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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-12

PIEDMONT ST, Ss0-5 beautiful rooms, hot water heat, rent req
 sonable to right party. Dial 4-S3l5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-12
For Rent Real Estate
Apartments & Tenements

REEVES
 W. H. HART BROWN BLDG. 20 E. MAIN ST. VICTORIA BLDG-East Main St, 8 or room apartment, modernly equipped. Inquire Bergin's Funeral Home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-12
71 Wanted-Board or Lodgings
For Rent Real Estate
? Apartments & Tenements

ALBERT PLACE, 36-5 rooms. req
 sonable. All Improvements. In-
 quire MT Rachstein on premises or janitor 475 No Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-12
Business Seruice
Professional Services

PLANS-Specificat etc. Louis A Walsh, 67 Leavenworth St.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

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The Washington times., 1931-03-27
HALF GUT BARS
SNAG CONVICT

BLADENsBURG, Md, March
27.-A fifth attempt to escape
from the county lookup here
within two months was frustrated
early last night when an uniden.
tiled pedestrian saw william
Thomas Virgins, colored, of Glen
Arden, Nd, attempting to pry his
way out of the jail between two
partly sawed bars.
The man notified the jailer,
George WiSeman. Arriving on the
scene, Jailer Wiseman observed
Virgins stuck between the bars
and ordered him back into the re-
cesses of the lookup.
According to Jail officials, a
steel saw blade was found on the
ground underneath the window
through which Virgins was at
tempting to gain his freedom. 1t
is believed that the man had re-
ceived outside aid in his attempt
for liberty. Two window bars
had been sawed half way through.
Virgins was sentenced to IL
months in the Maryland House
Of Correction by Judge J. Chew
Sheriff in police court in Hyatt5
vile last Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
NEW YORK. March q.


Parents who "fOrce" musi.
caIly gifted children commit a
grave Offense against the
child"
Effie Kalisz, English pianist
herself a former infant prodigy
goes further. She believes fore
ing" includes even the daily prac'
practice hours that contless
youngsters are put through as a
matter of musical routine.
Miss Karsz is 33, so small
and fragile in appearance that
she can pass for %. It is diff
cult to believe she is the mother
of two sons, one IA, one IL.
Both Are Musical
Both boys are called musical
prodigies. She has had offers
from the time they were babies
to exploit them-tempting offers.
But she says:
4 was sacrificed as a child
to musical exploitation, so l
know what 1t means. l do not
believe in professional public
appearances before the age Of
20. While both my boys are
gifted, the youngest is a genius
who would sit all day at the
piano If / would let him.
compel him to play outdoors
and leave the instrument alone.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
Forcing Infant Prodigies
Called Craze OHense

He played for Paderewski when
he was fOur-played Wagner.
Never Have Any Fun
Child prOdigies never have
any fun. l had no playmateS,
no good times. For IL years
1 played in public abroad, until,
at II, my health broke down.
Then / rebelled.
II was tired Of always trav.
cling, practicing, playing before
strange adults. / wanted to
live. So married and had my
babies. They were the only
dolls 1 had ever known. For
several years 1 never touched
a piano. Then, feeling no
longer q sense of Illustration, 1
turned back to the piano more
earnestly than ever"
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
so Men Seek Job
On Wilkins Pole Sub

NEW YORK, March 27.-A trip
under fey seass to the North Pole
apparently has its attractions.
Sir Hubert wilkins said today
that so or so men had applied
for the post made vacant by the
accidental drowning Of Quarter
master Willard Grimmer, of the
submarine Nautilus. No success
sor has yet been chosen.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
2 HarUGrd Seniors
Dismissed for Joke

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March q
QNSD.-Two Harvard seniors.
alleged perpetrators Of a Joke"
mail box theft, yesterday were dis.
missed, three months before grad
uation.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
Committee to Aid
Famed Indian Poet

NEW YORK, March 27.-A
committee was formed today to
promote throughout America an
association of the friends of
Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian
poet and educator.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27

The apartment for the newly weds
can be secured by just turning to the
Rental Columns In today''s Classified
Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-03-27
New Topeoafinss

Imported Scotch Tweeds; smooth English
coverts; pleid beck Twists; sporty
ComerS Hairs.
-ToiIored by Bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
FRUIT DROPS

Most every one who grows fruit Of
any kind has noticed that immature
fruits have tendency to drop in waves.
The heaviest of these has come to be
known as the June drop because 1t
usually occurs in June. Thereafter, II
weather is normal, most Of the fruit
cings to the tree until mature. The
cause of these drops has been puzzle
to horticulturists. especially so when
so much Of the fruit falls as to leave
too little to form satisfactory crop.
Studies have led to the conclusion
that dropping Is largely a nutrttional
problem that Is tied up with plant food
and water supply in the soil and the
condition Of the tree. In some way the
tree seems to realize about how much
of a crop it can carry and supplies
certain fruits more literally with food
to the detriment of the rest. In pears
and apples, the fruits with the most
seeds seem 10 be favored, while, OF
course, with the one-seeded fruits, such
as the plum and peach, this Is not
factor. The very early drops which
soon follow the fall of the petals are
caused by lack Of pollination, but this
seems to be no factor in the later drops,
because such fruits are found to con-
tain fertilized embryos.
AS rule fruit dropping Is not a
serious problem. Most trees set al
together too many fruits at first and
natural dropping simply aids the fruit
grower In thinning his fruit. Insects,
such as plum curculio, are a factor in
fruit dropping. but their work is easily
distinguished from normal dropping by
scars where the insects punctured the
fruit. Rather obviously well nourtshed
and well sprayed trees will suffer the
least from dropping and conversely,
where dropping is too great, these fac
tors will need attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
GARDEN ITEMS.

Potato varieties are often easily dis
tinglished by the color Of the blooms.
Green Mountain, for instance, has
white blooms; Irish Cobbler has beau
tiful purplish pink blooms, and Rural
New Yorker purplish blooms. Students
Of the potato make important use Of
flower color in classifying and de-
scribing varieties. Unfortunately. in
this vicinity potatoes rarely blossom,
the buds dropping of before they
open. One might not think OF the
potato as an ornamental, but truly
nothing could be much more beautiful
than q field of Irish cobblers in full
bloom.
American flower gardens contain
plants gathered from all portions
of the world, but If one stops to
enumerate native American plants 1t is
conceivable that we might have very
fine gardens without any plant immt-
grants. The native rhododendrons,
laurelS and aZaleas would in themselves
make UP a beautiful garden.
AS herbaceous plants, such as the
peony and iris, cease blooming, the old
flower stalks should be cut out and re-
moved If for no other reason than ap-
pearance. The stems are Of no benefit
to the plants and may be even harm
full by crowding the younger growth.
Home gardeners should receive more
service from the agricultural expert
mental stations and very well might II
they would write in their demands. AT
the New Jersey Experiment Station, at
New Brunswick, home owners interests
are considered. Here there is fine
test Of shrubs, arranged in groups OF
threes, a large planting Of dahliaS and
iris and q series of grass plots showing
the most desirable species and mixtures
for lawns. In the aggregate, small
home owners spend large sums OF
money on the improvement Of their
places and many Of their problems, al
though relatively small in themselves,
have wide significance and have never
been satisfactorily studied.
A novel way Of applying fertilizer TO
shade trees in the lawn is to thrust a
bar into the soil to, the depth Of foot
or so and place the fertilizer in the
bottom, then refill the hole. By this
practice the grass is not burned and
the tree receives its food.
Cabbages set out last Fall may have
in certain cases gone to seed this
Spring without forming any heads.
This premature heading is quite dis
appointing to the grower and often
puLLlIllb UCCduoC OCAAuNAOdA FoA AOo AASAAA
year to year. The horticulturalistS at
the Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station found that too much Autumn
growth tended to put cabbage in a con-
dition favorable to shooting to seed.
Hence, this is a case where too good
care might very well be detrimental.
The best time to prune climbing
roses is following bloom, or, in other
words, right now. A few Of the old
canes should be cut of at the soil, CIV
ing preference to the strong, new
growths. Slow growers, such as Paul's
Scarlet Climber, should receive only
moderate pruning, while others, such as
Climbing American Beauty, may be
rather heavily pruned. Some Of the
ttorny varieties, and most Of them are
thorny, have to be literally handled
with gloves on and good, thick gloves
at that. Pruning is quite necessary to
keep climbers at their best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

Lucy HoIcombe Chapter held its final
meeting of the year at the home OF
the regent, Miss Cornelia Cotton, Da-
wilson drive, Bethesda. A picnic sup
per was served. Miss Elizabeth Hop
kinS, daughter of the vice regent, Mrs.
Fred M. Hopkins, a bride, was the
recipient of kitchen shower.
Mrs. Harry c. Grove. vice State
regent of the District Of Columbia, and
Miss Inez Wise, the chapters protege
for the past six years, who graduated
with honorS from the D. A. r. School
at TamaSsee. S. c., in May, spoke.
A trip to Washington was her grad
uation gift from the chapter, and dur
ing her three weeks stay in the city
she was entertained by the members
of the chapter. In the Fall she will
enter Limestone College, Gaffney, S. G.
Marcia Burns Chapter met at the
Y. w. c. A., with Miss S. Helen Fields
hostess and Mrs. G. L. Palmer. the
regent, presiding. An appropriation
of $25 was voted for scholarship at
the Blue Ridge Industrial School and
one of $40 to the Sons and Daughters
of the Republic for sending a boy to
camp.
Mrs. Alice Neil entertained with a
group of songs, accompanied by Mrs.
Terry. Other guests were Mrs. Anton
Heitmueller, Mrs. Irna Mcneil and
Miss Gladys Mcneil.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter held
its annual dinner dance at the Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

started. Unfortunately, this disease is
difficult to control, living over Winter
in the soil. In the small home garden
control is most difncult because there Is
little opportunity to practice rotations
and none to select fresh areas of soil
Sprays and duStS have not given re-
suits in the control Of eggplant wilt.
Downy n1ildew of cucumberS and
melons very often destroys these crops
so that their growing is very difficult
There Is little wisdom in attempting to
grow these crops, especially the cucum-
Der, without regular spraying with Bor-
deaux mixture or some commercial
preparation thereof. Squashes, on the
other hand, are much less troubled
with disease and some of the bush types
well merit place in the home garden,
not only because of their productive
ness, but also because Of their long pro-
ducing season.
New Zealand spinach is q vegetable
that might very well find place in the
Summer garden. 1t Is not true spin
ach, but trailing plant with thick sue
culent leaves which, when cooked, make
a very palatable green vegetable. If
ordinary spinach would thrive in hot
weather, 1t Is doubtful II any one would
care for New Zealand spinach, because
no stretch of imagination can call 1t
equally good to eat. However, the New
Zealand type thrives in Midsummer
and. If only few tips of the running
shoots are removed at time, the crop
can be gathered regularly all Summer.
Paper mulch is no longer a novelty
in the garden, but nevertheless does not
seem to have gained any great number
of friends. There is no question but
that paper mulch SuppreSSes weeds and
helps hold moisture in dry weather. but
original cost seems to be against its
use and perhaps also appearance be-
cause at the best paper mulched gar
den Is unsightly compared to nicely
titled garden. The beneficial effects of
paper mulch have not been consistent
enough to greatly stimulate its use.
One argument used in favor of paper
mulch, namely that it reduces labor in
caring for the gardens not denied,
but there are many home gardeners
who really enjoy the time spent in their
gardens and look upon the exercise as
distinctly beneficial.
The wise gardener is the one who
keeps his garden in Al condition all
the while, for such care requires less
energy in the long run than savage ef-
forts now and then to clean out the
weeds. 1t Is also wise for the sake OF
the gardener to work at the extremes
of the day and not in the midday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
LAWN GRASSES :

Golf greens are clipped as often as
once a day during the period Of rapid
growth and this fact is one reason
why the so-called bent grasses are pop
ular on golf courses. Blue grass, which
Is our best and most abundant lawn
grass. does not endure this frequent
and close clipping. But. looking at the
proposition differently, it is doubtful If
the average home gardener would care
to NOW his lawn every day and, Incl
deEtally, have to remove all weeds as
soon as they appear. 1t Is true that
the bent grasses make a beautiful turf
OF velvet smoothness, but 1t is doubtful
II these grasses are going TO replace
blue grass as the lawn grass for the
home owner. On the golf green, where
expert and abundant labor is available
TO care for the bent grasses, the prob
lem Is different. The Department Of
Agriculture has done considerable work
with these bent grasses at the Expert
mental Farm at Arlington, Va, and
the plants as laid out at the farm are
well worth an inspection by all garden
ers and lawn owners interested in
grasses. One Of the leading bent
grasses, known as Rhode Island,
strange to relate, was not native to
that State, but was originally intro
duced from England by the early
settlers. Grasses Of the same type as
sembled by the Rhode Island Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, from Aus
tralia, Nova Scotia and Rhode Island,
are so much alike as to be quite indiS-
tinguishable by the average person.
The Department OF Agriculture does
not recommend the use Of bent grasses
for the construction of ordinary home
lawns. although enthusiastic writer's
in garden periodicals are won't to do
so once in while. Bent grasses seem
to be distinctly special purpose plants
as compared with blue grass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

This is the last time the column will
ppear In the Sunday papers until after
the resumption Of activities In the Fall.
The annual "get-together" picnic OF
the District Congress of Parents and
Teachers was held Tuesday in Roct
Greek Park; with this picnic was COM
bined the last regular monthly con-
ference of the congress for the present
year. at which time awards Of various
kinds for achievements during the past
year were made.
The Park View Platoon School Asso-
citation was awarded the prize of $3.50
in gold for the largest number of sub
scribers to the Parent-Teacher Bulle-
tin and the Keene Association was
awarded a like amount for the largest
percentage of members subscribing to
the Bulletin. Mrs. @. S. Rafter. editor
of the Bulletin, presented the award to
the Park View School, which was &C
cepted by Mrs. Markowitz, chairman.
and Mrs. Rowe, business manager, pre-
sented it to the Keene School, Mrs. F.
D. Morris accepting 1t.
The Adolph Kahn Loving Cup, for
the largest percentage Of members at
tending the monthly conferences Of the
congress, was awarded by Mrs. Andrew
Stewart, first membership chairman of
the congress and present chairman pro
tenn, to the Keene Association, Mrs. A.
w. Taylor, president, accepting 1t in
the name Of the school. This IS the
second time the Keene School has won
the cup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
y. A. R. ACTIVITIES

gressiona1 Country Club June 20 as the
guest of Mrs. John De Mayo. The re-
gent, Miss Roberta Belle Galloway, pre-
sided.
A bridge party was given Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. E. N.
Dingley, BITS Livingston street. The
proceeds will be given to send two chill
dren to a Summer camp.
A bridal shower was given at the
home of the vice regent, Miss Pomona
Newman, in honor Of Miss Elizabeth
Brashears, secretary, and Miss Elizabeth
Caldwell Kimberley. Miss BraShearS
received oyster forks and Miss KIM
berley orange spoons.
Janet Montgomery Chapter met at
the home of Mrs. Lily C. Stone, Bethes-
da, Md, last Tuesday. Mrs. W. T.
Owens, regent, appointed Mrs. Lewis
Jackson chairman of Constitution Hall
Library and Mrs. L. G. Van FoSsen
chairman of Bicentennial, also changing
the following to cooperate with the
State appointments: Conservation and
thrift, Mrs. Harry K. Corrick; legislation
in United States Congress, Mrs. H. G.
Robertson; patriotic education, Mrs
Walter E. Perry, Mrs. John G. H. Lii
burn, State regent of Maryland, has ap-
pointed Mrs. Harry K. Corrick, one of
three vice chairman of conservation and
thrift, to assist Mrs. James H. Dorsey,
State chairman of conservation and
thrift.
Mrs. Stone is planning to mark the
graves of Samuel w. Magruder, Nathan
iel Magruder and Samuel Brewer Ma
gruder this Summer.
Mrs. Herbert Elder gave a report of
the celebration of the 175th birthday of
Fort Frederick. in the restoration of
which the Janet Montgomery Chapter
has had so large part.
Vocal selections were rendered by Mrs.
Paul Demarest. The meeting adjourned
20 meet in October with Mrs. Walter
Perry, when Mrs. j. G.. H. Lilburn will
be the guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
RED RASPBERRIES

Many of the home gardens Of the city
and suburbs have lost their raspberry
plants through the ravages Of disease,
especially the insidious mosaic diseases
which gradually dwaf and destroy the
plants. 1t Is a satisfaction to know
that it Is now quite possible that rasp-
berry growing may again become a
safe proposition. Two opportunities
for success await the home gardener,
or perhaps it would be better to say
that they go hand in hand. The FIRST
to keep 1t free by destroying all old
raspberries about the place, and the
second is to purchase resistant varieties.
For instance the Newburgh red rasp-
berry developed at the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station, at
Geneva, N. Y, Is highly resistant to
mosaic troubles and is now abundant
enough to be offered for sale by some
nurseries. The Herbert variety is an
older kind that possesses considerable
resistance. If the home gardener OBJ
tains inspected stock Of the above kinds
and protects them by clearing out all
old raspberries about the place, he may
be assured of worthwhile results.
AphidS or plant lice have been found
guilty Of carrying the mosaic disease
from diseased to healthy plants.
Hence the need OF eradicating the old
stock before bringing in the new. 1t
would be a good time to start directly
after the present fruiting season and
get the soil thoroughly cleared of liv-
ing roots before late Autumn, when
new plants may be set. 1t is true that
following this plan next year would
find the garden without raspberries,
but it would also find the new rasp-
berries without mosaic. Information
as to sources Of disease-free stock may
be had from the Department Of Agricul-
ture and from the experiment stations
in any Of the states. The red rasp-
berry is a fine home garden fruit and
t is pleasant to look forward to the
time when 1t will regain its place in
the gardeners favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
FERTILIZERS

Much has been written concerning
the need OF plants for organic matter,
such as rotted manure, peat moss and
composted straw Perhaps some day
horticulturistS may be forced to with
draw these recommendations. The
writer has seen, during the past week,
tomato and carnation plants and. as
a matter of fact, also peach and apple
trees. growing in pure sand, supplied
only with a liquid diet Of dissolved
nutrients. The tomato plants were car
rying a large crop Of fine fruits and the
carnations had just ceased producing
a fine yield of flowers. The young 1rult
trees were as fine as any gardener
could desire to have in his own orchard:
Looking at these plants, one Is forced
to admit that perhaps organic matter
has been overstressed and that its
greatest use may be in maintaining the
water supply In the soil. 1t Is con-
ceivable that future gardens may be
handled quite differently than at pres
ent and that a series Of overhead
sprinklers that supply nutrients and
water may replace, especially on sandy
soils, the present system OF manures
and fertilizers. But for the present,
at least, the garden without its stable
or green manure supply Is still out OF
the running
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
SALVATION ARMY AIDS
1900 HOMELESS HERE
Maj. James Asher Tells of Work
in Giving Meals and Lodging in
Speech to Chest Staff.

Maj. James Asher told the Commu-
nifty Chest staff Friday, in a talk about
local conditions, that the Salvation
Army had provided relief for 10000
homeless men during the Winter
months from October of 1880 to March
81 of this year. He impressed on the
staff the part each worker plays in the
general social welfare of the city.
Maj. Asher cited figures to show that
the Salvation Army had given 24,739
meals and 1881 nights lodging to
white men during the Winter period
and 1881 meals and 1902 nights
lodging to colored men. In addition to
these the agency took care of SGT wom-
en- at the Emergency Home for Women
and had 551 families on its active list
last Winter. 1t found 166 Jobs for I'M
employed heads of families.
All this care was necesSitated by the
unemployment situation, Mai. Asher
explained. Many Of those receiving aid
came from families that had never had
to make appeals before, he said. There
Is more than mere money needed In al
most every case" he added.
Many farmers clubs are being organ
NaH-A H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
VEGETABLE GARDEN

with the coming Of real warm
weather. the vegetable garden enter
prise takes on a different aspect. The
distinctly iot-weather plants, tomatoes,
eggplants, peppers. sweet corn, lima
beans, and cucurbits, such as Summer
squash and cucumbers, now have the
ascendancy and the cool-weather
plants, such as lettuce, beets and cab
bage, will not as rule amount to
much until Autumn.
Elephants are rather difficult to grow
because Of various diseases, particularly
a trouble known as verticillium wilt,
which causes the plants to collapse
about the ttme theE appear 10 be well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
CHAC0 NOTE PUBLISHED
BY FIVE NEUTRAL NATIONS
Suggests Paraguay and Bolivia
State Whether They Would
Authorize Negotiations in U. S.
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, June 27.-The
note of the five neutral countries con-
sidering the Chaco boundary question,
as requested by Paraguay in a note on
April 20, was published today.
The note suggested that the two con-
testing countries-Paraguay and Boil
via-State whether they are disposed to
authorize their representatives in Wash
ingtcn to begin diplomatic negotiations
to clear up the situation. The neutraIs
added that the negotiations could be
supplemented by others between diplo-
mats of Paraguay and Bolivia in the
capitals of the two nations.