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FITZGERALD, ANNA -. N. In 20 but loving
os4 nbe depsq pHg s IL. ~ ons y ear
ago today, August g. 1875 "
oh. the memories Of that morning.
Kncvs S9od t Hh ore sen Ha loved So dearly
Must from US forever part.
She suffered hours. yes. hours. Of pain
10 sst s foT eq Knew but Nh al Va, sea
He called her home to give her rest.
We think of you in silence:
But many silent tear We shed
LOVING fsS 0i H6sB an ss Hsb CHILDREN
HALL. MINNIE LOUISE. In sad but loving
Temsmhrancs Of our dear little daughter.
MINNIE LOUISE; who left US so suddenly
six years ago today. August Is. 1923.
God vas lonely without you. dear Minnie,
II. HIS home Of gold and blue.
And few to heaven with you.
But He knew Just how We miss you,
And 50 from my heart He drew
AND W1LLfAM H Hall
HoEs sa. E.5dF and IN a.a HER S g.
who departed this life August 7s, 1928.
Rest tog peace II * ss5 met II hssysn
ny sEEES "a tsP1 aunt Of sE Syi
aso today. August rs. 1922.
IN pa qfs vth one at'e We i ioved so desr
The trial was hard-Ue'll not complain,
Po1 fSgs' nRo SHf K m fEr Exam SMITH
AND LOVING NIECE AND NEPHEW.
RF T5gEIy wilkins s. AND CHARLES H.
ory Of my beloved husband. CHARLES
today. August rs. ie2i. Anniversary mass
at ST. Aloysius Church.
Sunshine: then rain: the pleasure, the pain;
The 'f mist as De s ana the lips s soodb
But the ne' IoT YIN Ee WIFE. TofERr1s
nv 9s,sr Il KENY Sso as
four years ago today. August as. 1925.
Loved in life cHR1s sfi,h F K coNsEk
ing remembrance Of our son, EDWARD r.
T.s. XXI I'D WIG 3usS,s s. .ss life two
Lies, the one we loved 50 dear.
A place is vacant in cur home
MAMMA. DADDY AND srssIE.
Pulaski. EDWARD r; Jr: In sad but lov;
n nE r P PHF J sRa
departed this life two years ago today,
August rs. 1927
Oh the msmSry v Fl that sss,Is b.sI,
Knowing that the one We loved so dearly
Must from us forever part.
With broken hearts We watched you
And saw you pass away.
Although We loved you dearly
We '0uid NA an hsv Ans Hou A uni ELSIE
WILLIAMS. BENJAMIN. In loving memory
disr oSne5 snd an s:
life nine years ago today. August rs, 1920
In our hearts your memory fingers.
sweetly: tender and true
pESor e a %1P PH ssnER q Ap NEPHEW
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FOUR ARE KILLED
IN PLANE CRASHES
One Ship Falls 100 Feet in At.
tempting Bank-Second Col
lapses in Flight.


BY the Associated Press.
HOLTON, Kans, August 26.-Two
were killed and another seriously in
jured in an airplane crash here yester-
day. Bert Bartholomew, 80, pilot, and
Robert Moore. %. passenger, were
killed, and Jack Kincaid, az, a passen-
ger, was injured seriously. The trio
lived here.
The airplane crashed as the pilot at
tempted a bank at an elevation Of 100
feet over the local airport.
ROUND UP. Mont, August 20 (F).-
Arthur Kruger, Round UP garage me-
chanic, and Walter Scott. licensed pilot
of Iowa. fell 1000 feet to their death
in an airplane here yesterday
Persons witnessing the crash said the
men were flying at an altitude of about
5000 or 1000 feet and nose dived to
within 1000 feet Of the earth. They
said that when the pilot attempted to
right the biplane wing collapsed.
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FARMER CONFESSES
TO POISONING WIFE
Young IoWan Faces Charge
of Numbering Niece With
Deadly Candy.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS
OTTAWA, Kans.. August 26-Ray
Pennebaker. 20. Diagonal, Iowa, farmer
confessed last night. authorities said
to the poisoning in November, 1927, OF
his first wife, Mrs. Thelma Doris Penne-
baker He gave her strychnine acct
dentally while she was suffering from
indigestion.
Pennebaker was brought here to face
charges of first degree murder in con-
nection with the death of Elva Barnes,
6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Barnes of this city.
He is alleged to have given his Sec
ond wife, Florence. 10, a poisoned candy
bar when she boarded train at Lenox,
Iowa, for a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Barnes. in Ottawa.
When she arrived at Ottawa, Mrs.
Pennebaker gave the candy to the
children of her sister. The following
day Elva died. A coroner's inquest re-
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4patha.

S,si AssosissieR sn ss!IT The dsssh .,
the funeral VIII be held on Tuesday, Au-
c e. ie}s g. i'o BET sr fTo md a2n s
). c. BuRLLs. Sec " A N A''
s 49, L G1ugE q gyRs b As
eaushter Of the late David and sally
P ss sd ays1 Of issia 'i hs
TALBOT, EDWIN N. Suddenly. on s..ur-
A Mas Ews f. f fi L1ss4ines s. sss
a1 IN Of III Mss Alice aSett a1s Lila
Presbyterian Church. Rockville, Md. as
THOM, MARGARET ELIZABETH. On Sun
sfsbss u r; IKE Ii asRf 'r as se
e6, daughter Of the late John, TAYLOR Re
s24 New York ave. NV. Notice Of funeral
WARD. KATHERINE. Suddenly on Sunday.
KKATHEEINEs the beloved wife q the LATE
iia II st. ne, Notice Of funeral hereafter.
WELLS LoTIsA M Enssr.a into eternal
wills, VIE Of the ate William f. wells
FL i.r[: @'f K.s 2 Fsas "s% &;5
unsta alps Issn an As aaR
day. pm, thereafter ct her late resi-
dence. 92l Howard ave. Sc. Funeral Tues
| day, August 81, at 1890 pm. from Zion
SITS sw, Rev W. L. WASHINGTON, pastor
Relatives and friends invited TO attend. 2s'
WELLS. LOUISE NJ. Members Of the Young
Ladies' Brilliant Star Benevolent Associa-
ton. No. l. are requested TO attend the
funeral Of our late sister, LOUISE NJ,
WELLS. Tuesday. August a., 1929. at
II 80 pm, from the Zion Eaptist Church,
Est: sw JENNIE gROWNE-LEE, Pres
NJ. L. MIDDLETON, Secty.
, WEST. CAROLINE RACHEL. On Mondav,
August rs. 1929. CAROLINE FACHFT,
WEST. beloved mother OF Mrs. Laura Y:
Belt and L. Perry West Notice Of funera!
later.
WrLEs. ANNIE CECILIA. Suddenly. on Sat
urdsv. Auerst "a, 1929. at sbley Hospital.
ANNIE CECILIA wILEs Lnee Ready, be-
loved wife Of Charles v Wiles; 22o STR TN!
pessas tTo t5s s9oFe s.o1e71
mass at st. Martins Church at O. m.
1nterment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Pela-
tives and friends invited. u
day. August as 1929. JOHN w. beloved
husband of the late Harriet P. wiltshire
in the SIND year of bis aEe. Funeral from
his late residence, 1867 East Capitol st. en-
Wednesday. August 90. At m. Rela-
ttves and friends invited. 1nterment Cedar
Hill Cemetery. u
WOLFLEY. MARTIN. Suddenly. on satur-
day. August "a. 1929. at Cleveland Ohio.
MARTIN wOLFLEY. brother Of william
Wolfey. 1923 st. NV. Funeral Tuesday,
at Cleveland, Ohio. IS
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JEANNE M'ATEE DIES.

Miss JEANNE McAtee. 1927 Eleventh
street, a native of the city and for 40
years an empoye Of the United States
Government, died in Providence Hospi-
tai early yesterday morning after a
brief illness.
Miss McAtee, who was 70 years old
was retired from the United States
Patent once on her seventy-second
birthday, June ~, 1924.
Surviving are her sister, Mrs. Henry
Col. w. T. McAtee of Louisville, KY.
Funeral services will be held at the
Immaculate Conception Church, to-
morrow morning at o'clock. Inter.
ment will be in Richmond, Va.
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Fly Wins by Knockout.

NICE, France, August 20 LP. A
world self-knockout record seems to be
held by Hans Gottlieb, 220-pound Aus
trian. Herr Gottlieb and a horsefly
staged bout on the crowded promo
made Dies Anglais. The fly settled be-
hind the Austrian's right ear The
Austrian swung on the insect and
knocked himself cold. He was out five
minutes. He fractured his jaw.
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vealed the presence Of poison in The
child's stomach.
After Pennebaker was brought here,
Taylor County. Iowa, authorities UNDER
took an investigation of the death of
the mans FIRST wife. Indications were,
they said, that she had been poisoned.
Pennebaker will be tried on the
charge of murder OF the child in the
September term of the Franklin County,
Kans., District Court. Disposition of
the case alleging the murder of his
first wife will await the result Of the
September trial.
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nation by irregular troops Of Father
Eduardo Chaires, whom they charged
was shot in the back while en- route to
a village to administer extreme JUNCTION
to a dying man. The group complained
that Catholics were being prosecuted
throughout Tabasco.
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MATTHEW +. HUGHES
IN FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Funeral Services to Be Held To-
morrow for Civil War Veteran,
Who Expired at 90.

Matthew r. Hughes 90-year-old
veteran of the Civil War, was found
dead on q couch In his home by his son,
Frederick j. Hughes OF 1925 r street,
Saturday night. The burial will take
place tomorrow morning at Arlington
Cemetery with full military rites.
Mr.. Hughes had been in excellent
health up to the time Of his death, his
son. with whom he had lived for the
to have died from stroke of apoplexy.
Death came as he was sitting on a couch
on the sleeping porch. When his son
came to bid him goodnight, he found
the veteran slumped against the wall.
Funeral services are to be held to-
morrow morning at o o'clock, in the
St Stephens Catholic Church. His son
is his sole survivor He was a member
If the Phil Sheridan Post Of the G. A. r.
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q. s. Formulation Slump Is Feared.

NEW YORK. August IS up. - The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. finds
the United States threatened with a
slump In population. A survey by the
company convinces 1t that the true rate
OF increase was 28 per 1000 popula-
ton or barely q margin to keep the
population from an actual decline"
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FOLK. WILLIAM HEM

gust IS. 1913. WILLIAM HENRY. Beloved
husband of Caromilde FERGUSON Folk and
borough and Miss Gheta P. Folk: Linvood
T. Aiwyn V. and Stephen Il; Folk Re.
Co. funeral home, 1400 Chaplin st. NV,
until Monday. August 2s. At 10 2 m. Fu-
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Claim Priest Was Assassinated.

MEXICO CITY, August 26 R.-A
group of residents of the state of Ia
basco has asked President Emilio Portes
Gil to investigate the alleged assassi-
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Cocoa Manufacturer Dies.

VVV~ ~'&"Hh UAOsSVUAVA OAVUs
CAPE MAY, N. j., August rs (F).--
Albert M. Strollwerck, so. Of Camden,
N. j., head Of a chocolate and cocoa
manufacturing company. died here yes
terday few minutes after be had taken
a swim in the ocean. Death was due to
q heart attack.
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and $175 an acre and was effective for
only one season.
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THE HOME GARDENER
Hints the for Beautying Surroundings of the
CEDAR RUST

The casual observer may see little IN
| common between gals on the foliage OF
the common field cedar and the rust
disease occurring on apple foliage. Yet
investigators have connected the two
beyond any doubt. Just which OF the
two plants was first affected is not
known, but now both are essential to
ease and, since the cedar is usually the
less appreciated of the two plants, 1t is
usually sacrificed. Investigators found
that the light disease spores may be
waited through the air as far as mile,
but that eradication of cedars within O
half mine of apple trees reduced the
disease TO minimum.
Just how does the cedar rust affect
the home gardener may well be asked.
For the gardener well within the city
limits it has little interest, but for the
suburban gardener who grows apples,
crab apples or Towering crabs, it has
very vital interest. Many trees may be
found at this very time badly defoliated
by this disease. The characteristic
raised yellow postules on the lower
sides of the leaves render the disease
unmistakable.
Consistent spraying of the apple fol-
iage would help, but this can scarcely be
recommended as a control practice for
the home gardener with his usually
meager spraying equipment. Removal
of the cedar gals and their burning
is practical where one has few choice
cedars but as large scale proposition
it is out Of the question. The sensible
practice is to cut down the cedars If on
ones own property and, il not, encour-
age the neighbors to do so. Apple va
rieties differ markedly in their resist
ance to cedar rust. The York Imperial
is notably susceptible while the Stay
| man Winesap is quite resistant. Bech-
| tells towering crab is listed among sus-
ceptible forms. Fortunately, the injury
is confined to the apple and its close
relatives.
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lavender; G. purple; H, violet; I, any

lavender; g. purple; H, violet; I, any
other color.
Glass 2-Primulinus type, small flower
with hooded petal on slender spike. One
spike to vase. Club will furnish vase.
A, lavender. pink to rose; B, salmon
pink to scarlet; c, yellow; D, any other
color.
Glass 3-Collection of 10 named vari-
cites, spike to vase. Club will fur
niSh vase.
Glass Best display of gladiolus tips
in bowl, other foliage allowed.
Glass 5--Best seeding.
Glass 6-Most artistic vase OF gladi-
oiuses, with other flowers and foliage,
gladioluses to predominant.
Class BEST basket or vase OF: A,
marigolds; B, nasturtiums: G, Petu-
Mas; D, phlox; e, zinnias; r, roses; @,
other flowers.
John Poole Special Award.
Glass 8-Most artistic basket Of "a
gladiolus spikes, ribbons and foliage
permitted, to be judged for: Quality OF
bloom, co. artistic arrangement, 40;
first prize $12, second prize So, third
Regulations governing the exhibit
ton are:
i. Glasses to 7, inclusive, are open
to members of the Woodbridge Garden
Club and to all those residing within
the limits of the territory of the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association.
Glass is open to any gladiolus grower
in the city of Washington or vicinity.
The winners in Glass must agree 20
permit their baskets to be taken to the
Federal American National Bank after
the show, where they will be on display
as long as they are presentable.
2. All flowers exhibited must be grown
by the exhibitor. Any exhibitor may
enter as many exhibits in any class as
he desires. but no exhibitor can receive
more than one award in q single sub
class or undivided class.
3. The hall will be open to receive
exhibits at pm. and all exhibits must
be in place by $50 pm. The doors will
be thrown open to the public at pm.
4. Flowers in classes to 8, inclusive.
should bear the name of the variety.
The Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club met last evening at the Somerset
school with Mrs Helen Fowler, pro-
prietor of the Shaw Water Gardens at
Kenilworth, D. c., as guest speaker
Mrs. Fowler illustrated her talk with
views from her collection of colored
slides. Aubrey B. Carter presided and
announced the personnel Of the COM
mittees on program and membership,
street and park development, plant ma
terial, exhibition and library. Plans for
the identification OF WISCONSIN, avenue
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the Woodbridge Garden Club will be
held August at the Presbyterian Sun
day school hall, at Twenty second street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
While last years show was a big adj
| vance over that of the year before, it
still fell below the standard of other
shows. 1t Is evident that many of the
not appreciate the possibilities of the
| gladiolus. With this in mind, the show
this year has been planned with view
to demonstrating the value of the glad.
John Poole, president of the Federal
American National Bank, who is great
i ly interested In encouraging the grow
ing Of flowers, has offered q very sub
stantial prize for the best three baskets
of gladiolus, and any glad grower in
the city, or vicinity may compete for it.
This prize has been offered in the hope
that by showing the very finest gladio-
luseS 1t is possible to grow in this locality
greater interest will be created in the
| flower.
MANY of the large growers through
out the country have donated bulbs of
their finest varieties, and these will be
| awarded to the winners in the classes
other than Glass 8. The judges of the
show will be Charles E. F. Gersdorff
and DR.. Earl B. White. In judging
crooked spike as a fault. but will Judge
the spike from the standpoint of quail
| ity, size of bloom and number of flowers
on the spike.
ITO those who are growing glads for
| the first time and who may be O little
doubtful as to the best way to cut them
for exhibition It may be said that the
flower spike should be cut when the
| first bud is open and should be cut long
enough before time of showing to allow
the maximum number of flowers to
come out, which in most instances will
| be two days. In other words, spike
will be at its best the evening of the
second day after it is cut if it Is cut
with only the first bud open. Cut as
| long a stem as possible and still leave
at least three or four leaves to nourish
and mature the bulb. Put the flower
spikes in water as soon as cut. Use a
sharp knife for cutting. making a slant
| ing cut across the spike. Never use
shears, as they crush and close the
channels in the spike so that water
cannot reach the buds. Early morning
| Is the best time to cut the gladioluses In
arranging vases or baskets of gladioluses
do not crowd too many spikes in one
| conta1ner, and do not use spikes all of
the same length. Arrange them loosely
and artistically, using some crooked
spikes and gladiolus or other foliage to
relieve the stiffness Of the arrangement.
THE August meeting will be held in
conjunction with the gladiolus show,
and will be brief, for the transaction of
business only. 1t is hoped, though that
If any of the members wish information
regarding glads that it may be possible
to get the judges to answer questions
on the subject at the meeting"
Schedule of classes for the Woodbridge
| Gladtolus Show, August S:
Glass Large Powered type, both
| plain and ruf1ed petaled varieties, in
Guiding prirnulinus' grandifloris type.
Specimen spikes. one spike to vase.
| Club will furnish vases. A, white; B.,
| yellow; c. red; D, orange; E, pink; F
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DEATH FOR CRUBS

The following interesting information
which appeared In a recent number OF
The Oficial Record OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture is presented at this
time because Of the fact that home
owners in this vicinity are shortly to be
faced with the same problems.
Extensive damage has been caused
to the turf of lawns and golf courses IN
the metropolitan areas adjacent to
Philadelphia and New York by larvae
of the Japanese Asiatic beetles. The
Bureau of Entomology, at its research
laboratory at Moorestown, N. j., has de-
veloped a method Of treatment whereby
grubs In the soil are killed and damage
to turf prevented.
when new lawns are being made,
acid lead arsenate Is applied uniformly
over the surface of the soil at the rate
of IS pounds per 1000 square feet. This
arsenical may be broadcast or applied
with a fertilizer or lime drill. The
ground should then be dtsked at least
two, preferably three times, in order
to incorporate the lead arSenate
thoroughly with the soil to depth OF
four inches. Grass seed may be sown
applied, and the usual cultural practice
should be followed thereafter, except
that no lime should be used on treated
lawns. Golf green's thus treated have
been effectively protected from grubs
for a period of six years, and on most
of the golf courses in the area heavily
infested with the Japanese beetle all
new greens are being made in treated
soil.
which is already established, lead ar
senate can be applied at the rate OF flVe
pounds per 1000 square feet OF lawn
surface. AS it is essential that the lead
arsenate be distributed evenly over the
turf, it is recommended that the poison
be mixed with a carrier in order to In
crease its bulk. A mixture OF equal parts
of tankage and top soil Is an excellent
carrier and should be used at the rate
of 20 pounds per 5 pounds OF lead arse
nate. Soil alone may be used, or. as
has been done in some cases, pure SAND
NAV be substituted. 1t is usually ao-
visable to make three applications OF
the top dressing containing lead arse
nate and to allow at least six months
to elapse between applications. NO fur-
Their treatment will be necessary Tor
period of three or four years. the nrst
application may be made ct any time
between April l and OCTOBER 81, al
though it is advisable to apply 1t before
Ane1ist /. so as to destroy the grubs
while thew are small and before the
turf has been damaged.
THE putting green's were heavily IN
tested with Japanese beetle larvae on
the golf course at LansdoWne, "a
where as many as IS TO a square foot
were found. Iead-arsenate top dress
ing was applied in the Autumn OF 1919;
The green's were thoroughly examined
on April 80. 1929. and not one living
gr,b was found. Several clubs are now
treating the fairways. The cost OF one
application. when the materials are pur,,
chased in ton lots, is between $38 ana
$50 an acre, depending on the manner
of application and the cost of labor.
The carbon -disulphide treatment which
was formerly used, cost between $3.50
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: the Home.

but it Is better late than not at all,
selecting those clusters which are most
nearly perfect and picking off any ber-
ries that are decaying or worm-ridden.
Bagging tends to prolong the natural
ripening period, so that grapes may be
secured after the normally exposed
fruits are gone and Is successfully util-
lied in obtaining extra fine clusters for
exhibition in the Autumn garden shows
No one would recommend bagging as a
commercial practice, but for the home
garden with a few vines the practice
should appeal as a means of obtaining
extra high quality grapes.
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PICK CoL0RED OFFICIALS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 3 Up
For the first time since reconstruction
days, colored residents have been ap-
pointed election officials in this South
ern city.
The list of registrars announced by
the new county election commission
to serve in a precinct with a. heavy
colored vote included the names of two
colored voters, an undertaken and a
school teacher. Otherwise the list for
the county varied only slightly from
that appointed by the old commission.
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1929 Decline Reported.

Real estate bond and stock financing
In the United States during the first
half of 1929 totaled 1856, 923 1885, ac-
cording to the statistical survey by
Young g. Becker Co. This is de-
crease of about 16 per cent from the
record volume Of the same period Of
last year.
First mortgage real estate bond is
sues during the first six months of the
year, it was stated, aggregated $284,-
O2S.150, a decrease of 80 per cent from
last years total of $403. 709, 900. Financ-
ing Of real estate by stock issues totaled
ST., 896.735. a gain of approximately ZIG
per cent over the volume in the first
half of 1928.
The figures covered realty offerings OF
$4,000 and upward on property in
nearly 100 cities.
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MORTGAGE BONDS
IMPORTANCE Barred
S4,208, 431, 900 Issued in 10
! Years, Young & Becker
Survey Reveals.

The important place in the modern
construction field held by mortgage
bond issues Is indicated by survey
just reported by Young & Becker Co.
of Chicago, showing that approximately
$4,000, 43l 900 in real estate bonds
have been issued in the past 10 years
to finance new buildings and property
developments in the United States.
This enormous figure does not in
giE&e the huge volume of realEy
HnSUcing carried on by insurance COM
pAniss and banks, it is pointed out.
Huge Growth in 10 Years.
The real estate mortgage security
business has increased nearly 500
per cent since 1919. it is shown in the
following table prepared by the firm:
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Subdivision Fairgrounds Urged.

A resolution urging all owners of new
subdivisions to set aside an area for
Fairgrounds in tracts being placed on
the market, in order to obviate costly
condemnation proceedings for such
grounds in the future, was passed unan-
imously by the Los Angeles playground
and recreation commission recently.