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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
VEGETABLE GARDEN

There is little use in setting out
tomato and other plants in the garden
when the soil Is very dry unless one
has facilities for watering. 1t Is easier
to care for the plants in the cold frame
and they are better off there. Futher-
more it may sound ultra cautious In
view of the present heat but RECORDS
show that the danger of Spring Irosts
is not past until about the middle OF
May.
The dry weather has held young
plants in check, a fact which would in
itself not be serious were 1t not that the
favorable season for peas, radish, let
tuce and other Spring vegetables Is
altogether too short at the best.
An effective treatment for worms
in the roots of cabbage and caulifiower
is the soaking of the soil in the vicinity
of the root with a solution OF corrosive
sublimate (mercury bichloride) pre-
pared at the rate of one ounce to 10
yallons of water. The chemical should
be dissolved in an earthen or glass
vessel as the material Is highly. corrosive
with all metals. About cupful OF the
solution should be poured about each
plant some three to five days after
setting in the garden and the treatment
repeated In about 10 days. Corrosive
sublimate is highly poisonous to all
animal life when taken internally and
care must be exercised to keep it from
children and pets. Cabbage and cauli-
| flower in the seed-bed may be protected
| from the maggot worm by the simple
| expedient of covering with frame of
| coarsely woven cheese cloth.
Ant nests in the garden may be de-
| stroyed by the use of carbon bisulphide.
One hole or more, depending on the
size of the nest should be made with
a sharpened broom handle or other
| device and into each hole should be
| poured about two tablespoonfuls OF the
| chemical. After this the hole should
/ be closed with moist soil and covered
with a wet cloth or paper to hold the
| fumes. Carbon bisulphide should not
be used closer than 10 inches to the
| plant for fear of injury. The chemical
| is not dangerous to use except in the
presence of fame. The strong, dis
| agreeable odor will tend to keep any
/ one away from the fumes.
/ Some home gardeners place each
! lima bean seed with the eye downward
! in the soil, figuring that 1t is easier fol
! the young plant to push its way upward
| through the soil. It Is doubtful II such
effort is warranted. 1t is more to tn
point to prepare the soil carefully and
If it bakes, to break the crust or Il
soften the hard surface by watering
4 Certainly 1t is true that thousands o
acres of lima beans are successfully
grown without any effort to place tn
seed IN any definite position.
It is interesting to hear the many adj
vocates of bone meal Loyalty defend thi
fertilizer: but 1t is quite certain tina
equally good results could be securet
with superphosphate at considerable
saving. A good mixed fertilizer which
contains nitrogen, superphosphate an,
potash is undoubtedly best for all
around use when animal manure is no
available or as supplement to ANNA
manure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
THE HOME GARDENER
fo the
LATE TULIPS

The late towering tulips, known as
the Darwins, have many superb quail
tiles that have endeared them to the
home gardener Brilliant coloration,
long sturdy stems and durability after
cutting are among the good character
istics. Reasonable cost of the bulbs Is
another asset which may not be over
looked. The rarse of color is great.
from pure white to almost black
through pink red and purple. Choice
of varieties is rather difficult because
there are so many fine kinds from which
to make a selection. Clara Butt Is a
splendid clear pink variety, possessing
strong vitality with which to maintain
iself from year to year. Farncombe
Sanders is a light red variety also pos
sessing inherent vigor. For fiery reds
Ecu Brilliant and Eclipse are very good
and City of Harlem, deep rich red,
has about the largest blooms of any.
Culture of these tulips Is not at all
difficult. The bulbs should be put into
the soil about the first of October. first
working up the soil in good shape and
fertilizing 1t as for the garden. No
cover is needed over the soil, although a
light dressing of rotted manure is bene-
ficial, providing both protection and
some food In April the young leaves
will begin to push through the soil and
by May l the beds are usually in full
bloom No serious insect or fungus pest
bothers the foliage or flowers, but the
bulbs are not always so fortunate since
mice are very fond of them and some
times they decay in low wet locations
In June, when the tulip leaves have
yellowed and dropped, it is advisable
to lift the plants with spading fork
and gather the bulbs. large and small.
These should then be laid away in
baskets or boxes until September and
then graded to size and replanted Dig
cling and replanting tulips is not abso-
lutely necessary, but 1t saves lots of dis
appointment in missing hills and UNI
even beds and enables one to make
better use of the soil for short-lived
ANIMALS or If not so desired, for grow
ing cover crop Of COW peas, oats or other
plants for green manure.
The tulip Is really home gardener
ideal flower It's care is limited as COM
pared with those plants which require
spraying. stalking and such extra serv-
ice and it makes its greatest growth in
the season of the year when moisture
is usually adequate without watering
and constant culture to maintain
mulch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
GARDEN ITEMS

The weather has been little too dry
for gardens of late, but has compen-
stated in many ways. such as supplying
abundant sunshine for the young foil
age. Seedlings suffer more from early
droughts than do established plants
whose roots are deep down in the
moist SOIL The right combination of
rain and sunshine cannot be expected
all the time unless one has an over
head sprinkling system. In the mean
time, there are lots of beautiful flow
ers at this season to divert the thoughts
to the happier side of the gardening
business.
Never in the entire growing season is
the foliage of trees and shrubs as beau
tiful as when it first bursts forth from
the buds. Time and its accumulation
of dust and smoke remove the brilliant
gloss. Aside from the esthetic view
point, the leaves have great interest to
the gardener. In them the minerals
from the soil are united with the sugars
formed by the action of the sunlight in
the green substance of the leaf to form
the food for the plant and, incidentally,
for all animals as well. So impressed
was one wealthy man, Col. William
Boyce Thompson, with the significance
of this fact that he has erected and
endowed a large institution, the Boyce
Thompson Institute for Plant Research.
to carry on research into the secrets of
plants and how they grow.
1t is now time to put the first spray
on the grapes to combat the grape berry
moth, whose young are the berry worms
found at harvest time. A combination
spray of Bordeaux mixture and arsenate
of lead is the logical spray to use and
may be purchased already prepared ex-
cept for water in proprietary form OF
may be mixed by the home gardener
himself. A good Bordeaux may be
made up of 8 ounces of copper sulphate
Is ounces of hydrated lime and 80
quarts of water, dissolving each SUBJ
stance in water before mixing. To the
above add four ounces of powdered
arsenate of lead, first dissolved m lit
tie water. Spraying is not nice task
at the best but neither are the worms
in the grapes desirable.
Fertilizer is of little avail in dry soils
and may be even injurious by remain
ing undissolved near the roots. Hence
it is just as well to withhold its appli-
cation during dry times. Old, decayed
manure, on the other hand, may be dis
tinctly helpful by mulching the plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
w. C. T. u. Notes

North Star Union met at the home
of Mrs Edison Briggs, 1850 sixteenth
street. Assistant hosteSses, Mrs. Eugene
E, Thompson, Mrs. j. r. Lapham, MRS.
Thomas F. Law. Mrs. j. S. BOYD, MRS
Natalie Desio, Mrs. w. M. Smith and
Mrs. H. H. Butler. Mrs: z. =. NORWOOD
the president, presided. Mrs. E. M.
Gustafson, corresponding secretary, read
an article pertaining to the death OF
Prohibition Agent Lamar w. York on
April IL.
At the April quarterly convention the
union was presented with $40 in gold
given by the District w. c. T. U. for
100 per cent paid-up membership. Mrs.
C. w. Shaw reported the activities OF
the Loyal Temperance Legion. MRS.
Edison Briggs spoke of the patients at
Upshur Street Hospital being remem-
bered by members of the union, ana
reminded members of Flower Mission
Day" June at the home of Miss
Marion Mccoy, 4410 Sixteenth street
northwest where flowers will be as
sembled to take to the patients of the
hospital.
Mrs. Marie NJ. Brinley gave book
review Miss Marion Mccoy. contralto,
sang, accompanied by Mrs. w. L. Evans
at the piano. Mrs. Thomas F. Law
announced a Mother and Daughter"
banquet at Hamline M. E. Church May
IA at z pm. Mrs. Jean Moore Eldridge
sang. accompanied by Mrs. Beck.
New members admitted were Mrs. J..
Phelps Hand Mrs. Mentor HetZer, Miss
Helen Hetzer and Mrs. E. J. Tibbets.
Cleveland Park Union met with Mrs.
T. Jarvis, 3409 Rodman street, last Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. William Peters
presided Addresses were made by Mrs.
10
Bride, Mrs. Dora H. Calvert, Mrs. N.
NJ. Pollock and Mrs. Andrew McCamp-
bell. Reports were made by Mrs. Hiram
K Green, Mrs A. B. McManus and
Mrs. o. G. Christgau. A District Y.
P. b. evening at the home of Mrs.
Peters.
The Edna Taylor Y. p B. met April 20
at the home of Anita Peters, 3400 Ma
comb street. Norma Hoage gave re-
port on. the annual Y. p. B. banquet.
Plans for the Y. P. B. part of the
program for the mothers and daughters
banquet to be given by the w. c. T. u.
May IA were discussed The next meet
ing is to be held at the home of Surlyne
Pettus.
Mrs. Charles T. Windle, chairman of
the mothers and daughters dinner,
announces Miss Marjorie Webster as
the principal speaker. Mrs. Charles P.
| Grandfield will give the toast to the
daughters and Miss Claribel r. Easton,
president of the Chevy Chase Union,
will give the toast to the mothers. Mrs.
Ethel Reed, assistant musical director
| for the District unions has charge Of
the music program. Mrs. s. w. Mead,
assisted by her two daughters. Marjorie
and Joan, will give piano and violin
! solos, There will be reception by the
District officers and the local president
at $50 pm. The dinner will be at 2
/ pm. at the Hamline Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

Hungary has just issued special
stamps to celebrate the tenth anniver-
sary of Admiral Hcrthy's election as
regent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

Autumn, while those which form the
Summer and Autumn crop are formed
just preceding their actual appearance.
In the regular Sprih fruiting varieties
all flowers are formed the preceding
Autumn.
The practical significance of Mr..
Waldo's observations is that the ever
bearing varieties must be fed and cared
for during the entire growing season,
because they are constantly at work
tative growth. 1t won't do to let the
soil bake around the plants or allow the
weeds to grow and expect them to turn
ont a crop of berries under such trying
conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Girl. SCOUTS

DR. Edmund T. Wherry, president of
the Society for the Preservation of
Wild Flowers, at the open house at
headquarters Wednesday at 4:30 O'Clock
will speak on the Preservation of Wild
Flowers" illustrated by slides.
The first meeting of the evening troop
management training course will be to-
morrow at headquarters from 8 to $50
pm. The other meetings of the course
will be at the same hour. May Is and
IA and May 10, 20 and 81.
More than $500 merit badges will be
presented to girls at the court of awards
Nav "a at the Memorial Continental
Hall from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock.
Twenty-seven leaders attended the
intensive Brownie training course given
at headquarters on Tuesday afternoon
and evening by Miss Julia Williamson.
national field owl Miss Williamson
demonstrated Brownie meetings ana
gave instruction in many of the &C
tivitieS.
The May meeting of District 2 will
be held Wednesday at pm. at head
quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

q Improved appearance and greater
y strength of the side walls. as well a.
support that keeps the rolled edge always
trinity straight, is given by the heavy cord
reinforcing of the outer aide wall. Further
support 10 given by the heavy padding OF
the inner aide wall and by an extra center
wall of firm duck fabric stitched to the
cords. No ssgging or breaking down; no
spreading or stretching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
THE GARDEN CLUBS

An interesting account of the activi-
ties OF the Woodbridge Garden Club in
the handspring of beds in front of the
new Woodbridge Branch of the Public
Library was published in the April num-
Der Of Neighborhood News, official organ
Of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association. Through the medium of a
prize contest and consultation with
leading landscape gardeners of the city,
q well arranged planting plan was for
mulated. Evergreens comprise the bulk
of the paintings and include such at
tractive species as Chinese .arborvitae,
several low-spreading jumpers, globe
arborvitae, mugho pine and azaleas
The cost of the work and plant mate
rails was met in part by the receipts
from a special entertainment sponsored
by the garden club.
Both Woodbridge and Takoma Gar
den Clubs held their annual tulip shows
this past week, and although the flow
ers were beautiful in both instances
they showed the wear and tear of the
favorable to all flowers.
The American University Park Citi-
zens Association, through the medium
of its sanitation and Identification COM
mittee-D. s. Burch, chairman; 2. o
Law, O. G. Visel, v. B. Smith and E. r
Observation-Disclosures its third annual
lawn, flower and garden contest A fea-
i ture in the contest Is that 10 homes will
be chosen as best. rather than the usual
one, and the 10 owners thereof will be
designated as master gardeners. Such
contests tend to improve the COM
munity where held and deserve the sup
port Of all the residents.
|
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
NesV in Beauty Too

The Rome Slumberon is a long.
life mattress, made from highest
quality materials throughout-oil.
tempered wire, long fibre finest
grade cotton-yet it aOeigbs ons-
fourth less than THE usual spring filled
mattress. There are four convenient
handles to assist in moving or turn.
ing. Each is equipped with two ven.
tilators. The side walls cannot sag
or break down, for heavy duck fab
icand cord reinforcing holds them
firmly in place. Special Eyelet Tuft.
ing Gan exclusive Slumberon fea.
ture) was adopted for more uni
form tension, greater comfort, i'm.
proved appearance. The tufting
cords are machine cut and tied in.
side the mattress-thus assuring
exact length and hence a level
mattress surface, and eliminating
the cotton tuft with its hard little
rope knot. The damask covers
come in variety ofpleasing coIors.
Call at your furniture or depart
ment store today to see the new
Rome Slumberon. You'll find the
new principle of "Weight Accom-.
mediation" in no other mattress.
THE ROME COMPANY, INC:
NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON
BALTIMORE ROME. NY. SAN FRANCISCO
Distributing Warehouses Eperywbsrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

A Special Eyeiet Tufing. an exclusive
Siumberon feature, gives improved
comfort, appearance, tension. The tufting
cords are machine cut and tied, assuring
exact length and hence level mattress
surface. Note how the cords are tied
inside. thus eliminating the cotton tuft
with ice hard little rope knot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Children's Matinees End.

Motion picture theaters in all parts
of Scotland are disseminating matinees
for children. Grasping at the oppor-
tunity given by the Paisley disaster,
they were quick to act, for they say the
profits were small and responsibility Of
caring for the safety of the little ones
heavy one. One large theater said it
has made only about $50 a yeetf from
the matineeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
THE EVERBEARINC
STRAWBERRY

An interesting paper on the flower
ing habit of the everbearing strawberry
recently appeared in the Journal of
Agricultural Research. published by the
Department of Agriculture. George +.
Waldo, author of the paper, found that
the flowers which yield the Spring crop
of berries are formed In the preceding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
:DGiz2EIzS'

The Rome De Luxe Bedspring
"a fttir6 companion to the
Rome Siun1beron Matt and
making with it one complete
sleeping unit establishing new
high standards of sleeping COM
fort and luxury. The De Lure
Bedsprine may now be obtained
in a coIorfuI Danlask Tailored
Coyer-wade exclusively for this
better bedsprinf-in various
coIors 70 match the color
scheme ofyour mattress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

THE new Rome Slumberon Mat.
Il tress marks the greatest i'm
provement in luxurious sleeping
equipment since the appearance of
the now famous Rome De Luxe
Bedspring.
Il New Kind of Mattress
TheRome Slumberon is built on an
entirely new principle found in no
other mattress-"Weight Accom-
modation." Now the body is as
sured uniform, even support at
every point-legs, hips, waist,
shoulders-regardless of weight.
Every Slumberon coil is free to
dip and rise independently of its
neighbors, accommodating itself
to the weight just above it without
COMPRISING any other coil =. Yet.
unlike the usual springfield ma
tress, the free action of these coils
can never be impaired by meshing
or tangling-for they are held per-
manently vertical by new assem-.
bly, of springs in units of four with
special patented Rome Hinge Ties
joining unit to unit. The life of
mattress entirely depends on its in
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other types.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Exclusive Features

a "Wsi6it Accommodation" The free
action of Slumberon's springs can
never be impaired by meshing or tangling
for they are held permanently vertical
by q new assembly of springs in units of
four with special patented Rome Hinge
Ties joining unit to unit See here the
luxurious thickness Of the soft felt up
holstery.
a Special helical springs join the spring
4 units ell around both upper and lower
edges of the mattress, holding the latter
always taut and straight.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
$3.50 OveraIIs & Pants

Mems heavy blue denim
bib overalls, triple-stitched,
will riveted buttons and
roomy pockets. Sizes SO to
A. Also sturdy cotton work
pants in dark mixtures:
sizes 80 to 20.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
SAYS FAIRFAX FIRE
FIGHT BEGAN LATE
Evidence of CoIored Seaman
Contradicts That of
Ships Officers.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BOSTON. June 14-Tom Earring
ton. colored seaman, told Federal in
vestigstors today that as far as he could
see, no water was placed on the fire
aboard the blazing steamship Fa.ffax
last Tuesday night for at least is min
utes after the flaming gasoline from the
rammed tanker Pinthis had enveloped
the passenger liner.
Harrington, who admitted he had been
too engrossed in a romance magazine
to see the collision which cost AZ lives,
said he himself had turned on the
after pump.
The testimony directly contradicted
that of a number of the ships officers
who had reported finding ample pres
sure in the ships hoses almost immedi-
ately after the collision. It also was at
variance with those who preceded him
on the stand in two other important
particulars.
Harrington said he saw the radio
antennae fall a considerable time after
he had returned to deck from the glory
hole" where the pump mechanism is
situated. He was fighting fire in a
life boat alongside the radio shack when
the antennae came down he said, and
he estimated the time of this at any
where from 20 to 80 minutes after the
impact.
S o Not Heard.
Earlier testimony by ]. w. Gewekin
chief radio man and Eugene Neff, his
assistant, told of their having sent an
s o S approximately six minutes after
the crash, which occurred at 7:04 pm
This S o s, which admittedly was
never received by any other station, has
been the cause Of considerable close
questioning on the part Of the investi-
eating board. Gewekin swore It was
sent and Neff heard It sent, but the for
mer admitted that when the radio was
restored to working order he made no
further attempt to transmit it. The
men testified they discovered the radio
antennae down Immediately after be-
ing driven from their house by the heat
after the Q S.
Gewekin was accused BY Can't.
Charles Lyons, steamboat inspector pre-
siding at the hearing, of having on his
own initiative cancelled the masters
call for help. This he denied. The
radio antennae on the basis Of Far
rington's recollection came down some
where near 1880, while, according to
Gewekin's sworn version, it had been re-
stored and in working order not long
after that time.
Engineer Says Pumps Late.
harrington also told Of having heard
what he thought was a whistlinr buoy
20 starboard. whereas most of the other
witnesses placed the buoy to port. The
Pintf1is was presumably approaching
the Fairfax from starboard at the time
Of the crash. 1t was outbound from Fall
River to Chelsea, while the Fairfax was
outbound from Boston for Norfolk, Va.
Other testimony bearing on the fire
pumps was heard today from John T.
French chief assistant engineer, who
testified that It was Is minutes after
the collision and fire that the main fire
pump was got into operation.
Evening star., 1930-06-15
CLUB Federation
EXECUTIVES NAMED
Mrs. John sippel of Baltimore
Women's President, Gives
Cut Names.


~ the Associated Press.
DENVER, June 14.-Appointment of
the new executive committee for the
General Federation Of Women's Clubs
was announced today by Mrs. John r.
Sippel Of Baltimore. international pres
ident Of the organization.
The members, In addition to Mrs.
Sippel. who is an ex-officio member.
are: Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, Brock-
ton, Mass; Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson.
Tulsa, Okla; Mrs. Henry c. Taylo-
Bloomfield, Iowa; Mrs. Edward Ham
mitt, Sheboygan, Wis; Mrs. William H
Purdy, Mount Vernon, N Y; hrs A.
E Jones, Lisbon, N. Oak, ant -
Thomas O'Berry, Goldsboro, N. c.
Later the executive committee will
appoint another member -at-large
The 1881 Spring meeting Of the Gen
eral Council was awarded to Phoenix,
AriZ
Evening star., 1930-06-15
CHURCHMEN OBSERVE
HISTORIC CONFESSION
American Delegates Gather in
Augsburg to Attend Quadri-
centennial.

Sy the Associated Press.
AUGSBURG. Germany, June IA
Thirty American church denominations
having 10000 900 members will be rep
resented by delegates from the Federal
Council Of Churches of Christ In
America at festivities beginning tomor-
row celebrating the quadricentennial of
the Augsburg Confession" the basic
statement of Protestant faith.
A striking feature of the musical side
Of the festival will be open-air con-
certs by q famous corps Of 500 from
bone players.
1t was at Augsburg that the Catholics
and Lutherans, after IS years of reli-
gious strife, concluded peace in 1855.