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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON D c, JUNE PART

of this building was $1,133.16, and its location
WAS somewhere in the Fourth Ward which was
then between First street west and Eighth
street east, and north of E street south. One
authority makes the temporary location OF the
school more definite when he tells us 1t first
occupied the north building of Carroll Row on
the east side Of First street, between East Capt.
toll street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
where now stands the Library Of Congress. 1t
was in one Of the buildings of Carroll Row that
Abraham Lincoln resided when attending Con-
greSs from 1847 to 1849. About 1907 the Acad-
envy was opened in quarters on property said
to have belonged to the Federal Government
and believed to have been somewhere on East
Capitol street between First and Second streets.
This was not a pretentious building at all,
the cost Of construction indicates and as the
prescribed dimensions clearly show, it being
only 20 by so feet. This building was erected
by popular subscription, and after this school
and the Western Academy had been built there
was found to be a slight deficit TO be taken
care of.
IN 1908 the school had grown to such an
extent as to justify an assistant teacher,
and Edward Tippett was selected. AS a boy
Mr.. Tippett had his trials and tribulations
aplenty, having been driven from home by his
father. who evidently was not in sympathy with
his sons way of doing things OF himself the
junior Mr.. Tippett has this to say:
made by way to the city Of Wash
ington, where very soon found friends
and as was considered tolerably quail
flied, was favored by Mr.. Elliot to the
situation of assistant teacher.
After serving in this capacity for some years,
Mr.. Tippett made principal teacher and
continued as such for 10 years In the recep-
ton given Gen Lafayette in 1924 his school
children were singled out for introduction to
that great patriot. Mr.. Tippett was typical Of
the old-time school teacher. He was in turn
an inventor, farmer, q shoemaker, q huck-
ster, hirer of hacks and a preacher, and he
usually found time to look after one more Of
these occupations while teaching the Eastern
Free School.
1t was during these early days in Washington
that the sand desk was used As the latter in
volved substantially no expense, 1t was naturally
the most generally used. These desks were
made in rows long enough to accommodate a
number of children, with the top slanted slight
ly downward and being separated lengthwise by
a thin strip running about one-third the way
up and along the incline. The base or bottom
of the upper or sand portion was painted black,
and upon this was spread thin layer of dry,
white sand, in which the scholars formed with
their fingers individual characters and short
words. In doing this they rested their left arm
the bottom portion of the desk, while the
right was thus engaged. The background be-
ing dark, the lines drawn in the sand naturally
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ville the Duke de Charities and the Comte de
Paris"
GRAF ZEPPELIN was somewhat Of dandy.
He was rather disturbed by the uniform
worn by the soldiers he saw strolling on the
streets of Washington. Their very short trousers,
bright colored boots and soft straw hats, so he
wrote, didn't seem to him to have the proper
military air.
Since no one gave him any advice as to what
he should wear at the front, he decided to plan
costume appropriate for the occasion and in
harmony with the weather. He wrote:
ct ordered uniform made At for the climatic
conditions. 1t was not quite like my old uniform.
The Russian epaulettes which we wore then I
had taken off and instead of the gold embroid-
cred black velvet collar, chose q soft, low
down collar on which placed my star denoting
my rank of first lieutenant"
His horse the Graf bought from an ex-
Prussian cavalry guard, then the head contractor
for horses in the Northern Army He picked
out an American wooden saddle, stirrups of
wide wood and leather band q toe-piece over
the fore foot. Later he gave this saddle to the
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iarly historic since it adjoins the site at the
west where stood the residence of Robert
sewall, from which was made the only armed
defense in the city against the invasion of the
British on August "A, 1914 and 1t is believed
the corner house was erected at a subsequent
date to that event. Albert Gallatin. who was
Secretary of the Treasury in the cabinet OF
Thomas Jefferson, at one time occupied this
residence. Later it became the home of Sena-
tor James S. Barbour of Virginia, who married
Susan Sewall aingerield Of Alexandria and
daughter of Henry Daingerfield, whose wife is
said to have been one Of the daughters OF
Robert Sewall, who owned the original house
to the west and who quite probably also owned
the corner lot.
The cause which led to the burning Of the
Sewall house in 1914 was the firing upon the
British when passing this point on their march
into the city. In paper left by DR.. James
Ewel this incidens is spoken of as follows:
About twilight the enemy made his
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T the time OF the CIVll war,
~ Zeppelin was a young man of % with
"A eight years of military training. But,
4 \ alas for ambitions, a monotonous peace
lowered over all Europe and the young heuten-
ant had nothing to do. Automatically his eyes
turned to this side of the Atlantic, whence
came the sound of guns. The young Graf
decided this was the place for him. Not that
he had any abstract views for or against
slavery.
st thought it part of my education to take
advantage Of every opportunity to learn by
experience all that could for the future
benefit of my country" he wrote afterward.
He had no trouble in getting the consent OF
the King of Wurtemburg his sovereign and
the head of the army. But his father was
reluctant to let him 60, arguing that the young
man was not. likely to find anything OF military
value in this country. But eventually parental
consent was given and on the 3Oth OF April,
Graf Zeppelin sailed on the Cunard steamer
Asia The Asia landed the young at
New York The trains were given over 10
Transporting the troops and military equipment,
SO Zeppelin had to find some other way OF
getting to Washington. He learned that the
French korvette Tisiphone was In the port
of New York and that it shortly would be leav-
ing for Baltimore. On the afternoon it was
to sail young man appeared on board and
asked to be taken to the captain To the
latter he presented his credentials, explained his
predicament and asked to be permitted to stay
board the WarSh1p so Tar as BalCnOTe. AlSO,
he added he had so anticipated consent that
he had brought along his trunk. 1t was on
the dock below.
A MAzED by the young mans self-asSurance'
"A the captain of the Tisphone invited him
to be his guest. Together they dined, after
which the captain joined the young officers OF
the ship An account of this evening comes
from one of the other members Of the party.
Graf Zeppelin turned out to be a jolly COM
panion eager to contribute to the evenings
entertainment. He asked his hosts If he might
bring some refreshment to the supplies. This
formality settled IL bottles of Rhine wine were
produced from his trunk and the officers toasted
their guest hilariously.
Washington did not impress Graf Zeppelin
favorably The streets he wrote were dirty
and unpaved the footpaths made Of plank
boards and the majority of the houses low
wooden structures. The Capitol however, came
I'D to his expectations, though it Stood he
complained, in surroundings more like desert
than a growing city
The first day in Washington he presented
his credentials to the Hanseatic envoy, Herr
Won Schleiden. The latter took him in hand
and several days later told him he was TO have
an interview with the President. In most
formal attire, frock coat. high hat and the
incest decorations of all Europe $50 he wrote),
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showed up more prominently. When class
was through, the monitor would smooth over
with an ordinary flatiron the used sand, and so
on, new characters were formed until the end
of the lesson.
In some schools a general sand desk was
placed up toward the front of the room, where
demonstrations were made by the scholars in
the same way they are called upon today to
write on the blackboard.
THERE are number of buildings on Capitol
Hill and in East Washington considerably
older than the Peabody School. OF all, no
doubt the most interesting is the Old Brick
Capitol, on First street northeast, which is to
give way for building to house the United
States Supreme Court. Another picturesque
and interesting one is known as the Barbour
house. now occupied by Senator Porter H. Dale
of Vermont, and which is located at the north
west corner of Second and streets northeast.
The associations Of this house make it pecu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
BY ZETA ROTHSCHILD.

T the time of the Civil War, Graf
Zeppelin was young man of % with
eight years of military training. But,
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rendered its growing rather difficult for
the home gardener, who generally is
not equipped for systematic spraying.
Edwin G. Powell, in discussing the
rare lily. Philippinense formosanum,
that he had in bloom last week in his
garden, states that 1t is possible to have
flowers only one year from sowing of
the seed. This is valuable point. when
one considers the slow development of
many lily bulbs. Despite its origin in
Formosa. this species is proving fully
hardy with Mr.. Powell. May we add
that Mr.. Powell has no bulbs for sale,
but is merely one Of the many flower
fans about Washington who delight in
growing new species of plants for their
own enjoyment and that Of their
friends.
Grapes are beginning to ripen and, as
usual, the unsprHyed fruits are more or
less ridden with berry moth injury, a
situation that might fairly easily have
been prevented by spraying with arse
nate Of lead in the early stages Of the
fruits development
Fertilizer is of no value and may
even be harmful IL applied abundantly
while the soil is as dry as at present.
There Is so little moisture that the soil
solution may become too concentrated
in strong fertilizing elements.
The old raspberry canes which fruited
In July should be cut out and burned.
They are simply in the way of the new
canes and may harbor troublesome in
SectS.
II facilities for watering are avail
able. kale. spinach and turnips may now
be ,sown for the late Autumn use, but
there is little use in sowing unless wa
tering is possible.
j. Horace Mcfarland. president Of
the American Rose Society and owner
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trick"
INSECTICIDES

The Department of Agriculture,
through the medium Of its press service,
calls attention to the considerable guam
titles of useless and often injurious
materials sold for the supposed purpose
Of killing harmful pests on fruit, vege-
table and ornamental plants. Liquids,
powders and capsules to be placed in a
hole In the tree, under the bark or III
the soil, and paints to be applied to the
for their alleged powers to control fun
gous diseases and to kill insects when,
according to the advertising literature.
the substances are taken up by the sap
and carried to all parts of the tree.
Not only is the value of these remedies
very questionable, the administration
flood, drug and insecticide administra-
tion) reports, but many of them actu-
ally harm the trees. They may cause
serious damage to shade and orchard
trees, and in the case of the latter en-
danger the crop through failure to con-
troll insects and diseases"
The home gardener should go slow in
taking up with new fads in insect and
disease control preparations. The Fed
Cral Government and the State expert
ment stations have facilities for giving
such materials searching tests. and the
home gardener should learn to rely on
the authentic information which comes
Bordeaux mixture, lime, sulphur and
arsenate of lead have proved reliable
through years Of actual test. When IN
doubt write the Department of Agrj-
culture or the State Experiment Station
at College Park, Md, and save useless
expense and possible injury to the
plants.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

Apparently the garden club move
ment has by no means reached its peak
in Washington and vicinity. New clubs
or groups continue to organize and,
what is equally important, the older
clubs continue to maintain vigorous
and useful existences. The following
notice is concrete evidence that the
good work continues:
"a new and enthusiastic group Of
garden lovers has recently been formed
as a section of the Twentieth Century
Club. There is an exchange OF plants,
a file of garden literature, a garden
clinic and opportunity for group buy
ing for its members. This section has
met once a month during the Summer
with a program consisting of one or
more speakers who are experienced au-
thorities on their subjects. A most in
teresting program is already planned
for the coming months. The officers
Of the section are: Mrs. Benjamin E..
Smith. chairman; Mrs. John o. john
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weeks to allow plenty of time for cal
lusing (the first stage in the process Of
forming the union, but it is removed
or loosened before the stem is con-
stricted unduly by the expansion due
to growth.
1.-The stock is cut off just above the
bud the following Spring about the time
growth starts. Timely attention must
be given during the early part of the
season to remove all the growth ex-
cept that from the inserted bud. A
bud so grown may be expected to at
tain suitable size for transplanting to
its permanent location in one season.
"A variant in the process Of develop
ing budded plants often practiced in
the South, where the long growing sea-
son permits, is known as June bud
ding BY this plan the budding is done
as early in Summer as the stocks and
buds are in suitable condition.
During the succeeding month or
two the stock top is cut back gradually
to encourage the inserted bud to start
growth. Later in the season the entire
top of the stock is cut of. Under good
conditions these buds make growth
enough the same season to prepare
them for transplanting. Such June
buds, however. may be injured by Sc
we're freezing the first Winter because
Of their weakened condition due to the
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GARDEN ITEMS

The prolonged drought has had its
usual Ill effects on local gardens, par
ticularly those in which the roots of
trees are competing for the moisture.
Unfortunately there Is little that can
be done. The small amount of water
that may be sprayed on with the hose
does but little good. except in the very
small garden. For plants such as tu-
lips, narcissus and crocus. which are in
their resting stage, dry weather is
probably ideal.
How do melon growers determine
when their melons are sufficiently ripe
to harvest? There are several indica-
tons: Size and netting and ease with
which the fruit separates from the
stem. In the home garden the first
change of color from green to yellow
ish green also is an aid. Overripe mel
ons are, as every one knows, almost as
inferior as underripe fruits. Unfor-
tunately the susceptibility Of the musk
melon plant to various leaf diseases has
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OF q wonderful collection Of roses on
his home grounds at Harrisburg, Pa,
concludes after years Of observation
that DR.. w. Van Fleet Is the one best
climbing rose and there are few who
have grown this marvelously beautiful
shell pink rose who would dissent. In
this variety. DR.. Van Fleet left behind
him memorial that promises to endure
for many. many years. Let 1t be said
that DR.. Van Fleet did not name the
rose. He tried to call 1t Daybreak, but
the firm of Peter Henderson, recognize
ing its supreme merit. insisted on re-
naming 1t in his honor.
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son, vice chairman; Mrs. Howard L.
Knight. secretary-treasurer. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. Stephen Olop. 4102 Garrison
street, August 20, at IL am"
The National Capital Dahlia and Iris
Society will meet August 81 at the
Carlton Hotel to consider plans for
its coming dahlia show. The officers,
headed by Mrs. Edith Reinohl, River
dale, Md, president, request large
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late forced growth. Consequently, ex-
cept in the South, the first type Of bud
ding described is the one most in use.'
Note-The foregoing article was
prepared by Guy E. Yerkes, horti-
culturist in the Department Of Agri-
culture. and was originally published
in the National Horticultural Maya
zine, from whose editor, B. Y. Nor
rison, permission was secured for
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reprinting. Mr.. Yerkes was q prac-
tical nurseryman for several years
and his suggestions may be accepted
by home gardeners with the fullest
confidence.
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Two English penny stamps, recently
sold in London for $85, were govern
ment "forgeries," being part of
batch printed for young royal collectors.
including King Edward, then Prince of
Wales
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be made in organizing committees and
programs.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-15
$50 LENDERS IN
SESSION HERE
Address on Loan Ethics
Heard by State Group.

Necessity of holding close to the
ethics of small loan making was
stressed by John D. Williams, vice
president Of the Community Finance
Service. Inc. of Philadelphia, in an
address this afternoon at the four
tenth annual convention of the In
diana Industrial Lenders Association
at the Lincoln.
More than $50 industrial lenders
of Indiana are here for the two
day convention which opens today.
Following routine business a
nominating committee composed of
R. F. Hart. A. C. Broughman, T. NJ.
Kaufman and w. G. Chandler, all
OF Indiana polls. was named.
This committee will report Thurs
day afternoon.
The high point on the program
of the association is the banquet to-
night in the Travertine room at the
Lincoln.
Frederick Lands. former member
OF congress and editorial contributor
to The Indianapolis Times. will be
the principal speaker. Colonel G.. j.
Badger of Jersey City, N. j.. presi-
dent of the American Industrial
Lenders Association, also will speak.
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Deaths

Lucille GIBBS. Is. 4o7 West Tenth. acute
sherman shear v. Baker. u. sO2 GARFIELD
p'T Dorothy ". Basin. q. s5i Clyde. pull
J John shaw. Sc. 1926 North Alabama,
R Sss' Catherine Goldsmith. days. st.
vincents hospital. cerebral hemorrhage-
Infant Dunn. Is hrs. 1923 Hiatt, non
closure Of foreman ovsle.
lucky. cholera infentum-
Norman Rose. mo. Riley hospital.
Albert Ash5aush. IS. 1880 Wright. acute
Marie Huscheson. 90 Az North Tven-
tieth. eronoho pneumonis,; ,... p.,...
acute myocaroitlS.
chronic Ryocsrditis-
Robert Simmons. ], Methodist hoSpltal.
S Theodore Lane. SO. 1870 East Washing
ton. acute nephritiS.
William r. Bowman, o, CITY hospital,
sam CLARK. 40. city hospital. general peri
Richard Evans. 81. 100 Douglas. lobar
george Tindel. Sc, sO7 Iowa. cerebral
MAR Msry |" F. clsfey. 81. $40 North Chester.
Mae Alice Ribble. 81. 1851 Hervey.
chronic myocsrditis- -, :.
Phebe Mann. IS. S52 Lesley. mitral IN
Richard Burke. s5. 3I5 North East.
psresiS. 80 -
Meridian. chronic myooaroitiS.
Jsmes Nicely. 81. city hospital. acei.
Fannie Jameson. "a. city hospital. acute
Washington Howard. IS. i7o5 North Ar
eensl. lobar pneumonia.