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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
THE HOME GARDENER
GARDEN ITEMS.
Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beauying Surroun

The hot weather which prevailed
over the week end forced many OF the
earliest blooming ornamentals ana
fruit trees into bloom. The yellow
color of the forsythia is to be seen
practically everywhere about the CITY
and suburbs, indicative OF the strong
appeal that the early blooming plants
have for the average person. Almost
every one is eager for Natures f1rst
real evidence that another growing
season has arrived.
Golden spur, the earliest of the long
spurred or trumpet daffodils, also put
in its appearance and. although much
inferior in size to the main season
varieties, is always welcome. In many
gardens, golden spur is the first home
grown flower suitable for cutting.
Among fruit trees. the apricot usual
" is the first to open its blooms, and
for this reason is unreliable in this
locality as a producer. Almost without
fail the blooms or young fruits OF the
apricot have to face period of freez-
ing weather, usually with disastrous
results. Strange to say, the tree itself
is apparently fully hardy.
Some of the japanese plunS are al
most as forward as the apricot, and
are also often cut off with no crops.
The question of pollination often
occurs in connection with isolated fruit
trees. so it is not possible to assign
all failures to set fruit to frost and
cold.
That insects are ready for their an
nual battle with the gardener there
can be no doubt. This year is going to
answer the question whether the local
home gardener will have to give up
the growing of beans on account of
the Mexican bean beetle. DR.. Graf
of the Department of Agriculture Of
fered the hopeful message that this
dreaded pest is often at the worst the
first year or two in any one locality
and then declines in numbers.
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season and is also planning on holding
a tulip show in Rockville. The next
meeting vii be held at the F. D. Leizear
home. The club officers for the current
year are as follows: President, Miss
Laura Ann WadSworth; recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. w. d. Clark; correspond
ing secretary. Miss Elizabeth McCullah:
treasurer, Miss Violet Magruder; pub
Lefty, Mrs. Carl S. Eastwood"
Prof. David Lumsden of the Federal
horticultural board certainly takes the
honors as the most active of local gar
dening speakers. In addition to the
three talks announced in last Satur-
days column, Prof. Lumsden is sched-
uled for the following addresses:
On April he will lecture on Flower
Gardens and Their Making" before the
Citizens Association of Devonshire
Downs, D. c.
On May Prof. Lumsden discusses
1.-THE Home Flower Garden, Its Plant
ing and Care" before the Neighbors
Club of Washington district, Arlington
County, meeting at the home of Mrs.
Weir, Glebe road.
In the interim Prof. Lumsden will adj
dress the Red Cross Workers Home
Club meeting at members home on
South Dakota avenue northeast
H. L. Westover of the Department of
Agriculture will take part in the Devon
shire Downs meeting, discussing Lawns
and Their Care"
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KIDNAPPED GIRL
!. AWAITS HOME TRIP
Dapper Salesman to Return
to Philadelphia on Train
With Alice Labutis.
By the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 3d.
With a whole outfit of pretty new
clothes and an abundance Of oranges
and candy, 12-year Alice Labutis.
kidnapped in Philadelphia Wednesday,
this morning was locking forward hap
ply to the homeward journey today.
On the train with Alice will be Gus
tbs Devonshire, dapper salesman, who
brought her OIL an automobile trip from
the Pennsylvania city here. Devon
shire was in jail last night, awaiting
the anticipated arrival of Philadelphia
police early today.
Alice spent last night at the home of
police matron. The new clothes
which replaced the shabby garb in
which she arrived Thursday night with
her captor are the gift of the Charlotte
police. They took up a collection at
headquarters yesterday and then took
Alice shopping.
Devonshire insisted under question:
ing last night that he had no motive
in Turing the child, invalid daughter Of
a Polish miner, into his car and bring
ing her here. He chung tenaciously to his
story that he was too drunk to realize
the gravity of his actions.
Alice said he had been nice to her"
The couple was taken into custody
yesterday morning by Charlotte detec-
tives after the ride from Philadelphia,
a night spent by the roadside and an
other spent somewhere here. The man
admitted using a pretext to coax the
child into his automobile, from the
Philadelphia city streets. After that,
he said, he got lost and decided to
bring her to Jacksonville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
DENTIST IDENTIFIES |
DROWNING VICTIM
Doctor Says Teeth Core
spond to Those Of Missing
Smith College Girl.


SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 3d.
Efforts were made today to determine
through dentistry whether body
found In the Connecticut River at Long
Meadow was that of Miss Frances St.
John Smith, missing Smith College
student.
DR.. w. J. Woods of Pelham, N. Y,
told DR.. Carlton F. Pooler, acting in
behalf of the police, that a description
of the dental work on the body cor
responded with some he had done for
Miss Smith.
Miss Smith, daughter of a wealthy
retired New York broker, disappeared
at Northampton on January IS, 1928.
Police said the few available means
of comparison fitted closely the de-
scription of the missing girl.
Word from New York City that the
family of Miss Smith was not inclined
to believe the body might be that of
their daughter did not diminish the
belief of investigators that they were
on the right track.
Alice Corbett of Utica, N. Y, an
other Smith College student, disap-
peared on November 10, 1925, but the
police did not believe the body found
yesterday had been in the water much
more than year.
Miss Corbett'S disappearance was as
complete as that of Miss Smith. De-
spite a multitude of clues neither girl
was ever definitely known to have been
seen after leaving the college grounds.
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and parSnip seed may be sown. The
So-called hot weather plants. such as
beans, sweet corn and tomatoes, will do
nothing until the soil really warns up
in May, and if sown or set out now are
almost certain to fail.
The new gardener must bear In mind
that little can be expected from the
garden in the way of crops unless the
soil is prepared properly and supplied
with nutrients. The average soil in this
locality, and especially that about new
home where grading has been done,
won't support garden without fer
tilizer. Stable manure when we'll de-
composed is not to be equaled, but in
lieu of this, good commercial fertilizer
of formula of 4-8-6 or better will give
results for year or so. BY 1875 Is
meant per cent of nitrogen, per
cent of phosphoric acid and 6 per cent
of potash in each pound or hundred
pounds as it may be. Too many garden
fertilizers contain about per cent of
nitrogen or even less and are rather
useless. Applied at the rate of one
pound per 40 square feet, a 1876 ma
teria1 worked into the soil following
spading will bring good results These
better-grade fertilizers are obtainable
az A3Oot NC0ASAo anu, etAoAAOA6A 1AACJ NOoL
little more, are well worth the differ
ence. The formulas are always printed
on the original containers.
Maintenance of fertility in the garden
is the gardeners real problem. Chem
ical fertilizers help, but cannot be ex-
pected to do the whole job. The key to
success in the absence of animal
manure is the cover or green manure
crop. One suburban gardener met the
problem with a cover crop of COW peas
and buckwheat. Turned under while
yet green this crop rotted fairly rapidly
and supplied the organic matter that
Is the basis of successful production.
THE GARDEN CLUBS.
The Hyattsville Horticultural Society
held its March meeting on Thursday
evening at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Magoon of Riverdale, Md.
The evening was given over to.
round table discussion on Early Spring
Gardening" and to answering questions
deposited in the question box.
This last feature is proving very pop
ular and useful and aids in keeping up
active interest among the members.
Several of the members brought in
specimens OF early blooming flowers and
fruits.
The Takona Horticultural Club met
March 25 at the Takoma Park Branch
of the Public Library to transact regu-
lar business and to listen to a lecture
by F. G. Lincoln of the Biological Sur
vey on Birds and Their Relation to
Gardens"
Mrs. Carl S. Eastwood, chairman OF
n,hlfcitv 0f the Community, Garden
Club of Rockville, kindly sends us the
following report on activities of this
progressive organization: 1.-THE Com
munity Garden Club of Rockville met
at the DR.. Billiard home on March %,
with DR.. Earl B. White of Kensington
as speaker. He urged the members to
exhibit their peonies, especially named
varieties, at the National Peony Show,
to be held at the Willard Hotel this
Spring. The Rockville club has plans
for some real civic improvement this
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SCHOOL BAND ENTERTAINS
FOR INVALID KING GEORGE
Musicians From Army Institution
Play for Sovereign, Who
Tires of Gramaphone.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOGNOR, England, March Boy
royal command the famous Kneller
Band from the Twickenham School for
army musicians played before King
George on the lawn at Craigweil House
today. The program was selected by
his majesty who, it was said. had grown
tired of only gramophone music.
A large crowd gathered at the beach
in front of the royal residence to hear
the music. At first police kept them
back some distance from the sea wall.
but when King George heard Of the
restriction he gave orders the throng
be permitted to come up to the edge of
the promenade.
The King was protected from draft
by screens, but could be seen wearing
dark overcoat and gray hat with a
checked-colored rug pulled up over his
knees. He seemed to enjoy the lively
music, occasionally chatting with his
physician, Sir Stanley Hewitt, and mem
bers Of the royal household.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
VANITY SHOW PLANNED
BY D. C. BEAUTY EXPERTS
Secrets of Boudoir Will Be Re-
vealed at Exhibit April
1927.

Scientific secrets of the boudoir will
be revealed, as well as the latest styles
in hairdressing, by the Washington
Hairdressers and Cosnetologists' Asso-
citation, Inc, at its vanity show, to be
staged in the Washington Hotel April
% to 81. Emile Beauvis is president of
the association.
Living models will be employed, sand
a feature of the show will be a demon
stration of the beauty bath" Another
feature will be the crowning of a
queen" of the show and the assem-
bling Of her court. Candidates are now
entering for this contest.
Miss Ethyl Clarke of Philadelphia is
in charge of arrangements.
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Evangelist Is Held
For Wrong Technique
In s'Rescuing'' Girls
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO, N. c., March
30.-Artfur Frye, evangelist, was
in Jail here last night because po-
lice resented his peculiar method
OF saving delinquent girls.
Frye visited the Guilford County
Home Thursday with the avowed
purpose Of leading the Inmates
to salvation.
Services went smoothly until
just after prayer meeting yester-
day morning, when Frye was dis
covered in the girls ward saving
the iron bars away from win
dow.
The superintendent called the
police, and a magistrate bound
the evangelist over to Superior
Court, charged with attempting
to free the whole ward. He was
placed in jail in default of bond.
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$204,O00,0OO Budget Approved.

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, March 80
CP).-The Jugoslay budget Of 12,000,-
100000 dinars approximately $204,-
000,000) was approved today.
One-sixth of the budget is devoted to
national defense, while pensions will
absorb more than a billion dinars. Two
billion dinars will be used for new high
ways, railroads and communications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
BANDMASTERS OF NATION
ORGANIZE ASSOCIATION
Sousa Elected Honorary Life Presi-
dent, Goldman, President, and

Sousa Elected Honorary Life Presl-
dent, Goldman, President, and
Stannard, Secretary-Treasurer.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Organiza-
ton of the American Bandmasters' AS
ISOLATION was announced today by Ed
win Frankie Goldman, its founder.
John Philip SouSa was elected homo
rary life president at an informal meet
ing and the following officers chosen to
hold office until the first melting. which
viii be held June 10 in New York: Ed
win Franko Goldman, president; Victor
j. Grabel of the Chicago Symphony
Band, vice president; Capt. William j.
Stannard of the United States Army
Band, secretary and treasurer.
The association will strive to secure
adoption of a universal band instrument
tation, SO that band publications OF all
countries will be interchangeable and to
cooperate in obtaining proper commits
stoned status for the bandmasters OF
the Regular Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
Hatchets in Hand,
Officers Seeking
1000 Illicit Stills

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 80.
Armed with hatchets, 10 deputy
sheriffs of Jefferson County, in
which Birmingham is located, be-
gan an intensive drive yesterday
to destroy approximately 1000
moonshine stills which Sheriff w.
o. Downs says are running in the
county.
The deputies are not seeking to
make arrests-merely to destroy
the stills. Each deputy is armed
with an ak to chop the still to
bits at the point where it is
found.
Nineteen stills were destroyed
on the first day. Sheriff Downs
said last night that the deputies
will cover the county systematic
cally and "tnat every still will be
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30
AVENUE HONORS F0CH.

Late Marshal.
PARIS, March 80 Op).-One Of the
finest avenues in Paris, the Avenue du
Bots de Boulogne, has been named after
Marshal Foch. The Paris Municipal
Council yesterday decided to call this
avenue the Avenue du Marechal Foch."
A statue of Foch will be erected at
the end of the avenue, at the entrance
to the great park of the Bots de
Boulogne The avenue begins at the
Etoile, where is situated the Arc de
Triomphe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-30

The 42,585 negro churches In the
United States have 5,204,000 members
in 26 denominations.
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VEGETABLE VARIETIES.

As a suggestion to home gardeners
who may not have planted vegetable
gardens in this vicinity, the following
list of vegetables Is presented. This list
is ADAPTED from Maryland Extension
Service Bulletin No. 81, prepared by
F.. w. Geise and v. r. Boswell. and
represents the results of actual tests at
College Park.
Asparagus, Palmetto and Mary
Washington; bush beans, stringless
greenpod, golden wax and Henderson
bush lima; pole beans, lazy wife, caro-
lima or Sieva lima; beets, Crosby Egyp.,
tan, eclipse, Detroit dark red; brusSel
sprouts, Dalkeith, Danish prize: cab
bage, early Jersey Wakefield, Copen-
hagen and Danish ball head; caul1tioW-
er, early SNOWFALL; Swiss chard, Lucui-
lus: sweet corn, golden bantam, coun-
trv gentleman and Stowell evergreen;
carrot, Chantenay, and Danver's hall
long: cucumber, Davis perfect and
white spine; eggplant, black beauty:
endive, green curled; kale, dwarf
Scotch; lettuce, iceberg, big Boston;
onion, Danver yellow globe and prize
taker; parsnip, hollow crown; peas,
Alaska (early), Gradus, Thomas Lax
ton; peppers, Ruby King, pimiento; po-
tatoes, irish cobbler, Jersey redskin;
sweet potatoes, big stem Jersey. gold
skin, Nancy Hall; radishes, scarlet but
ton, French breakfast; spinach, Vlr-
ginia savoy and New Zealand (Sum-
mer): squash, Patty Pan, Hubbard: to-
matoes, Bonny Best, Marglobe, Pom
derosa; watermelons, Kleckley sweet,
Tom Watson. -.
No gardener will care to plant all
these, but may select his favorite vege-
tables. The small garden would have
little room for potatoes. sweet potatoes,
squash and other spacious types. The
easiest way to make the selection Is
to write one of the seed houses for a
catalogue and make out a definite
order.
The vegetable garden now should be
under way to moderate extent II one
expects to enjoy early vegetables. Rad
ishes should be sown very shortly, as
the late sowings always are caught by
the maggot fly. Peas should be In the
ground as soon as possible so that the
plants may grow and mature their pods
before real hot weather.
For this reason the early varieties OF
peas are generally preferred. Alaska
is reliable early pea of fair quality,
but Gradus and Thomas Laxton come
in only little later and are much
better for eating.
Cabbage plants may be safely set out
in the open now, and lettuce, onions
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addition pound of lead arsenate paste
or u pound lead arsenate powder
should be added.
Grapes require at least two sprayings
to control the obnoxious berry moth,
whose larval form so often is found in
the berries. The first spray, consist
ing of Bordeaux mixture and arsenate
of lead, should be put on when the
young shoots are about foot long and
the second when the petal caps have
just fallen from the flowers. Bordeaux
mixture and lead may be easily OBJ
tanned in prepared form ready for dilu-
ton with water. If made at home the
1850 formula a pounds of copper sui
phate, pounds of hydrated lime and
so gallons of water) is advised. To
this IL pounds of lead arsenate pow
der or three pounds of lead arsenate
paste are added. OF course. the home
gardener will often not need these large
quantities but may use the same pro-
portions.
Spraying in the vegetable and flower
garden win be discussed later.
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Below: A perfect speci-
men of giant dahlia
grown by Ernest A.
Helms, II2 CIarewiIf
Avenue, MontcIair, NJ
Says Mr.. Helms, II
am very pleased with
Vigoro's results on all
my plants. They were
larger and had moro
blossoms than in pre-.
vious years.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24
PAT MALONE


CHICAGO. Sept. "a. PA man
who never loses his temper is en-
deavorlng to teach that rare art Of
human conduct 70 one Of the most
tempermental pitching stars OF
baseball II he succeeds. he believes
his team viii be the new worlds
champion.
Manager Joe Mccarthy CT the
Cubs Is the teacher His pupil is
Pat Malone, fiery Irishman. irwin
chile when calm and ineffective
when angry.
There Is no secret about Nc
Carthy's world series plans for Ma
lone Re wants him in the box for
the first game and for another II he
comes through Seemingly 1t all
depends or Pat.
Temperament has been Malone's
almost destructive ailment since he
came into baseball. Years ago. he
failed in a try out with the Giants.
and then slunped badly 70 start off
with the Cubs at the start Of the
1928 season until he forgot about
umpire's decisions. and fans raz-
zing. This season he has been sue
cessful, winning p games and losing
nine.
Malone. who Is Just 27. possesses
probably the fastest ball III the
major league hurting ranks. includ-
ing Dazzy Vance OF BROOKLYN.
He ningles a good curve with
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his fast BAH and has 154 strikeouts
to his credit this years. more than
the dazzier. Repeatedly. he has
had a game on ice waiting for the
frostinE. however, only 10 become
50 disturbed as to throw 1t away.
With the fall classic a fortnight
away. Malone Is the n BIG ray ~
sunshine IN the Cubs pitching staff.
Except for Charlie Root. the others
have been unsteady lately. and Nc
Carthy Is not a little apprehensire
about their condition.
Guy Bush has been batted out on
the box on SIX successive occasions.
Sheriff Blake Is In the no-control
slump he has experienced most Of
the season: Hal Carson. a slow ball
pitcher who may cause the Athletics
trouble. has a lame arm. while Artie
Nehf. an experienced world series
performer. seems 10 have lost his
former cunning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24

THE Worlds Series by radio! There's a
thrill! And it's a real one when your re-
ceiver is powered by Eveready LayerbiIts.
Now is the time TO buy new ones for a
whole season of happy radio enjoyment.
Eveready Layerbilts are the unique "B''
batteries built of flat cells that make rom
neciion with each other automatically.
There are only two broad connecting
bands inside, each * inch wide, and only
five husky solderings.
This is far better than the ordinary
way Of making a "B" battery out of p
rate, individual cells. I'm such a battery.
there are 90 fine connecting wires and
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Battalino, FL, Is
Feather Champ

HARTFORD. Conn, Sept 24-tPi
The familiar flrure CT a Connec-
ticut vounEStcr. second In a span 81
four years. perched upon the feath-
erweiEht throne today.
The new champion IL Christopher
Bat" Battalino. Hartford youth OF
-. one of the youngest titleholders
in the history of fiSficuff. &C. Win
the crown that Kid Kaplan. Meri-
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p Eligible Eagles Named For Harrington Game

den buzz saw. won IN 1926 and then
discarded because Of increasing
weight.
Battalino Smothereo Andre Rou-
It's. gallant Frenchrnan. in q Is.
round duel IN Hurley stadium last
night ard dethroned the old champ
ion about as ne pleased.
E0utis has faded considerably
since ne whipped Tony Canzoneri
another brilliant italian. It'll New
York. last summer To gather in THE
I26-p0und haublc. but IL IA doubtful
In the charging Frerchnan nc hit
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Higgins Passes
Comfortable Night

NEW YORK, Sept. 24--tR--
Miller Higgins. manager of the New
York Yankees. who is critically Ill
at st. Vincent's hospital, passed a
comfortable night, hospital attaches
announced this morning.
His temperature was l042 CON-
pared with the los degrees reported
q 1890 p. m. last night. some hours
after he had undergone a blood
transfusicn operation.