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The Washington times., 1929-04-23
EXPERTS RENEW
REPARAT IONS
PACT HOPE
By FREDERIC X. ABBOTT

PARIS, April % Q.N.S.).-Although
A. complete breakup Of the conference
of reparations experts was averred
Tor the time being at today's plenary
session, indications from authorita-
tive sources late today were that the
German and allied experts were still
aa. far apart as ever. concerning the
= value and the number of annulties to
be paid.
The Official communique, issued in
Ehe name of all the delegations par
hcipating in the conference, imn1e'
sdiately following the close Of today's
session was silent on this aspect OF
che conference.
Committee To Report
1t merely stated that a special COM
1nittee, composed of the chiefs Of va
Fious delegations. had been appointed
10 draw up a report on the work of
ene conference. This report, when
completed, will be sent to each IF
ehe several governments interested
Meanwhile, the door was left open
10 permit renewal of the discussion
Of figures upon which, SO. far, the
conference has been unable to agree.
Little hope, however, is held out that
such an agreement Will be fe2che1.
the general feeling here being that
two separate reports, a majority re-
port and a minority report, will be
prepared.
= DR.. Schacht interviewed as he was
about to go before the assembled
experts at II o'clock this morning,
made the following statement:
Schacht Gives Hope
''It is entirely possible that both
The amounts and number of
annuities which were offered by
the German delegation last Thurs
day may be changed"
From this it was inferred that
Schacht had been instructed during
his visit to Berlin not to remain
adamant on his original counter
offer to the alHes of 1,650,000,0 900
marks annually for 81 years.
This offer, opposed as it was to
one providing for annuities ranging
from 1856, 100000 to 2,5e0 ,000, 600
marks annually over a period of
5S years made by the allied dele
gates, almost caused the. breakup
of the conference when it was sub
nnitted to the subcommittee headed
by the late Lord ReveIstoke.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
Home Sweet Home .
Sends Wanderer
to Mother

ONTARIO, Calf, April %
QN.S.l.-Mother love planned a
surprise party to welcome wan
derer home again.
An old song turned the heart Of
17-year-old Evelyn Estes toward
her home and mother. Evelyn,
the daughter of Mrs. Elmer Estes,
left her home in search of ro-
nance and adventure. And then
one day, Evelyn, working in Aloha,
Wash, heard someone singing
'fHome Sweet Home" The. wan
derer, with tears in her eyes,
rushed to a telegraph office and
sent a message to her. mother
that she wanted to come home
again.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
ST ALKED
AGAIN

A thorough investigation into the
source of the odors that for a
quarter of a century have worried
residents of the oldest section of
Washington-Georgetown-wil be
conducted under the leadership of
DIR. William J. Stanton, who is
chairman of the public health COM
mittee. Efforts to find the cause
of the smell were made several
years ago. but resulted only in the
location of several suspects, but
these-paper and fertilizer plants
proved alibis and were out of the
hunt.
Now the hunt is on in earnest
and the fight, IL any, win be car
ried into the District Supreme
Court if the location Of the nui-
sance is found. a
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
Silver Springs Guard
Company. Given Praise

SILVER SPRING, Nd, April %.
Capt. Joseph c. Cissel. command
ing the service company, First In
fantry. Maryland National Guard,
Of Silver Spring, has received a
letter from Brig. Gen. Milton A.
Record, adjutant general of Mary
land, complimenting the company
on its showing made at the annual
inspection recently conducted by
Capt. H. H. Meyer, United States
Army.
Captain Cissel also received COM
mtIfications from Col. D. John
Markey commanding officer of the
First infantry. and Gen. Slader, U.
s. Army, containing high praise for
the efficiency of the Silver Spring
organization. 4.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
HELD ON 4 RUM
LAW CHARGES

Frank John Murray, %, Of the
5000 block Connecticut Ave. N. w,
was held under $4,5OO bond when
he was arraigned in Police Court
yesterday on four charges.
Police claim Murray recently told
Detective W. F. Burke ''I am not
an ordinary bootlegger, but a high
class one. I am too smart for the
police
. His astuteness about midnight
Saturday night was weakened by
much consuming of his own wares,
according to Detective r. A. VIII
liams, of the Eighth precinct, who
said Murray staggered as he entered
his car, and that the car zig-zagged
up Connecticut Avenue "as q
drunken man often walks"
Trails Him Home
williams said he was en- route to
the Cordova Apartments, Twentieth
Street and Florida Avenue North
west, to search for Murray and
serve warrant on a charge of
permitting gaming, when he passed
Seventeenth and S Streets North
west and saw Murray enter an
expensive roadster parked there. He
trailed him.
The Cordova mentioned in the
gaming warrant, is the residence of
Major Henry G. Pratt, chief of police.
Having spotted Murray, williams
said he trailed him in his own car
from Connecticut Ave. and S st. to
the apartment house in the 5000
block Connecticut Ave. N. w. He
said he entered then with Policeman
Haumann of the Fourteenth precinct
and found Murray, apparently in
toxicated. in his apartment.
Find Gin. Police Claim
The prisoner and his roadster
were taken to the Eighth precinct
station, and there. police claim, Muir
ray denied he was bootlegger and
told police they might seach his car.
He gave Williams the keys to the
rumble seat after an unsuccessful
attempt to unlock it himself, VIII
liams said. The search revealed a
gallon of gin, police say.
Murray was charged today with
transporting and possessing LIQUOR,
permitting gaming, and driving while
drunk. The alleged gaming opera
tions in the Cordova resulted in the
warrant for Murray only after
lengthy investigation, police say.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
California Has Open
Season On All
Stray Cats

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April %
G.N.S.E-The call of the wild has
become taps for tabby, whose
whoopee urge leads her into
State game refugees.
Approving Senator Sanborn
Young's proposal, Governor Young
signed a bill making the hunter
the hunted by declaring open sea-
son on all cats straying on game
preserves.
Cats belonging to residents
within the preserves, however,
are granted immunity. providing
they are kept in their own back
yards.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
MERCY shown
To ESTES

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE. April 23.-A jury in circuit
court last night returned verdict
of II months in the county Jail and
a fine of $500 on charge of in
voluntary manslaughter against Nor.
wood Estes, 17-year-old Ballston
youth, in connection with the deash
of Mrs, Frances Bowbeer, and
recommended that the Jail sentence
be suspended.
Judge Howard W. Smith in
sentencing Estes said, Il don't be-
lieve there was any criminal in
tent on your part and shall accept
the recommendation that the Jail
sentence he suspended during good
behavior, hoping that it will be a
lesson to you.
Mrs. Bowbeer, IS. died in the
Georgetown Hospital, Washington,
of injuries received when struck by
an automobile operated by Estes.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
London HOrticulturist
Will Lecture on Shrubs

DR., David Lumsden. horticulturist
Of the Department of Agriculture.
formerly of Kew Gardens, England,
will give an illustrated talk on
''Artistic Uses of Trees and Shrubs"
tomorrow night at o'clock in the
library of Western High School.
The talk will be under the au.
spices Of the Progressive Citizens
Association Of Georgetown. |
The Washington times., 1929-04-23

At the Waynesboro plant, desig.
mated as No. /. about $50 men
walked out. leaving one man and
nine women in the factory. In the
No. 2 factory here the walkout
numbered only about so, leaving
10 men in the plant. Guards were
stationed at this factory to prevent
any attempt of strikers to influence
those remaining. At the No. fac
tory here every man struck. and it
is stated that the strikers pulled
the fire from under the boilers.
The trouble at the factories,
owned by julius F. WITT, mayor of
Staunton, has been brewing for
several days. 1t started with en-
ployment of new manager, man
from Arkansas, named Mckee.
Hires Women
The strikers charge that Mckee
discharged several of older employees
i'm the WaynesbOro plant, one of
whom had seen 90 years of service
with the WITT interests. The places
of the discharged employees were
filled with women employees, and the
wages of the remaining male enI.
ployes were reduced approximately
so per cent, workers state.
The plants in Staunton are strik-
ing in sympathy with the Waynes-
boro men.
When men formerly paid $3.50 a
day were cut to $1.75, they pro-
tested that they we're unable to live
on the salary, and the strike fol-
lowed.
The strikers congregated in large
numbers around the courthouse here
yesterday and later met in the au-
ditorium of the County Building to
organize. Two of the plants have ap.
pointed committees to speak for the
respective groups, and Charles
Sheets, one of the committeeman, has
been chosen chairman.
The committee from the No. fac
tory is composed of A. F. Fletcher,
o. L. Cook, w. T. Bailey, Roy Bur.
nett. Those on the committee from
the No. factory are Harman Gar
ber, j, E. Ballangee, Charles Sheets
and Floyd Lofts.
Discharge Foreman Asked
The strikers have agreed to con-
tinue the strike until their demands
are met. The men ask discharge of
the Arkansas manager, ousting Of
newly employed women, reinstate.
ment of all old employees at their
former salaries.
Strikers are emphatic in their
statement that they are not asking
for larger salaries. but merely object
to the reduction of pay.
Local sentiment seems to be
largely in favor of the strikers.
Police state that they expect no
disturbance.
Last night julius l.. WITT, prin-
cipal owner of the factories, issued
a statel-ent declaring that none Of
the employees had made any COM
plant to him and that he therefore
had no reply to make to their re-
ported grievances until the matter
was brougl t directly to his atten-
ton.
Will Retain Women
He said that the lew manager,
Mckee, would not be discharged,
and that the factories would retain
the nine women employees "at least
for the present
"our plants will operate as
usual" he said. land SO per cent
of the men who left their posts will
find their positions open to them if
they report for work.
WITT said that he is willing to
meet the committees appointed by
the strikers. He farther stated that
the employment Of womea Il an
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
Colonists Daughters
End TWO-Day Meeting

The Daughters of the American
'Colonists concluded their two-day
convention here yesterday with Re.
ports OF officers, committees and
State regents.
Approximately It's delegates at.
tended the convention. Member.
ship is composed Of those descended
from Eolnnial Americana.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
Man, iii, Fills Barrel
And Jumps In to
End Life

SHAMOKIN, April 23.-Plung-
ing head first into a molasses
barrel which he had filled with
water, Charles E. Culp, 81, re-
tired ice dealer, committed suicide
yesterday.
Culp's legs sticking in the air
attracted the attention. of his
grandson, William Culp, who ran
upstairs and told his mother. The
man had been dead half an hour.
III health. members of the
family say, caused him to end his
life.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
.R A D|O LAUDED
At RED CROSS
MEETING

Because it reaches the public in
all parts of the country stimuli.
taneously and because through it
dramatic appeals may he made, the
radio is the quickest and most
effective medium for mobilizing
public opinion and support of relief
in disaster. Frank A. Arnold,
development director of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company, de-
clared today in his address before
the convention luncheon of the
eighth national convention of the
American Red Cross at the Willard
Hotel
Declaring that his organization
had been at the disposal of the Red
Cross on six different occasions,
Arnold explained that ''it is not only
capable of reaching a greater num-
ber of people simultaneously than
any other medium. but it reaches
them at almost any time of the
day or night and also offers oppor-
tunity for vigorous dramatic ap-
peal"
Other speakers We're the Most
Rev. Michael J. Curley, archbishop
of Baltimore, and William Green,
president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, the latter de-
claring that ''it matters not where
these calamities occur, the Red
Cross organization responds with
alacrity and promptly and eff
ciently renders service"
The first general session, yester.
day, was addressed by Col. Paul
Draudt, of the imperial German
army, now vice chairman of the
board of governors of the League
of Red Cross Societies, who brought
plea for world peace to the con-
yention.
After praising the kellogg pact,
and declaring that America is in
the forefront in every good move.
ment, Colonel Draudt said The Red
Cross is one of the greatest forces
uniting mankind everywhere in
common effort for the promotion of
human welfare.
Porto RicO's Thanks
Other speakers were Emilio del
Porto, chief justice of the supreme
court of Porto Rico, who thanked
the Red Cross for the aid it gave
during the terrific hurricane. Raw
Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of the In
terror. who declared the Red Cross
to be ''the most satisfactory meth.
cd of uniting whole peoples and
nations into one great family" and
addresses of welcome by William
Butterworth, president of the United
States chamber of commerce. and
Proctor l.. Dougherty, District Com
missioner.
At the present time the Red Cross
is giving relief in 20 flood-stricken
States, James L. Fieser. vice chair
man in charge of domestic relations
told the 700 delegates. He was fol.
lowed by Ernest P. Bicknell. vice
chairman in charge of foreign and
insular operations, who declared
that disaster-torn Europe looks upon
the American Red Cross as the
American people and who outlined
the work done by his division dur.
ing the last year.
District HOnOred
The Rev. T. S. McCallie. of Chat.
tanooga, Ienn., was elected conven-
ton chairman. Eliot Wadsworth, of
Boston, was elected to memberships
in the central COMMITTEES OF the
American Red Cross TO fill the va.
car1cy left through the resignation of
President Hoover, who, by becoming
President automatically became
president of the organization.
Washington won honors for bav.
ing the largest percentage of school
children enrolled in the Junior Red
Cross.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23
TYPOTHETAE COMING

The cherry blossom convention
of the third and fourth districts,
United Typothetae Of America. will
be held here Friday and Saturday.
Meetings will be held in the Wash
ington Hotel.
The Washington times., 1929-04-23

experiment" and that if they prove
efficient in certain lines of the
rent1,, mUnn 'neS ~, VIII ~ oe t,sa1 nsa s ths
factory owner said. if it is demon
strated after fair trial that women
cannot do the work, their services
will be dispensed with and men
employed. E..
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cially our useful crops. According to
Circular No. 1853 of the Department of
Agriculture, the apple, ounce. peach,
sweet cherry, plum. grape, blackberry,
clover, soy bean, rose, althea and most
all annual flowers are favored foods.
The life cycle of the Japanese beetle
requires a full year for completion.
Five-sixths Of this time is spent in the
soil, at which time the growing in
sects may cause serious damage to grass
by eating the roots. A carbon disul-
phide emulsion has been developed as
a practical means Of controlling the in
sects in lawns. Arsenate of lead has
proved effective in controlling the adult
beetle on the foliage of trees and
shrubs mixture of three pounds of
arsenate of lead paste, two pounds of
-four and so gallons OF water Is recon-
mended for spraying apples, cherries,
grapes and ornamental trees. For the
peach. a weaker mixture, one and five
tenths pounds of arsenate Of lead paste.
two pounds OF flour and three pounds
of unslaked lime to so gallons OF water
Is suggested.
Undoubtedly when the local home
gardener has to face the japanese
beetle in earnest he will rise success
fully to the occasion just as he has
done with various other pests in the
past In the meantime, it would be a
good plan to write for a copy of the
above mentioned circular and become
familiar with control measures.
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THE VEGETABLE
GARDEN

Many of the home gardeners are al
ready drawing returns from their veSe-
table gardens Radishes and spinach
and possibly lettuce are among the an
nual crops that are being harvested
and, of course. those that have aSpara-
gus and rhubarb have been enjoying
these crops for some time.
Beans and sweet corn may be planted
now with assurance of rapid growth. In
fact these plants are already up III
many gardens. Tomatoes, eggplants, Gu
cumbers and others of the Summer type
of vegetables may be set out of doors
with expectation of soon starting into
vigorous growth. Those. who put to-
matoes into the open garden before this
time may have observed how poorly
they grow in cool. wet weather. The
tomato came from the American tropics
and really does not thrive at all III the
open until real warm weather arrives.
Fertilizer applied as side dressing
along the row is an effective means OF
keeping the vegetables growing rapidly
and it is almost automatic to say that
vegetables have TO grow rapidly to be
at their best. This is especially true
of root crops, such as radish, beets and
carrots, and almost as true for leafy
plants, such as lettuce and spinach.
Nitrate of soda and sulphate OF am
monium are often used as this side
dressing, because OF their content OF
readily available nitrogen. Both are
what are commonly known as strong
fertilizers and must be used cautiously
One pound of either fertilizer scattered
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seventh street northwest. Mrs. c. ".
Mace and Mr. Carl Smith gave very
interesting talks on wild flowers and
their naturalization In the home
garden.
The Community Garden Club of
Rockville was accorded the pleasure of
listening to Mr.. Beasley, State forester
of Maryland discuss Roadside Plant
ing" at the meeting held Friday. May
10, at the home of Mrs. Leonard A..
Nicholson. The talk was highly ap-
propriate in view o: the clubs active
participation in tres planting projects.
Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, president
of the Rockville club, has been chosen
as a member of the floor committee for
the National Peony Show, to be held
at the Willard Hotel in early June.
An important new garden club In
prospect is the proposed Montgomery
Suburban Garden Club. which is to
embrace the Drummond, Somerset,
Friendship Heights. Chevy Chase Gar
dens and Chevy Chase Terrace COM
munities An organization meeting was
held last evening at the Somerset
School Prof. David Lumsden dis
cuSSed the subject. Gardens and Their
Value to a Community and Miss
Margaret c. Lancaster, president of
the National Capital Federation of Gar
Club Movement" Mr.. Aubrey B. Car
ter. 46l1 Davidson street, Chevy Chase,
Md, presided.
Prof. David Lumsden judged at the
Alexandria Flower Show, held at Alex
andria, Va, on May IS.
James M. r. Adams one OF the mem
bers Of the National Capital Dahlia and
Iris Society, most active in establishing
the Iris test garden at Walter Reed
Hospital. wishes to announce that this
garden will be at its height of beauty
tomorrow. 1t is hoped that flower
lovers will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity TO see the iris at its best
The garden is located about half way
between Georgia avenue and Sixteenth
street on the north side of the main
drive. All varieties are labeled plainly
and 1t will be easy TO make fine choice
for the home garden.
According to his usual custom. Mr..
Adams has opened his private garden
to inspection on Sunday. This garden
is located at $50 Spruce avenue, Tako-
ma Park, Md, and contains, in addition
to a fine collection of iris, many other
Spring flowers, all set in most en-
chanting landscape picture.
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WOMAN WILL PILOT
ON REFUEL TRIP
World Record Held by Army
AirpIane Will Be
Challenged.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, May 10.
A woman will command one OF two
planes which were being fitted out today
to challenge the worlds refueling
fight record held by the Army plane
Question Mark.
Announcement OF the plans OF Miss
Viola Gentry. former holder Of the
women's endurance record. to attempt
to better the record of $50 hours 40
minutes and Is seconds established by
the crew of the Question Mark at Los
Angeles last January. was made stimuli
taneously with a similar announcement
on the part OF a crew headed by Lieut..
II. B. Clarke, former manager Of RooSe-
welt Field
Lieut. Clarke said he planned to take
off in monoplane Monday in an EFFORT
to stay aloft 200 hours. He said Martin
Jensen, holder Of the worlds solo flight
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

The following information was re-
ceived from l.. M. Clarke. president OF
the Woodbridge Garden Club:
The Spring exhibition of the Wood
ridge Garden Club will be held on Tues
day and Wednesday, May 81 and %. at
the Sherwood Presbyterian Hall,
Twenty-second street and Rhode Island
avenue. This show has always COM
pared very favorably with other flower
shows held III Washington and the
plans which the committee has worked
out for the show, this year promise to
make it the best the club has vet held.
THE Pennsylvania Horticultural So
ciety medal will be awarded as a sweep.
stakes prize, as has been done for the
past two years. This beautiful medal Is
a work Of art and well worth striving
for. 1t will be awarded to the exhib-
itor securing the largest total OF points
in the show.
Members of the Woodbridge Garden
Club and all those residing within the
limits of the Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Associations territory are ptiv!-
legged to exhibit and are especially urged
to do so. These flower shows are held
for the purpose of stimulating interest
in more and better flowers in our COM
munity, and this can best be done by
all taking an active part IN the exhibit.
There will be classes for bouquets OF
mixed flowers, for roses. pconies, iris,
towering shrubs. columbine, coreopsis,
delphinium. gaillardia. lilies, lupine,
pansies, pinks, Oriental peoples. pyre-
thrum, snap dragons. Sweet William,
annual flowers, ported flowers, fruits and
vegetables.
THE committee has been fortunate
In securing as judges Prof. David Lums-
den and Mr. Hamilton Martin, both of
the Department of Agriculture.
The next meeting of the Woodbridge
Garden Club will be held on June 3,
when Prof A. w. Thurston of the Uni
versity OF Maryland will speak on
Flower Arrangement
The Burleith Garden Club met
Thursday evening May l6, at the home
OF Mrs. Stella Hawkins, 1921 Thirty
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BY J. B. WELLINGTON.

July and August and Of a distinctive
pinkish white color. Due to the habit
OF eating from within spraying is of no
avail. In early Spring the larvae may
be killed by the simple expedient of
drawing the young leaves between the
thumb and forefinger. The chief means
Of fighting the pest is to lift and sepa-
rate the clumps in July, hunting out
and destroying the borers and resetting
uninjured plants. Fortunately the COM
mon garden iris is not the species most
favored by the borer. Nevertheless.
serious injury often occurs and plants
need watching for this pest.
Just how serious a problem the
Japanese beetle (see illustration) is go