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paste. and the beetle traps are baited with small
quantities of this paste.
What catnip Is to o cat, geraniol Is to
Japanese beetle, and they can smell 1t as much
as quarter of o mile away, whereupon they
come a-sailing to their destruction. AS they
strike the trap vanes defect them downward
into 1t and they pass through funnel-shaDed
device similar to those Of the old-fashioned
dy traps Once inside they can't find their
way out and there they stay until the men in
charge of the traps clean them out which Is
every week or so, depending on the number
Of beetles-sometimes twice o week.
Something like 1900 Of these beetle traps
have been set out in and around Washington.
and they have also been found quite effective
in Baltimore and other nearby localities.
A MOTHER trick played on the beetles is to
smear geraniol on one tree in an orchard
SO that the wind will blow the odor across
the orchard. AS the beetles are attracted by
the smell and, moreover, fly against the wind,
they will flock to this one tree, leaving the
others practically untouched. When they have
congregated on this one tree, which has been
specially treated, the attendants then turn on
a heavy spray and kill all the beetles, when
either they will drop to canvas spread below
on the ground, or little tree shaking will
dislodge them, and they can be collected by
the buShel
The quarantine system previously mentioned
was instituted by New Jersey first in 1918.
and it was found SO valuable In controlling the
wholesale spread of the beetles and larvae that
a number of other localities and quarantine
districts followed suit
Another attempted control, which was later
given up as being economically impractcable,
was to treat the soil in order to kill the larvae.
Various poisonous sprays were tried with the
idea that they would soak into the ground
and kill the young larvae, but the results were
not satisfactory, and about the only successful
way of getting rid of them in the soil was to
have a long dry SPELL for the larvae need
moisture and tender roots in order to survive.
Unfortunately such a cure is as bad as the
disease, for it also kills the grass and ruins
other plant life as well.
All sorts of sprays for the foliage and fruit
of plants subject to attack we're tried, and it
was found that while many proprietary sprays
were helpful, the majority sold commercially
were not effective, and those that were, as a
rule, were SO strong as to injure the plants.
Improvement is, however, constantly being
made.
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until at night the females all 90 into thu
ground to lay their eggs seeking out the most
attractive sod for this purpose.
female may lay anywhere from one 10
four eggs in o night, and the total number de-
posted during the egg-aying period OF three
or four weeks will average 81, although O
many as II eggs have been attributed to one
female.
GO much for the beetles and their habits Of
life. And now for the yillainl
Some Of the enemies Of the Japanese beetle
are q few of our native birds. the purple
grackle or crow blackbird as it b more COM
monty known, seeming to have 0 special taste
for them. The starting meadow lark, king
bird and cardinal all find them palatable, too.
as well as the humble toad, for many an I'M
fortunate beetle has come to rest in the tun1my
of a quick-acting toad.
The real enemy of the Poplla japonica.
however is none other than Madame Centeter
Cinerea, previously mentioned, who has been
carefully brought over from Japan and ten
derby reared in American laboratories, then
turned loose in beetle-infested areas 10 do her
dirty work at the crossroads or anywhere else
she happens to be.
Fortunately the same kind of conditions that
are favorable to the Japanese beetle are favor
able to Mrs. Centeter, and also fortunately,
while Mrs. Centeter is a fly, she is not
filthy undesirable creature like the common
house fly living rather from her attentions to
the japanese pest.
In the course of the experiments by the
Government scientists, it was found that the
geranium plant was fatal to japanese beetles,
but that it contained an oil which was very
attractive to them. BY extracting this oil
substance is derived which is called geraniol.
1t is mixed with other ingredients to form o
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Meeting Place Of the CroSS-W'ord Pusslers

lO3. Story.
l04. Place full of activity.
los. Serf.
106. Take out.
1O7. Petitioned.
1O8. DregS.aS
109. Restrain.
DOWN.
1. A mineral and gem.
.. Measuring rod.
3. An herb.
4. Shutting In.
5. Shift to less favor
able direction as
wind.
8. More protracted.
z. Single mark.
8. Hazard.
8. Shielded.
10. Game of cards.
IL. Represent in relief.
-. Agents.
Is. Click beetles.
II. South American
balSam.
Is. Baking chamber.
Is. Situation of want.
&c. BACKED in.
%. That which oblit-
crates.
80. Sketch.
80. Restoration after
obscurity.
"a. Pronoun.
IS. Scorch.
Sc. Thread-like.
81. To inside of.
SO. Song.
Al. Assistant.
AZ. Runners attached to
feet.
43. Fowl.
45. Confronted again.
AZ. Seed of an apiaceous
plant.
so. Protection for end
of file.
81. Sharp ridge between
two channels Of
Doric column.
"a. Making edging.
Sc. Throb.
81. Proclaim
SO. Reached high into
the air.
60. Equals.
81. Vessels.
50. Destruction.
So. A heraldic bearing.
81. PlaitS.
Sc. Border on.
81. Australian parrot.
SO. Water pitcher.
II. Disordered.
70. Put back.
rs. Classified in threes.
rs. A numeral.
rs. Moves with regular
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successfully.
81. Burden.
SIS. Expression Of sor-
row.
SIS. Hindu woman'S
garment.
81. Spruce.
So. Mans nickname.
so. UnSmelted metals.
50. Human beings.
IS. Age.
Sc. Irritate.
68. Pronoun.
TO. Steamship: ABR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Family Arrested On
Ousting Rivals In
Feud Over Home
Deputy and Two Police
men Jump Fence to Serve
Papers at Clinton, Md.

A feud between two colored families
over the possession OF house at Clin-
ton. Md, was stopped, at least tempo
rarily, yesterday when Prince Georges
County police arrested all the members
of one of the factions, after the colored
people had forcibly taken possession OF
the premises in dispute and threatened
to shoot the first person who tried to
dislodge them.
The arrests were made by Deputy
Sheriff Hepburn and Policemen Prince
and Nichols without violence after the
officers jumped the fence around the
property, the gate having been secured
with heavy lock and chains.
The feud started when Warren Davis.
colored. tried to obtain possession of
the property from John Proctor, who
had lived there 10 years. Both parties
police are told, having some legal
claim to it. Some weeks ago, the Of
ficers say, while Proctor and his fam
lily we're away, Davis walked in and
threw the furniture out. Thursday
night Proctor and his friends reversed
the trick, forcing Davis to vacate, and
throwing his furniture after him. The
Proctors then defied all corners, and
Davis secured some civil warrants
which the police served yesterday in
making the arrests.
Those taken are John H. Proctor,
Charles v. Proctor, Latham Dean
James r. Swami. Hattie Swami and
James Burel. All were charged with
carrying deadly weapons with intent to
kill and injure and lodged in the MARI
boro jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

described by Bells assistant, Thomas A.
Watson, a human voice could be trans
mitted over a wire so well that lone
didn't have to ask the other man to say
it over again more than three or four
times before one could understand
quite well, if the sentences were SIM
ple." 1t was the beginning of the tele-
phone, and far from the least important
Of Bells crude early results was that
they inffamed the imagination of the
Seventh street dry goods clerk, who
seemed that somehow in this amazing
invention lay his future.
He was living in a third floor room
of the brick house at 8l2 Sixth street,
just around the corner from the store
a typical Washington lodging house of
the day. Berliner'S quarters soon came
to look and smell like an electrical lab
oratory. He filled the place with wires,
batteries and other paraphernalia.
Presently he rugged up a set of tele-
phones between his window and the
barn. Not that they worked very we'll
Berliner had not seen Bells telephone
and had no clear understanding of the
overwhelmingly for himself be-
cause he worked along his own line in
stead of slaviShly following the original
inventor.
0pAA o6n NUAECHS EuVCESs
Presently it occurred to Berliner that
he could take a diaphragm and con-
tact pin touching it in the center and
somehow produce wavelike current
by continuous action of the contact
That was his first idea, and it failed,
again fortunately because it inspired
him to the further study of the the
oretical background of electricity.
Then" says Frederic William Vile,
Berliner's biographer. fate interviewed"
He had struck up an acquaintance with
Alvan s. Richards, chief operator of
the Washington fire alarm telegraph
office who promised to help him learn
telegraphy in his spare time Berliner
started by pressing the key lightly and
Richards told him that it was necessary
to press hard to establish a steady con-
tact. without which there could be no
good reception. That was the reason,
he said, that women didn't make good
telegraph operators. They lacked the
strength in their fingers.
BY the time Richards had finished
explaining Berliner had lost his inter-
est in telegraphy, for the time being.
He had grasped what was the matter
with his amateur telephone instru-
ments. The contact between the steel
button and the diaphragm was not
strong enough.
Knew He Had the Secret.
ct went home in highly expectant
mood" he said later. ct knew I had
it. Forthwith rugged up diaphragm,
made contact with a steel button,
and polished 1t up so brightly that it
assured q clean contact. Then I began
to adjust 1t until the galvanometer
showed the current" From this be-
Il u
without which the present transmits
sion of speech by telephone and radio
would be an impossibility. It was a
decidedly different principle than that
Of Bell and his discovery supplied the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
BRIDE LOSES FAITH
IN POISONING CASE
Mrs. Pennebaker Refuses to
Visit Cell of Husband, in
loWa-KanSaS Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Kans., August 3.-A l9-
year-old bride of two months weak
ened today in her defense of her hus-
band, Ray Pennebaker, 22-year old
Iowa tenant farmer, who is held in Jail
here. on murder charge in connection
with the death of a niece from eating
poisoned candy which he Is alleged to
have given his wife.
Pennebaker, who was arrested in
Diagonal, Iowa, and brought here, is
blamed for the death of Elva Irene
Barnes. 6 years old, and also is charged
with attempting to poison his wife.
At first scoffing at the charges, Mrs.
Pennebaker changed her attitude
toward her husband today. She re-
fused to visit him in his cell.
Admits Buying Poison.
Pennebaker reiterated his innocence,
but admitted purchasing the poison,
which authorities alleged was placed in
candy he gave his wife when she left
their home at Diagonal to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. C. c. Barnes, living near here.
He said he bought the poison to kill
rats on the farm he operates.
why should he buy poison to kill
rats on a rented farm" his bride asked
today.
Mrs. Pennebaker said her husband
gave her the candy and told her to
think of him while eating it. She for
got about the candy until she reached
her sisters home, where she divided 1t
among Mrs. Barnes children. Elva
Irene Barnes died few minutes after
eating a portion of the candy and one
other child became seriously ILL
The Pennebakers were married In
June at Bedford, Iowa.
Previous Wife's Death.
In 1927 the mans first wife died
under circumstances which caused an
investigation, but no evidence was de-
veloped against Pennebaker. They had
been married five months.
Relatives of Pennebaker arrived to-
day from Iowa and expressed complete
confidence in him. Mrs. Pennebaker'S
father. j. B. Dant of Benton, Iowa,
also expressed doubt that his son-in-
law was guilty.
Pennebaker will be arraigned Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
CHEMICAL SESSION
OPENED IN PARIS
Americans Seek Means of
Stimulating Trade
Abroad.
By Gable to The Star,

PARIS, August 3.-Representatives
Of the United States Department of
Commerce from all the principal cities
of Europe and Washington officials and
spokesman Of the chemical interests Of
the United States this morning opened
a four-day conference in the embassy
here on present state of chemistry and
chemical industry.
The principal object of these ses-
sions Is to devise ways and means to
stimulate the American chemical trade
While sitting in secret it was learned
that the conference does not consider
advocating the participation by Ameri-
can interests in European chemical
combinations.
Interest in Mushrooms.
Special attention, however, will be
given to the mushroom growing in
dustry in the Cartels chemical fields
during the post war period. The recent
merger or the Cartel developments in
the dye industry undoubtedly will come
in for long conversations during the
sessions.
Among these developments is the ex-
tension OF Franco-German dye agree
ment to include Swiss interests and the
formation Of the American Chemical
Corporation with the Standard Oil Co.
OF New Jersey and the Ford interests
OF the marketing and development Of
German chemical products in the
United States. The conference pro-
gram is divided into two parts, first
the economic and second the admin
1Strative. Under the head of the eco
nomic phase, come such subjects as the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
HOLD BACK WHEAT,
| SAYS FARM BOARD
Tendency Toward Crowding
Terminals Is Described as
unfortunate"

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Farm Board indicated
today that it believed wheat growers
would be wise to refrain from crowd
ing the markets with their products at
this time.
The board announced it had made
no statement, nor does 1t intend to
forecast in any way concerning the
proper price of wheat for this market
year, and described the present ten
dency toward overcrowding terminals
and transportation facilities as ''unfor-
tunate."
Statement Interpreted.
The statement, to which verbal am
plification of any kind was refused, was
interpreted as advice to wheat growers
to hold back their product, in order
that better distribution may be effected.
but without the assumption on the part
of the board of any responsibility for
the eventuality of wheat prices.
The text of the boards statement
today, given out after the closing OF
the grain exchanges. was as follows:
THE Federal Farm Board is being
besieged by telephone calls, kilograms
and letters regarding overcrowded ter
minalS and transportation facilities for
the handling of wheat. This excessive
crowding of wheat on to the market
has created far wider spread between
cash wheat prices and prices of wheat
sold for future deliveries than usually
exists.
Boards Conclusions.
'The Federal Farm Board has made
no statement or forecast whatsoever
concerning a proper price for wheat for
this market year, nor does it propose to
do so. but under conditions which exist
this season, when all reports agree on
a substantial reduction in world sup
ply as compared with last year, it
seems unfortunate to crowd wheat on
to the market faster than existing IA
cilities can handle it, resulting in cash
prices which are much lower than
contract prices for future delivery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

ton process was comparatively new and
was opposed by the American Pediatric
Society. He has ever since carried on
persistent propaganda campaign for
pure, treated milk and for proper care
of infants, paying out Of his own pocket
for much advertising and for pamphlets
furnished the mother of each child born
In Washington. For years he has con-
Quoted the Bureau Of Health Education
on Columbia road.
Funeral to BE Tomorrow.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora
Adler Berliner, three sons, Henry A..
Berliner Of Washington, and Herbert S.
Berliner and Edgar M. Berliner of
Canada, and three daughters, Mrs.
Hannah 3. Sanders, Mrs. Louise B.
Frank and Mrs. Alice B. Lubin, all Of
Washington. With the exception Of
Herbert Berliner, all members Of the
inventors family were with him at his
death.
Mr.. Berliner suffered the stroke at his
home a week ago.
Plans are being completed Cor his
funeral late tomorrow afternoon. Burial
will be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Silence on the Air
Honor to Berliner.
Radio BenefactOr

As an expression of regret at
the death Of Emile Berliner, the
inventor of the microphone.
which has made radio possible.
station WRC of the National
Broadcasting Co. announced a
15-second period Of silence at
7:30 last night. The silent period
followed a short eulogy Of Mr..
Berliner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Wedding in Ancient Abbey.

For the first time in more than 800
years wedding was performed at Dry
burgh Abbey, in Scotland, the resting
place Of Sir walter Scott and Field
Marshal Lord Haig. Fifteen were pres
ent at the ceremony, which was con-
Quoted very quietly. The bridegroom
was Lionel Arid Of London and the
bride Miss Katherine L. Fraser,
daughter of the late Harry Fraser of
Valparaiso, Chile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Sir Oliver Lodge a Dancer.

b, One of the most enthusiastic advo-
Gates of dancing is Sir Oliver Lodge,
the famous scientist, who recently cele-
brated his seventy-fifth birthday. He
says he has always enjoyed dancing
and finds it an excellent exercise. cit
is an easy, not too exciting, and most
pleasant way in which any one can take
exercise" he declared. A year ago he
appeared at a Leeds, England, dance
hall and danced nearly every number
on the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Plane Merry-Go-Round a Hit.

Pleasure seekers in Germany are get
ting the thrills Of merry go round and
ground flying combined. A new de-
vice is on the round-table principle
and the joymakers furnish their own
power. The passengers operate the
machine by raising and lowering bird
like wings attached in front Of the
seats, the wings operating in unison
to set the merry-go-round whirling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Six Killed in Auto Crash.

LOS ANGELES, August 3 (P.-Six
persons were killed In an automobile ac-
cident on the Ridge Route Highway
near here today. Simona Vargas,
mother of five of the victims, fought
her way out of the wreckage to sum-
mon help She was not expected to live.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
Boards Conclusions.
Coolidges Are Guests.

SOUTHAMPTON, Mass, August
R).-Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
were the guests of honor at the thirty
third annual reunion of the Sons and
Daughters of Southampton here today.
The former President and Mrs. Cool
idge were made members of the asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
HARTMAN DIES
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Former Member of Congress and
Minister to Ecuador Succumbs
in Montana.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, August s.
District Judge Charles S. Hartman of
Fort Benton, SO, pioneer Montanan and
American Minister to Ecuador during
the Wilson administration, died here to-
day. He had undergone an operation
early in the week.
Judge Hartman was born in Month
cello, Ind. He came to Montana in
1882.
In 1892 Judge Hartman was elected
to Congress as a Republican. but four
years later as a supporter Of William
Jennings Bryan's silver platform he be-
came affiliated with the Democratic
party in which he remained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

raw material production market situa-
ton, foreign trade in manufactured
products, the Interpretation tendencies
within each country: the international
movement of American capital into
European countries and vice versa.
Much time will be given to the dis
cussion of the possibility of the develop
ment and sale Of American chemical
products in European countries.
Under the heading Of administration
will be grouped such subjects as trade
promotion, periodic reports Of assistance
to be given in placing American capt.
tails in foreign chemical industry and
the foreign capital in American COM
panies.
Representatives for United States.
Government representatives at the
conference are c. C. Concannon, chief
of the chemical division; L. Domerat-
sky, chief of the division Of regional in
formation; C. J. Junkin, chief of COM
mercial laws: Earle c. Taylor, chemical
divisions; William Daugherty, trade
commissioner at Berlin; Charles Lyons,
commercial attache at Berne; Raymond
E. Miller, commercial attache at Brus-
sells; SomerS Fox, trade commissioner
at London; Daniel Reagan, acting COM
mercial attache at Paris; Miss Elizabeth
Humes, trade commissioner at Rome,
and Clayton Lane, commercial attache
at Warsaw.
Those representing American chem
ical dye export interests include Charles
Brand, National Fertilizer Co.; Charles
Youngreen, president of the Interna-
tional Advertising Association; DR..
Thomas Healy, dean of Georgetown
University Foreign School; DR.. Louis
Marks, executive secretary of National
Alcohol Manufacturers Association;
Hewing E. I. du Pont de Nemours; S.
B. Penick. president of the American
Drug Manufacturers Association; l.. v.
Redman of the Bakelite Corporation;
N. Greenfelder and P. w. Meyering,
directors of the Hercules Powder Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
BERL|NER IS PAID
TRIBUTE FOR WORK
CIassed as Great Inventor,
American and Scholar
by Biographer.

Editors Note-Frederic William Vile,
special writer for The Star. long a friend
Berliner, maker OF the microphone,"
biography of the inuentor, telegraphed
the following euloov to The Star last
night from Nantucket, Mass, t1here he
IS spending his Summer uacdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
H. E. CARRIGER is FINED
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
$125 Fine Is Assessed After Crash
With Machine at Scaggsvil1s
Road
ipecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Md, August 3.-Arrested
after he had collided with another
machine on the Scaggsville road, north
Of Laurel, Henry E. Carriger, HOO block
of Twelfth street, Washington, yester-
day was fined SIPS for driving while
intoxicated and reckless driving by
Of Savage, Md.
The man was arrested by State Po-
liceman Freely on complaint of ]. E.
Jenkins of Savage, Md, whose car was
hit and damaged by the Carriger ma
chine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

BOSTON, August R.-Charles
Francis Adams, Secretary Of the Navy,
vacation. He said he planned to remain
q and about Boston $1,000 .s----
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

Salvation Army members last year
were supplied with 10000 uniforms and
$4,000 bonnetS and hats
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Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-12
BEN CHAPMAN
'tHoLe In Nothing''
Is Credited to
Woman Golfer

Golfers frequently hear Of holes
in.one, but did you ever hear Of a
''hole.in-nothing?"
Mrs. Frank J. Pickett, of Ban.
nockburn, gained that honor yester.
day at her home course when she
put a zero on her card for the
eighth holeS which measures las
yards.
This was possible under the
rules which governed the General
Sherman Sweepstakes" Whenever
a woman contestant used only
one putt she was to deduct two
strokes from her score.
Mrs. Pickett's tee drive landed
near the flag and she holed out
in. two strokes, which gave her
a birdie. Taking two strokes from
her score, she made the hole in
nothing. Mrs. Pickett incidentally
won first prize with a card Of
So, 9-43, and Mrs. r. C. Dunbar
was runner-up with So, 7-46, In
the nine-hole competition.