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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
VEGETABLES.

For the average home gardener vege-
table storage is not much OF problem
simply because this phase OF vegetable
growing is little followed nowadays,
when the Winter markets are always
stocked with fine fresh vegetables from
the South and Southwest. Only m the
larger Suburban gardens Is vegetable
storing a problem, and here the task Is
largely solved by the possession OF
root cellar or at least low tempera-
ture cellar out of range Of the heating
plant. A few vegetables, such as the
vegetable oyster or satisfy and the pars-
nip. will keep during Winter right in
the open garden. Spinach and kale
also overwinter in the open, but are OF
little use until Spring except IN very
mild Winters Beets, carrots and cab
bage should be brought into the root
cellar or pitted in the garden. An old
barrel makes a good outdoor pit and, II
covered with leaves and soil, affords
good protection in the coolest weather.
Squash, pumpkins and onions may very
well be brought into the house cellar
and kept in cooler portion, the cucur-
bits on shelves and the onions in crates.
White potatoes keep best in the range
Of SO degrees to 20 degrees Fahrenheit
in a rather moist environment, whereas
sweet potatoes. belonging to totally
different family, require higher tenn
perature and dryer atmosphere to
keep them in good condition. II one
were to build a storage house for vege-
tables it would be necessary to have at
least two compartments and preferably
three. where the temperature and mois-
ture could be held rather constant.
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nitrate of soda applied per tree to
Grimes Golden apples increased the yield
by two bushels. Estimating the apples
to be worth rs cents q bushel, the fer
tiliZer returned 900 per cent profit.
Probably this is an extreme case, in
which the trees were rather starved in
the first place, but the results are at
least suggestive. Nitrate Of soda is best
applied before the buds expand in
Spring.
comparison at the Illinois Expert
ment Station Of four systems of grape
trRining-namely, the Kniffen, Fan,
Chautauqua and Munson-showed the
Kniffen to give the best results. The
Kniffen requires only two-wire trellis
to support an upright trunk and four
side canes. 1t is perhaps the simplest
system to follow.
Planting and Care of Lawns" is the
title of farmers bulletin No. 1877, re-
Gently issued by the Department Of Ag-
riculture. This paper was prepared by
two of the grass specialists of the de-
partment, II. l.. Westover and c. r.
Enlow. and presents reliable information
on how to prepare and maintain the
lawn.
Pansy plants set out this season of
the year and nicely mulched with peat
moss or leaf mold may be expected to
be in bloom late next March or early
April. The mulch should be brought up
close to, but not over, the crown.
1t is many year since pears have
been as plentiful and reasonably priced
as they are at present. Even the finest
varieties, such as Buerre Bose, Aniou,
Sheldon and Flemish Beauty, are avail
able. What a misfortune it is mat fire
blight prevents the growing of these
better pears in our home gardens! Now
and then a tree succeeds for a while,
but sooner or later it is attacked by
blight Kieffer lives on despite the
blight. but the fruit is incomparably
poorer than that of the varieties listed.
This seems to be favorable time of
the year for taking rose cuttings and
placing them In outdoor beds under in
verted glass jars. One home gardener
who has good success In rose propaga-
ton suggests that the base of the cut
ting rest in sand. Some evidence was
presented in this column a few weeks
ago that rose cuttings never yield as
many flowers as do budded plants, but
be this as 1t may, thousands of local
rosebushes owe their existence to home
propagation.
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SPRAY RESIDUES.

Home gardeners, as a rule, do not
spray frequently enough or late enough
in the life of the apple or pear fruit
to cause hazard from arsenic resi-
due. Yet. in way, spray residue
removal concerns every one who con-
sumes these fruits, because the chance
of getting an excessive quantity of
arsenic on fruit Is entirely possible. AS
far back as 1906 the food and drug
administration of the Department of
Agriculture prescribed certain definite
limits for the amount of residual arsenic
that could be allowed on a pound Of
fruit. AS cooling moth became more
dificult to control, the number of
sprays per season had to be increased
until in recent years arsenic reSidueS
have become a real problem particu-
lRrly for fruit growers In irrigated Sec
tions where rains do not occur or are
inadequate to wash OF the poisons.
+. Much has been writSen on the sub
ject in the last few years, but for a
clear picture of the situation there Is
nothing better than Farmers Bulletin
No. 1887. Just published, which, under
the title of Removing Spray Residue
From Apples and Pears" presents an
easily read account of the whole prob
lem. 1t would appear that cloths and
brushes are not altogether reliable as
residue rennovers, partly because they
cannot easily reach into the stem and
flower end cavities and partly because
mechanical treatment are liable to bruiSe
fruits. Best of all is wash consisting
of very weak solution of hydrochloric
acid This actually dissolves and
washes of the residue and. If followed
by thorough rinsing In clean water
causes no harm and, in fact, often m
proves the appearance OF the fruit.
In the bulletin mentioned there are
described two simple types OF home
made equipment. The authors OF the
paper are II. c. Diehi, j. M LutG and
A. I, Ryall, all of the department.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS.

AS guest speaker at the October
meeting of the Takoma Horticultural
Club, held Monday evening, I. N. An
derson of Ballston, Va, discussed her.
baceouS perennials for the border and
rock garden. Aided bS a fine set of
colored slides developed from local
views, Mr.. Anderson told of his per-
Sonal experiences with various plants
and of their special requirements as
concerns sunlight, nutrients and water.
1t was apparent that many supposedly
difficult species would thrive in this
localitv if more thought was given to
their needs. Another point emphasized
was that in preparing a special garden,
such as a rockery, the plan should be
well worked out in advance and the
soil thoroughly prepared. With this
torethought, plants do not require con-
slant attention Mr.. Anderson showed
a picture Of small Georgetown gar
den that had successfully withstood a
period of over two years of no care.
1t would be impossible to mention
here all of the 50-odd species discussed
by Mr. Anderson. Arabs was said to
be an excellent plant to place among
the tulips and other tall growing bulbs,
as it served to keep the mud from
splaShing on the foliage and flowers
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ored) VIII hold their Institutional con-
ference at washington Reserve head
quarters tomorrow evening under the
supervision of Lieut.. Col. Charles B.
Moore, Inafntry. who viii discuss In
fantry sta1-unit journal. A command
post exercise viii also be conducted.
Infantry field officers OF the District
viii meet at Reserve headquarters
Tuesday evening. at which Lieut.. Col.
Moore will discuss Infantry staff-unit
journal. Infantry company officers viii
meet this same evening at headquarters
under the direction of Mai. Andres
Lopez. Infantry. who viii lecture on
the platoon section in attack.
Field Artillery Reserve officers Of the
District will met at Reserve headquar-
tiers wednesday evening under the di-
rection Of Maj John M. Mcdowell.
Maj. II. NJ. Dagley viii conduct the
Cavalry conference at headquarters
Thursday evening, at which viii be
taken up doctrines. principles and
methods.
washington Medical Reserve officers
will hold their conference at local Re-
serve headquarters Friday evening.
Cavalry Reserve officers of the Dis
trict viii meet at the Fort Myer riding
hall November at 9:15 am. to receive
instruction in equation under the di-
rection Of Maj. H. M. Dagley, Cavalry.
Twenty-Five young men Of the Dis
trict who graduated this Summer from
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CLADIoLUs STORAGE.

The gladioIus esnnos be listed among
the hardy plants and must be dug each
Autumn and stored in a froet-free sit
uakion Admittedly, corrls or bulbs do
frequently live over IN the garden. but
one could not safely rely on this pro-
ceduTe. About this season. or little
later. the Rladiolus plants should be
dug. II the weather Is good and time
permits the plants should be allowed to
DRY f:r q few hours In the sun and
then the old stalks cut OF an inch or
two above the bulb. Where one does
not have named varieties, the bulbs can
be placed in shallow boxes and trans
ported 70 some dry place where they
cannot freeze On the other hand.
where the varieties ere to be kept
separate, each lot must Of course be
kept fin a separate co1tailler, perhaps
simply a paper sack. The little bulbik
clustered about the base OF the new corn1s
si1ssuld be taken of snd placed in
smaller sacks. These arc the natural
increase OF the plant ana must be con-
served II the gardener wishes to in
crease his stock The oulbils dry out
more easily than full sEzed bulbs and
cannot Withstand severe drying as
safely. The gladiclus has a much
greater resistance to drying than does
the dahlia and can be held in paper
sacks or other containers IN the cooler
part OF an ordinary cellar during the
hrst half Of the Winter &C least Dur
ing the late Fall and early Winter. the
col-fns go into a deep rest and would
not grow even If planted in a green
house During this rest period. there
IL no danger OF sprouting. but in late
Winter Sprouting does occur and the
corrns should be kept in cooler loca-
ton IL At all possible. Sometimes IL
may be advisable TO store the little
corns or bulbils In slightly moistened
soil or peat moss to keep them from
drying out to dangerous extent.
Some growers disinfect the corms
and bulbils before storage. soaking
them for two hours in TO 1000 solu-
ton of mercuric chloride in water.
Other growers withhold this treatment
until Just prior to planting. Obviously
where one is troubled with storage
diseases such as dry rot, prestorage
treatments are necessary.
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Organized Reserves

Reserve officers of the District who
hold territorial assignment under the
jurisdiction of the commanding general
of the Sd Corps Area will be interested
to learn that promotion list based on
credit hours is now in course of prepa-
ration at corps area headquarters in
Baltimore. 1t is expected that all Of
flcers eligible for promotion on credit
hours will be so notified by November
is. This promotion list, when COM
pleted. will be consolidated with the
existing promotion list, based on GER
tificate of capacity.
ohacers of the 320th Infantry who
desire detail to the Special Service
School at Fort Benning. Ga, for the
three months Spring course, February
to May. inclusive, should submit their
applications to the unit senior instructor
thereof. located in the walker johnson
Building, 1874 New York avenue.
Members of the 42sth Infantry Ccol-
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Cavalry Reserve.
Pvt. John X Souther has been ap-
pointed second lieutenant In the Cav
airy Reserve.
Capt Daniel B. williams, Medical
Reserve. 364th Medical Regiment has
been promoted 70 the grade Of major
and win retain his assignment In mat
regiment.
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GARDEN ITEMS.

Were it not the last end of the
growing year there would be bitter
complaints about the lack OF rain. AS
it is, those home gardeners who have
been planting bulbs realize the dry con-
dition Of the soil. In fact. wherever
possible it will be advisable to give the
bulb beds a thorough wetting in order
to start root growth.
Asparagus tops should not be cut
down until dead as there is move
ment of nutrients from the top into the
roots at this season of the year.
AS everyone knows, apples are grown
under irrigation in many parts of the
extreme Western States. but that there
is a l00-acre orchard in nearby Viz
ginia handled in the same manner is
mere of surprise. In this case the or
chard happens 70 be located near a
small river. which kept flowing during
the dry season of 1890.
In one Illinois test Is cents worth of
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Field-Grown Stock, $50 Acre


5 years old, two trees ......,e..
s-e-yT. -old trees times trans
planted, extra buShy and nicely SSc
JAPANFSE RARBERRY, 10 to is in. stco
per l0o-iS to "a In. $500 per 100
CALIFORNIA PRtVET HEDGE, u TO Is
in So 90 per loo
3 japanese Red Lcaved Maple. .Ssc
RHODODENDRONS tlerge fiowerins.
pink purple and red. 70 Ia =,
F1owERrNd SHRUBS. . IT. hish, wei
cells Rosea, Bridal Wreath, Golden
Bell. Pride OF Rochester Butterfly
Bushes Althea, Rose u sharon.
Hardy HycranSeas. blue ana Ping.
n.,nn SnTges n.,s aE,c i1.sht es~
Blue. s plants, blooming sge
Oriental Poppses. brilliant coloTS flowers
9 ms across, 10 plants. hloominS
NkC --s.-t--..r - = +. o . - "a
FOX GLOVE. assorted eoloTs. 70
pysf. a52ss rsrss. now.rinx, Perennial
Phlox. Diversified and brilliant eolors
plants ....s...ss-s s.- .stst - 800
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the Blue Citizens Military Training
Camps course Of the various arms Of
the service have qualified for appoint
ment in the Oficers' Reserve Corps.
They are as follows waiter r. Beall.
Signal Corps; Robert p. Biglow, Field
Artillery; Coke b. Carlton. jr.. Signal
Corps; KAY E. Chapman. Field Artil-
lery; F. Dante, Signal Corps: Leon
Fields. Signal Corps: Conrad NJ. Fisher.
Signal Corps: Charles S. Fur. In
fantry: G. Mckee Gather. Cavalry:
John E. Harrington. Infantry: Samuel
T. HILL Signal Corps; Henry B. HON.
man. Infantry: Kenneth r. Larigey.
Infantry: Joseph MEG Nicholson,
Cavalry: Ycrke G. Mills. Signal Corps;
John w. Nally. Infantry; Thomas J.
Nally. Infantry: Perry c. Ragan, r.,
Infantry; Charles H. Ruth, r., In
fantry: WILDER A. Stevens, Infantry;
Charles F. Sullivan. Infantry: Fred
erick A. wildt, Signal Corps. and Mark
D. Woodward, Infantry.
Three enlisted Reservists Of the Dis
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FIRE COSTS $50 JOBS
csc. 900 Damage Caused by Blaze
at Ohio Coal Mine.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. october 81 lP).-
The tipple Of the Coonville Coal Co..
near Logan, was destroyed by fire
Thursday, causing damage Of $4,000
and throwing $50 miners out of work
The mine, working on an open-shop
besis, will not be in position to operate
until Spring, according to J. 3. Mcvey
president.
McVey said many threats had beer
made against the company for operat-
ing an open shop, and he intended tc
call the situation to the attention OF
Gov. George White.
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and also provided o nice setting for
The blooms The yiolas. even the well
known Jersey Gem. do nos enjoy the
full sun in this locality and should be
provided with partial shade Viola
Cornuta Alba was mentioned aS
very resistant TO unfav1rable situations
and may be used 70 I'll In dtmcult
spots Arenaria Montana Is . very
handsome white Powered species. Coral
bells Eeuchera sangu1nea. was de-
scribed as one OF the more beautiful
perennisIs. and truly so according to
the picture shown. For the north side
tons Mr. Anderson suggested Cam
panula rapunculoideS, . sure bloomer
but a veritable pest II planted among
better species Astiine. the beautiful
Easter flower. was shown growing nicely
in the open garden and was said to be
excellent for Midsummer, but should
have partial shade and ample moisture.
Among cultural suggestions offered by
Mr.. Anderson was thai larkspurS or
delphiniurns benefit by having . thin
covering Of coal ashes placed over the
crowns before Winter Delphiniurns,
and for that matter other perennials.
should preferably be watered in the
morning so that the foliage may enter
the night in dry state. Japanese
anemc mes require perfecs drainage ana
partial shade and would benefit from
ashes placed about the crowns in late
Fall
On October % the Community
Garden Club of Rockville met at the
Montgomery Country Club as guests
Of Mrs Z. L. Billiard, Mrs Ada
Thompson and Mrs. r. S. Climn. The
president. Mrs. B. c. Elmore, con-
HYrfnd the hsrainoSS session
Mrs. Elmore and Mrs. J. H. CORN
ley were unanimously reelected 70 the
respective positions Of president and
first vice president. Mrs. Charles Leet
was elected second vice president;
Mrs. Sidney Carr. corresponding sec
rotary; Mrs. Gladys Benson, recording
secretary, and Mrs George Minas,
treasurer.
The flower show. feature of each
meeting. was Judged by Miss Beulah
Dove Mrs Gormley and Mrs. William
Wiley.
Announcement was made in the
October number of the Neighborhood
News. published by the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association, OF the
winners in the lawn and garden con-
Suburban Bicentennial Committee.
The highest point winner was r. A.
Iinger Of Sl6s Twenty-fourth street,
whose place was scored at SS.3 Of
possible 100 points. Next in order
were Mrs H. G. Berling, 1888 Kearney
street, with $40; j. G. Winkjer, 1921
Lawrence street with 1913. and N. F.
Fabrizio, 201O Evarts street, with a
score of $40.
The final board of judges consisted
of Earle Barber of the Engineer De-
partment, District of Columbia; Gran
Vile GUIDE of Guide Bros Co., and d.
Victor Lumsden of the Department OF
Agriculture. Prizes are to be awarded
at a community dinner to be held
November 10.
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trict have been assigned to units as In
dicated: Pvt simon Eroder. Signal En-
listed Reserve, to the soth Signal Com
pany. and Pvts. Philip H. Sheridan and
Elliott F1anery. both infantry Enlisted
Reserve, are assigned to the 32oth In
fantry.
Pvt. William W. Arehart has been
appointed second lieutenant in the
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UNION OFFICIAL CLEARED
Jury Acquits Montreal Secretary Of
| Electricians on Sabotage.

MONTREAL, Quebec, october 81
R).--George W. McCollum Of Toronto,
general secretary Of the Canadian Elec-
trical Trades Union, was acquitted yes
terday by jury on charge of having
aided, abetted and counseled striking
linemen of the Montreal Light, Heat &
Power, Consolidated, to damage the
company's property last August.
Twenty-one men, who have pleaded
guilty to charges of destruction, are
members of the union Eighteen Of
them will be sentenced next Friday.
Two have already been sentenced. The
other made his plea Of guilty In lower
court,
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STEAMSHIPS.

Three enlisted Reservists Of the Dil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

Twenty-Five young men Of the Dis
trict who graduated this Summer from
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Gay midnight parties un-
der the fropic moon -.
deck sports and swim.
ming In the day. there
ere no dull moments on
the President Liners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-08-13
Girl Scouts Leave For Camp
MinnetOSka

Twenty-four girl scouts and four
leaders left Oakland by truck Monday
morning for Camp Minnetoska for
ten days. The troop committee, Mrs.
N. I. Broadwater, Miss Grace Jones,
Mrs. Townshend Naylor, Mrs. Milton
Sincell, and Mrs. Frederick Thayer,
were at the scout hall to see the girls
off.
After a slightly rough ride the girls
arrived at Camp Minnetoska. In a
short time they were settled and ready
to explore. All were introduced to
camp activities by dip in the lake.
Swimming tests were given and four
girls, Betty Broadwater, Virginia Fra
ley, Ruby Imam and Mary Lynn McIn-
tire, passed tests for advanced swim
ming. All the girls are receiving
sewing instructions twice daily. The
girls in the advanced class are work
ing on junior life saving tests.
All of the scouts are working on
some nature projects, such as trees,
wild flowers, ferns, insects, etc.
The girls work on definite schedule
and have classes in folk dancing,
archery, nature work, and scout acti-
vities, such as fire building, trails
signs, signalling, and outdoor cooking.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-08-13
CORPORAL THOMAS CURRIE
RETURNS TO THE SERVICE

Seriously injured on the evening of
September 8, 1880, on the Philadel-
phia road on the outskirts of Balti-
more as he was attempting to over,
take a truck, Corporal Thomas Currie,
of the State police, who was attached
for several years to the LaVale sub
station and did road work in Oakland
and Garrett county, has returned to
the service and is now stationed at
Satisfaction C at LaVale for light
work.
Corporal Currie is well and quite
favorably known in Oakland and the
nearby towns and the news of his re-
turn to service is source of gratifi-
cation to his friends. He will be as
signed to patrol duty for at least a
month, due to his weakened condi-
ton, following an operation in the
Maryland General Hospital, Balti-
more, recently. Corporal Currie, after
his discharge from Havre de Grace
Hospital in January, 1881, visited his
mother in PEBBLES, Scotland, near Ed
inburg. He had been granted six
months furlough several days prior to
his accident for his trip to Scotland.
Promotions in Service
A number of promotions in the SER
vice have been announced recently,
among them being that of A. M. Spi-
och, from first class officer to corpo-
raj; A. E. Marley, formerly stationed
at Oakland, to first class officer, and
E. D. Dryden to officer first class.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-08-13
w. VA. WATER POWER
ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Court Sets Aside Transmission
COmpany's Permit for Power
Developments

The 1929 water power act, under
which licenses were sought by two
companies for hydro-electric projects
aggregating $4O,OOO,O0O in estimated
cost, was held unconstitutional Sin
it's entirety" by the state supreme
court of West Virginia yesterday.
The appellate court set aside the
order of the Public Service Commits
sion in granting authority to the
West Virginia Power and Transmits
sion company, a West Penn subsi-
diary, to construct eight power de-
velopments in the Cheat and Black
water rivers, dismissed the power
company's application and reversed
the decision of the Kanawha county
circuit court, which had held the act
constitutional but had reversed he
findings of the commission in gran
ing the license and had remanded
the case to the commission.
The decision held that the water
power act was in contravention OF
article five of the state constitution
providing for separation of legisla-
tive, judicial and executive functions
The projects approved by the COM
mission in the license were: Black
water Observation-Disclosures storage de.
velopment; Blackwater power de-
velopment No. 1 and Blackwatel
Power development No. 2, all ir
Tucker county. Cheat river-Beavel
Hole development, Monongalia and
Preston counties; Middle Cheat No
1, Preston county; Middle Cheat No
2, Preston county; Albright, Preston
county, and Preston and Tucker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-08-13
Rowlesburg Firemen Thank Oak
land Department For AS
sistance at Recent Fire

To the Editor of The Republican
The Vigilant Reel and Hose Com
pany and the townspeople of Rowles-
burg are very grateful for the timely
assistance rendered by the fire COM
panies from Oakland, Terra Alta and
Kingwood during the fire here on Sat-
urday, August LIST, at the Standard
Oil Company's storage plant.
The fire had already spread to an
adjoining lumber yard, but a number
of homes were saved by the prompt
arrival of the neighboring firemen.
We take this means of expressing
our appreciation and thanks for the
help and assistance. 49,.
THE VIGILANT REEL AND HOSE
COMPANY. ~
N. C. Dawson, Chief.
Rowlesburg, w. Va, July 8, 1881.