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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11
For Large Selling Agency.

Under his plan, large selling agency
would be established in each district to
sell all coal and fix the uniform running
time for all mines in the territory.
Should the activities Of the agency
conflict with the laws, he proposes that
each district work out a plan whereby
operators having orders for more ton
mage than they could produce in the
uniform running time would take care
of the surplus coal mined by operators
in their district who lack suficient or
ders for their coal.
"At the present time the men who
are employed at mines which work
steadily every day, earn more than SUM-
cisnt to live on and are able to accu-
nulate a surplus" Pursglove said,
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Disturbing

The greenhouse grower of chrysan-
themums and carnations makes dis
budding regular part Of his routine.
He knows from experience that he can
not produce perfect blooms IL he al
lows three or four to form on branches
of the same stem. The same truth
applies to garden roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS and dahlias. The home garden
er who plans to compete In garden
club flower shows should also disbud
If he hopes to score heavily. Compe-
tttion is keen in many Of the local
shows, and the winners in most cases
are those gardeners who watch their
plants closely from the time they leaf
out until they bloom.
1t is too late to disbud the day be-
fore the flower show opens. Cutting
on the unopened flowers at this stage
leaves conspicuous wounds, whereas IL
the side buds are pinched out shortly
after they appear practically no evi-
dence of their removal will be seen.
The first bud is usually the strongest
Of the group. This bud seems to have
the most direct contact with the nutri-
ent supply and should by all means
be saved.
Something akin to disbudding is the
process Of thinning of fruits on trees.
Studies have shown that each apple on
a tree requires definite leaf area to
develop its best quality and size. Prob
ably II the flower performance of a
dahlia or rose plant we're studied as
carefully the same relation would be
found. Leaves manufacture foods for
the plant, hence 1t is only logical TO
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terra may enter uninjured flowers or
very young leaves or may enter through
wounds.
How to eradicate blight is a question
yet to be answered. There are certain
steps that may be taken. Varieties diff
fer in their resistance; the Seckel pear
is generally considered more resistant
than succulent growing kinds such as
Clapp Favorite. The Kieffer and other
sand pear hybridS are even more re-
sistant, but, of course, lack in other
qualities. The Transparent apple Is
particularly susceptible.
Again, young pear trees. especially as
they reach blooming age, should be
slowed down in growth, perhaps by
withholding manure or fertilizer or by
planting the surrounding soil with
grass. This treatment may be carried
so far as to be worse than the remedy,
the object being to get moderate but
not rank growth. Lastly, pruning may
be resorted to to stop the disease. If
1t were possible to remove all old cam
kers, it would. theoretically at least, be
possible to eliminate the fire blight. In
some sections of the country, notably
semi-arid regions, good control has been
secured with canker eradication.
Wounds made in fire-blight eradication
should be disinfected and the tools
dipped in a disinfectant solution in
moving from tree to tree. The Wiscon-
sin Experiment Station suggests COM
bination Of mercury salts dissolved in
glycerin and water and colored with a
red dye to show where treated. The
glycerin delays drying of the disinfect-
ant
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TOMATO VARIETIES

There are literally hundreds Of varie-
ties of tomatoes listed in the various
seed catalogs. Many of the kinds are
so nearly alike that even an expert hor-
ticulturist could not tell them apart.
Tomatoes naturally pollinate them
selves, but now and then insects effect
cross pollination and then new varieties
arise. When one considers the number
of seeds in one tomato, the possibility
Of new varieties assumes large proper
tions. However, from practical view-
point three or four varieties would be
enough. Bonny Best or John Baer for
early and Marglobe or Stone for late
and one would have fine tomatoes
throughout the season. Ponderosa is
also favorite in home gardens because
OF its great size and solid flesh.
Then If one enjoys oddities there are
several small-fruited types, namely, the
cherry. plum, peach and pear, all of
which have use in making salads and
various preserves. The tomato is a
highly variable species and well worth
while as a hobby for the gardener who
likes to grow odd varieties.
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APHIDS A MENACE

Practically all plants that we grow
h our gardens are subject 70 attack by
aphids. or plant lice, soft-bodied insects
that thrust their snouts into the soft
tissues and suck the cap. Certain types
of aphids inclose themselves in waxy
coverings and are called scale insects.
The San Jose scale is well known
member of this latter group. Scale in
sects are problem in themselves and
are much more difficult to control than
the aphids now working on our garden
plants.
Aphids cannot be controlled with
paris green or arsenate of lead, not
that they are immune to poison, but
their habit of feeding by thrlIsting their
snouts into the soft tissue protects them
from surface poiSonS. The method of
killing aphids and other sucking in
sects is to smother them either with an
oily spray, such as kerosene emulsion,
or a noxous substance, such as tobacco
smoke or nicotine extract. Nicotine is
now used as a basis of most aphid
sprays although there is considerable
promise that other plant poisons may
be substituted in the future. Nicotine
extract Is sold under various trade
names, the most common CT which is
Black Leaf 40. Each package carries
instructions for dilution. At one time
1t was believed that the liquid spray
killed the aphids, but it is now recog-
nized that the fumes are probably the
active agent. Tobacco extracts are not
harmful to humans unless taken in
ternally and are so obnoxious that not
even a child would do so.
Aphids are curious creatures. They
appear very quickly and when the time
comes for them to leave the plants and
go to other hosts, they disappear quite
as quickly. Ants are potent factors in
their dispersal on many garden plants,
actually bringing the wingless FERNS to
the twigs and leaves so that they IN
turn can obtain sweet secretion ex-
uded by the aphids.
However, the practical gardener is
not concerned with insect life history,
but is vitality interested in control.
Tobacco extract in slightly soapy
water will rapidly remove this pest
from the young foliage.
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SHRUB PRUNING

Summer pruning of perennial plants
as rule Is to be avoided, since the
removal of leaf surface restricts the
development of the plant. Yet under
certain circumstances Summer pruning
is advisable. Take, for example, the
Spring Towering shrubs. such as spi-
rea., weigela and deutzia. The
branches that have completed flower
ing will not bloom again and from the
viewpoint Of further usefulness are
worthless. At the same time there will
be observed new, soft shoots emerging
from the crown and along the main
branches. These tender growths should
be given space and light, and this is
best accomplished by thinning out of
the old Towering wood shortly after
it ceases blooming. If not too severely
thinned the shrubs present an i'm
proved appearance. and next years
crop Of flowers will be enhanced in
beauty.
AS a matter of fact, there is no bet
ter time in the whole year to prune this
type of shrubs than at this season
Winter pruning, as has been pointed
out before in these columns, is an en-
tirely wrong method Of handling Spring
Towering shrubs. except as concerns the
removal Of dead and badly crowding
wood
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GARDEN NOTES

At this time, before memories OF the
splendid tulips. have become vague, the
home gardener should jot down in a
memorandum the names of those varie-
ties that had the most appeal so that
when the purchasing season comes
bulbs may be ordered Of the preferred
kinds. Names have a way OF slipping
from the memory, no matter how vivid
they may be for the time being.
The best time for transplanting iris
Is following the blooming season. The
plants go into a sort of rest period
in as far as root development is con-
cerned In fact, old clumps should be
divided and reset every three or four
years in order to keep the plants at
their best. Iris surpasses many other
species because of its succession of
blooms on a single stalk. In order to
grow stalks with several blooms, the
plants must not be crowded and must
have food. Bone meal Is good fer
tilizer for the iris.
The lovely iris test garden at the
Walter Reed Hospital, planted Coop
eratively by the hospital and the Ma
tional Dalllia and Iris Society, is well
worthy Of a visit. Here are planted
varieties assembled from all over the
United States, and should just about be
at their perfection this year, as the
garden is now three years old.
Spiraea Van Houttei may be over
planted and all that. but It will be a
long time before the popularity Of this
choice shrub wanes The graceful
bending branches, completely decked
with creamy-white blooms, make a
wonderfully beautiful display, and it is
no wonder that the plant receives such
widespread approval.
Roses are coming in, and are excep-
tionally fine, due to the abundant
moisture. Foliage is generally strong
and virily green. and so far little mil
dew or black spot seems evident. The
rose season lasts several weeks, and
really constitutes the height of Spring S
floral achievement. The garden with
out roses is rare indeed. and scarcely
could be called a complete garden.
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FIRE BLIGHT

What home gardener has not seen
certain shoots or branches in apple or
pear trees with dead brown foliage
when all the rest of the trees is appar-
emily in excellent condition.? Pears are
particularly susceptible to this trouble,
and certain apples, such as Yellow
Transparent, are nearly equally so. The
damage occurs chiefly at this season of
the year, when the trees are growing
rapidly, and strangely so, the disease,
for such it is, is worse in highly cul-
tivated than in grass-grown-on neglect
ed trees.
Fire blight is caused by a bacterial
organism that works in the underlying
tissues of the bark, out Of reach Of
sprays. The bacteria overwinter in
old wounds or cankers. In Spring they
ooze out and are spread by insects or
rain water, or both. Under conditions
of warmth and high humidity, the bac-
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ss.oOo,ooo for Harbor.

LISBON. May % (P).-The cabinet
has approved an appropriation Of Ss.-
100000 for improvement of the harbor
Of Oporto to enable steamers OF any
tonnsge to berth at the Quays. II viii
provide employment for thousands.
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GERS are: Vice president, MRS. H. Stsil-
man: treasurer. Mrs. J. o. Kerby: re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Al Guess: CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. E. McGrail. II
was decided to have picnic in Rock
Greek Park Saturday afternoon, June 6
Wesley Heights.
The Wesley Heights Association met
In the club house May 10. with the
president, Mrs. Max j. Profitt, presid-
ing. The Bylaws Committee. Of which
Walter Davidson was chairman, report
ed with a new set OF bylaws. on
which action was postponed until the
October meeting. A copy of letter
was read which had been sent to Miss
Pulizzi, principal of the Tenley-Janney
Schools, who has been principal of the
Wesley Heights Portables, thanking her
for her cooperation. A basket OF
Spring flowers was presented to Miss
Pulizzi by Barbara Kinney, one Of the
first grade children.
A motion was made TO have COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
possibilities Of placing a new junior
high school near Wisconsin avenue and
Macomb street.
Oficers elected were: President, Mrs
Max J. Profitt; vice president. Mrs.
Homer r. Dawson: secretary, Mrs. Ar
thur B. Franham: treasurer, Mrs. Otto
cnglehart: corresponding secretary.
lErs. Franklin d. Jones.
Business High.
The association of Business High
School met May 13. The principal
speaker was w. N. Freeman of the
Community Chest.
The following officers were elected:
President, Edward Williams: first vice
president, Mrs. A. ]. FAINT; second vice
president, ofice left open; recording
secretary, ONCE left open; correspond
ing secretary Miss Gertrude Odom
treasurer, Miss Eva C. Heth
A report on the activities Of the
Legislative Committee was read by Mrs.
Frost Mills, chairman.
Powell Junior.
Miss Jessie La Sale, assistant su-
perintendent of schools, was guest
speaker at the May meeting of the
Powell Junior High School Association.
She spoke on Marks and Tests in the
Relationship to Character Develop
ment"
Election Of officers was as follows:
President, Mrs. c. D. Lowe: vice presi-
dent, Miss Viehmeyer; secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Fernald. and treasurer, Mrs. j. C..
Lombard.
Peabody Hilton Carbery.
The annual Spring luncheon was
held Wednesday at the Peabody School.
The meeting of the study group. which
was postponed to June 9, viii have
as its speaker Mrs. Sherman Of the
National Red Cross.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS

The Takoma Horticultural Club meets
tomorrow evening, May IS. at o'clock,
at the Takoma branch OF the Public
Library. This Is the regular meeting,
held on the fourth Monday Of each
month, and to which every one is in
yited, whether a member or not. The
speaker will be Joseph A. Herbert, jr.,
who has chosen as his subject THE
Growing of Orchids for the Home and
Garden" The iris show sponsored by
the Takoma Club will be held early this
week at the hall of the Takona The
ater, corner of Butternut and Fourth
streets. Fred L. Harries, chairman of
this show, will appreciate the support
OF iris growers of the community to help
make 1t a complete success. All anna
teur growers throughout the city and
suburbs are privileged to enter exhibits.
Membership in garden club is one
of the best investments that suburban
home owner can make. Not only is the
nominal dues, usually 81, often actually
saved by discounts obtained in collective
purchasing, but the member is priW-
legged to partake In the discussions and
given opportunity to hear various speak
ers. The garden clubs of Washington
and vicinity apparently have excep-
tionai programs. The Department of
Agriculture hnd other scientific orgali-
zations here afford productive sources
Of speakers.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
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OIL BURNER is FIRST
TO QUALIFY FOR RACE
Evans Averages e6.s71 Miles ar
Hour in Test for Indianapolis
Auto Competition.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS May 23.-The oil
burning motor car entered by Clessie
Cummins of Columbus. Ind, and
driven by Dave Evans, was the first
car to qualify today for the annual
5O0-mile race at the Indianapolis Mo-
tor Speedway.
Evans made the 1o-mile qualifying
trip at an average speed of 96.s71 miles
per hour.
Russell Snowberger of Philadelphia,
Paul Bost Of Matthews, N. c., and
Deacon Litz Of Dubois, Pa, also quail
fied.
Others who took the speed test in
cluded Joe Russo of Indianapolis and
Ernie Triplett of Los Angeles.
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assume that If too great burden is
placed on them they may do only a
fair task and not produce the very best
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
The Marry-Go-Round
By Helen Rowland

lost. whose low descending sun
seeth no maiden vanquished and
no new hearts won.
Yea, verify, in his own eyes he
is irresistible, and there is NO
quenching him.
He calleth every woman
Sweet Thing" and Blue Eyes"
and Baby Mine; and all his
words are as phonograph rec
ords, tried and selected.
He assumeth the There,
there!" manner, and the I'll
take-care-of-y f-you-LittleGirr atti-
tude.
His ways are more tender than
hothouse asparagus, and his
dancing is lighter than q popu-
lar novel. He driveth with one
hand, as though by second ma
ture.
He offereth thee an olive as
though it were declaration of
love, and pasSeth thee a sand
wich as though it were an act
of devotion.
He patteth the undefended
shoulder and squeezeth the un-
willing arm. He claspeth ANY
loose hand within sight.
All women are as one woman
unto him-and THAT one mo
trouble" whatsoever.
Yet, scorn him not, my Daugh-
ter. For his day is as the but
terfly's, exceeding short, and his
mission is to bring sweetness
and light into a dull common
place world. And to have been
loved and wooed by one Of these
is a liberal education.
Yet, in time, he shall be cap
tured by rich widow, and shall
dwell all the rest of his days
with his wife's picture upon his
desk for moral support. And
damsels shall weep for him, in
vain.
For, what can be more pitiful
than an ex-sheik in captivity.
SELAH.
Copyright. 1881, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
BODY Odof)

no home right after the show-the
" early show, too2 No supper no
dancing afterwards as they had planned?
Too hot, she sad, but could there be
another reason?
He didn't know then. But he does nOaO.
Knows, too, the easy way to overcome
'B.O."-body odOr. No more happy
evenings spoiled-friendships broken
by this distressing fault. A simple safe
guard now keeps perspiration odorless.
Hotter ,Ceather-tGke no chances
Don't triAe with ''B.O." It's so easy for
anyone to offend and not know it-es-
pecially these hot days when we perspire
more freely. We quickly become used to
an ever-present odor-don't notice it
in OurselOes-never dream it is annoying
others. But it is!
Play safe! Make Lifebuoy your toilet
The Washington times., 1931-06-11

The most complete study of
a large group of deaf children
ever made has just been COM
pleted. The survey was made
by DR.. G. E. Shambaugh and
associates among the children
of the public schools for the
deaf of Chicago. In all, 5,348
deaf children were examined.
Sixty-two of the children
had been born deaf. Half of
the remainder became deaf be-
fore they had reached the age
of 3. Many of these were prob
ably born deaf, the parents con-
cealing the fact because they
wished to escape the stigma
of having given birth to a
deaf child.
Another Theory
Another reason for thinking
that many of these were born
deaf is that deafness does not
begin to be evident until about
the age Of 3.
Nearly all severe deafness in
children appears before the
age Of 10. These figures in
clude acquired deafness. If a
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
Mrs. Solomon Says

Mrs. Solomon Says
Consider the Great Lover,
my Daughter. For, behold, he
adorneth the Country Club with
his presence. And maketh glad
the waste places of the Summer
Resort.
Behold, he is descended from
the Lady Killer"-but not very
far.
He walketh in his glory,
where all the damsels may de-
light their eyes with his beauty.
His hair is brighter than a
new epigram and smoother than
a campaign argument; his
cravats and his hose are twin
souls in harmony.
To him, every damSel is but
a new experiment, and every
woman foreordained con-
quest.
He ogleth the fair and the un
fair alike; and, if a damsel re-
ceiveth not his petting with de-
light, he calleth her "prune."
He permitteth no woman to
woman to pass him unim-
pressed, and counteth that day
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
Diet and Health
By DR.. Logan CIendening

child has come to the age Of
10 with good hearing then the
chances are strongly in favor
of its continuing to have good
hearing.
Of the cases of acquired
deafness, meningitis caused 20
per cent, measles 8 per cent,
scarlet fever and influenza
each 7 per cent. The authors
say that tonsils or adenoids
can be responsible for severe.
deafness only when infection
has gotten into the middle ear
from the throat infection.
Treatment for "Athlete'S Foot"
There are many treatments
for this annoying condition.
The last to come to notice is
from a retired doctor in Cali
fornia. He says he would like
to have his method made
known and tried by others, as
he has no way of using it as a
treatment any more because of
his retirement from practice.
He had his first personal ex-
perience with so-called athletes
foot last summer and the con-
dition became progressively
worse under treatment. Finally
realizing that gasoline is a
most active fungicide, in des-
peration," he says, IT immersed
my foot in ordinary commercial
gas with practically instan-
taneous relief. When I re-
peated this foot bath the next
day, the irritation had in no
way recurred, nor has it to
date"
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
When Manners
Are Correct
BY Mrs. Beeckman


DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Will you please let me know
if it is proper to use lay (ser-
vice. plates when giving an af-
ternoon tea or rather more than
a tea. READER.
Service plates are too large
for this sort of service, and I
think that you would find them
more in the way than of SER
vice. Service plates are back
ground" plates, to be used at
the places for a formal or near
formal dinner or luncheon, to
background the plates of the
courses before the main course.
For the tea service, use tea
plates, or small plates Of a size
appropriate and convenient to
hold the sandwiches and, later.
the small cakes. that are served
for tea.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11

each other just to prove how
smitten they were with some
lady locking down from her
tower. We're a trace more in
telligent today, though some
times is barely perceptible.
And now, Sylvia, if you want
the young man to do something
for you, why not be unselfish
and get him to do something
for himself alSo-something for
both of you if you should ever
sign up for life?-To succeed to-
day, a young man must have
some special skill or knowledge.
Why not urge this boy to go in
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
Your Ruling Star Of Life
BY William Shwader

24-25, November 1880, Febru-
ary 20-21. Good for general
affairs from June 80 to July
4, August lila, November
14-17.
A child born June IL will
be imaginative, intelligent and
full Of new ideas. He should
be left free to follow his ap-
parently erratic course and
above all should never be tied
too closely to .drudgery or minor
tireSome details.
Tendencies for June 13
Two contradicting aspects of
the planet Saturn with the
moon make it a difficult task
to predict anything for the
forenoon; at any rate use care
in all your affairs during that
time up to noon. After that
a good Jupiter vibration will
benefit all financial matters
and you will do well to push
your affairs during that
auSpiciouS time.
Copyright, 1891, Premier Syndicate. Jnc.)
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
Beatrice Fairfax Gives Advice to the LoveIorn

anything just to prove his love.
Now, Miss Fairfax, win you
please advise me what to ask
him to do for me? Please don't
tell me that the only way a
man can prove his love is by
asking a girl to be his wife,
for we can't do that as we are
both too young.
SYLVIA.
"In days of DID," as the bal
lad begins, men did all sorts of
things to prove their love
some of them extremely absurd
and foolhardy. They fought
duels on horseback and killed
The Washington times., 1931-06-11
By Beatrice Fairfax
,EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS HA4FCFAA:
I will be very thankful for
your advice in my case. I have
been going with a girl for al
most a year and I love her
very much. She claims that
she loves me, too. but there is
another man who likes her.
We've started arguments on
account of him but she claims
that he means nothing to her
although she pays very much
attention to him. She gave
him a picture of herself and
he gave her one of himself.
I would like to know whether
I should keep going with her
or drop her, because I don't
want to be the sap in this
affair. ANXIOUS.
You do not say whether you
are engaged to the young lady
or not. If you're not, she is
within her rights in going out
with other young men. and
you must try to curb your
jealousy.
The Washington times., 1931-06-11

for some course of special study
that will help to swell his pay
envelope? Some good courses
may be had through correspon-
dence schools, and night
schools have turned out many
creditable students.