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Veterans of Foreign Wars

and A. w. Masters. Comrades Wilbur
G. Payne. Philip Talbot and Philip
higgins were added to the membership
of the Post Home Committee. Respon-
sive to a request of Associate Director
Sol Bloom of the George Washington
Bicentennial Celebration Committca
that veteran organizations extend their
cooperation, Comdr. Cercell designated
the following as a committee to aid
in his work: John L. King, H. A.
Weigel, H. F. Volkman and Arthur M.
Allen.
The v. F. w. Overseas Military Band,
Drum and Bugle Corps, accompanied
by more than 200 members of the de-
partment, went to Winchester, Va, to
participate in the parade of the an
nual Apple Blossom Festival. The
District of Columbia Department led
the I'd Division, out of recognition for
having won both the grand prize and
first prize for the past two years. They
again achieved honors, winning the first
prize Of $125 and silver loving cup
for being the "best-looking outfit" in
the line Of march.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. National Cap
ital Post, No. 1877, met Tuesday night
when two new members were balloted
on and two new members were initi-
ated. Senior Vice Department Com
mander Hollingsworth made short
address Senior Vice President Gladys
La Soda was appointed chairman of
Memorial Day Committee and Miss
Cora Ray chairman of the Excursion
Committee.
Misses Morano, CORDOBA. Oswalt, La
Soda and Scheible we're appointed to
present the colors at the massing OF
tie cclors to be held at Mount St. AL
bans, May "a. Misses Marano, Cor
doza, Muschlitz, Oswalt and Scheible
were appointed to act as ushers at the
amphitheater at Arlington on May 80.
Past President Margaret Jacobson
will represent the auxiliary at the I'm
known Civil War Tomb. Mrs. Ba-rick,
who is Gold Star Mother. will place
the wreath on the unknown World War
tomb.
Memorial services will be held May
"a at 10 am. at Rock Greek Cemetery
in memory of Mrs. Balcom.
A special poppy meeting will be held
tomorrow night in Room 324, Colorado
Building The regular visit to st. EliZ-
abeth's Hospital will be made today.
Grand Marshal Charles w McCaffrey
of the United Spanish War Veterans,
who was selected for this post by the
Grand Army of the Republic, has an
the details of the parade on
Memorial day. prior to attending the
exercises IN the anphitheater at noon
at Arlington National Cemetery.
The various organizations participat-
ing in the parade will assemble at 9
o'clock, May 80, on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, between Seventh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
THE GARDEN CLUBS

The Potomac Palisades Garden Club
held its regular monthly meeting May
Z ct the home of DR.. and Mrs. F. L..
Benton, 1929 Reservoir road. B. H.
Lane gave a brief but instructive talk
on dafTodils and Mrs. r. F. Manctll,
chairman of the Exhibition Committee,
spoke on the Spring flower show to be
held May 81 at the Community Church,
Cathedral avenue at Conduit road.
There will be a special class for mem
bers Of other clubs desiring to COM
pete for the silver cup. Registrations
are being made with Mrs. Mancill.
Mrs. Lanes invitation to hold a gar
den party on her lawn Saturday after
noon, May %, was accepted. This Will
also afford an opportunity for the ma
ture lovers who failed to visit this gar
den on the Georgetown garden pilgrim
age to visit it. DR.. Benton displayed
numerous historic pieces of furniture,
collected mostly in Santo Domingo, and
some of which were constructed from
salvaged parts of buildings erected by
the first white settlers. Miss NJ. E. Lazen-
by then spoke Of the Benton home being
near the site of the famous old nursery
of Thomas Main, who settled there in
1897 on a bluff overlooking the Po-
tomac. According to Jefferson's Month
cello oVerSeer, wagons, sent Iauen Win
fruits and vegetables from Monticello
for the White House table, often came
back with plants and shrubs from
Thomas Mains nursery B. F. Rey-
nolds, jr. president of the club, pre-
sided. The other officers of the club
are B. H. Lane vice president; Mrs. E.
c. Rittve, secretary, and F. M. Thring,
treasurer.
The recent tulip show Of the Takon1a
Horticultural Club was characterized by
a wealth of exhibits, almost too many
in fact for the available space. AS
usual red and pink shades predomin-
ated, although there were some fine yell
lows and white. The yellow variety
Bouton dor, was particularly attrac-
tive. VIM T. Simmons, chairman Of
the show, was commended for his man
agement Some interesting specimens
of original tulip species were displayed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
WINDOW BOXES

The same principles of plant growth
that obtain in the garden also obtain
in the case of plants grown in boxes or
other limited conflnes-that is, the
plants must be well supplied with food,
must have sunlight. and above all must
be provided with drainage. The last is
no special problem in the open gar
den because the underlying layer of
gravelly soil, usually present, soon car
ries away excess water. Plants in
waterlogged soil simply cannot thrive
The water crowds the air out C the
soil and the soil soon becomes unfavor-
able for root growth. Roots of ordinary
Soil-growing plants have TO have oxygen
as well as water and nutrients. Most
manufactured plant boxes provide for
drainage by having en- interior box
water-tight receptacle. Where dripping
water Is no hazard, drainage may be
provided for simply by cutting holes In
the bottom of the 'container. One may
note that all flower pots are provided
with an opening in the base, years of
experience having taught the CONNER
cial gardener that plants must have
drainage.
Leaf mold or peat moss added to the
soil will put 1t in much better condition
for growing plants. The total amount
Of fertilizer to be used per box is small
and some rather inert substance. such
as bone meal, one or two handfulS per
bushel of soil mixture, will supply suffi-
Gent nutrients at the start. In fact,
mixture Of soil, leaf mold or peat and
we'll rotted manure without any COM
mercial material added would furnish
ideal growing conditions. Quite often
where only small quantity of soil is
needed it may pay simply to purchase
the necessary amount of soil from the
nearby florist.
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and Ninth streets. forming as follows:
The Grand Army of the Republic will
form on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue, in column four files front, with
the head OF the column resting on Ninth
street; the United Spanish War Vet
Grams Will form on the south side Of
Pennsylvania avenue, between Seventh
and Ninth streets in column of four files
front, head of column facing west in
the rear Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public; the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will form on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Seventh and
Ninth streets in column of four files
front. head of column facing west in the
rear of The United Spanish War Vet
Grams; the American Legion will form
on Indiana avenue between Ninth street
and Pennsylvania avenue in column of
four flleS front, head OF column resting
south of Pennsylvania avenue and fac
ing north. They will follow the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars: the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War
will form on Eighth street, south of
Pennsylvania avenue in column of four
files front, head Of the column resting
at Eighth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. facing north and will follow the
American Legion; the Indian War Vet
Grams Will form south of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, between Indiana avenue and
Eighth street, in column of four files
front, the head of the column resting
on eighth street facing east and will fol-
low the Disabled American Veterans;
the American Veterans of Hellenic
Descent will form south Of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue between Indiana avenue and
Eighth street in column of four files
front, the head Of the column facing
Eighth street east and will follow the
Indian War Veterans.
All other organizations participating
IN the parade will form on the west side
OF Ninth street. south of Pennsylvania
avenue In column of four files front. the
mead OF the column resting on Pennsyl-
vania avenue facing north. They will
form. fall III and follow in the line of
march according to the rank of the
veteran organization they may represent.
The United States Marine Band will
Lead the parade. The line of march will
be pennsylvania avenue west to Fiji
teenth street, south of the Treasury,
thence north on the west side of the
treasury Building to Pennsylvania ave-
nue; west on Pennsylvania avenue to
seventeenth street and south on Seven
tenth street % z street, where It will
dlsband. The parade will start promptly
at 10 o'clock.
The services at the tomb of the I'M
known dead Of the Civil War. will be
conducted by the Woman's Relief CORPS,
Department of the Potomac, at ii
o'clock
Dept. Comdr Samuel G. Mawson will
preside at Arlington National Cemetery;
Senior Vice Comdr. John M. Kline will
be chairman of the exercises at Battle
Ground National Cemetery and DR.. viii
liam Tindall, junior vice commander.
viii be chairman Of the exercises at
Congressional Cemetery BENJAMIN F.
Motley, department commander of the
United Spanish War Veterans, will be
chairman at the Soldiers Home Gene
terry.
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Army andNavyNe

on duty in the financial branch of the
administrative division, will go to duty
with the Oklahoma National Guard.
Up to this time six quartermaSter Off
GERS have been selected to come to duty
in the quartermaster office, four Of
whom are now taking the Army Indus
trial College course. These four will as
sumo their new duties in the quarter
master generals Office upon the COM
pletion of their present course of in
struction. They are Capts. Harvey Ed
wards, William r. Buckley, Frank NJ
Darrell and First Lieut.. George M
Grimes. The other two officers are
Maj. James H. Laubach, on duty at the
New York depo., and Capt. John A.
Porter, on duty at Fort Leavenworth,
Kans.
A number of changes among the
commissioned personnel Of the Office of
the chief Of Chemical Warfare Service
will become effective in the next few
weeks. Maj. william N. Porter, on
duty as executive officer in that office,
will go to Edgewood Arsenal, Md, about
June 20 for duty as assistant COM
mandant of the Chemical Warfare
School. Maj. Rollo c. Ditto, on duty
at the 9Th Corps Area headquarters,
Chicago, will. upon his arrival in Wash
ington the latter part of June, be as
Office, as will Maj. Haig Shekeriian
upon the completion of his present
course Of instruction at the Army War
College.
First Lieut. Arthur l. Ennis. A. c.,
who has been on duty at the War De-
partment as chief of the Photographic
section Of the Information Division. Of
flee Of the Chief Of Air Corps, was re-
Ileved last week by First Lieut. Thomas
M. Lowe, recently on duty at Luke
Field, Hawaii After participating in
the Air Corps maneuvers this month
Lieut.. Ennis will go to the Air Corps
Tactical School at Maxwell Field, Ala.
In order to lessen the financial OBJ
legation imposed on Army officers with
large families making the change of
station from the United States to for
eign service and vice versa. the war
Department has granted authority for
officers, including families, travelling
through San Francisco on an Army
transport to remain aboard during the
stayover in that port. Only first and
second-claSs passengers of the military
personnel will be extended this privi-
lege Of remaining aboard the transport.
end a maximum limit of five DAYS has
been fixed for this accommodation
which applies only to San Francisco
At all other ports members Of the mill
tary establishment will have to seek
accommoda tons, as heretofore, for
themselves and families ashore.
This action has been done simply for
the financial benefit of officers required
to travel. 1t does not apply to mem
bers OF the commissioned personnel
travelling OF their own volition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
INSECTS ARRIVE

Now that vegetables and flower plants
are above the soil trouble with insects
VIII shortly begin. Perhaps the first
formidable pest Il the cut worm. which
mas spent the Winter in the soil and is
hungry Tor young, succulent plant It's
sue. Just why the cut worm chooses to
cut on young plants rather than simply
eat portions Of the leaves is perhaps not
known, but 1t is this grievous habit that
causes real harm. One of the best
remedies for this pest is poisoned bran
mash, made up of one quart of bran,
one teaspoonful Of paris green and mo-
lasses-sweetened water in suf1cient
quantity to make a crumbly but not
sloppy mass. One gardener suggests
that he has had good success by
simply adding paris green to chopped
clover or vegetable leaves. The poi
soned bait should be scattered about the
garden three or four times during the
planting season, choosing early evening
as a desirable time so that the masa
may remain moist and tempting to the
cut worms, which, by the way, are
night feeders, as most any gardener
can attest who has had experience with
this pest.
Another insect that Is now beginning
to work In the garden is the asparagus
beetle. At present this pest is in the
adult form, small brightly colored
beetles that more or less resemble the
harmless lady bug. Shortly the tips of
the growing shoots will be covered with
small black eggs securely fastened so
that they cannot be Jared of. These
eggs hatch into soft slugs which feed
ravenously on the foliage. Some sue
cess may be had by leaving few uncut
stalks and busting these every three or
IA We with 70 Of rioy
mixed half and half with hydrated
dust will hamper the feeding Of the
soft slugs.
Radish maggots affect all but the
very early paintings OF radish. Who is
there who has not cut into a radish
only TO find that its interior has been
traversed by a burrowing insect, itself
more or less likely still present. Some
years ago the New York Experiment
Station at Geneva demonstrated that
excellent radishes could be grown at
any time in the growing period by
simply covering temporary frame
with very coarse cheese cloth. The
covering excluded the flies which lay
their eggs on the base Of the young
plant.
Insect pests are one Of the handicaps
that must be surmounted if the vege-
able garden Is to be a full success.
One can scarcely think CT any species
that can be grown without protection.
Corn ear worms, cabbage worms. to-
mato fruit worms cut worms with
omniverous habits. Mexican bean
beetles-the list is formidable, but per-
haps the development Of successful
garden gives all the more satisfaction
because Of the struggle against pests.
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DEATH,
HIRES MURDERER
Once Wealthy Hungarian
Wine Merchant Sought Pro-
lection for His Family.
By Cable 10 The star.

VIENNA, Austria, May i5.-An eX-
traordinary murder case. in which q
once-wealthy man hired murderer
to kill him, 80 that his wife would
get his insurance, is agitating the vi
emma and Budapest police today
Linked to it indirectly is Commit
mist agent-provacateur, once a cabinet
minister under Bella Kun in Hungary
now, according to the story, suspected
to be an attache in the Soviet lega-
ton in Vienna.
Rudolf Stienherz, a formerly rich
Hungarian wine merchant. aged So. was
found in railway carriage on a train
between Budapest and the town OF
Ozegled with his head Dashed in. He
died before making any statement
A day later an excited boy named
Friedrich Fischl, 10, gave himself up
to Vienna police, claiming he was
the victim Of grotesque fraud. He
had gold watch identified as belonging
to Steinherz
Fischl confessed, and told his story
to the Budapest police over long-dis-
lance telephone. He said Steinherz
had hired him to commit the murder.
In the railway train, he said, he hit
Steinherz nine times on the temple
with a heavy hammer that Steinherz
had given him. 1t appeared that Stein
herr was insured for Sl7,500. His
family would not get the money in
the event Of suicide. Intent on death,
he wanted his wife and children to be
provided for.
He gave Fishcl the hammer. about
IS in cash and his gold watch.
Fischl was ID go to the Soviet lega-
ton in Vienna, ask for a man named
Vigo, show the watch. and receive q
reward" of $4,000.
In Vienna, after the murder, young
Fischl rushed to the legation. Vigo was
a we'll known. peoples commissar under
Bella Kun. The legation persistently
denied that Vigo was On its staff, so
Fisctl rushed frantic to the police and
told the story.
He will be tried next month in Buda-
pest. The prosecution will ask the death
sentence.
Later it was revealed that Steinherz
had recently applied for additional in
surance, and asked if the policy would
be good in the event of his murder The
agent said yes. SteinherZ laughed, say
ing, 1T would be good business for me
to get hit en- the head" The insurance
man thought he was joking and the
insurance was issued.
So far the insurance companies are
refusing the pay the policies to Stein
herzs heirs.
Copyright. 1912
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
JUDGE CALLS DIVORCE
PETITION "FRIVOLO GUS"
Woman Charges Husband With
Queer Antics to Annoy

Declaring the petition for a limited
divorce which Mrs. Eleanor M. Harris
SIS Lamont street, filed against her
husband, Grover C. Harris, was "frivol-
ous," Justice Bailey today signed an
order in Equity Court denying Mrs.
Harris alimony pending hearing Of the
case.
The wife had charged her husbands
conduct made her highly nervous and
excited" In addition to a legal sepa-
ration. she asked the court to restrain
Harris from annoying and troubling
her
One Of the allegations made In Mrs.
Harris suit was that her husband often
would follow her from room to room
and "sit or stand beside her and stare
at her" She also charged that he
would snap on the lights after staring
at her, then would snap them of and
whistle or sing to annoy her. This
would occur on an average of IL or
mere times each night the wife as
serted. The Harris have three chill
dren, two Of whom are in high school,
in the custody Of the mother. Attorney
Raymond Neudecker and Jean M.
Boardnan appeared on behalf Of the
husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
LEATHER MADE OF WOOL
Britons Turn Out Artificial Product
After Year of Research.

LEEDS, England up. - Artificial
leather has been made of wool after a
years guarded work by the British
Wool Industries Research Association.
The product Is said to look much like
real leather and have durable qualities
and be capable Of being substituted for
leather in many places.
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Air Freight Carried.

CROYDON LPl.-Nightly freight ex-
press air service between here and Paris
has been inaugurated, the volume of
additional traffic justifying the expert
ment, which will be continued indsh-
nitelY.
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LATEST IN SPORTS WEAR
Bright Colored Coats Resembling
House Jackets Are Worn.

PARIS (P).-Bright colored coats re-
sembling old-fashioned house jackets
are e new wrinkle for sports wear. They
consist of short straight piece across
the back, reaching just below tn,
shoulder blades and attached to long
sleeves. The coats, worn over white
sports frocks, are made of bright light
weight wool banded at the wrist in
different colors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

Soap for the bath room Is hetng made
in England in the forms Of %ggs, rolls,
butter and cruet.
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solid mass Of white and on bright,
sunny days are literally swarming with
bees and other honey seekers.
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MEETINGS THIS WEEK.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
wednesday, 8 pm.-Overseas Mill
tary Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps, National
Guard Armory, Sixth and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Thursday, 8 p.m.-Equality-Wal-
ter Reed Post, No. 284,
Pythian Temple, 1912
Ninth street.
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THE HOME GARDENER
BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur Surroundings the Home
J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-27
MRS. T|BBETT FINDS
Fame" A DELUS|ON
Wife of Opera Star Sees
Dreams Shattered by
Husbands Success.
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 81, (NA.
MAJ The Lawrence Tibbetts have
come to the parting of the ways. Mrs.
Tibbett has left the Beverly Hills home
which has been the scene OF the
colonys most genuine hospitality.
There Is not room for fame and
happiness in the same home" she said.
'Two temperaments will undoubtedly
clash If there Is not absolute negation
on the part of one. There Is no quiet
in the lives of the famous-no rest, no
calm-no room for more than one
powerful personality. Lawrence Tibbett
had the personality in our home. Quite
justly without doubt.
During our formative years-the
years of our struggle. was absorbed in
the rearing of my twins, the making
of our home. the building of future
which might have something more than
dreams-Some financial stability. This
struggle absorbed both the girl and the
boy who married on love and lived on
ambition.
Security Brings Rift.
To-day 1t is different. Financial
security brought us none of the calm
of which l had dreamed. RESPONSE
bilities which grew as my husbands
position and fame grew-duties which
must be fulfilled and which are the in
evitable accompaniment of fame. And,
with my developing personality. there
came stultifying instead of the per-
sonal development for which had
1onged. AS result the boy and girl
who had started on the uphill battle
for genius recognition. found themselves
far apart when the victory was won.
"One truth 1 wish to stress about this
separation of Lawrence Tibbett and
myself: Hollywood has had nothing
to do with it. have the kindliest feel
ing for Hollywood and all it means
We would have come to a parting in
any CITY, under our conditions. My
husband has not gone Hollywood and
is no different than he would be in
Paris, London, New York, Chicago or
any other large center of population.
Separation Inevitable.
Certain conditions impose a certain
outcome. Our differences must logical
~ end in separation, but 1t has been
splendid experience"
Mrs. Tibbett did not disclose her i'm
mediate plans. The couple were mar
RED in Los Angeles, May 10. 1919.
Lawrence Tibbett's sensational triumph
as Ford in "Falstaff" came on January
2. 1925 At that time he electrified the
metropolitan audiences with his art
and caused furore unusual in singing
history. Still in his early thirties he
has proved a finished artist in the
opera, concert stage and motion pic
lures.
Copyright. 1917
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McBain believes there are two to four
times this number in these cases.
Gibbs also predicted the outside
layer of molecules on such solutions
as sugar and salt Is pure water and
this. the Stanford scientist believes, he
has confirmed.
When bubbles collide and burst the
electrical phenomena are very similar.
on q miniature scale. to the atmos-
pheric discharge between clouds.
Believing that electrical effects were
not reckoned with in the Gibbs
formula. and that there is an electri-
fication of the surface in every in
stance with the movement or forma-
ton OF bursting of a bubble. Dr. Nc
Balm turned from moving bubbles to
uuiescent surfaces.
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a service In the laboratories Of DR.. J.
w. McBain, professor of chemistry,
which it Is believed may force a revision
of one Of the fundamental formulas
of science as developed by Josiah Will
lard Gibbs of Yale.
The new studies involve slicing of
the upper thousandth inch of the sur
face of solutions.
This is done by a microtome blade,
blade, attached to silver plated car
on the TOY" railroad. The water is
trapped in silver cylinder, much as a
railway engine takes up water in transit
from a trough between the rails. The
fluid touches only silver. gold and glass,
which are chemically inert.
The blade, moving at IS miles an