, superintend-
ent of insurance, who represented the
District Commissioners at the central
committees organization meeting yes
terdav Mr. Nesbit made the an
nounCement following conference
with J. W. Paxton, superintendent of
the street cleaning department.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
TESTS FOR POSTMASTERS.
Order for Competitive Examination
of Applicants Expected Soon.

An order requiring examinations for
candidates for nominations as first.
second and third class postmasters is
to be issued by President Wilson in a
few days, it is expected The order is
to go into effect April 1.
Postmasters of these classes now are
named without any sort OF competitive
tests, usually upon the recommends
tion of the member of Congress in
whose district the office is located. The
recent announcement that the change
was contemplated stirred up a row a.
the Capitol. which will be revived upon
the return of Congress next week.
1t is understood that the new plan
has not been perfected. There has
been no statement as to whether the
civil service commission will conduct
the examinations.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
MADE CHIEF OF DIVISION.
Thomas ]. Fitzgerald Wins Promo.
ton in Department Of Commerce.

Thomas J. Fitzgerald. assistant chief
clerk of the Department of Commerce,
has been promoted to chief of division
in the administration branch of the
bureau of census with an increase in
salary from $500 to $1,000. E. W. Lib
beg. in charge of the files in the chief
clerks Office. has been chosen to fill
the position vacated by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. fitzgerald entered the Depart
ment of Commerce in 1908. when he
was appointed a clerk in the aD-
Evening star., 1917-03-27

pointment division. He worked his way
up through the several grades, ana was
made assistant chief of the appoint
ment division of the department June
16. 1913.
clerk of the Department of Commerce
October 16. 1913. upon recommendation
of Secretary Redfield.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is a graduate of the
Georgetown University Law School.
having received his bachelor OF laws
degree with the class of 1911. He re-
ceived the degrees of master of laws
and master of patent laws with the
class of 1872, having the winning grad
uatIon thesis of his class.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
HOME GARDEN HINTS
Corn, Tomatoes and Egg
plant.

Sweet corn. to be at its best, should
be eaten within few hours after it is
very rapidly after it is removed from
the garden. For this reason and be-
cause of its very general popularity, it
Is an excellent vegetable to grow in
the home garden. 1t should be plant
ed on rich land and cultivated in the
same manner as field corn. Beginning
as soon as the soil Is warm, successive
Evening star., 1917-03-27
Other Cities Are Interested

Charles Lothrop Pack. president of the
commission. today received scores Of let
ters from mayors and chambers of COM
merce asking for free garden lessons
Letters also were received from big bust
ness concerns which are planning food
gardens on wholesale scale for their
employees
Government officials look upon the speed
ing up of the foodstuffs production in
the United States as one of the most i'm
portant means of assisting in the war
against Germany. should the United States
take an active part.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
To Use Street Sweepings.

The street swecpiugs from some sec
tions of Washington streets, espe-
cially those in the vicinity of the mar
kets, make rich fertilizer. This fer
tilZer will be given to persons and
clubs that are doing gardening work
Evening star., 1917-03-27
Turkish Army to Be Reorganized.

LONDON. March 27.-Field Marshal
August Won Mackensen of the German
army, according to dispatch from
Bern. has arrived at Constantinople to
reorganize the Turkish army.
Evening star., 1917-03-27

John l.. Metz. twenty-three. of Mount
Brar, Washington county, Nd, was killed
by a train Altoona, IA.
Evening star., 1917-03-27

Ever notice how some siriss
lump at TIL chance t wear ven:
After waitin' fer years ter a
millionaire with broken leg t
come along. Mrs. Tilford Moots 5,
niece has given UP nurs'n an II
return t her ole position as gran
clerk at tn Emporium.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
Appeal for Volunteer Workers.

An appeal for volunteer workers, to
supervise groups of gardeners in vari-
Gus sections Of the city. was the first
official act today of the newly formed
central committee on gardening, or
ganized yesterday afternoon at the
board room in the District building
In the absence of John Dolph. chair
man of the executive committee. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter, vice chairman, to-
day made this appeal for volunteers.
and those wishing to act in this ca
paCity are requested to write to The
Star and their names will be turned
over to the central committee.
Young men and women who have
had some experience in gardening are
desired Their work will consist of or
sanizing groups of back yard and va
cant lot gardeners in the sections as
signed them.
Mrs. Rafter and II. NJ Conolly. the
expert of the Department of Agricul-
ture who is to give his entire time to
the work of developing the garden
movement in Washington. Will meet
at The Star office this afternoon to 20
over the list of those who have regis
tered as intending to do gardening
work. and the names of those who have
said they would lend lots or larger
tracts to clubs that desire to have
part in the movement.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
1T Is Time to Plow Now"


TT is time to plow now; so to it, is
the slogan announced by committee
members.
Mr.. Conolly was to go to the Noel
House today to assist in the work of
turning the ground on the acre of land
at Rosedale and 18th streets northeast,
which is to be cultivated under the
auspices of the Noel House. The
weather prevented this work, which
will be done as soon as the ground is
ready following the rain of today.
The work is to be done on this land
under the direct supervision of Miss
Gertrude Markey, resident worker at
the Noel House, who is a member of
the executive committee formed yes
terday.
Twenty families already have signed
applications for plots on this tract, and
each will be allotted a portion to raise
vegetables to supply the family table.
The national emergency food garden COM
mission daily announces receipt of as
surances of cooperation in the national
movement it is fostering from all parts
of the country. Today Luther Burbank
wired his acceptance of a place on the
commission. and added: THE national
emergency food garden committee is cam
paigning in exactly the right direction
and l hope it receives immediate and
widespread attention.
Evening star., 1917-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.


THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Us. TREAs-
ury Department Beneficial Association. for the
election of officers and such other business As
may properly come before it. viii he held in
Grand Army Hall. 1i12 Pa. ave. NV, ON the
3oth instant nj 7.30 O'Clock pm.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
LEE w FINK Serrctnrv 2g-
] Will. NOT HE RESPONSIBLE FOR pEEfS
contracted by any one other than myself.
GEORGE G. KERN. IS
Hot Water for Your Bath.
Well install a No. ~ Lio" r"s-Nater heater
t25-ft. copper COLL tbi> W. : cr.y..-. 81 40
MAURICE J. COLBERT. 81 i st Main 3ol8
] WILL Not Re RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
contracted by any other tiau myself.
" NJ. PENN. -
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
We. the undersigned. wish q" announce 10 the
public that the official seal of :ur Second BAPTIST
Ciurch. 3Td street between Ii and streets
northwest. has been taken from its premises
without the knowledge consent Of tn" church
and is bcIuE held by rertHIu parties who refuse
To give il Tp. Under thc-' t.trcUTIs; auceS. We
wish 10 ~tat, that neither ,I" church nor its
officers will he in any WAY responsible for any
papers documents hearing tltr imprint Of tn"
seal Of sail church dated later tIan March :"
1917. unless the samr shall come through the
proper channels.
\. J. HICKS.
Chairman Deacon Roard.
J. w. WILLIAMSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-17
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the womans dread when
she gets up In tho morning 10 start
the days work. OH how my back
aches" GOLD MEDAL Hanrlem oil
Capsules taken today cases the
bsckache OF tomorrow taken every
ins ends the bRcknche for ali time
Don't delay. whats tho use Of auf-
ferinR1 Begin taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OH Capsules today and be
relieved tomorrow Take three or
four every day and be permanently
free from wrenching. dlatressing
back pain. Bnt be sure 10 get GOI, II
MEDAL eince 1898 GOLD uFDht
Hahrlem OIL has been tho National
Remedy OF Holland. the Governmcnt
OF the Netheriands having grnnte1
special charter authorizing a..
preparation and sale The house.
wife OF Holland would almost n.
soon DO without bread rs -.
would without her Real Dut"b
Drops" as she quantity calls COZ n
MEDAL Haarlem OF CnpsuleH ,rbi,
is the one reason why you Will find
the women and children OF Uoliand
30 sturdy and robust
GOLD MEDAL are the pure. or,g
Inal Banrlem OIL Capsules Immortal
direct from tho laboratories IN
Haarleu. Holland But he sure To-
gat GOLD MEDAL Look for IN.
name ON every box Sold nv reiie
able druggists In sealed packages
three sizes. Money refunded N thoy
do not help you. Accept only tho
GOLD MEDAL All others are imi-
tations.
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A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks-SparklingEy Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says Dr.. Edwards. a well-Knowu
Ohio Physician

DIFF NJ Edwards for l7years treated
scores Of women for liver and bowel all.
ments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made OF a
few wellknown vegetable ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming them
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will
know them by their olive color.
These tablets are wonder.workers on
the liver and bowels. which cause a
normal action, carrying of the waste
and poisonous matter In ones system.
II you have pale face. sallow look,
dull eyes, pimplcs. coated tongue. head.
aches, iistlcss. no-good feeling all out
OF sorts. inactive bowels, you take one OF
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for
a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands Of women az well as men
take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets-rhe
successful substitute for calomel-now
and then just TO keepin thep ofcondi.
ton lOc and 25c per box. All druggista
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rral persons screamed and started
for the exits others shouted 10 "n!t
down" and keep cool"
The steel curtain on the stage was
lowered. then raised. The orchestra
struck up the national anthem. The
audience wavered. hcsitated. then he.
gnn to sing
Battalion Fire Chtvf Corrlgan bur
ri"d down tho aiaie 20 where tho
bomb WIS sending spurts ~ flame
four or five feet into the air lie
tore or his coat and smothcrcd the
bomb
Corrigan returned 60 the theatre
and helped allay the fears Of the au.
dience. The opera went on.
Government operatives confiacatcd
tho bomb. which will bc submitted TO
chemical analysis. From tho nature
Of It's burning II Is believed 10 have
contained a phosphoric compound.
Two men In evening clothes. who
were sitting where tho bomb was iR
nited disappeared during the incipl.
ent panic. The authorities believe
they might have brought IL into the
theatre. A German usher. who also
disappeared Is under suspicion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-17

is way into thr soft mud and
leaves crater that ~ death.
trap. Men TAN into ihes- cratrrn
and never come out alive The
mud pulls them down. and further
down. until they are Hmothcfrd
We Lost many that way. have
seen ak and eight mon striving
IN vain 90 pun single conrad~
from a she'll crater
IL was cold last winter. colder
than usual. and the mud srozo TO
our bodies. and as we flpunderrd
back and forth In the snow and
alec; % tho night tho noche shells
scattered steel death IN our midst
But" and his voio- ~as ifi
umphant. IL was nothing conn
pared 20 the German suffering
For every she'll they sent W.
threw hack 10. and 40 hammered
at him tan hla feeble ARTILLERY had
TO stop"
For the Americans IN this camp
tho Frcnchman had nothing but
praise
Franc. will never forge; that u
was tho United States that gave
her tho powder and tho steel that
kept her fighting IN tho first dark
days. and that now IN IN. time ~
her greatest need America ~ sond
ms her mon to fight aide b. side
against the Hun
France has tho equipment. the
runs and IN. material now. and
she needs the mrn The Amrri
cans arc on their way They will
make IN. frs; army In tho world
They arc 10 quick and 90 clever.
and they want 10 know
Every day here ! hear w. Scr.
grant. what do you 40 In this
cas-r Sergeant suppou. they do
this. then WHAT
Nirat was coui~mrtuour ~ tho
Italian and Russian gains % tho
enemy
why not Why rutf In Italy
the soldiers threw their hands IN
the air. In Russia they had no
arms and no powder I, il on the
sommo that England. France and
America will whip the Hun
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RI0TINC BREAKS OUT
IN SIBERIAN TOWNS

Nv Tuifcd Press Lcdsed W,rc
TOXIC. Nov. 11.-Rioting In
several siberian cities was re.
ported In dispatches received
here to-day from Hardin and
Nladivostok. The disorders were
still In progress when the dis.
patches were sent.
kercnsky has gained the upper
hand Of the MaSimalists, according
to the belief In siberia. Messages
destined for the West are interrupt
ed to a great extent on account OF
the seizure OF telegraph wires by the
Maximalists.
MaNlmalists and Cossacks ar en-
gagged In battle In Tomsk, which Is
practically isolated by the seizure OF
wires
Many Japanese are fleeing Siberia
and returning TO their homes as the
result OF the trouble.
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america TO SEAL HUNS fate
So Officer Iews

CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Nov
1.-THE Hun Is in France
Good lie viii never leave Il. let
him rot In the ruins % the villages
he has ravishedr'
10 was a no, flood % words. clip
ped into syilabics % hate by
clrnching teeth.
They cut tn. hands from lltti.
children. they t,mb@d London and
they sunk tho Lusltania TO make
the world afraid Pouffc, II was
the great mistake. The world has
no fear for tho Hoche--oniy hate,
We have them licked"
There was hell fire In the eyes %
servt Paul Mlrat. issth French
infantry Ills hands were knot
ting and unknottlng before him.
and tho breast with the hronrr
war medal was rising and falling
fast.
America II with VA nov Tn.
days % tho Huns arr number-dr'
Scrgt Mirat Il one Of nine French
officers at Camp Lewis telling
Americans how trench fighting is
carried on. Before the war he was
n rich MANN fact owned racing
stables in Southern France. lie Ia
one Of the short. Atocky. viriic
fighters who have made the world
ashamed that once u called the
French a decadcut people
Today he talked o. the trenches
and OF tho war AZ first u was
conversation. then Grafton. and
finally anathcma.
Germany IL almost thru" he
said. The prisoners We catch
are only boys and they look So"
and he pulled his cheeks down In
imitation OF the haRgard expires.
sions % the captured soldiers.
They are pitifui In their weak
ness. and when wc get them they
cry for mercy and are glad that
for them tho fight ls over Ger.
many can't last the next year out
Distance on the battle front IN
nothing. according 10 Mirat
mo longer We speak OF France
iuvaded-now II is all a battle.
ground" he said. I'VE don't talk
OF ground gains. but Of captures
and mortality lists. Nine hundred
captured guns IL n greater victory
than poo yards. and zoo dead Ger.
mans more progress than tho re-
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5000 SLAVS KILLED
DURING REVOLUTION
| Continued From Page l

had him a refuge. In disguise. fleeing
from Hoishcyikl wrath
Gen. korniloffs whereabouts were
not stated
ksrcnsky Forces Penned Up
In Moscow. latest news indicated a
great force Of Holnheviki troops at.
lacking provisional government
forces hsrricadcd IN the kremiin.
This was exactly tho reverse ~ Mos.
COW reports Of few days ago when
kercnskys men were reported TO
have bottled up the isoisheviki in the
Krcmlln.
Lack Of food and supplies In both
pctrograd and Moscow was believed
likely TO force an early truce be.
tween the factions All OF RuSssa'H
railway workers have been on the
verge Of strike for more than a
week.
Worse Vet 10 Come
II strike comes. with ita total
stopparc OF all traffic. thousands will
Htarve. there will be no means Of
transporting munitions 90 the troops.
and there may result scenes OF an.
archy beside which the street fight.
ing and hloodnhcd Of even the dark
est months 81 Russia will lee nothing.
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POILUS WHOOP 'ER Up AS THEY :
GO TO ITALY TO FIGHT IN OPEN

ing in n second train. It too. was
loaded and started with VIM and
enthusiasm. Then came a Third
and the process went on and on.
The most Interested spectators
were a large group OF German pris-
orerS working on n nearby side
tack. They very soon learned from
the shouting French soldiers where
the loaded trains were bound
IL any evidence were needed OF
Frances morale. and how her fight
crs regard the war. the scene today
was sufficient. The troops had the
morale OF the early months of the
war II was chance to Highland
TO fight not from rat.ridden. verrnin-
infested trenches-but this time
probably In the open. Officers and
men alike hailed the chance.