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bloom before next spring or sum mer, They certainly >eserve more universal cultivation
 Q.-What color should the pond lily be? Miss C., Montgomery, Ala.
 A.-The true pond lily is yell ow, but the same name is often applied to other species of water lilies. Nymphia Lutea Is the correct name for the yellow pond lily.
 Q.-We had flower while living in Oregon called blue rocket. Would it grow here? Mrs. D.. Alabama City.
 A.-Blue rocket. monkshead, wolfs- bane. friars cap and wolfroot are common names for aconite, a peren- nial plan about four feet high, grow ing in shade; flowers blue and helmet shaped. It would grow here. and while poisonous, is a valuable plant in medicine.
 Q.-What is the marshmallow pl,-lt? Mrs. W.
 A.-The common name for althaea, which is known under many other names, depending on species of which there are many.
 o.-Arr hydrangess easily rooted? N P.
 A.-Very easily. A small cutting stuck into most any soil soon roots Some sorts are more difficult.
 Q.-Is ammonia water good for plants? Mrs. s. J.
 A.-Yes. but too dangerous for the amateur to use.
 Q.-My flower beds are badly in- Tested with red ants. What is a good, simple remedy outside of poisons? Mrs. c. T.
 A.-Work liberal quantities of to- bacco dust into the soil. This is a valuable fertilizer and reduces ant troubles. Sprinkling the beds with borax, sulphur. or lime tends to drive them off. You may find 1t necessary to poison or fumigate with bisulphide of carbon.
 Q.-What is the basket fern? Mrs. C., Oneonta, Ala.
 A.-Aspidium, known also as male fern, bears paw, sweet brake, etc.
 Q.-I have heard that gasoline sprayed on plants will destroy lice. Is this SO? Mrs. H. B.. Jemison, Ala
 Alt will kill lice but not many plants will survive the treatment. Better try small experiments before ruining lot of plants.
 Q.-Which is earlier, Snowflake or White Dent corn? W. B.
 A.-The Snowflake.
 Q.-What about the Osage canta- loupe and is the quality as good as the book says? J. C., Warrior. Ala.
 Alt is a large and late sort, dark green skin, flesh thick, yellow and quality splendid. There Is an early variety.
 Q.-I sent off and bought some Ex- cell watermelon seed and l notice that the seed are mixed, mostly black, but some white. Would you plant ? M. J.. Blountsville. Ala.
 A.-The Excel is cross or hy- brid and generally appears mixed. which Is natural with the variety. 4 melon will frequently contain both black and white seeds. The type has not been definitely fixed.
 Q.-What is this humus I see ad- vertised as a fertilizer for flowers Mrs. T. s.
 A.-Humus is simply decayed or partially decayed animal or vegetable matter. It would not be much error to call leaf mold or good woods earth humus. Humus. in effect, con tains the active plant food elements in any natural manures.
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Announcements

The Culture club will meet Thurs day afternoon at the public library at 3:30 o'clock. This will be Feder- ation day and reports from officers and delegates will feature the pro- gram.
 Mrs. Robert Smith will entertain the members of the Wednesday Bridge club Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. A. H. Rickart in the Oriean apartments.
 Mrs Ben Houston will be hostess to the members of the Auction Bridge club Wednesday at 1~o'clock, at her home on Dartmouth avenue
 The Woman's Missionary union of the First Baptist church will hold band meetings on Monday afternoon at 330 o'clock: Bands No. 1 and 2 at the church. Band No. 3 with Mrs w. l.. Maritime; Band No. with Mrs. John Perkins. and Band No. with Mrs. Wed Gwin.
 St. Agnes auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will hold a meeting on Monday afternoon at the church at 3:SO o'clock. Circle No, 4 will be in charge of the program and Mrs. Arthur Perkins will be leader.
 Miss Helen Rodenbers returned home Sunday night from Atlanta.
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Bushes. women,. Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the Business and Professional womens club will be held on Fri day evening at 6 o'clock at their club room.
 A special program has been pre- pared for this meeting when a number of prominent visitors will make short talks. Among those who will contribute to the program will be Mrs. H. F. Pearce. president of the state organization of Business and Professional Women; Dr. Lola Taylor. president of the Birmingham club: Hugh McEniry, president of the Rotary club; Dr. E. R. Smith, presi- dent of the Kiwanis club; c. N. Cowan, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. W. W. Hollings- worth, president of the Civic Im- provement league.
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 SEVEN

during the past month, and with the release of Lakey the cook was dis missed and housekeeping broken up.
 Lakey's trial has created a sen sation in all of north Alabama. He was accused of the murder of Deputy Ramsey two years ago, while the officer was engaged in She search of Lakey's premises for liquor. Evidence tended to show that the search was made after dark, which the supreme court ruled Illegal. and remanded the case for it's third trial. Henry Riddle of Talladega Is Iakey's attorney People in Clay county are anxiously awaiting the next trial.
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Garden Calendar for Last Half April

Vegetable GdPIant mustard, % radsh quashes turup out and other plants
 Field CropCorn cotton clove pasture mixtures peanuts, plants OrchadLook after Watch Don't overlook orchard and all trees. - Flower GrdenSet out Towering safe to plant in the all flower seed potted plants
 
 Get the soil in condition for planting activity Evergreens Plant something porch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-01
SACRED HARP SINGERS

Montgomery. April 30.-(Special.)-- The semi-annual conclave of the Capital Sacred Harp Singers will be held at the Montgomery county courthouse the first Sunday in May. This announcement was made today by M. c. Allgood, state commissioner of agriculture and secretary of the organization, which he organized in 1915. Invitations have been rendered to Sacred Harp singers of 4li sections If the state to attend the meeting. Commissionsr Allgood said he ex- pected . large number of persons to como In automobile from central and south Alabama.
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Maror Ionea to spealk

Mayor B. c. Jones will be the prin- cipal speaker at the meeting of the Parent Teacher association of the high school on Wednesday after noon in the auditorium at S:1b o'clock. What Are We Going to Do With Our Bond Issue for the Playground Movement?" will be the subject of the speakers address.
 In keeping with the spirit of the program for the meeting number of talks will be made along the lines of recreation including. Play, an Essential to a We'll Rounded Life" Prof. Felton Collier; Play In the Home," Mrs Ben G. Perry; All Year Supervisor and Instructor for Our City Fairgrounds" N. B. Parker.
 An invitation has been extended to all interested to attend this meeting, which will be one of the most en- tertaining of the year.
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FL0()DS AFFECT
 C0TT0fMARKET
Repcss ysTy on Number of AcT Tes Flaated-Mill Ac-
 counts 4 etter
Press

New 9.l-~As. ApriI So.-while price movements in cotton this week were somewhat wider than they have been they were still within narrow limits and the close was points lower to 26 points higher than the close of the preceding week. At the highest the list stood at net gains of IS to 34 points and at the lowest it stood at net losses of 16 to 2S points. May traded up to 17.12c at the middle of the week, after sagging to 16.71c in the yearly sessions, finally closing at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-01
 PITTSBURG "Y" WINS THE VOLLEY BALLTITLE

New York, April 3o.-Pittsburg Central Y. M. c. A. last night won the first national volley ball champion ship in the finals of two-day tour nament. held at the Brooklyn Central Y. M. c. A. Twenty-four teams, rep resenting all parts of the country, connected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-01
How Does Your Garden Grow?
By GEORGE B. M'vAY. sR.

AHerad readers requested of their gardening Mr. McVay behind seedan and practical trial Birmi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-01
MARINE NEWS
By AssocIated Pres.

Port Eads, April 30.-Arrived: Copan (Honduran), Te1a.
 Sailed: Cabedello, Buenos Aires; Columbia. Cartagena; Fl Isleo, New York; Else Hugo Shines tGerman), Hamburg; Excelsior, Havana; Fueloil, Miami; Truxi1lo, Tampa; West Wauna, Manchester.
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The Age-Herald msintnins special rep- rescntativcs In Bessemer for handling correspondence, advertising and suh- spondent, receives news items; phone Bessemer lo19. H. B. Walker. Realty building, manager of circnlatlon.
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and playgrounds and other attrac- tions.
 w. E. Surratt of the permanent headquarters committee reported that no selection had been made and rec commended that the present location be retained until more suitable quar- ters could be secured. George Rut- ledge recommended that a statement be mailed out each month to the members.
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Finished Family Wash at 25 Cents a Pound means the FULL wash (except flat work, starched collars, etc.) is laundered and beautifully ironed ready to wear. We're the pioneers and the leaders iu this service.
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' Cents [ a Pound

This dry wash service is very Spopular, because it's per- S|fectly splendid washing and you really don't have to iron a great many pieces at all. The price is very cheap, in- deed.
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ADJUSTMENTS
By EsteIle Benthea Marlowe
TEXAS GUINAN IN PERSON AT
 LOEW'S BIJOU THIS WEEK


 LOEW's BIJOU THIS WEEK
 Texas Guinan. "the female Bill Hart" with her company of six, in- cluding her horse Waco" will ap- pear in person at Ioews Bijou dur ing the first half of this week in the stirring play. "Spitfire." the com pany includes the Texas Ranger, Jack Ginn. and other well known actors.
 In addition to Miss Guinan and the members of the "Spitfire' company, there will also De other acts on the vaudeville bill for the first half of this week. among them the Leach LaQuinlan Trio, who will be seen in gymnastic and other versatile feats Pat Downey and Charlotte Whiting in comedy talking and singing skit, entitled Just Kids" while Dave Bender and Harry Armstrong will present comedy offering.
 "Shams of Society" is the title of the additional screen feature, with an allstar cast including Barbara Castleton and Monragu Love, and the scenes and settings all in perfect harmony with the story material, all blending into an artistic whole. UNUSUAL FEATURE
 HEADS BILL AT LYRIC
 When Julian Eltinge, whose fame as female impersonator Is known wherever the footlights glare, put the title role in The Fascinating Widow" there was a country wide search for an artist who could carry 1t, and it finally disclosed MartelIe, who will head the bill at the Lyric for the first half of the week. Critics have rated Martelle as being one of the best of female impersonators and a worthy successor of Eltinge.
 Bob Murphy and Jerry Ross, Com bfning Business With Pleasure" are reputed to combine singing with laughter to an even greater extent than their billing would warrant. Both are said to have pleasing voices,
 special feature of the bill will be, The Interview" offered by James Carlisle and Isabelle Lamar Jimmis Carlisle is known as one of the long est, leanest and slippegt boys in the theatrical game. His partner. Isa- belle Lamar. is known in vaudeville as The Girl With the $5,000 Arm" {"
 Other features of the bill will be Burke and Beatty" in q comedy not pourri, and De Witt, Burns and Tor renee. who offer. "The Awakening of Toys" There are the usual Lyric attractions on tho screen; Pathe News and an AeSop's Fable.
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Depend On
 'J1the American

Dry wash, which includes everything washed and sent home dry, but not starched, except the flatwork, which is ironed ready to use, is only
Evening star., 1922-04-05
AMATEURS TO AID
PLAYH0USEFUND
Lafayette Square Players
Will Make Bow in Three
0ne-Act Plays.

The Lafayette Square Players. a
company which has been organized
for the purpose not only Of amateur
theatricals, but to help raise funds
to build an amateur playhouse for
Washington, will make its initial bow
to the public on Saturday night at
Carroll Hall, where three one-act
plays will be presented.
The organization, which Is compos-
ed largely of persons from the De-
partment of the Interior, is headed
by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell'
president and business manager. The
dramatic director is Mrs. Alice Sig
worth Morse.
The need for an amateur playhouse
is recognized here among those in
terested in amateur theatricals. it is
stated, and the Lafayette Square
Players will work with this end in
view.
The cast for the play. Holly Tree
Inn" by Charles Dickens. will in
clude: Capt. Walmers. Ralph Hunt,
internal revenue bureau: Cobbs (the
innkeeper), Albert Jonas, pension
bureau; Mrs. Cobbs (the innkeepers
wife), Mrs. Winifred Allen, Librarian,
Indian affairs: Betty (the maido, Miss
Lawrence O'Brien; Harry Walmors
(the captains son), Master Prentiss
Taylor, and Miss Nora (Harry's
sweetheart). Miss Elizabeth Martin.
The cast for The American
Harem" will be: Frank Glynn, An
thony Burns; Alice Glynn (Frank's
wife), Miss Beatrice Duke; Prof.
Asbury franks friend), o. w. Good
win; Nora (the maid), Miss Mary
Thyson; Madeline (Frank's cot1sin),
Miss Mary Beadle; Stella franks
sister,. Miss Ranghild Johnson; Mrs.
Glynn Franks mother). Mrs. Mar
garet Hopkins Worrell.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
$7,5OQ,0DOURGED
FOR WILSON DAM
Senate Committee Recon-
mends Resuming Work on
Muscle Shoals Project.

Resumption of work on the gigantic
Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals, Ala,
under charge of Army engineers. was
recommended today by the Senate
agricultural committee.
The committee voted unanimously
to report an amendment to the Army
supply bill, when 1t is presented to
the Senate, providing an appropria-
tion of $7,50O,000 to finance work on
the dam for one year beginning July
l next.
Would Expedite Completion.
Committee members agreed with
Chairman Norris that the action was
taken solely in order to expedite COM
tirely without prejudice to offers for
operation, completion, purchase or
lease of the Muscle Shoals project
received by the government from
Henry Ford, the Alabama Power
Company, Frederick E. Engstrum or
others.
Some anxiety was exhibited by COM
mitteemen that the amendment might
be held subject to point of order In
the Senate, but Chairman Norris ex-
planned that after carefully examin-
ing the Senate rules. 1t was his opin-
ion that a point Of order could not
be upheld.
Senator HnrriSOn's Suggestion.
Senator Harrison, democrat. Missis-
sippi, suggested that the agricultural
committee should communicate its in
tention to the Interpretations COM
mittee in charge of the Army bill.
and. If possible, obtain its approval
of the proposed amendment. Senator
Norris said he would see the appro-
priation members and endeavor to
win their support for the proposition.
On motion Of Senator Harrison the
committee authorized Chairman Nor
ris to draft the amendment and pre-
sent it to the Senate at the proper
time.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
WILL ADDRESS AID CLUB.
National Organization Head to
Meet Local Members April 1S.

Charles Henry Macintosh, president
of the Associated Advertising Clubs.
will speak at a special meeting of the
Washington Advertising Club at the
City Club, Tuesday. April IS. The ways
and means committe of the local or
ganization is making arrangements for
the meeting.
Mr.. Macintosh recently addressed
400 members Of the New York Adver-
tising Club. Soon after his election to
the presidency, he made arrangements
whereby he could devote his entire
time to the work of the national organ
ization for one year. He is serving
without compensation.
He closed his desk in Chicago. pack
ed his grip and took to the road on
a tour that includes every advertis-
ing club in the United States and Can
ada-more than 200 all told. He is
out to present the story of the work
and the plans of the organization first
hand to the business men of North
America.
Mr.. Macintosh has a keen insight
into educational problems, and is much
interested in the broad, effective truth
in-advertising work which the national
body is doing.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
CLAIMS S. 900 DAMAGES.
Emmie L. Darby Charges Illegal

Claiming that she was evicted from
an apartment at 3O34 P street north
west Emmie l. Darby today filed suit
in the District Supreme Court against
Martha Breen for $1,000 damages. 1t
was alleged by the plaintiff that al
though the rent of her apartment was
paid to January Is of this year her
landlady moved out her belongings
January without authority and in
disregard of her wishes.
The declaration states that the de-
fendant broke into tire apartment
for the purpose of evicting plaintiff
without giving the legal notice to
which she was entitled. Attorneys
Leo E. Simonton and Raymond Neu-
decker appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
SUICIDE, DYING BY GAS,
SHOWS WANING POWER
BY NOTES IN HIS DIARY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 5.-Notes
written in a diary by hano
turning cold in death was the
legacy left Mrs. Eugene X. Martin,
whose husband yesterday was
found dead in his East Side apart
ment, a suicide by gas.
Written under April Atm. IN q
clear. firm hand, was the nrst
entry:
Il am tired. so tired! / have
given life fair trial, but failed 10
find intere1t therein"
Equally firm was the entry:
Listening to wireless while un-
dergoing this process of destruc-
ton"
Then a little less legible:
II am still on my feet, but start
ing to get dizzy"
Still less controlled the hand
that wrote:
II am weaker"
Just readable:
Goodbye, Alice. God bless
you. 1 love you"
Then a wavy line-a sentence
never completed.
Evening star., 1922-04-05

John W. Saxon. a sergeant of K
Company, 115th Infantry, 29th Di-
vision, who was killed in action in
France, October 10, 1918, will receive
full military honors and burial in
Arlington cemetery tomorrow after
noon.
Saxon was a student of Central
High School of this city, was captain
Of the Central High School foot ball
team Of 1915 and prominent in fra
was a member Of the Lamba Sigma
Fraternity.
The body was among the last con-
tingent to arrive home from France.
The funeral will be held in the Metho-
O'Clock, under direction Of Cissel-
saxon Post, American Legion, of Sill
yer Spring, Md. The post will gather
in civilian dress at l o'clock at tho
armory. at Silver Spring. together
pany, and automobile transportation
will be furnished by the post. Ar
tillery caiSson from Fort Meyer will
convey the body to Arlington ceme-
terry.
in the Meuse-Lorraine sector. He
was awarded the distinguished serv-
ice cross posthumously for extraor-
dinary bravery in action in the
Argonne ForeSt, and also received a
citation from the commander of the
29th Division for being the first man
of that division to enter the German
trenches in Alsace.
>Sergt. Saxon was the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Saxon, and was born
in Alvin, Tex, in 1897. He enlisted
in Company X, 1st Maryland Infantry,
company on the Mexican border. At
the outbreak of the world war
Company K was mustered into federal
service, and entrained from Silver
Spring for Camp Mcclellan, where it
trained for overseas.
Saxon was honored in the naming
Of ,Cissell-Saxon Post, American
Legion. which was named for him
and for the late Lieut.. Carroll Cissel.
also of Company X, who died follow.
ing his return home from service
Evening star., 1922-04-05
NEW BOY SCOUT TROOP.
Addition to Ranks Of Local Organi-
zation Announced.

been augmented by the addition of
a. new troop. known as Troop 67,
according to announcement made yes
terday.
G. L. woodhouse, assistant secre-
tary of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, was
appointed scoutmaster, while the as
sistant scoutmasters are William A.
Clark and Frank L. Barkley.
The troop had its installation cere-
monies at the Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church last night. which will
be it's headquarters in the future.
Deputy Field Scout Commissioner c.
A. Bell presented the pins and GER
tificates. The charge to the new
scouts was presented by Senior Pa
troll Leader Thomas McConville of
Troop 100. An address on Scouting
and Its Teaching" was delivered by
Field Scout Executive j. T. K. Plant.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
WOUNDED CHILDREN DIE.
Hurting of Bombs and Robbery
Among Belfast Disorders.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELFAST. April 5.-Two children.
wounded during the week end dis
order, died today.
a tramcar depot in Falls road was
raided today. The cashier was bound
and robbed of $3.50.
The circulation manager of a Bel
fast newspaper received a telegram
from Raphoe, County Donegal, where
the supporters of Eamon De Valera
have been reported as very active,
saying:
"All Belfast papers burned this
morning. Send no more"
Two bombs were exploded here last
night and there was some shooting.
Two women were wounded.
A mutinous section of the Irish re-
publican army yesterday seized the
Milford barracks, in County Donegal,
after ejecting the Free State garrison.
IRISH "LEGATIoN" CLOSED.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
SEEKS HIS WIFE: IS HELD.
Man Asks Police to Aid Search.
Accused of Non-Support.

A man who said he is William Tar
mon visited police headquarters yes
terday and told Policeman Frank
Nussbaum he wanted the police to try
to locate his wife, Mrs. Edith Tarmon.
step inside" Nussbaum said to
him, recalling that a man of his name
had been indicted for alleged failure
to support his wife.
Tarmon was turned over to the
marshal by Detectives Lynn and Cox.
An indictment for alleged non-sup-
port was reported against him last
week. the police said.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
IRISH "LEGATIoN" cLosE1
Republic Supporter Gives Up Eff
forts in South. America.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, April 5.-Laurence
Ginnell, who came here last year as
an envoy from the Dali Eireann seek
ing the recognition of the Irish re-
public, has closed the Legation" and
sailed for Ireland.
Ginnell issued long farewell mes
sage addressed to 1.-The Friends of
Ireland in South America" in which
he characterized the fall of the re-
public as the greatest Irish disaster
since the death of Owen Roe O'Neill,
in 1649. He regarded this as only
temporary, however.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
CHOIR BOYS TO BE GUESTS.

Choir boys of Epiphany Chapel.
choir of st. Paurs Episcopal Church.
23d street northwest, tonight. This
is the first of a series of joint meet
ings between the choirs of the vari-
GUS Episcopal churches. The boys
from Epiphany Chapel will be in
charge of Rev. William L. Haupt, as
sistant vicar of the chapel.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
14S|NN FE|NERS
FREED|N ENGLAND
Last of Prisoners Ordered
Turned From JaiIs by Brit
ish Government.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 5.-Fourteen Sim
Feiners were released from English
prisons during the week end on or
ders from the government. They are
believed to be the last of such pris-
oners convicted of offenses in this
country.
1t is reported their release was pur-
suant to a government decision to
grant amnesty to all Sim Fein pris-
oners in England, whether their Of
fenses were committed before or
after the truce.
WOUNDED CHILDREN DIE.
Evening star., 1922-04-05
STUDENTS BAN DRINKING.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April s.
The student council at william and
Mary College has banned drinking at
the institution, voting to expel a man
who is found under the influence of
liquor after he has once been warned.
The decision was made public in the
Flat Hat. official college publication.
Evening star., 1922-04-05

Burma pride themselves on their long
necks. The stretching process to
produce the champagne-bottie neck
begins when girl is ten or twelve
years Of age.