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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
THIN OUT PLANTS
IN GARDEN ROWS
Remove Weak Ones and Give Others
Better Chance to Grow
and Mature.

The world for many years has taker
care of it's weaklings and long since
gave up the old practice of the Spar.
! tans of exposing young children or
the hillsides. leaving the feeble babies
to die. Eut the war gardener mus
show himself heartless in thinning out
his vegetable plat and get rid of weak
! lings. Weakly and spindly plants will
take the strength from the ground
which should be reserved for the
stronger plants.
After the plants have come up thickly
together and are big enough to take hold
of, they should be thinned out severely
Those that remain will give greater cror
Of better uality than too many plants left
in the row.
In this process thin them so that
the roots of every plant will have
enough room to spread out and seek
the plant food in the soil. If too many
plants are trying to eat the nourish-
ment out of the soil. none of them
same reason it Is important to keep
weeds out and not let them share the
food in the ground which should go to
your vegetables. Ordinarily in thin
ming II Is DeCteT TO pun out the plants
! In the center Of the punches which have
come up together.
The gardener may have to modify at
times the system, and in order to insure
sufficient spacing between plants leave
one Of the weaker ones If it is found
that there is plenty of space between
it and the next plant and that it will
not take from the strength of others.
Thin your plants to these distances:
Carrots, 2 inches; endive, 8 inches.
.kale. inches; kohlrabi, 6 inches; let
tuce. 8 inches; parsley. inches; rad
ish 2 inches; spinach, 3 inches; turnip,
inches; beet. 4 inches; parsnip, 3
inches; satisfy. 3 inches; onions, 3
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
Keep Cantaloupes Growing.

Many gardeners, even If they have
only a limited space in which to plant,
will want few hills of cantaloupes.
These may be planted in the open now,
and planting should be done at once,
else the melons are likely not to ma
ture. Make the hills nearly level with
the surface. Dig out a space two feet
across and ten inches to a foot deep.
In the bottom place a shovelful of old,
well rotted manure, covering this to
within two inches Of the top with fine
ly pulverized soil with which an equal
part of sand has been mixed.
Plant four or five seeds in each hill.
two or three inches apart. Either in
the center or at one side Of the hill
place an ordinary tin tomato can with
both ends cut out, burying the can to
Its upper edge in the ground. In dry
seasons this gives a means of watering
the cantaloupes that is much better
than any other form of irrigation.
II the cantaloupes are attacked by
aphis, dust the plants thoroughly, on
the upper and under sides of the leaves
and on the stalks. with fine dust; ordi-
nary garden soil or road dust finely
pulverized is the kind. If the vines can
be thoroughly sprayed with bordeaux
mixture, 80 that the spray reaches
every part Of the leaves and vines, this
will put an end to the aphis. 1t will
also kill the tiny black beetles that
often prey on the vines. The spraying
must be thorough, however, If it is to
do any good. Keep the plants well
watered in dry weather, and keep the
soil loose and free from weeds: in this
way the vines will have a chance to
grow rapidly and mature the melons
before the cool weather of fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
USE THE HOE FREELY
IN GARDENING WORK
Implement Is Gardeners Machine
Gun in Warfare Against Chok-
ing Weed Growths.

Gardeners cannot be too free In
the use Of the hoe in their work OF cul-
tivating the crops that are to supply
homo tables with fresh vegetables dur
ing the summer. Almost any other i'm
plement could better be spared from
the gardening equipment that the hoe
and with this machine gun OF the gar
den the man who Is cultivating either
a big or little war garden can do more
to help the vegetables to grow. and to
win the battle against tho growth OF
weeds choking out the food crops than
with any other one implement
Tho greatest discoveries are usually
the simplest, after their truth is once
revealed. Nothing has done more to
further the science Of farming than
the discovery Of the fact that II you
keep stirring UP the soil around plant
it grows and produces better. There
fore there can be no better advice fol-
the gardener than this: Keep hoeing
hoe some more, and then some. Ere
quent hoeing will save much water and
this is that the dust cover or mulch, as
it is called, which Is formed by the
breaking up of the surface soil into fine
particles. keeps the moisture in the
soil down around the roots OF the
plants from evaporating.
You have all seen how a lamp wick
apparently sucks up oil from the car
OF tank by what is known as "captl-
larry attraction" The same thing hap.
pens to the moisture in the soil unless
there is something to check this evapo'
ration. Hoeing does the trick. 1t keeps
the soil beneath moist and mellow.
It is not necessary to hoe deeply
about an inch being enough. Hoe
every seven days at least. and Away:
after a rain or watering, to break w
the crust which forms. Hoeing should
start as soon as the eye can follow
the green rows. Sometimes it can bt
started before, particularly II rain and
sun have caked the dirt over the seed:
before the sprouts get to the surface
In that case this crust should be broker
up. Another advantage of frequent
hoeing is that it will not give the
weeds a chance to make any progress
The sooner they can be killed off after
they appear above the surface the bet
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
Fighting Cutworms.

One of the deadliest pests with which
the gardener has to contend Is the cut
worm, which, working at night. cuts on
the tender young stalks just beneath
the surface of the ground and thus
kills any vegetable that is not able to
make new growth from the root. Corn
is about the only vegetable that ever
makes such recovery after being cut
off by cutworms.
1t is possible to kill or to drive away
cutworms by putting q few drops Of
carbon bisulphid around the vegetable
hills. The chemical does not damage
the vegetables in the least. but its hor-
rible fumes kill or drive away cutworms
and other pests. In using it the great
est care must be taken, as 1t Is highly
inflammable and is likely to explode If
an open flame or fire Of any kind Is
within several feet Of 1t.
A medicine dropper may be used in
applying 1t. Punch holes an inch or so
deep, using lead pencil or stick about
that size. Drop few drops of the car
bon bisulphid into each hole and cover
at once with soil. Half dozen holes,
surrounding hills of cantaloupes. lima
beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and the
like. and doped with the chemical. will
do the work. 1t Is expensive. however,
and for that reason poisoned bait is
more often used in fighting cutworms.
This bait is described elsewhere in
these columns today. 1t is also to be
used with the greatest care. as 1t will
kill chickens, dogs and even children,
as well as cutworms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

department; Mrs. Grace Porter Hon.
kins. representing the United States
employment service at the Industrial
Miss Mary L. Williamson, active IN mo-
ton picture and other civic betterment.
In reporting the war work Accomplished
by the District of Columbia federated
many efforts made in the District to
serve both the soldiers in camps here
abouts and the girls doing war emer-
gency work in federal departments.
The federation" she said, has been
represented on woman's loan COMMITTEES
commissions for war library and camp
activities, war savings stamps. GirIs'
Scout council. advisory board of home
demonstration, food administration.
Federated Council on Employment and
Red Cross activities. Located at the
heart of the country. we are receiving
not only your sons. but your daughters
as well, and the District is trying to do
its best for you"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
PLAN TO GROW BEANS
TO BUY THRIFT STAMPS

Hero is hint from Johnstown. Pa.
to boys and girls Of the National Capital
who are cultivating war gardens:
Plant beans-just the common navy
beans, such as are used for baking or
making into bean soup-sell them for
the use Of tho soldiers. and buy thrift
stamps with the proceeds.
That is what the boys and girls. and
grown-ups as well. arc doing in Johns
town and all over Cambria county. Pa.
A report from Johnstown says:
Every boy and girl in the county
outside the city limits is to grow at
least one bushel of beans. and 1t is
expected they will have twenty carloads
or more. They will be shipped to the
Army and the money received invested
In baby bonds In this way they are
going to make the war gardens do dou-
bly, patriotic duty. NJ. S. Benty, county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
WAR GARDEN AND POULTRY YARD
IRON MEN INDICTED.
Three Chicago Concerns Accused by
Federal Grand Jury,

NEW YORK. May 1o.-Two 1ndiceS
ments charging violation Of the Shers
man antitrust law and criminal misuse
of tho mails were returned by the feds
eral grand jury here today against ths
Ironite Company. Master Builders
Company. and United Products Com.
pany, all of Chicago. and q number Of
individuals.
The individual defendants are Edward
I. Bucklin. Sylvester W. Fleshcim. Sid<
ney L. Flesheim. Richard +. Bishop,
Harold E. Smith. William o. Belt. Solos
mon NJ. Hexter and Louis F. Body
They are accused OF conspiracy TO res
strain trade in manufacturing pulvers
lied iron used in connection with cons
prices and uniform cash discounts in
the sale of the product. and Of appor~
tioning territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

superintendent Of schools. is back of
the movement
Everybody hero seems to be busy at
war gardening. Tho employees Of the
Cambria and Lorain steel companies.
the National Radiator Company. and
other concerns are raising ammuni-
ton" as well as making ammunition
with which to help shell the enemy out
Of the trenches. At tho Cambria COM
pany's plant more than 80 acres have
been set aside for gardens for the men.
The school children have lined up
with their hoes to beat the kaiser.
and their teachers are helping them.
They are given credit for their garden
work. There Is a practice garden at
nearly every school. Max Schwartz, a
local merchant, has offered $500 in
prizes, 500 for the best school gar
dens and $500 for the finest home
gardens. This community is doing its
share in the national movement to keen
the food following the flag and win the
war with food"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
The OTHER ANGLE
Between the Lines
BY KIRK MILLER.

Now that they've got that Missouri
senatorial leak plugged up it's begin
ming to listen as If 1t were safe enough
to discard the chamois-stained spats
for a set Of seashore- going sandals
guaranteed not to admit more than six
teen ounces Of sand to one pound OF
shoe.
You never can be sure that spring is
officially here unless you establish a
listening post in the vicinity of the
high heels and watch the buttons go
north and south with the thermometer.
When the old strip crawls gleefully up
flops gloomishly south. and when they
start exchanging buttons for eyelets.
then you can take off the mustard
plasters and let your shoulder blades
wave loosely in the electric fan. Spring
is present and skipping on all six
cylinders!
Living space is becoming so CO.
quettish in Washington that the only
way you can get house is to inherit
one, and the way the landlords are
Maryland and Virginia you'd think we
WERE a bunch of alien enemies.
The property owner claims that he
has been good. faithful landlord and
own bathroom plumbing for the past
.'steen. years, and now that the old
shack is about to chirp for a new roof
he's going to let you pay more rent,
buy in fee simple or evaporate faster
than a box of bon-bons at a seminary
graduation.
And now that the third liberty loan is
convalescent it's a cinch the kaiser Is
about one jump ahead of the alienists
and about two stumbles ahead of a fit.
confined to the theaters. but that won't
make any difference to the wife. She
never did put any limits on her four
minute addresses. either at home or at
the club. and now that wars are 80
unanimous she's going to have her fling
with the chin maneuVers.
Which proves that those street car
advertisements Haunting a new brand
Of strfngless string beans are to be
taken very cautiously. If we ever saw
inspiring as those skip-stop ads we'd
believe that a string bean could be
taught to leave its sspangles at home
until they start drafting hemp rope.
We know a species of string beans
planted in a war garden that has
strings on 'em tougher than the At
lantic cable and longer than a Hol-
stein Jerseys cud. Easily!
No one ever successfully answered the
question as to the real motive for
ophy of the hypothenuse probably
comes under the same heading as holes
in doughnuts and revolving doors that
are always spinning the wrong way.
We suspect that Jazz bands collect all
the excess string beans and use the
result for the bull fiddle. but this sus:
picion cannot be verified, as verifica-
tons are strictly against the rules Of
censorship and we don't like to rub
the censor against the nap.
Still and all. it's good thing to alb
sorb these street car signs with a
pinch of salt, as stringless string beans
are in the same class with steam
heated collar buttons. stickless postage
stamps. self-ventilating shoe strings
and perpetual motion-there amt no such
thing. Might as we'll!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
Spray, Spray, Spray.

If the gardener does not possess some
sort Of spraying apparatus he should
buy one at once. String beans, lima
beans, tomatoes. potatoes. cucumbers
elephants and everything that grows in
the garden is subject to attacks OF
some insect pest or other, and sys-
tematic spraying is the only sure way
to keep the pests under central.
The Department Of Agriculture has
issued a special bulletin on insect
pets of the garden and methods for
their control. Every gardener should
have one of these bulletins, and should
use the remedies directed, at the times
and seasons suggested, If the garden is
to produce the crops it should produce
Spray often; spray thoroughly; spray
intelligently. And then spray again.
A Pointer on Corn.
Complaint is often made that sweet
corn is ruined by the ravages of a
grub that enters the ears at the tins
and feeds on the tender young kernels.
running the ears before they mature.
These grubs are the offspring of a
common butterfly that lays its eggs in
the tips OF the corn ears, the eggs
Matching into the destructive and dis
gushing grubs.
To keep sweet corn free from these
grubs, dust the tips Of the ears. as
soon as the silk begins to show, with
air-slacked lime finely pulverized. An
ordinary pepper or salt shaker serves
admirably as busting device. Apply
the air-slacked lime-common hydrat-
ed or garden lime will do very we'll
literally, early in the morning when
the dew is still on the corn. Three or
four days later give another applica-
ton. Usually two will be plenty.
This is too slow and too costly If
large fields are concerned, but in the
average home garden the work can be
done in an hour or less. The hydrated
or air-slacked lime applied as directed
will surely and effectively prevent the
damage done by the corn grubs and
permit the ears to develop fully and
perfectly. with no disgusting evil
dences Of the attacks of the pests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Sorosis, the pioneer woman's club in
America, was founded-just fifty years
ago-by newspaper women in New
York in resentment over the action
Of the Press Club Of that city in refus-
ing to admit woman journalists to the
club banquet given in honor Of Charles
Dickena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
BUSY SEAS0NFOR
GARDENERS IS HERE
Planting Time and War
Against Weeds and Garden
Pests Leave Little Idle Time.

With season. soil and weather condi-
lions just right for all garden opera
tions, war gardeners in this locality
will be busy for the next two weeks.
Early crops should all be up by this
time, and tho second paintings. II not
already made. should be attended to at
once.
Just now. too, is the time to keep
light after weeds, and to see that cut
worms, black beetles and other garden
pests do not have a chance to damage
the tender plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Sixteenth Street Heights SEWING cir
cle-Mrs. Carl F. Stuhler was hostess
~ t. the members and their. guests at the
an entertainment for the benefit OF
the Red Cross. Mrs A. Nj Blair de-
scr1bed her experiences in England a,
the beginning of the war. Mrs Brad
ford and Mrs. Reed sang, accompanied
by Mrs. Dickinson at the piano. Ruf.
fet luncheon was served. Mrs. Vree-
man will entertain the circle Tuesday
at her home in Elder street.
North Capitol W. c. IT. U. met Mon.
day evening at the residence OF Mrs
w. r. Moore. Is Adams street, with an
excellent attendance.
Several reports were read, but the
ming the recitals to be given at the
Ebbitt House May II and is, with Eu-
richetta .Onellf. prima donna; Signor
cr nPs Ma sswaste pan harp agG
ception to be held on the first Friday
evening in June at the North Capito]
N. +: Church I'm honor of Mrs. Theodore
T. Moore who will return from the
bers will be introduced. Mrs. George
T. Henderson and Mrs Mclean, wife OF
the. pastor of Douglas NJ. E. Church
and Miss Mabel Armstrong.
The william H. Beck Circle, No. 4
Ladies' of the G. A. r., met Monday
evening at the Colonial School, the
president. Mrs. Frances Adams, presid-
ing. Delegates to the annual meeting
OF the Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs. William H. Beck were elected
delegates and Mrs. G.. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Mary Fitz-Parker alternates
Much good work is being done by the
ported.
W. c. r. 1.-THE Francis Barnes red
letter day was observed recently by a
social meeting held at the homA of Mrs.
Nellie NJ. Parkins. the Cambridge. A
sketch of the life work of Francis
Barnes was given: Mrs. Limeback con-
tributed Rotations. Miss KlQss of
and her sister, Miss Kloss, played Sc
lections on the violin.
Mount Pleasant Branch. w. Q. r. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

The Emma Sanford Shelton Union. w.
T.. met at the home of Mrs G. Git
Wick. 1909 Sth street, will entertain
the union Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Court F. Wood. president of the District
of Columbia Federation. heads a rep
resentative delegation of District Of
Columbia clubwomen to participate In
the great war biennial Of the General
companying Mrs. Wood were Mrs. Au-
gustus knight. state director, whose
special activities center in the victory
commission and in tho work Of the art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

The League OF American Penwom.,
VIII mold ITS annual meeting tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12

Patrfots' Memorial Chapter, ID. A. r.
The annual meeting of the chapter was
held Tuesday evening. at the residence
of the regent, Mrs. J.. A. Arnold, 1874
9Th street northeast. Reports of off,
GERS showed gratifying results for work
of past year. The following were
elected to serve the coming year: Re-
gent. Mrs. A. H. Scofield; second vice re-
gent, Mrs. Annie C. Tuohy; recording
secretary. Mrs. ]. 7. Curry: correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. c. B. Aitchison;
treasurer. Mrs. w. B. Douglass: regis
trar, Mrs Annie P. Ordway; historian,
Mrs. E. E. Brown; chaplain, Mrs. VIM.
C. White.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-24

There will be no issue of the Daily News tomorrow, Christmas.
 Mrs. Marcella Arthur of Little Rock IS in the city visiting friends.
 We appreciate your business. Neals Pressing Shop. Phone 324. 2ld3
 Mrs. c. H. Moore and daughter Sarah Lee Moore, are here for visit with relatives and friends.
 WANTED-Ten good tiemakers; can make big money. Apply Clark Co. Lumber Co.,. Smithton. Ark. 29w2
 Mir and Mrs. J. A. Bryan and Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Began are spending the week visiting relatives at Camden.
 Messrs. Mart and Nit Wade, for mer residents of Prescott, were here this morning visiting old friends. With their families they are here for the holidays and are guests of their brother, Jno. l. Wade and family.
 Lieut.. David w. Pierce who was re- gently discharged from the army at Camp Beauregard, La, spent last night in the city en route to Blevins where he will join Mrs. Pierce. Lieut. Fierce was principal of the Blevins high school before his induction into the service
 A report has reached here that the a smain which supplies Prescott, has bursted at point where it goes un- der Sulphur river some miles south of here, which probably explains the low gas pressure which is in evidence in the city since last night No de- tails of the break could be learned. Prescott will celebrate Christmas ! morrow with no public Christmas l trees save in the churches which will be for the little folks. Some of the churches had planned white Christ mas trees at which time goods would be donated for the benefit of the poor of the city, but these were abandoned and the churches will cooperate with the Goodfellows Club in the same charitable work.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-12-24
TEACHERS HONOR
 DEAD MEMBER

At meeting of the Womens Teach CTS Association held Friday after noon, a committee composed of Miss Mary Fortner, Mrs Frances B. Kerrot and Mrs. Maybelle W. Draper was ap-
 pointed to draft resolutions on tf death of Miss Lucy Gam, former teacher in the Peabody school. The resolution is as follows:
 "lnasmuch as God, in Hiss all-wise power and justice, has seen fit to re- move from our midst in the flower of her womanhood our co-worker. Miss Lucy Gam, and
 w Whereas, We miss her association. her helpful advice, and unshrinking assistance in any task undertaken by us, be it
 Resolved, That we, the w. T. A.. in annual assemblage do realize with aching hearts the loss we have sus- tained:
 That we commend to others, as a shining example, her loyalty, her good cheer, her readiness to serve, her thoughtfulness of others, and her ap- preclation of her co-workers and of the work of this association.
 That, though we shall sadly hiss her, We humbly bow to the will of the Great Teacher, who said, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my little ones ye have done it unto me- and blessed is he that endureth unto the end for he shall receive crown of life '"-Arkansas Democrat.