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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
NEW LAWN PEST

The United States Department of Ag-
riculture, through its press service, calls
attention to a new menace for the
lawn. namely, the Fall army worm,
which, finding. its usual feed lacking in
the open fields and wild spaces, has
turned in some instances to the sue
culent grass of the faithfully tended
lawns. The young insects emerge from
eggs deposited on the grass by the par
ent moths which were forced to aban-
don the dry, barren fields and pasture
land The young caterpillarS are smooth
rather than hairy, dark colored above
and dull yellow below. Because Of their
tendency to appear in vast numbers,
lawns are virtually denuded in short
time unless something is done.
The department suggests two rem
edieS, a poisoned mash and busting with
arsenate of lead powder at the rate OF
or 5 pounds per acre, which means
only about / ounce per 544 square feet.
In order to get this small quantity on
at all evenly, it will be necessary to first
mix the poison thoroughly with q
pound or two of hydrated lime. A
small hand buster will sufice for the
small city or suburban lawn. The poi
soned mash method, in which bait
made up of pounds of bran, 4 ounces
of white arsenic or Paris green, l pint
Of molaSSes or strip and water enough
to make a moist but not sloppy mix
ture is spread thinly over the lawn,
is recommended for larger lawns.
The press service adds a warning
concerning the use of poisoned mash.
1t cannot be used on parkins along
the public highways and as a protec-
ton against the danger of killing birds
should be scattered very thinly. In
face of these facts the arSenate of lead
dust should prove the more practical
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

With the opening of the exhibition
OF the American orchid Society on Oc-
tober 16 in the ball room Of the Willard
Hotel Washington people will be offered
floral treat. Flowers are arriving
from all over the country, including the
famous Burrage collection from Boston,
Mass and the du Pont orchids from
Wilmington, Del. Prizes aggregating
$40, 900 attest to the interest that orchid
growers place in the exhibition. In
addition the American Orchid Society,
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society,
the Pennsylvania Horticultural So
ciety, the New York Horticultural So
ciety and the Royal Horticultural So
ciety of England are offering their gold
and silver medals for the finest blooms.
The exhibition will continue for three
days, and since most of the orchids
will be presented as living plants, may
be expected to continue in full beauty
throughout. To most of us orchids
are more or less of a dream flower
that has been chiefly seen in the form
of illustrations. Here is chance to
see the real flowers at their very best,
and one Is certain to be surprised and
pleased with the great diversity of forms
and beauty that the orchid takes.
Orchids are largely tropical in habitat
and are hence chiefly a greenhouse
plant in this region. Yet what person
that was born in the country does not
recollect the pink lady slipper or moe
casin flower which bloomed in early
Spring in the piney woods and which
is undoubtedly the finest of our hardy,
native orchids, yet nowhere as snowy
as the wonderful flowers to be shown
at the willard Hotel on october 16,
II and ID.
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CEDAR RUST

Very bitter disputes have developed
between plant lovers and commercial
apple growers over the destruction OF
Virginia cedars as measure OF pro-
lection for apple trees from cedar rust.
1t is very hard, as any gardener or
home-owner will admit to have lovely
old cedars cut down, simply because
they are a host to a serious disease OF
the apple. But aside from sympathy,
the predetermined gardener must
see that of the two plants the cedar
and the apple, the latter Is most val
liable and II one species must be de-
stroyed it should be the cedar.
Cedar rust is found very abundantly
on various ornamental crab apples such
as Bechtel's Towering crab and in
this case becomes a home garden prob
lem. Strange to state, the disease has
three different stages, two on the cedar
and one on the apple. The apple stage
cannot reinfect apple, but has to drift
back to cedar trees. Reciprocally the
cedar forms cannot reinfect cedar, but
have to migrate first to the apple
Spores drift through the air for upward
OF mile so that 1t is necessary to
clear wide area about apple orchards
of all cedars.
Spraying has not been very success
full because of the vast quantity OF
spores and long period of possible in
lection. II one cuts all the cedar apples
from the cedar trees early in Spring
cross infection is prevented, but such
treatment Is possible only with small
trees as the cedar apples are very
numerous and scattered through the
entire head. 1t Is an unfortunate sit
uation, but cutting of the cedars APP
pears to be the only effective control
of cedar rust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
ROOSEVELT URGES
LOANS FOR NEEDY
Governor Believes New York
Is Facing Hardest Winter
in Many Years.
BY the Associated Press.

a
ALBANY, N. Y, october Gov.
Roosevelt and public welfare commits
sioners from all over the State believe
that New York faces the hardest Win
ter in many years.
At a conference here Thursday they
warned that unemployment was in
creasing, that cities must increase their
welfare appropriations, as present relief
funds are almost exhausted, and that
all private, municipal and State well
fare agencies must be knit into one
Statewide unit the better to alleviate
the general distress expected this Winter.
The Governor urged that cities estab-
lish funds from which to make loans to
needy persons. "The finger points to
the hardest Winter our citizenry has
known in many years." he said. There
is great distress coming, experts told me
yesterday in Albany. 1t Is essential to
plan to meet it. We are facing hard
times and we might as well be frank
about it.
1.-THE business brains of the State
should be able to devise a means to tide
over the unemployed, but there wouldn't
be any unemployed If all who could
afford it would employ one or more men
or women. That would solve the whole
problem"
Gov. Roosevelt promised that If the
situation becomes sufficiently serious
the State armories viii be opened to
shelter those who had no other roof
and that the State would provide as
much employment as possible.
The State Department of Labor. re-
ported employment had declined 10 per
cent since 1929 on the LASTS of reports
from 1900 factories.
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MEETING TO CONFER
ON OIL INDUSTRY
Petroleum Exposition in SEES
sion, Two Members of Hoo
yer Cabinet Participating.

BY the Associated Press
TULSA, Oklahoma, October 4-Meu
OF the oil industry met here TODAY NJ
ne seventh annual International PETROL
cum Exposition and Congress, which
opened for weeks showing of the
latest scientific developments in oildom.
Two members of President Hooyer's
enthusiastically of Commerce La
mont and Secretary of War Hurley, the
latter Tulsan-were on the program
Tor the Inauguration OF the event this
afternoon. The gates were swung open
TO the public in advance of the formal
opening.
Secretary Lamont, chosen to open the
exposition officially with a short adj
dress, planned to arrive this morning
from Washington. Secretary Hurley
| arrived yesterday afternoon by airplane
Henry l.. Doherty, oil and utilities
magnate; z; B. Reeser, president of the
american Petroleum Institute, and w.
@. Skelly, president of the exposition.
had parts in the opening ceremonies.
All Parts of World Represented.
Oil men from all parts of the world
we're here for the start of the exposition.
Many have been here all week. Pre-
CAPOSIIIOIl ulcSbLlSS OF american HeJrOl-
cum Institute groups and the petroleum
division, American Association of Min
ing and Metallurgical Engineers, served
to swell the early attendance. Delega-
ions arrived last night from Mexico and
Venezuela. Other oil men were present
from Russia and Rumania.
By train, airplane and automobile,
additional visitors continued to arrive
Special trains were due during the day.
Several hundred oil men had arrived by
airplane. some travelling the commercial
lines and others in oil company ships.
Classed as S12 600 show.
The exposition is a s12,00O,O00 show,
according to the estimate of william g.
Way, general manager. That figure,
Way said, represents the value of the
exhibits. The actual cost to the oil
industry of staging this years event
was placed by Sicily at $1,000, 900.
The scientific and technical division,
considered the piece de resistance Of
the exposition, contains exhibits show
ng the results of research work In every
branch of the petroleum industry.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

A total Of 80 members were present
at the meeting of the Community
Garden Club of Rockville, held Septem-
Der 26 at the home of Mrs. Edwin H
Etc, on Bradley boulevard, Bethesda.
An attractive display of roses, del
phiniums, asters and baskets OF mixed
flowers brought by various members was
judged by Mrs. w. E. Yocum and Mrs
Leonard L. Nicholson.
The club voted financial support for
the International Peace Garden to be
established somewhere on the United
States and Canada boundary as me-
mortal to the long continued friendly
relations between the two nations. Mrs.
Nicholson gave an interesting account
of Long Island flower shows that she
had visited. The next meeting of the
club will be held at the home of Mrs
Winfred E. Berry Of Rockville.
The Community Garden Club OF
Rockville met September IL at the
home Of the Misses Magruder. John s.
Larcombe presented The Evening Star
Silver Cup, which was awarded the club
for the finest basket Of mixed flowers
and he also spoke on the culture OF the
gladiolus and the dahlia. Various men,
bers brought flowers, in accordance with
the regular custom Of holding small
display AZ each meeting.
On September % the Takoma Hor-
ticultural Club held its first Autumn
meeting, devoting the session to an In
formal discussion of the results of the
long drought and ways and means OF
handling plants to lessen Winter injury
B. Y. Morrison Of the Department Of
Agriculture led the discussion. Mr.
Morrison presented the thought that II
might be better not to water heavily at
this time. There is little use In starting
resting buds into activity only to be
frozen back by the first heavy frosts
which are shortly due. Many plants
according to Mr.. Morrison, were forced
into dormancy by the long drought and
1t is far better that they be kept thus
until real cold weather arrives to hold
them asleep until next Spring. With
ANIMALS, which are destined to perish
anyway, the situation is different, and
these may be watered freely. Ever
green's that show drying may be safely
watered for q week or two and then
should be allowed to rest That the
drought problem has vital interest to
many home gardeners was brought out
by the large attendance and keen in
terest displayed. AS Mr.. Morrison
pointed out, the full results of the
scourage will not be evident until next
Spring.
Mrs. Harris F. Mires of 5545 Potomac
avenue won first prize in the lawn and
garden contest sponsored by the Po-
tomac Heights Garden Club. The award
was a handsome concrete garden bench
donated by Philip B. Schladt Of 5501
Potomac avenue. Second place was won
by James Anderson of Cathedral ave-
nue. and third by Edward Dorg of Ca
thedral avenue. The judges were David
Lumsden and j. Wise Byrnes of the
Department of Agriculture and Mrs
Eona Renohl, amateur gardener OF
12iverdale, Md.
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species thought much sturdier. Black
spot was less severe than usual due to
the absence Of rains and heavy dews
A Paul's scarlet climber owned by Presi-
dent e. G. Powell of the Takoma CLUB
developed one strong upright shoot
over IL feet in length, despite the fact
that the plant had no water except that
which nature supplied.
Generally speaking, the optimistic
gardener saw much of interest in the
long drought. He was able to evaluate
his plants In new direction. One
member OF the Takoma Horticultural
Club stated that native hollies and
cedars were among the most resistent
plants on his grounds and that for the
first time in years cucumber and canta-
loupe plants had remained green
throughout the Summer season in the
absence of their usual leaf blights.
What to do with dahlias which have
remained stunted and useless through
out the season? B. Y. Morrison. well
known amateur florist, advises to leave
the plants in the garden until after
the first killing frost and then dig them
carefully. If the roots are small, par
ticular care will be needed to keep
them from drying out. One gardener
reported that he had excellent success
last Winter with storing his dahlis
tubers in peat moss.
Roses are blooming sp1endidly now
where the plants have been watered
1t will be the part of wisdom to with
hold excessive watering or fertilizins
from now on because soft, new growth
is certain to freeze in the coming
Winter. A mulch of strawy manure can
be put around the plants in November
as protection and food for next year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

Jones, chairman of Summer activities
OF the Wheatley Association.
The Ways and Means Committee met
recently at the home of its chairman,
Mrs. Duerr, and discussed plans for
future activities of the year. Plans
were made for Halloween party for the
children of the school.
The first Fall luncheon was served to
"a teachers in the parent-teacher club
room at the school, September IS, by
the following mothers. with Mrs. Duerr
as chairman Mrs. Haun, Mrs Wolfe,
Mrs. Weinberg and Mrs. Roehling.
Bancroft.
The meeting of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Bancroft Association was
held September 80. Plans for the first
regular meeting, october Z, were ar
ranged. The speaker for the occasion
will be Miss BERTHE Backus. Her sub
Ject will be How School and Parent
Teacher Associations Work to Bring Out
Best Character Traits" Mrs. Dell Gil
bert Sale will give several vocal selec-
lions.
Two OF Bancroft's members are Dis
trict officers. Mrs. E. r. Seal is chair
man of Publicity and Mrs j. w Moler
is chairman of the Thrift Committee.
The officers and chairmen of the COM
mittees of the association for 1930-io3l
are rs IoliOWS. PRESIDENT, Mrs. Norman
N. Stem; program, Mrs. James c.
Grubbs; historian, Mrs. william M.
Sweet; first vice president, Miss Efie B.
Handy; second vice president Mrs.
William M. Sweet; room representative
chairman, Mrs. William M. Sweet; third
vice president. Mrs. Bertram Lobred:
membership, Mrs. William p. Wright:
publicity. Mrs. Charles H. Stewart: hos
pitality, Mrs. r. E. Elgin: pre-school
organization, Mrs. Lees; vacation ac-
tivities, Mrs. Oliver Bowen; fourth vice
president, Mrs. Z. r. Seal: Juvenile pro-
lection, Mrs. F. c. Bamman; recreation.
Mrs. M. r. Bernstein; library projects.
Miss Zelda Mensh: publications. Mrs
A. b. Gust thrift, Mrs j. w. Moler:
safety. Mrs. H. L. Dryden; student aid,
Mrs. D. L. Maxwell; fifth vice president.
MRS. Maurice Eanet; physical hygiene
Mrs J. H. Mcclure; Summer round-ur,.
MRS. II. r. Burnett; milk, Mrs. Maurice
Eanet; recording secretary, Mrs. L. n.
Baylles; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Ben M. McKelway; treasurer, Mrs. J. r.
Randall; Finance Committee, Mrs. J. r..
Randall, and music leader, Mrs. Klein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
SECOND-STORY WALKS
URGED FOR TRAFFIC
Pressure of Vehicles and Pedes-
TRANS Force Relief Demands,
Says Safety Speaker.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, October 4.-The next
generation of Americans may go window
shopping along the second-fioor win
dows in the large cities of the United
States, according to Ralph w. Robinson,
executive secretary of the San Francisco
Traffic Survey Committee, in an address
at the National Safety Congress yester-
day.
Downtown streets must either be
widened or other means found to ac-
commodate the great pressure Of We
hicles and pedestrians" Robinson stated
after pointing out that three out of
every four traffic deaths resulted from
vehicles striking pedestrians.
Probably the cheapest and best thing
that can be done to give more room
and eliminate conflicting movements in
a district would be to construct second
story arcades for pedestrian use, with
bridges at intersections leaving the en-
tire ground level for streets between
property lines"
Robinson said he believed his plan
would be much cheaper than widening
Of streets.
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GARDEN ITEMS

One of the most practical and ade-
quately Illustrated treatises on rose
growing that has come to hand for
some time is bulletin No 353 entitled
Rose Culture" from the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture. Guelph, On
tario. The subject is treated simply
and deals with the problems of prun-
ing. planting and disease prevention
that most generally trouble growers.
OF course, conditions in Ontario are not
altogether like conditions here, but the
general principles underlying success
are not greatly different
AS brought out in the September
meeting of the Takoma Horticultural
Club the rose Is no weakling but has
stood the drought far better than other
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QUARTET CONFESS
$64,6OO BANK THEFT
Guard and Three Others Admit
Robbery, Charlotte, N. c.,
Police Report.
BY the Associated Press.


CHARLOTTE. N. c.. October A.
Police announced last night that Carl
Bailey, guard for the American Trust
Co., had confessed that he and three
men from Monroe, N c., engineered
the hold-up Of the banks money truck
Wednesday, which resulted in the theft
of $64,600.
Walter Thomas. Victor s. Hunter and
Richard McManus, all of Weddington;
Union County, confessed their part In
the robbery, police said, and were be-
ing held last night in the Union jail
at Monroe. Bailey, a former Charlotte
policeman, was held in the city jail
here
Ohhcers said they had recovered $27,-
900 Of the missing money from Hunters
back yard where it had been buried.
They said they expected to recover q
large part of the remainder.
Police said the confessions completely
exonerated Leroy Stanton, bank mes
senger for 10 years, who was with
Bailey at the time of the "hold-up."
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from SWampScOIL,
Mass, where she
attended the meet
ing of the national
board of managers
on September az
&c.
There were pres
ent II members,
including presi-
d ents from 30
States. Mrs. Saun-
ders was chosen TO
represent the Ma
tional Congre IS of
p a r e n t S and
Teachers at the
II o m e economics
conference called
by the commits
Sioper of adtIrstiOr1
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Classed as Insubordinates.

MEXICO CITY, October 4 (P)-Two
taritorS because they bought automo-
biles. The league has been meeting
at the National University with the Wis
president presiding, because the presi-
dent il laid up. An automobile struck
him. There has been much argument
at the meetings that Mexicans by his
tcrie destiny should Be pedestrians and
not vehiculiDts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
BOY OF IS DIES IN CRASH
Companion Badly Hurt When Plan'
They Borrowed" Collapsed.

PLAINFIELD, N. j., October 4 Dr.
Jack Kohler, l5-year- Plainfleld boy,
was killed at Hadley Airport yesterday
in a 3O-foot crash of an airplane he
and another boy had borrowed with
out the owners permission. His COM
panion, Thomas Davis, is, was seriously
injured.
The plane was owned by John Hooe
of Mount Rainier, Md, Witnesses said
the machine climbed about 30 feet be-
fore 1t nose-dived 10 the ground. The
authorities were unable 10 deteEmine
which boy operated the dual controls.
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Deaf Mute Claims
Dive of 5000 Feet
Restored Faculties
1y Che Assoclated Press.

WAYCROSS, Ca, october A.
Francis M. Roberts stepped from
an airplane yesterday and an
nounced that during q dive of
5000 feet something popped" in
the back of his head and that he
no longer was deaf and dumb.
Roberts went to the airport here
yesterday and asked for a ride
with long dive" in the hope
Of restoring his hearing and
speech. He said he fell from q
second-Story window in Detroit
last Fall, which resulted in the
loss of speech and hearing. He
has been cared for here by the
Salvation Army.
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FREED IN ALCOHOL CASE
Distillery Director Ordered Cleared
for Lack of Evidence.

PHILADELPHIA, October 4 CP.-
Daniel Fitzgerald, director of the
Glenwood Distilling Co. Of this city,
one of the nine defendants on trial in
Federal Court on charges of conspiracy
to violate the prohibition law, was ac-
quilted by order of the court yesterday.
Paul j. Freeman, assistant United
States attorney, informed the court he
had no evidence connecting Fitzgerald
with the alleged transfer of $4,000
nels.
The prosecution closed its case yester-
day after so witnesses had been heard.
1t is charged that the defendants
transferred alcohol in shipment from
the original freight cars to other cars
and diverted the fluid to bootleg chan
nels in Trenton, N. j., and Pitts
burgh.
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Parent-Teacher Activities

Notes for this column must be in
the State ONCE not later than the first
mail Wednesday morning preceding the
Sunday on which publication Is de-
sired.
Mrs. j. N. Saunders, State president
of the District of Columbia Congress Of
Parents and Teachers has returned
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RENT=SuRuRRAN.

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stores, nicely furnished house, 9 rooms and
place, Scar. garage, large lot; reasonable
to responsible party. Apply to JOHN WIG
NALL. 1895 Newton st. ne. North $685.. So
ROOMS. ANIL, H.-W.H., OPEN FIRE
place, large lot. garage; near cars and
schools; $50 mo: ,o will sell at sacrifice. Call
204Ia ALLEGHENY AVE. TAKOMA PARK.
gas; rent, $50. ALEX s. CLARKE. Jr.. 1927
FOR RENT-BUN0ALoW, NEARBY MD,
rooms. bath, $50 MONTH rooms, bath,
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Peat moss has already earned . place
for itself in the home garden. and the
ways in which 1t Is used may be ex-
pected to multiply greatly as time goes
on
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SALE OR RENT-SUBURBAN.

OWNER IN FLORIDA WILL SACRIFICE
Will rent for sac per month. Apply c. NJ.
Beddow. Apt. 81, pos Shepherd st. NV.
5-ROOM BUNGALOW. ELECTRICITY,
h.-w.h;, tile BATH porches. attic cellar;
SMITH. Arlington. Va. Phone Clar. 203s. q
COLMAR MANOR-DESIRABLE 5-R. AND
b. bungalow h.-w.h.. modern; elevated loca-
ton. For quick sale, $4,000; terms; or will
rent. $40 per month.
Cottage CITY, r. and b., pipeless furnace.
modern. viii sacrifice for SO. 700; terms;
rent $50 per month. Other desirable prop
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