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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

Two of Peter Rabbits most feared
enemies were after him over in the
Green Forest. One was Reddy Fox;
the other was Whitley the Snowy
Owl, who had come down from the
Far North. Reddy alone was bad
enough, but now that Whitley had
joined in the chase, poor Peter was in
a bad way. 1t didn't seem as if he
had much of a chance. If only there
had been a good bramble-tangle close
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ground, daIkly rich furniture and WV
idly colored draperies and upholsteries
of heavy fabrics.
In one little house of Spanish flavor
this fireplace occupies the entire end
of the high-ceiled and raftered living
room. The room is partly paneled
with wide oaken boards. The floor is
completely covered with linoleum
printed in imitation of red tiles and
waXed The walls have been left
rough plastered and tinted a light
coffee color. At the windows are
draperies of orange silk patterned
with ivy vines in black
The wrought-iron lighting fixture is
distinctively Spanish, as are the ro
settle andirons and the brass handled
fire tools.
Copyright 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Daily Problems to Be Solved
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

Every family, every household, and
every person, whether living alone or
not, has daily problems to solve. The
more extended the interests, the more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

Bee flies are so like singing bees
that their enemies are often fooled
into letting them alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14

;, Mimi will be glad to answer any INQUIRIES
envelope is inclosed APP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
Red and White Mix-Up.

Who first doth weigh and count the cost
Will ne'er allow his temper lost.
Old Mother Nature.
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COLD FRAMES

Cold frames are simply hotbeds with
out the heat, and though not as help
full as the hotbeds in starting early
plants, are nevertheless of great
assistance to the gardener. Vegetable
and flower plants started in the house
sooner or later reach a stage of rapid,
spindly growth. This condition Is
often reached in early April. long be-
fore it is seasonable to set tender
plants in the open. For holding such
plants in good condition, there is moth
ing better than the cold frame.
The cold frame consists simply or
frame built to accommodate whatever
glass sash may be available. Natu-
rally the soil within the frame should
be enriched so that the young plants
may suffer no setback from this
source. A piece of old carpet or
mating thrown over the bed on cold
nights will aid in protecting the young
plants from too great change in tenn
perature.
The cold frame may serve other pur'
poses besides plant production. Let
tuce, radish, early onions and like
hardy plants may be grown to early
maturity in the frames. But the
greatest benefit of all will be in pro-
tecting tender plants during the inte-
rim from the house or hotbed to out
door setting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS

There is still plenty of time left to
plan the garden and order the seeds
accordingly. A plan on paper is not
out of place even for the very small
city garden. Without it one cannot
make the most of his space. Without
it there is a tendency to mix species
which, because of their different
growing habits, should be kept apart.
Trailing plants such as squash, GU
cumbers and melons will, for exam
pie, overrun smaller kinds if not seq
regated by themselves. Crops such
as parsnips, satisfy and seed onions,
which remain in the garden the en-
tire season, may well be grouped
apart from beets, radishes, bush
beans and other crops which are only
part season plants. A little time and
thought spent now before the busy
season really arrives will do much to
help make the garden a success.
Although there is considerable
temptation to get the garden under
way with the first warm weather,
there is little to be gained by being
too hasty. According to w. r. Beat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
CLUB NOTES

Through the courtesy of t. d. Jar
rell, chairman of the publicity COM
mittee, we are informed that the
Hyattsville Horticultural Society pur-
poses to wage an active campaign in
garden improvement this year. A
forceful slogan, Better Gardens Make
Better Homes" has been adopted.
Plans for the annual Spring flower
show will be discussed at the next
meeting, which will be held March "a.
A practical and interesting talk on
Grapes for the Home Garden" by
Edwin c. Powell Of the Department
of Agriculture, featured the regular
monthly meeting of the American
Horticultural Society held on the eve
ming of March s. Varieties, propaga-
ton, cultural care, pruning, spraying
and other practices which aid in the
production Of this desirable fruit were
discussed.
Friends of the lily should by all
means take advantage of the illus
trated lecture to be given by w. +.
Marshall of New York City on the
evening Of March IT at the Takoma
Park Branch Library. Fifth and Cedar
Streets DIR. David Griffiths. we'll
known bulb authority. describes Mr..
Marshall as one of the best posted
lily experts in this country and his
collection of colored slides as UNI
equaled anywhere. Apparently this
is to be an exceptionally interesting
and valuable lecture. The Takoma
Horticultural Club, under whose
auspices the lecture Is given, extends
cordial invitation to every one.
There will be no charge of any kind
and it is particularly desired that a
large audience be present as an evil
dence of appreciation to Mr.. Mar.
shall and to DR.. Griffiths, who was
instrumental in securing his presence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
Gardening in Washington
AND ITS ENVIRONS


AS all varieties do better with some
kind Of support, it is we'll to sow In
double rows, six or eight inches apart,
leaving space for poultry netting or
whatever support may be used be-
tween. The distance between the
double rows may be reduced to as lit
tie as "a inches If space is limited. A
spacing of 80 inches is better.
In Shallow Drills.
The seed should be sown In shallow
drills and covered with about two
inches of soil tamped firmly with the
back of the hoe. 1t is better to sow
seed rather thickly and later thin the
plants to stand two inches apart. Spar
rows frequently become a serious
menace to young pea vines, eating the
growing tips and preventing their
growth. Tobacco dust scattered over
the young plants will discourage the
attacks.
Generally it is better to place the
supports at the time of planting, for
at this time no injury can be done the
peas. Furthermore, the peas start to
form tendrils at very small size and
should have the necessary supports at
hand.
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GRATING WAX

Some of those who contemplate
grating fruit trees this month may
be interested in making their own
grating wax, although for a small
piece of work it is just as well to Sc
cure the prepared material from the
seed or hardware store. A very salts
factory formula is four parts of resin,
two parts of beeswax and one of rem
dered tallow TALL by weight. The sew
eral ingredients are melted together,
taking care to avoid the boiling. The
hot mess is then poured into pail OF
cold water. When cool enough to han
die the wax is pulled much in the
same manner as old-fashioned mo-
lasses candy, taking care to first
grease the hands. The wax will take
on a light brown hue and a fine
smooth grain. At this stage it may be
rolled into small, handy sized pieces
and laid away for use. Increasing the
proportion of tallow will give some
what softer wax and increasing the
beeswax will~yield a firmer product.
When cold wax may be brought into
pliable workable condition by working
with the hands or by plunging into
warm water for a few moments.
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w. R. & {. COMPANY
TO LIGHT PLATFORMS
Pledges to Safeguard Loading Sta.
tons for Which Congress
Failed to Provide.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Co. yesterday agreed, with certain
reservations. to maintain the lights on
street car loading platforms for which
Congress at it's last session refused to
appropriate funds.
The Commissioners, acting under
provisions of an act of Congress of
February 26, 1892, recently directed
the company to light and maintain
these lights without cost to the Dis
trict. The company. however, replied
that it doubted the right Of the Com.
missioners to promulgate such an
order but that. in view of the dire
consequences possible. would as a
courtesy to the Commissioners and in
consideration of the travelling public
maintain the lights until the next ses-
sion Of Congress has had full oppor-
tunity to again pass upon the said
matter"
I'VE believe it is we'll recognized
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WAIT TOXIC RATIFICATION
OF BESSARABlAN TREATY
Rumanian Officials Declare o. X. of
Three Other Powers insufficient
to Make Pact Operative.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 12.-Although it
had been generally understood that
the recent ratification by Italy made
operative the treaty of Paris which
recognized the annexation of Bessa-
rabia by Rumania, Rumanian spokes-
men yesterday explained that the
treaty still needs ratification by
Japan, the fourth signatory.
They said that Italy's ratification
gave weight to the treaty, which al
ready had been ratified by Great
Britain and France, but that Japa-
1iese ratification still was needed to
make ii officially operative.
The Japanese spokesman here said
that Japan has been waiting definite
action By the European powers before
taking her position.
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that while loading platforms tend to
the greater convenience and safety OF
car riders, their primary purpose is to
expedite the movement OF vehicuiar
traffic" said William F. Ham, presi-
dent of the company in a letter to the
Commissioners. This is clearly
shown in the traffic regulations,
which require a vehicle to stop not
closer than eight feet from the near
est exit of the street car which has
stopped or is about to stop for the
purpose of receiving or discharging
passengers except that where a safety
zone has been established driver
may drive the vehicle past such street
car"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
MISNAMED FRUIT
TREES

This is a sore subject among COM
mercial growers and probably also
among amateurs, if their complaints
were as we'll aired. 1t is, indeed. a
serious disappointment to any one to
carefully tend a tree. allowing it use
of a proportionately large area of the
garden, only to find in the end that
ii is of an inferior or totally unde-
sired variety. Fortunately, it seems
highly probable. in the light of In
vestigations started by the Massa-
chusetts agricultural experiment sta
ton, that this difficulty may gradually
disappear and with it a sore burden
to the fruit grower. DR.. Shaw of the
above station found that young nurs-
cry trees could be distinguished by
growth and leaf characters. What is
more important, he has been able to
put the work on an actual working
basis, being so successful that in
thousands of apple trees examined
the error was less than ] per cent.
1t is a strange thing that, although
practical nurserymen have recognized
these differences for many years, they
failed to profit fully thereby. BY
placing variety identification on a
working basis, the Massachusetts, sta
ton rendered an inestimable benefit
to all fruit growers. Other workers
in the United States and Canada have
carried the work to other fruits,
peaches, plums and cherries. with the
assurance that it will not be long be-
fore all fruit trees may be purchased
with the confidence that they are true
to name.
Grating on SciOns.
In the meantime there is a tempo
Trn6nSjYo a
may be converted to desired kinds by
grating. This operation is known
as top working and simply means the
inserting Of scions of known variety
in the branches of the undesired trees.
With little practice, any careful
| worker can do this work. The time
to do the work is now, just before
the buds begin to break.
The scions are simply short pieces,
two or three buds in length. of last
years wood. The limbs to be grated
are cut off squarely with a sharp
saw. The cut end is then split open
insert the beveled lower end Of the
scion.
The green underbark of the scion
must make contact with that of the
limb. Generally two scions are placed
in each split, which is then allowed
to close, holding the scions firmly in
position. Grating wax< procurable
from any seed store, is then worked
over the cut surfaces to prevent dry
ing out. If properly done, In few
weeks the scion will commence to
grow. Generally it is well on large
trees to work a portion of the tree
one year and the remainder the sue
ceeding season. BY so doing the tree
is not set back as severely as if done
all at one time. and recovery is quick
err and more certain.
The work is admirably discussed by
DIR. A. l.. Schrader in Bulletin 21S
of the Maryland Agricultural Expert
ment Station, at College Park.
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WOMEN KICK ON MENU.
Prison Inmates, Barricaded, Re.
fuse extraordinarily Surrender.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. March IL
@.-F'ive women inmates of the
prison farm here who barricaded
themselves after giving vent to an
ultimatum of "more candy and less
cabbage" yesterday emerged from
their self-imposed seclusion and were
given cabbage-and ate it.
Led by Laura Upthegrove, member
of the now extinct Ashley gang of
Everglades fame, the women spent
the night in the "black box" and
came forth meekly enough during the
forenoon. Their sweet tooth" appar.
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GARDEN PEAS

Some of the harder varieties of gar
den peas may be sown the latter part
of March. In fact, it is more than
likely that some of the more progress
sive individuals, including w. I. Sim.
mons, successful amateur gardener or
Takoma Park, already have peas in the
ground, having learned from long ex-
perience that early sowings of this
crop are frequently the most success
full Smooth seeded types, such as
Alaska, are harder than the wrinkled
seeded kinds, and hence better ADAPT
ed to early planting and, although not
equal in table quality, are not by any
means to be despised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
VOLUME OF LOSSES
BY FIRE lessons
Underwriters Show Diminish
Ina Damage Yearly, While
I Construction Increases.

The volume of fire losses grows IeSs
each year, according 10 statlo''cs p
lished by insurance companies, wneie
as the volume Of building construc'
tior increases annually. Total hre
losses in 1925, insured and uninsured
renorted to the National Board OF flre
Underwriters. increased only Ss'Uou,oVo
over 1924. while the value or new
buildings erected in 1925 was close 10
AZ 600 900 600, and the increase III
burnable wealth was much greater.
So great is the value OF an tle
buildings now in use that ah,iual w
probation of value due to obsolescellce
alone is many times greater than loss
from Are. according to studies an.
nounced by the building engineers OF
the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, Poor construction mas
become a greater waster or weai'h
than fire damage.
Billions Invested I'm Building.
More than $23. 900 100000 worth OF
new building construction TOOK pI n,-
an the years 1922 to 1923. Inc
furnishing of these new homes
garages. offices, theaters, schools
and factories. and the added stores
Of merchandise, automobiles, radios,
electrical equipment and other items
which add TO the JOY of living is
estimated to have been at least $zV,,
400 600 900 more. In the same period
fire losses increased less than $4S ;.
600. or about 81 per thousand OF
estimated increase in burnable wealth.:
This is a decided change as compared
10 the year 1922. in which estimates
by the United States Federal Iraoe
Commission put the national wealth,
exclusive of land, at 1921 600, 900 900.
The reported fire loss in that year was
3405, 900 900, or approximately $l.75 10
each 81 900 of burnable wealth.
With one exception, the trend or hre
losses has slowed up steadily for sew
eral years. In 1920 the increase over
1919 amounted to $102, 900, 900, or Az
per cent. This is attributed by the
engineers largely to the imitation OF
property values in that year. and NOT
TO a marked increase In the number
of fires or the total amount of goods
or buildings destroyed.
An increase of $50 ,000, 900 was shown
in 1921, or 8 per cent over 1920, but
1922 losses exceeded those of 1921 by
only $4,000, 900, or 4.3 per cent.
1923 Exceptional Year.
In 1928, the exceptional year noted
above, the increase was 81 per cent,
but in 1924 this had dropped again to
s11 ,OO0, 900, or 90 per cent over 1928,
and 1925 was only $S.000,0 600, or 1.S
per cent, greater than in 1924.
Considering the great number OF
new homes. garages, offices, stores,
shops. theaters and churches con-
structed each year, the estimate pub.
lished by the National Bureau of
Economic Research that the net an
nual income of the Nation now exceeds
$50, 000, 000, 900. and the greatly in
creased use of gasoline, electricity,
cigarettes and other prolific causes of
fire, this steadily decreasing trend is
very encouraging and indicates that
the near future may show actual as
well as relative declines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

tie in United States Department or
Agriculture Farmers Bulletin 1044,
'"The City Home Garden" there are
very few vegetables to be planted
safely outdoors in March. Those in
cluded in the preferred list are cab
bage, collard, kale, lettuce, onion sets.
smooth seeded peas ALASKA, etc.,
Irish potatoes, radish and turnips.
And in no case is any planting sug-
gested earlier than March Is.
On the other hand, there Is no
harm In spading the garden area just
as soon as the soil is in workable con-
dition. Later on, when planting
time arrives, all that will be neces-
sary will be to simply rake the sur
face smooth and free Of clods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
DR.. WALTER B. JAMES ILL.
Jeky1 Island Club Head Reported
in Serious Condition.

BRUNSWICK, Ga. March IL (P).--
DR.. Walter B.. James of New York.
president of the Jekyl Island Club. is
seriously i'll on the island, Superin-
tendent f. G.. Grob told the Associated
Press yesterday. The physician suf-
fered a heart attack Wednesday and
his condition has become worse, Mr..
Grob said Relatives have been
summoned,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12
EDUCATOR DIES AT 81.
Credited With Originating Manual
Training in Schools.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, March II up.
Joseph f. Ellis. 84, attorney and
generally credited with being the
originator of manual training courses
in high schools, died yesterday.
Mr.. Ellis was firm believer in
making education as practical as pos
sible. 1t was this which led to his
espousal of the cause of manual
training and other handicraft activi-
ties in the public schools when he
was a school board member.
Adopted here in the way of an eX-
pertinent, the idea spread.
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entity was gone and they ate the
boiled victuals with great gusto.
Tear gas was brought into play to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

drive the women from the barricaded
room to which they had fed and from
whence they came In short order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-12

Iceland now has one telephone to
every 26 inhabitants, while Great
Britain has only one to every 20. =
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ROME PLANS SUBWAY.
Underground Streets Considered as
Traffic Relief.

ROME, March IL R).--Preliminary
Surveys are under way toward the
construction of a subway system to
help solve Rome's increasingly acute
traffic problem.
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TO REACH

Take dnv 1tth Street
car or driUe out 16tb
Street to Colorado AUe..
then too blocks east 70
Hamilton and IHOrdh0n
Streets and the sample
Homes.
Smyrna times., 1927-07-06
Personal and Social
People Who Come and Go
and Their Social Doings

Mrs. Margaret P. Collins, who had
~ moved with her son, Mr.. Ernest
fColllns and family from Main street
y their new home on South street,
n the misfortune to sustain a Sc
III fall Sunday morning while re-
&rnlng from church. She was cross
N Nam street to visit while with
#fs. J. W. Clifton when she tripped
& fell to the hard paving and curb
ii Fortunately she broke no bones,
Se was more or less cut and
used about the face. She is recov-
q from her accident.
silss Jean Martin of Bryn Mawr. Pa.
o'nler member of the Smyrna High
0Ol ~ FACULTY, spent the Fourth with
|. olVe Hirons Shallcross. Miss
nun recently announced her en-
ssment to Mr.. Leslie Hirons of
Hii' Florida, and it is said they
ID y married sometime next month
# T 5aVe On an extended trip abroad.
nlfohs who is an ex-service man,
Paris. sioh convention
.,.aII \. ana Mrs. Charles J. Affleck. Of
~. iiT, I, kentucky, are visiting her
acsa. sl ar' and Mrs. George Carter
II '1ar c Brook Farm" Mr.. George
- Sarer' Of Johns Hopkins Uni
sts oys, 4 also visitor of his par
ew H..vae Ne weekend enroute to
Fer.I ,n,re p,aire where he will spend
sIrs, " zen I IN a Boys Camp there
bruanca - T. Z. Spruance and Mrs. Nan
jourrin,. 'Ohes Of Philadelphia, are
keetino ! q the Delaware House and
Bh frienda : number Of their old Smyr-
liz. Tndo.Islrs s. mrs. Jones, two daughter:
keir bnaswn bsiuown and Mrs. Parks, with
hi Fonrtsa Fanas' We're also down fol
ck en-, rnu Mrs. Sydney Brown Of
&Ened f,o. @ near Smyrna, have re.
(sandmotSTm otTm a visit to Mrs. Brown.
.lminotoss Mrs. Charles Barratt, al
kk Dero' D,Sl' % meet Mr.. and Mrs
ner boIdsy bpsey- Jack Dempsey is tn,
DemDsr sr Of the pugilistic crown
bsn, psey is cousin of Mrs
',i,l5 !; ,; R. Dick, near smvrn. On.
sk.eud = house guests over tn,
nersts'a s ana the Fourth Mrs. r. H
Niss 2 q Port Washington, N. Y.
N, =. nn.einermann of New Yorl
Ya,l. l Dlck, whose business is il
- also spent the week-en,