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The Washington times., 1929-11-29
RADIO WINNERS
ANNOUNCED
Times staff Photo

Agnes L. Skillin. lyric soprano
Of Springvale. Me. and Charles
E. Garlic. tenor of Central Falls,
r. l.. will represent the New Eng
land and Middle Atlantic States
in the national finals of the third
national radio addition in New
York December IS.
The votes of the radio audience
designated the two as winners by
a large majority over the %
competitors, among whom Flor
ence Yocum, soprano. and Gilbert
Fraser, tenor, represented Wash
ington.
Fifteen States were include1 in
The competition. The addition
waS broadcast over a special net
work of N.B.C. stations November
20. The tabulations Of radio lis
teners' votes and those Of the
official judges were not completed
until yesterday when the ar
nouncement was made.
Miss Skillin, %, was No. in
the try-outs. She sang the ia
nous Bell Song" from Delibes'
Opera, "Lakme" Carlile, we'll
known in his district as a choir
singer, is Is years old. AS No. 8
he rendered Il hear You Calling
Me-
This victory entities the two
young singers to share in the di-
vision of $4,000 cash prizes and
10 scholarships provided by the
Atwater Kent Foundation.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

REPORT SHOWS
HOW INDUSTRY
AIDS ARMY

The extent to which America.
business and industry are cooper.
ating with the War Department
to assure adequate munitions and
supplies in an emergency, was re-
vealed today in the annual report
Of Assistant Secretary of War Pat
rick j. Hurley.
The report contains extensive
minutes Of a meeting October 3,
1928, Of the War Department busi-
ness council following a luncheon
given by Col. c. B. Robbins, then
assistant Secretary Of War. The
council is made up Of War De-
partment officials and represen.
tative business men.
Discussion Disclosed
The. minutes disclosed q discus.
sion among the members Of thO
council covering a wide range Of
subjects involving the co-ordinae
ton Of industry and business In
cooperation with the War Depart
ment.
Concerning the procurement
program Colonel Robbins told the
council it was necessary to be sure
the War Department organization
lis such that it will be capable Of
rapid expansion in case Of need
and when expanded will be In or
ganization and otherwise best
adapted to handle the great vol
ume of work expected in an emer.
gency. -..-
ut is hoped" he added, that
the members Of the council will,
in their surveys of our current
business methods, keep in mind
our plans for wartime procure
ment and assist us in so building
our peace-tirne organization that
the transition from a peace basis
to a war oasis may be made
smoothly and by adding to rather
than by a reorganization"
Takes Rap at Congress
The minutes reveal that Col.
Robbins took a rap at Congress
for its lack of foresight regard
ing preparedness.
He said the War Department
had been under fire because Of
charges Of politicians that NUM-
tions trusts were getting away"
with a large percentage of appro-
priations for national defense.
II have not been here very
long," Robbins said, "but I have
run up against them in Congress.
They do not seem to understand
the value of national defense"
The Hurley report showed close
cooperation the War Department
was receiving from all other de-
partmentS whose functions dove
tailed into the general scheme
being worked out by the War
Department.
Hurley said that approximately
100000, 900 is expended annually
for the purchase of supplies and
material for the military estab-
liShment, and added that the
open market purchases made In
the field "are closely scrutini1ed
in order that competition may be
had in every case where ad-
vantage may accrue"
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

General Definitions
Aerodynamics-The branch Of
dynamicS which treats Of the
motion of air and other gaseous
fluids and Of the forces acting
on solids in motion relative to
such fluids.
AeronauticS-The science that
treats of the equilibrium Of case
Gus fluids and of solid bodies
immersed in them. AS an aero
nautic term it relates to those
properties of lighter-than-air craft
which are due to bouyancy Of
the air.
Aircraft-Any weight-carrying
device or structure designed to be
supported by the air, either by
bouyancy or by dynamic action.
Airport-A locality. either of
water or of land which is adapted
for the landing and taking off
of aircraft and which provides
facilities for shelter, supply. and
repair of aircraft; or a place
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Drank and Stayed Out,
So Wife Asks Divorce

Charging misconduct and IAN
ing a correspondent, Mrs, Kath-
ryn E. Coleman today filed suit
for absolute divorce in Equity
Court against her husband, Ellie
J. Coleman. Attorneys Raymond
Neudecker and William c. Ash
ford appeared for her.
The couple were married March
10, 1925, according to the wife's
bill, and shortly after the mar
riage the husband refused to re-
main employed and spent his
earnings buying Intoxicating
liquor and began staying out all
night. He has refused to sup
port her since deserttng her in
January, 1913. the wife complains.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
FLAMES SWEEP
TWO HOMES

Famed by a strong wind. fire
of an undetermined origin last
night caused damage estimated
at $4,000 in two frame houses in
the 1900 block Seventh St., N. w.
Two alarms were turned in
and reserves from the Ninth and
Tenth Precincts were called to
handle the large crowds which
had gathered.
Peter Maggos, owner of the
structures estimated perty
damage at $4,000. while a tailor
ing establishment next door was
said to have incurred a $1,000
loss. Frank Wilson, manager of
restaurant for Mag;A>s, dis
covered the blaze after it had
gained some headway.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

used regularly for receiving or
discharging passengers or cargo
by air.
Airway-An air route between
air traffic centers which is over
terrain best suited for emergency
landings, with landing fields at
regular intervals equipped with
aids for air navigation and a
communication system for the
transmission of information per
tinent to the operation OF air
craft. Airways may be used for
both land and water planes.
Types Of Aircraft
Aerostat-A generic term for
aircraft whose support is chiefly
due to bouyancy derived from
aerostatic forces. The immersed
body consists Of one or more
bags, cells. or other containers.
which are filled with gas lighter
than air.
Glider-A form Of aircraft
similar to an airplane. but with,
out power plant or motor.
Helicopter-A form Of aircraft
whose sole support in the air Is
derived directly from the vertical
component of the thrust pro-
duced by rotating airfoils, that
is to say, acting in the method
as does a propeller but in this
sense turned upwards.
Ornithopter-A form OF air
craft heavier than air, deriving
its chief support and propelling
force from the flapping Of wings.
Kite-An aircraft heavier than
air, restrained by a toWline and
sustained by the relative wind.
Types Of AerOstats
Airship-An aerostat provided
with a propelling system and
with means of controlling the
direction Of flight. When it has
no power plant or when the
power plant is not operating it
acts in the sense of free
balloon, an aircraft lighter than
all.
Non-rigid-An airship whose
form is maintained by an internal
pressure of gas bags and bal
loonetS.
Rigid-An airship whose form
is maintained by rigid structure.
Semi-rigid-An airship whose
form is maintained by a com,
bination of pressure and rigid
structure. The term "airship" is
often incorrectly applied to heav.
ier than air craft. This misuse
of the word should be avoided.
Watch for lesson No. 9, ex'
cluSiveIy in The Washington
Times on Monday. Don't miss
a single article in this inStruc.
tive series.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
WAT SON HOPES
FOR TAX GUT
BY XMAS

Senator James E. Watson (R0
of Indiana, Republican leader Of
the Senate, returned to Capitol
Hill today after a vacation in
Florida, to iron out differences in
the ranks of his Senatorial party.
Watson will supervise a pend
ing session of the Republican
committee on committees, called
to fill a number Of important va
cancies in chairmanships and
committee assignments.
The most important change will
be the naming Of Senator Jones,
Of Washington, as chairman Of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee to succeed the late Sena-
tor Warren d Wyoming. This
promotion of Jones will result in
his resignation as assistant floor
leader and the selection Of an
other Senator as aide to Watson.
The promotion of Jones will
bring changes in the chairman
ships Of a number of other COM
mittees. This list will be topped
by the promotion Of Senator
Johnson (RO of California to
the Craftsmanship of the. Senate
Commerce Committee, with its
control over oceanic shipping,
flood control and commercial
aviation legislation.
Vacancies on the Foreign Re
lationS, Finance and Appropria-
tions committees also must be
filled, along with less important
posts. At present. the three i'm
portant assignments appea d
likely to go to Senators Robinson
of Indiana, La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin and johnson.
Watson meanwhile announced
he would confer with leaders in
the next few days to arrange
early action on the Presidents
proposal for an immediate reduc-
ton in taxes. Although the
measure will start in the House.
Watson said he expected it's
enactment before Christmas.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Family Without Home,
Fire Ruins BungOlaw

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Nov. 90
Flames drove the family of P. A.
Pinson from their home at the
intersection of Second and Wash
ington Streets. East Hyattsville,
early today.
Fire Chief Noble F. Rushe. TAX
ing with him a crew of volunteer
firemen, made a record run over
the torn-up, snow-covered streets
and saved the lower portion of the
bungalow, but the upper part mad
oeen destroyed before the family
knew of the disaster. The loss
was about $500.
The PinSon family are heing
cared for at the home of their
next-door neighbor, James Gru5b.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
YOUTH KILLED
HUNTING

A blanket of gloom and sad
ness instead of spirit of
Thanksgiving was cast over the
home yesterday Of Mrs. Lola At
well, Of the HOO block of Twenty
fifth Street N. W., when she was
advised that her 16-year-old son,
Leo, was dead as the result of
an accidental shooting near the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Walker
Stunkel, in Loudoun county, Vir-
ginia.
Leo. who was a newspaper car
rier in the Washington Circle
section. went on an outing with
his 15-year-old cousin, Steward
Havenner, Of Alexandria, Va, and
left at S o'clock yesterday morn"
ing in the car OF Earl Havenner,
Stewards father. They had gone
hunting for rabbits in Loudoun
county, and young Leo placed
his gun against a tree as a rest
ing place. He was talking to his
companion, and without warning,
the gun slid to the ground and
discharged, sending the load
through the boys heart. Death
was almost instantaneous, and
authorities announced the death
as accidental and no inquest was
necessary.
He is survived by his mother,
who is employed at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, and one
sister, Nelly, who is 13.
The body will probably be
brought from the aunt's home
today to the residence of Mrs.
Atwell.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Library of Congress
Gets New Collection

The Library of Congress has
been presented with a valuable
collection Of source material on
the early history of Florida,
gathered by the late Mrs. Jean
nete Thurber Conner. The gift
was made by her husband, Wash
ington E. Connor, of New York.
The collection will further in.
crease the great resources of the
Library for research in the
Spanish7American field.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Mcpherson Sees Game
To Aid Defense Fund

Robert A. Mcpherson, jr., who
was but recently released from
jail, where he spent seven weeks
under indictment for the murder
of his wife, yesterday saw his old
teammates. the Petworth Pen
nants, nose out the Kennedy Ath-
letic Club at Silver Spring, 6 to O..
The game was a benefit affair for
the Mcpherson defense fund.
Parties and receptions to the
released man continue. Last
night a large crowd of friends
is said to have greeted him at
the home Of his aunt, Mrs. S. B.
Detwiler, in Clarendon, Va.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Rabbi Schussheim
Sneaks at Synagogue

Gratitude and Responsibility "
will be the subject of the sermon
of Rabbi Morris SchusSheim, Of
New York, in his third of series
to be delivered at the Sixth
Street Synagogue tonight.
DR.. Schussheim has just re,
turned from an extended study
of Palestine. He was the first
rabbi to open the General
Assembly Of Rhode Island with
prayer.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
CITIZENS MEET MONDAY

ROCKVILLE. Nov. 29. = The
recently organized Rockville Pike
Citizens Association will meet
Monday night at 8 o'clock, in the
Harper County club Following
the election of officers, there will
be a matter of great Importance
discussed, it was announced.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Mrs. Andree Lawrence
Marries n, Y. Broker

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 1.N.SD.-
Mrs. Andree Lawrence. former
wife of Warren F. Lawrence, play
wright, was married last week to
j. K. Ellert, New York broker, it
was learned today.
The playwright was divorced in
Reno on October % on a charge
of deSertiOn.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
PILOTS TO LECTURE

Addresses by Army and Navy
pilots will feature the annual
Patterson meeting of the Mems
Club Of st. Stephen and the In
carnation Church in the parish
house December 5.
Among the pilots who will
speak on aviation are Lieut.. Les
ter j. Maitland and Lieut.. Walter
j. Hinton
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
How TO Fly
LESSON NO. s
OF The Washington Times Flying Club
By CAPT. ROY FONKE
Aeronduticdl Engineer

The nomenclature given today lesson should be studied
with and should be applied to the diagrams included
in the To understand clearly all the terms given
iS
Evening star., 1929-06-29
THE GARDEN CLUBS

For a few weeks now there will be
very little to report concerning the gar :
den clubs. With a few exceptions,
these organizations have recessed for
the midsummer months, but will come
back strong again with dahlia season
in Autumn. Outside of the gladiolus
there is no midsummer flower grown in
sufficient abundance to warrant spe-
cial display. .
The Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club met last evening at the Somerset
School with Aubrey B. Carter Of 4611
Davidson drive, Chevy Chase Terrace,
newly elected president, in the chair.
This club has adopted a rather unique
constitution, designed to give abso-
lutely equal representation to the five
communities which it serves. Mr..
Carter has promised us a copy and We
hope to present a digest for the benefit
of other gardeners who may be plan
ming to organize.
Gardeners who stay at home In the
Summer can spend an interesting hour
or two in the sunken gardens at Walter
Reed Hospital. A formal garden and
a rock garden, lying contiguous to one
Evening star., 1929-06-29
THE HOME GARDENER
Seasonal for the Amateur for Beaun Surroundings of the Home
A Disastrous Disease

The name twig blight is commonly
applied to the ravages OF fire blight
when restricted to the short fruiting
twigs of the apple or pear. 1t is the
same organism that wipes out whole
pear trees and large limbs of certain
apple varieties, such as yellow Trans
parent. In the case of twig blight
the bacteria, for fire blight Is q Dac-
terial disease seems unable to advance
beyond the soft younger growth. Twlg
blight can be very serious and is epl-
demic this year in parts of Virginis.
and Maryland. The unfortunate part
is that it kills back the twigs that are
carrying young apples or pears and
thus seriously cuts into the crop. Per-
haps the worst feature of all is the fact
that there is nothing that can be done
to control twig blight. Presumably 1t
is carried from twig to twig by insects.
especially during the period that blooms
are open. The home gardener may
wonder why spraying is OF no avail
Simply because the twig blight organ
where sprays cannot reach it.
There are one or two redeeming fea-
lures to the situation, namely, that
bad outbreaks are rare, and again that
some varieties of apples are relatively
resistent even in bad years. Twig blight,
or fire blight, winters over in cankers
on the larger limbs trunk or roots. In
some parts of the country fair control has
been secured by cutting out the decayed
tissue of these cankerS and diSinfect1ng
with a strong bactericide, such as cor
rosive sublimate. One trouble in ef-
fectively carrying out such a program
in the home orchard would be in secur-
ing cooperation of neighbors. Without
concerted effort, reinfection would
probably be so prompt as to greatly
offset the value of the treatment.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
The Neglected Gooseberry

The accompanying illustration of a
gooseberry branch in fruit bears evil
dence of the ability of this plant to
produce abundant fruit; in fact, no fruit
plan 1t more regular in annually re-
turning a crop. Yet the gooseberry
is about the least popular of all the
fruits. There are probably several
reasons-high acidity of the fruit when
not fully ripe, the excessive thorni-
ness of the wood, which makes .har-
vesting without gloves a torment, and
the fact that gooseberries coincide
with raspberries and blackberries In
time of fruiting.
1t looks now as if the thorns might
be removed in the near future, as the
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton has bred thornless gooseberry,
which may well become the progenl-
tor Of a new race. The other obJec-
ticns are not so easily overcome, but
when one considers the widespread
use of the gooseberry in England and
northern Europe, the thought arises
that this fruit must have possibilities
in this country. It is true that larger
fruited varieties are grown in Europe,
but the present American varieties are
not to be despiSed when allowed to
ripen fully on the bush.
DR.. U. P. Hedrick, pomologist of the
famous New York State Experiment
Station, at Geneva, lays the lack of
popularity of the gooseberry in Amer
lea to the use of inferior varieties
and to the use of green fruit. I'm
doubtedly, in the course of time both
handicaps will be overcome, the first
by the plant breeder and the second
by better knowledge of the fruit, and
then the gooseberry will take a prom
inent place in the home fruit garden.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
GARDEN ITEMS

Now that the rose beds. or scattered
plants as they may be, have finished
their first flush of bloom, it is advisable
to trim back all the spent flower shoots
to strong buds and give the soil a
thorough working. supplemented in this
treatment with handful or so of fer
tilizer per plant. Bone meal is a good
fertilizer but any material containing
nitrogen will give good results. Animal
manures, such as those of sheep, COW
or poultry, are also excellent. The
home gardener Is under a handicap in
the matter of fertilizer. If he had old,
well rotted manure, there would be no
danger of injury to the plants, quite
regardless of amount applied. With
concentrated materials, such as chem
ical fertilizer, there is always danger.
1t is better to apply small amounts at
repeated intervals, at least until one
has learned by experience something of
the limits Of safety. Such materials
as nitrate of. soda and ammonium sui
phate are very valuable In small doses
but very caustic in large applications.
The matter of overhead irrigation for
the garden no more than becomes Of
serious moment than 1t Is dismissed
from mind by heavy rains. It certainly
is a question whether it would pay to
invest heavily in sprinkling equipment
in this locality. Perhaps the use Of
mulch paper would help carry plants
through short droughts by preventing
rapid evaporation of the soil moisture.
A 400-page book on narcissus. DAT
fodil Growing for Pleasure and Profit" !"
by A. E. Calvert, has recently appeared.
Although replete with valuable informa-
ton on culture, propagation and vari-
cites, such a compendious volume can
only interest the real narcissus fan.
The ordinary gardener would scarcely
care to wade through 400 pages on any
Evening star., 1929-06-29
IMPROVED HOMES
| URGED BY BUILDER
CIeveIander UtiIizes Comfort
to Make Dwellings At
tractive to Buyers.

Time imn1emorial has seen every
mans castle remain paramount factor
in life, until recent years when a slow
drifting away to apartment houses has
changed the situation. This movement
has progressed by leaps and bounds
until now in 1928 statistics provided by
the United States Department Of Labor
show that more people are residing in
apartments and other multiple dwell
ings than in single and two-family
houses.
The percentage for apartments nosed
ahead to 53.7 per cent as against 35.2
per cent for single houses and Ill for
the two-fanily style. In 1927 apart
ments had percentage of 48.3 accord
ing to Government figures.
Many reasons have been advanced
for the increasing popularity of apart
ments and the crumbling of the tradi-
tions which have safely guarded the
private home from the day of the cave
man.
Changing aspects of our economical
life have delayed the age of marriage
and are sending single people to apart
mentS for small suites. Concentrated
population in the great cities seem to
have accelerated the movement away
from home ownership. Young married
couples are showing tendency to flock
to apartment houses.
Don A. Lotus, president of Homes
Permanesque of America, Inc, of
Cleveland. believes he has solved the
riddle. LOTUS finds apartments have
won popular favor because they offer
greater comforts and lururies SO pro-
nounced in this age. Other reasons
advanced by LOTUS are cheap construc-
tion and high cost of ownership and
upkeep have driven many away from
individual homes.
Thus Homes Permanesque came into
being as the answer to the problem Of
bringing America back home" Lotus
began this counter movement in Cleve-
land and now has extended operations
on q national scale with gratifying re-
suits everywhere he has ventured.
His idea is to construct better type
of home with every modern convent
ence in equipment combining fire-safe
construction with utility and luxury
and selling at price that is Within
the range of the great American middle
class and on an installment plan that
will not work hardship.
Standard products, nationally adver-
tiSed and enjoying widespread recogni-
ton and confidence have been brought
together to build Homes Permanesque
LOTUS believes the responsibility for
bringing America back home" rests
with the real estate dealers and he has
issued call to his profession to meet
the issue.
Evening star., 1929-06-29
Perennials From Seed

Perennials are favorites in. the home
flower garden and would undoubtedly
be used much more generally If plants
were available at moderate cost and
without the Inconvenience Of sending
away for them. Who would gainsay
the desirability of an old-fashioned
hardy garden or bed of gaillardia,
hardy pinks, foxgloves, larkspur and
the like.
This is a good time of year to start
these plants from seed for next years
blooming. The outlay for a few pack
cts OF seed will be very small, indeed
compared with the cost Of plants from
the stores. And then there is the
satisfaction that comes from produc-
ing ones own stock, feeling which
Evening star., 1929-06-29

one flower. This Is an English book
but, nevertheless, touches closely on
American practice.
little offside but, nevertheless, OF
acute interest to many gardeners. and
non-gardeners for that matter, is Farm
ers' Bulletin, No. 1855. Poison Ivy
and Poison Sumac and Their Eradica-
ton" good many suburban garden
ers have had trying experiences in try
ing to keep poison ivy under control.
Along the same line, it may be hitting
to call attention to a Virginia Expert
ment Station Bulletin, No. 244. Honey
suckle Eradication in Virginia Apple
Orchards" Control of this pest plant
was secured with spraying. of waste
engine oil and other oils. The honey
suckle referred to is the trailing form
found so abundantly in this locality,
beautiful in its place, but decidedly a
nuisance in the orchard or garden. The
Virginia station is located at Blacks
burg
Evening star., 1929-06-29

activity for each month of 1926. is taken
as the norm of activity for that month.