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GARDEN ITEMS

The United States Department Of Ag-
riculture'S Farmers Bulletin III.
Growing Annual Flowering Plants. "
prepared bv DR. L. c. Corbett and r. l..
Mulford, will be found very useful in
giving cultural direction for the various
plants also data on the heisht of
plants and their arrangement to give
the best effects,
Wild onion or garlic is bad weed
in many lawns and gardens, especially
in large grounds where there is diff
Guilty in giving constant care. Frequent
close cutting of the lawn in early Spring
will finally eradicate this pest just as
II also eradicates crocuS and other early
Spring bulbs, that is, by starving the
bulb by removing its food-makicg
organs. the leaves. In places where the
lawn mower or hoe cannot operate, the
onion plants should be dug, bulb and
all, and destroyed AS the wild onion
propagates also by seed, care must be
taken 10 cut of the hloSSoming stalks
before Towering.
Many of the large orchards of west
ern Maryland suffered this Spring from
q scourg2 Of pine mice which ate otf
the bark of fruit trees. in many cases
completely girdling the trunks ard
causing the ultimate death of the trees,
The pine mice were so abundant that
ordinary poisous such as arsenic treated
grain did not suffice to stop them. The
home gardener is rarely beSet with mIne
to this extent unless his trees are To-
Gated near open fields or woods
Bridge grating may be resorted to to
save few trees. but when hundreds
are destroyed the task becomes impoasi-
bly, great.
Rose canker has apparently taken a
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BLIND TULIPS

The term blind is frequently applied
to those tulips which fail TO bloom,
simply forming one or more large
leaves, Some years SO Or, A. B Stout
of the New York Botanical Gardens
conducted a study of the cause and
nature of the trouble and came TO some
interesting conclusions. In the first
place. he found no evidence OF disease
in the flowerleSs bulbs. The absence OF
disease was further shown in the fact
that the progeny or new bulbs from
blind bulbs usually bloomed perfectly
normally.
Cutting open bulbs at time of plant
sng in the Autumn, DR.. Stout observed
a zone of dead or drying tissue at the
base of the new flower, showing tlat
blindness was caused during the sum-
nler resting stage Blindness Is. there
fore, believed 10 be due to some un~
favorable condition obtaining ourlng
the period of storage or transportation
from the grower TO the gardener. Dr
Stout advocates early planting as
preventive measure The condition ol
large purchases Of commercial bulbs
may be determined by cutting teW
specimens selected at random
Late tulips such as the DarwinS were
found less susceptible to blindness than
the earlv Towering varieties ana fof
that reason better adapted for pianting
in display beds where few missing
blooms detract from the psrfecuon OF
the picture.
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THE GRAPE BERRY
MOTH

1t soon will be the right time TO make
the first spraying to control the grape
berry moth, the insect that destroys 50
many grapes IN this vicinity by boring
into the green or ripening fruits The
worms pass from berry 10 berry, cauS-
Inc. in severe infeStationS, losses OF the
entiie clusters. The moths emerge from
the pupa stage at about this time OF year
ant. deposit their minute, Utmost trans
parent eggs on the young flower Gus
ters. Larvae or worms OF the frst
brood feed upon the blossoms, webbing
them together and injuring the cius-
tiers By destroying part of the berries.
According to Farmers Bulletin 1920,
prepared by DR.. A. L. Quaintance- THIS
pest can be controlled by two arsenate
of lead sprayings, the first three To
four days after the blossom petals fall
and the second when the little grapes
touch in the cluster. ArSenate Of lead
paste. three pounds, or arSenate OF lead
powder one and half pounds TO SO
gallons of water Is the formula sug-
gested. For fire gallons this means p
ounces of powder or 48 ounces OF
paste. The poison is usually used in
connection with Bordeaux mixture, but
If used alone should be supplemented
with 2 pounds Of stone lime TO each so
gallons Bordeaux mixture may be
purchased In paste form or may bs
made at home from copper sulphate
and lime. The directions for preparing
Bordeaux were recently given IN this
column
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

Mrs George E, Pariseau, chairman OF
publicity, reports that the regular meet
ing of the Battery Park Garden Cluo
was held Friday, May IL, at the Com
munity House with Or Edgar I
Wherry as speaker. DR.. Wherry spoke
on THE Cultivation of Wild Flowers IN
the Garden" a subject he Is admir-.
ably we'll qualified to discuss because OF
his fine success in his own garden
Miss Laura A. Wadsworth OF wash
ington Grove, Md, and w. I. Simmons
Of Takoma Park, D. c.. pretty well d.
vided honors at the recent Takoma
Park Tulip Show and between them
exhibited some of the very finest
blooms that have ever been shown
there and which would have been
credit to any professional gardener
The Community Garden Club of
Rockville, Md, held its last meeting
at the home of Mrs Russell ConKlln
with 90 members in attendance. An
exhibit of tulips was the feature OF the
meeting, with Mrs. W. H, Beard VIM
ming first award for the best collection
of Darwins and Miss Laura A. WadS-
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wo,th first on individual specimen,
MIS-. Ward, Mrs. Bullard and Mrs,
Oh ubb divided honors for table deco
rallve pieces. The next meeting Is TO
be held May "a, at the home of Mrs,
l., L. Nicholson. Mrs Chauncey M.
Grubb was chosen as publicity chair
man to succeed Miss Wadsworth, now
president.
Roy G.. Pierce, chairman OF exhibits
OF the Takoma Horticultural Club. has
decided TO hold the Iris show ON Tues
day and Wednesday, May "a and %,
at the Takoma Park branch OF the
Public Library Every one living In
Takoma Park or vicinity Is cordially
invited TO enter flowers and to attend,
Flowers should reach the library before
Z PM, so that they may be arranged
for display and judging,
The Forest Garden Club of Prince
Georges County. Nd. resumed Its
meetings on April 30, This first meet
ing was at Mount Labenture, the
historic old home now occupied by w
Bean Bowie The finely maintained
old-faShioned gardens we're very beau
tiful and interesting The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs
Charles Berry on the Largo Pike. 1t
is expected that DR.. Il. NJ Corey of the
University of Maryland will speak. The
officers for the year are Mrs Oscar G
Carlson. president, Miss Alice Roberts
vice president; Mrs w. Seton Belt
treasurer; Mrs. J. j, T. Graham. secre-
tary: Mrs Arthur G. Bowie. corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. w, Beall
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Bowie and Mrs. r. Bowie Addison were
chosen as additional members OF the
executive board.
The Iris Show of the National Capt.
tai Dahlia and Iris Society will be held
May "a and IS In the Garden BALI
room OF the Mayfiower Hotel. This Is
the largest iris show held In and around
washington and every one Is invited
TO exhibit and to attend. There Is no
charge for exhibiting and admission is
free. Mr., Wister, president OF the
American iris Society. will be one OF the
judges. The classes are so arranged
as TO provide tor any iris which may be
presented for exhibition, no matter how
few or what varieties Special classes
are provided for garden clubs and they
are earnestly requested to exhibit II
large exhibits are to be staged, reServa-
tion should be made from Joseph A,
Herbert, 1l2l Buchanan street north
west. chairman of the exhibition COM
mittee. Flowers for exhibition should
be brought to the De Sales street en-
trance after 10 am. on May % and
7 am. on May "a. Entries close at
1890 on May "a The show is open to
the public from to 10 pm. May "a,
and from 10 am. to 10 pm, May 20.
Three medals will be awarded at this
show. The silver and bronze medals of
the American Iris Society and the
bronze medal presented by the Garden
and Home Builder, A membership to
the American Iris Society will also be
awarded besides prizes for first, second
and thirds in all classes
Persons interested In iris are In
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COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS

Home gardeners are called upon TO
pay unreaSonably high prices for ferti-
lizers Of various kinds bought in small
quantities Appar emily it is not ur-
usual for retailers TO charge three and
four times the wholesale rate for MANY
materials OF course. some increase is
justified, due To wastage and increased
labor required. but there seems 10 be
no justification for the unusually high
prices charged. There is a decided
question Of justice when a fertilizer
sold at $40 ton wholesale retails at the
rate OF Sl40 a ton
The home gardener Is handicapped
by his small requirements. since an
unbroken sack is usually way beyond
his needs About the only solution is
cooperative purchasing. and this is a
problem. because no one cares TO under
take the task Of dividing and reweigh-
ing the materials. 1t should be pos
sible. however, for the garden clubs
70 buy some Of the packaged fertilizers
in wholesale quantities and distribute
them to their members az much re-
duced rates.
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Gardening in Washington

AND ITS ENVIRONS

plant The organism is capable of
living several years in the sou even
though no cabbage or related crops are
grown, and for this reason 1t is eSpe-
eially important that it is not intro
duced The gardener should not set
OUT any plants with swollen. gnarled
roots.
The farmer comnats the disease by
rotating his crops, but this plan does
not work out so we'll in thr small gar
den, where there is constant walking
from one part TO another, Heavy ap-
plicationS Of lime on the soil previous
to Spading or plowing are helpful in
reducing the injurious effects OF club
root One pound of hydrated lime per
10 square feet of soil Is not 100 much.
The best way for the home gardener
to prevent the introduction of this dis
ease is to either grow his own plants
from seed or to be very watchful that
purchased plants have normal, healthy
roots
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severe toll of rose bushes this Spring,
causing large branches TO turn brown
and die. This disease and other di.
seases are covered quite fully In a
recent Farmers Bulletin, 1S47, prepared
by Alma M. Waterman. Information
relating to this and the other agricul-
tural bulletins mentioned may be OBJ
tanned by writing to the Division Of
Publications, United States Department
of Agriculture. Washington. d. G.
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iris society and hospital. This garden
will be at its best the week Of May
1927. and it Is hoped that flower lov-
ers will take advantage Of this beau-
tiful planting Of iris.
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THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D G. SATURDAY,

yited TO visit the garden Of James M. r.
Adams, 230 Spruce avenue, TakoIna
Park. Md. The garden will be open to
visitors Sundays May 20 and q.
The fifth annual Spring exhibition of
the American Horticultural Society will
be held this year on June 6 and 2 in
the Halt OF Nations, Washington Hotel,
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue. applications for space and other
inquiries should ne sent to Prof. David
Lumsden Battery Park. Bethesda. Md,
by June 4. The classes include
peonies, roses Iris, herbaceous plants
orchids water lilies, wild flowers. woody
plants and special exhibits Of arrange
ment and table decorations. Very fine
premiums are to be awarded and every
one Is urged to exhibit In the show.
The National Capital Federation of
Garden Clubs held its monthly meet
in the Y. w. G. A building on May IL.
Plans were made for participation in
the Spring exhibition of the American
Horticultural Society. as individual
clubs. Space reservations, of which
there are few left, and other inquiries
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CABBAGE CLUB ROOT

One danger in purchasing cabbage
and caulifiower plants is that Of intro
oucing club root disease INTO the garden.
Club root is so named because Of the
deforuling Of the roots. followed ty
stunting and often the death Of the
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may be sent to DR.. r. ]. Haskell. 1902
Lawrence street northeast, Washington.
DR.. Haskell Is the federation's chairman
Of exhibitions. and he and his commits
tee, selected for their experience with
shows. will be ready at any time to
in their organization. planning sched-
ules, and securing Judges. The feder-
alton voted to contribute to the guar
antee fund for the American Horticul-
tural Society's exhibition.
1t was voted to hold the next meet
ing on June 8. and then TO adjourn for
the Summer. Any club wishing to
purchase vases in quantity for their ex-
hibitions, may obtain samples and
prices from Miss M. G. Lancaster, 6615
Harlan place, Takoma Park.
Evening star., 1928-05-19

James M. r. Adams, president Of the
National Capital Dahlia and Iris So
ciety, invites the residents of Wash
ington and vicinity to visit the iris
test garden at Walter Reed Hospital.
This garden contains about 1900
plants representing $50 varieties and
was established last Summer by the
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RUKEYSER SEES
BETTER FARM
CONDITIONS
~ MERRYlES S. RUKEYSER


NEW YORK, Oct. L. Current
political promises to farmers by
office-seekers in quest OF votes
are likely to becloud the funda-
mental economic changes which
are taking place in agriculture.
The good old days on the farms
probably win never return. A
new farming technique is being
worked out through introduction Of
labor-saving machinery, better fer
tilizer and more scientific and in
tensive methods of production.
Consequences Of the newer eff
cheney in farming will be partly
measured in a relative decline in
the number of farmers and farm
hands.
In the last five years. there has
already been a significant drift
from the farms of surplus labor
ers.
The great mail order houses,
which formerly depended for bust
ness mainly on the farm popula-
ton, have not stood by idly, lulled
to sleep by the sentimental phrases
of politicians. They have recog-
nized the hard facts, and are radi-
ca1ly recognizing their distr1ou-
tive systems to meet changing con.
ditions. Both Sears Roebuck q
Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co.
have been opening city retail
stores by the score this year.
They recognize that the cities
have been growing while the rural
districts have been losing popula.
ton, and they have been getting
themselves in position to cater to
growing needs OF urban centers.
Garet Garrett, economist. seeks
to dig into the basic facts under
meath the glittering generalities OF
politicians, and finds that there
has been ga revolution in agricul-
ture."
Money Peak Delayed
Attempting TO describe In eco
nomic terms what has happened to
the business OF agriculture. Mr..
Garrett, writing in the Saturday
Evening Post. concludes: Into a
spraying, inefficient, overacred,
horse-powered agriculture intro
duce suddenly machine power, the
necessity to apply technical knowl-
edge and the principle Of scientific
management, and what is bound to
happen?
The fall money peak will come
somewhat later than usual this
year, because the cotton crop is
about three weeks late.
Half a billion dollars have been
disbursed today by corporations as
dividend and interest payments to
investors.
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LATEST NEWS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS.
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. prevalence
OF many factors for the rise
brought out a strong demand. IN
Guiding buying by the trade, Liver
pool. houses with western wire con.
nections and local speculative ana
short interests in the cotton market
advanced approximately $1.50 a bale
on the new week upswing, with
January at 1920; March. 1880:
May, 19.O2c, and July, 1880.
Under the beneficial influence OF
strong Liverpool cables, coupled
with reports of large spot sales
abroad. encouraging finished goods
news and New England labor ad'
vices. and predictions for showers
over the greater part of the South,
prices started off at advances of
1925 points. These gains were in
creased as buying broadened,
prompted also by expectations of
lower private crop estimates this
week.
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British Official Backs
Aimee's Right to
Entrance

LONDON, Oct. Home Secre-
tary Joynson-H Hicks stated today
that he could see no reason why
Mrs. Aimee Semp1e Mcpherson.
the American evangelist. should
be barred from Great Britain by
the immigration authorities.
AS a result Of the great pub
Iicity given to Mrs. MCPHERSON
in the press, the home secretary
gave her case his personal con-
sideration. He said her religious
beliefs would not be considered.
However, he pointed out Mrs.
Mcpherson must satisfy the i'm
migration authorities at the port
of her entry that her presence in
Great Britain is desirable.
The opposition to Mrs. McPher-
son mainly has centered about
an American clergyman, the
Rev. w. e. Pietsch, who came
here from Los Angeles, Calf,
to combat the influence Of the
evangelist.
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TIMELY TIPS

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ARRESTED
IN MYSTERY
DEATH
By InternationaI News service

SANTA CRUZ, Calf, Oct. 1. -
Startling developments in the mys-
terry death of Mrs. Cora Meade, es-
tranged wife Of millionaire Chicago
cycle manufacturer, were m a Q
known today when investigators de.
clared it would have been physical
impossibility for the woman to have
fired the shot that caused her death.
It was also disclosed that the
fatal bullet did not enter the
woman's body by way Of her mouth,
as police had believed at first, but
that the shot came from behind.
Alleged Lover Held
L. A. Thornewill, former member
OF the Royal Canadian police, and
asserted lover of Mrs. Meade, was
held in Jail pending further inves-
tigation by criminologists. Thorne-
will, who according to his own story
lived with Mrs. Meade for six years
on her prize chicken ranch here,
was at first cleared of any suspicion
by police. With later findings by
Investigations his arrest was
ordered and effected.
Adding to the mystery is the an.
nouncement that authorities upon
the closest examination cannot find
single fingerprint on the Spring
field rifle which lay near the
Woman's body when she was found.
A revolver, one chamber empty and
showed evidence Of having been
fired recently, was found wrapped
in blood stained cloth in Mrs.
Mead's dresser drawer. This
weapon was also printless.
Hairs CIutched in Hand
Ten hairs. said to be differen:
from those OF Mrs. Meade, were
found clutched in the woman's
hand. Her arms were marked with
bruises indicating a struggle with
some unknown person according to
the coroner.
The possibility was voiced that
the death shot had been fired from
the revolver and the rifle used
later to obliterate the revolver mark
and make the act appear a suicide.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-01
RIRTETS

Harry 4. and Margaret =. Beckert.
Alton r. and BeuIah n. Winstead.
PANEL and Freda weisbach. boy. 3.
Thadeus q. and Dorothy z. Currin.
boy.
warren Y. and Lorraine Beard. boy.
David c. and Estells D. BuscalI. boy.
Thomas n. and Mary A. Burrcughs
boy.
Harry W. ana Marie Hart. boy.
Charles L. and Esther a. Ferber. girl
DR.. Thomas and Marguerite crisp.
Marion G. and Florence II, Bourne.
George c. ana Helen II Burns girl.
Edward n. and Edith 4. Cuilinan.
Nelson A. and Cecilia 4. Pixton. siri.
william w. and Bessie q. Hartley.
Jesse P. and Olive 3. Dove. girl.
Iaraes r. ana GoIdle c. Norfolk, boy.
Robert =. and Lillian $. Mccarthy.
francis n. and Ruth Thompson, boy.
Leslie A. and Helene Wells. boy.
Leo and Ida Hunter. boy.
James b. and Jean Jones. boy.
Clarence and Ina Steelman, girl
Robert A. and Ruth H. KidwelI. girl.
= Erston ". and Elinor Miller. girl
Ralph and Thelma l.. MaIIoy. boy.
Walter r. and Mary II. Williams. gtRk
William H. and Margaret Simmonds.
boy.
wilton and Lillian Walters. boy.
Rozier e. and Kittfe 9. Lunsford.
boy.
Herman D. ana Gertrude Mast. boy.
Bertram and Thelma n. Major. girk
Anthony p. and Margaret p. BoveIIo.
Charles c. and Catherine N. Cunning
ham. boy.
James and Lew She Lee. girl.
Walter and Georgia Patterson, boy.
Richard and Alice Savoy. boy.
Ralph q. and Grace ID. johnson. girl
James NJ. and Evelyn johnson. girl.
Mara and Margaret Fields. boy
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CLEVELAND LIVESTOCK

CLEVELAND, Oct. Livestock.
Hogs-Receipts, 3,400; market 25c
higher; some sales 40c higher; top.
S11.40. Quotations: $50 to $50 lbs,
$11@1125; 200 to $50 lbs, $11.15@
11.4O; 100 to 200 lbs, $10.75@11.25;
100 to $50 lbs, 1O.50@11.15; 80 to
100 lbs, $10.25@10.50; packing sows,
$9.5O@10.25.
Cattle-Receipts, 500; holdovers,
600; calves, $50; market, cattle dull,
unevenly lower; calves steady to
weak; bulk quotations: Beef steers,
STOOLS; beef cows, $7.50@9.5O; low
cutter and cutter cows, $5.50@7
vealers. $15.50@18.50
Sheep-Receipts, 400; market,
lambs CSC to soc lower; quotations:
top fas~ lambs, SD; bulk fat lambs,
$18.50@14; bulk Gull lambs, $9.50@11;
bulk fat ewes, $5@6.5O.
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BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM BIxBY

Funeral services were held this
afternoon for Brig. Gen. William
Bixby, 7S. U. S. A., retired. at his
late residence in the 100 block OF
Lanier Pl. N. w. General Bixby
died Saturday at Walter Reed Hos
pital after a brief illness. Inter
ment was in Arlington National
Cemetery.
He was a native of Massachusetts,
and a graduate of the United states
Military Academy at West Point.
Upon his graduation from the mill
tary academy he was appointed 70
the Engineer Corps of the Army.
He was retired at his own request
in 1919. hut returned to active SER
vice in 1917 and served until 1919.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Lidy Rodgers Bixby.
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WALKER LAUDS
W|LLEBRANDT

Mayor Jimmie" Walker. Of New
York. came to Washington today
to give moral support to counsel for
the city in seeking postponement
of the 7-cent-fare case in the SUI
preme Court, and at the same time
to be admitted to the bar OF the
court.
The mayor HE'D himself to the
court an hour before opening to get
his application in shape for Charles
Craig, New York city counsel, 10
move his admission.
Immediately surrounded by ad-
mfrers. the mayor declared he didn' t
know anything about politics. ana
that he has great admiration for
Mrs. Walker Willebrant, Assistant
Attorney General. with whom he
recently exchanged sharp letters
over the prohibition situation in
New York.
Informed that he and Mrs. Willie
brandt may be found together be-
fore the bar of the court, the mayor
replied:
"Oh, yes," he added. II have
great admiration for Mrs. Willie
brandt. She has shown herself to
be a mighty capable assistant At
torney General.
cot course, I think there are
some things she doesn't know SO
much about. You see, she is an
expert in one line, and couldn't
very well be an export in every
other"
Amy political mission?" he was
asked.
Don't know anything about
politics"
"You may be nominated for Sena-
tor by the Democratic convention
at Rochester"
ooh, / don't think So" said the
mayor.
WED be glad to see you come
down here" someone remarked.