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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
FRENCH ENDIvE

Most of us consider this vegetable
as a luxury But this need not be so
since it is easily grown. For years
the process of forcing the roots was
somewhat of a trade secret. In fact,
much of the blanched product was
imported from Belgium and France
whence the name French endive. AS
matter of fact the plant is a chicory
and a close relative of the dandelion.
The seed may be sown in June or
early July in the open ground just
as one would SOW parsnips or carrots.
Before real freezing weather sets tn'
the plants are dug and placed in the
storage cellar. In December or
January, as desired, the roots are
packed upright in boxes and covered
with eight or nine inches of sand or
sifted hard coal ashes. Watered
thoroughly and placed in a tempera-
ture of so to so degrees. the roots
send up crowns of leaves through the
covering. These leaves are the
endive of the market. The white
color is due OF course to the lack OF
light while covered.
In commercial establishments,
forcing is carried on in larger scale
in beds but the process is essentially
the same as described. French
endive is. another luxury that the
home gardener can have without much
expense or unusual effort.
The chicory roots may be left in
the ground all Winter and as Spring
approaches may be banked with a foot
or more of soil. AS warm weather
develops, the leaf crowns will push
UP through the soil cover and may be
cut when six or eight inches in length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
ROSE VARIETIES

AS one studies catalogues, especially
those of rose specialists, he becomes
astounded at the vast array of varie-
ties. AS a matter of fact, the large
number becomes real confusing, espe-
cially when each is described in glow
ing terms. Since the average gar
dener does not care to turn his flower
er garden into variety test, the fol.
lowing information obtained by the
American Rose Society as result of
circularizing its membership. should
prove interesting and helpful.
Based on 755 replies, the following
u hybrid tea and teas arranged ac-
cording to choice were given prefer
ence: Radiance, Ophelia, Red RAJ
dance, Duchess of Wellington, Los
Angeles, Madame Butterfly, Columbia,
Gruss an TeplitZ, Souvenir de Claudius
Pernet, Nine. Edouard Herriot, Kai-
sirin Auguste Victoria and Mrs. Aaron
Ward.
OF these many local gardeners
would eliminate Souvenir de Claudius
Pernet and Nine. Edouard Herriot on
account of susceptibility to disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
CLUB NOTES

Pruning demonstrations will feature
the February % activities of two of
the local horticultural clubs. the
Woodbridge Garden Club and the Ia
koma Horticultural Club. Mr.. Edwin
c. Powell of the Department OF Agri-
culture will conduct both demonstra-
| tions, at Takoma in the forenoon and
at Woodbridge in the afternoon. Mr..
Powell is unusually well quailfled 10
demonstrate pruning operations. haV'
ing spent his early life on a large
fruit farm. in New York.
The Takoma demonstration will be
held from 1912 am. on the grounds
of Z. La Pelle, 7419 Blair road. The
| Woodbridge demonstration will com:
mence at 2:30 pm. at the home. OF
DR.. r. J. Haskell, 1902 Lawrence
street northeast.
Those who have trees and shrubs
to prune can i'll afford to miss this
opportunity to gain f1rst-hand informa-
ton. Mr.. Powell will gladly answer
questions. Beginners will find it far
easier to acquire knowledge at these
demonstrations than from almost any
amount of reading.
Mr.. David Lumsden addressed the
Battery Park Garden Club at it's noon
day meeting Friday February IL, dis
cussing various timely topics of inter
est to suburban gardeners. Mr..
Lunsden, as hartman Of the exhibit
ton committee of the American Horti-
cultural Society. will be in charge of
the flower show to be held June / and
9 at the Washington Hotel. He would
like very much to get in touch with
prospective exhibitors and will be very
glad to advise concerning plant ma
terials and their care.
The Moslem religion numbers among
it's adherents at least one-seventh of
the population of the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

sides the artificial or chemical ma
nures. Sheep manure, which comes
in dried, pulveriZed form. is an eX-
cellent food for the garden. This is
rather expensive, but not much more
so than stable manure at present
prices. Sheep manure is less disa.
greeable to handle and has the ad-
vantage Of being procurable from any
of the large seed stores at any time.
Ground bone is another valuable
source OF plant food and has the
same advantage as sheep manure of
being purchasable at any time. Both
these fertilizers are rather strong
that is, are in a rich, concentrated
form, and must be used carefully
about Young seedlings, but when
scattered over the soil before spading
and worked into the soil are in no
way harmful, but, on the other hand,
very helpful.
Poultry manure is another source
Of available fertility for the suburban
gardener. It is rich in available
nitrogen and, when fresh from the
henhouse, must be used sparingly
about young plants, but may be ap-
piled literally to established trees and
plants. When spread on the ground
and spaded into the soil before plant
ing it may be used freely on the
vegetable garden. Consisting chiefly
of heterogeneous materials. hen manure
should be supplemented with acid
phosphate to supply the phosphorus
also needed by our local soils.
There is no need of abandoning the
garden projects on account of high
price of stable manure. as very good
results may be had from the use of
substitutes. Indeed, the quality of
much of the manure sold by itinerant
dealers is so inferior that perhaps it
Is as well that the prices are becom-
ing prohibitive. Furthermore, farm
manure Is usually full of weed seed, a
fault not present in the prepared
manureS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
Gardening in Washington
AND ITS ENVIRONS
Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor The Star.
ND ITS ENVIRONt

Among climbers the following IL
received highest consideration: DR.
w. Van Fleet, Pauls Scarlet Climber
American Pillar, Silver Moon. Climb
ing American Beauty, Mary Wallace
Dorothy Perkins, Transmission. DR.
Huey, Gardenia, Excelsa and Emily
Gray.
Any of the above "a roses, with
the possible exception Of the two
cited, should give satisfaction. PROB
ably few would care for IL climbers
and likely many would desire more
than 10 of the bush types. Yet even
in the bush class there is some OBJ
ject in having less kinds and more
of each. so that bouquets of single
color may be obtainable when de-
sired The two radiances. pink and
red, are two of the most reliable and
beautiful roses grown outdoors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
NEW REALTY FINANCING.

Permission for national banks to
make five-year loans on real estate is
included in the present draft o. the
McFadden bill, which passed the
House and Senate and now goes to
the President for final action. The
provision would open considerable
new source of Financing for real es-
tate development.
The present law permits national
banks to make only ono.year leans on
real estate. Because, as a matter of
fact, few real estate loans are made on
a one-year basis or can advantageous
~ be so made the present provision
has been practically imperative.
The National Association of Real
Estate Boards has urged the inclusion
of f1veyear provision in the present
bill. The associations stand on long
time loans for national banks was
taken at it's annual meeting in July,
1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

the last moment, as 1t Is much easier
and better to do this work while the
buds are fully dormant. Grapes
especially should be attended to. so
that the wounds may partly heal be-
fore sap flow commences.
Lime sulphur for the late Winter
spray should be purchased without
delay. so that advantage may pc
taken when a favorable opportunity
presents itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS

Those who are fortunate enough to
be able to have a hotbed should be
getting it into condition for the
Spring planting. Cabbage, radish,
caulif1ower, beet and lettuce seed may
be sown any time now, as may seeds
of SALIVA. pansies, ageratum, hello
trope, marigold. petunia, verbena and
many other annual flowers.
One should not defer the pruning to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
GARDEN FERTILITY

Under this same heading sugges
tons have already been offered con
corning the value of stable manure
for the vegetable and flower gardens
There is nothing better, but there
are fairly satisfactory substitutes be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

Whoever improves his own nature
improves the universe, of which he
is a part.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
HERE IS A GOOD GOOD POSITION
 FOR A REAL WORKER

We are offering Permanent Posi- tions to few reliable men and wo- men, in which an excellent income from side-earnings even to PART TIME workers acn be made. During our 35 years in business we have ap- pointed over 518,OOO agents who supply our household necessity to our customers in every country in the world. Many of our aga nts have been with us over thirty yd ars and have achieved Financial Iude- pendence. Increasing local de- mands and repeat orders, make it necessary to appoint more local re- presentatives in many localities in the United States. No special ex- perience or capital required. A straight forward, dignif1ed busi1 1ess Why not represent the largest and best known house of it's kind in the world. Send us your address and the Manager of our Appointm ent Bureau will send you FULL PAR TICULARS. When we appoint an agent we furnish free samples for Trial Tests in the homes of y bur locality, etc.
 Address ALPHEUs BANCROFT WASHINGTON, D. C., (Attention Clerk No. D, 143S U CYbu) Street, N. w.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
NATURALLY

Our contemporary, the Petersburg Press, says that twenty-three bus mess and professional men of the city voted their unqualified endorse ment of Mayor c. E. Swanson as the local man who is best fitted to make the trip to Washington, D. c.
 This may mean much or it may mean nothing at all. However, vot- ing an unqualified endorsement doesn't add to ones ability. In fact it has happened that endorsements of this kind have had a belittling effect.
 However, all through the article in the Press there is hidden-not very discreetly His Masters Voice. This particular master doesn't like to be criticized. He says that wo throw ''cold water" on anything not originating in the office of THE ALASKAN or among our "hench- men," We'll, well, dearie, we don t claim to be original We surely don't care who originates this or that, but we have a weather eye on what the originator has in view. We'll boost it if we think it means city welfare and we'll knock it if We Lave and idea that it doesn't. That's that.
 AS to our If it who lean our way and think that THE ALASKAN has a mission in this town of Petersburg, where no one is wanted unless he kow-tows to the Trading Union, the bank and the latter's satellites, that is Jake with us. "Henchmen" means a trusted follower. We ask no one over to our side of the fence un- less he thinks we are right, and on our side of the fence he is one of us and not a follower. We'll break the underhand ruling power of this village if we can, because we think the place will be benefited by so doing. If we can't we'll take our medicine, but we'll growl more or less in the taking of it, Rest as sured, Honey.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09

was granted by tne Supreme Court l and the Judgement of the District l Court of Appeal was reversed and the superior court sustained (193 Cal. 719). The court fur ther held that THE GENERAL RIGHT AND OWNERSHIP OF THE FISH IS IN THE PEOPLE or THE STATE, AND THE STATE HAS THE RIGHT TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE TAKING AND DIS POSITION THEREOF. The Court also upheld the constitution altty of all of the provisions of the reduction act as amended. This decision was rendered on June 5th. 1924.
 Tn December, 1924, the act again went under fire An independent reduction plant at Monterey, uncon- nected with any cannery, commence ed to send boaets to sea and bring in fish for the sole purpose of mak- ing fish meal and fish oil An ac- tion was brought The Mon- terey County Superior Court held for the defendant (the reduction plant) An immediate appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and very promptly, on March 4th, 1925, the Supreme Court reversed the Monterey court on every finding and enunciated certain principles on the law of conservation which have now | become historic and are quoted liber- ally throughout the United States" At the time the reprint from the
 California Fish and Game came out
 there were two or more cases pend
 ing relative to the taking of fish 1 beyond the three mile limit for fish
 meal and fish oil. The Commission
 prosecuted these cases vigorously,
 but we haven't the court decisions
 on hand at this time
 By these several court decisions
 you may get very fair idea of
 what can be done right here in Al
 aska once we put our shoulders to
 the wheel and do bit of pushing Don't drop the matter now that we've
 started. It's vital for Alaska. Eth
 CT the reduction plants do Alaska
 or we do them. Which is it?
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
AS TO HERRING

There are those who finch a little at the herring question. The idea prevails that legislation that would put the reduction plants out of business would, at the same time. usher in something of a financia! crisis. There is, also, feeling that with so much capital invested it would be impossible, if not illegal, to do anything to bar them, let alone close them altogether.
 As to the first the possibility of money tightness-the territory would hardly notice the closing of every one of the fertilizer manu featuring concerns at one and the sane time. Their investments, out side of the shells of buildings, are practically all On the outside. Thei~ payroll is to outsiders, mostly. Near ly all of the herring fleet is regist- cred in Washington. Their pro- visions come direct from the states. They buy little here and they spend little. They are takers, not givers
 MT. Olaf Floe has an article Tn the Pacific Fisherman for November. From the article one is led to be- lieve that the only way We can dc with the herring is to spend whole lot of time studying them. He claims that so little is known of the fish and it's habits that it would be unjust to stop kill ing them now The little that is really good in the article is com pletely pushed in the shade by this statement.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
NO RIFLES FOR sCRAPPERs

A joint resolution to prohibit the exportation of arms ammunition or implements of war to any country engaged in aggressive warfare in vio- lation of arbitration or other peace agreements has been drafted by Representative Theodore E. Burton (RepD Cleveland, Ohio, a member of the House Committee On Foreign Affairs. The resolution is to come up for introduction the opening day of Congress.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
AFTER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS

Suit by the Government to rec pv- CT damages in the so-called Bos1 he Magneto Company case has b4en started before an auditor of the U. s. District Court, Boston, December 5th. This is the first step to re- cover $5,535,564,O7 from A. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney General and former Alien Property Custod- ian, Francis P. Garvin, former As sistant Attorney General; Martin E. Kern and others connected with the sale of the Bosche properties in 1918.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

A committee on herring education has been appointed by the Pacific Herring Packers Association. The Committee is: W. w. Wilde, secre- ary of the Association, J. W. stor- fold of the storfold and Grondahl Co.,, and F. Erickson of the Brick son and Bye Co.
 One can well imagine the sort of educational dope that'll be hand ed out by this trio.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
STAYING WITH THE JOB

No -sc long back Mrs. Marie Franz en ,one of the U. s. Bureau of Edu- cation (Alaska Division) teachers fell and broke her leg. She is carry ing on her work from her bedside. So the school work at Kokrine's Landing is going along all right de- spite disaster and broken bones. The woman's spirit, in this case is admirable and we rejoice in it. Ko- krine's Landing is port of call for steamers on the Yukon River.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
A TROLLER SAVED

Along the last of November, in a severe storm, the life saving crew of the Willapa Harbor Coast Guard went over the harbor bar to save Q troller who was floating helplessly in a fast increasing sea. Getting their man safely onboard, the life crew turned shorward, but the storm was so much worse that it was i'm possible to weather the bar, and then, for AS long hours, they battled the ocean in it's fury Port was fin anlly made with scarce a drop of gasoline left in the lfeboat's tanks, but crew and passenger were saef.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09

At the Monday night meeting ot the City Council the matter of more equal distribution of the auxiliary current came up and was acted on. and in so far as power was concern ed was about as fair as the circum- stances would permit.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
DEATHS DOWN 50 PER CENT

The death rate from tuberculosis has dropped from 221.S per hun dred thousand of population in the year 1906 to 14O,4 per hundred thousand population in California, according to statement of last No vember by the United States Public Health Service.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09

that the herring of AlaSka-as we'll l as the other fish-belOng to the l territory of Alaska. We have that to go on. Therefore, if they be- long to us-the people and the terri tory of Alaska-we come pretty near having something to say a5 to how they shall be killed or whether they shall be killed at all The makers of herring fertilizer don't belong to the territory of Alaska. They are not residents of any part of Alaska They live in the States, do business in the States and vote in the States.
 They haven't asked us anything about our herring. But they did see that there were herring here lots of 'em some time ago-so they came, or hired men to come, put up rough buildings, began slaught- ering. So effectively have they kill ed that there isn't one herring now where there used to be uncountable millions. At this time we might begin to worry some at the shortage even though every dead herring had been prepared for human food, but when we open our eyes to the fact that the great bulk of the fish capt ured were turned into paint oil and garden manure, we certainly have real something to worry over
 Should we (and we musD put these food destroyers out of com mission, we aren't travelling any un- tracked ground Such things have been done before Oregon has junk ed the fish wheel It didn't matter who owned them. They were found to be a killing device that threaten ed the salmon industry. The courts have upheld the Oregon law. How ever, in broader aspect, we'll take up what has been done i& California since that not only strikes effective ! ly at the taking of food fish for con mercial purposes, but at the catching of them for fertilizer.
 Tn a reprint from the California Fish and Game, by B. D. Marx Greene, Executive officer and At torney, California Fish and Game !Commission, We quote sections that bear directly on the situation in All aska.
 ''It seems repugnant to every l lright-thinking citizen to see fresh food fish used for any purpose oth- CT than human consumption. This l attitude *caused the legis- llature in 1917 to pass an act giving l the state market director power to l fix wholesale and retail prices on fish and to forbid the use of fish by market fishermen for any purpose other than human consump tion, ex- cept by permission of the director
 '"rhis statute was tested in the court in the case of Paladini vs Superior Court, IFS California, 369, and it's constitutionality upheld
 'This act, however, applied only to market fishermen and did not affect canneries. The abuse by cer- tain canneries becoming acute, the l Legislature adopted an act in 1919 to control the use of food fish by other than market fishermen in l the manufacture of fertilizer and fish oil. A further clause in the statute prohibited any can- nery from hand ling or receiving more fish than such concern could actually use without preventable de- terioration, waste, or spoilage.
 "* At the legislative ses- sion of 1921 an amendment (states, 1921, p. 459) was made to the act, which provided that the Comn5s- sion could not allow any canner to use for reduction purposes more than 25 per cent of the amount which any canner could not can or n na1y e.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
A MOUTHY REWARD

For finding and returning a $40, 900 assortment of jewelry which was lost in a fire, the owner of the baubles gave the finder, Tommy Gay, 15-year old lad, a KISS (Date New York, Nov 22nd).
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09

Want to be Independent? Want to make easy money? Then write for free sample and territory for fastest selling article in America; every home, drug store. cafe, soda fountain, garage and bank are pros poets. Address Fred L. viel, sal mon, Idaho. Adv.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09

500 Steel Handpower stumppull. CTS $3O. Horsepower $75 and up. For Tractor power, s75. Equip. Driveway Patent Gates $S0. Water wheels numerous size, Woodpipes. Handpower Wellborers s1O, DucFes! Mfg, Co, 111-3rd, Benton, Washing ton.- Adv.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
VISITING THE UNITED SAFES

Four representatives of the Fish ing Industry Division of the Soviet Supreme Economic Council are now in the United States for study of American fisheries. They will visit Boston, Seattle, Vancouver, B. C.. Los Angeles and New Orleans.
The Alaskan., 1927-12-09
INVESTMENT OF s1, 300, ,oOO, ,oOO

There is invested in Canada in trading establishments the sum of $1.5OO,OOO,OOO. This includes de- partment stores as we'll as the old time trading posts.
, 1927-01-26
Special Shoe Values.

Ladies Pumps in Satin, Patent and Kid. In this lot you viii
find odds and ends of our best shoes. Values to $985.
January Clearance --~------S3.S5
Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords in tan and black. Patent and
Kid leather. Footwear that is comfortable and durable.
Values to $485. g"
January Clearance 81 95
Boys Sturdy School Shoes in different feathers, black and
brown. Solid comfort and winter protection.
Boys Tan Hilltop Moccasin Boucher, Thorogood quality. Full
protection, long wearing. Sizes 1 to s.
January Clearance 81 q %
Mems and Young Mems sOxfords and Shoes, colors tan, brown
and black. Overweight soles and lasts that you will like,
Goodyear welt. II
January Clearance .SSS5
Mems Durable Work Shoes. Built on roomy lasts for foot
comfort. These we have priced very low but the quality is
dependable.
January Clearance S2.48
Evening star., 1927-11-27
BY WILLIAM A. WHITE, NJ. D.,

Director OF st. EIlzabeths s Hospital.
handicaps may be
divided roughly into two
classes-those that are real
Il and those that are simply alibis.