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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
Y. W. C.. A. News

The music hour will be held today ct
O'Clock in the music room, with Miss
Evelyn Scott, violinist. and Miss Mar
jorie Davis, accompanist. Tea will be
served from 4 to O'Clock by the May
Day Chapter. The staff hostess Will be
Miss Elsie Huntley.
The Elizabeth Somers vespers will be
held today at $50 o'clock, when Rev
A. H. Thompson will give Lenten talk
and Randolph Myers Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will sing.
There will be meeting of the Va
cation Lodge Committee Monday at
1880 o'clock.
The Ramp Kahlert Kouncil will meet
in the board room Saturday at 6 O'Clock
Mount Pleasant Chapter will meet
with Mrs. j. H. Fishback, Kenesaw
Apartments. Tuesday at 1890 O'Clock
for box luncheon. The regular bust
ness meeting will be held at O'Clock
The Tuesday evening bridge class will
meet with Mrs. HaSse at z O'Clock for
instruction.
The Glee Club will meet at 7:3C
O'Clock this week. as Miss Burnett plans
to take them to hear the choral festival
in rehearsal
The social service Of the Blue Tri-
angle Club made plans for the annual
Easter party for the children of Gospel
Mission. The club will meet for supper
at $50 O'Clock Thursday and at Z
O'Clock the children will be entertained
at the Y. w. G. A. in an hour of games
Baskets are being prepared for each
child
A brief Lenten service will precede
the monthly business meeting of the
Silverelle Club Friday.
There will be a sightseeing trip to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
THE GARDEN CLUBS

The amaryllis show, closing today at
the Department of Agriculture green
houses, has again attracted large
numbers of visitors The members of
the greenhouse staff certainly deserve
congratulations for their work in the
improvement of this plant especially
for the pure white variety which stands
out so favorably from among its varie-
gated relatives.
Miss Margaret C. Lancaster Of
Takoma Park, D. c., long active in
local horticultural work, is secretary
OF the newly organized George Wash
ington Bicentennial Garden Commit
tee which has been established to pro-
mote the improvement of gardens and
lawns during the Bicentennial year of
1882. The committee is planning a
garden contest for 1882 with valuable
trophies as prizes. The committee is
prepared to assist local gardeners In
securing information in regard to their
garden work and has opened temporary
quarters in Room 507 Of the District
Building.
The Takoma Horticultural Club
held its regular March meeting on
Monday evening at the Takoma Park
branch of the Public Library and was
Singularly entertained by an illustrated
lecture on Japanese gardens presented
by r. Kent Beattie of the Department
OF Agriculture Mr. Beattie has re-
Gently returned from a long stay in
Japan and nearby countries in search
OF blight-resistant chestnuts that might
be Of possible use in this country in
replacing = the American chestnut,
fast disappearing from American for
ests. The chestnut was extremely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
STRAWBERRY BED

Early Spring is the best TIME to es-
tablish a strawberry bed-in fact, the
sooner the better, as the strawberry Is
a very hardy species and begins growth
while the soil temperatures are quite
low. One of the greatest strawberry
plant producing sections OF the country
is located in the Eastern Shore district
OF Maryland. supplying local gardeners
with an excellent and ready source OF
plants. Howard II, often known as
Premier. is an excellent home-garden
variety OF early maturity, and Candy
and Chesapeake are good late varieties.
With plants set about Is inches in the
row and rows SO inches apart, compare
lively few plants are needed to start
small home garden planting. The
strawberry is a wonderful propagation,
each new plant sending out several run
ners in tie course of the season. These
runners form plants at their terminals,
and the young plants again reproduce.
so that often 1t becomes a question OF
limiting their number, especially in
moist Summers.
The strawberry fits into the home
garden plan very nicely. 1t does not
shade other plants as do the tree fruits,
and because of its brief tenure of the
soil. two or three years, permits Of ro-
tation. During the first year, lettuce
and other crops may be grown between
the strawberry rows Were 1t not for
the ravages of birds on the ripenlng
fruits, strawberry growing would be very
simple. as spraying is quite unnecessary
and there is no expensive equipment
needed to care for the bed.
In planting, strawberries should not
be set deeper than they were in the
nursery. In other words, the young leaf
crown should not be buried with soil.
AS they appear all flowers should be
removed from the newly-set plants so
that the plants may retain their
strength for new plant making. Ere
uuent cultivation is necessary during
the first few weeks, giving the straw
berry bed about the same care that Is
given the vegetables and flowers The
strawberry is really no more difficult
to grew than any other cultivated gar
den crops and IS capable OF returning
even greater rewards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
GARDEN ITEMS

Many gardeners reach the conclusion
that the Federal guarantees against
the importation of plants such as mar
cissus prevent new varieties from reach
ing their gardens, but this is far from
the truth, since under special permits
issued to breeders and nurserymen these
new varieties may be imported and
after careful observation as regards
freedom from dangerous pests may be
disseminated to the public. Quaran-
tines slow down the introduction of new
plants, but more than Offset this handi-
cap by preventing the rapid spread Of
destructive pests.
What happens to a grapevine that is
not pruned at all? Some horticulturists
have claimed that such treatment may
result in the death Of the vine and pre-
sent evidence that such is the case
under certain conditions. 1t is not con-
ceivable, however, that a we'll fed vine
would perish from simply lack of prun-
ing. Take the wild grape vines in the
woods with trunks several inches in
thickness. These vines are palpably
very old and yet persist in good health
Pruning would seem to be more of a
factor in promoting large clusters, uni
form ripening and quality rather than
a means of continuing the plants ex-
istence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
ROSES

OF all the ornamentals that grow In
the garden, there Is none to equal the
rose, especially the modern ever-bloom-
| ing varieties that give two nice crops q
year with scattered blooms between.
The rose Is really variable species,
ranging from the almost dwarf polyan-
thaS to the gigantic climbers such as
Silver Moon and DR.. w. Van Fleet.
Then there are distinctly shrubby forms
such as Harrison's Yellow and the
somewhat coarse growing but beautiful
rllgosas But for the small home garden
the monthly blooming types are best Of
all. Here belong Radiance, red and
pink; Ophelia, KaiSerin Auguste Vic
toria, Los Angeles and literally hum
| dredS of others.
Spring is a good time to establish a
rose garden, second only to late Autumn.
Strong two-year plants, budded on
roots of more vigorous species are most
desirable for setting. Such plants cost
considerably more than own rooted
plants, but are generally worth the Diff
, ference. The word generally is used
because Of the fact that certain strong
varieties, such as Radiance, seem TO
thrive quite as we'll on their own roots.
Open a book on rose culture that was
written a decade or two ago and 1T will
quite likely elaborate on the need OF
excavating two or more feet of soil and
filling in with fertile top soil and rotted
COW manure, but it is now recognized
that good roses can be grown without
this tremendous preplanttng enterprise
and that nutrients can be supplied from
the surface quite as well as underneath.
Holes wide enough and deep enough to
hold the roots without crowding are
quite enough. The plants should be
| set an inch or so deeper than they
stood in the nursery and the soil packed
firmly about the roots with the foot.
Fertilizers, except well Totted manure,
should be withheld until the plant has
made some growth.
At time of planting. the top growth
should be cut back quite severely, rec
ognizing that the roots were injured IN
! digging and will have difficulty in sup
plying the full top Throughout the
Summer, as the plants get under way,
bone meal or ether good fertilizer may
be applied, an ounce or two at time,
and worked into the top soil.
The old rose bed needs renovation at
this season Pruning out weak and
dead wood, cutting back all stems to
height OF 18 inches or even less is need
ed. The soil should be spaded and fer
| tilted with sheep manure or bone meal,
or any fertilizer containing some nitro
gen. Such care enables the plants to
| start of strongly and make stout, sturdy
stems carrying large, fine blooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
MISSIONARY Brought Reindeer.

Nothing has ever been done for traa
benefit of the Alaskan natives that
meant so much for them as the intro
duction Of the reindeer from Siberia,
It means clothing, food and occupa-
ton for them. It was the idea OF q
missionary. w. r Loop and DR.. Shell
don Jackson conceived the idea about
the same time. but DR.. Jackson, when
Congress neglected TO appropriate
money for the purpose. by HIS own eff
forts raised $4,000 for the purpose. and
this purchased 16 animals This was
the beginning of the great herd that
has grown on the Alaskan lands.
The introduction Of the reindeer into
this country has completely revolution
lied the social and economic status Of
the benefited natives They have ac-
CURED the pride which comes with the
possession Of property. they live today
as they did not live in the past, they
are self-sufhcient, they have responded
to education and, in a broad sense, can
properly be called civilized. In addi-
ton to this It promises a meat supply
for the entire country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
MYSTERIOUS WAVE
By Percival Christopher Wren,
Author of Beau Geste"
Copyright by Frederick A. stokes co..

you're going to. You're going TO re-
member it as long as you llVe-ano
bit longer perhaps"
Mr.. John Waye was taken to vacant
room and having retired TO bed fell into
deep sleep.
Concerning him DR.. Charters held
long and anxious converse with Mr..
James, DR.. MacAdoo. the matron Of the
nursing home and Nurse Jones.
"Mr. John Waye," emerging from his
room, proceeded in the direction Of the
great hall, whence came the sounds OF
a gong Justify banged by the butler.
Descending the staircase that led
from the gallery, John Waye crossed TO
where the great Burmese temple bell
doomed beneath the blows Of the padded
stick.
Going down on one knee and apply
ing hts hand to his ear he achieved the
post OF The Listener"
The butler ceased from his labors
and. with lowered arm and jaw, re-
garded Mr.. Waye.
"Dinna We hear it?" asked the latter.
The butler swallowed and pulled him
self together
something. too"
What Is your name?"
Board, sir. william Board"
Thank you. Win you do something
for me2"
Certainly, sir"
Let me know directly you find LOdg-
ing. I want to speak to him"
'rLodging!" William Board muir
INJURED. Il can tell you where you'll find
Lodging before long Colney 'Atch
rT,1tori,,o tbe heau+if,,11y nronortioned
dining room once the monastery refec-
tory. John Waye was kindly welcomed
by the matron, buxom, kindly woman,
beloved of all the patients, staff and
servants
Come along then, Mr.. Wsye," she
cried as he entered and some 80 pairs
OF eyes regarded him with interest.
I've kept you a place here beside
meself."
Come along. darlint," she added as
Marjorie Lauderdell came in. Come
and sit by me. This is Mr. Waye. 1t
Is the first time he has been able to
get up"
John Waye stared at the girl in OBJ
yious amazement.
Rosemary" ne whispered. Rose
maryl"
And then he bowed gravely and said:
Good evening"
Il think DR.. Charters said you'd been
here week" continued the matron
brightly, turning to John Waye.
Eyes, 1t must be about a week." he
agreed
Marjorie Lauderdell regarded the
newcomer with interest.
What an attractive, strong face! Why
had he said Good evening" at 9 O'Clock
on sunny morning? And why was his
tie outside his waistcoat and his hair
ruffied in that absurd way? Could she
say something to make him smile? His
face would probably look quite kind and
nice IL he laughed. He was looking
hard at her and, coloring slightly, Mar
jorie dropped her eyes to her plate.
DR.. Charters may lose his white ele-
plant. he tells Waye, who tomorrow
discovers the naonastery's Ike jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
VEGETABLE GARDEN

Many home gardeners prefer to make
one big job of planting the vegetable
garden rather than making successive
paintings. Such a plan Is all right II
one is planning a distinctly early Spring
or Summer garden, but does prevent
obtaining the maximum benefits from
the home garden area. For example
peas, radish, spinach and cabbage
planted late enough to accommodate
beans, sweet corn and tomatoes are
pretty certain to amount to little. And,
on the other hand, tomatoes and sweet
corn planted in April would be quite
certain to succumb to cold. With the
long growing season characteristic OF
this section there are essentially three
distinct garden periods, Spring, Summer
and Autumn, each with vegetable crops
particularly we'll adapted to their con-
dition. The home gardener who hopes
to follow a well rounded out, program
must recognize this situation. The
sooner that radish, spinach, beetS, peas
carrots. parsnips, onions. early potatoes
and cabbage are planted now the more
certain is success. since early in June
come the hot days so untaVorable TO
cool-weather vegetables, and conversely
entirely favorable to tomatoes, cucum-
bers, eggplants, peppers, sweet potatoes
and sweet corn. The soil is now in eX-
cellent condition for spading and hitting
and seeds should terminate readily
making it altogether desirable to get the
vegetable gardens underway.
There seems to be trend toward
more home vegetable gardens this year
than for some time past. People
recognize quite generally that the vege-
table garden can save them money as
well as return a whole lot OF Satisfac-
ton in the possession of really fresh
vegetables. To make the most of the
garden. some sort of a definite plan
should be followed For example, 1t Is
not advisable to mix the tall and short
growing species. The corn, pole beans
and staked tomatoes may very well be
placed at one side of the garden apart
from the bush beans, beets, lettuce and
the like Plans should be made to fol-
low early ripening crops with others
that the soil may be kept busy during
the whole season. Certain crops such
as bush beans are certain to return
more food per given area than Will
sweet corn or squash and should be
given preference If high production is
an aim.
Asparagus is usually grown from one
year plants purchased from the seeds
man but may be readily grown
from seed A few years ago grow
ers planted two or even three year
old plants, but have since found
that better results are secured with
strong -year-olds because of their
easier transplanting and better survival.
Martha and Mary Washington are two
excellent varieties possessing marked re-
sistance to disease. Ordinarily 1t is
recommended that nc cutting OF aspara-
gus be made until the beginning of the
third year in the garden. 1t being ig-
ured that the roots need all possible
leaf area in the early years. Moderate
cutting in the second year may not be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

serious in strongly growing plants. but
is just as we'll omitted. Once a vigor-
Gus plantation OF asparagus is estab-
lished, the owner may count on annual
production for many years; in fact, as
long as the bed is cared for. Hence, a
delay in the beginning is not so serious
after all.
Rhubarb, on the other hand. is not
always successful here. Under the
high temperature conditions of Mid
summer the roots apparently fall sus-
ceptible to disease, making 1t dificult
to maintain rhubarb paintings. This
statement seems contradicted by the
large, fine paintings in truck gardens
near Hyattsville, but it is possible that
these gardeners have developed a heat
resistant strain. In the far South,
rhubarb roots have to be secured each
Autumn from the Northern States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

SYNOPSIS: The shadow of his crimi-
nal life IN America falls on Dr.; Char
tiers when a stranger inYadeS his Eng
lish nursing home and demands that the
doctor give him asylum and an alibi on
q possible murder charge. The alterna-
tive threatened is the revelation OF
Charters criminal past, a checkered ca
reer of kidnapping and major thieVery.
When this mysterious caller tells him
that Spider Schlitz has got his" the
Doctors memory goes back to his flight
from America with Spiders and ChinE
Dorson's share of the St. Clair diamond
haul, engineered together. Out of this
evil past also comes Maud. his "eyil
genius" now married to Mr.. Lauder
dell, whose pretty niece. not yet 81. is
strangely III in the nursing home, COM
planning that the medicine she takes
makes her condition worse. At nrst. de-
nying he knows any of the underworld
characters his visitors name, Charters
finally drops his bluff, while protesting
the intrusion
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80 have any mad person here"
replied Dr. Charters tone
i leSsly and with expression
less eyes.
NO? Well, all that's your trouble,
Simmy, not mine. You must have me
here under observation then, but mind
l don't get mad with you Simon"
And what about the nurses, prsy?"
asked the doctor How can l possibly
pretend that you've been here week."
i leave all that to you, Simon. Do
you think I'm such a fool as not to sup
pose that at least one OF your nurses
iS--er-reliable, shall we say? Where's
Frisco Fanny, by the way? Do you
know ! fancy there must be one or two
nurses who would be quite sure I'd been
here week If you told them so. The
sister in charge perhaps, Ell? Shed
remember my coming in the station at,
say. 10 O'Clock a week ago this morning.
You've always had such a nice way
with the girls--even from the old Mis-
sen DAYS. Simon"
III you've done something against the
law and have left a trail that Will bring
Scotland Yard here after YOU, it would
be perfectly impossible for me to pre-
; tend you've been here a week even If
/ wished TO do So" began DR.. Charters.
{ Your trouble. Simmy. as / said be-
lore, i SnOuIQ worry! interrupted ule
mailman And If they pinch me in
spite Of your utmost efforts-unless you
can prove that l don't know a thing
about what I'm doing you're for it."
All very interesting, indeed" tenn
I ported the doctor, cycling the stranger
coldly.
Il gather that you wish to enter this
nursing home as a mental patient; that
/ you wish 1t To be supposed that you've
already been here for week; that you
/ wish to be kept under observation;
1 treated for mental trouble, and more
I particularly for decisions and, If pos
I sibie. cured"
You've said it all, simmy," grinned
( the visitor.
We'll. suppose for start you cure
4 yourself--of the curious delusion that
my name is Sim. Simmy or Simon"
What is your real name doctor?"
! Err am DR.. Theodore Charters,
M. D., London University. as you may
see by reference TO the Medical Regis
/ ter. Who, by the way, are you?"
| Me? oh, Im-er-Mr. John Waye."
Il don't remember the name"
"No. DR. Theodore Charters, you don't
remember the name. I'm sure, but
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public buildings wednesday. The party
Will leave the Y. w. Q. A. at 2:30
O'Clock
The meeting Of the Thursday Club
viii have q tea in the third-fioo club
room from 4 to S O'Clock. In the eve
ming they will attend the service at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
leaving the Y w. c. A. at 7:30 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

Gas bags, which can be filled with
compressed air carried in containers on
beard, are being tested near Felixstow,
England. as a means Of keeping air.
planes afoat after they have fallen
into the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
THE HOME GARDENER

Practical Surroundings of the Home
J W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
CHAPTER ".
MYSTERIOUS WAYE.

</THE law does not allow me to
80 have any mad person here"
replied DR.. Charters tone
i leSsly and with expression
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

DIR. Charters may lose his white ele-
plant. he tells Waye, who tomorrow
discovers the naOnastsry's Ike = jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-10-22
N.A.A.C.P. MOVES
TO SAVE BOYS
IN SCOTTSBORO

NEW YORK. - Latest develop
ments in the fight to save the eight
BOYS condemned to death after mob
dominated trials in Scottsboro, Ala.
arc given as follows by the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People:
Marc Connolly, author of THE
Green Pastures, Pulitzer prize play,
has thrown his support to the N. A.
A. c. p. in the defense fight, sending
his personal check for S25 to aid in
the LEGAL expenses.
1.-The bills of exceptions to the
Alabama Supreme Court filed for
certification number 100 pages and
have been called one of the most
mastery presentations of this kind
ever seen in an Alabama court.
"A firm of expert legal stenog
raphers worked day and night. de
clining all other work meanwhile, il
order to complete this document. The
stenographic expenses of this docu
ment alone were 5000.
4-The Importance of this docn
ment is stressed by the N. A. A. C.P.
which points out that upon it hang
the entire case for the boys. Com
menting on it, Walter White, the as
sociation's secretary, said:
"A court of appeal does not hea
new evidence. 1t passes only on tn
record of the original trial. 1t is TO
this reason that the N. A. A. C. I
felt absolutely obligated to spare n
effort to make the bills of exception
and transcript of record, on whic
the boys lives really depend. as pei
feet and comprehensive as possible
Lawyers and court officials VIII
have seen the documents submitte
agree in charncterizing them as ma
terlv presentations.
1.-THE Supreme Court of Alaban
will pass only on the record of IL
: first trial as quoted in the bills (
(. exceptions, together with such oth'
data whose admission the attorne.
]. have procured"
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