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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-10-30

A platonic friendship Is a. form OF
friendship from which the element OF
romance Is wholly absent. II Is named
for Plato, who depicted such a rela-
tenshIp.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

Garden club members undoubtedly
VIII take keen interest in the orchid
exhibition to be staged this coming
week, October Is, II and Is, at the
willard Hotel, despite the fact that
comparatively few persons grow orchids.
FOR delicate beauty and superb colors
orchids are in a class by themselves
ana always command admiration. It
may De many years before such q
splendid exhibit will be staged in wash
ington again, and it is sincerely hoped
tnaG local gardeners will lend their
support by attending. The famous
Burrage collection from Boston, the
gu Pont collection from Wilmington
ana the Dixon collection from Eikins
Park, Pa, are to be exhibited and in
themselves promise a rare treat for
flower lovers. The presidents of the
various local garden clubs have been
appointed members of the oficial RE-
ception Committee and will do their
part In helping entertain the MANY
distinguished horticulturists expected To
attend this noteworthy exhibition.
The program of the annual conyen-
ton OF the National Gardeners Asso-
citation, to be held at the Willard Hotel
October 1915, includes several local
hortlculturists Of note. On the evening
OF October IA DR.. F. v. Coville and
Prof. David Lumsden of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are to present adj
dresses. On Thursday evening Prof. F.
L. Milford and D. Victor Lumsden of
the Department of Agriculture and
William A. Frederick, landscape archi-
tect Of the United States Capitol, will
take part in the program. Many Of the
leading professional and amateur hor-
ticultural organizations of the United
States will send ofncial representatives
to this convention, which win culminats
In the gorgeous orchid exhibition on
October Is, II and Is.
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FERTILIZERS

When one comes right down TO the
facts, there has been very little ex-
perimental work done with ornamental
plants, such as might be taken as a
foundation for hard and fast recon-
mendations for procedure In practical
garden operations. Fertilizers come
particularly under this head. Some
gardeners think bone meal to be the
one best fertilizer. others sheep manure
and still others have something else TO
recommend. When one takes into con-
sideration that each gardener Is work.
ing under special conditions rather Pc
culiar to himself, it is no wonder that
such maze Of recommendations have
emerged. It would be a splendid thing
If the experiment stations had avail
able money for working out some of
the home gardeners problems. Until
then most of our knowledge must rest
on results Of personal experience.
AS q matter of fact, it is likely that
there are no such radical differences
between fertilizers as some would lead
us to think, provided they contain the
PHOSPHORUS appear to be the chief
limiting element in our local soils
and although bone meal contains both
form. Sheep manure would supply
chiefly the necessary nitrogen. A good
mixed fertilizer has nitrogen, phos-
phorous and potash and is just a little
more certain to meet all the soils needs
than do the special purpose materials,
like bone meal. Mixed fertilizer Is
sometimes incorrectly termed phos-
phate, but differs from phosphate by
having also nitrogen and potash in its
makeup. Phosphate-or superphos-
phate, as it Is correctly known-carries
only PHOSPHORUS and, although good
in itself, needs nitrogen and perhaps
some potash to make well rounded
fertilizer.
One is really more certain Of meeting
the soils needs II using complete fer
tilizer, several worthwhile brands Of
which are now put up In handy-sized
packages for the home gardeners use
and may be easily obtained from local
hardware or seed stores.
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Rarely has the garden been less
troubled with insects and diseases than
this Summer. Plant lice have not been
in evidence in any great numbers since
early Spring. the Mexican bean beetle,
which has been so destructive the past
two seasons, has practically disappeared
and the Oriental peach moth, which
infests the tips of the young shoots
of peach, plum and cherry. is very
scarce. In plant diseases one can
scarcely recollect when black spot Of
the rose has caused so little injury,
and one Takoma gardener reported
that his muskmelons and cucumbers
for the first time in many seasons did
not succumb to mildew and other
diseases.
The examples might likely be multi
piled many times. The point to the
story is, however, that the gardener
would rather have q normal year, with
normal crops and normal amount of
pests, than such a fruitless year as
has obtained. Whether next year will
find the insect hosts reduced as q re-
suit of this years conditions Is q ques-
ton. Insects multiply with extreme
rapidity under conditions of abundant
food and are likely to stage quick
comeback another season.
Incidentally, this has been a hard
year on dealers in garden supplies OF
all kinds The heat and drought and
resulting insignificant crops practically
killed the demand for equipment and
materials.
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the same cellar space for storing the
two crops throughout the Winter.
Tomato fruits, If In good condition,
may be picked from the vines while still
green and held in frost-free situation
until ripe. The shelves in the vegetable
cellar afford very fair environment.
Each fruit should be wrapped In paper,
much In the same way that one would
wrap apples or pears. All tomatoes
which have reached the green white
stage or better will gradually rcdden and
become very palatable.
Frosts have killed squash, sweet DO.
tatoes, peppers and other highly tender
plants on the lowlands about the city.
To many home gardeners frost meant
nothing at all this year simply because
there was nothing left to freeze.
Bulb planting should progress despite
the dry soil. II in the soil the bulbs
are In a situation to profit ry the firsk
rainfall and, at least, temperature condi.
tons are more favorable In the earth
than in the warm cellar. Tulips planted
late in November often come through
with nne blooms, root growth apparently
Scontlnulng unchecked below the frost
line.
In general, the brown grass does nos
seem SO out OF place at this season.
autumn always brings browning of
leaves and OF tender weeds and grasses
ana the general maturity Of vegetation
now partly masks the evil effects Of the
Chrysanthemums are budding rapidlv
now and II ever water were needed "a
insure good blooms 1t Is needed now.
one copious watering should do much
70 return good crop Of blooms.
among Autumn blooming plants the
DIue Sprea, Caryopterts incana, q small
aeclouous shrub belonging to the ver-
pena family. Is worthy of home garden.
erS attention. 1t Is now In full bloom
ana although the individual blooms
are small and inconspicuous, they are
so abundant as to give the plant an a4.
uacuye blue appearance. Furthermore.
one plant appears to have drougilt-re-
slstant quantities sufficient to enable it
% 40 wen without supplied water this
dimcult season.
One insect, or rather pest, because n
Is not true insect, that has thrive
this year Is the red spider. This nnitA
enjoys dry weather-in fact. is larrelv
controlled in the greenhouse and gar.
zen by Swinging the plants with water.
1ne mites gather in great quantities an
the under side of the leaves, SUCKING
out the life sap, and are so small that
their presence Is usually first revealed
by the damage done. Just how much
damage has been caused BY the re,i
spider this year is dif6cult to determine
because its injury and that of drourht
appear much alike, but It has certaiI,iv
ton.
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FRATERNITIES
MASONIC.

Lodges.
Tuesday-Samuel Gompers, No.
As, E. A.
wednesday - Washington Gen.
tennial, No. IA, grand visi-
tation, $3.50 pm.
Osiris, No. 26, grand visitation,
8 pm.
East Gate, No. "a, F. G..
Thursday-Hiram, No. 10, M. M.
La Fayette, No. 19, social.
VIM. r. Singleton, No. 80, F. G.
Petworth. No. Al, and Joppa,
No. IS, joint grand vista
ton, Joppa Temple.
Friday-Columbia, No. 3, and
Justice, No. as, joint grand
visitation, $50 pm.
Lebanon. No. Z, grand vista
ton, 8 pm.
Joseph H. Milans, No. SO, z. A.
Saturday-School of instruction.
Royal Arch Chapters.
Observation-Disclosures, No. I, p.
M. and M. E. M.
Friday-School of instruction.
Scottish Rite.
Tuesday-Mithras Lodge Of Per-
lection, ninth and tenth de-
grees.
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TTOS- J. OWEN 4 SON. AUCTIoNEERs,
1881 EYE ST. NV.

sAhE 1F M gN6 6EE 2E5
AND AN UNDIVIDED NE-THIRD n;
TEREST IN THE REMAINING PORTION
FRoNTiNG 81 FEET ON L STREET BY
A DEPTH OF 1877 FEET TO A. 50-FOOT
ALLEY, BEING PREMISES 1873, 1879,
i427 L STREET NORTHWEST.
recorded IN Liber No. sios: folio .sss et sea.
Sa. "a and at the Teauest Of the party secured
1 ,S t9aS II s x ss a.
PfRTpAY, The SEVENTEENTH DAY or oc--
T9REns 4p 1890 Az E9gelEdrlE anS
and premises. situate in the District OF Co.
iumbia. and designated as and being an
east one-half and an undivided one-third
numbered eighty-five 1851 in. w. z. Mercy
nolds and others combination OF sub-lots
numbered two ga and three CD in square
as per plat recorded in the once Of the sur
veyor for the District OF Columbia in Liber
80. at folio 100, together with the improve
Terms OF sale: One-third of the purchase
money. 70 be paid IN cash. balance in two
equal installments, payable in one and two
years. with interest at six per centum per
sale, secured by deed OF trust upon the prop
puTchsser. "A deposit Of 5000 viii Sc re-
recording etc, at cost Of purchaser Terms
Of sale to be complied with within thirty
days from day OF sale, otherwise the trus-
At the risk and cost Of defauiting purchaser
after FIVE days advertisement Of such resale
IN some newspaper published in Washing
ROBERT J McREYEoLDs.
ocs-d&su&ds Trustees.
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FALL PLANTING

Unless rains come shortly there will
be little object in setting out ever
greens and shrubbery this Autumn, al
though, generally speaking, much bet
ter results follow planting at this season
than in Spring. The home gardener
will have to gauge his own conditions.
If water is available for thoroughly
conditions are good, but If one has to
set costly everrgreens out in the dust
dry soil, conditions are not favorable
since even that water in the soil about
the roots would be rapidly withdrawn
bv the dry environment. Everything
points to next Spring being q mighty
active season for local gardeners, in re-
placement of plants lost during this
Summer and in general restoration Of
the gardens to productive condition.
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IVY GROUND COVER

After having observed paintings of
pachySandra and of English ivy under
the dense shade of large trees, one can
but reach the conclusion that the ivy
Is the better ground cover under such
unfavorable environment. Ivy is nat
urally climber, but If grown on the
ground forms a dense mat of leaves.
Ivy is easy to propagate since cuttings
of young wood taken at any time in the
growing season will root readily if wat
cred. Here and there about the city one
may see ivy grown as a cover for steep
banks, the slope of which is too great
for grass or perhaps where the owner
does not care to NOW such an incon-
venient place. Here again the ivy does
well whether in full sunlight or shade.
AS rule grass is the finest ground
cover of all, but there are limits Of
sunlight below which grass does not
thrive. Apparently ivy is much more
tolerant to shade than is grass.
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GARDEN ITEMS

The sweet potato and the white or
Irish potato, notwithstanding their
common name, are entirely unrelated
plants, the former a member of the
morning glory family and the latter of
the nightshade family. This fact has
the practical significance that the crops
should not be handled in the same way.
Irish potatoes keep best in a moist, cool
environment around SO degrees Fahren-
heit, while sweet potatoes keep best In q
comparatively dry place with tempera-
ture around so degrees. In simple
words, one cannot to good advantage use
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PANSIES FOR SPRING

Pansy plants are now being set out
of doors for next Springs blooming,
and with any ordinary Winter will sur
vive nearly 100 per cent In fact, 1t
does not appear that any low tempera-
ture such as occurs here Injuries pansy
plants, the hazard being coatings Of
ice which last so long as to smother
the plants. Pansies are Wintered over
outdoors as far North as Boston, Mass,
with only a light covering of straw or
hay, which naturally is not enough
to warm the soil, but simply prevents
alternate freezing and thawing with
heaving Of the roots.
The great secret Of pansy culture Is
good quality seed, which means not
only healthy, vigorous seed, but seed
bred carefully from large-flowered, at
tractively colored varieties. The Mont
gomery Suburban Garden Club. follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
By J. W. WELLINGTON.

ing up this thought bought last Spring
a considerable quantity of panSy seed
from an Oregon grower and distributed
1t among the members simply to en-
courage the growing Of this beautiful
flower.
Pansies, violets and violas have al
ways been popular garden subjects be-
cause of their free-fiowering habit
and, in the case of the pansy, the
grand array Of brilliant colors. Pam
sizes might very well be more generally
grown from seed by home gardeners
rather than relying on commercial
dealers, who are not all so careful as
to the quality of the seed sown. July
and August are the proper months to
sow the seed, but small plants may be
purchased at this season at quite rea-
sonable rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
WANTED-sUBURBAN.

WANTED-To RENT SMALL 5HoUsE m
once.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
VALUABLE TOURIST HOTEL

VALUABLE iOONAoA M
The old Nelson HOTEL at Ridgeville, mile
south from Mt. Airy, intersection state
Road Baltimore to Frederick and Washing
ton - dettysburg; 30 rooms, recently Inn
Sroved; store room attached. Public SAFE
tuesday, October l4th, 1880, on premises.
JACOB ROHRBACK,
Frederick. Nd, Trustee:
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THE HOME GARDENER

Practical and Seasonal Hints for the
J.
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Ansler of Salem, Mass, made an adj
dress. Mrs. Nellie Etting was elected
as alternate to the Grand Temple ses-
sion in Virginia.
B.P. o. ELKS.
With more than 800 in attendance,
the lodge opened its Fall season
last Wednesday night with dinner
and an initiation ceremony attended by
high officials Of the order from other
cities. The principal address was de-
allied Ruler Charles w. Bennett Of
Salisbury, Md. State President Taylor
Morrison of Cumberland, Md, Lodge:
Rush L. Holland. past grand exalted
ruler; Judge Robert E. Mattingly, and
Past Exalted Rulers Edward S. Fuller,
Daniel r. Nihion, M. G. Turpin, William
Owens, A. Lee Ferguson, A. l.. Irwin
H. A. Henry and w. ]. Whelan made
addresses.
An entertainment Of vaudeville acts
followed the session and the Boys Band
gave a concert Those who became new
members we're Charles r. Burgess, Will
liam H. Fenker, David l.. Herson, VIII
liam K. Karsunky, James F. McProuty,
r. G.. Mathews, Alexander p. TroSSet,
Alan L. Drew, Lewis Sallato, Robert
w. McCuiness, Norman F. Bassell. John
Charles Tilson and James A. Mcnamara.
The president of the State Association
nonored the lodge by appointing George
w. Wathen inner guard for the asso-
cation. other past exalted rulers pres
ent were Capt. Howard M. Peter,
u. s. M. c.: John E. Lynch and John
Dillon Fitzgerald. The session was pre-
sided over by Exalted Ruler Maj. George
e. Strong. Michael G. Mccormick, one
of the two living charter members OF
the lodge and past treasurer Tor az
wears, was given reception.
The Membership Committee Will nolo
its dinner and meeting OCTOBER "a AZ
6.ao nm. The Seattle Club Committee
meeting will convene tomorrow night
at 1880 o'clock.
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MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE.
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Mount Pleasant Chapter will have
rs distinguished guest October II Right
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Illustrious Master West of Adoniram
Council, president of the super-excellent
degree team, announces that November
% the super-excellent degree will be
conferred. 1t will be preceded by din
ner to be served at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, TO which all Cryptic Masons
are invited. Reservations for dinner
can be made through Elmer A. Harring-
ton of Adoniram Council.
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ODD FELLOWS.

ODO FELLOWS.
The official visitation to Friendship
Lodge, at 822 Twentieth street, will be
held Wednesday evening Due to the
Master Cummings, Deputy Grand Mas
ter William H. Mcconnell will assume
the duties of the Office of grand mas
ter and will officiate at the visitation.
Grand Patriarch Lemuel H. Windsor.
accompanied by his official line, will
officially visit Mount Nebo Encampment
in Odd Fellows Temple tomorrow eve
ming.
The grand officers, headed by Deputy
Grand Master William H. Mcconnell,
will accompany the president of the Re-
bekah Assembly, Annie Wightman, and
her staff on her official visit Friday
evening to Miriam Rebekah Lodge in
Odd Fellows Temple.
Due to the accident Of Grand Master
Cummings, the proposed fraternal visit
to the Roanoke lodges in Roanoke, Va,
, has been Cancelled.
William H. Mcconnell, deputy grand
master, accompanied by the grand Of
| ficers, officially visited Columbia Lodge
last Thursday evening. Deputy Grand
Master Mcconnell acted as grand mas
ter and officially took charge. Grand
Representative w. w. MILAN made an
address.
Attention is centering on a visit of
the Pittsburgh members here october
Is and &c. Plans have been arranged.
A Pittsburgh degree team will confer
the second degree in the auditorium of
the temple on Saturday evening and it
is also planned to have the Pittsburgh
Rebekah degree team confer the Re-
bekah degree on the same evening.
Mount Nebo Encampment will meet
tomorrow night. The officers of the
Grand Encampment will officially visit
the encampment.
Chief Patriarch Thomas r. Hellmuth
of Fred D. Stuart Encampment an
nounceS that october 20 has been desig-
mated as hospitality night. Post Chief
! Patriarch John Schaefer is in charge
| Of the arrangements.
| Arrangements have been made for
| an escort of patriarchs to accompany
] the grand officers on their visitations to
subordinate lodges.
Ernest l.. Loving, director of the Pa
triarchal Degree team Of Fred D..
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.

Franklin and Calanthe Lodges will
meet tomorrow evening; Webster Lodge,
Tuesday evening; Mount Vernon Lodge,
Wednesday evening; Syracusians Lodge,
Friday evening: Rathbone Temple,
Pythian Sisters Friday evening; Friend
ship. Wednesday evening; Ways and
Means Committee, Saturday evening;
committee arranging for the masquerade
barn dance and bazaar, Saturday eve
ming. Washington Company, Uniform
Rank, expect to be equipped with new
uniforms for the ball and dance
The Grand Temple of Virginia and
the District of Columbia met Wednes-
day and Thursday and elected officers.
Mrs. Mary Hooper was elected grand
senior.
The last meeting of the Past Chiefs
Association was held at the home OF
Mrs. Annie Springman, a04 Seventh
street southwec-. The president, Mrs.
Springman, prc~ ded. An address was
made by State Organizer Mrs. Carrie
Davis. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Roberta Prescott,
lila K street northeast, November 16.
The representatives of the two Pyth-
ian Sister Temples, composed of Mrs.
Addie Freeman, Mrs. Gertrude Wilson,
Mrs. Annie Springman and Mrs. Gar
rett Fortune Of Friendship Temple and
Miss Fife Lawson. Mrs. Freda Slime,
Mrs. Lillian Cramer and Mrs. Ella
Petersburg, Va, to attend the Grand
Temple session of the Grand Jurisdiction
of Virginia. They were accompanied by
Supreme Chief of the United States and
Canada Mrs. Elsie Vandervort and Is
past chiefs.
Rathbone Temple met October 3, with
M. e. Chief Alice Kirby presiding. Mrs.
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At the meeting of Miriam Chapter
tomorrow night Matron Helen M.
Rowen announces that Grand Matron
Katherine S. Merritt and Grand Patron
Charles Galloway will make their an
nual grand visitation, accompanied by
the other officers of the Grand Chapter.
There will be a card party at the home
of Mrs. Marie Kinmell, 213 Second
street southeast, next Wednesday at
2:30 pm. for the benefit of the home
board.
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Lebanon Chapter will meet Tuesday
evening. The Masonic Glee Club of
Washington will furnish the entertain
ment, which will be followed by re-
freshments and dancing. Matron Nelly
K. Lynch recently entertained the past
matrons at luncheons, when plans were
discussed for the birthday party No
vember IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

Schools Of instruction meet in Ma
sonic Temple, fifth floor, the second
and fourth Saturdays of each month, at
1880 pm.
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Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter will
meet Thursday evening in Northeast
Masonic Temple. The Willing Work
ers will meet october IA at the home
of Mrs. Ellen Viehmeyer, 1119 Fern
street. The Home Board will meet Oc-
tober 81 in Northeast Masonic Temple
at 8 o'clock. November 8 viii be grand
visitation.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-02
CANN0NBALL STUNT
 KILLS PERFORMER
Harvey Powers Meets Death
 When Parachute Fails

Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. ? (UP) Harvey Powers, 47-year-old dare devil. who had risked his life count less times to give spectators a thrill, was injured fatally last night in his most spectacular stunt.
 Powers, billed as "1he Human Cannonball," was shot from a can non attached to an airplane half mile out over the ocean, but the parachute on which his life depend- ed did not open until he was 50 feet from the water checking the fall only slightly. /
 He hit the water with such force that he died in a hospital half an hour later of the injuries.
 Powers had been doing the stunt for several weeks for the amuse- ment of night patrons on the mill lion dollar pier. Each time previous ly he descended successfully to the
New Britain herald., 1930-08-02
AUTOMOBILE MEN
 WANT QUOTA SET
European Manufacturers Urge
 Bar to American Imports

Paris, Aug. (P>-European auto mobile manufacturers again are seeking 10 restrict American con- petition by instituting a quota sys- ten.
 Representative of French, Ger man, Czecho- -Slovakian, Italian and Austrian Manufacturing associations are meeting here in secret session. This is the third such meeting but thus far they have failed to inter "st their governments in the plan and American manufacturers are understood 10 feel no fear of such measures.
 The plan is 10 fix quota Of cars that can ba imported from any country high enough to cover inn ports from any European country but lower than the present Ameri- can sales. This technically would not be discrimination. American in terests here expressed doubt if any European parliaments are likely to favor such a scheme because of the danger of reprisals although Aus tralia and -Sloyakia already have such a system.