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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
GARDEN ITEMS

Water is the vital question of all local
gardeners at the present time. For most
folks it is question of hoping for rains
to break the long continued drought
which started more or less way back in
March and has continued almost with
sut cessation ever since. Mulches,
whether of paper or cultivated soil,
fail in effectiveness at such times but
help in preventing severe losses.
Every one adm!res large, handsome
psnsy blooms but perhaps not every one
may realize that size of flower depends
more on the quality of seed sown than
on culture. although both factors figure
in the result. Really fine pansy seed is
Expensive, but is worth while II one
desires to grow fine pansies and, In adj
dition. the seed is very small so that
Ia packet of seed will yield a good lot
scf plants There Is no use at all in
sowing pansy seed In the garden at this
/ time unless one can provide water and
+. r14tial Shade. The idle cold frame
a ~ 80 ets.e- q - @aR- Re6 Esd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
THE HOME GARDENER

One Of our readers, not accepting our
statement regarding a desrth OF ns'om
in the July garden, sent in lis OF
flowers that were in bloom on JUN Is
in her Chevy Chase Md garuen.
Thinking that this list may perhaps De
of interest and inspiration to others, we
are presenting the same: Ageratum blue
ball. aauilegia, antirrhinum, arctotis,
achillea (red), aconiturn, agrostemma,
;anagall.s, ambrosia, browallla, begonia'
sbsreamot bleeding heart, calendula
caliiopsis, campanula tpeach bell), cam
spanuia glomerata, candytuft. carnatlon
Z Chaubaud's), ceIosia, cheiranthus, corn
flower, coleus, coreopsis, cypress VINE
cynoglossum, dahlia, delphinium, DIAN
thus. erysimum escholtzea, euphorbia,
English daisy, Florham lily, geum, gall
Iardia, gilia, godetia. gaura, gladiolus,
gypsophila, hollyhock, June lily. lark
spur, lavatera linum perenne. lobelia
cardinals, lychnis, lythrum, marigold,
rnyosotis, nicotiana, nigella, oxalis pan
sy, phlox (annuaD, phlox tperenniaD.
.platycodon, poppy tfairy), saliva far1na-
,'cea, scabiosa (perenniaD, sweet william,
etokesia, sidalcea, sweet alyssum, tina
;iictrum dipterocarpum. valerian, veron-
lea speedwell, veronica spicata, Verbena
brazilian, viola and Zinnia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
GRAPE MYRTLE

!, Adding another quality, namely, tina:
,nf drought resistance, to its many otner
virtues. the Grape myrtle Is now making
IL fine show here and there about the
city. Dr. L. H. Bailey in his Cyclopeoia
.of Horticulture states that the Grape
myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica( is wloely
grown in India, but is probably native
of China AS such it adds another 70
,Chinas many wonderful contributions
, To our gardens. Dr. Bailey adds that
the plant is readily propagated from
seed and also from cuttings OF ripe
wood the latter to be preferred, because
seedlings do not necessarily come true
10 the parental color. The color range
is from white to purple. but most people
prefer the clear pink shades.
s. Sometimes the statement is mace
that the Grape myrtle is not Marcy IN
this locality but this seems scarcely true
As the many old plants about the city
bear witness. 1t Is true that very
young plants are tender but older plants
seem to acquire hardness with the pas
sage of time. Grape myrtle Mowers
very Young so that nurserymen are able
to select colors while the stock Is yet IN
their hands, discarding the less oeSr-
able colors. The plants blossom ON
current seasons wood, thus giving the
owner a chance to trim the plants Sc
syerely in the Spring. Without pruning
the plants soon depart from the shrub
class. becoming serni-trees OF rather
scrsegly habit Pruning is. therefore,
HIGHLY desirable Grape myrtle came
to this country without any pests and
has none of any importance and rarely
requires any attention beyond culture
land pruning. In the Southern States
the Grape myrtle is very widely grown
and is often designated ss the lilac
,.of the South because 1t has taken the
place of the usual iilacs which miidew
s.foo severely TO be of special value.
Il One fine property of the Grape myrtle
lis the long blooming period. Its one
i function in life seems to be to present a
afine show of brilliant bloom over the
I Largest possible period of time, rather
opposite to our more common Spring
! fiowering shrubs which come and go In
q. very few DAYS. Es.s.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
TEXAS DEMOCRATS
WIN COLORED BAR
Appeals Court Holds Party Has
Right to Prescribe Members
Qualification.

BY the Associated Press. s
GALVESTON, Tex, July 26.-On the
eve of the Texas Democratic primaries
Saturday, another State court Thursday
held that colored people could be denied
the right to cast Democrat ballots.
In the first Court of Civil Appeals.
Justice George w. Graves, who deliver
ed the main opinion. denied application
of Julius White, Houston, colored, for
a writ of mandamas to compel the
Harris County Democratic Executive
Committee to permit him to vote. The
court held that the Democratic party
has the right TO prescribe the qualifica =
tions of its membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

is nearing when they'll be due TO weep:
there1l be 3 mighty shearing of foolish
little sheep. WALT MASON.
Copyright. ie30,l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
FLORIDA H0NORs CURTISS

MIAMI, Fla, July rs P).-Miami
municipal offices and many business
houses were closed from to 6 pm,
e. S. T., as a final tribute to Glenn H.
Curtiss, pioneer aviator and patron Of
Southeastern Florida development.
The hours closing was at the time
funeral services were being conducted
for Mr.. Curtiss in his former home al
Hammondsport, N. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
THE GARDEN CLUBS

The Montgomery Suburban Garden
Club, under the leadership of the presi-
dent, Aubrey B. Carter, last Sunday Wis
ited the Shaw Water Gardens, in Kenil-
worth, d. c., as guests of Mrs. Helen
Fowler. There are eight acres of water
lilies in fun bloom at the Shaw gar
dens. Mrs. Fowler lectured before the
club last Autumn. The Montgomery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
MoRAvIAN MINISTER DIES

Expires in Virgin Islands.
PHILADELPHIA. July IS CP).-News
Of the death yesterday in the Virgin Is
lands of Rev. DR.. Joseph Macmillan
Hark. 81, widely known educator and
clergyman, was received here last
might. He died at the home of his son,
in Christiansend, ST. Croix.
DR.. Hank for Is years was principal
of the Moravian Seminary and College
for Women, Bethlehem, Pa.
He was an editorial writer and con-
tributor of the Outlook, the Sunday
School Times and other religious pub
locations and was the author of a book
on theology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
FIVE G0RED BY BULL
AT SCENE OF FILMING
Animal Leaps Fence and Charges
Crowd at Seville, Being Slain
by Scheduled Matador.

BY the Associated Press.
SEVILLE. Spain, July ga bull
fight scene in the filming of a movie be-
came too realistic yesterday when the
bull leaped over a fence and charged
into crowd. Five persons were gored
and one is expected to die.
Diestro Rayito, who had the part of
a matador in the play, became mata-
dor in fact and finally killed the animal.
The picture was being filmed in the
Plaza MaeStranza. A large number of
people had gathered there to watch the
actors and the cameramen.
South Cardinals $65,000.000 road
building program has brought work to
900 men.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
MOTORISTS GIVEN
OFFER ON PERMITS
Lapsed Driving Cards May Be
Renewed by July ! to
Avoid Penalty.

Motorists seeking to have permits,
which have lapSed 90 days or more, re-
newed after July l will be required to
pass the regular oral examination on the
trafflc regulations, Trafflc Director VIII
liam H. Harland said today.
Drivers permits cost 50 and are good
for three years. At the end of three
years they must be renewed and q fur
ther payment of So made. The money
received from this source Is spent on
traffic lights.
This system was put into effect July
1, 1926. Thus, the first renewal period
began July !, last year. In spite of the
fact that almost O year has elapsed since
the permits have been renewed Mr.. Har-
lands said there were almost 81 900 per-
mitS unaccounted for.
Making allowances for those who have
died, left the District, or given up driv-
ing, he said there were probably still
from 5000 to 10000 persons driving au-
tomobileS on permits which had expired
MFR. Harland said hts present course was
dictated by a desire to penalize such
persons and that 1t was permitted un-
der the terms of the traf1ic act.
He said that in all cases where a per-
nit Is renewed, it will be good only for
three years from the date Of the old per-
NIT, regardless of the date on which 1t
was renewed. This Is on the theory
that during the interval when the driver
was using an expired permit, he had the
privilege Of having q new permit, al
though he was subject to arrest for driv-
ing on the old one.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
D. c. SCHOOL YEAR
ENDS TOMORROW
1850 Pupils viii Be Freed
for Vacation Period at
8 O'Clock Pm.

Approximately 74,55O public school
children Of the District of Columbia
will leave their respective halls of learn
ing on the stroke OF o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, going, each according to his
own bent, into Summer classes, Sum-
mer jobs, or the open freedom of va
cation.
or these, 50,449 are leaving the ele-
mentary schools, while 12,437 are going
out from the senior high schools. The
junior high schools are contributing
lO,17I to the influx of school vaca-
tionistS. while the vocational schools
are sending 927 and the two teachers
colleges are sending 556.
Meanwhile the annual series of senior
and high school commandments are
being held at varying hours, from yes
terday through Thursday. Three senior
high schools are holding their COM
mencements tonight. They are McKin-
ley High School, whose commencement
will be presided over by DR.. Abram
Simon, school board member; Business
High School, whose exercises will be
administered by Mrs. Phillip Sidney
Smith, and Dunbar High School, whose
chairman will be Mrs William C. Nc
Neil, also OF the school board. Junior
high school graduations are being held
this afternoon and win continue through
tomorrow morning and tomorrow after
noon.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
ORDERED
IN WELLS DEATH
Former Orchestra Conductor
Found Near Rock Creek
Park Lodge.

An autopsy will be held today to de-
termine the cause of the death of
Charles Raymond Wells, 81 years DID,
retired pharmacist and one-time con-
ductor of the Harrisburg, Pa, SYM
phony Orchestra, who was found dead
near the lodge in Rock Creek Park last
night. A bottle containing. a sleeping
potion was found in his pocket.
Wells lived with his son, G. Raymond
Wells, at 1924 Park road The son
said his father appeared in good spirits
when he left home in the morning for
a walk through the park. Coroner j.
Ramsay hewitt, who will conduct the
autopsy, advanced the theory Wells
had been affected by the heat.
The son could aScribe no reason for
his father taking his life and declared
he was certain his father had deed of
natural causes.
Mr. Wells left home at noon to walk
through the park to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hilland, at 2755
Macomb street. He did not return for
dinner at o'clock.
Since his retirement from business,
Mr.. Wells said, his father appeared in
excellent health and had no financial
worries. Walking was favorite pastime
with him. Park police had noticed the
man at o'clock reading q newspaper
while seated on a bench in the shade
and had no reason to become suspicious
Mr.. Wells also Is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Edith June Wells, and a
brother, William E. Wells, who lives in
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
TWO MORE SEIZED
IN LIQUOR RAIDS
William K. and Audrey Hood Are
Arrested as Result of Week
End Drive.

Two more prisoners were taken lahn
yesterday as a follow-up on the weszS
end liquor raids by Federal prohit1
tion agents, as many defendants casa
tured In that concerted drive throuqfh
out Washington and in nearby Mary
land. were being brought before Unit1
States Commissioners for arraignment.
The two prisoners are William X.
Hood and Audrey Hood of lila Abbey
place, one of the places raided Saturday
night by Federal agents. No arrests
were made at the time of the raid, but
the Hoods were arrested late yesterday,
United States Commissioner Needham
G. Turnage. began hearings yesterday
afternoon. on the cases developed In
the District of Columbia, and United
States Commissioner Supplee heard the
cases In Baltimore. Commissioners
Turnage fixed bond in a few cases and
will hear more today. sstting the dates
for hearings to start next Wednesday
and to continue through to Monday.
At Baltimore, Thomas L. Avant pro-.
prietor of Toms Barbecue at Colinan
Manor, was held in $4,000 bail. and
other defendants in $500 bail fUr
he%ing June "a.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
DR.. JAMES B. SCOTT REPORTED
SLATED FOR WORLD COURT SEAT
Georgetown Law Professor
Declared Proposed by
Strong Group.
Has Outstanding Record of
International Law
Achievements.

While lacking official confirmation
reports from Geneva that DR.. James
Brown Scott of washington Is slated
to succeed Charles Evans Hughes as
American Judge on the Permanent
Court of International Justice were ac-
cepted as reliable in well informed cir
cles here that are keeping in close
touch with the situation at Geneva.
DR.. SCOTS nomination has been
mittee which brackets him with An
tonic Sanchez Bustamente, Cuban
judge, who is seeking reelection. Re-
ports further stated that DIR. Scott
either has been or Is to be nominated
by an American group composed of
Elihu Root, Newton D. Baker and Ro-
land w. Boyden of Boston. The latter
succeeded Mr.. Hughes on the Perma-
nent Court of Arbitration when Mr.
Hughes resigned.
The League of Nations Council has
decided that by-election would be held
to select Judge to finish out the bal
ance of Mr.. Hughes unexpired term
The nine-year term on the bench be-
the same judge will be nominated both
times.
DR.. Scott Is said to have the back
ing OF a strong group of nations in
addition to American support.
World Authority.
Regarded as one of the foremost
authorities on international law in the
world, DR.. Scott Is president of the
American Institute of International Law
and Is better known in Washington as
secretary of the Carnegie Foundation
for International Peace and professor
of international law at the Georgetown
University School of Foreign Service
He has been on the faculty of the lat
ter school since its founding and Is
chairman also Of its graduation COM
mittee
DR.. Scott is absent from Washington
at present, being at his Summer home
in Annapolis, Md. Friends of his here
say that he has made no effort to Sc
cure nomination to the court at The
Hague, but that on account of his
many services to the advancement OF
law and peace, hts nomi-
nation would be acceptable to many
European governments as well as those
in the Western Hemisphere. The
American Institute of international
Law of which he Is the head, has Its
headquarters in Havana, In q palace
provided by the Cuban government.
DR.. Scott was made president of the
organization last year to succeed Chief
Justice Hughes. Formerly solicitor OF
Evening star., 1930-06-17
THREE MEN ARE INJURED
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
One Knocked Down by Street Car
While Two Others Are Victims
of Automobiles.

Emory c. Grimes, So years old, Of the
900 block of Maryland avenue north
east, was treated at Casualty Hospital
late yesterday afternoon for q lacera-
ton Of the scalp and shock, having been
injured as result of q street car knock
ing him down at Pennsylvania avenue
and Third street. He was able to 60
home after treatment. Motorman Sher-
wood Smith was in charge of the street
car.
william Hutchinson, colored, 72 years
old. residing at 204 D street southwest,
late yesterday afternoon stepped from
the east curb in front of 729 North
Capitol street and was knocked down
by the automobile of George w. Nose
dale of Mount Rainier, Md, and his
left arm injured. He was given treat
ment In the first aid room at Govern
ment Printing Office.
George Whiteley, 10 years old, of
1855 Oates street northeast, was knock
ed down on the street near his home
last night by the automobile of Norman
B. Kaufman, a neighbor. and his leg
and arm hurt. kaufman took him to
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
RAMBLERS PLAY WAY
TO FREEDOM ON TRAFFIC COUNT
Russ Keeper and Four Companions Give Concert in Police
Station While Officer Debates on Charge.

House Blues" "The Vagabond Lover"
and other favorites began to emanate
from the station house. Meanwhile
Cunningham was debating on whether
" Gharse hepper WIN speeding.
over, the musicians promised to dedi-
cate q song to Cunningham and Desk
Sergt. Beach when they appear on the
program at WJSV Monday Whereupon
Cunningham abandoned the idea of
preferring speeding charge. Instead.
Keeper was charged with passing a red
light and forfeited So in Police Court
today.
Keeper and his companions were at
tired in overalls, blue shirts, red ban
danas and wide -brimmed straws.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

the State Department, DR.. Scott has
rendered many valuable services to the
American Government on foreign mis-
sionS and in connection with the pam
American Union.
He was delegate to the second Peace
Conference at The Hague in 1907, Spe-
cial advisor for the State Department
on the Joint State and Neutrality
Board from 1914 to 1917, and was tech
nical delegate to the American dele
CATION at the Paris Peace Conference
and also technical advisor at the Wash
ington Arms Limitation Conference.
On Cancellation Groups.
With numerous services in vari-
GUS capacities, DIR. Scott was named
last year as president of the commits
sion on Cancellation between Poland and
Denmark and president also Of the con-
cillation commission between Switzer-
land and Belgium. Besides being a
member of the American delegation to
the Pan-American Conference at Ha-
vana and taking a leading part in codi-
flying internationl law for all the Amer
ican republics, DR.. Scott recently was
q delegate to the Pan-American Com
mission of JuriSts at Rio de Janeiro.
For many years DR.. Scott has been
chairman of the international law Sec
-tion of the American Bar Association
and has been trustee and secretary of
the Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace since 1910. In his capacity
with Georgetown University DR. Scott
has been very active in promoting cul-
tural relations with other nations, and
has been decorated by several govern
ments not only for his special studies
but work in connection with his special
field of international law.
He has written extensively, and is
one of the few Americans who have
lectured regularly before the famous
Academy of International Law at The
Hague. Besides being professor of in
ternational law and foreign relations of
the United States at Georgetown For
eign Service School, DR.. Scott Is pro-
lessor also of diplomatic history. His
home is at 1901 Nineteenth street.
Evening star., 1930-06-17
C0LORED MAN SHOT
EVADING PURSUERS
George Grigsby Wounded in Alb
! domen Entering Home of
II LAWYER Norton in Flight.

Suffering from bullet wound in his
stomach, George Grigsby. colored, 80
years old, of 621 Rhode Island avenue
staggered into No. Engine Company
quarters early this morning. He was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital and later
police of the second precinct. acting
on information given by the wounded
man, detained Lawyer W. Norton, col
ored. of 1913 Tenth street, pending q
further investigation of the shooting.
Grigsby was hanging around" the
corner of Tenth and @ streets about
I O'Clock this morning, when several
colored men pursued him. Police be-
lieye the men probably thought Grigs-
by was there for the purpose of spot
ting" bootleggers. Evading his pur-
suers by entering a house and then
doubling back, GrigSby reached the rear
door of Norton's residence.
Norton failed to get a satisfactory
response to his questions when he went
to the door, police report, and fired a
pistol. The bullet passed through the
door and struck Grigsby In the abdo-
men.
Evening star., 1930-06-17

Striking up with "We're In the Jail
House Now" and other popular airs,
Russ Keepers Royal Ramblers of radio
fame played their way to freedom after
their arrest for a traffic violation here
yesterday.
Keeper and his four companions were
en- route from Radio Station WJSV, at
Mount Vernon Hills, to their homes, in
Hagerstown, Md. when r. A. Cunning
ham, q Traffic Bureau motor cycle po-
liceman, saw them pass a red light at
Wisconsin avenue and McComb street.
He ordered them to follow him to the
fourteenth precinct.
Arriving at the precinct, the young
mu~icians tuned up their banjos, guitars
and VioliHs. The strains of THE Jail
Evening star., 1930-06-17
Johnson INDICTED
ON MURDER COUNT
CoIored Man Is Accused of
Shooting Another After
BraWI.

William Carl johnson, colored, was
indicted today for murder In the first
degree in connection with the death of
Marcellus Washington, also colored.
Following brawl in a restaurant at 86
N street southeast. Johnson is said to
have shot Washington outside the place,
April 26.
Reed Hospital, is charged with grand
larceny in an indictment reported to-
day. He is said TO have taken a hand
bag containing Jewels valued at SITS
belonging to Miss Martha A. Montgom-
cry, supervisor of the occupational
therapy department. The bag was in
her desk May Is. The jewels later were
recovered and Hayden arrested following
the identification of q diamond, which
had been sold.
Faces Car Theft Charge.
Okey Risner, a young white man. is
accused of grand larceny. He is said to
have rented an automobile from the
Hertz Drive 1t Yourself Co. here and to
have driven it to HassettS, KY, where
he was arrested.
Larceny Of an automobile belonging to
the Dulin & Martin Co. is alleged
against Leo j. Moran. The car is said
to have been taken February 18. An
other similar charge against Moran was
ignored by the grand jurors when it de-
veloped that the car had been taken in
Maryland and not within the District.
The grand jury exonerated Stanton
w. Smith, colored, who was accused of
causing the death of Robert Poindexter,
also colored, June 8. He used q pocket
knife during a fight at 66 Pierce street
after he had been attacked by Poin-
dexter. The grand jurors also declined
to 1ndict Louis E. Murray and George
E. Lee, charged with violation of the
national prohibition act, and James r.
Sothoron, accused of forgery.
Others Indicted.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include: William H. Chap
man, forgery (two cases); Kenneth L.
Frye, forgery (three cases.; Lee N.
Higgins, Bernard Mahoney and Joseph
Mahoney, false pretenses (three cases. :.
Ralph Nickson and Roy Graham, vio-
lating national prohibition act; Richard
A. CrymeS, Joseph Martin and Robert
Dufel, assault with dangerous weapon;
Raymond Bird, assault to commit carnal
knowledge; Ollie Scott, William S. An
derson, Frank v. A. Loring, John A.
Gillette and George NJ. Jordon (four
cases., housebreaking and larceny;
Walter ]. Martin and Raymond L.
Howard, housebreaking; Orris C. But
Ter and John E. Howder, non-support;
Maurice E. Morton, robbery: Thomas
Salter. joy-riding: Fred Thompson.
Vernon j. Hilderbrandt. Thomas L.
Mattingly q cases., Edward S. Kauf-
man. Francis o. Beall, George E.
Mitchell and John w. Wilson, grand
larceny.